THE OMAHA DAILY HEEf SAT I'll DAY , APRTTi 17 , 180T.
WAKALONA ,
Or , The Princess of the Plnttc.
Hy Cy Wnrmaiii
[ T r n f ? T 'i
( Copyright. U37. by Cy Wiumnn. )
The old engineer and 1 had dragged our
chairs round to the south side of the hospital
and wcro enjoying , as well as the weak
nnd 'wounded could bo expected to enjoy , the
mountain air and the morning. Juno was In
the mountains , , but the snow was still heavy
on the high peaks. The yellow river , soiled
by the Lcadvlllo smelters and still freighted
with floating mush Ice , tplaahed by on Its
way-to Pueblo and the Tcrre Callante. The
little gray , glad-faced surgeon came along
presently and told Frank thftt he might go
liomo on Saturday , nnd that made the old
engineer , usually a lllllo mite cranky and
Irritable , as happy ns a boy about to be
loosed from school ,
"Say , Frp.nk , " I began , "havo you ever
known an Indian girl who could by any
Htrctch of Imagination bo concldered hand-
gome ? "
"Vcs , " ho ald , thoughtfully , placing hU
well foot on the top of the railing and frownIng -
Ing from mere force of habit. "We wcro
laying nt North Platte at the time , that be
ing the end of the track , and there I knew a
Pawnee maiden who was really good to look
, iipon. I newer know her name , .wo . called
\Vallc-a-lone' at first , because she Deemed
: i < jvpr to mix up with the other pquuwts , but
when Slide McAtustcr , thn head brake-limn
on the construction train , began to make love
to her ho named her Wnlkalonn , which , he
thought a mure fitting IIIk- , inasmuch as she
had already been called by Colonel CoJy the
princess ) of the 1'lntto.
. "JVakuloiia's lather , lied Fox. wa * ono of
the bravest uf the Pawnee scouts , and his
daughter was naturally something of a bcllo
among her people. She was tall , tawny ,
'graceful ; willowy and wild. "It waa a. long
whil'j .before . Slide , big , blonde and handsome
(
someas he was , could gain the conlldenc'j
, ot.'Uio stately prlnccrr * . It was ) months bo-
fo.-o uho would allow him to wall ; with her ,
" imtl'eveit then the feathered head of a Jealous
buck could aiwayo b'i seen peeping from the
high' glass and keeping constant watch over
tbp irl. ; ! Wakalona , Ilko the other women ,
worked In tlio fields when there wcro any
fields to bo worked , and at other times mad ?
herself useful about her father's tent. Her
mother was dead. She was the only child
her father had and he was very proud of
her. In a battle between the Sioux and the
Pawnees , near Ogulalla , the Sioux hud cap
tured Waknluna and her father and Buffalo
Hill had rescued her , almost miraculously ,
from four of their focmen , three of whom
they had slain. After that the Sioux had
ma.ckc.d led { Fox and hi ? daughter OB their
own , and many lures had been fet to en-
Miiaro them. At North Plottc lied Fox had
planted ti little field of corn , and It wca here ,
when the sun was low , that Slldo used to
woo the dark-eyed princess of the
Platte. I used to watch her working
In the field , nnd when wo whistled she
would always pause In her labors and look
up to make sure that It was thn whistle of
the 49 , although she never looked up for
the whistle of any other engine. I think ,
.as slipbegan to lose her heart to McAlnstcr ,
that he came to know the sound even of
the bell and the rattle of the sprlnghangers
on the old work engine. Jim was McAlns-
tcr'B real name ; we called him Slide be
cause .hocould never set a brake , If he uncd
both hands , without twisting it up so tight
that the wheels would slide , so marvelously
strong wcro his long , sinewy arms. When
We were coming Into the Platte on a sum
mer's evening. Slide used to Jump oft the
engine , whcro he always rode , open the
switch , close It behind the caboose nnd then
Etroll over Into the little cornfield where
'Wakalonaworked. .
"Now she always know ho was coming ,
but Hko her white sisters she liked to play
that she didn't , and when ho would steal up
.behind.her and catch her In his arms ( If no
ono was looking ) she would start nnd shud-
- detns imturally as a country school ma'am.
"We went In the ditch ono day. Slide had '
his ankle 'spralned ana was obliged to ride
In that evening In the caboose. I whistled , j
as usual , for the station and In the , twilight i
sawtheIndian girl still working In the field j
and waiting for the sweet surprise for which ; '
she had learned to wait. As wo pulled In
over the switches I glanced out Into the field
again , feeling sorry for Slldo and for his .
. , .ll.wecthjarkaH : well , but now ahe was nowhere
to"bo seen. When we had made the big j
jM jrakemaiv comfortable In the hospital tent ,
ho signaled mo ahead , and when I bent over
him he pulled mo down ami whispered j
'Wakalona,1 and I knew what ho meant. I ,
1 fotfrialie'r father and told him that the brake , j
u , , flBn..hnd.Uecn ) , hurt and asked him to allow
his daughter to see the sufferer In the
rurgeon's tent. Hed Fox was much surprised.
We had been nn hour late coming In that
eveningit' was now dark , and Wakalona had
not been scon by any of her people since the
Ectting uf the sun. I told the warrior that
I had ecn her working In the field as wo
Were Hearing the station , and how , when 1
looked again a moment later she was gone.
