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1 ! THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , JULY 14 ; 1887. THE INVITATION ACCEPTED , Kebraaka Will Bo Represented at the Con stitutional Centennial. A COMMISSIONER APPOINTED , Gage County Gallic Dying of a DIs- cnso Hlmllnr to Foot Hot Seri ous Itunnwny Accident Cnpltnl City Newt ) . JFJIOM TIM : IIKB'S i.t.vcotv nuiiK.vu.l The governor IB in receipt of tin InCitation - Citation to bo present at the centennial oelobration of the adoption of the federal constitution which occurs in Soptotnbor in i'hiladclphla. The rocniost is also made that the govcroor appoint one com- rnlssioncr from Nebraska to represent the state at the celebration. Yesterday the governor forwarded n formal accept ance of the invitation nnd will go cast in September to attend the colouration. The governor also appointed yesterday William M. Itobcrtson , of Madiscn , us the commissioner to represent Nebraska nt the gathering. The following is the letter of Invitation to the governor : Governor John M. Thayer : We request your presence as the Riiest of the constitutional centennial commission In the celebration to bo held Inthoclty of Phila delphia on the ir > th , lOtli and 17th of Septem ber tuixt In commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the training and promulga tion of the constitution of the United States. The president of the United States will bo present and nrcslilo on the 17th. The me- inotlnl address will bo delivered by Mr. Jus- tied Miller , ol thu supreme court of the United States , and there will bo 11 cnmiiiem- orntlvo poem by a national poet. The pro- Krntntuo of the military anil Industrial dis plays , of ofllclal entertainment , nnd of other ceremonies will appear hcreattcr and will be i worthy of the great occasion. Wo trust that the universal reverence of our people for the supreme charter ol their liberties will lind expression In their olllclal rupresimtution by the Kovernors of all the states and territories. Wo earnestly request that your excellency will raine the inllltln of your state to lie pres ent , uniformed and equipped , at the celebra tion to tnko part In tlm irrand parade ot the military nnd naval forces of the United States and the military of tlio states and ter ritories. JOHN A. KASSON , President. HAMITON Li. UAIISON , Secretary. From the letter it will bo soon that the gathering is to bo of more than ordinary Interest and n display that will do the event justice. Nebraska will not , how ever , bo represented in n military way , ns there are no funds to transport com- ponies and no organization tlmt could mnkoa crodltnblo showing in oonnoction with other states. Tlicro will undoubt edly bo n largo number of visitors from Nebraska in attendance. 8TATE IIOUSK NOTES. A farmer from Gage county was at the live stook commission olliccs yesterday bringing information of a disease similar to hoof rot that is creating much excite ment and from which a number of cattle bnvo died. Dr. Gerth nnd Commissioner Birnoy accompanied the man homo to make n careful examination , and if the disease is found dangerous to take the proper steps at once to prevent any fur ther spread of the trouble. The work on the capital building is progressing iinoly and the base of the dome is gradually rising from the level of the root of the two wings. An immense amount of rock mid brick are daily consumed anil the Wco of workmen is largo. The school lands in Dundy county have ' been appraised for sale pnd'loase , but the Jato of sale lias not yet been determined , although the commissioner expects to hold the sale in the first part of August. Superintendent Lane and his deputy , Mr. Stevens , are in Chicago the present week attending the national teachers' as sociation. brad D. Slaughter , chief clerk of tbo house , was attending to business matters tit the state house yesterday. Governor Thayer , in speaking concern- t Ing the commutation of the sentence of Barney Fitzsimmons , stated that Judge Pound , who sentenced the man , strongly urged the commutation , as did also Air. Strode , who was prosecuting attorney at the time. Among the companies that have re cently complied with the Hlato law and soon admitted to transact insurance bus iness in the state is the Spring Garden Fire Insurance company , of Philadel phia , Pa. Secretary of State Laws is at homo from a visit on business out in the Re publican valley section of the state. A UANUnitOUS ACC1ULNT. A citizen named James Ives , who lives on Vine street , mot with a serious run away accident and was considered yester day in a precarious condition. In the runaway Ivofl was thrown from a wagon , striking against a tree and falling on the hard walk. The fall broke several ribs nnd Bhook the breath nearly out of him. As ho is a man who will tip the beam nt nearly 200 pounds avoirdupois , it will bo rcadilv perceived that the fall was no light one. Dr. Carter has the injured niiin in chnrgo. THh PUBLIC L1BIUUY. : At the Tuesday evening session of the city council the annual report of the trustees of the city library was presented nnd filed. The report snows that the li brary is well patronized and Is deserving of more attention and financial nid than it has received the past year. By the re port the expenditures are shown to have boon' fl,07U.15 for the year ending Juno ISO , and thu book fund has boon added to $ 'J8.r > .40 in the way of lines and tickets Bold. While the purchase of books has boon light the library is on n sound linan- olnl basis and the estimate of the trustees , asking for f3,2CB for the ensuing year , is none too largo. VIOLATIONS OK WATKIl OHDINANOES. The water commissioner is greatly nn- noycd by people who persistently violate the water ordinance and surinklo lawns at every and any hour of the dny. The commissioner keeps eloso watch and brings violators to time whenever ho can find them out , and it is absolutely neces sary at the present low water stage in the well tlmt these violations conso. There would bo more violators lined if people ceding the violations going on would In form the commissioner and not keep Bilout just because it may bo a neighbor. People who respect the law ought to bo protected from tn-j violators. Church Howe , of Auburn , is at the cap ital citj on husine < $ . Cyclone Mlllor , the pomilar pitcher of the Lincoln nine whosn arm was dis abled by narnlysU , loft tor iho east yes terday. The boys raised him a mirso of ! jir > 0 nnd presented it to him on leaving. .Secretary Furmis , ot the state board 5.of agriculture , has gona 10 Toronto , Can ada , where ho addresses an agricultural convention upon the topic of agricultural fairs as popular educators. Cnpiain A. F. Coon , of David City , ono of the deputy oil inspectors for the state 1 was in Lincoln yesterday on a return trip from work. * ti FIFTY YEAHS Oh UKITISH MORAUS How They Hrtvo luiprovuil Ditrlnu Victoria' * ItMtfrt. The London Standard , in reviewing tlio chance ? that Imvo occurred during Victoria's rf ign of lifly years , says : Fifty years ago almost everybody drank , and thu majority of people got 1 drunk. To get tipsy nt table was so general nli eral that it was not regarded as disrepu- i tnbl * . and v.ry frequently the gentlemen wcro 10 f r gone that they prudenth ro- ftuod to join the Utllcs. In the "Pick- : wick" pnpi-rs. which dcsoribti a period ( not far from thattduriiiK which thoqueon sccude < l the luroae , not ouly tho. elder Weller nnd Mr. Stigglris got tlpsrt but Mr. 1'ickwlclr , a dlstlngulshc'd : virtuoso , and Squire Wnr'dlu , a country gentleman and justice of the ponce , did so without any onu thinking their conduct in the slightest degree oireiislvc. J'coplo sat down to heavy dinners at 8 o'clock in the afternoon , and when 5 was lixeil us tlio fashionable liour , good conservatives declined - clined to budge. As for 7:20. : 8 or 810 : ! , It required a long strugirlo to oring about this change ; and a still more severe light before lingo suppers and much punch ceased to bo strict social observances. Jn one famous university there was a "nine tumbler club" into which no man was eligible for admission until ho had drunk nine glasses of hot whisky and water and could then say "Uiblleal criticism" with a reasonably clear articulation. Even Lord Campbell , though opposed to "tho habitual soaking of port wine or whisky punch , " expresses himself in his autobiography - graphy favorably toward "an occasional booze , " as having "a tendency to excite the faculties , to warm the atlcctlons , to improve the manner * , nnd to form the character of youth. " Toasts were still drunk ut table ; men "took wino with the ladies , " and "challenged" each other in a manner highly conducive to excess and the gout. Dinners n la russo were unknown , heavy joints wore the rulo. and the art of carv- iiH' an indispcnsiulo accomplishment , light entrees were called "kickshaws , " and were scorned as I'renoh , and therefore - fore contemptible. Duelling had gone out in 1&I7 , and swearing was still the ornament of many n "gentleman's con versation. " Education was far lower then , and morals were , not as a rule , so high. The universities wore closed to all save men of one faith , and practically of much thu same social "landing , wliilo gambling hells were almost openly pat- roul/ed. An Important Klnincnt of the success of Hood's Sars aparilla 1 the fact that every purchaser receives n fair equivalent for his money. The fa miliar headline " 100 Doses One Dollar. " stolen by imitators , is original with and true only of Hood's San > aparilla. This can easily bo proven by any one who de sires to test the matter. For real economy , buy Hood's Sarsaparilla. Sold by all druggists. THE FLORIDA HOG. The I'anthcr Qunlls Before Ills Mighty Tunics. Writing of the Florida hog , the Palatka ( Fla.J News says : "Wo _ have seen his long tusks divide a dog like a sword wo have seen n panther so terribly wounded that the poor oat eropt off in despair to die , while tbo hog reeked not of ( lowing blood from bin own neck nnd shoulder , but proudly challenged n renewal of the light. At Tocoi lately n hog made it n point to stand on the track whenever ho saw the locomotive coming , and the con siderate engineer stopped for four suc cessive days to drive him oil' . At last , tired of humanity which nrroused no gratitude , the train hands assembled to see that hog demolished. Ho was on the track awaiting his doom an extra speed was drawn from fat nine hurled into tlio furnace with malice prepense. The hog raised his head in surprise when no stop was made , and seeing his danger , started at a gallop down the truck. In vain the engine rushed for ward in maddening speed till the couches rocked and ladles screamed in terror. When the train reached Palatka the