THE OMAliA DAILY BEE-PHURSDAY , FEBRUARY 11 , 7
STRICTLY PURE.
> T COHTAIIVS XO OPIUM IX AKT FOIl3t
CEHTS
for
Croup
IN THREE SIZE BOTTLES.
PRICE 25 CENTS , 50 CENTS , AND $1 PER BOTTLE
O K CEN I BOTTLES nro put tip for the n
AtJcoinmodiitlon of all who dcslro n goo
nnil low priced
Cough. Cold and GroupRemedy
THOSE I1KSIHIM ) A Hr.MI-.UY TOIl
CONSUMPTION
ANY
LUNG DISEASE ,
Bhould eccnro the 1nr to ft luiltles. Ulicctloa
accoinpnnyliiK each bottlo.
Sold by all Medicine Dealers.
,
a the pA-'tltrettmentof ' OmoMic. Niaven , 8xl
tnd iao t > IlKiiif * * t > aimnr olh r rhrileunlnflt. Loull ,
W ellr rT" > " > " n < l : ll old r 'M nl < know.
Nervous Prostritlon , Debility. Mental and
Physical Weakness ; Mercurial and other Affec
tions ol Throat , Skin or Bones , Blood Poisoning.
aid Sores and Ulcers , ro trotM vith nnr iteicl
DCCMI , onlttMlielpntiatprluetpltfl.&ftfolr , rrlr t 1/ .
Diseases Arising from Indiscretion , Excess ,
Exposure or Indulgence , vblth i-rodnu omo or ib
( ollonlBS tltcti : ntrtoiiDtin , dihllltr , dimnnii of ilbt
ted dcfecttvt mtnwrr , plmpUion th free , pbril ft1d eft7.
iircrilontolhe nocUljor fcmaUi , eonfiulaa of Ideil , 014. ,
rendering Marriage improper or unhappy , '
rrm&Denll ; tur d. rKtnphlti(3R ( picei ) oath * abort , cent
In tctlrtlcDrrlopo , frteto any aiMmt. CoamlutlonatoN
Be * or br mill free , Inrttcd and BUIetlT ct&Bdtutlat.
A Positive Written Guarantee cl'en in ertrrai.
.r t > l u . UtdlelnoieatererjwticrebrmalloMiprui.
CARRIAGE QU.DE ,
200 PAOE3. TIWE TLATEO. chSfcQt cloth ftol jtllt
Undlug. cftlcdforfiOo * la peii > f or ! irrenej. Ovtr fifty
vondtrnil r & rleturf i , trua ts Ilio } articles on the fallowing
abjfctit who tnif tQtrry , wnjust , why j Kftnhaod , woman *
jiletl d * > c y , ffteU eioclilaj i.n , .
osjty o f reproduction , oiltainj mofe. Tfcoe * tairrltl or
coaitrnplaifuR tutrrUce ibou M tend It , r-noUr odiil9Q
Itdftt J > np r cor it 2Qo Add rti * aibo 9 U * . WTi.ttler. '
_
' l > foiling. nmInillAIMi ! : and
Tower I'llKM A'l IJIltl.V WAST-
euro In th _ I
Adopted by ill'Frnnch'i'hjrilcfahVand liolnpr rap'liL. and
nicceestully Introduced licre. All ywikenlnfr losses and
raliu promptly cBeokod. TKKATJxi ; Klvlng ncrws-
rnpcrnniliiuHllcAlentlarFetnenU. , KJHZI Coniiltn- . .
lionolllco or liy mall ) w,1"--1 , cmlimnt doctors 1'KKC.
CIVIALE AGENCY. No. ! 174 Fulton Street. NewYork >
fuhlUwl
Contagious.
T nm n nntlvo of England , nndwhile I wns In
tlmt country 1 contracted n terrible blood
poison , mid for two jcnrs was uudur tioutinuut
us nil out-door imtlont at Nottingham Hospital ,
r.iUTlaixl , but wim not curud. I suffered thu
most iWMiUlDK pains In my bones , and wus cov-
picdwlth hores nil o\cr my body and limbs ,
llnnlly I caiunlotuly lost nil hone in Hint conn-
try , nnd onlled for Amorlon , nnd was treated nt
lloosuvolt In this city , ns well us by n prominent
l > hyElelnu In Now Yorlr. having1 no connection
with the Jioepltnls.
I RIW tliu ndvoitlsomtnt of Swift's Specific ,
nnd 1 determined to Kivo it n tilnj. I took six
bottles mid lean ? uyIth tiicnt Joy tlmt they
liuve cmed mo cntiroly. 1 urn ns eound and
Veil us 1 over wns In my lifo.Ic
Ic fllED IlALrOUD.
. Now York City , Juno 12th , law.
Tn March of lust ycnr (1881) ( ) , I contracted blood
/Jiolson , mid boinjr In Hnviuinnh , tin. , nt the time ,
1unt Into the liotpltnl there for tiontment , 1
sullcred vciy much irom rhmimntism nt the
mine timo. J did not not wcil under the tiont-
inunt there , nor \wisl ciirodltynny of the usiiul
menus. I hu\o now taken seven bottles oC
.MuKt'H Spcelllo and nm Bound nndell. . It
nlovo the jioljon out through boll's on tlio skin.
Jersey City , N. J. , Autr. 7,18S5.
Trent ISO on lllood nnd Skin Diseases mailed
free.B
B SWIFT SPECIFIC Co. , Drawer3 , Atlnnte ,
N. Y. , 157 W.'JJd St.
A FINE LINE OK
OMAHA. NEBRASKA.
Of iliu MIIIIOIItiililt , I'osllHoly
Cured tiy AcliiilulNU'rliii ; Or.
It can tiu given Inn cup ot coflioor tonnltliont
tbo knowleili , ' " ! ' ' tlio poraou taking It , Is uljuolutcly
liormIcK.1 , and \\lll i-lK-ct a iicnininunt nnd Kiwcdy
euro , n uftbvr tlie patient Is a muilrrnli * dilnkcr or
.111 ulcoUolla wreck. U liai bct-n Klven In lliou-
flfc.id * of rates , mid In every linMnc-o n perfect cure
hasfolloncd. It nurrr full * , The HyMt-ni once
ImpreftnaU'cl ullH tlioHpei-lflc , It IxTomismi uttel
Impo-Hsiljlllty ( or tlio liquor uppetlto to exist.
