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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1893)
TTTK OMAHA HATTY rVNTnAV l\fATnH \ 12 1RB3. PULSE OF WESTERN PROGRESS Maroli in tbe Grow Bessrve in Montana. ENOW BOUND IN MOUNTAIN WILDS Front * of Mil-tip lUlnlnc In H riic liijr TOttnr 1'nwtir Varioti * T lifirnfmt Sidr l.lc'1 ' * < " > In iku Iluinmlnc * t. Trouble is brewing between the" Crow In- fiiane and the vrtiitcs who invested in tbe reservation laud reconUy reded to tbe gov- nninicut and thrown oj > en to settlers in Mon tana. Considerable gun play bus been in dulged in on both sides , resulting in a few funerals The cause of ttie trouble la not ex plained in the accounts. It is more than probable avaricious bind hunters are re sponsible for it , because heretofore the Crows have been friendly to the whites and ctaumth allies of the government. The Crow reservation is almost as great LHSew.lcrsrj. stretching along the south bide of the Yellowstone for about 400 miles end extruding southward to the Big Horn mountains nnd to tbe "Wyoming line IJich bottom laudi , mountains of mineral and tnii'ts of primitive forest are comprised in this territory Tin- Crows are blowly solving the problem of civilization , although their inrlinotion to peaceful pursuits is some times rudely disturbed by the raids of their immemorial enemies , the Ph-cuus , and It is not in the nature of the Crows to forcro retaliation Were the reservation di vided among the members of the tribe each buck , squaw and papoose would receive 1WK ) Hires. If OJIP travels through the Big Horn rallcy In these days he will Und it dotted with cabins that are surrounded by corn and vegetable patches In a few instances dugouts for the winter storage of crops have been constructed and -ven stables built for Mon tana cayuscs which have lieeii broken for harrow and the plow These signs of indus try are evidences that the strenuous counsel of army ofllcors and the Indian ugcnts to take up lands in severally -have not been dis regarded , but it must lie admitted that the -work of rcderajrtiou is slow , for the hunting grounds of the Crows arc still more alluring than t.he productive toil of the ilelds That nubhtautial progress is belne made , however , nm.\ lie Judged from the fact that whereas tbeie Indians n few years ago possessed only Iielts , robes and wild bronchus , their wealth jioxv includes many farming implement ! . , II.IKK ) ponies , 2MK > bend of cuttle , and in tiumberable pigs , sheep and fowls. TVrrllilc izporiruo lu Mountain Wild * . A party of four elk hunters returned to tTauima "Wednesday after a thrilling and nlmost fatal experience in the wilds of uorthweitern Washington. The party istarted out in January1 to bunt elk on the upper waters of the Wynofehoe river in Chuhalis county. When the great .lanuury finovr storm came they were imprisoned , and Jiovr only just been able to ream civiliza tion again. From Tucoma tht'j went to Sheldon and made their way theuc-e across the mountains to the upper waters of the "Wyuocchee. The start from Sheldon ) was made January 1. A fortnight's , liuuting showed a record of eleven elk , and the men were about to break cump On the day when thev were to start out the snow storm began and raged for sev eral days The snow was light and soft , vD that the men were unable to make their wnj ubout in it without sinking to their waists The storm was n terrible one. The roof .SOf thnir rubitt broke down with the weight ofe. HUOW and occasioned them much trouble. As the imprisoned men had finished up their provisions with the intention of leaving at once and had only kept a little of the elk meat they soon exhausted their supply of food. The snow was eight feet deep on the low laud , fifteen und more in the drifts. They were kept busjus lhf.\ said , rustling for wood. Hav ing no aics tliei could only break off pieces nud cut twigs with thenhunters' knives ! Finally their food ran out altogether and tti y hadnothingforthroedays. One evening uu eagle lit tin a tree about twenty rods from camp nud this they were able to shoot. In the uighl ml ull ; iidtiiidtired past the L-ump : through the snow , but the men were so ex cited and so weak that the eichtecu shots -which they toed at the uuimnl were unavailing Next day they started out to run the elk down , and found him not far away , helpless hi the snow. They cauf nt and killed him with n knife A fortnight after a deserted hunter's cabin was reached b } one of the men and in it was found an ax mid a good supply of salt , the two things axof which they stood in the greatest need. With the ax wood was split and hewed , and snow shoes -wore made , by means of which the onen made then ; way down the river They are greatlj emaciated and very weak. They nuy that their cravings first for suit mid then for bread were something indescriba ble. They were for thirty-one ooys with out other food than elk meat , und they re- liortthat