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    BEATER NEW YORK.
ERA IN THE HISTORY OF
THE METROPOLIS.
[Completion of the Now York Central'*
Four-Track Draw-Bridge Over the Har
lem Blver, aud of the S3,000,000 Steel
Viaduct From 1 loth to 149th Street.
New York, Feb. 5, 1897.—One of the
most remarkable' feats of engineering
on record is nearing completion/add,
> beginning Thursday Feb. 11, the pas
tr senger, entering New York from the
f north will ride over one of the grand
est examples of steel railway construe-,
tion yet accomplished in this age of
marvelous results in that direction.
Going south at 149th street, the tracks
of tlK New York Central begin to rise
gradually, and at 135th street they
E cross the Harlem river on the new
four-track steel draw-bridge, at an ele
vation of 24 feet above high tide.
^ This massive structure is remarka
[ ble in being the first four-track draw
£ bridge ever constructed, and is the
s largest bridge of the kind in the world.
| It is 400 feet long and weighs 2,5pO
■ tons.' The draw-bridge is 68 f«— t 6
} inches wide, from center to center of
From 138th street south the four n«w
tracks. run -over the steel viaduct to
110th street, and thence by the stone
viaduct to lOGth street, where they
strike the level of the present four
track line.
The work of building this massive,
structure, which is here illustrated, be
gan Sept. 1, 1893, and has continued
without cessation until now, and will
cost when completed considerably more
than $3,000,000. The completion of the
new work will permit the opening of
all cross streets under the railway and
so admit a perfectly free passage for
street traffic.
One hundred and thirty-eighth street,
which has become a great thoroughfare,
will be entirely free, as the trains'
which heretofore crossed it at grade
will pass over it at an elevation that
will allow street cars and all traffic
perfect freedom. At 125th street, the
tracks will cross the htreet fourteen
feet above the level of the street, and at
this point a magnificent passenger sta
tion is to be built, extending from 125th
to 126th street, under the four-track ,
viaduct. \ ,, i
This improvement will be of im
mense value to the entire state—-in fact,
ti> the whole country—as the bridge,
being so high above the water, will
never have to be opened, except when
large steamers or vessels with masts
and out of the city, the / important,
through trains as well as the principal!
suburban trains arriving and depart-!
ing during those hours. ThlB wlllj
avoid delays, which have been, at1
times, very annoying, and permit of
much faster service than could have
been maintained under the old ar
rangements; and, as speed is one of the
principal factors in travel in this ago,
this, feature will prove an important
one.
Quite a number of the r;rcat improve
ments which have recently been made
In the northern part of tho city can
be seen from the trains as they pasa
over the new viaduct. Among them
are Grant’s tomb, St. Luke’s hospital
and the buildings of Barnard college
and Columbia college on Mornlngside
Heights, and very soon the grand
structure of tho Cathedral •of'St. John
the Divine will he observed;' Further
north, and oir tih west side of the
Harlem rlvejf, the aow famous speed
way Is under construction and ap
proaching completion; the magnificent
High, bridge, Washington bridge, Mc
Comb’s dam bridge and the viaduct
leading to it, from the north, are works
of art as well as of great utility, un
der which' the trains pass, and on the
right may bfe seen the buildlngd of the
University of the city of New York,
Webb’s Sailor’s Home, and hundreds
End View of the New York Central’s new four-track steel draw-bridge over tbe Harlem River at 135th Street,
Greater New York. The largest structure of its kind in the world.
Side view of the new four-track steel draw-bridge over the Harlem River.
outside trusses, and is carried on tbree
very heavy trusses. Between the cen
tral and each of the two side trusses
is a clear space of 26 feet, which per
mits the passage of two sets of double
tracks. The floor is corrugated and the
rails are bolted to it on steel tie-plates.
