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Physician and Surgeon.
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Physician and Surgeon.
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Money constantly on hand to close farm loans
at lowest rates given in Western Nebraska.
All kinds of business before United States Land
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iSKNIlNHUN.
Parnell's Speech Interrupted by
Cries of "Lynch Him!"
COLLAPSE OF NEW TIPPERARY.
Smith-Barry's Tenants Hastening to Cover
DaTitt Rejected The German Gov
ernment Discouraging Emigration
3Ianipurs Koutcd at Fort Tliabat.
Dublin, April 6. The Irish Amnesty
association held a meeting in Phoenix
park to protest against the continued
imprisonment of Irish and Irish-American
political prisoners. About two
thousand persons attended, and Mr.
Parnell was one of the speakers. Mr.
Parnell acensea the Liberals of always
making political prisoners, while the
Tories released them. It might occur
again, he said, that John Daly and oth
ers convicted of political crimes during
the tenure of the Liberals would be lib
erated by the Conservatives. Mr. Glad
stone did not hesitate in 1886 to ascer
tain the opinions of dynamiters in
America as to whether they would ac
cept the home rule bill, and he even re
ceived these persons at Hawarden.
"Whj, therefore, had he not released
these prisoners who were certainly no
worse than those with whom he had
bargained? A voice said, "Why did
not you make their release a condition
of accepting the Liberal alliance?''
Some Healvites here raised a cry,
"Kill him! Lynch him!-'
Mr. Parnell stood unmoved and re
plied without a quaver: "The Irish
party has never made conditions; and
the prisoners would rather rot in jail
than accept anything but unconditional
release."
The meeting passed resolutions calling
on Irishmen at home and abroad to
work 4o secure the release of the pris
oners, and demanded their speedy, un
conditional liberation.
R. D. THOMSON,
CVullll'JlVl UUU JLfUllUVl.
127 Sixth St. Cor. of Viue,
NORTH .PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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ple billiard and pool tables and is
a pleasant orderly resort at all times.
Lipors and Cigars
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The End of Xeir-TJlppeTary.
London, April C. It is stated that
Smith-Barry has.notiSedtJii8- Tipperary
agent, Mr. Townsend, to make liberal
terms with the tenants returning to
their farms. The tenants have been
gradually coming back for the past four
months, but the large body have held
out until now, when they have made a
complete surrender, and practically
throw themselves on the generosity of
the landlord. This is the end of New
Tipperary, which has cost many thou
sands of pounds to the Irish National
league and its supporters in America
and Australia. The reason for the sur
render of the tenants a.t this time is
their anxiety to take advantage of the
Irish land purchase bill, which comes
up this week, and will become a law
virtually without opposition except on
the part of Labouchere and a few other
English radicals. Should the tenants
not be in possession of their farms they
conld not, of course, take advantage of
the bill. It is said that both Irish fac
tions in parliament favor the measure.
Davitt Repudiated.
London, April C. The refusal of the
government to accept Michael Davitt as
Irish representative on tlie labor com
mission is generally approved by both
parties in England. The London trades
unionists do not conceal their satisfac
tion, and their leader Tom Mann, who
rjroDOses himself to issue a labor paper,
is said to be gratified at the repudiation
of Davitt, whom Mann and his fellow
unionists claim to regard as a foreigner,
with no right to interfere in the lalor
interests of Great Britaiu. It is stated
that no sooner was Davitt's name men
tioned than earnest protests poured in
on the Hon. W. H. Smith, not from Con
servatives alone, but from Liberals of
everv rank, clainunjr that a man con
victed of connection with dynamiters
was not a proper person to sit in a royal
commission, dealing with the most im
portant interests of the empire.
Discouraging German Kmigration.
London, April C. It is stated that
the German government has sent in
structions to its minister to ascertain
what, if any, guarantee of protection
the American government gives to Ger
man subjects residing in the United
States. The present controversy be
tween America and Italy is viewed
with no little satisfaction at Berlin and
the worst possible form is given it by
the German press generally. The mo
tive is not so much unfriendly to the
United States as to put a stop to Ger
man emigration, which is already mak
ing itself severely felt in the lack of la
borers for agricultural purposes. The
Conservative party and the large land
owners generally are in favor of pro
hibiting emigration for all except Jews,
as is done in Russia. The government
is not prepared to go this far, but none
the less appreciates the fact of the drain
upon the industries of Germany. The
impression is, therefore, sought to be
created that America is a lawless conn
try, and that scenes like the New Or
leans massacre are of ordinary occurrence.
