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Ing their hsbltations and herds viii
them. In autumn they return to thu
south, sheltering their camps from the
northern winds in the deep, protected
valleys, near the streams of living
water.
Dean describes this condition OF
semi-barbsrism, as follows: "As q
general thing these nomsdlc races
have given birth only to those forms
Of thought which are Of the common
est order, and which are essential only
In the simplest and humblest states
and conditions Of national existence.
The separation and development of
this CrOwning element Of humanity
seems to have been reserved for human
effort where man should acquire local
hsbitstiOn and q name From the
surface of the lofty and extended up.
land there was not sufficient light de-
sCended to the dwellers In the plains
below to reveal to them the history,
external and internal, of their wander
ing inhabitants. 1t is only when they
have descended from that benighted
region into the domain Of civilization,
and thus have become encircled with
light that is not their own, that they
have become known, and their pecul.
iarities exposed to the searching glance
Of civilized man. Had they always re-
NAMED In their prairie homes, the two
races might have continued ss ignorant
Of each other, almost, az IL they were
inhabitants Of different planets. One
feature about them Is worthy of re-
mark, and that Is their steSdfsst con-
tlnusnce In the same manners, Gus
toms, forms, observsnces, ceremonies,
and methods of developing life, from
the earliest period Of their history to
the present time"
That has been the unch8nglng con-
dition Of the vast and fertile prsiries
Of Asia from the earliest times to the
present. They have been the home Of
the nOmad, the hunter, the shepherd
and the herdsmsn, with no thought Of
fixed homes or the civilized culture of
the soil.
The greal continent of Africa, in It's
more fertile regions, along the line of
the equator, presents the same COndi-
tiOns as those just described, In q most
marked degree. The vast, treeless up
lands, or :,"grass lands" described by
Stanley, are inhabited by herdsmen
and shepherds, without agriculture or
fixed homes, except in the wooded val.
leys which are sometimes found In the
midst of the pralries. The principal
nomadlc race of the African grass
lands is known as the "Wahuma."
The men of that noble race are tall,
active, brave, and war-like, They are
very different from the "hOe-men,"
who cultivate the wooded valleys.
And, aS compared with the "pigmles,"
who clear and cultivate the vast forest
regions, the Wshums are 8 distinct
and separate race,
Stanley, In his Darkest Africa"
(Vol. 2, page SS4), says: "The Wa.
hums are the most interesting people,
next to the plgmies, In all central
Africa. The Wahuma are
the exact opposite of the dwsrfs. The
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THE CONQUEST OF THE PRAIRIES
BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN, AND
WHAT CAME OF 1T.
BY JOHN DAVIS
Copyrighted by John Davis, 1867
PREFAToRY NOTE.

