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8 THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. September 5, 1901. -v V-r JV V- -?& S THE HOfflESIAKERS SETTLEMENT g 5 in the Great Snake River Valley, Idaho. 1 11 - r - " Irrigated The Upper SnakeRiver Valley is a Royal Region Pnrmc Formed under Gf Rich Resources, has rtU 11125 . Exhaustless Water Sup- Greatest Opportunity th ausPlces ply, Constructed Canals, , rA tt, " ,i Fuel and Lumber close at to secure a Good Home of the hand Building stone and at moderate outlay. timber for the hauling, ) w j Healthful Climate, Pure fJphlnCir?l Water, Good Markets and ; llvUiaOlia Fine Railroad Facilities. 1 Grandest Plan of Home- Independent. making ever undertaken- 1 pvf of tVWat. 0t. Barley. Ky. Ti Qf . 4!faifa. Fmit .ad re ta ble. Those contemplating a change of location, the renter, the young an jat starting out for himself, and those seeking a congenial climate will be interested in our plan of Home making. For particular rite, & THE INDEPENDENT HOMEflAKERS CO. r 1245 N STREET, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. EKCHMOUS PENSION PAYMENTS. Titer IIm tia Tlr Thd Mllllo Hollar ral4 Oat Slaea the War K4L From the annual report of the com xcissioser of pensions it appears that ;sc July 1. UC5. the American peo ple hate paid J2.el.000 in pen liotu, nearly three thousand millions. The aba cf the pension system are notorious. They are so closely alli4 with many other abuses, politi cal ac-J personal, that probably there can te zjo ho; cf an immediate re form. The abuses proceed chiefly from the drtnnory cf con press, the loose ness m'.li which the laws are drawn ax4 enforced aud the r ckless appeals ltiiurntial individuals. The business of pension brokerage is Washington is one of the largest cl cct proStable cf American in-d3tri-a. The jersons so engaged ex ert a powerful influence- not only upon cout s Itself and upon officials, but cpa the fortune of politicians gen erally throughout the United States They have been known to retire more than c-ce congressman to private life, and their antagonism to honest and edriect commissioners of pensions has been fatal to some of tttra and demor alizing to others. The retersl character of the present pension roll may be en from the fact that cf the i27.--. pensioners now on the rolls two-thirds are in receipt of pension for disabilities which it is nc-t churned ere due to any actual errke in the army or nary of the I'clted Sutes. I'nier the act of June, !:.. the r ere oiw-ned for a vast EsoUr of elaircatits who even at the ltt wre soffcritjc only from the ills hifh all eh is heir to. Necessarily tsnvi r s.n arrangtmect which amounts praetitally to a service pension a great tent of unworthy claimants must have h-n proridM for. The appropriation for pensions for the t&cAl year ISrOl was $144,000,000. This is &0 pr cent more money than n extended for pensions during all or the jrars from until liCJ, and is an araoust larger than is required for the maintenance of the standing arfr.Se of kie of the great military nation of Europe Chronicle. TIs Two Party Sjsten. Albert Watiins has an article In the Aucust lnoe of the Forum in which he conirmns the two-party system and adtoratea a poly-party system. In all Kn$iib- peaking countries the two- party system has long been the only sjftem while in other countries there are many parties. To this writer It sterns that the two-party system has keen a necessity to control the execu tive as I1 as Loth bou-s of congress for the executive Las the veto power hich is ejual to two-thirds of both fcoaes. If the stronger group has the executive la the any-party system, it t only has the control of all the pat ronaje, tut control cf legislation as wfrii thorngh the veto power. Under our sjtem of government no reform 1 potlble until & reform president is i sribie until a reformer is elected pei4eat. To accomplinii anything it l therefore absolutely necessary that ail reform partiea unite In one effort far the election of a president and as f.ir a presidential campaigns are con ftijiX there must practically be two larti-s and not many parties. Mr. Watklna shows up the hypoc an Jenvocrats and anti-monopoly re publicans and trust advocates sup porting one party and advocating one platform when a gold democrat was just as hostile to the principles pro znu!rau4 in the platform of his party m was the most radical republican and the anti-monopo!y republican was a firm believer in the democratic the ories oa that subject. This