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"WASHINGTON , Aug. 24. ( Correspond
ence of The Deo. ) Luckily for me , It was
not Dr. Oscar Loow's buoy day when I
called at his laboratory to learn the full
details of his discovery of enjiym , Just an
nounced. According to many bacteriolo
gist * , onzym has cotno to altogether die-
place the popular scrum treatment of the
terrible His to which flesh Is heir and of
Mich the relentless mlcrobo Is parent.
Dr. Loew In a German. For some time
past ho has been a bacteriologist In the De
partment of Agriculture , Is formerly of the
Vntvomlty of Toklo , Japan , later of Munich.
Ho explained to ine that , although the precs
association had announced hln discovery In
n brief paragraph , the only details published
hitherto had been printed In n German
medical journal.
Antl-vlvlscctlonlsts will hall the cnzym
discovery with Joy. While It Is similar to
the eerum or nntl-toxin In some respects
and uulto as potent , It not moro so , It can
bo manufactured without the aid of dumb
beasts. Instead of Introducing deadly mi
crobes Into the blood of animals , a'nd there
letting the disease-killing scrum form , Dr.
l > oo\v confines the noxious bacilli In a glass
Jar. There they work out their own damna
tion. This suicidal Instinct Is at the bottom
of cnzym manufactuie. In their confinement
the dlscaso microbes sccrcto a sort of fer
ment. This becomes so strong that It kills
these very germs which make It ; not only
klllo thorn , but destroys their bodies. This
fluid Is the enzym. It Is drained off , puri
fied and used much as scrum. According to
Dr. Loow It la practically the same as serum
anti-toxin. The latter la supposed to bo
thrown off by the animal In which the dls-
cnoo germs arc Injected. In reality the
Korms themselves are what brew their own
destruction.
Snlctilnl Tendencies of Germs.
"Trill mo some Interesting details as to
your discovery , " said I.
"Well , It has been known for a long time
that certain bacterial growths In the animal
body and la men will reach a polnj where
they will cease , as 1C of their own accord
In such cases the disease seems to run Us
full course , and then entirely dlo out of the
( system. According to previous theories this
was duo to adds , to noxious products or to
the stimulation of the animal organisms to
Itself produce a bacteria-killing product
It was never noted that In such coses the
whole bacillus growth became completed
dissolved by the time the course of the
disease bad been thus run. When I ob-
Bcrved this , about a year and a half aio , ]
concluded that the germs which became thus
dissolved had themselves produced the ma
terial which accomplished their dissolution
I communicated my theory to my friend
Dr. Rudolf Emmerich , bautcrlologlst , oi
( Munich. Wo at once experimented on a
largo scale and produced enzymes. Our
first cnzym was produced by bacilli taken
from ulcers formed In the dlscaso known
as pyocyaneus. A concentrated solution
measuring one cubic centimeter In from
several hours to several days made millions
of bacilli of bubonic plague , cholera , typholc
fever , diphtheria and anthrax. Thus you
BOO the pyocyaneus bacilli formed an cnzym
fatal not only to themselves , but to the
germs of all these other diseases , and doubt
ICES to many more , which future work wll !
determine.
"Wo next experimented on animals. A
large dose of bacilli caustnc anthrax , thai
dread disease , fatal to brutes and often to
roan , was -Injected Into a rabbit. The dost
was sufficient to kill rapidly in from one to
three days. Soon afterward from two to
flvo cubic centimeters of the cnzym solu
tion were Injected In the same animal. This
treatment was repeated flvo or six times
'
Moro animals were similarly used , and al
\vcro cured of anthrax and became healthy
again. Ono or two were then painlessly
Idlled and dissected. It was discovered upon
microscopical examination that the anthrax
j bacilli bad multiplied eo rapidly in tbo be
ginning that they toad reached as far as
the liver and spleen. But the cnzym in
jected into the blood had reached even
these. It bald destroyed and almost dls-
eolvcd them. The cnzym had thus acted In
the animal body just as It bad In the glass
flask of the laboratory. Experiments with
other disease germs showed results equally
gratifying. " ' >
Depends on the Dlncnie.
"But" how will iphyslclans apply -the cnzym
In the euro of all these diseases ? Will they
inject it Into the Wood as they do the anti
toxin 7"
"That will depend upon the disease. Ex
periments so far Indicate that in the- treat
ment of diphtheria It will bo applied first
upon the diphtheritic membranes of the
glands directly. There It should bo uT\- \
olent to dissolve all the bacteria causing
the disease. If not , we will Inject moro into
tbo blood.
"Our first practical work will bo done di
rectly -with anthrax. Wo will then take up
If all young women could have the
tight sort of motherly advice much of
the unhappiness of the world would be
voided.
There are two trouble ? in the way.
