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Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21
NYE'S ANCIENT HISTORY.
be Describes the Rise and Fan of
the Mormon Empire.
cerp's rom an Old Newspaper which
hehects the Early Light OF Mormon
COMMUNICATIONS Of
Big-NOsed George.
copyright, 1889, by Edgar W. Nye.,

Copyright, 1882 by Edgar W. Nye.l
In the spring of lSi7 President Brigham
Young started from Omaha by full team for
Otah. de had one hundred and forty-three
picked men of marriageable age and great
versatility, also eight of the twelve apos-
ties: These apostles were plain men with
thick-set whiskers and great yearning to
resemble some of the tough element de-
scrlbed In the Bible. They wanted to inau-
gurate somewhere church which should
be self supporting and encourage tie social
instinct TO remarkable degree Their chief
ambition was to ganize paying church,
wherein the elders would not have to rely
upon donations, and wherein also the Old
Testament idea of home might be carried
out So they hltched up their cattle and
steered their caravan toward the West,
over "sage and saleratus, across unbridged
rivers and through mountain detiles,' - which
became still more SO as the troupe ap-
preached them.
Discovering the Great Salt Lake basin,
they returned across the baking powder
desert, and on the 23d of December, at
Council Bluffs, issued their epistle recount
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21

ing the disagreeable repulsion from Nauvoo,
the fortunate discovery OF the Valley of the
Jordan and the Great Salt Lake. and rec.
ommendinga a reorganization Of the church
by selecting a president, vice president,
umpire and corresponding secretary. Mr..
Brigham Young, a rising young red-whisk-
cred man, who combined the philanthrOpical
instincts of Jay Gould with the keen social
instincts of the Duke of Marlborough, was
chosen president.
The gang then went into winter quarters
on the banks of the soiled Missouri.
The winter quarters were situated upon
the lands belonging to the Omaha Indians.
who felt sorry for the Mormons. Some of the
holes in the ground where the Saints lived
are still visible, although they were dug
forty-three years ago. A newspaper calico
the Frontier Guardian was then published
by Elder o. Hyde. From it make a few
excerpts:
The Apostles will hold a meeting next
week, Friday, at the Bucket of Blood saloon,
for general conference and interchange OF
thought.
-
''Elder Kimball will add another story to
his residence next week by digging it seven
feet deeper
-
president Young was feeling quite rocky
all last week and thinks he is about to have
another revelation. Should such be the
case, our readers may rely upon the Guar
dian 10 at once correct the spelling and
print it at an early date.
~
Brother Blakeslee, who was unfortunately
and fatally wounded in I watermelon patch
before leaving Nauvoo, died YESTERDAY in his
dugout, which he had facetiously named
Fernihurst- on the Missouri. Funeral serv-
ices on Saturday at his former residence,
after which his furniture will be removed,
also every thing but Brother Blakeslee and
Fernihurst will be filled up
OF course the above meagerlv show the
character of the paper, but it was said to be
newsy, bright, spicy and at times comic.
In the early history of Omaha, the first
successful club organized for mutual bene-
fit was called the Claim Club. The object
Of this club was, according to its preamble,
to better protect those who had good and
prior claims to lots and lands.
The Claim Club met upon call OF the pres
ident, and was addressed at times by men
who were selected by the club as thorough
ly worthy. These after-dinner orators stood
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21
WATER EVERYWHERE.
The Profitable Weakness of Gould, Ws.l
Streets Famous Wizard.

