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W. W. HANDKItS, Publisher.
NEMAHA, NEBRASKA.
AT HOME.
(A Ilcply to Buriletto'ii "Slnco Sho Went
Home")
"Whoro has alio fjonc
No cvcnlnB shadows IliiBor cold and pray,
No winds of winter chill tlio summer day,
A fadeless HprltiRtlnio blooms upon tlio wuy
Whoro sho huth uono.
Whero slio hath Konc
No walling nolo awaltcth sln or moan,
Tho old clad nones tako up a gladder tone,
There's latiKhter sweotor far than wo huvo
known.
Whoro eho hath Bone.
Whoro sho hath roiic
Her nnlntly prosenco blesses mansions fair,
Glory Klcanis about tho head bo dear,
And thy poor heart will Mini Its rent tip
there,
Whoro nho hath Bono.
Whcro sho hath Kono
TImo doth not mark In days Its golden
niRht,
Tho sun Is dimmed by Heaven's creator
1,Bht . , . w
And thoro aro never tears nor lonely night
Whcro sho hath Bono.
Whcro sho hath gone
Thou, too, somo day, will ro If Clod so will,
And while transcendent ruptures thro' theo
Thy souls shall meet, redocmed, yet lov
ing still,
Whcro sho hath Bono.
Llla T. Dows. In Atlanta Constitution.
"BK'ER BUZZAJiD."
IIY HAIIHY HAM..
L? ALL tho birds
that fly, "llr'er
Duzzanl" 1h tho ug
liest aiul tlio least
(! II (? II ,r I 11 . Ho
might be called the
skeleton in the
closet of tho bird
world. Wo don't
like to Bay any
thing more ubotit
him than wo can help. He isn't a pleas
ant subject. Tho poor fellow bcciiih to
bo nwnro of his own humble sphere
in feuthcred Boclcty, too, and his man
ners uro modest and deprecating. He
makes no noise in the world. His de
meanor, whenever ho walks nbrond, is
shrinking- and sad, ns if ho was con
scious of his own clumsy movements
nnd the disagreeable ideas his presence
suggests. But ho is not altogether un
appreciated, depressing as ho 1b; and
of him may bo said, with truth, that ho
docs no injury to any living creature.
Ho lives his harmless llfo and docs his
growsome duty.
What moro need be said of anybody?
Mankind may not lovo or admire Hr'cr
Buzzafd, but they arc forced to accord
him respect nnd protection. Tho man
who kills him breaks tho law and of
fends his fellow men.
But there arc many interesting things
about this undertaker in feathers that
have never been described, probably
because tho general tendency has al
ways been to let him alone; and of all
tho larger birds of this country there
Jb not ono which is less intimately
lenown thnn this.
Ho can bo Been on almost any day in
tlio southern states, soaring high in tho
bluo Bky or dashing Bluutwiso in wind
nnd storm, a majestic and graceful ob
ject. This is us near as most people
enro io sec him.
In his homo life ho is, it must be ac
knowledged, n mean and unpleasant
creature; and yet, even there, ho is not
without interest to tho lover of nil
things which infinite wisdom Iiiib pi need
upon tho earth. Two species of this
vulture, improperly called buzzard, in
habit tho United States east of tho
3toclcy mountains, one of which ranges
irom New England to the Gulf of Mex
ico, and is familiarly known as Hie tur
key buzzard. Ills scientific name is
tiithnrtes Aura, and ho is n very dif
ferent individual from his humbler
cousin, whoso closer acquaintance wo
aro now making.
The turkey buzzard is a soinuwhnt
larger bird than the black vulture, and
is not black in color, but n mixture
of block nnd reddish brown, tin latter
being the prevailing color in his
plumage. His beak, feet and hend,
where the skin is bare, are of a bright
red color, and lie Is much less grotesque
ly repulsive in appearance than tho
black vulture of tho south.
