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Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14
BARKING MUSIC IN HER EARS.
Ours as . Cure for Chronic Case OF
Insomnia

II want dog" said q lady of uncer
tain age, recently, to our respected pound
master, THAT Will bark all night without
stopping. don't care whether he ls
brindled, yellow, or black and tan, so
long ss his bark Is sbrill and high"
You'd like his bark to be on the c."
suggested the official, "and not bare o.
tone. IsuppoAe9"
"Oh, you government officers are al
ways so witty" retorted the spinsser,
but [ really do want dog of the kind
L have described. Have you got onel'
81 have about sixty. seven, madam,
who yelp all night"
'Oh, how deliciousl" murmured the
lady; 'how l Wish l could afford to buy
them all and feed the poor things,
"PerhapS you've got grudge against
your neighbors," inslnuated the cur
catcher.
"Well, that's how 1t began. You see
they are always saying unkind things of
me, because l live alone and am un-
welded, ahem and the gentlemen next
door said one day In his back yard that
he wondered how old was, ana his wife
gueased somewhere between twenty and
eighty, that is, there or theresbouts. So
l bought dog with the awfullest bark
you ever heard. AT first he kept me
awake, but got so used to him that, now
they have poisoned him, / can't sleep a
wink without him. DO you know that
hearing all your dogs barking go beauti-
fully together is making me sleepy nowl
Have you got chairs"
"For heavens sake, madam, don't 60
to sleep here !" yelled the now thoroughly
scared jsnltor of the canine county iall.
"lll give you two dogs, madam, that
will never let up barking, for nothing, If
you'll only go right away with them"
But he was too late. The lady had suuk
on bench and was snoring placidly. 1t
was five hours before they could wake her
up, aud as she sailed down town, leading
q one.eyed bull dog and q yellow mon
grel, the pound-keeper wiped his clammy
brow and whispered hoarsely: "Me go
and take tea with her and hear her sing
My love Is true to me ? Not for a
whole years dog fees"
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14
A Legal Romance.

London News.
A case has come before one of the
French law courts as dramatic In Its real
tiles as a tale by the Elder Dumas. An
old woman lived in the village of Ville-
joint, who had the reputation of being
very rich and great miser. One day at
chapel she was accosted by a stranger,
who told her she knew the troubles that
afflicted her, and was able to cure
them. A visit to the miser's house
followed, and the stranger
found out that poverty was the
trouble, and she promised to cure it.
Some little money was necessary where
with to etart, and 400 francs were pro-
duced and locked up In drawer. "Like
produces like" said the stranger, handed
the key to the owner, and she promised
to return In a week, when the sum would
be found doubled. She did return, but
the money had not increased. 1t seemed
there was not sufficient stock with which
the natural law could operate. The
mlser, now convinced of the honesty
of her deliverer, produced all the
money she had in the house, 4,500
francs, and these were locked up and a
day three weeks off fixed for the great
event. The day came and 30 did the en-
chantress, but still the treasure was un-
disturbed. The poor woman now added
another 1000 francs from her banker,
and the enchantress liked final date.
Moreover, ceremony was to be gone
through. At midnight the bedroom fire
was to bs lit, a saucepan placed upon II,
and just as 1t struck IL some powder was
to be poured On the sauce
pan. These dramatic directions
were obeyed, with the re-
suit that the powder exploded, the house
caught fire, and the poor woman WAS
nearly burned to death. The enchant-
ress was, however, discovered and ar.
rested. The faith of the Victim was un-
shaken. When the police proceeded to
open the drawer, she begged of them not,
as the charm would be broken. The po-
lice were not deferred, but of course the
800 francs were gone. The court con-
demued the prisoner to twenty years
penal servltude.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14
Judge Belford's Dog.
st LOUIS Globe ID Democrat.

DI LOUIS NlODo- DtmOcrht,
The most noted dog In Colorado ia an
English deerhound, the properly of ex-
Congressman James B. Belford. He is
known throughout the state as Spot, hsv-
Ing bean the companion of Judge Bel
ford in most of his congressional cam
paigns. When Bslford was on the stump
ana got off something good Spot would
raise little more noise about it than any
of the other auditors. and would keep up
such protracted howl at times that the
crowd would join In giving his MASTER
three cheers and tiger. When Belford
went to practice at the bar In the morn
ing, or to take something to cheer him,
Spot never failed to 60 along and take
his llbatIon In the shape of strong
cocktail. He was never known to "get
off his pins, as the saying is, although It
was the delight of the judges cons.itu.
ents to treat Spot with distinguished con.
when the pair were making
tae circuit in the campaign. He was
known to all the railroad men and would
travel from Denver OF any other point IN
the state to the judges home in Central
City when he thought the eleotioneering
business had lasted aboss long enough.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14