The Profitable Weakness of Gould, WILL
Streets Famous Wizard.
Whether you abbreviate j. Gould's name
or Spell it out. it gets there Just the Same.
So does Jay.
In fact he is a getter from Getterville.
If you don't believe it, Russell Sage,
: or Some other denizen of the bull and bear
garden known aS the Stock Exchange.
Mr.. Gould was a tanner when young, and
all ayS took the tail with the hide.
He occasionally does Eome tanning even
now, paying exclusive attention to bull
hides and bear skins.
His early life was unsuccessful, 20 he got
out of it as soon as po iible and became
older. Then he went into Stocks and made
that success with bigS.
His favorite expres Sion, when brokers
are offering Stock of his own railways, is:
Water your giving u ~
And 1t nearly always is.
Jay can take hold of an aged and decrepit
railroad property, and by q judiciouS$y$
OF coddling, run it: stock up fifty or
Sixty points, when the public begins to cry
for it.
Then he kindly let's the public have it.
He can also take railway paying good
dividends, and, by treatment Specially
adapted to the purpose, reduce the desire to
posse s Said stock. Then, when people weary
of holding it, he will kindly take it from
them; after which the stocks will begin to
go up again quite unanimously, until the
people insist upon buying it back, though it
comes high.
Mr.. G. has been severely criticized for
watering his stock; but such criticiSm is
wrong Every one who ever lived in the
country knows that it is absolutely neces-
Gary to water Stock, or the animals will
$tarve and die of thir.t.
j. Gould is great lover Of art. A we'll
executed marine $cene in water color< ap-
pealS at once to hi, finer feelings
He is an authority on irrigation, but mod
estly dislikeS to have it referred to-
The report that Mr.. Gould has water on
the brain i! an error.
If he had water there, he would not per-
nit it to remain idle. but would run it into
bis railway $tock.-Tme.
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21

and introduce the episode of the heroic
Swiss shooting the apple from his sons
headi The cross gun would then become q
valuable stage 'prop''-nay, play a star
part. Agreed!
was eager to write the play and the fel-
lows were all eager TO have Ele. 1t meant
work. l began 1t then and there. l had
been reading the story of Tell and was
filled with my subject. After three days OF
great mental labor and mu uch application of
the point of 4 stubby lead pencil to the end
of my tongue the play was fnIshed. One
thing had insisted upon before l wrote
line: l must be in the cast To this the
others agreed, US l was small of stature
and was the most available author to be
had.
The play was not a long one, it ran only
fifteen minutes; so we decided to opcu with
the old minstrel programme and use "WLl-
lam Telf' as an afler-piece.
VIII we came to rehearse the drama
found that in one particular, at least. the
entire company rcsembled their profess
sional brcthren-all wanted their own
parts written up and all of the other parts
written down, and all had bad attacks Of
''center of the stage"
Finally, every thing was arranged, and
the night Of my debut Us a dramaiist ar
rived With what mingled hopes and fears
l climbed the ladder into the loft and pro-
cecdcd 70 don my best suit Of clothes.
which had smuggied out of the house for
the occasioui Somehow it seemed 10 me
that the rest of the company did not .reat
me with the distinguished consideration
that my isition as author of the new
play demanded. In fact, they appeared 10
rtac--ir.i rrlv pffprfs in ,,,sa -
drama as of vastly less Importance than
the honor they would confer upon me by
understanding TO speak my lines, one of
them renarking in my hearing: "Humph!
he needn't think himself so smart. He
could never have written the play if l
hadn't shown him how to change one Of the
speeches"
1t is a pity that boy did not ''stick to the
business" He would, undoubtedly, have
risen to an eminent position in the profess
sion.
The audience sat good-humoredly through
the familiar minstrel show, and when the
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21

Ruddygore he gave up all his wild proceed
iuss and proceeded to cultivate the domes
tic virtues. All the attempts ofhis friends to
lead him back to his former evil life were
unsuccessful.
One day he received note from 4 former
chum. 1t read:
DEAR ERNEST: Can't you come around to-
ght to u little SUPP ler: Several Of your old
friends will b, on hand, aud among them your
former fame, MSS Fcwc.o hes, If the Vaude.
vile. C.n't you tear yourself away from your
little sp tire of 4 W e for 4 few hours.
Yours, KARL"
OF course, Ernest did not accept the in
vitation. but at the same time he did not
want to hurt his friends feelings, so he
wrote humorous note to the effect that his
wife had just begun to spit fire, and as he
was not used to it yet he had better not &C
cept any such invitation for the present.
Putting the letter into an envelope, he
addressed 1t. and rang the bell The por-
ter appeared. He was round faced,
stupid peasant. who had always been in
the service of his wife's family in the coun-
try, and WIN had been brought TO Berlin
with the rest of the old fashioned furni.
ture
"Hans, take this letter, and put it into the
nearest letter-box."
Hans bowed awkwardly, and went OF
with the letter, and the banker went down
town to his Office. When he returned In
the evening, the supper table was set as
usual, but there was no wife to welcome
him as usual.
Where is my wife?" he asked.
The servant replied that her mistress was
in her room. and had given orders that she
was not to be disturbed.
Somewhat surprised, he went to the door.
but found it locked He could hear the
sound of female walls and sobs. Not caring
to have scene in the presence Of the serv-
ant, the banker retired to the library, but
on looking at his desk he recoiled in horror.
There was the identical letter he had writ
ten to his former chum, Karl. On the en-.
velope, in his wife's hand writing, were the
words: Il have read it. l know all. lam
going home to my mother"
Hans was called in hurry.
''What did you do with the letter gave
you to post!'
Il did what you told me I put it in the
nearest letter-box',
impossible! You did nothing of the sor,.
You are lyingI
"Yes, l put it in the letter-box where all
the letter-carriers put their letters"
The stupid fool had actually put the letter
in the bankers own letterbox in his front
coor, and thus it came direct into his wife's
hands. There was q fearful scene, but
finally the banker succeeded in persuading
hls young wife he had really given up all
his Wild proceedings and that she was not a
spithre, after al, and once more happiness
reigned IN the family.-From the German.
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21