criticism is jest and well stated, but under our system of the veto power In the hands (ft the exeeuTle there Is no way of ecape except the plan Invented by the jo;uiitts. They maintain a third par ty. adopt platforms In which every laember f the party believes, and la a presidential election vote for the candidate who will give assnrance of enacting Into law the reforms that they ad rocate. This Is called "fus ion, in it lies the only hope of any reform as long as the executive haa the veto power. Mr. TVatkins suggests that to throw the election of presi dent into the house would be an es cape. But to secure a reform presi dent there would have to be 'fusion" n the house and we might as well have it before the election as after wards. Fusion as advocated by the populists is not only statesmanlike, but n it lies the only hope of reform un der - our system of government. In this populists have been practically this populists have been as practical and wise as any party ever organized under this or any other government. No sensible man will claim that it will be possible for many years to come for the populists or the Bryan democrats to elect a president, if each maintain and support a different man for that of3ce. Without a president nothing can be accomplished. To "fuse" is therefore not only "practical politics" but good common sense and sound statesmanship. Stock Exchange Slang. We have a pretty assortment of slang on the New York Stock Ex change, but it is not a marker to that which is current In what Londoners can their "house." The legalized gambling institution in Capel Court hss many odd nicknames for securi ties. "Berwicks" are shares of the Northwestern Railway, "smelts" are English and Australian copper shares, pots" are shares of the North Staf fordshire Railway; "muttons" are the Turkish loan of 18C5, partly secured by the sheep tax; "Morgans" are the French 6 per cents, floated by that firm; "Singa pores" are the British In dian Extension telegraph shares, Yorks" are Great Northern Rail way shares, "Leeds" are shares of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, "Devecs" are Southeastern Railway share, "Brums" are London and Northwestern Railway shares, "Co hens" are the Turkish loan of 1869, Coated by the firm of that name; dogs" are shares of the Newfound land telegraph. Victor Smith in New York Press. They Got Excellent Car. k A woman who has two dogs, each the embodiment of canine he<k and hap piness, follows these rales: She sees that tliey are fed regularly and that cleanliness and variety are observed. They are fed twice a day," morning and evening, on dog biscuits, a little flesh meat, vegetables and bones; game fowl, rabbit or fish bones she tabooes. A plentiful supply of water is always at hand, says the Philadelphia Times. The dogs are groomed every morning, first with a comb, and then with a brush, and washed about once a fort night. This is always an interesting proceeding, and a very enjoyable one to the dogs when it is over. A liber al supply of warm water, a piece of carbolic soap, towels and cold water are the ingredients. "Pour some warm water on the dog," directs the owner of the healthful and happy two, "and lather well, leaving the head to the last, then rinse well, finishing with cold water. Rub as dry as possible and let the dogs have a run and some little thing to eat." Tax Doors and Wladowi. In France doors and windows are taxed in over 9,000,000 houses, and re turns made a few years ago showed the amount received from such taxa tion was just about half as much as was received from the land tax. Ev ery railway ticket in France is taxed, and, in fact, in that country 'almost everything of any value or of money- producing power is taxed either by central or local authorities, or both. Everything that goes into any city or town in the shape of wine, fruit, poul try, fish or any kind of food or drink is taxed as it enters. Any person plac ing tables, plants or flowers in- front of his establishment or an awning over doors or windows is taxed for so do ing. The town authorities of Bonn, in uermany, have decreed that every pro jecting window or balcony shall be taxed 50 marks, or about 2 10s, a year. FertlUtr of Slolly. The natural fertility of Sicily is In deed remarkable. Without the use of fertilizers three different growths olives, vines and wheat flourish In close proximity. Great sections al ready artificially watered are among the garden spots of the world. The "Piano del Cappuclnni" at Trapanl, on