Nebraska Newspapers

    I
h
x&S
K
o
THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER
TV. W. SANDKIlg, Fnblliher.
NEMAHA, NEBRASKA.
AN AUTUMN SONG.
Whon lovo was young and lifo was pay,
Then, sweetheart, I was yours alway.
'The years have aped and youth is dead,
And yet my heart seems young to-day
And, darling, I am yours for ayo.
When summer days wcro fntr s,nd flno
I kissed your 11ns beneath the shrino
Of burnished shies, and In your eyes
Drank deep of lovo as of rlpo wlno;
And still to-day that Joy Is mine.
I held your dimpled hand T know
I wondered why It trembled so i
I pledged a vow, and then, as now,
I heard your answer, sweet and low:
"I've loved you, dear, slnco long ago."
Al, sweeter are thoyo words to mo
Q'han all the songs of minstrelsy;
And the refrain brings hick again ,
Departed years In memory, , ,
.All vocal to that melody! , ,.
Soon winter will assail the year;
The snow Is In our locks, I fear.
Tho blooms huvo gono from cheek and
lawn,
.As In the autumn shndes we hear
Thoso summer songs of old, my dear.
But what caro we If winter rlmo
Soon will Incrust the robes of time;
If snowflakes fall and cold winds call.
While In our hearts the olden chlnio
He-echoes from life's summertime?
So, lot us pledge our love anew,
And In the sunset wander through
Tho Joys that were, till those that aro
Seem brighter with the roseato hue
That blossomed v. hero our young lovo
grew.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
TEE FAlttlEli GOT EVEN.
"With Carpet-Bag1 of Hornets Ho
"Was Equal to tho Bunco Mon.
,11 ERE arc four
men in Chicago
who will never
forget Silus Tat
inan's visit to the
city. It will be
many days before
these same men
will be able to
show up at the de
pots again to prey
on the confidence
of rural strangers'.
tfQ
When Silas came to town Saturday
he came with the avowed intention of
.revenging himself on a smooth-spokcu
.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 mnde up his mind to administer to
the first man who claimed to know him
-the warmest reception the scoundrel
had ever met with.
Tntman came from Bunkum. Bunk
um is not on the map, and one could go
to the place with a repeating riile and
shoot nil 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
and "grouchy" disposition of their oc
cupants. In Tatman'a'hog lot hung one
of these nests from the limb of n locust
tree. It was a gigantic specimen and
the terror of the neighborhood.
The morning before Silas left for
Chicago he went into the hog lot very
early, before the hornets were astir. Ho
took with him an old green carpetbag,
and this he opened and slipped careful
ly around the oblong nest, closing the
clasp quickly without losing a hornet.
"When he took the train Inter in the day
.he smiled with delight when bethought
LiMSJS
KNOW YOU."
of the harrowing scene that would tako
-place when the carpet bag was opened.
When Silas arrived at the depot, in
stead of going to the hotel, he sat down
in the smoking room and waited. His
mission was similar to that of the con
fidence man. He was in quest of a
stranger who would cultivate his ac
quaintance only to rob him of his hor
nets and regret it to his dying day. Oc
"I EELIEVE I
casionally Farmer J atman would look
1own nt his carpet bag. As he did so
he shook with glee.
Tho Bunkum farmer had not been
ocated live minutes when ho was ap
proached by a fellow witli a sharp, in
quisitive npse and a checked suit.
-"Ah, ha!'! thought Tntman, as tlvj
stranger extended his hand, "I've got
you."
"I believe I know you," vnid the
sharp-nosed individual.
"Let mo sec,
"Bunkum," replied Tntmnn.
"To be sure; Bunkum. And
riamc is "
your
"Tntmnn."
"Why, of course. How are you,
Mr.
Tntman?"
"Tolerable," and Tflttttnn looked
down at his hornets and chuckled.
"My name is Cunningham," went on
the stranger, grasping one of Silas'
hands in both his own. "You remem
ber 1 was visiting in Bunkum n faw
years ago 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 Farmer
Tntman was playing a hand, so lie said:
"Know 'im. Woll, I should say so. Bo
you mean old Squire Jones?"
"Jones, of course. Ha, ha, ha!
Strange Icouldn'tremcmberthenumc."
"Ha, ha, ha! 'Twas kinder funny,"
and Silas fairly danced with joy. "I
reckon thnr hain't n nice quiet little
place Boinewhere where a feller can
talk with a friend what he ain't seen for
nigh on to two year." This was just
whojb 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 Silas detected an
expression of eagerness and pleasure
on the scoundrel's face, and the fel
low's fingers seemed to itch as the two
walked along.
