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TEE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUN.DAY . , APHTL 12 , ISOl-TWENTY PAGES. Elena nnd the Imperishable Position It Occupies. rOOT-PRINTSOFA BY-GONE CIVItlZATION , . Tlio Urn ml Cnttinlritl Dctllcntcil to finlnt Oathcniic The JJcnnty of tlioltnllnn ronsnntry Art nml Jts Votnrlnn. Italy. March ai.IKpeclnl Corre spondence 'I IIBlr.r. \ . ] With dignity and ] charm qultu tier own , Slona sits upon her tills , proud and Imperishable. What matters it that her wnalth and power have Mown , and that her moro prosperous commerce Is gone , never to return ! Has she not still her beau tiful cathedral , the pndo of her heart , and her Mangla townr , graceful nnd dollcato as a I Hi'I Hi'ITo ono who has noUtudlod the artistic nnd | truly rnflncd nature of the Italian , It Udlfll- cult to wmiprJhend thU feeling of prldo and uffcctlon which this people have for their churches and patncoi. They reverence thorn with a foe-ling truly slneorn , and ono has butte to praise the monuments of their city to win ! l . their good will and esteem Away from the licaton track of the average tourist , .Slona sees few strangers , and these who comu hen * , uoniu 'or art nlono. Sodomo , In his famous "Christ and Crucifixion , " U soon hero nt his bost. Who that has over Ht.cn thu thrcu Marys kneeling at the foot of tbo cross , can ever forgot thorn I In the church of Ht. Domonlco Is a chapel , decorated In fresco by this same artist , ropro- Routing stones In the llfo of Saint Cathcrino. This fair saint , with pleading eyes and up turned faro , seums endowed with llfo. Wo top to HsU > n , thinking to hear her pcak. The nrtlst must have be.cn Insplrrd when painting this picture , so vivid , so intense , has ho portrayed her sufferings. llaplmcl , and Ills master , Poruglno , also left their work hero iu the different churches. Time seems not to efface , but only to soften , these works of genius. Tlio tones prow more mellow and rich , and become tlio uespnl-ing hope of our artists of today. At the tlmo that art took a revival In Flor ence the same Inlluehccs wcro felt In Siena. Splendid churches and palaces were built nnd embellished with pMntlngs. Today , in passing through thu quiet , narrow streets , ouo oncoiintnis on nil sides evidences of such wealth nnd artistic culture ns to iniiko the beholder stand before them in wonderment nnd ndmir.itioii. Hero ono lives and moves largely in the past , The same broad lliie- Bioiios which pave the streets and which wo trend nnvo been trodden before by emperors. Ouo would not be surprised to see nn fir- morod knight or courtly beauty issue forth from ono of the noble courts of nn nncient palaco. It would seem but natural and in harmony with the surroundings. Siena was oncu n Koiimn colony nnd evi dently proud of such distinction , for In every liiaz/a nnd in froi.t of every public building Htnnds thu mother wolf with Hoinulus and Uoinus. The old wnll mirrounellag the city htlll stands Intact , emblnronod at the gates with the great se.tl of thu Modlcl. In Flor ence every building of importance bears the snmo criM. but ! hud hoped to llml here no trace of this tyrannical family. Hut alas I no city within their reach could escape from their all-powerful hand , and Slona , like , Florence , I'lsa and the others , must bear their crest of balls even to this day. The chief glorv of the city Is the cathedral , dedicated to Saint Catherine , the patron Haint of Siena. After a careful study of the cathedrals of Kuropo , this ono suffers nothing by comparison. Wlillo the facade is elaborate In carvings , nnd beautiful In design , tholntoriorls equally attractive. It possesses none of that severity nor baroness or the Duoma In Florence nor the Moorish richness of Saint Garco in Venice. It Is warm nnd restful to the eye , with Its many columns of alternate black und whlto marble , and Its long vista of naves. The floor is n marvelous piece of Inlaid work , tlono in whlto nnd black marble , represent ing Hcrlptural stories , while the white mnrble pulpit with Its wonderful bns reliefs done by Nicholas I'lsuno Is constricted ono of the fin est pieces of auch work In existence. Turning nwny from tno splendid temple of worship where the odor of Inccnso fills the nir , nnd the deep tones of the grund old organ still linger with ut wo turn our steps Into n narrow street and follow It Into the dyers' quarter of the city. Soon wo arrive nt a modest , unpretentious casa , built , after the nnnncr of the Itnlmn bouses , of brick and covered with stucco ; nbovo , n loggia with tiled pavement , nnd over nil , a steep roof pro jecting over the house to protect It from the hot sun of summer. Wo rlug nt the narrow entrance and presently the custodian , with key In hand , npponrs and wo make known our purpose. Wo wish to visit the homo of Sntnt Catherine. With n pleasant smllo , provoked by the prospect of n tip.wo uro conducted up n stone btalrcaso leading Into n chapel , whoso walls are decorated with paintings relating to the llfo nnd labors of thlsholy woman. The pictures , while good , nro modern , nnd Interest us less than the altar , with Its froan bounuot of llowors nnd Its spotless linen covering , This altur , the custodian explains , , wns formerly the chimney piece of the grnto , nnd this chapel was the kltcnrm la which the cooking was done for the Indigent family ot twenty-flvo children. Ini small room adjoining , with Its Mnglo window and Us low ceiling , wo nro