The girls hesitate to consult the
mothers and the mothers really
know only a little more than
the girls. Couii-
eel of the best
port is at the
command of cv-i
ery woman nnd\ \
if she
prom ptly avail
Iicrsel of it she
will soon be re
lieved of her
troubles.
Thousands of ,
women , every
year , write
to Dr. R. V.
Pierce telling their symptoms and asking
his advice , which is freely given without
cost.
\or over thirty years Dr. Pierce has
been and is to-day chief consulting phy
sician of the great Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute , at Buffalo , N. Y. lie
is a specialist in the diseases of women
and his " Favorite Prescription " has had
the greatest sale of all medicines ever
devised for the cure of the trouble *
peculiarly feminine.
Every letter addressed to Dr. Pierce is
held sacredly confidential and has the
most careful attention.
No testimonial letter is ever published
until the written consent of its author
has been given.
Mr . Mary I ! . I.ewli. of Tinner , Gllratr Co. ,
W. Va. . write * : " For fifteen years I suffered un
told misery. I had given up all hope of ever
Kcttlnr well. I could not lie down to sleep , and
everything I nte would almost cramp me to
death. Wai very nenroui and could hardly walk
across the room. I only welched ninety pounds
when I commenced talcing tbese medicine * ; I
DOW weigh oue hundred and forty pounds and
am having better health than ever Ixfore. I
have taken the 'Favorite Inscription,1 ILe
Golden Medical Discovery , ' anil the 'Pellets. '
I take great pleasure in recommending your
medicines to the nick Tor I know that iflt had
not been for them I would not have been living
to-day , I am very thanktul to Cod. who put the
power in ) our medicines that cured me. "
diphtheria and typhoid fever. Meanwhile
a quantity of cnzym will have rcacheil India ,
to bo used In treatment of the bubonic
plague. We will test Its value an a euro
for cholera AS goon as that disease breaks
out spaln. Wo think Itwill also prove a
very valuable treatment for swine plague ,
which costs millions of dollars In Kansas
nlMfc. In npplylng It for anthrax wo will
probably Inject It under the nkln of the
abdomen , Injections Into the blood would
al o bo neceesary In treatment of bubonic
placuc , cholera and typhoid.
"Tho bubonic , or black plarue ; , may yet
reach Kuropo and America. The bacilli wilt
thrive and spread In cool temperatures. As
I ) iave said , our cnzym solution has klllc.1
hose plague bacilli when applied to them
In our laboratory. Wo can well apply much
of It to these germs In living animals until
wft Bet an Isolated laboratory. In Vienna
ft laboratory assistant lately contracted a
ocvcro case of plague whllo engaged In work
with the llvo germs. Ho communicated It
to a number of attendants. There were sev
eral deaths , and the whole city became
alarmed. Further work of the kind was
forbidden , The plague bacilli are alwajs
very dangerous. If a flask filled with cul
tures Bhould break by accident the entire
neighborhood might become rapidly Infected ,
Ilenco a laboratory for such work must be
Isolated , nnd powerful antiseptics , such ns
sulphuric acid , must be always at hand , to
bo poured at ouco upon exposed germs. "
OUR ICI1U the Other.
"Will the black plague microbes make
their own enzyra ? "
"They do not scorn to bo well adapted
io produce It. But you sco one of the great
advantages of this treatment will be that the
germ of ono disease will produce an enzym
fatal to the germ of another disease within
cfcrtaln limits. Thus , the onzym produced
by the pyocyaneus bacilli , as suggested , will
dissolve the black plague bacilli doubtless
03 readily as would the enzym of the latter , j |
could it be made. It ought to bo much
moro efficient than Uie eerum prepared by
the aid of the black plague bacilli Injected
Into horses. Indeed , In the Vienna experi
ments such serum proved without any value
whatever.
' 'AJthougTi wo have proved also that thla
tatno enzym , fatal to black plague bacilli ,
will also destroy typhoid bacilli , we have
not boon able to make teals with animals
elnco they all appear to be Immune against
typhoid.
"Wo have produced enzymes from many
diseased germs with Interesting effects.
That from the bacilli of erysipelas , when
applied to animals , their blood corpuscles
killed .them. The diphtheria bacilli
produced an cnzym and a .toxin or poison
at the same time. In such cases the diffi
culty , of course , was to separate this poison
from the onzyin. Thus , you will see why
we favor 'tho enzym of our first experiments.
Wo have studied It with greater detail be
cause of the great number of different species
of bacilli which It will destroy. If wo
finally prove that the yellow fever germ
will not produce a satisfactory enzyra we
will see If 'the ' original ono will not do Just
as well. "
Chccklnur Tuberculosis
"Do you think you can find an enzym
which will cure consumption ? "
' 'Many ' experiments already made by my
colleague , Dr. Emmerich , show that tuber
culosis may bo retarded by the cnzym solu
tion , but further Investigations must be
made. In the first place 'the tuberculosis
bacillus has a third of Its entire weight
made up of fatty and waxy-llke material.
