Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : BL NDAY , AUGUST 19 , 1889 , 5
THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER ,
A Pointed Communication From a
Nlobrora Traveler.
WHAT HE THINKS OF THE PARADE
Tnlk of tlio Hotel Corridors A Drum-
nicr'fl Experience With the Six- !
vntlon Army Too Much
for the Ijl vorymnn.
Wnlclnc Up
NIOIIIUIU , Nob. , Aucust 7. To the Ed-
Her of THE UES : Traveling frequently
through northeastern Nebraska , I cannot
help out noting what a rich sllco of trudo the
Omnlia merchants nro missing In not having
nmoro frequent and direct communication
\vlth this "croom section" of Nebraska.
What communication Omaha has with this
part of the state is through little branch
roails tlmt run only ono train n day , nnd
which , cdiisequentli , makes it very unsatis
factory to the local merchant in his dualings
with the metropolis. The result U they deal
in Chicago.
In fact , tboy fool somewhat slighted by
Omaha because slio 1ms not put forth more
stronnous efforts towards bringing liorsolf
into closer contact With them. To use n dif
ferent expression , tliu Omaha merchants do
not. "rustlo the trmlo" enough in this section
of the state. They don't "punch" the rail
roads enough , or rather they don't build
enough railroads ut > hero.
Notwithstanding this , the maruhants up
hero nro friendly to Nebraska's hub , and
hero li a sample of tholr anxiety to sea
more of us. Talking with a prominent Ponc.i
merchant , ho snltl : "What wo need Is a
main linoor certainly a moro frequent ) con
nection with Omaha. Wo are anxious to
have It , ns It would bo convenient nnd bene
ficial to us. As it Is now , wo have bettor
connection with Sioux City , and Chicago via
Sioux City , than wo have with Omaha. If it
wore not for that wo would do all of our
trading with youV city. Why , If the Omaha
capitalists would build n road uu through
this country to Ponea , and on up into Da
kota , 1 would guarantee that with a slip of
paper nnd pencil I could got every merchant
in this town in thirty minutes to sign n con
tract that they would deal exclusively in
Omaha , all things bultig equal. This Is Just
n sample of what you would get uti in this
country. Nowourlittlo town ships about
ono hundred and fifty thousand cattle , and
tlio same amount of hogs to markst every
. -year , She does about a half million dollar
business yearly. That would help your httlo
borough some , wouldn't in"
, jSiobrnra , Hartingtou and other towns uu
here fool in the same way , und net In the
sumo way , rolutlvo to Omaha.
Old "moss-bucks , " Rtlr up , and build that
road up through hero into Dakota that you
were blowing' about last year. I am tired of
having those merchant * ask mo when wo
are going to start our stage line up tlicro.
TlUVELEn.
A Nniv Hotel.
HEBIION , Neb. , Augnst 14. To the Editor
of TIIK UEE : I und In Hebron an Item for
the commercial column for next week. It no
doubt will Interest ull these who make Hebron -
ron and its neighboring towns. Those who
bava bcon In this territory for the last llvo
or six years will remember the old shell of a
hotel called The Central which was very
poor , indeed , and drove lots of trade away.
Being ono ot the old-timers myself , who
know how to appreciate a good hotel , I wish
to Inform the gang , through TUB Bni ! , that
thn old shell is no moro. In its place stands
ono of the finest little hotels in the stato.
Mluo Host J. W. Hughes has built the house
just us ho could afford It and has mudo It as
it was built , ono apartment at a time. Ho
moved into the now ofllco April 15 , und the
work Is as fine an Pullman car work. The
trimmings arc black and , white , walnut and
onk ; tholloor , buff , chocohito and gray , the
front , brick nnd cut stone. The oluco , with
out u doubt , is ono of the finest , for which
Mr. Hughes deserves lots of credit.
A Travolrr'n Note Book.
Bu a Commercial Traveler.
Not long slnco I was sucnding the night in
B flourishing llttlo city in northern Illinois.
The salvation army had laid sclgc to tno
town and had pronounced that so long as
Satan remained In their midst they never
would lay down their arms iiovorl never I
UlSVKllI
Time hung heavily on my hands that'ovoD-
ing , and thinking to while away the time , I
dropped Into the barracks where Hovnig- !
Harry und Hallelujah Hannah were conduct
ing the most exciting Kind oi u salvation
meeting. The hall was nearly filled and 1
toOK a seat well toward the front. Pres
ently I noticed among the nou-unlformed
soldiers no less a ucrsonngo than ono of the
porters nt the hotel where I was stooping.
Ho scorned to rcuognlzo tno at the same
moment , nnd rising , aid somnthlng in
a low tone to the leader of the bund. Imme
diately the discourse Boomed to drift toward
mo , The speaker intimated , strongly , that
there was ono in tholr midst who , like
Satan , was going up and down through the
land seeking whom ho might flavour. Ho
pictured vividly the awful terrors of death
on the rail and the auddoa launching ot an
unprepared soul Into otornlty. Ho inter
spersed his remarks frequently with an
urgent invitation to nny poor slnnor who
might "feel the need nt saving grace to
come forward to the uiorcy seat. " At last
his rcinarics became so decidedly norsonul
that I determined to withdraw. No sooner
had I risen to my fnet , intending to leave the
room , than I was greeted with n deafening
round of applause and u triumphant chorus
of "halleluiahs" and "Pratso the Lords. "
The soldiers flocked , around mo , grabbed
mo by the hands , arms , logs and
ekirts of my coat , all bent upon urg
ing mo forward , In vain I strug
gled , threatened , implored. I must go for
ward. And above ail this hubbub rose the
voioo of Howling Hurry , shouting , in sten
torian tones , "Hallelujah , tbo Lord has
hoard mo , " and Hallelujah Hannah's shrill
refrain , "Yos , pruiso the Lord , Ho has.1
Suddenly it seemed to dawn upon some of the
enthusiasts that I was not making the most
rapid urocrcss , Dodily at least , toward the
"morcy seat. " Attributing ray hesitancy , to
put it mildly , to a realization'o ' ( my own unworthiness -
worthiness and thinking to encourage mo , no
doubt , they began to tilug , as only the Salva
tion Apiiy can slug ;
"While the lamp holds out to burn ,
Tlio vilest sinner may return.
