Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA DAILY BEE -KftTDAY , APRJL 18 , 1881
riioufmmlfl Hastened to their Graves
Relying on testimonials written in viv-
i glowing language of some miraculous
cures made by uomo largely puffed Uf
doctor or patent medicine has hastened
thouninds to their graves ; believing in
ttuar almost insane faith that the eamo
miracle will bo performed on them , nnd
that thcso testimonials make the cures ,
whlle-th.s3jo : called medicine is all the
timo'haatpning them to thoirgravos.Vo
have ftvruded publishing testimonials , as
thoyjlo notjnako the euros , although wo
N THOUSANDS
of them , of the most wonderful cures
voluntarily sent us. It is our medicine ,
Hop Bitters , that makes the cures. I
has never failed and never can. Wp wil
give reference to any ono for any disease
Btmiliar to their own if desired , or will refer
for to any neighbor , as there is not a
neighborhood in the known world but
can ahovr its cures by Hop Bitters.
A LOSINO JOKE.
A prominent physician of FHMmrg Bald tea
a lady tmtlant who was complaining of her
continued 111 health , and nf his innbtlUy to
euro her , jokingly until : "Try Hop Hitters ! '
The lady took It in oarnoflt nnd used the Hit
torn , from which nho obtained porinnnon
health. She now Iftiiglin at the doctor for his
joke , but ho h not no well plenaod with it , rui
ft cost lism a good patient. i ,
FEES OF DOCTORS.
The fee of doctors is nn item that vor ;
many persons are interested in. Wo believe
liovo the schedule for visits in $3.00
which would tax n man confined to his
bed for a year , and in need of a dally vis
it , ever $1.000 a year for medical attendance
dance alone 1 And ono single bottle ol
'Hop bitters taken in time would eave the
$1.000 and all the year's sickness.
A LADY'S WISH.
"Oh. how I do wish my akin was aa clear
and softas yours , " nald alndy tolior friend
"You can anally malto it no , " mmvorod the
frtond. "HowJ'MnquIrod tlio first lady. "My
using Uop Bitters that makes pure , rich bloot
and blooming health. It did U for mo as yoi
observe. "
GIVEN Ul1 11Y THE DOOTOIW.
"Is it possible that Mr. Godfrey is ui
nnd at worir , nnd cured by so simple n
remedy ? "
"I aesuro you it is true that ho is en
tirely cured , and with nothing but Hop
Bitters , aud only ton days ago hin doctors
gave him up and said ho must die , from
Kidney and Liver troubles ! '
BITTERS ,
At finllnt pr.U.bl < mU
A U * rl4. ur i I > ji | fMlft , . 4 Act . u < 1 fcll
iUorJ.ti cC Ib. Dknut * Oninl A hw drop. Input d.llclou O.tof
to ( Ixi f eUnFxiu ul U ill lunntt Jrtoki T > / II.
* ft MuntchlU. Alk Trar rrowr ordruMUir.tr
; . vr.Bl
Bl BltOJLDirAT If. 3T.
The klJneja nota
purlflcraofthobljo
and when tlicirfuno
tlons arc lotcrforroc
with through wiak
notu , they need ton-
ing. They bccomo
healthfully ac'lvo by
thotiio of Hosteller ' ,
Btonuch II It to re ,
w hen falllUK short ot
_ . rollof from ether
} ! sources. Tulgaupcrb
tjllmulallnR t oiilo
also prat cuts and
nrrtsta { over and
ague , constipation ,
liver complaint. < l ) s-
porwla , rhtumattatn ,
and other aliments ,
Use U with regular-
Ity. For ialo ay .11
UrufrgUU and Deal-
era generally.
GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY.
I OF MANLY VJaORSpormatort
jjlicoa , eta. , when all other rome-
j dies falL A tun guaranteed.
li 81.BO a botllo , large bottle , foui
times tha quantity , $6. By ex
press to any address. Sold by
. . . all druggists. KNOUSH MEDI-
OAt. INSTITUTE , Proprietors , 718 Olive Street , St.
fouta.Mo. -
"I have sold Blr Antley Coopor'a Vital Restorative
or vows , Every customer ipoaki highly ol It , I
anbectutrnglyonrlonqltuiaromedy o < true malt
" 0. F ooDiuif , Drug , ,1 ,
8
.ria > > > 1 JfiRS vlR.oit.7
When you como to think of It , It Is not
odd that literary ] x plo prefer pipe to a
cigar. It la handler to nmoko when tlioy
are writing1 , and ever BO much cleaner.
