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THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER W. W. HANOKUM, l'ublliher. NEMAHA, NEBRASKA. THE LITTLE FARMHOUSE. Duck In the little farmhouse, on the quiet countryMdel And I think of a bygone- summer, when I wnH a happy bride. T worked In the little kitchen; you tilled the fertile land! For the rainy ilnyn a-coinltiK. wo tollcd'nnd Hiived nnd planned. Hack In the little fnrmhounel And memory brlnRH to view A cozy room, scant furnished, nnd n table nprend for two. Duck In the little farmhouse, haunted with mem'rlcH mvcet, I nee fatnlllur faces, and lint for the tread of feet. Hack In the little fnrmhouno, dingy, nnd old, and brown, (Not like the newer dwelling, tip In the nearest town). Ten yearn have none, my dcnrcHt, and we come iinnln to-day, To trend familiar footpathn, In the morning cool and Kray. Hack at the little farmhouse, we necm to hnve youn;er Krown; The yards aro the name, my dearest, and the Krasn In newly mown; The tftock In the river pasture at the sumo fence corner Htop, And tho corn 1h n-wavlnu calmly, but oh, 'tlu another cropl Hack from tho little farmhouse wo turn with a weary bIrIi, And wo bniHh nway the tears, dear, but we do not mention why. Hack In the llttlo farmhouse, time sped on ho fleet, Our love prows firmer, dearest, that we keep this mem'ry sweet. -Flora Iluzellon Uullcy, In Minneapolis Housekeeper. Bi'M'imWftm'JVlfUfWWWJm? I A CLEVER TRAP H By Claudo Olivor j)j B' ATK Ih a beautiful little plncc on that famous river mode deir to the hearts of nil the world, because on Its banks Shakespeare was born. It is in a fertile valley, surrounded by tow ering hills whose verdant sldcH make a restful picture for wearied eyes. "Sixty or 70 years ago It was a fa vorite re-sort for health and pleasure seekers, who found there something that they were not seeking. It was the scone of a series of the most mys terious robberies that unfiled the keen est sleuth-hounds of the detective forces." Just as I entered the parlor I heard my English friend relating the above to his little companion, who was lis tening to his words just as 1 have often pictured Dcsdcmoua listening to the recitals of the love-mad -Moor. I knew that the big, line-looking Englishman wiib deeply in love with out little brown American wren, nnd that he could have wished me in Hal ifax rather than have a company of three. "That sounds like a possible ro mance," f said to myself as I pricked up my cars like a war horse at the ilrst sound of the bugle's call; and I sat demurely down and took out pencil nnd paper. The little brown wren was sitting with her hands clasped around her knees, and her pretty, dark head poised to one side. She turned her Kweet head slightly toward me and mailed a cordial welcome. Not so her handsome Englishman I ",...-. He frowned at me until his scowl was s like, a thundercloud. "Oh, you needn't look at me like thVtt Dr. Gilbert," 1 wild saucily, mak ing a little moucat him, and thrusting my chin defiantly outward. "I am here to stay until I hear the end of that llsh story." "Go away," he said with mock anger. "If you sny that to me again," I , cried threateningly, "I'll sit right down at the piano and play 'There'll He a Hot Time in the Old Town To-Night.' " I knew how the doctor hated that boivg, and by this means I nlways used to cow him into submission. We were stopping at a boarding house in the mountains of Tennessee, and we had all become like one large family and wild what we liked to each other In our playful way. As I uttered my fearful threat the doctor dropped his hnnds helplessly nt Ills sides, drew down the corners of his mouth and made himself look the very picture of feur uud submission. "I've never turned my back to the enemy's guns," he said in n serio-comic tone, "but 1 always quail before the fire of a woman'B eyes." "Well, If you will proceed with the romance I will turn the lire of my eyes on Wrennle," I said phiyfully, "while 1 take it down, skeleton-like. Then I will weave it into a btory. "And now 'perceed with the prece dence,' " I added dietatorily. Hut he didn't proceed. He only sat nnd looked at Wrennle as if he would like to "drink her Into the waste places of his soul," "Wrennle, will you kindly command that slave of yours to finish his recital for in benefit? Here am 1 at the very verge of despair for material to make the pot boll, and this wretched old brain of mine won't budge an Inch. It's like Jauiiu'i old donkey; when It J gets tired it won't 'go' for love or money." "HcBUtnc your story, doctor," she aid, sweetlj. And the big man Imme diately obeyed. Loc Is a wonderful mystery. "Well but where was I