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r / THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 11 , 18S9.-SIXTEEN PAGES. 11 tolS IS A IlE&VEffi FAD. How Now YorJt'a Wealthy Womoa Blum For Charity. THE VASSAR GIRLS AT PLAY , They Dnnco nntl Shout nnil Nnncctity Xlioy Slnt ; Giisliliisr Malit CUB Atlvlon to Ilrtiio nntl Groom. A ra.fl AVnlch Antrfln Slumming is the moat heavenly fad over affected by a woman ol fashion , eaye the Now York World. And just now , whan people of abundant means .are leaving the oily and the tenement poor are succumbing to the onfeohllng heat of summer nnd the hardships ro- bulting from n dearth of clean water and fresh air , the interest and encour agement from the ladies who go through the Blums are hoautlful hoyond expres sion. A lady living in tlio shadow of the Pork Avenue hotel , who will not permit her name to bo used , has relig iously performed the Bolf-nesignod task of helping ten poor families to help thcmsolvos''ovory week since the 1st of May. She Bays ! "Wo are going to spend July and August at the seashore , nnd I wanted to earn the right to enjoy so much pleasure. I haven't a great deal of money to bestow , but every day 1 am convinced thnt the helpless nnd hapless want something else besides money. They want work llrst of all , nnd then BOino special instruction ( to bo peda gogic ) as to the host investment of tha money nnd the moat economical way of living. Daughter and I give Monday und Wednesday mornings to actual vis iting in the tenement sections. "Generally wo start out to find n fam ily BUggostod by an aid society , and in the Bonrch utmost countless cases of sickness and destitution , all worthy of assistance , thrust themselves upon our , symiwthy. Wo Hnd them in rear buildings , on top floors , in strnits of poverty thnt are touching beyond de scription , In such extremes money must bo advanced before any mission ary work or othlcal culture is possible. Wo show ono housewife how to keep her kitchen and bed-room clean , an other how to reduce her grocery and meat bills , and others , again , the way to patch old clothes and procure now ones. Wo personally appeal to cruelly negligent land agents for bettor sur roundings ; wo provide tickets for the ueo of machines in free institutes and factories , , and distribute cards bearing the name and address of intimate friends who promise to give the bearer n day's work , Borne suitable clothing era a few dollars when the card is pre sented. "We have shown fifteen women how to prepare inexpensive and wholesome dishes , such as soup , cream toasts , egg Riiliul , lish ball and potato patties for breakfast nnd supper in order to dis pense with meat , and a dozen at least I have taken to markoland introduced , to wholefeiile dealers who generously agreed to furnish everything at actual cost and considerable for nothing. It's a tVillo , to bo sure , to say wo teach mothors.how lo care for their children , but it's pitiful to Bee the success with whloh they are -neglected. In one week wo carried1'about a bap with odds and gnds of shoes , properly fitting the liUlo eot and inking a vay in exchange the shorter shoes. At the same time wo solved the problem of clean heads by shingling the matted tresses , paying each child 115 cents who consented to bo shorn by the clipping machine. A few families wo assistj4 to procure oil Btoves , and everywabre wo preached ngainst the robbery of the pawnshop system. 'Ono friend offered to buy up $300 wortn. of pawn tickets , nnd as his ngent wo redeemed 100 articles , show ing the loans to average less than $2. There wore shawls , tools , albums , wed ding rings , hods , pillows , household I furniture , Hut irons , scissors , pieces of | jowelory , watches , umbrellas , furs and shoes ana clothing , wash boilers , tubfi and wringers in abundance. Ono little pair of shoes we redeemed belonged tc a dead child , and with the 25 cents ad vanced on them the poor mother had purchased white crape to tie round tlio boll- pull. Wo can't do much , the need is so great , but the little wo try to nccomp- lish ronkos an excuse for the summer outing wo enjoy BO much. "Tho other day T mot Mrs. Hicks- Lord returning from a Friday slum ming. She wns coining from Essex street , nnd boarded a cross-town car tc go to her homo in Washington square. . | ' She was drcssodin a black cotton suit. | | [ Lisle thread gloves covered her hands , nnd from the brim of a black straw bonnet u heavy baize voll fell ever hot faco. Itwas evident that she aid nol wish to bo rocognizoa , but the nickel with which she paid her faro was the last coin in her purseund a black shop ping bag that she carried was also empty. Ungallnnc I'rovorlis Aim tit Women , A contributor to the Preisinnigo Zet I tung has collected from all the foremost Llj nations of the world a heap of "prov [ II orbs of men concerning women. " Itap 1H pears from them that the southern pco K pies , who count themselves the mos W chivalrous and gallant toward tin j | | ladies , are more coarse and insulting n their proverbs than the colder north ornors. Although the Germans , tin Scandinavians nnd the English uro no complimentary to the women in thoii proverbs , they are "rarely brutal. " Tin Frenchman gays : "A man who 1ms i wife has a plague ; " "A man made o straw is worth double as much as i woman made of gold. " The Spaniard Bays : "A woman's advice is never o any use , but unless you follow it sin will rail at you as a fool ; " "Bo on youi guard against a bad womun , but do no put your trust in a good woman ; ' "Thoro is only one bad woman , bu every husband boliuvos he possosso hor. ' ' The Italians say : "if a mai loses his fflfo and n farthing ho has onl' lost a farthing. " Tlio chief failings o the BOX , according lo a whole host o English nnd Gorman proverbs , uri ohangeablonohs nnd talkativeness , tin former of which is equally true of men and the latter not disagreeable to moi in the Latin nations. The chnrgo tha "Womqn's minds nnd April winds oftoi change. " and the statement that "J woman's strength lies in her tongue. ' appear to bo accepted in various readings ings throughout Northern Kuropo. Tbj specimen of a YnnUee proverb IB char uctoriBtlc : "Women can keep a secret hut it takes a big crowd of them to d it. " Tlio Chinese Bay that "A woman' tongue is her sword , " but "Sho nevo lota it grow rusty. " Sivoot Hoiilininores llavo'a Frolic. When the Vnssar freshman attain the dignity of a bophomoro , just bofon the close of her college year eho select some desirable tree on the campus a the one beneath which her college records shall be burled on class day tw years Inter , says the New York Sun This tree is decorated with an appro prlnlo emblem HUe an iron dog collar or cirdlo , which is locked about the tree with n shield bonrinp the clnsa motto nnd date , while sparkling college Bonga ire sung nnd bravo college cheers re sound. This ceremony wna marred this year by a most inconsiderate shower. jut the slender girl orator spnko full jravolv it rather damply from under an umbrella < which the president hold over her hond , nnd nftor the ceremony , , ho girls throw their umbrollna on the THISS , nil joined hnnds and danced ibout the trees singing the naughty llt- , lo song : Wo don't ' keep our light * up to study nnd cram , Vivo la ' 01. In class wo may flunk , but wo don't ' cnro a bit. Vivo la ' 01. Lot tenchors nnd faculty scold ns they will , We'll Inuah nnil bo merry from founders to " I'hlll , We'll paint the town red nnil Bond homo the bill. Vivo In ' 01. O , our own college colors , the red nnil tlio Vivo In ' 01. Are quite good enough for this class nnd day , Vivo In 'Ol. And ' 01 doesn't ' cnro what they sny , 'Ol's going to have Its own way. ' 01 sticks to the rose and the gray , Vivo la ' 01. The rose nnd the crray are are Vassar college colors , and no class before has hud HiiHlcicnt temerity to appropriate them to itself. The song changed to : Coma , classmates , fill your glasses up And tnlco n brief vacation ; Lot 110 past fluolt disturb your nil ml With undue perturbation , For to-night we'll merry bo , Next week's examination. Tis well to study hard With frequent recreation , So flll your ( jl'isses with lemonade And drink It with elation. And then with a final "Rah , rah , rah , rah. 'Oil" they como marching up the walk singing : Ho KIIVU us lecture ono And wo thought it was great fun , So lie kept a-talkint ; on. Then ho gave us number two , And wo felt so very blue , Uut ho Uupt n-taltdng on. Then ho gave us number three j Wo were tired as could bo , H t ho kept n-tulldiif ; on. Then ho gave us number four , And It cot to bo a bore , liut ho kept u-talkm ? on. Then he cumo to twenty-live , Not n student did survive , Still he knpt a-tnllilng on. On clots day this emblem is buried with the clasa records beneath the tree. The members of all the chibscajoin in the procession to the tree in their dainty gowns. Each class has its mar shal in a trailing dress , and at the head march those who take part in the cero- monie.- > , which are very impressive , and at the close of which the little collin is buried and a stone sot above it , and the president of the seniors hands down to the president of the juniors the spade with which Matthew Vassar broke the soil for Vassar college , nnd with it all the privileges and dignity of seniors. Tlio Girl Who Gushes. Every one knows or has seen the gushing girl , " says the Toledo Blade. She is not a rare specimen and can be found most anywhere upon the face of the globe , and though she is generally a nonentity in regard to brains and good common sense , she is still , to a cer tain extent , ublo to do a good dual of harm to tier more sensible sisters : As a general thing she is disliked by her own sex , who have no patience with her wild flights of fancy , while a man will listen nnd bo half amused , but .forming the while a wrong idea of the" rest of womankind. School girls' gush and ex- traviignnt oxprobsiona are oxQusod