Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 21, 1888, Page 5, Image 5
JMBP * * * * " " " " " r T THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1888. 1 A BUSY DAY AT THE CAPITOL , Workmen Puttlnj ? the Finishing Touches to the Rooms , TALK ABOUT THE SPEAKERSHIP. A. Quartette of Tlilcvcn Arraigned Another Cnso of Mlsj > lncetl Con * lldcnce Huprftno Court News Notes. LiXCOiJt lJuniuu orTiiitOuAiu UHK , I Il 9 1 STUEP.T , V LINCOLN , Uoc. 20 , ) The day lias been a busy one at the state home. A score or more of workmen spent the dny retouching and varnishing furniture , putting down carpets , decorating walls , unJ in other ways t > rcmrinR | for legislative nn J Inauguration exercise ? . It Is Bald that the Capitol will bo In npplo-iilo order by the first flnj of the now year. In nny event , It will bo In better shape than ovcrbcfore , and per- hups will Ira the moro Depreciated for the long waiting. The board of public lands and buildings has ordered the vacation of ttio -ooms occupied by the board of transporta tion , and they will l > c fitted up for the use of committees. This gives the rooms adjoining the house of representatives and ncnato chamber for the use of committees , and will add greatly to conveniences. Superintend ent Davev fissured Tun Hun representative to-day that the finishing touches would boput upon all of the new rooms before the close of the coming week. Old things will look new. Every piece of old furniture In the cnpitul building will be retouched. There will scarcely bo a blemish to bo seen In any room. The great cr.xcks in the cast wing will succumb to the touch of the papcrhangcr. It is given out that noth ing about the interior of the building will look shabby or mean. This Is comuicndnhlo if it is not the purpose to cover nnticciiblo de fects. Hut the Bottling of the southeast cor ner of the wing can oo noticed from the center of the room , mid a critiiul survey of the walls will locate the great rod that has been driven from north to south through the Wins at the face of the gallery. These sug gestions are miulo that members of the house find senate may keep In mind the old saying "All is not pold that gllttcri. " Lot it ho remem bered , however , that Tun BUR representative > ma no thought of criticizing the building us a \vholo. It 1ms been suggested that it would be n wise thing to have the east wlnij thor oughly overhauled , probnulo dangers consid ered , and an opprniM iut Ion , if necessary , to rniso the corner resting upon the sandy foundation. It can be located by any dis cerning person by the halted oyo. BI'RAKCIIHHIP ( HMSU1. It is given out hero , whether authoritatively Dr not Tun Hun representative has no moans of knowing , that Cady of Howard is making Jils canvass for the speakcrshlp on the issue pf the necessity of a constitutional conven tion. From this , judgment goes , that Mr. Cady seeks to drown many of the minor questions that premise to stir the echoes during the coining legislative posslon. With this end in view It is alleged that Cady desires a caucus of the members of the house-elect of the Third congressional district , to secure concerted action In his Interests at the avcning tight on organlration. Just when or where the cau cus is to bo held is unknown , but It Is learned from good authority that letters have been written to a number of members by Cady suggesting and urging this tnove , Mr. Gilchrlst , of Box liutte , said while hero the other day that such a caucus would beheld hold , but he know not where. The speaker- ship canvass in this proponquity grows warm from day to day. Rhodes of Pawnee , Is the latest. He is undnrstood to have a warm feeling for Majors , and his candidacy fs regarded as the reserve force of the Nomalia statesman. It amounts to nothing. "The gentleman , " said ono of the best In formed representatives-elect to-day , "has no moro knowledge of parliamentary law than he has of the bliss of heaven , and ho Is being used as a common stool-pigeon. " Tulk as to the spoakership remains about the same. Watson , Cady and Dempster are Btlll regarded ns the strong candidates. Cald- wcll keeps Mclirido in the background. Neither has any earthly show of election. The chances are that both will pull out of the tight at the ilrst graceful opportunity. Ol