r.l\rATTA T.ATT.V
BY WAY OF HUDSON'S ' BAi ,
To Bo tbo Shortest Line From the North
west to Europe.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED MILES SAVED ,
TJirro IlitndrfMl Million ACITH' ol'
Fertile null (2rnzliiK
( < > Ilu Itcoimlit
Ncnrcr to Mnrkvt.
A fo\v ycnrs moro will \vltnrss the
completion of the Winnipeg tt Hudson's
Hay mil way , which , In conjunction with
n line of ocean steamships , will provide
n now and direct outlet to the European
markets , writes tm Ottawa correspond
ent to the Now York Times. Ilujjh
Sutherland of Winnipeg , the loading
promoter of tlio schcino , has overcome
popular opposition and.has at lust con
vinced the Canadian authorities of the
wisdom of his vast undortnhlnfr. En
glish capital is behind Mr. Sutherland.
The Dominion government hns prtvon ti
freehold hind grant o ( ever six million
nerds of land , whllo tlio Manitoba legis
lature , hy roHolutton , IIIIH ngrccd to fur
nish pouunlnry nssislnneo. 'J'ho road is
nlready completed ton point forty miles
north of "Winnipeg.
The purpose of this railway is to bring
the largest agricultural district In the
world , embracing 500,000,000 acres of
fertile wheat and gra/.ing lands , moro
tlnin 1,000 , miles nearer to the seaboard
than it is .at present. This advantage
will extend to the wheat and cattle of
the adjoining states of Minnesota , North
and South Dakota , Montana , Wyoming
and Oregon , und also to the trade of
British Columbia , China nnd Japan.
The chamber of commerce of Grand
Forks , N. I ) . , and the farmers' ' conven
tion of Minnesota have , on behalf of the
people of Hod IJivor valley , unanimously
passed resolutions proffering nwjuraiicos
of support on the completion of the rail
way , The ranch lands of Minnesota and
"Wyomlnrr are llllcd up oiid tlio cattle
men of those states nro driving their
herds across tbo boundary line to the
gra/.ing lands of the Canadian northwest.
Tlio provinces of Manitoba and the
Northwest territories of Canada lie far
to the west of the Atlantic seaboard. A
railway journey ol 1-lJK mllea from Mon
treal , the nearest seaport , Is necessary
before reaching Winnipeg , which is sit
uated at thooxtreme eastern limit of the
fertile holt of the northwest. It is 1,781
miles by the present shortest railway
route from Montreal to Roginn , capital
of the Northwest territories , and the
center of the wheat-growing region.
There is an average of li.OOO miles uiul
moro from Montreal to the cattle ranches
of the northwest. These distances are
very great , and the cost of transporta
tion of the products of that country is so
heavy that llttlo margin is loft to the
producer. The natural and inevitable
consequence of this enormous handicap
lias been very seriously to retard the de
velopment of a country vast in extent
and exceedingly rich in the resources of
Its soil and grassing lands.
Some other outlet , shorter , cheaper ,
nnd moro expeditious , had to bo pro
vided In order to insure that measure of
prosperity which the other natural con
ditions of the country so liberally prom
ise. Lying Immediately to the north ,
and within a few hundred miles of the
principal editors of t ratio and popula
tion , is Hudson Bay , projecting far into
the interior , as if to invite the commerce -
merco of the whole of that region. A
port at the mouth of the Nelson river
would ho nearer to Liverpool than to
Montreal or Now York , and a route by
way of Hudson's bay and strait woul'd
thus bring the entire northwest from
one thousand to one thousand five hun
dred miles nearer the seaboard than It
is at present , and place it at an equal
advantage in respect to European mar
kets with the eastern provinces of the
Dominion and with the middle and
northern slates of the adjoining repub
lic. A railway to Hudson's bay and a
steamship line thence to England wore
accordingly determined on.
Port Nelson , the terminus of the rail-
wavon Hudson's Hay , is2G ! ) ( ! miles from
! I Liverpool , 2.1)00 ) from Montreal and : i,100
from New York , these distance a being
practically identical. ISut the saving In
railway carriage is very great. From
Reglna , the terminus of tbo western
branch of the i all way , to Now York by
the present shortest route is 2UJo miles ,
to Montreal 1,781 miles and to Port Nol-
Bon only 700 miles , showing n saving by
the Hudson's Uav route over Now York
of l-l15 , ! miles and over Montreal of 1,081
milos. Tlio saving from Wnnopog is
correspondingly great. It is this advantage -
vantage which has caused so great and
general a demand for the development
of the now route , and which will com
mand for it the carrying trndo Intended
for European ports , It will revolution
ize the trade of the whole vast interior
of the continent as certainly and com
pletely as the Suez canal has revolu
tionized the trade with the oast.
