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Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
Carrie Burdette

The wife of Robert j. Burdette, of the
Burlington Hawkeye, whose inimitaDle
whimsicalities have fed the hungry press
now these ten years, has died at her home
in Ardmore, Pa. She was one of the
most afflicted, but also one of the most
gentle, hopeful, intelligent and cheerful
m I have ever known. l spent a
week with the Burdettes in a Nantucket
hotel three years ago, and l shall neve
forget the joyousness with which their
presence filled the house. Rheumatism
had crippled and deformed her sadly, 30
that she could not walk or stand or hardly
ait in a chair, but when the dinner-bell
rang, and Robbie" as she called him,
came with a joke and a cheerful chirrup
and took her tenderly in his arms as if
she were a baby, and carried her down
the stairs, and she chirruped back at him,
never murmuring, and they went laughing
through the hall, till he set his helpless
burden in tho chair and steadied her till
the maid could slip a stool under her
feet, and she laughed cheerily again
because she had got some little extra
dainty for the table, and never had told
Robbie, and he such a goose as not to
guess it, though it was the very thing
he liked best-when you saw and heard
all that, and a full days other happy
exchanges, you concluded that the Bur
dette family could bear the worst rheu-
matism in the world without being mis-
cradle by a good deal. 1t was pleasant
to see him carry her and put her in a
little wagon and wheel her around the
yard and down the walk, and she pluck
lily disdaining to complain, and CHEEKY all
the time. He was her special providence.
She told me, confidentially, that he was
the best man in the world, and there
never was such another, and never could
be. There was something grimly grotesque
about it, though-to see him mourn
overher awful afiiction andthen 90 back,
put on the mask again, and finish the
funny sketch for the Hawkeye. And
she had a t~ireless and untlagging bravery
that would have beaten death if anything
could. She was a woman of rare culture
AID intellectual force, as well as possess
Ing the lovable qualities of amiability and
self-forgetfulness in a high degree
w. A. CroUuH.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
Circus side-show Privileges.

Newark journal
The ''s;de.show privileges" covers the
right to exhibit, in a tent adjoining that
of the big show, any and all sorts of al.
legged attractions and supposed monstros,
tiles, with the inseparable adjunct of real
monstrosities of paintings outside, to
amuse and fascinate rural beholders.
The license granted TO a circus ordinarily
covers all its belongings, including the
side-show. The ''concert privilege" COW
ers the variety show given in the main
tent after the ring performance ends.
Though this show has no license or adj
vertising expenses-,beyond such adver-
tisements as is given by believing fell
lows Offering tickets for sale during Inc
main performance-its outlay is some.
times heavy in its list of salaries for spec,
iallo performers, who are often high
priced. 1t, therefore, is much less prof,
table, pro~portionately, than the side-show
but still is quite a handsome source Of re.
venue with any good and successful cir
Gus. The candy privilege" covers the
sale of confectionery, nuts, fruit, lemo
made, etc., in the main tent. The Stick.
ct privilege" involves the right 10 sci
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
IOWA {

A Swede college is to be established al
Madrid.
The p~ostofice at Ottumwa was robbed
of $50 last week.
The personal taxes of Lomars for 1881
foot up S13S, 53S.
Fort Dodge is offered a paper mill for
a bonus of $4,000.
Two colored men are about to start a
paper in Des Moines.
There are 400 conviots in tho Fort
Madison penitontiary, an increase of 20
over last year.
The first annual reunion of tho Lee
county soldiers association will he held
at Ft. Madison, Thursday, June Q.
The Iowa state fair premiums amount
to $4,000. The fair will be held at Des
Moines, August % to September b.
The Cedar Rapids pork house has cut
up nearly 20, 900 more hogs this season
than it did during the same time last
year.
The Darlings and the Daisies ball clubs
are the pet names Of rival base ball clubs
in Creston. In a recent game the Oar
lings proved to be expert Daisy-cutters.
Bishop Perry reported at the late
Episcopal convention at Davenport that
during the past year he had made 80
visitations, held confirmation on AS occa-
sions, and confirmed 1886 persons.
AT a baby show in Dubuque the COM
mittee decided to award the prize to a
colored child, but the white mothers
raised such a row that the committee was
obliged to reconsider, and give the prize
against their better Judgment.
Speaking in regard to the rumor that
the Roman Catholic church in Iowa may
be divided into three dioceses, the West
ern Waterman, published at st. Louis,
and a leading paper of the Roman Catho-
lie church, thinks it is very probable, and
that it had for a long time regarded the
elevation of Dubuque to a metropolitan
see as only a matter of time; that his
grace of st. Louis has always thought
that the differenv sovereign states of the
union should have their own archbishops.
The Waterman thinks, that in the event
of Bishop Hennessey's becoming an arch
bishop that there will be another episco-
pal see, either in Des Monies or Council
Bluffs. 1t thinks the former has the
commercial advantage, but that the latter
is geographically preferable.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05

