THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; "WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1001.
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Barney's Redemption
By A. W.
Whiteford
(Copyright, 1001, by A, V Whiteford.)
Within six hours after the new general
manager hod Issued his famous "dry" order
it was the most discussed subject on the
jilvlslon. The first thing the men had to
dtcldo was why It had been Issued and the
reasons they advanced were almost ns
varied as tbo men themselves. Some
claimed that It was because he had lost
the contract for carrying the Consolidated
Brewing company's Kansas nnd Iowa ship
mcnts, others asserted Just an positively
that It was because he would not believe
tho "fog" explanation for the last head-end
wreck, In which two of tho largest corn
pounds on tho system had been put out
of service, while tho balance contented
themselves with sarcastic allusions to his
"prohibition tendencies'- and his "devotion
to principle." Hut on one point they all
seemed to agree and that was that It was
entirely too severe.
"To think." said Barney MacDonald, ns
ho stood In the midst of a group of engineers
and firemen Just outside tho roundhouse
ofllce, "we are not even to he allowed to
go Into a saloon. 1 wonder whero ho
thinks wo Intend to go to get our checks
cashed? Maybe he Intends to furnish a
traveling Identifier so ns to enable us to
uiilk into n bank like rcsperttthle people
and havo some young snlpo of a clerk ask
us to swear that we are the person named
on tho check. No, sir," he continued em
phatically, drawing himself tip to the full
height of his six feet four, "not If I
know myself. I've had my checks cashed
In saloons for the last twenty years and
I've never been drunk yot and I'll do It
again, too, If I feel like It, orders or no
orders,"
After tho first wave of excitement had
passed and tho obnoxious order had been
accepted as n fact, speculation became rife
as to who would bo the first victim, for
It was a genorally accepted fact that at
least tho first offender would got short
shift for tho sako of example. For tho
next week or two, therefore, everybody
was particularly careful as to where his
Inclinations led him and If there was nny
Imbibing It was done so much on the
quiet that not n soul could swear to having
"seen" anything.
The (list pay day. however, saw Harney
tnio to his threat. With his check In his
hsiiil he walked straight from tho pay car
to tho nearest raloon, called up the houso
nnd dcllnntly threw down the little piece
of paper with tho order to "tnko It out of
that." That the locnl odlclals took no
notlco of this was probably due to tho
fact that they knew he was only blufilng,
although It might h.ivo boon hotter If thoy
had, for with him It wns but the begin
nlng of tho old, old story. Flattery was
finally the means of his undoing. Thu ad
miration of his companions, either real or
pretended, for tho boldness ho displayed,
soon had Itv effect. Such remarks ns,
"You're too good a man, Harney. They
can't afford to loso you," turned his head.
From a atendy nnd Tollable workman ho
becaino llrst careless, and then reckless.
N'or was this tho worst, To every man
who openly ndmlred his nerve or praised
hlni for "holding on to hli rights" ho con
sidered himself In duty bound to show his
daring, until It. came to n point whero he
nqver mado n trip without taking n drink.
Gome of tho cooler headed oneB soon saw
how things wero going nnd tried to drop
a word or two In his ear, but he quickly
advised them to take ns good .care of their
own business ns they did of other people's
and thon see how much better off they
would be. It camo at last, however. After
on unusually lively afternoon ho started
out on 23, ns usual, but ho had gone be
yond his limit, nnd tho motion of the
engine .floon gol. In It .work.
When ho ran tho Rock Island crossing
the fireman began to suspect what was
wrong, and decided to keep an oye on him,
but when ho tried to niako the stop at 0
nnd camo to a standstill at tho pump
houso, nbout two and a half miles down
In tho hollow, the entlro train crow know
tha tho Jig was up. The conductor was
compelled to report the occurrence, tho
Investigation wns hold the next day, and,
as the trainmen put It, "old Barney got
his six months twice n year."
In a short tlmo narney and his family
moved to ,N -, a llttlo town about seventy
miles out from headquarters, whero his
wife's folks Jlvod. Horo ho made his living
ns host ho could, driving a team, wnrkine
on tho streets, or doing anything In tie i
line of odd Jobs that ho was ablo to pick j
up. no mnuo no onort to get back on the
road, not oven" to tho extent of circulating
n petition for reinstatement. Ho realized
that ho had made a mistake and wns honest
enough to accept the full limit of his pun
ishment, even to tho extent of keeping away
from tho depot as much ns possible, In order
to avoid meeting tho men who went through
on the trains. But his love for tho old life
still continued. Twenty years of continu
ous service on the rond (its a man Into a
groove from which ho finds It Impossible
to extrlcnto himself, Uo talked but llttlo
about railroad matters, but every Horn was
as eagerly devoured nnd every change ns
readily noted as though ho wero still In thp
service.
