VTliaro Monarchs First Were Crowned and
Merchants Earliest Combined.
MEY.ORIES . THAT THRONG ITCHEN VALLEY
tl < rn nonlln Isiink Walton \Vniulnrod ,
.Mined mill Iiinoruntly .Moralized
.Mortiniry ot KIIIRR IIo\r tlio
Jtuyul ItoroiiK' ' ' I' iilts Toilny.
\VixciiisTKitEng.Aug. : -Special [ Corre
spondence ol THIS I5ii.l : Perhaps the
best place , for n time , to muse upon the nn *
oloht city of Wlnchojtcr nnd Its historic sur-
tounuiiiKs is tbo summit of St. Olios hill ,
ivliiubwithin tha borough bounds , rises high
above the roofs of the city , almost within n
itono's throw ot the east window of Its
mighty cathedral.
Cushioned In Its volvoly beds of scontcd
clever , you lool the goatld btoczo coming
lOttly ever Iho Hampshire downs. It sends
A myriad wisp of feathery clouds noross the
blue vault above. These checker the valley
nnd city , foliage nnd roofs with changeful
arapcsquos of sunshlno ami shadow. In and
out of thesoyour fancy plays hldo and soeit
With the annals , legends and wraiths of
Winchester's long ago.
Hound about thli lovely Ilammhlro vnlloy ,
llire.id.nl by the gloaming Jtohen , beloved
haunt of Isanlc Walton , is a wondrous wealth
ot story and logund. Over to 1119 north Is
Silchestor , an cxhausilcss mlno of Koman
romalns , within whoso walls the Usurper
Constantine was invested with the maple ,
and logand bus it that King Arthur there ro-
cuiscd hu crown. Near it la liasint ; , sit3 of
ono of the lordllosl caxtles of early England.
A Hitlo nearer Wlni'Uaster still is Uldlium ,
birthplace of the famous oid grammarian ,
"William Llllv. To the northeast , ut AnJovor ,
Anlaf tuo Dane promised King Elhelrcd
Dover to rocommunco hostilities against
the English. JiHt uotcw this is
JJanebury Hill with its famous Hainan
engamumont. Just west of you Is the sleepy
Dnuilut of King Sambourn where Johu jof
Ouunl bad bis old-tlmo palace. At Iho same
distance to the east , near Alresford. nro Iho
grout.Tlchborno ostatos. Aim noaruy lo ilia
Bouth Is Uomsoy with its quaintest old nbuuv
chinch In ttrigland anil thu Now Forest
dentils , where the arrow from 'Pyrrol's how
pierced the heart of rufllan Uufus , England's
iocoiitl Norman Mag.
St. < : tliM fair In tliu l.onc AK < > -
Ifyouwuro standing on this hill of St.
( illcs 911 an autumn morning tbo hum of the
City below would recall a quaint old scnno
of 400 or MM ) ye.irs ago , for the snot was the
"
Ho of ere of tho" most wonderful fairs
in all the world of that an
tique llmo. It was famous St. Uilci fair.
'J'hu whole plateau of the hill was oovoroJ by
a second town , shut In by a high wooden
fcalisado. IJy royal edlot all trade was not
only stopped In Winchester Itself , but Iu all
Dth'er towns within a radius of sovou louiiuus.
< From St. Giles day , Suplombor 1 , to Sep
tember 7 , the vljjll of the Nativity of the
Ulobscu Virgin , nil tracers from tlio world
niiRlit como. After the latter duto a line for
liiVnine.ss was imposed. Tl.o fair continued
in this queer old town of queer old wooden
booths until September 15. The bishop of
IWIneliestor bud his stall us well as his cus
tom ? duties and other lines from other
Qealars. Several monasteries dealt in wine
nud unices. And the foiolRiiers from Nor
mandy and the Low Countiics. Poland , und
uch distant regions , and the vendors and
buyers from acrosu broad Knclish couutios ,
nbodo cypjv fashion on iho hill top.
i \Vhat quaint folK , costumes , wnrcs nnd
cones must have once ciowdcd this now
limit hill I Each street was dovutcd to one
l\ manner of wares or ono imtioti. Wines ,
pices' , draponcs , goldsmiths' wares , brass-
\v6rkurs1 , potters' and furriers' needs and
\voupons were hero. Normans , Poles , Dutch ,
ItUUahs , Spaniards. Algerians , Uornishmon ,
than accounted west of KiiKland barbarians ,
mingled toKQthor In a common interest.
U'hcn tlibro was the straiiRO ni'Sitlcy of buyers -
ors , sightseers nnd cilions' ( , nobles and
Indies In the rich costumes of the period :
men iu tunic and mantle , lonphoso und
pointed shoes ; women in straight graceful
gowns nnd wimples ; urtltlcors , servants ,
yokels and monies.
k Koyul AY'lnuliixtnr'fl Antiquity.
At this quaint forerunner of International
pxhlblUons there was u "Piopowdor Court , "
bnvliiK rule ever the dusky slmnlis , peddlers
mil mnmiinhTiiiltR. iho tlo < K riotiilriMix ! nnd
to thin court of. quick Invitation nnd rapid
disposal came all ( air folk delinquents. At
tbo end of the long and duslv day the
marshal rode forth from iho court pavilion
nnd issued proclamation that all business
must , cease and stalls bo closed. So the
Citizens withdraw , leaving the nallsadod hill
town silent and llKhtlcss , save for the
twinkling hero and thuro of wick in lamp or
mortar , the only llro allowable within tbo
precincts of the mart from sundown to sun-
rise. This most famous of ICnslund'g old-
time fairs was conliuuod until a quarter of a
century ago. Then , as Dean Kuchln wrllos ,
"as the city prow stronger and the fair
weaker , It slid down St. Giles hill and on-
tcrod Iho town where its noisy ghost still
bylds ruvol ouco a year. "
All this was very long ago , but the wlso
old annalists count this antiquity as nothing.
