THE OMAHA .DAILY BEE : SUNDAY.JANUARY 21 , 1802-SIXTEEN PAGES.
HAVE TO WORK LIKE TROJANS
Postal Clerks on the Fast Mail Do Not
Have Snaps.
GUESSING AT STATIONS IN THE DARK.
l.nng , Swift Hlilo Aorosi Nolirn
Trnlrlrs nltb Nr rr n Mnmciit
to Knt "r lti" t How th *
AVdrk U Ufinr.
Did you over stand on the platform of a
way station nnd watch the fast mall train
whiz along !
What a spell controls you ns the great ,
powerful , yet lloet locomotive thunders
through the quiet precincts of the village n
mere speck In the distance , than growing
larger and larger as it approaches , enveloped
In smoke and steam and dust , U rusho * by
with n force that shakes thu very ground and
disappears before Iho dlsturbanco ll has
created has subsided.
liven when Iho mall train stops for a
moment nt one ol tholarger stations to throw
off nnd take on a qunntlly of mall ihoro U
something uncanny In the appearance of the
train. The caw are different , even to the
casual observer , from the cars ordinarily in
use ou railroads for the carrying of passen
gers or freight. The llttl-J windows perched
up ntnr the root on the sides of the cars give
them the appearance of Jails on wheels , ni
much ns anything olse. nnd thoaucor looking
apparatus across the doorway on the side of
the car looks as though It might bo some
now kind of Infernal machine.
Beyond n vague Idea that a railway mail
clerk has to stand in thu door and throw oft
ono or moro sacks of mall here and there
along the road , the average citizen has no
conception of the amount or character of thu
work performed by this class of public sor-
Wil'h Ibo Idea ot looming by actual Inves
tigation the details conueclod wilh this Im
portant branch of the public service , the
writer secured n permit to ride on the fast
mall on the Union Pacillo between Omaha
nnd Chovenne , 1 from W. C. VnnDorvoort ,
chief clerk of that division of the railway
mall service. Armed wilh this Important
document nud the necessary railway trons-
norlallon , endorsed "Good on ihe fast tnnil , "
Iho Irlp was entered upon Friday afternoon ,
the loth Inst.
It was found nccessarv to 50 to Council
Bluffs in ordur to get the Irain , which Is
made up and starts from that point every
dav atti p. tn. , , , . , , ,
i'ho Union Paclfio Is the only line in this
section which runs an exclusive mall train.
The cars ; aruall of the most modem type nnd
nro fitted with all the appliances and conven
iences human ingenuity can doviso. Tncy
nro heated by steam and nro provided with
vestibules , making a continuous train , n very
necessary provision when it is considered
that access must bo had to all the cars dur
ing n Irip and the nigh rate of speed would
make this vury dangerous with the old style
open platform. The engine which pulls the
fast mail Is of thu finest class of passencer
engine and Is Invariably entrusted to the
mosl experienced and oldest engineer in the
company's service. The conductor and
brakeman , who constitute thu crow , are also
the oldest and most truslod in the service ,
nnd no care is spared to make the service as
safe and cfllctont as possible.
On the day in question the tram was found
In the Irnnsfer yards at the Bluffs with the
enlire force of clerks OH board nnd busy at
work. There nro seven men in a crow on
this run uud there are six crows , so that ouch
crow stnris out on its tun every slxlh day.
That is the rule but , llito the rules for the
orthography of the English languaeo , there
are "exceptions , " us will no seen later.
The nrow on this particular day consisted
of A. H. Fuller , head clerk ; F. B. Eastland ,
G. W. Jones , B. C. E. Wcslordanl , F. A.
Harrison , Harry Howell nnd J. /ehrung ,
ranking in Iho order named.
The train consisted of three mall cars and
ono storage car. the latter bolng an ordinary
baggage car. The mail cars were each about
1(0 ( loot in length , inside , and resembled a
good siznd poslofllco.
At the front end of each car , on either sldo
and extending for a distance of twelve foot ,
were "racks" or pigeon holes reaching from
n low table to the top of iho car. Those wuro
for distributing letters. Next to these racks
were iron rods about three feet from the
lloor , provided with hooks from which to
suspend the leather mail pouchos. Back of
those were sliding doors in Iho sides of the
car , and across the door , on the outside of
the car , wcro the "calchers , " consislint ; of a
straight rod. lo which was attached a long ,
bout rod , forming a hook , which hung In a
vertical position when not In use , but which
could bo raised by moans of n lover to a
horizontal position when necessary. Back of
the door was the newspaper rack. This was
about thirty feet Icng and on it were sus
pended HIT sacks. Overhead were largo
boxes , into which some of the papers wora
Ihrown and aflorwnrds emptied into sacks.
Two tables for use in distributing mall were
-placed in convenient positions.
The rest of the car was reserved for piles
of mail Iu sacks.
When Iho iraln was reached the crow
was all found ut work , having boon on duty
sluco 1 p. in.
Thoio Is u morning train on the Union Pa
cific which goes ns far ns .lulosburg und that
train lakes all iho mail for points between
Omaha and Julcsburg and junction paints ,
leaving all mall for the western states for
the evening train. This , together with the
mail which accumulates from tha eastern
trains , gives a largo amount of ( null matter
lo start with. For example , sixty or seventy
pouches of mall are usually received from the
Iturlinglon route , besides a largo quantity
from Ihu other roads onterlngCouncIl Bluffs.
Every available inch of space on the lloor
of the cars was tilled high with sacks of
mall , leaving only room for the men to stand.
The first cur of thu train was destined for
Portland , and nil paper mail for Washington
was put In that car at Iho Bluffs.
The second car contained all the Nebraska
mall , both papers and lutlors , and the loiter
mail for all thu western states.
The third car contained all tbu pnpnr
mall destined for California nnd Ore-
b'dii. Thn second and third cars wore
destined for Ogden , and ull the mall in them
for Oregon , Washington and the northwest
was transferred to the front car after being
"worked. "
The storage car contained the California
mail which had been separated by the mist-
em Hues , nnd the foielgu mail anrouto from
England and Australia. It also wont to
Ogden , and from there to Sun Francisco.
Jusl before the ilmo for starting , li p. rn. ,
the Burlington train arrived , und thuru was
a general bustle , as thu mail was transferred
and thu icgistor clerk checked and receipted
for tlio registered mail which passed Into his
care and for which ho heciimo responsible ,
At last the start was made , nnd this seamed
to accelerate the already quick motions of
tlio men as tlioy rapidly poked ihu letters
Into the proper pigeon holes or dexterously
throw a paper or package of morctiamliso nt
a bag several feet distant.
