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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : - MARCH 17. -SIXTEEN PAGES.
'FOR TWELVE DOLlil&i YEAR
How the Ohlnoao Goollo Works In
His Nntlvo Land.
A COUNTRY OF LABOR UNIONS.
The Rnrbcra * Union Can UrliiR the
Government to Torinn , nnd
' Even the Uocqnrfl
Ilnvo n. Guild.
IilllitutlnnVntoH. .
, CAXTOX , China , Fobrunry 22. [ Special
Correspondence of THE BBK Copyrighted. ]
1 hnvo como to Canton to nee liow our
Chinninca live nnil worlc nt homo. I no
longer wonder nt Chinese Immigration , to
America , for I hnvo had n taste of Chinese
cheap hiljor In China. U is from this district
that the bulk of our Immigration comes , and
there nro coolies hero nnd to spare. ThU
lirovlnce IB ono of the most thickly Bottled of
thu iirovliir.es Of the Chinese empire. It is
not quttu us big ns Kansas , but It contains
one-third as many people ns the whole
United States. Canton Itself Is bigger thnn
New York City , nnd a twelve mile radius
from Its center embraces , I nmtold , n popu
lation of tlirco millions. Tliero nro villages
outslilo as big ns Washington or Cleveland ,
nnd ninny of the small towns of the prov
ince have been living for years upon con
tributions from American Chinese laun-
dries. How tlio people swarm. Almond-
c'yed ' , yellow-faced , men , women and children
tratup upon ono another's heels , and the
thousand streets of the city nro moio
crowded thnn Broadway In front of Trinity
church at the busiest hour of { ho day. Every
one Is working , from the half naked , bare-
legncd man , who , with a hat as big ns n
parasol , carries great loads upon his shoul
ders , to the woman In pantaloons and short
Bklrt , who sculls the boat on the river , nnd
Jo the kccn-oycd merchant , who , In round ,
Slack cap and gorgeous ntlks , stands sur-
Wtindcd b.v bis shelves of flno goods. Kvcry
branch of business gees on and Canton Is ono
of the great manufacturing cities of the
< A'orld. With the rudest of tools these long-
jngrrcd celestials turn out the finest of
carving In wood and Ivory , nnd with the
weaving machines of a thousand years ago
they make dresses for modern Kuropc. I
Baw a Canton lumber mill this afternoon.
Two men sawed logs into boards with crosscut -
cut saws. They were naked , save a breech-
flout , and they moved up and down all day
for 10 cents a piece. Wages here and all
over China nro at the lowest ebb , and this
great human boo hive , continuing1 from one-
fourth to ono-thlrd of all the people in the
world , goes on with Its labor ns ijuletly as
though America did not exist.
IVOIIKN" AS DUALS.
What wonderful workers they are nnd how
they tue and pull and boll their keen brains
from morning Until night , all over the em-
pite. Fiom Poking to Canton I have found
thu streets of every city and village filled
with n pushing , hurrying throng , 1 have
seen half-naked linen sweating in carrying
loads that would bo heavy for a cart horse ,
and delicate'women doing thu work of drays.
Huinun muscle docs even more work in
China than in Japan , and the donkey and
the mule arc replaced by man. Hong Kong
is located at the base of a mountain , tuv.iy
up the sides of which the wealthier residents
have summer homes. The angle of the incline -
cline is ono of nearly forty-five degrees , and
alLibc. building ri ntprials for thcso houses
ni e earrlcinhUes up by cooties. Women in
Hong Kong carry-two great baskets of stone
fastened to potcs which they swing over their
( thoulders , and of the thirty thousand people
who make up the beat population of the
Hong Kong bay , the chief workers are
women. They vow boats with babies on
their backs nnd I see tncm standing ahd
scuUing wilh their little ones tied to their
shoulders.
Tbo cities are beo-hives of work. The
Dticetb are made up of cells open at the front
and full of manufacturer and tradeis.
Kvpi'i thing Is done by hand and the working
hours are from daylight until dark. I have
made inquiries into wages and I lind tticm so
low that they would baldly pay for the to-
bucco and coffee of our American laborers.
Coolies employed In foreign families get as
low as $3.50 n mouth and boardthemselves. .
Skilled COOKS receive ft a month and at Fee
Chow , ono of the wealthiest Chinamen of
the city , told mo that the wages of masons
were IS cents a day , and the best carpenters
iccctved but 20 cents. Women engaged in
inuking grass cloth , a sort of line , aio paid
from '
1\\O TO TIIIIKC CENTS A IUV ,
nnd un old missionary tells.mo ho can get ton
men to work \\liole day for $1 nnd leave 10
per cent to the man who hires them for him.
Hero in Canton the chlof means of convey- ;
'ncois by phalr. Tbo chair * are made of ,
wicker and covered with cloth so that they
look llko u box. This box is swung in the
center between two long poles , nnd ono man
walks In front with the two ! poles rcatlm * on
his shoulders and another walk behind hold
ing up the chair in the same way. The regu
lar native wugcs for such men is $5 n month
aud less , und in tno Interior the prices are
still lower. Ordinary lie hi bunds get
fiom3 to 4 cents a day with lood , und
skilled workmen receive from 5 to U
cents. Doctors who got as hlch as SO cents
a visit lu thu cities como down to 10 cents a
visit in the country , and engraVcra and paint
ers receive from IU cents to 12 cents u clay ,
Theatre actors are paid propoitlonutely low
lutes , nnd there nro no $5,000 a night Pattls
or Henry Irvings in China. The theatres ,
jnii know , last all day and half the night ,
und a troupe of thirty players will piny for
forty-clgnt hours for fao. Silk \\cavers and
silk rcclcrs are among the highest paid men ,
and their work can only bo douo when the
cocoons are ready for reeling. During this
timu the men work for weeks1 day and
nicht , nnd they receive from $1 to fin
n day. The grand avenigo of
sullied labor runs however about as fol-
lous ; Master worumcn receive 1 a
, wuok or J150 a year , anil workmen undnr
fl thcso ? ! .50 ji week , or f 78 a year. Young-
' Hters and females pet CO cants a week und
thcso nro considered good living wage * . For
them the laborer Oocs not growl as to the
boms of work , and the labor unions ( if China ,
tcguluto the hours only In the case of men
working bv the piece and not by the day.
v I.A1IOU TIKWOirOLY OUOAMZHI ) .