Onu can go with them , if not In all faith still
\vlth pleasant curiosity , a long wav back ot
this once famous Kuglish fair. They will
toll you that Winchester Is por-
hiins the oldest citv in JJritolti. They
point to St. Ciitluirlno's Hill , over
there just at the southern cdgo of the
city , still plainly discloslntj the forlitlud
camp of Vespasian , who conquered the
pltien from the liclgiu , whence Us Koman
IliumVunta Dclgunim.
Far , fur boyoml those they have soon
with clear hUtorlc oycs. They will toll you
in nil serlousni'hs that Winchester was
founded b'JJ yours bofoio the Christian rni.
That would bo IHO years neforo thu founding
of Koine , orn matter of 2,761 years ago ! A
UliiL' of niiclont Britain , budor lions Hudl-
bras. Is said to Imvo bcun the royal founder ;
ontl it was Mis sun , liladud , who mult and
enriched xrlth thu indUUnitlshubIo : Urcs of
Minerva tbo line old Somersetshire city of
liulti.
A Ulyof FlMt Tiling * .
Some thuiKs about royal Winchester's an
tiquity uml liUtory are easy enough to Icnow
Wlth'oxuctltudo. Julius Ciusar visited thu
city n. c. M , and the Umporor Vespasian a
Tow yours lutor occupied It ami built walls ,
vestiges of which rumaln. For the next .101) )
jrrars Winchester wasuolobrated for Us mag-
nllieont embroideries for thu Imperial court ,
examples of which remain. Egbert , thu llrst
king uf all England , was crowned huru , and
ostnbllhhcd u sort of omplru with bub-kings
under him , out of which came ; tha English
monarchical and nobility systems of today.
Tint lint Kngilsti guild of merchants was
established hero In SOO. The wlio laws of
Alfred were matin harr , thu llrst gruat sur
vey of the kingdom was complutud huru , and
in lliu snrinturium ol the very cathedral you
will I'ovv IImi \Vlnchoator , In tilU , was
flono that wonderful snocimoii of Winolioitor
' Known us tlio "uoidon Hoou or
U'dgur. " Ttiollnt tandnri mcusurcs ever
twse.isod by England were ordered and
Hindi ! hero under odlct of ICinir Kdgar , and
you will Hud these Identical measures lu the
A Winchcittur Museum ut the dulldmitl.
Over thuro In limit limited structure which
now frowns above the woitcru ialo of High
itreet , or tnthor lu tin ; great hull of its oldest
portion , lived \VillIUm \ thu Conqueror nnd all
tbo Aiuovln IIIK | > . Froui It Hufus sot forth
ono August day in IH'O nn Unit lumous hunt-
Intr'Jxpedltlon to New Forest from which
hia body was brought buck lu 1'uutuut Dtir-
kua1 cart to be burluil within the cathedral
where Itnow llos. The gruut tower full upon
the supt-iu 1107 , nnd thut Was tliu Judgment ,
to tha times mild , for burying the royal tut-
Han within contrcraicd ground.
Henry I. of Scotland and Matilda were
raarrlcd boro. Ciuur do Lion was royally
rccolvod horu after hn eoro captivity.
Haary HI. was born lu the oaitlo and nil the
Udwards bold court here , lianrr V. received
III * Fronuh uuibu sudurii hero and
in Winchester uenry VI. planuou Kton
eollegu of tor W/itobuiu's school , which , still
pnooftuemoit Intorostluu of British colleges -
legos , stands hnru today Just as U thun stood
? uln t ibo nortnorn edge of the v'elvnty
patbcdral cloio. Here Mary ructlvod 1'UHip
ud tbolr uufortunuto
uuptlnU were con-
eluded ; whllo thu great iina'.uranowilaua *
| nr lietldo the caitlo and used ai tbo royal
barrncKi win built , by Charles II. , thouftU
> o never lived to too U oouiuletod , ui a
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sumptuous residence forblinsolf nnd protly
Nell uivynno.
And so on nnd on the prim old story runs.
But by and by thu dark masses of vordurc ,
the squoro Normnn tower and the rtdgo of
the mighty nave rising iibovo the bunk * of
leafy llinoj und Uio ponltisiiln formort by the
vagrant Hclion covered with sward nnd
( lowers , tempts vou down by wlndlnir paths
from St. Olios hill , and you are soon stand
ing oosldo the ancient city cross. It was
built over COO ynnr * ago , In the reign of
Henry VI. , Just hoforo his murder by Ulos-
tcr , nnd has , bo&ldoi Its line old grouping of
anlnts In thu upper'niches , the curved tlg-
urcs of William \\jkoham , the famous
founucr of Winchester bChool , of FJorotiuo
do Lunn , Winchester's llrst mayor , 70S
voars ngo , the martyr St. Lawioncn nnd
IC'ng ' Alfred thoUrout.
