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Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-22
b MATT GRS.
The First span,e n-American Lodge.
OF + Jthias Ever Institu.
ted In America---Goseip.
st. Ltuis Globe Democrat.

b. Ltuis ' .lobe Democrat.
To new Spanish-Amerloan lodge
L,.giade Cervantes--Knights Of Pyth-
las, was instituted last night at Light.
stones hall, Eleventh and Franklin
avenue. by Thomas r. Gelwioks, G..
X. of II. aud s. The following Off
GERS were elected: P. c., A. @. Abba
cock; O. O., Joseph Quesada; V. c.,
Adplph Figerads; Pref to, Marx Fig
eraha; M. of E., Santiago Tristan;
X. of r. and s., John II. O'Nellio;
M. of f., +. Sylvester Brut. This i.
the first Spanish American lodge OF
the Knights Of Pythias ever instituted
in this country.
Mr.. Thomas r.. Gelwicks, grand
keeper of records and seal Of the
knights of Pythias, yesterday issued
the proceedings of the last session Of
state Grand Lodge.
On Thursday night Kirkwood
Council, Nc. 8, Legion Of Honor, me,
ut Kirkwood and elected the follow
Ing officers: VIM. @. Bragg, chsnoel
lor; K. r.. Booth, vice. chancellor
VIM. Dingr, recorder; II. A. Hyatt
treasurer; Edwin II. EJ colt chaplain
w. s. Bodley, guide; s. K. Sneed
oversser; o. Sturdy sentinel; DIR
John Pittman, medical examiner
Trustees: George a.. Gill, Thomas L
Mills and w. A. Albright. The In
stallation takes place January 4.
Charles j. Stsbbins, charter mem
Der of Mound City Lodge, Odd Eel
lows, Is dangerously ill at his resi-
dence, No. ILL Cass avenue.
Naomi Lodge II D., Lodge Daugh
ters Of Rebeka, will hold al interest
Ing meeting tonight. Several candl
dates will be initiated. This will b
the frat lodge to initiate candidate
under the revised work, as the me-
rituals have been distributed but Z,
Gently.
The executive committee Of tn
Odd Fellows has granted permissio
to the greneral relief committee I
solicit contributions from the order !
the state for the erection of al Cd
Fellows monument in Be~llefontair
. cemetery.
A curious question recently can
up IN an Illinois lodge of Odd Fellow
. Lodge No. 352, Hofming, ILL.,, WI
suspended by the grand master /,
Illinois for disobeying his orders
n moving from one hall to another. I'll
ledge applied to a court of chapc
n and there obtained an order restrai
Al ing the grand master and his deputi
from taking the charter or funds of 4
lodge.
sb A new council Of the Americ
Legion Of Honor is organizing in t
or southwestern part of the city.
At o stated c~onvocation OF Bellefo
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-22
AN NEST.
the Care Tseen OF 1t by the Parent
Fowls.

After pairing, tho ostrich begins to
make his nest 1t Is the male alone
that performs this duty. To do this
II squats upon the ground, and balanc'
ipQ itself upon its sternum, 1t scratches
no the earth with It's legs and throws
the sand behind it. When 1t has dug
out enough on one side to suit 1t, 1t
turns aroun d and begins to dig on the
other side, and continues this opera
ton until 1t has made . hole large
enough for 1t to sit in comfortably.
| This nest is elliptical In shape, and is
about 0 % meters deep, l meter wide,
and Ia meters long. A few days after
the nest 10 flashed the female begins
to lay one egg on every alternate day
for eighteen or twenty days. She
then rests for q while, which time
varies from four to ten days, and then
begins to lay more. A.. pair OF
ostriches yield forty eggs. This Is
always reached. 1t is not unusual for
q weil-fed, well. kept pair to yield fifty
and even sixty eggs. The eggs are
placed 10 as to leave no space between
them. They are sat upon at first tor
several hours each day, and fsssls
altogether. Tho male and the female
brood alternately. At night the male
10 always on the nest, as it possesses
greater warmth than the female.
When the birds relieves each other or
the nest the new conner turns ovei
each egg, in order that the portion
which has lain against tho neat shal
receive the warmth Of the brooder
These birds perform their duties will
! the greatest skill, without any nois'
or breakage Of eggn. They squa
! down and with their head and necl
/, rake up and overturn every one of tn
eggs, one after tho other, without neg
lecting o single one The incubation
lasts forty. five days on an average
sometimes fifty days, but neve cor
tinues beyond that. When the chick
llinas hatch out they oan be heard try
ING to break the shell Of the egg
Sometimes they succeed in doing &c
, hut usually the father breaks the eg
: nnder his breast bone, aud seiziu
!, with his bill the inside skin tears
reaching the air tho chickling remain
limp and weak. But the warmth
tho parents soon ~revives it, and Q fe'
hours afterward it begins to run atou
/ tho nest, exercising its long legs, to
Ting over at each step, and recon
mencing again Its stumbling %iourne!
-Four days after their Matching tn
chicklings begin to eat. They r.
after insects and swallow small Ia
bles. The father and mother 20 n
help their little ones find foc'a
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-22
The siren and the Sealskin.

