THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AFCTCST IPOS.
HORSEMEN OF PONY EXPRESS
Courage, Daring and Romance Com
bined in Their Exploit.
THEHIHTQ BIDES ON PLAINS
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iranr ef Mesi Amlmalo
Reelleetleiie o( rameas
Pathaaders.
Tales of the overland mall ejid famous
tide and ridera ara found In a little hls
tory of the pony express, written by Wll
Jam Lltffhfoot Vlsscher and jjat publ'shed
y Hand, MeNally Co. of Chlrago. The
hunter, freighter, emigrant, telegraph, the
railroad and Irrigation, each In turn biased,
opened and Improved the westward way.
ana now In
memories of
f It In food
Vlescher, wti
and now In thla land of prosperity only
of the pioneers are left.
to rerall. their deeds, and Mr.
cho waa acquainted with many
of the ridera and Indian fighters, haa
narrated the part they played In the bund
ing of the great west.
In the fall of 1859, W. M. Gwln, one of
the United State senator from California,
proceeded from Ban Francisco to Waahlne
' ton to take up hla legislative dutiea, riding
horse from the Parlflo ocean to tha Mls
l aourl river, by way of Sacramento, Bait
a. Lake Cltv. South raa end down the
Platte to Bt. Joseph the "central route,"'
ya aa It waa called.
nfl' For pari of the distance ha had aa com
panion B. . F. Fllpklln, general superin
tendent of the pioneer freighting firm of
Russell, Majors St Waddell. Pet wean these
two men, both of whom saw the neoesalty
for closnr communication between Cali
fornia and the eaat, grew the idea of what
aft( rward culminated in the pony express.
Tlie senator made a fight In. congTesa for
a quick mall route and the reduction of
time In the sending of newa to tha Pacific
coast, but the .consuming interest In pollt-
. teal affairs, which were to lead to civil
. ' war, I prevented favorable legislation. The
west , wanted fresh news from the east,
but . the south's Interests demanded the
prevention of legislation favorable to the
route4 north of Mason and IMxon's line,
and the south waa strong In congress.
' A Daring; Bnslaess , Ventare,
"Notwithstanding that it waa found lm
possible," remarks the author, "to obtain
any aubaldy from congress at that time
for the purpose in view, in the winter of
188M0 Senator Qwin and several, capitalist a
of New .York and Mr. Russell of the over
land transportation firm of Russell, Majors
Waddell met In Washington City and
the result of that meeting was the real
a tart of one of the moat romantic and dar
ing- business ventures this country or any
other country ever knew. That waa the
pony express.
"By that the time of transmitting news
across the continent waa reduced from
twenty-one days to ten daya. It la about
Mjua mlloa by our moat direct railway route
frutn New Tork to San Francisco and It
tobk aeven days three hours and forty-five
ml mllea actual time to cover the distance
- oar fastest express trains during the
first years of railroad history. In 18M
ttieva was cot a mile of railroad west of
tha Missouri river. St. Joseph, Mo., was
(be wasters terminus of railway communl
tattoa and between that city and the young
fly ot tha Golden Gate i there Intervened
but m oltr. Bait Lake, and 1X miles of
Wild, uninhabited country, infested with
warlike- Indians. Through thla uninviting
retfoa tod the trails over which It was pro
posed to ride the flying ponies.
V ' "la tha spring- of 1860 Bollver Roberts,
superintendent of the western division of
tka pony express, went to Carson City'
Mwr,, to engage riders and station agtnta
far tbs routs across iho great plains. In
a' fsw daya fifty or alxty riders were en-
gragsd nen noted for their lithe, wiry
shyatauea, bravery and coolness In m
rhecls of great personal danger and endur
anos under the most trying circumstances
of fatigue.
Strata oa Mas aa Horse.
"Particularly were these requirements
reoeaaary In those who were to ride ove
the lonely route. It waa no easy duty.
