2 . TILE OMAITA DAILY .15EE : SATURDAY , JANUARY 2 , 1807.
MY REVOLUTION.
By W. L , ALDEN. . !
/ ( Copyright , W. by W. ' AMen. )
Mr. James Smith , ox-ambassador of the
United States to the court of Llchtcnstcln ,
elghcd an ho put down his glass of whisky
and soda. He wan usually In excellent spir
its , and , an I know thnt the whisky was
particularly good , I wondered at his appar
ent melancholy.
"I was thinking , " said he , "of the days
when I was American minister to the Cen
tral American republics. Our government
used to bunch all the five republics together
nhd scnd-ono minister to the lot of them. I
was jelling In" those days , and , though Cen
tral America was a mighty rough place , I
cnjoyud It n heap more than I ever did any
of these Hurnpcan courts. It was a big
thing to bo ambassador to Llchtcnstcln and
to have a hand In the political plo of pretty
noaf ovcry nation In Hurope , but 1 never
enjoyed , It as I enjoyed my first mission to
Ccntrnl-'Amcrlca ' , I liked the place so much
that I stayed there twelve years , which ai
Mvhat.you might call breaking the record.
/'You .know , 1 suppose , that our govern
ment , whenever n new administration comes
In turns .out all the foreign ambassadors
and minister's and puts In a lot of now men.
1 ought to liavo been turned out after being
In otflco four years , but I know that I
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to that effect from Washington , and I took
good care that no notification eould reach
me. When" my four years were pretty near
up I got permission to make a tour of the
five republics and to report on their general
condition.
"The Central American postofflco arrange
ments were very bad , and I calculated that
I could alwa > s keep ahead ol any dispatch
rc-alllng mo that the Washington follw
might send. For four years I kept moving
from ono place to another , and never once
In that whole time did a single blessed
dispatch or letter fiom the states nvor
catch up with mo. Finding ! that I rouldn t
'bo reached by mall , the government sent
'tint three successive special messengers ,
with orders to hunt mo up and nollfy nto
that I won recalled , but none of the mes
sengers wcro over able to come up with me.
Ono of them did get within n day's Journey
of where I happened to be , and I began to
. think that the game was up. but luckily ho
died of fever before ho could do any harm.
"When the four years wcro ended , my
own political party came Into power again ,
nnd the new president happened to be an
old -friend of mine. So ho kept mo In office-
another four years , and about the end of
that time I resigned ot my own accord. I
had a bang-up time exploring the country
while 1 was keeping ahead ot the mall and
all the messengers" for I had no work to do.
and living was BO cheap that I didn't spend
any money to speak of.
"When I was free to return to my post
of duly I had four years of back salary to
draw , and though It only made $12.000 all
told , It made me onu of the richest men In
Central America , barring , of course , the
presidents of the different republics.
"Tho president of Harguola was an good a
fcllo-A ns you need to meet , provided , of
courec , that lie didn't feel any call to whoot
you. Ho and 1 were ns thick as thieves.
The other ministers were a pretty swell lot
tfpcclally the Europeans. They used to
come to the pnlijco ilrresed up l gorgeous
uniforms" , and at first they looked down on
ino beciuso I used to wear a blue flannel
Bhtrt nml trouiors , and nothing else , except
boots and a ni'eUtlo. You ceo our govern
ment didn't flti'Mlili ny uniform for Its dip
lomatic ofllcera , so I JuSt adopted the flan
nel ahlrta and trotiaeis for comfort , ami
pave nuU that they were the regulation unl-
tqrm for a United States minister.
"Thr > other ministers uai-d to put on ix
liuap of Style , same-as thny do on this side
of'tlie Atlantic , and I could FCC that It bored
the nrrnldmit , who was a rough soldier who
had risen from the ranKs. He llke.l m > free
and easy style , and Ifefore I had been In
office a - month I had more Influence with
hfin thon'tho whole diplomatic gang put to-
KFlhcr. I taught him to play poker , tak
ing care that the balance of wlnnlnga should
tCWays be on lite sldo , and I used to spend
the greater part of my evenings In his pri
vate room with nobody present but Just
wo two and a hottlo of genuine old Ken
tucky whisky that I Imported for diplomatic
purposes.
"llite. President Don Vill.ir y Vlller had
been In office flve years when I made his
Rcnl'"lntnnco. ' That was something vciy un-
Ufltial In Central America where a presl-
dent ID gene-rally turned out or awnfctdnatcd
wlilifn two years after he ROCS Into office.
This paiticular president , however , had hot
eo many of his opponents the day after his
Inauguration that lher - > wna nobody who was
In "a position to rnUe a' revolution agair.at
him. Then , again , ho had governed the
country eo remarkably well that he was ever
lastingly popular.