There is no country In the world where
luuor is so orimnUod as In China , nnd every
branch of employment bus iu trail o organ
ization or guild , Thcro are 1,700 wiioolbur-
lows hi Shanghai und the guild that these
belong to regulates the rate of faro
and tlio hours of work. Weavers have
u uuild , the barbers hnvo their trudos
unions , and even the beggars huvo their
association presided ever by a president who
assigns lo each his boat and who can punish
with hLs bamboo such as rofiibu to obey him.
Thcso guilds are very strong and their de
mands uro respected by thu covornmont. Tlio
bnrbois were for a long time prohibited from
the literary examinations , which nro tlio only
nasspotls tooflico. on the ground of their
doing engaged In a menial occupation. Tnoy
combined together lu diffciont parts of the
empire nnd tlio government hnil to como to
terms , Qneof the gioat luxuries In which
the Chl nman delights is the huvhif thu back
of hisBhouldcis and neck kneaded after Ilia
head is shaved , Thu bni bers concluded that
this was below their dignity and their union
forbade it. They also prohibited burlier *
from car cleaning during lliu lost six dtiya
of the year , ns nt this time tbcro Is bo much
head shaving IT do in picparation for thu
Now Year that tbcro is no time for dirty
cars ,
China bus , perhaps , moro barbers than any
other country in the world , and the Chlnusu
bend needs more attention than any other
head on the mole. The Chinese dude hat
hU head ihavod daily and the man is verj
poor who cuunot afford his weekly nhavc. A
jilaeo fs loft nt the crown about ns big around
ns a Hit otip nnd the hnlr which grows on
thl.i forms the cue. Tlio chlnnmnn has his
fnco shaved oven to the forehead and about
the eyes , nnd you find the harbors on the
streets , In Dhotis , Intho , country nnd In fact
everywhere. Itinerant barbers carry two
small ml ntools made of boxes In the shnpa
of ft pyramid in winch they hnvo drawers
containing their razors nnd basins. They
Bhnvfl without Rene nnd they use a two.
pronged piece of Iron with whlch.lhoy mnko
n nolso llko that of a mammoth tuning fork
ns the Mpn of their trndo mark. You hcnr
ils nolso everywhere throughout China , nnd
no of the commonest sights of thu streets
nd country roads is end of these barbers at
vorlc upon a patient.
Tin : ciiixr.sn nxzou
in the shnpo of an Isosceles trinnglo. It is
nado of rude steel , and many of them are
Mundcd up from worn out horse shoes
rhlch nro Itnportod from Europe by the
lousand * of barrels , nnd which are used in
nuking nil kinds of Chinese Implements ,
'ho rales of shaving uro very low , ranging
rom n few tenths of n cent to ten. cents and
norc , according to the class to which the
arbor belongs and to the standing of the
ustomor. Tlio barbels'unions fix the rate
f shaving for their members and they have
inos nnd penalties.
These labor unions regulates tlio laws as
0 apprenticeship. They fix the number of
pprontlccs that ono master may have , end
ho silk weavers union forbids tlio leaching
r employment of women. Apprentices ru-
eivo no wages. They work from thicoto
Ivo years and get only lood nnd lodging. No
inn cttn employ nn apprentice who has not
ervcd out Ills full time , and some trades
rovlde that only the sons and relatives of
ho workmen niny bo taught them. The
sunl penalty for acting contrary to the rules
f the guild is for ttio guilty member to pay
line to tlio guild , or to furnish a supper or
theatrical performance. These nro. how-
ivcr , for minor faults only.
In serious cases there is no punishment too
overc , nnd an employer who violated one ot
liu rules in regard to apprenticeships was
ot long ago
JIITTEX TO JllUTlt
1 See Chow , a city uot far from Shanghai ,
'Ills employer was a gold beater , and there
vas a great demand for gold leaf for the cm-
icror. 'Ibis man took more np ; > tentices than
he rules of the union prescribed , and In
coking n punishment for him the workmen
.xHicluuod that death was u necessity. They
bought that if a number of them engaged in
ho killing it would not bo possible to punish
hem all and biting In China Is not n capital
ffcnco. There were 128 men In this guild
.nd . thcso rushed at thu employer , each
aklng it bite. One man , the leader of tlio
ffalr. stood ovqr the rest , and in order that
II might bo implicated , no uno was allowed
x > quit the place without "Ms gums and lips
vcre bloody. Tlio murderer who took the
irst Into was discovered and beheaded , but
he others went free. Colonel Donby bos
ent a report of this affair to the state du-
iirtmcnt ut Washington.
The Chinese trades unions are against the
ntroduction of machinery. A sewing ma-
bine for tho'inakliig of Chinese shoes wns
Icstroycd at Canton not long ago , and a
triko was caused here by tlio importation
if sheet brass for thu making of cooking
itcnsils , as this would Injure thu business of
ho brass hammerers. As a rule , however ,
trikes are not very comfnon. The organira-
ions of both employers and laborers are
ueh that it pays to settle tnnttcis by urbi-
ration.
The oflicials of the cities arc , as a rule , ou
he side of the workmen in cases of trouble ,
us the employers are the capitalists , and by
laving u cause against them they are aolo to
squeeze money out of them for the scttlo-
ncut. For this reason the employers wish
o havens few labor tioublcs ns possible.
