THE QMAHA DAILY BEE : .TUESDATr OCTOBER 30. 1888.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
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' OUR BRIDGE OF SIZE
'J OpoiiB To-Day to Thousands of Gazing -
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ing Eyos.
j NO MORE OLD MISSOURI'S TIDE
n * Shall Omaha Fair and Council Bluffs
DIvldo.
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THUS THE CITIES TWO IN ONE
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Shall in the Great Race of Progress
f , , Run.
[ I INSPIRIED BY LOVE AND COMITY ,
1 They'll Sock and Kind Prosperity In
' Intcr-Stntc and Urlinn Trade
r Which Una lloon , Sadly ,
; ) Delayed.
'TwIxtTwo Cltl .
To-day tlio now wugon bridge between
Omaha and Council Bluffs will bo formally
thrown opcu for the use of the public. It
was completed about n week ago. At the
name time It was connected with Council
Bluffs with a paved roadway than which a
liner drive Is not to bo found In this section
of the country. By these means Instant
communication may bo kept up between both
cities. The benefit of this communication
will bo almost incalculable to both cities. It
will enable the Interchange of visits , busi
ness calls , commodities and the re-establish-
mcnt of homes and industries such as may be
suggested by changed condition of affairs and
the necessities of corporations and individ
uals. The bottoms on the cast side of the Mis
souri , so long almost a desert waste , will bo
dotted with residences , warehouses and man
ufactories , and , like the bottoms on this side
Of the river , become animated with life
nnd activity which shall r.fford employment
f and comfort to many a cozy homo. All of
o tUcso will , of course , add to the commercial
Importance and advantage of the Bluffs , but
it will also tend to the advantage of this city.
it In a social way , it will tend to remove the
itv
v barrier which , like a Chinese wall , has kept
Omaha and Council Bluffs apart , and con
duce to u harmonious relationship , which
will bring to each its measure ot prosperity
and trade.
THE lUUDGE OPENING.
Elaborate Arrangements Made for
the ( .rent Event To-dny.
More beautiful weather could not bo desired -
sired than thu present for the opening of the
new Omaha and Council Bluffs bridge. It
has hecn foretold that it will continue to
day , and consequently the people will bo
enabled to enjoy the occasion with a proper
Appreciation of the display which is to bo
made.
The arrangements nro now complete for
the procession and the opening of the struc
ture.
ture.All
All the invited guests , including General
Uroolco and staff , governor and stall , the
mayor , the council of this city and South
Omaha , the judges of the district and federal
courts , the bishops and clcrcy , the' board of
education , the. police and fire commissioners
i : and county board will meet at the
Mlllard hotel at 13:30 : o'clock to-day.
These will then take carriages and pro
ceed immediately to the bridge under the escort
cert of the marshal , Major Clarkson , and his
aids. They will bo driven to the span over
ft tbo middle of the stream , whore the formal
/ . opening exercises will take place. These
\ mil consist in the turning over of the struc-
N > , turo by the contractors. It will bo accepted
I In short speeches b the governors , Larrnbco
and Thayer o ! Iowa and Nebraska , in behalf
of their respective states , and by Mayors
Kahrer and liroatch , in behalf of Council
'Illuffs and Omaha. A bottle of wlno will
then bo broken by the wives of the mayors ,
nnd with the vintage the bridge will bo bap-
tixed , which event will bo saluted by all the
Btcam whistles in Omaha and Council Bluffs ,
a salute which will bo continued for five
"t minutes ,
' This celebration will bo distinct from the
parade , themembersof which latter will form
as below indicated and at 1:15march : from the
corner of Eleventh and Farnam west to
Sixteenth tliunco to Douglas and thence to
, the bridge , the trades display following in
J the rear of the lino. The head of the line
u ' vrlll reach the bridge at the time of the clos-
ft Ing of the baptismal exercises. The military
' ' orraulzatlons will marcn to the depot where
t , they will take the cars for the Broadway depot -
pot In the Bluffs. The trades display will
13 drive across the bridge to the Bluffs , follow
13V ing those who have taken part m the opening
exorcises. The civic societies will be dls.
o > missed.
( i In the Bluffs the military , trades display
c * nnd invited guests will bo reunited , and , after
parading on a number of streets , will be
escorted to this city , all the civic societies
and the trades display and officials of that
city being In the lead. The column will then
como to this city and march through a num
ber of the streets , though the civic societies
will not re-form. During the parade , day
fir * works will be exploded.
In the night , there will be a competitive
drill between the Omaha and Crcighton
guards and Captain Colo's company from
Council Bluffs , on Capitol uvenue , near
Fourteenth street for a trophy valued at f 70
Thr-ro will bo other prizes of JlOO , fTO. $00
And ISO for visiting military companies. Tha
ndges will not bo known to the companies ,
and the awards will bo made for the carriage
and demeanor of the respective companies
While on the march.
At 13:30 : o'clock Aides J. E. Utloy , Thomas
Burrlll , C. F. Woller , George M. Darrow ,
W. H. Alexander. F. R. Moore. C. E. Bur-
molstcr , A. M. Kitchen , O. H. Gordon , Paul
Hersh , A.V. . Lavender and W. B. Taylor
will meet the marshal , Major T. S. ClarK
son , mounted at thu Mlllard hotel. At 1
o'clock all the organizations which intend to
take part in the procession must bo in posi
tion as outlined in the following divisions :
First Division Eleventh street , north of
Farnam , right resting on Furnam.
C" Marshal and Aides.
Baud , Second United States Infantry.
Second United States Infantry.
Second Division Twelfth street , north of
It ; ( Barnaul , right resting on Furnam.
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The Governor of tlio State and Staff , Gen
eral Brooke and Staff and General
" Wtieaton.
The Mayor and Common Council.
{ The Mayor und Common Council of South
Omaha.
, Judges of the District Courts.
Federal Officials.
Bishops and Clergy.
Hoard of Bublio Works.
Boui'd of Education. .
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners.
BridKO Officials ,
ttlio Proas , who will take Carriages at Millard -
lard Hotel at 1 p. m. sharp.
Third Division Thirteenth street , north of
Parnam , right routine on Farnam. .
Band.
Edward Croighton Guards.
Other Companies Nebraska National Guards ,
Fourth Division Fourteenth street , north
r of Farnain , right resting on Farnuui.
Band.
Omaha Guanls.
1 G. A. B. Posts.
Letter Carriers' Association.
' AllClvio Societies.
Fifth Division Fifteentn street , north of
Farnam , rinnt resting on Farnam.
Omaha Wheel Club.
Omaha Fire Department.
Sbctu Plvialon-Southof Haruey.
V. ' Trade * ' DUplay.
e , Citizens in Carriages.
