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Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-16
FAIR MAIDEN swINDLEs DRUGGIST.
Young Woman Palms on Rain Water
ns "a Hair Restorative.

JEFFERSON, Ia, March 15.-(Special)
"A druggist at Lohrville was the vic
tim of new and unique swindling
scheme. A young and attractive
woman plays the heavy part. and
in this particular instance 1t was success
The druggist had returned from supper and
his clerk had left on a similar errand The
young woman came into the store and
walked briskly up to the showcase, carry
ing in her hand bottle of hair restorer
She said she had only a few moments be-
fore purchased the bottle of the clerk and
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-16
CATARRH OF THE STOMACH,

Catarrh of the Stomach is usually caused
by the disease spreading down from the
head and by swallowing poisonous mucus,
which drops down from the head and
throat ut night.
'Is there nausea?'
Are you costve?
''Is there vomiting?"
do you belch up gas?"
Are you light-headed?"
''Is your tongue coated?"
"Have you water brash?" 81.
do you hawk and spit?"
"Is there pain after eating?"
"Arc you nervous and weak?"
''Do you have sick headaches?"
do you bloat up after eating?'
'Is there disgust for breakfastY
Have you distress after eatingT
"Is your throat filled with slime?
"Do you at times have diarrhoea?
'Ts there rush of blood to the head?"
as there constant bad taste In mouth?.
'Is there gnawiug sensation in stomach2'
DO you feel as IL you had lead In stom-
ich?"
when you get up suddenly are you
1izzy?'
when stomach is empty do you feel
faint?"
'Do you belch UP material that burns
II you have, you have Catarrh Of tho
stomach, or what Is commonly called dys-
oeDSia.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-16

For lowest rates on good farm loans call
at tho Office OF ID. w. Otis. No. 1873 Pearl
street, Council Bluffs. Money ready and
loans closed without delay
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-16
Strike nroken.
IuDINcToN w,s

LUDINGToN. Wis. March Is. The
freight handlers strike is broken. Last
night about fifty strikers made break for
work and many secured the second places.
One hundred OF the old men went TO work
at the old scale.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-16

G. b. Viav company, female remedy. Med
ical consultation free Wednesday. Health
book furnished 326-327-32S Merriam block
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-16
CoDe|apd Medical Institute

" m; Gonkh,AAND, n, d. ScnsmilinE- PnnsiaIhnEx
ROOMS 3l2 AND 3lS NEW YORK LIFE
BUILDING. OMAHA. NEB.
Office Hours:-9 to II n. M: to Il. IN.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Saturdays
only-6 to s. Sunday-10 to IL a. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-16
Real Estate Transfers.

A couch this week $3.50 at Durfee Furni
ture Co., 2O5 and POI Broadway.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-16
Enrn LOnna.

N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. $50.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-16

!. p. oKEEFE. REAL ESTATE AND INsUR
ance. Moved to room s. Everett block
FOR SALE-BARGAIN; MY MODERN BRICK
residence 625 9th ave, on motor line, near
Sisters school; also other bargains. J. Il.
Davidson.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-16

FOR SALE, CHEAP FOR CASH. MY RESI-.
dence property 725 Madison q. c. Taylor.
east OF Twelfth street. l.. Steinlger care Pax.
ton Il Gallagher. Omaha. -A4s5 l2s
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-16
Something to Know.

Ten transfers. total. ,ss
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-16
SPECIAL NOTICES

COUNCiL blUfFo WANTS.
~.~~NN~SNN~~O~NN-N
DWELLINGS, FRUIT. FARM AND GARDEN
lands for sale rent Day q Hess, 80 Pearl
street,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29