When tho news reached N that the
Iowa packers wore going to make a test
between his old road nnd tho Midland to
doclde who should get tho Chicago ship
ments, ho wns among tho first to hear It;
and no one wished moro sincerely that his
road would win. It was to be n great race.
Ten cars of meat, all loaded In the same
make of rofrlgerators, wore to be dellverod
to each road at tho western terminus, and
whoever lnnded them In Chicago first was
to got tho contract for the next throo years.
Tho rivalry between tho two roads had nl
ways been of tho florcest sort. This was
due to tho fact that ns they lay so close to
gether it was no trouble for shippers to
transfer trade from one to the other, and
tho nip nnd tuck scramblo for tho local
business kept h11 the division points at a
fever heat.
As Barnoy figured It the chances In tho
coming test were nbout oven. Taken alto
gether, the Midland bad perhaps a few
less miles of track, hut It had morn hills.
On the vkestern division It had tho advan
tago. but on tho eastern division It was the
other way. The real test would come over
the middle division, and whoever got Into
headquarters first would undoubtedly win
the race,
As the appointed day drew near, Barney's
Interest Increased to such an extent that
ho deetded to overcome hit icruplcs for
once and go down to the depot with the
crowd. That the racing train would not
stop he was certain, for he knew that thoso
"clear trnck" orders respect nothing but
water tanks nnd coal chutes, with perhaps
an occasional rsllro.id crossing, and as the
town possessed none of these,, his only
satisfaction would bo a glimpse of yellow
paint as tho refrigerators dashed by. but
he consldcrod this much worth the effort,
When he reached the platform, which
was nlready well filled with people, he
found them all discussing tho one subject.
Men who had never set foot In an engine
cab wore busily engaged showing Just how
the Midland wa going to get beaten, while
an equal number of others, possessed of
an equal amount of knowledge, were show
ing how It was Impossible. Some wero
bottlng on the time that would bo made,
and still others wero telling Just how
much the lucky road would' clear tin the
contract In the next three years,
Barney took uo part In any of these dls.
cusslons, but stood quietly at one edgn of
tho crowd waiting patiently, for the first
sound of tho train's approach. In a short
ilme his trained car detected tho unmis
takable rumble, and soon a thin column
, of smoko appeared far down the track, and
In another moment the whistle sounded,
As the train came up by the lower switch
ho could sec that steam wag shut oft with
the evident Intention of stopping. "That's
queer," he remarked to himself, as he took
a step or two nearer the track, "I wonder
what's wrong,"
Tho crowd, too, had noticed by this time
that something was the matter, and they
began pushing and scrambling In a wild
endeavor to reach the agent's window Just
ns the train came to a standstill, with the
engine even with the depot. It took but
a moment for them to learn what was
wrong. Tho engineer, overcome with thp
heat and the strain of the excitement, had
given out nnd wns unablo to go any farther.
Tho conductor held n hurried consulta
tion with the agent. "I'm nfrald the con
trael's lost." ho said gloomily. "They told
us when we took water nt P that we wore
Just about even, but here we ore. laid out
and not an engineer within forty miles. I'd
run her myself If I thought I could make It.
but 1 guess you might as well tell head
quarters we've lost tho heat."
But thj agent, whoso eyes had beep wan
dering over the crowd while the conductor
wns talking, suddenly caught sight of Bar
ney nnd replied quickly, "Thero's Barmy
MacDonald, why not give him a chance. Ho
used to bo able to turn them fast enough."
Tho conductor glanced In Barney's direc
tion. "It's worth n try," he said.
It took but a moment to call Barney to
the engine. Tho conductor hurriedly ex
plolncd tho situation, winding up by say
ing, "Now get up here nnd take tho train
III. I'll bo responsible for overythlng, but
I'll guarontco that you never need worry
If you get there on tlmo."
