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10 THE 03TAIIA MATCIT 7 , ISOfl * SPBCIRU NOTICES. AAvcrllnemcntn fur Ilicnc column * * rlll be < nkcn until ISiitO n. in. for the ercnlnpr niul until 8 it , in. far the ntornliicr niul Snnilnx edition * . Adrprtlftcra 1 > - rcinu-nUiiK n iium IIP red elinrk , cnn Iinvc nnoncrr. nil ilrrimcil in n ntiinlicrcil loiter lit rnrc of The Her. Aimwprn no nililrc ei will lie ( It'llvorcil upon iircxcntntlot of the check only. Itntcn , 1 l--c n word flrat Inncrllonj lo it tror < thcrrnflcr. NnlliliiK < nken for ! oo thnn 'Mo for first litnurllon. Thr.tr- nilvertlnpincntN mimt be run conncen- tlvelr- WANTHD MAM ? III3LP. WANTED ] A OOOD MIYBICIAN IN A aoon live town on the llopubllcfln rttfr. Kor par ticular * nrtdrcf * Ilex CM , Lincoln. Ntb. H M2.W-M1& * A raw RNnnniJTic HUSTMNO MF.N CAJ > flnd Mrndx , prtfllnbte work with O. 1 ; . L Co. . t , 80. Kth _ il. - SALESMEN ! CALI.INO ON Kcnernl alorci or mnnufnclurlnit trade , to carry Ural-class nldc line ! no experience rc-julreil. The Umpire Oil Co. , Cleveland , O. _ n Man M19 iw TO HM PAID HAI.IS.MIN : ron oiOAiis ; experience unnoceiwiry ! Mtrn Induu-emcntii to customers lllihop & Kline. HI. I.oul , Xto. II C-3M31 OOOD , LIVE MEN WANTED ! ON SALARY In nice clean business. Call nt 1511 ! Douglas. WANTED. MEN WHO WILL WORK KOR 75 a month unlnry or Inrcc commission selllnff goods by sample to dealers : cxpctlence un- necessnry ! willo us. Household Specialty Co. 71 W. 4th t. , Cincinnati , O. HI3LP WAJVTKI ) FF.MALK. LADIES WANTING OOOD OIULH CALL SCAN- dlnnvlnn Y. W. C. Association Ilnmc. MU Davoiport. Telephone , 1237. C M512-M7 * \VANTEDr OIRL rOR OiNEnAL : HOUSn work ; no mnhlng. Apply 2C05 Popplelon nvc C M(31 WANTED. AT ONCE. WOMAN TO TEND IN- fnnt nnd do housework ; must be nn.it , ex perienced nnd furnish icfcrences. Apply Mrs. McKlnncr , 2007 So. 13th st. C M722 7 * Foil HK.NT HOUSES. HOUSES IN ALL PARTS OV THE CITY. THE O. F. Davis Company. 1S03 Pnrnam. D 531 HOUSES , IJENEWA & CO. , 103 N. 15TH ST. D C3J MODERN HOUSES. C.A.STARR. t'23 N.Y. LIFE FOR RHNT , NICE SOUTH FRONT , 8-ROOM brick house , with nil modem lmpro\vnents nnd In first clnra condition. Inquire on prem ises , 2C10 Hnlf-IIownrd street. D-2I3 HOUSES. WALLACE. IJRONVN HLK. 1C & Doug D-KH FOR RENT , 3-ROOM HOUSE ; GARDEN. 8. K. cor23dnndjClnrk. D Man _ _ FOR RENTT HOUSES IN ALL PARTS OF the city. IJrennnn-Love Co. , 430 Pnxtnn block. D-MS11-M27 FOR RENT , 7-ROOM MODERN KLAT. LANQE block , 600 So. 13lh St. D 078 A2 TWO 6-ROOM COTTAa'ES , ONE FURNISHED" modern. 803 So. 30lh. D 713-11 * 8 ROOM HOUSE. CENTRAL location. Apply 2016 , Capltol Avenue. D-722-12- * HOUSES FOR RENT , lURQE LIST. FROM JS.OO up. McCa ue Investment Co. , 150it Dndno. D M72I FOIl IU2NT FUHMSHED IIOOMS. NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS. 2M S. 2.7TII ST. E MC75 B > NICE FURNISHED ROOMS , LIGHT HOUSE- kccplng. 1112 8. Hill street. E M707 11 I PLEASANT SUITE OF ROOMS , 1019 DODaE E-712 . FURNISHED ROOMS , * CHEAP , MODERN IM- provcmcnts. 209 So. 20th. E 723-12- * IIOOMS AND DOAHIJ FURNISHED FRONT ROOMS WITH Oil without bonrd ; clcnm hint ; electric bells ; baths : rates reasonable. Midland hold , IClli and Chicago sis. F M333 FURNISHED STEAM HEATED ROOMS. MODern - ern conveniences ; board. 0)2 So. 13th. F 533 FURNISHED ROOM , MODEUN.WITH "llOARD , | 5 week ; olEO suite roims. The Hose , 20.0 Hirney. * F-M420 _ NICE ROOM AND ROARD , J4. C2S S. ISTlf F 522.M20 * _ * MRS. CHURCHILL HAS TAKEN 2101 AND 2103 Douglas ( formerly known no the Albany ) rooms , furnished and unfurnished. Table board. J5.00. F M63C 10 * FOR IU3IVT FUUMSHKD HOOMS. C UNFURNISHED CHAMBERS FOR HOUSEkeeping - keeping , man nnd wife ; water In kitchen ; steel sink ; wosto pipe. 319 N. 17th. O MC12 FOR IU3NT STOKES AMI OFFICES. FOR RENTt THE 4-STORY BRICK HUILDINO at 910 Farnam st , This building has a fire proof cement basement , complete stenm heat- . lag fixtures , wnter on all Moors , gas , etc. Ap ply at Iho olllce of The Dee. 1 910 FIRST-CLASS BRICK STORE UUILDINQ ; 1011 Farnam ; three stories and basement ! will alter to null tenant ; low rent. 3U .First National Hank building. I I-MS33 AGENTS WANTED. AC1ENTS J10.00 WEEKLY SALARY TO RIGHT parties , l.lttlo work , a snap for name one ; new itcheme ; failure Impossible ; write for special nioiirwltlon. Lock liox 0303 , Boston , Mnss. J M72o 9 WANTED. TWO GENERAL AOENTS ; WOMEN preferred ; nlxo local agents. Corset works , Ann Arbor , jkllch. J M727 7 AC1ENTO WANTED FOR THT3 FASTEST SEI.L- IIIK book of the age "Htory of Turkey nnd Armenia ; " Intest. fullest nnd mut crnphlc of the miuoncres nnd eufferlngn of the Armenians ; 109 beautiful Illustrations ; freight paid and rrcdlt Riven ; outfit. 33 cents ; act quick ; our new TalmaKO book Is having nn Immense sale. General Publishing Co. , Des Molnes , la. J M7J3 8 WANTED TO RENT. OMAHA ALL RiaHT-STRANOERS COMING In. List louves for rent with J. H. I'nr- rotto , ICth and Dodge. K M730 31 STORAGE. BTORAOE , FRANK EWERS , 1214 HARNF.Y. M 537 PACIFIC STORAOE AND WAREHOUSE CO. , tOg-910 Jones. General storage and furtvardlng. i M 538 WANTED TO HUV , tND-HAND FURNITURE. IIROWN'S , 102 S. U. N-63J _ ROULKH TOP DESK IN GOOD REPAIR : small llfpproot Bofe. L 47. lice. N M721 8 BECOND-HAND DENSMORE TYPEWRITER. Address l ck Ilex ill. Humphrey , Neb. N--M720 8 FROM OWNKH. A HOME ON SOUTH 15th. 16th or llth BIB. ; 1300.00 each nnd monthly payments ; inunt ba a bargain. Call at 1GII Dorcas st. N M719 9 * WILL HUV SECOND-HAND I1ICVCLE , W high grndu and In good condition. Addreu L 4s. lie * . N-M71S 8 GOOD ROAD IIUQOY , MUST UK CHIJAP FOR ca h. Address L 49 Ilee. " N 72I-8- * s.ui : Fim\iTimK. FURNITURE Il-ROOM HOUSE. WITH ROOM- era ; cheap for cuili. 2303 Douglas , O MCS4 S FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. BK15D SWKHT I-OTATOKS , VINKI.EBS. FIIEB Theo. Wllllumi , Dennon , N b. Q M1GQ-MU * BE3T HAROWOOD Hod ND CHICKEN fence. Also "all wire. " C. R. Lee. 901 Douglas , Q-S40 Oil BALK OR TRADH. THH IlAIt FIXTURES and furniture of thu Denver saloon , 1321 Doug. U * ttx'oL , Omaha , Neb. Inquire at above number. Q M 6S-llii TOR BALI ; . AN ENTIRELY NEW BUT OF bar lUlurt's. very cheap , Address p. o. Ilex .784. Columbus , Neb. Q-M7U 1) CLAIRVOYANTS. MRS. DH. H. WARREN , CLAIRVOVANT. HE- " 'ill biutncn medium ; ta year at HV N. llih. H-Wl MASSAGH , n.VTHS , ICTO. JI"ADAMK HMITH , isa DOUGLAS STREET id ( loir , room 11 ; massage , team , alcohol nn < lulphetlne Mtha. T M630 7 * MME. AM1IB , FORMERLY OF BT LOUIS , MAS saee and bnths. 607 8. 12th tt. , 2d floor , room 10 T-101'MS' MADAME LEON , MASSAGE PARLORS. REST tut and refreshing. 