13 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUND.AX APRIL 20 , 1801. TWENTY PAGES.
I'tiTH ( MIlTf lAIPPPO HP PPIIH
HVh SMALL PILGliS Ol < SCALP ,
A Famous Bart Oaunty Trial in Which Mr
Popploton Was Engaged.
EX-COURT REPORTER'S ' REMINISCENCES ,
Homo Very Intercsitlnc Inolttonts tn
the Ic al Onrocrn of Jiitl > o
Kodlc'k , JII < IK < > Ijnko null
Dounc.
In November , 1S70 , there occurred at To-
knmnli , Nab. , ono of the moit Intorostltifj
trliils cvur hold in tlio weit. Five \Vlnno-
bago Indians were Indlctcil for tlio killing of
a young innn namcct Munson In Ulxon county
while ho wus ciitfiiBcd in plowing on hl
homestead with u yoke of oxen. Muuson was
living alone nnd several days passed after
the murder before ho was missed , and upon
Buarch beliifj made by the fexv snttlors In the
vicinity the body , with the head Inciting , win
found concealed In the long ( , ' " s < i of a neigh
boring slougn. The absence of the head at
tracted nttcnlton to the Omaha and \Vinno-
bago liullnns whoso reservations were In that
loctlonof the country. Inquiry disclosed the
fact that several young men of the trlbo last
nainod had been absent from the reservation
for a few dnys at the limn Munscn was llrat
missing , nnd a careful ncarrh resulted In the
discovery of llvo small pieces of n white
inon's scalp , tlio hair bring of the aamd color
as Munson's. A number of young Indians
were arrested and live were held for trial In
the district court for Hurt county , the pro-
llminary examination being hold at West
I'olnt.
In order to secure to these Indians all their
cgal rights a snulotrln I'hi'adelphla ' engaged
Mr. I'opploton of this city to defend them
nnd also sent out a bright young attorney
from the ( junker city to nssist htm. I was
euntup by tlio Omaha Herald to report the
case. The court , .lurtgo Urounso presiding ,
was hold on the upper lloor of a rlckoty. two-
story "balloon frame cottonwood building ,
tlio siding being of boards nailed
nil and down and battened. The
town had but a scant population , and
the streets were well filled with Omaha and
Winnobngo Indians far outnumbering tlio
whites , and there was every reason to appro-
bend dinicnlty in case the Indians saw lit to
Interfere with the progress of the trial. M.
K. Hnpcwcll , now ono of the judges of this
district , assisted District Attorney B. F.
Gray in Mio prosecution. Tlio court room
was packed from tlio beginning to the end of
the trial with whites and Indians , nnd the
night sessions of the court presented n
specially wiurd nnd dramatic appearance.
Ono of"tbo pieces of scalp showed an in
dentation , and after several norsoiis who had
know Munson hnd tostilled : is to their belief
that these bits of sraln had conic from his
head , the gray-haired mother of the de
ceased was put upon the stand. Tlio pieces
ol scalp were handed her , nnd In the midst of
n profound silence she cnrefullv examined
tliiitn. with tlio tears rolling down her cheeks ,
nnd then testified that she was sure they had
come from the head of her murdered boy ,
pxplalnlng the indentation in ono of them by
( tatinc ho had been thrown from a horse
several years previously , receiving an Injury
on the head which loft : i permanent marlt.
Among thn witnesses examined was an
Indian woman known as Wlnnebago .lane
who , In answer to questions , indicated a total
Ignorance of the English language , and a long
nnd tedious examination followed every
question and answer being given through an
Indian interpreter at the conclusion of
which she was told to step asldo. As she
rose from her chair to leave the stand she
caused a roar of laughter by the query , in
English "Then don't .
plain : you war.t any
thing moi-o out of mo ! " To the people of
the town and vicinity her familiarity with
the English tongue was well Known and tlio
itolid expression she assumed as she sat on
the witness stand during the slow process of
converting English Into Indian and Indian
Into English , had been very amusing to those
present who were posted as to the situation.
Mr. Popnlcton was then In the full vigor
Df life , with no superior in the profession of
which ho has bet-n a distinguished member
In Nebraska since 1S.M. His fame extended
all over the state and the clesiro to see anil
hear him on an occasion so memorable was
tuniclent to bring to the little town the set
tlers from many miles surrounding. Ho
entered Into the trial of the case with nil of
his well known zeal nnd earnestness and
those who then beard him carried away im
pressions never to bo effaced. The circum
stances , surroundings , the doubt as to the
guilt of those particular Indians , the fact
that they could not understand a word of the
testimony without its boine Interpreted into
their own tongue , and the anxiety of tlto
rottlcrs as to the course the Omauas and
\Vlnnebagoc& might pursue in case the prU-
sners were convicted , all contributed to put
Mr. Popploton at his best , and never were
Iho legal rights of any ono more closely
rquarded than were on that occasion these of
those five representatives of the Indian race ,
possessing neither wealth , influence or sta
tion.
George B. Lnko was at that tlmo the Judge
pf this district , then the second , embracing
ten counties , all except Sarpy and Douclas
lying south of the Platte river. The
third district was presided over by
Judge Crounso llrst and afterwards
by Judge Alaxwcll , now and for many years
n member of the supreme court , Included nil
of the state north of tlio Plntta ( excepting the
two counties named ) n territory ns lurco as
ovoral of the eastern states combined.
Henry E. Maxwell of this city , of the firm of
Lake , Hamilton & Maxwell , is a son of the
ludgo , inheriting the sterling character of the
latter nnd a special fitness for the legal pro
fession.
