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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; 'ITIIITRSPAY ' , DECEMBER 10 , 1805.
OLD HICKORY AS A HORSEMAN
His Exploits on the Turf in thn Early Days
of the Century ,
THOUSANDS STAKED ON FAST HORSES
1'incU ItnclttK In Ainrrlon I.nrjrrlj
Due * ( it .InrliHoii'M HiitliiiHliiflin
riuiiKi-r In ( lir lli'KliiR HIiiK
I'litlitliiK for 1'n I r IlneeH.
Ono chapter In Generil Jackson's history
will always bo read with Interest by all those
v\lio , like the. Sage of the Hermitage , have a
consuming passion for race horse * . This
clupter has been written by some of Jackson's
biographers , but by none with such vivid
distinctness and fascinating detail as charac
terize the personal reminiscences of Judge
Josjph C , Guild. Judge Guild vas a con
temporary of General Jackson , and regarded
the old hero as "the moat almighty man that
evar trod the earth " About twenty years
ago lie published a book under the caption of
"Old Times In Tennessee , " the major portion
of which , however , U but Guild's personal
recollections of General Jackstxn. The chap
ter abuit race liors.'s Is the most Interesting
In the book , and from It Is gathered the ma
terial for a letter In the Chicago Tribune ,
which may afford some pleasure and , perlmp' ) ,
amusement to the lover : of the rojul thor
oughbred.
0 iieral Jackson may ba considered the first
patron of the turf In Tennessee , and ho. stood
nl the head of It for twenty soars. Racing ,
as a fixed Institution i that state , was first
Inaugurated at Gallatln , In Sumner county ,
In the fall of 1SOI , and General Jackson was
the moat conspicuous feature of the great oc
casion. It was ono of the events In the his
tory of the state , and little clso had been
talked of for months previous. Vast crowds
of men , women and children from adjacent
counties were present ; nnd while there were
Keen none of the modern adjuncts deemed
lnJlpnsablo to make racing Interesting , yet
the sport wni as exciting as any that ever
occurred on a race course so exciting , In
fact , that a veneriblo preacher , who raid he
was hunting a cow near the track , mounted
tin * fence , waved his hat , and cxultlngly
soiled , as Polly Medley , the winner , tunic
Hying home. "She leaves a blue stieak behind -
hind her ; pratso God ! " for which exc's ? of
feeling he was suspended from his parochial
duties.
General Jackson bad entered his favorite
filly , Indian Queen , and backed her heavily ,
as was his custom when he had nny faith in
a horse ; but Polly Medley was the winner
from ntart to finish. This mare was a won
derful racer In her day and was the property
of Ur. H. D. Harry of Gallatln , who was a
co-pattncr with Jackson In promoting this
sport.
At the same track , the yrar following. Gen
eral JacKbon again entered Indian Queen with
what appealed every chance of success , but
ho was beaten worse than before and lost a
great deal of money. Ilefore the year was
out he had bought his famous horse , Trtixton ,
to which he became so much devoted , and
also the fleet Grojhound , and then swore
"by the ntcrnal" he would never afterward
doff hli colors to anybody. Accordingly , In
the fall of that year , on his own track , known
as Clover Bottom , ho beat a famous horse
belonging to the great sportsman , Joseph
Rrwln.
MONKEY SIMON , THE PRINCE JOCKEY.
In 1818 the first jockey club was estab
lished at Nashville by the most distinguished
men In Tennessee , among them being General
Jackson , Colonel Ward , General Carroll ,
James Jackson , Dr. Sapplngton. Dr. Shelby ,
Dr. McNalry , Dr. IJiitler , Major Williams ,
Governor Cannon , Colonel Elliott , and other
citizens of Mke repute. In that connection
It la pertinent to refer to one of the most
celebrated characters of these time ? , vviio was
better known. If not more admired , by the
racing fraternity In Tennessee that General
Jackson himself. Ills name was Monkey
Simon , a negro jockey , and If tradition be
true he was the greatest rider of race horses
who ever lived. Garrison , McLaughlln ,
Darncs , Overtoil , Murphy none of the famous
pilots of the turf nowadays would have bscn
"In It" with that strange and grotesque
Kcnluu of the primitive race couraf ' . Ten
nessee. His sobriquet of Monkey Simon , con
voys n forcible Idea of his appearanceJudgs
Guild thus describes him : "He was a native
African , nud was brought , with his parents ,
when quite young , to South Carolina , before
the- slave trade was Interdicted. In height
ho was four fset six Inches and weighed 100
pounds. Ho was a hunchback , with ver >
short body and singularly long arms and
legs. His color and hair were African , but
his features were not. He bad a long head
and face , a high , delicate nose , a narrow
but prominent forehead , and a mouth Indlca-
tlvo of both humor and firmness. It was
rumored Simon was a prince In his native
country. "
Of all Ills wonderful exploits on the turf ,
none gave Monkey Simon so much renown
as his masterly riding of Hanlo's Maria.