All letters for Nebraska points were
thrown into pigeon holes marked with tha
name of each town in the state , nnd the lot-
tnrs for Oregon wrro disposed of in thu saiiid
way. Letters fur the oilier western states
were mndo up In packages by slates ,
Papers or packages for Nebraska , Oregon ,
WyomliucjIJnuo , California and Washington
were separated by towns or by lines of rall-
rooda , .
' When Omaha wus reached a short stop
wa made-aiid covonil sucks of mail taken
aboard. Then uwuy wo wont and the run of
CIO miles was fairly commenced.
Al South Omaha a stop was made while
mull was taken ou and put off mm then a run
was in u do to Portal , whera the Union Pacltiu
crosses the Missouri Pacific. Here the slnto
lawcoinpollcd n full stop , but It was only for
a eccond , and the engine guvo a mighty puff
nnd u snort and ou wont tbo train.
The sun had set lone before , but tbo moon
shown from a sky decked with licht fleecy
clouds which threw strange shadows nth wart
the lloctlni ; landscape as the train hurried on
with tbo upood of u bolt from the baud o (
Jovo.
As the train ncarod Mlllard the clerk In
charge of the "local" case , Mr. Harrison ,
picked up a pouch of letters which ho had
prepared uud opened the side door of the cur.
Gnuplnp the lover of the catcher , ho raised
thu long hook to a horizontal position , and.
pulling bin cup down over U eyes , peered
ihuad.
Suddenly ho gave the pouch a toss , and al-
uioH ut the sumo instant thuru was a sound
Mil the fall of a heavy object. Ho quietly
pulled n cloth pouch from the catcher nnd
closed the door. Moanwhllo the train had
not slackened spued a p.irtlclo.
Mr. Harrison explained that the postma-
tor at Mlllard hung his pouch on a cr.inu in
such a position as to bring It directly in line
with the hook of the catcher , which simply-
pulled it off and carried it along.
Sometimes articles of merchandise nro
nmon ? the mull matter contained In these
pouchoi and itofton happens that these arti
cles are rather delicate In their make-up ,
When the catcher strikes anything of this
klr.d the result U the saino as though the a.1-
tlclo had fallen under n trip hammer.
Flno watches are sometimes sent from
these small towns to Iho city to bo repaired ,
If tno catcher happens to strlko ono ol these
watches it dooin'l require any repairing. A.
new watch Is the only remedy.
Occasionally a country swain wants to
tickle the fancy of his best girl in the next
town nnd nonds her n bottle of perfumery , it
is ngnlnsl tbo law to send liquids through the
malls , but Iho catcher adjusts matters , The
clrl gets what i loft of thn botlloand several
merchants got highly perfumed communica
tions from their customers In the town where
Iho aforesaid swatn abides ,
Of course Ideas accidents are not to bo
charged to the fast mall , but are rather
chargeable tu the postmaster nt the town
where they are malted , who should put the
articles on n train which stops at his town.
On n dark night ll is u very dlfllcull mat
ter to locate thu stations whrru mail Is to bo
caught. 1 ho clerk must Judge from the con
tour of the surrounding country. A house
bore or a KTOVU there serves as n landmark In
some cases , but In many cases on the Hat
prairies of western Nebraska there is not a
n tree nor n house in sight on the side of the
track ivlioro the crane stands. Iu such a case
the whistle of Ihe onglno is the only guide ,
but sometimes the engineer forgets to whis
tle. This Is no excuse for the mall .clerk ,
however , who must catch the mall just tno
same or suffer the consequences.
On the line bolwucn Omahu und Cheycnno
Ihoro nro sixty of those catlicos lo ho mndo
each wn > .
Besides the duty of catching thcsu pouches
and throwing off thn mail for thu various
towns along thu road , this clerk has also to
distribute all the mull to Nobruslca points ,
muaiiwhllo keeping his oars open all the
time for the whisllo of the etigiue.
The other men are not Idle all this time by
any moans. Tha head clerk has general super
vision over all Ihu work und separates the
leltors for Orugon and Montana , throwlne
each to Ihu line of railroad or slar route by
which it may reach its destination in thu
shortest timo. As there nro 1,1'JO post offices
In thuso two Jtatos It Is no light task to
perform this work.
The second man distributes ull papers and
packages for Nebraska , Wyoming and Mon
tana aim the Idaho letters.
The third man has the third car In the train
to himself and distributes the papers , etc.for
Oregon , there being 7 * > ofllcoj in ihat stale ,
to bo distributed to U. > points ,
Thu fourth man assists the third man and
also distributes the Idaho paper mail.
The ilfth man attends to ull iho local mall
and Iho letters 1'or Nevada , having ly'i'J
olllcos to cam for , as well us the rcgislered
mall.
The sixth man assists the second man on
papers und cares for the Wyoming' loiters ,
there being 2'i : poslofticos in that slate.
The seventh man opens all pouches nnd
distributes the paper mall received from tbu
branch lines.
The postal clerk must know tno lorntion of
every postofllco in Iho stu.tos for which ho
has mail , the line of railroad it Is on. and the
timo-cai'd of trains on that ro. d. if his train
is late , so Ihat ho cannot innko connection
with the train on another road , ho must know
over what road to send a letter in order to
have it roach a given point in the shortest
possiblu timo. tie must have all necessary
information at his lingers' ends , us there is
no litno lo lese and mistakes are cosily af
fairs.
Every pnckago of loiters and every
sack of papers or merchandise is marked
with the uumo of tbo man who made it up ,
the date , traiu number and division of Iho
service , so Ihat mistakes are easily located.
If a letter or package is sent ever t'no wrong
road Iho mislaku is discovered by some one ,
who ut once starts the missive on the right
track and makes an entry of thu mistake on
the slip bearing the name of the clerk who
nado up thn package or sack. These slips
, ro sent to Ihe headquarters of the division
ni wbleti the error was made and ore
charged against the record of the man mak
ing them. This record is taken into con-
[ deration , along with many other things ,
n deciding upon a man's fitness for promo-
ion.
It often happens that the address on a lot-
tr or package is deficient or Incomplete , tuo
.own . or state being omitlod or a similar error
> eing made by tlio sunder. Agalu , the oftlco
, o which iho letter is addressed may have
icon discontinued or the entire address may
ie undecipherable. In such cases the lolle'r
is marked "Nlxy , " und returned lo Iho oftlco
if the superintendent of the-divislon , where
very effort is made to locate thu destination
.f . the loiter. If this cunnot be done it is
ent to t hu dead loiter office at Washington.
It would appear to the casual observer that
ivbun the authorities In the Postofllco du-
[ lartmcut have nothing else to do they change
: hu names of several hundred , po.itortlc.es.
