Lady Base-Ball Players. ' * St. Ixmla Spectator. I have been following with much in terest the fortunes of the female base ball players down east. Some time since u manager hif upon the idea of or ganizing two nines of the softer sex eighteen examples of female loveliness and exhibiting the combination as a moral show about the country. The two nines , which , by the way , arc di vided into a blonde and a brunette-par ty , have been practicing nearly all-sum mer , and I regret that they are not yet ready to take the field. The female in tellect has difficulty in grasping the na tional pastime. A practice game was played in New Yorlc this week , before several thousand spectators , in which , in five innings , the Brunettes defeated the Blondes by a score of 48 to 29. One of the features of the entertainment was the coaching done by the crowd- when a girl made three strikes they insisted on her making a home run every time , and the girl always did. Some of them were .encouraged to run around the bases twice inthe excitement of the moment , and one girl was pursued out into left field and over a fence , behind the grounds , by the second basewoman , who desired to touch hor'with the ball. The two came back by the front gate. By all means wo must- have this , show in St. Louis ; it seems to me that it must be. even funnier than Keene's f'Hamlet. " - The latest Bonanza in California. J3IEBER , CAL. Mr. Thomas P. Ford , editoro'f the Afountqm Tribune , of this place , publishes that the great pain cure , St. Jacobs Oil , has worked wonders in his family , and that ho would not be without it. He states that among all the people St. Jacobs Oil is the most I popular medicine ever introduced. A Case of Bigamy. Texas Sittings. "How does yer new wife take to city life ? " inquired Aunt Sukey of Gabe Sloshing. The latter had quite recent ly married a negro girl out in the coun try and brought her to the city. "I tells yer , Aunt Sukey , dat im all a piece ob foolishness , a delusion an' a snare , dis bringing country female nig gers inter a bi < j metropolis like Austin. It's shoah ter done spile 'em. Dere's too many fnvilties an' follies an' frip peries fer dein to stan' it. Dey becomes jist too vain and peacocky for any use , an' sling on mo' style den a mule kin draw. My two wives will be de ruina- shunof dis niggah. " "Your two wives , Gabe ! What does yer mean ? Yer ain't got no two wives , has yer ? " "Dat'.s a fac' . I 'spects ter be indict ed for bigamy ef I doesn't keep my eye peeled. " "How does yer make out dat yer's got two wives ? " ' Ebery night I goes home , I see's 'em. " "Sees 'em ! " "Yaas , one in de lookin' glass , an' one in front oo hit. " i i A. child that wakes with croup should have a dose or PISO'S COTE. COTE.A A Big Majority. Washington Letter. Speaking of majorities , especi Hoadly's , reminds me ofa little c < versation between Secretary Fol just after he had been buried un 193,000 majority last year , and Repi sentative McKinley , of Ohio , who h scraped through by a very ' insignific ; majority. "Well , " sai'd Secre Folger , "did you pull through , ? " "Yes " said the Kinley , representa tive , "I did ; I just squeezed through. " "You " said the . were lucky , secretary. "What was your majority ? " "Only eight , " , said McKinley. - "Eight is a mighty big majority this yearP' - responded sponded the secretary , with- sigh' . * i f Happy union with wife and children is like the masic of lutes and harps. [ Chinese ( Confucius ) . THE MARKETS. ! i _ „ . . OMAHA. WUKAT No. 2 , 75c. * ' BAKLEY No. 2 , 48 > c. BARLEY No. 3 , S6c. RYE No. 3 , 39c. CORN No. 2 , 33c. OATS No. 2 , 27 c. FLOUR Wheat Graham , $2 .B,03 00. CHOP FEED Per cwt. 90c. SHORTS Per ton , $14 0015 00. ORANGES Per box , $10 00. LEMONS Per box , $6 00G 80. APPLES Per barrel $3 25rS4 00. BUTTER Creamery , 30S31c. ( BUTTER Choice country , 1522c. EGGS Fresh , 2Cc. HAMS Per Ib. loc. SHOULDERS Per tb. Sc. PORK Per bbl. $13 00. LARD In tierces , tier tb. 9c. SHEEP § 3 003 50. CATTLE $3 0004 00. HOGS $4 004 15. CALVES $5 006 00. CHICAGO. "WHEAT Per bushel , 91(391S'c. ( CORN Per bushel , * 47tf c. OATS Per bushel , 27Kc. PORK $10 40010 50. LARD $7 67X07 70. HOGS Mixed , $4 6003 00. CATTLE Exports , $6 2506 CO. SHEEP Medium to good , $3 0008 59. ST. LOUIS. WHEAT Per bushel , 1 00X01 02. CORN Per bushel. 