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    RONALD fLETCIIERCASTAWAY. .
Story of a l.iul Wrecked on bablc Island , Who round the Treas
ure of a Spanish Galleon Hurled in thu Sand.
* Hy PKItCIi : W. 1 1 ART.
A.A A.
Leaning on the. Rwirral s arm nn hour
In 1703 the ship Goodly Hope was thrown
upon wic of the many shifting bars of
Hablo liland The ? * ea broke over her The
hungry , rcstlcn aand slowly Imt surely
Bullied her down It wa not particularly
novel. Thla Island monster of the North At-
lintlc ocenn hnd merely swallowed another
tld-blL Of all that gallant crew only a single
soul cswaptd to shore
A. young lad of good family , Ilonald
I'letcher by nnmo , had been Huhed to n
wooden grating by some rough Bcamcn The
\agrant eddies swept the grating well Into a
ehnllow icovu AH teen ns he w.ls nble the
boy cleared himself from the saving totters
nnd waded thankfully to the dry land.
Hut a brief survey of tdo treitfe-ss waste
dashed his new hope * . As far nt the cyo
could sco was nothing hut nn i-xpa-nno of
rolling &and dune ? , with but nn occasional
patch of rank grass teary the monoto
nous landscape ,
Siablrds , with their eggs , nnd an occa
sional drowned fish tossed upon the strand ,
furnished llonnld's only food for many dajs
1'orllons of wrecked vcssoJs wcro abundant ,
nnd ho secured a crudu Bhcltcr by creeping
undnrnrath them , but nevertheless , ho suf
fered terribly from exposure to the never-
ending proccralon of storms. Ills clothing
was Boon worn to tatters. llls hnlr grew
(
long and inattud HH skin boeima fright
fully tanned and also disfigured by erup
tions resulting from the unnatural food ho
was compelled to cat.
In ono of hli excursions nbout the Island
ho found the hull ofan old-fashioned ship
standing upon an even keel , between two
sand hillocks , llonnld cagurly clambered
all over her , hoping to find something that
might provo useful to him. But she was
apparcntl ) an old vmick , cloan-strlpped by
the lomorsolesH jcars. In further searching
the lad scraped nway the band and opened
u small hatch which showed Uselt In the
floor of the after cabin. MUle daj light could
find Ha way below deck , but ho discerned
several great metal bound chests. With ft
plcco ot loose timber ho managed to pmash
In the ( md of ono of them Out tumbled a
btronin of discolored metal plcca * . They were
i-olns of silver and gold , nnd ornaments nnd
trinkets in the same precious metals The
craft undoubtedly had becai a treasure ship ,
ma } hap a Spanlfch Balloon bringing her trib
ute from the Indies. Before ho left the hulk
the lad took a heavy gold chalni and fast
ened it around tils waist Tliu thing served
to bind his tattered clothes together.
During the frequent storms Honaldwas
compelled to remain beneath pieces ot
-wreckage. Iho clouds of fllng sand at such
times wcro overpowering. Ills larder was
BO Ill-supplied that ho frequently endured
the pings ot hunger nlong with the con
finement. Upon ono such occnhlon in pnr-
tlculir his fasting had been exceedingly pro
longed. With thei first signs of the Htorm's
abatement ho hastened to a great stretch ot
Halt swamp , much affected by the gulls ,
where ho gathered nn armful ot eggs.
Crouching down upon the soggy grass , un
mindful of the noisy blrda circling overhead
or nnj thing else , he commenced to crack
the shells and swallow -their contents. In
the midst of this poor feast ho heard an ex
clamation of surprise. Ho looked up ,
scarcely believing that ho had heard aright.
A big red-bearded man , attired in roupn
THEY WERE COINS OP SILVER AND
COLD ,
sea fashion , and wearing -woollen cap upon
his head , stood some few rods distant , gaz
ing wonderlngly at him.
Ronald at once fell Into a perfect delirium
of excitement and Joy. Quickly totalng
ntlde the remnnnt of his meal ho rushed
toward the newcomer , with the evident In
tention of embracing him. But the latter
wn not over-cordial. At the first sign of
this ndvnnco ho drew a short sword or
hanger , whlih ho bore In his belt , and prc-
nented Its point toward the breast of the eu-
thutdnsttc > on th.
"Not eo fast , monkey , npo or wild man of
the Island , whichsoever you may bo , " cried
the stranger , with nn accompaniment of
oaths. "Keep your distance and I'll keep
mine. "
"Oh , filr ! have mercy upon me , " poor
Ronald screamed , falling upon his knees nnd
extending his hands pitifully toward the
linpaffilvo stranger. "I nm n unfortunate ,
cafit away alone upon this horrlblo place.
You biircly will eympatlilro with mo , No
human heart could steel Itself to my condi
tion. "
And rapidly , at times Incoherently , the
wi etched boy told the fitory of his ship
wreck and wept In mental nngulsh.
