SHORT STORIES.
BTAKTIO AN AVALANCHE.
Is It true that the sound of the hu
man voice may start a snowsllde? Jan.
Ferchard, clcik of the state court of
appeals. Is Inclined to gimer the ques
tion In the affirmative. He has for 20
years past been almost of the belief
that a word of farewell which he
shouted In one of the mountain canyons
cost the lives of two persons.
"I never think of the event without
a shudder," said Mr. Vtri hard. "I was
mining at the time In the region above
Georgetown. The snow had fallen to j
an unusual depth that winter, and mln- (
ers moving from one cabin to another
were warned to look out for slides. 1
topped in one of my trips at cabin
of an acquaintance and took dinner
with him, but I felt nervous and impa
tient for some reason, and declined as
politely as possible the kind invitation.
X arose from the table, and, without de
lay, stared on my jou. noy. Crossing the
canyon I turned to wave a farewell to
the friends who had entertained me.
The man and his wife were standing at
the door of the cabin and a third per
son was In the houBe. The air was per
fectly still. Not the slightest Intima
tion was given of the awful disaster
which was about to happen. I waved
my hand and shouted, 'Goodby.'
'Hardly had the echoes of my voice
died away hefote a mufiled sound
struck the ear a noise like the boom
of a cannon and the whole side of the
mountain seemed to be In motion. The
now, ice, trees and rocks started to
ward the bottom of the gulch, and
within five seconds the cabin was over
whelmed and the spot on which I had
stood one or two minutes before was
burled under fifty feet of snow. I sum
moned assistance as quickly as It could
be done, and we frantically dug out two
dead bodies. The third pet son after
ward recovered, but I have never en.
tlreiy forgiven myself for the word
which I shouted on that never-to-be-forgotten
day."
whoop clear back to the transports,
t'retty soon along came another Maus
er and raised a blister Jin-t about the
size of a lead-pencil clear across his
chest. I understand they heard 'l'el's'
whoop In Santiago about that time.
Then along came a third one of those
'leaden messengers' and this time It
catches 'Pet' In the side. Of course,
this Jridlan goes over like he'd stepped
on a live wire. Hut he comes to pretty
quick and he patc hes the hole up with
one of those fancy bandages and gets
up on the flrin' line. Hut Teddy gets
on to him, through seeln' him bowled
over, and orders him to the hospital.
'IYt' says 'Yes, sir,' as meek as Moses,
drops back a little, and then makes a
quick sneak for the flrin' line. Hut
pretty soon he gets warmed up like and
takes to whoopln' again, and Teddy
gets on to him again, an' this time
Teddy sees that he does go to the rear
"A couple o' days later Teddy is
lookln' over his men, and he finds 'Pet'
In his usual place In troop 11. 'What're
ye doin' here, Lieutenant Wolf? says
Teddy, tryin' to look fierce. 'Discharged
from the hospital as cured, sir,' says
'Pet,' salutln', An' Teddy says, "That's
good,' an' grins and goes on. So 'Pet'
gets a chance to join In the mlx-up at
Kan Juan, and, hole In his side an' all.
he gets up on that there hill Just about
the same time that the buck niggers
are cuttin' a pigeon wing a little far
ther along the ridge. He don't get
any medal or anything like that, but he
does get a chance to go In with the
troops when they raise Old Glory over
Santiago.
"An' on the way to the governor's
palace he meets his fate. A girl looks
out of a window to see them go by.
Some way their eyes get mixed up. and
that settles It. It ain't any big Job to
find a girl when the girl Is dead wlllln'
to be found, an' the two soon got to
gether. She was Aneta Calleja. She
was Spanish, and her father had been
the honor of b-lng personally congratu
lated by General Otis.
In an encounter with two Filipinos
who sought to assassinate him while on
piekrt duly, Smith, after being badly
wounded, shot and instantly killed one
of his assailants and wounded the other
so severely that he died a short time
later.
Sergeant Rlcker, Corporal "Wheeler
and three privates, among them private
Smith, were assigned to outpost duty
at Jilockhouse No. 2, north of Mani'a.