Small sguare-cornered epaulets hnish
the shoulders.
An extremely pretty hat belongs to
this gown. It is of fine blue straw
turned up on the left side with a huge
bow of blue satin ribbon. Tits trimmed
with white and gray narcissus blossoms
and black plumes.
have seen quite a number of evening
gowns in readiness for the spring sea-
son. A very pretty and simple one for
q young girl is of pink mousseline de
sole, spotted with pink and blue. The
petticoat Of this dress is of pink taffeta,
round at the bottom and just touching
the floor. The mousseline de soie is
draped over this quite simply, but with
a deep fiounce a third of the width Of
the skirt set on under a garland of the
fine pink and blue flowers ofthe forget
me-not, which runs quite around. The
bodice Of taffeta is t~ight-ftting. It is
low and square in front and parts in the
middle, q deep v running to the waist
Inc. The decoIletage is edged with for
get4me-not sprays, and opens upon an
under bodice OF the pink m~ousseline de
sole gathered in fine pIaits across the
bosom and rising a couple Of inches
higher than the bodiceo of taffeta. There
ID a wide-dthped belt of pink satin rib
bon. The sleeves are short, full puffs OF
~mousseline. tied across with forget7me-
nots.
Another graceful gown for evening
wear is of white tulle over white satin.
The satin is cut as a close-ftting prin-
cess slip, low in the neck and round at
the skirt hem. The tulle is laid over
this in fine sun plaits from shoulder to
ground, carrying out the princess de-
sign to the smallest detail. The waist
is confined by a pointed belt of gold
colored velvet and is further shaped by
bands of the same velvet which start
from the middle of the decolletage in
front and pass on either side below the
bust, losing themselves under the
arms. The skirt is trimmed with three
circles of gold-colored velvet ribbon
that start from rosettes on the right
side above the middle and are carried
loosely around. The sleeves are short
puffs of tplle with velvet bows on the
shoulders and gathered to velvet rib
bons about the upper part of the arm.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29
ELLEN 0SBORNs LETTER.
Come ofFashion's Fancies as Seen
Partisan Dresses Prepare Tor the
TrOusseau Of n Young Prineess OF
1tnly-Untaue Empsre Cos-
tume-Ban Diseases.
TCopyrtght. 1sg7.1


Paris, March 21.-In a famous atelier
I saw this morning some ~Veryepretty
dresses in preparation for 8 wedding
to take place after Easter IN a noble
family in Italy. The tronsseau differs
from that which would be provided for
a rich American girl chiefly IN the
quantity Of old and valuable( ace
drawn from the family treasures and
used for the adornment of evening
wraps and gowns.
For spring wear at Sorrento. where
the bridegroom has a villa, IS a dress of
glazed taffeta Of clear opalescent tones,
blue, gold or green as the light chances.
On the material are scattered designs
Of small flowers in blue and gold. The
skirt is cut after the most orr nal of.
the new spring patterns. with a front
shaped like an apron, marrow al the
top, and widening slowly to TIE bot
tom. 1t is quite full on the sides and.
is laid in deep godets behind. The
skirt is trimmed with a wide band Of
embroidery set on in broad, shallow
scallops about is inches from the
bottom. The design of the embroidery
is white and gold m~arguerites on a
deep blue silk ground. The blouse bod
ice Of the dress is made of the same
silk as the skirt. 1t is draped across
in loose folds from shoulder to shoulder
and is confined at the waist by a broad
corselet belt of blue silk embroidered
like the skirt band. Another piece of
the same embroidery makes the upper.
part of the bodice, showing within the
dropping curve of the swathing silk
folds. There is a standing neckband of
the silk with a lace collarette above it
at the back and on the sides, The
sleeves are made each of a single piece,
with the seam on the inner side. They
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29
MAsoN's WATER TRICYCLE..

proves the machine a grand success,
and the wonderful speed of 10 to 20
miles an hour can be made up stream
without exhausting the rider to any
great extent. This is equal to about II
or % miles down stream or on smooth
water. The tricycle. is SO constructed
that if desired three people can ride at
the same time with much comfort, and
will require but very little more exer-
ton on the part of the one who does the
propelling.
The tricycle. is constructed of three
balls, as will be seen. The balls are 30
inches in diameter and made of alum
mum; the frame is diamond shaped,
and the tread and gear is the same as
used on all bicycles, everything work
ing on ball bearings. The tricycle. com
plete weighs 65 pounds, and is very east
ly handled. The two rear balls have
four-inch pedals about five inches
apart around both sides of the balls and
draw four inches of water.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29

