Cheap Ticket* Via the Omaha & St. Louis R. R. and Wabash II, ]|. St. Louis, one way, 80.13, round trip. 815.35. On sale every Tues days ami Thursdays. St. Louis: Round trip October 3d to 8th. 811.50. Hoine seekers’ Excursions. South: Septem ber 31, Oetobcr 5 and 19. One tare the round trip, plus 83. Springfield, 111.: Round trip, 813.35; on sale September 18, 19, 20. For tickets and further in formation call at 1415 Farnam St. (Fax ton Hotel 111 field. Omaha, or write G. M. Clayton. Omaha. Neb. The Beheaded Bourbon Monarch. Louis XVI. did not behave with overwhelming dignity at his execution. On the contrary, he screamed for help, struggled with the executioners, and begged for mercy. Nor did the at tendant priest say: "Son of St Louis, ascend to heaven.” The expression was used for him by a Paris evening paper..__ How’s This! We otter One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.; Walding, Klnnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting direotly upon the blood and mu cous surfaces of the system. Testimo nials sent free. Price 78o per bottle. Sold by all druggists, Hall's FamUv Pills arc the boa" .olnrldencr*. 11 grocera will refund Tout money If you art not aulafled with It. In every town there is a certain place where all the loafers congregate. Ayer’s is the name to remember when buying Sarsaparilla. It has been curing people right along for more than 50 years. That’s why. Cool, Bracing Days, These— Just the kind of weather to get the full benefits of cycling. Columbian are the wheels you can ride the year round, no matter the weather. 5% Nickel Steel tubing makes them the strongest, direct tangent spokes do not break, and many other improvements give them unequaled strength and beauty... 1897 eOLUMBIHS $75 To All Alike Standard of the World. Hartford Bicycles, *»«» «>— «mh r»i—un.$iiflT $45, $40. If you cannot pay all cash, pay by the month. Caution: The Columbia. Photographic Contest closes October 1st. Terms of competition may be obtained of any Colombia dealer, or will be mailed by us upon application. POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn. Catalogue lor one 2-cent stamp. If Columbia* are not properly represented in your vicinity, let us know. THE GENUINE ARTICLE!__ Walter Baker & Co.’s | ^ Breakfast COCOA Pure, Delicious, Nutritious. Coetm lea a than ONE CENT a cap. Be aure that the package bears our Trade-Mark. Walter Baker & Co. Limited, (Ert.bii.iKd i78«.) Dorchester, Mass. POLLY’S LODGER. T was a beautiful August morning— one of those deli cious summer mornings, when the air Is full of melt ing blue light, and the leaves flutter softly and the very brown sparrows dart In and out un der the eaves in an ecstacy of tiny delight. And the gold en darts of sunshine, peeping through the shabby brown moreen curtains at No. 19 Darrel street, made a little aureole of brightness around Polly Hopkins’ brown braids, as she sat with the account book in her lap and the top of the pencil between her teeth. “Thirteen,” said Polly, Indistinctly, on account of Che pencil, “and three are sixteen—and three are nineteen! Three and three are six—and thirteen are nineteen. That’s all I can make of it, do what I will! Oh, dear!” "Polly, what a noise you are mak ing!” said a gently reproachful voice from the adjoining room. “How do you suppose I can get a divine repose into my ‘Evangeline’s’ face if you keep on chattering so?” Polly rose up, stowed the pencil be hind her ear, took the account book under her arm and went into the other room, where Miss Musidora Hopkins, her elder sister, stood before an easel, with her yellow hair coiled carelessly around her head and her slim, pretty form enshrouded in a brown linen painting blouse. And at one glance it was easy to see that in the Hopkins family Musidora represented the ideal and Polly the practical. “Musidora,” said the little brown cheeked, brown-eyed maiden, “is there any chance of your getting a purchaser for that picture on exhibition at Mon roe’s?” ' “I don’t know, I’m sure,” said Musi dora, stepping back a pace or two to obtain a better view bf “Evangeline’s" nose. "Because, if there Isn't,” added Pol ly, desperately, “we can’t pay the rent —that’s all.” “Polly,” said Musidora, in despair, “no one can hope to be a genius with such a sister as you. To conceive a grand idea one’s mind must be entire ly at ease. To portray that idea on6 must be