The cattle industry of the northwest
has already assumed largo dimensions ,
nnd now that the gra/.ing lands of the
United States are about exhausted and
the cattlemen of that country nro turnIng -
Ing their attention to the moro fertile
nnd almost limitless-regions of north
western Canada , the development of that
Industry will no doubt bo largely accolor-
nted. Several herds have already been
driven across the boundary line , and the
1'owder River company of Wyoming has
driven over a herd of10,000 head. In a
ehort time the export of cattle from
these ranches will reach largo proportions
tions , nnd the great advantage hi dis
tance , time nnd cost will throw nearly
the whole of this trallle to the Hudson's
Bay railway.
Upward of thirty-six million bushels
of wheat nro produced annually in the
Red river volley of Minnesota and Da
kota , moro than 80 per cent of which is
exported. Much of the land in this
vnlloy is still unoccupied. The lied
river flows northward toward Hudson's
bay , nnd is navigated by largo steamers
from Winnipeg to Fargo , on the North
ern Pacific railway , a distance of 680
miles. Nearly the whole of the surplus
wheat would seek the now route as the
shortest and cheapest , the saving in
carrlngo representing the increase
In price to the producer , as
well as operating as a stimulus to
Increased production , Competent author
ities estimate that the wheat surplus for
export from the regions tributary to the
Hudson's I3ay railway will within five
years of its completion reach the enor
mous total of ao,000,000 bushels. The
proportion of this tralllo which will soolc
Ifo
Its outlet bv the now route will bo largo
enough in itself to tax the resources of
any ono line to move. To this will bo
added the trulllo in cattle , an Industry
capable of immense development in the
regions named.
Among the principal rivers of the
northwest are the Red , the Asslnibolno
and the Saskatchewan , all cute-ring Into
nndson's bay through the Nelson. The
two former are navigable for ( iOO miles
each and upward , and the Saskatchewan
and its branches far 1,500 miles. In the
valleys of those rlvors the Inntl Is fertile
nnd much of It is nlroiuly taken up mid
occupied by enterprising nnd prosperous
tottler ? . The trade anil produce of
thousands of miles of Iho richest valley
Innils will find tholr outlet through Hud-
ton's buy. Along the Saskatchewan are
extensive coal deposits , easily workuil
and affording an iinuiodiiilo trnlllu for
tlio railway in supplying tlio settlements
already forini'd between Winnipeg and
Grand Kuplds at tlio crossing of the Sas
katchewan.
A moro direct nnd cheaper route for
European immigrants to the Cannillan
northwest Is urgently needed , Many ol
those leaving tholr old hornet in past
.years with.tho purpose of trying llieir
fortunes in that now country of "llltmit-
able possibilities , " us Lord Duircrln
happily describes It , drifted to the
United States. This was almost Inevita
ble from the mixed route which hud for
so many yesrs afforded the only means
of access to that country. The loss to
the cinolro in wealth and population
which has boon occasioned in this way
will bo checked as soon as the now route
is opened , and immigrants are thereby
permitted direct access to the country
without being exposed to the allure-
incuts of foreign land agents. The bene
fit which will result In this way are so
apparent that the government will no
doubt give every encouragement to the
use of tills ronto us a means to tlio settle-
rncnt of the country.
The coast regions of the bay and strait
nro known to bo rich In minerals. Dr.
Dr Uell , P. H. S. , assistant director of
the Canadian geological survey , whoso
explorations have covered n period of
eight years , reports having discovered
largo deposits of various iron ores ,
gnlonn , gypsum , ubostos and mica , as
well as promising traces of gold , silver ,
copper and other minerals. In his re
port for 1895 Lieutenant Gordon , R. N. ,
commanding Iho Canadian government
expeditions to Hudson's bay , expressed
the conviction that with railway com
munication with the bay these mines
would bo speedily developed.
The witters of the bay and strait
abound with stilmon , cod , seal , porpoise ,
whale and walrus. The Hudson Bay
company already does a largo trade In
salmon , porpoise and walrus , and for
half a century Now England vessels have
annually visited the bay forwhnlcs. Tlio
development of these valuable indus
tries , however , is yet in its infancy , and
a source of such certain wealth to enter
prising traders is not likely to romaln
neglected when railway communication
is established , The white lish trade of
hikes "Winnipeg and Manitoba promises
to bo very largo , regular shipments being -
ing inn do as far east as Chicago , BulTalo
and Now York , and south to the cities
of the Mississippi valley. Notwithstand
ing the present dlllicultlos In reaching
market , the quantitv exported last year
amounted to 1,000,000. !
