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10 T1113 OMAHA DAILY BEKt srNIAY0AK(1EMBBll | 11. 18i)2-TWKNTY-KiR ) ) : PAGES.
OUT OF AN EARTHLY HELL
Incidents of Jacob Qerbor's ' Escape from
Siberian Exile ,
HOW A FORGED PASSPORT WAS SECURED
JWonrr nnil I.tirk I'niorril tlio 1'ngltltc- .
IVclli 1'lnycil Ilin Itlch Man
nnil I'nuiKMl the < lnnnU AVItli-
otlt Simiilcloii ,
Tlio escape of Jacob Orrbcr , nn Omaha
limn , from tlio horrors of Siberian oxllo Is so
rcmarknblo nn Incident In tlio mvfiil history
of Russia's ponnl system that constant In
quiry Is nmclo for further Information of his
cxpeHcnco. Tun HIR : enlisted Its efforts in
his bclinlf at the tlmo of his nrrost mid sc
oured on Investigation nt the Imnds of the
Washington nuthorltlcs who , unfortunately ,
could do nothing berauiso Mr. Qerberhnd
not completed his"citizenship. Its report of
his nrrost , sufferings nnd csaipo have
aroused the warmest sympathies of Ameri
cans wherever his story has been rend , which
is pretty nearly over the cntfro union , bo-
cnuso ninny prominent ilnlllc ? asked for
telegraphic accounts of hit nil ventures. The
victim of the czar's cruel convict system has
consented to glvo ft detailed account of the
methods and Incidents of his escape.
Mr. acrbcr is n Russian Ju\v with a full
beard nnd the usual facial characteristics ,
though thcso nrc not as pronounced as with
most inch of Ills class. Ho is n man of me
dium size , dresses well for ono In his station
nnd has no striking pccullatltles to attract
attention. His homo in Russia was within
flvo miles of Germany , to which fact ho owes
n tolerable command of German. Ho has
boon In America six years and spcalis Eng
lish fairly well.
His escape was easy compared with the
sufferings mid adventures of many who
mnlro the attempt. That was duo partly to
the fact that ho had money to carry out his
plans nnd largely to Ills Intelligence and
nudaclty. His life in America no doubt had
sharpened his wits and helped him to assume
the lordliness which was HO lilTcotivc. and it
is ono of the silking events of the Siberian
oxllo system that so simples n ruse as his
nJhoukl have worked so smoothly. Jlelow
Mr. Gcrbcr's detailed story of his escape ,
minim the accent , the grammatical lapses
run ! the frequent Interjection of "Verstehcn
slo" ( Do yo understand ) ? A ruble is equiva
lent to GO cents and a kopek to 0-10 of n cent.
"It was money and good luck that saved
me , " sajl [ the escaped exile , "When I left
America I took along -1.000 rubles , about
$3,400 , to glvo to my wife. There was no
hank in my.town.nnd we put the money with
n rich .man , who kept it for us.
"I was not condemned to work in the mines.
I was to bo a forced colonist for fifteen years ,
nnd when I came to Ilga I WHS sot frco to
innko a living us best I could. I soon made
friends with a rich Hebrew living in exile
nnd ho telegraphed my wife for money. Ho
said in the message , 'I have money with
, ' giving the nnmo of the man who
waa my banker , and my wife knew
the telegram caino from mo. It took the
message two days and It cost 2 rubles. My
wife answered that she would send ! ! 00
rubles , and my Ilga friend advanced mo what
money I needed till it came , ubout15 rubles.
" I got 11 place to board at 8 rubles a month ,
and in seven weeks my money came by mail.
"Under the Russian rules 1 was allowed to
roam about u certain district , providing I
had a passport and , did not stay in any of
tlio larger towns moro than three days. So
I got : i passport at Ilga , good for three
provinces for six months , and about the mid
dle of Juno made my first move to escape.
"I started for Irkutsk , the last important
plnco I had loft on my terrible journey to
Jlga. The first 200 miles I took a stage and
paid 10 rubles , imd the other lf > 0 miles I rode
In a steamer , paying 4 } rubles. I could stay
three days in Irkutsk to trade , but if I was
discovered aftoy that the soldiers would take
mo back to Ilga. So 1 found n Hebrew
family to stay with , nnd kept under cover as
much as possible.
"I went to church and made- the acquaint
ance of a Hebrew I thought I could trust ,
nud to him I told my story and my wants.
Ho said ho know a man who could get mo a
passport for nil Siberia and Russia for 50
rubles. The blank passes were kept by a
bookkeeper nt Irkutsk , who allowed 11 con
federate to steal homo of thorn. The clerk
had to nccount for nil the blanks , so ho filled
in the record book with the names of jwoplo
who seldom traveled. Tlieconfedernto-lilled.
oiit the passport in proper form , except that
ho forged the signature's and used a false
seal. I was told these two men divided the
" bO rubles between them. Each passport was
numbered , nnd ifmino had over been ques
tioned the forgery would probably have been
discovered. I would have been detained
until the ofllcers could telegraph back to
Irkutsk , when they would 1mvo uncovered
the fraud.
"Fortunately for mo my passport was
never demanded , und to that lucky circuiu-
stance I may credit my escape , but it was
undoubtedly money that helped mo. During
the three weeks I was in hiding at Irkutsk
I bought some of the richest clothing I could
find , und the fur hat I am wearing today is n
part of that outfit. My idea was to put on
the appearance of n nobloinnn or of n rich
traveler , as far as possible , in order to throw
off suspicion , and that trick worked to n
nicety. When I boarded the steamers I
hired n boy nt 10 kcpoks to carry my valise.
Only rich men in Rftssla do that , und 10
Icopoks Is n * small fortune to the poverty
Btrickon peasants over there. I bomotlmcs
almost brushed against the ofllcers in passIng -
Ing them , but they glaneod nt the bov
carrying my grip , then at my clothing and
the iwrtinnntvuu I had slung by n strap over
my shoulder and permitted mo to pass on
without question , evidently concluding that
I was a man of wealth or rank trawling on
business.
