THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , . OCTOBER 17 , 1887. 7HE PRESBYTERIAN SHOD , A Busy Session of This Branch ol the Church Militant MEETING OF WILLOW WlLDERS , Jj I n col Already Laying IMnns to Caiv nro Next year's I'ciumnt of the "Western Association Htuto House Notes Urovltlcs. f moat TUB urn's LINCOLN iioitcAU.1 The closing hours of the Bynod Satur fluy evening wore crowded With bus ! ness. Yesterday the different churchci in the city were presided over by mem tiers of the synod and largo audience : were In attendance. This morning th < pynod will formally adjourn and will bi recorded as in every way a succcsbfu one. one.In In regard to the address of Dr. Coopoi In relation to the minifitoriul relief fund the following resolution -was adopted l > : the synod. Kcsolvcil , Thnt wo lay It upon the session of our churches to mnlto n special nnil practl rnl clTort to wccuro it largo contribution ii the ri'h'iilar work of the board of luliof thi centennial year. In regal d to the report of Hasting college , It showed that 100 utudonts ha ( luen enrolled during the psist your am the present year whowed over iiOO in at tendance. Six htates and forty countie of NebrtiHku are represented in the en rollmont. Three hundred dollars wa ( isked of the national hoard to assist ii defraying expenses the coming yea and the synod unanimously endorse ) the application. . The college at Hast ings now has a property worth 8140,000 8100,000 in real estate and $40,000 ii buildings. The liihlo bocioty work and the Sun flay school work wore both presented t < the hynod and showed gratifying prd L'1-ens in the work. The question o iiollovuo college was discussed and tin following resolution adopted : Kcwlvotl , That the board of trustees o IJollcvuo college shall hurciiftur submit nn iiuully to the B.ynod 11 full written repor liortuining to the condition mill thu affairs o the college , the said rcpoit to bo accom jianled by the lH > ok containing the record o the proceedings of the executive committc and the utateU rlcik bo directed to notify th board of directors of llellovuo college of thi order. The executive committee appointei ut the Juno meeting of the board c Belle vuu college was unanimously nri proved by the synod. This cotnmitte consists of II. T. Clarke , Leande Lodge , T. A. Croigh , Kov. W. J Hut'shii , Hon. James W. Savage , Rev John T. 13aird and L. U. Williams. Tlioroportof the narrativo'committei of the synod was then presented am adopted. This report was as follows : Uesolved That as a synod wo emphasi ? the following action talcuii by a rising , unan iiious vote of the last geueial assembly : Wo aflli in the Hiilrittml ch.ir.uitor of th church as separated fioin the kingdom of Hi word , and h.iving no other head limn til IMH\ \ Jesus Clnist , as entitled to spiMk oul ivlieio lie has BjioUen , and to legislate enl wlioro Ho has legislated ; wo also recogni/ the right * of conscience and the right of n Hpocbkblo protest on the part of the humble' members of the Presbj teriuti household c faithj.und declare the obligations of all ot Judlcntories to bo subject to the authnrit nud to follow tlio doctrines of our. ecclcsiast cal constitution. Wo distinctly and pai tii-ularlv afllrm ot belief in the following principles mid stat inonts found in our standards , to wit : Sync ami councils in o to handle or conclude not ing but that which is rculesla.stic.il , and ai not to Intermeddle with civil affairs whli c'onpcru the commonwealth , unless by way ( humble petition in cases extraordinary , or I way of uilvli-o for the satisfaction of coi science , If they bo thereunto requited by tl civil inaglstiato. The lliml meeting was in relation t education and Dr. Causa , of Chiciigi was the speaker. The topic was handle in an eloquent manner and wits listone to by a very largo audience. Aftc thanks to the Lincoln church for onto taiument the synod adjourned until th morning for final work. IXSI'KCTIOX OF OILS. Tlio season of the year has arrive wherein the oil business has its da and tlio btato oil inspector and depntii are kept busy constantly inspecting tl : Hiipplies that roach Nebraska. Tlio n cent cbango of location and increase btorngo room secured by the Lincol tank line company has brought a larj. amount of oil to Lincoln and thu Ii crease is noted at other points in tl Btuto. The fees for inspection have 11 ready accumulated a bin-plus over co and expenses and the amount of woi the present month and fees promises bo nearly double In amount the recoip of summer months. MASK HAT.L MATTEKS. It 'villibocomo a necessity for Linco' ' as a ni'jmber of the new base ball a Boeiatlon of the northwest to delino i jKwltion rtt nn early day and enter , once upon active wont for the comir Reason if its franchise is hold. A mec ing has been called for Wcdne di ovoniug of this week at the Winds * hotel at which time definite arrung muuU will bo made and a delegate u pointed for the coming mooting of tl association at Chicago. There are fo cities in the west bettor prepared outer the race in the now nsboeiath with winning prospects thnn Lincol and it becomes Incumbent on the city take