The trades dionlay will assemble ( i fo !
Diviolou A , onFourtecBth.itrceU
Dlvwloa U ; pa Tlilrtaenth street.
Division C , , ou Twelf tu trcet.
Division DI on Eleventh street.
Division E , on Eleventh street south of
Howard.
Division F , on Howard trc.ct eiwt ot Elev
enth , i
Merchants desiring to Join the par.ido who
failed to get tickets are assigned to divis
ion t ) .
The packing liowsei at South Oinulm will
IxJ represented by 100 mounted men under
command of W. H. Lowe , forginait of Ar
mour & Co.
All tlio county offices , postoftlcc. city hall ,
and railway1 headquarters will close In the
afternoon.
Jiui Stephonson's Tally Ho Will lead the
line ot wagons with eighteen of tile oldest
citizens nbonrd.
Every merchant represented In the dis
play is expected to have tils float in line nt 1
o'clock.
There Is a proat deal of rivalry between
nuiny of the leading merchants and It is ex
pected that the result will be u ( 'ruud
variety.
The Chicago fc Northwestern will run
trains from tlio UlufTs to the cast end of the
bridge nil duy.
There Is u desire for a ( funeral half holi
day this afternoon , and In accordance
with this desire Mayor itroich : has issued
the following proclamation-
RUrou's Omen , OMUIA , Oct. 20 , 1S3S.
Whereas , The new bridge connecting
Council Bluff.nnd Omaha will he opened to
the public on Tuesday , October SO , A. U.
ISS'i , with corompnics bclttting the occasion ,
and tin this will make an important period in
the friendly relations which already exist
between the two cities , I therefore direct
that all city ofllccs be closed at 12 m. on that
dav.
1 further recommend that places of busi
ness bo generally closed that ull niny have
the opixjrtunity of participating in celebrat
ing so auspicious un event.
Given under my hand nnd seal this 29th
day of October , A. D. 1833.
W. J. Buo ucu , Mayor.
THE Bill DUE MOVEMENT.
How It Arose , Progressed nnd was
Ilrought to n Successful Issue.
Old time brings many changes. None nro
more marked than that of the change
wrought in a few years in regard to the feel
ing between Omuhn and Council Bluffs. Like
individuals , each has her peculiarities und
foibles. Omaha , with justifiable pride , at its
phenomenal growth and its sudden outstrip
ping of Council BluIts , which for a time was
the larger and more thriving , fell into the
natural rnistuko'of ignoring the city on thu
other bank. On the otlicr hand , Council
Bluffs , realizing that it had a future , was
oversensitive. It felt keenly every real or
fancied slight on the part of Her lusty rival.
Tlio wedding of tbo two cities being made
complete by the buildingoftlio , wagon bridge ,
those little dissensions , now happily seen
like lovers' quarrels , both have kissed , so to
speak , and made up for eternity.
A little inoro than five years ago was start
ed the first agitation for a wagon bridge be
tween the two cities. Council Illuffs had a
deep-seated prejudice against any bridges.
Many othur citizen * had looked with four and
trembling upon the building of even the first
bridge of the Union I'aeifle. Tho.v expected ,
and have kept expecting , that it would result
in all the railway trains rushing through to
Omaha , leaving Council Bluffs a way station.
When a wagon bridge was first suggested , it
found but few supporters on that side of the
river. It was difficult to get enough to form
a committee of the board of trade to consider
the matter. At last , however ,
such a committee was chosen.
Instructions were given to favor nothing but
n wagon bridge exclusively. At the satno
time a committee was appointed by the
Omaha board of trade , at the request of
Council Bluffs. At the consultations held by
tlio joint-committee this city was strong in
the expression of a desire for a railwav
bridge. The Bluffs , as has been stated ,
wanted nothing but a wagon bridge. Omaha
yielded to tlio extent of favoring n combined
structure , but the city on the other side
could not bo induced to favor thecombina
tion.
tion.While
While this discussion was being cm-net ! on ,
the majority ot the people in the Bluffs , were
shouting against a bridge of any kind , 'f feey-
prcdlctcd. dire disaster to their town it any
more exits WJro provided. They seemed to
target that they could nn hold people there
by force , and that an exit would serve for
ingress a well as well as ogress. The official1
papers ot the : city strongly denounced the
wacon bridge as an "Omaha scheme. " It
was the great and treacherous wooden horse
by which the enemies of the city would get
possession ot and ruin it. Even the Non-
mroiU with its shout "Work to build up
Council Bluffs , " editorially declared "Beware
of the spies from Oinuha.
The conferences between the two commit
tees , however , continued and they were
rather stormy ones too. At last ,
the people from this side yielded
another point and in favor of tbo securing
of a charter for a wagon bridge. There
seemed nothing to prevent harmonious
action. Council Bluffs was suspicious still ,
however , the fact of Omaha yielding In their
minds confirmed the belief that the latter
city had a great scneme against the rival on
other side. The Council Bluffs delegation
then turned about and favored a combined
bridge. This fickleness apparently wearied
the Omaha people and , after a futile attempt
to secure another conference , the matter was
dropped entirely.
Some time intervened before it was taken
up again in another form. The change of
feeling in Council Bluff * was BO great that
tlio citizens voluntarily taxed themselves by
an almost unanimous vote to the extent ot
about $75,000 as a bonus to the enterprising
managers.
The bill , giving the Omaha and Council
Bluffs bridge company the charter for the
structure , passed congress and was approved
by President Cleveland , March 3,1SS7. The
secretary of war granted his permit In July ,
and on tlio 1st of the following November ,
work was begun upon tho" bridge. Every-
thine progressed satisfactorily nnd expeili-
tiously and on the 25th of this month the
bridge wus practically finished. On this side
of the river the work lias attracted no little
attention and provoked no small amount of
discussion. There were some who looked
upon it as a means of shutting
out railroads from this city. They held
that to build another bridge across
the river nt this point , the projectors would
bo compelled to go at least one-third of a
inilo above the present structure , where the
crossing of the river is a difficult matter or
the same distance below the present Union
Pacific bridge whore the west bank is lined
with bluffs. Then it was held that the en
terprise was fathered by the Union Pacific ,
with the hope of practically controlling the
Omaha river front. Despite these opinions ,
however , the work progressed , the most se
rious obstacle it met being tha charge tiled
against the company that they were not
building the brldgo In conformity with
the charter. Lieutenant Bingham
of the United States corps of engineers was
sent bore to examine into the matter. Ho
reported to the Missouri river commission
und the secretary ot war , but the work wus
not interfered with.
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When the question of locating the approach
to the bridge arose there was a great deal of
interest displayed. Property owners on rival
thoroughfares sought for the advantage , and
at first Farnum streets was selected. Later
the site was changed to Douglas street , where
the bridge now stands.
