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Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-15

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The report that a recently married cou.
pie were frozen to death in Thayer count
is Indignantly denied by the Hebron paper.
The company digging for c,al south of
Alma continues to dig. A depth of 300
feet has been reached with poor pros ,ectF
Mince pies made of ~venison in Nance
county are not for everybody. They are
too deer. Too late for the 1853 almanac.
Miss Sprague, teacher of the Hampton
school, was locked in by her pupils one
day last week. and had to get cit through
a window.
The Advent people are about to establish
o university in Nebraska, and think Of
choosing either Schuyler, Fremont o,
| Columbus.
The farmers in the vicinity of Ialmsg,
raised 5000 in two DAYS to build a Chris.
tian church. They want the town to raise
$500 more.
On the Sth a neighbor went to the hons,
OF w: d. Pratt, neal Wayne, and founc
him dead. The coroner's inquest decided
he suieided. -
Prof. A. X. Gowdy, Of the Pawne.
City schools, has joined the state nor
nal school faculty, much to the regret q
the Pawnees,
A Colfax county man hauled eighty
four bushels of corn In ne load to Sohny.
Ter the other day. Colfar county mns
have good roads.
A case IN which a calf ia the central fig
ure has Just had its fourth trial at Norfeil
and will continue till it gets up so high Tn,
calf will be out of sight.
j. Byron Jennings went to bed az tn,
4 tom Rna Hwtal I'm naIn -. Al nN /.
hi. gold watch on the bureau. When b.
got up the watch was gone.
Wymore had a sensation just after New
Years, J. j. Steadman, president of tn,
Valley bank, being c "A by S. w
jacob. The cause was not iearnel.
IA lamp On the stairway of the Sewar,
opera house fell on the evening Of the 81
az the audience were leaving, and broke
Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-15

Society items, amusement notes,
races, religious movements, political
news, accidents, murders, arrests, new
discoveries or Inventions, business
items, railroad improvements or acct
dents, movements of important PEG.
pie, election news, political prospects,
in short, any aud avery item which
the outside world may Sse interested
in-we want reports of. II a cor,
respondent has nothing particular to
send US, we do not desire him to fee.
that no must spoil sper In writing us
Delta chief., 1883-08-22
The Louisville Exposition.

OF the great southern exposition
which opened NJ Louisville August LIST.
the Chicago Tribune says: "All the
southern states will send contributions
Of produce and manufactured articles.
Kentucky will of course have most
space. but Texas and Tennessee will
not be much behind. There will be n
great display of cotton, tobacco, Lousi-
ana sugar. whisky. rice, and of cotton.
tobacco and sugar manufacturing ma
chnery. The mineral display will be
made u feature. Alabama, Georgia and
Missouri contributing most to this de-
par,ment. Great results are hoped for
from this exhibition. II is expected to
have most important influence in re-
viving southern industries. There is
abundan, raw material in the region,
but the railroad system and the manu-
featuring facilities have not yet been
sufficiently developed to utilize this ma
terial. The cotton exhibition at Allan
Ia last year had powerful influence in
awakening southern industries. The
Louisville exhibition. which commences
under such favorable and gratifying
auspices. is another and important move
in the same line.
Delta chief., 1883-08-22

western, once called the flying Irish
man, little less than 40 miles.
Morning express on Great Northern
Railroad, London to Edinburgh, 395
miles in 9 hours: An average of almost
A miles per hour.
The Midland line, Scotch express,
London to Glasgow, 425 miles, 4G! miles
per hour.
These are the five fastest trains in
England, the Leeds express with its AZ
miles per hour being the fastest.
The train leaving Boston at 4! p. m,
via Boston and Albany. for New York,
makes the run of 234 miles in six hours,
making twelve stops averaging three
minutes each, which. makes the actual
speed of this train fortyfve miles per
hour
Delta chief., 1883-08-22
China's Population.

European statisticians are generally
ly revising and reducing their estimates
of the population of China. The great
famine few years ago swept away
millions. and there is good reason for
believing that the population is nearer
500. 900. 600 that 400,O0O.OOO. Benin
and Wagner reduce their estimate for
China and Corea from 434 800. 900 to
379. 800. 600. Peterson reduces his esti-
mate by 5000, 900. making the present
total 35o.ooO.0o0. DR.. Happier, mis-
sionary. believes this can safely be re-
duced another 5o.oO0.OO0. Mr.. Hippis-
ley. Acting Commissioner of Customs,
thinks 25O, 200. 600 more nearly correct
than $50. 100000. The losses by the
Taeping and Mohammedan rebellions
and by the famine and pestilence which
swept the provinces of Chill. Shantung.
Shansi, Shensi. and Houan, are various
ly estimated at from tl.0OO.O0O to ST.
OOO. 900.
Delta chief., 1883-08-22
A Cute Commercial Traveller.

