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1'J TIIJS OMAHA 'DAlTjV JU3Kt TI Tints I ) AY , NOV13MHIW 121 , 1805. sra * "The Little Yaller Baby.5 K Illy nuiftne IltM ) I hcv nllus hcd a go ul opinion uv thtwlm mln folks. I don't look at 'cm n some people do ; uv course they're ft necessity Just M men are. t'v rourso If thcro wartn't no wlmmln folks there wouldn't he no men folks leanwise ! that's what the mdlkll books say. But I never wuz much on dltciissln' hurnln economy ; what 1 hiv allns thought 'nd tald wuz that wimmln folks wuz a kind uv luxury , 'nd tbo best kind , too. Mojbo It's because I hain't hcd much to do with 'em that 1 m sot on 'em. Never did get real well acquainted with more'n three or four uv em In all my life ; seemed like It wuz meant that I shouldn't hcv 'cm round me ns most men h v. Mother died when Im I a little tyke , nn' Ant Mary raieid me till 1 wuz big enuff to make my own llvln' . Down here in the southwest , you we , most uv the g rls Is boys ; there ain't none uv them slvlllzln' In- ( Ini-nccs folks talk uv nothln' but flowers 'nd birds 'ml such things ns poetry tells about. So I kind uv growcd up with the curin notion that wlmmln folks vviiz too good for our part uv the country , 'ml 1 haven't quite got that notion oiit'n my head yet. Ono time wall , I reckon 't wuz about four jears ngo 1 got n letter frum ol' Colonel Slbloy to come up to Saint Loucy 'nil consult with III in 'bout some stock In- I'reUs we hcd together. Railroad travelln' wuz no new thing to me. I lied been prutty prosperous hed got past hovln' to ride In a caboose 'ml git out at every stop to punch up the steers. Hcd money In the Hoost'n bank 'ml use to go to Tchlcargo oncet a year ; hed met Kill Armer 'ml shook hands with him , 'ml oncet the city papers hed a colume article about my belli' n millionaire ; uv course "t warn't so , but a feller kind uv likes that sort uv thing , you know. The mornln' after I got that letter from Colonel Slblcy I started for Saint Lsuey. I took a bunk In the Pullman car , like I hed been doln' fur six jcars past ; 'ml I reckon the other folks must liev thought I wuz a heap uv a man , for every Imff-hour I give the nigger hat n dollar to bresh me off. The car wuz full uv people rich people , too , I reckon , for they wore good clo'cs 'ml criticised the i-cenery. Jest across frum me there wuz a lady with a big , fat baby the pruttlest woman I bed seen In a month uv Sundays ; nnd the baby ! why , doggone my nkln when I vvu7ii't payln' money to the nigger , darned If I didn't set there watchln' the big , fiU little cuss , llkn he wuz the only baby I ever seen. I nln't much of a hand nt babies , 'cause I liain't Been mnny uv 'cm , 'ml when It comes to hnndlln' 'em why , that would break mo nil up , 'nd Ilko 's not 't would break the baby all up , too. But It has allus been my notion that ncx' In the wlmmln folks babies wuz jest about the nicest things on rnrth. So the more I looked at that big , fat little baby settln' In its mother's lap "cross the way , the more I wanted to look ; seemed like I wuz hoodofd by tne llttlo tyke ; 'ml the first thing I knew there vvuz water In my eyes ; don't know why It is , but It alluy makes mo kind ur slop over to set "ml watch a baby cooln * 'nd pliyln * in Its mother's lap. "Look n' hynr , Sam , " says I to the nigger , "come hyar 'nd bresh mt off agin ! Why ain't you tendln' to biznesa ? " But it didn't do ro good 't all ; pertemlln' to be cross with the nigger might fool the other folia' In the car , but It didn't fool me. I wuz dead stuck on that baby gel durn his plctur. " And there the little t > ke et In Its mother's lap , doublln' up Its flbts 'nd tryln' to swaller 'em 'nd talltln' Ilko to Its mother In a lingo I couldn't undorstan' , but which the mother could , for sue talked back to the baby In a soothln' lingo which I couldn't under stand , but which I liked lo hear , 'ml she UlitKd the baby 'ml stroked It's hair 'nd petted It like wlmmln do. U nudu me mad to hear them other folks In the car crltlplsln' the scenery 'ml things. A man's In mighty poor blzness , anyhow , to be lookln' al scenery when there's a woman In sight n woman nnd a baby ! Prutty soon oh , ma > be In n hour or two the baby bsgan to fret 'ml worrit. Seemed to mo like the llttls critter wuz hungry. Knew In' that there wuzn't no eatln' house this side uv IlowUvllle , I jest called the train boy , 'an rays I to him : "IIev you got nny vlciiiils that will do for a baby ? " "How Is oranges 'nd bananas ? " says he. "That ought to do , " sez I. "Jlst do up a dozen uv your bs t oiangcs 'ml a dozen uv your best bananas 'ml taKe < 'em over to that baby with my compliments. " But before he could do It the lady hed laid the baby on one uv her arms 'nd bed pprcat n shawl over lt head 'nd over her shoulder 'nd all uv a Hiiddln' the baby quit worrln 'ml bpc'iiicd like he hed goneto sleep. When wp gel to York Crosbln' I looko oiit'n the winder 'nd seen some men cairyln a long pins box up tonanl the baggage- car Seeln' their hats off , I knew there wuz a dead body In the box , 'ml I couldn't helj