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    THE OMAHA DAILY BflE : SUNDAY. TONE 10 ; . .1889.SIXTEEN PAGES. 11
THE RAILROADS OF INDIA ,
Englishmen Have Oovorod Hiudoe-
tan With an Iron l etwork.
POME SUPERB EQUIPMENTS.
Iho Lmvoftt rnrcn In the WorM nnrt
How 'Ihey Pny Secluded Cars
IllndnQ
Queer
Mnrtnlflccnt DcpotR. '
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tCop/rfoifeit | ? liu Frank O. Carpenter.
lloMiuY , Indlor 1689. [ yppclal Correspon
dence of Tun Hin. : ] Indlu has now 10,000
miles of rallrond. It is as far from Calcutta
to LJomtmy nn It in from Now York to Den
ver , and several trunk lines run across Illn-
doitan fromono city to the other. There nro
branches from thcso which go up to the
Himalaya tnontnlns almost to the bordcrn of
Thibet , and others which shoot off to the
Khybcr POSH at the entrance of Afghanistan
and not n great distance from the now HUB-
slan railway , which has been pushed on past
Snmnrcaml , The day will como when wo
can travel from London to Calcutta by rail ,
though this tiro-supposes the cutting of n
tunnel under the English channel. South
India has many long miles of railroads , and
the whole of Hlndostnn , which Is half the
filzo of the United States , 1ms n railroad net
covering it. Iho construction of thcso rail
roads has Included engineering works fully
as grand as tha railroad making of the
United States , and the kccplug of thorn In
order is moro difllcult. Ono of the great
plagues of Indian railroad makers , ls the
wlilto ant. These Insects cat every dead
thing in wood form nbo\o ground.
If a ] ) llo of wooden tics Is left
out pvcr n I trill an attack of ants will
t * * ' - * * ' . * - * - . .
havu carried it away by morning and ihsri ) .
is no possible storage of wooden tics. S ch
ties as are in the roads are saved from do
st ruction bo the vibration caused by the run
ning trains , which scares the nnts away. It
is the same with telegraph pc 01 and fence ? ,
and the result is that the ties of most of the
railroads are made of iron. T Imvo traveled
about three thousand miles over all kluds of
railways In India. The telegraph poles on
many of the lines nro hollow tubes of gal
vnnlzcd iron , about as big around as the av-
crago man's calf , so tnado thut they fit into
ono another aud form a polo about ten foot
high. To thcso poles the lines are strung
nnd many of the roads use such poles
throughout their cntlro length. On other
lines the telegraph poles are T iron rails , the
samp ns those on which the car travels. Two
of these rails are fastened together by bars
about a foot wide and then this iron lattice
work is set deep in the ground and the wire
strung upon It. About some of the stations
the fences are made of such Iron rails , and
through hundreds of miles along ono of the
rajah's railroads inwostein India I found
fonc.es of barbed wire with sandstone posts.
Thcso posts wcro a foot wide nnd four Inches
thick , and they stood about three fcot above
the ground. The wires ran through holes in
them and the railroad men tell ma that they
nro much cheaper thuu wood.
Mii.Liox-noLi.AU nnrors.
I nm surprised at the magnllluonco of the
depots in India. Hero at Bombay thcro Is
a finer railroad station than any wo have in
the United States. It cost about $1,000,000 ,
and architecturally it is the peer of any
bulldlnir nt Washington , At Calcutta thcro
are flno depots and oven at the smallest of
the towns you 11 nd well-made , stone build
ings surrounded by beautiful gardens in
Which bloom all kinds of tropical flowers.
Nothing about these stations Is made of
Wood. The platforms arc of stone filled in
with cement , and the cars run into the sta
tions on a piano about two feet below the
floor and so that the floor of the cars is just
even with that of tbo depot. Each station
has its first , second and third-class waiting-
room , nnd everything in India goes by
classes. The cars are first , second , third
and fourth-class nnd they are all on the
English plan. They nro about two-thirds
the length of our cars und a trifle wldor.
They are not so heavy as the American pas
senger coach and they loolc moro like wide ,
long boxes than anything olso. Each of
thcso cars is divided into compartments. In
the first and second-class there are only
two compartments to the car , and the chief
difference m these two classes is in the num
ber allowed In the compartment. If you will
Imagine a llttlo room about ton fcot long by
flvo feet wide , with u roof of BO von feet high ,
In the center of which there is a glass globe
for n light , you may Imvo some idea of the
Indian first-class car. You must , however ,
put two long , leather-covered cushions
benches along each side of this room , and at
the ends of thcso have doors with glass windows
dews in them , opening inward. Over the
cushioned backs ot the benches there are
windows which are lot up and down like
these of the American street cur , nnd which
are of the same size. The car has none of
the finish of the American Pullman , nnd
though you are expected to sloop within it
thora are no signs of bedding or curtains. At
the back of It there is a lavatory without
towolf , soap or brushes , and there is barely
room enough for you to turn around in it
when you are washing , . The second-class
carsnro * much the same , and there may boone
ono second-class car nnd ono first In the sumo
coach.
I'ASSENOEItS CAHKY DEDniNO.
But how about the bedding !
Every man carries his own bedding with
him in India , and thcso Indian cars give you
nothing else but n lounge on which to spread
a cotton comforter , a shawl , or a rug. You
carry your own pillows , nnd the bedding of
half n dozen passcnqorst would fill a car.