•The trusses of the draw-bridge span
are 64 feet high .in the center and 25
feet high at each end. At the highest
part of these trusses is situated the
. .engine-house, which contains two
i oscillating double-cylinder engines,
['•'which turn the draw, and can be
^worked together or separately, so that
If one should break down at any time
the other can do the work.
these be sons Of:amak.
And Some of Tbem ■ Were' BorS before
Columbus Discovered America,
The great register of Alameda coun
ty, which is considered the true and
official index to the age and height
of the male residents of this city,
contains some remarkable information
concerning well-known citizens, says
the San Francisco Examiner. County
Clerk Frank C. Jordan prepared the
work, and he has been highly compli
mented for the excellent production
that gives full information about the
electors. Since the register has been on
the market circus freak managers and
dime museum runners have been look
ing lovingly in this direction in the
hope of securing profitable sideshow
attractions. They have read the great
register. It is shown by that document
that prominent citizens attain a great
height and live for centuries. The
oldest man in Alameda county, accord
ing to the register, is W. Mam Allen, a
carpenter living in the Second Ward,
who has attained the age of 776 years,
John W. Alexander, a traveling man,
is 406 years old and 11% feet high. Then
there is George H. Allen, who used to
he deputy recorder. He is apparently
» young man, but in this register he
I* 326 years old and only 2 feet high.
O. Cadman, the San Francisco
insurance man and great gunshot,
would never be recognized, by his
friends from his official description, for
he is registered 356 years and 9% feet
in height. There are scores of others
who are on the official list
have to pass through; all tugs, canal
boats, barges, etc., will have ample
room to go unde rthe bridge while it la
closed.
The Harlem river, having been de
clared by congress a ship canal, the
secretary of war has issued orders that
all tugs and barges shall Joint their
smoke-stacks and flag-poles, to enable
them to pass under the bridge while it
is closed. He has also ordered thdt
the bridge shall not be opened between
the hours of seven and ten o’clock in
the morning, and four and seven in
the afternoon, except for police,'Are of
government vessels, the hours named
covering the great business traffl<f in
Want* M Find Her Brother.
While unpacking a sample order of
chinaware from Germany the other
day, Frank C. Young, a Second street
importer, discovered a blue envelope
tucked away in a vase. On opening it
a letter written in German was dis
closed. Being an expert German schol
ar^ Mr. Young translated the missive,
which read as follows: “To whom it
may concern: My brother, William
Bletzner, left Carlsbad, Germany, two
years ago, for America, where he in
tended to engage in the china busi
ness. After a short time his corre
spondence abruptly ended and after
that all our letters were returned un
claimed. I am a packer in a china
house and have been placing these
notes in every order to America in
hopes that they might be seen by my
brother or some one that knows him.
Trusting that the person who finds
this will convey any information which
would aid me, I remain, very truly,
Cora Bletzner, Carlsbad, Germany.”—
Philadelphia Record.
SOUTHWEST BREEZES.
' Sarcasm is a rhetorical flower con
cealing a bee.
It disgusts us to see others doing the
foolish things we do.
Every man who has g reat faith has
great power for good.
An investment in knowledge always
pays the best interest.
No man was ever converted while
nursing an aching tooth.
of other new buildings of less impor
tance. North of the Harlem river, oh
the Harlem division, is Bronx park,
which is to contain the great botanical
gardens and zoological .gardens of
Greater New York, and within a. ifcw
years this portion of the «i^y- will ot
ter attractions which will be. unsur
passed in their character by any olty
in the world., 1
Greater New York, which is . 19 miles
wide by 95 miles long, certainly offers
the tourist and seeker after knowledge
or pleasure more inducements than any
other American city, and few cities in.
Europe can equal it.
ADIRONDACK.
A VANISHED CIVILIZATION.
Work Done by tbe Jesuit* In Sonthj
America.' '
The pioneers of civilization in South!
