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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1886)
I THE OMAHA. DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 22. ISSG.-TAVTSLYE PAGES. HIE SALT WELL SITUATION , \ Yfork Accomplished By the Contractors and , the State Board's Pojition. A LITTLE INNOCENT KILLED. A Pnsscnccr Trnin Mangles n Child Near MIITonl Another .lob Kor tlic I'.alhvny Commission Other Llnoolti News. IrnoM Ttir. nurs MSroi.snntEin.1 , Thu salt well business is proving to bo n big elephant for the pnrtic who Itavo the contract for sinking it , and" Ihu en tire present month is being used up hi work that has become oxpocled. The veil caved at a depth of 1,000 feel , \rlicro H was cuppocd solid rock would abound , rendering casing unnecessary. Meanwhile - while , now nnd heavier machinery lias bad to be shipped in from the cast , and the second 1,000 feet cannot we.ll be com menced upon before the 1st of the month. Thu contractors , however , nro men of business reliability and under bonds for the completion of the work , and they say it will be finished , no matter how expen sive. Meanwhile , the Western Salt asso ciation , that wants a loasc on thu basin , and that has stated their belief that they could make salt at a prolit with the pres ent strength of brine found , arc waiting for results , although there arc evidences ntloat that the company or its agents are not regarding the board of lands nud buildings witli the greatest possible favor. Hut tlio board will not spend $50hi ( ) ) of tlie slate funds in experimenting witli dykes , ditches and basins with brine that is just one-half the test that is standard at salt worjcs. The true position of at- fairs is in no way represented in tlie editorials in tlie State Journal which , true to the instincts of that organ , is ready to assist in a job if ono can be found. There arc a great many people in Lincoln who do not understand the" state of alfairs , and the impression that is set afloat by interested parties that the board of lands and buildings is standing in the way of a great industry , and t he large inveslmcnt of money at Lincoln , i s n false impression and one that any busi ness man who will take the pains to un derstand the position of the board would BO designate it. 1 lie bill pas > cd for tlie de velopment of the salt interests of the state contemplates tlie expenditure of . > 0,000 if necessary to develop the work , but it docs not contemplate the expenditure in experiments with a low grade of brine in attempts by solar evaporation , to make it come up to marketable tests. The board , if guaranteed the cost of nulling in cxperimenlal work , have ex pressed a willingness to make the con tract , but the interested parties arc not ready to stand behind the board in case thu experimint proves a failure. CHILD KILLED IIV THE OAKS. Yesterday , as the 15. & M , pa-sengcr train was coining over tlie Columbus branch , in rounding a sharp curve this Bide of Milford a jiltlo child was dis covered on thu track between the rails. In an instant the engineer applied the nir brake , but to stop was impossible , nnd the engine struck , tlie child , man- cling it badly and in a half hour it was " ucad. Tlie" passengers shared in the oxcitemr.nl at the time , and the parents of the child , wlioso names are Porter , and whose homo was near Ihu track at the place of the accident , were frantic witli grief. All thai could lie done wallic work of the most willing hands. The parents with their child were brought lo Lincoln on thu train , the child dying on the road. They returned to their home later in the day. No blame is attached to the train men , the passengers saymgthat the sharp curve rendered ii impossible for tlie engineer to sec any distance ahead. STATE HOUSE ITE.M-- ' The rail1 , / -.J-"u . , , ay commission are in receipt ol H letter from a farmer in tiago county who asks ! ? 18 of tlio railway company in exchange for hogs run over bv the cars nud murdered in cold blood. 