THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : fWHTRDAY DECEMBER 20 , 1891 5
EASY WAY TO GET IN THE PEN
An Old and Villainous Gang Ag\tti at Ilijir
Eo undrclly Work.
A NEBRASKA MAN IS TEMPTED.
I'orcwnrnccl , Karonrincd A Nct of
Smooth Crook * , Iul , Nolirun-
Icti HuukcrH nro
Source.
That the gang of uuconscionnblescounUrols ,
counterfeiters and thieves , with headquar
ters In Now Yorlt , who have for years bcon
playing their nefarious trafllo upon the un-
\vnry and gullible citizens of the United
States , are again trying to catch n sucker and
n victim in this state , the following lot lor re
ceived by nn old and time honored resident
of Shubort , Klcharason county , Indubitably
attests :
Dear Sir I am possession of a good thing ,
and wltu your cotilldenllal and friendly co-
operntion'l can make you Independently rich ,
und nt tbo sumo time , bettor iny own condi
tion.
tion.There's
There's no reason why you should bo a
slave aud toil all of your Hue for nothing ,
'i'ho opportunity Is hero for you to "switch
oft" from poverty and uonollt yourself In n
substantial wi.y. Don't bo foolish enough
to lot conscientious scruples Interrero with
your nlui In life. Vow men over obtain riches
Honestly. Othois have grown riun around
vou ( no otio knows bow ) why not you I A
bint to the wlso Issuflluicut. Vou will see
from the sketch that my goods are not what
the law can class as real counterfeits , inas
much as thov were prlntcu Irotn genuine
plates , and can easily be passed In your sec
tion of tbo country with Impunity ,
If you have not the morioy'to buy my goods
I would consunt to your taking some confi
dential friend in with you who has , provided
of course , hu is trustworthy nnd could keep
the secret. You could both then come on to
gether nnd make the deal. However , you
would bo very foolish to take anyone In with
you If you could ralaoenough money yourself.
If my business should suit you , it will bo
absolutely necessary for you to como on hero
iinU sco mo In person. I only deal face to
face with my customers. Byyour coming on
buro you see what you are buying , and I sco
who I am dealing with.
When you arrive hero , I will show you my
entire stock , from which you can make your
own sanctions. Then , If my goods aro" not
all that I claim for thorn , and are not as line
as the enclosure speaks of , I will make you a
present of 81,000 in gold , ami also cheerfully
pay all expenditures Incurred upon your
journey. Fair enough , isn't it ? My prices
arc as follows : Jf300 gets three thousand ,
$400 gets live thousand. $1)50 ) gets ton thou
sand , $1UO ( ) gets thirty thousand. The more
vou invest the cheaper you got the goods.
The sl/es run from "ono" to "twenty. "
Obey the following Instructions :
First Don't ever write a latter to mo until
1 give you permission. If you do It will bo
refused. Send telegram only for instructions.
In conclusion I wish to say if you cannot
coino on hero , or have not00 ; ! to invest , and
you think favorably of my business , send the
following telegram : "What Is , market
prlcesl" I will then mattoyou another propo
sition. Now kindly allow mo to caution you
ninln'not to write letters I You can make
money faster and easier by dealing iu my
goods than you over dreamed of before in
yourlifo. Yours very sincerely ,
"You KNOW. * '
This letter was accompanied by a .skillfully
prepared newspaper clipping , presumably cut
from a New York paper , but which is noth
ing moro or less than a cunningly worded ad
vertisement written and printed by the
thieves themselves. It purports to bo a re
port of the result of a trial nt which the al
leged loader of the gang was acquitted of the
charge of dealing in counterfeit money , sim
ply because his "stuff was printed from a
set of genuine plutos stolen by some unknown
employe of the government printing bureau ,
and oven the government experts called in
the case as witnesses testified that thn bills
In question were us good as any printed by
the government.
Now , of course , nny sensible man knows
that this is all bosh , and ho that ventures to
tamper with this villainous firm is almost
sure to land himself in the penitentiary. On
the receipt of such letters ns the above , they
should bo turned over to the United States
authorities fearlessly nnd promptly , and no
attempt made to satisfy an Idle curiosity , at
individual detective work , as that is part of
the dirty scheme to entrap these susceptible
o disreputable temptation.
No gripping , no nausoo , no pain when Do-
Witt's Little Early Klsori are taken. Small
pill. Safe pill. Best pill.
AN IM > 1\N COUUT.
A Potent Eduoatlonnl and Civilizing
In view'of the efforts to bring the Tn-
dlim of the present within the rules of
civilization , to mnko him abandon the
methods of his ancestors of settling dis
agreements for these practiced by the
white man , n visit to the supreme court
of the MonOmonco Indians , located at
Green Bay ngoncy , Wisconsin , is of
moro than ordinary interest. The court
is unique , says the Chicago Tribune , in
being not only the supreme tribunal
from which there is no appeal , uut is
also the only court of ( Irst resort where
a case can bo brought to trial.