And still I was obdurate. "Tbo Lord will
lielp him ; let's ask Htin ? " some ono shouted.
Instantly the entire band were on tholr
knees , UUoso many devout Moslems.
1 nlwuvs dislike to disturb devotional exer
cises , but bore was an opportunity I could
not resist. I made a broun for the door
and liberty I
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Ills Own 1'roperty.
A short time ago a drummer from abroad
called at n Hun go r livery stable und wanted
n double team for a ton days' trip into the
country , and the stableman refused to lot
him ono on the ground that ho was a stranger.
There wnainuoh discussion ever the matter ,
nnd finally the drummer said :
"Whntlsyourteaui worth ! "
"Four hundred uud fifty dollars. " was the
reply.
"If 1 pay you that sum for It , will you buy
it back again when I return ) " said the cus
tomer , and , upon receiving an nfllrinatlvo
reply , ho promptly put up the cash. Tea
days later liu returned , and , driving into the
stable , ho 'alighted and entered the oHlco ,
saying , "Well , hero la your team and now I
want my money back. "
The sum was passed to him and ho turned
nud was leaving the place when the livery-
wiun called out , "Look here , aren't you going
to sottlu fur ihut team ) "
"For what teanil" uskod the drummer , In
A surprised tone.
"For tbu ono you Juitt brought back. "
'Well , tiow , " drawled the drummer , "you
won't tool enough to think that I would pay
anybody for the UM of uiy own property , nro
you I" und ho shook thu duit of the place
from his feet.
V
Air. Charles Confident.
J , II , Charles was doing a IHUo missionary
work for the merchants' wcolc parade ht the
Pnxton yesterday.
"I feel very sanguine of fine turnout
now. The first really effective action wns
Lnkon nt tbo meeting last night nnd the ball
is fairly rolling. There are a largo number
of travelers who nro always circulating In
this vicinity , and If the pnt > or will just keep
the matter before them a largo number will
float In on the morning of iho parade. Lost
year wo hnd men In line from nil over the
union , There Is n sort of esprit do corps ,
you know , which prompts them to go In nnd
swell the number , even though they may bo
In no way Interested in the city. 'Ono good
thing , wo hnvo 'hustlers' on the committee ,
nnd yo'u may rest assured thnt the nlTalr will
not lock ttu hing. Of course it Is a llttlo too
late to expect any organized assistance from
neighboring towns , but the boys nit under
stand thnt they will bo heartily Welcomed
and royally entertained , nnd 1 nm confident
tbnt this year's turnout xviH discount that of
last.
A futVji Job.
So much has been said , remarked B boot
and shoo representative nt the Mlllnnl yes
terday , about Kood-looktng , good-natured
and jovinl travelers thnt 1 should like to ro
Into a story told nt thu expense of ono of the
craft , who doon not ocum to bo very much
liked by his follow "knights. "
To say thnt ho is unpopular would bo doing
him an injustice , but it is not on account of
nny specially good qualities , for ho U particularly
the "meatiest"
ticularly prominent ns being
man on the road.
AtT , Nob. , n llttlo town west of
DoWltt , a gentlemanly hotel man longs to
see hla dark brown , smiling "phiz. " This
mean follow will throw his many grips nil
ever tun hotel oftlco , expect to bo waited on
first , lust tind all the time , nnd than when
dinner is called will shyly walk up to the
hotel proprietor nnd toll htm thnt , on account
of "ill health , " ho must "tako a short walk"
before eating.
Ho does not return until tialn time , nnd so
gets along with the conveniences of n first-
class hotel und motils at a lunch counter.
Hut. to the point. The story I wished to
relate took place , so I nm told by responsible
parties , west uf Norfolk on the Klkhnrn
road.
Our "friend" went Into a saloon to got n
drink , when suddenly n lot of cowboya came
ruahmg into the plnco , displaying firearms.
They hud heard of "dor drummer , " and were
"put up to It" to glvo him nn old time west-
urn scare. Guns \vero fired nt random ( all
blank cartridges ) and our "hero , " becoming
frigntcncd , rushed Into the back roam of the
plnco nnd hid behind boxes and barrels.
It was a sight worth seeing , I nm told , to
gaze on that rnceful bundle of humanity ns
"it" shook with foar. The bartender went
back and told him in a pacifying way that ho
need huvo no fear , for the boys did not want
to shoot him.
The drummer felt n llttlo moro nt ousennd
the bartender continued : "No , they don't
want you. They want to shoot that rawboned -
boned , round-shouldered runner that is blind
In ono cyo und near-sighted in the other , who
sells suspender ? , from Milwaukee. " This
fairly stunned him , for the drummer de
scribed could bo no other than our "friend. "
In his agony und fright ho yelled : "Mine
gott , dots me , dots me ! Hollup mo , mine
friont. "
The boys had gained their point nnd a
good laugh was hail , but thu Milwaukee man
never found out that it was n made up job
and thinks that ho saved his Ufa by handing
the bartender a bogus five dollar bllL
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Hunilnycd In Omatin.
The commercial men who enjoyed ease nnri
rest at the Millard yesterday were : H. M.
Dickey , Chicago : W. K. Holland , Denver ;
E. Holdoway , St. Louis ; D. W. Sicilian , New
York ; Key Dodson , St. Louis ; J. S. Allison ,
St. Louiv ft. W. Cushmnn , Boston ; J. S.
Friaby , Now York ; W. O. Everett , Milwau
kee : H. C. Plorson , Denver ; E. C. Butler ,
Cincinnati ; A. M. Jones , Milwaukee ; F. R.
Horton , New icork ; F. J. Coo if , Detroit ; John
Lcvme , Chicago ; H. J. Cassady , Chic.igo ;
G. H. Allen , Chicago , H. L. Lane , Chicago ;
E. H. McCaullff , Chicago ; C. H. Eckfoldt ,
New York : S. A. Grobbou , Milwaukee ;
Charles Plattenburg , Chicago ; \VIllianiL-iu-
dcrbauch , New York ; F. H. Lender , Detroit -
troit ; A. H. Cabnor , Chicago ; George W.
Reynolds , Now York ; E C. Goodrich ,
Grand Rapids ; Ben Hellraan , Chlcjgo ; A.
A. Brndow , Now York ; A. Roscnshinc ,
Now York ; C. L. Ho well , St. Louis ; R. T.
Walbank , Chicago.
