Nebraska Newspapers

    HtAIi BAflE, Editor and Propkletor
FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1897
.Town and County Jleais.
r
. Robert Arundale . left for Lin-
coin this morning- where he will
-.(interview legislators on matters
'which interest this section.
The weather last night and
f this morning- very forcibly reminds
..us that spring
time has not
yet
tome. gentle Annie, and that coal
dealers are still doing- business.
W. H. McDonald and E. F. See-A-Merger
left this morning- for Lin
Ipcoln where they will do some work
- favorable to the appropriation for
the irrigation fair, and also speak
a'jgood word for North Platte as
the proper location for the proposed
state normal school.
There will be a chicken and
waffle supper in the vacant room
south of Streitz's drug store on
Tuesday evening, March 16th,
under the auspices of the W. K. C,
to defray the expenses of Memorial
Day. Supper will be served from
five o'clock until nine. Everybody
is cordially-invited to assist us in
our noble work.
Those who have enjoyed the
other excellent concerts given under
the auspices of the Y. M. C. A.,
will be offered another treat May
17th at Lloyd's opera house by the
Smalley Grand Concert Co. Pres't
William R. Harper of the Univer
sity of Chicago says of them: I
was greatly delighted, as were all
who made up the audience, and can
commend the quartette most hearti
ly to any one who may be lovers ol
good music.'
sThe Order of the Eastern Star
at the close of its session last even
ing tendered a farewell social to
Mrs. C. G. Hall who leaves the. city
in a week or so, and who has been
an energetic and popular member
of the order. As a token of the es
teem in which she is held, the mem
bers presented Mrs. Hall with a
set of very pretty hand-painted
china plates.
At the meeting of the Wild West
.'wheel club Wednesday evening, the
affairs of the organization were dis
cussed, but no election of officers
tor the ensuing year was held. The
meeting adjourned until this even
ing when another session will be
held at the Y. M. C. A. rooms. The
club is about one hundred dollars
in debt, and means for liquidating
will be suggested. Some form of
an entertainment will be Efiven at
the close of Lent, probably another
minstrel show, All members of the The building occupied by the socie
club should attend this evening's ty proved too small to accommo-
uiccLiuj;.
J. H. Hershey has about 200 head
of cattle and over 400 hogs to go
uu me juaiKCL uciwcen .pru j. anu
June.1 1897. A petition was in
circulation last week to the North
Platte Land and Water company
praying for the retention of E. P.
Seeberger as superintendent of that
concern. All those who use water
fr,om that company's ditch signed.
the petition and it seemed to be
the universal opinion that Mr.
Seeberger's service was necessary
to the most succcessful operation
of the ditch. Hershey Review,
Observer Piercy is in receipt of
a circular from the weather bureau
giving data of the snow fall in Col
orado during the past winter. This
report shows that the snowfall in
the section of mountain country
drained by the South Platte river
has been much heavier this winter
than usual. We can therefore con
fidently expect an unusual volume
of water in the South Platte river
during the coming spring and early
summer. This information will
no doubt prove gratifying to owners
of ditches taking water from the
Platte river. .
Rev. Williams, of Lincoln, state
secretary of the Baptist church,
was in town yesterday investigat
ing the trouble brought to the
church by the smooth, oily-tongued
and rascally Rev. Fisher. An in
vestigation of the affairs show that
'the local society is about $350 in
debt through Fisher's unwarranted
action in having an addition built
to the church, and furthermore that
he collected and devoted to his per
sonal -"use $30 that had been
subscribed to the building fund.
Fisher left debts in town aggregat
S250, one hundred dollars of which
was borrowed from a hard working
laboring man, whose only security
is a worthless scrap of paper. Dur
ing his stay here Fisher treated
his wife in a mean, despicable man
ner and boasted that he had mar
ried her solely for her pocket-book.
"A letter received from Fisher a few
days ago disclosed the fact that he
has located in Texas.
