THE OMAHA DAILY BEB : r THURSDAY , MAY si , isss.
IDE CLAM EATERS' ' CONTEST ,
Commences on Friday , the First Flah
Day of Summer.
HOW THEY ENJOY THEMSELVES.
A Jolly Crowd or Good Nattircd No-
braskaiift Father Jtorrlsoy's Peti
tion Against Hilltop IJonn-
citin Briefs.
LINCOLN Bi'niuu or TUB OMAHA Unit , 1
IWO ( P StnEKT. >
LINCOLN , Alar 80. )
The nnnual meeting of the Nebraska Clam
IJnkc association will bo held Friday , Satur
day and Sunday , Juno 1 , 3 and 8 , at Shogo
island , Mllford. The arrangement * are
complete for the greatest gathering in the
history of the association , which 1ms grown
to bo ono ot the moat notabld annual outings
in the west. At Shogo island , whore the
bake will bo bold , nature has provided the
most acceptable placu for a gathering of that
character that could be well devised. The
island , comprising several acres of high , dry
Rround , is well supplied with gigantlo forest
trees ; not n scrap of underbrush can ho
found on the island , and a haiidsomo green
award covers the greater purt of it. From
the hour that the llrst advance guard of the
bakers reach the place until the last baker
departs homeward , the island ! as exclu
sively the association's as the island of Hob-
inson Crusoe was exclusively his own after
his somewhat historical shipwreck. Sur
rounding Shogo island is ns handsome n
nheot of water ns can bo found in the state.
Excellent fishing can bo found In these
Waters , nnd in addition to the steamer that Is
turned over ( or the use of the association ,
there Is an abuudtmco of row boats , all of
which nro kept exclusively for the
guests. The arrangements for reaching
Mllford arc excellent there being
both a morning and afternoon train to
the plnco. On Sunday the closing
day , a special train will bo run for the ac
commodation of the association that will nr-
rive In Lincoln in time to connect with after
noon and evening trains cast and west. At
the grounds the pavillion tent'will accommo
date 100 with sleeping quarters , and the us-
soclatlon has n complete supply of all cull-
nary articles required , The bake will open
with n grand llsh chowder served nt 5 p. m ,
Friday , nnd it will he u continuous round of
feasting from that time until the close. To
supply the camp with raw material t.vo spa
turtles weighing 150 pounds each Imvo been
procured , a half dozen barrels of clams , a
Ilko supply of oysters in the shell , 100 pounds
of blue llsh , nnd last but not least an ado-
qttato supply of green corn Is on route from
the south for the occasion.
To tue uninitiated a casual description of
the movements of thu chlot cook and his as
elsUmts will not bo without interest. A
clam that was present at the last bake opened
Its shell to observe that nowhere were moro
competent cooks to bo found. A cauldron is
swung over a llro and in this ilfty pounds of
turtle is changed into soup. From that hour
on soup can bo hnd at any time In the day or
night. A second cauldron , holding about
tlireo bushels of clams is placed ovorn llroaud
filled with the bivalves. It is covered tightly
nnd steamed for six hours. Every evening
during the continuance of tho-baho this dish
Is opened to the guests , and in the closing
day the contest to sec who can dispose of the
greatest number of them takes place. The
successful aspirant for the honor is then in
the silence of the throng elected president
for the ensuing year by a rising vote that is
always unanimous. This rather novel
method of election explains why General
Melride is President and why ho has hold
the ofllco ontwo other occasions. But , per
haps the crowning dish of the feast would
bo voted to the old reliable oyster. Early in
the proceedings a pit It dug long and wide
and deep. In the bottom of the pit great
Hat rocks that hnvo been thoroughly heated
nro placed ; on the rocks are emptied two or
three bushels of oysters in the shell , and the
remainder of the pit ia then illlod with un-
husUod ears of green corn. A heavy canvass
is then thrown across it and upon the can
vass a great mound of cartel is raised. When
eight to twelve hours afterward the pit is
opened thcro is presented to the enthusiastic
association n feast such ns no mortal In the
wild west enjoys outside the membership of
the Nebraska Clam Unite association. Gen
eral McBride declares that tlio present an
nual meeting will bo the largest yet attended
in the state ; that tbo feasting will bo royal
and the occasion not to bo forgotten.
I'lllKST VS 11IS1IOI' .
Tbo full text of the petition of Father Mor-
rlscy against 13ishop Ucnacum , as tiled in the
county court and briefly related in TUB BEB
yesterday , is as follows :
In the county court of Lancaster county , No-
braska. Edward Morrisoy plaintiff vs
Thomas Oonaeum , defendant.
Comes now the above named plaintiff and
for cause ot action states that the defendant ,
Thomas Bonaeum , is the Catholic bishop of
the Lincoln dloceso in the state of Nebraska ,
nnd as such bishop has the full power to en
gage , employ , contract with nnd dispose of
tlio work of all Catholic priests in his di
ocese. Thnt the plaintiff Is a Cnthollo priest
residing in the territory of Idaho , United
Slates of America , and thnt on or about thu
JOth day of March , A. D. , 18S3tho defendant
undertook to employ the plaintiff as pastor of
a Cuthollo elmroh or parish in this diocese by
writing n letter to this pliiiutill to como to
Lincoln and he would employ him , a copy of
which is attached to this letter nnd wade
part of this exhibit. That in compliance with
the request this plaintiff came to Lincoln , a
distance of 1,600 miles , nnd was put to an ex
pense of $100 in coming to Lincoln and return
ing ; that plaintiff 1ms been damaged in loss
of time nnd board to an extent of over
$170 ; that on presenting himself to the said
defendant on the 28th of May mid demanding
of the defendant that ho fulfill his said con
tract nnd phico the plaintiff in some parish as
n Cathollu Driest ; that notwithstanding that
tlio plaintiffs papers and credentials were
nil right and sulllcleiit , the said defendant
refused to receive this plaintiff or place him
in a parish , or give him charge of u Cuthollo
church or other jiosition ns n Catholic priest ,
us lie was bound to do by said contract , to
the ( lumaKo of the plaintiff of 100 , but the
plaintiff remits from said claim all except the
aum of HO'.l.yj , for which sum and costs of
tills action ho demands Judgment.
Cxtjsiiiy & ICiutov ,
Attorneys.