Harney's railroad training camo to the
front, on tho Instnnt. Il know there was
no time for haggling or explanation. Ho
morcly told, "All right, I'll do It," nnd
swung himself up into tho cob. A gloam
of his old-tlmo spirit came to his eye as his
feet touched tho deck and It was with al
most childish eagerness that he picked up
an oil can, Jumped down and began to "oil
'round." He hurried from ona side to the
other, feeling Its boxes, touching up Its
links, dropping n splash or two on Its
guides and lu an Instnnt was bock In tho
cab and they wero started. "She's a bird,"
ho remarked to hlmsolf as they besan to
leave tho town behind them, "and brand
now. Her drivers must bo at least seven
feet high nnd that tank holds over 1,000
gallons. Wo'vo lost twelve m'lutcs," he
continued ns ho hooked her up n notch and
gavo It a llttlo more steam, "but unless
I'm mistaken this is Just the sort of n mill
that will mako It up. We've got coul
enough nnd we've only got ono stop to mako
for water. It's a good seventy miles, but
an hour and n half ought to get us there
easy,"
That he had forgotten nothing of his for
mer skill was soon evident from tho way
tho train was handled, Ho knew every foot
of tho road from ono ond of tho division to
tho other, and as each familiar landmark
was reached and passed his every movo
clearly showed that he w;as still the Barney
of old. Tho curves wero approached with
Just enough caution to keep It Inside the
limit, tho hollows were gauged to a nicety.
It was hold up at Just the propor instant
on tho falls and dropped to Its placo nt
tho right spot on the hills, until Its speed
became something terrific. Tho fences
seemed to be vanishing Into tho earth, the
telegraph poles went by like wisps of straw,
tho trees that lined the right of way blended
together until tbey resembled a movln
sheet shaken by the wind', an occasional
nofec'or e"oiv (lashed "by llkb so many" daun
lug dots on o moving screen, ond one town
after another was rsached and passed like
pictures on a revolving panorama. But on
tho engine there was little opportunity to
nut In any time admiring the scenery.' The
fireman kipt his place In tho middle of tho
deck and only let go of tho shovel long
enough to shako a grate or work an In
jector. The brnkoman for onco without
kicking was cracking coal mile after mllo
without so much as looking up, and as tor
Barney, he simply sat tight, one hand on
tho throttle, the other fingering tho brake
valve and his oyos glued to the strips of
steel that seemed to be hurled at him like
two stroaks of gray-colored lightning.
"Wo ought to catch sight of them at
B " ho remarked as he looked at his
watch, "they'll have to stop there for
water, too, and Its whoever gets away from
there first that wIdb out. At this rato we'll
have that twelve minutes made up by that
time, nnd If they don't get their water first
our chances are as good as theirs."
But aa they approached the town ot B
tilings looKea black for their chances. Tho
town was In the midst of a level stretch
whero tho two roads ran parallel and In
sight of one nnothor for more thon two
miles, Tho two water tanks wore scarcely
moro than 100 feet apart. As Barney's on
glno c.me Into tho town limits ho could
8oo tho Midland standing at tho water tank,
the fireman up on the back of tho engine
tank with uls hands on the apout ready to
throw it freo the instant tho tank was full.
For one Instant Harney hcsltnted, thon
shut off to make the stop. "Only twenty
mtlor In" he muttered, "and this stop
means ton minutes. "I guess wo'ro up a
tree." But the next lustaut ho turned
to the fireman for the first tlmo slncu they
had started.
"Hoy, Billy," he called out. sharply, "run
back and see how much water wo'vo got."
Billy needed no second bidding, but grabbed
tin broom on tho instant, ran back over
tho coal, Jerked off tho manhola plate,
reached dowu and touched tho bottom of
ths tank with the end of tho broom handle,
and then, holding it up so that Barnoy
could seo how much of It was wet, called
out.:
"Only nbout thirteen Inches. We'll never
bo able to make It with that."
But Barney appeared to be satisfied, for
ho turned around, guve the throttlo a Jerk
that brought an nngry snort from tho en
gine and In another moment they had
passed tho water tank nnd were (lying on
through the town, leaving tho Midland
crew gaping at them In open-mouthed
astonishment.
"How In the h ," began the fireman as
he got back to the deck, but Barney In
terrupted blm with, "Here, take her a
mluuto and don't ease her up, either.
We've got one change .and only one, nnd
we're going to take It."
As ho stepped down from tho seat he
picked up the coal order book, scribbled
hurriedly on It for a moment with the
stub of a pencil he found In it, tore out
the page, and handed It to the fireman
with the remark, "Drop that to the opera
tor at H ." Then ho turned, picked up tho
endgate, and coal pick and started back
over the ccal.
