THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: "VED1N ESD A Y, EEBKI'ARY l.'?. 1001.
MR, BURT IS STILL BUSY
Union Pieifie Chief it Eniaid -with Boutine
Affairs.
NO TIME TO DISCUSS FUTURE OUTLOOK
Oolr Rift in the rJI of Silence la the
?)f-ETldent Fart That OrasUia
ia Gainer by the Conaoll
datlosw The rush of business In the offlce of
President Horace G. Burt of the L'alon
Pacific, still continues and be Is devoting
his -whole time to clearing away aRalrs
that came up durlnc his absence. Much
routine business Incident to the beginning
of the jear demands his attention and the
clerical force Is rushed. Meanwhile Mr
Burt has no time to discuss the many
rumors which have been Hrlng around on
account of the recent purchase by the
Harrlman syndicate of the Central Pacific.
The fac,t f this purchase Is well estab
lished, but beyond that It Is doubtful If
anything dsQnlte has been decided upon.
The rumors of the removal of the head
quarters from Omaha or the advance of
Mr. Burt to the position of chairman of
the board of the combined roads, have no
foundation In fact and are the subject of
much amusement In oQclal 'circles, so au
thorities ray. Those familiar with the In
side workings of the Union Pacific have
asserted that the two roads will be
managed as before, that Mr. Burt will re
main president of the Union Pacific and
Mr Hays will continue as president of the
Southern Pacific.
Project Yet In Emliryo.
It was ttated In Mr. Bnrt's office Tues
day that the proposed new shops and head
quarters' building have not been a mat
ter of discussion between the officials here
since Mr. Burt's return. He is simply
grinding awayvon routine business which
has accumulated during his absence.
At the same time the consolidation means
much for Omaha, and old railroad men have
figured out thatjderelopment and Improve
ment of tb Union Pacific property In
tbts cjty will surely follow. It may take
time, but It Is sure to come, they say.
The Southern Pacific has been charged
with diverting to Its "Sunset" line a large
amount of business which would naturally
have gone over the Ogden route. Being an
independent line, this was easily accom
plished, for the other roads were compelled
to depend on- the Central Pacific, under
lease to the Southern Pacific, for their
connections west of Ogden.
IIott Qmahn "XV I It lie Oalnrr.
Now with the Union Pacific and the
Southern Pacific on friendly terms be
cause of the controlling Interest In the
stock being vested In the" same parties. It
Is presumed that the traffic will follow the
natural course, and this Is the Ogden
route. That means that much of the travel
and freight which has gone by New Orleans
unde'rtbe Influence of the Southern Pacific
will now seek the Ogden route by way of
the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific
and will pass through Omaha. More trains
will be run to Accommodate the business;
more men will bo employed and will re
side In .Omaha, the terminus of the road;
more and bc'tter equipped shops will be
necepsar to care .. for the rolling stock:
more men will be needed to assist In the
direction of the Increasing business and
more office room will be required. This Is
the general way that tho matter is figured
out 'and thry say that Omaha Is bound to
profit by the. consolidation! even thourh U
amou'(B"'ttf'Bo"t'hingTMare ttian closer re
lations .between tho two Pacific roads.
LOW RATES TO THE WEST
So Far aa Prior Goea the Tactic
Coaat Is flrauKht ar to
Omaha.
A vast throng of people started for the
west Tuesday over the various railroads,
taking advantage of the cheap rates which
have been offered by the railroads In the
Transcontinental Passenger association.
The bulk of the traffic is for the great north
wesr. Ogden, Salt Lake, Seattle, Tacoma,
Ffokane and Portland being the favorite
destinations of 'the excursionists.
The statement was made yesterday after
noon by a prominent railroad official that
the majority of theBe pcoplo are going west
with the Intention of locating In that coun
try. That is the reason for giving the rates
and f he .inquiries have been along the line
of goo locations for business enterprises
of various kinds and the pursuit of agri
culture. These rates were offered during October
and November and then a vacation was had
for two months. Yesterday wan the first
selling day for the new rates and the result
was a rush of business. The reports from
those who took advantage of the rates last
autumn, have served a. good advertisements
'or th'p business'" and have attracted hun
dreds of others.
