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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , DECEMBER 20 , 1887.
MISERY 1NJ11E PALACE ,
rho General Unhappy Surroundings
of Czar Alexander III.
BECRETS OF THE RUSSIAN COURT.
flic C/.nrlrm PmllnK Into Incipient
Inminltjr The Hon. a Consumptive
K er on tlic Wntch.
St. Louis Globe Democrat : The fol
lowing iirticlo In iv tniiiMiition from iv
letter written in the KuHsiun huijfuago
to a Hurttinn citl/cn of Now York Htnto ,
by an ofllclal of high standing in the
Hti siiin court.
It is not too much to say that to-day
Alexander III. , the autocrat of nil the
rtumiiiH , ! H indeed one of the most mis
erable men of thin country. Putting
aside the absurd notion that ho , the
u/.ar , is virtually an earthly god of his
own country , let us look at him as a
man , a husband and father of his fam
ily. Not even the fiercest of the nihil-
ltn have ever acciihed Alexander Alox-
Midrovitch of being a dishonest and
personally a cowardly man ; and yet
since he anccnded the imperial throne ,
lie never enjoyed the lot of the iiprigli-
innn. Like an outlaw pursued by a vig
ilenco committee , he is forced to hide
hinibolf , going stealthily from ono _ se-
tluded place to another. When visitIng -
Ing this capital ho is expected to follow
faithfully a detailed route made out to
him by the police , and it happened
lime aiid again that his manhood spoke
louder than the c/ar , and ho ordered
Ills driver to go by a route unguarded
li nd unlooked for , to the indescribable
L'onsternation of the police , detective
And gend'armes ofljcurs. Hut the lack
nf comforts of eiyilnfo arc quite insig
nificant by the Mdo of the deep sorrow
ho Millers as husband and father.
There is no man in Russia truer and
more tender to his wife than Ak-Minder
Alexamlrovitch is to his. Now imagine
the lot of this loving husband reali/.ing
the dreadful fact that his beloved wife ,
both physically and inoii tally , is quite
worn out ; that the restless nights and
weary days and constant fear for years
have completely undermined her
hralth , so much so that to-day bho is
hhowiug the symptoms of approaching
insanity. Those who some six years
ago have seen the lovely , lively , rosy-
oheeked and ever-smiling wife of tl'io
e/arovitch can hardly now realize the
Mime Moiimn in the c/arina. Pale , ever
trembling at the least unexpected noise ,
with deep , dark circles surrounding her
isyes such \6 the c/arina of to-diiy. How
dearly she has paid already for the im
perial crown I And her hour of trial is
j-ct at the beginning. Is there a woman
in Russia who would exchange her lot
with the czarina's':1 : To dread cease
lessly for her husband's fate , and to
wait' for premature but inevitable death
of her elder son , this is enough to break
Iho heart of any woman.
The doom of the c/.arovitch is sealed.
He has consumption. This is a court
secret. Think only of the czar's feel
ings in view of repeated attempts on his
life. If the worst should happen to
him , who would take charge of his
family and the empire ? Certainly the
v.arovitch is not in a condition to take
up the burden. Then ho would abdi
cate in favor of his brother , Grand
Duke George , u youth of sixteen. But
that would involve a perturbation . that
might endanger the > very imperial
' .hrone. We niiibt have in view
that the imncrial liouso of Ho
inanon of to-day , is not at all
happy and peaceful family. There
is in it IIH much discontent , conspiracy
and hatred as in the country at large.
Grand Duke Constantine , uncle of the
czar , for instance , has a personal grudge
ugainsl the autocrat , and it is said he
would agree to any terms , provided ho
would be placed at the helm of the gov
ernment , bo it with the title of a c/.ar ,
) r of a constitutional emperor , or oven
Df a president. UutGrUnd Duke Vladi
mir. the chief commander of the army
) f the St. Petersburg district , a man of
.ho Nicholas type , would not surrender
his power to any one , no that there
fvouhl he indeed lively timeshero should
nihilist's bomb reach its aim.
As to the nihlist movement , it must
bo mid that the czar's substitutes though
unawares , have succeeded in bringing
. it up to the red hot pitch. Curious
tinough all the c/.ar's ministers were
votingjwith each other in order to pro
voke the bad blood of the conspirators.
General Vannovsky , minister of war ,
has succeeded in compelling all the uni
versity graduates to nerve In the army
for the term of one year. Take annually
B,000 young , hot-headed , self-appointed
candidates for a radical parliament ,
dress them in a uniform and force them
lo servo the absolute ruler , and you will
have the result attained by General
Vannovsky.
Then comes chief procurour of the
Holy Synod , Pobedonost/.etT , who under
took an extraordinary job of dismiss
ing 100,000 village bcliool teachers and
appointing ns many priests as teachers
in their stead. Is it not natural to ex
pect that out of thousands of dismissed
teachers at least hundreds will join the
' ' ranks
I'oiihpirators' ?
Further on , Minister of Public In
struction DulianotT , by his senseless
orders , provoked both students and
their parents to the last degree. Ho
limited the number of students of each
university to a certain maximum , and
us that maximum is far below the num
ber ol the students enrolled , hundreds
of them have boon , peremptorily dis
missed from each university. To these
btudunts dismissed , for no cause of
theirs , must bo added the Jewish stu
dents debarred from the university
education , for only three per cent of
them are now admitted to tiie univers
ities , that is , three Jews to ninety-
beven ehribtians.
la there any wonder that now trough-
out the country the tons are conspiring
und the fathers are grumbling against
the one man government ? And yet
that particular man is neither origin
ator nor abettor of the > a stupid and
cruel so-called reforms , lie is respon
sible for them only because a blind
destiny placed him at the helm of a
Bhip , to guide which he was neither
brought up nor has ho a natural
capacity. And that Is not his fault
cither. lie is full of good intentions ,
but that is not enough in order to become -
como a wise ruler. And , indeed , ho is
ruled hinibclf as much iib anybody els > o
in this countrv.
