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Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17
PAUL MORPHY,
Some Wonderful Games Played by
the Dead Chass-Player,

The late Paul Morphy's father was fond
of the game of chess, and was accustomed
to play occasionally with his brother, Mr..
Earnest Morphy, and his brother-in-law,
Mr.. LIE Carpenter. The boy Paul was
wont to watch these encounters with so
much apparent interest that his father in
lS47, when Paul was 10 years of age, ex-
planned to him the powers of the pieces
and the laws of the game. In less than
two years he was contendlng successfully
ON even terms with the foremost anna
lures of the Crescent city. One pecu-
liarity of Pauls play during the infantile
stage of his chess life, while his father
and his brother were his chief adversa-
ries, used to create considerable merri.
ment among the circle of chess lovers
with whom he YVES brought into contact.
His pawns seemed to him q hindranee,
and his frat work upon commencing a
game was TO exchange or sacrifice them
all, giving free range to his pieces, after
which, with his unimpeded queen, rocks,
knights, and bishops, he began a fierce
attack upon his opponents forces, which
was often vigorously maintained until it
resulted in mate.
! al the American chess congress, which
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17
Wei de

1t it now undisputed that Vie Die Mey-
er's Catarrh Cure is the only treatment
that will absolutely cure C~atarrh-fresh OF
Chronic. every efficacious. Saml Gould.
Weeping Water, Neb." One box cured me,
Mrs. Mary Kenyon, Bismarck, Dakota" SIT
restored me to the pulpit, Rev. George L,
Refs, Cobleville, N. Y.""One box radically
cured me, Rev. g, II. Tailor, 14O Noble
street, Brooklyn" ga perfect cure after 80
years suffering, J.. d. Mcdonald, 10 Broad
way, N. Y, &c, &c. Thousands of testimo.
malls are received from all parts of the worldl'
Delivered, 81. 90. DIR. Wei De Meyers Iby
Illustrated Treaties" with statements o.
II Fulton Street, N. Y
tue-t. hurs Il sat-m&3em
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17
A Baptist NIinister,s Experience.

81 am a Baptist minister, and before l
thought OF being q clergyman l graduated in
medicine, but left a lucrative practice for my
present professian, forty years ago. l was for
many years a sufferer from quinsy. Thomas
Eclectric Oil cured me. l was also troubled
with hoarseness, and Thomas Eclectric Oil al
ways relieved me. My wife and child had
diphtheria, and Thomas Eclectric Oil cured
them, and if taken in time it will cure seven
times out of ten. | am confident it is q cure
for the most obstinate cold, or cough, and if
any one will take a small teaspoon and half
fill it with Oil, and then place the end of the
spoon in one nostril and draw the Oil ont of
the spoon into .the head, by shutting as hard
as they can, until the Oil falls over into the
throat, and practice it twice a week, L don't
care how offensive their head may be, it will
clean it out and cure their catarrh. For deaf
ness and earache, it has lone wonders to my
certain knowledge. 1t is the only medicine
that l have ever felt like recommending, and
l Am very anxious to see it in every place, for
| tell you that l would not be without it in
my house for any consideration. / am now
suffering with pain like rheumatism In my
right limb, and nothing relieves me like
Thomas Eclectric OIL" DIR. Il. +. Crane,
Cory, Pa.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17

it TO the floor. When the crowd came to
for the last time the lights we're turned
down, and the Georgia Wonder, the slim
young man and the very blonde young
man had disappeared.
While some were locking for them
others had a little riot on the stage. The
doctor received an ovation from admirers
who pressed around him to congratulate
him. A man who was varisusly called
"Wright" and Stanford" by the crowd
around him menaced the Doctor and
called him hard names. The Doctor, no
match for him physically, stood by like
a nan and the crowd backed him voci-
ferously. The man called Wright" and
Stanford" did not last as long as the
Wonder. He disappeared suddenly.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17
The Progress of Cooperation.