"With a start the bravo chieftain threw
up his hands , and then controlling himself
with a great effort , ho signed to mo and I
" " folltfwctt'hlm out Into the field. The ImJIan
put Ills face close to the ground , and when
ho stralglitVned up ho looked all about him
F.LIDH . UBliP TO JUMP OW TUB KNOINH.
nnil Bald : 'Sioux. ' I brought a light from
the locomotive and by the light of It the
wily Indian made out that two of the hated
trtbo had Bllpped up behind Ihe helpless girl
and seized her and curried her away. Pres
ently ho brought a blade of corn to mo and
upon It. there was a tiny drop ot blood , and
yet ho liiBlsted that ! iln daughter had not
been killed , Later he assured mo that oho
hod not been carried , but had walked nsiy ,
taking a different direction from that taken
by the Sioux. Now I saw It all. She had
heard our whistle and while she waited for
her lover thw panther-like Sioux had stolen
UIKHI her.
"What mental anRUlnh must have been
hers when aho realized that Instead of the
protecting DI-IIIB of her fair god , the anna
of miinlercra were around bur. Love , Ilko
the locomotive , la a great clvlllzer : Wahaloim
had lastcc ) ( ho joy of love , and llfo had become -
como dear to her. The past , to her , was
veiled In dark mydtery , the future was llttlo
better , but already tihc had begun to feel
that beyond It all thcro inunt be a brighter
ami better world. Once ehe had asked Me-
Master about the future and he , touched by
the carnffiliifKB of her nature , had told her
In his own wuy a story Ills mother had told
to hliu.ruany a time the story of the Christ.
'Think of a big uwkwanl clown like me , '
eald Slide , 'trying to unravel the myeterles
of the future trying to convert this whlte-
otilert woman who , without knowing It , has
boon the means of making mo a better man. '
"I'Ve uollced all along , though , that love
Df a goyd. ) yoman always makvu a man gen
tler , braver and better ,
"When Hed Fox had explained to me that
( Wakalona had uot been killed , but bad wau-
dsred away , I urged him to call thn scouts
and search the plains for her , but he shook
his head. 'It Is true that my child has not
been killed , ' ho Enid fadly , 'but she In dead.
It lo true that she still walks the earth ,
but she Is dead to me and to all her people
ple , ' and the great brave bowed his head In
silent sorrow.
"Then 1 remembered having heard that
an Indian who had lost bin scalp was looked
upon as ono demented or dead ; nnd I knew
then what had happened to the Prince fa
Wnkalona.
"Ho.w beat to break the news to poor Mc-
Alastcr wao n question over which I pondered
dered on my way back to the camp. Ho wns
strong tiil sensible. lite had pccn many n
comrade pulled out of n wreck mangled al
most beyond recognition. lie had bscn In
moru than ono Indian fight , but ho hnd
never lain helpless upon n stretcher and
listened to n talc ouch as I might tell , rind
I would not tell It. I'd first , and co I did ,
And while 1 framed n story uf how Wnkalona
had gene that very dtiy to visit a neigh
boring camp , the poor princess wandered
over thn prairie. AH night she- walked
the trackless wilds , and when the star ? '
paled laid down upon the damp earth to
sleep. Slio knew that she wns expected to
die that she ought to die , but she shunned
death. Not from nny tliead of It , but for
the love of life. No doubt fine fully Intended
to die , but ehe would put the thought of It
a llttlo longer and dream of the pain-
faced bravo. Ah , ho might love hsr
still , who could tell , fur the white people
wcro so strange. She rlept nnd doubtless
dreamed of the little field , ot her father , ot
the twilight time nnd of the sweet surprise
of her lover's arms about her , and then she
started up suddenly , putting her hand to her
head and the recollection of her misfortune
made her heart sad , nnd soon she Ele-pt
again.
"When she awoke the sun was high In the
heavens. She wns hungry and thirsty' Tlie
blood had dried tn her midnight hair , and
now slio went down to the river to diln' : and
bathe her fevered face. Then flic sat by
the river for a long time , trying to make up
her mind tc die , but she rould not. There.
Btory ! In whom she might confide ; ( tnd she
told It , as well as she conld , to the ngcnt.
Ho helped her to arrange her hair so n to
hldo the hateful scar nt the top of her head
and pursiiadod her to return 16 her people.
If the whlto man loved you once , ho will
love you all the more nowi nnd will pave
you from your people If they try to molctt
you , ' was the agent's encouraging ndvlco
and the determined to return ,
"Slide McAlastcr's ( severely sprained ankle
had become strong nnd ho was at work
again. Tlio name of Wakalona was never
mentioned by the Indians , for lo them she
was dead. I' , was never mentioned by the
whites when It could bo avoided , for no one
cared to tell the awful story to the brakeman -
man , end so ho 11 veil from day to day , expect
ing her to come home. Ills wns the only
cheerful face In the camp during those two
wtcks. Ho wan happy In the morning , hoping
that the tiny would bring her back , nnd
happy again at night , for thcro was ont > day
less of walling for her return. And she did
como back. One night when the rain ws
pouring dmvii eho opened the door of her
father's Unt and waited to bo welcomed
home , The old scout was pacing his lent ,
for ho had not ceased to grieve for his daugh
ter , hut now that she had returned to him ,
ns ono from the grave , her coming served
only to augment his misery. At sight of her
ho had taken a step or two toward the tent
door , and then pausing to look upon her for
the last time , his face grew grave as he
pointed a long arm down the darkness. In
a hoarse voice ho uttered those ominous
words , 'Tho shadows llo Upon the shore to
the river , bo gene ! ' With a despairing look
tlio princess turned back Into the rain-swept
night , and now a new danger confronted her.