Speaking of employer's union , all classes
f the Ctilneso business men have their
Builds and these are almost as old as tlio
country. Ono of the llncst club bouses of
Ohina is that of the Canton merchants of
? oo Clioo. It is made up of a great number
of ilnoly finished rooms elegantly turnislied
n Chinese fashion and located in the bust
tart of the city. Here the merchants como
o drink tea and to chat. They have a
emplc and a theater connected with it and
thu club consists of 500 members. I visited
at Shangtml sonio ofthe , llnesi specimens of
Cfhmosa 'architecture 1 have teen. They
were guild halls belonging to ten and rlco
merchants and they had wonderful gardens
of caves and rocks built up in the busiest
part of the city. These guilds regulate the
lommcrco of China. They Hx the rate of in
terest , the time on which goods may be sold ,
: ho weights and the standards of goods. A
ncmbcr using different scales than the one
prescribed is lined , and a man acting con
trary to the guild can , in ninny instances not
go on with his business. One of the drug-
gist's guilds has Just adopted some
iiew rules which ho befote me. These pro-
cnbo that accounts shall bo settled tlirco
times ovcry year , und that a discount of 0
; > or cent may bo alloivcu on cash transac
tions. No member in the guild shall be per
mitted to trade with the otticrs while ho is
n debt to a member of the guild , and any
mcn.ccr who violates tlu-sc limn ahull pay
for two theater plays for the guild
and for the drinks und a feast for
twenty members. Some of these guilds pre
scribe that promissory notes shall be dated
on the dav of si.ilo and all of them fix the
rules of giving credit. The bankers' guild
11 x all mutters relating to interest , and these
different organizations-make the dealings of
foreigners with the Chinese more safe than
such dealings would bo in other countries.
ThcChtuuinun respects his contract and if he
does uot his guild makes him.
As tn the Hours of work in China carpen
ters w ork cloven hours In summer and nine
in winter , and masons work half an hour
longer. Thgro Is
NO SU.NIUY IIHBE
nnd your Chinaman wonts week in and week
out. At the last of the year bo gets abjut
ten days off and altogether ho has les > s than a
score of holidays. On thu Chlnc&o farm
everyone of the family woiks , and children
of six and seven have their daily labors.
Fni in laborers get from 10 to 15 cents a day
nnd meals or from TO cents to $1.05 n week.
By the mouth tncy arc paid from $1.50 to S3
and board und $13 a year with board and
lodging is big piiv. If a Chinese farm hand
woiking from daylight to dark the year
through can save ( > , lie does well. And us
it costs him only about $4 a year for his
clothing , ho Is sometimes able TO do
this. At the end of perhaps twenty years ho
has saved enough to buy hiiuhclf n furui , and
the average Chinese farm in many of the
provinces is not moro than tivo acres. In
some cases the holdings are as low us one-
sixth of an aero and tenant farmers rent out
a number of these tracts for half tlio crops.
The stock of n binall Chinese fanner consists
of a coupln of pigs , a few fowls und a water
buffalo , n sort of u cow which Is used hero
for ploughing and working. A man wife and
two children can -live well off two acres.
Thlcr diet is rice , vegetables and tea , and ut
festive times they hnvo a bit of pork , a fowler
or some CUR.
Tlfo living ot tbo laborer in the cities Is
oven worsu than this , und the mud hut of
the farmer is better than tbo homo of a city
workman. The average laborer of the city
has three meals u day , nnd thcso consist of
BIIit tisu , vegetables und rice. Ho outs meat
only three or four times a year , and the house
in which lie lives rents from $ J u year and
upwau's. ' Many families own their own
houses which hiivo grown throupn genera
tions and which include the whblo clan
within their walls. Some such houses huvo
from fifteen to twenty little rooms and 100
occupants Is not uncommon. A Chinese
house with tnreo looms bus n kitchen , dining
room and bedroom. Its furniture consists of
n rude table , benches without backs ,
n kanrf or ledge covered with mat
ting upon which thu t > ropla sleep
und beneath which a fire burns ,
ondaraiiguot brick with nu opening for
cooking. In the southern provinces beds of
boiuds uro used instead of kangs. A plcco
of matting is thrown over this und the
sleepers Ho with wadded com falters wrapped
around thorn. Such accommodations make
them fairly happy , nnd there are millions In
China who are snuslled with them.
As un Instance of the poverty of the boat
people in China , in coining from Hou ? Kong
to Canton wo anchored In tlKTuildst of u city
of boats. U is estimated that one-third of a
million people nro born , llva und die
Ll'ON 1I1U WATEIIS OK Till : IllVIill.
at Canton. They live from what they can
earn und pick up upon the river and they
carry on u regular business , employing their
assistants. The nvtrago wages of boatmen
in from ftO to $12 a year and foodand dining
our voyage two rats which were killed on the
Blup wora throw n out lo ono of thcso boat
families. They were grabbed at with avidity
und thu thanks our captain received were un
bounded , Long before you have read this
letter they will have douo their pare la mult-
ing muscle for the boatman who ate thorn ,
end dog and pat meat are Rtnont ? the other
foods which sustain tbo lives of the.se ir.cn.
1 Imvo pursued luy studies of labor In Can-
on largely In company with Consul Seymour -
mour , nnd I went .yesterday to the the flour *
ng mills which here compcto wlch our Min
neapolis millers. They consisted of n series
of mill fltones , ono lying above another and
two constituting , a mill ; the motive power
was n wntor buffalo , the ugliest species ot
cow that God ever made , and the driver was
nhnlt-nnkcd roollo. A dozen of these buffalos -
falos and coolies and two dozen stonca made
up the big establishment wo visited , and
it is in this Wny thnt n greater
part of Canton's flour is ground. The
rudest of machinery only is permitted
In China. The pcohlo will not allow 'steam
boats to go on the rivets In the Interior except -
copt in these plnpqs lnl1 | down In. the treaties ,
and the small cargo bontH Which do the trndo
of the canals have puddle wheels which nro
turned by gangs of men , and the other hoots
nro moved by ores hnu sails. Anyone In
traveling through China linn perceive Uio ig
norance of the pcoplo ns to labor-saving np-
| ) llnnces , nnd the learned Doctor Mncgownn ,
who has lived in China for nearly half n cen
tury , nnd to whom I nm Indebted for ninny ot
Iho figures nnd facts of this letter , tolls mo
that n frco press would do moro than any
thing clso lo bring the country to nn accent-
nnco of the best things In our western civili
zation. FIUNIC Q.
/V March Wave.
Tho' from the uklos were flowing1
Doth ley sleet nnd rauu
And blttor winds xvoro blowing
With all their might and main ,
Storm bontcnl undefended !