Springfield Union.
The Sixteenth annual congress o
workers who are interested in various
forms Of corporation was recently helc
at Derby, England, and the discussion
were chiefly upon the practicability o.
extending the cooperative principle to
production. Distributive cooperation
has already reached a remarkable devel.
opment. The Rochdale experiment was
started about forty years ago by a few
workmen who decided that they could
just as we'll buy groceries for themselves
at wholesale and put the retail profits in
to their own pockets as to pay them to
shopkeepers. Their capital to start with
was about $3.50. Now there are in En-
gland Scotland and Ireland 1,346 coop
erative stores, with q share and loan
capital of nearly $50, 600, 900 and a mem
bership of 70O,O 900. The attempts to in
troduce cooperation into manufacturing
have not been so successful in England,
though there are conspicuous exceptions
like the Oldham cotton mills, but in
France q modification Of the system has
worked admirably and is being rapidly
extended. 1t is called the industrial
partnership or p~roft-sharing. The cor
pcration is organized of capitalists In the
usual way, but a portion of the net pro-
fits are distributed among the employees
as an addition to their wages. Mr.. Sed-
ley Taylor, president of the congress
above mentioned, in describing the plan,
showed by statistics that the capitalists
profits were not diminished by it. The
employees by their increased interest, ac-
tivity and fidelity create more wealth,
and it is that which constitute $
their share. Industrial partnerships
are springing up here and
there in the United States, though not
yet numerous. They are just and wise
in principle, and for that very reason re-
quire Just and wise men to conduct their
affairs. Let them become general and
very little will be heard about strikes
and trade union conspiracies. General
prosperity would be furthered by them,
not only because the enormous waste of
capital in labor disturbances would
cease, but because the larger the income
of the working classes, the greater will
be the demand for agricultural and man
ufactured products.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17
No Sect There.

A long-haired, long-legged gentleman,
wearing a duster, a tall hat and gold.
bowed spectacles, recently approached
the ticket window of Causeway street
depot, when the following dialogue took
place:
SIS this the ticket Officer"
E"Yes, sir"
"Do you sell tickets to Poolville?"
"Yes, sir"
"What is the price of a ticket too Pool
ville9"
"One dollar and seventy-five cents"
"H'm (pause). Do you have tickets
for olergymen2"
Eyes, sir"
"H'm. What's the price CT thosel"
"One dollar and seventy-five cents"
The long-haircd stranger glanced stern
ly at the irreverent railroad man over his
spectacles, purchased a ticket and de-
parted.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17
The Voice of the People.

The people, as a whole, seldom make
mistakes, and the unanimous voice in
praise which comes from those who have
used Hoods ~Sarsaparilla fully justified
the claims OF the proprietors of this great
medicine. Indeed, these very claims are
based entirely on what the people say
Hoods %Sarsaparilla has done. Send to
9. l. Hood 81 Co., Lowell, Mass, for book
containing statements of many cures.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17
Health Ia Wealth.

1t is worth more than riches, for with
out it riches cannot be enjoyed. bow
many people are without health who
might regain 1t by using Kidney-W Wort
1t acts upon the Liver, Bowels and Kid
neys, cleansing and stimulating them to
healthy action. 1t cures all disorders of
these important organs, p%urifes the blood
and promotes the general health. Sold
by all druggists. See advt.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17
kissing I'm Pittsburg.

Philadelphia Call.
Irate Pittsburg Parent-"This thing
has got to STOP"
Sweet Sixteen-"What, pa2"
"You have been allowing young Nice
fellow to kiss you"
"Oh, pa"
''Yes, you have; you need not try to
fool me-"
"But, pa, why do you think"
81 don't think, / know. He kissed
you all over your mouth and on both
cheeks"
why, pa, you were not there, and
"No, | was not there, bat l am here.
| see that there isn't a bit of SCOT left on
your face below your forehead"
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17
SpRINdFIELD, Mass, April lois

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April 10, 1883.
"For diseases of the Kidneys, liver,
bladder, and urinary organs, l received
great benefit from HUNTS kidney and
liver REMEDY. | pronounce it the best.
III. w. Payne, Manufactures Harnesses,
Trunks, etc, 447 Main street.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17

"For several months | endured q dull pain
through my lungs and shoulders: lost my
spirits, appetite and color, and could with
difficulty remain from my bed. My present
healthful condition is due to Burdock Blood
Bitters." Mrs. Il. A. Hall, Binghampton,
N. v.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17

fTDiamond Dyes Will Color Any
thing any color, and never fail. The easiest
and best way to economic. 10c at all drug.
gists. Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington,
Vt. Sample card, 80 %colors, and book of di-
r~ections Tor 2 cent stamp.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17

what We Dan Cure, Let's not Endure.
If we can cure an ache, or q sprain, or a
pain, or q lameness, or a burn, or q bruise, or
a bite, by using Thomas Eclectric Oil, let's do
it. Thomas Eclectric Oil is known to be good.
Let's try il.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17

SEAL OF N. O. Tobacoo-fnest In the
land.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-17
GRAy-s SPECIFIC MEDICINES.

