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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1899)
UOLCOMB'SPART IN IT 2omo Leaves Prom the Bccord of Testi mony in tho Bartloy Oaso. .If IS THAT OF THE EX-GOVERNOR A. Great Lo to the Stnte That Mlfflit Have Heon Avoided VI Uric of Appeal In the Cnrc of tlio Stnte Against the Hartley Hondttnen Hocalls Soma luUr citing Facts. Tho filing of tho appeal in tho su promo court a fow days ago, says a Lincoln correspondent, of tho caao of tho atato of Nebraska against tho bondsmen of ox-State Troasuror Joseph Hartley has rovlved public Interest in tho transactions in tho defaulting stato treasurer and has cuusod many pooplo to lnqulro into the early history of tho case. Some rather important nnd po cullar testimony was given by Govern or Holcomb in tho first trial of tho caso In Douglas county which, for somo reason, was not repeated at tho subsequent trial of tho caso, notwith standing tho govornor testified at each. Tho failure of Governor Holcomb to mnlto a propor settlement with Bartley and his ncccptanco of a worthless bond, wheroby tho stato lost half a million dollars, is a matter of record. Holcomb was elected govornor in tho fall of 1894. Joseph Bartloy had then aorved two years as treasurer and thoro was a suspicion in tho minds of somo that his accounts waro In bad shapo. Tho govornor-elcct was warned that tho treasurer was a defaulter and that very careful accounting should 'bo mndo to protect tho otato from pos--filbla loan through n carolcss settle imont. In opito of this warning and in plto of tho lnw, tho now governor, ap parently by his own carolcssues, al lowed Bartley to defraud tho state. Aftor a long and prlvato consultation with tho stato treasuror, ho accepted a now bond upon which most of tho old and already accountabla bondsmen qualified for fabulous sums. Accord ing to Holcomb's sworn testimony no attempt was mado to examine into tho real worth of the bond. On tho wit ness stand Holcomb admitted that ho 1cnow very littlo of tho transaction and could not even tell tho dato of tho .acceptnnco of tho bond. Ono of tho bondsmon was tho presi dent of a bank which hold over $200,- 000 of tho stato monoy. Tho bank was not a depository and therefore tho de posit was unauthorized and illegal. "Governor Holcomb accopted this bank '.president as bondsman, who qualified 'in tho sum of $200,000 "over and above all dobts and liabilities." Tho worst part of tho deal was tho pretonded settlement with the treas urer. Tho transcript of Holcomb's ov ldcnco in tho Omaha trial is tho best proof and it is accessible to the public. According to this testimony Holcomb first held a prlvato consultation with Bartloy and then they both entered tho tronsuror's ofllcc, whero tho re mained about two hours. Tho govern or testified that ho looked ovor a ledg er, or some such book, In which thoro were somo accounts. Then Bartley produced a cigar box containing somo oilps of paper, representing what should have boon about $460,000 in cash. Ho also produced $50,000 In cash. The law4 required It to bo" all cash, but according to Holcomb's testimony "tho law was a farco and a sham." This testimony is n matter of record. Tho governor aid not examine tho slips of paper closely. Ho admitted on tho witness stand that ho did not know positively whether they woro gcnulno or not. He knew that tho bank which was not a legal depository was ropro sontcd In the cigar box by a slip call ing for over $200,000. Tho story of tho settlement Is best told In the oxact words of tho record. Tho caso was tried before Judgo Clin ton N. Powell and a Jury in Omaha during tho month of February, 1808. Tho following extract from Governor Holcomb's sworn testimony is from pages 617 to 623 of tho certified record, "bill of exceptions, filed with tho ap peal of tho caso In tho supremo court Inst year, testimony being glvon on cross-examination by J. C Cowln: Q. I ask what ho was charegablo with? A. $956,000 or $958,000, If I remem ber rightly; that Included tho monoy in suspended banks. Q. I understand. Thoro was about $47,000 only in cash? A. In tho treasury vaults; either that or $57,000. Q. Thero was about $241,000 that was tlod up In susponded bauks, was thoro not? A. Yes, sir; I think bo. Q. That would leave about $713,000 looso money? A. In