Nebraska Newspapers

    THE JTOBTH PLATIE SEMI-WEEKLY TEJBUM EEIDAI EVMIIG, JUNE 12, 1896.
BATTLE WITH AN ELEPHANT.
Animal Trainer Beatty Has a Close Call at
Kaasas City.
Kaxsas Cut, June 8. Elephant
Trainer Joseph Beatty and "William
Chambers, superintendent of animals,
had an exciting time yesterday -with
"Dick," a mammoth elephant attached
to the Porepaugh-Sells fires', circiis.
Dick is an enormous "beast, -with tasks
about five feet long. Shortly after noon
Beatty decided to take off the elephant's
chains an&Tead hir around. Suddenly,
without the slightest -warning, he drew
hack his trunk and struck Beatty in the
chest. The trainer landed 10 feet awav,
a little shaken up, but not seriously in- j
jured. Beiore he haaV time to recover
himself Dick -was upon him. He struck
at him -pri th one of his long tusks,hut the
trainer slipped to one side, so that the
huge pieces of ivory struck the ground
on either side of him. In the meantime
Beatty vras calling, "Bring me a hook."
The crowd in the tent stood horrified
and helpless. A large hook -was tossed
toward him. He honed the point be
tween the elephant's eyes. This as a
general thing is sufficient to make an
elephant cower, but it had the opposite
effect. Dick held his ground. In an
instant Beatty grabbed a tusk in each
hand and swung his feet over the ivories
near the animal's mouth. The rest of
the herd wai by this time trumpeting
and a general stampede seemed immi
nent. "WlHIiam Chambers unfastened
"Topsy," a big female elephant, and
with her assistance drove Dick to an
other side of the tent. Beatty watched
his chance and slipped from his danger
ens position and soon was assisting
Topsy and Chambers chain Dick to
his post.
Low Excursion Hates to brasia.
Chicago, June it). The Union Paci
fic is desirous of making low excursion
rates to Nebraska and as some of its
competitors have refused their assent,
it has appealed to the chairman, who
has denied the appeal. The Union
Pacific has given notice that it will run
the excursions independently of the
other roads. The Southern road has
notified its western connections that it
will not be a party to the homeseekers
excursions announced for June 9 and
23, and it will honor no cheap tickets
sold over its lines on these dates.
Council Bluffs-Chicago Convention Hate.
Chicago, June 10. General pass
enger agents of the Chicago-Missouri
river lines have decided to make the
same reduced one-way rate between
Chicago and Council Bluffs and Omaha
during the national Democratic con
vention in this city next month, as have
been agreed on to be in effect between
Chicago and Kansas City. This will
make the one-way rate for delegates and
others attending the convention $7
Chicago to Council Bluffs and 7.25
Chicago to Omaha.
2oble Bed Men Well Set Up.
CHAiTBEELAcr, June 8. Upward of
1,200 Indians belonging at Lower Brule
agency now have cause to believe that
life is well worth living. The agency
authorities a few days ago commenced
distributing among the Indians at
Dower Brule, who have taken allot
ments of land in severalty, a vast num
ber of horses, colts, oows and calves,
and enough agricultural implements to
stock all the white farmers in several
townships. .
Cardinal G Lb Trans I Better.
BAiiTTUOSE, June 8. Cardinal Gib
bons returned from Atlantic Ciry in im
proved health. He leaves tomorrow for
Cincinnati, where he will deliver the
sermon at the celebration of Arch
bishop Elder's 53d anniversary of or
dination to the priesthood, which takes
place June 10.
Thurston's CHI Goes Ovar.
"Washington, June 11. The senate
committee on Indian affairs decided to
take up Senator Thurston's bH in favor
of settlers in Gage county, Nebraska, at
the first regular meeting in December,
after the convening of congress.
Author McGnSey Dead.
Ctscin"ati, June 5. Alexander H.
McGuftey, author of a series of readers
and spellers, known to the school chil
dren of several generations, died yester
day at his ilount Auburn, home of oH
age. He was SO years oid.
Minister Taylor 111.
'Washington-', June 10. Word has
reached this city that Hannis Taylor,
United States minister to Spain, has
been taken ill in Paris. He was on. his
return to Madrid from England, after
sending his family home.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVfSSONS.
Wheat Declines One Cent Corn and Oats
Unchnnsed.
Chicago. June 1j. Wheat had a ga-ie of
see estif today, with nosers of Cuban reaeznt
tion on cue end and apprehension ef the gov
eminent crop report on the ether, the n stilt
of which Traa to cause a decline in July oC 1
cent from yesterdaj'a close. Csra liekl sur
prisingly well and close i unchanged, as did
oata. Provisions made small advance. Ciuf
ln? priees:
WJdKAT July. Tsc : September. lSz.
