THE DAILY BRE-- THURSDAY , APKIL 30,1885 ;
"MaryandMy , Mar
* Pretty wives ,
Lovely daughters and noble mnn. "
"My farm lies In a rather low and ml-
Mmatlo situation , nnd
"My wife 1"
"Who V
"Was ft very pretty blondol"
Twenty years aero , bccamo
"Sallowl"
"Hollow-cycdl"
"Wlthoreoandagcdl"
Btforo her time , from
"Malarinl vapors , though aho made no
particular complaint , not being of the
grumpy kind , yet canting mo great unea
siness.
"A short tlmo ago I purchased yonr
remedy for ouo of the children , who bad
a very severe attack of billonsnots , and
it occurred to mo that the remedy might
help my wife , as I found that oar llttlo
girl upon recovering had
"Lout ! "
"Her aallownoBs , and looked as freah
oa a now blown daisy. Well , the story
Is soon told. My wife , to-day , has gain
ed her old tlmo beauty frith compound
Interest , and is now as handsome a mat
ron ( If I do aay it myself ) as can bo found
in this county , which Is noted for pretty
women And I hive only Hop Bittm
to thank ser It.
"Tho dear creature just looked ovormy
shoulder , nnd says 'I can flatter equal to
the cltys of our courtship , ' nnd that re-
xrilnds mo there might bo moro piotty
wives If my brother farmers would do as
I hnvo done. "
Doping yon may long bo spared to d
good , I thankfully remain ,
0. L , JAMES ,
Boltsvillo , Prince George Co. , Md.
May 2CthL 883.
None genuine without a bunch ol green Hope on
Iho white Ubel. Hhunall the vtlo , poisonous stud
with "Hop" or "Hops" lu their name.
Ino Quest tonic
t for nervous people
1 \i \ Hosteller's Stom-
> och Bitters , which
In BUICB poilcct dU
KC3tlon uiI assimila
tion , and the sctlvo
poi formatted of their
functions by thu Ir-
cr uiil bowels. AB
! the syntom acquire !
tone through the ID
I llucncoclthlabonlfn
1 mcd cine , the nerves
grow stronger ml
innre tranquil , lionj
aches ccaBOtnd thai
n&mclcs ! anxiety
which Is a peculiar
Ityof thodyspeptlc
Klvcaway to cheer
tulneJB. To establish
_ . , - health on sur
foundation , ueo the peerless InUKorant. For sal
by nil DrujjglBts and Dealers generally.
THE BEST THING OUT
FOB
Washing & Bleaching (
In Hard or Soft , Mot or Cold Water.
Bivra LABOR , TIIIK and SOAP AMAZINGLY , nd glvea
universal B&tisf ctlon. No I mlly rich or poor should
lw without It. . ,
Sold by all Ktoceri" . BRWARB ol Imitations well de-
slgne I to mislead. FXARLINB U the ONLY sirs Ubor
saving compound and always bean the above sym-
" "
ul""JAMES PYLB NEW YORK.
Men Think1
" . . . ,
they know all about Mustang Lin
iment. Few do. Not to know is
not to have.
Manliood Restored
JUlltuv 1'iiEE. ATlctlm of youthful tiuiirudfnco
ctuilne I'roinoturc Decay , Iterroui Debility , Ixwt
Manhood. Ac.having tried In vain every known
reinedyihaidlBCoveroil itBlniploraeanioraelf-oure ,
which he will * nil rillM : tobli tullow-nulfercra.
iets. J.lLiaUViaCl : ; Chatham tiU.Nevf Yorlu
j. L. DKBEVOISB.
No. 507 Broadway Council Bluffs.
Railway Time Table | ,
COUNOIIOSBLUFFS.
The following are the tlmea ol lie arrival and de
rkrtnreoi tralni by central itandard lime , al thi
loul depott. Traloi leave tranifer depot ten rila
otM earlier and arrive Uo mlnutoi later.
DlfART. AXRIVB ,
tmoioo and voRTinroraur ,
925 A M Mail and Eiurew fl0'r :
liO : r M Accommodation 40 : r
6:30 : r u 9.05 A
cniuoo AID &OCK IILIBD ,
9:56 : A u Uall and Exprru fli&Sr
7 6 A M Accommodation 6:15 : r
130 r a Expreii 8:00 : A
aM CUOMO ) MILWACIU AKIII.
M JU'l aid ExprcM :60 : r
r M Knpren 0.06 A
omuoo , iDUiiftro * AID uucr.
9W : A u Uall anil Exprew 7:10 : r
13JO : r u Accommodation 2oo : p
6:13 : r M Kxprcm 6:60 : A
WAiiin , IT. boms AID riuno.
From Transfer only.
1 JO r u 8t.tl.ouli Expreia 2:15 : r
7tOr : M Chlcigo Exp rli Peorla 0:10 : A
IM I ( ITT , IT. * 01 AMD OOUIOUi ILDTTI.
] 0.0h A u Mall and ExpreM 0:40 : r
8:16 : r M Expreia flS * *
UODI cur A > D rAcino.
7:20 : A M Mall lor Sioux City 8:50 : r
7o : ru Expreii ( or St Paul 8:60 : A
I-MOS r.voinc.
