THE OMAHA BAILiV BiSJjJ. MONDAY , AUGUST 18. 181M )
UENWllO HIRE DRUMMERS
Vnlloy Grocery Johters In Session
at Spirit Lake.
A TRAVELING MAN TALKS ON TEMPERANCE
A Kick from Custcr City on Since Mno
AocniniiiodatloiiH O'Donovan
JtoHHii Becomes a I ) rummer
Samples Grip Notes.
. Si'iitiT L Kn , la. , August 15. To the
fedltor of TUB DBKI The Interstnto
Commercial Association of the Missouri
Valley met hero yesterday , holding two ses
sions , the first ut 10 n. in. , the second nt 2 p.
to. , both secret In their naturo. Not much
business was transacted , They will bo In
cession two days longer. The ofllccra of Iho
association are as follov/s ! Jumcs M. Nave ,
president ; .T. P. Johnson , first vice president ;
ri A. 11. Hymns , second vlco president ; G. Q.
Parry , third vlco president ; O , B. Taylor ,
treasurer ; T. O.Payne , secretary.
At' ! o'dcck in the evening n line banquet
was spread by the olllcors of the club. The
tublovau formed of thrco sides of n hollow
equaro and decorated most profusely In floral
forms , enc-h guest hnvlnga bouquctof flowers
tied with pinlc ribbons nt his plate. The
wives of the members vero Invited to partic
ipate. The toast. "Omaha , " wni responded
to by M. II. McCord , whoso maiden speech
promises much future eloquence. IIo denied
that Omaha Is the protege of Nebraska and
nald that rather Nebraska Is the protege of
Omaha. IIo ended his speech by proposing
the health ot the Omaha girls nt Spirit Lake ,
to which all responded "Clod bless'em. "
The linns belonging to the association nro
ns follows : Tollcrton it Stetson Co. , G. Shcnk-
berg A Co. , Sioux City. la. : Joseph Carncau
Ciackcrcompuny , McClurg Cracker company ,
Allen Hi others , Meyer & Knaplto , McCord ,
Bindy & Co. . Paxton & anllnRhcr , D , M.
Kteelo k Co. , Sloan , Johnson & Co. , Omnhn ,
Kob. : Cironewcg It Sehoentgcn , Ktownrt
Brothers , Council Bluffs , lu. ; II. P. Lau ,
Hargrraves Brothers , Pluinmur , 1'crry &
Co. , Raymond llrothers fs Co. , Lin
coln , Neb. ; May Brothers , Fremont , Neb. ;
Dolnn , Drury & Co. , Julius Kuhn/rtio Symns
Grocer company , Atchlson , Kan. ; Steele &
" \Vulhcr. McCord & Collins , Nuvo & McCord
Mercantile company , Tumor Frazer Mercan
tile company , Sommors-Hlchurdson Maun-
factuiing company , St. Joseph , Mo. ; Long
Ilros. , Boeliham , ilerccr & Co. , T. Green
Grocer company , Gregory Grocer company ,
WcCord & Nave Mercantile company , Hyloy ,
"Wilson & Co. Kidenour-Bukcr
, - Grocery com
pany , IJovle-Ilcddcns Grocer company. Loose
JU'os. Manufacturing company. Biggins
Cracker und Candy company , Domlcii-Me-
Elroy Grocer company , Kansns City , Mo. ;
IJlttinann , Taylor & Co. , Uohlung & Co. ,
Lawrence. Kan.
A Kick from Citstor City.
Ccsrr.ii CITT , .S. D. , August 12. To tbo
Editor of TnuBne : Thinking it would beef
of interest to traveling men who rnnko this
territory. I would llko to toll them how I
liavo put In llvo days , nud possibly they may
profit by my experience. I arrived lu Buffalo
Gap Saturday evening at 0:35 : , uavo my
checks to the Janscn stage line to have them
transferred to Hot Springs. I took the stugo
lor Hot Springs nnd arrived there after a
journey ot llvo hours , thirteen miles. My
trunks did not como Sunday , The explana
tion was that they had been forcotten , which
of course was satisfactory "to them. " I bad
to change my plans , and so hired n team to
drive over to Ouster City on Monday , and
gave the stage written directions to take the
trunks from the Gap over bore. I arrived
hero Monday with no trunks. They bud been
Bent to Hot Springs , but would bo brought
back and sent to Custcr City diiro. I received
n message thnt they were on the way. The
stage Is lu and I nm bore with no trunks. The
explanation is that the stage would not carry
them. Ills only costing mo f3 ! per day. I
would like to know if such an outfit us the
iTnnscii stage line had not ought to bo plvcn
the cold shoulder by all traveling men. I am
told to hold the proprietor of the line respon
sible. I once heard thnt it is "bard to squeeze
blood out of a turnip. " It could bo applied
In tbls case nicely.
A KICKKH , box 104 , Sioux City.
A Drummer on the Amendment.
Bnvrmci ; , Nob. , August M , To the Ed
ItorofTiiK BEE : The lager boor agent , the
farmer , the distiller , the crank , the browcr ,
the country editor , the merchant nnd in short
everyone has interested himself enough la
the allabsorbingtopic of tbo times , to express -
press his views on the subject : Prohibition
or High License ; but what bus become of the
traveling man !
"Why should the "knight ot the grip" bo as
pllent as Ilclphrcy's blind oysters } I don't
ECO nny plau&lblo reason. You bald beaded ,
Jovial , broad suoulderod , Jolly' boys , with
hearts us big ns Thornburg's sample case ,
como forward with your arguments , on either
Bide of this great question , which now ngi-
tates tbo mind , nnd let tbo young men ou the
road loam which ticket Is best for him to
vote ! iMany young men ou the road uro In
( louht ns to what ticket ho shall cast.
Among that number I am no exception ,
The arguments all over the state "sprung"
on mo in family tents and ou corners by a lot
of "Jays" who give shrewd glances nt the
uoinnnttro with the boodle , to sco If their ar
ticle Is taking with thorn , glvomon painful
feeling. The "drummer" 1ms n reputation of
liaving brought out many original ideas. Ho
has , as a general thin ) ; , nn intelligent opinion ,
but why should ho falter in letting it out ou
this subject ]
1 think TUB BEE will glvo him space on
cither sldo of tbo subject , pro or con. Let us
hear some loctcal logic. No poetry , no songs
which should bo Mini ; in heaven , cut give us
1 ho 1(2 ( ° Fahrenheit fnotsns they are hi Ne
braska.