FOH HALE 31Y I'OLIXIWIXH NUUaaiSTS :
KU1IN tV CO. , Cur. Jfllli nnd Iialai4 , and
Ifjth A : f'n.in : ! 8t M OnmUu , Nob.i
A. I ) . VOsTKU ib HIM ) . .
Council Illnn'H , I < mn.
Call orrrlto for pamphlet containing hundreds
c'I I Imunlnls Irom thu bet women nnd men from
e'lnn taut tlio couulrv.
"CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH. "
Tlio Original mid Only Ociiulne.
F f widfclwkji Rrilibla. UtwirtoMTurtlili-MllnllAtlont.
lullii'conMo u LADIES. Ail. jruur Itrurclit roc
* 'l hl hr tvr' * IZuClUti"au > l Ukt uooUitr.or fuiloie'e.
( moiiM ) to ut for lumloulftrf ( n trtttr hy return uiutU
NAME PAPER. CI.lchc.Ur ( 'brnilral Co. ,
u3lll.Mu < IUi'iiS < 1uirt > , J'lilluJu. , 1'a.
Vulil by DmtriiM * fYcryntirrr. Ailt for "r
* * * * . I' ) 11 . Take
j > cr < KiifflUu Jmiiym.yul * n
Do you ivnut n pure , bloom
ing ComjiIoxioiH Ji'so , n
few nimlu'iilionsi of Ifsiyau's
MAGKO M A BAIiM willfirut-
il'y you to your heart's con
tent. It does away with Sal-
lotvness , llcdncss , IMinpIcs ,
Jilotclio.s , nnd nil discuses nnd
iiniicriections ot'llio .skin. It
ovorcomestho Hushed upiioar-
nnco or lioat , fntlguo nnd ox-
clteniont. It iiuikos n lady of
THIHTY nupcnr lint TWlSN-
TY j and so natural , gradual ,
nud pcrinot are its ellbct.s.
tlmt it is ituposslblo to delect
its appliculiou ,
DEATH LOVES THE DECOLLETE
TJncoYcring the "Vital Organs at the Behest
of Fashion.
CONSUMPTION QATHERSTHEM IN
DrnwInR Koom Flowers tlint Wither
niul 1'crlsh After n Season's I3x-
posiirc The Fntnl how-
Neck Dresses.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. 0. [ Uorrcs-
pomfonco of the HER. ] It docs scorn : is
though the blnck fate ns lol-
lowing the democratic adinlnhtrn-
tlon. Again tire we called upon
to glvo our heartfelt sympa
thies to Secretary H.iyanl and his family ,
and a deep sympathy wo do fuel , wo who
hare hearts , for the stricken husband and
motherless girls , who arc just on the per
ilous border of young womanhood and of
all times hi their lives need the guiding
hand of their devoted mother. Heaven
help that bereaved family !
sociirrv uonsN'r LIKE A HEU NOSE
from much weeping , and recovered from
the shock of Miss Hnyard's death in a
short space of time marvelous oven in
these days of greut "modern improve
ments. " in social ethics. Tliruo days was
given to get the poor girl to her untimely
grave , and then "on with the danco. "
Who heeds the warning that Miss Bay
ard's death gave ? The physicians said
she died with heart disease. What sins
and follies the poor heart has to answer
for. Her neck and arms bared to the
coldest weather of the season. Only the
night before her death , did Miss Bayard
stand in the hall with a very low necked
and sleeveless dress , exposed to the cold
blast uvcTy time the door was opened , re
ceiving her father's guests. Never did
she seem in more perfect health and hap-
jiiucM. But the doctors , bless them , M'ltl
it was "heart disease , " and no waist and
no sleeves is the social fashion and econo
my of the now administration.
Possibly , if I'resident Cleveland was
C9iisitlteu about the styles of dressing at
his receptions , ho would say , "Girls ,
DIIKSS YOUItSKLYKSANI ) 11K MKCUST
in public ut all uvenls , and not look
while you are sitting at my table as
though you were about to crawl out of a
bath tub ; thorn is a time fet all things. "
But you seu those young girls with their
plump necks , and these olu women , some
of them sliding right down the inclined
piano into the lap of old ago at the rate
nf sixty years or more with their skinny
llabby necks and arms , sunpose they are
pleasing his honor , us the women of Eng
land please the htutmlolil queen , by strip
ping their ncok and arms lor her royal
gratilicatiou. Let mo say hero , for per
chance , some tender oyc.s may read this
and heed the lesson , that several of
our young girls who wore prominent in
society last winter with their decollete
dresses , are suffering the penalty of the
exposure. One of thorn is spending the
winter in Japan in hopes to win back
the rosy cheeks ; another has gone to
Europe , another to Florida in search of
tlio lost health , and still another is dying
slowly with her longing eyes looking
toward llio white house 1 It were better
that lifo should go out at oneo frozen to
deatli for want of clothing , than to eke
out feuoh a miserable existence.
Till : DALI. MUST GO OK.
Only a woman dead ! While society
observes the regular court-mourning of
one week , out oFrespect to the secretary
of state and his dear dead , that is , the
president has withdrawn his invitations
for another state dinner Thursday even
ing , and Miss Cleveland does not even
see her friends and will not hold her Sat
urday afternoon reception , and the cab
inet and all other prominent government
ollicials have closed their doors to the
gay world , and meekly submit to the in
evitable for one week.Next week the
gaities will bo resumed again and people
will dance , cat , drink and be merry , just
as though nothing had happened to stay
their mad career. Such is the law of
life. But I should think the cold shivers
would walk on tip-toes up and down
President and Hiss Cleveland's spinal
columns constantly in dread of some
thing to happen. The vice president's
Midden death , which shrouded the man
sion in black enough to turn the warm ,
red heart blood to ink , and then Miss
Bayard's budden death on the very eve
of a scene the brightest wlicn every
thing was ready for her com
ing to assist Miss Cleveland in
receiving her friends and now
JIIlS. IIAYAKD'S DEATH ,
Surely it is enough to turn the old man
sion into n gloomy sqpulcher. Indeed ,
every time I go with friends to "do the
white house" I am impressed with funer
als. Tlio polite , attentive ushers talk to
you in a subdued tone of voice as they
lead you in a mjvtorious' way from room
to room as though they were takingyou in
to look at the corpse and wore afraid of
awaking the dead ; people stand around
in the great East room near tlio wall and
look gloomy and wait breathlessly for
the corpio to bo brought in that is , for
the president to be brought in to "shako"
for a half hour in tlio most solemn man
ner. Now and then some one says a
"bright" thing to cause the president to
smile and set the reporters to scribbling ,
and wu are thankful for tlieso small fa
vors to warm the tips of our fingers and
toes. However , the ball must go on !
