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THE ON ATI A DATT/T BEE : STXHAY , .TTT/T 2 , 1899. IT Copyright. UW , by Joel ClmndUr Harris. ) I'AHT Mil. Flit , the KljltiK Squirrel. Mr. Coon was a nine-clays' wonder with the children , but U ( ell out with him as It /ells out with everything wo possess he ceased to be Interrntlng. He was not neg lected so far as his food was concerned , but ho coaxed to be the center of attraction. Other things won the nttcntlon of the youngsters , who were In noulse different In this respect from other children , or from their elders. Especially was this the case when , one day. Aunt Mlncrvy Ann. who was going to move to town with her former master , came to bid them all goodby. To Aunt .Mlncrvy Ann thin going to town was like traveling to some foreign country , though the town was but a abort distance from her old home. She came to say goodby to all the chil dren , as wjc-11 as to the grown folks. On her r SWEETEST SUSAN HOLDING THE SQUinREL. arm she had a small basket , and this , he declared , contained a small present lor Bus ter John and Sweetest Susan. "Ef you had ter guess what 'twuz 'fo' j-ou got It , I'd hafter tote dls basket back homo wldout takin' de led off. " So much she said by way of preface. "It's a bird , " Sweetest Susan guessed. Aunt Mlnervy Ann laughed and shook her bead. "It can fly some , " she admitted ; ' 'but 'taint no bird. " "It's a bat , " guessed Buster John. "Dcy ain't no feathers on it ; but 'tftln't to bat. " "Well , it can't be a flying flsh , " cald Bus ter John. Again Aunt 'Mlncrvy 'Ann shook her head. " 'Taint no flying flsh. Ef you want flyln' fish you'll hafter go tcr dem what seed um fly. " "Why don't you guess , Drusllla ? " said Sweetest Susan. "Kaze I already know what 'tis , " replied Drubllla. "What Is it den ? " snapped Aunt Minerry lAnn. "It's a whlpperwill. Dat's what 'tis , " re plied Drusilla. "Ef I had dc will I'd whip you here an' now ! " exclaimed -Aunt Mlnervy Ann , ear nestly ; "dat's how much whlpperwill I got In dish yer basket. " "Don't tell us what It Is , " said Buster John. "Just tell us a little something about it and let us GUCBS. " "Well , " replied Aunt ( Mlnervy Ann , "It kin fly , ylt 'taint got no wings ter flop. It makes a ties' in do tree , and yit 'taint no Jjlrd. " "Oh , I know what it Is ! " cried. Sweetest Susan ; "it's a It's a what Is It , brother ? You know. " "I'm glad you think so , " said Buster John | "Hut If I was going to make a sure-enough , guess. I'd say It Is a flying squirrel. " "Dar , now ! " exclaimed Aunt Mlnervy Ann , laughing "De mule's yone. " This was a current expression among the negroes when they surrendered an argument or settled a contention. The one who was shown to bs In the wrong In any matter would say , "Do mule's yone. " "So Aunt Mlnorvy 'Ann ' carefully lifted the cuver of the basket , reached her band In and drew forth the cunnlngrst and most beautiful little creature the children had ever ecn the daintiest and cutest of all the tribe of four-footed animals. A * might have been expected. Sweetest Susan went Into ccstacles over this wonder ful little creature , which can fly without Kings ; and which , though It is the wildest and most elusive of animals , is tame the moment It is captured. It lay cuddled In lAunt Mlnervy'w hand in apparent content , and closed its pretty eyes as she gently troked It. "Oh , it's minol it's mine ! " cried Sweetest Susan. "Well , take it. then. " eald Buster John , with apparent generosity. Swoptrst Susan held out her hands , and then drew them back , as her brother knew sboould "If It quite tame ? " she asked. "He's tame ter me. " responded Aunt Ml ncrvy Ann. "I cotch him ylstlddy. " "Tlicn's he's not tame , " said Sweetest Susan decisively , putting her hands behind herShe She was sorry the next moment , for Buster John , remembering what ho had beard Old I'nuntaln say about the harmlessnesa of llyInc squirrels , and how sinful It was to kill them , since the act always brought bad litfk , lifted the little creature tenderly from Aunt Mlnervy Ann's hand and placed it In his own. Then , relenting a little , ho placed it In Sweetest Sudan's band. Aunt Mlnervy Ann nodded her head vigor ously at this and drew Buster John toward lirr. exclaiming : "Et you allera do dat you'll make a fine man a mighty fine man ! " ( And , strange as It may seem , though Buster