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10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MARCH 20 , 1892-SIXTEEN PAGES. WANDERINGS OF WARE1IAH and Cosmopolitan Lifo In Iho Ohiof City of Malta. THE MODERN AND THE ANTIQUE JOSTLING fit rod .Srrno * nnil Sight * In Vntrttn Mnl- tc o AVoinrn mill Their Uliimnliifr \Vi < )4 l.o % nut In liiiTnri litis- urlmuVlntcr Itctlilcntt. . ] VAIXTTJI , Malta , Fob.Ki. [ Uorrespondonco of Tin : Br.n.l The street scenes of Valetta may bo briefly doscrlbotl In tbo statement that If one could combine Watcrport street pad tbo AlnmsJa ol Gibraltar , the Toledo of Palermo , the .cKolus of Athens and the modern Houlovnrd do In Uopubllijuo of Algiers , mid then remove from thU con glomerate sotno of Its Berber nnd ortcntnl aspects , you would lecuro nn excellent like- nata to tbo Impression you gain from the colorful scones of everyday llfo undltsnctlvi- tlci In tbo chlaf city of Malta. Tuo constant presence of the Uritlsh sol dierly , tno splendid , luxuriant and sometimes wantonly oxtnwoKant displays of the gov ernment otllcUls nnd garrison ofllcors , with endless parades nnd reviews , nlono give the place extraordinary life nnd nctlvlty. As every natlvo inhabitant of the Islands Is nn adherent of the Homnn Catholic falth.priosts nnd studnnts clod In priestly nrb are never absent from sight j whllo the processionals are of nn extraordinary number nnd fre quently ctmractcrizeu by tbo greatest H plon dor. Evpry .day , and often many tlmos a day , the hupo Dasscngor stoatnors of the Mud- itorraucan discharge ) hosts of touriitta here. Thousamls during the winter months nro on their wnv to and from Eirvpt , Auitralln or India. Thoilsauds moro nro merely Med iterranean travelers. Nearly all are hero but .tornday , but the nccetslons nre ceaseless , nnd their members comprise people of every nationality. These are anxious to sne mucla , ln little time , nnd with their chatter in nil tongues , craning heads nml onthuslnstlo faces , hclebtun nnd brighten the gay scenes of the tmmlsomu thoroughfares. Then in nil this singular and unique modlo/ there are odd trlfloj for interest and study ceaselessly passing before you , or forming distinct bits of color nnd untlquo In the strnnfto and curious settings , linrofooted sellers of delicious Maltese oranges , which hide no less than nectar beneath their thin roa Bklns , dart throuirh the streets with tholr melodic cries nnd their endless "Sa-hasl" or "Uood mornings 1" whatever the tlmo of day , the most nttilo and alert human beings you over beheld. Groups of watcvmen straggling to their homes beyond Florlunn , redolent of harbor- Bide toll nnd tnifllc , gaily nod und smile nnd chant as thov move within the throng. Hero a bevy of bright faced middles , with the roll and swagger of old son salts , but with the gravest decorum , look In this shop nnd that with respectful curiosity , always forming pleasant groupings , and now and then touch ing a sympathetic cord in your heart as members of the band strapglo behind to poor into tha faces of tourists with an ongor , hungry look , as if with a faint hope of rec- ognbinir friends or relatives from tbo far away borne. Oflicors from men-of-war , smllelcss nnd critical , and interested chiefly in the great fortifications , pass and ropass constantly. They have a tolerativo sort of bearing , and the look in their faces plainly tolls the wonders tholr battle ships might ' accomplish oven against Malta should they ever chance to attempt a brouch in Its walls. Solemn Turkish travelers nnd merchants , viewing everything askance , as thousjn they remembered the Turkish heads La Valutto once blow back from cannons' mouths into the ranks of tno besiegers , as reprisal , sud denly appear , whisk along for a moment , nnd as suddenly nro missing. Algerian Jews , often with their beautiful wives and daugh ters , rich in robes and splendid Jewels , swoop past with a truly regal bcuring. Well they may , for with the French in Alcoria they are gaining great wealth from the vast tobacco plantations of Muscats , acd they bring their iinost cargoes to Malta , wbcro the cheapest aud best cigars in the world are made by the deft Maltese , who feet