liTOHtNINQ TYPK 8ETIEK9.
Details ef the Hccnnl Contoit in Now
York CUjr.
New Yotk Iler&ld , Jane 5.
A feature of the day w the typo setting
ting trmtch bet w'n J reph McOann and
Ira Somtra , for 8500 , nhich took place In
the afternoon In the cotupotlng ronm of
the SunHay SUr , lu th | > re ouco of abont
three hundred aportit < re dolt-gates of
the Intcrtifttional Typographic * ! Union
and representatives ot nnarly all the city
oflioBB. Mr. Wil'lan ' Footer , of the Phila
delphia Eranlng 0 > ll , acted as rcferco
and tlmcktttper , nud two nn-n were ap
pointed to 1'iii'Hy the sticks of both con
testants. The measure was twenty-five
cms , the typo minion , aoltd , without a
paragraph , and the time of the raca was
three houro ,
At five mlnutca past two o'clock tlmo
was called , and the contoiUnts , a trifle
norvons , eUrttd with the word Beta on
McCami were nfT-ml but nottaken. .
McCann finished the first line about ( i
ems nhoad of Somors , who distributed
three-fourths of the second line , having
sot tEe wrong words and thus falling be
hind ono line at the start. McCann
gained grtdoally 'on hla opponent , and
wai two linta nnd a half ahead on the
Tint stickful , which ho sot In 14jn. ,
whllo It took Sinners 10-n Each stick
ful contaliiod 500 eras. McCrtnn finished
hla oocond stickful In cxvctly the eamo
tlmo as the firs , thus setting np his first
1,000 cms in 29 minutes. Somers lost
no ground nn the nec'ind s'ickful ' , but re
mained two Im-s one ) n rmlf behind. Ho
cut hia first 1,000 in 3lJ ) minutes. They
then buth appeared "to sluko off what
llttlo norvonencsj they felt and plckod up
the tjpo with more assurance and accur
acy. Aa McOann incroaoed his speed , so
did Somora , altnough the latter bid not
qnita keip up with McOann , an ho lost
another line on the third stickful.
At the end of the first hour McOann
had sot 2,123 ems , which beats Arena
borg's record by GO cms , and , allowing 80
emo moro for the fair paragraphs allow * d
to the latter , his record was beaten by 180
cms.
cms.On tbo oocond 1,000 McOann kept
creeping ahead , and 3,000 ecus were set
in Ib. 25m. by McOann and In Ih. 30m.
20s. by tiomorf.
HUAKINO TTIS CASE.
The men changed cases on the next
stickful. McOm hsd 1. st a few seconds
on the previous one by shaking his case
twice. Fonr thousand emu were ant In
Ih. 53m. 20a. by McOann , and 11) ) , COai.
2Us. by Sumors. Daring the second
hour McOann set 2,110 ems and Somero
2,025 cms. Thoorkfor the first two
hours was : McCann , 4,533 ; Somere.
4,625.
Five thousand ems were set In 2h. 22m.
20a. by McOann and 2h. 20m. 10s. by
Somers.
Six thousand ems wore sot In 2h. 50m.
20j. by McOann and 2b. 58m , 30j. by
Somers. This Itft McChnn 9-n. 40s before
I
fore his three hours nerd up and Somors
2m. 30d. 13 lines behind.
During the Oin 40j McCann sot up 14
lines morn , thus reachiug the phenomenal
figure of C 350 ems in 3 hoare which
bad never been 'ccotupllshed before , and
had heretofore b-m thought imp issiblo.
Somors sot 6,075 cms- which la no mean
figure , considering that ho is but twenty-
two years old and that this was hia firjt
public performance.
THE I'UOOFS.
When t'mo ' tn t p < ras called both con
testants droppjd their a'lcks to allow the
proofs to bo read. They started on the
correction at the same tlmo. McOtnn
finished his correction In 12m. 3Qj. Som
era iu llm. 30s.
AH McOann took ono mlnufo more to
correct his proofs , owing to an ' "out , "
which compelled him to overrun and
make anoxtra line , ono line was deducted
off his matter , which ill left him thir
teen Hoes uhoid , or 325 otns.
Dedac iog ono line for each mlnuto re
quired for corrootioii leaves the record
tor composition and correction in three
hours : McCanu , GOG2i ems ; Somers ,
5.7571.
HOW THE MEN WOUK.
McOann'o "inutlon" Is like a flash of
lightning. Bo auatchcs the tjpa out of
the case In about the eamo way that an
unsuspecting child would touch a red hot
stovo. 11 o tiardly over nrnses a typo , ex
cept when bo undertakes to read bis copy
nnd set typo simultaneously , when ho
will occasionally make a "falsa motion"
In placing the type in his stick ; but- , oven
then , ho taken it nut of the case at the
first attempt. If ho were to hold bis
stick moro over his case and f jllow hia
right hind with his lefc to a certain ex
tent he would undoubtedly st 100 ems
per hour more * . lie sets typo with his
body erect and his head motionless.
Whllo he does not aopear to look at the
typo his quick eye m constantly ahxad o
his luud , and ho teen at a glauco juithow
the typo is pise td In the case before he
goto his fingers on It.
Somera' "motion" is graceful , but not
qulto BO rapid nor BO sure , lie mlaica
tno typo ccnolonally and holds his stick
a tritlo too high
Brlilrfjrooni lit the Tunnel.
Chicago Herald.