*
Two arms so wnu nnd whjto
Were pleadingly extended
Out In the chilly night 1 '
Alas ! In nil the city.
Tho' winds blow sham nnd keen ,
No hand nppoar'd ' In pity
To rescue from that .scene
. The waif so brnls'd'ntid shntter'd ,
So morcilosMy hurt , '
Out on n clothcs'llno bnttor'd ,
Mulroonoy's Sunday shirt I
Kiilck-IviuiulCH.
Now York World : Puihlcif's over
coat varnish.
Fishes ( spawn ) their olTsprin 3i
Done with the pen adead'plg. '
Can the caves of old oceans bo culled
salt rheums ?
When a man hasn't a roil cent ho gets
blue.
Can a "dealer in extracts bo called a
dentist ?
Capital oxorcibo at the .bank turning
over money.
Can eloping be called body snatching ?
If a hennery is a pen for hens , is chic
ory a pen for chickens. . .
Postage stumps know their places
when they have been licked once.
Are book-worms good for bait ?
Pigeons on loaht is worth two in the
bush.
Docs cough-y agree with consumpt
ives ?
School girls are always looking for
rain-beaux.
"How long can a man live without
brains ? " ubked a professor of a rustic.
"I don't know , " reulled the latter.
"How old are you yourself ? "
THE BABY INCUBAToR.
How Iiittle Florence llyull is Nursed
in a 11 ox.
Miss Vieth , who Is the head nurse in
the maternity department of the
Women's Hospital , at 2 00 North College -
lego avenue , says the Philadelphia
Press , was leaning very tenderly ever
very binall Florence Ryalls , yesterday
afternoon , when she told the interest
ing story of how the unusually diminu
tive Florence is being cared for.
Miss Florence is in a box , which she
occupies yith a thurmomoter , a baby's
night slip , two sponges and four hot
water bottles , and she is very well con-
bideriiig all circumstancesaccording tn
Nurse Vieth , who has her in constant
charge.
She is gaining ilesh daily , alid cries
and kicks and sleeps , which is all that
can be asked in the way of entertain
ment , life and trouble from a miss bo
young and so small , and who is under
going an experiment such as has never
before been experienced , on this side of
the water.
Misb Florence Kyalls was born in the
maternity ward of the Women's Hos-
yital nine dayb ago. Her birth was premature -
mature by ono month , and bhc was hot
expected to live from the moment her
black eyes llr t opened on daylight , but
since she was put within the four'walls
of the rectangular box which she now
occupies her improvement has boon so
great that Nur o Vieth says positively
now thnt she will in a month or so de
velop into a fine and blooming biby. :
The box or machine , or whatever it
may be called , in which Misb Florence
does hcrcrying , kicking and slcqpiiig ,
came from Paris about a month ago. It
was one of the four which \yoro bj-ought
to this country for the first'titne. and
thib is the primary opportunity tliutlins
occurred for Its UbO in baby raising.
The idea of its practical use' . , is 19 care
for prematurely born and. exceptionally
weakly infants who withbutJt uoula
undoubtedly die. " >
Nur&o Victl ; says that Miss Florence
Rynls , would unquestionably , have
died hod it not been for this moiui ot
prcbt-rving her life. When slip was
born she weighed jus > t 1500 grammes ,
and now , \\ith a steady daily' increase ,
she has reached the gratifying weight
of 1720 grammcBt with every prospect of
a further increase. She is weighed' ' reg
ularly everyday on a pair of scales con
taining such n , tin scoop as'grocers ube
to dole out sugar , and the dally record
of her avoirdupois is kept oir'n. slate ,
livery hour she is fed by her mother ,
who 'is improving comfortably in the
matcrnitv ward , and she tukea.it each
meal one tcaspoonful and a hall of
nourishment , mid .seoins to show an ex
cellent appetite.
The box In which Miss Florence at
present makes her honib is a trillo ever
a yard long and about two foot wide. It
is made of walnut wood , nnd the top Is a
plate of glass. The extremely young
lady lies on a soft blanket wrapped in
her nightslip , The air is admitted from
the lower section of the upper end ol
the box and pss es over four Dottles
HUpd with hot water boforoult reachob
* rno occupant. At the foot of the b.iby
nro two sponges strung on u cross .bai
ever which the air also passes , thus
keeping the atmosphere moist , The
imouro air escapes through a small fun
nel directly o\or the baby's head. Sur
mounting the funnel is a gluts tube in
which iu Hxed n steel regulator , in the
Minpo of a windmill fun , which is kepi
constantly turning by the escaping air.
The minute the regulator ceases revolv
ing the nuroo knows there is something
wrong insults the box. The tempera
ture Is kept roiibtantly at 80s Fahren
heit by tlio hot-water bottles , two ol
which uro filled alternately with watoi
at a heat of 110s. The temperature is
thus never permitted to vary moro than
n half of a degree , and very seldom that
much.
The apparatub is the invention of M
Muthleu , a French physician , and has
boon used with great success in eavltif ,
the lives of Dromuturely-born children.
Formerly the. only method pursued in
such cn&oa was tokeopthu bubv wrappei
in cotton , and it was not effective ii
many cases.
An Absolute Curo'
The OUHJWAIj AUIETINE OINTMENT
U only put up in largo tuo ounce tin boxes
and U an absolute euro for old sores , burns
wounds , i-hupped hands , and all skin crui > -
tions. Will positively euro all kinds of piles
Ask for the OIUG WAL , AWKTINK O1NT
MENT. Sold by Ooodmun Drug Co. , ut 25
cats ( > er box by wlaUt 0 cents.
IN TIIJi ROCKIES ,
ExolUnpr iftcborlonooa In the Loon-
tion1q bo .Unlou Pnclflo ,
U/nna
ANDREVflJ ° hoSEWATEn'S STORY.
' { '
Mldwlutlir SUrtiKKlcH With the file-
ntontl/l'n'jid / ' the Indians Ton *
Ksoapo Down the
in n Skiff.
StoHes of Advonturo.