At half-past 6 In the evening Private
Smith went on picket duty. His beat
was one of the most dangerous patrolled
by American soldiers, passing along a
narrow road thickly fringed with trees
and bamboo thickets.
Shortly after 7 o'clock, the sun having
set, Private Smith discerned two Filipi
nos approaching him, apparently cn
their way to Manila. They were
dressed In white and walked in single
file, one about six f-;et behind the ether,
lie challenged them and they answered
promptly, the first greeting him with
the words, "Buena noche, amlgo"
("Good evening, friend.") The second
repeated the greeting and accompanied
it with a military salute. Smith re
plied in English, and, shouldering Us
Springfield rifle, turned to resume bis
beat.
JUst as they passed him he carelessly
turned his head to look after them.
This fortunate circumstance javed Us
life, for Immediately after passing
him the second Filipino drew a
chete. sprang at the sentry and aimed a
terrific blow at his head.
. vciiw ihe. blonrl nourine forth in a
stream he whirled to face the natives.
who Instantly took to their heels in the
effort to escape. Smith raised his rifle
and shot one of the fleeing natives
through the heart before he had gone
twenty feet. Hy this time he "'as fo
weak from pain and loss of blood that
he was forced to drop to his knees, and,
CHAPEL IN A COAL MINE.
one of the rich men of Santiago. lIewilIe ln this position, he reloaded his
BREAKING IN A HOOK AGENT.
"I am afraid that I once spoiled a
good book agent." said the head mem
ber of a book agency to a reporter.
"We had gotten out an expensive re
ligious book and had advertised for
agents to handle it.
"Among the numerous applicants was
a tail, lanky youth. I asked him if he
thought he could sell books, and he
aid that he reckoned he could.
m Very well,' said I, Til see what you
can do. Take this book and consider
that I am your intended victim. The
price of the book runs from 2 to H. but
you must always endeavor to sell the
highest priced book, although It Is no
disgrace if you only succeed In selling
the cheaper kind. If you succeed In
selling me a book I will hire you. Now
go ahead."
"He took the book, fumbled It awk
wardly, and then stammered:
"Ye'dotit wat.ter buy a book, do ye,
mlBtcr?'
'"Better buy one,' said he; 'I'll sell It
to yet pretty cheap.'
'Get out of here!' I yelled, pretend
ing to be mad. 'Don't you see that sign,
"Hook Agents Not Wanted?" '
fit u-t ve hev one for J4, mister,
if. vp.1 said he, taking off his i
coat and throwing it on the floor.
" I'm afraid" I began.
.pr dollars, mister, an" cheap at
the price,' he added, as he rolled up
his shirt sleeves.
I didn't like the looks of all these
warlike preparations and declared the
test off. Hut he refused, and gave me
three minutes to 'dig up' the price of
the book.
"While I was trying to make the fel
low understand that the Joke had gone
far enough he Jumped at me.
..t al- land the ghost of a show
With the husky youth, and I soon found
myself on the floor, with the would-be
book agent sitting upon me.
something about a book he would sell
me 'powerful cheap."
To save my lire I reluctantly con
sented to take one of the V. kind. He
.aid he was sorry, but he only sold
the $4 kind. ,
"He allowed me to get one hand
loose, and I produced 14. whereupor , he
released me. and wanted to know how
soon he could go to work.
"I kept my word, and hired him, sent
him a. far west as I could, and then
discharged him by wire."
BOM A NCR oTtheIpAN'IS" WAR.
. .. . xrnth nsr win in
I flrin I Knov. u.
had lost his fortune, hut ne was as
proud as ever, and he took on savage
when he found his daughter llstenin'
to an Indian. Hut this didn't bother
the young people much; they were too
far gone. When the rough riders were
ordered north 'Pet' went with them,
of course. But the girl had his promise
to come back. And back he went the
minute he was mustered out.
"When 'Pet' arrived and demanded
the girl the old man refused flatfooted.
Pretty soon after that he died sudden
ly. There were those who said he died
with his boots on. There were also
those who said harsh things about his
rlanirhter In this connection. Ail this
did not bother "Pet." He had been there
himself. He and the girl borrowed a
name apiece, and got to New York
all right. There they were married.
