THE OMAHA DAILY MONDAY , JULY 11 , 1892.
THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS
Bulge ia Provisions Was tlio Feature of the
SHORTS WERE IN A PANIC LATE
At the Clo < io There \Vm n Itmli for All
rrudur.M at Once It Tmik lllddliiK
Hi MlKli I'rlrct to Uot
Anything.
CiltrAnn. 111. . .Inly O.-A stirtllnnly siuliU-n
bitlKo In pmvlslom wan the foiittuo toiliy In
Ilio lliiard of Tr.ulo , I'or two or three diiys
tlio tilk : had OOUM tlinl Cutlahy un.l ether
blR operators worn sullliu out , Tlio nrirkol
li 9 KOIIO ilnwn tin lor It with tlio whole scilp-
IIIR tr.vlo tallliu on Tor still fnrVlior iloellno In
P'lces. Tin1 and of tlio ( loL-lInu win teachad
this iiiiirn'iiir. ' l'oH > for Suiitcmbsr win oil to
U' Cifr mi tli ni.ni nnilv. yenlembur laid
wiisiit * f 07' anil rlln lit57. ! ? ! { .
Tlio tr.ilo ulnyod for iinotlmr downturn
with KMln today , hut Iho heavy MOllliU lu
te run to of yistoHny quickly turned In tlio
last half hour to the hiiyln. side. This
startlol tintr.ulu and tint Ilio shorts In a
pino. There w.is a nHh for all products at
onco. H took bidding at hlL'her tirleos In trot
niiyllnng I'ork Jumped : i" o to 311.Kl and
closidutJIl " . " 5 , about wye hotter for Ihu
day KI . roijoiiiul > d ii'Ja ' to ! 7.r for Sou-
lumber flowing IV ! higher at Sr.IIT'J. l.nrd
wai up l. | ' . ' from last infill at if.JJ for Sop-
tein'ipf
Thin sharp turn in the dualities cui : < u < l a
inlid road rin. hut at a dco'liiu of 'ic for July
nnd V fur S.'ptoiiihiirconitiirod with yester
day's ro > tliu nrlcus. Nothing could lift whuat
Iroin lln > il nilili" ( Icprc"i on oftliu expected
potcinineiit irioit | and the lln inclat and
coiniiii | - ' hit legislation at tin' fcdur.il cupltitl.
Hipieni ur wheat ulo-o I at TO1 | 0 against from
TG'ii' In T'I u yi'slunl'iy. It was cstlnmtod
thulthiMO v > oitid he uniy a small decre ie. i . If
am. In tinv ulliiu supply of when ! , ( jlm.oiu
In Ik iiiiidr tlm dec'lno ' in lirctit llrllaln.
Tline utis fruo solllngnt corni'iitly In tlio
lioiioof dlslodchr. : the Leopold Illooin hold
ings , I nl the raldois wrto dls.ippolntod ,
O.ils opened ste.idv. do 'lined ' -tli'-fi' . and rc-
nctcd 'f ! , fullouln. . ' i inn chisuly , A coed deal
of July wiihi'liniiKed to Scptoinlier. nnd a good
ilnul of repteniber > -old by tlio elevator
pcopli' . At the openlni : July nnd Setiteiubur
uere Ho up irt. They thun came together and
sold at the Mime price , bntulosed about fiuni
! < ( to ' | C apart.
The ustliii iiml recuinU for Monday arc :
\\hoat.l-llcirs ; corn. "Meats ; oat" , IlUcars ;
lie " . .K.wiO head. The total lerulpts of hoes
for next week ate estliu tied at from lUJ.UUJ to
TheriMVns a better Innnlrv for vessel room ,
lint oiToruiKs wore Rinalf. Itntes hold sleaily
title for wheat nml PU for corn to llull.ilo.
I ne Ic'idurj futures r.'inired as-follows :
Win Ar No 2
July t : TH $ 77 I 77
Annual
f-ciitvinlicr. .
CCIIN No 5 -
July
fc'ciitiMiiucr . Mi
OATH No z-
Jtily
AllHUPt . . . .
SoitoiulK | r. 3I ! ( 8U)4
MtfM I'llltK
July . II 1C , II IK , II .111 it r.u
K'liU'inlier II U ) u to II 45 11 75
J Aim
July . . 7 00
. - - - . . . IU
E-nnill Itllis--
July
t ' . ' '
< plember 'U 'JU
Cusli ( iiiotutlons were as follows :
FI.OIMI ( Jnlet and uiiuliaimud ; winter pnt-
fnts. fl.'JU'l.l ; winter Miulls ; : i.Ti < ! iUil ;
HprlnBi'ituiiU.l.inui | ft ) ; spilus straits , HIlii ®
4.40 ; bakers' , t LOOfffcLW.
WllKAr No.'Miriii ! . ' . T74i775C ! ! No. 3 sprln ? .
7I" c : o. a red. 70.
( JOHN-Lower : Xo. ' . ' , 40'ic ' : No. : t vollow. 4640
< 8'ic ' ; No Ilcasli. 4i'ie : No. I. : t.sl.ii' .
_ OATS-INO. ' . ' , : f&AVvs \ No. i ! white , .Tl ©
' " " '
UVK No' a. 7ic. :
llAui.hV No. 2 , Gcj No. 8 , no sales ; No. 4 , no
Bales.
KI.AX Sii : ! No. I , Jl.OI.
' li-l > rln.L . : i.f
. . . . .
v Dlsttllets' Hnished gooJs. per gal. .
II. 15.
iis-rut loaf , oa.'i.'io ; granulated , 4Jc ! !
standar.l "A , " 4 ' , c.
He 'olpis aim shipments today wera as fol
lows :
On thu I'roducu exelriir o toliiy tlio hutter
intiruut WIIB easier : fancy creamery. UtQIU'ic ' ;
line western. liC ibu ; ordlnarv l.'iliiei line
diilrles. . UtolTc. Kiss , nunk ul iii&Uc. : !
Crcip Ciinilltlonti.
