Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY.AUGUST 2 , 1S91--SIXTEEN PAGES.
THE DAWN IS BREAKING !
The American Farmer Stands on the Thresh-
v old of Unprecedented Prosperity ,
PRICES OF HIS PRODUCTS ADVANCING ,
JHr. nrastim A. ItatiHon ArRUCH That
Western Producers Will Soon
Ilccoino the N tolH ) oT
This Country.
The question of the food supply of the
human rnco Is the question of all others first
In Importance. Still wo po on eating and
wastiDK food from year to jcnr with scarcely
a thought of whence It comes , Who produced
it or will the supply co on forever.
The question of bow long our ( American )
food supply will keep p.ifo with our lucrcns-
1 Ing population and the foreign demand , may
profitably bo considered by food producers
and food consumers nllUo. The proud boast
that wo can feed the world will not much
longer be made. It will bo glory enough in
the n6t very far distant future ( It will como
before many who read this arttclo are old ) to
boast that the United States can food her
own population. Our present enormous food
product will bo but n ImtjAtcllo as compared
with whnt will bo required to feed our own
population in thollfotimo of many now tilling
farm * on their own responsibility. It may
gocin superfluous to oven suggest the possi
bility of n uollclt In food stufts In tliu near
future In the face of the fact that the last
fifteen yours have witnessed nn over Incrcns-
Cug depression In farm products caused i > y
over production. During the last dccado tlu >
American farmer lias endured hardships
nunicifiit to crush any other class of men.
The causes which produced this long dopres-
Blon can lie stated In four words : "Uulnous
cotapotion ; over-production , " and Its dura
tion can bo predicted with tolerable certainty.
Slnco It-TU the Increase In our farm products
has boon enormous and for the most of the
period grcntiy In excess of the requirements.
The last twenty years' Have witnessed morn
land brought under the plow In the United
States than WHS over witnessed In half a
century In any other country on earth. Dur
ing that time enough land to make n great
etnpiro has been turned from pralrio and
forest into fields. This army of farm-seolcers
extended its line from Canada to the southern
"V boundry of the country and took up its march
through the great west , taking up every
available picco of land as far
west as crops could ho produced with any
considerable dcgreo of certainty. The moun
tain valleys where irrigation was practlcaulo
without , too great , expense , were invaded.
During these two decades 118,000.000 acres
worn added to the cultivated Holds of tno
United States , land enough to inako a bull
nearly seven and ahalf.inllc.s wldotlmt would
reach around the earth at the equator. From
J&TO to 1880 there was added to the wheat
area of the world lJ,700,000 ! : acres of which
the United States contributed over 8. ) per
cent. The Increase in our wheat supply for
tlm , dccado was greater than the require
ments of the increase in population of the
entire wheat eating world. Jn ISSO only
threo-liftns of our wheat product was re
quired to feed our own population. In the
light of those facts can any one wonder that
farm products have boon selling at starva
tion prices !
Froii' IbSO to 1890 the United States did
s not add an aero to the wheat area of the
world. If the 10,000,000 added from 1370 to
1880 had been distributed through the two
decades at say , the rate of 1,000,000 acres per
nnnum , the average price of wheat could
{ inrdly have fallen bulotv $1 per bushel in the
ocal markets nearest the farm. There was
inoro wheat sown in I860 for our W,000,00i ) )
people than was sown in IS'.iO for our 1X1,000-
000 people notwithstanding the fact that the
Increase of l3OuOOOU ! in population require
the annual product of over 0,01X1,000 acres of
wheat. During the seventh dccado the wheat
producer rushed forward wittr rapid strides
Inking at least three steps to the consumer's
two. At the bediming of the eighth decade
the wheat producer slackened bis pace ( in
the United States stopped altogether ) while
tlio consumer Itopt on the oven tenor of his
Way ; and the real object of this inquiry is to
llnd out their relative positions today and as
certain us nearly as practicable what it will
bo ui n given date In the futuro.
During the seventh decade the wheat area
Df the world increased 15 per cent , while the
wheat eating population increased only 10
par cent. During the decade ending 1890 the
Wheat urea increased only ! J per cent , while
the wheat eaters increased 10 nor cent. The
total increase In population in the two decades -
cades was " 0 percent. The total increase in
ncroago , of wheat was IS per cant. Taking
thO' two decades together thcro scorns no
creat disparity between the percentage of
increase of population and of the world's
wheat acreage , but when wo consider that
live-sixths of the area was added during the
first half of the two decades , while the In-
c'rcaso in population was the same in each , it
becomes apparent that there must have been
n ( treat overproduction during the first half
of the two docaUcs or tlioro must soon bo n
unless the acreage Is speedily in-
cioascd.Vhllo there was nn incruaso In the
Wheat urea of U per cent during the last ito-
cnile thoru was no Incroasu of product , ns the
nvorago J'lold per aero decreased U per cent
ns compared with the preceding dccado. I
nin now spunking of the product of the
world. In thu United States the ncroap.o
from 1SS5 to 18SU decreased 3.4 anil the pro
duct ever (5 ( per cent us compared with tlio
preceding llvo years , During the last half
dccado the western district lias added to ttio
wheat acreage nearly : i)00UOO ( ) acres , while
oldur districts show n loss of ever 4,000,000
auras.
What Is of interest to the western farmer
Is to know that most of Urn land withdrawn
from thu wheat area has not gone into corn
to swell the volume of that staple product.
Over Kl per cent of the same has boon
plMited in cotton. A largo portion has been
r ei ill rod for hay , fruit and gardens to supply
the rapidly increasing city population in the
oast. Kraslus Wyruan in a recent article In
the North American Kevluw tells us how
Rochester , N. V. . was for yours
known us the Flour city on account
of Its numerous mills situated in
the midst of the great what district ; but
When the milling center was transferred lf > 0 ( )
miles to the west , they chanced thu name to
the "Flower City" on account of the numer
ous nurseries and seed gardens that adorn
tlio surrounding country.