It Is a well authenticated fact that when
In the eve of General Jackson's life he was
asked by an old friend if ho had over under
taken anything earnestly that he did not ac
complish , ho replied : 'Nothing I remem
ber except Hanlo's Maria. I could not beat
her. " She was a chestnut mare , brought
to Sumner county In 1800 by Mr. Goodman
and sold to James Hanle for $100 , who named
her Maria. In 1811 , when she was 3 years
old , Hanlo had her trained by Ucrry Will-
lams , noted horseman of that day , and en
tered her In the Nashvllls races of that year ,
where sue simply had everything her own
way. For the two seasons following she
ran away from every horse entered against
her , which waked up General Jackson to a
lively lesolvo that she must bo beaten. ActIng -
Ing on that Impulse ho canvassed the whole
country and gave his frlenus carte blanche
to buy for him the fastest horse In the world ,
which leJ to the purchase- Pacolet from
William K. Johnson of Virginia at a fabu
lous price. He thereupon started out to dethrone -
throne the reigning queen of the turf , and It
Is probable that throughout his entire life
ho never had his heart so earnestly set on
the accomplishment of any purpose.
There had never been a horse race In this
country up to that date on which half so
much money was wagered. Hut the peer-
lean Maria was not destined to have any dust
thrown In her eyes that day. With Monkey
Simon on her back she took the- lead from
the siart and won In n tamer. And to In
tensify General Jackson's chagrin , only a
little later , at his own Clover Dottom track ,
Maria , with Moukey Simon In the saddle. ,
took all the purses that were hung up.
General Jackson was simply amazed at her
achievements , and for the flrut and only
tlmo In bis life ho threw up the sponge and
offered to list $50,000 that Maria could beat
any horse , mare or gelding In the world.
CARRIED FROM THE FIELD.
Maria was once matched against Yellow
Jrckct , a celebrated , racer from Kentucky ,
and In connection vAtli that race an amus
ing Incident Is rclatcJ about General Jack
son. It was a dash of two miles over the
Nushvlllo course for Jl.OOO a side. The
owner of the muro gave orders to Monkey
Simons to lot Yellow Jicket take the lead
nnd pull the mare , his object being to get
bets , for ho know Mai la would come down
the home stretch like a whirlwind and make.
up for losses by a terrific burst of apouat \
the finish. The order wo * strictly carried
out. General Jackson was thus led to be-
Hove that Maria , would not vvlu , and offered
< o bet 110,000 on Yellow Jacket then and
there. Lit Judge Guild narrate what fol
lowed : "General Coffee , who was a giant ,
standing 0 fret 8 Inches , stepped up and tried
to dissuade General J.icUtwn from betting.
but not succeeding , lie stepped behind Jack
son , Ilfltxl lilin on lis ! ulioultlers and forcibly
carried dim out of tliu crowd. Jackson
could do no hlng but kick and fight tlio air ,
for Coffee held him as tight as though he
vrero In a vise until the ruce was over.
Monkey Simon , as ho v > ung up Into the
last quarter , applied the whip and won the
race easily. Tills wus fortunate ( or General
CcRot , tor had Yellow Jacket won General
Jackson would certainly have held Coffee per
sonally responsible ( or the manner In which
he prevented his betting , "
JACKSON'S WASHINGTON STADL.BS.
The love of ( ait horses was no less than
a passion wl'li General Jackson. Even while
he was president and absorbed with the
ponderous affairs of state , he kept a stable
of racers In Waihlngton. He- owned oome of
the llnest thoroughbreds In tlio world , among
which were Truxton , Greyhound , Double-
hiMiil , Onoksuin fllly , Indiana Queen , Lady
Nashvllla and Itollvla. The celebrity of
thoto nnd many others that browned spread
throughout the- country and many were ths
L
challenges lie received to match his snlft
coursers agalnut the flyers from other states.