free from every lurking care.” “But the rent must be paid,” per* sisted Polly. “Sell something, then.” “But what?” “The little silver teapot.” “I sold that last week,” sighed Pol ly. "The barometer.” “That is already offered in Schnei der’s window.” “Aunt Janet's gold beads.” "We paid the grocer yesterday with Aunt Janet’B gold beads.” “Well—something then—anything, l don’t care what. Didn’t that old lady decide to take the furnished room up stairs?” Polly shook her head dolorously. "There are so many furnished rooms to let.” said she. "Well, then, we had better sell the furniture,” said Musidora, frowning at her palette. “But—don’t be vexed, Musidora, aft er we’ve eaten and drank and lived that out." "Then,” said Musidora, tragically, “we’ll starve! At all events, Polly, leave me in peace now until I’ve dreamed out ‘Evangeline’s’ face.” And Polly trudged downstairs, saying to herself: “I wish I was a genius like Musidora. Geniuses don’t feel care and debt and poverty like other folks do.” Just as this fancy was passing through her head, she found herself face to face with a stout gentleman in gray, with a ruddy face and a clear blue eye. “Hello, little girl,” said he, good hu moredly, “don’t run over me! Where’s the woman of the house?” "I am the woman of the house.” saiu Polly, with dignity. “You?” said the middle-aged gentle man. "Wkew-w-w!’ Beg pardon. I’m sure; but the sign on the door-” “A furnished room to let,” said Poi ly, eagerly. "Quite right, sir; would you like to look at it?” “I don’t mind,” said the gentleman “Is the house quiet? Any other lodg ers?” "The house is very quiet, sir,” sain Polly. “And there's only one old lady who is quite deaf and rather nca: sighted and only goes out on Sundays —Mrs. Jenks. her name is.” "That will suit me to a T,” said the stout gentleman, surveying the neat little room, with its pale green carpet its suite of cottage furniture and the water color drawings on the wall, "and I like the room. It seems clean and cool, and its windows open to the south I like a southern aspect. It’s as Jgood for people as it is for peaches: How much a week? In advance, of course?” “Five dollars, sir,” said Polly, ex pectantly. “It’s a bargain,” said the stout gen tleman, pulling out a bill. “Here’s the first week. My trunks will come this afternoon. Please send up towels and hot water at once.” Polly went down stairs, secretly wondering what she should do. “He wants towels and -hot water,” said she to herself, “and I’ve no maid to send with ’em. Very well! Lodg ers don’t grow on every bush. I’ll be the maid.” And Polly tied a great checked ging ham apron above her dress, obscured her head and face in a Shaker bonnet, gave the end of her nose a dab with the stove blacking and went upstairs again with half a dozen clean towels over her arm and a pitcher of hot wator in her hand. "Please sir,” said she, trying to talk through Tier nose in Imitation of the maid servant next door, who was trou bled with catarrh, "here's the things.” "Ah!" said the stout gentleman, who stood on the hearth with his back to .the place where the fire would h'avo been, if there had been any fire. "Put ’em down, my good girl. I say.” "Sir?" “What’s the name of your mistress?" "Which, sir?" "Are there two of ’em?" demanded the stout gentleman. “Oh. yes, sir. There’s Miss Musidora Hopkins—she’s a great genius and paints pictures. And there’s Miss Polly, that ain’t a genius and keeps house,” answered the "sol Ulsant" domestic. “And which of ’em showed me up here?” “That was Miss Polly, sir." “Ah! the one that ain’t a genius.” “Yes, please, sir.” “She’s a pretty girl, anyhow," said the stout gentleman. “You may go now, Betsy.’.’ And Polly scudded out of the room like a mouse from a trap. Musidora was still dreaming in front of the unfinished canvas, when her sis ter darted In, waving a crumpled bank note in the air. “Polly,” said Musidora, "what is all this about?” “We’ve got a lodger,” said Polly, tri umphantly. "The furnished room is let, and here’s the first week’s pay In advance, and we can settle our rent now! Three cheers for the new lodg er!” And Polly spun around on her foot like Fanny Ellsler. "Perhaps he won't be suited! Per haps he won’t stay!” said Musidora, dubiously. “But then again, perhaps he will,” chirped Polly. The stout gentleman did stay. He made himself friends with every one. He treated the deaf old lady’s sick