Drs. de Bchwelnctz and Dorsett of the
bacteriological laboratory of the Bureau of
Animal Industry have established < thls and
have actually shown me a largo spoonful of
Ihls matter taken from cultures. To the
tuberculosis bacilli It serves as a protecting
armor against many chemical actions. Wo
are looking toward the combination of onzym
with some substance which will penetrate It.
Dr. Landorer of Germany has for the last
ten years' or so cured many cases of tuber
culosis , when not too advanced , by a sodium
salt of clnnamyllc acid. Perhaps this can bo
applied with enzym.
"You will see that we do away with the
body of the horse or of any other animal In
obtaining ; chemically. In a glass vessel , the
same durable body which Is the active con
stituent of 'the serum obtained only from
Injected anlmtiK The enzvm has always
been at the bottom of all such treatments
as vaccination and the so-called anti
toxin , but has never before been recognized. "
LOUIS WILLIAM THAVIS.
The Lutheran church In Iceland numbers
about 72,000 baptized members , which Is
about the total population.
Rev. C. H. Conwell , D. D. , during his
pastorate of the Tempro church , Philadel
phia , has baptized 3,785 converts.
In America there are seventy Primitive
Methodist stations , with the same number
of ministers and about 7,000 members.
The Methodist nnd Presbyterian churches
of Canada each propose to raise $1,000,000
to commemorate tbo opening of tbo new
century.
In ninety-one years of missionary work
In China 3,000 missionaries have been en
gaged and about 100,000 conversions re
ported.
As a result of work begun fifteen years
ago , the Congregational Home Missionary
society has established 117 churches In fif
teen states.
Methodism In England has 4,730 Bands of
Hope , with a membership of 410,810 , and
the temperance societies of the church num
ber 1.5C4 , with 90,676 members.
The unueual sight of a bishop addressing
a congregation of bicyclists was witnessed
at Dover , England , last week , when the
bishop of that see preached to cyclists from
all the country round.
The Independent says : "When It comes
to the religious orders In this country the
Catholic bishops seem to have scarcely more
influence than Abraham Lincoln once jok
ingly said ho had In hla administration. "
The Woman's Foreign Missionary society
of the Methodist Episcopal church has upon
Its rolls 700 native bible women , who eo
from home to home in the cities and vil
lages reading tbo blblo and teaching Christ.
The number of baptisms last year in the
Presbyterian church were fewer in number
than for some years. There were 17,082
adult baptisms to 21,674 the preceding year ,
and 24,998 Infant baptisms to 27,763 the year
previous.
A preacher In Minneapolis Sunday told tbo
congregation that not more than seven out
of a hundred church members were real
Christians , It made no trouble. Every
man who heard him felt that ho was one
of the seven.
The Catholic university has now about It
Four colleges and novitiates , located In
Washington , In furtherance of making It
ha great center of Cathofio educational In-
: erosts In America. The newest one Is the
College of the Holy Land , which Is to be
dedicated on September 17.
The Independent states that "tho annual
'cea of the Church of EngFand for marriage ,
nirlal , baptismal offerings and pew runts
are estimated at from 1,000,000 to lf > 00-
000. This gives a total Income of ? 3G,000,000
per year as the annual revenue of the
Church of England. A largo part of this
: ole ial revenue Is expended In increasing
tha value of benefices or church properties ,
of which there are 13,970 In England. "
The wllf of Joseph Benorst of Kansas
31ty , who died recently , provta to bo a moat
remarkable document. Although he was an
nfldol , Benorst left all but ROOD of his
ortune of $100,000 to religious and charita
ble organlaztlons. The Christian Brothers'
colfego of St. Louis Is the principal legatee ,
getting about ? SO,000. Benorst left his four
listers and hla halt brother almost nothing.
lo was reared a Catholic and it was while
keeping a 'tore at BaxUr Springs , Kan. ,
hat be lost bis faith In religious creeds.
le began the study of Thomas Palno's writ-
ngs and t > onn became an enthusiastic ud-
mlrcr of Colonel Robert G. Ingersoir. Mr ,
lenorst bad not attended church for twenty-
five years prior lo his death. His change
of religion did not cause Ulm to lose faith
n humanity in charitable work , He told
his frlendn that bis new rullglon was to do
good to all , to relieve suffering and to make
an hli friends bappx <
GIANT CROPS OF GIANT FRUIT
Fascinating Romances of Fruit Growing in
the Watermelon Belt ,
PROFITS AHEAD OF ALL OTHER CROPS
Some 1'rlro MHoni WclKliln * fUcr
One llun < lrc < I round * A Itccnril-
Ilrcnkltta Ycnr for the
Cruder * .