The Union Pacific and the Burlington are
the heavy haulers for this section of the
cminlry, though the rate Is offered by all
roads In the transcontinental association
and tho selection of route over any of the
lines' Is left to the purchaser. The pas
senger departments of both of these roads
have been busy for several days preparing
for the 'biisloe, which started from all
points 'along the lines on Tuesday. Mak
ing trains Into sections Is the order of the
day In western trafflc-and extra equipment
is required on every train.
Th Rock island Is having a good busi
ness to the southwest and all of the west
ern roads are doing an Increased, amount
of California selling owing to the reduc
tlon, which Is available there also. The as
soclation. rates have been placed at unusu-
The Blues
Ivver have them? Then
you know how dark everything
looks, You are completely
discouraged, terribly depressed.
A little work looks like a big
mountain ; a little noise sounds
like the roar of a cannon; and
a little sleep is all you can
secure, night after night.
The truth of the matter is,
your nerves have been pois
onedand weakened with the
impurities in your blood. You
want a blood-purifying medi
cine a perfect Sarsaparilla
that's what you want. You
want
Ayer's
Sarsaparilla
the strongest and best nerve
tonic you can buy.
SIM a bottle. All aruitUU.
Writ the AocUit froalr all the particulars In
jnur rut Tou will rlv a proanpt reply, AO
4xtl.Or.JiCATX,LowU.kUM. '
ally attractive figures. When It Is possible
to reach Ogden and Salt Lake for 123. Cali
fornia points for Ii5 and northern ratine
coast cities for tit, that is a temptation
which few who have been looking to the
west can long resist The results are seen
In the h,cavy traffic of Tuesday on all of
the western trunk lines.
NO CHANGE IS TO BE MADE
Drnrer A Itlo Grande to Itrmaln
the Same aa It Has
Deen.
NEW YORK. Feb. 12. E. T. Jeffrey, pres.
ldent of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway
company, who la now at the Holland house,
this city, made the following statement to
day to a representative of the Associated
Press regarding the reports In circulation
about his road.
To set at rest the many rumors relating
to the Denver & Rio Grande Railway com
pany that have been current of late, I
wish to state that the controlling Interest
In the property has not been bought by any
other railway company, nor haa Its Inde
pendence as a Colorado railway been In
the slightest degree impaired by any recent
changes that have taken nlace In the hold-
lngs of Its securities. The prosperity of the
"imo ui vuivihuu uiiu iif iarQ increase in
th output of the precious metals have
attracted the attention of Investors and
capitalists, among them Mr George J.
Gould, who has purchased an important In
terest In the Denver & Rio Grande, and
wno win on Tnursday enter Its directory,
for the purpose of participating in the
management of the property and in the
further development of Colorado, with
which he has long been personally Identi
fied. The policy of the management will
be to strengthen and Improve the railroad,
furnish the latest and best facilities for
Its patrons and to enlarge the system from
time to time with branches and laterals
as the business Interests of the state may
require. The policy that has heretofore
governed the Denver & Rio Grande man
agement will continue not only In relation
to the public at large, but with connecting
lines with which It has heretofore hail
commercial relations,
Illacoaa Trnnaconttnrntal Hate.
NEW YORK. Feb. 15. Nearly fifty gen
eral passenger agents interested In trans
continental traffic were In conference
In the rooms of tho Trunk Line association.
E. Jf. McCleod presided. The meeting was
held to consider the application of the
Southern Pacific company for permission
to accept first and second-class passenger
business at the lowest transcontinental rate
for the route from Boston to California via
New Tork, Washington and New Orleans.
The local ra,te from Boston to New Tork
has to be added to the transcontinental
rate, making the rate from Boston to the
Pacific by this route from J3 to ti higher
than the rate from New York.