"Ain't you afraid," said he, "of be
ing robbed?"
"Woll, you just bet your sweet 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 tho
arm. About half way down the block
they turned into a dark and dingy-look-
Mig saloon, uunmngnam spone lamn
iarly to the barkeeper, who directed
them to a wine-room in the back of the
TATMAN S,
LW HIS FIVE
LIMPING.
FRIENDS
place. The two saTdown'at the table
rnd were ioined presently by three
other men. One of them v as a fat man.
who tried to getTatman to play cards,
"just for fun."
Another one of the men wore a white
vest and a polka dot necktie. He did all
the talking, and after Cunningham had
whispered a few words in the fellow's
cai's lie could hardly keep his eyes ou
the carpetbag. He was introduced to
Tntmnn as Thomas W. Bloomileld, the
board of trade man.
"It seems, Mr. Tntman,'" said Bloom
field, "that j'ou are very cnreless 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 speculatin' 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 all; not if it's well in
vested, l'eople only lose their money
through carelessness. But of course
some one 1ms to lose money to keep the
stun" pioperly in circulation."
"Well, I hain't got much money to
lose, nnd 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 lingers."
"You bet your blame life she would,
and she'd stick purty gol darned feist."
"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, I tell you, Mr. Tntman, a good
speculator can pick money off 1 lie trees
here in Chicago."
Bloomficld's expression tickled Tut
iimn, He lnughed uproariously uud
then said:
"You can pick it off the trees in Bun
kum, too, but you can't keep it long,
'cause it circulates too dern fast."
By this time the men were growing
impatient, nnd Tntmnn noticed that
they looked more frequently nrd loin'cr
at the carpetbag. He thought itnlnut
time to tvike his revenge, so he mid:
"Well, gentlemen, 1 reckon I'd better
be a-goin', and I'd like to leave that
'ere money with you, so ns it'll be safe
while I hunt up a stoppin place."
The men were perfectly willing to
accommodate Tanner Tutmuu. They
assured him that the cnrpetbng niKl Jf .
contents would be perfectly tufe, arid
flint they would be willing to wait un
til he came back.
"Much obliged, gentlemen," and Tnt
mnn arose. " 'Tisn't very often that n
feller meets such kind friends, as you
arc in a strange city, nnd it's kinder
soolhin' tcr know that a fellow's lcnvJn'
his money with honest people. I reckon
I'll be back in about nn hour." And Tnt
man once more thanked his friends as
he passed out of the room, closing tho
door behind him.
Tntmnn did not leave tho saloon, as
the men expected. By a clever dodge
he managed to slip the key of the door
in liis 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 wait long
before ho heard one of the men say:
"Well, that was the easiest snnp I
ever saw." Silas recognized the voice
ns that of Cunningham. Then Bloom
field answered:
"Easy! Why, you could rob that
fool before his eyes and he wouldn't
know it. Hund up the granger's grip
sack." Tntman heard the sound of the grlp
Bnck striking the top of the table. Then
he heard them prying at the lock. Pres
ently he heard the clasps give, and in
another instant a piercingyelp rent the
nir. Whack! Crash! Bang! 'J he
chairs were upturned nnd the table was
was tumbled over iu the mad bcraniblc
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 and the propri
etor to the scene. The Bunkum fanner
seized the opportunity to Blip outof 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 shoulder
he saw a stream of hornets sail nftor
the bartender.
Twenty minutes later, from his re
treat in the alley across the street, Tnt
man saw his five friends limping out of
the saloon to the ambulance, winch
had been called, and which had backed
up to the curbstone. Inter Ocean.
Hliu Wasn't llothornd.
They were two women. One old and
plain, the other young and pretty.
It was in 1'aris.
"I don't like being followed about in
the street," said the young nnd pretty
one, "by strange Parisians who poke
their noses right under your very hat."
"Oil, that's nothing," said the old
and plain one.
"I suppose you are used to it by this
time, dear?"
"Quite."
Then she snw by the smile of the
younger that her answer told against
herself.
"What do you do when they become
a nuisance?"
"Just look nt them."
"Then they don't look at you again?"
"No."
"Nor follow you anymore?"
"No."
"I should think not." Boston Bud-
get
Askoil If Juoen Victoria Wore llluclr.