11:00 : A M Dinver KiprcM 4:3S : r
1:06 r M Lincoln 1'juiO'a.iU V S:35 : r
7:55 r u Oierlind fxprien 8:30 : A
PPXUT TRA1M TO OWilll.
Leave Council lllufli - 7:16-S0-JSO-100- : : : :
11:10 : a. m. 130-:30-8:3O-4:2S-fit6- : : : : : -
11:16 : p. in. Leave Omaha : < 0 7:6C : tlO : 10 : (
11:15 a. m. l2W-s:00-s : : llMlt56 : : : (
11:10 : P. m.
COUNCILJLUFFS ,
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
THE Y. M. 0. A ,
Ilovlow of the Work fur tlio Quarter
Kmllng May 1 , 1885.
The past three months have been by
far the most prosperous of any In the
history of the association in this city.
The social influence is bolng felt
throughout the ontlro town. No young
man who socks the fnondthlp of the boys
will ho disappointed , as the testimonies
of scores who bavo been benefited wonld
provo , Strangora are cordially greeted
and tha timid ones aoon begin to fool at
homo when they enter ttho aoclal rooma
that are fitted us 10 generously for tholr
comfort.
The gymnasium has been well patron
ized and those who exorcise in it regular
ly become physically stronger men. The
gymnasium has also boon found to bo a
good place for young men to get ac
quainted.
From the gymnasium to the reading
rooms la but a stop , and whim that la
taken the young man is found In a place
where ho may post himself on current
topics and on these of a heaver literary
character.
The religious work has kept abreast or
even been in advance of the other de
partments. The fiiblo study for young
men held on Saturday evening haa boon
productive of excellent results , prepar
ing the way for the larger meetings of
kho Sabbath day and establishing the at
tendants moro thoroughly In the Christ
ian lifo. The discouraged ones are
cheered , the weak ones strengthened ,
and all are brought nearer the Savior ,
The Gospel service la largely attended
and Is not void of happy results. This
mooting of song , short talks , prayer and
testimony is attended by people of all
creeds ana by these of no creed. Imme
diately at the close of It a half hour mootIng -
Ing for young nun only is hold in an ad'
joining room and all young men present
at the gospel service are Invited to re
main , Traveling men and strangers are
always among the number.
Two conferences with the Omaha aiso-
clatlon were hold , a number cf the boya
from the BlufTj going to Omaha first ,
then the return visit by the young men
from Omaha. The work of the asaocla
tion commends itself to all classes of
men , these who are Christians and those
who are not , if they carefully examine
into it and find out what Is being done.
The increased attendance at the liter
ary and religions meotinga haa necessi
tated the change of location to a place
where moro room can bo secured. This
charga la now bolng made and the loca
tion hereafter will bo coiner of Main
street and Broadway , In the room form
erly occupied by the Odd Fellows. Hero
many people can bo accommodated , It
Is hoped that this change will provo ben
oficlal.
To all who have atdod In the work by
money. Influence , sympathy , newspaper
advertisements and in other ways the of
ficers of the association and the young
men extend their heartfelt thanks.
The outlook for the future is most
promising , but to meat success moans
nard work , and every member and friend
Is urged to do hia part toward pushing
forward the enterprise. Wo append the
following statistics :
Requests for prayer , 19
Young men's bible study ( average attend-
nnco 2 (
Goapol service ( average attendance ) 10 !
Yonng men's after meeting ( average at
tendance ) S !
Literary and social ( average attendance. . . 12 ?
HARRY CURTIS , Secretary.
The Mayor's May.
Judge J. 0. Reed , Thos. Officer , E. I.
Woodbury , J. W. Rodlfer , L. W , Tul-
loys , I , A. Miller , A. B. Walker , JOB.
Knotta , R. T , Bryant , N. P. Dodge ,
Goo. Keellne , D. 0. Bloomer , J , D. Ed-
mnndson , oddjothera :
Gentlemen : Yonr petition has been
carefully considered by mo for a month ,
as well as by a republican council. In
looking over the largo list of signers , I
see thattbree-fonrthaof the petitioners are
republicans and as the prohibitory law
was passed by a republican legislature ,
It is very natural for republican voters to
Insist upon Its enforcement. I believe
,
the law an enemy to temperance , that it
will not prohibit ; that It will drive from
our state ; people who bellovo
the making and drinking of
wino and beer to be harmless , that as the
prohibiting of the farmer of Virginia ,
from growing tobacco wonld Injure and
damage that state , so the Interfering
with the growing of barley and hops In
Iowa , la a direct Injury to onr farmers
and the commercial Interests ; that wo
have thousands of acres of land in Iowa ,
and near onr city , which Is hotter
adapted to the raising of grapes than any
other product , and that millions of dollars
could bo annually brought to Iowa for
the purchase of native wines that most
now go to California or elsewhere on
account of the prohibition laws of the
state. I believe that the only way to
manage the temperance question ia by
state and city license , and by having
competent inspectors of the article
sold , as to its purity , and a jury trial
for habitual drunkards , with a county
or state workhouse where the convict
can work out a sentence , the state 01
county to piy hia family , if married ,
for his time of service , or laws similsi
to those suggestions. While In Now
York last week I talked with Judge
Dillon and other prominent attorneys Ir
regard to our prohibitory law , and es.
