2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , MAROH 1G , 1888.
SWINDLING. PENSION AGENTS ,
Senator Plumb Apks Congress' to
Protect Soldiers ,
A SPECIMEN CI'RCULAn RE'AD.
n *
{ Teller A'rftlRns Clevclnml'rt MCMARO
M nml boa-mis Uio Pr < * cnt Tariff
System Thomas Denies Con
nection With Ducket Shops.
Senate.
WASIHKOTOX , March 15. Mr. Plumb sent
to the dork's desk nnd had read a Jotter
\vrltten by a Wnihlngton firm of pension
claim agents to n Kansas ox-soldlor , saying
they were conversant with Jils claim and be
lieved if It wcro properly presented , congress
would not refuse a special pension ; that 803
cpeclal pension bills were passed by the last
congress , and a still larger number would
probably bo passed by the present congress ;
that thlft WBS Just the tlmo for the presenta
tion of case * to congress , ( is the country was
oil the eve of n congressional and prcsldcn-
.tlal election , nnd parties and Individuals
'woro on their me tlio to mnko u record. Mr.
Plumb expressed the bollot that largo
nmounts wcro bclnff obtained thiough such
representations , although the writer * could
render no service whatever. Ho wanted the
pension committee to tnko the letter nnd con-
nldcr and m ft lie n rcpart to the senate so that
nuch swindling of ox-soldlcrs should not bo
continued. After further discussion the letter -
tor was referred to the committee on pen-
nions. The immo of thu firm was not made
public.
lillls were reported mid placed on the cal
endar , , to' provide for the protection of navi
gation on the Illinois rlvor by extending the
ByBtqm of beacon lights ; to authorize the
construction of railroad , wagon and foot
passenger bridges at Clinton nud Muscatlnc ,
In. ; to authorize the construction of a bridge
across the Missouri rlvijr at Forest , City ,
Dak. ; for the formation and admission Into
the union of the states of Washington and
Korth Dakota , with minority report * .
Mr. Fryo offered n resolution , which was
laid over , requesting the president to trans *
inlt copies cf the minutes and dally protocols
( < bf the meetings of the fishery commission.
Mr. Teller proceeded to address the house
'on the subject of the president's message.
Ho eald ho had noticed that the senators
Who had spoken on the president's sldo of
the question bad shown a disposition to
avoid the real Issue presented by the presi
dent nnd had attempted to mak'o ' It appear
that the- message was not of a character
which everybody outside of official circles , nt
homo and abroad , declared It to be. It would
not do for friends of the administration to
rlsscrt that this was nn attempt on the part
of the president nad his friends to modify ,
Jrovlflo , or correct the tariff. No
such intention on the part of
the president could bo . gathered
from the message. It had been received
everywhere , at homo and abroad , as an nt-
< tack , not on n defective tariff , not to remedy
Inconsistencies , but to destroy the protective
eystom. The president himself had spoken
of that system as vicious , Inequitable nnd
JHogicnl. The defenders of tha message in
the scnato and elsewhere hod spoken in
i terms of opprobrium , contempt and dotcstn-
' tlon , not of the tariff nor its Inconsistencies
or incongruities , but of the protective sys
tem.
It had been stated the other day by the
KOnator from Georgia ( Colqtiltt ) that the
( democratic party always had been a free
trade party. Ho denied that. There never
fhad boon n democratic president until Grover
I' Cleveland who had not , at some stage of his
L ; political history , been nn open advocate of a
. jnDtcctlvo tariff. In 1884 nobody supposed
the democratic party In Its platform Intended
lo announce the doctrine of free trade. Nobody -
% body could say it attacked the doctrine of
protection , and nobody cduld have supposed
'that an executive elected on that plutforui
lf.would have delivered the message which
Cleveland sent to congress last December.
"When the twenty-five years of American
History Were examined , no man was Jusli-
.ilod in speaking of the system of pollti-
tat economy which wrought such results
lift vicious , illogical , iniquitous or brutal.
JIo was not ashamed to point to
the great results of twcnty-sovon , years
of experiment under a protective system , to
'show that It was neither vicious , Illogical nor
inequitable , but that It hod brought to the
) > ooplo of this country a richness , n content
nnd a glory which no other system hud
'brought upon any other people. The motion
i to refer the message wont ever without nc-
tlon. The undervaluations bill also went
ever without action.
The resolutions of the house on the death
of Representative Moffntt , of Michigan , were
1 presented to Ilia senate. After eulogies had
boon delivered the resolutions were adopted
nud the scuato adjourned.
House.
WASHINGTON , March 15. In the house to
day Mr. Thomas , of Wisconsin , rising to n
question of privilege , sent to the clerk's desk
and Imd road an article In the New York Sun
relative to pending railroad legislation. The
nrtlolo states while doubting the truth of
the claim that Major Kcddlngton , proprie
tor of a bucket shop In Washington , claimed
ho controlled such antl-monopohstla members
us Weaver of Iowa , Allen of Mississippi ,
Anderson Of lown , Snlvoly of Indiana ,
nnd Thomas of Wisconsin. Thomas declared
lie did not know Heddlngton , ho never soon
him and had never had any communication
with him directly or Indirectly. Ho was not
Interested in stock , and the whole matter ,
us far as ho was concerned , was an absolute
falsehood nnd u lie.
The house then wont Into committee of the
whole for the consideration of the sonuto
amendment to tha urgent dullclcncy bill. An
amendment appropriating f.J5XX ( ) for the pay
Df tkftsisUmt custodians ami-janitors of public
building * and for the reinstatement of as
tunny persons discharged slnco February 1 as
.inay bo norrsiwry , was agreed to. An amend
ment striking out the cluusu directing the
iniblia printer to rigidly enforce the eight
) iour law was not concurred In and the coin-
biltteo adjourned.
National Capital Notes.
WAMUNOTON , March 15. Tlio house com-
mltteo on foreign relations unanimously voted
to-day to report favorably the Hltt resolution
'to promote commercial union with Canada. "
KoprcBontativo Hilt's hill to promote com
mercial union with Canada , which was or-
> lered to bo reported favorably to-day , pro-
yidcs that whenever Canada declares n do-
jiiro to establish commercial union , having n
uniform revenue syntcm lko | revenue taxes
to bo collected and like import duties uix > n
articles from other nations , with no duties
nn tradlnq between the United Suites and
Canada , the president ahull appoint three
commissioners to moot a similar commission
from Canada and prepare n plan for the ns-
Imitation of Imi > ort duties and in revenue
taxes of the two countries nd nn equitable
division of the receipts In commercial union.
Voting 1)111 KiiRllsh I'ays Ills Hill.
Nsw YOIIK , March 15 [ Sixsoial Telegram to
the HBK. ] William English , Jr. , a young In-
diannpohs lawyer , son of AVllllamll. English ,
who was sued u year ago by Mrs. Lucy A.
