TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 1002.
KING AK-SAR-BES MENACED
Expedition Projected to Invade tit Golden
Oity of Quiver,
LOYAL SIR KNIGHTS, WHAT SAY YOU?
Cero safe's Iress Believed ta Be
a Goad Oit-Wliil lk I a vat ere
Frapaee De m4 Haw
They'll Da It.
The Tree Planter's Mission
CH))c1 Ictioa ef
J Sterl ar ot
toa'i Life.
Slow the Irumfft! Brat the tom-tom!
Gadtooks, there's an enemy in the realms
of King Ak-fcar-Bea. Arlae, Sir Knights,
end mitt him hip and thigh.
Alarming aewg U wafted westwsrd en
the eastern wind, menacing th peace and
eeeurlty of tha Golden City of Q'jlrera.
EnTloua rivals seek the throne wbt-h Ak-Bar-Ben
baa occupied for years with honor
and renown. Will bla loyal leglona permit
tha invasion? Not on your life. Not if
the rainmakera know themselves. It be
hooves tbem. however, to be up and doing,
prepared to conduct the misguided to hoa
pitable grY.
It mutt be admitted that there la aome
Justification for the project, atarted la
Washington, to aearch for the Golden City
f Quivers. Thousands of King Ak-Ssr-Ben
a knights have made the pilgrimage,
enduring various gradea of hardthlpa. with
out encountering erea a gold brick. Other
tbouaaoda will In coming yeara follow la
their footatepe without tbc hope of realli
ieg on Coronado'a dream. The Washington
explorers are out for buaineat, and their
plana and purpose, detailed by the Wash
ington Poat, will materially Inrreaae the
gaiety of Qulvers's merry monarch.
List to the tale:
The strsngest thing about myths and
superstitions la their vitality, or perhaps
more properly speaking, their reeurrectlve
quality. Old legenda long alnce thought
to bare been aafely dead and buried come
to life ahow'.ng remarkable Tlgor la their
recrudescence frequently after they ara aup
poaed to bare been extinct for generations,
and sometime centuries.
The most remarkable myth now abowlng
eigne of lite after a eleep of 362 yeara la
ao other than the old story of the Golden
City of Qulvera. This metropolis, according
to tradition, was sltusted ecmewbere be
tween Kansas and Mexico, and the fable
baa been revived with such vigor that
parties are now in Washington endeavoring
to raise mcney with which to carry on ex
cavations on the auppcetd stte of the magic
city In the hope of unearthing lis burled
treasure.
Before entering upon the details of this
enterprise, it ia first of all necessary to
explain the origin of the Qulvera myth.
When. In the year 1S40, Vaaquei Coronado
left the City of Mexico to explore the vast
unknown country to the north of the Gulf
of California and the Rio Grande river, he
beard many strange stories from tha In
diana whom be met In his wanderings north
to what is now the southern boundary of
Kansas Sometimes bis Informants told the
truth, but aa a general thing they found It
more to tbelr advantage to relate what
waa false, and to mislead the haughty Span
iard at every turn.
Among the number of idle falsehooda
which the Indians Invented to beguile Coro
nado was the Qulvera atory. According to
the Indiana, there existed a magnificent city,
ao fabuloualy rich that the bouaee were
tiled and roofed with gold, while amng the
Inhabitanta silver waa more common than
atone. Coronado, like other Spaniards of
bis day, went on this expedition in search
of gold and lichee, hoping to meet with the
aame fortune that be Tell PUtaro In Peru,
and at every polat on hla line of march
both be and bla men made diligent Uiulry
for gold among the aborigine whom they
net.
rowaaatloa ef ke atory.
The Qulvera atory bad foundation la fact,
that, la what ia now southern New Mexico,
there was a place called tha Grand Qulvera,
a aand and mesquite plain. Inhabited by a
few Indiana, and originated by tbe Indiana
of one locality getting tired of tbe Span
tarda and la tbelr atarttng a atory to the
effect that their seighbora of the Grand
Qulvera were fabuloualy rich. Coronado
eat out for tbe place, but missed It, and,
for the rest of the Journey. Inquired at
every atep for Qulvera, the city of rlchea.
To make a long and wearisome atory
abort. It ia enough to aay that, although
Coronado traveled aa far north as the bor
der of Kansas, he found neither the city. nor
tbe rlchea that he expected, and returned
to Mexico a disappointed man. Thus
ended tbe Qulvera matter, ao far as Coro
nado waa concerned, but. like all stories
of this character. It had a aingular vitality
and for yeara after Coronado'a Journey the
white population of tbe southwest con
tinued to believe ia the exlatence of a magi
cal city, bidden away among tbe caayona
t the mountalna, awaiting tbe advent of
the adventurcua Caucasian, who, of course,
would "develop Its resources."