Mr. Antlrow Rosowntor , ox-onglnoor
of tlio city of Omntm , lias not always
uooii ensconced in the comfortable qvuir-
Lora ho now ocuplcs in the Pnxlou build
ing but had urouphcd it" on the fron-
Llor in former years. It occurred to
Till ! BKIS inun that thogontloumn could
a tale unfold tlmt would nrovo highly
interesting- these who yearn for
truthful Btbrioa of adventure on tlio
plains. Therefore Mr. Rosuwator'wnh
naked for u.brief nurnitlvo of his expe
riences in locating the line of the trans *
continental railways ever the Hookies' .
"Twenty-two years ago , " said ha , ' !
started with thirteen others on Jh $
Union Pacific train from Omulm to ex
plore and determine dotlnitoly
the route of the Union Pa
cific ever the Black Hills run go
and westward to Utah. At that thiio
the railway was completed and In op
eration as far west : is North Platlo ela
tion. The weather was very similar to
that wo are now enjoying1' , nnd to a'cor-
tain extent tlio entire winter had boon
of the sane ) open nature ns has Char
acterized this one. BuUwo had scarcely
reached North Platlo when u terrible
snow storm set in all ever the valley and
oxtrcmo cold weather followed. Wilhtn
a week of our departure [ while wo
were in camp the temperature foil to
" 8 ° below zero , and we had to
force .our way through snow tivcvaglnj ;
nearly a foot in depth from 200 to 300
miles. On the banks of Crow crook wo
were temporarily delayed by the snow ,
and improved the time involved in lay
ing off the town site of Cboycnne.
There word rte habitations to spcal of
within sixty niilcs of the place , but wo
accepted the 100 acres that were glycn
to each of us in the general apportion
ment of the tract surrounding the new
town site.
"From Crow creek we turned towards
the Cache La Poudro valley , then
sparsely settled by a few scattcring'far-
uiers neaf'what ' was then known as Fort
Collins.L'Ub intensity of the cold and
the deptfio'rihe snow heightened the
hnrdbhipH qfulho journey , and caused
nearly evury one in the party to become
snow blind. * The suiter in gs.of tl o sur
veyors fiiora''this ' malady wore severe ,
and theyliiStcu in each cato between a
week nnd.ftqu , , days , but fortunately we
were nati'jall stricken at the
same timo.v We also had to contend
with a scarcity of wood , and it was dif
ficult to secii'ro ' fujsl for cooking in the
morning , an , | } oycning aid ( absolutely
IMJUP was > toilto hadifoi iieatingpur.poscs ,
L > ub wo tnndo * . the best -effort to
retain the 'WAlural heat of our bodies
by banking up . the tents with
snow. At one ranch that put a period
to a wenrisoine.day'a tramp through the
deep snow , failing to secure wood for
our supper from tno rancher's limited
supply of fuel , in the face of an offer of
$100 a cord , wo were compelled to take
the roof fron\ono of his stables , despite
his threat that the military would be
called to punish us. Upon our arrival
at the foot of the mountains wo camped
in this vivlloy nearly two weeks , owing
to our inability to cross the range in the
snow , and began our surveys early in
April from Fort Saunders , on the we&t-
ern side"of the Black Hills range , an
other party being detailed to conduct
experimental surveys on the Black Hills
range to determine the best crossing1
there , while wo wore instructed to select
the route1 across the main body Of the
Rocky input ) taius.
"Wo made excellent progress for the
first ten _ days after leaving .Fort
Saunders , and then met neiv'difticultios '
in the shape of Indian raids. An In
dian war hud broken out all oyer the
country , and everywhere could bo seen
evidences -of the movements of largo
bands of Indians , the burning of ranches
and the destruction of everything
within roach of the marauders. Near
Rock Springs u detachment of our
party was surrounded by Indiana
and Stephen Clark , a nephew of
Horace F. * Clark , then vicoirtisident
of the Unibn Pacific railway , was' ' rid
dled .vith arrows and scalped. Another
man in the detachment namod.Muollei.1 , ,
a brother of the music dealer at Coun
cil Bin Us , was in the midst of the hos
tile Indiaus , and but , for the timely
charge of homo of our men ho would
have shared the fate of Clark , Evety-
thing upon the field , instruments and' '
nil , was immediately abandoned , and
for several' ' days we wore compelled' '
to remain behind rile pits within our
camp until reinforcements could be had
from Fort Saunders. To secure these ,
two of oui'-'t on volunteered to charge
through ljj | $ , ' Indian camp at night , by
keeping1 fOiijiho divides and cotnmuni-
6ate OirecV\v'lth the commaudqr of Jlhat
post.Inntnll | they were successful , and
three days viator an escort of fifty men
was furivishiid us &o that wo wore enabled - ,
ablod to continue our work.
"Whilovtbcso events were happening
on the wctfl/yjojio of the Rockies a sim
ilar party T3akinj ( surveys on the east
slope waji { attacked and Mr. Hill , a
brothor-in-faw of Byron Reed , of this !
city , andth9 , , engineer in charge , was
killed , hay ng been riddled with ar
rows in e , dttspornto attempt to cheapo
through -this Indian lines towards his
comrades ? * ' This occurred near what
is now kiijcwp as flilUdalo station which
serves as'nT-fnstitig ' monument to the
victim.
"Tho exaggerated reports of these
outrages and other depredations that
wore being committed on all sides at
this time , induced several of our party
to abandon the trip , and three person's
escaped in u skiff down thePlutte river ,
traveling at night and hiding in the
day , finally reaching Fort Kearney and
the railroad tlmt convoyed them east.
But our party was recruited from ranch
men in the vicinity who had been com
pelled to leave their claims on account
of the Indian war. One of * these \nt4
served us guide for us nnd another
hunted nnd cooked fresh meat. The
party with its strength thus eupplu-
iiiented again resumed its hazardous
work aim made slow but stoudy head
way until the main crossing of the
Rocky mountains was determined upon
at a depression 00 feel lower than was
orlRlnallycontomplnloiI. . This crossing
effected wo were confronlofl by the
great task of pushing Burvoys over ft
country that wni almost an absolute
desert and comparntivoly unknown with
no roads or crossings of streams devel
oped nnd affording Insufllciont pastur-
ngo for our homos. Our labors were
not lighlcncdljy n limited knowledge
of the location of springs nnd other
sources pi wntor supply. This whole
country was formerly known as the Hod
dosort.