, pecially in g rd to the recent "Injunc
tion decision of our inpremo court , and
from my investigation I feel quite confi
dent that tbo supreme court of the
United States will reverse the decleior
of our aUto supreme court , and thai
an Individual or official might gel
themselves Into eorlons trouble bj
causing the destruction of Individual
property. I do not suppose that an al
derman in the city could give positive
evidence cf a place hero where the pro
hlbltlon law Is being violated , aa thi
license we itsuo only permits the Belliof
of drlnka "not prohibited by law , " anc
aa the council will have to vote tin
money to pay the apodal pollco that 10I
should have to select , to find the place.
"running In violation of law , " with esa i
view of closing the same , referred to
in your petition. 1 must , therefore , havi
their co-operation to comply with you
request , and while I believe this to ba ura i
state matter , and thaj It should bee
handled by state officials only , If our re
publican council , by resolution , Instrnc
me to look after this state law especially
I shall do so , oven If their instruction
are contrary to my own views.
W , R. YACOIUN , Mayor.
"
Cholera 1 Clean Up !
Asiatic cholera has reappeared with th
warm weather In Egypt and will doubl
less revisit France and other Europei
countries within a few weeks. Tt
national board of health and many state
boards in this country are adopting
stringent quarantine regulations to pre
vent the spread of this terrible scourge
to our shores. AH the eastern cities are
cleaning up and disinfecting carefully in
anticipation of its coming. There Is no
disputing the fact that cholera Is duo
hero this year , and as Council Binds Is
the halting place for the thousands of
emigrants from the old world , wo should
proptro at once to stamp out the plague
at the first evidence of Its prosonco. The
gornn of this disease may bo carried in
the clothing and luggage of filthy emi
grants aboard ship * and cars to bo warm
ed into auddon activity hero by the sum
mer boat and filthy surrounding * , and in
this lies our danger.
In vlow of this threatened visitation ,
the city council have organized a board
of health and authorized as health officer
to take all necessary steps for immediate
cleaning up all streets and alloys , remov
ing filth and garbage of all kinds there
from and disinfecting vaults , ccsipools ,
ate.
ate.It
It will greatly aid mo in this necessary
and important work if all citizens will
begin by thoroughly cleansing and disin
fecting tholr own premises. I shall also
esteem It a favor If citizens will bo prompt
in reporting to mo any neglect or refusal
of partloi to comply strictly with the re
quirements of the board of health ns pub
lished In yesterday's papers.
F. T. SEVBEUT , M. D. ,
Health Oflloor.
Stock Shipments.
Following are the shipments of stock
from the union stock yards m Council
Bluffs :
S. T. Hawke , two cara hugs , 128 head ,
to Chicago via II. I.
Ryan Bros , , two cara cattle , GO head ,
toJ.
J. S. Pcckham , two cars cattle , 39 head ,
to Chicago via Mil.
W. V. Brlstow , eight cara ehoop , 009
head , to Chicago via Mil.
J. R. Aldcar , three cars cattle , 55 head ,
to Chicago via N. W.
L. F. Lawyer , ono car hog ? , 04 head ,
to Chicago via Q.
S. S. Brinton , ono car cattle , 28 head ,
to Salt Lake via U. P.
L. Anderson & Co. , ono car cattle , 17
head , and ono car hogs , 51 head , to Chicago
cage via N. W.
Hipp & Co. , two cars hogs , 119 head ,
to Chicago via N. W.
W. E. Smith & Co. , olpht cars cattle ,
ICO head , to Chicago via Mil.
T. 0. Howks. ten cars cattle , 199 head ,
to Chicago via R. I ,
It en I Kstnto Transfers.
The following are the transfers of real
estate filed in the office of the registrar ,
and furnished to the BEG by A , J.
StophenBon , April 29 , 1885 :
E. R. Hicnkloy to S. A. Sleeper , lot
15 , block4 , Hlnckloy'a add , to Walnut ;
$75.Eliza
Eliza Newton to M. A. Jennings , part
lot 35 , original plat ; $000.
Thomas Parsons to Michael For , ese
so | , 34-7542 ; $800.
F. D. Fanner to Dodge & Henry , part
block 21 , Noolo ; $880.
Total aalea $2,354 ,
IOWA IN PIECES.
Fort Dodgots have quit skating.
Deaths and divorces outnumber mar
riages InDesMoIncs.
The prohibitionists of Albla have
cleaned out the saloons.
The Catholic church owns $200,000
of property In Des Molnes.
Thos. Mnrphy , Davenport's city en
gineer , is serving his seventeenth term.
The new Q. route from Des Moines teSt
St , Joe will bo opened about May 10th.
Hugh Frazer , the third victim of the
0. , B. & Q. wreck at Burlington , died
Saturday morning.
The Western Land & Cattle company
with a million in sight , has been Incor
poratcd in Des Molnes.
The city council of DOJ Moines has do
cldod to build three bridges over the DCS
Molnoa river to cost $50,000.
Charles Scott , an employe in the Kan
taj City yards at Boswell , fell from a
freight car and was cut in two.
The Chicago , Burlington & Qalncy
railway unavoidably killed $25,000 worth
of hones , cattle and hogs during 1884.
STho ) MuEcitino rifles have gone to Mo
bile , Ala. , to take part In the encampment
mont and drill to bo held there beginning
May 4.