FAST TIME
THROUGH CARS.
To Omaha, Chicago and points in
Iowa and Illinois, the UNION PA
CIFIC in connection with the C. &
N. IV. Ry. offers the best service
and'the fastest time. Call or write
to.me for time cards, rates, etc.
N. B. Olds, Agent
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Davis start
for Wellfleet to-day for a brief visit
with relatives.
The Lutheran ladies society
was entertained Wednesday after
noon in a very hospitable manner
by Mrs. P. M. Sorenson.
Fred-Elliott, jr., has returned
from his visit to Lincoln. While
at the capitol city he took occasion
to watch the proceedings of the
legislative bodies.
The ladies' aid society of the i
Presbyterian church held a social
yesterday afternoon at the Bald
win residence. Attendants report
the affair as a very pleasant one.
J. D. Wilson, or tnis city, is
a cousin of James Wilson, the new
secretary or agriculture, mere is
now no reason why our Mr. Wilsou
should not be well supplied with
garden seeds.
Pour-strand Cowboy rope
121-2 cents a pound at The
Wilcox Dept. Store.
Colonel W. F. Cody has returned
from his business trip to the Big
Horn basin. The Colonel will re
main in town for a wreek and then
leave for Brooklyn, where the Wild
West will open the show season.
Hogs reached S3. 10 per hundred
this week, wlmh gave the feeder an
opportunity to realize nearly thirty
cents a bushel for his corn. It is
unfortunate that the number of
hoars in Lincoln county is not
larger.
une or tue Jf unman cars on
train No. 2 yesterday morning was I
occupied by celestials, enroutefrom
the flowery kingdom to
ton. Thev were bijr fellows and
bijr fellows
rather intelligent looking.
Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
E. church will hold a dime social at
the residence of Mrs. C. L. WilHams
Aiarci: lorn, a program or music
etc.. has been arranged, and. re
freshments will be served. All are
cordially invited.
There will be a special meeting
of the Alumni Association at the
office of the county superintendent
to-morrow evening, March 13th, at
8 o'clock. Business of special im
portance will come before the meet
ing Bv order of the president.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hershey
were in town yesterday for the pur
pose of either purchasing or rent
ing a residence property, but "we
did not learn whether they were
successful They expect to remove
to town some time during the com
ing spring.
Sweat Pads 20 cents each
at the Wilcox Dept. Store.
The revival meetings conducted
by the Christian church society,
have been transferred to the room
lately vacated by E. B. Warner.
aate rue audiences wiiicn assem-
bled,
Two farmers named James.
wuo reside in LOffan county, were
broup-ht down this wppk nnH nlarprf
1 o
in the county jail for safe keeping.
They are charged with having cut
trees on another fellow's timber,
claim in order to keep from suffer
ing from the cold blasts of winter.
The Grand Army post ha
s ap
pointed a committee to arrange for
an entertainment to be given on
the evening of April 9th, the thirty-second
anniversary of General
Lee's surrender to General Grant.
Among the features of the enter
tainment will be a superb tableau
representing mat memorable occa
sion.
In nominating Messrs. Tracy i
and Donehower for councilmen in
the Second ward the demo-pops
establish beyond doubt the fact
that if you want good, honest men
for city officials you must fro into
the republican ranks to find them.
How galling this action of the
demo-pops must be to Editor Chey-
ney, who is most bitter in his de
nunciation of republicans of North
Platte.
The weather forecasts: Fair
and cold to-night. Saturday fair
with rising temperature. The max
imum temperature yesterday at
North Platte was 34, minimum in
past 24 hours 7, precipitation 00.
For the same period and time one
year ago the maximum temperature
was 24, minimum 12 at 7 a. m. 17 and
preciptition .02 of an inch. In Gal
veston Texas the temperature this
morning was 70 while in Amarillo
in the northern part of Texas it
was down to 18.