+
LfsH REMEDT. An
cure for
Seminal W eak.
Spermatorr.
impotency,
all Diseases
follow as =
sequence OF Sell.
as loss Of
Memorv. uniyer-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-06
Am End 10 Borla NcrnDinR,

Edward Shepherd, Of Harrisburg, ILL.,,
says Having received so much bene.
1T from Electrict Bitters, feel it my
duty to let suffering humanity know it
Have had running sore on my leg for
eight years; my doctors told me l would
have to have the bone scraped or leg
amputatated. 1 used, instead, three
bottles Of Electric Bitters and seven
boxes Bucklen's Arnica .alye, and my
legis now sound and WE'LL"
Electric Bittors are sold at fifty cents
abottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salye at
95c. per box by Z. ]. Mosslnan,
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The Prospects or American
boys,


While the American father is
puzzled with what 10 do with his
boys, the American manufacturer
is compelled to go to Europe for
skilled workmen and this sug.
gests that coupled with other cir.
cumstances Of an everyday charac.
ter, ouryAmcrican boys are unwil,
ling togo through the drudgery Of
apprenticeship. OF course every,
one with common sense secs that we
are making a great mistake in not
preparing ourselves to ell the
ranks Of skilled labor in every de.
partment where tits needed from
the ranks Of our own people, rather
than be obliged to depend upon
our too willing neighbors across the
sea.
One Of the baneful results Of the
American boy growing up into
idleness and wasting the formative
period Of his experience, is patent
to all, and needs no elaboration BY
example. The young man whu
has been taught to use the hand
and eye; who has aptitude with
fingers and tools, insures his own
livelihood, and such an one has a
great advantage over him who
wants to earn his bread by taking
Office, keeping books or selling
wares. Does the skilled artisan
harruss anybody for work. The
thought in the thinking bayonets
ofthe Germans conquered at Sedan.
In Germany prince and peasant
must learn a trade. In France
young men pay high for the privi,
lege of learning some kinds Of
trades, besides giving their entire
time for several years to their EN-.
ployers. In this country we are
drifting away from the moorings on
which industrial supremacy de,
pends.-Boston Commercial Bulletin.
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cheeh3

The lady was sitting in the
midst other bundles at The shop
counter II was plain enough 70
be seen from her clothing, fromher
parcels and from her lang1id mir,
that money was no stranger toihsr
purse.
Presently q cheaply but tidily
dressed little girl approached with
. bunch II pond iesin her hand.
"ohl Aren't they loyelylp ex.
claimed the lady. aCan't you give
me one, little girlYg
The little girl drawsa lily from
the bunch, rather reluctantly, and
hands il to the lady, who seiaes ii
with ayidi.y. Then, looking at
the bunch, she asks:
Suppose you could spare me a
bud9 1t would look 40 pretty
with this full.blown lily, you
know"
The girl selects a bud, and before
she can separate it from the Others
the lady has it in herhand. With
a most gracious smile she says
81 hope I'm not robbing your
"oh no mum. ! brought them
hore on purpose to sell 'emn
"Why, you don't mean to say
that you sell these beautiful flow.
ers2 How can you2"
"But have to mum. Eve cents
a bunch, please"
"Oh dear, no. l don't care to
purchase them. These two will do
for me-thanks."
Moral There is none; but cheek
isas good as money when one has
enough Of it. Boston Transcript.
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Paper towels.

In a Philadelphia surgical dis.
pensary a prominent physician has
been using with much satisfaction
Japanese paper handkerchief for
drying wounds. sponges are so
seldom and with such difficulty
perfectly cleansed after being once
used that they are never employed
in the hospital. Ordinary cotton
or linsn towels are much pretera.
bic tOSpOnges, which, ifdirty, are
liable to introduce septic material
into tie wOanS. The paper tow.
els, however,. answer the same pur.
pose as cotton ones, and are so
cheap that they Gun be thrown
away after being used. The cost Of
washing a large number Of ordinary
towels is thus avoided, The paper
towels are scarcely suitable for dry.
ing hands, after washing, unless
several towels are used at once, DO.
cause a large amount Of moisture
on the hands soon. Gaturates q
single sOweG TOn removing blood
from wounds, q paper towel is
Cruwpled up inso,G sort Of ball,
and then used as a sponge. Such
balls absorb blond rapidly. The
crude ornamental pictures, in color,
on tho towels are of no advantage,
nor are they, so far as known, any
detriment.
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OnACow.Catcher.