COEN Jnly,2TJac; September, SJbC
OATS JuIt. 17c; September. LJclSVJc
POKE July. 17 10: Septem -er. ;7-i7.f74
EIBS-Juiv. JS.7--4: September,
XiAED J my. .L.4.1. S-pt., 27r
Cosh quotations; No. 2 red w treat, 62Jc:
Jsa. 3. aScd ; No. 2 spring, 5S$c; 2io. 3,5357c;
Kb. 2 com. STHe-No. 2 ca. 13a
Sonth Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha. June 1 .CATTLE Be
ceip.3. l,63j;shade stronger; native beef steers,.
'; western steeis, S3.ec8.3; Tezj
steers, cio3.5J; cows and heifers, ri. 4035;
caanera. JL3J2J5; stackers and feeders, 53.00
3.75 ; calves, 54.9. bulls, stags, etc , 5i.i0
G3JS-
HOGS Beceipts, S: 1-c lower; heavy.
J2 9J3 9-;inixed ja9J2.S5; lijht. $ifiaS3.5:
bulk of sales. Ii.9J.g'A55-
fcESEP Keccipts. 2 0; strong-; fair to choice
natives. t3.003 SJ; fair to choice westerns.
13.0Ci.e;comraon and stock sheep, LS0g3.25;
lambs, ja50 55.00.
Chicago live Stock.
Chicago June Id. HOGS Bcceipts. 42,000;
sreak and Ific lower than yesteniay's aver
rjo; lisht. J3.1 3.45; rni-rrrt. JS.0OS3L3a;heavy,
52JSg323: rough. 5285253.
CATTLE Iteceipta. 13,00); steady to lite
nigber; beeves. 53.4J4.3; cows and .heifers,
;L40g2.73;Tzaa steers, SLSXSJL&i; stockers
and f eedera, Si2Jts3.7J."
SHEEP Beceipts, 4.0CO ; -weak and geseraUy
I'Jc lower.
The Great Problem Solved.
"Dodger is going to have a law passed
compelling women to wear their old
hats to the theater."
"Whst geed will that do?"
"Why, then they will always be will
ing to take them off. " Chicago EeccrtL
A Peaceful 2Xlsd.
The mind is never right but when it
is at peace with itself. The soul is in
heaven, even while it is in the flesh if it
be purged of its natural corruptions and
j taken up with divine thoughts and con-
ifpTrmTatimis. Sprspea.
JTL00DS CAUSE HAYOC
SEVERE STORMS PREVAIL THROUGH
OUT SEVEN STATES.
Turtle. Fish, Shell and Gravel FaU "Witfc
Rain and Hall at Hyde Park, Chicago.
TRn-pr-fri Lase Heavily Four Persons
Drowned at Leavccvrorth.
Chicago, June 8. Severe storms pre
vailed throughout "Wisconsin, Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota
and "MirVhin yesterday, with heavy
rain and in several sections with
cyclonic manifestations. Three heat
storms passed over this city, accom
panied with heavy rains and hail. Hail
stones fell in some places in this vicinity
bo thick they could be taken up by the
shovelful, After the rain in Hyde
park nearly a peck of shells and gravel
were picked up. In one place in this
suburb en! fish and turtles were found
in large numbers. Of 'this remarkable
occurrence, Observer Cox statesthat the
transportation of fishes and shell and
water gravel from their original resting
places to points miles away was due to
the air vacuums, whirlwinds and
straight winds which have prevailed
throughout the west for a week past.
A sailboat was capsized on the lake
yesterday afternoon by the high wind
and its four occupants barely escaped
drowning. "Op to a late hour last night
no fatalities had been reported. At
Peoria a heavy rain did considerable
damage. At the Union stockyards the
storm played havoc. Basements and
first floors were flooded and the big
packing house firms were heavy losers.
Hundreds of windows were blown in
and the rain entering, spoiled tons of
beef which had been prepared for can
ning. At Yirgfl, S. D., a cyclone
leveled a number of houses. Irvin Daly
was seriously injured. Prom this point
the funnel shaped cloud took a north
easterly direction, devastating every
thing with which it came in contact.
Four persons were drowned and con
siderable damage to property done at
Leavenworth, Kan. Springfield, Ills.,
was visited by one of the most violent
rainstorms known there for years.
Ohadron, Neb., was visited by a terrific
storm. Trains on all lines are delayed
by washouts. AtBaraboo, "Wis., heavy
washouts occurred and train service is
iemoralized.
2iorth I.oup Valley-a Wreck.