The following genial Knights of the grin
spent yesterday under the protecting wing
of Ira Higby , at the Murray : From Clilc-ago
D. C. Parineler , George E. Macy , J. W.
Buchnmnn , J. E. Nelson , C. B. Lawndes , J.
Jrionsdorff , Al Kingsloj , J. S. Nattueson ,
M. G. Ruble. F. L. Gazzdla , J. A. Poppard ,
a T. A. McCormick , A. L. Gross , H. G.
Loicbhardt , J. M , Lcdgcrwood , R. R.
Harm . - J. M. Grace , William H.
Rood , S. J. Johnson , N. S. Jacobs , K. G.
Richards.
From Now York E. I. Goodwin , A. F.
Cook , Ike Laubrio , Charles W. Gould , W.
E. Hawkes , G. Berger , H. Mlasel , G. W.
Shepherd. E. Heath , J.V. . Palmer , F. A ,
Gobhard. G. Ilson. W. P. Fogcl , Max Meyer ,
George Cnhn. M. Curtis , C. W. Chapin , W ,
F. Purdeo , J. Owons. E. C. Cohen , C. L.
WiUon , George Robinson , Q. B. Meires.
From St. Louis Charles Wiocard , Sam
Lustig , Phelir B. Llptnun , C. H. Van Sittert ,
H. K. Hackman. G. H. Pone. Boston ;
Theo Salesman , Philadelphia ; F. T. Doan ,
Detroit ; William Thompson , F. E. Storms ,
Washington ; D. M. Jenkins , Boston ; W. H.
Burns , Detroit ; b. R. Graham , St. Joseph ;
H. C. Huwloy , Milwaukee ; ( J. B. Butter-
field , Denver ; William H. Meyers. Phila
delphia ; W. C. Butcher , Cincinnati ; E. S.
Kctchcm , Marshalltown ,
Mf
Humpies.
J. S. Cahill , of the Omaha trunk factory ,
loft Wednesday on a seven weeks' trip
through thn stuto.
A jnodcst female drummer , possessing ex-
ccllont business tact , recently Induced a
number of Hastings business men to buy
largo bills of goods. She was representing
a fruit farm t S every , Kan.
The liver anil kidneys must bo kept
in ( rood condition. Hood's Sarsapurillu
is a great remedy for regulating theao
organs , _ _
The Jjovers' Qanrrol.
The theater that night wo nttended
Sans chaporonc. In a coupo.
As licit ) was deeply offended.
Wo didn't sea muoh of the play ,
The trouble began in the carriugo :
She vo wed she never would give way
That she never would dream of marrlago
With such a fiance.
She said , when I nrcssod for the reason ,
'Twus n uiss that she saw mo bestow
On my cousin a bud of tlio season
Whom Betty , by chance , didn't know.
It did look rathur suspicious ,
At a ball in A corner lights low ;
Still , at most , it was Injudicious
Not criminal , not
She didn't know all my relations
Wo'vo not been engaged qnlto a week
So the oauso of her recriminations
4RTus a perfectly natural piquo.
I tried } Vith a manner pursuaslvo
My absolute pardon to seek ;
But her unsworn , I found , were ovnsivo
And so was her cheek ,
Then at lust I assumed the offunslvo ;
Her trust , I proclaimed , was my right ; '
Ivus wounded , liiy ummier was ponslvo ,
And I mourned for my life's early bllcht.
So with sighs that my bosom was rending ,
And tears that obstructed her sight-
Well , I'm not going to toll you tbo ending ,
Hut 1 Kissed her good-night.
Hnvn You Catnrrh ? Thora Is one
remedy you can try without danger of 1mm-
bug. Bond to A. G , Coloiuan , chemist , Kala-
muxno , Mich.for trial puokago of his catarrh
euro. His only mode of advertising is by giv
ing it away. Pasiugo 2a Judge for your-
eelf. Mention this paper.
Uncle Sum Houses Honolulu ,
According to the Oakland Echo , ono
can Bcarcoly bo half nn hour in Honolulu
lulu , keeping one's eyes and oara toler
ably wldo open , wlthqut nrrivincr nt full
knowledge ot thn fact thnt the Ha
waiian kingdom is commercially and
"boaaod" the United
socially by States
of America , nnd by the elate of Califor
nia in particular.
THE .ASYLUM OF THE UNIVERSE.
A. Olttnpso nt Life In thn RoyM House-
"hold of Persia.
Nnar-od-Dln is simply known as the
"shnh" in England , but at homo , where
ho is appreciated , ho has many more
titles , among the modest ot which nro
"Asylum of the Universe , " nnd "King of
Kings. " Of course these fall short of
the 'comprehensive magniloquence ot
John Brougham's "Brother of the Sun ,
Cousin of the Moon and blood relation
to nil the rest of the Solar System , " but
they will do for a plain , unassuming
man like the shah. The "Asylum of
the Universe" docs not seem to have
ngod , perceptibly , since his npponranco
In Paris a few years ngo , except that the
look of suspicion nnd apprehension then
visible in his countoimnco has deepened
nnd mudo some lines thnt show rather
prominently when his fnco is in ropoao.
It conies , doubtless , from his constant
fear of assassination , a drotul that
is hardly loss notlvo In his
mind than in tlmt of the czar of
Russia , thorgh It would appear to
Lo far loss justtllod by probabilities In
the former tliuti in the latter case. In
the early part of his reign a real at
tempt wad made by the Babcos upon
the llfo of the shah , and ho was dan
gerously wounded , a fact that ho bus
never foraoUon , and is always antici *
paling n ropitition of. What ho pro
fessed to regard ns a second nttompt
wua mndo very shortly before the occa
sion of his former visit to Europe.
Through the corruption and rascality
of the paymasters of his nrmy , his sol
diers had been unpaid for along time ,
nnd were In nctiml distress for want of
money. Learning thnt the "Asylum of
the Universe" Intended vlsitlnp the
shrine of the Shnh Abdul Azlm in his
carrlngo , a great number of the needy
soldiers gathered on the way and
sought , in conformity to oriental usage ,
to present a petition to him setting
forth their grievances and praying re
lief. The rascally paymasters sought
by force to prevent thorn doing BO , nnd
In the inoloo that occurred stones were
thrown , n few of which struck the ve
hicle containing the "king of kincs. "
To say that ho was scared Is putting the
ciiso mildly. Ho returned to the palace
at once , and twolvo-of the aggrieved
soldiers , presumably ring lenders , who
hnd been sui/.od and tightly bound ,
were dragged before him. Ho gave
them no trial , nlloweil them no oppor
tunity to plead their innocence and to
explain tlio real cause of the trouble ,
but ordered the dozen of them strangled ,
nnd their execution was performed at
once while ho stood looking on.