After holding two sessions the conference
adjourned without reaching any conclusion.
New Transcontinental Link.
SAN DIEGO. Cl.. Feb. 12. Ex-Mayor
William H. Carlson of this city has re
signed the position of government commis
sioner of railroads In Cuba and will come
to San Diego with sufficient backing to
build a railroad from here to Yuma. Ariz..
according to a San Dlegan, who has Just I
returned from the Island, where he met
Mr. Carlson a number of times. This
stretch of railroad has been the hope of
San Diego citizens for years, as It will
give a direct transcontinental line.
OMAHA SUITS GENERAL LEE
Commander of the Department of the
Mlaaonrl May Itrmaln Here
liven K nrtlrrd.
Referring to the dispatch from Washing
ton of Monday, saying that his name had
been sent to the senate for confirmation as
a brigadier general In the regular army,
General Fltzhugh Lee said yesterday morn
tegti"! haven't made any definite plans' as to
what I shall do In case my nomination It
confirmed. In the regular course of events
i wouia retire, as i am pasi t. years ot
age, but I received a letter this morning
from a United States senator saying that he
wished me to remain at Omaha 'for the
present, as he had use for me here. So far
as I know now I shall remain here tempo
rarily at least."
Several weeks ago the general was over
heard to say that. In the event of his trans
fer, to the regular army, he would retire and
go back to Virginia, there to spend the re
mainder of his days in peace and quiet,
He Is vigorous in mind and body, however,
and Is still good tor several years' service.
General Merrlam la Lee'a Sncceaaor.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The retirement
ot Generals Wilson and Fltzhugh Lee will
take effect Immediately after the confirma
tion of their nominations as brigadiers by
the senate. General Merrlam will take
charge of the Department of the Missouri In
conjunction with his present duties for the
present.
"I was given up to die from heart and
nervous troubles caused by grip. Six bot
tles each of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure and
Nervine cured me." Mrs. John Wollet,
Jefferson, Wis.
Among Realty Men
While vacant houses are not numerous In
Omaha, there are more Just at this season
of the year than at any other time. This
circumstance Is easily accounted for by the
fact that in the winter time many families
take home near the business part ot town
after having lived in the more pleasant out
lying districts during the summer and fall.
Boarding houses and flats fill up for the
winter months, also. This is a natural
condition, which is noticed by agents as
regularly as the winters roll around. Even
In prosperous times people figure on saving
expense and trouble In the matter ot beat
ing, and they like to be nearer together.
This year boarding houses, apartment
bouses and flats arc all well filled. It Is
difficult to find rooms ot any kind except
they be in an old building which cannot
be sufficiently heated, or possibly In some
outlying part of the city, but there was not
the same Indication ot a desire last tall
to rent a house close In for the winter
season as past years have shown. This Is
set down to the late winter. Teople stayed
on where they were while the weather con
tinued mild and when the days did eventu
ally become colder many of them concluded
that they might as well stay where they
were until spring.
Right through the winter there has been
a good, steady demand for three, four and
five-room cottages. Those of this class that
are vacant now are, generally speaking,
vacant for some good and sufficient reason.
Either their owner are unable to afford
the money necessary to keep them In re
pair and It Is difficult to find a tenant at
any price when the root leaks or a cold-air
draught comes up between the planks of the
floor or the property Is situated so far
from business centers and from a car line
that nobody wants It at the season when
walking Is liable to be bad. Such places as
these, however, are liable to be found
empty at any season ot almost any year.
Empty houses are apt to indicate a fall
In rents, but there has been no Indication
of this as yet and agents who have been
In the business long enough to be able to
read the signs of the times say that there
Is more apt to be a stiffening than a drop
when spring opens. They argue that the
increase in the number ot vacant houses
Is not sufficient to cause any alarm; that It
Is not due to any overbuilding and certainly
not to any falling oft In population.
Street Paving: Proapecta.
There are Indications that this year will
be another year for street paving in Omaha.