John forgot most of the tine-spun advices received from his ciders , be never failed to remember this simple statement of Aunt Mlnervy Ann. Perhaps it was because Aunt ' Mlnervy Ann's words were charged with earnestness. Anyhow , they stuck in the lad's mind and stayed there. It was all Sweetest Susan could do to keep from "loving the flying squirrel to death , " as she said. Its coat was a smooth and as soft and as fine AS silk , end It seemed to enjoy the stroking and gentle caresses to which Sweetest Susan subjected it. E < ven Drusllla was delighted with the flying squirrel and wanted to hold it In her apron , being afraid to touch it with her hands. "He's mighty purty. " she said , "but I tell yo' now , he got long tushes in dem little jaws. Ef you don't b'llevc me you kin dci look and sec. " Buster John and Sweetest Susan were too much interested In the beauties of the little creature to expose any of Its ugly features , even if it had any. They had never seen a flying squirrel before. There were many of this species on the place , but they were no shy and elusive that the children caught only fleeting glimpses of them between sun set and dark. They could see something dark flit' before their eyes , swooping from some 'all tree- nearly to the ground , then circling upward to another tree ; they could hear a chirping curiously like that of a sparrow , and the flying squirrel would be gone If It could bo said to have come. Therefore the little fellow In hand was twice precious , once for the sake of Ua'beauty , and once for the sake of Its rarity. "I don't sec how anybody ever cotch one un um , " remarked Drusllla. "You see em flip ! an' deyer gone ! " "How did you catch him , Aunt Mlnervy Ann ? " asked Sweetest Susan. "I ain't got tlmo ter tell you right dls mlnnit , " replied Aunt Mlnervy Ann. "m go tell de niggers on de place goodby , and * den I'll come back , an' ef you ain't fln * out for yo'se'f , I'll up an' tell you kaze I hear a heap er talk 'mong my color how A'on done larnt you all hots' ter talk wid de creeturs. I ain't never b'lleved it mys'ef ; but if you all tell me how I cotch Mm alter I come back frum de quarters , den I'll know it's eo. Dey's sumpln' in me dat tells ine right pine-blank dat ef folks can't talk ivld de creeturs it's der own fault ; an' ylt , when you come ter think 'bout it hard an' strong , it don't look natchual. " Aunt iMlncrvy Ann went her way for the time being and Sweetest Susan , holding the flying squirrel against her rosy face , said : "Your name is Flit. Remember that , please. 3s'ow , Flit , you must tell us some thing about yourself and how you hap pened to let Aunt Mlnervy Ann catch you. " "Who ia that talking ? " chirped the flying squirrel. "I'm awfully sleepy. This is my time for sleeping. What is 'Flit' ? " "Flit Is your name , I'd have you to know , " HE 11A1SED HIS HEAD AND MADE HIS TONGVE QUIVER. replied Sweetest Susan , "and I want you to tell us about yourself. " "Well , give me some water , " said Flit ( his | words sounded like the notes of the scng j sparrow ) , and don't keep me awake too long , j I didn't have any sleep yesterday , and I haven't slept any today. " "You should be good and sleep at night , " Sweetest Susan declared. "I can't sleep when I'm hungry , and when the shine-ball goes down I have to wake and hunt for food. I'm awfully sleepy now and hungry , too. " "Whar dat box er scaly-barks you all had ? " Inquired Drusllla. "Ef you'll git some I'll crack um. " "What are scaly-barks ? " asked Flit. "Small hickory nute , " replied Sweetest Sus'an. 'instantly Flit was wide awake , making a chattering noise such as a small bird might make. That is the very thing I want. Make haste , make haste ! " ho cried. Drusllla was soon cracking the scaly- barks and In a few moments Flit was sitting 'on ' "his hind legs in Sweetest Susan's band , rating the "goody , " as the children called It , as fast as Buster John could pick It out with an old shoemaker's awl. The little creature was very dainty about it , too. If the meat of the scaly bark happened to be the least spoiled or wormeaten be promptly rejected it and called for better food. And between times be told of some of his recent adventures. c. "Not so very long ago , " said Flit , looking curiously at a piece of the meat of a scaly bark and turning It over and over in his nlmblo forepaws , "I went home before Ilia