And It was the proudest boast of his life
that he v. s never beaten In a race by any
horri brought from beyond the borders of
Itt would back Ms favorite like n lord. K
ho won he faltly bubbled over with exulta
tion , not for the cake of the money Involved ,
but from pure love of the sport , nut If he
lost It was not cafe to take any liberties with
him. Nobody but Monkey Simon ever dared
to do that. When Hanlo's Maria bfnt
Pacolet the general was In n particularly
bad humor , and Monkey Simons , tnestlng
him In a largo crowd , said : "Qfii-
eral , jou were always ugly , but
now you're a show. I could
make n fortune by show Ing you a < * you
now look If I had , > ou In a cage where you
couldn't hurt people who came to look at
you. "
On another occasion. Just before the hors's
started In on Important racs , General Jack-
eon threateningly approached Simon and Eald :
"Now , you little black devil , when mr horse
ccmoa up and Is nbout to PIPS you don't ilnr ?
Wilt your tobacco Juice In his eyes nnd thee
of his rider , as you sometimes do , " to whlo'i '
the Impertiirl'iblo Simon rtpllcd1 "Well.
general , I have done a good deal of vvortc
ugln your horecs , but no ono of the d n
dromedaries was ever near enough me In
a race to catch riy spit. " Had any ono clso
In the world rave that little black freak of
nature shown such audacious effrontery to
th old hero , "by the eternal , " there would
have be-n nn earthquake.
Judge Guild says General Jackson always
declared the rac between Tiuxton and Grey
hound vvai not only the greatest ttpt of speed
and endurance he ever saw , but subllmest
spectacle In any line ever witnessed on nrth.
Uesldcs the main bet of J5.000 , Jackson won
oxer $1,600 In weiring apparel , nnd after
betting all hit inon'y nnd the horpc he rode
to the rac ? , he staked fifteen of the finest
horses on the ground belonging to other
persona , several of them having side saddle
dleon their backs.
UMn-'l'S TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE.
In all M connections with horse racing ,
General Jackson acted strictly "on the
square. " Incapable of fraud himself , he
viould not tolerat * It In others. Judge Guild
tells a story forcibly Illustrating his char
acter as a sportsman "The occasion was
this : Greyhound , n Kentucky horso. which
General Jackson afterward bought , had beaten
Doublehead , a Tennessze horse , and they
were subsequently nfatchcd ( or ? 5,000 a side ,
to be run on the Clover Hottom course- . There
must have been 20,000 people present nn
Miat day. I never witnessed such fierce bet
ting between the states , for state prldo ran
high Money , horBC" ! and negroes vvere put
up. Thi < tlmo Imi ] now arrived to' the norses
to appear on the track. I heard some loud
talking , and looking drwn the track I sa\v
Geneial Jackson riding slo\vly on n gray
horse , with long pistols held In each hand.
I think they wore as long as my arm nnd
had a mouth thnt a giound ainlrrel could
enter. As he approached the Judges' stand
he was swearing and gesticulating furiously.
Hs said he had Irrefraglblc proof that this
was to bo n 'Jockey race' : that Greyhound
was seen In a wheat field the night before ,
whch disqualified him for the race , nnd that
his rider was to recHvo $500 to 'throw It
off , ' and , 'by the eternal , ' he would shoot the
nrs ! man who brought his liars ; on the track ;
that the people's money should not be stolen
from them In this minner.
"He talked Incessantly , while the splttal
rolled from his mouth and the flro from his
eyes. I have seen bears and wolves put at
bay , but he was certainly the most ferocious
looking animal I evfr saw. His appearance
and manner strnck tenor to the hearts of
20 000 people. If they felt as I did every one
expected to be killed. Finally he said : 'Now
gentlemen , go calmly and In order and each
man take his own property. ' Each man got
lih property , and thus the fraudulent race
was broken up by the exhibition of the most
extraordinary courage. He did that day
what It would have required 2,000 armed men
to have effected. "
A volume could be filled with Just such
thrilling Incidents In the history of the early
turf In Tennessee , In most of which Old
Hickory was the central figure.
\TTLUnntiD HUTTOXS.
Ail K&lillilllon of Souvenir * lit the
ClilrkniniiiiKii Itciinloii.