When the constitution of 1SSO wont Into
effect Judge Lake was elected to the bench
Ol the supreme court nnd of this district , the
higher court being then composed of the
throe district Judges , but the constitution of
1875 , having provided for n separation of
these courts , ho wus elected to the supreme
bench in November of that year , and James
\V. Savage became his successor on the dis
trict bench. As n lawyer Judge Lake ha.1
attained distinction , nnd his service as judge
r/ta equally notable. In the prompt dispatch
Of business Judge Dillon of the United States
court , is , pm-lmps , the only Judge holding
court in Omaha to bo compared with htm.
Ho was always on hand to the moment In
oponlnK court , and the daily sessions were
penorally carried on until U o'clock In the
evening , with night sessions n frequent oc
currence. Ho was four tlinos elected a mom-
her of the territorial legislature , served
Douglas county In the constitutional conven
tion of IbTl , nnd wau a member of the supreme
premo court continuously from January , 18(57 ( ,
until January , 1SSI , eight years of which tlmo
ho was the chief justice. In 1M13 ho was up-
pointed by Judge William Pitt ICollocg toald
District Attorney Ubarlos llrown in the
prosecution of Cyrus W. Tatar , the llrst man
locally executed in Douglas county , nnd In
18(13 ( , as district Jjdgo , passed sentence of
death upon Otwny O. Baker , the second
man hung In tub county by process of law
nnd , by the way , the last to this dnto. Judge
Lake was the llrst o'f the district Judges
of the state to appoint n reporter under the
law of 187ft , whicn ho did nt Lincoln April 15 ,
1876 , nt which tlmo the writer was sworn
M such ofllcial and performed tlio
duties of the position until Octouor , 1SS5 ,
when ho resigned. Judge Lake took an
potlvo part In local affair * in nn early day
ns shown by the fact that ho was tendered
liv nn appreciative community , an important
jilaoo In the quiet and unostentatious cere
monies attendant upon the lynchlntr ol
llovco , In March , IStll , but this distinction
ho respectfully declined.
Judge John I , Kodlck was for vonrs n con-
splclous member of the Douglas county bar ,
and wus particularly successful In jury
cnsos , where his fund of humor was espec
ially oltcctlvo. I remember ono instance
where ho disposed of n witness for tbo othot
nido of the case by referring to him In the
argument as the witness who hud a "head 01
him like the head of n cane , " Of course i
man with a head of that sort could not be be
llovcd on oath by any self-respecting Jury ,
Severn ! years ago ho was called as nn "ox-
port" in legal charges in tv case on trial In
the United States court where some Llncoli
lawyers were trying to secure pay for their
eervlcos In on extended litigation over the
ownership of a tract of laud adjoining thi
city of Lincoln , nnd known ns "luo dlsputoi
eighty. " The client of these lawyers refusoi
to pay their bill on the ground that it was ai
excessive charge. Judge Hcdlclc testified 01
direct examination that when ho ni.d Judge
Drlggs were associated together iu actlvo
rnrtlco , It was nothing unusual for a lawyer
n land litigation to receive for his services
mlf of thn land Involved , in case
10 succeeded In the suit nnd
\ money fee bo-ildcs , Judge Wnholey , coun-
c > l for the otltor sldo , referred to that state-
mjnt In roM-oxumltmtlon nnd Inquired :
Was It not tbo habit of Omahn lawyers In
hose early days to take all the laud and n
noncy fco besides I" To this the witness
iromptly responded ! ' 'That may have been
ho custom In your office , Judge , but it wasn't
n ours. "
In the same court the firm of Hcdlck it
Council were trying the famous suit of
'Hammond ' vs tlio city of Omaha. " The
lalntlrr had contracted to dig a number of
vulls for flro purposes , the contract having
icon drawn by the former known a "Hazel
Vltch Hammond , " and when the day of
ockonlng came a caro'.css city council ( Us-
overed that said contract was drafted on
ho principal of "heads I win , tails you lose , "
nit decided to risk u law suit on It anyway.
On the trial It was shown that In at least ono
nstmieo , whore the contract called for a well
wislvo foot In diameter , the bottom one-third
vasbut four feet across , thus leaving n pro-
ectlon of four feet nil around the lower por-
Ion of the well and m.itorially decreasing Its
loldlngcapacity. UutJUdga Itcdlck did not
ullow a little incident of that character to ills-
uvb him , though of course it was necessary
o refer to It In summing up the case which
10 did In this fashion ; ' 'Gentlemen ' of the
ury 'I'hov .say wo nave violated the contract
n leaving this projection , or shelf at the hot-
cm of this well , but , gentlemen , I claim
vo have not. Wo made that
> ronctlon ] ns a sort of a
boulder to lift the water up to the top of the
veil , " at the same time making an upward
notion with his hands ns though ho were
lltlncn toner two of water , so that the
Iremoii could dip It out with buckets. At this
> olnt I noticed that Mr. Council was obliged
0 step out Into the corridor to control his
emotions , but his partner "never cr.ickcd a
mile , " and.surprising ns It may seemneither
did the jurvmen. They took It all in as gos-
icl truth nnd promptly returned a verdict for
'Imnmond.
JuUgo Kodlck was attorney for the Into
3oorgoV. . Frost In n litigation which ox-
cnded over n long period of tlmo in both the
Into nnd United States courts , wherein Mr.
. ' "Yost sought to obtain from the Union 1'ucl-
lo railroad company S.10.UOO us commissions
n purchases made by him for the company
is Its purchasing ngent In the construction of
ho road. Ho had been paid a salary for his
iorvlces , but claimed the amount named In
iJdllion. Iloforo coming to Omaha in the
mploy of the rallro.ul company ho had been
i Methodist minister. In giving his test- !
uony ho cited ono instance on the occasion of
1 freshet wliont ho had worked all day Sun
day on the river front to prevent the floating
away of a largo quantity of cottonwood ties
which were lying nlong the bank.
"What day was this ) " Inquired his
lounscl ,
"Sunday , " responded the minister.