Horse and human flesh were strained to
the utmost of physical tension. Day or
night. In Sunshine or storm, under the
darkest skies. In the pale moonlight and
with only the stars at tlmea to guide him
tha brave rider must speed on. Rain, hall
snow or sleet there was no delay his
precious burden of letters demanded hla
beat efforts under the atern necessities of
the hasardoua service; It brooked no dot en.
tlon; on he must rldo.
"Sometimes his pathway led acrosa level
,pralriea, straight as the flight of an arrow,
'it waa oftener a slgiag trail, hugging the
; brink of awful precipices and dark, narrow
, cany one Infested with watchful savages,
' eager for the scalp of the daring man who
I bad the temerity to enter their mountain
fastnesses.
V "The ponies employed In the service were
'.splendid specimens of speed and endurance.
They weie fed and housed .with the great
's! care, for their mettle must never fall
the test to which it waa put. Ten mllea
distance at the limit of the animal's pace
was exacted from him and he came dash-
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H irISS ANNIE CATRON, 927 Main St.,
iVl Cincinnati, Ohio,-writes:-
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a severe case of catarrh of the head and
throat which I suffered from for a num
ber of years, I am only too pleased to
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"Catarrh, such as I Buffered from, mada
life a burden to me, my breath waa of-
fenalve, stomach baa, and my head stop-
ped up so that I waa usually troubled
with a headache, and although I tiled
many' so-called remedies, nothing gave me
permanent relief. I waa rather discour
aged with all medicines when reruns
waa suggested to me.
However, I did buy a bottle, and before
that was finished there waa a marked
change In my condition. Much encour
aged I kept on until I was completely
eared In a month's time, and I find that
my general health la also excellent.''
People who prefer solid medicines
should try Peruna tablets. Each tablet
represents one average dose of Peruna.
Man-a-lln tha Idaal Laxativa
Ing Into the station flecked with foam,
nostrils dilated and reeking with perspira
tion, while hla flanka thumped at every
breath. 1
Delay Only a Secoad or Two.
"Nearly 3.0CO miles in eight days must
be made and there waa no idling for man
or beast. When the expresa rode up to tha
station both rider and pony were always
ready. The only delay waa a second or
two aa the saddle pouch, with Its precious
burden, waa thrown on, anl the rider
leaped Into hla place, then away they
rushed down tho trail and In a moment
were out of sight.
"The mail bags were two pouches of
leather, lmpervloua to rain, sealed and
strapped to the rider's saddle before and
behind. The pouches were never to con
tain over twenty pounds In weight. In
side the pouches, to further protect their
contents from the weather, the letters and
dispatchea were wrapped In oil allk and
then sealed. The pocketa themselvea were
locked and were not opened between St.
Joseph and Sacramento."
- In order to keep the weight at a mini
mum the arma of the rider were aa a rule
limited to a revolver and a knile. The
riders received from $120 to 125 a month,
and among their number were skillful
guides, scouts and couriers men capable
of giving a good account of themselves
when they met hostile savages and "road
agents." The hasardoua and Important
nature of the bualnesa demanded the esrv
Ices of men of good habits, and the pro
nrietors of the pony express sought to
have their employes observe a high Stan
dard of Integrity.
Start of tha Express.
Mr. Vlsscher tells of the start of the
express, on April S, 1S0O, at noon:
"Harry Roff, mounted on a plendld
halt-bred broncho, left Scramento on
hla perilous ride, covering the first twenty
miles, including one change. In fifty-nine
mlntes. On reaching Folsom he changed
again and atarted for Placervllle, at the
foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, fifty-
five miles distant. There he connected with
Boston,' who took the route to Friday's
station, crossing the eastern summit ot
the Sierra Nevada.
"Sam Hamilton next fell Into line, and
pursued his way to Genoa, Carson City,
Dayton, Reeds station, and Fort
Churchill," aeventy-flve miles. The entire
run was made In fifteen hours arjd twenty
minutes, the entire distance being 186 mllea,
which Included the crossing of the western
summit of the Sierra Nevada through
thirty feet of snow.
"Here Robert Haalam took up the trail
from Fort Churchill to Smlth'a Creek, 120
mile through a hostile Indian courxry.