It is estimated that 5.T5 bushels of wheat
are required for each mitt of population. At
the end of the suvunth ducado the product
reached the high water marl : of 'J.Hi bushels
'vrtfoe.i'ucli unit of population , and did not vary
prcally from that until ISb.'i ( except In ISSI ,
the year uf the short urop ) , bolni } ll.-ll in ox-
coas of the per capita requirement. Inothur
Xvords lUMng round numuor.H ) only three of
each llvo bushels of wheat produced were
required lor homo consumption. The bal-
nnei' was exported or went to swell the sur
plus. If : ho cron of IS'.K ' ) tiad boon up to thu
uvcrugo , which U was mil , tlio pur capita
product of wheat would Imvo boon only 7.OS
bushels , n falling off of LVJS hushuls pur cap
ita In the last half of thu decade , and this
during iho tlmo when thoere.it Dakota Holds
Were being developed. With no now Holds
of uny ninsnltudo to opnn , It will require but
n short limn to make thu still further reduc
tion uf l.-M bushels per capita , when our
\vhnut crop will bu required fur homo con
sumption. In the meantime thu export do-
innnd Is likely to incro.iso. In IS71 tlio
product per capita was 0.5U bushels , and
Nvha.it < iold nt an average price of $1.25 per
bushel in llio local market nearest the farms.
The rt'iidor may ask how these calculations
can bo true nnd wlicat still sell nt prices not
greatly imovu cost of production. It Is easily
answered. The world llvja from hiind to
mouth , Thu only question asked is , What is
thu vUiblo supply ! As long us the pump responds
spends w itovcr measure the depth of tliu
water In thu well. The enormous snniliM
imnluivd from 1ST" ) lo Ibx'i has madu It poast-
bio to span over the last hall dccado and meet
any deilclt which might occur. If llRtiros
collected from thr most trustworthy sources
can bo relied upon , thuro wns In IhOU a doilclt
of ( W.ooo.ooo 10 7 > p > , fXM,000 ) bushels In the
world's supply of wheat. Upon the subject I
quote from O. Wood Davis , the Kansas form
er and stulltlclnn , and thcro Is no better au
thority.
ftt- lie says : "Tho output of the wheat fields
of the world , In years of average yield , U
bow clearly InsufUcleutto meet requirement ,
and the crowing ddk-lt has heretofore been
niei by drawing upon reserves accumulated
' < rlnu tbo earlier part of Iho ulutU docaUe
V
and from the exceedingly largo crop of
1SS7-3 , nnd the time when the current deficit
shall make itself apparent in n painful and
startling manner depends upon the degree to
which such reserves Imvo boon exhausted.
There cnn bo no question that with average
crops throughout the world present supplies
nro Insufficient , and yet prices continue b lo\v
the cost of production , nnd the agricultural
populations nro In an impoverished condition ,
from which they will emerge as soon as the
consumers avuUcu to the fact that the over
abundant supply to which they have been so
long accustomed has coaicd to exist. "
The doilclt must make Itself apparent not
later than 1893 ( and If the famine
In Ituisla and the drouth in India
are as widespread as reported. , the sur
plus must be greatly diminished. If not
wholly exhausted , before the crop of 18W Is
marketed ) . All staple crops will follow the
advance In wheat. It will not bo n gradual
rise In prices but will bo un advance that
will cause a revolution such as baa seldom if
over como to a class of men.
The dawn Is breaking for tlio American
former nnd oipccmlly for thoio of the west
for there Is wlioro the great wheat unil corn
Holds are and must remain. Seven western
states including Nobraskn produce on an
averaeo ( Viper cent , of the corn crop of thn
United States. In 1871 , as said before the
per capita quota in wheat In the United
Stites was .50 of an ncro and the nverago
price of wheat in the local market nearest
the farms was $ I.M ! per bushel. Then boirau
the ruinous competition nnd over production
which lasted for fifteen years. Tills can not
occur again. Th land docs not exist to m. ko
It possible. It is estimated tuat only
34,000,000 acres of nrnblo land remain to bo
til-ought under cultivation. The amount of
land which can bo subjected to Irrigation , no
matter how much money is expended , Is very
limited. The wide strip of level country east
of the Hocky mountains- has no adcquatu
water supply. Many mountain valleys will
yet bo brought undur the ditch and many
beautiful farms bo mndo where now only
sago brush subsists but they will bo as gup-
don patches In the surrounding waste.
More startling than the suggestion of a
possible doilclt in farm products Is the fact
that the farm lands of the public domain
which were considered almost inexhaustible ,
are today exhausted. I mean the free lands
on which crops can bo raised. The Increase
inthocitv population ( food consumers ) as
compared with the farm population ( food
producers ) for the past decade is unproci-
dented in our history. From preliminary
statements issued by the superintendent of
census it Is doubtful if the rur.il population
has Increased nt all In the last Hvo year. .
The farm business hasheensodeproised that
few have embarked in It and many have for
saken it for the city. This will make the
revolution all the creator when it romos , as
como it must. When the eastern urban poi > -
ulntion sees the unprecedented prosperity on
the threshold of which the farmer now
stands , there will bo a rush for tlio country.
This will not hurt , or dismay the farmer.
Prices of land will bnvo advanced with the
price of crops. The now comer must tmy
Ills farm and pay handsomely for it. From
the poorest paid laborer in the land the far
mer will find himself the best paid. The un
requited teller of the last decade will bo the
nabob of the next. And hero in the west it
will make bettor times for us all. All things
being equal the Nebraska farmer will receive
more than his shuro of thin prosperity , for
the average price of Nebraska farm land Is
cheaper , quality considered , than In any
ether state in the union.
