12 THE OMAHA DAILY UK 2 * : AT I'll DAY , JULY 31 , 1807.
A RUN TO FREETOWN ,
I Y ( JKORGi ; GRIFFITH.
( CopjrlRht. 1807 , by George Orimth. )
i In the nature of the casts It was quite out
i i of the question that the story of the Diamond
Dog , under the skin of which g m were
mnugglcd from the mine , should tcmaln a
i.ocret for very long. To the Illicit diamond
buyers every detail of It , as It gradually
leaked out , was as n sweet morsel under
the toncuc , and to many more honest
enemies of the new compound system ,
mostly tradesmen and canteen keepers , It
was far too acceptable a story either to
bo kcit : dark or to bo allowed to lose any
thing In the tetclllug.
Added to this the tragedy In which It had
culminated had lent a piquancy to Its flavor
which Milllcictitly stimulated the palate of
Klinberly society to set It longing for more ,
and so , little by little , It filtered through the
barriers of official reticence , until at last
a fitting ( Irish waa given to the story by the
confession ot Chief Detective Inspector
Llplnskl one night In the smoking room of
the club that that day's mall had brought
htm a brief note , written by one Lee dial ,
presumably a former resident of that name
in Dclagoa ba > , lequcstlng that an inclosed
acceptance for 2SO , diawn In his favor by
the late Mr. Augustus Luwcnfcldt , might bo
tT.shed by that gentleman' ! * executors , and
the amount , lets 10 per cent commission for
Ills , thu Inspector's , trouble , forwarded at
his comcniuitc to No. 0 Malay street ,
Singapore. The note' concluded by stating
that thu 250 was a balance due from Mr.
Lowcnfeldt on the purchase of a certain dog
of the estimated value of 11,000.
Despite ) the fact that not n few of these
who heard the u\ito lead out , and looked at
the acceptance us It was handed round , had
lost oinc propuitlou ot that 11,000 , the
irony ot the note and the delicate humor ot
the address gl\en Malay street , Singapore ,
having n iciiutiitlon that Is redolent through
out thu wl.olo cast provoked a laugh as
general as It was hearty , and the next morn
ing all Klmberley was onjoylng the
heathen's paiting joke.
That night a laity variety vocalist at the
Theater Itojul sent bur audience Into pro
longed and voclfeious ruptuics by singing
the then famous patter song , "Keyscr , Don't
You Vant to 1'uy a Tog ? " with appropriate
local allusions , and then Klmberley pro
ceeded to Improve the occasion In Its own
v\ny.
vny."No Dogs Admitted" was found painted
In large black letters across the principal
cutiaiice to the De Ileers compound. The
corpfco of a large Newfoundland dog sewn
iip In the skin of o small donkey and care
fully packed In n neat case was sent by
roach from Vrybiirg to the- chief Inspector
"to be paid for on delivery. " Printed no
tice * wi > ro stuck up In conspicuous parts of
IhR town to the effect that lu future all doge
entering or leaving Klmberlcy would have
to be Bkluncd alive "by authority" and so
on until the very sight ot a dog In the street
nllllc'ud the worthy inspector and his sub
ordinates with something like a now sort of
rabies.
All this was humorous enough In Its way ,
ns humor went then In camp , but for all
that It was destined to lead up , Indirectly ,
to a much darker tragedy than that which
hid cloocd the hitherto prosperous career of
Mr. Augustus Lowcnfeldt.
There was at that time In Klmberley a
Yat.kco adventurer named Seth Salter , who
was known to the detective department as
cm even more skilful I. D. B. than the late
lamented Lowcnfeldt. His ostensible means
of livelihood were stock nnd share specula
tion , blllards , and three-card inonto , varied
by the occasional keeping of a faro bank ;
but though lie did well at all these com
paratively honest vocations , he did not do
well enough to satisfactorily account for a
style of living and luxuriance of dissipation
. nlilch could-not be adequately supported
on less Jhnn 5,000 a year , at the most modest
computation , There were o'nly posilble alternative -
? , native hypotheses , debt or I. D. B. , and ho
& liad no debts.
*
Now , Seth Salter was one of the most
conspicuous of the humurlste , who , as be
put it , made the department see dogs Instead
of snakes when the officials thereof had
"got a bit too full , " and before very long
Inspector 'Llplnzky ' publicly stated In the bar
of the Queen's hotel that the next time Mr.
Salter tried , either In person or by proxy , to
run a , parcel of Illicit stones over the horde--
to Freetown , he would so arrange matters
that , by the time the circus was over , ( lie
Bald Mr. Salter would have good reason to
wish that he had been born a dog. Instead
of a dirty , stock-rigging , card-dwindling
diamond thief.
As it chanced , Just as the Inspector was
emphasizing the above statement , garnished
with certain verbal frlllings which need not
bo produced here , by slapping his four fln-
s gsrs on the bar counter , Mr. Seth himself
- lounged Into the room. The Instant turnIng -
Ing of the eyes of the company onto him
told him , as plainly ns any words could have
done , that he was the subject of the Inspec
tor's eloquence. The crowd saw at a glance
that he had taken lu the situation , and everyone
ono expected a royal row , for Salter was
Itciown to have a temper as quick as his
eye and his hand , and LIplnsky , though only
nbut halt the Yankee's size , was grit all
through.