1 wunt to cast nn Intelligent ballot on this
i mibjoct mid I wnut to hoar some "unpaid"
talk on the subject. I am hungry , thirsty for
it and so are mnnv.
I have hoard Idle talk enough and therefore
nppcal to my co-workers In the field of labor
nnd see what their views on this subject nro.
I am undecided in my ballot. Catch ino with
cold facts and you catch mo surely , but don't
attempt any vivid pictures , or anv Jokes to
tickle mo with , for I shall not endure It. I
I nm no horse that needs'coaxing to bo made to
drink at tbo well. If you give proof that
your "sldo" Is the bettor , you cast vour vote
und I will stay with you.
It is necessary to hear both sides so I can
tbo better Judge. Spring on your points ; I
nm all impatient. Yours with a grip ,
" JVM luio.
r O'Donovnn Uossn Is a Drummer.
Jeremiah O'Doiiovan Iossn ? , the once fero
cious advocate of dynamite nnd physical force ,
\vhoso very name bos been for years n terror
to the llrltUh people , lnu bccoino a traveling
salesman , says a Now York paper.
Not that ho Intends to give up entirely his
warfare upon the Kugllsh nation , or Is not
ready to put an extra kink In the tall of the
British lion should a favorable opportunity
offer. l-\ir from It.
But ho admits that slnco the present hot
ppcll cnmo la there has teen a decided slump
in the dynamite business , and ho has given
tiiich unmistakable evidence of his desire to
turn from thoughts of blood and war to the
pursuits of peace thnt Mr. VrauclsB. Thurber
lias taken pity upon Jerry and given him a
berth In his big establishment down in West
Broadway.
In fact , Kossn is now engaged , and has
been for tbo past two weeks , in a strictly
legitimate business enterprise thatof soiling'
cigars and other specialties dealt lu by Mr.
Tlmrber's firm to his friends nnd acquaint
ances uitontba usual commission basis , as
Mr. Thurber says.
The otllco of iho United Irishman la Cham-
l ) rs street has become almost deserted and
'the friends of the eminent revolutionist who
como to cull upon him uro puzzled to know
what has bccoina of their former chief , who
used to keep ojten house in the llttlo third-
story cubby-holt ) .
The dc.su is iipw covered with o layer of
dust a quurtur of an Inch thick and the old
linen duster , with n dagger slit la the back ,
MUli-h wu. % woru by Hossa In ouo of his en
counters with murderous emissaries of the
Drltlsh povornmcnt , Imngs on the wall , n
pnthctto reminder of Iho Rood old dnya when
accounts of explosions In Ixndon under
ground railways nnd the dynamiting of pub
lic buildings at the British capital were
served up lor hrculsfust every dny hy tlio
morning papers.
tlossn wasn't In today , nnd nohoJy seemed
to expect him nt his ofllco this week. He was
off ou ono ot his business trips.
It was hinted that O'Donovan mljrht only
bo uslnff his now vocation fts n hllml to throw
his enemies ort the scent of a new revolution-
ry movement that ho Is snld to bo orpan-
zing with n view to free Ireland from the
irltlsli yolto.
Mr. Thurbor was. therefore , sought by the
cportcr , who found him at hU olllco lu the
Ig grocery store looking cool anil comforts
ile. nnd not a bit disturbed by 00 degrees moro
1 less of humidity.
When asked about his now relations with
.ho great Irish revolutionist , Mr. Thurber
aid :
'I ' know nothing about Koasa's nffnlrs , ex
opt thnt ho represented to mo thnt his paper
vns not paying him a living and proposed to
uko orders for cigars and such other articles
is lioniiL'htbo able to sell to his friends. I
old hlni that ho could do BO on our usual
loinmlssion basis , nnd ho bus been , placing
onie orders with us which ho ha ? obtained
by making short trips from Now York and In
io vicinity of New York.
" 1 do not think there Is anything In the
-dea that bo Is engaged In any schemes hos
tile to L'ngland. but Is simply publishing his
> apcr and making what ho can out of It as a
.ournnllst and ns a side line making what ho
can from commissions In selling goods. "
IJiicnln's Four Hundred.
There are 400 hundred commercial travel
ers who mnko their homes In Lincoln nnd the
citizens of the Capital city esteem them moro
.baa "Ward McAllister does his purscproud
100 In New York city. The Lincoln couriers
of commerce are known by the appellations
' .Member of the 400 , " nnd the question to
knights of the grin "lo ) you belong to the
1001" incaiH "Aro you n Lincoln traveling1
nan ! " Tbo boys are proud of their title.
Among the commercial travelers from
abroad who Sundaycd In Lincoln were the
following : At the Opelt-J. U. Best , Dos
Moines ; N. Cnlt , Chicago ! W. II. Bates ,
Ncwtoa wagon company , llatavla , 111. ; AV.
B. Alcny , St. Louis ; C. S. ftlarston and wife ,
Chicago ; C.V. . Glllisple , DelCalb , 111. , barb
wire factory ; Hucl COueh. teas and coffees ,
Omaha ; Low I'csslcr , Chicago ; It.V. . Allen ,
Hayinond Uros. , Lincoln ; P. McClaln , Ot-
timiwn ; Charles Itothman , St. Joseph : I'.iul
B. Hcnschel , I'coria , 111. ; J. S. Gilimore ,
Kcokuk , la. ; II. L. McXnmarn , Frank Haw-
Icy , Ilaclno wagon works , Kiicino , Wls. ; J.
A. Shobert , state agent Now York Mutual ,
New York : William John , Jr. , secretary Olds
wagon works.
At the AVldsor : W. J. Hobblns. Travelers'
insurance company , St. Louis ; C. A. Diamond
mend , cigar und tea , Steclo & Walker , St.
Joseph ; Prank D. Lyon , special insurance
adjuster , Uliighnmpton , N. Y. ; L. D. Nowlor ,
New York ; M. C. Kobinson , Chicago ; George
II , Savage , Itilpntrlck-Kouh dry goods com
pany , Omnhn ; It. K. Cooper , hardware , St.
Joseph ; B. T. Whltmoro , drugs , St. Louis ;
1J. W , Britton , Chicago : S. L. Kami and
wife. New York ; 1C. L. bpring , Des Moines ;
F. Monlton , Memphis.
At the Capital : B. G. Kraus , Now York ;
II. Ferguson , Now York : E. O. Wallett , St.
Louis ; A. Chapman , St. Louis ; C. A. Hurl-
but , Kansas City ; Gcorgo Drew , Kansas
City ; K. Finite , Baltimore ; M. Jdoorc , Phila-
delpbia.
Samples.