The gunrds had seen her nt the lent door
by tlm dim light of a grcaso lamp , nnd now
they seized and bound her. Her father had
loft to her the ono chance of flight , the
guards had .shown less pity. And while she
snt , bound and guarded , In a darkly lighted
tent , her lover slept and dreamed ot her
comliiK , not 100 yards awny. The day
dawned grudgingly , the darkness seemed rc-
luetnntly to lenvo the earth , the sun remained
behind the dark clouds , from which the rain
continued to fall In torrents. At noon the
vain coaRcd , the sun came out , mcndow larks
enroled free In the blue above , but the hap
less Wnkalona lay fettered In a. rain-soaked
tent. The story of her capture was kept a
profound secret , for the Indians knew that
I ho United States army officers would Inter
fere If they learned thnt tht- princess waste
to bo put to death. In the darkness of their
Ignorance they believed that they were doing
their duty.
"On account of the rain wo had not gone
out that day , but late In the. afternoon an
order cnmo from the dispatcher for us to
run light to Omaha to bring out a train of
steel. As wo pulled out over the switches
HR LIFTKD THK OTIIKK INDIAN JJODILY.
was a certain amount of mystery about the'
river , and she liked to look upon Its quiet
faco. Where did It como and where was it
going. Then , In her wild way , she likened
her llfo to the river. Where did shu como
from and where was she going ? She couldn't
make It out. Only she remembered that her
teacher , the brakcman , had said something
about another world ! beyond the sky ; but he' '
was still in this world beyond the sky ; but he
leave It , nnd so she sat all through the long
summer day with her bar.ds locked over her
kncoE , rocking to and fro , half crooning and
half moaning :
When the great red sun Is half In the sky.
And half in the earth , the dead must dlo.
"Sho Itncw that she was counted among
the Oead by her people , nnd If she returned
to them she would bo drowned In this river
when the frun went down.
"Yes , It was clearly her duty now to die ,
nnd she would drown herself at the set of
sun. Having reconciled herself to lier fate ,
Bho fell asleep , and when she awoke the sky
was all studded with stars. She had slept
over the death time , and now must wait an
other sunset. She went down to the river
and bathed her face. O ! the mystery of the
river ; where did It come from and where
was it going ? Would It bear her back to
'her ' lost lover ? No ; It was flowing toward
the morning and would carry her farther
away. She turned away , haunted by 'tho
conviction that she had no place In this
world , for she had hoard them sing In the
death chant :
The shadows lie upon the shore ,
The dead shall wnllc the earth no more.
"And yet she could not put out of her
heart 'the longing to live , and , setting her
face from those she loved , she wandered out
over the tarllt plain. All night she tramped
through the sagebrush with never a pause
for rest or sleep , and when the red sun
cwung out of the earth she tramped on and
on. The sun poured Its pitiless rays upon
hnr wounded head , her soiled mantle trallfid
upon the dewy earth , her tired feet wcro
torn and bleeding , and yet to all these Ills
she gaveno thought. Vaguely now s'.io re
membered that she had a fixed purpose , a
certain duty to perform , and that was lo bo
the end of all. She must not lose sight of
the river , but even now when she looked for
It the river was not to bo seen. Her lips
wcro parched ; her throat seemed to bo burn
ing , Tiio wldo waste o'er which she wan
dered lay quivering In 'tho ' white glare ot
the noonday sun. Away at the outer edge
of this shapeless sen the gray air trembled ,
her brain whirled , she swooned and fell to
the earth.
"Tho cool night wind was about her when
she came to herself again , but eho could re
member but dimly the events of the past ,
and so , half dazed , she wandered on , Late
In the afternoon she- came to a little Motion
whcro .thcro was a lone operator and a water
tank. The station agent gave her food and
offered her shelter , but uhe shook her head ,
and asked him where the river lay. The
spectacle of a woman wandering about
half-crazed , hulf-etarved and alone was a
sad one , and the operator , feeling his own
utter lonellncas , tried to pertniado her to
stay , Pointing to the west , eho began to
chiint ;
When the great red sun IH half In the sky ,
And half lit the earth , the dead must die.
"Then she bared her bowed head , ho saw
the llttlo round ppot where- the elin had been
cut away and understood. This revelation ,
however , can red the agent to redouble his
cfforta to twvc the hapleie maiden from her
self ,
"After much coaxing he succeeded In get
ting her Into his little room In the rear of
the telegraph 'office , where pho eoon fell
asleep. The HUH went down and nilII Hhe
Kept and ho know t'ho v a safe , at least for
another day. The darknras deepened on the
dceert wat-te , the evening were away , the
operator got 'Good night' from the d'spatchcr '
nt Omaha and fell a&letp In Ills chair. Pres
ently ho was awakened by a round aa of a
door closing yoftly. He tole Into the llttlo
back room only to learn that his guest had
gone. He slipped outt-Ide anil listened , but
save fur the doleful cry of a lone wolf , the
night wn volcelctH , and he returned to his
narrow room ,
"Noxt day , when the sun wai falling away
In the wc t the operator , sitting at bis llt
tlo table , noticed u shadow In the door and
looking up behold the sad face ot the In
dian maiden , cauntor nnd sorrier than be
fore. . Again he guve her food , and from
Ills medicine cheet , which In those dayu
was furnished by the company to all agents
and conductors , ho brought medicated
bandages , which ho bound about her torn
ankles , and ointment , which he put upon
her wounded head. AJtcr that she con
tinued to com * to him uvcry day , to accept
a meager meal , and at night to steal away
and sleep uron tlie pralrlo with only the
stars ubovo her. At tlm end ot a fortnight
aho was almost well again , Now the woman
that wan in her nature caused her to long
lor aouio one to wboiu alia might tell her
I noticed a great crowd of Pawnees down by
the river near the railroad bridge. As we
approached wo could see that they wcro
waving their hands and putting up weird
signals. Now as the engine , still creeping
along , working the water out of her' ' cylin
ders , neared the bridge , McAlastcr suddenly
cried : 'Wakalona , ' nnd leaped from the en
gine. I stopped the engine nnd , looking
over , saw Wahalcna seated in a canoe with
her head bowed down almost to her knees.
