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THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER
TV. W. SANDKH3, FoblUher.
NEMAHA, NEBRASKA.
AN AUTUMN SONG.
When lovo was young and life was cay,
Then, sweetheart, I was yours alway.
The yeura have sped and youth Is dead,
And yet my heart seems young to-day
And, darling, I am yours for ayo.
When Bummer days were fair tnd flno
I kissed your lips beneath the shrine
Of burnished shies, and In your eyes
Drank deep of lovo as of rlpo wlno;
And Btlll to-day that Joy Is mine.
I held your dimpled hand T know
I wondered why It trembled so i
I pledged a vow, nnd then, as now,
I heard your answer, sweot and low:
"I've loved you, dear, since long ago."
Ah, sweeter arc thoso words to mo
Q'unn all the songs of minstrelsy;
And the refrain brings buck again
Departed years In memory, , ,
.All vocal to that melody! , u
Soon winter will assail the year;
The snow Is In our locks, I fear.
Tho blooms huvo gono from cheek and
lawn,
.As In tho autumn shades we hear
Thoso summer songs of old, my dear.
But what caro we If winter rlmo
Soon will lncrust tho robes of time;
If snowflakes fall and cold winds call.
While In our hearts the olden chlmo
llo-cchocs from life's summortlmo?
:So, lot us pledgo our love nnew,
And In the sunset wundor through
Tho Joys that were, till thoe that aro
:Sccm brighter with tho roseato hue
"That blossomed v. hero our young love
grew.
Chlcngo Tnter Ocean.
'THE FARMER GOT EVEN.
"With Carpot-Bagr of Hornets Ho
Was Equal to tho Bunco Mon.
JIERE are four
men in Chicago
who will never
forget Silns Tat-
man's visit to the
city. It will be
many days before
these same men
will bo able tj
show up at the de
pots again to prey
on the confidence
of rural strangers.
When Silas came to town Saturday
he came with the avowed intention of
revenging himself on a smooth-spoken
.young man who had met him on a
former visit and had relieved him of a
carpet sack containing the visitor's
money and return ticket. He did not
expect to encounter the same fellow,
"but made up his mind to administer to
the first man who claimed to know him
-the warmest reception the scoundrel
had ever met with.
Tatman came from Bunkum. Bunk-
xim is not on the map, nnd one could go
to the place with a repenting rille and
shoot all the inhabitants without re
loading. But, small as it is, it can boast
of a citizen who outwitted four of the
cleverest "con" men in Chicago.
Bunkum is also renowned for its
large hornets' nests and the warlike
nnd "grouchy" disposition of their oc
cupants. In Tatman'a hog lot hung one
of these nests from the limb of a locust
tree. It was a gigantic specimen and
the terror of the neighborhood.
The morning before Silns left for
Chicago he went into the hog lot very
early, before the hornets were astir. He
took with him an old green carpetbag,
nnd this he opened and slipped careful
ly around the oblong nest, closing the
clasp quickly without losing a hornet.
"When he took the train later in the day
.he smiled with delight when bethought
ISEJJl
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EELIEVE I KNOW YOU."
of the harrowing scene that would tako
jlace when the carpet bng was opened.
"I
When Silas arrived at the depot, m
etead of going to the hotel, he snt down
in the smoking room nnd waited. His
mission was similar to that of the con
fidence man. He was in quest of a
etranger who would cultivate his ao
quaintnnce only to rob him of his hor
nets nnd regret it to his dying day. Oc
casionally Farmer Tatman would look
lown at his carpet bag. As he did so
he shook with glee.
Tho Bunkum farmer had not been
ceated five minutes when ho was ap
proached by a fellow with a sharp, in
quisitive npse nnd a checked suit.
'Ah, hn!" thought Tatman, ns the
stranger extended his bund, "I've got
you."
"I believe I know you," said the
?&! "
Let nic sec,
"Bunkum," replied Tntmnn.
"To be sure; Bunkum. And your
liamc is "
"Tatman."
"Why, of course. How nrc you, Mr,
Tatman?"