active steps at once. bTATK HOUSU ITICU8. The contractors ou the capital bull ing have made creditable progress dn ing the past six months and the ccntr part of tlio building in process of co Ktructlou will bo entirely under roof b fore the storms of winter sot in. It wi also bo possible to prosecute inside wo : the winter through and progress mil clout should be made so that the bail lug can bo completed early the comli beacon. lr , ( jerth and Commissioner Bar hart , of thu llvo stock commibsiu fatal-toil yesterday for the far woto part of the btato , where they will R absent for ten days or two weeks a L iworing complaints from that seclic 11 Commibssonor Abbey is absent in tl < Klkhorn valley country on like wor while Major Uirnoy Is giving his attc tion to the dilTorout ports of entry the state. Supreme court convenes this mor ing. the judges arriving in the city yi tordny ready for tlio mooting. Tu < day morning the call will bo for cas from the Third judicial district. ITKMS. ' county commisbioners have ask { ids for the construction of the IK court houbo , the bids to bo presented < or before Tuesday , the 15th of Novo ; her. The plans call for building to et $11)0,000 ) and the competition pi-omit to bo lively. The Lincoln branch of the Y. M. A. will dond a largo delegation to t etato convention to bo hold at Is brnska City \\io \ \ 20th. Some Cftc delegates will attend the convent ! from Lincoln. Tlio Irish National league hold regular fortnightly meeting yestcrdi with Charles L. Hull as speaker of t day. _ _ Impurities of the blood often cm great annoyance at this season. Hoe BamnimriUn purities thu blood and cut all such atTcctlous. AVhy 5Trs. Onrllclil Goes to Europe Cleveland Correspondence Chlcngc Tribune : A rumor has been In clrcUltv tlon In Now York and this city to the ollcet that Mrs. James A. Garllold'i Buddcn departure for Europe was on nc- count of her engagement to a wealth } western man. and that both herself am daughter Molllo were to bo married the bntno day. They wore reported as goint to Paris to buy their wedding trous peaux. Mrs. Garflold has boon living Ii Mentor , O. , for some time past , but hoi friends in this city and at Mentor deni thatthoro la the slightest foundatioi for the rumor. An intimate of the lat ( General Garflold. and alnco his death o Mrs. Garliold and the family , Bald to night with reference to the matter : * V fcupposo the real cause of Mrs. Garflold' trip to Europe might as well bo told Thcso rumors about her marriage an absurd. She has been living quietly am receiving but few visitors. The real cauw is the rupture between Miss Mollie Gar Held and J. Stanley Brown , the younj man who was expected to marry her thi month. Brown was formerly Genera Gurilold's private secretary. Ho is i joungman with a rulllcd shirt-front rather presentable appearance , but up piironlly poor prospects and not a groa deal of money. Mrs. Gnrllold once wen to Europe with General Garfleld am was violently sick all the way over am back. It is therefore , unlikely that sh would risk buch a trip at this Urn on account of thu illness ii Europe of her uicco , Miss Mary Mn eon of this city , as was stated in th papers. It is reported on good author Hy that Miss Mollie Garliold deniei that BIO was over engaged to Mt Brown. It is plainly evident that th young man's suit was not looked upo favorably by the family , and at any rat it is safe to say that the marriage is oil Mrs. Gurlield recently remarked thu the only thing that pained her in con ncction with the rumors of her ow marriugo was that the public shoul think that she could so boon provo fals to the memory of General Garlleld. " NKW YOUK , Oct. 12. Mrs. James A Garliold and her daughter Mollie , saile yesterday for Liverpool by the btenmo Ari/ona. They came to the city froi Mentor Sunday morning , and registorc at the Buckingham hotel. Monda was spent in quiet preparation for th European trip , which had recently boo determined upon. It had been Mrs Garlield's intention to pass the white quietly in New York in oiflcr to bo nca her wins , Henry and Jumcs A. jr. , wh are studying law at Columbia collogr and with the law firm of Bangs , Stotso & Tracy , of which ox-Attorney Geiiern MncVough is a member. Mrs. Garficl and her daughter will spend the white in Europe , and will not return bofor next spring. It was not gonerull known that Mrs. Garfield conteir plated a trans-atlantio trip , and cor frequently only a few of her most int inata friends and the family gathered t the pier yobterduy morning to wish th mother and daughter good-by. Jtimc A. Garfield jr. , was seen at the Bom dick , Washington square , hist nigh but refused cither to utlirm or deny th statements of the Clo\ ohm A dispatch. How AVe Get Our Sponges. New York Telegram : Although a article commonly ii ed , very little i known by the general public about th production of the. sponge. The fuel concerning it are interesting and ir Btructlvo. and show some strang features in the lower forms of nnimi life. life.A reporter visited Mr. Henry Scelij a well known importer of sponges o : clusively , and obtained from him tli necessary information regarding