This myth, started by diahoneet Indiana
and credulous Spaniarda, paaaed from tbe
latter to the Mexicans, and in later yeara
to .the Americana, and la tbe yeara inter
vening aince tbe expedition cf Coronado
and the present It Is not at all eurprtelng
that tha atory became warped and twlated
aa that In its present shape It tsars very
little resemblance to the Qulvera atory of
Ceronsde. According to the belief of tbe
present-day population of New Mexico, the
Spaniards not only discovered, bnt took
pesaesaloa of and settled la Qulvera, which
ander tbelr rule became a city .rivaling
Babylon of old la the measure of Its aplen
dor. rlchea and luxuries, but. like all fine
and vain t hints, came to an untimely end
through aa uprising of the Indiana, who
destroyed the place and slaughtered the
Inhabitants without mercy.
Destroyed Ty Esrtkasks.
Another version has It that tbe city waa
destroyed by aa earthquake, or a pro
treeted drouth, caualng the inhabitanta to
perish of thirst, ate. since which calamity
ao one has ever been able to locate or
discover tbe ruins of tbe city la which,
according to popular belief, untold wealth
Ilea burled awaiting discovery at soma
future day. Such ia the main body ef the
myth aa believed la by tbe modern popu
lation of New Mexico, a atory around which
baa clustered a host cf legends, rumors
eas nonsense without end.
One ef the stereotyped variations of this
Qulvera myth, which Profa. Holmaa.
Fewkee and Hough have beard during so
journs In New Mexico, and which haa beea
going the rounda ef hired men, miners
cowboys, peons and ranchmen for the paat
fifty yeara. Is to the effect that a certain
priest discovered a map of the city of
Qulvera. atrocg tbe reeorda and archiv
of tbe Vatican; that tbe snap ehoaed tbe
location of a buried treasure of fabuloua
amount: that the priest aet vail for the
sew world, and. reaching New Mexico
Bought out the locality, discovered and ae.
. cured the treasure, and returned with It to
Italy before those la the neighborhood of
where he obtained the treasure had aa op
portunity to find out what be was doing
Tha atracger, she hears thia yarn for tbe
first time, is aasured that it happened
either quite recently or at aooat only a few
years ago.
The present day form of tbe Qulvera
myth might have remained confined to tbe
Ignorant raachmea and cow punchers of the
aeuthweet for the aext aeveral centuries
unknown, outside of Ua awa regloa.'feve to
snea like Freta. Faakta aat Hainan, who
A striking Incident occurred out la mid
Nebraska tha other day. ssya the New Tork
Independent, one that should be pondered
by every dweller la the Deforested leads,
east or west. The funeral aervicee of the
late J. Sterling Morton were held at tbe
homestead where. In 1SB5. Mr. Morton and
his young wife located their claim. At
that time not a ambiance of a tree was
In sight over the level plain that reached
away like the green waters of a quiet sea.
When the neighbors and friends gathered
for the sorrowful ceremony they walked
through a forest of tall treea up to the
beautiful grounds ef the Morton borne. Ia
front of tbe house were towering tree,
many of tbem pinet, latersperaed with
shrube. On either aide atretched the broad
acres of apple orcharda In full bloom, aa
fair a alght aa one might wish to aee. while
away toward the town waa Mortoa park, a
rich woodland, the pride of tbe community.
All this waa the work of one man, a man
who loved treea and caused more to be
planted than any otber man la the world.
He made of the barret: prairie a varied
landscape. More than that, be showed to
the eager westerners that there la not only
an artistic and an ethical meaning In tbe
tree-planter's mission, but a financial gain
aa well a lesson that la the west's pres
ent stage of development probably baa aa
strong a bearing aa any argument that
might be preaented. The little claim that
be bomeateaded was In the beginning like
those of hundreds of hia neighbors. Be
cause of hla efforta in beautifying it and In
covering Its acres with treea It became
very valuable and la today one of tbe most
attractive pieces of country real eatate in
tha weaU The father of Arbor day set be
fore tbe west a great object lee son. While
It was by no means lost on the people of bia
generation, it waa when the passing away
of the tree planter made a complete sum
mary of bis life possible that the force of
the precept and example waa moat strik
ingly brought home to their hearta.
It la not alone to the west that hla teach
ings are applicable, though there they are
of most potency. The love of trees needs
fostering wherever Is a borne and a habi
tation. The almost sacred affection wl-h
which certain historic trees are regarded
by people of ancient nations is In strange
contrast with the ffroeity with which
Americana elaurhter the forete. To be
sure, there Is today some check being put
on tbe denudation of forest lands, and
there is growing up in tbe towns a healthy
sentiment In favor of Intelligent and gen
eral tree planting. In several large west
ern cities, where naturally there is most
need of this sentiment, the municipal gov
ernment is taking a hand In tree planting.