Swan Starken, who built the
woman's building on the fair
grounds, came down from Lodge
yesterday. He was here ior the
purpose of figuring on a contract to
furnish building stone for a resi
dence which Supt. Park contem
plates erecting on his land ad'
joining the city on the southeast.
A two-story residence built of
Lodge Pole stone would certainly
present a very handsome appear
ance. The firm of Kellner fc Lloyd, which
has been heretofore in existence, is die
solved by mutual consent.
W. liLOVU.
DECORATE
A beautiful line of Engravings, Artist's Etchings, Im
itation Pastels and Water-Color Pictures just received
and will be sold at remarkably low prices and framed
to suit you.
v BR&MUS IN FURNITURE.: -f
This month we wish to make room for our immense
spring stock
ODD FELLOWS BLtCK. E. B. WARNER.
RENNIE'S.
BEGINNING- TO-DAY WE VILL GIVE YOU
A Grand Special Sale. .
50 new dress patterns at prices from $5 to $10. These
are silk and wool, and not twa alike.
50-cent all wool 40-inch novelties at 35 cts. per yard.
50-cent all wool Serge at 35 cents.
35-cent Cashmeres 38 inch wide, all colors, at 25 cts.
25-cent goods at 12 cents.
We have just opened 50 pieces of French Ginghams
that goat 12 cents.
1 yard wide 15-cent Picterines at 12 cents.
We have also opened the largest and finest line of
t Dimities, White Goods, Percales, Ducks, and Sateens ever
i 4.1 :... 7 t i j - "1, u" r
auuvvii 111 luc tity. rr c nave uisu upeueu. up a IUU line OI
Dress Trimmings, Belts, Laces, Gimps, Brushes, etc. We
have also just opened 500 yards of Summer Silks, worth 50
cents the world over, that we have put on sale at 35 cents.
In our Shoe Department we are going to give you a special
reduction of 25 per cent on all our men's, ladies' and child
ren's shoes. We have also the largest line of Moquet,
Body and Tapestry Brussels eyer brought to the city. Also
a full line of Ingrain Carpets. Call and examine these
goods at
RENNIE'S.
H. Otten 3'esterday boxed up
and stored . a wajT the stock of goods
which he had in the Hinman block
on Front street.
Guy Laing has made arrange
ments to post at his place of busi
ness bulletins ot tue Lorbett-Fitz-simmon
fijrht.
Milton Doolittle returned Wed
nesday night from Omaha, where
he attended a meetinsr of the state
board of agriculture.
The Woman's Relief Corps will
serve a supper in the room south of
Streitz's drug store on Tuesday
evening of next week, to which the
public is cordially invited.
Smoke Wright's Roj'al Sports
and Havana Rose 5-cent cigar.
A special train of several cars
having on board sporting men
bound for the fight at Carson. Nev.,
will pass. through this city Sunday
evening as first section of train
No. 1.
Several citizens of Sidney have
. . 1 t" r .
requested rror. uarnciis to visit
that place and drill a number of
vocalists for a concert. If he con
cludes to do so he will have his
juvenile orchestra take part in the
programme.
For rent or
the Farmer's &
Apply to ,
sale Land under
Merchants' ditch.
D. W. Baker.
On Wednesday Warren Lloyd
received a telegram announcing the
death, at Cleveland, of Lloyd Dona
hue, who left this city one week ago
yesterday. The deceased was very
low with consumption when he left
for his home.
Candidates nominated by the
reform club are this week circulat
ing their petitious of nomination.
Not having been a party at the last
fall election, the reform party can
only get their names of its nomi
nees on the ticket by the petition
mode.
Poultry Netting 1-2 cent a
square foot at the Wilcox
Dept. Store.
J. C. Federhoof who recently
purchased 320 acres of land just
west of town, has just invested in
a large number of hogs and is erect
ing some twelve or fifteen breeding
pens. Mr. Federhoof has also a
number of cattle which he will place
oq the farm.
