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    THE O rAHA TXA.TLY BI'IE ' : SATl'llDAV ' , FISHBTTAIIY 13 , 1807 , II
GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS
The Tamons Siege of Oliarleston Mimicked
by the New Navy ,
WAR ON THE BLOCKADE RUNNERS
flllrrlii r Serni-K of the Crrnt Nnvnl
AttiieU ( Irniililcnlly Dcicrlliuil
! > > n I'nrllcliiniitilinlral
Hear Admiral Uunco Is under orders to
take his wliolo fleet south and to "go
through the mot'ons" of blockading the
.harbor of Charleston , 8. C. Whatever may
lie the purpose and result ot tlie evolutions
now undertaken In those waters , the choice
of tlic chief port of the I'almclto state as
tlip scene of tbo mimic blockade naturally
recalls the lima when the guns of Sunitcr
find Moultrlo wcro turned upon a fleet of
real tiloclta < lera and armored ships hostile
to thu garrisons of tlioso forts. Ucar Ad
miral Henry Krben , U. S. N. , tells In the
New York Herald the story ot the flrst at
tack upou the confederate stronghold , show
ing the methods of attack and defense of
that day , In striking contrast with these ot
tbo present time. As ono of the active
participants In the operations of 1S62-C3 off
Charleston , Admiral Krbun speaks with the
accuracy and eloquence ot an old Bailer
reeling a yarn oft the logllno at the rate
ot thirty knots an hour.
Admiral Krbcn 'Writes as follows :
The announcement that the North Atlantic
fleet will co very BOOH to Charleston , S. C. ,
for practical operations In attacking and
defending that city brings to mind the
utlrrlng times nnd anxious days and nights
from 1803 to 1SG5 , the timeof the siege of
that port. Surely no better object lesson
could be given the Heel than at Charles
ton. Hear Admiral Dunce , the commander
In chief , was , during the slcgo , a mort
active and energetic olllcer , being then a
lieutenant , and no one knows better than
lie the different plans ot attack adopted , and
of the defense as well.
It Is fortunate that an active participant
should bo In command of this fleet of In
struction.
All through 1SC1 anil 1SG2 Charleston had
l > con the fuvorltoi port for blockade running ,
being only 350 miles from Xaraau , about 300
from Ilcrmuda , and but little moro from the
coast ot Cuba , the points ot departure c.t
blockade runners. Tlio harbor , being wide
at Its mouth , with several channels leading
to the city , gave these daring navigators ,
with their lilt-or-mlss course , a better
chance than at any other port.
In plte of the very vigilant blockading
Heel great numbers ot vessels ran In and
out. The only way to break this up was to
capture the place Itself. To this end the
fiovcrnmcnt had constructed a number of
Ironclad monitors of sulllclently llsht
draught to cross the bar. During the win
ter of 1SG2-CI1 these vessels were completed
and rendezvoused at 1'ort Iloynl , S. C. ,
whera the expedition against Charleston was
made ready , The monitor Hoot consisted
of the Weclmwken , Captain John Hedgers ;
the I'assalc , Captain Perclval Urayton ; the
.Montauk , Captain John L. Warden ; the
Jfahant , Commander John Bowncs ; the Nantucket -
tucket , Commander D. M. Fairfax ; the
Catsklll , Commander George W. llodgers ,
nnd the 1'atapsco , Commander Daniel Am-
men , of which I was lieutenant com
mander and executive ofllcer. There was
also the Kcoltuk , a nondescript two-turreted
Ironclad , Commander A. C. Hhlud.
EQUIPMENT.
Thcso vessels carried mostly two 15-Inch
guns each , with a complement of 150 EOUS. !
Some weeks ' \vcro spent drilling the- men at
the guns , handling the heavy ammunition
and handling the vessels themselves , as tlicy
wore most dllllcult to the Inexperienced sea
man to steer. Extra plates were bolted on
over the shell rooms and magazines , spars
made ready to bo rigged and with hook
ropes to catch torpedoes In fact , everything
was done that Ingenuity could suggest to
make these vessels as Invulnerable as pos
sible.
The fleet left Port Royal for Charleston ,
S. C , , crossing tLo bar on April G , 1SG3. Off
the bar the fleet was joined by the Ironclad
frigate Now Ironsides , Captain Thomas Tur
ner. She was a most formidable vessel , car
rying a heavy battery ot fourteen It-Inch
suns and two heavy rifles , drawing about
.sixteen feet at the time. She became the
flag ship ot Hear Admiral Samuel F. Du-
pont , commanding the forces. Captain C.
II. P. llodgers was his flrst captain.
Tlio final making ready for battle occupied
the rest of the day. The vessels were
stripped of all about decks , boat davits In
cluded , only ono small boat being retained
by each vessel. The finishing touch , and the
last thing done , was to cover the decks ,
turrets and pilot house with a thick coatIng -
Ing ot tallow for the purpose of glancing the
shot , barrels of this having been furnished
each vessel. Such a nasty mess was never
seen before on a man-of-war , and It Is a
question If it was of any use.
There were sent down from the north a
number of heavy rafts , built of oak timbers ,
lieavlly bolted together , about llfty feet long
by twenty feet wide and two feet thick ,
fitted so as tri take the bows of the monitors
( the men called them the bootjacks ) , having
a number of hook ropes underneath , to catch
any torpedoes coming In the way. These
wcro to bo lashed to the bows by chains.
Only ono vessel the WechawKcn tool : one
Into ncllon , as they caused bad or worse
steering. The order of battle was line
nlicad , the Weclmwken leading , the flagship
New Ironsides being In the middle and the
Kcokuk In the rear. |
TUB SIGNAL , GIVEN.
At half-past 12 the signal was made to
get undpr way , to pass up the main ship
channel and open fire when within easy
range. U was soon found that the raft Im
peded the speed of the Wcohawken to such
a dcgrco that Captain Itodgers cut It adrift ,
nnd It floated toward thu shore of Morris
Island. It did some Ilttlo service , however ,
as the confederates , taking It for some
Yankee Infernal machine , opened lire upon
It for a tlmo , thus taking a few guns off the
fleot.