shown the heavy block of stone which served the saint for a pillow , n luntoru which she carried with her nt night when visiting the hospitals nnd administer ing to the sick , her llncon ot can do cologne , her cruclllx and n bit of her woolen vest. In n glass cnso nro presented the few books which were her daily comtmntons , nnd tnis Is her own small room where she rested after the trials of the day were done. Wonderful woman I A saint. In every net nud thought , Knowing her history , who can remember her without feeling an admiration sin core and fitrongl Jn the broad camnagnn around Slonn the views nro lovely nnd Ideal , reminding ono ol the backgronds to bo. seen in some of I'oru- glno's paintings. The hills are ortmmeiitet with a nunlnt old monastery or convent o ; anew white marble , with tail campanllo nna open loggia , standing In silhouette against thu cleop blue of tbo sky , Ttio monks of the inlddlo ngos chose these spots for solitude nnd purity of nir. ' They nro approached by crpuntlno roads winding in mysterious labyrinths nroun'rt the hills , shaded by the silver gray green ollvo o tnll Lombanly poplar , nnd guarded nt the en trnnco by the dark cypress which stand ns sentinel. In many of thrso monasteries nro still to bo scon on the walls of the rufectorj BOUIO of the best frescoes of the old masters ns well ns line specimens of wood carving which had its origin In Tuscmiy. In these country rnniuUn ono meets the rnntndlnl , who are famous for their beauty Well do they merit such n reputation , lo they nro undeniably lovely In their rich , dnrl typo regular of feature , with blnck , dicamy eyes and long lashes , hullas black uud DO ! ishod as the raven's wing , nnd au ollvo com _ jlexloa' with Just enough color In the well i rounded chuck to give llfo and richness to the fuco. In this part of Italy , where beauty is the rule nnd not thu oxcoptlon. the entire ' landscape wcurx u smiling expression. The contadlna wears n broad brimmed straw hat of Leghorn , with long streamers of whlto molro ribbon falling down at thu back. These hats descend from motlior to daughter , and poor , Indeed , Is she who cannot own ono of them. Fortunately the fashion In hats does not change with the seasons , for thuso peasant woman , und tholr legacy of wealth of brim and length of ribbon always remains in Rtylo and determines their station in life. She who can boast of thu widest brim nnd the longest ribbons Is considered the most aristocratic and richest onion ) ; her less favored Alston , and all look up to her as a Biiiwrlor being. When the peasant girl marries she Is ox- pectcd to bring Into her. now lifo n dowry in proportion to the condition her young hus band occupies at that timo. This Is not given ill cash , but in what It regarded by those. ' pcoph ) as nn equivalent , namely , a necklace of seed i > eurls , usually consisting of seven .strands each , which Is presented by the mother to the brido-olect , ThU re presents lior mnrrlago portion. Those necklaces are liandsomo and are bunded down from ono generation to another. They cannot bo sold unless there bo urgent distress lu the family , hnvo wet many peasant woiuou wearing " - IT"- them Aud hnvo stopped to ndinlro them. The pretty spo a 'rfnows their worth iind bnauty and Is always proud to show her dnt. The | icoplo In Tuscany nro well oft In worldly goods Tlioso uho work In the Held * ] receive one-half the profits of the harvest. The padrone of our hotel li the proprietor of n farm about tlirou miles from the city , of which ho Is justlv proud. It Is n chnrinlntr spot , with n small villa and a snrdcn filled with ollvo trees nntl ernpcs. Ho makes his own oil nnd thu wine for his table , which are both of superior quality. With a kindness nnd pcnoroilty always present with these uellKhtful Italians , ho would open n llaica of the ilch blood of tbo vine which ho had made clRht years befoio. Under the spreading shade ol the ollvo wo sat and chatted nnd enJoyed - Joyod his hospitality. The wlno was clear nnd a dccu ruby In color , with enough body to caution us against partaking of It too freely. It was absolutely pure , being en tirely free from these nrtlliclal aids so generally used In wluu. Wo wcro taken to thn fields to see his bountiful oxen , or buffaloes , ns they are called hero ; they uro splendid creatures of it palo dove color , with n soft , mild eve and long , spreading horns. They ro very stronp-and take the place of horsed , which 'aio very swrco , anil only oc caslonully does ono sen these small , long- cared , mirth-provoking donkeys so common on the streets of Naples. It was toward aunsot when wo mounted to our places in the iMrrlii o , homeward bound. Thu Jehu on the lior sent , iavo an extra crack- Ink' M Hit whip , Anil with a nod of the head and mldlo to pwsUv lieppmn standing In the doorvv.-u , wo left the Italian titrni. The sun sank bnieath thu violet colored mountains in n bla/o of p.isslonnto splendor as wo drove .through ilelds ofcrltablo raw and burnt Siena and entered thu old Human t atc , heavy with Us Mci'llcl ' ctvat. Nhrrin W. COI.MSS. GlilNTI.VGS IX 'I IIK WAII CTjOUI ) . tMiiliil ( ; ciHUl'an Ocourrciu-c Down on llu Titssabitw in 1H I1. " 0-h ! " "Whoa. " saitl Mac , roinlnp In hts torso. "Why , where did you como romy" "Moaiiy ! " wns thoompliatlc rojolndor. 