Euch traveler of the first and second class
brings the most of his baggage into the
train with him , and there in often as much
as the contents of an American bucgaga car
In ono of these compartments. No ono un
dresses , but all lie down with their clothes
on , pull tholr shawls over them , aud sleep
the best way they can. Thcro nro no porters
to wuko you up at the proper tiino nnd your
boots remain unblocked. Women traveling
alone univcrHiUly go into compartments ro-
tcrvcd for women , and men traveling with
their wives Imvo often trouble m keeping to
gether.
A SEUVAKT NnCESSAUY.
This luggage being brought into the cars
nnd tbo trouble about getting and holding
scats leads to tlio ncccsmty , which exists in
India , of tnnellnt : with a servant. All
EngluOi and Americans travelers carry ono
or moro suivnnts along with them , and in
figuring up , vour railroad faros you must
udd to the fnro of the class by which you
travel u third-class faro for your native
servant , This servant speaks English. IIo
manages .your bnggnKO , sees to the hiring
and paying of the cubi to und tram the
Italians and the hotels , and waits upon you
nt the hotels. In many of the hotels you
pet nothing to cat if you Imvo no servant.
Your room is not made up , your boots nro
not blacked , there is no boll in the room ,
nnd you gel no attendance whatever. If
you have a servant hu sloops on the floor
outside your ctoor und lights for the best of
cver.Ything for you. Ho wants but llttlo
wages , and on the whole , it is cheaper for
you to tuko bun with you than to got along
without him. I have tried both ways nnd T
can testify to the fact. At Calcutta I hud a
bluck-ttklnncd , luibnncd Hindoo , who pretended
tended to speak both French nnd English ,
and who nliogctlior aid noi know moio than
u dozen words of cither , Still ho served his
purpose , and on leaving Calcutta it seemed
on extravagance to taito him with mo. The
result \vas I went to Bonaros without him ,
At the hotel thcro I had very poor uttcnd-
ancu und hud to pay three times his wacos in
fccn and guides. I got another man at Agra ,
who Is Btlll with mo und who is now lighting
for niy food at the hotel tables hero. Ho is
n tall , flno-loolilng Aryan with a costly turban -
ban , a flerco black uiustncho and three times
os much style as myself. Ho watches my
iutnrests closely -for thlrty-flvo cents a day ,
iiourds and sleeps himself , and considers him-
naif well off.
CIlEAmT FAltCS IN Till ! WOIII.U.
Oaly rich natives travel second-class Su
India. The bulk of tlio first nnd second
class travel is made up of English nnd
Americans' . Xt\o natives , n .a rule , go by
the InlcrmcdlaW Of third-class , and the
third-elms fnrcs hero n ? ? Uo ; cheapest Jn the
world. They nrci , by ordiu ! rv , * ; rnlos , less
thnn one-half cent per mlle nnd by "Jim
tralifs only ono-slstccnth of a cent , $ tlll ,
the third-class passengers at this low ral3
pay more to the roads thnn , cither the first or
tlio sccond-cliiss. r.r.u railroad managers toll
mo they bohovo It will pay to reduce this
rate much lower than It now Is. Mr. Ells-
worthof the Denver & UIo Grande railroad.
Is traveling with mo , and ho tolls mo that wo
have not begun to touch bottom in our
American rnjlrpnd.farfj. . Ho thinks the
Tii'J : woUliT make twTcJ M much 17 their
rates were reduced one-half nnd says that
the reduction Is sure to como. The English
managers well appreciate this nnd th ? t > urd-
class fares In England are the fares that fill
the pockets of the stockholders.
mo TIIIin ) CLASS lu.m-io.
Hero in India tticro is n vast difference be
tween the prices of the various classes. First
class is , orl the great Indian peninsula rail
road , which Is a fair typo of the xvholo , two
und one-halt cents per mile. Second-class Is
] ust one-half this ruto nnd Intermediate one-
half of second class. Third class is one-half
thb Intermediate and the third class pays.
The third class cars carry thirty two pas
sengers. They nro divided into compart
ments with benches uncushlonod , running
so across the car that the passengers face
each other and the passengers nro packed In
as close as sardines. They are always full
nnd thcso cast Indians travel us much as do
the citizens of tha United States. I have yet
to find H train in which the third-class cars
wcro not packed , and many of these
upon which I rode had three times
as many third-class cars as first
and second class. Each native carries a
bundle with him containing his brass pot ,
out of which ho drinks , and often the pans
with which ho cooks his food. Accustomed
to the poorest of beds at homo , n cotton
blanitot sulllccs for his traveling rug , and In
waiting for the trains at the stations ho often
puts his shoo under his head for n pillow ,
nnd wrapping up his turbnnej feQmJ in tbo
cotton cloth which covered Ills bare should-
W-S.Sleeps upon the ground until the train is
called.
THE 8EXD8 Sr.PJlIUTB.
The Hindoo women travel us lightly nstho
men , but the two sexes are never putmt6
the same cars , There nro closed COM on nil
of the trains for high caste Hindoo women
and thcso have windows of blue glass In the
first uud pcconu classes , which permit the
women to look out , but which prevent the
men from looking In. Thcso women como
to the depot In closed chairs , and us they go
to the train they pull tnelr shawls close
about their faces though their ankles and
calves , covered with gold or' silver
bracelets , often show. In some of the
cars the windows of the women's compait-
monts are so fixed with shutters that there
can bo no looking out , nnd In the train
which carried mo to D.irjcollng there was
ono Car covered entirely with canvas as
thick as that of a circus tout. This con
tained Hindoo women , who , ns they rode up
the Himalaya mountains through the finest
scenery in the world , wcro thus shut in the
sluTy ( darkness of this tont-llko car , and saw
no moro of tho" grandeur of the nature
about them than they would have scon had-
they baen tied in so many leather bags and
sent along as mail.