' ball-room which
Secretary Whitney's - ,
ooit enough money to buy a nira farm
out west , must bo danced in , Indies must
have u chance to wear all their good
clothes Hindu for these special occasions ,
and the now democratlo administration
must h\vo : n chance to Miow what it
knows about social etiquette. Don't it ,
though ?
' . ' * .
TUB 1'ur.siiwr's runuo JIOCKITION
last Friday night did not draw out the
best social clement in their iino.it attiro.
A line of aristocracy hooms to bo drawn
between the dlliolal snobs and the pom-
inou herd , Very few of the oflloialb
were present. None of the diplomatic
corps and very few senators and mem
bers of the house. Said one who lues at
tended many jjublio receptions nt the
cxeeiith u mansion for the last ten year.s ,
" 1 have never t-pon a reception like it ;
people who hnvo not been seen In public )
( huso twonty-fivo years , boys pushing
pach other along through the line just for
tlu > fun tlioro was in it , in short all sorts
but the tony crowd. And this comes of
the president having given out that ho
is to have hpi'cial receptions for tlio unny
and navy aftur the manner of the late
Arthur administration the diplomatic
corps , congress and other otlicials. Presi
dent C'lovelaml is making a mistake in
thus drawing a line between olliciul anil
public life. The fact is the nu\v party is
so anxious to air
ITS HNOAVLEIHir. Of "WHAT'S WHAT , "
and havp it understood that it knows
how to give elegant entertainments , the
president it. getting some very bad ad-
vice. " Alas for the "Jollersonlaii sim
plicity" we have hoard so much about.
However , the president seemed lo enjoy
seeing the "dear people , " find gave them
a hearty shako ; his face was beaming
with smiles , and if ho missed the splcn <
dor of ollicial greatness his manner did
not betray his wounded feelings , The
parlors , if possible , weio moro beautiful
ly dceoratud with potted plants and
Iragraut flowers than on the occasion
of the first state dinner , which was pro
nounced a most "magnificent success , "
the only drawback , being the non-arrival
of Secretary and Mrs. Whitney at the
appointed hour - keeping the dinner
wiitn < j ionic little time , uitich to the im-
easiness ot the tresidcnt and
disgust of the French codk.
State dinners should bo taken
hot for the good of the country nt largo
and the hungry guests in particular.
Col. Wilson , who has charge of tho. pub
lic ground and government llowor-pot.s ,
said the public reception should hnvo the
best his garden aftorded , and employed
big covered express wagons to carry the
plants hither , at no little publiu expense ,
either , and all for the vulgar herd , too.
What a pity the army and navy and other
government paupers were not there , to
inhale the fragrance of these lovely
flowers ! 1 beg of youmy good democrat
readers way out west , not to feel the
least uneasy about the "social quality"
of Hie present administration. President
Cleveland spares no pains and expense to
have his entertainments all that art , wit
and money can accomplislu Temperance
people can put cotton in their cars when
I tell them that seven kinds of wiuo were
drank at the state dinner , and there was
the closet side-board besides ! CON.
A Pluo 1'lnoo For n Home.
Noirrit LOCP , Fob I ) . [ Correspondence
of the HUB. ] North Loup is situated on
the Loup river fifty miles north of Grand
Island , nt the terminus of the O. & N. It.
U. The surrounding country is a panorama
rama of beauty and prospective fruit-
fulness. On account of her location she
receives the trade from a vast territory.
The stock and grain markets at this point
are very important. What impresses the
stranger is the high grudo of stock raised.
Two largo elevators are required to
accommodate the grain trado.
The business moil of North Loup are
nbovu the average ; Intelligent , neat ,
pushing and having the goods and capi
tal tosecmo success. Without intention
to bo partial wo must mention the drug
store owned and operated by W. It.
Patty. Tills gentleman located nero \\lth
the advent of the railroad. Ho has fitlud
up a store that need not fear either com
petition or comparison. His furniture is
modern in style , his stouk complete , and
in design , decoration and order his store
uvinces a taste that docs its owner proud ,
Mr. P.itty was formerly from Omaha ,
holds a diploma , is a gentleman and a
druggist , and the town feels justly proud
of his establishment. It is rcfrcshm < < : to
find such a store. The usual frontier
drug store consists of a few cans of paint ,
a keg of whisky and four acres of check.
The public schools of North Loup ai'e
the pride of Valley county. Tlio enroll
ment is 210 including a score from neigh
boring counties. This school furnislies
the larger proportion of teachers for the
comity. The principal , Mr. Gluts. Wccb ,
is u graduate of Depauw univorsitv , 1ml.
Ho is ably assisted by three lady teachers.
The work done comprises not only the
common branches but includes latin ,
algebra , and the higher brandies. The
citi/.ens arc thoroughly in sympathy with
the schools. A high school will bo or
ganized just as soon as the present grades
will permit.
Farmers' alliances are being organised
and the onposors of Van Wyck are an-
athomixeu on all sides. Free silver , Van
Wyck and reform.
Long may the Bni : buzz in the cars of
the gold bugs , Uio land sharks and the
railrod magnates. Titxvut.nu.
Taxation on the Ijinc of Iioust Re
sistance.
Popular Stlcncf 3Tonthlv.
All parties would be happy if tiic public
treasury could bo filled by the touch of a
magjcian's wand , so that taxes might bo
abolished. But , as they are a necessary
evil , a scheme ol taxation without
lamentation is what is wanted. In the
law laid down by Professor William G.
