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V 1 . . V 1, i! . 5HE scuix cniiarr joukxjil L;.iMHOK), Ir.rw HARRIsOX, . NEBRAav FORGOT HIS LIMES. laaeriptioa Upoa Foor Yorick's Shall that mtarrael Booth. Among treasure with which I deco ra Le my nxui when I am lung enough la one place to make decoration worth while is . skull. When Edwin Booth was playing "Handel" during his last engagement in Boston I took thU skull to Owen Fawcett, who was playing the gravedigper, and asked him to use it in the graveyard scene for Yorick's skull. I also asked him to try to get Mr. Booth to write bis autojiraoh on the skull after using it in the play. Some time before this I had writtei on the forehead of the skull. In Tery black ink, Hamlet's dying words, "The rest is Hence." '-Hamlet" was played Wed nesday night, the last w.-ek of the en gagement, and also at the Saturday matinee. After the x.rforiuanre Wednesday night I went to see Faw cett and Inquire about my skull's "first appearance." Fawcett met nie with a smile and aid: "I used the skull, but 1 am afraid you won't pet Mr. Booth' auto graph on it" ' I asked him why not, and he told ine that when be handed the skull up out of the grave to Mr. Booth the calcium light strongly illuminated the words I had written on yorick's forehetul. The result was unfortunate. Mr. Booth, before beginning the "Alas, poor Yor lck!" speech, started to sjieak, and "got the speech all twisted," almost "stick ing dead." His last Hue In "Hamlet" thus appearing so far ahead of its etie had upset him. He was justly offend ed, until he was told it had not been planned as a practical Joke. I asked Fawcett to use the skull again at the Saturday matinee, and to try to get the autograph. He did so, and Mr. Booth showed his ever kindly nature by writ ing his name, clear and bold, on the forehead of the skull, immediately above the offending line, "The rest if. silence." Dramatic Mirror. FAST EXPRESS HELD LP Tares Masked Mei Did Short Order. the Jeb ia USED DYNAMITE ON THE SAFE Lom May Raach 100,000 bat the Amount CaaaoC a Slated at Fraacnl. Slaughter or fcnglish Larks. We have often spoken with regret of tne wanton destruction of song birds in this country, not only In-cimse theii beauty and melody are a delight U, all who live in the country, but be cause they are such important auxil iaries in the war against insects inju riou8 to vegetation. This wholesale butchery is by no means confined tr. our own country. A recent number of the Fortnightly Keview notes thai 40,000 larks daily come into the Lon don markets, 1 where poulterers sell them by the bushel. Besides those sold for table purposes, there are thou sands killed for their feathers, their wings, when dyed so as to counterfeit tropical birds, being worn for orna ments. Large numbers are also trap ped to let fly at shooting matches, and many more are sold to be confined, not fas household pets, but by gamblers, who, strangely enough, keep them and bet on their powers of song, although how such matches are decided one can hardly understand. All this make agriculture and horticulture more diffi cult In England, where, under any cir cumstances, It Is none too prosperous. But what seems surprising to Amer leans la that public sentiment In En gland will allow the extermination of a songster which seems to be such a favorite and holds so high a place lc the poetical literature of the language, -harden and Forest What Is " An edition 7" "What constitutes an editlonr la question that Is frequently asked, and nobody seems qualified to answer it satisfactorily. The truth is that In W out of every 100 cases later edition are merely servile prints of the first edition, and there may have been 10.00C copies of a book made for the first edition, or there may have been only 150, The nrst editions of all works by Emile Zola number 20,000 copies each. In a Paris shop, where only rare vol umes are sold, a first edition of "L'As aommolr" Is valued at 105 francs-say 4 but this book came out at a time when Zola was comparatively un known, and Zola editions were thei; limited to 1,000 copies each. In fact, in France an edition Is sup posed to consist of 1,000 copies, but, as Mr. Robert H. Sherard says in a re cent letter: "Publishers are not with out guile, and to whip up a sale a book nay be issued In editions of fifty cop lea, o that by the time 1,000 eoplei nave been disposed of the book is In