Nothing less than Immediate1 manslaugh
ter 4was looked for , and vtho crowd began
,
Br
"HALT ! Oil 1'I.L BIIOOTI"
to ecattor Instinctively. But , somewhat to
the disappointment of the more restive spir
its , Salter strolled quietly up to the bar ,
took his place about throe feet from the
Inspector , and said , with the most perfect
good humor :
VEven'.M' . boEa ! Don't seem to be feelln'
quite good tonight. Hope no one's beeii
tryln1 to sell the department another pup ?
Take a drlukt"
Of course , the crowd laughed , The double-
pctuted jibe was Irresljtlble , and the laugh
did not Improve the Inspector's Inward feel-
Ings. Hut he was far too well skilled In
Ills biulnead to show the slightest trace of
irritation , so he replied with an easy smile
and the mojt perfect politeness of tone :
"Ah , good evening , Mr. Sailer ; I was Just
talking about you. No , thanks , the depart
ment Is not buying any dogtlesu Just now ,
net oven eklns. Aa to your kind Invltatlcxi
well , as I say , I was talking about you Just
inw when you came up. and perhaps ' '
If ivcr man uttered fighting woixli coolly
and as If he meant them , Inspector Llplnzky
did just then. Seth Salter had never been
known to take- anything like that from any
man without prompt and usually fatal re
prisals. The crowd waited breathlessly , and
ellrntly scattered a little more. Hut no , the
Yankee's baud did not even move toward
his pistol pocket. There was just a little
krlnkllug of the outer corneri of bi eyei ,
noticed only by the Inspector and one or two
others , but It vanished Immediately , and
thcio was no trace of anger In his voice ; In
fact , It seemed own more good humored
than usual , as he replied :
"Don't take the trouble to. say It again ,
bosj. J'vo known jour opinion of me for a
long time , and now I've heard It. If jou'd
backed down you might have heard some
thing diop , but as you didn't I'm free to
say that I've too much respect for your hon
orable department to think of removing Its
respected chief to another and maybe less
congenial sphere on account of an honestly
expressed opinion not me , slrl So now , N.
0. and name tht poison. Will you Join us ,
gentlemen ? "
The erowd joined as one man , and , under
the circumstances , the inspector could do
'
nothing less than come In with' them. Hut
for all that he felt a trifle puzzled , though
ho took care not to how It. .
After that the conversation became-general
and perfectly amicable , albeit dwelling
mainly on the somewhat ticklish subject
which possessed the chief Interest for everyone
ono present. Hut as drinks multiplied and
lies got more complicated the Inspector be
gan to grow taciturn. Liquor has that effect
on some natures , and his was possibly one of
them.
At last the Yankee rallied him , quite
good-huniGtedly , ou his lack of festivity ,
but rather unfortunately , as It seemed to
the company , dragged In something about
shortage on mine returns. That was too
much for the Inspector , and his long hot-
tled-up wrath suddenly flaicil out.
"Shortage , confound It ! You're a nice
a desperate game and Inspector Llplnsk
WAS prepared to take desperate measures t
win.
win.A little before noon Sailer changed hi
plans and Bald ho would go the next day
and a few minutes before midnight he go
Into his cart just outside Deaconsfleld. Th
boy whipped up his team and the cart rat
tied nnd Jolted away at a quick trot toward
the border. The night was dark , but flno
and as they spun along mile after mil
without let or hindrance Salter began to
think that after all Llplnskl had luuked the
trap that he hod laid for him , and decided
to risk 'ettlng the diamonds through thai
moko a fool of himself by the capture o
a lot of worthless schlenters.
The lights of Freetown wtro already glim
merino In the distance acroeia the veld. Ten
minutes more would see hint safe acre * 9 the
border with the most valuable packet o
diamonds that had ever bica ran out o
camp , and then suddenly bis strainer cars
caught the sound of a volco In the distance
followed by the clinking of horses' bits am
the ominous "click click" of rlfte IOCKS.
Ho was sitting , as usual , on the seat be
hind the driver , and Just as the boy turnci
round and whispered In a frightened way
"P'llce , baas , better pull up , thf might get
shot , " and thrust the 'barrel ' of his revolver
under his nose and said In a low , but very
buelness-like tone !
"You yellow swine , you've sold mo ! Now
you whip them horses up nnd make 'em
go for nil they're worth. Uy thunder , yoi
shall drive to Freetown or Glory tonight
for If I sec you pull those reins I'll blow
the top of your ugly head off , Just so sure
as you'll never see the other side of Jor
dan. Whip up , nowl You've got to get
through or go home , I tell you. "
The road just here ran for some distance
through a lot of broken ground and surface
worklngo , so there was tie chance of mak
ing a detour to avoid the mounted police
whoso moving forms Salter could now see
dimly In the distance. The terrified capt
boy , feeling the cold revolver muzzle In the
nape of his neck , lashed his horses Into a
or Mosns. Tiinv Ann THE PICK OP Tim MINUS. '
ono to talk about shortage , Mr. Salter. You
know as well us I do that there's about
J1C.OOO short of the month's average on
Io ) Bears and Klmberley returns , and you
know a big sight better than I do where the
stones have gone to. But we'll have you
yet. You're wide and you're deep , but
you're not quite the cleverest man on earth ,
and when we do get you '
"Well , why'n thunder don't you , boss ? "
the Yankee laughed , with still undlstutbed
good humor. "Say , now , I'll give you a
pointer , as them sneaks of yours don't seem
to have got on to It yet. I'm going across
to Freetown some time between now and
Sunday on a little private business of my
own. S'pose , now , I was taking that bit of
shortage with me what'll you lay against
mo getting It through ? "
i "Ten years on the breakwater , " snapped
the Inspector , as he emptied hid glass and
set It down with 'a 'bang ' on the counter.