A newly married couple were onrouto
to Washington by the Baltimore & Ohio ,
There are many tunnels on this road the
other ildo of the Ohio river. All through
Ohio the f ice of the young man wore oc
casional looks of pain , despite hla great
joy. Ho seemed to want something. Ap
parently ho yearned. Oeor in West Vir
ginia the train entered a tunnel. Upon
emerging Into the 1'ght the young man's
face was seen to wear a studious expres
sion. Bo wai thinking , At first ho
seemed perplexed , then interested , then
trlomohant. He had bad a revelation.
Then ho smiled with a firm , manly , con
tinuous smile , and his eyes peered ahead
for the first sign of a yawning cavern in
the mountain aide. The bride was happy
and demure. Whlsh shadows ramble
darkness. The veil Is drawn , Ik is
another tunnel. Light again , and the
young man looks happier than over. The
bride's cheek disports n gentle blush a
modest , experienced blush , dis
coverable only to the Ini
tiated and envious. No perplexity ,
no anxiety now. The rayolntlon has
been tested and found a > success. There
are manv tnnneli , but net enough. If
the whole Hue were a tunnel the bride
and groom would not care how alow the
train proceeded. The man who has not
lived to bless the builder of tunnels
does not know wi at happinois ii. Ho
It but llttlo above the brute which nerer
troublid the Oreator for paising cloudi
over tli9 moon on prayer-meeting night ,
lint our bride room was not one of these
parties. Ho appreciated all the blessings
which man and nature had bestowed
upon him , He did not miss a
tunnel.
But all things mutt have an end. Day
light always conns to the newly mariied ,
Strawberries and oroam mutt bo paid for
at the outlier's desk. Within the bllsi-
ful encumber hides a microbe. Our
young husband goes for a drink of
water. Whllo on this errand hia tagar
cyo catches the eisns of another tunnel ,
Of course ho fears his birdlo will bo sure
afraid If left alone in the rlarkncsi , and
ho hastens to her aide. Quick are his
feet , but faster moves the train. Dark
ness gathers whllo lie i yet half a dozen
seats anay. But the bravo man does not
faltf-r. lie gropes along , ho reaches the
sa t ( ur thinks he doe and slides in o
it. Leop are the shadows , and hums the
train ,
A acroim , loud nnd vigorous a nound
of ncufillng a thump or two and the
bright light ( f a May daybreaks upon
the acoae , The young husband frantic
ally endeavors to disengage himself from
tha grasp of an nt.pry . 011 > rod worn in sit
ting In the seat just behind the bride ,
tlo at length succtodo and retires Ballon-
ly to his scat , wiping hla mnU'h nd oc
casionally spitting upon the floor as If he
had blttun through a worm in A fig.
The tunnels come and go , but their
shadows are scarcely deeper than those
upon the face of the young honey
moon ,
A Ball Wltiumt n Man.
There was n ball at the Pennsylvania
Female college last week n ball the llko
of which Is not often aeon. The Irrev
erent youth who listened noir the en
trance to the grounds said a "hen ptrty"
was going on , and a companion who
claimed to possess superior knowledge
denied this , explaining that "tho girls
wore just playing dudes. " Up on top
of the hill from the long windows of the
chapel carao a light only seen when the
young Isdlis are at homo. Within the
: hpel the floor was cleared and every
bench pushed back , and on the llttlo
atago at the east end an prchastra was
seated. Under the many-lighted chan
deliers a gay throng was moving , and na
the music of a waltz Bounded , swayed off
n the ono-two-threo stop of that favorite
dance , The costumes wore brilliant and
the sccno remarkable. Everybody woa
youuR and everybody waa handsome.
At a first glauco n spectator could not
but help notice the men. They didn't
seem to be qulto the usual thing.
Smooth-faced youths they wore , all of
them with bangs , and moa : of them
blessed with moro black hair than the
average young man can handle with any
drgreo of grace. Their garb was not
exactly the regulation. Tha black swal-
1 iw-tatled coat , the standing collar , the
exposure of snowy linen , and the black
waistcoat were according to standard
But the breeches wore something now.
They were made of aoino sort of striped
stnil and stopped at the knee. From
there down to the patent leathers the
imbj were Incased In black silk stock-
Ings. The carriage of ttieso gallants was
strange , too , and , on a second glance ,
the remarks of the youth at the entrance
could be understood. These boys wore
_ irlo. It was the annual ball of the college
logo students , and one-half of them were
masquerading in male attire. Not a real
man wai In sight except the musicians ,
who don't count but them was plenty
of Imitations , and right honestly did
they fill their parts. To bo sure , aoma
of them needed coaching In the matter
of handling crush hats and lolling In the
door-ways , but the majority of them had
seen enough of the Simon pure to go
hrough the jno'i ns without a break.
The ladiee that la , the ladles who
were appearing In their own character
were dressed tn the height of style. The
assertion that women won't ' droea for
women wouldn't have had half a chance
at the college last night. Low nock aud
short sleeves were the rule , trains longer
than the wearers wore common , and
jewels fl IB tied In powdered hair. It w *
Full dress for a certainty. The rules cha
ire in force In ordinary sociil assemblages
blages of this kind were strictly observed ,
and there was a due solemnity about the
flair. Only in ono place was this in
fringed upon , and that was where the
dignified lady principal and her corps of
assistants stood watching the proceed
ings. They were privileged characters ,
and laughed until handkerchiefs were ne
cessary to wipe away the tears.