Sumner , that taxation tends to diftuso it
self , but on the line of least resistance ,
is found a hint for the basis of this
scheme. Turgot , the great French
financier , expressed the politician's idea
very tersely when ho saiu that the science
of taxation is to pluck the geese \\ithout
making it cry. In hunting for the Jiuo
of least resistance , ami the most soicn
tifie methods of plucking , several inter
esting experiments have been made of
late in dillerent stateswhere now sources
of revenue have been sought from
special taxes on corporations- railroads ,
telegraph , telephone and. insurance com
panies , collateral inheritances and other
classes of property which can be plucked
without producing a cry liable to strike
a chord of sympathy in the popular
heart. In most instances these experi
ments have surpassed in their results
the expectations of the proposers. Largo
revenue has been obtained without pro
voking even a murmur of disapproval
from the voting classes. In Vermont ,
for example , no direct tax was levied in
1883 and 1831 , the recejpts under the cor-
corporalious. Last your , although the
Wisconsin legislature authorized a levy
of $210,000 , the state treasurer was not
obliged to collect any direct tax as the
license-tax from railroads , insurance ,
telegraph and telephone companies was
suflicient to moot the current expenses.
The treasurer of Minnesota states that
"the revenue from the corporation tax is
steadily increasing , and if it should con
tinue to increase , and the probabilities
are that it will , as it has done for the last
four years , it bids fair to pay all the cv-
ponscs of the state government. " In
Now Jersey there is no regular tax , ex
cept for schools , as the now railroad and
canal tax law and the tav on miscel
laneous corporations maintain the
government.
Never Know IVhoii AVo'ro "Well OIT.
Chicago Herald : "A man never knows
when ho is well oft'in this world , " said a
freight brakeman , as ho reclined with
more or less grace against the dispatch
er's window , "just to show you , one
night last week our train was skipping
olong down in Injeanny , 1 was up at my
poit. As 1 walked along on top of the
CUM I came to a brake that 1 thought was
half-set. 1 set my lantern down on the
foot-rail to try it , mid found it all right.
But , as I turned away.my left heel struck
that lantern and .sent it spinning of ! ' tlio
ear. Yon ought to have heard mo cuss ,
But just as I had begun to turn
the air blue tlio whistle sounded down
brakes , am. ' 1 went to twistin' 'em for all
that was out. You seu , the fireman had
just happened to bo looking back along
tlu > train and ho saw that lantern of
mine a.s it tumbled. Ho concluded right
away that 1 was with the lantern and
told tlio engineer to stop her. All felt
relieved , mygelf included , when they
found mo on top of tlio cars , though wo
were behind time , and growled a little
becausii this would lose us ten minutes
more. But wu didn't grumble a bit when ,
two minutes afterward , just as the engi
neer had started up ho discovered a few
rods ahead of him a work-car , loaded
with new rails , which some drunken
section men had loft on the track. But
for my klekin' that lantern the whole
train would have been thrown into the
ditch , as btiro as guns. "
Jean Cohen , n native of Poland , a
feiuglo woman , aged (30 ( years , has been
sent to the Stockton , California , insane
asylum. Her mania is of the matrimo
nial order , as she has a wild desire to
marry every man she sees.
TV hen Iliby wta slcV , tte p y hoi Chctoria ,
When ehe was a ChUJ , she crloj for Castoria , ,
'Wlien gho became Jib's , she clung to CastorU ,
Wfcvu tLo liid Children , sue gare tUoa CastorU ,
, 1 ;
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The Trao Story ofl'the ' Loan Made by the
Man of Mniijms to the Warrior ,
Repayment 6f the Debt The Action
of Jlrs. Grliiitl--Tlie ' Kovouuc Do-
rlvcil jfrAin the Grnnt
Memoirs.
t
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Cofl'iitl's Now 0York Letter : The true
story of the lqanof | $150.000 by W. II.
Vnnderbilt lo Gon. Grant has never been
told only suggestions and intimations of
it hero and thero. The facts below nar
rated came directly from the principal
parlies in interest , both now dead , and
their agents in tlio affair. On Sunday ,
May , 1881 , Gen. Grant drove , with his
son Col. Fred , to the Vanderbilt mansion ,
alighted ami hobbled in with dlllkulty ,
supported by his son and his crutches. Ho
had not mot Mr. Vandorbiit in two j ears ,
but ho was received warmly. Hu went
to the errand without delay , stating that
ho wanted to exchange his check , for
$150,000 , for a similar one for the same
amount for one day , that the firm of
Grant & Ward was temporarily pinched ,
but that it had assets of $1,000,000 above
all liabilities , and that ho himself was
rich , having a fortune of not less than
$700,000 be\ond all of his obligations.
Mr. Vanderbilt said ; "General , if a firm
having so much proporl- embarrassed ,
§ 150,000 for ( ono day cannot help
it ; in fact , it will only serve to increase
its trouble" for the business man saw
what the military man did not see , that
a need of suoh a peculiar sort fore
shadowed a disaster , and that the money
would probably bo lost. The general
was a little impatient , but ho exulained
Unit plenty of money was coming in on
Tuesday from various souices. which ho
began to mention , when Air. Vanderbilt
stopped him abruptly and said. "Gen-
oral , not u word of explanation ! The fact
that you want the money is enough for
mo. You can have it. " And goiujr lo a
desk he drew his check andliamled it
over , and took his viMloi's check in ox-
change. Vamlerbilt's cheek was pro-
seuled and paid at 0:15 : the next morn
ing ; tlio other went to protest. Then
came the revelation ; the confirmation ;
the cataclysm. The Grants wore ruined.
The million and a half had faded away ;
the seven hundred thousand had vanished
like a dream.
GIIANT'S KoitoirrrrjLNKSS.
And now a singular thing happened ; or ,
rather , a singular omission occurred to
use a Hibermcism of my esteemed fore
fathers. Gen. Grant forgot to call on
Mr. Vandorbiit or to write lo him , or to
send any word to him. An ordinary
business man , accustomed to the way of
the commercial world , would not have
neglected this important ceremony His
first act would have been to go to his
creditor and say , I "I was deceived and
have unwittingly deceived you. I
thought 1 had tifr | money in bank , but L
hadn't. My fortimo is gone. 1 will re
imburse you the best way lean. " The
sulllcieiitexcuse for Gen. Grant is that ho
was probablyjjtnnned by the duplicity of
which ho was thj > victim , and dazed by
the ruin it hail.wiought. So days length
ened into weeks and weeks into mouths ,
and Mr. VandeiDllt did not hear from
him. Then , vljen it was reported to him
that the sheriff -X\S.s about to seUo , for
Ihc creditors of tlio firm , his houses and
lands , his swfrite and solivenirs , ami
sell them at auction , Gen. Grunt sent tor
a lawyer and hail Ilium transferred to
Mr. Vandei bil sayihir :
I cannot bcar.to think of these precious
things-tho lijjiHjUls .and gifts from my
own government and people the tro
phies presenleii.toTmu by kings and em-
peror.s being sold under tTio hammer
and distributed lo private collectors and
bric-a-brac shotMr. ) . Vanderbilt's is
the only debt of honor I owe. 1 will se
cure him , and he will , perhaps , protect
the things of historic value.