in 1874, DIR. Hammond was chosen
Professor of the diseases of the Mind and
Nervous System in the medical depart
ment of the University of the City of
New York. He has since occupied that
chair and has won a magnificent fortune
in the practice of medicine, His wife
has contributed vastly to his success.
By her hand most of the doctors more
famous works have been transcribed
from his notes. "Sleep and it's Derange-
ments, F" "Insanity and Its Medico-Lega
Relations" ''The Physics and Physiolo-
gy of ~Spiritualism," and ''lnsanity in
It's Relation to Crime" have all been
written with her loving aid.
Two children have been born to DIR.
and Mrs. William A. Hammond. The
son follows his fathers profession; the
daughter is married to an ltalien noble
man, the Marquis di Lunze.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05

daily, in advance of the opening of the
ticket wagon, at slight increase OF price, a
certain stipulated number of tickets to
the main show. "a side. show privilege"
has been known to sell aiono for $50, 600
for a single season with a large and Pc.
pular circus, and a "tickot privilege for
the same length of time has brought
$1,000. Sometimes circus managers who
had good popular names, but who were
financially ruined by a disastrous season,
have been put on their feet again pecu.
niarily and started upon a new era of
prosperity by tho sales, in advance, of
their privileges for a single season.
Shows have been started entirely by the
money paid for privileges.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05

The Columbus Democrat Is counting the
chickens before the shells are cracked. Here
il an echo of the cry which has been raised in
Shell Geek "Exult, ye hosts Of Israel, for
the daylof deliyerance Is AT hand JerichOis
compassed, the priests are marching around
its walls, the trumpets are sounding and its
battlements tremble from turret To foundA-
ton stone. November will hear the grand
shout and the timbrels of democratic victory
viii make the old arches Of heaven ring,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
CONVINCING.

The proof ot the pudding is not in chewing
the string, but in having al opportunity to
test the article direct. Schroter & Becht, the
Druggists, have q free trial bottle Of DIR. Bo-
every one who is afflicted with Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, Consumption or any Lung Affection.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
How Much win do II?

How much of Thomas, Eclectic oil il requir-
ed to cure? Only a very little. A few drops
will cure any kind of an ache; and but a trife
more Is needed for sprains and lsmenesses
rheumatism is not so readily affected; an
and sometimes two ounces are required.
No medicine, however, Is 80 sure to cure with
the same number of applications.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
First Rate Evidence.

'Often unable to attend business, being SUBJ
ject to serious disorder of the kidneys. After
a long siege of sickness tried Burdock Blood
Bittcrs and was relieved by half a bottle. "
Mr.. Il. Turner, of Rochester, N. Y. takes tho
iBdns to write.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
Photographs Of Prominent Men.
Philadelphia Bulletin.

PhiIadelphia bulletin,
A Washington photographer says he
sells more portraits of President Arthur
than of any other public man. Speaker
Carlisle comes next. MIRA. Logan's por-
traits are much in demand. Gen. Sheri-
dams sell better than any other army
officer. The artist has never succeeded
in inducing either Mr.. Conkling or Mr..
Plat to have his portrait taken, and the
same is true concerning Senators Don
Cameron, Malone, George and Bowen.
1t was hard work to get a picture of Sen
ator Edmunds, and Gen. Grant will not
have his taken any more,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
EXCITEMENT.