They missed a train or something In
Chicago, and had to stay there over
nleht. That's where you missed a good
story, my boy. They went straight to
the Chickasaw nation, and they are
living there now on a ranch. They
stick pretty close to home. I guess the
only place of any size they've been to
Is Oklahoma City, and they've only
been there once. And I hear they're
happy as two clams In high water."
TIMS
WAS THE
MISSOURI AN
FIRST.
Tilden Dawson, son of Prof. A.J. Daw.
son of Vlnlta, I. T., was the first sol
dier killed ln the Spanish-American
war. Young Dawson was a member of
trooo L of Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
He was killed at La Quasimas, Cuba,
June 22, 1838, the first soldier victim of
.u ...flir.f rvaccd between the two
LUC .rjllinv-v o
countries.
The dead hero's remains were brought
.u uoMmonln now the Crook, to
on in.- iu'i'-"'-- -
vrij tvi hndv waa buried at
Vevnda. Mo.
Yminir Dawson was reared in Nevada
nnd lived there the greater part of hi
life. The Peepwood Cemetery assocla
tlnn of Nevada donated a beautiful lo
o. in exDression of their esteem for
... r tho vniimr soldier. The
ine ineiie't j v..
,,i ws Interred with military hon
r Captain Day, who commanded
troop L. and Captain White, who raised
.v, mr,Hnv. attended, wun six pan
hunraru. members of troop L, besides
i number of comrades and friends of th
dead hero.
, Tilden Dawson Joined troop L
Vinita I. T., at the first call to arms
iif h.,t been said that Hamilton Us
the first Hough Rider slain, bu
' i Kline, a Rough Rider of Vlnlta,
gays he saw FIsH alive auer ne
seen Tilden fall. A bullet struck him
In the head, passing -through his hat
band and killing him Instantly.
Tom lsbell. another llougn uiucr
rifle and fired a shot at the other Fili
pino, who was Just disappearing ln the
edge of the thicket at the side of the
road.
This shot also took effect, for the
ead body of the native was found next
morning ln the thicket, he having evi
dently crawled as far as possible before
expiring, for the body was discovered
some distance from the point where he
disappeared In the underbrush as Smith
red at him.
Comrades, attracted by the firing,
rushed to the aid of the brave sold!r,
and, procuring a horse, placed him
upon the animal and conveyed him
three miles to the company's quarters,
where his wound was dressed by the
surgeons. Smith bled so profusely that
n going the three miles to the company
quarters his clothing became saiur.-neo,
his shoes full and the horse covereu
with blood. He was afterward taken to
the hospital.
That a man after being so severely
wounded should have the pluck not
only to face his foes and fight, hut to
kill one of his assailants on tne spot
and mortally wound the other, excited
the admiration of all the soldiers at
Manila. He was congratulated on his
plucky fight by practically the whol
army, even General Otis calling upon
him while ln the hospital and shaking
hands with him and commending him
for his bravery.
telling" said J-m staling of OKU- comrude of Tilden, brought home a
ioma 'aty either .bout Indian Ten!- ; tl,Htament M the dead boy's mother
oTor n y'.elf. Hut I can tell you of a haJ K,vcn hlm. It was In the pocke of
woJd story that " y -
reporters let get by you , no . Ion .
Mr. Hotaiing a mi"j
for me co""'"'
This was
ll,.,,-l,.W
quest tor an "- , uhla,l,
Inter-Oceon. j"io -- -
be said:
his blouse at the time he was killed.
Another co.nra.le. named Taylor,
brought back a cartridge from his belt
after the soldier had fallen. He gave
It to a Nevada lady wtlh whom Tilden
was w-ll acquainted ,nfmned
Another men oe, . . " ' " .
vnr boys missed a migmy . ,,ri)f. Dawson mai ' ," at
:iT oay r r :7 srr v- d -??
you
" uA ,nn ncross them. . "'".."..
them, even u you n- - i "'.-.
pef won. " "' " .nr.hal at Vlnlta, and
I II II 11 n 111' n ..
The man was
Tk woman was
intuit".