ADVANCE IN MEDICINE.
Manlpurs Routed at Fort Tliabat.
Calcutta, April C Fresh details
concerning the capture of Fort Thabat,
near Manipur, "the scene of the recent
massacre of British troops by the na
tives, have been received. The British
force which carried the works by assault
numbered only eighty Indian troops.
The gams on of the fort was composed
of 900 Mauipurs, but the onslaught of
the .British was so nerce mac me iuani
rrarsfledin wild disorder. Reinforce
ments have been dispatched, but it is
feared the Manipurs will return and at
tack the British detachment in full
force before the reinforcements can
reach the scene.
German Squadron Ordered to Chili.
Berlin. April 6. Germany has or
dered the German squadron in Chinese
waters to proceed to Chili. This is due
to protests from Hamburg merchants to
the chancellor that German exports
from Chili are ceasing, owing to Ger
man vessels being unprotected.
REMARKABLE PROGRESS MADE TO
PREVENT DISEASES.
The Improvement in Medical Science Has
Keen in Three Distinct Directions Ne
cessity of Cleanliness Is the Greatest
Factor in Modern Treatment.
"Emancipation from the thraldom of
authority in which it was fast bound for
centuries," said Dr. Osier, "medicine has
progressed with extraordinary rapidity,
and even within the present generation
has undergone a complete revolution.
The advance has been in three directions.
First, in the prevention of disease. A
study of the conditions under which epi
demics develop has led to the important
work of sanitary science. For fifty
years the watchword of the profession
in this matter has been 'cleanliness:' and
clean streets, good drains and pure wa
ter have in many towns reduced the
mortality from certain diseases 50 per
.flit.
In this department certainly medi
cine has achieved its greatest victories.
It is a thought full of encouragement
to know that such diseases as typhoid
fever and diphtheria uiay ultimately be
stamped out and be as rare among us as
leprosy and smallpox. Iu this work the
profession requires and can often obtain
the intelligent co-operation of city au
thorities and the public. People scarce
ly understand how much has already
been done, nor do they yet appreciate
the possibilities of preventive medicine.
I'UDLIC knowledge.
The second great advance which
medicine has made relates to the Knowl
edge which has been gained of the agents
producing diseases. Dating from the
studies on fermentation by Pasteur, and
the earlj- work of Lister, we have gradu
ally learned to recognize the importance
of the structures known as bacteria,
which has revolutionized the practice of
surgery and gynecology. Today surgery
is a new art, and hundreds now recover
after operations from which hundreds
previously died. The information which
we now have on these subjects has been
slowly and painfully acquired, here a
little and there a little: but the outcome
of it all is that as clean streets and good
drains and pure water mean municipal
health, so absolute cleanliness and ab
sence of contamination mean in great
part freedom from infection.
"So universally present are the infect
ive agents, particularly of suppuration,
that it is only by the most scrupulous
care that the infection of wounds can be
prevented, and it is now generally ac
knowledged that thy highest type of this
autisepticism is obtained, not 13 the
use of various solutions which destroy
the germs, but by such measnres of clean
liness as effectually prevent the possibil
ity of their presence.
"The researches showing the relation
of special microscopic organisms to spec
ial diseases are likely to lead to the most
important results. The cultivation of
the germs of disease outside of the body
has enabled ns to study the products of
their growth and in several instances
from them to obtain materials which,
when injected into an animal, act as a
sort of vaccine ".gainst the disease itself.
The hope or obtaining in some of the
most important diseases vaccinas which
will bear the fame relation to them as
ordinary vaccine to smallpox is very
reasonable aim likely ere long to be real
ized. In another direction, too, the
studies of Koch have shown that in the
growth of these bacilli materials are ob
tained which may act most powerfully
upon the body and attack the elements
of the disease itself, nis discovery of
the action of the product of the growth
of the tubercle bacilli upon tuberculous
tissue ranks as one of the most remark
able of late years.
chances of living are better.