that neighborhood; I was thinking It was about $15,000; I may not havo tho exact figures. Q. I will ask you again, what It wns ao brought these paper that you call certificates of deposit out In? A. Well, as I remember It was a lit tlo box. Q. Cigar box? A. Something of that shape. I could not say It wns a cigar box, but somothlng It wns similar in size, tho general shape. q. Of tho balance of this, outside of tho $47,000 ho produced, nono of it in cash, or if it was $57,000 you may say it maye be? A. No, sir; no different from what 1 said Holcomb had testified to on a former occasion nnd tho examination continued: Q. He opened this box that was Hko a cigar box, did he show you theso papers ho had? A. I do not remember that It had any cover, Q. And then took out papers that ho called checks and certificates of de posit did he? A. Ho took out mostly certificates of deposit. Thero may havo been a fow checks. Q. Havo you a list of these? A. No, sir. Q. -You kept no memorandum of them, did you7 A. No, sir; I did not. q, Now aat Is tho only tlmo you ver saw those, was It not? You nover saw them afterwards? A. Well, not, to my knowledge. Hero followod Bonio questions cover ing tho snmo ground, and tho examina tion ooncluand as follows: Q. And thon ho brought out a fees that looked Hko a cigar box, from which ho took a lot of papors that ho called certificates of deposit, amount ing from $440,000 to $449,000? A. I do not know whether ho called them certificates of doposlt or not; they wero certificates of deposit mostly. There may havo been somo banks checks. Q. Ho showed you tho papers? A. Ho Bhowcd mo tho certificates of deposit. Q. You looked thorn ovor and took no list of them? A. No, sir; I took no list of thorn. A. Ho had a list of them. Q. You took no memorandum of them? A. No, I took no memorandum of them. Q. And you turned them back to him and ho put them back In tho cigar box and went oft with them is that right? A. Ho put thom in tho vault. Q. Did you seo him put them in tho vault? A. -I will not say positively that 1 did. Q. And that was tho end of tho ex amination? A. Yes, that wn3 tho end of it Can Ho Deludo tlio Icopto. Omnba Bco:: Ono of tho claims put forward in bohnlf of Silas A. Hol comb's candidacy for supremo Judgo in tho recent address of tho populist stato committco rests upon his "con servatism and eminent fnlrncss In hla every net, both public and prlvato." An a matter of fact no person oc cupying tho executivo ofllco of Ne braska ever displayed such rank par tisanship and manifest unfairness aa did Governor Holcomb, especially from tho tlmo ho secured tho support of nn administration of his own po litical faith. In no caso could ho see further tho linos of his own party or recognlzo such a thing as fairness to political opponents. Tho most glaring examples of hlj hldobound Bubsorvlency to tho un scrupulous political machlno in con trol of his party organization is to found In his cowardly Inaction when tho pictorial ballot bill was presonted to him tor his approval and ho al lowed It to become n law by lapso of tlmo without his signature Aftor hav ing donounced tho pictorial ballot in vigorous languago in his mcssago to tho legislature, nnd having advocated tho retention of tho law as it thon existed with a few modifications, Gov ornor Holcomb silenced his own con victions at tho behest of tho Btato houso gang and holpod put on tho stntuto book a law dosignod as a fraud upon tho pooplo in tho intorest of tho trlpnrtlto political alliance. So partial and so partisan was this law that legislature Governor Holcomb's populist successor saw no othor course than to Join tho republicans In wiping it out of oxistonco and substituting for it a mcasuro fair to all. Tho samo blind partisanship was clearly demonstrated In almost all of Govornor Holcomb's official acts. In his appointments to ofllco whoro tho law required tho recognition of dif ferent political parties ho persisted In selecting men who voted tho samo tickot under tho flimsy pretext that they satisfied tho conditions of tho law by masquerading under different party labols. Not onco, but repeatedly, was tho law thus evaded upon such technicalities with tho palpable pur pose of promoting partisan ends and manufacturing party cnpltal. Can a man who as governor has showed himself so partisan