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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TIIfttSDAY, FEBBUATIY 2S. 1901.
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SI MMFR HFflRT OP I Q
OLJliHLlV 1LJU11 Ur JbiilAJ
How the Grower of the Seiltkin Eicque Lives
at Home.
SNAP
SINGLE BLESSEDNESS IS NO
Only the flnr helnr Are Klllril for the
For Tliry Wenr Somen nt
the Prlhylof llnd.
Monkeries,
Nobody can go to the Prlbylof Islands,
the home of the fur seal, except on a gov
ernment ship or on the one steamer of the
company that, so to speak, runs the seal
farm. That ship goes to take supplies and
bring away the skins; the government ship
revenue cutters come and go as they
please. Except the seals there Is nothing
of Interest on the Islands. Treeless, bleak,
rocky lands rising out of an lcc-chllled
ocean, they are surely as uninviting as
any part of the known earth, nut th
seals love them and so they are priceless
possessions In the commercial world.
The two Islands of Si. Paul and St.
George, which compose the group. He about
250 miles northeast of Dutch Harbor, the
chief port and coaling station of the Alas
Van peninsula. St. Paul, the larger, lies
about forty miles to the west and north
of St Oeorge. and much the larger number
of seals .ire found there, lt Is ubout six
teen by twenty-five miles, while St. George
Is only about six by nine. Just how many
seals are on the islands in the season can
not be definitely arrived nt. but possibly
150,000. which rompared with the 6.000.000
that were estimated to have been there
before sealskin became such a fashionable '
fabric for feminine apparel. Is small i
enough, though numerous as compared with
the half doten ordinarily found In an '
aquarium. There were millions of seals i
on these Islands when this government wax
negotiating with Russia for the purchase
of Alaska, which Included them, but they
were never mentioned In the valuable as
sets of the property. They were not
counted simply because at that time they
were not held to be of any special value.
But what a gold mine they proved to be
to the first commercial company that put
them on the market'
Ocrnnliinnlly lle-uiitlful.
St. George at first sight Isn't a bad isl
and to look at on one of the rare days of
sunshine that visit It, and when we first
saw Its green hills from the deck of the
revenuo cutter McCullough It was quite
easy to Imagine lt n garden spot. Not a
tree growg on It, however, and what we
thought was soft green grass was chiefly
coarse moss. We skirted the Island around
to the little village of St. George, where
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. A SEAL SETTLEMENT PRIBYLOFS.
six white people and 100 Aleuts live In himself by bis valor alone and he "holds
small framo houses, getting their spr.tua'l the fort"' In a constant succession of bat
supplies from one Greek church and their I ties, In which both contestants are not in
physical from the company store. An- frequently slain. About June 1. the coir
chorlng a mile or more from shore for lack seals appear and thin the battle of tin
of a harbor, we landed .In boats. The only ' bulls rages more fiercely thaa ever, until the
white woman on the island was. .he wife households are all made up.
of Major Clark, the- government agent, and i The bull seals do not again return to tbo
as she was to see no visitors from October 1 water after they have come out on the
until the following- June, as ships only
come In the summer time, lt was fair to
suppose sbe was not anticipating a very
brilliant social season.
Accompanied by Mr. Jctt. deputy agent,
we went along the shore tor about a mllo
until we came to the rocks whore the seals
make their home. These sea grounds are
called rookeries and to further complicate;
the use of terms a male seal is called a
bull, a female a cow and a little one a puppy (
seal, a combluatlon of birds and bovlnes
and cantnes that the language makers
ought to be called to account for. We
could hear a good deal of a racket as wo
approached the rookery under the cliff,
soandlng something like the barking of
dogs and the bellowing of cattle and tbe
grunting of pigs, but we were not prepared
for the sight that met our eyes as we
looked down on tbe rocks and tbe sea at
the foot of tbe cliffs. The rocks were black
with little fellows; there wero great bull
seals on high points lifting themselves up
on their flippers and roaring; there were
cow seals, lowing murmurously. and the ,
sea was actually allvo with seals of all I
sites but the smallest and never a one was I
quiet In lung or limb. This discordant din .
continues night and day from July to No
vember or later and In foggy weather Is
the only signal for mariners who are get
ting too close to the rocky and dangerous
coast
,rt of I'upp) nl.