The shnh is a man of middle height ,
with very swarthy comnloxion , heavily
bearded and of good ligure. He dresoss
in dark clothing , with n noticeable ab
sence of jewels nnd adornments , in
quiet , good tusto , and his manners ,
when abroad among Europeans , are
gentlemanly. Ono would op likely to
got the impression from looking at him
that ho is a quiet and mild-mannered
person , and to think that the butchery"
of the dozen soldiers , and the cold
blooded assassination , by his orders-
his brother-in-law , the Prime Minister
Mirza Tajjliy , in the early part of his
reign , and various other like incidents
that micht bo cited , were strange and
inexplicable inadvertencies , toroign to
his nature. But his loud , Imperious
speech and domineering air when ad
dressing his own people , demonstrate
his vivid conception of supreme au
thority , sugjrost , so to speak , the ex
treme altitude of the porch on which
ho roosts. Of all his great court and
retinue , it is said that ho misses most ,
when in Europe , the red-couted execu
tioners and "famishes"'or bastinadoors ,
without whoso useful and amusing- com
pany ho never stirs abroad when in his
own country. It is but just to say that
ho has the loot of many persons pounded
to jelly , by bastinado , where ho llnds
few who seem to nlTord reason
able excuse for strangling them ,
but incidents of both kinds occur with
sulllciont frequency to prevent life becoming -
coming monotonous with him when
running Persia in his own sweet way.
The executioners and "farrasJios" are
not the only ones whoso absence leaves
n blank in his European existence.
Were ho to keep up his homo custom of
having n dozen or a score of running
footmen with silver staves of otllco ,
tall turrpted hats und jingling orna
ments juraning a'ong at his stir'up
when he goes out riding in London , he
would promptly bo regarded in the
light ot n wandering circus by the poo-
ulnce , nnd his dignity might suffer. Ho
may , however , find some compensation
in the fact that ho docs not require a
huge body-guard of nrmed men to pro
tect him from assassination , the apeoter
of his homo lifo. But who can toll how
he pines for the crimson tail of his Per
sian horse.
The shah's table habits are good and
consequently his health is at least fair ,
but ho never trusts himself far away
from his physician. Dr. Tholozan , .a
Frenchman , whoso skill recovered him
fram the slight touch of paralysis that
ho had n couple of years ago , and who
enjoys his unbounded confidence ) . His
diet is of plain "roast and boiled , " ex
cluding rich entrees nnd hierhly sea
soned dishes altogether , and so fur as is
known ho does not drinlc intoxicants at
all , Confoctionenry and -collco
are his delights. His hour
of rising , tit this season ,
is never Inter than da.in. , but ho makes
up for it by u siesta iu the afternoon ,
when , If ho is at nil weary from so much
of the day as has passed , and yet cannot
readily go to sleep , ho has himself
shampooed nrtlsticimy , not his hond
alone , but his whole body and limits , to
the soft musio of the flute , or the sooth
ing cadences of Persian poetry road by
ono of his attendants whoso solo duty
that is. The slmmpeolntr is done by his
chief barber , without whom ho goes
upon no journeys nnd whoso olllces arose
so highly appreciated that ho is a man
of runic , wealth nnd distinction at homo.
The "king of kings" oats alone , talc
ing but two substantial menle dally , ono
at noon , the other nt 0 o'clock in the
evening. The more exalted members
ot his retinue stand around in silence to
see him food. When ho deigns to speak
to one thorn the reply is made in a uni
formly low , hurnblo tone , ns if the
sponher were BO far crushed by the
weight of honor conferred upon him by
his roynl master's notice us to bo hardly
nblo to gasp out n reply. When his
majesty has finished his simple meal his
lords of high degree fall to upon the
many tootlibomo dishes with which the
table in laden , but which ho has not
oven touched. . When they nro antlntod
the understrappers got tholr work In on
the leavings , so that there isn't muoh
waste. The shah washes down his food
w th buttermilk and iced shorbort.
Tlmt is the way the royal meals go
when taken at homo. Abroad the
"Asylum of the Universe" conforms to
the habits of polite society , and his
knowledge of etiquette Is evidently
muoh enlarged from what It was when
ho first visited Europe. lie no longer
thinks of otforing his half sbeoyed as
paragus butts to ladles , and other llttlo
things like tlmt.
Advice to Mutliora ,
Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing Syrup
should always bo used for children
toothing. It soothes the child , soltons
the gums , allays nil pains , cures wind
cello , and is the best remedy for diar-
rhoia. 25c a bottle.
BEAUTIFYING ffi SAND DUNES
ri-i I
i a
DlfHoultloo Ovorconlo In Establishing
Parks In Boh Frauolsoo.
SHIFTING SAN&i RECLAIMED.
Goldnn Onto Pnrkj and thd Children's
Qunrters Cost ft / Improvements
and Maintenance Art's
Homo on Sutto Uulghtn.
SAN FIUNCISCO , August IQ. [ Spoclnl
Correspondence of THK BEB. ] The
park system of Snn Frnhclsco comprises
1,035 ncrcu divided into three parks
Golden Gate , 1,010 neros ; Buena Vista ,
thirty-two acres , nnd Mountain Lake ,
thlrtoon ncros. There IB also a bloolcof
ground on Kearney street , resembling
.TotTorson Square , devoted to park pur
poses. The parks are in charge ot a
board of three commissioners , nnd they
employ secretary , superintendent ,
consulting engineer nnd an attorney ,
besides HorJsts , label-el's , etc.
The energy and means of the board
is devoted to the development of Golden
Gate park. This vast tract was acquired
in 1871 by the issuance of bonds to pay
the purchase price. It was originally a
succession of sand dunes and hollows of
shifting Bands , with hero and there
smnjl growths of scrub onk , a few wil
lows and occasionally a patch of grass.
The transformation IMS been wonderful ,
and demonstrates what persistent olTort
coupled with generous appropriations
will do for n , section apparently impos
sible of reclamation.