feelln' sorry for the poor crectur Ihat hei died In that lonely phce uv York Crossln' but I inought hev felt a heap sonltr for tli creeters Ihat he-1 to live there , for I'll allow that York Crossln' IP a leetle the dm nodes lonesomest phce I evci seen. Well , just afore theIrnln started agin who I'hould como Into the car but Bill Woodson 'nd ho wu loakln' powerful tough , nil herded caltlo for me Ihree winters , but liei moved away when ho married one uv tlio vvnlter girls nt Spooner's hotel at HooBt'n , "Hello , Bill , " says I , "what air you tolln EO kind uv keerfiilllke In > our arme theie ? ' "Why , I've got the baby , " says he ; 'm ns ho tuid It the ttors come up Into his oyen. "Your own baby. Bill ? " says I. "Yes , " says he. "Nellie look sick uv the janders a fortnight age. n , { 'nd the dkd nd I'm tnkln' her body up to Tex.irkany to bury. She lived therr , you know , 'nd I'm going lo leave the baby there with Ita gran'ma. " Poor Bill ! It wuz his wife that the men were canjin' In that pine box to the baggage rn.r . , i ' ' clieci < - plctur' uv Its mother ; kind uv favors jou 'round Hie lower part uv the face , tho' . " I raid thN to inako Bill feel happier. If Id told the truth , I'd 've salil the baby vvur n tlckly , yaller icokln' llttlo thing , for K > It v\uz , looked half-starved , too. Couldn't help cnmpailn' U with that big , fjt baby In Its mother's amis over the way "BUI , " eavs I , there's a ? 10 note for the baby 'ml ( Sod bless you ! " "Think yo , Mr. Cloodlitie , " says he. 'nd he choke. ! all up as ho moved off with that yaller llttlo luby In his arms. It warn't very fur up the. road ho ' ' wuz goln' . 'nd he found n seat In ono uv the front car * . But along about an hour after that back como Bill , mosvyln' through the car IIUo ho wuz hiintln' for pjmebody. Seemed like ho wiu In irubblo and WHZ liumln' for a friend. Anything I kin do for > ou. Bill ? " gays I mil h didn't make no answer. All of a BUddlnt ho sot his ejes on the prutty lady that had the fat baby sleepln' In her arms nd he made a break for her Ilko ho vuu crazy. He took off his hat 'mi bent down over her 'ml tald kometliln' ' none uv the rc t ii v us could hear. The lady kind uv started like uliu wuz frightened , 'nil then she looked up at Bill 'ml looked him rlKht square In the rounlenanco. She saw a tell , ganglln1 frowzy o ard , 'ml riio MW that ho vvuz tromblln' 'nd her ten n In his cjcs. She looked down nl the fat baby In her arms , 'nd then she looKiM Diit'n the winder at the great stretch uv prairie land , 'nd Bsemcd Ilko she vvuz lookln' off further 'n the rest uv us could po. Then at Ukt , she tiirnt around 'ml said. "Yes , " to Bill , 'ml BUI went off Into the front car ag'ln. .None uv the rest uv us knew what all tliU' meant , but In a mlnnlt BUI coins back with bis llttb yaller baby in hi * arms , 'ml > ou never hcerd a baby squall 'nd carry on like that baby wiu squallln1 'ml carryln' on. Fact I * , the little yaller baby wan hungry , him- grlcr 'n a wolf , 'nd there wuz Us mother dead In the car up ahead 'nd Its gran'nu a good piece up the road. What did tlio lady over the way do but lay her own sleepln' baby down on the seat betide her 'i.d take Bill's llttls yaller baby 'nd hold it on ono arm 'nd cover up Its head 'ml her shoulder with n shawl , jlct like ho had dona with the fat baby not long afore. BUI never looked nt her : ho took off his hat and held It In his hand , 'ml turn mound 'ml rtooJ giurd over that mother , 'ml I reckon Hut cf any man hed darst to look that way Jlst then H'll wuUl 've cut his heart out. The lUllrt > uller Itaby didn't cry very J-nr tci'&usl likeIt Uno'.vcd thcro MUZ a mu.'icr holdln" It not Its own mother , but a woman who llf * hcd been hallowed by God's blessln' with the love 'ml purity 'nd the sancltlty uv motherhood. Why. I wouldn't hcv swapped that sight uv Bill nn' them two hihlos 'ml that sweet woman for all the cattle In Texas ! 1 jest inn do mo knew that what I'd nllus thought uv wlmmln was gospel truth. Uod bless that lady ! I iuy. wherever she Is today , 'nd God bless nil wlmmln folks , for they're all alike In their un ein ! incs ? 'nd g ntlcncss 'ml love ! Bill said , "God bless > e ! " too , when t > ho handed him back his poor little yaller baby. TJio llttlo crceter vvuz fast asleep , 'nd Bill dnrient > > peak very loud for fear he'd wake It up. But his heart wuz way up In his mouth when he rajs "God bless > o ! " to that dear lady ; 'nd then ho added , Ilko ho wanted to let her know that ho meant to piy her back vvh'n ho could"I'll do the same for you some time , marm , If I kin. " &t.iii > TOO AVII TlinlVnn Wlml l'rc\cii < i' l the SlutoN- IIIIIII'H Sill-cos * In Pollllt't. Last evening people passing S. Itanium's s'oro on the west side of Kansas avenue , sajj the Topcka Journal , noticed a large man sleeping soundly In a large covered spring wagon near the street curb , He was stretched across the seat , and while his posi tion was not a comfortable one the man did not care. His broad chest rose and fell al regular periods , which Indicated deep slumber. Occasionally a