To this petition the bishop , it is under
stood , enters a denial nnd claims ho.is not in
debted to Father Morrisoy , nnd that instead
jDf sending Ins paper * ilrst for Inspection ho
ftrought them in i > orsoji. The trial of the
case will bo watched with a great deal of in
terest , owing to thu prominence of the parties.
CITV milKl'ri ,
The Information that u Methodist bishop is
to be located at Omaha or Lincoln by the
Methodist general conference has been
largely discussed to-day , and the prevailing
opinion is that Lincoln , with the new Meth
odist university uud the practical centre of
Methodism In the state , should bo secured as
the homo of the bishop ,
A new candidate was landed ut the peni
tentiary to-day named Otis Amnrlne , who
comes from Knox county to servo a term for
rape. Ho was escorted to the penitentiary
by Sheriff Witto of Niobrnra.
Elaborate preparations have been made for
memorial services by the OJiJ Fellows and
Daughters of liiibcknli over the recent death
of E. S. Abbott nnd wifo. The memorial
ton-ices will bo hold on Friday evening , June
J , the principal address being delivered by
lion , A. J , Sawyer.
A delegation of Lincoln citizens , compris
ing T , F , Hardeuburtr , Dr. Horitz and A. I ) .
Kitchen , started to-day for Tacomn , Wash
ington territory. They go on both business
nnd pleasure , Mr , Hurdenburg to remain a
year.
.Sheriff Elkenharry of Cass county was In
the city to-day on the search for a boy of six
teen years , wanted for stealing u Toxus
pony Ho was furnishing the local ofilccrs a
description of both boy and pony.
Tlio 1'crlVatlon ofSj-bteiu ,
K results measure the vtiluo of any
system , then Prof. Loisetto's System of
Memory is the most perfect olTort wo
have over seen. It does not rntiko ii
now memory ; but it tUo3 ; Uio .old ono ,
uiul by a method of training , physi
ological and sclontillo , mtirvoloua pow
ers of reflection tire ghcu it. It is
. wonderful. Send for prospectus to
Prof. Loisetto , 1 > 37 Fifth ave.N. Y.
A Mother's
THKRR IIM teen money left at 2.VW Oalnmo t
RV. to educate Mis * Camilla Irene llnnson.
datiRlittrof Clmlos V. Hanson. Call or addre. s
Mm. Iteardon , 2jW Calumet aro.
A romance was but hnlf conconloil in
thnt advertisement , says the Chicago
Mall. A mother dying ixt Mercy hos
pital might leave some money for hoc
daughter , but why would it bo adver
tised ? Again , It was possible some way
ward child was being sought through
this means , but it wna neither.
About seven years ago a pretty milli
ner's apprentice of eighteen years was
BOnt to Mercy hospital from a distant
town , and thorn gave birth to n , girl
baby. It was n , lovely little thing , but
the young mother could not show it to
the world with prldo. It was the oiT-
spi-ing of illicit love. It was ndoptcd
by Charles V. Hanson , then living on
Milwaukee avenue , nnd the mother
went away sadly. She is now living in
" "
Fargo , D" . T."tho wife of a reputable
nnd well-to-do citizen. Her husband Is
ignorant of the fact that she holds the
imago of another in her heart. She has
wept in secret and often wondered If
she would over see , or , seeing , know
that first-born child. She has sent some
money to the sister superior of Moroy
hospital to bo used in helping to glvo it
an education. The Hansons have not
been found nnd so the advertisement
was printed.
llnrftford'N Acid K'liiMplinto ,
A Nerve-Food and Tonic.
Tlio Most KITootlvo yet illsoovorrd.
A IMiikcrtoit Chief.
"William A. Pinker-ton , the head of the
western division of the I'inkerton agency Is
In Omaha nnd is taking notes In the
situation of the Chicago , Burlington &
Qulncy. Ho lias visited Kansas City and
goes from hero to Denver. Ho is accompan
ied by his wife , a very prepossessing lady.
Whatever may bo said conccrnlncrtho mis
doings of tlio Pinkerton mon and the unlaw
ful privileges they are allowed ono tiling is
Is certain that William or "Billy" as ho Is
called , stands second to no one , not even Inspector
specter Byrnes , of Now York city , in knowl
edge relating to criminals. Ho knows every
"crook" of notoriety in America and Europe ,
ntid has many times detected criminals simply
through knowledge of their methods. In
fact , William is uu export.
California Cnt-U-Curo.
The only guarantee euro for catarrh ,
cold in the head , hay fever , rose cold ,
catarrhal deafness and sore eyes. Re
store the sense of taste and unpleasant
breath , resulting from catarrh. Easy
and pleasant to use. I ( ollow direction's
and n cure is warranted by all drug
gists. Send for circular to ABIETINE
MEDICAL COMPANY , Orovillo , Cal.
Six months' treatment for 81 ; scut by
mall , $1.10 , For sale by Goodman
Drug Co.
Mntlrlgul Club Concert.
Meyer's music hall was filled Tuesday even
ing with appreciative listeners to the concert
of tlio Madrigal club. This quartette is with
out doubt the leading ono of the city and
their musical efforts last evening were up to
their usual standard. The participators
were Mrs. J. W. Cotton , Miss Elizabeth Pen-
ncll and Messrs. Wilkins and Pcnuell ,
Ripo. lucious , sound fruit is the source
from which are derived VAN DUZER'S
FLAVORING EXTRACTS without
admixture of chemicals , exquisite in
taste , economic because highly concen
trated , pure and wholesome. They aroused
used widely in the households , hotels
and restaurant kitchens of this aud
other continents , and the bottles con
tain as may bo ascertained by com
parison more thaa the quantity hold
by other flavoring extract bottles.
Work was commenced Wednesday on the
artesian well which the Tehama county sup
ervisors Imvo contracted to have bored on
the hospital grounds at Red Bluff. The well
is to go down 2,000 or 3,000 feet if water is
not found at a less distance.
Beware of worthless imitations of Dr.
Jones' Red Clover Tonic. Tlio genuine
cures headache , pilof > , dyspepsia , ague ,
malaria , and is a perfect tonio and
blood purillor. Price 50 cents. C. F.
Goodman.
The grounds of the West Hamilton
street school site have been loft by the
builders in a condition which must soon
bo remedied or some ono may prepare
for a full grown damage suit. Yester
day evening as Mr. Mannett , of Walnut
Hill , was passing the place , ho foil over
an embankment nine feet in height ,
sustaining injuries which required the
service of a physician.
