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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , APRIL 28. 1839.-'SIXTEEN PAGES. 11 JIow a Noted Malay Rajah Llvoa and Governs. A STRONG ADMIRER OF AMERICA , Ills Government Conducted on Kn- llKlitcncd I'rltiolploH Blnanporo IVnnicn mid Tliclr Wonderful K.-xr Iltncq In " > o Troplcn. A in on c ttio Malays , | Coj > i/i fu/itfil / " * > I'M Frank O , ( Viriwn ( < r.1 Stsoti'OitE , Feb. S7. [ Special Correspon dence of Tun BEE.1 Singapore Is Just eighty miles north of the equator. Its cllm.Uo Is thu snino the year round , JtA sun rises anil nets nt tlio snnio hours each day the year tnrouRli , anil Its flowers over bloom mid Its tree * lira always green1. Now , nt tlio last of February , I nm surrounded by the verdure of tlio tropic * . Hints by tlio thousand * slug in tha trees nnd the air Is tlmt of a hot , moist July. 'Jho natives In many cnies wear nothing but waist cloths , nnd all Euro peans arc dressed In whlto duck coats and whlto pantaloons. They wear hats of pith or cork , the rims of which arc as big around as a dish nan and which rlvo in two stories to protect the hcnd from the nun. I attended church at tlio English cathedral last night , and listened to n service under forty great putihahs or fans , which were pulled to mid fro by men stationed on tlio outside of the church. This cathedral had nn audience uhoutono hundred and twenty feet long , and It was , I Judge , sovcnty-llvo feet from the floor to. Uio roof , 'Halow the colling there was a net work of Iron rods , and to these , by ropes , wcro fastened these hugo fans , each of which was about four fcot wldo ana eighteen feet long. They consisted ot strips of wldo cotton cloth , weighted and hung from black walnut poles , and it was by ropes attached to thcso poles and stretched over\pullej'B \ in the windows of the chutch , that the natives outside kept them going and cooled those engaged In devotion. U.'hc dining tables in the hotels have these punkah fans over them , and upon the steam ers there tire punkahs in the cabin , which nro pulled during the inculs. Some of the wealthier European residents huvo servants who do nothing but pull punkahs , and not a few have fans over their beds , which are kept going all night by manual labor. Just in front of the hotel , and along the shore of the sen , there Is a tennis and cricket ground comprising suveral acres of lawn. Every afternoon these European nabobs of the cast may bo seen hero by the scores. Each player has his servant with him , who runs utter the balls and hands tlioui to him. N o onq docs any more than ho can help , and the business hours are from 10 to 5. THi : 18IAXI ) OP SINfUl'OHE. Singapore Is un Island fourteen miles wldo muVtwcnty-soven miles long ? It lies ] usi half way around the world from Now York nnd It is the half way stutloi between thi Pai'ifle and Indian ocoan. If you will take your map of Asia and look up the straits bl Molucca you will find thlshttlo Island. Lying : it their entrance , Just north of Sumatra and south of Indo-Ohiua , a littlu over to the lofl you will see Ceylon , and further still thi Oujf of Aden and the lied Sea. To tin right and north nro China and Japan Singapore is the center of the trade route : going via Ceylon aad the Ilea sea to Europe and all of the great ships trading with Chin ; and Japan stop here. More than six thous and fillips vjait thin port every year , and nl of the great islands of this nlclnity sent their freight hero for trans-shipment. It I four days nnd bOO miles from hero to Hang hole , the capital of Slam , TJioro are weokl ; steamers to IJatavia ; the canital of Java , 50 miles to the south , and you can in two day reach this great coffee island , which coir prises u territory about eighty miles wide nnd longer than the distance between Nnv York city find Cleveland. Uornco Is another ether great island at the eastward , and1 it 1 thirteen days from hero to Calcutta by wa ; of Burnmh. The result is that the papula tlon of Singapore Is made up of the native of all thcso countries nnd you will find her a mixture of yellows and bl acks , of Ilindo turbans and Chinese pigtails ; of coTee-co ( orcd Malays and of pale , white Caucasslu n Irom Europe. The costumes are us strung' ' as the skins , ana all the queer outfits c southern Asia Jostle each other upon th streets ana tramp upun one another's lice ! upon the highways. VAISIKTIKS OP 1TMIXIXB IICAUTY. The women of Singapore are of a doze difteront typos , ranging from the rosj cheeked English girl , in a suit made by Hei fern orWortn , to the half naked beauty froi Itoincn , whoHOsolo costume is a strin c cloth about the waist , which reaches to he knees and which Is fastened by a knot at th pit of her stomach. 