A stalwart Pawnee sat In one end of the
canoe holding a single oar , while another
Indian , equally well proportioned , oat near
the girl , whose feet were fettered and whoso
hands were bound behind her back. Now
the whole band began to chant :
The shadows Ho up the shore.
Ihe dead shall walk the earth no more.
"The sun sat like a great red wheel that
had sunk hub-deep In the sand , and when
Half the rim was below , and half above the
earth , the second stanza of tits death chant
arose from the river , as the boat was pushed
out into the stream :
A\hic' ' } S'J0 ' ! BT.cnt ml slln lfl hnlf ln th ky
rarth , the Ocad must die.
Isow , for the first time Wakalona lifted
her cyca , and ehe beheld her lover leaping
from the shore. A few strokes brought him
within reach of the little boat and he
climbed abord. The Indian at the onr stood
up and faced him. The big brakeman swung
his long right arm , caught the Pawnee under
the car , and over ho went. Hcaehlng down ,
ho lifted the other Indian bodily , turned
him half over and with all his might drovu
him head first Into the eand at the bottom of
the river.
"While this was going on the llttlo bark
was drifting rapidly toward the bridge. Mo-
Alastor cut the cord that bound the woman ,
relzcd the oar and made the land Ju&t below
the engine. Lifting the- girl In- his nrma he
ran up the dump , placed her In the caboose ,
and wo were off. As wo reached the cast
end of the bridge I looked back and naw
Uio baffled band swarming In from the west ,
but even as they ran the sun went down ,
the , death hour had passed and they turned
back to their tents.
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Till : 1111)12 TO AVIXCIIKSTKK ,
Death of the Olllcer Who Iloile with
.Shurliliin.
Major Charles H. Miller , a cousin of the
late Franklin II. Gownn , former president
of the Philadelphia & Heading railway , and
who , as a staff officer , roilo by Sheridan's
side on that famous twenty-mile rldo to
Winchester , died in Piltsburg , Pa. , last week
from Injuries received by a collision with
a bicycle.
At the opening of the war , relates the
Now York World , Mr. Miller enlisted In the
Forty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry , which
played a conspicuous part In the days of tbo
rebellion. This was the regiment that fired
the mine at Petersburg.
Ho was promoted to second lieutenant for.
bravery , ami was stationed at Fort Clark ,
Hattorus Inlet , In 1SC2.
Ho resigned hla commission , and on Sep
tember 16 of the same year re-enlisted In
the Sixteenth Pennsylvania cavalry. Ho
was promoted to assistant adjutant general
of the First brigade. Third division , cavalry
corps , Army of ttio Potomac , serving In tlie
Wllxon raid and In all the battles through
out the Shenandoah valley.
During the Appomattox campaign ho was
with Ouster , and In March , 18GU , ho was
breveted major for bravery on the field of
battle. He was mustered out of service In
September of that year. Since then ho has
been engaged In mercantile pursuits. Ho
boasted of having been In all the Important
battles of the war , coming ou ( of them
eafely ,
A week ago he was crossing the street In
Allegheny , wht-n Morton H , MorgaiiBtern ,
an engraver , approached on a bicycle. Hu
rang hU bell and Major Miller heard It and
paused. The bicyclist slowed up , but , by a
misunderstanding , started ahead and col
lided with Major Miller.
Major Miller was thrown to the pavement
and became unconbcloua. He was taken to
the Allegheny general hospital and waa later
rcmavoil to bis home , where he died. Tbo
Immediate cause of his death wan spinal
meningitis.
Morgauntern wan arrested , but was later
exonerated from blame.
BITS OF FEMININE GOSSIP.
A plea for the birds Is being widely dis
seminated , In the form ot a circular which
contains some earnest words from Mrs. Caroline
line D. Hoffman , local sccretnry of the ( Massa
chusetts Andtilion society. Mrs. Hoffman
tells the often-told story ot the mother heron
which must bo Jilllod when brooding to ob
tain the white algrotte which is her decora
tion at that time , and ot the cruelty ot
sacrificing the mother bird and her llttlo ones
for the gratification of feminine vanity , The
Florida heron , she say ? , is annihilated ,
She bases her plea In this circular more
particularly upon the practical ground ot the
great Injury to plants nnd forests by the
wholesale destruction of the tittle creatures
so ueeful In destroying Insects. She says :
"Already In the southern lands ot Europe
arc the forests perishing In a frightful man
ner , and not less arc the orchards In danger ,
for ngatnst the Increase ot Injurious Insects
thcro Is no remedy when the llttlo birds arc
missing. And no land In the wldo world Is
safe against this horrid destruction. "
Quoting foreign criticism of bird decora
tion , pLo continues : "How foreign lands
think and write about It a newspaper from
Toklo , Japan , will best show. It says :
It Is not enough that the Europeans com
press themselves with steel nnd whalebone ;
they also demand for adornment our tbcautl-
ful and useful birds. ' "
She concludes : "Equally guilty ot this
barbarous custom Is every purchaser of these
birds , martyrs unto death. May these words
meet with the right reception ; may women
at length reflect and acknowledge that thcro
Is something better , nobler , more to be de-
tired than this foolish style , which Is bought
with the blood and life ot creatures fashioned
by the God of lovo. May American women
como to the front and be the first to do
away with this brutal practice.