Perhaps the record of 1S9 and 1MK) may not
quits be reached, but there Is good reason
South Omha Nvra .
I
A delegation composed of a dozen or so I
representative citizens will go to Lin
coln today to urge the passage of the j
South Omaha charter. Among those who ,
will make the trip are Hon. David Ander- ,
son, Thomas J. O'Nell, the well known
real estate man; J. B. Watklns. secretary 1
of the Commercial club, Frank Koutsky, ,
city treasurer, Councilman Ed Johnston i
and City Clerk Shrigley.
The printed copy of the charter has been
gone over thoroughly and the mistakes
rectified, In setting the type the printers
made a number of errors and these have
been corrected In a typewritten memor
anda. Some needed amendments will also
be Introduced to the committee, among
them being a change in the plan of making
Improvements. A large portion of the !
amendment to the Omaha charter has been
copied In so far as It refers to the methods
of obtaining signatures to petitions for
grading, paving, etc. The object Is to do
away with lawsuits brought against the
city In connection with special assessments.
In order to show the legislative committee
the necessity for some change in the ex
isting Improvement laws Councilman John
ston has had prepared by the city treas
urer a statement showing the amount of
taxes ordered canceled by the courts since
the organization of the city. On the
Twenty-fourth street paving case alone the
showing Is made that the courts have or
dered 143,000 In taxes canceled. A de
tailed report of all of the ' contested dis
tricts Is made so that the committee will
be fully advised on this matter. The ob
ject of this statement Is to secure If pos
sible a section In the charter legalizing a
reassessment of the special taxes declared
Illegal by the courts. Certain persons are
opposed to the reassessment plan and are
now in Lincoln working against the adop
tion of any section tending to permit the
mayor and council to make a reassessment. ,
A member of the council said last evening
that unless there could be a reassessment
of the special taxes declared Illegal and a
stop put to the bringing of suits in special
districts the city would soon be compelled
to vote at least J150.000 general Indebted
ness bonds.
Freltncr Talked of for Mayor.
Friends of F. J. Freltag are urging him to
announce himself as a candidate for mayor
iu m lucre is a spring election. come
democrats arc hard-hearted enough to say
that no one connected with former admin
istrations can be elected. If this Is true.
Ed Johnston, Dr. Ensor. Jim Bulla and
Jack Walters are barred. From street
talk It Is Inferred that the fight between
democrats will be mostly. If not entirely,
between Mr. Freltag aad George Parks.
Rumor has It that both Johnston and En
sor are afraid ot Parks and they have
been reported to have said that If Parks
wanted to run they would step down and
out.
Republicans have little to say about a
spring election, but as one man put It.
"the outs want In and will do everything
In tbelr power to bring about an election
in the spring."
Motor Line Ev-non.
Members of the East Side Improvement
club are hard at work on a proposition to
have the Thirteenth' street car line ex
tended to Missouri avenue and thence to
the heart of the city. Only a short time
ago notice was given that the Omaha Street
Railway company would extend Its Thir
teenth street line to the western entrance
of Rlvcrview park, and so now the East
SIders want the work of extension con
tinued until South Omaha is reached. It Is
understood that committees will wait upon
the officers of the motor company within a
few days for the purpose of urging the con
struction ot this extension. By building the
Thirteenth street line to Twenty-fourth and
L streets the Twenty-fourth street line will
be relieved and the standing room only sign
won't have to be In use all of the time.
Thoae Hitch School Plana.
Architect L. A. Davis has completed the
watercolor drawing of the proposed high
school. When the drawing was on exhibi
tion at the Board of Education meeting a
few nights ago It was completed with the
exception of a few minor details. It Is
expected that within a day or two Mr.
Davis will frame the drawing and place It
on exhibition so that the public generally
may obtain an Idea of what the new build
ing will look like when completed.
Improvement nt South Omaha Clnh.