-n m Cuba. Wolf was a
i.nant in troop
and I don't s'pose there was
the bride he
second lieu-
M of the rough ri'l'-rs,
warmer
I don't say
whose father Is Deputy
, A..na ,.t the
tv.ree other men were m '"" "".
mmand. They ran acros many dead
live ones tlU Inbell
u
h.hv ln the whole r""' "
h. was natr
. . tr, rr.t intO a
Ctiha ior - . ilrlnl. to
I "IS l ' ' -
."'. . .7 an.nish soldier and
caught aim i . " .
nir niT nun mwtii.. - - . .
hot what he went lo
Pl" ' i.i.n. A
bodKs, but saw no
fired, ,m (h RI)anlh
Z.$ l?sb" b n truck by '.even
u ,T; in as many ..seconds. e re-
,ined on the fielrt tin in "
TmlrX-ndtiall, that er and n.Hy -' -.t
iddy Roosevelt didn't have to J. d Tllden were of the same age.
bim any great amount of ins. . TZTcUTES.
In the use o. , t gnn,
.... . .fter fight, and he goi n k
Sioux Falls. 8. D.. April 14 -Among
the eallant United States soldiers now
it Manila who have performed deeds
CHINESE GIRL TEACHERS.
Eleln Tang and Nanne-i Shi are two
blossoms from tne r lowery
transplanted to bloom for a while on
American soil. They are now in Mln
nennolls. Mnn.. at the home of Bishop
Joyce, and the former is a pupil of the
Emerson school. She Is studying 10 oe
klnderKsrten teacher.
To establish kindergarten schools in
China has long been the ambition of
mission boards, that system lending it
self as no other does, to the enlighten-
merit of the heathen. But kindergarten
teachers are expensive and cannot be
afforded by the struggling missions de
pendent for support on the mite givers
nf the Christian world. The difficulty,
however, will eventually be removed, If
the plan of Miss Howe, superintendent
of Methodist Missions In Central China,
Is successful. Miss Howe's plan la to
send native girls to America to become
educated In the kindergarten system
ftor which they will return to their
native land to establish the much de
sired schoolB.
And this Is why Eleln Tang, aged IS,
and her Wend Nanne-I Shi, a half year
her senior, left the province of kui
! central China, last July, arid
rH K. H
In company with a party of mission
rtes came to Minneapolis.
Eleln Tang Is a diminutive body,
! pretty according to the standards of her
race. Her skin Is aarK, dui as nmoum
. velvet: black eyes, almond-shaped
to be sure, but radiant with lntelll
cence. but her partlclar charm Is
soft, sweet voice, which lisps tripping
ly enough through the monosyllables o
hr mother tongue, if It hesitates a inn
over the unwieldy English, which sh
uses almost exclusively since her resl
Hence in America,
tn everything but language she 1
true to the manners and customs of her
country, and the dress peculiar to Chi
nese women of the better class, which
consists of a purple tunic of woolen
stuff falling unconfined over a black
underdress of the same material, Is thi
costume habitually worn by her.
Aside from her school work, Eleln Is
studying music and plays the ptano
with grace and artistic Intelligence.
Nanne-t Shi Is attending Ilamllne col
lege and after two years' preparatory
study she will enter the medical course
and hopes to graduate In four years.
Her native name has been Anglicised
and she Is now known as Anna Btons.
m .ister. Msry Stona. graduated from
Ann Arbor medical collega In 18M and
Is now practicing bar profession wltb
Moval Occupation in tha West For
the Now Woman.
Two women are ln Jail ln western
States on a charge of being bandits.
One of them made a desperate resist
ance to the posse sent to arrest her,
and killed a deputy sheriff before she
was shot down herself and captured in
a badly wounded condition. The other
prisoner was secured in more prosalo
mannf r, but her record is none the less
tragic and Interesting.