Its twentieth edition." Tid-Bita. Not a Beauty. Cecil Annltage, a young Englishman in Asbantee, tella of a strange West African "Joan of Arc," who la equip ping an army for King Prempeh. Her appearance Is more impressive than beautiful, and, unlike the famous French Joan, whose features we know, this dusky am axon la said to have only one eye, one ear and one arm, and to wear her hair hanging long. With a town of her magic wand she can Mag armies together, and In an en gagement a bruai pan ia placed before fear. Into which all the bullets of the M07 can convenient ty fall without starting her brave soldiers. St. Louis, April 2. The 'Frisco fast xpress from the wet, w hich left Leb anon, Mo., 182 miles wett of St. Louis, a little before 1 o'clock yesterday morn ing, was held up by three masked men aear Ricblaud, taenty-twa miles east Lebanon, about 3 o'clock in the morn .nz. v hen the train was rearing Kich land the engineer saw s bright red light iown the track. He reversel the lever. applied the air brakes and stopped the train. A tuan enrani; into the cab with Winchester rifle and commanded the njrineer and fireman to hold up their nanus, i ne rotiber inatie the engineer nount the platform of the express car ind call loudly to the messenger to Dpen his car. It was not until several moneys naa teen poured into the tar through the door that the messeniier tduiitted the robbers. The messenger ieelared that everything in the car worth taking was securely locked in he through safe, to which he did not oases a the combination. The robbers produced, from a bag, aekage of dynamite and went to work o blow the safe open. They worked or nearly an hour, firing their guna all iie time outside the train to intimidate be passengers and trainmen. Tne mea- lenger was badly hurt by being struck in the head with the butt end of a gun It lat the safe was opened, the booty ecu red, the robbers mounted horses Ind galloped off in the darkness. A r oese left Lebanon early yesterday Horning in pursuit. lhe express nthcials claim not to mow how much the robbers got, but tne of the passengers sayg lie heard the n-seenper say that there was over $30, KJ0, in the f-afe. The loss niny be any amount from fiO.OOO tot 100,000. All the wav bills ere destroyed. In their haste, the rob jers dropped one package of $1,700. ifter some 'hue consumed in drilling '.he safe, the first charge was exploded, treating a faint shock. In a few min utes a second and heavier snock did the work. The bandits cut the engine loose tnd started down the trick. Engineer Price offered to go with them to take lare of the engine, but tbey said they iid not need him, as they knew some thing about engines. An eighth of a mile sast of the train, they left the engine nd mounted their horses, which had been picketed near by, food descriptions are given of the time robbers, and as thy country is aroused and pursuit active, it is thought they cannot escape. The St. Louis lirency of the Wells Fargo Expr-es company re! use information as to the imount of money in the through safe. MANY CITIZENS FCKIsCE. Lkbanon, Mo., April 2. An hour after the robbery was f ported here a posse maue up ol one hundred citizens started in pursuit of the robbers. About II o'clock a member of the posse re turned. He says they found in th woods west of where the robbery took place two check", one for $4,000 and one for 15, and also an envelope containin i nve dollar bill, hence it is supposed that the cutting loose of the engine was merely a blind and the robbers jumped an within a lew hundred yards of the train and took horses and came west across the country. At least this is the theory the officers are proceeding on Weiis-Fargo A Co., have isiued a cir cular offering $300 reward for the arreet of the bandits. The description of the robbers, obtained from the passengers it as follows: First Large, well built, r-andy mus tache, black overcoat and black slouch hat and belt with pistols. Second Small man, smooth face, dark hair, black overcoat and slouch hat. Third Medium height, dark com' plexion, heavy, full growth of beard dark and stubby mustache, broad band black slouch hat no overcoat and brown sack cut away coat. iHiLADiij-Hia, April 3 A private t cablegram from Puerto Cortes .'. I : er.n t show that the Spaniards :!