In the handa of experienced foresters the
atreeta are lined with trees of prcper va
riety, and care la taken that they are not
diatorted out of semblance to nature by In
discriminate and reckless pruning. Tbe re
sult will te that In a Tew years the aveDues
of those cities will be delightful vistas cf
shade and the dwellers therein will reap a
poaltive benefit, not alone In enjoyment
and eomfcrt. but in dollars and cents.
aeetn that the appeal would be strongest.
Not a park la to be found within reach of
the common people and the public build
Irga stand oa treeless ground. Now they
are waking op to their loss, but find that
to secure land for parka they must go to
the far eutsklrts ef the city.
Despite the Arbor day proclamation
(which are observed but little nowadays)
and the unequivocal examples of advantages
attending the sentiment prompting them,
the mission of the tree planter is far from
ended. Tecs of thousands cf school yards,
east and west more largely In the west,
however are as bare of shade as was Mr
Morton's claim In lt.'p. For decades the
pupils have spent dreary days trying to se
cure some enjoyment on the sun-beaten
playgrounds when they might have res ed
beneath rustling green branches. It is one
cf the disgraces of tbe newer portions of
the nation that so little attention Is given
to the planting of trees on the school
grounds. There, if anywhere, it would
In the new towns cf Oklahoma, ac
cording te reports made to the Depart
ment of tbe Interior, park ground la aet
apart. More than that, tbe contract
let la each municipality to aome Individ
ual to plant trees, hia payment being mea
sured by the number tbat are alive at the
end of five years. "This year," proudly an
nounces one such town, "tbe trees In the
park cast quite a shade."
It Is not enough that treea be planted
there must be Intelligent selection and cul
ture if beat res tits are to be obtained.
Some weatern cltiea have ordered the de
struction of certain varletiea of treea
planted generously by early settlers. Tbey
were originally chosen because they made
quick growth and were not easily killed by
the climate. With the development of the
community tbelr undesirable qualities have
made them nuisances and tbe planting must
begin over again, a doien yeara or more of
effort bavlDg been wasted.
It la encouraging to know that tbe sons of
the late secretary of agriculture propose to
make the Morton claim aa arboretum, the
first In tbe prairie region. Someone who
knows the west and who knows treea will
be in charge and there, at the homestead of
the man wboee love for treea waa a pas
sion and which is Itself an object lesson,
will be conducted experiments In tree cul
ture of value to all the west. In this tbe
people of the whole nation will be gainers,
for It is a practical exemplification of tbe
life-work of a man who gave hla best years
to the tree-planter's mission. Had Mr.
Morton himself had the devising of It be
could not have chosen a more fluting monument.
Ruthless Slaughter of Elk
Pot-Hunters Ravaging the
Jackson Hele Country.
The bands of elk that wintered in the and bangin away all day long. Did they get From the information given by Mr. Tina
Jackaon Hole country, Wyoming, four years much game? Tes. they could generally down there are. aaya tbe Poat, but one or two
ago were estimated to number 60.000. The an elk after firing a magazine full of cart- conclusiona to be arrived at. to save the
acattered bunchea coming ia there now are ndgea at him. but the most of their hits from extermination. First, tbe goverr.-
les. than 10.000 according to the estimate Plees that wounded the animal m.nt .houla add ln. ,ana to y,llow..oll.
7. , "untry." Thia and he generally got away, crippled and park; ,econd, t0 , the ,.tlng Uw
araa tha afafam.nt mmA Amm nm . - anff..lnB r 0
waa tha statement made a day or two ago Buffering,'
by George William Finn to a Denver Poat The young man went on and described
reporter. bow the carcasses of elk. killed by hun-
Jackson Hole country covere an area dreds, could be found in the bills, and bones
about half aa large aa tbe National park of and antlers acattered everywhere,
tbe Yellowstone and Joins it on the south. "You know $5 will be paid by any man
This paradise, for game and fish, haa ever
been famoua. The Indiana for generations
have procured tbelr winter's meat in thia
country and It was la this section tbat
I'nlted States troops were hastily sum
moned la the summer of 18)4 to round up
Indians that were supposed to be
massarreing settlers aad lsying waste tbe
country.
The law of Wyoming Issues licenses to
hunt large game during the months ef
September, October and November. For $40
each person la permitted to kill two elk.
Pot hunters, or "game hogs," come Into
the country at the opening ef the aeaaoa
from every quarter of the globe. And the
hundreds of amateur aportamen begin the
carnival of crime, for ItTle criminal to kill
this faat disappearing animal.
In that country for a pair of elk teeth or
tushes. And the ranchers are powerleea to
atop the unlawful practice," added he. "An
relative to the killing of any large game
until tbe matter be arranged In aome way,
or put men of experience and nerve Into
the country and "swing off" a few of the
men who make the killing for tasks and
beada a business.