the severity of tlio storm - reus doincthiiig unheard of among the hunters of the district. Nlii < tit State Senator .Tool J. Hurt and several other -prominent ilockmasters unite in the Htntoment that the sheep busiuess ns now conducted in Wyoming pays 75 per cent t n year. The rapidity with which the wool mouarehs have acquired wealth really bears out this claim of enormous profits. Mr. Hurt , for instance , was but a few years ago struggling along witu a small iiuuch of steers. Ho saw nothing but "hard times ntiuad f or the beef industry and in despair concluded to battle with the vicissitudes ilrof , Xhe sheep business , Improved methods wore cominc into vogue -when he took : u Hack on shares. Hurt is a progressive wan and n hard worker. Hevus one of Ihe first to see that a ranch was not needed in the sheep business. All that is uec-cssari is -wagon to .follow each flock. Your sheepman's headquarters are not ilied. Plucks ant grazed to the north in summer uud to the south in winter , thus accommo dating the ways of the wind. The only locul- 4ti arrangements , are to deal satisfactorily with the tux collectors ana tu make dipping , xhcuriug ana shipping points Flocks in Wyoming are remarkably ireo from disease. U'he loss by storms has lieen of no account whatever since skillful men -went iuto the liuhinoss. When u blizzard comes on the band is budded in the shelter of cliffs. Tlio only 'uuust1' IB that sht > e.P must bo run in atop age brush country When snow is deep they thrive on the leaves and light brunches of the brush They are trailed over dis tinctively grass country in the summer J D. Woodruff , who was a cow boy less [ than eight years ago , is now the owner of IfiU.lMK ) Bheep , has nioue iu bunk and numer ous other investments. J. B. Okie started with MX ) sliwp nine years , ago , now has 20- < MK ) und is wealthy , .lolui Martjn was u herder seveu yuan , ugo uud now bus 8,000 ) lieml and mom\\ George Miiddeii was a herder in IKMi.now has HO.llOO und in.OOO btuiop A list like this might be extended lieyoiid two st-oro. Hurt says u niuu with ST > . ( KM1. or its equivalent in nerve , industry or tin. friendship of a ilookniuhlcr , can make u fortune m bheep before he knows it. Sutru'H Immi'MHi , Jluth IIou n. A bath bouse that Mr. xAdolph Sutro is having built on the harbor shore near San Francisco gives promise of being one of the wonders of the Pacific coast , bo vast is the scale of construction. It is situated in Lheu natural cove iuto which sweeps the line i of surf To break its onset und protect the building a mussire sea wull has IHHJU built. On the iuuor side of It i an iuolosure with 4i tarpueity of IIKHIIKK > gallons of water , uud UlJiKHint to this are six apartments or th - iug tanks , -which are to bo filled orn the large reservoir with water ut various : tonipuruturt's. to suit the bathers. JJo jmmpiug will IK ) necessary , the flow from The oo ! uu Idling continuous bv reason OIUof the conformation of the cove which is that of horseshoe In the calmest weather all the tanks can t * iillud in iiftv minutes. The -vviiBto water is carried bjiiinB far out .to ua. Back of the baths tiers of neat * are 'to ' be raised for the accommodation uf thou- r.unds of sKKtui < irs The dmtsiug rooms , 400 in numlKsr , will be iduued under the seats and ou uvc different Hoar * . They urt > to bo Ibiishttd handsomely with natural woods uud jirovidod with the l esl apjiohitmeuU. . Ou o h 1loor there will ultto Iw a clubnxim ) JUuvatom will curry iiatron * from iiturj into Htory Over all tboro trill be a roof ol plaai IC.O by 250 loot At night tlio building will bo lighted by elpctricttr A stage for dra- rnatir performancennd & promenade on thn roof for URC In sunimt-r arc ulno feature * of tbe scheme. Tbe work of construction will take a year ftufl a half from vrhieh alane the magnitude of tlio enterpri6 may tir Inferred. owcr. A corporation ha boon formed In Seattle for the purpose of harnessing the orator power of Snoqualmlo falls and transmit tbe power to the dty The power of Snnquaimie falls Is suffldent to ojxu-Bte all the .machinery and all the street railways lu Seattle. They pire power greater in proportion to the quantity of water in thorn than Xtacura falls , as they are ! ifW feet liigh , while tbe height of the American fall at Niaparu Is 107 feet , and that of the Horseshoe fall Is 15S feet. A number of turhiue wheels will be placed at the foot of the falls and will transmit tbe pnwcr to shafting which will wnvey H to an immense electric plaui on th < < hanks From tbi * plant the electric rurrcnt will lie carried by Btroup underground cables in nn almost air line to the dty , whore the current will be di - trllfutod by Bmallor wires to the point where it is to be used What numlior of horse power can bo developed by the falls has only been roughly estimated , but it runs into the hundreds of thousands. The economy to lie effected by the use of this prcat natural