Slowly the fleet proceeded , as It was most
dllllciiU' handle the vessels among these
narrow ponsares ; , with strong , uncertain cur
rents , with no leadsman to glvo the sounu-
Ings , with no compass to guide. The enl >
thing wo had to depend upon was the Judg
ment of the commanding oltleers. U was Im
possible after a few minuter of the battle to
eco anything ahead at times , as a range , for
the smoka became BO dense. The Woohawken
came up to some small flags , which wore the
range flags from Fort Sumtcr and other forta.
The garrlton had been trained at battery fir
ing upou this point. The minute the Wvo-
liawkon reached this spot all the- guns In the
harbor that could be brought to bear upon
lier were fired ,
Captain HodRcrs states that fully 100 Runs
were fir < > d at that moment. The nolso from
the dlschuigo was terrific , as this was the
first tlmo that guns of auch great callbru
had been used in Imttlo. The Woehawken
and I'assalc , the leading vessels , received
this lire , and each was badly damaged.
Torpodaascro around In almost every direc
tion , one exploding under the overhang of i
the Wcchaultcn , lifting the vessel a little , but
doing no very great damage , Each coin-
mamllng otlicer ot a monitor opened fire
% vhen ho cnrMdcred hlmt > elf In easy rangt ) ,
and bron the battle wan general ,
( ) ! > 3'lnotion were madu out ahead , These
wen ) ron's of piles driven Into the mud , raft'
booms end topes to catch the screws ot
vessels. These were floated by cat > k , which
In turn were roped together. The , obstuc-
tloiis caused the leading vcuscls to stop , thus
bringing the other vessels up all together ,
SEVEKEI/i' POUNDED.
The PatRpsco was steaming slowly ahead
when she brought up for a few moments
upon something. Tlio englr.esoro reversed
and she backed off , but during these few
minutes wo wcro very severciy pounded by
the ( UH'iiiy. The vibration caused by the
heavy shot striking the turrets was very
great. Holts were broken , the heads of
which went Hying In uvery direction. In
juring people , and on one vessel killing the
quarturmaster at the wheel and wounding
the pilot badly.
A mammoth electric torpedo , made of a
steam holler , eighteen feet long , three feet
In diameter , filled with 3,000 pounds of
powder , was planted In the main ship chan
nel , near For ) Sumtor , It was connected
with the battery on shore at Fort Wagner ,
by an electric wire. There wan a road along
i
horp anl ovtr thin the wire was to be con
n . ft I vbcn It V > A to bo brought Into
service.
\Vlan thf bilt'o l.ppan thu contfrtlon was
made. When the licet stopped an account
of thi > obstructions one \CKsel got Imme
dlatrly ovtr this mammoth toipeilo. Thh
was observed from Fort Wagner and the
order uas given to fire , but with no result
slid this was the cau a of the failure :
A negro teamster , nho wa at the lower
end cf the Island when the battle began
had boon forgotten , and , becoming fright
ened , lies hipped up his team of mules to
get to a place of safety , The wagon wheels
parted the wire and so btnke thp connpctlon
saving the vessel from total destruction anil
preventing great loss of life among the
crew. Some dayz cfter this we learned froit
a Charleston netfspnpcr of the existence o
this cylindrical torpedo and why It had failed
to work. The o flic or making the report to
General Hcnurecard was Captain Langdon
Chtves , nil acquaintance of mine of years
gone by. 'He paid :
"Had 1 had the placing of a vessel to be
blown up I could not have put ono In a
hotter position to be destroyed than the ono
over the large torpedo. When the order to
lire nas given the d d thing would nol
work "
Thjro wag a passage through the obstruc
tions , known only to the blockade runners.
The formation of the fleet had become da
ranged , and tl-eic wa. Ilttlo chance of re
arranging it In this narrow channel. 1 hen It
was that the admiral gave the order to
withdraw , as It would have been Impossible
to find the pEtflajjc spoken of.
SINGLE HANDED FU1HT.
Then came the almost single h.iiulcd flght ,
BO to fpcak , between 1'ort Sumtcr and thu
Keoknlc , with gallant Hhlnd In command.
The admiral's signal was to disregard his
motions. Hhlnd took advantage of this ,
no doubt judging that , as the Kcokuk had
been at the rear ot the line , hence the last
vessel to ctigage , slit ) should be the laut
vessel out.
Hhlnd dashed ahead at full speed , close up
to the fort , passing us on our port side. I > .
was a sploi.dld sight. I remember saying to
Lieutenant llcmlltmi , who was standing by
mo at the moment :
"niilnd will not stop up there very long. "
Nor did he. lie steamed to within flfty
yanli of Fort Sumter and about 100 yards
of Fort Moultrlo , receiving tha eon
centralcd flro of both forta for about
twenty minutes. He then put his helm to
port , pasclng on our stai board side , the
turrets and hull riddled with shot , looking
llko n pepper box. Hhlnd gut hli vessel out
of flro and ni chored. Hy hard pumping she
won kept afloat during the night , though the
w.Ver poured In through the shot holes.
Early next morning about daylight she went
down.
Uy 7 o'clock In the evening of April 7
our fleet had all anchored , and the flrst
attack upon Charleston's defenses ended lu
failure.
Q
Other attacks wcro made- , when the Iron
clad fleet had been greatly reinforced , and
Admiral Dahlgren commanded , but Sumtcr
hold out , and was apparently stronger than
nt the commencement of the siege.
When it \\as found it was Impossible to
drive the enemy out by shot nnd shell It
was determined to tiy boarding good , old-
tlmo boarding , with cutlass and pistol. This
expedition was quietly gotten ready , and , as
wo supposed , without the knowledge of the
onomy. Hctwcen 400 and GOO bluejackets
nnd marines , carried up In ships' launches
nnd cutters , made up the attacking party.
Commander Thomas. II. Stevcna commanded.
All were volunteers from the ships.
A DISASTER.
