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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28

IMAGINATION plays sad havoc with US
occasionally. It's leading many by the nose
| now. without doubt. If there were no such
thing as imagination fewer snivelers, grumblers
and wheezers would be going up and down the
land. There's something opposed to human
health in the winter-washed winds whistling
over the lifelike land now, of course. That
something, too, has been spread as frsely by
the telling of it as by the breezes, And here's
where the Imagination plays tho part that
puzzles the physician and swells the
sick list Before you consult you
are convinced by this child of
the mind that you have the prevailing COM
plant. This conviction settles it. You have
the disease in your mind. and that's as bad
some doctors say worse-as if you had it in
your body. So the epidemic spreads from
thought to tissue, from brain to bone from
mind to matter, from lip to ligament When
your neighbor winces you feel pain; when he
blows his nose you sneeze; when he clears his
throat you cough; when he takes to his bed
you make up your mind to 60 and do likewise.
OF course there be exceptions, but the NOR
tality lists would be leaner If there were more
"What can't be cured must be endured" we
jokipgly exclaim, and, led on by imagination.
the endurance grows burdensome-the joke
becomes a reality. the maxim monstrous Try
the other plan. II you feel bad don't imagine
you are worse tnan you Teally are. ulnu can
triumph over matter. you know. The will is
more powerful than the pill in many cases, too.
AN Easter opening-Breaking the break
fast egg tomorrow.
THE girl who captures an American iron
king a coal baron fares better thar she who
purchases a titled husband abroad.
In the South you can see cake walk,
a cane brake and stove draw.
THANKS to the clever doctors q great
many Of us are fairly well healed.
IT'S apleasant sight to see women at the
poles in the hop field.
You can stop street car with your
finger and without damaging the digit either.
THE quinine monopoly and the weather
bureau seem to have formed trust.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28

IF chest protectors could be applied to the
chests of tourists the baggage smashers would
be dumfounded.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28
No Laughing Matter.

DON'T judge the girls by what's on theil
heads, but by what's in them, boys.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28
A POPULAR nine-quinine.

The Fitzsimmons family seems to be full
of fighters.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28

Ihe Easter Lily.
White as foam on wave swift driven,
Pure as holy saint fresh shriven.
Flown sanctifed.
In scented fields by summer sea
Night dews from heaven nurture thee,
Flow'r purified.
Lift high your heads to greet the day
That tells us death means life alway-
EternItyi
Sweet Easter Lily holiest q ow'r,
Hopes truest emblem thou in our
Getsemane!
BERMUDA, 1889.
The Philadelphia prudes who assailed
the nude in art would undoubtedly refuse to
strip COW during the process of milking.
THE grip is to be congratulated for
knocking out the Legislature for a season.
BoNNETs can be judged by the sighs of
those who do not possess them.
BALLooNATICs would be pat name for
some of the air-ship cranks.
IT is hard work to persuade some foolish
females that it is wrong to dye.
A NoR'EAsTER would spoil Easter,
wouldn't it?
DON'T judge the girls by what's on their
heads, but by what's in them, boys.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28

A NoR'EAsTER would spoil Easter,
wouldn't itf
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28

IT is hard work to persuade some foolish
females that it is wrong to dye.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28
The Easter Lily.

THE quinine monopoly and the weather
bureau seem to have formed trust.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28

You can stop street car with your
finger, and without damaging the digit either.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-05

Our brigade was changing positions at
Stone River so as TO cover the exposed flank
of another brigade, when / suddenly sank
down in heap, says an old veteran in the
Detroit Free Press. can remember of fall
ing, ana it seemed 10 me as II | fell distance
OF fifty feet. | also heard far-away voice
saying:
Forward, men-forward Steady on the
rightr'
II the missiles which struck ME had reach
cd vital spot death would have come with
out pain or consciousness. | sank away like
one going TO sleep, and the roar Of battle
lulled rather than disturbed me- / think II
was rs much as twenty minutes before
came To, and the fight had then gone down
the line TO the left, and II was comparatively
quiet where | lay. l had been hit The
thought gaveme sudden shock and cleared
my mind, Whore had the bullet struck mel
l felt no pain, and for a few seconds hoped
that had only been stunned. Then | To-
Gated the wounds. One Of Bragg's shells
had exploded near by. IL must have been
charged with special reference to my case,
for three - the bullets II contained struck me
In the right leg, the left shoulder and the
right hand, respectively.
By and by sat up. was week aud thlrs
~, but FELT no pain. There were four deaC
men in front Of me and two on the left anC
one ON the right. OF the seven, four wer,
, feterals and men OF my regiment, who hRC
been killed by the same shell which hat
wounded me. l could no see behind me, o
course, but | heard two or three wounded
mon groaning. Fortunately, 7 had a canteeI
OF water, and my wounded hand gave mo M
p@'n ss !it'ed 10 up ana drank my AL. haS
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-05
ECHOES FROM THE ANTE ROOM.
Death Of the Grand Commander Southern
Jurisdiction A, & A. s. R.
ALBERT PIKE GATHERED TO HIS FATHERS
Short Sketch OF the Life OF This Noted
Man-Royai Arcanum Enterta ain
mcnt-Notes From the Sc
cret Orders.