So the transfer was made. There is
disguising tlio fa't that at first tli
wealthy creditor did not feel cordially
toward his reticent debtor. Ho felt , as
any one would have felt , that some ex
planation was due him ; and it was not
till later that he comprehended how the
great warrior had been broken down by
his reverses.
NOT HIS USUAL METHOD.
Mr. Vanderbilt had never before ex
changed checks witli any man a trans
action which ispominoii enough in busi
ness circles generally. "When I give , I
give , " he was in tlio habit of saying ,
"and I know where my money is ; ami
when I lend , I lend , on securities or con
ditions that are satisfactory to me ; but
exchanging chocks is not legitimate giv
ing nor lending , and I preter to keep
business and sentiment in two separate
baskets. " From the f'u > t or , at any
rate , as soon as ho wi\y that Gun. Grant
felt right about the obligation Mr. Van
derbilt made up his mind to give him the
money , if a way could bo found to do it
which would not bo damaging to llio rep
utation of the illustrious recipient. He
tried it , as is well known. On January
10 , 1885 , he wrote , offering all the prop
erty to Mr.s. Grant. On the same day
Cien.Urant wrote declining it.The next day
the oiler was renewed , Mr. Vandorbiit
saying ho was not to be balked in his de
termination. That afternoon Gon. Grant
wrote , accenting the gift ; but an hour
later Mrs Grant wrote , peremptorily declining
the munificence ' 'Par
clining , adding.
don this apparent vacillation. " Shortly
after this she legally relinquished her
dower right in the property , and it is in
tlio hands of the yandorbilts. It is
enough to pay two-thirds of the debt , and
tliu other $50,000 wilj doubtless Uo made
up , Just before ) his deatli , Gen. Grant
expressed to Mr. Dopow his vehement
resolve to have the "dobt of. honor" paid
to the last cent. It was generally sup
posed that ho was poor at this time ; but
biioh is far froin being the case.
Ho was in receipt ot $ i,000 ! ) a
year from the Grant fund ,
and of $13,000 , mqro from his
salary as general , lo which position ho
had been restore J $20,000 , a year in all ,
or $500 a wcokr Where are a good many
families thafitiAnago to struggle along
on ( iveii less mutimlhal , The book win
furnish a fund uhat will support Mrs ,
Grant and all'j/f'fhb ' sons of the house
who beoin t < ] boVfilliiigi ; industrious and
active , but to | > liitlc ) tliu special trainm" :
which enabjo-r-niahlo do what the world
wants done mfc is willing to nay for.
JlrH. Grant Jh HOfii'illy ' anil technically
"not at hoiiiol' to-1 visitors , hut HIU ! to-
coives her int'rimtju'friends quietly again ,
and. licr talC rjws mnoh upon her duatl
Iioro and tfiuini * remarkable travels.
Nellie Sartoi'U } H coming tifjaiu. Tim
poor girl h ; $ Ifty. a html time of it , anil
in said to wisli Uuvtt she had never Ijccn
born. .i -l
r TOAV.V.
Thau n Year Old , \d-
nuibtoii Itaiika Ht-nvlly on tliu
Fit tu ro ,
AIUMSTON , Nfb , , Feb. 8. fCorrcs-
poiultmco of the lii.u. ] Adamston is fcitu-
atcd near the center of Mi-rrick county ,
about ten mjlps noitliwest of Cuiitrnl
City , and on the U. & M. survey from that
city to St. Paul. It is a new town not yet
u year old , but bids fair to bo un import
ant location , having nil abundant Mipply
of good water supplied by I'rairio creek ,
which is perhaps a hundred miles in
length , running through a very line , lev
el , grain and grass growing country , and
right hero wo have some of the wealth
iest fatock-rais-ers ami thriftiest fannpiv.
to bo found in any part of the stato.
Three chinches \\liich would do credit
to nny city , are in sight of the town , rep
resenting the energy and spirit of the
Baptist , Methodists , and Evangelical so
ciotles.
The school at present taught by a very
able teacher who has foremost position in
the state , ranks among the best to bo
found in the county. But this is not all.
The people take such a spirit and love for
education tiiat not unfrequontly hereto
fore , graduates from Bowdoln college ,
Maine ; state normal , Pennsylvania ; nor
mal school , Toronto , and Albert Univer
sity have in turns taught in our schools.
The general store that nt present sup
plies the demands of the people , is a
good one , and most anything kept hero
may bo found in Omaha.
Tlio postollico kept by a mugwump
postmaster , gives ontirn satisfaction.
K. 11. Hanson and Win. Nichols are
the live men that push the butter and
cheese business.
The creamery has boon running all
winter as there is moro cows in tills than
any other part of the county. Sullleient
milk is supplied to make lucrative work
by keeping up the business.
The county superintendent resides near
the town.
Notary business is also represented by
competent men. *
A blacksmith would do well hero.
For the past six weeks our weather has
been very snug. And if the superstitious
fable of Ground llog bo true , wo may
calculate as much more which will do us
for this time. Yet if a big crop is the re
sult , as Is the case , we will submit with
pleasure. C. D. Cu.vr.MAX.
A TIUUV1NG M2IJUASICA TOWN .
Uiirnott'H Prosperous Career A
Flour flllll Wanted.
