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JUST A r III FIRE.

1t was IN q GlFl0' school,
and Did Complicated Damage.
A fire in a skyscraper may be thrill
ing, but for dramatic episodes and un-
expected complications a fire in a girls
boarding school surpasses it. The board.
ing school fire is usually what is known
among insurance men as q curtain fire.
but a curtain IRE in a girls school is
more exciting and causes more casual
ties than an ordinary blaze anywhere
else.
One evening last week two girls, who
occupy a microscopic hall bedroom in q
swell up town school, took the globes
off the gas fixtures for hair curling pur-
poses and left them of, because 1t was
easier to do that than to put them on
again. Then the girls raised the window
q trile in order to cool the room and
dutifully sat down to write home let
tiers. The inevitable happened, and
when girl number one poised her pen
in the air and glanced around the room
in search of inspiration she saw the
curtains in a blaze. She screamed. Girl
number two looked around and echoed
the scream. Then, with promptitude
and discretion, both girls tainted. The
cream had attracted the attention of
the other girls, who rushed to the scene
and then did various and sundry stunts,
according to their several dispositions.
One tainted, several wept, q few ran
out of the house, and the rest shouted
for the n man on the premises.
When he arrived, things looked rather
hopeless. Curtains and woodwork were
blazing finely. The floor was Uttered
with PROSTATE forms, and when three
girls have tainted on the floor Of q hall
bedroom there isn't much space in the
room for promenading. The man picked
his way across the PROSTATE forms and
ordered all the girls who were not in q
dead faint to leave the room, but they
didn't go until he lost his temper and
spoke with a force which isn't common
in boarding school circles. Then they
fed; but, unluckily. there was an enc
my in the rear. A vigorous and practi-
cal woman from Texas had been inspir-
ed to go after some water. Returning
in mad haste with a large pitcherful
Of water borne triumphantly aloft, she
collided with the ~retreating forces at
the door. The pitcher struck the leader
Of the retreat squarely in the face and
knocked out two of her front teeth,
whereupon the injured girl made the
fainting trio q quartet and the water
carrier dropped her pitcher. and went
into violent mysteries.
Hysteria, as boarding school teachers
know to their sorrow, is Contagious.
and the case touched of the crowd.
By the time teachers arrived upon the
scene the fire was out, but the survivors
were in a bad way. It was necessary to
put nine-tenths of the school to. bed and
order wholesale doses of bromide. Even
now the girls insist that they haven't
recovered from the shock sufficiently to
do hard studying, and the victims of
the water pitcher are both under the
care of trained nurses. As for the man,
he gave up his place the next day and
confded to the cook that he was going
to look for a job in q lunatic asylum,
where his boarding school experience
would be Of value to him.-New York
Snn &c.,. .-, ..
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SCOTCH SIMPLICITY.

h Mason, the Budding Architect
and n Conscience Stricken Lad.
The Scotch are fond Of telling stories
which illustrate the peculiar simplicity
of mind of their country people. This
simplicity at least saves them from
wicked guile.
One Of these stories relates that an
honest mason once had a contract to
build a small house Of stone. He came
early and began from the inside to lay
the stone, working very fast. At noon
his young son brought him his dinner,
peeping over the wall as he handed thu
basket to his father. With honest pride
In his eye, the mason looked over to the
boy.
"Weel Jock, hoo dye think I'm
gettin on" he asked.
"Ye're getting on famous, feyther. -
answered Jock, looking at. the solid
wall, in which there was no break.
''But hoo dye get oots"
The mason looked around. It was
true. he had provided the house with
no door at all, and he was on the inside.
He looked kindly and very admiringly
at the boy. il
"Mon, Jock, ye've a grand held on
YER he exclaimed. "Ye'll be an archi-
tect yet, as III as yer feyther's a ma
sonl'
Another story shows how unsuccess-
full as a thief the rustic Scot may be.
Two young plowmen went into a gar
den at night to steal gooseberries. The
bushes surrounded a plot Of potatoes,
and as one Of the ilads CROPPED about he
got a handful Of potato plums, which
he quickly put intohis mouth. Then he
gasped to his comrade:
"Oh, Jock, I'm poisoned For ony
sake, shove me through the hedge again,
for I waudna like to dee l. the auld
mans gairdenr'-Youth's Communion.
The eggs of a bluebottle fly, If placed
In the sun, will hatch In +two-or three
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Two POfnta NJ View.