417 8. llth sir. , upstairs. T M64S 7 * I'KttSOXAL. BATHS , MASSAGE. MME. POST. JU'.i 9.-15T1I U-512 FINE i.ivKiir Rias CHEAP , no HAUHLKT I7tli and St , Mary'd avenue. Telephone , 4M. MIB.4 VAN VALKKNIIUnCIH. DESTROYS PER- mnncntly by elcctrlcty superfluous Imtr , moles warts , ftc. Room 4i6 , N. Y. Life bide.L L fill VIAVI CO. , 316 1)KR ) lltTII.ntNO : HOMK treatment for Indies ! phyilclnn of ( Ulecn years experlcnco-ln attendance ) consultation free. consnrs MADR TO onnnrt ; wnirn ron men ur < dlrecllons. 1909 Fnrnnm. nolle Hp- pcily Cowct Co. U-MIT8-M2S * _ TO l AnTIKS IIAvTNO OMAHA Pm nncc cninpnny pollclcn ; pe the nftenl that wrote you ; don't Rive up your pollcleti until then. U M325 I-niVATR 1IOMI3 VOn LADIES IlRrOUn AND during confinement : tmlilen adopted or cnreil for ; Itrma reaxonnhte. 5312 IJ , 23th ave. , cor. Fort St. . Omnlia. U-MCJ1 7 TI1R I'AI.ACrillUAUTIFUL : COMINO WKEK ! wlti ! every hnlr dress or ttmmpoo ; free tcnlp treatment ; don't mica tills opportunity. 1613 DoURlni lit. U-682 7 * MIKT MABON'B DIlKSSMAKINd SCHOOL. It. ii , lice liultdlnR. U M702 A4- MOXKY TO LOAN It ISA h KSTATE. ANTHONY LOAN AND TllUST CO. . 3 N. Y. Life. Loans nt low r.tlei for choice security In Is'ebrnnka & lown forms or Omaha city property. U' 310 MONKYTOLOAN AT LOWEST HATES. Tim O. I' . Dm Is Co. , 1C03 Karnam t. W 617 c rnu CINT : MONEY TO LOAN ON OMAHA real estate & N'ch. farms. W. 1) . Melkle. Omnlm. \V-54S MONIY : TO LOAN ON IMPROVED OMAHA real cutate. llrcnnan. Love & Co. , 1'axton bk. ! W 349 CITY LOANS. C. A. STAUIl. 923 N. Y. LI PR W-3M LOANS ON IMI'HOVKD & UNIMPROVED CITY properly.V. . Fnrnam Smith & Co. , 1323 Pntnnm. " W-B3I _ _ _ _ _ FAUM LOANS. DOUGLAS AND SAUPY , 1 TO 10 years ; low rates. Qnrvln Bros. , 210 N. Y. L. CEO. I . DE.MIS. LOANS , PAXTON BLOCK. W 359 FUOM 5100.00 UP. P. D. WUAD. ICth & Douclns. W 235-M1B MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED OMAHA property at S , 5V4. 6 nnd OH per cent. Puscy & Thomas , room 207 , First National Bank bld < r. W-233 MOXKY TO LOAX CHATTELS. MONKY TO LOAN ON FOIINITU1U3 , PIANOS , horses , wagons , etc. , nt lowest rates In city ; no removal of Roods : ctrlctly confidential ; you can p.iy the loan off nt nny time or In nny amount. amount.OMAHA OMAHA MORTGAGE LOAN CO. , 306 S. ICth St. X-B53 MONEY TO LOAN. 30 , CO. 90 DAYS : KURNI- turc. pianos , etc. Dud Green , room 8 , Batltcr blk. X-554 BUSINESS CHANCES. CRIPPLD CHEEK GOLD STOCKS , SAFE AND sure ; $5 and upwards Invested often brings fubulou * nnd quick returns by placing your orders with the Van Btiren Investment Co. Uncorpomted ) , bankers nnd brokers. SOS 16th Bt. . Denver. Colo. Y 635 ONUOKTHE BEST SALOONS IN THE CITY ; must sell on account of sickness. Address I * . O. Box 813. West Point. Neb. Y M134 FOU SALE CHEAP , NICE CLEAN STOCK OF Kcncral merchandise In one of the best towns of Northwest Missouri on the K. C. . St. Joe & C. B. R. n. Will sell stock nnd rent storeroom If desired. Address Lock Ilox. IS , CrnlR. Mo. Y MO9-M7- COAL AND FEED BUSINESS ; GOOD TRADE : Imvo other business ; Investigate. .Address L 4 , Bee. ] Y M33C M27 FOR SALE , ABOUT 2,000 LBS. MINION TYPE. 700 Ibs. fntrnte , COO Iba. brevier type , 150 pnlr two-third type cnsei , 40 double Iron stnnds for two-thirds cases. Thin material wnn used on Tlio Omnlm Bee , nnd Is In fnlrly BOCK ! condi tion. Will ! ) ; sold cheap In bulk or In quantities to suit purchasers. Apply In person or by mall to the Bee Publishing Co. , Oinahn , Neb. Y 713 M"ANUFACTURING CONCERN DESIRES TO nppolnt one energetic business man In Omnhn ( nnd every city not nlrrndy taken ) ; applicant must furnish n few hundred dollnis canh cap ital to pay for goods on delivery aftir orders have been secured for same ; nj bonus ; no money In advance ; previous experience unncces- Riuy. We are manufacturing n specialty , al most a monopoly ; not a luxury : something which will reduce expenses : needed by every flrm. factory , mill , hotel , store , etc. , through out the land : from 1200.00 to J400.00 monthly cnn bo made ; referencci required , n. Qucnther. 106 Pulton , St. , New York. Y M717 7 FOIl EXCHANGE. WANTED MACHINERY. NEW OR SECONDhand - hand , lo equip a creamery and cheese factory ! will trade clear cultivated farm for enme. dcorse W. Ames , 1517H Farnnm street. Z-M32G-M12 * FOIl SALE HEAL ESTATE. BARGAINS. SALE OR TRADE. IN CITY PROP , crtles nnd farms. Jno. N. Frcnzer , opp. P. O. RE 556 GEO. P. BEMIS , HOUSES , LOTS , IRRIGATED farm lands , loans. 305 nnd 306 Paxton block. RE 557 ABSTRACTS. THE BYRON REED COMPANY , HE 558 FOR SALE-IIANN'S PARK. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , the largest and most beautiful park In central Nchrneka , containing 2) acres , large hall , with BlnKO and ll modern Impiovementu : terms very liberal. Fur pnttlrulars Inquire of Henry Hann , Grand Island , Neb.RE RE M233-M15 * DO YOU WANT A SURE INVESTMENT which Is I'iiyliur ' 9 per cent now , dqrlnff dull times ? We have It ; first cliias Impioved prop erty on ICth street. Omaha Rent Estate nnd Trust Co. , 211 S. ISth street. RR-M49S LIST REAL ESTATE AND RENTAL PROP- crty with Jones , Crounse block , Omaha. RE M515-M27 FOR SALU A BEAUTIFUL HOME IN THE best of neighborhoods ; 7-room'cottage ; modern convenience * * ; lawn and shade trees. Price , tO.000 ; } 3.i ) on tlvo years time ; 11,000 cmih , $1,600 In merclmndlse , or monthly payments. Address owner , L CO , Bee olllcc. HE M7S LOST. LOST A PARCEL CONTAINING BLACK SILK petticoat and silver thimble north part city Wlrt street or Ames Ave. or 29lh street Reward for return to , W , R. Bennetts olllce.Lost Lost 7S3- WANTED TO IIOHHOW. WANTED TO BORROW , JS.OOO FOR THREE yearn on ( rood chattel security , Addreis L ° clc Box 642. Jllnlr. Neb. C67 7 * HUIMHXG AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS. SHARES IN MUTUAL L. & II. AS.-J'N PAY 6. 7 , 8 per cent when 1 , 2. 3 years old ; ulways redeemable. 1704 Farnam it , , Nnttlnger , fcec. 659 IOW TO GUT A HOME OH SECURE GOOD Intereit on savings. Apply to Omnlm U & ] J. Ata'n , 1704 Farnam , O. M. Nattlncer , eec. , 5GO SHOHTIIANI ) ANI1 TYPEWRITING. A. C. YAN SANT'S SCHOOL , C13 N , Y. LIFE. M7 MUSIC , ART ANU LANGUAGE. GEORGE F. GELLEN11ECK. BANJO AND gullar teacher. 1818 Chicago t. 101) ) DECKER IIROS.1 PIANO ; IHO BARGAIN ; UOcT ; new pianos rented and sold. W5 McCnicue building. M623 7 * l'ATHOM/,13 HOME I.VDtSTHY , THE ALWAYS REI.IAHLK HARNESS SHOP of Joseph Lnndhoefner , managed by the oldest practical sadJIcr and Imrnesumaker ot Omahu , U now localrd at (23 So , 18th St. . corner Jack son. All kinds of liomr-mada and factory eoodi on hand , to suit customer * . Iti'jialrlnic prvrnptlv attended to. Auku t Rnhne , Manager. (2 ] So. lit ! ) tt. , corner Jackson. 