St. Paul, Neb., June 8. As reports
Erom the storm and flooded district con
tinue to come in they only show the
storm to have been worse, more wide
spread and losses much greater than at
first estimated. It is now evident that
the losses, even in this county alone,
will exceed $100,000. The large bridges
here and at Elba, across the North Iroup
river, are gone, together with all the
bridges across Oak, Turkey Springs,
andifunson creeks. The water from
the North Loup river rushed through
the beautiful North Loup valley clear
through the county two miles or more
in width, doing an enormous amount of
damage and drowning a great number
of hcrses, cattle and hogs, one man
alone losing over 200. Many farmers
have lost all their buiHings, washed
away, and their stock drowned, barely
escaping with their lives from the rag
ing element. Large districts have been
siso devastated by hail and. the rail? Jail
at places reported as high as from 12 to
14 inches. The neighboring town of
Dannebrog is flooded from the rushing
waters of Oak creek.
Foar Children Drowned.
LsAVSsrwoKTH, June S. Fourpersons
were drewned and considerable damage
done by a cloudburst which visited this
section yesterday afternoon. "Water
fell in trrreutF, smashing windows,
tearing off signs, etc., and flooding
cellars and bottom lands. Dennis and
Michael Desmond and Dennis and
Eugene Gummings, all under 11 years
of age, were drowned by going into a
stone culvert to escape the storm. The
water washed their bodies into the
Missouri river and they have not been
recovered.
FRANK MAYO'5 SUDDEN DEATH.
Celebrated Actor Breathes His T.Tst on
Ucartl a Train.
Grand Island, Neb., June 9. Frank
Mayo, the celebrated actor, died very
suddenly of paralysis of the heart while
on board the Union Pacific fast mail go
ing east. Mr. Mayo was on his way to
Omaha -with his company and was
taken suddenly ill. Dr. M. J. Gahan
of this city was telegraphed to meet the
train. "When the fast mail palled into
Grand Island the physician boarded the
train, but his services came too late.
Mr. Mayo expired shortly before the
train readied this city. The remains
were taken on to Omaha.
Dhnvse, June 9. Frank Mayo, the
actor, who died on the train near Grand
Island yesterday when en route east,
complained of severe pains in the rrgion
of his heart ail last week while playing
an engagement in this city. Although
obliged to call in a doctor, he appeared
on the beards every night. His last ap
pearance on the stage was in "Pudd'n
head "Wilson" At the Broadway theater
in this city Saturday night.
Cambria Coal Contains Gold.
Cheyenne, June 6. The owners of
the Cambria cool fields have just dis
covered that the coal which they have
been selling at 2 per ton carries o to
$8 gold per ton.
Battleship Hassachnsetts Completed.
Ptttt, a rtprr.PHT a , June 6 . The battle
ship Massachusetts, built by the Cramps,
has been completed and will go into
commission this month.
Meteor Won the Yacht Sac.
London, June 5. Meteor won the
race for the big yachts in the Royal
London Yacht club's race. Britannic
was second. -
Passed Its Second Beading.
London, June 9. The Irisa land MH
was passed to its second reading with
out a division.
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THE SOSTOK FAMINE, A. D. 17-
It i3 not kcovm trnto this day
Why Boston fasted; but a ray
Of knowledge comes to us betimes
In an old chronicle of rhymex.
There it is stated that "a field
Crop failed." The annual yield.
The lack of which filled Boston air
With the gfl music of despair.
The legend fails to specify,
.And so to guess it we mirst try.
Of cam and wheat there was a stare,
fiv.A cod and halibut were off shore;
Of deer and bear meat could be found
A plenty on the Conmoi ground
Potatoes, peas and cabbage grew
Abundantly, and parsnips too.
Alas, that on that hungry town
Gaunt famine fihnulfl come staTiriTtg dowa;
The young and old in health declined.
It seemed that cruel fate designed
To have this wholesome people die.
Tis hard today to tell just why
The merchants sent to far and near
For succor, and it would appear
That succor came, but wild-storms tossed
rfhc. ship ashore, and it was lost.
A second vessel failed to reach
The harbor; sunk off Salisbury beach.
The firman spread at a frightful pace;
It looked as if the robust race
Of Boston town would fade away.
And that hcrstreet3 would grow green hay.
Things got unto such fearful passes
The women took to wearing glasses;
As if by merely shielding sicht
They might control the appetite.
Much that in Boston now -we see
Is doubtless pure heredity.
The children in the district school
Escaped unwhipped, for the ferule.
Within the master's weakened hand,
Was harmless as a fairy wand.
The deacons of the church could not
Collect tho pence, and tithes forgot.
(Don't contradict! I know what I
A-m writing; history want lie.)