The National Protective Association for
Game and Fish Is en organization founded
W. A. COOK, II. D.
Discoverer of the Famoua Cook
Curea for Diseases cf Men.
US1ESS SAGACITY
When a dam. behind which a large body of water is confined, commences to cut
through in email place, prompt repair Is necessary U prevent seriovi Inroads and
f.r.al breaking away of the entire structure. A little repair here and there, amount
ing to, pcrhars. ' minutes In all. by one nisi, before a serUms damage has been
done, will prevent what a thousand men and teams cu:d not remedy sometimes
If allowed to in from tad to worse. Thus a little labor svcd in the beginning Is
often months cf liter lt in the end. Men who know of leaks In their vitality,
f Inrends In tr.elr health and of little (imnci that need repair, will, for lbs
sske of a few dollars, allow ron ittlon to continue that they kn. w will sooner or
later deprive them of manho 1 and make them a eexjal and mental wreck. IJfe
is short at the best and there are n pxVts In a shroud. Good health ! better
than a small rlc of rr.orey and tn men who succeed in the world are the men
who are li.telMgert enough t-- se thia men who have car-fully obeerved the laws
of nature, men who do thugs at a time wher. It Is cf the most Importance. In
business they will Invest a f'w dollars sometime-, when inconvenient to ypare. In
ordr that profit may accrue in the future. When their health Is slightly im
paired they attend to It promptly, so that after a while much treatment may not
be neoe.fary. The engineer of a train may be ever so corr.petert. but if a bridge la
out Just around a curve ail perier and himself are apt to meet with wreck
and disaster. The future of all who deiund upon ;oi. as well aa your rwn euc
ces?. depends upon health and g'KVl mer.ta'ity. A carpenter may as well expect
to produce a smooth surface with a rough plane as fot a dull inteliext to achieve
brilliancy In bulne, labor or a sotial way. The man who save fifty centa at
the exjnse cf his health is "penny wise and pound foolish."
Indian can get two quart, of whisky for a br Georse ' shlia- " tor
pair of theae teeth, which are used for i'r"'u"1 1 ""Dre "na repre-
charma and pine. aented in many of the states. The members
are the most prominent and wealthy men
"AH last winter small bands of elk could ln ,he 'ountrJ'. 'n politics, business and
be aeen aout the hills guns were being private life. And it seema that through
fired every day. And the small banda proved tblt bo4r ahould be found the meaca to do
tbat the big bunchea were bejng cut out aomething for the protection of the grand
oia antierea oeasi. Aa an illustration or
bow tbey are ruthlessly killed Mr. Finn
aaid:
fellows aad let them lie where they have
fallen, taking nothing but their two tushes?"
said Finn. "I went Into tbe Hole country
aat September aad weat to work tor Joab
Adams, who haa a big ranch midway cp
country. I wintered there and aeted aa
guide to several 'dude' hunting parties tbat
aad disbanded."
"Why didn't the rancbera organize and
bring ln tbe poachers ?" waa asked.
"It w-ould be a very unsafe thing to io,
because tbe chances are that these men
would pick us off." be replied.
"Haven't you game wardena up here?"
"Tes," and tbe young rancher looked mad
and disgusted, "but they are no earthly
good ami make no effort to get theae fel
Isn't It a shame to knock over these big lows tbey are afraid of tbem, I reckon.
"The rancbera are trying to find aome
way out of tbe difficulty. A great many
favor tbe idea of selling out their ranches
ta the government, which could add this
beautiful country to tbe National park.
Another reaaoa that the game ia thinning
out la tbat a lot of tbe .country Is being
came out from tbe east- We charged them fenced tbe old feeding grounda are being condltlona and It becomes tbe duty of every
$10 a day and grub. barveated. the rattle cropping down the true sportsman to put an end to the
There waa heaps of hunters all over the bay which leaves pretty thin picking for wsnton killing of our largest cloven-hoof
hills and the rifles could be heard bustin' the gams. game.
"Last winter two boys down ln tbe Hole
country wanted a new bob-sled. They went
out ln tbe bills and ln one forenoon killed
nine big bucks, took nothing but their
tushes and received $15 for tbelr apoila
Thia ia but one Instance of many caaea that
are of daily occurrence.
It ia a fact that a badly crippled elk will
not follow or bunch with a herd. He be
cornea a lonely wanderer, until he dlea of
starvation or one of his natural enemlea, a
bear, wolf or coyote, downa him. Thia
country la fatrly alive with these noble
animate ln all atatea and stages of maimed
Jews and Primroses
An Instructive
Parallel.