1'he letter recites that tlio company have paid no attention to demands for payment and the matter is put in the hands of the com- mission. By the time that body has ex pended a week of the high-priced secre taries' time in llie matter , it is hoped the payment will bo collected. Thomas Scrvcle , who has just returned from his California trip , has deposited with the war relics at the cabinet in tlio fccrctary of states' ollicn , a relic of in- tcresl , it being a piece of wood from the first tort built by Sutler in the Sacra mento valley in 1841. Judge Samuel Maxwell , of the supreme court , was in Lincoln yeslerdav consult ing legal volumes in the state library in Ciises awaiting decisions. (5eo. P. Wintcrstein , deputy secretary Gl state , is home from thn Norfolk reuif- fen bron/.ed like a veteran of the sixlius. CIS which he is ono. CANDIDATES ABOUT TOWN. Church Howe. Mill tarries in Lincoln firing holes in tlm bottom of Weaver's ship of slate and a republican , far re moved from the factional forces of iho two men , expresses it as his opinion that Chun h's auger was striking a good many nails that Weaver hail driven vrhoru tlioy would do the most good. Loandcr Uerrani , of the gubernatorial race course , came down from Columbus yesterday , and Captain Hill , of Beatrice , a candidate for secretary of state , was yesterday a passenger homeward. CITY miKvmr. * . Dnteelivo Pond returned from fiales- burg. 111. , yo.sio.rday , where ho has been firmed with n requisition for tlio return of one Charles Maul. This is the man who has Deen shad owed as the possible murderer of Kiehorn. who was found dead near this city anil who , it was generally believed , committed suicide. Tlio governor of fered a reward of ? 000 for the arrest of the murderer and this Is the first stop taken toward ferreting out the mystery. The man is now in the county juil'uwaft- ing trial. At tlio fair grounds yesterday work was commenced on the building of the immense refrigerator that will have a house built around it and in which the dairy products nnd exhibits \\-ill bo kept. To the exhibitors In this cja. s of products - ducts tlds accommodation for thym will bo appreciated. S. 11. H. Clark and E. L. Reed , the former of Omaha and the lattnr from the legendary town of Weeping Wati r , were in Lincoln yesterday on Missouri Pacilio business. II ( Srossliams. Sutton ; A. W. Miller , Wauoo ; 1) . K. Welch , Graf Ion. nud J. A. Vandorburg , Frliwd , wcr Ncbraskans in Lincoln yesterday. EOOIAL nossir ov TIIK WHEK. Ono of ihn largest intended of the numerous and muchly advurii cd church sociable. * was held Vvcdncsdav evening at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. 1-Mdy on R nnd Twenty-fourth streets , in the inter ests of tlio Methodist church. The hand some grounds were brightly illuminated , the lawn was the parlor , pantry aim kitchen comuinttd , and four hundred peo- jilo wore fed and there yet remained sev eral well tilled baskets of provisions. The miracle was not in the number that was fed , but in tlie amount that was oaten by the guests and the nuuibor of young men wno expedited bourd bills was very great. Wednesday evoninsr , nt 1010 J strcot , Dr. il.,1. Winnutt was united in mar riage to Mtss Ora Shepanl. Rev. S. 1) . Badger'of Rautoul. Ill. performing the curcir 'ivin the. presence ot a select - num > < r of fneids of the. contracting 1 I ir.lt . > FAUN AM ST l.MOFARNAMST u ir.MlFAHNAM ST n I l.MliFAKNAM ST IMfl FAUX AM ST lulliFARNA.M ST 1510FARNAM ST r.lli FARNAM ST K.lli FAUNAMST IMOrARNAM ST 1M9 FAUXAM ST i rl' ' FAUNAMST 151II FAUNAMST MB1JIFAUNAM ST HID FAUNAMST m FAUNAM ST l" 1ARNAM ST DON'T FORGET THE NUMBER , 19 Farnam Ten Doors West of tlie Southwest Cor. of Farnam and 15th Sts. , is MAYNE We have the largest list of bargains in the city and some of the choicest , property for sale now in the market. "We are agents for lots in almost every addition to Omaha , chief among which are. faf ' Which has just been placed 011 the market by the owner , with ns as sole agents , lots on north 29th street , only a mile-and-a-half from the postomce. The lots are east and west front and overlook the city. Very easy terms. Has just been placed on the market , and a lot in this beautiful addition is a safe investment. It is located on Leavenwort st. , and adjoins Hanscom Place. We will give you the easiest terms obtainable. Is located within a mile-and-a-half of the postomce , just south of Mayne's 2d add. Lots range in price from $90 and upwards. Very easy terms. We are sole agents. The best known addition in the city. It is being rapidly built UID by a fine class of people. We have choice lots at from $550 to $750 on very easy terms. We will build you a house on Payments. The finest and nearest acre property on sale , to be closed out at once. Don't forget the name and number , . . . . ia.a.w.jife' iLjK. i > = wsir 'iSri ! ir.10 FARNAM ST l'.i FARNAM ST 151 ! ) FARNAM ST 151U FAR NAM ST 151H FARNAM ST J151S ) FARNAM ST 1519 FARNAM ST 111 ! ) FARNAM ST 151 ! ) FARNAM ST 151 ! ) FARNAM ST 1519 FARNAM ST 151 ! FAUNAMST 1519 FAUN AM ST ir.ltt FARNAM ST 151 ! ) FARNAM ST 1519 FARNAM ST 1510 FARNAM ST 1510 FARNAM ST parties. The bride ia the accomplished ' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 15. K Shop- hard , and Dr. Winnett is one of Iho comparatively - paratively now cilizeus of J-ineoln who lias already laid Ihe foundation 9f a suc cessful business in the city of his choos ing. The couple were ttio recipients of numerous handsome presents , as well as voluminous congratulntionsjt'offl friends. _ A very ' " t musical programme was rendered at tlie rooms of Lyon & Hcaly Wednesday evening by Prof. Saxby , Mr. Mallory , Mr. Hagcnow. Mrs. Parks , Mrs. Ee.ebo and Miss Uartrufl. and to those fortunate enough lo bu in attend ance , the cnte.rtaiument was a surprise , as well as all that could bo askcci. The programme had among its numbers some very choice selections , both vocal and instrumental , all of which were en titled to especial mention. It is under stood that a liku entertainment wul be arranged again for an early day. The winter mouths carnival in the line of progressive euchre wa ? opened \N ednosday evening , and like its partner , the bivalve of Iho It-months , it appeared as an introductory that early in the sea son. The party was given by Miss Frost at the residence of Mr. aud Mrs. Swan , and oy those fortunnte as guests of the evening , it is reported as delight ful. The usual royal and booby prizes added jscst and energy to the entertain ment. The Homo for the Friendless hold its pound party on Friday evening , and aside from the lanre number in attend ance , many pounds of coed things worn contributed to the homo by those who find it imposbiblo lo attend. The mana gers at home made the evening pass very pleasantly for all present , and iho occa sion to all was a gratifying succosa. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Kdwards wore agnsoably surprised one evening tlio past week by the appearance at their home of the members of one of the mission bands of the M. E. church , who brought their luncheons with them , aud who in tno course of tlio evening presented to Mr. and Mrs. Edwards valuable gifts tis eoiiveuirs of the ornnt. E. J-l. Whitmorc , of Itoyd's opera house Omaha , was combining business with n visit lo friends at the stale capital yester day. 'John L. McConnell has returned from n month visit with his fatuity at Idaho Springs , Uolo. The family remain there for eovcral weeks yet. Mrs T. Maryland visited nt her former homo , Platismouth. the past week , where slni has many old-time Iricnds and ac quaintances. Miss Jennie McKay is a guest this week with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ware. Mr. amlMrs. Jacob North are enjoying a visit from their daughter , Mrs. ,1. W. Paddcford , of Danville. 111. J. P. Walton and family have gone eastward for n visit at Chicago and other points in that immediate vicinity. Sam Cox , the Lincoln correspondent of the Omaha Herald , Is recuperating In the mountains of Colorado and rounding up stock on ono of his Colorado cattle ranches. Sam may not bo exactly a cut tle king , bul ho has start enough thatwny to bo a crown prince. Mrs. Jennie F. Holmes , of Tccumseh , was in Lincoln tlio past week , n delegate to the ftatu prohibition convention that met in this citv. MM. (1. E. Van Every , of Plattsmouth , was visiting relatives and friends in Lin coln the past week , her former homo. Mrs. Dr. Hoover is enjoying n vis't ' the present week from Mrs. J. S. Glover and daughter , \7atorloo , la. , relatives of Mrs. Hoover. A. C. Cass Is one of the Colorado tourists who rr.tnrucul from t no weal the last week happy and invigorated. The Plutcs of llaruoy Valley , Nov. , and thereabouts an ; fcajting on ducks anil jjeeso. All they require lo secure a wugou load of those fowls is a stout stick of convenient length. The young birds are found down near tlio swamps in vast numburs , and the Indians wade through the tulcs , slaying all they can carry away in a short tinio. Wnshburu's b-\t Hour , $3 per cwt. at Hoimrod's. THE WORK OF THE COWBOY The Plains-Beaming Cattle Why Fences are Not Wanted. j.iie trlfiincof Cattle in a Snowstorm Methods of aiarfclnB Hard Work for the Cowboys. FORT LAUA.MIE , August 14 , Cowboys are talked about in the newspapers as often as sea-serpents , and with about as much accuracy. The real cowbov if he is not quite so romantic an object as the cowboy of fiction , is certainly