NOVEL INVE81MENT OF WAGES.
Ono of the greatest roads in India Is the
East Indian railway. This railway lias n
curious method of invcstine a percentage of
the wages which it uaya its hands , which is
found to work both to the advantage of the
railway and the employes. Wages are very
low in India , but through this method many
of the employes have become rich. All of
the hands who receive over thirty rupees or
? 10 a month , have to pay a per cent of their
earnings into u ccrtaiu fund. They can pay
as much moro than U per cent ns they plc.isc.
The road receives the money , pays interest
on it , and upon their leaving the scrvlco hon
orably , gives them back double the amount
they have paid in with Interest. This seems
incredible , but I am assured it is so. An
English clergyman told mo that ho know n
railroad employe who went in at $10 u month
und who will noon take out ? 5UOO. This
method was catered into nt the time the
railroad v/ns built. The managers were hai d
uo for capital and they wished to bind their
hands to them. The company is now phos-
perous and it keeps up the same system.
WHAT lUIMCOAI ) MEN MtKE.
Speaking of railroad wages in India , I fiud
that section men work hero for from U to 5
cents a day und thut the roads can get all the
men they want at thcso prices. Engineers
work on Jtimo and distance , und they are
about the highest paid of the railroad
employes. They get about seventy
dollars a month while running regularly , but
they can increase this by extra running to
ciihty-fiva and ono hundred dollars a month.
The Indian railways have no conductors in
our sense of the word. The tickets uro col
lected und examined by men at the various
stations und the guard who manages the
train in other respects has nothing to do with
the tickets. Such guards got about tiventy-
five dollars u mouth and on the smaller rail
roads they receive ftom seven to twenty
dollars a month. The most of the guards
are natives or half-breed , while a majority of
the encmecrrt uro English. I don't think the
English engineers uro us well posted ns our
American ones. I uaked ono of them the
weight of his engine. Ho stammered und
replied that that ho did not know. The
American engineer can tell you just what his
engine weighs , how much steam she carries
and nil about her.
SOME PECULIAIIITIE3.
The engines hero are lighter than ours
nnd tha whole equipment of the railroads is
upon n smaller sc.Uo. Most of tha freight
curs ere imulo of iron , and you coiild crowd
three of them into ono American caboose ,
'ihoy carry on nn average nbout six tons ,
have no trucks and only four wheels. Our
freight cars will cairy from forty to ( ifty
tons , und some of aur narrow-gauge curs
curry forty tons. If thcso Indian trains had
such curs they could carry from seven-to
eight times the amount they now do , but the
people have never boon accustomed to iurgo
earn und they stick to the old ways. Nona
of thcso freight cars nro managed by brakes
from the top and you see no brakemen
trotting along on the tops of the trains.
Freight in India is measured by : ho mound
or eighty pounds. Freight trains are called
goods trains , and I find some curious rules
in regard to freight. Heturn trip tickets are
issued to horses , and < cumels cost twelve
cents per mile per truck und four camels can
bo put on each truck. Elephant calves are
transported at the ruto of six cents n mile ,
and ns to the other animals , the cost of them
is guarded at the rate for dogs.
No dogs are to bo taken In the cars und no
return tickets nro issued for dogs. Many of
the baggage cars have dog compartments
and cats , monkeys , rabbits and guinea plga
nro sent along nt dog rates , Not long nao u
woman cumo to ono of the stations with a
turtle in her hand nnd was about to enter the
car with it when the guard stopped her. She
showed him the turtle and asked him
whether sue could tuko it inside. IIo re
plied :
"Yea ! Cats is dogs and monkeys Is dogs ,
but turtles is llsh , und there is no rule against
fish. "
UXDEH OOVEUNMEST COJiTKOL.
Nearly all tha railroads In India are under
the government and many of tha roads were
built by the government , guaranteeing five
percent to. the stockholders on the condi
tion that the prohta above five per cent ,
shall bo equally divided between the gov
ernment nud the stockholders. Over others
of the roads the government has a sort
of a control and the result is that the tenure
of place OK the railroad is much the same as
that of the civil service of England. Men
expect to stay u lifetime when they enter the
railroad service und there is uo danger of
their dlachunro during good behavior. There
nro no strikes In India and a position on tlio
railroad is considered very desirable by the
natives.
The laws nro , on the Account of the gov
ernment owning the roads , almost altogether
in favor of tbo road , und our fanners would
rlso in indignation nt some of them. If mi
American has a cow killed on the track of
a loud running through his farm the railroad
company pays well for it. lu India the
owner of cattle found trespassing on the
railroad is liable to a penalty of $3.50
for each animal. Any man who
drives any animal across an Indian
railway except nt certain appointed times
and places is liable to u flno of $17 , und nny
man who enters a car reserved for females
con bo fined { 35. The mmi who tries to got
on u truln hero after it Is started will bo
fined $7 , and anyone wno attempts to defraud
the rallioad company in any manner l > liable
to a fine of 110.
TUB POSTAL SEUVICB.
The postal cars arcj In the middle of the
tram heie In India , und the postal clerks are
nativesU takes about ttvlco as many clerks
to manngo the mail M with us , but the sor-
vlco Is much cheaper. The head dork pots
about 70 rupees a month , or leis than MO ,
nnd the others receive from $10 to f20 n
month. Letters arc sorted on the trains and
extra nostnifo Is charged for the posting of
. .
! „ at the trlng | Voforo the cnr
AN INCOXVESIENT rEATUnC.
