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Mureli 31, 1001. THE ILLUSTKATKI) 1JKE. a o -m.T Koute 01 Nicaragua Canal is Beautiful arts of civilization, those of the tnblo liiiitls nml tho western slope nro n yellow rnco. who tit tlio tltno of ttio conquest possessed n civilization closely nlllcd to Hint of tho Aztecs. They nro nt the present tiny nn niiilnble, polite. Industrious ntul In teresting people, though unprogresslvo. In the pride of Its bustling, hurrying tho Inkcs. The mountnln sides nnd the Their Industry Is of the most painstaking nmgrcss this eountiy has bom wont to plnlenus of tho eastern slope are covered nnd In many Instances unthinking character look upon Central America as a congeries with perennial green, while the eountiy They do things because their forefathers of unlnipoiiaiit. lnslgnlllennt I.atlu-Amerl- west of tho hikes during the dry season, did them and eonseiiuently waste their time can states, chklly devoted to the cilltlva- January to May. Is sere and yellow. Yet li ' slow and nntliiiatcil methods tlons of wars and revolutions and scarcely Is this western part of the country that Is The construction of the canal will draw worthy of a groat nation's consideration, the most thickly populated. thousands of foreigners to .N'lcnragu.i nnd With the Increasing probability "f the great Journeying westward from tho Atlanta tho effects of this new and heterogeneous ship cannl whl.-h Is to connect Atlantic nnd con8tl tho traveler crosses llrst the Hat element upon Its present population Is hard Pacific one of these hitherto Inslgiilllcunt inmi8 cVored with ureal forests of tropical I" anticipate. There are vast Holds await states becomes cf the greatest signlucunco. jum.L,, This land Is charnctorUcd by the Ing owners to develop them and Indications and the eyes of America are turning to one i,nck nlluvlal soil which covers it at a "f Ki'ld nnd silver mines to be discovered of tho Hirst beautiful and easeful countries Brcl,t depth. (Irndunlly the Innd rises alii and exploited. The Immense forests of the Hi tho world, a region where life Is so joy- ani KraVol crop out of the loam. Mosquito country with all their valuable ously worth living that Its earliest civ- Settlements nre rare and human habitations timber and rubber are as yet unexplored illzed dlscovirers, llmllng a barbarism more nro fnr t,0t eMi. though the fertility of the and thero 'ire prairies capable of sustaining nfi and generous and appealing than their ,nni HO Rrcat when once cleared of Its millions of cattle, while on the higher clo wn clvlll7atlon called the Nicaragua of the Kt,pt,mi,)llH growth that corn planted with vatlons the coffee tree grows In reckless ti l.l 1 1. ,, I a --Mnli mel'M t'nrnillm. " .1 I .......... ,,..-....lnt,.,.. nrnfilaliiti III Mltetl II enlintrw with Its Tiii 111 ti it f ) nmii jiuill t, nwii kii.md 111 a 111 ii.ii.i.. . 1111, 1 1 -. ... w Nicaragua hm the name or the ureal no cultivation with either plow or hoe is moiis'inus 01 square nines 01 uniireiupni. uttited a Jest has been the reputed uuthot of every Jest. past, present and to mmi Thero nre exactly l.f.lrt Jests In the Joe Miller book. Their nntliiulty cannot be ttmstloncd, nnd their Intermittent une can not be stopped. That reigning music hall st about the rent N numbered It" In this inn lent volume and runs thus- A farmer In the neighborhood of Hun astir was thus neeesled by his landlord In pie. putting a bit Into his mouth, burmd it so that the tears 1 a 11 down his cheeks gentleman that sat by asked him why wept 'Only.' said he. 'because It H Just come Into my teiiiembrance that m poor grandfather died this day twelve month' 'Peril.' said the other. 'I thii all? So. whipping n large piece Into hH mouth, he quickly sympathised wllh lh" boy. who. seeing his eyes brim full, asked. with n innllcloils sneer, why he wept . plague on you.' said he. 'bnaiise iii wore not hanged the day your grandfather died ' ' Puts Hobos to Flight NKIIKASKA I'AH.M SCHNH NKAIj WITIlltOW '" VM "I 111' '1 1111:1 1 Sli. 1 it 1. .1 11. 