"Tolerable," and Tfltlttnn looked
down at his hornets nnd chuckled,
".My name is Cunningham," went nit
the stranger, grnsping one of Silas'
hands in both his own. "You remem
ber I was visiting in Bunkum a faw
years ngo with Banker a . Oh, I
never can remember names. You know
who I mean, though. He was the prin
cipal banker in your town."
There never was a banker within
twenty miles of Bunkum. But Parmer
Tatman was playing a hand, so he said:
"Know 'im. YVoll, I should pay so. Do
you mean old Squiro Jones?"
"Jones, of course. Ha, ha, ha!
Strange Icouldn'tremcmberthennmc."
"Hn, hn, ha I 'Twas kinder funny,"
and Silas fairly danced with joy. "I
reckon thnr hnin't a nice quiet little
nlace somewhere where a feller can
talk with a friend what he ain't seen for
nigh on to two year." This was just
wliajb Cunningham wanted.
"Oh, yes," said he, in his softest tone.
"I know just the place. It's not over
a block from here."
"Then I reckon we might as well go
if you're sure it's safe walking through
the streets with as much money as I've
got in this here satchel."
At the word money Silns detected an
expression of eagerness and pleasure
on the scoundrel's face, nnd the fel
Jow's fingers seemed to itch as the two
walked along.
"Ain't you afraid," said he, "of be
ing robbed?"
"Woll, you just bet j'our swet life
the fellow who opens old Silas Tatman's
valise will be sorry," and the Bunkum
farmer smiled inwardly.
Here Cunningham turned on a little
ride street, leading his friend by the
arm. About hnlf way down the block
Ihey turned into a dark and dingy-look-
uig saloon. Cunningham spoke famil
iarly to the barkeeper, who directed
them to a wine-room in the back of the
TATMAN
SAW HIS FIVE
LIMPING.
FRIENDS
place. The two sntdownut the table
rnd were joined presently by three
other men. One of them wnsa fat man.
who tried to get Tatman to play cards,
"just for fun."
Another one of the men wore n white
vest and a polka dot necktie. He did all
the talking, and after Cunningham had
whispered a few words in the fellow's
ears he could hardly keep his eyes oft
the carpetbag. He was introduced to
Tatman as Thomas W. Bloomfield, the
board of trade man.
"It seems, Mr. Tatman,'" said Bloom
field, "that you nrc very careless with
your money. Mr. Cunningham tells me
that you carry it in your satchel."
"You bet I have got a lot of money in
that 'ere old carpetbag. T was kinder
thinkin' of specuhitin' with it."
"Perhaps you would like to have me
invest it in wheat. I think you could
make a big stake."
"I'm kinder 'fraid of losin' it."
"Oh, not at nil; not if it's well in
vested. People only lose their money
through carelessness. But of course
some one has to lose money to keep the
stuff piopcrly in circulation."
"Well, I hain't got much money to
low, and I'm feared if I was to open
that 'ere bag that mine would get to
circulatin', and you bet it would circu
late mighty dern fast."
"Well, if you did lose it it would
stick to some one's fingers."
"You bet your blame life r'io would,
and she'd stick purty gol darned fust."
"So you don't want me to invest it
for you?"
"I'm a little bit scary 'bout puttin'
it in wheat."
"No risk whatever," said Bloomfield.
"Why, 1 tell you, Mr. Tatman, a good
speculator can pick money off t lie trees
here in Chicago."
Bloomiield's expression tickled Tat
mnii. He laughed uproariously und
then snid:
"You can pick it off the trees in Bun
kum, too, but yow can't keep it long,
'cnuse it circulates too dern fast."
By this time tho men were growing
impatient, nnd Tatman noticed that
they looked more frequently aid longer
at the carpetbag. He thought itnb-jut
time to take his revenge, so hot-aid:
"Well, gentlemen, I reckon I'd botrer
be a-goin', and I'd like to leave that
'ore money with you, so as it'll be safe
while I hunt up a stoppin' place."
Tho men wore perfectly willing to
accommodate Farmer Tatman. They
assured him that the cnrpetbng aild H
contents would be perfectly tnfe, add
that they would be willing to wait un
til he came back.
"Much obliged, gentlemen," nnd Tnt
mnn arose. '"Tisn't very often that a
feller meets such kind friends as you
nrc in ti strange city, and it's kinder
soolhin' er know that n fellow's leavJn'
his money with honest people. I reckon
I'll be back in about an hour." And Tnt
mnn once more thanked his friends ns
he passed out of the room, closing tho
door behind him.