4S1 M2I IUGYCLES. OMAHA BICYCLE CO. . BEST PLACE TO BUY bicycles ; bicycles repaired , 321 N. 18th * t. tCS VEST IIICVCLB & GUN CO. Z418 GUMMING ST. Agent for "Ontarlj" , "Newport * ' & others. MKDICAL , PILES CURED WITHOUT PAIN-ONU TREAT ment doe * the work. No knife or coustlc uieil n ctal dltense K upeclaltr. Dr. Cook , 307 New York Life Building. Ml T FINANCIAL. PKRSONAL-IF THE OENTLKMAN WHO told his companion on the train that he woulc buy 10.000 bushels of wheat If he knew how to ( to nbout It will write to C. J" . Van Wlnkl & Co. . n. & 9 , 232 LA Sails St. , Chicago , h will receive n copy f the book , "Specula tlon. iind How to Tmde" free of charge. UPHOLSTEHING FUHMTUHE. FURNITURE PACKED. MATTRESSES , MADF nnd renovated/ window c\if hlons made ; pi Ices reduced. M. S. Wnlktln. 2111 Cumlng. Tel. 1331 561 PAWMtnOKttllS. II. MAROWITZ LOANS MONRY. 413 N. 18 ST. UEII.MATOLOGV. niUDl EC ALL DI8KA8BS nnd 1m- , C IMrLkOa perfections of the Skin/ / ( rented by rcjnilnrrrtilstored specialists. < - > > JOHN II. WIKJWiyilY. 127 W. 4M hU. N. Y-lf' llrnnchcsi lioston.riilln.ClilcnRo.pl. Ixiuls. .Upttgobook on the Skin and Scalp , torn -tamp. PNEUMATIC. GUN HATTEHIES. DcNrrlptlon of Hie Three-Gun Ilc- feiiNt * n ( Sun KrnnclHCii. Only the ports of Now York and San Fran cisco are protected by the dynamite guns which form the most effectual method o harbor protection. The pneumatic dynamite gun battery at San Francisco consists of tlireo 15-Inch guns , mounted on suitable carriages , which stand on revolving bases sunk four feet In strong concrete beds , says hatpor's Weekly Bach gun , mounted on Its proper carriage without any of Its accessories , weighs forty- three tuns. The great steel barrels of.theso guns are fifty-two feet In length , and are thus made In order to maintain the pressure on the projectile for the proper length ol tlmo necessary to give It Its required energy In flight. These barrels are made In several sections , strongly riveted together. An Im portant feature of this gun and Its mountIng - Ing Is the fact that the gun can be traversec through 3GO degrees , and thus ba flrcd In any direction , and that the entire traversing and elevating of the gun are accomplished by1 one man , by means of electric power. For this purpose & small platform Is placed on the left side of the gun carriage , con venient for the manipulation ot the two lovers and ono wheel , which control all the movements and the firing of the gun. In largo underground chambers , protected by thick concrete walls , are compressed air reservoirs , which are connecled directly with the guns. These are known as firing reservoirs , and consist ot eight huso wrought Iron tubes disposed In tvo nests. These reservoirs hold , when charged , GSO cubic feet of nlr at a compression ot 1,000 pounds per square Inch , and by the proper manipulation of the levers previously mentioned this com pressed air , the quantity of which Is con trolled by a firing valve which Is a marvel of Ingenuity , Is let Inio the breech of the gun , and forces the projectile forward at the required energy. A powerful compressor plant Is located near the battery for the purpose of supplying to the firing reservoirs air at the required pressure. Unlike other modern ordnance , UICBO high explosive guns , ore smooth bore , and this is ono of the many moans which are taken to prevent the explosion of the projectile In the bore of the gun. The rotary motion of the projectile caused by the rifling would produce a friction between the heavy charge of gela tine and the Interior surface of the projectile , and the resulting heat would cause Immedi ate explosion In the bore of the gun. To secure this rotary motion , which Is abso lutely necessary for the steadiness of motion and accuracy of flight of the projectile , there Is made 'to protrude from Us base a long steel bar , at the- end of which are attached thin metal blades or wings , eight In num ber , which , at the moment of leaving the muzzle ot the gun , necessarily Impart this required motion to the projectile. The total length ot these heaviest projectiles Is eleven foot. In firings made with this type of gun for rapidity and accuracy the results have been meet satisfactory. The dynamite gun , being of high-angle flrc , similar to the mortar , has at flrst every chance ot striking the deck" of the vessel , but , on falling short of this object aimed' , on striking the water It Immedi ately shoots forward below the water level and parallel with Its surface , striking the vessel In one of Its most vital points. An Ingenious time fuse lo attached to the point ot the projectile , which causes It to explode at the moment ot Impact with the vessel , or at any required number of seconds after striking the water. For rapidity of fire these ; uns fulfill all requirements , as may be judged from a record of ton shots with COO- ; > ounds shell In 15 minutes 361-5 seconds ; and for flve shells , similarly charged , 7 min utes 58 seconds. The extreme range ot flrc of the gun Is about three miles. Only seven of these pneumatic guns have : liua far been manufactured for coast de fense , six of which aroJojv.ood.by the United States , anCUone-fif'Ureat DrltalnTthe.lafter jelng-'mounted at Shoeburyness. " " * UJrSI GIRL. Traveler on "L" Hontl Compel letlTiT Ylelil IIU Plncp to n Picture Hut. "I never get up to give my seat In the 'L' cars at nlght'Kxys Thompson. "Why should I ? I am as tired as any of those blamed women , and I pay my C cents lor a. oeat If I can , sot one. " Thompson was wrapped In his paper the ) ther evening , with a crowd of people stand- ng along the aisle , looking at him enviously aa ho leaned back In his seat , relates the Vow York Press. It wao snowing hard , and many of the passengers wore wot. Immedi ately In front of Thompson stood a tall girl , iVllli a inlschlovouo gleam In her eyes and a mt with a brim turned up at the sides on icr head. She wanted Thompson's scat , but she could see. there waa llttlo chance for getting It. "I'll let him know I'm here , anyhow , " she said to the girl wjth her , with a sly smile. Thompson was deep In his paper , and ap- jeared to be unconscious of the presence of the gfrl , although sbe stepped upon his foot and rustled bis paper with the bottom of her wrap. Then she took damper measures. Tlio snow In the hollow brim of her hat had nolted , and she bent over Thompson , so that a stream of water ran upon his paper and emptied Itself Into his vnst pocket. Thompson uttered a prayer for the Inno cent young girl , and -then she turned the other side to him. so that tha water from ho opposite side of her hat