"No you don't , " laughed Saltei ; "that's
for me to lay. Now , look here , I'll lay you
ten years on the breakwater to a thousand
pounds that's oply a hundred a , year , and
I think my time's a darned sight more valu-
abue than that , so I m giving you big odds
that I'll take that little lot through for all
you can do to stop me. "
As ho spoke he suddenly pulled his left
hand out of his trousers pocket and held It
out to the Inspector with the palm full of
rough diamonds.
Llplnzky fairly gaped at the heap of glit
tering stones , but he lost neither his pres
ence of mind nor his professional prompti
tude. Like lightning a revolver Jumped out
of his coat pocket , and as he cover-Kl the
Yankee's heart with the muzzle , he salt
sharply :
"That bluff won't work , Mr. Salter. I'll
see your hand for a thojtaml now. If you
don't want a sudden death In your family ,
come along to the office , and account for
the possession of those diamonds. "
To the added amazement of everyone in
the room , Seth Salter burst Into a loud
laugh , and said , without moving out of the
line of ( Ho :
"Waal. boss. I did not think you had btt-
tsp eve for klips than that. D'you fancy 1
be such an almighty sucker as to good
Lord , man , can't you see they're all
schlenters ? There's no law agin carrying
them 'round , I reckon. Here , take 'em ,
and see for yerself. There's plenty of good
judges In the room to help you.
A very brief examination satisfied the dis
gusted Inspector that the astute Yankee had
once more turned the laugh against him.
The things were "schlentors , " or "snyde
diamonds" Imitations made of glass treated
with fluoric acid to glvo them the peculiar
frosted appearance of the real rough stones
which were used chiefly for the purpose of
swindling the new chums and greenhorns
who were making their first essays In I.
D. n.
Llplnzkl saw that ho had "done him a
shot In the eye , " as the camp vernacular
had It , and put up his revolver with what
grace he could , The Yankee took his llttlo
triumph very quietly , and asked the young
lady behind the bar to oblige him with a
sheet of iioto paper and an envelope. Then
ho wrapped up the false stones , put them.
Into the envelope , stuck It down and asktd
the Inspector to write his name across the
flap , which ho did , with a pecular smile on
his well-shaped lips.
"Waal , now , that's a bet , eh ? " eald Sal
ter , as ho put thu packet In his pocket.
"Now let's take another drink on It an.l
then go homo. There's no knowlu' how soon
I might have to start. "
The glasses were filled again and the
Yankee clinked his against the Inspector's
with as much cordiality as though they had
been the best of friends Instead of , as they
were now , hunter and quarry In a chase to
the death ,
The next day Seth Salter openly hired
a cape cart and team of four horses to
take him to HloemfontUn , which Is about
eighty miles by road from Klmberley , and
when the bargain was struck ho privately
Informed the driver , an off-colored cape boy ,
who had made more than one run of the
kind , that If ho would start at midnight In
stead of midday , and go via Freetown Instead
of Hoshon , he should "have 100 for that part
of the Journey alone , which was not a bad
faro for a drive of less than an hour. Th.o
boy Jumped at the offer and within a couple
of liours had accepted ono of twice the
amount , with half c-jh down , from Inspector
Llpinskl , to pull up at a certain spot about
400 vards from the Flee State border.
That afternoon Salter and Llplnskl met ,
as If by chance. In the private bar of the
Central , had a whisky and soda together
and talked over the Journey with apparently
perfect friendliness and freedom. The Inspector
specter affected to treat the whole thing as
a Joke , a bit of spoof that lie was far too
wary a bird to be taken In by.
It wasn't likely that such an old hand an
Salter would try to run anything but the
oehlenters , after giving himself away as
completely as be had done , at least not
that time. Some other time , perhaps , and
then ho'd see. At the same time It might
after all be a clever and daring game of
bluff , and so It would be an well to take
precautions.
Altogether It was an Interesting situation ,
especially for the Inspector. If he caught
Sailer with nothing but the echlenters on
him he would be the laughing stock of the
camp , and If he let him go through with
something like a 15,000 packet of diamonds
which ho felt perfectly certain he had
planted somewhere his reputation would be
ruined and hli dlsuilunl certain. It was
I gallop. The shapes on ahead grew more ant'
more distinct , and presently there rang out
the short , sharp order :
"Halt , or we'll shoot ! "
j "Halt , and I'll shoot , " Salter hissed Into
the driver's ear , and the cart sped on at a
gallop.
| Now mounted forms seemed to rush out
of the darkness and close round. Meanwhile
l the lights of Freetown were getting quite
I near now. A few minutes more and crack ,
I crack , crack , went the rifles to right am ]
i left and In front. The oft leader reared up
with a shrill neigh and then pitched on to
his head , with the others and the cart ou
top of him.
"Well , gentlemen , may I ask what Is the
meaning of this outrage on an unoffending
traveler ? " said Salter In a cool , but angry
voice as the police rode up.
"That'll do , Mr. Salter , " said Inspector
Llplnakl's voice out of the darkness ; "the
bluft's played out. Pass up with the klips
I and come along quietly. Don't shoot , for
that's murder , ami you're covered three
times over. "
The Yankee climbed down out of the cart
with an audible chuckle , walked quietly to
Llplnski's stirrup and held up his hand ,
saying :
"Ah , It's you , Inspector , Is It ? Sorry I've
brought you a booby hunt like this and
given the department a horse to pay for.
