Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DA1L.Y . BEE : _ MONDAY , JULY 7 , 1890 ,
The Motto of Golnmbiu' business lien on
Drummers' ' Day.
THEY TOOK EVERYTHING IN SIGHT ,
A Illij I'.iriidc , n Ilia Ilaiiquct nnil a
'JH Tlmo All Around Mown
Tar tlio Grip Our-
rlcrH.
Tlio trnvcllnR mon'i day at Columbus on
the Fourth was an Immense afTnlr , more sat
isfactory and successful ihun any of the pco-
plo of the ontcrprislnjc city or any of tlio trav
eling men had cxtKXt ) il > andttioyhad planned
for a ! ) ! } tlrnc , too. There were moro ttmna
hundred commercial men present and they
enjojed tlictnsolvo.1 only ua traveling men
can when out ( or n dny ,
The travelers , fifty In number , mot at their
heaJiitiuitcrs , Pit/patrlck's ball , at IL o'clock
on the morning of the Tuurth and mailo ar
rangements for the afternoon parade. A. M.
Jjynciiiunvua ctioicu clmirrnnn of the mtct-
hiKniul Hurtllrown , sccielnry. Tlio ladles'
Imtitlof Tullcrton was billed to not ui escort
to the drummer ? anil the bo ) a jnllanlly de
rided not to Hinolcowlillo on parade. QeoiKO
1 . Moore , Bert Brown , II. Fl.
Whecloolt and OcorKO H. Blnclt
wore niijiointcd a committee to escort tlio
members of the band after the parade. 'Jho
travel I n K men then ndjuurnal to meet at l.JO
o'clock for the dny's ' exercises.
The panido WIIH formed In front of the
traveling men's hcad'iuurtors at 1 : : ! 0 p. in ,
nhout eighty-five traveling men In line. At
the head ot tlio column u bonullful banner
was parried by Mr. Hert Brown. It was
irmdoosnciilly [ ! for the occasion. The b in
ner was rmdoof blue silk , with lottery "To
the I'i out , " "We .Arc tlio People. " The re
verse of the hmncrwai of ml silk vvltli let
ter polcl engraving , "Columbus , July18iW" )
The parade vviis very Hue. FollcnvliiK the
traveling men wcro a bind of 11 rumen from
cities near Coin mini i , Knights of Pythias
and other societies headed by n , b.uidof inu-
Blci ins. Following caino the Trades' para4le ,
which VMIS tfrand , and the merchants of Co-
lunibiiH did themselves great credit in this
grand dltplny.
After the parade the travcltiiR men with
Iheli wive * nnd IK it y iris enjoyed themselves
witnessing the sport , the ttrcmcn's nice , sack
race , wheelbarrow rnco nnil' trotting races.
So ninny different wnys of cnjojment wcro
ottered that ono could not attend nil. 'itio
good pL-iiplu of Columbus did all In their
power to see that every ono had a Rood tlmo.
rlho tollowliiK travcllliiK' men with their
whes and sweethearts took part in tlio
celebration : Kd M. Crnno , Ournlii ; M.
Sadies , Chicago ; W. B. Lnnlus , ChienKo ;
Hurt lirnwn and hdlca , Uhic.igo ; A. G. Soirs
Oninlui ; h. II Jiulcman , Indlunapolh : W. L/ .
Paul , Norfolk : \V. M. KlcmmiiiF , Council
Bluns ; 1' . .1. liroun , ChlcaRo ; O. D. Wilcht.
Lincoln ; It. II. AVhltlock , fat Louis ; Willimi
Martin , Greenville. O. : H. H. Kcsslor , AUht-
Bon , IC.u. ; "W. C. ( lulTrio nnd wife. St. Louli ;
A. L Sheetyo nnd wife , Grand .Island ; N. M.
Osborm1 , Omaha ; A. M Lyncimn , Milwau
kee ; Anthony Goss , Milwaukee ; Gcorso
U randy , Milwaukee ; James HalTcrtv. St.
Loul-t : Thortm II Wllloy , St. Louis ; D. K.
Rlilnclianlt. Manchester , N. II. ; George A.
Black , Om.ilia ; George W. Wills , Oinnhi ;
C. H. Mirthinndvvifo , Omaha ; W. II. Gray ,
St. Louis ; G. F. llumincll nnd wife , Oiualia ;
E. S. Stouter and wife , Columbus ; H. W.
Atat ami wife , Columbus ; rrniik 1 * . I'rlnco ,
ChlniKo ; U. P. Math on s and son , Chicago ;
Gcorgo I' . Moora and wife , Norfolk ; P. II.
Morpan , Omaha. ; J. P. Smith , CliicaRo :
Charles S Ely , Now "YorlcJ. ; N. Heater and
wife , Columbus ; 0. D. Fitches and -wife ,
Chli.iKo ; A. P. Johnson , Chicago ; C. D.
Wluuler , Now York ; E.V. \ . Jenkins ,
Ornaha ; Sol Axworthy , Chlc.ifo ; ;
Charles IJrucc , Omaln ; Sam OsRood , St.
Joseph ; II. AV. RlcPhcrson and wife , Chicago
cage ; J. II. Simmers , AV. H.AHbrotliOinnha ;
Wllllmn Dcpuy , New York ; Chrirles Marvin ,
Phllndulphia ; Sam llowon. M. A. Mu\er ,
: M. iStott , Grand Hapids ; E. J.
.1 , tAU Ull , JI1. , JV. Ut AAU U ,
Council Hlnffs ; LV. . Gaiontto , Dos Moincs ,
In. ; J. A. McDaulel , Cldciiso ; C. 0. Simpson ,
Alb my , N. Y. ; D. J. Pitkins , HIthmond ,
Va , Alfred 0. Towns , Louisville. Ky. 'iho
l ullcrton Lndlcs1 hrasu baud thai ncUd us
cstoit to the travtllnjr motnvas composed of
the following Indies : Aliss 0. E. Thorpe cap
tain , MiM Alma l rbci , Miss Faunio Sturrfl-
vuut. Miss Stella Khodes , Rlisa Kiln Itocder ,
Miss Stella Hamilton. Miss Neltlo Clnik ,
Miss Nellie Iloldcrness , Miss Estclla Holder-
UOS3.