sblno-ball came out and there I found a big black snake curled up in my bed. He raised his head and made hie tongun quiver and I was afraid to go in. I didn't know what to do , I knew if the shine-ball came out and found me away from home that I wouldn't be able to Eee what was going on , for the shine-ball Is so bright that It liurtt * my eyes. "I wandered about among the trees , Jump- ing from one , to the other , until finally I remembered where a woodpecker had had a "HAVE ANOTHER" ? Welcome word * when reference is had ( o Highest grade components , MILWAUKEE , , > JF * + de""te na Purit o' * e and tltenih mtM ( thi | the one perfect beer. Latest lictorj First Avards at International Eipositlon , Omaka. r 4 ttlrta u4 rx.l.t Ulutnl > 4 W r W kl.U VALBLATZ BREWING CO.MILWAUKEEU.S.A. OMAHA BRANCH : 1412 DOUGLAS STREET. _ Telephone 1081 , nest In & big plno not far off. I had seen him hiding some acorns there and at night I used to go there and see how they tasted , and I thought If I could get there by the time the shine-ball came out I could get a little rest. Well , I went to the pine and crawled into the woodpecker's nest. But It was very uncomfortable and had n bad smell. There waa no soft bed in It , such as I bad at home , and everything about It was rough. Tbe door Now I don't think you ought to cat all the good ones your self and pick out the bad ones for me. Why , that last piece was black on one side. " This was addressed to Buster John , whoso appetite for scaly-barks had asserted Itself when be began to pick out the "goodies" for Flit. "There now , that'a better , " said FIU. with a satisfied chirp. "The door of the woodpecker's house looked towards the place where the shine-ball comes from , and every thing about it seemed to bo wrong. But it was the best I could do. I crept In and curled up for such sleep as I could get In such a place. Iwent to sleep , too , for I was very tired. How long I slept I don't know , but when 1 woke 1 was hot. The shine-ball was looking right In the door and I was nearly suffocated. " At this point Flit pretended to sneeze to show bow he suffered from the heat. "There was only one thing to do , and this I did. I crawled out and went half way down the tree , where the trunk waa large enough to hide the shlno-ball. There I stretched myself out on a limb and tried to believe I felt better. Did I tell you the tree was dead ? Well , it was. Outside of the woodpecker's home there wasn't a hid ing place In it. The pine was standing alone , and the only way to reach the thick words where I lived was to travel a pi ' . of the way on a zig-zag fence. "Now , I didn't like to do this. To be out in the light is bad enough , but to travel on a fence with the shine-ball and everything else looking at you is worse still. So I , stretched out on the big limb , not far from the ground and tried to be content. I didn't know how long I lay there , but all of a sudden I felt the wind rushing down on me , and under the limb I went like a flash , and none too soon , for as I went under a big hawk came swishing by eo close that I could almost feel her feathers brush me. Well , I was so frightened I began to pant. I had often heard of bawkR and bad been warned against them , but I never saw one before. Did you ever see one ? They are terrible. "This hawk was not satisfied. She , swooped and circled as I do when I make a 1 long flying Jump from tree to tree. She circled upward and sailed around overhead. I couldn't see very well for the glare of the shine-ball. " "What de name er goodness is de shine- ball ? " Inquired Drusllla. "Why , it's the sun , goosey , " answered Sweetest Susan. "I couldn't sea Tory well , " said Flit , "and so I went on top of the limb again ; but I had hardly stretched out there , think ing the hawk was gone , when I felt the , wind again , and this time she didn't miss me more than a hair's breadth. Up went the ha-wk again , and I thought it would be best for me to . stay under the limb. But this didn't help me much. The hawk began to call her mate and in a very short time there were two i of them sailing around. The biggest one came slowly down and lit on the limb right over me. She leaned forward and looked at i me and of all the horrible creatures you ever saw she was the most horrible. She breathed as loud as a 'possum snores. "I came "very " near dropping from the limb. I moved toward the