Beached Kambuidi's at 0:10. Knni
buidi is a very affable man, lean nnd
old, but good-natured; likes the whites,
lie says. Joseph Thomson gave him a
British tlag 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 shnll endeavor to ob
tain. The fiag was floating over his
village near by, and wns destroyed by
the Angoni. Shnll make him nnothcr
ling. Ho asked me if Queen Victorin
was black. Have met here an Arab
trader, Buana Sulimani, 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; 1 do not. He promises
to give me men ns far as Kasembi's.
"Glave's Journey to tho Livingstone
Tree," by the late E. J. Glave, iu Cen
tury.
Nusurtln's Griiftlni;.
One day when Nasartin was wander
ing around in the fields he came across
a woman hanging from a branch of a
tree. Seeing this, lie. 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, asked what he
wns going to do with the branches, to
which he answered: "It looks as though
women like to hang thtmselves from
this kind of a tree. For this renson I
jun going to graft the trees in my gar
den, so it will be convenient for my
wife." Louisville Courier-Journnl.
A HlR lilt.
Windsplit Adolphus Wiery (nn ama
teur Thespian) How did you like our
production of "llnmlet?"
Youngknocker (a bit hnzy, but desir
ing to be complimentary) lln! flu!
Hal Good! Immense! Ptinniu.st
thing I over saw! Philadelphia Norte
American.
The first historic mention of card
in Germany is in 1275, when "th
Stadtbueh," or city record of Augs
burg, note the fact that Hudolph I
amused himself by playing cards.
Kdwnrd 1. was six feet two iiK-hes
high, and it is said that the tips of his
middle fingers extended below bit
kueeu.
SEWALL'S CONTRIBUTION.
in IlPinncrntln Nomlnro for Vlcn 1'rrM
,.'t Gives 820,000 Chock to tho Cum
Milan "n"11,
NW VorK, 0ctl c Candldato Ar
thtif Sevali bnCht,h,s chcck book ln
to usti StittittU? nn.i ponlributed 820,
000 to the cattf jmlgn fuiT'l , T1, c00''
was glvcfl to- Treasurer St. John nttft
whilo it does not rcprcsont U Sir.
Sewall has given during1 thocainpaifUj
It is ono of tho biggest single buihs con
trlbutcd to tin frco silver cnuso so far.
Mr. Sewall lias boon in tho city slnco
Monday nnd lias boon playing polities
IS hours out of each lit. Ho consulted
Mr. Bryan about Now England In tho
enst and Tom Watson in tho south
nnd west. Ho talked to Senator Jones
about tho national situation and also
consulted Senator Gorman as to tho
general outlook. Mr. Sowall is bo
ltcvcd by dotnocratie leaders to bo ab
solutely honest in hia advocacy of frco
silver coinage. Ho will not resign.
Ho will mako tho light, win or loso.
G. A.
R. STAFF OFFICERS.
Orders
Issued from tho Hoiidnuarters of
Gen. Cliirltnoii nt Omaha.
Omaha, Nob., Oct, 5. Tho following
order was issued yesterday by Com
mander Clarkson, of tho O. A. It.:
Tho following stun appointments are horob.v
announced: Adjutnnt-gonoral, Charles E.
llurmolstcr, ot Omatan, Nob.; quartormastor
gonornl, Augustus J. llurbanlc, ot Chicago; In-spootor-gonoral,
Charles A. Suydam, of Phila
delphia: Judgo ndvocato-gonorol, Albert Clark,
Wcllesloy Hills, Mass.: senior aide-de-camp
nnd chief of staff, J. Cory Wlnnns, Troy, O.
Tho following comrndos will constltuto
tho oxcoutlvo connnlttco ot tho na
tional council of administration: William
IL Armstrong, Indianapolis. F. M. Storrott,
St. Louis: Albert ScUoflor, St. l'uul; Thomas
W. Scott, Falrilold. 111.: Charles A. Shaw,
Urooklyn Koscoo D. Dlx, Uorrlon Springs,
Mich.; J. J, Konta, Trenton, N. J. Corarodo
Cupt. K. L. Zallnslcl, U. S. A., Now York. Is
hereby uppotntad spootal aldo In chnrgo ot
military instruction la public schools. Com
rudo Androw Traynor, of Omahn, Is hereby ap
pointed special aldo In churgo of transporta
tion, to whom all mutters portalulng thereto
will bo referred.
SIX PROBABLE MURDERS.
An Arkansas Farm Hund mul n Recreant
Wife -Wanted for foul Crimes.