Sometimes an ofticu Is discontinued in 0:10 :
part , of a state nud uu oftlco of the same name
established in another part. For Instance ,
Kingston , Nob. , used to bo In Adams count } ' ,
but now it is iu Custer county. Sometimes
Iho names of o dices change wilh a cbango in
administration. Thu namn of a local politi
cian who is of a dlTorunt ( political faith from
the postmaster general may not , bo agreeable ,
and the iiamo of ihutofllcols changed forth
with. All of these changes must bo con
stantly borne iu mind by the ciorK when ho
Is distrtbutiui ; his mail as fast us bis hands
will move and balancing himself to keep
from being thrown off bis feet by the high
speed of the iruin.
Thus the work goes on without cessation
through thu long hours of the night , and day
light finds thu whole crow still at worn , but
the outiro loud of mull has bean sorted and
distributed ami enclosed In puuches which
boar Iho name of Iho town or road lo which
tlioy are to bo delivered , The racks are lUen
reining with empty pouches , ready for Iho
urow.s which luku possession of the train at
Cheyenne.
Thu liiltur point is reached at 8 u. tn. nnd
the crow from Omahu is relieved after a
steady tour of duty of twenty hours , during
which the only meal obtainable was token
.itundlug during Intervals In thu work.
When Ihu mail U light thu men get ono or
two hours' sleep by shifting th < ) Ir work. In
such cases their bed is n pllo of empty mail
uacks thrown on thu floor.
In the party which alighted from the fast
mail in Cheyenne on that Saturday morning
there was nt lo.ist ono tired mortal who had
"got the Bhaku'1 many u time while chasing
the gay and festive Horn , but who had uovur
received sucn u scvoroshaking up as that ex
porlonccdin u mall car.
Not but that the cars were oaiy riding , as
tlioy were mounted ou trucks similar to those
uiiuur a Bleeping car , and tholr great woicht
made them comparatively steady , but the
constant riimblo and juring nnd the swnyiup
from side tu side , coupled with tlio fact thai
the cars contained not even a chair on whlcl :
to alt , making standing a matter of necessity
all combined to make the average man fee
as though ho had boon enjoying a ride on u
rail.
rail.It
It Is a well known fact thut thu chnugu
In the service are frequent uud few men
stand Ibu severe strain for any length o'
time , The severity of. the work und the fnc
that an accidunl is likely to happen ninny
time by which a clerk may bo killed or crip
plod for lifo make the position of mall clerk
anything but desirable.
In spite of tbo ability required to innate
tbo details of the work and properly purforn
the details and tbo amount of attention re
qulrod to Kc' > p posted on the changes which
are constantly taking place , together with
thu danger attached to tbu position , the paj
of postal clerks Is fur below the sum commanded
mandod by men In other walks of lifo fo
work requiring thu same ability and utton
lion without the attendant risk of life an
11 tub.
The law provides that the pay of postal
clerks shall tin as follows : Class 1 , ihoso on
six months probation , uotto excood&SoO ; class
J , not to exceed ISXX ) : class a , nolloetccud
$1,000 ; class , not to exceed fl..HW ; class 5 ,
bead clerks , not to exceed $1,400. ,
in IhS'i all clerks In the postal service were
receiving the maximum allowed by law , but
in that year , ou account of a deficiency in
tbo appropriation , a general reduction was
made iu xularioi of from f 100 to f 100 and
salaries uuvo remained at a low point over
sin co.
Not ouly are the salaried low , l > ut a maa
who U incapacitated from any cause , sick
ness or accident , I * "docked" for the time ho
is off duty. If a man Is killed while on duty
bis pay stops at midnight of tha day on whluu
iho accident happens.
In order to remedy those Inconsistencies la
tlio service the postal clerks all over luo
country have organized themselves
Into I an asioclatton for the rur-
peas of co-oporatlng with the Post-
offlco department In securing legnintlon
which will do nway with sorao of the objoc-
Uonnblo features.
A bill has been prepared by n committee of
clerks and the second nssliuint postmaster
general , and Introduced In tha natlonn-
houso. This bill proposes un Increase in sail
nry of about $100 , and also authorizes the
postmaster general to patr to the widow of n
postal clerk killed whllo on duty the sum of
fl.OOO.
The report of thu general superintendent
of the railway mall service for the fiscal
year ending Juno 30 , IS'.M , shows the follow
ing :
Total mllcaco of railfond service. . . IMXSIS
Number of clerks tn railway mall
service . . . . . . . < . . . . . . . n , " .
Number pieces mall distributed..8.V,4.V. , ! > in
Number of errors mndo aH2.or.t (
JMliiiber of pieces to each error MM
The report of the superintendent for the
roar ending .Tuoo 30 , 18K ! ) , shows Iho follow-
Ir-4 statistics on these points I
Total inlloiiRO 154.7TO
Number uf clerks
Number of plozos mall distributed.7,8. > .miut
Number of errors made S.Sf'AS.'H
Number of pieces tu each error -.v.ii
By comparison ot those statistics , tt Will
bo soon that there was n marked Increase In
ofllciiincy In the service during the last fiscal
year.
In this connection nn extract from n letter
of recent ( Into written by Superintendent
\Vhilotothorallwayinall clerks , is ol In
terest. The oxtraot Is as follows : Thu
record for July , August , ScDtetubor , October
tobor and November , 18'JI ' , Is the oosl ever
made , and ll is expected that at the ono of
Iho present fiscal year we- will bo able to
show that with a vastlv Increased dUtrlbii-
tion wo hiivo , by earnest study nud cnraful
work , rcducod the error record lowe ? than
ever boforo. "
Neat Uow Is .still Itvlnc In n house ho built
In Portland , Mo. , nonrl.v sixty-Itvo years ago.
lie Is now 87 years old.
David 03. Parent of Konnshuuk , Me. , is n
grandfather nt tbo ago ol 'M. i ) tvtd's middle
name should bo Cirand If it Isn't. '
General Low Wallace is suffering from nn
omharrassmont of riches in ih way of offers
from the publishers for hit now novel.
Boston has an nrtlat named .Alexander
Pope ; hut that's nothing , Now Vonhas
a notary public named Westminster Ah-
boy.
( ovcrnor Brown , the now chief executive
of Maryland , is not himself n vary rich man.
bul his wife has n fortune that Is rccltoi'Cd nt
$1,000,000.
Governor Hill is believed to hnvo saved
$ iOOJO out of the frOOi > I ho h is received for
performing th ? functions of hit office , and
this is nil ho has in the world.
Colonel A. 1C MeCluro , thu now | ir. sldont
ot the Philadelphia Clover club , drinks
upolllnaris only and is .six fcoi two Inches
high. This ought to be an omen of order.
Senator Sherman is quoted ns saying to n
Plttsburg reporter : "i will never ha a cau-
dldalo for president , ' 1 will round
my political life with my present term in the
somito. "
President Senor Don Jorge Moult , who is
declared to bo "not a painfully bnllinit
man , " endeared himself to the Chilians bv
tno' bravery ho displayed whllo conimat.daut
of the nloop of war O'HIcgiiis.