Ono of the worst things about thcso In
dian trains is the impossibility of passing
from ono car to another nnd the dinicultv
which ono has to got at the euttrd o- ; „ Si0 : ,
the tram. You may bo loohCu up In the
snmo compartment with tv mud man or n
robber , and It Is imposslMd tor .You to help
yourself. In the o.V 0 { ono of the western
Indian roads ' .noro is n llttlo electric button ,
fcjicc/i mound with n walnut frame , over
wnlcli is a pane of thick glass. Just around
the button run the words :
"To stop the train broik the glass and
touch the button "
On ono of tno trunk lines I was closeted in
a first-class compartment In n train colng nt
the ruto of thirty miles nn hour. Looking
upwanl I saw that the glass glebe containing
the lamp was leaking , nnd that u full pint of
oil had run out Into It and that this was shak-1
ing with each sway of the car. Thcro was
nothing between it and the blaze , anil I
feared every.moment that it would catch ,
the glass would break nnd a pint of burning
oil would spread out upon the carpet of the
llttlo box-like room below , in which I was. 1
looked for 11 bell rouo. There was none. I
Went all around the fioor of the car , looked
over the walls nnd sought ovcrywhoro some
moans of stopping the train. I could find
none , and I had to wait until wo arrived at
the next station , n half an hour later. Luck
ily no accident haiipancd nnd I was hero able
to call the guard and have the lump removed.
Had thcrd been an explosion my only salva
tion would have been In putting out the flame
or In jumping through the car window whllo
the train was going at this lightning speed.
FtlANK Q. fjAllI'UKTCIl.
Twenty To-ilny.
UVMcH/nr f/ie / Sunday Jlte.
Mabel is twenty to-day ,
And the sweet Juno breezes are n-bio whig ,
Mabel Is twenty to-triy ,
And the swift tide of ilfo is outflovlug , ' j
Sweet , stutoly Mabel , my darling 1
How the years hurry away , t
Dear llttlo Mubcl n woman , '
Mabel is twenty to-duy ,
She said farewell to childhood ,
And she smiled whllo Its laughter was
dying ,
She said furowoll to girlhood ,
And she whispered it pensively sighing\
Pair , dreamy Mabel , mv Mabel ,
Standing In womanhood's way.
Gathering the rod rose of love
Twenty to-day.
Oh , my bonny ehlld. Mabel ,
In the attic your dolly is sleeping' ,
You have forgotten , Mabel ,
Promisi's many made tor her keeping ,
You said you'd never forsake her ,
But you have laid her away ,
Cruel , Inconstant Mabel ,
Twenty to-day.
When you nro forty , Mabel ,
And the glow of life's noontide is breaking
Will you remember , Mabel ,
The vows that to-dav you uro maklngl
Will you bo my true Mabel
Till the shades of life grow pr.iyi
My pure , my faithful Mabel ,
Twenty to-day. IIIMA CLOW.
Bluir , Nob.
KEtitGlO S.
Bishop Potto 's centennial sermon is being
favored with u wide circulation. A third
edilion of 10,030 has Junt bjo.i exhausted.
It is estimated thatthcprotcstnntchnrchcs
of the United SUtcs contribute annually
611'JoO.OOO fet foreign uilsslqns.
A number of Catholic congresses worn held
nt various points in Europe at the cioso of
April and the beginning of May , and u nota
ble ] unanimity of feeling was evident at
Oporto , Madrid , Vienna and Mnlines ,
The Rev. Peter Havormnna , of Troy , N.
Y. , last week celebrated the sixtieth anni
versary of his ordination ns u priest a
length of service that is claimed to outrank
any other in the Roman Catholic church in
this country.
Sum Jones recently preached n sermon at
Danville , Va. , to S.CCO people , during whicli
ho called on all who hud not told n lie this
year to stand up , nud only four or live re
sponded. Ho called on those who didn't love
whisky to stand up , and less than twentv-
flvo aroso.
Last year thcro were reported 47 Protest
ant Jewisn societies , und spending nearly
8500,000 annually. In the last half-dozen
years the work in tnis field has nearly
doubled. The Jewish population of the
earth is about 0,40 > ) ,000. Tncro is , then , ono
missionary to about 10,793 Je\vs.
Rov. John Jasper , of "sun do move" fame ,
bnptl/ed X'35 converts in the James river re
cently. Rov. Richard \Volls \ , pastor of the
Eboaeezor church , baptUad nearly five hun
dred. The baptizing took place in trie rivtr
near the Frco bridge , and Pastor Walls was
continuously at work immersing candidates
from 11 u. m. until U:30 : p. m.
The Rov. Mr. Spurjjeon , the great Baptist
minister of England , lives on a magnificent
estate , havini ; parks , varied with lakes and
streams and adorned with statuary , and con
servatories filled with rare plants. His
stables nro us line in arrangements and r. ) > -
pointmonts ns the royal establishment at
Windsor , nnd his coachman sports a gor
geous livery.
The statistics of the Unltel Presbyterian
church were ready in advance of the moot
ing of the assembly. They show that the
body has 753 ministers , of whom 340 are
"without charge , " 9J3 congregations and
lOl.SoS communicants , nn increase of 2,801'
for the year , Thcro has been a gam In the
contributions for homo and foreign missions ,
church extension , education aud ministerial
relief. The total contributions for all pur
poses is $ l,110fc03 , an increase of nbout
? 1)0,000. )
The first snake was > scon by a woman.
Men have been seeing snakes over since.
A church in Pittsburgh is to bo built by
penny subscriptions" . It should bo called the
Centennial church.