"How was this thing fixed ! How did
yon dccido who should be gentlemen
and who should bo ladles ? ' * waa asked of
ono bright-eyed llttlo lady who eat wav
ing a fan almost aa big as herself.
"Oh , all the girls wanted to bo boys.
It's such fun , you know. I had no
chance. I was too llttlo , and all the
other little girls were put oQ in the same
way. Then the big glrh drew lots , and
that's how it was fised. Ain't It fun ? "
It was fun , at least so all the partici
pants seemed to regard it. The music
started early , nnd nas ringing until the
early houra of the morning came , and
through it all not a man waa there.
"liovo Boos No Faulrii , "
it liai been eald ; but , when a woman is
drapged down , emaciated , wan , and a
shadow of her former self , with never a
cheerful word , sbo can bo no longer
beautiful or lovablo. Nature may Imvo
been generous In her gift ] , and endowed
her with all the charms of her sex , hut
dlacaio has crept in unawares and Htolon
the roais from her cheeks , the lustre
from her eye and the sunshine from her
heart. But to bo w < jll again lies In your
power. Take Dr. Pierco's "Favorite
Preccriptlon , " It will care you ; thousands
have been cured by It. Nothing equals
It for all tbo painful maladies and weak
nesses peculiar to women. Prlco reduced
to one dollar. By druggists.
nolle ! lor Tired Foot.
New York Sun ,
' 'Don't ' you often got tired walking or
standing for six honrj at a tlmo ? " wai
asked of a policeman who loaned wearily
against a coal-bin.
"It dots get tiresome at times , espec
ially during the early morning hours ,
when there are few persons In the street
and nothing doing. "
"You get rather hardened to It , don't
you ? "
"Yes , I suppoBo we do. At first it
made my feet ache terribly , but I found
that waa duo to wearing the eamo pair of
shoes all .day. By changing my shoes two
or three times a day I find that my feet
are greatly relieved. Nearly every police
man keeps several piirs In constant nso.
When worn ( n that , way they also laar
longer. No two pairs are exactly alike ,
and they support tbo foot at dlfferant
points , and that Is where they are help
ful. "
_ _ _
Uoraford'ii Acid Phosphate ,
DECIDKD UEKEFir ,
Du. JOIIN P. WUEBLEK , Hudson ,
N. Y. , says : "I have given It with de
cided benefit In a case of innutrition of
the brain , from abas * of alcohol. "
An Kxporimont Station.
Philadelphia Call ,
"Say. Bob , you'r 'out' with Mies Parsons -
sons , ain't you ] "
"Yo , Joe. "
"What happened ? "
"Sho'a too "
experimenting lavlthly.
"Experimenting ! WLat at ? '
"Trying to cura freckles by eating ica-
cruirn. "
"Well what ought you to care1'
"Oh , I don't providing it's at some
other fellow's expenio. It was costing
ma a dollar and a half a freckle. "
.TACK. "
riiTJNGKtl . .
A Yonth Who Can Tell Winning
Horse , and Has Wcm92UOOO
this Season ,
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Just before the racfB yesterday after
noon an active young fellow , of 19 or .0
years , stepped lightly Into the turf ox-
rhsngo. Ho was below the medium size ,
but compactly built. Ho wore n st ft hat ,
pulled down over his eyes , and was
dressed In a suit of light , fuzzy goods. A
pink and whtto chocked shirt and a redneck
nock tie lent a dish of color to his outfit
He nodded and spoke familiarly to a nutn
her of the gentlemen who crowded iho
place , and all his acquaintances addressed
him only by the name "Jack. "
Jack is a character. All turfmen in
Louisville are famllUr with his face and
namo. Ho is even better kooirn than
this , and his form Is often scon at all the
prominent rico-courscs throughout th- >
country. Everybody calls him Jack. No
one knows his other name , or those who
do have so long omitted It that It has al
most slipped their memory , Jack Is
what la commonly called a "plunger , "
or otherwise a heavy better , aud ho hai
made the eyes of the veterans of many a
raco-oourso meet op on In astonishment at
his daring operations.
Jack has qalto a history , nnd It is ono
irorth relating. Several yous ago , when
turf-exchange first oDenod , ho went
there a raw , ignorant ld , and asked for
employment Ho was given the desired
job , and his duties were those of a tele
graph messenger. Ho carried dispatches
regnlarly for the owners of the turf-ex
change. As time passed on the ltd com
menced to watch the operations of the
many betters who were around the ex
change at every race meeting. Ho made
a study of horjoa , and examined the
good points of all the winners. Iu this
manner ho soon grow familiar with the
doings of the turf , and was prepared to
exorcise his own Judgment. The
boy , by a long saving of his wages ,
contrived to hoard a amall sum , and at
last had ventured It upon the perilous
chancoa of raco-horso betting.
Contrary to the usual rnlo ho prospered
and doubled his little pile. Success did
not turn his head , and ho won again and
again. It did not require long to develop
Jack into a "plunger , " and no grow out
of his position of telegraph boy. Ho
began to attend the races regnlarly , and
his operations wcro exceedingly bold for
ono ao young. He made trips to Nash
ville , Now Orleans , St. Louis and other
places , and besides his own business ven
tured sums for outsiders , of which ho
received a certain percentage.
Jack's movements have been on a
larger scale this year than over before.