at?" the doc tor laughingly questioned, while he looked askance at Wrennle to see how bhe would take his slang. "Oh, yes! Now I remember. I was saying that 00 or 70 years ago Hath wan the scene of a series of mysterious rob beries. "Every day some man or woman would find himself or herself relieved of a valuable watch, or brooch, or brace let, or money, and not the slightest clew could be found to the robbery. The most noted detectives were con tinually baflled, and the mystery grew deeper and darker. "Finally a young man presented him self to the head of the detective forces and offered his services to ferret out the seemingly fnthomless mystery. The young man was tall and angular, and awkward. Hut he had a head like Napoleon Honapartc's, nnd the head of the detective force, in sheer despera tion over all the other failures, told the young man he might try It Ih hand. At that time the bent English farmers dressed like the caricatures of John Hull; and Fielding, the new detective, conceived the idea of acting the role of a well-to-do farmer, with pockets full of money and anxious to 'paint the town red.' There was one draw back to his clever scheme; for Kiclding was tall and thin, while the typical John Hull was just the opposite. How ever, with the aid of a pillow or two nnd various other paraphernalia he soon had himself rigged 'to the queen's taste' big stomach, loohe pockets with dap unbuttoned and hanging open; rattling his money with his left hand while he walked along gaping up at the houses, and whistling a tune that smored strongly of rusticity. "Strolling leisurely along, and pre tending to be very 'green' and to have eyes for nothing but the houses and signs, he was on the qui vive for sus picions' looking characters. "Suddenly he felt a slight tremor near his right-hand pocket, which was flaring temptingly open. "The tremor wnw so very slight that, only the most sensitive nerves' could hnve detected ih He pretended not to notice anything and continued to lounge along unceremoniously nnd in differently, never quivering even the muscle of an eyelid, until he knew the hand was well in then he chipped his own over it, whipped out a revolver, shoved It into the face of his captive, and silid sternly: 'Surrender, my man; I've got you now.' "Hut his 'man' had no notion of yielding so readily. He gave one - FELT A TIlBMOHBAIt HIS POCKET. quick, midden jerk in the desperate hope of freeing his imprisoned hand. Hut the jerk was instantly followed by n bharp scream of pain, iu he felt what seemed to him like barbed arrows piercing the tender Uesh of his white hand that was soft and dainty ns a woman's. "The ingenious detective had sewed n number of llsh hooks in his- pocket with the points arranged in such a way that the hand woulC be firmly hooked in attempting to withdraw It." "Oh I said it was a fish story," I cried, jeerlugiy. "A fish hook story, my dear madam," he replied, with assumed dignity. "Hut It you interrupt me again I shall not finish the story and then you can't write it, and then you'll have no pot boiler." "I'll send it unfinished and call it 'The Second- -Mystery of Edwin Drood,' or 'The Mjstcry of the Second Edwin Drood.' " "Well, it is of no use to threaten a woman-at least a woman like you so I'll finish the story just to spite you. "The robber proved to be a descend nnt of one of Europe's titled families. He was one of those men whom tins talented English poet painted in his lines: ' 'With smooth dissimulation skilled to (trace A devil's iiurpoto with an niiRcl's race.' "He hud been mingling with the best element at Hath. "All the women, with their usual en- thuslnsiii and lack of prudence where a handsome, dashing, fascinating man is concerned had received him into their mobt exclusive circles with smiles of welcome. "And he had been robbing them even .SS35te,H .1 Lf;-A 211 lf while whimpering pretty nothings into their listening ears. "He was tried, proven to be one of the world's moist notorious robbers, convicted and sentenced. The capture created a sensation, the like of which Hath haw never bIiicc known. "Fielding's1 name, blazed into sudden fame and he was. ever afterward em ployed on all the most difficult cases one of which was the capture of a notorious female forger, who had set all Hath wild with her beauty and her voice." N. O. Times-Democrat. STRAIGHT HAIR IN VOGUE. Curly l.nrkn No Longer In KnHlilon- alilc Dcmnnil with the Ladle. The straight-hnired woman is nt last the height of what is proper. The re action has come, and straight-haired women, who never submitted to the process of having their hair undulated to increase their charms, will find them selves once more in