Tlio period during which Hudson's
strait is open for navigation each year
is a question that may now bo consid
ered as satisfactorily solved. The house
of commons of Canada and the legis
lative assembly of Manitoba have col
lected u mass of evidence bearing on the
subject , the testimony varying as to the
period of navjgation from four to six
months. No one places it at a loss
oeriod than four months for steamships ,
and the propondorenco of evidence is in
favor of from ( Ivo to six.
llalf a generation ago "Winnipcer , the
flourishing capitol of the northwest ,
was a rnero outpost In the wilderness ,
only to bo reached by a laborious advance -
vance through the trackless forests and
almost unexplored waters. Now ll is a
great city , full of activity and enter
prise , from which no less than seven
railways radiate. The growth of Chicago
cage itself was not moro rapid in the
corresponding period of its existence.
Mr. William T. Price , n , justice of the
peace nt lilchland , Nub. , was conllned to his
tied last winter with severe attack of lunl-
bitpo , but a thorough application of Chamber
lain's 1'ain Balm enabled him to got up and
go to work. Mr. Price says : "The remedy
cannot bo recommended too highly. " Lot
anyone troubled with rheumatism , neuralgia
or luino back give it a trial and they will beef
of the same opinion.
Pin This"in Your JInt.
And you will then 'know that the
largest auction sale of city lotsovor hold
in the southwest , and the great oppor
tunity for investments takes place at
Aransas Harbor , Texas , Januurv 7
and a -
Dr.Blrnoy , nose and throat. Bcobldg.
Don't Fool Yourself !
Notwithstanding all rumors to the
contrary , the Chicago , Milwaukee & St ,
Paul Uy's now steam heated palace
sleeping cars , with ' 'electric lights in
every berth , " still leaves the Union de
pot , OMAHA at 0:10 : p. in. daily , arriving -
ing nt Chicago at fl : ! > 0 a. m. , in ample
time to niako all eastern connections.
Ticket ollico , 1601 Fanmm st.
J. E. PIIKSTO.V , F. A. NASH ,
C. Puss. Agt. Gon. Agt.
.MOW Kli OOHADO.
Arrival of the Hrltlsh Ivxpciiitloii in
' Alnshonalnnil ,
A'boul eight weeks ago several hun
dred white men , who had marched
nearly ono thousand miles north of Kimberly -
borly , pitched their tent at tho.baso of a
mountain and raised the British ( lag.
Their chaplain , Cannon Balfour , said a
a short prayer and then a salute of
twenty-one guns was llrod , says the Now
York Sun. The expedition of the Brit
ish South Africa company had reached
its destination. It was encamped at
at Mount Armpdon , la the northern part
of iMashonatand , and the occupation of
the now El Dorado was an accomplished
fact.
fact.This
This is the most significant event that
bus-recently occurred in Africa ; for tbo
land which the whites have just occu
pied is able to furnish with comfortable
homes many thousands of the teeming
population of Europe. Already pros
pecting parties from the Transvaal and
Capo Colony are fast Hocking into tlio
now coup try. A telegraph wire is
stretched from ICimborly to Mount
IJinnpdcn , and perhaps oven now the
pioneer expedition is within u few hours'
reach by telegraph of their friends in
Kuropo.
Mr. Mauml , who a few years ago spent
n good deal of time exploring the coun
try of the Matabelo and their depend
ency , Mashonaland , says that the Mata
belo are not BO blank as they have boon
painted , and that travelers have given
thorn u harder reputation than they deserve I-
serve , owing to the weakness that pos
sesses a many pioneers for exagger
ating the dangers they have gone
through. Still the Matabolo are a
savage people , und tholr name Inspires
terror among weaker tribes over the
whole interior of South Africa. The
king and people have given promises 13e
friendship to the English , and the
whites now in a country which is ns big
as Germany , are in a position to enforce
thofuUillinont of the pledges King Lob-
ongula has made. There Is really Id Io
danger from the natives to bo looked
for by the whites now pouring into the
country.
The reason this rich region , far north
towards the Xambcsl , is so salubrious is
on account of its elevation , about 4,000
feet above the sen. Mr , Maund says the
evenings and mornings are delightful ,
and the bout Is not enervating. Ho has
often played lawn tennis there in the
middle ol the summer day. White inun
can work all the year round in that
country. Thoronro Kngltshmcn in the
region who have lived there for nearly
twenty yours and , what Is more essential
to good colonization , whlto children
thrive well , seine of the missionaries
and traders having reared largo fam
ilies. In some places near the river
banks , to bo sure , fever Is found , but
houses built , a few hundred feet above
the eon avoid such danger.