T. W. Selllck , a Boston traveling man , sui
cided. IIo was a victim of the opium habit ,
and left a letter stating that ho preferrcdklll-
ing himself to being killed by opium.
J. Ilradbury , a traveling man residing nt
North Third street , Kansas City , is mysteri
ously missing from his home , and foal's nro
entertained for his safety. "Mr. Bradbury is
n traveling salesman In the employ of the J.
5. Richardson plcklo company. Thursday
: norning lie left home , telling his -wife that
ho vns going to Independence , Mo. , and
would return about noou. IIo has not been
seen since , nnd It is feared that ho 1ms mot
with foul play , ns ho had a Inrgosuin of money
In his possession when ho left. The matter
was reported to tbo police , and the police of
Independence were wired , but no information
as to his whereabouts was received.
Dawson Mover's "Bcrainlseciiccs , T. P. A.
Convention , Denver , Juno 217,1 , SOD , " will bo
published August &i.
Mr. Chnrlcs H. Annan , so long Identified
with the Interests of the Carter white loud
company , boarded the Burlington flyer yes
terday afternoon for Chicago to close up a
contract with the Alstou manufacturing company -
pany , ouo of tlio largest paint houses in the
country. Charlie will remain on his old ter
ritory , where ho is well nnd favorably known
as tbo''Gcorgo\Vashingtou" ' of the paint trade.
Wo congratulate his new employers upon the
acquisition of a live and popular young-sales
man , who will take an Interest in their busi
ness nnd represent them In a manner which
will redound to their honor and profit.
Disease lies in ambush for the weak , a
feeble constitution is 111 adapted to encounter
n malarious atmosphere or sudden changes of
temperature , und the least robust are usually
the easiest victims ; Dr. J. H. McLean's
Strcngthlng Cordial and Blood i'uriller will
give tone and vitality and strength to your
entire body.
TWKNTV DUNKAItDS XV1TII ANtl.
jVToleKrapbcr'sllliiiiclerTIiatStiirtlcd
n Station Agent.
Lust year a party of twenty-five Dunk-
arils was en route to the general confer
ence , via St , Louis. No agent nccom-
nnnlcd them , nnd a telegram was sent to
union Depot Pusbongw .Agent Bonncr
to "meet twenty Dunluirds , " says the
Jacksonville American ,
The religious education of the tele
graph operator who received the mes
sage had been neglected. IIo hud never
heard of the Duuknrds , und , supposing a
mistake had been inndo , ho just inserted
the letter "r , " and when Bouner re
ceived the message it rend : "MeetNo. 4.
Twenty drunkards aboard. Look alter
them. "
Bonncr was some what taken abaclc.
ho did not know but that and inobrinto
asylum had broken loose , hut nny wn-
prompt action was necessary. The
twenty drunkards must bo desperate
men or the dispatch would not have been
sent , and murder inlfht have boon comj j
mittcd on the roiul ,
Uonner posted off to Pollco headquar
ters , and his story did not lose In the
tolling. The chief of police , allvo to the
exigence ol the situation , made a special
detail of ton policemen and a patrol
WIIROU.
The policemen were drawn up in a
line ut tlio depot , and intense excite
ment prevailed among the numerous
depot loungers , n , rumor having gained
currency that n desperate bund of train
robbers was on the incoming train.
In duo tlmo the train arrived , but no
party of roystoring1 drunkards alighted.
The party on the train was composed of
several pious looking gentlemen with
broad-brimmed lints , who stood around
as though expecting some ono ,
Itonner npproached ono of them , nnd
said interrogatively :
"Had you any trouble on the rend ? "
"No , brother , " said the gontlomnn ,
"none that I know of. And now I'll ' nsk
you a question : Do you know a gentle
mnn named Uonnor.J"
"Yes , I am Mr. Bonner , " wns the an
swer.
"Well , these brethren nnd myself nro
Dunknrds , and you were to moot us and
put us on the right train. Didn't yon
get n telegram ? "
Bonncr was completely done for. IIo
excused himself , nnd , calling the fror-
gcnnt of police aside , ho told him that it
was all a mistake nnd ho and his men
could go back to liendquiirtora. Then
ho disposed of his religious friendswent
around nnd cussed out the telegraph
operator , after which ho had to "act
' 0111 up1' for the whole police force on the
promise to keep mum.
.Progress.
It is very Important in this ago of vast ma
terial progress that a remedy ho pleasing to
the taste and to tbo eye , costly taken , accept
able to the stomach nud healthy la its nature
anil effects. Possessing these qualities.
Syrup of Figs Is the ono perfect laxative aud
uidsticentlc , diuretic known.
TUB CAT S\Vin > THI3.T1UIN.
How It Wnn Done , an Itclntcd by tlio
Honest VOIIMJC I'lrciimn.
As the train wns nbout to pull out of
the Broad street station , Buys u writer In
Iho Philadelphia Inquirer , I oecognl/.cd
nn old friend in the engineer. IIo nodded
to ino nnd I Jumped Into the cab. Dick
nnd I shook liandB , aiul ho introduced
mo to his fireman , a young follow , with
largo , truthful , honest oycs , nnd the
most Innocent looking face I over etiw.
Perched on Iho Boat was n hugo black
nit , ugly , scraggy , and with a ground
hin of fur that looked like a railroad
U : uap , it was so plowed and cut up. Nat-
rally I noticed the cut , aud naked what
L wan doing there.
"I'hnt's a wonderful cat , " fald the
outhful fireman , "and thereby hangs u
nlo. Do you want It ? "
"Of course. "
"Well , nbout n week ngn we Dick.
, ml mo were making the run between
hlladolplila nnd Trenton. It was a
.ii-ty , black night cold nnd n driving
ain , nnd vro wore that id , Dick was
elilnd time , nnd wo were that is , Dick
vns making her hum for nil she wns
ivorth. Wo that Is , Dick had a clear
nick nnd the right of way , A few feet
ihend of the pilot it was as black ns
nothing. Wo were driving Into the
chaos nt the rate of sixty miles an hour.
I I could not help thinking that If wo ran
into anything we'd know more about the
other world than was over written in
books , and I said a little prayer tlmt I
learned 111 Sunday school. Tlio prayer
didn't scorn to do mo much good , and I
: isked Dick if It wns necessary to run so
'ast. Dick gave mo n look of mild con-
.empt , and then I got on my dignity and
'elt as If I'd rather like to strike some-
, hlng just to change that look of Dlok'n
, o ono of surprise. This was wicked , I
mow , but I couldn't ' help it.