An It In Srrn Tod.iy ,
You ere now In the center of Winchester
In High strcot. You suildonly recall the cu
rious fact Hint In nil hut onu of tuosn old
cathedral towns you liavo found a High
street. It mattered not whether it wcro higher
or low. High street It hnd boon ever slnco
there had been nn English tongue , livery
place of Interest to bo scon Is only a few moment
ment- , walks off or on this old familiar
street. So , in ull other Euglls.n Uulbcdral
towns ns hero , bonciuti the city cross , how
ever crumped Its surroundings , Is the ancient
"morcato atjunro" or marketplace , and
jagged , rlszaa thoroughfares lead to the cross
from outlying Dlctumsquo spots and quar
ters.
ters.All
All nbout nro Imlf-tlmhorod houses , pro
jecting story ever story Into the market
place ; and you wonder now lone before , from
sheer ngo , they will tumble , red ruofs llrst ,
over Into the clean , cool sp-ieo oolow. Quaint
shops are pinched In batweou staid old .man
sions. Iluiuiboxo-i of inns spci'k the cruy
fncudes with gilt nnd color , Worn stepj ,
scrubbed mercilessly nnd washed with xvhlte ,
lead Into tiny vestibules gny with gleaming
brass knockers and rare old colored glass.
lust there , to the right , is 11 wynd or close ,
graver , moro u medley of gables , overhangIng -
Ing roofs and protruding windows than the
narrow street where you are standing. You
saunter into its shadows. At Us southern
and is an inviting vista of foliage nnd light.
You will find morn gray-bonds hero than in
any other equal distance in England. Gray
old men and gray old women silently sit
musing ever gray old warns In their gray old
shops.
It is nil so startllngly suggestive of ntro
nnd decay that you hasten on. Sudden
ly one bide of the shadowy passageway stops
short , nnd there before you is one of the
sweetest sights In England. It Is the great
cathedral close , surrounded by Ivyhung
fourteenth century houses. Us area threaded
nnd sllvurcd bv the vncrnnt Itchon stream.
mosses of limos rising hero nnd there nuovo
nnd thu cathedral of royal Winchester , show
ing in patches nnd bits , just hintlntr of Its
grand proportions through the rifts of luxur
iant lime tree loaves.
In tliu Catlii'driil Clnxe.
From where you stuna storing the sccno in
your memory nn nvonuo of lluios , revealing
the famous walk in Trinity guruons , Cam
bridge , lauds diagonally across iho close to
thu cathedral's entrance beneath Its great
west window. To the loft across the wide
reach of sward are n low str.igirling graves.
To the right , fewer still nso white against
the grcon. Tlio foliage of overhanging
llmos Is so dense that you cannot .see tha
say. Among the leaves at this tiuio of the
year Is u wealth of sweet-smelling , yellow
green llowcrs. It IB wonderfully Mil ! hero.
Now and again n withered blossom lluttaring
to the stone walk , or u robin or blackbird
hopping soberly in aim out among lliu olden
graves almost startles you.
As you proceed down the Happed avenue
the gray bre'aks through tlio green. The
nortli transept is lir.st partially unveiled.
Then the wido. lower tower , the entire vast
west front , the long range of pinnacled out-
tresses to the north of the nave , and the
roofs of the bishop's palace and deanery to
the south , are gradually disclosed , and nt
the right is n most ancient -wall , penetrated
by u low arched entrance which in former
times gnvo subterranean passage to the royal
paluco. Study It , all so lltlla or long as you
may your whole being is filled and thrilled
by its majesty , baauty and repose.
Antiquity shiouds the beginning of Chris
tianity at Winchester. The cathedral existed
under Vortlgoru and Uther Pondragon. In
nearly every particular us you will flnd It
today this cathedral has stood slnco b'JU , or
upwards of 1,000 years ; wnilo the earlier
cathedral church on thu situ of the present
structure was founded and cndowoa 1,353
years ago. Winchester having been royal
Winchester hundreds of years before London
was moro than n marshy llshlng village , the
colossal exterior and royal Interior ns tvell us
the vast number and architectural splendor
of its royal and ecclesiastic sapulchers ana
monuments are at once accounted for.
Within tliu Cutlimlriil tViills.
On ontorlng this ofUnodrnl and taking a
position under the great west window you
Mud the tremendous proportions of the col
umns they are twolvn foot in dlametor , the
distance between them being only about two
diameters of the columns nro s > o grout
that there Is not n break in their line on
cither side , save midway ulong the south
ern tier where stands Dishop Wykobam's
noble chantry and tomb , through tlio ontlro
length of nave nnd choir , the greatest of any
cathedral In ICnglaiul.
Too nave columns and vault nnd the choir
scorn to focus In one far , high , tremulous
lll : > i of light in the upper visible portion of
the east window , nbovo the nmrblo altar
screen. The space Is so vast , tba proportions
jo perfect , the old Norman work so splen
did in its massive simplicity , oven where
modified by transition and carlv English
work , iho admission of light so cquablo mat
even the dark oaken choir screen sinks into
place und depth of color only In lower fitting
shadow , even serving to strengthen the
effect of the marvelous altar white oathrd
in the cast window's mellowed roso.
Clearly the distinguishing features of
Winchester cathedral are structural vastness -
ness , u.asslvencss , simplicity nnd roposo.
btronuost marked In features of detail nro
the ovorornumontatloii of the Lady chapel ,
particularly In the windows ; the bold nnd
airy Hying buttoressus that stretch ever the
slilo aisles , supporting the 'jppcr walls ; the
rich open battlement surmounting these
walls ; the unusual chum Dor or tribune oroolod
for mlnstrolb in ancient times ever the west
ern extremity of the north ulslo ; the short
ness , vastness and solidity of the great
towar ; and Ilio location of thu latter im
mediately over the choir , instead of ever
thu bpaco approaching it , ns in most other
cathedrals.