be cause there is hope that it will bo out grown , but whoi-o it is carried from the school room , ir\to \ womanhood there is no hope. A "gusher" can hardly bo a good , true woman , for she lacks sincer ity , going into ocstacies over trifles as quickly ns she does over things of merit. The saying is that after n man has told a lie a number of times over it actually becomes truth to him , and perhaps it is the faamo in the case of the "gusher. " She becomes so in the habit of raving over anything and everything that she actually believes all she says. Gush will bo tolerated in a young woman. So long as she is fresh and pretty , with rosy cheeks nnd bright eyes , sonio one will listen to her , but lot her beware when the robes fade and the crows' feet creep in. for it is only the brilliant , the witty , or the wise to whom a hearing is then given. MY FRIEND THE EDITOR. Sam Davis in San Francisco Examiner : The most extraordinary newspaper publication I have over had any knowl edge of wna a paper published up in the Sierra range about llftoon ycara age called the Mangnnetus Index. The publication nlluded to had mys teriously fallen into my mail box in San Francisco for over a year , and it was al ways a welcome arrival. It was neatly printed , carried several columns of live advertisements , nnd had a bright , bustling air about it that al ways gave mo a very favorable impres sion of the little town of ManganotusaE well us of the man who edited the paper. He took a decided stand on all the current topics of the day , and on every- thingtranspiring in the town whore WE paper was published ho carried candoi to the verge ol rashness. I never saw a paper edited with such absolute foixrlcssncBH , and I often won' derod why it was that the editor was not Boinotimo mobbed or murdered. At last my business took me in the vi cinity of Mnngnnetus , and I decided tc make the editor a call. It was fast coming on nightfall as ] noared'tho spot whore the town was lo- cutod , nnd I spurred ray horse up the stoop mountain , thinking of the warm bed and excellent supper I should soon bo enjoying. My mind wns full of the Slavin house , n hotel of very superior accommoda tions , which advertised liberally in the Index , nnd whoso royal provender ant home comforts the little paper wet never weary of describing. "Only n mile more , " I said to myself us I thumped my weary beast with c good sized stick , and after another mile I repeated my observation , nnd so the poor horse went ot : checking olt milei and miles , while I kept trying to per1 sundo myself that each mile was the last. Strange , I thought , that I could sec no lights ahead , I strained my eyes foi the welcome twinkle from cottage win down that in the durness toll the traveler oler of the town , but the night oropt on , a little faster perhaps than the horse , and stilt I ulono. Presently I came lo a log cabin ane my heart rose as I saw the light gleam' ing through the chinks. DismountiiiG I walked stiff and lame to the cabin and hammered on the door. A little bcnt-up man , with a wrinkled leathery face , came to answer , and at ho opened the door cautiously , I no ticeu that he hud u cocked pistol in hit hand. Seeing the pistol , I said to myself "Hero is olvill/atlon.1 After the little man with the big pistol tel had surveyed my famished face ant tired horse , ho opened the door a little wider , and then swinging it back witl n smile somewhat apologetic in its char acter , invited mo in. "How far lo Matiganotus ? " I naked. Ho looked at mo in a rnthor queer way , and then bit hia under lip , na if nipping a smile in the bud. " ) s it far from horeV Can I roach it to-night ? " "Hardly think you can mnko It to night , " ho replied with a tone that puz zled mo somewhat ; "can't ' you stay nil ? " ho added "Bettor \ night : stay ; yo\i can't possibly make Manpanetus to night.V I accepted the invitation with alacrity. My horse being provided for , I was eoon nbsorbrng the heat of a cheery flro and listening to the conver sation of my now acquaintance. Ho was a man of very fluent expression and possessed n wonderful fund of informa tion on scores of topics not ordinarily discussed by men who occuolcd loff cabins in the mountains. While wondering who this old char acter could bo I heard a monotonous noise in the next room , nnd I certainly thought I hoard the familiar sound of bomo one rapidly folding newspapers. My oar did not deceive mo , for in a few moments a pleasant-faced little girl appeared and handed my companion a paper which ho at once passed over to mo. It wan damp from the press , and as I opened it I read the title. "TUB JtANOANKTUS 1NDKX. " "By industry we thrive. " Devoted to the material interests of Mnngano- tus. Subscription $5 per annum , paya ble in advance. My host smiled us ho handed mo the paper. lThon the town is horo"Isnld. "Let mo go to the hotel. I do not desire to trespass upon the hospitality of a stran ger. " "You will romnin hero , sir , " ho re plied. "I blush