DUUNCTT , Neb. , Fob. 8. [ Corre
spondence of the BEK.J Burnett is as
enterprising a village as can bo found
west of the Missouri river. Men of
public spirit and determination are at
the head of its affairs. Nearly every
branch of business is represented hero ;
new stores and dwellings arc springing
up in our midst almost like magic. Our
school house , which was considered largo
two years ago , has been replaced by one
of three times its capacity. We need
more men of moans , and must have such
who are willing to put their siiouldor to
tlio wheel and help the town. Our great
est need is a No. 1 steam roller process
lloiir mill. Our people are ready to en-
eourago such an onterpriso. The coun
try about will support it , to say nothing
of the immense business that would ac
crue to it from the west , and along tlio
line ot the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley railroad , which runs directly
through the village. The right man es
tablished hero need look no further for
profitable investment. The country
around us is surpassed by none , buinjr of
a rich , loamy nature , just rolling enough
enough lo neither feel droughts or floods ;
also being settled by as line a class ot
people as reside in any community ,
supporting very liberally with their
means everything that tends to elevate
the standing of the village. Nearly all
the religious denominations are repre
sented Two houses of worship have
been erected , and others are soon to
follow. The G. A. II. Post No. 182 is a
power for ttood , as is also the I. O. O. F. ,
No. 1H. ! The Good Templars lodge is in
a flourishing condition , also the newly
organized assembly of Knights of Labor.
With a few moro Kcirsteds , Linkarts ,
Nowlialls and Burnhams in our midst
Omaha may look well to her laurels.
SINGLE EVE.
Eatl's Early Career.
Popular Science Monthly : When
about 10 years old his father litted up for
him a small work shop , and there he con
structed models of sawmills , lire-engines ,
steamboats , steam-engines , electrical ami
other machines. One of the pasttimes
of his childhood \yasto take in pieces and
put together again the family clock , and
at 12 years he was able to dp the same
with a patent lover watch , with no tools
but his pocket knife When 13 misfor
tune ovoitook his father , and ho had to
withdraw from school and work his
own way. His parents went _ to St. Louis
in 1833 and ho went with them. Tlio
steamer was burned in the night on the
way there and holandvd , barefooted and
coatless , on the very spot now
covered by the abutment of the great
steel bridge which he designed and
built. The only opening in the way of
business that otlcred was to sell apples-
on the street , and by this means lor a
few months ho sustained himself and as
sisted in supporting hi.s mother and .sis
ters. In time ho obtained iv situation
with a mercantile linn , where ho ro-
niained for five years. One ot Iho headset
ot the bouse having an excellent library ,
gave him access to it and he used his op
portunity well lo .study subjects bearing
upon mechanics , machinery , civil engi
neering and physical science. In 1830 ho
obtained employment as a clerk or pur
ser on a Mississippi river steamer. Ho
again made the best use of his oppor
tunity lo acquire that complete knowl
edge of the great river which ho was
afterward able to turn to such good ac
count in the noble enterprises ho so
fortunately carried into eflect. In 184'J
lie constructed a diving-boll boat to re
cover the cargoes of sunken steamers.
This was followed with a boat of larger
tonnage , provided with machinery for
pumping out the sand anil water and
lifting the entire hull and cargo of the
vessel. A company was fcmneil to oper
ate tills device , and it soon had n busi
ness that covered tlw entire Mississippi
river from Balixo to Galena ,
and even branched into some
of its tributaries. By his methods a great
many valuable steamers wcrp set afloat
mid restored to usefulness which it would
not previously have been possible to save ,
as they would have been buried very
hoon beneath the river spuds. It was
while engaged in this business that I ID
gained a thorough knowledge of the lawn
\yhich control the flow of silt-bearing riv
ers , and of the Mississippi ho was able to
hay years afterward that there was not a
streteh in its lied litty miles long between
St. Louis and Now Orleans in which lie
had not stood upon the bottom of the
fetniam beneath the shelter of the diving-
bell.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Klio Know It.
Detroit Frco Press : As the morning
train going west drew up at Brighton the
other day an old lady with the legendary
satchel was helped aboard the coach by
the hrakcman. Instead of entering it * > ho
passed into tlio smoking ear and took a
teat. Pretty soon thn brakeman put his
head into thu door and called :
"Madame , this is the smoking ear. "
"Yes , " she replied , as she investigated
her satchel.
"Tho rear car is for ladles , "
"Yes. "
As hho made no movement toward
changing cars the olllehil stepped up to
her a'ud said ;
"Madam , Iho no\t coach Is for la
dies. "
"I know it , " she replied.
"Tnis is the smoking ear. "
"Don't 1 know it , " she snapped , "and
didn't I como hero to take a smokoV Do
you eiippose I haven't traveled enough to
know what car to get in when I want to
raisu the wind oil' my stomach i\itli a
few wliifftat tho- pipe ? "
She leaned over and took n lighted
cigar from the man ahead , touched of
her pipe , and after blowing out a few
whirl's of blue Biuoko she , quietly ob
served :
"That's why I never travel on the ac
commodation train , It nover'has no de
cent place lo wnoKo in. "
TO
ACES. Et
IS
1Y
One of tliG Best awl Lwyest Stoefosiiii the U.S.
to Select from.
No Stairs to Climb Elegant Passenger Elevator ,
M. BURKE & SONS ,
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS ,
OEO. llUUKri , Mnnojror ,
UNION STOCK YARDS , OMAHA , NEB.
Iir.FKUF.N'Cr.Si Morchntits nnd Farmers' n.ink , Dnvlcl Cltr. Noh. , l\o-\rney National Ilatik.Kon r
noy.Nob. ; Columbus Stntc Hunt , Colunibug , Nob. ; .MuUonuM'a Hank , North 1'lntto , Nub. OtunhA ,
Nntloual Itnnk , Uittiihn , Neb.
Will pay ouatotnors' drnft with bill of lading attached , for two-thlnU value of stock.
JOLLY "DICK" SIMS.
Wonderful Kvporienco of the
Whom tlie President 1'nrdonod.
\ Louisville special of Fob. filh , says :
George 11. Sims , whom the president to
day pardoned out of the honthern Illi
nois ponitcntinry , whore ho was serving
a live years' sentence for participating
in a conspiracy to defraud the grvern-
mont , was onou a well-known character
acotit Louisville. Ho has hail n most
oyenlful lifo nutl is truly a man with a
history. George , or "Uiok , " as lie was
familiarly known liorc , was otic of four
sous of tv wealthy lather , who lived at
Columbus Ohio. Just prior to the con
solidation of the old Louisville
Courier and. Journal , George ,
who had already developed
a roving temperament ami Jiad for si-v-
eral years been a wandering printer ,
dropped in on the Falls City and got a
"sit" in the old Courier job ollieo. lie
was a line printer then , a genial follow ,
ami soon became a favorite in the olllce.