' Governor Hovcy of Indiana loft an o. t to
estimated to bo worth $ SO.lu ) ; ) . No will has
been found. The heirs to this property ara
Mrs. Menzies and her brother , who is pou-
master at Mount Vcrnon , Ind.
Prlnco George is no moro like tholatoduko
of Claroncd tha'i a bottln of ehnmpngno is
lilto u glass of water. Ho is full uf fun , high
spirited , quick willodfree nud easy.a typical
naval olllcor of the good old times.
Bishop W. Perkins is a sort of all-around
man. Ho was born in Ohio , taught school
in Pennsylvania , served iu an Illinois ro.-i-
ment during the war , lives \Vashlngton
and represents Kansas in the United States
senate.
A Now York loiter says that Kuwin
Booth's step is loss brisk , ho bonds more at
the shoulders , nnd his eyes have losl their
lustra. Ho is sensitive on the subject of
his health , and his friends avoid talking
about It.
A correspondent writes from Washington
that Senator Palmer "loos ! llito a combina
tion of Undo Sam and Allen G. Thurrnan ,
and a very wholesome American face his U
too. " Ho is 71 years old , but is as active as
a man of . " U.
Just before Senator Hill loft Albany for
Washington , an Klmlra friend sent him word
of the birth of a little girl in the laitur gen
tleman's family. To this messniro tha sena
tor replied by telegraph : "Congratulations ;
hul you're nol in it. What wo need a"u
voters. "
Now that McClellan is to bo honored wilh
astatuoin the cily of Brotherly Loiro-i !
will be unveiled on iho uext anniversary of
thobaltloof Anllolatn "The Philadelphia
Pross" inquires why Hancock , the hera of
Gcltysburg , is not likewise remembered. A
a tutu o of Meade already overlooks the
Schuylkill , and ono of Hartranft is assnrod.
Congressman Cram pf Texas says : "Gurzu ,
the Mexican revolutionist who "is creating
sucli a stir along-tno Ilio Granuo. is ono of
the gamest men I ever mel. Hu looks the
typical frontier desperado , yet hu fs uola
rude , Illiterate follow , nssoniomight imagine.
Ho is fairly well educated , and prior to his j
lute bold break was running a small novv.s-
paper , printed on the Texas side in the Span
ish language. Gafza has been in countless
private brawls und Is u lucky follow lo bo
alive , for ho has boon pierced by many a
bullet. "
The late Tow flic Pasha , the Egyptian klio-
dive , lived in typical oriental luxury , but
even then hu did not .spend ono hundredth
part of the money which nis father , Ismail
Pnslin , lavished about him. Towlik had four
palaces , all ot them very beautiful and ornate
nud in each of them ho wui attended In true
royal state. Personally he wns a pleasant
and ngrroublu man. Ho nlwuyt , were Iho
lOuropoau dress , a olack Piincu Albert coat ,
with striped trousers , but uddcd the Turk
ish fez. On occasions of ceremony ho were
the full uniform of n general of Iho Kgyp-
lian nnny , wilh his breast covered wilh guy
decorations.
/.V.H. I .V TI I. K 131 I'l KTH1S.
A girl on hearing of the raising to lifo of
the widow's sou thought it ovur quietly and
eventually remarked , "I prosuino they hud
to pay for the gravu ull thu samoi"
Little girl to tier r.urso. who had told her
Iho storv of Adam and Kvo's dismissal from
Ihu Garden of Eden : "I suppose they were
both sent uwny without n character. "
A Illtlo girl whoso attention was called to
the fact that slio bed forgotten to say grace
before beclnn'.nf ; her meal , shut her eyes
meekly and said : "ICxcuso tno , Ainun. "
Little girl , reading the chapter in GOIIU.SIS
recounting the lull , comes to the utir.su pro
nounced upon thu surpont : "On thy belly
shall thoil go , " "What ! ' ' oxclnims the child ,
"did ho go on his back bofuru : "
Tommy , who had listened with breathless
Interest to the story of Daniel in thu don of
lions , and how thu wicked nun who uucusud
him were punUhud : "I Is so glad these poor
lions got tholr breakfast at last. "
it was u Chicago 4-year-old living on Grand
boulevard who on discovering thu sun and
moon In tbu sky at Ihu snmo time exclaimed :
'Thai's a gooJ Joke on God. Tue sun's oul
Vud ho forcot to take in his old moon. "
A littlu 5-yoar-old interviewed his mother
the ether day upon the subject of angels
having wings , and , on being laid Ihora was
reason to boliuvo that tlioy were so equipped ,
exclaimed : "Oh , mamma , how funny thuy
must look whou asleep roosting llko tur-
kuys. "
( Mamma explaining to her llttlo girl , aged
5 , that everything she does and says is
written down In a largo book in heaven. )
Shu asks : "Aro all the naughty things ,
tool" Mamma Yes , dear. Child ( pouslvoly )
Then I think I'll ' take a pleco of I tafia
rubber with mo.
A child of : ! ) < j yours had boon taught by his
mother a text in the morning : "Mako mo a
clean heart , O God , and renew a right spirit
within me. " At night , at the end of his
prayer , ho , unasked , repeated thu text In the
following form : "Wash my heart , O Godand ,
bane It out to dry. "
A boy of 5 , after having boon checuod to no
purpose by his mother for tensing her when
she was busy , was thus addressed : "My
dear llttlo boy , if you loved mother you
would try and nleaso her by doing what you
are told. " Whereupon replied the boy ;
"Mother , I'm trying to please God ; I can't
pleuso everybody,1'
Van Houten' * Cocoa Best. aid goes far
thest1
lOSPlTAtii THEIR CREED ,
'a a
- aMV
o j
Wakoman , tH 'Poflt Traveler , Wanders
Through dtmtral Portugal in Winter.
CHARMING SJJJJJIES AMONG THE LOWLY.
. " ni
.IfolnCir 11 mil , . . of tlio rnrtiiBtir'r I'rn--
anti \Vhrro.1r > yilm Oiiiilriitinrnt
n l.nlxirnnil Hniind-
\.Ci \ } > urluM > 1-VK , by Kiljtir TiVtlrn \ \ < in. }
T.tviyt , Portugal , , Jati. 7 , IS'Ji.-fSpeclnl
Jorrospomlenco nf TUB BUB ] . My mllegnn
tilde , servant , companion nnd frlontl , honest
Jobrado , becnmo so onamorort of our loltor-
IIR sort of wanderings , that on leaving Beja ,
had no dlniculty In overcoming his scranlos
Kaltist traveling on foot. And so our way
o the aoulnorn sonconst of Portugal , l > or-
aj)9 ISO mtlos by tne windings of the quaint
Id thorouKhfnros of tlio country , w.is mndo
'romUc-Jn In this delightful manner.