( make a' big a haul as reported, : .. lbiidiirui authorities hare reallv .i-i.l the tteamehip Bermuda. The ca ' .eram rays that but ninety cats of trine and ammunition were found ixard the steamer and that the greater i art of l.er cargo and General Cahxto larcia and lhe Cuiwins who went out in li.e. e ! wee landed on the cuaxt t 'he province of Pinar del Rio. It is -..:! ii, a! a uuuilier of men who wert .11. .cl iy I tie liermu.la were exiert .'tcvrymeii and had gained their ex -en i,c iii battery A of the nation lard o: IVMiKvlvania. It Raid tl .. n er- under couiin tnd of Sergean V A Cos of section 3, ba'tery A, wh - -us dered o;e of the be't artiMery n"ni. torn and the ui'Mt efficient ban. rs..f batteries in this part of th niwirrv. lhe services ol these men v-rc, it is inserted, secured by the ' il ans for tli" purpose of orgniin heir i n men into effective battalion ii. i r.iii'ir.if mem n me use ol guu ir-rti e l from the I'niied States. V tk.iiMiTov, April 3. The Spanis nil 'it nere rias receiven con'Tina .ry di'p:tt'neH, Iwari g yesterday i i e, fn.m the SpaniMi luininter to (Vn iaU', lro:n the Spanish tp.nisler to Ct-n -l Am-rica no in Jan June, Cota l ei, --Hyini' that lie is in Comirunien 'urn wiin i tie ii. i iiuras government re- r nli'ii! the r.eruiuiia, which has lieen eir. it in Puerto Oirtez and is still be! rere. inr lining ninety caes ol amirm .":nii Rii-er refles and a field gun Two cablegrams also reached the leg- 'i 'ii ystenl.iy from the Spsnish con ill st Panama conhntiing the detention f the I'.eriniiila and givinz detail uhi.-h are withheld from publication iirefent, but w hich are understood reln'e to the w her atxiuts of t'al xt liarcia and his men, who were thong! to he in a ep'it w here a Spanish man t war may cupliite them. i; THREE PICTURES OF HORRID WAR. ; Like Deathbe laasattaM. Wlggiea-ay, Waggtoa, go Mkl Toor honaa la on Ore. Waglaa (eacitedl Oo homa aoth ttt HWi th aearaat Insanutc i Journal. rrr t$UU cmiaiaata ocmbtaa can- ami iowar staada. 11a aCMasa Hack aaefafaJ our grand LLm wan will be aaan on aawt shirt Soldier tlnra the Stronshnld. CapeToww, April 2. Contradictory reports are received here in regard to the situation in Rhodesia, but there is no question that matters are serious in Buluwayo. The Rhodesia corpt, which force was recently disbanded, has been replaced by the Buluwayo field force, 4w strong. I his force will storm the stronghold of the Matabelee in the Mat- toppo hills. King Khama, who ren dered efficient aid to the British South Africa company in its campaign attains) Lobangula, has offered an armed escort for the coaches, and to keep open com. munication between Bnlnway and the south. President Kruger has notified 81 Jacobus de Wet, the British diplomatic agent at Pretoria, that be has no ob jection to British subjects in the Trans vaal being recruited (or service against we jnaiauc er. Rahor-hort. Kast St.' Louis, III., April 2. Th- suits aggregating 01,000 were filed in the circuit aoatt of St. Clsir eountv, Illinois, yesterday against James t) Baker, ez-wsrden of the Chester peni tentiary, for a shortage of $2t,8t8 M is penitentiary ' fundi belonging to tlx state whi)a he was warden. The bonds nan of Baker are H. E. Seitman. tht defnnet Lebanon banker and politician, tha Lebanon Dairy and Creamery com May and Charles J. Renter of Lebanon, lii'lUn !. K-i-lMlluri ashim.ton. April 3 lhe senate i-orrmittee on apnropriations reported the Indian bill. The chief contention n the "oiimittee has been over the In in n boiiooi appropi ihiioi.. lhe Jious weiit on the the .ry thai there should be no appropriations fr et llian schoo! and yet appropriate! $33,000 lor the Lin in school ami f.'O.OOO lor the school al Hariijiton, Va , both of which, it wai laiuied, are sectarian. Both of thee appropriations the senate committee has truck out. The general appropri. anon lor lite schooiH lor the Indians not sectarian ban been imreafeil bv ud wards of $.300,000. The bill carries $7,413,80fi, being net reduction from the amount as passed by the house of $ 1 ,COti,f3-4. The bill U fl ,34K44 less than the current law The chief items of reductions made .by the senate are as follows: raymeni on unerouee outlet purchase $I.6'if,000; surveying Indian reperva ti.ns in South DakoU, $20,000; Hamp ton s hool, Virginia. $20.0o0: Lincoln nKitute, Philadelphia, $33,400. Tho princif al increases over the houe pill are : Day tnd industrial schools for the Sioux of the different Iriljes. $r0.000: Ft. Hail reservation, Shoshones and