464G c. OATS Per bushel , " 273 c. CATTLE Exports. $5 9006 25. SHEEP $3 2504 10. HOGS Mixed , $4 flQ05 oo. The horse prefers to dine at the table d'oat. [ Boston Bulletin. The first weather report Thunder. [ Pittsburgh Telegraph. Church music is not difficult to a caoir. [ New York Journal. A young lady who was being stared at too earnestly drew a veil over the seen. [ Philadelphia Call. FORTY BILLION GERMS. A Wonderful Theory that Concerns the Welfare , Hnpplnemi and Life of Everyone. In his quiet and cosy library at the close of a busy day sat a gentleman and his wife , ho absorbed in a new book and she in the newspaper. . Quickly glanc ing toward her husband , she asked , at a certain point in the article : "John , what is the germ theory ? " "The germ'theory well yes ; just look in the encyclopedia under Germ , ' that will explain it so much better than I can. " Accordingly his wife opened the book at the word named ana read : Germ Theory of Disease -A theory advanced the ablest and best investigators and scientists of the times. It supposes the surface of the earth , the air and water to be inhabited , to a greater or less ex tent with a peculiar growth of the low est form of fungi commonly termed bacteria , whose power of reproduction , " under favorable "conditions , is so great that a single germ will increase to fif teen million in twenty-four hours' time , and unchecked in its increase would grow to a mass of eight hundred tons in three days' time , if space and food be furnished. There is no condition under which it can be said to bo absent , unless it bo from fire or air filtered through cotton-batting in numerous layers. A single drop of water containing a germ put into water boiled , filtered 'and thus freed from bacteria , will grow murky in a day or two from the development of new germs. When it is considered that it required about 4fofty billion to weigh one grain , some remote idea can be had of the capacity of germ reproduction. Professor John Tyndall , in a late work , elaborately treats of the influence of germs in the propagation of disease and charges upon this cause , the inception and development of very many of the ailments most injurious to man. Prof. Pasteur , an eminent French savant , has carried his original and beautiful ex periments so far , and from them deduced sucli practical results as very greatly to diminish the number of cases of anthrax among sheep and chicken cholera among fowls , proving his theory that these are essentially and actually germ diseases. These germs are car ried into the system through the lungs , the stomach and possibly the skin , but through the lungs chiefly. Once in the system , they begin to develop , poisoning the blood , invading the nerve centers , disturbing the functional activ ity of the great organs of the body and inducing a general impairment of the vital processes They are the cause of fevers , rheumatism , Bright's disease of the kidneys , pneumonia , blood poison ing , liver disease , diphtheria and many other ailments. Lately Professor Koch , a famous German physician , has proved that consumption of the lungs is due to this cause the presence of a pecu liar germ. When the circulation is bounding , the nerves elastic and the system all aglow with life and energy , the germs seem to develop poorly , if at all. Butwith weak ened nerves , poor digestion , or mal- ion of food or a lowering of principle yerms attack any weakened spot in the body , and fixing themselves upon it , begin their propagation. It is plain ; herefore that it is only by fortifying ; he weak portions of the body that the sjerms ot disease can be resisted ind driven from the sys tem. But this has proved almost an impossibility heretofore , and it has een the study of physicians for years how best to accomplish it. Within the past few years , however , a , preparation ias been attracting great attention , not inly thrni.jic'u , the entire land , but imong the medical profession and scientists generally , which is based up- m this theory , and it may safely be laid , no remedy has ever been found vhich can so successfully place the sys- ; em in a condition to resist the germs of lisease as Warner's Safe Cure. This irticle is unquestionably the best and nest efficient that has ever beendiscor- jred for this purpose , tind "John , say , John , does the encyclo- > edia advertise Warner's Safe Cure. " "I should not wonder , dear , it's a jrand remedy , and that pamphlet we eceived the other day stated that Dr. 5unn , of the United States Medical Col- ege , endorsed it. At all events the vonderful cures it is accomplishing en- itle it to be honorably noted , among he great discoveries of the present cen- ury. " However the facts above stated may DC , the truth remains , that the germ iheory of disease is the correct one , and ; hat the great remedy mentioned is the > nly one which has ever been found that ; an put the system in a condition to kill hese germs before they obtain a hold ipon the body , and undermine the life. - . Quick , complete cure all miojtns Kidney and Urinary Diseases , tl. Unchaste language is the sure index if an impure heart. _ What is most productive of mal-aria ? L squeaky-voieed soprano. [ The rudge. Habit , if resisted , soon becomes nec- ssity. [ Augustine. "Education begins the gentleman , but eading , good company and education aust finish him. 'Tin Frequently Recommended. Mr. H. 6. Mooney , of Astoria , Ills. , writes us that Allen's Lung Balsam , wlilcl he has sold for ( if tecu years , sells be'tci thun any other Coujrh remedy , and gives general satisfaction. 'Tls frequently recommended by the medical profusion here. The noblest mind the best content- ment has. l.COO Illustrations Kent Free On receipt of BIX CENTS for postage , com prising. DIAMONDS , WATCHES , ALBUMS , POCKET BOOKS , VASEH , CLOCKS , Music BOXHS , SCISSOKH , JEWELHY , LAMPS , SOLID SILVBK AND SILVER PLATED WARE. MEKMOD & JACCAKD JEWELRY CO. , The most magnilicent Jewelry catalogue ever issued. Fourth and Locust St. , St. Louis , Mo. You will be surprised to see how low the prices are. When in St. Louis call and see us. Too much reserve makes us miser- able. READ Tins. The Army and Navy Lini ment will positively bike the soreness out of Spavin , Ringbone , Splint or Curb , and stops their growth. See advertisement. He that doeth no injury , fears no in- ury. A true assistant to nature in restoring'the sybtcm to per/ectJieulth , thus enabling it to resist disease in Brown's Iron Bitters. Pleasant. thoughts make pleasant iives. 'Mother 8wun * tVor n Syrup , " forfeverteh- , rcst ea nisa.wonng.oonBtlpatlon. tnatoleaa. 25o We can do more good by being good than in any other way. HAY-FKVER. One anil one-half bottles of Ely's Cream Balm entirely cured me of of ' . Have lay-Fever ten years' standing. lad no trace of it for two years. ALBERT A. FEUKY , Smlthboro. N. Y. Price C0 . HAY-FEVEK. I was severely afflicted with lay-Fever for 2o years. I tried Ely's Cream Balm , and the effect was marvelous , lisa perfect cure.V.M. . T. CAUR , Pres- wteriau Pastor. Elizabeth. N. J. Price ' Oc. Nothing good is ever effected without perseverance. ALLEK'8 "IRON TONIC BlTTERS" Will supply dpflciency of Iron in the blood better than any other known remedy , as the iron in these bilters is in the most perfect fetate to be taken up and assimilated by the KVS- tem. Unscrupulous manufacturers are im itating them. All genuine bear the signa ture of J. P. Allen , St. Paul , Minn. What men want is not talent it is purpose. Hold the fort. J. II. Fort , Monmouth , 111. , writes : Having usedSCOVILL'S SARSAPARILLA AND STILL1NGIA , or BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP , according to the directions given , for the purpose of enriching and purifying the blood and regulating the liver , and found the medicine all that you claim for it , I cheerfully recommend It to all per sons affected likewise. Study the past , if you would divine the future. Correct your habits of crooked'walklng by using Lyon'a Patent Heel Stiffenera. 