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Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
THE OLD SETTLER.
Btpdrtfs,

BlUdctte.
mind the Fourth in fiftv-ninc,
A blisterin', red-hOt, sultry day,
Fire-crackers burned farm of mine,
A hoSs and nigh a ton of hay.
Come sixty-one, the war broke out,
And all the boys was wild to 90,
And on that Fourth with song and shout
My boys enlisted, Bob and Joe.
The Fourth in eighteen sixty-two
Come on rainy, drizZlin' day,
And joe in clothes and feelin's blue,
Come home without an arm TO stay.
In siXty-ive, when Bob came back,
We celebrated, all hands round;
We drove To town, but missed the track
Drove Off the bridge-two horses drowned.
In seventy-one-that was the year
The cannon burst at Doddard's Bend
And killed Bill Rand, the cannoneer,
And knocked the school house end for
end.
In seyenty-six Bob licked the Squire,
Aud liensey's boys and Jake Magore
Sot Eldridge lamson's hay atire
And burned the church and Boseman's
store.
But now ii kinder seems to me
The Fourth don't have no sort of fun
Like when my grandson's pas and me
just made her boil from sun to sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12

applique work, but in reality is woven in
raised design in the woof of the goods;
dark blue, seal. golden brown, and bronze,
mulberry, prnne, dahlia, several distinct
shades of deep green, and gray in various
tones
fashionable gait for women. one who de.
Scribes ii says that "the first requisite is
throw your shoulders back, the chest forward,
chin up, and stomach in, and then walk,
bustle The aim is to secure a series of revo-
lutiOns which shall be simultaneous, but OPP
positc In simple brevty, If your head moves
right your body must move to the left and
scribe circle with the entire limb. The gait
IS practiced in a night dress before the mirror.
The part of the business most difficult to
master is the proper position of the stom-
ach.r
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
Fun On an Iowa Train.

Chicago Herald: eve had great deal
of fun on our last run to OMAHA" said
train boy on the Burlington. "In the
smoker was an old chap from Kentucky
going out to Montana, where his son has
a cattle ranch. The old man had one of
these old fashioned. striped carpet bags,
and in the bag was the biggest bottle of
whisky ever saw. 1t must have con.
tanned a gallon when it was full and the
kentuckinn was at it every fifteen min
utes or SO. He was a stingy snoozer, too,
and wouldn't buy nckel's worth off me,
bothering the life out of him SO | says
to myself: I'll pay you up for this, you
old guzzler, you And / did, too. Just
as soon as we got across the river into
Iowa | kept an eye on him, and the first
time | saw him reach for the bottle / ran
up and shouted:
"'Eor heavens sake, what are you do
ing, man? DO you want to be arrested
and set to work on the stone pile?'
"Arrested' he replied in astonish.
ment, "what fo' should be arrested2'
"'Why, for drinking liquor in Iowa.
Don't you know that there is u strong
prohibition law in this state, and that it
is q crime for Il man to drink whisky
here? If you don't look out an otfcerll
train and put you in the calaboose, and
the Judge will send you to the stone
yard 0.v'.
and then told him about II passen-
ger who was taken off the train at OF.
tumwa the week before-torn from the
arms of his weeping wife and childrah----.
and compelled to work thirty days for
the state for having taken one drink of
liquor. | told him that there were de-
tectivcs on every train and that some-
times men were arrested for merely carry
ing bottle of liquor in their valises.
wv ell, sir, l never saw man so badly
frightened as he was. He asked several
of the other passengers if 1 had told the
truth, and as they caught onto the joke
they all stuffed him as badly as did.
The old chap got SO worked up that he
didn't know what he was about. He con-
fessed that he had taken one drink on
the Iowa side of the river. and was IN
mortal terror of every man who walked
through the car, fearing that an officer
was hunting for him with warrant
''He cursed the state of Iowa. the whole
north, the prohibition party, and every
thing else, and said he'd never put foot in
such a miserable, low-lived state again
as long as he lived. ! tell you, we did
have fun with that old chap the rest of
picnic. And the best of it was that after
awhile our passenger from Kentucky
gave me his big bottle to hide in my box,
which promised to do for IA quarter
Out at Villisca | stopped and got five or
six little bottles and filled them out of the
big one, and passed them around among
the fellows in the smoking car AT the
same time that we were enjoying our
selves drinking the Kentuckan's whisky
on the SLY he was talking on at a great
rate cursirg everybody and telling us
how dry he was, and how much he would
give for good drink of red liquor. Fun
why, i never had so much fun since
went on the roadr'
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
AN ANCIENT ALBATROSS.
Decorated With Medals for Both Age
and Size.