He also moves, when on the ground,
with a sort of dignified deliberation
very different from the clumsy hopping
and "teetering" stride of his black
cousin. The latter Cuthurista Atrata,
the scientists call him is the common
scavenger of tho far south, where he
becomes as familiar almost as the chick
ens in tlio small towns, when cold
weather or scarcity of food drives him
from tho woods and fields to the haunts
of men. He has absolutely no redeem
ing feature of personal appearance. Ex
cept when sailing high in air, he is a de
jected, wretched, hopeless and revolt
ing object. His color Is sooty black, ex
cept tho tips of tho wings, which arc of
n dingy, grayish white, this color be
ing visible only when tho wings arc
expanded, nis beak, head and bare,
wrinkled neck are dull black, and hlu
whole aspect and demeanor is ludic
rously appropriate to his ghustJy call
ing. He Is a bird of the semi-troples, and
can but ill endure the degree of cold
which is often felt ic the Gulf etaten
in January.
"Wif in
At such times he resorts to the towns,
nnd can often be seen on the housetops,
crouched close against a Aiuoking chim
ney, where sometimes a half dozen
will push and struggle together for the
wannest place. When hunger presses,
lie will descend into the backyard and
walk about in his dejected, clumsy way,
disputing with tlio chickens for what
ever scraps may bo thrown out.
When ho drops down front on high
among theso chickens, t hero is a
mighty flutter and consternation; but
they soon learn to treat him with the
contemptuous IndllTereuce to which he
is accustomed, and the haughty rooster
or quarrelsome old hen will not hesi
tate to knock him heels over head, if lie
comes between tho wind und their no
bility. lie Is a very uncomplaining bird. He
does not make any outcry. He simply
spreads his great wings and sours far
beyond'the reach of his petty enemies.
He meets witii tho same scornful
tyranny from the turkey buzzard.
It is an odd sight to see ono of the
latter swoop down upon a flock of the
black vultures as they arc gathered
about a dcud chicken or other animal.
Ail the black ones scramble out of tho
way, hopping, Hupping and making
their lioarso hissing sound their only
note und range themselves at a safe
distance, where they wait patiently
until their big cousin chooses to take
his departure.
The two species are often found to
gether, but there is evidently a great
gulf between them, and the blacks
never forget their humble and respect
ful demeanor in tho presence of Cu
thnrtc Auru.
Along the lower Mississippi river, in
Mississippi und Louisiana, ull the small
towns are protected from inundation
by high earthworks or levees, and the
Fpacc between the levee and tho river,
called the batturc, Is a sort of no-man's
laud. Hero garbage and refuse of nil
kinds is thrown, und the floating houses
of the fishermen arc moored.
Such places arc the chosen homo of
Br'or Buzzard. No one ever dreams of
motcstlnghim. Noone ever cares to como
near enough to frighten or disturb him,
and tho life of plenty and case makes
him lazy and stupid. All day long he
sits on some tall cottonwood tree,
drawn up and dejected, if the weather
be cloudy or cold, or standing with
wings wide extended, to catch tho sun
light if tho day is flue. This singular
TREAT HIM WITII INDIFFERENCE.
attitude, with wings spread to their ut
most extent, is u favorite with both
Aura and Atrata, and they seem to bo
able to maintain it for hours without
fatigue.
When tho fishermen como in with
their loaded boats the vultures descend,
and crowd about tho roTls where the
llsh urej assorted, waiting until the
dead orworthless ones arc cast aside.
A favorite morsel Is tho head of the
great river catfish, which is always cut
off before the llsh Is allured for sale.
The fishermen, liku everybody else,
recognize thu utility of the vultures, und
encourage them until they become al
most like puts; and it is ludicrous to
seo four or live of them selzu a fish head
and pull like boys at the old-fashioiietl
game of French and English, Happing,
hissing and tumbling about the ground
in their efforts, to drag tho coveted
morsel away from each other. In the
midst of the ignoble struggle down
swoops Cnthartus Aura Into the melee.