and unfair bo expected on tho bench to bo non partisan and impartial? Can a man who in tho executivo chair has played tho willing tool of tho stato houss sham rcformors bo expected as su preme Judgo to bo Independent of tho machlno's pressuro? How thon can ho hope to delude Nebraska voters with promises of doing better it thoy will only give him a vindication by elect ing him again to another office? Otnlnnu l'opncrtlo Word. Lincoln Journal: "Vory long will bo tho way, vory hard tho hills to climb with Sllppory SI Holcomb weighing down tho popocratlc band wngon In Nebraska." Theso prophetic words from a part of an editorial that ap peared In tho Pnpllllon Times shortly beforo tho late convention of tho al lied forces of reform. They woro tho spontaneous uttcrnncos of a man who has long boon recognized as ono of tho foremost flghtors in tho Borried ranks of popocrncy. Thoy wero spokon before tho party laBh had boon swung by tho bosses ovor tho heads of thoso who would dissent from ring rulo. Howard is silent now, because Bryan demands It. But, is Silas Holcomb any less slippery than when thoso lines were written? If ho was dishon est then, is it likely that ho Is honest now, or will bo by anA by? Spending the People' Money. Deputy Land Commissioner E. W. Nelson is defrauding tho stato out of his salary theso days, says tho Lincoln Journal, by spending his tlmo1 at tho headquarters of tho populist stato cen tral committee. Callers at tho office of Land Commissioner Wolfe who Jn qulro for Mr. Nelson havo to be told that ho Is at tho end of tho political machine Instead of earning his sal ary which tho stato pays. This sub ject is considered fit for another in vestigation when tho next logislaturo meets. If Mr. Nelson woro ablo to do nny good in tho fusion headquarters It would not be so bad, but a vacation on salary from tho stato under pretext of being ablo to help reform is not along reform lines so much preached by professional reformers. He Ought to i:xpl,tln. Holdrego Citizen: Holcomb is on Iho stump hunting for votes for stii premo Judgo. It miRht bo well fon him to explain his connection with that famous recount commission and tho schomo to count enough fraudu lent bnllots to seat his old partnor on tho Bupromo bench. In vlow of his career is it any wonder that ovon such a staunch democrat as Edgar Howard, editor of tho Papllllon Times, should In n fit of Indignation cull him min. I pery Si." FOR BOYS AND (HELS BOMB 'GOOD STORIES FOR OUR JUNIOR HEADERS. kfr. Oreen'a Onrden A Iy Man' Ixmd, Willie Will Carry n Smart Han't Load llertaftot Queer Tartlo Fltlilnc Tlio Trine ot Kdonbny. The I'rlnc-Vof Kdenbny. rhcre wero two littlo princes of Eden bay Princes I Can't and I Can; And to school thoy went on tho very first day That tho very first school bogan. And tho Prlnco I Can't took a poor little whim Into his royal head; And whenever a task was given to him, "I can't! I can't!" ho said. Now ho was n prlnco who had hla way, And a poor little way 'twas, too! for ho nothing did from day; to day Save Just what ho wanted to do. Dut his brothor I Can, a younger lad, Was mado on n different plan, For to every slnglo lesson ho had Ho would say, "I can! I can!" So wlso and groat grow tho Prlnco I Can, By doing as ho was bid; Dut tho other became an Ignorant man, And nnught that was good ho did. Theso princes' descendants you'll And today Whcrovor la civilized man; Tho "I Can't" folks who havo had their way, And the pcoplo who say "I can!" Emma C. Dowd. Mr. Green' Clnrdon. Next to the small red cottago whero Archlo and Nellie King lived thoro was a largo vacant lot with a high fence around it. Tho only yard tho Kings had was a narrow strip back of tho houso, and as thoy had onco lived in tho country, this seemed very small to tho children, and they usod to peep through tho cracks in tho fence and wish they could get over thero among tho weeds to play. Archlo was nino years old, but a hurt rccolvcd when ho was a baby had mado him lamo, and Nellie, who was two ycarB younger, was almost as tall. Their father was dead, and Archlo was very anxious to help his mother, who had to work hard to support them; but thero did not seem to bo anything for such a littlo boy to do except to bo useful at homo, and ho tried to bo that. On tho other sldo of tho vacant lot thero was a