Klips ? Waal , I did hear of some going
across last night inside a Kafflr dog , but
you've struck the wrong shebang for stoneo
tonight , true's death you have. But you can
search and see , if you like. "
The inspector took nn notice either of the
Yankee's extended hand or his speech. He
Just covered Salter with a revolver and
ordered his men to light the lanterns and
search everything thoroughly. They obeyed
and after a twenty-minute Investigation ,
during which they employed every device
that their Ingenuity and experience could
suggest , on the cart , clothing and person of
Salter ( who submitted like a lamb ) , and
even on the horses , they were forced to con
fess that they had drawn a blank.
"Waal , boss , you arc satisfied that I ain't
sellln' you a pup this time ? " said Salter , as
ho finished remaking his toilet , for he had
stripped to the buff , with the true hardihood
of a man who IP playing for a big stake and
meano to win.
Not so much as a schlenter had been
found , and Mr. Inspector Llplnskl felt that
ho had got himself into a very nasty place.
He had stopped a seemingly honest traveler ,
shot one of his horses and submitted him to
the Indignity of a personal search. Visions
of hlo lost bet , of a civil action for damages
before a Jury that might probably be , I. D.
B.'s ( o a man , of heavy damages , and of the
storm of ridicule that would overwhelm him
at the end , flashed In quick succession past
his mental gaze , and , being only human
after all , he decided to temporize.
"I'm out , Mr. Salter ! " lie eald , with the
best assumption of cordiality that he could
muster. "I'm dead o.ut and It's for you
to call the game. I'm not satisfied , but I
know when I'm licked , and I am this time.
What's It to bo ? "
"Waal " drawled the Yankee " '
, , "seclu's how
you've pulled mo up here , shot a horse , cut
up the fit-out and made me undress In this
almighty cold , I think the least you and
your fellows can do Is xo come across to
Mike Magulrc's shanty yonder and take a
drink. You bet I want ono pretty bad. What
do you say ? "
Under the peculiar circumstances there ap
peared to be only one thing to say , and that
was "Yes. " In fact , Inspector Llpinskl
thought It a remarkably good get out. Be
sides , a miracle might happen even yet , so
ho cold yes and followed It up with a really
handsome apology.
The result was that within , a very few
minutes the dead horse was unharnessed and
pulled out of the road , the other leader
hitched on to the end of the pole and the
whole party trotted across the border toward
Mllco Magulro's store and blianty. On the
way Salter roasted the Cape boy unmercl
fully and then not only consoled him , but
mystified him considerably by telling that
ho should have his money after all.
In spite of thu wrong that had been done
him , Salter insisted on standing the first
round of drinks when the party at length
stood up against Magulre's bar. The drinks
were duly raised and lowered , and while
Llplnski was ordering the next round ho
slid very quietly :
"By the way. boss , about those stones.
P'raps , as you've come all this way you
might llko to see them. Here they are ! "
While he was speaking he had pulled the
Cape boy toward him and thrust his hand
Into his trouoer pocket. He pulled out tbo
Identical envelope which ho bad asked for
Inthe , bar of the Queen's hotel , with the In
specter's signature still written across the
flap. He handed It over to the barkeeper
and said ;
"When the chief of tbo department In
Klmberley does do It , he does It to rights.
Just you open that , Mike , and tell me If
you ever saw a prettier lot. "
Mr , Magulre looked at the signature ,
glanced curiously at the astounded Inspector ,
then opened the envelope , unfolded the
bulky packet that wao In It , and disclosed
about fifty rough diamonds , the sight of
which made even bin experienced eyes water.
Orange and blue , green , rose and puio
white , they glittered most tantallzlngly tn
the light of the paraffin lamp which hung
above the bar counter.
"Mother av Moses , what a lot ! Sbure ,
they're the pick of the mines and worth a
king's ransom any day ! " EaldMr , Magulro
In a somewhat awe-stricken tone , ai tie gin
gerly turned th prlcrlcs * slones over nm
over with the end of his thick forefinger
"Here , takt thm bacJumister , before I'n
tempted beyonditha endurance av human
flesh and blood byithe sight av the darllns
God bless their pretty sparkles 1"
So saying , honest Mike , knowing that his
own reward was to conic , handed them back
to Salter , who pdcketed them In a handtu
as ho turned to the almost paralyzed Inspector
specter and his mon , and said :
"No , boss , they're not fchlenters this
time a llttlo steam and a little skill , yoi
know. Waal , here's to you , and now I'll Jus
take your good-for * for that 1,000 , Mr
Llplnskl , and then we'll say good night
I'm not coming- back to Klmberley till J've
done my business down lu Port Elizabeth
Chin chin ! "
It took nil the Inspector's self-control to
enable him to rise to the occasion , but lit
did It. Ho took tils licking like a man am
a sportsman , and his subordinates and the
Capo boy Just grinned and drank their
liquors , for , after nil , I. D. 11. Is but a
gamble , and the gods look sometimes this
way mill sometimes that. The game had been
smartly played , nnd they looked- upon the
winner rather with admiration than with
enmity.
That round of drinks was drunk and then
another and another , and then alas for the
weakness of the best balanced human na
ture , Mr. Beth Salter , with a confidence
born of the fulness of his triumph , left the
barroom vrllh the diamonds In his pocket
and went out Into the night to sco his dis
comfited ft lends off on their homeward jour
ney. Exactly what happened during the
next quarter of an hour was never known.