1 saw a ulauk womai to-day who had holes in the lobes of cae car as big nround us my thumb , and I note that another woman used tier cars as bouqut holders. Uolli of those women were Kline and they came from southern India. The ware straight , graceful , and by no mean bad looking , but their chief dress conslstc of jewelry. They had prcnt bracelets of gel cm their wrists nnd ankles. Mhelr earn wer riveted with gold and above these grci ring-like lobes , littles gold nuts and boll were put through the cars so that they wn bound with pins of gold from lobo' to th One of the muiOcns nad ciich of her nostril riveted with these screw rings nnd a grca ring of gold hanging down from the center o the nose. Tno gold shone out all th brighter against tlio blackness of th Akin and tlio Jowalry was the inora prom nent from the scantiness of their costume. TlicBC were a single skirt fastened tight ! around the hips and thighs and coming loth knees , and a sort of a scarf of cotton whlc wan stretched around the shoulder and utuli ono iirm and Hod in a knot at the side. Fou yards of cloth would have made the whol null and they were neither hats nor bonnet 1 noticed another of these women who hud ' largo pear-bhapud pearl fastened to a rlvc and hanging down fiom one nostril ulmos to her unpcr lip. The Malay women , so far as I have sect are not OB good looking as the Indian ! though this country was originally populate by them and ( hero are more Malays thn any other Asiatics except the Chinese , Tli Malays live , as a rule , in the poorest of one fctory ihatchcd huts and there is u Malay vl lago within three miles of this village whlc is passed on the way to the steamers. It is IKK I'uni'HK OH roruitTT ANII nrRnrTio' The Malays will not work , and they llv llko Ravages. Slowly but surely the Chine : uru crowding them out of their own countr ; and there are now 6U,000 Chinamen hero I Slngaporo , The population of the citv litt.OOO , and the Chinese , the Indians and tl Europeans do the business , Everywhere go I find that John Chinaman is pushing h way to the fiont.Vithln the past few ycai the Chinese havu begun to cink'r.Ue , and tl liordo that came to America had Its countc jwrtB In these who wont to Australia , an who are now pushing themselves into the vi rlous countries and islands of the 1'aolli They gain a foothold wherever they go , an they make money whcro others starve. Oi of the worst elements of tlieir emigration tl United States has not yet foil , and tlmt their inter-marriage with the women of tt countries to which they go. Slam is alread half Chinese , and thn Chinese are slow ! swallowing up the Siamese. It U the SUIT here , end it Is tbu same everywhere. Thci liovo already been lutrr-marrlagcs < Chinese and Amoricsns , a-ia with tl ability of the Chinamen to make mane r-l there , I have no doubt that in case they ai ( freely admitted to tha United States M ' would In time have a cia s of squint oyc Americans. The Chinese hero are rlol They have largo estates on thu Island an ono of the Uncut carriages I have seen I Singapore was that of a Chinaman , A HOXOItEl , RUCK. There are ulrcady a number of the o hal Chtneso , imlf-Caurasslaiis In Asia , hut this ctiui to Iho sins of Europeans rather tbn Afttr.Ua fulhcn. Thcro are over two thou jtnU whlto inec in Slnb'aooru and there ai only about flvo hundred whlto women. These are the figures of the last consul. The result , s the Kurasincs or the offspring of .Euro pean fathers a\id Asiatic mothers. The name w compounded from Europe and Asia. Thcso people dress In European clothes and they desplso the Asiatics. It is easy to tell them , however , by their features and the European residents dcsplno them. Singapore is now the prowrty | of England. It has a governor sent out by the queen nnd It is practically u free trndo colony. The difference between it nnd thn native Asiatic states is seen in magnificent roads , line buildings , goo , street railroads , and nil the civilized accompani ments. Comfort goes with the whlto man. Ignorance and barbarism , and non-Im provement of every kind seem seem to bo associated with the yellow nnd the black , England is slowly , but ouroly , swallowing up thcso countries of southern Asia. She has the lion's sbnra already and she Is nddpip to her possessions every jcnr. Thcro is no doubt but that the change Is good for the pcoplo nnd wherever you find an Encllsh protectorate you find good courts , safety of property and Ufa , public improve ments of all klnds'nnd a good school system. England has already n strong hold upon the Malay peninsula , but among the trlboH of Malacca , which are not subject ( o bcr.is that of Johore. Johoro is lllOor.U THAN .IIASSACHUSBTTB , .ml it is governed by n sultan , xvlio Imsnbso- ute power and who is ono of the few indo- idndcnt. Malay rajahs still living. I made n excursion to Johoro last week : visited the anltal , and there mot this most noted Malay uler. Leaving Singapore at