which proved To be the geTHDt2gGL Gc
In the life OF Abraham Lincoln. /
mad his anti slavery career possible
It added an empire Of freedom snt
fertility to the American republic
and gave to the world one Of the great
est names In history.
"It was change Of front Of the
universal"
THE GREAT PRAIRIEs, ANCIENT AND
MODERN.
Arldlty 10 the father of the desert.
Humidity and soil produce the forest.
The prairies are the children Of fertil.
ity and fire.
The great prsiries Of the world have
ahistory. 1t began on the treeless but
fertile highlands Of Asia many cen.
turtles ego. That vast region Is de-
scribed as being almost entirely desti-
tute of forests, bat "fOr the most part
covered with herbsge which occasion
ally attains such @ luxurious growth as
co equal the height Of the cattle that
feed there"
Dean, In his "HlstOry Of Civllizs-
ton" (Vol. /, page 7S) says: "This
broad upland has had in relation to
man and his development In history,
destiny as important as its physical
characteristics are peculiar. Its ex
tensive surface has from the earliest
times been dotted, not with houses and
cities, but with tents and encsmp.
ments. It has furnished the immense
pasture lands where have been reared
those numerous flockS and herds of
sheep and cattle and horses and csmelS,
which have afforded the sustensnCe as
they constituted the wealth Of the
nomadie or wandering races. There
have rosmed the Scytbisn Of the an
Cient, and the Turk, Tartar, MongOl
and and Fungusian Of the modern
world. It is the land Of shepherd and
herdsmen who have never had any
fixed hsbitstions or property In the
soil; who, although they have in some
instances adopted the settled habits of
the nations they subdued, yet they
have never experienced any change
while on the lofty upland. Substan.
TALLY the same appearances are there
presented now as have been from the
earliest periods of time. The soil is
property common to all; and when one
district Of country is exhausted they
have only to migrate with their nu-
merOus flOCks and herds to another
district where they can find fresh pas
tursge,"
The chief characteristics of the peo-
pie in all those vast prairie regions are
those of the hunter, the trapper, the
herdsman and the shepherd. The
mountains abound lnRame, the rivers
and lakes are we'll supplied with fsh,
and the immense, treelesS plains
abound with wild, feroClous animals,
threatening the safety Of the flOCks
and herds. To subdue che wolves,
p&nthers and other predatory Cres-
lures, to catch the fish, procure the
game, and to maintain the repOse and
safety Of their flocks and herds are the
principal industries Of the people; and
q limited trade or commerce is carried
on among neiRhbOring tribes by means
OF barter.
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and drOop to death. On the other
hsnd, deport the Wahums into the
woods with plenty Of food, and the re-
suit is that they get depressed, their
fine brown-blaCk color changes into
ashen gray, the proud, naughty car
rlsge is lost, they contract an aspect
of misery and die in despair and
wretchedness."
The inhabitants of equatorial Africa
may be divided into three classes: (l)
The pastoral, or the people who tend
their flocks and herds, moving from
place to place as the seasons and the
conditions Of the pasturage require;
(2) the "hoe-men,H who cultivate the
woodland valleys among the prairles;
and (9 the pigmies, who live In the
forests, cultivsting great tribal clear
ings, sometimes miles in extent, in the
midst of bOundless forests, planting
and gathering the crops in common.
They frequently abandon the old clear.
ings and make new ones, sometimes a
considerable distance swsy,tO suit their
whims and notions Of convenience.
The same classes that are here called
herdsmen and hoe.men are common In
Algeria; and, also, In southern Africa,
where the pigmies ale not found. The
two former classes In the same region
constitute a sort of nomadic or pas.
toral agriculture. But all the treeless
regions Of Asia and Africa, whether
the soil Is fertile or not, have been
avoided and Stunned by the plowmen
and cultiVators. They have been and
still are, the homes Of the nomad, the
Bedouin, the hunter, the herdsmsn
and the savage.
The great prsiries or steppes of
Europe form no exception to the gen.
eral rule. The Cslmuck Tartar Of
Central Asia and the Wahums of the
African grass lands are represented by
the Don Cosssck of eastern Europe.
And the small woodland farmers In the
narrow valleys of the Russian steppes
are duplicates Of their brothers known
as "hoe-men" in equatorial Africa.
But the pigmies of the great African
forests have no representative in Eu.
rope or Asia.
The great, rich plains, prairles,
pampss and ssvannss of America,
prior to the Columbian discovery, were
peculiar. They had not risen even to
nomSdic condition of development.
The ancient Americans had subdued
no beasts Of burden adapted for use on
the prslrles, as the camel, the horse, OK
and the ass had been subdued and
tanned In the Old World. Those races of
Old World animals were not found In
America; and the native buffalo, the
moose and the elk were as wild as the
Indians themselves. The American
aborigines were on foot and empty
handed amid the wild beasts Of the
prairi0s and forests. And excepting
q few bright spots, like Peru and Mex
leo, human existence on this conti-
nent was an emulation of sAVsgery.
OF course, there could be no thought
or suggestion among such people that
the great prairies could be plOwed and
cultivated.
The introduction of horses and cattle
from EnrnnA in the RixtAAnth canturv.
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ASKS FOR AN ACCOUNTING
Allege liability Upon an Old Traffic
Agreement and Contract.
RAILROAD COMPANY CALLED INTO COURT
Creditors of the st. Joseph & Grand
Island Ask for IA Distribution
of Property Among the
Claimants.