At 10 o'clock on a dark September night
the party started In tow of a tug. Wo bad
no steam launches then. At a certain dis
tance from the walls of Fort Sumtcr the tug
dropped the boats and the men took to their
mufllcd oars to dash against the enemy , ex
pecting to take them by surprise. A plan of
attack had been arranged. The boats were
to keep together as clcs < s as possible1 and In
.301110 kind of order , but this was found to be
Impossible , as each boat would steal ahead
of the. others. They were like race horses
before the fitart. Slovens could not control
them , so ho gave tlic order to advance.
The enemy knew of the coming of the ex
pedition and were well prepared to meet It
with hand grenades , lighted shells and a
heavy flro of musketry. Many of the boats
got to the fort , but found It Impossible to
effect a lauding. Then the recall was
sounded , and what was left of the boats
and crews hauled off. The expedition lost
In killed and prisoners 140 men.
The confederates had built at Charleston
two very respectable Ironclads to drive off
the blockaders.
Only ono attempt at this was made , on
January 31 , 1SG3. It was not successful ,
though several of our vessels were badly In
jured. They also built boats to operate spar
torpedoes called "Davids , " and another kind
called the fish torpedoes. Several of these
were sent against the New Ironsides on
dark nights , but the ship was In such mag
nificent discipline and readiness that every
attempt but one failed. This tlmo the boat
got alongside , discharging a torpedo , which
did considerable damage. The torpedo boat
tilled with the water thrown up by the ex
plosion. The crew jumped overboard. One
man remained In the boat , baled the water
out , got up steam and made his way back
to town. The others were captured after
floating about In the harbor half the night.
The fish torpedo was a small craft with
compressed air tankf ? and without steam ,
propelled by hand. It carried a flu so ar
ranged that by throwing It up the boat was
made to dive , dragging a floating torpedo
after her.
her.IIOUSATONIC
IIOUSATONIC BLOWN UP.
Several attempts to operate this craft had
Called , resulting In the drowning of the
crow. Each tlmo she was raised and a new
crew of volunteers found. She made her last
trip In February , 1SG4 , and succeeded In
blowing up thn Ilousatonlc , a new sloop-of-
war of twelve guns , The boat was been
approaching the ship and was fired upon ,
but It dived under her , dragging the flcatlng
torpedo , and In five minutes this fine ship
was at the bottom , nothing remaining above
water but her masts. I think all the crew
but flvo or six were sived. Divers were sent
douii some Ilttlo tlmo after to examine the
ship. Close alongside of her rested her
Ilttlo destroyer , which contained the skele
tons ot her crow. Iloth wcro raised after the
war , but the ship was a wreck.
Two other attacks were made against
Sumter , but still the fort held out , and It
was not till General Sherman advanced from
Savannah that It was evacuted. In January ,
1SG5.
1SG5.Of
Of the vessels engaged In the flrjt attack
the PatapscO was blown up by a torpedo
nnd most of her officers and crew were
drowned , The Woohawken was sunk , carryIng -
Ing down four ofilcers and twpnty-alx intm ,
and the Kcokuk was destroyed , as I have
already told. The others , though severely
shattered , were repaired from time to tlmo
and did service at Fort Fisher.
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Her "di-an-st friend" glanced mcnnliiply
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CnlM UN CliicK-H.
With a Ilttlo practice you can easily tell
the tlmo by looking Into a cat's eyes. Often
when the Chlncja want to know what o'clock
It Is they will run to the nearest cat , open
her eyes and at once tell what time It Is.
This they do by observing thi > slzo of the
apcrturo of the pupil of the eye. which they
have discovered Is of varying slzo at differ
ent hours of the day , being afTectcd by the
position oC the sun and the character of
light , ovcu vtucu the day Is cloudy ,
WONDER OF THE CASCADES
Geologic Romance of Orater Luke , the High
est in the World ,
AN IMPOSING BODY OF COLD V/ATER /
A Scone of Nntilc lli-mit } ' ,
ullli Antcrlcn'n ( ! riunlcnt Xnt-
i urnl WmuliTM ll Tcr-
Illrtli.
Hefo In America ages ago the bottom
dropped out of a volcanic mountain thousands
of feet high and there hajj formed In the
hole the most marvelous body of water on
tlio western hemisphere. It Is called Crater
lake. This lake Is not the largest , but U Is
by far tlio most picturesque crater Idks In
llio world , nnd It does posses * the exclusive
honor of being the largest big body of water
nt a great elevation. It lies on the
altitudlnous crest of the Cascade mountali
range In southern Oregon , 0,239 feet nbovo
the level of the sea , surrounded by ragged
snow capped mountain peaks and extinct
volcano coi.es , whoso craters lu "recent
geologic time , but many ages past aa marked
by man's life , belched forth flro anil ashes
and molten lava until a thousand square
miles or more roared In one vast holocaust.
It was during the worst of tills terrible
period of seismic and volcanic activity , says
the Xew York Herald , that the giant
volcanoes built there towering craters ,
reaching heavenward , like Mount Shasta , for
example , 14,000 feet or more. They poureil
from their summits devastating llcods of
liquid fire , which completely filled the river
gorges , the deep and narrow canyons , the
valleys , and even capped the lower hills In
vlso-liko grip with almost Indestructible
lavas. Later ashes and cinders and bowlders
were hurled by explosions over miles of the
adjacent region , building wide , flat plalr.a out
of which protrude only the high mountains
and the moro profound freaks ot nature , the
volcano cones.
1'rof. J. S. niller of the United States
Geological sutvoy Is the authority on Crater
lake nnd the neighboring region , nnd the
scientific relation of the mighty catastrophes
of nature , which have followed each other In
cloao sucecssljn In this section , would thrill
ono as much as human tragedies If they lii'd
not been on n scale BO stupendous that they
are almost bcjond tlio measures of human
appreciation.
MAJESTIC FItEAlC OF NATURE.
Prof. Dlller believes that Crater lake , as
ono of the most majestic topographic fea
tures of the cnrth , ranks well forward with
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado , the Yo-
scmlto valley and Niagara falls , and he has
already made au appeal , In a lecture to the
people of Oregon , urging them to secure
legislation to set aside a portion of this
country , Including Crater lake , as a na
tional park.
During the Isst summer tills scientist ac
companied the Maaamaa society , a club ol
scientists nnd mountaineers In Portland ,
Ore. , to Crater lake with n view of making
"
as exhaustive "studies of the various scien
tific problems Involved as possible , and also
to give , with befitting ceremonies , a name
to this yet tin christened crater mountain.