About one-half of the tract has boon
completely reclaimed by the free use of
a sea grass ( arundo arennrhv ) from Hol
land and the wild lupin. The grass
controls the shifting sands nnd prepares
the way for the planting of the lupin
and the pinna insignia and other hardy
trees and shrubs. The eastern end of
the park is now a bpwor of beauty.
Flowers b'oom ' In wild profusion along
the roads , walks nnd bridle paths. Over
half a million trees , plants , etc. , have
been set out during the past year , and
over two hundred thousand nro being
propagated in the nursery. The im
provements thus far made approximate
ton miles or sixty-o io acres of drives ,
two and a quarter miles of bridle roads ,
eight and a half miles of walks , sovcn
acres of concourses , seventeen and a
half acres of lawns , and twenty-three
and a third acres of llowor beds nnd
shrubs. There are grottos , waterfalls ,
lakes and secluded siestas , but nowhere -
where the sign , "Keep elf the
grass.1' The commissioners find that
the damage to 'the grass from
walking on it Is so spall that they have
wisely tabooed that painted chestnut.
Just inside the main .entrance Is a mas
sive stone bridge over the walks. The
coiling is an object of curiosity and in
terest. It rosombles'the roof of a cave ,
having Btallactites of various lengths
and shapes , odd chunks of cinder and
similar material , cemented thereon.
The path from thp bridge loads di
rectly to the "Sharon1 children's quar
ters , " the most interesting feature of
the park. These quarters are the most
complete and extensive of the kind on
the continent , and were , constructed and
completed last year , " from a fund ot
$50,000 , bequeathed bj'-tho late Senator
William Sharon. There is nJiundsomo
two-story stone building situated on a
slight ofov'lition und'sheltered1 by trees.
The lower story is used for a play-room ,
the second for a restaurant , whore milk ,
bread and butter , colToo and other light
refreshments are served to chil
dren and their attendants at
actual cost. On the southern
and eastern sides of the building
is a wide balcony whore from sovonty-
flvo to one hundred persons cau sit and
watch the children at play. The
grounds cover several acres. Hero Is a
merry-go-round with scores of liorses
loaded with little ones enjoying the
sport. It Is operated by steam. Ad
joining is a small race track with donkeys -
keys making the round with precious
toddlers on their backs. Thuro are
carts drawn by goats , bicycles and try-
cycles , humorous swings , and a base
ball ground for bovs. No more de
lightful scone can bo witnessed on a
pleasant afternoon.Troops of little
ones , romping , josllying , swinging and
riding ; some laughing , sotnw crying ,
mingling their merry voices with the
loud yells of the boys in the ball field ,
presents an exhilarating picture of
young ana joyous life , The playground
wasnoblo in design , grand in execution
and is far more enduring than marble
as a monument to the man who be
queathed it to the children of San
Francisco. The trilling charge made
for the use of the carts , donkeys , merry-
go-rounds , etc. , makes the quarters
self-sustaining.
I had the pleasure of meeting the
president of the park commission , Mr.
R. P. Hammond , Jr. Mr. Hammond is
United States surveyor for this land
district , is an enthusiastic democratand
an entertaining and genial gen
tleman. He has raado the planning
and Improvement of paries a life study ,
and visited nil the great parks of tlio
country and noted their -principal feat
ures. Speaking of the proposed pane
system of Omana ho said : "The condi
tions are radically ditToron there and In
Omaha. Here the difficulty was not to
secure the land but the soil. The soil
wo had to manufacture. In Omaha
when you secure the land you secure
the soil , and all that is necessary is to
design properly and assist nature in its
work. The children's quarters in the
Golden Gate work was copied after a
similar feature in Boston , whore it
proved remarkably stjcc.ossful in popu
larizing the paries , , . Hero it has
boon equally succeasfu ] , . Wo catered
to the children , ' made the park
attractive for them , , ' , and gradually
brought the fathers 'and mothers.
When you entertain and interest the
children you secure the''adults. . I c/in
not too strongly recommend the chil
dren's quarters ns a inenns not only of
popularizing a park , < but ns -means of
innocent ana wholesome enjoyment for
young and old. " "if
Another great feature of the park is
the music grounds , ft is surrounded by
trees for ehado , and has n seating capa
city of 20,000. The music stand is elevated -
vatod lllo a stage , and back of it is a
huge semi-circular A fcounding-bonrd ,
which makes every nofadlstinct , , at the
farthest corner of thavgrounds , Free
concerts are given every Saturday nnd
Sunday , anil the attendance is enor
mous. A few feet cast of the grounds
stands the marble monument of Francis
Scott Koynuthor of "Tho Star Spangled
Banner , " n bequostof the philanthropic
James Lie ] ; .
The park extends to the ocean and
touches the rooks of Sutro Heights and
the CHIT House. In time a boulevard
will surround the entire area , nnd glvo
nn ocean drive of over a mllo. Through
the center of the park a speed track is
being built out of a private fund of $83-
000 raised by the citizens. The doer
park contains twenty head.
The revenue for park purposes ia ob
tained from tuxes. Outside of construc
tion nnd improvements , the cost of
maintaining the park , together with
ealarioa , for 1888 , was 835,200 , ,
No description of the park system of
this city would bo complete without in
cluding the famous Sutro Heights. Al
though prlvnto property , it is open at
nil tlmoa to visitors , and there is a
well-founded ballot that it will event
ually become the property of the
city either by purchase or bequest.