It is by copying after nature that man
gets best results. Dr. Jones' Clover
Tonio is nature's own remedy , is purely
vegetable , can bo taken by the mos't
delicate. Cures all stomach , kidnov
and liver troubles. 50 cents. C. tf *
Goodman.
Mr. Mustoo A. Chambers and Miss
May Bradwny were happily united in
holy matrimony at the parsonage of Rov.
Mr. Savidgo , at 0 o'clock Monday oven-
ing. It was a case of love at first sight ,
and the young couple have been pa
tiently waiting for an opportune mo
ment to unite their future lifo and for
tune. Mr. and Mrs Chamber will bo at
home , corner Fourteenth and Jones
street , next Tuesday.
An ADsolute Cure.
The ORIGINAL ABIETINE OINTMENT
is only put up in large two ounce tin boxes ,
and Is an absolute euro for old sore.s , burns ,
wounds , chapped Imirls , and all skin erup
tions. Will positively euro all kinds of piles.
Ask for the ORIGINAL ABIETINE OINT
MENT. Sold by Goodman Drug Co. at 23
cents per box by mull 80 cents.
Commissioner Grillltts , of the freight
bureau of the Omaha board of trade ,
has received the following telegram
from the inter-btute commerce commis
sion at Washington : "Decision of Ne
braska cases has boon delayed by ill
ness of chairman , who is expected to
return to Washington this week. "
Us superior excellence proven in millions of
homes for morn than a quarter of a century It
la used by the t'ulted Btutoi Uovernmmt. lln-
dor ed Uy the heads of the great tinlrrrbttlos as
the sti-onyitot , purest and mutt healthful Dr
Prlfo'sCrf am llaklns Powder does not contulil
a-mmoutu , Itonv or alum. Soldoiily In < ans
I'UK'U ' UAKINU POWDElt CO .
Kew Vorlc. Chicago. Bt. Louis.
HIE FIELD AND FAMYARD.
Pertinent Hiuts oiithoBroodlnsr nnd
Foodlnpr of Cattlo.
Profit From Dairy Cows Knrly Po
tatoes A ' 8 ory With n Moral
Farm Notes.
Potatoes In Quick Time.
A correspondent furnishes the follow
ing to the Now York Tribune "It has
boon my father's practice during many
years to start hta early potatoes March
1 , causing the crop to mature two or
three weeks in advance of those planted
in the cold soil. Take a shallow box
that will slide under the kitchen stove ,
or stand in warm air wherever conven
ient , leaning room enough for a cover
in'caso of excessive heat. Cover the
bottom with an inch of fmo moist earth ,
lay on it cut pieces of potato ( eye up
ward ) so as to cover the layer of earth.
Cover the potatoes thus arranged with
another layer of soil , and thus fill the
box with alternate layers of earth and
potatoes. Cover the last or upper layer
nnd level the surface. If tlio surface
gets too dry moisten a little. When
ready to plant carry the box to tlio gar
den , and by taking heed the contents
mny bo turned out entire , easily separ
ated by beginning on ono side. When
planting do not cover the grass leaves.
By comparing your first now potatoes
thus hastened with those of your neigh
bor the advantage can bo estimated.
A Story AVltli a Moral ,
About seventeen years ago a farmer
named Glcason , living northeast of In
dependence , Iowa , ono morning found
ono of his colts dead , and there was cer
tain evidence that it had been killed by
some one. The young man supposed to
have killed the colt loft the country
about that time , and very little was
heard from him until last fall , when it
was learned that ho had boon converted
and had joined the church. A short
time ago the young man returned to
Buchanan county for a visit. While
there ho went to Mr. Gleason's farm ,
and , mooting that person , said : "I be
lieve you lost a colt several years ago. "
"I did , " was the reply. "How much
was it worth , " was the next question.
"About $80. " "Will this pay for it ? "
said the visitor , handing out 8100.
"Ye3iand more too , " said Mr. Glcason ,
handing back $20. The other person
took the $20 and departed , starting for
Nebraska that day. This is the kind of
religion that is needed.
Sheep as Fertilizers.
An observer states that the best bino-
grnss in Kentucky is found on farms on
which sheep have boon kept for many
years. A British authority declares that
the farms in England and Scotland that
are the most productive are those on
which sheep have been the leading
kinds of animals kept , though very
small quantities of commercial fertil
izers have been applied to them. The
reason appears to bo that sheep convert
coarse fodder into manure much bettor
than horses and cattle. With the aid
of a little concentrated food , like oil
cake , or cotton-seed meal , they will
make a rapid gain on n diet of grain ,
straw and turnips. The profit of keep
ing sheep is not to bo estimated entirely
by comparing the price of the wool and
moat they produce witli the cost of keep
ing them. The improved condition of
the farm must also bo taken into consid
eration. The advantages of keeping
sheep may bo shown in ono year or in
five years. The profit in the sheep
business is only determined by com
paring the condition of the farm on
which they have been kept for many
years with that of other places where
they have not boon kept. The farms
in the country that have for a series of
years best retained their original fer
tility or increased their productiveness
are those on which largo numbers of
sheep have boon kept. The farms in
Vermont on which Merino sheen have
been kept from the time of their first
introduction into the country are val
uable and productive , notwithstanding
that the soil was thin and the land
stony. In Pennsylvania. New York ,
northern Ohio , southern Michigan and
Wisconsin , the farms on which sheep
have been kept continue to produce
largo crops , and are not mortgaged or
advertised for sale. They have not run
down like the farms that have been
dovototl to raising grain for the market.
The old farms in Canada that command
the highest prices are those on which
sheep have boon kept from the time
they were first occupied. The pastures
on them are comparatively free from
bushes and weeds , while the soil is firm
and productive of the best sorts of
grasses. A farm on which a largo
number of sheep have been kept for
many years ia very desirable for dairy
purposes.
Succulent Peed For Cattle.