The new Kansas City & Omaha Railroad
company, E. C. Benedict, Isadore Wormsei
and S. l.. Parrish have petitioned the United
States court to order an accounting of all
The funds, property and assets belonging te
3 tn, St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad
company, and the funds and net earnings
derived by the receivers from operation of the
road, and that the claims of the petitioners
and others be ascertained, that just and
equitable distribution of the property may
be made among the claimants.
The petition alleges that when the Kansas
City & Omaha railroad was built an agree
ment was made between that road and the
Union Pacific and st. JOSEPH, & Grand Island
on traffic basis, the two latter roads agree
ing 10 transfer enough business to the new
road to provide for the interest on its bonds,
which were $2.700 coo. They were also to
deposit in New York City a sum of money
each year equal to one-half the amount of
interest due on the bonds for the current
year. In carrying out this agreement the two
roads mentioned endorsed the bonds of the
Kansas City & Omaha road
The petition alleges that this agreement
was kept until July l. 1888 after which it
was ignored by the Union Pacific and st.
Joseph G. Grand Island roads. In consequence
of this, the Kansas City & Omaha road lost
money, COulu not meet Its Obligations, and
was sold under decree. The sale did not
realize enough to pay anything account of
the principal, or interest due on said bonds,
and said bonds and interest thereon since
January /, 1894, remain wholly unpaid, and
the plaintiffs and others, holders of said
bonds, have no lien or security therefor.
1t is alleged that the interest due and un-
paid amounts to 100000 that the road is
insolvent and unable to pay bonds and that
the money invested Is lost.
The sale of the ST. Joseph e. Grand Island
road is reccurted, and there being den-
cheney there also the bondholders of that
road are attempting to recover on the de-
fciency from the sale of property belonging
to the road which was not included in the
mortgage. This property is enumerated as
depot and terminal grounds at st, Joseph
and surplus in the hands of the receivers.
The petitioners in the present case do not
want all that property to apply on the de-
fciency from the sale of the st. Joseph &c
Grand Island road, but ask for account
ing, that the petitioners may have an OPP
portunity to receive a share to apply on
their deficiency under the original agree
ment with the road.
Judge Sanborn has designated Judge Cor
nish to hear the case and report his findings
to the court.
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played with her Edwin had just finished a
tour OF the mining towns and closed his en-
gagement at Sacramento preparatory to en-
barking for the eastern states under con-
tract to Ben Baker, to begin his career as
a star to fill the void left by his fathers
death.
| followed his engagement at the Forrest
theateT. where Junius and his wife were
principal players Edwin Booth had been in
California so long time and had appeared
so often, that Notwithstanding his personal
popularity, even this, his last engagement,
had not yielded him an adequate sum to
begin his journey east. few OF his friends
rallied again and asked me to give UP one
Of my nights for a parting benefit to the
young star and to participate in the per-
formaBce This | was most happy to do,
although had never met Edwin. On this
evening OF the day on which this matter
had been so pleasantly arranged, | heard
knock at my dressing room door. | was
in the act of changing my dress for the last
act OF "lngomar." A slender. graceful form
slipped into the room. A pair of luminous
eyes shone out from a beautiful oriental face
illumined by as sweet a smile as ever came
from a finely chiseled mouth. a hand was
extended, which met with a firm and cordial
grip. Only the brief, simple words, THANK
you" came from his lips, and he disap-
peared.
BDWIN's EARLY SUCCESS IN IAGo.
pldyeu OlnellO 10 MS laBO anu tne MUSE
was packed. In his performance of this sub
tie part / saw then the budding fame that
was to flower into brilliant and prosperous
career. And so began friendship that only
ended with his untimely death
He was not ungrateful, for during one Of
his brilliant engagements at the st. Charles
theater New orleans, he volunteered for my
benefit, and of course drew a tremendous
audience l acting Richmond to his Richard
III. We acted together often in the south
a nd htt MI N Ia M
that for Ben Bakers benefit. The play was
"Othello,' and l was terribly frightened as
had never acted so great a part as the
Moor in the metropolis. Here the sweetness
of Booths nature was again manifest, for
words Of encouragement came from him at
the end of the great scene in the third act,
when the audience summoned us before the