sunrise , ur carriage was driven by a rlalay coachman , " nnd wo bad i gray-whiskered , bare-footed , East Indian n n red gown and turban as n guide. Wo ilrovo for miles on a road ns level as the floor ind as well kept as a race track , through plantations of cocoanuts and coffee. AVe first passed great estates with beautiful grounds nnd wtdo drives , and then on out Into the jungle. The green cocoanuts hung by the bushels In great bunches from the top of tall palm trees , each of which Was from fifty to one hundred fcot high , nnd with a trunk of from six to twelve Inches in diameter. The bark was grayish vrhita ana there were no leaves until the very top , . upon which the cocoauuts grew. Some of these groves had ioiiBuiids of trees nnd they nil looked as .liougJi they were drunken on their own milk. They loaned in every direction nnd .ops of some scorned to embrace .hose of others in maudlin Jollity. The coffco estates consisted of green bushes about eight fret high with many brunches , nnd the cof fee grows close to the branch nnd the yellow 'ruit is the size of small damson plums ; each jlum contains two seeds , surrounded by pulp , and thcso seeds nro the colTce grains. They are cultivated , and the estates showed that they had been but lately ploughed. This road across the Island of Singapore was lined with Jungle , which was at times so thick that , \ou could not ace moro than two feet beyond the roadway , and when It Is ro- mcnibcrcd that about three hundred people are KILLED EVr.UT TEAK HCIIC nv TIGERS , and that the lower part of the Malay penin sula is the home of thn wild beast , it will be Hccn that the possibilities wcro both numer ous and unpleasant. Wo passed through a number of Malay Chinese villages , and we saw many black-skinned natives of Java with nothing but breech-clouts upon them , work ing upon tha roadway. Now and then wo would meet a cart drawn by heavy Indian bullocks with great humps of fat nix inches high above their shoul ders and with their black-skinned driver in a turb.m sitting or st.imlfng upon the heavy cart tongue. Thcso bullocks push the cart along \yjth the front of thoit shoulders. Their yokes do not come around the neck as do those of our oxen and thci cot over the ground three times ns last , They are the beasts of burden of this parl of the world. They do nil the carting am ] hauling nnd they arc among the most pic turesque sights of tliis picturesque country , Their drivers are straight , lean , wiroy men , who scowl at you as you pass and who , will all their black skins , have features as ntru lar as the boat you will lind in your city. ] snapped my camera upon ono of them as he passed nnd the bl.ick-sidnned driver swore al me in Hindostanec us I did so. Half way across the island our drivei stopped and changed the horses of our carriage riago for a relav which had been sent or ahead. Then the Malay Jehu whippet up and wo rode on througl more villages and mora Jungh until wo came to the strait : of Singapore , on the opposite sldo of whicl was the main land and Johoro. A Chincsi boat curried us across these nnd wo wcr < landed al the OF me SULTAN'S PALACE. A beautiful lawn of many acres ( dopes b ; half a dozen terraces to tha water's edge Above this lies the palace , which is reuchei bv winding drives , and away to the righ shine the blue and yellow buildings of tin city of Johoro , which the sultan has bull within the hist few years for his capital , ant which ho laid out in the original Jungle. Thi paluce is a large gray and white , two-storj building with wiilo porticos and m.iny lurgi windows looking out upon the water. It is perhaps , two hundred feet long and at leas half that depth , faoldiors , in u costume hal European , keep gu.ird in front of it , aiu others in turbans march up and dowi through its various corridors. Some o these soldiers nro olivo-brown Malays others urn us black ns ebon5' nnd tlio olllcoi who received my letters and took them in t < the sultan wan dressed in European clothe : with a Malay surang or skirt shining ou under his coat. After waiting a momon the sultan himself appeared a tall , flut looking , broad shouldered , light yellow mai with gray hair , black eyes and mustache Ho were u suit of white duck with laven der skirt reaching to his Itnccs. and wltl bracelets of solid gold rope as thick ns you lincer around each of his wrists. Then wcro diamond rings on his lingers and h bud a seal brown plush turban cup on hi head. Ho spoke English perfectly , shoal hands with me cordially , and gave mo a sea in an American rocking-chair in jils audicnc chamber while ho took another foe himsul at my sldo. Ho talked of the decadence o the Malay pcoplo and snid that the Chines made much butter wonccr.s. Ho needed then for the development of his kingdom am ho was glad to have their immigration. Ho talked of his travels and tola