Albert Pike, the grand commander OF the
Scottish rite of the southern jurisdiction,
died at his home in Washington, d. O., at
p, m. on the I'd inst, after an illness OF sew
eral months
He was born in Boston December 90, 1902,
and was educated at Harvard college AT the
age of TWENTY-FIVE he went to Mexico where
he remained about year, afterwards return :
ing to the United States and locating in Ar
kansas where he studied law and was admit
ted to the bar.
He served In the Mexican war and was n
brigadier general IN the confederate army
during the rebellion. As early as 1861 the
confederacy sent an emissary west to stir up
the Indians against the United States gov
ernmeut This was Albert Pike, whose fine
physique and persuasive tongue we're calcu-
lated to draw about him the savages he had
learned to handle during his early days of
adventure, He labored successf fully with the
tribes of the indian territory, the Greeks,
Chickasaws, Choctaws, Comanches and
Cherokees. The treaty between PIKE and
the indians is now in the national museum at
Washington.
At the close of the war General Pike set
tied at Memphis where he was editor Of the
Appeal, later moving to New Orleans whero
he practiced law About fifteen years ago he
| removed TO Washn gtOn whese he lived con-
| stantly until his death.
Albert Pike first received Masonic Ugh
| during his residence in Little Rock, Ark. In
| 1859 he became grand commander OF the
| Scottish rite body, claimed to have been or
ganZed at Charles ton, s. c., in 1901, and has
| continued at the head of that body ever
since.
General Pixies reputation as poet and
| scholar is world wide and the ritual Of the
| southern jurisdiction of the Scottish rite is
| F....., IL, n th.N
| teen years of his life he has remained almost
| entirely at his house in Washington. In this
| house is the council chamber of the supreme
| council Of the where meetings were helC
| twice each year.
| The death of the grand commander was no
| unexpected, as he had been falling rapidly
| for several weeks. His successor as granC
| commander has not yet been announced.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-05

Just worked slong into hollow spot, where
| had rest for my back, when fierce look
ing fellow, whose dress showed him to be a
teamster or n camp fol )wer of some sort,
came out Of clump OF bushes about ten rods
away. His object, as | suspected at first
glance, was to rob the dead.
IL was very seldom that even the worst OF
the army bummers had the cheek to play the
ghoul in broad daylight, aud that with fight
ing still going on, but this fellow went about
II as coolly as yCu please. lie went through
the pockets of every dead man in front OF me.
getting considerable plunder from each, ana
when he had finished with the last he came
over TO me, regarded me with evil eyes mo-
ment and then asked;
"What have you gotp'
"About $40 in II oneyn
'Shell out and be id quick about it
toon
81 can't. TIM hit IN three places, and the
money is in a pocket under mc.n
Hand II over, | say"
"My friend don't be rough on a wounded
man. If you'll raise me up I'll try to get 1T
for you"
"Itaise ----l'' he growled "I know Of a
way TO get IL without so much trouble"
He hadn't far to look to find loaded mus
ket. and he picked it up and raised 1T TO his
shoulder and stepped forward TO put the
muzzle to my head before hepulled the trigger.
| The internal ghoul meant TO blow my head
| off and then rob me at his leisure. l saw 1t
| in his eyes as plain as day. | believe his fin
ger was on the trigger When ne suddenly
| staggered back and fell to the earth, the mus
l1et being discharged in the air as he fell l
| also saw the bullet as it struck him. 1t hit
| him in the center of the forehead, and seemed
| to be enveloped in smoke as it struck.
| That's what ! think Of him, no matter
| which side he belongs toy called voice be-
| hind him.
knew by the voice he was confederate,
| and called
| ''ls that you, JohnnyF'
| "Yes, that's me, Eaukw
| "Did you shoot that felowP'
"There amt nobody else around yere as
| could hev done it!''
| "Thank we, Johnny! What regiment dc
| yOu--W
| But couldn't finish. tainted dead away
| and when / came to was being picked up by
| the ambulance corps and was suffering suct
pain that forgot all about my friend. Wher
| Edid ask for him he could not be traced, aDC
| TO this day / have not learned his name.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-05
SINGULA RITES,