0. E. Elliott of Kncxvlllo , was robbed
by two bold pickpockets who purposely
jostled while entering the cars the dope
in Des Moines , Ho is out $70.
T. S , Holmes , the defaulting manager
of the Creston Telephone exchange , ha
boon captured and returned to the boson
of hia deceived friends and the gran
jury.
Twenty toughs were rounded up anc
sent to the rock pile in Cedar lUpidi
last week. At the present rate of fro
labor the streets of the town will soon b
Macadamized.
John Gannon , a Burlington , Coda
Rapids and Northern railway brakeman
was crushed to death Saturday at Oisls
a small station twenty-five miles couth o
Cedar Rapids.
Following the mad dog scare In Do
Molnes last week , the mortality amen
the canine family lias been so great tha
the long-drawn howl of the lonesome en
Is a tradition.
Cedar Rapids put a traveling quac
doctor calling himself Dr. MoFadlorson
- at work on the stone pilo. After ou
day's labor ho was given the opportunit
to skip , which bo improved.
The Nebraska immigrant tha1 can sue
cesifnlly run the gauntlet of the Council I
Bluff * transfer thieves and not be robbed I
will bo an available candidate , for gov
ernor of the state If his adoption. [ S.
Andy Martin , a deck hand , foil from
the steamer Mary Morton at Davenport
and was badly Injured by being struck
with the wheel. Several ribs wore
broken , a couple of them penetrating hia
lung , His recovery la doubtful.
Tbo Algona , Southeastern & Northern
I Railway Company filed its articles of In
corporation with the secretary of state on
a Thursday. The company , with a capital
of $1,000,000 , proposes building a road
from Algona In thu directions Indicated ,
Robberies , knock-downs and hold-ups
a occur dally and nightly In the capital 1
city. Two unknown men were fright *
- folly gashed with knives In the hallway
ol Heebergor's block Monday night. The
. motive of the cutting is a mystery.
Albert Mitchell , recently sent to the
Anamosa penitentiary under a life sen i-
tence for the murder of ox-convict Thum
at Cedar Rapids lu March , 1884 , prove ) B
to have spout a good portion of his life
he In criminal confinement , this being hli
-1 fifth term In prlsn.
n | The dates fixed for the races of thi
'hoi''bob ' tail" circuit are Juno 2 , 3and 4 foi
Fort Dodge , Jnno 9 , 10 and 11 for Sioux
City , and JUDO 10 , 17 and 18 for Sioux
Falls. The circuit puts up $7,000 In
purses , of which $2,500 will bo hung up
at the Sioux City mooting.
0. C. Alvord , a ono-tlruo well-known
Davenport man , has boon sued in the
United States courts at Chicago by A. E
Goodrich for $70,000 , It seems Alvord
was the owner of the "Golden Wonder , "
ono of Colorado's fabulous mines , &nd , U
Is alleged , let his frlond Goodrich in on
the ground floor for the bagatelle above
mentioned.
Rev , Father Brazil of Dea Motnoa ,
was rnado the unwilling custodian of a
motherless babe the other ovonlng. A
woman , supposed to bo the mother of the
babe , brought the Infant In a basket to
the priest's homo and insisted on hia
taking care of It. Ho refused , but while
hia back was turned the mother dropped
her parcel on a chair and dlsappoarod.
Religion made a maniac of a servant
girl named Emma Berry , in the employ
of Charles Alford , of Fayotto county.
Emma becimo possessed with a mania
that she muat convert the world and
started ou her crniado. She was arrested
while attempting to convert a neighbor's
family with a carving knife.
While coupling cars at Pacific Junction
Sunday a young man named John Grady
lost his footing and fell and the wheel
passed ever his right leg below tbo knoo.
Ho la a married man with children , and
lives at the Junction. At last accounts
ho had not rallied sufficiently to allow
amputation , and it was feared the nerv
ous shook might provo fatal.
Alligators in Florida ,
Alligators of all sizes up to twelve foot
long abound in the lakes and rivers of
Florida. They are to bo soon In summer
swimming slowly along , with tholr heads ,
and often their whole back ; out of the
water. Hero , in the lake region , they
have boon very much shot down , and
have greatly decreased in numbers within
the last three years. Though there are
still plenty to bo ccen on a warm day ,
they are very wary , and it is seldom ouo
on get within eighty yards of them be
fore they sink. There are always plenty
of tracks to bo soon along the shores , but
I have only once found ono on dry
land , and that waa In the woods , more
than 300 yards from the nearest water.
Ono evening , just before dark ,
I trod on what I at first thought iras a
snake ; but seeing it was an allgator about
two feet long , I caught It by the tall ,
when it made a vicious snap at my hand ,
and to judge from Its small sharp teeth ,
might have glvon a nasty bite if I had not
dropped it. They are very partial to
dogs and pigs , and some people say to ne
groes , but I have never heard of any ono
being killed by them. Last spring a man
told mo that , when wading out to a small
island In ono of the lakes near this , an
alligator about eight foot long rushed at
him ; ho fired both barrel * of his gun at it
and Hod without waiting to aeo the result.
A largo ono used to live in a pond near
my house , and on ono occasion loft the
water In pursuit of two children
who had gene there to got water and
'allowed them up the bank to the
edge of the tcrub which borders the pond.
This may boon exaggeration , but I know
[ or certain that nothing could induce the
email boys to draw water there again.