The ottlcerH aud owners of the new struc
ture are : John T. Stewart of Council Bluffs ,
president ; Quy Barton of Omaha , vice presi
dent ; Oeorgo F. Wright ot Council Bluffs ,
secretary ; Joseph II. Mlllurd of Omaha ,
treasurer , nnd T. J. Evans of Council Bluff * ,
general manager. The above gentlemen
with N. W. Wells , also comprise the board o
directors. _
THE lUllDGK.
How It Wns Built and the Matcrla
Used In Its Construction.
The bndgo itself is an iron structure , and ,
with the approaches , is about seven-
eighth * of a mile in length , with a uniform
width of thirty-three feet. Commencing at
the intersection of Ninth and Douglas
streets , in Omaha ; an Iron viaduct stretches
1,200 feet eastward , clearing the Burlington
and Union Pacific tracks and resting on pier
No. 1 at the river bunk. Hero the mam span
of the bridge commence * and extends 400
feet across the channel of the river to pier
No. 2 , at n height of sixty foot above the
average water line , or fifty-four fo t ubavn
the high water mark , which allows utnplo
room for the possago ot steamers beneath It ,
Two spans of 250 feet each , ami four of 150
feet on tha Iowa , side , connect it with a tres
tle work of 5-10 feet , and that , la tarn , UiuU
to an earttiin cmtraukrnout Ot 1,700 feet
\vilch' | forms the Iowa npro'a'ch | to the nniln
dtrn'cture. This wp cs a. low ground und
necessitates the'erection of two other bridges
f about 1100 feet In length. The north one Is
or the Use of the motor line only nud Is about
wenty foot In width , while the other Is for n
iRliway nnd I * thirty-three feet wide. Both
re trestle bridges , nud rest upon piles. '
The 40o tout span Is built on the -doublo In-
erse-cttan Whlpple system , und the retnnlu-
ig , shorter spans , on the 1'rntt single inter-
uclloii plan. Of the thirty-three feet allowed
or roadway , twenty-five will bo set aside for
lie-use of the Motor line mid vehicles nnd
he remainder reserved for tha use of foot-
assengers.
Tlio whole Is supK | > rted on Iron cylinders ,
I'lileh rest on nine Iron piers , built of ? Inch
'oiler ' iron and filled with coneroto. FoUrof
hcsu piers , No1 * . 1,4J , U and 4 nro sunk tb bedeck
ock before the concrete is admitted , No. 3
eing eighty-two nnd the others uboiit Ihirty-
jve fcut below thu low-water murk. The
inking of those piers required considerable
kill , us they were placed In position during
ho winter season und nut together on the
ce. They rest upon n caisson , in tlio base of
vhich wus n work-chamber , reached front
ibove through an air lock , down which
ho employees descended. When the cala-
on was lowered to thu bottom of the river ,
i heavy pressure of air was necessary to
( cvpthc work chamber free from water
vhleli otherwise would come in uround the
dtros , and ulso to force the sand and gravel
> dm the rlvor bed to the surface1 which It
'cached ' through a blow pipe. The pressure
arlcd from fifteen to forty pounds to the
.qunro . inch according to the depth at which
.he men were working , und was at times bo
great that only those inured to it could stand
ho strain for any length of time. From
jach of these piers , arise two iron cylinders
neasuring 10 foot at the base and tapering
0 7' foot at the top , some sixty feet ubove ,
vheu they are cupped with stone to support
.ho iron stringers of the brldgo. On the
jjwa side of the river , four other piers are
iluccd. They also OM built of . -lncli boiler
rou and rest upon piles driven into the earth
1 distance forty-four feet. The Iron cylinders
hat rest on them are somewhat smaller ,
> olng 32 feet high , 10 feet in diameter at the
use , und tapering to a diameter of G feet on
ho top , which is finished in like style to the
ithers. The use of iron caissons has been
ricd for the first time in connection with
his bridge and they are built from
lesigns furnished by Mr. Hopkins of the
inn of Hopkins & Scully. So successful
uive they been in overcoming many of the
difllcultlcs incidental to bridge building , that
he designer has applied for n patent , nnd
las every prospect of receiving ono. Due
are has been taken to allow for the changes
u temperature und the consequent expansion
and contraction of the immense amount of
ron used in the bridge. In the mnin spun ,
our Inches is considered sufficient space , and
he eastern end rests on roller , on pier No. 2 ,
is the weight would bo too great to allow tha
use of friction plsitcs. The viaduct spans
lido on friction plates on the end of the col-
imns , nnd rock on intermediate columns ,
hus providing for the action of the tempera-
ure.
ure.At night , the bridge will be illuminated
vith eighteen arc lights , supplied from a dynamo
name in the power-housed on the Iowa side.
Some Idea can bo formed by the amount ot
material used In the construction when it in
tnown that the weight exceeds 4,000,000
munds , and that the wooden planking alone
equlres about half a million feet.
No serious difficulties were encountered
during the prosress of the work , the most
noticeable being a slight deflection which oc
curred in the sinking of pier No. H , and was
overcome in a day or two by the application
of hydraulic pressure , and an equally slight
nisplaccmcnt of ono of the minor spans
vhich required n movement of throe inches
und was accomplished by the aid of jack
screws. The whole work was under the im-
nediate supervision of Frank D. Moore ,
civil engineer , who designed the superstruc-
ure. He was assisted by J. J. Marshall. At
.lines . , and for a month or two , upwards of
four hundred mon were employed by the two
contracting firms , and earned on an average
3.50 per day , making a daily expenditure ot
il.fiOO a day for wages alone.
The cost of the structure is estimated at
about I
-OAR8.
A. Description of the System. ) Which
Furnishes Both.
The electric motor line which Is to run
from Council Bluffs over the bridge nnd re
turn , Is a novelty in this part of the country.
There have been so many failures of similar
motors that there is some doubt in the minds
of many as to whether this will prove a suc
cess. Manager Evans and his associates ,
however , are confident of success. They
have made themselves thoroughly conversant
with the history ot every electric motor in
the land , all the failures , and the causes in
detail. Th cy have avoided the mistakes of
others , and profited by the experience-
those who have found the system to work
successfully. There seems no reason for
doubting that the motor line , If not to-day ,
will eventually work like a charm.
The line as now built starts from the
Broadway Methodist church , Council
Bluffs , and runs east on that street to Thir
teenth , where It turns on to Avenue A'diag
onally across tbo block , striking the avenue
at Fourteenth street. It proceeds along
Avenue A to the river and to the bridge , and
across to Omaha. It is 4 4-10 miles m length.