Yet tills system with its working
attachment of BOVOII Indian police is a
most salutary and potent educational and
civilizing agency of great value in train
ing the mind in the practical working of
civilized government and the ideas of
responsibility to law und order and con-
HuqiioncoH of violation.
Of course the whole thing is under
the sanction of Agent Kelsey , who holds
the veto power to sot nsido or modify a
verdict In case of injustice a power ho
Kcldom has occasion to use , because the
Indian's sense of justice is extremely
acute. Willie the court is a training
school it is also a convenient vent for
the agent to avoid the decision of cases
whore ho might incur adverse criticism
und enmity ; but when a case is tried and
decided by the head men of the tribe
the verdict is generally acquiesced in as
correct.
The agent appoints the judges from
among the most competent chiefs of the
hovon dllToront bands in the tribe , so
that they in fact are all "chief" justices ;
but In a legal sense and the practice of
the court no ono in particular has precedence -
codonco on account of position , rank , or
title. However , from a courtesy natural
to high dignity , ono of the three Is gen
erally doilgmtted to deliver the decision
of the court , which is composed of Chief
Justice Nn-wn-to-wopomy , Chief Justice
Jila-chicany , nnd Chief Justice Ne-opot.
The latter is the eon of the celebrated
old Chief "Oshkosh , " after which the
Hccond city in the state was named.
I'ho regular sessions of the court are
on every alternate Saturday , but it is
often in session every Saturday , if any
cases appear on the docket for trial.
As there is no clerk of the court and
neither judge can road or write a word ,
nnd no pen , ink , pencil or paper Is used ,
it may be proper to explain that the
"docket" consists of complaints lodged
\vltn the agent and by him referred to
the court for adjudication in ntnpro
form.
Of the seven Indian police ono at the
ngoncy is chief ; the .others nro located in
duYorunt settlements and have a spool-
T lied day to report in person at the
ngoncy , BO that ono report is made each
day. A cuso being on the "docket"
ngalnst Wn-nio-socy the ngent sends a
policeman to inform htm of the nature of
the cao and also to boon hiind with wit
nesses for trial. In like manner ho In
forms the plnintUT to bo there.
The court convenes. There are no
Bilk robes. The trial * proceeds. Kuch *
ptirty ia allowed to toll his side ot the
caao and the other slila and in wit-
usually taku a hand in nuking
questions , ns well aa Iho judges , to mnko
the facts moro clear. The witness will
frequently nrguo the case on his side
whllo giving his testimony or cross-ex
amining the witness on the opposite
side. The "rules of ovldonco" do not
scum lo bo as rigid and technical as In
some white men's courtt ) . The testi
mony Iwing all in , the court retires to a
private room to llx a verdict. There
are no cyclones of confusing eloquence ,
no sawing of the ambient air by lawyers
ami Incipient attorneys in "summing
) > ' ' tbo case , so that a case is of ten tried
nd disposed of in from five Jo sixty
iliuites , according to its nature.
Ciestier's Alnglonoilasno ' .Vafort.UuMi a
eatUichcalii iWmlnuta * . At all drug ji3t
irilt ! Hud Never Hmolced.
Ho wns a pretty old man ; thnt wns np-
> arent. Ills hulr wns whlto nnd his
jenrd was white. Ho walked with a
line , but ho was able to look out for
iniHolf and got around reasonably well ,
mys the Chicago Tribune.
"Most 81 , " ho said , ns betook a big
ilack plpo out of his mouth.
"And you'vo smoked all your HfoV"
nikcd the young man who had stopped
o speak to him.
Pretty much all , " ho replied. "I've
inokcd some sixty odd .years. "
"And it hasn't hurt you ? "
"Well , I don't know , young man ; I
ilon'l quite kuotv about that. My wife
'IUH always told me that It hurt mo , an'
ny father when ho was alive used to say
t was bad for my health. "
' 'But It doesn't seem to have hurt
, -ou. '
Now don't bo too hasty. I ain't just
.nro . about that. I sot great store by
vhal my wife an' my father say , and I
lon't ndviso any young man to begin
inolttn' . "
"Yes , of course. But you've smoked ,
and you'vo lived to a good old.ncro. "
"Yes , that's all right , lint there's no
ui.in' , young man , how old I'd 'a' been
low If hadn't . smoked. It's a bad habit
hat 1 sort of worked into before I know
u"
,
For scrofula In every form Flood's Sarsa-
' mrllla is a radical , reliable remedy. It has
, nd uncqualod record of cures.
Doatli Did k\ot Uivldo Them.
It is not pfton , outside of fiction , thnt
, ho world hours of such a romance ns
thnt which has just boon ended by the
death of Archduke Henry of- Austria
nnd his lowly born wife. By his roar-
Inge the archduke sacrificed a brilliant
career and his rank us Hold marshal ,
ind ho accepted all this , and oven pov
erty and banishment , for the sake of
the woman whom ho loved. As time
Kissed on the imperial displeasure died
jut. llo was allowed to return to his
country , and his wife was made a baron-
oas. But the two still lived a quiet and
inpny life , dispensing charity , nnd en-
o.yiiig the friendship not of princes and
iriueesses , but of men nnd women gifted
.n urt , music nnd litornturo. Now , after
eng rears of wedded happiness , they
iiavo died within twenty-four hours of
"
inch other , so that it "may bo said of
; hoin , as it wns of Saul and Jonathan ,
, hey "woro lovely and pleasant in their
ives , and in their death tlioy were not
divided. "
Mrs. Winston's Soothing Syrup is the bos
of all remedies for children teething. 25cent
a bottle.