The character of the Matahelo would
naturally bo inferred from the name of
the king's capital , Gu-Buhiwayo , which
means "the place of killing. " Hut all
this country around the capitol , though
it has been the econo of count-
lets human senriflees , is im
mensely rich in resources. The toil
is deep and fertile , nnd , besides , there
are found everywhere ledges of
rich gold-bearing ere cropping above the
surface. Some exceedingly rich ledges
pass right through the settlements of
the Matabolc. Every Kuropean vegeta
ble , besides sweet potatoes , thrive ilnely
in this favored region. The now coun
try promises , when European farmers
poltlo there , to bo the granary of South
Africa. Largo crops of corn can bo
grown , and it is an interesting sight now
to see the Matabolo women at work in
the gardens and Holds picking figs or
hoeing the crops , long rows of girls ,
often with a queen among them , keeping
time with their hoes to a chant that is
rather musical. Tobacco of the ilrst
quality is grown in Mashonalandnnd the
rico raised th < 5rp is also excellent ,
Ono peculiarity of the country is the
terrible scourge known us hoi so sick
ness. A remedy for this disease has not
yet been found. It comes every year after
the rains. Mr. Mnund In one week lost
eleven horses out of thirteen. Animals
that survive a season ortwo nro never
after aflllcted with the disease. They
are called ' 'salted horses , " nnd they are
worth from $250 to 5300 , four or live
times as much as a good horse costs who
has not passed through the seasoning
process.
It is to the mineral richness of the
country , of course , that everyone Is lookIng -
Ing for its quick development. Mr.
Mnuiiu boliovcs that the gold In Ma-
shonaland and Mntnbclcl and will create
a rush to that region only paralelled by
the furore of 1811) ) , whey so many
thousands of miners from all
over the world Docked to Cali
fornia. It will bo the poor man's gold
field , for hero alone in South Africa
have rich deposits of placer gold been
found , the mines in all other regions re
quiring costly quartz crushing ma
chinery to extract the precious metal.
It is in the very region around Mount
Hampdon that for years the native
women have dug ia the sands of dried
up rivers , washing out the sand and pre
serving the precious gold dust in quills ,
which their men have carried far south
to sell to white men , in spite of the
king's ' prohibition upon this trade ; for
it has boon an ollenso punishable by
death to sell gold to the whites , who are
now flocking into the country by the
thousands to dig gold for themselves.
The king has acted very wisely in this
change of policy. Ho know well that
the whites had discovered the remark
able richness of his country , nnd that
whether ho consented or not , they would
go there to get the treasure they are
seeking. Ho hns made the best of the
situation by putting his country into the
hands of u strong company , countenanced
by the great white queen , who has
solemnly pledged that the king and his
people will bo protected against the in
vading whites , and will not bo despoiled
of their country ,
The fact is , however , that unless the
Matabelo adopt the Industrious habits
of the whites they will eventually have
to lenvo their rich land and plunge fur
ther north into the heart of savage
Africa. The assogal , which has boon
about the only implement in the hands
of their men , must bo exchanged for the
implements of industry. The whites
will bo too numerous in that region to
tolerate a largo body of do-nothing
blacks , nnd the Matabolo will probably ,
like their cousin ? , the Zulus in Natal ,
become tillers of the soil.
It is a great day for the people of Ma-
shonnland , who have been so long down
trodden by the Matabelo. They have
wclcomed'tho white pioneers with the
most unaffected joy , and though they
have seen very few white men , they do
not exhibit tlio slightest fear of the largo
army that has come among them.
St. PctcrsbtirK's Knllroml Conl'eroaoo
At its session in St. Petersburg next
year the international railroad congress
j proposes to discuss a long list of import
ant questions , says the Hallway World.
Ono < of the subjects assigned is "tho
establishment of an exact and uniform
nomenclature. " In these days when
Volapuk finds many eulogists , and at
least ono journal maintains that
it ] will bo necessary for the world
to i again adopt Latin ns the
universal language of diplomacy and
commerce , this subject need surprise no
ono. The dilliculties in the way of es
tablishing uniform nomonconturo are
neither few nor slight , but the conven
ience of such a system Is admirable.
Sanguine spirits will point to the com
plete victory of the "now stylo" chro
nology , and conservatives will urge that
many who concede the theoreti
cal advantage of the twenty-
four-hour mode of counting evince
no desire to adopt it. Metal
and wooden ties ns to olllciency and dur
ability , are to undergo searching tcbts.
