'X.
THE DA ELY BEE.
OMAHA PUDLISHINQ CO. , PROPRIETORS.
010 Harnham , bet. Oth and 10th Street * .
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTIONS
oiontKi opy 1 year , In adtance " ( postpaid.t. " . . : iO.OO
5.00
months
, 3.00
RAILWAY TIME TABLE.
TIM * Mill ) CmCAQO , ST. t-Aft , MIVMtArOLM AND
UVAIIA IMIUUMt ) .
IXKXVO Omiha No 2 throujli pa cneer 11
; ,
a. m. No. 4 , Oakland
pameujrer , 8:30a. : in.
Arrive Omaha No 1 , through pa cn cr , 3 p.
M. No , 3 , Oakland passenger , t : lo p. in.
LKAVI.VU OMAHA KA8T OX 80DTU BOBKD.
C. , n. & Q. 6 a. m. 3:40 : n. m.
C. & N. W. , o n. m. 3:40 : p. m.
C. R , 1 , & I' . .
, 6 a , m. 3:40 : p. m.
K. C. , St. J. & C. II. , S a. m. 3:40 : p. m. ArrUo
at 81. Louis at 0:25 a. m. and 7:45 : x m ,
WMT OR SOCTIIWMTH.
B. ft if. In Neb. , Through Kxprcw , 8:3 : ! x ra.
n. & Jl. Lincoln Frplshu 7:00 p. m.
U. P Hxiirem , ISilSii. in.
O. & lu V. for Lincoln , 10:20 : n , m.
O. A U. V. for Owola , 0:40 : a. m
U. J1. freight No. 6 , 6:30 : a. m.
U. P. freight No. 9 , 8:15 : a. in.
U. P. freight No. 7 , 0:10 : p. m. emigrant.
U. P. frolffht No. 11 8:25 o. ra.
ARRIVI.VO FROM KA8T AMD ! rmi. ,
C. D. & 0. , 6:00 : x m. 7:25 : p. m.
a & N. W. , 9:46 : a , m. 7:25 : p. ra.
C. K. I. & p.,9:45 : X m. 0.05 p. in.
K. C. , St. Joe & 0 n. , 7:40 : a. 1.1. 0:45 : p. to.
W. , St. L , & P. , 10:55 : a. m. 4:25 : p. m.
ARRIV1XC ! rftOM TUB WF8T AND 60U7I1WMI.
0. & 11. V. from Lincoln 12:1M : p. m.
U. P. Kxprow 3:25 : p. in.
B & M. In Nob. , Through Express 1:18 : p. m
a & it. Lincoln Freight S:35 a. in.
U. P. Freight No. 10-1MO p. in.
No. 0 4:25 p. in. Emigrant.
No. 8 10:50 : p. in.
No 12 11:35 : ft , tn.
O. & U. V. inUod. ar. 4:35 : p. m. '
NORTH.
Nebraska Dhlslon of the St. Paul & Sioux City
Road.
No. 2 Icarci Onihhtv 8 x m.
No. 4 leases Oinaha 1:50 : p. m ,
' No. 1 arrives at Omaha at 4:30 : p. ra
No. 3 srrit ca at Omaha at 10.45 X tn.
DUMMY TRAINS KKTWKICN OMAHA AKD
COUNCIL morra.
t ave Omaha at 8:00 : , 0.00 and 11:00 : x m. ;
1:00 : , 2:00 : , 3:00 : , 4:00 : , 6:00 : and 0:00 : p. m.
Lcaic Council HluITsat 8:25 : , 0:26 , 11:25 : a. in. ;
i25 , 2:25 : , 3:25 : , 4:25 : 6:25 : and 0:26 : p. m.
Sundays The dummy lca\es Omaha at 0.00
and 11:00a. : m. ; 2.00 , 4:00and : 6:00 : p. m. Jca\o5
Council Bluffs at 0:25 and 11:25 : X in. ; 2:29 : , 4:25 :
and 6:26 : p. m.
Opening ; and Closing of Malli.
ROUTE. OritN. Ct/OSR.
a. tn. p. in. a. in. p. m.
Chlcago&N. W 11.00 B:30 : 4:30 : 2:40 :
Chicago , R. I. & Pacific. 11:00 : 0.00 4.-30 2:40 :
ChIauroU.&Q 11:00 : 0.00 4:30 : 2:40 :
Wabash 12:30 : 4:30 : 2:48 :
Sioiu City and Pacific. . 11:00 : 4:30 :
Union Pacific 6.00 11:40 :
Oinaha & R. V 4:00 : 11:40 :
a&M. InNcb 4:00 : 8:40 : 6:30 :
Omaha & Northwestern. 4:30 : 7:80 :
Local mails for State of Iowa leave but once a
day , \lz : 4:30.
A Lincoln Mall k al < < o opened at 10:30 : a. m.
Otllcc open Sundays from 12 m. to 1 p. m.
THOS. K HALL P. M.
Business "Directory ,
Art bmporlum ,
U. ROSE'S Art KniDonum , 1610 Dodge Street ,
Steel Enpravlngs , Oil Paintings , Chromes , Fancy
Frames. Framing Sneclaltv. Low Prices.