ma hi ncodcd only to visit America to complete hi tour of tlio world. Ha had visited In Eng land and had been so wall entertained tha ho was always glad to give Europeans ; welcome when they came to his kingdom Ho hu.l visited China and Jap.in , and whili In England bo had gonu ono day to Liver pool to see a lady friend off for America. " wont down to the ship , " s.ild he , "and I pu mv friend on board. It was only seven day to New York and had I remained I mlgh bavo visited your country. I am very sorr ; I did not do so , for 1 THINK AMUUIOA Ib OltlUT and your pcoplo are a great nnd kind people They give us thu telegraph , the oloctri light , ana Jhey are at the front in invention I like thorn and I have many friends ii America.1 ' The conversation hero turned to Johor ana his maJoRty told mo it was bo who hui Introduced coftco into Singapore and that h was anxious to SOD his own Kingdom bccom ono vast plantation. "We have a colTr.o , ' said ho , "that will prow hero , and many lor olgnors are buying estates. I bollav in getting * all you can off o the top ot tha ground rathe than digging up the mineral wealth tt UP under It. Thn whole Malay peninsula ha tnlnoi of tin and Great Hritain took fror this region nearly $8,000,000 worth of tli ere last year. Wo ratso pepper here , COCOH nuts , and gambler , a kind of leaf which 1 made into u tnnnlng mixture , and which w ship to nil parts of the world , 1 have mucl line timber In my kingdom nnd 1 send shl loads of it to Calcutta , Australia nnd Eurcpe The Rill tan then asked ma a qumllon o two about d'cncrul Harrlsoand thonshowe us his palaco. It contains many large room all furnished in European style , and bun with pointings in oil of thu royal family o England , At tlio head of the stairs loadln to the ball room there u a fine , fiill.lcngt portrait of Gladstone , end the drawiu room contains vouin Jlno pieces of fttutuarj After ou hour's chat his majesty told ma tht ha had an engagement to po In his yacl about forty mile * up ono of his rb era to ho' .sorno foreigners a coffee plantation , and h pave in a a cordial Invitation to go with bin Upon my asking to be excused no J 'd ' hevj sorry he could not postpone the oppoln incut , but usked ma to take tlllln with bli at the paluce. and to accept the u e of h carriage In driving about the capital. Iln then called a servant and spoke to bli In Malay. A fnw moments later u tlnu-lool ing English gentleman of Hfty appeared , an I was introduced to Data James Muldrun who Is one of his majesty's Engllnh advlnoi and overseem , Date U a title , aud it meat a little more llmu nir dues lu England , utul found the date a very pleasant companion. With liveried coochtnan and footman wo wcro driven , with n spanking team , through the roads In ana about this little tropical wty of Johore , and I had n chnnco to learn considerable about the kingdom. Wo visited a saw mill which would do credit to the plno regions of Michi gan , nnd which was steaming away cutting great logs into boards on short notice. "Tho sultan , " said the date , "is the most advanced man of his race. Ho is administering his OOVBIINMBNT ON El'KOPCAN rillNCirl.ES , Ho has a council of state , a department pf public worus , of ; the treasury , of prisons , of medicine nnd of immigration under him. Ho has a postmaster general , n system of schools , of ) > ollco and a government printing office. Ho believes In the development of his coun try , ana his extensive travels and education , together with his natural ability , make him a very good rulor. In religion ha Is u liberal Mohammedan , but in everything otao ho Is a European. Ho has u residence nt Singapore as well as hero , and ho Is always travel ing. " After alone drive nnd a visit nt the data's , alter tlflln wowero taken to his majesty's steam launch nnd thus rode in state across the straits nnd thence In our cnrrrlago back through the Jungle to Singapore. TltAXK O. CAItl'KXTCU. Iiove's Problem. France * Itnwllnn , Why am I always glad when thou art near , Why seems the brcezo so soft , the sky so clear ; What is it makes my pulses leap , ana thrill My swelling heart with joy so deep mid still ; Why should the warm blood mount ana tint my check \.nd Hood my soul with ecstacy so sweet Whenever thou art nuarl iVhy am I always sad when thou art pone , , Vhy sobs the soughing winds llko these who mourn ; iVhy should nil nnturo look so gray and cold. So dreary , cheerless , llko fair youth grown old ; Why should my eyes bo filled with tears un shed. tVhy should my heart Ho still , and cold , and dead , Whenever tliou art gouoi TWO HUNDRED GIRLS. \ Kaunas Skolcton'H Fourth Mntrl- inonlul Attempt. Two hundred husbandlosa women , the . .renter number of whom rositlo in New York und its suburbs , have boon busy for ton duys writings loving lotlora to , T. W. Collcy , who for three weeks has boon