Twas hard to tell how it would end
Did not the winds and tides befriend.
A leaded Eloop. with beans and pork.
Got safely in from far 2?ew York.
The bells were rung all up and down,
Tif famine ended in that town.
Edward S. Creamer in .New York Sua.
THE AIR SQUADBM.
"Have another cigar, lieutenant," I
said, pushing tha box across the table
toward him.
"No, thank you," he replied. "But,
with your permission, I'll fill my pipe
from your bowl Indeed, when I came
up to your room, it was only for a lit
tle tobacco ran out myself cigars all
gone. And here ic is already 12 o'clock.
My, my, how time flics when one gets
reminiscencing. But to continue"
Now, when my good friend Lieuten
ant Swash takes possession of me and
my room at 11 p. m., I do not always
consider it my duty to listen to him.
He has been such a frequent visitor of
mine since he has been staying at our
boarding house, and then he is one of
those individuals who so lose them
selves in their own narrations that they
even forget they have an audience. So,
when the lieutenant said, "Now, to
continue," I sank deeper into my big
rhm-r and gazed absently into the fire.
He was talking warfare of the future.
"What cared I for that, who possessed
neither stocks that would go down nor
food products that would go up? My
eyelids closed wearily. How I wished
he would gol Then he made a statement
so absurd that I laughed.
"It took place on July 16, 1946," I
heard him say.
"Eighteen forty-sir," I corrected.
"Now, see hero," said the naval man
testily. "How old do you think I am
80? Pshaw! I was 30 then. It was 1946,
and, please, don't contradict me. It was
50 years hence it all happened. "
"If you will have it so, all well" I
said.
"Now the date is settled and you
thoroughly understand the cause of the
war. Great Britain claimed the atmos
pheric covering of the earth to a height
of 10,000 fcr f, basing the claim on the
fact that as -' '-rk as 1899 an English
balloonist I upeared from view
at that hc.r . . ie was never seen
again. Such a claim as this, had it been
recognized by other nations, would have
given her too great a control over man
kind's supply of breath. We claimed up
to an altitude of 1, 000 over the United
States, but she would not recognize this
and refused to arbitrate. The result was
war terrible war. "
I took my pipe from between my teeth
and fixed a cold eye on the speaker.
"Lieutenant Swash," I said in a low
but distinct tone, "you have explained
one cause of the war five times. I have
always swallowed your dates and may
be able to gulp down your facts, but I
ask that you desist from repetition. "
"Well, well, if you'll have it so, I'll
go ahead. Having the cause straight in
your mind, you will remember that it
was July 16, 1946, that the fight occur
red. There were three battleships in our
fleet Admiral Wad's flagship, the Swal
low, carrying 15 tons of dynamite and
2 machine guns; the Lightning, Cap
tain Blower, 10 tons of dynamite and
two 6 inch rifles; the Hawk, Captain
"Wood, 11 tons of dynamite and a pneu
matic gun, used in throwing explosives
at the enemy in case she got above us.
We were accompanied by two small tor
pedo boats and the swift un armored
cruiser Kalamazoo, which we expected
to be of little service, since a bullet
could have punctured her and sent her
to earth forever. We lay about 500 miles
east of New York for four days await
ing the approach of the enemy's flying
squadron. It was 10 o'clock on the
morning of July 16 when we sighted
them, about 200 miles away, running
toward us at a rapid rate. They must
have seen us at about the same time, for
they sheered off a little toward the north
and began to rise.
4 'Admiral Wad, at whose side I was
standing cm the quarter deck of the
Swallow, at once understood their ma
neuver. In modem warfare it's the fel
low who gets above the other and drops
dynamite on him that wins invariably.
We were then at an altitude of about
8, 000 feet and did net less any time
getting higher. I can see the grand old
admiral now as he stood at the switch
beard coolly puffing his cigar as if he
was at his club down in New York.
There was not a tremor observed cm his
long thin finger as he puliied the button
marked 'up. ' Then we began to ascend.
"The other two battleships followed,
and as we arose we cleared for action.
The Kalarmizoo and the torpedo boats
were left behind, as it was not deemed
advisable to expose their frail structures
to the enemy's fire.
' 1 confess, as I stood beside my brave
leader and felt our ship mounting higher
and higher and shooting on toward the
enemy at a speed of 90 miles an hour;
watched the crew of ten men coolly
placing dynamite bombs in the most
convenient places; saw the three great
steel balloons of our enemy's squadron
glistening in the sunlight as they shot
I
toward us. XxUC tSaC" strange inwara
sensation that 'heretatcre 1 "bellevea
could only be caused by a Welsh rabbit
at 2 a-m."
