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10 OMAHA DAILY BEE. &UN3&&X , MAY 12. iMJ-SIXTEEST PAGES. -THE GAUDY GIRLS OF BURMAH * * * Tholr Bright Oootumoa and Tholr Immonao Ear Bingo. ALL OF THEM SMOKE CIGARS Tlio Dtirmcflo Women JInvo Moro lllitlitn Tluxn tlio IVUm anil Do a Largo Hhnro of the Business. A in on K the Belles of Ilurninli. ICnviirloMtil 1RU ) by Frank O. CnrjwtifT.J UANOOON , Burmah , March 0. ( Special Correspondence of Tun BBB. | The women of Burmah nro the most advanced women of the oast. The Japanese wife Is addressed as slave by her husband nnd she novcr ap pears to help him entertain his guests. The Korean mndnmo has no right to go on tlfo streets except nftcr dark and the small footed Chinese girl Is the slave of nor tuothcr-ln-luw. Sha has no rights that her husband Is bound to respect and ho can sell her when ho is tired of her. The Slauioso Rlrl , though a step higher in the order of human rights , has to support the family and she Is , according to the law , the property of the Ida ? . The Malay wonmn Is secluded In the harciii of her husband nnd the millions ot women In India , .Egypt nnd Turkey , nro never soon upon the streets. The Burtnos.o girls are the brightest characters of the country and their gay silks , bright eyes nnd graceful figures fill every place with color and beauty. They mix with the men aud THI-.V IIAVT. EQUAL IttnilTS in property and social standing with their husbands. During the first years of the , marriage the man must live with nnd help support his inothor-ln-huv , and ho Is by no means the master of the house. The woman holds the purse. She is the business man ot the family nnd though at times , It Is said , that wife beating taltes place In Burnmh , such Instances are few and far between. I heard of ono to-day In which a man enraged by a shrewish wife attempted to strlko her. A crowd gathered around and she taunted him , saying , "Beat mol boat moll" Tho1 man raised his stick and brought it down again ana again within an Inch of the 'woman's ' back , but did not dare to strlko her. her.Tho The business of Burmnh Is manngcd by the women as much ns Is the business of Franco. The city of Rangoon has about 140,000 pcoplo , nnd it Is the center of trade 'of lower' Burmah. Much of the native business Is done in Immense bazaars , cover ing many acres. These bazaars are roofed wltti heavy wood or Iron to keep out the sun , and some of thorn cover several blocks. Their interiors are divided up into streets , Which cut ono another nt right angles. These streets are walled with coses of goods of all kinds , which rise from the back of a ledge live feet wide and ns high ns a chair seat. Upon thcao ledges the bazaar's sellers sit with their goods piled around and behind them , aud in these bazaars the Burmese women compote with merchants from nil over the oust. They are as sharp nt a bar gain an the Parsee merchants and the tur- bancd Mohammedans who have stalls adja cent to thouit and ttin Burmese manufac tures of nil kinds nro sold b } them. With out education in arithmetic nnd without knowing how to read and write , they can count profit and loss llko so many lightning calculators. I bought some silk of ono of them to-day. The price llrst asked was three times what I litally ) gave , and the girl who sold ma made , I doubt not , 25 per cent profit. She was - v VJUTVMOAI. BURMESE MKiUTT , ifi-pndfsho sat with her legs "crossed flat on the , 'straw mut of her booth with shelves of silks behind her and with gay colored clothes on the lloor all around her. In her mouth was , u Hurinpso cigar nt least a foot long and a full inch in "thickness. She Offered mo a whiff when I looked at her goods , but upon my refusing she handed the cigar over to her , . jslstor and httonded to business. Pulling down ono piece of bright silk after another , oho spread them out on the mat before mo nnd chatted and laughed while she sold. Girls mature-hero at thirteen nnd fourteen , and this bazaar daisy was perhaps sixteen .years old. She was as straight as a post und ns plum ) ) as a partridge , and her rich Bur mese dress was well fitted to show out her beauties. The Burmese women are clad in two garments. Ono of the o is n jacket of silk or cotton which roaches to the hips , and the other Is the taniohn. This is a wide strip of bright silk about five foot square , which is wrapped around the w.iist and thn limbs nnd fastened with a twist at the front. It has the effect of a tight American pullback without the bustle , put on without under- skirls. The opcuinK of tl > o skirt is nt the front , but the women walk with a throwIng - Ing out of the bare heels , which prevents the folds opening to an Immodest de gree. The wealthier ladies wear these dresses so long that they trail upon the ground. The colors are thosu of the rainbow and the most delicate of yellows , of pinks " and of blues are used. My fair merchant were a shirt of bright green nnd gold , and her silk vest was a rich cream yellow. She had several strands of pearls about her ollvo- lirown neck , nnd her curs had great buttons in them of clnsters of dlamondsoaeh as largo AS cuff buttons. She had bracelets on her % Arms , nnd there was a gold ring on ono of her toes , and In her hair was a bunch of bright artificial flowers. She was , I Judge , Wu , foot hlph. Her eyes were largo , soft vnnd brown , and above those were diilr.Uly- n relied but