living at the residence of Richard Vuu- scivor , No. 1,604 Vine street , und who Is in senrcli of a wife , says a Phlla- ilolphia special to the Now York .lour- iitl : In case Mr. Colloy succeeds in Ills efforts it will bo his fourth mnr- lie is a skeleton fop , his weight being only llfty pounds. In order to secure a wife ho inserted an advertisement in aNew Now York paper , representing himself as a Pennsylvania farmer with a gold nine. Mr. CoiToy placed his ease in the liauds of Superintendent Simpson , of Castle Garden , and ho referred all ap plicants to Air. Coffey in this city. Up to last evening1 over 200 letters trora women of all races , colors , nation- ilities , creeds and sixes have been re coivud. Ono young women in Utica , N. Y. , wrote that she was Ubed to driving the cows from Holds to the old rod barnand milked them all. She added that she could put the pigs in clover in ten seconds. A Diamond street girl of sixteen tvroto , " ! am out of money,011 ! of friends , out of work , out of a husband ; for heaven's Bake marry mo. " Mary Warner , of Springfield , Mass. , said that she had been in the country only tun days and could wait only ton more for a husband. Mr. CoiToy was seen last evening and said : "I want a wife. I have been married three times and am willing tc to make a fourth venture. I want a girl who'smiles. I have no farm , 'out ] have money and that's what American women want. " Mr. CoiToy , who is thirty years old says that nis homo is in FortScott.Kan , Mr. Coffey will leave for Now Yorli to-night , where ho will endeavor tc belect a bride from the 200 applicants. Plants in Witchcraft. Occasionally when the dairy inaic churned for a long time without making : butter , she would stir tlio cream with u twig of mountain ash , and beat the cow with another , thus breaking the witch"j spell , says a writer in the Populai Science Monthly. But , to prevent a& cidcnts of this kind , it has long boor customary in the northern counties tc make the churn-staff of ash. For the same rcabon herd boyn employ an ash twig for driving cattle , and one maj often see a mountain ash growing neat a house. On the continent the tree ii in equal refute , and in Norway and Denmark rowan-branches are usually put over stable doors to keep out witches , a similar notion prevailing in Germany. No tree , perhaps , holds such a prominent place in witch-craft as the mountain ash , its mystic p'owor having rarely failed to render fruitlesi the evil iniluonco of these enemies o mankind. To counteract the spell of the evil eye from which many innocent porsom were believed to suffer in the witchcraft period , many llowors have been ir requisition among the numerouscharrm used. Thus the Russian maiden still hang round the stem of the birch tree red ribbon , the Brahmans gather rice and in Italy rue is in demand. The Scotch peasantry pluck twigs of the ash , the Highland women the ground' sol , and the Gorman folk wear the rad ish. In early times tlio rlngwort wai recommended by Apuloius , and later or the lorn was regarded as a preservative against this baneful inlluonco. The Chinese put faith in the garlic ; and ir short , every country has its own special plants. It would seem too , that after i witch was dead and burled , precaution ary measures were taken to fustrato hoi baneful influence. Thus , in Russia aspen is laid on a witches gra'vo , the dead sorceress being then provontoc from riding abroad. The use of Angostura Bitters excite : the appetite and keeps the digcstivi organs in order. Dr. J. G. B. Sieger & Sons' solo manufacturers. At al druggists. How to Ueiimln True Flag : Take frequent . -ecroaUon Preserve the fcolingn and habits o youth. Keep free of intense excitement. Keep n clear conscience nnd lead i life void of olToiiBO. Insist upon nn nbupdnnco of roguln sleep. Avoid excesses of nil kinds whotho of work , pleasure , eating or drinking. A man cannot keep young who give up all the nctivo , health giving oxer clscs of youth. It IB the intense excitement , the ex citement of social life , the ball roon the theater and the vnrious forms c social dissipation that make our Amor ] can girls fad a so rapidly. An Unirnllunt Kpiicucklan. New York World : Police justice ( t man from Kentucky who has offurc bail for a friend ) Have you nn incun brance on your farm ? " .Yea.11 ' 'What is itV" " wife " "My , Dizziness , nausea , drowsiness , di tress after- outing , can bo cured nnd pr < vented by taking Dr. J. II. McLean Liver and Kiduoy Pillots ( little pills A MOTHER CRDEltT MOCKED * " - - * She Receives a'ShWoton ' Dressed In Her Lost , Boy's Clothes. TURNING GRAY ( qEFORE HER TIME A Ncbrnnka Woman's PatUctlu Ijcttcr to a \ VyoiiilnfvSiicrlfr Still Hopes Alter Bcar tilnR Vainly Five tiling Ycnr * . 