power is enormous. On the basis of nn initial expenditure of KKK ! ( > , - IKKI , it is estimated that power can IIP sup plied for only 110 jKjr cent of the cost of fuel alone in the present ( Jectric plants , irre spective of the wages , first cost and cost of maintenance. bnlid Muriii In H l > f > HOrt. Accounts and illustrations of sand storms in the great Sahara desert occupy consplcuw oufc places in school books , but one will search in vain for similar treatment of American deserts , yet storms occur periodi cally in these desolate regions which equal in fury those of Sahara , iu proportion to urea. A storm of this kind raped in the desorf near Pha-uix , Ariz. , tun days ago. The wind readied a Telocity of from forty to eichty miles per hour , and evorytliinp loose was carried before it The sand dunes of all sizes on the desert were lifted and shifted from place to place , assuming now and fan tastic shapes Often it looked from the car Arindows like a prent sea of powdered r.iiow rollinp tilllow upon billow across the desert. Then a contrary gust will catch it , hurl it hiph iu the air nnd obscure every thing The stiarp particles nnd even small gravel strikes one ( in the face and bauds with such force as to make him fool as if be was being pelted with small shot When travelers on the desert are caupht by such storms the only way to protect themselves if , to sit down with their hacks to it , cover their faces and wait lor it to subside How thn 1'rlHnmir r.Hcn } > cl. The other day when the Union Pacific train stopped ut Rock Sprinps , Wyo. , a deputy sheriff pot aboard with a prisoner who hud been committed for wife heating nud wus being taken to the prison at Green River. The officer took his charge into the smoker and remained with him until the train pot In motion , when he went back to i tnt1 first class coach to chat with some lady friends Ttie conductor came through the smoker , saw the prisoner , and demanded his ticket , supposim ; him to be an ordinary pasHouper The wife beater had no ticket and no cash , and , in obedience io the iron clad rulefc of the road the train was stopped and he was gently ejected The conductor 1s noticed that he struck a Maud S gait as soon as he touched the ground , but thought nothing of it. In the next coach the deputy sheriff stopped the relation of & choice hit of po.sbip to hand the conductor two tickets with the information that one of them was for a prisoner in the smoker The surprised conductor broke the news pcntly , nut the next station was reached before the official rccorered from his astonishment. Urtiut 1 Hut to. Butte , Mont. , is a great show town. The town itself is a show of no moderate girtn. Founded and built on Innumerable reins of silver and copper nud frescoed perennially with the prime and thrilled with the hum of great industries , it is peerless in its class. Sports and sporty people there hibernate and operate wide opuii. But its variety halls are u. siph't. The.v are to' BUtte what Chinatown is to San Francisco. They run "all nipht till broad daylight , " as the song goes , nud close then merely to give the bottle tle rusher a chance to sober up. A late play bill announces in mellow tones the at tractions that are common there : "Great success of the Spokane Falls circe. Miss .Lil lian Mason , the $100,000 beauty , the defend ant in the celebrated sensational divorce suit now pondiup in Spokane , Wash. Cor- cow , the millionaire brewer , sued for $100- 000 foralionatiup her affections. " "Goldie , " n dancer , "having recovered from wounds received In the sensational Whipple-Buise shooting tripedy , inwhich she so miracu lously escaped death , " is also on the bill. lliiortlc In Jdahn. The late Idaho legislature did not , appar ently , achieve a high reputation for honesty. Governor McDonnell has addressed a letter to the district attorney for Boise City calling ; attention to "the notorious fact" that bri bery was practiced , and requesting him rite institute proceedings to bring the guilty to justice. The governor declares corruption was not confined to any-party. Members of all parties were susceptible to financial ofn fluence. "It matters not where the ox may fall , " says the governor , "whether upon republicans , populists or democrats , your duty and the duty of ever.