THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY. ArG-TrST ii.
TRAGEDY OF SERViA'S THRONE
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SOON TO END IN A MISERABLE D'ATH
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The tragedy of a throne and Its deadly
temptations Is being played to a last sad ,
dark itct at Belgrade , In Servla , says the Chicago
cage Journal.
The young King Alexander Ii rapidly ( all-
Ing Into ft state ot mental nnd physical de
cay that must teen end In a miserable death.
Ills destruction has been promoted by his
father , ex-Kins Milan , and tbo other cren-
iures who surround him They are satlsflcl
to BCO him sink Into debauchery nnd help
lessness In order that they may have com
plete control over him nnd the country.
Alexander Is but 23 years old. Ho had
for n father the vvlckedcot king In Europe
and ( or a mother the most beautiful queen.
Ills falhcr now rulci him and hla molhcr Is
banished from Servla nnd not even allowed
to eco him.
No king In Europe In modern times has
been one-halt an disgraceful ns Milan. Ho
has displayed nil shame publlely wllhout a
shadow of regard for public decency. He
has fallen drunk In the gutter nnd done
worse ihlngs than that
The fate that gave. King Alexander such a
father Is largely responsible for his present
plight. His ruin has been completed by his
enforced separallon from his molhcr , who
loved him nnd would nol have permitted
him to fall ns low us he has done
This youth of 23 haw gray hair nnd bent
shoulders. Ho Is n muss of unwholesome
fat and bis limbs arc bloated , shapeless and
loitering.
HI * lime Is spent almost entirely In drink
ing nnd In the society of degraded men nnd
women.
Young King Alexander wns In childhood a
pretty boy , very tall , plump , rosy-cheeked ,
dark-haired , wllh a good-nnturcd expression
Ho developed with extraordinary rapidity.
At 15 he hnd n email , dnrk beard and mous
tache nnd was as big and strong as an or
dinary man. At 17 ho wns a prodigy of
strength nnd could throw two men with
case. His physical precocity has aided In
his downfall.
Recent repot IB from Holgrade Indicale
that the young king Is approaching collapse.
In the last few weeks ho has lost the power
of coherent speech , he Is almost blind , und
unable to pronounce many words. Ap
parently his symptoms nro those of advanced
paresis.
Two weeks ngo there was n parade of
the garrison of Uclgiado. Colonel Pantllch ,
Ihe governor of Ihe forlress , did his utmost
to make It n brilliant success , and ofllcers
nnd men phoned commendable assiduity also ,
ccnsldcrlng that they had not seen a cent
of pay for many months.
King Alexander nnd his falher drove to
the review grounds In a carriage. Horses
nwnltcd Ihom under canvas wllhlu sight of
Ihe soldiers. The tent was closed while the
King wns placed on his mount with the aid
of u ladder nnd a half-dozen Stalwart
lackcyi.
When the king appeared again he was
riding BO closely between two officers that
it was Impossible for him to fall off. The
king's face hung down on his breast. His 1
eyes were hidden by enormous black , spec
tacles. For ten minutes ho offered n pite
ous exhibition of himself to the public and
then ho was carried off to the royal pa
vilion. The crowd waiting to sco him come
out again saw his helmet roll down the- steps
'
nnfl , ho himself was only saved from falling
by two of his aides-de-camp.
The Official Gazelle explained that the
accident wns duo to his mnjest > 's short-
Blghledncss. Public opinion surmised that
ho wns drunk. There was tomcthlng In
thnt , but Ihe Irulh has already been lold
ho Is a menial nnd physical wreck.
On May 2 , at Ihe celcbrallon of his
molhcr's birthday , the king made his last
speech If a scrlce of disconnected exclama
tions can bo called * n speech. In the courto
of fifteen minutes ho began twenty-live dif
ferent sentences nnd never flnlshoJ ono of
them. Then ho bellowed"Zlvlo ! Zlvlol
Zl " and fell Into n chair.
Kx-KIng Milan Ihcn rose as If lo cover
Tils son'a failure and made n very nrlful
speech , proclaiming his love for Servla. Ho
Is plolllng lo regain the throne from which
ho was driven by -well-deserved revolu
tion. His eon's death or Insanity will nld
Ills plans.
it was about six yenrs ngo last April that tj I
} oung Alexander nslonlshcd the world by
causing the arrest of "his political wet
muses' nnd took the lelns of government
Into his own hands. He Invited the regents
and ministers lo n banquet In his palace.
While they were nt table soldiers occupied 1
tbelr houses nnd surrounded Iho palace.
The .king abruptly announced to his re
gents nnd ministers that ho would thank
them to resign , The olllcera In Ma confi
dence shouted : "Long live the king ! " and
Informed the distinguished guests thnt they
would mecl death outsldo unless they re
signed , which they did.
After thnt Alexander abolished the con-
stllutlon and performed many ncls of nn
nutocrntlo character. Ho restored torture
OH a judicial Instrument.
At the tlmo of the coup d'etat ho was still
a bright , Impetuous boy , adored by his sub
jects. Ho loved nthlctlu sports and the
wide gardens of Iho Konak afforded him op
portunities for foot ball , lawn tennis , run
ning , rotvlng , mvtmmlng nnd fo forth.