1 r. Sent Her aUox , of notic- " . HhorliT Martin , says the Cheyenne Lender , hag received this remarkable letter : Nob. Sir : 1 take the liberty of addressing you this letter for information about n matter that con cerns mo very much. About five years ago I separated from my husband and wont to Sidney , Nob. While onrouto there my boy was lost or stolon. I have every reason to believe that the latter was the case , as I have lately heard that ho was in Cheyenne and going to school there. "Soon after my boy'a disappearance 1 received a skeleton represented to bo his remains , It was accompanied by an unsigned communication which sot forth that the body was that of my son , and had been found on the prairie near Cheyenne. * "Tho skeleton was clothed with the suit worn by my boy when ho was stolen from me , but the bonus were much larger than could have boon these of my son , who was but seven years old. Hero is a description of the boy : "Ago , twelve , complexion , fair ; nyo.s , brown ; hair dark ; had a scar on the forehead almost exactly between the eyes and extending downward toward the nose. His name is Albert Conly. "I sincerely hope that you will do all you can to discover whether ho is in Cheyenne or not and thereby assist a motiier in learning the falo of a lost I'hild. The anxiety and worry is nearly killing mo and I nm becoming old and gray before my time. I will answer all questions nnd give you all the informa tion you desire if you will write mo. I am , sir , yours very respectfully and in hope. MUP. Lmiii CONIA" . " There is n tain of ghastly romance and intense human interest for you. Family jars , separation , abduction , grave rob bing and continued silent deceit to the misery of an unprotected woman nil enter into this strange story. Woven into a crude letter by a loving and heart sick but uneducated mother , thcso in gredients make a wiord novel , rivaling line from master pens. Who can imag ine the agony of this distressed woman , robbed of the light' of her life. Who can devise a pifnishnient sufficiently se vere for the crllbl author of her misery a hardened wretch who robs n grave to add to the e up of bitterness of her whom he has ostran'gcd by violation of tlio holiostSof contracts. Sheriff Martin hds acted nobly in the matter. He has searched high and low for the missing boy , and has made extensive - tensive inquiries fpr the inhuman hus band , but has gained no trace of either. No reply has been received to an offi cial letter of inquiry , but the failure to answer is readily explained by the min- uscript nriiited above. The penman ship of the bb'dj1 of the narrative is pretty bad , but thp signature of the poor mother is simply an awkward scrawl. She could not write the letter , but managed to sign it after a fashion , The letter is exceedingly ambiguous and a finished plot must include matter between the lines. To form a connected story it is necessary to bur- mise. Hero is a vast Hold for specula tion. The people quarrelled presum ably at Crawford. Mrs. Conly took her boy and started for Sidney. Conly know she loved the child. Ho also had a fondness for the boy and determined to recover him. To board the train , secure the child nnd leave nt some station was not diffi cult. The mother would bo frantic , but she miibt be punished for leaving him. In her great affection for her boy the mother would search for him. She re turns to Crawford , where aho has ac quaintances. Now the cruel cunning of the wicked and revengeful father comes into play. Ho resolves to con vince his wife that their son was dead , Ho will forcibly impress the fact upon her mind , and she will cease searching. A fiendish scheme is hatched. A skel eton dressed in the boy's clothing shall bo sent with the information that the remains were found on the prairie near Cheyenne. Walks are taken to the cemetery in the day time and the rest ing place of some mother's darling se lected. At night the grave yard ie stealthily approached. A desperate companion has been enlisted and the pair nervously dig , each blow scorning many times louder than necessary , The pick strikes a box. A few more shovelfuls of earth are thrown out , the outside case removed , coffin opened and body thrust into a sack. This is carried to some vacant house or rondo/.ous selected for the oc casion. A receptacle as much unlike n collln as possible has boon secured. The skeleton was thrust into the clothes ol the living boy , the box sealed and the terrible night's work completed. Next day the box was bodily carried to the express ofllco and billed to the anxious mother. Mrs. Conly's unimpassioncd recital is a revelation of woman's character. How she must have started back in horroi after seeing the contents of the mys terious box. Then she wept hysterically and refused to be comforted. Recover ing composure her mother instinct told her that the skeleton was not that of hci son nnd natural ncutcncss cnmo to the rescue , and It was