"My Irkutsk passport , thanks to my
clover scheme , was never once asked for ,
hut It might luivo boon n necessary docu
ment and 1 took every precaution possible
to ho provided for emergencies. My Ilga
pass was good for eight da.vb * journey to the
westward of Irkutsk , and as it was policy to
use it I had to conceal tlio other. Among
my traps was a ten knttlo , iirfll it was made
with a double cover ofInc. . Hetwcen thcso
two layers of metal the Irkutsk passport
was concealed , and at the proper llmo I got
it out by cutting off the edge of the cover
with my knlfo.
"IhofirstimportuntHlatloii beyond Irkutsk
was Tomsk , about 1,000 miles distant. 1 rode
by iwst for fifteen days , paying M ! > rubles.
II ortunatoly there went no other passengers ,
nud the guards nt the little stations evidently
never expected to see a Sllwrlim oxllo trav
eling in mich luxury , for they never guvo mo
any trouble.
' . "At Tomsk I had to wait six days for a
steamer , and I boldly Went to a hotel. It
took thirteen days on the boat at a cost of
10 rubles to reach Tuinlii. Two nights and
a day on the cars , costing 11 rubles , car
ried mo to 1'nrino , and there , for ri rubles ,
I got passage on another steamer for Nijnl
Novgorod. The Volga was very low. and this
lx > at ride took cloven days. MJul Novgorod
is an Important city In eastern Russia ,
and is famous for the great fair held there
vovor.y your. Merchants como from all ov
Kuropo and many parts of Asia with goods nl
every description to soil or oxchango. Mil
lions of dollars worth of men-hum ) iso change ?
hands ut ono of thcso fairs.
"On the Imat from Tomsk nnd again on the
Volga ! Imd follow travelers , Naturally thoj
out of curiosity Inquired whore I was going ,
1 represented myself as the salesman 01 a tr-ii
lueifhonCTTfjin China und us on my wuy tr
the Nijnl Novgorod fair. My appcarauci
carried out my story as far as a casual glanct
would go to show , and the inquirers wen
sat In tied with the meager information 1 vol
tmtfcorod to glvo them. H was a plausible
Btory , because tea inert-hunts du go to tin
fair byyny of Siberia , and it excited u (
suspicion ,
" , J , had communicated with my wife am
oskcd her to send another IO rubles to i
rabbi In Nljnl Novgorod. I reached that clt :
In the morning , found the rubbl , got tin
money mid loft by railroad the sumo night
2 was not only anxious to getaway Just u :
fast as possible- , but 1 might luivo cncoun
tcrcd other tea merchants at.tlio fair , whci
there would have been danger of oxiwsurc
A day and u half later 1 landed lnMosco\v
and I started immediately for the Genual
frontier. I crossed the border , but win
turned bad ; on account of tliu quuruuttin
ngulust cholera , I was in constant danger a
long as on Russian soil , and you nmy im
nKliVi > , if you can , the mental agony of lieiui
fieut back-in to the jaws Of a living death ,
"After two unsuccessful efforts to elud
the Gorman officers 1 mndo n long detour
nnd crosHod into the Austrian province of
Gnllcla. Hero I foil Into rt now danger. A
guide I Imd hired to tnkcMnn over the linn
wns n thief who had stolen some geese. 1
was concealed In his attic when theonieors
searched hit house and found mo. 1 wns
taken to jail , but a U-lbo of 15 rubles
got mo out nftcr I hud been locked up six
hours , In Gullela I received another ro-
mlttnnco ofJX ( ) rubles from my wife. . I
then started for Vli'nnn nnd traveled to
Drcmcnhs fast ns steam could carry mo. I
took the first steamer I could get nnd landed
at llaltlmore. When I touched American
soil again I fell down nnd hissed the earth
for very Joy. I hnd sufCored the tortures of
hell , agonies I would not willingly undergo
again for a house full of gold , and I never
felt safe until I knew I wns once moro In the
land of the free.
"I wanted to send n cablegram to my wife
from Baltimore , but 1 did not have money
enough. 1 landed In Omnha with only 10
cents nnd have not got the price of the mes
sage , so my wlfo doesn't know yet of my
safe arrival In America. She has not heard
from me since 1 left Vienna , but in addition
to the money loft from the 4,000 rubles I have
some property In Russia , so that she Is not
suffering. Three children uru with my wlfo
and I will bring them to America as soon as
I can dls ] > ese of the property In the old
country. Ono son Is already In this
country. "
irv..v imr.v OITS run
JitniM M'/illrimib / llilty.
Oosh't alinltdily , how things snap
Now't DulyN buck iisln.
SPZ tor mitur slid in v I'lnp ,
( ill onu lilu er siitliln' 'II drop. *
Iluv' tin- hlilitor take my nap
Now't Duly 'a back agin.
I'm er. ineechln1 oz n him'
Wen Duly Kltt tcr home.
llnv' tor he er I'll ketch Sinn ,
ThotiRh It KnrU'i- makes nut MIU'IUII ,
1 nl V In ti-r lti'ip things ca'm
Wen Duly gits tur borne.
Knlfo rome nnt'iol Wen J ct
Till Dcly not tcr liomc.
Allus thnilKlit'UMls right to set
In my .hlrl slvovi-s , but yon bet
1 ell points on otIUot
Wen Dely gits tur homo.
"Knt 'n' run shows d rod fill lack
Kr manners , " Duly s-cz.
UsterKoobto down my stnick ,
1'lek my teeth 'n' NMOVP rl ht back ,
Hut I liav * lerscl 'n' cluck
Huncu Duly scz her scz.
Mill you but our old hearts' houvo
Won Duly goes away.
Mann takes on tor wlilno 'n' grieve ,
Swan tur iiiiin of I'd believe
sKO IOHOMMIIO w'enMiu'd leave
Wen Duly goes uwiiy.
II Olll.n'S FAIll XOTES.
Iilaho U preparing to make .1 splendid eiliv
catlonal exhibit tit the World's fair.
A California World's fair beet is ripening
nt Santa Ana. Its weight is estimated at
! iX ( ) pounds.
Congress is to bo asked to appropriate
&SOOOQO to cover the entire oxpgnscs of the
national commission until its dissolution.
Tlio Illinois agricultural board appropil-
tiled $ -10,000 to pay freight und oxprcssago on
state live stock and poultry exhibited at the
World's fait- .