Many are the stories still told by com
mcrcial travellers about George Moore 5
determination to get orders. He would
not be denied. II refused a, first, he
rcsor,ed TO all sorts of eNpedients until
he succeeded. On one occasion he sold
the clothes off his back to get an order.
A tenacious draper in Lancashire
town refused to deal with him. The
draper was quite satisfied with the firm
that supplied him. and he would make
no change. This became known
amongst the commercial travellers At
the hotel. and one Of them made a bet
of Is with George Moore that he would
no, obtain An order.
George set out again. The draper
saw him entering the shop. and cried
out: IAN full. all full. Mr. Moore! !
told you so before!'' ..Never mind.
said George. ..you won't object 10 a
crack?" ..Oh nor said the draper.
They cracked about many things. and
when George Moore. calling the dra-
per's attention to a new coat which he
wore. asked what he thought of il. '.It's
n capital coat" said the draper. ''ies,
frst-ratc; made in the best style by a
frs,-rate London tailor" The draper
looked at il again and admired it.
why" said George. ''you are exactly
my size: it's quite new, ri sell it TO
YOU" Whats the price, ''rwcn-
ty-iiyc shillings." What? thai's very
cheap" ..Yes, its great bargain,
Then I'll buy il" said the draper.
George went back TO his hotel, don
ned another suit, and sent the great
bargain to the draper. George call
ing again the draper offered to pay
him. "No. no. said George, "El
book it, you've opened an account. Mr..
Moore had sold the coat nj loss, but
he was recouped by the f5 bet which he
won. and he obtained an order besides.
The draper afterwards became one of
his best customers.
Delta chief., 1883-08-22
Fast Railway Trains.
English Mechanic.

English Mechanic.
The fastest train would now appear TO
he the new Manchester-London express.
run by the Manchester, Sheffield and
Lincoln company via Sheffield and Gran
than. The distance is said to be l75
miles. and the time has been reduced to
3 hours % minutes, probably to be still
further reduced to 3 hours 10 minutes,
which will give an average of about 54S
miles an hour. What is the actual dis
tance of Sheificldp
The following statements in regard to
other fast trains are taken from the little
book published by the Boston and AL
bany railroad company and circulated
among passengers ON the Springfield
line to Boston. Flying Dutchman on
Great Western railroad, London to Ex-
eter, 1914 miles, hours IA minutes, with
four stops, almost 46 miles an hour.
Express on Great Northern. The
Leeds express makes distance from Lon
don to Leeds, ls7 miles, in hours, al
most AZ miles per hour, with four stops.
The Irish mail, London and North
Delta chief., 1883-08-22
Rescued From Asoni.lnx Death.

NEW YoRK-Mr. James White. 1862
Broadway, formerly chief instructor in
in Dickels' Riding School, in this city
said to newspaper reporter: Il broke
my shoulder, arm and elbow. splitting
the socket in four parts. Rheumatism
set in and employed the best physician
He tried everything, but grew worse,
and at last he said. i have one more
thing to try. and If that fails nothing
can give you relief. and that is st. Ja-
cobs Oil. fused this great pain-reliever.
and and am able to use my arm. free
from all rheumatic trouble. 1have also
recommended the remedy to n number
Of people, and in every case they have
been speedily and effectually cured.
Delta chief., 1883-08-22
Civil Service Examinations.

The Chicago Times takes the follow
ing amusing, if sarcastic, view of civil
service examinations:
The young men who are ambitious to
serve their country at larger salary
than they can obtain from any other
employer need not look upon the civil
service bill as very great obstacle in
the way. The young patriot who has
the intelligence of a ten-year-old boy
can easily answer the questions put to
him at the competitive examinations.
Those whose early education has been
neglected are fortunately provided
with aids which will enable them to
promptly answer questions which, with
out this assistance, they would be oblig-
ed to regard as regular posers. The
establishment of the competitive exam
ination system has induced enterprising
and philanthropic publishers to issue
pamphlets giving full instructions how
to get government clerkship, and con-
tanning a variety of questions in history,
arithmetic. etc. which have actually
been put to applicants for government
positions. A proper study of these use
full works will fit the dullest for exam
ination. and. if clerkships are not al
WAYS obtained. at least the cause of
education will be materially advanced.
So eager. indeed, is the desire for EN-
ployment under the government that
the civil-service bill may be the means
of sweeping illiteracy from the country.
Delta chief., 1883-08-22