Hiogo News The following interesting
facts were lately communicated by Cap
tain Heard, of the British ship Duchess
of Argyle: ''When rounding the Horn in
January last, in latitude AZ deg. 10 sec
south and 90 deg. and sec west, an I'M
the ship and feeding on the refuse
thrown overheard. One day rs it hov.
cred directly over the poop l noticed
circular object, about the size of silver
dollar, hanging to the birds neck
/ Immediately gave orders 10 have
the bird caught, if possible. My
first mate, Mr.. Baird, who Is
very handy in such matters, procured II
small Hat piece of board, on which he
fastened large hook baitcd with piece
of pork; 10 this he attached II stout fish
ing line and left it drift astcrn. ilo
caught several other albatrosses with This
contrivancc, but the one l particularly
wanted to capture fought very shy of
this tempting lure. The third day, how
and after desperate slidT'
ole hoisted on hoard ,hon
discovered that the object | had seen
hanging from the birds neck was
brass pocket compass case, fastened 10
the bird by means OF three strands of
thick copper wire. Two Of the wires had
worn through and the third was all but
n quarter Of an inch OF vcrdigrs, sue.
ceeded in forcing open the lid, and inside
found a carefully wrapped up piece OF
paper, on which was written IN muah-
faded ink, the following: Caught May
/, 1912, in latitude - deg, min, soath,
40 deg. IA min west, by Ambrose Coci,
ran, of American ship Columbus !
then procured ii plated label oil wine DC
canter with my ship's name ON il, and
got the carpenter 10 lasiGn IT around the
BIRDS neck, with my name, the date Of
capture, the latitude, and also tie flcis
of the previous capture hY the CAPTAIN of
the Columbus, deeply cut Into the mria,-
then let the albatross 90, Before dong
so we measured the Wings and found
them to be twelve feet two inches trom
tip to tip. Tnc bird WAS grayish white -
color, with reddish brown head. " 10
Judge from the above the :lbaTru5s must
be very long lived bird. rs II WAS prob
ably at least -four or live years old wher
caught by Captain Cochran, which wuult
make ii iifty'one yeafa old when lss
caught,
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was killed was twenty feet long and five fee,

was killed was twenty feet long and five feet
in diameter,
A eucalyptus tree fifty feet from well in
Alameda county, Cal, sent two roots through
the brick wall of the well fifteen feet below
the surface and completely covered the bot.
tom with mass of tibres.
From Charlotte, n. c., comes the story that
q citizen of that place lately visited q nest
where goose was busily engaged Matching
out eggs and was just in time to kill black
snake which was cOilng itself around the
bird. His shakeShp bad swallowed the eggs.
lie was cut open, and the eggs, being found
unbrokcn were placed under the goose, which
hatched them into goSiugS, which all had
bloOd-red eyes and died i'm four days.
a mouse that sings like canary was re-
Gently captured by a citizen of Santa Rosa,
Cal, who found it in a wire trap warbling
Sweetly. He kept 1t for several weeks and
then released il. but the mex morning II was
i'll the trap again. Again he let it 20, and
again II came back, and now mousie goes in
the trap each night and Is released each
morning, When it sings it sits on its hind
legs and moves its head and throat like u
canary. Its song is rather swccter than the
Drain airy canary's.
There is on exhibition in the window of
MIR. klunder's Broadway store rare orchid
in full blossom. This plant is the Wanda
lowv, and belonged to the collection of tho
late Mary Jane Morgan, ana IL is said that
she paid S25 900 for II. There is known to be
but one other plant of the same species in eX-
istence, and that is In the possession OF the
baron James Ruthschild, who is an cnthusi
peculiar. They are arranged about spikes,
about five feet in length, and shade from
vivid yellow to dark brown, coming forth at
regular intervals.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
A LOVER