In one of the meetings on the battlefield of
Chlckamauga last September General Gordon ,
the senator , and also commander-In-chlef of
the confederate veterans , made the ( allowing
statement-
" 1 have In my possession a button taken
from the coat of the gallant union general.V. .
H. Lytle , who commanded a brigade. In Gen
eral Sheridan's division and was killed near
this spot. It was given me by a confederate
soldier wfco helped to carry the body of Cen
tral Lytle to the union lines after the battle ,
thirty-two years ago. I shall bo glad to give
the precious souvenir to a soldier of General
Lytlo's regiment cr brigade or ono of his
relMlves. "
Among those- who heaid General Gordon's
statement , relates the Chicago Times-Herald ,
was Major Henry C. Rogers of Milwaukee ,
who served In Lytlo's brigade and was
wounded four times tn the Chlckamauga
battle , not Tar from where his brigade com
mander fell. An hour after General Gordon
had spoken Major Rogers crowded through
the throng that was gathered about the south
ern general and Introduced himself.
"I heard what > ou said about the buUon
( rain General Lytlo's coat. I was In his
brigade and It would please me greatly to
have the little souvenir. Wo all thought a
good deal of him , " said Rogers.
"Well , now , my Yankee comrade , you are
half an hour too late. A nephew of General
Lytlo's presented himself nnd asked ( or the
button and I gave It to him. Haven't you a
souvenir of the great battle , "
"Yes , general , four of them ; three on the
arms and this , " holding up a hand with two
fingers gone.
"Oh , they don't count. I have seven such
Rouvcnlu. "
Then the two gray-haired American soldiers
shook "naiula llko brothers and parted.
suoi : iniis : OF WOOD.
Mt'il I'lilp IN AIM > irHi'iI
III tin * SIioi'iniiKlnu : Trmlf.
Ono of the latest features of wood pulp
industry Is the manufacture. In Haverhlll ,
Mass. , of shoe heels from that material ,
whlto pine and other kinds being used for
that purpose. In carrying out this art the
plan , as described , consists In reducing the
wood In the usual way In digesters , after
which the pulp la put Into a tank and mixed
with the substances necessary for imparting
to heel stock the necessary requirements ,
such as alcohol , litharge , tar , degras and
flsh glue , a thorough mixture of these with
pulp being followed by soaking the same day
or two , so that the fiber may ba penetrated ,
when another application of materials occurs.
The object at this stage Is to harden the pulp
uomevvhat. so that It can be rolled Into thick
flieots and handled , shellac and borax accom
plishing this , the pulp thu having the con
sistency of cement. At this point slackened
llmo in put In , and , as this hardens when
dry , the pulp must bo rolled Into sheets , it
being just thick enough , and there being
specially arranged rollers and adjustments at
the bottom of the tank for effecting thla.
A Birlcg of pressures through presj rollers
reduces the sheet to the right thlcknes ? ,
and the sheet Is next placed quickly upon the
bed of a cutter ; the wheels are now started
and In a moment the platen falls , forcing a
hundred or more cutters upon the sheet , sbap.
Ine out a heel each ,
Acts at once , never ( alii , Ono Mlnuto Cough
Cure. A remedy ( or asthma and that fever
ish condition which accompanies a severe
cold. The only harmless remedy that pro
duces Immediate results.
PRACTICAL AID FOR CUBA
Supplying the Revolutionists with Men and
Munition of War.
HOW THE WORK IS CARRIED ON
A Ten- ( Inlet , llcsoiirorftil .lion Iteit-
ilcr nrTcctlic Set-- lee Story of
One of ( InCiilinu I2x *
lictlltloiin.
While a thousand Cubans In Key West are
listening to flcry speeches and shouting for
Cuban freedom , says a writer In the New
York Independent , two or three quiet men
have their heads together In a locked room
In Now York City laying plans. The K y
West enthusiasm finds Its way Into the news
papers , but It Is the work of the two or three
silent men In Now York that tells.
One of the trio In the New York room maybe
bo called Gonzalez , because he Is not a per
son , but a type. Gonzalez has made his mark
In former Cuban Insurrections , and of his
loyalty to the cause and Ills personal brav erv
there Is no question ; he has been waiting , ami
now he Is ready. Perhaps he has been wait
ing for men , but more likely he has been
waiting for money , for money Is not as plenty
In the Cuban treasury as some people Imag
ine , and what there Is Is gntliored largely In
New York. The Key West Cubans make H
a rule to sp'nd on Tuesday what they earned
on Monday.