a more useful member of society. Few p oplc in the cast seem to know what a cowboy's work really is. Catllo roam freely all over the prairie states which make up the cow country. There are a great many largo ranches tinder fence , but these are , after all , only as specks on the grcal open sea of rolling grass. Each slock owner marks Ins cattle by branding them , and also by clipping their cars in various shapes and cutting what are known as "wattles , " on their dew laps. All of these combina tions are registered by the state stock as sociations , just as the federal government registers irado marks ; so that , if you Pec n steer witli three horseshoes side by side branucdon his left shoulder , and the loft car cropped , and the right ear sharpened you have only to look in the brand book to wo that ho belongs , say , to the Anglo- American Land and Callle company. These caltle have all to be gathered by their owners every summer in order that the steers ready for the market may be selected and driven to the nearest rail way for shipment to Chicago , and that the spring calves may be marked before they are old enough to leave their mothers and thus bo left without means of idcutilication. Whan one loams that the winter storms somitlttot drift cuttlo hundreds of miles from t'.io home range , it seems as if it would be impossible for the owners to recover them. And so it would if it were not for the system of "rounding up , " or co-operation among the owners in collecting their ] stock. Every owner of any importance belongs to the stoou association of tlio state. If ho does not , ho has to keep Ins cattle fenced , and this is not only a great ex pense to him for a fence requires con stant watching and repair but it is also n positive source of loss unless ho sup plements his pnsluro system by tlio stall-foeding system , whicti lias not yet been found prolitablo. For in the snow storms tlio cattle will keep drifting in the direction of the btonn , in order not to have the driving snow in their faces , and if they are stopped by the barbed wire on the leeward side of the pa turo , they will stay right there , often until the young stock and weaker among the cows < < ie from hunger and exposure. Where they nre not fonccd they will keep on drifting till they find shelter in some canon or under the leo of a hill , and manage to live on what grass they can get through the snow. Each stale is divided inlo "round-up" sections. In each of these sections there will bo perhaps soniH ten or twenty "out- tjls. " The foreman of one of these out- lits is appointed general foreman of his round-up by the sleek association , aud the foremen and riders ot the other out- tits in that section have to < : b y hi * or ders during tlio general round-up , which is conducted under the regulations of the stock association , Each of the outlils in the section scuds a wagon and ait their riders , sometimes only six or seven in number , aud sometimes in largo outhls as many as twenty , to the round-up. The wagons carry the "bucks' " beds and the provision * lor the expedition , and each wagon hts with it tlio boss of theoutlit , a cook , and two horeo herders , called the "day wrangler "and the "night wrangler. " These two min have to look after the "bunch" f cow ponies , of which each riiur ( has a "siring" of from half a dozen U > ! a dozen. These ponies arc ridden in rotation , and those not in liso are herded'by tlio wranglers near the wagon while they rest nnd graze. The "workV' wliola round-up tjio | lo Cpimtri OO' Yihsou ill its section , and in ' the 6o ur&c o'f general round-up every acre of land in ino whole great expanse of the co\v country is searched and the calllc arc gathered from it. The round-up worxs along the streams , and the wagons always camp on the bank of a creek. Early in tlio morn ing sometimes , wlien the day's work is a heavy one. long before daylight all the riders , perhaps'lOO or 150 men , gather at the round-up boss's wagon. He slarls along Ihe creek with his hllle army , and at intervals sends off little "mobs" of half n dozen men , who spread out to the right and left of the creek. At the end of the morning's "circle ridings" these riders all meet at a designated spot on the crock called the "round.up ground , " some live or ten miles from where they started. To the round-up ground they drive all of the catlle they have gath ered , and here the horse wranglers , who hnvo driven the ponies to the round-up ground , are waiting for the boys to take fresh mounts. As soon as all the men have como in from "circle , " and changed horses , tlio work of "cutting" the cattle , or dividing them according to the marks on them , begins. There are. perhaps -0,000 cattle in all. 1 hese the foreman orders roughly divided into perhaps half a dozen bunches. Then each bunch is taken charge of by the boss and riders of ono of the outfils. The men disnosc them selves in a circle around the bunch , and tlio boss then rides slowly into the surg ing mass of affrighted cattle. 