This Is the reigning year of the melon.
Although the season is still youuc , moro
canteloupcs and watermelons have reached
the northern markets than ever before In
the history of the commission men. In
the last week of July carloads of melons
were to be had for the asking In Jersey
City. Other carloads at Washington stood
open to .the longing of the passing darkey-
boy. The melon bolt , which reaches from
Otcro county In Colorado In a bread band
sagging somewhat southward and finally
touching the southern Atlantic coast , has
borne fruitfully throughout Its entire length.
This year the acreage , for two reasons , has
been vastly Increased. During the winter
of 1898 and 1899 from 60 to 70 per cent of
the peach trees of Georgia , ( Alabama and , In
deed , of the entire gulf region , with ( he
exception of Texas , were killed by the frost.
In Florida a , considerable proportion of the
orange trees , which had not suffered on
previous winters , 'were lost , thereby throw
ing a largo number of fruit growers out of
thc.tr regular lines of planting. lAs a re
sult thousands of acres formerly devoted to
peach and orange growing were planted to
canteloupcs and watermelons. In most sec
tions of the south the season was favorable
for melon growth and the result was a
great overstocking of the market. And yet
the experienced grower , with the wisdom
which comes of many plantings , has not
been so seriously Injured by overproduction
as many of the newer melon growers. He
understood itho science of securing an early
crop and of rushing It through well estab
lished channels Into the markets of the
north.
As a result , the first carloads of cante-
loupes to reach Js'ew York brought from $5
to $3.50 a crato. That means $1,100 and $1-
600 for a single carload of from 7,000 to
15,000 melons. It Is not at all unusual to
raise In parts of Georgia and Alabama from
two to thrco carloads to the acre. This
would mean a money yield of from $2,200
to $1,500 to the acre , provided the melons
could all bo harvested early In the season.
When this Is compared to the yield to the
acre of 'wheat or almost any other known
crop the profits would appear enormous.
Certain It Is that a number of the most ad
vanced growers have "been " astonishingly
successful with their ventures In the south.
Watermelons have been only a step behind
the canteloupcs In the size * and marketIng -
Ing success of the crop. About 1,000 melons
are considered a carload. During the last
two or thrco years these melons have aver
aged a full thirty pounds weight and some
of them have gone beyond sixty pounds ,
while a few prize melons weighing 100
pounds and over have crept Into the ship
ments. The earliest watermelons bring all
manner of fancy prices. By the 1st of Au
gust the price has usually dropped from $200
to $330 per carload. That would mean a
cost of from 2 to 3.5 cents for a thirty-
pound melon about as cheap a dessert , even
after the middleman's charges have been
added , as the average American family could
desire. As the season advances the price
decreases still further until It frequently
happens that the shipper is willing to give
his product to anyone who will bo kind
enough to pay the freight. The earlier
melons nearly all cnmo by express and
spend from two to three days on the road ;
from Colorado the earliest product requires
nearly three days , or from four to five days
by freight ; New York can comfortably consume -
sumo from twenty to forty carloads every
day.
Grower * AVorlc I.IUc a Trn f.
Ono curious develoaraenit of the melon
crop , chiefly during the present season , has
been the growing sale of canteloupes in the
market by name. A few years ago a muskmelon -
melon was a muskmelon. The only differ
ence of designation was the elementary
" " " . " asked
designations "good" and "bad. I
W. A. Taylor , assistant pomologlst. of the
United States Department of Agriculture ,
how the muskmelon happened to become the
canteloupe.
"In the north , " he said , "the muskmelon
la still the muskmelon ; canteloupe is a
southern name and from the fact that the
canteloupe supply comes largely from below
the rMason-Dlxon line the name has gradu
ally Invaded northern markets until at pres
ent -tho ordinary city man would not think
for n. moment of asklnc lor a muskmelon
when ho goes to a restaurant. "
As I said before , the average marketer has
begun to distinguish varieties of the can
teloupe. He knows tbo famous Ilocky Ford
melon from the Osage and 'the Paul Rosa
and hothinks too can distinguish It from I
'
the old-Tashloned Netted Gem. The Rocky
Ford melon is perhaps the most famous of
any In < the market. It is grown In Otoro
county , Colorado , near Rocky Ford of the
Arkansas river , where 'the temperature Is
hot , the soli Is light and the land can be
supplied toy means of Irrigation with an un '
limited quantity of water at just the time
when the melon plants are most In need of |
it , Otero county Is indeed the hotbed of
Colorado. The Ilocky Ford melon Is of
medium slzo and roughly netted with
green lines. It was first shipped in
quantities from Colorado to Chicago about
three years ago. Hero Its fame grow with
mushroom rapidity. It was sweet and of
excellent flavor and Chicago , having passed
favorably upon It , the shipments reached far
ther to the eastward until the Rocky Ford
melon Is now the most popular canteloupo
In the markets of Philadelphia , New York
and Boston. This success has largely been
due to the action of tbo growers themselves.