The emperor of Germany will not eome to
tlio Columbian exposition , but ho will send
over a bushel or so of royal souvenirs that
will bo hatidsomo to look upon.
Cardinal Gibbons earnestly endorses the
restricted Sunday opening of thu World's
fair In behalf of thousands of people wbo
would bo tempted to speml the day in dissi
pation. 4
That cabin of "Uncle Tom's" is declared to
bo standing , or it was until recently , just as.
Mrs. Harriet Bcceher Stbwe found it , at
Chopin Station , La. Whether it is the iden
tical cabin or not , it is to bo put on exhibi
tion at Chicago.
A jjlan is on foot to bring the army of Cal
ifornia golddiguers of 1849 together at the
World's fair in .lime. 181KI. The Argonauts
now living in California who have never re
turned east uro determined , according to report -
port , to mukoutho journey next year , taking
in the fair on llieir way.
The directors of the exposition have ap
propriated SIL'0,000 to erect a separate build
ing for the department of ethnology. This
building was llrst intended for the educa
tional cxlribit. The latter will bo placed in
the man'ufHcturcrs building in the space for
merly assigned to ethnology , amounting to
0,000 square feet.
The committee on ways and means has re
ceived another urgent application from pur-
ties in Spain requesting a concession nt the
World's fair which will permit the exhibi
tion of bull lighting. The committee has re
ceived a number of applications from Mexicans -
cans who are very anxious to erect uOobe
houses and bring on hero a few of their
countrymen to show their handicraft , espec
ially In Jiligrce hilver , feather work , and
Guadalajara pottery.
The advance agent of the sultan of .Tohoro
is in Chicago arranging for the visit of the
Asiatic iKitentato next year. The subjects
of the sultan number half a million und his
i-oynl domain covers an area of IH.OOO square
miles. Ills distinguishing characteristic is
his fad for diamonds , and when in full re
galia ho .strings ? 10OOfl.OOO worth of them
from his shoulders. Tlio royal party expects
to be present at the opening of the fair and
will remain in the United States several
months.
COSSVni.lHTIKS.
An engaged girl's tongue is most apt to
run away with her when she has a bridal in
her mouth.
The marriage of Hon. Alan .Tohnstonc and
Miss Antoinette Pirn-hot will talto place In
New York on the " 1st of this month.
The marriage of Miss Boulah Boutellier of
Koi'licster , N. V. , and Mr. Uyaui Murtin of
Chicago will take place on December 15.
"I'm dreadfully worried , " said one girl to
another. "Whyf" "Charley Chuggins acts
us If ho had taken our last .summer's engage
ment to heart. "
"I thought Jones expected to marry Miss
Lemon ? " ' 'No , never ; ho found she was
malting a doyen neckties for her brother u
Christinas present. "
The man who hesitates ubout getting
married because ho is afraid ho can't afford
It is the sort of a man no solf-re.spcetliig girl
should over marry anyway.
Ten bachelor wheelmen In Buffalo have
established a fund ns an encouragement to
matrimony. They have each agreed to de
posit fSO In the bank and tlio total sum of
SWX ) is to bo given lo the llrst of the number
who marrU's.
Miss Schlolchor , a pretty barmaid In an
JCdlnburgh hotel , has recovered $10,000 dam
ages from u Mr. Simpson , a guest of the
housot for broach of promise of nmrriago.
Handsome young barmaids como high , but
Scotch bar parlor customers must have
them.
A brilliant wedding at Kcdondo , a suburb
of Los Angeles , was that of Miss Kathleen
McCook , daughter of General A. McD. Me-
Cook , commanding the Department of th < !
AH/.on a , nnd Charles Craighead , u membct
of the law linn of Samuel Craighead A : Son ,
Dayton , O.
The vexed question of marriage In tlio sul
tan's army has been finally settled by the
minister of war , who has made the arbitrary
ruling that a lieutenant may have one wife ,
n captain two , : i commander three , and a
colonel or ofliccrof a higher rank four , which
Is the maximum manlier ,
The approaching marriage between scions
of two iamilies of conspicuous position in
Parisian society is a matter of deep interest
at the French capital just now. A daughtci
of the Duchess do Luyncs Is to wed the hull
of tlio Duo do Noailles. The bride's mothei
was left n widow at " 0 , her husband dying in
the war.
The engagement of Mr , Foxlmll Kcomt anil
Mis. Frank Worth \Vhito is announced. Mr
Kccno is a line , plucky young fellow with t
rich and vorV liberal father , who will prob
ably supply him with all the money ho cat
want in the pursuit of his favorite sport ii
hunting Holds und on the rare course. Mrs
White is u young and extremely prettj
widow , ti year or two older than her lianco
o
I > ru\v Your OH n Com-luiliiu.
Mr. J , O. Davenport , manager of the For !
Bragg Uedwood Co. , Ft. Bragg , Cal. , hui
this to say of Chumherlatn's Cough Kemedy
"I used It for u severe cold and i-ough nm
obtained immediate relief. In the For
Bragg Hedwood Co.'s store \vo have soli
lurgo quantities of Chamberlain's mud I
clues. " For sulo by druggists.
Salt und light nurer have to go ubout hunt
Ing for work. ,
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If you have piles DoWUt's Witch Huzc
salyo will surely euro you.
GOSSIP FROM THE CAHTOl
Contrasts In the Fdtas of Harmon and
Olovclandi
PLANS OF THE CABINET FOR THE FUTURE
Toiit-h nnd Go PurnrirnplK from ( ho TUMI-
iimtiyTlgrr to tlin 1'oct l.nurrfUo-
dill ] ) The .Moral nT
"ColtlTcn. "
Harrison's last message has boon penned ,
presented , perused and picked to pieces , and
yet It docs not sound like a > funeral oration
or the plaintive piping of a presidential can
didate who has been pounded Into the picture
of n Princeton punter. Ho has upologlrod
for nothing nnd tuken nothing back. In
many places ho reiterates his recommenda
tions as formulated in former messages.
There Is n strong Intimation too that the
other fellows will do well If they keep the
decks of the ship of state as well polished ,
her bottom ns frco from barnnelos , her log
book us frco from errors nnd her Hag Moating
ns freely as the crew who have manned her
for the past four years have done. The
country will not ask a cleaner administra
tion.
tion.A
A well known Chicago millionaire used to
say : "Ills hotter to bo born lucky than
poor. " Put in this wny the aphorism is not
quite ns likely to Hnd objectors ns hi the old
form.