"You must drink a good deal of ale
with your Welsh rabbits, lieutenant,"
I ventured mildly.
"I'm a total abstainer, sir," he re
plied quietly. "And I "never did have
mare cause to be thankful for it than on
that day. Iwas in full possession of my
mental faculties. Otherwise I would
never have been able to have lived
through those awful two hours. And
the crew, too I never saw a braver set
of fellows in my life. Not a moist eye
or a trembling lip among them.
"The enemy had two first class bat
tleships and two second class. They ad
vanced in a line parallel- to ours. Ad
miral Wad signaled Commodore Blower
to engage the two second class ships on
the left, the Wind to take the right,
leaving us the flagship in the center.
This vessel, I saw through my glasses,
was a little larger than, but of almost
the same construction as, the Swallow.
There was a great cylindrical balloon
of steeL fully 800 feet in length, with
the car swung beneath it; an armored
turret, fore and aft; protecting her
guns, at her stern a great propeller fan
and two huge rudders for steering. I
saw her crewrrmning to and fro get
ting in readiness far the conflict; her
commander, with a little knot of offi
cers about him, standing forward, ea
gerly scanning our fleet Higher and
higher we arose, the air rapidly getting
more mare rare and our breathing
becoming more and more rapid. Hooked
down at the sea, which was glimmer
ing 15,000 feet belcw us in the sun
light I turned my eyes at the great
cylinder overhead, shot holes in two of
its airtight compartments and what a
fall! But there were other things to
think of.
" 'Admiral, 'I gasped, 'if we go much
higher, we shall die for want of air. '
" 'Mr. Swash, replied the grand old
salt, 'duty before breath always re
member that, sir. I'm afraid the ship
will not carry much higher. We'll get
over them, don't you think. Captain
Howitzer?'
"Howitzer gazed anxiously at the
enemy, who were now within 15 miles,
and replied:
" 'Close calL sir.'
"Then to the men:
" 'Stand ready to drop a ton of dyna
mite on them if we get over them !'
"As he spoke there was a puff on the
enemy's flagship, and a solid shot came
singing half a mile below us. Old Wad
laughed and ordered the bow gun to re
turn the fire when we were within five
milpq. Our shells passed over them. We
had then reached as high an altitude as
it was possible for the ships to float and
then we reduced speed. They approached
to within two miles and stopped and be
gan to circle about us, evidently intend
ing to subject our balloons to a cross
fire. Higher than we they could not go,
and the discovery of this fact brought
jeers and cheers from our crew.
"Per some 15 minutes there was ter
rible suspense. Each vessel circled wa
rily around its chosen opponent, banging
away with its machine guns in vain en
deavor to puncture the enemy's balloon.
But the distance was too great and the
movements of the vessels too quick for
any successful gun work. Suddenly
Howitzer seized my arm and pointed
toward the lightning. Her crew had
just thrown overboard her whole cabin,
her two guns and a great quantity of
dynamite bombs.
' "Ear a moment we were speechless
with astonishment Were they going to
take to flight? Admiral Wad seized a
flag to signal Commander Llower, but he
just got as far as , when he stopped.
Slowly the great vessel was mounting
in the air. A cry of dismay was heard
from the hostile ship with which she
was engaged. In five minutes she was
400 feet abeve them. The British crew
madly threw overboard all the weight
they carried guns, bombs and every
thing but they were too late the
Lightning was above them; then a
black object shot down en them; a
deafening roar followed, with a rush of
wind that hurled the Swallow a mile
out of her course. And when we looked
toward the Lightning she was alone,
but slowly sinking toward the sea, for
the concussion had torn off the end of
her balloon cylinder. We could see her
crew at the rail cheering wildly.
"Admiral Wad at once ordered that
we pursue the same tactics. Everything
went by the board guns and all ammu
nition but five bombs. We loosened
some rivets in the floor and let the cabin
fall; then we, too, began to rise. But
the British admiral was not to be out
witted, for he had been busy at exactly
the same work, and when we found
ourselves 1,000
higher, he lay a
mile away at the same altitude.
"Admiral Wad swore. Our guns were
gone and we could have lain there for
eternity and not harm each other, unless
we closed. Ear a long time he paced the
deck in silence. At length he called the
men together, and in a neat touching
speech asked for one volunteer for a for
lorn hope.
" 'All that can be done, ' he said, 'is
to ram the enemy. One rnrm and myself
mi handle the ship, and it would, be
useless for yon to stop on board simply
to lose your lives. '
' 'Every man volunteered ; every man
offered to stay in their commander's
place. He chose me for his companion,
since I alone of all the crew was unmar
ried, and he positively refused to accept
a substitute. He would go down with
the old ship, he said.
