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THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER -,.... W. IV. HANDKItH, l'ubllihcr. NEMAnA, .... NEMtASKA. NO ROYAL ROAD TO LEARNING. IIo wlio Ht'idloH hard will rise Tlin ciimcHt arc floBcrvltiR; KnowlcdKo comes by sturdy knocks, Unflinching ami mmwuvinK. Itctncmhcr, oil, ambitious soul, Kor jircut ochlov'innts burning, No ono ever yet Iiiih found A royal road to learning. llrlck by brick tlio walls ro up, Kacli fitted and cemented; TlirotiRli wearylnc dayH of thought Machinery If Invented. Aro you anxious to achieve? For fomo and fortunes yearning? Way by day you'll liavo to build There's V4 royal roud to lcurnlni;. In tho busy marts of llfo Drones aro thrust asldo unheeded; In tho dunky mines of thought Idlers aro not needed. To seme fixed and shining Koal Kver lot your feet bo turning; ISIevato your Htandard hl:h Thcra'H no royal road to learning. Frank J I. Htauffcr. In golden Days. AN AWKWAltD SLTUATJON. Ambition to get lending parts induced mc to throw tip n food position in the north of England to join a mnnngor Htnrtlng t Salisbury. The business turned out disastrous, the theater clos ing in a fortnight. I, an titter strun ger to the place, with a wife and babe, was taken ill and could hardly Htlr for days. Hut for n good-hearted landlady I do not know what would have become of UK. One morning, however, over n nielnn choly pipe in the grassy hollow below Old Karuin, a ray of hope dawned upon me. In my anxiety and depression one old acquaintance had altogether slipped my memory. This was a Air. Ather stonc, nn art. dealer of Ilond street. He llrst knew me when I had become as sistant to a well-known engraver and watched my progress with great inter est. I wrote, telling him the whole Htory of my misfortune. A prompt re ply followed. Apart from proof of Mr. Atherstone's good feeling toward me bis letter con tained news that I read with surprise and pleasure not without reason, (us the following extract will show: "I want you to undertake n conimis nion that requires tact and discrimina tion. It is a private inquiry, and has 1o be carried through at Shrcwton Court, Merlvaie, the seat of Lord Mount falcon, within a few miles of Salisbury. Obtain permission from the owner to sec his art treasures. 1 shall forward to you n jeweled miniature of Lord Mount fnlcon, and want you to ascertain if it is n fac-simile of one In the collection. That is the least important part of the Inquiry with which I trust you. Find out, at any trouble and with all the skill you can command, the circum stances under which thc-fnc-simllc came to be painted. There is a keeper of the galleries; try and make friends with him. Keep the object of your visit ns dark as possible." On again hearing from the art dealer I wrote to Lord Mountfalcon, asking permission to visit his picture galleries. By next post T had the most courteous of replies, acceding to my request. One thing pu..lcd me the handwriting of the note signed by the nobleman was fa miliar. Where I had before seen It I could not recollect. Next morning J tvent over to Merlvaie. Shrewton Court, situated in a spacious park, commands many picturesque, objects. One is a graceful Ionic temple, half hidden in , mass of firs and white elms. So much did it strike my fancy that T left tho pathway to obtain a close view. It was prevented, however, by a singular inci dent. As r approached, a young girl in white bounded down the marble steps. Her melancholy yet beautiful face, and sunny tresses, decked witJi pnnsics and lilies, might have been Ophelia's. To in' perplexity she advanced and cour tesled three times. Directly afterward a matronly woman ran out of the build ing. She quietly took the girl by the hand and led her away. The Shrewton collection would be famous, If only for its Florentine and Venetian masterpieces. While absorbed before them a light footfall aroused inc. I turned and saw Lord Mountfalcon. Ills open, handsome face would have been an excellent letter of introduction anywhere. He said: "I have seen you before; was it not na Charles Surface at Exeter?" From theatricals Lord Mountfalcon's talk glided into matters of pictorial art. In which he was evidently an enthusi ast. Half an hour passed, and his lord ship remarked: "I must now leave you. On no ac count miss the small blue galleries. There la a portfolio of Rembrandt etch ings that must have special value in the eyes of a practiced draughtsman, Per hups you might also like to look at my bronzes, cameos and miniatures?" "I should, my lord," 1 answered, "very much. Are there many?" "Yes, u large number," replied his lordship, "very representative, from HUHard and Cooper to Itoss and Monk'. My portrait by Motile I regard as fine ns anything painted by Cosvniy. The keeper shall now nttend you. He will have orders to let you see anything In which you may have an interest." When the keeper entered the mystery vanished about the handwriting sent to me the day before. I had known Mr. Samuel Craekcn thorpc, and we were no longeron speak ing terms. We had been intimate at Exeter, where he was then a lawyer's clerk and a small money lender. Jt was not long before I found out he was a mean, wily, intriguing, treacherous fellow, and on discovering him guilty of gross dishonesty I angrily cut his ac quaintance. We met, of course, like perfect strangers, but Craekenthorpe's manner was polite, even to obsequious ness. I had looked at the waler colors, bronzes and prints, and now asked for the miniatures. They were contained In three large eases, placed upon a table in tlte smaller chamber of the blue gal lery, and unlocked at my request. Just as 1 was preparing to examine the works of art a footmnn entered and in formed me it was his master's wish I should take luncheon. 1 could either sit down with Mr. Crackenthorpe or be attended separately. Hut I excused my self on the score of wanting to leave al most immediately, Intending to resume my visit next day. Left alone, I ex amined several of the miniatures. At last 1 unhooked the Mountfalcon pic ture. It represented the nobleman in court dress. 1 satisfied mysojf on every point. After the closest scrutiny I was convinced the miniature I carried in my breast coat pocket differed in noth ing from the original. It was jHirfectin similarity of jewels, nrms and setting. It struck me that I would compare the pictures. The light being less strong in the northern thnn southern division of the gallery, I entered the brighter chamber. There 1 looked at the miniatures side by side. 1 was aghast for a moment lest they should seem displaced. To tell which from which should have been Impossible. Tutting the copy in my pocket, I returned, placing the original on a small table near the cases. Some feeling impelled me to again visit the south apartment, where I once more examined every point in the picture Mr. Atherstone had sent. My all-absorbing thought was to get a clew to the history of that picture. My meditation was broken by a faint, slgh llke sound from the inner apartment. I looked around; it was perfectly soli tary and silent. Hut on returning to replace Lord Mountfalcon's miniature, it had disappeared. My feelings can be conceived. 1 searched in vain. Everything else hnd been untouched. Amid bewilderment, a terrible idea occurred to mc. 1 knew Crackenthorpe's malevolent nature Had he, I thought, found an oppor tunity to pay off a grudge against me? It was time, however, to meet the dllll eulty. Stating what had happened, I requested Crackenthorpe to at once summon his master, if at hand. Lord Mountfalcoln listened to my statement with the greatest calmness and patience. In reply, he said most ikely I must have Inadvertently dropped the picture among the prints or other things on the tables. The keeper and a footman were then ordered to make a search through everything. It was perfectly fruitless. The nobleman, whose eyes had never left me, said: "What explanation have you? I lenrn that you have been alone with the works of art more than half an hour, and dur ing that time no one has been near the gallery." "It is a matter of opinion, my lord," I returned, looking hard at the keeper; "a noise l heard warrants my uenei that someone secretly did enter." "Do you want to throw suspicion on me?" exclaimed Crackenthorpe. "It would not he tho first time you have falsely charged me with dishonesty." The nobleman waved his hand and snid to me: "It is very painful to mc, but. I have no alternative. You nni3t be searched." "Forbear, my lord," I calmly replied; "spare