The red-bearded stranger listened impa
tiently and without making any effort to
conceal Jils lack of attention ,
"So , EO , " ho interrupted , before the lad
had vvoll finished. "You need enter Into no
moro precise details. I have Just been
through something of the hamo eort. This
cursed Island hau proved the death of my
own good ship and left me with but half a
dozen companions nnd our plnnaco to he ) ,
knave ! What Is this bravery ? "
His eyes had Jufit caught Bight ot the
golden clwla around the lad's waist The
rubbing of the rags had denned away the
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I bad Kliat the ilixloni cull Brlelit'i
PlicoKH , but ttmnk lii-at ? n Dr. llurk-
barf 5 Vegetable Compound came In tlraa
toMT my llt . My nlfi. nu cured of
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bli month1
discoloration In places and brought out the
yellow UiBtu of the rich racial
With trembling , nervous fingers Honald
unfastened the trinket and laid It at the
diranger's feet , meanwhile sobbing out his
discovery of the stranded galleon , with its
cnnst * of treasure In the afterhold.
"N'ovv. this It something HXc , " chuckled
the red-benrded one , snatching up the bauble
and examining It greedily " 'TIs a brave
lad. All will bo well with you. Tear noth
ing. Bear mo company to the shore. Why
could jou not have mentioned this matter
first nnd left the other tale for Idle hours' "
My merry comrades will brisk up their ears
mightily when they find that their captain
brings them reward , c\cn though misfor
tunes. Lively , boj , play mo no tricks. Try
but to dodge away , and tremble not. You
will find mo ns gentle as a fond father If
jour own duty Is performed with a good
grace. "
So saying , In curiously alternating accents
of harshness and forced geniality , the nc\v -
comer started away nt a lively speed , half
pushing , half dragging the hey along with
him. They soon reached the same cove
which hnd received Ilonald so hospitably.
Some thirty or forty > arda from the shore
was a ship's boat , manned by six repulsive
looking fellows. They were engaged In
hoUtlng sails and did not at first note the
approach of the pair.
"HI1 Lad * , I say ! " shouted the red-
bcardcd man excitedly , hut , nevertheless ,
keeping fast hold of the willing Ronald. "Is
this the fashion In which you obey the orders
of .vour commandant' Did 1 not hid vou
await my return7 Would desert an old nhlp-
mate ? Shame upon jou for fair weather
snitors ! "
"Easy nil , Cnp'n Rogers , " replied ono of
the men In the boat. "Your watch Is done
with ua. Mo and my mates have figured
that thla bo-at Is too small for seven. "
"You don't mean It , Bully Ned. " cried the
captain , with a hoarse laugh.
. "See. if wo don't ! " several of the crow
retorted angrily.
"Where might you have como across the
young shaver' ' " Inquired the ono whom the
captain had addressed as Bully Ned. "Ho'll
bo a nlco metematc for you , if there Is any
thing to m s with on such a sandbar. "
"What do jou make of this , lads ? " called
the captain , holding up the precious chain
which Ilonald had so freely turned over to
him.
him.There
There was a dead silence In the boat , but
the men all stared eagerly.
"I'll toll jou what I make of Itvent on
the captain , impressively. "It Iff all gold ,
nnd , bettor still , there's a whole shipload
of the same and finer back among the hllle.
"Who eajs so ? " bellowed ono of the sail
ors
"This poor , shipwrecked lad. who wo arc
going to take away with tis. The gold
pa > a his passage , " went on the red-bearded
skipper , with a curious Intonation that
hardly pleased Ilonald. "You'll come oahore
lively , " the captain continued , addressing
the men , "and maybe we'll sail off together
with doubloons instead of sandbags for bal
last. "
The sailors In the boat consulted together ,
but the Bight of the chain , with its attend
ant prorulbt , ! ) , , ,2.1 a strong argument. The
unhappy Ilonald heard the captain cursing
nt his men in an undertone , -while they were
making up their reluctant minds. But
when they had dclded and pushed the boat
back to the beach the crafty skipper rcclvcd
them with nn assured smile.
"You'd buvo only gene to Da\y Jonee'
locker without me , lads , " ho said to them.
"Who would have laid a course ? I'm the
only ono that can pilot in these waters. As
for being marooned on this Island , nothing
would hnvo pleased mo better. Some ehlp
would have taken mo off in good time nnd
I'd ha\o had the best part of the treasure to
mjself. But I'm honest. Share and share
alike among gentlemen-adventurers Is my
motto. Treat mo right pnd "
"Belay ! Wo ain't no lubbers to be gam
moned by a sea-lawyer , " growled Bully Ned.
Captain Rogers' eyes flashed fire nt this
ungracious Interruption , but ho know better
tUan to waste words.
"Push along to the galleon , boys , " ho
ordered , giving Ilonald a by no means
gentle shove.
Up and down , ncroto the billowy sand-
dunes went the lad , closely followed by the
little band of tjrants. From their conversa
tion nnd appearance Ronald quickly realized
that ho had met with nothing moro or less
than buccaneers. Such gentry Infested the
seas in those days. The poor lad knew that
ho could expect but little kindness from
them. However , ho thought that the sight
of the treasure might render them moro
goneroUHly disposed toward him than It ho
came empty-handed. And so he trudged on ,
with a heart heavy enough , to bo sure , yet
still not completely downcast.