But I hear the householder say: 'All
that is very well, but Tommy gets the
measles and Mary has the innmp3 and
Susie gets the whooping cough just as
my grandmother tells me her children
had fifty years ago. My doctor's bills
are possibly a little larger than were
father's, and I know his drug bill-comu
not have been as heavy as mine for the
last quarter.' This may be perfectly
true, for the millenium has not yet come.
but it is perfectly true that today Mrs.
Householder's risks have been reduced to
a minimum in the necessary domestic
emergencies, and her children's chances
of reaching maturity have been euor-
inouslv enhanced.
"The third jrreat advance has been the
diffusion in the profession and among
the public of more rational ideas upon
the treatment of disease. Dieting and
nursing have supplanted in great part
bleeding and physicking. We know now
that a majority of febrile affections run
a definite course uninfluenced by drugs.
We recognize daily the great fact that
disease is only a modification of the nor
mal processes of hei'lth, and that there
is a natural tendencv to recover. We
cannot claim in the medicinal treatment
of disease to have made great positive
advances, still we have learned not to
do what we did is for the poor patients
a great gain. The past half century
has placed only a half dozen absolutel'
indispensable drugs which must be used
by all indiscriminately who practice the
healing art.
"A desire to take medicine is perhaps
the great feature which distinguishes
man from other animals. Why this ap
petite should have developed", how it
could have grown to its present dimen
sions, what it will ultimately reach, are
interesting problems too deep for me.
"Some of the brightest hopes of hu
manity are with the medical profession.
Disease will always be with ns, but we
may look forward confidently to the
time when epidemics shall be no. more,
when typhoid shall be as rare as typhus
and tuberculosis as leprosy. Man. nat
urally a transgressor daily, both in ig
norance and deliberately breaking the
laws of health, will always need doc
tors, but the great get up of preventable
diseases will disappear. The progress
will be gradual. What has been done
is but an earnest of the things that shall
be done. Amid many disappointments
we must not be impatient. Science
moves but slowly, slowly creeping from
point to point." Baltimore Sun.
Robert Buchanan, the poet, novelist
and reviewer, was a poor Scotch village
boy a score of years ago, without fame
or fortune or prospects of cither. The
success he has had in literature has been
won by hard work and merit, but today
he is one of the foremost meu in London
literary life.
In some of the West End restaurants
in London as much as twentj-eight
shillings a week is paid by a waiter for
the right to look after the wants of
wealthy diners. Tips there vary at any
thing between Gd. and 2s. Gd., and a first
class man may reckon to clear a solid
3 a week.
Small articles made of malleable iron
are now finished and polished bright by
being placed in revolving drums with
curriers' shavings, from which they
emerge with all of the rough edges
smoothed and the surface highly pol
ished. New York's annual pie bill is $5,4G0,
000, or more than is paid for public
schools, the fire and police departments,
or sent to the heathen. New York pro
duces about one-thirtieth of the pie crop
of the United State.
A PICTURE IN FROST TIME.
A window, with wide panes embayed
And half moon seat of old gold cloth,
Looks forth to where tho trees are swayed
By winds whose breath is chill and. wroth.
And on the glass a filmy veil
Extends, as if to shield the bloom
That nods in greeting to tho gale
From midst the warm and cheery room.
Roses and lilies, hothouse pinks
And pansics that no garden dew
E'er wet, and ferns whose fragile links
No woodland pool with shade did strew.
And showing multi-colored tints.
Full clusters of chrysanthemums
Flash back tho roseate name that glints
Where cosily tho hearth log hums.
"While near at hand sits one who reads '
The pages of a book of art.
And naught outdoors or indoors heeds.
Lost in some spirit realm's fair mart,
William Struthers in Detroit Free Press.
Plain Living.
To the ordinary homekeeping youth
plain living is usually the every day
diet to which he has always been accus
tomed, with little regard to jp.1 fitness or
wholesomeness. With a royal contempt
for divergent tastes, he is apt to give a
domestic version of the old saying, "Or
thodoxy is my doxy, so heterodoxy must
be yours." What suits him should suit
every one. The same spirit animated
Dr. Johnson when he gave his famous
definition of "oats" as "in England, food
for horses, in Scotland for men." But
the whirligig of time has so twisted af
fairs around that the food at which the
great lexicographer sneered little more
than a hundred years ago is now an ar
ticle of daily diet in thousands of En
glish homes. The plainest of plain liv
ing it is to us nowadays, but the high
thinking of the Seventeenth and Eigh
teenth centuries was cultivated on a very
oifferent aliment. Yet who is prepared
to say that greater intellects have ever
been known in the English nation than
were produced in the days of roistering,
wine bibbing and high living, when
such minds were developed as those of
Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Dryden, Addi
son, Swift, Pope and countless others
whom time fails even to mention?