that they are rolling in wealth If they receive for one year's labor what would sustain the Ameri can cigar maker for unly ono mouth. With nil those will bo half naked Greek and Sicilian sailors chattering and gesticu lating wildly. Cowled monks move noise lessly along. Shopmen rush from place to place to sccuro what tholr customers desire without losing thorn while in the purchasing mood. Hawkers of lava bijoutorm and loco plead and wrangle with tourists. Military bands are going and coming , lining the air with English , Scottish and Irish melodies. \Vhilo added to the exhilarating clamor of the town nro hoard all the tongues of all na tions , and above thcsa the clanging of count- loss" church bolls. Thosanro never wrung. They are iflways hammered with emulous itaccato , as though each bollmau were en vious of outtmmmorlng all others. The bolls are never Mlent from matins to the augolut hour of evening. Even after that they often break out as though they had cot loose from restraint and were determined tote to enjoy a night of it as nil humans soora to do here In the soft and languorous ulr. Indeed Valetta is never silent except In the early inoroiujr noun. Then it Is like a city of the dead , but always sweet and cool and vrlnsoruo. At that tlmo , it you are abroad nlono , the silent churches , the huge nuoorgos , the tremendous ramparts , the vast area ways , the dim porticoes and the shadowy balconies seem to whisper anew tboir tales of romance old. their mysteries of chivalrous nnd knightly days. liut soon trom this patio , from that narrow thoroughfare , another silent urchway , from hugo barred doors that open and close with n startling click , coino funeral forms clad In fiombro block. They glide along with bowed hoods. Their advent has been so sudden nnd tholr number Is nt ouco so great that you are filled with surprise nnd dismay. Hut thcso do not remain. Fora soft and delicate hand , as if hv accident , with u swift motion changes the folds of the fnldotta , and the pretty faces of half a thousand Moltoso innldH und matrons are ono by ono for a moment turned roguishly or klndllj to yours. Than you realize thai tbo faithful fair of Yaletla uro on tholr way to early moss , nnd you stand their , hat in hand , yourself a reroront worshiper , mentally blessing ono and all for their piety nnd pretty gracious ways. < These Maltese women are among1 Urn pleasumcst of tlioir sax , both as to the physi cal attractiveness and winsomonoos of man ner and character. They are as a rule moro potlto than these of Italy and Spain , but nro vary perfect ns models of proportion and natural grace. Their cnrringo is aunero , They possets nn assurance which is never boldness , with a modesty untainted with prudery. Tholr feet , hands and heads are very small ; their faces rather round than oval ; their eyes and mouth are largo and ox- prosalvu ; und tholr U an upward , confiding nnd oxucctaut look in their faces that is very wlnsoinp at least to tncu. They are not generally intellectual , but , better still , they are contented homo-makors , und are llkn birds of soutf In all tbo home- sldo Joys. They nmto early , being1 mother * at fourteen , and grandmothers at thirty , when they are still youthful and charming. Dunne tno ralgn of llio KnlghU quito an aristocracy of wealth and uobllity for so small an area and population nprang up In the islands , which continues to this day ; and the Maltese women of this class are typos of the greatest beauty and elegance. As the men of the mlddloandloworclassos are noted for docility , thrift , frugality and many other excellent virtues , virtua itself Is tbo crown ing glory of Maltese maids and matrons ; and to know this aud of their affectionate , truehearted hearted and unassuming livoi and ways Is to tind in every expression of Multose lemalo loveliness an added aud lasting charm. Tbo shops of Vnlolta are peculiar In tbolr character. Of laUi yean Malta bas bocoino an Important winter resort for English and contluontal visitor * , and such great numbers of sightseers for u day are now certain to bed d jwlteil by the dozen or moro steamers tonkini ( dull ) arrivals , that the shops of Btrml * Uoala and Urand Hue have wraduallj