An interesting sight Is to watch a minister
try to open u car window. The dramatic
effect comes from what ho docsn'tsay ,
The Mormons are going to CanaJa , prob
ably because of having embozzloJ.tha affec
tions of superfluous female members of tha
church.
There Is a Baptist base ball club In Bel
Air. Md. It probably differs from other base
ball clubs only in having u tank instead of n
pitcher.
In the course of a prayer a Scotch Presby
terian preacher recently said1 "And bloHS
the poor ; and bless the rich who after tholr
funerals will bo poor. " Which sounds lluo
Evangoliii Wills , who is outdoing Sam
Jones in his line of aphorisms.
It is suggested that Christian science treat
ment bo substituted for other methods of
inflicting capital punishment. The man
who made thatr uroposltlon wouldn't give the
criminal any ehanco for bis life.
"I have seen u great deal of what they
call fulth euro , " said n Now York dentist ,
"but I have to hear of
yet a person who suc
ceeded in curing the lumping toothache in
any such fashion. " Few people can got up
faith enough for that.
Parson You uro a total abstainer , I believe -
liovo , Mr. Flint ? Mr. Skinflint Yes , sir , I
bo. I never tasted liquor but once , and that
was to the county fair twenty-three years
ago. Hen Hawbuck treated me three times
that day , und I got jest dizzy enough to lei
some scamp pass n lead nickel on mo. When
I found that out I says to myself , "You've
had enough , " and I'ain't totohod a drop
Bunco , nor 1 ain't t'oin' ter.
How to Grow Thin ,
Ono of the easiest ways to reduce
weight is to wcur u shift llunnol ewcnt-
or and to ride tv brisk trot.It tlio
horse trots roughly , nntl the rider
bounces up nnrt down in the saddle , so
much the bolter. Ton pounds ii'Weolf
can bo lost by this process. Tlio best
kind of a sweater is in ado by tnklncr
four , six or olght thicknesses of flannel
nnd wrapping them aroutul the loins
and the lower part of the client.
Angostura Bitters makes health , and
health makes bright , rosy chocks and
happiness. Dr. J , G. B. Sfogort & Sous ,
solo munnluQturors. Ask your druggist.
THROES AT THElXPOSITION
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A Daily Avornffo of GO(000 ( for the
'
First Wo { ) $
i * 1m
REGULATING TH p R ROBBERS.
Rapacious ncetnitrnlorirs limited
ns ( n Price Two Cn llftrnln Girls
Orcnto n Scntmtlun , In the
Opornilo lilnc.
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Notes Prom the PnriA Exposition.
PAUIS , Juno 1. [ Special toTiiuBKE. ]
Although by no monns complete , never
bcforo has an exposition proved so
great n success. On Sundny the 12th of
May the number of visitors was 160,704
who paid to on tor , and thoi-o were
67,233 gratuitous ndmissions , ranking u ,
total of 218,227 , , without counting the
numerous attendants. On the opening
dny there had boon S3,881 ! ! tickets col *
Icclcd at the door , but this represented
only 112,201 pay'ng visitors. During'
the \vcok nftur Iho opening dn.y the pay
ing admissions Imvo been about 60,000
per day ; the total for the first five cluya
was about 203,423 , or 633,089 tickets.
During the first ton days of the univer
sal exhibition of 1878 there were 280,211
entrances , so that in the first fivodays
of the present exhibition there has
bo3\i \ 217,178 inoro visitor's than at the
ast exhibition In it * first ton days.
The total number of one franc admis
sion tickets gathered In by the exhibi
tion duvinf ; the Ih'fst week C0'"t'ng ' ! '
Sundny aim the opening tiny ainounloii
to 73(1,502 ( ; and If to this wo add
the gratuitous entrances and
the attendants , it Is safe to con
clude that a million paoplo htwo
bison to the exhibition during the first
weok. At first the culinary and sani
tary arrangements were quite insulll-
cicnt to meet the necessities of such a
crowd. On the opening day after feed
ing about one hundred thousand pcoplo
the restaurants ran short of provisions
and a small bit of broud brought easily
two francs. The administration have
now rogijlutod mutters so tlmt no extor
tion can 1)0 practiced , since the price of
each kind must bo plainly printed , and
only a fixed amountcan bo charged , and
no one need go ahuntrorod. Seventeen
thousand extra seats have been pro
vided which can bo hired ub 10 centimes
cadi , and there are extra benches free
for 8,000 persons.
TWO CALirOKXIA OIKLS HAKE A SEN
SATION.
To bo invited to a matinee musicale
by Madame LuGninge is n.n honor much
sought after. As a dfamatio soprano
she lias never boon eqiuill'cd ' and there
ro tho\o yet liviilg who remem
ber the tremondpus hit she
made in the "Prppliot' " To be
her pupil is a pretty' slii-o pas&porb to
futut'o greatness. Jbst no.v oho is
greatly intorcstoa in a yountr huly from
Los Angeles , who hasalso boon heard
in Omaha. Miss Fuller has a voice of
phenomenal strength and sweetness ,
and critics predict thill her debut in itio
not distant future , will give ho an
unique position a the greatest dramatic
soprano of her day. She has a com
manding presence and admirable
health. She gees to the west this sum
mer to give a few concerts , r.nJ I am
curious to know if she will make the
same impression among her country
men assho has madc n'Europc.
Miss Sanderson , il | Mabsenot's now
oporj. of "Esclarmondo , " has created
a furore. She has u wure soprano ,
highly cultivated with a wonderful
range. Not' for years has Paris boon so
occupied with any debutante , and San
Francibco may well bo proud of her.