Case for 123,000 damages for betrayal nnd ns-
fiault , has placed , through his father , in the
liands of Mrs. Case's counsel , { 15,000 and
costs , as a compromise. Ho was arrested on
the gang plank of a Cunord steamer l-'obru-
nry i.7,1837 , as ho was about to sail , gave
iionds , uud overtook the steamer .down the
Jjay , Ho has only lately returned ,
Running Down the Unmllts.
BT. LOOTS , March 10. Late news from
$ lnnloa , Mexico , gives an account of the attempted -
+ tempted capture of the brother of the ban
dit , Chief Bornnl , recently killed. IMspatohos
from Los Kcmcdioi stuto a largo party of
bandit * , headed by Dornal , were attacked by
b troop ot cavalry. An American who was
Vrlth the bandits -wo * killed. Several others
of the gang wore killed , many captured and a
'large number wounded. A lurgo quantity of
ura * and nrnnluulUon vraS scoured , liorual
R PEAUISD.
etween tlioOcrnlnn
1'opulnco nnd I'ollcc.
[ CoiwrtgM JSS8 bu Jamet OonWn BcntwM.1
Up.ni.tN , March IB. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to the Unn.1 The Empress
Victoria nnd-aulto ngam tUlted tha remains
to-day , but It Is o Hcnt , from the remarks I
have listened io , that she has yet to fully con
quer German hearts. If , however , Sir Mor-
rell's skill savci the emperor's llfo there Is
little ddnbl thai the prejudice against Angll-
clsnl will disappear. ' Sir Morrell advises
against tha cmparor's'undergolng the fatlguo
of tha funeral procession or of oven attend-
Ine In person In any way toward taking the
oath of office. Ho has advised that the cm-
pcror change his residence tea , place of moro
rcposo , perhaps Wfcsbaden.
Tlic Jicighlwrhood of the cathedral recalls
the military aspect and scones of 1S7 < * . Fric
tions between the polled anil populace are
arising and It Is feared that this
may to-morrow lead to n possible tracass.
The cliUs of cathedral pilgrims arc now
m.oro ot the peasantry order rather moro
sightseers than mourning subjects. The
features of the emperor Were to-day waxen
ntid the ftvco has become visibly shrunken ,
taking on n-pained look. It looks almost as
it chafilng against the display. The Prince
of Wales has been assigned In the programme
n conspicuous place for Friday. Should wo
have threatening weather neither Prlnco
Bismarck nor Von. Moltko will appear , nnd ,
of course , not the emporor. Ho look n stroll
this afternoon through the famous orangery
of 400 trees attached to his place , where the
temperature Is necessarily equitably warm.
His Imperial order a t6 the procession nnd
Us precedencies fills two columns of the
evening papers. It has boon remarked how
In passing under Iho emperor's \vlndo\v the
podostrlani nnd equestrians yield to their
old habit of gazing to sou It himself or his
shadow Is there.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
John Taylor , of Taylor & Blair , Broken
Bow , was on the market with two cars of
cattle.
John Krapp cam a la from St. Edwards with
a load of cattle.
J. F. Jnmleson , of Avoca , Nob. , brought In
two oars of two-year ohl steers. lie fed.
them himself nnd they averaged 000 Ibs. and
brought $3.70.
Clms. Hodlon. Of IlodlQn A Roan , Groolcy
Centre , brought In a car of hogs and three of
cnttlo.
Harry Tagg brought In two cars of cattle-
from Waco ,
H. C. Anderson was In from Lyons with a
car of cattle.
George Waiter came In from Bralncrd
with two cars of slock.
C. C. Golwick had two cars of stock on the
market from Bralncrd.
Henry Buchnnan was In from Hlckman
with two cars of cattle.
Leroy Hough. Gcorgo Brown , W. B. Wall-
work , JiniDowu , DocWoablubec , Al Powell ,
J. D. IXidosman and a whole gang of them ,
have formed the Labor In Vain society , with
Leroy as nresldont. McGlnnls takes over
the treasury , and orery member is liable to
bo called on as secretary. The object of the
club is to elevate the mental stan'dard of the
members , and some other things , but all the
limited pronounce it a success.
A petition is being circulated asking tao
council to make Olcr & Hoosac , follow the
example of other ilrms. and remove their
renduring establishment beyond the city
limits.
Mlko Gatno and J. D. Mcaghcr lenvo for
St. Pnul , to put the packing house of Fowler
Bros. , in that place on a paying basis. Their
many friends will miss them when they're
gone , and the best clement In South Omaha
will miss them at election timo.
There was another little quiet political
caucus held last night and "Black Jack , "
"Whiskey Jack , " "Musslor Jack" nnd Mayor
Linn were the delegates. They didn't nomi
nate n ticket but they will bo heard from all
the same.
For the .bonoflt and Information of the
councilmon. It Is now stated that there will
bo a council meeting next Monday evening.
Every member is asked to bo on baud , as
business of importance wilt bo brought up.
Justice Wells has two cases on record for
future Judgement , They are : Joseph Rich
vs Alex Winters , $050. and /Cerhrung , Thorn
ton & Co. vs. I. T. Klncado , a writ of re
plevin. They will bo hoard on the 20th ; hut
on the 10th will bu hoard the suit of LaBordo
VB Vandorbock , for SW3 worth of hay deliv
ered ,
A "so.iplno" agent got in trouble yesterday.
Ho bought soaplno from the retail dealers of
South Omaha at the retail price of f > o per
cake , and then put out his ncrcnts to sell it at
the same figures to householders , for thopur-
pose of adverting It. Judge Routhor thought
it was a case of peddling and fined him fO.50.
The Law and Order league have promul
gated the following , and asked candidates tote
to sign it. "Wo hereby declare ourselves in
f.wor of law and order , and pledge ourselves
to use our best endeavor to elect good men to
ofllco In the coming city election. Wo nro
willing nnd hereby ngreo to lay nsldo all po
litical , religious nud personal feeling to ac
complish this purpose. "
THE ROtiTj OF HONOH.
Those who llnvo llcoo nlzotl Courage
nnd Devotion.
LOIU JIO * CD rUKD.
Previously reported . . . . . . $1,73-1 CO
Now York Post list . 58 00
Calaway , Nob. , list . 800
Scholars Hebrew-Sabbath school. . . G 50
'
Pilgcr , Neb. , school . . . Co 00
Onicors and employes Fremont , Elkhorn -
horn & Missouri VullOy Railroad. . 491 75
Total . ? 3U53 85
LENA WOE1IHECIC PUKI ) .
Total td dato. : . $1.021 50
.MINNIE ritunMAN I'tWD.
I'roviouslv i eportcd . $ 910 331
Now York Post list . 58 ( X )
Cnllaway , Nob. , list . , . 4 50
Total . $ OSL 82
BTTA CIIXTTUCK FUND.