EKASTUS A. Buxsox.
XOI'KLTIK * JX JEinr.K\\
Hnt pins como topped with coiloJ sorpeuts
In gold.
Aluminum opt-ra glasses are an Invention
with a promise of success.
A section of n chain studded with diamonds
is the heading of a now torloiso shell hair
pin.
Monkey sldn Is liberally employed in the
manufacture of card cases and fancy pocket-
books.
A-tennis bat In gold , with the network
supplied by diamonds , composes a delightful
brooch.
A mininturo safe in gold suinondod from
the centre of a gentleman's doubla chain is a
recent arrival ,
A vlnalgrotto of crystal is encased In a
network of Hligroo gold from which several
small diamonds sparkle.
A moonstone ball between a sappbiro and
a ruby is the happy combination setui in u
ladies' line sotting.
Shoppers tltno tholr movements by simnll
silver stem-winders encased In the clasps of
their coin purses.
For half-mourning two onyx circles hold
together by a bar of small pearls form a
brooch of suitable character.
An umbrella haudlo of silver has been
created to represent n baseball catcher grasp
ing tightly a huge ball in bis uplifted hands.
Bountiful silver candelabra assume the
form of trees with budding branches , In each
of which Is embedded a camilo holder.
Fair devotees of the hunt are nppoalcd to
in n riding whip mounted with a throe-inch
gold hnndlo ornamented with u web of bril
liants.
Trick match boxes In silver , by which the
contents appear nnd dissapyoar at the will
of the owner , are mooting with approval.
An appropriate birthday gift for a gentle
man Is a gold-hacked mustache brush. In nn
assortment of these articles are some witn
iowellcd ornamentation.
A itour TtiK Jtia jf.tut.
In the city of Lolpslc , Germany , thirty-
four firms have declared their intention of
participating in the Columbian exposition.
Texas lias decided to sot apart a spacious
room In Its exposition building for nn exhloit
by the colored people of the stato.
Alabama may bo represented In miniature
at the exposition by n series of comprehen
sive relief maps.
The auditorium for choral music has been
located in the north court of the manufac
turers building.
All of thu important trunk lines in the
United States have agreed to transport ex
hibits at half the iminl rates. This reduc
tion is made by the different traftlu associa
tions.
The Wisconsin state building will bo two
stories high , with not loss than 10,000 feet of
lloor space exclusive of porches. The whole
structure Is to be built of Wisconsin material.
tioorgo Ward , manager of the Commercial
cable company , writes to Chief Barrett that
be will matte a big display at the exposition
of cable instruments. Ho expects to show
a complete repairing steamer , illustrating
thu method of repairing cables.
The art department has Issued Its rules for
exhibitors , outlining the plan of the nrl ex
hibit. All works to bo udmlttcu must bo
originals , with the exception that casts from
original works by modern artists are placed
In the sumo class' with original llgurcs and
groups in murblo. Thuro will bo throe sec
tions in thu department an American sec
tion : a section for foreign -countries that
nro represented by a commission ; a section
comprising private collections and thu works
of artists from countries not represented by
a commission. _
How to Trout. SmiHtroko.
It Is not wlso to carry tlio sulToror
from .sunstroke fur for hull ) , as tlino is
valuable , hiiys Kli/.ubutli U. Suovil in
the AutfUHt Ijiullod' Homo Journal. Ltiy
him in u slmily plaou , as cool us Ls to bo
found , Unfasten bands about neck and
waist. Strip the clothing off the upnor
part of the body and tmowor it with
wutor. If ice cnn bo hrul , crack : it , wrap
it in cotton and apply it to the head ,
spine iinil nnlor the arms. If not , two
wet clollis instead , changing tliom every
few minutod. In town , ether and n
spray can bo procured from iv druggist ,
and the forehead and head sprayed.
Hapld fanning of the hot surface helps
to ovnporato the water tnoro quickly.
AH soon an the piitiout rovlvox n little
and can swallow , iced brandy , \vhtnky
and water , can bo givon. A doctor
should ho sent for , hut ho will como too
late if nothing ib done in the interval.
Suiidtroko Is a fever caused by boat , and
the most urgent need is to rcduco the
toinpornturo by cooling the surface of
the body In every way possible. The
oxlmustlon must bo mot by stimulant : ) .
A iUotlior'n Gratitude.
My son was In an almost helpless condition
with flux when I commoucod using Cham
berlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Hem-
ody. It gave him immodlato relief and I urn
.sure it suvcd his IIfo. I take great ploasnro
lu recommending it to all. Mus. M. L.
JOIINSO.V , Kvorott , Simpson Co. , Mis * . 25
ind 50 Ctiut bottle * for sale by druggUu.
SOME AWFUL ROCKY YARNS ,
Union Pacific Engineers Toll a Tow Tough
Ones ,
SLIDING ON MUD AND 1C ? ,
Thrilling Hxpcrlonoc.q of .Tnolc Dolnii ,
Jim Ilowora nntl Hilt Ailnins A ,
Freight Hrnkciimn's Story-
Hall
Sotno tlmo tigo thcro wns n llttlo story
going the rounds of a daring rcacuo of a
child by n. locomotive engineer , says the
Now York Sun. The child was aivld to
bo playing on the truck , nnd did not
hoar a pissongor train thundering down
upon It. The engineer saw the child ,
but it was too late to stop the train.