"People hud got ut-ed to living a quiet life
without a semi-monthly Insurrection and a
binnnlul revolution. They foir l It'puld a
good do.il better than the old way of man-
7TJU . ' .
"U3T MU SUGOKST TO YOUR KXCEL-
LI3NCY. "
thliiKa , and If there had been a free
e-'cton any time while I was In Xarguela ,
Don Vlllar > Vlllar would Imvp been reelected -
elected by A unanimous vote. Of course
there wasn't any election , far ho dldni't holt )
with such fcollshnras , but I just mention
the thing tu chow ho\\ genuinely popular ho
.was.
.was."One lilsht the president sectm-d to bo In
curiously low spirits , and after a bit 1 KOI
him to tell in ( i what was the matter. 'I'll
tell you the w hole story , ' ualtl he. 'for I know
you ull ! flynipnthlie with me. I havu been
preuldcnt now gnlni ; OIL for five years , and
there IH pretty near { 300.000 In the treasury.
Now It hati uhvajH been the practice for the
prculdent to bo turned out by a revolution
Jnst as noon na the treasury got full enouRh
for him lo make It worth while for him
to carry It off to I'arls , and lire like a Chris.
tlnn. So far an I can find out , not onu of
my prcileci'fc firs over carried off more than
{ 100.000 , but hero am I , with $300,000 liv my
jiossetu'on , and no possible way of getting
out of the prcHldoncy and leaving thin
beastly country far good and all , '
" 'Do you really mean to tell mo,1 eaU I ,
'that you want to bo turned out ? '
" 'Of course I do , ' eald he. 'When I took
the job of governing tliU country I expected
to be turned out In about two years , and to
bo able to go to I'arla Illto a gctvttemati.
Hut hero I have been for nearly live yeais ,
and there , ain't a blresed genetal In the
whulo army who drcami of heading a revo
lution. '
" 'Why not have an election and have your.
no If counted out ? ' Bald I. Tvo had consid
erable ) e.Npeilence In prartlcnl politics In
New York , and If you glvo mo the counting
of the votes , I can have you defeated by
n ovnvholiulng majority , no mutter If
there Isn't a alnglo vote cast against you. '
" 'Thank you kindly , ' eald the president ,
'but there never has been an election In thla
republic , and I don't , want to disturb pee
ple's minds by Introducing any etich use-
lera and dangerous ceremony. '
" 'Then why don't you resign ? ' said I.
You've got a vice president , haven't you ?
If > ou resign he will come Into ofllcc , and
naturally he will be glod to have you go. '
" 'You don't know' ' '
what you're saying ,
replied the president. 'Nobody ever heard
of a president who resigned. If I were to do
filich a thing I ehnuld be disgraced forever.
1'eoplo would ray that I am cither a cow-
nrd or a lunatic. Ilcnlilcs , the vice presi
dent , though he Is a middling good fellow
and has always been friendly to me , Isn't
the sort of man to undertake a trouble-
Borne Job unless ho can see his way to make
money out of It. Ho would rather live qui
etly on his small salary than take my place
with an empty treasury. No , Don Smith 1 I
haven't an enterprising enemy In all 55ur-1
gucla , nnd I haven't one single friend that
I can tnut to rebel against me. '
" 'Then If you won't resign and won't or
der nn election , why can't you bolt some
dark night with the treasury under your
arm ? '
"The president's eyes flashed angrily as I
said this , and I could sec that he was pretty
in.-ul. However , he controlled himself , and
said , In a dignified way
" 'Don Smith ! You do not ecem to under-
"WHY CAN1T YOU DOLT SOME DARK NIGHT WITH THE TUEASUHY UNDER
pi L. YOUIl A KMT-
stand that for a president to run away with
the treasury , without the excuse df a revo
lution , would be both dishonorable and un
constitutional. I trust that I am Incapable
of ouch conduct. 1 have always ruled this
j country In a strictly constitutional manner ,
| and when I leave the presidency It will be
In the way that the constitution provides ;
that Is to say. by being turned out by a
revolution. In that case I shall have the
right to take the treasury with mo , and no
one will dare to say that I have acted dis
honorably. '
" 'All rlcht. ' said I. 'I don't pretend to
understand your scruples , for I am a prac
tical American poMtlclan and I don't know
anything about the sort of honor that you
Spanish-Americans arc forever talking about ,
nut I hat Is neither hero nor there. I think
I now know w hat- you want. You want
soiiio one to head a revolution ncnlnst you
and drive you out of thu country In the
usual Central American way. '
" ' ' Vlllar Vlllar. ' 1
'Just so ! said Don y
know that a man of your Intelligence
pouldri't full to understand and appreciate
my situation. I have been simply longing
for n i evolution ever ulnae the sum In the
treasury reached $100,000 , but this In
fernal nation Is so well contented with my
rule that nothing can Induce It to rebel. For
all I can sec , I have got to atop hero and
bo president for the rest of my life , and I
can tell you that It Is a nr.'lghty ' gloomy
prospect. Whsn I think of the good times
all tlio exiled presidents In I'arls are having
at thin identical minute It makes mo wild
to have to stay hero , even though I do have
the pleasure of playing poker with the
American minister. '
"Well. .ITftU'downrlght sorry for Don Vll
lar y Vlllar , for h'o was by long odds the
best pubjli nian Clial I had met In any part
of Contral/Anurlcai So I Just said to him ,
on the spur of the 11191110111 , that If he would
trust me * lrwould .undertake to get up a revolution
elution ngaltfst lilrn In lesa than a fortnight.