"What causes tho great rush at Schrotrr &
Bocht's Drug Storol" The FREQ distribution
of sample bottles of DIR. Bosauko's Cough and
Lung Syrup, the most popular remedy for
Coughs, Colds, Consumption and Bronchitis
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01
A Risky Ride.

The property man of Mr.. Abbey's
opera company is Signor Natalie. the
man whom Blondin carried on a tight
rope across Niagara on his back.
That was in the summer of 1861"
said he. "a tremendous crowd of
people gathered that day at the falls,
and 1t was nice day for our purpose.
l was no performer, but acted, you
know in the capacity of manager In
this particular event, however, Blondin
had to carry something over on his
back, and as nobody had enough inter-
est in the affair to be willing to risk
his life or enough faith in Blondin's
strength and skill to take such desper-
ate chances, | HAD to do the riding.
$50 that if there had been an acci-
dent the whol troupe, manager, and
all would have disappeared"
''Yes, OF course. Blondin wore tights
the same as rope-walkers usually do.
except that he had on sort of harness.
so that / could reach around his neck
and get good grip without choking
him and so that could stick my legs
through pair of things like slings and
cross them in front of him without in
terfering with his arms or legs.
''How much did you weigh?"
''More than l do now-about 165
pounds, l think. He carried an unus-
ually heavy balance pole, l think it
weighed either IS or 100 pounds. The
entire weight he carried was about 25O
pounds. The rope was stretched across
the river about where the new suspen-
sion bridge now stands-much closer
to the falls than the old bridge. Blon-
din was very confident and firm, but of
course we both knew it was desr,.r-
ate chance to take. He walked first
very slowly and regularly, bat foer
more settled he make OCCASION my
stood on one leg, kissed b'~ bonJ - sooRs, ~ r,
crowd, and did a few - n''no n,aL ~ Ine
as you have seor o+hon 49, '.eIi- Suet 'n-ii
,,e a,S the water way down under
y va :. the crowd on either side, every
,ody watching US with faces which
looked as if they were suffering.
There was no cheering or applause
while we were out over the water, and
the roar of the falls, which seemed
only few yards away, would have
prevented us from hearing very plainly,
even if there had been. 1t was terri
bic few moments tc me; more so to me
than 10 Blondin, because he was used
to that kind of danger and l was not.
l did not move a muscle for fear of
tripping him, and, l can assure you, l
felt mighty good when we reached
solid ground again, and The people be-
gan to yell, and shrek and wave their
handkerchiefs. You can form some
idea of how big the crowd was when
tell you Blondin received $4,000 for the
performance. Wewen to Europe, and
in a couple of years Blondin had made
nearly 100000, and when l left him
after six years of business he was a
very wealthy man Gin. Times Star.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01
Giving The Boys Taffy.

Boys" said large man who
wore an engaging smile and long,
white apron, addressing circle of
bootblacks whom he had hastily called
together, on Madison street, ''just come
around the corner and I'll show you
something"
The circle was at once transformed
into a'procession, with the large man
at its head. When it had streamed
over to Dearborn street it broke out in
an unruly storm of dissatisfied shouts.
where's the dawgs what was goin'
ter fight?" demanded one OF the party,
fiercelv
81 don't see no hand-organ, ''de-
clared another in deep disappointment,
NOR l don't see nothin' to peg no
stuns at.
But brought you here for some
thing BETTER" said the large man.
''What do you think OF that boys?"
He pointed to a small cart with one
horse and q canvas cover. On the
cover was painted in black letters:
mice Hot Taffy."
The bootblacks became interested,
particularly the small ones.
IL OuO GUeu DlSSlOn Iell6FS
said the smallest, under his breath.
Free taffy's a better fake dan free ice
cream"
big idea, eh, boysP' laughed the
jolly large man, wiping his heated
brow on his white apron. ''You see, [
keep a candy store on Blue Island
avenue. | said to myself the other
day: Boys like taffy. and like boys.
pll see to it that the boys have a treat
of good taffy.' So l fixed up the
wagon. What do you think of it, eh?"
Gimme some of the streaky kind,
mister?" said the smallest bootblack,
pressing to the front.
"Is the chunks bigP" inquired an
other.
"As was saying, boys" resumed
the large man. Il brought the wagon
around to-day so you could all look at
it. I'm going to buy the kettle now to
boil the taffy in. want all you boys
to he on this corner at noon tomorrow,
and I'll sell every one of you big hunk
of taffy for nickel"
Then the large mans smile gave
way to q look of surprise, and he
started across the street, trying to dodge
shower of assorted missiles as he
ran.-Chtcdq0 Ne1OS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01
Borrowing Babies.