in stead and Leo bang on the ragged edge. Baker will probably have some strength. Two or three prominent politicians have re marked lately that ho will bear watching. Tiinr 1'MUnnn NOT GUII.TI- . v The quartette of thieves captured In Lin coln some tlmo slnco were arraigned in tbo district court to-day , and they entered the plea of not guilty. It is believed , however , that Howard , or Heddv Wilson , as ho is bet ter Known , will weaken when liis case couios up for hearing , which will probably bo in a flay or two , or before the adjournment of the present torni. Hut the trial of the Quinlans will probably go over until the next term of court. This precious pair obtained ball. The bond was signed by Quintan's brothor- > n-law , Pat Desmond , of Omaha , and Thomas Carr. MHS. HINDS IXJtWCD. A mad runaway took placTS on P street at 3 o'clock to-day. Ono of Liveryman Skiu- ner'B teams escaped from their driver and in turning the corner on P and ICloventh streets ran Into a team and buggy driven by Mrs. Hands , wife of the gentlemanly manager of Max Meyer's music store of this place , up setting and demolishing the buggy and throwing Mrd. Hands upon the pavement With such force as to cause her to lose con- BciotiBiicss. The lady wus severely bruised , but on examination , the physician stated that her injuries were not necessarily serious. Hut it was a narrow escape , and duo to the care lessness of the driver of the runaway team. SUINDI.Iil ) HIS KMl'I.OYKU. Mr. E. Motz , of this city , dealer in old Iron , oppcr and rags , Is out just $ KK ) , with noth ing on cutlh to show for it. It is a case of too much confidence In an employed. Hc- ccntly , ho started Ho man Davis , a bright young Hungarian , on the road to buy up a stock of his goods in trade , giving him > 0 to tiuv out in collecting a stock ol old wares. \Vhlle In Hastings two or three dijys ago , Davis wired Motz to send him. fW more , as ho had purchased a lot of old copper and that Bum was needed to complete the trade. Motz advanced the necessary cash , but ho Is out that sum , und has no copper , iron or rags to show for any portion of the whole sum ha advanced him. Davis Is in parts unknown. . MoU will pay $ iri for the apprehension of Davis , whom ho describes as twenty-two years of ago , with light hair and mustache , uiul npcaks the KnglUh language impar- foi'tly. When last scon he were a light over coat und u stiff black hat. SlU'llliMI ! COUtT NKWS. The following causes were docketed for trial In the supreme court to-day : S. H. Llchtcnbergcr vs Frank Johnson ; error from York county. Phillip Dickinson vs Charlotte P. Dickin son et al ; appeal from Johnson county. John Tumrow ut al v.s KlUubetU Snelllug ; error from Lancaster county , VAHMliUS' AND MIIIICHANTS' ' lUKIC. Articles incorporating the Farmers' and Merchants' bank at Vnlloy , Douglas county , were Hied In thu olllco of the sorretary of Btuto to-day , The company authorize a cap ital stock of { 5,000 , and was organized and commenced business on the UStu of Kovom- l > or , and will continue for llfty years by u tnujorlty consent of thu stockholders. The inrorporators are as follows : G. W. E , PorucyV. . O. Whitman * , W. E. Smalls , A. S. Kghort , II. M. Puffer , C. H. Toncray , Alfred Slandcn , J. W. Hempstod. J. M. Williams. John F. Steer , John Kccd and James Mitchell. CITV NUWS AND NOTES. Secretaries Mason and Agon wont to Paw nee City yesterday to patch up the trouble between the town und the Chicago , Kansas ft Nebraska railroad company , Happily the difficulty was lettlcil boforu tnolr arrival and crossings were going in according to the Wishes of the complainants. The bonid of university regents concluded the work of the regular meeting to-day. Two or three applications for the vacant * chancel lorship were/ under consideration , lint It lias uot been definitely determined who hall succeed Mnnutt. The work of the board was unimportant In a no\vu way. Tha lunmbcrs from abroad returned homo to-day. The physiologist would class Hon , J , L. Caldwell with nervous temperament pooplo. It Is a mistake. Hu belongs to tbo sanguine class. It Is said that ha actually expects Ut bo oloctcd speaker of the house of represent- Otlvos. Mr. Culdwcll leads a forlorn hope. Kail road pin feathers stluic to him too closely. Tins