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Tiie Secret of Son ltd Health ' Half tho secret of life, - we are per .suadetl is to know when we are prowu old; and it ia the half most hardly learn ed. If is more hardly learned, more over, in the matter of exercise than in the matter of diet. Th-re is no advice eo commonly given to the ailing man of middle age as the advice to take more fxercise, mid there ia perhaps none which leads him into so many pitfalls. This ia particularly the case with the mum WUrKtjrr. Alio uiu " his brniu must spare his body. He can mot burn tho candle at both ends, and the attempt to do so will almost inevita bly result in tlie lighting it the middle to boot; the wnsle of tissue will be so irreat that he will be tempted to repair lit by the use of a too generous diet. Most men who use their brains much isoon learn for thenvseh es that the sense of physical exaltation, the glow of exu berant health which cofSes;from a body strung to its full powers by continuous and severe exercise, is not favorable to fitudy. The exerciso such men ueed is the exercise that rests, not that which tires. Thev need to wash their brains with tho freh air of heaven, to bring into gentle play the muscles that have been lying idle while the head worked. Nor is' it only to this class of laboring humanity that the advice to take exer cise needs reservations. The tune of violent delights soon passes, and the eforts to protect it beyond its natural epa'a is n.t dangerous as it is ridiculous. 1--jMacmillairs Magazine. ! Halrlrei!:r r There arc now so many ways of dress ing the haii- that it is difficult to say which is the newest. Many people cover tho back of the head with small bows and twists all over. Others dress coming in and will, without doubt, be tho fashion of the immediate future, i The hair is combed down from the ! crown to the nape of the neck and tied with a ribbon bow, the ends left loose. ;A novel style is to cut the hair in a i fringe all round tho head and cnrl it, then comb and turn up all the rest to the top of the head and coil it there, securing it with several fancy combs. ' 'I'l.i. . i Kivii ii'ifli tlm Alaftiltll) bonnets. With fair hair the effect is good. The fringe is cut across the : forehead, reaches to the tip of the ear, i goes behind it and round the poll in a 1 continuous cnrl. Dobbins' Electric Soap is cheaper for you to use, it you follow directions, than any other soaps would be if given to you, for l.v nlnhiia ova aai'a1 I I T I IOU Pnttr, more tlian soap. Auk your grocer lor Dobbins'. Take no other. A wml'ortf Nislitcnp: "It ain't everybody I'd put to sleep in shis room," said old Mrs. Jinks to t he fastidious and extremely nervous young minister who was spending the night in 13 at her house. "This room is full of sacred associations to me," she went on; "my first husband died in that bed. wiih his head on these very pi Hers, and poor Mr. J irks died scttin' right in that corner. (Sometime when I come into t he room in tli6durk I think I see him set tin' there still. "My own father died laviu right on that lounge under the winder.' Poor pa! he was a spiritualist, and he alius said 'he'd appear in this room again after he died, and sometimes I'm foolish enough to look for him. Jf you should see any thing of him to-night you'd belter not tell me, for it'd be a sign to me that there w:is something in spiritualism, and I'd hate 1o think that. "My son by my first man fell dead of heart disease liht where you stand. He was a doctor, and - there's two whole skeletons in that closet that belonged to him, and a half dozen skulls in that lower drawer. "Well, good night, and pleasant dreams." True Flag. 't'i Hu l lilaieii. A roan with a low brow and criminal expression entered the Chicago iolico headquarters. "Sir," said he to the man in charge, "I want to " "Pray don't disturb me just now, I am very Imsj," replied the chief oflicer. "But I say I want " "Couldn't possibly listen to you now." "Yes, I know, but I " "Can't stop now, I tell you don't yon know there has just been a terrible mur der committed and lam working on th.e case?" "Yes, that's just it, I came in to " "iov, see here, 1 tell you I posit-ivelj-can't go away come in next week." "No. I must " "Not another word let mo alone conne in week after next." Cl3nt, great Scott, I want to " "No, sir! I say. Here, if yon want money there's 5 takG it and go up to Oshkosh or somewhere. Come in next month after Ave get this terrible murder mystery cleared up. There's the door now go The stranger took the bill and turned away sadly. On the corner he me't a man and said: "They won't have me up at headquar ters. 1 committed the murder they are orking on and wanted to give myself jip, but they wouldn't listen to me." Then he wandered sadly down a side street, met two defectives, gave a police man a light for his cigar and disap peared. New York Tribune. For two two-cent stamps we will send ycu one of the handsomest almanac in the country. "Homestead," Omaha, Neb. Great- eouls have wills; Vie wishes. others only fss- Ruy a Home In Elli, Kaimnii. This town is one of the most promising m Kansas, located on the Union Pacific Kailway. It is a division station of that road and has division shops, round house and eating station. Mills and factories art springing up and it is becoming a thriving place, in the midst of aprosperous