\ peed citizen is to see thut the charges ure sifted to the bottom , that the guilty oneb are punished and the honest may receive their just meed of ten mendation. If this cannot bo stopped , and : if men. cannot be prevented Iroin coming ro und openly and boldlj jiurchasiup the es of the representatives of the people , -\ve might us well prepare ourselves , to bid good bye to a republican form of government. " Kxtiirmiiiutorfc. There has been n general impression , says the .New York Tribune , that the hunters of big game in the far west , who buve done more than any others to exterminate the : buffalo and drive elk. bear and other large animals to the inaccessible fastnesses of the Rocky mountains , have boon reckless sports men from the Bri.ish isles , nnd there has IHIOU much outcry against them as the chief offenders. It is gratifying , therefore , to note that Tisoount Eunismore of Ireland is an exception to the apparent rulo. He lifts inDt warning voice , and says that if t-tcjis are not taken quickly to stop the indiscriminate slauphtor ol big pame iii the west the sports men will soon have nothing to shoot Ho pnppests thut the killing of large animals bo stopped bylaw for three years , at least. Here is something for the sportsmen of this country to think about. Snow \ulaurhra lu th VTi'sL. One of tbe greatest and , iu some respects , most appalling dangers that threaten minors and mining camps hi the mountains of the west und northwest nt this season and on iuto the spring is from the tremendous ava lanches of BUOVV that swuop down the moun tain sides , carrying away and burying everything in their path. The edge of a ter rific snowblidu near KUMQ , Wash. , hist week , swept over the entrance to a mine , carried away all the buildings , blacksmith shops , bhods , storehouses and 400 or 5UO tons of ore , und two minors , who ran out from the mi no ojieiilup to Bin' what was the cause of the great nmrinc sounds. The men are buried under JM feet of HUOW and their bodies will not be recovered until lute in the spring. > ( iliruHku uud NnliruhLiuit. Mike Sullivan is a candidate for the O'Koitl postofllce. Adam Hcr/op has boon nominated for jKistmaster by the democrats of Harvard Dakota oounty was orpuuired by the terri torial legislature thirty-soven years ago hist Tuesday. Harvard -will soon vote on a projioBltiou to vote Imuds to erect an adequate high school building. The Rock Island round bouse at Fuirbnry caught lire uud was only saved from coiu- plote destruction by the hardest efforts , J H Hamilton of Ctilfux county scut twelve curiouds of fat cattle , 203 bead , to Baltimore last week , und Jroin there they will be shipped to LivoriKiol , England Hie Journey ucroas the water taking eleven or twelve duyt. Mr. Hamilton shipped the same last your and made a hand ntne profit HiFe cxixvii to hip more later in the Bcanon Four men accompany the slocit to take cure oflt ofltWilliam William Sherman a prom-infiil citizen and } Jrwolerof Harvard , died suddenly of. heart disease ! Editor Graves of Cnlnn will rosam * the publication of the Ledger Jnst as soon as be can recover the plant Irani the ImnflB nf the sheriff. John Barnd , president of the doftmrt Com mercial and Savings bank of Kearney , bus been ncqutUed of the charge of misappro priating funds Trottiup horsp nwnors In the vielnlty of PupUllou ure to hold a two days nice meet ing some time in June and the business men of the plucc have agreed to put up liberal purses. Frank Fowler , living two miles-west of Weotrtng Water , lost his barn , three valua ble horses and u lot of farm implements by fire In rescuing three of the six horses Mr. Fowler was badly burned abuut the face uud hands The Southeastern Nebraska Teachers as sociation meets nt Beatrice on March 2)1 ) , ill ) and HI. An interesting program has been prepared. A WO banner will be presented to the county having the largest per cunt of their teachers present. Sherman Mulvanv of Mason City started out for the home of Ida Brown with a li cense in his pocket. While after the preacher , one Ball of Loup City passed him nud carried off the prospuctive bride. Mul- vnny took the train to follow up the run away pair and the end is not yet. The creek nt Pouca overflowed its banks and flooded the town , and an area of two blocks wide and four blocks long was cov ered wlttrwater to a depth of from two to four feet. The Northwestern trucks south of town were submerged and the road bed damaged so as to delay trains until the water loll No serious damnpe was done in town f uither tnan the lloodiup of collars and wells and causing inconvenience to truvjl. It is reported the Haruey Peak tin mill will resume operations this week Rapid City , S. D. . has a total debt of t241- 000 , an increase of $ ) ,000 m u year. The Golden Reward clean-up in Deudwood for the lust eight days of February was 814,000 In 700 ounces. The estimated revenue of the state of Washington for the ensuine two years , based on a "ii-mill annual levj , is Sl.OOS.OOO. The Tucoma city council has decided to submit to popular vote uu ordinance bonding the citj for $2,150,000 for the purctfcise and extension of the water plant. The Idaho senator who accompanied charges ugumst a follow member by a bottle of mucilage , which be threw nt the lattor's head , evidently wanted his charges to sticlt. There is great excitement nt Ellcnsburg. Wash . whore it is reported u valuable gold ledge has been struck m the Swanke tunnel. It is said to be a rich strike , the ore going | uDOO a ton. Under tue reapportionment bill the next legislature of Montana will