We went down on the rocks to get a
closer view of the animals and there came
in actual touch Mth the puppy seals.
Those of them that were not playing were
cuddled up asleep In the nooks and cran
nies of tbe rocks, piled indiscriminately on
top of each other They slept so soundly
that we could stroke their fur. Usually
they did not awake until we would pick up
one by Its tall, or what passes for a tall,
and then it would wake up with a bark and
a great spittlny and spluttering somewhat
as a cat tnlgh. It would try to bite, too,
ana wnen ii was iei imf wouia go hod- j
rung oer mo roc. ho us companions.
bouncing around like rubber and apparently ,
reckless of bumps nnd bruises. A young
. . a 1 I. ahnitt 1 1 1 .i n I n r Vi on n- Inn foAl
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long, not muth bigger than a puppy Hod
m.-i Th vnii-.ir0 ,.,
;WVm and have so little desire for water
that their mothers have to puvh them Into
the sea to take their first lesson. Tne
older seals are, as a rule, gentle, and they
may be approached within a few hundred
feet without disturbing them. Occasion
ally an old fellow- is ugly and I saw a very
large one. provoked by one of the cutter
officers, give chase to htm and with such
evident purpose of fignt that the officer
inglorlously turned his back and ran as
best he could over the rocks, the seal lum
bering awkwardly after him end giving him
a close race.
A cow- seal Is as ra!n as a woman anit
she never tires of preening herself. The"
sight of one of them floatipg screuely
on tho waves fanning hertelt with her
flippers ts as funny si It It womanly. Tra
day before our arrival tbe puppy seals had
been count d and In this rookery there wert
.000 of them, which would give about fif
teen thousand In all. bulls, cows, and
bachelor, or klllable seals. The Jan kill
ing day of tbe season Is August 10th. On
killing day the seals are driven to the kill
too (rounds, and the bachelors, that Is,
tto" 001 ,hp h,arf" "'
for their furs aad meat. Tb killing Is
simple enough. Armed with bvy hickory
lub made In roonectlcut. the killer, to
the bmttDg of tin pans and other noises 10
keep the seals hunched, bo among them and
I with a tap on me head tne seal l KswwKeu
, Insen.lble and his throat li cut before he
jieeovera copccloutaeM. The skins are re-
moved and packed awar In salt, and the
! rneot la used by the natives and for fox
feeI It) the winter. We ate some or the
aat am found It very delicate, though
a little bluer In color than was attractive.
Seal Hvct is finer than the finest calf liver.
fninll) Life of Hip Sml.
The frmlly life of the seal Is remark-
able, and shows Intelligence-that cannot be
accounted for in ar animal, which Is said
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to be absolutely unteachable as the fur- teaches It to swim In several weeks, It
bearing seal Is During the winter he Is nearly half grown before lt becomes an
rookeries are deserted, the seals being 'jff expert As soon as they have mastered
to the warmer waters of the south, but the art however seals are the most grace
from May 10 to 15, the bull seals make ful of swimmers, and they can have more
their appeal ance and take up positions on fun dashing through the surf and riding
the rocks, selecting locations as near the; the waves than a doien small boys. I saw
water as they can get them and fiercely, numbers of them far out of sight of land In
fighting any others who seek to dlsposses Bering sea. quite as much at home as a
them. The weaker brothers must take th'rtr fish would be.
