Show GIFT V exhibitions there is a class of people who look upon gambling as it ought to be regarded with unqualified disfavor perhaps the same kind of folks have no scruples whatever about obtaining something for nothing when they get a coin comfortable fordable for table chance these arc are tho the innocent anomalous ones who are ready to attend every bilking show that comes into the country that offers in their bills to give extravagant prizes to the holders of specially numbered tickets in the audience the principal feature of such concerns is the exhibition of human folly and inconsistency any man inan that ima imagines wines showmen to be disguised philanthropists going around looking for opportunities to get rid of gold watches diamond pins and bedroom sets is almost a fit subject for the proposed structure to be erected on the provo bench rather these itinerant exhibitors are gull devour ers and their prey exists in plentiful crops in almost every community in this ono one not excepted besides when a person goes to a pub lie show for the purpose of getting something for nothing it is generally the exhibitor alone who is successful cess ful while the verdant audience is is left out in the cold quito quite a number ber of these gift ift concerns have collie and find been fuld gone find have generally cleared with a comfortable quantity of dollars let another conic next week and arid we are afraid it would be the old old story experience is not in every case me an effective schoolmaster school master A FLAT BOAT rigged with steering sweep sweeps and a small sail recently completed a trip of 1900 miles to omaha down the yellowstone and missouri starting from the mouth of the big horn in montana the captain and proprietor was A S lanneau and his crow crew consisted of another hunter W J barrett and four men from mr lanneau an omaha herald herdd reporter learned that he had been hunting buffalo in tho the yellowstone regi region or the past winter finding abundant game and had built this boat with a capacity of pounds to carry a load of buffalo hides and dried meat to market THE medical press circular offers f ers some good suggestions regarding tho the hygienic treatment of sleeplessness of which the following is a summary wet half a towel apply it to the back of the neck pressing it upward toward the base of the brain and listen the dry half of the towel over so asto as to prevent the too rapid exhalation a the effect is prompt and charming cooling the brain and inducing ducin mainess Mn calmness iness sweeter sleep than any narcotic warm warin water may bo be used though most persons prefer cold to those who from of the brain whether the result of brainwork brain work or oi pressing dax anxiety aliis simple remedy has proved an especial boon RUSSIAN govann government sr officials are much favored personages they arc are the recipients of grave att attentions ea whenever the nihilistic f fraternity wish to extend to any one of them their peculiar court courtesies esies they send them word that they will take pleasure in giving them a blowing up at the earliest opportunity the st petersburg chief of police is the latest recipient of intelligence of this nature ho be is supposed to be complacently awaiting the convenience and pleasure of the nihilists nihilisms lists who have threatened to blow him into bits THE tim CHICAGO news states that there is serious talk of resorting to lynch law in that city on account of the number and audacity of the blackest criminals and the rapid increase of their thieving and murderous operations appears to be thriving in the queen city just now IT is probable tho the irish land bill will soon be a law lair the tito next tiling thing will be a land law for england and another f for or scotland and goodness knows where the matter will land the government |