Directors ot the South Omaha club con
template removing the headquarters of the
club from the Rudersdorf building to the
Eggers block across the street. At the
present time the club Is In first-class finan
cial condition and has fifty due-paying
members on Its rolls. There Is not a cent
of Indebtedness against the club and there
for expecting that the entire Intersection
fund of the city will be used up. Property
owners are manifesting a much greater de
sire than heretofore to spend money in this
way. They not only find It easier, in these
prosperous times, to meet the payments,
but they appreciate more fully the benefits
that accrue.
Contracts have already been let for about
halt a dozen Jobs and several more are
pending. Sixteenth street through the center
of town will have to be resurfaced, the
constant traffic over this thoroughfare hav
ing left the asphalt in bad condition. The
old cedar Ijlocks on Twenty-fourth street,
from Dodge south to Leavenworth; on Cass
street, from Sixteenth west to Twenty
second; on Seventeenth, north from the end
ot the asphalt at Davenport Btrect to Nich
olas,, and on Dodge street, from the top ot
the High school hill at Twentieth, west, to
connect with the asphalt at Twenty-fifth
avenue, will all go and pavements ot sheet
asphaltum will take tbelr place. This work
will go some way toward clearing the rotten
cedar blocks from Omaha and the list will
probably be Increased before spring opens.
As to new paving, a number of petitions
are being signed In different parts ot the
city, but most ot this work Is being done In
a quiet way and has not advanced far
enough as yet to indicate what the results
will be. There is little doubt that South
Twenty-seventh street will be paved from
Leavenworth to Hickory. The petition
was signed for this some time ago and the
only reason that the paving was not done
last year was that the property owners
did not agree on the material. The greater
part of this year's paving is likely to be
on streets near the center of the city.
Ot outside paving, little Is being Bald as
yet. The Joint committee of the Real Es
tate exchange and the Commercial club
Intends to take steps before spring to
Insure the paving of the few blocks neces
sary to connect the city pavements with
the macadam roads of the county on West
Dodge and Military avenue. The Dodge
street pavement comes In as far as the
city bounday at Forty-eighth street and it
will be necessary to pave Dodge street
down to Forty-sixth and then cross over
two blocks to Farnam, The hill on Forty
eighth and Farnam will practically prevent
a pavement in that direction and the only
other alternative Is to pave from Dodge to
Douglas on Forty-eighth and then over to
Farnam on Forty-sixth, which Is also not
likely to be adopted.
On Military avenue there Is Just two
blocks Inside the city' limits beyond the car
line that are unpaved. It Is thought a way
Is money In the treasury. The club Is now
four years old. It started In with only a
few members and now owns all the famish
lngs of the apartments It occupies. Should
the directors make the move contemplated
there will be a grill room and lunch will
be served to members at noon each day.
noyal Arrannm Smoker.
On Friday evening of this week Knoxall
council of the Royal Arcanum will enter
tain Its friends at Masonic hall, Twenty
fifth and N streets. First will come the
Initiation of fifteen candidates and then fol
lows a reception with nuslc and refresh
ments. Friends of the order are cordially
Invited.
Improving Seymour Park,
Many business men here are growing en
thusiastic over the proposition of Dr.
George L. Miller to construct a motor line
from South Omaha to Seymour park. It
Is asserted that cottages and a, pavilion
would be erected at the park providing suf
ficient transportation facilities wers pro
vided. Magic City Goaslp.
Richard Berlin Is on the sick list.
W. L. Holland has returned from a trip
to Fullerton, Neb.
Members of the P. E. O. gave a sleigh
ing party to Council Bluffs Monday even
ing. There Is no change to report In the con
dition of affairs at the Omaha Cooperage
plant.
The remains of Dr. Taylor were Interred
at Evergreen cemetery. Omaha, yesterday
afternoon.
Paul, the young son of Police Officer
Henry Klsfelder, has recovered from his
recent Illness.
A meeting of the Southwest Improve
ment club was held last evening at Thirty
ninth orul Q streets.
Mrs. E. H. Roberts will entertain the
Ladles' Aid society of the lYesbyterlan
church this afternoon.