Some time after that , a large alligator was
killed between the pond and Lake Har
ris , probably the same one , who , finding
the pond falling rapidly from the long
drought , determined to nook pastures
new. The d is tine 3 between the pond
and Lake Harris Is a quarter of a mile.
The only way to hunt alligators with any
chance of anccota is to go on a dark , still
night , three or more in a boat. One man
sits in the bow with a bnllsoyo lantern
fixed on his hat to shlno on their eyes and
armed with , a rifle or a shotgun. Number
two sits cloBo behind him with a
harpoon , and number three paddles
the boat along near shore
aa noiselessly as possible. No one
speaks , aa they are supposed to bo able
to hear the least whisper. \ \ hen the
man with the lantern "shines" ono , he
directs the paddler by signs , and the
boat Is sent steadily toward It , and a bul *
lot or a charge of buckshot is sent crash
ing through its head from as short range
as possible. Number two then takes tbo
Run and hands him the harpoon , which
ho drives in the Alligator before It sinks.
It Is then hauled alongside and the head
Is taken to bo afterward burled and al
lowed to rot till the tooth fall out. They
are good ivory and make good ornament *
when well mounted. When harpooned
before they are qultn dead , they will
sometimes giro a llttlo play ; but , as the
range is sa close * it Is almost Impossible
to miss , and after a shot they are generally -
ally too sick to do moro than splash with
their tails till all In the boat are soaked.
A great deal depends on the man whc
paddlesfor If ha docs not make a straight
conrso a difficult thing to do In an un
wieldy flat bottomed boat andif the lighl
la taken off the eyes for a second , or the
least splash Is made , the alligator will go
down. There are lots of small ones front
a foot and a half to two feet long , and
their eyes shine just as largo and bright
as ono twelve feet. I know nothing
moro annoying than to find , just as ono
Is going to fire , that the object of your
ambition is about the slzo of an ordinary
pike. Ono night last summer I saw
about twenty In two hours , and on getting
ting close found they were not worth the
powder and shot. I have hoard that
they fight a good deal with each other
and that the old ones oat the young ,
They are often found with only throi
legs and sometimes minus half the tall
Last summer I found what I supposed to
bo on alligator's nest In a belt of palmott
tcrub near a large pond. It was a moun <
some twelve feet round and ono fee
high In the middle. It had been broken
Into probably by a skunk , and bite of
eggshell were scattered all round. Thi
snoll greatly resembled that of thi
turtle's egg , but were coarser. To juJg
from the lemalm , the eggs must hav
been nearly fas largo as the swnn'a.
"What Fools Thoao Mortals Bo , "
BOSTON , April 29 , A dispatch from Corin.
na , Maine , states that forty or fifty people
there expect to go to heaven today , This ex *
pectation is baaed on the belief that the things
related In the account of the vision in the
7th Chipter of Daniel have coma to pa , ex
cept the "coaling of the ion of man , " and this
they expect today. Female converts have
made ascension robes in which all converts
are now clad and are waiting In their taber
nacle for the end.
The richest man in Oregon began life
by buying on credit a calf skin , tanning
it and selling It for $10.
The Empress of Austria recently
walked eighteen miles in one day In Eng
land ,
Back Ache ? Hunt's Remedy will cure
paint in the back or loins , female dis
eases , nervous prostrations and kidney
diseases.
Sick Headache ? Plica , conitlpatlon ,
billons headache and dyspepsia , are ul
speedily cured by Hunt's [ Kidney anc
Liver ] Remedy ,
SIX YEARS IN ALASKA ,
Items from a Goybrnmcnt Employe's
Note-Book : ,
Beavers llniumtng the Streams Mos
quitoes that Would Mnko Jumbo
Trcmulo Habits of the In.
ctlnno ,
New York Times.
"I haven't ' boon In Alaska since 1870 , "
said n former government employe who
was stationed in that country for several
years , "but from all I can hoar the occu
pation of the land by Increasing numbers
of whlto people haa not had the effect of
changing the customs of the country , in
some portions of it at least , to any great
extent , The Indiana still believe in evil
spirits that inhabit the water , hold their
slaves secretly , practice polygamy , and
retain all tholr social and religious forms
and ceremonies. They have tholr sorcerers
cerers , repudiate all relationship on the
father's sldo , and live generally as they
did under the rule of the Russian. There
nro mussels and species of fish In Alaskan
waters which have strong and sometimes
fatal toxlo qualities if oaten , which they
frequently aro. Sloknesi always follows
such Indulgence , and It was no uncom
mon thing , when I lived in Alaska , to
see an entire Kolosh village suffering
from Us effects. It is this tradition upon
which the belief In the evil spirits
who live in the water and spread
slcknoes and disease among the
people la founded. They profess to
hold communication with these spirits
through their sorcorcw , but they offer
thorn no sacrifices and use no means to
propitiate them. Marriage among these
Indians is a peculiar institution ; in fact ,
there la no marriage simply the taking
of wives. When a young Indian wants
a wife ho goes to hia mother and tolls her
so. If Bho gives her consent ho goes to
where tbo lady of hia heart is cooped up
in her father's house , taking hia best
frlond with him. Through the latter ho
souda word to hia inamorata that ho is
near and wonld wod. If aho haa a loanIng -
Ing toward the suitor she returns word to
him by the friend that she is Inclined to
join her Interests with his. Ho then
takes presents _ to her and her parents ,
and having delivered them ontcrj at enceinte
into the possession of hia brldo. There
are no further ceremonies , except that a
day later the couple must visit her rela
tives , and If she then has no complaint to
make to them about her husband , they
ate given presents and the wedding Is
over. This may bo repeated Indefinitely ,
until and Indian may become as well-to-
do in wives as a Mormon elder. Polyga
my was practiced oven by the to called
Christian tribes when I lived in the terri
tory , and their evolution must have been
rapid , from what I remember of them , if
they have abandoned the practice.