WASiiiNnTn.v , 1) ) . ( ' . . Inly ! ) . The July re
turns to the statist lei. in of th Dun irimi-nt of
Arlen. lure niikua ; tlm folloulni ; uvcr.ii'i'H of
eondlllon : I'drn , Sl.I ; winter wheat. S'l.fi :
hpr lie whunt. in.lliimm.H.1 ! : rvv. irj.S ; linrluy.
t . i pntatOL's , ( k ) 0 ; tulnieco. ! ! . ' . " . 'I'lio neruauu
of com In teportnil ntOJ.dof the actual moil of
last year.
( Irnlii 'Marlciit ,
MII.WA KIK. : WIs. . July li.-\Viii\T-Iull : ) ;
fioptemter. 7:1 : < 4e : No. ' . ' Hprln. % nominal.
roii.s-c.iiilot ; No. : i. 4Te.
OATS Qulot ; .No. y white , : KI'He ' : ; No. 3
white."jiicio. ; : .
Itvi : No. I. 70'5c. '
IlAiu.iv-Jiileti ( No. S , SSa.T c.
OLD HARD LUCK'S LAST RUN.
Win 7'iYitirheu .Uunwitit.
Every ono admitted that ho hail : t
point heart in him. Even his bitterest
enemy. Kill Aldorson , was willing to
make thatroncohsion , biitqualilioil itby
milling Unit ho "was so blamed unlucky
nnd poouliar , a bpdy never knowoil
when ho was in to clear. "
Thin ulngularity oxtondi'd to his name.
II-o-s-s e-l-k-u-8 , "accent un the sol , " ho
was wont to explain , with t-omothinj , '
like u Hhndo of wearinesH , when n now
operator f alto rod on hid lony patro
nymic.
Ebon J. Ilossolkus was engineer of en-
plno Sovontoon-Forty-Threo.
With the meager dati : available , 11 is
dlllloult to determine \vhelhor tlio name
Ilossolkus belongs to tlio Anglo-Saxon ,
Indo European or Teutonic family ; but
no such uiicort'ilnty attached to thu or
igin of its unfortunate uo.iror. Tie was
nn uniniHtak'iblo Yankee ; rather below
the moil hi in height , loan am1 wiry ; his
mild , light-bko oycs were ovorshad-
oivctl by bush'and frowning eyebrows ,
nnd his grizzled mustache bristled
with n singular ferocity , which the
weakness of the mouth ami chin linino-
mediately balled , The whole mtm was
decidedly contradictory. When tlrst
addressed , his milliner was brusque and
Ins voice grulT ; but nftor u few oxplc-
tlvos. tils tone would soften nnd his most
positive iiBsortions invariably ended
with tin nppoul forconllrmatlon. "Now ,
ain't it so , for a fact ? Now. wouldn't
you eny PO , 'f you 'uz mo ? " lie would
iifk , uhllo his wistful ayes wandered
from face to fnco in eearch of support or
ovinpiithy , porhaps.
Ho wiib the oldest engineer on the ill-
\lsiou , and the most unfortunate. Two
dt'cndotf of brakumcn and conductors had
twlbted and dlHtortcd his luckless sur-
niimo In every concclvablo way , but to
all appellations , from "Old HOSM' ' to
"Hustle CUBS , " lie over accorded the
B mo ready lespoiihe.
Of lute yearn ho had boon known
Pimply an " 'Hard Lut'k. " When a train
now would reach thu end of the dm-
hiou , wan nnd famished from a pro
tracted Hojoin'ii at homo desert siding
IliolliBt Inquliy of their byinpatlwtlo
bioth'on would ho : "Who was pulliii'
vou ? " "Old 'Hard Luok,1 of courbo , "
was the Bcldoin varied roply.
Ohl HiwBolkua had probably sulTorod
uioro "aiovlng uccldouts by Jloou aud
field" thnn nny other mnn over lived
throuRh , And yet ho was n , thoioughly
compel cut eng incur.
As far back as he could romnmbor , it
had boon the dream of 'lossolltus' Hfo
to bo a regular imssengcr engineer in
rnilrond parlance , to ' 'null varnished
cam" This wns Ilio goal upon the at
tainment of which the bc l efforts of his
life had been concentrated , and still ,
nftor twontv vctirs' service , ho sooincd
as far us over from succcs" . Many times
ho had ul mo-it acliioved it. but always
something had happened to prevent ,
BOIIIO unnccoiintablo and tmavoliltiblo
piece of ill-luck. Finally , Ins name be
came so synonymous with disaster that
tlio "company" ' hesitated to intrust the
vnhiablo euipmcnt ( | of an e\pro' < i < train
nnd the lives of the traveling publii ! to
him. Thus , as the years went by , old
Hard Luck had become accustomed to
crawling out from under the disgrun
tled onglnn of a sidetracked worktrnin
or way freight to acknowledge the pa
tronizing wave of the hand , as some
former tlrotntm of Ills whizzed by with u
paft-engor train or an "olllcors"apodal. . "
Du-pair. however , had no plnco In his
heart , and ho "till revelled in the fan
cied joys ot pulling tlio fast express ,
and dreamed of that happy time when ,
to the customary Inquiry as to the tlmo
of his departure , ho would bo nblo to
answer : "I uo out on No. it. "
Gamblers s'iy that If 0110 is but pos-
tossed of hullic'iont capital , the most pur-
sistont tun of ill-luck nuy eventually bo
broken , nnd bo it proved' In llos elkus'
case.
case.An
An "ofllcors" special , " carrying the
leading magnates of the road noon a
tour of inspection , was expected , ana
engine777 , the fastest locomotive on the
division , and Hill Pearson , an engineer
with u record , had been held in readi-
tichs for ionic time to take them out.
The engine , with a full tank of Iho
bcbt coal , had already boon run out of
thu roundhouse , and the trnin dis
patcher had the freights safely Hide-
tracked , and satisfactory "inc.ots" with
the passenger trains about figured out ,
when he was interrupted in his study of
the train sheet by a nervous rin , ? at the
telephone. The dispatcher answered it
himself , and the foreman of the round-
hotK-o announced that Pearson was sick ,
and unable to take the special out.
"That's bud , " mused the dispatcher ,
but added , a moment later : "Well , send
the next best man , and got a move on ;
they'll bo hero in ten minutes. "
" ain't ' ' the round
"They none , replied
house.
"No other ongincor'r" shouted the dis
patcher.
"Well , there's only Perkins on the
"
yard engine nnd Hard" Luck just in on
Scott's worktrain might double him
out again that's all. "
The dispatcher rushed into the ad
joining room to consult the superin
tendent.