In no slr.xtifro land have I w.xlltoil that ( Its
ancc with such a continuous sense of elation
f luturo.it. Thcra ure early October days In
ur own land wliiuh all those days and nlRhts
recalled ; ilnys when the verdure is still rich
pen the tree * ; when tlio nfternuth ha *
lUihod above the stuhlito of the Hold * and
pro.id nn onicrnld curpot ubovo the aftor-
arvcstsoro ; when skies are cloudless and of
vondrous dupth of Ohio ; ami when ati
ronm that Hats of fruit or of wlno
In tuo bracing air ; evenings when the
vholo sky la ablaze from the setting ot rouiul
cd suns that scorn to wail huge and glorious
joforo plunglui ; bunuath the purple pillows
f tlio wuit ; and niishls xvlitin the gloaming
f llKhls from farms and hnmlols quicUutiH
ho footstep of helmed wanderers. and un-
lousclously" makes moro ca : er ull home *
nlherlngi : where H resides uro nlroaUy tailing
n a hit of thu winter glow.
U'lllli'lIn Otitr.ll I'lirl u ill.
This is the only winter central and south-
rii 1'ortusinl Know. 1'lioro Is a tunavr olatlon
n It , You tlncotneiousl.v hroathu great
draughts nf tno oxhilir.itlnir nir. 1'our ho ul
1 s erect qnd you walk in lltio strong strides.
1 Thiin tlirru arc countless sights unu seene.t
\ .vhlch . chiirm and enthrall ; of cloud cnnpod
s iierra , ol ho.Uh-covofed moor , of boundless
ere t , of valloY-liiniiscupi * . of immntnln-siiiu
lainlots struni ; together as on n gaudy thread
by str.inco professions , of huge old wind-
, nllls us in Holland , of triciintlc water wheels
reuking and swinging auu pxon circling
bout them In ondloit tread , of wnllod-in-
urm-hotiFcs built iw If to withstand setgo ,
nd of uvcev form of peasant labor
ind pastime , always of ileopott in-
.crest hecnuso telllni ; the -story of ovorv-
Iny lifo anil living of the humble folk of any
.and . , upon who o labor nnd Iive. % after all ,
ho outiro social and .lovonimoiitul supjr-
tnicturo of any nation U lalJ.
A sunnier land in which to travel doe.s not
exist. Hospitality is universal and intense.
tt. Is so extraordinary a characteristic uinnn ?
: ill classes Unit it bTtcii becomes uti irr.podi-
ncnt to progrcsfe Iri travel. Uetwoen Kvora
nil Taviui , aho'tit M miles by road , wo were
tternlly comncllell to miter more than a
lundix-d homo ? ' . In a do/.jn of these we
iverc quartcroil for the input , and in nil the
others refreshments were oflcrcd and par-
.aken of. Aloat interesting of all were the
isits to ruinous old monasteries ,
It often seomeu cfJial we must have buones-
uuit at : x distance pf miles : for in many in-
tancos some amblinR old servitor was sent to
iisct us , or uirufir n' Kindly faced friar halted
us at the nudsfdb,1- and , precisely ns if tno
, 'Isit were pro.imtiignd , conducted us to hU
nonasiory , ofteli ftMiulo amf'pinchorl habila-
.ion wliere lessi * than a icoro of the order
scenifd to bo jralnirig u livelihood. Thu wel
come and heiieiliotrotl at parting were ulw.ws
of n character t < r.eoiivoy the idea thai our
coming had placed our host under inexpressi
ble obligation ? ; wtoilo the oairernois of ttits.o
mounthlnsido monjUs to } 'iittier the muiijerest
kiiowludgb of Che1 outer world's 'ilffair.s und
iietHntlo- . was ofttin lou6hiiiK and pathetic in
the cxtruiiK' .
lluspllulUy In a llMltlm : ! < l > a.vrivi- .
Friar , farmer and jiajsant WPP.J tililco ir
punclilioiio obsorvaiicu of one pleasant cus
tom. At our departure tlioy always accom
panied in some distance , and frequently lor
miles , on our way. Then , stnmilnij bv tlio
wayside until wo wore quito out ot bearing
and sight , they sent after ns all manner of
fricnaly benediction Interspersed with "i5o.\
viagein ! tioa via em ! ( Good vnvnsie ! good
voya-joi ) until they mint have returneil tn
tue monastery , villetrziaturu or cabin hoarse
from their Kindly ciil. d furowells.
Dobrado tells mo tUis boundless hospitality
. ehanceloss of the 1'ortugueso
.s a iiare rc-
liRioti ; that ihey have as a uomincn .saying ,
"Curses follow illy- welcomed li-avolers ; " nnd
that the belief is general hero that good for-
turc comes in degree to the bountiful ontor-
taiument of strangers who may chance
among thorn. I have found the same custom
nnd belief prevailing In only one other place
In Europe. That is the west of Ireland among
the poor but groat-heartod folk of louo and
ruirgod Conucmnra.
Bui of deeper interest than all else are the
lowlv folk of this fair land. I have not seen
in town or city an instance of what wo know
as want , mid Buttering. The lowly in Portugal
nothing ; acquire nelhiug ; Irwo
K04SOSS ambitions for nothing. A hit of
corn-meal cir rye bread wasbcd down wltti
water is a repast. Add to the broad n bit of
lish , n handful of olives or a few swallows of
win- , and it is a foait.
Tim stinging scourge of nscoislty for prov
idence 'vith which the rigors of winter Insh
our poor is incomprolionsiblo hero. At their
bnu'fb ' are mountains and valleys green to the
HunandsUy th whole year tnrough , and
never Iniling in their rich yield of fruit and
grains. At their foot are broad nvnrs or the
almost encircling sea with luscious food 1'reo
for the taking. None over become rich. None
ever arrive at our pwn ICICH of a tnodust eom-
polenoy. None scarcely Unow how to think
how riches can bo desirable. The wonder
with them is that any ono should worry or
strive ; that any human bolngshould over bo
in u hurry. As with the Cubans in their
liiiiBUor-brocdiiig clime whoso "Manuna ! "
( Tomorrow ! ) is the key to their torpor nnd
vassalage , ' "P.icioncin ! " or "Patlonco ! " tolls
the story hero. Somotuini ? Is wrong with
tint one who will hasten ; and crime surely
lurks beneath leanness and vigor.
Tlio I.i'Uuriliving Poor.
The mountains nnd valleys of Portupulglvo
homo to H folk possessing ull the \vinsorno
uuninne.is of tno lowly of towns without u
tithe of their n pa thy and slugEurduoss. Von
may rend all the pastoral paoms over written
an I pain no more colorful plcturo of i/astorul
liv.'sin ondlrss contontatid peaccfulness thnn
your eyes may behold ' in uu hour's ride or
wnlic anywhere lu' ho Interior of Portugiil.