One of tbs most Illuminating announce
ments of modern scleace, says ths New York
Independent, is that mads by Prof. Hugo ds
Vrlss of tbs University of Amsterdam, who
telle us that be haa succeeded la watching
the production of half a doceo new species
dsnt nutrition, there will occur a certain, claliam of Hamburg and Dusaeldorf, and are
number of Individuala tbat differ greatly
from their parents. We call attention to a
parallel fact in human phytogeny.
In answer to the question "Why Jews
succeed T' Mr. Zengwill haa lately replied
bluntly that tbey do not aucceed. He points
of plants. He haa discovered that one of to tbe mllliona of Jews the world over who
the American primroses, the Oenothera La- occupy tbe lowest stratum of population
marcktana. baa tbe rare faculty of produc
ing sports, which are actual separata spe
cies. A vast majority of planta from aeeda
will follow the parent form, but in every
large planting tbere will be a few that take tbe moat
a new direction. He baa named half a dozen denlxena of
ef these new species. Ons he calls ths
Oenothera glgaa. because of Its site, while
others, like O. aaaelia, are dwarf. Tbey
aeem to vary according to definite lines.
aad thus O. aanslla, or O. oblongs, may ap
pear many times, bat area ao ia such rela
tively small numbers that. If not preserved
by cultivation, they would be crowded out
and not be perpetuated. The aclentlfis
value of this discovery Ilea la the emphasis
it puts aa our theory of the origin of spe
cies, oo the nutatloaa by sudden leaps, per
salt urn, aa against the slew accretions of
chango. accumulated by environment, oa
which Darwin snainly depended la his fa
mous dtscuasioa of ths subject.
la their several countries. Tbe immense
majority of tbem, he declares, fall disas
trously ln the battle of life. Tbey oc
cupy, and aeem content to occupy.
degraded poaltlcn, the
ghettos, cuffed by tbelr
rulers. poor benesth description,
dwarfed In body and crushed in mind.
We are told that half the Jews live in
Russia and their average property baa been
officially reckoned at $5 a bead, and It la
leaa la Roumania. In London tbey are abso
lutely free, but the vast majority work
under eweetera for fourteen hours a day
for leaa wages than Christiana will take.
Such a low level of uniform poverty and
misery Mr. Zangwlll describes as the usual
life ef hia race.
But wa would aet bow speak ef the theo
ries of the origin of species discussed by
Lamarck. Darwin, Walsmana and De Vrlss,
but of ths fset that la this primrose, and.
for aught we knew, la other planta aad an!-
arsis. In butterflies, shells and fishes, where
a great a umber are produced, with abun-
But "as rich aa a Jew" is a proverb.
While the race thus far has burrowed ln
the underground of social life, tbe excep
tions have been extraordinary In all ages.
Ths Jewish primrose produces startling ex
ceptions to tbs usual product. It has been
so In all tbs ages alncs Moses. Out of a
Frankfort ghetto cams AnseJm Rothschild.
From the scanty heme of a Dessau scriv
ener came Moses Mendelssohn, and Heine,
tha poet, rose out of the dead commer-
not the Disraelis, refugees from Spanish
persecution, a glorified Jewish primrose?
Of all races ln the world the Jewish seema
able to produce the largeat variety of type.
While the great multitude, according to
Zangw lll, are Ignorant and degraded, out of
thia aeed tbere grow wonderful "sports
magnificent epecimena of ability, whether
In finance or scholarship or literature or
art. Who that haa observed tbe ridicu
loua rabblea of Jewish women that have
riotuosly attacked theae laat few daya ln
varioua cltiea the retail butchers of tbelr
own faith and that have beea ao sharply
condemned by the best Jewish papers, ia
cot struck by the contrast of these wild
maenada with tbe stately company of Jew
ish scholars, financiers sad philanthro
pists tbat welcomed Dr. Scbechter the other
eight aa he came to assume direction of the
new Hebrew theological aeminary?
Yet, after all, Jews are sot very different
from other people, and wa suspect that
tha Oenothera Lemarcklaaa 1b not the only
plant that "sports" into new apeclea. Has
not Prof. L. H. Bailey told ua bow he cre
ated a new apecies of strawberry? Tbs
men tbst wield tbe spade la our road build
ing ars Italians, but ao la Marconi. We
have wondered if any good could come out
of Brazil, but there la Santoa-DumonL The
London alums are crowded with the pure
British fellow countrymen of Shakspeare
and Gladstone. After all. we doubt much
If Zangwlll haa not slandered his country
men ln his seal to establish a Jewish com
monwealth ln Paleatine.