Bannocks, $10,000; neirntiations with Uncompahgre and other Indians of Uintah reservations, $25,000; extensions of public land surveys over the Chey enne on Rosebud res-rvations, $35,000 survey o; the lauds in Indian Territory, $AW,00 ) ; support of day and industrial schools, $3)0,000; construction . repair, etc , ol school buildings, $100,000; eree tion of school building at the Sac and Fox reservation in Iowa, $35,000; addi tional sch ol buildings at Flandreau, S, D., $50,000. The bill also incorporated treaties with the Indians of Ft. Belknap reservation in Montana, the Indians of the Klack feet reservation iu Montana and with aI T ir ..i -i me inaians oi tne r-an uarlos reserva tion in Arizona. Olil Olorj . bau(d Wabhinotok, April S. In the senau yesterday Mr. Sherman introduced a bill to regulate the usa of a uniform flag in the army and navy, its proportions and the location of the stars in the blue field. The flag proposesed is to be used on and after July 4, 1900. The arrange ment of the stars is as follows: Three in each corner and a central star, around which shall be entwined a sufficient number of stars so that the total num ber in the blue field will represent the total number of states. The bill sets out that twelve stars in the (our corners and the one in the center represent the thirteen original states according to their geographical location on the map. assuming tha top of the field to be .1. JL-. . uorin, ana me oiner states are repre sented in the circle of stars In the order in which they were admitted into the union, placing the oldest states nearest ttiecentei. The idea carried out in this bill is that of A Ion xo Marther of Chicago, Mab-trmsarj O. K Washimotoh, April 3. United States Treasurer Morgan and party Imve I turned from New Orleans, where an ex ami nation of tha sub-treasury in that city was made. Mr. Morgan re porta accounts accurate ami well kept. No Liquor, Dm Moinks, April 3. In the senate yesterday the bill to legalize the manu facture ol liquors in Iowa was defeated. 22 to 27, with one member absent, wbo est word thatie desired the record to how that had he been present he would have voted against the bill. All ti e even dam erat voted for the bill. Al tic aiplanations which in sul.cUi.ee said they regarded the measure as a very short step, but in the right direction They firs, proposed the substitute b II. "Good tthoollaK. Three skeleton companies of infan try 10 men In all half faced to the right on the right wing of a division extended In battle-l!ue along a creek fringed with trees, and there to hold Its ground at all hazards. We ou the flank have no cover, but face a cleared Held half a mile wide and are struug out in single line. No bullet are tired at us from In front, but there I a steady and vengeful ping! ping! ping: from the hot lead comlug In behind us and over the heads of our comrades facing the south. We stand at "parade rest," and take whatever comes without wincing. Now and then a bullet Uuds lis billet and a uiau goes down, but the "Steady nieuf' of the senior captalu prevents anything like confusion In the Hues. Nothlug tries the nerves more than to lie under tire In line without movement, but pride and isclpliue are strong fac tors on a battle field. At the eud of half an hour we have eleven men down. Two of them are officers from the rear line. The fire along the creek has grown hotter, but our lines are holding their owu and de pending upou us to take care of the flank. Of a sudden a horseman rides out of the woods In front of us and In spects our position through his glass. We only know that he Is an officer, but his glass enables him to count every man of us almost tell the color of each mau's hair and eyes. He holds his glass upon us for sixty seconds and then disappears among the trees. "Attention!" calls the senior captain, nd the Hue dresses In an Instant. "Infantry in the wo-hN!" whispers each man to his nelgliUii-s. "Well, let fin come! If they are too many for us. reinforcements will lie scut to us. All! That's business." Three guns of a battery come gallop- lug up ou our right and unlliuber, and a cheer goes along the lim-s. Shell first grape and canister next. The guns will have a clear sweep over the field. There they come, and It's cavalry Instead of Infantry V "Steady, Uieu! No talking In the ranks! Now, then, not a shot until they excuse, even fur fresh cartridges. For two hours we lay