"Dried salmon is the luxury of the
Alaskan Indians , and the children begin
to nibble It before walking , The way
they bring up children out there would
hardly suit in this region. Tno mother
carries her child about from the tlmo it
Is born until it is abln to creep , no matter -
tor where she goes. Until that time she
keeps it wrapped in a sort of fur sack.
The moment the young ono showa a dis
position to crawl she yanks the fur off it ,
and then begins the building up of Its
constitution. This is done by giving it a
souse in the sea or river every morning ,
and the chorus of yells that greets every
village during this iutcrcating ceremony
la something terrific The cries of the
young ones are piteous , and , for fear
that tholr maternal breasts might not be
proof against these appeals for mercy ,
and thus fall to ( do their duty for their
offspring , the mothers do not perform
this bathing rite themselves , but delegate -
gate some brother or sister to do the
dousing. These conscientious aants and
uncles vary the switch with the bath , in
vain attempts to make the ono overawe
the noisy results of the other.
"Thoro ia ono thing noticeable among
theao half-civilized trlbaa , and ia credit
able withal. Their old and disabled
members are carefully attended to , and
orphans become a common charge and
faro the same as the most favored child
ren with living parents. These Indians
are original cromatlonlsts. Their dead
are burned as soon as death ensues ; their
ashes are Interred on the tpot , and a
rude monument crectod over them.
They have crude ideas of immortality ,
believing that a man has a spirit that
lives forever , but they know nothing of
future rewards and punishment * , Their
heaven is a place where tbo spirits of
chiefs congregate in ono place the com
mon people by themselves , and slaves , II
there are any , have still another dwell
ing place , unices a chief's slave should
dlo with him , and then bis spirit will bo
In eternal attendance on his master. II
waa formerly the universal custom to
kill the elavo when the matter died to
Insure the latter's spirit proper attend
ance. That custom was abolished by the
Russian government , but it was Mill kepi
up In Isolated places , and cases where It
has been followed were well-known as
late as 1870
"Somo of the Indian tribes , notably
the Kaualtzo , traveling from place to
place hunting or fishing , have the very
excellent habit of leaving behind them
when they break camp a quantity of
kindling material at each fireplace for the
use of the next travelers who como along
and who may possibly not bo overaup-
pliedwlth tbia very necessary Horn In
their outfit. This kindling consists ol
some pitch pine and some dry moai and
sticks all wrapped up In a curl of biroh
bark. The traveler who uses this and
does not leave some for the next one who
comes along Is sadly doGcient In the otl
qnette of Alaskan travel.
"This la a curioua country , truly. In
ono day's trip I was treated to tbroo o
the rarest sights I ever saw , Ono of
these was the watching from behind a
rook of a family of beavers at work fellIng -
Ing timber and building daina , I sty a
family , but there muat have been two
hundred of thorn , every ono working
away Ilko mad , I had been making a
trip to aeo some of the country back from
the aea , and waa surprised to see how
heavily wooded , comparatively , it was. I [
was guided by a Kenaitzo Indian , and I
long before wo reached tno lake where I [
saw the beavers I was puzzled at the
crashing of timbers to the ground at if
some great whirlwind were at play
among the treea. I could 1
hardly believe the Indian when
ho said the troea wore being felled by
beu-ors. When wo cama In sight ot the
lake and the hills about it I no longer
doubted. Scores of the busy anlmsli
were gnawing down the troea ; otbort
were trimming the branches off as noatlj
aa It could have been done with an ai :
others were chopping the timber Intc
the proper lengths for use ; others rolled
the pieces Into the water and floated d
them to the dam-workers , who wore r p
Idly laying up a wooden atruoturo ol
which the most expert of human work
men might well bo proud. I watchec
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SOUTH OMAHA.
The Advantage of Settling in the New Town
The title "South Omnlm" dooanot menu tlio southern pnrt of the city of Omnhn.lmt it the
DAtno of the thriving town commonclnp at the Union Stock rardi on the south , nud extend
ing for a milo nnd a halt north , nearly connecting with the city limits of Omnhn.
The company have affnin concluded to put on solo 1,000 lota , nud lot the purchasers of
tha p.-vmo realize the profit which the cnhnucod valno of thpso lots is euro to innko. It now
being nn assured fact that South Omaha is destined In the near f nturo to bo the Inrgoit live
stock market west of Chicago , there can bo no doubt thnt this property In a four yonra will bo
worth five or even ton times the amount that it can bo bought for to-day.