The cathedral is the richest in ohantrlos
and chapels of any I hiivo ever scon. Their
great number and marvelous rlchuoss of or-
nnmoniatlou nro accentuated from the mas.
siveness and simplicity of tholr structural
surroundings. Historically no sacred oulllco
in England can boast such wealth of treas
ure , If u may bo so regarded , in the mortu
ary remains of ancient kings and prelates.
1 ho tomb of William Hnfus is in the center
of iho choir. Upon the lop of iho hugo sanc
tuary screens are six mortuary chests , In
onu llo the bones of ICynoglU and Adulphus.
In another rest Kings Egbert nnd Konulph.
A third holds the ooncs of Uufus , Canute.
Queen Emma , who trod tha nine heated
plowshares unscathed , and of lllsbops Winu
und Alwyn. A fourth is n "promiscuous"
collection of what was left of tie | remains of
kings , princes und prelates after the saonlegl.
cms barbarism of the year Itll'J. In n flfih
reposes Klug Edmund nnd in the sixth lies
Eldrcd , "who admirably governed tlio coun
try of tUo Britons. " Hosts moro there are
01 miur urouinuss nnu glory , liuiamiil all
these bplondld chantrloi , cenotaphs ana
tombs there is juil ouo spot In Winaboster
cathedral where I love , to sit and nuiso and
drunm. That Is In Prior Hllltsteao's ohapol.
Tkoratro southern lunllgut , Illtorlng through
thu tiny colored panes of the ancient windows ,
Beams to leave n glow and blessing upon the
slau that coveis the grnvo of goutlo Isiuilc
Walton.
TOI.KIIO , Iowa , April 0 , 1891.
Ur. J. 13. Moore , Do.ir Sir : My wlfo has
used nbout six bottles of your Troa of Life ,
und thinks tint ulio tius rocolvod greater ben-
ullt from It than any modlclnu she has ever
tnkt'ii. Yours truly , L. H , UUFKIX.
Gon'l Atront and Troai. West Collogo.
Slnco receiving the above toulrnouiul , 1 um
In receipt of n letter and cheek from the Itav.
Ull JJtifkin of Toledo , Iowa , April ! . to
send Kov. J. W. Konworthy , CrJstlluo , ICau
sas. six battles of Mooro'a Tree of Llfo.
f or sale by ull drugjtUts.
Little Rob has boon missing tbo comforts
of home , especially in the culinary depart
ment , whllo away from this city on an out-
Ing. Tha other evening , in the mlisl of
prayer. Hob said , with devout carnojtnosu :
"Ob , Lord , I thank Thee that wo bavo u good
coou at homo. "
COOK'S Extra Dry Imperial. If you wnut a
pure sparkling wlnu with a delicious boquet ,
mill
Dancing a Hornpipe to tbo Tune of Dyna
mite Bombs ,
KISSING THE MUZZLE OF A SHOTGUN
Tlirlllins IXxprrlnnco nT mi I'.xprpss M
oniciwltli Ciilllornlii Train Itoli.
hors Duo ol thu Kind Knungli
lor it l.llfllmc.
The llfo of express messengers on Cnli-
ornln routes U far from being n summer
picnic. It Is n wild , tumultuous llfo , with
trimmings ot shotguru , dynnmlto and like
halrtnggor pyrotechnic * . Within the pros-
ontyoar llvo highway lobborlos have taken
place within thu borders of thostntu. Stngo-
cuachcs nnd express cars hnvo bcou operated
upon successfully , nnd tbo amount of treas
ure captured by the bandits Is variously esti
mated at from f-W.OOO to $ ( .0,000.
Dispatches gave but meager details of
the dynamiting of the express cars
of thu tiouthorn i'ndtlu train a
few days IUTO. Express Mussciigor
Ueorco L ) . Hoberts writes to the ban Fran
cisco Examiner tbo following thrilling ac
count of dynamite bnttlo and the robbery.
Tlio Story.
Twouty-ono minutes comprise only J.liOO
seconds. It Is not a very long period ot
time , but 1 recently hud an experience tbut
covered twenty-one minutes , und It , scorned
to mo as though 1 lived twanly-oiio years
during that brief spaco.
It is not a pleasant thing to bo imprisoned
In an express car at which a robber Is hurl
ing dyimmilo bombs , knowln'g that if you
should perchance snow your face there is n
most promising prospect for you to Imvo n
bullet deposited In your body In u most un
desirable location ,
This kind of nn experience Is the ono that I
wont through n lew minutes before midnight
on Wednesday lust. I do not cara to bavo it-
repeated. Ono turn of this kind Is about all
that I care for.
The sensation that passes ever you as tbo
dynamite bombs are exploding about you ,
knocking ihlugs hither and thither and cro-
utini ; n general disturbance , Is not one of
peaceful satisfaction. Yon wish that vou
wcro elsewhere and your mind Is occupied in
contriving schemes und estimating the possi
bilities of gutting elsewhere and at tno same
time maintain a voting residence on oartb.
Thu atr.iln on Ills Hyxtum.
I hava raau of ucoplo whoso hair was
turned gray In tbo course of ono night from
various causes , but I have never believed
that such n human existed. I bollevo now
that such has oeon iho case. Of coun > o , inv
hair Is not gray and It will not bo for many
yoais yet , but if the strain of my nervous
system had been ns great for six hour.s as It
was during tlio twonty-ono minutes that the
Collis express robbers were throwing their
dynamite tokens at my car the other night
my hair would bo liaulo to turn to most of
the colors of the rainbow white or any
known tint.