Architect John Klewlt. Jr . Is drawing
plans for a dwelllne to be erected In the
spring by George Chace.
Mrs. Nellie Sage. Nineteenth and I
streets, pleasantly entertained the Whist
club on Monday evening.
The tiro depnrfment t. called to the
oftlcc of L C. Gibson on Jf street yester
day by the burning out of a flue
DRAWS LINE ON CHURCHES
Thla WUe Charsra Her llnahand with
Interferlm? with Her
Worship.
Jesslah Garverlcb Is a teamster by occu
pation and if the allegations made In his
wife's petition for a divorce are true he
has but followed the irrefutable bent ot
most truck horse drivers to Indulge In
words that are neither polite nor soft of
expression. Mrs. Garverleh Is of a religious
turn of mind and she sets up as a cause of
action for divorce that her husband objected
to her church-going habits.
She says he frequently told her that no
self-respecting woman would be seen In
church, and It was no fit place for her to
co to. He would usually emphasize his
anti-church declarations with fancy flights
Into profanity, according to his wife's
story.
Mrs. Garverleh says she Is unwilling to
submit to what she considers cruel and In
human treatment any longer, and she asks
the district court for a divorce and the cus
tody of her three children. She was mar
ried at Nevada, Mo., In 1SSI.
THREE WELL KNOWN PATIENTS
General Maudrraon and Srnator Bald
rice Improving;, While Krrd Mete,
Sr., Itrmalna the ame.
General C, F Manderson continues to Im
prove so rapidly that his relatives and
physicians are highly pleased over his prog
rcss. The wound of tho .qperatton Is heal
ing nicely and, though .still In bandages,
there Is every proBpect of a complete and
speedy recovery.
Fred Metz, sr., is reported about the same
and there is no noticeable change. He still
takes but little nourishment and the phy
slclans entertain no hope tor recovery.
Senator Howard H. Baldrlge Is very much
better and Is .gaining strength dally,
It Is expected that he will be able to sit
up early next week, and he may be about
In two weeks more
TO TEST QUALIFICATIONS
State Hoard of Pharmacy Will Hold
Kxamlnatlon In Omaha
Today.
A meeting ot the Board ot Phar
macy ot the state ot Nebraska will be held
at the Merchants hotel In Omaha today.
All examinations will begin promptly at S
o'clock a. m. A marking ot forty-five Is
required upon each paper and a general
average ot not less than seventy Is required
to entitle the applicant to a certificate
enabling him to hold a position in the state
of Nebraska.
Gossip Pertaining" to Omaha's
Prosperous Condition
will be found of making these connections,
in which everyone concerned Is interested.
The farmers' wagons. In muddy weather,
carry so much mud onto the pavements at
each sldo that the owners of property ad
Joining will le glad to have the Improve
ments made and there is no doubt but the
farmers who use the roads will bless Omaha
when it Is done.
nmr Spnlla Milc.
Slncq the snow ram there has been a
falling off In Inquiry for homes, Real cs
tato men say that Intending purchasers
put off their business until a more con
venient season. "I find Is impossible,"
said one of them, "to sell a vacant lot when
It Is burled under the snow and the same
difficulty extends to improved property in
a greater or less degree It Is not only
that people do not like to go out Inscect
lng when the weather Is not of the best,
but the thought ot moving does not Impress
them favorably,"
'
Heal Katate Aurtlona.
Although the general feeling seems to be
In favor of allowing only members of the
Real Estate exchange to bid at the auction
sales, some strong arguments are being put
forward by the other side. If members only
may bid. It Is urged, there must be a di
vision of commissions. The buyer will want
something tor attending the sale, and the
seller will want to make some charge for
listing the property. The result of this, say
the advocates of the open-door policy, will
be that members of the exchange will not
be anxloua to offer either to sell or to buy.
for a divided commission must necessarily
be a small one. It will follow that the
sales will not be well attended and in a
short time they will be abandoned.