"To facilitate the work of our party
in crossing this alrotch of country ,
Percy T. Brown and four others started
out on horseback to roconnoltor the
proposed route. Its barrenness was so
strikingly manifest tlmt all thought of
Indians had long ago been diflinlRBod.
In fact , wo beheld scarcely a living
thing after the consummation of the
crossing. Still on this reconnoltoring
trip Brown and his men were unox-
pcetodly surrounded and ambuscaded
by several hundred Indiansv who had
hidden tlicnibolvos nnd ponies in the
dry , circuitous bed of a deep ravlno ,
whoso banks were covered with high
nago brush. In the the strligglo that
ensued , and while our' men were trying
to make their way to a neighboring
summit , Mr. Brown was shot in tlio ab
domen. Ills men abandoned ( heir
horses , picked up the wounded man
and charged up the hill , dotormlnod to
save his scalp. In this they were suc
cessful. The Indians scrambled ever
the booty in the shape of horses and
accoutrements loft by the while men
nnd allowed them to make the summit
nearest at hand. There the parly re
mained until under cover of tlio dark
ness of. the night they carried Mr.
Brown on the slocks of their guns a
distance of fifteen miles to the stage
road , where ho soon afterward died and
wns temporarily buried.
"Wo were again delayed by this
fatality , anil wont Into camp to con
sider matters.
I think it will bo bettor to finish mystery
story for this week right hero nnd to
relate the rest of my experience In next
Sunday's issue of your paper.
Wo recommend the use of Angostura
Bitters to our friends who suffer with
dcbpopsia , hut only the genuine , manu
factured by Dr. Siegort & Sons.A *
druggists.
TINY GIRLS IN POLITICS.
Tlio Vounei'Ht lliirrlHon Club In flio
United Kuilcfl.
Politics for is not Unusual
L Ulltlwn iUl women ID 1IUU till U1IU
thingnonudiiys , but politics rcal.h - ,
overy-duy politics for little girls is por-
haps"bomcthiiig - now. Probably St.
Louis , btvys the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ,
is the first city in the United States to
form n "Little Girls' Harrison dub , "
but such IB the sober fact. This proiuib-
] ( organization , which is now u ll.xtui o ,
is comnoscd of little irirle , with republi
can proclivities , who attend the Stoudnrd
and the Divoll schools , und who live in
the west end. The ngcs of the little
ones i-nngo from three to twelve years ,
and there is homo genuine enthusiasm
among the members of the club. The
club was formed in September last , nnd
found its suggestion in debates on the
merits of the two candidates for the
presidency. The most -prominent on
Lhe Harrison side of the question met at
the residence of Mabel Ross , 2801 Gam
ble street , und the formal organization
of the club wns undertaken.
Eureka.
Tlio motto ol California means , ! have
found it. Only in tlmt lund of sunHhine ,
-.where ) the orange , lemon , olive , fig nnd
grupobloom and ripen , and attain their
highest perfection in mid-winter , nro
the herbs und gum found , that arc u&ed
in that pleasant remedy for nil throat
and lung troubles.
SANTA ABIE the ruler of coughs ,
asthma nnd consumption. The Good
man Drug Co. has been appointed agent
for thib valuable California roincdynnd
hells it under n guarantee at SI ti bottle.
Three for $2.50.
Try CALIFORNIA CAT-R-CURK ,
the only guaranteed cure for catarrh.
' , bv mail $1.10.
Fine Cntlery and Tools ,
First Door West of Postoffioe ,
AND SUSPENSORY.
PATENTED Auc. 16 , 1887. lupnovta TEB. 1,1880.
DR. OWEW'B E1KCTHO-
GALVANIC BODY BELT
AND CUbPiJJSORY > rt
to cart ttie fet
. - - _ KM tumrt/iAll
LKRheumftUc , CampUinti ,
UtLurab jt > , Oaienl and
e-v .
JDtblUty. 3ci >
Sexual Eihiuition AVmf
. - ' "B * ' Bodjr. Ulitxci
canted by-W/ ' -IniI.fretipni' ! In Youth , Age , M r-
riedorElnHCf cttUre. , l f el .IIdi. . , | ! lruiulD |
lo tbo womb > Jl > or poolul oremoi of mtlr or fcra 1 < .
tTy' l > T TI ) IIKKCOSHIDI-K 1'iKTItS OS 10 1UIK 1RI1L.
OF ; . O'JVCN'S ELEGTRiC INSOLES i muuie.
Ko ec. roitaso for r n IIIuitr.le.1 r.urbln , llcb lllf |
* " | "
"lrowxH ErSorraio BELT a ApriiAMCE co !
aoo North Broad war. UT. ] X3UIH. MO
f
ELEGTHIG DELT
AHD TRUSS
GOHBttiED.
DR. ISRAEL'S
EIXOTHO-QAIVANIO
Ow < ' > i ctrio Dclt AlUthmtn _
wcro wllh cue ftod oonforl. Yb eur *
uudt olU r > tri i ( . Tbli Ii Ibe CDl ;
t ctrlo Irtu ted helt * v r ictil * . Il
lljyttir * ! . ( rt > > 30 i. lin < ! . ) . . > ( r full dt.frlpilooof Ur.
Owra Cltclr O lruilo Rclu tfploil ApnlUoeti. Tr ci * bl
lcol j < Bd & . for FKIK llluttr ti rtwpl'lti blcb will t
M&lroala pUlyiulad DV I | J * . Bol4 omlj \ > j lb
OWEH k-LEOTHIO BELT t AFPLIAHCE CO.
UOO North Blo < l .iir BT LOUJB-Ma
from the
olTacU of yonthtul
crron , early decay ,
Icot manhood ,
am lor homo car0.fr0 of clmrtre.
WiXU , JJOOUUO. CONN.