ct, and perspiringly fuse it against a
small square of hard tobacco and two
or three newspaper clippings. And
that is just what would happen if the
world got down to its last stamp San
Francisco Argonaut.
A New York darkey who furnished
blood for TRANSMISSION and SO saved the
life of one Okenburg, who was at
deaths door, now sues for $3.50 dam
ages. A nice little bill to pay for being
re-pulsed.-[Pittsburgh Telegraph.
There are great many nameless
constituents going into the composition
of oleomargarine, but one thing, at
least. may be said to its honor, it is no
coward it won't run, even in the hot
test of weather. Boston Transcript
Longfellow said, ..In this world man
must be either anvil or hammer. y
Longfellow was wrong, however. Lots
of men are neither the active hammer
nor the sturdy anvil. They are moth
ing but Observation-Disclosures News.
The Ocean Steamer The wrong
man: "Will you be kind enough, sir. to
inform me. sir. the location of No. 1882
Take two turns and n half hitch. let
90 tle ~ealntT lHaln DIact. Gle" up Nti
tgallant stay-sail. port yer helm, and
ask the man at the Wheel Thanks. "
life.
why am (hic) ! like (hic) an lndi-
an?" asked drunken punster, who
was being hauled in by a policeman.
.Because you're drunk said by
stander. mo. shir; t'sh because (hic)
I'm (hic) copper collared' (hic) shir. y
IN. Y. Advertiser.
"Who held the pass of Thermopylm
against the Persian host?" demanded
the teacher. And the editors boy at
the foot of the class spoke up and said:
Father. | reckon; he holds an annual
pass on every road in the country that
runs passenger train. n.'-tSan Fran
cisco Argonaut.
Young B. carried piece to Gondinet
and asked him to note with = cross the
scenes that appeared to him to be defec-
tive. Some days afterward Gondinet
returned the manuscript.
Not single cross, dear MASTER
mo; your comedy would look like a
y-'-[ French.
Delta chief., 1883-08-22
Ieadville Hotel Profits.
Leadvnle Democrat.

Leadville Democrat.
Il hear you are making lots of money
in the hotel business" remarked an
eastern veteran to Leadville ditto. at
present conducting caravansary.
well, l suppose the hotel has met
expenses, though l amt sure. was the
reply.
But they tell me you have made
$500. 600.
..Ies, but you see have saloon at
tached to the hotel. and silver mine
attached to the saloon, and faro room
attached to the mine. and act as judge
at all the horse races and as umpire at
all prize fights. Oh, we don't expect a
western hotel to make dollar.
The visiting veteran collapsed.
Delta chief., 1883-08-22
STORIES OF ANIMALS.

Three milk-white deer have recently
been seen in the forests of Washington
county, Alabama.
that dives for salmon, catches one, and
feeds it to her young.
A Clinton Ind. cat with family of
three kittens has adopted three young
coons and flying squirrel.
John b. GARNER, of Lawrenceberg,
Ind, saw fierce fight between turtle
and large rat The turtle beat
In the San Diego, Cal, Courthouse
yard brood of valley quail have made
their home, and are quite tame.
As the dog of Samuel King, flag
man at Elizabeth, n. j.. was trotting
along the road. swallow flew so low
that it went into the dogs open mouth
with such force that the dog narrowly
escaped choking to death. The bird
was finally taken out.
Near the head of Moosehead Lake
lives the family of George c. Luce.
Hearing a noise in his pantry at midnight
they went down stairs and found bear
helping himself to the family provisions.
After a desperate fight he was dispatch
ed He weighed 400 pounds.
A sportsman sat very still in the
woods and began to whistle an air to a
red squirrel in a tree near by. In a
twinkling the little fellow set up. leaned
his head on one side. and listened. In
a moment more he scrambled down the
trunk. came within four feet of the
sportsman. and looked at him with eyes
beaming with pleasure On changing
the tune the squirrel skipped away.
A crowd of spectators were amused
recently by the gambols of a large ape
that was lording it over a number of
small monkeys confined in great iron
cage in the Jardin des Plantes. Fruit
and many other things were thrown in
to the cage. and the ape was always
the first to seize them. Some one sud-
denly threw in a small hand looking
glass. with a strong wooden frame. The
ape brandished this about like a ham
mer. but. suddenly seeing the reflection
of himself in the glass. he stopped. and
for moment looked puzzled. Then
he darted his head behind the glass to
find the other ape. Astonished at find
ing nothing. he apparently Thought he
had not been quick enough. he then
RAISE aiaN thO Siass
nearer to him with great caution. and
then, with swifter dart. looked behind
Again finding nothing. he repeated the
attempt once more. He next passed
from astonishment to anger. aud began
to beat with the frame violently on the
floor of thee age. Soon the glass was
shattered and pieces fell out Continu-
ing to beat. he was suddenly surprised
to see his image in the piece of glass
still remaining in the frame. Then. as
it seemed. he determined to make one
trial more. More circumspectly than
ever the whole first part of the process
was gone through with-more violently
than ever the final dart was made. His
fury over this last failure knew no
bounds. He crunched the frame and
glass together with his teeth. beat them
on the floor. and crunched them again
till nothing but splinters was left
Delta chief., 1883-08-22
A Marriage Feast at Suaken.