the western shore, the far-famed "Co rica l'Oro." near Palermo, and the entire eastern coast north of Catania are sections which surpass In fertility the favored valleys of Tuscany. Al ready 10.000,000 orange trees, or two thirds of the total number grown In Italy, flourish on the Island, while cot ton and linseed, the almond, the olive. the carob and the mandarin are exten sively raised. . NeVodjr See Eeeape, The latest Invention In fire escapes for residences Is being put Into one of the houses building in Fifth avenue, New York. The casual observer knows notbtag about it, for It is iu the mid die of the house. A contractor thus describes it: "We are building a sheet-Iron shaft in the center of the house from the top floor to the base ment. The walls are half an inch thick, and so are the doors which open on each floor. There is a spiral stairway cf Iron, which can be reached from any floor, a,nd the Invention Is going to take where the builders have plenty of money and do not want to spoil the outer appearance of the house." Sfotortnaa Saved Eighty Cars. At Chicago the Logan square term! nal of the Metropolitan elevated road was practically destroyed by fire. The ticket agent narrowly escaped death Sn the fire, which destroyed a lot o cars, a train shed, repair shops and other railway property. A motorman waiting with bis train at the station saw the flame and pullel about 80 cars out of the vards before the flames reached them. Estimated loss,' tlOO, 000. Street Car Ticket as Currency. Portugal is suffering from a pleth ora of money just now. Not gold, of course, nor silver, but copper. So vast Is the supply of this inferior metal that ordinary people are exceedingly chary of changing such few gold coins as they may come into their posses sion. Tho copper coinage is big and cumbersome, and it is also deprecia ted, so that, in order to avoid being burden with it, it nas become the cus torn, In larger cities at all events, to use street car tickets as currency. Two Dead Two Burned. At Albany, N. Y., a frig'htful fate befell the family of Wilbur Alexander, a contractor. A naptha launch ex ploded on the Hudson river at the "Abbey," a mile and a half below Al bany, killing Mrs. Alexander a,nd her little daughter and burning Wilbur Alexander and his son, Wilbur Alex ander, jr., in a horrible manner. Expert Swimmer Drowned. George Belcher of Brooklyn, New York, well known as an expert and fancy swimmer, was drowned in Broad Channel, at Rockaway beach. He was giving an exhibition in deep water of how a swimmer could carry a person on his back," and his . daughter, Eva was the one he carried. Edward Kunath, a Representative of the Auchor Athletic club of New York City lowered the world's record for climbing a 25-foot rope at the cham pionship gymnastic contests of the Pastime Athletic club. His time 6 2-5 seconds, 1-5 of a second better than the previous record. Flans for Colonial Army. Count von Buelow, the chancellor at Berlin, is formulating proposals which ,he will soon submit to the German states, for the formation of a colonial army. ' " Advices were received of a tragedy on the nancock-Clai borne line in Ten nessee near Shawnee. One report says two - men were killed and severa, wounded, while another states that only one man, William Searles, was killed. Beside the Prickly Pear. BY FRANK H. SWEET. (Copyright, 1801, by Dally Story Pub. Co.) The brakje Is a little cur of small degree, a sneaking, skulking, yelping outcast from Ills own kind, a poor sub stitute for a dog only where no better may be had." Yet, the poor brakje sometimes rises so high t.8 to be worthy of an honered place among the St. Bernards and Newfoundlands. One day during the dry season .a party of traders were crossing the hot, dust-yellow plain toward Klmber- y. At noon they were near the sum mit of a small hillock, and as this offered as much air as there was stir ring, they dismounted and made prep arations for the midday meal This hillock, like most of those they crossed, had a straggling coat of kar roo bushes, many of them but a few nches high, and among the karroo was an occasional milk bush, with ong, finger-like leaves; and here and there was a tuft of grass or a clump of prickly pears with uplifted, thorny arms. 1 - Presently one of the party noticed a small animal making directly toward them through the karroo bushes, and as ;t came nearer he recognized the ntruder as a brakje. "Throw something at the cur, Dick," he called, irritably, to one of his com panions, "we