"What I vou a Methodist minister nnd
vorklni ; on Sunday f" inquired Judge Hedick
vith a look of surprise and horror.
"I had to do It to save
ho company's property , " the witness ro-
died promptly.
I took the testimony in this case several
Imes in Its various phase * . iuid tbo Judge
lever failed to throw in this little dialogue ere
o omit the horrified expression of counto-
mi.co over ttiodreadful disclosure. My rocol-
cction Is that ho llnallv secured n verdict for
MO.OOO In the United States court and that
udgo Dillon gave Mr Frost the option of
cccptlng half that amount from the railroad
company or risking his chances of another
rial of the case , and that the Sao.OOO was ac
cepted in full satisfaction of tlio claim.
Judge Donne , when engaged In the prac
ice , was unusually rleid and exhaustive in
ho taking of testimony nnd when ho got
through with a witness It was safe to say that
lot a scrap or .shred of Information did the
attor possess with respect to the matter In
llsputo which had not been wrung from him
n response to Mr. Doano's questions. Ho
vas an Industrious nnd energetic lawyer and
it the time of his election to the bench had
mill up a valuable and desirable practice ,
n-oducing an Income far beyond the annual
salary of a district judge. Upon locating in
Nebraska In 1857 Judge Doano llrst resided
nt Decntur , moving to Fort Calhoun In IbOO
and to Omaha four years later. Ho repre
sented Hurt , Washington and Sarpy coun-
.les in the fifth session of the territorial log-
stature and Douglas county nt the twelfth.
! Io was also a member of the state semite in
1831. In 1837 he was elected prosecuting
attorney for this district nud re-elected in
18."i ! ) . As prosecuting attorney for Douglns
: ounty In IbGS ho prosecuted Baker , securing
ils conviction of the murder of Woolscy D.
Eiiggins.
One of the famous civil cases with which
Judge Doano was connected was thai of
HIgglns vs Bcals , Charles S Higgins of this
city being the plaintiff nnd his f.ithcr-in-lnw.
a Washington county farmer , the defendant ,
The two were In partnership in thfc stock-
raising business and found It necessary to
call upon the court to adjust their differ
ences in nn effort to close up the business.
The case was pending In the court for Wash
ington county for half n do/en years , but
finally Higgins got It transferred to Douglas
county , nnd my recollection is that thnt
liroko the spell nnd a verdict was reached at
last , though I do not know which party won
nnd the case had in the meantime become so
complicated that. It Is doubtful whethoroithor
the litigants or their counsel know who came
out bhend. During nearly all of the ofllcial
term of .fudge Savage , as ho Journovod on
thn train to hold his semi-annual sessions of
court nt Blair , the standing inquiry of the
lawyers aboard would bo : "well , are wo
? oiiie to dispose of Higgins vs Beats this
time } " Joiix T. BBIJU
DoWltt's Llttlo Early Risers ; best little
pills for dyspepsia , sour stomach , bad breath.
M'KM'l'JKfl.WMU'T
ItKOVS.
A burning shame a blush.
Tuft-hunting pulling hair.
Boiled down scoured wool.
Tired , but never weary n wheel.
The music of the spheres is bass-bawl.
Bettor to glvo than to receive medicine.
Men who always wear diamonds baseball
men.
men.A
A bad boy Is often hand-cuffed , by his par
ents.
ents.A
A sago remark "A little rnoro stuffing ,
please. "
Plaster of Paris is probably a cap-Soino
plaster.
A sort of catch-ponny affair the weighing
machine.
Dog stealing in the second degree purloin
ing sausages.
A Jailbird has no wings nt nil , but ho gets
there just the sumo.
A hen resembles nn old tramp In ambush
when she's laying for you.
The sraolt Is a small fish In winter , but
very largo fish uro often smelt in summ or.
Euripides once remarked : "Don't believe
a woman oven when she speaks the truth. "
More money gone to waist , remarked the
bright bens ho swallowed n 10-cont pioco.
The sons nnd daughters of present day
railroad magnates will .sometime proudly
boost of the ImuU of their ancestors.
Pure , chaste , rich cut glass Is moro am
more prized for use and for ornamont. Dor
lllngur's American Cut Glass stands unrivaled.
nt homo or abroad. Every piece has their
trndo.mark label. Enquire ) for it of dealer.
No Tlirougfi Car Cor Him.
The old darlcoy wita wandering uboul
nmoiitf the trains in the Suvonth atrooi
depot with n carpet-suck in his hand ,
says the Loulsvlllo Times. Ho wns ac
costad by an ompluyo with :
"Whoro you noin' , unoloV"
"Tor Pitchburff , Biih. "
"Want a through car , I s'poaoV"
"No , Bah , don't. Las' kytir I rid in
wont free , an' cum nigh klllfn' mo. LOB'
my hat. "
"Hows tlmtV"
"Trusslo warn't strong 'nuf. No , sah ,
I'BO liuntln' do kynr dat don't go free ; I
want do kynr dat'll ' git tluiro wid mo. "
Flo was shown the right car , got
aboard and was soon on his way to tlio
Smoky city. _ _
DoWltt's Little Early Risers ; only pill to
cure Mick hcadacho and regulate the bowels.
Kmltliy AV H n I.ltt o OIV.
"I was a little ojf this afternoon , Watty , "
remarked Pitcher Smith to Manager Watklus
after Monday's game.
"Yes , " replied Watty , "as I observed , but
you weren't ns far off as you will bo by this
time tomorrow afternoon If there U a train
going out of town. "
MIEN JIM HELD THE LINES ,
lemiuisconcos of the Ear 17 Singing Daya
iu the Graat West.
TEPIIENSON'S ' MATINEE WITH- BEAR ,
'lioHtiiKcfaHunlp Was Torn but the
Hour Got tlio Worst oT
It In tlio " '
lOntl.