And then It gives lacm the true cuonoo
andflarorof tha tobacco.
The meet fastidious smokers amontr all
nations and all chuwos of men agree that
the tobacco grown on1 tha Golden Tobacco
Dolt of North Carolina la tha mod Idle ,
lous and refined In the world. Llgatcr
than Turld&b , more fragrant than HnvMU ,
freer from nitrate * and nicotine than any
other , It la jiut what the connolueu ?
praltca and the habitual smoker demands.
The very choicest tobacco Krovm
on this Uelt Is bounlit by Dlack.
well's Durham Tobacco Co. . and
appear * In their celebrated Dull
Durham Smoklnir Tobacco. It Is
known tne world o > er.
Get tha nouunowltuluU !
trade-mark , then you will
be euro of having abao.
lutcly pure tobacco.
RED STAR LINE
Belgian Boynl ana U B , Mall Btoamcra
r it SAILING EVERY SATURDAY ,
BETWEEN
NEW YORK AND ANTWERP ,
Thellhlne , Germany , Italy , lIMand anJ France
BUeraeo Outward , (20 ; Prepaid Irom Antwerp , (2) ;
Excunlon , IU , Including bedding , etc,2d Cabin , $ S0 ;
Kxcurilon , 1100 ; Saloon from tiuto { 00 ; Excunlon
tiutoieo.
&TVoter Wright ic Bon , Gen , Agent * . M Dread-
way N. Y.
Oaldwelt. Hamilton & Co. , Omaha. P. K. olod.
man ft Co. , 803 N. 10U Street , Cmaha ; D. E. Kim.
ball , OmahiaAiren' . uxio ood-ly
DR.HORHE'S ELECTRIC BELT
_ Will euro NenrouincvL
LumbagoUheumatUui , J'ar
fly U , Jktunlirla. hUallca.
K er l" . . " "d W r
Dumb Ague. l'rolawu Uteri , etc. Only ( cUnilf. . . . .
tn Ifcltln Anicrlix uatiiil tb Klutfrlcltjr d inu _
iietltm tbrougb Ilia body , tua can be nx-kanted Iu au lu >
Ktttbt by Uit patient.
f I.OOO Would Not Buv it.
P * . HOMB I wa afflicted with theumatlim atd
euted by utln ; a belt To ny one afflicted wltb
IbatdUeaae , ) would aaf , buy Ilorno'f Electric Dull ,
jiaj one can confer with mo by writing
"
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I wyrtore ,
HUM OFriCE-Oppodt * pottoOlca , room i iftoa-
Kf fctlaa '
jvr r'nle ta V. aocdnuo'l Drug Btore , 11(9 (
wskUrM. , OBUB * .
Ofdon filled 0. O. D ,
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"SWEET AS A PEACH. "
Thrilling Episode in the Life of Mrs ,
Emily Robertson ,
Anlccp on Picket Duty t'rosldciit
Lincoln YleldB to a Child's Ap-
pcnl Mercy That Came
Too Iiato.
On the 28th of March there died at
Baltimore an old lady whoso romantio
Ufa history portrays n sorioa of the sad
dest nnd most dramatic events which
could bo evolved from the brain of a ro
mancer , and which also graphically illus *
tratos the kind nature and noble heart ol
Abraham Lincoln , sixteenth president oi
the United States. In the earlier part
of the year 18CU , just at the time when
the great American civil conflict was at
its vary height , this old lady , Mrs.
Emily .Robertson , lived in Pittsburg wltli
her only child , a sweat little girl aged
five years. The husband and father was
a private in the Northern army of the
Potomao. Ono cpring morning that year
the wires flashed torribl" news to this
lady sitting in her quiet homo praying
that God would spare her loved one anil
the father of her child. The message
was aignod by onu of his comrades and
road :
Your husband wns found sleeping whllo on
picket duty lout night. Ho will bo Mint to
morrow. Condition of affairs at this time in
the army mich tint no nno can nave him but
President Lincoln. HonKUT V. VAUfliisf.