But a sad blow awaited him. The storm
which hnd wrecked the buccaneers' craft had
also changed the surface of the Island con
siderably. Ho could not now find the
galleon. From hillock to hillock ho hurried ,
the rough crow over growing moro Impatient ,
without catching a sight of the hulk which
some dns before had reared Itself aloft
above the sand. At last he had to admit
hlH search was useless. He tried to explain
the Incessant movement of the island and
that the galleon must have been covered up.
But the buccaneers were In no mood to listen
to excuses. Captain Rogers , perhaps from
motives of selfish policy , was particularly
aggressive. Ho led tbo rest in cuwlng and
threatening vengeance upon the unlucky
guide. Finally the whole party came to a
halt upon the summit of a sand hillock.
"I'm for going back and sailing away In
the boat while wo have fair weather , " an
nounced ono of the men.
"Ajo , aye , that's the talk. It's breezing
up now , " growled another.
Sure enough , In the excitement of the
search they had not noticed It , but the cloudn
wcro scurrying overhead and the distant
surf beginning to roar in a fashion that
presaged another blow ,
"How about this young shaver with IIH !
lying tale of chests of treasure to be taken
away for the carrying' " cried Bully Ned ,
with a volley of profanity.
"Put him where ho can Keep looking for
it until lila eyes glvo out , " cried the red-
bearded captain , scowling savagely at
Ronald.
Before ho could -well comprehend their
Intention , the bov's arms were bound fast
to his sides with some pieces of lanyard , a
hole was scooped In the very summit of the
hillock and the trembling lad roughly placed
therein. The crow then filled up the exca
vation and heaped the sand about , until only
his head protruded. Ilonald shrieked ,
screamed nnd pleaded with his captors , but
It was unavailing. Not until the calloused
rulilnns had marched away unheedlngly did
ho realize his true position. Ho tried to
squirm. In alii , the cruel sand kept him
absolutely Immovable * . In fact , ho found
to bis horror , that even the twitching of
his muscles c lused him to sink lower. The
sand now came to his chin He gave up
all hope Ho prayed. He became * moro com
posed and resolved If ho must die to meet
death bravely. To this period of resigna
tion auccoeded a sort of stupor. Later on
ho became entirely unconscious. Several
hours passed.
Meanwhile the tUnd had eteadlly been
gathering force , It teen blew a gale.
Through some caprice It eddied about the
hillock In which Ronald was very nearly
rntombcd At first a few minute grains
shifted , Then whole layws were carried
off Slowly but surely the work went on
until nt last the boy lay all exposed , Not
till then did ho completely recover con-
sclousne's It was now night , pitch dark
and stormy. Hei managed to relieve himself
of his fetters , but knew not how to find n
way to shelter. And so hp. staid where ho
wna ( not forgetting to return n fervent
prajcr to heaven for his well-nigh miracu
lous deliverance ) nnd hrn\ed the elements
as best he could. After long hours of suffer
ing , the storm subsided and the mm came
up on a cloudless blue sky Within a lc\\ \
feet of him lay the galleon's hulk , once
more almost entirely exposed'
Poor Ronald was well nigh out of his wits.
Ho argued that the buccaneers were too ex
perienced sailors to have ventured putting to
sea in their frail craft in the teeth of n
rising gale If he could come to them with
practical proof of his sincerity In regard to
the treasure ho Imagined that they would
relent. And so he clambered down Into the
after hold of the hulk , nnd , utilizing the
greater part of hh wretched clothing for the
purpose , made up a bundle of the tarnished
gold nnd silver coins. The package vvns aot
large , but It was very heavy and nil ho
could well carry. In fact , ho made but slow
progress with It shoreward , having to put it
down repeatedly and rest his arms. Uurlng
ono of these pauses he saw something which
looked familiar nt a distance It was the
woolen cap that Captain U g ra had worn.
Coming nearer , Ronald noticed that It lay
in the very center of n boggy spot The lad
was cautious. Ho extracted several coins
from his bundle nnd threw them near the
huccancer'fi cap. The pieces of metal lodged
Innocently Ix-slde It. Then Ronald approached
a llttlo nearer and tossed the heuvj package
in the same direction. It landed close along
side of the cap and sank out of sight In
two seconds ! The spot was a "cup hole , "
In other words , a quicksand or treacherous
morass , another common attribute of this
hungry ocean Island.
The buccaneers had probably walked Into
HE LOOKED UP , SCARCELY BELIEVING
THAT HE HEARD ARIGHT.
It all unknowingly. AL any rate they had
disappeared , leaving their well equipped boat
upon the shore of the cove.
In an agony of fear and sorrow , and yet
with de T > compassion for the men who had
eo cruelly used him , joung Ronald waited
for three da > s. Then ho put to sea in the
pinnace , willing to risk any fate rather than
to remain longer upon the island. Howas >
picked up by a Dutch war ship , and , after
many vicissitudes , reached England safely.
A I.ITTI.K GIllL.'h 10O BIRDS.
Site linn u Ilnniii hiieclnlly for Them1
ami ICiiniTH All About I aeli Out- .