One kitten and three rabbits were Uttered
by a Falls of Schuylkill, Pa, cat.
t. c. Kennedy of Lebanon, S. D., the
owner of the eight-legged calf, has sold the
$1,000. 1t had two heads, two tails and eight
legs.
Rockport man has a cat which was
brought from Iceland, which has a perfectly
white fur and deep blue eyes. The most in
teresting thing about it is that 1t is deaf and
dumb.
An oak tree felled in Branch county, MIch,
igan, the other day, measured feet in diam
eter, and, according to the rings on the
stump, was four hundred and ninety six
years od.'
Macomb, ILL.,, has colt with a hun
head. The little animal is perfectly.formed
horse, with the exception of its head, which
is as near like that of a man as it could be
without being human
j. Lewis Of Arlington, Ca, has a curiosity
that he discovered while breaking up rock to
make pillars for his house He broke large
rock open, and in the center of it was found
embedded turtle. Not a live turtle, but q
petritied one.
The Maryland state museum has been pre-
sented with petritied oyster which weighs
three pounds and nine ounces, ana is seven
inches long, seven incheswide and twoInches
thick. 1t was recently picked up by one of
the dredgers bIs
An unknown variety Sf aquatic bird was
slightly wounded and brought ashore alive
Dy Daniel T. Northupr OF Wexford, Il. |.
The bird is the size of 9 pigeon, resem bling
that bird in the formation of its head and
beak, with dark green pmmage ana red ewes
The legs are short, striped light green tho
feet disproportionately long, with large white
talons. Jc
A couple Of school boysOf Greenyille. Ga.
went out hunting and one of them shot a fy.
ing animal which he at first believed to be an
owl, but after he had shotit down and went
up TO it he found 1t TO bea great curiosity.
In every respect it resembled beaver ex-
cept that it had wings aud couple OF forked
hams. 1t weighed 1919 pounds and measured
five feet from tip OF one wing to the other.
" lille prospecting for borax recently in
Salt We'll valley, Cal. DIR. Woodn found
some petritied bones of an extinct animal
The ball part of the hip joint is nearly as
large as the crown of aderby hat. The cor
responding bone of an OK is about the size of
hens egg. The size of the extinct animal
may be inferred tfrom this comparison
Other parts Of the skeleton of the same ami
NAL were found.
John j. t'alvey OF the Atlanta park CON-
mission captured few nights ago remark
able albino opossum with pink eyes and a
perfectly white coat OF hair. 1t is a rare
specimen OF the genus 'Possum, and was
treed about thirty miles from Atlanta in
north Georgia by Mr.. Falvey and Joel
Chandler Harris, both of whom are genuine
lovers of the old time possum hunt, They
were offered $50 for it by a dry goods mer,
| chant as an attraction for his window, but
| instead have presented il 10 the zoo at Grant
park, where II will be known as "Falyey
! Harris"
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-05
nine. Rowcs batting record last year was
$50 and his fielding sci.

nine. Rowo,s batting record last year was
$50 and his fielding sell
LINCoIN's BASEBALL TEAM.
AL the members OF the Lincoln baseball
clu b are on hand ready for business. The
boys do not loom up In size but each has
splendid record IN the baseball world. The
only feature in which they possibly are weak
is in batting. But otherwise the team Is
probably as strong one as there Is in the
western association. Manager Dave Rowe
speaks in more emphatic terms than that and
is positive that In a few months they will
have reputation throughout the civilized
world
Catcher william TraHley is five feet seven
inches, and weighs l7O pounds. His home Is
IN Lincoln and he began playing ball with
the famous Union Pacific club in 1917.
During the past three years he has been
catcher of the Dos Noinos club. He ranks
eighth as catcher IN the association. He is n
great sacrifice hitter and splendid base
runner
Jesse G. BurlSctt is from Wheeling, w Va
He is five feet> nine, and weighs l10 pounds.
In the New York National league last year
ne had batting average OF .@6 and fielding
81. He is one of the best battors in the
W cstern association this year Ho is only
twenty-five years old
Edward Flanagan Is from Lowell, Mass.
tie is six feet high and well proportional
He ranked fifth In the association last year
in fielding, his average being .9d6. His bat
| tinS uNcruRo was ,obD.
John Irwin halls from South Boston. He
is six feet high and weighs lgO. He has been
on the diamond for seven years. Last year
he haa fielding average of so at third
| base
John Cline is only 5 feet inches high but
had batting average Of .2i6 last year ana a
fielding average of 800. His home is al
Louisville, Ky.
Harry II. Raymond is from San Francisco
| He is > feet o. inches high and wei CHS lIy
| pounds. He has been,paying ball for five
| years, Howas among the pennaut winners
| in the Loulsvil lille team year. In l22 games
| last year he made l40 baSe-hits, niuety-fouI l
! runs, twenty stolen bases, lO6 sacritic hits
| the las named being more than any player il
any league last year, His fielding average
| was .S6T.
Jack Roach has been pitching for three
years. He is FIVE feet nine and one.hal
| IN chcs high and weighs lT5 pounds
James Stafford is from Worcester, Mass
| He is tive feet eight inches high and weighs
| 100 pounds. He is considered a splendiC
pitcher and all around PLAYER
Owen Patten is from Cleveland. He i:
five feet five inches high and weighs 1872
His average In right field last season wa.
1856. His batting average was .2iS.
Park Wilson is from Denver. He is youn
but Manager Rowe believes him to be one o
the most promising catchers in the country
Buchanan, O'Day and Rogers are also con
sidered remarkably fine players.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-05
IL. A..