The first express train which loft Pitts-
burg for Washington after that telegram
had boon delivered bore a sad-faced , weep
ing woman , accompanied by a rosy-chcck-
od , laughing child , who could not imagine
why "mamma" had started so soon on
such n long journey. The next morning
this lady's request to BOO Lincoln at the
executive mansion mot with a perempt
ory and emphatic refusal. The prcsidon !
would bo engaged with very importanl
business all that day and slip could not
see him until the next day. This was al ;
the reply vouchsafed her to all her tears
and earnest pleadings. Tn the supreme
agony and importance of the moment the
brokon-heartod mother forgot the pres
ence of her child ; ceased to think of all
else save the life she came to savo. Un
noticed the little girl passed out of the
open door of the apartment and strayed
at will through the white house. The
halls were thronged with rushing order
lies and messengers. No ono paid any
attention to the child until she accosted
ono of the old colored hbuso servants , who
was enjoying a quiet stolen nap in an ob
scure , out of the way recess.
"l WANT TO SEE LINCOL. "
she could not spook plain she said to
liim. Tno old negro .woko up ana look
ed aghast with amazement. "Dar ho am
honey , " ho replied , "in dot big room
obor dar. But ehilo , you mustu t RO in
dar , honey ; ho am inspoctin' matters an'
am mighty busy. " Without another
word the little girl pushed open the door
of the room indicated by the aged darkoy
ind entered. The president was engaged
in grave and important consultation with
a number of gentlemen , now dead , but
whoso names will forever adorn the pages
of American history. So deeply inter
ested were the all that not ono of them
noticed the bravo little maiden until she
caught hold of the knees of the noarcst
jontlomon present , and cried : "I want
to see Ltncol. May I1' ? Then all
eyes were turned upon the little girl
ivith her face flushed , bright eyes and
long , light ringlets , and Lincoln exclaimed -
claimed : "Why , hello , little ono I Where
did you como from ? What is your name ? "
For a moment only the child was abashed ,
and timidly replied : "My name is 'Littlo
Sweet as a Poach. " ' For a brief period
; ho interests and destinies of fifty mil-
ions of people were forgotten. Every
mo present laughed heartily oven in
ho midst of their gloomy forebodings
not only at the words of the answer , but
at the accent and shy manner of the
diminutive speaker. When nho prccoived
ho mirth sho'had unintentionally created
she cried : "That Is what papa always
ailed mo before ho went with the boom-
i-laddics , and mamma always tails mo
hat since. Is you Mr. Lineal' ] " f'l am
.ho earno man , " laughingly replied the
( resident. In a second sue was in his la } ,
ivith her arms aroui-d his nock and tears
troaming down her cheeks. Then she
old her story with a passionate outburst
if childish eagerness. "Tho bad man
lown stairs won't lot my mamma BOO you
nd sho's down there tryin' lots of big
oars and ft prayin" , but ho won't lot her
um up. You can save mypapa , I know ,
ind you will , won't you , please , Mr.
jjncol'f Please , please , please do , and I
trill diva you a million tissos. Mamma
vill tiss you , too , Mr. Lincol' . And I
will dive you lots , and mamma says they
wo worth just lots of dollars , and mamma
ays you'vo dot a tind heart and can save
ny pappa and will , too ; and she would
> o right up hero , too , and try too , and
isa you and bog you , too , if that n sty ,
aid ugly man would only lot hor. " And
ho little girl woand her arms
AUOUNl ) TUB rilKSIUKNl's NECK ,
cising him repeatedly and sobbing as if
icr heart would break. A sad silence
ell over the entire party , and there were
oars on several faces. Lincoln rang a
> ell , looked at his watch , and then
said "Gentlemen I need '
gravely : , 'not
, ak you to excuse mo for a few minutes. "
Jo hastily wrote a few words on the first
lioco of blank paper within his roach ,
ind handing it to the attendant who relied -
lied to his summons , kindly caressed
lie child upon his knee , and cheerily
aid : "There , 'Littlo Sweet as a Poach , '
hat bad man down stairs cannot keep
'our ' mother from seeing 'Mr. Lincol' '
low. " In a few moments Mrs. llobort-
> on was before the president , who still ro-
ainod the little girl on his knee , She
eon told , in a voice broken with emo-
ion , her sad story , and showed Lincoln
ho dispatch received by her in Pittsburg
ho previous day. Soon all the neces
sary facts were placed before the prusi-
lent , and then , without a moment's hcsi-
ution , ho wrote a telegram , and signed
t with that wondrous signature , which
lion possessed such potent power.