NESS U
14
tollrtl
rn 4 TUtUU
4 M !
'J ' THE CHIMNEY COMER I WILL IN COMING DISTRIBUTE YEAR i
$79366 $ !
AMONG ITS SUBSCRIBERS.
CO-OPERATION ON A * PRACTICAL BASIS.
IMtrmliwI t < i InctMu rar nl nl4lm Hit la IM.OOO trtlWn IK * i
Uftt VO diyt , w thtll dbtrlbuu among tmr tohwllWrt ! ! ! terlp-
linn i o u ( .T I wi. A vonaun H l luMiirt l < Urn Ullrd trw ii
fall wlUimdlimi coratn4
thfx > nrurM wo triHLT rimiins ' i >
M KklM. H oot Till * ttakl * h * If * * * ! * F i
ivmith * numWr f Vrr * I K | > > IMm ) f | J * r nilMJKT
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ittl * l 4101t 't With * * r rt 4
ihi OwnmmUl JUf # IH * < V tf rtprr . . . .IU.MD
TM lllm . . . , , . . . / . . , , ; , |
t. , vtien th rnorruo-n mm efTtt SM will M UUtHtwtM j , r uint. . .
ttYftraonr IS.Sirl wb uV thobnt ( unioiMto th uuraUr w ltrn li
. ( ' k. . . , , . ( IM )
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lril.ut "irr loiuU < : rlUnuti lnfii * rt U.itiiuinV rokerD li cointh * jlut 3r
eont&lirtt
I HulwrlUor MftklmcNoit Dost OUOM. 1,1100 8tuf , Kborl fclorUi < i .
: nee , itb r Ulrrmrl ArlltlM. . . * 4 < M
J " B " inni > ( Itlct llfot. . . | , W
line ) 'I.CIIH , 1,0X1
10 .10 " sou 4,000 twrtlnR IM lUIfrll. mDft
1 an " ion unoi > I tk I. Iho "
no no " in n,7 o
f 100 100 ' fttf none tuOJI
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in
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r.ooo noon- in.ono
fiOltt no id1 n.diu
. Presents , nmmmUnu to 070'JoU
All who r < m < nnUunj M nnlitt | > r ' * ' mo" " " ' > wripl. n l CMMIT
Coiut.or II W * it jrnt'i tnliMtlitlan n.l 3 tu ii tourMiM Jnd tAtmi
tnttred on our mtrtf riMI. l x > li o ° n " tKfl [ l" l" ' Wi nlr
, or IUMWIyo nw.y nukt. When our uUerllion | Inokiilnnr
ilh'rlctom ( If dnlrtdi.of Ui | rtl imrtlnf Mijlhtt * InlfinMf.
low * lrton jutM the correct immwr , tnn l o on'nnot0 ' B" 1 ' * "nl * v" '
' iwirdrl tin 15,000 , the i il 11,000 , nd M m. no
Ilavlnir lionn lu the l ultir IIOVY nuny innuilun Utn r TM 1for jwirt ,
you an Juil IU11 lo | n ( Ibo cvnftl numUr _ , Iboti
ninny > i > nrTK troulil ta ftreiire on ot tli M < pr , * mi. tnJ it tl. r ftro Ibwi' ? *
lint iniiko n TiilKO Btato- .nli.t imtlltronn ( ill r hiu\t ct llitinwu ttrlljfJ
inniitorralllnun under- ( IMofindUlwirlntaintKlwckrt.
Juupunllzo Inkln i which liuslnos would * THE CHIMNEY CORNERS
n litcemryl l l for 111 * Inlotmtllxu ot tboM vlio > > not
icputatlun , rciiruEout * R en II , vrt will sif Hint till 110l seOlcoliimniiti < r
I lit ; years of ( ( ill. ( iirat > lu it "llu l r't WetUr 'I , lour \t < a b ln ! .j' '
I.ntlrWuitr.t < xl. Tlrtre It constant norr uloa ot now p
UraetioDs , Iwth lltertry aniX rtl lle' tnd IU contrail trt Ulflilf luUttftllnc tuil liuU ucUv
HAVE A HIICCQ ml tuUcribt t cne > . l.o
Tlio ox MAMl A bUCOa tnuml H.l Sun , iir , iniko
B oT n rniumlttra row Ui hippypoiwmor of 13.000. 1C ) rou don't cttll'0
of llvo Rllbscrlhors will lirrnt iwirJ Uwre tr Hflot tlmtcei ( or Ul.tr itunt
be jmtcl t njln ( rota II 0 lo < IOU9 tub , Q
return , Unit they may
liniir % vllnc H < o the fair . _ liriukmliiilonriUtwtchirctl.
inbicrlbtrt | lic utln t | xitlon toobulnlilich 14
nntl linparlliil ( ll lrllu-
InirilM , and we eiu rrtum U tbeiu all prollta
tlcnt ol tmliHcrlborn
our
" * ' * '
Nlmro of tlio prullU lutMrft" ! ! ! f ll'lBSEVtoilRl II a' well e
Anjr nrmnUte Af f ney wllllf llfto tor , , MClCOKSCU > nU rl > ( Uinr . '
I our tiMutlfil UlnttriUd I > lMr rix fa hill. HI. , our rurrtw * M f ,
( , (1 ( cr 3 ) Uken tht ntnt . . ' ' - ' if <
/erred. Scn < l In lmmMUl ljr with your luetl vvltlch nay trliij you 15.000. B iiiMnber
( ill ia "nothing ritk , nolliln win "An lnv lmtnt ot tounli rai ; tnini you 3,000. Wrlle m
TU UAV. mij ecur * on * of the 13.609 i\rardt Don t boftiut * or you tniyloM tbo ( nmtlnl opportunity oj yonrllC * . , , n
W lute M t ldi > re v f and of tl.OOO cuh , ( Independtut c { tligoUirrca > Ut > reiinU onnwinoecl ) ( o U
dlitrlbmMimonllutflritn < r rion > rcplrlnitothL > kdruUiuneiitufollowi : Tothlrttpn > n1llOOt
. lolt ieconJIM | loth * thlhJ. l loll.e fourth , Il5i to Ui * lull tO , llOeuh ) tl.o tiflttO , 3 ci | Ujl D M ) , Wcitjl !