1,. III. slltlllK IKI'lll .lllil SI leil ,111 HI lit MIUSK. t that bail been there fur mmttlm lis m u was broken nnd It Imd not liven tonde.i since tho etvll war. She lifted It to In i shoulder, leveled It at the holms nnd the order: "Now, you get " Two of them slunk out without n word The thud, tin one who was evidently the lender of tin gang, lifted bis 1ml 11 he backed out ru.l John, I am going to raise rur rent.' John "aid politely cuimnh: "Unod-bye." Willi replied' 'Sir, 1 am cr miicb obliged tu splendid nervo she answered "(iooil-i. on. for 1 cannot raise It mxself.'" "If. and kept lilm covered until he was Here Is another revival of this sensoi. "rf the stoop. The entile county Is (diking It la No. U0I- "An imli boy, being at a "r "er and her esploll. table where there was a piping hot apple Socini; the Joke vnrlutton from the usual "Kngllshmao and Joke" slor was lold In mi up town hotel, telates the N'ew Yolk Sun. II. was a otiug Kugiwhinah and was riding liorsebaek with mi Vuierleau friend from live to l.ill'i hmi'tlt "I say, demmlt, old chap." said the ling llsliman. "what is written oil that sign I the wnyslde"" "Why. Its says 'Private llond.' " lcturticd his friend "You ought to go to a blnek smith nnd learn to rend signs" The IhiKllshntiin wns lull rested "I say. old ibao." was his reply. "Is thai Mrs lllta I'. Sanford, who lives near a Joke-" Kingston. N. J.. Is the heroine of the "Of course, it Is a Joke; you will see It neighborhood Three tramps vlltcl her uovt week. If you work hard." bouse and demaiuli'd food, clothing and "Novi wrik, nil, suinrty. I'll lay you .1 money, but she leveled an old musket nt bawl lo of wine that 1 see It before maw 11 them and drove them out of the house, mi lug." art that was wonilrimily nervy from lh" The wager was taken and by the time tbe fact that Mrs. Sanford knew the gun win had reached their Journey's end I he Amort unloaded and useless If her bluff fnll'd to inn had forgotten the wnger. Not bo his work Hut It did work and the Intra. lers friend. Ho thought and thought, and shorth took no ilianees wllh the big gun and the before 1 oVIock tho following morning he tittle woman behind It. burst Into bis friend's room wllh Hying halt Mrs Santord Is 11 farmer's wife and Is and radiant with elallon brave and self-reliant. Her husband I have It. 1 have It'' he cried, barely worried greatly over the necessity of I. nv- aide to lull, The Joke Is Hiippose Hie lug her so much nlone In the bouse that bhu k'tini b me. not In" Is. with only her two little children an. I lie got 'be wine with no one to protect her. "M.m't no alarmed," she would say. "I think I ran look out for myself." And the ollur dn she proved her words ami made In r l inn good. Mrs. Sanford was busy baking blend nn.l did not hear footsteps on tho rear pur- li .Suddenly the door was thrust open pxuthh and a burly hobo entered. He deinaiiileil food She said she had none ntul H11e.it eneil to call the dog. The fellow lauglio'l and then Mrs. Sanford noticed two more men III the yard. Tlirv bad a horse nml wagon. The llrst fellow, re-enforeeil tie elared Hint they wnnted brend, tea. coffee. sugnr and meat for themselves and bav for their horse, lie forced his wnv Into tho room nml was followed by tho others Kvon then Mrs. Sanford did not feel greatly nlarmed, but. when one of tho men produced n ropo nnd declared that It would be safer to tlo her up while they went through tho house she realized the gront- "AT IIOMIV NKAU OKNTItAl, CITY, Neb. Photo by Leo. THOMAS It. DAWIiRV. JIl. aboriginal city which occupied the site of reuiihred. This terrllory. -tending : from ""'t-' "1! 'o,i!" "vMio the present city of Kiwis, ami Is said to the San Juan river to .ape no.iuui.i .. .... have contaiiie, l.Ciwt.Olin Inhabitants. The tho north, hns long been known ns the onco removed, the 1 Influx of n bus strlv Im, ..1 1 1 1 r .....,.... i.v. Mnunniin enoniiv nr ldiiL'dom. Its snarso population from tho nlrcady crowded ccn- .1,:. 