h'lsfhNh
The bridegroom wore a salmon-colored
silk robe. with a gold-embroidered
shawl round his waist. and white and
gold turban. The brides father, avery
handsome dark Arab, appeared in maize
colored silk with blue and gold turban.
The sheik who married them was in
dark blue and wore on his head the
green turban which marks the lineal de-
ccndants of the Prophet. Many others
We're equally resplendent. the general
effect being very brigh, and pleasant.
At o clock in the afternoon of the same
day dinner WAS given To the principal
guests. The dinner was served in the
genuine Arab fashion, knives being con
spicuouS by their absence. Ii was II long
and rather tedious affair. each dish being
served separately. The cooking WAS
excellent. though the order of the dishes
seemed a little eccentric to English no.
tons. The following was the Menu;
Soup. A sheep roasted whole and stuff
ed with rice. rasins. and pistachio-nuts.
Meat stewed with balmia. Meat stew
cd with tomatoes. A sweet made of
Hour, sugar, and almonds (Fetteia.)
Mince-meat wrapped in vine leaves.
Meat stcwcd with bringals (egg-plant)
kabobs. Sweet pastry. Fish fried in
yhce. Stuffed tomatoes. Roast chickens.
Sweet (Lukmat el Kadi 1.-THE prophets
mouthful1 flour and honey.) Meat stew
ed in dhm.ra. Meat stewed with dates
Mincemeat wrapped in cotton leaves.
Blanc mango. Boiled rice. Persian
dates preserved in honey.
Delta chief., 1883-08-22
The Amsterdam Exposition.

The reports from the Holland Inter-
national Exhibition which has been in
progress in Amsterdam since the first of
May. contain many interesting state
ments. The influx of visitors has been
very great. To meet the increasing de-
maud for hotel accommodations a ma
tive, with a touch of Yankee ingenuity,
has chartered a number of large steam
ers. and. taking-ou the machinery. has
fitted them up as floating lodging places.
The cost of good hotel board and lodg-
ing is 81 day In the American de-
partment the exhibits include cases of
hardware, edge and agricultural tools.
safes. stoves, brooms. musical instru-
ments. sewing machines. tobacco, eighty
barrels and twenty-four cases of beer.
artificial teeth. show cards, type, rope,
and a box of minerals.
For a time the boys of the city, dressed
in frock coats. wide trousers, and wood
en- shoes. followed the foreigners abont
the streets in troops. They jeered and
hooted in pure Dutch slang at the pecu-
lisrities of pearl Derbys. cut-aways,
tights, patent feathers, and single eye
glasses until Mayor Van Tienhoven
heard of it. Then he issued procla-
nation restraining 1.-The unruly classes. "
On three days of the week the price
of admission 10 the show is forty cents.
on three more twenty cents. and on Sun
day and Wednesday evenings ten cents.
Season tickets good from MAY till Octo-
ber cost S1S for men, $l2 for women,
and Sc for children.
Delta chief., 1883-08-22
Plantation Philosophy.

De human family is so filed wild pride
in life dat de desire for show does not
stop at death Use often knowed wo-
men ter perfess 'ligion on their death
bed. and den tell what colored dress dey
wanted ter be buried in. Eff it took rs
much ob struggle to git drunk as ii
does to get sober. nebber would hab
laid out in de rain all night. De ma
chinery oh dis life is mighty contrary
arrangement. De thing dat yer ought
Yer oughter 'eomplish is powerful hard.
Delta chief., 1883-08-22
Discriminate.
Burlington Hawkcyc.

Speak gently; especially TO the big
man with round head and square
neck and two big fists like ancient stone
hammers. Speak gently to him. You
may touch some long hidden chord OF
sympathy in his hardened breast that
may cause him topass you by uncrushed.
But the little white-faced man on crutch-
es-oh. You may sass him all the way
round the block.
Delta chief., 1883-08-22
RamrNi Bread.
Macon ,Gs.) Telegraph.