Quickly reversing his onglno and "giv
ing her nir , " the engineer slid through
his cab window , along the running
board , and down on to the pilot. As
the onglno approached the child the en
gineer leaped to the ground , ran swiftly
ahead and snatched the child from the
track , by his quickness and coolness-
averting u frightful accident.
To the moti who do not know railroad
engineers that story was a surprise , and
they all denounced it is a "fako. " One
imaginative gentleman wrote to the Sun
about i't. Ho mi id that ho , too , was un
engineer , and that ho appreciated the
good jud7inont and the keen eye for
news which the Sun showed in printing
the story. IIo believed that it was true.
Ho based his belief on an experience
which ho had had while pulling a fast
mull train over the Rocky mountain di
vision of the Union Pacllic. Ho was
coining down through a canon with a
heavy train behind him. It had been
raining heavily for a long time and the
ground was soft and sticky. The truck
was wet and slippery , and the heavy
train was running at a fearful spued.
His onglno was ' 'doing her best to hold
'em buck , " but In spite of his efforts ho
began to four that the train was going
to got away from liiui. Just as lie was
wondering what ho could do to check
the treihundous speed of tlio train ho
shot around a curve and there on the
track not a hundred yards ahead of him
was a little girl asleep. To stop by or
dinary methods was absolutely impossi
ble. To go on was certain death to the
child. In the fraction of a second ho
had formed his plan.
As ho says It , "I shouted to Jim. the
fireman , to 'choko her , ' and 'give her
the grit , ' and than I slid out on the run
ning board and 'down on her nose , ' and
jumped off. As she came by I grabbed
hold of a spoke in the driver and socked
my heel in the mud , and if you'll bollovo
It , I stopped that train right tlioro.
Broke my right arm in two places ,
though , and knocked every blamed car
In the train clean off the track. But I
saved the child. "
*
Engineer Jack Dolan is known to
every railroad man between Omaha and
Grand Island. One of the host engi
neers on the road , tlio "old reliable" of
the division , his experiences have boon
thrilling and varied. A story is told of
his remarkable oxperiolico with the first
train out of Omaha that had boon fitted
up with air , Uolan's experiences with
the now air brake led him to have ro-
nmrkablo confidence in himself and in
lits engine , old-53. The first man in the
round house board is the first man out
usually , and so it happened thatono day
Dolan found himself ordered out on the
pay car. As lie said it , ho "was on
board to haul the 'greaso wagon. ' I got
'forty miles' and as much moro as I
could make with safety. I cut 'or away
back and pulled her tail clean out , and I
toll you , neighbor , she was turnin' 'em
when wo sailed out over the summit.
Well you know that when you como out
of the woods down by Pupio there's
a bruising hill to climb and
a , sharp curve when you strikotho Ipvol.
Over against the hill is a big clay bank.
Joslyn was the pay boss then , and ho
was a kind of a particular cuss about
galling along , so 1 made up my mind to
show him what 511 could do. When wo
pulled up at Gilmore I jumped down to
drop a litllo fat on hor. Joslyn yelled
to go ahead before I got 'round , and
when I swung up I hooked her up us
soon as she got em to turning. Then 1
gave her grit and opuncd her up , nnd
wo gel out of Gilmore as if wo were going
somewhere. When \vo struck Papio
hill wo were doing sovonty-flvo miles if
wo were doing a foot. Just as wo hit the
curve on tlio lovcl a rail turned on us ,
and d me ! if wo warn't against that
clay bank in a sccoud. It wasn't any
use to geese her , bul 1 shut 'or off and
got ready to jump. Just then wo got to
the end of the clay bank , where the
track comes in again. When old 53 hit
that rail she sort of give a jump , nnd
I'll bo cl d if the old grease wagon
and Iho pay car dldn'l slide square back
on the track again. I pulled her out
uuain , and I don't believe wo lost a
mitiulo , and Joslyn never know 4ho had
boon a hundred yards on clay. " *
*
4t
Dolan told that story on the stops of
the old Pioneer Uouso in the days when
it was headquarters for till tlio Union
Pacific engineers who ran into Omaha.
Of all lUo boys who hoard it only big
Jim Bowers was able to do as well.
Bowers was one of the most' cheerful
liars on the road , and Dolan's story "re
minded" him at once of an experience of
his own.
"That makes mo think of the time I
had with No. 07 , when I was pulling
fast No. ! { wcsl one day last winter , "
said Bowers. "You remember just uflor
you leave Klkhorn and got through the
big cut there's a long drop ever the big
grades down to the KlKhorn river and
Into Waterloo. Well , this day I'm tollIng -
Ing you about , something was wrong
with No. OTa water works. One of her
squirts wouldn't work , nnd I was fussln1
with it uAl the way out to Klkhorn. I
had ton coaches behind mo , and I had to
hit her pretty hard to pot out ever the
hill. I was afraid she was going to lay
down on mo before I could got ever , nnd
if she died on that hill I didn't know
what I'd do , 1 had her wide open all
the way up , and when \vo struck the top
of the hill I was so Interested watching
that squirt to see if I had got It working
that I didn't think to shut 'or off , and
she worked steam half way down to the
rlvor. You can hot she was
rolling 'om when wo struck the
bunch of willows just before you
hit the bridge. That was before they
put up the now covered iron bridge.
The weather was frightfully cold , and
the ice on tiio Elkhorn must have boon
six feet thick. I never found out just
what struck us or how It did happen , but
the lirst thing I know just as wo got to
the end of the bridge I felt old 07 sort of
ruiso off the rails , and the next second
wo hud slid down the bank and were
bleating across the river on the ico. As
luck would Imvo it , the coupling on the
baggage car broku and the heavy train
hung on to the rails. Wo were going
sixty miles if wo were going an inch , and
the way 07 got across the Ulkhorn was
tremendous. You know thoro's a big
ditch on the ether sljn ) .whoro they got the
dirt for tlio app/onch to the brldgo.