Litti.b Rock, Ark., Oct 5. Bud
Chutlln and his wife and fivo children
lived on White river between lies Aro
and Dovnll's bluff. John King, a
hired man, is said to have nlionntcd
Mrs. Cho-fllii's affections. Nono of tho
Chafllns linvo been seen slnco Septem
ber 21, whon King drovo away in a
wagon with Mrs. Chnfllu. Yesterday
tho neighbors began nn investigation.
Blood was found spattered all over
the iloor, but no bodies wero found.
Tho theory of tho officers is that tho
bodies wero thrown into tho river.
Every effort Is being mado to locate
King and Mrs. Chaffin.
TO TRAVEL ON A KITE.
A Signal Service Officer Intomls to Mako au
Acrliil Trip.
Chicago, Oct. fi. Lieut. Joseph E.
Maxwell, chief signal officer of tho de
partment of tho Missouri, and now sta
tioned iu Chicago, will soon mako 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 kite frame, and will
bo for tho purposo of testing tho ef
ficiency of a flying kito for observation
purposes, as an adjunct to tho balloon
service, which for somo timo has been
an important part of tho signal corps'
work.
FLORIDA STORM SUFFERERS.
Hundreds of I'noplo in Thrco Comities Mudo
Iiestitnto by tho Hurricane.
Jacksonville, Pla., Oct. 5. Lato ro
ports from tho region laid waste by
Tuesday's storm aro that the pcoplo 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 peoplo who havo
visited them aro earnestly advocating
a special session of tho legislature to
mako some provision for them.
DEPEW TO MARRY.
Tho
Noted Orator mid Itnllrnnil Tap;nat
Will Wid IHlss Killth Collins.
Nkw Yomc, Oct. fi, The engagement
of Miss Edith Collins and Chauncoy
Mitchell Dopow is now practically ac
knowledged by their friends. Tho
wedding may be looked for in Novem
ber. Miss Collins is now in Russia, but
will reach Now 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 Commodoro Vunderbilt.
CAUGHT IN QUICKSAND.
Narrow Kscitpo of Vrelchtors Ncur Karl
Imro, Ok Horses (Jo Under.
Eaiilisoho, Ok., Oct. 5. A party of
freighters headod by A. Rentz, of
Johnsonvlllo, I. T., attempted to ford
tho South Canadian river southeast of
ticro and getting in the quicksand (ill
of tho wagons with their loads wero
lost and several horses also disap
peared in tho treacherous sands. Tho
cnen escaped with their lives by a hard
struggle and several of the horhos wcro
jut looso and managed to got out.
Htouo Kbit imI for tho Culilunt.
St. Loujh, Oct. 3. Tho Republic,
the only morning paper in St. Louis
which supports the Chicago plat
form and tielcet, printed a roport this
norning that Gov. W. .1. Slono, of Mis
uniri, had been offered a plnco in Mr.
Uryun's cabinet oitould lie bo elected
ml declares that this was tho cnuso of
stone's withdrawal in favor of Mr.
Vest in tho race for the Unltod States
icnatc.
mm
WATSON
Attacks
butler.
Tho
rnpullst Nomlm-o Now After
lllfl
l'nrty's Nntlonnl Chairman.
Atlanta, On., Oct. 3. In this week's
issue of his people's party paper
Thomas E. Watson, populist uomlnco
for vice president, makes the follow
ing editorial njtnck; on Chairman
Marlon Butler, of tho populist m
tlolMi committee: "Attempts havo
boon made to shoyy that Mr. Watson
favored fusion In tho stato of Indiana,
yliib Jfi not correct. Mr. Watson look
tho position" at tho beginning of tho
campaign that up populist could con
slstcntly voto for a sintjlo Sowall
elector any moro thnn ho could
voto for a Hobnrt elector. Ho
filed with Chairman Butlor u writ
ton 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 wns
whon tho Georgia stato convention
mot. Ho Is for a stralglnt 'middle-of-the-road'
ticket. In no other way can
tho democratic manatrors bo forced to
nbido by tho St. Louis contract. Mr.
Watson's position has boon humiliating
and umbarrassintr, and ho has boon
compelled to submit to policies ho did
not approve."
R EVIEW OF TRAD E.
Tho I'allurrs for the l'unt Qimrtor Advnncs
In Wheat Cotton Weaker.
Nkw Yomc, Oct. St. II. G. Dun & Co.'a
Weekly Ilovicw of trado says:
Tho comploto roport ot failures for tho quar
ter which ended Wednesday shows an Incrouso
which would bo surprising if tho political
causes woro not obvious, In nutnbor, 04 par
oont. less than In tho panto quarter of 1K93.