25c. To rule one's anger is well ; to pre vent it is better. FLIES , roaches , ant * , bed-bugs , rats , mice , crows , chtpmunkscleared out by "Rougb on Hats. " 15e. We are never so good as when we possess a joyful heart. IN a letter from HON. MRS. PEUY , Caitle Grey , Limerick , Ireland , BROWN'S BRON CHIAL TROCHES arc thus referred to : "Having brought your 'Bronchial Troches' with me when I came to reside here , I found that after I had given them away to those I considered required them , the poor people will walk for miles to get a few. " For Coughs , Colds , and Throat Diseases they have no equal. Sold only in boxes. Some rise by sin , and some bv virtue fall. , one dime get a package of Diamond mend Dyes at the druggist's. They color anything the simplest and most desirable colors. This is the essential evil of vice it debases a man. For Dynpepulu , Indigestion , Depression of Sp'rlts and ( Jeneml Debtllty , In their va/tona forms : also as a preventive against , E > ever and Ague , and otter Intermittent Fevers , the Ferro-Pho i ho- rnted Elixir oi Cnlinuja , " made by t'a well. Hazard & Co , New York , and sold by all druggists , la the best tonic ; and for patients recovering from fever or other sickness. U has no equal. When you introduce a moral lesson let it be brief. KOT3OII OUfKATS , " , Clears ont rats , ml < x , Me8.ruachtB.bcd-biig3. nnta vermi .chipmunks. J5c When the judgment is weak the prej- itdice is strong. Bladder , Urinary , and Liver Diseases , Dropsy , Gravel , and Diabetes ore cared by THE BEST KIDXEV AND LIVES MEDICINE. cures Bright's Disease , Retention or Non-Reten tion of Urine , Pains in the Back , Loins , or Side. cures Intemperance , Nervous Diseases , General Debility , Female Weakness , and Excesses. cures Biliousness , Headache , Jaundice , Sour Stomach , Dyspepsia , Constipation , and Files. ACTS AT ONCE on the Kidneys , Liver , and Bowels , restoring them to a healthy action , and CUKESwhen all other medicines fail. Hun dreds have been saved -who have been given up to die by friends and physicians. Send for pamphlet to HUNT'S REMEDY CO. , Providence , R.I. e , 75c. Large size cheapest. SOU ) BY AIO. DRUGGISTS. When you visit or leave Now York City , save Baggage , Expressage and Carr go Hire , and stop at GRAND UNION HOTEL , opposite Grand Central Depot. GOO elegant rooms , fitted up at a cost of one million del lars , reduced o $1 and upwards per day. European plan. Elevator. Restaurant supplied with the best. Horse-cars , stages and elevated railroads to all depots. Fami lies can live better for less money at the Grand Union Hotel than at any other lirst- class hotel In the city. When you come to Omaha , take the Street Cars or 'lrw for the Metropolitan Hotel. § 2.00 per day. Tables as good any $3.00 per day house. Worth is a millionaire. [ Rochester Post-Express. How absurd to croak and wheeze with a I cough which Hate's Honey of Horehound. and Tar will cure. Pike's Toothache Drops cure in 1 minute. New York pays 10 cents a quart for milk after October 1st. "My worthy friend and neighbor , " "Whence comes that smile serene ? " "O , I am thrice happy I've found It CARBQLINB. Jealousy is the secret avowal of our inferiority. OWENTON , KY. Rev. J. W. Waldrop saya : , "Brown's Iron Bitters greatly re lieved me of general debility and indlges- I tion. " I I If your path is smooth , watch and pray. In chronic dyhpep- Bla and liver com plaint and tn chron- In conttlpa Ion nnd other obstlnuto dle- eaces. Hi etotter'a Ptoranch Bitters la beyond all compart- ron the best remedy that can be taken Aa a mans or re st r nc the strength and vital energy of p rsoi'S v .o are aln In / ii' ' r the deblilr''c ciectcnf pa n'u > il so dert ) . this standard ve e- table mvlgorant Is < o fessedly nne- For gale by all Drnanst. Hnd Deal ers gnerolly. . CATARRH Ely's ' Cream Bate when applied by the finger into the nostrils , will be ab sorbed , effectually cleansing the head of catarrhal virus , causing healthy se cretions. It allays Inflammation , pro tects the membrane of the nasal pass ages from addition al colds , completely heals the sores and restores taste and smell. A few ap plications relieve. A thorough treatment wul positively cure. Agreeable to use. Send for circular. Price 50 cents by mail or at druggists. F.ITT imoTHEgg. owego. y. TT. AGENTS WANTED for the best and fastest- sellinc Pictorial Books ana Bibles. Prices reduced 33 per cent. NATIONAL , PUB. uo , HL ix > ul . Mo. < C ? AN HOUR for all who will moke spore time ' ' * profitable ; agoodoayiuKbualnes-lf y u can de vote your tl ue to it. MUHHAY UILL , Box 783 , N. T. CUKES Rheumatism , Neuralgia , Sciatica , Lumbago , Backache. Headache , Toothache , 8 reTIirontSwellliis .H | > rnlu < i.ttrul ea , Until * . Sealil . 