She had my heart-she rented it awhile;
A fair haired, bue eyed, gentle tenantee.
And half in mischief, half, in truth, in guile
When she departed, carried off the key.
III.
And so | have a vacant heart ITO Let"
The sign is pasted UP all over me-
And yet | can no worthy tenant ct,
Because it's locked and she has got the key.
Ill
LENNOI.
Now hath my heart to me grown worthless
quite.
No other tenant would have save thee;
Forgive your landlords accidental slight, -
Come back and you shall have it dear, rent
free
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
A Splendid Woman.

NeiC York sun.
No Greek no French, and but one verb OF
OF higher mathematics none to boast;
With far more love for simple lawn than
For unadorned she seems to shine the most.
A.noyicc in high art, its lore disdaining,
And never guilty of a Sapphic verse;
OF Terpsichore slight knowledge still retain
Sad losses these, and yet it might be worse.
Modest, and brave where moral strength is
needed;
Easy and graceful, gentle and refined;
In culinary art high rank conceded,
In hospitality to trouble blind.
Transformations in her mild demeanor,
Courteous ald animated, full OF he;
perchance you may, or may not yet have seen
her;
Perhaps you envy him who calls her wife,
The goddess Fashion she may reverence
slightly,
Yet, like her sex, have due regard for
dress
A thing no woman can pass over lightly
Without vexation and some mild distress,
And yet no slave to habits so alarming,
Content with what dame Fortune may be-
Her smile Is bright. her conversation charm
ing
Sprightly, but artless, are the words that
Her ''set" is not so utterly exclusive
That worth, though humble, may not min
Nor iowy sorrow deemed by her intrusive,
Nor suffering want denied its pleading
prayer.
If Fateis kind, with grateful smile she greets
EAnd shares hor pleasures and her fortune
too;
Nov ntr,tg .Kritl ttnfT TlNK fnx rl.h
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
September Breezes.

Roasting and frying,
Freezing and signing.
Muslin and lace,
Wraps all in place,
Ices and julips.
Blue noses, tulips.
Fickle as Venus,
This autumn, between us,
Is one gay deceiyer,
And friend Of haY-feyer.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
Taken From the Gibbet and Brought
to Lie.

Statesville Landmark: There was a
young man residing in Wake county by
the name of Fitzgerald, Receiving in
formation that his mother was lying at
the point of death and wished to speak
with HIM, he made immediate haste. His
horse became exhausted when he arrived
at the Catawba river. lie applied for a
fresh horse. BY contract to return 1T in
special time he obtaieed one, leaving
his own until his return. He found his
mother still alive and conyersed with
her. She soon died and was buried, and
he, remembering his appointed time TO
return his horse, being behind time found
a state warrant against him for horse
stealing, was arrested, committed to Jail
in Statesville, was prosecuted with all
hatred, malice and vengeance, convicted
by the law, and executed by hanging, and
pronounced dead His friends obtained
his body from the gibbet, carried it a
short distance from Statesyille, to water,
applied the proper remedies, restored the
body to life and returned with it to Ten
nessee. He there married and raised an
interesting family; highly intelligent,
wealthy, honest and respectable.
The following advertisement appears in a
or was taken away from me a week ago.
The hrst person who returns her VIII shoot
| ON the spot"
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
Simplicity.

NJ. ~. w. an LtJe.
Her pretty hands were slim and brown,
And tenderiy she fingered
The frills upon the glngham gown
On which my glances fingered.
That fashion grants her scholars
"YOu stupid Jack, twas made by Worth
And cost me ninety dollars |"
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
street IElirtations.