The expedition was replete with rich and
Interesting popular and scientific results.
Conceit c , If you can , a nearly circular
body of water six miles In dhmetcr , en
compassed by a serrnted and many-colored
precipice forming n continuous ring , with
out a single outlet , and rising practically
sheer from the water's edge from 500 feet teas
as much ns five times that height in places ;
and then to this view add the superb back
ground of lofty Mount Thlclson , with Its
tjlass veneered crown ; Mount Shasta , the
second volcanic prodigy of the region ; Mount
Hood and an army of smaller outlying
craters , and you have the first grand picture
of Crater lake. It is truly a scenic paintIng -
Ing never to be forgotten.
Thcro are many startling detailed features
of this lake. For Instance , its body of In
tensely blue , exceedingly transparent water
Is at points quite 2,000 feet In oepth deeper
than any known body of fresh water In
America. Again , it has absolutely no known
outlet , though It Is conjecturcJ that there
must bo some subterranean passageway for
an outflow ot water , for the calculated an
nual rain and snow precipitation over the
area of the lake and Its narrow watershed
exceeds considerably the evaporation from
Us surface. If this Is not so , the lake must
bo a very recent creation , for the waters
are fresh and potable , nnd not briny and
bitter from concentration , like other en
closed lakes of the world.
MYSTERY OF ITS MAKING.
During the hot dry spell of summer the
water qulto rapidly sinks , the records showIng -
Ing as much as five or six inches In n week
but In the long and dreary winter of these
high altitudes the almost ceaseless falllnp
of snow nnd sleet mil rain causes the
waters to ilse and submerge the few tlnj
beaches forming the scanty shore lino.
So fierce , Indeed , nro these blinding storms
driven from the northwest that the snow
accumulates In huge drifts hundreds ot feet
deep nlong the southwestern wall of the
crater , not oven completely disappearing
during the short but Intensely hot summers.
Another Interesting fact In regard to the
water supply Is thnt the geologic structure
makea It practically impossible for springs
situated outside of the crater rim to furnish
any portion of the water , for the molten lava
ns It rose and flowc'l ' over the lip of the
crater caused all the strata to Incline away
from the central cone , so that water percolat
ing through fissures from the surface and
outsldo the rim does not find Its way Into the
central pit.
The waters of the lake nro most bewitch
ing , and nlnng soma of the shallower
margins , where small secondary cratets havu
built themselves from the bottom , pebbles
may bj seen resting on the floor , covered by
a hundred feet of azure blue water , and wlion
the sunbeams strike Into this blue lake the
light Is reflected back from thu reddish earth
beneath , producing the most marvelous and
fascinating variations In color , ranging from
deep black blues and rich turquoises to baby
blues blended with suggestions of delicate
terra cotta upon the shore lines.
One agrees with Prof , niller In his apt
remark that "although there are thousands
of craters in this country there Is but ono
great pit. and that contains Crater lake. "
Tbcro has at some tlmo within the last
half dozen centuries been a weak and
sporadic attempt at volcanic activity within
this hugo dismantled crater. It succeeded
In building up from the bottom two or three
small cinder cones , only ono of which projects
above tlio present water level.
This Ilttlo cinder cone of beautifully
symmetrical proportions , a few hundred feet
In height , with a crater eighty feet deep , has
been very appropriately named Wizard's
Island ,
What a horrible , boiling caldron must this
vnflt body of water have been If the Ilttlo
craters were built up through It ! Indeed ,
Wizard's Island would be a tame appellation
If such an event really occurred , It must
have been a phase of nature's most fearful
workings such as might have offered sugges
tion to the horrible fantasies of Datito him
self , Scientists , however , have not yet
definitely determined whether or not these
auxiliary craters were built before or after
the creation of the lake ,
SCIENTIFIC { SPECULATION.
The most eensational feature of the geologic
logic history of this lake Its original forma
tion has , been reserved for the last. Hero
was once a volcanic mountain , whose crest
probably rose about 15,000 feet above the sen ,
and whoso Interior was filled with a seeth
ing , molten mass of lava , which from tlmo to
tlmo , with fearful explosions , Inundated the
surrounding region , On some ono day In the
dim past It suddenly disappeared. Five thou
sand feet of its conical summit either went
up In the air In the most tremendous
pyrotechnic display which nas ever occurred
on this continent , or else , with less startling
activity , It toppled Inward and sank Into the
bowels of the earth who knows where ?
Scientists bellevo the latter theory to bo
correct , for there is no outsldo circle of
bowlders and debris to be found , as there
would ba If a mountain of such magnitude
rose In the air like a skyrocket and fell ,
shattered and scattered , for miles around the
base. All that was necessary to cause the
mountain to sink It seems simple in words ,
but stupendous In results was ao undermin
ing ot tha mats by the highly heated lava ,
which melted Us very sides until tha weak
ened shell could no longer uphold the super
incumbent peak. All the phenomena and
problem * Involved lu ( bis mighty convulsion
are being carefully worked put by the tralnc
geologists of America
The flora and fauna ttlthln the crater rim
have provin th"tnselvcs to be exceedingly In
tcrcstlng to the tclcnflst , especially the for
mer , for the fauna Is1 very meager , but an
example of two of crustacea the writer ha
been Informed that they Witre shrimps hav
been found. Not a slitfito fish has been seen
In these clear snd sparkling waters , and s
the fish commission , within a few months
cams to the rescue by bending a canslgnmcn
of 1,000 speckled trout to store this placlc
haven.
Nature's drama In this country might hav
been more powerful /to some of us wit !
purely mundane attributesir the above stor ;
had related human tiagrdleg and told o
wonderful burled prehistoric cities , urough
to an untimely end by this deluge of fire
but so far only a pirt of one poor , Ion
fellow , a primitive man the scientists cal
him n troglodyte , an onthropophagus ha
been discovered In this western region , am
ho lay deep , It is cald by some , under a
covering of ashes and lava.