taken on the character of a grand bazar of tbo moro fragile and costly products of nil ' Medlumiuean nd Uovantlne countries. Merchants from Tangier , merchants from Fez , merchants from Algiers and Tunis.mer chants from Cairo , Alexandria aud Couitan * v tloople. I'eraluD ana Arabian merchants , Jtollaa merchants auU Spanish , ovou the thrifty Swiss with thoii'.curlos fro-n the mountains , and the ubiquitous Japanese , all with their mott tempting pen ore , are here , living together In mutual good will ; And with tailors from London , parfumors and modistes from Paris nndcafotlers from Greecefurnish a moro bewildering display and variety of costly wrucs nnd luxuries than could bo found nvo for n connoisseur In Paris , London or Isew York. This not only adds greatly to the charm nnd Interest of the street scones nnd displays , but tends toward luxurlousness in habit nnd llfo on the part of these onjoylna thu winter upon the Islands. Thcso folk as a rule are tttiuvn trom the wealthiest of the English , Germans and French. Tho.i llvo sumptu ously nt the great hotels , at cluis , or in pri vate villas in the suburbs of Vnlotta , the principal of which is Slicma , where the olo- cranco and dUnlay Is n > t outrivaled In the London Wait Kml. The Hnpilsh government of Malta has provided splendid driveways nnd greatly Improved the country roads. In deed , In the costliness of apparel. In the mag nificence of the shop * , In th6 throngs of fair women of the northern tyne. and the nuborb displays In nalnp and drlvlnc that 111 any winter afternoon may bo scon along upper Strndn Koalo nnd Grande Uuo , nnd from Port n Koalo through Florlana around to Slicma , nnd ever every whlto driveway loadIng - Ing to the Intnrlor , constantly remind ono of the tnrongs of Uoxont street nnu the morn ing procession of stately equipages in Lon don's famous Uotton How. Every stranger In Malta will visit the great Cnuroh of St. John. It stands today ns It loft the grand master's hands , save In what it xvas deprived of by Bonaparte's loot ing. If not perfect in architectural grace , Its exterior , which Is surmounted by the Maltese Cross. Is tuiwlvo and stately , whllo the Interior with Its hlstorlcnssoclatlons over in mind is wonderfully Itntmmlvc. It is gorgeous with every species of decoration. The high altar is resplendent with sllvor , gold and precious stones. It occupies the center of the choir nnd at either sldo nro low dinsks beneath crimson canopies , with u solitary chair on each ; ono for the Catholic bishop of Malta , nnd the other dudl- catcd to tbo Protestant ruler of England , Above the latter are royal arms. Not thu least Interesting In features of the church of tit. John ara the chapels of Ian- Kiiaco and the memorial vaults of departed knight ! : . The nave is long and wide , and the walls are fretted in curious dcvlcos , gilt with sequin sold. Approaching the aisles on cither sldo tbo eye rests , ns through golden arches , upon a ranpo of smalt dome-crowned chapels , the altar pieces of which are curious old paintings. Tbcso were the chapels of thn different , languages or nations , ns of France , Italy , Provence , Auvorgno , oto. , nnd thcso nro extraordinarily rich in noble monuments in marble and bronzo. The Virgin Chapel , hidden from the body of tbo church by the choir , possesses a bal ustrade of raasslvo silver ; and here are to bo soon the koy.s of three cities of strength , ever which the Knights of St. John once rulpil Jerusalem , Aero and Kbodcs. StandIng - Ing out from tbo dark panollug of the choir immediately behind the altar , sculptured in whlto marble , is a representation of "Tho Baptism of Christ. " It is the work of Maltase - taso artists of the seventeenth conturv ; and I have not seen its superior in any of the famous churches of Europe. The high , boldly-arched vaulting of the roof is entirely covered with paintings representing scones nnd Incidents in tbo llfo of St. John , nnd the tapestries that hang below , which are said to have cost $30,01)0 ) , are of wonderful proportions tions and bounty. Between the pillars separating the nnvo and the nislo nro many monuments , some encrusted with jasper nnd ngnto ana all of unrivalled richness