It is worthy of note that the congress Is
endeavoring to deserve the name "inter
national , " and might , without egotism ,
adopt the title of "cosmopolitan , " Dif
ferent as are the conditions environing
the private corporations of England and
America from those environing the olll-
cial roads ol a largo part of Europe ,
nearly every subject on the list will bo of
interest to practical railway men
in all portions of the globe.
Selecting topics at random ,
Europeans , Americans and Austra
lians alike desire to know the best motlo
of rounding curves , and the most suita
ble equipment for light locomotives.
The best method of boating trains is
also a point on which railway engineers
on both sides of the Atlantic are fixing
their attention. It appears that in Eu
rope , as well ns in America , rolling
stock sometimes gets diverted from its
proper line. Variations of gauge , re
lief of employes , comparative legisla
tion and other topics will bo discussed.
Papers of value may confidently bo ex
pected.
Tlio ( irupRists of this cltyscll the most suc
cessful preparation that has yet been pro
duced for couchs , colds and croup. It will
loosen nnd relieve a coltl in loss time than
any other treatment , The article referred to
is Chamberlain's cough remedy. It is u med
icine that has won fuma and popularity on its
merits imd ono that can always bo depended
on. It is the only known remedy that will
prevent croup. It must Ua tried to bo up-
prcclKtcci. It is put up in Mo und $1.00 bot-
iles-
Tickets at lowest rates and su pcrlor
accommodations via the great Rock
Island route Ticket oHIco , 1G02 Six
teenth and Farnam streets Omaha ,
Dr.Blrnoy , nose and throat. Bcobldg ,
The celebrated painter Vornet , whllo
ho was yet unknown , painted the picture
of the Duchess I * Her frlonds were
thoroughly dissatisfied with the likeness ,
The painter was convinced that it was a
good ono and was sorely grieved about
the verdict , as it robbed him out of till
hopotosccuro customers in the aristo
cratic world , '
"Do not lot thiaill courngo you , " said
ono of his friends. ' - ' * ] know these fault
finding Ignoramuses that put you down
because you hnvoj > no celebrated iiiuno.
Introduce mo tomtirhw as a judge of art
and I will fix it. "
Without great hope the painter let
his friend have his own way. His friend
had hoard that tho. . 'duchess had a llttlo
lap dog which she often caressed and
oven kissed. Upon ' .this . ho built -his
plan , and repaired to" the hotel of the
duchess with the request to see the pie-
The portraits were really well exe
cuted , and when It was brought forth ho
praised It so much that ho soon fell Into
a quarrel with friends of the I'uchess
who were present. To smooth it out ho
made an appeal that tlio llttlo lap dog
bo brought to see the picture.
They wore satisfied.and a. madis was
brought forth. As BOOH as the picture
was hold before the dog ho began to wag
his tail nnd showed his joy in every
manner , jumped at the picture and begun
to lick it. "What more did they want to
wove it a perfect likeness ? All con-
euro ceased ; there wore only words of
appreciation , and the young artist was
teen overwhelmed with orders.
Hut the friend could now laugh , as ho
had bribed a torvant of the duchess to
grease the picture with bacon.
M. L. Blair , alderman nth ward , Scrnnton ,
Pa. , stated Nov. li , 'S3 : Ho had used Dr.
Thomas' Klectrlcal Oil for sprains , bums ,
cuts , bruises nnd rheumatism. Cured every
time ,
A Gnu \vltli n HlMory.
"That , " said Ellas Cochran , of Boll
Township , as ho exhibited a rather
handsome rille. "that is perhaps the old- ,
cst gun in this section , "With it my
grandfather , Isaac Cochran. my father ,
Soseph Cochran , and myself have done
all our hunting , says the Punxsutaunoy
(1'u. ( ) Spirit. It is considerably over ono
hundred years old. Many a bear nnd
deer and wolf has bitten the dust
simultaneously with its discharge , and it
came mighty near having one human
victim. About sixty-five years ago my
father , who was then a young man , was
going out to watch a dear lick In the
north end of Indiana county , and while
oa the way ho learned that his father's
brother , David Cochran , had just been
killed in a quarrel over a settlement by
a man named John Sharrali , who was
then the terror of the neighborhood.
Sharrah had struck- him on the back of
the head with a piece of steve wood ,
breaking Ills neck. My father hud this
gun with him at the time , but , f Miring
that ho might bo templed to shoot
Sharrah , ho steed it up against a tree
and left it.