"Quickl" ho exclaimed to an orderly
as ho gave it to him , "havo that rushed
.hrough at oncu. " Thou ho glanced at
lifl watch ; it was cloven o'clock and the
soldier was to bo shot promytly at twelve
noon. "Madame , " ho gravely said to
; ho woman almost frantic with joy bo-
: ere him while 'littl sweat as a peach , '
who at once comprehended the
whole result , almost , notwithstanding
: ho place and august company
shouted with boisterous childish merri
ment , "I have saved your husband. Wo
iiavo fortunately un hour to spare , and ho
will not bo shot. In pardoning him , I
disnboy the dictates of my judgment
ind comply with the promptings of my
lieart , and the only reason that 1 do it is
because 'Littlo Sweet as a Peach' hero
begged me to do it. " And the command ,
cr-ln-chief of a million men kisied the
I child tenderly , and dismissed both , The
now exultant and joyful mother , with
'Littlo Sweet as a Pp ch , ' hastened fron
the Executive Mansion to the nearest td
pgraph office , where she sent the follow
ing dispatch to her husband ;
My darling , your Ufa ha * been unvod by our
noble proxldont Thank God and him for liii
great kindness and mercy. Little Sweet as t
Pouch did It nil , Answer by dispatch , care ol
this office , so I will fool positive you nro alive
and safe.
A TEiiniiiLK nu > w.
After sending the above telegram , Airs.
RoborUon began the seemingly long , im
patient wait for the reply. She romaincc
in the ofllco until tired of its surround
ings , she went to the nearest candy slant
on the street and purchased from the delighted -
lighted Italian owner _ enough candies
and cakes to keep "Littlo Sweet as a
peach" sick for a whole month , Thoi
she wandered aimlessly through the
streets , varying matters occasionally
by returning to the telegraph ollico
and asking the clerk if ho had rncoivoci
any reply for hor. At last , completely
disheartened at the roomingly long delay ,
she sank down exhausted in a chair irj
the ofllco , which had boon kindly placet
at her disposal. She had been there only
a few momenta when ho following ! tele
gram wits placed in her hand :
Your dlipatch to your husband just roeiv-
od anil , under the clrcumntancci , I opened it
I ntn very sorry to toll you that Lincoln's tel
cgram came ( iftoon mfmitOH too Into. De
layed In nome way. Your huib.incl in dead.
Will send the remains wherever you request.
IloiiEnr N. N. VAUOlltf.
As the poor woman gazed at this terrible -
riblo message , so shocked and over
whelmed by its contents that she was
scarcely conscious , another dispatch was
handed her , containing earnest expressions
sions of sympathy and regret for the un
fortunate circumstances surrounding the
case , from the general who had , in stric
conformity with the stern mandates o
modern war , superintended the execution
of her husband. While "Little Sweet as
a Poach"greatly alarmed at her mother's
strange and altered demeanor , cried
"Mamma , mamma , what is the matter
has anything happened to papa ? " she fol
to the floor utterly unconscious from the
terribly unexpected shock. She was a
once removed to a place of safety am
kindly cared for by newly made friends
but it was months before she had fully
recovered from the fearful shock.
"Littlo Sweet as a Peach" to-day is
little no longer. She is is a tall , digni
Cud , beautiful young woman , living in
this city. She is happily married , will
a "Ljftio Sweet as a Poach" of her own ,
who is almost an exact duplicate of whiv
her mother was at her ago , and a younj
son , who rejoices in the name of Abra
ham Lincoln.
Pure Blood ,
Many families ptido themselves on their noble
blo ancestry ; bat hero , In this democratic
country wo do not care so much about our ped-
Igruo oa our health ; or , at least , that ought to
bo the principal object of our nollcitudo. Wo
cannot have good health without pure , rloJJ
blood. When the blood is out of order , dis
ease manifests itaolf In the skin and flesh , and
in fact , In all ports of the body. To be re
stored to hoalth.tako SCOVILL'3 SA.RSA-
1'ARILL-A or BLOOD k LIVER SYRUP.
Physicians epoak Iu the highest terms of this
medicine.
fir. Kvorott , Cooper Plains , Stoubon Co. .