Within a twelvemonth rcpoits wore heard
ot orglet ) In which Iho boy of IS sought tn
rival hla wicked falher. This chief evil
genius woe Colonel Clrlc , nn nldo-do-camp ,
who encouraged him to drink wllhout limit
and to consort with low persons , H Is gen
erally belldvrd lhat Milan abetted Clrlc.
As Alexander plunge < l Into debauchery he
gave up bodily exercise and wns neon no
moro In the open. He lost his good looks
and robustness anil took on sickly obeslt ) .
At ono time ho was much in the society
of nn Italian muslo hull singer named
Dcnedotll. For her use he "borrowed" his
mother's jewels. When pressure was brought
on the woman lo rclurn thorn , ex-Queen
Nathalie hud to pay n large sum of money
in order to sot them back.
It Is not necessary to go Into Iho details
of Alexander's downfall , He succumbed lo
all Iho cheap temptations his position placed
In his way. He wont the pace'that kills ,
but tie did It In n most cross and unro-
mantlc fashion.
Any visitor to Delgrade may see the young
king at table guzzling : bottle after bottle
of liurgundy , champagne and brandy. He
eaM but little , for even hU courtiers are'
afraid that the publk should hear of hi *
table manners
The rcccnl hlslory of Servla might be re
garded as a prolonged opera bouffe per
formance If 11 were not for the Inrge ele
ment of tragedy that enters Into U
The family to which King Alexander and
his father .Milan belong wai founded by
Miles Obrcnovlch , a swine herder , who be
came prince of Servla In 1829. He was
a successful leader In the war against Tur-
key. which had been carried on by the
Servians since 1150.
King Mllin was a grandson of the gwlne-
herd Mllo'halfbrolher III * uncle. Prince
Michael , was assassinated In 1S6S. and Milan ,
then n. child , was taken from his nurse In
the Luxembourg gardens In Paris and made
n prince.
In 187S ho married Nathalie , daughter of
Colonel Kechko , of the Ilusslnn army , and
ot Ihe Roumanian Princess Slourdza.
Colonel Kechko wns Immensely rich. Ho
gave n dowry of $5,000,000 to hla daughter ,
Nathalie , but 'bo secured two-thirds of it
to hct.
Nathalie wan ft great beauty. Her only
rival ninonf ? the royal women of Europe
wns the late empress of Austria The Ilus-
dun girl hnd wonderful black hair , black
eyes , a brilliant complexion , nnd a superb
figure.
In 1882 Prince Milan wan proclaimed king
ot Servla nnd Inaugurated n liberal consti
tution. Nathalie , of course , became queen.
Almost from the Hist Milan believed wllh
an oriental disregard of his beautiful wife's
rlghli nnd feelings. Every year , every
month , found him more outrageous. He
brought favorite after favorite Into the
palace and nctcd without the least rogaid
to the queen's dignity.
Ho bi ought nn entire company of chorus
girls from Vienna to hln palace and cntcr-
Inlned Uicm for a week under Iho cjos ot
his wife.
She Invoked Iho help of ihc Austrian rep-
uicntatlvo nnd Ihereby cmblllored the sltu-
ullon. In 1888 Milan divorced her and ex
pelled her from Ihe counlry.
Then ho kidnaped her son , Alexander , nt
Wiesbaden , and carried him off by force to
Belgrade. The next yenr he wns forced to
abdicate , because Iho counlry was on the eve
ot nn insurrection. His debts Ihen amounted
lo $2,000,000 , nnd ho raised money by sell
ing decorations right and left.
Young Alexander was made king under n
regency. For a time Milan lived In Paris ,
where his conduct was ns disgraceful BB at
home. Ho , wns expelled from n club for
cheating at cnids nnd was constantly seen
drunk In public.
Eventually he returned to Servla and bad
himself made commander-ln-chlof of the
nimy , a position which ho still holds , and
which gives him Iho supreme power In the
country.
His crowning infamy has been to prevent
his son from seeing hla mother.
The ruin of young Alexander Is a natural
siqucnce lo the cducalion and example fur
nished by such a father.
A * OLD SLAV1T.S CiHUAT I.OVK.
hho Ieft All Her Money io "Olc Mnrn-
terV DniiKhter When She llleil.
There Is a cullured and refined young
mnlron somewhere In Ihls counlry who may
Inherit a llltlo fortune of $3,000 left by Mattie -
tie Adams , an old negro woman who died In
this city some months ngo , relates the At
lanta Journal. The link which bound the
oM negress to the young white woman was
the fact thnt .Mottle Adams had been a slave
In Iho young woman's family In Virginia
when the taller was but a tiny babe.
Matt Adams wns a native ot old Virginia ,
where she wns born a slave , but beneath the
dark colored skin beat a heart both warm
nnd true , a heart that Is filled with tender
memories of the high-bred man in the Old
Dominion who was known to her ns master ;
a hearl Ihc like of which is seldom known
in this degenerate age.
She has worked for yenrs , not for her
self alone , but for a joung while girl who
belongs lo the old Virginia family In which
Matt was a slave , the girl being a daughter
of Ihe brolber of Malt's master. It Is a
strange story of nn ex-slave's devotion to
the family of the man to whom she belonged
and was told me by the woman herself.
With an Innate delicacy that would have
been becoming In one far above her station
In life , the woman refused to give the name
of her old master , for the very good reason
that will develop ns the story proceeds.