A great deal has been said and written
about street tlirtations, and this irregular
method of making acquaintance has, of
course, been condemned ON all sides.
Nevertheless, the practice is constantly
on the increase. The fault lies princi-
pally with the females who, from care
lessness, a love of adventure, or for some
worse motive, encourage the advances
made by stairway statues and corner
loungers who lnfest our streets. A lady
when Insulted by the bold stares or the
significant coughs and winks of these
nuisances pays no attention to the an
noyances and escapes further insults by
her iudicious conduct. The females
who are willing to be accosted
by strangers, and to form passing init
macies in that way, not only respond to
the advances made by the "mashers, -
but they have in addition code of signals
which are plainly understood by experts
in this line of business Two OF three
years ago it was the fashion to wear long
ribbons, which were so arranged that
they hung over the wearer's shoulders. 1t
became well understood that if the
streamer depended from the left shoulder
it meant. Fellows, come follow me, Z"
and many a young girl who did not un-
noyance and insult. Lately a new plan
has been adopted by the ffirtatious fe-
males, and 1t is now all the rage in GER
tain circles. An umbrella or parasol is
the weapon of otfense, and in the hands
of an expert it is as dangerous as the
Spanish lady's fan. If closed and used
as a cane it signifies that the owner
a male companion for the prone,
made, provided he is good looking and
mice" If closed and carried horizon
tally in front of the owner with end
sticking out, the Specification is that the
owner can make her way through the
streets and secure plenty of room, with
out additional assistance. If closed and
carried over the shoulder much as a
careless sportsman carries a gun, the
meaning is that the fair damsei Is looking
for an adventure. Whom this last signal
has attracted the attention of ''desir-
able" party of the male persuasion the
experienced ilirt raises the weapon per-
pendicularly and then drops it to the
front This means that the man to
whom she is signaling is to overtake her
and enter into conversation, and the in
vitation is seldom disregarded by the
fellows who are constantly on the look
out for chance acquaintances of the op-
posite sex. Many women who claim to
be, and doubtless are, respectable, in
dulge in this amusement.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12

way TO make in the world has and uses
no less opportunities, though they lie in
different directions. She may be q teacher,
earnest, single-hearted, having forma-
tive hand upon the young minds and
hearts of many, and becoming the spirit
ual mother. perhaps, of tens scores,
hundreds of sons and daughters.
She may be IA scientist, and discover
new wonders in the starry heavens, or
resolve obscure chemical compounds.
She may be writer of books, which
shall entertain or instruct thousands, or
be privileged TO speak the frequent word
of warning, help, encouragement to null
tltudcs through the columns of some great
newspaper. She may heal the sick If she
have love and aptitude for that sort of
work; or plead the cause of the oppressed
in court; or preach repentance to sinners.
In fact, there is nothing she may not do,
and the single woman OF to-day is no
longer made to conform to one angular
and disagreeablc type, but Is broad and
many sided, as are her present oppor-
tunities, so that the ''old maids" of to-day
form one of the most positive and potent
forces in our modern civilization.
What a woman Did.
Down on Charles street there is q Hour
ishmg factory, running an engine of
thirty-five men, women and boys, that
has been established, built up, and is now
under the sole direction and supervision
of a clever, plucky woman, says the
New Orleans Times.Democrat. Ten
years ago this lady's husband died, leav-
ing her utterly unprovided for, with a
large family of children to support. In
just such desperate circumstances has
many mother had to face the world,
htlt fnyu nnfnrtnnptniv
have the energetic determination of this
little widow.
Her husband had been box x-maker,
employing a number of northern hands,
from whom his wife had learned every
department of the trade, little guessing
when she sat up at night TO help the girls
out in the work given them by the piece
that this same knowledge would one day
stand her in such good stead But so ii
was, for, after failure in business and a
long illness, the husband died, leaving
debt instead of money to his family.
Something had to be done, she said,
and that done quickly, for there was not
money enough ahead to pay even the S.
rent for the attic in which they lived. A
brave heart and high courage that re-
| fused to be daunted helped her to decide
on turning her knowledge of box-making
| to practical account, and, upstairs IN
the flat-roofed, crowded garret, she began
| her work, making herself every variety
| of paper box the market demands.
She went around to the wholesale con
| fectioners, druggists, shoe-shops, millin
| ers, every business house that used large
| quantities of these packing cases, solicit
| ing patronage and meeting with marked
| success, being another grateful woman tc
| testify to the universal courtesy, kindness
| and good will New Orleans people show
TO tl,N, Iii, ,lnS N,ln n.e
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
WOMAN IN VARIOUS MOODS.
Poetic Sketch Of the Ideal Mate Of Adams
Sons,
THE OLD MAID OF TO-DAY.