"Everywhere our orchards , our fruit trees ,
arc crying out to bo delivered from Insect
pests. Competent 'witnesses testify that all
over our country , within a generation , birds
have diminished In a most rapid manner
and the Injurious insects have made headway
in the same degree. Setting nsldo nil senti
ment , the destruction of forests , orchards
and fields ought to be sufficient to deter
women from Indulging In this murderous
practice. "
The first thing n college boy asks a college
girl about her college Is : "Oo you have any
rocletlss there ? " In the average women's
college the answer Is no , because the college
boy has reference to the Greek letter secret
societies. In co-educational Institutions the
women have their Greek letter fraternities.
In other women's colleges thcro are lots and
lots of societies , chiefly literary. At Smith ,
for example , first In prominence como the
two literary societies the only Greek letter
societies In college the Alpha and the Phi
Kappl Psl. The Alpha Is the older , the
Phi Kappa being a necessary outgrowth as
the college Increased in size. They are both
very oxcluslvc , the limit of their membership
being fifty , and to say that a girl belongs to
ono of these Is .to Fay that she Is brilliant
or popular. All the literary "prods" In col-
IE > KO parlance are members of one or the
other. In order that the girls may be chosen
for them with sonio discretion , no girl Is
taken In until after the Christmas vacation
of her second year. The societies alternate
In having the first choice of the sophomore ? ,
because , of course , there are always a certain
few particularly , to be- desired as members.
Tlie Phi Kappa had the first choice this
year.
Although the society meetings always take
place on Saturday evenings , the elections are
never known publicly until Monday morning ,
and then great 's ' thp excitement. A group
of the members of the society come to a
honso to bring the note of invitation to Join.
Their approachi Is heralded , nnd , as It U
qulta readily surmised who is to be Invited ,
all the girls In , the house- rush to the room
of the happy Individual to bear the announce
ment " and overwhelm her with congratiila-
"tlons. ' '
After the literary societies at Smith - maybe
bo mentioned the scientific societies , on much"
the same plan , only that the distinction con
ferred by membership In ono of them is not
so great as that of the literary societies.
There arc two of them , the "Colloqulnna , "
for students of chemistry , and the "Bio
logical society , " for the students of botany
and zoology.
An Indianapolis social and literary club ,
composed of well known women who meet
two on three times a month , took measures
when the club met ono afternoon recently
to purge Itself , of a suspicion that had dis
tracted some of the members for a year.
Periodically the members In meeting at their
several homes have missed pundry sums of
money , taken from the wraps of guests. The
sums varied from BO cents to $5. Upon the
occasion of this meeting several members
decided to mark the money In their pocketa
and endeavor to discover the thlet and stop
the annoyance. It was found In duo time
that Bomo of the money that had been
marked with nmall pieces of court plaBxei
had been stolen. The hcwtcss was Informed
and she Immediately took heroic measures.
"Ladles , " she said , addressing th ? eighteen
or twenty guests , "I think It Is proper to
rollovb myself and the members from the
suspicion' , that may rest- against all of us
until wo discover who has been taking money
at club meetings. I , as hostess , shall cer
tainly not permit this meeting to adjourn
without taking some steps In the affair which
has Just happened , and which Is only a rep
etition of many similar occurrences. "
The hostess deliberately walked to the
door and turned ths key. "Now , then , " she
said , "wo will appoint a committee , who
will withdraw with each guest , ono by one ,
to make a search. "
The plan waa assented to , nnd with many
tears and sighs the investigation began.
Custom house methods were pursuod. The
Investigation occupied a largo part of the
afternoon. Every member was subjected to
the search , but none of the money was found.
The fancy work of the day Is In two
distinct varieties , with the line sharply
drawn between the truly artistic and the
reverse , vhlch-ls anything not expensive ,
requiring no especial eklll , and simply a
moans of passing away the tlmo without
much thought of the result. Something
called "giant work" Is a large cross stitch
worked In various patterns In soft art colors
on a basket canvas. "Sorgo work" Is an
other fancy , which' Is simply a long loop of
silk or wool caught down by another stitch.
Ecru net Is employed In varloua ways as n
foundation for linen braid tracing designs
filled In with darning , and for linen appllquo
figures finished on the edge with fancy
stitches. Silk nnd linen thread are worked
In together with good effect. Conventional
patterns In nil the wall paper designs seem to
be In great favor , but the pretty French work
of pompadour roses , forget-me-nots , and
Louis XV. bouquets Is very much more at
tractive.
Mary Ann Ilascombe of Staploton , S. 1. ,
la ono of the most remarkable women In
America , Horn In a llltlo frame liouro at
Gordon nnd Hroad strccte , SUpl-cton , fifty-
six years ago , she began life at 12 yearn of
ago ag maid of all work , receiving as wages
but $ lfi a year ; yet from this humble begin
ning she has succeeded through her own un
aided efforts' In amasflng a fortune of over
$500,000. She lives In a modest lioiisc at the
corner of Gordon nnd Hroad streets , Sta-
ploUni , on the lte whcro ho was born.
"My mnldon name was Mary Ann McDon-
ough , " she said to a reporter the other day.
"My father was Thomas McDonough , a con
tractor of Richmond county , and during his
lifetime * I did not want for anything. When
ho died I was still a young girl , but It waa
ncccesary for me to find work or starve , aa
ho left uu very pocr. At first I was paid
only $2 a week , but I put my whole heart
and noul Into learning to do plcco work until
by the time I was 17 years old I made on
an average $11 n week. I saved a great deal
of money. For five years 1 worked as fac
tory girl. " Mtra 'McDonough ' was married
before oho was JO years old , but her hua-
band died after two children were born.
She then began work as a washerwoman ,
All the time flic- saved money , and married
again. She continued washing for wngca
nnd Invested her savings In real estate. She
was so BticcoPi'ful that < ; nc of her brptheiu
Intrustod her with hlil pavings to Invest , ami
the Investments yielded abundant rcturno.