There is a little girl In Berkeley , Cal. ,
who , ir.Htoad of playing with dolls , reading
fairy tales or having the usual toys of
children of her age , has pets that are both
rare and beautiful , and she finds endless
plcasuro In reading about them , and the
best ot it , as she says , Is "that all is true. "
She can provo It by using her powers of ob
servation , for this fortunate llttlo girl has
100 birds that have como from different
parts ot the world. Her father , who Is a
San Francisco lawyer , takes much pains to
TUB RUSSO-CHINESB FLAG.
obtain any bird that she gets interested In
by reading Mabel Wright's or any of the
many books written on our "feathered
friends "
These birds nro so well treated that if by
chance ono gcta out , ho tthvajs comes back ,
unless ho meets pueey , and It Is no wonder
ho wants to get back , for they have the
bcwt room In the house the front parlor , a'
largo sunny room that hns been fitted up for
their special benefit. A very unusual , but
most Interesting parlor It is , nnd ono that
attracts a good deal of attention from the
pasBcraby. From the bay window there
Is a largo cairo built so that the birds can
enjoy the sunshine nnd air The floor and
walls are covered -\vtth linoleum and var
nished paper. About a foot below the cell-
Ing nil around the * room Chinese straw-
cuffs uro tacked , and make cosy nooks in
which the birds build their ncets. Plants
and branch of trees , that are often re
newed , nnd perches complete the furnl
turo ot the room. The food consists ot all
sorts of seeds , salad and sugar , and , ot
course , plenty of water
When the folding doors of t.o ) back parlor
are opened and only n wire screen separates
the two rooms , and > nu see the beautiful
lazulis , with their brilliant blue plumage ,
the tiny strawberry finches that eo close ! )
resemble the fruit the } are named after , the
gold diamond zebra and white Chinese
finches , the I'ekln nightingales , Java spar
rows and , largest and most brilliant of all ,
the Virginia cardinal , darting hero and there
or perched around the room and filling the
air with melody , you would bo cure to say ,
as every one docs , that there is not a more
beautiful parlor In California. The little
girl who owns them knows moro about birds
than inany a learned professor. She was
much amused one day when ono of the pro
fessors of an eastern college who bad como
to see her birds > aldwhen told a certain
brown bird was a bobolink "Why , I never
a\v n bobolink look like that " He had not
recognized this -very common bird , because
ho had changed his coat. In the eastern
states. In the spring nnd summer , the bobo
link Is Jet black , otroakcd with white , nnd
has a bright jcllow neck , but In the autumn
he goes down to I'lorhla nnd his bright
plumage Is doffed for a sober brown one.
Many AH Interesting story this llttlo girl
can tell cf the doings of her pets , of their
sagacity nnd bright , mischievous ways. This
same bobolink , who Is very tnmc and used
to be allowed to fly over the whole house ,
developed Incendiary propensities He de
lighted In opening match boxes , striking
matches , holding them In hie bill n llttlo
while to enjoy the blaze and then drop them
Another naughty trick of this bird was
breaking vases or glasses. Ho would watch
for nny that might have been placed on the
mantel , take them up In his bill and delib
erately drop them on the hearth Just for the
pleasure , apparently , of hearing them smash.
So mischievous Is ho that he Is no longer
allowed the freedom of the house.
run iitssn-ciiiNUhU TLAO.
rirxl Soon In Thin Country llnrlnn
( III ! ! > Ci'lcliriltlntt.
Ot the many thousand flags flung to the
breczo In New- York wily during the recent
celebration In honor of Admiral Dovve's
homecoming , there was one , in many re
spects the tnost unique banner ever used
It was from the far east , a strange flag
In a strnnso land. Barbaric and hoathenlsh
In appearance , U helped decorate on this
occasion ono of the big ritth avenue res
taurants.
Tow who saw the queer banner know-
It for what U was. A huge painted drigon
of Chinese typo on a background of yellow ,
formed ono triangular half ot the flag , while
the two smaller triangles of white wcro
tilled , ono with Chinese , characters , the
other with three bars ot red and blue Evi
dently Russian Imperialism had a hand In
Its making , nnd the old Chinese dragon
suggested the \ast empire of the Mandar
ins.
Ono might continue turning the strange
problem over In mind for hours In avain
endeavor to get a solution , but for the ex
planation of tbo owner , Mr. M. S. Trlede ,
a prominent member ot the. Engineer's club ,
to whom the flag -was given on a recent
\lslt to the two countries represented. It is
the first flag used In Manchuria la connec
tion with the great trans-Slborlan rail
road now being built. I'rom the begin
ning of the project It has bocn necc ary
to protect the workmen along the route.
A Cossack guard was esti-jllshed and made
to wear a uniform , part Russian and part
Chinese. Tor a banner they were given an
other combination of Russia and China , and
now for thousands of miles through Siberia
and Manchuria thla strange flag may bo
seen , carried and used by the Cossack
guards.
Perhaps this is the first instance of a
flag made from the stnndards of two na
tions and UEXxl to carry out a peaceful proJect -
Joct for the benefit of both. This flag Is in
deed pla > lng n great part In the development
of Siberia and the linking of the east and
the west.