II once had the queerest railroad
ride ever known in the world" re.
marked brakeman, as he and the
train boy settled down into the
corner for a chat. ut was about
ten years ago, when l was a yard.
man. One night l jumped onto
the pilot of an outgoing freight to
ride out to my cabin. It was
snowy and slippery, and when /
went to get Of l lost my foothold
and came near falling right in
front Of her, but 1straddled out my
legs and my toes caught the bars
that run up from the pilot to sup.
port The headlight frame. There
l hung by my feet with my head
clear down on the nose Of the pilot.
| had to use my hands to hold my
head up clear Of the ties, l yelled
but | could not make myself heard.
The engineer couldn't see me for
the boiler, and though he hadn't
seen me jump of, supposed l had
done so on the other side. There l
hung, getting stiff and cold, with
my bones and joints aching as i'll
had the govt, the snow thrown up
by the cow.catCher covering and
freezing me, my nose skimming
along within an inch or two Of the
ties and the most awful pains in
the cords of my neck l have ever
known. Every minute it seemed
To me l must drop to death, but l
hung onto her for eight miles,
when we stopped at Woodstock for
orders. 1couldn't walk for q week
and L bslieve my neck is q little
stifFyet. gd'rather walk 500 miles
than ride another eight in that
fashion, "-ehiagO Ne,s&
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Out on the Prairie.

Concerning Something Better
than Mrs. Toodle's Wheclbar-
rowland the Reasons Why.
Whena certain Commissary.Ge
complained to the Duke Of Wellington
that Sir Thomas Pitton had declared he
would hang him Il the rations for thai
Generals division were not forthcoming
at a certain hour, the Duke replied:
"Ah! did he indeed go so far as that
Did he say he'd hang your"
eyes, my lord"
We'll. General PiCton Is Just the man
to keep his word. You'd better get the
rationS up In time"
But to get rations or anything else up
In time one must know where 70 10y his
hand on them. As Mr.. Toodles said
about the coffin which had bought al
auction and brought home TO his wife:
III anything GOttd happen, my dear,
twill be so handy 10 have in The house.
Being in the great wholesale drug
house Of William Hart, in EIgin, ILL.,,
one day, Mr.. H. q. Sherman, the photo.
grnpher OF that place, remarked, con.
corning PARKER'S TONIC ~ have
used It in my family for two years, and
unhesitatingly pronounce Il the best
medicine we have ever used. II Is han.
DIV In have In tho hnuua and vo ora
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|
One ofthe most remarkable trees
belonging 10 Tie genus Ficus 10 the
famcusbanyap, whose extraordina;
" habit q growth aud enormous
proportions % much astonish those
whose idea ola large tree has been
formed from what we In Europe
consider gian. forest trees. The
banyan, whose spreading, bowery
moi beneath which whole villages
cfhuts find shade and shelter, is
supported BY gigantic piIlarlike
props, formed by descending aerial
roots, which, on reaching the
ground, assume The appearance
and perform the Functions Of separ.
ate trunks. The following extract
from Tenants "ceylon' gives an
interesting account Of The peculiar
habits Of the tree, which in many
parts Of India Is held sacred by the
natives
"As we ascend the hills, tbeban-
yans anda variety Of figs make
their appearance. They are the
Thugs Of the vegetable world; for
although not necessarily epiphytic,
itmsy be said that in point offact,
no single tree comesto perfection,
OF acquires even partial develop.
ment, without Che destruction Of
some other on which TO Gx itself
as IT'S supporter The family gen
orally make their appearance as
slender roots, hanging from the
crown or trunk Of some other tree,
generally a palm, among the moist
bases Of whose leaves the seed,
carried thither by some bird which
had fed upon The fig, begins TO
germinate. This root, branching
as It de,cends, envelopes the trunk
OfshsRuppOrLing tree with a net.
work Of wood, and at length; pene.
trating Che ground, attains the
dimensions Of a stem; but, unlike a
stem, il throws out no buds, leaves,
or flowers. The true stem, with ts
branches, its foliage, and fruit
springing upward from the crown
Of the tree, whence the root isseen
descending, and from IL issue the
pendulousrootlet which on reach.
ing the earth fix themselves firmly
aud form the marvellous growth the
banyan is SO celebrated. In the
depths Of this grove the original
tree is incarcerated, till, literally
'trangled BY the folds and weight
efits resistless companion, it dies,
and leaves the fg in undisturbed
possession Of its place. II is not
unusual to find a fg tree in the
forest which had been thus up,
torne till II became a standard,
now forming a hollow cylinder, the
center Of which was on,e filed by
a sustaining tree, but the empty
walls form q circular network Of
interlaced roots and branches firm.
ly agglutinating under pressure,
and admitting the light through
interstices that look like loopholes
ina turrst."
deep twilight always prevails
under the shade Of the spreading
foliage, through which not a ray Of
bright light can pierce, and the
awe and dread with which the
Buddhist villagers regard this
sacred tree is very ineligible. In
the Wood Museum at Kew there is
a fine specimen Of a palm trunk,
upon which the strangling growth
ola banyan's roots is we'll shown.
The remarkable way in which the
roots become united to each other
at every point where they touch is
observable in the specimen just
namei CcieDt;fr d,nsrirnn
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The cholera is nearly depopula.
ting:Some portions of France. II
was reported that there were
several cases in Iowa, but the
assertion is not well founded.
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[augS-iy.l
tcatinaadt on iaspa.ei
How Watch Cases are Liads.