She had a good , kind master , n gentleman
ot the old school , In whose veins the blood
ot the cavaliers flowed , and this master had
a brother who was oflen at his house. The
Iwo families were -very Intimate and the
slaves of one loved the olhcr almost as well
as ihey did Ihelr own master. When Matt
wns a good-sized girl a baby came to the
home of her master's brother a girl baby.
Matt was very fond of the llttlo one and
tcok grcnt pride In caring for her. When
the war came on and the armies of the union
and the confederacy swarmed over Iho fields
nnd hills ot Virginia , the two families had
to leave their homes , and when the war
wan over , llko thousands of others who had
been wealthy , they found themselves penni
less. Their slaves were gone nnd everylhlng
else of value they owned had been swept
away by Iho red and resistless tide of war.
After knocking about the country for some
time , Matt came In Atlanta to live. She
secured work at the Markham house as
chambermnld , nnd by economizing she man
aged to buy her a house and lot on Wheat
street and have about $800 In the bank.
Three or four years ago Ihe girl she had
nursed ns a baby In Virginia came lo At-
lanln.
She came lo get < vvork , HA tbo family had
been reduced to poverty.
When Matt heard of the girl's arrival he
hunted her up and carried her to the Markham -
ham house , telling her that she should
never go lo work while she lived. The
woman made arrangements wllh the man
nger of the houpo for the girl to remain
there for a tlmo at her expense.
1 'You'so a lady , ' I told her , " said Matt
In speaking ot her arrival , "You'so frum one
cr do fust famblys In Ferglnny , an' > ou
ain't gwlnc to work as long ns I'se got two
hnnds , Ef you'll dcs behave yo-self an *
be a lady , I'll bo yo servant. I'll pay all
you' bills an' take rare er jou , 'cause I
ain't Rwlne ter see my cr my ole mars-
ler'a blood cr workln' oul like no 'count
po' white fo'.ks. " The girl bad but little
education nnd Matt stirred around until she
found a boarding school which nulled her.
She enlered Ihe girl there and for Iwo years
she paid nil her expenses , oven giving her
muslo lessons no that oho could occupy a
place In society which the negress thought
oieho had 'been entitled to from her birth ,
When the two years had expired the girl
wanted to get married She bad met a
young man who loved her and the feeling
was reciprocated , She communicated her
desires lo her dark-skinned benefactress and
after diligent Inquiry Matt gave her con
sent to the match , as she learned tbo young
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from ft good family nnd wns a man of gentle
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the 'bank and fitted out her protege with a
trou 6oau , but no one but these two knew
whrro the money that bought It came from.
The good woman wng one of the chief l
tendfltits at the marriage , although she kept
her place In the background , her fare
\\reathed In smiles , while she proudly al
luded to the bride a "one er my whllo
folk * . "
After the marriage Matt returned to her
'tome ' on Wheat street , near the corner of
Tort , a home worth about J3.000 , nnd after
looking over the house and thinking nbout
the bride Matt made up her mind vvhnt
she would do The next morning she went
out and cmplojed a Invvjer , his fee being
$ , " > 0. HH ! work was the drawing up of a
win , making the house and lot , the piano
and parlor suit over to her protege at her
death.
Hissnn iMiuusoi.tj TO sn.mcn.
lloiv the Colonel Oner Infnrlntnl it
I'nllfli'nlnillciioi - In ClilciiK" *
The sudden death of llobert 0. IngersolF
recalls the prominent position he alvva > s oc
cupied at republican national conventions
and the eloquent speeches he made at those
assemblages , sayi n Washington Fetter. In
gersoll wns nhvnvs In demand to nnkc nom
inating or polltl nl speeches , but on account
of his agnostic views no party ever dared to
nominate him for office. Only once did In
ge rsol I c\cr face an audience that compelled
Mm to stop his speech. It happened at the
republican national convention nt Chicago In
1SSS. The convention was meeting In the
Auditorium building , which wns not then
completed , but had been fitted up for the
occasion.
The convention had been In session n day
or so nnd the great contest for the nomina
tion was on. Allison , Blalne , Harrison ,
Oreshnm and a dozen moro prominent re
publicans were nil1 In the field. The balloting
had continued through several sessions nnd
finally on Saturday night It wns decided to
take but ono ballot nnd ndjourn. This was
done , but Instead of leaving the great con
vention hall the delegates nnd audience re
mained seated and resolved themselves Into
a mass-meeting.
It was understood before the speeches be
gan that none of the speakers wns to mnko
any reference to the candidates for nomina
tion by the convention , and nil 'the early
speakers kept to this understanding. Finally
there \\ero calls for Ingersoll and the great
orator , who was on the platform , was In
troduced to the convention. "Cob" had a
great speech ready nnd started In to raako It
with his usual eloquence. Dut he had hardly
got started before he began nn clabornto
eulogy of ono man nnd then said : "This man
Is Walter Q. Gresham. " Instantly a storm
of hisses came from the crowd In the Audi
torium , nnd although the Illinois people tried
to drown them with applause , the shouts and
hisses of dlsapprovnl Increased nnd Ingersoll
stood dumfoundcd on the platform. My
seat In the press section was within a few
feet of the speaker nnd I never saw a manse
so rattled and overcome. His big , round
face nnd bald head grew red with indigna
tion and as the hls es Increased the blood
seemed to rush faster to his face until his
head seemed almost purple. In vain did ho
try to quell the nolso by raising his hand ,
but It only Increased. He stopped nnd looked
around nt the gentlemen on the platform
back of h\m \ nnd then started to speak again.