N. Y , , mentions two coses of Scrofula and
Erysipelas In which Scovlll's Snrsapaiilla or
Blood and Liver Syntp affected a euro and
says. ' ! think It ono of the best purifiers of
the day. It has mot with perfect success in
every case where I have used it. "
Blio Changed Her Hair.
Chicago News.
In the case of Eleanor Cole against
Frank P. Cole , for divorce , the attorneys
argund long and loud in Judge Shopard'a
court yesterday upon the question of ali
mony during the pondoncy of the suit.
Mr. Colo's lawyer iilod an affidavit in
support of his position to pay for the
plaintiff's board , in which ho says they
wont to the Palmer house to board as
soon oa they were married. At that
time , ho claims , Eleanor created a great
deal of uncomplimentary comment by
wearing wigs and bangs of many striking
colors ono day coming out in a running
suit of crushed strawberry and a hair a la
strawberry blonde to match , while again
the predominating hues of her attire were
orange , and orange bangs flu filly crowned
her brow , and BO oa through the chro
matic scaln.
Ho remonstrated with her , but aho re
torted that she would not changed the
solor of her hair from the fancy hues aho
jo much admired to Us natural color "for
the King of Spain. " Ho packed his
trunk to leave , and was about to go ,
when she relented and said ' 'aho would
30 arrange her wigs and bangs as to bo
leas attractive in colors " Frankunpacked
Ilia trunk. Ho complained bitterly that
she would pay hit laundry bill , but often
permitted his renovated linen to bo re
turned to the Chinaman's basement rather
than pay a dollar or so.
The court concluded that aho ought to
Iiavo $12 a week for board and pin money ,
saying : "If ho was fool enough to marry
tier , ho ought to bo made to pay her
board. "
Compare the dose and quantity of Hood's
Sarsiipivrilb and you have conclusive proof
af its superior strength and cheapness.
Iryit ,
Snored Like Her 'William.
"Ono of the funniest incidents I over
loticod , " said ho sleeping car conductor ,
"was a woman looking for her husband.
She got on at Fort SVayno late in the
light , and said her husband had tele
graphed her ho would bo aboard and she
ihould comate his section. I told her
Ihoro was no man of that name on my
car , but she wouldn't believe it. She
ilainly intimated I was lying to her in
order to ooll another section , but finally
iho Bottled down and got in her berth. .
\bout 2 o'clock in the morning I saw her
; ot out with only a shawl around her
ihouldors , and tiptoa to the other oud of
.ho . car , where she triad to climb into a
icrtli occupied by a man who was doing
i good deal of snoring. She stuck her
toad in and says , 'William , is that you ?
William1 ! The man grunted , when she
lokod him ono in the ribs , and told him
o lay over. But the man didn't lay over
ho grabbed hold of her , and yelled
"Thieves ! Conductor ! Porter ! There's a
.hiof hero ! Porter ! ' Of course ho reused
everybody in the car , and hoods were
popped out of all the berths. There was
.ho poor woman , in her night-dress , and
Lhn man in the berths holding tight to her
and yelling at the top of his voice. I in-
arferod as quick as I could and told the
uan I guessed if ho would ctliu himself
10 would find his wife instead of a thief
" 'It's a lie , " ho shouted , lmy wife is
n San Francisco. '
" 'Madam , ' I sayo , 'you have undoubt
edly made a bad niistaka. What made
you think that man was your husband ? '
bho was just ready to cry , but she man
aged to say : "I I didn t think there
was another man llviuu that could auato
like my William ! "
Tor seven years Aliens Brain Food has
teed the aUouccat te t aa to Its luorlU In curing
Nervounueaa , Nervous Debility and restoring
loot power * to the Generative System , awl , la
110 iustanco has it over failed ; test It 91) ) G
A LITERARY CURIOSITY
Wort of a Society ol Specialists In Let
ters , oCieiice , and the Arts ,
Spanish View of Modern Hlntory ntul
OUill/ntlon.
Now York E oriln ( ? 1'oit.
Wo nro often amused at the erroneous
ideas entertained by foreigners concern
ing the geography , history , and customs
of this country , as evinced by occasional
extracts from European periodicals and
correspondence , or ovou books ; these er
rors are generally passed over with a
smile , in the charitable belief that pos
sibly writers had no opportunity for be
ing bettor informed. The case is very
diflerent , however , when such errors nro
committed by waiters and compilers who
should know bettor , or who at least
should have availed themselves of ma
terial which must have boon within their
reach.