tli manufacture of sponges , the extent i tlio industry and many other poin about them not generally known. M Seolig said : Sponges grow off tl : Florida Keys in this country , uroun the islands of the West Indies and i the Medittorraucau &etv , principally i the Greek and Turkish archipelagoc The natives dive for themsometimes ! forty fathoms of water , where tl : finest cup sponges are found. Thes divers nro very Bhort-lived , and in li\ or six years become deaf , blind an rheumatic , \mless oaten by sharks , as sometimes the case. The natives rn their own vessels. "Our Florida sea coast supplies tl Bheops' wool , grass , velvet , and rei bponges. From Nassau wo got tl snoops' wool , but it is not as strong i the Florida article , though much 111 it and with larger pores , and also tl grass , velvet , roof und wire sponge but the latter is not sold to use. Tli Mediterranean sponge is called tl Turkish bath sponge in this count ] and the honeycomb In Europe. Tin are brought bore In the natural fata and bleached. Wo also receive fro the same source the silk , surgeons' , cu eye cup , toilet and Xamocka sponge The dealers in Now York , Londo Hamburg and Trieste do the bleaching "Florida shcops' wool sell from $ li. ' to $ tt by the halo of from twenty to 1 pounds ; velvet is from twenty cents $1.60 per pound by the halo ; grass from thirty-livo to seventy-five cents pound by the bale , and , reef fro 81.85 to $1.50 by the halo. < the foreign sponges the Nn snu product is sold for thirty p .cent loss than the Florida goods. There ft duty of twenty jwr cent on nil forol } sponges. Mediterranean bath spong are sold from six cents to $5 apici cups from sovcnty-fivo cents to $ apiece , Zamockas from six cents Bovonty-fivo cents cacti , surgeons frc $1.50 a siring of fifty pieces to $5 , ai eye cups from twenty-five to sevont five cents each. "What is done with the clippin . om sponges'r1" "They are used fqr filling mattress and have been found by railroad coi panics to bo hotter than cotton waste 1 packing journal boxes. " "Are there any tricks in the trade ? "Yes. Sponges are easily doctor by unscrupulous dealers. Comm grass sponges are bleached and put the market as Turkish goods. UOUE of this sort arc called 'skin' conccrr Even druggists cannot detect the chei and the customer is , of course , cusi deceived by the appearance of t article , but a trial soon demonstrates inferior grade of spongo. " Mrw. Eugle , an elderly woman Campbell county , Virginia , express the wish shortly before her death tl : her gold watch bo buried with her. T wish was curried out , and within a we the grave was opened in thu night a the watch stolen. James Morritt , residing near Schc octudy , hold his revolver in his hai and , remarking that it contained 1 last cartridge , asked wh t ho should with .it. lie had pcnrcoly asked t question when the weapon wub d charged : ind inflicted a wound of whi Morrilt died. Mrs. Liddio Hunt , of Catoosa conn Georgia , has a gourd that is four ft two inches in circumference and v > hold a bushel of shelled corn. It v raised by Thomas Bowen , of Wh county , Georgia , whoi nowonohumlr years old. Ho presented it to M Hunt in 1823. The moat delicate constitution c safely use Dr. J. II. MeLonn's Tar Wi Lung Balm , it is a euro remedy coughs , loss of voice , and all throat a lung diseases. 25 ets n bottlo. THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER , More Biographical Sketches of Mor Who Soil Omaha Goods. A PLEASANT LOT OF PEOPLE What tlio House Employing That Colored Traveler Say About an Oninlm Hotel Notes of the Komi. ntogt-nphlcnl. JA3IES A. LKITKH is a popular rcpro' soutatlvo of a popular house. For olghl years he has traveled for Max Meyer & Co. , and enjoys the confidence of thai firm. To bay that Mr. Loiter is t genial and alTablo commercial man 1 ; but to echo the pentiments of all wltli whom ho comes in contact. Ills'torrl- lory lies through northern Nebraska and the' Loiip country , whore ho novel presents himself without receiving ti cordial welcome from the merchants , Few Omaha men sell more tobacco am ] cigars than Loiter. Mr. Loiter is t nephew of the junior partner in thi well known firm of Field , Loiter & Co. formerly of Chicago , It may also be remarked , by way of parenthesis , thai ho has been cabled the Adonis of tin road. Mr. Loiter is a married man ant resides at Wahoo , Nob. * * # JOE SCOTT carries samples of teas coffees and spices for the Clarke Coffee company and knows just when , when and how to place his goods. Ho truvolt through the western territories who ho comes in competition with the Sar Francisco drummers , but Joe has always been able to hold his own with the bes of them. Although only about a yeai with the firm , his employers give 'hin jrcdit for having built up a first-rate trade. Previous to life joining tin Clarke ColTeo company ho was cngagec selling buttorino and soap forFuirbunki Co. , of this cijy , Und many are the eople throughout Nebraska who stil sing Scott's praises as a vender of but torinc. Ho was the ncknowledgec champion in that line until a too crue government stepped in and abollshet the bale of this