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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , JgpNDAY , OCTOBER 27 , 1890.
THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER ,
Little Girl Who Failed to Appreciate a
Kind Hcarttd Deed.
SAD EXPERIENCE OF A LOCK MAN.
Ilcma Conplo or Irrepressibles
Startled tlio Nat ITCH They Ncnrlr
C'oiuo to Illows Cliangcil
Conditions of Krancc.
The Pullman section of the Chicago ex
press had Just pulletl out of the union depot
when n drummer dashcJ through the gitc-
tvay. Ho sighed us he saw the lost Rlccpcr
disappearing Jn " the distance , and then
walked with a acjectcd air over to the track
where the second sec'.lon of baggage cars ,
smokers and day coaches lay. ID a few mo
ments the signal was slvcn and the train
moved slowly out of the depot. Tim drum
mer glanced around him. Among the pas
sengers Uo spied several of hU Ilk , but they
were traveling salesmen of a grade that do
cot usually take Pullmans , consequently ho
beetled them not. In front of the car sat
n little girl with her head burled In
her arras , which were spread on
the wluJow bill beside hor. A mass
of golden rlngleti fell upon ho shoulder * A
large man sat bcsldo her , evidently her fath
er. At the next station the man rose without
a word and loft the twin , leaving the llttlo
ono nlono in the seat. She still slept. Half
an hour passed nnd the ringlets inovctl A
piteous , haggard llttlo facts was slowly raised
nnd two lurgo.frlifhtoncd oycs looked strange
ly aromul the car. Then tnollttlo head sank
clown npon the arms and the child went to
sleep , Later , when the drummer tried todozo
ho Jci-pt thinking of tboso tearful , lonely eyes ,
nnd often during the early part of the night
ho glanced nt the mass of golden curls boioro
him. Two o'clocTc In the morning found him
wideawake. The little girl-moved apiln.
Once moro she looked around with the same
scared expression on her puny face. The
other passengers were curled.up In llielr
scats , nnd no ono but the drummer
saw her. Ills heart was touched , lie
pitied the child In her loneliness. Walking
to the front of the car , bo sat down Iwsldo
her and tenderly strolted her curls , \\tien \
ho iisfcuil her name she did r.ot answer , but
drew further away from him. n here was
she going ) At this question she lookcdsul-
len nnd cross. Would she like something to
cat { No , she shook her head and pouted.
"Well , my dear , " said the good nnturou
aniinnici"I wlllsco that you do not get
lonrlv before daylight , nt any rate. Mould
you Hko mo to tell you a story that my
mother used to tell mo when I was small like
you ? "
The drummer then proceeded to tell the
child a fairy tale , anil followed with another ,
and still another , before he stopped. The llt
tlo face did not brighten. The child stnrod
through the window at the dim outlines
of tlio mountains past which the
train was speeding. The drummer
tried another plan. Ho told a funny
story about n llttlo boy who built n lire
In hit father's silk Hat , nnd ho laughed so
heartily when ho had finished that the little
girl looked up in Astonishment. Then a briuht
smile stole over her face. The drummer felt
encouraged. Ho had begun another funny
story when the child , still wearing the same
amused look , drew from her pocket n card ,
which she held up before her persevering en-
tertr.lncr. On U was written :
"This little girl is on her way to Philadel
phia , wlicro friends will meet her. She is
deaf and dumb. "
The drummer took ono sheeolsh glance
around him to make sure tbat none ot his
fellow passengers -wero looking anil then
slunk back to his scat , curled himself up
with his overcoat , for a pillow and went to
sleep.
In a Driimmrr'H Lifetime.
So recent Is the origin of the modern com
mercial diuramcr that , like the "forty-
nlncr , " representative pioneers in this line
are yet In the land of the living anil still on
the road. As a concoctor of colossal yarns
and n never failing fountain of anecdotes and
humor , tlio drummer has no rival , at least
not In the general estimation of the public.
Ills fuml of spirits is no small portion of his
stock In trade , nnd this , together with his
acquired nnd nimble knowledge of human na
ture , makes him as dextrous a foe and nssuc-
. - cessful an advocate , commercially speaking ,
as the trained lawyer Is In the legal forum.
A drummer's story of the commercial
changes In the life imd conditions of this
country within the memory of some of those
veteran Jcnlghts of the road would make an
Interesting and plcturcsvo volume , nnd ono
sure to bo widely read. Hero Is an opportun
ity for the right man to make the most , of.
Ono of these old-thuors , who began his lifelong -
long cnrwr as a commercial traveler in 1830 ,
nnd to whom his brethren are soon to give a
testimonial , in speaking of his experiences
the other day , and of tlio changed conditions i
of travel , etc. , remarked :
"In Ia91 took a trip south , -utilizing every
possible mode of locomotion by land ana
water , by horsernck nnil by foot as well , it
taking m"o ' " ( > days to cover the territory be
tween Montgomery , Ala. , nnil Columbus ,
Miss , Now I go about In vestibule cars and
put up at palatial holds instead of tenting or
staying in n log hut. I ascend the rivers in
maiMiItlccnt steamers , whereas I used to bo
glad to get kecl-Doat transportation. I send
a telegram nnd get an , answer in un
hour , Formerly I hnd to wait two months
for answers to my letters. I used to write
with quill pens and seal with wax wafors.