'You old , mean , uyly thlnpl You you " you-- "Don't cry , ' ' said Mac. somewhat abashed. "IJavo I hurt your "Hush ! " with hysterical , energy. "Hush yo * mouf , you mean you " Jleroa burht of sobbing interrupted , and Mac stared helplessly , amused , but sympathetic. She was a tiny bit of a girl , with brown , curling hair and brown eyes ; a half pathetic and wholly iulorcsting pic ture , for the woeful little fao : was un mistakably pretty , says an old vet in the York Herald. . "I'm sorry , " said Mac , presently , vaguely enough. "Did the horse scare No ! " with n sob , "ho didn't. Ho stepped on tny table. .N-iiow , and spill' uy things1 ! "Oh , " said Mac , "down tlinro in the > ath , eh'That's bad. Hut it's getting lark and I couldn't tee very well heron n the woods. " She pooped ui > at him , pouting , the ears still standing in her eyes' Then bho foil to twisting her apron , but loiiniod no further recognition of his jonitenco. "You're a very pretty little girl- " said Mac , with us much tact as truth. 'I Irtivo u httlo girl at homo. " No answor. "Her name's Mary , " ho continued. "She's five yours old. Now. what's , 'our name ? " She looked up again , and then grow ilsorbod ] once more in twisting her apron. "What's ? " Mac your name persisted. Still no answer. "Is it Peggy ? " . "No , " doliantly ; "It ain't. " "Is it Sarah Ann ? " " 'Coin-so I ain't named that. " "Woll , is it - " ' 'Name' Mary , " she informed him. with great dignity. "Poggy runncd away las' week that's when the old Yankees coined. " "Oh , " said .Mac ; "and your name's Mary ? Well , well , wolll" 'And Pomp hid everything , " she con tinued , growing communicative nnd looking up into his face , " 'cause tlio ole Yankees come. Right thoro. " "Whewwhistled ! Mac , ivnd laughed loud and long.Ho laughed until the tears rolled down his fiico. The moro ho thought of it the funnier it seemed , "In that stump , oh ? Well ! " he cauio very near going into another spasm of laughter , but didn't quite. "Humph , well , " "Tain't funny , " she said , sharply. "Wolll' chccking another outburst nnd feigning apology "well , I guess you are right ; but ho'w did you know it was there ? " "Seo atld " she enid , Mamma Pomp , , "and Pomp put all Mamma's money .in there Pomp did. 'Cause it's a hollow stump un' thoy's ' a big hole in there. " Mack laughed thoughtfully. "Miss Mary , " ho said , seriously , "you ought to bo at homo right now. " . " 1'so lost , " she ventured , tearfully. "I know it , " ho laughed , "and I am too. Lot's see , do you know which way your homo is from here ? " "Up town , " hopefully , "An * there's so'diors up town. " "That's trouble " said'Mac the , , grim ly. "Well , I'll co.rry you as far as I can. Give mo your hand , Miss Mary that's right - " Just then a shadowy form moved from the shelter of a tree near by , and tlio liguro of an old necro man was seen In the gathering darkness. IIo carried a gun , which ho lowered from his shoulder ns ho stopped into view , still kooninir his hand cautiously unon the trigger. "Tho devil ! " said Mac. "Woro you trying to shoot mo ? Put down that gun. " "You hush , " said thcflittloono resent ing the peremptory tone of the ynnkoo scout. "Poinp's our man ; Pomp ain't your man. " "No Mars Gin'l " said , , Pomp , humbly lowering the hammer of his long squir rel rillo ; "I wuz tryiil' not to shoot you. But when I come 'longyoroan'Iyeroolo missis' baby lull 'bout that money , I'so inos' 'bloogo' tor .shoot yor , 'causo ole nitbbos gimme do watchln' an1 gyardin' on't. An' Marso Jim , 'pens's powerful on mo to look arter ole missis an' do Ihin s w'on ho gene away. An' yore I boon or watchln' an' or pr.vyin' tor do ' good Lawd , wid my Inn1 on 'do trigger , mi1 Jos' or hopin' Marso Gin' , 'at 1 wouldn' ha'tor kill yor. An' w'on you InlT and look bick you ain't gwino tor talco it , hit do look lack do l iuvd answua old Poinp's prayer right don. No , Marso Gin'l , I ain't been trVin1 tor shoot jou ; I boon tryin' not tor. " "And Hero wo are , " said Mao , "light- Ing to bet you all free. " "Ain't wxyin1 nothin1 'bout that ; " a little bhamo-fucodly , "cop'n Mnrso Jim 'pens powerfully on mo tor take kyar do place w'on ho gono. " "I guess you're right , Pomp , " Bald Mac , musingly looking out on fho dark- . onlng woods. "You would only do for { your master what I niu. dolm : for my i mistress my country. Hut' ' tighten ing the bridle reins "take the little girl homo ; the money will bo nil right. Where Is the nearest ford nnd how far ? " "Hit 'lions , " said Pomp , significantly. " ' ' "I'spec'do ncaros1 ono fur you , mars gln'l , Is back fo' miles , 'bout middle ways 'twixfdo " big bridge an' do fno'ry , yasaor. "All right , " replied Mac , turning his horse's head in the direction Indicated. "Cioodby. Pomp. " "By , marao gln'l , " raising his hat. "Wish yorwoll , salt. " " Miss . " "Goodby , Mary. "Uy , " ube said , sloopily. HUNTING GEESE AND DUCKS , The Villaga'of Olarks and It3 Njtiblo Citizens. A SPRING MORNING ON THE PLATTE , Shooting Honkers From an Ice Illlnd The Trip to 1'rnlrlo Crook ntul the Sport That W'.IH Kit- Joyed Tlirr ? > Wild fowl shooting U nt last at Its height In thti vicinity and every out and Incoming trnln bears Us quota of gunners. Trua to the predictions undo In these columns weeks ago , the season Is proving a grc.it 0110 , Thcra nro birds everywhere , all thu favorlto feed ing grounds are looming with them ; geo-.o , canvass back , redhead , mallard , widgeon , pintail , bluebill , teal and morganzor , nnd the enthusiastic gunner Is making hny wlillo the sun shines. 