to confess it , but this is the town of Mnngnnolus , nnd the cabin you now occupy is the only habi tation for twenty miles. " I stared at the man in astonishment. ' 'You may well bo puzzled , " ho con tinued.uBut I will explain. There is n group of mines near hero which cer tain capitalists of San Francisco are anxious to place upon the London mnr- kot. They have hired mo to advocate those mines , and it is part of my bar gain to run my paper in such a way that the London reader ? will think that a large town is nourishing in the moun tains. Soo'i1" I nodded vaguely nnd ho wont on : "My imagination is not sluggish , and so I manufacture all I write. I leave no stone unturned to make the mythical city of Mangnnetus a live , bustling town. You will find in this iasuo a pub lic meeting called to discuss the ques tion of a now bridge ncross a stream thnt exists only in the Columns of the Index. Hero is the wife of a prominent mining superintendent eloping with a member of the city council ; hero is a runaway team , knocking the smither eens out of a cigar store. You will note the advertisement of the cigar store in another column. Here is the killing of 'Texas Pete1 and the investigation of his death by a coroner's jury. The cause of the shooting was a dispute relative to the ownership of a mining location of fabulous rich ness. There is also in another portion of the paper , a legal summons advertised calling on a co-owner ( one of the principals in the affray ) to do his assessment work or lose his interest. All my work dovetails nicely in , hns a plausible look and shows no'llaw , yet it is nil absolutely made from whole cloth. " "This is the mostextraordinary thing I ever heard of. " "This country is full of extraordinary things , " he replied quietly. "Where docs this edition go ? " I asked. "Clara , bring me the mailing list , " ho said to the child. I glanced over the list , a saw that it embraced the leading banking houses of London and Now York , as well as the centers of finance and mining. My own name was oddly enough on the list. About a hundred copies were mailed , and every one went whore it would do the most good. I found that my friend edited the paper and did the typesetting , and his daughter was learning the typo graphic nrt. "I have no companions except my little daughter and the town of Mangnnetus , " he added , with a smile. I passed a very comfortable night. The roar of the wind through , the pines and the rocking of the cabin in the blast had a deliciously soothing effect , and I lay in the warm bed thinking nnd resting untilulmost morning before I slept , My friond. thj editor , wns very talk ative at breakfast. Ho never alluded to his name , but ho told me more of the and the enjoyment ho had in Gaper up a town in the clouds from n purely imaginative basis , "To-morrow , " said ho , "I start out on liorsebacit to the nearest mall station , and leave my bundle of papers in tlio hollow of n tree until the mail buckboard - board coinos along to take them. "In a few weeks they are being rend in London and Now York , nnd the par ties in each of these cities who arc handling the sale of these mining pro perties are backed up handsomely by my editorial statements1 Next day ho sot out with his bundle oi papers tied behind him. lie said it was only ton miles und ho would comeback back soon , nnd that ho would leave mo and the little girl to run the ofllco. In about an hour the sky had a low ering aspect and snow began to fall. It came lightly and gently at first and molted away as it touched the rocks and chaparral , but in a little while it began to stay whore it foil , nnd the dull gray and brown of the landscape changed tc a dead white. Alice , the little girl , who was swoop ing out the ofllco , ceased her work und n look of uneasiness came ever her face as she gazed out of the window. The snow thickened in the air and the spooks of black , made by dead branches and rocks protruding through the white , worosoon obliterated , and us the day waned the eye fell on nothing but an expanse of white which was everywhere. Wo built a lire when the night fell and Alice cooked a ouppoi which wo ate in silence. I felt a strange sensation , being alone in the mountains with this child , and r snow storm hemming us in every hour , She tmid she had no idea of going tc bed until her father returned , and sc wo snt by the flro until after midnight , Her face wns palo and anxious t weary , worn-out face it wns and then the tears came into her eyes eyes thai could hardly remain open from woari' ness. I could think of nothing to do , and my efforts to assure her that all wai well were only mot by a look snddei than the last , and so the hours drugged along until nearly 2 , when she starlet up as her quick ear caught the mufllod fall of a horse's footsteps in the snow at it stumbled on some llrowood in front o : the cabin. She bounded to the door with a glnO look in her face , und dinging it opoi : hold the candle over her head , and