"Hard Luck1 ; nonsensnl" said the superintendent -
porintendont , when ho was informed of
the situation.l'Tell _ Pearson ho mut
take the special but this is a uico time
for him to get sick ! "
The roundhouse was notified nnd replied -
plied that Pearson was "foatnin' awful
Ills wife's got him jacked up and two
doctors worldn' on him , " ' yelled ttio
foreman.
"This i torrinlo ! terrible ! " groaned
the buperinteiident. "Perkins is only n
boy , wo can't put him on. and Ilossolkus
will never got over the division without
something happening never in the
world1' ! and the perspiration started
upon his forehead. The whistle of the
special aroused him to the necessity of
immediate action.
"Tell them to put Ilosselkus on , and
got him out as oulck ns possible wo are
in the hands of Providence anyway , I
suppose , " ho added to hiuiholf.
All was hurry nnd excitement \vhon
the special pulled in. The engine that
brought it in was cut on" and hurried
out of the way , while the huge , well-
groomed "Three-sevens" b-.ckcd slowly
down in charge of Hossolkus , whoao
heart swelled chokingly as the brazen
clangor other bell pealed out.
Rut the beginning wns ominous. The
engine was unfamiliar to him nnd
worked more htillly than ho had expect
ed , so that when ho backed down to bo
coupled on he struck the train with n
momentum that jarred itb occupants
uncomfortably.
"Lord ! Lord ! " moaned the suporin-
tendar.t as ho wiped his clammy b'-ow
nnd Bought to divo''t ' tlio directors' at
tention from the mUhiip by suggesting
some needed improvements in the "com
pany's" water supply.
Picscntly ho excused himself and
went ahead to the engine to interview
Hard Luck. He found him with an oil
can in ono hand and a bunch of waste In
the other , engaged in the important
duty of "oilnig 'round. "
Ilossolkus had had no time to change
his greasy jumper and overalls for
cleaner ones , his hasty wash had merely
imparted a smeary look to tils counte
nance , and the badge on his cap was
upildo down , but his eyes Bimrklcd be
neath their shaggy browe , his mustache
bristled savagely , and the whole man
was nervously alert as , with n squirt ot
oil here , a dab of the waste there , and
loollm. carefully each key and bearing
to detect any signs of heating , he worked
his way around Iho mighty racer. lie
was just finishing his round when the
superintendent camu up.
"Now. Hosselkus , " said the Inttor , np-
poalingly , "do bo careful and try and
got us over the division In nome kind of
Blinpo make time , and , for heaven's
alike , don't break down on the road. If
you nnko a llrst clubs run , I'll see what
wo can do about getting a pasbongor run
for you. "
Ho&solkus put nway his tallow-pot ,
wlucd his hands on the bunch of waste ,
which ho then carefully placed in his
pocket to servo as n handkerchief , and
at length spoke : "Colonel , " Ho said ,
"don't you lo o no sleep ovnr this excur
sion wo'll git there in the biggest kind
of shape this mill lias got it iu her , an' ,
if I can't coax a mova out of her I'll run
n stationary the rest of my life. Now ,
these kid engineers of yours , they ain't
up in mechanics like they'd oughter bo
not but what they're good boys mind
you , I'm not sayin1 a word agin 'om
but they waste her stron'th thov don't
really savvy the theory. Now "
"Yes , yes , " hurrrledly interrupted the
superintendent ; "I know , but wo must
bo getting out of hero , and don't forgot
that pabeougcr run It's innnslaughtor ,
if not murder in the lln > t degree , ' ' ho
Raid to himself as ho hastened back ;
"but if wo chcnpo with our lives ho shall
have the run. "
The conductor waved his hand , Ilos
solkus opened the throttle slightlv and
the blenm shrilled through the cylinder
cocks us thu upeolul moved down tlio
yard. Slowly ho threaded the network
of trackri , cut-oils airi blind switches ,
and thun more rapidly by the long Hiding
opposlto Iho row of cottages where the
fiunlliL'B of the conductors and engineers
llviul. And instinctively ha felt the uyos
of the women upon him. and knew that
they were saying : "Well , if there ain't
that crazy fool on Pearson's Three-
.Sevens , with u passenger spcclall
Wouldn't that kill you ? " for women nro
jealous divinities they would not that
man should have nny ether gods or god
desses .before them' , and as Hossolkus
wotbhlpctl only a locomotive , a thing of
steel and iron , they made of him a by
word and n reproach. Hut at that mo >
miMit Hard Luck cared but little for
their dibdaln ; ho only thought of his
triumph , nnd the discordnnt c.nnging of
the bull of the Three Sevens sounded in
his oara ns the pvun ; of victory. "At last
at la t , " seemed to say its brazen
tongue.
The last switch wna passed , nnd Hos
solkus , forgetting Iho lightness of his
train , opened the throttle s > o suddenly
that the engine fairly leaped forward ,
while the passengers necks received u
violent wrench.
"This engineer of yourscolonol , " said
the general superintendent , spitting out
the end of a cigar ho had involuntarily
swallowed , "Is just oir n pile-driver , is
ho notV
The colonel laughed a joyless laugh ,
"Tho fact is , " ho replied , "tho regular
man was ' .akoti sick at the last moment ,
and wo had no ono but this follow to put
on. He is tin old engineer , but not u cd
to the engino. I think ho will improve
when ho gets the hung of It , "
" 1 hope so , I hope so. " said thu gener
al , fervently , ns ho lit n fresh cigar ;
"thoro Is evidently room for improve
ment. "
Hut presently oven the nnxlous super
intendent was forced to admit they were
moving. Telegraph poles that had np-
peared and disappeared with majestic
deliberation began to Hit by the windows
with a frequency and abruptness very
unusual in tlio.30 stately objects ; quicker
and less rhythmic came the click of the
wheels as each rail was pust-ed , and the
leaps o ( the engine at each revolution of
the driving wheels were merged into a
continuous , convulsive shudder. The
passengers no longer experienced the
sensation of being drawn along , but felt
us though projected through space , and
the moro timid clung to their seats to
avoid bearing olT through the roof.
Trainmen who could traverse undis
turbed the reeling roofs of n fast fioight
made their way through the swaying
cars with difficulty.