U nous. Fanner Walker , of Surprise , Out- ler county , was n Lincoln vl - tor yesterday and to-day. Mr. Walker told the board of recent * what ho know about hog inoculation. Ho also told TUB HUB reprcfcntfttive that of the six herds of hop * vaccinated by Dr. Hllllmrs In Ins neigh borhood , four of them were practically ex terminated , ono did not take the disease nt nil , and ono doubtless had the dlscr.sc when operated upon. While over two hundred of the hogs inoculated died and nbout sixty lived , he thinks that the germ of the dis ease has been found , and rcjoiceth. Still , he snva that most of nls neighbors pronounce Billings a fraud. Snlt UliDiiin With its intense Itching , dry , hot skin , often broken Into t > ! ilnful crnulcs , nnd the little watery pimples , often causes indescribable sutforing. Hood's Sarsaparilla - parilla 1ms wonderful power over this disease. It purifies the blood anil expels - pels the humor , nnd the hkin lioils ; xvlthout a scar. Send for book contain- In many statements of euroto C. I. Hood .fc Co. , Apothecaries , Lowell , Mus-i. Wliltlicrcd < lor. Onlo 1 * . Road : There was not a man In the Dry Fork neighborhood who was not afraid of old Sam Patera. The old fellow's looks worn quito enough to frighten the timid , and his violent ex clamations rarely failed to make men of nerve feel 111 ut ea'-e. Sam had killed several men. On ono occasion , over at Shuvf-on's bayou , ho encountered a desperate fellow from Texas. They at once recognized each oilier as rivals , and , upon a pretence of having a former altercation , agreed to light. The "lime-honored' ' handkerchief method of combat was adopted ; that Is , each contestant should take hold with his Ucth , a corner of the same hand kerchief , and then fall to work with howio knives. It may without digres sion , bo said that this plan of lighting , long since ruled out of the most polite circles of society , is rather dangerous. When a follow named Collins had , with courteous accommodation , whetted the knives on his boot , the s'ul dibeovory was made that no ono had a handkerchief. "This is a. putty como oil , ' said Collins. "Tho idee uv loosin * all this yero onsplriton1 'cite- ment just on ercotint uv iv rag id a dis grace tor or civilized curmunity. IIol' on or miint , foolers. I've got or idee. " Ho took olt his wheat-straw hat , tore out the calico lining , and , handing it to old Sam remarked "Thar's , : the nec- ebh.iry dockymont. The dilikelty is at a coiul. Chaw yo' corners. " The men took hold. The knives Hashed. The man from Texas foil in a dying condi tion. Old Sam staggered away bovoroly wounded. There also lived in the Dry Fork neighborhood a cripple boy named Withered Joe. Ho was of so little im portance that scarcely any attention was paid to him. His only'companion was a dog a snaggle-tooth , wretched animal , with ono eye. The cripple would often take the dog in his arms mourn over him. One night two men were riding along a lonely road. "Hush , " said ono of them , reining up his horse , "what curious noise is thiil ? " "Como on , " the ether man "It's Withered whim- replied : only Joe - perin' over his dog down thar in the holler. " Old Sam'b outragesbecamp so numerous that the , authorities decided to arrest him. The shot-ill : declared that it would require twenty men. ' 'It makes no difference , " said the circuit judge , "ho must bo arrested. " The sheriff summoned a posse. Cld Sam was easily found. He placed his back against a tree , drew his bowio-knifo , and said that ho didn't feel like being arrested. ' 'You wouldn't kill your friends , would you ? " asked the sheriff. "Yes , I'd kill a lamb if it tried to ar rest mo. 11 wan't bo'n tor bo tuck up like a stray hoss. " "Sam , the people want you. " "They kaint git mo. Thar ain't none uv you that wantor bo killed , I reckon. " "No , b'lovo not. " "Wall , then , keep yo' distance ! " -'Tho man who will rush on him shall be the next shorilT uv this county , " exclaimed the leading olllcer. "Then why don't you do it , an' bo re-elected ? " some ono re joined. "Bccazo , " the sheriff replied , "I've got a wife an' ' chillun depondin'on mo. " "Hollo , " said a fellow named Collins ; "Yonder comes Withered .Too , and his snaggle-tooth dog ain't with him , nuthor. That's strange. Reckon