Tatman did not leavo tho saloon, as
the men expected. By a clever dodgo
he mnnaged to slip the key of the door
in his pocket before he left the room.
He remained on the outside long enough
to silently turn tho bolt in the lock,
after which he slipped into the ad
joining room. He did not wnlt long
before ho heard one of the men say:
"Well, that was the easiest snnp I
ever saw." Silas recognized the volet!
as that of Cunningham. Then Bloom
field answered:
"Easy! Why, you could rob that
fool before his eyes and he wouldn't
know it. Hand up the granger's grip
sack." Tatman hcord the sound of the grlp
sack striking the top of the table. Then
he heard them prying nt the look. Pres
ently ho heard the clasps give, and In
another instant a piercing yelp rent tho
air. Whack! Crash! Bang! 'J ho
chairs were upturned nnd the tublc was
was tumbled over in the mad bcrnmblo
for the door.
Then he heard some one sny: "Great
heavens! They're hornets and the door
is locked."
The howls and yelps which followed
brought the bartender nnd the propri
etor to the scene. The Bunkum farmer
seized the opportunity to slip out of the
saloon, and as he was passing into the
street he heard the door crash in as
one of the men on the inside dealt it
a blow with a chair. Over his Ehoulder
he saw a stream of hornets sail after
the bartender.
Twenty minutes later, from his re
treat in the alley across the street, Tat
man saw his five friends limping oul of
the saloon to the ambulance, which
had been called, nnd which had backed
up to the curbstone. Inter Ocean.
Blio Wasn't llotherod.
They were two women. One old and
plain, the other young and pretty.
It was in Paris.
"I don't like being followed about in
the street," said the young and pretty
one, "by strange Parisians who poke
their noses right under your very hat."
"Oh, that's nothing," said the old
and plain one.
"I suppose you arc used to it by this
time, dear?"
"Quite."
Then she saw by tho smile of the
younger that her answer told against
herself.
"What do you do when they become
a nuisance?"
"Just look at them."
"Then they don't look at you again?"
"No."
"Nor follow you any more?"
"No."
"I should think not." Boston Bud
get. V
Asked If Queen Victoria- Wero lilack.
Beached Kambuidi's at 0:15. Kam
buidi is a very affable man, lean and
old, but good-natured; likes the whites,
he says. Joseph Thomson gave him u
British flag and a letter; the letter was
taken away from ono ui his men by an
Arab, and the Arabic letter given in ex
change, which I shall endeavor to ob
tain. The flag was floating over his
village near by, and was destroyed by
the Angoni. Shall make him another
flag. He asked me if Queen Victoria
was black. Have met here an Arab
trader, Buunn Sulimnni, who is going
to the Luapula. Seems a decent old
chap, but 1 suspect he is a cunning
rogue, like the rest of them. He is go
ing to the Luapula; so am I. He knows
that country; I do not He promises
to give me men as far as Kasembi's.
"Glave's Journey to tho Livingstone
Tree," by the late E. J. Clave, in Cen
tury. Nasartiu's Grafting.
One day when Nasartin was wander
ing around in the fields he came across
n woman hanging from a branch of a
tree. Seeing this, he ran to get a saw,
and began eagerly to cut a few branches
from the same tree. Some of his friends,
finding him doing this, naked what he
was going to do with the branches, to
which he answered: "It looks as though
women like to hang themselves from
this kind of n tree. For this reason I
am going to grnft the trees in my gar
den, so it will be convenient for my
wife." Louisville Courier-Journnl.
A lllg Hit.
Windsplit Adolphus Wiery (nn ama
teur Thespian) How did you like our
production of "llnmlet?"
Voungknocker (a bit hazy, but desir
ing to be complimentary) Ha! fla)
Ha! Good! Immense! Funniest
thing I ever saw! Philadelphia Norte
American.
The first historic mention of card,
in Germany is in 1275, when "tin
Stndtbueh," or city record of Augs
burg, note the fact that Rudolph I
amused himself by playing cards.
Edward 1. was six feet two inches
high, and it is said that the tips of his
middle fingers extended below bU
knees.