given the enemies Of Omaha a plausible
excuse for exhibiting petty spite. The
fact is, Omaha has organized permanent
eHpositisn association, just as Chlc,go,
st. Louis, Kansas City, st. Joe and other
cities have done. 1t Is not Nebraska
fair, but rather an Interstate exposition
In which western Iowa, northern Mis-
sourl and Wyoming intend to take an In
terest with Nebraska. IL Is in no sense
gotten up as rival of the state fair, be-
cause the state fair cannot rival sn
Omaha exposition. The population
within radius of fifty miles of Omaha
can furnish exhibits and attendants
enough to make such an exposition a suc'
cess in every particular.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14

and had no cheldren. The case is Offset
by that of another centenarlan who had
forty nine children. John Rlva, an ex-
change broker Of Italy, lived to the age
of 116 years, and had q child born to him
after he was 100 years old. He attribu.
ted the remarkable preservation Of his
health to his habit of chewing citron
bark. William Farr, of Birmingham,
England, had 144 descendants, and sur
vlved them all. He left his property, to
the value of 10000, for charitable pur-
poses. Betz, Sioux squsw, who died
little while ago, lived for more than 100
years. She had been the wife In turn of
an army officer, an Iudian chief a bor-
der highwayman and Methodist minis
ter. Attila, king of the Huns, died A.
d. 800 at the age of 124. He had Just
married beautiful girl. William Ward,
of Winchester county, died in 1878 at
the age of 107. His brother John was
magistrate and attended court In White
Plains as lste as 1878. William Ward, q
member of this family, carried on bust
ness as banker, 1888, at Broadway,
New York. Another queer Incl.
dent Is that of centeusrian who
was married four times, and had daugh-
ter by each wife. These daughters mar
ries, and each of them had fourteen chill
dren. Then there was man who went
over the century line and had twenty
two children. His first child was boy,
and girls and boys came after that in
regular rotation. There was o person
known ss Elizabeth Page, who lived In
London and died at the age of 10S years.
This person had acted as midwife, and
was supposed to be woman. After
death, however, 1t was discovered that
the supposed woman was man. A
woman by the name of Aglae Timusier
died In France at the age of 104. She
had a beard thirty inches long. 1 have
300 instances of people who liYed In
three centuries and " of those who lived
to 100 years or more. 1 have the case of
widow who survived her husband 92
years. The most remarkable instance of
longevity In British history is the case of
Thomas Parr, of st. Leonard, Shore.
ditch. He died in 1888 at the age of 207
years. He was born In the reign of
Richard H., and lived in the relgns of
twelve kings and queens, namely, Rich
ard H., Henry w., V. aud VI, Ed
ward Nv. and ", Richard III Henry
VII. and Will, Edward VI, Mary and
Elizabeth.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14
OMAHA LEAVES DENVER BEHIND.

On AHA LIMA 10 DhNAN NV c@AAN AA'A~'
We had supposed all along that for
several years Denver had greater
population than omahs, and such has
been the general impression, not only in
this city, but elsewhere. The Denver
papers now, however, admit that that
city has less than 10000 population.
Although we have been confident that
Omaha would outstrlp Denver in the
course Of time, we had no idea that she
would accomplish that result so soon.
The Denver Nc,cS says;
According TO the state census just com.
pleted, the present population OF Denver
proper is "a. 4O7. 1t was S5,629 in 1880, show.
ing gain of 1S,77s, or almost SO per cent in
FIVE years. If we include ten surrounding
suburbs, which really form parts of this city,
although not included within its corporate
limits, the population Of Denver falls but lit
tie short Of 60,0O0. There are not many cities
in the country, and we doubt If there is any
other, that can show an equal percentage OF
gain in the last five years, There has been no
| DOOM blnCo 1909 hVthih6 pus " SS0'NJ'
beautiful growth.
SO far as percentage In gain during the
last few years is concerned, Omaha
Is one of the few cities that can show a
greater gain than Denver. In 1880, she
had 80, ,652, or 4,977 less than Denver,
aud now she has 81, 1886, within her city
limits, or 7,429 more than Denver,
Omaha's figures, which are obtained from
the state census as those of Denver are,
do not include the suburbs of South
Omaha, West Omaha, and Saratoga,
which would increase her population to
1000.
We have left Denver behind, and
within the next ten years we shall catch
up with Kansas City, st. Paul, and
Minneapolis, all of which claim double
the population of Omaha. This city,
however, during the last few years
has had as rapid growth as any of these
cities, and 1t has been tsubstantlal and
healthy growth, there being nothing like
a "boom" which other places have de-
pended upon.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14
Care of Horses in Summer.