me such humiliation." "Hear me for a moment only," cried the keeper. "I assure you he is a man of disreputable character," and creep ing closer to me, Crackenthorpe struck my breast pocket and hissed out: "What have you there?" I knew full well, heaven knows, but what could I do? "I have no property of Lord Mount falcon's," I said, "and Mr. Cracken thorpe knows that perfectly well." "Disprove his charge, then, by pro ducing whatyour pocket contains," was the answer. "I can have no more de lay. If you again refuse what is de manded one of my servants must ride olT to Salisbury for a constable." Surveying the whole question, I an swered: "Allow me n private Interview, Lord Mountfalcon, and I can give you such an explanation that must remove 'ill suspicion." What the nobleman's answer might have been I know not. At the moment a wild, mocking cry came from the gar den. "Whnt Is that?" exclaimed Lord Mount falcon, anxiously; "surely I know the Nounf." In an instant he had quitted the gal lery. Soon confused voices, Inter mingled with the angry tones of the master of the mansion, nrose in the cor ridor. Something unusual had taken place. In a few minutes Lord Mount falcon, strangely pale, reentered and laid the missing miniature on the table. He said to me, with extended hand: "I deeply regret we have caused you so much anxiety. Hear mv exphtna- tion. A niece of mine, unfortunately of weak intellect, gained admission in some inexplicable manner to the gal lery. The noise you heard doubtless came from her entrance or departure. A gardener observed her unattended, and following the young lady saw her cast something into the rosary. It was the portrait taken from the table where you had deposited it. I deeply regret yon should have been placed in such an awkward situation." I bowed and prepared to depart. Lord Mountfalcon would not hear of it, stating he wished to see me in private. "My the way," he added to Cracken thorpe, "It is a mystery to me how Lady Hester could have obtained en trance here. Uy mentis of that locked door she is entirely cut off from thia side of the mansion. Hns the door been unlocked since my orders?" "I hnve no knowledge of it," faltered the keeper, turning pale. Lord Mountfalcon crossed to the door, and it opened on the handle being turned. What transpired I did not lenrn until an hour later. As I sat over my luncheon I began to see my way to the possibility of ob taining a clew to the history of tho miniature In my pocket. Athevstouo had given me some fact?, but I had been sensitive about disclosing them. It was not long before t was closeted with the owner of Shrewton court. In a lull of conversation his lordship ob served in a quiet tone: "Was it solely nn Interest In nrt bring ing you to Morivale?" I answered in the negative. "I thought ho," was the reply. "Now wc have established friendly relations, may I itsk why you at llrst so firmly re sisted my demand of your being sou relied?" "Hecause, my lord," I answered, "L have such a terrible witness of guilt in my pocket." "Whnt was it," observed tho noble man. "Only this!" I replied, handing over the replica. Silence in the room was onty broken by the faint ticking of a small French e ock. "I nm astounded," cried the nobleman. "Surely this is my minia ture. Yet, nol My own is slightly stained by the wet grass of the rosary To whom does it belong?" "Iain ignorant," was my answer. "It has been In the hands of a dealer for sale, and one of his clients is eager to ascertain how it came to be painted." "Who Is that?" was the inquiry. "I have no knowledge," 1 replied. "Well," observed the nobleman, "I would pay a handsome reward 1o find out the history of the thing. Have you any key to unlock the mystery?" "No," I said; "but most likely Crnck 'nthorpc has. May I put him through l cross-examination in your presence?' "Hy all means," returned Lord Mount falcon; "it may prevent his being lodged in jail. That unlocked door in tho blue gallery has revealed what'i grossly dishonest fellow he is. Ask him M'luit. vnn nlifiKi " 1 Sam Crackenthorpe, fearful of being prosecuted by his master, answered every question I put. Theexnminntion, ns near as I recollect, was ns follows: "Well, Mr. Crackenthorpe, you know his fac-similo of the miniature you as sorted I had in my