whirring nolso like the sup pressed grunt of a pig escaped the sle per. It was a snore , but not the celling destroying kind. A close Inspection would have re vealed the chubby face of a man well ad vanced In jears , his cheeks covered with n thick growth of short , gray hair , nnd his head with an old slouch hat. Then the observer would have been starlled lo find a. slrong resemblance to a man who was well known In public life In Kansas not long ago. The man looked Ilko ex-Congressman Ben Clover , and In truth It wns he. Ex-Congressman Clover now drives the reform school wagon , and may be seen on the slrecls of Topcka every diy. : Ho was given Iho plac a n reward for pollllcal services he rendered In the last campaign. He doesn't know anything about training boys , but Governor Merrill's business admin istration gjve him a job. When Mr. Clover \vns In Congress ho contract-oil the sleeping habit , and It made him famouo. When an Important measure wns being considered he was wont to steal out Into the anteroom and stretch his poitly form on the luxurious cushions of a government sofa , and while his colleagues wrestled with Dome Intricate question affecting their constituency , Con gressman Clover of Kansas slept , ami , It Is tald , snored , not softly or gently , but loud enough to bo heard In the adjoining legis lative hall. Then Mr. Clover'a constituency got angry and elected some one else , ami slnco then ha has been compelled to take his naps In lets convenient places. Other people have contracted habits In congress , but It rema'ncd for Congressman Clover to make a depar'ure and become , like Dlckenb' fat boy , a reformed sleeper. Piles of pEople have piles , but DaWltt's Witch Hazel Salvo will euro them. mrrruii TII vx A union. The nfllvnvy < > f a < Jun In Settling ? I > i - Iintoil Oliei ulilp. Within a few miles of the North Carolina state line I stopped at a poverty-stricken cabin to smoke a pipe snd chat for a few minutes with the tallest and raggedsst native I ever saw In the south , saya the Detroit Tree Press. It was evident from the looks of things that he was at harJ pan and be low , and , after some general talk , I queried : "Why don't you go at It and fix up your cabin so as to make it comfortable ? " "It does look sliakleiy and that's a fact , " he replied , "but I'm Iryln' to sell out , > e pee. " "Is that the reason you have no crops ? ' "Yes , that's the reason. " "And how much lanl do you own hero' " "Well , sail , 1 can't Vactly say how much , but n powerful lot , I reckon. " "But don't you know where jour boundary lines bfgln and end ? " "They mlht begin down thar by the creek nnd end up lhar by ihal big Iree , " he replied In doubtful toncj. "Your deed ought to sliov.I sild. "Yes , but I hain't got any deoJ. " "Didn't you get a deed when you bouglit this properly ? " "No , sah ; no deed. " "Then how can you say you own It ? " "How kin I pay , sah how kin I say ? " he repeated. "Why. ah , I cum 'long yere arter the wall and liked the looks of the place- and squalled on 11. Slnco Ihat time three differ ent critters hev cum up from Malsonvllle to hist mo off and I hev killed two and wounded the t'other and hold right on. If that liain't ownln' tlio pioperty then I'd like to know ! No , pah , I aln'l gel no deed , but I hev got a double-banded shotgun. I reckon thar won't b any disputes about ownership when I find a crltler who vvanls lo buy ! " A. G. Bartley ot Magic , Pa. , writes : "I feel It a duty of mliio to inform you and the public that DoWltt'9 Witch Hazel Salve cured mo of u vciy bad C.IKO of eczema. It also cured my boy of n running sere on his leg. TO im A BISHOP. ItallriMiiI I'rltllt'Kt' Knjojnl ! > > ti \ < > n Aorlc lIlNliiiii. Bishops usually like lo spend their nights in the city , s.tys Ihe New York Herald , and not have to accept the not always agreeable hospltallly of Ihe small towns In their diocese cese ? . Bishop Henry C. Potler Is not an ex ception to this rule , and consequently his rural parishes frequenlly feel Ihat when he curtails his visits to the shortest possible length of time they are not trcaled with proper consideration. During the bishop's recent visit up the liver one of these small towns congratulated Itself Hut hi' was to be Its guest one night , for after the evening service there was no train scheduled to stop there until morning. When the bishop's favoritetialn Ihe Um pire State express was hraid thundering down th load ths people smiled , for they b llcved lie was legrclting hlu Inability to oc cupy hl home chumb'r that night. The Einpiio State was never known to stop at their station , RO there was expressed sur prise when It came to a stop and the bishop , walking from the waiting loom , entered one of the cars. The itnllon agent wan asked for on expla nation of this strange proceeding. "Oh , ho carries a standing order that nil [ rains must be stopped If he asks It , " said : ho agent. "He's the only living man oul- ! do of Ihe officials who can stop the Empire State express. Ho stands In with Chauncey and thosu fellow p , ceo ! " Acts at once , never falls , One Mlnuto Cough Cure. A remedy for asthma , and that fever ish comlltlon which accompanies a severe cold , Tlio only harmless remedy Ihat produces Im mediate results. iiu iiMju * on * riin FHOTII. Anil the Olil l.mly Knew Wlmt it Meant mill l < Y < inu : Him Out , Ho sipped his Iir.indy and soda In a dejected tort of vvny and gazed wearily out of the club \\liulov.b , 6a > s the New York Herald. "No , " he said to the ) oung man with the high collar. "I'm not going to he married. That Is , unless I will sign ths temperance pledge , and I won't do thai for any woman. It would have been all right If the girl's mother hadn't learned that I drank , " "Who told her ? " asied the tall-collared "I did , " replied tha sad young man. "Met ho girl and her ma on the street the other ay and Invited them to como and have a lass of soda. Idiotic , wasn't It ? Ah. yes , was eaylng lo her ma I never drank any. hlng Intoxicating. A mild drink Ilko this a tufllclent for nny young man. " "And then I lifted a glass of soda to my Ipj , blew off the froth , nald 'Hero's how ! ' ml gulped it down. Well , the old lady ooked horrlflei } , and Klla said , 'Why. Jack ! ' 'hen there wns a long talk with her ma and er pa ths next day , and hero I am , Incon- cnlunt to bo absent-minded , Isn't It ? " With two llttlo children subject to croup wo do not test oaiy without a bottle of-Chain. I erhln'a Cough Remedy In th house , for the HK3t sovira attucloi quickly succumb to a few do s of It. Mcrrikcn , Colo. , Iluil. BANISHED FROM MEN'S ' SIGHT How n Spoiler of tlio Dead Was FnnUue'l by the Mormons , THE WILD MAN OF CHURCH ISLAND llriimlril mi tinr < irlienil nml Alinn- il lined mi tin Inliinil In tin * ( in-ill Salt I.uUi U'i'Ird Slor.v with llrlti ) TrlnuiiliiKi. In the center of the great Salt lake In Utah IB a larRO body of land known ns Church Island. This land consists ot moun tains and valleys , with trees anil vegetation , and hns nluays been used as a herding ground for cattle uslongliiR to the Mormon church. Several years ago ths water on the cast side of the Island was shallow , and cattle could be driven across easily , but now lh water Is deep , and everything must be convejed to and from tha land In boats. A distance of about five miles covered with fcalt water must be gone- over by canoes to get to or from the Island. On this famous spot , amid millions of pelicans , seagulls nnd oilier fowls , wanders a wild , lonely man , without clothing and devoid of language or any of the Instincts of humanity. He was banished years ago by the Mormon church , on the charge of robbing the dead , Jean Baptlste- was a frenchman , relate ? the OloKC-Democrat , vvhocamo to Salt Lake City , a } oung man , nearly forty jears ago. He grew up among the saints , anil , after marry ing , wan made sexton of the small cemetery. His duties weie light and his remuneration correspondingly small. He resided In a llt- tlo cabin on ths mountain aide overlooking the city , and spent his time , when not cm- ployed In the cemetery , In collecting Junk and trading and trafllcklng with a few Jewish second-hand clothing dealers , who had tlio haullhood to cngag ; in business among the Mormons. A regiment of United States troop ? was then camped near the city , and the Ocntll"s engaged In business were assured protection. The little Frenchman was an avaricious nun , and was noticeable because of his picking up every castaway article and car rying It to his home. Old dry goodb boxes , barrels , tin cans and other packing articles cast away by tlio ioldlers were especially well cared for by Jean Itaptlsto , , the sexton. Ho dressed as a scavenger , and resembled the modern saloon loafer , who" la ahv.iys searching the bliuns for barrels and boxes of garbage and castoff garmen(3.vi The actions of tlio sexton created some cotiyiieiit and not n little curiosity was aroused among people who had occasion to visit his rcbldence on llie mountain side- overlooking the city. ATTIRED IN GRAVE CLOTHES. Ono day Jean appeared on the streets dressed In an elegant suit of broadcloth. A few days before a wtalthy stranger had died and was burled In the cemeteiy. The tult In which the body was dressed resembled that worn by the s x.on. An examination was orJered , and the corpse vas found to have been robbed of Its clothing. A committee waited upon the sexton and maden most startling discovery. The grave dollies of over 200 pjrsons were found lu the baskets and boxes stowed away in this ghoulish cabin. Excitement ran high In Silt Lake City. The boxes of clothing were emptied and the con tents taken to the city hall , whore many a fond molher Idenllficl the burial robes of her child. Elegant silk dresses , at that time a luxury even to the rich , wen- found In llie various bundles. The man iwas Jirrested and cast Into Jjll , pursued by an infuilatcd mob who sought his life. Drlgham Young , then governor and gen eral dictator In Utnh , ordered the man to b" branded with a hot Iron and banished lo Church island. During the quiet hour of midnight Jean Uaptlsto was taken from the jail , and his whole