It is owned by Adolph Sutro ,
the distinguished engineer who tun
neled the Sierra Novauns and drew the
internal fires and boiling waters from
the minoa of Virginia City. The look
out of the Heights la 150 feet above the
ocean. The natural rock ia patched
hero nnd there with masonry , the whole
forming nn impregnable front. This Is
ornamented by statuary sol in niches ,
while the casomatod summit is almost
covered with groups nnd single pieces
of statuary , from the homo of art on the
Mediterranean. There ia n garden of
several acres , covered with n profusion
of ( lowers , plants , shrubs nnd trees , nil
arranged in beautiful designs , sur
rounded by innumerable walks nnd
drives. Some Idea of Mr. Sulro's great
work may bo had from the statement
that two million trees , shrubs nnd
plants wore sot out last year. More
than this there is a profusion of statu
ary art on the grounds , embracing
every line of human thought , from the
modioaval to the modern , from the mag
nificent winged Apollo , which crowns
the eminence to the stately Minerva ,
down to the nymphs and busts
of distinguished men which moot
and delight tno eye at every turn
of the paths , not to mention the countless -
loss groups of tiny grotesques which
seem to gambol on the grass plats. It
Is Impossible to give more than an out
line of the richness of the collection
abounding on the Heights. Mr. Sutro's
homo is ovorllowlng with rare art and
bric-a-brac. With these and a collcc1-
tion of valuable manuscripts and 110,000 ,
volumes of rare suiontillc and literary
works ho proposes to endow a free
library , art gallery and museum which
ho Intends to establish on thd Heights ,
and whioh will malco It of Indstlmablo
Value to the student , the artist and thb
sightseer. T. J. FITKMOIUUB.
DON'T MISS TUB Ol'POHTUNlTY
To Visit Oftdon and Salt tinko City ,
Utnli , or llniley , 111 n ho.
A grand excursion to the above named
points will leave August 20th , via the
Union Vacillc , "Tho Overland Route , "
and for this occasion the exceedingly low
rate of $ IH ) to Ogden and Salt Lake City
and return , und Ssio to Hailey , Idaho ,
and return has boon made from Mis
souri river terminals.
This excursion affords our patrons a
magnificent opportunity to visit Gar-
Hold Beach on Great Salt Lake , the
finest bathing resort in the world , and
also visit Iluiloy Hot Springs , famous
for their medicinal properties. Tickets
good thirty days.
For further particulars address '
E. L. LoMAX. G. P. A. ,
Omaha , Nob.
SPANISH WOMEN OF THE PAST.
How tlio Ladies Dressed and Kept
House.
The Spanish woman of the eighteenth
century forms a marked contract to her
French sister at the dawn of the revolu
tion , says the Fortnightly Review.
Whereas , the French woman of the past
century is perhaps the most wittyskeo-
tical and free of those who have a nlaco
in history , the Spaniard is the most
"devote , " docile and ignorant notice
that I have said "devote , " not pious , for
piety , in my opinion , existed iu a bettor
and more solid form among the famous
women of the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries , chief among whomo shines
the great Queen Isabel , the Cath
olic. At the time of the renais
sance Spanish women whoso learn
ing equaled their piety , far from
contenting themselves with no educa
tion , or with only a superficial onehold
professorships of rhectoric and Latin ,
like Isabel Gull n do , or widened the do
main of philosophic speculation , liico
Oliva Snbueo. In the eighteenth cen
tury these traditions were so utterly
lost that it was considered dangerous to
teach girls the alphabet on the ground
that If they were nblo to read and write
tlioy might oorrespond with their sweet'
hearts.
I have heard it told of a groat-grand
mother of mine , of noble family ( gran
dees in fact ) , that she was obliged to
learn to write alone , copying the let
ters from a printed book , with a pointed
stick for a pen and mulberry juice for
ink. A salutary ignorance , absolute
submission to paternal and conjugal au
thority , religious practices and self-
effacement formed the regime under
which the Spanish women of
the last century lived. These
abuses were lasfiod by the satirio
scourge of our famous Morntin. in "El
is do las Ninas , " "El vioj'jy la Nina"
and "La Mojigata. " The result of the
teaching of these comedies amounts tea
a complete transformation of the female
character. The Spanish woman of the
time anterior to the Cortes of Cadiz has
become the classic typo , as classic as
the "garbonzo" and the "bolero. " The
woman of this pure and simple national
typo never went out except to mussand
that very early , for as the proverb has
it , "Good women don't ' walk. "
Her dross consisted of the tight netti-
cout of line cloth or serge , white ker
chief fastened with a gold pin and vel
vet bodice and lace mantilla. Her only
luxury when dressed in her best ( for she
never walked ) was the openwork silk
stoclcing and satin slipper. She
employed her time in manual
labor , ironing , knitting , embroider
ing on a frame , or making pre
serves or sweetmeats , Patciiwork was
fashionable in spite of its danger to the
eyes. As lately ns my girlhood ray
mother used to show me , ns a work de
serving-of admiration , cushions worked
by my groat-grandmother in patch
work so line that the work almost
formed a now toxturo. Even If she
"know how to road this woman wits ac
quainted with no other book than the
brevity , the Christian Year and tlio
catechism , which she used to teach her
children by force of blows for to chas
tise children was at that time a kind of
rite , which It would have boon Incor
rect to curtail , for the proverb says :
"Qul fllliglt nilum assiduat illiflngello. "
She led the prayer of the rosary sur
rounded by her servants nnd family ; nt
night Bho gave her blessing to' her
sons , who k'Bsed her hand , oven though
they already wore boards and were
married ; she consulted with some friar
or other on the affairs of her household
and had home-made remedied for all
known Infirmities. So thorough-going
a female figure was bound to disappear
at the advent of society as at present
constituted.
Swift's Specific Is not one of the old potash ,
sarsaparilla , or mercury mixtures. It con
tains no potaan or mercury , or nny poisonous
substance. It relieve * tlio system by forcing
the Impurities out through the noros of tlio
akin , and builds up the patient from the first
dose.
Tlio Sparrow Wulppod the 'Gator.
An alligator and no English sparrow
engaged in a battle near Darlon , Ga. ,
the other day , The 'gntor provoked
the fight by snapping nt the bird ,
which in turn flow furiously at its ugly
antagonist , aiming with precUlon at
the saurlan's ' eyes. The 'gator finally
gave up the contest ana took to the
river.
+
The most popular liniment is the old
reliable , Dr. J. II. McLoan'a Volcanic
Oil Liniment ,
THE VEIL HID THE BLUSHES
Some Ourlouo Information About
Life's Most Interesting Bvont
POPULAR MRS. CHAMBERLAIN.
The American Glrl'A Soolnl Success
Vfna Iiifltnntnncoun Encosslvo
Modesty Kinmont ) lilntno'a
Unmitlfiil Klnnco.
OiirloslllcH
The early mnrrlnpo ceremony among
the Anglo-Saxons consisted merely of
hnnd-fnstonlng , or tuning each other
by the hand and pledging each other
love and affection in the presence 01
friends nnd relatives.