UONNEll ISOi ) DnuKlaa Street Good Styles.
Abstract ar d Real Estate.
JOHN L. McCAGUE , opposite Post Offlco.
W. B. BARTLETT 317 South 13th Street
Architects.
DUFRENE & 1IF.NDELSSOIIN , ARCIHTECT3 ,
Room 14 Crelghton Block.
A. T. LARGE Jr. , Boom 2. Ciclghton Block.
Boot * and Shoes.
JAMKS DBVINE & co. ,
Fine Boots and Shoes. A good assormcnt ot
homo work on hand , corner 12th and Harncy.
THOS. ERICKSON , S B. cor. 10th and Douglas.
JOHN FORTUNATU8.
60510th street , manufactures to order good work
t ( air prices. Repairing done.
Bed Springs.
i. F. LARRIMER Manufacturer. JE17 Douiflas st.
Books , News and Stationery. )
J. I. FRUEHAUF 1016 Farnham Street.
Butter and Eggs.
McSHANE & SCHROEDER. the oldest B. and E. on
bouso In Ncbraflka established 1S76 Omaha. : l
CENTRAL
RESTAURANT ,
11113. A. RVAN ,
southwest corner lOthand Uodgo.
Best Board for the Money ,
BUisfaition Guaranteed ,
Meals at all Hours.
Board by the Day , Week or Month.
Good Terras for Cash. [
FurnUhnl Unnm Supplied.
UarrlaRes and Road Wacons.
WM. SNVDEH , No. 131h 14th and Harncy Streets1
Civil Engineers and Surveyors.
ANDREW ROSEWATER , Crelghton Block ,
Town Sttn oys , Grade and Sewerage Systems a
Specialty.
la
Commission Merchants. 7th
JOHN G. WIfc LIS.1414 Dodge Street.
D B IIEKMER. For details BCO large tulertlse -
ment In Dalla- and Weekly. ,
riet
Cigars and Tobacco.
WEST & FIIIT8CIIEK. manufarturcrs of Cigars , Jo
and Wholesale Dealers in Torwwcos , 1305 Douglas.
W. F. LORKNZCX manufacturer 14 10th street.
Cornice Works.
Western Cornice Wurls , Manufacturers Iron
Cornice , Tin , Iron and dlaUi Kooning. Outers
from any locality promptly executed in tlio best of
.manner. Factory anil Ulllco 1310 Dodge Street. "
ty
Galvanized Iron Conikxs. H'indow Cain , etc. ,
nxuiuUcturcd and put up In any part , of tha niul
country. T. 81NHOU ) 410 Thirteenth tired
.
Crockery. but
J. BONNER 1300 DOUKUS etroct. Good line. ho
land
Clothing and Kurnlshlng Qoods.
QKO. II. PETERSON. Also Hats , Caps , Roots , ever
Show , Notions and Cutlery , 804 S. 10th street. any
.T.
Clothing bought.
0. SHAW will pay highest Cash price for eccom
bond clothlnsr. Corner 10th and Tarnham.
tion
Dentists , IgSl
DU , PAUL , Williams' flock , Cor. 15th & Podge.
Drugs , Hal its and Oils ,
KUIIN A CO.
Pharmacists , Fine punc O.nK Cor , 16th and For
Dotifix streets.
W. J. WIIITEIIOtH K , Wholesale&IletaU , 10th st
C. C , FIKLI ) , 2022 M rtn Side , Cumlng Street ( or
U. PARlt , Drufirltt , lO'.n and Howard Street * . Ing.
20th
Dry Qonrls Notions , Etc. at
JOHN ii. F. J.KUMANN & co. ,
New York Dry Goods fi.ore , 1310 and 1312 Tarn also
Inm ctr ct. Ing
the
L.C. Enowold also boot * and shoes Tth&P&ciflc
r-uruiture ,
A F. onoSS , New ar.d Second Hand Furniture
and Sto > cs , 1114 iMVttm. Hlghent cash price in any
paid ( or second lianu vao'is.
J. HOKNEIt 1309 Koaarl * ft. Fine ( roods. Ac. Io <
Fence Works. and
OWAIIA F NOE CO. July
OUST , FIHES & CO. ISIS
, Hanioy St. , Improve
ed Ice Boxes , Iron and Wood Fence * , OBico
Ilailinirs , Counters oi Pine and Walnut.
Florist.
A. Donaghue , plants , cut tton-crs , scodi , boquet
etc. N. W. cor. ICth aa i Kouglu strceU. July
Cattle
Foundry , ty-two
JOHN WEAUNK & SONS , cor , J4th & Jackson st our
Hour and Feed , <
OIMIIA CITY MILLS , Sth and Farnham St * . July
WeUtuns Ilros. , .ropneton.
CJrocers.
Z. STLTENS , Slst between Cumlng and Iiord SVEO.S
T. A. UCSIIANK , Corn. 23d and Cumlng BtrecU
Hatters.