She now hag sixty-five houses and not one
of them IB Incumbcrcd by a mortgage. Iy )
her necond marrlago Mcry Ann Unscombe
liua six children , S3 that die Is 'the ' mother
of eight children , all of whom are living.
She Is a mc'del landlord. Said she : "When
a tenant comes to me and flays , 'Mary Ann ,
I haven't the rent this month , ' I do not tell
him to look for lodgings elsewhere , but I
ask him If ho baa plenty to cat In the house
or Is In need ot any money. "
Mrs. Carrie Shaw-IUco , whoso charming
poems have given her a fame- far beyond
the boundaries of her home state , has been
appointed by the governor ot Washington
ono of the members of the state board of
education. She Is one of the beat known
educators In the state , having been promi
nently Identified with development of the
school system. She has taught In Tacoma
since the tlmo when there wa.s but ono school
there , and has also been a member of the
state educational council and secretary of
the state association. Last year when the
Tacoma nonral and training school was
established she was elected one of the
training teachers at nn advanced salary.
Her literary work has also attracted
much attention. The Hesperian , a quarterly
magazine , published In St. Louis , dovotcs
over two pages of Its Literary Wayside to her
and her work , In the February number. The
Liverpool Echo last winter alluded to her
as the worthy successor of the late Eugene
Field. Gho Is known to parents and children
everywhere by her. , poems In the school
readers. These considerations rendered It
an easy matter for her to secure the appoint ,
ment on the state board of education , and
with apparently no effort took the prize from
some who had labored hard to secure the
honor.
The discussion about the most famous
American women , which has about died out
In the east , has Just reached Its hclglit In
Chicago. One ot the papers there has asked
representative women of the city what
women In their estimation deserve to be re
membered with the great American mem
The twelve women whoso names were given
oftenest in this voting are Susan B. Anthony ,
Harriet Beecher Stowc , Frances Wlllard ,
Julia Wardo Howe. Clara Barton , Louisa , M.
Alcott , Margaret Fuller , Harriet Hosmer ,
Charlotte Cushman , Martha Washington ,
Maria Mitchell and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
a list which is very generous toward Now
England women. This list , like those pre
pared elsewhere , indicates that marriage IB
no material help to a woman If Klio alms at
being famous , only one ot the abovementioned
tioned women owing distinction In any way
to her husband. Napoleon Is not the sort
of a man ono quotes convincingly In regard
to women , yet his assertion that the best
woman Is the best mother comes Into this
discussion rather appropriately. If the same
names appear over and over again In these
lists of famous American women , It should
not bo considered that It la fame which the
true woman searches for. There has been
no paucity of material. Every man's mother
In his eyes deserves fame , and If she has not
attained it , It Is only because she has not
tried but has given her strength and tlmo
to the rearing ot the- son as a candidate for
that distinction.
Two model tenement houses are Boon to bo
built from the plans submitted last spring
to the Improved Housing coucll by the
Misses Gannon and Hands , of the New York
School of Applied Design for Women. It
will be the first building in Now York for
which the designing ; will bo by women. The
building , which will bo erected by an In
corporated company , will cost about $10,000 ,
and will bo completed by fall. Among the
subscribers , who are mostly women , are Mrs.
Morris 1C. Jchtip , Mrs. J. Plerpont Morgan ,
Mrs. Josephine Shaw Lowell , Mrs. C. P.
Huntlngton , Mrs. Dunlap Hopkins , Mrt * .
Isabella C. Davis , Miss K. Barnes , Mr. and
Mrs. Jamc , G. Goodwin , Judge Dillon and
Clarence M. Hyde. ,
It Is said that In her day the Empress
Josephine wished a now softly draping
textile , extremely fine In weave and with a
silky luetcr. The manufacturers made a
study of her order , ami the result was the
Invention of cashmere , beloved by French
women to this day , and Just now favored by
fashion everywhere. The material waa said
to bo eminently nulled to the perfect figure
of the empress , at oncu Greek and Creole , and
It Is etUI adopted whcro upcclal effects In
drapery are desired.
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Served on all Pullman Dining and Buffet Cars ,
Served on all Wagner Dining and Buffet Cars.
Served on all Ocean and Lake Steamers.
Served In all First Glass Hotels.
Served in the Best Families.
Served In all Fine Clubs.
"Malt-Nutrlne" and "Lfquid " are
The Two Greatest Tonics , -
prepared by this Association
Talk of the City The Great Test
Begins ,
4,371 Persons Suffering from the Rheumatism
Call for Munyon's Wonderful Cure.
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BEE OFFICE.
If You Are Interested Do Not Pall to Obtain A Free Sample of This
Wonderful Cure , as tlie Distribution Closes at ' ! ' . M.
Today , Saturday.
From 9 n. m. to C p. m. ycatcrday The
Omnh.i lice office was crowded with citizens
of Onuia and surioundlng towns who wished
to obtain a fieo sample ot Munyon's
Hhcumnttsm Cure.
The thtop.g was composed of people from
all walks of life. The banker , minister ,
mechanic and farmer , one just an anxious as
the other to obtain relief from this dread
cHseu'i ? . During the day could bo seen on
the strce's ' , In the stores , cars and offices men
and women carefully counting out their dose
of the wotdirful llttlo pullets , fearful that
they should miss ono hour In the 4S In which
time Munyon's Ilcmcdy usually produces
permanent results.
Professor Munyon's representative was
seen last'night , and In answer to a re
porter's Inquiries , said : "We have no doubt
whatever ns to the result of the test , having
passed through the inapt searching Investiga
tions in Boston , Washington , Plttsburg ,
Cleveland , St. Louis , Hochmtcr. Buffalo ,
Tolelo , Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis ,
Dubuquc , Davenport , Burlington and San
Francisco , made by the leading papers In. .
those cities , nnd In no CEKO have we failed
to cure less than 90 out of every 100 who
used the ren edy as directed.