Tboy have worked together like a trust.
Their shipments .havo . all been mode by a
co-operative association which has taken
particular pains not to overstock any single
market. Indeed , BO popular has the melon
become that Its seeds have been planted
In many localities throughout the south and
oven In Texas , and now melons bearing the
name Rocky Ford como from many different
places , although the onry genuine Rocky
Ford Is a product of Colorado.
In this connection there is one of the llt-
tlo romances of agriculture. In 1897 a dealer
In New York having a number of Rocky
Ford melons left on bis bands , sent the seed
to a friend In Florida who had just lost his
orange crop by freezing , This planter had
been accustomed to picking his fifteen boxes
of oranges every year from every tree In
his orchards , and It be needed money he had
no trouble In borrowing In advance on his
crop expectations. When his trees- were
frozen he was absolutely without the means
of livelihood. Accordingly , -when ho re
ceived tbo melon eeed , be seized upon them
3.3 a last chance and instead of planting
an experimental plot , as his New York
friend had suggested , he plowed up thirty
acres and put It all Into melons. When hi
came to harvest his crop he found that be
had melons literally by the hundreds of
thousands and he cleared $12,000 from the
thirty acres.
Orlulu of the Kooky Kuril.
la this connection a rather amusing story Is
told about the orlcln of < the Rocky Ford
melon , The Rockr Forders insist that one
of their number developed It from a wild
melon indigenous to Colorado , but the Ue-
paitment of Agriculture , in making a care
ful investigation , has discovered that the
Rocky Ford melon Is nothing In tbo world
but tbo old-fashioned and much-despised
Netted Gem melon of the east , which wag
grown in the kitchen garden * of our grand
mothers. It grown to great perfection , It
Is true , In Colorado , but the Netted Gem it
l nnd nothing more. Many eastern people
wait until the Jersey melon comes Into the
market. Being grown near home , It la
picked ripe and Is supposed to bo much
aweeter than any other variety. The Jersey
melon Is usually nothing moro nor less
than the Netted Qem or some nearly re
lated variety. Throughout the Mississippi
valley and to some extent In the cast the
Osngo melon relgna supreme. U la a large
green melon , not so handsome ns the Ilocky
Kord , but very rich and luscious. This
moon ! _ also has a curious history. Morrlll ,
one of the most famous fruit growers In the
state of Michigan , as well as In the United
States , had become discouraged with his
calling at the tlmo the "yellows" carried off
I S3 many peach orchards. Accordingly ho
i made a trip Into the far southwest to pros-
< pcct for gold. White there ho found a wild
melon of unusual Ilavor anil sweetness , al
though It was not large. Ho did not find
j any gold , but he came homo with his melon ,
planted the seeds nnd In a few years ho
I was supplying nearly the entire Chicago
, market with the product of this New Mexi
can seed.
The \ < MV Utiisnlun Melon.
Mr. T.u-lor told mo of n now discovery
Just made by the 'Agricultural ' department
n melon that will keep well Into the winter
llko n squash , Some tlmo ago Prof , Hanson
was sent to Russia to gather the seeds of
fruits and valuable agricultural plants un
known to this country. Amonc others he
found at Khiva , TurkesJan , the seed of a
I melon which was picked crccn nnd kept to
| ripen in a root lion so or cellar. The fruit
often readied tihe great clzo of thirty pounds
, and It bore some resemblance when rlpo
both to the cantclbupo and to the water
melon ; It seemed Indeed to ibo'ln some way
a htbrld between the two. These seeds ,
planted In this country , liavo crown with
great success nnd the 'Agricultural depart
ment Is conlldcnt that It has made a genuine
discovery Which will later yield substantial
money returns to 'the ' 'fruit ' growers of the
entire country. In the course of two or
three years wo may expect to see delicious
rlpo melons on sate during the Christmas
holidays and oven later In the winter.