This was only a signal for a renewed hiss-
Ing.
Ing.Ono
Ono by one the delegations began to leave
their seats on the floor of the convention ,
and this seemed to add to Ingereoll's embai1-
rasslng position. Ho made the final attempt
to continue his speech , but by this time the
uproar wns so great that he was obliged to
retire. The result was that there were no
more speeches that night. It was afways
claimed by Mr. Ingersoll that he never In
tended to make his speech a eulogy of Mr.
Gresham , but thnt ho Intended to speak of
all the candidates , but unluckily mentioned
Greaham's name first. It was not so much
that Mr. Ingersoll had praised Mr. Oresham
that angered the audience , but the fact that
ho had violated the distinct understanding
that the speakers on that occasion wcro not
to mention any of tbo candidates or pralso
them Individually.
HAIL TO TUB 1'ENXV ICC MAX.
He In n Welcome Vlnltor nt the Door
of the Poor.
Of all the men TV ho go to the poorer quar
ters of the city probably no ono Is so wel
come as the pttiny Ice man , says the Kan
sas Cltv Star. So soon as his bell Is heard ,
everywhere one can see the children bcamp-
erlng Into the houses. Before tbo ice
wagon Is In sight they come piling out , each
clutching a penny. The awarm of children
from 3 jears old to half-grown boys and
girls , Is followed about by older persons ,
oven old women. The youngsters climb on
the wagon wheels In great numbers. Every
body crowds and pushes and the good
natured Iceman threatens to get after them
with the pick.
"I'm the first one , " ehouts a boy when
lie Is only passing Ihls gate. The Iceman
tells him ho may be the last ono If ho
doesn't shut up ,
"Please , mister , give mo a penny's Tvorth
of Ice. " "Horo gowi , mister. " ' 'Mister , mis
ter , mo next. " "Mister" la overwhelmed
with demands and tells the children to
Btnnd back lest they crush him and ho can
not como again. "I'd like to be the Ice
man ! " Is the song that rings In the penny
Iceman's ears.
The Salvation Army started this year's
penny Ice route Saturday. There mo two
wagons , which moke two trips apleco dally ,
each wagon taking about 3,000 pounds of
Ice a day. Ten pounds are Bold for a cent
to the poorer people , but only 2 cents worth
to ono person. This cheap Ice comes as a
great relief to the poor of the squalid dis
tricts.
The first attempt In this city at penny Ice
was last year. Tour wagons were employed
and It Is expected that this jcar n third
wagon v\Ill bo added to the two now run
ning ,
Some of the people who llvo In the parts
of tJio city where the Ice wagon Is hailed
with great delight , fccorn the Idea of buyIng -
Ing Ice where any charity Is Involved. One
woman , because she wns told that every
body who bought would bo named In the
newspapers cnmo out to the Iceman yester
day In a rage.
"Take my name off your list , I can
afford to buy Ice , " she said , " ! don't want
my name iprlntod , " Nothing could con
vlnce her that no names were bring taken.
Very funTtho / can afford to buy Ice of the
dealers take advantage of the penny Ice
man.
man.The
The needy people hall the penny Ice as
a boon.
ni > tMii > Tii.iuit.\i > ii OI > IHATOH. :
It Took ( InTo n nil Olllc-e Hey to Ux-
lilulii CHntKTN to the NlKhl IMItor.
The night editor was worried , anyway ,
relates the New York Sun. and when he got
the "query" from one of his correspondents
he didn't have time to puzzle it out for him
self _ The query was as follows
"duett poUoncd Ft. O'.Malne. How muili.
"MONKS. "
"Where's Port of Maine ? " the night edl.
tor shouted over to the telegraph editor ,
"Never heard of It , " was the reply ,
"Then where' * Point of Maine } " snapped
the night editor ,
"Never heard of that , either , " answered
the telegraph editor.
"Then what does this query mean ? "
growled the nltht editor as lie carried It
over to the telegraph desk
Everybody puizlcd over It , Including some
of the reporters , who alwaju want to know'
verjtbln * that It lolng on In the offlci.
' ' They all gave It up Then up walked the
office boy the fresh one. He gave It one
look I and the query w translated.
"Wot's der matter wit' youso ? " ho asked
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In I his superiority. "Oat dere query says
'finest poisoned , ptomaine. " Oat should be
I little 1 'p , ' dit'e nil dat's wrong"
I "Confound that telegraph operator. " said
the I night editor as he walked to his desk ,
nnd biislncos was resumed
IinCADPAT MHIIMTV OP PM
HOKUM Nohlen of 1MXI n "nil T
on 'Ihrlr I'rnlcorxMir * of I7sj ,
The prince of Monaco , It appears , has
icfuacd to accept the count of Castellnne'i
challenge ( to n. duel ami declines even to
notice him , the accusation being the Cai-
jtcllano Is only A bogus count Castcllnno
was ono of the leaders in the demonstration
against President Loubet at the races a
few weeks ago , relates the St. Louis Olobe-
Democrat. He Is nn ardent enemy of Drey
fus. The republic Is too Milgar to please
him. Ho wants a revival of the monarchy
or falling In this Ideal ho would accept a
military dictatorship. Castcllanc figures In
n semi-humorous and wholly contemptible
way In the Paris gwwlp. Ho Is ono of a
type which Is rather numerous In France
nt the preocnt moment ,
"Aristocracy , " ircmarltcd Chateaubriand ,
"has three nges. Theic- are the > ages of
force , from which It degenerates Into the
nge of privilege nnd Is extinguished finally
In the ago cfanlty. . " The Kronen no
bility was In the first ago around the tlmo
of Henry of Navarre , In 1B8 ! > It reached
the eocond ago In L/ouls XVI's days , In
17R9. It came to the third age at the time
of the overthrow of the Orleans monarchy
In 1S4S. . The French nobility has still
another nge , however , the age of contempt.