Old "Hard Lutfc" "
was evidently "get
ting thote , " and the suporlntcndcrt
prayed silently that ho might maintain
the speed to the end.
At the llrst stop ho went forward to
congratulate the engineer. The fireman
was under the engine "booing out , "
and Hossolkus , sooty and triumphant ,
was "oiling 'round. "
"llow'd's that suit you , colonel ? " ho
cried , as his superior "approached ; "tho
old ' a-crawlin' ain't ' "
girl's - , she ?
"You're doing line , Ilossolkus fine ,
but keep it up pound her on the buck ,
for the porter tells mo the wino is
getting low nnd they'ro liable to see
something to beef about. Keep 'cm a
roliiu' , nud the passenger run is yours. "
The colonel had risen from the ranks ,
ami nt times , unconsciously , lapsed into
the old main line dialect.
"Don't you worry none , wo'll git thoro.
Gimmo this mill , colonel , nnd none of
the other boys on the division 'ud ever
get a smell of my smoke. An' she does
it so easy , reminds of your old maw's
rocker just handle her right ; don't
crowd her , that's the main point. Now ,
my theory's like thiswo'll say the cylin
der "
But the colonel had fled. Hard Luck
carried his theory with him , for ho
never succeeded in obtaining a listener
to whom ho could expound it ,
No accident occurred , however ; the
speed wus maintained , and the special
reached Olcson's Sluing so far in ad
vance of the train-dispatcher's calcula
tions that quite a wait was necessary
while No. 3 , the castbound express ,
toiled up the grade.
Hob clkus lit the headlight , for the
sun was impaled upon ono of the peaks
of the distant Sierras , whoso eastern
slopes were already purpling with
shades of evening.
It was the last stop. Below him
wound the tortuous Gooseneck grade ,
witn the division terminus at its foot.
The run was nearly ended.
Having finished oiling , Hossolkus
leaned ngaliibt the cylinder-head and
gazed abstractedly down the track. A
brnkoinan was seated on the head-block
of the switch , throwing stones at nn ad
jacent telegraph polo , and moodily
speculating upon the probabilities of
"gotting in" in time for supper , while
an occasional breath of wind from the
valley brought with il. from far down
tlio grade , the pulling of the engines on
No. ! ! .
Ho had succeeded. The record would
bo broken beyond n doubt ; but ns the
cool breeze of sunset blow in his face ho
suddenly became aware of the fact that
ho was tired , and ho romoinliorcd then
that ho Hat ! been on the road for over
forty-eight hours.
The smell of heated tallow struck him
for the Hist time us being a singularly
unappetizing odor , and ho looked ever
the hugo mauhinn with something akin
to dissatibfaction in tlio expression of
his face. Ho sighed , and the bnikom.in
asked if she was coining mcanim : the
train.
"No , " replied Hani Luck ; "she ain't
showed up 'round tlio bend yet I 'u/
just thinkin' . "
"Thinkln' how the other engineers
'ud have to take siding when they got
the liggors of this run , I s'posoV"
"Niuv ! I 'uz thinkin' 'bout my fire
man little Doherty , that 'uz killed tlio
time 1 run into the burnt bridge at Rose
Creek. It'uz dark as pitch an' blowin'
sixty miles an hour. I had the old
Eighty-Three , with thirty loads of iron
and material for the front. The Highly-
' ' Ididif't
Three's nirpump'uzno goodand
nurtond to hold 'om. We cum down
into Ilio crook like h 11 bcatin' tanbark
the bridge had burnt an' foil into the
croelc ; I foil her droppin' . socked on
what uir there was , squealed for brakes ,
an' thro wed her over the next thing I
knowud 1 'nz slosliin' round in tlio creek
doilgiu' lint cars an' railroad iron ,
Lord ! I thought thorn cars never would
quit pllin' up there 'uz twenty-sovon
stackca up inside of two car lon'ths.
The caboose an' four or five cars stayed
on the truck an' I crawled out an' start
ed back. God ! but the wind bio wad cold
that night , an' Doherty wo couldn't got
him out took the wreckln' train half a
day to got down to him when the en
gine wont over she fell on his side nn'
held him down in the water. Ho 'uz
drowned but not burned none , which 'uz
EOIIIO comfort. But how his wife did
take on you could 'a' heard her for a
milo. When Pete 'uz alive , she never
'pcurcd to take to hm [ much ; but you
never see a woman eo sot on any ono ns
she wuz when ho 'uz dnad. They sny't
she used to drink 'foro Pete uz' 'killed ,
but I judge eho 'uz a whole lol worse
afterwards. I tried to do the right thing
by her , fixed up a housoan' Mjimrcd her
at the grocery store , but the always had
it in for mo , suuma liko. Sho'd fill her
self up till she 'uz blowin' out the Black ,
an' then sho'd lay for mo , an' when she
saw mo comin' they'd taken mo oil the
main line thun nn' put mo on the yard
onglnn she'd Hop herself down on the
track in front of the engine an' , callin1
me all the tmmlorln' Irish million you
ever hoard of , yell for mo to run ever
her an * finish the fambly.
"Then she took sick , an' some sny't
she really had 'om , but I judge it 'uz a
fuvor like , brought on by grief an1 stuff.
She 'uz runnln1 wild , rnn the doctors
couldn't blow her down none , so ono
night , at 11:5:1 : : , just as No. 0 'uz comin'
in , she took down her signals , split the
switch an' pulled out light Jor the ether
sldo. I hoard her when nho put the
blower on , nn'judgin1 that she'd got her
orders I iiiys to her : 'Olo lady.you'ro
past the Blow bonrdti now. with a clear
track an * no limit ! ) , but 'fore you open
her out , just look back an1 glinmo the
high sign to nhow'l wo clear all friendly
un' no kick couiln' , ' But aho never ( , 'lm-
mo the sign s\\o \ \ made motions
with her llp , Uitt'nll I could hear 'uz
somothln' like immlorlif , an" she 'uz
gone. Somctinlot'I think that queorcd
me I onovcr had inuch luck 'for that ,
but I ain't never hud uonesinco.tlll today.
An' they wonder why I can't got over
the road , an' tht y wonder why I'm al
ways bronkln' down why , it's hard
luck , that's what is , Just dead , hard
luck sdinolhln's got a hoodoo on me.