tho fashion. The rebellion against the crimping which has been popular for several years will probably be enduring. The news from London is that wigs have suddenly grown fashionable as the result of the excessive use of the crimping iron on women's heads in recent year?. The fashion of having the hair crimped from the roots right down to the ends made its appearance first about ten jears ago, and immediately became popular. It was becoming to most women, and for once women who pos sessed beautifully waving and curly hnir were equaled by artificial devices. Once a woman had submitted herself to the process, and then looked into tho glass, she was the victim of the hab't. The introduction of the pompadour style had much to do with the disap pearance of the undulation, as it was first called in Paris, although to this day there are women in Pari- who ding to this fashion of improving their looks. The fashion was taken up in London, where- the English hairdress ers imitated it crudely. In New York it was almost as well done as in Paris, only the man there who is famous for his skill could excel the best New York friseurs. This Frenchman had a place in the Hue de l'Echelle in Paris and was known all over Europe. Women came from London to be treated by him and went back across the channel with their heads wrapped in cloths to keep the curl in nnd the damp air out. The great merit of this man was that he could produce the most natural effects, and so graduate the crimps in the hair from the first to the last one that they seemed to grow slowly in size, and came nearer to nature than any of the other crimps could. A change In '.lie fashion is no longer important to hi-n. He made a fortune long ago. His chiuge was onjy ten francs, but he would sell the nest turn to the woman that bid the highest price. There were fre quently women among his patrons who thought more of their time than their money, and would rather pay than wait. As there were sometimes several of these in his shop at once, and as the woman who paid the most got t he preference, tho price went up to 100 francs at times. Now the false hair which has become the fashion is said to be the result of the undulation. Hot irons have burned off the hair in places on the heads of some women and dried it up in other places-until it has dropped out. So the wigs must be worn either until the hair couves in again or some style of wearing short hair comes into fashion. The only doubt ns to the authenticity of the new fnt-hion lies in the fact thnt it comes from London. English, women are notoriously fond of piling on false hair until they astonish French nnd American women. Pos sibly tho burned hair is only a pretext to pile on more thnt is false and to complete their satisfaction by wear ing a whole wig. Chicago Chronicle. A Kit u ernl KciiNt. The funeral feast of the mother of Haboo Shyama Churn Hallar, of Dan kunria, it smnll rising village in the Hasirhat subdivision, was celebrated at his nuthe place with great eclat. Hundreds of distinguished guests and visitors attended. Among the sacri ficial offerings were a country boat, a horse and a palanquin, and even Manchester-made napkins studded with pearls. Some 10.CM0 people were sump tuously feasted, and no fewer than 5J5, 000 beggars were each given a Hontbny made sheet, a four-anna piece and a handful of sweetmeats, each beggar receiving in all nearly a rupee and a half. Advocate of India. The On Tiiinur i.iifUinir. The pensioncd-olY "faithful nurse" in an nrtisocrntie family took a mourn ful pleasure in keeping "In incmoriain" cards which were occasionally sent her. On one occasion "the daughter of the house," visiting the old Indy'scottuge, noticed the collection so ostentatious ly displayed. "Ah. jes, miss. I keeps them all," said the aged nurse. "I'vu got your pore par's, and your brother William's-, and jour sister Carrie's, and if I only had yours 1 think I could die appji" London Chronicle. Odd i:oiMMI.in .SpiiulHli Mi-1 kern. In the last week of January. Harce lona had a strike of cabmen. They refused to Uikv anyone but priesLs on their way to djlugperons; these they took free of churge, OUR SHIPS AND CHILIANS. The Co ml not of South American Vln- Itot-H to Our Ilnttlc MoimtorH. In Hrazll the reception of our ships was more than cordial, and our dip lomatic and consulnr representatives won the hearts nnd admiration of all by their effectual manner of showing their full appreciation of the work of the navy. At Montevideo It was un fortunntelj' necessarj to anchor the ships sofnrout seven miles so that for several days only the hardiest and most determined of sightseers braved wind nnd sen to visit