'A hen ho sees a cow with ono of the brands belong ing to his outfit on her he looks to see whether she lias a caif with her. If she has not he leaves her for Ihe presonl , but if she lias ho rides slowly toward her , and as she pushes her way through the other catlle he keeps close nt her heels , and always between her and the centre of the bunch , until she reaches its outer edge. Her instinct is to try to hide from him among tlio other catilo , and when she finds herself on llic outside she makes a desperate effort to dodge past him into the centre 9f the bunch. Hut his active , clever little horse turns and twists about with far moro than the dexterity of a polo pony , and when she finally recognizes that it is hopeless to make any further stugglo she makes a break away from Ihe bunch , lier calf with her. As soon ns she is fairly clear of the bunch the boss rides back into it and loaves her n.nd < her calf to ono of the riders posted on thp outside , who adroitly slips in behind'her and runs her off about n hundred yards to where a man is posted to "hold the cut , " or take charge of Ihn calllo sent out to him by llic boys. When Iho next cow apd calf are cut out thai cow sees tlio , lir&t one anil runs to her with the cow'instinct of uniting when alarmed. ASSOOH-HS half a dozen of them are collected in the cut they are quite easy to. hold , nnd so tlio work proceeds until all of the cows witli calves belonging to ttiaf out-Ill arc out of the bunch. Tliun aho "representatives" ride into tlio bunch. These representativesof whom each wagon on tlio round up usual)1 ] has two or throe , are riders sent from various outfils in adjacent round up sections to drive homo such of their cattle as have strayed off their own section during thu winter. The representatives throw their stock right into the cut with the outfits and then the cut is moved on lo the next bunch nnd that worked in the same way , while another outfit taku charge of tlie bunch just left. . When all tno outlils have cut their cows and calves they work the bundles a second time for tin * dry slock bulls , steers , heifers , and dry calves. The object of making two jubs of it is to diminish tlio chance of any boss running off with calves not his. At the end of the morning's work all of the cattle are in the various outfits' cuts , except those which arc on the range of their owners , that is to say , in immediate vicinity of their ranches. The various cuts are then thrown into one largo herd , which is called the ' 'general cavvy , " and the stock left in the bunches are driven off toward where the round-up worked the day before , so that they may , n&psnju be u-nvl ' ' ou ie round-jro' ijues inlo camp for dinner. The "cavvy" is left in charge of two or three men according to its size , wiio are do- tailed by the general foreman to herd them for that day. They remain on duty , with a brief relief to co into camp and cat. until nightfall. After dinner the wagons moved on a lit tle further along the crceK , and the work of the morning is repealed , but not so much ground covered , ns it is usually 2 or 1) ) o'clock in the afternoon before the 1'irsl round up is completed. The afternoon - noon round up ground is where llic wagons are going to camp for the night. Meanwhile the men on herd drive the cavvy on to this last campground , and wiico the cuts from tlie second round up are thrown into the herd tlie day's work is ovei. At nightfall these herders arc replaced by the first relief , who bed the cattle rtown by crowding them together and riding slowly around them , until , as it grows darker , llm wearied herd lies down for the night. These men are "on" until 10 o'clock , when thfc second relief take tlio herd until midnight ; the third relief takes it until 3 o'clock , and the last relief until the men on tlie cavvy' for the following day relieve them. Jn this way the wurk goes on until the herd becomes too cumbrous to drive from camp to camp , and then it is split up , and men