Miss Benjamin , of Ohio , is nil ready
for her forthcoming debut in Italy , and
her rich , sympathetic contralto i-T sure
to command attention. I predict for
these three American girls a very exceptional -
coptional future. They have earned
it too. The life of a bUulent is not one
of roses. The road to success is not
without its rough stones and its slough
of despond. It takes patience an
abundance of it and mono.v in plenty.
Only the other day an American girl
in Berlin , who was studying thelpiano ,
found herself paralyzed in the left
hand , and became hopelessly Insane.
Her moans of livelihood were taken
away without warning.
KAJU'ONQ , A VILLAGE OF JAVA.
The Netherlands , desirous of exhibit
ing a practical view of the manners
and customs of the inhabitants of Java ,
as well as to show forth the numerous
industries of the island , have built a
village on the Esplanade dcs In-
validos , containing , u population
of sixty men and twenty women.
One of the products the most
indispensable of this Indian Archipelago
pelage , is bambon , and in Kamppng
one sees the many ways in which it is
used. The women o ( Djoku , make out
of it the BaJik , which goes to fashion
the wearing apparel of the poople.
Others are making hats out of' rice
straw. The musicians form with it the
gamtlnng , which is a series of instru
ments combined in one , a conceit which
has the merit of being unique at all
events. Then there are the representa
tions of the Wajang , in which , with
wonderful dexterity , inarionnottes are
made to represent the ancient legends
and the prov/ors of their herns. The
dancing girls from Djogjakarta are
extremely good. In a liltlo bambon
cottage , the Kokki. nro engaged in
cooking rice , to which many , oven
thousands , of spectators nro attracted.
Knmpong is onu of the must interesting
hits of the exposition.
Till ! Eiri'Efr TQWEH.
The EilTcl tower t has at last been
thrown open to thu'jpublic. ' Thirty-
six otorles up , , that is on
the second platform , the Figaro has
opened its publishing and printing
ollico , with 7H5 stup tO'inount , one must
pity the poor devils tint } reporters. To
bui'ld this tower 7,000 000- holes were
pierced and 2,500,00 ? irivcts used. In
tracings the error of itho tenth of a
milll'inotro in selecting the spot to
pierce for the introducing of a rivet was
a most serious matter. It has albo been
calculated that , whereas , M. EilTol him
self , when sitting inhls , urm-chuir be
fore his desk , exorcised , n pressure on
the fioor of equal to , Jour kilogrammes
per square contimqtro , the tower ,
though it is 208.30 rupt < vps taller than M.
Eiffel , weighs upprij the earth only
two kilogrammes per square centimetre.
On the first platform le the brassono and
Restaurant Brobant , whore fatigue is
banished by the comforting attentions
of comely maidens of all nations in short
skirts , colored stockings and pretty
slippers , and where the inner man is re
freshed for a considerable 'considera
tion. . H. R. B.
Buys IIo IVrato " 31 OHIO Orlsto.1
A revelation through a Paris will
case is the claim of the late Auguste
Muquot thatlio was the clilof author of
"Monte Cristo" and others of the most
important worUs of the older Dumas ,
The administrators of Alaquot's estate
say tlmt they have it in Dumas1 hand
writing that Maquot did the lion'ssharo
of Dumas' work. They were left
charged with the responsibility of see
ing that his reputation was maintained
and dcfon dcd.
Sum fiuwH ESTABLISHED issi t iso so.
turesi-f Ills. 1
Chicago , . ClarkOt *
The Regular Old-Established
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
li ttlll Treating vilth the Greatett
SKILL and SUCCESS
* "
Chronic , Nervous ana Private Diseases ,
03 * NERVOUS DEBILITY , Lett Manhood ,
Falling Memory , Exhausting Dralni , Terrlbla
Drenms , Head and Dack Ache nd all the effect !
Ktmna to early dccuy anil pcihapi Coniumptlon 01
Insanity , treated iclcntificilljr by new methods with
nerer > filline tucerrs ,
* UBY PHILIS and Ml bad Blood and Skin Dli.
eaiea permanently cured.
.O-KIDNEYand URINARY eompUtnU , Gleet ,
Gonorrhoea , Strlctu re , Varlcocele and all dU iei
cfthe Qenlto-Urlnary Organ * cured promptly without
Injury lo Stomach , Kldneyi or oOier Otgnn .
AV * No experiments. Ace and experience lm
portant. Consultation free ami sacred.
aa- Seed 4 cents postage for Celebrated Work * tn
Chronic , Nervoua nnd Delicate Di i ,
BThote contemplating Maltiaee tend for Dr.
Clarke'o ccUbiated gulile Kale and Female , each
it ccnti , both } rent ! ( ilMnpt ) . Consult the old
Doctor , A friendly letter or CA ! ( may lave future suiter-
Inaand hameand add golden ) ears tolife. JTHoolt
"Life's ( Secret ) Error * , " io nts ( itampi ) . Mtdlclns
rnd vvrlllr.gt cent every hrre. secure from exposure.
Houn , 8 to 8. Sundays 9 to 19. Addrei *
F. D. CLARKE , m. D. ,
163 So. Clark SU OK 1C AGO ,
CALIFORNIA
JAS. MORTON & SON
1511 Dod'gc Street.
DRS. BEITS fi BETIS
1403 FAHNAM . . BTIIKET _ . . _ , . OIIAHA " , N&Sb
( jt jj
OBco hours , 0 . m. to Bp. a. Ganaay * , 10 &
i. to 1 p. ra
.jperlallsts In Chroalc , Nerrons , Skin ana
. . „ . „ . . at oinco or Ijy mall free.