contain eighry- two members , twenty-one in the senate and sixty-one in the house , an increase of five members iu the former nnd six in the latter. The hanging of u brutal Indian murderer in San Quentm , Cul. , prison last week is noteworthy , simply as the first legal execu tion within the walls of a state prison in CalUornm , in accordance with the hew law. Spectators were excluded. The twenty-first annual mooting of the Wyomincr Stockgrowers association will l e held in Cheyenne on Monday , April a , ISM , at 10 o'clock a m , for the election of officers " and such other business as muy properly conic before the meeting The report of the auditor of Siour Falls , S. D. , shows the total expenditures for the past sii mouths to lie $ llr ( ) r > 0.21 ; revenues collected , HS'Hfl.MuncolUictcd ( ; assessments duo the city , f llM.G.'i.'i 07. The net inaehted- ness of the city is $33sr 72.Xi. ! The downfall of pugilism in San Francisco is so complete that even the sporting frater nity entertain Etna J hopes of its resurrec tion. The athletic clubs have liowed to tno law. and the largest and strongest , the Cali fornia , has closed its doors and giYcu up its lease , thus acknowledging defeat. A well known cattleman of Hed Cliff was riding along a narrow road near the city when his horse became unmanageable and both animal and rider were plunged over a precipice. The fall was forty feet sheer , after which the horse and man rolled down a mountain side to the railroad track. lr ( M ) foot below , where they were found half an hour later. Not a bone in Crane's body was broken. A. flanauer , Jr. , of Salt Lake City has com piled a statement of the gold and silver out put of "Utah for 1HU2 for tno use of Director of the Mint Leeuh. fle places the silver output of the territory at something like : 1KK1,000 ( ounces less than the report of Wells , Fargo & Co , The total gold output for 1S ! > 1 was KS1.G44 , lor 3 Hie , SttOJU ! , showinc an in crease of $232. The silver output for 18SU was 6,7T 0ir ! > 2 ounces , for IBM it was 7,7(12- ( 2ofl , snowing a decrease of OS5 ) U5 ounces. If you arc tired and never hungry , Hood's Sarsajmrilla will make you fuel strong and well , and pive you a heart1 , appetite. niauiKrck'K Ajiliorlgtnft. The fact that Bismarckin his pensive moments , has been a forger of senten tious aphorisms , says the Speaker , was brought to mind by the appearance last week in Purib of a translation of Ms ' .Note-Book of Youth. " This work dates from the great man's lltth year and it is full of solemn remarks. For in stance : " .Love is blind ; friendship shuts the eyes" ( which is not bad , by the way ) . Again : "You often hear the rich man saying to the poor man , 'I have no inonoy. ' A great mind in certain fash ionable gatherings says as much by its silence. ' ' ' 'In the tete-a-tete , " Bnya Bib- marek , "a woman speaks aloud to the man who is indifferent to her , low to the man &he is > near loving , and keeps silence with the man bhe loves. " TYe seem to have heard something > like this before ; but when the prince compares wise men to stem winding wat ches , which have attached to them selves the machinery Soi regulating | them , and other men to old-fashioned , watches , which need a separate key , ho is entirely" original. Let us conclude with the following , which is worthy of ; the author of "Three Men in a Boat : " "Reading a medical book one fancies one has all the maladies it describes ; similarly when reading the work of a moralist one discovers all the faults he points out in others. " A Sliipli' Trial Convinces the most skeptical of the efficacy of Schiftmaun's Asthma Cure .No waiting for resulti. Its action is immediate , direct uud certain Sold bi all drugcists Trial free Aiiiuiut . f'ttuh um uuiu c ure. A queer rabbit htory , which beats "Uncle Reinurf" at nib l s l , eoine.s from Davidson , N. C. , via tbe Atlanta Con- Htitutioii. "Mr. John Hedrick killed J very large rabbit "during1 tbe snow. It bad a large raised place on tbe inside of tbe left bind leg whieb be cut into and found between tbe llesb and bide two leather winged bats , , wbiob were full grown. Tbe bats were fastened to tbe lie.sb of the rabbit by a leader or wome- thmg similar. There was not u broken place in the hide until Mr. Hedrick 1 out it. " Nervous headuohes promptly cured bv Bromo-Soltzor Trial byttle lOc. JOSS BUSINESS AS A FRAUD Consul Botflac's ' Observations Upoa a Ohinose Product NOTABLE FXKES QP CELESTIAL ART DIlTfirmit Clnnpird ot thfi Ciarrlupi In f > o ) > - * tnni > Gri'iit V rl tjnud JJnanty or Curt nil rrullAtmirn The Antlqultj- Ci'liin. "I am sorry to be obliged to state that muoh of tlio joss business is u fraud , } ) lous und otherwise"writeMr. Edward Bttdloa , , consul tit Amoy. China , to the State department , says the AYasbinpUm Po t. "The regulation joss is either a very fat and placid pentleinun with a larpe penius for lolling , or a dipulfiod , virtuout