Take for instance , the lln.uices'ot the
country. Since Alo.xandor III. ascend
ed the throne a rigid economy has boon
apparently observed In all departments ,
mid yet each year the balance showed a
delloit of W-5,000,000 to Wo .000 ,000. Could
Iho c/.ar wi ] > e out this doficit. ho would
gladly uo it , but with allj his pen > oiml
economy he cannot do it , nor could his
Icanicit minUtcr of ilnanco , Prof.
Dunge , achieve that feat. The present
Minister Vyshnegrudsky , promised to
the c/ar to close Iho state accounts
without u delieit. Certainly the c/ar
has no Idea whether that promise can
hi * cannot bo fill III ! oil , and to bo sure , ho
viva nothing to suggest to that end.
While ho was enjoying his long visit
In Denmark , a number of elcar-headcd
tifllcur * of the ministry wore sonV to dif
ferent countries , including the United
Btr.toe , lo fctudy the internal revenue
' The. ministry i | fully awuro
that the people hero could not
Hny Incruiho of taxes , with the excep
tion of thoio collected on liquors and
tobacco , and creased to the extent of the
dellcit. It is Mild here that in i-aii' of
need the selling of liquors will bo ro-
tainment by the government ns its > IR-I >
ial monopoly. .So it is iw-ible that un
der Alexander lit. as under Nicholii" ,
every vodka shop in Russia will be orna
mented with the imperial emblem of the
double-headed eagle. Hut wbat-
every measure he Miggestod to the r/ur
for belter replenishing the treii'-ury. ho
has but to approve it in his laconic
style "so bo it.1 And if one measure
proves bad and another is pointed out to
him in its stead , ho again endorse * the
now experiment. To his Is the auto
cratic ruling reduced in the reign of
Alexander III. Nevertheless , all the
Russians seem to be in despair. If the
c/nr does not rule then they will rule
themselves. This is a general , though
not an outspoken de. ire here.
The | Kliucal ) prophets of to-day will
undoubtedly find it the most dilllcult of
tasks to tell anything of the coming
condition osHu.s ia , Germany , Franco ,
and ICurope in general. With the c/.ar
hunted down by the irrepressible con
spirators and the carovitchinking
from consumption , who cnn tell what
perturbation may take place in Hussia
in the next year ? With Prince Kaiser
of Germany in his ! Xs. ) the Crown Prince
William suffering from a dangerous
chronic disease , a gloomy uncertainty
is hanging over thd Gorman empire ;
and with the present change in the
presidency , who can tell what course
will follow the French republic ? In
view of the foregoing facts the political
situation in Europe is more than usu
ally uncertain , and some serious con
vulsions may bo looked for.
LEFT HER LIFE A BLANK.
A Story that ItcoallH a Chapter of
"CnlliMl Hack. "
Chicago Herald : One night , not far
from her wedding day. she retired to
her room , apparently in the best of
health and spirits. She had bcenrrntor-
taining some friends , among them her
betrothed , and none of them had over
known her to be brighter or wittier
than she was on that occasion. The
next morning when a servant went to
call her she found that the young lady
was very sick and nearly uncoiiseious.
The household was alarmed and a phy
sician summoned , and \\hen he arrived
ho found that his patient was very low
indeedbut not sick enough to cau-o him
any fear about her ultimate recovery.
"Now , " the alderman continued ,
"here comes the queerest part of my
friend's story. As his sister-in-law im
proved and grew stronger it became
apparent to her friends and relatives
that there was something the matter
with her mind. That it was not in
sanity or any form tif mania they had
ever heard of was evidenced by her
conversation , her bright , repartee and
quaint humor. She did not recognize
her brother-in-law nor any of her girl
friends who were summoned to her bed
side to see her. They were all strangers
to her apparentlyand she treated their
friendly advances with as much coolness
as if she had never seen them. There
was only one per-jon who did call , for
whom she appeared to have the least
fondnnss , and that person was her
mother , who now lives on the North
Hide. Her recollection of her mother
oven was indistinct , and she seemed to
be drawn to her only by instinct. She
could talk ent'jrtainingly about all the
books she had over read ; she could re
cite the little poems she had
committed just as well as she
ever did before lior illness ,
and her memory about affairs in gen
eral was apparently in no way impaired ,
but of _ her friends she knew absolutely
nothing. Her lover called upon her
and endc'ivored to bring her mind
buck to the days before her illness , but
she treated him just as cooly as she had
treated others , and she would not have
his protestations of affection , because ,
she said , she did not know him.
"Finally her brother-in-law resorted
to n plan which he hoped would have
the olToet of reviving her memory. His
wife , the young lady's sister and her
dearest friend , find died during the hit-
tor's illness , but ho had refrained from
tolling her , fearing that the news
would prove a shock that she could not
bear. Ono day when he was seated by
her side he suddenly handed her a portrait
trait of his deceased wife , thinking the
sight of it would have the desired ef
fect. The young 'ady ' looked at it a
long time and then handed itbaek with
the simple remark , 'what a lovely
woman. ' She had failed to recognize
the face and she would not believe that
it was the face of her dead sister , though
her brother-in-law endeavored tearfully
to persuade her to the contrary. Over.-
sionally she will pick up that portrait
when her brother-in-law is around , and
after expressing her admiration for the
beauty of the originel , will assure him
that she is sorry she cannot sympathize
with him when ho grieves over it , for ,
she says , she cannot because she never
know his wifo.
"Tills young lady has so far recovered
that she is again moving in society on
the south side- where her brothor-in-
law lives. I meet her frequently my
self , and I think she is one of the most
charming young women of my acquaint
ance. She is practically beginning life
all over again , for everywhere she goes
.sho has to bo formally introduced to the
friends her queer atlliction has caused
her to forgot , and they for their part
would do their best to establish the old
intimacy they once pri/.cd &o Highly.
Her lover had to begin his courtship
anew , for she would not accept or be
lieve any of the explanations ho made
to her , and he is working hard to re
establish himself in her affections.
Everything that modicai skill and sci
ence can suggest has been done to restore
her memorybut overyolTort in that direc
tion has failed. Two celebrated doctors
from Now York , who arc specialists in
this kind of disorder , have treated the
fair patient for months , but without the
least success , and they have aoout
abandoned the case as a hopolcbo bne.