Since I hayo been on the road , I hnvo seen
the invention or perfection of the railroads ,
the telegraph , the scrcw-propvller , the sub
marine cabli' , the telephone and the electric
light. "
Tlio American drummer's story is yet to bo
written. To bo dona well it should bo done
soon , cro some of Its most characteristic
links are missing and its chain of events
hopelessly broken.
On the Train.
Blossom ( to drummer sitting by open win
dow ) Kscuso me , sir , but that open window
Is very annoying. vn
Drummer ( pleasantly ) I'm ' sorry , but I'm
afraid you'll hnvo to grin and bear it.
Blossom I wisb you would i.-loso It , sir.
IDnumnorVould Hko to accommodate
you , but I can't.
Blossom Do you refuse to close that win
dow , sir I
Drummer I certainly do.
Blossom If you don't close it , I will.
Drummer I'll bet '
you won't.
lllossotu If I RO over there , I will.
Drummer I'll glvo odds you won't.
JJIossom I'll ask you once moro , sir , will
you close that window !
Drummer Tfo , sir ; \vlll 1 not ,
Ulossom ( getting on his feet Then I will 1 ,
lr.
lr.Drummer
Drummer I would Hko to see you do It.
Blossom ( placing hit handsof the objectionable -
able window ) J'11 ' show you whether I will
or not , sir.
Drummer " ( as niossoin tugs at the window )
"Why don't you close It !
Blossom ( getting red In the face ) It
apjioars to bo stuck ,
.Drummer Of course It is. I tried to close
It before you caino in.
"Tlipm Drummers ; Kent All. "
A few week * ago I boarded the train at
my home , the Garden City , said John T.
Waldorf , and after securing a seat In a half-
filled car began to slzo up the passengers
Whllo waiting for the train to start on its
Journey ton-ard the scene of my annual vaca
tion , Santa Crui.
The cor contained among the mixed crowd
always found on tbo rail two of the genus I.
O. T. E. drummers. The f. O. T. K. In this
case stands lor "I own the earth. " These
Worthies wore about as near opposite as pos-
Ible , for whllo ono was sleek , loud-voiced
and sported a plug hat , the other looked careless -
less , spuliolow , und generally in monosylla
bles , nnd his head gear wo * In keeping with
his general appearance , being one of those
softhata that can bo rolled upandjput into
Olio's pocki-t.
The sleek looking ono of the pair , who hod
probably bo n miking ulmost continuously
since leaving Sau Vmaclsco , barring the sev-
oral times ho sought an inspiration in a sus
picious looking atrnw covered ilask , seemed
to bare secured his second wind , and juit sa
the train was pullingoutof the SnnJoso depot
he started In with itrcut animation , Ills com-
pan Ion , who had slipped down In the seat . o
far that the top of his bend was Just visible ,
seemed to hold about the same position as the
Interlocutor of a minstrel show , us his answers
were brief , nnd It was plain to mo that his de-
slfjn was to keep up the conversation while
the possessor of the plug bat startled "tho
natives , "
Their conversation to me was Immensely
funny , knowing as I do what a beautiful city
and dcslrnbto place of residence San Jose
really.Is , but ono old lodv who snt directly
behind the irrepressibles took It all In as
gospel truth.
The sleek-loolilnR Individual began , his ut
terances being mostly In short , jerky sen
tences , n itylc of speech peculiar to drum
mers , nnd the following conversation ensued :
"This Is Ban Jose , chl"
"Yes. "
"Horrible placo. "
"Pvo heard so. "
"Peoplehalf civilized hero ; have regular
bull llKhM In ths street. That sol"
"Fact , I assure you. "
"Terrible place for heat , chl"
"Yes" '
"I'eoplo sleep outside in summer. Bclievo
* ' 0h , I know It. "
' 'Heard ' a thousand people dropped dead
from sunstroke there last summer1' !
"That's a low estimate. "
Hy this time the old lady was simply horri
fied , and leaned forward In opon-mouthed
amazement drinking In every word as It fell
from the lips of this modem Ananias.
That IncorrlRlblo continued ,
"Hail towu for floods I"
"Yes. "
"Is It so that people went about the main
street In boats lost wtnterl"
"Yes , for n whole month. "
"Terriblo ulnco for earthquakes I'm toldl"
"Worse than Kcundor. "
"Havo them often C1
"About twice a year. "
"Heard they didn't duro put up the Hotel
Vamlomo in town on tlmt account ! "
"Yes , no big buildings in town.1
"How far out is III"
"About ten miles. "
"Just think of It. Don't see why people
live In such a town. "
"Worst place I ever heard of. "
The man with the soft hat seemed to be
petting tired of romancing about San Jose , so
he turned the conversation.
"fiot any suiokes 1"
' Some hi my sample case In the smoking
cur. "
"Lot's RO and take a smoke. "
"Go you. "
They arose and made their exit , and the
ohl lady breathed easier after they were
gone. I took the scat vacated by the drum-
mere and soon engaged her in conversation.