81 am always delighted to hear of a
new baby born to my friends or ac-
quaintances. said young downtown
merchant to a caller.
"WhyP Have you any spite against
them?"
"None in the world; but we have a
little one of our own, and as some one
is always borrowing her, [ feel that
there is one less family to be accommo-
dated. | never go home and find
that child in the house; my wife
says, Aunt Sue or Aunt Hattie, or Miss
Somebody Or Mrs. How-do-ye-call-her
sent for the baby, and what could | do?
You know they wouldn't like it if | re-
fused, and they are so fond of her. l
tell my wife it's a positive nuisance. If
these people haven't any babies of their
own they have no right to borrow
mine. | actually feel sometimes as if
the child belonged to the neighbor-
hood"
But it is an easy matter to refuse to
let the child 60"
THAT is what l tell my wife, but she
argues differently. She says these
people love the little one, and load it
WIN PlCoCIbo, WACl lBGN tSh "
have it a day'it seems so childish to
refuse, especially as they are friends.
But the most of them are not used to
babies: they cram it with cake and
sweetmeats, give it its own way in
everything, and thoroughly spoil it. |
cannot understand the penchant some
people have for borrowing children, or
by what right they expect to be allow
ed to monopolize a child that is not
their own
cit is all in the way of kindness.
Cor selfshness. For my part,
wouldn't want to take the responsible
ty of having a child that didn't belong
to me in my possession. / never know
what moment my little girl may be
exposed to scarlet fever, whooping
cough or diphtheria. through the mis-
taken kindness of the borrowers, who
drag her with them to sec all the rest
of their friends. It's much more neces-
sarv to have rules for lending babies
than lending books. Iwould have in
scribed over every nursery, Neither a
borrower or lender be- l think |
shall have our baby stamped claimed
wherever found | am dead in earn
est, )" continued the Young man, ''and
you will find plenty to sympathize
with me. It's crying evil. l know
there are some parents who have never
enough to deny those people when they
are impudent enough to insist on carry
ing off child in spite of the wishes and
protests of its legitimate owners, and
I'm going to institute thai rule at
home. Let those who have no children
of their own get parrot or poodle.
A child is too sacred possession to be
borrowed and banded about from
nand to hand. n-DetroH Free Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01
Marriage Among Convicts.

A party of fifty women are this week
leaving Bordeaux for New Caledonia
under rather peculiar circumstances
They are, in fact, women sentenced to
a heightened term of Imprisonment for
grave offences, who have elected to
go to the French penal colony, where
they will each find a husband in one of
the "convicts of the first class''-that
is convicts who have by their good be-
havior entitled themselves to govern
ment grant of land and obtained per-
mission to marry. An inspectress of
prisons recently made the round of the
six central female prisons. and selected
the fifty female inmates-all of them
described as young and good-looking-
who are now going abroad to make a
fresh start in the world. Once out they
will be housed in religious establish
ment at Noumea, managed by a COM
munity of Sisters, where bachelor con-
victs of the privileged class will be
permitted to visit them, and as often
as a marriage is arranged, the Colonial
government viii provide the bride
with trousseau and set the couple up
in housekeeping in a small way. 1t
was Prince Napoleon who, when he
was minister of Algeria and the colo
nies, introduced this system of convict
marriages, which has given excellent
results SO far.-St. JdD1eS's Gazstte.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01
Trades VS.. Professions.