The motor company has bought the
street car line in Council Bluffs ,
and will probably make numerous
extensions. The iron is what is known as the
T and girder rail , and is laid on heavy oak
sleepers. The speed to bo obtained on
straight broad streets will bo lifieen miles an
hour , und greater speed can bo obtained if
necessary. The overhead electric system
furnishes the method of operation. It was
applied for the first time oa a largo scale to
the road at Richmond , Vu. , after which this
road is fashioned.
The electric current comes from the dyna
mos at the central ( rawer station through
wire alove the tracks to motors beneath the
cars. The current is taken from the over
head wire to the motor by means of a con
trivance known as an "under trolley , " which
is fixed on a flexible arm projecting from thereof
roof of each cnr. On each side of the street
is a line of poles , set 100 feet apart , which are
connected , two by two , by wires running
across the street at right angles to the
tracks. At a height of twenty feet , and di
rectly above the middle of the track , is bung
the "working conductor , " as the wire is
called , on which the trolley runs. The trol
ley Is a wheel about eight inches in diameter
and deeply grooved , which , by the pressure
of the flexible arm which supports it , is kept
in contact continually with the under part
of the "working conductor , " which is a
copper wire three-eighths of an inch in diam
eter.
eter.Tho
The trobey runs n little back of the center
of the car , and a small rope running from
the end of the arm over the rear hood of the
car gives the conductor means of controlling
the trolley.so that ho can shift it around when
ho reaches the end of the. route and wishes
to start on the return trip.
The method of switching , by reason of its
Ingenuity , deserves special note. At each
switch an automatic switch plate is attached
to the wire , so that no attention has to bo
paid to either the wire or mils , as A little
spring attached to a swinging plato does the
whole business , simply , safely and very
effectively.
Two motors are placed beneath each car ,
one. on each axle. These are of ten-horse
power. Each motor car can easily pull throe
other cars. They are of the well-known
Thomson-Houston pattern , being so compact
in build that they can be put on any street
car without a change in the construction of
the car , except a strengthening of the floor.
An observer would not notice anything more
than tbo usual running gear , uuloas he looked
sharply , in so small c compass are the
motors contained. Each acts independently
though controlled by the same switch. * , In
this tray the passengers and the car give
their full weight in tractive value , suite each
pair of wheels is enabled to use its full trac
tive power. These motors are geared by
toothed wheels to the axle in such a' way that
for every revolution of the axel nlno revolu
tions of the armature of tuemotor are made.
Each motor is supported by bearings on tbo
axle. With such a support each motor swings
from iU uxlo , and the swaying and jolting of
the car doo.s not affect it. In uscenillug a
steep hill or going around a sharp curve the
motor makes a buzzing sound , but ordinarily
muUes no noise at all.
Control of the car is nod by common brakes
at each end and the speed is regulattid oy a
system of electrical switches contained in a
cylinder about thre feet high , which rests
against the dasher. By an arm und Indicator
oi ) top of the cylinder the current U let on or
shut off , reversed pr regulated. The motor
may , by this mcaun , without the use ot the
brake , be ruvercd and the car brought to a
sUniUtill utmost liniuodiutely.
Tus ptrttt established hero -will give abund-
un.t power for ( oriji ars , .Thcro will bo but
twonty-Mx putpii.ntpresent ( , which will give
ono CUP ench wn jcvory ? ix minutes. Closed
cars will bo puVqnvHcn tho'roiid is. opened
for the \ylntfr , l/vlupon curs will be | lut on
during' ' the sumufjr. q All that Is necessary Is
to cluinge tlio bsixoft ; ( is the construction 13so
oiuiplu that thu roinqful of n tow bulls is Ull
that Is necessary.L
The ears will 4 s hentod In winter by gaso
line-furnaces bbltrtUi the seats. The ears
nro of the most Approved style , being the
finest productions o-f the famous Pullman
Palace Car company ? of Pullman , III. They
are each furnlshftl' "frith " five Incandescent
lights , three tipnth / % Inside and one nt each
end , which rcnduijitnple light and give the
cars a brilliant silfaniiico | | [ , At night ,
It Is being plunued for the cars to run
every live minutes , and the trip from the
Methodist church to this city will bo made in
twenty minutes.
The car shops are situated at the corner or
Avenue A and Thirty-second street lu
Council Bluffs and cover considerable
ground. The uiiiln building Is 00x100 feet ,
nud will hold forty cars. It Is well lighted
and is fitted with all necessary machinery
for doing any needed repairing to the rolling
stock. Quito a force of men will bo con
stantly employed there.
The power house Is situated directly south
of the ear shops on Avenue A , and is 44x80
feet. It is very substantially built of brick
and finely finished. A hugo chimney , 175
feet In height , towers above the structure.
The chimney is sixteen feet square at tbo
base and has a four-foot flue. At n distance
of thirty feet from the ground the chimney
assumes a circular form , which Is continued
to the top. Tlio interior of the building Is
divided Into two largo rooms , ono containing
the boilers , the other the two Westinghouse
engines of 15'J-horse power each and the four
birge Thomson-Houston dynamos. Ono of
the dynamos furnishes the electric light
used in illuminating the bridge , nnd the
others generate the current that furnishes
the motive power. The machinery already In
the building will generate stiftlcicnt power to
operate u line of double the length of the
present one , and there is ample room for ad
ditional machines.
On thu bridge alone , independent of the
approaches , will bo placed twenty 2,000 candlepower
dle-power are lights. They will bo placed
100 foot apart , and will illuminate the struc
ture at night in a most brilliant manner.
The approaches will also bo brightly lighted.
A FOUU MILE DUIVE.
Tlio Great Road From the Ilrldgo to
the niulTH.
Leading from the Omaha and Couucll
Bluffs brldgo eastward to the latter city is n
magnificent driveway. It is paved with
cedar blocks and almost as level as a danc
ing floor. Over it the buggies roll with n
rumbling noise not at all disagreeable , tlio
while crushing the gravel upon its surface ,
which n few days' traffic will pulverize into
dust. . The road is outlined with stone curbs.
It crosses a part of the old bed
of the river over which it is
raised a number of feet soD as
to enable it to be used in high water. At
places where there are patches of water sub
stantial bridges or piling have been eroded ,
thus maintaining an unbroken road to the
town. The drive is seventy feet wide and
substantially constructed. It is lined on
cither side with telegraph and telephone
roles , and a distance of every 100 feet there
s an oil lamp , which is to do duty until the
jas maiii'shall be-extended to the river.