not heavy brows. She had a , wroalth of rich , glossy , black hair rolled up In n pyramidal crown on the very top of her head , and this was fastened by a silver comb which rested on the scalp nt thabaso ot the pyramid. Shu was a fair typo of a thousand pretty Burmese girls , whom 1 luiva seen hero during the past weak , and hoi- costume was that or tbo country. The FASHIONS OO NOT CHANGE " In Burmah , and It ought not to take a Bur mese lady long to make her tollot. This tamchn is worn by all classes and In all parts of Burnian. The village girls and the rtvomon of Mandalay do not use the Ilk vest , nnd In it ? stead they have a strln of cloth which Is wound tightly around the bust under the arms , leaving the nock and the shoulders bare In much thosuino wuv as the women of Slam. Thcro Is a ncarf which Is sometimes thrown over ono shoulder , and this , falling tifldor the other arm , Is cuugnt and is so ar ranged that It can cover both shoulders If the clrl should desire It. Ono meets many Vromen , however , who do not use this scarf 4 and the ordinary dress of the Interior village t belle Is ubout as iloeollotto as that of our fashionable society ladles. The village girls wear as bright colors as do tlio ladles of the * bettor classes , .but their tamuhns nro of cot- ton. They are in. plaid patterns , ; nnd are > fastened with a simple kuot at the waist. * t All Burmese women wear ear plugs. These are as costly as the purse of the 4 vromou can purchase , and they are like no par-nuns you will find in America. The lobes of tholr cars have holes In thorn , each of which Is from a half incti to an inch and half iu diameter , and I have soju such holes through which a man's thumb could Vo thrust and not bruise the skin. In seine cases women carry these big Burmese , CIQAltf ) ix T1IUIU P.AUg , na'I saw a woman's oar yesterday In which there were gold rings which would have ( nude good sired napkin rings. It seems In credible that the flesh can strotoh as it does , but some of the boor women's oars are so enlarged by this process that the it ring of flush whlcll hint's down in the plaua of the lobe Is almost at , largo around as the ear itsolf. The high caste lady has n hole in her ear about as big n * round as her Index finger and the oar plug * , j \9 Which nro about half an Inch long , are often tipped with cluster * of diamonds. Tboy nro Bomotimes of gold and in the c.ises of less voll-to-Uo pcoplo nro plugs of solid amber. The poorest women wear plug * of glass of bright green or yellow. The Kolil rings am often hoops of god ) of about the sumo uhnpo Bud sl/o of an ojKm-oudod thimble , These car-rings or plugs nro the Burmese ' ! KD of womanhood , A maiden is not sup < - toosod to bo a woman until her curs uro Jboryi ) , and tbo cnrctaony U ijuitu as Import. * nto her as tlmt of the Unit trail dross to the American girl. It tikes place wheu she ( reaches the nao of twelve or thirteen , The Iguill ) consults u fortune teller for a go d day and hour , and n big feast Is prepared. All the sisters , cousins and aunts are Invited Mid these squat down on the floor about the room , while the girl , with her nearest rein- Lives about her , lies down on n mat at tbo back. A professional car-borer docs the business. Bo has needles of pure gold for tho-uso of the rich nnd of silver for the poor. The fortune teller keeps his eye on the sun nnd tolls the party when the propitious mo- niont has arrived. The girl Is frluhtcncd half to death. She sccechcs , but her rela tives hold her down while the oar-boror thrusts the gold needle throutrh her oar nnd catching It at the back , twists it around to that It forms a gold ring and this ho loaves In the ear. The other oar Is like- wlso treated and all the tlmo a band of music plays outsldo the houso. It takes the oar some time to heal , nnd after this the process of enlarging the halo begins. The nccdlo is turned around and passed backward nnd forward during the healing nnd then n flnolv-rolled cold pinto Is pressed through the hole. This Is pradually opened from week to weak until the hole has boon stretched into the proper sizo. The poor who can not afford gold put the stems of elephant glass In their cars , Inserting ono stain nftcr the other until they Imvo a bunah as big nrouhd ns your thumb in ouch oar. When the cars are well healed the car plugs or hollow pipes are Inserted. The Burmese men also plorco tholr oars and wear earrings , but the ceremony with them Is not Important nnd tholr oar-rings nro not of the gorgeous character of these of the women. Spooking of cigars , I bought two to-day of a woman in the bazaar. They are each a foot long and ono looks for all the world like u poorly-developed car of corn with the husk on. They nro very mild and have little tobacco In them , being inndo of owhor loaves In connection with the tobacco. All of the Burmese people smoke men , women and children. I have not yet seen auy babies leave the breast for n whiff of n cigarette , ns the boons on Burmah state they ao , but I see many three nnd four year old children smoking nnd the Burmese maiden learns to smoke ns soon as she can walk. All of tlio girls nro adepts in rolling chcrroots aud In Burmese courting the girl gives her lever chorroots rolled with her own hands nnd the two take , I doubt not , whiffs about in the smoking of them. It is common to pass the cigar from ono friend tote to another and in n