pocket?" "Yes." "Who painted it?" "Mr. Mou!e.,v "Where?" "In my sitting-room. "Who obtained his services?" "I did." "At whose request?" "A lady came to see the galleries nftc Lord Mountfalcon went oil' to the Med iterranean." "Her name." "Miss Wincnunton." "Where did she see the original mln inture?" "At Moslem, the jeweler's, in l'ie cadilly." "What story was told the miniature painter to blind him?" "That his lordship's sister secret' w anted a copy." "How came Miss Wincnunton to wish lor a copy?" "Hecause she so admired the likeness." Three months afterward Mr. Atlier stone and I witnessed the ceremony of the marriage at,St. George's, Hanover square, between Lord Mountfalcon and the beautiful Lndy Susr.n Hrewstcr. A rival, Miss Wincnunton, had insinuated the noblemnn wns in love with her, pro ducing as proof the miniature she had obtained under such mean and crnfty circumstances. Lady Hrewstcr re turned Lord Mountfnlcon's picture In a fit of nnger, believing the 'alsohood, and broke off the engagement. On Mr. Atherstone communicating the fnc'j of the case Lady Susnn became recon ciled to her old lover. After the ceremonial wns over Mr. Atherstone took me out for luncheon. Later on, dallying with a cigar nnd .- bottle of claret, the art dealer said: "I think wenre '.n duty bound to drink Ihe health of the bride and bridegroom." We did it in bumpers. "Hy the by," continued my old friend. "1 shall run down tho week after next to Shrewton court, for Lord Mountfal con told me he had fitted you up capital quarters as the new keeper of his art galleries." Lloyd's London Weekly. The miter worn by tho Jewish high priest was a kind of diadem, resem bling a turban in shape. On the frout was a gold plate, fastened by a blm ribbon and engraven with the inscrip tion: "Holiness t tlte Lord." SCHOOL AND CHURCH. Tt Is'.i matter of interest in religious circles that LIHuokalani, former queen of Hawaii, has been baptized mid con firmed by Hisliop Willis. -Misses MncOregor and (Jeddes, of the University of Edinburg, have re cently received the degree of M. A. from that college. This is a new de parture for a Scotch university. Prof. Andrew Seth, who holds the chair of philosophy in the University of Edinburg, once held by Sir William Hamilton, is now in this country, and is the guest of President Schurman, of Cornell university. There, weems to be a prospect now that the disgracefully crowded condi tion of the New York city schools- will be relieved. Superintendent Jasper has recommended tho erection of 18 new buildings, and it is thought that this will provide ample room for the pres et) t. Dr. Ocorge Henry Enimott, pro fessor of Itoman law and comparative jurisprudence in Johns Hopkins uni versity, has resigned his chair in order tint he may accept an appointment to a chair of law in University College ef Liverpool, which is associated with Vic toria university. The trustees have pissed a resolution recognizing his serv ices to Johns Hopkins university. President .Ionian, of tho Lelnnd Stanford university, who has been men tioned for the assistant secretaryship of the Smithsonian Institution, to succeed the late Prof, (loode, "is," iy the Dal timoro American, "ono of the best known naturalists in America, and it appears to be conceded that a natural ist will bo chosen, although nn ethnolo gist is among those mentioned for the place." THE PORTLAND VASE. A Mugtorptcro That l.oiif- I'li.led tho Antliuurlun of Kuropo. The workmanship of the vase and the material of which it is composed long exercised the ingenuity of some of tho greatest antiquarians in Europe, llreval believed it to bo chalcedony; Hnrtoli, Montfnucou and others, snr douix; Count Fezi, amethyst; Do la Chause and Mlsson, agate, while Venut ti decided that it was paste. Wedge wood's examination of the vase proved tho last opinion to be the correct one. A layer of white glass had been fused on a dark blue bod', the exqilisite fig ures being afterward produced in this luyer b cutting down to the blue by the gem engraver, after the manner of real cameos. Wedgewood also discov ered that the vase had at some time been broken and repaired. It was his broken Hy the autumn of 17S9 Wedgewood, after many failures, had succeeded in his arduous undertaking, and the first perfect copy, made