shop that had been un occupied for a long time. Ono morn ing, when tho children passed on their way to school, tho door was wide open, and a tall, rosy-faced man stood thero superintending tho carrying in of a quantity of lumber. Ho nodded pleas antly to them in a way that said quite plainly, "I liko littlo people. I was young onco myself." It wns not long beforo they found out that his namo was Green, and that ho had rented tho shop for somo sort of carpentering won:, uno uny, ,wnen inoy wero ni play in the back yard, tho children dis covered somo men cutting down weeds In the vacant lot. "What do you sup poso they aro going to do?" nsked Nel lie. "Build a houso, I guess," said Archie. Tho prospect of this waB ex citing, and with the aid of somo barrels and boxes thoy contrived to got up high enough to sco ovor tho fence And thoro was Mr. Green busily direct ing tho men! Ho saw thom and waved his hand. "I nm going to havo a gar den in a short tlmo," ho said. This mado Archlo think of tho garden they used to havo in tho country, whero cab bages and potatoes and all kinds ot vegetables grow. Ho had helped his father take caro of It, and ho won dered if Mr. Green would not want a boy to weed his. Ho Bpoko to Nolllo about it, but sho was sure it would bo a flower garden, for pcoplo didn't havo vcgotablo gardens In town. This might be. Mr. Green had not said what ho expected to raise; but then, flowers would havo to bo weeded nnd wntercd. So without saying anything to anyono Archie slipped over to tho shop next day. When ho was fairly insldo tho door his heart almost failed him, and when Mr. Green looked up from his desk, whero ho wns writing, and ex claimed, "Hello! Whero did you como from?" ho was so startled he came near running away. Ho didn't, how ever, but went bravoly up to tho desk. "I havo como to boo If you don't want a boy to weed your garden, sir. I know how, and could do it, nnd I am anxious to And a place, because thoro Is no ono olso to holp mother. Nolllo Would holp, too, and wo'd bo very careful." Mr. Green looked down nt him with an odd expression In his yes, nnd sold: "So you want to weod my garden, do you? Well, I may need it boy, by and by, when my crop begins to grow." Tho children went away for several weeks, and camo homo lato ono svonlng. Early next day they ran out lo seo how Mr. Green's garden was coming on, and behold! instead of po tatoes and cabbages, or oven flowers, Ihoro wero rows of gaily painted iwlngs. Thero woro slnglo swings, nd doublo swings, nnd swings to hold four porsons, nnd somo had awn ings ovor thom to keep oft the eun. Tho ground was covered with tnn bark except nround tho edge, whero Ihoro was a border of grass, nnd tho board fenco on tho street had been re placed by an iron ono with a gate tbovo which was this sign: "Automat ic Swing Co." While tho children were fnzlng at this surprising sight, Mr. Ureon como walking down botweon tho rows of swings and nsked them ho,w thoy liked his garden. Thoy Ilk ed it very much, Indeed, but Archlo couldn't help feeling disappointed un til Mr. Green sold: "I have to bo In tho shop most of tho tlmo, and I want somo ono to Btay around her nd lot mo know when customers como In. Do you think you and. Nolllo could do, this? Of courso 'd expect you to Bwlng a good deal, or that will help to advortlso." So it happened that all throufeh tho summer in plecaant weath er passers-by saw two bluo-oyed chil dren in n swing near tho gate, and if nny ono ontored ho was mot by Archlo with, "Do you want to look at swings? Wo hnvo somo very nlco ones. I'll call Mr. Qroen." Tho Automatic Swing Co. did a good business that season, nnd ovcry Saturday tho children dropped a silver quarter Into tholr bank, and oven Archlo enmo to tho conclusion that for n town a swing garden wns bottor than a vcgotablo garden. MARY P. LEONARD. A taiy Man' I.ond. Thump, thump, thud! How many times it had occurred in tho last fow minutes that noise! Wlllto didn't cry, for hadn't grandma called him, only that morning, "My littlo man," and who ovor henrd of a man crying becauso ho had let fall an armful of wood? Nevertheless, ho did look so woo-begono nnd humpty-dumpty-llke, sitting on tho lowest stair in grand pa's wall filled woodshed, with his lato armful of wood scattered about him liko a "oplll" of gigantic Jackstrawsl Slowly ho picked hlmsolf up, and caro fully gathered tho straggling sticks, making "'most a cord," it Bcomod to Wllllo. Ono, two, threo stnlrs had been mounted, when again thump,; thump, thud! wont his wood, fly in in moro directions than before "Woll well, woll!" 