Medicines ssut by mall or exmcss. soiuraly
pacKec ! fren rro.n observation. Guarantees to
cure nulckly. pafely and ucrmansntlv.
' '
nol I ossoj.N-ghtBmlg. |
eloni l'hy leil IJccny. uiltlug from indiscre
tion , 'Kxcesj or ludttlgonce. pioducliiK Sl op-
lessnea * . Dcfyonilcncy , IMnip.es on the face.
aversion to ro.-lcty , t-a lly dtfcouritseil , lack of
conudenw , dull , unlit tor study or bualness.and
Dnds Hfo a burden. Fnfaly , perinnncntly and
privately cured , consult lira. Betta tc Uetta ,
403 I aruam St. , Omiha , Netj.
Blood anlS iii Disease ? "ffmM
results , completely eradicated without tha elder
or Mnrcnrr. fecrofula , Krylpclas. 1'uver Sores ,
Illotclios. Ulcers , 1'alnB In tbu Head and Honos.
BypblHtHSoroTaroat. Mouth nud Tongue. Cn-
tarrh. A.C. permanently cured where others
I/irhinu / 'ifninriiiiT nnd niadder Complaints ,
Kiuiisy , unnaiT p. intui Diwsmt. too tio.
ciuent litirnln.5 or Bloody Urine , Urine hlgn col
creel or with milky nedimaut on standing ,
Weak llaclr , Gnmmrrhujii , Uieot , Cystitis. &c. ,
I'romptly andSafely Cured , Charises Heasona-
inoval couijilete. without cuttliiLr , caustic or
dilatation. Onres eirected at homo bv patient
without , a uiomentb pain or annovuncc.
To YOIM Mftu anl Miuflie-Affeu Men ,
A QIIDDTIIIDD > J1 | > o awful oirectn ot early
11 uUlllj bUfiti VV.p , which Drlnpa organic
trciikneBS. clestroylnaboth mind ai d bodv , > ylth
all its dreaded lll . permanently cmed.
flDOBDW ? Aarcsi tnono w no uave Impaired
UHO. DDllO themiclvta by linpioper Indul-
Koncea and aolltavy hiblta , which ruin both
body nnd mind , unflttlng them for business ,
etudy or marriage. . .
MAIIIIIBD MEN. or those entering on that hnp-
py life , aware of physical debility , quickly M
eistoa
OUR SUCCESS
la based upon fucti. Firat Practical Hxpo-
rlcnco. Second V. very case is especially studied ,
thus starting arlcht. Third Medicine * are pre-
painl In our lauo.-atnry exactly to suit each
cate , tluis 6iiccttnifcir.'a wltliouc injury.
CST'frcnd 0 cents postage for celebrated works
on "Chronic , Nvrvoui und Ieionto : DUeases.
Thousands cured. { ifTA filenilly lutrer or call
inny save you Inline Miflerinir and slmmo , nnd
ndil golden years to life. E No letters an-
in end uiilusK accompanied by 4 cents In stamps.
.s .
ll'JS I'crnMn KrtMot. umaba. Nab.
? M Ice Cream
il'M The most complete Una In the city.
WM. LYLE DICKEY & . CO. ,
14K1 Douglaa Street.
F. HI8COX , Una Ilro < J M . C.t.Hlh.N.w York.
$5 AFULLSETofTEETH'for $5
FIVE DOLLAKS.
DR , R , W. BAILEY , - DENTIST.
Paxton Block , IGtli and Famam Streets.
Wo wish to announce to the pcoplo of Omaha and vicinity that from this data-
oil wo propose to make a PULL SET OF TEET1I on rubber for $ o , guaranteed to
bo as well made as plates sent out from any dental oflico in this city , and for
which you would have lo pay THREE TIMES AS MUCH.
This offer is not made by us simply to got you into our ofllco and charge you.
more for n sot of tooth than wo advertise !
Do not allow others lo prejudice you before malting us a calf and examining-
specimens of our skill.
Besides rubber teeth wo make tooth on the following bases : GOLD , ALUM
INUM , SILVER , CONTINUOUS GUM , CELLULOID , CAST METAL , ETC.
Tooth without plates , Bridge-work , Gold and Porcelain faced crowns , oto.
The bobt method in the city for extracting tooth without rmln and without-
house of Chloroform , Ether , Gas or Eloctricltv , the patient winning poufectly
conscious , but fooling no pain.
GOLD , ALLOY , CEMENT and AMALGAM FILLINGS , ono'-half rates.
TAKE ELEVATOR ON SIXTEENTH STREET. .
OFFICE 312 and 313 PAXTON BLOCK.
Cut this out. Mention this paper.
The ONLY Lawn or Garden Hose MADE which will stand
. 250 POUNDS PRESSURE.
the BEST , Itwill LAST the LONGEST
A hose which will do peed work In most cltljsrll not clra satisfaction la
Omaha , cm aoauntof the cxtrJ.no hlRh pressure. While tlcnlcr * oomiilala ot
other boss bsna ! returned in Urge quantities ue.au < to it H not strong enough to
ptanilthopress.il' ! ? . Ail ( He Foot of the "FISH BRAND" ban over fatlod.
1'or sale by all ilealcrJ , or
OMAHA RCJBBER Co. ,
1008 Farnam-st. , Omaha , Neb.
Wholesale or Retail.
rn
J .
311 South IGth St Omaha , Nob.
-SOLE AGENTS FOR-
Terra Cottn work ivi < l Fire PrnoJnsr. Pecora Mnrtor colors , ( all similes ) , Swoony's Dumb Waltor.