Ait Klepliant Itnncli.
Another novel enterprise in stock
raising is to bo added to the ostricli
'arm , the black cat ranch and the
chicken ranches of the Pacific coast ,
ft. Mr. Nowbury of California is enthusi
astic ever n project ho is about to carry
out of starting an elephant ranch in
I hat state. Ho proposes to cultivate
Lho elephant for its meat and its capac
ity for hard and diversified work. Ho
says that "as nn article of food the elephant
phant is superior to the horse , " and
most people will bo willing to accept his
statement , though not fully appreciat
ing its forco. Ho says that behind a
. -iifsh exterior it hides a tender steak ,
nnd that African explorers nro profuse
in their praise of elephant cutlets. A
full grown elephant weighs about 7,000
pounds , nnd Mr. Nowbury counts 0,000
of this as good moat. Ho is going to
train the elephants to pick oranges and
hire them out to orange growers.
Constipation poisons too blood ; Do Witt's
Little Early Risers euro constipation. The
cause removed , the disease Is ROno.
He Quoted Scripture.
A good story Is told of a Chinaman who Is
employed as a cook in a California family.
Ho recently saw In a confectioner's window
n huto cnko on which was u nidtto mndo of
frosted sugar. And knowing that his trns-
tor nnd mistress were very religious , being
especially RIVOU to ronalntr the bible , ho de
termined to civo thorn a pleasant surprise by
making a cake with n text from the hlblo on
It. Ho wasn't very familiar with tlio blblo ,
hut ho happened to have some tracts in his
room which contalnodnumorous "texts , " nnd
ho concluded to use ono ot thoso. So ho wont
to worlf , nuulo n moat beautiful cake , and
with truly oriental patience cmbla/.onod it
with n text. But the feelings of the family
may bo Imagined when John proudly placed
hU'mastorpioco on the table , nnd tho.v road
on it these words : "Ye generation of vipers ,
who hath warned you to lloo from the wrath
to comol"
T1IK J-'ttllt .SK.T.
About Women Dion.
According to the London Review , there
are 18,000 newspaper women In that city.
Of the 120 women who hnvo entered their
names on the Urillsh register as duly quali
fied medical praollclauers thirty-seven are
practicing In London.
ICnto Field was at ono time , It Is said , a
loader writer on the London Times , nnd Is
the onlv American who over achieved that
sort of'distinction.
Miss Ilolon Gould , daughter of Jny Gould ,
will matte her debut in Now York society
January ! M. Miss CJould Is SI , tall nnd slen
der , with dnrlc brown hair and eyes.
Mile. Hosa Bonhour has declined on offer
ofWO,000 ! franks for her latest work n life-
sUe representation often horses troadlneout
grain. Hlio has bcon engaged upon the
painting for three years.
Massachusetts' girls can do moro than read
Ilrowlng nnd practice Dolsnrto. Miss Stone
of WosttJoro rode Into town on n blcvclo ono
night recently nnd gave nn nlorm of fire in
time to savomuch valuable property.
Miss Kthol Parton , daughter of the late
James L'nrton. will bo her father's biog
rapher. She holds hla desk with Its wealth
of loiters nod manuscripts to inaUo such dis
position of It as she thinks wlso.
Miss Kato Field has n lovely volco and
musical knowledge , her Intimates say , that
would have won her no moan reputation and
fortunohadaho adopted the art as a profos-
slon. Her Journalistic muslo is probably of
greater public service , however.
A Now York girl , barefooted and claa only
in her night clothing , chined a burglar out
of her mother's housu und around a block
Into the arm * of a policeman. The next day
she appeared in pollco court as prosecuting
witness airalnst thu follow. She did not got
any reward for catching a thlof , but all the
papers called her pretty brunette.
Allss Wolseloy. Lord Wolsoloy's daughter ,
U quite a bibliophile , enjoying not only the
contents of a book but being an ardent col
lector of rare old bindings , and evoa of ox-
nulsltobook plates from KnglUb and forolsn
presso * . title pages , advortUemonli nnd the
like. Miss WoUoloy also tnltos great Inter
est In all that concern i the army , and , yoiinsr
as she is , she acts as honorary socrot.iry for
Ireland In the Soldiers end SutloiM Families
association. By n special grant Miss \Volse- \
lev , who is un only ohllu , will succeed to the
family title. _
Use Brown's BranchlalTroohoj foroouuhs
colds mid all other throat troubles. " 1'ro-
omlnonlly the boit. " HOT. Henry Ward
Boccher.
PENSIONS FOR LABORERS ,
Details of the Stito Syatom in Vogno in
Goiminy.