would go down o the paper. "Slash-squlzzle-dumfounder what-the-bella- - , - - - an'-blazesl" yaped Thompson , Involuntarily , as ho leaped from his seat. "Oh , don't let mo deprive you of your seat. You must bo tired ! " purred the demure nalden , aa she winked again at her friend , with the eye that was furthest away from Thompson. Dut Thompson never looked at icr as she dropped Into his seat with a sigh of content , Wo wish to state to our patrons that Ono tllnuto Cough Cure Is a safe and reliable remedy for 'children troubled with croup , colds , hoarseness and lung troubles. It Is Peasant to take and quickly cures. Air for 1'nliun. The air where a palm Is kept must ba noletened by the evaporation of water about he plant or by the application of It to Its ollaco. Fresh air must bo admitted to take he place of that whose vitality has been burned out of It by too Intense heat. The plant must have a place near the window , vhero direct light can exert Its beneficial fleet on the poll. Care must be taken to give only enough water to keep the soil uoUC Good drainage must bo provided Uo. Uo.Cook's m Cook's Extra Dry Imperial Champagne should bo In every household. It l per- octly pure and naturally fermented , Children Cry for 'itcher's Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher's Caetoria. Children Cry for Etcher's Castoria. PERILOUS JOBS IN WARTIMES j ti ' * ' ? ' > M Railroading in tha territory of Contending HOT WORK OF-LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS t ! ' . 1 f > * Dnrliifr DrcilN jyfi the MiiKliionipii AYlin TrniiKiortc"il S < > jilli-r DttrltiK < he CivilYiir RrtMillrrtloiin of n T hrnHIc I'ullrr. "Of the many reunions that are being held every year , I would like to participate In ono that has not yet been mentioned. " "What sort ot a reunion Is thai ? " " \ reunion ot the railroad engineers that served under Uncle Sam's banner during the late war. " The above conversation , which was part of a. long confab , occurred during the past week In cnc of the basement chambers ot the national capltol between on cnglneccr employed there and a * representative ot the St. Louis Qlobc-Demccrat. The engineer , who sported the modest little button ot Ihe Orand Army of the Republic , was a tall , well preserved man of about GO years , and n capi tal talker. Lack of employment had driven the representative from the regions above to these below , and an off-hand remark had served as an Introduction and an Indication of the scrluo's calling. "Well , yes , that Is a new Idea , " said the reporter. "Were you an engineer during the war ? " "Yes , an engineer during the war , and for several years before the great trouble be gan , " remarked the veteran of the throttle. "Thero should be at least 100 of us left , and I knew a dozen cf them In those days that to meet again would afford one of the hap piest moments of my life. " "To run on ongme > In those days , " con tinued the engineer , "was not only a guar antee of considerable nerve , but also ot all the moral qualifications as to habits and character. Everything connected with n railroad , you know , was of the crudest sort In comparison with those of today. The engines were clumsily built , the cars .ram shackle , nnd the roadbeds and bridges would drive an engineer of the present tlmo Into some other business. Add to this a country swarming with scouts cf the enemy and guerrillas , under no flag , looting everything and everybody , ever ready to pull up a spike or fire a bridge , and you have a meager description ot what a rail road engineer had to face during the war. "Tho greater portion of our work , of course , occurred between Washington and Richmond , but West Virginia , and , In fact , all the southern states , were gone over by us. This wide diversity of localities was oc casioned by the movements of the different armies , as , for Instance , I first served In Virginia under General McClcllan and Inter on under General Sherman during the bril liant march through Georgia to the sea. "A sudden dash Into a small railroad town was usually followed by a call for machinist ? to repair a captured locomotive and then an engineer to pull the throttle. Then fol lowed 4he quick ! repairing ot telegraph lines to learn the whereabouts of trains , and a dash up the road several miles to flro ware houses and perchance capture a couple of carloads of cottonf or merchandise. These short raids were tliQ acme of recklessness. Everybody was 'on the alert for a break In the track , and a shrill shriek from the loco motive whistle | meant a leap for life , and these leaps came very frequently In my experience. a . \ "I will always cherish the most profound admiration for the gallant engineer that went out with ( the famous Andrews raiders. Andrewsof , course--had.a gallant band with tilm when he made that daring steal of the locomotive and car , , > an occurrence fcmlllar to all readers , but the engineer , to my mind , was the nerviest of the band. He < new from personal experience the thousand and ono'ltttlc mjshans that would wreck the expedition and jandi hem all In etornlty or a" southernprlspn , - and , of which , the novice was not-aware. This experience and knowl edge made hl volunteering for the raid all the more commendable , and tlat ) man stands out today the king of engineers. There may iavo been a braver one , but so far history has failed to bring him forward , " STARTLING EXPERIENCES. "During your service with the army were your experiences of a startling nature ? " isked the reporter , who know his man and desired to draw him out. "Oh , yes , a few. " replied the veteran , with a knowing shako of his head , "but placed sldo by side with the feat of the engineer of the Andrews raid they sink Into Insignifi cance. "There Is one Incident In my career hat I would like to put right , and perhaps this opportunity Is as good as any that may occur. I was called a coward then , and It .ook me several weeks to set myself right with the authorities here In Washington. "I was stationed at Alexandria , Va. , at the tlmo , June 17 , 1861 , and was ordered to ako out Brigadier General Robert Schenck > and four companies of the First Ohio regl- flent to guard the track as far' as Lees- > urg. -"Wo left Alexandria In the morning and proceeded cautiously , the soldiers In cars ind on trucks ahead of my engine , In the llroctlon of Vienna. Colonel McCook , with about 300 men , occupied several open cars In he front of the train and they were entirely unprotected. Wo had Just entered a deep cut when the cars , were swept from front to car by grape and canister shot fired from a masked battery of confederates , a South