gi v ing forth u little cry , reeled back , un < then sinking to the floor , fainted. I looked out and saw the ho o stand ing there riderless , and , what puzzled mo considerably , another horse tied be hind it , There was but a light fall o snow upon the middle of the first horse while on the othofcahoro was much more , nnd this I Iqnljito mean that the ridof had hut rccctJlly fallen. I lifted the girl onto a bed , nnd , lighting n Inn- torn , wont out.Ibrushod the snow off the saddle of th&Jltjnding horse , and started , as I found marks of blood upon I followed the trail-back , and not two hundred yards Ironjjjtljo house I stum bled onto n man In the snow. Ho groaned with pnlnWlllftcdhimon my shoulder , but aftoratilirtrd pull I gothim Lo the cabin , struggling most of the way In the darkness , for tlio lantern wont out BOOH nftor I strtrtiKl. When I laid Inm down on the flb'c/r Alice came to herself ngnin , nnd wo spread some blankets and boar skips before the flro and stretched the wounded man upon them. ' Ho wns soon able to speak , and said ho had become benumbed with the cold nnd while in this condition hnd fnllon off his horse upon a jagged rock , which hnd caused him severe injuries. His daughter listened in silence lo the slory , nnd I , romomborlng the blood stnins on the snddlo , was sllont also. His arm was terribly swollen , nnd when wo cut away the bloodv sleeve of Ills coat , there was discovered the track of a pistol ball. There was no mistak ing it , and warming up under the Influ ence of mont nnd hot brandy , ho made a cleaner bronst of his adventure. Ho said that ho had boon belated by the jtorm , nnd a few miles from his cabin n highwayman had stopped him in the road. After receiving the ball in bis arm ho had returned the flro und his man dropped dead in the snow. Ho took the horse and kept on bis way homo , when at last , faint from the loss of blood , he bad fallen from his lioreo and remained in the snow until rescued. Wo managed to make him quite com fortable , and the next morning ho nskod mo to take the horses back of the cabin und feed them. Under his direc tions 1 wont down a path about a hun dred yards behind the house , making it only alter considerable dilllculty. for L had to clear nway the snow , and there behind some great rocks wns a good- sixed barn , well filled with hay , and what struck mo ns stranger still , five very tine-looking horses in the stalls. A few yards from the door was u bub bling spring , After feeding and watering the ani mals , I returned to the cabin and no- Liccd that the barn was entirely hidden form sight. This circumstance nnd the presence of the fine horses in such n locality struck mo as rather odd , but I did not jive the subject much thought at the time. Ho invited mo to spend n few weeks with him , and asked mu to edit his pa per for him while his wound was heal ing , I was unable to resist the fascina tion of such a novelty , and under his direction I wrote enough for the next week's issue. The copy accumulated on the hook , when it suddenly d wnod upon tno that there wns no ono setting it up , so it was that being nj printer myself , I fell heir to the typographical depart ment also. Between editing th ( ? paper and setting ting the typo I had , my hands full. We bad a good stook of provisions , and although the suowjso deep that we could not got our papers to the mails , wo went right ahead T with the edition of 100 each week , for tto ) wounded pub lisher said if they reached London by spring , all would bo well. "Give the minin'gmanagers ' particu lar fits about notirunning the bullion product up to Hta if ull'capacity , " wore his direclions one dayj * "Charge them with covering up bonafaza ; also spealc of the charming weather and throw in a few quartzmillacci'donts. . All these things help to paint the scene red. Have a four-in-hand run ever a child , and print some obituary poetry nod then pack them into the Catholic church to suffocation at the funeral. Have _ the organist play onoof , Mozart's requiems that looks civilized nnd also give the report of a vestry meeting of St. Peter's Episcopal church with the superintend ent of a railroad company as the senior warden. " I wrote up these items ns the editor lay there nursing his wound and mak ing suggestions , and so the winter was soon whiled away. The spring came in February , and by that time ho was up and doing his own typesetting. "Wo must write up a big Washing ton's birthday celebration , with civic parade , grand ball , and all that , and I guess I'd put you down ns delivering the oration. " Wo worked on the arti cle until evening , filling up the line of march and exercises with all the promi nent people in Calfornia and Nevada that wo could think of. Each night before Alice wont to bed she knelt down at a chair , with her face to the fire , and said her prayers. She had just knelt and bowed her head when the door opened nnd two men c.imo in silently , and in nn instant they had my editorial friend