From that point Jay O. Kelley rode from
Smith's Creek to Ruby Valley. Utah. 11
nvllea. From Ruby Valley to Deep Creek,
11. Richardson, 10S miles. From Deep
Creek to Rush Valley, old Camp Floyd,
eighty miles; from Camp Floyd to Salt
Lake City, fifty mllea the end of the
western division. . In all. 130 mllea, waa
ridden by George Thacher."
On the same day, April J, and at the
aatne hours, Alexander Caryle started the
express from Its eastern termln.ua, St. Jo
seph. "The route of the riders." saya
the author, "after crossing the Missouri
river, lay a little southwest, until It
struck the old military road, forty-four
mllea out, at Kennekuk; then It turned
a Ultle northwesterly serosa the Kleka
poo Indian reservation, by way of Gren
ada, Logchaln. 8eneca, Ash Point, Ouit
tarda, Maryavllle, Hollenburg. up LJttle
Blue valley to Rock Creek, Big Sandy,
Liberty Farm, over pralriea to Platte
river and due west up that valley to
Kearney.
The Hsrsios Trail.
This was the trail taken by the Mormons
In 1847, and afterward by the gold seekers
to California In l-a. and by General
Albert Sidney Johnson and hla army of
6.000 men. who marched from Fort Leaven
worth to Salt Lake City In 1S57-8.
"From Fort Kearney the trail led west
ward 2u0 mllea along the Platte to old
Julesburg, then acrosa the south fork of
the Platte, northwesterly to Fort Laramie,
then over the foothills at the base of the
Rockies to South Pass, by Fort Bridget- to
Salt Lake."
Rarely did a rider complete his route
without encountering danger In some form,
and the story of the Pony Express Is a
record of adventure. One of the famoua
riders was Melville Baught Once he had
hia pony atolen. He fallowed the thief to
Loup creek, secured hla pony, and rode
bark to Port Kearney, where he found the
mall pouch and flntahed hla trip a little
behind schedule time.
Jim Beatlry. whose name la the states
was Foots, rode from Seneca to Big Bandy,
fifty miles, and doubled hla route twice
a week. Doa C. Rising rode for a time be
tween Big Bandy and tort Kearney. Aa a
IT-year-oM bar hs mads twa fmaasos rum I
on special orders, averagm twenty mils
an hoar.
TtMtswInTa Tlaud's run was Hi BYfleSu frott
Box Eider to juiesbarg. Ho covered the I
entlrs dlstsncs at night. While the ached- I
averaged twelve mllea When be first
went on the line he rode each animal
twenty-nve miles, out later ne recervea a
fresh horse every fifteen mllea Here Is an
account of a ride by Jim Moore, noted
frontiersman:
"His route wss from Midway station.
half way between Fort Kearney and Cot
tonwood Springs, to Julesburg, a distance
of 140 miles. Moore rode the round trip of
290 miles once a week. The stations were
from ten to fourteen mllea apart, and a
fresh horse. Spanish blood, was obtained
at each station. There waa little delay In
theae changes of horses, ss the rider gave
the 'coyote yell' half a mile away, and day
or night the station men had the pony
ready, so that the rider had only to dis
mount from one horse, saddle and mount
the other, and with a dig of his spurs ha
was on a run again.
A l ittle More Steel."
"On each route there were two express
riders, one going each way. Aa easy as It
may aecm to some a man to bestride horse
after horse, for 140 miles, there were few
men able to endure It. Upon the occasion
of which I. apeak, Moore's route partner
had been ailing and Moore was antlclpat-
ing and dreading that he might have to
double the route. In this anticipation he
realized that there Is a time limit to en-
durance, and therefore he gave the bron-
chos a little more steel than usual and
made the trip to Julesburg in eleven hours,
"Arriving at Julesburg, he had hla fears I
hours rest, but before he had time to dls-
mount and stretch his cramped and tried
muaclea, the 'coyote yell' of the east-going
rider was heard. He drank some cold
coffee, filled hla pocketa with cold meat,
and was In the saddle again for another
140-mile run. In order to be able to live the
route out. he Bent his ponlea for all there I
waa In them, with the result that he ar-
rived at Midway after having ridden 280
miles In twenty-two hours from the time
he left there." New Tork Evening Post.