cault achieved pronounced success, dl(
not. Not only was my performance dirt
failure and the cause of much mental suf
fering and humiliation, but it was product
i've of great bodily anguish as well.
Another slight point of dissimlLtude
Mr. Boucicault's debut was the stepping
stone to great fame and fortune, while
have never realized one copper cent from
my work as playwright, and furthermore
/ am writing this article so that the genera
public may know that have claim on the
title.
Aside from these trifipg circumstances
our experiences have many points In com
mon. Both of US were young when we made
our first venture. | was very much SO. In
fact, 20 Mr.. B. nine better in that particu-
lar-the author of 'London Assurance
being eighteen years of age when that cele-
bratcd play was first brought out, and only
half that ct the time my maiden effort was
given to the public.
Again, we were both entirely unknown
previous to our debuts.
This is how came to write my first play ::
The neighborhood in which l lived had a
generous supply of boys, both large and
small, who were addicted to giving circuses
and minstrel shows. They permitted me to
become a member of the troupe for the
reason that my father had d large barn, in
the loft of which the performances were
given. was not allowed to rise to the Dig
nifty of a societdire, however; my age would
not admit of 1t; but did such mental
service as hosting the curtain and carry
ing water for the artists to wash up with
after an entertainment. l might have held
the Office of ticket-taker, but after trying it
one night and having my head punched by
9 big boy who refused to hand over the ad-
mission fee, one cent, and proceeded to
thrash me when / tried 10 prevent his en-
trance, l resigned and accepted position
behind the shect-I beg pardon, curtain.
But to get to the play.
Minstrel shows were just beginning to
lose their hold on the public favor, by rea-
son of the inability of the actors to invent
new gags or introduce fresh features (as
we always played to the same audience it
VS. rather trying when the end-man asked
conundrum to have one of the spectators
get up and give the answer when one of the
troupe, a mature youth of fourteen, was
presented with steel bowgun by an IN
dulgent and reckless father. For some
weeks after that there was complete
stagnation in the show business. We all
formed hunting party and secured tue
neighboring alleys for prey. The gun was
formidable affair, as the lifeless body of
many a hapless feline and numberless
broken-legged dogs cor.d testify. And as
for demolished window pancs, hardly
dare mention the nuIcocr for which the
gun-owners father was forced to pay.
Don't lose palience; am coming to that
debut.
We were at last obliged to give up our
hunting parties, after the gun had been
locked up for week, and only returned
upon the condition that If any more DIM
age were done with it the deadly engine
should be consigned to the flames.
A consultation was held in my barn. We
all felt hat there was great store of fun to
be gotten out of that gun-but how. Sad
denly an idea struck me! Why not get up 4
play founded on the story of William Tell
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21
Fulfilling a Promise.