plares further back and so on t(l the ba-h- , The bachelor seal Is really n pathetic in
elor sejls are reached and they are drives t dividual. He has no home to go to nor
entirely off the rookery proper. These' has he any social recognition In seal so
bachelor seals are young fellows four ur Piety and he Is compelled to live away
five years old who have not yet grown Mim- 1 back lu the suburbs of the rookery. A
clently strong to fight the old ones and take narrow street is left open for him to get
a family, but If they escape the killers they' down to the sea through the rookery and
will dlspoitess the old bulls In time, to be - he Is not disturbed as long as he keeps In
driven forth themselves when they have that narrow path, but woe to him If he
grown old-
On each plot of space selected, say a rod
or more square, the bull seal maintained
rocks, until the families begin to break up
in the autumn, and they neither eat nor
drink during that time. They come out as
fat as they can roll, weighing sometimes
as high as 400 pounds, and when they return
to the sea they are so thin and weak that
they can scarcely get about.
In pleasing contrast with the disagreeable
displays of temper and jealousy oc the
(art of the male members of the various
families is the delightfully amiable dlipo-
titlon of the mild-eyed, sweet-faced fc
males. They never complain or quarrel
or fight, and even when they are severely
injured In the battles over them they sub
mit to U all In, a perfect spirit of gentle
ness and resignation. The real family life
of these interesting animals begins with
the appearance of the puppy seals. Thou
sands of little fellows chase over the jocks
and play, quite neglected by their parents
as soon as they get beyond the limit of
their homes. A mother seal shows no
affection for her baby If it gets beyond
the home limits and lt may be killed be-
lore ner eyes without a protest from her,
but either father or mother will fight for It
to the death within the limits of Its birth-
place.
at, tne same time a mother seal will
Advertising Comment
"What is so rare as a dav In June?"
askC the sentimentalist, and 'the practical
man answers. "Why an underdone beef,
steak.- I am persuaded, however, that
there is something more rare tban either
of these. I refer to that quality in a man
which rnables him to see a thine through
, .
. . . .
The persistency which does not let go un.
til that which is sought W accomplished,
how few of us possess it. Every success-
ful man. every wealthy man of today Is
a persistent man,
all
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meB wouM atta!n 8Uccess
Staying quail-
ties are successful qualities.
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ktnarter. or bad any more ability tban you,
but slmnlv bur&L'bn ht warn more nt-riiit.
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Fit-
When you got tired and quit he went on.
Tbe fickle goddess of success always In-
cllnod to flirt with those who would woo
her. stands smiling, however, down at the
end of the road, waiting for the men who
go on.
Like a modsnt young girl she waits for
the coming of her lover, but when be "gets
there" she glveb him a welcomes which
makes him clad he didn't null until h
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ioubq ner. -
There are no paved s,reet,. no royal road
leading to success. H I., valleys, rocks
and rut are on every side and thsn there
are the long, level stretches 'which try a
mnn'a onul mnrn than th Alr - A ,.
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hil-s- ,
utuK y .ui mountain
climber "Deters out" in rroiilnr the nixn
.... ... - vvu.w a.uue, -iiuuui men's an us aavenisers rignt now.
It is too slow for him. too monotonous, too valuable adjuncts to the civilisation, and Can you use some prosperity
tiresome, alt he- sees is the seemingly lntr. i-onseaurnt hinnlnm nt m.nti.j - j i ....
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mlnable dead level and dry sand, the glare
of the sun. and so crouln r v.
select her own poppy from among 10.000
hen sbe tomes In from the m at nurslns
time, and she will not permit a strange
.-,., h, sh. rpconll her own
br ltg ro( ti l( ghe ,js and gets no
an,wer sne wm ite down l0 gifep for awhll
,, wajtC l0 cal aRa when the hear
vo1re anjonB tne thousands she pushes
her way through the throng until she
reaches It. and then gives It the care It
needs. She will sometimes be away for
two or more dAyg feeding out at sea. but
lne puppy doesn't seem to miss Us mother
or gnr ordinary length of time. Neither
g lt g0 particular as she Is. and It will
lunch with any mother seal that will Invite
onIJ"- as before stated, the mother wants
her own. A puppy seal does not like the
at flrst- n3 th"Sh tne mother
gets off it. The old seals thump him and
beat him and drive him forth In utter dis
grace. In addition to his bard domestic
lot be Is "klllable" and at any moment
after tho first of July and until August
10 he may be driven to the slaughtering
grounds and be knocked In the head.