covered with two six-shooteis. They made no sound , and the child , unconscious of what had happened , still remained on her knees , her head bowed n prayer. ' 'Gentlemen ' , " said the editor in a whisper , "I am your prisoner , but don't take mo until after she crocs to bod. " Ho advanced to the two men nnd looked into their pistol barrels without a tremor. Pitching his voice still lower , ho continued. "Don't lot her witness this scone. Put up your weapons until she loaves the room. The two men , lowering their re volvers , put them out of sight sheep ishly , and then the editor motioned to them to take off their hats. Both did so , and there was nothing hoard for a few moments but the child's whisper ings to heaven. When she rose she turned and started with surprise as she faced the two men , who wore stlllstandin with half bowed , uncovered bonds. * "Good night , inychild. / . " said the editor , as ho loaded ever so that her arms might clasp 'his ' iicck as ho kissed her. At this ono of the men , the older of the two , stopped1 fdvwurd and asked the privilege of a kluaV The father led thoTchild forward and the man kissed its ftfrohoad very ten derly , while the otboi < stood there mo tionless. The father led thorfchlld to the door of its room , kissed it again , and closed the door softly. ' Then , like n flash,1 ho bounded into the center of the room , nnd had both the visitors covered with a six-shooter. Wo all stood transfixed at his appear ance. Ol There wns a look of flro and determi nation in his face that made his captors of a few moments ngo shrink back , but the ono nearest tno door suddenly sprung through it , and then my friend , tno editor , know that the light had opened. "Drop your gun quick , " ho said to the remaining man. "Throw it to thisman , But hold on ; lot him take it from your pockot. " The roan's hand that hud moved toward his weapon fell away. "Hurry up , " ho said to me impa ' 'We've lose. " tiently. no time to I stepped ever to the man und took his weapon from his pocket , and I had hardly done so when the window of the cabin was broken in and the man out side sent in ono hurriedlynimod shot. My friend the editor opened a lively flro nnd 1 covered the strange man in the cabin , but did not shoot. In fact T wns puzzled in trying to figure out just what to do , ns these men seemed officers of the law. After firing three shots through the window uselessly ho sprang through the back door and beckoned mo to follow. I did so mechanically , in response to his impatient goaturu , nnd ho said hur riedly : "Keep these hounds off mo a few mo- monta till I can mount n horse , nnd you bo with Alice at the hotel in Sncnunonlo In ono week from to-day. Ho dashed down the trail to the barn , nnd for a moment I hoard the clatter of hoofs ns hla horse started , nnd that wns the last T over saw of him. I stood for a few moments where ho loft mo , with the weapon still in my hand , nnd then went buck lo the cabin. Alice stood in her night/clothes by the Hro , shivering and frightened , nnd the smoke of the pistol shotssUll rose lazily among the rafters. The man who hnd llrod the shots through the window came in , andcovering mo , nskod mo to throw up my hands. I cnst the weapon I held on the floor nnd invited him to sit down , Ho declined to talk until ho hnd in duced Alice to retire again , nnd afler she had done BO. wo dould near her sob bing in her room. The two mon and myself sat by the flro and talked matters - tors ovor. They said that my friend , the editor , was a noted desperado and horsothiof , nnd thnt ho was publishing u paper in the mountains ) to cover up his real business. They also had learned that there was some sort of a mining syndicate in San Francisco backing the man , but they wore satis fied that the San Francisco people knew nothing of his real charactor. Ho had boon a newspaper writer and traveler under many aliases. Early in the winter ho hnd shot the sheriff of Alpine countyon | the highway , when resisting arrest and taken his horso. I of course remembered the night in question , but I hud boon so well housed by the queer character dur ing the winter that I kept my own counsel. The sheriff and deputy wore at first disposed to hold me as accessory but after I had told my story and estab lished my identity by letters , etc. , they dropped the mutter. Next day wo all started for the near est town , twenty miles away , with the horses and Alice , leaving' the news paper olllco and cloud-roared town of Manganotus. On the day specified by my friend the editor when he loft mo so hurriedly I wna at the hotel in Sacra mento. W.hen I registered ray name the clerk handed mo a letter. It rend as follows : My Dear Sir : Leave JAlico in charge of the clerk. Her room has been waiting for her several days. Do not stop hero at all and never expect to see mo again , although HOUR to see you. As you read this I am in San Francisco./ Accept my thanks for all you huvo done for mo. I know that you are too much