In the evening the traveling men \\lth
tliclr friends and the business men of Colum-
lius motat the Tburstoii house , wliora the
liaiKiuet ntul cloaint : features of tlto cclclni-
tlon woio held. Lnndloitl Pollock had an
nounced that there was nothinB too gooa for
"tho bora" ami the raagidllcont spread to
wliU.li they -\\oro Invited showoil how thor-
ouRhly ho meant what ho had said. Tho'
banquet hall was magnificent In floral deco
rations and the menu was admirable.
J. N. Heaton presided at the banquet. The
following toasts Mcro cno.\ed ] :
Address \vclcotno , Hon. George Q. Bow-
ninn.
Itesponso to welcome , A. M. Hyncnnn , Mll-
wuukuo.
"Columbus , the Meridian City , nnd Its
Special AiUantaffcs as the Homo of the
Tnwcliujr Men , " by .lud o A. M Post.
"Columbus as a Wholesale nnd Dlstrlhut-
Point , " hyDr.C. II. Stillmim.
"Our Educational InUnvsts , " by David
Schunbich.
"Tho TravclhiR Men's Whcs and Best
Girls , " by Hon. J. J. Sullivan.
'ThuliavdUnuM.cn , " byL.H. Jaclunnn ,
Iiuliniinpolis.
"Thu PrcM , " by D. T. "Divis , editor of the
Telwam.
' Thu fiituro of Columbus , " by A.L Blxby ,
ffdltor of the Sentinel.
In icjponsoto the address of ivelcomo , Mr.
A. M. Lynuiimn , for the traveling men , sjioko
us follous :
In rosnoiiBO to the address ot Judge Bo\v-
mnnnndln behnlf of the visiting traveling
men nnd their escorts , it affords mo great
plewiru nnd I feel injsolf honoutl to respond
in behalf of my fellow traveling mon to such
i-ojal welcome In the city of Columbus , and
at thli festive board I take Rrcat pleasui-o In
1 thankliiR you , Columbus citizens uml resi
dent trnveluiR men of men , for this roynl
i-cceptiun. If there is any class of men in
this great , world who enjoy good Hvlnjf , peed
wine , pleasant social intercourse , sim'lng '
face * and freedom for n time from business
and 1U cares It Is the Irtisht of the grip.
Columbus , ilghtfully named art thou , after
the most proffixssalng citizen of the old world
lit the fifteenth century , \\\o , Nuuturmg out
. inounknown 3eiu , discovered tlio laud
in vvhUh.wolivoand which wo lovo. You
have located your beautiful city upon what
wns OUCH the wild plains and built n city Unit
is the pi ido of northern Nebraska , \\ithlU
-Hegimt hotels , substantial business houses ,
Its railroads , and its \\hlstHnc , rushing
trains emblems of its pushing , hustling ,
energctli1 , cliecrful arid happy people. LOUR
will thews happy hours you have given to us
thliulRbt borumcinbored. Thoughts of it
will como to us and afford happiness and
real wlieu , tlrctl and dusty , or , porting , colil
unJ liunRryvo nro pursuing our way , pene
trating tliu remotest cornera of the earth
with commercial enterprises. Like the mis-
slonarien who luvado the wilds of Africa and
Asln to 1111 the Bavt o mind vlth
Imovvlcdgo of a God , so vvo Invndo
the cities , towns nnil hnmleta
of the west to nil jour tables , homes and
wardrobes with the in my Rood nnd beautiful
things which God has ( riven the .American
the gonlus to make. .And DOW , peed people
of Uoluinbus , accept tbo heartfelt thnnta of
nil the knights about this board which Ion
their bchiUf mid my own tender you. May
your bountiful city ever coutlnuo to grow mid
prosper , may your ontorprlso novur dlinlii-
ish , imii nmy you always enjoy In lUt fullness
the bK'ssliiRs of naturo. Your common lul
importance will grow to the extent that your
dealers pusli , And ever ready to lurid a help
ing hand you \\lll tlud the UnlgUts of the
grip.After
After the banquet the pucst-sworo United
to tuke fsirt in a pixxl ball nt the Floiuinini ;
hotel. The ( mil was l > eautlfully dooonitetl.
The music was fumlshul by the ladies'
brass band of F'lillcrtoii. Tlio landlord , Mr.
Hubert rioiniuliifr , and hU wife did all In
their luvvcr to &ecuns each guest a rojul
tlmo. The folloMiiiR vvell known citizens of
Colutntjiis and invited guests participated lu
the dance :
JuilfoHo\\mutinnd vvlff , Dr , Brans and
T wlfo , Udvvuvd North and lady. Judge Post
1 arid wife , C. W. 1'cawuU and lady , E. S.
Btrccler nnd wlfo nnd sister , A. L. Sheotzo
and wlfo. Mayor Hertny ixml wife , Hon. .T. ,1.
Sullhan and wife , K. J. Kutmnell nnd wife ,
Kobert Sxvnn nnd Avifo , Kdltor Tiuuncr nnd
wlfo of Fullcrton Post , J. N. Heater nnd
wife , A. M. Liyneman and Imly , C. S. Moua-
Uiin and ulfo , Kdward Moore nnd wife , Bert
Hrouu nnd ladies , C. S. Martin and \\lfo and
ulster. L. W. Oaroutto nnd lady , Robert
rierafng and wife , John J. Pollock nnd wife ,
\V. J. Mcl'henon nnd wife , Miss Martin of
Fremot.t and oscoit , D. U. JUivU midwife ,
editor Telegram , A. L. lllsbynnd wife , Miss
MllloNcbarr , Miss Nellie North , Miss May
North , Miss Ida Maghcr , O. U. AVright and
indies , E M. Press and Imly. Oeorgo P.
Moore and wife , MUs Carrie Scnoiilnn , Miss
Maud Bcckert.
Important to .l > ruinmcrs.