canary in a manner which filled that ancient personage's venerable head with Joy; he suggested new subjects to Musidora, the genius; he told Polly of an excellent way to take the spot of kerosene out of the carpet. He paid his rent at 6 o’clock precisely every Saturday evening, and never found out that it was Polly who hung the fresh towels over his door knob, and blacked the boots he put out every day, with a ten cent piece beside them. "Somebody must do it,” said Polly, when Musidora reproached her with the menial task. “And as long as we can’t afford a servant, why not I?” She was a little surprised, though, when Mrs. Jenks, the deaf lodger, told her that she had heard from Mrs. Ste phen Sudbury, who had it from old Miss Pelican, who knew all about the family, that Mr. Dudley Warrener (the stout, middle-aged gentleman) was a rich, bachelor, with everything that "I?” SAID POLLY. heart could wish and a spice of eccen tricity thrown in. “And people do say,” added the *lea£ lady, “that he’s in love with one of you girls.” “Musldora, of-' course," said Polly. “He often goes to sit in the studio of an afternoon. And nobody ccould help falling in love with Musldora.” And Polly went up to her own room and cried a little, probably at the idea of losing Musidora. "It would be so lonesome,” said she to herself. “Oh, so lonesome, with Mr. Warrener gone—and Musidora.” She was making a custard for tea that afternoon, when Mr. Warrener’s footstep rang on the kitchen thre3h hold. "I beg your pardon, Miss Polly,” said he, looking somewhat disconcerted. ”1 —1 wanted Betsy to post a letter for me.” "She isn't in just now.” said Polly, turning very red. "Can 1 come in?” said Mr. Warre ner. “Why, certainly," said Polly. So the stout gentleman came in and seated himself on a corner of the kit chen table. "Miss Polly." said he. "Sir?" said Polly. "I'm just forty years old.” “Are you. sir?” said Polly, thinking within herself, “Now. he's going to tell me about Musldora. "Should you consider that too old to marry?" went on Mr. Warrener, solici tously. "Oh, dear, no,” responded Polly. “Should you think any young lady would accept me if i were to propose?” he queried. “Oh, dear, vesi" Polly answered. "Would you?” ”1?” said Polly, dropping her Irou eustard spoon in astonishment. “Yes. you.” "But I thought it was Musidora that you liked.” “I do like Musidora,” said Mr. War rrner, "but I love little Polly.” Polly Hopkins never know how It was that she found herself crying on the middle-aged lodger's shoulder, and he was patting her head and soothing her as if she were a child. “And so you really do like me a lit tle,” said Mr. Werrener, In a voice that sounded husky. “My gem—my dear Uttl# oearl of Poll vs!” So all the poverty and grinding and pinching came to an end. And Polly ; never told her husbund until after they were married of the little deceit she had practiced on him regarding the question of Betsy. | "And you really blacked my boots?'' said Mr. Warrener, reproachfully. "Yes,” nodded Polly, "because I did so want you to be suited.” "I’m suited now," said Mr. Warrener, “for life."—N. Y. Ledger. MAKING MONEY IN A NEW TOWN And It Wasn't Dug Out of the Ground Either* White Pine, Nev., was almost un known to the world until one day in 1869, when a prospector struck it rich —so rich that the story of his discov ery could not be kept secret, and the whole western country was Interested In the developments that followed. Six months after that memorable strike one point in the camp—Treas ure hill—had a population of 20,000, and the whole district was the scene of & memorable bonanza excitement. As usual in such booms the gam blers followed the rush for the new camp, and among them were two young men who came originally from Illinois, and who were introduced as "Jeff" and “Al” Hankins. The new comers opened an establishment on a modest scale in a business block, up stairs, and got along so well that they soon brought out their brother, George, as assistant. The three brothers continued in busi ness until an accident happened which brought them prosperity and changed their plans so radically that they ftlt justified in moving to Chicago. Ac cording to an old miner who knew the boys at the time, Jeff and Al had been away on business. Returning to the camp by stage the rig was upset and both the boys were thrown out. Jeff had his leg broken and Al turned up