Christine Terhune Herrick.
Substance and Form in Literary Judgment.
And is it not true that from the nature
of things the contemporary judgment
lays most stress on substance, and that
the "final" judgment is favorable to
form? Substantially speaking, how many
historic things of immense contemporary
vogue seem insipid to us, whereas scarce
ly anything of very great formal merit
has been allowed to perish?
In other words, is there not an element
of universality about perfection of form
which significance of thought does not
possess? or, at any rate, is not perfection
more nearly attainable in form than it is
in substance? And nothing is so pre
servative as perfection or any approach
to it.
One thing is very certain neglect of
form involves the sacrifice of an element
of positive attractiveness as well as of
fending positively by perverseness and ec
centricity. Whether rhj-me and rhythm,
cadence, purity, flawlessness, melody
are essential or not to poetry, the aban
donment of the artistic quality which
they imply is obviously a loss. Scrib-
ner's.
An Indian Challenge.
Two tribes of Indians in the upper
part of California had as boundary be
tween their districts a low ridge where
the streams headed. If you should go to
where one of. these streams, Potter river,
rises you would see still standing a tall
pile of stones beside a never failin
spring. On one side of this cairn was the
territory of the Pomo Indians, and on the
other the land of the Chumaia. These
tribes were enemies, and were often at
war. When the Chumaia wished to
challenge the others to battle they took
three little sticks, cut notches round
their ends and in the middle, tied them
at the ends into a faggot and laid it on
this cairn. If the Pomos accepted the
challenge they tied a string around the
middle of the three sticks and left them
in their place. Then agents of both
tribes met on neutral ground and ar
ranged the time and place of battle.
winch took place accordingly. St. Nich
olas.
Origin of an Old Saying.
Iii the Sixteenth century it was gener
ally stated that "spiders be true signs of
great stores of gold," a saying which
arose thus: While a passage to Cathay
was being sought b' the northwest a
manner brought home a stone which
was announced to be gold, and caused
such a ferment that several vessels were
fitted out for the express purpose of col
lecting the pi-ecious metaL Frobisher,
in 1377, found on one of tho islands
where he lauded similiar stones and an
enormous number of spiders. Cornhill
Magazine.
A Brazilian parrot once succeeded in
making a railway party believe that they
had run over a child. Sudden cries, fol
lowed by a low moaning, rang out from
beneath the wheels. The train was
stopped, and the employes nervously
searched the track, but no child was to
be seen. No clew to the situation could
bo found until a large green parrot,
swinging in his cage, uttered a mocking
laugh.
There has been some dispnte as to the
descent of the dog whether it is an im
proved progeny of the wolf or a distinct
variety. That it is not a different species
is proved by the fact that the dog and
the wolf will mate and produce offspring.
Nevertheless it is probable that the dog
is merely descended from the sauie orig
inal stock with the wolf.
It was not until about fifty years ai;o
that cut ice became a commodity ad
mitting of purchase by persons of mod
erate means. In New York city alone,
at the present day, the yearly consump
tion of ice amounts to about 1,000,000
tons.
The small bronze bells found in the
ancient palace of Ninirod contained
ninety parts of copper and but ten of
tin. In our day the proportions are,
say, eighty parts of copper to twenty of
iia.
A Uscfnl Article.
"Wh-, how odd this had never been
thought of before!" raid a visitor at a
woman's exchange of the city. She had
in her hand a pretty knitted article,
which was a baby's bottle cozy. For
railway travel or to go ont with Miss
Baby in her own little carriage they are
of great servico in keeping the milk
warm, and also, as they- are knitted
double, to offer protection against break
age. Some padded ones were also seen,
but are not so serviceable as the knit
ted ones, as they do not fit so closely to
the bottle. New York Times.
A Boon for Bachelors.