group of three girls. whom I watched having tholr fortunes told under the shadow of the great golden pagoda da , I saw that one cigar did for the trio. The Burmese do not court in the day timo. Lovu making goes on during the evening nnd the lever novcr calls until the old folks h.ivo gene to bed. Bo always brings n friend with him and the maiden dresses herself in her best nnd paints and powders for the oc casion. Elopements are common nnd the LOVEUS Anfc so IIO.MVNTIO that they undertake- them many times when there is no opposition on the part of the parents. After remaining away for several weeks they come back nud ask for forgive ness and then the marriage is elton cele brated , though not before. The Burmese marriage Is a very simple affair. It consists ordinarily of the eating riro together in the presence of friends and of saying that the two propose to live to- gather as man and wifo. The .matches are sometimes made by the parents and some times by professional match makers. The most common method , however , is by the young people fixing the arrangement for themselves nnd carrying on their billing and cooing the bamo as wo do at home. The Burmese groom furnishes the wedding breakfast and ha carries it to the house of thnbrido. After the marriage rico is thrown after the couple as they go to the bridal chamber and they are expected to pass seven days in seclusion , though this Is not com mon. The newly married pair live with the bride's parents for several years ut least , and in case thai one of these parents dies the other becomes an inmate of the family for a lifetime. It is presumptuous for a young man to , sot up housekeeping Im mediately after marriage , and ho is supposed to worK for a certain tlmo for his wifo. Poligamv is permitted in Burmah , and King Thobrtw had Uftv-threo wives. Most of the Burmese , however , have but ono wife at a timo. and to have uioro is rot respect able . The favorite time for marrying is in April and May , and most of the Burmese are married before they uro twenty. As to property rights the woman's uionoy is kept apart from that of the man's and she has an equal right with her husband In the property earned during married life. In case of a divorce she gets back all of the nionov she brought Into the family and half of the earnings. She has a right to her own earn ings , and the laws of divorce are moro in favor of her than her husband. She can get a divorce if her husband is poor ana unable to support her. or if no is idle and luzy. If ho is always ailing or if ho becomes u cripple after marriage she may bo di vorced , and on the other hand the man may got a divorce for three reasons. The first is if his wife has no sons. The second is if she does not love him , and the third is if she persists in going whore he forbids her. In addition to this divorces are permissible by mutual agreement. They lire not common , however , nor reputable , nnd It Is a Burmese saying that a divorced woman needs small wooing. Another Burmese saying is that : "Monks nro beautiful when they are lean , four-footed animals when they are fat , men when they are learned , nnd women when they are married. " Burmese women are treated well in the family and they are Till ! EQUALS Or TIIK MBIT in family afTnlra. Tnoy have tholr sav In all business matters , and the only place In which their Inferiority is noticeable is in religion. The Burmese nro Buddhists and a Buddhist woman has no chance to go to heaven , save by her soul at death passing into the body of a man. If she is wonderfully pious during this II fo such a transmigration mny take place , nnd I note that the chief worshippers at the pagodas hero nro women. Buddhist teachers put woman much lower in the scale of morality than man und they mnlntnlnthat , the sins of ono woman are equal to the sins of It.uQO of the worst men that over lived. Thcro are about two hundred million Budd hist women in the .world and none of these have any hope of immortality than this. Nevertheless I am told that the Burmese women are moro honest than the man nnd their business promises are moro trusted. They are not educated , as n rule , und it is only lately that there have boon schools in Burmah for women. The Baptist missionaries nro doing a croat deal in this direction anil I visited a female seminary which contained about ono hundred girls. They were very bright looking girls , too , and the president of the school tola mo that many of them could speak three lan guages and that they , were fully as bright as the average American cirl. During my stay an English spoiling mutch wna gotten up for my entertainment , und a class of thirty girls were spelled down. They wore all clad In the Burmese costumes , ana bare footed , bnta-hcadcd , and with these tight dresses about their limbs they stood and spelled tho'word.s almost ns rapidly as the teacher could utter them. They hud a queer pronunciation nnd accent , but they did re markably well anil two of the qlrls remained on the lloor for a full half hour , going almost through the spelling book In that time. As the girls missed they one by onn went back to their Boats , some laughing and some pout ing. But the two who remained to the last tired out .their teacher , nnd as stie falfl "fliioufih" they walked off proudly Kicking out their baro.beols as they lifted them front tbo floor in this approved Burmese fashion , which serves to keep the