They have given her friends assur
ances , however , that her other mental
powers are nowise impaired , and that
no other disorders can uriso out of this
one , but that bho will continue to enjoy
as good health as if she were in posses
sion of every faculty. Her memory effaces
faces and events since her recovery is
perfect , and she is getting along swim
mingly. She is on the best of terms
with her relatives , and she is beginning
to heed their behests to address them
according to their relations toward her ,
but I doubt very much if bho quite un
derstands whv she docs &o , The blank
her buddon illness left the fading of
her na'jt will never bo filled , her
friends fear , but she docs not scorn to
regard it us ti misfortune , and she is as
cheerful and happy as she can be.
For fear of losing : i day's work , many
persona put off tuUing physic until Sat
urday. J'hu bettor plan is not to delay
but take it as soon as nceaud , it may
save you u html spell of sicUnots. If
you want the most benefit from the
least amount of phyaioyithout causing
von any inconvenience. lo s of appetite
or rest , take St. Patrick's Pills. Their
ucUon on the liver aiid bowels are
thorough , they give u freshness , tune
aid ) vigor to the whole tj'stvm : and uct
iu hanucay ' with'nature- , . , ' . ' , ' .
ABOUT WYOMING.
A Trip With CJotcrnor JIooiillKlit In n
rorref ] Kiideiicc of the Uo ton Adver
tiser : Tlio first thing thnt struck the
governor In his travels was the way in
which land-gobbling had been carried
on in the territory. "I was amazed , " '
bald he , "to find cattle and horse ranches
claiming thousands of acres of land un
der and by virtue of the various classes
of entries permitted and granted by the
United States laws , aiid much of it by
virtue of discovery only. In con
vocation with the United States
land ollicers at Cheyenne I have learned
that many of thcH > entries have boon
made by men and women , cllizens of the
territory , and by men and women who
have novUr set foot In Wyoming , and
never had any knowledge of the lands ,
its locality or its surface appearance.
. . . The home-like principle of
land for the landless has degenerated
into the monopoly practice of more land
for the land-owners. There teems to
have been an epidemic raging In Wy
oming to secure this supposed to bo
worthless land , and then there seems to
have been another epidemic to get rid
of it , not by returning it to the govern
ment like M ) much conscience money ,
but by disposing of whatsoever rights
they sujiixised they had obtained to it ,
to individuals , companies and corpora
tions who were wiflinir to assume all
risks for the sake of getting immediate
possession of the lands. " '
Governor .Moonlight , the further ho
traveled , grew more familiar with this.
Hy the time ho had finished his trip ho
was thoroughly disgusted. "Thcio
seems to have been'says ho. "a senti
ment that all you can get out of the gov
ernment you have a right to gotand not
bo over particular about it. There seems
to bo also another sentiment , that , as
much of the land is of little value , the
government oujflit to be glad to get the
money for it , and not bo too particular
and exacting about residence , cultiva
tion , reclamation and timber culture. ' '
Hut things arc changing now. It is a
case of reaction , owing to the abuses.
There is to-day n healthy sentiment for
a frank and fearless enforcement of the
land laws looking to actual settlement ,
and , fall-lingo as jt 'may appear , many of
those who are in possession of large
bodies of land are desirous of selling ,
but men will not buy unless the title
from the government is perfect.
Ono thing which would help im
mensely to settle this would be immi
gration. This is what all the people are
looking forward to. The government
complains that , while the western states
and territories are industriously and
persistently advertised , Wyoming is
not. To the one colonization society at
work there he gives the benefit of the
wide circulation of his report at , an ad
vertisement , gratis.
And what are the inducements Wy
oming and Moonlight hold out ? First ,
an agricultural boom , the buggy ride
showed in some of the ranches , "a strong
tendency to gardening" ' and some of the
finest vegetable gardens to bo found in
the country. There has been two big
rattle flaws this year , and in each of
them was found the trotting track so
familiar to frequenters of the Massa
chusetts festivals. The Wyoming
horco , the governor says , is a peculiarly
hardy creature. "I have never , " ho
adds , "seen a Wyoming-bred horse with
poor feet. " There is a good deal doing
in the way of soda , and something in
glass making. Window glass is the
sort turned out , and the one factory in
the Territory is the only ono west of
Rock Island , Illinois. The bed of sand
which supplies the factory is perfectly
white and apparently inexhaustible.
There is a little coal mining in Crook
county , but the oil field is perhaps the
richest in the territory. There are
wells in the Shoshone basin , in the Rat
tlesnake basin and near Powder river.
A syndicate has been organized in Chicago
cage and Milwaukee to work the field.
The value of the deposits in this region
may readily bo caleulaled when it is
observed that the Standard Oil company
at oncesprangtograspall their chances.
The metal chiefly found in the Wy
oming mines is copper. Only ono mine
had been worked at all extensively at
the time the governor took his buggy
ride. "Tho one great trouble in the
mining developments of Wyoming , " ho
explains , "is the cost of living. The
moment the agriculture productions are
such as to sustain the people engaged in
afl kinds of business men will feel able
to turn their attention to prospecting ,
but the cost of living is BO high at
present that bare prospecting will not
pay them. That the precious metals
abound in Wyoming none will deny , but
until some rich paying district is struck
the mining interests will drag along ;
awaiting the favorable turn of cheap
food and cheap transportation. A big1
find cares nothing for cheap living , for
all is a boom and all is on the high pres
sure order. "
One of the thriving and _ most promis
ing agricultural enterprises of fertile
Wyoming is the construction of the
Mammoth canal. This canal is to be
constructed at once , and will give irri
gation to 270,000 acres of rich soil of the
Green river basin. The canal is to bo
located on the drainage of the Green
river in Freemont and Sweotwater
counties on the western slope of the
continent , thirty miles west of and
directly facing South Pass. The lands
under the canals for nearly fifty miles
are crossed by the old "South Pass
trail , " famous in the days of Oregon
and California travel , and it
is a significant commentary ,
indeed , on modern progress and
civmition that the old ' 'South Pass
trail , " famous heretofore only for its
record of toiling , travel and desert
privation , is soon to bo the center of a
region which will blossom as the rose. .