American Agriculturist.
The usually tough skin of the horse IL
softened by the flow of Precipitation dur
ing the rush of spring work, and rough,
Ill fitting collar, useless, chatting pack
pad, or projecting buckle, quickly pro.
duces pain. No one can blame a horse
from faIterlng when ordered to press It's
raw and bleeding shoulder against the
collar, that 1t will sink into the bruised
flesh. To avoid gals all parts of the har-
ness should fit closely. A laboring man
Ia careful In buying boots of proper
sIzs. He could not endure twelve
hours of hard labor while his
feet were crsmped within an un-
usually small space, or In boots 80
large that his feet alp In them and
wear the skin away by constant friction.
AS rule, horses are worked In too large
collars. A soft pad under such will pre-
vent CALLING. When the animals are
brought in from work the harness should
be removed at once and cleaned. and the
necks and shoulders well washed with
CASTLE soap and water. After bathing
the worn psrts at night rub ON some soft
ening oil. Use no oil In the morning.
The collar should not be oiled, as 1t will
then gather dirt through the day and
form rough coating that will chafe the
exposed parts. Keep all parts of the
harness clean, especially those that press
upon the horse, and see tina. the same Is
true of the portions of the horse against
which the harness presses. 1t Ia much
easier to prevent than to cure gall.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14
"He pudt Cheese in Mein Ear. b

New York Telegram.
Heinrich Dlnkel, little, fat German,
was frightened when he took his turn at
the bar in answer to his name this morn
ing.
"What Is the matter with you. Helm
rlch2"
"Donnevetter nodtIngs. Chudge, idt
vhas bedter uf you ledt me gone home
vonce alreadty to mein frou, L dtn't
make such foolIshnesa like dot pefore, +"
answered Heinrich.
"You were drunk and created dis
turbsnce in the Bowery."
"Chudgs, l don'dt vhas full" he an
swered, deprecatlngly; 81 only trink
dwenty, dirjty glasses lager"
His Honor stsrsd at the lite man and
queried, "How about the disturbanceY
"I trlnk dot lager nit goot frendt
undsvhas goin home. In der BowerysI vas
dry, und 60 for some more lager. Some
vellers say, 'D1tchy, you vhas dreatin',
aind't NJ und l say, 'Nein.' Den one of
dem vellers make me mein hat ofer mein
face und pudt cheese In msin ear, und | hill
him auf der nose. Dot vos right, aind't
it?"
81 guess you're more slnned against
than shining, Heinrich" said the Court.
"You're discharged.
"Dot's 80, Chudge," said the little
man his face beaming with Joy, and he
turned out. thanking Ills Honor as he
went,
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14

THE hand Of Jay Gould has become
Visible In the Mexican financial muddle.
1t k said he has had al agent In Mexico
for some time in his interest. The
Mexican congress voted a forfeiture OF
what Is known as the Grant railroad
concession just before 1t Adjourned. 1t
appears that the forfeiture was a nero
blind for working through a scheme that
seems to haze been eminenHy successful.
Arrangements were made with govern
ment officials fer the "famous decree"
and Gould went short on the bonds aud
stock OF the Central and National rail
roads to an enorn. 'ous amount. The
decree was promuIga ted and securities
fell, as they inevitably would, to an ex.
tent to repsy Gould his $4,000,
which he had deposited In the Monte
dc Pledsd, besides making many times
as much more money, after div p,idlng with
partners In Mexico. Three dayL before
the decree was promulgated tele. Grams
we're constantly passing between the
Mexican palace and New York. ]
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14
Oldest City in the United States.