Previously reported . $4,334 55
Cieston , Nob. , list . 12 05
Callawuy , Nob. , Ifst . 12 CO
Total . / . . . , . ! , i5t > 60
THE omi.niiiJN'a ' VUNU.
Total to date . . , . ? 100 45
The "Keo" FunU.
The present condition of the several funds
oixmod by the BHU U as follows ;
LomRoyco . , . $ 5,852 , 85
Lena Wnebbocka . . . . . . l.ttil 5(1 (
Mlmilo Freeman. . . . , . 081 83
Etta Slmttuclc . , . 4,850 80
Wcstphulon monument. . , . , . . . 108 45
Grand total. . . . . . . . . . . . 312,02-J , 43
Now York Friends ,
New Yomc , March 8. To tuo Editor of the
Bun : Enclosed , pluaso find check for $110 ,
contributed by several of our readers , us per
statement below , for the benefit of Miss
Frcomim and Miss Royce , the two hcrolo
Nebraska school teachers , who displayed
such Bolf-sacrltlco during the recent storm ,
Kindly forward the aiiiotinl to Its destina
tion and acknowledge receipt to
TUB EVKNINO POST.
STjtTKMUJiT.
Mrs. Andrew Carneglo . , . . . . . .WOO
M. L. Thomas . 10
Mrs , E. W. Barnes . . ' . . . , , . 5
Felix Evergreen . . * . . . , . , . . 1
Total . , . . . , . . . . 1110
Kxplowioii of n
BLUB Him Neb , , March 15. [ Special Tel
egram to the Bca. ] An explosion of a lamp
lust night came near destroying the B. & M.
depot. The prompt mid oncrgotlc action of
thu employes , saved the company'much loss.
Richmond , Vu. , assorts that she is the
flr&tuily in the world to run , li htaiid
hont n car by electricity. IW now put-
ont haittora Imvo just boon put In opera
tion. Four heaters were twanged In n
BoHos under the seats , having u riullat-
Ing surface of fourteen square foot and
electrical resistance of lOaoluns. A cur
rent of twp amperes , equivalent to one
horso-powor of onopgy , wua obtained
from the overhead wiroaud though the
day was cold and raw , tlio car was
comfortably.
SPREAD TO THE SANTA FE ,
Frojit Elrst
Chicago , Burlington ft Qiilnc'y system and
the Brotherhood of Lotfomottvo Krfgmotrre
and the Brotherhood of Firemen.
Resolved , That Local Assembly No , 10(131 ( ,
Ktilcht.4 of Labor of Falt-miry ( Neb . , tenders
to the Brotherhood of Engineers and the
Bfothorhood of Firemen" how'on a slrlM 6n
the Chicago .Burlington ft Qulncy system
their warmest sympathies nnd moral support ,
nndaok them to stand firm , that victory may
crown- their efforts fof JUdtlco and equity.
On motion It was ordered that n copy of
thevj resolutions ho sent to the Omaha Ur.fi ,
with a request that they btrpubllnhed therein.
Resolutions or the Tailors ,
Lixcot-x , Neb. , March 11. [ Special Tele
gram to the BKB.I The folldwltlg reso
lution1 * have been adopted by the journeymen
tailors union of this clty i
Resolved , That wo , the members of the
Journeyman Tailors union of Lincoln 'tender
our warmest and most heartfelt sympathy lo
tha striking engineers and firemen of the
Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy system , and
hope their day of victory nm'y ' soon.como.
Resolved , That thcso resolutions bo spread
on the minutes of the union nhd ri copy be
sent to the engineers nnd Jlrcmtli mid fUr-
nishcd the Omaha BHH for publlcatloni
Ei.tRvAt.nr ,
Secretary.
t
Krsolutlonu of Hu Pnul KntKlits.
ST. PAUL , March 15. [ Special t/i the HER. !
Local assembly No. 0498 , K. of L. , lias
adopted the following resolutions :
Resolved , That wo extend to , the brother
hoods of engineers and flrejncn of , tho.Olil-
cngo , Burlington it Qulncy system our nym
pnthy In their struggle for Justice atid rlqht
and wo hone they may succeed In their flght.
Resolved , Tnat wo look upon all men who
vouluntarlly take the place of the strikers on
the Chicago. Burlington & Qulncy system ns
traitors to the Interests of labor. '
Resolved , That u copy of thcso resolution *
bo sent to the brotherhoods * Of engineers and
firemen , ana also to the St. Ptrtu Enterprise
and Omaha Bun ,
COMMITTOK ox RESOLUTIONS.
The Hoys vs. Monopoly.
Wrutonn , Neb. , March U.--To thd Editor
of the Bun : \Vhon difficulties arise between
different nation's with no likelihood of u
speedy settlement , n remedy is found in a re
sort to arbitration. Many Instances are on
record where war and Its attendant evils
have been averted by a Judicious and sen
sible employment of this means. Thl ? 1 $ a
way of adjusting differences which all well
disposed people commend. It Is true , also ,
that both the great political parties advocate
it in their platforms , so Unit as a means of
amicably settling both personal and national
grievances , the principle has acquired such
popular favor as to bo regarded with sacred
significance. It Is hardly to bo presumed
that whore two individuals of themselves are
unable to adjust their jwrsonnl grievances ,
that cither would bo so recreant of every
sense of reason nnd Justice as to bo unwill
ing to-resort to any horiornblo moans by
which those grievances might bo brought to
n peaccablo and satisfactory settlement. A
reluctance on the part of either to do this
would imply niggardly selfishness and a fear
that ho could not gain the odvantngo which
might accrue did ho but hold aloof and exer
cise that power which money and an utuino
S0118O of importance renders compatible. The
fact that ono was willing to have the dif
ficulty adjusted by a third party , would show
very clearly that ho w.is glad to forego some
immediate Interest for the sake of amity.
Lot us look at the circumstances relative to
the boys nild the railroad omclals. The
former have run on the road hero nearly a
half a score of years men in whom wo place
implicit confidence. Whim it may be possible
that every individual of them may not per
sonally have had many grievances resulting
from the unjust and arbitrary nets of the
officials , yet , as men , as a brotherhood , If the' '
name implies anything at all , every man's
grievance Is a grievance of every other man ,
and as men loyal to their order they will
yield unwavering fidelity. These men are
not so blunted to every scnso of right , not
withstanding the wrongs they have endured ,
as to rush madly on during ' .he troubles now
extant. No one desires peace moro than
they , and that the roads again resume their
trafilc as heretofore. But in securing that
peace , the Brotherhood of Engineers are not
willing that these railroad officials , in. their
arbitrary way , shall dictate the terms of
peace. As unprejudiced men , as unselfish
men , they are willing to abide the conse-
tiuoncos of arbitration. This k a remedy of
llnal adjudication which wo all approve , and
a willingness to submit their case to it shows
to every fair-minded man the humaiio spirit
by which the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers nnd the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen are govoVned. For them to
continue running on the road under the pres
ent order of things would bo to flee' "men
who know their rights and yet duro not
maintain them. "
It Is asserted that the engineers and flro-
mon of Wymoro have better homes than al
most any other class. This speaks volumes
In their praise as citizens and husbands.