farming region. It is a healthy place and the soil and climate are excellent. Albert Wood cock, General Land Commissioner U. P. Ity., Omaha. Neb., or Leroy S. Winters, Land and Emig. Agt. U. P. Ky., Ellis, Kan. Poverty needs much, while avarice will take everything within reach. Buy Union Soap and make a guess. Ask your grocer about it to-day. A Traiu of thought George Francis. "VThen Baby waa sick, we gave her Castoria, . When she was a Child, sao cried tor Castoria, "When she became Miss, sho clung to Castoria, When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, When a great roan stoops or trip9, the mall men around him become greater. Want tlie ISiirtli. Merchant: "You think your son would make us a satisfactory errand boy. do you?" - " Mrs. Moriarty: "Whatever 'e do sor, 'e do it very quick." Merchant (turning to boy): "James, take this note up to Captain Centerfield at the ball grounds and be back in twen ty minutes." Mrs. Moriarty: Niver moind Jimmie. Come ahn home. It's not a bye there's Trautin', it's tn angel. Life. CONDUGTOll'E. D. LOOMIS, Detroit, Uich says: "The effec of Hall's Catarrh Cure is wonderful." Write gold by Druggets, 75c. him about it. ROGER. BT ADAM TROTTER. , "Here's the police!" Two men. with a drunken third hearilj swinging oetweea thern, looked about with evident anxiety. Self-preservation urged immediate flight, but they were unwilling to leave a boon companion in the lurch. 'They'll be psalm singing in the church here presently," cried one, seeing the yen doors. Enough! They dragged the man up the steps, opened a side door and pushed him down in a dark corner. The next moment. they had vanished, and Roger, the drunken man, fell into a heavy slumber. The bells chimed the Jiour of service, peo ple filled the empty pews, the organ pealed and the choir sang. Some of these novel sounds broke the drunkard's sleep, for at length he sat up and stared stupidly around him. : ' To wake in such surroundings from a drunken sleep wa3 anything but agreeable to Roger's feeling3. The best part of him protested against such an intrusion ; he made up his mind to creep out as soon as possible. But, though the effort was quick ly made, it was useless; Roger's limbs ut tared a distinct refusal to carry their master a single yard. H& had to accept tho situa tion and make the best of it. The singing was very sweet, bringing tears to his maudlin eyes. It made him think of Molly, his poor wife. Why ! once upon a time he had been a steady church goer, until that . cursed attack of typhoid fever. -,'T was. all' the fault of the doctor who prescribed whisky whisky, to bring him through. Better had he died, nay, far better. Here he wept a few tears of self-pity ; a drunkard is apt in finding scape goats on which to th row t ho burden of his transgres sion". Tbe lower he falls, tho easier es this habit become, and Roger, who, when ho first fell, was ashamed to look his wife in the face, now was eager to believe that, if only she would smile on him and make a pleasant home for him, yet would re form. So the more Roger felt the influence of the sweet singing, the easier came his tears, the more ready his blame for every one belonging to him, as . being the cause of his downfall, his constant backslidings. Roor, shedding maudlin tears in the dark corner, quite incapable of moving from his p ace, is not a figure te excite either sym pathy or compassion. Yet, six years ago, he was a steady man, earning good wages, with a comfortable home for his wife and two children. Tho verdict of tho world is never severe enough on the drunkard. He is spoken of as his own worst enemy. Alas ! think of his wife, his children. Can words describe the suffering, the anguish such an one imposes on those who love him? Several people had interested themselves in Roger. They had meant well, and had taken the kindest pains to show him that they thought well of him, and believed ho intended to reform. They had blamed tho doctor for creatine the thirst for drink by such free use of whisky as a medicine. Roger rather likod being the centre of so much interest, but he had no intention of curbing his new-born appetite; he let him self go, so his will, never a weak one, led him. I he trood people who made these efforts spent time and money in vain. Ho was left with the feeling that he was a very roo! kind of fellow, too good for the life he chose to lead. His boon companions also called him a ''good fellow." It was natural, therefore, that he should be angry with Molly for looking so wan and thin, while he was enjoying himself in his own way. Th3 road he was going was travelled at a swift rate, and he had gone far, the hour came when his anger culminated in a blow. After this the downward path became an easier one, and brought Roger in a few years' time to more drunken than sober hours. Roger's poor, rambling thoughts and his tears of self pity were suddenly arrested, for the rector, having ascended the pulpit gave out his text in a powerful voic3. The words thus incisively pronounced seized the drunkard's whole attention they seemed to be spoken entirely to him. "To him that overcometh, will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in tho midst of tho Paradise of God." At first, these words alone rang In his bewildered brain, but ere long the preach er's words took hold of him and carried him along. As Roger