One of the most prominent agents In the
city said the other day that If only mem
bers are allowed to bid be will not recom
mend any of bis clients to list anything for
ale by auction, for the reason that there
will not be bidders enough to Insure a good
price. It the public Is admitted, he argues,
the attendance will be larger, the general
Interest will be greater and the sales will
be a success In themselves and will have a
better effect on the market.
At tho weekly meeting of the exchange
today this question will either be settled or
referred to a committee on rules. The ex
change will also discuss legislation, and It
Is probable that when the members get to
gether they will have something to say on
the tax levy, with special reference to the
action ot the committee which was ap
pointed a week ago to confer with the
mayor.
ST, VALENTINE DAY IS NEAR
Shop Window. Art Bedecked with Mixture
of Machine Tent.
RUNS FROM SUBLIME TO RIDICULOUS
Cnatom Hatahllahrd Many Yeara Aarn
la Po ThoronRhly Prraerved
that Even nip Van Winkle
Would Feel nt Home,
A Rip Van Winkle, awaking today from
a twenty-years' sleep, would have no
trouble In learning the season ot the year,
even If there were no calendar at hand.
A glance Into the shop windows on any ot
the principal streets of Omaha would con
vince him that St. Valentine's day was near
at hand, and in the "comic" pictures and
limping verse ot the cheap ones he would
see some dear old familiar landmarks of
twenty years ago. ?"be rlty may have
crown out ot his recollection, and all of
his old friends may have passed a ay, but
the comic valentine has remained the same.
They bear the same monstrosities ot the
cartoonist's art, the same pointless rhymes
and deal In the same brand of "klln-drled
humor" from generation to generation.
Latitude la Ahrl Jr.-I.
And the samb in a general way Is true
of the higher class of valentines, as the
theme permits of little latitude In the way
of new Ideas. There are some very dainty
creations In celluloid and paper, some of
which sell for as high as J2 and even be
yond, but they alt consist ot variations ot
the old Idea of the heart transfixed with
the spear, and there Is a preponderance of
the little naked god with his bow and
arrows. Valentine's day seems to have been
Invented for the benefit of the person with
a sweetheart to please or an enemy to
punish. It is also useful to the man In
want of an excuse for sending an anonymous
communication.
Among the cheap valentines, which are In
unusual profusion this year, may be seen
the customary fling at the matinee girl,
who Is referred to in these chaste lines:
To spend half a day at some poor trashy
now
Is the only Idea of nleasure you know:
About tome cheap actor you'll rave and
you ii gusn.
Till It's plain that your brains must be
soiter man musn.
It's a pity that some better way, foolish
miss,
Tou can't find to spend time and money
man mis.
It is to be Inferred that the writer ot the
foregoing has brains as hard as nails.
Flint; at the Waltreaa.
The waitress also comes In for her share
of metrical vituperation. The picture
which accompanies this gem of the poetas
ter displays a mouth like the mammoth cave
and a tongue ot inordinate length, while
from her shoulders append a pair of gauzy
wings. Here are the last two lines ot the
effusion, which are chiefly remarkable for
their lack of point and their metrical Inac
curacy: The brass that's In your old face. If re
duced into a brick.
Would make a sofa bed or a big church
candlestick.
Old St. Valentine is said to have been a
Roman deacon way back in the third cen
tury and It Is reasonable to suppose that
he Is now in the happy land. It is to be
hoped that his private secretary will sup
press all such effusions as the foregoing be
fore they reach the eyes of the good old pre
late. Tomorrow Is the day set aside for
the commemoration or St. Valentine and In
the meantime the malls will be almost as
much congeated as. during the Christmas
holidays. Messenger boys and florists will
be worked overtime and halt the city will
be wondering "who sent It."
"When I wa prostrated with grip ana
my heart and nerves were In bad shape.
Dr. Mi.'es' Nervine and Heart Cure gave
me new life and health." Mrs. Geo. Colle,
Elgin, 111.
BELLE BERRY RECOVERING
Cooney, the Man Who Shot Her, I
Helnir Detained at the
City Jnll.