wouldn't mind feeding a decent dog, but we don't want any of these . cowardly mongrels skulking about and maybe following us. Never mind if you do break some of his bones." I Dick caught up a stick and threw It with skillful aim, but instead of slink ing away, as they expected, the animal dodged the missile and came nearer. Again Dick threw; and again the ani mal bounded adroitly aside, this time coming to within a few feet of where they were sitting, and beginning to whine piteously. "Hold on, Dick," mother man called, suddenly; "I believe the brute Is starr ing. Toss him a chunk of meat a big one." Dick obediently selected a piece of meat, almost half as large as the ap plicant, who sprang frantically Into the air to meet it half way. But the offering was too large for the brakje to grasp in mid-air, and both dog and meat fell rolling upon the ground. Only for a moment, however, then the brakje was upon his feet, and seizing the prize with a firmer grip, he bound-' ed away Into the karroo bushes. "Afraid to eat It In sight of us," the first speaker said, laconically, "that's the way with all cowardly brutes. They think somebody Is trying to steal from them; This cur will sneak off into some solitary place and gorge himself. Well, If he eats all that meat he will not be hungry again for a day or two." But apparently he was mistaken, for ten minutes" later the brakje was again looking Into their faces and whining entreatingly. Several of the men whistled under their breath. "Throw him a chunk of meat, Dick," one of them called, facetiously; "don't you see the brute is starving? Whew! I've heard that a Kafir could eat his own weight In food; now if this cur devours another piece of meat I can at least testify that a brakje is able to do so. Give him a good big chunk. Dick." More meat was thrown to the dog. and, as before, he seized It with a strong grip and bounded away into the karroo bushes. This, they supposed. would be the last of him, but, even in less time than before, he was back again, bounding from one to an other, and looking up at them with big, entreating eyes that almost seem ed to speak. What little fear and hesi tation he had shown at first was now wholly gone. He seemed to have read them, and to have given them his full confidence. "What a dog!" cried several, in won the man who had asked Dick to drive the our away. "Come on!" He started after the brakje, and the others followed; and the dog, with a loyoua, comprehending - bark, , rushed ahead. , - Up through the karroo bushes to the summit of the hillock they hurried, and then the dog swerved off to the right and bounded on for three or four rods, stopping at length near a clump of prickly pears. When they came up panting they found : him licking the face of an . emaciated Kaffir,' who was apparently dead. But a brief examina tion showed that the man was merely unconscious, evidently from loss of blood and from suffering. His body was covered with wounds, already be ginning to heal, and one of his legs had been fearfully lacerated and crush ed. An effort at self-surgery had been attempted, for the leg was rudely bound with leaves and grasses, now dry and withered under the hot glare of the sun. They could see where he as though to reach the pitiful bit of shade which the prickly pear afforded. One of the men went back over the trail which the dragging body had made. When he returned his eyes sought the Kaffir with an odd look of questioning respect. "I found the body of a lion down Dick Threw It With Skillful Aim. dering admiration; "what capacity, and one of them added: "Here, Dick, throw him some more meat; we must fill him up, even if we have to kill a bullock to do It." - A third piece of meat was thrown to him, but this time the dog merely smelled It Wistfully, and then turned back to them," an urgent entreaty . in his whine and in his eyes and in every motion of his quivering, eager body. "He wants to tell us something, I do believe," exclaimed one of the men suddenly. "But hes still hungry," declared an other; "that is quite evident from ths way he smelled the meat. There was ravenous longing In every motion. Apparently the dog understood that they were talking of him, for he gave a quick; yelp and bounded Into th karroo bushes, then stopped and look ed xiack at them. i He wants us to follow him," crle4 This Man and the Lion Fought. there," he said, gravely. "It must have been killed a week or ten days, for the flesh has been nearly removed by birds and ants. There were evidences