commodity. * * W. L. EAST3iANisn gentleman of un doubted energy. For years ho has boot one of Kirkcndull , Jones & Co.'s travel ng men , und some idea of his ability in ii salesman may bo gathered from'tin "act that during the last foil- years IK ms sold four hundred and sixty-foui thousand dollars worth of boots urn Bhoes. This is a record of which an ; : raveling man may bo proud. Mr. East nun first saw the light of day in Penn sylvania. For a time ho worked forMr Kirkondall in Bloomington , III. , in tin dry goods business and has been seven teen years in his employment altogether If there is any man who can sell mon boots and shoos than W. L. in Nobruski ho has never "shown up. " Mr. East man , too , Is popular alike with his con freres of the grip as with his customers Ho is a married man and the hnpj > ; father of , a two-year old boy , who is metaphorically and botanically speak ing , "a daisy. " * * * W. C. BuiiNHAsi travels for Ma : Meyer & Bro. , in the jewelry business : iud during the live years he has beei associated with the firm has continue ! to add to his reputation as a first-clas salesman. The Meyer brothers have al ways made it a jxrint to secure the bos men available for the road , and Burn ham is no exception. His territory lie through Nebraska and Kansas , in whicl states ho is known as a live salesmiu and a reliable authority on all matter pertaining to jewelry. His oxporiena is invaluable when any of his friend contemplates matrimony and the put chase of adiamond ring. Mr. Burnhan was formerly in the jewelry trade on hi own account in Iowa. Ho is well know : and popular on the road. Mr. Burnhai : is one of the lucky ones who investei money in Omaha real estate at th right time and is now reaping the con Bcqucut profit. C. O. LOUECK is city traveler for Lee Fried & Co. , and can claim a very extensive tensive experience of the giocery busi ness. For several years ho has travole along the Union Pacific , B. &M. , an the St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omah railways for the same firm and his witli drawn ! from this route was. the occasio for considerable regret on the part c his many customers. Mr. Lobeck wn for a considerable time before joinin Leo , Fried & Co. , located in Chicag ( whore ho did good work as travolin representative for the dry goods house of Lobeck & Luphnm and Slcttauc Brothers & Winouian. Subsequontl ho was engaged on the road for a dr goods house at Dos Moincs , la. Whe Mr. Lobeck started in with his presoi employers they were on the lookout for rustier and in C. O. they Becured on who has surpassed their most sanguin expectations. * * CHARLES BUUCE , as his name ai plies , hails from the land o' cakes. 11 is at present traveling for Meyer , llaapko , in the grocery bubines Formerly in the retail grocery trade i Seward , ho went on the road for Move & Raapko alxnit a year ago and hi Binco met with considerable succes His territory was along the Unio Pacific road. Mr. Bruce was at on time a captain in the "queen's navee in England. Ho , however , prefers commercial life in the states tei tl humdrum of a "Pinafore" existence c the briny. Like most seamenhe lias pleasant manner , which tends to.ii crease bib popularity. Before embarl in the retail bubiness at Sowurd ho w : on the road for the house ho now ropn scnts for two years. C. L. IIOCIISTKTTEU llUS been 11SSOC ated with the Rector < S : Wilhelmy con puny for the last flvo years. Like h brother , Frank , he owns an interest i the corporation. With the exception an occasional journey to Iowa , his bus- ness is confined to the city. C. L. is native Nebraskan , having been ushore Into the world at Nebraska Citv son twenty-six years ngo. Mr. Hochstetti has nn intimate acquaintance with tl hardware trade and is no tenderfoot i the matter of securing custom. As y < C. L. has not taken iinon himself tl cares and responsibilities of mutrini niul life. R. D. VALKNTiNE'ts mild.modcst ar unassuming , while being handled by reporter in search of n few facts co corning his career , but this is not h general character throughout southoi and south western Nebraska and nort ! orn Kaiibus , where ho is bettor know His many customers and friends in the districts will toll you that it is not alt gother a bashful figure ho cuts in U matter of selling goods. Buoyed un I the knowledge that the house which 1 represents is a guarantee of the quali of his samples , lie Is not by any mou afraid to present himself and soldo leaves without securing an order. I is now , and has been for the last fo yearstruveling salesman for the Clarl Coffee Co. Born at Toronto ho begi business lifo at Winnipeg , but eookii u wider field for his energies ho iiatu ally found his way to the states. Mr , Valentino Hko other valentines of a les ; ubstnntinl nature is a welcome figure \ berovcr ho goes. "Up till now" ho ii a bachelor. M. CJoNr.s is a well known figure ilong the Union Pacific from Nortl 'latto to Idaho. Ho is on the ronel foi axton , Gallagher & Co. , and as a YOU ler of groceries has few , if any , equals n the west. Ho has been with the Jlnr Ince lie establishment and It Is nn conceded > coded