Vou see , nt the time that all tbo explosions
wcro going on , and while tbo robbers were
helping themselves to the contents of my
car , 1 scarcely Know what wai In progress
and did not know what to ox poet r.oxt. Lint ,
notv thai I look back unnn It all and guio , as
It were , ui'on tno wonderful und dlwy wuirl
of events that happened during those twenty-
one minutes , I fool as though I wan cnr-
talnly born under a lucky star. Just bow I
escaped from being sent upwards in discon
nected chunks while the dynamite had full
swing in the car surpasses my undemand
ing. Evorythine nbout mo was remembered
bv the explosive to the right of mo , to the
left of mo , in front of mo und behind mo
but by a dispensation of Providence I was
overlooked , at ioust to the extent of per
mitting mo to retain my body in Its natural
and compact form. For tbo special con
sideration manifested toword me I fool most
grntolul.
rrqrtiirril fur dime.
After the Collla robbers bad blown both
the doors of my car open I lay back In thu
car for nbout two minutes , waiting for ono of
thorn to show his face or any portion of his
anatomy at the door. I had made up my
mind to amply n loud of buckshot Into bis
carcass the very second ho did.
I hail ample facilities at hand to do the
ivork. A cut-oil shotgun of the company's
was In in } ' nands. All that I had to do waste
to pull the trigger. It was loaded with n
cartridge which contained twonty-llvo buck
shot and an extraordinarily heavy charge of
powder.
When , finally , a roDbor did coma to the
door of the car ho bad in front of him tbo
lirornaii , whom ho used to cover bis own
form. b\ir mo lo bavo 11 red ut the robber
would have been to kill the tlrcmun ; in fact ,
I would huvo killed them both. Tbo buck
shot would hava gona right through the two
men. I did not know what was coming next.
For two minutes no dynamite had been ex
ploded In the car , but there was still a prom
ising outlook for mo to close n busy career in
a short time and iu an unexpected manner.
Tliut Hromun will never know what a close
call ho hnd. I could not make up my mind
to llro and toke Ibe chanoos of killing him.
como what might to mo. Hut , I bad not long
to rellcct. A few seconds after tbo robber
appeared at thu door with Iho poor flramun
for a braastwork. Ho throw in another dy-
uamlto bomb for luck. That explosion blow
tbo hole in tlio car und cauio aoar blowing
mo through the aperture.
Ilnil Kuhhum In Ills .1111111.
When tbo train first stepped I had an idea
that it was the work of robbers. Usually , I
am asleep while tbo train is passing from
Mendotu to Collis , but it Happened that on
Wednesday I had an unusually large amount
of stuff to work up , 11 iid It kept mo up. 1 some
way had no duslro to slnop. Thu conttcqucncn
was thai as soon as tbo train stopped I had rob
bers iu my mind und turned tbo lights down ,
i'hen thu tram started up again und I sup
posed that the brukomau bud merely bcou
putting some tramps off.
You nave no Idea what n wolght was lifted
olT my mind when that train started to move.
But in a fiiw moments iho engineer slowed
up again , tvsd Utially stoppad. A few moments
alter that the explosion of dynamitu under
my car knocked the tramp theory entirely
out of my mind. Then was whou 1 com
menced lo liguro on what was to bo uonu to
save my Ufa and protect my trubt.
I sincerely b'liovo that If tbo car had not
taken llro I could have protected tlit ! treasure
from thu robbers. Hut us noon as I saw Hint
it was on lira 1 uiado up my mind that fur
ther resUtanco was impossiblo. I crawled to
the door , and , putting my hands out , Indi
cated thai 1 gave In. But It scorns that tbo
robbers had not fully agreed upon the point
us to whether I was to bo killed or not. 1
board ono of them say-"ICill : the , "
nnd Uuclly , when Ihoy got hold of mo , they
won- still discussing tbo matter in that kind
of laucuago. It mndo mo very uuoasy.
When I was commanded to open the safe
ono of them said to mo ; "Open up or wo will
kill you. " As I did not have the Uoy I could
not do so , nnU so informed tbura. Then tbo
gun was placed to my head , and I was told
that If I uld not open up the box at once 1
M/milrl tut liii&ttrtft tntn nlnrnltir f tlmnrvlit T
was Keno , but they lot wo llvo. la thU they
were ( julto reasonable. ,
Tint llnliliiiU'Ht Cut of AH.
But the unlclndest thing of nil was when
thu rotiburs politely requested mo to assist
thorn in KoUini : the com off nt asufo dlatunco
from the train , afjlor they hud secured It. I
was fcoltnp vury bad nbout than. I foil as
though 1 hud lo > t somotnliiK just what I did
not know. I had bean very numerously
sunken up , and wan slluutly UlstlRUrcd ,
though still In thu ring.
\Vhcu 1 alii as commanded , picked up n
suck of coin nnd atartcd to movu with it , I
full down , Than ono rohburvtopped up , and
liippmt ; me Iu no gentle maniior with lib
gun , ho bade rae move nn. Although feeling
decidedly eropgy. I again rota and stepped
forward. Again 1 foil , Thou the same rob-
bar nut the barrel of Ins pistol Into my
mouth , und using vome very bud laiinuuco.
bailo mo urUo nud "got u move on rno. " i
did no with all pojitlblo culorlty. I bellovo
thtil I tiuio that man with about as mtoiuo a
hatred ns It U possible for any ono to hate
auothor. I hopu that all of the robbora will
bo capturoJ , but moro particularly do I want
that mau captured that put the KUII In my
mouth. When I fait tbo barrel touching my
llp 1 want to say I full nervous.