This apparent luxury Is attributed to the pay
which they receive. Is it not far butter for
Wymore , nnd if for Wymoro , then for every
town in the union , that these mon possess
decent homes and that they receive the re
muneration necessary to mnko them sol But
aocs any ono know of a homo In Wymoro
owned by un engineer that is better than it
should hot If not , could anybody hope to see
thcso homes In a worse condition than they
nro by offering the argument that thuV are
better than most of the homes , and hence
that the engineers and llrcmcn might bo sat
isfied with homes less attractive and cozy )
Would anybody consider big pay that for
which at any moment ho was In danger of
losing lifo or limb ; in which ho fails to realize
what Sunday is ; in which regular sloop is
but a shadow constantly receding ; in which
meals can never bo eaten regularly ; In which
blackness is no nnmo for dirt , greaso.otl ( ;
In which every inclemency of the weather
must be endured without a murmurIn
which for n misstcporturn "walkingpapers"
or anathemas are forthcoming ] Engineers
only know how many other potty annoy
ances they are subjected to. Yes , I guess the
pay will amply reward them for'nll the
inconveniences I There are many persons
who claim that the railroad company 'have
the right to employ whomsoever they please
to man their engines , having discharged the
present employes. If a man iiossossra a dollar
lar ho may have the right to tllng It into the
sea so Ipng as ho does not interfere with his
own or his family's welfare. In either case
the right ceases. So long us ono' * action in
terferes with the safety of the public , tlmt
action ns n right ceases toexist. . The rail
roads have the right to employ whom they
pluaso provided they do not endanger the
safety of the public. When they do this , they
have no such right. That they have endan
gered the safety of the traveling public by
the employment of incompetent men , needs
no comment. That thcso men are unlit and
untrustworthy is fully substantiated by tha
fact that all railroads hitherto have never
presumed to place an engine In charge of a
man who hud not wiped from three to flvo
years and acted as fireman the same length
of time , In other words the company stand
convicted by their o\vn testimony for the em
ployment of men whom they know to bo ut
terly unreliable , and for the lives they thus
destroy they stand In no other
relation than us murderers. It argues noth
ing in their favor to eay that "those now
men uro dohig better than was anticipated. "
That plan of extenuating the puilt Is about
as shallow as it is absurd. Engineers nro
sometimes IndictedTor criminal rarolossnesa ,
mid none the less excusable is the company
for the criminal carelessness exerci&od m the
hiring of men to run their trains who nro in
nowise lit U ) bo trusted with the lives and
safety of the publlo.
ItfoviiiR BnrliBBton Freight.
MiNNEirong , March 15. The Manitoba
road to-day began moving Burlington freight.
The mon have as yet taken no action nn/i 4
is not known whether they yju or not.
Dr. II. 0. Van Gilson , of Paterson , N , J ,
visited Omaha about a year ago aud made ,
several investments bore. Ho woa so well
pleased that ho bos now moved hero with his
family.
. A Glimpse ofj lpsono OonUHnK.
Now Ydrk Correspondence of the
Globe-Democrat : ' That'a Kosooo Conk-
llag in the np.crtiair. . "
A dapper HUio-Ltti'bor .was .gracefully
swinging- bright stool , Made eve iny
face one Afternoon ; tnis wc.6K .as I ro *
Clinod in n luxurious chair In the IIofT-
man houtto barbbft nhop. Ho danced
around llko a moflMfcy with a-hot nonny
in his paw , ttud oyory low seconds throw
admiring glacos nt'tho otJeupant of the
adjoining chair and the favored Indi
vidual who had brou permitted by Into
to caress the beard and Hyperion curl
that all the \vorluhsu < hoard about.
"That's lloscoo Conkllng in the next
chair , " ho muttorlS wolow his breath ,
while ho swung- his razor In a riorvous
way that made my heart heat Uko a
trip-hummer. I closed my eyes and
said nothing , t could hear the steady
click , click , click of the scissors as they
opened and closed tin the ox-senator's
locks.
"Not top short , " t heard him Bay , and
ns I opened rrty eyes I saw ho hold a cel
luloid hand-gfai9 uplo , his Idea so that
ho could see the elloct o the barber's
work. As I closed" my eyes again the
little follow who was , daubing my. cars
ahd molith with latfior loaned ever and
tremblingly whispered :
"Thnt's lloscoo Conkllng In the nox
chair. " , . .
I said nothing , and only opened iny
oyoa as Mr. Conkllng said to his artist :
"I want my board trimmed , short and
pointed. "
Tlio young man who was attending' tome
mo heard this order with anything hut
composure , lie saturated a towel with
hay rum and slapped it ever my chin
and nock like a wet blanket , as his eyes
lovingly rested upon the occupant of
tlio next chair. Then I sat up to have
my hair brushed , and I saw the great
senator take his hand-glass and care
fully watch every maneuver of the man
with the shears in his hands.
"Yes , that's quite right , " ho said ap
provingly in u low , musical voice. "I
can see , my man , that you understand
your business. You are indeed an art
ist. "
This was-too much for the man who
was brushing my halt- ' . The brush lied
around my head llko a whirlwind on a
spree , and I thought the holder of it
had been stricken with St. Vltus'
dance.
"That's Roscoe Conkling in the next
chair , " he hilsed us I motioned to him
not to put vaseline on my hair. For the
third time I hoard the astounding infer
inalion without moving a muscle of my
face. As I slid out ol the chair to the
cashier's desk the dapper little iriower
of beards and hewer of hair followed mo
and looked at mo in amazement. I
dropped a silver plepe in his palm , and
then , as ho helped mo on with my over
coat , ho turned around and faced me.
Ho looked mo squarely in the eyes.
Then ho Inflated "his" lungs and fairly
yelled :
"That was Roscoe Conkllng in the
next chair. " QK
I turned to leave the room without
uttering a word. Atf/tho door closed be
hind mo I heard tile1 little fallow , who
wivs then unahlo tojC < 5ntain himself with
suppressed rage anu excitement , mutter
tor : , . .
"Well , the blooming idiot's deaf and
dumbl" j.J ,
It was an incidoutiito show how popu-
lar-Conkling is. The recent talk about
him as a presidential candidate has
stirred up a few ofniis ) old friends , who
seem to think thath& could bo elected
president. But tlteijp men are acting
without Mr. Conklyig's sanction. To
an intimate friend he recently said that
he long ago know.Jio oould' never bo
elected president , atifl ' ho has no desire
to hold any other ofllcp : Ho lives quietly
but in great luxury , at the HofT-
mnn houso. lie has a magnificent suite
of rooms , , for which ho pays $50 per day.