in the famous jas per ware, was finished. Several more copies were subsequently made, though the exact number does not seem at all certain. These were of various de grees of perfection and varied in size and color. Originally sold at from 30 to 50 guineas each, according to ex cellence of finish, time has, of course, considerably enhanced their value, and some years ago, at the tale of the Mar tinenu collection, one sold for JJ!iD4. In 3310 the duke of Portland placed the vase in the Hritish museum, where home X' years afterward it s as wanton ly broken to ntoms by a drunken vis itor. After being skillfully repaired, it was placed for additional safety with the gems. Authorities are by no means agreed ns to the subject of the bas-relief, though various explanations hnve been offered. According to the museum cata logue, the composition represents on the obverse, Thetis consenting to bo tho bride of I'eleus in the presence of Poseidon and Eros; on the reverse, I'eleus and Thetis on Mount Pelion, and on the bottom of the vase (now de tached) a youthful bust of Paris. Good Words. An KiirtlutuiiUu Center. Hussian savants have discovered that the bottom of the Sea of Mnrmora, lying between the Hosphorus and Dar danelles, contains three profound and nearly parallel furrows, the deepest of which, that on the east, attains a depth of one mile. This particular furrow lies In the center of tho region from which proceeded the earthquake that seriously shook Constantinople and was felt at great distances two years ago, and soundings show that the bot tom there has sunk below the level it occupied before the earthquake. There is no evidence, however, of volcanic ac tion occurring in the bed of the Sea of Marmora, so that the earthquake was probably due to the slipping or caving in of underlying rocks. Youth's Com panion. MyHtorli'H of Providence. " see." said the lady who wishes to wear bloomers, "that another woman has been burned to death by her skirts catching on fire. You never hear of a woman's bloomers catching on fire and burning her to death." "Which simply goes to show," said the husband of the lady who wishes to wear bloomers, "how mysterious arc the ways of Providence." Cincinnati Enquirer, b r o kuiBMBHB NATURE'S WISDOM. 1 Convincing ArRtutiriit In T'nvor of the KHiieoH or TliliigH. Erastus Plnkley was sitting on tho top rail of the fence throwing corn to tho pride of tho household and tho hopo of Thanksgivings, a Eolitary turkey. He was about to shell nn ear of red. corn when l;i3 mother called to him: "Hoi' up, dar, chil'l Aln' yoh got no rcspeck fob do feolln's o' dat bird?"- 'I wusn' Bayin' nufllu' ter 'iui, mam my. "Actions speak louder'n words. Yoli wua gwlntcr fro7 dat red co'n at Mm. Yoh inin' ain' on job bus'ness. You's been a lls'nia croua' tor deso men dat talks 'bout da froc coinage o' bimetal lism tell yoh doan' know whut yoh'a doin'." "Dar ain' no Insult tor do tu'key la red co'n no mo'n dar Is in yallcr. Co'n's co'n. "Mebbo 'tis. Hut cr tu'key doan" like k. lie trlt mad whenobbor ho sees It, nn' I doan' want Mm fretted, caso dats Bp'ils dc meat." "Wall Ef dat ain' do foolishcstt De idee ob cr tu'key tu'nin' up Ms noso at good victuals 'case o' do color." "Hush dat talk. Ef cr tu'key had sense 'twould he do ruination ob Mm. Hit am er evidence of de wisdom ob nature dat he ain1 got only 'telligenco 'nulT ter cat" "Sense can't hurt nobody." "Da's cr mistake. Ilk-can be out o place same cz anyt'ing else. Spos'n dat tu'key wus er ondcrstandin' ani mile. He'd go erhcad an' worry his&c'f thin ober do 'lection an' do financial question, same cz de white folks docs, an' by dc time Fanksgibbin' comes er long dar wouldn' bo nuflin' lef ob Mm, 'ceptin er rack o' bones." Washington Star. Jmvlfih Klns. Tito Jews, from tho coronation of Snul, in 1095 11. C, to the accession of Hehoboam, in 975, had three kings Saul, David and Solomon, who each reigned -10 years. Tho kingdom of Israel, from tho accession of Heho boam I., in 075, to the dispersion of thc ten tril cs, in 721, had 19 kings. He tween ltehoboam, H. C. 97.", and Zcdo kiah, the last king in Jerusalem beforo tho Habylonish captivity, in 599, there were 22 kings. Chicago Inter-Ocean. The Pleasures of the Chuse. 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