The advantages of a pocket that has
no sewed seams and cannot rip and that
is neat and smooth in the garment are
such as will -bo appreciated by every
masculine reader. Such a pocket is the
invention of an ingenious Yankee who
calls his device a safety seamless pocket
The peculiarity of these pockets is that
they are woven complete in one piece
No stitching or sewing is necessary to
make them ready for use, but they are
turned ont by the loom in the exact form
in which they are required for trousers.
New ork Journal.
THOMSON AND HIS RATS.
Was Golnr to Have Fan Seeing Them
Swim, bat They Saw Him Swim Instead.
The Question is frequently asked
whence the name of Thomson pond, a
sheet of water in western Maine extend
ing through four towns and lying part
ly in three counties. Tradition says it
was named from the first settler, Joe
Thomson. During his sojourn he was
seriously troubled by rata. He first pro
vided himself with a stout leather bag
of the- capacity of four bushels. He then
placed an empty hogshead in his log
hovel, leaving the bunghole open,
through which he dropped a small quan
tity of meat scraps and crumbs.
Bag in hand he retired outside to
watch proceedings, peeking through a
small crevice between the logs. Pres
ently he espied an old, gray veteran ap
proaching the bunghole. He takes a
peep, then sniffs, looks cautiously about
and then enters. He soon emerges from
the hogshead and quickly disappears,
In a trice he returns, followed by s
drove amounting to hundreds, which one
by one disappear through the bunghole
"Now," chuckled Joe, "is my fun," as
he skipped calmly throngh tho door and
adjusted the open mouth of the bag to
the small aperture, at the same time rap
ping the hogshead with the toe of his
boot, which produced a loud, ringing
sound. With loud squeals and nerce
struggles the frightened rats began to
scramble through the bunghole, all land
ing in the bottom of tho bag.
His first thought was to drown them
by sinking the bag in the pond, but be
ing in a rather gamesome mood, as was
often the case, he on eluded to put the
bag in his boat, and after rowing to a
good distance from the shore then release
them, and with his ox goad have a good
tinio knocking- them in tho head.
Rowing out several rods from the
shore and being in high glee at the
thought of wreaking vengeance on the
"varmints" which had given so much
trouble, he without hesitation untied the
bag, expecting to see the frightened crea
tures at once leap into the water, but he
quicklv found himself mistaken.
Instead of fleeing or even retreating
the rats charged in a body, and with
teeth and claws so severely lacerated his
face, neck and hand.3 as to cause him to
leap from the boat and swim for the
shore, leaving tho craf i; in the possession
of hi3 one time victims. Lewiston Jour
nal.
A Spider's Rapid AVork.
When the common geometrical spider
has made up its mind to spin a web, it
commences operations by inclosing a cer
tain area with the foundation lines.. To
these radiating lines are fixed, generally
about thirty in number, and all joining
in the center of tho mare. When the
radii are finished the spinner proceeds
to weave the concentrii: lines, stretching
them from ono radiatirg thread to an
other, and forming Ihem of the silk
thickly studded with viscous drops.
Starting from tho center of the web,
however, the first few concentric threads
are without tliis peculiarity, the reason
being that the spider likes to sometimes
sit in the middle of its web, and natural
ly does not caro to be incommoded with
tho sticky matter which it prepares for
the special benefit of its prej.
When tho snare is finished, a task
which often does not occupy moro than
forty minutes in spite of the complicated
nature of the work, the spider weaves a
cell in some secluded spot close at hand.
connecting it with the center of the web
by means of a special thread. This, by
its trembling, gives intimation of the
capture of any insect in the web, and
also forms a pathway by which the
snugly ensconced spider is enabled to
proceed on an investigating expedition
Comhill Magazine.
The Sense of Smell.
The eye is used only for seeing, and
the car for hearing, but the nose is one
of the organs that serve a double pur
pose. It is not only the seat of the
sense of smell, but was intended to be
the principal organ through which man
should breathe. Its circuitous passages,
warm and moist, protect the lungs by
taking the chill from the inspired air
and arresting irritating dust.
The whole nose is not concerned in
the act of smelling. The olfactory
nerves, which alone take cognizance of
odors, are situated in tho upper third of
the nasal chambers, out of the line of
ordinary inhalation. For this reason we
do not usually notice odors unless they
are somewhat strong; but when we sniff
draw the air into the upper part of
the nostrils and hold it there for a few
moments wo become aware of the faint
est scent. Youth's Companion.