The case of the Emerson seed
company against Samuel Rhodes,
for the recovery of money due for
seed and feed, was finished in Judge
Ray's court yesterday after being
on trial four days. The jury
brought, in a verdict for the defend
ant.
Those harbingers of spring, the
hoboes, have made their apperance
in liberal numbers. Wednesday
night the police corralled sixteen
or eighteen, some of whom were
given lodging in jail over
night
and drilled out of town the
follo
w-
mg morning.
Hame straps 10 cents each
at the Wilcox Dept. Store,
An old and infirm woman in
destitute circumstances came in on
No. 4 Wednesday night and spent
the night on the benches of the
waiting room. Yesterday she was
reported to poortnaster Sullivan
who furnished her food and last
night purchased her a ticket
for Lexington. The Dawson coun
ty officials will probably forward
her to the next county seat
YOUR HOMES.
2pP
Rev. McCarthy, accompanied
by Master Jim Sullivan, went to
Maxwell yesterday morning.
The Cod3T Guard will probably
abandon its dancinsr party this
month by reason of the Lenten
season.
Miss Bessie Conklin arrived
from Austin, 111., yesterday and is
C. F. Id-
dings.
Yesterdaj: was a typical March
day and in order to escape the fierce
wind and blinding dust people, as
far as possible, remained indoor.
Business was therefore very quiet.
Engine 888, which seems to be
ill-fated, broke down at Shelton
Wednesday nqpn and an engine had
to sent up from Grand Island to
pull No. 2 ovefthe remainder of the
division. Enjrinel437 has been out
on the No 1 and 2 run.
Prof. Garlichs is organizing his
cliorus of. children preparatory to
presenting the.operetta "Tititana.
j-ue piay is iuii or pretty music
and cute dialogues, and the costum
ing, which isof the butterfly nature,
will present a very pleasing picture.
Best grade Harness Oil, in
bulk, 60 cents a grallon at
Wilcox Dept. Store,
The lover of vocal music who
fails to attend the concert of the
Smalley Company next Wednesday
evening at Lue operu. nouse win miss
' L. I I T - I
a veritable treat. The endorse-
ment ot tlie company by some of the
leading musical people of the coun-
try is a guarantee that the singers
are first class
At the meeting of the reform
party Wednesday evening, which
was slimly attended, Frank Tracy
the republican nominee for council
man in the Second ward was en
dorsed, and Geo. C. Donehower
nominated as an opponent to R. D.
Thomson. The nomination of Mr.
Donehower was made for the evi
dent -purpose of splitting the repub
lican vote on Mr. Thomson.
On the occasion of her birth an
niversary Wednesday evening about
thirt' young ladies and gentlemen
tendered a suprise party to Miss
Etta Barraclough. Nothaving pre
vious knowledge of the affair the
popular young lady was somewhat
embarrassed at the sudden appear
ance of her friends, but she quickly
recovered her composure and bade
them a most hearty welcome. The
evening was devoted to games and
music, which proved a most agree
able means of entertainment to all.
At eleven o'clock refreshments.
which had been prepared bv the
visitors, were served. About mid
night the guests bid Miss
Barraclousrh jrood-nig-ht and wished
her many happy returns of the oc-
casion.
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JOHN WOLLEjJHAUpT,
EEPAHUNG AND CLEANING
IMPORTED S00T0H SUITINGS
FROM. $24 TO $45.
Imported Dress Suitings
" FRflJf $2 TO $7Q.
Goods guaranteed and per
fect fit, Give us a trial. '
MERCHANT
TA OR
1 JL11UU11
E. B. Warner transacted busi
ness Lincoln for a day or two this
week.
Will Daly, of Bloomington, 111.,
is visiting his brother James Daly
of this city.
J. A. Seatoh, ' of Wallace, who
is a senate employe at Lincoln, was
in town Wednesday.
A full line of Horse Collars
at Wilcox Dept. Store.