Well , air , 07 Juat took : up that ditch , and
when slio struckrvt o top she jumped
squarely on the raVU'i'itfnl'i right boh Ind
the last coach of Ttiy ; train , which had
just swung by. I I'aVK'hor ' nose down to
the conch , and ni"1 | flroman made the
coupling , and wo jnftVou that train into
Waterloo , wlioro b-awitchod around and
got in ahead agati ) , And the funniest
thing about it wusi'fclmtwhon I loft Wa
terloo I looked around her , nnd I'll bo
hanged if that squirt/Avusn't / working all
right"
Old BUI Adams' ' 'greeted Bowors'a
story with a "humph. " Then when
none of the ether boys gpoko up old Bill
began. "That reminds mo of my ex
perience on a cold day a year or two
ago , " ho said. "I was pulling old ! ! !
thon. I remember wo used to call her
tho14 , sort of 4 11 14 , you know.
Well , I was coming in on her one beast
ly cold day vrith a long string of grain
loads behind inc. Forty-four be
gan to leak bnlly : just after
1 loft Ashland , and by the
tltno I got to Raymond Hill she wouldn't
hold plug hat ? She was worse than
seven fish nets , it was cold enough to
frco/.o a brass monkey , and my fireman
was making a good iiiiiny remarks about
the origin of Iho old man who had sent
44 out in such shape. I got her to going
as hard us I could to run the hill , and
wncn wo struck the up grade I was giv
ing it to her for all she was worth , tiho
wns pounding like the old Nick , and before
fore wo got half way up I was afraid wo
wouldn't got over. Well , wo got pretty
near to Iho lop , when she throw up her
tail and laid down. She was leaking so
fast I was afraid she would die on me ,
and I didn't dare back off to make
another run for the hill. So I whistled
off brakes and slid back. It was so cold
that tlioro was a streak of ice all along
where wo had boon , formed out of
'
the water that 4'4 had leaked. I
noticed that asvo slid down , and when
we got lo Iho bottom I lold my liremi'.u
I was going lo make a try on a now
suhomo. A good wagon road runs
around the foot of Raymond IIlll and
crosses the track on the ether side from
where wo wore. I put a brace on tlio rail
just wlioro I thought I could jump inlo
Iho road , and let her go. It was kind of
risky , but 1 thought it was worth trying.
Well sir , she struck , that brace and
wont into the road without a quiver.
The brace hold , and the grain loads fol
lowed as slick as groaso. The water
that leaked out of 41 was frozen as soon
as it struck the ground and it made a
fair track of ice for the train , and it was
the easiest kind of slipping. Old 44 just
followed that road us If sho'd boon train
ed to it , and when wo struck the ether
sldo of the hill she dropped on to Iho
rails as if she had boon looking for
them. It was just plain sliding down
hill from than on. and when wo struck
the bottom wo hadti force enough to
shove us in on the elevator side track ,
and wo stopped judt , exactly wlioro I
wanted to. Couldn't have done il boi
ler if we'd had fourdnginos. "
Old Bill sighed sadly in remembrance
of his greal schomojand Iho ether boys
walked silently away and left him
dreaming of it. *
*
* *
'
"I remember , " sa'ljlitho froightbrako-
nian , "an adventure I once had which
came near being , 'iny last. Wo were
overrun with tramps > durliig the summer
and had lo use prolly.sovero moans some
times lo got ria of tliftm. Two higslout
follows , whom I fotiri'd in an empty box
car , refused to tnovd-vntil , by having hot
slbam turned on thdm' with a hosq , from
tfio engine , they were forced , to vncate.
They mfidb threals ( ft gbtllrig-oven with
mo , but Ithought no moro of llioin.
' "One cold , rainy night in tlio follow
ing autumn the train stopped at a wayside -
side tank for water. Going back ever
the cars releasing the brakes , I came lo
a man sealed upon u car uiroclly ever a
creek which , swollen by Iho rains , had
bucomo a rushing lei renl. I lold him
lo got off the train. The sound
of my voice hud a singu
lar effect upon him , for ho
sprang to his fool , and grasping mo by
the throat , exclaimed : 'Now , I'vo got
you. You don't remember mo , do you ,
honny ? Well , I haven't forgotten you ,
nor Iho limo you drove mo from Iho car
with hot steam. That creek , down below -
low , is just the place for you , and in
you go. '
"The top of a freight car , made slippery -
pory by rain , is not the best place for a
lifo-und-douth struggle and ho
, as was a
heavy man , and hold my throat with a
grip that prevented ouctry , my chances
of escape scorned slim. I made the best
offorl possible , bul each move brought
mo nearer Iho edge of the roof , until it
needed but a slight effort upon his part
lo send mo whirling into the stream bo-
low. Seeing this , ho braced himself for
a final effort. Events , however , were in
my favor. The car , instead of being of a
common pattern , was filled with ladders
running up the sides near the conterand ,
I grasped the top rail just in time ; for
as I did so the train started with a jorlc.
"Losing his balance , my would bo as
sassin plunged forward , and , releasing
his grip upon my throat , fell with a
splash into the stream' below. It wns
some llmo before I could regain strength
enough lo go forward lo Iho engine. By
that llmo Iho train was miles away , and
Iho fulo of my assailant I never learned. "
Are You Intort-Htotl ?
The following frank statement from J. E. '
Hare of Trenton , Tex. , will bo of Interest to
many of our citizens : "My llttlo boy was
very bad oft for two months with diarrlucn.