RESULT OF TEN MONTHS' TRIAL ,
An Kxtr.inrdlnnry Specimen of Min
gled t'ntornnllsm nnd Hoolnllsiu
The Popular Verdict
In Its Favor.
The Gorman state insurance law , as it
Is culled , has now boon In force eleven
months. A correspondent of the Now
Yonc Tribune , writing from Berlin , de
scribes the law as an old ago annuity
rather than an insurance system ; and
being universal and compulsory is ono
of the most extraordinary specimens of
mingled paternalism and socialism that
any existing government can show.
Throughout the empire Ha work
ing has boon watched with clone
interest , and the popular verdict seems
at present to bo almost unanimously in
its favor. In other countries , too ,
notably in England , It is closely stuiliGU
ivith a view to its possible adoption ,
with , of course , such modifications as
the different circumstances and the
.mblic spirit might require. Statistics
of its operation in all of thn states of the
empire are not yet accessible , but
enough is positively known to vindicate
fully thu wisdom of the act.
The grand duchy of Baden has bcon
somewhat ahead of the rest of Germany
in taking advantage of the law and in
systematically reporting upon its work-
'iig. There has been published at
Jarlsruho a detailed statement of the
work , . done by the annuity department
during the first six months of the law ,
from January 1 to Juno SO of the present
year. Perhaps these statistics make a
rather more favorable showing than
those of almost any other state
would ; because in Biidon there
was the most complete prepara
tion for the law , both In machin
ery for executing it ami in instruction of
the people regarding it. However this
may bo , in Baden the system is a great
success ; The number of persons apply
ing for annutios in the six months were
as follows : Jnnuuay188 ; February ,
! ) ll : March , 503 ; April. 371 ; May , 174 and
Juno 170 a total of L',077. In the same
months the number of annutios granted
were ; January : IWO ; February ,
o8.V March , 321 ; April , l > 83 ; May , 232
and Juno 54 n total of 2,005. Of
course , they will not keep on at any
thing like such a rate. The total popu
lation of Baden is loss than 2,000,000.
It bus this year had to grant annuities
to all eligible applicants of seventy
years old and upward ; but henceforth it
will only bo called on to grant them to
now applicants ns fast as they reach
that ago. As the state only pays fifty
marks a year to each pensioner , the
cost of these 2,005 annuities is only
100,250 marks a year. The balance of
the pensions , 154.307 marks , comes
from the pension fund , which is con
tributed , one-half by holders of the poli
cies , and one-half by their employers.
For the purpose of this system the
wonting population is divided into four
classes. In the first are "all who earn
loss than 3oO marks a year each. They
are required to pay into the pension
uud 7 pfennig a week , and rocatvo ,
after their 70th year , an annuity of
100 marks , 80 pfennig each. The second
class comprises these who earn from 330
to 550 marks a year. They pay _ 10
pfennig a week , and receive an annuity
of 135 marks. The third class
comprises thoae whoso earnings range
from 650 to 850 marks. * They pay 12
pfenning a week and receive 103 marks ,
20 pfenning a year. And the fourth class
includes those who earn from 850 to 2,000
marks a year. They pay 15 pfenning a
week , and got nn annuity of 191 marks ,
40 pfenning. Persons earning more
than 2,000 marks a year do not come
finder the operation of the law. It is
reckoned that they ought to bo able to
save enough to take care of them
selves in old ago. Moreover ,
each applicant must prove that ho
earns at least one-third of the average
ot wages in his district. Persons .n-
cauablo of earning so much are objects
of charity , and this annuity system is
not in any sense charity. Each appli
cant , too , must have boon , before re
ceiving his annuity , a contributor to the
fund for at least thirty years ; though
provision docs not , of course apply to
these who are now seventy years old.
All persons who were moro than forty
years old when the law wont into effect
are allowed to subtract from the thirty
years required , the number by which
their ages at that time exceeded forty.
Thus a man who on Jnniwy 1 was 70
years old , could get his annuity at once ;
ono who was GO can got it in ten years ;
ono who was 50 can got it in twenty ;
and ono who was 40 can got it in thirty.
These annuities are small. They
range , ns stated , from about 820 to about
$ 18 a year. Even the latter sum seems
a beggarly pittance. It Is to bo remem
bered , however , that the annuities are
Intended to aid in procuring only the
bare necessities of life , whicn are much
less costly in Gormnnythan in America.
And they are paid , moreover , to all who
roach the ago of seventy , no matter what
their condition. It is to bo supposed
that n considerable portion ' of
tlioso receiving thorn will bo able also
to go on earning wages for some years to
come , ao that the annuity will not bo by
any means tholr solo support. And , of
coursemany moro will have saved some
thing beside , or will have relatives who
will contribute to tholr support As to
the cost of the system to the government
it is claimed that it is an actual saving
of money. The government pays be
tween $12 and $15 a year to each pen
sioner. By this moans It pre
vents any of the .classes af
fected from becoming paupers. To
maintain a pauper costs about four
times ns much as Is paid to each pen
sioner. Therefore , if without the
annuities one-fourth of the , people now
aided by them would become paupers ,
It actually pays , In dollars and cents ,
to grant the pensions. But would one-
fourth become paupers ? That would
surely bo a startllngly largo proportion.