A case was decldod In the circuit court at
Memphis last week by Judge L. It. Estes that
is of more than [ Kissing Intercut to every nan
that contemplated traveling nnd carrying
with him other baggage thin" a collar-box ,
and of great Importance to thnt largo nrmy
of commercial men commonly called drum
mers , who carry around on their forays
among tliclr constituents trunlcs fllloJ with
samples of goo Is. The c.iso will hive tlio
effect of making tha drummer less happy by
compelling him to look out late and early for
his sample cases vhlloiu tr.uisit.
Several months ago Henry Drcjfus , a
genii ! dtununcr , ordered a sample trunk
cheikud to Memphis. At the game station
was a member of the legislature of Tennes
see , who was leaving homo filled with a
dream of triumph In oratory nnd forensic elo
quence , uhich articles ho promised himself
would bo served out in truly gpcpad-englo
style when the rights of the farmers and tax
payers whom he represented wcro threatened
with Invasion by seine soulless corporation ,
JJctu-een the dream of the -nearer of the
scnatoriiil toga from nway-bick and the -\\ant
of attention on the pirt of Mr. Drojfus to
such small things as sample cases , the bag
gage of the t\vo gentlemen got mixed. Ou
Bu inlay , after liln urilval In Nashville , the
law-maker concluded to change his linen ,
which hid become somewhat soiled by
nrusplmtlonhlcli exuded very freely from
Ins body dining his indulgence In flfghtsof
oxhubcrt-nt eloquence. Instead of shirts
ho found , however , to his dismay , laces , pins ,
needles , and other things carried by notion
drummers.
In the meantime Mr. Droyfus , unable to
use old socks and collars as samples , had been
delayed from making several sales.
Mr. Dreyfus did not recover the lost snmplo
cases for ten days , during which time , on ac
count ot having no samples , h > i made no sales ,
which ho claims , entailed n loss to him of $ J5
Ilothcrcfoio filed suit against the Kansas
City , Memphis A : Biiminghatu railroad for
$230 damages for falling to deliveries baggigo
nt its destination The defense set up the
pica that the simples of traveling salesmen
nro not bnggigo and that theio could bo no
ioco\cryof dimagcs which could not have
reasonably been anticipated by the railroad
when the trunk was shipped. A decision was
rendered for the defendant.
Tlio Dmiiiinor'H Mnrinl Iiot.
The commercial men who were so success
ful in their efforts to secure a burial lot for
trn\clinjmcii ! who may dlo in Omaha or in
the st.ito \ \ ithout friends , hive a plan for the
further beautifying the place. It Is proposed
now to erect a monument on the lot. It is
suggested that the traveling men of the state
who are Interested In thrfvcnturo coino to the
meeting of the .oinmerclal travelers herodur-
iutr merchant's week proD.ucd to contribute
to the tund for the purpose.
A AVIUl Sotionic.
Some of the Atchlson drummers are talk
ing up n wild scheme which they propose to
urge at a meeting to bo held at St. ' Joseph
some tlrno in July. It Is proposed that the
drummers agrco to pationl/o but one1 hotel
in each town , nrid thus , it is claimed , bo able
to secure better accommodations at n reduced
rate. A drummers' trust on this plan would
b'o ufutiuy tiling wouldn't HI
Knmplcfl.
T.V. C. Urlan , with. L. T. Llndsoy & Co , is
nt Dutto
Harrv Lodes cimo homo from Crescent
City for the Fourth.
F. B. Itttlcnour Is in from a big trip for
Kirkendall , Jones & Co
J W. Ilcndco , with Darrow & Logan ,
spent the Fourth in this city.
Beit Boown wns completely captured by
the ladies' bliss Ijand nt Lfullorton.
Chreuco I'rico , Paxton & Galhghcr's
Elkhorn man , is homo fiom a successful
trip.
trip.C
C B. Holmes is doing a big business in the
Hills with Darrow & Logau'a line of fall
lints ,
It wns absolutely painful , says the Denver
Ilo.ul , to notice how hard the convention sat
do\\n on Dauson Mayer.
Jimmy Hogan , the Black Hills representa
tive of ICirkondall , Jones & Co , saw Sells'
elephant on the Fourth.
D. M. Stoclihnm Is Just homo from a west
ern tilp for Darrow & Logan. Ho attended
theT. P. A. convention at Denver.
Sherm McCoy is doing the Missouri trade
for Z T. Lindsay & Co and dealing a llttlo
domestic futuies on his own account.
Henry Kolb , with L. T. Llndsoy & Co. , en
gineered a ball game at Fremont on the
Fourth. Ills team puCup , a game that turned
the grandstand yellow.
S N. ICohn captured so many orders for
the ICoch-Kilpatrick dry goods company last
week that ho missed spending the Fourth at
Wall Lake "for the ilrst tlmo in twenty-lour
years. "
\V. S. Howctson , representing the Clark
O. N. T. thcoad factories nnd the Marshall
linen thread compiny , has increased the popu
lation of Oinihri by four , ho having Just
located in Omaha lu tlmo to got In the census
of 18'JO.
Frank Daniels , one of M. E. Smith & Co's
men. handled a torpedo that dicda premature
deatii at Grand Island on the ronrtli. His
good light hnnd 1m t\\enty-ouoblisters as a
lesultofhls patriotism.
The city drummers of St. Louis and their
friends spent a day atLludcnthalpark , High
land , 111 , last week. It took two trains to
carry the crowd to the picnic giounds , nnd
the way they enjoyed themselves paid them
for the inconvenience of gobig. There vvoro
2.00J iu the party.
The eighth annual convention of the
Travelers' Protective association in Denver,1
whines the Couinioicinl Tiaveler , "proved u
regular farce , as was generally expected it
would. Instead of providing foi the payment
of the association debts ( upward of &J.OOO )
and dlsluudlng , the delegates went through
the ceremony of electing now officers aud
changing tlio headquarters of tbo order from
Chicago to St. Louis. "
Mnrqiietto vs Vnn AVyolc
In the "rout railway rate debate , Tues
day , July 8 , on the Ghautnuqua assembly
grounds , Crete , Nob. T. UoWltt Tal-
mngo on "Big Blunders" Wednesday ,
July 0. Ono faro for round trip.