"Suddenly there was an awful crash
directly in front of me , a splintering of
glass in tlio cab window , nnd this cut
nmo tumbling in. ftly heart got right
up iu my throat and I thought I'd choke.
I saw Dlok turn pnlo. nnd , toriilletl as I
was , I remember being glad of it. IJo
didn't lose his head , though Dick never
does but reversed the machine , and
when , the train wns stopped wo that is.
Dlclc got out to investigate. And what
do you think ? There wns a rail mis
placed within a dozen feet of where wo
and stopped. The tlagman at the switch
had seen It and hud stationed hiuibvlf up.
the track to signal us.
"IIo had a pot cat which followed him
wherever ho wont. The cat was with
him as usual. When ho hoard us thun-
luring down upon him his lantern wont
out. lie laid it down to relight
it ; a gust of wind caught it nnd it
rolled down the embankment. Hero
was a state of things. The llngman wns
quick to act , however , and grabbing his
faithful cat by the tail ho hurled it at
tlio cab ns wo rattled by. Hero is the
ent that saved our tram. Didn't you ,
Danger ? "
The cat humped its ugly back in
recognition , nnd I looked at the frank
innocent fuco of the boy. Ho returned
the look with wide open , truthful eyos.
"Shades of Mount Vcrnonl "What a
liar that follow is ! " said Dick to mo in a
whisper. "IIo has the reputation of
being the biggest liar on the road. He'd
finish first in a race with Tom Ochll-
trce. That cat story is hla latest 'saved
tlio train' ' business. I saw him fish that
cat out of the ditch two clays ago. "
The Rev.Vm. . Stout , Wiurton , Ont. , states :
After being Ineffectually treated by seven
teen different doctors for Scrofula and blood
disease. I was cured by IJurdock Blood Bit
ters. Write for proof.
Tn the Quiet Country.
I had been staying nt an Indiana farm-
ube all night , ami next morning the
farmer said ho would give mo a lift into
town , says n writer in the Now York
Sun. when ho was ready to go ho
called to his oldest boy :
"Bill , Is that shotgun loaded with salt
for tramps ? "
"Yes. "
"Got the gates shut so that no mad
dogs kin git in ? "
"Yes. "
" \Vcll , keep a lookout for windmill ,
lightning rod , orgnn and sowing machine -
chino men. Don't have any truck with
the peddlers or poultry buyers. Don't
let in any patent gate or wirofenr.o men ,
Keep clear o' patent hay forks , and don't
\raslo no time on churns , force pumps ,
ice cream freezers , bag holders , patent
barrels , fruit trees , wagon jacks , noi
owl traps. "
"tfo. "
"And say , Bill ! " called the old man ,
after wo had driven forty or fifty rods ,
"don't buy no euro for the heaves , no
fireproof paint , no patent gate hinges
pitchforks , nor encyclopedias. "
"Ho. "
Wo Imd driven nbout three mile ?
when ho suddenly pulled up with an ex
clamation of disgust.
"What is It ? "
' Hang niv hide ft I didn't clean forgot
to warn Bill ngln Bohemian outs , Ko\\
Zealand clovur. and them pesky insur
ance ngcntsl "Well , its lee late now , bu' '
I guess I kin git back homo afore the
mob overpowers him. "
Mrs. AVinslow's Soothing Syrup Is the bcs
of nil remedies for children teotiling. 1J !
cents a bottle.
Trinty Church's His Olook.
The clock in Trinty church is the
heaviest timepiece In America , sayfe
the Now York Press. It might seem
that in its construction an effort hus boon
made to ascertain how much meta
could possibly bo planted in n clock
The frame stands nine feet long , 11 vo
high and three feat wide. Tlio limit
wheels are thirty Inches in diameter
There nro thrco wheels in tho" tlmo
train , aud three each in the strike am
chime. Tlio winding wheels are formec'
of solid casting thirty inches in dlamctci
und two inches thick , and nro driven bi
a "pinion and arbor. " On this arbor is
placed a jack , or another wheel , pinioi
and crank , nnd It takes 800 turns of tliif
crank to wind each weight up.
It requires 700 feet of thrco inch rep _
for the thrco cords nnd over nn hour foi
two men to wind the clock. The pendu
lum is eighteen feet long nnd osclllntc
twenty-five times per minute. The
dinlstiro eight feet in diameter
although tlioy look little moro than hal
that size from Broadway. The thrci
weights tip the scales at about 800 , 1,20 <
and 1,500 pounds , respectively. A large
box is placed at the bottom of the well
which holds about a ball of cotton waste
so that if n cord should bread the cotton
would chock the concussion.
Only Once nn Hour.
A man who had a clock In his lap ha
a seat on a car coming down from th
Grand Central depot tlio other day , say
the Now York Sun , and a passenger nox
to him naturally inquired :
"Been buying a timepiece , oh ? " |
"It's ono 1 bought a week ago , and I' :
taking it back. "
"Out of tlmo ? "
"Oh no , it runs all right , but the fol
low swindled me on it. J expect to huv
a row with him. "
"What's wrong with it ? "
"Why , lie warranted it to bo a cuckoo
clock , and ho Hod about it. "
"It looks to mo to bo a cuckoo clock.
"Well , it isn't. Whan it strikes th
hours n door opens , a bird comes out am
yells MIoo-liool hoo-hool' nnd that's al
there Is to it for the next sixty minutcb
I'll mnko that jeweller tired before I go
through with him. "
TALES OF THE WILDER WEST
low Mr. MoOool's ' Norro Originated the
Game of Studrllcrse Poker ,
OUGHT A DUEL' ' WITH LARIATS.
hotting llnttlo to the Death Ilctwccn
McAlcnu Cowboyn Shooting Over
IVIhl HIUfl Grave AH Or-
l > licttB Among Snake * .
"Bud" McDonald , tin old-tlmo sporting
nan , was cooling bis beds In front ot the
"MnrUlintu the other evening , says the Den
ver Republican , Mr. MeDoiimjl w < X3 not reti
cent , mid It did. not taUo him long to got Into
n reminiscent strain , which was nverltablo
jonnnzu of anecdotes mul Incidents of early
Ifoontho Mississippi. The most entcrtnln-
ng nnd instructive of these was nn account ,
\vlilcb he-pave In n hnppy vein of how tbo
jnnio of "stud horse poker" originated ,
"There was In Iho latter 'flltles and early
sixties u man who occasionally inndo iv trip on
Lho river by tbo unino of McCool , " said Mr.