torches ! vvis y'ared with the following Inscription : "Branded for Rob bing the Dead. " Two men escoited the quiv ering , naked fomi from 111 ? cl'y of vpng ° ancc A canre was entered near the city , and tha doomed prisoner was taken In chains to the Island , which In future was to ba his home. Vv'lthniit clothing 01 food ho was landed P'i : the shore , the boit returned to the main land , and the ghoul remained n hopeless exile. He could not leave the Island , bcauj' Instant death would follow should he he seen by any of the Inhabitants'of the Mor mon land of Zlon. He was forced to seek food and shelter amid tbc wild animals , the birds and reptiles. > The Island was soon Icnov.n as the laud cf banishment. People ajunned Its shore ? rs they would a haunted nous- . Many po-- sons were lost upon the laks while rovUnp In canoes agalntt heavy winds. The general supposition of all was that those unfortunate' drifted to the Island and were devoured by the wild man. liven the fJarlesa cowboy hag ever refused to intrude upon the hem ° land of the exll ? . Wild horses roam over Its acres of broken canyons , rugged cliffs and grassy meadows. TJis s > ea gulls and other birds find a home und'bturbed on the de serted shores. All the natives. Including In dians , warn newcomers of the fate of scores of pleasure seekers who nave drifted u ) on the bhnres of the fated Island. The craggy bluffs , dark caverns and lonely canyons wain e\ery boatman nearlng the shore1 to keep away from the hidden dangers. TIIH WILD MAN'S HOME. In a dark cave about half a mile from the shore lives the wild man. His homeIs strewn with wrecks of boats , bones of vicllnjs and other cannibalistic Indications. Away back In the deep dcrkiiffis of the cavern IB his sleeping place , made ; of cloth ing stripped from the unfortunate victims shipwrecked on the fatal : shors. A collection of the leaves , grasy s and branches from the trees of the- Island forms the/ foundation for the bed , in which this human monster spends most of his time. Several hunten. and ex plorers have recrntly viewed the ir.ir. . He Is described as old , stooping , destitute of clothing , Incapable of tpeech and covered with long hair. Upon the appearance of man ho utters a wild , wclid shriek and rushes to the cm cm , from which he can not be Induced or forced to retnin. Many daring explorers of Church Island have at tempted to c.ipUi 10 the wild man , hut all efforts hava thus far proven fruitless ; for the Island contains numerous deeji anil un explored caverns , and In them uro many dark recesses' . No man has dared to pene trate any of the hidden passages except for u very short distance. The wild man finds tlio fresh water springs at the base of the crags , and so quenches his thirst , while his food must evidently con sist of such birds and animals as he can catch , Thousands of pulls , pelicans and other sra fowls mukr neMB In the cliffs , and the old niup. MibsKs partly on tfielr eggs. Many stories are- told by cowboys who Imvo camped on the Island of the midnight yelli mid antics of the famished creature. He has crept up to the camps and carried away almost everything , food , guns , pack sad dles and other camp equipage. The burros haver around the camp fire at night , as though afraid to leave the protection of man. man.Tho Indians who visit the lake never re main after sundown near the Island because of four tf rvll spirits. The Mnrmonn 1o look upon the llnml n A hmmted npot , nml krcp nwny from It an much nn pomlhlp. Several ( opposed relics of the hnnlahed man have heen dl covfred recently , nnd Hie old story < ) t Ms Rlionllsh practices revived. In a window nf ono of tlio leading business houses cf Suit Kike City there Is on ex hibition n Jitimnn bono containing n chain nnd ball , whlih wns found on the lake shore. This relic In labeled ns the remains of Jenu IlAptlstc , hut men who have recently explored the Island report getting a gllmpso of the aged form of the wild man as he disappeared In an Impenetrable cn\ern , and his wild shrieks' and almost Inhuman yells can bo heard almoU any night IsMiIng from the lonely crags. _ T1IIJ IiA1UII3 T TOHTOlSn. A UtmHrr of Ton InV -l lit Mini Tlili'tri-n Keel Ariiinnl. Thcro Is reported from the Isles Kginont , In the Indian ocean , not far from the Isle Maurice , the cnpture cf an enormous male linil tortoise- , the largest thus tar known , sajs Co-mos In reporting Its dimensions. These Islands Ho In about latitude CO degrees 40 minutes south nnd longitude 69 degrees 1 minutes east. They nrolthout fresh water , though one of them has n salt like of considerable area. They have not boon known hitherto an' the resort cf land tor toises , thotigli thoi neighboring Isltnds have them In abundance. This tortoise- and his mate have been seoii on the Island recently at \arlous times. Hero ore his chief dimen sions : Inches Height - whenalklng 29 32 Vertical circumference 121 Horizontal circumference 15'H Ltngth of back 053 * Length of breast plate 39.37 Depth of concavity of breast plitc , . . , 1 Length of tnll 14.97 Length of hind foot 2,1 ( I. ! Circumference of hind foot 19.OS Luigth of fore foot 24.40 Circumference of homl near the eyes . 