sat staring at the rector, it seemca xo mm. tnat nis glance was re turned by one that looked him through Gladly would he have crept away from the church, but, fastened by those wonderful eyes, he dared not stir. It was a temperance sermon, and driven home by no feeble hand. Roger, as he lis tened to the burning words, lost, once and ior an, me impression tnat ne was a very good sort of fellow. The picture given of the degradation of the human soul when given up to drink was not overdrawn Alas! the preacher knew it could not be, but Roger quailed before the scathing words. He shuddered, as he saw himself stripped of all sentiment, deprived of the interest oi sen-pay. ne saw himself a loathesome, abused creature, and the con tempt oi rue rector ior sucn an one was harder for Roger to bear than the ssverest scourging could have been. But "to him that overcometh;" like fire the meaning of these words rushed through his mind, as the speaker, holding to his text, with a noble impetuosity, stirred the hearts of his listeners to fight against and overcome tho evil tendencies of their self- shared natures. Roger thought his fluttering heart would burst, as he thought of the past and the pos sibilities of the future. Remorse, not self pity, brought tears to his eyes now, and contempt for himself added to his misery. the people left the church. Mr. Mark, the rector, wearily left the vestry and walked down the aisle. As. he set his foot in the porch, some one touched his sleeve. It was Roger. Mr. Mark turned his glowing eyes upon him. Roger, dirty, ragged, unkempt, un washed, with eyes red and bleared, stood waiting to speak; but face to face with the man he wanted, became abashed. "You have something to say to me?" said Mr. Mark. "Come out into the air." This glaring glance at Roger had told him what thus man wanted of him. His face was stern, and he frowned a little with ill-concealed loathing, as the unhappy wretch before him stared vacantly around. "I'll never touch another drop, before God!" cried Roger, wildly. He made an unsteady clutch at the rector, and clung to his arm. . - -- ' - "Help me !" he cried. "I am a beast, a wretch. .But, as God sees me, I'll reform, I'll never touch another drop, so help mo God!" . The rector bared his head. To Roger it brought a sudden sense of the meaning of tne oath he had taken. He looked with some apprehension at this strange man. who bad so thrilled his deadened soul this evening, and who, while looking him through and through," still vouchsafed no remark, gave forth no sympathizing word' which Roger , might catch and lean on at this hour. "Master,, for God's sake, see me safe home to-night !" cried Roger, who between drink and emotion, was scarcely sane. Silently, an arm was linked in his, and without a word, Mr. Marie wanted on through some of the vilest slums of the city. As they went, Roger glanced occas ionally at his new friend's face; he almost cowered before the growing sternness of ex- p session. "Do you expect me to look pleased with such a neighborhood as this?" asked Mr. Mark at length, as if in answer to Roger's looic "Is t much farther?" 'Here, 'sir,-down these steps, sir. -Without a word, the rector assisted him down some broken steps to a damp, cellar- ike room. On the threshold, he paused. giving one glance into the miserable place. 'This is my address," said he. "At nine o'clock to-morrow morning, b3 at my house." It was a command which Roger felt bound to obey, and overcome with the sense of his degraded condition, impressed on his mind by the silent contempt of his compan ion, he staggered into the cellar, and threw himself town on the rags in a corner which was termed a bed. A woman, sewing by the light of a tallow candle, looked nervously around, a littie crippled boy crept into her arms, and a girl caught at her mother's gown as if for pro tection. Rosrer, looking up from his "dark corner, saw this with sadden horror of him self, and, to allay the evident fear with which he was regarded, simulated a heavy slumber. "Mother," said the crippled boy, old with the experience of life-long misery, "Was father always like th's J" "No; oh, no! laddie," she answered, softly. "Once father made a lovely home for us He is a first-class carpenter, you know, and he built the cottage we lived in, himself. "Tell us about it, mother," begpred Susie. Roger listened eagerly, a.s his worn wife lovingly recounted those happy days when father took care of them all. "Mother, mother !" cried Charley, with a little sob, "could I run about then by my self? Did I not have to use crutches?" There was a sob in his mother's throat, but 3he strove to answer calmly. "You did not need crutches, then, Char lie." , "Father did not beat you, then, mother?" "Hush, Susie ! Father never lays a finger on us when he's sober." "But he is nearly always drunk," mutter si Susie. "Say your prayers and go to bed, dear children," said the poor mother, sighing. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done." ?he words haunted her, as she bent over her sewing. , She rose and stooped over he" husband. Apparently, he slept heavily. Next morning, ere she was awake, he arose and went out. ' CHAPTER II. Mr. Mark was still at breakfast wnen Roger was ushered into the room. , The rich aroma of coffee pervaded the air, making Roger sick with longing. This mas sive frame was emaciated from his drunken habits. What had been a handsome man was but a pitiful object in the morning sun shine. "Before we begin to talk," said Mr. Mark 'I am going to give you some breakfast. Sit crown." Roger obeyed. The coffee ho longed for wa3 beside him, and he made an effort to eat the food generously provided, but failed. "If you have eaten as much as you can follow me," said Mr. Mark. "Come into my study." Roger shambled along with tent head. He was ashamed to look at the young man. Now, sit down. Your name is Roger Burland, you say. Well, Roger I've got a reat deal to say to you. In the first place, don't expect sympathy from me. I have none for you. I can't forgive you for thus debas ing yourself with self -indulgence. It is well fcr you that the good God a.ove us is more forgiving than wc can be to ore another Roger, when I think that you have a wife and a little girl, living in those horrible slums, and you, a strong man, God forgive me, Roger, but I long to take a horsewhip, and break it across your broad shoulders." Roger started. This was something com pletely unexpected. He had looked for del icate sympathy and offers to help, to be told "human nature was weak, ami others had fallen as low as he," but a3 he sat in the rec tor's presence, he felt overcome with shame. He tried to stammer forth some excuse. "Don't!" said Mr. Mark. "It only la- creases my loathing for you. You can bear to keep a wifo and child in a cellar, while you drink for your own amusement. You can be content to keep them in a place de cent people avoid. Call yourself a man, do you?-' Roger stared silently. "I've got two children," he sai, present- 'y. Then aciaea, "iviy ooy uaariiu, ne s a .ripple ' "Good God! In that cellar!' exclaimed Mr. Mark, with flashing eyes. "Now, Roger, let us understand one another. ' I am your witness before God Almighty that you ha ve sworn to reform. Now, I am not going to keep you straight. I shan't try to for if you want to drink, and have notw ill enough by help of God to keep from it, human help will avail nothing, and I will be no man- crutc'x I will find yon work; see to it yoi keep it. I will be your friend till death. if you but prove yourself a man ; but under stand me, if you go back to your drunken habits, my interest in you will be gone You are thinking I am a hard man. Do you know, I never loathed a human being as I loathed your drunken clutch last night. Tne memory of that horrible walk will never leave me. It was a foretaste of helL" Roger stared, open-mouthed. "I eo willinsrlv to such nlaces when called by the sick and suffering, I never count that a labor," continued Mr. Mark; "but last night I was m ill company. I was with a strong man who had given up all goodness to the indulgence ' of his base appetites. When I saw your cellar home I thought it was as good as 'such a one could expect; but when I saw you had a wife and child there, Roger, my contempt and disgust almost overcame me. I could have thrashed yoa heartily, Roger." Silence followed this energetic speech. Roger tried to shake himself together, to And some loephole by which to excuse him self. His huge fists lay on his knee, his remnant of manhood came to the fore. I mean what I say," he said. I'll drink no more and as soon as I can earn decent wages, I'll make a home for my Molly, as I shan't be ashamed for you to enter, sir." At this, Mr. Mark rose and stretched out his hand. The handshaking seemed to Roger a solemn covenant, as , important as the oath of the previous night. Mr. Mark then began to question Roger as to his work, and finding he was a carpen ter, put him to make some book shelves for his little sister, who was lame. "About the size of my Charley," thought Roger, as he looked at little Lois, Ah, how tender the stern rector was with this afflicted little one. Roger might well take home a lesson with him to night. Mr. Mark came in at sundown and paid him for his day's work, briefly telling him that he had found him work for the next day. Roger lingered in the entry. "Sir," said he, suddenly grasping the rector's slender hand. "Walk past those devilish places with me to-night. 1 am just torn to pieces with the craving." "Itoger," said he, sternly, "1 will be no man's crutch. If after, all, you want to drink, drink! My strength canV save you. II you don't will to reform, ll you don't care enough for .your wife and children, and your own manhood, I can't help you, and what is more 1 won't." "It is of no use for me to preach to you,' he continued. "With every temptation there is a way of escape ; everything de pends on your will to take the means pro vided. I know enough of men to be sure of one thing, that a crutch is never going to help them permanently; and so, if you really intend some day to fall back into your drunken ways, you may as well begin at once, for I tell you, it is your will that needs the strength, and no . human being can help you there. Pray for strength to the One, who alone can give it to you, and fight every inch of your way, single-handed." ."You must think me a poor, pitiful wretch,' muttered Roger. : I vrnn't iudge you yet, smiled Mr. Mark. "I should think so, if I found you obliged to rely on my strength to keep 'you from falling. And if you can ba'ance your o e of drink against your love oi home, wife, and children, I give you up here and now." :" t ..;:; v -' - ;- With this, the rector shut tbe door! on Roger, who went moodily ; through the street. To te good or evil presented itself as a matter of deliberate choice, and Roger was firm in hi3 intention' to reform. He skulked past the drinking houses frequent ed by his boon companions; some day, per haps, he would walk past manfully. What would Molly say to see him home so early! ' Molly trembled. As he drew near, she cowered, expecting a blow. - "Wife," said he, gently. "H ere's fifty cents, can't you get us some supper?" "Ay. and glad," she replied. "The poor children have had no proper meal to day.";--.""