Ono of these rooms is fitted up as a
gymnasium , and hero the ox-senator ,
no matter how busy , spends an hour in
the morning and afternoon exorcising
with dumb bolls and Indkm clubs. Ho
walks a great deal nnd appears to bo in
the pink of physical health. Ho wan
dered into the Hoffman house cafe the
other evening and remained long
enough to shako hands with Billy Ed
wards , the light weight pugilist , and
bouncer ol the establishment. Billy
smiled gleefully sis the cx-bunalov told
him how well ho felt. : vnd : is lie loft
the room Billy conlldontuiUy exclaimed
to a bartender :
"Pie's lit to race for a man's lifo. "
The Art of Hotter Writing.
Burdolto : In letter writing be enter
taining , bo brief , and if you can , bo
funny. A funny letter is always wel
come. But don't bo funny if you can't.
Don't try to bo funny. Unless you are
morally certain that your fun is funny
fun , save it for a sermon. Nothing in
all this is &o ilat , insipid , taatelefas ,
ynpld , utterly savorless , as ilat fun. It
is heavier than btupidity , staler than
dullness , blankci1 than vacancy. Now
and then I receive a letter which some
writer who is as devoid of humor as a
cow is of feathers has tried to make
funny for my entertainment , und. as I
dismally wade through the dreary lines ,
my heart is painfully disappointed , be
cause I think ; "What an excellent ,
sensible letter has this good-hearted
fellow spoiled , because ho thinks I am
an idot ; doing nothing but grin and
giggle all the day. " Ho could write
a good letter , too , did ho write
like his own natural self. "But , " you
ssiy , "I might write a letter that I
thought was very funny , nnd yet it
would not bo funny at all. " Well , n-no ,
no. You see you have some facnso. You
can toll a brilliant sunset from a burn
ing lumber yard. You can count the
foot of your poems on your fingers , and.
you know that stethoscope and phalanx
make not a godd ryhmo. You know
that when a thing is funny and when it
Is Ilat. You know enough to oat when
you are hungry , don't you ? Well , then
you know when a sketch is really funny
and when it is only -disastrous imita
tion. "Well , then.1 you say ; "you
profess to bo funny. )7Po you think that
everything you wrifojs. really funny ? "
QJi | my tender Tsaainaclius , if you
dreaded to bee tlio paper that contains
my written words as I do ; if you wont
out into the wJldojnoss and clubbed
yourself with your \ppii as often as I
do ; if , with heavy TjuUrt and streaming
eyes , alone and In J if darkness of fail
ure yon buried as mnuv printed jokes ,
dead in the hour ol thwir bislh , as 1 do ,
yon would trddo year pen for a hand
saw and paint brusWUnd write spectacu
lar dramas ! Why , H'jjou ' make one-half
as many successes aa'Phavo madot and
do maico twice as junny failures , the
gods will envy you./ ,
AVlm t the Crown 1'rluco I-'nlls ITolr To
The Gorman crown prince has suc
ceeded loan omplroof twenty-five states
nud ono imperial territory , with a popu
lation of 40,855.701 , an arluy of 408,000
jjion , a navy of 105 vessels , an annual
expenditure of $230,421,000 and an an
nual revenue of about the sama amount
from taxes. Of the 498,000 men in the
army 801,000 are his own Prussians , and
of the total number c/f his eubJsstS-GVSl"
half are Prussiiuja. Ir hd maintains
the PruV = lr.r fioTicy as his' father did.
ffonl 70,000 to 100,000 of his subjects will
continue to escape from it every year
by coming to the United Status.
A sensible celebration of the silver
wedding of the printfo and princess of
Wales will bo a taa to 1,000 poor chil
dren in Folkestone. '
NEBRASKA AND OTA NEWS.
Arrest ojf Vnlontlno Qulohor'B Sup
posed Murderer .nt Atclllsbn.
MAN FOUND DtfAD AT PAWNEE.
A Variety of Interesting Items Prom
tlio 6t'nto Cnllltnl lowft Scholars'
Strike For A Vacation Tha
Iosonli | ff On so.
i Murderer Mdctlcr Arrested.
ATCHISON , ICnn. , March 15 , A tramp
serving In1 the ch.iln gang has been recog
nized" Hs dustayo Motillor , wanted in Grand
Island , 'Nob' , for Vlio murder of Valentino
Qulclior. , HoTs ] befit , as a reward is offered
forbinu , i "M
Supreme Court * Decisions.
t\ftcMy , Neb. , March W. [ Special Tclo-
BndittdthoUr.c.- ] ifuprcirio court met
thli niornln piirsiiiint to iulourninont ] , and
the following-sroro disposed of :
Bo.vd .Vfl Wilcox Lumber company ; con-
tltmcil. StatoiiX rah Horshlser vs Klnknld ;
writdcnlod.
The following caflos wcro arg ed nhd sub
mitted ! 'Ileod vs BOffley1 state fcx rcl. Huso
v Uixon'Couuty ' Uubo vs Sulllran ; state ox
rel. Horitlff vs Wilson.
Court adjourned ntli Tuesday , March 20 ,
at8:30n. : in. , when causes from the Eighth
Judicial district will be tried.
The oplnlmvof tho'court ' In the following
case Wai II led f
Borggron v $ Fremont , Elkhorn A Missouri
Valley Hallroad company. Error from
Situiiders county. Reversed. Opinion by
MnXWOllJ'J. ' , ucesc , Ch. J. , not sitting.
1. A railway company condemned certain
real citato and depoiitod the amount of the
award with the county judge nnd afterwards
took un appeal .from said award to the dis
trict court. lAftcr the case had been pending
In the district court for moro than a year it
illcd a motion to dismiss the nppcnl , which
motion was jmstnlticd. Hold , That the mo
tion , to dismlBs the , appeal Is equivalent to an
admission of1 the correctness of the award ,
and as the company by the appeal has de
prived the land owner of Iho nso of the
money , ho is entitled to interest on the
award.
2. . Whore a railway company appcaU from
nn award"of'damages ' for real estate con
demned for right of-way becomes satisfied of
the correctness of the award and therefore
does not desire to prosecute such appeal , the
proper motion is to nfljrm the award , as such
motion , if sustained , will carry interest and
costs.
The News nt Lincoln.
LINCOLN , Nob. , March 1C. [ Special Tele
gram , to the Buu.1 The meeting of the board
of trustees of the Woslyan university was
largely devoted to ways and means for
finances. Pledges wcro made on lots nnd
notes and the building will be pushed rapidly.
The faculty will bo settled in Jimo nnd the
university opened in September. The people
of Weeping Water tendered an offer of ten
acres of bind nnd'mi endowment of $30,000 on
condition that a seminary was located theer
as nn adjunct to the university , A committee
has tnkcrt this proposition In charge.
The Vlnton club of this city has prepared
articles of Incorporation with a capital stock
of $30,000. The club propose to build themselves -
selves it building the prcsenteummcr.