my children" said the poor man
sadly, fare crying for bread"
(Which shows" replied the rich man
ooldly, Chow much you have to be
thankful for. Now, mine are crying for
bonbons. Brooklyn Life.
Hum0rs of Speech.
"Coom out O. thatl" shouted an irate
but Jealous churchwarden in q rural
district to some urchins who were play
Ing marbles against the church door.
I'll let passon know how ye d~essicate
the holy place." This word forms q
common stumbling block. Agrocer once
INFORMED us that people from quite the
respectable classes not infrequently
feked him for desecrated soup.-Oo1.
hill MAGAZINE.
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Malicious Interference,

"1'll get even with that printer, I"
said the editor Of the Plunkville Bugle,
'if it takes me the rest Of my life" g
"What printeri" asked his friend.
"That tramp I took on while my wife
was visiting her mother: I got a 90
write up out Of old Hiker, who is lay
ing his pipes for the senatorship. and !
said that some day his little son would
make as big a mark as his father, and
that villain fixed it that the young n
would be- as big a. mark. etc.
dianapolis Journal.
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Her Opinion,

Mandy" said Farmer Corntossel
who had been reading the back pages
of a magazine, ''ef a cannon bali goin
at the rate of 90 miles an hour was
shot from the back Of q train goin go
miles an hour, where would the cannon
ball lightf"
II dunno exactly where 'twould
light" she answered. "but I kin proph-
esy that it nd do a lot O. damage. It
couldn't hit nowheses without hurtin
a lot O. people that was standin around
without anything better to do than
speckle-ate on jess sech doin's Wash.
ington Star.
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sydney smith,. pre.cription.

SS~~SS
The late Henry Reeve, 9. B., D. G.
L., fsr many years leader writer of the
London Times and until his death edi-
tor of the Edinburgh Review, has mar
rated much amusing gossip of the celeb
rites of his acquaintance in his
"Memoirs and Correspondence" Tho
book contains one great rarity-a new
story of Sydney Smith.
Mr.. Reeve was dining night at a
house where the other distinguished
guests included Macaulay and Sydney
Smith. Macaulay was at that time lay
ing society waste with his waterspouts
of talk. People in his company were al
ways bursting for want Of an opportu-
nifty Of dropping a word, and this was
not an exceptional occasion.
At length. dinner being over, Sydney
Smith, Reeve and a few others went
away by themselves. and Immediately
got on the overpowering subject Of
Nacaulay.
HE c%onfounds soliloquy and COL
loquy," said Reeve.
"He is a book in breecbes." Smith
declared.
"The very worst feature in Macau-
lays character is his appalling mem
ory," said Reeve.
"Aye, indeed" said Sydney Smith.
"Why, he could repeat the whole His
tory Of the Virtuous Bluecoat Boy in
three volumes, post Svo. without q
alp"
After a pause, as If Of consideration,
the witty divine added, "He should take
two tablespoonfuls Of the waters Of
Lethe every morning to correct his re-
tentive powers"
No Faith In Anything.
"Aunt Josephine is thorough skep-
tic"
"she isf"
eyes; she puts mucilage on the back
Of every postage stamp she uses
Chicago Record.
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Insanity's Debt to Medical Science.

Insanity's Deb to Medical Science.
Insanity is now recognized as a dis
ease which is the result Of some func-
tional or organic disturbance of the
brain OF Of some injury or malformation
Of that organ. Be it said to the ever
lasting credit of medical science that it
has rescued the whole subject of the dis
eases Of the brain and nervous system
from the region Of myth and superstition
and placed it on a scientific plane along
with the other diseases and injuries to
which human flesh is heir.
The old lunatic asylums and the filthy
cells of the county jails with all their
horrors where the victims of dethroned
reason used to be confined and tortured
have been abolished and in their place
we now have the modern hospital for
the insane. and it stands on the same
footing in every respect as a hospital
for diseases of the eye and ear or n
other medical specially. It was not the
churches, but medical science, inspired
by a desire to benefit mankind, which
taught the world that the insane are
our brothers still and that to them is
due the same Christian charity and care
as to any others in distress. DIR John
Girdner in North American Review.
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A SONG.