Vanquished n Lion
Totor J. Olson lives a few mlles up
Swodoinnn's crook on. the west sldo of
Hoods cixmil , says the Union City ( Ore )
Tribune. lotuinlnrf.roin { | the crook last
Sunday overling to hiH liouao with u pall
of.itur , ho encountered on the trull a
largo mountain lion coining toward htm.
Ho supposed tlio lion would turn outdo ,
hut Instead of that hla majesty kept on
toward him , andimdclonly nuulo n spring'
at hln throat. Mr. Gleson , with great
presence ) ot miml , dashed the pall of
water in his face , and , piwhing hi3 hand
into tbo lion's mouth , seized Ita tongue ,
whllolth the other he grouped the lion
by the throat. A llerco struggle onmied
and in this Mr. Olson's clothes wore turn
from his body , nnd deep wounds vtoro
mndo on his hond , breast nnd anas , but
after a dcsporuto ofTort the anhnal tore
itself nway , leaving a part of its
tonguoln Mr. Olsou'd hand , and then
lied to the recessoa of the forest.
Mr. Olson managed to got to a neigh
bor's hotido , vhoro hit ) wounds \\oro
dressed with dogflaa oil , nnd ho Is now
on a fair wuy of recovery ,
Through coaches Pullman palnco
Hloopors. dining cara , frco reclining chair'
cara to Chicago and Intervening points
via the great Rock Island routo. Ticket
oltlco 10U2 , Sixteenth and Furuuiu.
A PROIOSAL IH SHORT-HAND.
Chicago News : "Our now Iwmlor ,
said Mlna Cnthcnrtdio sat next mo at
the table ; then in a lower tone , "I don't
BOO what Mrs. Mntthows can bo thinking
of * I was told this was a very select
place. "
"So ills Isn'titVI answered In tmo
Yankee fonhlon , with an assertion anil a
question.
"Judgo lor yourscHI This latest acqui
sition to our number Is n Btonogmjihor
nnd typewriter in Lawyer .Uutler's
ofllco. "
I looked down the tivHo at tlio ory
pretty young lady sitting there , nnd
thought to myself that she might prove
a lory charming1 companion. Jlisj
Cnlhcart thirty yeara old nnd attired
like a girl ol eighteen looked faded and
old In compiribon.
.That evening- Iho boarding house
parlor , I wn-i introduced to Mlsa Iluchol
Stone , the "now bonnier/1 nnd In half
an hour wo were on friendly terms. I
had touched upon the subject of short
hand early lu the conversation , wijlng
that , ns a lawyer , I had of Ion thought
that \vould like to take my own notes
In the court room , nnd a most enthusi
astic advouato ot stenography I found.
She up ot all my theories nbout short
hand , declaring It win not hnrd to ac
quire , nnd that It wns a most delightful
and fascinating study.
"Why not gi\o mo some lessons ? " I
said , laughingly.
Mss Storm took mo up at onco. Not
that Hlio would entertain a proposition
to give me regular lessons , but she
assured mo If 1 would got the proper
books , I could pursue the study without
a teacher. "In any dilllculty , " she said ,
"I should bo wyglud to render you
assistance. "
Now , to bo quite honest , I fell iu love
with the now boarder in that very first
hour , and as a natural consequence I ro-
tuinod homo the next evening with the
necessary books In my possession. I am
ashamed to confebs how often I feigned
ignorance just to enjoy her pretty , eager
wuy of explaining the difficulty.
It was not lonir bofoto the lines and
cuivesand hooks began to mean some
thing to mo , and one pirticular pluaso
had a peculiar fascination for mo. I used
to write it over and over again "I love
you , I love jou. " It was fao easy to make
a tick , two curves , and a mlnaturo
croquet wicket , all joined together in
ono delightful little pliiaseogram.
It came to ho an understood tiling that
after supper Miss Stone and I should sit
at a sin ill tiblo In a cot nor of the parlor
and talk o\or the aliortlmnd. Miss Calh-
cart made herself exceedingly disagree
able , and Botnestimes llaehel I called
her Rnchel in my heart \\ould \ leave
the room to o&capo her discourtesy.
Sometimes would make a little
break In tbo shorthand and turn to other
topics , and in these exchanges of confi
dence I lenuiod a good deal about Ra
chel's home , in a small JMow England
town , and of her brother , a college stu
dent of whom she \\as voiy pioud. I
found it was to help this brother through
collejjo that she bad sought a position in
the city.
livery day I fell more deeply la love ,
until 11 cached a point where there \\oro
no moro depths of sound. I hardly know
why I did not make a formal piopob.il
neihaps becaut-o no very good opportun
ity presented itself , peihaps because I
was in doubt as to her aiibwor. Some
times I would fancy her color deepened
a little when I entered the room ; but
there was a frankness about her treat
ment of mo , and a , business-like way of
making shoithaiid the chief topic of our
convocation that did not tondtooucour-
ago me.
Ono afternoon I went homo earlier
than usual with two opera tickets in my
pookut , and In my hc.irta determination
to know my fate that night. Surely I
could manage a inoposal duilng the
walk home.
As 1 stopped hi tbo hall to leave my
hat I hcaid Mrs , Matthews' ' voice
through the p.ulor door. It was pitched
high as though tbo speaker was angry or
oxtlled. "I must have your room"sho
wassa\Ing , "Some of my best board
ers will not remain under the circum
stances , unless jou leave the bouse. "
"Under what clicumbtances ? I do
not understand you , Mrs. Matthews. ' '
It was Rachel's voice , and it sounded as
though the poor gill might break down
aud cry the next instant. I considered
myself wholly justified now in plajing
tlio part of an eavesdropper.
"Your goings on with Mr. Hamilton
under the co\or of that shorthand
study. You could not spend moro time
in his compiny If jou voro engaged to
him. "
Ah ! If my darling only had boon en
gaged to rno how quickly I could step to
her side and defend her from these ci uel
insults. The little phase , ' ! love you , "
Hashed into my mind , and it was like an
inspiration. As it happened I bold in
my band a book a compilation of bton-
ogiaphlo phra.sos I had just purchased
and with the wjiltopaper wiapped about
it and the lead pencil in my left pocket ,
every thing necebsaty to curry out my
plan v as at hand.