Single blessedness Is no snap In seal life.
As the season advances the family re
lations and regulations are gradually re
laxed. The husband grows less Jealous,
the wives go further out to sea seeking
food and stay nway longer, the bachelor
seals are not fought so fiercely by the
old fellows and by the middle of August
the rookeries present a scene of general
disorganization and breaking up as If the
entire community were about to move out
The husbands and fathers now desert their
homes and take to the water or herd to
themselves nway from the rookeries and
begin to eat and drink. During the au
tumn the departure of the seals Is gradual,
the puppies In some instances not getting
away until as late as January, but by that
time all are gone and the rookeries are
still, save for the cries fit the Innumerable
sea fowl that have their homes In the
cliffs.
Where the seals go In winter I do not
know, nor do I know why they have se
lected these two Islands In the Bering sea
for making their abiding place, -almost to
the exclusion of all others. A seal doesn't
like suntblne If lt brings a temperature
above forty-five degrees, neither can he
endure the least mud on his llflng grounds,
but there arc other places wh?re it Is cold
and where rocks abound and yet qn these
two little islands more seals live for half
the year than are In all other parts of the
world together.
WILLIAM J. LAMPTON.
BIG BOOST FOR WESTBERG
City Conii1rollT llullil n I'retty
Ann i-1 in 111
Siilnry.
While In Lincoln Tuesday City Comp
troller John N. Westberg appeared before
tbe senate committee on metropolitan af
fairs nd explained to the committeemen
why his salary should be raised from H.feOl)
to K,'500. The committee approved the
bill mnklng this change in salary and also
approved a measure which Increases the
salary of the city prosecutor from fPOO to
J1.500.
The TruNi Problem.
To a thoughtful mind the trust problem Is
one of serious Import. It must be firmly
grappled with, for It erecps upon society
before you are aware of Its existence. In
this respect much resembling tbe various
disorders which attack the stomach, suet
as constipation, Indigestion, dyspepsia and
biliousness. Hostctter's Stomach Bitters
will cure nil such ailments, and prevent
la grippe, malarial fever and ague. Be sure
to give lt a trial.
rirnnu hi- i,n a.,i,i. .v. ...
ent one's 'o''L
cooling waters which li i. ivnH .h.
desert.
Have v , ..
,-our coaMderVtlon of hi, sub ect to real-
i- ihm .,. ...
v uiuo uicu rrur t'oioi-
e" 'ortun" tti. lack of stability
on tbe part of other men? All tbe grt
life Insurance companies, with their palatial
marble buildings, are monuments to a lack
of staying quality In human character.
Insurance companies derive one of their
greatest sources of revenue from lapses."
So sure fs this Income, that many invest-
ment companies are today doing an enor-
mmift nllRlf.l nntl . r avl. . i
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j..-.- -mruuga io me
lV l?" i' 50 ,n?
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wno icll by tne wayside so so great.
Tbe staver Is the winner nvai-v tin.
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guessing, no speculation about lt. Just to
sure as you stay with It, you "get there."
Now as naturally as water runs
off a
duck's tack, or a politician seeks a sec-
ond term, do these .reflections lead right
up to the subject of advertising.
I have been trying all the while I was
wr ting tie paragraphs above, to head my-
mU off omohow. and turn these "wUe My.
w.n " -.h. M .
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should 1 not talk advertising? Is it nut
an Important subject? If so. can we afford,
to Ignore it?
I think not.
Were ! not for advertising there
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uu.u ,iui u ucopoper uor a Business
that amounts to anything In existence today,
and I would like to have someone explain
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womankind.