Carolina regiment , a detachment of General Jeauregard's army. "Those were the early days of the war and you can easily Imagine how startling this hat eceptlon was to all of us. My engine had ne of thoeo old-fashioned fan-shaped smoke- tacks , and I think this saved the fireman nd myself from destruction , as It was almost orn to pieces , but acted as a shield for us. The shot went high and most of the soldiers vere In a sitting posture. It was said at the Ime that I was frightened , and that I un- oupled 'the engine from tire train and del mck to Alexandria. I admit the flrst charge , s I think every soul that composed that ox- > edltlon was terribly scared , but I easily iroved that I only obeyed orders , and that ny anxiety to pull the train out of danger md resulted In the breaking of the coupling > ln. In the confusion another pin could note > o found and I was ordered td pull back and ; et reinforcements. ' The troops. leaped from tho. cars and allied tn a grove , maintaining so bold a front hat the confederates retired to Fairfax yOurthouEO , leaving the handful of Ohio roops , whom they might have captured with ase , to make their way leisurely back , carry- ng their dead and wounded , with about lilrteen missing. That engagement was my > aptlsm of tho-1 sudden terrors of war and ilaccd mo on my guard against ambuscades ver after. " * ' SERIOUS WRECKS' "How about wreck's In those days ? Were hero many of then ! that resulted In great DBS of life ? " Inquired the reporter , "Wrecks during the war were generally of the most horrjble description. Overload- ng of cars andweak bridges were tho'prln - Ipal causes of the numerous accidents , this tote of off airs" beJt > K brought about by the tier disregard' ' fpr .llfo engendered by the war. I flgurod as the engineer In ono of the lost terrible b'rldgp accidents of the five cars of war , bU { , 'luckily ' for me , I came hrough unhurt ; "Tho accident occurred on the night of September 17. 'ifcfll.1 and I can recall that light as easily 09"If It was but last night. The rain wan filling In torrents , and the ghtnlng display -was something remarkably ; rcnd. An order came from General Me- Jlellan to push forward troops with all poa- Ible speed , and cuch were the orders given me 09 I mounted my engine. My passengcro were the Nineteenth Illinois regiment , and liey crowded ten cars almost to suffocation. rho car a were old and totally unfit for hard voar , but tbo soldier boys took things easily , Inglng iiongs , joking and -blearing their lucky tars that they were under cover , out of the way of the heavy downpour of rain. "I must confer that when I pulled open ho throttle on that night to begin my Jour- oy through the Inky darkness and vivid ghtnlng my heart was riot In my work. My rallrcad experience told mo that the rain ncreaoed the dangers of travel a hundredfold , > ut my orders were to make good time , and I iroceeJed without delay to 'do It. Soon wo ore pitching from Bide to side like a rolling hip ao we clashed around sharp curvej , tbo ght from tbo engine and cars forming trange and weird fantailoj amid the dense oodg on either aide of the track. "Wewero some twenty mllcj on our Jour ney , and had struck the tracks of the Ohio & Mississippi road. Daahlng on to a straight piece of track that led at Its end 0:1 : an em bankment with a small bridge In the center , I pulled the throttle open further , and nway wo went , rocking like a cradlo. As we went on to the embankment I whIMled for brakes , but the slippery tracks prevented them hold ing as well as I would like , and wo dashed on to the llttlo bridge at a high rate of speed. It was this speed that mved my life and there In the car next to the engine. "My engine and ono car had Just cleared the ramshackle structure when n horrible cfnsh In the rear mada mo turn my head , and In dismay and horror I beheld car after car go down through the opening where the bridge had stood'following the debris of that rotten Dtructure. The crash' was so sucMou that for a moment nothing but the breaking of the timbers and the booming of the thunder could bo heard , but all nt once shrieks and heartrending cries of anguish niul terror atcondci ) from the shattered mas ? , piercing the air and stilling the thunder by Its terri ble distinctness. "Accompanied by the soldiers In the car that came over safe with the onglno I dashed down the embankment of the now swollen stream , and all Pet to work getting out the Injured and dead. The night was a terrlblo ono. The debris of the broken bridge and corn had choked up the llttlo stream , and , forming a dam , caused the water to pour In and down the crevices of the wreckage , drowning many of the poor fellows uho were only Pllghtly Injured , but hold fast by the splintered beams and twisted Iron. My fireman ran the engine to the next station , and assistance was telegraphed for , which was soon on the spot. Ono hundred Killed and wounded were taken from the wreck , but these were war times and the accident was soon forgotten In Iho turmoil and carnage of battle. That was n case where speed might liavo been sacrificed for safety with great advantage. BUTTON'S EXPERIENCE. "When the union army gained foothold after foothold In the south and the con- foil era ley , In retreating , destroyed everything they could not carry away , there were great demands mailo upon the rank and file of the northern army for machinists to equip the railroads and engineers to man the locomo tives. I recall distinctly the rebuilding from the ground up of flvo locomotives by our soldiers In Vlcksburg after Its capture. Colonel Colbaugh had command of the men , and they worked like beavers , and the win ning of a battle could hardly have made them prouder than when the engines wore ready for service. A majority of the en gineers were practical machinists , and this helped to facilitate the work. "Ono of my friends of those days , SI Sutton - ton , was In the Thoroughfare Gap affair , and as I nursed him In the hospital ho gave mo the particulars of that terrlblo experience. What made Si's position all the more pitiable waa the fact that his only son acted as his fireman. Before the war broke out ho had acquired a smattering of the telegraph busi ness. "On the night In question SI held the throttle of an cngtno that had twenty carloads of supplies of every description behind It , the cost of which was away up In the thousands. SI told me that after he had got the train under way his eon made a remark to the effect that ho didn't like the looks of things , as ho had heard a moasage go over the wire warning the commanding officer that the country the train was to traverse contained