This ago has boon touched In ISM. The
French nobles assail nged nnd unarmed
men In these days as they did President
Loubet recently. They trample down
women and children In their Insane rush
for their lives , ns they did In the flro at
the charity bazar In Paris two or thrco
years ago.
France's nobles In the days of the great
revolution toad all the wickedness of their
guild of any ago or nation , but they also
had courage. Many of the emigres en
listed In the armies of the coalition. They
fought against their country , It Is true ,
but they fought men with arms In their
hands. They did not assail aged nnd de
fenceless men. They scorned to fight
women nnd children. "Is there any favor
I can do for you ? " asked the presiding
olflccr of the court In the days of ftie revo
lution who vsas about to pass sentence
of death upon Philip Kgalltc , the duke of
Orleans , father of Louis Philippe , long
afterward king of the French. " 1 ask only
ono favor from you , " said Philip , "and that
Is that you guillotine me today Instead of
tomorrow. " This spirit of gay heroism Is
absent among the degenerates of Philip's
order today. The bogus French nobility of
13DD have Inherited nothing from their
predecessors of 1789 except their vlcee.
11AT ADOPTED BY A CAT.
TliroiiRh Her Training He linn Ili-coino
Ilent Monner In Stenhcn , Mo ,
Forbes Baker of Steuben , Mo. , has ono of
the most remarkable mousers In the coun
try In a trained rat. Having driven all the
rate and mice from his own premises , the
rat U now doing odd jobs for the neigh
bors.
bors.The
The rat's odd propensities arc no doubt
due to the Influence of his adopted mother , a
big .maltose cat , owned by 'Mr. Baker , and
rated the best mouscr In Steuben. Last
winter she gave birth to kittens. One day
she came upon a young rat and took him
to her kittens. Mr. Baker supposed that
she Intended to glvo her young ones their
first lesson In the art of rat-killing ; but
the old cat had no such Intention , for In
stead of offering to injure the helpless
creature , or allowing her kittens to do so ,
she adopted the rat and made him a useful
factor In her household. The kittens , too ,
seemed to take to the rat , nnd as the rat
grew apace with them , ate , slept and played
wl'h them , they accepted him as a brother ,
and were contented. When later the mother
cat began to teach her children to catrb
mice and rats , as a means of livelihood ,
the rat entered with much spirit Into the
game. Finally the old cat saw that her
adopted child was about the most ardent
rodent hunter of the lot , despite his an
cestry , and she seemed satisfied and at once
sent them all out to make their own way
In the world. Mr. Baker disposed of the
kittens , but kept the rat , now full grown.
The rat has since waged a merciless war
on the whole rat kingdom In Steuben. He
still follows the old cat about the house ,
and the two aio as attached ns mother
and child.
GAVI : nniTii TO SIJVBN
Six Ilojn niul One filrl Come Into the
Worlil ToBether.
Mia. George Hackctt , colored , of Brovvns-
vlfle , Pa. , gave birth yesterday morning to
seven children , six bojs and one girl , says
a dispatch to the Philadelphia North Amer
ican. The children were all alive when born ,
but two of the boys and the girl died In a
few hours. The four boys are alive and
healthy. The mother Is also doing well.
The father , who Is a coal miner , -was noti
fied nt once , and hastened to his homo , to
bo confronted with a sight that has prob
ably never been the lot of any other man.
Drs , Lilly , Shoemaker and Worrel , who
wore In attendance upon the mother , re
ported the matter , and In a few minutes
Misfits-Talk No , 46-
I have been talking a good deal about
the dangeis of doing -without glasses
when they are needed hut I haven't
said much about Ihe evils of wearing
mlsnt glasses. The person with glasses
that do not lit him perfectly is in just
as bad condition as the ono who needs
glasses and doesn't wear any nl all. If
you aio already wearing glares , but
find that your eyes tire easily , you need
jour glumes changed. Hvon if they
lilted you well when you bought them ,
you have outgrown them now. If you
have a good pair of frames It lh only nec
essary to take out ( lie old lent-es and put
In new. Unless the fiamos aio an odd
slxo or the lenses of rare focus I can
make the. change while you wait.
J. C. Htitesoti ,
Manufacturing Optician ,
Kodak * , Camera ! 1BBO DuiiHlni St.
und hupiille * . Oinulm.
Mr. Frederick Hatter-
was telling the Filipinos ( lie other
day that In Omaha his name stood for
hat htylos-that the young men of this
vicinity icalUcd this and they would
boo more Kiederlck hats on the bticets
than all others a beauty In a straw Is a
young gents' tough stiavv that Is pi Iced
nt . 1.J ( but then we have cheaper hats
that are Just as stylish , hut not ns well
made btraw hats at : Kir , 50c , 73c und
$1. < K ) for boys youths and men all
liats shaped to the head bj "ronforma-
teur" bicycle caps , light weights and
all colors.