Ono can only say that of Into years the
number of paupers In nearly all
European countries' has been increasing
at a torriolo pace. The number of
nlmhousos nnd klsdrad Institution is
legion. And until the American gov
ernment began to take vigorous moans
to prevent It , there was a vait army of
"assisted" pauper emigrants sent to the
United States every year. Indeed , It is
interesting to observe that the origin
of this annuity scheme coincides in date
pretty cloboly with the closing of Amor
lea's doors against bojgars from over
the sea.
This system , as already stated , Is com
pulsory. No German workman is ul
lowed to ohoobo whether or not ho will
take advantage of it. As soon as he is
1(1 ( years old , whether lie wills to do seer
or not , ho is coin pulled to pay his weekly
quota to the pension fund. Ills employer ,
likewise , is compelled to pay an equal
sum for him. Thus , when ho roaches
the age of 70 years hu enters irto the
enjoyment of his pension with no loss of
independence or feolf respect. Flu does
i
not receive it as njgnxtulty , but as the
legitimate results .of his own savings ,
albeit the saving.w.ns unforced upon
him. Thus the system Is , In ono vlow ,
n piece of arbitrary pvornmcnt tyranny ,
and In another it impractical , socialism.
And so , while ft is , n.pot schema of thU
autocratic ovornMont , it Is equally
popular with the jd'oplo ; perhaps most
popular , wherever US In linden , demo
cratic and socialistic ideas are most ad
vanced. ' '
A very small pth ' , but , n vary good one. Do-
Witt's llttlo : Early ftjiqu.
Four hundred and fifty uollnr piano.
Warranted seven years for $187.60.
Now scale. Ilnydon Bros.
I'lK-Tnil Camp.
Hard by the eastern edge of a llttlo
mining camp called Pig-Tall in the
wilds of Colorado , is a small piece of
scraggy , dreary timborlnnd. Squirrel
abound in it , and on the day 1 intro
duce It to vou I was seated on a stump In
its uninvfting shadows waiting for a
shot at ono of its frisky , chattering deni
zens. The woods were quiet. As I had
not had a shot for some time and had
risen early that morning , I began to
do/o n little.
Half nn hour or moro passed , and I
nearly fallen asleep , when I was startled
from my seat on the log by tin agonized
'Murder1' ! some ono screamed.
The call came from the trail running
through the woods not far oil.
Rillo in hand I ran in that direction.
Soon the trail waa reached and a
tragic tableau was before my eyes. I had
recoiled in horror.
A man lay blooding on the trail and
another was rilling ills pockets.
Just then the robber looked up and
espied mo. Ho was a man I know , Jake
Thompson by name , and ho lived in a
near-by camp.
'
It was too 'late for mo to retreat and
ivo the alarm , so I sprang upon the
man.
man.A terrific struggle ensued. Thompson
was not a largo man or I would soon
Iiavo bcon worsted , for ho fought dospor-
atoly.Wo
Wo swayed from side to side. The
tricky thief tried many times to use his
knife on mo.
"I'll make yor sick o' comin' west , yor
tenderfoot ! " ho cursed.
Now and then wostumblcd against the
bloody body in the dust , and it sent an
uncomfortable shook up my back. I was
gradually weakening. I had not regained
the strength I had lost during the fever
I had had that spring.
Soon Thompson might got a tolling
knife thrust between my ribs.
Now this way , now that , wo writhed.
It was anything but the kind of an ad
venture for which I had a , taste.
Time and again I barely avoided n stab
which would have ended the struggle.
Thompson was clover with the ugly
weapon.
But finally I bogrtn' to fool that I was
getting the best'of the battle. The
westerner was beginning to pant.
Then , too , I was 1rojolced to hear the
sound of hoofs on the trail.
A party of horsemen soon appeared
around a turn. I forced Thompson
down upon his knees , but a treacherous
gleam came , into his eyes and ho put
forth a superhuman effort. A clever
scheme had ontorotl'liis head. Ho turned
the tables and I wastrippod.
"Grab him ! " thj ( cunning rascal cried ,
as the horsemen rodq up. "He's killed
No ! " answered the loader , n tall ,
rough lopklng .follow , armed to the
tooth.
"i cauglit him in the act , " continued
Th.oinp.um , "an' I jumped on him , "
The villian was wonderfully cool under
the circumstances , nnd the men believed
his story. I stoutly gave it the lio. but
that was useless , the sentiment of the
group was dead against mo.
They searched mo , and some of the
possessions of Snug Hubble. Thompson's
victim , were found in my pockets
thrust in there by Thompson as the
horsemen rode up.
"He's cutol" exclaimed Jake Thomp
son. "Tryln * ter lay it enter mo the
thiovin' snonkl"
As the discussion of my guilt was In
progress ono of the party brought his
lariat from his saddle there was no
thought in their minds of standing on
the ceremony ol taking me to camp for
ovpn a hasty western trial.