"This country ain't what It nsod to ho , "
> udly declared James Munchnuson Stephen-
on tbo other afternoon ns ono of his hacks
rolled over the stone flagging Into his tin-
nonso stable nt Tenth nnd Hnrnoy streets.
Tbo vehicle was sploshed and plastered
vith mud from end to end and it was the
sight of this reckless Job of Inartistic decora-
Ion that awoke In the owner n vivid rccol-
ectlon of bygone dnys when ho was "stag-
ng It , " across Iowa nnd Nebraska between
owa City and Denver for the old Western
Stage company.
Jim always sighs when when a fit of retro-
ipection brings tho-io thrilling sights nnd
icenes of earlier year * In panoramic View bo-
'oro him.
Ho explains It by saying that it makes him
'col sad to think of how many of his old ns-
loclatos have passed ever the great divide ,
nnd this explanation doas as well us any so
ongns ho Is unwilling to disclose tho'true
3IIO.
3IIO.Tho
The plain , unvarnished truth , however , Is
hat tenderfoot audiences are not as numerous
low ns they were In tbo days when ho sat
upon the log and modestly related u few of
"ils startling experiences to n coach-load ol
men-mouthed and horror-stricken ntuiit&rs.
lis listeners in these days never thought of
questioning his veracity , and never nslted
nnbarrasslng questions , while tho' iiiqiilsl-
Ivo Individuals on whom ho is compelled to
irnutlco nowadays insist on having all the
lotails gone Into to an extent tha.t Is very
voar.vlng to the narrator.
Jim is n corking good story tcllor , mid ono
commendable feature of his yarns is that
hey have no weak or unlnterostlnir points.
f a story is n little defective nt some point
nt the first rehearsal you can never find a
race of It when the anecdote appears in full
Iress. Ton to ono the rejected stone will
mvo become the head of the corner , nnd
what were originally the salient points will
invo been transformed into moro subordinate
arnishings.
"Yes slr-ce " reiterated James "tho
- , , coun-
, ry has changed. If it hadn't , that carriage
would bo n slx-horau coach and it could go
out niraln without any washing , but such
things cannot bo today. "
This decision bore fruit in n very few seconds
ends , for the carriage was hurriedly backed
nto nn obscure corner where a cadaverous
ooking individual In a rubber suit amused
ilmself by squirting Missouri river water
upon it , nnd afterward curriod'lt carefully
with a .sponge nnd pleco of chumois skin.
"When I began staging 10 Donvov. you
couldn't have found mud enough in n two
ear's search between the Missouri'river
md Salt Lake to have plastered over a snnko
) ito Wo always knovV that mud was an ex
cellent thing to use in a case of that kindbut
wo couldn't get it , and that was why whisky
was generally used on such occasions.
"I meet people every day who have read
; ho history of the United States that I wrote
joforo I came west , and they have tbo nerve
.o tell mo that I xvas nn idiot for
christening this part of the country the preat
American Desert. They think it was always
the same as it Is now. Why , when I was
Irivlng across the state in IbtiS It w-iis actually
mposslblo to stick n pick into the ground out
iround Grand Island. Uumhoi NQ ; gravel
stones , and they were packed in there closer
.ban six lu a cab. It ain't that way now , fo
; hat is awful .nice farming country today
The stones have all disappeared Vou see
t used to bo feartully dry , but as the coun
try got clvlli/ed them was more moisture ,
iind as the rainfall increased , these stones
raduallv melted nnd now there nlu't a trace
o'f 'em left.
"Talk nbout changes , why , man alive , wo
used to drive from Omaha to Denver when |
thcro wasn't a bridge between the two places ,
and the only ferry was across the Platto. Wo
.Irovo ncros's creeks nnd sloughs nnd never
: iud a bit of trouble. You can't do it to-day.
"Tbo grass that used to grow on thoao
[ iralries In these days wasn't Iu. any .way
related to what wo got hero. now.
Ono ton of that was worth more than ten tons
of this , nnd It was all the stock needed.
Hor.soscuttlo or wild animals would keep fill
on it the year round. It they could only find
a little bit of It sticking up above the snow
they would keep ns fat nnd slick ns any ani
mal in Omaha today. I remember particu
larly of driving three yoke ot oxen to-Denver
ono summer In the ' 50's. Wo didn't havoany
grain to winter tnom on , and as they were in
pretty fair condition in September , wo killed
four of thorn for hoof. The other two were
turned out nnd picked their living through
the winter. The next spring they were the
fattest critters I ever saw in my lifo <
"All that grass wanted was to have the
rain keep off of It. It seemed to wash nil the
elixir of llfo right out of It , and If it rained
during the spring the grass wouldn't flourish
during the summer and the antelope and buf
falo found it a good deal closer picking the ,
next winter iu consequence.
"Four and six horse coaches were the pub
lic conveyances through this section thirty
odd years ago. It was nearly nil' four
horse business across Iowa until travel In
creased , but out west of hero through the
sand nnd un In the mountains , it took a
stiffer team'nnd they nitched 'on six horses.
"It used to mnko some folks wish they'd
stayed at homo when they got out" In the
mountains. It's n fact that the road did run
through some ticklish places , but it was the
only way to go , so n passungcr had to put up
with it.
"I was ever the road so many times that 1
didn't ' mind it , nnd while I had a great many
narrow escapes I only had ouo experience
that really startled mo. The hair nln't > very
thick on top of my head , and perhaps you
can sue that long scar that comes , almost
down to my forehead ? Nol Well , I don't
suppose it Is as plain as It used to bo. It was
in the winter of 1839 , nnd 1 was tuIUrig a big
load west. In going ever the mountains
wo had seen nnd heard several
snow slides , but none hud bothered us
until just at this time that I um going to toll
you about. The road wound along a narrow
lodge , nnd on the near side the wall made n
drop of 1 don't know how many hundred foot ,
for the bottom dropped out of thnt canyon
long baforo I was born. On the other sldo
the mountain climbed straight tip for thirty
or forty feet nud then stretched away ngilln
apparently trying to get us far from tlmlier
line as It could. The llrst thing wo know
there was a rush and n snowslldo that would
have covered n whole quarter section sljot
off the bank ever our heads and jumped hito
that condemned hole on the other ilde. >
"Tho snow whirled around us so thnt wo
couldn't see , nnd 1 pulled up to lot this blamed
thing pass. The very next second I got. a
clip on the head that made mo see start ; ami
something wont tearing through my scalp.