hog was leisurely eating corn at Vurtrecs' stable. That hog has since been struck by * lightning , so that ho is not for sale as a race-horse. On another occasion the writer of this was sleeping in camp , nnd around lay n nack of hounds who had often proved that n bear nt boy brought no terror to their hearts , and who carried scars hon orably earned in strife with the wild cat nnd panther. But n number of these razor-backs came around in the dead of night , nnd when the dogs attempted to drive thorn oil'they charged like warriors true and tried. T hey swept oil the clogs nnd charged over the hunters blankets , guns , cooking utensils nnd lishing rods became things of the past and stout men took refuge in the boats. Then , to save the dogs , revolvers entered into the fray , and hnally the licrco grunters moved oft" in search of pastures new. With the i early dawn cumo a loug , loan mau , who > carried a rillo as long as himself , and ho assessed the damages , which the hogs should have paid , nnd carried oil * the tdain , which the victors did not want. Belle of Bourbon ton year-old whisky. For people of weak constitutions , or these run down by overwork , a small 1 wino glassful of this pure whisky will 1 prove beneficial. For sale by druggists everywhere. London llonl KHtntc. London Times : A site was offered for letting on building lease by auction yesterday nt the Mart , which illustrates the great value of land in good positions in the city of London. The site in ques tion is that now occupied by the old build ing 11 , 15 nnd K ! St. Swilhin's lane , cm- bracing a total area of 2030 feet , having n frontage to St. Swithin's lane of ( > 3 feet 7 inches , and a frontagp to Slaters' Hall court in the rear. This was oll'ered to bo lot for n term of eighty ycnrs , and at tracted considerable Interest and much ' } competition. The bidding commenced witli an offer of / > 00 a year , nnd ulti mately reached 1,120 a year , the Irssea to rebuild the promises and to expend not less than 7,000. It wai understood in the room that the site had been acquired by . > a bank * , , but , _ . whether _ _ . : . . for the construe- _ . i tion of bankinjr premises or as an invest ment did not transpire. The price agreed to he paid represents a rental of just a ittlo over Ud per square foot. Too well known to need any lengthy advertisements lr. Sage's Catarrh Itomcdy. Heart Almost Ilroken. Arkansaw Traveler : " .Madam , your husband was killed , I bolinvo , " ? aid a man , addressing ti woman who lives on tbo border of the Indian territory , "Yes , " bho loplled with u sijrh , "and I could hare berne the misfortune much bettor had not the circumstances of his death boon so distressing. " "What wore the cireunstances1 ? " \Voll , you see ho was , killed by n man who had had no experience iu that line. It is sad , of course , to bo killort by n professional , but to be shot down by a more amateur is awful beyond descrip- tioh. My husband wao a man of much experience , and to think , ho was taken oil by n scrub from St. Louis almost breaks my heart. " Belle of Bourbon ton-year-old whisky. A stimulant of rare merit , as it is "abso lutely puro. " "Freo from ovqry dcletori- ous ingredient. " So say cmiuont medi cal men. Sl.'O quart bottlo. The County Jiory. The county commissioners agreed upon a levy of 14)r ) milhi , which is los * tliau that of last year , which was for 15 21-10 mills. It U divided as follows : General fund , 7 mills ; bridge fund , 1 mill ; road fund , 1 } mills ; insane fund , j mill ; sinking fund , 21 mills. This will give uu assessment of about 110,000,000. W. C. T. U. Notice. A meeting of special importance to the Interests of the union having reference to future headquarters will ba held COn Thursday , Julv 1-Uh , nt 8 p. M. in the German church on Dodgrt between liea and 13th Sts. Every member , it In hoped , will be present. Mns. H. W. CtAKK , Sec. Choice Jeriev caltlo for sale , ( Jraham P. JJrowno , Jefdcyvillo stock farm. MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT. Romantic Wedding on n Northern Fnollld Trftln. Portland Orcgonlatis The unconven tional , If not romantic , wedding which took place on the Northern Pacific train at Hathdrum. Sunday evening , bnolly re ported in yesterday s ( Jregouian was a picnic" for the passengers. It was more. It was n regular circus with seven elephants and two cages of mon keys , w. 11. Hroonic , the Urc works man from New York , who came out to .superintend the protcchnlc display in Portland on the fourth , was a passenger , and pave an Urceonian reporter full details - tails of the wedding. The brldo is Mrs. A. A. Mitchell , of Minneapolis , a good- looking grass widow , aged thirty-live years. The groom Is It. F" " Uuck , a well- to-do grocer of Spokane Falls , whore he has 1ft ed about a year , lie is about llfty years old. They made each other's ac quaintance several years ago In Madison , Wis. Kach moved to Minneapolis , About the middle of this month Mrs. Mitchell ! secured ] a divorce from her husband , and Thursday of last week started west to nicct'zhor now hus band , taking passage in the Pullman sleeper Ulokensoii , under command of Conductor George Carter. There were six through lady passengers and a dozen or more gentlemen , among them F. K. lilce , superintendent of the Pullman Car company at St. Paul. What made the wedding amusing was the train being behind