I saw the significant action , and I renewed -
nowod my appeal to the excited crowd.
It was usoloss. Nothing could change
tholr minds.
I would hnvo given a good deal not to
have boon in Colorado that morning.
The reckless crowd led mo to a tree ,
ever ono of whoso limbs the lariat was
thrown , and its noose slipped about my
nook. Then the other end of the line
wns taken by all the impatient mon ,
barring their loader , and ororythlng
was ready for a touch of summary west
ern justico.
Ifnoodod' only a pull on the lariat to
launch my spirit into otornity.
I gazed upon the loader in a half
dazed way as if I were a drowning
man. The events of my past life
crowded through my brain like a pan
orama. I had almost ijivon up all hope
of escaping thoawfulduath thu men had
planned to intllot upon mo.
Liito a voice in a drunm the words of
the party's loader came to mo :
" not ? Don't die
"Guilty or guilty with
a lie on yor lips. "
"Not guilty , " I answered.
The mon laughed Incredulously. The
loader had been drinking freely from
ThomiKon's proffered llnsk , and ho was
even moro heedless than the rest.
My last hope vanished ns I paw my
words were of no avail. I shut my oyos.
"Stop ! " cnrro a volco from the trail.
"Histl" cried the leador.
"Stop ! " came the voice again.
I opened my oyoft.1
The mon were gazing toward the trail
the ( load had cnino to lifo.
Snug Hubble , foi * > whoso murder I waste
to bo hanged , wan'riot dead. By a dcs-
Iterate effort ho propped himself upon
ono arm and poluted with a trembling ,
unsteady linger nt Thompson , wbo wai
.skulking off.
"There's or m'stnko ' , " ho cried
weakly. Thompson's thor thiovin' dog
what did it ! "
The wounded man , it seemed , had
NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS.
\ Of porteot purity.
Lemon - of Broat strength.
Orange - }
Almond - Economy In tholr use
Rose etc -J Flavor as delicately
Bnd dollclously ao the troth frultt
tnlcon In tlio situation before he could
spoulf , or the men hnd Unown ho had ro-
Rulnud consolousnoas. At the lust mo >
inunt ( ImJ bcon saved.
My knocs gnvo way bononth mo nnd I
foil to tlio ground In a faint. When my
si'iiso ! returned the loiidor of the horseman -
man wns bnthliiK my bond nnd n llnsk of
llnuof WHS bolnjr prcsaod to my llni.
I looked aiound , and , with n sliuddor ,
my tfnzo foil upon n tree neiir by , Jnko
Thompson's still wnrin body swung1
thoro.
Jo\v ? , Not ! I nil row * .
Iii n. recent nutnbor of the Ho form Ad- ,
vocnto Dr. K. G. [ Ilrduh iniikos the noint
that the "pceulint1 people" whoso iinoea-
lord once llvud In I'lilcstino oii ht not to
bo culled Ilobrows or larnolltos , but
Jowa , snya the Chlon o Tribune. The
word llobrow Is the niuno of the Inn-
Ctingo In which tno t of the old testa-
inunt wns written , nnd which nt ono time
wna spoken by the member * of n. rnco
tluvt foriuod part of the great Semitic
family. Hut it in more than doubtful If
the Inhnbttmita of Palestine in the cur
liest historically known porloda wore of
pure unmixed llobrow stock ; nnd cor-
tnlnly the people today nro not of ono
rnclnl doHcont. They hnvo in tholr volns
little , if nny , of the blood pure nnd un
mixed thnt could properly bo designated
us llobrow. And Dr. Illrsoh niakos the
point that In the light of modern solonco
nnd iidvuntiiL'a of nurltv of blond Is nx-
eeedingly probleniatlu , nnd the rolin-
qutshmont of all pretense to such purity
IB n clear train. For this reason no ono
.should today call himself n Hebrew , nnd
it might bo'well if tlio names of some
uhnritict ) were corroded accordingly.
The tmmo Israelite is equally objoc-
Uonnblu. "Israel1' originally designated
the confederation of the various tribes ,
whoso central sanctuary must have been
at Sinai , and who claimed descent from
ono common fnthor. Later it designated
the northern kingdom , and with the de
struction of Samarln isniolitish nation-
nllty in this restricted souse of the
word ceased to exist. As none of the
modern Jews entertain the hope of n
national restoration , and ns reformed
Judaism insists upon the universal char
acter of the Jewish mission , the use of
the term Israelite may justly bo regnrdcji
ns nn anachronism , 'its survival is per
haps duo to the undeniable fact thnt the
word "Jew , " especially on the continent
of Europe , lias been burdened with a
flavor of vulgar su.spicion. IJut this fact
Hhould not Inlluonco the people today in
the choice of the nnmo they adopt. His
torically the modern religion of the Jew
is in the line of direct development from
the religion of Judah , the most southern
section of Palestine. In Jerusalem stood
the temple , nnd it is now established by
biblical criticism thnt Judaism is ths religion -
ligion which under Ezra and Nohomiah
too if form und shape , the result of a
long-preceding process of formation.