In Hnea on the ground without filing a shot, though tha ene my's bullets, and now and then a shell, fell among us to wound sod kill. While we were eudurlng It as best we could a private named Stevens looked back at the captain, and asked: "Cap, can I go to the rear after wa ter?" "Against orders!" was the reply. Five minutes later Stevens looked REAR WITH TAP, CAS I OO TO TIIF TWO WOl'SIm?" 1 T V I "" na noi.ns ma glass it por sixty SECON DS AND TI1ES MSAPl'KA RS AMOSO THE TBEKs." then r pass that bush down there, and hoot to kill!" rive Hundred cavalrymen ride out from under the trees and form up two lines deep. The three guns open ou them at once with shell, but the lines form and dress under fire with a cool ness that excites admiration. We can not bear the order of ' Draw sabers!" but we catch the flash of steel and draw long breath. The guns cease Urine to load with grape, and the squadron moves out on a front no longer than our own. The bugles blow "Trot!" Gallop!" "Charge!" Here they come, every trooper whirling his saber about his head and yelllng-every horse at the top of his speed! Steady, boys! Let 'em get the grane nd canister first! Down with those muskets on the left! That's right, ston that cheering In the center! vit. Walt! Now give It to Viu!" "Boom! boom.' boom!" from the guns double-shotted with missiles whir-h ere fired point-blank Into the charg ing squadron, and then a crash of mus ketry as every man pulled the trigger the same instant. Ten. feet to the right of me a trooper broke through our line ten feet to the left a second- but only to be shot down by the officers the rear. The smoke-cloud hangs for a moment to obscure the vision, but we bear the groans of wounded horses the cries and curses of wounded men the thud of hoofs on the soft earth. e load and Sre at will into the cloud. but presently the wind lifts the smoke nd whirls It away and the order comes cease firing. Where Is the body of cavalry which charged us? A score of horsemen down on the left another score away to the tight a bunch of them Just disappear ing into the woods from whence tbey came, their retreat hasteued by the shrieking shells sent after them from the guns. On our front a dozen horses are limping about thirty others are down. Six or eight dismounted but ui wounded troopers bold up their binds nd come walking In to surren der sixteen wounded ones cry out or curse us tweuty-two are lying dead to the grass "Well done, boys that was good shooting!' says the senior captain. "Glad to have' been of service, air!" aalutea the battery lieutenant, aa he advances. back and held out a bloody hand, and said: "Cap, can I go to the rear and have the thumb amputated?" "Against orders!" was the answer. Seven or eight minutes later Stevens received a bullet In his shoulder, snd, sitting up, he pressed his hand to the wound, and queried: "Cap, can 1 go to the rear with two wounds?" "Walt till the colenel comes this way and fll ask him." The colonel was then tiding down to us behind the lines. In alxnit five min utes he was up, and our captain was nliout to address him when Stevens ( ail ed out: "Never mind, Cap I'm a dead man and don't want to go to the rear!" With that he fell over and struggled for a moment, and was dead. A bullet had passed clear through lilin before hu called out. If l.l.raal l U SoMl. Part of Dahomey is to be colonised with Alsatians and Lo trainers wbo ' have served in the French army. The key of Lihby prison and the lag which floated ove' the prison at prw served in the Soldiers' Memorial hall at Rutland, 'L Cabul, in Afghanistan, has an arms factory a third of a mile long and 100 yards wide, that turns out 20,000 cart ridges and 15 rifles 'laily, nl four q iick-firiiig field guns every week. THE IVOLOTIOa lif nie.lu ii.al a;riii i gradually relegating I he old litre fieri.