"U wasn't till after ho had jumped at my
offer and called mo his preserver and his
dearest friend that It occurred to me that
what I had really undertaken to do was to
help him Btc.il all the money 'In the treas
ury. However , I remembered that he was a
Central American , and that his morals , being
of the Central American kind , weren't like
thosa of you and me.
"Of course. If I had been president Jof Zar-
gucla I should have considered It stealing to
run off with the treasury , especially as I
could have collared the money honestly by
Issuing a regular ship-shape decree that my
salary should always bo equal to the entire
amount In the treasury. However , I had
promised Don Vlllar y Vlllar to raise a revolution
elution for him , and I calculated to keep my
word , no matter what It might cost my con
science.
"Now , I was acquainted with Captain Jn-
tlmldad , who commanded the president's
guard of honor , and was responsible for the
bafety of the palace. I know him a great
deal better than the president know him , al
though the president saw him nearly ovcry
day. You ECO that there couldn't bo any In-
tlinato social Intercourse between a presi
dent and a mere captain ; whcl'caa I , being
an Independent American citizen , could ns-
toclato with any man who suited mo , no
matter what bin rank might be.
"This Captain 'Intlmldad was a romantic
sort of young chnp * , who believed that the
president wan the greatest and best man that
over lived. I In often said to mo that ho
loved Don Vlllar y Vlllar EO devoutly that
ho would dlo far him at any moment. I felt
pretty sure that If I went to work In the
light way I could persuade Intlmldad to
head a. revolution , and , as the rcbult proved ,
I was right.
"I called on Cuptaln Intlmldad the next
morning , and after 11 llttlo preliminary con
versation about the weather , and bull light
ing , and constitutional-law , and such Ilka
things , I en me to ihc point. 1 told him that
Queen Victoria'had asked the president to
como to England to consult with her on an
affair of tremendous Importance , but that It
WHS absolutely necessary that no ono should
know anything about the matter except that
Don Vlllar y Vlllar bad left Zarguela for
parts unknown.
" 'Now , ' continued I , 'according to your
constitution the president cannot leave the
country for a single day unless bo In reg
ularly and constitutionally turned nut by a
revolution. In these clrcumatnncrg the pies-
Idont wants you to rebel nnd drive him out
of the country next Monday night. Ho ex
pects you to hold on to the presidency for
say , six months , when ho will return and
head a. revolution that will put him back
In olllco again , It stands to reason that ho
can't speak of this matter to you directly ,
o ho has asked mo to anauso It with you.
Ho said to mo as I left the jmluco last
night :
" 'Captain Intlmldad Is the only man In
Zargucla who lovea inn enough to do mn
this llttlo favor. Tell him that there must
bo no unnecessary bloodshed , and ( hat if hu
will send his hill for the cxpcncci ! ot thu
revolution lo mo I will pay U nt once. '
"Tho young captain wits at first knocked
all In a heap by what I said to him , but
llttlo by llttlo ho get to understand that
the piesldcnt wim really unxlouu for u revo
lution , and conscQitcntly Intlmlduil agreed
to do whatc\cr hla beloved president nilk'ht
desire.
"I told him that the president had left
all the detail ! of the revolution to me , ami
that I should rely on the devotion of the
bravo Captain Intlmldad to carry out my
Instructions. You see I hnd already agreed
( o help the president to steal the treasury ,
but I drew the line at stealing , anil I didn't
propose that an > body should bo killed In
any revolution of which I had the manage
ment.
"I spent the rest ot the day thinking out
a plan of action and In making the neces
sary preparations for wnr. I had fifty rifles
brought secretly to the palace , and planted
them nt the second story windows , ns If
they wcro so many cannon , though I took
good care thnt they nhould hot bo visible
from the outside of the palace.
"When these wcro loaded nnd In thcl
places I connected them with an electric
battery that had been given to the prcsldcn
by a Yankee who wanted the Job of light
Ing the palaoo by electricity , but didn't gc
It.