She soon resumed her wonted equanimity ,
and 1 Ic.irncd that she xvns Just from
Massachusetts nnd was intend mi ; to taku up
her residence with a married daughter in
'Wntsouvlllo , but from what she had heard
from tlio drummers she was half inclined to
turn back.
I told her what a beautiful place San Jose
Is , that It Is never oppressively hot , that the
niphts nrn cool and delightful , that boats
never traversed our main streets , that bull-
lljjhts wcro unknown anil that In the history
of the place no one hnd ever been killed or
even Injured by an earthquake.
Hcforo the train reached Watsonville f had
convinced her that the drummers were base
fabricators for whom the mantloof Ananias
and the gown of Sapphire would neb make a
vest , and at her destination , where her
overjoyed relatives gave her u hearty recep
tion , she bade mo good-bye , remarking at the
snmo tltno :
"Them drummers do beat all. "
TouuliPil Diiuclns for Ten.
A. W. Douglas , representing the big Sim
mons hardwnro company of St. Louis , lost
? 10 worth of confidence In a lock of famous
reputation whllo In Omaha the other day.
lie was trying to sell some of the pattern to
Himubaugh & Taylor "when a bystander Inti
mated that Douglas' locks were no good , as
they wcro so cosily picked. Douglas said
that this was impossible , and finally backed
his belief with $10 against a proposition that
no 0110 In the store could pick ono of the
locks within ten minutes. In just thrco
minutes after the money was up V. I ) . Gib
son , representing a rival lock firm , bad
picked ono of Douglas1 warranted safctys.
As a result of the waccr the lock expert Is
today wearing a pair of flno gold cuff but
tons , each beine a $5 cold piece appropriately
engraved as follows" : "Awarded to P. B.
Gibson bv A. W. Douglas for picking lock
Oinatia , October 21,1SH ) . "
lt"Klster 'tlio ' DriiintncrH.
Every drummer who lives In Omaha and
desires the prosperity of his employer nnd
his city nnd state should get in this week and
register and make it n point to bo home on ,
Tuesday of next week to voto. Every whole
sale merchant in Omaha should order his
commercial men to register on Friday or Sat
urday of this week.
CHIzeni nf Omaha at home and abroad should
renumber that the remaining days of reolstration
art Friday , October 3t , and.Saturday , A'orem-
Ixr t.
A Itemarkublo Gotham Oat.
There is a remarkable cat on the East
Sldo. It is the property of Miss Clara
Guorliu. The Intolllg-enco of this feline
far to prove that cats have the
power of reason as well as instinct , says
the Now York Morning Journal. The
animal's nameis Mollio. She lives with
her mistress at No. 02 Avenue D.
Among the numerous tricks which
Mollie performs is to lie on her back and
personate death. No amount of slapping
or knocking about will arouse Mollie
from her lethargy until her mistress
tells her to got up.
Miss Guorlin has made a suit of cloth
ing for her pot and on state occasions
she arrays Mollie in petticoats andskirts
and puts a queer little bonnet on her
head. Then Mollie stands on her hind I
legs and walks gravely around the room i
to her own satisfaction and the delight
of the whole family.
Hut Mollie , notwithstanding her ac
complishments , is not generous. She
docs not allow any of 'tho other cats
around the liouso to drink milk from her
saucer. When ono of them approaches
and trios to lap from Molllo's saucer she
deliberately raises her paw and upsets
the milk upon the floor.
Unless moro care Is given to the hair the
coming roan is llablo to bo a hairless animal ;
hence , to ureveot the hair from falling use
Hall's Hair Uenewer.
Tlio Mustache ami the Character.
There Is a great deal of character In
the mustache. As the form of the upper
lip nnd the regions about it 1ms largely
to deal with the feelings , prldo , self-rolf-
nnco , manliness , vanity nnd other quali
ties that gi vo self -eon trol , the mustache/
is moro particularly connected with the
expression of these qualities or the re
verse.
When the mustache la ragged , and , as
it wore. Hying hither and thlthor , there ,
is a lack of proper self-control. When
it Is straight und orderly , the reverse ia
the case , other things , of course , taken
into account.
If there is a tendency to curl at the
outer ends of the mustache , there is a
tendency to ambition , vanity or display.
When the curl turns upward there la
geniality , combined with a love of ap
probation ; \vhon the inclination is down
ward there Is a moro sedate turn of mind
not unaccompanied by gloom.
It ia worthy of remark that good-na
tured mon w'.lf , in playing with the mus-
tncho. Invariably give it an upward in
clination , whereas cross-grained or mo-
ro3o men will pull it obliquely down
ward.
Cttlieni of Omaha nt 7iom mul abroad should
rfintmtxrthat the remaining day of rtyMratlon
Oitober 31 , and Saturday , .Yortm-
1C02 , Sixteenth and Furnnni streets Is
the new Rock Island ticket otllce. Tick
ets to all points cast at lowest rates.
THEY FELL BACK INSTANTLY ,
For They Saw a Huge Serpent Outlined
Against the Wyoming Moon !
ALMOST AS BIG AS A CABLE.
lie Chased tlio Hunters Imt Stopped
to Swallow an Antelope nnil Wits
Tlnnllr Killed by n Well
Directed A'ollcy.