Gonzalez has a large acquaintance among
the Cubans In New York ; and If he Is not a
general already , the president of the Cuban
republic ( who Is also In New York ) makes
htm one. For a month or more he has been
sounding his countrymen , and he knows that
Carlos and Miguel and Don Antonio and
twenty more are ready to follow him to the
flcld as soon as he gives them the signal ;
but he cinuot give the signal until the money
Is supplied for fitting out another expedition ,
for It Is not the wealthy Cubans who go Into
the field and fight.
Now , however , the money Is ready , and the
trio In the New York room determine upon
the arms to bs bought. They cannot hope to
send anything larger than rifles and revolvers ,
and the question of arms Is the Important one
To take twenty men to Cuba Is a perfectly
simple matter ; they can go openly In any of
the steamers , with no more of a passport than
a llnu from a notary public , certifying that
"John Smith , personally known to me , Is a
citizen of the United State1) of America , and
a resident of New York City ; " but to takf
them as an armed body Is a very different
matter , and without arms they would be
worse than useless.
The first apparent result of the consultation
In New York Is the rending an order ( with a
check ) to one of the manufactmers , for lift }
rifles and flfty revolvers , to * bo shipped to
Juan Alamo or some other trusty Cuban In
Key West. The secret service people In New
York know within twelve hours that these
rifles have been bought and shipped , and the
authorities In Key West know precisely when
they arrlvo and who receives them. Dut Key
West Is an American city , and Juan Alamo
can buy as many rifles as he can pay for.
The arms provided for , a whisper spreads
among the Cubans that General Gonzilez Is
about to start for the front with volunteers.
There are no meetings , no parades ; but the
Florida through train next day has among
Its passengers flvo or six Cubans , who are
possibly golne down to work In the Kej
West cigar fac.ories. On the following day
there are flvo or six more , all bound for Key
West. Every day there are a few , and each
detachment makes a short stop In Tampa to
add to It0 numbers from the 5,000 Cubans w ho
live there.
When the Tampa steamer lands at Key
West a thousand Cubans are waiting on the
wharf to see who comes. The hardest Mork
of the Key West police Is opening a narrow
lane through the eager watchers to let the
passengers land. On the steamer are flfty
Cubans , perhaps a hundred , for there Is a
constant Cuban tide flowing between Tampa
and Key West. The five or six who belong
to the expedition are In no way distinguish
able from the others. They go ashore , and
are Instantly swallowed up In ths ciuvvil of
dusky Culnns , and quartered In their little
houses. There are two steamers a week ; and
In a few days General Gonzalez has his men
under his eye In Key West ; not twenty now ,
but forty , ivlth the recruits picked up in
Tampa and on the Island. Ho might have
moro , but lie could not handle them to nd-
vantage. The Cubans who did the shouting
In Key West know nothing about the pres
ence of these men. Th lv think they recog
nize a distinguished patriot lundlntr from Hi ?
steamer and cheer him , and he proves to be a
real clgarmaker looking for work ; for so
many of the Key West factories are closed
now that the men have to look for work , in
stead of ill ? bosses looking for men.
The Island of Key Wsst Is thirty or forty
miles south of the mainland , and about
ninety miles from Havana. For a hundred
in 11 c.i to the cast and north , making almost
a semicircle about the end of the peninsula ,
H'rotcli the beautiful tropical Islands called
the Florida Keys scores of them , mostly
covered with a thick growth of small trees.
Some of these keys ore Inhabited by a fe\ .
Dahamlans , and some are not- Inhabited at
all. Iletween the keys and the mainland Is
Florida bay , a smooth , shallow bit of warm
water , full of smaller Islands ; and flvc or six
miles outsldo the keys ID the ou'er barrier
of half-hidden rocks called the Florida Reefs.
The American government Is represented b >
tha collector of the- port and the revenue
cutter , McLane , and sometimes nls ? by the
revenue cutters , Morrlll , WInona and For
ward , not one of which Is light enough of
draught to run through the shallow passages
b'tvvoen and bcbind the kejs. All the- gov
ernment officers concerned do their work hon
estly , and will prevent Gonzalez from clean
ing If they can , but they have eyetj cnly In
front , and while they are looking ahead he
may slip out behind.