OP THE YOUNGSTERS.
"And do you alwajs try to behave like a
gentleman ? " asked the -visitor.
"No , sir , " replied llttlo Tommy , "I'm not
old enough for that , but I always behave
like a gentleboy. "
"Why can't the chickens swim , mamma ? "
Ethel.
asked 4-year-old
"Because they don't know how , I suppose. "
was the reply.
"Well , then , " continued the llttlo ml69 ,
"why don't they got the ducks to teach
them ? "
"Yes , " said Aunt Matilda , "when I was a
llttlo girl old General Scott kissed mo. "
"Dear me , auntie , " cried wicked Tommle ,
"was It only General Scott ? Why , I told
the minister it was George Washington ! "
"My boy , " eald a gentleman to a youngster
who was eating some green fruit , "you should
not eat those apples , they are not good for
jou. "
"Guess you don't know much about It ,
mister , " replied the urchin. "Why , three of
those apples will keep mo out ot school for a
whole week. "
A little fellow of C was reproached by his
teacher.for his slowness. "When I was your
age , " said the teacher , "I was at least a year
further advanced than } ou aro. "
"i'erhapa you had a hotter teacher than I
have , " replied the Incorrigible youth.
"It's n shame , that's what It Is ! " ex
claimed the boy vvrathfully. "I can't have
any fun at all. "
"What's the matter ? " asked the sympa
thetic neighbor ,
"Dad sajh ho'll lick mo It ho over bcare of
mo fighting with a boy smaller than I am ,
an' I dassen't fight with a bigger one , "
AVIiou n run dm it COIIH-H lo Our Home.
Chicago Times-Herald
When grandma comes to our house
I'm nlwa > awful glad ,
Borauso > ino .ilwaya take1 * my part
When I've done comethlng bad
Slio asks my papa please to not
Begin ami punish me.
And them she shames him ivhen she sajs
How bad ho Ub&d to be.
When I wai Blldln * j-Isterdoy
And tore my trousers HO
Shehald. "Now , Juinca , don't \vhlp him , for
You did those things , } OTI know. "
And 'then ' hi1 tweaked away , upstairs ,
And grandma looked at me
And said I'm just the kind of boy
My papa used to be.
And , ono day , when I runned nway
And utajcd till nearly night ,
And then come home without my hat
And -wan an awful sight ,
'My ' papa Htormnl , and I'm afraid
That he'd 'a' punlwhed me
If grandma hadn't toJd "htm " then
How 'bail ho useU to be ,
I'm awful glad when grandma comes ,
1 whdit fined alwu > i > utay ,
'Cauto that's the time , that I don't git
A 1'ckln' every day.
And there's a look in papa's face
That's wy nice to nee
When grandma sajs I'm Just the kind
Of boy hei used to t > e .
RELICS OF LINCOLN'S ' TIME
Articles Associated with th Martyr Presi
dent of this United States ,
OLD FURNITURE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
Sinn ) ' Thl UK IttH'iillliiK Some CrUlcnl
1'rrlmlft In tlic lll * ir > of Our
CoiitUrj Are on 1'xlillii-
tlou In Oiiinlin.
To the truly patriotic person the booth In
the ( lovcrnmcnt building nt the Greater
America Exposition containing the Abra-
hi'Un Lincoln relics Is n shrine , nnd ho approaches
preaches It much ns n pilgrim does the
holy icllw of a snlnt , for within the four
walls are articles vitally tonnectcd with ono
ot the greatest and most lovable men this
country has produced nnd vUth the most
critical period In our nation's hlstorj. To
add jet more to the \nltic of these things It
must bo borne in mind that they are fast
becoming a prey to the ravages ot time , the
pictures are slowly but surely fading , the
tapestry on the quaint furniture Is suc
cumbing to the Intends of the Ubiquitous
moth , nnd even the wooden desks nnd chati
arc dccajlng and will soon be things of the
past ,
In the small room may bo seen the bed
stead upon which President Lincoln breathed
his last , the woodcu pow in which ho sat
when ho attended ihurch In Springfield , 111 ,
the headboard of the bedstead on which ho
stretched hli lank foiui vvncn n bachelor
practicing law In the same town , chairs from
the old Lincoln home , once the piopcrty of
Thomas Lincoln , father of the great Ameri
can , furniture from the home of Lincoln ,
loiters written by the president and auto
graphs attached to important papers , pho
tographs taken of him before and after his
election , and Hue gioups of himself sur
rounded by his family , pictures of Tord's
theater and of all the terrible and twglc
ovcnts which cluster about that fearful
night , statues of the tall form and paint-
inga of the rugged fnco full ot the dcepisl
borrow , and still nmldst It all a lurking
humor that cioppcd out now and then , even
when ho waa most oppressed by the weight
of the war and the tremendous questions
pressing upon him for bolutlon.