1 spent Init week out on the legendary Platte , in the vicinity of darks a famous old shooting ground with these paragons of the Held nnd stream , Dr. W. J. Gallbralth and Captain Itay of this city , Dr. K. A. Klehardson of Clurks , and Dr. C. B. Little of Uloomncld. Hut before entering upon the particulars of the chase , u few greasy lines descriptive of Clarks will bo apropos. It to n small Union 1'iiclllc station of probably six hundred in habitants , situated north of the track n mila or juoro from the shores of the river. darks has several dis tinguishing features , notaulo nmong which Is the young ladles' brass baud. There uro n do/.cn members and from the rosy , buxom bunch It would bo dllllcult to select the liollo. They have had but u half dozen practice meetings thus far , but under the able directorship of Prof. Kochor have made most creditable progress nnd are now enabled to spiel with a rythni and n melody that would put to shnmo many an older qrgutilz- atlon. The band includes Mublo Dcltz , Ural K lint ; Daisy Hartwell , second K Hut ; Annii MelMicrson , first , U Hat ; Laura Gilbert , .sec end ; Mary Spellnian , lir t alto ; Maud Mc Lean , second ; Nellie Morse , tenor ; Mary Pratt , baritone ; Loulo Pratt , tuba ; Maggie Duller , snare drum , mid Lou Sears , bass. Next to the band in a noteworthy way comes Joe Urltidlo , banker , real nstnto agent , duck hunter nnd nil round square man. Dr. JB. A. Klehardson. the druggist , Is an other of the same sort. Undo Gcorgo West runs the hotel , and runs It well. Ho is a gentleman of the old school , but has under gone such n degree of modern retrogression that his pnstlno Individuality ban been almost wholly obliterated. Ho is Jolly , ro tund and gray , with n tongue sharp as a two- edged sv/ord , mid can swear louder and put more lire-water under his belt than auy nmu woat of the Missouri river. Ham Richmond , his chief clerk , is a second edition of Undo George , and when not occupied in jugitllng the spittoons and kicking thu Jogi out of the olllco can be found on n bur in the river erIn In bed. Sam is a sure shot on Swedes. Jack Martin , lawyer , politician and newspaper correspondent , is a handsome , royal fellow who lias no business in Clurks. He plays n "bob-tell" with the same esprit that marks his handling of a "straight-1 or a "full house. " Jack is also n bad man with his Jlns , and should the spirit inovo him , would bo able to tnako many a so-called champion lump over the ropes. Then there nro Frank Dietr , the lumberman ; Mr. Hart- well , the merchant ; Charlie Itoyt , the geese [ tiller ; Dr. Hobinson , and a score of other citizens whose names would fcliow up well In print. Hut enough of Clarks for the nonce. The first day out was a grand one , nnd the prospects wore Haltering for Incomparable sport. Wo put It In on the rlvor , which gurgled and rippled and rushed on its wav as if under some spell of enchantment , with the sou , south breezes playing over its gloss , nnd the topaz sunlight kissing the ragged masses of floating ice and snow-covered bars into ra diant smiles. Truly , the Platte , in the early vernal sea son , presents u Beautiful picture ns it ( lows , with n might } ' Impetuosity , onward nnd downward through a magnificent agricul tural country , BO lovely yet so romantic in its surrounding" details , so improssiv i in ItR sweep of grandeur. Far to the east are the dim outlines of the barren uplands , with their lacustral borders , where the cottonwoods stand nuked , but gloaming in the soft light ; to the west innumerable tow-heads and islands , dark and gloomy in the sluulowsbut affording excellent "blinds" for the lying in wait for duck or gooso. Stretching before you , tnrough a net-work of moving ice and snow-laden lloos , the savage Pluttc , a gleaming , glittering expanse of water , dim artery to nil the vast country boj'ouud , and everywhere offering a chosen homo for the Canada and ttio mallard , the sandhill and the flshhawk. The Pintle rlvor at this time of the year is a seemingly interminable stretch of watery wilderness , the whole country for miles appearing pearingto be so swallowed up by its ex tended shores as to bo absolutely indistin guishable ) from the river proper. The main cnanncl , if there be such a thing , oven to one familiar with the configuration of the land scape , cannot bo told from the countless sluices , divides , cut-offs : md cul-de-sacs which 1111 its broad l > c'd. It is bcldom , if cver.nt any point over a man's headbut , there nro channels deeper than others , deep holes and beds of quick sand , which make It hazardous , oven for tho' most adventurous mid skillful ducker to enter , yet in their high "waders" they boldly penetrate to the re motest bar , and cross and rocrossherothere , in fact anywhere , without fear or disaster , but many an inexperienced spring shooter has mot his dcatn in its swift and treach erous current' From time immemorial the Platte river has been one of the most celebrated resting and roosting places for wild geese there is in the world , and is still a haunt numerously visit ed every spring and autumn by both geese and duck. Thu birds ily off to the corn and stubble fields in the morning for food , ro- turntnir for ablution nud rest shortly before tioon , then off again rtbout the middle of the afternoon for supper , and back In the gloaming ing for rest and safety on the ban through the dreary night. The morning' in question rose fresh and radiant from her bath like Aphrodlto from thu sea. The pink tints of dawn faded , tbo distant bluffs warmed into purple nnd thu cottonwoqd tops