Correspondence Boston Commercial Bulletin,
st. Augustine Ia the Oldest European
settlement In the United States, and was
founded by the Spsniards In 1865, more
than fifty years before the landing of the
spicuous In history as being besieged,
taken and retaken till 1919, when 1t was
ceded to the United States. 1t changed
hands no less than three times during
the civil war, and really the town proper
has something of the aspect of a sleepy,
old world, broken down European VII.
lage that, with Its narrow streets, CO.
quinastone houses, with overhanging
balconies, seem to have been left here
and forgotten.
The history of ST. Augustine carries us
back almost to the middle ages. 1t has
seen the Spanish fleet of Menendez In
1868; the French adventurers of year
or two later, who avenged the slaughter
of French Huguenots; Sir Francis brakes
expedition In 1886; the raid of English
buccaneers In 1865; the South Carolina
invasion of 1702; the Intellectual attack of
the famous Gen. OgIethorpe in 1740,
when Spain and England were at war;
be.ides other less noted expeditions ond
conflicts down to the time Of its transfer
to the United States.
The c1quina stone, of which the old
fort ia built, Is said to have been selected
because it was well calculated to resist
cannon shot and does not splinter when
struck. The old Spanish wall, which
formerly extended across the peninsula
from shore to shore for the protection of
the city, has all been taken away with
the exception of Its principal entrance,
the city gate, which Is still left standing
as curiosity of the past, and with Its
queer sentry-boxes, towers and loop
holes is picturesque and interesting
object. Some of the old Spanish streets
are scarce fifteen feet In width, and the
houses, built of coquina stone, were first
covered with mssto and then yellow, or
the overhanglng balconies
1t the second story bringing them sill
lsarsr together.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14

BEFORE putting the special mail dellv-
cry Into general operation, the postoflice
department will probably see how the
plan works in New York, Boston, Phila.
delphis, Chicago, and few other large
cities. 1t Is not likely, however, that
this special delivery will be inaugurated
until September or October. The design
for the ten-cent stamp to be used for this
purpose has been approved, and the con-
tract for printing has been awarded.
The stamp will be about twice the size of
the ordinary postage stamp and the shape
of dollar bill. On the left of the stamp
there Is pretty vlgnette of messenger
boy In uniform, Across the top are the
words "United States special postage de-
livery" and along the bottom the price
of the stamp, 10 cents, Is expressed
in figures and letters. Conspicuous on
the body of the s;amp are the words,
"secures immediate delivery at special
delivery office"
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14
MAUD 8 GOES WEST.
She is to Try and Beat Her bexing
ton Record at Cleveland.

Philadelphia SPECIAL to the New York Times.
The best known and most distinguished
passenger that left the Broad street sta-
tlon on che western express, shortly after
IL o'clock tonight, was Maud S. Her
destination was Cleveland, whittier she
had been ordered by Mr.. Bonner,
her owner. Her equine companions
were MCLEOD, John w, Helen Hough-
ton, Omar and Ohio. The other
horses composing the stable under train
ing at the hands of w. w. Balr remain
at Belmont driving park In charge of G.
@. Phipps, the lessee. Maud S. and the
other horses that accompany her, we're
loaded on special car at Bryn Mawr,
at about o o'clock, and brought to this
city, whero the car was attscned to the
regular western express.
The summer meeting at Cleveland will
begin on the 29th, and Mr.. Bonner has
consented to allow Maud S. to give an
exhibition trot on some day during the
meeting. Jay-Eye-See Is also train
ing at the same track, but 1t Is improbable
that Mr.. Bonner will consent to arrange a
match between the two great trotters, al
though Mr.. Case, the owner of Jay. Eye
See Is anxious to do 80. Maud S. has
been In training at the Belmont driving
park for the past three months, and left
tonight In better condition than she has
ever been In before.
"The little lady," said Mr.. Bair, slap.
ping her affectionately on the neck, "never
felt, looked, or acted better In her life
than she does to-day. Her sojourn In
Philadelphia has evidently done her lots
of good. On the 16.h of June
she did mile in 2114, which,
considering her condition, was better
than that made by her when ehe
scored her top speed of 2O9f at Lsxing-
ton on November IL, 1884. l under
stand that am to drive her an exhibi-
tlon mile at Cleveland during the meet.
ing there. Where we shall go at the close
of the meeting is for Mr.. Bonner to say,
but hope he will order us back to Bel.
mont. would select that track In pref.
erence to to any other In the country for
training purposes With a few alter
ations It could be made the fastest one In
America, but the Indifference of
the Philadelphia public to horse racing
gives no incentive to managers to
make any extensive alterations. expect
to return here, however, and If 1 do I
intend making this the fastest track in
the world, backing or no backing. Why,
since l have been here," concluded tho
trainer, ST have sent MCLEOD mile
around that track In 2:19!, and for
quarter at 2:14 gait"
On entering the car at Bryn Mawr
some of the other horses balked and OBJ
jected to climbing the plank, but Maud
S. threw her little cara back, and, with
knowing wink, climbed into the car and
took up her position at the end of the
car where the straw was deepest.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14