There has hoon for some years in clr-
dilution throughout the vicinity
a rumor of an enormous ser
pent which had its htuint in the
Siveetwater mountins , lying north
of this place , says n Wyoming corre
spondent of the Now York Press. This
serpent was supposed to have boon one
that was found about ten years since in
u bunch of bananas imported by Michael
Costcllo , a fruit denier , nnd which es
caped before It could bo killed. It was
then only about three- feet in length ,
but was pronounced by Coatello , who is
a nntivo of South America , to bo a young
anaconda. Whether the snmo or not ,
hunters and the people who llvo in the
mountains hnvo reported from time to
time , coming across a snnko measuring'
many feet In length , and with u body
largo In pYoportlon , but which always
managed to got out of the way before it
was overtaken.
These stories grow in slzo and fre
quency , until it was said that these told
of the sea serpent were eclipsed by the
accounts given of the ono inhabiting the
peaks of tlio Swectwator. But the thing
has long ceased to bo a joke among the
small farmers nnd herders living near
there , for sheep and fowls , and even an
occasional good sized calf or colt ,
have disappeared so mysteriously as
to preclude all Idea of having
fallen prey to panther or grizzly and to
cause suspicion to fall on the monster
snake. In addition to these losses , it is
considered dangerous for the moun
taineers' children to wander far from
home , for it is credibly related that a
child of Ephraim larch , straying from
its companions while on a blackberry ex
pedition this last spring , encountered
the snake , which , according to the llttlo
fellow's account , was making towards
him' when a pot dog following him
darted at the serpent In his defense and
was nt once caught , encircled by the
snake's folds , which crushed him to
death , after which ho was eaten by the
reptile , which operation gave the child
time to got hack to its companions. The
boy is only five years old and too young
to have fabricated the story , which is
further corroborated by the continued
absence of the dog.
Numerous parties have been organized
to search out the anaconda and capture
it alive or dead , but have proven un
successful , as the creature , with rare
astuteness , has refused on such occasions
to materialize. On Saturday last , however -
over , the big snake was finally mot in
open field and fair battle. A party of
hunters , comprising three Or four of out *
most prominent citizens , had camped for
the night on a grassy knoll , about the
foot of which ran u small stream , by
which the horses were tied. They had
been asleep some hours when aroused
by the startled scream of ono of the
horses nnd the instant stampede of the
rest as they broke thoir-stako ropes and
rushed madly down the valley. The
moon was shining brightly , and by
its light the gentlemen wore-
enabled to discern a dark
shape lying on a pile of rocks
close to the banks of the little stream ,
nnd on approaching the object , which
looked like the straight black limb of a
tree , were soon satisfied of its nature by
seeing an ugly head , with bright , wicked
eyes , lift itself for a calmsttrveyof them ,
and were nearly overpowered by a waft
of its fetid , powerful breath. They fell
back instantly to a respectful distance
and then , taking as careful aim as possible -
siblo , fired on the serpent , but the only
effect appaijontly produced by the volley
was to cause the snake to draw out its
full length from the heap of rocks about
which it had coiled itself in and out to
start towards them.
Seeing this the party readily recalled
what the copy boons had taught was the
best part of valor and beat a hasty re
treat up the llttlo knoll. This was
gained just as the snake reached ita foot.
It seemed about to pursue them to the
summit , when a diversion occurred
that distracted the roptilo's attention
from the hunters. During the afternoon
a female antelope , having with her n
couple of young ones , had been killed ,
also ono of the fawns by accident , and
the other had been taken alive and
tethered close to where tlio big snake
paused to deliberate over pursuing the
party up the knoll. It would probably
have not have seen the animal had no't
the frightened animal given vent to n
piteous bellow , ran as far as the length
of Its rope would allow , and when
checked fallen on its knees. The snake
instantly writhed in its direction and
with a rapidity almost incredible wound
itself about the fawn , which continued
for a second or two cryiug in a stilled ,
horror-stricken way , till , as there was
heard a sickening crunch , it suddenly
became silent and the head dropped to
ono side. The snake immediately un-
coiled itself and stretching out its folds
until it lay nearly straight , with itd head
close to the dead antelope ,
covered the carcass with spittle ,
repeating the process several times.
The moonlight shining full upon the
spot enabled the gentlemen to watch the
proceedings closely , and , presuming on
his snalceship's preoccupation , ventured
to the edge of the hillock In order to ob
serve the curious sight of the anaconda
absorbing Into his own body ono that
seemed thrco times its clrcumforonco.