fact that his untiring oncrgj and close intimacy with the trade have vorkcd wonders In developing the now enormous business carried on by his ein iloyors. Jonx BEATTY , ju.hns been ten yean on the road for Kirkendnll , Jones & Co. and Is ono of the best known traveling non In Nebraska. Ho carries his grlj hrough the territories of Utah , Wyo ming and Montana , und It is not over topping the mark to say that the oftener ho "Bhowsup" in these parts the nero ho is appreciated. His merits lowcvor , uw not limited to popularity le is ono of Omaha's best traveling mor n every respect. Mr. Beatty formerly vorkcd for H. Blngham & Son , commis sion merchants , of this city. L , B. SCHNiniJEH is on the rood wltl icavy hardware and wagon stock foi W. J. Broatch. Traveling along the Jnion Pacific'as far west as Boulder Col. , ho has succeeded in building up i very extensive business in a compara ivoly Bhort timo. A native of Canton 3. , ho was formerly in the hardware nislncss in that city. Mr. Schneider ii i hustler from away back , as will bo un loubtedly proved by u glimpse at hii 'sales' ' for the last two years. Ho is i ) rothor-in-law of Mr. Broatch. 4t 4t Mounts D. AX.TMAX makes thing ! ivoly from u business point o view through the territories e > f Utah tVyoming , Colorado and Montana Traveling for Max Meyer & Co. for the ast ton years there are few points ii lie west where Mr. Altman is not wel and favorably known. In the hands o , bis gentleman the vending of tobacc < ind cigars is a science of which he is i mister. Previous to his arrival ii Dmuhahc carried on an extensive cigai nisincss of his own in Pennsylvania Altman belongs to the genus Doutchor tie is thirty-six years of ago and i Straight , " steady-going knight of tin grip. grip.THAT THAT COLORED THAVKIjKU. AVlmt Ills Employers Say About HI Treatment IJy an Oiimha Hotel. To the Editor of the BEI : : Wo notici \n article in your paper of the 3d lust , olativo to the refusal of ono ef your heels , ols to entertain or receive as a guest i 'colored traveler , " etc. Wo wish to thank you for the notici md say that the colored gentleman , fo such ho is , roprobcnta this house. Hi commenced with us as an errand bo ; ind has risen by his own exertion to fil , ho position of entry clerk and salcsmai in our store for the past throe years ind now represents us on the road , b ; doing , so far , very , satisfactory work ind wo are not a little surprised at hi .reatmont by the M hird house. If ou : traveler , white or colored , was u lov bred whelp , all wpuld bo justified ii giving him the "cold shoulder , " but ! L-unnot BCO upon , what grounel tin Millard can justify themselves foi their treatment of our traveler. The ; certainly cannot say they had no room tor they maelo assignments of room while our man wasrefused. Our travel ers have patronized this house fo years. Wo trust they will rectify thei mistake and notify us to that otlcct bo fe > ro an appeal Is made to the traveler issociation , who make no distinction o "race , color e > r naturty of travelers. ' Wo feel hurt at this treatment of ou : man and believe the Millard will b quick to rectify the mistake. Wo re main very respectfully yours , E. N. WEI-CII Mra. Co. , Chicago. An Experienced Drummer. Standing in the office of n populn hotel one evening this week , says a Nov York writer , and watching "the gentle manly clerk" turn away traveler afto traveler with the statement that th houso-was full , I was reminded of th clover way in which an oxperioncei drummer secured a room in a hote where a similar state of affairs existed It was ono of the mushroom towns i the eil regions , just after the open in up of a now field. Our drummer arrive at the hotel about 1 o'clock ut night. Ho deposited his veteran gripsack o the counter , registered himself with rubber stump , and in the jaunty ton customarv with commercial travelers remarked to the clerk : "All , there , ol chappie ! Do I got the bridal chair berV' "Not much , " replied the clerk , "w are full. Give you a good , warm ben by the stovo. " "Will you , now ? I don't believe yo will. Lot's see the call book. Her Dave , [ turning to tlio boll-boy ] call 4 ( Tell him it's a quarter of 5 , and thn he's ge > t just fifteen minutes to catch hi train. " There was no resitting the drummer authoritative tone , especially as it wu backed up by a niodomto sued bribe Dave disappeared sleepily up the stairs and our drummer stepped into a ehai in front of the office clock. Huvin made the clock gain three hours and half on itself In less than as many mil utes , ho leaned against the couutei handed the clerk a better cigar than i manufactured in the oil regions , an awaited developments. "Did you do the business , DavoV" Ii inquired of that individual , as h slouched buck into the room from h journey up stairs. "What did ho say ? " "Ho told mo te > go to thunder with tL train , " said Dave , ' , but he's getting u jest the sumo. " The drummer had just finished toll in the clerk the latest fairy story eurrei in New York , when a shaggy individui came down the stairs and into thoolllci Ho looked at the 'clock , and then too out his watch. There