No , sir , 1 ain't noror had a day's luck
since ole Mam Dphorty run by my Hag.
I tell you , wiuirafin Is queer machines
an' eompiicatcttt-lmiglity complicated.
They're some like thcso now-fashioned
compound ? , an' tain't every man can
handle 'em proper.
" 1 ain't never Iind no experience In
that lino. Oncot , when I 'uz firin' for
.lake Cii'Iggscv , hls < sister rode with us
for a ways , an' aho 'uz n joe dandy , with
straight stack an' high drivers she set
on my seat , with her foot up 'side the
boiler , nn' she had on low shoes an'
htockin's with holes in 'cm not were
out holes , but thcso kind that's put in
with a punch or somothin' . I got that
rattled I burnt every blamed grain in
the -II , an' she dropped her lire tin' lala
us out for nn 'our'n a half. I felt Hatter
'n a wheel that's been slipped for seven
teen miles. 1 never had no moro dicker
with wimmon folks since. Thais nine
teen yours ago , an' I ain't got the run
yot. ll'squoor the way u man gets sol
on a thine some men "tako to wimmon ,
some to curds , and others to
avorything most 'copt to hard
work ; hut I always judged that
to pull a string of varnished cars 'ud bo
all the joy I'd want. The colonel's
promised mo a run if I took 'om through
in good shape ; bill il wouldn't surprise
mo If something happened at the last
intuit to knock it in the head I've been
sido-trackpd so often , you see. I'm trot-
tin' mludlin' old , an1 I'm dead tired got
a stitch in my side , too ; feels like my
heart had a cut journal or somothin' . I
get that often , though went ton doctor
oncot , an' ho jacked mo up , felt my pulse
an' said ho judged thai I'd die on my engine
gino ono of Ihoso line days. Well , here
she's a-comln" . "
Ilossolkus clambered to his scat , nnd
ns soon as the express train had cleared
the switch it was opened by the brakeman -
man , and the special was once moro
under way.
Leaning uncomfortably now to this
side , now to that , and with angry grind
ing of llango on rail , it swept around Iho
curves with over increasing speed. A
crushing roar , a finro of yellow sunset
light reflected from the rocky walls ,
told of a cutting safely passed , while the
bridge , and culvert , and trestle bellowed
again as the engine cleared them nt a
bound.
The Three Sevens devoured the way.
Ag.iin nnd again Hossolkus proved the
correctness of his theory by the terrific
bursts of speed with which tlio mighty
machine responded to his every impulse ;
but his nerves were no longer responsive
to the exultant thrill of triumph. A
sickening foreboding griped his heart ;
yet , whenever ho would have shut off
steam and slackened spued an uncontrol-
h-.blo impulse restrained him , for in the
exhaust of the engine and the roar of
wheels , ho fancied ho hoard ono word
repeated over aud over again , with
maddening persistency : ' 'Hurry ! hurry !
hurry ! hurry ! " And"tho fireman , as ho
shoveled in coal nnd struggled to main
tain his difficult'footing ' , noted with
wonder , not unmixed with uneasiness ,
that Ilossclkus was working steam on
grades where it was usual to "let them
clown" under the restraining pressure of
the airbrakes. "
The lagging summer twilight gradu
ally deepened until the illuminated faces
of clocic and steam gauge stood out with
pallid distinctness iu the gloom of the
cab. Lights in lonely section houses
shot past , and occasionally n great Hare
of red rushed upward from the momen
tarily opened door of Ihe firebox. The
dazzling light of the furnace revealed
old Hard Luck crouching forward on his
seal , ono hand on Iho throttle , tlio ether
grasping the reversing lover. llis fen-
lurcs were set , and sharpened , and so
pale that Ihrouirli its grimy enameling
his face looked positively blue. An oc
casional swift comprehensive glance
took in clock , stciimgnugo and water-
glass , and then his eyes were again fixed
upon the arrowy torrent of tics that
streamed into the gl.iro of the hoad-
lighl and disappeared beneath the pilot
with unbroken , dizzying swiftness. At
last a white post Hilled by nnd Hosacl-
kus relaxed. He glanced at the clock ,
and the next moment n long , wailing
blast cf the whistle warned the yardmen
at Iho division's end.
The record was broken ; thonassongcr
run wns his tit last ; old Hard Luck had
actually got over the division without a
mishap and in limo never before
equaled , but instead of exulting over it.
as he shut olV steam , ho found himself
marveling how faint and far away the
whistle sounded ; had he not full the
vibrntiouof the escaping steamho would
hardly have believed it was tlio Three
Sevens' stentorian voice. Undoubtedly
there was something wrong : ho would
have to fi ; : iltho first thing in the morn
ing. The engine luichod ever the
switches , and llo.sselkns cursed the sud
den fog that had dimmed the switch
Innips so ho could hardly toll red from
while , but at length ho pulled up before
the railway hotel fortune favored him
to the last , ho made a splendid stop.
With n great sigh of relief ho leaned
back on his scat , while the cnting-houso
gong banged and thundered a hospitable
welcome to the belated guests.
"You made a magnificent run , Ilossol
kus. I'll fix it with thu master me
chanic you go out on No. ! i tomorrow. "
called out thu superintendent , as ho hur
ried by.
Presently n ynidmnn uncoupled the
engine nnd waved ills lantern. ' 'All
right ! " called out thu flromun , who wus
standing in the gangway.
The engineer made no move.
"What's the matter ? " inquired the
switchman , cliirblng into the cab ; "why
in " The .light of his lantern fell
upon the engineer's face ; ho paused sud
denly , for itviS / white beneath the
grime. / '
Hard Luck was taken from the engine ,
laid upon nboncli , and a pliysllan hast
ily summoned , Eiiginoers , with smoky
torches , and trainmen , with lanterns ,
crowded aroun 'with bated breathwhile
the doctor llstonpfl long and attentively
for ti sound of life. , but only the nirpum'p
on the Three Sevens sighed softly , as
the light rings < ) ininolo from her stack
Honied up , and up ; and up in the quiet
air , where stiiV'iv tinge of twilight lin
gered.