Those reflections are suggested by an
examination of a late edition of a Spanish
work published in Madrid , " .Encyclopedi
cal Dictionary of the Spanish Language , "
two vols. 4to , with supplement pp. 2489 ;
now edition , vol. I. , 1878 ; vol. II. , 1882
Judging from the list of names of the
compilers , with their various literary ti
tles , it would sooin that the information
imparted should bo accurate , notwith
standing the extent of the field it is in
tended to cover that of a cyclopedia and
dictionary combined ; but an examination
of a few titles relating to the United
States reveals a strange amount of error.
Wo are told tlio United States com
prise "twenty-six states , three territo
ries , and five districts , ( thcso districts are
not named ) with a population of 30,000-
000 , including 2.000,000 of slaves. "
Florida , Arkansas and Michigan nro
"Territories of the United States , " as is
also "San Agustin do la Florida , " this
last being "on the Atlantic coast between
the Savannah and Ponsacola , " Vermont
is bounded on the east by Connecticut ;
Indiana has a population of 250,000 ,
whiln Illinois is credited with 12,000.
Louisville , in the County of Kentucky ,
has a population of 4,000 ; Now Orleans
has 40,000 , and Boston 03,000. Now
York City , population 213,000 , is the
Capital of the State ; "tho houses are
well built , notable among them being the
City-Hull. " Albany , with a population
of 24,000 , is the Capital of Albany
County.
Pennsylvania "has a population of
1,500,000 , the greater portion being Gor
man ; Gorman is the prevailing language
of the state. " California is described as
a "Peninsula on the west coast of Mexi
co , " Now California being a country at
the north of it , having for its capital
Monterey , while under the title "San
Francisco" wo are told that this city is
the capital of the state of California.
Alaska oolongs to Russia.
On the Hudson river "floats a great
steam battery , with a crew of 800 mon to
defend the coast. " Queens county , state
of Now York , has a population of 22,000 ,
and Kings county has 11,000 ; Brooklyn
is not mentioned , although Flatbush is
noticed as the sceneof a "bloody battle
in' 1770 between the French and Ameri
cans , " and "at Harlem , two and a half
leagues north of New York , occurred
in 1077 [ Hie ] a battle between the Ameri
cans and English. " In Philadelphia is
the United States bank building ; Morri
son , rN. J. , has a printing-proas ; Nor
wich , Vt. , has a celebrated institution
under the name of the "Literary , Scien
tific , and Military School of America. "
Hartford , Conn. , has a ship-yard , and
does a large business with the southern
states and West Indies ; in Jersey City
are "many largo factories of textile goods ,
and ono of tapestries. " Hill's Point is a
"capo of the United States at the north
of Hudson's Bay , about latitude 38 °
north , longitude 73'wMt , " and Hooper's
Island is an "island of- the United States
on the coast of the State of Dorchester. "
Of the presidents of. the United States
wo find named , in their appropriate alpha
betical position , the hrst five ; and then
occurs a hiatus till wo roach Xachary Tay
lor , who is the last thus- named , though
in a notice of Edward Livingston it is
said that ho was secretary ot state during
the presidency of Andrew Jackson.
William Washington , "founder of the
Republic of the United States , was the
first President , and was reelected in 1703 ;
lost some of his popularity by remaining
uoutral when the Frenchi Revolution
broke out , and resigned the command in
1707. "
This much for geography and history ,
and wo will now present a few selections
on general subjects. Boin'a- telegraph
instrument is described , bub not a word
concerning Prof. Morsti ; the construction
of a submarine cable is explained , but vro
do not luarn from the book that ono has
ever boon laid ; under the heading "Hoo-
sack" ( and also ' 'Mont Cenis"iwo find no
allusion to n tunnel , nor of a canal under
the titles of "Suez , " "Adonr" or "Port
Said. "
Photography is described as the "art of
fixing pictures . . . on metal plates ;
. . . it is also called dagiiorrootypy. "
The telephone has apparently not yet
reached Madrid , as wp do not find this
word or its equivalent in the dictionary.