'i ..,,' ,t It .1,.. ,..i,'',is it. 11,- inhnbltnntH ronstltute a trlho of queer tors of tho old world, which shall mnko of new world, but the name was applied to brown Indians, who paint their faces red to that region, bo richly favored by nnturo n the countrv nboiit. nnd Is retnlncd by It nt senro tho devil, nml indulge 111 n nunincr mm. o. oieDBnK the present dny. Nature In lavishing her of other more or less curious customs and favors nn this land left little for the heart corcmonlos. Hut they are n harmless of man to desire. Though the country lies people, under chiefs who make their own n ; 1 f ii.p Wittipt In tho Iroples. almost any cltinnte desired laws ns occnslon requires. When one of Jill lill Ul IMC vviiui.ai mny bo found. It Is simply n mntter nt their numlier tins trnnsgresseu. n council is climbing the ninuiitnlns to tho proper held nround their trlbnl lire, tho grnvlty or nVery dny furnishes new evidence, of tho nltltudo nbovo the sea level to find either the crime discussed nnd the pennlty which fn,yti nnd vexatious truism Hint "thero a nernetunl summer, snring or autumn, the guilty 0110 must pay decided. Usually iH nothing now under tho sun." It would Thero where nature forestalls every neces- a Hnc Is Hxed. llolng notlfled of tho nmount, j,0 r Icllciilnui to attempt to decry the efforts slty. tho primeval curse of labor Is n barely tlio culprit without uemur socks pnssnge nf (Uo V(,ry cPVI,r librettists of todny perceptible burden. Krults grow in reckless to somo port, where, llndltiK cmpioymeni. cnm0 nperns and tlio gifted gentlemen who profusion. Cattle breed and multiply upon ho remains till ho has accumulated sufficient nro responsible for the conlempornnenus tho fertile plnlns, furnishing meat and the to pay tno line, wnereupnn no reiurns io nia Htornry successes. Hut It would be equally mnterlnl for the clothing which becomes people with Joy nnd thus relinbllltntoR nun- ridiculous to stniul boldly forth ns Iho n mere matter of conventionality rnther self. Ah the chief means of convcynnco Pjiampnn ( tiioso snmo librettists nnd than of necessity. nmnng these people Is by their nnrrow dug- authors on the bash of originality, nnd Ono might senrch far nnd And no other outs which they paddlo up nnd down tho thorough nnd undevlntlng originality nt country nbout which thero Is less relln- numerous streams intersecting inoir uuer- that bio Information than nbout Nicaragua. It is m..iao.o .ores, ,,,,7 ...1.. ..... ,n t,mt rnr(J o(1 B,mill.,,y ()f 10 ohihiren ns Inrgo ns Now Knglnnd, with a popuia- men 111111 are rage,,, .,. ,.n out... ... of n, n(;(ifl I)nll Qllxn, .. nVH hp N(w lion loss thnn thnt or lloston. which neing "ei.ze. i,rm ,,o.,...n. . .... ...... y()r prnl(li thpro nn, mnny PXampiPi said, compiotes tno sum or stnnsticni gai,y ., ,, of tho fnct that the olden times hnvo been Knowlodgo. 'iliero nro no rrllnmo stntis- nipiuiy nowing iiei.z.,, re,. furnish food for modernity ucs. jno irusiwoiiny l-xumih a eve, -. thnt t,10,r rPCtntlnn would prove wearying been tnken, nnd nono or any Klnil rnr many a few clumsy looking "bungocs" cross Cervnntes has put In the mouth of Sancho yenrs. A deendo ngo tho populntlon was tho Inke nnd ono Amerlcnn-bullt stenmor, i,,n n,n( fnitt,ri fnitnwi.r of tin. t,,ii estlmnted at r.00.000. Itcccntly It has boon tlio Victoria, which cnrrles pnssengors to gr KKj,t n series nf quaint expressions put at half that number, n population of nnd from flrnnndn. It Is hero thnt thr that nro nw In use by the twentieth cen- easy going, cnrolcss humanity, regardless aspect of tho lnndsrnpe ehnnges nnd tho ry (.ration nf the smart snl and thesn of today as of tomorrow, for they know crat chain nf mountains forming tho back- PXprPSflnns are Invarlablv set down by tho hat tomorrow will ho as today and today hone of tho two American continents flndR purlsts slang-undlgnllled. unrompromls- Is but n ropy of yesterdny. Ms lowest depression. Tho grent fnreRts ,,.. . ,1... r 1 . . Illh.ill.Hh. iiuiH i tmi h " t- .if 01 mo rnsiern ronsi nnve (usnppenreq nnu Tho gonernl configuration of tho conn- fertile Inblelnnds. luxuriant groves nnd try hns been compared to ono's right hnnd grass-covered prairies or savannahs with A BUSINESS DISPUTE Is cii'iily hrttlril when nccounts nre properly kept. Dot, t practice l.iKc economy by trying to save on I1LANK BOOKS. We will make you 11 hct ruled nnd printed to order tit Much n siuall cost tli.it you can buy the best. A. I. ROOT, Printer, 414-410 S. nil, St , OMAHA, NIJH. Photographic Art Studies These nre the works of tho Tonnesnn Sisters of Chicago, nnd there Is prolnbly no more capable photographic nrtlstn In the world Hutu these enthusiastic young womrn There nro twolvo subjects