In comparing the receipts of the New
Orleans exposition with those of the
centennial at Philadelphia 1t has been
generally stated that while the former
exhibition was financial failure, the lat.
ter was exactly the opposite. This is
not the case, however. The Philadel-
phia Call, In reply to the New York
World, which stated that Philadelphia
made money out of the centennial, says
"this will be news to our subscribing
citizens, who sank $1,000, 900 In that
enterprise, of which the whole nation
reaped the benefit.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14

THE superintendent of the Omaha
waterworks Is very tender and touchy on
the wrong spot. He goes into spasm
because this paper has seen fit to call at
tention to the digging of trenches on up
per Farnam street where paving is about
to be begun. The touchy waterworks
official says that the BEE In venomous
Jerks demanded the why's and where
fores of the dilatory proceedings on the
part of the waterworks company" Now,
we would like to know wherein there
was anything venomous In our inquiry?
Was 1t not very timely and proper to call
attention to the fact that the delay for
cutting trenches for water aud gas is liza
BILE to cause the pavements to settle2
Gould vlgilant paper do less than direct
attention to anything that impedes the
proper construction of our pavements2
If the delay has been caused directly by
the city officials or council there is still
nothing venomous or jerky about the
offensive paragraph. There certainly
was nothing said to which any water
works official could take personal
offense. As we said at the out
set, the superintendent Is altogether
too touchy on the wrong spot.
The superintendent says that the COM
pauy had to send east for some pipe and
hydrant or two. This reminds us of
an old time landlord of the Herndon
House, who, instead of keeping supply
of provisions on hand, would run out
Just before each meal and buy just
enough potatoes, meat, etc., for the Inn
mediate demands of the boarders. That
Ia no way, however, for water.
works company to do busi-
ness. 1t should keep on hand a suf.
ficient amount of pipe and hydrants and
joints enough to lay half mile at least
at any time. There would then be no
delay. There are many other things
we could say about the watsrworks COM
pany which we have left unsaid, and it
does not seem at all necessary for the su.
perlntendent to rush into print with
what he may imagine to be a grievance.
Right here let us say that Mr.. Dumont,
one of the members of the COM
pany, did call the attention of
the editor of this paper
to the cau,e of delay, after the article In
question had appeared in print, but
among other matters this fact WAS over
looked. People who are In the habit of
accontlng the editor of daily newspaper
on the street to tell him to make correc.
tions are liable to be disappointed, unless
they put the matter in writing. 1t Is ab-
surd to expect the editor to rush down to
his office every time he is thus spoken to
on the street. No rational person ought
to expect any such thing unless he lives
In village where the editor takes pump
kin,, eggs, and cordwood on subscription,
and does all the writing, type setting,
soliciting and delivering of his paper
himself. Had the superintendent of the
water works sent In o written communi-
cation it would have been publlshed.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-14

THE result of the test case In regard to
the sidewalk In front of the Van Nance
property has been very effective. We
shall now have first class walk on the
corner of Farnam and Twelfth streets.
This should by no means be the last ef-
fort to improve the sidewalks on that
thoroughfare. If the board of public
works has authority enough to compel
the owner of that lot to lay down uni
form and substantial sidewalk, 1t has am
pie authority to compel the owners of
other property to do the aame thing, and
there should be no favorltism. Let the
good work go on, and give us frat class
walks on Farnam street at least.
TIE omnibuses which have been drIv.
en- off of Broadway, in New York, by the
street cars, are being sold out at auction.
The New York Commercial advertiser
say:
Thereis is something pathetic in the sale of
things familiar by long use, oven If they hap
pen to be things so prosaic as omnibuses.
Nearly hundred of these vehicles were sold
Thursday, chiefly for out of town traffic, at
ruinously low prices. The average sum is said
to have been but $50, and one was sold for
Sl5. Now, when we consider the cost of
tents, the present liking for camping out, and
the ease With which an omnibus can be taken
from point to point, it appears strange that
some adventurous tourists did not buy omni-
buses to use in place of tents or huts in the
wilderness or by the shore. The vehicles keep
out the weather, are we'll off the ground, and
by theslse OF curtains can be made as private
as may be desired. For either q sportsmsu or
a travelling photographer Broadway omnibus
presents decided advantages, we should say, to
sadd to those Of association.