Tho black fellows fall over each
other in their elTorts to get out of his
iordship's way, and he calmly sails olt
with tho prize In his beak.
No doubt it will surprise many read
ers, and probably create a diversion of
bentimunt in favor of this bird of ill
omen, to learn that he loves to be clean,
and will even brave immersion in the
cold water of the Mississippi river in
order to effect it.
On a warm and sunny day a large
flock of the black vultures will assemble
on a shelving, sandy bank or u heap of
driftwood, apparently for tho express
purposo of doing what the negroes who
live along thu batture call "washing
their clothes."
Ono by one they drop down out of the
sky nt the meeting-place, each new ar
rival taking up a position, and keeping
It in decorous and dejected silence.
They usually select a spot at which
there Is n partially sunken log, and after
a hirgu number are assembled, one of thu
company will march gravely out on thu
half-submerged log, while the others
sit motionless in their places.
When the bather reaches the water,
It is funny to watch him. As his feet
touch It he raises himself on tiptoe, und
W m ml ftfe
steps gingerly, shuddering nt the cold
contact; but he wades bravely in, and as
lie goes deeper and deeper his fenthers
rise on end, and ho looks a picturo of
comio distress.
He means business, however, and
keeps resolutely on, until be is com
pletely submerged except his head.
Then he washes himself, precisely as a
duck does, flapping his wings, rubbing
and ruffling himself, and dancing up
and down in the water until his f outli
ers nre thoroughly saturated. Tills ac
complished, lie inarches sadly out a
much more distressful object than ever,
shakes himself like a dog, and "hangs
himself up to dry" by spreading his
great wings in the sunlight and stand
ing like u statue for perhaps an hour,
while his brethren each go through the
same performance, ono by one, until
tho whole company are standing with
outspread wings in the hot sun.
This singular spectacle is a fnmilinr
one in the haunts of the black vulture,
und, next to his grunt utility in remov
ing noxious substnnccs from the earth,
is the strongest argument I can find to
recommend him to the esteem of man
kind. Golden Days.
ANDREW JOHNSON'S DAUGHTER.
Aitioiitf White JIoiiHe I.iuUoh Mrx. 1NU
, turMon Wna Worthy o( Note.
A Nashville correspondent, writing of
the while house ludies of the past, pays
this tribute to Mrs. I'atter&on, daughter
of President Johnson:
"As soon as Mr. Johnson succeeded to
the presidency he made his domestic
plans for occupation of tho whrte
house. He besought Mrs. Patterson to
assume feminine charge, which shi did
with many misgivings. Hut she filled
the place with tlio womanliness of u
queen, and history has only good to say
of her. Of all the expressions concern
ing her, she treusured that of James G.
Blaine more than any other. The
plumed knight said:
" 'She retired from the position, leav
Ing fewer enmities, jealousies and critl
clbins than would have been possible to
anyone else returning to private life
from so exalted n station, when the en
tree thereto had been with co little pre
vious social training.'
" 'We are plain people from the moun
tains of Tenucsbee, called here for a
short time by a national calamity. 1
trust thut too much will not be expect
ed of us,' was the simple announcement
Mrs. Patterson made upon assuming
charge of the mansion. The enre of an
Invalid mother nnd the trnining of her
two children would have been enough
work for an o.rdinary woman.
"Mrs. Pntterson did what no other
mistress had done before, opened the
parlors nnd conservatories to the public
every day.' Beforo and since the cus
tom hns been to allow the public to in
spect theso treasures on fixed days,
but Mrs. Patterson invited the public
every day, nnd was applauded by nil
the prominent newspapers of the coun
try for that 'truly American act.'
"There Is only one member of the im
mediate family of Andrew Jackson
now living, Andi'cw Jackson Patterson,
son of Mrs. Pntterson. Mary Belle Pat
terson, one of the most bcnutful chil
dren of the white house, grew to splen
did womanhood, married John Land
street, of Baltimore, a wealthy young
man, but in a few years was seized with
a throat trouble, and died while seeking
health In California. From the time
Mrs. Patterson entered the white house
until her death, a few years ago, per
sonal sorrows and heartrending griefs
chastened her sorely." Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
An UiiNiife Criterion.