All, what u better than this, my dsae,
What 10 better than thisf
The thought Of . night which has lost ito way
Between tomorrow and yesterday.
The full Of the tide n tho gray Of tho SEA,
And . gull that circleth endlessly;
The breath from . wind which bloweth we'll;
A sail that hasteth new ports to tell;
II aught Is better than this, my dear,
l find 1t not here, I find it not here.
Blanche Trask in ''The Land Of 6unshine."
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This 10 Your Opportunity.

This 10 Your Opportunity.
On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps,
q generous sample will be mailed of the
most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure
(Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon.
strate the great merits of the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS,
Sc Warren St., New York City.
Rev. John Reid, Jr.. of Great Falls, Mont,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. !
can emphasize his statement, "It is q posi-
tive cure for catarrh if used rs directed."-
Rev. Francis w. Poole, Pastor CentralP Pres.
Church, Helena, Mont.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, so cents.
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Go South
h Winter

For tho present winter season the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad Company has improved
its already nearly perfect through service of
Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping Cars and elegant
day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville, St.
Louis and Chicago, to Mobile, New Orleans and
the Gulf Coast, Thompsonville, Ga. Pensacola,
Jacksonville, Tampa, Palm Beach and other
points in Florida. Perfect connection will be
made with steamer lines for Cuba, Porto Rico,
Nassau and West Indian ports. Tourists and
Home. Seekers excursion tickets on sale at low
rates. Write C.P. At,noro, General Passenger
Agent, Louisville, KY, for particulars.
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bradfe|d's
Female Regulator

brings out a woman's true beauty.
1t makes her strong and we'll in those
organs upon which her whole general
health d epends. It corrects all men
strual disorders. It stops the drains
of Leucorrhea. It restores the womb
to it's proper place. It removes the
causes of headache, backache and
nervousness. 1t takes the poor, de-
bilitated, weak, haggard, fading
woman and puts her on her feet
again, making her face beautiful by
making her body well.
Druggists sell It for 81 q bottle.
Send for our free illustrated book for women.
The Bradfleld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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Tobacco In England, 1s4b.

When I was a lad, fully half the pop
ulation Of both sexes, rich as well as
poor, the banker equally with the work
ingman. were snufftakers. Ny first
schoolmaster always carried his snuff
loose in his waistcoat pocket, and in
Vulnerable were his dips into it with
two fingers and a thumb in the course
Of the day, while the big gauffered frill
which protruded from the bosom of his
shirt was always thickly sprinkled with
1t. We used to notice that he never
seemed to relish one of his huge pinches
so much as Immediately after having
administered a sound castigation to
some recalcitrant pupil.
On the other hand, there was little or
no open air smoking, except in the case
of laboring men going to or from their
work. In this respect lucifer matches
have something to answer for; but for
them the practice Of outdoor smoking
would never have grown to its present
enormous proportions. - Chambers
journal.
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only hope. The oper-
alton was q severe
one, - 1t was neces-
gAU to cut down to
the 3ANbone q d
eoIApe It.. Before Q
great while the Can.
cor returned, and be-
Gan to grow rapidly.
We g1vo him many
remedies without re.
lief, and finally,
upon the advice o{e
'3f1end, decided to
try 6. 8: g. (swift's
A
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weakness and
sickness pecu-
liar to the sex.
If the Egypt
ian custom pre-
vailed in this
country, many
suferers would
be glad to
cover tn
PR m a u e
wrinkles, their
sunkencheeks,
unhealthy
e eyes of the
: the Orient,
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Elephants, Teeth,

Elephants have only eight teeth-two
above and two below on each eide. All
elephants ''baby teeth" fall out when
the animal is about IA years old. and .
new Get groWk
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The
Cruel Knife!

It is absolutely useless to expect a
surgical operation to cure cancer, or
any other blood disease. The cruelty
OF such treatment is illustrated in the
alarming number Of deaths which re-
suit from It. The disease is in the
blood, and hence can not be cut out.
Nine times out of ten the surgeons
knife only hastens death.
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Hidden Beauty

In Egypt the custom is for Princesses
to hide their beauty by covering
the lower part of the face with a veil.
In America the beauty of many of
our women is hidden because of the
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Blood