Union Pacific council No. 1869 gave very
entertaining musicale at its lodge room in
the Continental building last Monday even
ing. The lodge room was crowded to its ut
most capacity by members aud their friends,
among whom was large number of tho fair
sex. The entertainment committee had pre-
pared an excellent programme, opening with
the overture to Martha by a section of the
Musical Union orchestra. Following this
was a humorous song by Ed A. Cogley.
A piano solo by Miss G. NJ. Westerman
was next on the programme. and
was rendered In highly finished and pleas
ing manner. After another selection by tn Q
orchestra, the master of ceremonies an
nounced that OWN g to illness Dean Gardn er
would not be able to deliver the address for
which he was billed In place of this every
one was asked to assist in singing the rally
ing song of the council which was written by
the deputy supreme regent, j. W. MAYNARD.
1.-The Clang of the Hammer a vocal solo by
+. l.. Howell, was the next number and was
well rendered. 1t was followed by a solo by
Mrs, G. X. Urquhart which was loudly en-
cored. She responded by singing the
"Suwanee River" After another selection
by the orchestra, refreshments were served
and the floor was cleared for dancing Cards
were provided for those who did not wish TO
dance ana the most successful entertainment
the council has ever given came to a close
shortly after midnight.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-05
Their Third Animal Rail.

The third annual ball given Monday night
in Rowley's hall, South Omaha, by Court
Magic City No. 16S L. o. F., was the climax
of all the social triumphs of that popular
lodge When the strains Of the grand march
first broke upon the ear, an hundred couples
moved in rhyth mic motion. Every member
Wed with the committees and officers in add
ing to the enjoy ment of friends present, and
it is but just to record the third annual by
Court Magic City the equal of any social
ever given in the city. The success was as
creditable TO the committees as in accord
with the orders social past, and as crafty
ing TO the hundreds present. IL was For.
ester success,
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-05
PEPEERNENT DROPS,
In the rear-The back woods.