Dr. Aley, of Lincoln, may be
consulted at the Hotel Seville, . at
North Platte, Wednesday, March
17th.
Max Einstein, who had been
in the east for two weeks purchas
ing goods, returned home Tuesday
nirh.
Judge Ray 011 Wednesday
united in marriage John Donaldson
and Miss Cora McDonald, both of
Kem precinct.
-Mrs. H, S. Boal came in from
Slack, Wyo., last evening and will
visit her mother and friends for a
couple of weeks..
-Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Turner
are visitinr relatives in town
while enroute to Denver, where
they will make they future home.
Mrs. W. J. Roche and Mrs. J.
B. Nellinjr went to Shelton Wed
nesday to attend the weddinsr of
Miss Sutter, sister of Mrs. Roche.
Will Meyers was up before Justice
Sullivan Wednesday on the charge
ot stealing company coal. Me was
fined three dollars and ordered to
make restitution of the coal.
Black-leg is affecting cattle in
Mylander precinct and several ani
mals have died durirg the past
week. :' Among those who have lost
cattle ,from this disease is Claus
Mylander.
"WILL VOTe'fOR EVANS.
Editor Tribune: As a taxpayer
I hear remarks on the streets as to
who should and who should not be
marshal of the. city of North Platte;
that the election of John Evans
means ueii .tiuntinjrton tor mar
shal, and the election of Day means
the appointment of Buzza or Mor
gan, wliile some ot those high in
the pretended reform movement are
coaching our own and only Robert
Arundale. By way of explanation
let me say that Mr. Arundale is the
man who succeeded in having old
honest L. H. Baker, an old soldier
of the Mexican war, removed from
the position of janitor of the court
house in order to prepare a place
tor himself. Arundale is a man so
well versed in the history of our
country that he did not know
whether the field and stars were at
the bottom or top of the American
flag, but concluded that the stars
should be at the bottom and so
hoisted the flag upside down.
Now I think the'marshalship is a
sacondary consideration and that
the mayor should be first, for the
reason that the electors use their
judgment in the selection of a
mayor, and he selects his marshal
subject to the confirmation of his
appointment by the city council.
We all know John E. Evans, and
know that he is a good conserva
tive business man; one whose word
1 . . .
is as ffooa as tnat or any man in
North Platte, and after hearing
statements as to what he would
do, I took the liberty to ask
him who he would appoint as mar
shal. Now mark the reolv which
Mr. Evans made: "I do not know;
no one has asked for the appoint
ment. I have made no promises to
any one, except the public prom
lses I made to the convention which
nominated me. All through life it
has been my rule to make no prom
ises that I was not fully able and
prepared to carry out. Jf elepted
will take pleasure in consulting
with the people of the city as to
their wishes in all matter pertain
ing to the best interests of the city
and this will be done irrespective
of what any one may say. Until
elected I shall make no further
promises, other than those I made
to the convention which nominated
me."
As a consequence I am for Evans
for mayor simply from a business
standpoint. Taxpayer.
N,ew
for sale.
and
second-hand wagons
Jos. Hershey.
Matt Clair who had his leg
broken last Tuesday is reported as
resting quite easy.
Pearl Armbus is this week as
sisting in Broach's photograph
gallery and picking up some point
ers 011 puotograpuy.
Dr. Duncan was called yester-
day to attend a patient living north
or Mersuey. Mis drive against tue
wind was anything but pleasant.
Crochet Cotton 3 spools for
10 cents at the Wilcox Dept.
Store.
The Union Pacific engine and
train men received their pay checks
yesterday. For the short month ot
February a majority of the checks
were for nice sums.
The city merchants received
very large invoices of spring goods
this week, and for several days the
sidewalks
were
well-sfilled with
larartf and small boxes.
You would call a man
if you saw him throwing his money awaj(.
You can avoid living in a glass house while throwing
stones at the other party by trading with us. f
We Sell.