SOME MOTTOES FDR HFAI TH
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rniladelphta leases an Imnonln and
Timely Bulletin for I lease
hold Guidance.
Again calling attention of the parents
and caretakers of bablea to Ita repeated
warning against the fatal effects upon in-
fants of the heated season the Department
of Health and Charities of Philadelphia
glvea advice to the publto on the impor-
tance of cleanliness and the disease dan-
gers lurking In dirt.
The bulletin says:
"Clean water, clean food, clean houses, I
clean clothea, clean bodies keep us healthy,
Clean water la obtainable by all by boll-
Ing drinking water in those districts
not supplied with filtered water and keep-
ing it rree irom contamination after it Is
drawn. I
"Clean food may be obtained as cheaply
aa an Inferior quality by close observation
on the part of the purchaser.
ciean ciotnea are within the reach of
I .I v vx"ln" worn ne" lo ln "
should be turned Inside out and aired over
night.
"Clean bodies. To get the results. In ad
dition to clean water, food, houses and
clothes, the body must also be kept clean.
The dally bath Is the best treatment In the
field of preventive medicine.
"The National Consumers' league has re
cently issued a leaflet containing In part
the following Information T which. If fol
lowed by the masses, must be productive of
good results:
" 'Buy food at the cleanest stores only.
'Buy only clean, fresh goods.
" 'Refuse to take food handled by dirty
hands. Insist upon Its being well wrapped.
Paper bags are the best.
Buy only pureat candlea. la the candv
pure and clean that your children buy from
a pushcart?
'Do not buy decayed food because It Is
cheap.
"Do not buy bread and cake from dirty
bakers. Look Into the baking rooms, If
possible. Are they clean?
" 'Examine packages of cereals for
worms. -
'Does your grocer keep his butter and
milk In clean, cold places, and are they
covered? Does he keep his candies, figs.
dates, berries, bread.vetc, exposed to files
Dr ausi rrom tne street in shop and show
windows? Flies carry dirt and disease to
food and man.
Are your grocer, butcher and baker
.c..., , v-r j.re ineir cieras cleanly?
...c, aeP meir gooas on tne siaewaika?
u...Hrr ui uiseaae in street airt.
'Refuse to buy food sold In open buck-
eis wnicn siana uncovered In the atore
day after day. Are the flour barrels cov
ered? Is there any decaying matter In con
nection with the vegetablea or fruit?
The law requires all food manufa
turera to label their producta truthfully.
Read these labels carefully. They are your
protection from fraud. Labels must tell
what Is inside the can, box or bottle. If It
Is a compound tt must be stated. Read the
small print, as It Is often more Important
than the large. Doea the label tell the
truth about the weight of the package?
Don t buy foods containing artificial color
ing matter. Don't buy foods containing
chemical preservatives,
North American.
Philadelphia
PUBLIC SPIRITED BUSINESS MEN
Balalas; Examples of Geaeroatty ts
Communities Which Mads
Then Kick.
William Barr, for many years a leading
merchant In St. Louis, died recently In the
eust. He made a large fortune, and made
It all In that city. By hla will he returns
nearly all of It to St. Louis, the larger
part to the Washington University, with
handsome gifts to various charities. Ben-
Jamin Roae, one of the richest merchants
in Cleveland, died recently. He too, made
large fortune, and made It all In
mat city. By nia will he leavea five mil-
ions or that fortune to help crippled per-
sons ana to better the condition of those
who have been unfortunate in that city
The examplea set by these men ought to
be followed by other rich men. This mu
nlflcent disposition of their fortunes shows
that they were possessed of strong local
pride, and that they felt their careers were
part ot the history of the cities where
they were passed. They recognised that
the people ot the cities helped them to
amass their great wealth, and that it was
their duty, and a grateful duty to return
a handsome share of that wealth for the
general good.