McDonald , "IIo was u continued gambler ,
iinil what wo called In thnso days a 'high
roller,1 that la lie would not only play for high
stakes , but would have gambled the last of
Ills possessions , even If It had been a block of
brick buildings in Denver , on what bethought
thought would bo the top band. Where Mc
Cool ciimo from to the river , as well as
whither ho vent upon leaving It , nobody
knew. But whllo ho was there ho imilo a
immo and : i fortune which \vcro the envy of
many a less successful sporting man. His
penchant for nnd success at draw poker won
for him the pseudonym of ' 1'oker McCool,1
nnd I venture to sny that if one were to talto
a trip down tbo river today ho could lind a
mail army of ante-rebellion slaves who were
won or lost by McCool.
"There was no paine at which Poker Mc
Cool wouldn't play , " resumed Mr. McDonald.
'I ' hnvo scon him bet WOO that two quarreling
tloga hi the street wouldn't come to might
and win it , and I remember that ho bet nn
astronomical genius who was boasting of hH
iiccotnpHslimcnts that hu couldn't toll wtilch
sldo ot the moon was the convex side when it
camoup , anO ho won ngain. IIo took good
euro thutllio astronomer win so drunk that
ho couldn't ' tell the moon from a saloon cnspi-
doro when It did get up. In short , JtcCool
was a betting man. lint of all bis experiences
the day bo played agamoof poker which gave
birth to that degenerate noiu'i'acript which Is
now known as 'stud-horse poker , " was the
most exciting , and I believe that his downfall
and ruin dated from Unit time. It shook his
confidence.
"McOool spent most of his time in New Or
leans , and ho became u conspicuous emiostrl-
nn llguro there in time. Ho owned n big
black stiillion for which ho had paid $1,001) ) ,
and when he was astride tbo an'mal ' ho wns
nn attractive object ho and the horse. IIo
thought much of the animal and money could
not liavo touched him. Well , on the after
noon I urn speaking about. AlrCool got into a
a poker g.tmo ( good old draw pnker it wns )
with a wealthy gambler named Brady. Nei
ther McCool nor Brady belonged to a temper
ance organization , and a feature of the g.uno
was the frequent turning of the low card for
a drink. It was about .sundown when the
deal began which ended'tho game mid left
McCool afoot and bankrupt.
' "J'bu do.il was Brady's , nnd the first card
had been given to curb of thciri , when Mc
Cool wanted a card turned for another round
of drinks. Brady turned it , and a four-spot
fell to each.Vith a rocklessnes' nnd
gambling informality which had character
ized the puna throughput , MeCool threw n
largo sum of money on'tho tublo nnd Bradv
called It. It seemed to bo merely u but bJ-
forotho draw , and the players tacitly under
stood in what manner it would bo won or lost.
McCool called for another card to bo turned ,
nnd It was done. Encliijot a live spot. Mc
Cool made another addition to the pot , which
Brady covered , and a third card was turned.
Each got a six. Up to tbls tinio the players
had Intended thataf tor deciding the question
of drinks , the draw should bo proceeded
with ; but now the game took another turn ,
nnd it was decided to sotllo the hands with
out drawing. The fifth card was accordingly
turned , and it was a deuce. There was an
immense pile in the pot , and the Interest
among the crowd , which was packed around
tbo table , was so Intense and the silence so
deep that the ticking of the tall clock behind
the bar sounded like a hammer striking on an
anvil. Both men sat deeply absorbed in
study. McCool's buried card was a six spot ,
and lie was certain enough that hU pair had
Brady beaten , Brady's ' buried card was a
tray , nnd ho had a straight and a sure thing.
Ills credit , sitting behind that hand , was un
limited , and ho was prepared to play It out.
"Tho scene at this time was the most im
pressive that I believtd I ever witnessed. I
never saw an agKrcgatlon of men so thor
oughly Imnpresscd with the fact that a tre
mendous Btnko hung In the balance. The
betting proceeded heavily but slowly until
llnally McCool bad all his earthly possess
ions represented in the stake on the table P.V
copt two objects. Ono of these was his stnl
lion , who stood champing his bit In the street
outside ; the other was his old negro slave ,
wuo stood holding the horse. Finally Mc
Cool ordered tbo negro to bo brought In , and
Brady deposited g'.oiw against him , at the
satno tlmo raising McCool $ > ,000.
"Aftersome moments of cool study Mc
Cool told Brady that nil ho owned wits on the
table , with the exception of his horse. Ho
was willing to put him up against the last bet
that Brady had mado. The proposition was
accepted , nnd McCool ordered the horse to ho
led in. Ho was. The interest which IJIiavo de
scribed as attending the gaino before now
seemed Intensllled , if Unit wore possible , and
tbu picture there presented , with the faithful
old slave standing by his master's chair , the
agony of the suspense of which ho was un
dergoing plainly depicted upon hit face , the
magnificent horse , who seemed all
but conclous of the wealth at
stake and lastly tbo players nnd spectators ,
was one never to bo forgotten. AVhen the
betting was at last over and nothing was
lacking to decide tbo game but tbo appear
ance of the two buried curds , McCool callet
for a glass of liquor. It was not until ho
had emptied this that ho asked to see his op
ponent's ' card.
"When it wn * shown down ho silently getup
up from the table nnd walked through the
crowd , which parted for his passage , out Into
the street , ho never sat in a gaino that drew
a crowd again , and It was but a few months
from that tlmo when ho disappeared per
manently from the river. Ho was the tlrsi
man to lose money at 'stud-borso poker' am
ho has hud my respectful sympathy ever
since. "
Away up In the mountains in tbo northern
part of Del Norto county the predatory visits
of a largo black bear to the hog ranches
elicited about ns much squealing among the
owners of the land as they did among the
kidnapped pigs.Vhllo the trouble was
almost unbearable , David Tucker , n coinmis
sion merchant of this city , traveled Into
these parts , says the Sau Francisco Cull , lie
carried wltn him u Wmchcster repeating-
rifle that carried a tall especially adapted
for the destruction of life in largo bind
Incurs , and ho organized a party to hunt the
bog thief.
Joseph Morrison and .Edward Murray ,
plucky Bbopherd dog and a German deer
hound followed Tucker u the deep canyon
for about nine miles oup day.and only stoppc (
to rest when they bad reached a dense fores
of tall trees , where the ground was coveret
with a thick undergrowth. Dave coneludei
that the bear was behind the scenes , and sen
the dos ( in to reconiiolter. In a few minute
the collie caino out llko a rocket and yelled fo
sympathy , as It showed a badly torn hip by
the claw of tbo distured animal. Anothe
minute had not gene by cro the deer-houm
emerged with precipitation , nnd only stoppoi
to Join company with Its allies.