from each outfit are detailed to drive its slock to the home rango. At the end of tlio general round-up , which lasts live or six weeks , each owner has his cattle in his own range , and then tlio outfits arc once more each under the or ders of its own boss. Then each outfit rides over its own range , rounding up the stock and branding the calves. As soon as this is done the first "beef gath erer" begins , and when tlio outfit lias the homo for thi.s roundcd-up range pur pose and driven Ihe beef to tlio railway there are a few days of rcsl for men. Then come later and closer shipments of boot , it nil in December the last work of tlio season , when the bulls are col lected and put in a pasture , whore they are kept until late in the following sum mer. After the bulls are pastured thu cowbovs are thrown out of employment until May , except such of thorn as are re tained to watch tlm pastures and take care of various ranches , EGGS FULL OF WHISKY. A Ttoston Grocer's Device to Kvadc ttm Maine LmwR. Boston Ulobo : Very distinct trails of the frorpeni that bitcth like an adder have been observed in Maine , Rliodo Island and other taates where prohibitory laws are supposed to bo in force , and the DCO- plo who believe In no rum except for medicinal and mechanical purpose * have wondered how the bad ttuff came there , when so many paid oliicials are on hand to prevent it. In Maine it is a criminal offense to sell anything harder than soda water , yet drunken men are scon on the fitrcels of the larger towns every day , and the local judges are kept busy in fining people for being inlox icated. The same results are noticed in Rliodo Island , only to a larger degree. All these symptoms load a philosophical mind to ask : "Where do they got their liquor ? The boots , cats , Mages , and express com panies arc all watched , nnd oycrything husnicions is overhauled and inojK'otcd daily. Whuro docs the liquor como fromv" It comes from many sources. Them are many holes in the legal nkimmer.and every ono leaks a little. In iho h'rt place , a grout deal of liquor , especially boor nnd al , is shipped in barrels to grocers and marked "lUirmudii Ouions , " or "Cincin nati Hams , " or something of the kii'il. Then there are plenty of roasters that como to BoMon loaded with lumber aud j go back lo Maine with a good , supply of warming fluids stored away in fcly nlaee ; nnd delivered to those that want it in boats that land on the nver baiiKs at i-e ! side of lonely woodland roads , nud turn l > .y i tountcr-niovoTjy ' men who waul iheir toddy , ami in spite of heavy lines and imprisonment , of con stitutional amendments and moral sua- j sion , the man who > vants his morning cocktail can get it in any state in the union , provided he wauls it bad enough- I There is a little back ofiico on Congress street , near Franklin street , thai looks very much like a small grocery store , kepi by a ncal old maid. On the counler is a pair of scales , a show case , brown paper , thread , and all the fixtures of a , country store. On the shelves against , the wall are tin boxes full of tea and jars and bottles innumerable. In front of the | counter on tlie I'.oor ' is a largo wooden I egg case capable of holding forty-nine dozens when full , while near by is a small pasteboard box , partitioned off into twelve compartments , in every one of ' 1 which lies n big egg , white aim clean as chalk. In fact they are EO very white that a man would at once suspect them of being nest eggs , such as unskilled pul lets use for patterns when they begin to lay. | "There arc some there , " said the pro prietor , pointing to the box , " that lire as t'roih as any in the city. I'll warrant thomuvery time. " "How much are Ihoy H dozen ? " "Ono dollar. Don'l be in a hurry , " continued the proprietor , with a Himlc. "Just take one of these and try it , and if you say you over saw such eggs before I'll buy you a dozen at any market in Hoston. " Saying this lie took up an egg , loosened the wax that adhered to the small end , drew oiil a plug , inserted n straw , pushed il over the counter , and said : ' Now she's al ! ready. Suck away. " The artist complied , and instead of tasting egg , ho found his tongue assailed by first-class sherry. Thu ugs was no egg at all , but just a glars shall filled with wino and stopped up. "It is one of my idoas1 ' remarked the grocer. "I got it up to soil in Maiuo and other places where such stuff is forbid den. The eggs hold two-thirds of a gill , or two-thirds of n common whiskey glass ; go , you see , ono will furnish a good square drink to any mun who isn't a hog. "Tho eggs are made of common gl s. At first 1 pul on comcntod cloth , but that leaked , and I hud to plug the hole with wood and cover it with white was. That works lirsl-rate. "As yet I have filled them with but three kinds of liquor whiskey , sherry , and clarot. but 1 am going to make some brandy eggs soon. 1 sell my eggs for a $1 a do/.en , and Ihny rolail for iittccn emits e.ueh , though I shall hnvc to asl ; n little moro for thr c. that have brandy. 