NJ
In 1875, thirteen men comprised tho
entire working force used in the manu-.
hcture Of the jones Bow Geld Watch CdSs
Eowoserf feel hundred are employed, andthe
number Is constantly increasing. Therea.
con Of this increase ia this: In tho jana
BpsS God JYattb Che all the metal in sight
and aubjectto wearb solid geld, while therc.
mainder, which only lends strength 10 Tho
case Is Of stronger metal than gold,
giving gold where gold Is needed, and
strong, elastic metal where strength and
elasticity arc needed, q combination pro.
dncing . watch case better than solid gold
and at oNE-nAIT the cost .,,
Over 100000 Of these cases SSA
have been sold, and every jewelef in Che
country can testify % their quality and
Lyppa1oH, MIoH., Do. { tls1
,Es.M. M.tah. q the DSHoeEat, bought aJ1A Bega'
Geld Watch eAao 70 yeaEl go md carried 4 pntl Q
customer. The aSs shovel no Ilni1of NeAr, n1ega
aieiE glltaniee feE tsn yeafl nlofe Ihalo
md 10 paEtiOi Vho b6ngI 10 hnt ones AZ eiIFy:
Ing them day. q well ialfed q though thty had
bought sold Reld CO costing ne money.
ri e W S.. any &c g az g Ne ssns %
VIZ. ]. Cu6FNAI, Jsesis.
nal1Sat pl.ap h EsSisas VISA O. pas,isl,i rklia.
6phiA Rl tgAaaeis6s IlalFAllt Ranp IAluiarkgI
S.Aa ~ ~ KlrlsSs Vista eilll ~ ~. fli
t7ps Catastal o
IL.
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Tho old time valodiC,ory poem
in uso at the old rod "skule house. y
at the cross roads was not as pretty
as the lattorday efforts Of the grad.
yates Of city colleges and semina.
RIGS, hut perhaps it expressed The
sentiments Of the yalcdictorians
quite as closely. It used to run
something after this style:
Good.by scholars,
Good'by school;
Good-hy teacher,
Darned old fool,
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A New York stock broker wa.
bitten by a dog a few days ago
The dog hasn't got over il yet.
These are Solid Facts

The best blood purifier and system
regulator within the reach Of suffering
humanity, truly is Electric Bitters. In.
activity Of the Liver, Billiousnsss, 1sun-
dice, Constipation, Weak Kidneys, Or
any disease Of the Urinary Organs, or
whoever requires an appetizer. tonic or
mild stimuIant, viii always find Electric
Bittsrs the best and only certain cure
known. They act surely and quickly,
every bottle guaranteed to give entire
satisiactiono or money refunded. Sold at
fifty cents bottle by Mossman.