joy to learn that her child was not dead. While waiting further information from Mrs. Conly , Sheriff Martin is looking for the son nuU Conly. ICLAiTE E3TADtlSHED 18511 I8O So. Chicago , Ills , iCInrkSt Ibfl Regular Old-Established PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON lutltl Treating with the Greiteil SKILL and SOCCESS < p + - Chronic , Neryons anil Private Diseases , j r NERVOUS DEBILITY , Loit Manhood , Falling Memory , Exhauitlnc Dralni , Terrible Dreamt , Head and Back Ache and all the effect ! leading to early dccuy anil peihips Coniumptlon of Inianity , treated tclenllfiully kjr new methods with tjever-fallmfj Miccrsi. * avratUS and all bad Blood and Skin Dll- eaaea permanently cured. * KIDNEY and URINARY complaints , Gleet , Gonorrhoea , Stilctu re , Varlcocelc and all diseases of the QenltO'Urlnary Organs cured promptly without Injury to Stomach , Kidneys oro-JierOrs ni. aNo experiments , ARC and experience lm > portant. Consultation free and aacred. * S-Send 4 cenu postige for Celebrated Work * on Chronic , Nervoua and Delicate Dse ! es. Of- That f contemplating MairUce send for Dr. Clarke'i celebrated guide Male and Female , each IS cents , both 25 cents ( stamm ) . Consult the nld Doctor , A friendly letter orcallmay save future sutler- Inn nnd shame , and add golden yean to life. * 3rlook ) "Life's ( Secret ) Errors , " soccnu ( sumps ) . Mediclns and writings sent everywhere , secure from exposure , Hours , 8 to 8. Sundays 9 to ta. Address F. D. CLARKE , M. D. , 186 So. Clark St. . CHICAGO , ILt * A EUROPEAN FIRM unlimited facilities and world wide reputation desires to simplify its affairs through the undersigned branch house , by effecting an ar rangcment with one party for the sole agency of some of their goods and protected devices in this city. Previous knowledge of and ex perience in the line not of great importance , but it is absolutely essential thai the party applying should be a gentleman of good ad dress , natural business ability , steady application , and not over forty years of age. With a proper party , competent to product : satisfactory results , with a purchasing capacity of at least $ rooo , cask and ability to furnish bonds as to integrity , an arrangement will be made which will insure him for lifetime the benefit of his exertions , and on a basis which will permit him to ob tain handsome returns. Applicant must state age , past and present occupation , if any , with full list of references. All communications will bt regarded as confidential. Address : Schilling , Stolhvcrck & Co. No. 5 Worth Street , New York. OMAHA MEDICAL a d SURGICAL INSTITUTE N. W. Cor. ! 3th & Dodjfo Sts. Appllanws for Dsfarmlties and Trusso : . Beit facllltlei , nppnratus and remedies for success /ul treatment of every form of disease requlrlnt Medical or Surgical Trent-neat. FIFTY ROOMS FOR PATIENTS. Hoard anil Attendance ; best hospital accommoda tions is the west. WHITE run CiKcrtAns on Deformities and Ilrnce % Trusses , Club Veal , Curvature of thn Spine , Piles , Tumors , Cancer , Catarrh , Bronchitis , Inhalation , Electricity , Paralysis , Kpllepsr. Kidney , UlHrtder , teyo , tear , Skin and Bloodmid all&urglcal oparatloni Diseases of Women a Specialty. DOOKOKDISEASI3 OF WOMEM KllEE. ONLY BELIABLE MEDICAL INSTITUTE MA31NO A. 81'XCIAI.TY Or PHIVATE DISEASES. UBIcodDlioiseiiacoeiffullr treated. Syphilitic Policn ramoTOd from the * ystoni without mercury. N w rottoratlv * treatment for Ion of Vital Power. Penoni unable to T' lt us mar be treated at liome b ? correioondencB. All communloltloni confldcntlul. Medlcinci or Instruments sent by mall or express aiiurely packed , no marks to Indicate contcnti or leader. One personal intcrtluw preferred. Call and consult us or send history of your case , nnd we will wnd in plain wrapper , our BOOK TO MEN , FREE1 Cpon Private , Special or Nervous Diseases , Imro- tsncy , Brpbllls , Uleet and Varlcocele , nltli question list. Address Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute , or DR. McMCNAMY , OsW.lMh nd Dodge BM. , OMAHA , NED. finnlCVal"laU urinary troubles ually , MUNtlly and safely cured byDOOTIJilAOap sulea. Several cases cured In seven ( lava. Sold M.50nor box , nil druggists , or by mull from loe- uraMfgCo. 1U White St. N.V. Full direct luna f 't' ofiiii'fiii.iT ' ai ran. rnrly iltcnj. lott siianliixxt , etc. I will H jiUii taltmUe Innllre IK ! ( ] ! ronulnlne full iiaillculara fur Home iurv , ms > of * PROF. F. O. FOWLER , Moodus , Conn. PATRONIZE HOME * INDUSTRY BY SMOKING "Red Labei" Cigars , NEW ENGLAND Furniture Gompany 718 and 720 N. 16th Street. Are Sole Owners and Manufacturers of "THE HOUSEKEEPER'S FRIEND. " . A. Tnblo. II , Flour Obest , t\ Meal ClliKt1 1) . Kxtrixct i : . snlt r , Vou . linking < lor. < ! . ' Topper. II. Cinnamon , I. Allspice. J. NutmrRs. K , ( lliiRor. I , . Kneading Ilonnl. M. 1'ln Tins , mko Cutters ItolV lug 1'lns nnd ether muntlN , N. llrenil unit Cnko. O Mnens mi \ TocK II , Ton ntul Coffer. O. Hlcu. II. Kith 0 * nutl forks. 