from which to choose, of which wo reproduce li:ht Theso pictures nro handsome enough for anyone's drnwlng room nnd mny lie used effectively unfrnmed, or will look splendidly wllh simple dnrk frnmo. How to Gel Them Theso pictures nro mounted on handsome blnek rnw nllk stock mouiitn, I2xir Inches, tho photogrnphs nro 7x9 Inches. Those hnvo never been sold nt the nrt stores for less than ono dollar. Ily securing nn Immense quantity of them we nro nblo to offer them With a Coupon for 10 Cents. When ordering state the name of tho subject, ntul If they nre to bo mailed enclose four cents addltlonnl for postage ntul packing. AHT IlKI'AItTMDM', THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17th nnd Fariimn Sts. Ily fnr tho greatest number nf "repeti tions" which are today In use in the comic .., nn tl.r. t, t n nn In l.n nnn,l .,., ...I.,. , 1 nn.il. l. ., i , ll'ein inn. .1.1 n...hu ... ." ......... , . , ' , ' A , , , , V ' , . , ' " """ hack to tho time of good old Joe Miller. ...M...t. uuau ... iiiu Dine. wi, , no nolo ,11 i.'iii uih i...i.-ii.n i; no . ,11 i e, ..ti Lint nueuei y tho thumb you will havo tho Atlantic, on ns tho traveler Journeys nnwnrd. And It tho other tho Pacific ocean, while In the Is here thnt the spnrso pi pulntlon nf the 'hollow of tho hnnd you will hold tho grent country Is chiefly concentrated. They nro lako. The Irregulnr lino nt tho Junction broadly sepnrnted Into two distinct elnsses, Of tlm U'rlel nnlln1 l,i. tl.n nnloilafa lir.. H.n T n.llnn nn.1 f T.nltnn T n.,l ln .....v. ...ixm .'J fc...' . l.l .r . o ..If ..... ..I... III.' .ll.lllll.. till. Illll. ,n 1. . .in.. i , i , line, will represent tho San Juan river car- general term meaning tho upper nr better rm,t n,,ln,K' s,nyfl: "Thoiiisl nn "crllont u.. . ... ' nj-tmlnn ntri nn wno tln inndf I n Pi f II Pfl ft fill rying oir tno wntor or tho Inko to tho elnps, nnd Is npplled nllko to nil whlto nn- .' , ,. " " , " IC' ocean. Tho nrea of tho country Is fiS.r.OO tlvcs. creolen nnd mrsllroes. whatever their "n I""""1,0,"'"" ,,rc,nthlnf " wns squaro miles, sufllclcnt to maintain n pop- origin. Tho puro blood Indians form the '"'": ,inTh U, nf BVPnl l,!K ,llR """J."" .? 'f This gentleman, who Is now honored by n volumo devoted to his sayings. Is credited by n contempornry with hnvlng been tho most serious of men, one who "nnver uttered n Jest In his life." This nuthnrlty, ulntlon of a million people. Tho great most despised clnss. Tho dnrk-sklnncd ninrk Jnck, a well known public house In lake is n remarknblo sheet of wntor 12.'. 1 ndlno will readily nccount fnr his dark ,,nr tTC0 ' rlar'; n,rl(P : w,,lc',( w" miles long and from forty to soventy-flvo complexion by claiming negro origin, while nt 1 time frequen ed by tho most re- miles wide. From tho mlddlo of tho lnko ho will sturdily deny thnt Indlnn blood P,M" tradesmen In he ne ghborhoorl. . the shore line on either sldo Is Invisible. Hows In his veins, so deep set Is tho stigma from Jon ImpprtiirlmWo gravity There nro n number of Islands In tho lnko, which was enst upon tho nhorlglnes by tho whov7 " sl ' nylnB was recounted, including tho two volcanoes, Omepotoc nnd enrly conquerors derisively nscrlbed It to him. ?Ii'?r'n; roiCnh Hs. t0 an altltUl10 respect- Tho Indians of tho Interior nnd west const "Aftpr his death, having left his family hi. J!. . , ? .1 V00 feot' North of (1lff(,r from those of the onstern slopo In unprovided for. ndvnntngo was tnken of it n .n ? another but smaller their attributes ns grently ns do tho vnry- ,hls hndlnnge. A Mr. Motley, n well known t nli 1,0 fnr,nor ln t,mofl ns nspects of tho counlry. Whllo tho drntnatlst, wns employed to collect nil tho There U n mnrt Mnsqultn nnd other tribes, nil mnro nr losi y jests then current on tho town. Joe craractot ! 0 Z Tl'?" '"Itorcnco In tho minted, nro n dark hrown. bushy-haired Miller's nnme was prefixed to thorn." iarncior or me country east nnd west of people, who hnvo mnrto no progress In tho From thnt dny to this tho mnn who never r HKl'MiKCTlON (iltANHMA'S THA CUT OUT THIS COUPON Present at Bee Office or mall ttali coupon with 10c and get your ihob-c of I'holo graphic Art Btudle, When ordering by nmll ndd K? for po.tage AHT HKI'AIITMICNT. IIKK IM'III.IH If I N '.. OMAHA.