he's como after ole Sam. " The men shouted , and old Sam , lifting his , upper lip until a wolf-dog sniilo showed beneath - neath it , reached out and clipped oil a red-bud twig with his knife. Withered Joe approached. In his hand he carried a long knlfo. Hallo , Joo" the sheriff called , "havo you started out to cut a mess of croons ? " The cripple did .not reply. His eyes , in a sort of dead set , were ilxcd on old Sam. Ho did not stop , but passed the circle of men. "Como back here , fool , " the sheriff cried. "Como back or ho'Il cut you in two. " Ho did not stop. Old Sam gazed at him in angry astonishment. "Don't you come nigh mo , you dried un crab apple. Don't como hero. I tell you. I'll kill you . like I would a snake. " The cripple walked straight ahead. Old Sam raised his knife. "Ono mo' btep , " ho said. Another stop. The knife came down , but the cripple shrank , or seemed to wither to ono side ; and then , with the quickness of neat , ho plunged his knlfo in old Sam's hip. Then arose a shout. The men rushed forward , soizcd old Sam nnd bound him. "You are a man1 said the shorilT , ad dressing the cripple. "Your great re spect for the law shall be rewarded. " "I ain't got no rospcck fur thcr law , " rojolnod the crippleburstingintotears. "That feller killed my dog. " Two mo n were riding along a lonely road "Hush , " said ono of them , reining in his horse. "What curious noise is that ? " "Como on" . It's only With ered Joe wliimporin' over his dog down thar fii the holler. Told by Old Washington Letter in New York Tribune : At the club the ether day they were recounting some reminiscen ces o ( the war , when an old general on the rdtlrod Hat of the army remarked : "I will Illustrate to you the amount of Influence possessed by officers over men nnd the high state of discipline that prevailed during the war , by the following Incident that occurred at the battle of Dull Run. In the heal of the action an ofllcor , who has since become prominent nnd well known throughout the country , was then in command of a brigade on the right of the lino. While riding over the Held ho discovered a soldier concealed in a hole in the ground , which was of just eulllcicnt di mensions to afford him shelter. The general rode up to him , inquired as to his regiment , and ordered him to join it nt once. The man looked him full in the faco.placed a thumb under his nose , and replied : " 'O , no you don't , old fellowl You want this hole yourself. " ' This reminded another old veteran of n peculiar military dialogue ho listened to in the pourso of ono of the battles of the rebellion , T forgot which. The sol dier was going olt the field too hastily , and the provost guard cried : "Halt ! ' ' "Can't ! " "Wounded ? " "No. " "Sick ? " "No. " "What's the matter ? " "I am scared mid want to go to the rear to rally. " These military anecdotes remind mo o fa story I heard General Sheridan tell once , and wlUch I do not remnmber having soon in print before. The gen eral nt the time was in command of homo western troops fighting the In dians. A band of the latter had nuido a btidden attack on a detachment of his men. but fortunately they had a moun tain howitzer mounted on a mnlo. Not having tlmo to lake it oft and nut it in position , they backed up nnd bhr/ed away at the Indians. The load was bo heavy that the iiiulo and all went tum bling down the hill toward the savages , who , not understanding that kind of lighting , took to their heels. After ward ono of tlfom was captured , and when asked by Sheridan why ho ran re plied : "Mo big Injun , not afraid of Uttlo o big guns , but when white man Urea whole jackals nt Injun ho don't know what to do. " Another story which General Sheri dan was fond of telling at the dinner- table , after the colToo had been served and the ladles had retired , wont some what like this , I am told : There was a zealous chaplain , of the army of the Potomac , who had called on a colonel noted for his profanity to talk of the religions interests of his men. After having boon politely motioned tea a seat on the che.st the chaplain began : "Colonel , you have ono of the linobt regiments in the army. " "I believe so , " said the colonel * ln reply. "Do think " the you , pursued chap lain , "that you pay stillicient attention to the