W. L. PARUOTTE & CO. ,
Douglas Street , > Vholstl Exclushely
Hardwaie , Iron and Steel.
DOLAN & LANQWOBTHV , Wholesale , 110 an
16th street.
A , HOLMES comer 16tn und Call/ornU. Estate
Harnesa , Saadles , Ac.
. B. WKl.ST M13thSU N-t F rn-A tUtncv.
. Mat and Bonnet Oleacncra ,
adlM | fct yuui Stmw , Chip and h > lt lUts done
pat northwut comer Sc\cnl nth and Cnpitol
\\rnnf. \ WM. DOVR Proprlftor
Q n iioi * *
CANFIELD HOUSE,0 j.CanflcdeUifc ) Farnham
DOKAN IIOUSK , P II Cary , 91S Farnham St.
SLAVEN'S HOTiiK Slvcn , 10th Strtct.
jonthrrn Hotel Otis , t itncl , dth , V Ixnvcnworth.
ron -encinc ,
The Western Cornice Works , A/cnts for the
1iMii | > ton Iran Fence ie. , hat c on hand all kinds
f fancy Iron Fenced , Creating , Fincols , lUllinins
tc. 1310 DO.IKO trcf. npj'j
Intel'lgenco Office.
MRS. LIZZIE LENT 217 ICth Street.
tlewetlers.
JOHN BAUilUIl 1311 Farnhum Street.
Junk.
II , IlKriTIlOLD , Hits and M.tAl.
Lumber , Lime nnd Cement.
FOSTKIl & OHAY corner bth and Douglas St *
Lamps nnd Ulassware.
nONNEll 1S09 Dotwias St. Good Variety.
Merchant Tailors.
0 , A. LINDQUEST ,
'no ' of our most popular ilcrchant Tailors Is rp-
lIng the latest designs for Sprint : and Summer
Goods for gentlemen 8 wear. Styllch , durable ,
nd tirlccs low as ever 21513th liot Douf.i Fnrn.
Millinery.
IRS. C. A. RINGER , Wholesale and Retail , Fan.
v Goods In great \anety , Zephyrs , C'anl Iloanli ,
loslcr } ' , Qlnves , Corset * , Ac , t'huapc it Houiie In
lie West , 1'urcha.icrs sa\o 30 per cent. Order
vJlall. US Fifteenth Street.
Physician * an I Surgeons.
V. S. OinDS , M. V. , Uwm No 4 , Crolghton
Hock , 16th Street.
P. 8. LEISENIUNO , J. D. Uatonlo lilock.
C. L. HART , M. D. , Kjr and Ear , opp. postoffico
DR. I * R dRACOY ,
Oculist and Aurist , 8. W 16th and Farnham St .
Photographer * .
OEO. HEYN. PROP. ,
Qrand Central Gallcrr ,
212 Sixteenth Street ,
car Masonic Hall. First-class Work and Prompt-
Plumbing , Oas and Steam Flttlnc ,
' . W. TAKPV & CO. , 216 12th St. , bet. Farnham
nd Douglas. Worn promptly attended to.
D. FITZl'ATRICK , 1400 Douglas Street.
Palntlnc and Paper Hanglnc.
HENRY A. " "STERS. 1412 Dodge btreet
Planlnc Mill.
. . . MOVER , manufacturer of sash , doors , tillndi ,
noldirijrs , newels , aluitcn , hand rails , furnishing
croll sawln ; ; , &c. , cor. Dodjtoand Bth strccU.
Pawnbrokers.
. ROSENFELD , 822 10th St , bet. For. & liar.
Refrigerators , Canfield's Patent.
' . . F. GOODMAN 11th St. bet. Kara. 4 Harncy.
Showcase Manufactory.
0. J. WILDE , ;
tanufacttircr and Dealer in nil kinds of bhow
CMCS. UprlKht Canes , a : . 1317 Cug St.
FRANK I , . aKRHAKD , proprietor Omaha K
iho\v Case manufactory , SIS South ICth street ,
lictwoon Lcjuomvorth and Marey. All goods
inrrantcd fln > t-clas3.
'
.
Stove * ana inwaro.
A. UUUMESTER ,
Dealer In Stoves and Tinware , nnd Manufacturer
of Tin Hoofs and all klndu of Building Work ,
OiM Fellows'Block.
liONNER. 1309 Douzlas St. Good and Cheap.
Beedt. .
J. EVAKS.WholcBAleand Kctall Seed Drills nnd
Cultlvatore , Odd Fellows Hall. )
'
Shoo Scores.
Phillip Lang , 1320 Farnnam st , bet 13th & Hth.
Second Hand Store. .
'ERKINS & LEAR , 1416 Douirlas St , New and
end Hand Furniture , iiouse Furnishing Goods ,
, beuirht and Bold on narrow marring. nil
8aloon .
HENRY HAUFMANN ,
n the now brick block on Douglas Street , has
Just opened a most clrgant Ueea Hall.
Hot Lunch from 10 to 12 ;
e > cry day.