-, pills, drsughla and vc elahle eiirai-t" to the rear and bringing into general un- th? pl-sant nd effect rva h.iai.l lanatire. :-yrup oi Fig. To gt tha true reimily fee Hint it i nm'.ufactured by tlie alil.TMiB Hit t-yrnp Co. only. Yor call- lm!l la.lmgdriigi-t. Flowers, both real and artificial, sre to be worn this aeason in greater pro fusion than ever. Many of the new toques sre made ahnoct entirely of flower, violets being the fsvoiites. Ijirge hats blossom out in pink-tinted and purple roces, with shaded greea velvet leave. Mmiest ahite gardenias also are very much used. Oneery attractive green straw hat is trimtneJ with green and hite tulle, w hite quills, and these white blossoms. Ikm't think a man ii faxcinated by your g'HHl looks if you catch hrm star ing t you. Your back hair may m coming down or a black mui on your noee rniy be the reason for his c:inoea fated gse. Til I kin it Jt Over. Three months after Joe Skinner de serted from our regiment he was cap tured ou his farm at home by the pro vost marshal and sent back to the regl Imeut In Irons for trial. He hud desert ed In the face of the enemy, and It was generally believed that he would be shot, and great was the astonishment, therefore, when he got off with a three mouths' seutence to Dry Tortugaa. When Joe was brought tic fore his judges he had a simple story to tell, and he told It in a simple way. He said: "I got to thlnklu' It all over and come to the conclusion that we'd had enough war. I started out from camp and kept walklu' and walkln' till 1 met a reb. "Hello! Johnny, whar ye goin?" "'Into the Union camp to stop this wah.' "'And I was jest goin' Into your camp to do the same thing. Let's sot down and smoke and fix things up.' "Wall," continued Joe, "we sot and sot, and we smoked and smoked, and we talked and talked. He was a friend ly cuse, and blme-by he said he'd glv In if I would. I said 1 was wlllln', and we shook bands on It I says we can't stop the war, but we can go home and mind our own blznem, and be said be'd do It If I would. I started home, and Sprin Medicine Your blood in Spring is hhwu-t certain to lie full of impurities the sccu'iiula tion of the wm'er months. Had ven tilation ol sleeping rooms, impure tir in dwelling, factories and shops, over eating. liay, improper f oils, failure of the kidneysai.fi liver prorly to lo extra uork Unit thrust upon tln-m. are the prime causes of this condition. It is of the utmost important?- Ihat uu Purify YOUR BLOOD Now, as when warmer weather conn-sand the tonic effect of cold bracing air i gone, your weak, thin, impure blood will not furnisn necefsary strength. That tired feeling, loof apetite, will ojien the way lor serious diseate, ruined health, or breaking out of humors and impurities. To make pure, rich, red blood Hood's Sarsap-uilla stand" un equaled. Thousands testify to its merits. .Millions lake it as their t-pritig Medicine. Get Hood's, li atn-e Hoods Sarsaparilla lithe On True I)lr1 Purlfltr. Ali Anxs'lt- II Pre.rJ only tyC. 1 HikkI 4 Co.. Iirell, Htm. Honri's Pi c "".". r !" t uk nlh H.hk1 i HafMrlila. -d to I V 1 jSk S- KJV vaaaaaw m rav TAI.KISO IT OVr.ll. " A Oris Joker. At tha second battle of Bull Run our colonel was ordered to bold a Dosl- ttoa oa tha right at whatever cost; and tha word waa passed along tha Unas that bo one should go to tha rear on an that's all there Is to It, and If the wai Isn't stopped I'm not to blame for It!" To Verify a War Kplaode. President Homer T. Fuller of Drury uonege, tspnngneia, Ohio, baa received a letter from a Massachusetts man. Who offers a large sum of money for the verification of a war episode. The story is that In the early days of the war a detachment of Confederate troops in Missouri took about V) Union prisoners. Twelve of these prisoners were lined up and shot without provo- cation oy the Confederate officers. Up on bearing of this act, the commander of the Federal regiment drafted twelve Confederate prisoners to be shot Id retaliation. As the line was being lonueu a young uinu named William tjemr aieipmi lorwaru and asked to laae tne place or one of the condemned men, who was bis friend. The request waa granted, and Lear was shot In place of hla frtend.-New York Tribune. Tha face of ever babe Is an Intern. gatioa point Its future depends oo now ower roik answer tha question. One as good as another. It is easy to say that one preparation is as good as another, and it is easy to waste money by buying something you know riothing about and receiving no benefit When the body is weak and you want to give it strength, when health is failing, what wisdom is there in experimenting with a substitute, when for a few cents more you can buy the original article? For more than twenty years Scott's Emulsion has been die standard Cod-liver Oil cmulsioa It contains more pure Norwegian Cod-lfver Oil than any other emulsion in the world, and will stand the test of tW a kins; a perect, insep. "able emulsion You can't afford to take a efctitute for it