Chicago Tribune.
"But, papa"
mot another word" said the per-
son thus addressed, q tall, handsome
man in whose deep brown hair q tinge
of gray was Just beginning to show.
"You know, my child" he continued,
shat nothing could give me more pain
than refusing any wish of yours, and
that I am never so happy and free
from care as when some act of mine
has made your life brighter. But this
request / cannot grant. A sealskin
sacque with fur trimmings! BY my
halidom, you Jest bravely--" and turn
ing hastily away, Dunstan Perkins
stepped to the sideboard and took a
drink.
For an instant Lillian stood in the
conservatory, looking steadily down
at the heavy velvet carpet in which
her shapely feet sunk deeply, but
presently the spirit OF desolate lcne-
iiness seemed to leave her, and going
quietly into an adjoining room she
began eating pie.
In O few moments her father came
Into the apartment. "Perhsps / Wal
rather harsh with you, Lillian" he
began,
But the girl interrupted him.
"Don't speak of 1t again, dear papa
she said, "because I know that you
really have no money to spare. While
I was mending your o%vercoat las1
evening / saw that note from Daisy,
and l would not"
"You saw the notef" asked Mr.
Perkins, In hoarse, agonized tones.
"Yes, papa; but You know 1 neve'
l."
Show much will a sealskin sacqu'
COST"
"Three hundred dollars" and a
the girl spoke these words a balefu
, light shot from her eyes.
"You can have the money to'moI
, row." he said, and went slowly out 9
/. the room. =,
81 thought my darling papa wonl
weaken" said the girl, and, liftin
the fork slowly to her lips, the last {
the pie was gone.
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-22
A TRUE ROMANCE. AT DAlTos.
A Son Uho Will see His Father
After Thirty Years Absence,

Cio,lsnstl G,setts.
Cornelius v. Gain, %vagrancy," was
the registry on the docket OF q
Dayton police court q few days ago,
and with this brief line there is con
nected a story of stranger adventures
than one man often experiences
Thirty years ago, Cain, then 8 mere
boy, ran eff 10 sea on q French mer-
chairman. The ship was taken by
pirates after q stout resistance, and
every one on board except young Cain
walked the plank, he being spared by
an old Spaniard on account OF his
youth. After seeing all his compan.
ions disappear, the boy sadly, but
still gratefully, followed his savior,
the old Spaniard. He was with theso
men for years, visiting Peru, Mexico,
Brazil, and many other countries OF
Central and South America, at one
time joining cattle ranchers en- the
plains. CONVENTIONS, of course, split
up the ships crew, and sickness
played sad havoc with them. For
eight years Cain lived as q cat
tie herder, when mis- row.
ing disposition again asserted
itself, and five years of seataring fol
lowed. He was wrecked CT the Der
mudas, picked up by an English man
of-war, and taken to Liverpool. Sew
eral years were spent in trave
through the Grecian isles and init
Asia with English merchants. Thei
followed q trip to the South Sci
islands and several narrow escape
| from sh~ipwrecks. Some time wa
spent in mining in California, all
however, spent i n q fruitless searcl
: for o brother. Another year wa
1 spent herdipg cattle in Texas, and a
: last Cain determined to come east an
seek his father. Travelling mostly o
Q foot, he reached Ohio entirely dest
r tute, and has wound up in the Dayto
q workhouse as q vsgrant. But tn
most wonderful part of the story
Q that his father, entirely unknown I
d him, is an inmate of the Soldier
9 home. After thirty years 1t now seen
d they are to meet again, and 1t will /
/. q sight worthy the painters brush
g the meeting Of the runaway boy, no
Q o bearded and bronzed man, and tt
9 stern parent, once . prosperous mani
f~acturer, now an old andinfcm soldie
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-22

ts,ne Royal Arch Chapter No. 20, A.
r. aud A. NJ, last evening, the fol-
lowing officers we're elected: John ~
Parsons, M. e II. P; Henry VIII
see. X. William Bryan, s.; j. h.
Bodine, G. H.; c. X Rsif.nider' +.
s.; ]. b. Smith, r A. g.; VIM. Leh'
man, treasurer; e. V. Kyle, secretary
Iaw;a Holdeu. guard.
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-22