FLAfiNERY ,
n Farnham , next to the Ii. & M. headquarters ,
las rc-opcnctl a neat and rampleto establishment is
whichbarring FIRb.and MothcrShipton's Proph
ecy , will bo opened lor the coys with Hot Lunch
and after present date. wo
Caledonia " J. FALCONER. 079 10th Street.
bo
Ui.dertckers.
CHAS. RIEWE , 101' ' Far'nlwm bet 10th & lltd. , '
the
P. 1'EMNER , 303 } Tenth street , between Farn of
lam and Harno.v , Does good and cheap work.
00 Cent Stores.
HENRY POHLMAN. tors ; notions , plctuies ten
ewelry , &c. , 613 Hth bet Farnham and Douglas the
G IIACKIIR. ISOi Farnham Fnncv fonl.
was
NOTICE.
J , Tif. Stan ton ( tull imme unknown ) Har
riet Henn and Mnry Shillock , non-resident bers
defendants will take notice tli.it Milton
llemlrix , of tlio county of Douglax
, in the State of Nebraska , did on the <
day of Jlay , 1881 , tile hii petition in
Hie District Court of the State of Nebraa-
' within and for the&.iid criunty of Doug-
s , against tha said J. M. Stunton. Har
Henn and Mary Shillock , impleaded
with Georuo Milln , Jla 'ie McConnick ,
iah S. McConiiiclc.AIfttthewT Patrick
ind John N. Patrick dofendantH , settinj , '
Forth that by virtue of n deed issued by the
treasurer of Kiiid county , lie hai an abxo- Cinclni
lute title to the southeast quarter of the
northwo.t fjuartor of the doutliea t quarter
section nine , (0) ( ) township fifteen (13) ( ) , about
range thirteen (13) ( ) e , iu said Douglas coun all
; that yon and each of said defendant. * a
claim to have noinq interest in taid land , was
prayintr that he bo
inay adjudged to were
li.avo an imlefeaHiblo tit'e ' to said nrcniisea
;
that if his title should be held invalid. eiioui
may bo decreed to have a Hen on said
, that It may ho gold to satisfy the ago
eame , and that you and each of you be fur- Slip
bo debarred fromHettingunor asserting quito
right claim thereto. And
or . the said
But
M Stanton , Harriet Henn and Mary
Shillock are hereby notified that they are mute
required tn appear and answer said peti sliu
on or before the fimt day of August , dang'
, MILTON HKNDUIX
,
sons
Jly CLAUKSON & HUNT , Ills attorneys.
Dated Oinaha. Jure 2 : 181 wl-Jtd spout
oduci
PROPOSALS pinuc
curbing ana guttering Utxli'e street , ana oven
doing tha necessary gro'llng , frgin the cost side said
of 13th street to 20th street.
Healed bids ulll be recohu.l by the undersigned tail
t o M ecks from the date In roof , for the curb homo
. guttering and
the neiegiary grading of
Italgu fctreit from the cant side of 13th street to troua
strict. I'lans
and rpecltlcations can bo HCCII
every
the otlica of the city engineer. Hald hldsuhal
DiKcIfy the price | xr eubluard for vuch grading this
shall niwclfy the prlco In detail for such curb- older
and guttering , ami shall l > c accompanied by niotli
name of proiwwd turety uiinder the IUUA
eonilitlona. ( Said bids to be opened at the firtl borne
regular meeting of the city counvll after Monday
,
Julyiifitli.lWJl. VI
Tne City ( Jouncll reserves the right to reject came
ard all bids. His
Knvclotics containing tald proposals shall be
marked , "I'r i > osaU for curbing anil guttcriiiL and
lge ktrcet and doing the nccuwary grading , swell
iltlitared to the undertlgnal not later Hian
2S , 1SS1 , at 12 o'clock noon. him
J. J U 0 , JEWETT , wrong
Omaha. Julv llth , 1831- l. w City Clerk , his
Notice. T
OSIAIU , July IS , 1831 , hu
Tills Is to certify that we hate this 7th day o inert
, jbdl , reached from tlio H'etttrn Horse am gold
Incurance Company , one hundred an J nix
dollars and fifty cents. ( $1C2 fX ) ) , th thini
amount of Iniurancu held by jour company oi will
mule , uhlrh died on the ,0th of June , 1481 , faini
. family.
Ilc.pectfully IIKMtr
, HULKS Ii 0 .
Subscrlind to In my presence thu 16th day o ease
, boat
JOHN S.
WOOD.
. and
,
ilw.iy20 Notary 1'ublle.
. breadth
HRU.
tuwig RKKO that
BYRON REED & . CO it.
iOLBSET ESTABLISHED bo JJ
Real Estate Agency cost mad
IN NEBRASKA ] and
Keep a complete abstract of title to all Ilti ir F
In Omiha and I > ouzUs county , uuit ullL
THE MULE GUARD.
low n Novmln. Stngo-Drivor fro-
toototl the Cruih-Uox
tn Francisco Chronklt.