'.Dear John,' wrote the wife, Il an sorry
to say Willie fell out of the swing yesterday
and disabled lin elf. he will not be able
to use his arms for a month-so the doctor
says. He is getting along all right, but it
makes him restless to stay indoors. When
you return from the city please bring him
something to amuse himself with"
willie" said the father, kindly, a. he
patted the little boy consolingIy on the head
The next day, Il have brought you that
drum promised you year or two ago you
should have some Chicago Tribune
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21

don House, now the Union Pacific head
quarters. The company had no scenery,
because it was not on regular profes-
sional tour, so the manager borrowed
bolt of muslin from Tootle & Jackson's store
and made q curtain, allowing the same
background to figure in all the scenes.
Later on an Uncle Tom Cabin Company,
provided with blind bloodhound and .
death bed, played there to good business.
Omaha has always been gentle and kind TO-
ward rocky shows. have been there twice
myself
My attention has only recently been
called to the discovery made by DR.. Mot
schulkowsky, etc, Of Odessa, In the state OF
Europe OF q new method for treating spinal
troubles by means OF suspension. DR..
Lewis A Sayre has also been accredited with
the invention of the apparatus by which the
patient is so suspended as to straighten aud
elongatc the spine.
lhope it may prove successful, and IN the
future be so er.ectcd as to AFFORD great re-
lief to those who suffer in tins way. but it
did not work with Us years ago when we
tried it on a patient known Of Big Nosed
George.
b. n George was somnambuisf, and
had been tor years. A somnambuIist and
and again he would be found somewhere
wandering around I'm the night, also en-
dishabille riding a pirate horse when his
was black. Color blindness and somnam-
bulism got Bg-Nosed George into several
Of these scrapes I'll at last it occasioned
talk. and some people came to speak 10 him
about it. 1t was then shat he got his back
up, and in order 10 reduce this spinal curva-
tdre some acquaintances tried this suspen-
sion method.
Possibly it was carried to excess, or, then
egain, his overshoes might have been too
heavy. Anyhow. when a man went back
there day or two aftcrward TO ask George
if the draught was too strong for him, or il
his head seemed 70 be high enough, he was
shocked to find that b. n. George was no
more.
People who make scientific experiments
that way can not be loo careful Big-Nosed
George left wife and four small children.
Also wife and still two smaller CHI dren.
He left them about two years before his
death.
A Western paper at the time Of the acci-
dent said: I'VE were in error about the
brilliant meteor seen night before last at
about eleven o clock. 1t now proves TO have
been the bugle Of Big Nosed George who At
that time asccnded q telegraph pole by
means Of his neck
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21


Nv weeks visit at the Bolton ranch had
satisfied me that my host really cared for
only two things in the world Wis: daughters
and the man-eater.
Where is Miss Sallie!" inquired, anx
lousIy.
''Oh, that's all right" replied Bolton
carelessly '.Sallie took her pony and went
of for ride an hour ago, and the hound Is
safe enough. took him by the collar just
now and locked him up where he won't get
at anybody. But it breaks me up, old fel
low; wouldn't lose hum for any thing"
Ny interest began to weaken. Miss Sallie
wo safe and the dog was lockedup What
was bloodhound to me! If the savage
monster died, so much the better
Iwalked off to the stable. A ride ovel
the prairie was not to be missed on such
morning, and there would be chance OF
riding back with Sallie.
But was doomed to disappointment. MY
horse was lame. 1t did not take long Il
convince me that some body had been riding
him the night before.
Just then Pedro came in sight The ugly
little Mexican gave start when he saw me
and looked away.
"You yellow rascal" shouted; 'you hai
my horse last nights"
mo. senor.'
''You a-e lying!'
"No by all the saints. senor."
''Then where were YOU ut midnight?'
1t was random question, but it hit the
mark
Il was attending to my business
snapped Pedro.
He looked so viciously mean and so i'm
pudent that gave HIM light cut with my
whip and told him to get out of my sight
He mut,ered something and skunk off.
There was no other animal that cared II
ride, and made up my mind to walk.
had left the ranch several hundred yards
behind me when turned and looked back
Even at that distance could plainly recog
nize Pedro. He was walking around little
cabin back of the kitchen, and was appar.
emily peeping through the cracks.
Looking at the man eater," said to my.
self. ''it is good thing the beast is locked
up"
The bracing morning air and the leve
prairie stretching out before me for miles
tempted me 10 take long walk. A long
way off l could see hill-the only one in
all that fiat country Why not climb it and
see what was on the other side! Perhaps
Sallie was over there
30 walked on with swinging strides 1Ol
couple of miles.
Suddenly came to a dead halt.
THAT sounds like the maj caters bark!"
l exclaimed.
listened, but heard nothing more, anG
proceeded on my way.
Again heard it, and stopped a moment
1t was Il strangely hoarse and muff1ed sound
but it was unmistakable-the hound was
opening on trail!
For an instant my muscles were paralyze6
i was absolutely unable to move.
A thousand horrible thoughts rushed into
my mind. Ii this mad bloodhound was or
my track my case was hopeless. could moi
get back to the ranch-there was not a tree
IN sight, and the hill was still miles away
What was to be done!
summoned all my strength and made
run at the top of my speed. l kept on as
long as l could and then paused to rest anG
listen.
The man-eater Was coming my way, but
not much faster than could run.
l resumed my flight Would mad dog
have his usual keen instincts about him
Would he pursue the trail or become con
fused and give it upa
These thoughts inspired me with faint
hope. II the dog slow PROCESS enabled
me to reach the hill, where there was nc
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21
A MAD HOUND.
My Race for Life. and How Was
Rescued