Wyoming has a state educational in
stitution. It is a university , of course ,
although it consists of ono building. It
wns opened 'September 1,1887 , and Gov
ernor Moonlight contents himself with
reproducing its prospectus circular. In
fact reproduces everything nice about
the territory which he can discover ,
evidently being determined that if
coloni/.ing companies will not advertise
his dominion ho will not let it golonyer
unknown.
There are many accidents and dis
eases which affect block and cause ser
ious inconvenience nnd lo s to the farm
er in his work , which may bo quickly
remedied by the use of Dr. J. H. Mc
Lean's Volcanic Oil Linamont.
PEOPLES ON THE GOLD COAST.
Tliclr Savagery Ktiunls That of Any
Known Community.
The London Field : Although a great
portion of tile Tshi-speaking peoples
l > .ave for two centuries been under our
rule , we know comparatively litllo of
them a fact which is , no doubt , attribu
table to the deadly climate and impciiQ-
irablo forrcsts in which Ihoy live.
Major Kills lolls us much concerning
Ihcio peoples which will bo found inter
esting ; but ho has gene so completely
into the grosser customs of native life
that his book is more suited to the an
thropologist than the general reader.
The low condition which they occupy-
In the intellectual scale is , wo are told ,
probably owing to the enervating in-
llliuiiccs of the climate , which renders
any great amount qf mc-nlal labor out of
the question , and to th mullnoes with
which the uecwsSUea.of life cau bo pro-
duced. That the cHlJiato Is unhealthy
even to them there van bo no doubt , as
it is the cniifco of d euses unknown else
where.
Their religion is. not allied with any
moral ideas , sin being limited to insults
offered to or neglect of the gods ; mur
der , theft , etc. , nre merely olTonsos
atralnst the person-and in which the
gods take no interest. The deities may
be divided into fourclas-ses , , viz : 1. Gen
eral , tboso worshimicd by a whole tribe
or several tribes. . . , Local , thos-e wor
shipped by the inhabitants of certain
towns or districts. " $ . Family. 4. The
tutelary deities of individuals. The
priestnood forms n largo and powerful
class , without whoso aid nobody can
hold any intercourse with deities of the
first , second or third class , largo sums
being frequently paid for their service ;
they have to take care , however , to
make their communications ambiguous ,
as , in case of their predictions being
falsified they nre often put to death.
In thaptcr 11 it is stated that the
practice of jaerillcing human beings at
funerals doe.s not arise from the bloodthirstiness -
thirstiness of the people , but rather
from affection for the dead. This maybe
bo true : but the frightful cruelty shown
in their executions seems to contradict
this theory. We quote the following as
an example :
On Juno r > . n murderer , with his hands
bound behind him , a knife through his
checks , and two forks piercing his buck , was
drugged past our rooms. Commencing lit
nikUliiy , the punishment Incrcaseil in inten
sity till S o'clock , when the poor wretch wus
pushed all over , his arum cut off , and com
pelled to dunce for the amusement of the
kini ? before belli ) ; taken to the place of exe
cution. If he could not or would not dance ,
lighted torches wore applied to Ills wounds.
To escape this excessive torture lie mailo the
Krcutost efforts to move , until the drum wns
beaten and the licuil cut off.
Strange to say , in spite of the fright
ful punishment , murder is more fre
quent in Ashanti than in the British
protectorate.
The ceremonies at birth , marriage
and death arc , we think , too fully gone
into. The criminal laws appear to _ bo
extremely severe , and the following
ridiculously trilling offences are punisji-
nblp by death : Whistling in Coomassie ;
suffering an egg to bo broken in the
town ; looking at the king's wivessor not
hiding when the king's eunuchs call to
announce their approach , and picking
up gold that has been dropped in the
market place. From this it will be seen
that every-day life in Coomassie must
have its drawbacks.
The three concluding chapters are on
the language , musicand tradilionsench
of which is treated at length. This work
is evidently written by one whoso
knowledge of his subject is not merely
superficial , and who must have devoted
considerable time and attention on the
matters which he treats , though , as we
have before hinted , it is not the sort of
book to be placed in the hands of ladies
or young people.
'TIs nn 111 Whul
That brings with it gusts of rain from
the northeast. When the wind blows
from that quarter on a wet day , the
rheumatic , are apt _ to suffer , oven if
seated by their "ain comfortable ingle"
in a cosy arm chair. A few wino glassfuls -
fuls of Hosteller's Stomach Bitters
most genial and comforting of specifics
will alTord them unspeakable relief.
There is _ ample proof on record of its
oflleucy in this disease more particu
larly if used for its relief at the outset.
Chills and fever , dyspepsia , constipa
tion , liver complaiul , and a lack of lone
in Iho kidneys and bladder , should also
bo treated with this seful , family medi
cine of botanic origin. Appetite im
proves , refreshing'tlumbor once more
visits the weary eyelids of the nervous ,
and the circulation is enriched and ac
celerated in consequence of its invigor
ating and regulating action. Use it us
a protector against getting wet.
*
Karly Struggles of ll'icli Men.
Frank Carpenter Writes : It is inter
esting , indeed , to look back at the hard
times that some of these rich men have
had , and not u few of the envious may
bo wishing that they wore experienc
ing similar times now. Lot me bunch n
lot of them together. WoerisholTer , the
rich banker , who died not long ago , be
gan life us n bank clerk. Rtifus Hatch's
first speculations were in steel pens and
turkeys. Tom Scott , the famous rail
road president , drove a mule on the
State canal in Pennsylvania , and
Horace Grcoley worked at the printers'
case for as low as $ U.50 a week. Ho bor
rowed $1,000 to start the Tribune
and afterwards loaned Cornelius
Vandcrbilt $8,000 without security.
George i\V. Childs , the millionaire ,
editor of the Philadelphia Ledger , was
an errand boy when he decided to be-
borne a rich man and own the Ledger ,
and James Gordon Bennett when he. at
twenty years of ago , landed at Halifax
from Scotlandhad justi5 in hispocket.