"The scene that followed was most
touching. The men wrung the brave old
man's hand in a last parting. One by
one they took their parachutes, swung
over the side and went sailing away into
the blue.
"The last man was gone and old Wad
turned toward me and embraced me.
Between his emotion and the extreme
rarification of the air he could not speak.
This show of feeling lasted but a min
utes, far we were brought to our senses
by a great cheer from the enemy's crew.
They believed the ship deserted and
were bearing down toward us. Instantly
the admiral straightened up and firmly
pushed the button, turning the full force
of the electrical current into the pro
pelling motors. The great ship swung
around and with terrific speed sailed at
the enemy. The enemy tried to swing
their ship out of the course, but in vain.
In a minute we struck them. A crash
like 1,000 peals of thunder, a finh like
the explosion of a dynamite factory and
all was still. And when I looked again
there was nothing but blue, the wrnaw
blue of infinite space. The Hawk and
her two opponents had been wrecked, I
Euppose, by the awful concussion."
Lieutenant Swash had fml?ht&.!iis
narration and lor a long time . puirea
silently at his pipe. L for my part, was
rapt in silent wonder at the Tnn. I
knew Swash well, but such assurance
as this I had not believed him capable
of. After aH, he was one of those per
sons who lie so habitually that, coming
from them, a story of their own death
was not surprising. Suddenly I was
thrown violently from my chair to the
floor, and when I recovered my senses I
was bound fast in a blanket, and, look
ing up, saw the naval man bending ex
citedly over me.
"Here you've been sleeping all ffriq
time, " he began, "and instead of hear
ing about my last cruise got your feet
into the fire. A pretty kettle of fish!
Charred your slippers and trousers in
fine style."
"Lieutenant Swash," said L rising
to my feet, "I wish my dream had been
true."
"Why?"
"Because you'd have been blown to
pieces when the Swallow struck."
New York Sun.
Soul Superstitions.
The Greeks had a pretty fancy about
the soul and the butterfly, and eo have
the Basques, and that the two were in
terchangeable. Among the cannibals
living east of the Gaboon river Mr. B.
L. Garner has collected a neat lot of
folklore about the butterfly. As Eng
lished from their pigeon talk it runs as
follows: In the old time there was a
good and a bad divinity, Ga-se and
Hulu. Ga-se was master of all the beau
tiful things, as the flowers and birds.
Hulu held the serpents and creeping
thing3 under his sway. There wa3 a
caterpillar, a servant of Hulu's, whose
duty it was to devour the flowers. Once
he crawled up a tree, and, seeing a
flower, began to eat it "Stop," said
Ga-se, "why destroy that flower? If you
will let it grow it will be a fine fruit "
But the caterpillar answered, "I must
do my master Hulu's bidding." Then
Ga-se said: "Nibble only the leaves;
they ought to suffice you. and if you
will be satisfied with the leaves, when
your little ones are born you may put
them in the fruit, which is certain to
grow, if you do not harm the flower. "
And the caterpillar agreed to that,
and only munched the leaves, and the
flower grew and grew, and in time was
a fine, large fruit In those days cater
pillars always crept, and never changed
their shape. But Hulu was good; eo
when the eggs, which were laid in the
fruit, became caterpillars, they took on
wings and Sew and flew, but they were
nGt handsome as they are today. Hulu
was the sun, so he shot rays of light on
the butterfly's wings, and they were
decked with his brilliant colors and
some with spots. Ingenuous folklorists
will see once more in this the sun. myth.
Following the general anthropological
rule, Mr. Garner says that these canni
bals were very much superior in phy
siaue when commired with their native
surroundings. New York Times.
Virginia.
Virginia has been called the "Mother
of Presidents, " from the fact that it
has furnished seven men who aided to
guide the destinies of the nation. It has
also been denominated the "Old Do
minion," from a singular and little
known historic incident Being settled
under the auspices of cavaliers, the col
ony remained loyal to the Stuarts, even
during the Puritan revolution, and
Cromwell is said to have more than
once been on the point of preparing an
expedition to sail to Virginia and re
duce to submission the rebellious col
onists. Not long before the accession of
Charles IE to the throne of his fathers
the Virginians sent a deputation to the
exiled prince, inviting him to come to
tiie new world and become king of Vir
ginia, and, according to this story, he
is reported to have been on the point of
sailing when he received an invitation
to the throne of England. As the story
goes, in gratitude for the loyalty of the
Virginians he quartered the arms of
that province with those of England,
Scotland and Ireland, and thus the
province received its complimentary
designation. A less popular designation
is the "Mother of States," an allusion
to the fact that its settlement was in
1607, before that of any other colony.
Just T.ilse a Charm.