Failures for tho quarter show llabllltlos 11.1
porconL lass, amounting to t3,?8 ,'J IB, against
iQ7,'6Gl,C8! In tho provlous half year. Manufac
turing liabilities wcro a;4TU,l03, or 37 per
oont. groator than In tho samo quarter
of 1803, whilo tradhiB woro $28,733,-217
and "other commercial" woro l2,007,,J3a To
this must bo uddod Jll,71i,0W llabllltlos In 60
bank failures, milking oxoluslvo ot railway!!
nearly $95,0OJ,O0O In n nIdrIo quartor. Com
parisons aro glvon showing that In only six
quartors In 21 yoars havo defaulted llubilltloi
boon as largo; that tho ratio to solvent busi
ness has boon (0.00 por $1,0)0, against fi.'.U for
thosnmo quartor last year; that tho avorago
per llrm In buslnoss has boon $33.67, ngalnst
&2&D2 last yoar; that tho proportion ot Incrouso
has boon (rroator in tho wostorn statos, both
in amount and In average liabilities por fail
ure, and much largor In manufacturing than
In trading.
Tho continued advance In wheat may provo
of tho utmost Importance. It has been 1.13
cents for tho woolc nnd 1. 10 conts slnco Soptom
l5o r !!, and Is mainly duo to short crops abroad
and unusual foreign demand. Cotton lms
weakened utter Its sudden rlso, booauso tho
demand for goods has rolupsod Into hand to
mouth buying and print cloths uro lower uk
SM0 conts.
DEATH LIST GROWING.
I'rolmbly Fivo Hundred Tropin Lost In the
Awful Storm on tho Houtlmrn Const.
Jacksonville, Flu., Oct. a. At least
350 lives possibly r00 wcro lost in
and about Cedar Keys as a result of
tho torriflo hurricane and tidal wavo
Tuesday night. Of 100 fishing and
sponge bouts with from four to ton
men each, anchored bolow tho town
Monday night, only about 20 escaped
destruction uud tho loss of lifo there is
estimated at from !!!!0 to 450. In tho
town itsolf, before tho storm, a thriv
ing place of 1,500 pcoplo, 'JO dead bodies
havo been recovered from tho mud uud
ruins. Fow houses aro loft htauding
and scores aro suffering from injuries,
ftloxlco Iluyliifr American Corn.
Moiiilk, Ala., Oct. 3. Corn is being
shipped from this port to Mexico In
big quantities just now. Two months
ago Mcxioo lifted tho import duty off
corn from tills country. A corn famine
in tho two Mexican provinces upon
which Mexico depends for its supply of
grain prompted tho action. Slnco that
timo 1,500,000 bushels have been shipped
from this port alono to tho City of
Mexico and to Pueblo, whereas tho to
tal corn shipments from tiio United
States to Mexico during 1895 aggro
gated less than 180,000 bushels.
Union (Sononils In KtiiiMts.
AitKANHAH City, Kan., Oct 3. Over
75,000 Kansans saw tho ex-goncrals yes
terday on their trip from Topoka to
this city. It has been in tho naturo of
a grand ovation. Tho banner crowds
wero at Mel'harson, Newton, Wichita
and hero. The greatest demonstration
was mado hero, but this may bo ox
plained by tho fact that tho hour was
better fitted for u wild reception than
at any other place visited during tho
day.
'o Wliiilow-tiliiss Trust.
PiTTsnuiiou, Pa., Oct. 3. Tho big
window-glass trust that was to havo
been formed by all tho window-glass
manufacturers has collapsed, and tho
conditions that regulated tho trado
last season will prevail during tho com
ing "fire." Had tho scheme been car
ried out the combination would havo
been tho greatest in tho country. It
would havo embraced firms, tho total
capital of which would amount to $15,-
000,000.
I'roRcnltor of a Multltiido Dead.
Mahinkttk, Wis., Oct. a. Francis
Pollant, a resident of Fond du Lac
county for 25 yoars, but of lato of this
city, Is dead at tho age of 83 years.
Ho probably loft moro progeny than
any othor man in tho stato. Ho was
grandfather to 115 children and tho
parent of 15. Ten chihlron now aro
living, and ono of his daughters is the
mother of 'JO children.
Colmifru In .September.
Wvshinoton, Oct. U. The monthly
statement of tho director of the mint
shows the total coinage at tho United
States mints during tho mouth of Sep
tember, 1800, to havo been 85,015,303.50,
which is divided as follows: Gold,
53,110,052.50; silver, 52,754,105; minor
I coins, S.'i0,22i). Of tho hilvur coined
I 52,700,100 was in standard dollurs.