America were the Jesuits, says Lippin-j
cott’s. Although their influence in]
many respects may not always have)
been what was most conducive to thel
prosperity of the new settlement, yeti
their mode of treating the natives was
more humane and their plan for the
development and progress of the coun
try more advanced than any other at
tempts of that period. They sought to
establish a permanent home for their
sect with a wealth and splendor thflt
would equal that of the old world and1
their work was characterized by pru-j
dence, Industry and wisdom. Otheil
settlers came only as fortune-hunting
adventurers to enslave the natives, pil-:
lage the country and then return toj
their own land with ill-gotten gains!;
Monuments of the Jesuits still remaim
in churches, aqfleducts, cities in ruins
and the history of 100 prosperous mis
sions; from the Amazon to Brazil’s
southern borders we see their signs
The aqueducts of Rio de Janeiro the1
hundred churches of Bahia, the stone!
water dams on the rivers of Goyas*
the crumbling ruins of almost every'
state of Brazil tell of the Jesuit occu
pation. Other settlers of that period,
left almost nothing behind them; their
mission was to destroy, tear down and
drive out the only element of good the
country had, that they might establish
the reign of terror, slavery and rapine
that cursed the country so
Win# Making In California. |
A big boom in wine making la
planned In some parts of California the
! coming ecasor.. In the northern So
noma district last year • many tons of
fine grapes rotted on the vines, the
supply being greatly fn excess of the
capacity of the wineries. All the lead
ing wine makers of the district aro
cow Increasing the capacity of their
cellars, the total increase being about.
700,000 gallons, and many wineries not
operated last season are being put in
shupo for a hei)vy season's run this
year. Over 400 car-loads of wine have '
been shipped out of tho district la the '
past left' months to make room for tho ;
new vlntago. Grapes are selling there ;
tor from $10 to $15 a ton. ' *
n An Opportunity of a Uf# Time
To secure a first-class vehicle below
cost to manufacture. We are closing :
out the stock formerly belonging to
the Columbus Buggy Co. in Omaha, !
N'eb. nothing reserved. Send for cat
alogue. J. II. Hai.sky £ Smith Co.
1008-10-13 Harney Street.
I . Omaha, Neb.
; \ That ConfuBlngDebato.
He bad a morning paper and a hur
ried look as he entered the station.
“Gimme a ticket to Horr.”
“What place?”
"Horr—Horr—down here, south—su
burban town-”
“Oh, you mean Harvey?”
And he did.
Horn* Seeker*' Excursion# at Half Bate*
Via the Missouri Pacific Railway and
Iron Mountain Route to points in the
west and southwest. Tickets on sale
Tuesdays: Feb. 16, Mar. 3 and 10,
April 0 and 30, and May 4 and 18. For
descriptive-and illustrative pamphlets
of the different states, time and map
folders, address H. C. Townsend, Gen
eral Passenger agent, St. Louis, Mo.
The Four Jtomaua.
“It is wonderful,” said young Mrs.
Torkins, “to think of the progress tho
world has made.”
“Yes,” Bald her husband^ "one can’t
help seeing_ evidences of progress
everywhere. If you walk out on the
streets you see electric cars and elec
tric lights everywhere.”
“Yes, whenever I see an electric light
I do feel so sorry for the poor Romans.
How they ever managed to read any
thing by the light of those spluttery
Roman candles Is more than I can im
agine."—Washington Star.
Twins In Size, Shape and Activity.
This Is what those Important little organs,
the kidneys are when healthy. In disorder
they may differ In all three particulars. Dis
ease usually destroys them successively, not
simultaneously, and one may be active while
the other Is seml-paralyzed. Give to both a
healthful Impulse, without exciting them,
with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, which fore
stalls such.dreadful maladies as Bright’s dis
ease and diabetes. Use the Bitters also for
malarial, bilious, rheumatic, nervous, bowel
and kidney troubles.
One Door In Georgia Barrooms.