Distant so.inds of shouts nnd shots reached
the waiting cars of Mr. Magulre , but he
knew his business , and quietly bolted the
door , remaking to himself the while :
"Smart he Is , It's meself that's fcarln'
he's put his fut Into ut this time. Whnt a
hairless Juggins he was not to lave the
sparklers where they were safe when ho
had them there. Well , well , life's n gamble
anyhow , and so's death , too , sometimes. 1
hope they haven't hurt him beyant re
covery. "
Shortly before 3 o'clock that morning Inspector
specter Llplnskl and his merry men escorted
the three-horse Cape cart Into Klmberley.
The horse that was lying dead on the veld
was paid for to Its full value and the driver
got his 200. coupled with a private intima
tion to the effect that If he ever opened his
mouth on the subject of that night's doings
fifty lashes and five years as an Illicit diamond
mend runner would be the least that he
could expect. .Inspector Llplnskl slept the
balance of the night out with n 15,000 parcel
of diamonds under his pillow , and the next
day there was no one lu Klmberley who had
anything to say to him on the subject of
double-skinned dogs or the selling of pups.
Of course , there were many In camp who
would have given n good deal to know what
had become of Mr. Selh Salter but that Is
part of quite a different story.
The South African form of I. O. U.
: MYSTIOKIliS.
SiiMfrrimciiii ltlr Sulil to Hxlnt llc-
tnccii Suiiurlor mill Ontario.
"I believe- there is a subterranean river
running from Lake Superior through Lakes
Huron and Michigan , under Lake Erie , an !
emptying into Lake Ontario , " said a man
from up the state to the New York Sun.
"There Is no other theory-by which certain
mysteries of tttu great lakes may be ex
plained. The surface of Lak ? Superior is
about C50 feet above tide , while Its bed Is 260
feet below tide levcL Lake Huron B surface
Is fifty feet bclcnv that of Lake Superior , and
Its bed Is about on a level with Superior's
bed. The surface of Lake Michigan Is 300
feet lower than Lake Huron's , and Its bed 1
sunk to a corresponding distance to the level
of Lakes Superior and Huron. Lake Erie's
surface Is nearly as high as Lake Michigan's ,
being 5C5 feet above- tide , but Its bed Is also
above tide , being 3SO feet above the ocean
level , consequently Its bed ls 250 feet higher
than'thfl beds of Lakes Michigan , Huron and
Superior. The surface of Lake Ontario Is the
lowest of nil the lakes , being less than COO
feet above tide.lbut Its bed Is 260 feet below
thts oceani level , or. on about the same level
with Lakes Michigan , 'Huron and Superior
So there Is a continuous fall from Lake
Superior to Lake Ontario , and all the known
outlet that the upper lakes have Is in the
comparatively Insignificant Detroit river. II
docb not seem within the bounds of physical
possibility that Detroit river could dispose
of all that great volume of water from above ,
or Us banks withstand the enormous pressure
of that Immense volume , and the theory ot
the existence of the underground river such
aa I have mentioned seems to me not cniy
plausible , but the existence of that stream
is a necessity. All the St. Lawrence river
rtshes are found In every one of the great
lakes , except Lake Erie. Why ? Bocauoc
they follow the course of the subterranean
river , passing 300 feet beneath the- bottom of
Lake Erie , and enter the waters of Lake
Michigan , thence to bo distributed to the
other lakes above It.
"Tho lakes above Lake Erie have frequent
3Ut irregular flux and reflux of their waters ,
corresponding with ocean tides. What Is the
explanation of the mystery of those erratic
ake tides Simply , according to my opirlon ,
that the subterranean river becomes occa-
ulonally obstructed by great obstacles that are
constantly separated from the lake bottoms
and moved down. Then that supplementary
outlet for the great volume of water above
'or the time becomes useless , and the only
other outlet , Detroit river , being insufficient
'or ' the purpose , the waters are dammed back
znd the lakes rise. At last the underground
obstructions are swept away by the Irreslstl-
) le pressure , the subterranean river flows
laturally once more and the dammed waters
of the upper lakes subdde. That is the
whole mystery of the rise and fall of the tides
n the. great lakes. "
There IBa time for everything ; and the
time to attend to a cold Is when it starts.
3on't wait till you have consumption , but
prevent It by using Ono Minute Cough Cure ,
ho great remedy for coughs colds , croup ,
bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles.
HER TIFIIX TO TMKAT.
lilt Ilrr Iiii Itntlon nt tluit Time
ScM-iiH'd to liivlc Coiirtcny.
"Tho next time I Invite Marian Strong to
ake luncheon with me she'll know It ! " ex
claimed the girl who prides herself upon her
generosity , as she Indignantly faced the
other club members. And she lost no time
n acquainting them all with the details of
he absentee's villainy , says the Chicago
rimes-Herald.
"Of all the miserable , mean , contemptible
girls I over eaw , " she began , breathlessly ,
'that creature is the worst. Just listen to
he way she treated me , and then If any of
you over speak to her again you're no friends
of mine , that's ell.