and grandeur. It Is said that nt least every surface square foot of the vast structure covers the oodv of a once val iant knight ; the monuments to grand mas ters , and architects and pointers engaged m tbo omboliishtnont of the oditlco ara bewil dering in tholr frequency aud mngnillcouco ; and the ontlro structure stands today a granu , yat pathetic , mausoleum and re minder of the power aud glory of those Chris tian warriors of n heroic atul'chivalrous oast. This constant mingling of reminiscences of medieval heroism with overv other quality and object so strange nnd unique In eastern lifo and ways , tbo wholci lightened by the gaieties aud brilliancies of the thousands of wealthy strangers of your own Kit.a and tongue , is ono of the most fascinating sensa tions to bo experienced in any city of tno Mediterranean. Wherever you turn you ara coufrontod by majestic or exquisite relics of n former grandeur carrying its material splendor Into the prciunt.nud weirdly conjuring the forms , faces and lofty motives of these who built. Everything yon aeo shows you modern power adapting the sopulchros of the most lustrous chivalry tha world over kuow to the practical nnd unpootlcal uses of far-reaching dlplomocy and agerossivo acquisition. And everything you hear Illustrate ) bow the warm , vigorous blood of today is ( lowing oack upon all the east and its dead past , thrilling n now nnd bettor llfo Into its mum mied old frame. EUOAU L. WAKEMAN. Cook's Extra Dry has no superior. Cook's Imperial is perfectly puru. Cook's ' Champagne , splendid ooquot. DRAW POKER IN MONTANA. A Tomlerrout from ClilcMga T.ulil Out by the "Lnoloo. " It was in a gambling saloon In Butte. The tenderfoot from Chicago , says the Mall of Unit city , had taken to the war path and announced his dotormlimtiou of relieving a few of the minors of what spuro chungo they happened to have about thorn. Without much trouhlo ho found u victim who wus willing to try a hand or two at poker. Luck favored the stranger from the start , nnd ho won stoadlly. Finally ho drew four aces , and after the staices had been run up tea a comfortable figure ho magnanimously refused to bet further. "This is downright robbery , " lie ex claimed , "and I don't want to end the game here by bankrupting you. So , hero goes. " lie throw down four aces and reached for the money. "Hold onl" cried his antagonist , "I'll take care of the dust , if'you please. " "flut I hold four aces scor" "Woll , what of It ? I'vo got a looloo. " "A what ? " "A looloo three clubs and two dia monds. " The stranger was dazed. "A looloo ? " ho repealed. "Well , what is a looloo , any way ? " "Three olubs nnd two diamonds. " cooly responded thn minor , raldng In the stakes. "I guess you aren't accus tomed to our pokur rules out horo. See thorol" As ho spoke ho jerked hin thumb to wards a pasteboard cuu-d which ornu- montcd the wall of the saloon. It road ; A LOOLOO IIUATS 1'OUll ACES. The gumo proceeded , hut it was plainly evident tiiat the untopliisticated young tiger hunter had tomotliing on his mind. Within llvo minuted ho sud denly braced up , his fivco was wreathed in smiles , and ho began butting once moro with his former vigor and reck- lossnebsL In fact , ho staked his last dollar lar on his hand. Just nt tills juncture the barkeeper slopped in the midst of the concoction of aManhattan , cocktail and quietly hung up another card behind the bar and above the diu/ling array ol glasses and bottles. The stranger threw down his cards with an exultant whoop. "It's my time to bowl just about now ! " ho cried , asho reached for his money. "Thoro's a loo- looo for you three clubs und two dla monds. " "Tut , tut ! " exclaimed the minor. "Henlly , this is too bad. You evidently don't understand our rules at all. You certainly don't menu to toll mo that you play poker in such u fast , loose , slipshod way down east , do you ? Why , look at that rule ever there. " Ho pointed directly ever the head of the busy barkcopor. The Chlcagoan road his doom in the handwriting on the wall : it was the Bolshazzar case ever again. 