It Is a pitiful little story , for nothing bu
the skull was found , and It carries thi
weighty name of the Caivcras akuli. Un
happy bonesl Unhappy scientists ! They
quarrel as to whether the lava was his prehistoric
historic winding sheet or he died a prosal
death In our present geologic time.
in : HATH ! ) r.\ci\M > .
And AVtiM Otnil ( o Sen < lie MniiV Tnl
Tnlntcil lijVIxKliur Artl.ilM.
The policeman's beat led him past a fence
which was formerly In demand for the dls
play of theatrical posters , hut which has been
abandoned. It Is elon.ticnt with description
of glories that have dazzled and departed ,
reports the Washington Star. A shy looklns
lunn slopped to look at the old posters nnd
ho lingered so long that the policeman grow
tusplclous and walked up and down the block
sc\cral tlmca In order to make sure that
ho was not waiting to signal to a confed
crate to plan some nefarious excursion.
"I I hope I do not annoy you , " the shy
looking man said deferentially. I ought not
to be doing this ; Its not generous or kind of
me. Hut 1 can't help It. "
"I don't sco that ycu are dclng cny harm at
present. "
"Of course you don't. You're not a mind
reader. It was my guilty conscience that
spoke. I have a vindictive nature and I can't
master It. I'm ono of these people- who dls-
llko Great Hrltaln on gc.icral principles. 1
can't get rid ct the feeling that the stamp
act was a personal Insult , and every once
In a while I forget myself and want to enlist
In George Washington's army. Every time-
anybody suggests some means of iwlntlng the
lion's tall It Is all I cau do to keep from
getting up anil howling with glco. "
"I don't see what that has to do with the
case. "
"Do you observe the names of English ac
tors that appear there ? "
"Yes. "
"Every ono ot them was a shining light
al homo. They had lo bo coaxed and pleaded
v. Ith before thcjl would consent to leave llif
public whose Idols they were. The way their
managers hcvo talked about It In their In
terviews almost brought tears to my eyes.
Hut once here , they very rarely go away ex-
copl on shortvacations. / . Season alter season
they are with us to tell how they are mlescd
at home. And whenever. 1 think cf the man
ner In which the English public Is deprived
of all this flower ot Its dramatic talenl ,
> earning In vain for It year after year. It
makes my bosom fairly thrill with fiendish
Joy ! "
_ _ _ _ _
For 111 effects of overcatlng.Dcecham's pills
SMAI.I. 11UI.I.KTS nnADI.V.
MninrVooilNiiuu ' \Vlio Have Klll - l
M < io.s < > with Sum 11 Hiiro CIIIIH.
A small bore rifle in Ihc hands of a good
shot is capable of grca.t execution when used
against any kind of game found III America.
To prove thh , Forest nnd Stream tells about
men who have shot Mdlno 'iroose ' with "baby
'
E'ms. ' "
Frank McKlnney , who keeps a camp at
Hay lake. Me. , killed a largo moose with the
smallest working cartridge known a 22-
callbor short , using smokeless powder. The
weapon from which the- snot was fired was
a pistol with a barrel less than fourteen
Inches long. McKlnney was walking through
the woods one day last fall , when ho heard
a moose coming. Ho stopped , at.d in a few
moniunta the moose carao within thirty feet
pf him , McKlnney aimed at the huge bfast's
shoulder and fired. The- animal stood still
while the man loaded and fired a number
of times , all the bulltls .striking the shoulder.
The moose st&rted to run and Mclvlnnoy fol
lowed , shooting when he could. The animal
fell dead after a bit , and It was found that
ono of the bullets had penetrated Its heart.
Others had gone clear through the beast ,
lull several bullcta had failed to penetrate
the skin on the near side ,
William Cuvrlns , another Maine woods
man , was tramping along one day with a 32-
callbre revolver In his pocket. The revolver's
barrel was oiily threa and one-quarter Inches
long , and the sights of the weapon were the
coarse ones furnished with such weapons ,
nuviins saw a moose about ten rods off , and ,
bjlng an expert shot with a revolver , 'he
drew down on the animal nnd fired. The
moose gave a start and fell dead.
In the west are many hunters and moun
taineers to whom a 22-callbre express rlfie
s of sufficient size for all kinds of game.
The advantage of so small a weapon Is de
scribed by them as consisting mainly of the
fact that a deer or other largo game with
a bullet tliiough thu lungs Is almost in
stantly suffocated by the blood filling the
tings , whllo a largo bullet hole allows the
olood to run out freely. Grizzly bears are
tilled with 22-callbre bullets , but most
tenderfoct prefer a weapon that lifts such
: , tmo off its feet , a 45-100 or 30-30 smokeless
for example. i
Nowadays
no one need go to
Europe for a watch.
The best are made
right here in America
by the AMERICAN
WALTHAMWATCH
COMPANY.
Two watch move
ments particularly
recommended
"RIVERSIDE" and
RQTAL.n ] All retail
jewelers have them.
PERFECT MANHOOD '
NOW WITHIN THE REACH OP
EVERY IVIAN.
Many men are suffering untoU misery , ppenrt- i
lull their uioney tor medicine * Kood nnil bud ,
hutforthewantof Intelllvent treatment aru
holutf laid away In preiuuturv ifratui. HELP
liin the reach of rxrr ( .unvrlna nnd nnulc
man. All cnM ot NERVOUS DISEASES
WEAKNESS , FAILING ENERGIES ,
VARICOCELE , UNNATURAL LOSS *
ES AND DRAINS , whether ther he from
the ettuctsot early errors , jncliBorotlonB
overwork , sicknessor from any caiue ,
we can quickly and permanently euro
by most unfulllntf methoisknown to modern
medical klll.Aliuot all cususof Consami'tjon '
ItheumatUui , CAturrh , Kldnejr nntt lUer Coin.
lualnU , can he traced to thco dUea f and hr
appljrlnvtheproixir remedlet a cure can nf-
wajrs be ofToctud. Many men safffrlnu from
the8odlftoa ii are like draw nlnu in nirA * [ > latf
after merantraHi , such M Free 1'reKrliitlonn ,
Jrrvelreatmenti , etc. , only to find themsahbt
naixtd b/iMiuiufrauduluut O 0.1 > . druffitUt or
iniuilclne compnny. STOP eirerlmentlnif.