curtain. We also appeared tOgether at the
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impelled the great spirits of the south to
rebel. AS have said, he had access to all
circles in the capitol. The departments
were honeycombed with southern sympathiz-
ers. Everything was ripe for conspiracy.
The loss of his voice made him brood The
prospect of fame as an actor seemed to be
passing from him. His brother, Edwin, had
entered the field. He must do something
to impress himself upon mankind and leave
name. In Richard he had often spoken
the lines, "The aspiring youth that fired the
Ephesian dome outlives in fame the pious
fool that raised it."
WILKES BOOTH BEFORE LINCOLN'S
DEATH.
That was better than no fame at all.
1t was at this time saw him again at the
Metropolitan hotel in New York. was act
ing in the Corsican brothers at Niblo's He
saw the duel scene and spoke about II next
day. l remembered afterward his eyeing me
from head to foot saying 'you handle a
sword pretty well. l replied: 81 had had
many bout with both of his brothers and
especially with June who is master How
long is your engagement" he inquired "a
month longer" said l. He paused, cycling
me curiously, surveying me from head to
foot. when you are through here" said
he, take run down to Washington. / have
some enterprises on hand that may interest
you; I'll give you good time and if you fall
in with my ideas, will make a fortune" |
asked him why he did not act. "Oh. my
voice is in bad shape. besides, | must look
after my coal and oil lands | have bought
near Cleveland. o." We shook hands cor
daily and parted.
Two months later, after midnight on the
morning of April IA, 1865 when going to my
room, / heard the newsboys cry: Extra!
extra! Booth has shot President Lincoln 4"
Excited and maddening crowds surged
through the streets. No one would believe
that Booth could have been guilty Of such
an unspeakabe crime. Remembering the
conversation with Wilkes on the steps of the
Metropolitan hotel, / said to myself: at Is
true" No language can give expression to
the detestation of the crime that took the
life OF the greatest man America has pro-
duced. Yet Wilkes Booth was no hired as
sassin. The spirit of exaltation that made
him exclaim as he leaped upon the stage
after the fatal shot, ''Sic semper tyrannis,"
was but the natural outcome of the distem-
per that lay in the blood of an ill-regulated
mind in the father which skipped the
other children and lodged in the superficial
brain of the mad Wilkes.
CHARLES POPE.
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Carryl, Lawrence Hutton, E. c. Benedict
and Thomas Bailey Aldrich
RECoLLPCTIoNS OF WILKES BOOTH
John Wilkes Booth first met in the sum
mer Of 1858. II was in a billiard room next
to Grace church. managed by Michael Phe-
Ian, then the champion of the cue We
played several games; he was an expert
Indeed, he excelled in all athletic sports
Like his brother June" he was a master
of fence was struck with his easy move
ments OF alluring, sprirging grace. The
classic Booth head sat above broad shoulders
and deep chest. Taller than any of the
other Booths, his frame was compactly knit
and instlled with viril life in every fiber.
He was then engaged to Matt Canning to
go to Montgomery, Ala, to take his intia-
tion in the great roles that made his father
famous, and in which Edwin was now forg-
ing ahead for first place in the dramatic
arena.
| did not see him again until the winter
Of 1865. He was then a full-fedged star
in some Of his fathers parts, and had made
his mark in the south and west. But sud
denly his voice failed He was compelled to
remain idle. his time being passed mainly
in Washington. From there he could easily
run over to Belair, the home of the family
in Maryland He was a great favorite In
Washington society; his talent as an actor,
beauty of person and engaging manners
made him welcome guest in any company.
The men were charmed and the women
fascinated 1t was said that the handsome
and witty daughter of a certain famous sen
ator was greatly in love with him, and 1t
was soon rumored that their engagement
was shortly to be announced, when Booth
terrible crime put an end to the romantic
episode.
The peculiar teaching. or rather lack oil
teaching of the head Of the Booth family, and
the vagaries OF that extraordinary man. found
perhaps greater expression in John wilkes
than in any other of the children. Raised
in this wild and free way, without the re-
straint of proper parental influence in the
father, and surrounded by the atmosphere
of a so-caled chivary which then had greater
expression in Maryland than any other south
ern state, 1t Is perhaps not so surprising
after all that young Wilkes became imbued
with the same Ideas OF our government that
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Fell Into a Cistern.