Kust U in Hit ) ami und nicy , the earth nnd air ,
the homo and Held , In all men nnd iu ull na
ture.
1 do not mean that no labor is performed.
Dut all labor doubihns in it the seeming ol
tnoro dalliance with ton. Thu senses are not
surfeited with oJor ; luxuriance and the ut
most intoxicating 'in-olli ' auy of imturo as in
the tropics , Every1 uotivo exertion of every
human douj not bbtray , as here , u supurlu-
'
tivo Indolence pi'irtfully effortful In the buro-
Drocess of oxbtUKco. llul u raatfulnos.- . per
vades those s6ft ) ' and kindly landscapes
which rcivtiiis t-lation iustoad of sodden-
iiObi ; JoyousneSs instead of sensnousnoas ;
peace rather than passion and pain. In auu
tin-ought it all thtirb is , ilUo the Ural thrill nf
wluo , an uplifting1 and exultation blending
the physical undMilentul snnso perfectly ant !
gloriously. I ilO'not say thut these I'ortu-
geso noasantry 'Itnow this as you and I are
conscfons of it. Rut to tlio beholder's ayes
these humble , happy-honrtcd people so touch
and color the scene upon which bo looks
thut their prusouca is uu inseparable element
in Us essential harmony
The peasant tenant farmers of Portugal
the luiid caseiros of thu country , retain thoii
holding uuder Ufa leases , und pay
rentals to the morgado * , the owner * of the
estates , or the "gentlemen farmer * , " as they
are hero called , "in Idnii. " It is c
sort of tltlo system always amlcabl ; ad
justed botwuaa owner nud peasant. A gradu
below these casoiros is u class correspond
ing to the ICnulish , Scotco aad Irish cottiers
Tuose chopanas live In thu cabins of the
morgados and casoiros at tha will of the lat
tor.
tor.Asldo
Asldo from these uro tua shoe a and cattle
herders and the goat herds that are found li
more picturesque mountain localities ; the
( lax bleachers along the rdgu of tome bawl
Ing mountain stroatu or uwalint , ( bo shultur-
lue rocks by the seashore ; iho Interior inute-
Uicxo , wko , tor the most trivial wuju ( or
> ortlon of fjr ! n , convey products na mor-
chaudiso to nnd from tha towns of the cotut ;
tha wood choppers of the mountains , nnd the
carbonotros who are found In the highest
mountain forests lazily employed in burning
ho charcoal used in cooking1 by the arlstoc-
aoy of the cities.
With these divisions of tbo Portuguese
.Kjftsnutry may bo counted the rush gatherers
if tuo mountain tarus ; the oslor-cutton who
supply the baskot-makers of the towns ; the
'uiv.o gatherers who dot Iho dreariest moun
tain heights ; the fern and rush cutters who
supply the churches nnd homes with fragrant
bronchos for strewing on holy and fo.ist
days' nnd the wood-qleanors who iathor
loud limbs at will In forests of the estates
nnd among the mountain wilds both for the
use of the peasantry and the humbler classes
of the towns.
No I'tr for Moilcrn liivrntloin.
Among' alt these people thorols not ft slnglo
mploment or utensil invented within the
) nst thousand years ; an ordinary American
: arm hand would accomplish "under our
nethodsin ono day more thnn a score of any
of tncso : and thu wUzard-t-rush of the
mmtor of liarbazon never fastened upon
canvas inoro startlingly ancient ways , wares ,
> osiiiros nnd ploihtlngs among the clods of
Urlttnny , than remain universal and change-
ess among the bright-eyed but changeless
'oik of these entrancing mountain vales.
There Is a careless half-joyous abandon
upon the surface of all pousunt toil which
adds rroatly to its plcturo'uuencss. Join
vlth this , qmilntnoss in dross , prlmitlvotiess
of implementsthut grace which unvaryliicly
accompanies tniiocent ignorance , and thu
inlvowal loveliness of scenery and your pas-
orul pictures are most Idylllo and comuloto.
"ii-onnd Is tilled with oxen , tandem , In rush
races drawing u ploilith of the sort first
mown la man-tho tree-croolc or sharpened
root. Now and then you will find otio rudely
lolntod with Iron. Ono short furrow is
scratctcd nmid tremendous shotlllnes. Then
he hulf dozen who hnvo clung to thu handles ,
ode upon the beam , or goaded thooxcn. rest
> .v thn Ilowor-Uuli.'n hedge or division wall to
enjoy siesta or the delights of countryside
cosssip with p.Hsing goatherds or
nulotuors. Where the hlllsldo Is
oo steep for this gotitlu process ,
oug handled hoes with cumbrotu blades do
nzy duly ; for the spade is rejected as a con
trivance of the evil one.
All American cereals grow here in Insur
ance for a mere pi lolling nf the soil. The
small grains tire gathered , a. handful nt n
tini-j , cut D.v the olden sickle , and uloanurs
'oliow as In Iho bible day.s. Corn is mil or
.lulled , the leaves preserved for loduer. the
itnlhs iniinched by goats or donltoys , or used
'or llres. the cars strtllic together and hung
IDOII pyramidal lattice-work for citrlnir , and ,
iually , afierhusUlng when the genuine "Id
raihiouod American "linsking-bce , " hero of
, veeks' tiuratiou , thu peaiunl sccurmq ovur.v
Hundredth car lor his labor , and a kiss Irom
: iis in.imorlla for ovcry rett ear found , is
ivcrywhero progressiui : iho kernels uro ro-
utwcd from the cob > by the choupauns nnd
cliililreii who n-ceivo iho cob , lor burning'
n payment. A scorn of merry stragglers are
cqiiircd to hotibO the product of one ucro of
; n > uml , nnd cvory one ot these wont , or
nako pretense of work , in that care-lreo and
u-ed-uotliiug wiiy Hint mirks ull toil and ef
fort here. Wheat , barley and rye are
threshed precisely as they wore a tliousatul
yours ago.
At every roadside nnd beside the irrauory
of every villcugiaturu , round , high piles of
lumiced Mono , ( teuton und rain-soaked uiuil
jurd as cr.inite , may bo seen. These , called
uiras , are the Portuguese threshing-Moors.
I'lic gram is piled upon them und cows and
oxen , hhiid-folded , uro driven in opposite
lirections , niilil the treading has release : !
thu kernels. There is no ottior method of
Hi resiling g'-atii in this country ; and the fan
ning mill is unnnowii. The straw is lifted
oil' the eir.is with woouon forks and pre
served for the food of donkeys and tronts.