Watermelons , unlike the canteloupcs , have
not yet begun to bo designated by variety
names , except perhaps by the more advanced
dealers. There Is the round watermelon
and the long green watermelon , and that is
about as tar ns it goes. But U la only n
question cf time when the purchaser him-
eolf will bo able to distinguish the Triumph
melon from Kolb's Gem and DIxey from
Mountain Sweot. Ono of the createst educators
caters of the jmblic In this respect have
been the fruit shows held of late years in
many Important cities. People nro begin
ning to know that the best looking melon Is
not always .the sweetest and beat , nnd plant
ers are beginning to learn that It pays to nd-
vertlso and push varieties which are par
ticularly excellent. For this reason there
has been growing during the past few years
a tendency on the part of advanced growers
to ship 'In ' peculiar kinds of crates , and
boxes with special labels , so that their fruit
oan be distinguished anywhere In the mar
ket. I know one grower whose fruit comes
largely to the Chicago market who has this
sign on every one of his baskets :
*
* BY THEIR FRUITS SHALL
* YE KNOW THEM.
Another famous grower who has extensive
poach orchards In Connecticut and extensive
melon fields In Georgia had adopted the
following slogan :
U C TOP U C ALL. *
BTOniKS ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.
"Thirty years ago , " eays George G. Rockweed -
wood , the veteran Now York photographer ,
to a reporter , "my studio was at Thirteenth
street and Broadway , then a. residence sec
tion. At the corner , facing Union Square ,
was the old Roosevelt mansion where Gov
ernor Theodore Roosevelt spent his boy
hood.
"Several years ago when the governor was
pollco commissioner he came into my pres
ent studio and of course I personally super
intended posing him. After I had fixed him
In the chair and asked him * o 'look pleas
ant , please , ' I said , carelessly :
" 'I wonder whether you arc the little fat
boy who used to throw stones at my sky
light la Thirteenth street about thirty years
ago ? '
"Mr. Roosevelt's eyes twinkled. 'That's a
long tlmo ago , Mr. Rockweed , ' ho eald. 'It's
pretty nearly outlawed by this tlmo. But as
I have the pollco on my sldo now and I'm
not afraid of ibelng arrested , I'll odmlt that
I was the 1 > oy. But don't let that make you
spoil this picture. '
"It didn't , for it was the best likeness
that had ever been taken of Mr. Roosevelt
up to that time. In fact , it was the only
one that didn't make him look severe. "
General Benjamin F. Tracy , former secro-
tary of the navy , and who is at present an
'associate ' of General Benjamin Harrison In
representing this government In the matter
Of the Venezuelan boundary dispute , finds
the keenest enjoyment In smoking. The
general was nearly 60 years old before ho
acquired tbo taste for tobacco. Previous to
that time smoking made him 111.
During the early ' 70s , relates the Phlla-
idclphla Post , he was engaged as counsel In
a celebrated case , and waa compelled to
devote not only the day but the greater
part of the night to his task. Once when
ho was thoroughly fagged out an asaoclato
suggested that tt cigar with his coffee might
have a eootblug effect. General Tracy suc
cumbed to tbo temptation , and before ho
was aware of It had finished bis third cigar.
t They ceemcd to quiet his nerves , and bo
waa able to work over his papers the whole
of that night. Slnco that time- , perhaps out
of gratitude for the effect of those three
clgara , General Tracy has been a smoker.
Robert Smells , the colored politician and
ex-congressman of South Carolina , tolls a
good fctory In answer to the democratic
politicians who want to divide the negro
vote ,
"It always reminds me , " ho said to a
Chicago Record correspondent , "of a man
culled Captain Jack , who used to run a. flatboat -
boat on the river down In my country and
< was one of the smartest men I ever knew ,
"Captain Jack was going down the river
ono Sunday and his boat got stuck on a
eandbar right opposite a colored Methodist
church. He tried every -way .ho . could to
budge her , but she was ful , and there waa
noway to set off except by sinking the
stern until the bow was free , and then
shoving her around Into the currtct. The
mtnuto Captain Jack heard the singing and
praying up at the meeting house he saw n
way to get out of his scrap' . He ejnt up
a colored messenger to announce that he
had como to Jesus and wantcu to hold n
prayer meeting era his boat. All the darkles
from the church came down , and Captain
Jack meantime got seats fixed for them In
the stern. They crowded back there sing
ing , praying and bletelng the Lord for
bringing Captain Jack to .the mourner's
bench. Meanwhile the bands V7 tbo boat
were working to Bhove her off , II did
not take long. In about half an hour she
was floating in the stream. Then turning
around to his guests , Captain Jack shouted :
"Get off here now , every ono of you blank
blank niggers. This prayer meeting in
over. "
General Smalls argued that such was the
way in which the democratic party desired
to divide the colored vote.
Irritating stings , bites , Bfraichcs , wounds
and cuts soothed and healed by DeWltt's
Witch Hazel Salve a nure and safe applica
tion for tortured 'Join. Beware of counter-
teiti.
if THE PATRIOTIC MUSE |
&
Welcome the I'lrntNcbrnnkn. .