Tranjiur * Nut Iu JI.
Speaking of tnou wio have a ooinuiaud of
binnpuoaious JouKUago , 1 tliliiK thatiu this
art the ( JollU robbora worofnr , far advanced.
I bavo beard men iwour Dafore whom I
Ihoucht to be unusually clfted In thli line ,
nut never In rav llfo dnJ ° I tionr sued n flow
of curses and blnspaetnfons full from the lini
of these tnoti. Every tuthor word was n vllo
onth. They were ucrtafnly gruduatoj.
After It was nil ovi'c.jCtook uiy run Into
fresno. When we reached there 1 renlly
felt wo MO than i did"i-tii any time during
nil tbo fuss nt Collis. I commenced
to feel dccldodly weak tliou und
hud to take U a littln qulot for a
whilo. Thc.v say that 5pmn people bngln lo
teul tlmt Ihcir iiorvou Jiitom U n llttlo out
of order after they hnvjoiiussed through hair
breadth escapes. J boU vp that tills is true.
Some } o.m PRO , Uow'uJu Mexico , I had an
experience with cxprcsyrftubcrs. It was bo-
twcou ( Jhlhunhua und yAcatocas. The con-
sldurato Mexican bandfts.by tearing up sev
eral rails , throw myxMB Into a dituli. They
Know notlilntr of dvnnmttu , but the car
caught llro and was burned up. The robbers
got nothing for tholr pains , except retaining
their skins entire. Two experiences at n
mcMongcr In connection with im express car
robbery are enough for me.
Till : ± llUmtKKSI ini.K SM.IT.T , 7801' .
Now York World' It it Impossible to pro-
diet anything aolluita concerning thu small
bov , and it Is therefore alftlcult to caution
him against nil risks. I'orhaps onu of the
most tnuoinous ways yut devised of gottlug
Into trouble'.vixs doscrlbod Iho other day by a
youn tor who lives'In Harlem.
Ho wont Into tha bathroom , oil in bed Into
tlio tub , put his mouth to the coin water faucet -
cot nnd turned on the water. As It came
with a rush ho tried to retreat , but found it
Impossible.
Fortunately a servant passed the door at
hat Instunt , and making a dash for thu fau
cet turned oft the water and rescued the
fialf dro\\neu child. Ai she pat him , gasp
ing , choking and dripping , on the lloor , she
Inqnlrd sternly ;
"What possessed you to ( to such a thlngl"
and ttiu small culprit gurglud , tcurlnllv ;
tl wasllrbtyl"
Youth's Companion : Llttlo Polo never Intends -
tends to misstate things ; but his very flg-
urutlvo imugtgallon soinoliuios gets thn bet
tor of hli facts. Ho starts out to toll some
thing which Is perfectly true , but before ho
Is through ho has drifted oft Into some picturesque -
turesquo exaggeration. The othorday ho ox-
clalmud ton rotnoaiilon : "Just tbliiK , Hilly 1
Out in Cnlcago tboy aren't going to bo oruel
to the pig * any moro when they kill tnem.
They're going to chloroform thorn. " "How
do they do 111" asked IJllly. "Why , they just
put a sponge In front of the pig's nose and
ho gees right to slcop , and when ho comes to
Illnianlf ho uiifro * * VVVit * tnv linm'n l nnn I *
And by nnd by ho says : "Goodness I Some
body has 'sawed my log oil I' nnd then ho
fTiids that lie's all cut upl"
Detroit Free Press : The schoolboy was
showing the toaubor some apples ho hud
bougnt.
"Tnom ain't ' no good , " ho said , throwing
out a couple.
"Gracious mo , Fred , " she oxclnlmod ,
"whoso grammar do you usol"
"Johnnie Wilulnsls , " ho nnswored inno
cently : "mine's all tored Up. "
Mamma Vhat In the world are you two
quarreling abnuti
Llttlo Dick Nothing.
"Nothing , on ! "
"Yos'm. Dot lolt her box of candy here ,
nn' when she came back' there was nottilng
Freddlo had fallon3bvvn nnd hurt him-
bolf. llo was trying manfully to suppress
his fcollngs , but his uncle , who happened
to bo near , said : "What's the mattorl Cry-
lugi" "N no ; I I ninH crying. 1 guess
maybe my eyes are perspiring. "
Visiting Friona Why" Is It , Johnnie , that
you think Dr. Butlnr isn't a good doctor !
Johnny 'Causo ho never finished our baby
ho didn't put u huho'n.'lts ' uoud.
'
Tommy Can wo pluv ; nt keeping a store
lu hero , momma ) „ J
Mamma ( who has n hoadncho ) Certainly ;
but > ou must bo-very ( iat. .
Tommy Well , we'll jirotond wo don't ad-
'
vortlsu. "
Hnv. Dr. PrimroiO-rHpty is It y.our father
always comas home from'll'shlngon ' a Friday !
Llttlo . .Tohnnia'Causo he's then sure to
find a good assortment of fish In the luantot.
The "No. 9" Wheeler & Wilson Is the only
lock-stitch machine made that will maintain
an oven and perfect stitch atdifTorentspcods ,
Sold by Geo. Lancaster & Co. , 514 S. 10th st.
PAOTS ABOUT OMAHA.
Omaba has five public parbs.
Omaha has sixtylivemiles of paved
Omaha has ninety-two miles of sowers.
There are sixty public schools , employing
203 teachers.