SCROTAL VARICOCELE
Scrotal Varicocele has been dlseribed as a creeping dis
ease. It silently steals upon Its victim like a thief at night
and before he Is really aware of its presence great and dim
aaing inroads are made tipnn his constitution. The veins sur
rounding the spermatic chord kcome enlarged and engorged
with Impure blood and diseased tissue. At times this con
dition may be accompanied with a dull, heavy, dragging
pain in the small of the back, extendlr.r down into the
parts, low spirits, weakness of the body and brain, nervous
debility, partial or complete Ions of the sexual joer and
mt infrequent deoline of the general health All these dis
agreeable symptoms soon disappear. completely and for
ever, under our Varicocele cure, whirh Is sfe. painless,
bloodless, and therefore free from surgery In any form.
Kvery clot of stagnant blood and every fiber of diseased
tissue Is driven from the affected rarts. normal circulation re
stab!lshd throughout the peivlc region the weakened crgar.s
become strong again and sturdy manhov1 Is restored.
URETHRAL STRICTURE
Our original and strictly modern treatment for T'rethral
Stricture cures the disease without cutting or dilatira. thus
svoidlng the horrors of surgery. It is the only treatment
that should ever be used Hnd the only one re-commended by
the legions of men who have recently been cured by it. it
acts Immediately and directly upon the Stricture, dlssolvlns It
completely and dislodging all diseased tlsajes. which comes
away in strips or shred-like fiber, allaying all irritation and
Inflammstlon and leaving the urethral canal entirely free from
obstruction and in sound and healthful condition.
NERYO-SEXUAL DEBILITY
It is sad to contemplate the unfortunate condition of so
many men of our day and generation. At ? thev feel Bo at
40 they feel 0 snd s l 50 or when they should be ln the
very prime nf life, they are almost readv for the grave. The
fire of youth has gone out. the fountain of vitality Is ex
hausted. Premature old age! No matter what brought It
on. tne one thing f or yoj to d la to get back the vim.
the vigor and the vivacity of youth. Don t lose your grip
on life. Thers sre many happy golden years for you if jou
We can and will not only help you. but cure
t urina disease and weHrfrs ct ine
only set help
voti l.i stav i-nre,! I nr tie
iu tuKl and' urinary s stem has bon our exclusive business
f r the past twe-itv-tlve years, during which time we have
lifted up enough fallen men to male an armv. Our treat
ment will r.-stnre to vou what you have lost your precious
manhood It stoi'S all unnatural discharges and Ira-'is of vigor
a ml a-lva twrfprl ho.1 iwrmanent itower to the Sexual organs.
It makes the blood pure and rich, the complexion near, the
eyes bright, the flesh firm, the muscles sotid and the serves
strong and steady. It clears up the clouded brain, brightens
the Intellect and d!p Is all despondency, ln short, our treat
ment for weuk fnen bull, Is lit, ll,e fhvei. al Kid mental as W Stl
a the sexual man antl prepares him snew fur tbe dalles and
pleasures of both married ana single me.
SPECIFIC BLOOD POISON
I.Ike leprosr of old. Hpeclflo Flood Poison was for Bgee
ait i. ... 1 io tie- Incurable The ar.rWr.t l.b a Is not vet al
together extinct. It Mill exists in the minds of many old
f"gy physicians, who continue to salivate their patients with
potash, mrourcy and other dangerous mineral mm urea.
whirh. Instead f,f lrl1ns the di A s- nut of the SVStem. dliv
It ,er,r In. where 11 ti.s dormant f -r a time and then
ircaks out again in ths form of s'-me frightful skin, blood or
bone dif-ease. We cure Specific I'.i iod l ' is -n to stay cured
forever We challeng" the medical world f -r a caae in any
stage, heridltarv or contracted, that we rarnot positively cure,
... In fi-,.m t m r I v to r.lti.lV ilnvfl OtlT treat
ment for this disease Is endorsed by the 'best physicians of
imrlr-i arrt P.nrniie It ts turelv vegetable in composition ana
perfectly harmless in effect. More thin l.-"o men. many of
whom had tried hot srrir.gs ard numerous specific remedies In
vain, have ben completely and forever cured by us durlrg the
past year. Physicians baffled by stubborn cai-es are cordially
invited to consult uus by special appointment.
HOME TREATMENT
We prefer that each patient desiring our cure rsy us at
least one personal visit, but If joj cannot conveniently do
this, write us In your own language a laln and full state
ment of vnnr symptoms Many cases can be cured by our
original svstem of correspondence, which Is so nearly perfect
in its operations that satisfactory results are alwaa assured.
COOK MEDICAL CO.,
110-112 So. 14th Street
Omaha, Neb.
(Issaed later ,Awthorlty af the Railroads of Xebraska.)
NO "LOSS BY DISTRIBUTION" TO OMAHA
Equalized Valuations More Than Make Up for Improvements.
anges in Assessed Values in Douglas
ST ATEiMENT Showing the ch
County for ten years:
RAILROAD AID
All.
visit New Mexico occasionally la aearch
ef acieatlfle material, had It sot beea for
oae thing. Ia bis Intensely is te resting
book, entitled "Some Strange Comers of
Our Country," tbs author, Mr. Charles P.