dress closed in front. The Burmese vumian has few of the troubles and Pleasures of n Now England housewife. All of her reeking is done out of doors nt this time of j oar , and her range never gets out of order. She builds her fire on the ground and her cooking utensil * con sist of two or three oat-then pots. Those and n Jar of water with a coco.inut ludlo make up the kitchen furniture , and our Burmese house is not troubled with table spreading nor dUh washing. She U never worried about her ( lour nor her baking powdor. The Burmese use neither knives nor forks. Tholr stuplo food ls rlco and u huge platter of this is cooked for the family and placed upon the floor. In addition there U u bowl of curry , a kind nf soup , gravy-liko mixture. which is seasoned with tub nnd uoppor , and which is vor.v hot. The family squat around the rico dish and each has his own little bowl for curry ana a larger one for rice. Everyone helps himself , putting hla ringers into the rice platter and taking aa much as ho can squec.-c up In hU hands. The food Is convoyed from the bowl to the mouth with the hand , and at the dose of the meal every one U expected to wash his own dUhos. No drinking i done during the meal , and ut the end each roes to the water Jar and rinsot nut lilt mouth , I have eeou many families at meals , and ii | no case have I seen cluip stick * or knives aud forks. The Burmese dinner Is thus A rmirr.TUAi , tiioy do , the iSuru. ji ) caunci1 bavo much of homo Ufa The house * of the great majority are moro llko tents than Anything olso. They nro made of plaited bamboo walls thatched with palm leaves , which nro ilnncd to rafters of bamboo the slzo Of fish ing Doles. The most of the houses are of ono story , and this Is built upon piles above Lho ground that you can walk- under the lloor without stooping. Under the house Lho live stock of tlio family U kept , nnd there is sometimes a work room inside tills lower foundation. The house baa tib furniture- an American sense ; the family sloop upon iimtfl , and they keep tholr bonds off tlio lloor by resting thorn above bamboo pillow * . Still Lhey are wonderfully civilized considering their surroundings. They nro the kindest nnd most manly pcoplo I have mot since leav ing Japan , nnd tholr women nro bright. In telligent , and in the cases of th0 younger ones , beautiful. Fit INK O. CAiiruxTKii. BXOIUE9 OK THIi 8B/V. / IloinlnlscL'nccR of the Veteran TransAtlantic - Atlantic Trnvolcr. "That man bin crossed the Atlantic ocean eighty-six times. " ' It was Mr. Thomas Swobo who made the remark , yesterday , fa n convcrsnton having reference to Kmll Unas , n guest atthoMll- _ lard hotel. "And ho travels without being compelled to buy his way 'through. You know , " continued Mr. Swobo , ' 'that ' It is customary with the Cunnrd steamship com pany to award prizes In the shnpo of'llfo passes on the fiftieth voyngo mndo by nny person. Mr. Haas earned his prlzo several years ago. Ho travels so much that they extended exceptional courtesies to him. " The occasion for BO much travel between the old nnd now world on his part is duo to the fact that Mr. Hans represents a very largo Parisian wlno house which , through his efforts , has an itnmouso trade among hotels nnd largo wholesale concerns in this country. Bo is a German considerably Americanized , but French in mannerisms , very intelligent nud a great talker. Nothing delights him so much as to flit dowiiiwlth four or five frlonds nnd en tertain them with stories of bis oxtoaslvo experience - porionco on the high stfas. Yesterday ho ro- latodtwo or three very interesting occur rences. Ono exceedingly amusing incident happened in 1S03 , while coming to Now York fromlwlvorpoolon the Algiers. Billy Flor ence and Dion Boucicault wcro among the passengers. "About that tlmo , " said ho , "tho hospital for sick and disabled sailors a very worthy charitable- institution had been completed. It was maintained than , aud is yet , largely by collections taken from passengers aboard both the outgoing and incoming vessels. Thcro was an old man on our vessel doing the col lecting. Florence , Bbuccicuult and I were plunged deeply m the voscllating run of no- limit poker , when ho solicited our subscrip tions. I proposed at once that all the win nings of the game bo given to the hospital fund , but Florence protested , and suggested as a hotter scheme that wo got up an enter tainment of some kind and charge the pas sengers ( there were about * three hundred of them ) $1 admission and turu over the pro ceeds. 'Boucicault and I readily consented nnd entered heartily into the enterprise. There \voro two well dressed , fine looking Irish man on board who persisted in wearing plug huts , and unusual thing at sea. It is customary for men to wear scull onus. Every day these fellows strutted around , much to the annoyance of everybody. "After discussing the kind of performance host calculated to produce the most fuu , Floranco finally exclaimed : 'I have it. Wo will hold n mock court and try these two Irishmen for wearing their silk tiles and thus incurrlng.tho wrath of the gods to visit us on our journey with these ill-winds nnd angry waves.1 The suggestion struck us favorably nnd wo proceeded to carry it out. Bouccicuult was appointed to net as the Judge. They selected mo for sheriff and wo got a Cincinnati lawyer , who was extremely bright , nua drunk half the time , to prepare