FREDERICK
The Hatter ,
Tbe Leading lint Mnn or the West.
120 South 15th Street ,
after It was known the wlMtwt excitement
prevailed. Hundreds of people rushed to the
house nnd clamored to see the children. The
babies were were pUrcd In n row. the four
who were In good health taking some ap
parent Interest In the proceedings , while the
three others were held h > * friend ? , caring
little about what was going on
The seven children wcro nil well formed
when born , and their combined weight was
about thirty-two pounds. The father nnd
mother have dielded to name the four chil
dren nfter Dewey , Sampson , Sehlcj nnd
Captain Coqhlnn The- happy father will
write to the four gcntFemcn Informing them
of the honor convejed upon them.
PATH OP V 1 VliTMIIji : STVMP.
t'rnicil h ) Cnllrctor * , II In llnriiril hj
n CiireU'KK Domestic.
In the > car 1S51 n 12-penny black Cana
dian postage stamp wns printed by the gov
ernment at Ottawa. The public did not re
gard this somber Issue with favor , 13 few
were Issued.
One of these stamps was sent to the Ham-
Ifton pcstofllco , where it was sold to an old
gentleman , \vlio said It wns n shame to print
the queen's picture on a stamp that might
bo handled by profane hands. Tenderly the
old gentleman put It on a parcel , sending It
to a friend In the United States. Hero , In
the waste basket , It la > for many a day , till
an errand boy found It nnd quickly trans
ferred It to his album. Despairing of get
ting a good collection nnd his fever for
stamps somewhat abating , he sold them to a
dealer. The new owner , on looking at th
catalogue , found that what ho had paid $3
for wns worth $23. "
AtfCtdcntaUy this stamp was slipped Into
n 23-cent packet nnd sent to ft dealer re
siding In Hamilton. When the latter opened
the packet he was astonished to find such
a valuable lUamp , and , being honcet , wrote
his friend to Inform him of what had hap
pened , offering him $1,200 for It. The offer
was accepted and the stamp again changed
hands. Dy this time the stamp had In
creased In value nnd not a few came from a
distance to look nt the treasure. Ono day
nn English nobleman , who , through a Cana
dian friend , had heard of the stamp , offered
$1,500 , which offer was accepted. The Eng
lish lord , falling In love with nn American
heiress and wishing to gain the favor of
her brother , presented him with the stamp
as a token of esteem. Here , In Its new
and luxurious American home , It came to n
sad end , for ono day the maid , by mistake ,
swept the stamp , which had accidentally
faHcn out of the album , Into the fire. In
an Instant the stamp which thousands had
heard of nnd longed for went up In smoke
to the broad , blue sky , leaving not a trace
behind.
WIIEV Tiinnn'M. nno DAKKMSS.
Prediction thnt In 1DBO All Work
Will 11 o Done nt MKht.
"Within the next fifty jcars , " said a , New-
Orleans architect to the Times-Democrat ,
"that people of this and every other largo
southern city will do most of their sleep
ing by day. The transformation will be ef
fected by cheap lights. Insldo of the next
half century lighting will be so Inexpensive
eo excellent and so abundant that It will
wipe out the demarkatlons of day nnd nlpht.
Daikness Is ono of the forces of nature
against which civilization wages war. H
facilitates crime. It Impedes travel , It puts
arbitrary limits on human exertion. The
tlmo Is coming when diirkness will bn thor
oughly conquered , nnd the great cities
flooded from end to end with nn effulgence
that will make every vocation of life aa
easy and as practicable at ono hour as an
other. In this latitude night Is undoubt
edly the best tlmo to work especially dur
ing our long summers. The temperature
from sunset to sunrise is cool and equable ,
there Is almost always a refreshing breo/o
and as soon as daiUnrts Is abolished the
people will gradually arid natumlly rovcisc
their hours of toll. I ventuio the predic
tion thnt noon In IfloO will see the streets
of New Orleans deserted , except for n few
midday roisterers and policemen with sun
shades. Respectable folds will be abed and
asleep , enjoying that delightful repose which
wo now associate with an afternoon eleatn ,
something , by the way , thnt should have
long ago given us a tip that day was the
piopcr time for rest. Then , when the won
derful Incandescents of the future blaze
forth nt dusk , everybody will arise Invigo
rated and alert , and get ready to begin the
night's work. It Is a beautiful vision Whenever -
over I conjure It up I could weep for vexa
tion to think that I was born a century too
soon. "
TUB MJWSPtPttn MI5\ ARK fil/AD.
They Think SpenUt-r HenilerNOii AVIII
Ho More Tit II to Them.
The newspaper correspondents hero find
something to rejoice about In the prospect
of the election of General D. B. Hender
son as speaker of the Fifty-sixth congress ,
says a Washington letter. They bcllevo that
they will not bo ildden down by him with
the Indifference manifested by Speaker
Reed to a privilege which a former speaker
had conferred upon the representatives of
the press , but which Mr. Reed took from
them and never really endeavored to restore.