Weulve u legal Bond or Guarantee
to cure or rotund your monoy.
Treatment Bt homo as veil as here ; tame
price , naroo Kunrantea. To thoie who prefer I
I ia.fomf hera wa will contract to refund
Ml road fata nnil hotel eipenws If a
f ll to cure. tjfSZSO.OOO.OO capital
back of our absolute Guarantee to
cure or refund your money. U ou ure
tired of quackery , If ronharounyof tlieabove
ciiu | > tuui Unit iuHku life u inlieruble il < t-
unce , WniTEUUnn.iuiiwIU tend FREEo
valuable pnir f ullir uiplalnlnK tliuw dlunuei ,
andourmethoAiof the tuoit i > erfect , reliuble
and elf MUIO treat menu known to medical bc | .
ence. ( Virre > i > end nco atrlctly confidential.
i ( No a dlclue < unt until ordered. ) Addretn
iiATE MEDICAL Co , , OMAHA , NEB ]
( Of Nebruka , lucorporataij
A Wonderful Medicine
Tor Dillons and Nervous tllsorJcrs.svclinsTVInd
and Tain In the Stomach , Blck Ileadtiche , Olddl-
noes , Fullness find Swelling after monle , Dlzil-
ncjs nnd Drowslncas , Cold Clillls , Flushings ot
Ilcat , Loss ot Appi'tlto , Shortness ot Breath , Cos-
tlvtnosD , Blotches on tbo Skin , Disturbed Sleep ,
FrghtfulDron&i3.nn ! < lnllXorrous and Trcmb-
ling Sensations , &c.CThon those symptoms are
caused by constipation , as most ot thorn aro.
THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY
MINUTES , Tbls Is no fiction. Every enfforor Is
earnestly Invited to try ono Box ot tlieso fills
and they will bo nclcuowIoilRctl to bo
A WONDERFUL MEDICINE.
1'ILI.S , taken as directed ,
Will quickly restore Fcmaloo toeompleto healtb.
They promptly roinovo obstructions or Irregu-
larlllcaof tboEystom. Tor a
Weak Stomach
impaired Digestion
Disordered Liver
they act llko raaslc n tow doses wilt work wonders -
dors upon tbo Vital Organs ; elroiigtlionlng the
muscular system , restoring tbo long-lost com-
pluilon , bringing back the keen edge ot nppo.
tile , nnd arousing Kith the Itosobuil of
Health llio ivholo iilij-slcnl cncrcy of
the human frame. These nro facts ailtnlltodby
thousands , lu all classes ot oocloty , nmlonoof
tbo best guarantees to the Nervous and Debili
tated Is that Ucoclinni'S 1'llls Imvo the
LarucDt Snlo of uuy 1'utcut Mcdlcluo
lu the World.
Annual Sales more than 6,000,000 , , Boxes
SAC. at Drug Stores , or will bo sent by U.S.
Agents. B. F. ALLEN CO. , BOS Oniml St. , Now
V'ori , post pnld , upon receipt ot prlco , Dook
frco upon application.
Sea/rles 8z
Searles ,
Nervous , Chronic
and
Private Diseases ,
SrXUAlLV.
All Private Dlsoaie *
\itid DHordcrsof Mea
Treatment by mall
Consultation frco
SYPHSLiS
Cured for life and the poison thoroughly
cleansed from the system. PILES. FISTULA
and IlECTAt. ULGEHS. IIYDUOCULEa
and VAItHIOCELi : permanently and uo-
cessfully cured , Method new and unfailing
STRICTURE AND GLEETags ? .
By new method without pain or cutting1.
Call on or nildrcHs with stamp ,
119 S. I4tu St ,
Dr. Searlcs & Searlcs. limaha. Nnt-
DUFFY'S
PURE MALT WHISKEY
All Druggists.
ii imfn tsvStSSinr Knattran iff ? i
Brnnjr ,
- CVV Original ami * lTily Genuine.
' , /H C SAFE , aitrat * reliable. LADIC i k
&C ! 4 I'rujBlit ' for < /fAMfrre luglUfi fJls-
\ * < n"tnrannn Iteil an.i 'told nietMIJo1
JiKixn. sralml with M < i tihoon TnltU
'Tilii Clhtr. fir/medirfj + rviu tulittiiw
f 'lontand tmttatlans. At Drncjcl'm.or icnd4c.
li Mimpi T r jartlcnlj.Ti , tf tnmnl ! U nn 1
_ , . * * Itcllcf for Lndf < * ' " tftter , bj return
IMull. . JO.OOOTrMKmnlMi. .Va < nVt r.
CURE YOURSELF !
Ueu II ! ; { < J for unmturul
ilinclinrgcfl , intlnmirAtlims.
. irrltutloiiB or ulci-ratlono
of ni n c ii n a turiubranoB.
I itulcgH , mid i4ot uftrla *
ttTHEEvA'SCHEIJiC ( lCo. K < > nt or rohonous.
Sold h < r
,
by oxi-iei-i prctmi.1. . for
tl.l" . or 3 bottles , .r < .
CJrrulnr ncnr ui , ; inMt.
Notice Is hereby given that the regular
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
South Platte Land company will be helil
at the olllco of anld company In Lincoln ,
Neb. , at 10:30 : o'cloi'lc n , in. , on the llrst
Wednesday In March , 1497 , being the third
day of the month ,
liy order of the board of directors.
It. O. rillLLII'S , Srcrotary.
Lincoln. Neb. , February 1 , H37.
FldliOtm.
RAILWAY TIME CARD
L-avcs ( UUaLINGlON & MO
7:05pm..Lincoln : Local ( ex Sunday/ . " , THSpm
ii ; ! > 5im..LincolnLocal | ( ex. Sunday.U:30am ) :
Leaves ( CHICAGO , UUnLINOTON & Q.lAmvea
OirmlmlJJnlon Depot , 10th & Ma cn Ktj. | Omaha
CCpm : ( ChlcnRo Vestibule..7 8:20.im :
9:4Sam : ciilcJKO ICxpi-sa 4)5pm ; )
7:50pni..Chicago : & St. Louis Express. . . 8:20am :
l:40am : Pnclllo Junction Local 6lOpm :
Fast Mdi ! 2CDpm :
Leaves ( CHICAGO. MIL. & BT. PAUUIArrUea.