Thread, 3 spools for ioc,
Elastic cord, ic per yd,
6 slate pencils for ic,
Vaseline, 5c a bottle,
Sewing machine oil 5c,
Liquid stove polish 10c,
Breast snaps, 5c each,
Line snaps 2c and
3c,
Swivel snaps 5 cents,
Queen City hats $2.00,
7-inch Plates 35c a set,
Overalls, 65 cents, -
(the ones others set 75 cents for.) v .: ' '
Handled tea cups and saucers 4 cents-a ;set; . .v
saving of 29 per cent. ' V . ; ; ' '
These are just a few of the' many Jtems ve can?
save you money on.
The Wilcox Dept Store,
NORTH JP,ATT13, NEB.
QBAMEPH0NE C0NCEET
A concert, in which
a Berlinger
gramiphone will figure as the prin
cipal, will be given by the Dorcas
Girls some evening next week, the
exact date not being definitely fixed.
This instrument produces very dis
tinct tones and can be plainly heard
in the lagest halls. The program
to be rendered by the instrument is
as follows:
PAItT FIRST.
Piano Solo Princess Bonnie Waltz.
Song Tenor Solo.... Tramp, Tramp, Tramp.
By Geo. J. Gaskin.
Banjo Solo Titus March.
Song Baritone Solo.. Starlight Starbright.
uy J. w. Myers.
Recitation". Imitation of a Street Fakir.
By Geo. Graham.
Male Quartette Medley Mary Ann.
Song Plantation Shout. .Bve.Bye, Ma Honey
uj xmy uoiuen.
Cornet Duett Short and Sweet
Song La Marseillaise.
By sig. i A. Glannlni.
PAnx SECOND.
Banjo Solo Medley of Jigs and Reels.
Song Tenor Solo Down in Poverty Row
uy ueo. j. uasKin.
Male Quartette Negro Shout ....Blind Tom.
Recitation Poem by E. Field Departure.
Drum and Fife (Descriptive). ...Spirit of '76
Song Baritone Solo.. I "Want Yer, Ma Honey
By Dan. W. Quinn.
Recitation Side Show Orator
By Geo. Graham.
Song (M. Forkoa's Great Success) French
Laughing Song.
Song Baritone Solo... .Say Au Revoir. But
Not Good-bye. By J. W. Myers.
Advertised Letters.
List of letters remaininc uncalled for
in the post office at North Platte. Neb.,
for the week ending March 12, 1897
GKNTLEMKN.
Burttinprhan, Arthur Harris. G G
Burrhs, W H Johnson, Chas
Bradley, D L Kilmer, Albert
Banccofks, John Meachan. Leonides
Emory, J T Sharp, M E
Ballard, LE Smith, E M
LADIES.
Palmer, JMrs Nellie
Persons calling for above will please say
advertised." M. W. CLAiRPostm alter.
Maccaline will cure any case of itching
piles. It nas never failed. It affords
instant relief, and a cure in due time
Price 25 and 50 cents. Made by Foste
Manufacturing Co. and sold by A. F
Streitz.
i
WANTED 1,000 bushels
of wheat for seed and 1,000
bushels of oats for seed. Will
pay 5 cents above the market
prjee if turned in on accounts
or in trade.
Sarrington & Tobin.
For Sale!
320 acres of laud three miles west
of the city and under the Suburban
Irrigation Ditch. Will be sold in
lots to suit purchasers at low prices
and on easv terms. Apply to or
address, Gus Chamberlaik,
Nosth Platte, Neb.
SACRIFICE SALE.
320 acres A Ho. 1 Fenced
Land near Sutherland, Neb
Address Box 208, Forth
Platte, Neb.
NOTICE.
All hunters are h'erebv notified
that hunting is prohibited on onr
lands at the head of White Horse
creek. Our friends are kindly re
quested not to ask us ?br hunting
privileges, for we will be compelled
to refuse them. A. Stewart.