1 studied up the idea about H month ago , nnd have r.pplied for a patonl on it , which I think I shall get. " "How many have you soldi1" "Oli , I haven't pushed them much on account of not gutting ghus rggs fast enough. I have sold 200 or uOQ dozen in Maine , and have about as many more ready lo ship. As for Rhod Island , I huvc.n't tried that marknt any to speak of. I find my eggs sell very well right hero. People want them as curiosities. If a man is on a train ho can juit reach down into his grlpenc ! . , take out nn og * ' in his hniulkorcniof , put in his straw , ami pull away without aUrncting notice. Uruinmcrs who have used my egg nay it is much bettor limn to drink out of a bottlo. It don't draw any atten tion. " 'An Unl'ulllng limned- , lira ndretII'F Pills euro dyspepsia , or ind gostion , headache , pain in the shoulders , coughs , tightness of the chest , dizziness , sour stomach , bad ta > tu in the mouth , billions attacks , pilpitalion of the ( mart , inllamation of tiio lungs. Pain in the region of the kidneys , and a hundred otlmr painful symptoms are the offspring of dy pu ] iu. Ono or two pills every u iglit for a wcekuro sufuVieut. Mr J-.cf.t ) Hugel , Dayton , O , sny.s ho wo-ild not bo without bl JaeobVi Oil. AN HISTORIC DIAMOND. ' 1 The Wonderful Discovery of a Cincinnati Laborer. A Ocin of ( Jrcnt Vnlnp round lja Lnltornr In nn Oluo Hlvcr Howl- Uci Iletlcvcd to bo ttio Ft- inous I'lRcntt Dlninoiid. Cincinnati Enquirer : The 3d dn.v of August Charles Russell , a young How , worked nt Ihe bowlder-crushing maehlno on Me I'd rial ul strcot , between lilm and Plum. It was his duty Hint day , for lie litul taken tlio plnco of a man who was Rick , to remove tlio crushed bowlders , so nj > not to interfere with the work of the machine , and shovel these that spilled Into tIIP wagons. The work wns new to hltn , but ho gave it tils undivided atten tion. Toward o'clock iti the afternoon he was noticed , or rather afterward , when lliclr nttontiou was called to it , some of his fullow workmen remembered hi * picking up a piece of one of tlu > crushed bowlders and putting it quietly away in his pantaloons pocket. "I'll keep Hint to remember the job by , " ho naively observed to Pal O'llrien , ono of the nidi who stood near him. The following day Russell did not corao to work , and another mn'i was soon found to take ills place. In a few weeks he was forgotten , nnd it is douLilful if any ot Ills fellow-workmen , or the boss oven , could have recalled the man or hi > > name. The day following , which was the -Illi , a man , evidently a laborer , but who was neatly dressed , presented himself at a well-known jewelry .store on Fourth Mrect , and , unking for the proprietor , said : " 1 have a peculiar stone which 1 would like to know the value of a * well a.H what It is. " "Let mo sec it. " Unroll ing a red hiimlnna handkerchief , whieh was tied in t-everal knots , and taking out a buck > kin bat ; , llm man laid a good-sized stone on the counter , which sparkled nnd gllitoniid and shed its rays in all direO' lions. "You arc a fortunate man , " said tlio jeweler. "That stone is worth $ li5,000 ! to $150,000. it weighs 82j carats. What are you going to dowithitr" " 1 shall Mill it , " replied the man. The stone was handed back , and an Knquircr man who chanced to be in the store , and knowing the jeweler well , ventured to remark as tlie man went out : "Where could that follow Lave got such a valuable stonuv Could ho have .stolen it * " " 1 ought to have called the patrol. However , it's 110 all'air of mine. He paid me $3 for my trouble , and I don't know as it a my busi ness to play detective on mv customers. " To a reporter Russell utturwnrd said "Well , 1 didn't steal it. I can tell you , although 1 know it looks ijimur for the likes of mo to bn having so vrluablo a stone. The fact is , the more 1 think of it myself the queerer 1 think it is. Homo up to my loom tmd I'll tell you all about it. " He