There are twenty-two church and pnvato
schools , employing \ ' > 'l toaohors.
The school census shows ever 30,950 chil
dren of school ago.
Omaha is a cltv of churches , having 115
houses of religious worship.
There uro sixty-live hotels.
There nro thlrtaon trunk lines of railway ,
covering. 33333 miles of road operated from
Omaha. Ono hundred and thirty phssongor
trains arrlvo dally.
Omaha has tbo largest sinoltor in tha
world.
Omaha has the largest linseed oil works iu
tbo United State ; .
Omaba Is tbo third largest packing center
In tbo world. Last year the stock receipts
were : Cattle , 2,533.793 ; hogi , 7,100,805 ;
jbeop. 733.SH5.
Omaha has the largest distillery in the
world and turoa of the largest broworles in
the Uuttod States.
Omabtt has tbo largest white lead worki
In the worla.
Aside from the packing houses Omaha has
1(50 ( manufacturing oiitarprisos with a com
bined capital of fcj.UllS.OUO. Last year tholr
products amounted to S31,000,001) .
The principal shop ) of the Union Pacific
railway uro located lu Omaha. Tboy cover
llfty acres of ground und represent an out-
uy of fli,500,000. Thov furnish employment
to 1,1300 skilled mechanics and -OJ day labor
ers.
During the year 181)1 ) the real estate trans
fers amounted to $ l.l-.t,8Jl.
Tno actual real ostuta valuation Is $250,009 ,
000 , while the assessment for taxation is
Omaha has two nty banks , of which nine
are national , eight savings and three are
s'.nto banks.
During 1891 the clearings were $231,123- ,
.
J.i.
J.i.Tho
The po3tolllo3 receipts for the year were
t il,5SS. ) ' . ) . This department gave employ
ment to forty-six clorlts and sixty-six car
riers.
Omaha has ono of the most complete water
works system * in the wnrld. Tbo plant cost
$7,000,000 aim has 170 miles ot mums. Tno
pumping capacity is B5OlMfOi ) ) gallons dally ,
There are nluoty-Jlvo mljos of street rail
way , mainly clootrla Tha system employs
( iOO men and operates 273 ears. The monthly
pay ooll Is $ - 10,000.lPjr ,
I'opulntlon In I8M. . . . . . l.JJ 1,851
Population In ibflo ? iA\t \ lo.ust ;
ri'lHlhlttoil III InS ) ft , u iis
I'oinilatlon In IB85 Ul.blH
Copulation 111 16'J.I ' v JIM53
J > n.K.C. WHS'8
JIKNT.nupoclllo tar llyatortx tltttlutti , Klti , Nan
ralKltt , Ho.iUjoLio , Norvoiu 1'ruurutun ctuiuJ \ >
Icuhuior uibacuu.Vnkodl 4li -Montal Djiiroi.
tlon.Sottnomof tliallraln. oimUuIuiiiiltr. muorr
dceir.iluatli. ' I'ramntiira Ull Aio , llnrronuii , I/on
uf 1'uwvrln eliliorior. liupotonoy. l/uuourrluj a'lil
nil remalo Wuiknunj . liivoluntnrr Jxxtui , ripur-
uiutorrlioa 0.111110.1 . itr ovor-utoftlun or titljrala
toir-iibuioovur-lnauiiranco. A month' * trjatinjnt
II , u fur IX by mall , \Vouu \ irantuanlx tio-xoa to curj
Kauliorder forilboxui , vtUli II "III toad wrltlaa
Bumrunti'uH ) rofun'J If not curjd. Ouarunteu l iiul
onlr t > x Thuoiluru. ! ' . Iowl itrutf lni , iula uuont ,
outhunst corner ICtli anil l < 'arnuu t > , Oiimlia
CURE
AIIOW unl Complelo Treatuieut , eontlitlar ol
Bupiwtlturlei. ' Ointment la iupul ! < ii , alia la llo
mi(4 I'lllii u fotlilro Cure tar liilernal. Inliirnal
t Under Uloeillnii Itoliliu , ( Jliroula Kaoant or lioro.ll-
Urr l'll > . Tnli ICem J > ! ' never b un known to
U 1. 1 1 per box U for * J ; nlUr mill. Wnrtuaurfroin
tlilt lurrlblo dlietta wliau H wrlltta uuir ulDJ U
ixjiltlTelriflrtm wltUi ! boiei or refund ilioiuune/IC
not cured Bond itomu for'froe b ujplo. Uuarantaa
liiuad bjr Kulm A Co. , Druuk'lni , solo AgcnU , comer
1UH tuii Uuugui U H ,
Agreeable soap for the
hands is one that dis
solves quickly , washes
quickly , rinses quickly ,
and leaves the skin soft
and comfortable. It is
Pears' .
Wholesome soap is
one that attacks the dirt
but not the living skin.
It is Pears' .
Economical soap is one
that a touch of cleanses.
And this is Pears' .
All sorts of stores sell
it , especially druggists ;
all sorts of people use it
The
Latest
CHICAGO STATIONERY
Nothing
Better.
Our Writing-paper and Envelopes ; Wedding
Invitations ; Reception Cards are sent ,
nt reasonable prices , anywhere in the
United Stales. Send for samples.
METOAIiF STATIONERY COMPANY ,
( Late Cobb'a Library Co. )
136 Wnbash Ave. , Chicago.
The checker
board ot life la
strewn with the
debris of many n
disastrous move
on the part ol mis
guided players.
Many are reck
less players , with
butmtla thought
and still less care
as to tbo great
prizes to be won.