and file an information against the two offenders. They orcctcd a dais in the cabin for the judge to sit on , cmpanneled a jury , and wheu every thing was ready , his honor ordered ino lo go on deck , arrest the accused -aiianbring .them in. - ' ' * "Well , you ought to have seen mo. S.ODIO ladles hna tied a blue ribbon around my nock ana decked mo with the insignia of ofllco. I strutted forth as proud ns any bantam , wont on deck , and there spied the objects of my search leisurly prominading and having a quiet chat. I boldly approached , tapped each ono on the shoulder , and exclaimed 'gentlemen , you are my prisoner. ' From that day to this I have been profoundly im- proascd with the conviction that they wcro not tbo sort of men so constituted ns to take joke , for no sooner bad the words loft my lips than ono of them knocked mo down. Then I got up the other imitated his exam ple , and they gave mo an unmciciful pound ing. ing."As n result of my efforts , I wont back to the cabin a badly used up individual. This so disappointed the court and lawyers Florence wus representing the prisoners that they arraigned and tried mo. I was convicted and sentenced to treat judge , jury nnd everybody else to champaign the next aay. It cost mo my Rummer's wages. "Tbo second notnblo event came off in 18S5. Wo sailed from New York Juno 12 on the Ualllu , but instead of landing five days later on English soil , wo wore adrift in the middle of tlio ocean with n broken shaft , and stayed ilvo weeks. That time ox-Attornoy. General Benjamin F. Browster and Hon. Roscoe Colliding wcro on board. Wo celebrated the Fourth of July a thousand miles from land. Bellove mo , or not , but it wus tlio greatest day I over saw. Browstor aud Conkllng both entered Into the spirit of the occasion , ani such speeches as they made I don't think wcro over equaled on land. Wo. hod processions , lots of singincr , a big dinner , und moro fun than you can Imagine. "But the real sport of that trip was fur nished by a minister , who was all tho' tlmo arguing and preaching prohibition. Wo made him the butt of our jolccs. Ho devoted much of his tlmo Inducing the passengers nnd boat hands to sign u touipcranco pledge. Ono day the old fellow announced 'that ho had succeeded In getting till the sail ors to Join his army and take an oath that never again would they touch the flowing bowl. I offered then to post n wngor that I could go among the crow , with proffers of boor and cigars , letting each man select which ho would have , and that one-half of thorn would break their pledges and take beer. Ho hooted at the proposition , thought it absurd and declared it impossible for men to thus violate their oath. "Tho next day was Sunday. I wout into the steorupo room , called in nil the sailors and offered them the treat. Thirty-live out of the thirty-six took boor. AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH. A Brilliant Military \Vod < U UK at Old * FortroHH Monroe. The Church of the Centurion , which * is located in n grove of live oaks inwido the wnlld of the fortress , presented iv beautiful appouranco on Wednesday last , w'hon it was crowded with the olH- cors nnd Indies of the garrison in full dress to witness the nmrriago of Liou- tenuntStophcn M. Footo , Fourth United Stiites urtillorv , und Miss Sura BroolceT , only daughter of Major John Bfoolto , posji.siirKooii.says u dtsputolt from Fort ress Monroe to the Now York World. Tuorn were four groomsmen Llou- tontint W. R. Homer , Fifth urtillory ; Lioutonunt J. N. A. Din-row , "Fourth artillery ; Lieutenant G.V. . S. Stevens , Fifth artillery , and Dr. Benjamin Brooke , brother of the bride , who laurelled up the aisle , two abreast. The bridesmaids were Miss * B.rooUo , of Philadelphia , cousin of the bride ; Miss Alice Frank , daughter of the pout commander ; Misn 14urt | daughter of Colonel Hurt , Seventh in fantry , and Miss Cozzons. of Now Yorlc , who advanced up the aisle singly and about ton feet apart , followed by the bride lounluc ujxm the arm ol her father , She were iv handsome empress gown of white faille Francals , trimmed with duohoas lace , o ran go blossoms and bride roses. She was completely envoi- oped in a long veil of wtiito tulle , and carried u bouquet of white violets. The , \vlth \ his host man , . Lieutenant froom C. W. Brooke , Fourtty artillery , mot the bride at the altar rail , whore they knelt ( or u short time until the Koft notes ol the organ died uwiiy. Itav. Oagood E. HiUTiak , post chaplain , then stepped- forward and performed the JJpiscouul service. THE WILD WEST ON-THE.SEA. Indians , Coxfrboys , Vaquoroa and Buffnl6'Ol , ? for Parla. 