Lummla. describes the ruins of Abbe, 1
Tablra aad Oeneea, three deserted pueblos
overlooking tbe buffalo flatna ta the soath
central part af New Mtxlce.
DUesvtry mt tbe Ralss.
These extraordinary ruins were discovered
a number of years age by ths author. Dr.
Pewkee, aad several atbsr gentlemea In
tereeted la American archaeology. They
appear to be those of a large aad remark
ably built town of the Plro Indians, a tribe
tbat became extinet during tbe early nine-
teeath century, although one jot two were
still living as late as tbs beginning of ths
Mexlr&a war. They were evidently erected
long before the discovery of this continent
by Columbus. Tbe fact tbat the Plros sub
mitted to tbe Spaniarda aad that the Span
ish priests set cp missions la all three
towns ia not only a matter of record, but
I further evidenced by aeveral aaagnifl
reat churches erected la the towaa by tbe
fathers whea tbey caste te cenvsgt ths
Ptroa ta ths Catholic faith. Tbs. how
ever, ts ao aaora tkaa what waa dose all
ever tbe southwest, bat. la tha case of
tbeee ruiaed tew as. there are several fea
tures tbat place tbem eetcriely cut of
the ordinary aad reader them a puxale ta
all wha visit tbe reglca.
Ia the f rat piece, the bulldlags are far
superior ta anything of tha sort la tbs
touUwesu Tbey are massive aad sub
stantial, showing, aa Dr. Fewkea bia said,
thst tbe people formed a scrt of link be
tween the Pueblo Indians of ths north and
ths civilised Axtecs of ths south. In ths
second place, tbs mission churches of these
three towns are of a much more magnificent
character than tbe general run cf such
churches In tbe southwest. In fact, these
ruined aad deserted churches sre ths finest
specimen of Bpanish ecclesiastical archi
tecture la New Mexico.
Tbe one at Tablra is ISO feet ln length
by it feet ln width, built of massive
blocks of well cut aad well dreased stone.
In tbe third place, tbe three towns are
located in one ef the most desolate regions
la America. Tbe country round about ta
destitute of drinkable water, while near the
towaa are a large Dumber of salt lakes ss
briny sa ths Desd sea. No tribe would
think of rsmping. much less of building, ia
this region as It Is today, and In view of
tbe fact that very little ia known ef the
tribe that formerly dwelt here and abso
lutely nothing as to whst brought about
tbelr extinction It ts safe to assume that
whea they did settle tbere the country was
far different from what It ta today; tbat.
aftsr they became converts to Christianity
aad subjects of Spain, something la ths
teture of aa earthquake or a sudden rhangs
ln ths natural features of tbe regioa took
place, rendering It uninhabitable and that,
cooped up ta thia section by their enemies,
the Apaches snd Upa-cs. they succumbed,
dying of thirst.
Jeialsia; Ike Myths.
At all eve Eta, the myth makers and myth
believers have put twa aad tea locether.
greet wealth Is proven by ths magnificent
snd masalve buildings which it erected and
which are still standing. Thus fortified
tbey havs diligently prospected theae ruins
In tbe hope of finding Its treasure, quite a
number lesieg their lives la thia locality,
pertablng for lack of water.
There now cornea to Washington a Mrs.
C. Corbyn. who is ths owner of the land
upon which tbeae ruina atand and who de
clares that an old Indian, tbe laat of the
Plroa, living In New Mexico, haa given her
the key to the secret and instructions for
finding ths treasure which Ilea buried la
tbe ' hidden vaults" underneath lbs ruins
ef Tablra. Ehe ststee further that a part of
tbe city la under ground and that the bells
of the old cburch are alao hanging la one
of these vaults. Her mlssloa ta this city
Is to arouse Interest ta the rules snd to
raise money with which to exploit the de
serted city and te take cut the treasure that
lies hidden ia tbe subterranean vault, of
Tablra.
Ehe called Monday oa Profs. Maaoa and
Hough at ths National museum, to whom
aba relsted ths foregoing. Prof. Hough
paid little attention to that part of ber
narrative about ths hidden treasures of
Quivers, a story that he bad beard time
knd again from ranchmen oa trips that bs
has mads to New Mexiee, but whea she
stated tbst a member of tbe Plro tribe was
still living tbs thought ef whst a megn 8
reat thing 'it would be ta secure from bim
s vocabulary sf words of tbe Plro language
flashed through hia mind, and befors a
arguing tbst "Tabira" muat bs tbs "Qul
vera" of old aid that the cit'g on Urns
LAUDS. LOTS. PERSONAL. TELEGRAPH. PROPERTY.