-- ': - ' As she went out, Roger took the crippled lad in his lap and put one arm around Susie. Little Charlie, forgiving the cruel past, soon was nestling to his father, With a clinging, loving embrace. When Molly came back, she wanted to take the child. away for fear that he would prove an an nayance. "Don't take him away," said Roger, with a slight choke in his voice. He held him on his knee and fed him vnth the choicest morsels from the meagre sup per. It was his hand, too, that gently laid the little fellow on the rass where he was accustomed to sleep. "It's so cold," murmured the child, half- asieep, as ne turned over to draw the poor coverlet over him. Roger laid his coat over him, then coming to his wife, he took away the coarse work over which she was strain ing her sight. "Put it up fcr to nignt," said he, almost sternly. Koger, lying on his pallet that night, was praying for life for a few years more, that he might undo some ot his cruel work ere he died. He went early to work next day. Mr. Mark came in to see him, spoke to him with evident increase of warmth, then waited to see if Roger had aught to tell him. "It's that cellar, sir," said Roger. "1 want to get them out of it at the end of thb week, if I could find a decent place I could rent." "Very eood." said Mr. Mark. "I'll make some inquiries as I go around to-day." At the dinner hour, he came for Roger and drove him out to a suburb, where a small cottage at a low rental was wanting a tenant. There was a small piece of ground attached to it, so that Molly could have a garden. This was a palace to Roger, and he was quite excited over , the opportunity thus afforded him, of living respectably again. He thanked Mr. Mark, heartily, and went home that day so full of his new hopes, that he passed his old companions without seem? them, and cneerea jviouie s nean with money for another meal. But the very next day, the men combined and got hold of him. They dragged him to the bar, and poured raw liquor down his throat. He stood there panting, white and bloodless, like one who had suddenly fallen from heaven to hell. His companions jeered atttm; he rubbed his rough hands across hi eyes, as if to clear his vision. It seemed to iim that a voice from above spoke louder than tt ese fiends of earth. "To him that overt ometh" was he to lose his home, his wife and children for such as these? A thousand times, no ! Standing there amongst them all, he made deliberate choice. "Good evenin?, mates," said he, shaking himself as one who awakes from a bad dream, and, before they had rightly under stood his meaning, he was gone. But he had not left the battle field with out a wound ; he wa3 terrified to think how near he had been to falling. , As he staeger- ed along, he heard quick steps behind him. Were the fiends i -ursuing him? He turned at bay with his back to the wall, and fists clen; hod to defend himself. . 11- was Mr. X. ark. "Loi3 wanted me to bring your little boy some oranges, out, as i nave met you, i u go no further to-night." 'Sir," said Roger, ."I thank j-ou." He was wondering if the rector could smell the fumes of the strong liquor the men had f prccd upon him. . 'Lois will come and see your little boy as soon as you got to the cottage; they will be friends I hope," he said in a friendly, kind voice, different from anything Roger had heard from him before. Then be was gone. Itoger, the bag of oranges in his hand, stood staring after him, strangely happy. He be gan to realize that ho had fought a heavy tattle with self and had come off th3 con queror, fcjhouia ne ten jvir. Aiam.' He stumbled a little as he went down the steps, and Molly bid the children hide ; she thought he had been drinking again. She felt sure of this at his entrance, as the heavy smell of the liquor burdened the air. But the look on his face was new to her, certain ly not an outcome of drink. "You are tired, Roger," she said kindly. "Mother," cried little Charlie, emerging from his dark corner, :he isn't drunk. I know he is not." He limped forward eagerly to the out stretched arms, with a sob of joy. "Father, you won't be drunk again." Roger could not answer. Perhaps until that moment ho never truly realize 1 what it was to his chUdren to have a drunken fath er. . . -- When he went to Mr. Mark next day with the, whole 2tory, that gentleman listened gravely. He said nothing. It was no i for him to meddle with the battle which Roger must fight alone. Butai the man took his leave, he gave his hand a warm, brotherly grip which said all that wa3 necessary. So Roger worked on. How closely watch ed by his friend he was never to know. The cottage home was a paradise to Molly and the children ; bu ere many years passed away, Roger built a home with every com fort end convenience for his wife and family. Lame