The Sidney Creamery association with a
capital slock of $ . " ,000 mod articles of incor
poration with the secretary of state to-day.
A. P. Slack Of Juniata , W. A. Strlckler
Omaha , George T. Webster Bortraod , and H.
B. Carter Hed Cloud , were commissioned no
taries. .
Grand Island secured the boot sugar plant ,
and Hastings the woolen mill , both of which
sought a location in Lincoln. It is stated
that nil the woolen mill parties asked was
ground for their plant , but the farm land
platted around the city is evidently thought
too valuable to donate to manufacturers.
The African Methodist church of this city
is m.iking an effort to rais.o funds for a now
church building. Six hundred dollars was
raised among the members themselves at the
nrst meeting.
The question of paving material for the new
paving districts is now a subject of agitation.
Cedar block seems , however , to rern&in in
favor with the general public.
A now plat has been made of the wards in
the city in order to take in the multitude of
outlying additions platted ninco the ward ,
boundaries were defined. The number of
wards in the city remains unchanged.
Ben Glazier , the chicken thief , has gone to
the penitentiary for two years. In his trial
ho made his own pica to the jury and painted
himself as sucn a good man that tlio jury ut
once sent him to the penitentiary to reform
the prisoners.
Charged With Jury Bribing.
BnATUicn , Neb. , March 15. [ Special Tele
gram to iho BBC' ! In the late case in the
district court wherein Cobby , city attorney
of Wymore , obtained $1,500 judgment for
slander against H. A. Greenwood , mayor , it
now transpires that somebody tried to bribe
members of the jury. Two of the jurymen ,
reputable citbcns , illcd information this
morning S. Jacobs , of Barneston , and D. E.
Meyer , of Odoll swcarimr that W5 was
offered to cause tlio jury to hang. The mat
ter will bo tried at once and bo sifted to the
bottom by .tudgo Brady. Jacobs and Meyer
are both prominent in the south part of the
county , Jacobs having Imd a good deal to do
with the opening up ( In his way ) of the Otoo
reservation when it came Into the market.
Meyer is n merchant of Odell and' last fall
was a candidate for sheriff nt the republican
convention. They have both been serving as
Jmors at the present term of court , one pn
grand and the other on the petit jury.
Another Hepuhllcnit Club.
Bi'.i.uycou , Neb. , March 13 , [ Correspond
ence of the BUK , ] rTho republicans of North
Butler met hist night in HuUihinbon's hall and
perfected the organization of a republican
club to bO known as the North Butler Re
publican club. Thirty members were en
rolled , " Mec fngs will be hold on the see-
oiul Saturday of each mouth , at which tlmo
an effwi-t will lit' iiiudo to have prominent
epcukurq oil hand-
, , Contented Imnd Case.
GIUNT- b , , March 15 , [ Special Tele
gram W the BUB , ] Attorneys from Noi'th
Platte and Ogallala were in Grant to-day
conducting the coatost'caso of M , L , Mead vs
Solomon Eaton , hoard before Attorney S. B.
Heed. . The contest Involves 1X ( ) acres of very
valuable land near Grant , and the case Is In
the hands of the ablest land attorneys In this
district. Mead made Improvements on thu
land before llllng , Eaton filed before im
proving ' - >
I * i 9
Found leul. (
PAWNER CiTVNeb.March 15Speolal Tolo
grain to the BKJ ? , ] The body of Thomas
Sloaii was brought hero by the coroner this
aftornopn. He was coming from Tublu
Hock , where ho had bought a stallion. A
couple of hours afterward ho was fauna dead
in the road and the stallion near by. From
papers on Ills person it was found that the
deceased Imd come from Hussoll , Kuu , Ho
bad SOUIQ little money on his person.
Death of a Nebraska Ploncor. '
NKIJIUSKA. CITV , Neb , , March 15. [ Special
Telegram to the BEB.l Information reaches
hero of the death'of Allen A. Bradford at
Pueblo , Colo. He was ono tif the earliest
citizens of this county and ono of the best
known and most prominent in the early his
tory of Nebraska , having served in the ter
ritorial legislature from 1850 to 1653.
Ono Sentenced , Another Cnncht ,
NJJIIKABIU , CITV , Nob. , MorchlS. [ Special
Tolotrrajs Is t 3 IJctr , ] John Hillfng was
Bcuteucod. to ono year in the penitentiary in
the district court to-day for grand larceny.
Chotlos Conrad was arrested lo-doy o'nd
bound ever for forging the nutno of A. Ross
tou check f or $0.3o _ .
Tire at Central Oily.
CENTRAL CITV , Nob. , March 15. [ Special
Telegram to the BEE. ] The butter and egg
establishment of 0. D. Salisbury , Um eijjar
factory ot II. Oorcolltn , the confectlonarj ?
store of .Oeofffo R ad , and blacksmith shof |
of .Tqhn Hannon , ot this placA wore totally
destroyed bjflro this , ovcnlnc. The flro W
supposed to Imvo cancht irom n stove In
Salhbui'y'B building. Salisbury's Imildlng
was insured , but the 6thors nrd a t6tal loss.
County Will Olvo ,
MAimin ' , Nob. , March 15. [ Special Tele
gram'to the BEH. ] The 1'erklns County
Agricultural anso'clfitlon , with headquarter *
at Madrid , was organUod hero to-night.
Fred. Powell was elected president- , and 8.
U. Hrlcrly , secretary. Articles of tncwporo-
tlon will bo filed with the secretary of slate
at once. Preliminary steps wcro taken to
bold a county fair hero , next fall.
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Struck For Their Viicntlon.
Pr.t.tA , la. , March 15. [ Special Telegram
to the BEB.J Tha strike mania got hold of
the high school popIN hero TnCAdnjk. The
disease bcpnn spreading amonty thdm last
week when It was announced that the board
of directors had decided agalast diving the
usual week's vacation , the custom for thd punt
fifteen years. , A petition was circulated aiid
unanimously sighed1 _ by 'the pupils , but In
vAln. As a last resort' , actlvostriko measures'
were taken.
AtOiSO a , m. sixty pupils from seven to
sixteen years of ago undo defiance to thd
p6wors that bo and parched out of thd build-
Ini ? In a body with bann6rs nud olarsaml
stripes flaunting. On the banners were
mottoes such as "Wo Claim Our Hlghts , "
nnd similar expressions. Thoj > tramped like
n tnlnlaturo army from the play-ground nnd
up the railroad track Into the suburbs , whore
they had regular picnic of vacation fun. The
strike continued all day , the children going
homo for dinner at noon as If nothing had
happened nntt promptly returning as if going
to school , but Instead , going to the general
rendezvous.
Late In the evening the parents got wind
of the matter nnd Informed tha youthful
striltcM , "They guessed they would JolnMn
the strike , too. " They did , nnd the sounds
of weeping and walling and splitting of
shingles that nroso from thosa sixty "young
Americas" have never been equalled In the
history of any other town In the country.