religious instruction of your men ? " "Well I don't know " , , doubtfully re plied the colonel. "A lively interest has been awakened in the Massachusetts , " the parson went on to say. "Tho Loid has blessed the labors of His servantb , and ten have already been baptized. " "Is that so ? " excitedly cried -ho ) colonel , and then turning to the attend ant , ndded : "Sergeant-major , have fif teen moil detailed immediately for bau- tibinI'll ; be bl-inkca if I'll be outdone by any Masbachusetts regiment. " * Advice to IMotliers. Mrs. Winslow's should Soothing Syrup al ways bo usedforchildron toothing. Itsoothes the child , softens the gums , allays all pain , curesjwind colic , and is the best remedy for liarrticca. 25c a bottle. Six Suicides In Ono Duy. Now York Tribune : Six attempts at suicide , four of which were promptlv succobsful , and only ono of which seemed to leave any hope of survival , make an extraordinary" record for one day in New York City. Sudden out breaks of this kind , which are com monly called "epidemics" of crime , are not infrequent , and are easily ac counted for on the principle of imita tion , which Dr. William A. Hammond discusses in the December North Amer ican. Ono crime easily suggests ang other of the same sort to a mind that is overwrought by excitement , ana was perhaps weak at the outset ; and no crime is so easily suggested andsoread- ilv imitated , npparo'ntly , as suicide , which does not imply malice toward any human being , but only such a de gree of impatience with the world that the suIToror is willing to forgot all his duties if ho can only escape his mis eries. There is the well known histor ical instance of the philosopher who preached suicide so successfully in Alexandria that solfdcstructiou became fashionable , and the authorities were compelled to send him out of the city. This habit of immitation is undoubt edly greatly stimulated , as Dr. Hammond mend points out , by the nature of mod ern life. These six btiicides did not take their impulse from each ether , as the Alexandrians did , but if the facts could bo known it would undoubtedly bo found that the minds of all of them had been moro or less affected by read ing about suicides in the newspapers and hearing thorn discussed. The won derful diffusion of intelligence in tbcso days has its pains as well as its pleas ures. The crimes of the world , it may almost bo said , are served up every morning along with its good deeds , its battles , its elections , its debates , its gifts to charity , its railroad disasters , and the thousand and one events of the day. It is inevitable that it should bo so , though the amount of space and the degrees of prominence jrivon to crimi nal records in a newspaper should al ways bo a matter for borioua care on public grounds. BIIM0US EXTRACTS NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS Us d by the United Stales Government I5ndor d tiy the beads of the Ureat Universities anil I'nbhc KoodAimi ) sU , is the Strongest. 1'urekt ninl most Healthful nr prlce'i Cieam ] l k nirro derdoe iiotcoLtalti AramouialimeorAlnm. Dr , Price' * DeliciousI'lavorlnRHx- tractn , VanllU , I.ctuou , OratiKc , Almond , Rose , etc. , do uot contain I'olKmoun oils or Chemicals. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO. , New York. ChlcaQo. Bt. Louia , Philadelphia Record : Ono solitary factor In tno construction of a locomo tive determines Its spaed and cconomv. That factor Is thegslzeot the driving- wheel. Intuition Will toll people that speed Is In komo way related to the size of the wheel , but the inference as regards Us economy Is not as easily fol lowed. The great question of rapid transit has concentrated In the slvo of the driver. The Httlo wheel Is making n big tight against Us larger brothers nnd bids fair to rival if not surpass them In point of mviftnoss. All the fastest trains on the rennsylvnnla railroiid are pulled at present by loco motives with 0 } foot driving wheels. The little-wheeled Iron horses protest against this apparent partiality and de mand a test of speed. For a little tlmo past Sainuol Pine and Joseph Kelly , who alternates on fast train No. 19 on the Now York division of the Pennsyl vania railroad , have been experiment ing with a 6 } foot locomotive to dis cover just what difference