several guerrillas , and that the train , In consequence , had been sent out heavily guarded. "Everything went well until Cumberland : nnnel was reached. Here the affair came oft that killed Si's boy and sent SI to the lospltal. It was nothing less than an ex ploded mine of giant powder , the trap being set near the entrance to the tunnel. The country surrounding the tunnel was well adapted for the fiendish purpose , the rail road entering a twenty-five foot cut at the tunnel's entrance , the banks being lined with dense undergrowth and heavy timber. "Si's boy called out to htm as the heavy ; raln swept Into the cut : " 'Dad , If we get through this tunnel all right we're safe. ' "Thesj were the last words that SI heard its boy speak. The train steamed on ; SI on ho lookout , with nerves strained to a snap- > tng tension , the boy shoveling In coal to ceep the steam up and the guards on the rain answering the familiar call of 'All's well. ' At the Instant the entrance to the unnel was leached a blinding , thunderous flash smote Si's eyes and ears ; his engine reared In front and careened over on Its aide ; the rocks above the tunnel entrance , oosened by the cnc sslon , came crashing down , and some ten cars In the forward > art of the train were plied up In one cor- used Jumble of wood , Iron , rocks and a mis cellaneous collection of merchandise , from In pans to overeats. Under and between his mass were SI , his boy and about fifteen soldiers. SI and four of the boys In blue hat were taken out pulled through , living o tell the story of their experiences. And hese five would have gone with the rest mt for a providential foresight on the part of the quartermaster , who ordered the hreo cars containing powder to be coupled on the rear of the train. Had they been In rent there Is no telling what would have become of that supply train and its ruardlans. "During Sherman's march through Georgia he engineers were continually employed , and he hairbreadth escapes I and the men with mo had would almost fill a book , but I'll tell you about them some other tlmo , as It Is ibout time for me to knock off work for the day > " TUB CONVENTION AUDITORIUM. Where tlio nrimbllcniM AVJH Meet Jit SI. ! , < > n IN AVxt ' .III In- . ' " The plans for the big auditorium In St. . .ouls In which the republican national con vention is to be held are being pushed for ward rapidly by Architect Isaac S. Taylor nd his corps of assistants. The hall will "be one of the largest , If not ho largest , ever erected especially for the ccommodatlon of a national convention , t will cover an area of 46,800 square feet , with a frontage of 2GO feet , and a depth of ISO ect. In spite of the fact that It will remain landing only a few months , the auditorium vlll be built with an eye to exterior beauty s well aa Interior comfort and convenience , t will be Renaissance In style and graceful n every line. The interior arrangements will > o wonderfully commodious. The space al- ottcd to the delegates and alternates will over an area of 18,000 square feet In tbo enter of the auditorium. The scats In this mmenso Inclosuro will be on the level and ot In tiers. Immediately In front of tha peuker's stand will bo 924 seats for the ac- ammodatlon of delegates. There will be two nclosures for alternates , ono to the right and ao other' ' to the left of the delegates' scats. 3ach of those Inclosures will have accom modations for 4G2 alternates. The entire pace allotted to the delegates and alternates 111 be open , with no pillars to obstruct the lew. The speakers' piattorm will occupy a entral position on the northern , side of the mil , Just In front of the delegates , and Just pposlte the main entrance. Directly back f the platform will bo seats for.the national ommittco , and still further back'accommoda- oiiB for Invited guests will he provided , extending from thi speakers' platform to the [ ght and loft will bo coats for 450 newu- mper representatives and 200 telegraph oper- itors. Surrounding the Immense open area n three sides of the hall nil ) rise great tiers f seats for spectators , forming an nmplil- heater , from which tha general public will > e afforded a splendid view of the procccd- ngu In the busy arena below. The total eating capacity of the ground floor will bo ,000 , Overlooking the convention hall proper icre will be a gallery forty feet wldo for pectators , with a seating capacity of 6,000. n the center of the northern section of the allery a stand largo enough to accommodate band of 160 plecei will be erected. The otal seating capacity of the structure will ba 4,000. In all there will bo twenty-four en- rances to the ground floor and as many xlta. The building will be built of wood , very leavy timbers being used throughout. The nterlor will be In hardwood finish. Light will bo supplied from an Immense skylight measuring 180x100 feet , Tbo building will Ito be equipped throughout with arc and icandeacent eleotric lights. The total coat ill be $60.000. The situation of the hall will to an Ide'.l one In every reippct The situ extends from Twelf h lo Thlrtcor.tli streets on Clark avenue and Is directly nouth of the now city hall building , now la course of construction. _ In these dayp of telephone , telegraph , elec tricity and steam people cannot afford to watt days or aa many hours for relief. This Is our reason for offering you One Mlnuto Cough Cure. Neither days nor hours , nor oven minutes , elapjo before relief la afforded. SHINING MARK FOR SCHEMERS Story of the Financial Downfall of America's Oldest Railway. THE BALTIMORE & OHIO RUIN Hotv Itolii-rt CinrrrM AVnn Mrntrii Iitdt ItiiliintiH SuhcmoM ( lint Wrecked Illx Propc'i-ly t.'n- ttitil Million * \ViiNtcd. The patting ot the nnclcnt nnd historic Baltimore & Ohio railroad Into-tlie hands ot n receiver ta a matter ot general notoriety , but the events leading up to the financial collapse nro not so well known. The Now York correspondent ot the St. Ixmts llepubllc turns a. search light on the affair , nnd shows that the great property has been a shining mark for schemers tlnce the death of John AV. Gnrrelt twelve years ago. John W. Garrctt became a great figure In Amorlcnn llfo nnd when he illc-il In 1884 his going was generally regretted. Hobort Garrett - rett succeeded bis father ns president of the Daltunore & Ohio , largely through Wie in fluence ot his sister. Miss Mary Gartctt was proud of the family name , nnd she was prouder , If anything , of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. She controlled , with the rest of the Garrett family , a majority of the stock , and sflio It was who dictated the election ot her brother to the