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RUSHING OMAHA JOBBERS
Spring Bnjin Mors Numerom and Eetttr
Pleated lhtn Ever Pefcn.
STOCKS IN THIS CITY ARE COMPLETE
Country .Mrrrlimi t Hiprm Them
Heli en n Belli SntUflei! to tlny
Thelr (ioodii In, This
Xnrkrl,
Tbe country merchants own the whole
sale district this week. For a month or
more they will be In evidence while pur
chasing their goods for spring and summer
trade. The fame of Omaha as a whole
sale center has spread during the winter
In a manner never before known and
salesmen on the floors of the various
houtes declare they have ten customers
this sensou to one at this time In any pre
vious year.
Yesterday morning the Dlers Bros, syndi
cate was on the rosrket. This syndicate
controls stores at Ulysses. Fullerton,
Gresham, Rising and Cedar Rapids. The
representatives each year n.ake a tour of
the Jobbing ctnters, nciudlng St. Louis,
Chicago and New York, and after an In
spection of the various stocks and terms
place their orders where they can do so
to the best advantage. This year they
concluded their trip at Omaha, which city
will supply their five ooris the coming
seLson. In the party this morning w-i.
Henry Dlers of Ulysses, John Dlers o.
fullerton. WUliam Dlers of Gresham. Wil
liam Tower of Rising City and Gld Baum
of Cedar Paplds. Speaking of their tilp
this season, John Dlers said
"We have v. sited the principal markets
of the country and have Inspected all of the
stocks. As we passed through Omaha on
our way east we stopped off for a day
When we reached the eastern centers e
found nothing that we could not purchase
In Omaha, and as tbe terms, free on board
cars, were practically tbe same, tbe short
haul saved the day for Omaha and we re
turned here to place our orders. We save
money on freights and tbe wholesalers here
always give us a royal good time. The
stocks In this city are tetter this season
than ever before, and we all feel confident
that Omaha will be one of the principal dry
goods Jobbing centers in a few years."
Iihih .Mr re limit Tnlka.
M. r Shafer of tbe firm of M. F. Shafer
& Co. of Vllllsca, la., Is on the market
making his first spring purchase In Omaha,
He has been In business at Vllllsca for
several years and bis trade generally went
to Missouri towns. "I am surprised," he
said, "at the display of goods In Omaha,
I believe that I will save at least $150 on
my purchases this season by buying in
Omaha, and I am sure that T will open up
with one of the brightest and best stocks
tver placed in my store. Vllllsca is going
to enjoy a season of unrivalled business
prosperity this year. The Burlington Is
going to place a double track on Its western
Iowa division and much of the work will
lie done near our town. There Is one cut
which will require the work of 100 men
two years, and as this cut Is only a mile
and a half from town we expect to set
much trade from this source. Consequently
we are Increasing our lines, and In my case,
at least, Omaha wholesalers are to reap
the benefit."
F. H. Kernohan of Comstock, Neb., one
of the dealers on the market, said
"Omaha Is destined to become tbn, leading
dry goods distributing point in the west.
as this year dealers who came here are
finding out that they can bu? to as good
advantage and have tt. tampitte stocks to
select from as In nny -cityi-lir the country.
Freight rates cut an impfsnt figure with
the retail dealer, and they are in favor of
Omaha In the western territory, because of
the geographical position or the city."
Milliners Are I'Irnard.
In the millinery line the difference In the
state of trade this year as compared with
previous years Is as marked as In the other
lines. Mrs. A. C. Heath of Dow City, la.,
expressed the Ideas and position of many
of the visitors w hen she Temarked "I can
hardly be called a patron of 'Omaha houses
at this time, for I have only come to see
what Omaha is doing. I have been In the
house but five minutes, and If my present
belief is borne out by my investigations I
will go no further, for I have never seen
more perfect displays."
Mrs. J. D. Edwards of Stromsburg said
"I am glad that Omaha Is getting Into the
millinery trade, for it will be of great ad
vantage to the milliners of the state. Ex
press charges are an important Item In the
millinery trade and we .can save much
money In that respeet by dealing In Omaha.