"When wo reached the scene of the
tragedy Sharrah began abusing him
and lie was compelled in self-defense to
give Sbarrah a good licking. In the
meantime my grandfather came along ,
saw the gun and took it with him anil
when ho saw Sharrah and learned how
ho had been acting , ho drew up to shoot
him. But just as ho pulled the trigger
my father shoved the gun to one sldo
nnd Sharrah's life was saved. Ho served
several years in the penitentiary for his
crime , however. " That is the story of
ono gun.
"What shall I do ! " the maiden cried. "Ho
will bo hero tonight ami my hands are
chapped ; however , I have n bottle of Salva
tion Oil. "
Old remedies under new names are being
constantly introduced to the public , but Dr.
Bull's Cough Syrup still maintains its pre
eminence.
A .Singular Mcctm- ; .
Maurice Ucrnhardt's duel with a jour
nalist , la whiu-h the celebrated actress'
son came out victorious and actually
drew blood from his opponent , is well
known to Americans who visit Paris ,
says the Chicago Herald. Ho is as thor
ough a Frenchman in parentage as any
man in Paris , and yet ho is in appear
ance a typical English squire. Ilin fond
mother sots aside $ : i5,000 a year for hoi-
son's ' expenses and young Bcrnhnrdt
runs in debt about $10,000 moro
on an average. Ho has grown tali
and broader since ho was in this
country and ho is now a fine-looking
specimen of a clear-eyed , ruddy-cheeked
and powerfully built athleto. Ho amus
es himself at times bv driving a tandem
through the crowded streets of Paris and
without seeking notoriety in tiny way ,
ha continually figures in the small talk
of the French capital. A few months
ago a very distinguished duke who had
come back to Paris after an exile ,
was received by an enormous
crowd of admirers at the
station. Well back In the crowd was
Maurice Bornhardt , and as the distin
guished duke walked through tbo sta
tion , greeting his friends and acquaint
ances , his eye suddenly fell upon the
stalwart llguro of the actress' son. For
a moment the cheek of the noble duke
paled , while the younger man blushed
almost painfully ; then the two men
raised their hats politely to ono another
and the duke went on his way. The
newspapers remarked very broadly next
day that It was a meeting between father
and son.
Vim Houton's Cocoa Lnrtjest sale in the
world.
Hacked l > y PnwrrJul Inlhicncno.
The Cily of Aransas Harbor , Tex. , is
bucked by the railroad influences , also
the company to whom the congress ol
the United States granted the exclusive
right of obtaining deep water over the
bar at Aransas Pass.
Ilutlcr'H Den nnd HnhttH.
A capacious room at the right of the
main hall is the general's "den , " says a
writer in the Boston Herald In describ
ing a visit to the homo of Benjamin F.
Butler. It is an odd combination of li
brary , ollico and rolle hall. Cases of
books line the wall on ono sldo , and on
the other , between the windows , are
suspended a. collection of moincnloes of
the war , which thq general holds most
dear. In a bow window at the
front is a tubular glass case
in which tho'general's service
sword , dress parade saber , a massive pre
sentation sword iVnd the sword of his son ,
Captain Paul Butler , who since his re
tirement from active army service has
lived with his father and is interested in
the United States cartridge works ia
Lowoll.
The general rises each morning at 7
o'clock , oats a hourly breakfast , is driven
in a buggy to the station and takes a
train for Boston , leaving nt about 8iO. : ;
Ho returns to Lowell almost Invariably
on the train leaving Boston at 5 p. in.
Ills evenings have' ' llttlo of variety about
them , as he spends most of them in his
"don" studying 'cases in hand. In that
room ho receives most of his visitors.
Odd "Walking
A curious collection of walking sticks
was recently sold In London , It con
sists of half a dozen walking sticks , dat
ing , most of them , with ( ho oglnnlng
of the century ; and showing roll what
wore the dandy proclivities of the
period. Ivory and tortoise shell are
the chief materials , n'ot of the handles ' ,
but of sticks themselves , the handles
being of much more precious stuff. One
Is of ebony with a gold top. The top
opens like a circular snuff-box , and In
concentric rings are , as an inscription
records , locks of the hair of three Eng
lish princesses. Diamond-eyed snakes
with enamel heads are the decorations
of this costly walking stick , which Is
very heavy and nonrly four feet long ,
Pope has u line praising a fop famous for
'the nice conduct of a chnided cane. "
Ono of thcso canes is lioro , the hands
of clouded ninuor. A stout hnzol set in
gold , which is among the collection ,
ionics nearer the utilitarian tastes of
today.