brightened into gold. A little while and the sun was kindling the grans and willows into yellow life nnd then picking out the sprouts nnd dark leaves until nil was ono broad illumination. The robin sang us blithesome us in' May from n copse hard by nnd great wedge shape HOCKS of geese , and bunches of ducks wore to bo seen in all directions , ns with n honking nnd u cackling they left the bars and flow off for the feeding grounds. Dr. Galbruith nnd myself wcro but n few moments reaching a favorable bur , although it was with some trepidation wo stemmed the powerful currentbut manger quicksands nnd floating Ice wo got there some considerable time before the morning Illght was over. It was the work of but u few moments to haul out a half dozen largo cakes of ico. nnd standing thfcin on their edge in n semi-circle , " I our blind was complete"utul putting out our decoys wo were ready for business. Wo had scarcely got settled upon our knees when the monosyllable "marl : I'1 ' cumo from the doctor nnd peering through an nportura In the ice , a bunch of gccsc , live speckled fronts and n veteran old Canada In the lend , wns seen bearing down on us from the west. They wore decoying nicely , nnd as * they sot thoir-wings nnd came on straight toward us I whispered : "i'll taHo the big follow , Doc. " "All rinht , " ho reaponded. The next moment they weru within reach and wo wore on our feot. The noble old gander looked ns bk' ns the fabled Hoc. nnd I gnvu him the first barrel full In the side , but with n startled honk ho began to climb , nnd in my hurry nnd eagerness 1 made a clean mNs with my scconu. Crack" " crack ! went the doctor's Sralth , nna splash in the -water nnd thump on the ice , n speckle front cumo down to each barrel. 1 was horribly chugrinned , but 1 knew I had hit my bird hard the first shot and I cried : ' Oh , I lilt him , Doc , I hit him ! Did you see the feathers J" Yes , " replied Gulbralth , " 1 saw them , Simiv , but they wore all fastened to thu geese ! " eI That made mo madder than over , but I couldn't get back for the doctor was out after1 his wjse. The ono frf the channel was Idlloil dead ns n stone , uud ns ho lodged but n few yards away against luo Jagged Ice the doctor started for the otio which fell on the Ice , which wns only wiitifcd. Ho was obliged to ' shoot It over , Cut It tfavo him n merry chnso before ho uccompllsliod this. Once more In the blind , wo hadn't long to watt , when n Hock of ctiattorlntf snow geese Hying hlh ? , came llylnp over. The doctor said they were too high , but I would have shot at them then , mud 110 I wns , had they been out of digit. Imagine our sur prise , when n inAmfnt nftor I had pjured both batrels Into jta'm ' , nnd they wcro well past the blind , \vhbn 6110 let loose nnd came whirling nnd gyrating to the luo. It was n chiinco shoot , but thu bird wns dead as n door nail when ho "bounceJ upon the bar. "O no , 1 can't shoot gooaoi" was my sar- castle ejaculation , ns 1 ran to rottlovo my bird"Mnrkl" "Mnrkl" It wns a hunch ol redheads nnd they came tearing down the wind llk-j n hotiHo afire. I took the loft and the doctor the right and wo both downed our birds , mlno the drake nnd the > doctor's ' thu hen. Mine wns killed dcatf.but ngnln his wns wing- tipped nnd wobbling into the water , ho had to follow It nearly a quarter of n mile before ho succeeded in shooting'It over. While ho was out I got In another snot , a long ono nt n Hock of Canndas , but while I licnrd the shot Inn lie against the sides of thu birds , they were ht.nl citizens nnd continued on their way t'nrd the north polo. * Then there wns a long wait ; most of the birds had left the burs and would not bo back until nearly noon , and wo wore debating the question of going ashore when u Hock i of uinllnuls were descried circling over the j open water .across the river. The doctor ! brought his onller Into requisition "nnd nftcr considerable effort attracted the birds and they started across. They quickly de tected the gocso decoys , but shied Just as wo thought they wcro going to como in , nnd swerved oil to the loft. Tho.v made a circle of n mile , then came bearing down upon us ngaln. The doctor gave n running call nnd the birds shying a trillo , at Icntrtli turned nnd came slowly and suspiciously down toward us Wo know they were extremely fearful nnd tacitly agreed on talcing n long chance. Sure enough , when within probably tlfty yards of the blind , they "dished" and began to clltab , and knowing that was out- only chance , wo Jumped to our feet nnd let them bave nil four barrels. To our astonish ment four birds felL This good luck lufused us with n ronownl of enthusiasm and wo re mained on tho'spot until 1 o'clock , but to our disappointment the gceso did pot return only m sparse nud spasmodic Hocks , unerringly presaging a chauge in the weather. In tint meantime , however , we succeeded in bagging several more redheads and two mallards nnd two pintails. In the afternoon wo pulled ut ) stakes and returned to Clarks , deciding to transport the camp nnd entire outllt on the morrow to the Prairie creek country , In which direc tion wo hud noted nil throuch the morning the birds , both ducks nnd geese , were living. The next morning broke cold nnd tem pestuous , but nothing daunted we loaded up the wagons nnd In the tooth of a piercing wind pulled out for the north. It was a long and cold ride , over one of the most execrable roads , owing to the ulmost Impa s tblo snow drifts , man ever passed over. But wo