+ a little draped from the shoulder
to the elbow but fit well from that
point to the wrist. At the hand they
expand again and little m~anchettes Of
lace show under them. Three small
capelike epaulets finish them on the
shoulder.
The hat which has been prepared to
accompany this gown is in shape more
or less like an English walking hat but
with a prettier and softer curve to the
brim. It is of green chip with trim
mings of blue ribbon and daisies.
A very unique dress in this collection
is after a modified Empire design and
is meant for quite informal evening
wear. The short body is of blue velvet.
and is cut loose and almost straight
like the waist of a child's gown. The
neck is cut out like a child's dress also,
with gimp of yellow Mechlin tulle
laid in sun plaits to fill up the opening.
The velvet body is edged with a heavy,
ornamental cord twisted of blue and
gold silk, and under this cord is gath
cred the skirt, of yellow Mechlin tulle
over pale yellow silk. The skirt is
round at the bottom and the tulle is
gathered all around the waist, though
the plaits are closer in the back, where
they widen into godets. The sleeves
are composed of pufs of tulle at the
shoulders, gathered into close, short
sleeves of blue velvet. These are edged
with cord like the dress body and are
finished at the elbows with deep frills
of lace falling almost to the hand. The
neck finish is a band Of white silk with
a lace collarette above.
Almost as unique in conception is i
dress Of light grayish blue silk for driy-
ing OF afternoon wear. The skirt Isl
round at the bottom and close-ftting
in front and at the sides. At the back
it is laid in large plaits one over anr
other, turning into deep godets. It is
trimmed around the bottom with two
rows of dark blue velvet ribbon four or.
five inches apart, the lower row being
set quite on the edge. The bodice forms
a tailor-made jacket, slashed in deep
points just below the bust in front, the
slashing running half way down the
skirt under a narrow belt of blue silk
buttoning across the waist with large
ameo buttons. The length and the
lance-like s~lenderness of the bodice
points give a grace and an elegance to
the costume not to be expected from the
description. The body of the jacket
opens upon a bodice front of pale blue
satin brocaded with pink and gold. The
neck band of the bodice is of this bro
cade with a small Medici collar of the
Jacket silk rising behind it and faced
with dark blue velvet. The jacket turns
yer in small revers and is edged with
blue velvet ribbon up, down and about.
The sleeves have small, dropping pufs
upon the shoulder and then diminish in
size to the hand. They are slashed az
the wrist and cuffs of lace are set in,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29
HERpINe THE N

HOW IL Is Done I'm the Great Ranches
of the Far West.
The herding Of lambs, most people
would say, should be a pleasant Occur
patton, but no occupation is more ex-
~asperating than this ancient and
pastoral and poetical one. Rearing a
4eW lambs is amusing enough, but
when it comes to herding them in great
numbers, as in western sheep branches,
then woe begins for man.
At the proper season the flocks are
divided up into little punches of 80 or so,
I'm order that the newborn lamb and
his mother may ''get acquainted" In
q big flock, the mother is almost sure to
lose her lamb. AS for the lamb himself
lit is usually a he-for the first three
or four days of his existence, he is not
only unable to distinguish his mother
from any other sheep, but he cannot
Gistinguishh her from anything else, and
will chase a man or a COW or a coyote
with equal impartiality and enthusi-
asm.
The little punches of sheep and lambs
are sent out to-feed, each in charge of a
herder-extra hands being hired for
the occasion-whose business is to keep
the lambs from straying away and mix
ing theselves up with the other punches
which they will certainly do if they
can
The herder win be watching his lit
tie flock, and perhaps smiling at the an
ties of one of the lambs-who,
having found a most desirable ant
hfll, has assembled to it's loftiest
summit, and is there jumping up
and down stifF=legged .a~nazsxTS
ing his tail, as Il IN the happy
conviction that he has discovered the
very highest peak in the world-when
there comes a light puff Of wind. bring
ing with it the bleat of some old eve
half a mile off. In an instant away goes
the lamb to see if that were not his
mother calling-very likely he tumbles
over his mother in the first three steps
and away goes the herder in pursuit.
But the lamb, for all that he may be
only "a hours old, easily outruns the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29
IN CYCLEDOM.
"a LAME.
Electric nluminatOr for bicycles
which Is a Real Success.

Electric illumination for bicycles
which Is a Real Success.
Electric lamps for bicycles have for
the most part been dead failures. They
were too heavy, OF too inefficient, or too
troublesome, and the bicyc1ist, IS a rule,
felt that he had thrown the purchase
money away. The latest electric wheel
lamp, however, is of an entirely differ
ent order. It is a clear, powerful illumi-
nator, which cannot be blown out,
Jared out, Or extinguished by the ordi-
nary accidents which atfectother lights.
1t consists of two parts, the battery,
or source Of power, which is carried in
a compact leather case hung from the
top bar of the diamond frame, or from
the handle bars of the drop-frame ma
chine. The lamp proper is very small,
heavily plated, with silver reflector,
mounted on a swivel support, and esn-
neetea by a slender cord with the bait
terry. Within this & The small incandes-
cent lamp which the light. The
whole outfit is almost as useful n q
carriage as it IS on a bicycle. The most
striking thing about tits the power Of
the light which the rider can instantly
defect in any desired direction. 1t is
more like a miniature search light than
like an ordinary lamp, and 1t throws a
strong beam Of light for so or rs yards
ahead. This increase of the light of a
%one-candle power lamp to over 100 can-
die power simply by a scientifically
made reflector will probably suggest to
some thoughtful people that they
may cut down their bills for electric
light fully so per cent. or more by go
ing the right way about it. The bat
terry will run for eight hours on one
charge, and can be recharged at any
incandescent lamp socket, or by the
special appliances which are provided
to ave trouble in the process. Many
bicycle clubs now keep a charging out
fit for the use of their members.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29
c
Wheelmen Should Have Them In
clude All Bicycle Risks.