The only conclusion which wo can
draw from the experience of feeding
milch cows with succulent food and
silage , said Prof. Lloyd in his paper at
tlio British diary conference , is , that
the water that exists naturally in a
vegetable tissue has a special ofToct
upon tlio animal , and can not bo ad
equately replaced by walar drunk in
tlio usual way. In my opinion , it scorns
that in vegetable matter there Is an intimate -
timato union between this water and
the chemical combination. What this
union or chemical combination is can not
yet bo said. In mineral substances wo
known that water can exist in intimate
chemical union entirely different from
water , which is merely mixed with that
substance , and wo may argue , by
analogy that there may be a similar two
fold condition of water in vegetable
substances. Whether this bo BO or not
tlie fact remains that a vegetable as
grown acts very differently as
food to that vegetable first
dried and subsequently mixed with an
amount' of water equal to that which
had been taken away. After a careful
consideration of the feeding experi
ments hitherto conducted it seems tome
mo that the bucculont foods which have
contained the greatest proportion of
water have proved the most valuable
for dairy cattle and this is apparently
the chief cause why , in the experiments
of Mr. I. N. Edwards and subsequently
of Sir John Luwcs and Dr. Gilbert ,
mangels have proved buporior to silage.
In dry matter tlio two diets wore simi
lar , but the mangels contained eighty
pounds of succulent water , the siluge
only forty pounds.
Harrow Voting Corn.
The best way to keep a cornfield clean
is to begin dragging U before ttio corn
comes up , or just before it breaUb
through the ground , withadrag having
slim and slanting tooth. Such drags
are generally lighter than those used
for harrowing1 in grain. Beginning
thus oarlytho wholosurfnce is stirred bo
that no grass or Weeds uio able to get a
start even in the cornhill. The season
permitting , this dragging bhould ho
Kept up once or twice a week till the
corn is flvo or six inches high. The ad
vantage of dragging is that you get over
a largo Hold in u fahort timo. for the
drag sweeps several rows ut once , and it
cleans the grass from the hills ns from
the open spaces.It does not destroy
the corn plant , bcqauso Uio tooth nt-o
slender and slant back. To ono who has
never seen It done ilinay sccmlikoruln ,
but I have noticed 'that those who once
try it always keep1 it up. After this wo
cultivate only in the open rows , nnd by
throwing the soil in among them , thus
covering up nny grass or weeds that
may want to start anew.
Profit From Dairy Cows.
It is a pretty tfbotl native cow that
will nmko 300 pounds of butter n year ?
averaging seven pounds per week for
nearly ton months rtf that timo. If the
butter can bo sold for 20 cents per
pound it gives ft larger average profit
per acre for the land required to keep
the cow than can bo got from grain
growing at present prices. If throe
acres nro required to fcedacow through
the year , this is $20 an acre profit , leav
ing skim milk for the pigs and manure
from the cow to pay for the labor. But
thcro nro ways to greatly Increase this
profit. With fodder corn as a basis for
the ration nnd the purchase of wheat ,
bran , corn meal and other meals ns ac
cessories , a cow may bo kept moat of
the year on little more than an acre.
Boltor still , by the addition of improved
blood the Cow may bo bred to produce
much moro of both milk and butter per
year. Examine closely the records of
both milk and butter of the Ilolstolu-
Eriostan slock and determine if this bo
not the true road to success.
Girls 011 tlio Fnrni.
In a paper read before Pomona grange
Jefferson county , Pa. , Mrs. James Mo-
Crackon asks :
"Is it presumption to allege that if
the girls could bo convinced that in a
lifo upon the farm there is so much
comfort , pleasure and independence as
may bo found in the homes of mon in
other callings in lifo , they would bo
willing to leave the farms of their fath
ers only to become matrons in rural
homo ? of their own : and farmers' boys
would bo as slow to leave their horses
and their plows to seek for pleasure and
fortune in the city as a whale would bo
to start upon an overland route from
Maine to California.
Farmers , as a rule , think that girls
do not need as much education as boys ,
but a greater mistake could not bo
mado. Mnko education practical , sen
sible , and not a moro vapor a tiling
that withers upon leaving school , and
dies away with marriage. I claim they
should hot only bo educated in school
but taught how to do domestic work.
Teach thorn how to. keep , house ; and ,
upon leaving tho. parental roof , to take
charge of homos of their own their girl
hood training will bo readily traced
through every department which comes
beneath their supervision. No sensible
and educated young man will marry a
girl whoso education and early training
have boon such that she must necessari
ly hang as a dead weight upon his arm
as ho moves onward and upward in
ocioty and position in lifo.
Sheep Wlth'Otlicr ' Stock.
Professional shobp growers seldom
turn sheep into a yard with other stock ,
says the Indiana Farmer. They have
learned by experience that it docs not
pay. In the case of-high-priced blooded
stock it has sometimes been pretty dear
experience. The farmer who keeps but
a few sheep and , has never made a
special study of the business cannot do
bettor than to follow the example of
these who have ; yet wo notice that it
is the almost invariable custom with
such farmers to allow their
sheep to take „ their chances
among the mixed stock of the common
yard. In most .cns'cs they are obliged
to got their living from the straw-
stack , or rick of hay. around which var
ious horned cattle hold sway.
Many of the moro timid of
the flock will go hungry bcforo
they jeopardize themselves by crowding
in to got a small share , of the common
feed. Unless a sheep is killed outright ,
the owner is seldom aware of an injury
when It occurs. It is a matter of great
wonder to him , however , that ho has no
moro lambs from so many owes. Look
ing at the matter understandingly it ia
a great wonder that ho lias any , or that
half his owes remain alive. It costs but
little to have an extra yard for the
sheep opening off their own pen or
house. A few feet of lumber and a few
hours' time can well bo expended horo.
The man who makes proper provision
for his sheep in this way is not the man
who says : "There ain't no profit in
sheep , anyway. I just keep a few to eat
up the odds and ends , " as a farmer ro-
murkcd to the writer only a , few days
ago. _
Farm Nutcn.
If ono or more eggs are broken In the nest
of n sitting lion the remainder must bo
washed with tepid water , or the hatch will
bo poor.
Fish refuse contains not only nitrogen in
largo quantities , but also phosphoric acid ,
duo to the bones.
A correspondent of Orchard and Garden
lias bagged many clusters while In blossom
to protect them from rose bugs , nnd the uni
form result has been that they have produced
no grapes unless the blossoms were ready to
drop or already off when bagged.
For gapes in chicks mix a teaspoon fill of
spirits of turpentine with ono and a-half pints
of corn-meal , scald , make into n stilt dough
and feed to the chicks. Put a few drop * of
turpentine in the drinking water also.
The Poultry World says : A teiispoonful
of glycerine and four drops of nitric aoid to a
pint of drinking water , will generally euro a
fowl that shows symptoms of bronchitis.