there is between the two classes in point of speed and economy. Englno No. 7.13 had boon especially ro-on forced at the Altoona shops for the purpose. She was allowed 1GO ] > ounds pressure , IiO pounds moro than Is ordinary allowed. This was not an otllcial test by the com pany , but was made by the two engi neers. Engineers and locomotive experts say that the larger engines travel faster than the smaller ones , A ( ij- foot wheel , In ether words , is moro con ducive to swiftness than the CJ-foot. The larger locomotives will run to Now York in fifteen minutes lcss > than it takes their smaller brethren , provided no Btops are made. In case of a great number df stops on the route the 011- gino with the 5J foot driving wheel will-show their rcaiy to the larger whcolors. In the thirty four stops be tween Philadelphia and Now York on the Pennsylvania railroad , the smaller locomotive will beat the engines with (51-foot ( wheels nearly twenty minutes when each engine is Dulling the snmo weight. All the local trains running between this city and Now York are hauled by the .smaller wheelers , and make the distance in about two hours and forty minutes where a stop is made at every principal station along the lino. A largo engine , under exactly the snmo conditions , could not travel the distance in less than thrco hours. The reason for this lies in the fact that the smaller wheels can be held under bettor control than the larger ones and hare a greater amount of leverage , being - ing closer to the ground. It has boon estimated that the small locomotives can bo stopped in about one-third the time that it takes for tlio bigger ones. The little fellows also Ifnvo the ad van tage of time in getting away from the station , and they can reach their great est momentum within ono minute nftor the start , while the engines with the OJ-foot wheels require t\\o minutes. The 65-foot wheels are also better adapted -for grades , and have fully 15 per cent bettor leverage than the OJ- foot engine , known as class "K. " As a natural conbcn.ucnco , in mountainous dtbtricts the former are invariably used. A test of hauling power reveals the fact the lormcr can haul fifty loaded passenger cars whi6 ! the big wheels at best only run away with twenty-five. In rainy .seasons the smaller iron horses can make bettor" time than the engines , with the largo driving-wheels , owing to the fact that the wheels of the latter have less leverage and slin more. All tests between < the two kinds in rainy weather are hence unfair as re gards the capability of each for the best speed. During wet wcathor the 5j-foot class will travel about llvo minutes faster per hundred miles. In dry weather , however , the superiority of engines with the (51-foot ( driving-wheel , or the class "K , " is clearly apparent. The 70 : ; ! o'clock a. m. train which leaves this cit.v for Now York is hauled by an engine of class "K , " tuid runs the distance in about ono hundred and fifty minutes. The best possible time that could bo made by the smaller locomo tives , or the class "P , " for the same distance and under the same conditions could not bo much less than two hours. It has boon estimated that class "K" can travel a mile , with a good load , in fifty seconds. The run on the Pennsyl vania railroad between Now Brunswick and Trenton , a di&tunco of twonty- seven miles , is made by the through trains in twenty-four minutes , or a frac tion loss than lifty seconds per milo. In point of economy the larger en gines are far ahead. A locomotive with a 51-foot driving wheel generally weighs about fifty tons and will consume 1,600 pounds moro fuel per trip than the larger engines. The reason for this lies in the greater exhausting power of Lho smaller engines. The larger locomo tives , however , use moro water , and en gineers line ! great trouble in gauging the exact amount required to run thorn. The Quality of water needed to run n "P" class engine , on the ether hand , can bo ascertained to a pound. This 5a seen in the different kinds of steam given oil by each. The bmallor engine has less dampness in its steam , and makes good use of every pound of water In the boiler. Careful tests prove that the larger engines are the best for speed and economy. Important. Do not let your drupgist palm oft on you any