Strictly speaking , there was no Judaism
before the time of the second temple ;
A helping hand
to lift up weak , tired ,
overtaxed women
that's what you'll
flnd in Dr. Picrcp's
Favorite Prescrip
tion. It elves you
just the help that
you need.
It'n a medicine
that's madocspeeially
to build up women's
strength and to cure
women's ailments an invigorating , reitera
tive tonic , soothing cordial , nnd bracing ner
vine ; purely vegetable , iion-nlcoholio , and
perfectly harmless. It regulates and pro
motes ull the proper functions of womanhood ,
improves digestion , enriches "tho blood , dis
pels nchea and pains , melancholy and nervousness -
ness , brings refreshing sleep , and restores
health and strength.
"What's the use of " trying this" nnrl " try
ing thnt " when hero Is '
, n remedy that's guaranteed
anteedIn all the derangements , irregulari
ties , and weaknesses peculiar to the soi , pe
riodical pains , internal iiiflummr.tlon and
ulceration. weak back , leucorrhun and every
kindred ullmcnt , if the " Favorite Prescrip
tion " fails to beneilt or euro , you have your
money ba < Jt.
"Look at the Map ! "
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for
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New York nnd Knstern cities leave tlio
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CMS A. X. , 10H5 A. H. , 3:15 : p. u. , 51 > . u. ,
8:20 f. . , nnd 11:20 : IM All good , but
tliolOM5A. M. nnd & 00 p. M. trains are
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f"e , omen d .b er.ll | iiororfooil. hoiu tterwhetlier
the patient U a moderate drinker or * rum b ottod
wrack , theciira will bo rapid , complete ami porma-
nine. It doitrn > nil ilo lreor cr.ivlnir fornlcohplla
drinki. ! tutt-ltiM nnd cau no Inconvenience wlill *
u. HB IlMbetuile > 'lIn thounnnUof cttieawith b-
oluta HICCCM. On * pack it lll cure onr urdlnarr
case two park ° B will curi/the mont odnllnatB ami ,
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FOR JANUARY ,
THIS Is nn unusually brilliant number , unexcelled in the variety and attract
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OUR EXPOSITION AT CHICAGO.
Ily JULIAN RALPH , after a c.ncful study of the project arvl of tlic work upon
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POPULAR LIFE IN THE AUSTfiO-HIINGAftlAN CAPITALS.
A sympathetic .nul highly intcicttiug < tc.iri | > tion of genial , jovial , anil every ,
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NCW
Seventeenth and Hartley Stroots.
THIS SATURDAY , DUG. 26.
Lust Two Performances of
HOYT'S
eS T "H
FtaMJ' cdn B&BK
MATINEE PJBErORM iNO K AT 2j30.
I'rlcoH Mm tlnnr , 7o ; h.ilrony , 5lc
EVENING PERFORMANCE AT 8.
1'rlcos1'arquot 31.00 ; parquet clr 'lo , 7. > o niut II. 00 ;
balcony JCcuiutToc , Knllery , J * > c.
llOBlnnlnK Similar Mntlnoo. nil the weoc following
i wilfi mntlneo' . Sum ! ir. Wplnoidiir. trlua
( Clirlxtuma ) nnil Saturday
i { BQBB\r GAYliOR $ }
IJf THE JIKItlir KAHCE-COMIDI"
SPORT MCALLISTER , ° SKss : TIW
OoorKla I'urker , Aiiicrlci' * Carmonctta , The
trorld'famud Olyinpta ( junrtctto.
FARNAM T Sl. | .Popular Price-
Ono weok. coinnioncliiK with Sunday nmtlnoo.
DeuuuiberUT.
GRACIE EMMETT
In Howard I , Taylor1 * Grent I'lny.
The Pulse of New York
Stngoil with a Car load of Bcenory. Inolmllnz
The Unit Illvor I'lcr Scene. The lAiniuiM I.lttlo
Church ArofBiil the Corner. The ( ! rent Stoain I'llo
Driver. Cooper Union , bth St. mul 4th Avo. The
llowory Dive. The fiii'iit Klovnloil Hallionil Scene ,
showlnutwo trnlm crcmliiK : it full ipioil In opno-
ttaillrcctlnni. The Uruat I'lro Scone , nhowlnt ? n
burnlnu miunlon. Tlio ( irunt Ioap for I < liu.
Mntlneo Woilnfltilay ; also special Friday , Now
Your'n , Matlnou ami batunlar.
NCW I GET A GOOD
Theatre I SK'VTF0"600-
Seventeenth nnil Hnrnoy Htreeti.
4 NIGC&NCING SUNDAY , DEC , 21 ,
I UIST TIMK IN OMAHA.
Have you hail your ln h this year ? Thu Urliditeit ,
WlUlcst nnil I'unnlPat Corao.ly . of the Season.
The irrant IniiKh-provokor nnil sura euro for the
bluua : the Hurresjful comedy tiom the ( iunion Thu-
atro , Now York ,
Dr. Bill
IN THRI3K ACTS
rpitu nnnn n I KO NlHliti In Paris.
THli RLCORD i mUNtolitslnI.nn.loil.