Some may ask : If this la so , why do not tha company keep itnml _ realize this profit
The nns wcrl > , thnt In order to make lots valuable , there must bo improvements ou or sur
rounding them , and ai is the C.ISQ in all now towns , special Inducements must bo ottered
first to set the people to take hold and build ,
There are probably moro such inducements oDoTod by South Omaha than were over nu
forth by any now town. The largo business dona by the stock yimls company and the un >
tnensa slaughter and packing houses together with their auxllartes are no small feature m the
aggregate of events tnat are destined to make South Omaha a largo place. Again , the town
is not an addition to Omaha , and is not liable for city taxes , although It onlays all the benefits
from the growth of Omaha that it would if It were just INSIDE tha city limits , but being just
OUTSIDK , only county taxes are collected , which are merely nominal , Tha town ovvus and
operates iU own water works , which furnish nu abundant supply of pure spring water. Dum
my trains will rnn on the B. & M. nnd U. P. railways every hour , stopping at the north onJ
of thn town site ns well as at the stock yards. Tha Thirteenth street horse cars will run to
Iloscall'a park this spring , and to the stock yards at no distant day. The high altitude
makes the location a healthy one.
Of course there are these who do not believe that South Omnhtt will amount ta much ,
This kind of people didn't believe Chicago would over bo anything batter than n cranberry
bog , that Omaha would ever outgrow her village clothes , that there never could bo any fruit
ralBnd lu Nebraska , etc. , etc. who made It win ? The sceptics , or these that had nn abiding
faith in the energy , intelligence nnd rosoursesof this great country ?
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street , Merchant's National 13ank Building , first Uoor ,
. A. UPTON , Asst. Scc'y ind'Mtinayer.
the boftvors at work for an hour , and
then left the spot reluctantly. That
night , by the way , 1 had beaver meat for
auppor , wont to bed on beaver skins ,
ana covered myself with hoover fare ,
and had beaver again for breakfast. I
had never etxton boater moat before , and
I fonnd It good. Hy guido told mo that
the lake where wo had aoon the beavera
was ono of a chain of seven , and tba4 ; It
tvna the great Indian tripping placo.
They trapped In ono lake ono year , in
onotbor the next , and so on , thus giving
the beaverj an opportunity to incroaeo In
the waters which nero not disturbed.
ODD of the other cur.ons sights I eaw
that day was a grizzly boar fishing for
salmon. That was a funny sight. They
have the common brown hear and the
grizzly in Alaika , and the Alaska grizzly
Is bigger than his brother of tha Rocky
mountains and-just aa tough. Long before -
fore wo came to the spot where wo saw
the grizzly fishing wo saw his tracks in
the soft margin of the lako. The marks
of his foot measured stxtoon inches across
and were nearly tfvloa as long. Sudden
ly my guide made mo a sign and drop
ped down behind a rock. I did the
aiiuio , and , looking ahead not moro than
three rode , I eaw the largest wild animal
1 had ever seen in my life ontsldo of a
managorlo. I know It was a grizzly.
The great brute was lying on the top of
a hank in which ho had scooped out a
chute down to the water's edge at a
sharp angle. The boar'a eyes was fixed
Intently on the water , and ho had not
hoard onr approach. Presently ho slid
down that chute with astonishing velocity
and plunged head first Into the water.
When ho arose and backed out ho had in
ono of his great pawa an enormous sal
mon , which ho took to the top of the
hank and proceeded to make a mos.1 ot.
Ho never finished it for both my guide
and myself sent two rlflo balls into hia
gigantic carcass. Ho aroeo to his feet
with a roar Ilko a lion , turned about two
or three times aa if to see whence the
deadly fire had omo , and then fell to
the ground and was soon dead. This
fithlng for ualmon Is a common method of
securing choice moraola of food by both
the common bear and the grizzly.
' The third strange eight I saw" that
day was to wardovenlng. It was summer ,
and wo came to the mouth of a mountain
torrent , near whore wo were tocamp. As
wo stopped by the shoroof the stream , a
hcrdof reindeer , at least twenty of them ,
came out to drink. They were not thirty
feet from us , and raised their great antlers
and stood looking at us with such apparent
confidence In onr good Intentions that
I would not permit the guide to abuse It ,
as ho was on the point of doing , olthoogh
It was a bitter task for him to keep his
rifio from hia shoulder. The deer finally
stooped and drank , and then dlsappoarod
in the woods as quietly as they had como
upon ua.
"You wonld haraly think there were
mosquitoes In Alaska , I suppose , from the
Idea you have probably formed of the
nature of the country , but of ell the vivid
memories ! bavo of the territory , these I
retain of the Alaskan moiqnlto are the
most vivid. 1 camped for some days ono
summer on the Konal river , near Lake
Skolaka , of which It is the outlet , and of
all the poisonous , Insatiable pests that ever
lived I found there in the form of mos-
qultoea and black files. The moa
qultoos resemble these wo have east , but ,
to correspond with every thing else In that
land of wonders , they are a built on a
much grander scale , They have a pro-
boecls that I will wager could drill , saw ,
and chop a hole through the hldo of Jum >
bo in lots time than tno moat expert and
able bodied Jersey mosquito could tap the
cuticle of a tnroo-montns-old baby. The
moment the Alaska mosquito lights on
yon yon begin to Itch and swell. Dis
bite on mo was 10 poisonous that after an
hour's experience with him I was taken
to camp 111 , and fet two days I waa unable
to get around. The Indian who was with
me burned some native herb which hart a
pungent odor and anointed mo with some
kind of oil. The smoke kept the mos-
qultoes away from me , and the oil re <
moved the poison. The natives do nol
seem to mind those posts , and I suppose
if a white man could live in tholr inldu
long enough he might become in a moat
uro indifferent to their sting. Thi
black files Hjcta to have stinger
all over thorn , for when they go
a hold on yonr ilcsh they bang on like t
wood tick , nui when you do get them ol
yon you will find a spot of blood wlior
every one of them clung. They say ther
are snakes In Alaska , but If ( hero are
never saw Buy.