Cudjoe Key , twenty miles from Key West ,
Is a beautiful spot , well wooded , with plump
birds singing In Its treea and swarms of
flsh In Its waters. If three'or four Cuban
gentlemen choose to go cut there from K y
West fishing and hunting , cairylng their guns
and rods , who Is to say them nay ? Possibly
they may set out at night without adver
tising the start , and a few extra rifles may
find their way into the boat for ballast.
They take the Inside passage , and the reve
nue cutter could not follow them If she
cculd find them. At the came time a trading
schooner la setting out for lilscajne bay and
111 ? Intermediate. Islands , and among her pas-
engers are three or four Cubans who have
as good a right to visit Saddle Hunch Keys ,
or Ramrod K'y , or Indian Key , or Upper
01 Lower Matacumble , as a New Yorker
has to visit Hoboken , for theee are all Amer
ican Islands. Various little boats cany va
rious little parties to various adjacent Is
lands , and the revenue cutter makes her
daily trip up and down the coast , and sees
nothing but the beautiful green water anil
fconiE- rocky Islands ; for the Ooiualez men ore
very unobtrusive In their ways and do not
thrust themselvts forward.
M anwhlle two or three small boats are
making frequent trips among Ihs Islands ,
heading generally toward Cudjoe Key. The
hunting and fishing therears so good that
the Gonzalez men are- seized with a common
desire to enjoy th in ; and , although they
may have gone from Key West to Mutacum-
bio , or Largo , or any other key In the group.
It happens that within a few days they all
meet on Cudjoe Key ; and much surprised
they must be at tha coincident , Cudjoo IB
named here only for an example ; they may
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meet on Long Plite Key , or Indian Key , or
wherever Oonzifltr.'has arranged for.
ThM In ono more step toward Cuba. In-
stosd of his men being- under co\er and scat
tered In Key West , Gonzalez now hai them
In a mass on Cudjoo Key , all armed and
equipped. They scl to work and built such
slight shelters M arc needed In that ctlrrmto ;
and the boatman Mho has been engaged to
bring them provisions from Key West hardly
makes n srcre. ) of his work. This quiet
life may lait for a week or for a month !
hut the end of It comes when one dark night
a light-draught schooner runs In as close
to the key as the1 water will allow , and
shows n light ithati Gonzalez and his men
understand. Triers , Is no accident about her
coming ; It was all arranged for In the quiet
room In New York. Instantly the camp
Is broken up , and all the available boats
begin to carry men out to the schooner.
There Is no moon and thn wind Is just right ,
for the schooner's captain has waited for
that. In an hour the schooner is under way
for Cuba , with all her lights out , and by
da > light Gonzalez and his men arc In the
mountains of Cuba , The distance across Is
a little less than 100 miles. A lev- days
later some Havana merchant cables his cor
respondent In New York that "Prices , are
ruling firm , " or any other prearranged words ,
and the Cubans here know that their friends
* iavo landed safely ,
The revenue cutter Is hardly taken Into con
sideration In this matter. She has to watcli
the coa t and the COO Islands between Dry
Tortugns and lllscajne bay , a distance of
200 miles. Her position Is much like that of
a single nollceman sent to cuard Third avenue
from Cooper union to Harlem bridge and
prevent people from crossing. The whole
navy could scarcely Keep an unllghtcil
schooner from slipping through on a dark
night.
The landing In Cuba Is cqmlly simple.
Trom Sagua h Grande eastward for 300 miles
there Is scarcely a settlement worth naming.
That long stretch of desolate coast could not
bo effectively guarded by all the ships In
Spain. Hack of that coast , to the eastward ,
Is not the great fertile country we think of
when Cubi la named , but barren , hilly waste ;
mountains that dip Into the clouds , and that
lm\o ne\cr been explored ; miles and miles
without road or field or habitation or sign
of mail.
This Is In almost every particular a history
of the expedition that Iloloft took successfully
to Cuba last summer. HolotT made his ren-
dez\ous on Long 1'lne Key Instead of Cudjoe
Key. It Is n history of a dozen other ex-
pedltlcns that have landed safely In Cuba ,
and doubtless a dozen more will follow In
their footsteps. _
Sonic of tin * HjlirlilH I'roiliiiu'il Arc
I'lni * Animals.