of a gentleman to throw a straw in the way of my liberty. Alice does not know of my past , and I hope you will forgot what has happened. I had a passion for horses which I could not overcome , and It came near ruining me. But I am done with horses and newspapers forever. Yourfiiond , THE EDITOR. I folded the letter , bade Alice good- by , and the clerk led her away. A few days afterwards in San Fran cisco I mot a man who wanted to sell mo a promising mine. lie showed mo a map of it , and then taking a newspaper clipping from his pocket , asked mo to read it , as it wns a good description of the property. .Jit was from the Index. I recognized the typo at onco. As for the article , I had written it myself. An ADsolutu Cure. TheORIGlNALABIETINB OINTMENT is only put up in largo two-ounce tin boxes , and Is an absolute cure for old sores , burns , wouuds , chapped hands , and all skin erup. tions. Will positively euro all kinds of piles- Ask for the ORIGINAL ABIETINE OINT MENT. Sold by Goodman Drug company at 20 cents per box by mail 80 cents. Queen Victoria's dislike of Gladstone is nt last explained. A recent writer says that when the Grand Old Man used to visit the regal old lady ho was wont to talk to her "about the polity of the HittitioB or the relations between the Athanasian creed and Homer. " The queen , perplexed and uncomforta ble , would seek to make a digrobsion , and would address a remark to a daughter tor or offer a buscuit to a begging ter rier. Mr. Gladstone would restrain himself with an effort , wait until the princess had answered or the dog had sat down , and then would promptly re sume ' 'As I wns saying " Meanwhile - while the flood had gathered force by delay , and when it burst forth again it carried all before it. Victoria used to complain that on those occasions it wns Gladstone that was rude. She was probably in the same predicament thnt Biddy Moriarity was when O'Connoll called her a parallelogram. At her last regular appearance at Kroll's , In Berlin , on July 10 , Etolka Gorstor sane Margarctho in "Faust , " in German. The critics refer favorably to the performance. 'CALIFORNIA THE 1 AND OF DISCOVERIES ! SANTA ; ABIE VAND ; CAT : R : CURE For sale b y Goodman ErugCo tfinilCYand all urinary troubles easily. milclT M LJNHI ly and safely cured byUOUTUllA Cap- aulea. Beyeral casoa cured in eeren aaj . Sold at 11.50 per box , all .druguUts , or by mall from UoctuiaU'fgUo , U Wliltai N. Y. Fulldlrso- loiu. DR5. BETS & BETTS U03 FAUNAM firntiT , OMAHA , No , ( UppoitU 1'nxton UotsU OOlco hour * , 0 a. tn , to S p. m. Bundayi , 10 a. m. to 1 p. in. Bppclnllsu In Chronic , Nervous Skim and Blood Ii8ea ok. CW Consultatlon at omce or by mall fre * . Mralclni'S Rant \ > y mall or express , securely tacked , free from ouaervatlon. Qiinrantecn to cure niilckly , nfoly aud permanently. WUDuflTlQ nPHltTTV spermatorrhoea , stml- IlIjnYUUu LtlDlLllI nal I.ossns.NlKht Kmls ions. Physical Drcay. arUlnc from Ini'.lBcre tlon , Kxccss or TndiilRenco. proihiclticSloeplesi ness , Despondency. rimpUs on the nice , aver- Blon to loclety , emlly ( llscourditecl. lacK of rnnfl donee , dull , unflt for atndv orbmlnpis. nnddndt life n burden. Bufely , permanently nnd prl- ratcly cured. Consult Im. lletu A Belts , i J3 Fftrimm St. , Omahn , Neb , JjlOOfl ullfl uKlll U1SC8S6S moat terrible InYu results , completely eradicated wltliout th * aid of Mercury. Scrofula , Erysipelas , Tevcr Sores , Blotclicn , ulcers , rums In the Head nnd Uonas , Syphilitic. Bore Ttiroat Mouth and Tongue , Ca tarrh , ate. , pormixuontly cured \\hore other * have faUod. Firtnnu Ifpinoi'ir nm' Bladder complaints , AlUillJ' Ullllalj rnlnful , DIMlciilt , too frequent - quont llurnlne or Illoody Urine , Urlno high col ored or with inllky sediment on minding , WPZ.S Back , Oonorrim'n , Gleet , Cystitis. etc. , Prumptly and Bafely Cured , Charges Ueasona- STRICTUREI moral complete , without cutting , caustic or dlllatlon. CurcH elTcctcd at homo by patient without a momenta palu or annoyance. To Yoniiff Men and Mide-Apd Men , PTTBD Tll ° awful otTects of early uUnfc Vic * . \Tlilcli brings wenkness , destroying both mind and Body , with nil Its dreaded Ills , permanently cured. Adross those who Uavo impaired Mnnmrnn Dullu themselves by Improper indul- fences and solitary habits , which ruin both body and mind , unfitting them tor business , tudy or marriage. M AiutiKn MEN. or those entering on that hap Pjr life , nwaro of physical debility , quickly M Msted. OUR SUCCESS. Is based upon facts. First Practical Bxp rience. Second livery case is especially studied- thus starting aright. Third Medicines are pre , pared In our labatory exactly to suit each case , thus affecting cures without Injury 13V Bend 0 cents DO URO for celebrated works on Chronic , Nor YOU 8 and Delicate Diseases. Thousands cured. &f A friendly letter or call may save you future sutferluir and shame , and add golden years to life. ( V f > o letters an- itrered unless accompanied by 4 cents In itatnna , Address or call on R. . IIETTS & KKTTS , UOSf arnain Street Omaha. Neb. ESTABLISHED 1868. CX3 Side Spring Attachment ; no Horse Motion. MANUFACTURER. First Class Carriages on hand also built to order. Repairs Promptly Executed. 