Wheelmen Should Have Them In
clude All Bicycle Risks.
Bicyclists holding accident insurance
should examine their policies in order
to see whether they are protected by
its terms. A recent case in England is
very significant. Probably the same
rule of law should be followed in the
United States.
A bicyclist in London held an accident
policy which provided for payment in
case of damage or death while riding
on a passenger train, passenger steam
er, omnibus, tram car, dog cart, coach,
carriage or other passenger vehicle"
While on his wheel an accident oc-
CURED in which he was killed.
It was held on the application of his
heirs for the payment of the policy
that while riding on his wheel he was
not within the terms of the insurance.
The judge in deciding the case said that
no claim could be made, no more than
II he had been son skates at the time
of the accident which caused his death.
In this country generally the law has
held that bicycles are vehicles in the
intent of law. But to avoid trouble
wheelmen and wheelwomen holding ac-
cident insurance should have their pol
icies SO amended as to specify the bicy-
Gle risk.5Chicago Chronicle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
a QuARREL lN LIE ovEN.


-
g NE gingerbread boy and the pIe-crust
They a a quarrel day;
LcEother they sat on the oven shelf,
THE ps~a-orust fay and the gingerbread elf,
And the quarrel commenced this way;
bad the gingerbread boy to the pie-crust
girl:
-En wager my new brown hat,
Ehaf I'm fatter than you and much more
tanned
Though you're filled with pride TIN you can
not stand
Bue what is the good Of hatf'
The pie-crust girl turned her little nose up
IA a most provoking way;
% maybe you're brown. but you're poor
IS can be.
You do not now lard from q round green
peal
IL there ausht that you do know. prayg'
O. Ghe gingerbread boy. he laughed loudly
with scorn
AS he looked at tire fiaky pie-crust.
watch how III rise in the worldg'
~Iust see how I'm bound to grow llghti'
cried she.
-while YOU stay the color OF rust"
va the gingerbread boy and the pie-crust
girl
They each OF themssweIled with pride,
Nnl q noise was heard In the room without.
cry Of delight, then a very glad shout,
And the oven was opened wide.
Then the gingerbread boy and the pts-crust
girl
1ld have screamed and wept with pain,
For q rosy-cheeked lass and a small bright
eyed lad
EoOk = bite Of each-yes. this tales very
sad
So they'll now never quarrel again.
-nVNann
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29
RuNNINo 10 a FIRE.
Response OF New Yorl's Department
20 an Electric Alarm.

OF lew A0fk'B department
60 an Electric Alarm.
"An Alarm of Fire by Telegraph" Is
the subject of an article by Charles T.
Hill, in St. Nicholas. After describing
the outbreak of a fire in q kitchen in
West Sixteenth street, and the pulling
Of an alarm from a corner box, Mr.. Hill
says: The alarm has been sent. 1t
may seem like an age to the owner as
he stands waiting for the fremen to APP
pear; but it is a matter of only a few
seconds; for within 20 seconds this sta
ton number is ringing in a score or
more of engine houses, and within one
minute and a half six companies of APP
paratus are on their way to this box.
He looks up and down the avenue and
what does he see2
Turning into Seventh avenue at the
intersection Of Greenwich avenue, 1--WE
blocks to the south of where he stands,
a fire engine appears, drawn by three
pEunging gray horses. AS it straightens
out in the broad avenue, they dash mad
ly toward where he stands. A hose wag
on follows, filed with sturdy men don,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29

ments. The frame of the skate is fasos
ened in the usual way by clamps to the
sides of the heavy soles of the boots, and
also strengthened by al upright piece
which extends to the knee and is fast
ened by a strap around the leg just be-
low the knee.
1t is asserted by the manufactures
that it requires only a little practice to
enable anyone who has never had on n
pair of skates of any kind to attain
proficiency and be able to skate on the
roads at any speed up to 16 miles an
hour,
Whether this will in any way sup
plant the present popularity of the
bicycle or not remains to be seen. It
might easily take from the already
waning attraction of the roller skating
rink.
They have what they call ~"practic-
ing saloons for ladies with attendants
in London. 1t seems as if a smooth
cement floor might be a pleasant place
to use these skates, but a rough coun-
try road would not be inviting.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29