reached our destination early in the afternoon , nnd ttie myriads of ducks uud geese Jumped in the vicinity had a wo l electrifying effect upon us , nnd wo soon forgot the discomforts ot thettlp. Under Captain Hnyls supervision the tent wns soon up nnd thu next half hour the lonely spot was ullvo with culinary operations , nnd the SOUL' of the cotton'pot ' and gtiddle quickly joined that of wind and ripple. .lust acioss Prairie rreek , ou the open prai rie and extending almost to the base ot the bluffs , wcro thousand and thousands of snow gccsc , with hero and there n bunch of Cunu- das and Hutchins , sitting solemnly on the ground , and illhnt ; the nir with their plaintive cries , while in the air , in nil directions , could bo seen hundreds .more , nnd ducks , princi pally mallards and s.prigtulls , until you couldn't rest.nnd straggling HOCKS of sandhills kept the wintry atmosphere * vibrant with their pscullnr nnd penetrating psr-rntl per- rit ! per-rut ! This was nn exhilarating sight that no sportsmen could withstand , nnd niter gorging ourselves with , haiu and eirgs , boiled potatoes , fried onions arid strong coffee , the entire out- ilt sallied forth to locate their blinds and got to work. Captain Hay and I built our blind at the edge of the back-water , not n thousand yards from the tent. Jt was a dUlicuit matter to construct a suitable blind in n country where brush or willows nro unknown , the only available material being n rank weed , belonging - longing to the rag family , and which nuly grows in straggling patches In thu moist places along the creek. With the aid of a half dozen lath , curried from the camp , and a ball of twine , the captain nnd I succeeded in contriving n pretty decent hide. We drove tlO ) lath in the soft ground to the depth of n foot , then strung the twine from ono to an other , on tbo order of n wire fence , nnd in tertwined \ \ ith this nn armful of the weeds mentioned , with sundry tufts of spear grass and wisps of hay. In nn hour's time wo had our decoys out and every thing in readiness , and wittout further ado took our positions on bended knees be hind this hastily improvised screen. Wo had but precious few moments to wnlt before n flock ot pintails cnmo In with n rush that almost upset all calculations. The pin tail is n bird that docs not decoy very readily In tno spring , but on tnis occasion they worked lilto a charm , nnd a half hour after getting our decoys out we brought no loss thnn nineteen to bag. The doctors , too , who were located about a mile west of uswcre soon popplngnwnynn { ] it was morally certain that u big killing wns to mark the altcrnoon's work. About 1 o'clock the wind died away to n whisper , and this came ns gentle ns the breath of n babe from tbo south. To the wind of sunbeam , the leaden curtain which haa hung over us all day , lifted , and there was nn instantaneous glitter nil about. I''rom this hour on until darkness began to settle down over river and plain , the scene was beautiful nnd rovivifyingand , with lairsbooting.tho af ternoon proved one that will last as long us memory does. ' It wo'uld bo tiresome to the reader to go Into details of the evening shoot , ns interns- ! ing as it was to us , nnd 1 will wind up with the statement that the result of the live guns was forty-sovciij ducks mallards and pin- tnils , with one widgeon und a brace of red heads and twenty-ono geese eight Canndas , nlno speckled fronts and four snows. The song of the coyote at uighi , prntno dog town , the Dr's. swnn , nnd tbo Imps nnd mis haps of flvo days' camp life , with tbo inci dents on river and marsh , would furnish ma terial for columns morobut space Is valuable , nnd , gentle reader , you must allow Imaginn lion to 1111 the hiatus. Gui3\vou > . The most popular skin curative anil preservative of the day is Spanish Court Cream. Its absolute purity has assured its success. For sale by all druggists , Died With MlH tiliocH On. On the J. M. Winston placo. fourteen miles north of Do Knlb , Texas , William Watts , a plantation laoorcr , on arising told his wife , Fannie to say her prayers , as ho was going tojdll her as soon as ho had nut ou his shoes. Stopping out to a wood pile she secured an ax. and return ing to the housor turned it in the back of her husband's'head , splitting the skull and killing him while ho was put ting onMiisslioeH. The woman was belt titular 4500 bonds. , > _ Pure , cbnsUj , Tien ; cut glass is moro and moro prized for usu * ami for ornament. Dor Illuger-s American , . Cut Glass stands uu nvnlod nt uomo ont'ibroad. Uvory piece has their trade-mark ' label. Enquire for It of dealer. t Irish liiu bti-uiiucHt Unou. "Tho Irish Is the strongest race'In the world , " said ono of thorn to a Sun man. "Wo have the breadth , the chest. A few yonrs ago two regiments of the Hritish army were lined up , the ono in front , of the o'thor. There were 1,000 Englishman of the royal guards in ono line , and 1,000 Irishmen of the Con- naught Unngors In the other. The lines began at the same place , but the line of Irishmen stretched thirty-six foot further than the other. It was caused by the dllforonce in width of choit , for the men in both regiments touched elbows. " Do you llko a d ry champagne I Try Cook's Imperial ; it's flavor is unrlvalloj und It I " l > orfectly pure. DIPHTHERIA. MlCHOBEJtlLLEH A Specific for Diphtheria. 