The speaker Is so completely monarch of
the territory ho surveys that when the
newspapers deslio admission to the gal
leries , to report proceedings below , they
get their permission from the speaker. Tl-e
yearly permission has crept Into the rules
of the house , and when Mr , Crisp wss
speaker he consented to allow the rules to
i
bo amended to that , In addition to exercising
the privilege * of admission to the galleries
reserved for the use of the press , the news ,
paper men were permitted to have entrance
to the corridor In the rear of the speaker's
chair , under restrictions to be mnde bv the
doorkeeper It was a verj greit oonven-
lenco. Members of the house who declined
to go out Into the public corridor. In an
swer to newspaper cards , because of con
cern lest they should be waylaid by office-
seekers or duns , were ready to go out Inio
their own lobby , where they could meet
newspaper men without facing the mob In
a public ball. Reed lopped off the privi
lege thnt Crisp easily prevailed upon the
homo to grant. Ho did not conceal Us ills-
llko of having the privacy of the house In
truded upon by the newspapers Over and
over again newspaper men , repicsentlng the
whole body , of correspondents , consulted
with and urged Mr. Heed to restore th
withdrawn privilege , In at least n modified
form , with such severe restrictions upon the
back-climbing reporter as he- saw fit to Atn-
pose. He appeared to bo seeking n satis
factory solution of the matter before him ,
and promised but never did anything
Speaker Henderson will probably find a way
to do whit Mr. Reed seemed determined
never should be done.
TII IT KIM.
Witter Serpent * In llnlne nnil Their
Kottilncaft for Plnh Dlnnem ,
The question as to whether n good , healthy
water i nnlte can cope successfully In mortal
combat with n pickerel has been decided bv
a bottle In Lake Pcnnesseewasse , Maine , of
which William Gary and Kenneth Ourney
were witnesses , relates the Detroit Journal.
The lake waters abound In targe sized pick
erel , nnd there Is no other body of wnter In
Maine where the wnter snakes nre so huge.
They nre harmless , hut If forced to tight
with man or flsh ran put up a good rciap.
Their bite , while not poisonous , la exticmely
painful , and everyone gives them a vide
berth In hoi days they cruwl to the branches
of the low bushes on the shore of the bogs
nnd sun themselves In contentment. Mntiy
of the reptiles will measure over ten feet ,
nnd few of them have ever been captured
If n person npproachts them while they
apparently arc sleeping on the bushes nnd
attempts to hit them with sticks or stones
they fall quickly Into the water and rscapo
harm.
Ono dny this summer , whllo the weather
was extremely warm , Gary and Gurnuv v.ero
on the lake trawling for salmon from a
canoe. The boat had just passed the edge
of the bog where the snakes have their
headquarters , when there was n splash In
the water and a churning that attracted the
attention of the men In the boat. They
backed water with the oars and floited up
to see what was the trouble. They were rur-
prlsed to see a huge black cell of shining
skin writhing In the water , and went closer
to Investigate.
They found that a water snake nearly
eight feet long had n pickerel In his rrceps
The fish must have weighed In the \lclnlty
of three pounds , nnd n light was on. The
snake slowly uncoiled his body , when the
pickerel darted out and quickly turned ,
making n swift lunge for the snake. The
latter , however , grabbed the flsh by the
head and held him fast In the course of
inree or lour minuies ino Bnaxe again un
coiled his body , nnd the pickerel , with a few-
faint motions , came to the top of the water
for air. The snake lay still , but as the liflh
showed signs of returning life , he ngnln
grabbed him by the head. Then the body
of the flsh began to disappear slowly , and
at Fast there was no moro pickerel In alght.
The next day Gary and Gurney were - n
the shore of the bog for frogs to be ujcd
for bait , when they found the dead body of
a big snake. They cut the reptile open nnd
found , about half way down the throat , the
body of the pickeicl. The snake , in swallowing -
lowing the flsh. had tested for n breath of
air , when the flsh again came to life , and ,
spreading his belly flns , hnd choked the i
snake to death. However , the men declare j
that the snake won the fight , but was too .
anxious to celebrate his victory , and thereby |
lost hla own life. I
HOIIHIM ; TIIU Aiiouioi.Nns.
HOTT the I ml I ii ii Women Ho ShopiiInK
In the Sontlment.
If you watch Indian women shopping > ou
will sec feminine eagerness , caprice nnd
love for flno nnd pretty things. They cnnnot
shop ns other women do , poor things , for
Instead of flitting gaily to any shop that ,
pFensos. they are , In most cases , obliged lo
patronize one , and that la rarely the : best ,
says Alnslce's Magazine. The reason for this '
goes deep Into governmental appointments
and Indian agents , and the question Is too
delicate nnd reformatory to discuss. Women ,
of the Sarah Barton class cannot speak of
It with patience. I
"When the -woman of the reservation BOCK
shopping she docs to only nt such times
as the government gives H * words their
allowance The Indian trades on credit , the
ngent pays the store , nnd not the Indian ,
and the storekeeper sees that the bin of
goods bought shall equal the amount of
pension money due his customer , even
though he Is reduced to selling hnVf n yard
of velveteen for $2 , nnd common gift tape
nt $1 a yard And > et the women find shop
ping Infinitely amusing in nome of the
larger towns shops reach n cheap Imitation
of the department store , and the Indian
women take varied nnd feminine delight in
sauntering from one counter to another ,
feeling of dress goods , and gating ntinot -
minnble ribbons and passementeries The
shop's Interpreter goes wllh them , like a
courier , nnd lightly directs their somewhat
doubtfur fancy to unsalable goods They nro
( Imld nnd gay as children , nnd most tin-
lovely to look upon , for there Is nn unhappy
Incongruity about tenement hou o garb and
Mlnnchaha phjslognomj
They are very shy. nnd show none of the
dignified Indifference of the men , which Is
llko thnt of a lion In captivity. In the shop
they cling to the Interpreter with a faith
that would appeal to any ordinary eon-
science but the. Indian and his monev nro
considered fair game In the territories
After the shop Is loft the women follow
closcty on the heels of their lords until
bundled Into the big box wagon to drlvo
home. I have never seen ono alone on the
streets of n town , so great Is their timidity
In the face of thnt civilization townrd which
they nro Inevitably advancing
A \en Portrnlt of I.oril Kltotiener.