The letters , many of than , dL plaj the
kindness and the simple greatness of the
man , for manjof them are lOLummciula-
tlonf for mercy , and others speak good
words for sorno ono lu need of a position cr
of aid. Many curious badges ot the Lincoln
campaign are exhibited , some of them
yellow with age and their designs well nigh
obliterated by time. Among the most
curious articles Is a fence rail s.Ud to h.uo
been split by Lincoln , whkh was canted lu
the campaign by the "Wideawakes" or Lin
coln party ; also n. horn used bj the. partj
during the two campaigns. A silk tile of the
\lntago of thu early GO's la something to
cause a smile , oven though it was once
worn by Abraham Lincoln , for It make * u
strange appearance after all thcco jcars ,
and still another interesting thing is a crude
bootjack once used to remove the boots from
the awkward young man's leet long before he
stood high In the counsels of the nation or
trod the floors of the White House.
A memento of the assassination Is a piece
ot the white silk druja worn bj Laura Keene
on the fatal night. It is stained with the
blood of the president. JIany more articles
will bear the closest study on the part ot the
student interested in the history of this
country nnd of its great war president.
Urciit ClmiiccN Arc Miowii.
As ono glances over these rolks he Is im
pressed by the great changes that have
transpired -within less than fifty years the
\aet difference in the styles of furnlturo
and the great progress made in the waj of
comfort. The bedstead that the president
used In the Whtto House a graud affair in
thoio days would today but Illy grace the
humble homo of any Omaha worklngman.
To 'bo sure it Is made of walnut and Is more
orCBi orna uented with carvings , yet It
makes but a shabby appearance alongside
the bedsteads of today. The chairs from the
parlors of the president's homo and these
from the executive ) mansion look \ery
strange to us. They certainly would bo
considered but poor furnishings for the most
modest of parlors ; they might moro properly
grace the servants' quarters in some rich
man's home.
The inevitable haircloth sofa , sllnperi and
uncomfortable , that was the standby of years
ago in the furniture line , nnd queer looking
chiffoniers , then called "bureaus , " nothing
more than clumsy cupboards with drawers
for stoiing clothing , are in evidence. Hven
the desk used by the president Is a dumpy
looking affair , not to compare In any way
with those found in any business man's
ofllco in Omaha As one gazes at thcso relics
he reallres forcibly that there.has been a
great change for the ? better , notwithstanding
the cry of the calamity howlers , and he sees
that what was luxury forty years ago Is but
the common comfort of the middle class of
todaj. And , again , it Is brought forcibly
to mind that there hat been a great atrldo
forward in invention as well as in material
prosperity. By comparison , surprising ad
vancement in the line of newspapers and cartoons
teens la shown. The pictures portraying the
peculiarities of the different candidates for
the presidency during Lincoln's time are
crudely drawn and ns crudely printed. There
Is very llttlo art manifested , and although
the Ideas are strongly expressed , sometimes
they are rather coarsely put. The news
papers arc small , poorly printed sheets , the
greatest comparing as to workmanship and
news features with the country papers scat
tered like forest leaves through the smaller
towns of Nebraska.
Otlic-r InlcrcNtIntr Historic Helled.
In addition to the relics in the Lincoln
booth many other things of mirpatslng In
terest are on exhibition In the building , for
instance , the historic door of Llbby prison ,
through which went so many dtnpalrlng men
and through which thcro came so fen to toll
the tale of suffering and hardship ; a suit of
clothing worn by Washington nt his inaugu
ration ; n sword carried by him when ho was
In the colonial service under the British gov
ernment nnd a rifle that ho shouldered In the
revolution ; also relics of Garflcld and Grant
nnd of many other famous men mentioned
prominently In the nnnnls of our country's
history. In the art gallery In this building
nro portraits of every man of great national
prominence from revolutionary times to the
Spanish-American war.
To the lover of flags the display of thcso
emblems will appeal with much force. Flngn
of every variety and stjle from the first of
this nation down to guidons captured in
battle are shown stainless ones and bloody
ones tattered ones filled with bullet holes
and shreds that have been carried nt the
head of our victorious armlea Coming to
the present time , n big showing ls madn of
the accoutrements of army and navy , models
of ships , cannon , guns and swords. The
firearm exhibit Is one of the most complete
in the country , exemplifying the rude
weapons of the past and the up-to-date arm
of the present. Now that the exhibit is so
soon to bo taken away and scattered far and
wide , the people of the city should -visit and
examine this treasury of historic mementoes.
A plain statement of factsCook's Impe
rial Champagne Rxtra Dry U superior. Its
bouquet excels. Its taste delights. Try It.
1'nl mill < lir I'nrrot.
A parrot In a remote country district , re
lates the Argonaut , escaped from Its cage on
the roof of a laborer's cottage When It had
been there a llttlo time the laborer caught
Steel Ranges
The MONITOR ,
The MAJESTIC ,
The QUICKMEAL ,
Made of extra heavy cold rolled llessp-
mer sieel phte , lined \\lth asbestos ,
intent liol blast draft , double duplex
Blinking Kralrs. All Btjlcs ntul sires
Price * anil circulars by innll on ap
plication.
Prices from $27 ttfS.
We are. evclutdv e Omaha agents
AVe sell stoves nnd MIIRPS on pay
ments or give n discount for cauli
Stoves delivered anil set up In Omaha
nnd South Omaha \\Illiout cxrta
charge.