'JJiobit of pasteboard bore this legend : THE LOOLOO CAN UK PLAYED 1JUT O.N'CK A NIOHT. The young man has not reached homo yet , but as the walking iu said to bo pretty fair nowadays , lie will bo duo in Chicago about tha middle of uoxt week. GRAND ARMY DEPARTMENT Significant Annual Death Rtvto Among the Veterans. HUSBAND FOUND BUT PENSION LOST from Aiintiitt Iliicampmeiits .V tirK Inclilntit Dntiills of limn' * OraiiU .Moinorliil to llor Heroes on I , nnd nnd Sen. According to a rccont statement of D. John S. Hillings in the Forum , the annual death r.ito among the survivors of the war who were onltstod in the United States army has boun about four teen per thousand , Tills is a litllo nbovo the average for adult males , says the Now York Herald. The total number of union soldiers was about 12,200,000. During and since the war 1,000,000 have died. At present , it is computed , the sick rate among war veterans is considerably greater than among the ordinary population , but not very much greater than among all adults above fifty years of ago. A comparison ot the survivors of the Napoleonic wars with these of our civil war Is Interesting. According to ft ro- cctit French list claiming to bu olllclal there are only twenty loft , while of the .English who fought against them only ono is now alive , and ho is in his 102d year. _ IIitHliaiiil Pound , lint I'onslon f.ost. Mrs Wilson Bailey of Louisville , Ky. , has regained a husband but. . lost a pen sion under peculiar circumstances. In 18S4 the woman was informed that her husband had died at the Marino hospi tal in th.it city. Subsequently she was induced to apply for n pension , her hus band having boon in the service during the late war. Allldavits were produced from persons who swore that they sa\v Bailey die , and from the undertaker who sworp ho buried him. The pension wus applied for und allowed. On the night of March 4 , to the surprise of the wo man , her long lost husband appeared at her homo well and anxious to again oc cupy n place at the family fireside. The wife had not hoard from her delinquent husband during the eight years of his absence. Next morning she .escorted her Inibbnnd to tha United States dis trict attorney's olllco and made n full statement of the facts to that ollicial , with a view of stooping the pension , thus rigiting a wrong so fur as she could. Annual Ki Twenty-five hundred visitors and dele gates attended the annual encampment of the Now York state Grand Army of the Republic in BulTnlo , lust week. The condition of the State Department , as will bo shown by the reports ot the assistant adjutant-general and assistant quartermaster general , i of a gratifyiner character. The assistant adjutant-gen eral's report for the six. months ending December 1 , 1891 , shows : Number of members in good standing July 1 , 1891 , 40,441 ; gained during the six "months , 12,831. Lost during the term by death and otherwise , J > ,051. Number in good standing December 31 , 41,221. There was expended lor relief during Mio term , 818.41)8.59. ) C. U. Melton of Madison , was elected commander of the Wisconsin Grand Army at the annual encampment hist week. Regarding the state veterans' homo the following recommendations were made : Favoring an annual con tingent appropriation of So , 000 by the legislature ; that unmarried inmate pen sioners pay to the homo all their pen sions in oxccbs ot SG per month , and married pensioners all in excess of 812 per month ; asking the establishment by the United States of a postolllco at tlu > home. J. B. Fuller of Mnrysvillo was elected commander of the California Grand Army. _ A Itntvo Soltllor liut Nut a AVurrlnr. "Tho soldier is always moro or less bravo , " remarked the veteran to a rep resentative of the Detroit Fi-oo Press , "and oven when lie is not at all inclined to heroism ho will , when tbo tug-of-wai- cotnos , ribo superior to himbcU and do great deeds of valor. It'b funny to hear a man jou know who will go right up tea a cannon's mouth when it is loadcu to the muzzle and a man standing at the vent ready to pull the string , express his feelings when the spirit isn't moving him. Once when wo were down there before Petersburg , when the shot was tearing up the ground in forty places nt once , I was lying in a safe corner with a man who had only a few hours before coma through