It Is common talk among the turfmen
that on the Nashville and Louisville races
ho has won $15,000 or 820,000. Ho has
bet heavily , and in nearly every caee has
won , fully sustaining his reputation of
being a "plunger. " Ho bas done hotter
thia season than probably any other
Louisville man who keeps in the track of
the races. A constant visitor to the turf
exchange , however , says that the last
few drys of the Jockey club hero has not
screed Jack ao well , and ba has lost a
good many dollars. Be that as it may ,
the little man did not look very care
worn when he pushed through the crowd
at the turf exchange yesterday noon and
chatted with hit friends. He has a pe
cnllar , quick , nervous motion , and eocms
to bo always busy. Success or loea docs
not Boem to change his appearance.
THE GHA.SSHOPPER.
Startling Accounts or Hla Omnivor
ous Exploits in California.
San Francisco Call.
W.hlle gryllus was yet young , before
hia capabilities for devastation wore in
full development , or his strength had be
come equal to hia ambition , alarmists
pointed to a time in the near f utqro
when , In the pride of his power , ho
would swoop down upon field , garden
and vineyard and devastate all the fairest
portlona of our atato. It would ccein ,
however , that the onorg.itlo measures
adopted iu many of the worst plagued
localities to oppojo his advance and blot
him out , have not been without good re
sults. Farmers find this causa dwindling
at a rate that threatens to leave nothing
to utter a note of war about. Still
gryllus haa not gone. There are areaj
where ho lingers with a determination to
mike his mark. Ho assails old philoso
phies with a forca of argument that tears
the palm and the laurel from the brow
of Bob IngorsDll. The dogmas of onto
mologlata who hedco ; him up In grain
fields nnd hay pastures , ha overthrows
by asserting a clarification among the
omnlvora. A lady living near Buckeye ,
in Araador county , says the Jackson Sen
tinel , declares that thu grasih > ppora lighten
on the heads of her young turkeys and
dig out their eyes , and that aha has lost
a thousand from thia cause. Another
jady , living in Butte county , toys that
she had had half a dozen yonug turkeys
in a coop recently , but the grasshoppere
got In and killed them all. There Is
nothing llko settling the question , oven
though it may cost the lives of a tow
turkeys.
Oapt. Wolker , of Buckeye , Amador
county , says that dead grasshoppers are
piled np two feet high against hia rouse
and the fences a fact rather for con
gratulation than alarm. Dead grass
hoppers are past doing harm , and may bo
a good fertilizer.
Stanislaus county appear ! to possess
attractions for gryllus , and there he has
loc&ted a branch commlsarlat. Tha Mo
desto Herald of the 28th Intt. aaje :
While the central and western portions
of Stanislaus county seem to be substan
tially free from the gratshopper pests ,
tbo eastern portions are suffering greatly.
Mr. Joseph Domlnlcl , of Lagrange , was
In Modesto on Tuesday last , and brought
samples of what the grasshoppers were
doing in that putlonlar portion of the
county. He bad a pocket filled with
peach stones which were completely
stripped of the meat , and limbs from a
grapevine which were ao terribly muti
lated as to leave no hope of recovery.
The green batk of the young sprout ,
next to the old stalk , was stripped to the
wood , and nearer the end of the limb It
was entirely oaten off. Mr. Domlnlcl
says that doe orcharclist near Lagrange
has had his poaches all eaten , and noth
ing but the stones remain on the limbs.
Thehoppera have not attacked the preen
loaves as yet , but when the green birk
is gone the leaves will follow , Thete
peats are very numerous , many of them
being very small. William Asho went
down to Merced to his ranch on Friday
Ust with vengeanca In his eye , He pie
poaed to give the peals a tisto of sulphur
and bulach. Wo ara not ao certain that
bulach will have any permanent effect
in the destruction of grasshoppers , bu *
aiuphnr seems to have had the desired
eflVct wherever it has been tried ,
The Santa Barbara Press of the 28th
lust , says ; A few gaaishoppers have
lately been aecu a elioit distance north of
here , but no reports of damage haveboen
received.
The Stockton Mall of yesterday con
tains the following : John Fllzgirald , a
farmer , whose lands Ho thirty miles o'st
of this city , on thb Bonoro road , repots
that grasshoppers are raiding the gudens
In that neighborhood , and are cutting bar
ley. It Is rtported that thn regions
around Onpport.pjlu . , Knight's Ferry and
Ohinpso 0 mp have suffered greatly from
the hoppers.
Ou Wednesday last the hoppera began
to attack the region around about W < il
laco. Yesterday , it la reported , from
three to ton of tbo Inscc'B ' could bo
counted on each it ck of grain. They
stripped orchards of leaves and fruit ,
leaving the mked pits hfttiglng tin peioh
treos. They got into dug wells with such
perslstenao that it was useless to attempt
to eloar them out.
William Smith Is a farmer on the Mo-
qnelemos prant. Mr. Smith's family was
determined to save a smtll vineyard near
the houso. Accordingly light cloth was
bound over the vinos. But the hoppers
ate through the cloth and devoured leaves
and fruit.
Ono man In the foothills , it Is reported ,
1 ist ICO turkeys which hid dined exces
sively on grasshopper meat.
The hoppers have made their appear
ance lu Koru cmnty , according to the
Bakorafield California ! ! , which saye :
"UroBahoppon are doing damage to Borne
of the alfalfa fields on the north side of
the river. They are of the kind that
usually appear here every year at thia
season , and are materially less destruct
ive tbaa the variety that constitute tbo
p'agne , making a clo&n swcop of every
thing in some of the northern parts of
the atato. But in the saction of the val
ley referred they ate moro unmcrons thin
ever before , and they bid fair to do n
good deal of Injury.