'Twaa grandpa's Jolly volco as ho looked down from tho floo above. "O, grandpa! I'vo had Jus tho awfulcst tlmo! Tho wood won' Btay whoro I put it!" nnd Wllllo's so ber, upturned faco was mot by grand pa a smiling countennnco coming dow tho stairs. "I'm afraid my Wllllo-boyl has been taking 'a lazy man's load,' hoy?" said grandpa, na ho Burvoyod the crisscross sticks on tho floor. "Why, grandpa, I'm not lazy, am I?" nsked Wllllo, quickly. "I tried and tried to curry rb much as you could I did really and truly!" "Ah, thoro's when you mado your mlstnko, my boy Couldn t you hnvo gono a numbor o times easily with a smallor load, whllo you wero tugging away with bo much?" "Y-o-s!" nnsworod Wllllo. thoughtfully. "Trying to carry too much of anything," said grandpa, bIow ly, as ho sat down on tho sawhorso, "Is what I call 'a lazy man's load;' for a lazy man always tries to carry every thing nt onco, for fear ho may tako a fow useless stops, and by so doing causes himself doublo work, besides unnecessary worry and troublo. Had you taken a smnller lond, you would hnvo had no troublo In carrying it, and by this tlmo your wood box would havo been full!" "Grandpa," nnd Wll llo put his sturdy littlo nrms rcsoluto ly about his grandfather's nock, "I'm tired carrying a lazy man's load, and shall always carry n smart man's load hereafter." Then ns ho ran away wnisumg with what wood ho could comfortably carry, grnndpa nodded, "And he'll romomber It, too!" ADELBERT P. CALDWELL. Smile on Mo. A sweet story Is told by Miss Anna Gordon of a littlo threo-ycar-old "girl, tho pot of tho household, who camo down a fow minutes lato to broakfnst. Sho had ono foot on tho round of her chair, but was not allowed to climb up until hor papa had asked tho Mean ing. Then, as sho looked nil around her and saw every faco grave and seri ous, sho thought tho family woro of fendod, nnd her child's heart was broken. "Oh, mamma!" sho cried, with quivering Hps, "smllo on me." The chlld'B lmpulso was natural. A smllo means cheer, lovo, sunahlno, nnd tho cry of tho human heart always Is, "Smllo on me!" A young girl on her way to school mot a poor old man on tho streot corner with flowers to sell. "I had no pennies to buy flowers with," tho girl said simply, "but I gavo him a Bmilo." Tho smllo warmed tho old man's heart for tho next hour and softened his hard Hfo with a glint of happiness. It Is n pity that any one In tho wholo world should go hungry for a smllo when a smllo costs noth ing. With each ono of U3, wo know how loneliness and heartacho may be cased and how tho aspect of a wholo day may bo changed by a kindly glanco, a friendly look. Let us sec to It that wo do not withhold this com fort from ono another. In hoavon God shall wlpo away tears from all oye. Let us anticipate hcavon, and make earth as much Hko It as posslblo by rcmomberlng tho littlo child's cry, "Smllo on rac'-Frances Bcnnott Cal laway. Queer Turtle I'Mhliic A curious modo of catching turtles Is practiced In tho West Indies. It consists In attaching a ring and a lino to tho tall ot a species of sucker fish, which Is thon thrown overboard, and Immediately makes for tho first turtle ho can spy, to which ho attaches him self very firmly by means of a sucking apparatus arranged on tho top of his head. Tho flshorman then hauls both turtlo and sucking fish in. No Candy or Cake. Tho Cubans nmko no candy to epeak of, and their cakes aro so high In prlco that only tho rich buy thom. Do not nntlclpato troublo or worry about what may never happen. Koop In the sunlight. Franklin. TAMING- WILD BEASTS ANIMAL TRAINER RECOUNTS SOME OF HIS EXPERIENCES. nrad In a Uob'i Month Tha Ilnga Klnc ot tho Forest Are Hard to Train and Aro Nevar to 11 o Depended Upon. "Extra hazardous" might well qual ify tho "risk" that would bo placed with tho namo of a llon-tamcr should ho havo tho hardihood to apply for nn accident policy; but tho Intropld in dividual who putB his head In tho lion's mouth and chnsea train hflnntit un nnd down narrow cages does not apparent ly think so much about these things