Come nil nnd Rive n. welcome
To the bojs so bravo nnd true
The Ivojs of the Flr.it Nebraska ,
Who eagerly donned the blue ,
And gallantly followed "Old Olory"
Through many n bloody fray
With the Spaniards md Fllplnos ,
In Luzon , far away ,
the glnd bells In welcome !
Hlngl until everyone
Shall understand the tiding ! ) ,
"Our First Nebraska's come , "
Olvo thorn n smiling welcome ,
Though tenrs your eyes mny blind ,
For there's many a. gap In the ranks todaj
And ilenr comrades left dchlnd.
Spread them n feast ; then : li nothing
Too good for the boys who bore
Hunger and thirst without murmuring ;
Wounded nnd sick and sore
They wndctl through swamps , swam rivers
Were pierced by thorns In the brush.
But when trenches were charged , our Nc-
braskns
Were always the first In the rush.
Greet them ns victors returning.
Crown them with laurels of fame ,
Through long , wenry months of peril
They upheld our nation's name ,
And proved to every country
On the face of this grand old earth ,
That the Rioatest nation or all the free
Is the land of their native birth.
Then welcome our patriot soldiers ,
Who have -always upheld the right ,
And proved by their valor , our volunteers
Are the strength of our nation's might.
Then wish them health , and wish them
wealth ,
Give three cheers and a tiger , too ,
For the boys of the First Nebraska
To whom all honor's due.
Touhy , NeK
The UnrcturnlnK.
Amidst the plaudits for thes e heroes com-
IIIK home ,
A sigh for those who fell the unreturnhiB
braves
Upon these fadeless garlands , drop u tear ,
for they
Who sleep In distant Islands , dead In alien
graves.
Amidst this glory and this high acclaim , let
sound
Ono note of sorrow In a plaintive minor
strain ,
Ono tone of dlrgc-llko music In the paen of
praise ,
For these whose names nre numbered
with the noble slain.
For them the llRhts are out , the rattling
drums are still ,
No reveille can over reach their dust-
stopped cars ,
Their hero hearts are pulseless and their
feet aro. bound
In death's unyielding chains , for all the
future years.
Dut though their hearts are dust and silence
seals their HI ,
Their deeds will live , for soldier valor
never dies ;
Their lustrous names are writ on Fame's
eternal PURO
In living characters , ns constant as the
skies.
Then 'midst the folds of yonder nag they
loved BO well ,
Entwine a sable cord , In memory of the
dead ,
And us the living heroes tread the soil of
home ,
For these who march unseen , make bare
unrt bow the head.
Omaha , .Neb. W. U. IfcJNUOV.
Tlic- First Shot.
Guard well the line , O sentries ,
And keep the city clear ,
No hostile horde shall swarm within
To taunt with } ! be and jeer.
The nag that rtoats above us ,
The flag we brought from home ,
'TIs flxed to ny forever
On Manila's proudest dome.
Out where the First Ncbraskans
Lie sleepless on the ground ;
The sentries nrm , unyielding- .
Are brave as can be found.
The rlcellelds teem with natives ,
Full well equipped for war
Against a flag that never
Has lost a single stur.
And in the distant Jungles ,
Where sullen watch llrcs glow ,
Are tribes of nerce Tagolos
" \\ho wait to strike a. blow.
Their guns gleam In the Ilrellght ,
Their cries ring through the air.
And mocking tnunt and laughter
Assault our sentries there.
Oh , well the poet named them ,
"Hulf devil and half child , "
Thrfr semi-savage antics ,
Their -war songs weird and wild ,
fTell of n past condition
And of the wasted years
Of Spain's unjust oppression
That brought but blood and tears.
They're crowding close the cordon
That girts the city 'round ;
Their foremost men are standing
Upon forbidden ground.
Unit ! Advance and give the sign ;
You must not trifle here ;
Go back and tell your leaders
There Is no weakness here !
"Corp'ral , the guard number nine , *
Was heard a sentry's cry.
"Oh , let your gun be silent ,
But they must not pass you by , "
Now falling in each effort
To roupc the sentry's Ire.
trhe.v crowd around him closer
Til ho is forced to lire.
The shot that Uroko the tension
Performed Its mission well ,
From one poor Filipino
Burst forth a dying yell.
Now to your posts , 0 buglers ,
These are no false alarms ,
! t cv'ry brazen trumpet
Sound forth the call "To Arms. "
Our hosts have been triumphant
In ev'ry light nnd fray.
The Stars and Stripes will not come down
Until the Judgment day.
E'en then Homo soldier sinner
Will ralso them with a yell
And with him proudly bear them ,
To heaven or to hell.
Omaha , Neb.DAVID
To the Flrnt X
Gladly we welcome you , Gallant Flrstl
Pride of Nebraska , her loyal sons ;
Strength of our land and flower of our
state ,
No braver soldiers ever shouldered guns.