Then a Hag is hoisted to Und the direction of
Ibo wind. This done , men and women , nut
more often women und girls , standing at the
side from whouuo come ; the wind , throw the
jr.iin unit chaiT Into the ulr , ( ind the chair is
iorao away.
Home I.ilV ( i ( tin * Prusants.
The homo lifo of the i'oi'tugueso peasant
is not always u radinat ouo , never lacks
chierinuss , afroutlon ami simple content ,
lie knows no oilier lifo botlor limn his own ,
and is satisiled wilh what hi ) has and cuts to
Ih'.1 oud of IIH days. Tno cotluiro or cabin or
hut is simply a square structure built of
TOOK tliutebi'd wlth'fur/.o or tiles. The windows
dews and doois are iittvcr cloied , for there
nro neither cold blasts nor robbers to enter.
Tlio hare earth is tbo Moor. Ho requires no
stove , ills Uro place for cooking is simply a
slab , wuist high in the wall , and the smoke
kindly takes c.iro ot itself. His staple focd
Is meal bread fust iiuv , [ east day and live
times udav. ' Bu'cd , chickens , and goat's
milk nro'almost without value , and salt llsh ,
Utuall ) "b.iballip" or dried codllsh , und wine
are hi ! luxuries.
His wife is dutiful , his children beautiful.
As the lowly go tlioy are all cleanly , if Iho
chickens do perch ou the loft , the pig insists
upon domestic companionship , and his goats
choose the lusido of thu house at night. Ho
lives gloriously iu his way without severe of
fort. His wife and children are loyal
and never gadabouts. Ho is true to bis re
ligion , hi.s home , his friends ; und he is never
lee old to love the guitar or miiiuoin : ! , or to
join wita his wife iu the innocent dances to
the numbers of his beloved countryside
music. If ho Is ailing unto death the church
comes to him , scarlot-robsd and all-sufllcleut ,
with its , lo him , suvlnir santissimo , and ho
passes calmly to his simple ) heaven from u
heaven of overy-day content. "
EHOAU 1. . . WAKKSIAX.
.V/lC IMHHiti . 1'KKHHHC.ll.S. .
Katharine Donclson has just issued an
other excellent novel , uuder the tillu of
Hedger Latimcr's Mistake. " The ycOno.
are laid partly in Chicago and Its suburbs
and partly in Europe. It is a graphic , spark
ling and fascinating picture of the social lite
of our day. it portrays Us foibles ns well
as its strength ; the mud race for wealth and
social position , as well as the rare and beau
tiful home lifo with which u moderate com
petence creates a worldly paradise. The love
story running through Its pages is pathetic
und beautiful ; the plot indicates dramatic
power of a high order ; the action Is rapid
and thu interest never lings. The dialogue is
bright , goiilal , natural uiui rollned. The
author's insight into human nnturo is pro
found , The render will find in the volume a
rellucliou of his deepest experiences and his
moil perplexing self-questionings. Published
by Laird & Lee , Chicago ,
While at Kastbouruo , u fashionable .sea
side resort on the English coast , ouo uvoning
in August last the Into W. .1. Florence , the
culobr.itud comedian , with seine other gen-
tlumen.But down to n friendly gnmo of poker.
It was urged by ono of the party that n book
should no written in which thu rules govern
ing thu iruino should Oo succinctly expressed.
Homo ono remarked that it would take a year
1C complutu such n hook , but Florence main
tained it could ho done In n month. This led
to considerable discussion , und in a banter
ing inannura bet was proposed and accepted
that It could be written inside of four week.- . .
The result of thul wager was a chimnlntr Ht-
tlo work from the pun of the deceased actor ,
explaining in a fascinating manner the inys-
torlns ol tliu captivating pastimu under the
title of "ThoGamu of Draw Poker. " it is
beautifully gotten up in every rospcct , nnd
now that till ) author has passed to that
"bourne from whence no traveler return , "
it will possess moru than ordinary interest ,
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A book which will delight tbu eyes and ap
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Ono of the most uffectlvo means ot improv
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book. Published by Charles L. Webster *
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Thd wide-spread attention attracted to
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tltloJ , "Thoro is No Devil , " has lea the Cai-
sell Publishing company to publish n now
story by him , called "Pretty Mlchal. " It is
n free translation of "A Szo'pMlkhal , " and Is
mndo by U , N , Haiti , who hai done the worK
so well thai wo forgot that wo nro not read
ing the story In its original language
Pretty Mlchnl" Is Iho story of n j.Mt-1 who was
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who had theories about molding girls in cor
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cirl fell Iu love , and then father , plAns and
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than this story , und It is the most fantastic
tale that has appeared in print In ninny along
day.
Ouo of the most useful books for acquiring
the French language , with or without the
aid of a teacher , is the work Just published
by Prof. H. Bertram ! of Carlisle , Pn. , tinder
the name of "Tho IVonch Speaker ; How to
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This book will give ll to you In n genuine ,
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Prof. Hertratid hai mauacod to glvo the
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Iu the hands of an earnest student would bu
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"Tho Old Stone Hoil'o and Olhor Stories , "
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"Ueucrul History of the Music Trades of
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iiiu published by Hill & Hill , ; f Enst Fonr-
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it is .saiii tnat over 70.1,00 ! ) women In this
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been no bettor choice. "Wino on FasUiomi-
bio Tables" whether it * u.so is increasing
or dccroaslng- discussed by such roxnl nn
tcrtiilncrs and diners-out ns Chauticoy M.
I ) < pow , ox-President Hayes , George W.
Childs and others , in the series ot "Un
known Wiyos ol Well Known Men" wo have
thu lirsl portrait nl Mrs. . .lohnVumumihjr
ever printed , while ' 'Clover Daughters of
Clover Men" presents Ethel fugalls , thu
pretty daughter ot ex-Senator Inualls. Al
together this issue is an excellent one.
"Chats with UirU on Self Culture , " by
Eli/a Chester , is one of these llrst-class books
for girls , after the fashion adopted by .lohn
liusKin or .1. U. Holland , which everyone
reads but girls. The chapter on "Dull CJirls"
is ono of special force nnd originality , the
prevailing sentiment of which Is expressed
in the closing words , "Not ouo of us is shut
out from the best. " Published by Dodd ,
Mead As Co. , New York , and for side by .1. S.
Canllield of this city.