Still nt a loss to account for his move
mmts, the fireman glanced at the messago
he held In his hands, but It brought no
light to hlk mind All ho could make out
wat, "Wire headquarters to hnva the south
yard section gang on tho lookout for fire
on the track and have the Icehouse track
clear, ready to load n ton or two when wo
get In," Ho waa enough of a railroad man,
however, to know how to obey orders and In
far less tlmo than It takes to tell It he had
folded tho paper, wolghtod It Wtn a small
chunk of coal and turned, to-wntch Bar
ney, iti
As tbo engineer reacheil the back end
of tho tank he Jerked the lid oft tho man
hole and thn took the end gnte,nd slipped
tho upper cross bar over tbe brak rod on
the first car, In such a manner as to allow
tho bottom edge to be directly over the
manhole. This done, he picked up a coal
pick, took a firm grip on the brake rod,
braced his feet for an Instant on the end
gate and swung himself up on tho roof of
the car. In another moment Billy under
stood at least a part of the message. He
was going to get a water supply from tho
Ice boxes In the refrigerator.
Entirely unassisted and with only the
coal pick for an Ice book Barney hauled uo
the big two-hundred-pound cakes out of tho
leo box, ran them along the running board
till they reached the end of tho car, then
gavo them a lick or two with the pick and
down slid tho pieces Into tho tank. Al
though they wero running fully fifty mllos
an hour he worked Just as swiftly as though
they wero standing still. Not a lick wns
mlsned and not a cako got away from him.
When the box at one end of the car was
emptied he ran to tho other end and be
gan on tho second one. When that was
emptied ho climbed down upon the tank,
took off the end of tho gate, dropped the
lid over the manhole and came back Into
thu cab.
"Now shut off your overflow," ho said, as
tho fireman yielded up his seat. "Throw
your tank valve over and open your Injec
tor throttle. Wo'vo got to get steam enough
Into tho tank to melt that Ice. I put In
flfcen cnkei. They're good for twenty gal
lon apiece. I guess that will let us In. In
fact Its got to," he continued as be glanced
at tho s ten in gauge, "for wo can't sparo
steam enough to melt any more."
From then on not a word was said. Bar
ney took his place on the scat box, the fire
man kept his eye on the water glass, and
tho brnkoman looked after tho coal. Tho
steam soon mcltod th) Ice and tho water
ran as free as ever. Mllo after mllo rolled
by.
The last twenty miles wero soon reduced
to fifteen. Tho train's speed never slack
ened (or an Instant. Fourteen miles thir
teen. They were using lots of wnter, but
tho injector still worked smoothly.
Twelve oloven ton. It was beginning
to suck n little. Nine eight. It was hard
work now to get It to toko hold. Seven
six. Billy put It on this tlmo ns they
started down "Middleman's Drop," and
when, nbout half way down It broke with a
ronr ho knew that there was not another
drop of wnter In the tank. Tho glass wns
a llttlo more than three-quarters full and
five miles to go.
Barney set his teeth together a llttlo
closer as tho spoco at the top of the re
cording glass began to lengthen. Two
thirds; over three miles yot.
Half full three Inches. Tho strain was
beginning to tell. A look of despair began
to settle on tho fireman's face, but Barnoy
only gripped tho throttle, a little tighter,
and leaned a llttlo farther forward. Two
Inches ono and a half. Only one Inch left
and they wero still two miles out. How
long would tho botlor stand It before burst
ing? The fireman began to wonder how It
would feel to be suddenly lifted clear off
the right of way, and the brakeman started
to edge toward tho gangway. In another
moment the wator was out of sight In tho
bottom of the glass.
F.von Barney could now feel the cold
sweat start out all over him.
"Turn your grates. Billy." he shouted,
"drop your flro In the ash pan and shake
It our on the track."
Billy understood the other part of the
telegraph messago now, nnd ho went to
work with a will. In a few seconds there
was nothing visible In tho bottom of the
firebox but tho slowly cooling grate prongs.
A mllo nnd n half yet. Tho steam gaugo
was beginning to quiver.' A few rods
farther nnd It had gone back five pounds.
At the mile they wore down to ninety.
At the half only forty, nt the quarter thoy
had scarcely twenty-five pounds. But the
momentum of the train wns enough. In
another moment they were In the yards,
and the race was won.
They needed a switch engine to set thtm
In on tho siding, but as they saw the now
crew take charge, the fresh engine coupled
on, tho Ico boxes refilled ond tho train off
for Chicago, fully five minutes before the
Midland whistled for town, they did not
mind being dragged around ns a "cripple,"
nnd thoy Immediately set to work to see
how much damage had been done.
"Never even bulged the crown sheet,"
snld the bollormakor whom Barnoy per
suaded to examine the engine's Interior.
"It took tho lead pretty well out of tho soft
plug, but It won't take long to fix that. I
aoa t tnink the boss'll say anything about
The general manager didn't say much,
olther. Thore was no gold watch nresi-ntn.
tlon, no eulogies were offered ond no
speeches made, but Barney MacDonald pulls
tho fast mall today over the middle dlvl
slon and obeys orders Btrlctly. He con
siders mat "dry" ordor ono of the best
over Issued.