London Graphic Lord Kitchener while In
Knland has been having his portrait painted
by ME. Cope. R A There was a great deal
of dl.scuaslon at first with respect to the
uniform In which he was to be painted Some
of Lord Kitchener's friends suggested the
full-dresa uniform of the sirdar of th
Kgvptlan army. Mr Cope demurred , on the
ground that khukl would bo more workman
like and was the uniform In which the sirdar
won the Iwttle of Omdurmnn. Finally this
wns ngreed to nitd the slrdnr was painted In
the stnlned nnd creased uniform which ho
actually wore on tint day.
The Oxolllomrter.
An Italian firm lias recently brought out
nn Instrument Known as the oiclllomoter ,
by means of which the oscillation of ships
can boaccuintcly luentmied , sajs Klecjrlclty.
This Instrument consists of a small electric
motor mounted In gimbals , llko n ship's
compass , with Its armature running In n
vertical position nt u veo high rate of speed
As the ship rolls the armature maintains Its
original position , while the ftamo supporting
the glmbal rings follows the motion of the
ship. Suitable scales and pointers are pro
vided , so that the amount of movement can
bo accurately determined.
llnril l.tu-K of nn Keillor.
Jerry Simpson's B.ijoncf Hero ate poms
of the terrible things vvhlili iiivordlnjr tea
a country exiliangt" nre Ilkolv to befall n ,
delinquent. Last week a dd'nquont ' uj- !
Rcrlber"I'd he would pnj on Siturdny If ho
lived. He's dead Another "I'll see jou to
morrow. " Ho't hllml Still nnnthpr one ald :
" 1 flioito to jxvv , vou thin week or KO to tlm
devil. " He's gone There are hundreds wlio
ought to take WiirnliiK l > y these procraBtl-
nators nnd pay up their subscriptions.
All weak places In > our system effectually
closed r.galnst dlscnoo by DeWltt's Llttlo
iSarly Risers. They cleanse the bowels ,
promptly cure chronic constipation , rogulnto
the liver nnd llll JPU wllh new fife nnd
vigor. Small , pleasant sure ; never crfpo.
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TRUSSES
ELASTIC
i
STOCKINGS-
CRUTCHES
SUPPORTERS ,
etc , made to order
by competent
vvorkraun.
Bond to us for
meusmmont
blanks and other
informutlon.
THE ALOE & PENfOLD CO. ,
Deformity Draco Manufacturer * .
1408 Farna 111 OMA1IA *
Op. Paxton Hotel.
Welcome the Boys Home
By drosslng tlicir llttlo brothers up in
now clothes nnd shoos a gront ninny
shoos , that the boys get uevcr nt the
foot hut It's not bo with our popular
$1.50 shoes we take as much cnro In
llttlut ; hoys' bhoos as wo do those for
mon half tliowear and all the comfort
Is In the fit these $1.50 blioos are in tan
and nlnclt his enough and small enough
to At all kinds and blzos of hoys.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omaba'a Up-to-date Shoe IIOBIS ,
1410 FARNAM STREET.
You May Not Be a Judge
Of a piano hut that won't npod to
niaUo any difference with your Dujlng
hero we know n good pliiuo and wo
will tell you all about Ihc one you se
lect ho you will know as much as any
of the great artists about Ihe particular
onee never mlM-epref > ent and you aio
nt liberty lo bring all your frlelnds wllh
you you can't make a mistake in se
lecting any one of the 20 slandard
makes that are Included In this mid
summer wile , v our choice of any of
thofro high giade InMnimonts at $5.00
per mouth payments -the sume as rent
-Ihe only difference the piano belongs
to you.
A. HOSPE ,
We celebrate oar 25th bnilnnM I *
vcr nry Oct. 23rd , IHOfr.
Moslc and Art 1513 Douglm.
Don't ' You Ever Believe -
That the Uttle HaiTlKloi- cigar IH a llvo
cent i-lpiir aw live-cent clours RO for it
Isn't hut It'H a len-cent Han Inter cut in
two anil an tintoncent H/.O | IH the hot *
at llh prlrp. HO IH the live edit one the
IICM ever made anil hold for a nickel.
Most all dealcis know thnt the. Little
llanlsier IH the hpt-t live-cent clsur , and
If .voti ItihlM upon potthiK H .von can
we are the tllHtrlbiitltiK agents for Iho
l.lttle anil HI ? Jtanlxter anil If your
dealer doesn't have them loll him lo
loir-phono l."ix and wo will f > end him
at once.
Win. F. Stoecker
Cigar Co ,
TIJE DARHISTIJR AGENT ,
1404 Doug Ian ,