16.M Length nf neck 19.I7 ! Weight , r > 29 pounds. A curious lleshy excrsscence on e-ich side of ths shell Is conjectured to bo designed as a protection to the latter when the creature Is In certain positions. It Is not known In other land tortoises , though It may \ > i a peculiarity of aged males. This tortoise In 126 pounds heaxler than the one now living at I'ort Louis , Isle Maurice , recently known as the largest captured living. If Tronl > le\ \\it\i \ llliiMiiitntlsin lleiul Til IN. ANNAPOLIS , Kd. , Apill 16 , 1S04. I have used Chamberlain's Pain Balm for ihcunia- tlsm and found It to bs nit that Is claimed for It. I believe It to be the bsst preparation for rheumatism and deep seated muscular pains on the market and chtcrfully recom mend It to the public. JOHN ( } . BROOKS , dsoler In boots , shoes , etc. . No. 18 Main St. ALSO READ THIS. MHCHANlCSVILLn , St. Mary County , Md. I sold a bottle ot Chamberlain's Pain Balm to a man who had been suffering with rhcu- matl m for several years. It made l-'ni ' a well man. A. J. M'GILL. rr clvt' Sc'i-It-H of IVrftniicN. A leading authority on perfumes divides the entire list into bselvo series : 1. Floral , as of the rose , violet , and the like. 2. Her bal , cs of Iwrgamot , mint , nnd other aromatic plants. 3. The grass * .series , comprising several fragrant grasses which grow In Ceylon or lldla , as the orange gress , which has the perfume of the ? ginger root. 4. The citrine ssrles , comprising the orange , lemon , and their combinations. C. The spice series , derived from the clo\e , cinnamon , allspice , and the llks. C. The wood series , as the sandal wood , sassafras , rosewood , which de rives Its name , not from the fact that It has the color of roses , but from the odor exhaled by It whn freshly cut. 7. The root series , as the orris root and many other 8. The seed s'rles , as the caraway and vanilla. ! ) . The bilm and gum scries , of which there are many varieties. 10. All perfumes and essences derived from fruits. The eleventh series consists of combinations ot the foregoing \arietle ? , and the twelfth comprises all animal perfumes of whatever nature. _ IP YOUR FOOD IHSTIlKSSnS YOt/ TnUe IIorsford'H Aclil IMiosplinlo. It aids the stcmnch lo digest the food , and does away with that full feeling after eating. IlercuIi-M Killed ( lie Haitlc. Some passengers over one of ths Berlin canal bridg's the other day noticed the sud den appearance of two black points in the sky at a considerable distance away , which developed Into two ducks. Behind them , at , i lower level , flew another bird , which sud denly roya Into the air above the ducks , and then shot down upon them like an arrow. Ono of tli3 ducks /flew sdowa : > u toward the Thlergarten ; the other , closely pursued by its enemy , flew slanting into ths canal , and , reaching the water exactly behind the bridge , dived , while the havrk , in his blind haste , struck agiinst the head ot a btatua of Her cules mid fell , once moie flapping Its great wings , dead on the pavement of the bridge. The bird was a splendid L'jjcclnun , the wings hiving an expansion of more than three feet. Tlis Darlington , WU. , Journal says editor ially of a popular patent medicine"Wo know from experience that Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and ujarrhoea Remedy Is all that Is claimed for It , as on two occasions It stopped excruciating pains and possibly saved us from an untimely grave. We would not rest easy over night without It In the house. " This icmcdy undoubtedly saves moio pain nnd suffering than any other medicine In the vu'fld. Every family should keep It In the house , for It Is sure to be needed sooner or Ictcr. _ _ A Killing I iiNNlon. Washington Star : "Do you not love to wander In the rich warmth that comes when autumn forgets to bo cold and harsh ? " ho said , gently , "Yes , " was the reply. "I am very fond of wandering. Don't you enjoy It yourself ? " "Devotedly. " "You cannot put mo against any pastime , " ho went on , with reassured enthusiasm for she was a nice girl and ho wanted to b ? agreeable "that suits my nature more com- I li'ely than wandering. Why , would you be- llcvo It , I was sick In bed once , so sick that I couldn't get out and v.ander. " "Yts , yes You lay there and pined for the scented woods and the blossoming fields. " "No. It was worss than that. Even though I couldn't g-'t out of bed myself " "Yea ? " "My mind wandered. " DoWltt'g Little Eaily Risers euro Indiges tion and bad breath. for llenllli. During the last nineteen months N. E. A , Lasley , his wife and children , formerly of Port Angeles , Wash. , have been traveling over the western part of the country In what Is practically a house on wheels , drawn by horses , They wsre In Denver a week ago , having traveled 2,275 mllcB slnco the Kurt was made , Mr , Lasley Is well to do and the odd trip was undertaken on account of his wife's III health. It has proved a success In that she has completely recovered , nnd shs l now EO