Ho was about starving when ho got to
Boston , and was overjoyed at finding a
shilling. He got work in a book store ,
and in a few years afterward started the
New York Herald in a cellar on Wall
street , with two barrels with a plunk
across them for a desk. His brains told ,
and a son , a six millionaire , can now
keep yachts and spend his fortune on
polo and Paris.
Stephen Girard , the richest banker in
the United Stales at the time of his
death , was a wall-eyed .cabin boy on a
Bailing ship at liflcon years of age , and
iiis first business in Philadelphia was
that of a wine bottler. Wanamuker , the
great Philadelphia clolhier , worked for
years in his fulher's brick yard , and his
first work away from homo brought him
in $ l.o ! ! a week , lie received this for
clerking iu a book store and walked
four miles every day from his home lo
his work. Ho did his work well and his
salary was increased lo $1,50 a week.
Ho has now ono of Iho biggest stores in
Iho world and it takes : i,000 clerks to do
his business.
Henry Dis'ston , to' ] | sawmakor , whoso
saws are esteemed'the best by cabinet
makers , was apprenticed lo a sawmakor
at .seventeen. He made a million and
more by sticking tiHiis business. Mar
shall Jewell , ono ot Grant's postmaslor
generals , left tv fortune. Ho began life
in a tan yard and until he was eighteen
ho scraped skins and worked about the
yals of his falher's.emablishmont. The
information here gained aided him in
making a fortune in leather belting and
before he died ho said he hud never
been connected \vlth an institution
which did not pay u good interest on
the investment.
Mallhew Vussar , the , millionairefrom
whoso money Vussar college got itsstarl ,
came near being a tanner , and had his
father succeeded in making him ono ho
would probably have made a fortune at
it. The boy , however , did not take to
the idea and his mother helped him to
run away from homo lo keep out of the
Ian-yard. She gave him &ovenly-fivo
conls and her blessing , and ho deemed
himself rich when ho was aflerwards
able to make S300 a year. His father
was u brewer unii the sou for a Jijne run
nn oyster and beer saloon at Pough-
keopsie. lie aflerwards came back homo
and established another brewery aflor
the burning of that of his father , and it
was this that formed the foundation of
his millions.
Thus Vassar college is built upon
beer , and it is a fact that some of the
greatest charities of the world have
como from liquor dealers , The Iwo
greatest cathedrals in Dublin are from
the profits of Guiuucbs btout and Irish
whisky and the brewers of the former
have been through their wealth made
members of the English nobility. The
aristocracy of wealth in the present
money-making era rules the universe
and the above Instances will show that
the 1 ooks are open to every one who
will enter and the race is free for alt.
"The moon of Mohamet arose , and It
shall sot , " says Shelley ; but if you will
sot a bottle of Dr. Bulls cough Syrup in
some handy place you will have a quick
cure for croup , coughs , and colds.
The eiglith wonder of the world. A
benighted mini limping with rheuma
tism who had never heard of Salvation
Oil. Price 125 cents a bottle.
DANGEHOUS CRANKS.
Notes from the Experience ofnVlilto
HotiNc Detective.
Correspondence of the Globe-Demo
crat : Detective Henry Kolb , who has
constant supervision of th white house
at Washington , is ono of the best
posted men on cranks and their pecu
liarities in this country. He can tell a
great many now and interesting stories
of his experience at Washington , but ,
ns he is a quiet , modest man , it is rarely
that he can be induced to talk on the
subject. It was Kolb who first pointed
out Guiteiui to Secretary of Slate Blaine
and warned him that the future assas
sin of President Garticld was a danger
ous crunk. The detective allowed him
self to bo interviewed by u Jersey
friend the other day , however , and
what ho said is worth making public.
Referring to the subject of cranks , he
said most people suppose they are shab
bily dressed creatures , with long , un
kempt hair and bristling beard. This
belief ho characterized as being far
from Iho truth. Ono class of cranks is of
the above description , but there are nu
merous classes. The poorly dressed , un-
kcmpl cranks are usually from country
places. They are poor and come to
Washington toeolloelumounls of money
Ihoy imagine Iho govern incut owes
them. As a rule this class -is not very
dangerous.
"Tho fellows most to bo feared are the
well-dressed , oily-longued , who draw
enough income from somewhere to sup
port thorns-elves , and who imagine that
they own Iho earth and have a first
mortgage on the sun , moon and stars.
Guiteau belonged to this hitter class.
He wanted a high position under Iho
slate department , and used good and
apparently sensible language to con
vince Mr. Bliiine that ho was entitled
to the place. Failing iji this , God or
dered him. so ho said , to remove Pres
ident Garfield , which ho did. "
CHAXKS ATTIIKWIUTK IIOI'SK.
While at the white house Detective
Kolb was compelled to use great vigi
lance to keep Iho well-dressed smooth-
talking cranks from entering. Their
stories were plausible and their appear
ance respcclable. The fellows with a
week's growth of nappy hair and beard ,
and wearing clothing faded by the
storms of many seasons , could be driven
away like an old woman "shooing"
chickens in many instances. The for
mer , however , stood on their dignity ,
and it was frequently necessary lo use
force lo get them oil' the exeetuivo
premises.
"One afternoon , during General
Grant's first term , " said Mr. Kolb , "a
tall , stylishly-dressed man , about forty-
five years of age , came lo Iho main
door and in a very dignified manner de
manded to see tlie president. We in
formed him that the president was not
receiving that day. 'Ah , ' ho rejoined
with the utmost sang froicl , 'General
Grant is always at homo to republican
members of congress. ' It was during
the session of congress , and believing
that the caller was what he represented
himself lo bo , I pointed out the way to
the reception-room up-stairs. He
quickly disappeared up the velvety
slairwav , and we resumed our conversa
tion. Pretty soon there was a commo
tion at the liead of the steps , and the
usher up there sang out : 'Como up
here , Kolb , quick ! ' I bounded up-stnirs
and into General Grant's office , and
there was the congressman gesticulat
ing wildly , talking loudly , nnp follow-
idg the president about the apartment
in a very excited manner.