SEWALL'S CONTRIBUTION.
4h Dnnoerattc Nomlnro for Vlco l'rr.
'.t Gives a 880,000 Chock to tho Cam
New Von 0ct; C -Candidate Ar
thtjf ScWnll broaC,,V,,s chcck book in
to use Stnrt1y nn.i fontributcd 320,
000 to the campaign fuiT'Ti . Tno cl,oc,t
was giver to1 Treasurer fit. John nnty
whilo it does not represent uU Mr.
Scwall has glvou during' thocnmpaiJ'Uj
it is ono of tho biggest single Bums con
tributed to tha free silver cause so far.
Mr. Scwall has boon in tho city since
Monday and has been playing politics
18 hours out of each lit. Ho consulted
Mr. Bryan about Now England in tho
cast nnd Tom Watson in tho south
and west. Ho talked to Senator Jonoa
about tho national situation and also
consulted Senator Gorman as to tho
general outlook. Mr. Sowall is bo
lloved by democratic leaders to bo ab
solutely honest in his advocacy of froo
silver colnago. Ho will not resign.
Ho will make tho light, win or lose.
G. A. R. STAFF OFFICERS.
Orders Issunrt from tho Headquarters ot
Gcu. Chirlcsou nt Omaha.
Omaha, Nob., Oct. 5. Tho following
ordor was issued yesterday by Com
mander Clarkson, of tho G. A. It.:
Tho following staff appointments aro hnroby
announced: Adjutant-gonornl, Charles E.
liurmolstcr, of Omnhu, Nob.; qunrtorinastor
Bonoral, Augustus J. llurbanlc, ot Chlongo: ln-speotor-gonoral,
Charles A. Suydam, of 1'hlla
dolphta: Judgo ndvooato-Konoral, Albort Clark,
Wollcsloy Mils, Mass.: senior nldo-do-oamp
nnd chief of staff, J. Cory Wlnnns. Troy, O.
Tno following eomrndos will oonstltuto
tbo oxcoutlvo cotnmlttco of tho na
tional council of administration: William
IL Armstrong, Indianapolis. F. M. Storrott,
St, Louis; Albort SehofTor, St Paul; Thomas
W. Scott, Falrilold, 111.: Charles A Shaw,
Urooldyn Hoscoo D. DIx, llorrlon Sprlncs.
Mich.; J. J. Konts, Trenton, N. J. Colorado
Capu E. L. Zallnsld, U. S. A., Now Yorlc. Is
hereby appolntart special aldo In cliargo of
military Instruction la publlo schools. Com
rado Androw Traynor, of Omaha, Is hereby ap
pointed spoclal aldo In charge of transporta
tion, to whom all matters portalulng thereto
will be referred.
SIX PROBABLE MURDERS.
An Arkansas Farm Hand nnd ti Recreant
Wlfo Wanted for foul Crime.
Little Bock, Ark., Oct C Bud
Clmilin and his wife and Uvo children
lived on White river befcweon Dcs Aro
nnd Dovall'a bluff. John King, a
hired man, is said to havo alienated
Mrs. Cha-flin's affections. Nono of tho
Chnfllns have been seen slnco Soptoin
ber 21, when King drovo away In a
wagon with Mrs. Cliafilu. YeBtordny
tho neighbors began an investigation.
Blood was found spattered all over
the floor, but no bodies were found.
Tho theory of the officers is that tho
bodies wero thrown into tho river.
Every effort is being tnado to locato
King and Mrs. Cliafiln.
TO TRAVEL ON A KITE.
A Signal Service Officer Intends to Mako an
Aerial Trip.
Chicago, Oct. 5. Lieut. Joseph E.
Maxwoll, chief signnl officer of tho de
partment of tho Missouri, and now sta
tioned in Chicago, will soon make an
ascent on a man-carrying kite, to bo
built by Octavo Chanuto. Tho ascent
will be made in an arm chair fastened
to a portion of the kito frame, and will
bo for tho purpose of testing tho ef
ficiency of a fiying kito for observation
purposes, as an adjunct to tho balloon
service, which for somo time has boon
an important part of tho signal corps'
work.
FLORIDA STORM SUFFERERS.