time. It was due atUathdrum about 2 p. m. . but did not arrive until midnight. Mr. Huck in- tdiuled to bo married on the train In Washington territory , just after the train passed the Idaho line , and had taken P.ev. Mr. Hobee , of Spokane Falls , along to perform the ceremony. While ho was waiting at Kathdrum for thu delayed train ho decided to be married in idiiho , and fortunately found a justice of the pence. Under the law of Idaho no license is necessary. The train stops for water at Kathdrum. Mr. Heck hurried into the car , found the bride wait ing , despite the latn hour , led her to the rear platform of the Pullman , and there they were married. The couple stood at each side of the door , the 'squire in front of them , and the two ollicial wit nesses , Paul F. DMohror and Ned Rico , just inside the car. Near them Blood a Scotch missionary , e.n route to Alaska , The justice , a good-natured little man , tilted his hat on the back of his head , took out a lead pencil , and , sort of marking time with ii , as a conductor does with n baton , began : "Please join hands. " Addressing Groom Do von take this ' woman to be your lawful w'ifo ? Groom I uo. Addressing Bride Do you take this man to be your lawful husband ? Hride-I do. Addressing Both Thou under the au thority conferred on me by tha Territory of Idaho , I pronounce you man and wife , and what God hath joined together let no man put asunder. Then , fearing the train would start ott'with him , ho stepped on * the car to the depot platform and called out in the darkness to Mr. Buck : "I'll sign these papers and send them down on to-morrow's train. " The groom called him back and handed him a coin. The 'squire looked at it , returned thanks , and exclaimed : "I'll set it up tine for the boys on this. " The Scotch missionary was almost dumb with astonishment. Recovering his speech ho said to Mr. Rico : "Graat Gawd , mon , is this legal ? Do they do things laak that in this koontry ? " Mr. Kiec assured him that this ceremony was strictly on regie , and it took no more time to hang and bury a man in Idaho. Then there was fun in the sleeping car. Mr. Kicc went to his wife's berth , awoke her , whispering so it could bo heard to the other end of the car : "Been a wed- din' ; weddin1 on the train. " Mrs. Rico , half awake , half asleep , turned over try ing to collect her scattered senses , mut tering : "Eh ? what ? wedding ? who ? " 'J hen in a jerking , exasperating way , which a person wide awake could hardly understand , ho told about the episode which had just occurred on the plat form. This was heard by Mrs. A. and her sister , Mrs. S. , two California ladies , who occupied the section opposite Mrs. Rice's. Finally Mrs. Rice , thoroughly nervous and excited at the manner of her husband's recital of the story , asked appealingly : "Now. Ned , do sit down ; sit down quietly and calmly , anil tell it all over and toll it slow. " He did so , the two California ladies with heads stuck out between the porticra being attentive listeners. Mrs. S. , who was in the upper berth ex claimed : "Now ain't this terrible. It's too provoking for anything. I'll never travel in an upper berth again as long as 1 live. Hero's a wedding , and I havn't got anything on except my wrapper , not oven my stockings. Porter ! porter ! bring me the stops f > o I can got down. Will ho never come ? Porter ! porter ! Carrie ( addressing her sister in tlio lower bunk ) do ring the porter for the steps. " A lady made liar appearance in the aisle about this time. She is an exper ienced traveler and was clad in a white garment. Mrs. S. saw her , and shouted : "Get back to your berth. You ought to be ashamed of yourself , running around 1 in your night clothes" Retorted the 1f f lady in white : "You don't know what you are talking about. This Is a wrap- per. If you don't bolinvo it , look at the necktie,1' and she exposed as dainty a bit of blue ribbon as ever graced a beautiful 1 throat. In a few minutes all the ladies in the car had made themselves presentable. The bride and groom , who had been chatting with some gentlemen in the smoking room , came into the car , and re ceived oongratnlalions at all hands. Mrs. Uuck apologized to the ladies , say ing she expected to be married at 'J in the afternoon , and if the train had not been latu all of them could have witnessed ! l the ceremony. Then she threw oil' her duster , and standing up , asked : "How do you like my dress ? I've had it on since 5 o'clock this morning. " It was a rich brown silk , with profusion of white lace about the neck and sleeves. She worn lawn-colored kid gloves. The booKs which the bride read on the trip were "Tangled Lives. " "Under a Shadow , " "Wooed and Married , " "Lost and Won. " FANTASTIC DUELS. Upon Hie Mimic Bingo Knjnjje in Uenl IHooU-Lottlnf. Chambers Journal : That n man should lose his lifo through the pronunciation of a vowel seems hard ; but such really was the ease , lu the year 1718 , Williams , a Welsh actor , and Qnln were playing to gether at the Lincoln's Infielcs theater in the tragedy of "Cato , " Williams playing Decius to Qiiin's Cato. The former en tered with "Cicsar sends health to Cato ; " but he minclngly pronounced the name ' " of Cato Keeto' . "Qiiin , , who gave a broad , classical enunciation to the letter "R" in the word , was ofl'unded , and Instead of replying , "Could ho send it to Cato's slaughtered