OmalmlUnlon Depot , 10th St Mason du | Oinuhn
C-SOpm Clilcago Llmlluil S0.am ;
n:00nm.Chicago Kxpress ( ex. Sunday ) . , , :23pm :
Loaveu ICIHCAGO & NOIlTIIWKST'N.IArrlves
OinnliaiUnlon Depot , 10th 4 : AUjuii tjta.f Onulia
Ol.'nm Eastern Express , , . , . 340pm ;
4MSpm Vestlliuled Limited 540prc ;
Cfi5pm : St , I'aul Rxpitus 930am ;
C:40am : Ht. I'aul. Limited 9:05pm :
7:30am..Carroll : & Sioux City Localli:10pm :
6:30pm.Omaha Chicago Special 8:00am :
Missouri Valley Local 930arn ;
Leaves ICHICA'doT It. I , St PACIFIC.IArrlvei'
OmahalUnlon Depot. 10th & JUason bta.f urnah >
EABT.
OMOam. . Atlantic ! ICipicss ( ex. Bunilav ) , . S35pm ;
7:00ptn : . NlKht Kxprc
4U : > pm , , . .Chicago Veetluuiod Limited , , , , l:35pm :
4tOpm..St. : I'aul Vetllbuitd Limited. . . . liSipm
l4"pm ; Colorado Limited 4iOOpm
> aves I C. . ST. P. , it" & o. | Arrlves
Omaha ] Webster Street Station. [ _ Omaho
2:50pm..Sioux : City Expresi ( ex , " . ) , , . : ;
Sltnm.Sluux : city Accommodation. , . , BDOpm ;
Ciltpin . .St. I'aul Limited t.'llium
Leavei V. , E. & Ho. VALLCV. " lArrlve
Omaha Depot , 15th ah. : Wobiicr Sl . Omaha
i:00pm : . Kuit Mall and Expree . C00pm ;
3OCnin.ex : Bat. ) Wo. Hi. ( ex. Mem. ) . , , ; 00um
7:60iin : .I'runiont Local ( Sundays only ) , .
7:60atn. : . , . Norfolk ICiprtaa ( ex. Sun.10:25nm ) :
CilSpm . St. I'aul Kxprcss . . BilOatn
> avca I 1C. C. , BT.'J. & C. ill lArrleves"
Oirmhal Union Depot , 101 li & Hln tm fits. | Or.l.a
" 8OSam. : . . . Kansas City D y Hxpres . 6lOpm ;
'
> aves. | MlsSOUlfl PACIFIC. [ ArflveT
Omahul Depot. Uth nnd Webiter Bit. | Omaha
S:00pm : , , . Nebraska & Kansas Limited. . .1215pm
:30pm : . Kansas City Kxprtsa . ClOOam
iUpin..N'ebra ka Local ( ex. Sun. ) , , . . > :00am :
Leaves I SIOUX C1TV Ac 1'ACU'IC. ( Arrives
Omahnf Depot. 15th and Webtter His. I Omaha
tiUpm. St , Paul Limited 9Uam :
Leaves" ! BIOUX CITY PACIFIC. I Arrives"
OmahalUnloii Depot. 30th & Mason gts. ( Omaha
SMOam , , St. Paufpassenger.lt:10pm
7JOam : . .Sioux City Pannenger :0jpni :
6I.5pm St. Paul Limited : JOam
UNION PACIFIC. JArrUn
OinaliaUiilon | Depot , 10th & Mason Bts.f Omaha
CtOam Overland Limited < T75pm
3 : > 0pmllcat'ce & Stromsb'g Ex. lex SuniOpm ) :
CUpm.arand : Itland lixprcss ( ex. Sun ) , JKipm :
3:30pm : Fast Mall lO'iO.iin
/ av i I WAUABIt ItAILWAY. ( Arrives
OmhaUnlon | Depot , 10th & llr.ion Sta. | Omaba
, ItsCOam
HOT SPRINGS flT HOME
\\1T1I Tim CKl.r.lUIATKD
Octz Turkish , Hussion nnd
Medicated Vtipor Folding
Bnths
i-iipxrcuiMi for the curt of lilicuniitisin , Kiilnov nml Liver Trouble , suin Dl.iense ,
I'noutnonln , Neuralgia , Uronclillli. Nervous Debility , Piles , Inaomnl.i , Obesity nnU Fo-
mnlo Complnlnts.
THE BETZ HOME SANITARIUM CO. ,
105 S. 15th Street , Omaha , Neb ,
n.nths put nut on Irlnl to rosponslblo imrtlcs. Agents wanted overywhero. Write
for pnrtlctilnrs.
tlonof n fatuous French vhyslcl.in , will quickly cure > on of nil ncr-
\ous or tlUMHw of the Renvratlvo ( ircmn. Mich M hint MruihonO ,
Insomnia , I'alns In tlm JlncUtJcinliml j.ml < lnn , Krrvoin Drhjlltv.
' , UnlUtiffS to Jlnrry , Kxlmuttlne J > rnln % Vnrlrorrlo niiil
UonstlnnUon. 1 1 atoni nil Itwsri by itny nr night. Prevent * qnkk-
nt of illsclmrgo , which If not rhcrKPil Ipmli to Sprrm lorrln-i ) onit
nlltholiormmitlmpolener. '
nn APTrn Ctfl'iltliJUJclemiststhoIlveMIH
AMD AFTEH
kidneys nnd IhPlirl.mry . oritmis of ulllinniirlUcs.
.Nl ! trenfjtlionsnmlre torrs ! < nmllxvenlci > iintn.
Tlio renson mncrrr nro not ctucil by Korlors H IIPOIIUSC ninety per rent nro troubled with
FroMnllll * . CUPI 1 > KNKI < the only known remrily to cnro without nil r > p'rntlc > n. COWHpMlmonl-
nK A w rlttenRU"rmiti' < Rl7Ptnnnl money returriMl If six I > OTM lines not cil'oct n licrnmncnicuro.