Macon IUal Telegraph.
As u curious souvenir of the war;
Mai. Albert Ross has preserved in n
glass case piece Of what was known
In the Confederate army Us ramrod
bread. 1t was made by stringing out n
piece of dough and twisting It around a
ramrod and then baked by suspending
on two forked sticks. The piece pre-
served by Major. Ross was baked In
1864 In East Tennessee.
Delta chief., 1883-08-22

The Portland Oregonidn says: after
all that has been said about poor
run of fish this year, it is now certain
that the pack has been very much larg-
er than that of any other year in the
history of the fisheries of the Columbia
river"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-10-04
Scene on the Oars ,

Across the aisle from me rode q low
ing couple. The trip was six hours
long, all by daylight, and this pair were
rs nearly one as the laws Of physique
and space would permit. She reclined
on his shoulder for maps, and changed
her position whom awake without get
ting much farther from him. Their
hands were clasped good deal, and al
together-so remarked to my travel. Z
ing companion they gave no room for
doubt that they were husband and wife.
called attention to their entire lack of
shamefacedness, their calm disregard
of observation, as sufficient proof Of
marital relationship. They had the ;un--
speakable air of being able,s If required,l
to show documentary evidence Of the
right to do what,they, were doings $50
palpable was this to the other passen-
gers that no particular attention MAS
paid to their coddiing, whereas il there
had been the slightest Indication Of sem
timentality al eyes would have been
fixed upon them So justiEable was
their conduct deemed that nobody but
myself, probably, noticed that they
drew apart on the train approaching the
Grand Central depot, that she smooth
cd her toilet, while he grew quite def
erential. Then heard him say some@
thing that refuted my conception OF
them. .---,.. ts,.. :.
"Will your husband be at the depot
waiting for your" he asked. - sa7 .
go yes" she replied; he is always
attentive" aEass k'a& .Tet03 ssit
And all the time she looked too inno7
cent to deceive, much less to succeed at
it to the extent of fooling 3 woman, as
she had me. 1t is easy enough to get
the best of an absent husband, but not
often is it possible to hoodwink apres-
ent member of your own ;sex.-tCtafa.
Bettes Letter, rs,r54t Is s4gtyy !. a .szFs-a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-10-04
A Reporter's Strange Position.

President Rutter. of the New York
Central railroad, is a spare, sparrowy
sort of man, with large eyes which lie
outward as if they took in too much of
the world to be satisfied in their cavi-
ties. Referring to the press and inter-
viewing, he remarked to me recently,
concerning journal which is always
saying that it submits every inter-
view," ETC., ETC., as follows: II was
coming home at late hour not long
ago with my wife and had just descend
ed from my carriage and got to the foot
of my steps, when man bounded up
there in the darkness. and made me
think he was an assassin. l was actu-
ally going to strike him with the butt of
my whip. Said he: Il am the reporter
of tho -. | have been waiting here
since dark. l did not want to come.
but they sent me back three times. You
can appreciate my position" did
feel for him, sent upon such an errand,
and so sincerely ashamed of doing it.
So said: You are not to blame. To
relieve you of your embarrassment
will submit to the iniiiction. Comein "
-Neu York Tribune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-10-04
A Rival of Ouiuine.

German medical journals discuss q
new medical agent lately discovered by
Prof Fischer, of Munich. In the course
of long series of Investigations con-
corning the nature and action of qui-
nine, he found that by means of series
of chemical transformations substance
can be obtained, in the form of white
crystalline powder, from coal tar. which
greatly resembles 9uinine in its action
on the human organism. Fischer has
given it the name of ''kairin." The
chief effect produced by it, as yet OBJ
served, is the rapid dimunition of fever
heat, and its efficiency in this respect is
described as remarkable. 1t is believed
that it will render the use of ice in fe-
Yer cases unnecessary, and that its
skillful employment will enable the
physician to moderate the temperature
of the patient. Karin is also reported
to have less Inconvenience for the stom-
ach than quinine. But observation
does not show-as yet, ut least-that it
possesses that tonic and restorative in
fiuence for which quinine is so frequent
ly administered. Perhaps, from 3
chemical and physiological point Of
view, the most valuable thing about the
new discovery is that it seems to bring
us nearer to finding out the chemical
nature of quinine itself and the true
character of its agency. The discovery
has been patented and a mandatory
of karin established, under the direc-
tion of Prof. Laubenheimer, OF Glessen.
But, as it is said that the cost of prOA
ducing kilogramme (about 354 oun-
ces) of the now agent is Els, it will be
some time before its patrons can hope
to see it take the place of quinine in
practical pharmacy.