In bold , black characters , I Bwlftly
wioto on tlio book the words , "I love
you. Bo my wlfo , " in shorthand. The
next instant I stopped into the loom.
"Excuseme , Miss Stone , " ! wid"if
you are engaged. Hearing your voice
as I passed through the ball I thought I
would hand you the book I spoke to you
about. I hope It is all right. "
As I handed her the package I saw
that my poor love's cheeks were hotly
Hushed and her lips quivering. I wanted
to take her In ray arms in tbo face of.tho
frowning landlady , As she took the
book her oj es fell upon tire shorthand
characters. They stood out boldly on
the white paper , and to nor tlioy wore
as plain tut print. Her head drooped air
instant. 'Ihon she gave mon look , if
over eyes said yes , her's did. Wo wore
engaged , and now my way was clear.
"I have been thinking , Mis. Mat
thews , " I sild , "thnt it would bo well for
Mlsa Stone's engagement to mo to be an
nounced. Shall wo delegate you to
make the faot known to the rcbt of the
household Y"
"Engagcdl" gasped Mrs. Matthews.
" Is Miss Stone engaged to jou ? "
"It gives nro great pleasure to say that
she is. Miss btone will return to her
homo In \oryshort time to make prep
arations for our wedding , which will take
pluco the coming winter. "
When the landlady left the room ,
eager I know to carry the news to Miss
Cathcni t , I took Rachel in my in ms and
bogged her pardon for so summarily de
ciding her futxiro for her. I told her if
her brother needed aid to complete his
college course 1 would most gludly give
it , nnd that two months was just as long
as i was v tiling to wart.
In a certain llttlo box my wlfo cher-
inbes the keepsakes she values the
highest , and among them is a bit of
wrapping paper bearing n few steno
graphic characters my shorthand pro
posal.
posal.Would you liketo see it ? Hero It is.
The jwullar enervating effect of summer
whether Is dri vcn off by Hood's Sanmiiaiillu ,
which "makes the weak strong. "
Catching Ituttlommkes For Oil.
Most people think that rattlesnakes
are entirely useless uM > n the earth , but
the story told by tbo Athens Banner will
sot asldo such a iMfof , says the Atlanta
Constitution. Th Afiiro places In soutl ;
Georgia whorouu'rf detract oil from the
rattlesnake and tlto it to euro rheuma
tism. Thc o porsbfls vlll give ft negro
81 to point out n rnttU'snakclo them , atrd
then they kill It in peculiar manner.
They place n forked stick over the
snake's head , thcnf/nt / a cord mound it
and strangle tlio shake.
This Is done to l dp the snake from
biting itself. Thdbody ot the reptile is
then strung up and the oil oUrnctetl
from it. It soils at 82 per ounce , nnd
thta industry la a very profitable ouo.
Tlio snakes in that section nro very
laigo , nveinginff ftvo feet in length , and
ono rattler gives rip a gieatdonf of oil.
A llttlo negro once iw two rattlers
1Ing close together aud wanted to get
the money for finding thorn. It was a
mile to the nearest house. Ho wns
afuild tbo snakes vouhlerawl oil A\hllo
ho was gone , and so took off his coat and
placed it between the two snake * . lie
went off , came back , and found them
still eyeing the io.it. lie had thorn
charmed. So the snake Is cultivated
dowrr there as a prolltablo ludubtry.
No Imnd on uliltli the Sun Shlnci
Possesses greater nntural advantages than
our on n , but there are portion * of the great
Brdnbcarlnffcst mur fertile south uhora
atmosphericInlluc'nccs prejudicial to health
militate nKiinst them , In some degree , ns
phccs of residence. Ile.vtj- rainfalls and the
o\erllow of prc-it riverswhich upon their
subsidence leave dark vegetation exposed to
the rajs of the sun , there heRot malarial
fevers , and there nlso the Inhabitants are
periodically obliged to use some medicinal
safeguard nsainst the scourge. Tlio most
popular is Hosteller's Stomach Hitters , npre-
vcntivo that has for over a third of a century
nJTortled relnblo protection to those \\hotn
experience In the futility of ordinary remedies
for fever and uguo his tiuiRht to substitute
for them.Vhctucr intermittent or remit
tent , nilasmitlb fevers uro conquered and
averted by the superb nnti-pt-rlocllc nnd for-
tlfjinc ; medicine as they are by no means
preparation In mo. Use It and abandon Im
pure local blttcw ,
THE I'lllNCJU 0V RASCALS.
Astound Ing Succrii ofnu Arabian Vil
lain WIw Conltl Nut ICern a Trust.
The prince o ( modern knaves \\ould
not have been Ineaiceratod In the Sarr
Stofano prison for lifo had not Italy
abolished capital punishment. The ca
reer of Mmssiol-Akkad seems to bo
ended , however , although a mm who
has tlueo times escaped the death pen-
alt v may again reappear in active life.
A roiuaikablo arid accomplished cieat-
uro was JIoussi-el-Akkiul , although bo
was a liuiiuu reptile. He was at homo
equally in a European c.ipilil or in the
Nubian desert. lie dined with klnirs
and unfailingly betinjcd them. Ho In
cited massacres and looted cities. . ; and
today them is to his credit in tbo
Bank of England nn immenio cash do-
posit.
Ho first attracted attention in 1S7.1 , by
being condemned to death fop ] XIt > oning
his rrch Egyptian uncle , whose wife ho
had married only to poison In turn.
Money Bayed bis life , and , after tempo
rary binislrnrent , bo reappeared in
Aloxniulria as the trusted agent and spy
of Khedive Ismail , rising in 1879 to tire
wink of Boy of tbo first class.
With Ismail deposed he continued to
servo Towllk , thouow , ruler , ns well as
to draw pay from Ismail and the pretender -
tender Ilallin at Constantinople , thus
borvine three maUors , eu li conniving
through him agairittt tlio other.