I IheutitlOO. JcacIi | lbn itCO IIh IVinotdeliyt Tnr f or * preunt out of thli rrwrv * fund.
A0.dr i. CHIMNEY CORNER , 07 A O9 Dearborn Otroot , Chlonso , . III.
BHffeirncr : P tk tUt'l Ptok ,
The HUSSEY&DAY COMPANY
Sanitary Plumbing !
Steam and Hot Water Heating !
Gas and Electric Chandeliers !
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LARGEST STOCK. FINEST SHOWROOMS tVCST OF CE3ICAO1 *
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always reasonable as lirst-clabs work will nllow.jigj Twouty-flyo years' practi
cal experience. Vlbitora to our ahowrooma always welcome.
THE HUSSEY & "DAY COMPANY
409-411 South I5th Street.
DEWEY & STONE
Furniture Company
X. a/
A mountflcciil display of cvcrtithlny niefitJ anil ornamental In the fuyn4
tnrc maker's art at reatoiutble priccn.
HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR , , t *
Hardware and Cutle
3/ec/iajjiC.s' 2ools , FineJtronzo Builders' dooil9 anil Buffalo
1405 Douglas St. , Omaha.
OMAHA
MEDOALa-d ! SURGICAL INSTITUTE
N. W. Cor. 13th & Dodge Sts.
foil THE THK.tTUEXT OX A 1,1.
Appliance for Doformltles and Trossei.
Dust ( nclllllei. ttppiratiin and rumedlci for * ccnM
ful trentroont nt averf form of dlieme roqulnni
lleillial or Sarelcal TraitnienU
FIFTY ROOMS FOR PATIENTS.
Uo > rd and attondaiico ; boil botpllAl accomuixla.
tlnnt In tuo wait.
WIIITII run CIUCULAHS on Deforinltliii and Uraco ,
Trunci , Club Kect , Curvnture of tba Splnp , 1'llui ,
Taroari. Cane jr. Catarrli. Hronchiui. Inliiklatloii ,
Klcclrlcitx. r rnlr l . Kpllopir. Kl.lnoj. madder ,
Kjv , Bar , Hkln and Illood.nnd nllUurKlcal oporatluni.
Diseases of Women a Specialty.
BOOK ON DIBKAHKS or WOMEN VUKX.
ONLY BELIABLE MEDICAL INSTITUTE
MAKIXQ BFKl'IAI.Tlf OT
PRIVATE DISEASES.
All Illood Dlscaici succotifully treated. Brplillltlr
Polronraiaofed ( ram Uio irHuiu wlllioul murcurx ,
Nuw roitoratlT * trcatmaat ( or Ion ol Vllul r.iwcir.
Perwini unable lu i'\l \ us mar be triune d at hoaiu tif
cotroiDODdupc-e. All coinmuile llimi ronttdvntul.
lldJIclnn or InUruroecu tunt l > t wall orexpron ,
T irti)7 ) packe'l , no marlca tu InoRato content ! or
ecoder. One uoraooal Inlrrviuw preferred , Call anil
roniultui or end lilitcrrof your emu , nnd we will
tend In ( ilaln wrapper , our
BOOK TO MEN , FREEI
Upon Private , Hpeclul or Ncrroui l > i < eu ei , Iinnrv
Uncr , BrpbilUUlvot nnd Varlcucele , wllli qnetuon
lln. Addrvn
Oma/ta Medical and tiurgical Institute , or
UK. McMdVAIIlY ,
Cor. 13th and Dodge hti. . - OMAHA. NUM.
PATRONIZE
HOME * INDUSTRY
BY SMOKING
"Red Label" Cigars.
Health is Wealth ;
BOALM.
DII. E. C. Wr.hT'sNKUVE > HIIAIN TIIK\T-
JHNIa gunrnnU'eil t-iM-clllo for Ilj torla. IU7l-
nc'tn. I'oiHMlalons. Mts , 'er\oim Neuralgia ,
llciulache , NervotiR l > roi > tr.i1Ion ruusoil uytliu
usont alcohol or tolmcco , Wakefulimsa. Mental
Deprcshlon , tk > fientn or the llrulu ruRulttui ; lu
Insanity nml leading to jiil ry. CICUIT unit
deiillu rix-matnre Old Aso , HarrunncsK , 1/ossot
J'ouer in either sex. invoiiintaiy Ix > "soi anil
Spermatorrlm-ii caused liy over-exertion of
tmi urnm. MiiruUuM ! or over iiululKi-niui. I'.iich
box contains ono inontli'H trcntmont , n a box ,
or six boxes f r t > % fccut by mull pit-pulil on re-
Mlpt of i > rlco.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cm e any case. With each onicr rtcoivea bv
un for six lioxos nrcomimnlRil with < ' > , \\evlll
fcrnil the jijirliat-i-r our wrltton unrnnU-e t" ID-
fund tlioinonny If tlib treatment doen not ATi'ct
a cure. Gnarnntecs lesueU only by ( lord mill
IniBCo. . inucKiMtnibole Amenta , UIO
Ktieet Omaha eb.
The lUDLOW SHOE' '
Has obtained u loputnUan wliorover Jn
traduced for 'Couuuci STVLB"IBII-
VKVP Kir , " "C'oMroiiT AND Duiwrtt-
ITV. " They Imvo no bujioriorfl lt Hand
Turns , Hniicl Welts , Gocxlycur Welts ,
nnd Machine Sowed. Indira , nuk for the
' Liii > i.ow" SIIOK.
. Try thorn , mid you
will buy no oilier.
DR. BAILEY'S
DENTAL
Institute !
Oold and Mirer Uliliu.'S nt lowu > l rttei.
ttounil ruot ui e I bj cruiriilnt.
1'uilun Illiirk It Hi und Karnuin
If inHFYnclQl1 urinary troubles eaKllr. QI
M Un k I ly anil uafely cund by ODinr It./
bulb * . Stvi > ral rAoca cnrctl in seven Uav
91M ) jver box. all druifgUUi. or by mull
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