I~tisafact! BRowN's IRON
BIrTERs, a true non-alcohol-
ic tonic, made in Baltimore,
Md, by the Brown Chemical
Company, who are old drug
gists and in every particu-
lar reliable, will, by remov.
ing the craving appetite OF
the drunkard, and by curing
the nervousness, weakness,
and general i'll health result
ing from intemperance, do
more to promote temperance,
in the s,rictest sense than
anyother means now known.
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-22
TRUE


Is not signing a pledge
or taking a solemn oath that
cannot be kept, because of
the non-removal ofthe cause
liquor. The way to make
a man temperate is to XIII
the desire for those dreadful
artificial stimulants that car
ry SO many bright intellects
to premature graves, and
desolation, strife and I'M
happiness into SO many
families.
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-22

1t is a we'll authenticated
fact that many medicines,
especially itters,' are moth
ing but cheap whiskeyvilely
concocted for use in local
option countries. Such is
not the case with Browns
IRON BIrrERs. Itisamcdi-
cine, a cure for weakness
and decay in the nervous,
muscular, and digestive or
gans Of the body, produc-
ing good, rich blood, health
and strength. Try one bot
tie. Price SI.oo.
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-22
Horsford's Acid Phosphate for
Wakefulness-

DIR. VIM. p. CL0THIER, Buffalo,
N. Y, says: 81 prescribed 1t for q
Catholic priest, who was q hard
student, for w~akefclness, extreme
nervousness, ETC., and he reports IT.
! haslbsen Of great bsne6t to him."
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-22
Cauaaa Aatouiahmeut.

Completely Frustrated for days with
indigestion and bilious fever. The effects
of two bottles of Burdock Blood Bitters
astonished me; Visible improvement right
off" Mr.. Noah Bates. Eimira, N. Y.
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-22
GriuS

Pleasant, healthy grins are seen only on
the faces Of healthy persons. The dyspep'
ttc and debilitsted can smile only il n
half.bes~ted way. Purify the blood, tone
the stomach, and strengthen the tissues
with Buriock Blood Btters. II you Wish TO
laugh well and often.
Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-22

When you feel out of sorts, have
the blues, melancholy, ETC., it must
be indigestion that ails you. Browns
Iron Bitters cures it.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-02-28
The Use of the Lemon.

Few people know the vaIu. Of lemoT
juice. A piece Of lemon bonni upon .
corn will cure it in few days; it should
be renewed night and morning A ire'
use of lemon lice and sugar will ALWAYS
relieve coug'. Most people feel poor
w in the spring, but il they would eat {
lemon before hreakfa1t every day for 6
week-with or without sugar, as thew
like-they would 6nd it better than any
medicine
Lemon juice used according TO this
receipt will sometimes cure consumption
Put dozen lemons into cold water and
slosly bring to boil; boil slowly until
the lemons are soft, but not too soft
then sqneez until all the juice is extrac-
ted; add sugar TO your taste and drink
II thev cause pain, or loosen the bowels
too much, lessen the quantity and use
only five or six day until you are bet.
ter, and then beein again with a dozen a
day. After using five or six dozen the
patient will begin to gain a.sh end en.
Joy food. Hold on to the lem ms and
still use them very freely severa. weeks
more.
Another use of lemons is for a re.
freshing drink in the summer or IN sick
ness at any time. Prepare as directed
above, and aid water and sugar Bn'
in order to have this keep well, after
boiling the lemons sqnefz, Them and
strain carefully; then to every pint OF
jaice add one pound Of crushed or loaf
sugar, boil and siir Q few minutes more
until the sugar isiissolved. skim care
rully and bottle. You will get more
juice from the lemons by boiling them
and the preparation keeps better.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-02-28
S~&-
Debt.