Hor.l Wool Kloors , Vunetlau and tflldln ? ( Inside ) ItHuls. Coatnictors and llulldor's uuppllos
f all nnd sen samples , and set prices. Corrjjpoadonce solicited.
THE BUSINESS OF
OMAHA MERCHANT TAILOR COMPANY ,
114 SOUTH 15TEI STRIHRT ,
llavo exceeded thflr expectations. Tno low prices , together with line work and perfect fit , nave
atlBlled tbelr customerb that it IB the cheapest place to buy their gar.ucnts. They urn con-
tamly rei\lii3 new goods for the summer trade.
U1TS PKOM < J2S UIMV KDS.S fAKVS rEtO.1I 871 UPWARDS
ETCHINGS , I EMERSON ,
ENGBAVING3 , HALLET & DAVIS ,
ARTIST SUPPLIES , KIMBALL ,
MOULDINGS , [ PIANOS AND ORGANS
EBAMES , SHEET MUSIC.
1513 Delias St , Omalia ,
Omaha. Stove Repair Works
808-810 NORTH SIXTEENTH STREET.
KOKT. JJaBfjSG , Prop. C. M. JBA'ffO.V , 3iaaii KC.v 'rclepliono OOO
Itopalra for all Stoves niul Itangos mado. llrilllivut Gasoline tUo\vs , Stoves taken In oxclmngo a
part payment. ( lusQline llttrneru made to order and thoroughly repaired.
CSTclcphoue to us or solid caid ana wo will call and estimate work of any kind.
A Jiioani/lccnt display of cverithlnuseful ami ormtinsiitxl In , the furni
ture nmker'sart at reasonable prices.
JUchjsonJopeka& Santa Fee RR ,
Tlio I'opulnr Houto to llio Pnclflo Const.
THROUGH PULLMAN
And TOURIST SLEEPERS
KniiEits City niul SAN 1 > 1LU > ,
I.OSAHGKLESnml SAN FHANOISCO.
Short Line Itoutc to 1'OIITLANI ) , Orc-
U'on. J ( inllo Dally Train Senicc *
Uotweon Kanans C < iy oiul I'UJO
GOIiOKAUO H1 > U1NOH and
VKll. Short Line to HALiT
The Direct Texas Route
Solid TraliiH Dutwcoii KantuH Ctty
and GAIjVICBTON. The Hlmrtljino
Itclwcou ICaiiwas Cltv and GAINI2H-
VILIjK , PP. WOHTH , DAMjAH ,
AUSTIN , TEMI'IjK , BAN ANTON1A ,
JIOUSXON uuU nil iioiiits In Toxus.
Tlio only Liino Ilunninc TlirotiRli the
OKLAHOMA COUNTUV. The Only
Direct Line to the Texas I'an-IIan
die. FurSIupand Tlinn TnbleH anil
and In formation Itoffnr.'llni : Itntcs
aitd Ilntitps , Call on nr Addrosa ,
K. , . IMLMUlt ,
B , M. OBGOOU , Gcnnrnl Acnnt.
1MOH Fariiaru Street.
Oinnhn. NobrnHka.
A full lot of teeth for li. rnlnlcn nxtrnctlnn of
tcetli without cUlurcforuii Ku ur etliur. Ulllni bt
iulf rntot ,
DR. BAILEY , Dentist ,
3Ul'bvt9aUl cklUUuaU > 'uiu ui bti.Opou
COMPJWIE GEHEHJILE TRJIISIkTLIllTIQUE ,
Is nniv open , 1'nrllcs dcslrlnireood Hccommodatlnni
on tbo new Inruo expron eteuiuers uf the Famous
FRENCH MAIL LINE
,
Wlilth mo notfrt for tliolr iCKulurlty , einial to rnlli
ron I tritlna. In iiuiHnu llio trip to lluvrc-l'urls In ou
week , lire advlo4 to
Jlako Curly Ai ) ) > ] Ientlou for Itciihs.
This Is itl o neceiistry nn account of the
IriiTcl durluu Clio cprlnu nail uumnifr inontlia.
McCAGUE BROS. . 105 Soutli IGth St. ,
IIAURY E. MOORKS , 1502 Furnum St. ,
H. L. HALL , 12 1 Fiirnam St. ,
J. II. GRCUN , 1601 Fnrnnm St. ,
Acnitf , Oniulin , Neb.
MAUIUCE . KUZMI.NBKI ,
I > VCTOH
C. M. Jordan
I.ato of tlio University
of. New York J.'lty onu
IIowardUnlvcraltywuaU
initou , I ) . C.
JIAS OfflCES
No. 91U niul till
'Corner ' I'ltteent hand liar
y hta , . Omiihn , Neo.
ere all curable cuso
* are treated with bu
cess.
llitoNCJiims. ASIIIUA , pvarnrsiA ,
NESS , llllKUMATJBVr , ALtNEKVOU8 AMI ) SKIS
DlNBtHbB. *
\rAIIIIII CtlllliU.
( "ONHUJ/rATION nt olllco ot by mall , It ,
O III co bourn I ) to lla.m. , . ' tot p. in. , t toSii ,
m . . tin inlay oillce lionri from 0 u. in. , to 1 p. in.
ManvdisoaseJ are troivtud nuccf < fiiUv by Jjr.
Jordontlirouitn the nmlls.imil it Uthua possibla
for those unable to inako a Journey to obtain
I * IIOSI'ITAO TUIJATMliNi1 AT
'
Dlseasat of Nose , T
Jl. M. llnmlln , I'ltwnlK Ins. Co.
H. A Orchard , Curpot Dealer ,
Joint t'liulby. Grocer.
John Jtusli , CityTr .isur r