Wo'used various medicines , nUo called In two
doctors , but nothing done him any good until
wo used Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and
biarrluua Remedy , which gave immediate
relief mid soon cured him. I consider it the
best mudicino made and can conscientiously
recommend it to all who need a diarrhoea or
colio modlclno. "
A IjOXG TUII3 JtlSTWUISN DRINKS.
InohloiitH That Ijcil Uii to tlio Famous
tiyTTius.
Every man in the u tilted Stales is sup
posed lo know whatUo , , ' } "Governor of
North Carolina said t'6 llio governor of
South Carolina , " bub possibly some do
not know when anu lldor what circum-
slnncos the famous roinark was mado.
Nearly a century ago a man promin
ent In political affairs in Norto Carolina
moved across the border and settled in
South Carolina. Huiliad boon there but
a short time when hd < f-commitlod some
small crlmo or misdemeanor , for which
ho was indicted. To'escape ' urroat ho
rolurnoit to his old H'fllho ' in North Care
lina. In duo courso'4 ' > f i tlmo the gover
nor of South CarolinaIssued a requisi
tion on the governor it > f North Carolina
for the tuglllvo cnmli'ial.
The fugitive had rich and Influential
friends in his natlvo slate , and they interceded -
torcodod with the governor , until ho refused -
fused to grant the requisition. A long
otliclal correspondence followed , Prom
inent men in South Carolina told Iho
governor that ho had not boon treated
wilh proper ofllcial courtesy by the governor -
ornor of North Carolina.
The result was that the South Caroli
na governor accompanied by a largo par
ty of friends and advisors , journoyou by
btago to Halolgh , the capital of North
Carolina , for a conference with the gov
ernor about the matter of giving up the
criminal.
The governor of North Carolina , with
a largo party of distinguished friends ,
mot the governor of South Carolina several -
oral mites from town and escorted thorn
to the governor's mansion with all the
corer.iony duo such distinguished visit *
ors.
ors.Boforo the obj oct of the visit was sta
ted the ontlro parly sat down to an elaborate -
orate dinner. After dinner \vlno was
served , and after wine came brandy
the applejack for which the old North
atato is famous.
After many rounds of drinks the do-
cuntors and glasses were removed , and
the governor of South Carolina stated
the object of his visit. Ho demanded
the surrender of the fugitive criminal.
The governor of North Carolina ro-
fused. Then followed a long and boated
discussion , in which the attorney gener
als of the Iwo states took an active part.
Finally the governor of South Carolina
lina grow angry , and rising to his feet ,
snld :
"Sir , you have rcftiscd my just de
mand and have offended the dignity of
my olllco and my stale. Unless you nt
once surrender llio prisoner 1 will re
turn to my capital , call out. the militia
of the state , and roturnlng With my
army I will take the fugitive by force of
arms. Governor , whal do you say ? "
All eyes were turned on the governor
of North Carolina , and his answer was
awaited with breathless interest. Tlio
governor roao slowly to his foot and
beckoned to a servant who stood some
distance away. Ills beckoning was firm
and dignified as berumo his position.
Ho was slow about answering , and again
the governor of South Carolina demand
ed , "What do you say ? "
" 1 say , governor , that it's a long time
bolwcon drinks. "
The reply restored good humor. Decanters -
canters and glasses wore brought out
again , and , while the visitors remained ,
if any ono attempted to refer to thu dip-
lonmlic object of Iho vl&ll he was cut
short by the roinark that il was a long
time bjlwcon -in'jei '
When Iho visiting governor was ready
lo return homo ho was escorted to Iho
slate line by the governor of North Carolina
lina , and tlioy parlod llio bostof friends.
The fugitive was never surrendered.
HOW TO ! CAM > hU HAD HO US US.
Instructive I'olnt.s From n New Vorlc
10 v port.
John Kooso of Great Neck , has been
contributing a series of interesting nnd
inslructivo articles on horse training lethe
the Now York Evening Sun. His last
and concluding treatise appeared recent
ly , and was ontillod "Bad Tricks in
Horses , and How to Cure Them. " Ex-
Iracls from Mr. Koeso's paper are given
as follows :
To train n horse that would not permit
any ono lo mount him , Mr. Kecso has
Ibis lo say :
"At the first attempt to go upon his
back ha made a plunge that look him
fur oul of Iho roach of Iho would-bo
rider , or sent him flying if ho succeeded
in gelling partly upon the horso. After
all hud given up and gouo to Ihoir work
I went to the stable , filled my pockets
with oats and began feeding the horse
from my hand on either side ; then gel a
box to slaud upon ( not lee high at lirsl ) ,
still feeding from my hand , reaching
carefully ever his nock us ho
began to look for the oats , then
leaned upon him , and finally
sat up right on his back , causing him to
turn his head so ho could reach on either
sldo for Iho oats. Then untying Iho
bailer so ho could turn around , ho
worked his way out of the stable , and
in perhaps Ihreo-quarters of an hour ho
would go without the oats , when I put
on Iho saddle and bridle , gel on without
dillicully , ouly taking care to move
slowly and not frighten him , rode three
or four miles , after which ho gave mo
no moro trouble in riding. "
In order to stop a runaway the follow
ing method is recommended :
"If a single horse altompts to run and
you can not pull him in , give a quick ,
sudden jerk on ono rein , slacking tlio
ether , and bring his nose around to his
shoulder. Then in a like manner with
the olhor rein bring it to Iho otbor side.
The pull being sudden and without
warning ho can not sliffon his nock
against it , so that no great strength is
required lo lurn his head from side lo
side , which will prevent his running.