Kissing the bride the moment the
marriage ceremonial ended , though
not now proscribed by the rubric
of the western churches , form
erly wns an Imperative nut on the part
of the bridegroom.
An old nilngo thin laya down the
proper day for wedlock :
Monday for wealth , Tuesday for health ,
Wednesday for the best day of nil ;
Thursday ( or crosses , Friday for losses , Sat
urday no luck at all.
The custom of putting the veil upon
the maid before the betrothal was done
to conceal her blushes at the first touch
of the man's hand and nt the closing
kiss.
kiss.Russians
Russians have n story of n widow who
was so Inconsolable for the loss of her
husband that she took another to keep
her from fretting herself to death.
In Roman marriage the bride was
purchased by thn bridegroom's pay
ment of three pieces of copper money
to her parents.
Among the .Tows tlio rule was for a
maiden to marry on the fourth and a
widow on the fifth day of the week
not oarlioi' .
In Jewish marriages the woman is
sot on the right , but throughout Christ
endom her nlneo in the ceremony is on
the loft.
Under the Roman Empire marriage
was simply n civil contract ; hence wo
rend of men "putting away" their
wives.
A man got married because ho bought
n piece of silk cheap at a sale and
wanted a wife to give it to.
Giving a ring is supposed to indicate
the eternity of the union , seeing that
a circle is endless.
There is a story of n man who got
married because ho inherited a four-
post bedstead.
The joining of right hands in ancient
times had the solemnity and validity
of an oath. _
Some Koyal Beds.
Clarence house , the residence of the
duchess of Edinburg , is one of the most
comfortable houses in London , says
Modern Society , and ia famous for its
good beds , for the only daughter of
Alexander II. of Russia , ia like many
Muscovite ladies , very particular about
her beds , and. will tolerate In her house
none but the very best. Even when n
more child , nnd long before her mar
riage , she was so particular about this
very important item in domestic com
fort , that to insure the sheets being
tightly stretched over the waitress she
used to have them sewed down , for oven
the slightest crease or wrinkle would
entirely spoil the repose of this spoilt
imperial child for the night.
Her royal highness used to bo greatly
chaffed about this weakness by mem
bers of our royal family when first she
came _ to this country , but the queen ,
who is also very particular about her
beds , stuck up "for her , and although
now the sheets are no longer sowed
down to the mattress they are composed
of the most exquisitely fine linen that
can bo procured , and stretched like a
tight rope over the most perfect umt-
trcsses that can bo procured in Paris , in
which capita ) the making of mattresses
has been brought up to the level of a
fine art.
A curious and amusing chapter
might indeed bo written about the beds
of illustrious personages. The ex-Em-
prcBS Eugene is quite as particular
about her beds ns the duchess of Edin
burg or our gracious sovereign , nnd
quito agrees with thejlirst named lady
as to the fineness of the linen and the
tightness of the drawing of the sheets ,
but her imperial majesty has an odd
fancy to have her bed so low ns to give
n visitor to the imperial bedchamber
the impression that the widow of
Cicsar is almost sleeping on the floor.
It is indeed hardly elevated more than
a foot from the floor , as all who have
visited inj the old dajs the private
apartments at St. Cloud , Compiogno
and the Tuilories will remember.
Xlio Plain I'rlnccss otVntofl. .
The Princess Louise is the plainest
of the three daughters of the Prince of
Wales , and that is saying a good deal ;
also. If one can judge of her material
qualities by ho expression , she is a re
markably stupid young lady , says a
London letter to the St. Louis Post-
Dispatch. She is dull and heavy look
ing , with loose , thick lips , and usually
crocs about with her mouth open in a
vacant sort of way. I saw her lately at
the Grand opera in Paris with her two
Bisters nnd her mother. All four ladies
wore dressed in white , the three girls
in simple but tasteful toilet of white
surah and the Princess of Wales in white
satin trimmed in Inco and positively
the charming mother looked scarcely
older than her daughters , and infinitely
prettier. The Princess Maud , the
youngest of the three girls , has a
bright , animated countenance , and Is
muoh more attractive than her sisters.
She is the favorite sinter of her younger
brother , Prince George , whom she
much resembles in character and dispo
sition. She is a spirited girl , with a
will of her own , and when the time
comes for bestowing her hand In mar
riage she will hnv.o something to say ,
undoubtedly , concerning her choice of
a bridegroom. In the days before the
princesses had boon introduced into so
ciety she was the only one of the three
wlio used to fight vigorously , though
vainly , against the peculiarly hideous
garments , the cotton gowns mid bear
skin capos and such like elegancies ,
which the Princess of Wales used to
inflict upon her daughters. The second
daughter , the Princess Victoria , is
plain and stupid-looking , Uko her
older si&tor.
Bmninns llliiin 'H Finnan ,
Anita McOormick is one of the pret
tiest girls in Chicago society , Bays the
Chicago Times. Of medium height
for a woman. Blonder and delicately
fair , she combines the transparent deli
cacy of ekln nnd color peculiar to n
blonde with the dark hur ( nnd olive
tints of a decided brunette. Handsome
and accomplished , Miss McCormiok is
also a great heiress , since she is one of
the three children ot the late
Cyrus H. McConnick , whoso estate
nt the time of his death , nearly
five years ago , was estimated roundly
nt a valuation oi $10,000,000. This great
estate hua not yet been divided , since ,
by the conditions of the testator's will ,
a period of live yours was to expire before -
fore the executors , Mra. Cyrus H. Me-
Cormlck and 0. U. McCormick. jr. ,
should distribute or adjust it. It in un
derstood , however , that a friendly suit
will bo instituted in the probate court
for tlio purpose of adjusting this jrroat
property , and when this is done Miss
Anita McCormick can , with propriety.
bo considered the holrosa to nt least
$2,000,000. Emmona Blnlno , who la n ,
lawyer nnd n permanent resident of the
Union club , is , ns every ono knows , the
second son of the secretary ot state. Ho
Is generally regarded among those who
know him ns a plotistuit sort of a fellow ,
tolerably good looking nnd with a talent -
ont for hla profession that of the law
nnd with n valuable gift ot application
t'o work. Ho ia now in the law depart
ment of the Northwestern railway , nml
those who know his work say ho' la
qullo likely to become a very successful
practitioner in thnt .most roMunurntlvo
branch of the profession , corporation
law.