Ho also plotted with Arabi Pasha so
cleverly that whim the English bom
barded Alexandria in 1882 all the for
eign residents looked , to him for protec
tion. Yet during Atabi's ' rebellion it
was ho whoincltedthemasNicreof Euro
peans , and who led In pot son the fanatics
through Alexandria , looting the treas
ure of these same European residents.
Then ho lied to Crete , was capluied
by the British , and sentenced to death.
but by turning state's evidence he lind
his sentence commuted to banishment to
Masionnh , the chief port of Abyssinia ,
on the Rid Sea. Thither vent the
Itilinns in ISSo to gain ji foothold in
Aftica , and at once ho became a man of
great importance.
The Italians reposed In him the most
implicit conlidonce , awarded him con
tracts and inado him a judge ol the lo
cal courts. 'Then cauio the honiblo
Dongola massacre , when an Italian regi
ment was lured to an ambush by the
Abyssinlans. It was Mousa-el-AKknd
who opened a public subscription for n
suitable memorial to the vlctinw with a
contribution of SoOO ; and yet it was also
lie who secretly told the natives when to
strike their deadly blow. Ho visited
European capitals , and while at Homo
was dined by Crispl and King Humbert ,
who decorated his person with loyal or
ders. Returning to Abyssinia , his power
buemcd unlimited.
Then came the most dnrinjj stroke of
Ills lifo. The natho emperor \vaa to bo
crowned at Adovvah with magnificent
regalia sent from Rome. The Italian
ai my inarched thither , leaving Masso-
wah unprotected. Had not an Aiab
emissary , bearing1 a telltale letter , boon
opportunely ciught , IMoubsa's plan to
massacre the entire Italian armj and all
the foreisiii ' residents of the seaport
would not'havo mUcarrlctl.
Moussa was sentenced to death , but
King Ilumboit changed the military
sentence , in accordance with tbo law of
tbo kingdom , to imprisonment for lifo.
It may bo said of Moussa tint ho never1
failed to betray a tru-t , although ho was
the most tiustod of Orientals.
There Ii nothing like Dr. Thomas' Electric
OHto quickly cuio a cold or relieve hoirso-
ness. Written bv Mn. AI , J. Fellows , Burr
Oak , St Joseph Co. , Mich
A. Train Knees a IM eon.
Between Do\or nnd London some time
ago a raeo was run by an express train
and a carrier nigoon. An English paper
describes It as follows :
The race took place between the Con
tinental mull express tiatnand acairier
pigeon , convoying an urgent document
for the French polloo. The rails , car-
ringesandonglnu ofN the express train
were , us might bo idxpocteil , of the best
possible construction for power and
speed. " '
The pigeon , which w-ns known as n
"Belgianoyagour , " \\is tossed through
tbo railway carringo window by a French
olllcinl us the train left the Admiralty
Pier , the wind being'i cst and the at-
uiosphcro haxy.
The train had rnado moro than a milo
before the poor bird decided which di
rection to tako. It circled up in the air ,
vising all the tlmoju vldor rings , while
the train , which inado no atop , was
speeding along at thonvlo , of sixty miles
anhiur , and the railway otllclnls wore
ready to lay any oddn'on ' their train.
But the race watf n'ot to the btiong ,
for a telegram announced the arrival ol
the bbd twenty minutes before the tiain
was heard of.
Cliango of lifo , backache , monthly irrcsu
larltics , hot Iliuslies nro cured by Dr. Miles'
Nervine. Tree tain pics at ICuhn &O15th
aud Douglas.
801110 Novel neuron.
The no\olistg now , ns in former times ,
got all the plums , says the London Her
ald. Sir Walter Scott is believed to
have made COOOOQ by his no\els , and
the elder Dumas ever 300,000. Anthony. .
Trollopo tolls us that ho received up
ward of JC70.000. These sums compare
very favorably with tbo profits made by
Carlyslo for his "History ol the Fieneh
Involution" 250 after tbreo joara ,
150 ot which cuiao fiom the United
Statei.
HIIOT IX \ OILUKClt.
How A IMilInilolphtn. Sfnil Ioj- ) Met
HlH Knil ,
The now and mnsslvo church of the
.Tcsii , nl lilglitcontband Stiles streets ,
Philadelphia , wns the sconoot nn otrit *
ing adventure the other afternoon.
Tinco pistol shots ran through the Itu-
mcnso auditorium of the church , snja a
dispatch to the St. Louis Globe Demo
crat. Then when the smoke had cleared
nvrnjtvo Twenty-third district police
ofllcera restored their still smoking
revolvers to their pockets , vhllo
alongside of n paw , in the farthest
corner of the church , n.iloglay etlCE and
stark In death. It was Iho vlndup of an
exciting time in which hundreds of people
ple , the police and the dog had partici
pated. It was claimed that Iho dog w as
mud. The excitement had reached its
height \\hcn a wlld-ojcd man , \\lth a
pronounced 'Hibernian accent , rushed
breathlessly into Magistrate. Homlij's
olllce nnd panted out :
"Wlllyc'z como over bojnnt to the
Catholic church ? There's a mad dog
there nnd It's a clivll a policeman 1'vo
been able to find ntall at nil , "
"I'm no dog catcher , " said the magis
trate as ho sent tlio trembling1 moruirv
lining up to tlio Twenty-third district
station house , where ho mon sccui < > d
the Mi'viccs of OlHccrs lljnes and
"Weaver. When these olllrers readied
the church a big crowd had collected
and a btrong guard held tightly closed
e\ery door. ' 1'ho dog- bad sought the
church for protection ami hid become a
nrlioner there. The ciowd shouted out
how tlio dog , with blood In bis eye and
froth on his mouth , hiul vlUllj rushed
up Eighteenth street , snapping nt
o\ cry thing ho mot. Jdeir , women
aud chlldicii bad gone seamjxsring
lu all directions out of the path of
the wild beastwhile a ciowdof shouting
men and bojs hurled bricks and stones
and invectives nt the m.id or f rightuied
animal. "When Stiles sticot was readied
the dog Buervctl to tbo light , and to tbo
Buipri&o of all and the horror of some of
the spectators. He win to an open door of
the church , where even the hardiest of
hh puisucrt. had feared to follow him.
Piccautionsero taken , ho\\e\er , to
lock him in while a still-hunt vas made
foi the police.