AVHAT TUB CHANK WANTED.
"The president was as cool as a
norther , but there wns an angry gleam
out of his eyes. 'Put thi ? fellow out ! '
he commanded , imperitivoly , and , as I
seized Mr. Congressman , he quietly re
sumed his scut and continued at his
work as though nothing had happened.
After a brief struggle I got the fellow
to the head of the stairs and I told him
I would throw him down if he did
not go peacefully. Ho went. It
was several days before I learned
the true cause of the disturbances. In
the mcanlimo the president rebuked mo
for not being more . careful who I ad-
initted into the building. 'I am not
afraid of such fellows , ' he said , 'but they
annoy me and occupy valuable limeall of
which you could avoid by not admitting
them. ' Had I known at the time what
the fellow did I would have handed him
over to the police. I learned the par
ticulars from one of the children. Ho
came in and claimed that ho had been
elected to congress from the Baltimore
district by 1,000,000 republican majority
and notwithstanding that fact his seat
in the house was slill occupied by a
democrat. He wanted the president to go
to the capitol with him at once and de
mand that the democrat bo ousled forth
with. The general not only refused to
do this , but ho touched Ihe bullon and
summoned the doorkeeper. In the
meantime , before my arrival on Iho
bceno , the crank followed the prcsidenl
about , threatening the most dire ven
geance unless he went to the capital
with him at ouco. I have always bo-
liovcd that General Grant narrowly
missed being assaulted or perhaps as
sassination on that clay ns the crank was
in a white heal ruge when 1 tired him
out of the white house. "
AVOUIIYINO Till : SKCIIETAUIKS.
The detcclive also described how Iho
Into Secretary of Stale Frclinghuysen
was grappled by a cranky German , who
wanted to bo made a special envoy lo
England and Canada , for the purpose of
working a secret .scheme to overthrow
the English government , raise the
blurs and slripcs over St. James' castle ,
and declare Knglund , Ireland. Scotland ,
Canada and the other provinces lo be
additions lo Iho republic of Ihe United
Slnlos. When Mr. Frolinghuyscn or
dered Ibis fiery and exlremoly cranky
'
diplomate from his otllco the lallo'r
seized him by Iho lappol of Iho coal ,
and would have assaulled him but for
Iho prcsen'co of a doorkeeper and mes
senger , who hustled Ihe fellow oul.
Kolb said a crank called on Secrclary
Lamar last week and wanted 1,000M ( > 0
acres of land In the west to Cblublish a
new "Land of Canaan , " where Iho fol
lowers of Iho "unborn lamb" could wor
ship in peace , away from Ihe vices of
civilizalion. Ho termed himself the
high priest of the new order , Secre
tary Lamar jokingly informed him that
the festive red nmn was still a predom
inating feature in the wild west , and
that the followers of the unborn lamb
find the ficalping-knlfo slightly more
unplcusanfthnn the vices of civlllzat.ion
Prickly Ash Bitters warm up and In
vigorate Ihe stomach , improves and
hlrcnglhcns the digestive organs , opens
the IKH-CS , promotes prospirulion , and
equalizes the circulation. As n correo
tor of disordered , system tht-rc is noth
ing toca.ual it.
r , . - - yjpMHu tJ Pipm.ent ° - _ ,
CHURCHILL * PARKFR
Dealer in Agricultural Implements , Waps ,
Oarrlaceiaad B ( lci. Jnnen Street. UetwceiiVth and
Nib , Omit ha , Nrbranka.
'LININOBR & METCALF CC >
Agricultural ImplementsaeousCarria , , e.
Duf glee , Kte. JKTholeiale. O ! iaNebra _ k .
"pASiTiNro R E N'D o R F A"M A RT'I NT
_ Wtiej eaie I > nlfr In
Oi I. . - .
VI , MB. MS > niHOT. Janci ? tr „ t , Otn h .
. ,
Manufacturers of Bncteye Drills Seders
, ,
OllUf ator > , iraj Htkci. Cider MIIU anJ l.ub n Pul-
Ttrlitri. Cor. Ida nd NienolM 8lteu.
WINON/T I M P L E M E NT C < xT
'
Agricultural Implements.aions . &Bn tin
Corner Kth aa4 Nlebbla * BtreeU.
Artltta * Materials.
A. HOSPE , Jr. ,
Artists' ' Materials , Pianos and Organs ,
13DouiU lro tOn > b , Ntbrttkk.
oota and Shoe * .
W. V. MORSE & CO. ,
' Jobbers of Boots and Shoes ,
MlfkrntinStOiuHha.N ti. Manufactory , l m
Elrftt , fonum.
KIRKENDALL , JONES A CO. ,
( BucrtMora lo Kccil , Jonei A Co. )
Wholesale Manufacturers of Boots and Snoes
for Boston Robber Slit * ( to. 1101.11041100
Ilarn r St. , Omtba , ) ' * ! irik * .
Cot > e Mit ploea , Cto.
CLARKE COFFEE CO. ,
Om U Coffee nd Spice Mllli.
Teas , Coffees Spices , Baking Powder ,
ri Torlng Kilrtcti. lionrtrj Hlue. Ink. , Ktc. 1111-1419
llarn r StreetOm h , Mobraika.
Croc ' y _
W. L. WRIGHT ,
Ant for the Mnuufitctureri and Importer * of
Crockery , Glassware , Lamps , Chimneys
,
Etc. ( jmco , sit 8. Hill 9t. . Omaha , Nobrnskn. '
Commission and Storage.
D. A. HURLEY.
Commission and Joliig ,
BitUr , Ken ami I'rmlure. Conilgnnientt lollcltod.
Ueadqunrters for Stoneware , lierrr lloxvi and
Orape limkeu. 1414 Dodge St. . Omaha.
RIDDELL & RIDDELL.
Storage and Commission Merchants ,
Bpiclaltlei-nutter , Kilt. Cherr . 1'oultrjr , Gam * .
Oyiteri , Ktc. . Etc. ill South 14th street.
"
WIEDEMAN & CO. .