ns tho man ot sedentary occuDatlon. says tho Now York Telegraph. This was mo opinion of a famous trnlnolv wno nns been following tho porllou proicsBion tor twenty-flvo yoars a wno uibcusscQ tho proa and cons hla business with cheerful cand Tho trainer, who has onlv been mil tho hospital a fow days, exhibited wl nonchalcnco a bandaged leg whero noncsa had nipped through a f inches nbovo tho ankle. Tho saw animal had bitten him in tho sat place a few years beforo In Mancht tor, England. It was evidently a fav tut in mo nnnunng or animals. JJu -1 a . Ing my resldenco in this country tho last threo years I havo met a number f Amorlcnna who gavo every ovldonco f handling animals as fearlessly as uny men I havo over met; thoy aro not o patient, perhnps, ns tho Germans, n trying to teach them tricks, but they nro very nlert and daring." "How do you go about tho business of training lions?" "Well, tho first thing is to got them to know you from work in front of tho cago; go into tho den every morning and read tho papers my wifo used to tako her sewing and work an hour or bo. This is tho early stago before you ubo a whip. You can't train Hons to do much; you can urgo thom to run about tho cago, Jump tho hurdlo and leap through a hoop. Of courso, put ting your head in tho lion's mouth is always n risk and should not be at tempted unless the animal Is quiet. You stroko tho beast's back ns you would that of a cat. This sort of soothes him and you may tako advan tage of this fact to qulotly pry open his Jaws nnd press your head bo closely to tho teeth ns your courage permits. Of course, it tho animal Is disposed to closo down on you nt this tlmo trepan ning would bo necessary If you over got out allvo. Personally, I am moro afraid of a lion's pawB than I am of his Jaws. Talk about 'upper cuts left hooks' and that sort of prize-lighting fancy shotBl A Hon is wonderfully clever and ho docs It without gloves. A lion's claws tako hold Hko a fish hook. A tiger or leopard gives with tho paws a sldo slash that cuts like a knife. "Lions nro fed nfter thoy perform; that is part of their roward for tho work; so that the idea that they are dopy' and overfed when wo go Into tho cage is a mistake. I would rather work with Hons nny tlmo thnn ele phants. They nro such treacherous nnd powerful-beasts. I havo had their tusks each sldo of mo thrtiBt through throe Inches of board and I havo had 'em goring tho ground aB I lay botween tho Ivories thinking each moment would bo my last. "Oh, yes, lions aro cantankerous nnd hnvo their bad days. Somo ot them Eccm chronically bad. "Tho lioness that I am working now is not a good animal. Tho fact Is sho has killed and maimed flvo keepers, not to mention tho horses sho has kill ed when sho has been on the rampage. You mny remember, sho got out in New York four years ago and was gono two days. I finally caught her In a stable, whero sho had been dining a la carte off tho poor horses. A year go In Kansas City oho killed her last keeper. I havo not worked with her for threo years until recently. I showed you tho result of our first scrlmmago after my return," nnd the man pointed significantly to his ban daged leg." Hit Ilelaw the Ilelt. "You and young Chubbloigh don't speak to each other any more, Ethel, What is tho matter?" "Nothing, only ho told mo ono day when wo wero at tho park that I had a swanllko nock, and I told him ho haJ a swanllko walk." Food In UumIu. In some parts of Russia tho only food tor tho people consists at present of acorns, leaves nnd the soft bark of trc ODD MARRIAQE. A Waddlnt- Fi of Only Tiro Senta lowed by Ono of tJO. A Dastor of ono of tho nromlnnnt churches In Brooklyn, whoso son has a chargo in this county, had a Strang' oxpcrlonco about flvo years ago, whJcK was novor spokon of until recently, when unlookod for dovolopmwits mado it consistent to rolato tho incldont Tho, eiuony clorgyman was at homo ono' ovonlng, and about 9 o'clock ho hoard' n quiet knock at tho door. Ho went to tho porch and ndmltted a rcflnod ap pearing young man and a girl. Tho latter suggested modesty, while tho companion showod tho result ot do bauchory, but ho novorlholosa gave cvldenco of intelligence. Tho young fellow defined tho purposo of their visit, which was to bo married. Tho couplo woro rofused emphatically by tho clorgyman nt first, but