Tire olllccrs hesitated a moment bo-
foio entering' the church ; then , lirmly
clutching their revolvers , cautiously
opened tire door and peeped in.
"There bo is , , " shouted a Bpectator.
" \"es , there bo is , " replied Oillcer
Hjnes Then , carefully aiming at the
crouching animal , bo flroil. The dog
dalged and crawled under a pew. Doth
ofllcer-s then moved upon the enemy and
before the dog could move again two
shir p lopoitswore hoard nnd the dog
luj de id with n hole through his heart
anil ono through his head. The dead
doj wasquleklj and quietly lerrioved.
A Iluiniin Dnlnliii ; Itod.
A lad of fifteen has been found in Kow-
cnstlovlrols \ in him elf a diviningrod. .
A description of him bajs : "Ho was first
taken Into the vicinity of several known
veins and indicated concctly their posi
tion ; then lie was taken over : ur untiled
district and found so\cral now veins ,
giving the oxaet beaungs of ono for
tluoe-nuaitersof a mile. A trial has
since been made of the vein , which
proves thnt the boy is correct , for the
vein is both fatrong and promising. Tak
ing hold of tbo boy 'Bright hand , walking
our usual pace , suddenly -wo were ar-
rtMled in our course by an electric cur
rent pissing from hrs body through
mine , making mo feel as though I had
touched sin electric battery. This con
dition remained bo long as wo continued
on the \oin , but the moment vo passed
o-ver it the boy's. normal condition ro-
tuinod , AVe tested the boy ever and
o\or again by returning and walking
O'ver the vein several times , and each
timo'tvo touched tbo vein with the baino
effect. "
What is moro a'tractlve than a pretty face
with a fresh , bright complexion ! Tor it use
Pozzonl'b Poudoi ,
Curious Trap.
A curious trip at the patent ofllco is
an imitation nit that has a piece of
toasted cheese stuck on the end of a
little spear that projects from bis nose a
fahort distance , when a real rat comes
up to nibble at the cheese the spear
jumps nut about six inches arrd impales
the unfortunate.
BETTER 1KA1X GOLD.
EESTOI1ED IIKH HEALTn.
Tor 25 3 cars I eutTcrcd from bol's ' , cryMpdai
and othtr Mood offcctlon'Miiklng during that
time great quantities of different incdlclnen Mrilh-
out giving roe any pcrccptlblo relief. Friends
Induced mete try S. a. 8. It Improved mo from
the etwt , and after taking txcral bottlcB.rc-
itorcd uiy biallhas far as I could bopo foi a.
my age , \vhlch it now eoventy-flvo ycnra.
MKS. 0. 7J. Lucia , Bowling Green , Ky.
TrcatBc on niool nnd Skin Dlsraieca milled f reft
SWIFT bl'ECU'10 CO. . Atlanta , Ga.
14O9
DOUGUS--STREET.
- - .
On account of onr
and iiicronsinf : Practice ,
< vJ i\o REMOVED to
moro enaeiouH and con-
venieutoflices.
Drs. S&tts &
1409 Douglas St. Omaha , Hob.
Blonday and Tuesday , July 7 and 8 ,
mrrims' ichrAGrJii'.NT or
Blatchford Kavanagh
THE PHENOMENAL BOY SOPRANO ,
jHHISTI.l ) IIr
MASTER HARRY DIMOND ,
The "Wonderful Violin and Mandolin Soloist.
HuTvulutlicr muilcal feiturci will Uo Introduced ,
formliiKa moil laleruutlnx prunniniwu.
Itetulir l > rlcc . Scata KI > on > ulo H itunlay morn-
Inn
ClVArmiA10UK.tOl..TlJI ; ( _
riWAItrilMOIllC. PA.
OpcmVtli ninntU.'iti ' , lyu. 'llilrlr ntlnutoi from
Krunil rt ) HUtlan. I'nlln LJii'U'r ' nro of 1'rletnli
Full cqllculnlu cournoa for l tb leio * loadliiK to
Chiiluol , Kimhioorliitf , Hclonlliio ami Iltcrurr ilu-
Kr o > . lluallliful lucitlon , pxtemlvo urguilili ,
bulldlrik'i , raulilne iliopi , Uborutorloa ina libra-
rlei , tor fullp'xrtlcvil.iri ndilrct *
Vlit. li A ri'LKTO.V. r'h I ) , ProiMent.
ILLINOIS MILITARY ACADEMY , " ffi.s.ft" . "
CircularcfllUMtV J , BTIIVKNS , , IU I'rln.
STEPHEN'S ' QOLLEGE
* rO YOUNCLADIES. * M.ik l ml Art D .
tvirtn , nt h hMt urlcr tru Ainnl A i 1 .iroiwiit Teict > er f
tfti ! & , uvt tuLi iukt , licW' 1 tvhot ttli r.
T.VV llAKKBTT.rfti , COLUMBIA , MO ,
. lttOI nlpOHStBVATCRY
[ Scbooli.ii r > tii < rikilruiiii > ra.4lloag
linarrounil
UtXICO.MO ,
Pears'
haa been established in London IOO YEARS both ns
a COMPLEXION nnd as a SHAVING SOAP , 1m obtamctl 10
INTERNVTIOXAI. AWARDS , and is now sold in every city of the world ,
H is Ihe purest , cleanest , Jlncst ,
The most economical , anil therefore
Tlio lest and -most popular of all soaps
for GKNKRAI , TOILET PURPOSES ; nnd for use in the MJRSKRY it is recom
mended by thousands of intelligent mothers throughout tbc civilized world ,
because while serving as a cleanser and detergent , its emollient properties
prevent the chafing and discomforts to which infants are so liable.
PEAJIS' SOAP can now be had of nearly all Druggists in the United
States. BUTDKSCRKniAr CETTIIE GKNUiNK , rfsthcrcurewvrthlcssimitations.
"THIS IS AN AGE OF APOLLINARIS WATER. "
Walter JSesant.
Apollinaris
" XftE QUEEN OF TABLE , WATERS.
NTO'Z'IC.E.