them. Then, when they did come, many had a peculiarly furtive bearing tis if they half expected at any moment to be held to account for their lately expressed nnd unfriendly re marks. This feeling, however, quick ly passed, the visitors, day after day, steadily increasing in numbers in spite of bad weather, and the more Interest ed began to take notes. Apparently they did not believe everything thej saw, even expecting to be fooled by wooden Imitation or hollow armor. Where they had obtained this idea of Yankee guile no one could tell, but metal-headed canes passed from hand to hand and were in great request for sounding everything that looked like armor. Others slyly attempted to pierce the Li-inch barbettes (each plate of which weighs 34 tons) with their pocketknives, looked wise, and passed on. One gentleman waved his cane air ily at the heavy turret: "They're hollow and onlj' for show," said he in Spanish. Later some en thusiastic friend must have convinced him of his error, for he was seen ex cltedly measuring the thickness of the turret walls through a gun-port ar mor, backing, framework and all and so impressed was lie with the result tiiat he cut a notch in his handsome walking-stick to show the doubting Thomases at home the thickness of the American's armor. In Chili it was somewhat different. Thi3 ship had many friends at Sandy Point, where she hud coaled last April on her famous race to Santiago, and all who had seen her then now churned interest and even shared in her his tory. Thej hurried preparations for a church festival and ball in honor of the visiting ships, and in everj- way showed hospitality and good feeling. At Val paraiso, too, where there had been many believers in the superiority of the O'Higgins to either or both of our bat tleships, there was a revulsion of feel ing nnd great friendliness. It is not generally known outside of the navy that prior to the Haltimore affair there was hnrdlj n foreign port in tho world where American naval officers had more and closer friends among the best peo ple than in Valparaiso and Santiago, Chili. -Many of the Chilians were unnble to rid themselves of their surprise at the sight of the battleships. Their own ships were moored in two lines, and when the Oregon anchored at the head of one and the Iowa at the head of an other, it seemed as if they alone, in their unornainented, massive sim plicity, were built for hard and en during work. They looked, in fact, like ugly mastiffs leading lines of handsome spaniels, for the Chilian ships are handsome and kept in beautiful condition. They are perfectly clean, their crews well trained, nnd olllcers who had the opportunity of critically inspecting their engine-rooms declare that they also are in splendid condition. As they lay great stress on target prac tice and have batteries of the latest tpye, it may be asserted positively Unit the Chilian navy is one of the most ef ficient in the world, as it is also the largest, for the population of its coun try. In Peru, while thereare many friends of Spain, the predominant feeling has always been most friendly toward the United States, and it was there that the squadron met the first exhibition of Cuban appreciation of its services in liberating their island. For, in De cember (the 2Sth), a delegation of Cu ban residents of Lima and Cnllno pre sented both the Oregon and tho Iowa with gold memorial tablets. These tab lets were about five Inches by two and one-half in size and were inclosed in handsome cases. On the- faces were en graved: "Presented to the oflieers and crew of the United States battleship Oregon (or Iowa), in commemoration of the battle of Santiago de Cuba on July II, 1698, by the Cuban residents of Lima nnd Callao, Peru." On the backs were engnned the names of the sub scribers. Lieut. A. A. Ackermnn, of the Oregon, in Collier's Weekly. l.ookliiK Cltywnrit. Western Magistrate You are charged, sir, with killing six of ourold est and most respected citizens. What have you to say? Prisoner They were all of 'em rich old pennygrabbers wot was ienvin' the best buildin' sites in town lie idle, within' fer a higher price. "Well?" "Well, yer honor. I belong to the Vil lage Improvement society." N. V. Weekly. Coluinlilii UUcr'a IJrenl Wealth. The Columbia river has yielded more wealth than any river in the world. Its vast schools of salmon have enriched thousands of men and given employ ment to Innumerable people, Chicago Inter Ocean. CLOSE QUARTERS. An Anierlcnn M Inlnfc KiiKlneer In tli Hocklcn Mcctn with n Cirlxsly Hear. A thrilling question: What to do or unexpectedly meeting a grizzly bear, is very happily answered in the follow ing extract from "Four-Footed Amer