Luck , good and bad , is not confined to men
who run horses , shako dice or play cards.
The flcklo goddess does not conlluc her illrta-
tlons to the sporting fraternity. Luck' fre
quently strikes the business man or i > olitl-
clan in streaks ns decided and Imnresslvo as
the ono that closed the career of Mr. Oak-
hurst of Poker Flat.
Since the opening of the year ISM what a
streak of 111 luck bus followed President
Harrison. First Ills premier , the foremost
mnu in his cabinet , not only abandoned him
at the beginning of the canvass for the nom
ination , but became his most formidable
rival. It wns a picco of the sumo ill luck
that gave the nomination to Hariison , for ,
in the light of subsequent events , no one
doubts that had Blalno received the nomina
tion , his defeat would have been quite as
overwhelming as wns Harrison's.
Then came that overwhelming domestic
grief , in the light of which the glittering
dross of political honors becomes the deadest
of all Dead sea fruits. Who shall attempt to
estimate the sorrow of the eminent mourner
when ho returned to the prsidcutial chamber ,
after having laid away In the silent tomb
her who had shared alike his humble homo
in the west , and this palace of the American
Ciusars ? Ill blow the chilling blast that cut
down this flower.
Again in November , when ho thought ,
good easy man , that the honors of four yours
agono were ubout to fall thick upon him ,
there came another chilling frost of ill luck ,
that cut down all these flowers of hope. In
states where , only four years ago , over
whelming majorities hud elected him to the
highest olllce in the land hardly an electoral
vote could bo counted in his favor. And
those that were recorded for him were by
majorities so meager that the setting to this
political moonstone could not be mistaken.
Finally as if to deprive him of the last lingering
goring link in memory's chain that grief
could claim for its own , the grim reaper
again invaded the white house nnd took to
Himself the venerable father of his late con
sort , the nonagenarian , Dr. Scott. Surely
President Harrison lias been breasting ad
verse waves for many a day.
Meanwhile , how about the lucky man who
is now the president-elect ( Where in the
history of the country , of striking instances
of good fortune , is there another case so won
derful as that-of Mr. Cleveland J A few-
years ago ho was not only poor , but glad to
bo the mayor , and even the sheriff , of the city
of Buffalo. A plain , unpretending bachelor ,
who for homo comforts wns glad to si in re a
glass of beer and u pretzel with a friend.
But Cleveland struck a lucky streak.
Then how ho mounted ! Lytton's Cardinal
Kichollcuspeaking of the phenomenal success
of 0110 of his compeers , said that It cost him
as many years to mount as high , as , in six
moons , his rival hud attained. But Bnradas'
promotions were not u circumstance to
those * of Cleveland. " Sheriff , mayor , gover
nor , president , and husband of ono of the
handsomest women of her timol WTiilo
president ho invested u few paltry dollars In
a Washington suburb , and lo ! a moderate
fortune is rcali/.ed out of the investment.
And now ho hunts ducks with millionaires ,
and has to hire bonded warehouses in which
to store the presents which are heaped upon
the "Princess" Ruth. Surely the Chicago
merchant prince was right it is better to bo
bom lucky than poor.
The cluss of operatives who are known ns
cabinetmakers are somewhat busy thcso
days. Harrison's cabinet Is still on their
hands , hut they have disposed of it some
thing in this wise :
Secretary of State Foster is to practice
law , making international cases n specialty.
Foster of the treasury , sometimes famil
iarly called "Charlie , " will return to the
charge of his many business enterprises lu
the Buckeye state. lie will also , so it is
said , keep his eye upon the senatorial toga
as a sort of contingent remainder should the
veteran Sherman conclude to lay his down.
Wnimmnla-r is understood to huvo designs
of enlarging his busincss'as soon as ho shull
hnvo turned over the Postofllcc department
to his successor. It is not imi > osslblo that he
may establish in New York city a store
similar to his Philadelphia emporium ,
Miller will return to his Indianapolis law
olllco and may again have his old associate ,
Ucu Harrison , for a partner.
Tracy will resume the law , but this time
in tlio metropolis itself , where ho can better
utili/o the knowledge he bus acquired of ad
miralty cases since he has been secretary of
the navy.
Uncle Jerry Rusk has not ns yet been
definitely disposed of , though when he has
transferred the ngricutturnl bureau it is
quite probable that ho will return to the
Wolverine state.
Klklns Is said to have a good many irons
In the Hie that will give him umple occupa
tion ufter the Bomowhut monotonous routine
of the war olllce.
But when the cabinetmakers undertook to
forestall the president-elect by constructing
that necessary article of presidential furni
ture they ran against a snag , struck a cir
cumstance , and have not yet been able to
nccurately determine "where they are at. "
Cleveland bus virtually informed these
dealers In cabinet wure that he considers
Unit he Is n pretty good cabinetmaker him
self. No Journeymen cabinetmakers , there
fore , need apply.
It is significant that the most cogent
reason given by its advocates for an oxtr.i
session of congress is that they nui.V
ndmlt ns states the territories of New
Mexico nud- Arizona , and thereby guln
four additional dcmocrutio senators. Some
people tnka the view that it is butter for the
country that one branch of the government
shall bo of a different political complexion
from the rest. A republican senate , they
claim , would be a proper check ujwii a deino-
cratio executive und house of representa
tives. Oppressive majorities need this sort
of a safeguard to hold them In bounds.
Shrewd republican leaders , however , claim
that the sooner the senate Is demo
cratic the better for the republican
party. "Give a beggar u horse . " they say ,
quoting the old saw , "and he will soon ride
to the d 1. " And who Is prepared to say
that they are not correct { How many times
lias the democratic parly apparently had the
future in its ow i bunds und how quickly
success appeared to have made it mad !
*
"The dlstrlbutionof > ubliep.itroimge , which
U considered to bo such nn clement oi
strength to the party lu power , is , ut the be
ginning of un administration , at least , an
embarrassment , Jf not nn absolute weakness.