Gladly we welcome you , Gallant First !
Nebraska receives you with outstretched
arms ,
Home again , close In her fond embrace
You will soon recover from war's alarms ,
Gladly we welcome you , Gallant First !
Nebraska greets you with tender voice ;
Her mother heart for you opens wide ,
Jlcr blinding tears come now to rejoice.
Gladly we welcome you , Gallant Flrstl
Nebraska s dly bade you good-byo ,
Out her country called and she sent you
forth
To nobly win or gloriously die.
Gladly we welcome you , Gallant First !
Nebraska followed you with deepest pride ,
In thi HeM , on guard , at the front , alwuya
Firmly you stood 'gainst war's terrible
tide.
Gladly we welcome you , Gallant Flrstl
Nebraska watched with bated breath ,
As grandly fighting with face to the foe ,
Scores of her sons went down In death.
Gladly wo welcome you , Gallant First !
Tho' the tears will full at your broken
ranku ,
Nebraska weeps for her heroes who are left
In their last , long encampment on foreign
banks ,
Gladly we welcome you , Gallant First !
Prldo of Nebraska , her loyal sons ;
Strength of our lai.d and flowers of our
No braver soldiers ever shouldered Runs.
Ord , Neb. COHA A. THOMPSON.
MIIIIoni Given Aivny.
It Is certainly gratifying to tbo public to
know of one concern in the land which Is not
afraid to be generous to the needy and suf
fering. The proprietors of Dr. King's Now
Discovery for Consumption , Coughs and
Colds have given away over ten million trial
bottles of this great medicine nnd have tbo
satisfaction of knowing It has absolutely
cured thousands of hopeless rases. Asthma ,
Bronchitis , Hoarseness and all diseases of
the Throat , Chest and Lungs are surely cured
by It. Call on Kuhn & Co. , druggists , and
Ret a free trial bottle. Regular elzo COc and
Jl. Every bottle guaranteed or price re
funded.
New Fell Designs , New Patterns , New
Finishes , New Stock , of Elegant House
FurnistiingsatMostPopularPi1ces , ,
This will be Special Metal Bed Week in Our Fur
niture Dept. A large new line of Late De
signs and Finishes , Beds that are Up-
to-Date , Novel and Attractive.
Wo start for an Iron Bed , brass trimmed , full size ,
or three-fourth : artistic , neat designs , at $3.25
A very pretty heavy Iron Bed , brass knobs and
rosettes , choice patterns , price $3.25
Wo have so many patterns , so many finishes , that it would
bo a great task to describe all. Wo would advise yon , how
ever , to call and inspect our stock , got posted on now styles
and prices.
Couches.
We show something entirely now and novel in a couch ,
Best work at the right price ,
Rattan Furniture.
This week wo place on sale a largo now stock of rattan
chairs , rockers and conches , latest and newest styles. Wo
show a largo full roll arm and seat rattan rocker. Others are
likely to ask yon $2 for this same rocker , which wo
put on sale this week at $4.50
Office Men.
We show a 50-inch roll top cloak , made of solid oak , 1 draw
ers in each pedestal , combination lock , pigeon
hole interior , price $17.00
Better desk , the world famous Cutler , 50-inch roll deskheavy
moulded baseboard , finished interior , combination
lock , selected oak , a bargain at $24.00
Office Desks.
Oflice File Cases , Tariff Cases , Pigeon Hole Cases , Lettet
Press Stands , Office Chairs , our stock the largest and prices
most interesting. *
Lawn and Porch Furniture
In our basement at basement bargain prices. Large
elegant rattan rocker , with arms , we will oiler at $1.95
Our loss yonr opportunity.
Porch .Rattan Settees , strong and durable
the $5.50 kind , go at $3.65
Rattan Porch Rocker , this week $1.50
Rattan Porch Chair , this week $1.40
§ 2.50 splint seat and back Porch rockers , maple
finish frame. This desk at $1.85
Double cane seat and back rockers and chairs , matting or
burlap seat rockers and chairs , in fact the largest and best
assortment of porch chairs over shown , all at special closing
prices.
500 new hassocks , put on sale Monday morning. New
shapes , new patterns , at 75c , 50c , 35c and 25c.
Matting Specials.
All remnants of matting must go. Some large enough
to cover a good sized room. All matting less than 10 yards of
a kind , go at less than cost.
45c matting remnants , price 30c
35c matting remnants , price , . . . . . 25c
25c matting remnants , price , „ . . . 15c
15c matting remnants , price 10c
16 drop patterns of linoleum , all grades , enough of either
pattern to cover a good sized room , to close on these we make
you a 25 per cent discount. "Bring your measures. "
All carpet remnants remain at about half price. Carpet
samples go at lOc and up.
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