Produce Commission Merchants ,
POBltrj. Uutler , Oamp. Krulla. Kir. MUHoulb Ulh St
Omaha , Nebratki.
CEO. SCHROEDER & CO. ,
( Bucc'ceiorf lo Mcfebane A Schrocdcr. )
Produce Commission and Cold Storage ,
Ouaha. Nebraika.
Coal , Coke and [ j-tme. _
DlSlAHA COAL. COKE & LIM E CO. ,
Johbers of Hard and Soft Coal ,
US South 13lh Street. Omaha. Nebratka. _
J. J. JOHNSON & CO. ,
Manufacturers of Illinois White Lime ,
and jhlppers of Coal , Coke , Cement , Platter. Ume\
Drain TOe ami Sewer llpc. Ortlrc. I'axtoD Hotel ,
Farcara HI. , Omaha , Neb. Telephone 811.
NEBRASKA FUEL CO. .
Shippers of Coal and Cote ,
_ 814 South 13th St. . Omaha. Neb.
rj Oooda and NotjonB. _ _
M. E. SMITH & CO. ,
Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods and Notions
1101 and ll04Doimlai. Cor , llth 81. . Omaba , Neb.
KILPATRICK-KOCH DRY GOODS Co
Importers and Johbers in Dry Goods.Mom
OenU' Fomlihlnn aood , Comer llth and turner BU. ,
Omaha , Nebraika.
Furniture.
_
DEWEY & STONE ,
Wholesale Dealers in Furniture ,
rarnam Street , Omaba , Nebrnika.
_ Orocerlea. _
PAXTON , GALLAGHER * CO. .
Wholesale Groceries and Provisions ,
W. OT , 70 and 711 8. IQtn St. , Omaha. Net.
MoCORD. BRADY & CO. .
Wholesale Grocers ,
Mb and Learenworth Streeta , Omaha , Nebraska.
D. M. STEELE * CO. . '
Wholesale Grocer ? ,
Ml. l nd UN Harne ? Street , Omaha , Neb.
ALLEN BROS. .
Wholesale Grocers ,
111 ! and Ilia Haroer Street. Omaha. Meb.
H a rd I ware.
LEE , FRIED * CO. .
Jobbers of Hardware and Nails ,
HIMBBAUGH * TAYLOR.
Builders' ' Hardware & Scale Repair Shop
Mechanic * ' Tool * and Buffalo Scalei , 1KB Doiulai-tt.
Omaha. Nebraika.
RECTOR * WILHELMY CO. ,
Wholesale Hardware ,
10th and Harper Bti. . Omaha , INeh. Wcitern Aionti
for Autlln Powder Co. Jefferion Steel Natlt , Kalr-
bank ! standard Scale .
Heavy Hardware.
W. J. BROATCH.
Heayy Hardware'ifon'and Steel ,
Iprlngi , Wacon fUock. Hardware Lumber , eto. 10
and Ull Uarntr Btreet , Omaha.
EDNEY * GIBBON ,
Wholesale Iron and Steel ,
WMon and Carriage Wood Ptock , Uearr Hardware
Etc. 1T and HIV LeaTenworth Ht. . Omaha. Neb.
Hats , cape , Etc.
W. L' PARROTTE * CO. ,
Wholesale Hats , Caps and Straw Goods ,
HOT turner Street , Omaha , Neb.
Llquqrg.
WILLOW SPRINGS DISTILLERY CO
and ILER ft CO. ,
Importers & Jobhers of FincWincs &Liqnors
Katt India Blltori and DoaieHlc l.lquori. Ill ; llarner
Lumber. _
OMAHA LUMBER CO. .
All Wnfls of Bnilfling Material at Wholesale
MU BUeet ad Union I'tclHo Track , Omaha.
LOUIS BRADFORD ,
Dealer in Lumber , Lath , Lime , Sash ,
Doort , eto. Tardi-Cnrner Tth and Douglai ; Corner Oik
and Doulaf.
C.N.DIETZ
Dealer in all Kinds of Lumber ,
" UU ard California 8ti.,0mah * . Neb.
FRED W. GRAY ,
Lumber Lime Cement Etc Etc
, , , , , ,
Corner Cth and Poofl" Bt . , Omaha.
Tr *
T. w.HARVEY LUMBER co. ,
To Dealers Only ,
OITce. 1100 Varnam Street. Omaba ,
"JOHN A. WAKEFIELD.
Wholesale Lumber , Etc ,
fjltaitedandAaterlawi rorUmd Cement. SUte § I \
{ nFMU au fii Jremmi Oememl tut Qulucr
Lumber.
CHAS. R. LEE ,
Dealer in Hardwood Lumber ,
Wood Carrel' * nd Tarqnet r'loorlni , Mb andPOOil4 _
" and Notlona. .
i. OBEVFELDE'R A co. .
Importers & Jobbers of Millinery & Notion *
WO. llil and 111 Fouth lllh Btrett.
Notion * .
J. T. ROBINSON NOTION CO. ,
Wholesale Notions and Furnishing Goods
403 and OS South 1Mb PlreetOuiiha.
VN YARD
Notions and Gent's ' Furnishing Good !
1IO > Harper Stfftt. Omaha. _ .
oils.
CONSOLIDATED TANK LINE CO.t
Wholesale Refined and Lubricating Oils ,
Aile Create , etc. , Omaha. A. II. Blihop , Maaaier.
Paper.
CARPENTER PAPER CO. ,
Wholesale Paper Dealers ,
Cerrr k nice Hock of printing , wrapping anil wrlttni
paper. Hpeclal attention ilren to rar load older , .
PrlnterB linaterlolB.
WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION.
Auxiliary Publishers ,
Beaten litrpe , pre , rt and printers' uppllee. M
Boulb mo Street , Omaba.
OMAHA "RUBBEP co. , " jl
Manufacturers M Dealers in IlnNer Goods
Oil Clottlnn and I/catticr Helling. 1U Kuninin street.
: il
A. L. STRANCCO. ,
Pumps , Pipes and Engines , it
Fleam , water , railway and mlnlnit mipiillt1 , etc. MO , 1
VU nnd nil Varnam Mri'H , Omaha.