To disHiiso | the plums without exciting envy ,
discontent and Jealousy among the applicants
Is nn impossibility. To appreciate the
wrangle which will tukb place when the in
coming administration takes the reins one
has only to note that before the echoes of
the election hud passed nway the steady
tramp , tramp of the legions of tlio great
American Orpheus O , Korrs was so pro-
nouuccd tluit Mr , Cleveland incontinently
.seized his grip sack nnd tied to the almost
inaccessible shores of Hog Island.
The District democrats are said to have
caused Cleveland more trouble about theil
appointments during his former term than
did the Illllng of fllUnc. other oftlces In the
country put together. They hnvo started In
already with a 'Wmfrel among themselves
over th < v Constltfjtu\n of the Inauguration
committee , rhnirnjflii Ilnrrlty of the na
tional committee wns linked to act as
referee , and came t/lbo capital for that purpose
pose- . Whether or not ho can snioothe down
the nifdeil backs Uf the uutcrrlflod remains
to be seen. It will he greatly to their nd-
rantngo If ho Iivrtwessful. If they com
mence stirring tip Mi % Cleveland before ho Is
fairly seated In hlK appointing chair they
will bo something Iftse the old lady who
waked up the llofisat the /fio by prodding
them with her ( mrafttil. She never mil know
what became of tWmmshndo , nor what went
with the rest of horisprlng costume.
" * V
Hon. Tom Watson of Georgia , who wns
snowed under In the early November storm ,
fnys that ho shall contest his opponent's
right to the sent on the ground of fraud. Ho
appears lo bo on Ihe wrong side to make
much of a showing In a contested election
case. When ho nets throligh with his con
test he will doubtless he In a Iramo of mind
to appreciate one of "Colonel" Ham's stories
told during the canvass about a man who
undertook to break U yearling mill.
The ambitious cattle tamer , lu oixlcr to
make sure that the nntmitl did not got away ,
took the precaution to fa.stin ( the lopp , with
the bull nt the other1 end , around his own
waist. The beast was yo'ung , but ho was a
thoroughbred , mid when the breaking pro
cess commenced ho "broke" out across
the fields nt n gait that indicated
ho hnd pneumatic tires on Ills heels. The
tamer only hit the ground lii the hleh places
ns ho went skipping across the Holds. In
their mad career they passed a neighbor ,
who yelled out : "Hello ! where aru you
goingj" "D-d if I know , " replied the bat
tered amateur cowboy , us he sailed through
the air. "Ask the bull. "
Watson's case Is nn Impressive warning to
politicians never to monkey , with the tem
perance question. The member whom ho
accused of getting so full of congressional
cold ten that ho was obliged to ask the
speaker where he "was nt" was returned
by nn overwhelming majority and will bo
found "at" his old stand. In a capital that
is as full of statesmen as ours is it is quite
natural that there should be some statesmen
who are full.
*
Prof. Tottcn , who should bo the president
of the llrst university established in the
world for the development of crnnhology ,
has propounded n conundrum , and , antici
pating the failure of the cndniun to answer ,
niniouiiccs that he will not for many days
disclose the solution to n waiting , not to say
gaping , world. In consequence of the failure of
the professor's previous prognostications rela
tive to the conversion of the earth into n
dismal ash heap , many poor negroes and
occasionally n demented white person have
a surplus of ascension robes on hand.
Then Biolu's comet was confidently looked
forward to to do tile trick and make the
robes and postrositrroctlon plumage avail
able. And now that this bulbous tramp of
nebulous infinity 1ms neglected to keep Its
alleged engagement , paradise plumage and
pearl street walking costumes tire nt very
nuch of a discount. The solution to the pro-
"essor's conundrum may advise thcso de-
udeit latter-day saints as to the disposition
f their wings , trumpets and harps.
The Tammany tiger is coming to Cleve-
und's inauguration if for no other reason
.ban to show the public that that many-
trippd animal is iim , as bloodthirsty as ho
s represented. Hojnuy not be so very
thirsty for gorc1 > ijt there can bo little
doubt that he wlUJiivve on nn awful thirst
"or olllce. UoubUcaf ; he will be fully us
hirsty in this wuy us Scnutor Gordon of
Georgia once was hungry. It was ut a din
ner where thcrqtfWcro several onlccrs of
both the union antbe ( confederate armies.
The conversation Pjid turned upon the
'ength of time wjilcji each remembered to
lave gone without anything to cat.
"Ah , " saiil Go'rdoii , "wo fellows can dis
count anything you federals can tell in that
way , for we didn'rljifvciinything to cat for
four yours. " v
There was iiotlujiHmore to say , because
ill the others had < jnade the mistake of tell-
'ng their experiences.first.Gordon's ' story
uid the udvantngc'oftljcing the last. As ono
of the complaiiit.4 6f thci'Taiinnauy tiger ,
relative , to Clevoljvn'd-a."former administra
tion was tha the , public crib was not thrown
open sufficiently -.vido io n'ppeaso that ani
mal's hunger , Gordon's four years of starva
tion is not n circumstance to the pangs-which
for more than thirty yourshuvo afllictcd
New York's royal ' ( Bengal T. T.
Dyrcnforth , who proposed to compel the
leavens , v1 ct uriiiis , to come down with
ruin , bombarded the sky around hero till the
'nvalids and nervous persons who did not
ike to be routed out by tremendous dis
charges of dynamite exploded at the un
seasonable hour in which the king of Den-
murk was wont to take his rouse drove him
out of the District. Since then he bus been
operating in Texas with no greater success ,
lie should adopt the plan so successfully
used by Mr. Wliircornb Rlloy's toad , us described -
scribed by himself :
" 'Sciirlous HUP ! " said tlio tree toad ,
"I've twittered for lulu nil ilaj ,
And I jrol up soon ,
And I hollered till noon ,
lint tlio htm jiiit blazed uway.
Till 1 just climbed In -ruwlNIi ( hole ,
\Vuury at lioai-t und sluk at soul.
"Do/pit awnjr for an hour ,
And I tui-Uled the tiling agin ;
And I sung anil sung
Till I knowcd my lung
Was Jpst about glvo'ln ;
And then , llilnk.s I , Kit don't rain now ,
Tlioio's notlilii' Inslngln' anyhow ,
"Onoo In'wlilloome fanner
Would coiiiu u-drivlu'piibt ,
And lio'd hoar my ciy
And stop and sigh.