/ believe that debt is a curse to ma
ton as to man. believe that it is bet
ter to pay the debt and paw the enlarged
interest as soon as possible rather than
to continue the debt at any rate of in.
terest, however small. Debt is mort
gage upon the property and labor of a
nation as it is upon the property and la
Dor OF man: 1t is a mortgage upon
the bone. the blood, the sinew, tue heart,
the brain, the home, the domestic circle
Of every individual in the nation. The
periodical recurrence OF the payment OF
interest, whether it is by coupon or upon
the note OF the single individual, is ,he
specter before which all prosperity flies
sfffightea. 1t is the darkness that shuts
out the sunlight; it is the torrid beat that
prevents The dew and the rain; it is the
scorching fire that burns the fertile earth
it is the csnkerworm which eats into the
vitals of all growing life.-Pendleton IN
the Senate.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-02-28
An Incident at a Revival Meeting,

In the little town of Peninsula there
lives disciple of Blackstone who had
acquired more than mere local repu a.
ton as collector Of hard bills. H 8
ability in this direction was so well r.c-
ognix,d that threat of a weary credi
tor to hand the bill to McNeil for col
lection would usually extract shekels
from the toughest canaler. A few months
since Peninsula was visited with an
awakening grace. Protracted meetings
we're held, and many wanderers were
gathered into the fold On one occa
sion, at an experience meeting, one oil
the elect, Brother Coleman, arose to tes.
tify. In one corner Of the building
slumbered rough, rugged canal boat
man, who awakened with the discourse
"My dear brethren and sisters" sale
Prof. Coleman, Il sarved the devi
more'n thirty year, and he never gin me
a cent of-pay-"
At this juncture the canaler. who haf
not taken in the principal idea sough
to be advanced, roared out in stentoriar
tones: "Send in the account to Bill Nc
Neil, and he'll collect every blasted cen
of it," a
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-02-28
The Suns Heat.

Were rod of ice forty-fve miles in
diameter darted toward the sun with the
velocity of light, its advancing point
would be melted off as fast ss it sp.
preached, provided all the solar rays
could be concentrated upon it. Or,were
it possible to span the inconceivable dis
lance which separates the earth from the
sun by a solid column Of ice two and
one quarter miles in diameter, and the
sun then concentrate all his power upon
it would dissolve and melt, not in an
hour or minute, but in single second;
One swing Of the pendulum aud it would
he water, several more and it would dis
sipate in vapor. An easy calculation
shows that to produce this amount oi
hest by combustion would require the
hourly burning of layer OF anthracite
coal about sixteen feet thick over the en-
lire surface of the sun. This is equiva.
lent to continuous evolution Of more
than seven thousand horse power on ev:
ery square foot of the suns area. Her.
S;hel.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-02-28
Extraordinar1 Man.

Mr.. Fawcett. the Postmaster General
OF Great Britain, is most extraordinary
man. He was made totally blind when
be was young man by bursting Of a
gun. But in spite Of that, be is one OF
the best informed men of the day; a
profound mathematician, and widely
read in literature and history. He can
handle rod and fly with wonderful sue
cess. In the House of Commons he is
greatly respected by all parties. An at.
tendant guides him to the door, and
there ready hands are al ways to be found
to direct the blind minister to bis place
When he is addressed he turns bis head,
as though he could see the person to
whom his reply is directed. TIE most
remarkable feature about his speech Is
bis wonderful command II facts and
figures, wIich, thanks to nss acuee-.rem..
orv, be masters with marvellous rapidity
and reteniveness. He is greatly aided
ny his wife, whose attainments are al
most equal to his own. Since he was
made Postmaster General he has intro
duced many reforms, improved the post
e stamps. introduced new system Of
money orders or checks for small sums,
and plan by which the postol1ice re-
ceives stamps as deposits in savings
hanks, in OF der to carry out his favori'e
i''ea in Offering the pnor every possible
fsclity for prscticing thrift.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-02-28
Warm and Cold Baths.

The physiological effects. of warm ant
cold baths are thus noted by writer il
an English medical journsl:
Warm baths produce an effect upon
the skin directly contrary to hat which
is brought about by cold water The
cutaneous vessels dllate Immediately un
der the influence of the heat, and, al
though the iilation is followed bv con.
traction, this contraction is seldom ex
cessive, and The ullimate result of warm
bath is to increase the cutaneous circu
lation. The pulse and respiration are
both quickened in the cold bath.
The warm bath increases the tempers-
ture of the body, and, br lessening the
necessity for internal prod uction OF heat
it. decreases the call which is made upor
certain of the vital processes, and ens-
bles life to be sustained with less ex
penditure Of force.
While q cold bath causes certain
stiffness of The muscles If continued tot
long, o warm hath relieves Stiffness AM
fatigue. The fnal effect OF both hot
and cold baths, il their temperatu' e be
moderate, is the same, the difference be-
ing, to use the words of Braun, lha
"cold refreshes by stimulating the tunc
tions, hest by physically facilitating
them, and in this lies the important diff
fercnces between the cold water syste q
and the thermal m >de OF treatment -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-02-28
BELLS FOR SHEEP.
Claimed to be a Protection Against
Dogs.