"Oh , yes , " he remarked , "this comnnny
puts up a cure for every disease Just as
efficacious as thin one , and by the time this
Invcstlgntlot Is finished , wo expect to have
at leant 35,000 people In Omaha converted to
this school of medicine.
Munyon's remedies are radically different
from those used by the regular school of
homoeopathy. There Is no experimenting ,
no guess work , no danger , no loss of time.
You have a disease , Mnnyon has a cure.
TESTIMONIAL.
A CHARMING ARTISTE TALKS
Kllie Kllslor , ( heV.1I Known I2mo-
tlonnl Auiri-rtH , In MIIUJOII'.M
lli-linlf.
MINNEAPOLIS , .Minn. . , March IS , 1805.
Munyon's Homeopathic Remedy Co. :
Qentlement I take pleasure In testifying
to the beneficial results from the use of
.Munyon's cures In my owm case and that of
several members of the company. I carry
with me an asrortmcnl of the Cures , and
would not be without them for anything.
Very truly , EFFIE ELLSLEH.
lllif'iitiintlNin Ciirrit.
Munyon's Rheumatism Cure Is guaranteed
to be absolutely harmless and a strong tonic
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Constitution. JtEtopiull losses by < Iny oriiletL 1'icvcntn quick
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BPTFn n" Ilioliorronnf Impotoncy. dri'lllKNK cleanses tbo liver , Ui
nno i itn jincysnti | | tlm urinary nrcnnsofull Impurities. .j ,
CUI'IIIENK "trcngthcnsnnd restoresBtnnll weak orpans.
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When In doubt what to.use foi
Nervous Debility. Loss of Power.
Imnotcncy , Atrophy , Varicoccle and
other weaknesses , from any cause
use Sexine Pills. Drains checked
and full vigor quickly restored.
If B'Cl ° clcd.faci : troatfrl irnultfrultr.
Mailed for $1.00(1 ; ( boies J5.00. Witt
( .1.00 orders we Rive a guarantee Id
cure or refund thi ! ruoncr. 'Acldrra
M'CONNELL DKUQ t O , . Omnna. Neb.
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Are not audible , but If there Is nny ono thing for which
ho would bo truly grateful , It would lid When' hlo owner
replaces Ills common , everyday lioraoHhoes wlth the
"Sure Step" Horse Shoes ,
which positively prevent the nnlnml flllpplng upon the
smoothest Hurfucu , light the feet , fill the horHd with con
fidence nnd thn owner with sutlHfnctlon ,
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H. B. ALLEN , Agent , 314 N. 10th St. , Omaha.
I'llOI'OSALS FO FHKSfl HRI3P AND
Mutton. lleailcinartorH Department of the
I'latto , Olllco Chief CommlsHury of bnu-
HlHtcnee , Omnlin , Neb , , April 15 , 1S97. Sealed
proposals , In trlpllcuto , accompanied by
written guarantee bonds , In duplicate , will
bo received nt this office , until 11 "o'clock
n. m. , central standard tlmr , Mny 15 , 1SU7 ,
nt which time nnd place they will be opened
In prem'iico of blddtTH , for furnishing Hiich
qtwntltlus of fresh beef nnd mutton for
Issuea , on limy be required by the BnbHlst-
inco Department , U. S.- Army , nt Omnlm ,
Nebraska , Korta Crook , lloutnuon and Nlo-
braru. NfliniHUn , nnil Korts D. A. HiiSHcll
tind WiiHhiiltle nnd Cnmp I'llot Unite , Wyo
ming , and l-"ort Meade , S. D. , during I ho
period commencing July 1 , n'J7 , nnd ( Mullitu
Deci'inber 31 , 1WI , Proposing will also be
received until 10 o'clock a , in. mountain
utiindard time , and opened at the poatH of
Forta Nlolmirn , Itoblnson , D , A. JtusHcll ,
Wuflhaidr , Monde and Camp Pilot JHittc ,
by the respective post commissaries of
mich post ! ) , each comiiiisHiiry recelvliiK pro-
iioanls for hla own post only. I'ropoHalu
will uUo be received ulatlnn the price ( it
whlrh thn bidder will deliver frcHh beef or
mutton of the character Hinted in the peul-
llciitlons nnd to bo delivered or tcmperaturu
not ( jrcatcr than DO dewi-en Fahrenheit ,
Kull Informutlon furnished on application
hero or to coinnilnsnry ut nny POHI author
ized to open proposals. Government re
serves ilsht to reject any ur all propoxalB
or any part of any proposal. Krivulopca
containing proposals should be murlccd
"I'ropoBiilH for I'YcHh Heef and Mutton , "
and addressed to underslKncd or commis
sary nt pout authorized to receive proposalH.
FUANIC K. NVK , Major nnd C. B.
rit.
, ( pan l i irlvrn ulllioilt lint linuit li-ilpr at
( Ho I'wtlnit lurunrf. Ira or urtUki of fooilj njll
cffi-ct inirmniifnt ami Mx-cJr curf. wliellitr Ilig
patient U H moiUrittK ilrlnLnr > > r an nlcnliollc wreck.
Iluolc of | iurllculr : free , tu It luq or
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GOLDEN SPECIFIC Co"Po"'l , "cincTnnitl , 0.
11 VtMk ta if HS bl t IUUU" * mIUA fi c.
In building up Uio weak and debilitated. It
cures acute or muscular rkcmnatlflin In from
one to five days. Sharp , nhootlnR paint ID
any part of the body slopped lh n few doswi.