France's Executive.
The president of Franco is chosen by a
majority vote of both branches of par
liament sitting together as a joint as
sembly, and his term is seven years.
Usually, however, he is compelled to
step down from office by pressure from
parliament before his term ends. The
constitution gives him the authority to
select a ministry, which must comprise
members of parliament; to conclude
treaties with foreign nations, to appoint
to the chief military and civil posts, to
pardon offenders, and in concurrence
with the senate to dissolve the chamber
of deputies and bring about a new elec
tion. These arc tho chief powers of the
president. The present executive Car-
not was elected on Dec. 11, 1887. St
Louiii Globe-Democrat.
Not a Bad Idea.
"Remember, boys," said the teacher,
who being still Jiew at the business,
knew not what eke to say to make an
impression, "that in the bright lexicon
of youth there's no such word as fail."
After a few moments a boy from Bos
ton raised his hand. "Well, what is it,
Socrates?" asked the teacher.
"I was merely going to suggest," re
plied the youngster as he cleaned his
specticles with his handkerchief, "tk.it
if such is the case, it would be advisable
to write to the publishers of that lexicon
and call their attention to the omission."
Montreal Star.
Got a-S75 Pearl with His Dinner.
Edward Malley was eating a dinner at
Henblein's recently, and among the first
dishes served was oysters on the half
shell. He picked up one of the oysters
with his fork from the shell, and his eye
was attracted by a white substance which
had been coucealed under the oyster. It
was a pearl of extraordinary size and ex
ceptionally fine quality, although it was
entirely in the rough state. It was ex
amined by several gentlemen who were
present, and it was universally conceded
to be a remarkable gem. Mr. Malley
placed its value at $7.1, and this estimate
was accepted as being none too high.
He proposes to have it finished up and
mounted. The oyster in which the gem
was found came from one of the local
dealers and was taken from a bed in the
Sound. New Haven Register.
EfTects of the Indian Climate.
Among the GOO men composing the
First battalion of the Scottish Borderers
(the old Twenty-fifth), which will arrive
from Bunnah in a week or two, there
are only six who went out with the regi
ment to India in 1873. These are the
sergeant major, a sergeant and four
members of the band. London Tit-Bits.
Ill
CflenGSkr (Mb
A building yp
of the entire system follows the use
of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip
tion. It's an invigorating, restora
tive tonic, soothing cordial and
bracing nervine and a certain
remedy for all the functional de
rangements, painful disorders or
chronic weaknesses peculiar to wo
men. It improves digestion, en
riches the blood, dispels aches and
painn, melancholy and nervousness,
brings refreshing sleep, and restores
flesh and strength. For periodical
pains, internal inflammation and ul
ceration, leucorrhea and kindred ail
ments, it is a positive specific a
guaranteed one. If it fails to give
satisfaction, in any case, the money
paid for it is refunded. No other
medicine for women is sold on these
terms. "With an ordinary medicine,
it can't be done.
That's the way its makers prove
their faith in it. Contains no alco
hol to inbriate ; no syrup or sugar
to derange digestion ; a legitimate
medicine, not a leverage. Purely
vegetable and perfectly harmless in
any condition of the system.
World's Dispensary Medical As
sociation, Proprietors, No. CG3 Main
Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
DECORATE THE PIAffo.
In Small Rooms It Is Now Made a Thing
of Beauty and an Artistic Joy.
The magic skill of modern decorators
has vanquished the formidable aggres
siveness even of the parlor piano. For
inerlj' pianos were most obstinately,
hopelessly angular objects in a pretty
parlor, positively refusing to lend them
selves to any scheme of decoration. But
even a piano has possibilities, and since
these possibilities have been discovered
and realized the piano is the keynote of
the whole decorative scheme. Of course
in all city parlors an upright piano is
used, and instead of being set back
against the wall like a child in disgrace,
it is now turned out into the room al
most at right angles, which is decidedly
more agreeable to the performer. The
back of the instrument is then draped
with some beautiful material, hanging
like a curtain to the floor.
Sometimes a plain piece of Roman
sheeting is used, a silken damask or
Pompadour velvet, with the main color
in harmony with the room. Some
ladies introduce a small picture or bit of
embroidery in one upper corner, aronud
which the drapery is hung gracefully, or
clever needlewomen embroider the
whole drapery in quaint, odd designs.