presidency. As a sort of balance wheel , Mr. Samuel Spencer was inserted tn the management ns flrst vice president. IIo had had practical experience In rallroidlng. Young Garrett never bothered his head about the reid his father had built until John W. Garrrtt died. Then he showed some disposition to pose ns a railroad magnate. Mr. Garrett graduated from Princeton. His Intimate friend there was John K. Cowcn. Coweu had bsen em ployed In Hitlegal department of tha Ualttmorc & Ohio on the > renommendallon of young nob. The first thing Iho latter did when ho assumed the presidency was to make Mr. Cowcn general counsel of Iho Baltimore & Ohio. Almost Immediately the fortunes of the property began to wane. Ilobort Garrett was surrounded by flatterers and readily succumbed to their wiles. He became In spired with n creat ambition to outdo his father. The flrst step he undertook was to organize the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph company. This scheme , nftcr n disastrous trial , collapsed. It cost the rallrcad com pany untold millions , and when the crash finally came the telegraph company went out of business with ? G,000,000 In Western Union stock to show tor Its struggle with the Gould corporation. TZobort Unrrctt next determined upon n policy of railroad expansion. Ho decided to extend the Baltimore & Ohio to Philadelphia , and on to New York , over the tracks of the Heading and Jersey Central. Austin Corbln was at the head of the Ueadlnc then and A. A. McLeod , the Napoleon who subsa- quently piloted that Ill-fated property to Its St. Helena , was Its general manager. Hobert darroft did not want to build a new line from Baltimore to Philadelphia. He sought rather to purchase the Philadelphia , Wl1- mlngton & Baltimore road , which already cnnnactnd the two cities by rail. The Pennsylvania railroad also wanted the Philadelphia , Wilmington & Baltimore to ex tend Its line south from Philadelphia. The Reading crowd were opposed to Garrett's purchase or ' lease of the Philadelphia , Wil mington & Baltimore. They wanted him to build a parallel line. But they made Garrett believe , nevertheless , that they wcro In sym pathy with his plan. Acting on a general understanding with these people ho arranged In Boston to purchase a controlling interest In the Philadelphia , Wilmington & Biiltlmore company , and the deal was about to be closed when Robert Garrctt stopped off In , Now York to dine with some friends on his way back to Baltimore. These friends In- , eluded representatives of the Reading Rall rcad company. They opened cold bottles for Garrett until his head swam. In a moment of exhilaration ho revealed what had taken place la Boston. When the dinner parly broke uo one of the Reading representatives laid the whole matter before the attorney In this city of the Pennsylvania Railroad company , and by midnight a mes senger was on the way to Philadelphia. At 3 o'clock In the 'morning Thomas A. Scott was roused from bed at Ills home on Rlttenhouso square and told that Robert Garrett would close a deal for the purchasa of the Philadelphia , Wilmington & Baltimore at 4 o'clock that aftor- noon. Mr. Scott , as president of the Penn sylvania , was famous for his active habits. Before 5 o'clock the directors of the Penn sylvania company were assembled at his housD , and at 7 he was on his way to Now York , prepared to outbid and If possible outwit young Garrett. Mr. Scott brought the cash with him and paid down a cool $3,000,000 for the Philadelphia , Wilmington & Baltimore line. Ho waa back In Phila delphia by night and Garrctt had been foiled. This Just suited the Reading people and McLeod , who had by this tlmo come to the front , hatched his great scheme for an alliance between the Baltimore & Ohio , Reading , Jersey Central and New England , forming a new trunk line from Boston to St. Louis and Chicago. Robert Garrett swallowed the bait and wet out at once to extend the Baltimore & Ohio to Philadelphia. This brought the Pennsylvania to tlmo and the deal with the Reading fell through for the tlmo being. President Garrett spent $8,000,000 In preliminaries and entered Into a traffic arrangement with the Pensylvanla. by which he abandoned the extension In con sideration of $2,000,000 In cash. Later on , however , the Baltimore & Ohio and the Pennsylvania parted company and Garrett completed the. Philadelphia branch. The Baltimore & Ohio floated { 17,000,000 of securities on the strength of that 102 miles of road between Baltimore and Philadelphia. The company was now on the verge of bank ruptcy. Robert Garrott's health had broken down and he became a paretlc , owing to excesses. In this crisis the state ot Maryland came forward with a demand for an Investiga tion. The city of Baltimore , the Johns Hop kins estate and other vested Interests joined tn the petition. The books , on examination , showed a fictitious surplus of over $23,000- 000. Millions had been Invested In Baltimore & Ohio stock and bonds by trustees of various estates on the order of the Mary land courts. An immediate change was demanded by all these Interests. The result was the re tirement , under stress of circumstances , of Robert Gurrett , and the substitution of Samuel Spencer as president. Senator Gor man , Thomas M. Lamiahan and ex-Mayor Hodges of Baltimore wcro selected to rep resent the Btato and city of Baltimore on the Board ot Directors. It was on Senator Gorman's motion that tlio Investigation was made , It waa largely dua to his efforts that Robert Garrett was forced to retire. Jila part In the traniKictlon won for him the everlasting enmity of the Garretts. Mltu Mary Carre-It rallied the family after Presi dent Spencer had been In office a year and ousted htm , putting In' his place Charles V , Mayer , Mbni Garrett at the tame time Kworo vengeance on Arthur P. Gorman and ever since she IMC left no stone unturned to wreck him politically. * It Is said now that the Baltimore & Ohio under the Mayer management wpent $3,000,000 In fighting Gor man and In retaining the control of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal and wveral other canals considered necessary lo the prosperity of the property. The climax has now been reached , The company Is Insolvent , wlltii a floating debt of at ( east $14,000,000 and perhaps more , Stephen Little , the expert who examined the books , found that $1,000,000 of the $5,000,000 Western Union Block held In the treasury had been hypothecated. This waa kept a olrlct secret by the late pretldcnt , Charles F. Mayer , and John 1C , Cowen Is said to have been In Ignorance of the ealo. Iluuklcn'n Arnica Siilve. 