Belle Berry, the woman who was shot and
so seriously wounded by John Cooney on
the afternoon ot January 31, Is reported to
be getting along very well, though the hos
pital authorities wcro unable to say when
she could be discharged. In the meantime
Cooney is still held at the city Jail await
ing trial.
A POOR BREAKFAST.
Very Few Tropic Kat A (iiiod Ilrcak
faat. "All I want tor breakfast Is a roll and a
cup of coffee." .
This remark Is heard not only In hotels,
restaurants and lunch rooms but It is the
usual breakfast order In the home circle as
well. After a twelve hours' fast It would
seem that the first meal of the day should be
a hearty, substantial one, and If we all
lived natural, unartlflclal lives, It would be
so, but cone ot us do, hence breakfast is a
mere pretence.
Says a latter day philosopher: "During
many years of active business life, I never
remember having eaten a good substantial
breakfast but supposed It was of no Im
portance until 1 began to lose appetite tor
lunch and dinner.
My physician told mc I was the victim of
nervous dyspepsia and must take rest and
recreation as no medicine would reach the
trouble, but this advice I could not follow-
as my business affairs would not permit it.
and to get relief I resorted to medicines
and prescriptions and It was purely acciden
tal that I hit upon one remedy which did
the business. While in a drug store one
evening I noticed a number of people buying
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, a widely adver
tised preparation for stomach troubles, and
the force of example was too much for mo
and I bought a fifty cent package.
I took a tablet or two after each meal, and
in a week my appetite- picked up, I brgan
to feel my old ambition for work returning
and could eat a good breakfast because I
wanted It, and from that time to this, I
take Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as regularly
as I take my meals, not because I now have
any trouble with my stomach, but because
I don't want to have.
A fifty-cent box of Stuart's Tablets will
last me a month and keep my digestion in
good order, and I know of no better invest
ment a business man can make.
MUNYON'S
DYSPEPSIA
CURE
When Prof. Mnayon uyi bis Ttyipcpala Car
will curt indigestion and ail arras of stomach
trouble be limply tells the truth. It will cure a
stomach that bat brrn abuied by orer-atin( and
ovcr-dnskicr. It will cure a stomach that hat
beta weakened by eld-ttyle drug i. It will do much
toward makiagan cid ttemacb act like a sound one.
At all druggittt, as cents. Fifty i other cures.
Mnnyon, Isew ork ata Philadelphia.
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FACTORY GIRLS."
The Graceful and Handsome
Wcraen who Work at
the Loom.
Any one who has lived in a factory
town and has seen the tide of human life
which floods the streets when the mills
stop for the day, will have been struck
by the number of graceful and handsome
voung girls among the throng. Light
Leaned, smiling, mirthful, it is hard to
realize that they have just left a day's
fatiguing work. But another sight "at
tracts the onlooker. He nes groups of
other women, thin of form, dull of eye,
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languid of movement, and be realizes
that these were but a few years ago as
bright and happy as their younger fellow-workers.
It is natural" to ack the
cause of such a physical change, which
is not to be explained by the stress and
strain of daily labor, because there are
not a few who, in spite of years of steady
work, retain the girlish attractiveness of
face and figure. Perhaps the most im
portant cause of this change is to be
found in the prevalence of ailments
peculiarly femine, vhich drain the vi
tality ana sap the strength. If the truth
were known it would be found that these
worn-out women had been working
under physical conditions, which, if a
man suffered them would be enough to
send him to bed. With throbing head
and aching back the wage earner plods
on, feeling that she cannot afford either
to rest or pay a physician's fees, and
every day sees her grow more weary aud
more weak.
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A few years ago I suffered severely
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dreadful pains," writes Mrs. V. Brown,
of Creswell, Harford Co., Maryland. I
went to tny doctor, and he gave me
medicine which did me good for a while,
but I would get worse again. I had a
sick headache nearly all the time ; was
so weak around my waist could hardly
bear anything to touch me. My feet
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