pleased with tha life of leisurely wandering , that she Is bent on continuing the trip to the eastern coast. Quaker \Visdoni 'You ' may light another candle by your own without loss. " Recommend Quaker Oats to your neighbor. Sold only in 2-lb. Packages' Silk Dept. SPECIAI , THURSDAY SALE at the Coloro 1 Surali Silks. Grand Sale of the 22-ln vvkle Imported ( Inodfl , Bankrupt nil rolors , pretty fOindoi , Mnr c' lirlce , ri TUTUS- DAY ONLY. YAUD Black Brocade Satin- S. P. MORSE DRY GOODS GO A orled pattern" , pretty lie- . . , slirnt ( all black ) , would be cheap nt 75e. THl'USOAY Cor. IGtli nrul Fnrnnm Sts. ONLY , YARD Head every Item. Every ono Is tv Komiinc money savor. Pomitos lioro go DroSS Silks- - ' ns fixtus dimes do elsowlioro. Ho on Imml ca * ly us quuntHles roOf Colored Knllle 1'rancaK , soft , ( lurnble Rood , wnr- rnnted nil pure silk , Rood Of ! Phaden , Morse' * $1 00 poods IL THt'USUAY ONLY , YAUU. Dress Goods Glove Dept Handkerchief Dept. Dept Ladies' Black Saxony Black Caslmiero. Mitts- Ladies' Hoiustitclioit M-Iti ' \v Ide , good lilnnlc ' , I'lnln , Double , warm pood" , Handkerchiefs Mor e's price Kie TIH'KS- Morse's price T.'c. S. K. Tine Rood ? , coloied border" , DAY. ONLY , YARD OLSON CO'S I'KICi : Morse's pi Ice IRo. S. i : . Black Sci'KO , OLSON CO 'S I'lllCn. 12ACII ONLY All wool. Sfilnvlde , botli , sldci THt'ItSDAY iillKc. Moisc1- ONLY. * price YAIU r.0o. > . Lndies' Silk Mitts , Gents' Silk Handk'f 'a Pure Chlnn Silk , llem- Black India Twills , rancy , Double , Wool Llneil stltchi'il , with Initial cor Very line weave , revet "Iblo Rood's , Moit-o's price { 2.15 S. nel s , M one's in Ice 75e. ' goods , -iG-ln. vvldo nnd every 13. OLSON CO'S PUICi : n. OLSON CO'S 1MUC thtend pure wool ; Morse ONLY , PA1U with , only oil' them lit & 5o. T DAY ONLY , YAUD Silk and Wool Wristlets lilnck. nml colors , Morse'i pi lee nr > e and CT e. S. 1C. Lace Dept. OLSON CO.'S PUICn ONLY Underwear PA1IC Wash. Laces. Cream anil White , a orled Dept. pattern ! " , 9 lo 12 Incliei wide , . We arq not exaggerating MOISC'H price 40o lo We. 8. M. OLSON co.'s puicn Ladies' Merino Vests when we claim that the ONLY , YAUU And 1'nnK gray or white , cloalc ValLaces. nil sizes line heavy Roods , following 3 bargains - . 40 dozen In the lot , nuiit ' bo are the biggest and best Al o Pillow Lnec" * , Morse'i , Morse's price closed at once price fie to ho. S. i : OI.SON THl'USUAY Mta nnd 75c. ONLY CHOICI3 , 12ACI1 ever offered before. CO.'S PU1C13 ONLY , YAUU Ladies' Black Cotton lloinoiubpr these cloaks arc nil Flannel Dept. Tights , now mid made in the best mnnnor. , All size" , heavy Rood ? , WMto Bn Flannel- Morse'spllce fiOe. S. 13 OL At $3.12- by - SON CO'S PUICU ONLY . - Morse's pi Ice Stic , H. U. OL- I'AIH KON CO'S PU1CK ONLY , "Onelta" 100 ladles' , misses' nnd children's YAUU Combination Clonks , all sizes , bought to sell nt J7.CO , Mor o'f 40c quality , S. 12. Stiits. OLSON CO'S PUIC'C ONLY Esyptlnii Rood" , all slFC1 * , Thursday reduced teAt YAUU nicely made , KOHIP nllchtlv Imperfect , worth $1 2.r ) S K OLSON CO.'S 1MUCI3 ONLY Ladies' Dept. Children's Combination Stilts , At $5 20- Ladies' Gowns , Hest Mnslln , IS styles , nicely WOOL While ALL good * , wlih trimmed . Insertion mnde A InrRO vailety of lud'cs' ' nnd lace. nicely , very warm Cnpes nnd embroidery , extra. nrd dunble , Mor e' pricey Jacket" , boURht to sell at f800 , { 10.00 lenRlhs and widths , Morse's SC.OO ' nml ' ? IOll S 12 OLSON J . and { 1200 , price. Jl.K ( ) nnd $1.25. S 13. . 1'UICC ONLY CO.'S , ' . OLSON CO.'S PU1C12 ONLY Children's Red , All Thursday reduced to EACH Wool Hose. Wool Fascinators A ] } sires , Klbbed and Cash $5.20 Hand Crochet , black , white mere RtioiN. ek'Rant line and colors. Rood size , iiuallty. Morse's price 3'ic1 to Morse's price 45c. S. 12. 19c f.ne. S. i : OLSON CO.'S ISc OLSON CO.'S 1'llicn ONLY 1'UICr : ONLY. 1'AIU At $7.49- White Aprons Children's Black Ribbed Plush C.ipcs , Cloth Capes and Jack Fine Roods , nicely ' made , ets worth to $15.00 Rood size , Moise's price Me , , up Hose. nnd lOc. S. K. OLSON CO.'S Heavy. UcRMIar Made Thursday reduced to 1MUCC ONLY CooiN , Mori-e's price ISc and ' 20e. S. H OLSON CO.'S Children's Bonnets- P1UCC ONLY. 1'AIU Plush and Silk Roods , nicely $7.49 tilnimed , Rood colors , worth ' Ladies' Black Ribbed Hose. Our Cloak Department is the Wool Rood'i , all slyes , warm nnd duinble. worth 3 > c. S. lamest a nil best lighted west of 11. OLSON CO'S PUICi : of Chicago. Small Ware ONLY , 1'AIU Dept. Kuchlng , Crepe LNse nnd Bended , worth 15o to Me , Thin Mia v , yard , lo Gents' Ftir- Tooth each Jlrushea worth fie , Tliuisdny lo Ladles * Collars nnd Cuffs , worth lOc Three bis lots of Morse's Trimmings to " 'Oc. Thursday , each lc nisliitig Dept. at about lOo on the dollar. Drr.s Stays , per set , Woith lOc , Thursday , Bet ic LOT 1 Curling lionH , worth lOc , Thursday Ic and KdBlngs Braid Tilm- - each Heavy Gray Underwear mltiK = , 1)1 ick and colors , 9-in. JJutton Hooks , worth DC , Thurs ' Morse's pi Ice , 10to Me S. day , each All plzc < 5 , Shirt's and Drnvv- ersv vvMrm rml