A scarf of silk harmonizing with the
hanging at the back falls over the top of
the piano, and there are candelabra or
some light pieces of bric-a-brac that wil.
not rattle when the instrument is in use.
Such are the possibilities of a piano as
an object of decorative art, but wonder
ful indeed are its possibilities in another
direction.
Placed near a bay window, it shuts in
tho coziest lovers' nest imaginable.
Soft cushioned window seats that have
room for just two intuitive seats they
might be called are hidden thus away
completely from the cold, cruel world,
Smokers' retreats with little couches
u ay be hidden in the shadow of such a
piano when rich hangings fall from a
corner window. Or a delightful tea cor
ner is made with a screen for a doorway,
and soft divans and dim lights inside.
Miss Georgia Cayvan has such a tea cor
ner in her artistic little house in Harlem.
The back of the piano is hung with a
soft shade of yellow, brocaded with dull
green leaves and flowers. Against this
the little tea table is placed, with its
dainty belongings, and a low chair be
side it where the hostess presides.
A yellow cushioned divan extends en
tircly around this comer, lighted by the
6oft radiance of a lamp with a pale green
shade, and piled high with a baker's
dozen of pillows largo and small and
medinm with bright silken covers.
New York Sun.
Uncivil Kail way Porters.
All .bngiish railway companies are
very particular about civility bein;
shown to the public, with perhaps one
exception, known to most railway men;
but even that company has now lm
proved in this respect, as well as in many
others. A baldheaded director of this
company was traveling with some stran
gers, and at one of the stations ono of
them asked the name of tho place. A
porter pointed to the name board, re
marking, "Can't yon read?" Tho direc
tor was somewhat vexed, but said noth
ing. At the next station another of the
passengers asked if they changed there
for A . "Sit still, and don't bother;
this ain't a junction," the porter replied.
The director, who was much surprised
at the incivility of the porters, told the
strangers who he was, and expressed re
gret that they had been so spoken to. "I
will see, however," ho said, "if they will
speak in tho same way to me." At the
next station he put his head out of tho
window, but conld get no one's attention
till the train was moving off, when a
porter came up and shouted to him,
"Keep your bald head in, old buffer, or
you'll catch cold." He fumed with rage,
but the strangers seemed to enjoy his
defeat
There was trouble at those three sta
tions the next day, and three faces were
seen no more on those platforms. Cham
hers' Journal.
I 5
T'fff ,'-r'
It "Was Not Tic That Worried.
"Now, sir," cried Mr. Bagwig fero
ciously, "attend to me! Were you not
in difficulties a few months aor'
"No."
"Now, sir! Attend to my question, I
ask you again, and pray be careful in
answering, for you are on your oath. I
need hardly remind yon. Were you not
in difficulties some months ago?"
"No; not that I know of."
"Sir, do you pretend to tell this court
that you did not make a composition
with your creditors a few months ago?"
A bright smile of intelligence spread
over the ingenious face of tho witness as
he answered:
"Oh! ah! That's what, you mean, is
it? But, you see, it was my creditors
who were in difficulties, and not me."
Green Bpr.
All animals, from ants up to whales
and elephants, play together in youth,
and some are fond of taking such diver
sion at intervals through life. One
might search the world over and not find
more playful creatures than puppies and
kittens, but there are other dumb ani
mals which not only frisk about, but
actually descend to practical jokes.
Strained Relations.
Archibald You are reloted to her by
marriage, are you not?
Frigiday No; I'm her brother by rp-
fnsaL Puck,
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This make of shoes has not given us satisfaction.
Anyone who likes them can buy a $5 Shoe for S3.
We cannot warrant this shoe. All other goods
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By virtno of the laws of the State of Nebraskn,
I hereby offer a reward of Fifty Dollars for the
captum and conviction of any person chnrgeu
with horse stealing in Lincoln county.
D. A. I3AKf.lv,
Sheriff.
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A certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
Tetter, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Old
Chronic Sores, Fever Sores, Eczema,
Itch, Prairie Scratches, Sore Nipples
anil Piles. It is cooling and soothing.
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ISTOTITT-I PLATTE.
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LAEGE STOCK OF PIECE GOODS,
embracing all the new designs, kept on hand and made to order.
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