of a fearful struggle, a hand-to-hand en counter, I should say, for I found a long knife in the head of the animal. "You don't mean " began one of the list-ners, incredulously. "Yes, I do mean just that, I believe this man and the lion fought together, and this man conquered and dragged himself up here, in the condition you see him. Furthermore, I believe that the little mongrel has since acted as assistant surgeon by licking the wounds and as sole . provider." He nodded toward the dog, which was still licking the Kaffir's face. Near the ani mal, and within easy reach of the man's arm were the two pieces of meat, and scattered about them , were the cleanly-picked bones of small anl mals and birds and the broken shells of birds' eggs. The men looked at them, and then at each other. The one who had asked Dick to drive the cur away looked round with a sudden ten derness in his face. "Yes, I see it all now," he said, slow ly. "The little brakje caught animals and birds In some manner which he alone can explain, and brought them to his master. He licked the wounds, ar kept off birds and other intruders which might have been harmful. Of course he could not bring water, and the man's unconsciousness is very likely due to thirst. Probably he did not lose his reason until some time this forenoon, and then the dog hur ried off in quest of food, thinking that the remedy needed. But when he brought the pieces of meat, and his master would not touch them, he must have realized that the remedy was be yond his power to provide; then he came and Implored our assistance. "Then there is another thing," his voice becoming softer, "I believe the dog has been starving himself in order to provide for his master. See how thin and emaciated he looks, and re member how he smelled that third piece of meat' in camp. I suppose he felt that his moments were too pre cious just then to be wasted in eating. I doubt if he has even tasted food since his master dragged himself up here." They were all silent for some min utes, looking at the Kaffir and the dog; then some one asked: "What shall we do with them?" 'Take them along, of course," was the prompt response. "A man who has been cared for as this one has must be worthy of further looking after. His wounds are apparently do ing well, and I think we shall have no trouble to pull him thspugh. We will take him down to the P. and then carry him on to KlmLefrley. There I will put him in the cstre of the best surgeon I can find1. - e must save him for the dog's ake." And they did. Before the end of three months the Kaffir was nearly as strong as ever, and by that time they had discovered that he was intelligent above his' class, and that he was trust worthy and brave. When they offered him the position of hunter for their party, he accepted the place with a broad display of teeth. So the brakje became a fixture of the camp, and though, of course, his first affection was always for the Kaffir, he had enough for all the men of the party, giving perhaps the second place to the one who had asked Dick to drive him away. ; Fewer-people proportionately keep their own carriages in Paris than " In London. ARTIFICIAL NSW POTATOES. Ola Taben SiffeS U tr to Olv Taesa w- LmI. - Out in Calliornia . quite a ' thriving industry, so it is said, is carried on in the, manufacture of new potatoes. The thrifty artiAoers are mostly Portu guese Italians and Chinamen, and if all goes well it appears they get about a two men the' . start on the market. Their method Is ingenious.. After' the regular crop is out of the way, late in the . season, they plant, having learned the correct time by experience, a crop of good keeping late potatoes. These they dig up just before the win ter frests set In, when, of course, they are small, and bury , them in heaps in the open aelds until spring, when the new-potato season arrives. They are then taken out and assorted according to size. While this is going on a large kettle or. vat is rigged up . and filled with water to which a sufficient quantity of lye Is added to make the skins of the. potatoes curl when they are dipped into iC A crane and metal basket are used for this purpose so as to do it as ; expeditiously, as possible. The effect of dipping any potato into lye , water, no matter how old, 4 is ; to crack and curl the skin, while it at the same time hardens and makes', it 'more firm. .. The resemblance of the spurious brand to a new potato is consequently so close that it takes, an. expert , to de tect the difference