"You know. I'vo been trying vegetarian
sm lately ; over since wo had that lecture
ipon 'The Bad Effect of Meat Eating Upon
he Complexion' I have wanted Marian to
get thin as fast asI've done. I'm surp her
complexion needs Improving quite as much
cs mine , and aa < for her form I guess my
oiling her bow gross and heavy It was get-
Ing made her act so meanly. Or , perhaps ,
t was because I let her know how heavy
and ugly her chlni Is when she's fat. At
all events , I asked her to go to lunch with
me , and she accepted just as sweetly as could
> e. I might have known she was up to
omethlng , the wretched little eat ! So , as I
lappened to remember that I'd spent nearly
all of my allowance on candy. I took her
o a cheap placb I'd read of In a little
egotarlan magazine ; and , honestly , girls , the
oed was Just awful. I couldn't get It down
at all myself , > nd > cven Murlan In spite of
hat enormous appetite of hers , couldn't
manage all of the , dlslieu , lUut she ate up
nearly everything .there was in sight , fnd
hen she turned to mo like a deceiving
ngel ,
" 'It's my turn to treat you , now , Isn't
t ? ' she asked me. those horrid eyes of hers
ust gleaming ; and I thought she was going
o take me lo the matinee , and ws con-
ratulatlng myself that I'd only paid 15 vents
piece for our dinners. But not she. the
uean thing. She only smiled again when J
aid yes , I suppreed | t was her turn'v and
he picked up her gloves and pocketbook In
hurry.
" 'Then , I'll treat you now , ' ehe said ,
aligning , like the Idiot she Is ; 'don't put on
licee gloves again , either. Come out with
ie , and we'll go and have something to eat , '
v'o\v , what do you think of that , for
ourtesy ? " _ _
Burning , Itching Ekln alceatei Initantly
elieved by De Witt's Wltcu Hazel Salve ,
nequBlled for cute , brulica , burtu , U uealt
Hhout leaving a ecar ,
MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT
Sketch of the Federal Snpromo Court 5r
Solemn Operation ,
THE PROCESSION OF ROBED MEMBERS
M r clou TriiiiNfiifiitiitloii Aftei
siuMiuiiiK tinniuriiitr r ( mice
I'ornonnl ClinriiutfrlNllcN of
II 1'lllllOIIN Muc.
On a flno afternoon , when the supreme
court of the United States Is In session and
the throng of visitors at the capltol Is largo ,
It Is one of the nights of the building , says
ft writer In Lcslle't * Weekly , to stop near
the nldo dcor of the supreme court to ecu
the honorable the court n It passes from the
court rpom to the robing room to bo divested
of the flowing silk gowns of onice. The
alert and ob&cqulous attendants , who , by as
sociation with the august justices , have
acquired a proper appreciation of the dig
nity of the court , stop the concourse of
people for a few moments , and when the
procession of Justices appears It passes un
obstructed , Impressive , awe-lnsplrlng , across
the passage , around n bend In the robing-
room , and the door la closed. A few mo
ments later seven or eight hearty , cheerful ,
chatty gentlemen come out of the door
through uhlch the robed flgurcs had tllsnp-
peatcd , and stroll otT In groups toward the
exits from the building. They are the hon
orable the supreme court minus the robes ;
and chief justice and associate justices are
apt to convey the Impression , by their vi
vacious conversation , that a life position on
the bench of the highest court In the laud
Is at least conducive to good fellowship.
This Is a very different Impression from
that given by an Inspection of the court lit
operation. Those visitors who venture Into
the supreme court chamber , with a warning
from the attendants to bo absolutely quiet ,
to refrain from reading newspapers lu the
presence of the honorable court , or to make
notes against the peace and good older of
the state , flnil the spectacle of the nine
black figures oppressive , and the consequence
quence Is that few \lsltors remain long to
listen to arguments they cannot hear or fol
low , and speedily leave the room for the
other visitors.who may bo standing In line
to bo permitted to enter In their turn. If
they have business with any of the Justices
and" wish to addicss u communication to
him , they will be advised to bo very par
ticular to have the address lead. "Mr.
Justice Blown , " or sonu other Justice , In
strict observance of that very simple and
severe style which meets with the judicial
approval , having been maintained form a
very i emote date In the history of the court.
This muy account for tome "notions" that
aie eiitertaluea by the. wise men who sanc
tion or unmake some of the work of the co
ordinate branch of ; the government that sits
In , the rarae building.
THE COURT IN SESSION.
The center of the bench in the supreme
court , when It 'la In session , is occupied by
the chief justice , the smallest and the great
est of the body. He enters the _ court first ,
and , when the court adjourns , he leads the
procession to the robing room. Chief Justice
Melville Weston Fuller lies flowing hair and
a luxurious mustache of snowy white ; but he
Is not the senior In service on the bench.
Severely Judicial In his robes and as the
presiding officer of the court , ho Is , ofllclally ,
all dignity. Oft 4hc bench , whether it be In
company with sonic of hla associates who
make a dally practice of walking home along
p = imsvlvania avenue , or meeting with the
In Its ceaseless whirl
s - -of the capital
of gloria and teas , he Is an entertaining
and Instructive talker , with that general and
easy acquaintance with the front rank that
his pesltion and the opportunities provided by
his wife and three popular daughters nat
urally afford him. Some of his former ac
quaintances Insist that the supreme court
has somewhat repressed the former humor
of the Judge ; but It still aeserts Itself In a
way that surprises those who attribute to
the justices of the supreme court only wis
dom and solemnity.