in camp the next day carrying a cane and showing symptoms of suffering when anybody was around to observe. Things went along this way until time came for the trial of suits for in ury brought by the Hankinses against the Stage company. They both proved that they had received serious and per manent injuries in the accident, and that the Stage company was respons ible for them. The jury returned in favor of the plaintiffs. Jeff got $15, 000 and Al $8,000. Just as soon as the cmpany had settled with them Al had one of the most remarkably sudden re coveries on record. It is currently be lieved in White Pine to this day that Al threw his cane away within thirty seconds after he was paid, but of course this is only gossip. Anyway, It was only a short time afterward that, they all went to Chicago and-opened up the establishment that became famous. IGNORANCE Guldra Who Led the Hint of Sian, About London Had Trouble. The King of Siam has proved himself to be familiar with English history. He has not passed a regular examina tion, but has shown himself acquainted with the occupants of the tombs in Westminster Abbey, which is about the same. The King was shown about England's Valhalla by Canon Wilber force. He coldly passed by the statues of Pitt, Livingstone and Herschel in the nave, but paused before that of Darwin. "Darwin, great man, I know him,” he remarked. The helmet worn by Henry V. at Agineourt was shown him. He looked at it carefully and in quired its weight. He seemed surprised when told that it weighed nine pounds, twelve ounces. When shown the flags of the Knights of the Bath, he asked for the Duke of Wellington’s. Queen Elizabeth’s tomb impressed him great ly. All of a sudden he said, “Where is Mary?” No one knew exactly what he meant. Then he went on, “Mary— Mary. Queen of Scots.” “She was beheaded,” he added. This circumstance seemed to Impress him. for in a moment he said: “Where is the other?" Soon it was understood that decapitation was the connecting link and that he wished to see the tomb of Charles the First. He was dis appointed to learn that Charles was burled at Windsor. In the Poet’s Cor ner Tennyson and Scott received most of his attention. At St. Paul’s he was shown the memorial of General Gor don, but shocked his guides by inquir ing with great sincerity: “Who was General Gordon?” “Oh, he was a man very well known in the East." was thr only answer thought necessary. Alto gether Chulalongkorn showed himself to be a pretty fair historian, but better posted in ancient than modern events: Kuittrd HU HiiKiiiMt. “Yes.” said the agitator, "I insist that this new tariff bill is the. worst thing that ever happened. They say it is going to provide a job for every body. but that's false. i can show you one man right now that it has actually deprived of an opportunity to make a living.” “Where is h'1? What’s his name.'” "Here he Is! I am the man.” •’How has It hurt you?” “How has it hurt me? Why, I can’t get anybody to listen to me any more. Confound it. the people that l used to harangue are all being forced to work for a living again. It’s a shame, so it Is!" And he walked away.—Cleveland Leader. Tit for Tot. “You don’t know much about the city, do you?” said the city cousin. In his superior way as he was showing his country relative around. “No more’n you do about the farm,” was the prompt reply.—Chicago Post Lively Sb««p. There it a young married couple in Chicago who are recovering from theie first quarrel. It wasn’t a bad quarrel, but the bride became quite spunky for a time. They were out in tha country and she gazed over the green fields in delight until a herd of snrjU animals caught her eyes, which, by the way, are rather short-sighted. “Oh," she cried, "aren’t they lovely? Such nice, fat sheep! Aren’t they lovely sheep, dear?’1 “Yes, darling,’’ responded the horrid man, “they are, but you’d have a deuce of a time shearing them. They are pigs.” Shake late Your Shoo*. Allen’s Foot-Kase, a powder for the feet It cures painful, swollen, smart ing feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. It Is tha greali comfort discovery of the age: Allen's Foot-Ease makes tlght-flttin® or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot. tired, aching feet. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c in stamps. Trial package FREE. Address Alien S. 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