friends , it would bo wel come , "ho exclaimed , "Would he had sent n better messenger. " The Welshman was boiling with rage , and when Cato re sumed with , "Am not your orders to address - dross the senate ? " he could hardly held replying , "My business is with Koolo. " In the short scene be had to repeat the uamn ten times , and each time it would come Keoto. Quin had to repeat it as often , but delivered it with a broad soimd and slgnlgcant look which nearly took the Welshman oft' his feet , and brought laughter from all sides of the house. When they met in the green room Williams assailed Quiu for render ing him ridiculous In the eyes of thoaudi- Quin raid it WAS iu the card , and would have laughed oft' the matter ; but the spirit of the Welshman was aroused and " .fould not brook such treatment , and. Eoiiulayio wait lorI'tito \ beneath the piazza of Covent garden. Quin laughed nt Williams drew his sword and bade him defend hiniself.and would have sustained his defense with his cnno ; but the Welsh * man thrust so fiercely tlmt the other wns obliged to draw his syvord , which , with out intention on the part'of the wicldor. passed through the body of Decius , nnd stretched him dead upon the pavement. Coming within our own day Is the strnngo duel related to have been fought by the celebrated .tragedian. Signer Hossi. The latter , miring n farewell performance of "Hamlet" at Casale.was considerably interrupted bv the talk of the court society present , In the middle of n sentence the tragedian stopped , nnd turning toward a front box from which the greatest noise proceeded , ho bowed , and quietly said ; " 1 shall not pro ceed so long as you do not hush , " The public applauded ; the interruption ceased and the play went on. But afterward Hossi was mot at the stage iloor by a young gentleman , who felt called upon to ask for satisfaction. The tragedian made rather a long face , for ho was ex pected on the morrow at Milan ; so ho suggested that , In order that the llttlo af fair might bo settled na speedily as possi ble , they should go to his ( Rossi's ) rooms nt the hotel nnd quietly shoot nt one an other thoro. This proposition having been accccptcd they went to Hossi's rooms , and had just placed themselves at cither end of the salon , to exchange three shots , when the inkeopcr , over anxious as to his guest's health and hours , knocked at the door , which , find ing locked , ho anxiously inquired if the slgnor was ill , as his light burned unus ually late. "No. " replied Hossi , "I am going to bed. Thanks. Good night. " "You are deceiving me , " persisted the InnkcoDer , perhaps enlightened as to the scene j\t the theatre , "you arc certainly ill. " "Go to bed , " rctuincd Hossi ; "I am putting out the light ; " and in a lower tone ho added to his antagonist , "This in the only way out of it blow out the candles. " "What ! Are wo to light with pistols in the dark ? " "iNot quite , Wo will each smoke n cigarct , and that will servo to guide our aim , " "All right ! " And so the duel was fought ; and Hossi wounded his adversary slightly. MRS , STOWE'S GREAT STORY. Tlio Aced Autlioresi Tells How She Wrote "Undo Tom's Cabin. " Pittaburg Dispatch : "No , I write no more. 1 have done , 1 have done , 1 have done. " Anything more pitiful , more pathetic , more tragic , cannot be imagined tlian the ett'ect of the above few words.coming in broken ami faltering accents from the lips of Harriet Uencher Stown. That the bright intellect of the author of "Unclo Tom's Cabin" is undoubtedly shattered cannot be longer denied. "Yos , my duar , I loved to write , and began very young. 1 especially liked writing short stories \vhen I lived in Urunswick , Mo. For these I used to get ) flO , $20 and ? 25 goodlJ'ayin those times. I never thought of writing a book when I commenced 'Uncle Tom's Cabin. " I became first roused oij the subject of slavery when 1 hveU in Cincinnati , and used to see escaping sla\'cb come over the Ohio from Kentucky. Ah , me ! it thrills me even now , the sight of those poor creatures ! Now , a young girl , suggesting the lover , parent or brother for whom her heart was breaking iu.bondage ; again , the strong husband , aged father or stal wart brother. Oh , I must write a story to stop the dreadful shame ! I kept putting it oil' , dreading to briii" ; the characters to life , till the Fugitive bbvo law lashdeil mo into fury , and I commenced what I meant to be a .short story like the others. Hut it grew and grew , and grow , and came , and came , and came. I wrote , and wrote , and wrote.and finally thought 1 never should stop. 1 did not plan the book as it turned out. I was only full of the wrath , and the story built itself around it as I wrote. A publisher was waiting for a story from mo. I told him the subject 1 had undertaken. Ho wrote , saying : 'You have struck a pop ular subject ; for heaven's sake keep it short. ' 1 wrote in reply : 'I shall stop when I got through Hoc before. ' Ho never got it , for I had to make a book of it. While writing it 1 was tilled with an enthusiasm which transfused my being , know no hindrance , no rival interest , no belief but in writing it. 1 had young children , was keeping house and teaching school at the tune , and never worked so hard , but I had to write. Dinner had to bo got , I know. This had to bo written , just as much- aye , and more , too. It was though it was written through me. I only holding the wen. I was lifted oil my feet. Satislied ? I never thought about bning satiMied. When it was finished it was done , and relief came. I never felt the sumo with anything I afterwards wrote. " IliiflVUo HIII'H Anecdote. London Globe : I had been elected a magistrate for the state of Nebraska.und was one evening astonished by a visit of one of the sergeants of the post , who de sired to bo married. 