The supreme court , when full , consists of
nine members. It was seldom , during the
session just ended , that the number on the
Bench was so large. Associate Justice Field ,
who Is nearlng his eighty-first birthday , and
who will , if he lives until August , have
served longer than the thirty-four years and
rtve months spent on the bench by Chief
Justice Marshall , has felt the weight of
years upon him , and It has been customary
tor him to appear only from time to time , and
then only for a few moments. He has , dur
ing the last session , been pretty regularly
in court at the beginning of the week , but
[ ie has spared himself the fatigue of long
service by returning speedily to his home ,
which is Immediately opposite to the capltol
and at the very edge of the grounds. Not
withstanding his age. and the added inflr.T.l'y
of disease , ho has bcrno the fatigue of a
ourney to the Pacific coast and back wl'hlr
.he year , and his associates discover no rea
son why he should not live to sec the Incom
ng of the twentieth century.
KENTUCKY'S GIANT.
Associate Justice Jolm Marshall Harlan
icxt to Justice Field the oldest member o
ho court. Is a Kentucky giant. He is a good
natured giant , however , well known to every
> ody in Washington , plain and hearty In his
manners , and inclined to be one of the people
ie has ceased to attend national convention :
with the expectation Jthat presidential light' '
nlng may strike him , which It may yet do
Ie Is ono of the walkers of the court , and I
s not an uncommon sight to see Justice :
larlan. Brewer and Drown walking leisurely
along Pennsylvania pvcnuc late on cour
lays , discussing questions that provoke toi
much hilarity to justify the assumption tha
he talk is about law points.
Justice Horace Gray , the tallest of the
supremo" court justices , Is also the most
astldlous of all. Everybody nt the capital
cnows about his habit of promptly leaving
the bench the moment the minute arrives
when he should take his luncheon , and the
proprietor of the Senate restaurant would
not dare to send 'to ' him a slice of toast that
wan appreciably thicker than a sheet of
paper. Ho Is a stickler for the observance
of court manners , and the late George
Tlcknor Curtis once found this out. He
had ventured to approach the bench while
the court was In session , to make an Inquiry
about a case In which he was Interested ,
Mr , Justice Gray was offended at the In
formality of the proceeding on a former
occasion , and upon Its repetition ho aotoii-
Ished the historian of the constitution by
requesting 'tho ' bailiff of the court to take
the offender aiway and prevent him from
again committing the offense. Mr , Gray Is
an occasional walker with other members ,
of the court , but ho Is not BO enthusiastic
a pedestrian as Jurtlccs Drewer , Brown
Harlan and Shiran.
TWO JOLLY GOOD FELLOWS.
Assoclato Justice David Joslah Drcwcr Is
one of the most Interesting members of the
court , The silken robes lit him lesa closely
than they do any of his dignified brethern ,
although he does not lack dignity. As an
after-dinner speaker he Is bold , witty and
full of apt illustration. He was the life
of the Venezuela commission , which closed
Its career when the British government con
sented to allow the Venezuela-Guiana ,
boundry dispute to go to arbitration , He Is
a nephew of Justice Field , and was bom
In Smyrna , where bis father was a mis
sionary.
Associate Justice Henry Hillings Drown Is
considered by lawyers to be one of the moat
accomplished members of his profession , and
one of the strongest men on the bench. He
and Justice Drewer wrre graduated from Yale
In the same year 1850. His mind Is keen
and active , his Industry U prodigious , and
while he striken the- visitor to the court en
a pattern of dignity , when off the bench he
la one of the meet attractive of men. As a
speaker he 1s fascinating , the freedom of the
platform affording him opportunity to reveal
a sense of humor and a pungent wit that ac
count for the reputation he has among the
reverend Judges of a "good fellow , "
Associate Justice George Slilras U a tall ,
ilender man , with a strongly-marked In
dividuality that Invests him with much of the
solemnity that U supposed to attach to all
supreme court justices , Ills brethren on the
L > ench declare that he la not so grave as he
looks on the bench and In his silken vest-
nents. He came out of Yale college three
rears earlier than Brewer and Brown. Like
3blef Justice Fuller and Justice Harlan , he
ud not served ou the bench ol any court. .
MANHOOD
llonot n Urnou * French pliyslclnn.wlll quickly cure you of all nri-
or dtoMM of the Rim-rame , . to .
yoni iinmnt m.ch M tM < mhooO.
Itmmihld , } 'n t.s . In the JIncW , nominal KmlwIonii.Ncrvmm Dfbllltx !
l-lmr i M , Untltnttw to M rry , KXI.MIMIIIR Iinilii % ViTrlwcilS ptSf
Oonulnn Ion , It tinman Zossei by tiny or nlahL I'r v nl < i qukk.
nt M of rtuclmrsp. wlilch If not rhrrViM W.n to BpormotnrrtiirX and
I . nlllliohorrnr'inf Impotencr. rriimjiKrlcnu ; cst.oHver , Ilit
BEFORE AND AFTER
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| { | ] nfyg Ani thniirlnnry orpniKot all Imparities.
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The reason mincrm ro not ou.-il l > r l > iK > tnr l i bromne ninety per cent uro tronhfi-d with
Ire > tnflll . Cu PI OKN IS lithe only known rcmcilr to euro nlltiout nil operation. tOPOtrittltnnnU
nln. A wrlt'cn tsu irnntri' Rl7 < < n nnd runner rrltinutl If six hnxr < Ioc3 not ctTcct a beriuiuioiitcura.
fUnithoiRiifiirMn.liyinntt. Sena for > nnclnn.larnml testimonials.
Address UAVOfc fftKDICINH CO. , I'.O. | } or Or ; < J,8anKriiclscoC < il. Jbr til t >
MYUHS-rtlLUON DIIUO CO. , S. T. IGTIt ANI ? VAllNAM STIIDUTS. OMAHA. NED.