Cassell's Family Magazine for February
oueus with n ) ratty serial story entitled ,
"Out of the Fashion , " by ! „ . 'f. .Muado ,
adorned with some excellent illustratlrtus by
Wall Panel. "Trcnsuro-Trovo in Central
Canada , " Is the namu given to an exceed
ingly Interesting and Instructive paper by
W. Hathoroll , K. 1. , uud Deborah Platter's
contribution , "A Bachelor's LJroil , " will bo
found very readable ,
A story that will doubtless lind osponlal
favor iimniig the fair patrons ot this muga-
xluo is "Tho Woomg of Mary Carstalr-s , " by
Cioorgo R. Liurgin ,
This issue also contains two chapters of
the fascinating novel , "You'll Loi'o Mo
Yol , " bv ' Frances Haswoll , ami a continu
ation of'-'liad I in Known , " the story of Now
Zealand gold thirst. "Tho Properly of a
Skipper , " by W. Kunclnian ; "Chlt-Clmt on
Dress What to Wear In January , " and thu
pages headed "Tho Gatherer , " are some of
the othur admirable features of this month's
number.
'A Reporter's Romance , " by "Tho Dea
con , " is a strong story of tlio thoroughly son-
snlional class. The characters are dellno-
ntod In a masterly manner , and thu reader's
Interest in thu plot , which Is u most extraor
dinary one , is well sustained from tlio llrst
Iu the last page. Taken all in all , It Is a
very readable llttlo book. Published by
lUiul , McNally & Co. , Chicago and Now
York.
The Quarterly Journal of Economics for
January lias n iplcudld 1 Horary inonii. "Cupl-
lal and Interest , " by S. Macvauo ; "ThoEvo
lution of W.ago Statistics , " by Carroll 1) .
\Vt'liht "Comments the '
; ; ou 'PotltivuTtiuory
of Capital , ' " Hugo llllgram ; "Tho Prussian
Income Tax , " by Joseph " A. Hill ; "Social and
Economic Legislation"of thu States In ll'.ll , "
by William H. Shaw , topptncr with the
usual ' 'Notes and .Memoranda , " will all bo
rend with great interest by Ibo numerous
patrons of this urcnl quarterly. Published
by George H. Ellis , III Franklin street ,
lio.stuu.
A llttlo pamphlet comes to Tun UKB with
thu dlinoli ) titlu "I'tuh , " but a broiuud In
scription upon the outside "A Poop Into
Mountain Wullod Treasury of thu Gods"
holds out a pro nlsonf richness , and that Is
redeemed on tno hundred dulnty pagu * em
braced between the two covers ,
It is a bountiful brochure beautifully illustrated
tratod with Huust half-tone engravings of
Utah scones. These are printed on pinto
paper , HOIUO of thorn In colors , and many of
them have an exquisite softness rivaling pho
tography.
Thu descriptive text is from the facllu pen
of Pat Dorian , who won national distinction
Ion yours ago as the sproad-oaglo eulogist of
Dakota and was oven buspccted of having
written the famous speech of Proctor Kuott
on "JJnliith. the Xonlth City of the UusaUod
.Sea. " Scattered through thu work are bits
of graceful verse from the pen of Mr. Oy
Wartnan of Denver , editor of the Western
Railway , doing homage in measured lines
and rippling rhyinut lo tha beauties of Utah.
There is nothing In thu llttlo pages of the
pamphlet to indicate In Inspiration , but
that is revealed in the doscrlpttvo matter ,
where the Ingenious wrltor muUos Insidious
mention of the Rio Grande Wustern railway.
Ch'.sugo Post Modern civilization affords
no liner picture than that of thu great old
mail , n prlnco in numo und nutnro , thread
lug Iho noUoinu purlluusof east London or
walking thud ions of the Thames , pluadlnif.
commanding , praying , lauoring that ihu
right might prevail und justice bo donu to
thu uufortunuto of earth.
Dr. CulUmoro , oeulidt , Uoo buildiuj , '
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DR. SNYDER ,
The Successful Oboalty Specialist.
Mm.Wi h ll rn r , T isTonwntil , , KM , Wnm luut
nftortroatmnullir Dr.MiinUr.
1'KKI.S I.IKt : A NK\V WOMAN.
Hull , Soiilt Cllr , Is. . NUT. ! Uli , l.lf llr Snvdor
IkmrSIr 1 cnn hard If tlinl nnril < to niprrn HIT
Krntlflrntlnn fortlin am-cit of jour Irrnlmi'iit fur
'I'tnltr. Mj wpuhivA | VIH * | io nut- , now It 1 HU
> mimlv n rrilurllon or STS punnd * My trnl < t
noi nrol , lllno'U' ) < lt' < niul tiint nipniiims lnolio <
Mr K ( > iirnl liotltli l n nndi ImprouM tlmt
fpcl tiki' ii npw IIPMDII Btul injImMinml ni In )
in < n nrnt Illtlo wife now. 1 would mil liuve IM.VM
without jour trentinont for umir time thn COM
I lionrtlly rrcoitinipiul It Uinllsiilto'crii fioni < > t > p < ltr
Will Im cl.vl to ntilTor nil U'ttiT.i of Inqiilrr irlicji
Uinp l eiii'limM for reply.
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Baby's cliuolc is llko n poach ,
Is It Madame Hupport's bloaoh ? v
No ! but baby's mama's chnolc
Volumes to HH pralso doth speak !
Call for Mine Ituppcrra tiook 'Him t tie llpnntl.
fill' of Mr. * . J lUMivin. SIO s. tr.tli st i milin , No
1 limn ] > i > MtivoriimHlr for thn i\t > orntll < > iiv , l
iiMithmmmlaof cawos of llm worst kiml nnj i > f limn
flnmlinK Imvii liwn ruml , Imlml m > ulront ; I * nir fnllh
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a V.U.UAIII.K TIIKATISK on IhHiliwi.p In mirmif.
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T A. .stiiriiin. ,11. f. , 1S3 IVurl St. . N. V.
< ? anirrhni"i. i.Vj
uurpil In 2 days by the I'n-iicli Komi-dy onllt-
lt d thu KIM ] , U dissolves aeuliml and Is ab-
Korhud Into Iho inllainod pans. Will rotund
mutiny Ifltdous not euro , nr i < aii < ns strlulurfl
Onntlonion , here Is n mllnMo artfulo. II it
puclumo , ur2 furil pur mall uropald. MeOoi-
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by n new perfected
gcluntlllc method that
cuniiut fall unions the
cnio In beyond human
aid. You fool Improved
thollmtlny.leul abeiio <
llturcrydayi nouukiuiw
jouretir a klntf iiinonij
inon la body , mind and
I iamrt. - '
ended. ISrvry ubiiaclu
tu hni'py iii'irrloil ' Ilio ro-
moved. Nerve fono ,
wlllcnori < y , train I' " " ur.
whun railing or loituro
roatorod by thin treat
ment. AlUinnll tndtieuU
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luruod uud etrei > t.'lljunud.
Vlcllrasof abuiua nnd
oircuseii , roclulm your
mnnbM il ' HulTorerti ironi
lolly.uvurwork.lll tieullli ,
retrain your vlttiirl Don't ,
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rtajre * . j ) on't bo d Inlieurt
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