1'roil IU t- , AKD ALL OTIIKIt IIOIMI.T I'Jkl.VI IM > JUIICS. BoUbr DruuliU ( Oil Dcilirirrerrwhert. Klfty C uua bolUo. Directions In 11 f.inui ( * . THE CIIAULEH A. VOUKI.KK OO. ( inin > TTTir1 ' " ' " " > UalUnurr , UiC.B.A. TKAI > K SZ4.UK. EHis's Spavin Cure. The Most ICcmarkable ICemedy of the Ago * Undisputed Po&itlvo Evidence of Absolute Carcn. An TUB BEST ut all HORSE Kvmville * . We only ask a fair trial for Ellls's Spavin Ourc. U e prepare Condition Po der and Iloof Ointment. Heave PowderrVVorai Powder and < o < lc rowde'S- All the < c on sole at drug stores and hain-ss d'lora. Price of Ellls's Spavin Cu-c , { 1 per buttle. For farther pa tlculars , free books , etc. , write it > ELLIS SPAVIN CURE CO. , CO Sudbary Street , llo ton. ( and 37O Fourth Avenue , SJ 'iv "York. $25.00 REWARD ! Wo will pay the above reward fo' any caie o * Rheumatism or N nralela we cannot cure. It will rrllcva at y cao of I'lphthc la or ronp instantly. Army and Navy Liniment wl 1 rcl eve pa n an'l sore ness und ro'i.ovo an ? unnatural growth of bone or muse e on man or beo-t. Price per txi't'o : 1 > rgo , U ; sma'l , 60c. Will le.und the n oneyfor any t&ti- we. Array and Navy Iln ment o. , 51 U abash Ave , Uhiiago. Klcna. daon & U . Wholesale Drug- Etata , St. Louis , Mo , Western agents. MUSIC 9 PAGES ? .HLIOE ( MTTSI ° r .Sample Musical Journal - - mr-r- L D L. L. I Mailed free to any address. I II L. L. I E. B. GUILD , N U Omaha. 177-43 WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS , please say you saw the advertismen.ltn- this paper. Ttf BESTttEDICINE NOW KNOWN FOR HORSES CATTLE. SHEEP HOGS , , , ETC. , 32TC. An nniin.il with dcrann'J digestion. Impover ished blood or ill-casei ! kidneys cannot thrive. It becomes weak , spiritless , ( if scrajrgy appearance , which traders It unsclrUc. It costs no more to keep sound , healthy animals that will find ready market , said slirrwd faniitts find it pays them to- cive Untie Sam's Condition Powder freely to diseased stock , and on-a.-inn.iily to all ; because U purifies the blood , aiil < dfm-tion , btimulates the various functions to l.caltliy secretion , and thus promotes jjrowth , ami Rives a smooth , glossy coat ofkair. MILCH COWS are mucS benifited uy the occasional use of Fnclc Sam's Condition 1 owderln slop or feed. KOCS fatten fasterwhen it Is given three orfonrilajs In succession every month or two. SHEFP. All diseases common , to sliecp , such as cougljs , cold f , scabs , etc. , are re- lievcd by this powder. SS" We caatiori nil who desire a truly meritorious article to bt sure and ask for Uncle e'am's Condition Powder , and occept no other as a sabatitute. Prepared mlytrjTus EMMBBT PEOPEIETABY CO. . OHICA60 , ILLINOIS. Worn , TYeary , and Wretched. "As weak as a cat" is an expression frequently used by debilitatecT sufferers who are trying to tell how forlorn they feel. It is an incorrect ex pression , for a cat is one of the most agile and vigorous animals in exist ence. It would be more correct to "as weak " say , as a limp old ranfor - that gives the idea of utter inability to hold one's self up. The weary per son who feels thus is generally worn , worried , woeful , and wretched ! Sometimes it is a case of overwork , and sometimes of imperfect nour ishment. The blood in the of who is " " system a person "as weak as a rag" is ia a wretchedly thin condition. It needs iron , to impart richness , redness " and sticngth. This is to be had by taking BROWN'S IRON BITTERS , the" only safe and proper preparation of iron in connection with gentle' and powerful tonics. The physician and the druggist can tell the worn and weary- how valuable a remedy BROWN'S IRON BITTERS has been found in actuaV every-day use. jj ( A FAMILY HEDI6IXB THAT HAS HEALED J MILLIONS DUBIXQ 35 TEABSI BAKU FOR EVERY WOUND MAN AND BEAST ! ITHEGLDEST&BESTLINIMENTJ EVER HADE IK A3IERICA. SAI22S LARGER THAU EfTER. The lexican Mustang Liniment has ] ( been known for more than thirty-five ! I years as tbo best of all Liniments , for ! I Man and Beast. Its sales to-day arcl llargr-r than ever. It cnroswhen all ! I others fail , and penetrates skio , tendonl land muscle , to tbo Toy bono. Sole ( everywhere. - SECURE EJtLTfiY ACTOK ! OP THE By taking Wright's Indian Vcsetalile Pills , -which clcanoo the Bowels , purify the Blood , and by carrying off allobstructlona Bocnro healthy end vigorous action to the Uver. E. FERRETT , Agent , 372 Pearl St. , New York. AXLE GREAS II Best IB the World. Get the genuine. ery parkaxe hna our Trade-mark marked frRxcr' . SOLD