female with a superfluous num ber of arms and hands. But these styles did not suit merchants who desired to astoni&h their folks at home. So , to please their customers , the Mongolian joss muter , with u keen eye for the main chance , turns out an assorted lot of clay hobgoblins warranted to freeze tbe olood of u small boy or produce hysterics in a nervous and dyspeptic girl. In this category come the man with the tiger face and ferocious funga , the so-called 'God of Hunger , ' who is only an every day , half-starved opium-smoker , and the 'Snake God , ' who probably is a phase of delirium tremons. None of these lielong to Chinese art. ' ' They are simply 'fakes' made for the markets of Christendom. "Joss mailing is very simple. The manufacturer's chief stock in trade con sists of wooden or metal molds. In these the wet clay is put into shape and al lowed to dry. It is then touched up , dipped in molten glaze , and allowed to coot. The average workman can turn out 10U a duy. Tbe cluy is kaolin , run ning from red and gray to snow white , and costs about 1 cent per pound. The glaze is melted in a small charcoal furnace similar to the old-fashioned soldering furnaces of retired plumbers. The wages of a good artist vary from iiO cents to 40 cent- , per duy. The c'o.-it of a fair-sized image is about 3 cents. He sells it for 5 cents to a native , and for as high us So to the credulous European or American tourist. The molding , touch ing and retouching are the same in all the shops. The glazing varies infi nitely. "Another and very different group of josses are those carved from wood and covered with gold and guy colors. Many of these ure very ancient and are much more in demand than the pottery ware. They are carved wilh , evident skill and retain their brightness for years. The prices vary according to size , workman ship and amount of gold or other decora tions covering them * The smallest made are but an inch high , and bring a few cents. The largest are ten to twelve feet high , and cost $150 to SoOO andi-upwurds. In the larger sizes ( say tho.se of more than a foot high ) the carving is admirable und the coloring lifelike and very artistic. There are four of these large sized josses in the famous temples of Lam-jio-do , ut the entrance of Amoy harbor , and they produce as imposiiig an effect as any collection of statues -in the galleries of Europe. "Joshes carved from stone ure rare and dear. Great mandarins pay fabulous prices for small ones made from jade ; thorie made of the pale green and light blue shades are much more valuable than the white , yellow or brown. Ldu , the former governor of Formosa , owns a joss about eight inches high , which is said to be fifteen centuries old Mid to be worth 810,000. Small ones of one to two inches high seldom cost less than $ i00 ! to Sii50. ' In almost every modern drawing room there is an ungainly statue or carv ing in soapstone , which the owner vaguely say came from Japan , China-or somewhere in the far east. "Where they really do come from is Puchau , which , next to Amoy , is the greatest and most important city in the province of Fo- Kien. A few are carved in Amoy , TVen- chow , Chan-Chan Fee and Canton out 13f the soapstone rock -\vnich occurs in in exhaustible deposits in tbe vicinity 13f Fuchau. But neither in quality , much ; less in quantity , will the output of ull these three places combined compare "The Fuchau carving are famous in China and are found in every city and town. The simplest are basso and alto relieves , upon irregular plaques , ordi nary plates and clumsy vases. The fig ure is a joss ( the conventional diety ) , rr.a rr.n. patron saint , a hero , demigod or dragon. Sometimes the artist is a portrait cut ter and , instead of on imaginary crea ture , turns out a very fair representa tion of a human being. The carvings aof tliis class are very cheap , ranging from 15 cents upward. The relief portraits command prices from $1 to & 5. tsof * 'A second class of work are articles of domestic utility puper weights , ink stands , joss stick .holders , pin boxes , jewel cases , pedestals and the like. They are cut in simple , geometrical forms , are highly polished and decorated with floral designs and serpentine work. They are not dear , costing from 5 cents to si. "A third class consists of statues and animal figures. The dragon , the Dog of Huppinesi , the Heavenly Poodle , Buddha. Sira , the Goddess of Mercy , fishes , buflaloos and lions are the favor ite designs of both maker and buyer. rLn size tbe carvings range f wnn a mere toy lialf an inch high to handsome pieces of two feet square. There if a wide range of prices.u rough dragonet bringing a few coppers , while a laj'ge und well exe cuted Goddess of Murcy i quickly aold at 540 to 3C.O. "Collections of crfsh'1 are of considera ble interest. They are small coins of bronze , brass , cojijiatj-or t > ilver ranging in intrinsic value trom oue-t\veutietti of u cent u > ii cents. The oldest of the.se coins cm record uiipeawid ub.mt ii'IOO B. C. Over l.iO.UOU difierent kinds of cash are preserved in cp gptiouh. rioiue are wonderful example oT coinage , but incnt of them are ciuuisy ai'fl ' coarpe. In this field the east is u paradise for the num ismatist. "He can work alljhif , life , spend very little" money , and . .leave to posterity thousands ot coins. .1.11 he need do is to confine his work i r the collection of cash , the famuli ooms"in brass and bronze whose value ranges * Ironi one-tenth to cuie-Iuurtetmth ol a cunt. Tneir. work manship varies , but i Usually very good , Highest of ail In Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov'i Report ABSOUL TEOf PURS Their RhajMj today is IIKO that of EuroiOttD coins , with the exception that throuph the center is a Hqunro hole . through which the coins are strung to- petlier like lieads. "Th ocist inoreuHWj us you ev bauk- ward in time. . The cnsb ul this century ttaa be pt-ourwd at tlt ir nominal fiioo vtflue. Thm of the eighteenth un4 HcronUteoth ot'tituries lninjr from 1 to 10 cents each. Tbxwe of theHatidvimsti s . fi im A. D. 206 to A. D. 100 , brinp SJOO ouob when in fin * stato-of } ) reHervutkiu. " Mr. Bad lee also treat of the Uia-rout oarvinpN the uiulciue of fie-urett H , or "littl * devils , " and carved fruit stotios. Of thttse he says : "The carvine * display treat variety and beautv. One class represents bunches tif flower ? and 1 euros , in : which pistils , t-taiueu's und tendrils ure accurately executed. Similar to ut these : ure fruits and flower * and flowers and loaves. A second class is fntiiporiod uu carvings of birds , reptiles and higiior animals. "The drapon , prlffln , htork , snake , horse , lion , tiger , camel , elephant and bull are the favorite figures. I do not recall ever having ween u cat , dog. wolf , Hhoen , emit or other animal beyond those specified. A friendly mandarin to whom 1 stated this said that a canon in Change caning wus to reproduce only those uulinals which hud been deified , und that the ten mentioned were about the only ones which had enjoyed divine honors. "A third class , und by far the most in terot > titig. compriiei groups of human figures , representing scenes , in history , poetry , mythology and the drama. The workmanship is often HO fine us to be tiiicroHoopic in iu. delicacy , in fact , the finishing touches are made by the artist while using u magnifying glass of at least fifty diameters On htoiies not over uu inch In length along their major uxis it is not uncommon to find eight , nine und ten ehurueterb in diflerout at- titudet- and costumes. "Unlike most i > ha et > of Chinese art , there is much regard paid to jierspec- tive and foreshortening , rinnie of these pieces inight have been made by Hindoo or Italian urtiftts so free are the j from local or racic conventionalism. Kover- tholesh. in the main , conventionalism is all prevailing. Dignity always weart , a beard , und Ioncomedj with villainy are ' dihguKod with queer markiusrs and quaint attitudes. The horse has u head twice too large and the dragon carries a tail which in roul life would have in sured his prompt destruction. Gods wear queues and goddetsos stroll ubout on cornprested feet. But was there ever u school of urt of any sort free from con ventionalism':1 Even were there one it would pivbablj be at , unsatisfactory as the most artificial systems of our own civilization or of this btrunge and michty one upon the borders of the China sea. " r.Htlirr Murp Than take in anj other form is what many jieojile thiuK. und Parks' tea is rnude for Just those folks. It curt" , constipation , uud though not u cathartic , moves the bowels every day. All druppists. A 11 un per 1111 h Kibk. Applicant for Insurance ICe , sir ; I neither chew , drink iior swear ; I don't ' go to the theater or attend balls and have no evil associates. I am ut home always by 30 o'clock ; am a Sunday school teacher , and my morals are above reproach. 1 never hud u day's sickness in iny life. Agent That is an extra isi extra hazardous risk , young man , and we can't take it. Applicant What. Agent No. The good die young , you know. MATURW-FRUITFUWORS. Vanilla Of perfect purity Lamon Of great strength- Orange Economy In their use. Roseetc. Flavor as delicately and deilciouslv a * * hB fresh fr"- "I have met with much success in the use of the LONDONDERRY LJTHIA WATER. As a natural remedy it is a remarkable one. Of its efficacy in reducing the amount nf uric add I am positive , and / shall con tinue to use and recommend it. In fact , I was one of the first in Chicago to use this water in practice. As a drinking water for table Omalia.'t no superior. I learn it is extensively used at the Chicago and Calumet Clubs , and it can be found at the homes of the clubmen at any time. I can only speak favorably of it. " rrom Chicago. SI. 1L Lackcrstccn , SI. I ) . , LL. I ) . , r. K. S. C. , Still or Sparkling