Fourteenth
and
Farnam Sts ,
sight of It. Ho hid never seen suph a thing
before , and after galng In admiration nt the
bird , with its curious beak nnd beautiful
plumage , ho brought a ladder nnd climbed
up It with the \levv ot securing so great a
prlro. When his head reached the level of
the roof the parrot flapped a wing at him
and slid : "What d'jo want' "
Very much taken aback , the laborer po
litely touched his cap nnd replied ; "I beg
jour pardou , sir , 1 thought > ou wcro a
bird. "
A fclmnlo protection against dancerous
thro.it affections are Dean's mentholated
cough drops. Only D cents , at druggists.
IAIIKH AM ) l.MH STIIV.
McGregor , la. , is to h.i\o a pearl button
millLondon
London coutnins eighty-five women phy-
Mclmis.
Mexico Bold the United States 12,000,000
winth of hides lust jenr.
Day rotintv. South Dakotn , lias produced
two crops of oats this season.
Ameiluanhoe manufacturer * can under
sell the local producer In South Africa ,
Sharon , I'.v , Is to hn-\o u J3,00rt,00il htoel
plant , ground for -which v\as broken n
week n o
Out of 1,100,000 In Massachusetts cngaKeii
u gnintut occupations only ,57,000 are cm-
ihivcil on Sunda > 8.
California's law- requiring corporations to
lay wn ca tit least monthly lias been do-
elated eon-iUtuUonnl.
The greatest whisky Industry Is In the
I tilted States , thu output being more than
sl,000,000 ) gallons a jear.
The wages of every emplojc , of the
United Suit company of Cleveland liavo
been InctuuBcd voluntarily.
The American Hide and Leather com-
| ian > , .is the combine of tnnntrles recently
tunned is known , has decided to beeuro
another plant In Milwaukee.
Quito tin.Industry is carried on In Now
York City by men -who collect ouster unit
clam shells and sell the same to gas woiks ,
vvheio they are Ufecil as a jiurllier.
Two now fruit jar factories at FaJnnount ,
Ind , now use blowing machines. Fottj-
llvo men on the two turns now do the
work of tvvlco that number of men with
li'ind blowers.
Tbo new htocl works to be put up by the
Pressed Steel Car company at Juliet , 111 ,
will give emplojment to about l.SUO men.
Tbo company now operates the old 1'ox
steel car plant at Jollet.
Hmplojcs of the Dodge Manufacturing
company , Sllshawnku , Ind , are preparing
to slnrt a co-operativo store lor the benc-lit
of employes of all the factories oC that
city. They allege the city grocers , anil
butchers charge exorbitant prices.
A Herlln letter snj's that "there are a
doen skilled American workmen , engineers ,
etc , specially engaged for Germany today
to ono German In America There Is hardly
11 large Him In Berlin that does not employ
American workmen and American engi
neers.
"Tho United States lead the world In
electricity , " said Mr. Mlsnkl , chief engineer
and supci Intended ! of the Hnskln Klectrlc
Ilallvvaj' company , Kobe , Japan. "Japan ,
1'ranco , Germany nnd l nclnml nro all
great on thcorj. The blc machines for
electric plants In Japan come from the
United States. Germany Is trjing hard for
that Undo. "
Within n few months the Pulp Barrel
company of Cincinnati will beeln opera
tions for the construction ot a plant fur the
manufactuto of barrels from -wood or paper
pulp by compression. The idea. Is to turn
out barrels by mechanical operation and
dlbPtnse with the old forms ot making
bairols from staves by a combination of
hand and machine labor.
This seems to bo n sca.son of unparalleled
growth In the telephone- business , tajs thu
Electrical Hevlew In Now York about a
thousand new Instruments n month nro
being Installed , while In Chlcaco about
eight hundred now .stations nro connected
monthly. Were It not for the shortage nnd
hleh prlco of copper making cnblo very
dltlleult to obtain , these llgnrcs would bo
largely exceeded. To a degree the name
Btnto of thliiRS holds good for the Inde
pendent companies and toll lines are rap
idly covering the countrj' with a network
of communications.
OUT 01' THU OimiVAHV.
Car fare is 2 cents nt Milan. /
filam Is to have a 200,000 hotel. (
Montana has a 20,000-ncre ranch ,
Uncle Sam has 75,000 iiostolllces.
Hone Konc has one cotton mill ,
A 1'lttsburter has a $1,250 glass hat.
The lion Marclio employs 4,000 people.
London has \OKctarlun restaurants.
Wo burn W.OuO.OuO.OOO matches annually.
Chicago disposes of SO.000,000 pies a year.
In Iceland horses uro shod with Bhecji'H
horn.
In Austrian hotels it Is still customary
to charco extra for candles.
A carload of dried canned potatoes oon-
tains 3,000 bushels , hut would hold only COO
bushels In thtir natural state.
Frederick Pelt ? , a civil cnclneer , has re
turned from the linmeiiHn soda beiln or
Dona Ana county , New Mexico , vvheio ho
stnkeil out f..OOO acres ot Hocla lands for a
Plttslniiir syndicate.