now remedy for colds. Insist on Dr. Hull's Cout'h Syrup or you will bo disappointed. "ISohold tlie world rests. " Hcadncbo nnd neuralgia have been cured by Salvation Oil , the great and infallible ) paln-rcuiody. Price 25 cents. Sheridan's KirHt Vote. Now York Tribune : "I was present , " says ox-President Ilaycs , "when General - oral ShnriUan cast the first vote and last of his life. McClollan was the can didate on the ono side and Lincoln on the othor. Sheridan had never voted , as ho was an array olllcor , but ho under stood that under the laws of Ohio nn Ohio soldier could vote , mid that there was to bo bomowhore in camp among the Ohio soldiers a polling place. IIo soon learned it was ' at my hcrtdquarlors , so ho came over t'ho day before and talked about it. ; [ never cast a vote before in my life , ' said General Sher idan , 'and I don't understand how to do it. ' Next day Shoriditn came over with General Forsyth , of Toledo , and Gen eral Crook , who albo wanted to voto. I passed the word around that Sheridan and Crook would vote about 0 o'clock , and 5,000 soldiers anil two brass bands were on hand. The polling plnco was a wagon , and throOj iion-coininibsionod olllcors were judgtisf.und two young follows clerks. I said I'd vote first , so ay to show Crook and Sheridan how it WUH dono. I was an old voter ; they were greenhorns. I btoppcd up and said to the judges : 'My nuiuo is Rutherford U. Hayes ; I vote in Hamil ton county , O , , in the Fifteenth ward. Cincinnati. ' All this was put down. Then Shorldan Btoppcd up. IIo was a little embarrassed , for all the men were looking at him. It was a now part for him to play. Ho looked at the judge , the iudgo stared at him. 'Your name , sir ? said thn judgo. with infinite dig nity. Shorldan upoho up : 'Philip II. Sheridan. ' 'In what state do you voter" asked the judge impressively. 'In Ohio , ' Sheridan replied. 'In what county''Perry / county. ' Then came the difllcult question : 'In what warder or township , airy aakod the judge , with solemnity. 'My father lives in Heading township , ' Sheridan replied in am cm- | OVERCOATS AT AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIME. We nre determined to reduc our stock ofOvorconts this month nnd offer the publican opportunity of buying a first class garment at a saving of 2 3 per cent. Wo prefer to sacrifice profit rather than carry over our enormous stock. The season has been unfavorable for the sale of winter clothing , and late buyers will now reap the benefit. ULSTERS in ENDLESS VARIETY ! Driving Coats , Fur Coats and Fur Trimmed Overcoats. CHILDRENS' OVERCOATS We have reduced several of our popular lines of Childrens' Cape Overcoats , making three grand bargain Lines at $4 , $4.50 and $5. Ages 13 to 17 ] Our Boys' Overcoat stock Is made very attractive by three popular lines of Over coats for boys from 13 to 17 years , at 85 , $6 and $7. Every garment guaranteed first class. No shoddy at any price. OMAHA BOSTON Freeland , Loomis & Co. NEW YORK DES MOINES Proprietors. barrassed way , for it was all new to him. Then Geneeal Crook stopped forward - ward , pulling his mustache nervously , as was his habit. Ho gave his name , and said he lived in Dayton , Montgom ery county. 'What ward , sir'thun dered the"judge. . 'I don't know'Gen- oral Crook said ; 'I always stopped at the Phillips house , though.1 'Oh , call it the First ward , ' I said , and down it went that way. In speaking with Sheridan - idan afterward ho said , with fooling : 'This is my first vote ; I don't ever ex pect to vote again , but I did want to vote for Old Abo. " Mother ! has your child got the croup ? Dr J. H. McLean's Tar Wine Lung Balm , is a safe and effectual remedy , pleasant to take and rapid in its action , 25 cents a bottlo. A Child's Cry. San Francisco Call ; My name is An thony Aunt , lam a drover , and live miles and miles away upon1 the western prairio. There wasn't a house in sight when I first moved there , my wife nnd I , and now wo have not many neigh bors , though those wo have are good ones. Ono day about ton years npo I went away from homo to sell my fifty head of cattle line creatures as I over saw. I was to buy sonic groceries nnd dry goods before I came back , and above all a doll for my youngest Dolly. She had never had a store doll of