seemed to bo discrepancy somewhere , and never wi a watch so sworn at before. Thoshugj ; party was an adopt in bciontific pr < faulty ; and culled his timepiece all tl liars there aic in the dictionar , qualified by many adjectives ni to bo found iii that rcspccluh volume. The time indicated by tl clock did not permit of this onjoymci continuing long , ahel buttoning up h overcoat , ho started ( or the depot. / the door closed behind him the drumrm again mounted the chair and stoppc tlio clock. Thu hands indicated Un the time was. 4:55. : "That takes care of you , old man , " 1 remarked to the clerk as ho picked i his grip anel started for a night's peuc ful slumber in room No.ill. . "If 1 comes back and wants to wipe up tl floor with you , toll him there's som thing queer with the clock. Ta , ta , o boy. " Samples. J. J. Kenan , a popular commorci man from Now York City , is hero ( his fall trip west. Charlie Fredinburg , on the road it Spaldlng & Men-ick , of Chicago , is the Millard. Just before arriving i Omaha ho was presented with a beaul ful Bilk handkerchief for helplnga lad who was ill , and her child , on the trni Bonny Einstein , representing a clot ng firm in Now York , can call all his icqualutaneoa warm friends. Ho h mmonsoly popular with the boys nnel prldos himself on tho. uniformity of his ilolhes , from his shiny tlio to his patent outhor shoes. General George W. Harrington , whe represents the Stolu manufacturing company , of Rochester , N. Y. , was ii town during the past week polling wooden overcoats. Ho says that he never found the business DO lively iii Omaha boforo. General Harrington is an old soldier. In the famous battle ol jottysburg bo had a bullet shot Into his jody , which was never recovered until .wo months ago. Ho has had It mounted with gold , and now wears the slug thai caused him to Buffer for twcnty-foui years , as a watch charm. Wi-onclicel Ills Hack. LvxnoNViLi.E. Orleans Co. , N. Y. April SJ , 1885. About a year ago , I inv prudently stepped off the Hudson rlvci ! ars while tlie > y were in motion. Ir , rylng to save myself from a fenrfu all I wrenched my back torrlbly. The icxt day I could not wulknnd I Bufforei : win from my neck to my hcols. Vnr ous applications were made , but noth- .ng that was done nbated my Buffering , Uoing anxious to got up anil attend te Business , I determined to place three AI.LCOCK'S ' ronouy i'TjASTiit9ono above .ho other , on my back. In nbout an lour and a half they caused considerable telling. The pain and soreness Bensiblj decreased , and I rested pretty well thai light. The next morning the itching jognn to bo quite severe under the pins- , ors. To got some relief , Iliad my bncli , \oll rubbed crossways over the plasters t was surprised within two hours aftei o find the pain and soreness almosl gone. I stayed in bed that day nud the morning afterwards Igot upnnd attended - ed to business. O. Y. PE1T3IAK. . - Queer Beasts. Cornhill Magazine : The oldest typos ) f animals in Australia are the ornl- thorynchus and the echidna , the "beusl with a bill" and the "porcupine ant- eater" of popular natural history. Those curious creatures , genuine living fossils occupy in some respects nn intermedi ate place between the mammals on the 3iio hand und the birds und lizards on Lho other. The echidna 1ms no teeth and a very birdlike skull and body , 1'ho ornitborynehus has a bill like c duck's , webbed foot , and a great man 3 quaint anatomical peculiarities whieli closely ally it to the birds and reptiles Both , in fact , nro early arrested Btngcs in the development of mammals frotr the old common vertebrate vnecslor ; and they could onlj Imvo struggled on to our owr day in a continent free from the severe competition of the higher types which have since been evolved ir Kuropo and Asia. Even in Australir itself the ornlthorhynohus and cchidm1 Imvo had to put up perforce with the lower places in the hierarchy of nature The first Is a burrowing and uquutie creature , specialized in a thousand mi nute ways for his amphibious lifo am" queer subterranean habits ; the second liodgo hog-like nocturnal prowler , whe liurioshimsolf in the earth during the daj and lives by night on insects , which hi licks up greedily with his long , ribbon like tongue. Apart from the see'inli /.ations broughtabout by their necessarj adaption to a particular niche in th < economy of lifo , these two quaint urn very ancient animals probably preservi for us In their general structure the fea turcs of an extremely early descendan of the common ancestors from when mammals , birds and reptiles are origin all } ' derived. In another column of this issue wil bo found an entirely now and novo specimen of attractive advertising. I is ono of the neatest ever placed in ou : paper , and wo think our readers will bi well repaid for examining the supposoi display letters in the advertisement o Prickly Ash Bitters. Snn Diego. San Francisco Chronicle : Th stranger who enters San Diego b ; steamer derives his first impression el the town from the low hills which risi from the bay and are dotted from shor to summit with pleasant homes. Whei irrigation becomes