The Trans
Will be
open
June
to
| November ,
lj 1898.
AIl.MIMSTKATIO.t AtlCll.
It will
Attract Hundreds of
Thousands of
Visitors to Omaha.
Keep Your Friends
Posted on Its Progress
Sending Them
SCHOOLS.
Wentworth BEST
Military Academy , Central West.
before ho was made a supreme court justice
by President Harrison.
"KID" MEMBERS.
There Is not a bachelor Jtistlcc on the
bench. Associate Justlct lidwurd Douglass
White was a bachelor when he was ap
pointed In 1894 , but has since married. Dur
ing his membership of the senate he made
a reputation for his oratorical ability. As
a "kid" member of the court ho has some
times been made the sutiject , by the older
members , of some deep-laid plots to harm
lessly embarrass him , but , as he Is not quite
destitute of humor , ho lias regarded these
evidences of the frlsklness of the more
venerable justices as permissible hazing of
a new-comer In the serene judicial body.
The "baby" member of the eupremc court
Is Associate Justice Hums W. Peckham ,
but ho Is 69 , and Is beven years older than
Justice White , the youngest justice. Having
been but two years a member of the court
ho Is still occupying an "amen" seat In the
background , although there arc rumors com
ing out of the consultation room thai
justify the belief that he has achieved a
position , and In consequence of his superior
legal attainments , his fine and quick nisrern
incut of pointfj of law , and his large fund o :
humor , he has qualified himself for ful
fellowship with the elder mcmbero of tht
family. No justice of the nlno has commam
of a more varied and graphic vocabulary o ;
expletive , an accomplishment that cannel
bo exhibited so long as Justice Gray con
tinues to bo a mc-mbcr of the court. Justice
Peckham's resemblance to his father , the
late Judge Ilufus Peckham , Increases with
ago , and the portraits of the associate
justice recall the taut to all who knew the
father.
tn Knovr.
It may bo worth something to know that
the very best medicine for rratorlog the
tired out nervous system to a healthy vigor
is Electric Hitters. This medicine la purely
vegetable , acts by giving tone to the nerve
centers In the stomach , gently etlmulates
the Liver and Kidneys , and aids thcbo or
gans In throwing off Impurities In the blood
Electric Hitters Improves the appetite , aids
digestion , ind Is pronounced by those who
bavo tried It as the very best blood purifier
and nerve tonic. Try It. Sold for 50c or $1.00
per bottle at Kuhu & Co. , drug store.
M'liJ" I'ri'Hlilenl Arthur IlHnyril n Trl | ,
to Loulxvllle.
With the party of Georgians who came to
town on Monday to see the sights Is W. E.
Arnold of Jacksonville and New York , and lit-
Incidentally disclosed a state secret yeiter-
day , r'elatfs the New York Sun. Mr , Arnold
was a railroad man for many ywre , and
during President Arthur's admln'stratlon '
was an officer of the Chesapeake and Ohio
atlroad. A reference to President Arthur
suggested to Mr. Arnold a story about him
that has never been "told.
"At the time the Incident occurred , " i-ald
Mr , Arnold , "I was cautioned to nay nothing
about It because It was a state secret. Dur >
Ing the summer of 1S83 the Louisville expo
sition was opened and President Arthur. had
accepted an Invitation to attend. I made all
the arrangements for the president's train ,
which was to leave Washington at 4 p. m , on
Sunday. This fact had been announced In
the newspapers and I had perfected all my
plans for the trip. On Sunday morning I
was summoned to the White House by the
postmaster-general and the secretary of
> var. Mr. Oresham said to me :
" 'Mr. Arnold , the president's train carrot
leave Washington today , '
" 'I . hat ' leave
urdtr.tand | It WZB the plan 'o
today , ' I aid , 'and I have tnado all my ar
rangements. '
" ' 1 am sorry , ' replied Mr. Greaham , 'but
OF NOTRE DflfflE ,
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Tlie Acndrmy e'oursc IB tliorougli In the I'rcpar-
nYrm , HeI"urlBI"l C'latslcnl ( Jiiulc ) . . Miielc De-
purtment
on the plan or the best CunwrvntorleB
of J.tirope , IB under Iliu cliaifjiof u comnjete
corps or tencl.prs . studio mojelksl o , thoTreat
Art bcliools of Uiirojie. Ira liiR an.I palHtliii ;
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you must change them. The reason for the
change Is a State secret. Since It has been
announced that wo were to leave on Sunday
hundreds of telegrams from ministers and
church people ail over the country have
been received here protesting against the
president's starling out on a Junketing trip
on Sunday. The number of them has sur-
irised us , and the president has decided to
) c tpone hla departure until Monday morn-
ng. If you can arrange It wo shall leave
at 4 a. m. sharp tomorrow morning. '
"Well , I had no choice In tbo matter , and
he ( line to change the plans was limited.
I hired a telegraph wire , and , being an oper-
itor myself , after an hour's sharp work I
iad everything clear for the trip on Monday.
There were all sorts of sunnleia as to the
easoim for the president's postponing bis
rip , but as none of the members ot hta
cabinet volunteered to clear the matter up ,
didn't think It was my duty to nay any-
hlng about It. I don't bellevo that if Prrjl-
Jttit McKlnley were to announce today that
10 Intended to leave Washington on Sunday
ifternoon any such tutu would bit mad * .
Time * have