" Tnin't no use trying ordinnrily to
ave anything but your lives when n
ang of road agents ns knows tliuir
niaincRS tucklt'3 iv stngo coach , " ru-
imrkedLong Dill ton Clmuiiclo to
> ortor , "A party of men BUindingon
ho ground , witli everything ready ,
10 horses 11 tend to iiiul nothing to
lo but night their shooting-nous and
ilcfts.intly suggest to the driver to
.Ulll down the cash-box , IKIH a big
duo in i the game. The driver uinl
juards or 'shotgun '
, messengers' us Wo
M 1 thorn 1' ' in the mountains , can't help
uing taken moro or less by surprise ;
nd I may roiiiurk tight hero that
ntil you have beoii Miiddotily culled
pen to look down the opening of
oublu-barroled shotgun , which has u
road ngcnt with hia hand on the trii--
or nt the other end , you can huvo
O idea i ( lion- surprised you nro
apablo of being. 1 htivo
> con llinr. I have hmt n
oven-shooter pulled on mo across it
are table ; I havu proved that the hilt
f a dirk can't go between my ribs ; I
.two seen four nccs bcalou by u royul
lush ; but I was never really surprised
ntil I looked down the iniiw.lu of u
uublo-barrolcd shot-gun in tlio hands
jf a roail agunt. Why , my friondtho
nouth of the Sutro
tunnel is liku a
laiMiolo in the Pacific liotel compared
o a shot-gun froni a certain point of
iow. But this is nil n misdeal. I
rns going to tell you about tlio time
. did BOO n couple of road agents left ,
* \ ' 03 there was a plucky little atiigo
driver running out of Aurora who had
> con stopped thrco tiincH on the road ,
nit . still driving , though after n mans
fl stopped | twice tlio company general-
y lot ! him do something olsoforu
iving , without intimating that ho is
ny trielid of the robbers.
"Jnko was the fellow's name mid
10 wanted to go on the trip without
, ' uard . WJiy ? asked thu stage
nunuger. 'Cas I want to
fool dose turn roat agents , ' so the
tago manager agreed not to send any
guards with him. When the time
p'ltno : to hitch up for the trip to AVel-
itigton's , on the Carson road , Jake
vent down to the stable ami insisted
upon having the ugliest pair of mules
hat over winked death with a hind
eg , put in as lead team. 'I'll xhow
tow a mule vag more smart us a
uard , ' said Jake , confidently , as ho
chipped up out of town , with mysell 0u 0I I
is the outside '
only passenger. 'If we
ets a call to-night , Phil , shust you
drop down in to boot , 'cause me ant
lose mules vas goin' to hnf some fun. '
noticed that Jake had a shot-gun ,
cocked and pointed straight ahead ,
tnd told him if ho was stopped and
ttcmptbd to raise the gun he would
ot shot sure. Ho said ho did not
jroposo to make such a fool of him-
iulf , and when I asked , him'if ho
.nought the robbers would carefully
lace . . . themselves in line of the gun ,
vhich appeared to bo pointed at the
ca , ] mule's ear , ho said :
'Nefer you mind , Phil ; I knows
lose . mules. If wo get a call you drop
uuo do boots dot's '
; all. Well , sure
enough , we got a call. Wo were jog-
uing along over an easy bit of road ,
when , about 9 o'clock , a couple of '
road agents sprang out from uomo
chaparral. One grabbed the bits of
ho lead mules and the other walked
toward the coach with his gun leveled ,
and said , 'Throw out'that nox. " Just
ho got opppsito the hind leg of the
lead mule Jake's shotgun went otfand
both dropped into the boots. I
thought every i bono in my body would
splintered before Jake crawled out ,
'athorcd up the reins , and finally got
teams quieted down. At the pop
Jake's gun the mules and horses
started off on a mad run , and we
must have bumped and dragged over
miles of road before Jtiho took
reins again. The only damage
to the mules. Jake haJ shot
away the inside car of each mule. "
"But what became of the two rob
? " aaked the reporter as Long Bill
stopped in his story.
"Tho robbers ? Well , I really don't
now. The company would have
juried them , I suppose , if enough of
could have been scraped oil' the
cliapparal to put in a coflin. Thpso
nules always were considered high
kickers. "
Mr. Wolnt' Mistake.
Cincinnati Commercial.
A queer story comes from New York
a good old husband who deeded
his property to his wife. lie was
German , named George Weiss. Ho
II tailor , and well-to-do. Ills fits
perfect. His charges were high
enough to make his shop exclusive ,
More than a quarter of a century
Mr. Weiss married a pretty girl.
was just eighteen , and ho was
old onoujjh to bo her father.
he thought he was making a good
match. The young lady was certain the
WHO ' making a good one. Sons and the
daughters were born to the pair , four aa
and two daughters. The father how
great sums of money on their
education. The daughters learned
piano-pounding and high art. They
painted under the glaze , it is tain
, The eons revelled in swallow or
coats and low-cut vests from the they
shop. They had now ntripud and
trousers and horseshoe sleeve-buttons in
week , if they wanted them. All they
time I their old father was growing
and more feeble. But tlieii by
mother remained younc ; and , hand- way
, in
Finally , in 187-1 , Papa Weiss be
too feeble to work any more. or
right I hand forgot its cunning , or
when ' ho would
have cut on ! to
pantaloons his eyesight deceived
and ho made thtyn swell in the it ,
placo. IIo lost command over by
shears and goose.