"My Idea was thnt when Captain Intlml
dad should attack the palace , the fifty rllles
could be fired by electricity , and the consequent
quent nolso would convince all the Inhab
itants of the town thnt a tremendous flghi
was In progress.
"Intlmldad agreed to attack the front door
of the palace with thirty men at precisely I
o'clock in the morning. His men were to bo
provided with nothing but blank cartridges ,
nnd they were to fire away until the front
door could bo broken down , after which they
were to rush Into the palace and find that
the president had fled.
"Intlmldad sold that ho could rely per
fectly on his thirty men to obey his orders ,
and that they were Ignorant Indians , who
would never suspect that the storming of
the palace was a put-up Job.
"I had arranged that the president waste
to leave the palace coon after dusk on the
night of the revolution , accompanied by a
single trusty servant to carry the treasury ,
and I calculated that he would beell on
hla way to the coast before the revolution
could break out. "
"Tlio thing that gave me the most trouble
was to provide for the proper firing of the
rifles In the second-story windows'of the pal-
nco. I couldn't tire them myself , for It
would have been n breach of diplomatic
etiquette for a foreign minister to take part
openly In a revolution.
"I puzzcled over this problem till my
I head ached , and finally I- went to Captain
| Intlmldad and told him the dllllculty I was
In. He solved It at or.cc by telling me that
ho would send his particular friend , Lleu-
| tenant I'artagas , to do the firing from the
pialaco windows , and n&'surcd me that I'arta-
| gas was a man who could bo Implicitly
trusted.
! "I Old not particularly like the plan , but
c.s I could not suggest anything better I
agreed to It , hoping that Partagas would
have sense enough not to shoot any of
the attacking force In real earnest.
"There was one more thing to bo settled.
Intlmldad Insisted that two men must bo
killed In the attack , and that their corpses
must be left lying on the front steps of
the palace , where every ono could see them
the morning after the revolution.
"He said that two men were always killed
In a Central American revolution , and thnt
ho doubted If a revolution In which nobody
should bo killed would be strictly constitu
tional. Ho was as anxious that everything
should bo constitutionally managed as Don
Vlllar y Vlllar himself.
"I saw that there was force In what ho
said , but I wasn't willing that any human
lives should bo sacrificed , and unfortunately
there were no Chinamen In the country who
could bo passed off as soldiers slain In a
glorious revolution. I suggested that two
dummies bo dressed In the uniform of the
Guard of Honor and shown to the public
as the two regulation victims of the revolu
tion , but Intlmldad said that dummies would
not bo of the slightest use. At last I had to
leave the matter In his hands , the agree
ment being that none of his soldiers should
bo killed.
"Monday evening I said goodby to Don
Vlllar y Vlllar and had a final interview with
Intlmldad. Ho told mo that ho had two
corpses all ready , and that ho would put
thorn on the steps of the palace before be
ginning the assault.
"When I Insisted upon knowing how ho
had obtained his corpses ho exclaimed that
there wcro two men In gael awaiting execu
tion for murder , and that the governor of
the gael , being an intlmato friend of his ,
had kindly shot the men and placed the
corpses at his disposal. Naturally , I didn't
llko this , but , Inasmuch as the men would
have been garrotcd In another week If they
had lived , their premature death wasn't a
matter of any great consequence.
"I sat up that night till 1 o'clock , when
the revolution punctually began. There was
a tremendous lot of firing , and I could hear
people all over the town slamming their
shutters , as was their habit when a revolu
tion broke out.
"Early the next morning I put on my
uniform and started for the palace to con
gratulate the new president. When I en
tered the palmo ; gates I was astonished and
horrified to discover about a dozen corpses
lying on the grass and on the steps , and I
saw at once that.I'artagas must have made
a terrible mistake.
"Tho sentinel at the door admitted me
as KOOU as I had convinced him that I was
u member of the diplomatic corps , and I
sent up my card to the president , begging
the favor of an Immediate Interview.
"I was shown Into the reception room , and
presently a man wearing a general's uni
form came In , and expressed his thanks that
I had been so prompt In calling to congrat
ulate him. As 1 didn't know the man I
didn't at first understand what ho meant ,
and I replied that I hud called to sco Presi
dent Intlmldad.