- II 10 the only remedy which goes
to the very bottom Of the blood and
forces out every trace of the disease.
3. 8. 8. is guaranteed purely vegetable,
q contains no potash, mercury, OF
other mineral.
Books on Cancer will be mailed free
TO any address by the Swift Specific
Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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The eggs of a bluebottle fly, If placed
In the sun, will hatch In !two-or three
hours. Z .
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Ny. son had . most malignant Cancer. for
Which the doctors said an 0peration Naa fhe
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-25

began to improve. After twenty bottles had
been taken, the Cancer disappeared entirely,
he vas cured. Thu cure was a permanent
q orig y now SEVENTEEN years old, and has
.eu11sss %....sy J. N. MURDOCH,
80 Snodgrass st., Dallas. Texas.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
HY N E NEAL.
Two Wcddinn. MT Frcmont

FREMONT, Neb,, Oct 26.-(Speclal.) y
Alfred r. Mitchell of Florcuce. Colo, and
Miss Fern West OF this city were married
this afternoon at the residence OF the
BRIDES parents on East Tenth street. in
the presence OF few intimate friends OF
the contracting parties, by Rev. w. H. Guss
OF the Congregational church. The young
people left Immediately after the GER
esnony for their new home in Florence
The groom is prosperous business man
in that city and the bride is a we'll known
young woman OF Fremont.
AT the residence Of the brides parents
on North Union street THE morning Jane
II. Quinn and Miss Myrtle Ream, daughter
OF c. r. Ream, all OF this city. were united
In marriage by Rev NJ. b. Harrison OF
Scribner. At the close OF the ceremony the
wedding party sat down to a tastily ar
ranged breakfast. Mr. Quinn is postal
clerk in the United States railway mai
service, running between Omaha and
Cheyenne. The bride has been for the
past five years successful teacher ia the
schools OF this county.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
FIRE on DOUGLAS STREET
Omaha Tank Manufacturing COM
pnny's Building is Guttcd and
Valuable Machinery Destroyed.

The two-story frame building at Seventh
and Douglas streets occupied by the Omaha
Tank Manufacturing company caught fire
about $3.50 Thursday night and was badly
gutted before the flames were controlled.
The fire had brisk start, in fact the whole
inside of the building seemed to be mass of
flames when the fire department arrived,
but through heroic efforts Of the firemen
the conflagration was finally curbed.
The structure was filled with all sorts of
combustibles such as dry pine and oak lum-
Der, besides shavings, sawdust and oiled
woods and as soon as the fire caught it be-
gan to eat through the building as though it
was going through straw. To add to the
difficulty the hose burst and put the fire.
fighters to an immense disadvantage.
Two or three times it seemed that the fire
was under control but it broke out again
and the contents of the building were about
a total loss, although the shell of the build
ing was left almost intact. The plant is
owned by Theodore Christensen and it turns
out hogsheads, tierces and watts, such as are
used in packing houses. The loss was priu-
cipally to the machinery, which was valua-
BILE.
c.. P. Norwald, the manager of the con-
cern, came to the scene of the fire soon
after it broke out and worked with the fire.
men to save all that was possible. He said
he could place no estimate upon the damage
done, as there was no way OF telling just how
much lumber had been destroyed. He
thought it would take several thousand dol
lars to replace the machinery.
Mr.. Norwald said the cause of the fire was
n mystery. They had closed as usual a
short time before and everything was all
right then.
There was no fire used in the building,
all the machinery being run by electricity.
The building and contents were partially
covered by insurance, but the exact amount
could not be ascertained as the papers we're
in the safe in the burned building and could
not be obtained.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
GUARDS OBSERVE NATAL DAY
Festivities at the Armory Mark Their
Twelfth Birthday md Thurston
Rifles Are Guests.

The Omaha Guards celebrated their twelfth
anniversary last night with an elaborate ball
at the armory. In addition to this pleasant
significance, a feature of the occasion was
the attendance of the Thurston Rifles, who
were present in force. the honored guests OF
the evening. Their full dress uniforms had
been brought from the seclusion to which
they had been doomed during the period
when their owners were more familiar with
Mauser rifle than dance program and
the ball room presented dstinctively mill
tary appearance. The ancient rivalry was
buried for all time, and the evening was
an artistic and social success. A military
effect had been striven for in the decora-
tions, which consisted OF Americans flags
draped from walls and ceiling with liberal
hand. The platform at the end OF the hall
had been converted into an impromptu but
popular conservatory, and the suite OF par
lors newly furnished and decorated offered
n tempting escape from the crowded dancing
floor, In all there were 300 guests In the
ball room, who faithfully participated in
each number OF protracted program.
Among the notable guests were Major Null
ford OF the Thirty-ninth volunteers, formerly
colonel of the First Nebraska, and Captain
Streght OF Company r, Nebraska National
Guard, who came up from Lincoln for the
occasion The management OF the affair was
entrusted to James Allen, G. w. Doane and
l.. C.. Sholes
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
MnnIr rit, Gns.in-