Emma Hendrickson, a girl of 18 years,
is confined ln prison in Stoddard coun
ty, Missouri, suffering from a severe
p-ffle wound In her breast. Her story,
according to the reports made by tne
law officers, Is almost equal to that of
Jesse James. She isn't pretty. She
was born on a cattle ranch. Book learn
ing she has none. But she's at home ln
the saddle and handy with a gun. She
never misfes her mark, and when she
shoots at a man she shoots to kill. She
killed Deputy Sheriff Booth of Stoddard
county, Missouri, two weeks ago.
A year ago, In Franklin county, Mis
souri, she and her father are accused
of having organized a counterfeiting
eang. It had twenty members, each
with a price on his head. The girl of
18 was the leader; her father was her
chief lieutenant. At first they operated
in Franklin county. They stole horses
and cattle, looted country stores, held
up travelers, rifled postofflces, and
finally, ln one of their many pitched
battles, killed three men.
Then the gang separated into squads
and met later ln a designated place In
c-ia ommtv. The new scene of
operations was well chosen. The coun
try was rich. The bandits, however,
became so reckless that the county au
thorities easily located them.
A week ago the sheriff, at the head of
a score of armed men, rode out of
Bloomfleld, the county peat, to storm
the outlaws In their camp. He located
them ln an Isolated house a few miles
from Dexter. The sheriff and his men
did not ride out Into the open In mak
ing their attack. They knew the char
acter of the outlaws too well for that.
Instead, they scattered and surrounded
the house. As they did so rifles began
to bark from the windows and loop
boles ln the house. They were answer
ed from behind trees and a rail fence
that zigzagged round the clearing. The
fusilade kept up for two hours.
There were, nine desperadoes In the
fcouse attacked by a determined posse
of twenty men. The outlaws had lit
tle ammunition left. The fight was get
ting more uneven every minute. Then
the daring of the bandit queen asserted
itself.
Placing herself at the head of her
men, she dashed out of the door, rifle
in hand, the gang at her heels. She
dropped on one knee, her rifle went
to her shoulder, and one of the posse
fell. All then began a rush of 200
,r,Ta .r-n.li an onen snace to the
posse's cover. They fired as they ran
nswering flashes coming from behind
the fence.
Half the distance was covered when
old man Hendrickson fell, Bhot through
the head. He died Instantly, 'mat ter
rified the gang, and they scattered and
ran all except Emma, She knelt be-
Ide her father's body, raised her rifle
and fired again and again. Bullets fell
all about her; she only shot the faster.
Aaln her rifle counted, and Deputy
Sheriff Booth fell. That waa her last
shot. A bullet pierced ner oreasi.
she was captured beside the dead body
of her father.
Mollle Mathes, under arrest at Wich
ita, Kan., on a charge oi ouuawiy,
betrayed by a member of her alleged
gang. MIhs Matnes is utscnocu no -
culine In her bravery, feminine in ner
love for finery. She rides horses like
a cowboy and shoots a rifle like a vet
eran bear hunter. She can handle a
pistol better than the best uuebist In
Europe and she has ideas about nre-
arnii which few women would ever
have entertained.
She prefers a plstoi of olue steel to
one of nlcKel plate oecause the brighter
revolver cannot be used at night with
out giving a flash of warning, fohe likes
a pistol of single -ction because there
is no change for a man to slip his finger
behind the trigger guard and render
tne weapon powerless.
One of the men she lad, who Is now
serving time for horse stealing, con
fessed to the ciin.es of his associates.
'the officers expect to prove that the
;ang, ten members of which are now
under arrest, committed six murders In
the past two years.' They expect to
show that each was deliberately plan
ned and executed by order of Mollle
Mathes.
Besides stealing cattle and robbing
banks and stores, the gang were coun.
terfelteis, and It Is asserted Mollie
.Mathes distributed the spurious money.
She was so shrewd that she escaped
detection for eight years.
In person this bandit queen is tall
and stately. She Is proud of her long
black hair ami of her strong, supple
ilmbs ami small hands and feet. She Is
vain of her power over men.
n Odd Pla;; of Worship Locatet
Bel Ground.
Few places of worship ln the country
ave more Interest than the Miners
ancluary In the Mynydd Newydd (New
fountain) colliery, near Swansea. Bit
lated 7.r0 feet below the surface of thi
arth, with four long rows of I ibwood
o sustain the roof, a rude desk on a
arge lump of coal for a pulpit, and
series of rough hewn planks for pews,
it is indeed the strangest of the many
strange bethels in wild Wales.