Till I Jest laid haute ut lust ,
Ami holloiod tutu , till I thought my throat
Would bust light open ut every note ,
"lint I fetched her ! Oh , I fetched her !
Unii'.o a little wlillu ago ,
As I kind o' sot
With onu oyu shot ,
And ii-sliigln' soft and low ,
A voice dumped down on mv fuvorlsh biuln ,
' 'If ' hush I'll . ' "
Siiyln' you'll Just , ruin.
The Idea of having an American pool
laureate is being agitated , though of course
the discussion is on sumcwhat humorous
lines. Whltcomb Rilcy has many advocates ,
as being probably the most pronounced
American of them all. If , therefore , ho fulls
to get the wreath , ho is quite sure to "take
the cuke. " The consensus of opinion , how
ever , seems to bo that the custom is not
ndapted to our Institutions , any more than
would bo'tho uiiiioimeoinent that Thus &
So's mustard s the only kind in use at the
white house , ami that the makers thereof
are purveyors to Grover I ,
The now congressional library building Is
beginning to loom up quite conspicuously
and it will not bo so very long before wo
shall bo In u position to bo proud of our na
tional repository. When strungcis ask us
now to show them our national library wo
have to take thcnninTvir.several flights nnd
through a number lifrfark * alleys , and when
wo get there it is Irard-to tell whether one Is
in a coal cellar or tlM''Vnult to a brewery.
The now library' ivns u national necessity ,
and when it is linl.'ihtMiou its present elabor
ate und bcnutifiil-pljiu It will he u national
delight. , u n
Not rriini 11 J'ti'uJUclul Standpoint ,
"I do not recommend. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy from a HnlliVcJul standiiolnl , for wo
liavo others In tttot'Ir on which we make a
larger protlt , " say.s"Al"MngglnI. a paomlneiit
druggist of BrrfdWtulr , Pa. , "but because
many of our custouwrs huvo bx | > keii of it In
the highest praiso.i ) We sell moro of It thun
any similar prcpsuMtlun we huvo hi the
store. " For bald Uv djuigglsla.
Verdi has at lSt ; Jductod the principal
nrtlsts for "FnlstJff' ' ' , , A novel feature of
the opera consists.in Ifio fact that it is with
out chorus , further than ono of eight voices ,
which is introduced into the scene in which
the fat knight Instructs his followers to keep
Master Ford busily engaged while ho pays
bis addresses to Mis , Ford , Haiti ) has
not drawn his libretto entirely from "The
Merry Wives of Windsor , but hud taken opl-
pode.s from nil the pluys hi which FM.HjafT
appears and strung them together in u con
sistent und umusir.g story. The overture is
stated to bo exquisite. Ho begins with a
Joyous theme pluyod.on the flutes , which is
gradually taken up by the other Instru
ments , until finally the complete orchestra
swells out Into u sonorous piuun of revelry ,
This volume of sound diminishes again blowly
until H strikes the exact key of Fulstalf's
laughter , which Is heard behind the scenes
as the curtalu rises.
You don't want ii torpid liver ; you don't
want a bad complexion , you don't want u
bud breath ; you don't wunt n heuduuho ,
Then UBO Do Witt's LlUla Karly Risers , tin
famous little pills.
ONI ! WOMAN'S ' DAY IN OMAHA
"Oonntryjvoman" Writes Gushingly of Ilor
Ecccnt Expcricnco ,
SHE OWNS A REMNANT OF THAT BOOM
rooptpSlio Mot While rnlii | > Tntc-s Went
Shopping nnd .Mildo 1'ort limit Ob.
cr\-i tloni Snw tliu Chil
dren Dntite.
I nm fortunate ( or rather unfortunate ) In
being the owner of a small "bit of land" In
one of the many additions to Omaha , pur
chased when the "boom wan on. " Visions of
what I would do with the profits arising
from the sale of this valuable property
were as numerous ns tlio schemes devised In
the fable of the milkmaid of whom we used
to rend such glowing accounts In Webster's
spelling book.
Some few years have passed , and the
choice bit of land ( planted to corn the past
season ) is still mine , nud the tax assessor of
city nnd county fulloth not.
Ono day last week I went up to
Omaha for the solo purpose of add
ing my mite to the overflowing
treasuries ofottr . city and county. First ,
the county treasurer's olllce In the court
house : up those stone steps tint 11 you wonder
If there Is such a thing us the topmost one ,
but It is reached nt last , nnd , pushing open
one of the heavy doors 1 Hnd myself in the
long corridor of the house of justice. The
door at the left opens moro easily , nnd I um
in the treasurer's oHicc.
A courteous clerk listens attentively while
I give him the name of addition , lot ami
block , nnd then , quickly turning to the book
nicks , Is soon Illllng out n blank which ho
hands me. , nnd says : "Please pay ut
the window. " The treasurer's nnmo is
signed here. You pay your money , nnd with
the tux receipt neatly folded in your pocket-
' ) ook , the business hern is ended.
The city treasurer's ofilco Is now located In
ho new city hull nnd fortunately on the first
' .oor . near the entrance. Workmen are still
iiislly engaged placing the marble slabs in
the corridor , "u la favour" Bclndorfl' , or
Bemls which is it ?
As 1 entered door of the city treasurer's
nice the prospect of paying city tuxes that
ay was somewhat uncertain , for u line was
'orincd from the cashier's window to the
oorwuy , composed of men , with the execp-
lonof one or t\\o Indies , who looked some-
ivhnt impatient , 'to ' say the least. At the
icad of this line directly In front of the win-
low was a wealthy capitalist of yourcitv.iand
ivhen I say ho held the for fort thirty minutes
' do not think the statement will bo a pre-
aricution. Ho has houses and lands un-
old , and it seemed to me he was paying
, uxcs on all of them that December after
noon.
The great , good-natured clerk inside the
railing wns as culm ns a summer's day , now
mil then sending out a pleasant word or
greeting some newcomer in the line. But
he man who seemed perfectly indifferent to
.hoso . of us who waited was the capitalist
limself , doubtless thinking with the frocl ,
Ho serves who only stands nnd waits. "
While waiting there cume to my mind n
story of this same man , who , 1 nm told , is
very methodical and systematic in all his
business nflairs , his legal papers are written
ivlth great cure , t's crossed und i's dotted.