A Itnrc New Year's
Among the greetings for the now vcar
.ho heartiest und happiest come from
-ho January number of the Ladles Homo
lotirnal. Oliver Wendell Holmes ,
George William Curtis , Joshua Whit-
comb Hiloy , George W. Chillis and Will
Carleton join with llonry M. Stanley ,
John \Vanainaker. Kuthorford B. Hayes ,
Joseph .loITorson , Lawrence Hnrrett , Dr.
ralmago , lllshop Nownnin and many
other well known mon , to weave
"or the women of America a gar-
ami of good wishes for 1891. It IH
i perfect treasury of kindly words and
jrlght thoughtsand every woman should
cad what these great men wish for her.
'f this number Is a fair Index the pres
ent volume of the Journal will bo an OH-
loclally rich ono. Besides the opening
chapter of Mrs. A. D. T. vVhitnoy 's now
serial , "A Golden Gossip , " there is the
second part of Sarah Orno Jcwctt's
Christmas story , and the conclusion of
Anne Sheldon Cotnbs's "Pasqualo. "
VInio. Albanl-Gyo nlTords us a charming
pllmpso of Queen Victoria as a guest
mil friend in her artiplo "Qtieon Vic-
orla at My Tea Table" ; Julian Haw-
-borne contributes a clover description of
' > ur sea coast in winter , "Pretty Things
'or the Table , " beautifully illustrated ,
ells and shows how to dress a table
irottlly , and the novelties which are
iscd ; while Charles II. Stoiuway tolls
low to euro for a piano. A clover series
of portraits and articles "Unknown
Wives of Well Known Men" is begun
with Mrs. Thomas A. Edlf-on , who is cor-
; uinly a remarkably pretty woman. Gen-
ral Low Wallace , Hczclciiili
ivorth and Robert , ! . Burdotto make the
boys' page very attractive. Kate Tannntt
Wood , Junlus Henri Browne , Elizabeth
[ { . Scovill and Lucy C. Lilllo are among
others whoso good' things appear on a
particularly tempting blll-of-faro. Issued
at $1 a year by the Curtis publishing
company , W5 Arch street , Philadelphia.
Cotilirmcd.
The favorable impression produced on the
first iippcarancoof thn agreeable liquid fruit
remedy Syrup of Fips u few years ago hoa
been more than continued by the ulcasinitcx-
pcriciice of all who linvo used It , and the suc
cess of the proprietors and manufacturers the
California Fig Syrup company.
. . Make n Fortune.
Don't fall to visit tbo auction sale of
city lots at Aransas Harbor January 7
nnd 8.
The now ofTiccs of the Great Rock
Island route , 1U02 Sixteenth and Farnam
streets , Omaha , are tliolinostln the city.
Call and see them. Tickets to all points
east at lowest rates.
Dr.Birnoyno3o and throat. Boo bldg.
031A thl JIA K KK fS.
OMAHA , .Inn. 1. IROt.
CATTi.n Hccelnts , only thirty-two louds ,
consisting liirRiilv of row stuff mill common
slcnrs. Steers active nnd Mroiifr , all scllIiiR
early ; enw , actlvoand stroiiR tnMftlOc hluhnr ,
accorillns to quality. The fi-cdur market wns
quint mill uni'litinj.'cd , with but few on sale.
linns Kocplpts SI ) cnrs. nlioiit (1,000. ( Tlio rc-
rolnts were much heavier than lool.od for.
Him won t her caused late trains and at tlio
ononlnsof tlio market only u limit one-half
tin' number wore In .sltlit. Tlio market opened
actlvu nnd strong to So bltfhor , and u Rood
many cliitnued hands at that Uxuro , when tlio
tirrlvnl of frosli hngB cntisi'd mi cimlor fcullng
and the curly advance was lost. There were
a number of pi'lmc lots nf buU'ht'rplKsavortiK-
in200to225ll ! > s Unit sold pretty high. Com
mon stull' . hnwovor , wns not moro than stonily.
Ono fancy loud orlicaw f-old at $ . 'i.S. the bulk
of tlm hugs ficlllnsat SUay.60 ; llirht , W.UOO
" Mj mlxi'il , tl.0 < ai.50 ; : hpuvv , Ki.flOilS.T.'S.
SliEKi' Kour double-dock : loads of stock
sheep wcio alt thnt wcro received. Mono of
thcsu sold yesterday.
HcprcHcntnttvu Sales.
STEU113.
No. Av. Pr. No. Av. I'r.
i loramo 20 iii8'i < v
11 i2 n ra 22 nr.i ; i so
21 UK ) : i K\ 20 10R-J II TO
39 070 4 10 22 1272 4 10
COWS.