The applications to attend night school
now number forty.
Mayor Ensor is away again on another
short hunting trip
Tho ronwork supporting the Q street
viaduct is being painted.
The laying of permanent walks on
Twenty-fOurth street st'll continues.
The yard tracks at Sw,fts have been
connected with the main line tracks
The winter packing of hogs commences
on November ! and will close March l.
All of the packing houses report an un.
usually good business for this time of the
year.
e. c. Price. general manager OF Swifts
plant here, has returned from short east
ern trip.
Lou Etter is making a great campaign
in the First ward and is confident OF being
elected assessor.
Lodge No. 227, Ancient Order Of United
Workmen, will give a dance at odd Fell
lows hall on Wednesday evening, Novem-
Der 90
Members of all Of the Workmen lodges
in the city will visit Omaha Friday evening
to celebrate the thirty-tirst anniversary OF
the order. The celebration will be held at
Myrtle hail. Fifteenth and Douglas streets,
Mrs Anna NJ. Maxwell entertained Secre-
tary Logan of the Hawaiian commission,
Mrs. Logan and Mrs Ollie Smith. clerk OF
the Hawaiian exhibit together with Mrs.
Preiss, clerk of the Douglas county (Ne-
braska) exhibit, at her home on Twenty
fourth street, Tuesday evening, The hos
tess was assisted by her daughter, Miss
Grace,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
CHIEF WHITES SUCCESSOR
Speculation Rife ms to whether or
Not He VIII Come from
the Ranks.

Considerable interest is manifested con-
corning the probable successor OF the late
Chief White OF the police force and specula-
ton Is everywhere rife as to the identity of
the prospective new chief, The Board OF Po-
lice and Fire Commissioners has not yet
taken any action in the matter except to
designate Captain Donahue as act
ing chief until provision shall have been
made for a permanent successor to Chief
White, All appointments by the Police
Board OF captains and sergeants heretofore
have been in the line of promotion. The
present acting chief is the senior captain
and Daniel W. Her is junior captain. Should
either OF these officers be chosen TO fill the
vacancy In the chiertainship. 1t Is probable
that one OF the sergeants will be promoted
10 the captaincy thus vacated. There is al
ready talk Of several applications for the
chleftainship from outside OF the force. but
none has yet been filed
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
LOCAL BREvITIES,

permit has been granted n. w. Cook
to erect a $1,000 frame dwelling on North
Thirty-fourth street, in Bemis park,
The home of Charles Weidt. lil7 Harney,
was slightly scorChcd by fire Thursday oft.
ernoon about $3.50 The cause of the blaze
was not known.
In the parlor Of the Young Mems Chris
tan association Saturday afternoon al Z
o'clock. Miss Jordan has charge of the
lesson.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church will serve n dinner
FRIDAY from ll;So a, m; to 80 y. m. in tho
Dodge. Price - cents
The meeting of the kind, rgartcn teach
ers and the friends of these schools to be
addressed by Miss liolcomb OF Chicago.
stead or at !, as was enormously an
nounced
The receipts at the customs house yes
tcrday consist of 250 dozen pairs of kid
gloves from Prague, Bohemia The gloves
are consigned to ono of the dealers OF the
city. The customs duty amounts to about
10 cents per pair.
Thieves entered n barn belonging to
James Lee, in the rear of 2601 Davenport
street, Wednesday night ana stole vnlu-
able set of harness, An entrance was
they reached with the aid of ladder.
Druid camp, No. "a, Woodmen of the
World will have an open session at Idle
wild hall Friday night, at which Sovereign
Commander j. +. Root and Colonel Towne.
member of the executive board will be
present and speak Musical numbers will
that the full membership be present.
The night schools conducted by the school
district will probably be opened Monday
Comenius. i sixteenth and William streets;
Kellom, Twentythird and Nicholas: Cent
raj Twenty-second and Dodge. one room
ginning and others will be added as the at
tendance makes necessary.