Last Friday afternoon Frank Walters
aged years, was playing on the iron lid
of a cistern located in the yard of ]. r.
Carpenter, Twenty-seventh and Parker
streets. The lid tipped over and threw the
feet of water His companions ran for as
sstance and secured the help of Rev.
Thomas Anderson who lives near by. When
Mr. Anderson reached tle spot the mother
of the boy and several other women had
arrived, and upon securing a clothesline he
lowered himself into the cistern. lie sue
ceeded In getting the boy and they were at
length brought TO the surface. Frank was
unconscious and a physician was called,
who succeeded in reVlying the boy.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-28
Notes on Music and Musicians.

The choir at Trinity cathedral is prepar-
ing some elaborate Easter music The first
is Te Deum, the second an anthem en-
titled Sound the Loud Timbrel."
Music at Trinity cathedral is especially
active owing to the fact that a new dean
is soon to be installed This morning Mrs.
Cotton will sing Gounod's There is Green
Hill Far Away during the ofertory.
The st. Mary's Avenue church choir OF
seventeen voices under the training and
leadership of Miss Lillian Terry, director, is
to give five musical numbers in connection
with the MEMS club service" this evening.
Mile. Antoinette Trebelli, daughter of the
once famous singer, Trebell-Bettini, is at
present in San Francisco, having been upon
a concert tour around the world 1t Is said
that she has inherited much of her mothers
musical ability. and bids fair to become one
of the greatest sopranos. She Will cross the
continent to New York, and may possibly
be heard in this city.
Xavier Scharwenka the Polish pianist who
appears in a piano recital April s, belongs
to family which has won the highest dis
tnction in the musical world. He shares
: with his older brother, Philip, the honors
Of international fame as a composer, and
beyond that occupies a place in the fist
ranks as piano virtuoso.
The annual concert of the Sutorus Man
dolin orchestra will take place at Boyd's
theater Thursday, April %, and in point of
excellence promises to far eclipse all previ-
Gus efforts. Mr.. Sutorius has been drilling
his orchestra cor stantly since last October
for this concert. The orchestra comprises
sixty performers which makes 1t one of the
largest mandolin orchestras in America
The sacred cantata, "Josephs Bondage"
given at KOuntZe Memorial Lutheran church
last week attracted large audiences both
nights The devotional element was promi-
nent in all the music. The life of the
patriarchS and magniflcence of Pharaohs S
court were viyidly illustrated in the differ
ent scenes. 1t Will be repeated Thursday
evening, April /, to accommodate all who
desire to see 1t.
A partial list OF the works of X Ter
ScharTenka, who gives a piano recital Ia
April at Boyd's, embraces sixty-three unm-
bers, among them symphony Top. 60 in
minor)' which was given under Mr.. Theodore
Thomas, by the New York Philharmonic So
cety, in the season OF 1885; piano quartet,
two trios, two piano concerts, violin So
nata a cello sonata and a grand opera,
"Mataswintha" OF his Polish dances no
less than a million and half copies have
been sold on this side of the Atlantic.
The Musical Union will give a grand con-
cert on April / at the Creighton theater.
This will be the first concert at which the
entire union will participate The orches-
ira will comprise about seyenty-fve mu-
sieians, under the leadership OF Herr Hans
Albert and will render the following pro-
gram:
Oyerture-Me Wives of Windsor.
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Liszt
hapsode-HongToise No. 2....,...,..,.. Liszt
S6renade ''''.''.''''''''''''''''''' nlerhe
Baritone solo-Selected Mr. Homer Moore
Scenes-Picturesquc ...,........... Massenet
Observation-Disclosures .....,........ wagner
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Unity Club Progra i.

At the meeting of the Unity club Monday
evening at the Public Library building the
following papers Will be read and discussed:
state Fiscal Systems, Past and Present" 4"
NJ II. Redfeld; The Reconstruction Era"
by Miss Hetty Moore; Recent State Con-
stitutions." by Ella b. Perrine A program
for next season will also be discussed
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-28

themselves rehearsed under professional
direction. A surprise is promised in both
play and stage settings. The funds resulting
from this production go toward entertaining
the members of the letter carriers conven-
tion to be held here during the Transmissis-
sippi Exposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-28
Aged berlin Lovers.

The matrimonial statistics for Berlin for
1886 attest that in that year twenty-one Ber-
liners were married who had passed the ripe
age OF IA years.
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INlPIETIES.
CHARLES POPE.

Dublin World: "My task in life," said the
pastor, complacently, Consists in saving
young men"
"Ah" replied the maiden. with soulful
longing, save a nice looking one for me"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-28

excellence" until they take NJ. de Reszke's
advice and work with patience and perse-
verance Undeveloped talent is not mar
ketable.
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Chicago Tribune: Eyes, I've been to hear
the new reviyalist." said Deacon Ironside,
'and l must say / don't like his theology
II | understand him right he said the re-
ligion OF this community needed to have new
life Galvanized into 1t. | tell you, Elder
Keepalong, that won't go down with me!'
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-28

The Tarlio College Male quartet will ap-
pear at the Central Presbyterian church to-
morrow evening. The following program
will be rendered:
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Indianapolis Journal: Fifteen years ago"
said the aged brother addressing the CON
gregation. Il gladly gave my heart to the
Lord"
"And that's the only cheerful gift he ever
made" whispered the deacon, whose bust
ness 1t was to collect the annual subscrip-
tions.