Talaro county has nlao fallen into lino.
The Register says : Thcao paata are qulto
thick and are doing a deal of damage In
a few unfortunate neighborhoods lu 1'u-
laro county. They are not the migratory
Insect , and may bo with ua some weeks
yot. Advices from the north are to the
uflect that a parasite is at work on them
and will soon complete their extermina
tion. The parasite wonld moot with a
cordial welcome iu parts of Tularo , though
is a rule wo are moro frightened than
hurt thus far.
A. Notable Indian.
Theio Is ono character brought into
prominence by the half-brood luaurrec-
lon of the Canadian Northwest quite out
of the ordinary. This is Ponndtnakcr ,
, ho Oreo chief , and there is much curi
osity to know moro about him. Reared
in a wildernesu that to him was not
.fruitless , as ho had never boon oaat of
the South Saskatchewan nor weat of the
Rockies , ho roao to prominence among
the savages from his ability to meet and
to battle with hia western neighbor. ! , the
Blackfeot Indians. For many years he
stood between two fires , the advancing
whites and the Blaokfeot. The Interest
in Ponndmaker centers in the fact that
without coming in contact with Christi
anity save to uao It as a target for hla
rill : ) , and untaught except In the ways of
war , ho wont through a notable series
of convictions upon the art of living In
tribes. The raids of the Blackfeot pre
vented him from encouraging the tilling
of the soil , but he saw that success hud
an nnfortunato efTect upon hla braves
la a conversation upon this subject with
an Englishman , a f aw years ago , ho said
"those who foujht the Blaokfeet best
'took no care of their families ; they
'saved nothing and did not care to work
'or do anything except fight and steal
'horeos. " He concluded that there was
something better than war , and ho set
about to procure a permanent treaty of
peace between the Blackfect and the
Croos , and then another treaty with the
whites. Ponndmaker went practically
alone into the Blackfeot country and encountered
countered perils which , to use hla own
worda , "still make my body shrink. "
Ho waa a veritable here , risking bis life
for an Idea and that not a native senti
ment. Poundmakor succeeded , nnd hla
very success made him ambitious to help
the Indiana aa a body , on the principle
that all Indians are brothers. P.onud-
maKcr boaats that none of hia braves ever
to his knowledge acalpcd a white man ,
and hia humane diepooition , hla liking
for the pipe of peace , and his disregard
for the glory and plunder of battle have
made him the beat-known Indian in the
northwest. Ponndmaker ia very tall ,
straight , elender , dignified , and quiet ,
with a singularly mellow voice. When
ho is not tolling of his preat work of
bringing the Oreeo and Blackfeot to
terms , he rnjoys rehoaraing Indian lo-
genda which he religiously bellvcs ,
Poundmakor's ' part in the present war
haa not been told. Ho haa taken pro
visions sent him by the half-broeda , defended -
fended himself I'ffectually when attacked ,
and ho give himself up when ho hoird of
the capture of Illol , Seine of hia braves
tsiopecl to Iho north and are now gght-
Ing with the Blackfoot , who have not
scrupled to re-enact the old-time scones
of blood when they toke white prisoners.
The Favorite Woshtng Oompnund of
the day is JAMES PYLE'S ' PEAIILINE.
It cleanses fabrics withoatinjuryaud , with
out the laborious scrubbing nocoatary
with ordinary soap. For ealo by
grocers ; .
On on a lour.
Detroit Free Press ,
"HI ! hi ! " yelled a boy In an alloy off
Clifford street yesterday.
A second boy , who stood on tno cross
walk , meandered down and asked what
was wanted.
"Put your eye to thia knot-hole and
toll mo what you see. "
"Nuthln * but a man slttln' out in the
back yard. "
"Don't yon read the papers ? "
"Coarse I do , "
"Didn't ' yea see in the papers throe or
four days ago that this feller got married ?
Name's John Blank. "
'Ob , yes. "
"And it Is said the happy couple had
started on a bridal tour to Omaha. "
"Yea. "
"Jnit went as far aa Oblcago , and
beaded back fur home. Got here In the
night , and walked up to the house to escape -
capo observation. That happy couple
lias got to put in abodt ten days around
here with the front door locked and the
curtains down , and some morning you'll
too a great stir and learn that they have
just returned after an enjoyable trip.
Say , Jim ? "
"You. "
"Don't get married. " c
"Neverl"
"If you ever do , don't try to Omaha
the public. "
"I won't , "
" 'Cause truth Is mighty aud mast pro-
viil , and deception must sooner or later
go to grass , "
Catarrh Is a constitutional disease.
Hood's ' Saraaparllla IB a conn'.ltatlonal
remedy. It cures catarrh. Give It a
trial.
XIIAININU I3KES.
Introducing Pacts Concnrnlnjr. Their
plnK and
Their Nature.