Charlie and Lois became true friends, and were very helpful to one an other. Roger's history, his earnest desire to re trieve the past helped many another weak soul to live a better life. ' ' , Mr. Mark works still in the same way. He is utterly intolerant of drunkards; but the rare power is his of stirring up all the manhood in a fallen souL and of directing him to lean, not on human aid, but on his own will, by help of Almighty God. -Yankee Blade. Truth in lime of Danger. They were seated very close to the waterside, and he was" gently toying with her hair and speaking in that low tone which only comes after nightfall and before bedtime. "My dear," he whispered, "is this all your own hair?" ' Shyly she returned: "Yes, George, of course.1' Just then a splash was heard, and she fell into the water. "Look out, George!" she screamed in frenzied tones as he seized her desper ately by the hair; "look out for my hair, much of it is coming loose." Epoch. ;...,- ; Taking It Back. He So you call me a fool? , She Not at alU I merely said no one but a fool would act as you do. - New York Sun. In a Boa-Coustiictor'a Coll.' India Statesman. In company with a half-breed, who combined the vocations of a wood man and hunter, I stumbled sudden ly on a large specimen of the crotal- os mutus felowly winding his way among the leaf debris of tb -re3t. For some time it was ditneuie t dis cern the scaly folds of the snake through the brown mass of decaying foliage, but having reached a ctev spot the reptile coiled around n io? stump and prepared for action. About a yard of the body next to the head was contracted into numerous sharp curves not unlike a corkscrew, while the yellow eyes, gleamed with ?. baleful light. . There was little fascination about these orbs, nnd no mistakinsr the malignant intentions ol their owner. A ei.:ck brought within reach ot that mortal coil was 3truck almost with the rapidity of lightning, no matter how swiftly withdrawn. This was affected by " the instantaneous straightening of the short curves in- which this poition of the body had been contracted. Even the wily mongoose would have need ed all of his marvelous agility to avoid the deadly stroke if onceiwith in range. The reach was alout a yard, nnd the assault was delivered horizontally some six inches from the ground, directly toward the assail ant. The hunter, who had hitherto kept a respectful distance, as he al leged the snake could spring, was eventually persuaded to approach sufficiently near to strike it with a tenfoot pole. "At the first blow the heavy coils re laxed from the stump and the creat ure appeared dead or stunned. The writer at once grasped the neckabout two inches from the head and raised the head partly from the ground to examine it. As though galvanized into life by the touch, the crotalus seemed at once to recover its energies, "and slowly made a couple of turns around the thigh and right arm of the would-be captor. The constrict ing power exercised was such'thatthe hand grasping theneck began tolose power, and the writer realized the awful predicament into which his temerity had led him. Little could be done with the free left hand, while the "scaly terror" began slowly to withdraw its head from the relaxing grasp of the right. For some seconds the trembling woodsman appeared deaf to entreaty, and could notbep?rsuaded to apply a noose or liana to the snake's neck. The largest snakes become paralyzed when properly.' noosed Jand are read ily dragged along the ground help less as a log. Just as the snake's head seemed about to ooze through the numbed fingers the half-breed screwed up his courage sufficiently to apply the liana as directed, with the result that the brute relaxed its coils and was drajreced down to a neigh boring stream, hung up and skinned. It measured eight feet five inches, and was about as thick in the largest part of the body as the calf of a man's leg. . - - The fangs, which were carefully ex tracted, measured one and a quarter inches in length and were hollow to within a short distance of the point where on the inner side lay the orri fice through which the poison was ejected by the action of the base of the fang on the bag in which it was secreted. In squeezing the bag a small quantity of poison, a yellow fluid, passed down the hollow in the tooth and gathered into a tiny drop of concentrated death. The stomach contained two wood rats about the size of guinea pigs, one partially di gested, the other recently swallowed. . s The World in Miniature. "Among the many wonders of the Paris Exposition, there is none," says a writer in the Boston Tran script, "that shows more accurate scientific knowledge on the part of the makers than the enormous globe on which the earth's surface is de picted. The diameter is forty-two feet, and the surface is 52p square feet, and these figures are said to rep resent just one-millionth of the dimensions of the great original. The scale permits close detail. Large cities have the outlines apd some of their principal thoroughfares ex pressed, all 'drawn to scale. Every thing that relates to the earth, its aeography, its political divisions, all its meana of communication on land or sea, is shown. The globe is made of stout pasteboard, in 400 pieces, covered with plaster, fastened to a skeleton of wrought-iron ribs, and al though it is very hea vy, o finely ad justed