Should Ibis fail by oxoilomont in the
driver or other cause , hold his nose
light lo his shoulder and with one rein ,
which will bo likely to throw him down
with some risk , but not so much as to
lot him run. "
Fulling norscs are quite common , ami
Mr. Kcoso suggests a remedy that is
very simple and at the same tlmo very
effectual :
"For a puller , or ono that has Iho
habit of bearing lee hard on the bit ,
slart him slowly with a loose reign , talk
coaxlngly to keep him going slowly us
long as you can. When his pace gets
too fast pull him in gently , whether you
have gene a rod or a milo , and if ho
will not go moderately bring him lo a
slop and keep him tlioro until ho gels
quiol. Thou go another rod or
milo , but never hold with a heavy
hand while driving , foV the harder ho
is hold Iho moro ho will pull. If lie is
restive and nervous tit being hitched up
and in a hurry to go , back him out and
drive in two or three limes , Ihon tie and
lot , him fltana an hour or two , then drive
to Iho door aim lie , leaving him awhile ,
Ihon drive back to llio slablo and take
him oul. "
Many horse owners abominate blind
ers and will not use thorn. Tlio subjocl
is louchod upon by Mr. Koeso :
"Always study Iho comfort and cheer
fulness of your horse if you would have
him lo do his best. Lol no part of the
harness chafe or hurt. Keep the blind
ers well open in front so ho can see
where ho is going and what is coming.
If a chuckroln is used , see that il is not
too short , and have it unhooked to rest
Ills neck as soon us ho stops. Besides tlio
pain it gives , I have soon the back Injured -
jurod atul the horse made worthless by
the constant use of a short chcckroln.
Lot a man hold his head for an hour as a
horse musl with a short chockroln. "
Balking , says tlio Long Island geutlo-
jian , is always Iho fault of the trainer
or driver. To euro the evil ho says : "A
colt in training or a young horse that
has laloly contracted Iho habit , can bo
trained so as to do tholr host at any load
they can pull , but if unkindly treated ,
and tliuy have a load beyond their
strength they wl 1 bo likely lo remember
the old trouble and not try. Bul young
and old , good and bad can bo taughl to
go well in driving or doing llghl work ,
as follows :
"Put Iho balky horse ( younger old )
with a good ono , have a strong harness ,
a good nookyoko to hold them together ,
leave the cheokroln unhooked and drive
around llll ho will stop and start. Then
hitch to a light , strong wagon , where
it will go easily , with plenty of room to
turn , Have Iho wagon crumped lo Iho
side of a good horse , got in and btarl
the good horse with a pull toward tlio
ether to push him off his feet , and if ho
jumps or plunges give him a loose rein
and let him go his own way us much us
possible till he can bo coaxed Inlo mod-
oration. "
In conclusion Mr. Koeso has this to
offer : "For Iho habit of running back
ward too far and lee fast In backing out
from a shod or in turning ( us some of
these are inclined to do ) , Icuup him going
back as far as you can , then drive to the
same nluco and back as before , and re
peat till ho will como buck slowly and
utop when you wunl him to. Never use
a whip or olhnr harsh treatment for
auoh horses. Rubbing on the nose ,
breathing in his nostrils when ho draws
in his breath , and talking kindly to film ,
A NEW
INVENTION
Artificial tooth without plntoi. and rnmovnhla
brldno work. The on'y rollanlo method for holding
the teeth In tlio month \vlthmit their iliiiptitnit
while oattii ? . spoauliur , nlnitlnit or when IIH ot-p.
Ministers , public 9io.iUor | . luwytirs nnd uctomnre
requested to Invcstlgato this system.
OAUTION.
No other olllco In the i-lty or county has the right ,
PATENT nor do they know bow to make this iiaiontcdork. . I
liiivrsomitoil tlio s.ilu rluht from Dr. TlimokimiiU'ii , No.
GOLD CLASPS 414 Sixth Avenue. .Now York , \\lio iiatuntud It I'lih. 11 ,
is : * ) .
I'erMciim ilnslrhm I'irtlfil : sot of tooth nro rpiiu | < stod . >
to call and HOO spnclmuns ot this kind of work and jiulxo GOLD CU\ST 3
for thmnsolvcs. 1'rlci1 * for this kind ot work are within
the reueh of all. All this work fully warranted.
Wo have the WONDKIU'lTi , I.OOAI , AN'KSTIIK-
TIO for the | ialnlo < ts oxtruutloii of tooth and make NO
K.XTUA CIIAItUi : for uslns it. A full set of tooth on
rubber for Jlold and olhor IIUIngM at lowe.si prluci.
Dr.ROLMD W. BAILEY , DENTIST
OFFICES THIRD FLOOR PAXTON BLOCK.
TELEPHONE , 1080. - 10TH nnd FARNAM STS. , OMAHA.
1316 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb.
Mnnj TenrVoiperloneo. A roeulnr Rriutuntn In ninllctitA n * mpmmin SHUT. Is still trnMltiK with tin
rentes ! imcrc'is , nil .NITVIHIV fhninlo nml I'rlrnto lho i u A lu'iiiruuml euro Kiinriintucit Mr I'nlnrrh ,
porninturrluni , l.on Munliooil , Somliml Wunkncim , Nl ht l/ tt tt , liuputuiry. Hyphllli , Mtrlrtilro , nlul nil
( lli < mv of tliu Illmtil , Skin nnil I nmry OrKina. N II. I unurnti.no Mil for every HIM ) I miilurtnku nntl mil
to euro. CoimilinlUm free llmik iMyiturloa of Ufa ) mnt tr > tu Oilloj hours 'Jn. m. to 8 p. ra. Sumlnr
I0a m. to 12 m. Siuul stump fur roplr.
Wo Invite Comparison of Quality and Prices of
Are You
1118 Dodge St. , Omaha.
have a wonderful oITect to calm the tem
per atul allay the fears of a horso. "
UMKItGUNGV
Necessity Touches Men in Kv'cry Trade
to be Tlioir Own Surgeons.