a perfect rain of fire , car rying the Hag to iv point where ho could shako it in the netny's face. Wo got to talking about war in general and this sort of fighting and I s.iiil to him : " 'If you had your choice would you have war this way or out in the open , face tofaco ? " " 'There's I'd have ' only ono way war , ho saiJ fiharplv. " 'How's that ? ' laskod. " 'Have it ever , and that d - quick , ' ho replied , and ten minutes afterwards ho was doing a deed that won him his bhouldof straps. The Ioni : Nnlillrrs' Motiiiinnnt , Aftof a long controversy rognrdinr , ' the slate memorial to the soldiers of lowivlho legislature has decided to adhere - hero to the original project a grand monument commemorative of heroism on land and sea. The Tvvonty-sficond general assembly appropriated $ j,000 to bo expanded titular proper restrictions in preparing a ultc and foundation on the capltol grounds for the purpose of parpotuating an expression of the pa triotism , courage and distinguished sol dierly bearing of tholr fellow clti/.ons as manifested during the war of the rebel lion , and the govornorj of thu st-ato , James Ilurlan.Siimuol Kirkwoo'lGoorgo G. Wright , Edward Johnston and.D. N. lUchnrdBonwoio appointed a committee with authority to advertise tor and ox- umino plans for gucn monument aud re port to the next general iissc.rnbly upon the plans submitted , The commission thus created was directed to do impracticable if not im possible things. By tlia tonns of the act the executive council was required to orout foundation for a soldiers' monument ment upon the state capltol grounds , and to this end an appropriation ,0 ! $5,000 was mado. The committee wtio charged with the important luty of em ploying architects , artists and sculptors to provide plans for a monument to bo erected upon Ibis foundation ; but , for such expensive work , no appropriation was mado. The Twenty-third general assembly continued the monument commibbion , but directed it to report to the present legislature as to "whether a. monument , a memorial arch , a memorial hall or a memorial hall and monument complned would host express oil the part os the people of Iowa tholr appreciation of the patriotism , etc. , of their fellow citizens of the war of the rebellion. And if. in the judgment of the Bald board of coin- mifslonord , it shall bo desirable to dp so , they are given authority to adver tise for , procure and examine plans for otlhor or any ofK ' 9o form ? of expres sions as aforesaid 'and report the same to the next ffntftlrfU nsS6mbly. " In con sequence of adTvoitigomonts and prizes olTorod by the noinnils.slon , there were received at tho6flMo of the governor of Iowa forty-oiglvt , dpslgns and plans for consideration , nnd.n second mooting of the board was uf > rl ( for the purpose of viewing them. , 'ftVt ' this meeting the forty-eight plans were presented nnd arranged , two dhyl were devoted to the careful and crMSal examination and discussion , und , . thu meeting adjourned without Imving declared any definite final opinion. ( " , ' Through some difference ot opinion among the Ornml' Army posts , it was doomed advisable bv the Twenty third general assembly to take tlmo and look Into the memorial question. The com mission was therefore strengthened by the addition ot two moro members , nnd on July 0 , 1891 , it mot in Iowa City for further action. After full discussion of the question os presented to the commission the board unanimously decided that it was unnec essary to make further effort to secure or to examine further other plans for a memorial structure of any kind , and recommended also the erection of a me morial monument as designed by Harriet riot A. Ketcham , and of such finding to report to the general assembly with the further recommendation that this gen eral assembly take prompt stops to se cure a site ( or such monument and to lot the contract for the erection thereof. The design accepted culls for a monument ment 120 feet high. The first base or platform upon which the structure stands is C8 by 70 foot , , with six columns ten foot In height on which rests a 'cor nice , from which a magnificent column of granite slxty-llvo foot in height rises , which