ALASKA'S STn.lNOH MIHAOR.
An Expedition to Sol.vc the Myntcry of
the Silent City.
The Silent City, tho popular name for the
mirage wnicn is frequently scon over the
Jiuir glacier. In Alaska, s a errnt xMnn
tide mystery and may woll be termed tho
eisnm wonner or tno world.
A sclontlflc expedition will lenvn rti-m.v,
Columbia this summer with the object of
finally settling this mystery, reports tho
London Mall, and It Is understood that after
investigating it on the spot members of the
expedition will conduct an Inquiry In Eng
land. The mirage takes the form of n great
city, which hangs suspended over or near
tho Mulr glacier. It changes Its form fre
quently and becomes distorted In every con
ceivable manner. Prof. Brue v. .
and peculiar Interest to the mirage when
m nis won; on "Alaska Mines" he declared
It was a rejection of thn n,.ini -i...
Bristol, 6,000 miles away. An old prospector
mwnru uiougnuy nan already taken a
photograph of tho mirage, which showed a
considerable resemblance to Bristol.
The duke of tho Abruzil. the rnvni nni.v
explorer, saw the Mulr glaclor mirage white
u ins way io explore Mount 8t. Ellas In
1807. He thus describes It:
"Tho southern rldcos nt Mount ct uu..
Bt,0O,"tuJ.?rl'' morlnK 1" 'bo long chain
,,, wnlcni aa lt npproacne(t the
Malasplna glacier, assumed a series of
strange hape.. which we were no longer
able to recognize. Their outlines under-
Ing tho form, of spires, belfries, minarets
and architectural outlines of fantaitle
cathedrals, all of which .i.i.. .
and disappeared, to be succeeded by build-
crr i mini severely rectilinear."
Captain J. Walbran of the Canadian gov
eminent steamer Quadra Is. among those
who alarm that, reflected like e. great pho
tograph flvo miles lone nn inn
clcr. Is a representation of tho city of Brls-
"Kiuran, wnosn vessel It was
that tcok Lord Mlnto. tha Canadian gov
ernor general, nnd his retinue to Alaska
recently said that this coming summer the
existence of the Silent ntv ,h ...
beyond doubt Arrangements ore now be-
is mane mr ine charter of a vessel to tako
tho scientists to tho
will mako a complete Investigation of the
mlrajo, and will make arrangements to take
tho tlmo so that It will be posslblo to know
whether tho weather conditions at tha gla
cier are the fame as those simultaneously
prevalent at Bristol. If u be raining and
cloudy at Bristol and clear at tho Silent
City they hold lt cannot be a reflection of
Bristol.
Prof Oarrctt P. Scrvlss, writing on this
subject, asks; "What must happen If wo as
sume that a mirage can render an English
city visible In the air In Alaska?" Bristol
lies In latitude about 5HJ degrees north and
In longitude about 2l degrees west of
Greenwich. The Mulr glacier Is In latitude
about S9 degrees north and In longitude
about 136 degrees west of Greenwich. The
difference In latitude Is considerable, while
that In longitude Is sufficient to separate
them by moro than one-third of the way
round the earth along a parallel to the
equator. But, since they He so far north,
the real dlstanco between them Is not one
third of the maximum circumference ot the
earth, but only about 6,000 miles,
"Over this distance, then, It must be
assumed that the light rays proceeding from
uristoi pass through tho air bent lu juch a
manner that they virtually follow the curva
tureof tho earth, nnd are then, through
some peculiar refractive property ot tho
atmosphere above tho glacier, brought to
tho eyes of the spectator upon Its surface.
"Now, at the distance- of 6,000 mllos, the
city of Bristol, assuming Its diameter to bo
about two miles, would If seen direct
appear as a mcro speck, barely visible to
tho eye. If well lighted. In order that Its
Image should bo so clearly seen In tho
mirage as to enable the spectator to recoc-
nlzez familiar features of tho city a strong
magnification would have to bo effected In
the atmosphero ns a result of refraction.
Such an effect Is possible, or at least con
ceivable.
"Two dllllcultlcs remain, ulihs
slbly an explanation may be found for
them. In the first place, It may ! asked:
Is lt probable that tbo peculiar refractive
condition of the air needed to bend the
light rays In tho necessary direction to
coiuect England with Alaska can simul
taneously exist over a dlstanco of 5,000
tulles, and, secondly, If such a condition
docs occasionally exist, how happens It
that a particular city Is seen, Instead of a
general view ot a moro extended rango of
country?