icans and Their Kin:" An American mining engineer was taking a little exercise one morning in the Hockies, nnd as he paused a mo ment to look about a few bones caught his eye. The meat was picked, from them, but Uie gristle was quite fresh. "Aha I" he thought, "a bear must have been enjoying spring iambi" He thought bear, and instuntlj' he Baw bearl Lurching down the steep, and stopping dlrcctlj' in his path, wan a full-sized grizzly, which was evident ly ns much surprised as the man, but not so frightened. The bear rose on Its hind legs, wnving its paws, and-looked at the man slantwise, The engineer returned the stare, glance for glance, not knowing what else to do, half-expecting the beast to run, as most fourfoots will, and feel ing backward nt the same time for a, footing that would give him range enough to use his rifle. As he took a step backward the bear stepped forword, growling. Oh, for u tree! If there had been one in sight ha would have risked running for it, as grizzlies ore not good climbers, like the black bears; but there he was ho could neither run nor shoot. His ene my gave it. grin and a growl, and took another step forward, clawing at him. The engineer dared not lift his ritlo to his shoulder lest tho bear should grnb the muzzle, but he managed to grasp thebxirrel, nnd swinging itroitndv brought the butt down on the grizzly's, nose with a heavy blow. The bear was only enraged, not stunned, nnd gave a growl, gnashing its teeth with a terri ble noise. For a moment the man. ex pected no other fate than to become the supper for the little bears! Something cold slipped along his shoulder nnd touched his check. For tunately he hnd sullicient nerve not. to turn. There was a sharp report close to his head- that made him deaf, and kept, his ears ringing for months after ward; but the bear pitched forward, just clearing him, nnd rolled down tho rocks to a ledge below, shot through its. wicked eye. Youth's Companion. MOSQUITOES AND MALARIA. Certain SpcelcH of (he IiiNcctN Are Active DlNHciiilmitorN of the I'oIhuii. Hunting expeditions after big gamo are common occurrences, but it has re mained for Mr. Claude Ueddington, F. It. G. S., to set forth nvowedly in pur suit of the mighty little microbe thab is supposed to make malarial fever. He has just started with an expedition for the hinterland of the gold coast and Ashantee, where malarial fever works its will in such deadly fashions nnd the investigators intend to collect speci mens of blood from fever patients and nlso mosquitoes, as these little pests are now regarded as mainlj' responsi ble for the propagation of the disease. Mr. Heddington's medico-scientific ex pedition will be away about, eight months; for the quest of game and-microbes may lead the adventurers as far as the Congo. Itelnting to the connection that Is considered to exist between malaria nnd mosquitoes, Prof. H. Grussi, a Ger man, has been making a studj' of the matter. Front careful deductions Dr. Grassi has been led to the conclusion that certain species of the mosquito are innocuous, while others, again, nro active disseminators of the malarial poison. In effect, the hnlnnce of cause and effect between the mosquitoes and the malaria is so flnelj' hung that it is difficult to tell which lowers the scales. Marsh and malarial districts un doubtedly breed mosquitoes in abun dance nnd the mosquitoes of such neighborhoods have the faculty of in oculating those whom they puncture with the malarial germ. Should tho fact that certain classes of these in sects are disseminators of the disease he finally established, medical men are hopeful that much may be done to miti gate the spread of malaria by the de struction of the mosquito larvae in dis tricts where the dangerous species abound. Chicago Evening News. The Monitor iih n Kljrlitcr. Monitors, in u large degree, are ves sels In which engineers may take spe cial interest, and I inn a great believer in their eillcncy when properly used. In the Spanish-American war,' their record is considered to hnve ht en a poor cue, but tills, in my judgment, was be cause they were diverted to uses for which they were never intended. They are purposely designed for operating near the coast, and hae neither the speed nor the coal supply toenable them to make long cruises. A gallant cap tain of the United States nnj stated that, if given the command 'of the Monterey, he would be ready to light any battleship afloat. 1 certainly do not advocate the building of monitors lo the exclusion of vessels intended for the high seas, but ns coast-defender L beliee they hnve no superiors. En gineer in Chief fl. W. Melville, In En jlneeiiug ..Magazine. t )-- fj T