Under a new ordinance in Griffin,
Qa., a barroom in that town may not
connect with another room, and muit
have but one doorway for entrance and
exit. Even if the proprietor of the bar
lives in the building in which It is situ
ated, he must have a separate entrance
to his house, and from his bar must go
> into the street in order to get into his
home. The object of the ordinunco is
obvious. _•
Han’t This!
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, Ohio,
We, tbe undersigned, hare known P. J.
Choney for tbe last 15 years, and beileve
him perfectly honorable In all business
traieiactlons and financially able to cUrry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To- '
ledo, O.
W aiding, Klnnan & Marvin,' Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of tbe system. Price 75c
per bottle, bold by all druggists. Testl
montnlsfree.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
An Kloplug Family,
Miss Alice Howard, a member of a
wealthy Lexington HCy.) family, eflopod
and was wedded at Jeffersonville, Ind,
to Robert Clem by Justice Hausc. Miss
Howard’s'mother and father eloped and
were married and five married sis
ters all eloped with their respective
husbands, four of them to Jefferson
ville. _ \
Fiso’s Cure for Consumption is tbe only
cough medicine used in my bouse.—D. C.
Albright, Miffllnburg, Fa., Dec. 11, ’95.
There is such a thing as having great Influ
ence without having great talent.
Just try a 10c box of Cascarets, randy
cathartic, the finest liver and bowel regu
lator made.
A man can't depend upon a good time un
less he enjoys hard work.
imii-t'" • iimiM
The ppm ut Ml
of deatbf from
Ilium.ITT
Of
the heart fail* to act
when a man dies,
but 44 Heart Failure," so called, nine
times out of ten is earned by Uric
Acid in the Mood which the Kidneys
fail to remove, and which corrodes
the heart until it becomes unable to
perform its functions.
Health Officers in many cities very
properly refuse to accept “ Heart Fail'
' ure,” as a cause of death. It is fre
quently a sign of ignorance in the
physician, or may be given to cover
up the real cause.
A Medicine with 20 Years of :
• . Success behind it . .
will remove the poisonous Uric Add
by putting the Kidneys in a healthy
condition so that they will naturally
If,
A STRANGK FREAK OF NATUR*.
We hope,to sell 1,000,000 package*
Golden Rind Watermelon, the moat
wonderful freak of nature— smooth,
ahlny. yellow rind, crimson Heah, dell*
clous! It's sensational. Took S00 first
prizes In 1896. You must have It to be
In the swim. Melons go like wild fire
nt $1.90 apiece. We paid $300 for one
melon'! $109 prises for earliest melon
—ripened In 1896 In 41 Says. Lota of
money made in earliest vegetables.
Salzer’a seeds produce them. Thirty*
five earliest sorts, postpaid, $1.00.
Send This Notice and IB Cents for a
Package of Golden Rind and won*
derful seed book, 146 big pages, to John
A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wls.
___ ' w.nu
Gallon's Cabbage Hoads.
Several years ago the - residents of
Gallen, a little Berreln hamlet In Michi
gan, -were surprised at the advent of a
party of Chicago men who devoted their
time to Inspecting a large' tract of
swamp land near that place. The curi
ous cltleenB were still more astonished
when the Chicago contingent purchased
the alleged worthless land for a trifling
sum per acre and set about opening up
huge ditches to drain the large area and
fit it for cultivation. Last season that
portion of the tract cleared produced
20,000 tons of cabbages, which brought
In $80,000 to the fortunate growers, the
land proving to be peculiarly adapted
to the culture of that vegetable. This
year the cabbage patch comprises 600
acres of this erstwhile worthless land,
now ^valued at $200 per acre, and there
are some people in Gallen who hint that
there are cabbage heads In that region
other than those under cultivation.
NO-TO-BAC FOR FIFTY CENTS.
Over 404,000 cured. WhynotletNo-To-Bao
reguate or remove your desire for tobacco.