A story h going the rounds which il
lustrates thevanity of estimating num
bers by noise. It sets forth that a Yan
kee oucu went to a hotel where he tried
nnd liked a dish of frogs' legs for
which, however, he had to pay a large
price.
"What makes you charge so much for
"cm?" hu asked the landlord.
"Bccu use they aro scarce," answered
the hotelkeeper.
"Scarce! " exclaimed tho Yankee,
"Why, I'll agree to get you 1,000,000 of
'em."
"Agreed," said tho landlord; "if you
bring me 1,000,000 I'll liud u inurkct for
them."
"Ail right I'll huvo 'cm by to-night,
sure."
The Yankee went awny, and nt night
camo back with eight pairs of frogs'
legs.
"Where aro tho rest of the million?"
usked the landlord.
"Well, to tell tho truth," answered
the Yankee, "I formed my judgment of
the number by tho noise!" Youth's
Companion.
A lllnck ItiiHuitl.
Tho raven lb a "black rascal." no Is
"sinister, sly, melancholy and grini
visaged," although mischievous. Yet
there uro people who keep ravens ns
pets. Dickens had one, from whom
Grip, tho famous raven in "Baruuby
Budge," was drawn, und who died
from eating white paint, anything even
m distantly approaching purity neces
sarily disagreeing with him. Unde
terred from raven keeping the novel
ist invested in another dark and mel
ancholy bird, who came to an untimely
end through Indulging too freely in
glazier's putty.
The Proper Tliini?.
Smith Don't you think your pants
are a llttlu baggy?
Jones Not at all: this is tho slack
seubou, you know. N. Y. Tribune.
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
Tho colored Baptists of this coun
try gave lust year $41,807 for education,
$3.r),n20 for missions nnd $210,794 for mls
celluncous purposes. They gave church
property to the value of $0,704,312 and
school property to the value of $2,028,
G50. President Thwlng, of Western Re
serve university, Cleveland, says that in
the 50 years in thu middle of the present
century somewhat more than 10,000
men graduated at the eight principal
colleges of New England, of which num
ber more than 4,000 became ministers.
John Bach McMaster says In tho
Atlantic Monthly that, In the beginning
of this century, "in our land there was
not a reformatory, nor an asylum for
the blind, for the deaf and dumb, or for
lunatics." And yet there nre people
who believe that the world has been
growing worse and worse the last hun
dred yours!
Announcement is made that the
trustees of Columbia university have
presented to the institution $500,000 for
n gymnasium. It will be built on the
new site of the university, Morningslde
Heights, nnd will be the lurgest and
best equipped as yet in the country.
It will be a part of the great univer
sity hall, the entire cost of which will
be more than $1,000,000.
The statement is made from New
York that Gen. Booth is considerably
perturbed over the fulling oft in num
bers nnd contributions In the Salvation
Army posts throughout the west. Com
mander Booth-Tucker's present aggres
sive campaign in the west is understood,
to be prompted by the general's urgency
and by a desire to strengthen the army
in the lending cities. It is believed
that the Volunteer movement has cut
into the army badly, nnd it is now
claimed thnt the Volunteers have strong
posts in 400 western cities.
The New York court of appeals has
decided the Fayerweather will case in
favor of the 20 colleges which claimed
the residue of the estate under clause
ten of the will. This is the end of a
famous case, as this was the court of
last resort. The decision was unani
mous with the exception of the chief
justice. As a result Yale will receive
$300,000, while Rochester university,
one of the parties making the nppeal,
comes in for $150,000, in nddition to the
$100,000 originally received. Amherst,
Durtmouth, Wesleyan are among the 20
beneficiaries.
ROMANCE OF A RAZOR.
Father Triced tho Weapon "Which nnd.