The story runs thus : In the summer of
887 , the year In which so many real estate
runsfors were made in your city , this gen
tleman loft In the county clerk's olllco a
lumber of deeds to be placed on record. It
; o happened that one of the clerks mistook
the letter H for 1C. und so recorded it. A
, veok or two later the gentleman caVd ! ; for
lis papers , and also called for the -cord
book. His eagle eye was not long in dutect-
"ng the error , and calling the deputy's attcii4-
-ton to the fact lie proceeded to berate all
. -ccording clerks , and ono in particular.
The deed was loft to bo recorded but not
until ho had written on a strip of paper ,
which ho carefully pinned to the inside of
the document these words : "The i-lork who
recordeiMhis deed in book must bo a
fool. " 1 think the story was recalled by
seeing him pinning his tax receipts each one
carefully in place.
But he is through nt last , nnd in duo time
my chance comes at the window , where I
leave a fewjthining silver dollars , which
look very modest beside the pile of bank
bills the man of so much wealth left , no
doubt reluctantly.
If next year I should still bo the happy
possessor of the lot in cornfield addition , I
will tuke an curly train to Omaha some day
und pay my city taxes while the capitalist is
still sipping his coffee and reading the morn
ing papers.
There was n "basket sale" at ono of your
leading dry goods stores the same day , and
the display of thcso goods in the largo win
dow was a pretty sight indeed. Following
the crowd 1 entered the store , "Just to ask
the price,1' you know. One docs not need to
stand in line at one of these sales. Then ; is
much good nuturcd Jostling aiul pleasant
words of greeting with friends , while
above the din is heard , "Oh , Nell ,
isn'tthis just too lovely for anything. "
I cannot resist the temptation to purchase
a glove basket , a delicate affair , so evenly is
every piece woven into its proper place , that
each one scums to involve hours of lubor. I
ventured to usk if thcso wares uro made in
America , und the bright-eyed little miss
says , with n toss of her head : "No. indeed ;
they are imported. " There is a well-dressed
lady near us , evidently intending to pur
chase , for wo hear the following conversa
tion :
"I would like to find n busket with u bun
dle , a pretty little basket , for burnt
mutches , "
Clerk Why , do you save " your burnt
matches !
Wo look up in time to see a smile flitting
over the features of the lady , while she
quietly says : " 1ill take this one. "
Perhaps when the family was together
after the evening dinner the dear little
mother tied a bow of some fancy colored
ribbon to the basket and while
fastening it to tlio gns fixtures , told tlio story
of saving tfie burnt matches.
It was the sumo afternoon when a friend
said : ' 'You have an hour before train time ;
come over to the armory and sue the child
ren dance , " und so we found ourselvcfTin the
old building where at different times in by
gone days 1 have watched "the wheels go
round"the ( roller skates ) . Hero too , I have
attended divine service and heard tliu good
Dr. Sherrill. But n different scene meets
my eyes. Now sixty little luds and lassies
uro keeping perfect time to the musle
with tiny pattering feet , I um
sure if I lived In Omaha I
would go often to see these
little folks dunce. It is ns natural
fnr a child to danca as n bird to .sing , nnd
why not let them J There was no loud talker
or boisterous manners. Occasionally n bright
boy would dunce on one foot while the mas
ter WUH looking elsuwhero , but the muster ,
patient nnd kind , seems to Inspire his pupils
with the'thought , "I must bo on my very
good behavior } oduy. "
Those of us who were raised dov.n east
among the Puritans never hp.inl of u duncliig
school for children , ut least I never did , hui
I remember when n child , of buing very much
interested in n picture in Hui per'H Monthly
a picture of Prlnco Turvnytop with violin
under his arm touching sonui very prim look
ing little girls ho\v to dance , I think it is
Mrs. Opio who gives us a pleasing descrip
tion of her French dancing master , called
Christian , for whom she hud n warm regard.
Years passed by , nnd accompanied by hot
husband und u friend , she returned to hei
native land to visit the old Dutch church.
She sajs :
"The two gentlemen were engaged In look-
lug ulxnit and making their observations
und 1 , felling somewhat cold , begun to ho )
nnd dance UH | > U the pavement whore I stood
when my e.vcs chanced to full upon the slnl
below , and I started ut beholding the wel
known numo of Christian engraved there. . '
hud actually been dancing upon the gnivo o !
my old master , he who first taught me to
dunce. "
One never tires of reading of this sweet ,
graceful lady , who wrote uuch clinrmlii *
stories , noted for their moral excellence unt
literary beauty.
I cannot wait for the "going homo hour'
of these little folks , but , saying uood night
to my friend , turn my fnco towurd the union
depot. When I um quietly scaled In my cm
I look out um | the foundation or ruins of
the would-bp depot mid notice KnglUh spar
rows housekeeping In the nooks and comers
of the Hist story , unmindful of railroad mug
nates and injunctions.
But the conductor uulls "All ubourd ! " and
so ends my duy iu Omaha.
COU.NTIIVWOMAN.
This is the time of year
when the weather puts
in its best licks. Some of
our contemporaries ap
parently are greatly af
fected by what the
weather does for they are
blowing at a great rate ,
but they can't sell
OVERCOATS
AT AS LOW PRICES US WE 00 ,
OVRROOATB.
Full cheviot sack overcoats , with
and without velvet collar , in
gray and brown. They
worth $4.78 , now '
m
Fine chinchilla overcoats , in blue
and black ; yoke and sleeves
lined with silk , with an elegant
cashmere lining on the balance
worth $12.SO , now * ,
All our kerseys , meltons , Irish
frieze , all sizes and imaginable
styles , some worth $18 , any of k
them worth $1O to $12 , now K *
/i /
Beautiful Shetland frieze ulsters ,
in three different shades , extra
long , big collars and double-
breasted
Our Oxford gray-ulster without
lining , double-faced , 84 inches
long , full length , is very desir
able at $7.5O , now
Genuine Sealskin Caps , worth from $10.00 to $18.00 , re
duced to $5.00 on account of broken sizes.
In no length of time these snap bargains
will be gone , so if you want one you must
come quick.
Columbia Clothing Co.
Cor. 13th and Farnam.