Then ] ; it was lie bethought him thai faint ones
did not care about working any
. JIo had houses , lands , and
galore. "I will throw aiidc
thimble and needles , " said he. " leI ] hung
end my days in the bosom of my rind
. Henceforth I will enjoy apple
with dignity at homo
, with inj from
beautiful ) wife , my aristocratic
soni tapico
my fine-spun daughters. The yams
of my happiness shall bo suet 1 only
no measuring tape can compasi
The thickness of its girth slial more
such ! that no shears can snip it off , ' the
Thus he reasoned.
He gathered The
up
inadame and the children
that liai
him so much money , and wen very
dwelt in a fiuo brown stone fron
Forty-second ntreot. The family
but the old man , went into gooc grow
ocictv. Madame and the children
were fond of luxury and lively society
- Tioy were nshamod of Iho old man
vhoso money had given thorn all this
ilensure , though , nnd llivy left him at
10IJU . Missimr his accustomed sheais
{ " nd measuring tut > o , ho fell intn
brooding , melancholy ways. Fnm j
ruuv" nothing else to do , ho Wai no
lixt-d up in a lawsuit. At this tune
{ ' in transferred * nil his possessions to
lis wife's name. It wasn't that he
> ved her so much exactly. It was
lore because ho loved his money so
inch , and was nfrnid of losing it.
The lawsuit was decided in his
avor. Then this kind , good husband
vho had given everything to his wife ,
entry but ( irmly requested her to
and it over to him ng.iin. Hut \\lmt
ton Id jou have ? Madame respect-
ully declined. Moreover , the highly
ducitcd children took sides with
lieir handsome mother. They re-
olvo to put the old man down sva _
otimticnlly. His wife began to scold
lint d.iy and night , urging him to go
nd live somowohoro clao. /I'liuy
idu't want him hanging around tlieir
IO11B , they said.
They persecuted him , jmggnl and
iisultod him. They did not allow
inn to eat in peace. llo bore it all
neiikly , as a well regulated husband
hoiild do. He hoped by uontluiicss ,
wcot temper and obedience to win
lis wile's nUcctions back again , He
lad probably noticed that that was
tow it was d JIIQ iu books. lint it
tidn't work that way in real life. It
love docs. A jolly row is worth all
he meekness i in the world in clearing
i > matters. The more sweet-temper-
d and obedient Mr. NVeisa became '
ho more i hid tine lady wife ended him
boil . She happened to romeiiber |
vbou this time that she had only
ciiown him a week when slio married
lim. Shu remembered , too , that she
tad hoard ! after she Wiw marrird thnt
Olllt time in his lifo ho had had two
unstrokes. I'utting this and Unit to
gether wasn't ho crazy ? Oh , yes , He
mist bo cnixy. ' Slio had him arrest
od. After being iivo days iu the
\iombs ho was released.
The old gentleman went homo at
ligh He unlocked the door with his
it tie latch key , but it wouldn't open.
V now bolt had been placed on the ill-
id e. Hi.s beautiful wife had doiiu it
o keep him out. It was a cold night ,
nd snow i was falling thick nnd fust.
lo rang the front door bell. He
vniited to get in out of the cold. Just
hen n window opened above , and
omebody called out to liiln :
"Bo oil' , you old vagabond ! Wo
ion't want you here. "
The voice was that of his eldest son.
in turned away and walked ofl in the
now. He never troubled his high- .
oned family any more after that. Ho
entod a miserable room in a teuu-
nont. house , and wont to work for his
iving , in a feeble way. He shoveled
: < ml , and did errands , and finally
ipened a wretched little shop whoru )
10 did tailor work and mending and
latching. But the living lip niailu
vas no more than half-starvation. Ho
uul plenty of time to meditate on \c
.he wisdom of men who deed their s
iroporty to their \yives to keep from
osing it in a lausttit. is
The hole where ho lived was miser
able beyond description. Ho had no A
'urnituro but a broken old bedstead
ind ono or two rickety chairs. Ho
was always sad and down-hearted , and
reserved toward .people in general.
I5ut the children of his poor neighbors
made great friends with him. They
used to visit him in his wretchodroom
ind ho would talk with them by the
liour.
At last the '
poor old creature's eye
sight failed him , so that ho could nol a
do tailor work any more. Then ho
slowly starved. For weeks his only is
food was bits ot nry bread dipped ii :
stale beer. He became very weak am
fell ill. Meantime ono of his elegani
daughters had married a wealthydown- It
town broker. They lived grandly , the
and "occupied excellent positions 11
metropolitan society , " the newspaper our
reporter saj s.