Within less than a year three cliifercnt Judges have
granted Injunctions protecting the well-known Yellow
APOLLINARIS LABELS from infringement.
The last defendant used an oval ycllo\v label and a yellow
neck label on Mineral \Vatcr , and employed eminent Counsel
who vigorously defended the suit. The Supreme Court ,
when granting the injunction , expressed the opinion that
bottles of other Mineral \Vater put up with orange coloured
labels may well be mistaken for Apollinaris at a short
distance and without close inspection.
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
Great Slimier Barpn Sale
_
MAX MEYER & BRO. ,
Jewelers and Silversmiths ,
SIXTEENTH AND FARNAM STREETS , - - OMAHA , NEB
Bargains in Bargains in Watches.
Nickel wnlcho from f.'VI up mi rill
Silver wntchc * friini J'i tiiwnnlH |
Diamonds.
. IiiiillcH' ( { old wnlchoa from Illi ii | > nnriH
( Joiitlouun mild wiitchos from t.5
Diamond rtnn * from f2 W upwnrdi Baigains in Jc\vclcry.
Dlamund cullnr liultom fmm 11 upwards.
Dlitninnd acurf | ilns fri > ui f. > tipwnnli Wernrrjr n full Una of Joivolnrr liioluillnd
Dlaninml cult button * from ft ) lipirurJs. both BOlldnuliI unit tlriu rulluil pinto rlnm ,
Dlainunil Hindu from tl.'M iipwnnls. l > ln , unrrlnuH , locki'Ui , cluilni , brnculuti ,
Dhiiioiiil Inco pln from JID iiwuril | ) ! iicrMix o t < HIT niul ( iillur biittonH , i to Ar-
DlaniDiut onrrlnKtifroinftZ upiritrdi tlcli'i IK tunlly worth tl < i neil nt IiUo U ) 750 ,
liiununil ) bracelets frouillr > ii | > wiirdi nnil nil otlioru'i'i'ls ' ' nro fold lit the nunio pro-
Dlamonit | H > nilants frtitn > upwtnli Iiorllnn. tku our almw whulon-a HLO our
Jilnmond nock luces fromfJJ upwards li.irualil prices.
Watches , Clocks and Jewelry Repaired
at Reasonable Prices.
Greatly Reduced Prices on Silverware , Clocks , Lamps ,
Umbrellas , Optical Goods , Etc.
For the cure of nil nisnunB 8 OP TUB STOMACH. UVRH , HOWICUS , ICinVKVS , HrAnDKU.
VflUS U1SKAHKS. IIKAIlAOIIKOOStiTn'A.Tloy. ( MiriVH.VK . COVIl'h V.INIM PKOIIIiIA.lt 'IH > Kll
MAM SI AIN > IINTIHIACkllllAUaiNn [ ] FKIMNS ( ! , KTtt , IN11I OUSriOV , IHM.lOI/d.NUJi , KKVHH
Nn.ASIMATIVOKTriKIlOWKhSi'ir.K ( ) ! ) aniUH < lcrm : eniOTiti ( > r the Ititornnl VUooro.
UAIJWAYS 1 1ILS are ncura for this compUlnt. llior tone up tlio Internal Becrollons to hoiltliy na
tion rosto.o atruriKtli tn llio Btnmncli nnd cmblo U lu perform Ita ( unctlonT.
rrlce o per box. ho.d . byaU dronuu
UADWAY & CO . Now Yo rk
I. De TURK'S
CALIFORNIA
Riesling
A.1MO
Zinfandel.
O ALxl FORJMI .A.'S
ChoicestProduction. : .
roit SAM : nv
Rlley Bros. , )
, fri L
Dealers.
Hcimrod &Hnnsen | Grocers nrid
Henry Pundt , f Liquor Dealers.
nnTiulB"7.liifiinilol"ns ) iioiicnrninnnR Amorl-
can Wines , while It cqimlri tli
PRINTERS' INK.
A JOURNAL IVR ADl'ERTJSCKS.
IiliscciveeUr , ml li tiiorec.iilTi ] = cnil
-to trai > } c-il cf Aairlctn aJTCtllieri. It
hilatei to tbo Iterpcrlciced dT5rtlur tivwl : : ,
ni Tiert io tinll tiTCttUe ; b ? t3 Tiltc
ad7trlb ; = : : t ; try to iljU7 no ; vlat tnrpaptrj
ta w ; Irr ab nty : ts cijci-b ht , ill-
ccotiei oi ever ; ; dtt till ialti of jrjfltitlj
tlsmdso. Aiiertbiij It u rt picthel t ? nuj
but nuJcTjUod t ; for. Tht Kciittsrj t ( fSKir-
K23' I1TZ tniontizi it , sal their aJifcsli tuel
ca u eijiilesci of ntt < ttu tvectjr-flT ) jcui Is
iccsfila.dTetkt . A yeit'i iiticrlp-
ttoa eaiti tut JTD dalUn ; wjlji Irn.
Adircu : -
OEO. P. POWELL A CO , ,
KempnrKr Adrerlislnj ; Hurcau ,
10 Spruce St , Neir Votli.
to any | > l c tn tti * tftit a fcuu * . ll > . fciby
PifielM.SArrtlntndairU Tfiy -
Ont * r tubr * tbolMl prc ( wu |
U 0. II. Ulr * l from U U hit > ' * r'i > K > .
1 W. MidlMU St. . Ch fu. f3 U
Mp f r K W ui * >
PRINCIPAL POINTS
EAST , WEST ,
NORTH and SOUTH
1302 Fftrrmm Shroof.
HARRY P. DEUEL ,
Cl'y PaEBongor uud Tlokot Agent
TO WEAR
RutTvrlnK from tlio I'iri cu of youthful iirnira , rarlr
dtcaj , wantliiK \ * kneMlo liiiaiilix l , telHl I
tfutl a Ynliulilu trrnllwi ( wnl/xll roiitalnlnff full
Iartlrulan fur liouio euro , I'llKIC of iharxu. A.
tplunillil ruMlcal wnrlci nbaulil Im u lul \ > i mfrr
man who li riTvou. ami il MllUU l.
Vtof. I'.C.