Every Monday morning, without a
break for fifty-four years, the colliers
have crowded into the novel apartment
to ask the blessing of providence upon
the weeks work.
To the eldest miner present the con
duct of the service is customarily ln
trusted, but properly ordained divines
have not infrequently descended into
the mine before the Monday's "turn
has commenced, and the whitewashed
walls of the little chapel have resound
ed with that Celtic fervor which Welsh
men speak of as the hywl (which no
irreverent Saxon should pronounce as
howl).
One motto there is painted near the
pulpit: "Os nos heb ddim ser nnd nos
neb Dduw deyruasa lau wadnaw Myn
ydd Curlog." Freely interpreted, that
is, "If it Is night without stars it is not
night without God, for he reigneth un
der the foundations of the mountains."
Whether it be ascribed to good luck,
to good management or to the respon
sive protection of providence, it is a
fact that for the last half century
Mynydd Newydd colliery ha been sin
gularly free from serious accidents.
The colliery is owned by Messrs. Viv
ian & Sons, and the late Lord Swansea
did much to encourage the devotional
exercises ln the pit. London Leader.
Miny persons have their good
day snd their bid day. Others
are about half sick ai: the time.
They have headache, i.ackache, '
snd are restless and r?rvou..
Food does not taste gou-J sntf
the digestion is poor; the .'.n
is dry snd sallow and disfigured
with pimples or eruptions;
sleep brings no rest snd ork
Is a burden.
Phst is the cause of sll thi
Impure blood.
And the remedy?
4 p l
Clara Stood the Test.
His arm, that had been resting on
the back of the little settee on which
they sat in the gloaming, slipped down
and encircled her slender waist.
rinrn " he whispered, "we shall be
very happy, shan't we?"
A eoft sigh was her only audible re
rponse but she nestled closer ta him,
and he appeared satisfied.
The mellow haze of the golden Oc
tober day still hung over the darkening
landscace. The voice of a tree toad
somewhere In the neighborhood lifted
itfelf up and called insistently for rain.
A faint odor ef fried ham from some
kitchen to the windward sf them per
vaded the air.
A thought seemed ta strike the young
man.
"Clara," he said, "we sught ta hare
the clearest understanding about every
thing that affects sur future, sught we
not?"
"Yes," she murmured.
"Clara," he said agala, after a lang
pause, "can you cook?"
There was another long pause.
Then she straightened herself up,
looked him squarely ln the eye. and
proudly answered:
"Reginald, I can cook potatoes la fif
teen different ways."
Then she put her head down where
It was before, and into her pink, shell
like ear he warbled incoherent outpour
ings of Joy. Cincinnati Enquirer.
It clears out tbe channels
through which poisons are
carried from the body. When
all impurities tre removed from
the blood nature takes right hold
and completes the cure.
If there is constipation, take
Ayer's Pills. They awaken the
drowsy action ef the liver; they
cure biliousness.
VMim to mmr 0ofav.
We hv. th. cluli swrleea of
lome of Hi. molt .miii.nt liyiltl 1.
the United Sttt. Wnt.fr.lT th.
crticulara In your io will re
ceive a prompt r.iT,wijooui
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WHAT TEMPERATURE?
JUST R!GHT-96
ir16' GREAT PLUNGE
at Hot Springs. South Dakota ta"
Jupt rlirht tor bmlilnir at any tima
f the year, wilhout shock to tha
bather and without application or
artificial heat.
If sick, you on be cured.
It crippled with rheumatism, yon canbecured
It tired, yen need rest, and tbe place to go la
Hot Springs,
South DAKOTAr
Low rate tickets on sale every day
Much cheaper than to other resorts.
Climate, waier, scenery and hotelsv
are unexcelled.
Sved Lots of Trouble.
Families living next door to a vacant
house are often asked for Information
by prospective tenants. The Rochester
Herald tells ef such a family in Ro
chester that Is protecting itself from
the annoyance by displaying the fol
lowing placard on the front door:
"We haven't the keys to the house
next door, nor do we get the first
week's rent.