LONDON DERRY iw sale everywhere. Don't fail to read our pamphlets All dealers.Q . Londonderry Liihia Spring Wafer Co , , Charles It Parkins & Co. . Sol'Ins ' Acents Iloaton. Muss. 1'AXTON 4. O A.LLA.OH Cll. Distributing Acituit , tor Omaha ( "IHJHir GUITARS , MANDOLIN'S , BANJOS , ZITHERS. AMD DRUMS. We moke a variety froti tf * nir-AprnT to the IIIWT CUCUAM ui il rmm.1 liitnjincuu _ I'.i ry In.truiut-iii full , \ \ urruutcil , OUR LATEST AND BrST THE LEWIS BANJO , Endorsed by the Cf 67 Plat/an Kmdor ratalnpuc nr. < wcnitun the Jntrvincnte fut think r' JOHN C. BATNES t IKUfUK. . EBB'S THE NOX- CHAN GEA- 11LE hl'EC- TACLES nnd ] ft OMAUA fur Bale Iu 11 V Keyer & Bro. CD. , Sola f A.cent jr Omalia. Self Torture ! That's -what it amounts to , when you attempt - tempt to do washing and cleaning , nowadaysvithmit"Pearline. . And the strange j.irt of it is , that you should be "willing to sufTer , when it's only for your loss and not for your gain. That needless back-breaking rub , rub , rub isn't saving you any thing. It's costing you money. It is simply wearing out the things that you're washing. Why would you rather do it ? That is what the women who , , fl , are saving their strength and their clothes with Pearline can't understand. a fr Pcddlcn. nud Mime unscrupulous p-nccrs will tell ron. U / "iT'TFT'OiQk " 'tliii is M Ri'od as" or "the same ns I'carline. " IT'S 11111 t ll" ' * . VV , CLLs . _ FALSE Pcarline is never peddled , if your crtircr srntls t-l t . niv\ ItMPC WT.lT trou an imitation , be honest send it tacL. K % r 'L A " Stationary Engineer' Entirely Cured Of Rheumatism. THE WAr.r.nni7BE AOT Ki.rvAron Co.\ OHIO , Jan. 2i , 181)2. ) ) * ATHLornonos COMTIKT : Gentlemen I have used your Ath-lo-jiho-roi for sir months nnd I find it is the , best medicine I huve ever used. It has cured my jbeuniutism entirely. Everybody is asking mewhat medicine I have used. I toll them , with pleasure , Ath-lo-jiho-ros. It is luoru than yon claim it is. Inclosed you will find six cents for pictures to hung in my engiuo-rooin and my houio. I remain , yours , EDWIN HAiailSOX , Chief Enginuui. Alh-lo-jiho-ros is sold by all druggists. 1 per bottle ; C f or ,5. A Plnin , Common-senna treutiso on llheuuiatism and Neuralgia to any address for 5c. in Ktuinps. THE ATHLOPHOROS CO. , New Haven , Conn. "WHERE DIRT GATHERS , WASTE RULES. " GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USE OF SAP Best Line . to Chicago Kansas City St. Louis Denver MARVIN TRUSSES The BestTrussMade the aliclimiei und cotn- prusseB the rupture HO KB to briur tlie hrnkan ) iurtBt jiitlier ! line ] tiflnut a cure. 1'rlruto room tor UttlnR trusMus. i.a'Jy lu utttmdutiuo for ludy cuhlointirs. THE ALOE < L PENFOLD CO. , Surgiuil InstruiiiuiitF and Mcdlcul Kitpplloa 114 h. 1'ah M. , next TEEATMENT for all Ciironlc , teens , Private anfl Sp&cial Diseases. 2r > yuiire uxpurltinuu. DISEASES OF VOMLV Trtmtnd nt tUO a mouth und i.ll ituidlultiuu furnUhud. All Other Troubles Treated at Kuasonablc Charges. Call DOUGLAS BLOCE , - OMAHA , OF ToetL cxtrncti'fl lu inornlnc hew mien tliimrina urturnuuu > &umilar I'KTiwA Ut euur- uulutia 3rd Floor , Fazton Block * 16th and Farnam Strnottu ElDTulut UD lUtti HI. Tclnplioue IIMi. Tins M'liu rue A TALE OF TWO DIRECTORIES HAHTI > OS , Neb. , Toll. 21 , mni Mr. J. H. Gionu.l Ilunr tir : At a Mission of iho o\tj \ odiinoll. Tubruury IR , IKXt. the loliowlu ; ; reso lution wus jiriHiutid : und mud. Whori'Uk. J H. tiluiiii lius uomnllud a cltj dlrtictorv for this city : uud Wliuroiis. Ilr bus niid the prlnthic and blufl- Inc or tliu Hiiinci nurfurniud by muohuulfst In thlhcltv and \\herouK. We hu vo onrofullv examined Uu nuiiif unu iind Jn it ufull utid rouiilul ) j ult ; und count r directory ; thernlciro , licsolvcd. Tliut wo extend Jo tbesalfl .T. H. Oit'iin our thanks for the euro und patronage he has riven In uomiiiltnc lor this city and conutj-this hn.tlsf ctory work. A inotliiu to udopt the name currlod by nnanlB.ou.rota W. W. MILES. City Glurk. ( lastiud ut thu Fume Time. ) Mr printing Is tiot dnrin lu Milwaukee ot Detroit , bat lu the oity thut xupiiorts the diru 'tory. J. H , GLEHN , Publisher City and County Dircotorioi ARE YOU DISPOKDEMT ? SICK ? \\rlt * lo or Cuuiult J'crtunaUy G.W.WIIIiamsDnMD , SPECIALEST I'rimliloiit r CCJft MKDK-AI , AXII KntGJCAi CnU DISPENSARY. ( ClUlBUltUtloll J > , | . , ) Kiirviinn , Chronic uud Snr I ! IHM'UBi'h. 1.1 ir , Klilnry , I rl- uurj uud ull S < * xuul XljKouwi'h. A rur < * puur- uut id In ull nuKr . ] * rlrnt nnd Mcln Ili > - tiuMiK , J'lU-h , J'lhtula uud llir ul I'lmim Ct Hl'.I ) . Nn Icuirtir cuiiHtlr iiki < d. Nojiulu ir dntiiiitluu from ImHlutmk. SiililllH | IMIK- ! tlinlyrurpd. .Nl-u rmm-dirt , . Kn Itltiruurf. Addri-HK , vlth htaiui , ] O. I'us. lit > 4. NEW ERA MEDICAL AND SuRGicALDISPENSARv HERE'S THE aO It IK UBtid tocuroviiu iiprioi - It-Hk. pure , p unhaiiUlIUEATH- ING treatment. 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