body of the tree and the hawk moved after me and tried to i reach mo with her hooked ibeak. I made a dash and went 'round the body of the tree and as I did so the hawk's mate came swooping down. iBy this time the other i hawk was on the wing and 'by ' the time I | darted on the other side she was ready to swoop. This wouldn't have lasted long. Some one came along and said 'shoo' to the hawks and they flew away , and then I felt that same somebody take me from the tree more dead than alive. " "Where are your brothers and sisters ? " asked Sweetest Susan. "Well , you know how It is in the woods and fields ; it is everybody for himself and everything for itfelf. Once out of the nest ' you must look out for yourself. As for my brothers and sisters , I wouldn't know them If I were to see them and they wouldn't know mo. Sometimes I see my mother and she always has a hickory nut or a sweet acorn to give me , but as for the rest J know nothing about them. It is very com fortable here , < where you have somebody to clean out the hickory nuts for you , and I suppose I'll never see any of my kind any A BIO HAWK CAME SWISHING BY. more. A little more water , if you please Juut a drop. Thank you ! Now , if you'll put me in a nice soft place I'd like to take a nap. " But before Flit could get any sleep the children felt in duty bound to show him to their mother and to their grandfather. The White-Haired Matter , who never allowed any one to kill or pursue the gray squirrels on bis place , took the liveliest Interest In Flit. He took him to the library , sent for some ginned cotton and made him a nest behind gome books on the top shelf , which was not too high for the children to climb to , and there , for many a long day , he made his home. The library was in a room that had not been originally built for holding books , and the shrives were built against a window , the back of them being boxed In at that point. Flit soon discover * ! that there was a broken pane behind this boxing , nblch gave him an easy way of going out and coming in. He went out and in to to much purpose that he soon brought a wife home , and before the summer waa over be bad a. Get What You Ask For Always buy CASCARETS Candy Cathartic. They Are guaranteed and positively uncquatcd. Accept no other. Im- italions and substitutes arc often offered by dealers who "cut prices "and hand out a cheap fake when Cascarctsare called for. Satisfaction is bought only with Cascarels. If you can't get the only genuine Cascarcts from your dealer , write us , we will mail them postpaid on receipt of price in stamps. CANDY CATHARTIC ANNUAL SALES. 5.OOO.OOO BOXES. THIS IS We. 25c. 50c. THE TABLET DRUGGISTS 1 CASCARBTS are absolutely harmless , a purely rentable compound. Ho mercurial or other mineral pill-poison In Cascarets. Cascarets promptly , effectively and permanently care every disorder of the Stomach , Liver and Intestines. They not only cure constipation , but correct any aad every form of irregularity of the bowels , includint diarrhoea and dysentery. Pleasant , , . . , . . Address STBRUHO RBMBDT CO. , CHICAGO or HEW TORS. Taste palatable potent. good , do eood. Hem sicken weaken or pipe. Write lor booklet and free sample. 303 very Interesting family , composed of his wlfo and four plump children the wonder and delight of Sweetest Susan , and. Indeed , of all who saw them. Mrs. Flit -was shy at first , and insisted on scrambling out In great haste when Buster John or Sweetest Susan came to sec the little ones , but she eoon grew accustomed to these visits. The four young ones were as tame as kittens from the first , and remained so ; and It was sometimes amusing to see them swoop down from ttie top shelf to the head of some unsuspecting visitor , who had been carried to the library , where the Whlte-Halred Mas ter transacted all his business. Sometimes the wives of the neighboring farmers , who calledon _ business , were purposely asked into the library by one or the other of the chil dren. They never failed to utter wild screams when they found a tvlld thing about fat fat size of a big rat running about over their heads and shoulders. Incidentally , the children learned one In teresting fact in natural history from Flit. They had heard , or had read , that squirrels store up nuts for winter use. But when they mentioned this Flit's surprise was great. "Why , what nonsense , " he chirped. "In