JOIN milts In Now Vurk.
Presented by nn ISxcollcnt Company.
Hex ohocU open Saturday morning at regular
prices.
( Jrand
ONK NIGHT ONIUYI
SUNDA-Y , DEC. 27TH
Matlnou tit 2 o'clock ,
The 0 rent , the Only , tlio Famous
Boston Howard
Athseneum Star
Specialty Company
The Big ; Name of a Nig Show.
Prices i.5c , 'Mo , Mo. 'So. Snlo ojiom Haourday
DIME EDEN MUSEE.
Corner lltli nn I Farnam Streott.
WKKKCOMMK.SCimi MONIIAY. UlJCKMIIUIlSlth
JO-.IO , Itiimlnu r > oi Kncea Mini ,
UN/.IC. Aboriginal Austr.illiin
KIMMtlCltr.TmliioJ Hats : iiul Mice.
2 OUEAT BTAI3R S-HOWA
Ailmlulon Oni ) Dlnto. Opan Oallr I to 19 1 > . M
TLe I.arip.t. Faitrit undFlncil In flip World.
l"i iiUKfracniinoiimliin unoirtll < l.
HEW YORK , LONDONDERRY AND OLASDOW.
Ni\V YOltK , , \ ( NAI'I.KS ,
Alrounlar InlervaU
3AIOOH , SECaND-CUSS AND STEERAGE
rate * on jowent tor'tin t-i and from Inn principle
c:3ica , raaujn , wan it Ait snnimiui roiaio.
Ki'il.ilontlckoU nrnll > i > > la t > i r turn l"j clthrr theiilo-
niiii < 'iu ( 'lc'lu.t ' S'Jilli 'if IruHmlur Sai > le < , t ( lllir IIr
C.- ! > . : sl Uei ; Mm tit Ac ? i = : "t t Icvtit Bi'.ii ,
Apply i < > nny of > ur lo-il Avuntu ur t
UUUTUUltU. ChloaKO , IIL
GOLD MEDAL , PATHS , 1873.
from which tlio orcess o (
oil 1ms bcuu rouiovcd , la
Absolutely Pure
and it la Soluble.
No Chemicals
are uaud in its propnnition. It lias
more than three limes the strength of
Cocoa inixeil with Starch , Arrowroot
or Sugar , mul is therefore far moro
economical , cosiiug less than one coif
a ciy > . It 13 delicious , nourishing
strengthening , KA.sir.Y DIGESTED ,
and admirably adapted for invalids
as well as for persona in health.
Sold by Grocers ovorywhoro.
W , BAKER & CD. , Dorchester , Mass ,
WEAK
Conditions of the human form imccfsilnlly trmitcd
todOTOlop. BtraiiBthon. cnlnrfo nil wcnk. stmilcd.
undeveloped , ( coble oriinni nnd pnrla of tlio boilr
which Imvo lost or nnver nttiilnoil a proper ami
nnturnl lie , duo to III lioaltli , nLiiso , excesses , 01
unknown cuiigoi. There la nnii nivllioil iiiiil
only OIIPI by wlilcli thH nmy bo ccciiiiipll'lii-il.
Increased tiow of blnml to nny pnrj , produci'd br
. ( . . . . . . . .
niilomnltallycrmtcmiow
dliuplunppiirntii.H nrtliiu * * " ' ' * * > i/ i * .u.
tissue , tonoaiidvlKor by the sumo nnhirnl luwsaj
the Incrcaxo of nlzo und MrenRth of inuocle. Don't
bo prejudiced lieonino Hltlo quarks pnirjwo by ll.y
moms to do tbo nmo. INVI'.HTH.AT1. .
Tliori > 'M no trap bark nfoiir ollrrn. Our pay
will coino when the public knows clr.irly srlcnro
from fraud.Vrlloiia for instructions , full descrip
tion , proofs.rcfercnccs. etc. All scut you In plain
nealodlotiiirwlilioiitconof nnvklnil.
EEIE MEDICAL CO. , BUFFALO , IT. Y ,
iocl 3 OVil.
COMMISSION MERCHANT ,
Noa. 2 and 4 Shannon St. .
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ntdraln. Klolilnnil Klax ScinlH. Ili'fi'ri'iH'i'ji ' l irn
< Ucbnnvo mid American KxchnnvJ Nullonal Hunk .
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OIICAM , Oil MAUIOA1 , IIKAI i'lKllllt.
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pntl IH in
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no countftfi'it u
nlinllgr ii iii.iIll 1.
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( ai > ntliil ) "Aiyuu
I ri-roriiinfnil M/ou-
raiid' * ( ti&iii'ailli *
led.l.-imriil oCill
tlio rkin pivpAtiv-
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nil ini-inil.u .nnd
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MANHOOD RESTORED !
YOUTH uj inl'lilla-acnil ' men oirTtrlni ; fr'mi criori
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debility. Full ! r nUi Bii.lilovi'lopinfiil I'Timnrivll ,
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\ \ ' < t HOIK ! tlio nmrv 1iiiiii Frrnrli
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