Defeat comes In
the lorm of phys
ical afflictions
which. If not
checked In time ,
lead to certain
death.
The Ills known
as NERVOUS.
CHRONIC nnd
PRIVATE DIS
EASES are a-
monci the most
disastrous effects
South Mth St. , W E. Cornur 14th nnd
Douglas Sts. , Oninha , Nob.
You SHOULD KNOY/
- A FACT.
opCHlcAQOMAKEASOAp
"WHICH HAS KO
STANDARD QUALITY
THE RIPANS TABULES regulate the stomach , liver and
bowels , purify the blood , are pleasant to take , safe and
always effectual. A reliable remedy for Biliousness , Blotches
on the Face , Bright's Disease , Catarrh , Colic , Constipation ,
Chronic Diarrhoea , Chronic Liver Trouble , Diabetes , Disordered
Stomach , Dizziress , Dysentery , Dyspepsia , Eczema , Flatulence ,
Female Complaints , Foul Breath , Headache , Heartburn , Hives ,
Jaundice , Kidney Complaints , Liver Troubles , Loss of Appetite ,
Mental Depression , Nausca , Nettle Rash ,
Painful Digestion , Pim- pics , Rush of Blood to
the Head , Sallow Corn- plcxion , Salt Rheum ,
Scald Head , Scrofula , Sick Headache , Skin
Diseases , Sour Stom- ach , Tired Feeling ,
Torpid Liver , Ulcers , Water Brash and every
other symptom or dis- ease that results from
impure blood or a failure in the proper performance of their
functions by the stomach , liver and intestines. Persons given
to over-eating are benefited by taking one tabulc after each
meal. A continued use of the Ripans Tabulcs is the surest
cure for obstinate constipation. They contain nothing that can be
injurious to the most delicate. Price : One gross § 2 , sample bottle
15 cents. For sale by Druggists , or sent by mail postage paid.
Address THE RIPANS CHEMICAL COMPANY , New York.
The UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS
that the
Behr Bros. & Go's.
Hnvo ndiilncil , nnil ( lie Iii''li ' prnisp- ( hey Imvo cliultoil from ( he world's MOST KB
NOWNEI ) ARTISTS , from tlio press anil from n public lei : prejudiced In favor ol
dor iimkes , Ills witto to iisiiiiuo Hint Ui3 luslnimsnt mint be ptnjasjol of UNCOil
MUX ATTKIHDTJIS.
MAX MEYER & BRO. CO. ,
Sole Agents , Omaha , Nebraska ,
Established 1866.
D3& . W. C. MAXWELL , Prest.
Graduate of llolloviiu Hospital Medical College. New \orh Ulty. Class of 1874.
16th and Howard Streets , - - Omaha , Nebraska.
FOR THE SUCCESSFUL TUHATMI5NT OF ALL
Giironic , Privaf sases ,
'
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THE SANITAKIUM is the most oomploto mil tin best equip led Institution of Its Idti
In tha Bntlro west. It contains fifty rooms for the ace Jinmodatlon of patients who may
require the constant attention of oxporlonnad physicians and nursui.
BOARDING will bo furnlshnd at reasonable r.xtsB. Wrlto for book on dlieasqj. malljd
free , to any address on application . Persons unable to visit us may bs tre Uod at home
by correspondence. All communications strictly oonlidontlil. Onoperaonal inter
view preferred , whenever convenient for patlont.
WRITS FOR QUESTION BLANKS to state the history of your oa > o. Modlolnesosuroly
packed and sent by mall or express. Address ,
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CmciiEsmrs ttiaucu. RED CROSS
a VtF H IrH Wi ' U tt Vbil IU < t
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HOME AMPPPliSfelHl&LiBg.
INDUSTRIES &
By Purchasing Goods Made at the Following Nebraska Factories. If you
cannot find what you want , communicate with the manufacturers as
to what dealers handle their goods.
AWNINGS.
OMAHA TBNT AND
Co.
Klnm , Immmocki , nlland
rubborclutliliiK. Hoiulfor
C'utuIc > K o. Ull Karnitrn
KREWBRS.
CIQAKS.
SMOKK HI-UK BUM , II.UKSKMN.
ClQAU. Hjicclul br nd umdo to
OUBUM RUnufociuio order ,
'
Jtcob I'actorr llirjl'atrlek uro
HloruBAJNurtbltftu.
DYE WOIIKB
OMAHA STKASI
Uvu Wo i IKS.
Clennlnit nnil djriiliu of
uvurr doicrlptton.
li.'l llowHrdStroot-
S. F. GlLMAK. OSIAHAMILMN'OCO
1013-li-ITN. ICth. Oltlcound mill ,
C. K. llluck , 13l3NortIi lOtli
FURNITUHE. | ICE.
CHAS. SIUVUUICK SOUTH OMAHA Icu
& Co. , Co.
Furniture , Carpotj and Offlco. 1031 Farnmn St.
Iirapurlvi. TulojitionoTJJ.
. 1101 turmuii.
IHON WORKS.
PAXTOK & VJKU- IKON
IKON WOUKS. WOUKS.
Wronirbt BDI ! out Iron Mfir. tim repairing ! ll
buildingwork , vuyluoi , kind * uaibtnor , til ri.
brun work , etc. Hlli it , 'lul. lil'J.
OMAHA SAM : ANIJ
IKON WOKKS.
Bufvt , raullt , J ll work
Iron fuultum and tlr
tc | > ui. U. AuUroa ,
tltb ud Jioktou.
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