general and th slopes are wooded , it will bo trul ; lovely. Leaving the steamer wo g' down to the wharf , whore it seems a though half the town must have congrc gated to witness its arrival. Hero w < are packed into very uncomfortable car and taken to the other end of thi wharf , whore the warehouses uro , nn < later em wo find our way to a hotel During the day wo amused oursolvc seeing the business part of the towi anel interviewing Indians , who were b , no means eif the same typo that Hole ! Hunt Jackson 1ms made us fumllin with in "Ramona. " Wo wanderci about the lighted parts of the town ii the pleasant cool of evening and notei the same good-natured , comfortable ai of fellowship among all on the street us wo had remarked in Los Angeles. Adclina Patti has a small silver basil and n big white sponge , which is sot 01 the outside of the bed-room window t catch dew. It is with this hcavon-dis tilled water that the diva bathes he eyes and face. CREAM BAKING Its superior nxcellenre proven In millions ! lioinos for more than a quarter of u century. Is us > od by the United BluUw ( lot eminent. Ki doraedbytho headn of the treat unlvcrsltlc tis the Strongest , inirest and Most Ileathfu llr. Price's the only Making I'owder that doi uot. contain Ammonia , l.lmo or Alum. Bold on in caus. caus.I'HICE BAKING TOWUKltOO. New Yolk. Chicago. St. Lou I EFFERVESCENT , ECONOMICAL , EFFICACIOUS Jlennre of Indleeitlon't pain And ( Vn > tlpi > tlun' > cruel rulitm Kor often la their wake pro < o < l 'I'liu table imll and mounier't weodi 'lliru check those troubles ere an bour , Iu TAltUAtiTd blUi'lV tCU lltx the iKivtcr. A Strlko On llio ( Jrocn Line of Strrol Curs St'Uletl nlth Very Lllllp DinicuHy. An Interview with the Drlvor of Cnr No. 18-Tho Whole Ttilnp Qlvon Asvny-HoWns Not Mold Up , but Hold Down The Story In Detail. The Unltod Stntei Is the country of stilko ? . week nftor week the mm apupcrochronicled now strike hero or thero. Street rnr drtvern lire , ns n Ki'iieral nile , overworked unit uuderpatd.niul n Hrlko ntuoiu ; them is almost a common ocrur- ronro. Humors of n Ftrlko AIIIOUK the street cur drivers in Otunlm have boon tlylnu thick nud fast for a week past , n reporter winning to as- cci tniu to w hat extent the strike had procresied , hailed car No. 18 on the preen line o\eral dajs itRu , mid , making his wny throiiRh the crowded cur to the front platform , luKriitlnted himself Into the Kooil graces of the eeutitl driver , nud learned fiom that trentlnmim tie | followIHR par- Llculars of the strike in iim tlon : "Strlko , did ) ou say ? Well , 1 do not know , there may bo Bomn talk of n strike , but if them is 1 know nothing nbout it. I think thn drivers hero in Umnha nro paid nbout ns well ns the drivers nuywhero else , nnd hno : nbout the same hours ; Init if you \Mint to know HomethlnK of n strike , I can tell you of n strike I came near Koluion nbout d month ntto. You see , " continued the driver , crowing confidential , "for the lat three > ears 1 luivo been n sulleror from that lothsoino dlicn o , catarrh , brought ou by ciirelpns exjios. uro , nnd had it ho bad that 1 pot tired of myself nnd everything. At night time Mlillo in bed 1 > M > uld ha\e n arnpplng In the back of my throat which vould almost stranylo mo , it would keep me nunko tint best part of the night , my hrouth was extremely oITeuslvo ; why 1 was nslmmed to no near any persou oil account of it , 1 could not retald whnt little food 1 maim ed to eat , nnd would balk and spit nil day , I bad a burring nud roarlnc in my cart. 1 tried patent medlclnrs tone no end without relief , nnd tried ccveral locnl doctors with thu mnui result , nnd had nbout miido up my mind to co on u strike to BOIIIO other ellmato for my health when I leadnnnd * \ ertlsement of Drs. ileCoy i Henry , nnd passing their olllco eery day nnd seeing so ninnj people railing there 1 concluded there must be somn- ihlng in it , 1 called ou them and comtneucud " "And with hut result/ " treatment nt onco. w / queried IlioHcrtbo. "Well , I have been under their ttentmeut for one month nnd fool bolter Lhanl hmu for two jours ; I have no more bud lirontli , no moro noises In uiy cars , can hear ns well as tni'i , run oat three wqunro mo.ils nud keep them ( "own. too , nnd In fact feel like n now manentlroh. 1 want to Kay nil 1 tan for the doctors for they have worked wonders forme. Not oir , are yon. well , good bye , " Hint th Hcrlbe , plodding ou his weary wny , thought surely .ruth is Granger than llctlou. The diiver abo\ mentioned is Mil. OI'OlinK It. IIO'-S drlxeroCcar No. 1M. ( Jieon Line , who boards nt Ihoroiner of Klrby und Twi-nty-slxtli Ktieets , whi'rnliB will corrolwiute the nbovo tonnjono doubting it. CATARRH DESCRIBED. The Sjinptoms Attending Tli at Which Lends tu Consumption When cntnrrh has existed In the head nnd the upper pai t of the throat for imy length of time the patient 11\ing In d district wheie people IU-B miuject to rntarrhal ullectlou nnd the dis ease has been left uucured , the catnirh Invurl- nbly , sometimes rdowly , extendsilown the wind pipe and into the bronchial tubes , which tubes coineytbo air into the dllleicnt putts