"Dead ! " said 'tho doctor , and the ten
sion was relaxed. '
Then they all praised their late com-
ratio , and all agreed that the old fellow
had a good heart in him anyway that
Is , all but the doctor , who , as ho rose
and carefully wiped his spectacles ,
muttered something about "Organic
weakness told him so. "
The next dnv , as thu superintendent
had promised , Hard Luck went out on
Number Three , but ho went in a box ,
lashed to the platform of the baggage
car.
WANTED
Tout litufn of CITicS ,
COUNTIES , SCHOOL.
DIBTRICT8 , rWATEIJ
COMPANIES , 8T.R.R.COMPAHIEO.UC.
Corr tpondence coUcHed ,
N.W.HAnniS&CQMPANY.Bankers ,
lOS-ies Oaorborn Street. CHICAGO.
! 6 Wall Btroet , NEW VORK <
7O StfttPUI. .
7 Strikes at ( he
> root Dr. I'lerco's
Oohlou Mixllcnl
Discovery. Tlmt's
the reason so
many iltfTorctit
iliMxi.soa nnd dis
orders yield to It.
They nil Imvo tlio
Kiino beginning
there's n torpid
liver or liiijinro
blooil. And tliey
nil have the sumo
cndliiR tliey'ro cum ? . by till * remedy.
DysiKjpsin , Indigestion , Hillmisnossj ( lie
most obstiimto Skin und Honlp Diseases , ftieli
us Kalt-rlieuin. Tetter , Kryslielui | , Kivonm
nnd Jviiulred ailments ; the worst forms of
Scrofula even Consumption ( or I.uiiK-scrof-
ula ) in its earlier Mii os ; every blood- taint
nnd disorder , no mutter how it canto all
are cured liy It.
It's the owf/ / medicine for nil Mich dtec.isca
tlint's fo positively eertnln In its ollVcts that
it can l > o f/mminfmr. If It ( nils to benefit or
euro , in nny caw. tlio money is refunded.
Nothing cl < o can lie " just ns pood. " It
mny bo better for the denier , lint he i < ! n't
tlwonq who needs help. Hownra of spurious
imitations or dilutions , ofTored nt ICFS prieoat
A Written Uunrnnteu
to Cuio lirorjr Ca o or
Money Refunded.
Ourciiro li pormRiicnl nnil not a putchl.u np , C ' 0i
Ircntiul fcrcii ycnr no Imronuror icon a irmplom
In co. Il7dc9crlblncu a ( ally MO ciu troM you bf
mall , and we Klra I In tame strong gimrnnlo * to curter
or refund nil money. Tho'o who prefer to corao her *
fprtrcalDientcnn Oo onu I wo willptf rAtlroa faro
both TToynamlhoUil bllli while hero , If wo fntl tccur *
Wo chkllcnito tlio worlil fore cau tliitt oar M aln
Kcnifdj will not euro , wrlto tot purtlciiUn nnl aol
thttTldenco. In our seven years ptnctlco with tht
Mnulc Itenio Ijr It linn Leon most ilinicult to orercoma
Uio pr Juillcas iipnlnm snrnlloil ? pecltlci. Hut un ler
ourtlrOQE guirnntou Ihoiisiiids nra trylnit Itiml ba
Inpcured. Wommrantoo to euro or rotund over/
itollar.nnJ n we htwc n reput itlon toproieot , nlso
fliiKncUl thckliicotUO.OOIt Is pcffocllr tut * in all
who wlli try the trc'itmont , llurctofora you ham
pultlnKup nuil imyliuout your uioaoy for Jltlurjal
treatment ! , nail nltSioiinli you tire not yet curol no
onoh plilirt-t ! ! your mousy. Wo will poilttrolr
cure yon , GUI , clircnl : , dcop rental cnus caroJInd )
toUlitayi. lnvoitljile our tliianclnt itaadtn , our
reputation ns biislncsi mon. Write us for names an 1
dilreticjof thosn uolnvo curcJ who h ro ( tlron
pcrcilnlonto rofCTto thoai. It cost * yon only post-
npeto do this. If your rnip'.oau fcra lora throat ,
mucouipatchosln mouth , rhc juintlsm In bonei nnJ
Jolnti , hnlr fnlllnz out , eruptions on nny part of tto
boily , f llnuof Bonernl dcire | lon , pnlni In IKE lor
tunoi. Tou hnvono tlmato wnsta. Tuon Trim nra
ronstiinUy Uklna mcrcurr nnd potnsb , ibould ill ) .
contmuslt. Conatnnt usoof thcso ilruni will > urol/
Lrlns sore ) nnd eating ulcrra In tbo ( nt. Dou't fnll tj
wrlto. All rorrcipondcnco aunt iCHlo.l In plain mi-
vclopo. Wo Inv'.to theme t rlxU InTDitlzatlou nJ
r 111 do all In our powerto ul 1 you Ir. It , Addrcsi ,
COOK RKM13DY CO. . Omnhn. Neb
" 14 YEARS
NERVINE , "
Buys A. P. Stark
I'cnn Van , N. V.
" 1O yrs.ofSlck
Headache cured
liy TWO Hottlee , "
KniGltiio Flint ,
Ottawa , Ohio. Nervlno In the quick remedy for
BleepK'fiaueps , Nervous Prostration , Jlpllepsy , St.
Vltttu' Dnnco , Opium Habit. NorvoiiB Dyspepsia ,
Hysteria , Convulsions , Noiirnlcla , Pnrnlyele , etc.
Thousands testify. Trial Dottle , ploL-iint Boole
Ifroo at druggets , illlea Modlcal Co Elkhart.Ind.
Tor.-ilo by Knlin & Co. . rtli \ Ilon lns
H KiBa 'feyBHUn \iSWUUE
For Ncrvo-1 I'rrAtratlon. Ncrr.
CHS and ] > li ) lcal Dcljlllty , Vital
nihiustlon , Inonmla fa.\nlu \ "S <
iliollacU , Cold Ilnmlsnrt ce
Had Circulation , liluu Lines
under the Hjis , I'lmplcs .
nndnllotlicrKcrvous " to th o
Ulood DliioiiK'S In elth FA i ) K it
er sc'K , They mak cluck. Huf-
new hcalthv blood fcrcrs from
restore lhc > ferv Dcranpcment
ous Systc- of the Ncrxcs ,
and brlni Impure lllood or
I'ast Krrori * . fiiould
lluch tlio roseate or ntc lake llll.llentl'a
bcalth J > tr f Tnnlc rill * , ( lie
! r ! Life Icnfi. ! r. & ( lcenta
\lal. For * ale IIT Ilru2-
* t orfcittlij mall.