8AI.T I.AKIIC'IIV , Keb 21 ! , IS'Jl ( lentlommil In tlie lint tlircu month * I lmvtired n ninny in twuntjr immuf liliilithcrln with .Micro ) o Killer I livuliLinlof ni'iny other CULM whom euro * IKIVO IIOIMI Hindu In nil utiigos df the illc.iw To ilnlc Ilioro hits nntliciMi ni lujilu tu o that lm.i prutoJ f Ul wlipro Microbe Klllirhni bcun u cil. a\WW llrjt.SnutliSt 1) U DAVIS. HiUi'uMbort niiitsKorn lo lipfofo inollils Ulidnruf Mnreli , IKH < IKO li I'VI'Kll , l's ' - > tl Nolnry IMiMlt. f-nlt I nkn Co ( .Mr. Darl * li n I'roiidnynt n bolcnaJe merclmnt.l TAri.nit viit.r , 1't.ili , Mnrch fitli , IS'il Cipntlo- mmIn Ii'ct'inlicr last I lind four olillilron down nltli illjith | | : > rl i mid croup nt the nme time. Wo tueil Micro it ; Klllor and no ojhor muJIclnu. A por- fcctftiru wni tliuri'iiilt In eirlioanu. HuMcrltuMt nnfl nnuru to lufnru mo this fithdi\y of .Mnroli. 1WI OHO. I ) I'VI'KU , IS < enl ] Nutnry I'ubllo , Halt I.uko r0. HALT LAKE CITV , Kob. znth , 1691. Dciur sirs : l lo t one chlM In December lii-t fruin illphtncrln be fore the .Mlcrul'O Killer KCIIIUK known to me. A few itnyMuter another child wi > s tnken down with the unmo dl cn e. I Immcdlutely lirucmoii a JUK of Nn. 2 nnd used It fieelv In u vorr short tlmu lliu nicinlirniinlii the throat bpjtnn to ( lecri'nui ! , nn < 1 m nlxilnjrs thu ulillil wa * perfectly curt'tl , n ItUout uny or tint nltor ellecl * to often ncrlous n cixsos of Olphtlirrln. 21i W. .Ird North SU .1O11N IIKN'IIV HACK. Subscribed nnd ( worn to before mo thl 1'iitb day of robruur ) , 1S.I1. (1KO ( I ) riTUU , ( Seal ) Nolnrr Public- , Suit InVo Co We Imveinnny other eworn statement * rertlfjrlnc tint .Mlcroho Killer lins never fiillcil to cure diph theria Inn itlnglacnse. WIHTK KK I.AHRK ClIlCuLAIl KUKK. THE HADAM MORE KILLER CO. , ST. JOSEPH , MO. Tor sMe InOmnhn by Kulm H Co , Blii'rtrmn A Mo Council , nml Mux lleclit. A $10,00 BOOK FOR ONLY $1.00 ! HOW TO BUILD A HOUSE. TliH lxx > k will save you huudiedsnf dollars If > on a to tltinkiug about build * In a house. I/you ar thlnkinrof l > uilJnir A house you onfjlit to btir the new boo * , lALl.l&K'b AM&KlCAf AUCIII11 e"lURH. 0 , I * . JJuilJer , ' ' erv.MnaOmnJete prrjiareJ by 1'itliher , I'al- lurr AfCo , the AC ) ! kiKmn Architects. Ylieteisnot a Muildcr.or auyuneln'endlng to l > ufl lor other * wise interested thitCJn a fiord to he without it ttUi practical wotk , anil the I'tit , cheapest and most pojmlar Imvk cter ( * sued ou HuiMnnr. Nearly four liunJred drthtn s. A $10 book in kire and style , tut ue h.iv ; < ! etcnuineJ to make It meet the jtopul.tr demand , to suit the times. * It cuiUiins 104 PECS. ) i x 14 inthefc in fcUe , oJ contlstt ol 1 * rye 9x1 * plate pa es , civiiitf plans , elcvattoni , ( > en > pectivQ views , 'lescripttont. owners * names , actual c * it of tot ut rue lion , Mffpwsinerj-.iimhn&trtictian&llowin IU1LU7 ) > > Cottages , \illis , DuuhlHouftri. . . HHck liluck llmists. tutUMe ( or city suburbs , town nnrt coun'rr. houses for the f rm , ami wurlttn- men s tinmes for nil sections of the country , and cnttng from SRuoto $6coo , alto Harns , Stable * , School Mouse , 1 own Hall , Churches , and other public buildmri , together wlthtjierifica- lions , form of contract , and A lar e amount of infurmation on the erection of biril bn s , selection of * te employ cot of Architect * . Itlsworth } io to any one , but we will tend It la pijwr cover t in Uro4pitl en receipt ol fi.uut bound la cloth , $ s oo. Adtirebiall orders to J. 8. OtUt > IE , I'ublisher , 57 Itoso St. , Xcu Torh. KIDD'S QUICK TOOTH A HKADACHH CACHUTS J tbo onlf romoii ) tlint rt'tlt'vos toolliiclte. licnrt- nrhoaiHl MOiirntclit It ts tlio tlipapott , 21 doaui for Mcn p.ukncu Neltht-r poirik-r. liqttM pill iiur IUH- rnts'o It li thu inuvt nirrooiblo ti > take Wo war * rant tlit * remedy to f-'lvo culNrncth n ( . 'an ho inatloil Hotnll uf Lo llo \ I.i'slfo tuitl < itndnan DniK Co ( Oinalm nml alltlniCK taunil jobber N. M. RUDDY , OPTIGIPIN I'll South IDtli St. , Omnlin. Dealer in Artificial Eyes Selections sent to-by express to any purl of tno U. ti. THE ! MATCHLESS BOOK. HAVE YOU UIiAD BY SISTER AGATHA. 12 mo. paper , 337 pages , price 60 cents. * I'KESS NOTICKS. "This ] > nirlent mln loJ writer' ! utorlei nro unrcnl DH they lire InilollcntB. " Omnlm World-Herald. "Contntna many * wect and pure ptorlcs , U tuny be ciillt'ilnDtcnmcrun of purity " HrooUlyii ilvurllser. Thovllo jittncks upon Sister Agattia's book but help Its sale. 1'eoplu nt Omaha , road uu'J deeldo. For sale o\ cry where JORDAN BROS. , Publishers , No. 211 No. Oth Street , Phlli. Pa. 1ln > tirent Fmieh Cures jilnyed out miinlmod. iniihr ? society n ploi- HUTU nntl innrrltMl Illu siitlsf.ictury In Miort It ron- toros Hint vitality Unit belong' to n JitMlthy youiiK Minn , f i u parkw ) . or 3 for 5V Sent per mall , In n plain ncuiert envclcipn from observation , on rc'colpt olprlce. The Kln let DniK ( Si. . MrCurnilck A Lund. IicMlo i. I.l'slle , Umulm , A 1) Koatcr , Council lllullj LEE WING Ciiiii3S3 Physician i543 Larimer St. , Denver , Cole SPECIALIST. To those ititlcrjni ; from the effects of uny of tlio fuUonlni ; dl'cn es , nnd deHl o Itonltli , fchdiild write U < u \ \ IIIR atones ) . Allillieinej peculiar lo worn- en , fulllnR weakness , lott lunn- liood , nervous dlfoasci , roiual disease * . Memlnnl wenknenA , . J . - - youlhf ul folly , utlnury troub les. Kidney und ll\er tronblci , iiemt dlnemu , lndl - oitluii , cliost and lunE trouble. cAnMiinptlon , bron- cliltm , coUEli' , cold < , nstlinm , c.itnrrli , nil dliensps of the blo < Kl. ncrofnla , yplilll . dlKensra of n prlvuto nature , ironorrhea. gleet , piles' tumor-t - , cancer , lt rhaiim , ilieumntliru , parjlyuls , all f kin dl ea oj , eo - tlvonosK , dynpupsln , nenialvla , rti'iitnesi bnldnon ere eye-t. eruptions , tapeworm , in * , iimtnrm. and dlnemoiof the BfnorsUveorKans.no mutter of liow loim ntnnillnu. A euro guaranteed In etcry ea e m money lofundcd. Uyiiu hate fallod to Bpt cured clsowlierc , do not dnspilr , liutulvo I.KK JMM. n cull and Imvo rlmt with him , which In utrlclly confllden- tlal. ConiullBtlon exumlnatlon Jree. Only a omnll unin t'ir remedloii. 