Ho was a confirmed sport at that time
ami "blow in" all his money against faro
as fast as ho got hold of it. While lie
was yet working at tlio case in the
Courier job rooms , his father dic'l , leav
ing $180,000 , to bo divided equally be
tween the lour boys , their stater and
mother. George was found in Louisville
by bis brothers anil the quartette led a a
guy life , gambling continuously , until
the fortune soon melted away ; but before
going broke George went to Cincinnati ,
whoio ho mailo a "still' " play against a
faro game , from which lie arose penni
less. Ho came b.ick to Louisville and
took cases on the Courier-Journal. Ho
continued his light against the "ligor , "
unable to resist the fascination , ami liv
ing fast. At times ho made very heavy
Winnings , but iu the end it drifted back
to the colters of the gamblers , ami ho con
tinued to "blow in" all he mado. Ho
swore oil'for a time , and , will ) tlio help
of friends , purchased tlio Slock Yards
hotel. In a fracas at his ho'el one night
bo was shot through the hand. This de
formed tha member and rendered him
unable to work at his trade. His hotel
business failed , and poor Sims found
himself once moro penniless on the world ,
this time unable to fall back on his trusty
"stick. "
sojrn GOOD sroiuns.
Discouraged at the outlook here , Sims
went to Chicago , where ho was next
heard of through his newspaper adver
tisements as a divorce lawyer , lie
achieved considerable nn.savoiy reputa
tion in this line , and at last had to aban
don it and seek other Holds. Next lie
turned up in Indianapolis as a pension
attorney , and his connection with the ob
taining from the government of an ille
gal claim of $ ! 50OUU got him his term of
confinement from which ho has just been
released.
Several good stories are current there
nmpnu George's old chums. Ono is that
while serving as a federal soldier in Ten-
tlicir'supe
it afterward. Some years after the war
this ollieer settled in Nashville and pur
chased a palatial residence. George was
often heard to curse himself roundly for
giving his eliief ollicor the money with
which to purchase this palace.
While playing against faro in No. SO
Infill street one night , George got into a
badstrcak of luck and lost a largo roll. Ho
jumped up , jerked the logolVono of the
tables , and proceeded to demolish the
furniture of the establishment. Ho was
u perfect llerculcso , weighing 250 pounds ,
uiul no one interlered with him.
.Many other stories are told by printers
and sporta , who have a lively memory of
"Old lick , " as they call him.
While a young man Sims married an
Indiana girl. JJuringtlio time time ho
practiced law in Chicago , she practiced
medicine as a female spiritualist. George
served gallantly as a federal boldicr dur
ing the war , being promoted for service
in the Held to the rank of captain , ft is
told on him that after the war ho lied his
crippled arm up in a sling till it became
still in that position , applied for and ob
tained a pension.
A Jtorlin woman lately attempted lo
kill herself by drinking live ounces of
kcrosono. She became unconscious , but
was fully restored to health in three or
four days. The Deiitsfho VVochcii'.olirift
telh of a man who drank habitually an
ordinary liquor glass of petroleum several
times weekly without any disagreeable
eoiiPcqnoneos.
An rmlUnt Ktr"ltnit' ! > iiU of fiq iblto UMOFBow UMlpwtS *
l f * * * f rfcujv f. i 4 14 A I t.wi * i 01 ' Tf J it fcri
Lu * f f' IKkrrfMI jt.t louf gr * " c or tln.ai > t f f I'-t f rl " T
H * J. , P4t ifUf 4LylHU It. fcltGfcUl fct J * * *
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1'rc 1JV.uipii.Jura > ' Nfl
Utl ' .
voua il'lty. Ixwt Man.
lii l , c.hn-lni { trlial In vn' aovcry know n n-inody
"M'Jljroierodajunplewl Yirini.c
lltlj.t.i ] IH | fcllownirerfr < AiIdnM
J. U. lim L3. U CJutlun ttrcct. uw Vort Citr.
HEN ,
You are ixllinf c4ajret trialoflhltli/daut of tue ute
of lr.Dfo' Ci Icliraiixl Voltaic IU.lt.llli Mutrli hu. ,
pcnsory AM > llinr < i , for tbo upctsljrtllcf nnd per.
inanentciuvut Arrau < JirMtllii. lunanf n/u'ifynnil
41tnhvo < 3. nud nil Llnilral trouhl a. Also for ninny
bluerilbuuco. Completercstnratlunto IlialthVlcur ,
and Manluxxl ( niaruitU'ctl. f-o ri k IH lui urn-d. Illut-
trat-i'l ji.ii , ihlit in r < il./Irftcl peinalli'"lfri'ol > yuV
The Great Invention ,
For EASY WASHING ,
IN HARD OR SOFT , HOT OR COLD WATER
irttliaut Jlann to P.tlUlIOorlTJJiDS ,
nnd pavllculmly adapted to ir I-MI Climates ,
No family , rich or poor , should bo wltliont It.
Sold by all ( lroc rs , but l > ra ro of vllo 1ml
Utlons. lliJLRT. XJi Is mai ifacturc (
only uy
JAMES PYLE. NEW YORK :
HAIR'S
Asthma Gure.
Till1 ! Invnlunhlo epocinc icndlly nnd pormn-
nontly curi. nil kinds of Aotlunn. Tlio most
nbbtlnnto nnd lonir slnndlntr cnsos yield prompt
ly to ll < wonderful oiulns proportion. It li
known throughout the Moild for Its innIvnloil
ofllcncy.
J. Ij. OAI.DVVnTJ , , cltv of Lincoln , Nob. , writes ,
Jnn. KIbSt : Since usliu ; Dr. Hnir'H Ai-tlunn
Ctuc , for iiinio tlinn ono yonr , my wlfo tins boun
I'litlruly well , niul not even sjmjitom of the
dlsonso hn nniipinpil.