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Ho was haiuhonio In ap- pcnrance , well posted on nil subjects , an orator tor , and a man of great personal magnetism. Those qualities Immediately brought him to the front. Ills first speech In congress made him n nnmo. The newspaper correspondents took a grcnt fancy to him , and often wrote flattering .iitlclrs about him. It was dm-liiR the Kitty-first congress thnt ho was sitting In the 1'icss club ono after noon dlDcuxalng politics with a party ot news paper men. To ono of them he remarked upon the- fact that when wmo men spoke all the correspondents left the gallery and re tired lo the lobby , while hen others ad dressed the hoitso ihoy crowded Into the house to hear. He added that ho noted they always came In to hear him nnd he expected all of them to bo present on the next day , when ho expected to make the speech ot his llfo on the McKlnlcy tariff , bill. The next morning the pros * gallery was crowded to hear the debate. There were several ppeakora to prcrcdo Mr. Grain. Dur ing their speeches Ihe gallery remained full , but the moment Mr. Grain took the floor every correspondent In the gallery arose and fllcVl out Into the lobby. It was arranged on the part ot the correspondents as a llttls Joke on the Texan. The concerted action ot the correspondents naturally had Its cffcqt upon Mr. Grain. H nmiojicj him so that ho cut his ppccch short rind quickly resumed his seat. The moment lie did so all the correspondents filed back Into the gallery and listened to the other speeches. Though given to Joking himself , Mr. Grain could never realize the Joke of It. Prom that day to the day ot his death ho never deliv ered another set speech In the house , and rarely ever said anything on the floor. It wao n shock from which ho novcr recovered. Him of Hero Is ono of Chaunccy Depow's etorlei related at the Lotus club dinner : It lo a curious trait of thla period that we are Inclined to take nothing seriously. A story goes further than nn argument , and n Joke captures moro than a speech. To hit a populist tnntar nnd get a horizontal vlow of a great states man they tell the story of the senator being shaved by an aged colored barber at the Arlington , and remarking to the barber : "Uncle , you must have had among your cus tomers many of my distinguished predeces sors In the senate many of .tho men now dead , who have occupied the- great place which I flll. " "Yes , sir , " said the barber. "Iso known most nil of dem ; by do way , senator , you remind mo of Daniel Webster. " The grati fied statesman rose In his chair , and placing 4 his fingers upon his forehead , said : "la It my brow ? " "No , boss , " said the barber , "It is your breath. " A Slory or Semitor HiMirnt. Mcgargeo relates in the Philadelphia Tlnjca this story of the late Senator Hearst of California : His wife In the family's Washington mansion gave a reception which made even the extravagant people of the capital open their eyes. The flowers alone cost $25,000. Moving uncomfortable and alone through the- glittering throng , repre senting every forceful condition of national life , was the master of the house. Ho was met , by a well known newspaper corre spondent. To him said the senator eagerly : "Got a few good fellows together and we will go to some quiet room , and together enjoy a bottle of wlno and some cigars. " There were whispers In the cars of three other correspondents , and then , led by the wealthy Callfornlan , the qulntotto marched through the big house from parlor to attic. In every room there was a chattering throng , or a wrap-dlvcsting bevy , or pllos of hats nnd overcoats. With a sigh the senator turned backward. He descended to the cel lar. Beside the coal hole a colored servant arranged a table and chairs nnd brought wine and tobacco. "Now. " said the mil lionaire , with a sigh of relief , "we can have n good time here without being Interrupted by those Idiots upstairs. I can't see the fun In my wife's rackets. " A DyliiK Cry for Iliitlorinlllc. Ex-Congressman John J. O'Neill of St. Louis and ex-Congressman Forman of Illi nois , who used to represent the South St. Louis district , were at the capltol yester day , says the Washington Post , In the In- tere t of the proposed 'new bridge across th Mississippi river at St. Louis. One of the St. Louis link-gallon which ap peared before the house committee on com merce In the Interest of the > bill , Mr. Lloyd G. Harris , told an amusing anccdpto of Mississippi river stcamboatlng In the course of his argument. 'The captain and officers of the Missouri Belle , a Mississippi steamer , " said Mr. Har ris , "wero very fond ot the buttermilk which a farmer who lived along the river bank supplied to them. The boat , In passing this point , would always make a landing and blow her whistle * In order to notify tha farmer that she was there , waiting for butter milk. The farmer would send down a negro man with a bucket ot buttermilk , and , hav ing taken It aboard , the boat would proceed on her war. "On one occasion when she tr ed lo cdgo up at this point she struck a sandbar and sunk. Tho-captain blew a signal of dis tress , tautening the lever ta that she would blow aa lone as there was steam , while the hungry waters were gradually rising and swallowing her up. The water had crept up to the boiler , and as It rushed through there was an expiring' gush of steam Into the sig nal pipe which caused a moat peculiar , lugubrious and nerve-shattering uouud. Just at that moment Pompoy , who was responding spending to the signal , leached the water's edge with his pall. Wlicni ho heard that sound ho exclaimed : " 'Great Gawd ! Da's do Hello a-slnkln' and callln' fo' buttermilk wld her last breff ! " SOME OL11 TIMERS. Horace Staples of Wcstport , Conn. , cnjoyi the distinction cf being the oldest school teacher In the Nutmeg stato. Ho celebrated his ninety-fourth birthday last week. Sam Cllffo , who recently died In London at the ago of 03 , was the last of the running footmen , once fashionable In England. Forty- four of his descendants attended his funeral. There Is an Abraham Lincoln In Church- town , I'd. , who Is a cousin of hla Illustrious namesake and who resembles him In stature and In the gauntneno of his frame. , Ho l 82 years old and a fnrmsr. Donjamln Llvcrman , who died In Minneap olis the other day at the ago of Q5 , claimed to be the flrwt commercial traveler > to go on the road In thla country. Ho traveled for a Jewelry houeu. For 20 years Scott's Emulsion has been prescribed by physi cians. It rerrxains to day the standard. It does not change , sepa rate , or grow rancid like other emulsions. " Just as good " Is not Scott's Emulsion. fee. and { i.