is the balance that it will turn at the slightest touch. If it were rotated at the same velocity as that of the earth, its movement would hardly be visible, as a point at the Equartor where the speed would be highest would move at the rate of only an inch a minute. ' . ' mt - ' ' Women Doctors in India. The Indian Government's endeav or to promote the study of medicine by women is, it is said, proving most successful. At the last examination of students in Calcutta ladies tarried off numerous prizes and honors. A native girl, Kajni Mitter, ranked high est in the first M. B. examination, and carried off two prizes; Misses Sykes, Dissent and Pereira obtained certificates of honor in surgery; Miss Woods a special certificate of honor in anatomy; Miss Mitchell 'secured the Yicerow's medal, a certificate of hcaor in ophthalmic medicine, and numerous prizes; Miss Muller took a gold medal in materia medica against all competitors, and a special certifi cate in anatomy; Miss Smyth won a gold medal in dentistry, and Miss Fox a certificate of honor in anato my. Strikes and lockouts in the min ing districts have been frequent dur ing the last month or two in fact, almost all of the noteworthy labor troubles for some weeks have been in the mining "and iron-working indus tries. ' " ";nKi ! citiiii mur. There is gladness :o tbs houasholJ; Tbo shadow fades away That darkened nil the sunshine Of many a summer da:r. "0. ma ni m a'e getting bet ter" The happy children cry, And the light ot hope shines bright again In the loving husband's eye. In thousands of homes women are "sick unto death" with the terrible diseases so common to their sex, and it would seem a it all the happiness had gone nut of life an" the house in consequence. . For when tl wile and mother suffers all the family suf fers with her. This ought not to be, and it need not be, for a never failing remedy tor woman's ailments is at hand. Uany a boms has beer made happy because the shadow of disease has been banished from it by the potent power o! Dr. PierceV Favorite Prescription the unfailing reme dy for all weaknesses and diseases peculiar to women. ' $500 Reward offered for an incurable case of Catarrh by the proprietors of Dr. Sage's Remedy. 50 cts., by druggists. Beauty and death make each other seem purer and lovelier, like snow and moon light. -.. - ' OP CHEAT INTEREST To evervbody should be the purity of food and drink. Few people have any idea of the extent of adulteration practiced by manufacturers. Even tor our medicines and stimulants, instead of being made from pure spirits, crude alcohol s used al most entirely. The best tonic is always distilled from a good selection ot roots and herbs wvth pure refined spirits, as lor in stance Kennedy's East India Bitters, which are so extensively made by Her & Co., and guaranteed by them as absolutely pure. There are 275 women preachers in the United States. Wet goods books in therunningbrooks. Soda Spring. Idaho. The splendid, new Idanha Hotel erected vastyear at Soda Springs, Idaho, is now open for the season under the direct man- neement of the Union Pacific Ity. This hotel ia first-class in everyespect with all the modern conveniences and will accom modate comfortably several hundred cwsts. ' The medicinal springs which abound about Soda Springs are noted tor their cur ative properties and many remarkable cures have been recorded. Splendid hunt ing and excellent fishing is to be found a few miles from Soda Springs Good livery and cuides always to be had. For further information address, E. L. LOMAX, Gen eral Passenger Agent, Omaha, Neb. Great Britain has 5500,000,000 invested in our railways. Send two cents in stamps to E. L. Lo- max, General Passenger Agent Union Pa cific railway. Omaha, Neb., and secure a handsomely bound copy of Outdoor Sports and Pastimes, containing complete rules for Lawn Tennis. Croquet and BaBe Ball, free. Just issued. Passions are, perhaps, the stincs without wuicu, it is said, no honey is made. Smoke the Best "Tansiir s runcli" Cigar. England is complaining of the arrival of pauper labor. The Brit Yrt. In addition to the unequaled Dining Car bervica between Council Hum and Denver, the Union Pacific, "The Overland llonte," will on Sunday, August 18th, and daily thereafter, run Dining Cars between Coun cil Bluffs and Portland. Ore., on "The Overland Flyer," leaving Council Bluff at 7:55 p. m., Omaha 8:15 p. m. ' These cars are model of excellence, nnd the best meals the market affords will be (urnished at 75 cents. Los Angeles connty, Cal.fornia, owes 40 tor each person in it. v-.ifiY MilsOfl C7??l "The BHASA-VnGriER Pn 'DAUU'nU' loltlriy-url lj CARTERS tllFMC l.ltlle I'lll. They also relieve Dis-I tress front Dyspepsia.In rilTTLE digestion and TooIIeartv EAting. K perfect rem IVER PILLS. edy for TMzziuesfl.Nansea Drowsiness, Bad Taste in the Mouth. Coated Tongue.Psin in the Side. TOKPID LIVEK. Tly Y regulate the Bowels Purely Vegetable. Price 2& Cents; CASTES UEDICXNS CO., HEW Y0X. Small Pill: Small Dose. Small Price. BASE DALLilrJ CHADWICK'S MANUAL , x S In. 70 pint. amnisiea uovar. (.ava npr on appileailoii encios'ng one 9I.H I MtiSi (-.c.) si amp. by addressing. THE0. HOLLAND, P. 0. Box 120, Phila., Pa. L MOXTH and mora Is earned br graduates who spent 6 months or less at tne ixuieae. - sena aaaress oi mi friends and get circular and beantl- ittl specimens of penmanship FRSB. Both sexes attend. Shorthand taught by mall. BVSHiKsM COLLKUE, ivr-llB. 111. OPIUM Hakll ThsonlycwrtastSk and easy cure. Ir. J. I Stephens. Lebanon. Oai. S5;- SSskdar. Samples worth ft. 1 3 Fit KK. nes not under horses' leet. Write star Safety Kein Holder co-Hour. Mi Lie TRADE f. "Af ( MARK UMPTlv r swMrisjusn 14 vswsMsuio ust' Villi. 