her own- only rag babies her mother raado for her. her.Dolly could talk of nothing else , and went down to the very gate to call after mo to got a big one. Nobody but a par ent can understand how full my mind was of that toy , nnd now , when the cat tle sold , the li'rst thing I hurried oil to buy was Dolly's doll. I found a largo ono with eyes that would open and shut when you pulled a wire , and had it wrapped up in paper and tucked it under my arm while I had the parcels of calico nnd dulaino and hugnr put up. Then , late as it was , I started for home. It might have been moro prudent to stay until morning , but I feltanxious to got back and eager to hear Dolly's praise about her Doll. I was mounted on a steady-going old horse and pretty well loaded. Night set in before 1 was a milo from town , and bottled down dark us pitch while I was in the middle of the darkest bit of road I know of. I could have foil my way , though. I remembered it so well ; and when the storm that had been brewing broke , and pelted the rain in torrents , I was llvo miles or maybe six miles from homo. I rode as fast as I could , but all of a sudden I heard a little cry like a child's voice. I stopped short and listonoo I heard again. I called and it niiBworod mo. I couldn't face a thing. All WUH as dark as pitch. I got down nnd felt around in the grass called again , and again was an- bworod. Then 1 began to wonder. I'm not timid , but I was known to bo drover , and to have money about mo. It might bo a trap to catch mo unawares and rob and murdci1 mo. I am not sup erstitious not very ; but how could a real child bo out on the prairie in such a night , nt such an hour ? It might bo moro than human. The bit of a coward that hides itself in most men showed it self to mo then ; but once moro I hoard the cry , and said I : "If any man's child is hereabouts , Anthony'ilunt is not the man to lot it die. " I searchouagain. At last I bethought mo of u hollow under the hill , una groped that way. Sure enough I lound a little dripping thing , that moaned and gobbed as I took it in my arms. I called my horse and the boast came to moand 1 mounted and tuck/nl ttio little soaked thing under my coat as well as I could , promising to take it homo to mamma. It facoincu so tlrodunU prutty boon criud itself to sleep on my bosom. It had slept there over an hour when I saw my own windows. There were lights in thorn , and I sup posed my wife had lit thorn for my Hakoj but when I got to the doorway I saw noiiiothliig was the matter , and utood btill with a dread of four of heart live minutes before I could lift the latch , At last I did it , and saw the room full 7 of neighbors , and my wife among them weeping. When she saw me she hid her face. "Oh , don't toll him , " she said , "it will kill him. " "What is it , neighbors , " I cried. "Nothing now. I hope what's that you have in your nrmaV1' "A poor lost child , " faaid I ; "I found it on the road. Take it. will you ? I've turned faint. " And I lifted the sleep ing thing and saw the face of my own child , my Dolly. It was my own , darling , and none other , that I had picked up on the drenched road. My little child had wandered out to moot papa and the doll , while the mothOr was at work , and they were lamenting her as ono dead. I thanked heaven on my bonded knees before them. It is not much of a story , neighbors , but I think of it often in the nights , and wonder how I could bear to live now if I had not stopped when I hoard the cry for help upon the road , hardly louder than a squirrol'3 chirp. That's Dolly , yonder with her mother in tho'meadow , n girl worth saving I think ( but then I'm her father , and partial , maybe , ) the prettiest and sweet est thing this side of the Mississippi. A Serious Charge. Chicago Tribune : "Mr. Glibbun , " said the wealthy bachelor , "I need your services. You are probably aware that I have occasionally paid attention to Mibs MillsapsV" "Yes " the . , replied lawyer. "Well , she has sued mo for damages to n largo amount. " " What charge does she bring ngainpt you ? " ' "She charges mo $100,000 for a broken heart. It's unreasonable , Mr. Glibbun ; it's extortionate , and I'll never pay it. " One word : one stop may make or mar ono's whole future. 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