_
Aim. Ghnmburlnlii'H Popularity.
Certainly Mrs , Joseph Chnmborlhln
IB the most popular woman the United
States hna yet sent to England ; nnd
this fact Is iinothor feather for Massn-
chusolts's cup , says a London letter to
the Boston Gazette. Charming ns Lady
Randolph Churchill is , and nttraotlvo
ns is Lady Mandevillo , neither of thuso
ladles uuule such an instnn tenuous mic-
cess as did Mrs. Chamberlain. Every
one with whom she has boon brought in
contact , from her majesty , the queen ,
doxvii , has been made captive by the
Puritan bride. Her manners are per
fect. nnd her bearing Is like that ot a
duchess. Mrs. Chamberlain IB proud
nnd happy in her success , and oven the
fact that the bride has to chnpurbno ,
the Misses Chamoorlain , the elder of
whom Is the senior of her mothor-in-
law , lias not brought a cloud Into the
sky. She dresses in perfect tusto. BO
thai oven her rivals can Und no fault
with hor. The duchess of Marlborough ,
owing to the unpopularity of her hus
band , has not had really a fair chance ,
although she could not hope , nt the
best , to vie with Mrs. Chamberlain. In
spite of reports to the contrary , the
American duchess ia said , by her inti
mate friends , to bo exceedingly hanpy.
She has a great name , a proud position ,
and has boon received by those who no
longer cn.ro to know tier husband , The
duke himself is an interesting , enter
taining and oven brilliant man , and
their home life is a happy ono.
Ono of Dulcot.Vs IMuoky Dnuclitorfl.
Miss Lizzie Dulliold , who has spent
the past six years in South Dakota , ar
rived in the city to-day on route to her
former homo In Bloomllold , says a Doa
Molnes ( In. ) special. Miss Dulllolll was
among the first young Indies to bravo
the hardships of claim life and take up
land in Dakota , and she Is now the for
tunate owner of 320 acres of excellent
farm hind , half of which is a short dis
tance from Harold , Hyde county. The
other quarter section is near the thriv
ing town of Aulktou , and all of which
will certainly bo valuable property in
time. All the adventures of life far out
upon the prairie , with the nearest
neighbor n mile and n half distant , the
perils in storm and Hood and the danger
of living alone for weeks at n time , hnvo
been undergone. She was one of those
bravo and resolute Dakota school teach
ers who , with a few pupils under her
care , encountered the awful storm of
January , 18S8. During the long night
which followed the dreadful blizzard ,
with scant fuel ; she kept herself and
the children from freezing only by the
utmost exertion until all were rescued
from their fearful situation at 5 o'clock
the next morning.
A Pnmpcrotl Seaside Dog.
Ono of the most amusing sighte on
the porch ot a prominent hotel ia to see
an ultra fashionable woman with hot
pot dog , nnd the manner in which eho
dresses it up and fondles it. Madarao's
dog constitutes her only escort , except
a maid , whose principal duties seem to
bo to keep a vigilant eye on the animal.
The dog is an intensely ugly specimen ,
and Its general appearance is made still
homelier by the ridiculous manner in
which its mistress porsits in having it
decorated , says a Capo May letter to the
Philadelphia Press. Whenever madame
appears with a light , Huffy wrap , with
dress to match , her canine companion is
partially enveloped in a cover of similar
material. If madame should don a
darker hued garment the dog is like
wise arrayed. Each change made by
madauie in the course of a day ia fol
lowed by similar changes in the ani
mal's raiment. The little boast is never
permitted to roam at large , being either
in its mistress' arms or in charge of its
attendant. Madame and her pot are
the star boarders at the hotel.
ffhe RiohRSt Woman in tlio World.
The richest woman in America la a
resident of South America. She Is not
only the richest woman in the Ameri
cas , but she ia the richest woman in the
world. She has ono of the largest for
tunes hold by either sox. Thd woman
is Donna Isadora Consino of Chili.
There is not a woman in North America
who has money in her own name tocom-
pare with the Donna Isadora's. She is
worth at the least calculation 8200,000-
000. Of United States ladies Hotty
Green is worth SttS.OOO.OOO , Elizabeth
Garrett $ .20,000,000 , Mra. Mark HopklnH
$35,000,000. Mrs. John Jacob A.stor $1)-
000,000 , and Mrs. W.E. Dodpo $5,000,000.
An Industrious Inwn Girl.
Miss JennieSlnckngcd sixteen years ,
residing in the blue grass region of
Iowa , near Villisca , hua this season
planted and cultivated thirty-live acres
of corn besides milking six cows night
and morning , und helping in other work
about the farm and household , Bays the
Chicago Inter-Ocean. The corn ia in
splendid condition for a big crop , and
tlio young lady who raised it ia said to
be fine looking , intelligent and none the
worse for the nurd work she bus done
for her invalid father , who was unnblo
to pay a hired hand or do it himself.
Such girls ranka good helpmeets for
worthy nnd industrious young men.
A Plucky Ohio Woman.
Ono of the most enterprising business
men of Carmel , O. , is a woman. Miss
Annie Lancoy , of that town , having
leased a mill property there , ia doing H
big business , operating the same day
and night , says the Indianapolis Jour
nal. She employes fourteen men , and
can make every one of them hustle ,
too. Durlnir the day she runs a rotary
on long lumber , and nt night her ganp
stand by the shingle nnd lath machines.
Heooud-CliiH * Tickets
Via the Northern Pacific R. II. , allow
the holders the privilege of stopping
over at Spokane Fulls , Wash. , and nil
points went of thoro. The Northern
Pacific is the only line traversing
Wushlpgton Territory from east to west
and north to south. Rates from Omaha
and Council Bluffs to all points on the
North Pacific coast areas , low via the
Northern Pacific as any other line ,
A Monntor
A horse ever nineteen hands hjgh and
weighing 2,800 pounds was shipped.
from Myerstown , Pa.to Boston recently.
The purchaser will put the animal oa
exhibition. _ _
Ton-l'oot lllnolcsnalctM.
Two ton-foot hlacksnakos were killed
nt Sawmill Run , Llgonior township ,
Westmoreland county , Pennsylvania ,
recently , by Candas Monthon and J
George Zoltnor.
Plntt'H ChlorlilCH , Iht ) best DUIni'rcuiu
for household uses. Odorless , prompt ,
chean.