Haves money, makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed, 50c andSl.00,all druggists.
Unknown and Known.
Charles Sumner once had an experi
ence which taught him that he was
both known and unknown, even in Bos
ton. He was on his way, riding in a
street car, to attend a social meeting
at the Church of the Disciples, to which
be had been Invited by the pastor, Dr.
James Freeman Clarke, when two sug
gestive Incidents happened. While in
the car he asked a gentleman the exact
locality of the church. The gentleman
told him, and then said: "Are you a
stranger, sir?" showing that there was
a Bostonian who did not know Mr,
Sumner by sight. ,, f
But a boy in the car jumped out
when Mr. Sumner reached his destina
tion and said: “Mr. Sumner^ will you
please write your name In my album?"
They stopped under a street lamp and
Mr. Sumner wrote his name.
Strictly
Hungry Higgins—What you readin’
now? Weary Watkins—Markka.
“What’s the quotations on shirts?
"Uncbang^ "—T-»o*n«»v*)»a journal.
FITS Moppet Ina and permanently eared. Ho flu
after flret day'e uee of Dr, Kline’s Great Narva
Keatorar. rree tt trial botUe anu treatise.
Mena to Dn. Kune, Ml Arch nt. Philadelphia, Pa.
The more a man known the more he In in
clined Jo be modest.
TO CURB A COLL) IN ONR OAF.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet*. All
Druggists refund the money If it falls' to cure, 25c
The Ideal newspaper will come with the
Ideal pulpit and the Ideal preachqr. ,
Like rust on polished metal
NEURALGIA
Blights and Crimps the Nervous System.
Like oil on rust
removes the blight and cures the pain.
^ WN CATHARTIC
;abco?vetb
CURE CONSTIPATION
TE T
ALL
_ DRUGGISTS
ABSOLUTELY GUARAHTEED ^
pic ood booklet frw. id. STFRT-Wfl BEIIDT In., Chiton. Nautical. Coo., or New fork. «u
REASONS FOR USING
Walter Baker & Co.’s
Breakfast Cocoa.
f 1. Because it is absolutely pure.
2. Because it is not made by the so-called Dutch Process in
which chemicals are used.
3. Because beans of the finest quality are used. i«t*.
4. Because it is made by a method which preserves unimpaired
the exqulsiti natural flavor and odor of the beans.'
5. Because it is the most economical, costing less than one cent
a cup.
Be sura that you got the genuine article made by WALTER
BAKER Ck CO. Ltd., Dorchester, Mass. Established 1780.
PIIADAMTC C to cure the wcrstcougns. Wt mean tv«j»y \i» rd'j
Wy#%I\Wil I K Gil/ we miy and to convince you of ibis we offer to
send you by mall a 25o box of Dr. Kuy's Luuk Hu.m on reicipt of three stumps to pay 4
postage and after you are cured and saiihfled It is all we claim for it you can send tadJ
balance after deducting postage. Never has th* re been a cough medicine that equals 4
it. It never has failed to cure the worst toughs, even when all physicians and all other
remedies havf fsiled. We guarantee this. Why do you continue to suffer without 4
testing it? !»▲ OBIPVI and its aftereffects are speedily cured by it. It is also a
sure cure for Hoarseness. Sore Throat. Catarrh. Consumption and all Lung and Throat 4
troubles, whether acute or chronic. Send for testimonials and other positive proofs.
It is not only GUABAHTBBD TO CU11 but it is guaianteed not to contain any 4
Ipecac, tartar-emetic, lobelia or any other nauseating or dangerous drug. It does not
cause sickness like ordinary cough medicines but is pleasant to take and children like 4
It so well as to cry for it frequently.
Dr. Kay’s Lung Balm.