SAFE , CERTAIN , SPEEDY.
IIOIIB'S ITIUmciNJE : CO. ,
rRAJi FJUANCINCOnrCniCAOU.
r'OIi SA1.I : IN OMAHA. NEU. , UV
ICulin A Co. . Co.r 15th & Ilouelas Ms.
J A Fuller * Co. , Cor. 14th & HondasEts.
A. O. TosUir & Co. . Council HlulTn. la.
I I I I I I I 1 I I I i H I I 1 i I i
: ; A Good Name
niaLes a good note.
1 lie name "Yale" or
; ; this mark ( Y&T ) , dis
tinguishes the genuine
I "Yale" Locks.
" " You know the
DB. B.C. WKST'S NKItVP AND III'.AI.VTHBAT-
MENT. ipoclllo fur llyslorU. Illolnusi , Klti , Neu
ralgla , Hund.icbu , Norvouj 1'roalr.itoa cituiad b'
alcohol or tobnccoVakufulne , Mental lioorat
slon , auituessof the llr Un. c tuilnj linaiiliy , mlsory
( locuy.dia'.l.- . I'runiittiro III I A o , llnrrunoji , J on
of I'owtr'.s etllier sot , Irapolunoy l.uueorrliu * nil i
nil I eiiiulo Wti.iknisi 3 Involu'iury lanot , ? pir
runtorrbo.i caimod by ovor-oturtlon of IS * hniln
r-Blf-nbusoovur-lndulwenco. A month's trjiitai
(1,1 ! for K , by null. WoKU'rantoaalt bozui toc < ir
Kneh order foruboiai. with i will sold wrllu-
( uanint.-oto refund If notciirji ( iu-ir.inloo lit i
only by A. fchrotcr , drugxlii uolo luont. soulh n
corner 16th nnd Kurmini ttM iimubn-
TOSEPH GiLLOTT'S '
STEEL PENS.
GOLD MEDAL , PARIS EXPOSITION , 1889 ,
THE MOST PERFECT OF PEK8.
JSOUTH OMAHA.
Union Stock Yards CompanX
SOUTH OMAHA ,
est cuttle , hoi ; and bbcep m.irUot In tin west.
COMMISSION HOUSE3S.
G 0. BURKE & FRAZIER
LIVJ2 STOCK COMMISSION.
( II ( YMlllll Wr'to ' to this for eor-
OJ. U.1lilllj\ | root Marltet
Wood Brothers ,
t'oulh Omaha Telephone 1 ! > 7. - UhlcaRO
J. I ) . ItAKISM.VN. I . .
\V. U. WOOD. fMnnnaen.
Mnrkot roporls by mull tin J wlru ehuorf ully
furnished upon application.
Campbell Commission Co.
Clilciien , OistHt. I.miU , Kiinsusnity , Houth
Uniiihu , &luu.x Ulty , I'ortVurth. .
A. D. Boyer &Com pany ,
Miuul M KxcliiuiL-o lUilldliu.Hoiith Oinuli-x.
Corrvspondeuro sollclti'd nnit promptlir ain JrJl
epoclul uttuntlun luorduri ( orstockur * .V tiKMur * .
ISstabllihud , Ib8) ) . Incnrporutjd , tilt
C'upltul fully pnld , tiJ.WJ.
Waggoner Birney Company ,
Wrltuor vtlru us for | > ruru | > t und rulUUIa niarkot
report * .
Perry Brothers * i Company ,
lilvu Stnuk
Hoom Cl . llulldliiA tuutli Omaha
'luluphune I7J7.
M. H. Hogarty & Oo. ,
Uoom 31 i ; jiriu
llullillng.
BoutU Omuhu , > Not )
OMAHA
"Manufacturers' '
B'O ' LL&CD.
I. H. GLENN. ( G.i.bii.h.dlB3S. ) ! ,
ContraelOM nnd nub eontr.irtor * for all kinds of WIiulaaluLuuer & eitgi Buttnr. . cliom ? , fust ,
Millillnu | inst ! rln , pilntliu ut" . will receive a lluri nml elli for I . lrull.ioul.
ropy nt ( ilenn's nrcliHerts nnd tiulldi'M illructiiry
cash. 413 b. II lli-it. I
-
tree , by fciullnu their unnio , business nnd Incii-
\
THAT IS A
Fine Ranch
of )
hard for it , haven't you ?
It wasn't worth a dollar an
acre when you settled on it ,
and now yon would'nt take
fifty. How loii do yon ex
pect to live on that place ?
Would you be surprised if
some railroad land agent or
claim jumper shonll come
along fcir.c dayraid lelljou
to move on ? Unless yon
have a patent on record you
are not safe perhaps not
then. Why don't you ask
The Bee Bureau of Claims to
look into your t.itle and get
yon a patent that will stick ?
THE
Bee Bureau of Claims
Room 220 ,
Bee Building : . O rr z h.
SaviTYoiir Eyesight
Kycituatod free by un BXIM2 IT OPTICIAN
1'orfrct .iiliuHtiiiunt. Hupurlur lunsui. .Norv-
oiislit'iulncli0 cmuil liy iiHlmt our .S | > ont.iuli' <
null Kyiulubbuj I'ncuj luw fur llr.it clum
gooiU.
THE ALOE & PENFOLQ CO. ,
11-1 S. 15th St. , Crolghton Block.
Healthful
Happiness.
The blcyolo of tomorrow may bo
hotter than the biovclo of today
The Columbia of today Is the bust of
the day It cannot bo hotter u ntil it
Is made better It cannot bo made
bettor until modern mechanics ad
vance unto niiothor plane of suc
cessful accomplish naut In t hoxu
days the Columbia w ill load as in
the diivs of now.
All uliuul CnluiiiMnt , ! > ! \ < w of poillvl
II IHuttriillcKK , tri'U ut mi ) ' Culuinu
aitency ( irtviit l > r mull fur Iwo Xii-ut ntuiiip
I'oi'U ' Mlu , to. , i.M foluintlil Avu . llu tuu ,
WOODtiN SIDE WALK RESOLUTION
CONSTRUCTION
Council Cliainbur , Uniuli i.Noli. . .lutio 11. 1R02.