A handsome visiting costume Is OF
blue green silk richly brocaded in the
same shades. The skirt is very close
fitting in front and over the hips. All
the fullness is in the back, which is laid
in deep plaits forming godets. The
skirt is slashed around the bottom in
front to allow dark blue satin bows to
appear between the slashings. The
bodice is .close-fitting and swathed.
Wide bretelles of blue satin ju& out in
square epaulets on the shoulders and
tapergraduallyto the waist line These
are edged with a delicate tendril en-
broideredin green and gold. The sleeves
are slightly full at the shoulder and
taper to the hand. Above the neck
band is a c~ollarette of the embroidered
satin. ELLEN OSBORN.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29
TO PACING.
It's Abolition in Open Competition Ad.
vOcated by a Racer,

It's Abolition in Open Competition Adj
by n Racer.
William Randall, a Rochester racing
man, says: "Put me down in favor Of
a%bolishing single and multi-pacing in.
open competition. The existence of.
such pacing is a manifest injustice %
men weighing more than IT'S pounds.
The result of a rae is prejudiced before
the crack of a starters pistol. Examine
the records of Sanger and myself in un-
paced heats and, finals, and note the diff
ference in the positions we occupied
at the finish. Oftentimes the last eighth
of a heat would be u in faster time
than the corresponding eighth Of the
final, and still, when we figured in first
and second place in the heat, the final
would frequently see us unplaced.
There is no reason that can be advanced
which will justify this constant handi-
Gaping of large men from eight to ten
lengths at the time of entering the
homestretch. 1 favor dividing the men
into two ~classes-one, two, three-lim-
iting the number of men in finals and
putting the power of changing men
from one class to another in the hands
OF a official Handicapped. who should
be kept constantly on the circuit in
company with the men, and by so doing
become thoroughly familiar with the
speed qualities and form of each of the
men under his supervision. Such racing.
/ think, would make racing more popu-
lar, as the programmes would always
show co%nclusively to the spectators
what they were getting for their money,
and no race meet promoter could foist
s~econd-class talent upon the public.
thereby deceiving them and disparaging
the ability of first-class men,"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29
Test for Bicycle WINS.

An apparatus for testing the durabili-
ty of bicycle wheels, described in UhI-
and's Wochenschrift, consists Of 4
frame receiving the bicycling wheels
and weights corresponding TO the aver
age weight of a rider, The wheel to
be tested rests with its tire on a large
pulley rotated by machinery, and the
pulley has on its rim a series of proiec-
tons of various widths and heights
The wheel then strikes the projections.
and is subjected to the same strain as
when striking obstacles on the road.
The test is continued for about IL hours,
the pulley being rotated at such a rate
Of speed as to give the wheel a number
OF revolutions corresponding to a travel
Of about no miles.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29
Female Blcycle Rnoen.

Bicycle c between female con-
testants is a cheap sport at it's very
best, and none but men of diseased
minds and little or no intellect find e
an attraction. Certainly no man Of
s~elf-respect would attend an event Of
this sort even as a witness, much less
to serve in an official capacity. There
is no necessity for wasting valuable
space on the people connected with this
mongrel game. They are too low in
the scale OF humanity to deserve atten-
ton from anything but the Salvation
Army, which organization might profit
able use them as horrible examples.
They are c%aricatures on men and wom-
II nothing more.-Cychng Gazette.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-29
NEW A T TRICYCLE..

Ohio Invention for Which a Speed OF
Twenty Miles Is Claimed.
For some time past o. P. Mason, of
Bellaire, has been working on a tri-
cycle to use on water to take the place
of the old-time pleasure boats. His
invention shows hat he had the inter
est of the pleasure-seekers as well as
of the sporting class of people at heart.
The accompanying picture was taken
while Mr.. Mason was making the test
trial before quite a crowd, composed of
many prominent people who are inter-
ested in sport of this kind. The trial