Atlanta Constitution ,
Alter bees arc once located In suitable
hives , very little rxptnto la required t.t
keep them in good condition. Hlvos , H
pnaaiblp , should be plicod on thn south
nrto i f buildings , or a close board ftnco
ficir g aouthtast or west. If they ar < >
xttuated aj as to bo under the shade < f
trees , and thus protected hi in the ray
of the sun durig thu heat of iho day , It
will bo bo < t ; the hives should bo sot
threo/oit apart and made to Btaad per
fectly level
Bcglbnots In bso raising should re
member that boos always mark the loca
tion of their hives , nnd if thb latter are
removed In thn woiklng season , the re
sult is , all the bees ilut go forth are 1'st.
therefore It is iioiestary to place the
stock early In the spring before th y
bavo marktd the situation of the stands ,
and not change limn after the bees have
commenced their labors
A swarm of bees contain ono queen ,
thousands of workers , and , In thu sum
mer seas in , n limited number of drones.
The queen Is the only fully developed
female tn the swarm , and usually livoa
from four to six ytnrs , The qntcn has n
atlng , yet imy bo handled wltti Impunity ,
for ixcopt in combat with a lival queen
she will not use it.
Tbo woiklng boo ia muoh smaller than
the queen , and on It devolves all the
labor ( if the swarm ; It possesses an in-
stlct but llttlo inferior to reason In the
human family ,
The droiirt is the male boo , and swarms
should not bo permitted to rear a largo
number of thesa con-producois , as it
takes a great deal ol' honey to support
them In idleness for several months.
The natural increaao of the honey bee la
very Imperfectly understood. The queen
lays all the f. nile eggs In the swarm : A
high temperature will forward , while a
low temperature will retard the matur
ing of the brood.
The controlling of swarming is not
perfectly understood , and it Is Important
that the should become
bee-keeper ac
quainted with the best method. To re
ceive the greatest amount of profit from
boos they must bo fed before nature fur-
Dishes them food. White sugar dis
solved In water Is the beat article for the
purpose. The sources from which bees
collect honey are various. Almost every
flower , trco , shrub and vine in Ctld , f r-
eat or garden yields honey , and in the
south , the home of the bee , a or fusion
of wild flowers affords a rich harvest.
When wo take into consideration the
fact that bees will go seven mlloa or moro
to collect material , it ia caay to under
stand that a certain number of swarms
will succeed in almost any locality , and
that bee-keeping con bo made n very
profitable and healthful occupation for
women , especially those who , to the in
jury of their health , are confined to the
house , excluded from the air and sun
shine a great poition of the timo.
A Pit for a Drummer.
Now York Mall and Express.
Two New York drummers traveled
through Ttxaa last summer. When they
lefc the railroads they hired a team and
leisurely wont from ono town to another.
Ono of the drummers discovered that
hla companion , itnnudiatoly upon retir
ing at nlgbt , would Invariably grit hla
teeth together , not unlike the bad man
from Bitter Creek who was Itching for a
fight. Some affection of the muscles of
tbo jaw cauaed them to contract and rub
bis molar * together. Both men were
full of pranks , and generally kept the
landlord whera they stopped in a state
of nervous excitement at the antics and
practical jokes they played upon enoh
other. Quo day they separated , and the
drummer who did not grit his teeth at
night wont a day ahead of the other.
The hotels he put up at were always notl-
tied to have n nice room ready for the
drummer , who wonld be there the next
day. After a week of traveling apart
the head drummer thought it was monet
onous. Ho told the next landlord that
he had a friend coming on a day behind.
Ho eald that his friend was a fine , clever
fellow , but n quired watching a liitle at
night. It was best to have aomo ono
eleep in the same room with him , as ho
was subject to fits , which astumod the
nature of mania a potu. These fits were
always preceded by his gritting his teeth
together. The only way to prevent
harm was to eotza him and pour a half
dczan buckets of water over him. The
landlord promised ho should be watched
The unsuspecting drummer arrived and
was warmly welcomed by the proprietor
of the hotel. That evening two cowboys
In spurs and buckskin rode up. They
were put in the sirao room with the
drummer and Informed of his malady.
"If ho should grit his teeth , " eald the
landlord , ' 'just rush over to his bedaolza
him , hold him there and call for me. I
will come with water. "
"This is a night fur fan , " the cowboys
eald. They kept on their spura and
clothing , and l y down quietly on top of
their bed. They waited fc r the drum
mer to come in and go to sleep. His bed
was BOOJO ten feet from theirs. He came
up finally and saw the two cowboys
( deeping sldo by side. .
' 'Quietly pulling off hla outer clothes
and putting on a long allk gown , the ele
gant drummer retired to roit. Ho
sighed once or twice and muttered some
thing about falling to aell a bill of goods.
Hin teeth gritted together. The sharp
ears of the cowboys hoard it. Both
sprang up and leaped Hue panthers to the
bed of the drummer. They aolzad him
and yelled. The drummer thought h
waa being robbed , and fought and yelled
at the same time. Hla desperate struggle
resulted in his being held down by the
weight of the cowboys , who kept astride
of hla body. The landlord rushed In
with a bucket of cold water and dashed
it over the head and shoulders of the
prostrate man. The aorvants eamo in
with several more buckets , which were
poured over the howling drummer.
"Are yea well ? " aiked the landlord ,
kindly.
"No 1" roared the drummer.
"Do yea think yon will have another
fit ? "
"Fit ? " screamed he , "who said I had
fltB ? "
"Why , your friend who has gone ahead
said when yon gritted your teeth yon
were going to have a terrible fit. "
The cowboys were drenched with
water , but they enjoyed It. The drum
mer got up and chartered the nearest
saloon , Before the moon was down ho
saw tbo landlord and the cowboys lying
on the floor , and ordering hla vehicle he
put out post haito to overtake and mur
der his friend.