led the way up a couple of flights of rickety back-stairs and opened the door of a small room , containing a plain boil , one chair and a table , seated himself upon the edge of the bi-d nnd gave the reporter the cliair. "Whom did ! get the stone , you want to know * Well , 1 worked for tlio Uowldor company on McFarland strcot the 5id ot August , and as 1 was watching the big whee1 crush the bowl ders 1 unpied something sinning. "I picked it up and lound tliu diamond fastened into the middln pfli \ $ | , ioivlil" ' j bluck it 0 , UUU ) Bringing it home , picked it out by the aid of a hammer and awJ , and took it to the jew eler , as you saw mo. " "Uut , Charlie , that will make you rich. " "I know it , and 1 inuuu to dispose of it , buy me a little place , and settle down for the rest of my days. " THE JIVSTKHY SOLVEIK In the fall of 180G the celebrated Aaron Hurr , ex-vice-president of the United States , having killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel , paid a visit to ISlcmicrhaaseli's Island , containing 170 acres , -iiid located at the mouth of the Little Kauawhn The head of the house was absent at thu tune , but Mr. Burr was royally entertained by Mrs. F.leunerhassott , a highly accom plishcd lady , who afterward wrote a glowiug account of the distinguished visit. He was accompanied on tins occa sion by a Mrs. Clark , as recorded by Judge Safibrd in his life of the unfortu nate Ulennorhassctt. Uurr , in a letter to Thoodosla Burr ( Mrs A.ihton ) , who was lost at sea in Charles ton ( S. 0. ) harbor on a voyage to go to her father in Now York , spunks ol this visit to Airs. 131e.nnnrhassott , and say "One of those unfortunate occurrences happened as we were leaving llio inland that 1 deeply regret. Lueliii , who accom panied mo , as we wore f-mbarkirg from the island , dropped a valuable diamond Site was much all'ecled at I he loss , for. in addition to its value , she had obtained it in Cairo , Kgypt , but uudor what circum stances she didn't toll me.1' This Luol.a was Mrs. Clurk , and on tracing up her ancestry H was ascertained that slio was born in Cairo , Egypt. Her inntlicr was a very liand.iomn JMiglif.h lady : htr father was unknown. There- was considerable scandal and talk at the time that the mother was the mistress ot tint Pasha of lJ'pt. . The daughter had been limily educated in Pans and London , but losing her mother came to America just after the revolution , and married a young man named James Clark , lut ! what lias nil this to do with the diamond found by a workman on tlio McFarland street crushing machine ? Simply this : Any one vermeil in diamond Joro , or in the history of precious gcuin , knows that toward tlin close of thu lust century the celebrated Piggott diamond was sold to the Pasha of Kgypt for the sum of $150,000. Us weight was 82J caiats. Latu in the last century thu diamond mend was sold at lottery lor the sum of $150.000. It was afterward bought by Uundull & Hndgo for fcao.000 , nnd by thorn Fold to the PaMia. All thin can l > o learned by a rcforcnce IP "Kiiwmioi on Diamonds , ' * jiagoBI , nn < l the authoraddti that the present possessor of thcdiaraoad is unknown. Now , what moro jiknly a thine tliau that thu Pasha should prc.snnt hU English lovu with this treasure , after thu lavish manner of unUcni | iotuntatcsor perhaps bhe appropriated it herself ? Wnon thu daughter wont to Kuropo to bo educated tlio mother , probably fenling- certainly hoping that ono diy : she would return to her native Jnnil , nnd , at any rata , wishing to secure her daughter beyond any pur- iidvonturo , gnvn her the c.clobratc.d din- mond. Thu dmightor would surely bu safe and secure from want , and in the event of her mother joining her the wile of HID precious * Mono would certainly keep thom in comfort for the rest of their days. The diamond was lost in 1BOG , but how could it isavo becoum imbedded an the centre of a bowlder ? Jnst AVhat Von Want. When you have an attack of colic , cholera morbus or diarrhoea , you want tlio pain reliovd at onc-H , Chamhcrl'iiii'a Colic , Cfiolnra and Dhirrhonn Remedy gives imtnediato nilief. It is safe nrd pleasant to take , only 9A cents a bottlo. JVo riiccrialnty , There is no uncertainly about the oftVct ot Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea llumudy. No OMU need to snfl'or a single liour if the. * ' will lake one or two doses of it. I'urfy your blood , umo up the Fv-stcm , and rf 'ulato tl'n digo-.Uvc organs bv t-'n ' iloud s SarsupariHa , J > uS by ail