1 had never per formed a civic marriage or even assisted at one , and the statutes of Nebraska cotv taincd nothing in the way of form or directions , i therefore had perforce to rely upon my ingenuity on this occasion , and felt somewhat confused. However , I turned to the lovers and said to tlio bridegroom. "Do you take this woman to bo your lawful wedded wife , to support and love her through life ? " "I do , " replied the man. "And do you , " I said to the bride. "take thib man to bo 3'our lawful wedded husband ? " ! 7.lo'.snid ? * no woman. Then join hands , and know that I pronounce you two to bo man and wife , anil whomsoever liutl'alo Hill joins to gether let no man put asunder. " An Olrt-Fadhloncil Merchant. Dry Goods Chronicle : In one of the towns in a near-by state lives an eccen tric retail dry goods merchant , whenever never sells any goods unless at a profit. Unless he can do the latter ho prefers to carry them over year after year , i'O ' mat ter whether they go out of style or not. In a financial point of view this merchant is well-to-do , and pays cash down for all the goods he buys , thorx-fpro ho is in a position to carry out his peculiarities. He has goods on his shelves which had been purchased a quavtcr of a century ago , and which have gone out and come into fashion many times -811100. On the whole , he has been fairly successful iu trade , and can not for the life of him , lie says , understand why so many merchants sell goods at a loss and how so many others fail. Ho nnvpr ofl'ers bargains , nor throws out leadersj but drives along in the old way. He has. never asked for an extension , or compromised , or failed , but has always paid IUH bills promptly , dollar for dollar. Some time ago a competitive merchant in his town called on him to get a few yards of goods to match a piece which lie had sold to a customer at ten emits a yard , and his was the only store that had this class of goods on hand. Ho said ; "Mr. Jones , I want five yards of such and such dress goods to match a piece sold some time ago to a customer. 1 sold it to tlio latter for 10 cents per-ynrd to close the remnant out as the goods were old snd out of fashion. What will you lot mo have it for t" " 1 wilt sell It to jou for the anmo price 33 cents per yard at which I have been selling it for the last twenty years- no more no loss , " replied the merchant. Argument In this case was useless. It was cither take the goods or leave them alone. "He did business lor prolit and bad only one price' , " and the , result was FIRE-PROOF. ia the perfected form of portable Hoofing , manufactured by us 1 for tbo past twenty-soveu years , nnd ia now in use upon roof's of Factories , Foundries , Cotton Gins , Chemical Works , Hailrond Eridgcs , Cars , Steamboat Decks , etc. , in all parts of the world. Supplied ready for use , in rolls containing 200 square feet , and weighs with Asbestos lioof Coating , about 85 pounds to 100 square feet Is adapted for nil climates nnd can bo readily applied by unskilled workmen. Samples nnd Descriptive Price List free by mail. H. W. JOHNS MANUFACTURING CO. , H.W. Johnn'FIro nd Wnter-l'roof Aibettoi Bhentlilnp , lltiltillnR Toll , Albcitoi Steam Packing' , Holler Oovvrlngf , Liquid 1'uluU , 1'lrwProof Paluti , rto. VULCABESTON. Moulded l > Uton-Rod Puking , Ulntt , Oa kcti , Sheet Packing , etc. F t hiuh.rf insR. 175 RANDOLPH ST. . CHICAGO. " MM..MMUIKIJ-IIU. For Sale by CUlcnsfO Lumbar Co. , Omaha , Neb. , anil Council HIuTs ( , Iowa * RELIABLE JEWELER. Watches , Diamonds , Fine Jewelry , Silverware The largest stock. Trices the lowest. Repairing a specialty. Work warranted. C orner Douglas nnd 15th treets , O maha. Licensed Watchmaker for the Union 1'acificRailroad Company. _ _ the dealer had to pay the full old jiricc. " although the goods can now be bought at wholesale for one third their former value. ; The Fools' I'nrniliso. I Chicago Herald : Fool Tuttle , of DCS i Mome * , is proud of the tact that his vioI I Iciiee , supplemented by tlmt of other fools , induced the president to withdraw , his acceptance of the St. Louis invitation. > Ho is as good as eleeted governor of > Iowa already. Bloody fools invariably take the lead in that state , and nobody exocctcd that the one who was largely responsible for this affront to the presi dent would bo ashamed of his course in the matter. MOST PERFECT MADE U pil by tlio United States Oovernment. Eruloreml lir tlio heads ot the Gient lnl > orMtlea and I'libllc Food Analysts RSTho Strongei I'uri'Bt , nnd inixtHealthful. lr. Trice's the only linking render that does cot contain Ammonia , Mine OF , Tjfl.m. Ur. 1'rlcB'H Extract * , Vanilla , Lt > tmm , etc lordollclously. THICK BAKINU POWUEKCO. WEAK , NERVOUS PEOPLE And othcM nufTerlntr from nervous debility ihaimliiR chronic diseases , jirimnture ilvctlnu of yuung or uld nio cured by lr ItoslllToJy famous fClri'fro- Mocnrtlc He-It. Thousands . In tin * union hare l tn ciirtil. . , rf . .mUntly