Tbo bear followed the dogs with a mm
haste , growling ferociously over their tomor
ity in invading her home , for It was a femal
bear , but the growling was changed to Here
grunts as she caught sight of the hunters
Ilruln raised on her hind legs and bore dowi
upon her assailants with motions of th
forepaws that challenged a fight t
the llnish. Dave 11 red a ball Int
her breast , near tbo shoulder , but wlthou
causing tbo bruio to oven wink , IIo pumpoi
another cartridge from thomngnzlno and sent
it touring through the uuatomy of the mon
ster , with as little effect us its predecessor.
Then ho commenced to retreat cautiously ,
while ho worked another cartridge Into plucv ,
ndtbls time made the bullet plow Into the
ear's groin.
The bear wa- then within forty feet of him.
nd commenced to aMtino the proportions of
mountain to his widening eye' , .loo and
3d won ) ou either sldo of the battla ground
nd handicapped hv nome hushes. At the
louht ful moment Ed sighted the head of the
nhnnl and Immediately emptied two bltf
end * of Imck'hot from bis doublo-barreled
hot gun , tearing away the sldo of her head
ind toppling her over In a hurry. The boys
aw thiit the bear had been suckling her
oung , so they waited a few minute * until
icr two cubs cnmo out from the thicket la
tjuest of the mother.
It win only the work of a few minutes to
nrlnt the youngsters , and then they dragged
heir puino to the ranch. The bear was very
at nnd weighed POO pounds when dressed ,
-ho cubs were about two weeks old when
: aught , and were kept for three months on
bread and milk. They wore brought to the
Ity yesterday and are now In a commission
louse on Snnsomo street. They uro docile ,
dump nnd n curiosity to many visitors. Mr.
flicker has a standing offer of SIM ) for them
rein the Is'atlvo Sons of the Ooldcn West ,
nit $200 will have to como out of the funds ot
hnt organl/atlon If the cuba will form n
eaturo in the parade on Admission day.
Tlicro has been nuotlior red Jetlcr day In the
ilstorynf Dcadxvood. That wns the dnv on
vhlch Wild Bill wns killed by MeCanll , says
n Dcadwood special to the Chicago Herafd.
Though a popular man , Bill was a dond shot
uul McC'aull could not have killed him if ho
uul not approached him treacherously. Me-
7aull was immediately looked up , but the ex-
Itcinont became so great that u mob nsseiu-
iled for the purpose of trying , convicting nnd
ynchliiij blm. While the proceedings were
u progress , the clatter of hoofs AVHI
icard and n man on horseback appeared lid
at full speed with the reins In hh teeth
uul n rllle in onohandiiiul nn Indian's Uiip-
) ing ho.id In the other. Ho hud shot nnd
tilled the Indian Just outside of Deadwood ,
nnd the event was considered of so much Im
portance that the crowd forgot its lynching
uul proceeded to gratify Its thirst for veil-
Tcanco by contemplating the gory trophy
which rolled at its feet. MeCaull was after
.nketi to Yaukton , where ho was hanged by
the neck in a lawful manner.
Wild 1)111 was burled lu the old cemetery ,
with n rude white board ut Ids head , but llvo
ve.irs later some of his friends exhumed the
tody and gave It proper burial in the new
cemetery on Mount Moduli. It was reported
at that time that Wild Bill's ' body hud turned
o stone , nnd u man came hero not long after
ward and offered the undertaker ? 15WO ( it ho
would help him steal It for the purpose of cx >
iilbition. Slnco then there hnvo been many
inquiries about Iho case , but no one hero be
lieves that the body was potriiled. Bill's
low grave on the mountain top shows
; lint It is the resort of many cu
riosity seekers. A path Is worn ncro.is
lots to it from the main
wagon road , nud the white headboard has
been whittled away by rello hunters until it
resembles a big toothpick. One man appears
LO luivo worked a knct out of the board , and
the ground all about the well-beaten grave is
covered with cartridge sliells. There arc
frontiersmen , it appears , who show their regard -
gard for Bill's memory by standing upon his
grave and emptying their revolvers Into the
air , throwing away their cartridge shells us
they reload. The other day the city marshal
found it necessary to run in one of these fel
lows , who hntl done llttlo clso for a week ex
cept shoot his revolvers over Wild Bill's
grave , The man appeared to have a genuine
regard for the dead man's memory , and aa ho
submitted to arrest ho expressed his bonso of
the outrage hi most forcible terms.
A peculiar , painful nud extremely annoy
ing mishap befell William II. Harper of
Uutto City last night , says the Tacoma
Ledger. Mr. Harper is n miner who arrived
in Tacoma yesterday from the cast , nccom-
pauied by an abnormal appetite for strong
drink and a large , luxuriant beard , of which
ho Is very proud. Aftur depositing his bag
gage in a South liallroad street lodging house
Mr. Harper started out to sco the sights ,
taking his appetite nnd beard along. During
thocoursoof the day ho tooksever.il drinks
which his rugged system craved , nnd would
have prolonged the festivities until far into
the night. But at 0 o'clock a kindly disposed
stranger steered the inebrbito miner to his
lodging bouse and put him into his room.
Hero Mr. Jlarpuv attempted to light the
gas. The jot was suspended from the coiling1
lu the center of the room , and In reaching up ,
the drunken man dropped the burning match
into his flowing whiskers , rendered highly
tnilnnurmblu by the liquor spilled into them
during the day. With a wild howl the gen
tleman from Iluttc dashed out into the.hall
wit bids face and head blazing like u cam
paign torch.
"For God's sake , put me out. " yelled the
unfortunate man , as ho dashed back and
forth along the hall , clawing madly nt the
Humes with his hands.and nearly stilled with
the fearful odor. For , in addition to the
singed hair , thcra was a well defined trace of
burning tobacco and other foreign substances
acquired during ten years' sojourn in a min
ing camp. A man in the next room heard
the cries and ciuno Hying out with rare pres
ence of mind and a largo bowl of water , which
ho poured on Mr. Harper's bead. An instant
later tbo hotel porter arrived with a largo
and very dusty doormat , with which ho suc
ceeded in effectually subduing the conflagra
tion. Mr. Harper was also subdued for such
a hot-headed man , and wanted to know If an
iilarm had been turned In , before ho realized
just what hud happened. Instead of sending
for the tire department a doctor was called
in , who nmiuintod the sufferer's glorified fnco
with linseed oil nud lime-water. In addition
to bis balr and whiskers , Mr. Harper also
lost his eyebrows and several patches of
skin , besides one night's sleep that ho paid
for in advance , but lie Is in u fair way to re
cover , and will bo all right in a few days. It
is said that ho will Immediately return to
Butte City to raise a new crop of whiskers.