" 'There Is no such president , ' replied the
general. 'J am President Parlagas , and I
trust that your government will make no
dllllculty In recognizing mo as the only legit
imate president of Zargucla. '
" 'Hut where Is Intlmldad7' . I asked. 'I
thought he was to bo the new president , '
" 'Captain Inttmldad , recently In command
of the Guard of Honor , was killed last night
In an attack upon the palace , In which I
hud Just Installed myself as president. I
am at a loss to understand why you should
have supposed that your friend , the late
President Vlllar y Vlllar , had been over
thrown. Let me suggest to your excellency
that a foreign minister Is not supposed to
Interest himself In the domestic concerns
of the government to which ho Is accredited ,
and I am sure that Don Smith would never ,
under any circumstances bo guilty of such
an Imprudence. '
"I said good morning to the president ,
and I went back to my lodgings and w ) te
it dispatch to Wellington asking to bo re
called at once. You see , I'artagas had come
to the conclusion that ho might as well
have tbo presidency for himself. So ho had
flicd on the attacking force HO rapidly
and skillfully that ho had killed at least
u third of the men , Including Intlmldad ,
and had driven the remainder away , There
was no ono to dispute hla claim to the pres
idency ; and when he Usued a proclama
tion Betting forth how ho had overthrown
I ho tyrant Vlllar y Vlllar and had liberated
the people from a crushing yoke of dcapot-
Uun , ha settled down to the work of filling
the empty treasury and making ready for
u trip to Purla when hla term of olllco
should limn.to an end ,
"I have always felt aorry for poor Intlml-
dad , for hoas uu honest man who tried to
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do lila duty. I suppose that I was a. little
to blame In the matter , but I acted for tbc
best. It was n rough country , tbat Zarguela ,
in same respects ; but. after all , there was
some excitement In being foreign minister
In jn republic \vlirre n revolution la con
sidered a part of Ihe * machinery of govern
ment.
"I eaw ex-President Vlllar y Vlllar In
i'arls about three. ' years ago , anil he told
no that I'arls wasn't what he had supposed
t to be , and that ho had half a mind to
go back to Central America and enjoy one
nore revolution beforehe died. "
( Th6 End. )
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Suvory Killlilf rvllli 11111 ImitiiNliiK
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It may gurprlsa many readers to learn ,
says a writer InVIiftt to Eat , that the com-
non garden snallj regarded aa an unmiti
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3 used for food by thousands of persons ,
and when properlyi cooked la esteemed a
dainty dish by epicures In all the great
cities of the world. Not only Is this tbc
caao In foreign countries , where the over
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York the arrival of the French steamers
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mportanco in gastronomic circles and the
eadlng French restaurants advertise the
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on bills of faro as 1'cscargot. a much more
mposing designation. Like many other
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> y way of France from Italy ; for the French ,
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The ancient Romans , whcao cmpcrora and
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llsh , the most extravagant being with a
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The escargot has always been , regarded
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igeu he was need as medicine and pounded
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vhcro ho does Immense damage to tlio
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ho snails , when gathered , arc always placed
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ilaco for at least two months In order to
iurify them ; they have a fancy for both
icmlock and belladonna , and catca of polecn-
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nails which have not been properly
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Commune of Candcran , which Is noted for
Its cscargotcrlcs ( small farms ) to feast upon
escargot , by way of winding up the carnival
and beginning Lent.
Along the Cote-d'Or and In the lower
Alps snall-plc'klng furnishes employment to
hundreds of people , and Is carried on much
ns berry picking. In the early morning ,
when the slimy trail of the snail glistens
wherever ho has crawled during the night ,
the pickers go forth with baskets and palls ,
they mid the snails In damp places resting
on the under surface of leaves and vines ,
and gather them just as the fanner's boy
picks dewberries or huckleberries. These
arc snails of natural growth , wild snails , wo
would say. Dut snails are largely cultivated
for the market , nnd ono farm near DIJon Is
said to clear 7,000 francs a year from Its
mails , which are fed upon cabbage and
clover. There are many largo snail gardens
In the cantons of Switzerland , and Ulm has
for many years been famous for Its escar-
gotcrlcs. Great numbers of snails como to
Spain and the Midi from the African states
bordering on the Mediterranean , bushels of
them being exported .from Algiers every
week during the season.
You will find them on the bill of faro In
every restaurant In Paris , or you may bu >
them In the markets , cither alive or boiled
In strong salt vlnogar water , and drawn
from the shell all ready for cooking , In
which elate the Parisian houskceper pre
fers them , and In which eho pays 1 cent
apiece for them .
< U'ir.R ' TOM IHIEW.
Hf IN Wo 11 Off , lint Prcforn to I.lvc
tin * 1.1 ftof n Trump.
Thomas Drew , ono of the most eccentric
characters who ever served In the Prison
South , In Jc'fferaonvllle , was liberated In
tlmo to participate In the Christmas festivi
ties , relates the Louisville Courier-Journal
but If ho clings to the life that ho has here
tofore led , notwithstanding he is the owner
of nn ofllcc building In Chicago worth sev
eral thousaml dollars , ho'wlll feast at sonic
wayfarers' rest.