Killed ills Daughter.
A most conspicuous and tender in
stance of paternal affection was by
chance brought to the nttention of the
writer a few days ago as lie sat In n bar
ber chair patiently awaiting the remov
al of the superfluous growth from n neg
lected, chin. While thus employed a
man, apparently a German, entered tho
shop nnd handed a razor to the barber,
with a request that he would put it in
order as soon as possible. "And," add
ed lie, "be sure nnd not lose that razor.
I would not lose that razor for ten dol
lars." Naturally the barber was curious to
know why o extravagant a value should
be placed upon an ordinary razor and in
quired the reason.
"Why," responded the German, "that
is the razor that the sailor killed my
daughter with. You can see the blood
spots on the blade now. There they
are. Those black stains are my daugh
ter's blood. They will never come out.
My daughter was a good girl. Ever
since she was killed I never shave with
no other razor. I love her so much.
As long ns 1 live I use this razor in mem
ory of my girl." It is difficult to aston
ish an ordinary barber, but this one
was struck dumb for awhile. Finally
he did recuperate suflieiently to ex
claim: "Well, I'll be danged." The
statement of the owner of the precious
razor was found on inquiry to be quite
true.
Two years ago the whole water front
was shocked by the foul murder of a
young 15-year-old girl under circum
stances of singular atrocity. Her father
Aiis the keeper of a sailor boarding
house, patronized by whalers almost ex
clusively. The girl had attracted the
attention of a half-breed Kanaka, who
wanted to marry her, but the girl would
not consent and repulsed him with hor
ror und disdain. In a moment of jeal
ous fury the mnd Kanaka seized the girl
us sho was attending to some house
hold uffntrs and cut her throat, almo.it
severing the head from the body. The
razor about which thu aged German was
po solicitous was thu real, actual instru
ment of tho crime. San Francisco
Chronicle.
An Illustration.
"There's lots o' mln," said Mr. Baf
ferty, "thot athructs a gred deal av at
tention widout much thot's substantial
to show fur it."
"Thrue for yez," replied Mr. Dnlnn.
"The lightest man runs up thu ladder
fastest. But it do be the wan that
brings a hod o' bricks wid Mm that
ru'ly counts." Loudon Figure
Noncommittal.
Mrs. Brown Have you -met Mrs.
Smith, your next door neighbor, yet?
Mrs. Jones Oh, yes, indeed, often.
"What do you think of her?"
"You know I never criticise my neigh
bors, and I would be the last to speak
ill of anyone, but I will go so far as to
say that I am sorry for Mr. Smith."
N. Y. Jqurnal. . . -
FICKLENESS OR DESIGN.
An Ontclo Who Conhl Not "Tnlto
Tumhlc."
"Woman," ho said, oracularly, "is
either tho most fickle or the most de
signing creature in the world. Her
affections have none of that stability
that is so prominent a feature of man's."'
"Well. 1 don't know ubout thut," be
gan his companion, doubtfully.
"I do," interrupted tho oracle, "and.
I have had experience. I proposed U
k girl last weelc and sho refused me.
Two days later I proposed to another"'
"Stability," suggested tho compan
ion, but thu oracle frowned.
"She refused mo also," he continued.
"I don't see any fickleness in that.
You can't say that a girl is fickle just
because she shows some sense."
Tho oracle winced, but ho was deter
mined to prove his case.
"Yesterday," he said, "I saw thoso
two girls out driving together, and to
day I received a note from each of
them, and each said that she had re
considered the matter and thought
that perhaps she spoke rather hastily
when she refused to become my wife.
Then ench asked mc to call, and each
set the same hour."
"Well?"
"Well, what am I to do?"
"You might ask them to draw lots."'
"The very thing!" exclaimed the
oracle, joyfully. "But, just the same,
I stick to my original proposition, that
they are two very designing girls, with
no conception of thu suriousness of
genuine affairs of the heart, or clso
they're very fickle." Chicago Post.
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