Having enveloped the antelope in its
glutinous saliva , the snake commenced
the slow process of swallowing it , and ,
taking first the head , the fawn gradu
ally disappeared , while the body of the
serpent swelled in the same ratio , until
it seemed as if the sleek , dark akin
would burst. When the antelope had
boon entirely absorbed the snake raised
Itself and was evidently about to crawl
oil when , the play over , the spectators
avenged the poor fawn by a well di
rected volley at the anaconda's head. It
was wounded badly , and in its death
agony writhed and twisted hideously ,
attempting again and again to coil itself
or to crawl as far as the rocks bordering
the stream , but was too much hurt to
inuko much progress. However , so violent
lent were its switchings and twistlngs
that the nlmrods declared that the air
sung with thorn , as the cut of a sapling
twitched rapidly in the hand will make
At last the snaka grew quiet , nnd
thinking it dead the gentleman ventured
to descend and were bonding over to ex
amine it when the snake , rearing itself
with nn expiring olfort , flung itself
nearly into the air nnd with its tall dealt
Mr. Marshall IIopo a blow violent
enough to knock him backward twenty
foot into the brook. But the next in
stant , with it long quiver all over ita
great body , the anaconda was dead ,
though It was some tltno before the
hunters would trust his seeming ovules-
cencc.
When measured ho was found to bo
exactly thirty-five ffjct nnd seven Inches.
It was with the greatest difllculty that
horns wcro induced to hnul the ana
conda back td ton , for they scorned to
regard the carcass ; with the utmost her
ror. The skin was stuffed by a local
taxidermist and placed on exhibition
before being sent to the natural history
association at Chovcnne.
CltUens ol Omaha at' ' home antl abroail JiniiI < l
remember that the remain In g Ji iof regMrat Ion
are Friday , October 3.tf and Saturday , Xovem-
ber I ,
_ _
THE FOltaOTTKN MIJjMOXS.
Genuine Americans Who Lire Well on
n Small Amount.
The "cost of bringing up a family of
five or six children comfortably In the
town of Mount Desert does not exceed
$2oO a year if the house , a garden patch
nnd cow-pasture bo already provided
from savings of the husband and wife
before marriage , and if the family , as a
whole , have normal health and strength ,
writes IProsidcnt Eliot of Harvard In the
Century. Very few heads of families
earn more than that sum in n year ; for ,
although a day's wages in summer is
commonly $1.75. work is scarce , the winter -
tor Is long and few men can got moro
than flvo months' employment at these
wapcs in a year. The man and boys of u
family can , however , do much for the
common support , oven when there is no
work at wages to bo had. They can
catch and euro fish , dig clams , trap lob-
etors , pitiK the abundant blueberries on
the rocky hills in August and shoot
ducks at the seasons of migration. Wild
nature still yields to the skillful seeker
a considerable quantity of food without
price.
Dwellers in a city may wonder how It
is possible for a family to live so cheap
ly , but there is no mystery about it.
There is no rent to pay ; the schools
are free ; water costs nothing ;
the garden patch yields potatoes
and other vegetables , and the
pasture milk and butter ; two kerosene
lamps and a lantern supply all the arti
ficial light needed "at a cost not exceed
ing $2 a year ; the family do all their
own work without waste ; there is but
ono fire , except on rare occasions , and
that single fire is In a steve which de
livers all Its heat Into the house ; the
wife and daughters knit the family
stockings , mittens and tnufilers , mend
all the clothes and for the most part
make all their own.
The ready made clothing which the
men buy aftho stores is very cheap (310 (
to 815 a suit ) , being made of "cotton with
but a small admixture of wool. The
cloth is strong nnd warm and looks
fairly well when new , but soon fades
and 'wears shabby. For children the
old clothes of their elders are cut down ,
the wear being thus brought on new
places. The Hessian girls wear proudly
her grandmother's woolen petticoats ,
and well she may , fpr they are just as
good and handsome as they were sixtv
years ago. A Scotch shepherd's all
wool plaid withstands the wind and rain
for a lifetime. The , old Swiss porter ,
who is carrying tao mounted traveler's
'
valise over the Ge'mmi , puts on a thick
woolen jacket of a rich brown color
when the shower begins , with the re
mark. ' 'The rain won't wet mo , sir ; this
coat has kept me. dry for twenty-fivo
years. "
The American farmer and laborer use
no such good materials as these , nnd
therefore they andi their children look
.shabby most of , the time ; but their
clothes are very cheap in first cost , and ,
like the cotton clothes of the Chinese ,
they answer tno main purpose of all
clothing. In a city the best clothes of
the city must always bo put on ; in the
country but seldom ! Shoes and boots
must bo bought for the whole household ,
but those articles" ' are also very cheap in
Now England , and the coarser sorts are
durable in proportion to their price.
For protection from rain the Mount
Desert man who is obliged to bo out of
doors in bad weather uses in sailor
fashion no rubber clothing , but Bulls of
oiled cotton cloth , which keep out not
only water but -wind , last long nnd cost
little 32 to S3 a suit. However hard it
may , bo for city people to understand it ,
the , fact remains that 5260 a year is
a , sum adequate to the comfortable and
wholesome support of a family of seven
or eight persons in the town of Mount
Desert , provided that a house , a garden
and a pasture are secured to them.
Citizen * Omaha at home and abroad tJiould
renumber that tht remaining daytof reulitratton
are Friday , October 31 , and Saturday , .toi'tm-
berl. _ _
WOOINO THE DUVIIj.
Falling in Love ivllti a .Russian
Woman a Ituthcr Serious Thin ; ; .