Mr. Barr atxl Mr. Ross did not look upon
St. Louis and Cleveland merely as places
In which to do business, but ss communi
ties which had given them the opportuni
ties and had dona a large part of the
work In piling up their possessions. They
proved themselves loysl and devoted cttl
sens, and acknowledged what their c ties
had done for them by doing something
In return. They had helped to make their
cities, but the cities had helped to make
them a view of municipal obligations aot
often Uken by wealthy men. Chicago Tri
bune. By using- tha various dasajtsianta of Tha
Baa Want Ad pas you gat beat results
at small expense.
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JIODEBJf EUUTPJCEUT THROUGHOUT
f lllttasaea ( Kaaaaa, Oklahosasu Mia.
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Will Attest at Differ-
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FORT niLET, Kan., August 1. (Spe
cial.) The preparation of the big maneuver
and Instruction camp on thla reservation
Is being puahed every day In the week by
a large force of mechanics and laborers,
and at the present rate everything will be
In readiness for the reception of the 11,000
odd officers and enlisted men, both reg
ulars and national guardsmen, who will
be assembled here next month.
Major Thomas Cruse, quartermaster's
department, ordered here from Boiton, Is
In charge of this work, with First IJeu
tenant Gilbert C. Smith. Second cavalry
"na secona ueutenani Lwla Brown, jr,
"eenth cavalry, as aaslstanta.
About fifty eorpentera are employed In
the building of almost S00 bath houses and
ltrlr.e?a. The cost of thla work alone will
aggregate In the nelghbrhood . of glO.Onn.
An Incinerator for the burning of refuse
n1 aarbage haa been contracted for. and
wl" be In place before the troops put In
n appearance. Every precaution known
modern military science is being taken
to make the Immense, camp as sanitary aa
Plble.
A" ther be In the neighborhood of
5'0TO animals In camp horses and mules,
the,r watering twice dally will be no small
taak- To facilitate this and In the Icel
est of veterinary hygiene metal troughs
nftve ben contracted for to replace tha
0,1 wooden Idea. A total of sixty-five
circular in shape, similar to a stock tank
nav b" received and will be put In
Place-
T tee1 these animals will require about
x,w,uoo pounds of hay, or 1,000 tons of hay.
A an of men "tacking up this hay in
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quartermaster's depot, which Is located
near the many side tracks where troops.
horses and supplies will be detrained. It
Is at thla point that Major Cruse has
already established his headquartera and
where a force of clerks Is busy at all hours.
A tTnlon Paclflo trainmaster from Kansas
baa arrived on the rcene, hla head-
quarters have been established and from
now until the cloae of the maneuvers he
will direct the handling of the hundreds of
cars, passenger, freight and stock.
The entire plan of the camp has been
arranged and as soon as troops arrive they
will be assigned locations, supplies of all
sorts will be Issued and confusion will bo
a thing unknown. The signal crops Is
already running Its field telephone lines
and as soon as the headquarters of the
different Orffanlsatlnna ant rhll.k.,1
lowing their arrivals, telenhones will ha
Installed and within a few mlnuta tlma
they will be In communication with th.
headquarters of the commandlnr seneral
The water system that haa been In use for
n,evlous encampments, h.. ..n.w
several hundred, to accommodate the In
creased number of troops to be assembled
and there will be a standplpe for every
company detachment and headquarters.
A new departure will be the establlahlng
of field bakeries for the baking of bread
which will be supplied on the ground to the
entire camp. This taak wll be a huge one,
and shifts will be running night and day to
keep up the aupply. Under the direction of
the students in the bakers and cooks school,
the enlisted men of the state organlaationa
will be Instructed in baking and cooking
In the field. Supplies, other than those
furnished In the regular army ration, which
bjr tnB """y verr liberal, It having- been
changed for the better since May 1, will be
aoia ax two large salea departments, under
the direction of the commissary.
Bach regiment will have a dispensary
tot the distribution of medicines and for
I the treatment of minor cases. A large dl
vision hospital will treat more serious
cases. Those cases that require more care-
ful attention will be cared for at tha laree
poet hospital which will be considered as
base.