A novel duel was fought near Moore's Sta
tion between two Mexican cowboys named
Soso Cnrr.isco and Manuel'Bo.-sco. Carr.isco
was In possession of a Una mettled cow
which Bosi-o claimed belonged to him and
had been stolen some tlmo provlovs , SUVH the
Louisville Courior-Jouraal. The two men
met In the roadway. They were both on
horseback and their lariats hung from the
pommels of their saddles. Bosco hailed
Currasco and demanded the return of the
cow. The latter became furious at the sug
gestion that ho hud come Into possession of a
stolen cow , and his Mexican blood began to
boil. Words of a sulphurous nature began
to pass between the cowboys , -when Hosco
called Carrasco a liar.
Scarcely bad the words been spoken when ,
quick as a Hash , the irate Carrasco gr.ispeci
his lusso from his saddle , mid , twirling it
with a quick movement over his bend , sent
it with a swish toward Bosco's nock , The
latter ducked his head and grabbed bis lariat
as ho did so.
Then began one of the fiercest bloodless
battles that has over been recorded , Up and
down the roadway the two hprsumoi dashed ,
the lassoes of the duelists flying nud circling
in the nir. Not a word was .spoken. As fust
as the lassoes fell short of their mark they
were Jerked quickly together , and with a
twirl over the head each cowboy endeavored
to encircle the other's neck.
Tiio horses were flecked with foam , and
both of them dashed away In the same diroo-
tlon , seeming to realize the fight to the death
going on between the riders. On sped the
horses , but not n word spoke the fighters.
Bosco finally turned his eyes from tbo other
cowboy for na Instant , nud , ( juick ns a Hash ,
Carrasco dropped the noose of his lariat ever
his adversary's ' neck , swung his pony around
with a Jerk , and , putting spurs to the animal ,
started off in the opposite dlieeUon.
Dosco was Jerked from his horse's back so
suddon.ly that Ids neck wns broken , andho
wns dragged over the ground ut full speed for
more than u inllo. Tbo victor dlsenguged his
lariat from bis victim's neck and coolly rode
into town.
Mr. C , II. Anderson had a thrilling exper
ience with a devil fish In Commencement bay
last Friday evening , says the Tacoma Keg-
later. Ho hud been cruising around hi the
llttlo steam launch Daisy with a pleasure
party , and when opposite the coal bunkers on
tbo way Into port some obstruction blocked
the propeller screw. The boat was giv ° u a
terrible wrench , nnd the little screw began to
thump , thump , thump against the liull of the
launch. Imagining that a piece of kelp bad
become entangled la the screw , Mr. Ander
son , stopping the engine , calmly rolled up
his sleeve nud thrust his arm down ut the
stern and grasped tbo wriggling mass , the
outlines of which were only Indistinctly dis-
rcrnnulo In the gathering dusk. AH ho grasped
tbo slimy mass to loosen It from the screw ho
felt n crawling sensation , nnd know that his
arm was being encircled by some reptile.
Then followed a sensation as of u hundred
leeches sucking , and Iho strength of a man
being exerted to draw him overboard. Mr.
Anderson nerved himself for a final effort ,
and the tentacle wrapped about bis urm
parted from tbo body of the monster. As ho
ilrew himself upward the tcutnele relaxed Its
hold nud fell buck Into the water.
"t might have held ou to It , " said Mr. An
derson this momlnjr , "Inul 1 not boon moro
Intent In holding on to my own nriu. "
"How larpo win 111"
"Only n llttlo one. " said he.
"How big Is tlmtl" asked the reporter , mid
Mr. Anderson hullcated tliosbool thotonlii-
rlo thnt Inul enwrapped his nrm by holding
hU hands eighteen or twenty inches npnrt.
A mass of twenty-Inch tentacles with a
body nbout the slm of n water bucket would
mnkon very formidable monster , notwith
standing his protestations to the contrary.
The screw of the propeller wns wrenched
nearly off the rod by the nnlinnl , ntul Itn
blades show tlio nhrat ioni made by thump
ing the llttlo vessel's bottom. Around Mr.
Anderson' * nrm , In nn ndvnuelng circle , nro a
scries of llttlo spots , which on Friday night
were very sow , showing where the suckers
of the tentacles had fustencil themselves.
Mr. Anderson supposes his encounter to have
been with a devlllish.
Paul ICelstcr , a local musician , report1 ? nn
exciting and novel experience with pair of
rattlesnakes In the Sonoma mountainswrites
nn Kverton , Cal. , correspondent of the Dal
las Kews. Ivelstcr's services iiro in demand
as a vlollnl.it hi the country where old fash
ioned parties nro given. On Saturday
evening ho played at a farm house hack of
Yulupu mountain. IIo slept at the farm
house. Tlio trail to his home leads through n
deep cniien. At ouo point the path winds
around a sharp mid narrow spur ot Iho moun
tain. Kolster hud reached tills spot when
his attention wus attracted by the warning
clutter of u rattlesnake. When ho saw u
formidable rattier in his pnth lie tool : to his
heels.
A few feet further along still another rat
tler rose up before him. There was nolsuf-
llelent room to pass tlio snakes without run
ning the risk of being bitten , nud the fright
ened musician backed up ugnlnst the ledge
nud eyed the ndvuncliig reptiles. It
suddenly occurred to him that In India
magicians charm such things with
music , nud , pulling out hh violin ,
ho began desperately to play. The inuslo
hud the desired effect. The snakes gradually
uncoiled nnd glided slowly toward the player.
This movement of the snakes was unythlng
hut pleasant to Kclster , who kept .sawing
nway ut his fiddle , trying to dovlso mean
while n scheme for escaping.
Closer nud closer camu the snakes nnd
faster and faster How the bow over the
strings ns Kolster's ' nerves Quivered mid
shook. At pist the snakes reached a point
within two feet of tlio terrified llddler , und
winding themselves up they litted their
heads closely together und llxed their shinIng -
Ing eyes on the inuilclnn. Kolstcr's uorvos
were now utterly uncontrollable. With a
yell lie grabbed his llddlo by the neck nud
brought It down with crushing force on the
heads of the snakes , The blows stunned the
reptiles , nnd Keistcr hcnt haiinncrini * away
until they were dead. Ito broke Ida belovoil
violin , but ho siivcd his lifo. The snakes
measured six and seven feet respectively.