"Aneroid" in defined aa"\vantinL' in air" ;
yacht is "a name by which row-boats are
known in England and' ' Holland , where
they are much used , " and ) wo are told
that "gold , whoa perfectly pure , is as
white as lead. ' *
Petroleum is found "OIL the coast of
; hi ) Caspian sea , in. Persia , Auvor no ,
Aragoii , otc. ; . . . it is used to preserve -
serve timber , cordage , and canvas , and in
nodicino ns an anti-spasmodic and vermi-
ugo. " It is probably ocsumod to bo
superfluous to say that there is some
) otroloum found in , Punasylvania , and.
hat when refined , it may bo burned in a.
amp , for the book gives m > hint of thcso
acts.
Among American writers wo find naruodi
Deeper , Pee , Irving * David Rarasoy
author of n "History oi the American
. { .evolution" and of a "Lifo of Washing-
on" ) , Bonjarniu Smith Burton ( "author
of a work on Snakes" ) , Lucretia Muria
Davidson ( Canadian poetess , who died at
ho ago of 18 " ) , but no mention of Presr
cott , Srurks , Bancroft , Bryant , flollock ,
jongfollow , Hawthorne , Lindloy Mur
ray , Noah Webster , Audubon , Evorolt ;
J. R Lowell andN. P. Willis fiad a plueo
only as "authors of 'Notices c Lifo and
Genius of Poo. " "
Sir Walter Scott wrote the "Shep-
icrdoss of Lauimormoor'1 and the "Puri-
Ans of Scotland. " The Sponuh transla
tion of Covenantors seems the moro in-
eicu&able , inasmuch as in its appropriate
[ > lace the English word "covenant" is inserted -
sorted nmoiiK the Spanish ones with the
definition , "League oJ the Scotch to
maintain their religion , as it existed in
1680. "
Wo find nnno of the noted names con
nected with our late civil war or of these
belonging to the modern history of Europe -
rope , suoli ns Victor ! , Louis Napoleon ,
, William of GermanyLeo XIII , Puw JX ,
Maximilian. ThJer , Garibaldi , or oror
Espartoro , Isabella or i'fonso. '
Judging from this work , which hat
boon compiled at least , so itjta stated
by a "Society ot Specialists in Letter ; ,
Science and the arts , " and revisednmonj
others , br a "member of the academy ol
history and professor of literature of the
university of Madrid , " by an "inspector
p.onenxl of schools , " and by an "engineer
of mines , " wo cannot esteem very highly
the present status of literature in the
Spanish capital.
n making the assertion that I'orzoni s Mod
Icntod Complexion I'nwdcr is entirely frco
from iiijurloiin or deadly pultons , vo do it up
on the authority of a thorough chemical analy-
Ms. It is ono of the oltlcit face | > owdera in the
American market , anil is used in the families
of fiomo of our moit prominent medical men ,
who have personally acknowledged to the
proprietor that they not only consider it liann.
less , but eiteeined It highly beneficial In o\cry
resect , not only for the use of ladlon and chil
dren , but for the "lord of creation" himself.
Sold by all druggists.
UAKONAIj HOUBUltlKS.
Iin.ua 'jLlicftH in tlio Fur Wsnt by Oltl-
/cim nml Aliens Uuildlnup
a Feudal StAlu.
Guizot , Hallam and other historiann
who have written of the feudal system ,
says The San Francisco Chronicle , leave
no doubt that the first Barons , Counts ,
Dukes , and many of the bishops , too ,
were little batter than successful high
waymen , secure in their fortified castles
from arrest and punishment for the crimes
committed on their forays against the
people indiscriminately. The most greedy
of thcso medieval baronial robbers in the
general collnpso of the R man Empire
managed to make themselves sovereigns ,
founded dynasties , some of which still
continue under the names of Princes ,
Grand Dukes , kings or emperors , as the
Hapsburgs , the Guelphs or Wolfs , the
Holionzollerns , and , lill a recent date ,
the Capets , of Franco , whoso original
baronial ancestors were in morals not a
whit superior to the mpro modern Claude
Duvale , Jonathan Wildes and Jpaquin
Mariettas of infamous memory. The
main difference is that between success
and failure , with the other ono that the
baronial rohbors stole land while the
other follows stole personal property.