Drew has been In the penitentiary ono
year and ono month. He tramped Into
ICvantivlllo nnd etolo something to cat.
When prcccntcd In the circuit court on a
charge of petit larceny the Judge sentenced
him to servo thirty dajs in Jail. Drew re
ceived his commitment with the comment :
"I can stand on my head that long. Judge. "
This remark caused Drew to receive one
year In addition In the Prison South. Upon
his airlval ho boasted to Warden Ilcrt that
ho hnd money but preferred the life of c
tramp , and had seen the Interior of fifty-
two Jails.
N'ot long after hovr.s brought to the
prtaon two lawyers called upon the warden
and questioned him about Drew. They rep
resented that ho was wealthy. They otatcd
thnt his father , who lives at Jancuvlllo ,
Wla. , had sent' thorn to secure from young
Drew n power of attorney In order that the
older Drew might manage his real estate
Intercuts. As eccentric as the fellow In hla
cunning manifested Itself when u business
proposition was suggested. After much
persuasion ho gave his father the power of
attorney , but restricted thnt power to col
lecting only no much of his rents as would
pay his taxes and keep up necaisary re
pairs. When the lawyers started to lemc
Draw told them to tell his father that ho
"was getting three a day. "
L - (
FILLS
For IlllloiH andNorvous disorders biich usVlnd and I'ulii In the Stomach , Sick headache
Giddiness , Kullnois and Swellinguf tor moala , Dlutness iincl Drowsiness , Cold Chills , PIURhliiBi
flluiit , Loss of AppotUu , ShortncJi of Drouth , Costlvonnss , Illotahcs on the Skin , Dlsturbud
leap , Frightful Droums , and all Nervous and Trembling Sotuatlous , &c. , whuu thoio synin-
ems nro caused by constipation , us most of them uro. lilt flHSI DOSE Witt GIVE RELIEF It
WINir MIMJIES. Tlili U no fiction. Every uulToror U ournostly Invited to try ono box of thoio
'Ills/ and they will lie noknowluilffud tu lie
A WONDERFUL MEDICINE.
DEECHAM'3'PILLS , tiikaa ; u Ulro.UoJ , will quickly roatorJ females to complete
Tlioy promutly remove obitruoilom or Irro ulitrltlodof the 8/stom. Fora
WEAK STOMACH , IMPAIRED DIGESTION , DISORDERED LIVER
hoyactllkomuKlc-a fww iloaoj will work WOII.UM upon tlio VltuI orRfina ; strpnsthuolnx the
uiusculurHynom , runtorlntf tlmloiiss-loitcoiiipK'xInii , brlnliu b iok the kooii oilKO of .ipputllo ,
ana urouuliirt with Uio Itiuulmil ot llo.iltli tlio wtiolu iiiylc.il ! unurtty of tlm liuiiiun
ranic , Tliakaniu fiictsuilnilttod by housiinds. In all cl'iinoi of nocloty. uml ouo of Iho bust
: uarunt CB totho trvotts and DnlillltutoJ U ttiut Huocli.tai'H 1'JIU huvo tlio l rso/it Hulg
of uny I'll t flit AltHllrlno In the Woilil.
WITHOUT A RIVAL. Anmiul Stiles ever 0,000,000 , Joxos.
tie at druir utorct , or will bo cent by U , U. AvcnU , 11. r. AI./I..EN & CO. , iCS Cantl
Cl , New York , cottpulii , upon receipt ot ( trice. Uook ( re upon application.
: J v .rA'-a&fv f > js4. -
cf the most obstinate CIIM-H of Uonoriliora unit ( Jlcet eunr *
unii-rii in from ; t to ( I .liiya. no otlirr treatment iriiulrpil , nni
without the nnui-cntlne results of dosing with C ubelis. Copaiba and Suntal Oil. J. Kcrro & Co.
dd liy all drugnlets.
LAPSED
POLICIES
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co ,
Will Revive any Lapsed Policy
on * htch flfly-two tuictF8t\o wccks'i rtmlums
0 ncre roci It c ltriid on which tlicrr-cmlum : * nro i
\ In n r rents thliu-cn wi < k or inure. lirinMcd '
Ino life lioforo liiMirrd l In cowl licnlili. l
Apiilytu > our Itxnl f ujH > rlntcnccnl. ! wloha3 :
1 twuklinjt of ixjllckB lo oifrr In cm h cr I
, cno rcrtorlnityourri'llcyfulijrctlonloan for
' jivniluiui In urn nra willmiit Inlrrctt , anil Ihu L
. ulliora now iMilcy In mil limmillato Lincf.t \
without anyltan , Imt for the nrnuunt cnllcd f
i for by tlie olil rriintum at the prcstnt ago on A
the lirctent tablu. W
MADE ME A
AJAX TABLETS POSITIVELY CUIIE
At * I * AVrroii * / > ( * frtr * I'nillnK Mem.