IIOSTO.VS IIAHIItm HIlnUI.ATlO.VS.
Ilonr.l of Health Order. SlerllUntlnn of
.in wini iinrlHTd I'ne on Cuntnmem.
A lnli1 l.n.l.L n
, ." "-ni-uniu irura uosion, Mny 6.
7; '"v ,orK un gives ns new
regulations of the Boston Board of Health
" " '""i"'- ."ugs, snaving brushes
uo uieriiiroo after each
IT, I l thereof- A 8ePto. clean
towel shall hn n tn-
i-atu purson. .Ma
terial to stop tho flow of blood shall be
IIQnil nniii H
,u puwaoreu iorm and applied on
a. towol. Powder puffs are prohibited."
hcrever Nowbro's "Herplcldo" Is used on
faco or scalp after shaving or hair cutting
... " "w " anusepuc ana
Kills thn Hn ml ruff
uMt (Jul kXi,
Table and Kitchen
Practical Suooeatlom About Food ind
the Preparations of It.
Dully Mi-mid.
THURSDAY.
BHEAKFAST.
Moldprl fornnl
Grilled Tomatoes. , pcheTfe..
miik uiscult Coffee.
LUNCH.
Creamed Sweothrcnds.
t , New fens
Berry Pie. Xca.
DlNNBIt.
Chilled .Melon.
Brended Chnns 'Pnm.n
Rice Croquettes . . slrl.Tg Sean..
, . Egg 'Salad.
Pineapple. Bavarian Cream.
Coffee-
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Broiled Salt Fish. . Sauce Tartare.
Lyonnalse Potatoes.
Berry Mulllus. Coffee.
i-tiN'ru.
Tomato Canuda. Potato Roll.
Fruit. Lemonade.
DINNER.
Cream of Onion Snun
Broiled White Fish. Mushed Potatoes.
creamed Cauliflower.
Tomato Miivnnnnl.q.
Fruit Tapioca. Cream.
ColTee.
SATURDAY.
BREAKFA8T.
Fruit.
Coreol. Cream.
Veal Cutlets. Cream Sauce.
Fried Cucumbers.
Rolls. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Fresh Shrimps in Tomatoes.
Brown Bread and Nut Sandwiches.
Fruit. Lemonade.
DINNER.
Chilled. Melon.
Planked Steak. New Potatoes.
Corn and Lima Beans.
Lettuce.
Wine Jelly. Fruit.
'Coffee,
SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Iced Melon.
Molded Cerenl. Whipped Cream.
Egg Plant Fritters.
Sliced Tomatoes.
Souffle Bread. Coffee.
DINNER.
Currant Soup.
Grilled Chicken, Now Potatoes.
Lima Beans. Baked Squash.
Lettuce.
Coffee Mousse. Cake.
SUPPER.
Cold Jellied Tongue. Dressed Cucumbers.
Fruit. Cake.
Lemonade.
WITH TIIK FI.AVOII OF COFFKI3.
SlnRlns the I'rnlscs of the Nation
nreukfnmt Tipple.
Among all the poets good and bad and
vnrm.
Post and papyrus, with Immortal verse
No one, my little brown Arabian berry,
Huth sung thy praise.
A cup of hot coffco seems most fitting to
serve at breakfast, even In warm weather,
and for this universal custom we may find
an excuse other than mere pleasure ot
pleasing the taste. If wo desire, for sako
of argument, wo may give a scientific rea
son. In the early morning the skin Is more
active, while tho nctlou ot the heart Is more
feeble. The coffco lncicases tho heart ac
'tlon, fullness of the pulse and also excites
the mucus membranes,
Very many people, and more noticeably
the weak and feeble, cannot eat the solid
food set before them for breakfast unless
they first havo their coffee.
For such drinkers, however, care must
be taken that the coffee, If made from the
cofteo berry, Is not too strong or an undue
quantity taken. Many. If allowed, would
partake of no other form of food early In
the morning. When a cup of coffee
seems quite sufficient to satisfy the stom
ach after the long night fast It wero better
that It be taken before the person arises
and a little later they will undoubtedly
feel quite disposed for more substantial
foods.
We can no moro prescribe the same bill
of fare and rules to govern tlmo and quan
tity of food eaten by different Individuals
than we can make two pooplo hold the
same views or beliefs on any subject. There
Is as much Individuality In eating as In
anything else, and we must recognize this
and consider It.
Out-e n l)n y In Sufficient,
In good health, with a suffllent quantity
of other eatlstylng foods, It Is not needful
to serve coffeo except for the morning meal.