1409-1411 St. Omaha Neb - Dodge . , , , Chicago , ! ! . ( ciarkSt , UeRtgoIuOld-EstaUhlul PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON U itltl Treating with tfiaGrwtert SKILL and SUCCESS Chronic , Nenons and Private Diseases , ' V-NERVOUS DEBILITY , Lott Manhood , Fulling Memory , Exhauttlnc Dialns , Terrible Dreamt , Head and Back Ache nd ll the effect * Kftdina to early decuy nnd ptthitii Consumption 01 Insanity , treated identifies/ ] new mtlhod * wiUl , T BY WilLia * nd nil bad Blood and Bkln Dll * saioctrmanently cured. S-KlDNKYand URINARY coisipldlnU , Qleet. Oonotrhoca , Strlctu re , Varlcoctle and all distal t Of the Qenlto Urlnmy Orglna cured promptly without lijury toStomtch , Kfdneji or oJicr Organ , . cnrNo experiments , A e and experience Inn portant. Coniultatlon free nd sacred , 9-Stnd 4 ctnl poiltge for Celebrated Wet is oa Chronic , Nervoui nd Delicate Dlituei. BirThott conternplillcg MtiiltRt tend for Dr. Clarke * * ctltbratcd guide Male Mid Female , each Bccntt , both it ccntt ( itimpi ) , Coniult the old oetor. A friendly letter or call m y § future uffer. , . * "Llle'a ( Secret ) Errors , " joc nu ( uampt ) . Mc < llcln * and wtltlnjt stm cTtrywhrre , > ecure from expoiur * . noun , 8 to 8. Sundayt y to it. Addrett P. D. CLARKE , M. D. . . _ 100 fife OterMtt * OHIOAQ9.MUU Dr. J. E , McGRBW ONE Of THIS MOST SUCCESSFUL B r SPECIALISTS In the Treatment of AH Chronic , Nervous anil Private Diseases. Spermatorrhoea , Imriotrncr andljOM of Manhood. ftbMiiiucly cnrvil. A euro Riinruntood In ull form * of I'rlvBtu llscaM'K , Stricture' , ( Ilcot , etc. Catarrh. Throat , I.unii Diseases , I ucorrhncn quickly and iicciunncntlr rurcd. liloud and Bkln Diseases treated anccenstullr. Ladles' | : ind Rcntlciucna irultliiB roums ncpamto and entirely prtviito. Consultation free. Solid for books. The Secret and I'rIvatoDliicnKcsoCMaii , ; nlnt ) Woman and Her llls- canea. llo ) I'ncli ( tniiip ) . Treatment hr corrcspono- once ; send Ktnnip for reply. Olllco Itlth nml Uonglns Sis. , Omaha. LOTS IN THE BEST TOWN INS OTJTH DAKOTA S AT BOTTOM PKICES. A Sure Investment. For Maps. Prices and Information , call on or mldresa U K. SIMMONS , Land Com minion * 0. & N. W. Uy. , ! ii Fifth Avc , , Cblcuso , 111. fEABNESS CURED. Mir * , mm f jid Miiitcs INHkAO i MMi * * * tnilrtlr ot reom by r V.P.L Jmpr.'d TDBUIAR AR CUSHIONSi YTblfperi. Coopntllon wnd M UHleheonl. Com fort blc:8 : ir-JlilJuU j ( ndl'iii ' . hnnwriilL irhereall oilier rewenlci KAlu. HOLD ONLY BVE F.inSCOX , Hr.lf II on.jwMr. Cor.lllh.Kow Vurb , DR. R. W. BAILEY , The original purchaser in Omaha of the formula for Dr. Stlnaus' Loca Anrosthetio for the PAINLESS BXTBAOTION OF TEETH. Tfco ONLY METHOD whereby teeth nre extracted without pain or dungor , nud without using chloroform , gas , other or electricity. The patlout remains perfectly conscloiw of all that traas- Bplres , Imt fooln no seiisatlou of pain. Iso soreness of the gums after extracting , an Is the case with so many so-cnlled antcsthotlcs. Many who have uoen suIferlnK from liadly decayed and broken teetti nud roots , have -vislto Dr Ualloy and had them removed painlessly. Attor having used this aiuusthotlc for two months for nearly ovary tooth extracted In this offlco , thoFIllST PERSON la tolio found that is not entirely satisfied with Its merits. Bom o dentists may try to prejudice you ngainst visiting us : do not allow thorn to do so. Make us a call whether you desire dental work or not ; we are always pleased to see any or nil who mr.y choose to como. Bpoclul attention given to FJliMNO teeth , thereby preserving their usefulness many years. DO NOT msis 'PRUT If THAT CAN Hit SAVED. TEETH WITHOUT PLATES , Bridge Work , Gold and Porcelain foootj Crowns , GOLD , ALUMINUM , SILVER , CONTINUOUS GUM and BUB' BEB PLATES at lowest rates. A Full Set of Teeth on Rubber for $5,00. DO NOT FOBGET THE LOCATION , DR. BAILEY DENTIST , , Paxton Block , 16th and Farnam Streets. ( Entrance on 16th Street ) Cut this out , mentioning this paper. JAMES MORTON & SON , Cutlery , Mechanics' ' Tools , Telephone 437 , One door west of Postoffica , 1511 Dodge St. ETCHINGS , ggrEMERSON , ENGRAVINGS , T & DAVIS ARTIST SUPPLIESjga MOULDINGS , .iai SQTFRAME3 , PIANOS & ORGANSjai ET MUSIC. 1B13 Douglas Street , Omaha , Nebraska. DEWEY & STONE , Furniture Company A magnificent display of everything useful and ornamental In the lurniture maker's art at reasonable prices , , T. 911 South 10th St Omaha , Nab. SOLE AGENTS FOU ST. LOUIS HYDRAULIC-PRESS BRICK. Terra Ootta work und Klre Proollus. I'ucora Mortor colors , ( all nUados ) . Btvsony'a Dumb Walter , Hard Wood Floors , Venetian and tilldlm ; ( UiHldel HHiuln. Contractor * and Uulldcr's all and tea sampUv , uad at t prlvau , l'orr pond nce bolldtcd ,