These laud thefts have of late years boon
repeated in the United States , Canada
and Australia , and with the asssistanco
of legal machinery , on a larger scale than
the beginnings of the old dukes , counts
and barons. It took centuries of effort
for the Hapsburg fellows to secure
sovereignty over as much territory as
three men and ono woman now pesaess
in the name of the Central Pacific rail
way incorporation , and , if we may credit
common report , the cattle barons of
Nebraska , Wyoming , Colorado , and
Montana , whoso name is legion , have
practically noizcd on moro land than the
whole German empire contains , including
Prussia. Most of them are operating
"without the slightest color of right or
law , " and many of thorn are unnaturalized
foreigners , who respect the institutions
of tins country only because of that neg
lect in the administration of tholaw which
tolerates such robberies. The medieval
barons were supported in their lawless
ness by an army of retainers knightn ,
squires , yeomen , and villains. These
American land thieves substitute senators
and congressmen for knights , governors ,
sherifFd , and state or territorial legisla
tures for squires , and the ubiquitous cow
boys for yeomen. With such an army of
retainers they are secure in the possession
of millions of acres , whether inclosed or
not , and whoever , as settler under the
laws of the country , presumes to dispute
with the land thievoa is as summarily
dealt wich as the honest men of the mid
dle ages were by the baronial robbers.
Angostura Bitters is a household word
all over the world. For over CO years it has
advertised itself by its merits. It is now advertised
vortised to warn the public against counter
feits. The genuine article id manufactured
by Dr. J. G. B. Siepert & Sona.
A Iiucky Dream.
"Train 3ilk" In Cnlcago Herald.
A greasy and odorous emigrant was
Bleeping , peacefully on a Pennsylvania car.
A slightly intoxicated and playful passen
ger vras about to waken him , when the
arakoman objected.
"Don't disturb his dreams of father
land , "said the manipulator of cir-lieatora
ind red lanterns ; "lot him dream. I
Iiavo a good deal of respect for a dream ,
as ono savnd my lifo onco. "
"How was that ? "
"Well , it was several years ago. I was
on a freight then the 'Dutch local , ' it
called , because vro carried passongoia. One
night something was wrong and I wont
back to signal the fust express that wasn't
moro than five or six miles behind us. I
sat dowa on the end of a tieand as I had
been on duty a good many hours I be
came drowsy and fell asleep. Tlieu I
lind a dmm. I dreamed I was out flag
ging n.passenger , when I wont to sleep
nnd failed to signal her. She came rush
ing down on mo , and to this day I can
remember the terrible reality of that
ilroain ; how I felt as It looked up and saw
lior big.noso not twenty foot away ; , bow
she roared and screamed , and swooped
toward mo like a demon. Just aa it
seemed the greet wheels were to pass over
mo , I awoke in fearful agony and with
.jreat d'ops of sweat on my face. It was.
the awiullost dream II ever had , , but iu a
second I looked up tno track , and I'll be
darned it there wasn't No. 10s ! headlight
; roiviag bigger every second as shocumo
toward mo. I reached for my lauiorn ,
and where do you. suppose 1 found it ?
When I dropped asleep 1 had lopped
down right in front of it , BO the engineer
ot 1C. couldn't liaro aeon it atalU If it
ludn't boon for that dream I'd a-boon
nixid up with tha ballast in about thirty
rcconds. and so it is but natural I should
la-vo sorao respect for a dream. Lot that
old emigrant abno , I toll you. "
i'liu Fincht OIUco ButliUu in tlio
World.
Perhaps tha finest office building in the
world is now being erected at Nassau
and Liberty streets , Now York city. It
a a mass about ISO foot square and
hirtoon stories high. It contains nearly
200 ofllcemof from ono to hulf u dozen
rooms , and. the tenants will bo favorsd
mortals. The ofuvatora take * but ono
ninuto to rise to the thirteenth atory , and
.heir . irovoments. cannot bo felt when
your eyes or slosed. From the six or
icven ucper floor the whole of N * > w York
and both rivers are iu view. Every of
fice is. heated by steam , lighted by in
candescent electric lights und furnished
with hot and cold water. The top floor
s fitted up as a complete hoto ) , contain-
ng a larua ro tiuraut , where many of
the 1,000 inhabitants ot the building will
vako their meals , a reading and writing
room , a complato library with a librarian ,
telegraph ollico , telephone , office , tele-
[ ) hone exchange and a largo number of
uodrooma for men detained down town
all night tlio first building in the city in
which this convenience has been offered.
A busy man can llvo for mouths iu it
without going outtido ,
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