In Canada the Grand Trunk Is renorled
to have railed In several of Its traveling
freight agents , owing to the fact that tlioy
eannot secure earn for the tremendous rush
of business offering.
The fifty factories of KoUomo , Ind , now
using mituinl gas UH fuel , uro lining up theli
cellars and Hhcds with wood and coal lor
use in tnuo the gas Klvt-s out. Thcro has
been no coal In that town for twulvo j'eurn
until a few days nco
The citizens of Houston. Tex , are trj Ing
to buy the engo in which Drcvfiw was
confined on Duvll's island Tliuy have nl-
leady wiltten to the president of Franco
about it , offering a l.irr.o sum for It , and If
thei receive It will jilaco It an exhibition
In this country.
Larzo forces of men have been nt work
foi three jurirH on the Keeling tunnel at
I'lttsburg , which Is Intended to tail a ilell
coal territory. When completed H will ho
nlno and a half miles In length Now only
about 0,000 feet of a coal-ribbed hill remains
to bo penetrated
Between the rising nnd the setting of
every nun 15,000 barrel ! * of oil spurt up
out of California' ) ! neil , and for the inlllH.
factories and -workshops the tre.a fuel
problem a problem that hax htood like a
linn in the path of tint manufacturing en-
lareement of the Golden state for many
> ears Is being effectually and profitably
bolved
A factory is now In operation at Green-
town. Ind. which use.s corn cobs exclu
sively ns Itu raw material Thu lilth In
punched nut of the cobs nnd shipped to
brew on for UKO in thu manufacture ut beer ,
and the remainder of the cob Is ground
Into u line rncal. Its use is a mystery hut
It Is xhlppul cast , where the purch ibers urn
believed lo use It as an Ingredient In n live
htock food preparation In other words , a
stock food adulterant.
Thu train between Paris nnd L'alalx nc-
compllHhi'H the Journey of 1&5 rnllfn-Oj , three
hours and IIfteen mlnutcH That between
ParU and BrusHelx dnru the 113 mllOH be
tween Paris and Felcnles , on the Belgian
frontier. In two huurH and forty-six mln
tiles , and the oxprexH from Paris to Madrid
runs the distance between Paris and Bor
deaux of 36.1 miles In ulx hours and forty-
two minutes. These , It Is dalmed , are ttto
three fastest daily trains In tha world.
Once npraluvo take plrasme In an
noitiu'lns tli.it DorniiUolojjlst Wootllniiy
and liN Ohio ! Now } < > ik SurKOons will
lie al our St. Louis olllre , 'IOS Chi-inli.il
ImUdlnx. for thri'o dnys , XovoinbiT ! U1 ,
' 1th and fitli , and at our Chicago olllce ,
coiner Montoc and Stnto sheets , for six
dij.s , Monda.v , November Utli , to .Satur
day , the llth , inclusive , to peU'onu.
painless nnpmtlons lor correcting imper-
left or dcfoinicU fcatnics and to ie-
move all dlhllxmlng blemishes tiom the
hum.m face and body. AVilnMeil ,
ciinUled , Hubby , ftnrovved sUlns ; cyei
\vlth \ diociMiiif : . squinting , puffy lidH ;
fat , baggy chin and tin oat ; pouting ,
rolling and dnnvn lipi ; the nose , 1C
Inunpod , clocked. Hut , broad , long or
pointed ; o.us that aie huge. III shaped
or defoimed , and all Inegnl.ultle.s and
defoiniHIes aie painlessly and SHCCOHS-
fully conected , and Hie featini's ren-
deicd syinmetiical , haunonioiis and ox-
piessivt' . Moles , waits tattoo anil
powder maiKs , led nose , ml veins ,
Kcais. blitli-maiUs , siiporlluous lialr and
all other unsightly blemishes of - whatever
ever nature , and no matter where lo
cated , aio speedily , completely nnd per
manently lomoved without p.tln , leav
ing no ti.ice of their loimer o.\lbtencc.
REMEMBER.
Our ofllce Is open every -\veelc day ot
the entire year for lice consultation and ]
iidvii-e on the caie and tieatment of all
hlvln diseases , .scalp affections and dis
orders of the nervous system. For full
Infoimatlon and book on the skin , scalp
and feat m Ob call or addicss .folia IT.
\Vooclbnty , MS Chemical building ,
corner Dlghtb and Olive .stteets ,
St. lxUls , or m'J State St. ,
corner Momoo , Chicago.
To clear the complexion and
Keep the skin .voting and
fresh Woodbnry's Fa
cial Soap and Facial Cieam
In the daily toilet and bath.
Important to
Amateur
Photographers ,
Wo have Just iccelved a supply of "Q
Self-toning Paper
Mode by the American Arlstolypo Co. This
Is tbo latest thing In printing paper , and
the manufacturer's name is sufficient guar- <
an too as to quality of same ,
Wo have several other now specialties Irj
the photo lino. Call and sco them.
The Rofoert
Dempster Co.
1215 Farnam St.
BUFFET LIBRARY GARS
/
Best Dining Gar Service.