of tlio luncs. The tubes become affected from the swelling and the mucous arising from catarrh , nnd , In Home instances , become plugged up , HI that the ulr cannot got iu us freely as it should. Bhortness of breath follows , uud the patient broathfls with labor und dilllculty. In either case them Is n Hound of ciackHnu and wheezing inside the chest. At this stage 01 the disease the bit ntnlng Is usually more rapid than when In health. The patient has also hot dashes over his lx > dy. The palnwblch iu companies this condition is of a dull character , felt in the chest , behind the breastbone , or undir the shoulder bludo. Thr pain may como uud go lust u few dujn und then be ubbeut for t > e\eral others. The cough that occurs In the llrst stages of bronchial ca tarrh is dry , comes ou nt intervals , hat king lu character uud Is usually most trouhlohomu lu the morning on rising , or going to bed nt night , and it may lie in the tlrst evidence of the disease extending Into the lungs. Sometimes there urn llts of coughing Induced by the lough munis solo'ent as to cause vom iting. Later on the mucus that is raised Is lound to contain small particles of yellow mat. tcr , which indicates that the small tubes iu the . lungs are now affected. With this there art often streaks of blood mixed with the mucus , Insomo cubes the patient becomes very palo , has fever , uud expectorates buforo any cough appears. In Homo oases small masses of cheesy sub' Blanco nro spit up , which , when piessod bo- t\\oeu the lingers , emit u bud odor , liiothri cases , particles of a hard , chalky nature are spit til ) . The raising of choosy 01 chalky lumps In. dlcato .serious mischief at work in the lungs. In Home c.isos cutairh will extend Into the lungs lu a few weoknln other canes It mayht mouths , and oven years , before the disease at tucks the lungs sullicieutly to cauno Herlous lit turferencowith the general health. When tin diboaso has developed to such a point the pa , tlent is said to have catanhul consumption With bronchial catarrh there is moro or loss fever which differs with the different parts ol the da)1 slight in the morning , higher iu tut afternoon uud evening. SNEEZINGTCATARRH. What It Moans , How It Acts , nnd What It Is. You sneeze when you get up In the morning you try to sneeze youriiosnotf every time yoi are exposed to the. loubt draft of air. You h.ivi n fullness over the front of the forehead , iini the nose feeU OH it there was a phiK In uocl nostril which you cannot dislodge. You blow your nose until your cars uack , but It don't tU any good , and the only result is that you HUCCCCI' lu getting up n very red nose , and you so irrl tuto tke lining membrane of that organ thai you nre unable to breathe through It at all Tills Is n correct nnd not overdrawn picture ol an acute attack of catarrh , or "Snoozing Ca tarrh" as it is called. Now , what does this condition indicate ? First a cold that causes mucus to bo ixmred out bj the glands in the nose ; then tnoho dlsca-sui glands are attacked by Hwarms of little germs- the catarih germ that lloat in the oir Inulo oatlty wheto the disease Is prevalent. Tbosi unlmulculae , In their efforts to IInil a lodgment Irrltato the hcnslllve membrane lining of tin nose and nature undertakes to rid hcrsolf ol them by producing a lit of sneezing. When the nose becomes illled with thickened diseased muciiH the natural channels for the lu tioductlou of ulr Into thn lungs Is Interfere ! with , and the pet sou so effected mustbrcutln thiough the mouth , and by buch means tin throat becomes paiched and dry , bnoriug Is pro duced , und then the caUrihul disease gain , ready ac.cc.sa to the throat uud lung * . DOCTOR J , CRESAP M'COY ' , Late of Hellenic Hospital , K. Y. AND DOCTOR COLUMBUS HENRY Have Ofli cos 310-311 RANGE BUILDING , COHNr.H 15TII AND HAHNUV STKBETS OMAHA , NIUI. Where nil curable cases are treated with sue cess. Mudlcul diseases treated skillfully. Con Humptlon , iirlght'H Disease , Dyspepsia , Hhcu niatlsm. nud all NUUVO1J8 UISKABIM. AI diseases peculiar to the sexoa a specialty. CA TA Kit ii ciuir.i ) . CONblJl.TATlON at otflco or by mall II. Ottlte Hours a to 11 a. n . j 2 to i p. in. ; 7 to p.m. SundaysIncludod. Correspondence receive.1 ! prompt attention , Many discuses are treated miccebafiilly by Ii McCoy through the malls , and it is thus posslbl for those unuulo to make a journey to obtali Miccosiful hospital treatment at their homo No letters answered unleai accompanied by 4 in stamps. Address all letters to Drs. McCoy t Henry lloonis 310 und'Jll lounge. Uulldluc , Ouiuha , Net Who 1 < M iU : , NKHVOVN. t > F.Illl.ITA. TKO.wholtihUroi.l.YnndlUNUIIANCIS lm rl'IUFI.f.l wny lilt VHJORof IIO1IT. n I M and Jl AMI 00 1 > . rnn lt < R exh tln * drains upon the l'OIINTAI > N of I.I ft : , IItAl : > AC1ir. 1IAVKA01IK , nrrndnil Drenins , M'KAKKI'.NS of Moniorr. I1AMII. rin.\Kssin Not'ir/rv. t'lMiM.vwupot the t'ACi : . niul nil the F.l'FF.OTN lending U I'.AItl.Y ItKOAVind r > orhi > pj C'ONHtim * * 1 ION or INHANITY. dimilA consult nt once the t'F.I.KIlltATF.II lr. Clirko , K.tnMUhcd I.H.M. 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