Yesterday morning the recreants returned
to their studies declaring the strike off In
definitely mid most of them do their sitting
and walking in a very delicate manner.
The Iowa Legislature.
DBS Moixns , la. , March 15. When the
consideration of house fllo 873 was resumed
in the senate to-d.iy the question was on
Uelnlgor's amendment lo Price's amendment
to section 5 , providing that n shorter haul
may bo Included In a longer. Price's amend
ment provided that nothing In section 5
should bo constructed ns authorizing an
equal change for a short ns for a longer haul.
Uclnlgor's amendment to Price's amendment
was adopted , aflor which Price's amendment
was adopted.
At the afternoon session the consideration
of house llle 373 was continued. Section 7
was road providing for the publication nnd
posting of a schedule of the rates established
by railroads , in depots and freight stations ,
and filing such schedules with the railroad
commissioners. Amended by Mr. Harsh to
provide for such posting on both schedules
Illcd by railroads and those llxcd by the com
missioners. Adopted.
Mr. Bolter amended the bill by giving the
railroad commission the right to enforce the
law by means of a writ of Injunction , stop
ping the offending common carrier fiom
traniacttng any business. Adopted.
The bill passed the senate to chnngo the
immo of Boonesboro , Boone county , to Uoono.
The bill passed granting the Chlmgo , Bur
lington & Qulncy railroad the title of the
state of Iowa to certain lands along the DCS
Moines river atOttumwa.
In the house this morning the considera
tion of the temperance bill was continued.
Mr. Rice withdrew his amendment to sec
tion 15 , allowing druggist- } without permits
to sell proprietary medicines , but offered an
other amendment to allow such pharmacies
to buy other intoxicating liquors , besides al
cohol for making un tinctures , etc. The bill
only prohibits n pharmacist who has no per
mits to buy alcohol.
Mr. Wilbur of Floyd , supported the amend
ment by Rice on the grounds of Justice to the
druggist who doe * } not want to take out u
permit. After considerable dcbato on the
amendment the house adjourned.
A bill was passed to legalize the registra
tion of the town of Knoxvllle.
When the temperance bill was resumed
Mr. Berryhill offered a substitute and amend
ment to section 15 to cover the amendment
by Mr. Rice. Tlio substitute provides tnat
pharmacists who do not hold permits may
buy Intoxicating liquors , except malt liquors.
to bo used In compounding medicines and
making tinctures under certain restrictions.
Adopted.
An amendment was adopted to section 18 ,
providing that nil funds shall go into the
county treasury for the use of the school
fund , leaving 25 per cent to bo drawn on the
order of the commissioners of pharmacy.
Section 20 , the repealing clause was stricken
out. Mr. Cummins , of Polk , offered an
amendment providlngthatnothingin thoilrht
section should prohibit the manufacture of
Intoxicating liquors for legal purposes within
the state , or for sale outside the state. Lost.
The house adjourned before the bill was en
grossed. . _
The Poisoning COHO Near Mason City.
MABON CITV , la. , March 15. [ Special Tele
gram to the Bci : . ] Judge George Vcrmllyca ,
a iclatlvo of the Brown family , has just re
turned from the .settlement in which the sad
nnd mysterious poisoning affair of Thursday
last transplicd. Just n week has elapsed
and with it has brought no new develop
ments. On Thursday Mr. and Mrs Brown
\vqro nt Fertile nnd did some trading , but no
kind of poison was purchased. They returned
to their homo , about two miles from Fertile ,
arriving shortly before ( i o'clock. Mrs.
Brown immediately went into the house and
commenced the preparation of supper , whllo
Mr. Brown remained at the bam and started
to do his chores. In about fifteen minutes
Mrs. Brown called him to supper. Ho went
Immediately , seating himself at the table ,
around which were gathered his wife ,
two children and his father. Nothing
but ordinary fpod wa served. The
Jlrat ono to take sick was the
oldest son. Soon other members were
affected , the wlfo last and before she took
violently III she walked about forty rods to a
neighbor's and Informed them of the circum
stances and asked the neighbor to go for a
doctor. Before four hours had elapsed Dr.
Phillips was In attendance and pronounced
the trouble to bo the result of poison. He
administered emetics to all allko and soon
the others who are now nltvo rallied , but the
old gentleman soon died and tha youngest
son lingered until mnrnlug' , when ho died.
The Judge Boarcicd ) the house thoroughly
but could find no poison. It seems now im
probable that any mltitnko could have been
made in cooking , The poison was either
purposely administered or must have been
In the food when purchased. Suspicion now
rests upon Mrs , Brown but it Is based only
upon the fact that relations between her and
her father-in-law huvu not been the most
pleasant. The township trustees huvu now
taken the matter In hand and with thu us-
slstunco of the cororicr some of the mysteries
will sooa be ferrctted out.
Mot SuflloicntJy I'linlnhrd.
Sioux CITV , Ia. Murch 14 , [ Special Tele
gram to the BEU. ] Dr. Ordway , of Castana ,
Mo no mi county , was In the city to-day to con-
suit ox-District Attorney Marsh about thu
cases of John Mollrldo and the Sti'ublo
brothers , whoso terms In the puniUmtlury are
how nearly expired , These convicts two
years ago attempted to murder Dr. Ordway ,
who Is ono of thu wealthiest and best known
citizen * of western Iowa. Although the
crluio was one of peculiar atrocity , they only
rocolvcd short terms of imprisonment. Other
indictments were pending against thoin , but
sin co the abolition of the Qfj'.ca the papers nro
In confusion. [ } r , GraWay to-day sold , that
hn &icuucd to pro&c'cutu the coaviots under
{ ho Indictments yet ponding. Ho hud for
years treated the boys us U father , loaning
them thousands of .dollars , and then tlioy
tried to murder and rob him , ana ho
docs not bolluvo that , they have been
adequately punished , Ho further sold )
"Lato dovolopnipnts connect other par
ties In Monono countyj with | the
attempt to murder nnd rob. It appears now
1 to have boon a well-laid conspiracy In which
othoi1 and longer heads than tlio Strubloa
planned ray -death and the rpbbery of my
house. I want to not at the boltoui of the
dark schema Mr. Marsh tells mo tbat II
papers nro In the clcfk's oDIco at Onnwa. 1
shnlL ba nt the penitentiary to moot the eon *
vlcU with another warrant. "
Sioux City Saloonn Moving.
StbtJX jOiTT.la. , ' March lr . ( Special Tcjo-
prara lethe Ur.E.1 E..J. UcsscRln'p' whole
sale stock ofllquors-was to-day transferred
from Sioux City across the rlvor ta Coving-
ton , Nob. The stock Is valued al-120,000.