Hundreds of I'eoplo In Three Counties Mado
Destitute by tlio Hurricane.
Jacksonvilt.k, Fla., Oct. 5. Lato ro
ports from tho region laid waste by
Tuesday's storm are that tho people of
tho western part of Alachua and Levy
and tho eastern part of Lafayotto coun
ties, left homeless with no food, with
tho ootton crop destroyed and no re
sources at hand, aro threatened with
starvation and tho pooplo who havo
visited thorn are earnestly advocating
a special session of tho legislature to
mako somo provision for thorn.
DEPEW TO MARRY.
Tho Noted Orator anil Railroad Magnate
Will W1 Miss Kdltli Collins.
Nkw Yoitif, Oct. fl. Tho ongagomont
of Miss Edith Collins und Chauncoy
Mitchell Dopow is now practically ac
knowledged by thoir friends. Tho
wedding may be looked for in Novem
ber. Miss Collins is now in Russia, but
will reach New York tho latter part
of October. Miss Collins is a beautiful
young woman and has a fortune of
13,000,000 and is a groat-granddaughter
of Commodore Vnndcrbilt
CAUGHT IN QUICKSAND.
Narrow Kscapo of Freighters Near ICurl
boro, Ok. Horses (Jo Under.
Eaklijoko, Ok., Oct 5. A party of
freighters headed by A. Rentz, of
Johnsonvlllo, I. T., attempted to ford
the South Cuntulinn river southeast of
nero and getting In tho quicksand all
of the wagons with their loads wero
lost and several horses also disap
peared In the treacherous sands. Tho
men escaped with their lives by a hurd
itrugglo and several of the hor.ses wero
jut loose and managed to got out
Stone Slated for tho Cabinet,
St. Louis, Oct. 3. Tho Republic,
tho only morning paper in St Louis
fvhieli supports tho Chicago plat
form and ticket, printed a roport this
norning that (5ov. W. .1. Stone, of Mis
nmri, had been offered a place in Mr.
Uryan's cabinet a'uould he bo elected
uid declares that this was tho caiiboof
Hone's withdrawal in favor of Mr.
Vest in the raeo for tho United Stntos
senate.
I UU.UH ll.ll
Watson Attacks butler.
Tho l'opnllst Nomlneo Now After Ills
rnrtj'H National Chairman.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 3. In this week's
issue of his pooplo'a party paper
Thomas E. Watson, populist nomlnco
for vice president, makes tho follow
ing editorial n.ttick on Chairman
Marlon Butler, of tho populist na
tlontti commltlcc: "AttompU havo
been inimo to show that Mr. Watson
favored funiou in tho stato of Indiana.
'3?iif Is not correct Mr. Wat6on look
tho pdsHloyt nt tho beginning of tho
campaign tlifit up populist could con
slstently voto for n single Sowall
elector any moro than ho could
voto for a Hobart elector. Ho
filed with Chairman Butler a writ
ten protest against Mr. Butler's
fusion policy. Mr. Butlor has
ignored Mr. Watson's protest and gono
steadily forward on his own lino. Mr.
"Watson's position is now what it was
when tho Ucorgla stato convention
mot He Is for a straiglut 'middle-of-the-road'
ticket. In no other way can
tho domocratiu mnuairors bo forced to
nbido by tho St Louis contract Mr.
Watson's position 1ms been humiliating
and embarrassing, and ho has boon
compelled to submit to policies ho did
not approve."
R EVIEW OF TRADE.
Tho FallurrA for thn Pant Quarter Advnnco
In Wheat Cotton AVeaknr.