frit I'aicniol fti.il/old IO u fiiintty can wear ptiim * htlt Ktrt-trle . _ . . , fne with male lu-im Avoid worthier- - Itationa mul IIUKUB conmaiilt" * Elrrtrlo 1 ruMv * Tor Itunturts 70 ( ) riircil In'MS. Hrml stamp for | minphlet , OK. W. J. HORNE , INVENTOR , 181 WABASH Av. , CHICAGO. Sick Headache , Biliousness , Constipation , Tne sore Dyrpepsla people fool , IlnwoTfr lUhl limy uo thclrnisHl , bhonld ne'er bo suffered toreoose , And breed u train of uniTor woes , Wiien perrovthealth tbeymnvsecuro Through TA11BAN TH Hbl.TXEIl Bate nd are Mexican far Veteran. The wonderful cfllcnoy of Swift's Specific n 5 remedy nnd euro for rheumatism nnd all blood din- eadcs , has never hail a more conspicuous Illustration than this cnse ftrtords. The candid , unsolicited and emphatic testimony given by the venerable gentle man must bo accepted as convincing and conclusive. The n rltcr U n promlncntcltlten of MlsMsslppl. The gentleman to whom Mr. Martin refers , and to whom hel Indebted for the advice to which ho owes bis final nllcf from years of culTcrlng , Is Mr. King , for many J tars the popular ulb'ht clerk uf.tbu lawrenc * Uousu , nt Jackion. JACKSOK , JIlss. , April , 13S7. THE RWIFT Krrciric COMPANT , Atlanta , Ga. : Gentlemen I have been an Invalid pensioner for forty yean , having contracted pulmonary and other diseases In the Mexican War , but iiot till the lit of March , 1973 , did I feel any symptoms of rheumatism. On that day I was suddenly stricken with that dis ease Iu both hips and ankles. For twenty dijm I walked on crutches. Then the pain vra * leu violent , but It shifted from Joint to Joint. For weeks I would 1 * totally disabled , either ou one tide of my body or tbo other. The pain never left me n moment for rlevou years and Beven mouths that U from JUrrh I , 1S75 , when I was first attacked , to October 1 , ! * ( ! , hen I w as cured. During these eleven years of In tense suffering I tried Innumerable prescriptions from various phjslcluus. nnd tried everything tut- ( tested by friends , but If I ever recelri-d the least benefit from uny mmllclno taken Internally or ex ternally , I am not aware nt It. Finally , about Ilia first of September , I made arraimcments to KO to the Hot Springs ot Arkansas , having despaired of every other ruined v , when I accidentally mil an old ac quaintance , Jlr. King , now of the Lawrence Iloiiia of this city. H had unco boon a grcnt timerer from rheunmtliin , and , ns I eupi'osod. ' li.ul been cumd by a visit to Hot SprliiRS. Ilutnhen I met him ha told mo that hU visit to the Hot SprliiRS wai Inaln he found no relief. On his return from IlutHi > rli > ga he heard , for the flrnt time , of the S. H. 8. as 11 remedy for rheumatism. Hctrlud It aniUIz bottles madnn complete cure. Se eral years ha > e pas od Muc" , but ho has had no return of the disease. 1 Immediately returned to try It. In September I took four buttles , nnd by the first of October I VTHB viell as far as the rheumatism v > as concerned. All pain had disappeared , and I IUTE KOI FILT A TWI.SQK Ihavo'no Interest In making this statement other tliau the h po that It may direct some other sufferer to a sure bource of relief , and If It has this remit 1 m well mutinied for mr trouble. I ant very re specifully and truly your frleud. J. II , II , Minim. Fur sale by all drugKlsts. Trcatlte on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. Tux Birirr Srcciric Co. , Drawer 3 , Atlanta. fi. HOUSEKEEPERS'IDEAL ' KETTLE Somotlilntr entirely new nnd cells at slclit. liar- Ion's tittamli'Si , O'lur- 'IKBB ' , Non-lloljv | ( 'r-Kot- tlo. Ila.1 tlepp rHlcntl cover and wntcr joint , nnd an outlet which c r * rln nil steam nml odor of tliu ohlninuy. 1'nlen' ' StoHinur ultnolununt alone wnrtli IU price _ AKeiits wanted , miilo or female In ovary town In Nobrmk * . I'rodn | . " > to (10 per dny. Llbernl turml anil exoluslve torrl tory liven. Send etnmp for circular and terms. Prices , n cit. , 11.71 : ML , H.H5 ; 10 it , f ili 'ti. Modtlby mall.a'o. \V. S. COO.MIIS. OonorRl Auent , Omaha , Nob. , J' . O. llo.t 483. STJRVEYOBS. OtBcei , Sooth Omaha Rooml. Hunti Hulltlinz.N'Inlb i Omabu UO mC.or r Cu iuiorcl rii tloi ; l Hank , , ' U. 1 S. Mail Chutes Inoflicc buildingsenables ten ants to mail iliolr own letters without leaving tlio floor on which their ollices are located- In use in sixteen cities. Write the OUTLUU MANUFAO TUKijfo Co. , Ilocliester , N. Y. sole makers. BEST HOTEL' ' " Men vnfTerlnff frtnn V * t Vlir r , N * > rvt u l r > bllltyInrb off WEAK % vlth ut aiucnnck l't-M * l ( r , liy the QliEAT MARSTON.TfltfTMCNT. Aaf"lt taX * rut/rn. hnomu bprtrttl . by Fathers A placM In ( ho Imurti f M thHr Hon . JpJ" Rfp1 < t * vrflta Information of Talu to all mn. MABSTOH IIMEOYCO , 19 Park Place. New York. IAUunnn I Joiith MAnriUUU fctur V Servoui I > ebUtT ! , lxj t Manhood , etc. , harlntf tried In TAXI L Try nown reioedr , hw di-corfnxl a ftmpJo * lf-cupowblchho wtllBcndfy KJEIoriJsf SCIENTIFIC EDUCATIONAL- CAI.LANAN Colloire , oa Mulnei. Iowa. A Homo School for Girls. Full Courses or Btudy. Spoclnl advntiliiifoa In Music , Art , Mod ern 1-nnKiinifofl nnd Klnc.ution. Full form bo- ftlns Hopt. Btli. Aildiess the president , U. U. I'omoroy. J. B. HAYNES o. -OFFICIAL STENOGRAPHER TJHllD .IIJD1C1AL DISTRICT , Omaha , Nebraska. EICIIAlll ) K1HUTT , M. II. C. V. S. , Veterinary Surgeon Graduate of the Royal College ol' Voter nary Surgeons , London , England. Ortke , Benham's Stable , 118 Noith 10th Street , Omaha. STEM PIANOS Remarkable for powerful tyinpa thetic tone , pliable action and ab solute J..i ability , 30 years' record , the best guarantee of the excel lence of these instruments WOODBRIDGE BROS. OPJCIIA JIOVSK. A SURE CURF FOR PILES , SALT RHEUM nil oil akin tllaoaaes. A new mrtlitxl of torn- poundlnu TMI. A Cure Riiar.'inttril , or iuon jr rcfmuled. Hold by ilmi'l : u. ami at the omen of TAR'OID CO..73 IMBOIPHST. CHICAOO. I'rlcri l. WEAK F " DibiattUdtlit " i or J thi ip cin TiirpoitCi ; - _ - - . - , - 1lii raTI Vr iK > riSL. _ , . ( CrJa75 " tinuou * , mild , tcbtblng currinit ol . . Jtl.ct'lc. j VJl ' Ityillrtctly ihrorjk All vrik p rtMiitcr tncUtrv Yy lohtiUhaiiitV'Korjuiiiiitritih llt-trl Cumrl "VfrUiiiiUntlr er v forfftiii | , ( In c4h. Or4it * 11 Iinpro * Hi uti o r ail othtr bi'd no wirfutiy * ufti litthrtnonUt. | fttV(1ftmh.v ) , , , . . , , ThaSandDn Electric Co. 169 LaStUctt ChicJQ 1JAMIA | Mmle fron : luniia rb it. i'sj ! ' ( Join Klour mxlo. MUei b"n nn1 mnicle. lutlraniei tlm br.itn , iU"ii < lfimi tlm nurvn > , rnrltlun lUu b 01J. Hui7rtrttr ? roia ilviuounU. Iri'lU'Ullfin. ' ronvtlpitlon dUbriri , Mrlwlu'i uliitie , pto , will r.nl u ln Hhi4- LU. cioOH Mll WKI.l. I'lIDI'l.K , Orla-It n ( your deil'r. m' fr tii > BT l'Hni who will i. ClrcuUr , : ! liis lull pirlica- \Yol \ < < liaiis. 1'rad & llalncH , Oiialia,4S'ob ) nidi SiiPCliilUca. GOLDEN _ , fur nien.ii'it'f ' In a nayni-cinl lor l . . . . . ' > K9i kVJLl , CO , IVl.ocnsllt bt.J.ouU ' ' . ' , ' , , . ' ' ' i t ( t , ' , - . * ' ' ! ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' , . ' ' i DIRECTOR PROFE ONALCARDsi A. S. CHURCHILL , 820 South 15th street , Omaha. SLABAUQH & LANEJ Room 25 , 1'axton JJIock , Omaha. W. J. CONNELL , 918 South 14th Street. L. D. HOLMES , -A-ttorney cxt Rooms , I'rvnzer Illock , Opposite rustoffloo. PHYSICIANS. IHl. C. ItOSKWATKK , Physician and Surgeon. 214 S. 1Mb St.cor. Fnrnnin. Iron Hank Uuihi- luff. Teloplinno Ml. DR. EMMA J. DAVIES , Room 822 N. 10th st. , Omaha. Office hours 0 to 11 a.m. , 2 to 4 p.m. 1)K. KLKANOK STALLAHD DAH.EY . , lloslilciice , 005 } X. 17Hi St. O. S. HOFFMAN , M. D. , 3Pia.ysJ.cla.ri. cxtxta. S\3.rr-oon , Office , NMV Cor. 14th anil Douglas. Office Telephone 405 ; Res Telephone , 47 JOS. W. HAHNSIULL , A. M , , 31.1) . SiwcltilM , Surgeon nntl Uymvcologlst. omco Hours intn 12-3104-7 ton. Onico.irOTlIowtmt street , Omaha , W. J. OALBRAITH , Office , N-W Cor Mlhand Douglas st. Office Telephone , 405 ; Res Telephone , 608. JAS. H. FEABODV , M. D. Kosldenco.No 11(17 ( Jones street. Ofllce , With- null HiooK. Tcluplionu , retuJonoo 125 , ofllco 61 * . R. W. CONNELL , M. D. HorM.cospcttlJ.lat , Office , 318 S. 14th st. Telephone , 689. J. V. CORNISH , M. D. , PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Cor. 20th .and Lake Sts. FINE JOB PRINTING. KEKS I KI.\TINO 0. , Printers , Book Binders And Blank bonk Mamifncturora. Nog. 10 * nnd Itt-3.Utli street , Omnhn.Non. .I.F. Kulrlle , Super intendent lllnilorr. Telephone No. ' H THE BANK OF COMMERCE CtlO Xbrth Jfitli Street , Paid in Capital , . - - - $100,000 GKO. n. iiAiticni : , President. BOUT. L. OAKLICI13 , Vlco-1'rosld.mt. P. 11 JOIINSOX.Cushlor. niltKOTOUS : RAMUn.n. .lOIISPOl , EO. U. lUllKEIl , HOIIT. L. OAHI.ICMS , W.M. SKIVERS 1' . II JOHNSON. Aponrni ! blinking business trnnsactoi Interest ullowoil ou Ini" tlopo w. L. DOUGLAS ; $3 SHOE. Stylluli , Durable , Ea r I'lltlne. The bests J 8lm ' Hi"Vorl3. . tV. I. . 1 OUC11-AS S2.5O SHOE rqu.ilx tlio H filiiicii lulviT- tUi'il bjr utliur Drum. _ Our SHOP ! FOR BOYS rivM ( trout natWucHon. All tni ) HNIVC r tuatlA In Iliittnn , ConKr1 * " nnd l ni * ) , nil > tyl uf ton. Si > M liy 2 , < KKI il lcrn tlioiiiinut | tlia U. H. If your dcilcr ilupi nut krt'i > tlirin , neiul name on postal tuV. . I , . DOIUlI.As. ilrocktiin.MiiK * . BEWARE OF FRAUD.iriwtS , ! eroffi".t'0HoS5 ' unscrupulous denlrri arc olTorlMK other UOTH\H \ : IB mine , anil lion nukid whjr HIT Manii la not mi tlio dimes , nt.itn that I Imvo illncnntlnwil Its imu THIN JS KAI.SK. Tnko noun rciircnonti-rt to bf thn "W. 1. . IhniKlfiH Shot * * , " uiili'Hft iinni4 * wjtrri niul iirlcn urc i-tiiiiiiircl on tuition ; of riich Hhoi . W. I. . IXIlIOr.AS , lirooktnn , MUHH. For sale by Kcllcy , Stiver & Co.cor DoUgro and isth-sts. ; fomry Sargoat cor. So ward and Saiinrters 9t3. Funeral Director & Embalmer HI N. IMliSt. Tulonhnn n No. 0 FOR SALE. An Island on Iho Fouthorn roust of Mnsiftolm unt'H Cooil lUhltik mul tumuli fnr biitlilnv. I/ ' oaleil In thu bust Summer Cllmuta In tlio vroiM For full iwrllflari iiiMii-m , r.DWAiti ) . ii Mnuim.r , , Mutuul Iillc Jliiililliic , IU Niibbim Hi. , N. V DREXEL & MAUL , Successors to Jno. (1 ( Jacohi , UXJDJER.TAK.ER8 AM > At the oldstanrt 1-107 Farnam.st. Order * bjrtologr.iph solicited and promptly at tended to. Tela phone No. 225. UltlUlltl U.S. DKPOSl'IORY. Capital $500,000 Surplus 10O.OOO Herman Kountze , President. John A. Creighton , Vice-President. F , II. Davis , Cashier , VH / , Mazier , Asst.-Cishicu Of Cor 13th nud Capital Stock $100,000 Liability of Stockholders. . . , 30O.OOO Tticnnly regular Favlnvi hank m thu niiitv Hire per coot intumBt piv.'l on Loans Ilado on Real itat * . . Uiivf. IIMITON , I'lMlJenl ; J.J. JUibffN , Yi. ! , President ; I. . M. lr.nt ) ttr , Mri'iiu/m.- ; rtctorJoiiN K..vrrnuu , Ct