by ; appearance. After the dipping the potatoes are washed and placed in the sun to dry and the work is complete. The fraudu dent article can, however, be detected by cutting one open, .when, by looking carefully from circumference to cen ter a yellowish white line -of watery appearance will . be seen, or by putting one or two Into cold'water and bring ing it to a boil, when a faint lye odor will be noticeable; and the water that covers, them will have a slippery feel ing. Philadelphia Times. Gambling' oa Elee trie Fan. ; Fanaroo is a gambling game that is played with an electric fan. These fans are common . everywhere now, and brokers, clerks and many other sorts of - men are playing fanaroo. Any num ber of persons can enter the game. The fan's four paddles are numbered one, two three and four and the gamblers place their stakes on the number they prefer. Then the current is turned on for a moment, the fan revolves, and, when it stops, the paddle that is up permost wins. If the stakes are made a dollar each it is possible to win a large sum in a few minutes of fanaroo playing, but usually the stakes are not more than a nickel, and the winnings and losings are trif ing. It is a very in teresting game, but, by reason of con stant turning on and off of the cur rent, it does not add very greatly' to the long life of the electric fan. Chi cago Journal. Bis; Water Hlt-hwaya. It Is proposed In Hungary to connect by a canal the Oder and Danube rivers and extend the line to the Adriatic, near Flume. The Austrian proposition contemplates a canal from the pro Jected Oder-Danube waterway . east ward to the Dniester river, which flows into the Black Sea, and another west ward to the Elbe. Still another will join the Danube and Moldau rivers The completion of these would mean a network of canals covering the prin cipal provinces of Austria, which would afford cheap all-water routes to the Adriatic, the Black, and the Baltlo seas, - besides linking the navigable streams of the empire. In addition Trieste, Austria's seaport, asks for a water connection between that city and the Danube, thus making two outlets to the Adriatic The cost Is estimated at $150,000,000. Eeeoatrtettlee of the YIeanee A pleasing little variety they offer In Vienna is in the parcaaee of theater tickets. If you buy them in advance of the performance you are charged an extra sum for the privilege says a cor respondent - in the New . York .Times. You pay for your reserved seat and you pay for reserving it. At the res taurants there is another peculiar prop osition. Apparently no account Is kept of what you have ordered, but when you are through with your luncheon the waiter comes with pencil .and pa per and asks you what you. have had! He asks how many beers, how many other articles, and how many biscuits or pretzels weu have taken . from the plate. . Robber VTealtb. of tho Conga The great future wealth of the Con gii will not be Ivory, - but India" rub ber. The rubber trade In the Free State is a recent one. AbOuJ-40 years ago the first Europeans who ' settled in the Lower Congo regions began to export india rubber in small quanti ties. But it was only in 1889 that the Belgians first turned their attention to the great gutta percha forests of the Upper . Congo. - Since then the devel opment of the rubber Industry- has been such that the Free, State now holds , the first place among the rub ber, producing countries of Africa, with an annual output of more than 3,000 tons. . Z Symptom of Consumption. A man in Bay county, Missouri, be came, convinced recently that he had incipient consumption. Every time he drew a full breath he heard a crack ling sound. "The doctor discovered that the crackling sound was made by a small buckle on his suspender.' Holland Moat Densely Populated. The most populous country in pro portion to its area is said to be Hol land; the country having the greatest population is China. firs 1 Cr. DOCTORS SEARLES & SEARLES SPECIALISTS WE CURE all curable cases of Chtarrb of the Head. Nose, Bronchial Tubes, Lunfr1, Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys and Bladder. CHRONIC or ACUTE. MUSCULAR or ARTICULAR RHEU MATISM, Enlarged and Still Joints. The Combined Treatment of the Great CURATIVE POWERS Science, Medicine and Electricity. Properly appplied cures Chronic, Nervous, and Private Diseases of Men and Women. $100 for a case of Catarrh, Rheuma tism, Dyspepsia, or Blood Poison we cannot cure if curable. Examination and Con sultation Free. Home treatment by