Ono night old Mr. Weiss's humble
neighbors paw him on his knees upoi
the floor praying , with tears streaming iy
down his cheeki ) , Next morning hi
lid not make his appearance as usual ,
Fearing ho was worse than usual they
knocked at the door. There \\iis IK
answer. The body of the wretchci' .
man hung dangling by a clothes-line
from the transom. Ho had com
milled suicido. The children of the
tenement house cried bitterly whci
they heard of it.
popu
plu
EATING IN HONDURAS.
is
Fruit ntiil Maniocs it
Mountain CnUprlvors , Buu- not
aniiR. Fith , Etc- bo
Iloeton Commercial Ilullctln ,
They have a way of cooking ripe poor
okra seeds with boiled rice , whicli
looks very nice and tastes good , too ,
contrast between the scarlet o ;
okra and the snowy grains of iicof
only people with black skins knov IB
to cook it , being quite artistic , while
Bananas and plantains , their cousins the
Germain , ore in immense variety , for
from the immense
coarse horao-plan sorts
to the delicate little fig banana , for
still tinier Frnnch plantain , Oroea nro
are roasted in tneir own leuvti
come up for breakfast onwrappe < sion (
dainty iripkins like rollx , wiiicl could
not distantly resemble when so
treated , or they are boiled , and are iug
no means bad when tieutcd in Urn
, forming an excellent ingiedieir
en
M > up , or they , when ripe , are slicei out
lengthways and 'ried by tiumiHoIvoH
phere
in combination with fish , or boiled ,
sliced across and eaten with milk !
condensed just as it came , or dilutee sive
taste , which imp roves it or alters of
just as strawberries are disguisci lie
the addition of cream , There are
try
oranges , sweet and sour , the uwee
when full but still green , with i
streak or spot of yellow jus If.
appearing , being delicious , Thu xtate
inammuu apple , pawpaw , wliicli
makes a tough beefsteak tender il On. ly .
under its shade , guava , tama
, alligator pear , uourson , rose
, htar apple , cocoplum , seagrapo
big trees on the Cay , fresl ciiins
, sago , cassava , arrowroot covory
, both Buckra yams , which ai known
good for bakini. ' , when they are
delicious , ilowery and fragrant , th which
familiar common Jai./nca . yam of
coco , a coarse variety 'f yam dies
superb aapadilla tree furniulica , were
tolerable fruit , and for th by
matter of that , though it isn't generally and
known so does the -
, mahogany t-ce < /mil
AHspico , limes and sweet lemon
wild in the woods. Brcadfrui tors.
rows every whore , but is a coarse
tlftir , BO I was told. The cabbage
aim or ) > atmattat , na it is called in
Juba , rears its nmjoslic colnmn in
10 forest , towering over every thing
Iso and bearing on its summit n spike
f tender , green , compact vegetable
i ( it tor which forms the choicest of
\lads or pickles.
There are BOmo mangoesbut stringy ,
urpentiiiy , and generally far inferior
> those found in India. Several of
o pnlu.ctoes furnish pleasant fruits ,
emu of the nut kind and others of
raiislucent jolly of various hues , all
Imractorized by n sort of coco.innt
aver witli a faint squeeze of lima
nice. Sucar-cano is everywhere ,
lid the children seem to me ( o live
liielly on it , and colFeo enough for
emu consumption prows with Iho
lightest caro. The Spanish palate is
oiupted in the market with piles of
irtitlos , or horrible sour pancakes ,
uido of eggs and coni'inoal , frijolcs.
r sin til russet beans , which will
iako admirable soup ; tasajo , or sun-
lied jorked-bcct , in slrins , which
ip into a sauce of pounded Chili
uppers and devour with delimit , and
itei ? < iosimilar prepatation of coawoly
salted fish. It is wonderful how
fond the I people down there are of salted
cod and mackerel and salt pork , a
taste profitably catered to by resident
lerchtints , while , almost wagging
heir tails , imnloring to bo caught , the
in-rounding waters , in lake , river and
oa , abound in beautiful tislt. Lai go
uantities of fish are eaten , however ;
nd I know of no trout or salmon
tjro dclicato than the mountain
caliprivcr , which , indeed , tastes and
.mks like a salmon , while the snap-
Hi's , rockilsh , crayfuh , Jewish and
Id wivcs ( a pecular throe-cornered
lokiin ; thing , with such small scales
n its leathery hide that it is general-
y supposed to lave | none ) , Spanish
mukcrcl , Imnito ( often sailed ) , the
wiftest of fish and the dread enemy
f th-j nnfortmmtu Rhip-jiiek and the
ying fish which whistle through the
ir as one sails Iho bay and drop like
covey of partridges , exhausted a
lomont after , are all worthy of men-
ion as fit fur an Alderman's feaat.
Thou there nre land-crabs , too
npleasantly suggestive , though , for
lieir chosen haunt , is a fat eemetory ,
nd I never could touch one.
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS.
Tholr Varieties nnd HowTlioy nro
Grown and ' ntou iu
uw Orleans Democrat.