I didn't know but an Indian was trying to
scalp mo on the lly , but ns I twisted
I saw that n big grizzly hnd
tried to anchor his toe nail In my tiuir. Flo
kept on going , andfrom the looks of thuholo ,
I haven't any doubt but thnt ho's fallingyet. .
When ho caught mo It gnvo mo n sort 'of
funny sensation , for It felt too. much like
some ono reaching for mo out of the other
world. I don't want that kind of a claw to
levy on mo again. Say , inobbo you know
what It looks like up In the Kocklos ! Ever
been up there } "
The admiring auditor asserted his ability to
prove a continuous ullbl to defend hjmsqlf
against any such suspicion , ' ' ,
James thereupon slowly closed ono eye iind
steadily regarding his uudlenco out of the
other optio solemnly declared : "Young man ,
you don't know what snow Is. You think It's
pretty tough with snow two feet deep on a
level , hut 1 hnvasoan it fifty feet deep in a
beaten track. Ono winter wo had to gtako
outourroad , Another full of subvV'would
cover up the stakes , and wo had to do the
work over again every week. Of course the
road kept , guttlni ; hlghoruud high'or as thv
snow grow deeper , until wo hndjj beaten
track with fifty foot of snow unilornenth.
Wo had to have the stakrw to mark the road ,
and thu horses had to stop In the same track
uvory tlmo or It was all day with them. If n
horse stopped out of the road down It wont
Into the soft snow and wo never saw-it
again. They wouldn't sink In the snow out
of sight If they WQut ever the odtro on asleep
mountain sldo , but would go and over end
down the mountain.
" 1 had onuhorso go flown tlio mountain thnt
wny fornmllo nnd a quarter , nnd then got
him outnllvo. IIcMygnt through tree tops
like n cnunon ball , nnd when I filially got
him ho was in bright'as ' n swivel that has
Just cotno out of the burnisher. Sometimes a
whole outfit , horsog , paucnirors nnd sleigh ,
wont down torjothor , mid that was the last ot
them. When a horstiw ntovcr ho would some
times brcult loose and go down without
assistance , but If .ho uldn't , nnd wo couldn't
pull film back , wo would cut the harness
nnil let him go. If M lodged against a trco
not moro than a hundred yards away wo
would climb dun tumid got the harness , but If
the road \vas bad wo lot It go. There was
motiuy enough Iu the business so that wo
could stand something of that kind occasion
ally. Folks didn't travel on wind then , and
railroad passes offered no competition.
"Tlio farther a horse went down thn moun
tain the moro show there was to got him out.
Tlio road always winds around , and If the
nnlnial wont far enough ho was sure to strike
the road again below. The only way to got
'cm out was to keep walking around them
nnd tramp down the snow. In that way I
huvo lot horses down out of tree tops ana got
them to the read n quarter of n mile away.
"Did I ever have any thrilling experiences
with Indians } U'ell , 1 rather guess yes. I
have Witnessed sights among the rcdsUlns
tlmt would have frightened some men to
death , I have iiecn n spectator when scenes
were enacted that far oxrccdo'i ' tlio wildest
Ideas of thn most Imaginative writer of fic
tion. Do not ask mo to repeat them. Not
for gold or friendship would I iittoinpt lo re-
Into tlio horrors of thosio blood-curilling
scones. There is not a man living today , un
less perchancn one who like myself has gnml
upon them , who would oivdlt them e\vn In
the slightest degree. Jjlitcwlso my run of
twenty-four miles with u loaded coach when
I outstripped n hand of 11 flv savages would
bo considered Inrrcdiblo. I think too much of
my reputation , and I would not tell a story to
which the slightest shadow of doubt might
nttnch itself. 1 think too highly of inv friends
to allow myself to sny anything that might
shako their faith iu my veracity. "
DoNVltt's Little Early Hlsc-rs. Host little
pill over made. Cure constipation every timo.
None equal. Use them now.
Poulcrt-llookH mill SlmiorH' SottlH .
There has boon a breeze In Iho Now Vork
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church , arising from the sale of the magnill-
cent pronorty of the St. Paul's Methodist
congregation at Fourth avoinio and Twenty-
second street. The trustees of the flork were
openly accused on thu lloor of the conference
ot deserting thu souls of sinners in the Mad
ison square section and chasing pocltet-books
Yip-town. Ono of the pro.ichors declared tlmt
ho could point out twenty ministers who
would go down there and fill St. Paul's
church to overflowing In less than no time.
The property is already sold and the congre
gation will seek more fashionable quarters
tip-town , but the con ft KD en lias passed n
resolution that this cannot ho done again
without Its consent. There is a change from
the old-time spirit ot Methodism observable
in its practical dosertlou of the down-town
districts. Old John street church , the cradle
of Methodism , yet remains , but It is the only
church of the denomination below Canal
street , and between thnt street and Twenty-
third street the flocks are few ( but four in
number ) and Juoulu , Methodism was never
so strong as when tlio Itinerant circuit sys
tem prevailed in this/city , and in censing'to
bo a missionary body and seeking settled
congregations and pastors It lost much of its
peculiar power.
Plianoline
1 A
CORES
Colis in thi
Hoid
by ore applica *
tion ,
O&t&irb
in a yery short
timt ,
Hay ? 7Jr
from three to fiv *
diyil
Earaoho
Instantly.