mail in all diseases a specialty. All medicine furnished. Call or address with stamp for ' circular, frp book, and advice. Write today. P. O. llox Drs. Searies & Searles Rich XIfrvet of TerquUlteo. The dean and chapter of West min ster are entitled to claim as "per quisites" every article which" is taken Into the abbey for the purpose, of the coronation, and that reverend body reaped rich harvests in 182L 1831 and 1838. A. M. Segar, aged 25, whose home is supposed to be at Cherry vale, Kan., was. stabbed to death by Itiley Swal lowood, aged 19. The affray occurred in a Tacoma, Wash., saloon, the result a quarrel between the two men. Stval lowood fled and has not been captured. Charged With liootleg-glng-. United States Deputy Marshal Moore brought befi"e Commissioner Bode of Qrand Islan d. Neb., one, Eli Warner on the charge of bootlegging. ; At the hearing the prisoner was bound over to the United States distriet court a t Omaha and in default of the 8500 bond was taken to that city for safe keeping. Be was operating at Nelson. If you desire to know something of the discovery, history,- people, climate, productions, resources and possibili ties of the vast island possessions that have come under the protection of the American flag since the Spanish-American war, you should read "Our Islands and Their People." The Independent desires a reliable agent in every coun ty in Nebraska. Write us for full particulars. Pianlng- Mill Burned. ' The planing, shingle and Bash fac tory of N. McGraf t & Son at Lakeside, iMich.. was burned, together with tha finished stock. Loss, about $30,000; insurance about half in several com panies. The fire caught from a pars ing engine. . How Are Toar Kldaeya r Dr. Hobbs' Sparacrat PUU core all kidney ill, flam. 1 free. Add. Sterling Remedy Co . Chic&go or !S. X Midway Features. - One of the features, if not thb feature of the State Fair this year, has been the large array of attractions on the Midway the chief one of which has been Hiss Ella K. Ewing, better known throughout the United States and the old world as the "Mis souri Giantess." ' Miss Ewing was born in LaGrang, Louis county, Mo., 37 years ago, of parents whose stature and weight was only a medium of the people around them. At her birth, she weighed but six and one-half pounds and until the twelfth year, her growth was no more rapid nor phenominal than that of other young people, but after that, her growth was rapid, until at the age of 18 years her height was the wonder and talk of the neighborhood, and at 20 she had at tained the enormous height that she has today. Miss Ewing enjoys the reputa tion' of being the tallest lady in the whole world. Capt. Bates, who was on exhibi tion several years, had the reputation of being the tallest man on earth, being then 7 feet and 9 inches tall, but Miss Ewing is seven inches (by actual meas urement) taller than was Captain Bates. Mrs. Bates, his wife, was 7 feet, 11 inches tall, at that time the - tallest woman of which a period of one thousand years past could boast, but this youdg lady Collossus is five inches, taller than was Mrs. Bates, and is without doubt the tallest woman of which modern history has any record. Miss Ewing has been on exhibition in every first class museum of this country and of Europe, and has always attracted the attention of the public. For one year she was the fea ture of Barnum's big shows, and was with Buffalo Bill's Wild West one year. She is a modest, refined lady, intelligent, and a good talker, and takes great pleas ure in answering any questions that may be propounded her. She is an only child and is accompanied in her travels by her father and a young lady cousin She was in the museum here eight year ago, and many of our people still remem ber her. Another feature is Freeman Bros1. Electric Shows, one of the most interesting attractions on East Midway. Among this Show's, at tractions is an exact representation of Carrie Nation's attack upon the Senate saloon at Topeka, Kansas; a realistic description of the Galveston flood, and the grandest of all Parisian illusions, "A Trip to the Moon." This is strictly s high class entertainment, and suitable for ladies and children. Another feature is the , - ' Museum of Anatomy, that should be visited by every gentle- man who enters the gates of the great exhibition. It is an institution of learn ing, that should leave its impress for good on all who enter the pavillion. Don't fail to see this exhibition of the re suits of modern intellectual research.