Customer (howlingly) This tooth
ache stuff you gimme is the rankest
kind of a fraud. And you warranted it
to work like a charm.
Druggist (blandly) Well, did you
ever know a charm to work? Indian
apolis Journal.
A Definition.
"What is a statesman, pa?"
"A statesman is a politician whose
name has passed into history. " Truth.
The Snah the Eighteenth Victim.
The shah was the eighteenth sovereign
or head of a state assassinated in this
century. It was the Emperor Paul,
murdered in 1801 by palace conspirators
who led off. 2Sext came the Sultan Se
lim, in 1808. There was then a long in
terval, extending to 1S81, when Capo
distrias, president of the provisional
government of Greece, was shot at and
then dispatched by a blow from a yata
ghan at .Nauplia. At the end of another
interval, extending to 1854, the Duke
of Parma was assassinated.
The turn of transatlantic presidents
began with the president of Hayri, in
1859. The South American series in
cluded Colonel Balta, president of Peru,
in 1872 ; Moreno, president of Ecuador,
in the same year, and his successor,
Guttierez, in 1873. President Lincoln
was the first Isiorth. American president
to be assassinated; Abdul Aziz was
bled to death in a warm bath in 1874;
President Garfield was shot in 18S0
and Alexander I blown up in 1SSL
Carnot was murdered in the midst of
civic festivity at Lyons. The queen of
Korea was the last to be added to the
black list. Four deys of Algiers were
murdered in this century. The executed
monarch s were Murat, Iturbide and
Maximilian of Austria, each and all of
whom tempted fate. London 2ews.
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NOTICE POit PtTBOCATiaX.
JjatA O&ce at Xoctk 1
Apcfl aatk, IcML f
Xotfeefebecefes-gtreathrt the foBiKriaiBaaeA
settler has SKti until l of teteatia. to xss&e
gaol prooC in sappoct kfe cteta, tmi tefc saM.
proof will fee unite haiare the Xegfctec aarf Be
eetver at Kscth. Stette, Stes&a, s Je XStb.
UiW. fizz
?AJacs A. BBOWS.
svfco minis Home, toiid EJrtry Xo. 15JA, far tha
-fflrtft Vitf nfttio nnttrrr qm-mr i;iw1oaj t. ami
tfce ees half of the saathaatt aaarter ml tan S.
tovtTBeWp 1 nanfc. Tnago 29 west. Em Baaaas fhe
fni towing- vritBfenes to prove hid 1 1 at laaaii rtisi
tfeace aaaa and eaWvatiaa rf smtt Viaif vkz
.Ubert P. lilmn. Ulife D. Brotbar. Jafca F. Xafe
aad Piiaee C. Sib-, an of wMtt.e.
aS-8 ?OHX 7. KIXXAX. Segieaar
0T1CE FOR PrBLICATlOX.
Laad Ogftt at Nortk Ptatto. Xefr.. ?
xy mk. vm. c
Xatfee is berea? gfrea that Alfred Xafcoa aas
dteiiaotiee of intention to jnaie Smal araaf e
foce the- Baxter sad Becetrer at their aea
Nnrtk Piatte. Keacu&s, oa. Ssador. the aa.
day of Jane. ISDtS, aa Tiwa it agj.-atiaa JtolSJfc.
fat the seath half of the aerrtiimt awatttu aad
htltt seestea i, ia towaahip U north. saaep 3
weat. Be mamee as TrifmiL-Qj JohaP. Kyi team
aad J. E. Nyttrota of Oataaabacg. 2faa.. and
Treaa G V. Xte?B aad Jobs Aadacsaa at Speav
JOSS T. KKOEAN",
xoncs FOR PUBEJCAtKW.
C S. Lsad Otiaea. 'nh Pfette. Ifek..
Xy rautta f
2watfae is aereay ;ea that tha foDafeataaated
attlar bag 2ed aottae of hfe inTiiatiaa la iu iIil
feast acaof ia sapaort ot has cUxm. aad that goM.
roof will he saade before tha Begiater aad Ba
ceirer at Xacth. Platte, Xab aa Jaty M, 1EM,
vmz
AXDY T. 6BTEK.
ho made HomoLtoad Ec.ry Xo. BBS far the
east half of tha aortheasc oaaiter aad tha aaga half
of f- n"inart qnnrrrr iirtfini T Hi laihia 1T .
Baago 27 W. Ha aaae the fiirhtalaij, mlai
to prove hie eontinaoc zeaidanee aaaa aad aH
'wtttaa of said kuwi. -rix: Charlaa K. No, WBV
lacd A. 6seP. Chwace C. Bttwaum aad Cm aWau
Fargaaaa, aft of Willard. .