Gregor Schatz.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,
tand Office at North Platte, Neb.,
March 9th, 18OT. f
KoUce is hereby given that Robert J. Meade
has filed notice ol Intention to make final proof be
fore Register aad Receiver at his office la North
Platte. Neb., on Satarday the lita day of April, 1697,
on Umber caltare application No. 12,780, for the
northeast quarter of sectioc No. 8, in township No.
16 north, range No. 29vreet. lie names as wltnesse
John . Puller, Henry D. Phillips, Adam E. Moore
aad Knoch Caatmiofrs, all of Myrtle, Nebraska.
23-6 JOUN S. UINXAN. Register.
a saving of 25 per cent.
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The Senator Striped Uadcrwear.
A western senator, who has always
been addicted to the habit of wearing
striped underwear, had a narrow escape
recently on that very account.. Tho
striped underwear worn by the rlistin.
guished senator looked for all the world
like a prisoner's garb, but of course that
aspect of the case did uot suggest itself
to the senator. "While eu route to Wash
ington on one occasion the fact canm to
him in a striking way. It- was ou a
sleeping car at night. The car pitched
and threw him out of the lower berth
on to tho floor, clad in his striped under
wear. The lurch of the car startled other
folkSj too, and two ladies on the opposite
side of tho senator stuck their heads out
to see what the commotion was. all
about. "When they saw theseuator crawl
ing under cover iu his striped garb,
thinking he was an escaped couyiot
they screamed, and pandemonium reign
ed. The porter was summoned, where
upon the ladies commanded him to re
move the "convict."
It took all the "senatorial courtesy
the senator could rake up to prove an
alibi, and he was finally able to demon
strate who he was, but he has since
abandoned the idea of wearing striped
underwear, having reached the conclu
sion that plaiu flannels without stripes
are much better and far safer. Wash
ington Post.
Indian Rainmaker,
All the Indian tribes had rainmakers,
and some are yet left. This is one of
their methods of operation: A large
body of Creek Indians hsd gathered, all
decked out iu their best finery. Two
elderly men retired a short distance and
seemed to be mumbling to each . other
something like prayers or invocations.
After some time a fire was made on the
bank of the stream, when tho two rain
makers gave an order, and a young man
plunged info he river, which was there
very deep. Wheu he came up, he had a
blue catfish in his hand, which one ot
the old men took and threw into the
fire, the tribe looking on in perfect si
lenced Then there was more mumbling,
accompanied by various coutortions and
gesticulations, wheu the gathering dis
persed. It rained that -night Perhaps,
on the whole, tho Indian rainmaker is
more generally successful than the civi
lized, one occasionally appearing on the
frontier in times of drought, the former
having a shrewder and more experienced
forecast of weather probabilities and
putting in his incantations at the right
rime. New York Tribune.
3aste Iu ponrtslifp.
jmpng the many fautts pf tho niner
eenth pentury is pfteu reckoned haste.
The worlfj, pue says, is full pf hurry
pud bustle. Time s pufcrageously dear,
yet in the business pf ppnrting men are
marvels in patience and leisurelinese
when compared to whafc they were ixj
the middle ages. They Jjked then t6
commence a courtship by what is re?
garded now as the nest to the last word
in it, "Will you marry me?" and they
had little uso for preliminaries. If thj
gentlewoman was wise and virtuous,
she, of course, knew immediately what
to say, for sho previously had been in
formed of her suitor's fortune, as he of
her dowry, imd n few minutes only were
necessary for tho young people to spe
whether they were mutually agreeabla
or uot. Emily Stone in Linuiucott'B.
a- -
Revivified Habit.
The convict under sentence of solitary
confinememt had utterly collapsed. "For
heaven's sake," lie begged, "I must
have rest! My conscience will not let
me sleep--unless nulese, I can listen
to the chaplain's sermon l,T
Remembering that he had been auillar
of the church, they were disposed to
grant his request. v
Habit, it must be remembered, is oft
times more powerful even than drags.
New York Press '
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