( UK ) n box , rlx fur (3.0 ( } , by mall , Send for FHKI : circular and testimonial !
Myers-Dillon Drujr Co. , S.E , Cor. IGtti nnd Farnani. Onmlm , Neb ,
When In doubt ulmt to u c lei
Nervous Debility. Loss of Tower.
Irajiotcncy.Atropnv.Varicoccleanl
other \ \ caknrws , from nny cause
use Sctlnc rills. Drains checked
ami full vigor quickly restored.
If MitrelM. inrh IrtublM tM U M > llf.
Mallet ! forl.Xfit ; > oies.YOO. Witt
$5.00 orders we Riven guarantee to
cure or return ! the money. AJJresI
& M'CONNBMj UUUO I O. . Omnlm. Neb.
LESSONS IN NEWSPAPER MAKING.
We will teach you how The Bee compares regarding
actual news printed with its would-be competitors.
For 6 days we have the following result :
Jiinuiiry JOlli I SU ! a7th Mill I U'JIli | ItOlli I Total.
Mon. I THUS. ' Weil Tbur. I Krl. Silt.
OMAHA KVISXIXn 1II3K iirliiloil ! i15 Iiu-lie *
KvciiliifV IVorlil-lIurnlil printed -I.KHIHi liiollOM
Almost 13 columns more pure reading matter in the
Evening Bee for one week than in the World-Herald.
Now take the Morning and Sunday
papers for 7 days ( one week )
And we have the following result :
Like Lesson No. \ , The Bee shows itself to be far
above all compstitors here you see
THIS MOUXIXO AXI ) SUXIIAV I5K13 nrliitcil . 7-IOU4 ! ! iirlii > n
TlitMornliiwr anil HniiilnyVorIiIIlcrnlil | irliic ( l . < I,7. > lft liiHigit
Tin * Mornlnn nriil NuiKlny l.luroln .loiirnnl prliitril . . .11 , Clll'.f ' , luclii-N
Tin' Morning ; niul .Siiniliiy Slon\ Oily Journal prliitcil. . . " KKIil Inchon
for the week ending January 31 , 1&97 ,
Till' : HKK ] i r lilt cil II5 foliiimiN more tliun ( AVorlil-IFornlil. . .
TillIII3H : iirliitvil r > O cMiliiiiniM mori- than llio Mitcoln .Journal.
THIS III2I3 printed ! < > coliiiiuiM inorr than Hie .Hluux CHy .Journal.
The news of The Sunday Bee. makes the same
kind of comparison
'I'll 1C .SUNDAY 11KK iirlnloil InulicN of riMiilliiK mailer
.Sunday 'Wiirlil-llcralil | irlntr < l . . , , , I , ! 7-i liu-lu-H of reading iiinttrr
Saiiilay Lincoln Journal prlnliMl , . , lrl7V4 luolirN of n-aillnw nialtrr
Sunday Sioux City Journal iirlnlril . J , ' r.il : Inclii-H of rrailliiK matter
Here also *
TIIIC 1 1 1C IS iirlntfd HI coliiiaiiH more tliaii ( lie Worlil-Ili-rnld ,
Tlll-j II 1C 1C printed II ooliiiuiiN more ( linn tin ; IJneoln Jonriiiil.
Till ? II 1C 1C iirlnH'd 117 foliimiiM more I linn Hie .Sioux ( II ( y Journal.
Take any day's papers and measure for yourself.
This is a lesson on News Service pure reading mat
ter for the week ending January 31 , J897.
If you wastf to read it
READ THE BEE.
MADE ME A
AJAX TAIJLKTS POSITIVELY OtlllK
A 1.1. rrous IHmiirM I'dlllim Mom.
ory. lmpoteniyhltiop ! iinei sfctc .cnuheu
byAliuoeundolhor Knfc and Jiidu *
cr tlun . 'fliev iiulil.ilanil tiirtlv
\ / rutloief/ Vitality In old or jounf , ami
/f fL. lit n man for uludy.bu.luixii or luarrlagp.
'ttf h > Mif I'rxTrnt Inianlty und ( Viniumpllon If
takun In lime. Their uu > thews Immediate Iniiirove.
nnntandellurtu CUHE where all othcis fall , lu
ilit upon lniviu the titmulno Ajox Tablets. They
IIBTBcured lliou.ariclt nii.l will cure jou.u iliu ; a
iiotUire wrllteu liuaranluo to tfffeil n cure In each caxi
ur rufund the money. I'rlc * 60 cenu i r inickuii , or
sUiiackuai Itull trentinentl for S2.UI. Ilr mnll.ln
plain wrapper , uiioti rHcoh > tof prlcv * Circular fret * .
AJAX REMEDY CO. , "fffiE. ' ?
*
For isle In Omaha by James Porsyth , 201 N ,
16th Blrcet.
Kuhn & Co. , lth end Uouilas Streoti ,
PrUEHlsts.
Ladies Who Value
A refined complexion must use Pouonl'a row-t
dcr. It produces a soft nnd beautiful akin.
DR.
RflcCREW
' fU * OHLV
SPECIALIST
WHO TUSATS AIJ.
PRIVATE DISEASES
Weakneii & Diwrdcrtf
MEN ONLY
0 l ri Expcrlenc * .
t Veui in Oinah * .
Rook Fr. . CoaiulMtle
nd kcaaiiiiaiion fit * .
Htli and Fsiium Sl | _
MKU.
nit , 11\Kir.s1 < joii > i.v :
ll run lei vlvrn tillliont llni
Mm intllitnl In ciill c , liniirarlkl bf fooil ; will
cllrct u IK riiiHiifiit uinl rimdy cnrn , whither tha
I'ntli'iit ' | it modi-rite drlnkrr or n nlroliullo wreck.
Hiiok uf particular * free , | < i b had of
Kuhn .1 Co. . Kith .t llou lo Dl . , llmahu. N'tb.
GOLDEN SPECIFIC CO. , Prop' ) , Cincinnati , 0.
CUI' TrIW i i tucli" lJuk vu lltrptlm ll Ml. " unllvd ton. ,