The engineer corps will arrive with a full
pontoon train and the Kaw will be spanned
by a bridge before the combined field man
euvers commence.
onrl Krr-a h.iHmi.pi. ,tn v,
camn in Itself. It will ha imnlt h M.
staff which win Include about twenty of-
fjc.ra, a large force of umpires and observ-
-rs end visltln offlcen. tt 1. rvf. th-t
several mllitarv attaches will h hr r
different periods.
All of the regular troops will arrive
camp, some by train and some by march.
Ing on August a On August 10, the Kan
sas troops arrive and remain until August
19. On August 20 the Oklahoma and Mis
sourt eontigents put In their appearance.
These troops will entrain for home August
29. On September 1 the Iowa and South
Dakota troops arrive and remain until
September a
Batteries B and D of the Sixth Field
tlllery, are on a practice -march with their
objective point, Beatrice, Neb. Battery
left th poat Baturdar and Ilattery B left
aionoay, Doin going over tne aame route
On the northwest journey camps will be
mad8 " Hanorer an1 O N" n Nraska
w.vii metr unminaiion is reacnea. a Bia
of two daya will be made In Beatrice. The
dally average for the entire march will be
eighteen and a quarter miles. On tha re
turn Journey, the batteries will go by way
ot Wymore and Marysvtlle. The total
march will cover miles.
I On September 11, following the close
the maneuvers, three batteries of the ssme
regiment will march over the same route,
arriving at Beatrice, September 19, where
stop of two daya will be made,
All of the organisations have eome fast
ball teams, and as camp Is generally
reached by noon or ahortly after that hour
ball sanies will doubtless be played with
the local teams along the line of march.
DENVER MAN'S LONG FAST
Slsty-Oae Oays Without Fsod and
Still Peralstlaa; la Starving;
Himself.
Do you suppose you would be hungry If
you hadn't bad anything to eat tor sixty
two daya?
W. R. Traeheel. a pioneer druggist, who
for years conducted the drug store at
Eighteenth and Arapahoe streeta, Denver,
Is not and It la sixty-two daya alnce he
touched food.
He really though he ought to eat a
piece of toast this morning, but It did not
taste good, so after consuming a slice
about the else of a dollar, he told his wife
he guessed he would go to the drug store
and walked over to the Lawrenoe street
car.
Ills fast Is well authenticated and was
not dona for the purpose of notoriety. For
years hs has been a chronic sufferer from
stomach trouble. Hla health failed so
rapidly that several months ago hs wss
obliged to sail his drug: stars and retire
(ram business.
Blxty-twe days ass hs started la I by
fasting for a curs. The tVat wsek ha took
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other. This Is the one you ought to buy and not the other.
This line of reasoning bears on the Player Piano. Vhc market Is flooded with so-called perfect players, but In
truth how many Justify the claims concerning them? Not many, If your experience tallies with ours. You may bo
all at sea regarding the player piano proposition they all look so Much alike on the outside, and In the hnnds of an
experienced operator may all appear to be equally good. They are not and in many caaea your disappointment will
be great, for there are pitfalls you know nothng about until you have the player In your own home.
The player piano to buy today Is not a & note player or an US note, but the player that will operate with a (I or
an note roll at will. If the player offered to you will not do this leave it alone, you have no use for It at any
price. In no sense can you get your money's worth out of it. We have on exhibition two player pianos, the
Jacob Doll Flayer Piano
and the
Hardman Artist's EY3odeI Autotone
which through patented features contained In these alone make It possible to play either 66 or 8 note rolls by means
of the Interchangeable Tracker Board. Tour music library may contain every desirable roll and the player will do
the rest.
Tour money's worth twice over Is yours In either one of these player plnnos. More expression results from music
played from these than from any other existing player. At all times you will find the player under porfect control
and quick to respond to your Individual mood and desires In rendering any particular selection. You will find after
critical examination and trial that either one of these players embody every feature you so long desired to have
In an automatic player.
Walt no longer but come to our salesrooms this week and lot us demonstrate the hundred and one exclusive
features contained In the Jacob Doll Player and the Hardman Autotone.
Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co.
1311-1313 Farnam Street Omaha Nebraska
nothing but water. The second, third and
fourth weeks he occasionally at night took
a teaspoonful of olive oil and the Juice of
half a lemon, but nothing more than this.
This continued until the, forty-sixth day.
with frequent lntervala of three daya, In
which even the taste of oil and lemon were
cut out.
Every day he rode downtown and apent
n hour or two at the drug store. During
thla time he says hia health constantly Im
proved, although he gradually lost weight.
He did not keep a dally or weekly record
of this, but on the forty-sixth day he had
lost about twenty or twenty-five pounds.
Since then he haa been picking up, and
now considers that la a far better man
physically than when he started In.
The forty-alxth day he tried to sat a
slice of an onion with the lemon Juice
spread on It, but It did not taste good.
Since that time he haa occasionally tried
to break the fast by drinking water from
boiled beef, but haa never craved either
this nourishment or solid food. He Is not
hungry and sees no reason why he cannot
continue tf live with olive oil and lemon
Juice In teaspoonful meals for some time
to come. Denver Post.
NEW MEMBER'S FIRST SPEIL
How a Congressman, Bis; at Home,
Shrivels I'p In Frlsrld
Washington.
Tha article entitled "A Congressman's
First Speech," by Congressman Murdock
of Kansas, In the August American Maga
slne. la a great human document. It la a
complete revelation ot the means by which
Speaker Cannon and the republican ma
chine rule the houae of representatives. It ,
shows how the new country congressman,
big at home, shrivels up Into nothing when
he encounters frigid Washington.
Of a congressman's first speech Mr. Mur
dock says. In part:
"Then the new member makes his first
speech. The desks whirl and rise Into his
face when he gains his feet, and he has the
aensaion that he la bellowing, and he soon
discovers that he haa three audlencea. Th
nearest audience is the house Itself, cold,
critical and politely curious. The next Is
the audience In the gallery, and with this
audience the orator seems to feel at mo
menta m touch. Possibly these visitors.1
sightseers In the capital mostly, believe In
him. The third audience Is a single re
porter In the press gallery. The men of
the press do not listen to first speeches,
and presently this single reporter departs.
The new member watches him go with a
resentment against all of his craft.
"The orator looks bark upon the house.
Clearly he la not interesting Its member
ship. He Is speaking passionately for hla
folks out home, the folks who mot him
with brass bands, who had applauded his
speeches, the folks who had believed In
him, the folka who did not know that he
had been dumped as negligible Into the
trash heap of a machine.
"And as he continues there comes to him
the Impeaching sense that for a hundred
years congressmen have been making hla
speech: the Jefferson heard It In his day,
and Clny and Webster and Lincoln and
Blaine and McKlnley In theirs. And he
catches a cynical smile on the face of an
old member like Oroavcnor of Ohio, s
smile, that means plainly that be, Qrcsve
nor, has heard the speech over and over
again during his long service, the same
old, honest, futile r"cch.
"The color has gone from the orstor's
cheek, his hands are visibly shsklng. his
vole Is thin and In high treble and then
somewhere back In his consciousness comes
the concept of home of the figure of an old
woman In his neighborhood, a good old soul
who met him ocraslonnlly on the street,
patted htm on the back snd tuld him that
he would be president some day. She
comes.. Through the bitterness and help
lessness and humiliation of It all, her
kindly face smiles at him. And with re
turning color snd deepening; voice, the ora
tor plunges ahead, pouring out his belief
In the people, In his people. In their hon
esty and wisdom and patriotism above he
honesty and wisdom and patriotism of any
man or any set of men on Ood's footstool.
"There Is some applause when he con
cludes. It Is perfunctory, lie knows that;
but aa he turns up the alsln to the cloak
room and hears one of the powerful chair
men call him a demagogue, ha does not
care."
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Speaking of Typewriters
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Their durability is due to the many new exclusive fea
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If it means anything to you to have typewriters that
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but the L. 0. Smith & Bros. Typewriter.
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show you. No expense to either.
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