1 * i t SAYING FAREWELL IN THE RAIN. Buffalo Bill's 'Ktiifnpcnn Itouto nml Wlmt Qo Will I Exhibit to the n'j aj-Hotl Shirt Is Off For the Kxpoflltlon. Th6 cowboy band thumped awuy vig orously at "A LWo on the Oconn Wnvo" when the steamship Persian Monarch backed out into the stream yesterday afternoon with the whole "Wild West" on board , says Iho Now York Herald. Colonel Cody himself stood on the bridge , his big hat in his hand and his long hair glistening with the rain. The band played , the cowboyn yctlod , the Indiana kl-yiod , nnd the dripping crowds choorod. Buffalo Bill waved his hat in a comprouonslvo farewell to everybody , nnd the steamer started for Havre. Many of Colonel Cody's friends ciuuo down to the pier to sco him off on his two years' trip and try to dispel the gloom of the dreary day. It was a molanbholy start. The rain caino down in Hoods and everybody was soaking wot. The Indians looked the pioturo of despair walking up and down the dock with rivulets running from their soggy blankets and rain drops trickling down their faces. Tlio old Deadwood coach on the forward dock was leaking a pool of water down upon its seats. The In dian dogs looked dismal and half drowned. About the only things that were not visibly alToctod by the sloppiness - ness were Buffalo Bill's spirits and the steamer's old stewardess. KKD SHIHT IS DISGUSTED. Mr , Rod Shirt , tbo pampered favorite of European sovereigns , sought the se clusion of the squaws' cabin early in the day and denied himself to reporters while ho relieved his feelings copiously in the vigorous dialect of the , Kedbud agency. Besides him there were on board 102 , more or loss , untutored sons of the forest , four bquaws and flvo papoosos. Of these , Black Heart , Little tlo Chief and Kills Plenty , had accom panied Red Stiirt on his former trip abroad. The others had never before boon away from tho'ir agencies. They nro all Sioux , mostly from the Ogallala and Redbud agencies , sejoctod by the government agent from the Indian aris tocracy , as it wcro. John M. Burkowho is the manager pf the show , says they aro.u much bottqv'.looking lot of redskins - skins than ho tooj aproad in 1887 , and the best specimens , of American Indians ho has over scontpgothor. ' ( ' ' ' The names , as'p'l'itared on the ship's passongre list , i ro more striking than euphonious. Ainoqg them are Messrs. Yellow Eyp , Juinping Crow , Wooden Face , Meuicino . { lorsoNo Neck , Haw Meat , Sick AulUlop'o , Dog's Ghost and other members pt U6 } Indian four hun dred , said to tp , jyoll known on the ' " agencies. ' The Indians-aro quartered in the steerage of tho'Moharch. Just below them on the twtf decks , are the 100 In dian ponlosj ns uglyis sin , and in the forward hold nrtotwonty head of buffalo. iEight nrdianidddB-Joccupyivteoop on the quarter dock. - ftlajot 'Burlto repelled with emphasis thbi suggestion that the dogs were to furnish the Indians with their favorite' soups arid .ragouts on the way over. Judging from his oxpo- rionco'on the former trip the Indians would probably have little occasion to eat anything after they passed Sandy Hook. INDIAN DOGS QO 4.LONO THIS TIME. " There are two teams of the dogs , and as a matter of fact they are intended to give the Parisians an idea of Indian methods of travel. They are under the charge of two Canadian trappers. Am brose Lopino and Maximo Goulet , who , "by the way , were engaged in Ricl's rebellion in Manitqba , and only es caped hanging by flight to this country. General Dumas , who was Kiel's lieutenant - tenant , is also with the party. The horses , buffalo and dogs were hoisted over the ship's dido yesterday morning in slings worked with a tackle. The horses made a tremendous fuss about it and it took all tlio skill of their cowboy riders to got them on board. Tlio bullalo wont over without a murmur , though almost scared to death. The people who watched the frnnsfor from the shpro made the inter esting discovery that a horned buffalo being yanked over a/ship's side in a eling , hanging up by'jtho middle with head and heels together , is a much moro comical sight than anything in tbo show itself , and , they laughed until tholr sides ached , though the buffalo .didn't seem o fina U at all amusing. In the company are three young women riders ; two young women rillo shooters Miss Annie Oakley and Miss Lilho Smith thirty-two cowboys , seven Mexican viwuoros and a big stall of property and camp men. There are 218 persons all told. They go first to Paris for several months , then to Vienna , Berlin , St. Petersburg and to other cities on the continent ; then to England , and here in 1891. QOODHY AND GOOD T.UCK. Albert Biorstadt , the artist ; Marshall P. vVildor , the funny man ; Colonel John S. Boll , chief of tlio United States secret service ; Dr. H. C. Bullock , of Hartford ; Erastus Wimaii , John Dos Pas3o , GcorgoG. Amps , of Boston , and John W. Hamilton were among those who Blood in the rain * and gave the party cheer aftorol/bor / ns it wont away. Mr. Wilder chooyp.ij , , the louuost , be cause Colonel Codyjligd just inade.hlm a present of. a llttlilidiau / | pony , which ; bmng conspicuously ugly , is named Juliet. i'oC a Just as the , steamer was starting it was diqcovore'd 'that * ono of , the party was inlsbing. Mrs. Thompson , a young woman hired .assistant to Mrs. Whit ? taker , the camp jnafron , had slipped away 'and ' loft ftllo pier. She didn't want to go very mwin \ the llrut placo. nnd at the lust mfnutb the idea of.two years auay fromjipiuc was too much for her courage and'she lied. Mothers'-glvo Angostiira Bitters to their children 16 stop colic and loose ness of tbo bowobi ) "Dh J. G. B. Slogort & Sons , Bblo manufacturors. At all druggists. * Ohio's Oldest Citizen. Mra. Margaret Arnold , the oldest person in Ohio , was kern nearRich' mend , Va. , on July 4,1777. Her father was Robert Kiscr , four of whoso twelve children are still living. Mrs. Arnold spends all of her tlinu now in bed , and is totally blind. She bus a romurkablo uppotito and weighs 110 pounds. Her height is five feet two inches , Since the .year 1810 she htfs tidea addicted to tbo tobacco habit , and oven