In fact, It were wise economy to dispense
with lt at other times. But the flavor ot
well-made coffee Is so tempting nnd the
lmmedlata effects so pleasant there are
few wbo will not yield to a mild gratifica
tion of the desire for the luncheon or aftor
dinner cupful of coffee. Even In hot weather
the coffee lover will cheerfully suffer the
additional discomfort of Increased bodily
temporature rather than forego the pleas
ure lt glvefc the taste.
The Infusion of strong coffeo when
served as a drink may often do harm
taken with other foods or In excess, when
tho flavor would be a valuable accessory
In giving variety and palatablcness to a
more solid food preparation. There are
many ways In which coffee may serve as
an addition to other dishes so that ono
may enjoy Its flavor In other ways than a
drink. There are many Iced dishes which,
when flavored with coffee, are particularly
enjoyable and grateful on a hot day, es
pecially when the appetite requires tempt
ing. A dish of coftee ice cream eaten
slowly on a hot day will refresh you won
derfully. To Ohtnln the Finest Flavor.
If you wish to enjoy a cup of coffeo
"par excellence" It must be mado from
freshly roasted berries. This Is not con
sidered practical In the average household,
but when the coffee Is to be used as a
flavoring agent this care Is necessary, es
pecially when milk or cream enter Into the
combination, otherwise tho preparation
will have a flat, Insipid taste, as though
"stale" codec had been used.
Freezing affects the strength of tho
flavor and so allowance must bo made for
this.
Icod Coffee The Iced coffee served In
tho cafes la plain, black coffee put In a
china or porcclatu-llned freezer nnd packed
In unit and Ice until It la slightly trapped.
It Is then served In glasses with a straw
Shaved Ice can be added to the cold coftert
and served In tho same manner.
Iced Coffee with Cream Make a syrup
that will spin n thread dropped from the
epoon, using ono cupful of sugar to one
qunrtcr of a cupful of water. To this syrup
add ono cupful of black coffco and ono cup
ful of milk and one cupful of cream. Hwit
all well together, then chill by packing In
Ico and salt. Serve In sherbet glasses, The
coffeo may bo made with milk and when
served n tablespoonful of whipped cream,
well chilled, placed on top ot the Iced
coffco.
Coffee Jelly Cover half n box of gelatine
with half a cupful of cold water nnd s nk
until soft. Then pour over It n cupful ot
boiling water. Add half n cupful of sugar
and a cupful of clear, strong coffee. Strain
through thin muslin nnd pour Into wot
molds. Set on Ico to hnrden. Turn out and
heap whipped cream around tho base,
Sweeten tho cream and flavor with a llttlo
vanilla.
Coffeo Cream Beat tho yolks of four enns
with half a cupful of sugar until light. Add
ft cupful of hot milk and a cupful of hot,
strong coffee. Mix well nnd strain Into
custard cups. Stand the cups In'n pau of
hot water and bake In a modorately hot
oven until set. When cold cover with a
meringue made of tho whites of eggs and
powdered sugar.
Coffee Ice Cream Put one pint nnd a half
of milk in a doublo boiler to scald with two
ounces of freshly roasted nnd ground coffee,
cover and let stand until cool, then strain.
ucat two cups of sugar with tho yolks of
six eggB nnd add to tho milk and heat again
over hot water until thick nnd creamy. Re
move from the fire nnd when cold add ono
and one-half pints of cream. Then freeze
very hard.
Coffoo Mousse Put a quarter of a nound
of freshly roasted and coarsely ground cof-
leo in n saucepan with a little over a. eun
of cold water nnd let como to a boll. Then
add a large tablespoonful of sugar. Strain
and pour Immediately ovor the beaten yolks
of two eggs, beating constantly. Then chill
tnoroughly. Add two cups of cream whipped
very stiff and servo In glasses with almond
macaroons.
A WYOMING FONSIl, qllAnnY.
Notably Valuable Find In the Geolog
ical Wondvrlnnil.
The state of Wyoming Is a gcogloglcal
wonderland and tho reason for this Is
that, goologlcally speaking, lt Is tho new
est lard on tho continent. The Mesozolc
period has left rich fossil deposits In this
state, the remains varying In size from
llttlo Invertebrate ammonites to the giant
vortcbrato dinosaurs of tho Jurassic age.
In 1800 a thoroughly organlzod scientific
expedition, composed of eighty members,
spent some forty days in exploring and
examining tho fossil exposures and gather
ing specimens and thn mtntt nf tr,i iikn.
was fully described at the time, says the
ncionuuc American.