WILLIAM IJKNN'ETT , lilohhmd , Town , writes ,
Kov.Iid , 18SI : I hnvo been ullllctud .with liny
Fcrcr nnd Ahthmii slneo lb.V . I loltunid your
dlioctlnim nnd nm hnppy to 'ny Hint I never
elcpt bnttor In my lifo. I nm dad tlmt I nm
uuiontr thu many wlio c.m sjienk EO favouibly of
yonrtotncdlos. . . .
Avnlunblonipaffo trcntl o ronlnlnlnjrBtmlliu
Pioof fiom ov rv st ito In the U. 8. , Cunmln and
On-lit nutnln. will bo mnllod upon npplloatlon
Any diugglst not hnvluu It In stoclt will pro-
cuio It
Railway Time
OMAHA.
Tno following la the tltno of nrrtral and depart -
part in oul1 tinlns by Control Stnndurd time ut
the local depots. Tinlnsof the C. , St. 1' . , M. &
O. nrrlvo nnd ilopiut from tholr dupot. corner
or nth nnd Webster streets : trains on tlio JJ. &
M. , C. , II. te 0. nnd K. C. , St. J. & C. II. from the
11. & M. depot : nil others from the Union 1'iiclllo
depot.
UHIDGK TRAINS.
wnlenvo 1) ) . I' , ilopot at 0 : 3
H7a.'i : 8:00 8:10 : 8 MII 10:00-llt'0a. : ' ra. , 1:00 :
! : ) 1:50-11 : fl:001:00 : l:01-ZM-b'M-V-M : :
0:10 : 7:00 : 11:10 : p.m.
Leave trnnifor for Oimihn n 7:18 : R 8:15-0:30 : :
B9:4. : U 10'ii-IOi7 : : : 11:17 n. m. : lir : ! 2ll : !
- 4JtO-3:37-lJ : : : ; : 75:4 > - : . :57:207 : : :50- :
llUp. : ( m.
Arrival nnd donnttuio of tiiUns from the
trnnsfor ilopot at Council lllun-s :
HEl'AI'T. AltniVE.
HEl'AI'T.CIUCACO
CIUCACO
0I5A. : J . . . . Mull and H.\ptx--3 7:00 : l .M.
12:40 r.M . AccommodiitUm 4-.JO i > . jrJ
Or-Mr. 3i , Uxpresss. U:13A.3t : (
ClIlOAdO & HOCK IS
0:13 : A.M
7:15 : A. M AccnmiiinUtitlon / > : ) ! . > - ,
6 : U r. M . . .KMUOM . . . . :13Ac :
uo , MII/M'AITICEE i BT. PAUI * .
0:10A.3i : ilull ami i\prosa. : . . . 7OQj'.Ji. :
S:4J : l' . II Uvpit'sB 0:15. : .31
ciiiciAtio , utriu.iMmi.N , v QUINCV.
d.MA. M . . . .Mull itnd Il.xpresa , OrtOr.
ij.'lUr. Jt . . . Uiprc-cs : I54.1
vtiiAsm , ST. I.OUH fc pAcmo.
2l.rir. : M.Local.Ft. Louis Lxprcss 1-octil
3WJl' . M.TinnafurSt. IxJtiiH llv .Tnnmtfr.il :20 P. '
ICANSAH CITV. HT , JOB * COUMC1I. IIUDI'IH.
2T : > A. M Miiiliuul IUprub3
U:00 : v.ji Uxptusa . . . .
CIS XnCITV & I'ARIllU.
UXKA.M Sioux City Mall 7:00i-.v :
d-JJII" . M Hf. I'1"1 Kxpioss 0 : : A.
Dtpiirt. WKSTWAItU. AirlV. .
A.M. I' . M. UNION I'AU I'lO. A.M. i . , .
. . .I'ucltlo Kxpriju. . 7i10il
10:10n : Dciuor lixpinss 4lUu ;
O. .V ItHl' . VALLUV.
. .Mull nnd Kxpiutd.
II. * M. IN NIIII.
6:10u : .Mail and
Dopait. SOUTItWAUI ) . ArHi'o
"A."M. I r. M. slfBsoi'Hi rACinc. A. Ji.
U--MH .lav Kxpruea
. . .Nlirht r. pross. , . .
K.U..ST. J. & 0. II.
8:451 : > . . .Vni I'lnttsinoiilh , .
Depart. jfOUTHWAUl ) . " Arrive.
A. M. I r. M. I 0. hT. ! . . JI. & ( J. A. M. P.M.
bM.i : ! . .bloux City Niprus-i. .
Accoiniiiod'ii I0:00o :
Impart. I'.ASTVVAItl ) . _ Arilvo
"
"A. M. i r. Ji. I _ . II & Q. I A.M. i % 2T
V -M \ G.OO I .Via l'mttaiiiuutli. . . . | vxo r is
HTOCIC YAltni ) TUAUIS
Will leave U. V. dnpol. ( Jiniilm , ut tl ; <
10:16-lUMiu : : m. ; ' : ll ( 'I:5-r"ip. : ( : ; in.
l < fnvoStouh Yiiida for Omnliit nt7:55 : 10U5a. :
m.i li.0lf \ lIO-i:07- : ! : - : : : o p. in.
N fK A trulnsdnilv ; Il.dnlly oxccpt Bnndnyj
O , dully oic-opt KnturJny ; I ) , dully ojttcpt Won
n r.
ESIAEIISHED USED IN ALL
PARISOFTHE
WORLD
Uua and Price * on npiiltr < < il < > n. F-oJdby
nil Uiu 'ht I'lirrlnua Iniliiiiix un. | liculera.
CINCINNATI , U. S. A ,
Cuulu Aildrix.1. COO cm ,
IS CONJUCTii ) : ) 11V
ILoyal Havana lottery
MOOVI IIKMKMT INSTITUTION'
Drawn at Havftna , Cuba , Febrmry 13-27,100 5
( A ( lOVI.IINMK.sr INnmi IOM
JlcKets lul'illlisJioleBiJ ; ; 1 motions pro
rum.
bubjut to no mnnlpulutlon , not contiolliHl liy
Hit putilos In uitorfkt. UJi the Imrost uiin
tliu mituioof uliitiicun | Dni tunL-
1'iir IjclvolHiipiil ) lo rillllHV iV
wny , M. V. City : .M. O1TJAB fc fit. , 619 Jllill
fruit. Kiiiismi Cilj'i Mu. , IT jyjj ; Kiirunm
Uiuulm.