finally thoy submitted to all tho interrogations of tho minister, and thoro was no appar ent reason why they should not bo wed. Aftor tho ceremony tho pastor wns handed nn envelope by tho groom, after which they depnrtod on tholr honeymoon. Tho minister onterod tho study nnd taking tho gift from his pockot, oponod it. Tho contents con sisted of two copper ponnlcs. Tho son, who wns in college at tho tlmo pro paring for tho ministry, hopponcd to bo homo spending a vacation, and was a witness to all that occurred subse quent to tho wedding. Ho enjoyed Immensely tho Joko on hla paront, and botween shout3 of laughter ho Informod his father ot tho trou blo which was suro to fol low such an nbsurd indiscre tion. It was at onco presumed to bo nn elopomont, and doubts wow brought as to tho nccurnoy of tho girl's age. Tho father folt somowhat nnnoyod, but ho wns confldont that ho had hold strictly to nil tho laws regarding tho perform ance of tho coromony. Por flvo yoars nothing wno hoard of tho couplo, and but a fow weeks ago tho minister found that ho had not got Into nny dif ficulty. About tho samo tlmo In tho evening ho hoard a knock at tho door, and ho recognized it nt onco. A strango fcaturo of tho occurronco was that tho son was at homo ngaln visiting for a fow days. Tho senior clorgyman hur ried to tho door and his ear was not decolvod; tho callor was tho man ho had marrlod flvo yoars beforo. Tho young follow, In an unasaumlng man ner, remarked that he always folt that tho mlnlstor dosorved an explanation, and ho announced tho purposo of his second visit. Ho said that ho was walking nlong tho streets of Brooklyn when ho mot tho girl ho married nbout a half hour boforo ho visited tho par sonago. Ho continued, stating that ho figured that sho would not bo worth moro than two conts to him, and that tho feeling regulated his fco to tho mlnlstor. Concluding, ho declared that sho had proved to ba ot inestimable valuo to him, and ho qulotly arose and hnndod tho clergyman nnothor onvol opo, which contained a check for $50, payablo at tho Chemical bank. Troy Press. AN EMPEROR'S ROMANCE. In tho study of Kaiser Franz Josef of Austria, who, by tho way, entorod his 70th year recently, hangs a framed but withered bunch of llowors, to which a romantic littlo story is attachod. A few weeks beforo tho announcement of his engagement Knisor Franz Josef nnd his flancco wero walking botweon Ischl and Lauftcn, when Bho saw a meadow bright with gayly colorod wild flowors. "Walt, I will pick you a posy," sho exclaimed, and a few min utes nfterward handed her betrothed a little bouquet. Tho futuro Empress Elizabeth took tho black velvet riband which bound her magnificent hnlr and tied it round tho flowers, offering them with a play ful courtesy to tho kaiser, who kissed them beforo placing them In tho outor pocket of his military tunic. Sudden ly as thoy nearcd Ischl, the kaiser dis covered that tho precious posy waj gone. Somo days aftor, when tho incldont had been forgotten, tho valet was as tonished to And that tho lost posy had been hidden deep down In tho tu nic pocket all the whllo, and was, as a natural consequence, so withered that ho did not Hko to show it to tho kai ser. As it was equally impossible to throw nway flowers picked by tho fu turo kaleerln, ho hit upon tho happy Idea of pressing thom, with a vlow to presenting thent to his Imperial master on tho lattcr'o wedding day. But In tho whirl attendant on such nn Important event he forgot his plan and it was not until tho Kaiser Franz Josef nnd hla consort celebrated tholr silver wedding in 1879 that tho old va let reminded his master ot that long forgotten day, as ho produced tho with ered bunch of flowers. Tho kaiser and kalserln were much touched and a command was given that tho rollo should bo placed under glass and fram ed, so that It might bo hung whexo the kaiser could always seo It. Light Houiekeeplng. "You advertised for a girl for llgtit housekeeping and-" "Woll, this Is tho lightest houso in tho vicinity. It may bo blggor than soma of tho others, but It's a framo houso, whllo they're all stone or brick." Wncc of London Hill Poller. London billposters struck for $8.25 per week, flfty-threo hours to consti tute a weok's work. It Is not necessary to hnng up a code of Jienao lavrs In tho Itouw where lov is dwelling.