A fossil quarry, where smaller specimens
are found. Is situated in the rvt
western part of Wyoming, near the town of
ivcmmercr, at tne summit of a mountain
8,200 feet above the sea level. The geo
logical formation Is known as the "Green
River Tertiary." The shale Is laminated
and carboniferous and somo streaks are
bituminous, carrying parafllne and oil In
large quantities. Th
exclusively by hand-that Is to say, no
uiudiiuk upernuons are carried on. Tho
shale Is spilt Into slabs, broken with sledgo
hnmmors and thrown over tho bank
by hand. When the slabs con
taining tho specimens aro cut and
taken out thoy aro very moist and aro
dried out to about a third of their original
weight before the cleaning process begins.
It Is difficult to clean thn fn nails tuhfln l,
shale Is too dry. for the Impressions are
cALccu.uKiy ,mn ami it requires tho utmost
skill nnd care to clean the more delicate
specimens. Knlvee and saws made cspo
dally for the purpose are used. Tho hut or
cabin is situated at tho foot of tho moun
tain, moro than a mllo from tho quarry,
and the workmen bring tho slabs to this
Placo to prepare them. Tho specimens
when they nro properly clcanod are exceed
ingly bautlful, tho fishes with nil their
bonce outlined being especially Interesting
Tho Green river fishes nro considered tho
finest specimens of fossil fishes, although
they may not be more perfoct, as far as
skeletons are concerned, than thoso from
Monte Bolca. Italy. The Monte Bolca speci
mens aro In a softer and more chalky stono
than those from Wyoming, and hence do
not present so flno an appearance. Tho
collections from the Green rver tertiary
aro not, however, rich In species,
English
Coffee.
nrnSin' ,EnB,lsh Physician, has
proven that coffee is a cause of rheuma
tism, sick headache, "gravel." nervous "x-r-Vi?
oni iaintl n"mus other malndle.
.i2 .i. dr,nker,B .?" unconsciously cultlvn
ting these maladies with ench cup of thtlr
?r 10 average. Caffeln tho act ve poison
uric aetl ' hfhayt'H ln ,no btK''
The coffee habit Is often hard to shake off,
ri.-.i. "!:' . urr " III'' 1W I t
Creek Sanitarium subitltute, ('nriiniel
Improved process and abso utcly free trom
There aro many IrnltatorR but only ono
fiaW Creek Sanitarium cereal ,r a'nd
grocer for it" Package. Ask your
M. Pasteur, of France, invented a process for kill
ing all possible germs in a product, and we use it.
After each bottle of Schlitz beer is filled and scaled
it is sterilized.
This is an extreme precaution. The beer is brewed
in extreme cleanliness, cooled in filtered air, then
filtered. It seems impossible for a taint of impurity to
get to it. Yet we sterilize every bottle.
We, who know brewing, know the value of purity.
We add vastly to the necessary cost of our beer to
assure it. You who drink it get the healthful results of
our precaution. Your physician knows; ask him.
Phone SIS. Schllti, 719 South 9th St., Omsha.
E3 Every Bottle Sterilized
Try it i-nr ot Srhllts tlecr. Telephone IMS.
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It in n BtlrrlnR, mnRterly story, moving In Spnln nt tho time when
the followers of Mnrln Christina nml thoso of Don Carlos wero con
testing the right of suecesslon to the throne. Tho hero, Ulalr, a
lovable, and hot-hended young Scotchman, appropriately nicknamed
"The Firebrand," becomes Involved with two friends In a Carltst
plot to abduct the Queen ltegent and little Isabella and deliver
them Into the bonds of General Kilo, representative of Don Cur
loH. Concha Cabezos, a charming Spanish girl, through her Iovo for
Blair 1b also drawn Into tbe plot, and gives many striking proofs
of a woman's devotion. ,
At tho palace of Lk Grnnja, whero they had taken refuge from
the plague which wns devastating tho surrounding country, Blair
rescues tho Queen and her llttlo daughter from tho vengeance of a
band of gypsies. He afterwards hns some thrilling experiences ln
freeing his royal charges' from General Cabrera, a Carllst leader,
who Is bent on putting them to death. In this rescue he Is nobly
aided by Concha, his llttlo sweetheart, who rides madly In search
of Genernl Elio to secure his help. By accident, however, sho ar
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the Queen's armies, who comes to the rcllof of Blair and his friends
and defeats thu Carllsts' plans.
Blair resigns his Cnrllst commission and Is accused of being a
traitor to the cause. He Is rescued from tho rack by Concha, whom
ho afterwards marries. He Is finally appointed Governor of Val
encia by the Queen ln appreciation of his services
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