cold weather we find plenty on the ground under the leaves and In the trees , too. We bury them for use in summer , before the acorns and nuts are ripe , but we don't need then ! much after the whiskers begin to grow on the roasting earj. In the fields. When the weather Is very , very cold we sleep , and nobody gets hungry when asleep. " After so long a time the voice of Aunt Minervy Ann was heard , calling the chil dren. She had been around to the quar ters , saying goodby to the negroes she found there and sending farewells to to those who were absent. Major Tumlin Perdue , her former master , and Miss Vnllle. her young mistress , were going to move to town and town was a great place In Aunt MInervy's imagination. To go there to live was some thing wonderful ; she didn't feel at all cer tain that any of her old friends would ever see her again and she said so , shaking her head solemnly. "You see me now , an' you better look at me good , kaze I dunne when you'll see me any mo' . When you tell ol' Aunt Mlnervy fJ Ann Perdue goodby now it may be fer de las' time. Mars Tumlta an' Miss Vallie gwlne , an' i'm bleeze ter go wid um fer ter keep j up de name er de fambly. I dunne nothin' 'tafl about -dese town doln's ; dey may wipe me up , er dey may wipe me down ( , er dey may wipe me ooff'n de face er de yeth ; but you kin put yo' 'pen'ence in one thing : Ol' Mlnervy Ann Perdue will be dar while de wlpln' gwlne on. You kin lay your las' thrlp on dat. " Having told the negroes goodbye In this solemn manner , Aunt Mln rry Ann now came to tell the white folks farewell. And first she called for Buster John and Sweet est Susan ; but the children would not hear to any goodby so early in the day. They insisted that Aunt Mlnervy Ann should stay to dinner and tell them a story. She pro tested , and they insisted. Finally , driven into a corner , she exclaimed : "Ef you tell me 'zackly how I cotch dat ar flyln * squlr'l I'll stay an' tell you a tale 'bout a dlamon' mine dat I'd like mlght'ly ter happen wid Marso Tumlin. If it had a' betn a she nuff dlamon' mine. But you getter ter tell me de fust pop ; no guessln' . " "Tell her , brother. " said Sweetest Susan. "Well. " remarked Buster John , "two hawks were after the squirrel1. He was on a dead pine. One would try to catch him , and then the other. You came along through the field and saw the hawks , and drove them away. Then you saw Flit , and picked him up and carried him home. " Aunt Mlnervy Ann made a wild gesture of alarm. "Whar my things ? Whar my basket ? I'm gwlne 'way fum here. I ain't gwlne ter stay whar wltcberments gwlno on In de broad light er day ! G ! ' me my bas ket an' lemrae go ! " But the children knew she was only pre tending. So they clung to her , and in sisted on the etory. IMlATTI.n OK TUB YOrXfiSTBKS. "Did you ever laugh until you cried. Tommy ? " "Yes , only this morning. " "What at ? " "Well , pa stepped on a tack and I lauglied ; then pa caught me laughing and I cried. " Papa I hear you were a bad girl today and had to be spanked. Small Daughter Mamma Is awful strict. If I'd known she used to be a school teacher I'd told you not to marry her. Mother fhfarlng Ethel say her prayers ) And let us all live to a good old age . Ethert I'll not pray for aunty to live to a good old age. Mother ( atound iWhy ) ? Ethel 'Cause she's ashamed of her age now. "Oh , George ! Who opened the canary's cage ? "I did. You told me a little bird was a-wblspering to you when I was naughty , so I know It must be biro , at there wu no other little bird about. So I opened the cage , and the cat's eaten him. That's wet he's got for telling on me. " Billy Hopkins found two small bojj on the street the other day , one crying , while the other was threatening him with further castlgation , says the. Cincinnati Enquirer. Mr. Hopkins approached the victor of the fight and said : "Come , my little man ! You should have no trouble with your companion ! " "I didn't have no trouble wid him , " was the answer. "I licked him wid one hand ! " First Schoolboy 1 wish we hadn't had dat ol' war with Spain , an' got all dat new territory. It'll jus' make our geography harder. Second Schoolboy 'Course it will. Fin" t'lng we know de teacher Ml be askin' us ter name all dem Philippine Islands , The other day , says the Washington Post , a colored urchin accosted the foreman of a street gang at work on the sewers