Now Yoric Recorder : Kvory man to
his trade. A man is either a fool or a
physician at forty. Hero are two an-
uicnt adages which suggest a comhina-
tion. Evorj trade has its special physic.
This is true. In convetvnitionafow days
ago a Now York surgeon romanced that
few things gave moro pain attended
with so much danger us some particles
of lime dust in the oyo. A gentleman
standing hy quietly remarked : "And yet
such an accident is of dully occurrence ,
is attended with hardly any danger and
is easily treated. " "IIovv so ? " came a
chorus of voices. "Woll. I will toll yon.
I was brought up to the trade of a
plasterer , a colling plasterer. You may
not know that tlio tinalliiycr upon a good
colling is almost pure limo. The plas
terer stands upon a platform and lays on
the paste. It falls upon him in every
direction , and , especially if ho is a now
hand , often a spatter falls right into his
oyo. When ho gets accustomed to the
work the eyelids seem to got used to it ,
too , and seems to close automatically in
self-defense. Directly such an accident
occurs a fellow workman takes a mouth
ful of water from the nearest pail , and
there is always a pail of water handy ,
opens the eye aa wide as possible and
squirts with all Ills foreo the contents of
his mouth against the eyeball. This im
mediately cools the limo and also drives
it out of the oyo. Simple remedy , isn't
It , and eminently practical. Hut you sco
a man's eye would bo burned out long before
fore ho could roach the nearest doc
tor's. "
Immediately ether gentlemen had
something to toll. Ono wns a wino mer
chant. "My collar-man have a funny
way of stopping blooding. They think
nothing of a cut lingoior hand , or even
of a largo wound. They run to the near
est spirit cask , or claret If spirits are
not handy , and lot a few drops full on the
wound. It acts as an immodlato styptic.
Then a big dusty old cobweb is taken
from the nearest bottle or corner of a bin
and clapped on tight ever the cut or
abrasion. Cobwebs are splendid healing
agents. "
"Sailors , " wild another , "aro never at
a loss under such circumstances , their
favorite styptic at sea is a bit of unrav-
ollod tarred rope. On land they ; vill
take the quid of tobacco from tholr
cheek , or the lining of tholr cap , and its
cITcct is astonishing. But I have aeon n
man wild drunk after such a quid has
boon tied ever a wound. I supno.so the
nicotine gets into the blood and acts as
an Intoxicant. "
"Carpenters , " said another gentle
man , "if they cut themselves piolc up a
handful of line shavings and clap thorn
onto the wound , and joiners swear by a
dab of glue , but ono of the quaintest
things I over saw used was by an old
farmer up In Chester county. IIo got his
hand biully torn by a bit of old wire
fence , and it bled considerably. With
out a thought ho stoopnd down and dug
up a handful of soil , spat on it and
worked it quickly Into a paste and laid
it on the wound and bound It up with his
nockorchiof. In an astonishingly short
tlmo ho was at work again as If nothing
had happened. "
Tlio IlrooIcl.vn'H IT ry Knd.
Today ( July 12) ! ) , in mnoko and llamo ,
says the Boston Globo. tlio history of
one of the most famous ships of'tho
older navy of lhe o United Stales will
bo brought to a close
The Brooklyn , grown old and worn In
long and honorable service for the
union , i ? to bo destroyed oil' Hough'n
Neck. What the lira cannot harm will
bo taken away and bold , passing to half
a hundred ignoble iihus.
It might almost ho called "Old Iron
sides" of our day , Hits Brooklyn. Ono
almost wishes for another indignant up-
pual from Holmes that might stay the
work of dostruiHlon.
For this was the second vessel to paf > s
the gauntlet of the enemy's forts at the
capture of Now Orleans. She has a
war record worth rending and worth remembering -
momboring , oven in these halcyon days
of peace and of the while squadron.
o
A Itonmrkahlu Well.
On the farm of Colonel W. n. Wor-
shuii ) , at Henrietta , Tox. , tlioro is a re
markable well. It usually contains
about eight ( cot of water , but whun the
wind blows from the north the well goes
dry and roiimlns HO until n change of
wind , when the water ugaln Hews in and
resumes its normal height. Thisbtraugo
phenomenon has boon observed for sev
eral months.
HOTEL.
, OK. lli'i ail Him/ Vi o
most substantially constructed hotel build ,
ing in Omaha. Several heavy brick firewalls
running from basement tD roof. All coilinga
and floors liued w.th Asbestos ftro proof lin-
ng , making it impossible to burn quick , Fire
escapes and ftro alarms throughout the build
ing. Steam heat , hot and cold water atidsun.
shine in every room. Table unsurpassed any
where. B. SILLOWAY , Proprietor.
"HOTEL DEiSonE.
Cor. Mth nml ( . 'npltul Avc.
Just completed , has 1OO rooms , throa
stairways , from the top to the bottom , lini
fine elevator and dining room sorvloa , U
fire proof throughout , fine billiard rooms
and the fiueit toilet rooms In the city. Largo
sample rooms. Suites with bath , oto. Cor.
14 th and Capitol A vo. Stroat car sorvioa In
all directions. Rataj. from $250 to $1
BABKEK , HOTEL.
Mr. and Mrs. George Van Ortmn , have
taken the Barker Hotel under their well
known management , This hotel ia the best
tivo-dollar-a-day house in Omaha , w.th all
modern convouioncoa. Fire escapes and fire
proof floors , Speo'alratos for base ball and
theatrical companies. Table unsurpassed.
THE HOT
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Table and service flrst-uluss. J-.W anil * . ) .00
per day. Special ratus by thu weak.
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Mnnitou Springs , Colo.
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