017. Imi > otencyHliMptetneK8eto .cauKoJ
by AlmKeanduthar KICPnnd ImlU-
cretlonv. 7/irj/ ' /ntrA/j/ mmifttn
rent ore Lost Vitality In old or } curia , nmi
lit a mnn for study , bulnra or ninrrlnne.
_ _ - . ' 1'rovent Inenntty unit ( Vmiuuu lion If
taktm in thuo. Their UNA cttowH Imnioillntu Improvn-
meat nml ( < llt'ct a CUHE where nil othcra fall. In *
Hint upon hnvlnti the ecnuluu Ajnx Tablets. They
hard cured thounnndennd vrtll euro youVo aive a
poiiUlva written Kuarnutea to effect a euro In each en to
or rofuud tlio moiioy , 1'rlce OO cenin nor IMH kuce , or
elxpackuuiM * { full tientnioat ] for $ u > . lir mail , la
plain wrnpi > r , uiMin rocufht of price , fircmnr free.
AJAX REMEDY CO. , wRtf ltfr
For sale In Omaha by James Forsytli , 2C2 H ,
ICtli Street.
Knlin & Co. , 15tli and Douglab Eiicets ,
Chlchotrrt huci li Illmminit Ilranir.
0 B v l * U m v w wv
Orlglnnl and Only { .ctiulnc.
arc , alwiri reliable. LADIC * sik
ruirlil for murdcri '
ionj/lranitla Itrd * r < t /
Jlwlrl. iralM with Muo rfUan TuUo
( no other , tltfuit dnicro i
Hit. HAiNKS' ; OMH.V : .si'ix'irir' " . .KS
llcnu liuirlvin ulllioiil tlir liMinjIoilBe of
( lie pailful Inrolfri' , leu "I wrllclM of fofj.ll will
tiled 11 periiinntnl nii'l | wilr 'Hi * jOii'llnr tlio
p.itlciit U inoilfriito ilrlnKcr or un itlcfiliullc nrick.
Honk of iwrlkulnr * lite. In tie liinl of
Knlin .1 U . , initi .V llouclo" M > . Omntin. Nrli.
GOLDEN SPECIFIC CO. , Prop't , Cincinnati. 0.
for lUrlc " M ok on U | iklat IUVII , m.lli J TIM.
CURE YOURSELF !
UIB Ilia for iinnituml
nlicliarno , Inlluiiiniatloni.
Irritations or iiluetoilons
of DIUCOIH luciiitiranog.
lulnleii , BUI ! not aitrla *
< " rolionou .
cut III plain
rxiTCP' . picpalil , foi
, , or a bullied , | A7V
'Irrubir ( i-iii m > < . in t
OK
fWcGREW
U Tilt ONLY
SPECIALIST
WHO THIATi ALL
PRIVATE DISEASES
WcukptM ft. Ulwfder tf
MEN ONLY
tO OJi Kipttlencc.
t Vein ic On lii.
Hook Kru , L'onullrillo *
* nd tju3iin tiou Kilt.
I4IH nd Farnim 3I ,
UMA1IA UUU.
A Handsome Complexion
Is onu of ( hoirroHtcit clmniiiiu woninn can
pOflBcad. I'OZZOUl'B t'OMl'l-UXIOll I'UWIJUU
gives it.
How much will your admfn
istrator have to sacrifice your
estate to force quick asset's0' ' ' '
An Installment Policy for
$ J 00,000 will leave your family
$5,000 yearly income for 20
years , in any event , and if your
stated beneficiary is then living
he or she will be paid $5,000
yearly during life.
A 5 psr cent Debenture for
$100,000 will leave your wife
$5,000 yearly income either for
20 years or until her death U
prior thereto ; then $100,000 will
be paid in one sum. A possible
return of $200,000.
ID oi cnn on i
lo Jl.uUU , JZ.UUIK
( i m 10 ion for an
ot sunn oil ! !
T f
The true business man act *
oromptly. Get our rates at oncet
, -
Men Ft/cade Over
Any man iiiltcrliiR from tlio lTert of
limlej mill cxrn t < ii rrxtuiril In perfect
lip.iUli , iiviulinml , ami > Ipir Nlulit IOJUPS , ,
Ir.iliisiinil einl * tnus i ramnt once. Tlio
Ijrroraur Youlli , riuinntiirn Decline. I. < mt
Mniilinoil. nn.I . nil DUeiiM-ii ntiilVr.ik -
nesici of Mini , from \\lmte\rr ciiuic.
permanently unit prlvatel ; cunil.