50o par Brttlt *
Dct ! < om fond * .
Pitl net tut
MiJttixe Co.
Omaha ,
LEE WING
Ghinise Physician
1543 Larimer St. , Denver ,
Cole ,
SPECIALIST.
To thono siHTorlnn fiom the
otTcctit of liny of the following
discuses , nnd desire health ,
should write IrfiuWlnuntoncE ) .
Allrtlsonot peculiar to wom
en , fulling weakness , lout man
hood , nervous diseases , ! > oxual
„ youthful folly , urlimry'trouli-
Jo" , Kidney nncl llvur troubles , hiuirl disease , Indi
cation , chest and Inns trouhle. consumption , tirmi-
chltln. cotiKhs , colds , iiithm.i , catarrh , nil licenses of
the blood , scrofula , nyphllls , diseases of 11 private
nature , itonorrhoa , elect , piles' tumors , cancer , salt
rheum , rheumatism , p r ily ls , nil nkln diseases , cos-
tlvone-is , dyspepsia , neuralgia , ileufness bahlnusi
sere eyes , oruptlons , tapeworm , tits , tnnlnrln. nnd
diseases of the KmionitlT oorirans. no matter of how
lonuiitnndlne. A euroK aranteod In every cnso or
money refunded. If you him * fulled to not cured
clsowhuro , dn not dosanlr , biittflvo Il'.K WI.NI1 u c.ill
and Imvo n rhnt with him , which la strictly conlllden-
tlnl. Consulmtlon axniulnntlim free. Only a small
until for remedial. Thousands have boon curoil of
different diseases by Lie Wlnu Chinese VOK-
ctabloromudlei , Manyteitlmonlils e.in bo faun I
nnd seen In his on.ce. or Denver niipcra. Address ,
LEE WING.
1543 Larimer St.Deuvar , C olo.
Kncloso sftmp for reply.
FUMX HOUItAUU'tt OIIIKNTAL ,
" Oil MAdlVAl , IIKAUI irilllt.
KemoveaTnn , 1'iiilplos. Kit-ck-
InMuth I'ntulit .lUslmn.lSkill
' I > l4ea esaiiil every blruibh on
. Uauljuna dtflrs
lilt tcftlon. It liu
JJ.U > , xl the tcut ot 10
//leiim / / , rnd is to
/Imrmlcni , U.ftclt
p r tobOUI ltlsp-up- |
\ rrly inailtt. Atetpt
no counterfeit of
elmtl.ir nuiiic. I > r.L.
A. b ytr 8.ild tu a
lady of thtthuut'toa
( anutlenti"A ) you
killcsnllliliietliriii ,
1 ircomnund 'Gou-
' ' '
roud'sL'rinni'iutlia
Iciuthainiful of all
th skin prepara-
tlonn. " For sale by
all DruKRMs and
_ Fancy Ouods Deal
ers In the Unltnl Stativl tuiadas and Kim > pe
rtUU.T. llurKIN3.1iop'r. ; 37 Oreat Jones St. . N. Y.
h * } UICK. Others In
comparison nro Mow or
DKAO. If tuflrrlngtry
WOOD'S PLASTER.
It I'onvtrutri , llv-
Hove * , Ourto.
All
7/ic Great J-'mn-lt Irf m'f
Cures played out manhood , makci society a ploit
iiuro iimi Dinrrlod HfuHiitlnfiietory. In short It rea-
tores that vitality that belonx * to a healthy youns
man. K u package , or 3 for & Hunt pur mull , In
n iilalii sealed eiuelopo from nliservnllon , on receipt
of price. The Klnnlcr DriiK Co. . .MeCormlck .t I.und.
l.inllo A IxMlln. Oimihu. A. IX KosU'r. Council lllutrj
NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMEHT ,
Bpod : for 'Iritorl * . Dltilnni.nto. iVeumljIa , Wiiko
lnns. Mental . . DiprMilon . . . . , KolUntntr nt the lirnln.re ;
( ultlnir lit InianltvajJ 1 dInir ted misery d cuv anj
d lbIr mature Old &a , Harrsni CJ. 1-OSS Of PoWkT
laoilhor fox. Involantary Losses. * ,
rftu * t br ovur-Miortlo. of Iho brain , stflf.fchU8o or
OT r-lndnlf nc * . Lach box contains ontmaatb's truat.
raent < 1 a box , or six far W. i nt by niMli > nt > Ald.
Vflth each order for six box s % lll nU purcbu r
piarant.u to nfnnd uoner If the trlm nl toUa W
GOODMAN DRUG CO. ,
HI ' 1'a rimiu St. , . . . Omulm , Noli
DIPHTHERIA.
MIOHOUK KILLER
A Specific lor Dlnhtherla.
BAI.rliAKK Oliv , Hi'b a : , ISM Onttotnoni In
no limt Ihreu muntlii I Imvc rtircil ni tv.nnjr
11 twinitr i o of lHplitliorl-1 nltn M-crule Killer.
1 live lioml of 111111) ' otlior cue * tvliuru cutt'i hnvu
ii-cii mmlolnull stnum of the < ll on . To
Into thnrolmi nntliran a alnulu rn o lint lin ; provoi
.Hal wlicro Microbe Killer IIQI bi'OH mi'cl.
fid A 711 W. I Irit niilli St. I ) I * 1)A1S < .
hulncrlboit unit anorn tu boforu nm thli Mil il.iy of
Mnrcli , 1KII. OKI ) l > I'VPKK ,
l oiill Notary IMiMIc , Snlt I nko Co.