A prompt , complete and permanent euro for
lamenuts , soreness , stiff back nnd all pains
In hl | < and loins , Chronic rhcutnatlom ,
sciatica , hmba o or pain In the back nro
cpccdlly cured. It seldom falls to ilvc relief
from nun to three dcacs , and almost In
variably etui's before ono bottle has been
used. Price 2Gc ,
nnil Cure.
Munyon's Stomach and Dyspepsia Cure
euros all forms of Indigestion nnd stomach
trouble , such n ? rising of food , distress after
eating , shortness of breath , am ! all afi'tc-
tlons of the heart caused by IndlRcntlmi ,
wind on the Htonuich , bad taste , offensive
breath , loss of appetite , headache from In-
clkcMtlon , cordless of the stomach , conlctl
toiiKUu , hrarlburn , shooting l > ! ltis' ' bf the
Etomach , falntnoiv ? and IncR . ot pncrgy.
Pried 2Gc.
Catarrh PiiNKri'ty flircMl.
Are you willing to spend uOc. for a curn
that positively cures catarih. If HO. nuk
jour dniKRlst for a 25c bottle bf Munyon's
Catarrh Cure and a 25c bottlq ot Munyim'a
Catarrh tnblote ; . The euro eradicate. * the
disease from the system and the tablets
eleaiHo and hral tin ntll cted parta and restore
them to a natural and healthful condition.
Why 1'ny lUjr 1'Vi-K l < > Diirlnrit
AVhcii you can cure yourself with Munyon'a
Hemedles ? They are absolutely harmlcsa
nnd contain positive cures for the most
ob.Utn.ili > diseases. . i , .
Munyon's Cold Cure prevents puenmonl *
and breaks up a cold In n few hours. Prlco
25c.
Munyon's Kidney Cure speedily cures pains
In the back , loins or groins , and all forms ot
kidney disease. Prlco 25c. '
Munyon's Nerve Cure cures all the sym
ptoms of nervous exhaustion , such as de
pressed spirits , failure of "Miolilory , rcstlr s
end slceplcus nights , pains In the head nnd
dizziness. It stimulates and htrongthens the
nerves , and It is a wonderful tonic. Prlco
25c.
Munyon's Asthma Cure and Herbs relieved
asthma In three minutes anil ciires perman
ently. Price $1. - '
Munyon's Headache Surcn stops heaflacho
in three minutra. Prlco iKc.
Munyon's Kemalo remedies are a'"boon to
all wmoincn.
Munyon's PIIo Ointment positively cures
all forms of pllrs. Prlco l3c. !
Munyon's Vltalizcr restorr.3 Icet powers to
weak men. Prlco Jl.
Munyon'a Hemedles at all druggists , moslly
25c.
Personal letters to Professor Munyon , 1505
Arch street , Philadelphia , Pa. , answered
with free medical advice- for nny disease.
Proposals for mules , horsop , mlluh cowa
nnd bull , U. S , Indian Servlco , lloHchuil
AKPiu-y , ItoHcbml , South Dakota , April 5 ,
1WI7 : Sealed proposals , Indorsed ' ( Proposals
for Mules , etc. , " n the case may be , and ad
dressed to the uiiilcrHlKiitMl at ItoHebud ,
South Dakota , will bu received at this
iincncy until oiin o'cloek p. in. of Monday ,
May 2 , 1S'J7. for furnishing nnd delivering at
tlio Huhool connected with tl ) ) fiKrllvy , not
Intur than thirty (30) ( ) dayo after notion or
approval of contract , 8 nuiH ) ' * . 2 horseo , 1G
milch OOWH ami 1 bull , in ncconlanco with
thii following BpeclncatioiiH , viz : Milieu
must bo nouiid and gentle In every rci-pect ,
well broken to Imrnenn , free from blemishes ,
between 5 and 7 ycarH old. not less than 11
hands hlsb , and weigh not le a than Mil )
iioumla each , Homes must bu bulween B ami
7 yearn of age , free from blemishes , well
broken to InirnosB , sound and Kendo In every
rt-Hpeet , to 'wcliih between U 0 and l.OJO
potim ! each , well matched In unit ami
rained In the m-ctlon of country ccmtlk'uoim
to the place of delivery. Mllc-Il COWH must
bo half Jorouy , gcntlo and i ouml In all ro-
ppectH , between 3 anil 5 yeart ) of ago , weigh
not le.s-s than 700 11m , ciich , Hull must be
full Jersey , between 2 and 4 y < mr.s of ago
anil to weigh not ICHH than MX ) poumlx.
Bound and tentle. In every rcBpuct , lilddcra
will atato Hpeclllcnlly In their bids tlio
proposed prlco of each anlmul offereil for
delivery under a contract , and all animal * V
delivered under any contract will be aubjcct
to a rigid ItiDpcctlon , The right IH ru-
Herved to reject any ml nU bids , or any
part of nny bid. If deeinei ! for the brat
Interest of the aervlco. CtTtllle.d chceku
ICuch bid mtiHt bo accompanied by'a certified
check or draft upon HOIIIU United fitutea
Depository , or solvent National Dank , in
the- vicinity of the reHldciicn of tSi bidder ,
made payable to thn order of the Commit )
alonor of Indian Affairs , for at least C pel
cent of the nrrount of the Hrpposal , whlrh
check or draU will bu forfeited to the
United Btatea In case nny bidder or bld-
dern receiving an award filial ! fall to
promptly execute a contract with good and
Htilllclent mirellea. otherwise to be returned
to the bidder , Illds accompanied by cauh T
In lieu of a certllled cheek mill not bu cou-
Bldered. Kor any additional inforinutiou
apply tot huu. S. McCheimey. U. &
Indian Agent.