is surmounted bv a bronze figure ot "Fame" llftoon toot in height. Starting from the four corners of the pedestal , upon onch of which stands a soldier ot heroic size , represent ing the tour arms of the federal service the sailor , the engineer , the infantry nnd the cavaly soldier on either side in appropriate niches are colossal female figures , ono symbolical of Iowa , ono ether her dead heroes , and ono ( History ) teaching n reclining youth the history > of the war. The twenty Corinthian columns live at each corner are of varlogatod granite - ito ton fcctJn height. These support a cornice upon whlcli rest the ends of the four gables. With these nro four pedi ments which contain the arms of the state of Iowa , cast upon a bronze disc. Below - low the base of the pediment is a bronze frie/.o , which is composed of twenty me dallion portrait ? in bronze , properly or namented. of Iowa's distinguished sons who took part in the war lor the union. These heads , lifo at/.o , will cause great interest among the friends of these whoso likenesses onpour upon the frieze. Tiioy will bo modeled from life if living , if not , from the b st pictures to bo had. On panels of bronze Ox" foot there are battle scones upou two sides of the monument below t/lio frieze ono that of Doiicfson and t io * other ot Sniloh. Those were battle ip which Iowa troops made for thotusolvesimporishnb'.o names and drew the attiintlon ol the -union to their br.vvory. Tj o main shaft , of pol ished granite sixtyi-Hvo foot in height , rises from the Center of the whole structure and is surmounted by a bronze figure ot Fame fifteen foot high , who , with outstretched afyns , holds the laurel wreath ot victoryJ0with which to crown " the victors. At "thai base of the column are four horoic-st | o' ( bronze equestrian statues , the rider * bping men who dis tinguished thonisolVos with the Iowa soldiers in the cjViT wnv. The lives of the uistingiiialintowa generals who will bo ruprcsentediin these equestrian' ligutcs will in themselves comprise a history of the part Iowa troops took in putting down the rebellion. Mrs. Ketchoin , the gifted Iowa woman , whose design was accepted by the com- mitmou , lived to lonrti of the honor she had won in a field where no favor was shown , in competition with the artists of the entire country , but died soon after. She was born in the beautiful and ro mantic highlands of eastern Ohio , 'and descended from a long line of music lov ing , pastoral people. In 1870 she bccran art studies under Wilson MaeDomild , tlio noted sculptor of Now York city , afterwards studying1 under Clarke Mills of Washington , 13. C. , and Franklin Simons and Signor Ferral of Rome , Italy. Her life , full of the brightest promioo , ended at her homo in Mount Pleasant , October 13. 1890. Mrs. Ko tcli em was Iho leading sculptor of her sox in Europe and America , and her talent has Leon warmly commended by artists aud travelers competent to judge. So this soldiers' monument , for the construction of which the commission asks for an appropriation of $200,000 , if carried to completion , will not only commemorate the heroic deeds of war , but will stand as well for the gifted woman who designed it. Unit YYlnconiln. At a joint mooting of members of the First regiment Wisconsin volunteer in fantry ( tlireo months and three years ) , held at Madison during the recent Grand Army encampment , it was de cided to hold a reunion of U.o survivors of the two organizations at Milwaukee garden , on the old Camp Scott grounds , July 2 , 1802. Future notices and a copy of all future proceedings , including his- torlcal lester , personal reminiscences and incidents ot carmm and campaigns will bo sent free to nil members whoso addrossoa with company and surrices are furnished the sac-rotary , C. 1C. Pier , Milwaukee , Wis. _ WOODBURY'S .FACIAL SOAP Forllid HfclB.Healj ) nu.l Curaploilon. lh < mult or $0 jtN'lV experience. At Of U { xlhll ur Wl'lll Ity 1211,11. cue. A N > ni | > lD Ilika anil in IURU Uoi < ) c en l > rimtiilutfy nnU ifcuutf , Illustrated ; tin BMii , rirap. ! hrrrous kin I UlcKJd II ) c ! K Mild their trout- ln nt , uit noalml , lor. , ni.fiuure. n. lllrtli Motr.i. Ifiiloi , Wftrtu , ludlil mill I'nwiler Mirki , Hmr > , I'lllltim nt MUM' . Hqiwrllnmii J'nlr , 1'lra unsaUAtltJirru * * . at otllcoor by uull. JOHN H. WOOD3URY ? Ottmatofoglcal Institute , tttS AVc.'t 49nd Htffi ( f New 1'urk City. 8 CURE FITS ! When Itirruroldoncq nnon , roi n-lf to stop Hicra fur a tluia and tben IIATO t/u jru'nitcm again. I moan a radical euro. I Imo tuvia rtl'-J U oa3o of FITS , KI'I. I.Kl'.iY or PALLING mCXNKS'J a life-long etuJy. I warrant my renieJy to cJrtftlisHOretcaaca. llscauw uthcru Imo failed ll no reawu fur imt now ruceiiliis a ill re , Bond t ocoe for if , tn4 jtlio tnd Im > e Ilott'e ol uj infallible remedy. Cilto IIiproM and Poet Offico. ll. U. HOOT , .11. CiV'1 3 Pcnrl Kt. , N. Y. DILU 5.V KJTd NBIIVJ ? AND UllAl.N TUBVC- MBNf.aipocltloJiir llriturln , UUtlnoii , Flti , Niu. r lU , lloodai-hD , Nurroui I'fuilratlunoauio.l by 1. cobolortobAcoo , Wokerulnai * . ilunltl U < prei Ua. Huftealiu : ol the llraln. c > u lnt Iniialty , roliorr. dvey.d ath. I'reraatjraOil A < e. lUrruanan. 1-on uf i'i > wcrln lther tijc , luipoton-r , lazcorttioai an I nil rVmalo VVeiknaaiei , Infoluntiry Jxnoi , Kuir- matorrlioeaemsuj by orar-oxortlun of tin brili Hclf-AUuiOTiT-lii'lulKuiul. ' A'U nlh'i truitlDll II , 0 for 15 , by mill. We ( ! a riilj MX b'uei tj cure. ISaouonlsr forO liuni , wliiiji trillion I writ ten cuoranteo to rcfunJ If not c r.iJ. ( iuiriutaj iMUodonlyby A. Helirotur. ( Irutslil. 'olo ajau t , U.cor. ItltU ao4 K rn m iU. , OJaatii Nau , A FULL SET OF TEETH FOR Don't say this is too cheap to bo good. Come in and see our specimens. This is our Jitb year in Omaha plenty long enough to demonstrate thatvo do ns wo advertise and wo rotor to Tun UKK , by permission. Hundreds of pco- plo today nro wearing our tooth aud they're our $5 tcoth too. Not ono per son has overcome back dlssatisliod with n $5 full sot. THETII WITHOUT 1'LATHS AND KEMOVAULE HHIDGE WOUK. This is ono of the greatest inventions in dentistry With those tcoth there is nothing in the roof of the mouth to ob struct the voice ; they never drop down ; always firm , enabling you to bite any. thing you wish ; strong ns natural tooth- Public speakers , singers , etc. , should have those teoth. Price regulated by number of teeth necessary ; cost only a little moro than rubber plate and with in the reach of all. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN , Wo have the best local aiuosthotic for Dainless extraction ot teeth , that has ever been discovered ; once tried you will bo convinced. As harmless as water Nitros Oxide or laughing gas , also vi- tnlt'/.cd air , kept constantly on hand and lulministorcd to all who desire it. Per fectly safe. Gold Crowns and Fixed Gold Worlc. The latest and moat approved appli ; aoceq for making irold crowns and gold bridges ThU work warranted foryenra Prices lowest in the west , FILLINGS. Gold nnd nil kinds of fillings nt the most ronsonnbln prices. ALL KINDS DENTAL WOKIC. Wo o.xoi'iito neatly and promptly o fory class of dental work. DR. BAILEY is a graduate ot the University of Michigan. Graduated In the spring of ' 81 , having had three years experience ) botoro that date , seer ( - owjhly itmlcrftunds uhat he is talking aloul AH work Guaranteed. Examination of Teeth , FRliB. GUt This Out as a GUidB to OUr Office DR. R. W. BAILEY , DENTIST. Offices 3rd Floor of Paxton Block , Telephone 1085 , 16th and Farnam Sts. HOME INDUSTRIES. % ! § By Purchasing Goods Jlfade at the Following Nebraska Factories. If you canno. \ . find what you want , communicate with the manufacturers as to what dealers handle their goods. AWNINOS AND TENTS. OMAHA TENT AND AWNING CO , FlnKS , litvmmncki , oil nut rubber cluthln Send for rntnloguo 1IU Knrnira BREWERS. FRED KRUG BREW OMAHA BREWING ING CO. . ASSOCIATION Our bottled cnblnot boer Guaranteed to cqunl out * dollriTod to uny part Mdo braniH. Vlonna of Ilia city. Export bottloi boor lour Jack un Strojt. delivered tu fnmlllo.i. JiOXES. OMAHA BOX FACTORY JOHN L. WILKIE , and Dovotallo.l Manufacturer of paper bold' , i npaoltr 6.WJ per boxen , 1B ! 21 St.Jlnry'a dar Kiwt Oamlia , Tol. 1IJ . Avenuo. P.O. boxSVi JJOILERS. I IJUILDERS. WILSON & . DRAKE. JNO. P. 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