Dr. Dunhoff states that In new comb the
thickness of the sides of the cells Is but the
ISOtli of an inch. Such dollcato work is
hardly conceivable , and yet bees often mnko
it in the dark on cool shady days , or in the
night , appearing never to rest.
Mr. Abbott , of the Lowlston Journal , gives
n very sensible reply to a query about the
proper length for ox-yokes. For oxen 7 feet
in girth , 20 Inches between bows for winter
and ! ! ( ! inches for summer. Oxen want room
to work without chafing by the chain or cart-
tonL'iie.
The unsually sovcro cold last winter ma
terially injured alfalfa iiclds in many parts
of ilumboldt county.
A rancher of Santa Maria valley , in Santa
Barbara county , has built an irrigation tank
that holds 15,000 gallon *
An Imperative
What pure air Js to an unhealthy
locality , what spring cleaning is to tlio
neat housekeeper : so is Hood's Sarsaparilla -
parilla to everybody , at this bcason ,
The body needs to bo' ' thoroughly reno
vated , the blood purified and vFtili/.cd ,
the germs of disease destroyed , scro
fula , salt rheum , and all other blood
disorders are cured by Hood's Snrca-
parilla , the most popular and successful
bprlng modlcino ,
Danny Noodham , rhumpion light weight
pugilist of the northwest , will arrive in
Om ilu nr-xt week. While hero it ia expected
that an . thletic exhibition will occur in
which Necdliam will taku a prominent purl.
EXTERNALUSEo
AND SORENESS REsi/iTiNGFnoM /
i P
well wit/7
S cobs Oil. Apply fl3ti/j lsesfd [
in tovser \ \ ( and npur\s \ o\i \ [ .
' O BY DnUOCISTS AMD DEALERS ,
" "CHASA.VOGELERC9BMTO.MB.
OOR DEPOT CULLING
A Newspaper Writer's Adventure a
the U P
, , Depot ,
Hntcrtnlncd by An Old Citizen offlowr
for Moro than nn Hour Queer TnlU
by tlio Old Man Interviewing
Again.
'Did you over get to a rnllwir station about n
half hour ton curly for your train , ami thore.for
tlio wiint ot something bettor to ilo , slimy the
ullteront characters about you aUo trnUIng f r
the same train ? " nsktM nn old rltlzon of lown o
n report or , whllo chnttlnn over their cigars In the
vrnltlim room ot the Union Vncltlc depot several
lays ago. " 1 never Ret to the station so early ,
Imt I Imvo often arrived In time to SPO the train
trail out and see ft rlrnl reporter make n 'ncoup'
1 hnd Ihoughl of mnklnprmyself , " answered the
scrlbe.wlmwnsthentcellnB very blue on account
of ImyhiBiiilsscdthoSouthOmalmdummy train.
"Well , I nave , " replied the old frcntlomen , "now
BOO Hint boy thcro. I'll yaKcr that that Is a boy
you could trust to fttttend to anything almost ns
well ns a grown man. Why , did you say ? Why
simply because ho sltstherumlmls liUownbnM-
ness , nnd la not running about the room Inoldor
people's way nnd ulvliiB his mother nn unllmUud
nmount ot trouble nnd worry. 8eo Hint woman
there , she hns flvo children with her , tlio oldest
not moro than ten years old nnd that baby can't
bo moro than six months old , butaho appears to
bo happy nny way bccmiso they nil nro quiet nnd
well behaved children , but all Uio sumo I would
not care to bo travolltiR all alone \ < Ith livej-onnir-
stors to IOOK after. See thnt liuvy of nlrfit , Ooil
bless them , thov are nil sweet girls. They Imvo
been up to lloyd's opera house to the nmtlneo ,
hear how they talk ot It. 1viis there myself ami
1 am not surprised nt the way they nroplensod
with U. Now look nt that chap 111 tlio corner ,
look how sad ho looks. I suppose lie Is ttolng
Eomewhero to n funeral , perhaps has hnd n tele
gram thnt n near relntlvo or a dear friend has
died. I feel for him. Now thcro Is a youiitf man
Just cnmo In , ho Is an acquaintance of mine. I
will introduce you nnd ho can tell you something
that \\lll bo nrnvs to your readers. Ho hns Just
passed through nn experience that many n roM-
dent hero can nvall themselves of If they only
took the trouble and realized the danger they
were Incurring.
The writer wni then Introduced to Mr. William
ward , who hns lived In Omaha for nearly three
ycara , nud Is employed as a conchmau nt No. i i
Davenport street : em being asked to tell his ex
perience , ho told the writer the following : !
was troubled with the catarrh nbout four years.
It commenced with a frosk cold. I hnd lltn of
sneezing , with chilly sensations followed by a
feverish condition , and my nose was stopped up
although 1 hud a watery discharge from my nos
trils continually , until the edges of mv nostrils
looked red enough to satisfy Iho most fastidious
old leper , nnd my eyes would bo tilled with tonrg.
Tills condition soon lessened , and would causa
mo but little annoyance , but each now cold
made the condition worse , nntll t had a pennn-
nont condition ot cold In the head. Tlio ills-
charuo was then thicker nnd changed In color.
I could hnrdly brenthe through my noso. nnd
the discharge would collect In my thront.-ttklcu
kept mo continually hemming and spitting , the
slightest chnngo in tempornturo would ntruct
my condition nnd stop up first ono nostril and
then the other. After going to bed. It I laid on
rolco Ilad n muflled character nud kind of "nasal
twnng. " I hnd n continual pain over my eyes ,
and In the back part ot my eyes , my food did
not set well on my gtomach nnd my nppctlto
was changeable , I nte a very light brcnkf asr ,
duo no doubt to my oelng compelled to hem and
spit so much upon arising. ' 1 suffered this wuy
until I became discouraged. After trying nu
merous patent preparations nnd obtaining no
rollof , I concluded 1 would mnko ono more trial.
I haa been reading about Dr. McCoy and his as
sociates and visited their ofllro In the Kiinifo
Illoclc. nud mubt say thnt I was bencflttcd by
their treatment , for I feel llko n now nmn
again. 1 fool to-day like n mnn who has been
liberated from n close conllnemcut. 1 do not
Imvo the imlns over uiy eyes any more , my head
is clear and my nose nlao. I Imvo no moro dis
charges from the nose , my appetite Is good nnd
what I cat agrees with me , I nm gaining In
flesh. I sleep well and got up the morning re
freshed , no moro hemming nnd spitting , and In
shortl reel much betterthnnllmvoforoverfour
years. I feel llko doing nnd saving all I can for
Dr. JlcCoy , nnd certainly recommend all who
nro sullcrmg with catarrh to give him a trial ,
for ho has wbrkedvonders for mo. "
TWENTY-ONE QUESTIONS.