A famous Montana character Is Clmrllo
Allanl of lla\alll. Mr. Allan ! Is famou *
mainly because ho Is one of the owners of
the largest herd of buffalo In the country ,
and no man Il\lng has gl\on to these now-
rare animals more patient study and atten- j
tlon than he. I
"Tho coldest storms of winter do not trou
ble them , " he bald to a representative of
the Anaconda Standard , "for their thick ,
shaggy coats ore wind-proof. During the
heavy snows and blizzards they climb the
hills , and , turning their breasts to the
wind , defy the stjrm. They feed where the
snow Is thliyiest. Cattle are driven
before a storm and will often go
with a wind sixty or one hun
dred miles from the accustomed range , un
less they rcacli a sheltered spot. Horses
turn their backs to a storm , but the buffalo
faces It every tyme They seem to keep In
about the samev condition of flesh the jear
around , and are , as good eating In the spring
as they arc In ( he fall , and a buffalo aleak
Is as fine a morsel , as ever a man made a
meal of. About , two , jears ago I purchased
the Jones herd of , buffalo , which was at
Omaha , There w-er thirty-one of them In
the herd , and we paid ( for I have n partner
now ) $18,000 for the lot , Marchlel 1'ablo , t
well known cattleman , has Joined me In the
business , and for the past joar has had entire -
tire charge of them , no that I do not know
Just exactly how many we have about 140
I should Judge now , and by the next fal
tlire will be fully 200 of them.
" \Vo have experimented In crossing buffalo
with all brccdi of cattle , and the results are
most satisfactory. The Polled Angus stock
when cros > od with the buffalo produces r
magnificent animal. The fur Is finer am
closer than that of the buffalo , and the meat
Is sweet and wholesome. Wo are procuring
as many of these animals as possible , bu
will not put any on the market for severa
years jet. We are not selling any buffalo
cither , for the reason that we need them al
at present. We receive letters every da }
from museums , parks and shows wanting
them In all quantities , and , though wo might
dloposa of one or two , ntngly , wo have no
pairs to sell.
"A good buffalo hide Is worth $100 now In
the market , and heads bring from $200 to
1500 when mounted , and the value of thcso
Is steadily Increasing , so that buffalo breed
Ing Is as good an Investment as real estate
Our herd Is the only ono I know about o
any size. There Is n small ono In the Texas
Panhandle , and these , with the few tlm
roam In the National park , are the sole
remnants of the thou < Mnds which ronmei
the prairies but a few years ago. "
AHMM.l ) ' . * * CHIIVrilV 1'IiAUi : .
AVlioro ( In * Trnltnr Once I'nti-rliilnci
Hutu mill UKMN An * * vov > So 111.
It > ou wandsr far enough through the
broid drives and cro s the ample fields o
ralrmoiint park , Philadelphia , jou will pres
ently encounter a commodious stone building
surmounting a wooded knoll , tct down be
( ween two subsidiary ones of the same ma
tcrlal , Into and out of whlth n small crowi
of people , mainly women 'and ' children , are
constantly passing , says the- New York Press
It Is now known vaguely and generally as
the "Dairy" and Is a pleasant enough little
place to step for lea cream , tea and other
light refreshments , pleasantly dispensed bj
a neat maiden , In the employ of the lessees
of the. house. Hut probably not one In 1,000
. ' of the persons who so Indulge themselves
Is aware of the fact that this quiet little
refectory , with Us trim gravel walk In fron
and Its grassy banks In the rear , sloping
1 gently down 10 the Schu > lklll , was one ; the
country seat cf IJenetllct Arnold.
It was conveyed to him In 177G by John
McPherson , a Philadelphia merchant , for
10.240 , subject to a mortgage of 1,760 am
a lease to Don Juan Mlralllcs , the Spanlsl
minister. In this sumptuous mansion , will
Its high ceilings , decorated wallo , massive
mantelpieces and deeply caived oaken doors
and windows. Arnold lived and entertained
and plotted for more than throe years. The
north room on the first floor , where the vis
itor now sips his tea and leisurely munches
his sweet cakes , was probably , from Its np-
poarance , the morning room of Arnold am
the gay party he constantly gathered nboul
him. In tlio fine wide hall , where the
guests were wont to bo received with stately
courtesy , Is now a row of simll tables on ono
sldo nnd a confectionery counter on the
other. The portion In front , to which
queued gallants and powdered dames , were
wont to retreat In the cool of the evening , Is
'now ' covered with small signs , calling at
tention to the ham sandwiches , ham nni
eggs and other delicacies that maj bo pro
cured by the hungry.