with this request : "Boss , gimme a match. " The good-humored boss was about to com ply , but , thinking to inculcate a lesson in manners , ho stopped , with his fingers in his match pocket , and said , suggestively : "If ifwhat ? " In all seriousness the boy made answer : "If y" got one. " He got the match. HIS SAD LITTLE SAY. Harper's Bazar. I have seventeen doll babies and a. cat. I've a dozen and a half of coiored blocks , I've a pair of tennis racquets and a bat , I've an elephant that wears a pair of socks , I've a bank that has a pretty key and locks , I've a. lot of books of story and of fable. But , alas ! a cruel fate my wishes mocks ! I canont have the things on mamma's table. On that table are Ions Pins for mamma's hat. And beside them stands the loveliest of clocks. There's a lot of butterflies , a golden goat That my mamma wears to fasten up her frocks. On the floor I have a farm with horse and ox , With a farmer and a boy we all call Abel. But , alas ! a cruel fate my wishes mocko ! I cannot have the things on mamma's table. My dear daddy brought me home a kitten fat. And of sheep I have at least a dozen flocks. Uncle Jlmmie sent me up a woven mat That the little Injun children made of shocks. I have tiny boats tied fast to tiny docks. I have a fair-haired baby sister christened Mabel. But , alas ! a cruel'fate my wishes mocks ! I cannot have the things on mamma's table. SOME LATH INVENTIONS. The bicycle saddle post Is displaced by a new seat connection , which is formed of a stiff curved spring extending over the top of the joint to carry the saddle. A newly patented carriage top has spring rollers set in brackets around three sides of the top , on which the curtains are wound , the new method of attachment being much handler than the buttons formerly used. In a new burglar alarm a plate is Inserted in the door casing to carry a bracket , on which a bell Is mounted , with a push-button extending In line with the door , to start the bell mechanism as boon as the door is pushed partly open. A handy cigar and ash holder has been de signed with a cup for the ashes which has a long metal lip on one side to rest on a table or stand , a spring clip being formed on the under side of the extension by which it can be held In place. Moisture is prevented from condensing on windows and shutting off the light by a new English device , which has an air supply pipe located at the bottom of the window , with an electric heater set in the outlet to dry the air as it Is forced from the pipe. An elliptical spring has been patented for bicycle saddles , in which two flat leave are attached to each other at the ends by steel rings , the central parUi being bent oppositely with the seat clamp on the upper side and the post clamp on the lower. To Indicate the number of calls sent to the central office on a telephone a new register ing device has a push rod which roakcfi the connection with the main office and moves the band on an indicating dial at the uame time. To indicate when a clock needs winding a fan-shaped device is pivoted at the top of the case to be opened gradually by the winding up of a cord on the spring shaft , revealing the words "wind UD" when fully opened. In p. newly patented trolley controller a weight is fixed on a yoke to slide UD nnd down on the pole , one end of the rope being attached to .the weight to maintain the tension , taking up the slack when the wire runs low. A Maryland Inventor has patented a bi cycle steering wheel to take the place of the handle bar. the new device belnc of oval shape , so that it can be turned part way around to bring the grips clote together or wide apart. Children will enjoy a new firecracker , which is manufactured In strings containing any desired number , with a contlnuoun fuse which may be lighted at one end to fire a whole bunch In succession , or separated for single explosions. A rustless metal hes been patented by a Pcnusylvanlan , composed of ingredients in proportion as follows : Iron , 100 pounds ; chrome , one-half pound : tungsten , one- quarter pound , and nickel , one-quarter pound , with a small quantity of Baft. An improved mucllace bottle has the stopper formed of a hollow tube , closed at the top and screw.threaded at the lower end , with room inside for the handle of the brush , alfowjng free use of the latter when the tube is removed and makinc an lr- tigbt closure. A