Among the middle and lower ordorsof
Russian society the model wife is she
whoso good conduct nnd slavish obod-
icnco to the will or whims oher _ , hus
band give him no excuse to lift hand
or rodagalnst her and who never beats
her husband when ho is drunk. Wives
boating their husbands is , however , a
recognized phase of Russian social life.
Among the cheap ehromos that adorn
the walls of village tea houses and
trakters , ono of the most familiar scenes
Is a drunken moujik on the ground and
his wife boating him In no gingerly
manner.
The merchant's wife and daughters
still keep out of sightin accordance with
oriental custom , when male friends call
on the husband , nnd when they go shop
ping the husband and father goes with
them , assists them with their bargains
and pays the bills. The merchant's wife
paints her checks and is very
fond of bright-colored clothes.
You often see thorn arrayOd from head
to foot in garish ijcd. She spends the
greater part of hc'i1 ( iuio in drinking tea ,
smoking cigarette } and gossiping with
visiting friends. Inhere is a saying that
"n" merchant's wife can drink n whole
samovar of tea. " ' .
Her mental abjiltles are held In light
esteem by her sriodso and his friends ,
who , though keen'1 ' merchants , are , for
the mo t part , mini' of scant education.
They will toll yon"that "a woman bus
long hair , bur a short mind , " that she is
a child ot the devil , -and that when you
fall in love with her you fall in love with
thoovilone. It i i'dnsldered bad luck
to moot a woman when you are going
fishing or ahootlug. In the churches
' 'neither women nqi'dogs'1 ore permitted
to penetrate the inner Banctunry , though
men and boys iiro , triply admitted.
Citlieni of Omaha at home and iibroul ihnitld
remtmhcrthat tht remaining daijiaf reylitratton
are Friday , October 31 , and Saturday , A" < w i-
bcr I.
TIIKV MATH KOIl
White Swans nj-a Models of Devotion
In Their DonicHtlo llclatlons.
In this country the white swan is the
best known of the family , u pair being
found on almost every piece of ornamen
tal water of bulllclont bl/.e ; they may bo
said to exist In a state of soini-doine tl-
cation , being undoubtedly the descend
ants of the wild swan , which lives In
largo tlocks In tl o temperate and cold
latitudes of the world.
The swan Is migratory nnd leaves the
polar seas early in the autumn ; when
Hocks , numbering about twenty-five or
thirty , make their way to more genial
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climates , It is therefore necessary to
pinion Individuals rot'ilneJ in captivity
In order to prevent their escape when
ho migratory instinctcoincs upon thorn.
Accord ing to Yur roll thocommon swim
wiia introduced In this country ubout the
Bwelfth century , and therefore 1ms a good
right to bo considered as n. domestic
twdtorfowl , whllo It also possosso
the proud distinction of hav
ing being long considered as n royal
bird , only to bo held In England by sub
jects as n privilege from the crown.
During the breeding season the swan becomes -
comes very savage and is then danger
ous to approach.
The inalo and female s\vnn pair for
life and are models of devotion ono to
the other. Thomalo bird may bo soon
durintr the period of incubation cither
swimming as a sentinel or seated close
beside his mate , half hidden by the
water reeds , among which the nest is
usually built.
Their food consists in great part of
acquatlc vegetables , but they are liirpo
feeders and consume snails , small fish ,
cols , as well as the various sorts of in
sects.
They are extremely long--lived , and
have boon known to live for moro than
fifty years.
The plumage of the birds is of a daz
zling whiteness in both the male and
female , the latter being rather the
smaller in ptze of body. The foot and
legs of both are blade , the bill orange
rod , with a black tubercle at the base.
When hatched the young are of an ashy
gray , becoming white when about two
years old.
VKLilt OUT OP 1US BKIITII.
Very Tunny Experience of General
i'as.scn or Agent 15us tls 011 a Sleeper.
Some ludicrous experiences are occa
sionally mot vrith by the occupants of
the upper berth , says the Chicago Her
ald. P. S. Eustls , the general passen
ger agent of the Burlington road , en
countered one of them during a trip from
Chicago to Omaha several years ago.
Tlio weather had been intensely hot and
when Mr. Eustls crawled Into his upper
berth , which ho occupied by choice , ho
determined to depart from his usual cus
tom of retaining his underclothing and
proceeded to shed it. It might bo well
to state that Mr. Eustls is long and thin
and it is onlv by sleeping on the bins and
letting his feet hang over at ono corner
of the berth that he enjoys anything
like rest in the ordinary sleeper. IIow-
ever , this is not relevant to the story.
Transpiring freely and almost suffocated
by the heat , the railroad man eat up in
his berth somewhat after the style of a
camp chair and began to work himself
loose from liis dripping underclothing.
Ho tugged wildly at his singlot , pulling
it up from the neck , but after gathering
in nearly all the under sheet on the
bortli ho changed tactics and worked
from the base up. In pooling this gar
ment ho skinned his knuckles against
the berth roof , but as a good member of
the Episcopalian church said nothing
audibly. Then he tackled his balbriggan
undordrawers , and after a number of ex
ceedingly clover gyrations shook them
loose , , but in unraveling them his cling
ing summer hose still remained.