! in no way injurious to luviltli. anil that Itis decidedly more nutritious tlmn
other Cocoas. It I'lcoitiiinl v'U'uro" nnd hlKhly digestible. The iiuotiitlons in cur
tain Advertisements ( from Trade rivals ) from my hook on Thcrapcutlesn.ro qtillo
, nnd tV HOUTIN'H COCOA. "
ff cannot possibly apply t/ > :
The false reflection \&NllmiiKli'Hl''iaco\.isllinirJFtrttinllur HIP very
authority cited to injure it , is tliprrliu prompted to Qire it a veni Itnnilxome testimonial , n
REMOVAL
VAN COTT JEWELRY COMPANY ,
For Thirty Days only wo will ollor our ontit-3 stock of DlaniTida und
Christmas Jewelry and Silvorw.u-o ut loss th-in minufuoturor'd O03t.
a
Fourteenth and Farnam Streets-
win move Jnn. 1 , to N. W. Cor. ICtli and Pnrnam. SAL'KS KOK PAIr 3
53TiW sS3liicii5i
SUFFERING"
FROM
Female
Weakness ,
IL Catarrh or
i Rheumatism ,
Nervous or
Private
Diseases ,
bO , CAUL ON
Dr. Searles & Searles
Consultation Free.
For tbuTrcatnivnt of
Chronic , Private and Nervous Diseases
> IAT,1 ! AND I'KMAU ? .
ALL BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES ,
ORGANIC WEAKNESS AND DIS
EASES OF NO MATTER HOW
LONG STAN DING Oil HOW OFTEN
PRONOUNCED 1NCU1UBLU.
NERVOUS DEBILITY
I'll.r.S , FIS'IUI.A , I'lPMillK , iioriiiiinontljuuruil
without tlui nee of kiitro. Hcntiiro or cnunllc.
All innlmtlca lit n prlvntu ur dollunlu nuturo , of
I'ltlii-r BUX , pOBltlvaly oiin-il ,
Toll on ormhlroas , i\ltli stump fur Clrouliim , I'Vco
Hook und ltcrlica | ,
Ul , oCQl'uS ' U uGQflGS , Oilllllin , ,
Next Door to l'o liillU-a.
Omaha's Newest Hotel
COR. 12TH AND HQWARO STS ,
10 Ituoms nt t-.M for Uuf.
MlHoomn utllOU ) ivr < inr-
W ) llooiiin nilh Hath ut HIM I'onliiy. '
SO UOOUIB with Until nt t. < 50 to U W P
OPEN EL ) AUGUST 3 si.
Moilnrn In Kvury Hnnprrt.
uriiUliod Throughout.
C. S. ERB . , Prop. - _ . _ . -
FAKNAM ST. , Between 15th und 10th
Streets.
llnvliriiSMimoil llio inniiiiKOinciit nf the
Mercliaiith' llutul , I will iiiuKu uuuli lmirovu- |
inunth uml chuiiKVii u * will inuKo I hit linusu
ODD of tlio best : U Hlilull tiiatoji In Oinaliu.
TliurciiiilraiiionU nml w.-uiiu of all p.Urons
will l > c.irufullr uttfcnilcil to Helm mutt
contrullyluuiitcil thli'liotolorfor * bpeulul nt-
tructlonsti ) tliu trivullii ! { pillule. A i-onllnu-
unuouf lUforinorllhural | ia.truim p Ureipui-t-
fully utkcd. W. A. 1'AXTON , JIL
OJIAHA , Uec. 1 , W/i.
DOCTOB : IfficGBBW ,
BIPEO1AIV. ST-
ln ttia trostiuunt of nil forms of
Privalo 7JAseavSOs. U
And nil Woaknnia uml IJlnonlor of
? with loss of CouriiKO , Ambition iiutl VI.
mAT inllty. Kitiliti'i'n yt-nri or the mo t ro <
irnrkiiblu riuiui. In tliu liunlmcul of this clam ol
illkruiti'ii , Hliloli IK prunm lijr the iiiilri'r .il lonllino *
nynf tlicMiHntnls who Invo beuu liinud Wrltufui
circulars uml iiuuatluii Hit.
/-if/i mill J'nriniin .Sfn. , Om if/n , A'ob
UV
DR. SNYDER ,
THB SUCCESSFUL Ooasirr SPECIALIST
. WffirM > IKInru treat-
etrc'atiuuiit,16 JUj.
The fotlowlni. pomoiin hnvo taKuu tro.ilmont ol
Dr. Hnr'lor ' , with Icm of iTuliiht nt itlvon linloir ,
They will ohiiuifiillriiiiirer ) all Inqulrlm If olaiupi
uru lnulo.'uJ.
Ik lore , A/or Josi ,
Mits. iurnii : , r. JCMINMIN ,
I'licliloJuiii-tloii. luvru 32) tin. HTIl > . 17Klb
/M.IciiiUri.K ,
Oregon , Mci , . . , . . . SW" IM " IT4"
HJI. < nri : ,
Oiiiro. Wl 31'J" ' 20i" 1IJ5"
HiMru.v VAN W I.(111.1 ; .
rrnnklln , III. . 121" 233" 1MO'1
' n. lilrtwulL Cal ' . . . . .278" Ki3 10(1 ( *
Mm. H.4IUII llAii.NKU ,
Ull bo , Klftli-Bi.
l.earc-nworlli , Km , . . , , 272" 170' 108
PATIENTS TREATED BY MAIL. .
pUrrJuif , ltd lnufiv ulmc j , Imruili-irfftna no had
.aocu. Htrlrtlr ranlklvulUI. 1'ur circul
tlwonlaU uddieM Hli Co. lu i > tau > ; ,
DR. O. W. F. SNYDER.
McYlcker's Tlicatro Bldrj. , Chlcano , lit.
' | 'IIK CUOWN OK IIKAimV A I'Jlll-l
limit , l.iuiu-i1 Cocoru , lll iC Hlf DlJ Inc-i-mi
thutliuof rout bu l fiom tbruo lo llva Inrlicioi
iiionor Iff uniti-il. I'llcu , II.W. Himleil imriiiularl
Uuttamp Coriv l > oailaiic iacruJir coptldvutUM
Luvuru llatbr , tt. Juinib , Uo.
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