simple blryrle rack is formed of a wire bate , having a U-ehaped vertical holder GOOD COFFEE would be cheap if you had to pay $1.00 a pound for it , but you don't. Known everywhere bj its bloc wrapper and yellow label. ! S : COFFEE Is the best and no better can be secured , even though you were willing to pay ten times that amount. Put up only in specially prepared boxes , one pound in the berry. For saio by all grocers. Importers and Roasters : Minneapolis , < X. CO. , Minnesota. TURKISH T. & P. PILLS brings monthly mon- i strtint ion sure to th < ) ilajr neverdlsappotni Jl. box. 2 boxes will help any caso. By mail. Hahn'5 Drug .Store , iSthdcFarnam , Omaha , Neb. at one end , with a pivot formed at the rear In which is mounted a double loon bent at right angles to adjust iUelT to the xlze of the wheel. Dust is prevented from entering a ball bearing by a new imporvement. In which the shaft on which the balls revolve is grooved toward the outer end. with a pack ing ring of soft material set lust back of the groove , causing the latter to take up the dirt. By an Ohio man's improvement in chan deliers the burners can be lowered for light ing without drsturblng the flow of cas. each lamp being carried on the lower end of a vertical pipe suspended in clamping pockets to be released for lowerinc. with flexible connecting pipes to supply the c-as. Students can become expert typewriter operators without the expense of buvinc or renting a machine by the use of a Xew Yorker's invention , consisting of a frame carrying a series of keys which can be arranged to correspond with the kevboard it is desired to learn , the keys having spring to return them after each stroke. CON.VLIJIAMTIISS. A man seldom marries bis first love , chiefly because it is impossible for him to marry himself. All of Washington society that knows what is what was startled the other day by Sec retary of State Hay , who appeared at a swell wedding in a white flannel suit. The ther mometer at the time was nearly 100 out of doors , and somewhat higher than that figure inside the church. A woman notary public In Colorado , who was recently married , asked the attorney general what name sbe should use officially in the future. He has replied that bho must sign all documents as before her marriage , for he finds no law compelling or even au thorizing a woman to drop her maiden name on the simple excuse of marriage. In fact , ho says that there is no authority for a change of name at marriage or at any other time. time.Most Most of the titled bachelors of England have tried to storm the cltadef of Miss May Goelet's heart , but she has resisted them all. At last , when gostlps on this side of the water bad come to the end of their predic tions and Miss Goelet still remained heart- whole , the news Is cabled that the heiress has capitulated to the eix foot eight inch guardsman who was chosen to lead the queen's jubilee procession because he was the tallest man in the British army. When she is 25 Miss Goelet wllr come Into a for tune of Jl'0,000,000. Captain Oswald Ames , the man of her choice , Is poor , comes of a good old county family , has no expectations , but ia a magnificent specimen of manhood. Startling happenings are rapidly crowding Into the life of William Wllion Sloan , Jr . the 20-year-old Harvard student who was to have served as chief usher at a fashiona ble Cambridge wedding , but who himself married the bride. Rose Lincoln Kdwurdes , a few hours before the time set for the orig inal ceremonies. Young Mr. and Mrs. Hloan are now In New York City. Within twenty- four hours this is what happened to the college boy : Tuesday afternoon. May 21 , be was to have been head usher at hla friend's fashionable wedding , but instead he eloped with the bride-to-be and married her. Wednesday morning bis father , a mil lionaire of Buffalo , disinherited him. Wednesday noon it was discovered that the college law which forbids the marriage of freshmen expelled him from Harvard. The elder Sloan , who with bis wife and daughter was in Boston Wednesday , called at the home of the bride's parents In Cambridge and expreifced hie displeasure at the mar riage. He said that the boy would have to take care of himself , and be Intimated that be might take measures to annul the marriage on the ground that the boy was under the age of consent. 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