( .Mr. iMVIl li u Momlnoiit wliolcnnlu mvrcliuiit I
TAVloitsyii.u : , Iltuli , Mnrcli Dili , IMil Ocutlo-
iicn In IM < tuli r I.lttI huil four children down
> llli illplitliiTlii mill crimp nt tlm 1111110 tlmo. Wo
neil Mlcrolio Killer nnil no other iniMllcliio. A por-
"
"I'ctcnro win tlinroiult In oioh cmo.
' \iliMTlljciinnil \ snurn lo txfnro mo this Ulidnr of
Mnrcli. IS'Jl. ' ( JKf > . I ) . 1'VI'K.ll ,
ISenl ] Notary Public , Salt l.nko Co.
SAlTl.AKK C1TV , Fob. Will , IS'JI. ' Doir Hint ; I
ixtonuclilhl In IK'cotnbor lint from illphlhcrl.i he-
fore th Mlrrolio Killer Iwimn known lo nip. A few
IAVH Inter nuothor chlhl WIH tnkon ilown with the
iiino ilUd.ixo. * * * 1 liiiineilliitelx proruioil a JUK
of No 2 nnd uneil It fiet'ly In n very ihort tlmi' Iho
iii'inlir uio In tint tliront liejian to tlccrrate. nnil in
lxiliDm the chltil W H perfectly cnrcil , without niiy
if Ihc nftur oltocts ro often nerloiiB n cases of
llplitliprln
2 > A W. hnl North 8U JOHN IIUMIV HACK
lulmcrllipil nnil mvorn to before tno ihN L'lith tiny of
IVbrunry , Ib'.U. < ! ! : < ) 1) ) PVPUU ,
IScnlt Notary Pulille , Halt l.'iko Co.
Wo ImTO many other witrn ntnli'inents certifying
hat .Microbe Killer hnn never ftillcil to ruroillph *
hcrln Inn Dingle ruse.
WltlTi : I-OU I.A1KIK CtltCtrhAU ruiJH ,
THU KADAM MICROI1E KILLER CO. ,
ST. .lOSHI'II , MO.
Korpnlo In Oinnhn by Kuhn .V Co , felicrmtm .1 Me-
. 'oniioll , nnd Ma * IlrcliU
UDD'S QUICK TOOTH A. HiAI : > A'IIK ( CACIIl'.TS
Is the only romeily thnt relieve * toohadie , heail-
hennil netirnlKln. It li the < hea | " < t. 31 ilovi for
> 0c. n packnui' . Neither ponder , ll'iulit. pill nor Ion-
'n e. It Is the most unrecahlu to take. Wo war-
mil this renieil ) to cl\e mtlifnctlon ( .an ln > innlleil.
tetall of lAMlle \ Lpsllo nnil ( jondinan DIIIK Co ,
linnlm , nnil nililnit-'Klits nnil Jobber * .
THE SPECIALIST.
Moro than 16 .yonrs' experience in the
treatment of
PRIVATE DISEASES
A euro guaranteed in 3 to 5 daya
without the loss ol an hours' timo.
GLEET.
The most complete anil absolute euro
for gleet and nil annoying discharges
over known to the medical profession.
The meat stubborn chronic and long
standing cases perrnantly cured in from
5 to 10 days.
STRICTURE
Or pain in relieving tlio bladder por-
mnnontuly cured without pain or instru
ments , no cutting , no dilating. The
most remarkable remedy known to
modern acionco. Write for circulars.
SYPHILIS.
Cured in 30 to 50 days Or. McOrow's
treatment for tbiH terrible blood dis :
ease baa been pronounced the most
successful romudy over discovered for
the absolute cure of the disease. His
success with this dlsoaoo has never been
equalled. A complete euro guaranteed.
Write for circulars.
I.OPT MiNHOOD
And all weakness of the sexual organs ,
nervousness , timidity und despondency
absolutely cured. The relief is imme
diate and complete.
SKIN DISEASES ,
Rheumatism , and all diseases of tbo
blood , liver , kidneys , and bladder per
manently .curod.
FfiMALE DISEASES
And neuralgia , nervousness and dia-
onscs of the stomach cured. The doc
tor's "Homo Treatment" for ladies is
pronounced by all who have used it to
bo the most complete and convenient
remedy ever olTorod for tbo treatment
of female diseiihos. It is truly u won
derful remedy. No instruments , no pain ,
llours for ladies' from 2 to1 only.
DR. MoQREW'S
Marvoll6us success in the treatment of
private diseases hn won for biin a rep
utation which is truly national in char
acter , and hie great ixriny of patients
roaches from the Atlontic to the Pacific.
Tbo doctor is a graduate of "regular"
medicine and lias had long and careful
oxpononco in hospital practice , and is
classed among the loading specialists in
inodwn soimieo. Treatment by cor
respondence. Writp lor oirulars about
each of tbo above diseases , froo.
Office 14th and Farnam Streets.
OMAHA. NEB.
Entrance on Either Street.
1 bate a ixwltlra rnmiHl/ for the al < o > itlwaw i t.y ill
use thousands of CUM of the wurnt kind and otlon *
standing hatu been cured. Indeeil an tn > ni { Is my faith
iultaeftractbst I will ondTwolicmwariiKiiwith
VAI.UAIII.K TUKATIUK onthlsdlwaaotoanyauf.
/ur r ub < i will tend me thulr Kiprniuiaiid I'.O.addms.
T. A. Ulocuiu , 01. V. , 181 I'carl Wt. , N. Y.
IF YOU SHOULD TRAVEL OER T11E WORLD
AS FAR AS YOU COULD QO ,
1A BETTER SOAP T ANSANTA GLAUS
YOUD NEVER C1E.T TO KKlOV/
V ILL
The Mouth
Is the Portal of Life , and H
The Teeth
Are thc Principal Organs which Regu
late the Health.