1S91... $3,168,492 $17,614,412 3.S40,6G2 $790,813 $25,414,379
1892... 3,364,259 17,585,4S3 4.016.197 773,662 25,739,601
1893... 3.424,833 17.459.504 3.781.513 757,743 25.423.593
1894... 3,272,821 17,010,708 3,681,349 736,552 24,701,430
1895... 3,105,965 15,333.159 3.387,958 673.173 22,500,255
1896... 2.909,975 14,773.136 3.294,689 672.905 21.650,705
1897... 2.900,608 14,264,895 3.230.996 674.504 21,070.973
1898... 2.824,976 14.252,09l' 3,187.579 708.906 21,023,552
1899... 2,835.898 14,407,713 3.674.982 707,620 21,626,213
1900... 2,811,374 14,481,374 3,740.216 713,026 21,745.972
From 1891 to 1900 the following changes in valuation occurred:
Lands decreased 11 2 10 per cent Lots 17 8 10 per cent
Personal Property decreased 2 6-lOpir cent.
All Prop:rty other than Railroad decreased 14 5-10 per cent.
Railroad Property decreased 9 7-10 per cent
The articles which appesr criticising the action of the
Ptate Board of E qualixation. and compiling column of ig
ures headed "Before Dls-tribjtlon." "After lilstribution. "
and "Lost by Lis tribution," are merely dodging the ques
tion, and are intended to deceive.
If they prove anything, they merely confirm the state
ments heretofore made in these advertleements that the
terminal valuea are. ln fact, distributed over and taxed In
every county along the railroad llne. The taxation of
railroad propertv. although decreased in assessed valjatlon
was indirectly increased through receiving a proportion
ately less decrease ln valuation than other property, and
this occurs sll over ths state.
The foregoing statement t-hows that the town property
of Douglas county, was assessed at IT X-10 per cent less
than in !S1. while the building Inspector s office reports
that IH.36S.288 building permits were Issued in the chy of
Omaha alone, while In that time the city of South Omaha
has grown from S.0S2 population to over 26.0f. The Increase
In property in Douglas county has more than offset any
Increase In railroad valies through building depots. It
is a matter of offlclal record that the real property valua
tion of Omaha Is estimated as being worth rw.tvm.nno, snd
It was so given to the financial reference authorities when
the city statement of indebtedness was lart made.
From the foregoing statement it is evident that the
railroads ln Douglas county have accepted & per cent less
decrease In valuation than other property In the term of
years mentioned, or one-third less decrease when compared
with other property. It is not necessary to Juggle figures
to explain this matter.
It is only necessary to get sll the fgures snd not
garble them by selecting out single lines of figures that
can be colored so as to deceive.
The reductions msde by the Ptste Board of Eouallia
tlnn ln the assc-srmcnt of railroad properties were made as
s matter of legal necessity in view of the constitutional rule
of uniformity, as well as a matter of justice ar.d light, be
cause the asesed valuation of other properties in the
state had been materially reduced, notwithstanding their
Urge increase, both in quantities and sctual value. Tbo
mileage of the railroads in Douglas county has not been
increased ln this term of yeara, while the percentage of
railroad values returned for assessment has increased.
second thought had entered bis mind be
said: j
Where does this msn liver I
DUt SITS, loriijo w mo vu ..vi o -
a id Dot propose to sllow sny of her pre
cious secrets to escape. Ehe said:
"Well, that Is my secret. If you knew
that you would know where to find the
treesure."
Thus sfter tbe lapse of 861 yeara the old
Quivers myth, belonging to the same cen
tury and ln the aame category with tbe
Eldorado myth, tbe Northwest passage no
tion, the kingdom of Preeter John, etc.,
baa arisen from out the duat of the New
Mexican deserts, somewhat changed from
what It was ln ths dsys of Coronado. but
coos the less the same atory with which
ths Indians beguiled the Bpanish conquista
dor and bia gold-hungry followers.
Paragraphs.
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Folates!
Chirsgo News:
anless bs is ln love or In debt.
Aa overproduction of rubber would result
In 2 gum-drop.
U la never too late to learn that we are
sometimes tco late.
Tbe man who talks, but falls to act, la
trying to get a reputation on credit.
It sometimes happens that a man is absent-minded
when bis wife's sway.
Tbe man who persists ta doing nothing la
entitle! to first prise for perseverance.
Some policemen are tender-bearted. Oc
csstonsUy ons gives a ragged tramp a rap.
About ths only martyrs ws have at thia
stage of the game are the' base ball um
pires. If a man Uvea as bs should the world will
sot be very much better by his getting out
of it.
Charity doesn't alwaya begin at home.
Judging by the frank wsy ln which relations
talk about ons another.
After handling a eubject without gl-vee
the wise orator proceeds to wash bla hands
of the whole aSair.
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