I find that the selections offered here are
as good as any in the Chicago market."
Mrs. S. M. Houston of Moville. Ia., said
"i come to umana to buy because It is
nearer home than any other wholesale
point Everything here Is strictly up to
aaie ana prices are right."
Mrs. C. J. Gay of Fullerton not only deals
in millinery, but carries -a line of women's
furnishings. She says: "I have bought
gooas in omaha for the millinery store be.
fore, but have always gone to Chicago for
my novelties and furnishings. This year I
will Inspect Omaha stocks before going east
ana ir tney prove to be as complete as 1
have been told I will place my entire spring
oraer in ine city.
Ilny Xnreltie Here.
Mrs. Minnie Miller of Cooks, who carries
a line similar to that of Mrs, Gay, has al
ready placed her order for novelties and
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taVDK .(,u"1 ' " e Dfede1 w'th refer-
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unless a man has faith enmn-h in ,t.,i
he has to sell, and In the medium he use
for the purpose of securing hureta .n 17.!
with tbe proposition until success comes h
better never make a start Qnle.
But I hear some one sav "V ..
though success was bound to come If a man
was simply a stayer." '
Right you are. my friend v
me a "stayer." I don't care what line t
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successiui man every time.
" " a "fura P'e... and a
iuu pussessen oi staying qualities will at
tain success just as sure as your hens if
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w . t .tvj.iue, ouj, win Df covered with
lice If you don't do something to head
them off.
You mar be able to kill ihm .....
the conditions are met you can not "hean
off" success.
I reallie, of course, that in these adver-
Using talks. I am hampered very largely by
tbe thought In tbe minds of those whom I
seek to help, that I am urging the vaTue
-uvert s.ng trom a purely selfish stand
point, ever was tnere a
poim. .-ever was mere a cmtrr ml.
take. I know of no business deal so "nu7eW
mutual." a. the advertising proposition If
Ibli paper canDot get business for you t
cannot HhoW ,.0U 8aDd thtte u aI,7.Un'
Is to It. If n can get business for
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you, and you fall to use lt rou
surely are the loser.
It Is getting business, and lots of It for
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a shartr ln th.. hlch 1. rnmin,
a snrer ID Wat which Is coming to
TO TELL
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I TELL BY THE NAME . I
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Harburger, Homan & Co., Manufacturers.
WOMEN MARTYRS
No. 322 Sycimort St.. Eviniville, Ind., Mirch 28, 1900.
Wine of Csrdul hat done mc a world of good. I have been afflicted ten yean with irregular and painful men
itruition. My monthly periods would come on with great pain and I had to lie down to be at ease. I had heart
and nervous trouble. I htve taken Wine of Cardul and Thedford's Black-Draught and find them to be the best
medicines women can take for such troubles. My period came on list month without a pain or an ache and was
nearer the right time than It had been for msny years. The Wine also helped my heart and nervous trouble which
I had had for five years. I have been treated by many of the but physicians in Evansville and had paid out hun.
dreds of dollars without any relief. I will advise any suffering woman not to go to doctors for such troubles as I
have hid but to get Wine of Cardul at once and take it, There is no use suffering. I have tried it and know what
l will do. Mrs. L L LINDSAY.
WlNEoCARDUI
What a itory Mrs. Lindsay tniht (ell of long day and nights of torture, borne in silence and in
secret ! Month after month she endured the distresses of disordered menstruation and paid doctors
fees for the relief they never gave her. It b no wonder that thousands of women are being driven
into insane asylums and early graves by tne suffering they endure. Mrs. Lindsay's letter shows how
unnecessary such suffering is When Wine of Cardul Is at hand. It is a remedy which meets the need of
every suffering woman. It makes menstruation natural and painless. By it the ligaments .which hold
the womb in place are strengthened and invigorated. The terrible pains in the head, neck, shoul
ders, back and legs, the common "dull feeling" and the sensation of exhaustion are banished by Wine
of Cardui, This simple remedy is a blessing to any woman, curing her in the, privacy of her home,
permanently and quickly. No one but the patient need know of itT All druggists sell $1.00 bottle.