5 H. Sncur. T. Drlpa rrnlM. U. Oatmrnl. The greatest labor saving nrticlo over known to lite housekeeper. Descriptive circulars mailed on application. Special attention given to mailorders. The ONLY Lawn or Garden Hose MADE which will stand 250 POUNDS PRESSURE. to BEST , It will LAST tlic LONGEST A lioio which will rte good work In most cltloa , will not Rlvo Hiitlsfivctlou In Omixha , ( inac'ouut of the cxtromu high prossuro. Whllu ilcalcrH complain of other hoio ualui : returned In Urge quantities boeauso It Is not slroni ; t-noiiKli to Btanilthaprp aitro. A' it One Toot of the"FISH BRAND" h' ' 4 over failed. Tor sttlo bj- nil dcalcM , or OMAHA RUBBER Co. , 1OO8 Farnam-st. , Omaha , Neb. W liolesale or Retail. The HUSSEY&DAY COMPANY Sanitary Plumbing ! Steam and Hot Water Heating ! Gas and Electric Chandeliers ! Art Metal Work , Stable Fittings , Fountains , Vases , Etc , LARGEST STOCBt. FINEST SHOWROOMS WEST OP CHICAGO O"\Vo make a specialty of repair work on Plumbing , GUB or Heating Appar atus. Prompt attention. Skillful mechanics. Por&onal supervision , and charges always reasonable as iirat-class work will ullow. . a Twonty-flyo years' practi cal experience. Visitors to our showrooms always welcome. THE HUSSEY & DAY COMPANY 409-411 South I5th Street. I'arliviilnrly aduplcd Tor tnr o Iu\viis or rough gnus. "The Popular Mower , " A Full Line of Regular Size Mowers. EVERY MOWER WARRANTED. 1511 Dodge Street , West of Postoffice. ETCHINGS , EMERSON , ENGRAVINGS , HALLET & DAVIS , ARTIST SUPPLIES , KIMBALL , MOULDINGS , PIANOS AND ORGANS. FRAMES , SHEET MUSIC. 1513 Douglas SI , Omaha , Nebraska , HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR , Hardware and Cutlery , Mechanic ! * ' lools , Fiiic Jlronto Jiiilltlar. * ' Qootl9 anil Itit.'fulo Soului , 1405 Douglas St. , Omaha. DEWEY & STONE Furniture Company A ntognlflccnt tlinplan of everything unr.fnl and nfnainc.ntul In tlio fuml tuve mttlcer'H art at reasonable prlcca. BENTS' WITH WITH ' LADIES' No. 4' . ' SPINAl SPINAL BELT , APFLUNCE Ho , 4 APPIIANCI ATTACHIB , BELT , ATTACHED. Klcctro- lialvanlo Holt nml Burpcniory Ciu-o fho follow- others of n nmoiu clmiaclcr : j'tliKiirau- ll'im of liny klnil , Kclatfca , 1'aralvsU , Knl- lepiy , ftpinal DlJca'ca , St. Vlu | > ' Ii I'llcfl , Heart JH- cases , Lumbago , ( icncrul mid h'crv- tlvcnees , Kidney Diseases Nervousness , Trembling Wasting jaok Vion. ot the Jlody , cauBeil / loin In * illscrctlon In Youth or ilairifd J.ue , KITTOUI J'roktnitlun , 1'enoriAl Weakness or Kxliauetlon , Female Com. plalntR , In fact all iifrvouadl ci t < ! * > . . * iilMt.iM to Wale or 1A.nnlnV . m challenge tlio World to produce a belt lliaUUU roinjpurottitli It , The cut rent ( H umlor tha jicrf act control of the wearer and can bo made mild or Bu j > nw > ry , Ktrouiz lo < llit any complttlut ; thli cannot bo Oono with nny other belt. 'Jho Suspensory for weakness of ineHlsconncctedillrcciljlotlie Buttery , the dlika nrc BO aclj'.isteiltliatbyjni-.aua of our appliances o the Electricity . . . can bo carried to any part . . . . . . of ( lie liody r uhcieici ilifenio U located. 'JhU I * tlioTBteiit and d . Granteiit.linpravement e\cr uifcde. In appljlnj ; Klectrlcly , to t,10 , Boily fnrtiiocureot dTscKioor inareinedlalaucct. Thin - . . . - - JJrontMi' " 1SccAro'd1",1"110 ? Uody Belt has Junbcimpateutod Auctut 10th , ItiH T , Improvtd r-ebrumy lit.lfisj. Kvcry biiy . r of . ftbclt . . wants the best , and tliU ho will find the Oxven to be. It differs from all others , ft Is n Battery Belt continuing jo Unlviinlo cells with 100 degrees of Mrcnglh , except our No , 4 Full Power Qunranteo Belt , which Contptaa Tvrn Batteries nnd TwentyOn vi uio Cells , v\ all 200 degrera of Rtrenglh , has a Positive and Neuattvo current , ami tliu current ranTJU iecrkvd. . Ihe Owen lleltU not a Cliuln , \ re r ltSplicrtror irpad . ofh-Sydoic-rlfitloli. U will cure all rompluiuU qnrn1)l0l > r Klwtricity or nanhmuc flattery. 'Jim Klcclrio current can bo Tented ny any one before It U Bmillcd to the body , and la wom onlyfromnix to Inn hours day onil lflit. ; After rximlnlncTliFH belt you will buy no other , a It l light anil ea lly worn and cutioilorto i nllutlicra now offeredlor Bale. Toil , w _ " Entire Confidence wo hacliour Elcntro.Jal\8nlp ( licit and Appliance , we wilt , et-nd our roll POWOP No. 4 licit complete to rgrporiil.lciiarllc * en licit HS tlio Lett , bund C cents poktauo for our frcoilliiKiiated j- . . . _ . , , . . . . . . . . . . . , 1- * wMov .v n. w BW ML.I.VWMfjcn MI. nil iimur. uHBuumiuii ut uu ur , ur uj inuu ucc. iivr laiomuiuon now 10 oumiii tnui ucn rco ua-pagi ) pumpuici. The OWEN ELECTBIC BELT & APPLIANCE CO. . 306 North Broadway , St. Louie , Bid ,