"I wai theroelz years , and when I fin
went there a great many white aiver
tnrors were trying to get en the tr&ll c
an alleged gold mine , of gold reglot
which legend aald had been discovered b
tome Ruesiani In 1850. Wlun I le
tint country there were men still lookin
tor that gold region , and there was a ri
mor that indications of its oxlatenca had
bjon found somewhere riway up the bed
of Homo mountain stream , beyond the
head waters of the Kenat river. If ttmt
was trno , subsequent developments must
have been Indefinitely postponed , fur I
have never hoard of any great amount of
bullion coming out of the region.
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If by magi : : Pimples , Black Heads or Grub
Blotches and Eruptions _ on the face , leaving
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Salt Ilhoum , Sere Nipples , Sere Lips nnd old ,
Obstinate Ulcers Sold by druggists , or
mailed on receipt price , CO cents. Bold by
Kuhn & Oo. nnd 0. K. Goodman.
Shipment of Pacific Fruit.
3nn Ti'rancisco Call ,
A thorough investigation of the ehlp-
mcnt of oranges cast shows that the
roads are fairly well satisfied with the
amount < f traffic done in that lino.
About forty cars of oranges have gone to
St. Louis and Chicago. The rate ia $ lto
the former and $1.25 per hundred to tbo
latter. An Intelligent railroad man ex
pressed his opinion of the trade In
oranges and the effect of the reduction In
rates aa follows :
"In the first place , " ho said , "tho
shipment ot euch a largo quantity of
oranges to the east baa kept up the prices
of oranges in this state. Oranges have
been dear hero all the season. I do not
think California growera can compete
with Florida growers and keep up the
prlco at the high figure of this season.
Florida oranges can bo put down in Chicago
cage cheaper than California oranges ,
oven at the present reduced tariff. And
I can inform yon that the $20 a ton for
freight does not moro than pay the roads
in the Transcontinental Association for
the transportation. Orange-growers do
not Ilko to hoar these opinions and do
not often credit them , but I have foimed
them from a purely railroad standpoint ,
and I think I am moro disinterested in
the matter than the growers. "
The above opinion la worthy cf consid
eration. At any rate , California oranges
have made tbolr way remarkably well in
tbo east thin year. The 400 car-loads
that have been aont to St. Louts and Chicago
cage and other points are not much moro
than a sample. But the sample has at
tracted a great deal of attention , and has
prepared the market for a innoh larger
demand. The increased demand for Cal-
i'urnia oranges will do much to keep up
the prlco to thn present profitable figures.
The railroad lines say that they stand
ready to improve the service in trans
porting fruit if the growera make heavy
shipments. If fifteen or eighteen car
loads of fruit were shipped a day to
Chicago better rates could bo given. But
what would bo the effect of landing fif
teen or eighteen car-lands of fruit In the
Chicago market in a slqglo day ? It
might break the price and provo moro
disastrous to the shippers to send much
fruit at clioip rates than loss fruit at
higher ratea. The companies have made
Don't hawk , hawk , blow , epit , and
disgust everybody with your offensive
breath , but use Dr. Sago's ' Catarrh
Remedy and end It.
A Oh t With BoniUor Sherman.
Chicago Tribune ,
Senator John Sherman arrived at the
Grand Pacific last night from Mansfield ,
0 , on his way out West.
In conversation with a Tribune repor
ter last night ho said that the silver ques
tion Is ouo which la creating a great deal
of excitement just at present , There nro
two remedies tor the ovtl ono , by In
creasing the value of the dollar ; the other ,
by discontinuing the coinage. The Sena
tor expressed himself as being in favor of
the former. The Government , ho said ,
la pullty of a species of dishonesty In
mtklng the people pay a dollar for 85
cents. If by reason of the balance of
trade being against us the gold should bo
driven out of the country there would bo
a still great decline in silver , and gold
would bo prastioallydemonptizod , bocanso
people would hoard what little they could
got ,
In Olio the subject of the Scott law
was exciting some dlscusiion , The people
ple there seemed to bo In favor cf a Uw
which wonld accomplish the lame results
aa the Scott law , but In a moro practical
way.
ro A C A HO. To ill who are Buffering ( rom not
ml IndiKiaitloiia ol joulh , nervous witlcnesa
reI decay , loea ol manhood , eta. I will tend
I that will cure you fKKK Of OUAitQK. Tlila
remudy was dlitcoYorod ty a mUtlonir to
America. Send liH-fcddrcuod cuTdopc U V.
at aril T. ItikUN HUtlort " 0 " New York
atof
U'A Indiana la among the richest states In
ofB the union In llmeatono of a superior
B building quality.
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A Brooklyn woman Is ra'd ' to bo train *
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