For advice ln esses requiring special directions, addreis, giving symptoms, "Tbe Lsdlti'
Adrlsory Department," The Chattanooga Medicine Company, Chattaaooga, Tonn
furnishings She says "I expected to go
to Chicago as usual, for ray supplies out-
side of millinery, but the selection of other
goods was so complete that I found It un
necessary' to make the trip. We no longer
have to go east for noeltles, which is
comethlng I am pleased to see."
Mrs. S. J. Holdrege of Alliance is a new
visitor to Omaha. She said: "Omaha
stocks this year are equal to those of any
city. Terms are good and prices all right.
The stock is bigger than ever before and I
am sure that the future of Omaha's whole
sale millinery trade is assured."
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PETERSON INQUEST DELAYED
Meanwhile Oetrrtlvrn Mnkr Itrnrtt !
i:rTorl to olte the ,
M ytery.
Several detectives are at work upon the
mysterious case of Mary Peterson, the do
mestic who was found dead Mondsy morn
ing In the home of J. S. Collins, 111 Burt
street, where she was employed, and pend
ing a report from them the inquest was
postponed until today. It is ' under
stood that tbey are now looking for a
young man who wrote the woman several
letters. In which significant admissions
were made "If we can find him," one of
the detctives said yesterday, "we may be
able to get some light on the case. Tbe fact
of his questionable relations with her does
not necessarily imply that he killed her, but
be might be In a position to testify on
several material points. For instance, he
might know- whether or not sbe bad ever
threatened to commit suicide
"My opinion Is." he resumed, "that the
woman did not commit suicide, as I can't
understand how sbe could have beaten her
face In that way. The bruises show that
she bad been struck at least five different
blows, any one of which was severe enough
to have stunned her."
The police have found a girl of tbe name
of Miss Ida Carlson, a friend of tbe dead
woman, who says the latter bade her good
bye Saturday afternoon with the remark,
"This may be the last time you will ever
see me." This gives color to the theory of
suicide.
The doctors who made the post mortem
examination will testify before tbe cor
oner's Jury today hat the woman came to
her rtth th. r.snii nf Mnu-.
ner oeatn as tne result of blows,
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GENERAL FRENCH IS THE HERO NOW
KKclu-iirr . Slmrm, in I'rnlut Only n
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LONDON". Feb. 17. General French's
most recent success, combined with the
other advantages gained by the British
forces ln South Africa, have created, a rep
resentative of tbe Associated Press learns,
a most hopeful feeling In the War office
here. Lord Raglan, under secretary for
war. described It today as being "the thin
end of the wedge." and this also Is tbe
opinion of the military critics, who reit
erate that while tbe Var cannot be ex
pected to end with a sudden stroke, this
constant capturing of men, guns and sup
plies and horses means that the operations
will soon be reduced to a dacoit stage
MuUr .Much Oirr Krem-li.
General French Is quite the hero of the
hour on Pall Mall, though, of course, Gen
eral Kltrhcner'B controlling hand is recog
nized under every circumstance. It Is felt
by Mr. Broderlck and Lord Roberts that
so long as tbe British forces are doing
something to diminish the Boers' supply
of men, mounts and ammunition, they are
achieving the only possible objective at
present In sight. It is not believed to be
at all likely that General Kitchener will
grant any armistice ns a preliminary to
peace, or if he docs be will not let the
War office know of It until be learns of
the rpBult. In fact, smnll reliance Is placed
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gave In, the- War office is Inclined to think
that his action would only affect the force
under his immediate individual command,
and the same policy which Is now being
pursued would have to be continued against
the other forces far reraoted from the cum.
roander-ln-chlef,
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