The Great Success Of Business
Woman in New Orleans-Flirta-
tions, Fashions and Fair Faces--
Various Feminine Sketches.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
A Way in Which Women Have Neve
Suffered.

Christian Observer: yes" said the
lady lecturer, women have been
wronged for ages. They have suffered
in thousands of ways"
"There's one way they never suffered
in, said henpecked man. rising.
''What is thaty" demanded the lecturer
''They have never suffered in silence !"
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12

feet teeth dazzle in brilliant contrast.
Her hair is of that lead black darkness
which suggests n weird soft mist upon
the night and is indeed glory ever.
But her eyes are her priceless, crown
ing loveliness, her never-ending power
and charm. They cannot be described.
When you say that behind their long,
dark, half hiding lashes they are large,
dark, dreamy, vet glowing, flashing with
fire, liquid with languor. you have
only hinted their inexpressible express
siveness. They are the same eyes at
nine nineteen and ninety
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visited the place. ana. ending morg
people before tie maehine-board than
that announcing legitimate transactions,
inquired Of dealer il he did not think
men were pretty nearly insane when
shey played against machine a piece
Of mechanism made 70 beat the dealers
and win for the owners.
oh, nof' exclaimed the enthusiastic
sfeculaior This machine i just as
fair as the regular speculation. You
see, when one uian loses another wins
that Il. il there i a man on The other
side. The dealer only makes his com
mission that +, II therc y always a
man buying when another sells. and
vice ycrsa Why. a man sold Yesterday
al day, beginning with ni0. and DO
drew out $40 lis 50 quick aud reg.
uiag. you know
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A New Gawbling Device.

A Washington correspondent writes:
For many years Washington has led all
other cities Of anything like her popu-
lation in specializing and gambling
Washingtonians play poker, bet on
horse and boat races, buy and sell stocks
and grain, and speculate in every con-
eeivable manner IN excess of all other
people. They only want an opportuni-
" % chance money, and they take the
risk. But Il has remained tn Il few
days ago for them to so mad IN this
business.
About awcek ago q man came here
and opened a stock and grain exchange.
In the room adjoining the board where
the telegraphic quotations are posted an
outfit like that usually made for a buck
et-shop was opened, Instead Of posting
telegraphie quotations. however, the
proprietor put up stock and grain quo
ting machine. Il is eontrivanee~ a
piece OF fine mechanism something
Ike al automatic clock 1t is wound
mp 50 that Il runs from the opening. at
> a. n, till the closing. AZ 4 Z, NJ Every
half minute two cards. on which Is
printed the name Of Il stock and its
imaginary price, drop down upon a
dial. one beside the word decline.
and the either beside the word ..ad-
vance. Is The quotations. which are
printed in large letters and figures, SO
that all in the room may read. appear.
the old ones drop out, anti the change
is announced by the ringing Of gong.
When the change Of quotation comes
il is announced by one boy, and anoth-
er writes il upon the board. the same as
the quotations are taken from a tick.
or When there is an advance. Of
course there is like decline, b. which
the sshorlS' suffer when the slonvsa
win. the same rs legitimate speculation.
The broker charges the regular one
eighth commission. The CORRESPONDENT
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New Gnmc of cards.

For the past two years poker" has
been the fashionable game u cards
among The more rapid society bellies
here. Since congress opened, how
ever. poker has been given back
seal. The fashionable game now IS
"hearis.N II Is played something after
this fashion: Al Of the cards are
dealt and played TO follow suit; at the
end Of the game each person holding
''hearts' ~ his hand must pay u Ger.
tain price per card to the parry who
has succeeded in getting rid Of his.
The same ia much quicker than
poker, and i quito As expensive.
Those who play " Well say chat success
i won b. disposing Of the higher cards
Of the suits. Hearts parties are now
The proper thing. and. Judging from Inc
manner IN which the game caught
on, il would seem as though Il would
be- the fashionable analsement for a
quiet evenings entertainments Wash
fn0toa Lrtic IN me Bostgn 7rapclier.