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    10 OMAHA DAILY BEE. &UN3&&X , MAY 12. iMJ-SIXTEEST PAGES.
-THE GAUDY GIRLS OF BURMAH
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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
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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
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of property.
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IF YOU TRY ONE PAIR
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Late of the University
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UowardUnh uMity.Wuali-
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' are treated with u
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iUnvdlMaseji we treated miccedafullv by Ut.
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for those unable to make o journey obtain
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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 ,
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