Nicw Yoiik, Oct 3. It, O. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of trade says:
Tho cotnploto roport ot failures for tho quar
ter which ended Wednesday shows an lnoroaso
which would bo surprising If tho political
causes wero not obvious. In nuinbor, H4 per
cont. Icsh thnn In tho panlo nunrtorof IH91
Failures for tho quarter show liabilities 11.1
por cont. loss, amounting to JT3,C8),DO, against
t07,'8C(),08 In tho previous halt year. Manufac
turing liabilities wero i,470,ll)O, or 37 por
cont creator than In tho tmmo quarter
ot 1803, whilo trading woro 28,73S,S17
and "other commercial" woro US.OOT.uaa To
this must bo addod f 11,71 J,0M Habllltlo s In f0
bank failures, malting oxoluslvo of railways
nearly $9V0OJ,O0O In a slnglo quartur. Com
parisons aro (jlvon Rhowlng that In only six
quarters la Si yoars havo dofaultod llubilltlos
been ns largo; that tbo ratio to solvont bust
noss has been KJ.00 por $1,0)0, njalnst i'i.'M for
thosamo quarter last year: that tho avorago
per Arm In buslnosn has been $13.57, ngalnst
$&02 last year; that tho proportion ot lnoroaso
has boon greater in tho westoru states, both
in amount and In avcrago liabilities por fail
ure, and much lurgor lu manufacturing than.
In trading.
Tho continued ndvanco In whoat may prova
ot tho utmost Importance. It lias been 1.1!1
conts for tho woolc and 1. 10 cents slnco Soptoin
b'or -', nnd Is mainly duo to short crops abroad
and unusual forolgn demand. Cotton has
wonkoncd utter Its sudden rise, because tho
demand for goods has relapsed Into hand to
mouth buying und print cloths aro lowor uk
SMOconts.
DEATH LIST GROWING.
Vrobably Five Hundred l'coplo Lost In th
Awful Storm on tho Southern Coast.
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct 8. At least
350 lives possibly fiOO wero lost in
and about Codar Keys as a result of
tho terrific hurricane and tidal wave
Tuesday night. Of 100 fishing and
spongo boats with from four to ton
men each, anchored bolow tho town
Monday night, only about 20 escaped
destruction and thn loss of lifo there is
estimated at from 330 to 4f0. In tho
town itsolf, boforo tho storm, a thriv
ing place of 1,500 people, 20 dead bodies
havo been recovered from tho mud and
ruins. Few houses aro loft standing
and scores aro sulToring from injuries.
Mexico IltiyliiK American Corn.
Moiur.E, Ala., Oct 3. Corn is being
shipped from this port to Mexico in
big quantities just now. Two months
ago Mexico lifted the import duty off
corn from this country. A corn famine
in tho two Mexican provinces upon
which Mexico depends for its supply of
grain prompted tho action. Slnco that
timo l,.r00,000 bushels havo been shippod
from this port alono to tho City of
Mexico and to Pueblo, whereas tho to
tal corn shipmonts from the United
Stntes to Mexico during 1895 aggro
gated less than 180,000 bushels.
Union Generals In Ktiiisns.
AmcANHAH Citv, Kan., Oct 3. Over
75,000 Kansans saw thoex-goncralsycs-tordny
on their trip from Topoka to
this city. It lias been in tho nature of
a grand ovation. The banner crowds
were at Mcl'harson, Newton, Wichita
nnd hero. The greatest demonstration
was mado hero, but this may bo ex
plained by tho fact that tho hour was
better fitted for a wild reception than
at any other placo visited during tho
day.
No Wludow-Ulnss Trust.
PiTTsmmuii, Pa., Oct 3. Tho big
window-glass trust that was to havo
been formed by all the window-glass
manufacturers has collapsed, and tho
conditions that regulated tho trado
last senson will prevail during tho com
ing "fire." Had tho scheme been car
ried out tho combination would havo
been the greatest in tho country. It
would havo embraced firms, tho total
capital of which would amount to $15,-
000,000.
I'rogcuUor of a Multitude Dead.
Mawnkttk, Wis., Oct. a. Francis
Pollant, a resident of Fond du Lac
county for 25 years, but of lato of this
citv, is dead at tho age of 83 years.
I Ho probably loft moro progeny than
any other man in tho htutc. Ho was
grandfather to 115 children and tho
parent of 15. Ton children now aro
living, and ono of his daughters is the
mother of 20 children.
Coinage In September.
Wishington, Oct. y. Tlio monthly
statemunt of tho director of tho mint
shows the total coimwe at tho United
States mints during tho month of Sep
tember, 180D, to havo been S",015,303..r)O,
which is divided as follows: Gold,
53,110,922.50; silver, $2,75-1,105; minor
coins, 520,220, Of tho silver coined
S2.70O, 100 was in standurd dollars.