Ouo carried ten rattles and the other seven ,
Wllltuni Orcenbaum , sou of a millionaire
merchant of this city , has just reached homo
after u lively experience In tlio Olvmpl.i
mountains of Washington , during wnleli ho
wns tracked by a mountain lion , and was llvo
days without food , says a San l rancisco
dispatch to thw Globe-Democrat.
Grceiibuum U a commercial traveler , and.
having n few days to spare at Seattle , Joined
u party exploring the mountains. Ono day
he bet-amo lost. Search parties were soul
out , and one of these found him ou the ilfth
day. Ho lo-a himself within a quarter of a
uiilo of camp ,
When without arms , while resting near
nightfall , ho-was attacked by n big mountain
lion. Givenbaum plunged down the moun
tain sldo into a largo creek and -waded down
this , the lion following him ou shore. Ills
only weapon was a small pocket-knife. It
was fast growing dark. Watching when the
lion \ \ as extricating himself from a swinnpy
point , Circciibaum swam to the opposite nhoro
nnd built two bonfires against the basoof the
cliff. Between these llres ho spent the night
watching for the lion , which had been fright
ened oil by the flames. The next morning ho
hunted nil day forcnnip. At night hoagnlu
built a lire to keep off wild beasts. On the
fifth dtiy ho made a bow nnd arrow and shot
"
a robin "und drank its blood. As ho was Hail
ing in the stream that ho wus following to
suit water , be was found by u search party.
They hud to feed him carefully at first , as lie
wus nearly famished.
For Burns , Scalds , Undies aiidnllpalu nud
.soreness of the flesh , the grand household
remedy Is Dr. Thomas' Kclcctric Oil. 3)o
sure you get the genuine.
The Cause of Woman In Kiifisin.
The emancipation of woman Is making1
rapid projjrchs in Huss'ia. Following the
example of ono of the western cities In
the United States , the inhabitants of
the little town of Kniazoll' hnvo elected
n womnn , Aloxnnilra llyno by nnino , to
the post ( it BltiriMlo , or nuiyor , on the
ground thnt HIO ) wns the person moni
lilted to bo lulrustotl with Iho
Intorostg of the community. A
Molmnimeilim woman , u imtlvo of Hale
the Sent I in the Crimea , has recently
passed , with flylnp colors , lu > r exnmlim-
ttou iw physician uml inirjjoon nt , Odessa ,
nnd , having reeolved hur diploma , Is
now practloiiiu nie-dlcluo unioni ? the Mo-
hnmmuilun Indies In the district from
which ulio hulls , llornniiio la Dr. Uixr.lo
ICoutloiarolMlnmtm , nnd liorslstho llrst
duo on. record if a Mohammedan livdy
practicing1 medicine us understood by
western nations. Women , too , are now
bolnjj employed , for the llrnt tlmo , by
the tfovoi'innont as telegraphic dorks
nnd ticket tijjoiits ou the TnwscaspliiP
railroad.
Not no Kni-ly ni IIo Thought ,
It wns the hist hour in the nftornoon ,
says the Kansas City Star , and men were
strolling about the olllco and billiard
room of the Midland nwultint ; the epoch
when the iniumgoiuont would ftummdcr
to them their ovonlnjr repay t. Amen
others was an old lawyer whom 0110
might cull llou'ea , nud who made the
house his habitat , ,1ml go Boffps waau
native of Kentucky , und would no moro
think of declining u straight whiskey
than a gajjoof battle. The idea would bo
inlolurublu , Still ho had his notions of
how ouo should scl/.o the prolTer of a
drink , and , while ho was about as liable
to miss as a cobrn , ho delighted to toy
with the invitation and approach bin
whisky obliquely. Whllo this ancient
nmrlnor of Iho legal seas was thought
fully nmrkliitf oil' the tiling1 of the bur
room lloor two gentlemen came in ,
"Come up and have a drink , judge , "
the tailor of the duo , addressing1
"No. thanks , colonel , " snld the old
judge , nt the same , tlmo dcUcctlng his
line of innrch slightly towards the
counter , "it's too early , I never drink 113
early us this. "
"Hotter tnko something1 , .Titdgo , " ro-
piled the gentleman , wliikingat bis com
panion and continuing his progress to
ward the bottles.
" 'M sorry , colonel , really sorry , " nro-
tested the old judge , ' 'but it's too early , "
nnd the deflection in bis course hecnino
so great that tlio our "lay dead nhend. "
"Oivo mo HOIUO lemon in mlno , " said
the maker of Iho feast as tbo fifth button
of his vest ciinu ; In conjunction with the
edge of the furniture , and ho pawed the
air with vague , uncertain foot for the
foot rest. "Put n little sugar In It , too.
You hud bettor jolu us , " bo persisted ,
turning to the judge.
"Jloiilly , I can't , colonel , " agnln ro-
ncntcd the judge , at tbo Minio time pull
ing out Ills watch , "it's too early , far too
ea - . Well , I dcdnrol It's later than
1 thought. " And the old vote run closed
his watch with a tump and briskly as
sailed a glass and hottlo which the bar
keeper , with an air of intense oniuil , had
placed on the counter at the date of the
lirst invitation.
Kncoiirnucinctit for tlioKooblo.
So long as tbo falling embers of vitality nra
capable of being rekindled Into u warm nnd
genial glow , Just so long there is hope for the
wc.ik and cumulated invalid. Let him not ,
therefore , dospond.butdorivo oncour.ijjomont
from this and from the further fa& . that them
Is a restorative most potent in renewing the
dilapidated powers of a broken down system.
Yes , thanits to Its unexampled tome virtues ,
Hosteller's Stomach Hitters is daily reviving
strength in the bodies nud hope Irrtho minds
of the feeble und nervous. Appetiterofiush-
ing sleep , the acquisition of flesh and color ,
are blessings attendant upon the i-eparatlvo
processes which this priceless iiivlgoraut
speedily Initiates and carries to a successful
'
fonclns'ion. Digestion is restored , the blood
fertilised and sustenance afforded to each
lllc-sustaiiiliigj > rgan by the Blttei-s. which Is
InotteiiHlvo even to' the foramina palate vege
table in composition ami thoroughly ! > ufo.
Use It , und regain vigor.
JIaril on .fapanoHo Kill tors.
A Japanese editor , for writing dlsrcj
spcetfully of Jimmu Ten no , has been
condemned to four years imprisonment ,
a fine of 150 yen and two years pollco
surveillance. Jimmu Tonne was an
ancestor of the present emperor.
Dr. SuSMlorf ! makes u specialty of dis
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