To the Editor of the Lancaster GAZETTE:
l have been in the sheep raising busi-
ness for about thirtv years. hat as
general thing from 100 to 900 head, and
every now aud then would have some
killed by dogs. and knew no remedy In
1878 l sold out my sheep, and in the
summer of 1880 bought forty head and
put six bells on them. Had no trouble
with dogs-not one killed In the tall
of 1880 / put one buck and eve 10 q
tield by themselves. without hell, and
one day went out and found both kiliea
by dogs. Lust fall put a bnck and eve
in the same tield with a hell on. They
run there all the fall ani we're MT dis
turbed by dogs. nov have f'ck OF
eighty head with ten bells on them. ]
go to bed feeling perfectly sac, 81 far as
having any fear OF nv sheep being kill
ed by dogs. ] do think bells are a sure
remedy against dogs killing sheep. |
believe il you give this place in your
paper it will save hundreds OF sheep 10
farmers and thousands Of dollars to The
county. JOHN BRANDON.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-02-28
The way to Go West:

This is frequently very perplexing
question to those who contemplate NOV:
ing their families to the great West, the
land OF cheap farms and rich gold and
silver mines. 1t can hardly be expected
that the farmer, mechanic or merchant
can keep themselves fully posted ON
matters of transportation, SO as to be
able to select the cheapest, most COM
Portable, and at the same time the most
direct line to the West, with the fewest
changes of cars.
Frequent changes of cars means fre.
quent connections to be made; to miss
one OF these connections causes DELAY
of many hours, and, of course, causes
additional expense and trouble.
When person once let's it become
known that he contemplates moving his
family West, he is astoaished az the
amount of interest that some people
take in his prospective trip, They prof.
fer advice freely, and tell of the won.
derful rates they can procurelf If you will
put, yourself in their hands for eonsigu.
ment Do they take all Of this interest
in your affairs for, nothing, ont of pure
kindness to you? Oil, no; they are
probably land agents, and will sell you
out TO some inferior line at so much per
head. They will then write to the rail.
road company upon whose line You To-
cate, and get a commission from them
upon all the land you may purchase,
which, Of course, comes ont OF your
pocket.
| To all who contemplate going West,
either to settle or for pleasure trip,
deal directly with the authorized agents
of railroad company. where you can
always do better than any one can do
for you. @
The Great Baltimore l. Ohio route
run their entire trains through to Chica.
go without change, making sure con-
nections, and has fewer changes Of ears
than any other route. This old reliable
through route would not permit one OF
its agents to deceive you, or to take any
undue advantage Of you. Their agents
have Instructions to always sell tickets
via the most direct lines, and ut the low:
est rates. They have in their employ;
as travelling agents. such gentlemen 40
John 7 Lane, at Bellaire.; T. W. Lee,
at Columbus, and j. A. Webb, at Tif1n,
who will furnish you, free of charge, al
information You may desire as to routes,
rates. DC. Anything that these gentle.
men may represent to you can be dc.
pended upon as being perfectly reliable,
and we would sdvise all contemplating
trip West 10 write to them They will
reply by letter, or will call upon you ID
person.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-02-28

The music OF words and melody
greeted the colonel tenderly as he softly
crossed to her side, and spoke her name
in such tones of love that the fair hands
tell with crash upon the keys. and she
turued a face Of distress and surprise
upon her lover, as he poured out 10 her
an earnest story of faithful love-
Oh, the glory Of il! Then suddenly
came the thought of the girl whom she
had reared with mothers love, and she
said in tone sbarpened by pain:
You forget Nav. fear you have
won her heart from Frank. Leave me
think of that young heat"
"To think Of lovers is to wish onesel
lover. May is happy with her sweet
heart. l have no stronger liking To-
the ehittlban friendship. Come, dar
IVY, spsSer ~ ;sst..Istp 90 away sAt
leave my heart behind as l did fitteel
years agop"
The grey mists Of old maidenhoot
SLOWLY dissolved into the sunshine o
possible happiness. The colonel wait I
patiently, then be said: ..
"Must I 60, Jsnet2 Have you M
love to meet mine 2"
Then something satisfied bin, all tn,
longing of his heat was answered.
Years iade out, and they stand to
gelher. "soul to soul as hand to hand
ard the circling year that shall max,
their inture are fashioned by love into
ring Of roses.