The wholesale liquor stock of Joseph Marks ,
valued Rt f 1.1,000 , has also" been transferred
to Covlngton. William Lolchs' stock , valued
nt $1.1,000 , will bo.tronsforred this week , ns
soon ns certain Irrol difficulties nro dlsimscd
of. This leaves Sioux City without , a single
llnuor store cxoopt such intoxicant ! ) as are
sold under the pharmacy law. The removal
of the liquor stores is the result of tt.o prose
cutions by the law and order league under
the prohibitory law.
ProRross.or Hlonx Pity Urldffo.
Sioux CUT , la , , March 15 [ Special Tel < J-
gram to Iho HUB. ] The caisson ot the third
pier of the Chjcago it Northwestern rallrohd
bridge across' thd Missouri bore was safol
lowered M ltd foundation to-day. The po !
is the highest on the Miss niri rlvor. Thd
caisson weighs ft , * ; V tons , md occiipl d forty * ,
six days In driving let.veon the hot ot the
rlrer nnd the fonn itIon , n dlstrnco of
ninety-two feet The threatened 1 rcak-up
of Ice makes work on the two remaining
piers much more dlflloult , and the engines ,
temporary railroad traik and all machinery
hare to bo taknn down and removed to the
Nebraska shore.
Kflcnpod From tlio ARJ-IUIH.
OSKALOOSA , la. , March 15. [ Special Telegram -
gram to the HRK. ] Word received hero to
day that David S. IliU-'s , who was charged
with the murder of the Fall fnmlly.in .IciTor-
non township , this county , had escaped from
the Insane hospital at Mt , Pleasant , \\hero
ho was sent last December , the jurv ilndlng
him insane.
Came Homo to Him.
Texas Sift ings : In an old house , long
ago deserted by legitimate occupants , a
young woman lay dead. The county
judge , a cold , indilTurcnt man , sent BOV-
cral mon to bury tlio body. When the
men entered tlio desolate room , a little
girl , in touching supplication , was
kneeling on the straw the death-bed of
the mother. In respect for the little
ono's grief , they moved softly around
the room , and cased the rude coilln to
the lloor.
"Oh , mamma , " she said , "please get
up. " She wns too young to understand
the meaning of death. ' 'I'll bo good :
you won't have to whip mo any more.
I'lcoso got up , " and with her trembling
fingers she tried to open the Woman's
eves.
"Your mother is dead , little girl , "
said ono of the men.
"No , she ain't. I was bad and cried
and wouldn't hush when she tola mo to ,
and now she's gone to sleep and won't
wake up. Please Jwako , mamma , ard
I'll always bo good. If you'll only get
up I won't cry for anything to'eat. I
ain't hungry now ; please got up. "
"Little girl , wo mufat lake your mother
away. Move aside , please , nnd lot us
lift her up. "
"No , no , you shan'tl You want to
put her out of. the house. Take your
hands away ! " shrieked the little girl
' 'Littlo girl , your mother will uo/er
get up again. "
She looked at him in alarm. "Oh , yes
she will. You go away and 1 will wake
her. Oh , mamma , toll them to go
away. "
"What a pity it is , " said one of the
men , "that she can't understand. Poor
little thing. I wish I had not under
taken this work. Lot us lift your
mother , little girl. Move the coflln
near her , Bill. "
"Move the what ? " she paid quickly.
How eager her eyes caught the sound.1
The word "death" was unknown to her ;
the palid face and the immovable eye
lids did not strike her with the true ,
moaning , hut the word "coffin" thnfc
word the moat suggestive , the fullest of
a thought appalling stirred her Eunso
of something horrible.
"Oh , take It awayl" she screamed.
"Don't you put my mamma in It , She'll
smother ; go awayl" nnd she throw her
self across the corpse. , 'Dead , " she re
peated. "Sho is dead , " and burying
her face in the straw , she wildly sobbed
and moaned in that intensity of. grief
which is nowhere stronger and never
so genuine ns in childhood.
"Bill , " said ono of thp mon , "stop
over and toll the old judge to come
here , " and unable longer to endure the
sight of the dead fnco , ho covered it
with an old apron. Presently the judge
came.
"Haven't you follows got the firmness
to do your duty when you are paid for
it ? You act as though its a thunkoo
job. Of course , we feel sorry , hut sho's
got to bo buried all the sumo. Come ,
got away , girl , " and ho took hold of her
arm. "
"Oh , please don't. "
"Come away , " and ho lifted her from
the lloor. In her struggles she caught
the apron nnd pulled it from her moth
er's face. The judge gazed in a wild
stare and foil heavily to the lloor. The
woman was his ( laughter.
WHAT IT CAN DO.
A single mln Ls often the first Indication
and the loxl throo. In ono , of a physical
climax , and the climax la death. That Bt.
Jacobs Oil has again and again wrought Its
miracles just In ilia nick of time , hiu bridged
over the critical emergency and has
Saved Many Lives
at the point of death , i * fully attested by tha
record of many extraordinary cures In tvhkili
this fuct of saving llfo la duly t.ct forth.
If to its rcmnrkulilo virtue * in the perma
nent cure of chronic castes of Rheumatism ,
Kouraigla , Lumbago , Bciatirn , alter years ol
ciHhm.ncevhcrcin everything eUw preyed
valueless , fortunes were epent In vain and
crutches and crippled llmbi wcra the rnonl.
stations , is to bu added IU supreme kovcr-
clKiity over pain , oven unto death , ills wholly
entitled to tlio appellation of
The Conqueror of Pain.
Its sped do action Is especially adapted
with a cnrtitlve penetration and soothing
ctl'uct to nrrest any pain at tlio acme of its
worst inlluunco. Hi , Jacob * Oil nppllcd z-
Itntally h now known as tlio best ipoclllo
( o arrest thu fatal Umdeiicy of any aggra
vated ( uin ,
A Marvelous Case of Recovery
can Iks cited In proof , which Is thoroughly
\crlflfd. It i in I Li imiln features taken
from a leading Uvfiriniol pajwr as follows :
"Two years ago. " ntntcs Mr. Wm.
Du.ch.xunn , raiding No. 8 tit. John's Hoiut ,
Klrkdale , I.ivcrpoolt and twenty-four yours
in the ttcrvlco of the Cunard H. B. Co. , "I vriu
taken dowii uith the inott excruciating pala
in my head , which wai > follo/wed by
Twelve Months of Agony.
JLJ ! jmjrrjcjnhs ngrccd that It would lead to
' ' of the brain and death. Six of the
most eminent attended inc. but gave norcllef.
I had Ube held down , , and my t-crcauia were
heard outUde. My vow was dcvinod Incur
able. My wife procured a bottle of St. Jacobs
01 1 and applied i.t to mv head. U acted like
made. I was cured Uy it and am now In
pcrlU-t health , and I huVo-not had the t\\a\\ \ \
tbt return Mnco I was cured > n ; raouthi
> i 0.11 .Nothing need I * added.
& > U l > y firugytiti and ffwbrt ,
Thd pliarUi A. Vug Ut Co. , Balto , ,
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