When Arnold was attainted with treason
In 1870 thla property was confiscated by the
government and was subsequently owned
among others , by Hon. Edward Shlppen
chief justice of Pennsylvania ; General Jona
than Williams and Karen von Steuben , Inspector
specter general of the aimy under Genera
Washington. It was acquired by the city
of Philadelphia In 18G8.
Quaker . Wisdom
"Much meat , much maladies. " Quaker Oats
, is better than meat. Cheaper , too !
Sold only in 2-Jb. 'Packages.
f
9
It's all right to let'the
little girls have an early
introduction to
It will not only make their clothes clean but when in late years the cares
of the household come they will kuow best how to meet them. There
are a great many women who have learned a lesson of economy nnd
cleanliness by the use of Santa Claus. Sold everywhere. Made only by
TheN , , K. Fail-bank Company , - Chicago.
RESTORE
LOST VIGOR
Whtn In iloubt what Inute for Nervous Del lilty , To t oi > f Seiual PoMcriln either
> > . Imjotcnci , Atrophy. Varlcucele and
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riino fillt , Ilrtliit , thclte . . < l ml full igulckly . > CIUK ita
" ugor restored.
" ' " " - If .
- - neLrlected.
; ; T. ; / e. such
trouUM remit fill ll ! } . Mailed any.liere. iealr.1. f.rfi.oo | 6 bo.e for f < . VV itS
, . I ever ) f j no vrder Kite a Imal kuarantco lu wi or refumi the mone" Address
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DR.
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IS TUB AS | V
SPECIALIST
WHO T AT AU.
PRIVATE DISEASES
Wcaknen ft Disorder ol
MEN ONLY
10 Yert Experience.
9 Yean la Onih * .
( look frM. Cotuultaiioa
nd Kzamlaatioa Jrrc * .
14th and Farnim III. ,
OMAUA StKD ,
.18 ,
Monthly
Pains
nnd nnxlotloa can bu relieved to a cor
tulnty by using
Dr Chevalier's
Female
Pills.
Price , $1.00 jior has
If you are timid and 1 doubt us to
what will relieve you , sontl ( or thuso
pilla. Sent tioalod bcouroly by mall on
receipt of prluo.
Sherman & McDonnell Drug Co
13 18 Dodge St. , OMAHA.NUB. .
TOBACCO
Rags.
Never , no never , has there been such
prices attached to CHRISTMAS RUGS
as we have put upon them. Goods de
layed in transit until the time before Christ
mas is too short to sell them at a profit.
The price should give them a start that will
only stop with the last rug.
Come and Sec our Toys.
On the first floor. All new , our first
season for these little things. We expect the
prices and goods to introduce us to lots of
new customers.
Orchard , Wilhelm
Carpet Company.
Keeps You Poor. t
tm
Indigestion keeps men poor. It
muddles the clearest brain. You
think it is something else , but nine m
times in ten the trouble is in the
digestive tract. One Ripans Tabule A
gives relief , and their occasional
use keeps you right ,
i
Rlpan'a Tabule * Bold by druggl.u , or by mill
If tb price ( GO centi a Uii ) l tent to the III-
pant Clii-mlcal Company , No. 10 O-uce it , , N , T ,
Wo cniJ the marrrtoun
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December Specials
[ > DD DIVANS JT DIITuroiitHtyloi
Frioou : S10 * 14 (15 B2O 25
$3O 94U 860 STB
Chas.Shiverick & Co. ,
'urnlturo and Draporlc * 12tU nud Douglas
( My mama , u d Wool Soap ) ilwlsumino bd )
WOOLENS will not shrink If
WOOL SOAP
„ . If used In the laundry ,
Wool Reap liaollcato and rufruililiiir for bath pur *
po es , aim bi ; iolouuior. Uuitalarut vtntrdtultrt *
live liositollutkDd Ittuudrr.
Rftworth , Scliodde ft Co. , Maker * . Ct
8 Cuatlutn ft. Iloitoo. 41 ijuuard Hi. ,
New \ork.wi Cboituut Bt-.fii. Loul * .