Then began the real tug of war. Ho
was warm hoth physically and mentally ,
and so were the socks , only not mental
ly , but they were mighty obstinate
though. Revolving around as on a
pivot , MV. Eustis worked desperately at
those socks , and just as the right ono
loft his foot the car gave a sudden jerk
and the gentleman , losing his balance ,
slid under the curtain rod and dropped
with a mighty crash into the aisle
bolow.
Everybody was undressing and a
dozen heads popped out between the
curtains to see who had been killed.
These who were prompt to look saw a
very slim figure clad only in a striped
socfc , making a frantic effort to hide
behind a pair of curtains. In falling
Mr. Eustis bumped very hard against a
lady who occupied the lower berth oppo
site and who was leisurely disrobing
when ho so uncoroinonlusly jarred her
system. She yelled loudly for the
porter when she saw the naked appari
tion , and her boroams only coascd when
Mr. Eustls , from his position behind the
curtains , apologized for the Intrusion
and explained his accident. To relieve
any embarrassing feelings that this
story might create it would bo proper testate
state that the berth .under Mr. Eustis
was occupied by a railroad otllclal , who
holpcd to rub arnica on his friend's
bruises that same ovcning. Since this
event Sir. Eustls has never , under any
circumstances , attempted to disrobe in a
sleeper , yet , strange to say , ho conti
nues to occupy an upper berth whenever
ho Is on the road.
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nerves. A new principle. They speedily
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ami constipation. Splendid for men , woraoii
and children. Smallest , mildest , surest. 80
doses for 25 coats. Samples free at ICuhn &
Co.'s , IQtb and Douglas.
PRICK OP A WIPE.
Good Ones Quoted nt 10.OOO Cocoa
nuts in the Solomon Islands.
In the Solomon islands tlio market
quotation on a "good quality" wife is
10,000 coconnuts. The money of the
islanders , says All the Year Hound , con
sists of strings of shell beads about the
slzo of a shirt button , well made , nnd
strung in fathom lengths of two kinds ,
urcd" nnd "white" money. This is the
base of the currency , nbovo which comes
dog's tcoth , which are the gold of their
coinage. Only two teeth from a dog's
jaw are legal tender. A hole Is drilled
in each , and when a native has accumu
lated a sufficient number ho strings them
together and wears them as a collar.
Such a collar may bo worth as much as
X20. Porpoises' teeth are one-fifth the
value of dog's teeth , and rings of inarhle-
llko stone are also current coin.
The following is the basis of Solomon
island money and exchange : Ten cocoanuts -
nuts , ono string of white money , or one
stick of tobacco ; ton strings of white
money , ono string of red money , or ono
dog's tooth ; ten strings red money , ono
"isa" or fifty porpoise teeth ; ton isae ,
ono good quality wife ; ono bahika ( or
marble ring ) , ono human head ; ono
bahika , ono very good pig ; one bahika ,
ono medium young man.
"It is 'all over town I" "What I" 'Tho cold
wind , this morning. " "So it is , bntDr. Bull's
Cough Syrup Is all over town too , you can
buy It everywhere for 25 cents a bottle"
The careful mother always Iteeps Salvation
Oil handy. Twenty-five cents a bottle.
XhoBruto Within Us.
Contemporary Review : I know of no
moro appalling example of the power of
ono lifo to Influence another in far dis
tant periods than that which is afforded
by tno strange and horrible history of
the Murcchel do Itotz. A man of noble
birth , great wealth , great distinction a s
n soldier and high in favor of his sovereign
eign , ho took to the mo t horrible coin-so
of child murder of which wo have any
narrative ; nnd when at last driven to
confession , ho made this statement as to
the origin of his crimes :
"Tho desire to commit those nlroclties
came upon mo eight years ago. J left
court to go to Chapsonco that I might
claim the property of my grandfather ,
deceased. In the library of the castle I
found a Latin book Suetonius , 1 be
lieve full of accounts of the cruelties of
the Koman emperors. I read the charm
ing history of Tiberius , C'anicalla , and
other Cajhars , and the pleasure they
took in watching the agonies ol tortured
children. Thereupon I resolved to
imitate and surpass these same Ciesars ,
and that very night began to do so.1'
has been established in London IOO YEARS both _ _
a COMPLEXION and as a SHAVING SOAP , has obtained 10
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS , and is now sold in every city of the world.
It is the purest , cleanest , finest ,
The most economical , and therefore
The best and most popular of all soaps
for GENERAL TOILET PURPOSES } and for use in the NURSERY it is recom
mended by thousands of intelligent mothers throughout the civilized world ,
because while serving as a cleanser and detergent , its emollient properties
prevent the chafing and discomforts to which infants are so liable.
PEARS' SOAP cart now be had of nearly all Druggists in the United
States , BUT BE SURE THAT you GETTUK GEUUiNK , as there are wcrthless imitations.
THE GREAT LIVER and STOMACH REMEDY
Cures nil < liKordcrs oftlm hloinnch. Ijlvor , lluwch , Kutueru , illndilur.Ncrv-
ous DUeaenii. lnnn of Aipetllu | , Ilondaulir , CoiiHtipnllou , Coiilvoncu , Indliri-H-
lion , ItlltoiiHMcg * , Korrr , S'lluH , IClc. , mul romlers tlio nyntotn less llablo to con
tract disease.