LII boy reads the papers in these
days, he will see much about work and
learning to work. He will hear much
said of the difficulty of getting good
workmen. He will hear of the new
schools for boys, where carpentry,
bricklaying, painting, carriage-making
| and many other trades are taught OF
course, he means to do something him.
self, but somehow he does not care for
these splendid new schools. 1t is moth
ing to him that good workmen are
scarce, and always find good wages.
he is going into store or an Office, he
means to be doctor or lawyer. He
does not propose to soil his hands,
and wear rough clothes like work
man.
Ii there is any such boy, who may
read this, let him consider a moment.
My cheerful young man, are you sure
you know what you are talking about?
What do clerks owns How much does
a young doctor receive? Oh! but you
don't mean to be a poor clerk. You
intend to be great lawyer with $10,-
600 year, or doctor with carriage.
Charmed to hear it 1t is noble re-
solve, but are you sure you will get
thereP Really, now, how can young
man tell, how can he be sure he will
succeed? In this way. A man sue
ceeds who falls in love with the work
He thinks about it day and night, he
studies it; he reads all he can on the
subject. He tries and tries till he can
do it we'll Then he succeeds. You
do not care much about medicine; you
have no burning desire to study this
magnificent machine of the human body
You don't care very much for the dread
ful work of hospitals, and yet you
mean to be doctor. You would, Sc
cretly, much prefer to have q kit of
carver's tools, but, of course, you could
never be carver by trade!
Let us stop here. This is the sum-
ming up of a vast deal of homelv wis
DOM Do you love any work? Is there
anything that if you were independent
you would do before anything elsep :.
there is-do that. There is -
cess; that way lies all th,, n5ou JOur suc, thc
rewards, the respect If others anJ M an
en5 fro ! e1l Rana nonus' ~ ppiness you will ever
iil hnd. Boys lake a mistake in thinkina >
~ the lawyers and doctors and
I merchants succeed. 1t is terrible
blunder to leave trade in which YOU
may make a frst-class workman and
have chance TO win a home, comfort
and independence, to 90 into q profes-
| sion you do not love. There is only
one end to that road-a life of ill-paid
drudgery and failure after all.
Look at yourself; you are to yourself
the most important parsonage in the
world. Find out what sort of man you
have in the little. What is your BODY
good for? What sort of a mind have
you received? Look at your tools
your hands, your senses, your brain.
What will they do best-make shoes or
preach a sermon? Choose now accord
ing to your tools, according to your
love of work. Shoemaking may lead
to great fortune, while preaching
may-bring you to the Home of De
cayed Parsons On the other hand,
preaching may be the thing. There is
only one fellow who can decide this
for you, and he lives in your house.
Golden Rule
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Better Than Gold.
BY FATHER RYAN.

Better than grandeur, better than gold,
Than rank and titles a thousand fold,
Is a healthy body and mind ct ease,
And simple Pleasures that always please,
A heart that can feel for another's woe,
With sympathie large enough TO infold
All men as brothers, is better than gold.
Better than gold is a conscience clear,
Tho toiliDE for bread in an humble sphere,
'Dcubly blest with content and health,
Untried by the lusts and cares of wealth,
Lowly living and lofty thought,
Adorn and ennoble poor mans cot,
For mind and morals in natures plan
Are the genuine tests OF gentleman.
Better than gold is the sweet repose
OF the sons of toll when the labOrs close.
And the balm that drops on his slumbere
deep
Bring sleeping draughts TO the downy bed,
Where luxury pillows its aching head.
The toier simple opiate deems
a shorter route to the land of dreams.
Better than gold is thinking mind,
That in the realm of books can find
A treasure surprising the Australian ore,
And live with the great and good OF yore,
The sage's lore and the poets lay,
The glOries of mpires passed away;
The worlds great dream will thus unfold
And yield treasure better than gold.
Better than gold is a peaceful home
Where all the fireside characters come,
The shrine of love, the heaven of life,
Hallowed by mother, or sister, or wife,
However humble the home may be-
Or tried with sorrow by heavens decree,
The blessings that never were bought or sold,
And center there, are better than gold.