An Kxpcrt Ojiinlon on "Whiskey.
Chicago Herald ,
"Chicago whiskey Ia bid enough , " ro-
marktd ono of the Iowa editors , as the
party started eatt on their excursion ,
"but 8c Lauli whiikey Is the worst I
over struck. Lantjoarl was down to
Tfl UHEAFEST PLAOE IN OMAHA TO BUT
9
Ono of ho Best and Largest Sticks in tbo United Staten
To Select From.
NO STAIRS TO CLIMB.
WHIi'N SOLICITED TO INSUKR IN OTI1UR COMPANIES ,
Remember These Imoortant Facts
CONOKUNING
The Mutual Life insurance Company ,
OF NEW TOBK.
I. H the OLDK1T actlvo t.lfo Inmranoo Company In thl * country.
2. H Istho LUtilKSr Llfo Insurnnco Company by many millions odlol'ars In the world ,
! ( . UK r to nt premiums are I.OWI'.Ktntii thnflo ol Any other company ,
* It liasiio "stock nlJ < ir8"tocI lm ny parl of Its prnflts.
6. It tilla a no sell ME * under the name of Insurance for ( peculation by tpcclil clvwcs uixra the
msltoitimts otrnch ct1 cr _
0.-ltsprtBottt &v\'UUo ! CASH nKSOCHOES exceed those of any other Life In raiiM Company In rh
It has rcectroa In cash fnm > ! ! conrcoa , from February. 1843 , to January , IfPP , f2TO(0,6f4.CC ,
It has returned to the poopK In enh , from Kobniary 1S 3 , to January , 1SS6 , 811C,091J11OC.
lUcjteh Assets on thu 1st ot January , 18S4 , amount to moro than
W , F. ALLEN , MEUUILL & FEKGUSON ,
Genernl Apont for Gen. Airto. for
Nobrnska , Dakota , Colorado , Wyoming and Michigan , Indiann , Illinois , Wisconsin , Iowa
17 ah. and Minnesota ,
Office Cor.rarimm and 13th St.Over latNat'l. Detroit , Michigan ,
Bank , Omaha , Neb M. P. KOHKEU ,
Special Agent for Iowa , Council Bluffs , Iowa
Who have trilled nway tlielr youthful vigor and power , -who art
culTorlne rroni tcrrllili DItAlNS and lj OSS KS , who arcivcnk ,
IMI'OTISNTand until for marriage. . _ _
[ VI EN of aliases , who find their POWER
and vitality , ii"riofaiinii 'filiXt'A' ' britKNOTII weakened. By
early lublin or r.XClCSSEB , c ' , 'ecel\e aioHltlvonml liistlnR
OU UK , > OiuattLT ol how lou , -.inmlliiR the casomay be. or who
liai Uiluii to citro.liv a few weeks nr ninnths nso < w the celebrated
MYRTLEAIN TREATMENT !
AthoMYRTLEAIN
ionie-Hlthoiilexposuri ) . Ill I.E88 time , andfor l.liSS nncy than
any other method In the world. Weak buck , headache , EJIISBIONB.
lassitude , lossof spirits mid ambition , ploonir thoughts , d ro ad ( ill
drcmns. iletecthu memory. ISIl'OTKNCi : , fits. Impediment * to
tnarrlacp , nud many oilier symptoms leadlmc to cONSUMfllON or
INSANITY , nru promptly removed by this treatment , and vigorous
nmuhuod rcstoml ,
Married Men , or those wJio intend- mari-y ,
'nEMEMDER , perfect ecxii.il strength means , health , vigorous otr.
spring , lone llfo omltho lovcand respect of a faithful wife. Weak tncnEhoiilil ho restored to vigor K
manhood before marriage 1'roofs. loBtlnmnliils nndaluahlu treatise U stamps.
asstab.lS77.Addrcss ) The Climax Medical Co , 5O4 , St. Louis , Mo.
A Full Assortment of Air and Kiln Dried Walnut , Ohorry , Ash , Butternut , Yellow Poplar
Redwood , etc. Hardwood and Poplar Panel , Hardwood Flooring , Wagon Stook , Stall
Builders' Material , Rod Oedar Posts , Common Oak Dimension and Bridge Timbers ,
Oeilur Boards for moth proofclosets.Ktc. VoueorB , Fancy Woods forSorollSavrlngEto.Eto ,
B.WOor.9th and Douglas. - - Omaha. Neb.
St.Louif , and I gneas I mtut have drunk
a gallon of the stuff. It was awful , thoogh.
It amtlled Itlte a hot-box , and tasted like
a mixtu.ro of rod pepnera and coal oil. "
"How In the world could jou stand
It ? "
"Ob. I'm a patent Inside editor , you
know. "
\TTion B b7 iraa sick , TTO gave her Cwtorla ,
When olio woa a Child , sue cried for Castorla ,
When she became Mls < i , eho clung to Castorla ,
rVTwn ilia had Children , abe gave them Caatoria
An Indiana lady has been decorating a eet
of dinner platoa in a novel manner On each
( of eighteen ) she has painted n bird of dif-
fnrcnt specie , nnd mi the border of tbo pltto
versp , la old E igluh text , of poetry , written
by ono of the b-iat authors aoout that par
ticular kind of bird.