For a considerableuiistanco the country
in either side'is. . . open nnd uninhab-
ted. especially before the first bench
is reached. Furtdiarnon , the water works
are reached , the door .opening on the side of
the road. In this ( vicinity there is a small
3luster of houses.tsome of which have been
tnit recently erected. < iNearer the town ono
notices pieces of prot > crty outlined with tall ,
majestic trees , which suggest early occu
pancy. But many of the original owners
have abandoned tnetn > And the ground is now
held for the higb pricds which it will soon
unquestionably command. Still nearer the
'
city the road , , jruns between addi
tions which ftrn 'placarded for sale ,
and rtnttea witn nttle cottages which
bavo Just sprung 1ato-i tonco and display
a taste aud beairtj IB design uncommon in
'
such structures. , , tjlOurthor eastward , tbo
power house'of.-thiimqtor.company , with its
festoons of glistening copper wire , is reached.
It is on the south sfdo of the road while the
largo car house faces it a short distance on
the north sido. .This structure is nearer the
motor track , thus rendering it unnecessary
for the line to cross the road until the Bluffs
is almost reached. Hero the houses become
more compact and soon the horse car truck
from the transfer turns on the uvenuc.
Later the iron bridge over Honey creek is
reached and beyond it the motor line , with a
couple of tracks , curves Into the roadway ,
and then the visitor is well within thd city.
Then follows a succession of stores , houses
and hotels ot all kinds to the heart of the
city. This drive is four miles in length , and
with those in the city of Omaha and Coun
cil Bluffs , enables the owner or
renter of a vehicle to enjoy a drive
over paved surfaces of not less than fifty
miles. Without it , the benefits of the bridge
could scarcely bo appreciated because unpaved -
paved roads through the country it traverses ,
in soft weather would bo bogs and in warm
weather as dry and dusty as was formerly
the great American desert. This road will
bo a revelation to the oldest citizens of both
Omaha and Council Bluffs , especially those
who crossed from one to the other in the ex
tremes ot the climute. Instead of drag
ging through the mud. under
going suffocation in the dust
and spending perhaps hours In the crossing ,
the distance may now be covered at an easy
trot in half an hour. As a means practically
uniting the people of two great cities , facili
tating their intercourse , increasing their op
portunities for mutual exchange of commodi
ties and enabling everybody to enjoy a drive
of unusual length and interest , this new road
Is certainly worthy of most unqualified ap
preciation. _
FATAL.ITIES. .
The Accidents Which Resulted In the
JJoss of Three Lilvcg.
Considering the size of the structure and
the number of men employed in its erection ,
the work has been carried out with a singu
lar freedom from accident. Not ono of the
tlireo fatalities that occurred is looked upon
as a "bridgo accident , " for they were of a
nature liable to happen around any new
building , and were In no wise due to faulty
work or want of proper precaution on the
part of the contractors.
The first was the .death of Night Watchman -
man Patrick Brown , who fell from the via
duct on the Omaha side ono night in the
month of July. Ho was evidently unused to
the work , and had fallen from the bridge
while bewildered in making his nightly
rounds , us his body was found beneath the
brldgo where it crosses the railway tracks at
a hcighth of forty feet.
The second fatality was that of the water-
boy , George Solkot who fell in front of an
approaching truck' while recklessly display
ing some boyish feata'of ' agility , and was
crushed to death , if Ji
The third was [ , t } il ward Calkins , a
bridge cariwnte . .ri.lo , was an old
hand at the bus icM , whom long prac
tice had evidently ijmilo careless. He stum
bled over a coil of ropa while passing along
a stringer and fell , 'ft distance of sixty feet ,
into the river. b v3 <
In addition to thesof wore two or three
minor accidents , iri ihatfirst of which Con
tractor Scully wasv&hp < Victim. He slipped
and fell across sanipUe-.v [ | work , breaking
two of his ribs , butlso-.slight was the effect
that ho v.'us at wore again in less than ten
lays.
What might bav $ ' prfived a fatal accident
was fortunately arctttd when three work
men were rescued-Jtcort No. 2 caisson after
being imprisoned i fur Mm entire day. Only
one of the three f1affected / by the en
forced confinementnder a heavy pressure
of air , but ho too recovered sufficiently to
return to woric in a day or two.
The nrldgo is looked upon as a lucky ono
by the builders , who have a superstition that
a heavy loss of life during the erection of a
bridge means an equally heavy loss after it
Is completed , and they are prepared to cite a
number of Instances where this has beou
the case. _ _ _ _ _
Ra * * arToll.
The toll for adults , horses and cattle is as
follows :
Footman. . . . . . . . i So
Horse and rider lOo
Horse und buggy , driver. . , lie !
Horse und wagon 19o
Two horses , buggy or light carriage , 15o
Two-liorao team , hack or wagon ( .20c
Three-horse team , hack or wagon.4Ue
Four-horse team , hack or wagpu , . . . , SOo
Each extra horse , . . . . . , . . . . . . . . , , . . )0o )
Each extra.k'r | on . . . . . , . . ' Cc
Horses , mules and cattle ( each ) . . . . . , : . ( , 10o
Sheep and swine ( each ) , ' . . , . . . . . . tx
RED HOT AND'STILL HEATING ,
Politics Roach the Fever Point lu
Now York' City.
FUEL ADDED TO THE FLAMES.
Iitml Hnokvlllo Condemned to Ever-
InHtliiK 1'Mre by the Democratic
Lenders Quay Puts Caustic
on Iloitrl'on Wounds.
EverythltiK On the Boll.
NEW YORK , Oct. ! M. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : Uiiu. ] Tlie lordly mess in which the
'Jridsh minister has Involved himself nnd
.ho result of the last day's registration in
this city nro the two most engrossing politi
cal topics hero. The general impression in
both republican and democratic circles is , to
'
us.0 a popul'ar vulgarism , that Lord Sack-
vlllo'siuimo is "Dennis" so far as dlpkmmtlu
service in this country Is concerned. All
Sunday republican messengers were circulut-
ng through the Irish districts of the city ,
sounding the feeling on the subject of thu
iv famous letter. The reports are to the
effect that largo accessions to the republican
party may bo looked for as a result. The
aackvillo letter has undoubtedly achieved n
) urposo that was impossible by other means ,
and the democratic leaders appreciate this to
their sorrow. Tens of thousands of copies
of the English lord's letter , with a picture of
the British Hag on the oilier side , have been
distributed through the city and are being
lorwarded to all parts of the country
The democrats are endeavoring to neutral-
zo the effect of this as best they can , but
thus far they have discovered nothing that
will avail. The visit of Hon. Pat Collins
nnd John Boyle O'Hcilly and their stuyj Cham
ber interview with the president Saturday
on the subject of Lord Sackville's recall ,
demonstrates the importance attached to the
ssuu by Irish democrats.