H e m an-eater Is
mad,"
l looked at the tall
T e x a n appre hen
sively.
"Are you certain!"
/ asked.
II know it. I had
my suspicious yester-
day, and now there is
no doubt of it."
This was serious.
The man-eater was
the largest and most
,ferocious bloodhound
i'm Texas. 1t was hard
enough to control him
at any time-but mad!
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21
A Sll.ht ReSpilo.

Count Bagitnolles Gus. after mis- rejec-
uonl-Aha. a-a! You refuse one of ze
nobility of Fr-r-rance, 1 20 me away for
evair,
Miss kiettletas-I wouldn't hurry Mann
ma wants You to stay to dinner with us.
We are to have brazed legs d'frog, with
.ruffies.
Count Bagitnolles-Merci! l viii my
self give one more hour Of blees before
tdy.-Time.
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21
STUPID OLD HANS.
How a Bankers Humorous NOto to
Former Chum Miscarried.

NHE rich
b an ker, Err
ne 8 t r. icllau-
sen, of Berlin,
had just mar
ried a bcauti-
f u | girl i n
p o m era mia,
and the couple
settled down
to housekeep-
ing.
Be fore his
m Il r r a g e,
Ern st had
been 4 pretty
lively boy, but
like the bad
Barone ct in
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21
DEBUT OF A DRAMATIsT.
He Relates His First Nights Experience
Before tho Foot-Lishts.

AN free to confess,
says a writer in the
Detroit Free Press,
that this article was
suggested by read
ing Dion Boucicault's
paper on the same
subject in the North
American Review.
The greatest point Of
difference between
the two debuts lies
in the fact that
-boraac Mr. Ropoi-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-09
An Extraordinary Dream.

\ girf at Hackney, aged II, with
her two brothers and younger sister,
was left in charge of the house while
their parents attended a funeral in the
country. In the evening the girls
sweetheart called. AS she was alarmed
at noises which she fancied she heard,
he stayed at the house all night to re-
assure her During the night he
dreamed he saw the girl walk past
him, reckoning him to follow. He
awoke, and becoming alarmed went
into the passage. Having dressed he
went to the door of the girls room
and knocked. Receiving no answer
he then awoke the Others On the bed
room door being opened the girl was
found lying on the floor with blood
issuing from her mouth. From a doc.
tors examination it would seem that
the girl died at about the time that
her sweetheart dreamed she beckoned
him.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-09
Pictures In Marble.

Several hundred people were massed
all of yesterday in the central court of
the city hall craning their necks and
straining their eyes to see what the
small boys were trying to point out.
And when it caught their eyes what was
it1 On one of the white marble stones
in the wall near the southeast corner
was a minute picture of nude female
traced in the natural veining of the
stone. The figure was standing up
right, with arms stretched aloft and
hair streaming down the back, very
lifelike and quite artistic. There was
no little discussion of how the sketch
got there. Some were inclined to lay
the blame on one of those wicked
street arabs who had failed to catch
the spirit of Anthony Comstock' s
teachings. But it was nature that did
the work, and there the slender female
will stand as long as does the city
hall, unless the slab of marble shall
be removed or a coat of whitewash
covers it. But it gave the groups of
oilers lots of wonderment yesterday.
Men, women and children waited
until their eyes had caught the curl
Gus figure, and then they passed on
to let others get a sight and go in
peace. Other lifelike figures are traced
in the marble of the city hall, and if
the curious get to work there is ma
terial for an art allery.-Philadelphia
Pacor6