3 COO 100 S 1000 I G3
23 811 1 15 17 10.h ! 240
18 1120 2 fiO 2 liiT : > 275
0 ll.Vi 2 .W 1 DUO 2 M
4 1002 2 M 0 101T. 2 WJ
1 1100 100 23 IKB 2.'IO
,1 100 ! 185 1 lO.'iO 245
' 0 10M 245 25 ! H4 220
U 1010 255 21 lisa L' 15
21 1SIOJ 00 2 805 Sift
4 1107 2 C5 G HIM 225
2 809 200 2 CkM ) 100
10 718 225 10 10iO : 2.YI5
2 025 200 4 llfiO SIB
2 IK',0 200 * U1CO a 25
I1UM.3.
1 11)20 ) 175 1 1210 200
2 12(15200 ( U iiro : , 175
1 710 200 1 H.VJ 225
1 14110 225 1 HX ( > 210
1 10'JO 225 1 1720 275
HEirnits.
1 400 175 2 8G5 265
OXUN.
2 1700 2 00 3 1023 275
CALVES.
0 4,15 SCO 1 110 350
2 : r > o 200 i iuo 4 oa
1 180 6 00
STOCKEIta AND FEEDEIIS.
1 850 2 35 11 773 155
2 fa20 2 75
1)003. )
No. Av.Sh. I'r. No. Av.Sh. Pr.
110 . . . .140 40 Cl 03 77 1M FO $ . ' 100
1)1 ) 186 400 : i 15 61 208 320 1120
01 178 100 1125 CO 208 325
80 170 bO 325 01 171 325
G8 175 32.- . Kl . . . . 1115 325
71) 105 327 ! $ 71 IWi 3:0 : :
70 100 80 3I10 Kl 173 100 ilfin
' 4 222 HO" ) ! ii5 : 87 20.'l 40 335
{ VI 275 320 .1 IIS e.1 1H1 40 335
77 213 2t-0 3 : i7i } 71) 201 SO 340
CO 2117 120 340 74 245 40 340
07 25 ! ) ICO 3 10 Rl 211 M ) 34U
7 213 341) ) 70 ! ! 27 120 340
HI US ! ! 120 345 ( it 24(1 ( LUI 345
117 2.18 100 345 C5 215 120 345
7(1 ( 21(1 ( 120 345 f > 0 24i : 200 345
74 23. ! 280 345 71 214 40 345
02 24'J 120 345 CO 210 345
( IS 208 120 345 C7 2(11 ( 200 3M
70 2ii : : SO 3M M 2H2 40 3MI
78 24U 100 350 Cl 2411 U'O HBO
72 207 100 350 C'J 27(1 ( 40 UAO
CO 2.V ) 350 40 ! BI 100 3 M
tt ) 284 SOO 350 70. . . .2(11 100 3M
133 2.T > 320 UOO C3 2111 140 II BO
77 . . .252 ! 240 3 M 01 2'Kj ' 80 3BO
78 2SI 2W ) 350 64. . .211 ICO 3 [ > J
72 2 > J HX ) II HI .17 27(1 ( I'OO ' : I55
C'l. . . .2 ! > 8 'MO 355 C ! ) 301 1(1) ( ) 355
73 271 ana ra 354 : DO 355
IB 200 120 355 311 IKl 8U ; IA5
57 308 bO HOT 63 "M 3.15
B'J ' 280 355 ( XI MM Z40 3M
B8 200 ICO 355 Kl 317 80 3i5 !
Cl l0i ! : 80 355 BO 351 2(10 ( 3W
CO 2SB - - 3(10 ( M 320 tt-0 303
68 . . . . 372 80 300 Kl MM 240 a CO
411 321 80 IKK ) M . . . .1180 (0 ( 300
Bl 355 200 Ilfil B' ' 331 200 IICO
CO 301 100 3C5 M 350 - 375
1'KIH AM ) IlOUdll.
0 102 - - 175 21 RO - 175
13 84 - 200 HO 52 - 175
SIR MORREL1 , iMACKKNZlE
The eminent Throat Specialist suys : "Tho
Pinion Mineral 1'astlllos ( troches ) pro
duced fiom the goUun Sjirlnxs l > y uvuporn-
lei , , are particularly scrvlcrabo In C'n
liirrlial Inllaiuiiiiitlous , gore Throat , Coughs ,
llroiicliltls und I.HUB Troubles. " For hiilo by
all linguists , Obtain tlio Kuiuilno only , will h
iiinst hivu ; tlio Blxnaturo und testimonial of
Sir Morrcll Mackenzie- with each box.
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