'lhou nndImvo tiei-n cured of dlffertnt dUennoi by Ixo Wins ( . .hliieioeg - rtnulo remedies. Mnny teUlinonljH ran lie foanl nnd seen In hl olhcp , or cnvor pnn | > r Addrosj , ij , 1543 Larimor St. , Denver , Colo. Kncloso stomp for reply I CUKE FITS ! When I My cura I donotmonnmorolrtortiiptbom for a time nd then USTO them retnrn ogain. 1 moan a radical care. I hare made the disease of 1'ITH , IU'1. LUI'SYcrrAIJJ.Va SICKNESSallfe-longetudy. I warrant u\j remedy to euro the worst cases. UNMUM cUieraUarefallnlls DO roaaon fur not now welting a cure. Bend at one * fur a tratl < to and a rreo JJott lo ol my lufalhble reraody. Olre Kiprem and P.wt Office. 11. t5. HOOT. 31. V. , IBS I'L-nrlbt. , N. Y. NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT. Bn ellla for ilT Mrl .Wt lBMfrtiVwiralglBWiilM ! jdla.M Mwitaf l p-5 "oa.Bof nHiirot thu liraln n- Jultinj In In'anltyaal liadlni : to nlury dKav onj o th rKmSlure Old He * . Jiarr nn , l.oaj of fewer taolll r a . IrTOlJntary Lauei , ami SpormatorrtoM Sull" ! i by ow-mwllo-f ot the l.rala. lr lu o , > roT ch hoi ronuda niontt' tr au oT r IndulMnce K < on SJSTt. l l * . or * ' * ' .T " " I'f ni * H > r palL ( Vflih each firdjr for > lx Ixan , will t nd purcliawr SiirmSSftn refuiia ncaer If t w Imatninit lain W tuiM. UuaruitoM ' "O'd * " iwnnuio wild cull Ur GOODMAN UKUG CO. , 1119 1'urnam St. , - - Omaha , Neb ? \ Wj/erc / tj c v/i / lje fAIR-BANK - , ; tot ? * 'Zt"h ' " 'Zt"hSAKTA GLAUS SOAP K MADE ONLY BY I. CHICAGO. The Mouth Is the Portal of Life , and The Teeth Are the Principal Organs which Regulate - late the Healtli. Gooddigestion waits on appetite and health on both. "Shakespeare. " For anything pertaining to your Teeth , visit DR. BAILEY , The Dentist Office Third Floor , Paxton'Block , Telephone 1O85. 16th and Farnam. CHtCHESTCH'S ENOLIEH. RED CROSS DIAMOND BRAND , \i * r v\i\i \ § $ > THC , ORIGINAL . AND GENUINE only Kivfr , Surr , > ml rtli.Mt . IMI1 for isle. VVw Lftdte * a.k Drugellt for CMckntrrt . XngliiJt / amonjiand . In Jtcil uil 0'oM mclAlllo ham n M with lilur ribbon. TnLu n oloc'r LUil. Krfutl yulililuliutii and ImUallo. . . All . | ills la pkatrboiirJ tott . pink . wrii > urri. . rf 1nnffrrnu cnu lrrfi-lt * . At Drmtgtiiti. or ifnd of 4r. . In lUnipi f > r t artlculari.trtllmoDltU. . . . ftnd "Ittllrr fur Ijntli i , ' * imlnltr , by rrturn JUitlU 10.OOO ToitlmonUlf. .Vimfl'r. . CIIICHCSTCR CHEMICAL CO. , MnilUnn Mn.urr , H ld br ult 1-oiul llruaaltt * I'lllLAIIKU'lllA. 1'j OF OMAHA. ABSOLUTELY INCANDESCENT FIRE PROOF , ELECTRIC LIGHTS , PERFECT NOT A DARK VENTILATION , OFFICE IN THE BUILDING , NIGHT AND DAY ELEVATOR 68 VAULTS , SERVICE , DIRECTORY OF OCCUPANTS : ' GROUND FLOOR : E. n. NAuarn COMPANY , Telegraph Poles , Cross Ties , Lumber , etc. 1IUIU & GAYL01U ) , Heal Kslnto. CITY COM I'TKOLLEIt. FIRST F THE OMAHA BKB COUNTING HOOM , Ad vertising c 11 nil iiubscrlptlon Ucpartmonts. SECOND TUB PATIIICIC LANU COMPANY , Owners of Dundee Place. mi. it. n. : DK. OHARLKd ROSEWATHK. THIRD T > R. A. MATTHEWS. Dentist. JOHN GRANT , Contractor for Street nnd Side walk PuicmimLs. ROIIKUT W. PATRICK , Law OITlces. DR RIOHARDS. EQUITY COUUT ROOM. FOURTH I ORTiiwr.sTnitN MUTUAL LIPIJ INSUR ANCE COMPANY CONNnOTlOUT MUTUAL LIKE 1N8UK- ANOn COMPANY , I'E > N MUTUAL LITK IN&UItANCK COM- 1'A'NY. HAurroiinLirn AND ANNUITY INSUK- ANCE COMPANY. MKAI ) INVKSTMKNT COMPANY. \VKHSTiU& : IIOWAKII. Iiisnriinco. KDIHON rLr.n-Kio I.IJJIITCOMPANY. A II. Xi.NNKK. : llonlrrln Kloctilo ( loods. WrsTl'ltN IJAK riKltVIOK A&SOOIATION. KOhKW'ATKK * . UHKYHLEK.UIvU Knglneors J. L. ULAUK. ' Olvll Knslnccr. , , _ . , , - P * I p TH i HEAnQUAIlTnitS. U. 8. AllMY. DEl'AKT- MINT : OK TUP PI.ATTI : , : w omcos. DEPAKl'MKNT COMMANUK1U ADJUTANT ( JKNEUAL. INSPKCTOK ( JKNKltAL. JUDOKADVOOATK. omr.r guAUTKUMASTnii. Ollir.P COMMISSARY 01.'SUHSISTENOn. MKD10AL UlUEOI'OK. SIXTH 1IART.MAN k COLLINS. Manitfncturers' , LAMIIEUT SMITH & VANDEN1IURG , In biirjiu'o anil I.ORIH. C. V IIEINDORI'K , Arohltoct. ARTHUR JIINSiN. ( A IIKO. , Contractor. REED PRINTINO CO. SEVENTF THE OMAHA PRESS OLUIt. I I H001ETV BTAT10NAUY ENGINEERS. I I 01 TY TREASURER. OMAHA REAL ESTATE AND TRUST 00. RESTAURANT KRANOA1S. J. D ANTES , Rotunda Cigar Stand. AMKRIOAN WATER WORKS COMPANY. JOHN 1'LOOD. Mnn'orTho Illustrated Woild. SUPERINTENDENT UKE BUILDING. FLOOR. MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LITE INSUR ANCE COMPANY , THE EQU1TAIILE LII'E ASSURANCE 60- OIETY Ol- - ' NEW YORK. FLOOR. MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE COM PANY. CHRISTIAN FOIENOE ASSOCIATION. DR. W.J. GALIIRAITII. DR. OSOAR S. HOI-'KMAN. ERNEST RIALL , Real Estate. J. M. CIIAMIIEKS , Abstructs. FLOOR. I' . M. ELLIS , Arphltoct , GEOIUJEW HUES A COMPANY , Sollcltora ot Pati-nts. (5EOKGE KER. Afjunt for United States Accl dent Insiirnnon Coinimiiy , JOHN LETHIM. : OMAHA COAL EXOHANOE. ROYAL PUI1LI8UING COMPANY. E. P. EKENllEItn , 1'rcsco I'nlnUir. TIIO3. I' . 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