"Haven't the slightest idea why the
last family moved out.
"There are nine rooms, and the rent
is J6 a week.
"The place may be full af bedbugs
for all we know.
"There is a place to Bang eut wash
lne on the roof.
"We don't know anything about the
moral character of the people next door.
but can furnish references ourselves.
"For further particulars please do
not ring our door bell."
SPECIAL RATES SOUTH
via
PORT ARTHUR ROUTE.
Half fare round trip (plus $2.00) on
ont tblrd Tuesdays of each month.
Quickest and best line to St. Louis, the
Kast and South, via Omaha & St. Louis
and "Wabash, f ast man leaven un'
j-r r m. rnuncll Bluffs 6:10 p. m.. ar
rives St. Louis 7 a. m.. returning leave
r,ui. 7 3 n. m. arrives wmana
St
When King Kalaknua of the Hawa
iian Islnnds visited Shanghai he occu
pied a sulto of rooms up one fllcht of
stairs at the Astor House. Two Amerl-
,un gentlemen called to pay their re
spects one morning, and, meeting the
proprietor, Inquired if the king was In.
"I will see," replied the landlord, and
shouting to a Chinese sen ant at tho
head of the stairs asked, "Hoy! That
plccey king top side, hab got?"
"Hab got," laconically asked the ser.
vant.
"flcnlleinen, Ills majesty Is In. Prny,
walk up," said tho landlord.
at
s- a m rtnl V. AM inrormauou
Ti'.-t imihr Route Office. 1415 Farnam
.... inoTinn hotel block) or write
Harry E. Moores. C. P. & T. A., Omaha
Neb.
.-r-r.
Any agent "NOKin - wmickji
LINE" or J. Ii. QABLc, I ravelins
Passenger Agent, Des Moines, la.
can tell you more about It.
J. H- BUCHflNHN, .
encral Passenger Agent, OMAHA. NEB.
mm
thu
Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul Ry
for Chicago snd the East. Short tlm
between Omaha and Chicago. Electrlj
lighted, steam heated, solid vestibule
trains depart dally from Union OepoU
Omaha. Dining cars operated "a I
carte" plan pay o reasonable price fosr
what you order only.
P. A. NASH,
General Western Agent.
1604 Farnam St.. Omaha.
HOMESEEKERS' EX-
CURSIONS SOUTH
via the ,
WABASH RAILROAD.
Half fare tickets south with $2 addedl
good returning 21 days, will be sold os)
April 18, May 2 and 16. Remember tha
Wabash Is the Phort Line and quickest
route South. The best line East. For
rates Kast or South call on or writ
G. N. Clayton, room 302 Karbach blkv
Omaha, Neb.
P AIMt VALLS CEILINGS.
MURAL0 WATER COLOR PAIHTS
I FOR DEC0R4T.N0 WUU M C WIMISSSS SXS&iR
RnVEii'-0 u.W-l. U.U ... ...M M.elU - l
""tir- Hu i u MP! ' " rV"" I""" " swienai w-
''.MnkHiHt will M !
Thh muralo co- new bw.qhton. : i.. nw vouk.
There ure In the world about ninety
sthiishiticiiU devoted to splnnln silk
w uitc.
Labor circles sf the northwest are
much agitated over reports, which are
received with general credence, that
'.hundreds of Japanese contract laborers
are being brought Into Puget Sound
cities. Every month from 80 to 1.000
'Japanese srs said to be landed at Ta
coma. Vancoursr and Psrtlan. Prae-
i tlcallj all pss Inspection, the require
ments af which are sound body and SM
.In caafc. It to Mid that hundreds af
'thea bmi ars Andls tsaM7Mat ra
Ths planters tn Hawaii reallsa that
the contract system Is at an end and art)
now trying the experiment of profit
sharing with the laborers.
I BM
COUNTRY PUBLISHERS' COMF'V
OMAHA. NO. 17-1899.-
Jolunteers. To him was also accorded
success In ber muti coir,.
Tariossj ss41roa4
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