ItAIHVAV'S I'JM.S art ) u euro for liiU complaint , They tone up the Intcrnul Hcrrotlont to
Doalthy action , restore htrongth to tli MOIIIHCII , itnil CMU'J'H It Ui pcrfcirin In fiinclloin.
I'rlco a.V > u tioi. Jiold by all drugjUU , or mulled by UA1HYAY A C'O. , ; Warren Mruot , New
rorlc , ou receipt ot price.
DR.MCGREW
TH SPECIALIST.
Moro limn 15 years' experience In the tre lmpntot
PRIVATE DISEASES.
A euro KiiarnnteeU in 3to tHe days without tholos *
of an hour's time.
STRICTURE
I-orniiinently cnroJ nlthout pnlnor ln lrumenli ; n
rutting ; no Ulkillnir. Tlio mint riMimrknhlo ruiuiMr
Lnown lo modern nclenoe.Vrllo for clruuUr * .
SYPHILIS
CURED IN SO TO OO DAYS.
I > r. Mc rcw' treatment for Ihls terrlhln blooil illi-
CASO has been pronuunct'il liu ! luuit ponrrftil nml
miccmful rrniciljr cvoraiscotcre'l for thn at iolut
curuof this disease , llli BUCCUII wllh lliK llsf.M
lias never been equalled. A coiuplclo CHUB UUAU-
ANTKEK.Vrllo for olrml r .
LOST MANHOOD
ami Ml noaknessof llic reinnlorunni. nerroinnest ,
llmlitllr acildo.'pcriiluricr aluolutcly cured. Tli r -
llof it Iniruedlntu ntid cuuiplclo.
SKIN DISEASES ,
Catarrh , rhetltrmtUm , nnd nil dlsonvH of the blool
liver , kltlncjs nnd bladJcr pcrminenllr eunsl.
FEMALE DISEASES
antl neuralgia , nervousnois and ill.M'niei of the utmn-
nch cured. The Doctor * * "llomu Trenlment" for
ladlet U pronounced l > r nil wlin hare u.v.l II. to b
tliomont rorapltHo nml convenient rciiiedjr over of
fered for Iho treatment of tumuli ) dl&e.m'4. 11 ti
Irulr n nomlorfnl remeiljr. N" InilruiuHiiti ; no
pain. Hotms con IJ.MIIK * KIIOJI 3 TO t ONLY.
DR. McGREW'S
marvelous ucccs hm won for lilm n reputation
which la truly nnllonnl In ctiarncli'r , nnd liU Kt < a * .
nrmjrof piulunls ronclie ) from the Atlantic tj Iho
1'ncltle. Tlio linrtor li n Krailunto nf "iirui I.AU"
ncfllclno nti'l lin'liiul 'ongnnd rureful uxi > erlnnou In
loxi'ltnl ' practice , nnU It cl.-mt'ci ninom : Ihu luadln *
ippcinlluls In modern cJpnco. Trritutoiit by corru-
BJiumlcnco. Wrllo for clrculiri ubout each of tlio
above dl eu c9 , I'HKK.
Office , 14th and Farnam Sis
Kntrnnco on cither utreei.
WATCHES.
DIAMONDS
and FINE JEWELRY
Solo Agent In Omaha lor Corham Man
ufacturing Go's
Sterling
Silverware
MANTLE CLOCKS ,
RICH CUT GLASS and
CHINA.
Our Stock of Fine Goods is the
Largest and Our Prices the
Lowest.
Come and KOO us.
Cor. Douglas & 15th St
SJORIISS BRAND
Miica Collar * uiiiltiulTn. >
Correct Styles.
Best Quality. Perfect Fllllnn.
TRY THEM.
PRINCIPAL POINTS
EAST , WEST ,
NORTH and SOUTH
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13O3 Farntim Str3i1 ; .
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Olty Pasaoutfor and Tlokot Atfonb
! Prlm rj. tcorva y or
Tar t la jicniTJWit'iy
, _ tur l In ? 0 la 90 il , .
_ rB Wo eliminate ull paUin
> thai ib * n * > inmiver IJUA letiirn f
lh < dl eiir In any form , l' rtl < - cnn In ; lr lrl at
homo aj wellc litre , ( rorllu intrter \ ao.l un I r
,
Iho * ani B < } 3 .ait-1. i but vlllt tli'na vh ? j i r i
roinolierr L lll rontru-t lac'.ru Ihtin 0" rrfMifl n .1
n. < m y nl p ir rntira eijHiiw ol c mln ; , ram * > 1
faro ana hole ! Milt.
ODR MAGIC EEMEDY
to curr Iho inc l ol'ftlimto cruti. Wo iiaci.-i | ! lit *
world for a r u we ran not niro. Wmv Hie hUlorr n (
ni i rmo * tr" > r-iflc fur H/phllU lm < l- < -n wuglil
for Mut Ktrrr found uulll our Uielo JU'inMjr w i di * >
rmfrtti. Xcmflcttipr ytruuiiHt. WrlUt fur irfrirn ' *
COOK HKMii > Y CO. , Omalin , XrOratlm ,
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