A Few Symptoms of Disease That
May Prove Serious to Vou.
Do you have frequent flts of mental depres
sion ?
Do you experience ringing or buzzing noises
In your onr.s ?
Do you feel ns though you must suHocato
when lying down ?
Are you troubled with a hacking cough and
general debility ?
Are your eyes generally weak and watery and
frequently Intlamcd ?
Deus your rolco have a husk , thick sound aud
a nasal sort of twang ?
Is your breath frequently offenulro f rom some
Unaccountable cause ?
Have you n dull , oppressive headache , gener
ally located over the eyes ?
Do you have to haw k nnd cough f reauentjy In
the clfoi t to clear your throat ?
Are you lo.ilng your scusu of smell and Is your
sense of taste becoming dulled ?
Does your nose nlwuys fool stopped up , forc
ing you to breathe through your mouth ?
Jo you frequently feel illzzy , particularly
Whoa stooping to pick anything elf the lloor ?
Does ovury little draft of air anil every blight
change of temperature give you n cold ?
Are you annoyed by n constant desire to hawk
and spit out nn endless quantity of phlegm ?
Are yon always tlrod and liullsponi'd to oxor-
tlon. v Mother of business , work or amusement ?
Is great effort required to keep your thoughts
Ilxed upon matters that formerly were easily
performed ?
Do you rlso from bed ns tired nnd weak n ? you
wore , the night before and feel as though you
wnnted to lie there forever ?
Is your throat tilled with phlegm In the morn-
In if , which cnn only bo discharged after violent
coughing and hawking nnd spitting/
Do yon occasionally wuku Irom a troubled
filcep with u Htnrt and feel ns If you had Just
escaped n horrible death by choking ?
liuvu you lost all Interest In your calling or
business or former plenum os , all ambition guno ,
nnd do you feel Indlllurcnt whether to-morrow
llnda you alive or dead'
Are you troubled with a discharge from the
head into the throat , sometimes wutury tind ox-
cpsilvu , sometimes mucus , thick , sticking to
whatever It touches , Bomutimes bloody , nnd
nearly always putrid and ollenslvo ?
The nbovu nro Home of Uio iminy symptoms of
catarrh nnd tbo beginning of lung troubles. Not
ono case In n hundred will Imvo all of them , but
uvery onontri'cti'd will have n few or many of
them. The greater or moro serious your symp
toms , the moro dangerous your condition. This
dassof disease Is treated very succnssfnlly by
Dr. JlcCoy or his usuocliitoa. The mnnycasos 10-
port Ad through the columns ; ot the dally papers
proves this nnd i < nchstatement pubilshod Is snli-
fctuutliilly the sumo as given by tlio patient cured.
Dr. .McCoy nnd tils asioclntes nbu no Bi'crct nos-
trnniH , but euro disease by their skillful combi
nation of the bust known remedies , applied in
thu most approved iminnur , nnd by using the
lutest and most highly recommended appliances
known to the profession , ' 1 hey thus producero-
fulls thnt sneul : for themselves in tlio many pa
tients cured , nnd wo nssmo our readers that
these eminent physicians Imvo achieved a hiic-
( uss In curing iltseabu which few or no other doc
tors can duplicate.
DOCTOH
LatcofBcllcTaeHosDilal.KBwYorlc ,
Has 0dices No. 310 and 311
RAMOI2 lllJILni.VO. OMAHA , NKIt.
Where all cui able cases are treated with suc
cess.
cess.Mt'dlcal dlseahps treated skillfully. Coiisump.
tlon , llrlL'lit'a illot-rihc , DyHieii.slu. RhcumalUm ,
niul all NMMtVODri DIS1JAS1W. All ilUeases pc-
cnllur to the t > exes a specialty. ( 'ATARRH
ClfRI'.I ) .
roNrirLTATION atoniceorby raallil.
Maay ill fa e urn treated successfully by Dr.
McCoy through thu malls , and It In
tlm-i posslblo for thine unable to niiUo the Jour-
t.y to obtain buccc&sful hospital Ueatmi'utut
tlicir liiniius.
Ulll hours. 9 to II n.m. : 2 to 4 p. in. : 7 toft n
in. > INDAY HOURS FROM u A. M. TO i P.M
Oi'tiilwudiineurecvlvuiproinnt attention.
Noii'tiers answered uuloob uccompouted by 1
cents In btamp * ,
AuM-ens all ui.ill to Dr. J , C. McCoy , Rooms
lid Jll Rauij # buildup , Omaha , Nub.
THt etOOHAPMYOr tHI COUNTW WIU
6BUIN UCMIHrO * UTIOH rnOM A ITUDY Of T1 J Hlf OF Tttl
CHICAGO , ROCK ISLAHD& PACIFIC R'Y '
Its main lines and bmnchei Inclutlo CHICAGO ,
PEOIUA , MOL1NE. HOCK JBLATTO. DAVEW-
POnT. EES MOINK3. CODUCn. BIATFFS , MU3-
OATHrB. KANSAS UITV , ST. JOSEPH. tEAV ,
EWWOKXH. ATCttlBON. OEDAH RAJ-IDO.
WATEEtOO , KIKNEArOUB , end DT. TATO ,
nnd scores of Intermediate cltlos. Choleo of
routes to and from the Pnclflo Const. All trans
fer * In Union depots , rant trains of Flno Dny
Coaches , olcffant Dining Cora , magnificent Pull
man Polnco Blotpora , and ( between Chicago , Ot
Joseph , Atchlion and Ken &a city ) lUcllnlnu
Chair Cars , B aU Froo. to holders of through
flrtt-clsfla tickets.
Chicago , Kaneao & Nebraska R'y
"Croat Rock Island Route. "
Extends West and Southwest from Knnius City
and DL Joseph to NKU30N , 1IOIITON , . BELLB-
VILLB , TOPEKA. HBRINOTON , WICHITA ,
nUTOUINSON , CALDWELk , and all points In
KAN8AOAND SOUTHERN NEBRASKA
and boyond. Entire pMsonesr otiulpment of th
celebrated Pullman ranuufncturo. All safety ap
pliances nnd modern Improvements.