.OAPITAL PRI2B$1M,000. )
"We do hertby certify that me mtvervise the ar
anytmtnttfor all the Monthly and Seint-Annua
Drawinji of the fMitisiana State Lottery Company
and in perton manage and control the Drawinyt
themselvti , and that the fame are conducted urith
honesty , f air nett and in good faith toward all par
ties , and ut authorise the company to use this cer-
tifcatc , with foe-similes of our tignaturu attadtiJ
in Ua aduertiiernenti. '
COMMISSIONERS.
UNPRECEDENTED A77 * ACTION.
OVEK HALFXMILTJON DISTRIBUTED ,
Louisiana State Lottery Company
Incorporated lo 18(3 for 26 years by the legfiUture
for educational and charitable purpose with *
capital of 81,000,000-U which a reserve rand of ovei
$650 $ 000 bas elnoo been added.
Dy an overwhelming popular vote Ita franchise
wunuulo tpart of tbopreaent itata oonttltntlon
adopted December 2d , A. 1) . 1879.
Ita grand single number drawings toke plact
monthly.
It never scales ot postpones.
Look at the following distribution ,
181at Grand Monthly nnd the
EXTRAORDINARY SEMI-ANNUAL
DRAWING
In the Academy ol Miulc , Now Orleans , Taeiday ,
JUDO 16,1886 , under the penonil inneivulon and
management of Gen. O. T , UVAUiUOMtD , of
Lunlilana. and Oen. JUIUT , A KAULN , ot Virginia.
CAPITAL PRIZE $150,000
larNotice. Tickets are Tea Dollars only.
Haves , 95. fifths , 82 , Tenths , 81.
LIST or rwirji
rie , nng ,
Application for rUoa to clubs nhnuU be madeonl ]
to theoffioo of the Company In New Orleans.
For further Information wiUocknrly giving fa
addreea. I'OSTALNOIT.H , KM'- ' " " Money Orderi , 01
Hew York Kxchange In ordinary letter , Ourrcnc ;
by Kxpreu ( all uiu ot | G and upward ! at our ei
peuw ) kdireuacd ,
U. A. DAUPHIN
Or II. A. DAUI'HIN , New Orleana. La.
07 Uuventb St. , Wuhlnuton I ) . 0.
Vakol * 0 , llouor Order ) i > atUe and addicu
Ret.'bUred Letters to
QllLJUNS KATIOhAL I&K < C
La
&V9 &
without Shoulder Brace , $1.50
l > ndlcM' < with Shoulder liraco ,
nmdo of line Coutlldouble stitclieu 3.00
Nn rMntr , without Shoulder Brace , 1.7C
Alxloiuliinl , " " 2.0O
minxes' , 10 to II years l.CO
VouriK LndlcM' , M to IS years 2.00
nifihly recommended by the loading
Modistes , the Fashlonablu Drcssmakcra and
the most eminent Physicians fn thu United
States and Europe. Circulars free.
LEWIS SCHIELE & CO. ,
tiol Ownrrt or Tatpnt and ItanufrfUrcrv ,
300 JIHOAmVAY , NKW YOItU.
'
11517 Douglas Street , Omnlin ,
And leading IIOUBOJ everywhere.
J. L , DiBEVG'ISE ,
No. 507 Broadway Oounoll Blolb.
Railway Time Table ,
OOUNOIL BLUFFS ,
The following are the times of lh arriral and de
parture of train * by central standard time , M tb *
locl depots. Tralni leare trauifer depot t n mlu.
Die * culler and arrive ton minute * later.
OKTART , ARKIVI ,
mcioo and MORTUVKTIU
025 A u Mall and Kipreea 8 : ! > 0\r \ x
18:40 : u Accommodation 4:60 : r M
6 0 r M Expreta 9:05 : A x
ClUOiOO D BOOH IBLUID ,
06 : A M Uall and Xxpicss 6:18 : r u
7:25 : A 11 Accommodation 6:16 : r 11
6:30 : r H Eiprcie . < A K
CfflUeO , JntWADKKI AJTD R , tin.
0:207A : M Ma'l and KxprcM :60 : r u
6:26 : r u Kxprem DM A H
CHICAGO , BDBURflrOM ABTO qiTBOT.
0:60 : A Uall anil ExnreM 7:10 : r 11
Sir Accommodation S.-OO O
US r Ktprem 8:6CA : u
KAXAur , Lr , MOTS AND riorrio.
2:16 : r u Local SI. Louis Express Local -
8:00 : r M Tramfcr " ' Tranufcr 8:20 : r u
7 : r u Lootl Chloigo & St L Exp Local 8:60 : A M
7:35 : PM Tramfer " " " ' Trauifer 8:06 : AM
CAJISAI cm , BT. ; oi AID DOUICIL iLurra.
10ON ; A M Mall and Exprosa 0:40 : r M
8:15 : r u Express " 8:15 : ,
tnooi ciTT AKB riciric ,
7:20 : A u Mall for Sioux City 80 r M
7:80 : r u Express for 8t Paul 9:25 : A
UNION i-Aoiric.
11:00 : A M Denver Exprcet 4:35 : p n
1 6 r u Lincoln IVB O'a & It V 1:3S : f x
7:66 : r w Overland J'xprcea 80 A x
BUUMT IB11.V8 TO OMilli.
Leave Council -8H-7M-B:80-1CSO- : : : -
11:40 : A. m. 1SOSSO2:80 : : : 1:28 : 5:26 : 0 6
11:16 : p. m. Leave Omah 0.26 7:23 : s:50 10
11:15 : . to.
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