ijow lights her pipe now and thon. Bhu docs not say much , but is by po Hjonnuan Im- uecile. No liniment in in bettor repute or moro widely kno\Mi Umn Dr. J. H , McLean'a Volcanic Oil Liniment. It U u wonderful romedy. JOHN T. DILLON Estate & Loan COMPANY. Room 49 Barker Block. The Income Property Can Bo Made to Produce , Got cms Its Value. Larpo list of property to select from No property listed , except at fair valua tion. Business and insldo property a specialty. Trackage Property For sale or louse from Union Pacific bridRO north to Oraco street , among which nro two or three choice bargains Money Loaned On improved or gilt edged unimproved real estate. ALL TITLES Are examined by us and must bo per fect before wo will recommend purchase of property. JoliflT. Dillon Oil Co. Room 49 Barker Block. FINE WATCH REPAIRING ' RECEIVES PROMPT ATTENTION. WHEN purchasing a fine Shoe it Is natural to se lect that which is pleasing to the eye in style and finish ; the material must be of the finest texture , and when on the foot the shoe must combine beauty and comfort. The Ludlow Shoe Possesses this Feature , IF YOU TRY ONE PAIR You Will Wear No Other Make. " ? Sold bj over 100 dealers In Chlcano. and the best trade thrmiKlioiUthe United States. flee Tlmt They Are Stamped "J/Um.OW. " Heal is Wealth ! Dii.B.O. WEST'S NEIIVE AND UnAitr TKEAT. HUNT , a guaranteed gpoollle for Hysteria. Dizzi ness , Uimvulsions. Cits. Nervous Neuralgia , Headache , Nervous Prostration caused by the use of alcohol or tobacco , Wakefulnew , Mental ( Depression , Bqf toning ot the Uratu , resulting In ImaultyumUcaiUnij to misery , deiay and death , neinaturo Olil Ago. HarrennrKs. I/m of I'ower In either nax. Involuntary J-osiss and Hpenimt- prhuiu caused by over-exertion of the t > raln. elf- abuse or overindulgence. Kach box contain * one month's treatment. 11.03 a box , or six boxes for J5.0),8ent ) by mall prepaid on receipt of price. WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES To cure any case. With each order received by us for six boxes , accompanied with KM , we will Bond the purchaser ourwrltton guarantee to re fund the money If Hie treatment does not erfect .euro. Quurnntet-M Issued only by Goodman Drug CXi. , Urugulitg , Sole Asealt , U > 3 1'ornain treat , Ouialm N b. . . , . r _ _ _ DOCTOR C. M. Jordan Late of the University of New Vortc City and UowardUnh uMity.Wuali- lnKtonJ.C. HAM offices .No. ttlOuntUll 'Corner ' rifteenthuiid liar K > n y Htfl. . Onmhii , Net ) . CX1 li ro all cuntbla casa ' are treated with u cens. ASTHMA , Dvsi'KMiA. DKAK- NUM. IlllKUMAWSJI , AU. NKItVOUS ANU BKIN . OATAIIKU COIIKU. CONSULTATION at olllce or by mall , II. Office houw-U to 11 a. m. . a to 4 p , m. . 7 to 8p. m. . Sunday otllce hour * from U a. m. . to 1 p. in. iUnvdlMaseji we treated miccedafullv by Ut. Jordon throuBn the m HB. nd it Is thus P0"1 for those unable to make o journey obtain 8UCOK8HHUI , HOSi'lTAb TUKATMBNT AT " " " T"eBn"r"nbo ' Diseases of Now. 'I Lungs and Kar- M , M. Hamllu , 1'licvnlx Ins. Co. 8. A. Orchard , Carpet Ueulur , John Shelby , Grocer. John Itush. City 1r asurer WHEN YOU BUY A CIGtAH , ! * SEE THAT THE * * "RED LABEL" 18 ON THE BOX. OMAHA Medical and Surgical Institute , N. W. Cor. 13th and Dodge Sts. , Omaha , Neb. THE LARGEST MEDICAL INSTITUTE IN THE WE8T roil Tins TllHATMUNT OP ALT * Chronic and Surgical Diseases and Diseases of the Eya and Ear. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO DEFORMITIES , DISEASES OF WOMEN , DISEASES OF THE URINARY AND SEXUAL ORGANS , PRIVATE DISEASES , DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM , LUNG AND THROAT DISEASES , SURGICAL OPERATIONS , EPILEPSY OR FITS , PILES , CANCERS , TUMORS , tic. J. W. McMENAMY , M. D. , President , Anil Consulting : Physician nnd Surgeon. Organized with a M staff or Skilled Physicians , Surgeons and Trained Nnrsr < , This establishment is a permanent medical institution , conducted by thoioughly educated physicians and surgeons of acknowledged skill and experience. The Institute bindings , situated on the noilhwost corner of Thirtconth and Dotlgo streets , is composed of two largo throe-story bilok buidings of over ninety looms , containing our Medical , Surgical and Consultation Rooms , Drug Store , Laboratory , Offices , Manufactory of Surgical Appliances and braces , and the Boarding Depart ment for Patients , In charge of competent persons , constituting the laiscst and the most thoroughly equipped Medical and Smgioal Establishment in the West , ono of the three largest m tlio United StatoH , and second to none. Wo have superior advantages and facilities for treating di.scasos , performing surgical operations , boarding and nursing patients , which , combined with our acknowledged ability , experience , responsibility and reputation , should make the Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute the llrst choice. You can come direct to the Institute , day or night , as wo have hotel accommo dations as good and as cheap as any in the city. Wo make this explanation for the bonollt of persons who may feel inclined to go fiuthor east for medical or surgical treatment and do not appreciate the fact that Omaha possesses the largest and most complete Medical and fsingical Insti tute west of Now Yoik , with a capital of over 3100,000. DEFORMITIES OF THE HUMAN BODY. APPLIANCES POll DEFORMI TIES AND TRUSSES. Best Facilities , Apparatus