In the rear-The back woods.
Quinne is the only nine in the field yet.
Usually in full dress-The 300 pound man
a fowl proceeding-the promenadlng hen
Cure for insomnia-Four rounds with Sui
livan.
Red paint is the kind that comes off the
hardest.
All men admire pluck, but none like to be
A lazy man has to work hard to find an
easy place.
Two important measures--Home rule and
the foot rule.
Raiies are like horse races. The favorites
generally win.
Now is the rain of sickness and the dynasty
OF pneumonia
The man who really deserves monument
doesn't need 1t.
The slave dealer is not the only man who
sells his fellowmen.
Take from love the power to suffer and it
could never speak
Birds with bright feathers do not always
make good potpie.
A prison warden should not be Judged by
the company he keeps.
Nothing keeps a stingy man from stealing
but the risk of the thing,
The literary spinsters Of Boston evidently
belong to the glassial age.
No man is ever overcome by his troub es
who faces them one at a time.
The trampis like u railroad sleeper-he is
really adapted to road-bed.
1t costs more to be proud than it does for
everything else put together.
'Tis better to have loved and lost, con- slider
| ing what spring bonnets cost.
If nobody had hobby this world would
soon become ah awful dull place.
The American citizen now carries his grip
| in his chest instead of his hand.
A man may be positive in his negative and
| so may woman for that matter.
Like the pest politician, the best Jockey Is
| tho one who has the strongest pull.
The Italian fruit peddlers are not members
| OF the Malta they are mostly orangemen
1t isn't good form to talk of ones self. A
woman shows her age, but never tells IL.
Men who begin bravely at the foot of.the
| ladder are knocked out at the first round.
When a woman becomes suffragist some
| how she looks rs though she carries pistol
Nine women out of every ten would rather
| have you praise their Judgment than their
| beauty.
Perhaps you might object to being a CHM
| Hey sweep, but IL scots the dusl1y mps well
| enough.
"All's fair IN love and war and on street
| cars" q" said the conductor as he counted UP
| his fares.
|
necessary TO associate with those who are
| never silent
| Women may never be elected TO congress,
| but she will over maintain the position OF
| speaker of the house.
| Losing one's temper is circumstance
worthy of con gratulation only when the loss
| becomes permanent.
| II is curious about people who cannot sleeu
nights. They can always sleep through chore
time in the morning.
Cupid's improvement on the old fashioned
arrow--unscrews in the middle and can be
removed without pain.
"Some people are carried away bya simple
air." says a musical paper. This is noticeahly
So we believe, of the cyclone.
The saying, Nothing succeeds like sue
cess" was probably invented before the
modern business failure system of sue.
ceeding was discovered
Sarcasm is an effective weapon, but It act.
like boomerang when 1t is applied TO hi.
landady by the young man who is two week,
behind in paying his board.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-05

Good Samaritan lodge No. o., consolidated
Tuesday night with Nebraska lodge. No l.
The former had membership of forty seven,
which will swell the total membership of No.
l TO about one hundred and twenty
Omaha division, No II, celebrated its
fourth anniversary last Monday night by a
dance at the Omaha guards arInory There
was large attendance and very enjoyable
evening was passed. At the opening the di-
vision, under command of Captain John Hay
ward, with Lieueuants d. G. Miller and H
j. Wells, executed a number of tactical move
ments in an excellent manner The move
ments were made in exceptionally good style
and drew forth loud applause. There were
eighteen men in line, as follows: Right
guide, u. b. Balcomb; left guide. W. A
Stewart pnvates, l. N. Gull, r. N. Fuller,
f.. n Brown, j. G.. Peterson, A S. Noll G..
w. Peasner, II. W. Miller, L. n. Yates, j. V.
Cornish, j. Kuhl, William Kelley, H. II.
W eber, II. Hornung John Arther, c. X.
Hensmao, f. Messerschmldt. Following this
drill Lieutenant d. G. Miller aud Sir Knight
Henry Hornung executed the silent manual
in faultless style. Dancing was then com
menced and continued until late hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-05
Notes About the City.

City Engineer w. Scott King has gone to
Chicago.
The Bohemian dem ocrats will hold politi
cal meeting in National hall at 2 o clock this
afternoon.
William l. Stephen of the commission firm
Of Hamilton & Stephen has gone to Spoon
lake to shoot ducks.
John HaStie of Auburn, the veteran stock
shipper, was IN both Friday and Saturday
and topped the market both days.
Thomas j. O'Neil, the candidate for couu-
Gilman in the First ward, wishes to correct
the impression that he is the Thomas o. Neil
of the Third ward
The Dutch. scandinavian and Bohemian
voters of the Second ward will hold political
meeting in the hall, Nineteenth and II streets
al 80 o'clock this afternoon.
1.-The South Omaha stoclSyards," :" said 9
prominent commission man, "are the clean
est yards at any large packing center IN the
United States, and it is all due to that man,
SAID the commission man, pointing to Super
intendent Frank II. Boyd, as Mr. Boyd
passed. "a more Industrious and jealous Of
fetal never knew. MIR. Boyd is the right
man in the right place.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-05
SPORTS AT LINCOLN.

On Monday A pril q, a six-day bicycle race,
two hours a day, begins. The contest is 10
be held in Bohanan's hall commencing every
evening at o'clock A special bicycle track
is being put in. The following bicycists
have entered; L. F'iescher, ID. Vert and
W. Pixley, Omaha; r. Ellick, Fremont; o.
Killian Grand Island c. niears, Fullerton !,
L, E. Mackett and c. Bell Lincoln.
ROWE SECURED.
Jack kowe has secured his release from the
Pittsburg base ball team and has signed with
Lincoln to play second. Rowe was on Pitts
burg's reserved list, but the time for signing
him expired Wednesday and Manager Dave
Rowe, his brother, succeeded in inducing
him to cast his fortunes with the Lincoln