The following In an extract frem a letter just received from a prominent Iowa
clergyman: “Many winters have I coughed all winter long. Twice have 1 been com- 4
pelled to rent from my ministerial duties for a period of several years. Wheir I took
cold In the winter the coughing would be intense. Lastfall I took cold about the'ifttb of 4
October and was sick with It for about a week and began wbat I supposed was u winter
of coughing. Mv wife called my attention to Dr. Kay’s Lung Balm and after much 4
persuasion on her part, and a tree expression (of a not flattering character: about
luded to try the Lung Balm. X fait at once <
lag the had aver done. I
-- --r. - - - ------_ -mmmmm saw wv STMCk WlttlOllt OOttffhljIff . i
I keep it byme and if I take cold I use it If I have a bronchial irritation after preach
ing I take Dr. Kay ■ Guar Balm, lean cheerfully say that the Lung Ba'iu bus i
5®®n %**!£** b _p mr>~ Ifhaa no bad effect upon the stomach. Respectfully yours.
J. I>. D« Tar. Vaator K. B Gharok Spring Ulljowa, Das llointi Confor m nee. i
t for pamphlet and circulars. Also “Womanhood.” a special booklet for
ladles, free. Address, Western Office, Dr. 8. J. Kay lfedlcal Co.. Cmxha, Bab. <
patent medicines, on my part, I concluded to try the Lung Balm. X
that It touched a plaoe la my malady that nothlu ala# had
began to Improve, fused about 6 boxes and oan now praaoh wit ho
Providing for th. Mm'
Pastor (benevolently)—So, my dear
Mr. Boozely, I bear you have signed the
pledge? Boosely—Yes; X haven’t touche
ed a drop Xor six months. Pastor—Now,
my dear brother, don’t you find total
abstinence cheaper than intemperance?
Boozely—Oh, yes; I’ve already paid for
ray coffin. Pastor (astonished)—Your
coffin? Boosely—Yes; 1 felt if I'kept
my pledge six longer I’d need one.—
Washington Times._
IOWA FAKMH FOR HAI.K on crop pay
ments, 10.per cent rash, balance >4 crop yearly,
until pntcffor. .1. MULHAI.L, Waukegan, 111.
The daughters of the Prince of Wales coultl
swim before tliey could read.
Cassarets stipulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken' or gripe, 10c.
Husband was originally the liousebond, oi
Ixnid of union of the house.
“It Will go
away after awhile.”
That's what people say when
advised to take something to
cure that cough.
Have you ever noticed that
the cough that goes away after
awhile takes the cougher along ?
Andkt doesn't como back!
Ayer’s
Cherry Pectb'ral
Cures Coughs.
Comfort to
California.
• L-f.:.
■■■■#<;-* -I
Every Thurauay afternoon
a tourist sleeping car for
Denver, Salt I.ake City, San
Srancisco, and Los Angeles
laves Omaha and Lincoln
via the Burlington Route.
It Is carpeted, upholstered
,Builington
Route
In rattsu. has spring scats
and backs and is provided
with curtains, bedding, urn
els.soap.etc. An experienced
-slot ■ ■ ■
excursion conductor and n
uniformed Cullman porter
accompany it through to the
Pacific Coast.
While neither as expen
sively finished nos as .d o to
look ut as a palacexdenper.lt
Is Just as good to ride In. soc
ond class tickets'Are honored
and the price ofaberth.wlde
enough and big enough for
two. Is only S'.
folde
For a folder giving full
particulars write to
J, Francis, Gen’I Pass’r Agent, Omaha.Neb.
mmssmm
DATCIITC 20 year*' experience. Semi forjul
lAICII I «• vice. < L. lieune, late nr in. esaputier VJk
PatsOtHoe) Deane « Weaver, McGill bidg.VVv aib.D.C
Dr. Ray’s Lung Balm sassfif
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VrivS ruiK. mr. ■. a. womaiy, atusta. ua.
ITUtwpMii'tEy Itetw.
If siRIctsd with
■on .yss, us.
W. N. U. OMAHA. NO. 8.-1897.
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