The Famous Albert Lon Route
Is the favorite between Chicago , Hock Island ,
Atchtson , Kansas City nnd Minneapolis nnd St.
Paul. Its Watertown branch trnvnrses tbo ( treat
11 WHEAT AND DAIRY BELT"
of Northern Iowa , Bouthwcatorn Minnesota , nnd
Kant Central Dakota to Watertown , Spirit Lake ,
Bloux Falls nnd many other towns nnd cltlos.
The Bhort Line via Boneca and Kankakoa offers
superior facilities to travel to and from Indian
apolis , Cincinnati and other Southern paints.
For Tickets , Macs , Folders , or desired Informa
tion , apply at any Coupon Ticket Office or address
E. ST. JOHN , U.A. HOLBROOK ,
Oon'l Uanaaor. Oon'l Tkt. & faao. Agt >
OUICAQO ,
U. S. DEPOSITORY , OMAHA , NEB.
Pnld Up Capital $250,000
Surplus 50,000
I. w. YATES , President.
LEWIS S. UKKD , Vlco President.
A. K. TOITZAUN' , 2nd Vlco 1'reshlont.
\V. It. 8. HUUIIKS , Cashier ,
numerous :
W. . V. MonsK , JOHN S. Cor.MNa ,
II. W. V'ATKB. LKW1S 8. HUKD ,
A. It. ToirzAtur.
tanking Offlce
THE IRON BANK ,
Corner Uth and Farnam Sts.
A General Hanking liusluoss Transacted.
"The Ovcrlaml Route. "
The Sportsmen's , Tourists' nnd Pleasure
Seeker * ' Line.
Send for the Neat Little Sketch Book.
"GUJV CL.UU RUIZES , "
lighly interesting and useful to sportsmen
t contains the American rules for trapping
and shooting adopted by the National Gun
Association , as well as the revised game
aws of the Western States and Territories ,
topics sent free upon application to
J. 8. TKnUETB ,
Gon'IP. &T. ARont
Omaha , Neb.
Notice to Contractors.
Scaled moposals will bo received uy the un
dersigned at thu oince of thu South Omaha
afiil Company nt Omaha , Neb , , until a n. in. ,
Inno 2nd , 1888 , for grading In Spring Lake rark.
South Omaha , N b. The approximate quantity
ot excavation Is nbout 40,01)0 ) cubic yards. Pro-
llo nnd specifications can be soon ut the olllco ot
lust and Way , Engineers , Room 421 Pnxton
jlock.
A bond of $1.030 will bo required to Insure the
completion of the work within 100 days from the
signing of the contract.
No bids will bo considered unless nccompan-
ed by a certified check for J-WO. The right Is re
served to reject uny or all bids.
P. E. HiEIl , Secrotarv.
ItidUereltoni of
.Juiii , HI ociniXTH TO
BE by thli N w lurnaTKD
purpu v ,
IHIB1T1TM WXiEMUS , ClT-
- . -.nnoui. mil J. loothlng onrtcnii of
tr.llr.eUy through ll w..k p.rn.r.ilor.
lohMllhMdYlJorontSlr.Bgth. jtltetiio
ef lt IniUntlror ef.rf.lt ts'ouo inciih.
Gmuit IinprovtmciiU ort r > 11 other btlu.font etui per-
rnjrinllrcurtdinthf tno tb . Stttfd fimnbllUc.UmD
the Stndon Eleetrio Co. 109 LiSallc t. . Chica a
WEAK , NERVOUS PEOPLE
And others "uffertnor from
ntrroQB doblllty , oxhniistlnz
chronic ilUeaeeu , premalur *
decline ot yountr or old are
/ cuied by I > r.
KjsltlTCl/ famous Klrrt ro.
. . Mucnctla licit. Thouoandi
, . > 3tat4i In thu Union hare bmm ourett.
, , /W / ty Instantly felt rlrnte l ojul noldlO
, .Vhula frLmllr CMI wear saniw belt Klerlrlo
riuiponAortf * fire with male beltn Avoid worthlc * Ira-
Itattons and bogns companlei , Cleetrlo Trustee l r
I Mr'ur * 7UO curfcdln'85. Rend stampforrimpblft
DR. W. J. Horn. tNVfUTCB. IQI WAEAIH Av. . r
Die O has Riven nntver-
sal Batlsfactlon In the
euro of Gonorrlinra and
Gleet. I prescribe It and
fool : ( o In recommend-
Ine It to all eudergn.
1. J. STOXKIt , M.D. ,
Deeitur , III.
rnion.si.oo. .
Trt-l. Sold by
E.T.Allen , M. D. ,
Homoeopathic Specialist ,
THROAT
AND NOSE ,
Spectacles Accurately Prescribed.
liL'JK. ,
ir. j. aAinR.iiTtt.
Surgeon and Physician ,
OlEcc N. W Cuinur lOli and DougUs St. Offlco
telephone , 4&1 ; Residence telephone , G03.
PARKER'S HAIR BALSAEW
IlojxutlllcB , clwiincj and pruMrrntliolialr. Ku > i It oft
andtllkru , . I'ruiuutuialuiurlantKrqniti. Ai ay in-
f toi r crny lialr ( o lit original . -olor. 1'revcntii ludr f all-
lug and Dandruff , CuriicciU | > dlwa.'ua t > uc.atl > rugita. |
U I M HP RPOD M O f-ofclt. ' "rot and licit euro
nlilUunuUnllOr < > r Coma , llunloni , etc.
btops all | ialn. IteverfiUlJ locuru. lie. at IJr
. DREXEL & MAUL ,
( Successors to John 0. Jacobs. )
Jndertakers & Embalmers
At the old stand , I4H7 Fniniim .St. Orders by
telegraph bollcltud and promptly attended
UVli-phono to.No 22 C
SUCCESS IN SPECULATION ,
A KKW WUUK-'lliti moot uomnlutu ever i.ub-
lisliu < lil voluil to thu imrchuHU and a Uo of ttoclcu ,
buiula , etc , Di'cUlons of tlm cum Is ruKi'i'illuu
stock nalcs , brokers and bucket bhoin , inunlpu-
liitlon of thu stock market , cause > or panic , utc.
How , when , and what to imichtiHu and fcell.
8 ( ml poMtiuld DII rnci'liit of GIJC . by tlio
bTAMAll ) I'l'IIUBIIINCl CO. , Albany , N. V.