It is conceded that Chairman Quay's bold
stroke to maintain the purity of the ballot in
this city by the employment of detectives
and offering rewards for the apprehension of
repeaters has borne splendid fruit. Satur
day was the last day for registration , nnd by
all precedent it should have been the largest.
instead there was no increase ever the reg-
.stration of 1834. It was only one-third as
icavy as on the first and second days , nnd
jut half as largo as on the third day. The
icavy registration on the last day In previ
ous years offered opportunities for fraud
which were accepted and the lists thus in
creased to the democrats benefit. The ne-
.ion of Chairman Quay in not only offering ,
jut paying rewards for the arrest of repe.it-
rs , scared the rascals who intended repeat
ing.Another
Another encouraging feature is that six
down-town wards , wuero In previous years
.he . registration of new voters was the hcavl.
cst , only show an increase of " ,400 this year
over that of 1884. The total increase in the
city is 45,000 over the rcgistpttion of four
years ago. Thirty-two thousand of this num-
icr are in the upper or Harlem wimls , where
the republicans have at least n lighting
chance. Of the total number , 19,000 are for
eigners Germans , Italians and Irish. The
hitter two nationalities are almost solely
democratic , while the former are republicans
almost to u man. An entirely new feature of
Ibis year's registration is the pertinacity
with which the republicans have kept track
of ncwly.uiade voters. Men of their own
nationality sought out every freshly-made
citizen and endeavored to Join him to repub
lican support , and in hundreds of cases suc
cessfully made converts who otherwise
would have helped the democrats.
The stnto democratic leaders have taken
cognizance of all this. It has worried them ,
and they are fighting mad to think that they
can't rule the roost as in former years. To
day they issued a circular predicting the elec
tion of Cleveland , Thurman and Hill. They
denounced Chairman tQuay in unmeasured
terms : charged him with bringing Pinkerton
detectives to Now York to hound voters. The
words in this desperate production , evidence
of failing hope , fairly make the paper smoke ,
they are so hot. The democrats of Now
York , and ot this city particularly , are sick
of Quay. Ho makes them weary and keeps
them up late at night thinking over schemes
to checkmate him. They hope that ho will
get sick or that some disaster will overtake
him anything so ho cannot stay hero and
harass them and make life a burden for
them.
Senator Quay has been ill for two days.
Ho overworked himself , and last Thursday
night took a heavy cold. Ho did not leave
his room on Saturday , but is better to-day.
In the way of personal gossip it is author
itatively announced that General Butler will
leave for Michigan to night to stump the
state for protection. Ho will go to Indiana
for the final wind up.
Mr. Blaine spent Sunday with Mr. Hasley
in New Jersey. Last night ho catno to the
city on the 7 :20 : train and was driven direct
to the Twenty-third street entrance of the
Fifth Avenue hotel. The stories about his
sickness and nervous prostration were the
silliest bosh. He is m perfect health and
spent the night in his room with his son-in-
law and daughter , Colonel and Mrs. Coppln-
gor.
gor.When Hugh J. Grant wrote his letter ac
cepting the nomination for mayor at the head
of Tammany , he charged crookedness in the
board of public works. General John New
ton , Hell Gate engineer , one of the commis
sioners and a prominent member of the
county democracy , replied in a scathing letter -
tor demanding satisfaction. Grant replied
alleging favoritism in the letting of contracts
and other matters. All of this only tended
to widen the breach between Tammany and
the county people. Last night General
Newton came back at Grant in a second lot
tcr. It is a scathing document. After de
nying that ho has improperly administered
the ofllco of commissioner of public works ,
ho heaps abuse upon Tammany hall methods
and charges tnat the leader of that organi
zation , when alderman , violated bis oath of
ofllco by swearing that he would only vote
as certain Tammany leaders instructed him ,
instead of for the best interest of
the taxpayers. The letter concludes :
"Let mo say in charity that
I acquit you personally of all intended malice.
I know your lack of training and of intellec
tual power , and nm satisfied that you are
sailing tinder false colors , and that you are
mentally incapable of writing the letters
which , since your nomination , have appeared
above your signature. " Tins moans inoro
blood between the rival factions.
It begins to look as if Major Ehrhart , the
republican candidate for mayor , might win
with a good majority. It is aid Hewitt's re
publican strength is deserting him , that it
finds in Ehrhart a first-class man which it
cannot afford to go bock ui > on. Mayor Hewitt
has pUbllcly declared that Ehrlmrt would
make as good a mayor as himself. Hewitt
hates Tammany , and if he find * that ho can
not squarely beat its candidate , Grant , there
is reason to believe that ho will quietlv throw
his support to the republican , Major Ehrhart ,
and In hU election compass the defeat of his
arch-enemy , Tnmmany.
MORE SUPPORT FORC'hEVELiANn.
Another Englishman llcnrtily En
dorses President Cleveland.
YonKOsTOW.v , O. , 29. [ Special Telegram
toTiiEUnB.J T. Priestly , a textile manufacturer
facturor of Brentford , England , a loading
liberal In his town , and n close friend of
Gladstone , is in America to inquire into the
prospect of President Cleveland's election.
Mr. Harry Bonncll , an American-English
man , and a memocr of the firm of Brown ,
Bonncll & Co. , iron manufacturers , thus de
scribes an Interview said to bo witii him :
"I'm over here to satisfy.mysclf regarding
Cleveland's chance ? of re-election , ' ho said.
'What do think about It ) '
"I added that I did not seriously apprehend
so great amisfortuue. This nettled him , and ho
declared that President Cleveland was the
most intelligent man of affairs in the country
to-ony ; that ho hod endeared himself to hug-
land by the advocacy of frco trade ; that
lie would if re-electo > Vdo the whole world an
undying service by ' abolishing the beastly
high American tariff * and by bringing I l * > r
down to its proper level. I. asked 'dim what
he won la give for such u. consummation uud '
ho answered : . '
"GlvoJ Give ? Why , wo art } giving all two
time toward the enlightenment of the Viner-
lean people 6n the most important subject. "
' "What ilo you give free trndo treats or
good solid hnrdtasht" I asked.
"Wo subscribe liberally of both,1' ' ho an
swered. "It coils uj lots of brass. "
' ' 'I ' then asked him what effect ho thought
the passngo of the Mills bills and four years
morn of Mr. Cleveland's ' mttnlnl.slrution , with
its frco trade tendencies , us foreshadowed by
placing wool on the free list , would have on
his business. Ho utiswurod :
" 'Four years Of such administration under
such n condition , would run every jwwer
loom in England , Franco and Germany nlghl
and day.1
"Thus you RCCI , " said Mr. Honnrll , "Lord
Sackvtllo but voiced the. sentiment of Intelli
gent Englishmen seeking n foothold in our
markets when ho advised his correspondent
to vote for Cleveland. "
Mr. Bonncll declined to give his frlcrtd's
nanu > , but the gentleman is understood to bo
Mr. Priestley.