CHURCHILL PUMP CO. , >
Wholesale Pumps , Pipe , Fittings ,
Eteam xud Water S'u | > | > llr . Headquarters lor Mail ,
Koont A Co'i good * . 1111 Karniim M. , Ocnnlm. , , !
U.S. WIND ENGINE * PUMP COT" " ,
Steam and Water Supplies ,
Hallldar Wind Milln , Ulfi imd I'.li Knrimiu St. , Omaha ,
U. K lioti , Actluif Maunder. ; j
BROWNELL & CO. .
Engines , Boilers and General Machinery ,
dhcvt Iron Wcuk , Steam 1'iimpv nw Mill , . 1213-1215
Leavenworlh Blrevl , Onmlm.
Soods.
PHIL. STIMMEL& CO. ,
Wholesale Farm , Field and Garden Seeds n
.
Vll and 913 Jonrs St. , Omaha
5iT5.Be Fywardlng A CpjTtjTlBjijojri
ARMSTRONG , P ETTIS Si CO. ,
Storage , Forwarding and Commission ,
llranch hniifo of the Ilenner HiUKT Co. lliiitxlc , at j
wholesale nnd retnll. Ub.llilo ami l.UV UanJ blreot ,
Omalia , Telephone No. "SO. >
EAGLE CORNICE WORKS.
Manufacture Galvanized Iron and Cornice ,
Johu Kiienelcr , I'niprlotor. U2U Do.lce and 1UI und IDS
Nuitli lUlh Mri-ut. Umuim. :
Smoke Stacks " , BoilersEtp.
H . K."sAWYVR ,
Manufacturing Dealer in Smoke Stacks ,
llrllchliiK , , Tank , nnd ( Jencrnl Holler Iti-palrlng. 131)
Dodge Plroet. OiuMm. Net ) .
Iron Works. \
*
PAXTON & VIFRTTNGT
Wrought and Cast Iron Building Wort ,
EnKlne > , llraii work , jieneral foundrr , niarhlno and
blackmltli work. Omen and worka , U. 1' . Ur. And .
ITth Btreet. Omaha. fV
OMAHA WIR E& IRON WORKS , ? l
Manufacturers of Wire and Iron Railings
Deek rail , , window guard , , flower itandi , wire tlgoa ,
*
etc. , 123 North ICtb St. , Omaha.
OMAHA S A F E AN"b IRON WORKS , !
Man'frs ' of Fire & Burglar Proof Safes i
Vault * , jnll work. Iron nnd wire fencing , ( Inn , , eto. O.
Andreen , I'rop'r , Cor. 14th and Jacknon bt > .
MOLINE.MILBURN&STODDARDCO
Mnnufnctiirers nnd Jobber * In
Wagons 'Buggies , RafisV'Piows Etc ,
Ci > r. Utti u i.i I'u , iHu at . , o'nuli i. J < il > .
* '
M EACH ER A ; LEACH ,
General Agouti for Dlcbold Bute k Lock Co.'i
Fire and Burglar Proof SafesTiinc , Locis ,
Vaulti and Jail Work , 1115 Farnam Hired , Omaha.
H. M.&S. W.JUNES , '
buti.cr < ir tu A , T. Kunyim > 1 Co. ,
Whnlc'aiilo unit ret.-ill
Booksellers and Stationers ,
Kino Wcdillnif stationery , Cumnirn Inl Stutlonerr. .
.a
lJ : _ louKl s st-j-Jiiinha , Neb. |
JOygralla. _
'
CANFIE'LD MANUFAcfumNa co ,
Manufacturers of Overalls ,
Jeani I'anle , ShlrU , Ktc. 1102 and 1101 Uougla * Street
Omaha , Neb.
; _ EtO.
f
M. A. DISBROW & CO. , *
Wholnale Manufacturer ! of
Sasn , Doors , Blinds and Mouldings ,
Branch Office , 1Mb and lianl Htrcels. Omaha , Nets
BOHN MANUFACTURING CO. .
Manufacturers of Sash , Doors , Blinds ,
llouldln , Stair Work and Interior Hani Wood Kfo-
lab. N. K. Corner 8th and Iivarenworth Street * ,
Omaha , Neb.
OMAHA PLANING MILL CO. ,
Manufacturers of Mouldings , Sash , Doors ,
And Bllndi , Turning , St lr-wnrk. Hank nnd Office
HUlUL'i. aitu and 1'opplutno Avouue.
Browors.
STOnZ&ILERv
Lager Beer Brewers ,
1M1 North Klgliteenth Street , Omnlin. N b.
C. . IMI.MIIl. N. 1MIICIIMAS. J , I
PALMER , RICHMAN St CO. ,
Live Stock Commission Merchants ,
OBloo Itoom SI , Oppiiilto RichanKp Ilulldlug , Union
hlockVo , , Hmith Omaha , Ncl > .
McCOY BROS. .
Live Stock Commission Merchants ,
Market furnl lied free on application. Htoekert an *
feeder , furnlaliod on good term , . Kuforenci * , ; Oma *
ba Nntloiml Hank anil South Omaha National , Uuloa
Stock Yard , , Koulli Omaha.
LORIMER , WESTERFIELD & MALEV1
Live Stock Commission ,
Boom li. Kictiange Ilulldlug , Unluu Block TardJ ,
Suutn Omnlm , Vcb.
= = 3
ALEXANDER * FITCHT
Commission Dealers in Live Stock , !
Room 23 , oppoilte Kichingo HulMIng , Union Stod
Yard , , boulh Oiuauii , Nob.
" "UNfON STOCrf YARDS CO. , 1
Of Omaba , Limited , '
John K. Bojd , Superintendent.
THE CAPITOL HOTEL
LINCOLN. , NEB.
The but knonn and moil popular Motel In thl
ttatr. lr tlon neutral , appolutmciiu ilr > t'CU .
IIf ilii. ] rteri lor commercial men and all pollUCM
andnibllrgaibe li.j ( , . _ , . . , . . ,
K. 1'JUMjUUN „
l'ioi > rl ter