JUNCIOUS AND PERSISTENT
AclveitLilni ; has always ixoveu
BiicccsHful , Ht'foro iil.iClnif nny
Newspaper Advertising conau't '
LORD & THOMAS ,
U tt 19 lteil l l > SU-ccU CHICAGO.
E CHICAGO AND
NORTHWESTERN -
WESTERN
W RAILWAY.
Omaha ,
Council Bluffs
And Chicago ,
Th onlr road to taVe for DeiMolnei , Mar bnltowa >
Orinr lUplflf. Clinton , nil on , Cbleako , Mtlau\
n < l allpoints Kant , Tothn ( ipoplaot NobrmiK.Colo
rado , WfOmlriH. Utab , Idaho , Nnrada , Oregon , Wash *
Inslon anil-California , It orrert superior adranlafti
not ponlblo br anr other linn.
Arnons a forr of the numorom polntiof mporlorltr
enjornl tir tha puroni of IhU road bolweon Omabtt
ami Ctilritco , nro tt > two tralni n < UT of DAx
COAOIIR9 , which nro tlie nnmtlhat Immftn art anil
InitnultrcancrcMo. lurAJ.ACKRI.BEriNH CMiff
which are roodoli of comfort and eleumco. Iti I'AH-
I.OH DKAW1NO 11OOM OAllrt , unBurpamod bT iinr ,
nnd Its wldolf celebrated I'AljATl All 1HNINO OAUH ,
the equal of which cannot t > found olinwbor * . At
Council UliilTi. the trains of the Union 1'acine Itall >
war connect In union depot with thole of tbeCul *
capo A Northweitern Itjr. In Chlcaeo tb Irnlmi of
this line make close connection nltn UIMO or all
other Kailom lino.
for Dntrolt , Courabn ! < , Indlanapolll , Cincinnati.
Niagara Kails , nurralo. I'lttibtiri , Toronto , Montreal ,
llo < tou , Now York , I'hllndclphla , Daltlmoro , Wain-
Inclon , audall points In the Halt. A k for tickets Tla
1110
"NORTH-WESTERN"
It you nlih the belt accommodation. All ticket
ngcnt * Kelt tickets Tin tuti lino.
1I.UUUIHTT. II. P. WIISON ,
Uon'l llnnaasr , ilou'l rass'r Aiont.
CHICAGO , II.M.
W. N. BAnCOCK , Oon'l. Western Auent.
D. K. rflMll AM. , Tltket Attont.
U. \VUSr. . City I'assonjcr Agent ,
liOl Fdrnam St. , Omaha , Neb.
THE
OF TUB
Chicago , Milwaukee & St , Paul R'y ' ,
The Best Konto from 0 in aim nnd Couucll
IlliifTs ( o
iTHE EAST-
TWO TUAINS DAII.T IlETWEBN OMAHA AMD
COUNCII , ULUFFB
AND Mlhrnnbcc ,
St. I'niil , Mlniipnvolls , Cedar Rnplds ,
Itock Islntul , Frceport , Rockfonl ,
Clinton ) Dubuquc , Dnrcuport ,
Elgin , Jladlson , Jaucsrlllc
liclolt , AVlnonu , La CrosBtf ,
And nil other Important poln'tn East , Northeiut Had
Southeast.
For through ticket ! call oa the Uckot spent at 1M1
Faranm itrcot. In llarkor IJIock , or at Union raolflo
Depot.
rullman Sleepers sud tlio flnoit Dlolni Can In thi
world ere ruu ou tbe mnln line of tlia Chlraao , kill
wnnkoo & St. 1'nul Hnllnar , nnd oycrj ntlvatfonii
paid to paisenzon br courteous omploroa ct u *
cordpnnv.
H. MllA/FIl. QencrM Managor.
j. F. TtJOKEli , AiilKtnntUbneral Manager.
A. V. II. UAjirii.NTlill , Oenerel 1'asienger oafl
URO.it. HBAirroni ) , Assistant General
anil 'Hukot Aront.
J.T. Cl A-Hlt , General Suporlntendent.
THE RAILWAY TIME TABLES ,
OMAHA.
Dally. ? Excojt Biiiiil'ny.
TUA.IX3.
Running between Council lllulfs and Albright.
In addition to thu stations mentioned , train. )
btopat TvrunUeth nnd Twenty-fourth streets ,
uudattbii Summit la Omaha.
"Westward.
Knstwurd.
COUNOIh
CillOAOO , ROCK ISLAND i PACIFIC.
LIUVO. Arrive.
A No. II 4:00p. : in. D No , 1 . 8:3) : a. m.
II No. 2 11:11 : p. m , A No. 13 . 11:30 : a.m.
t ! No. A 0:11 : a.111. 0 No. 9. . . .5:15p : , m.
A No. 4 . ) : 0a. in. .A No. 3 . . . .0:50 : p.m.
C Dos -Molnea Accoinodatlon.
( J Des MutiiPM Acoomndatton.
CHICAGO XNORTinVKSl'KRN. .
A No.O . :10a. : in.lA No.3 . . * :1" : a. in.
A No.H . 4:1X1 p. m. A No 7 . U:30u.in.
A No.4 . U:45p.m.A : | No.5 . 0Wp.m. :
KANSAS CITV.ST. JOU& COUNCIL IILUl'1'3
A No. 2 . . . . 0:25 : n. in.A | No.3 . . . . f:3 ! : u. in.
A No. 1 :10p. : m.'A ' No , 1 03Jp. ; l
SIOUX CITV & PACIFIC.
A No. 10 7:05a. : in.lA No.O. 8:65a.'m. :
A No , 12 7:00p. : m.lA No. 11 . ,000p ; , iu.
OMAHA \ ST. LOUIS.
A No 8 . . 3lUi : > . m.lA No.7 . . ll&in. m.
UIIICAUO , HUHLINdTON & QU1NCV.
No. 14 (1:50 ( n. m. A No. 5 . . . . 0:40a.m.
No. 4 . . . 0:45u. : 111. 1) No , 15. . . .b:45n. : in.
No. 8 . . 4 : UO p. m. A No. 7 . U.lMp , Hi.
No. 0 . 0:40 : p. in. ' No. 3 7:10 : p. in.
A dally ; R dally except Hat.U ; dally oxcep
uu. ; D except Mon , ; | Fast mall ;