Prosperity of Montana.
WASHINGTON' , Oct. 29. Preston II. Leslie ,
governor of Montana , lu his annual report
to the secretary ot the Interior , estimates
the population of the territory at 140OcO.
The financial condition of 'the territory is
gooJ , being entirely free from debt , with
plenty of money lu the treasury.
All the industries of the territory , the
report states , have been prosperous during
the year. Agriculture has made rapid
strides forward , and it can bo stated that
the average yield per aero of wheat , oats ,
Itish potatoes and cultivated grass in Montana
tanafor the yc-ar li > 87 was
not equaled by any other territory in
the union. The commercial operations of the
territory during the year covered by the re
port aggregate W'J.OOO.OOO. ' The product of
mines , income from the sale of wool sheep ,
cattle nnd horses , witli the receipts from the
sale of surplus agricultural products ,
amounted to f lsr,000lXX ) . Upon the subject
of education , the report says that every child
in the territory of school age is on the school
roll und is at school nine months of the year.
Train Hohbory In Arkansas.
ST Louis , Oct. 0. The Post-Dispatch
special from Newport , Aric , , gives the details -
tails of a train robbery on the St. Louis ,
Iron Mountain & Southern railway yester
day. The robbers , three in number , boarded
the train near Diaz , but went no further
than the smoking compartment of the rear
sleeper , where they compelled three passen
gers to disgorge u small amount of money ,
und then escaped. Ofllccm lire in pursuit.
Victory Tor the DriiniincrB.
WASIIIXOTOX , Oct. 21 , ) . In an opinion ren
dered by justice Bradley in the drummer tux
case of William Gashcr vs the state of Texas ,
the supreme court of the United States to
day declared unconstitutional ull state laws
imposing a license tax upon commercial trav
elers not residents of the t > tatc imposing ttio
tax.
Cliicago'H Strnur Cnr TronuloH.
CHICAGO , Oct. 2 < J. President Verkes , of
the North Chicago City railway company ,
denied the report which has been made that
there has been or Is to be any reduction in
the pay of the new men , nnd asserts that
there is no dissatisfaction ninnng them. The
call of the old nion to report for work this
morning was not general , but only for a few
who were put on under the terms ot the
agreement made when the strike was de
clared off.
Famous Cnunn Bnndit Killed.
Niw : YOKK , Oct. 2'J. The Spanish consul
in this city to-day received n cablegram
from Havana saying that the famous bandit ,
Victor Fiagoso , had been killed and some of
his companions wounded by the civil guard
of Cuba.
A Dear Game of Pool.
A. IJ. Tunica , John O'Brien and a third
unknown party got into a dispute over n
game of pool Sunday night aud the result
was a fight. Tlieltlilnl party skipped out and
Tunica and O'lirien followed. Leo Travis
was passing by at the moment , and as ho
dressed like the man they wore after , with
out any explanation they jumped upon him
and pave him a terrible thrashing. The
police arrested the trio while the nieico was
in progress , but on arraignment Travis was
dismissed. Tunica was fined $15 and
O'Brien ' So.
A Narrow Escape.
O. A. Mattcson , while engaged In excavat
ing for a water main on Eighteenth and Jack
son streets yesterday afternoon , narrowly
escaped being crushed to death by a mass of
earth. Ho was removing the supports in the
trench , when without winning , a large mass
of earth gave way in the immediate vicinity
of where he was at work. Ho grabbed one
of the upper stays , and thus prevented him
self from being knocked down , but tlio dirt
fell with such force as to break his left leg
In the region of the knee joint. Mattoson
was convoyed to his apartments In the Emmett -
mott house on Eleventh street near Harney
whore the injured member was dressed.
AVonion Physicians.
Chicago News : "It is only within
the last twonty-fivo years that women
hnvo boon pormJttod to outer medical
colleges. " said Dr. Fannie Dickinson , a
graduate of the Woman's Medical college -
logo of Chicago. "Tho schools of Amer
ica wore the first to ndmit women , "
continued Dr. Dickinson , "nnd England
was forced into concobsion. Thirty
years ago Mrs. France.s Elizabeth Hog-
gan was obliged to leave England and
attend a school in Zurich to got. a med
ical education. A short time afterward
Mrs. Giirrott Anderson , now one of the
most noted of female nhyuciaiiB , as well
as Mrs. Agues McLaren , hud to leave
Edinhurg to got her education in Paris.
It seems strange that a city like Edin
hurg , hoasting of the most perfect
school system in the world , had no place
whore a woman might study medicine
if she were so inclined.
"There are now four medical colleges
in thu United States , situated at Now
York , Philadelphia , Ualtimoro and
Chicago. There are , perhaps , ono
hundred and fifty female physicians
now practicing medicine in this city and
many of them are graduates of our own
college. Since its existence the college -
logo has bent out 200 graduates to follow
their profession and they arc scattered
all over the world. Some are in Cali
fornia , others are in the east , and a
number are in Africa and India.
These who have gone abroad are act
ing as missionaries. It has been the
custom of foreign missionary societies
to pay for the education of young women
providing they will pledge themselves
to act as missionaries for the space of
five years. Many intelligent girls have
taken advantage of this opportunity tote
to got an education , and after serving
their time will bo independent.
' women who become doctors in-
S'Do
no to any particular branch of medi
cal practice ? '
"That depends on whore they are
located. If they Kettle in a largo city ,
whore specialises can do well , many of
them choose s-omo particular branch. In
Chicago sonio have taken up nervous
diseases nnd others the dlFcascs pecul
iar to women , while I clto.se to bean
oculist. There tire al o sonic who are
in general practice , and I have no doubt
there are women In every special branch
of medicine. Now , I want to toll you
something you don't know. There is no
school in the world that leaches stu-
dontb how to lit the frames of spectacles ,
although this is fully as important as
that the frames should have glasnos in
them. Unless the frame is adjusted so
that that the center of the lotis is di
rectly before the uupil of the eye the
spectacles never give gatibfaction , nnd
injure the vision by wearing.
"Opticians have become very export
in fitting- spectacles IKIOILUBO they study
the subject. They have to ho responsi
ble for the mixUkcti of ooulisU , and
have learned to plucc no dependence on
the opinion of the average doctor , Phy-
6i , < ; ian8 in this country bavo no possible
means'of ordering nuectaclos that will'
butt the eyes of their patlenta. They
may dcs.crlbe"tho strength of-the Ions
tba't.thoy uaed , but unlcu tha fram U
properly adjusted they might as well
Hot order the spectacles. Is it , hot
btrango that this simple part of every
doctor's education has been neg'loulud
aild that iiouollogo leaches
Tlio Itcnuty Show nt Kpn.