01UU JOSEPH H. HUNTER,, 4 O H It ItOUG H 1T.ROS.. TFOP-'S OMAHA rOMMEPCIAI, COI.M'OR. Teaches all hn Bess branches. Shorthand end t vpewrltlnir sreclsltles: seventeen typewriter, 7 teerhers, f)WMideit 1sit ve resr: 100 pot in positions in Omslis: leit Actual College Journal free one vesr for SS nsnies of foung ship to Bohrbongh Bros. Omsha. rwy II piVyvSr roc qme bv all pruogists. J T : ,3 JoyiofhGUortti! PERRY DAVISMMuILEU for the entire eradication of all Pais, EXTERNAL or INTERNAL No family should bo without i. One twenty-five cent bottls will do mor? to convince you of the efficacy than all i tho testimonials we might present, and , we have an abundance; of this kind of evidence. , its Action is like magic. lo Coughs, Colds nnd Sore Throat, a teaspoonfulof rain-Killer taken at the beginning of an attack wilj prove an al most never-failing cure, and savetnuph SUFFERING AtlD nOtlEY. I PAIN-KILLER is an article that has combined in 1 trail ; that ? oes to mako a first-class faipJU medi 4ne. ! i--r, Dd AS ARE OF IMITATIONS. ! Ah Druggists sell Pain-Killer at- 25c, 50c, and $1.00 a bottle. V 1 " (Main Hultdlnff l TIIR VTIVERITY Of NOTRE D.45IK. The iCih oollRnlHte ypnr will oia TuenlMrhept.4. The spacious and ek-gant buildings he, tlurlnc the pat fear, acromiuudHted mure Uian flOJreMilent students. KYerjr fact Ity It ftHurddd for SAqutrtng a thorough knowfuJge of : . . VUkMlctt, Mathematics, Law, klrar, m4 IHnsle. A thorough commercial course la alto a f nature of the Institution. Special advantages wlltbe places! mum iua reacn ot i those desiring to study LAW. THE MINIM Denartmnnt. for hors under thirteen. la separate. Catalogues giving full particulars wtU he sent free on aoD!icail.n to Hv.T. K. w.lih. he sent free on application to Kv. 9. j; President, Noire lMitie I. O... lad. SMITH'S Tor the Sick, For Itad I.I re r, For Weak (Stomach, For Fevety3 For Malaria, Vox Chills, FOR THE DEBILITATED. sfor the Illues, For the Hi l. For the Com plexlon, For NeurHlglu, For t olil. For Indigestion, For ConstU . patlon. For Dysentery. , Act on the Bile. v Act on the Liver, Best medlcmeto prevent many dlspfte n w;ll SB to care them. In small watch hieir Lottie. Flic) 25c. J. F. SMITH A CO., Props , M. Louis, Mo. THIS if IS nr Writ n THE want work GREAT yon wlih to do with u well much I ot. ALT. OKOEItS KIU,KI) TttOMPlLY. TUBULAR WELL AND PROSPECTING MACHINE famous for succeeding where L others have failed. SELF CLEANING. UrUl d reps SO to SO time n minute. CATALOGUE FREE. loomis & mm, TIFFIN. OHIO. OMAHA BUSIfl E8 QL L E t. The Largest and Ilest Hi nipped School la tne West. ThoroiiSli l'ruciiom ueparimeiifc. Send for College Journal. MUSIC IN THE AIR Headquarters for Band Inatrtrmwifn. Drum (rp Out tlt. Aco.onleons. Violins. "J'hj4.s. Mandolin. (iullur. Zither, Marnimilens S rfnif" f r evt-rv Instrument lnudf. Kit 1 1 stock of Bheet Miim'c M"to Hook. -Hand nnd Orrhcslrs Mul. Itimd Folio. Instruction Hooks for all Instrument Any one -nd- tntr In nn order will receive a copy. f MmU: rut Write to us for prices nnd cutnioKue, stauuK wmi kind of goods wimted. -..,-. ,., iTS.lA. US B'. X '. .. " Omwliw, Nel. DUTCHER'S FLY KILLER Makes a,-leiin sweep. Kvery sheet will kill a quart of tlie. Mops buMing nnnitxl ears, diving at esc, tickling your nose, skips hard words ami so cures peace nttrl flint: ex iwtus. Send'i.lcentsifor.'J sheets t V. DUTCUKH, bU Albans, VU Plso's Remedy for Catarrh Is the Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. Sold by druggists or sent by mall. 50c E.T. Ilazeltlne, Warreo, Pa. PEtlSIOJ'; 1. C, SucceaalHlly. 1' JOIlWW.IOltHIS. lAto Prltttfipal Kxamlnec U.S. Penalou Hureau. ah j at Law, Washing lu. original. Increase, re rating, wl.tows. children a and dependent relatives' Experience i 8 yrs. In la war. 15 yrs. In Pension Bureau ana SHuraej mw Sfws IP 5OUs working fr us. Agents r referred who can rurnlitn a none aou tri '"r hoe to th buitinestt. Spare moment may nMtbl employed slwo. A few vacantia lu owns and cilia. li. r. juiisu."i ioo Mum hi., imcuiuvuu. N. B. fieaxe state age and biisin exeri.nu. .' er mind about sending sUwip tor -rejly. B- J. DETECTIVES Wanted in every county. KUrewd men to act under instruction In our Secret bewloe Kxperl-nc not necessarr. end 2c. stamn. Ijrsnnan Itectlv isareau v;o.. Arcsue, Lisrinniii, . ACEHTQ WANTKI) JOHNSTOWN HUrCKWK. Rlir nmflt. Hit nremiama. iUa ssleii. It day. "Write for terms, or send 5 cts for OLTHT sn i ssve time). NATlUNAb PUULJalllNU CO.. St. Louis. Mo. IC Villi sre out of employment write V us. W IT lUU make the finest enlarged till Portraits In existence. Ko capital required.. Sample and terms free. N. M. Friedman A Co., Msrtlnshurg. Mo, Lincoln N. U. 7G-35 AtTOBNXT. Wsshlnto. I). : WlLt GKT YOU PKNSION without delay. Ptislres Dep ' : glTes oosrd Tor 8 hour work esrh 4sv : people, , n rue ior circulars sou specimen ci peoni sa I rrfg r- J "M. l Vis, J n r u El -if' ' . j s . oi r J rURES WHERnSntoE FAILS." I I Best Cough Syrup. Tastes good. Use , I I in time. Sold by drvevlsta. I m 1 J