SMALL , WEAK PARTS ENLARGED
AND DEVELOPED.
Our reiciilar Uoo imrknito I'nrlii Vital
SparliH. fall month's treatment , no i
uu&Cf , fcdit 1 140 Jot fi Jrtf tidtit uniti i
* ! . ' ! " " ! .J- ! ? ' * Apnl < "i. . . ! ' . n. in "
No C , 0 , D' or Prescription Friud. ,
klinlilorH' Mr ' ( liiKTlic Oiillllul
H ( > l > iililloaii Valli-y
Notice Is hereby < ; lven that the niiiui.il
mc-utliiK of thu Htoekholdcrs of tlio Omaha
K. Itcpuhllcan Valley Hiillwny company for
the election of BOVCII dtrcctortt and tho-
tnuiHHctlon of such other buslnehs UH uuy
lawfully como before the meet Ing , will bo
held In the olllce of the general Follcltor. .
Union Pacific building , Omulm , Xi'lmigka ,
on Wednesday , the Clh day of Jomiury , .
tt)7. ! at 10 o'clock n. in.
The Block transfer books will bo closed.
ten iluya before Iho date ( if llie mooting ,
ALE.VANHUU .V'U'AU ,
Bi ui clary.
Boston , December
29dt ! )
Slucl. ( mllieI-H > ! < < 11 UK.
Ofllco of Lec-Cliuke-Aiidruoxen H.irdwaT *
Company , Omahu , Neb. , Ucc. U , 1180 :
Notice In hereby Klvt-ii lo the dtorkholdera
of the Lco-CI.il ke-Aiulrcohon Hardware
company that thn annual rnrftlntf of Ilia
stockholders of tlio company will ) > o held
at the olllcox of tho' wild ioiii.iiiy. | Noa.
1219 , IZl'l and IJl'a Hnrnoy Btrodt. In the cll.v
of Omaha. In the state of NYbriirilcn. oil
Tuesd.iv. Janimiy IS , A. 1) . 1M7. nt 3 o'clock
p. m. , for the p-irpofu of electing a boaid.
of dlreutoiH for the company , to nerve dur
ing tlio running year , and Hi Ir'.in'Hact utich
other IjiitilncHS as may be niTKentud at Hucli
eptlntr. ( Seai ) 11. J. LKIO ,
Attest' ProFldPiit.
W M. GLASS. Secretary Ieol2d22t
Sliif-KliuliliTM' .tlcM-lllii ; linliiil JJIu-
vn I n i' Cu in puny ( if Oiniilui.
Not ICQ IH hereby jjlvoii tlmt Iho nnntinl
ini'Utlni ; of the atoekholdeis 'of thn Union
nicvutnr company of Oimihti , for thu pur
pose of electing HOVPII directors and Hitch
oilor hiiRlnc'SH u.t miiy iiropcrly comu Ixiforu-
the incftlriK , will ' . hi'ld nt the orilct' of tlio
Oonerul fiollcltor , Union I'.iclllo Uullilliifr ,
Omiilm , Neb. , upon Moiiilny , l ic 4th day
of Jtimmry , 1SD7 , helweuii the I.ours of 10
o'clock n , m , , nnd 0 o'clock p. in.
Tim Block truimfer Ijool.u will ho closed
ten (10) dayu bufarn tlio .lain of ttio meet
ing. AI.KXANUKIt MILLA.il ,
Hoot clary.
lioalon , Mass. , December 7 , J $ J
Dlld22t
CK iioiiiiis' .iiKi.
UNION LAND COMl'ANV ,
Notlcu IH hereby given that the annual
mettlliiK of tlio HtocKholdcrH of the Union
Lund company for thu election of live ill-
leetoiH and the transaction of mieh other
bUKlncsH as may lawfully como before ( ho
inectlnjr will bo held at thn olllco of Iho
general solicitor , Union Paelllo building.
Omaha , NLhnixka , upon Monday the lltl
day of January , 1S97. at 10 o'clock a. m.
ALKXANDKIl MILLAll. Kccrctnry.
Boston , MUDS. , December 7 , 1SMJ.
D22--d22t
.
The annual mcotlnj ; o'f Iho utockholdera.
of The UPO IliillUliut company wilt bo hcia
In thn olllco of Thu Oinulia lice , Omaha ,
Neb. , itI o'clock p , in. , Tucxduy , January
19 , lb'J7 , for the piirpoxo of elce-tliiK u board
of dlrce-tora fur thu eiihiilm ; year and ( ha
ininwu-tlon of Hiitli other IHIHIHBH | nn may
properly como before thn iiietln . Uy
o rile r of thb president. N , I' , KKIL ,
. Bcerotary.
D2 d'U m & o