anil Remedies for Successful Treatment ot every form of Disease requiring MiaDICAJj or SUllGICAI * TU13A.TMENT. In this department we are especially successful. Our claims of superiority over all others aio based upon the fact that this is the only medical establishment man ufacturing surgical braces and appliances for ouch individual case. Wo have thioo skilled instiiimenl makers in our employ , with Impiovud machinery , and have all the latest inventions , us well as our own patents and improvements , the result of twenty yeais' experience. The treatment of diseases by electricity has undergone great changes within the 1 past few years , and olectiieity isnow acknowledged by all schools of medicine as the great lemody in all chronic , special and 1101 vo discuses , for nervous debility , par- nlysis , rheumatism , diseases of women , etc. , and in many eye and ear dlaeubcs it is the most valuable ot all remedies. In order to obtain its full virtues , it In absolutely necessary to have the proper apparatus. Wo have lately purchased tluoo of the largest and most complete batteries manufactured , so constructed as to give the most gentle as well an the most powerful current. Persons tieatud at this Institute by electricity recognize at once the difference between our expensive ) and complete electrical apparatus and the common , cheap batteries , in use by many physicians. Over 8,000 dollars invested in electiical apparatus. PRBVATE , SPECIAL , NERVOUS AND BLOOD DSSEASES. Wo claim to bo the only icliuble , responsible establishment In the west making a specialty of this class of diseases. Dr. MoMenamy was one of the fliat thorough ly educated physicians to make a special study of this class of discuses , and Tils . methods and inventions have been adopted by specialists in Europe and America. Ho is the inventor of the Clump Compress Suspensory , acknowledged the best In use. All others uro copied after his invention. By moans of a simple operation , painless and safe , locuntly brought into use , wo euro many cases that have boon given up as incurable by medical treatment. ( Head our book to men , sent free to any address. ) DISEASES OF THE EYE AND EAR. We have had wonderful success in this dopaitmont in the past year , and have made many Improvements in our facili ties for treatment , operations , artificial eyes , etc. v ; We have gioatly improved our facilities and methods of _ tieuting cases by correspondence , and are having better success In this department than ever boforo. Wo aio fully up to thu J-Imes in all the latest inventions in medical nnd surgical operations , appliances and instruments. Our institution is open for invcstlga. lion to any persons , patients or physicians. We invlto nil to correspond with or visit us before taking treatment elsewhere , believing that a visit or consultation will convince any intelligent person thaf , it is to their advantage to place them selves under our euro. Since this advertisement first appeared , many boasting pretenders and frauds have conic and ' /one and many more w'H come ami go ; remembered only by (7icjr ( unfortunate undfooliah'viclims. * . "A wise man investigates first and decides afterwards , A fool decides first , tfien investigates. * ' The Omaha Aledical and A'urj/ical Inttituto is indorsed by'tfie people and the presi , Mon capital invextedfmore skilled physicians employed , more modern appliances , instruments - ' ments and apparatus in use , more cases heated and cured , more successful surykal operations performed , than in all other medical establishments intJic West combined , PAGE BOOK ( Illustrated ) SENT FREE TO ANY ADDRESS ( B.AI.ID ) . I uri iar t-IIUtory. Success and .Advantages of thn Omnlm Modlral and Burtrlcal Inatltnta , 1'nrl Seroiul-CiiitONio DISEASES of the i.uiiffs. Stomach , Mvor. Kldnovg , Bkln. Pllos , Cuncer , Catarrh. Bnlleiuy. IthoumntlsM. Inhalation , Tape Worm. Klootrlclty. NeV Hemedlei. oto. Part Tiiird-nuiroiiMiTiKji. ( Jurvntiire of the Bpluo , Club Koot , Hip IJUoasi * , rwnlyela , , Wry Nook , How Io/js. / Huro MI > , BurtrloiU Operations. Fart l'ourllDiHKA E8 or TUB Kris ANO KAU. Dlioawiof the Nerves , Catarnot , Btratlimui or Un KyoM'teryifliim , Granulated KyoLtila , In vpr lon of the Llrti. ArtlHclal Byes , oto. Pur * t'lah-liHA8its or WQMKN. Louoorrlunu , Ulcorotlon. Dlaplacomonta. l'rol . p .UO . Flex ion * ( ! Vorelont. Tumor * . Laceration * and Oanoorof the Womb. l urt NUIh-DiBEABM or MicN , Private. BpectM ami Nerrou * m eai o , Snormatorrhooa ( Seminal Wonkueu ) , Impotency , Yarlcooele , Htrloturo , Uloet , BypbllU , tuid 1 $ dliea v Of tlio Oenltfl Urinary Orjraufl. _ _ . DISEASES OF WOMEN A BrwjiAwr. A LVIMCMN vre TUYB l > ntr.vr you WOUBM DUIIIHO CoitriNKUKirr , ( Strictly Pflrato ) . Ouly Reliable Medical Institute Making a ' gnoclalty of 1 PUIV4TI3 PI8EA81C8. All niood Dlw > n e uxie ( fiilly treated. Byphlimo Polwn removed from the irit m I without raemury. M f | la tof llru Trfc4junut ) wr.J-OJS of Vital Power. 1'atlenU unable to vjill to treated at homo by corro pon4 lipe , All conjmunlwtlon * confidential , Wcdlolnes 01 iv nu. menu nt by m ll or ePresi leouroly pwX d. no w rk to lnagat | ountenUor iflnder. ( ) Boual Intorvlsw prBfBrre.f CalUnd couiiilt us or eiJliUtoj | | 0 ? yur oa o , nnd mi will ftvj'iJ ' Jo urney , Bypmlli , Qltst and Yarlooc l # , with ijuetpcn ll > ( , Adjrvas , OMAHA MEPICAL & SURGICAL INSTITUTE ,