Goocldigcstion 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 1085. 16th and Farnam ,
EHOUCH. RED CROSS , DIAMOND BRAND
THE ORIGINAL . AND GCNUItlt. The only Mnrr. Purr , aalrrlfafft . rill for sals.
ndleii , a.k llrutnlil rnr CMcHittir'i J.Mjlul InttmanJ Vraml ID II.il an.l GolJ mrullli
bn\r nr-\d \ with Mn * ribbon. TcLc. no otliiT kind. Rrfuit Hulililuttont and tmtlall
All pill ! In pattrboard Uut > . pink wrappers , Krediinfffrnu * coutitert'i It a. At Dru Klit * , or ifnl ns
4p.In lamp , far partlouUrtK tlmnDUli , unrl "Kt'llfr lip l.ntlli'1 , .
lO.nnOTpMlnonlals Nome f CHiCHtsTCR CHEMICAL ' * inlelltr - - . , Mii.M.ii by rrtnrti Hq'u Mull.
Mold by all Loral
OF OMAHA.
ABSOLUTELY INCANDESCENT
FIRE PROOF , ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
PERFECT
NOT A DARK
OFFICE VENTILATION ,
IN THE BUILDING ,
NIGHT AND. DAP
ELEVATOR
68 VAULTS , SERVICE ,
DIRECTORY OF OCCUPANTS :
GROUND FLOOR :
RE. NAUGI.E COMPANY , Telegraph Poles , orL'VTHRASUHEK.
Cross Ties , Lumber , etc. OMAllAUKAIi KSPATE AND TKOST 00.
MUIK & GAYLOHH. Itoul Estate. KKSTAUKANT' rUANOAIH.
CITY COMl'THOLLEU. J. 1) ANITA Hotiinda Cigar Stand.
FIRST FLOOR1
THK OMAHA HER COUNTING HOOM , Ad-/A / MKIt IOAN.WATEK WOUK8 COMI'ANV.
vortliiliig and SiUjsariptlnii Iui ; irtinaat
SECOND FLOOR.
THE PATRICK LAND COMPANY , Owners MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIKE INSUR
of Dundee Place. ANCE COMPANY.
DR. II. I ) . IUUNEY. THE EQUITABLE LIKE ASSURANCE SO
DR. CHARLES ROSfcWATEIl. CIETY OK NEW YORK.
THIRD FLOOR.
DR. A. MATTHEWS. Dentist. MANHATTAN LIKE INSURANCE COM-
JOHN GRANT , Contractor for Street nud Sidewalk PA NY.
' . CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ASSOCIATION.
walk I'livomonts.
DR. W.J. OALIIRAITII.
ROBERT W. PATRICK , Law Offices. DR. OSCAR S. HOKKMAN.
IR RIOI1AUUS. ERNEST RtALL. Real Estate.
EQUITY COURT ROOM , J. M. CHAMBERS , Abstracts.
FOURTH FLOOR.
ORTII WESTERN MUTUAL LIKE INSUR T. M. ELMS , Architect.
ANCE COMPANY GEORGE W. SUES A. COMPANY , Solicitors ot
.
I'UtUltH.
CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIKE INSURANCE
. GEORGE HER , Audit for United States Ace !
ANCE COMPANY.
dent Insurance .
Company.
PENN MUTUAL LITE INSURANCE COM
PANY. JOHN LETIIKM.
HARTKORU LII-'E AND ANNUITY INSUR OMAHA COAL EXCHANGE.
ANCE COMPANY. ROYAL PUBLISHING COMPANY.
. E. K. EKENBERO , Knwco Palntur.
COMPANY.
MEAD INVESTMENT THUS. K. Tt.TTLIX Silicon Wall Planter.
WEIISTER k HOWARD. Iiisiirancn
II. A. CHERRY , ( it'll. Manager Silicon WuU
1'luslor Manfit. Co.
ALEX MOORE , Roll Estate and Loans.
rs
, HOHN SASH AND DOOR CO.
J.I 1ILAUK , Olvll KiiKlnoor
FIFTH FLOOR.
UiAIQUAKTRHS : , U. S. AHMV. DKl'AUT- OHIKK PAYMASTER.
MP.NT OK Till : I'1-ATTE. : W Ollluus , PAYMASTER.
nr.l'AKTMKNT COMMANDlUt. ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER.
AIUL'TANTOKNKltAU INSPECTOR SMALL ARMS PRACTICE.
INSl'EOTOIt OKNKIIAI *
OK ORDNANCE.
. CIIIKI
.TtlDOHADVOUATE.
OHIEI' ' ' QUAUTKUMAHTRU. ENGINEER OKKIOER.
OIIIKI' UOMMIHS\UV 01' SUUSIHTENOE.j AIDES-DE-CAMP.
MEUlUALDIltnuTOIt. ASSISTANT SURGEON.
SIXTH FLOOR.
IIAKTMAN .V COI.MNS. Cait Iron Una und RUDOLPH EGE , Instruction In Gorrmii.
\Viitur I'li.o. II. H. ARMY PRINTING OI'TIOIM.
IiAMlinilT SMITH A VANDENllUUO , Tn- UNITED .STATES . LOAN Ac INVESTMENT
COMPANY.
Hiir.ineonnd I.tiiim. .
THE IMPLEMENT DEALER.
C. V , Iini.NDUUIT , Aroliltoct. G. L. PLOWMAN iVIIRO. . , htiiiioztiinliarH.
AHTIIUH JOHNSON , & IlltO. , Contractor. KDl'lORIAI , ROOMS OK THE HER. Coinpos-
itiiu : : I'uiNTiNu co. und Mulllns rooms.
SEVENTH FLOOR.
THF OMAII v 1'nr.ss rwrn. i Tin : UK.NTKAK WIKT : I-UIILISHINO co.
Kooiirh- STATIONAUV iN : iNinits. : I IIAUIIKU KIIOI- .
A few more elegant office rooms may be had by applying
R. W. Baker , Superintendent , office on counting room floor.