durable. Hall pins In boxes , assorted Hlzus , worth COe S. Jl. OLSON woith lc , ThuisJny , each co.'s pnicn ONLY , LOT 2 Hlaclc Slmvvl I'lns per do < ! . , worth Sc , Tliinsilay , do ? ' C > Irnp < t , Ur-ildi , etc. , nl o Paper Tablets vvoith lOc lc , Thuisdny , Health Wright's Dic-"i Fringes Morse'i pi Ice i-ucli Underwear. OLSON up to CO''S "fie "puiCK jard. S. ONLY I'utz Pomade In bo\eu , worth lOe. 2c Shirts nnd Drawers , Silver Thursday , each 3c Grav , tine , heavy. Fleece- Childon's ! Lace Collars , worth 20c , lined goods sold evcry- LOT 3 Thursday , each 6c wheie at "fl..1 ! S. n. OLSON - 13lnck and Colored Trlin- Baby Hlbs , cmbroldeicd find lace SON co.'s PIHCI : ONLY , inlniri , wide and nnirovv , trimmed , worth ICe lo 25c , Thura- IJACH V . . Hinld , Cord and S.itln ef Wooden day , cnch RO ' Handle Shawl nnd Book Camel's Hair Jl fects 2i. ! , Morse's S. 13. OLSON price up CO to 'S CoiilB. worth lrc ! , Thursday , cnch Be Best Linen Envelopes pkg. , PU1CC , YAUD per Underwear. worth 20e. Thursday , pkif. . . . . . . . . . Co Elegant Foft wool good" , Feather Boas- Paper mid I3ii\elopes per box , line nnd nicely made , nil - l each , worth Me. Thursdny sizes. Still Is nnd Dravveis , Woith ? 1.23 , only ggo box ' j 0 nctimllv worth $1.75. S. 13. French Hrlbtlo Tooth Brushes' , OLSON CO.'S PI11CU , Woith J1CO , only &go worth ' 2..C , Tliumlay. each .lie UACH . I Caldor.s' Tooth Powder , worth 25c . Worth $1.75 , only SI.10 Thursday , bottle c Gentian Blue White Dotnct Cotton Cotton Flannel Silcsln Waist Fibre Calico Hlaiiiicl Hints Ilonvv twilled back- 1.1 ii I HUB Clmttioiso Hcst and widest 28 Inches wide , nap- nlcolaifioroll * , clear good niip. stroiu Mill remnants 2 to fi Tor skirl rind hloovo Koiid-Uholii'iciiual- l > 2d nn both sldrs , cotton I , , Morio's no w isio or vviinii and ilur.ihK j'MiiJH In oaeli , black Ilnln" , the UDc ciimll- u , THur.il.iy only , Morse's price 7c in IH price mill rummintsUto lu mid dark colorx , ty , Thur&ruy liy 10. * . ri. U Olson UJ 's & only , yards each , woilli yard. Thursday only , yiird leu worth lOc and 20c , yard , , roll , in 12c ! , , Tliuitdav only Thursday only , yard. yurdl Searles & Searles SPECIALISTS IN Hcryjus , Cliroalc and IVivatc Diseases L WEflK HEM 1 BCXIJALLY. S'-'AH I'rlrutu DUeiiNit nml UlKurileniot JMiu Tni.it in nut l > y mull coiuulliitlon tree. Cured fur life nnJ Hie poison thoroughly clallKi-l frum the t > li-m. I'll.KH. FlhTULA anil JIECTAL ULCiniS , HVUUOCii.J : ] ANI VAHICOCKI.n permanently nnj suceeosfullj cured , Methoil new anil unfailing. Ily new method tvlthout pain or cutting , Call on or address with stamp , Dr , Searles & Searles , ( My mama us < ) d Wool Soap ) ( I vrUu raino h&d ) WOOLENS will not shrink If WOOL SOAP Ii used In the laundry. Wnol oapli delicate and refrtttlilDV for bath ! > ur- otcn , 'llio betlclcaascr. llauabarut yvurilialtii. ? nu ulteii tollel and laundry. Eaworth , Schodde lc. Co. , Maken. Ch SC'naUiaia hi. lluiton , in -cunrd St. , Mow Vork.WI cnvituul rJL 1 V I f A f I Do You Know Its Cause ? $ Indigestion : Do you know when f * 5 you have it ? Do you know its 4 a cause and cure ? Ask your drug- A > A gist for Ripans Tabules , One A A gives relief. . 4 f i nipan'a Tntule& Bold by ilrucRlda , or ty mall U Hit price ( f > 0 cenU a box ) In lent lo Ilia III- ( am Chemical Comimny , No. 10 & "uce ! , , N , t , r lUWGATION UOND SALI3. Notice Is hereby plvcn that scaled pro- posuls will bo leeched by the buarU o ( ulu-cioia ot the UjU lutgiuiun alkiiiut in Valley county. Nebiusku , ut thch ofllco In Ord In raid district , up to 'i o'clock p. m of the ! id day of Decembfr. U93 , for J50.WO of the bondH Issued by tulil IrrlKatlon ills , trlct , all of told bonds lie In if bonds ot $593 each anil dravvliiK Interest ul the ratu of C per cent per annum , luyub'u annually , the principal uml Inttuugt of xald bomlti piy iitilu at the nillco of tha slutc treusuier of the fctntu of Nebraekn , said bomls belnn' p.iyable In liiHtalhn ntH nn folluvvn fl'.D'jj theipof pajab'e In eleven years from the date lliercuf ; $ J,000 piyublo in Iwelvu yearn from the duto thereof , tJ.r/X ) pjyablu In IhlrtciMi yeaiH from the date thureuf , $1.003 Iiayable In fourteen years from the iKUu thi-ieofj ( I.COO payable In llfti'en yeniH from the date theicof ; Jj.UOJ payable In Hlxleeen years from Ihe date Iherruf ; JJ.GOU pj > ubi ! In seventeen jcais from the duto there f 10,500 payab'o in clRhleuin yea in fiom thr ilute thereof ; $7&QO p.iyublo In nlnrt < oii yture from the date tliereof ; fS.tW pn > abt ! In twenty years from the date thereof The Hoard of Director * reserve the light to i elect any and all bldu. Adiliutra all bids to 13. P. Clements , uecru tniy , Ord , Ntbrnskn. Uy order of th Hoard of HlrectorH , made this 7th day of November , 1S35. J. A PATTON. President , K. P CL12MI3NTS , Stcretary , N10 diOt McGREW tS TUB ONLY SPECIALIST Wilt ) rKKATA ALL PRIVATE DISEASES U'cilncu h Unorder tl MEN ONLY 0 Yean KnpencDce , 0 Ycau in Oiiuli * . ( look Kite , t.'ontuluiioa finil I-i iiiin lion Ir'iee , Hlli and Farnun St , , . UMA1IA Nii ) .