A pound of baimntiH contains more
utriment than three pounda of meat
r many pounds of'potatoes , while ns
foot it is in every sense of the word
ar superior to the best wheaton broad ,
ilthough it grows spontaneously
lirpughput the tropics , wJioa cultivnt-
d its yield is prodigious , for an aero
f ground planted with bananas will
eturi , according to Humboldt , as
nuch food material na thirty-throe
icrcs of wheat or over n hundred
\cres of potatoes. The hauana'thon ,
the broad of millions who could not
veil subsist without it. In Brazil it
the principal food of , the laboring
classes , while it is no loss prized in
ho island of Cuba. Indeed , in the
alter t country the '
fiugar plnnturn'grow
orchards of it expressly for the con
sumption of their slaves. Every day
each hand receives his ration of salt
Ish or dried beef , as the ciuo may be
and four ! bananas and two plantains.
Iho banana ' it should bo culled plantain -
tain , for until lately there was no such
word its banana - ia divided into
Boverel varieties , all of which are used
Tor food. The plnntino mauzanito is
email , delicate fruit , neither longer
nor stouter than a lady's forolingcr. It
the most delicious nnd prized of nil
tho\ varieties of the plnntio gnuned ,
called by us the banana nnd is probably
more in demand than any other kind.
is so divided into different vnrities ,
principal i of which are the yellow
and purple ] bananas we see for sale in
markets , but the latter is BO little
esteemed by tlm natives of the tropics ,
that it ia seldom eaten by them. El
plantio I grandp known to UR as nimp-
jyth | > luntuin ia also sub-divided
into varieties , which are known by
their savor nnd their size. The kint
that reached our market in almost tei
inches long , yet on the isthmus oi
D.irion there are plantains thnt grow
from eighteen to twenty-two inches. the
They nro never eaten taw , but are
either boiled
or roasted or are pre
pared aa preserves. AB our belovec
Southland bocomca more densely
populated the problem of "how the pee A
nre to ho fed" will gradually fi-s
HtlllK more Berioim proportions. Meal
becoming dearer nnd dearer , nor is
ut all improbable that tlio time is
very far distant when it will not
at often neon on the tables of our
ns it in to-dny.
A Comforting Suggestion.
Chronltlu.llcrald ,
Now that tlio temperature of the
thermometer in thu president's roon
kept down to covcnty degrees ,
outside it IH bobbing up umoiij.
nineties , would it not. bo'poBsiblo
some of the keepers or public re
in this city to line similar means
cooling their catnbliahmonta ? Then
thousands of men who woult
ilndly pay u nominal sum for admis
into some retreat where they
escape for a few hours in the
afternoon or evening from those blaz
and iutolernlilo heats of July mu
August. Thu inventor who will cheap
the moans by which wo may atoj
of n July into an October atmos Yard
will bo one of the greatest ben
efactors of his kind , The coat of re
frigerating apparatus i not BO exces
now wit that it would pay some ST.
thu enterprising proprietors of pub-
resorts in the centre of the city to
tho.oxperiiiiont.
Druggist's Testimony.
V , McCarthy , dmirgUt , Ottawa , Out , ,
* thnt hu wua atmctvd with chronic
bronchitis fornome yearn , uml wan complete
cured by the wt > u of TnosiAh' KCI.IXTIIIU
j)17eocll\v
HONORKD
When n board of eminent phyei
and chemists announced thu dis
that by combining some wel
valuable remedies , thu mos
wonderful medicine was produced
would cure such n wide rangi
diseases that most all1 other rtmio
could be dispensed with , man ;
skeptical ; but proof of its merit
actual trial has dispelled nil djubt
to-day the discoverers of tha
jiiet/ic'iie / ' , Hop Bittern , ar
honored and blessed by all as bcnofuc
. [ Democrat , jylO-nugl
The Largest Stock and .Most Coma
plete Assortment in * / * *
The West. * * >
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We Keep Everything in the Line of Carpets , Oil
cloths , Matting , Window-shades , Fixtures j
and Lace Curtains.
WE HAVE GOODS TO PLEASE EVERYBODY.
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1313 Farnliam St. , Omaha.
E1EE & CO. ,
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Tobacco from-j25c. [ per pound upwards , - i'-j ' * .a- \
Pipes from 25c. per dozen upwards ,
Cflgaraffom , $15.00 par 1,000 upwards.
THE CHEAT WESTERN CLOTHING HOUSE.
M. HELLMAN & CO , ,
Spring Suits ! All Styles !
IMMENSE STOCK AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Tie Largest Clothing House test of Chicago-
A Department for Children's Clothing.
Wo have now an"assortmont of Clothing of all kinds , Gout'a
Furnishing Goods iu great variety , and a heavy stock of Trunks ,
Valises , Hats , Caps , &o. Those goods are fresh , purchased from
manufacturers , and will bo sold at prices lower than over
before mado.
We Sell for Cash and Have but One Price.
largo TAILORING- FORCE is employed by us , and wo make
SUITS TO ORDER on very short notice.
1301 and 1303 Farnham St. , cor. , 13th
O. H. BALLOU ,
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Lath and Shingles ,
and Office 15th and Cumings Street , two blocks
north of
. PAUL AND OMAHA DEPOT.
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FULL LI1IE OF NOTIONS AND FANCY GOODS ,
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