Ho It tu-oUuJ l > y the u'ly ' conn II of lliu o ty
of Oinulri , thu iiKiyur uo icitriln : :
That wooilon sMoiVii'Ui liu construc'tccl Iu
lliou.ty of Uiniha nsilvh.srimtril liulow. ultliln
Iho days nftor the pululu ition of this nisolii-
t on , or the person. il si > rvlcu thereof , IIH by
orilln.itico IK mithorl/i'd anil miulr.'ii , Hiioh
NUluniilUslo hu I i U to tliu | ! , - " ! cruilnon Uin
btrontH siioulllotl horoln. nml lo tut con-triu'tuil
of Kino ill link of such ulclth anil tlilcl.nuas unil
t.o 1 lid upon joints of stirli illnioiMlnns and In
FUL'h in uini'r IIH IH imsrl'ioil liy the Miei'ill-
OHtlons on Ilio In the olllc.i of tin' lloint of
Public Worlcj unil umlor Its supervision , tow -
w it :
n.isthliloof 27th street , N LM ft ot lot 8 block
10. Shlnu'addition. . U frut ukl" .
North sldo of Howard street. KM ft , of lot
block ' , ' . blilmi'M addition. li feel wide.
K.ibt hldo of 2.11 1 1 blroul. lot * biiR'li I , Put-
rlclc's addition , li fcot wide
Honth ldoof M u rllia Mruet. lot I mill \V 44 fd
lot 1' lilool ; r. ' , I'rtiyn's addition , fi feet wldo.
South hldo of Maltha Mieet. lots I and D
blorU ) ! , Improvement Asiuul ition addition , 0
foi't wide.
\Vcsl snlo of inth Htreot lol-s 1 , r > . II , T , 8. U , 10 ,
11. I' . ' , block lit Improvement , Association ad
dition. I feel wide.
Ncu til sldo M ison street , lots i7 iind "S blorlc
S , Konnl/n & Ituth'x mlillllnn t ) feel ulclii.
North side of Nelsnn street , loth 1(1 ( , 17 , IB , I ! ) ,
I'O. block ' 'I , Walnut Mill , li feet Hide.
K.isl sldo of 22n streul. lol . " > blo.'k HI'i. city
( 'In , : from Nicholas street ITU foul north ,
rot wide.
And bo It further roiolvo I :
That the Ho ml of I'tinlh : Works bn nnd
liniehy Is uutliorl/od and dlteljd to eunso a
cony of th'M rotolnt on to hu published In tlio
olllclal paper of the ell y for one eck. or Im
served on ihnownors of irilil lots and 11111111 *
Hiieh ownorfslmd wllhln Hvo d iyn after tlio
publication or Korvlco of sueh copy construct
Mild HldewalliH us heroin reiiulrtid , that the
Hoard of I'nlulo Works eniHo Iho H.UIKI to uo
done , the cost of construclliu' K.I Id Hldowitlkt
respective y to ho asesscil u.'iilnst the ion !
I'Ktiile. lot or part ot lol In front of und
tlnu such
J'rcHldonlnf the Council.
Attest : JOHN ( JIUVis. :
City C'lurk.
Apjiiovail : GKO , 1' . IIKMIH ,
Mayor.
NOTIOnTO CONSTKUOT HIIMiWAUCB.
To the owners of the lots , purls of lots und
roul L'ht.nto doaerlhod In Iho iibovo reaolu-
Vou und o.ich of you are lioruhy notlllod la
construct wooden sidewalks us ioiiineil | by a
rm.olitllon of thu ully council und mayor of
Iho city of Omaha , of winch thu iibovo It. a
cony. I' . W. HIKKIIAIMJK.
Chairman Hoard of i'lihlh : Works.
iiiulia Nob. . .Inly S. JKK. _ _ JyL'-5-0.7-BU-U _ "
NOTICK TO I'ROI'KRTT Ott'NURS"
ACKNTS AND LIWSKKS.
In pursuance of ordinance No , Il.UJ. ' , r-'ipilr-
Iniitorand KIIS eoriiucllons to hu iniiuo Iu
and within the curl ) 'mos ' on cortiln street * ,
unil alloy within Htreot Improvi'iueni Dis
tricts rsos. 4111 , 401. 171 and t i. In th
cltv of Omalni. you uro hereby notilieil
to ni'ike nil necessary connections with water
unil ' 'iiH mains , or latter I'M. and In complcto
such work on or beforethe -Mill mi y of July ,
1MI.1. IIH It H the linriioso u > irive Iho htrcetK ,
and alloy In the said dlhtilcis , and moro par
ticularly dewrlbod as follows , to-wll :
No 4tl'id Hlruel from south Ilnu of I'lorcii
ulreiit lo Williams street.
No -I'lerco Htreot from o ( Hi Ilnu of 4th
Htieiit lo nest Ilnu of llr , I xticel.
No. 174 17th stroul fium Farnam fctreot to
liarney Htreol.
No ifll Ai'ey from Kith to 14th btruotn. between -
tween .lacliMm and Jones
Chairman Hoari of I'ubilo Work * .
JyH.ll.lu \
Or Uin I.liiior llulill I'onllltfly fined
by udmliiUUTlnif l > r. lluliuV
iiivii NiM-clllr.
It cnn bodiren In a oupol ooUceor le , or In fetid ,
without tboknowlfxicaohlio patient. II l < itcolutol/
uarraletB , and will effect a permanent and ipeedy
cure , nholher Iho pttlant U a moderate drinker ur
an afoohollo wreak. It hoi been clveii In lliou.aiid *
p ( cater. nnil In nytry Iniiance * period cure li fol
lowed II nrvrr I'lill * . Tlnoyiitinoaoaluiprriiniitx )
nltu the Bpeoino.lt beoointu itn utler luipoMlblllly
for Ilia liquor iippellto to oiUt.
UOI.IIKN hl'eOfriU < > . . 1'iop'rj , Olneliimill , V.
4B.piiro book ol c rtlouur free. To Ui had ol
Knhn.VCo. . IJtbniid Douglas Hu. . Irtli und
L'u in IIK blH' Whoii'U.ile. Illalie , llrni-u & OO
ud Uleliurauon Dru.Co. . , Oiaaliu , Neb ,