416 JOHJS F. nrSXAX. Bagfctee.
XOTICZ.
U.S. Laad Odaee. Xartk Piatte. Sefe, 1
Xay 19th, ISPi. f
unmanitwt swag aeea aatared attbte
Ceocaa W. Oa aeatost Chacia P. Qiak:
are to aaraaiy wMfc law a to tlait linn uuu.
ro. w d.aB! low, sscxt, aaaa ate aoLla
srst qaarter of section 3. township g aoLth. aaaqw
2 wet, ia XJaaofci coast?, Sohtalifca, uritfc
to the caneeUatioa of said eatry; rmntn taut aft
legiae; &at the said Charles P. Diet has Sailed to
plant or exam to be pleated any aorttoa of ?aM
tract to tree, tree seeds' or ratting?, or to uiMi
ate any portion of said tract the lag thraayeaaa
aad that there are no trees xrowiaa; aaaasaM
elate; the ?aid pertiee are hereby naiaina il to
appear at thfeoifiee aa the &th day of Jaaa. lEVt,
atto'etaeJc a. bu, to veaaond aad faraiah tesaV
mnoy ooeeraia geM altered failara.
F. HETXAX . Begfcter.
'LEG AL. NOTICX.
To Bohert S. Knee-haw. and Ora. L. 'farr-hnTr:
Ton aad each of yo will take notice that Bafai
WaiowT-isfat. platakiS. did on the 2lst day af
Wy. nle hte petitioc tn the dtetrict nam of
Lincoln coanty. Nbcs. araia BohectB. Baee
haw aad Ora L Kaeetdatw. et L a jraV ailim.
the abject aad prayer of winch is to fnrriihn . a
certain aaarteaeje executed by the aid Bbatt 9
Kaeeabaw aad Ora I Kneeehaw to the , n nil.
Lean TraeC Cmpany. a corporattoa, aaoa the
fOBtbeast qaarter of eettna naaeered niwhtr n
'18, in township numbered thirteen f 13 aorta, af
range nmahered thirty-two 32) west of tha sfaefc
principal ateridtan la Uaenta eoaoty, Kebraeba,
executed to ?ecan the payment of a certain arJa
cipal proadasory note dated the Hk day of Aaanet.
lbsft. or the sum of Ttre Kaadred Solhtrs with la
tere dae and payable oe the AreC day of Aagaet.
18H, which note aad BMrssase wave aftercd&
feined and dettvered to raid padattaT who fe naw
the owner thereof. There is bow dae apoa aM
note and Hwx-tgHe the smm of ye Handled Bo,
htrs with Interest at the rate of seven per coat per
anaam froat the Arst day of February. 1M. toihe
first day of Aant, ISM. ana with fastereet on seM
sbi or samwat tae rata oc ten per cent aer
it'iii ure araj oc AnwarrE. JtaH, aatB p
which sob with ietereat aad co of sadt, 1
prays ioc a oecree taat We said dam
be required U pay the saate or that aaid irmmi i n
lt au suu. .1... i. . . . T2 . 7"
tifT and co. Yob are reaaired to nanr or
petttioB on or beiare thehhdgy of Jnrr,AJ.1Ml
Dated thie Ml day of Jnae. A D . IriDL
JOffiC K. CALVIX,
-t Attorney for PlehatUf.
NOTJCS FOR PUJOCATKKf-
- - Jane tth. 16td. j
sattier ha filed aotfee of hb iatoaMaa to aaaie
flaal proof ht aapaort of hi" rtefaa. aad that saM
proof tciil he wuh before the Beghder aad Bb-eei-rer
at North Piaite, ebcae&a, ok Jaay
tSth, 1SK, Tizr
JOKX S. HrSCKLKY.
who saode Hoiaeetead Batry Xa. HLbtoc the
Soatheaet aaarter of seettoa St. tows 13 aacaV.
raee 3t wedt. He b&bms the CoUowhxr -rOncrtcir
to prove fcfa ceathMoae rooidoneo bhi aad eaa-
Slecy A. Crehey, Chartes W. Ttai trtaarf osjf
Charters T. Bicharde. all of Satherlasd. Xeb.
4S JOSS T. mSX&S. Begiiter.
SETTiiaixrsx or estate.
The fiaal aceoaat of Job Keiiher, eseactor eSf
toe eocrWtel estates of Thoaaas XaFafla afuJ.
Jbseplr McKOls, both deceased, nied fate Jnnb
Kit, 1.-W. will be heard ia OoaaV Caart of lis
cola oaaaty. aehraufca, on Jaae 7th,BKa. at ace
ereioc& p. m.
W -JAXES II. BAY, CoaatyJadge.