Spa ( Belgium ) dispatch to the London
Standard : The postponed beauty show
was opened i\ few dayaago lit the Casino ,
but only twenty Indies were present.
lYiiiieo , Belgium , Germany , Portugal ,
Swollen , Auslrln , Bohemia , Russia ,
Hungary , Italy anil the West Indies
were represented. A prize of 10,000
francs was awarded. The jury consisted
of twenty gentlemen , among whom were
several nobleman well known in Paris.
There was a dilTcronco of opinion among
thoiii respecting the charms of the can
didates , but ono of the most attractive
is a young girl from ( .iiiadalotipo , a no-
tito Creole of roliuod features ami dls-
Unction of manner , who is said to belong
to an ancient family hero , llor name
is Mile. Soucarot , aud , as she Is fa
vored by most of tlio jurors , it is prob
able she will receive a pri/o. A dashing
maiden from Stockholm , who calls hoi-
belt Olga , is also a favorite. Tbo third
lady who stands a fair chance is a
I'arislouiie , a brunette , \\lio appears
under the name of Marguerite Boulogne ,
and who has been an actress , Sixty
ladies sent their photographs to M.
Kmilo d'llaiiiault , the director of the
Casino , but many were rejected as in
eligible. The computiliou was advor-
tibed , but the postponement arose from
the fact that several of the most at
tractive candidates did not arrive in
time , while others had eomo unprepared
wilh appropriate costumes. The latter
defect was remedied by the liberality ot
M. d'llaiiiault , who had entertained the
ladies at a scries of banquets , to which
tbo jury wore also invited , and during
those festivities they had oppor
Utilities of btudylng the charms of
the candidates. At the Casino to
day the ladies were seated at the cud of
the Srillo , and while the visitors in
spected them a band of Hungarian
ladies played. Seven Knglish girls ap
plied to the director , sent their photo
graphs , and \ > ere accepted , but at the
last moment , they sent telegrams saing
they could not come. Aoung lady
writes from I'olaud that she had started
for Spa , but was intercepted by her
parents and taken by force from the
train. She wrote on her photograph
her regrets at not buiug able to com
pete , as she felt sure that her beauty
would have won tlio admiration of thu
judges. The director lias sout her a
letter in which ho expresses the hope
that she will bo nblo to attend next
year , when the competition will bo held
on a more extensive boale. Taken alto
gether , the concours do beautu may bo
pronounced a fair success.
Cheering the Visitor.
Texas Sittings : Some of the property
owners of a town in Ari/oua have boon
flooding the country with enticing cir
culars describing tlio place to bo a por-
feet sanitarium. The circular also
maintains that the state of society is
cultured and roliuod , etc. Quito a mini-
bor of people , mostly invalids from the
North have visited the place , and ouo
of them who has returned alive furn
ishes the basis of. the following sketch :
The visitor , Key. I. II. Ilutchiiibon , is
somewhat of an invalid , rather tiuiid ,
nnd much in need of rest and quiet. Tha
day after his arrival at Dookville , that
being the name of the place , ho had a
conversation with the landlord of the
hotel.
"Well , stranger , how do you like our
beautiful brncin' climatoV"
"I find it intensely hot. "
"Hot ! Why , the thermometer is away
down to a hundred. I reckon the reason
you feel the heat so is because you don't
try any of my boor on ice. It costs only
50 cunts a bottle. "
"Never drink , " replied Mr. Hutchin-
son. "But toll mo , do you have as much
dust all the year nroundV"
"Why , man alive , you don't call this
dusty , do you ? If you fool the dust it is
because you don't bathe enough. It will
only cost you $1 a bath ; you to pay extra
for the towels , of course. "
"What I need is quiet. I came berate
to avoid all excitement. Good gracious !
what is thatV"
"Tho boys at the saloon across the
street are having a little fun. You had
better come away from the window or
some of them may shoot ut you. "
" heart . "
"My palpitates fearfully.
"I'll toll you what you want. You
need a good reliable pistol. I've got a
self-cocker I'll sell you for $20 dirt
cheap. "
"No , I thank you. "
' It's all ever now. I see them car
rying two dead men into the drug storo.
We will have funerals to-morrow. Wo
don't often have funerals at this season.
It helps spread the smallpox. "
"Smallpox ! "
"Yes , wo have it every summer , but
don't lot that scare you. I can sell you
a bottle of medicine for a dollar and a
half that .will make the smallpox run
from you. "
"I am afraid I shall not llko this cli- ]
mate. "
"You'll got used to the climate , but I
hope you haven't got anything to say
against the people. "
"Oh , no ; that was n very pleasant
gentleman to whom you introduced mo
last night. "
"Like him do you ? "
"Yes , ho was very polito. He said ho
was going to take mo out riding HOIUO
day. "
"As you say , ho is a gentleman. Ho
is the loading undertaker. I reckon ho j
ships more bodies north on ice than all
the rest of the uudortiikors in town , and
his charges are quite low. Uo is ray
brother-in-law. "
"I think , ' ' said Mr. Ilutchinson ,
wearily , "that I will have to leave for
the north to-morrow. I expect I had
bolter retire for the night. Will you
have the porter awaken ino nt an early
hour ? "
"Certainly. We always charge fifty
cent ? extra for that. Good night. By
the way , if a conlipedo or tarantula
should crawl into bcu with you and blto
you wako mo up by pounding on the
coiling. I've got a remedy for seventy-
five cents a bottle that will euro you up
in fiuo stylo. Good night , stranger.
Pleasant droaras to you. "
Proof Could bo no Stronger.
Somerville Journal : "Yes , Mr * .
Coldstoak , " said tlio old boarder , heartily
"I don't know In the
ily , a parson vrorld
in whom I have greater confidence than
I hnvo in you. If you please , Mra. Cold-
steak , I will take another small pleco of
that mince pie. "
SICK HEADACHE
PoiItlTaly Oorod by
CARTERS tu M Llttl * ntU.
Th y lfo reltoro IM
tr * from Dyipaptln ,
Indigestion and Too
Hearty Kiting. A per
fect r ra dy far T > lzl
new , ftuucft , Drotrtl
ness , Bd Tute la the
Palo In the Side , TOIV
HD UYIR , Ac. TbtT rulte tha Bowell
and prerent Constipation and PIlw. Thi
wnftllMt a6 eI it to Uke. Only envplll *
ACM. 40 u > ? ! ! . Purely Vegetable. Price
OUTKE MBDIOIKBCO. . ? ! , I.r York
