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THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER
W. W. SAN DISKS, rnbllitirr.
NEMAHA, NEBRASKA.
MAN WHO PAYS THE FREIGHT.
Come, nil ye married ladles
Of hlRh or low decree,
Yo Kates and Maudes and Sadies,
And hearken unto me,
While I detail the beauty,
In laiiKimKc pretty straight,
Of doing well your duty
To the man who pays tho freight.
When lie comen late to dinner
Don't wear an angry face
Ah If he were a sinner
Deserving of disgrace.
Ilomcmuor, ere you flout him
For getting homo so late,
You'd havo no meal without him
This man who payathc freight.
Although tho house he'll litter
With papers round, perchance,
Don't let a mad look Hitter
Across your countenance:
Though ho may rouso your mettle,
Reflect, deliberate,
'The landlord's bills ho sottlcs
Thls man who pays tho freight.
Those sill: and satin dresses,
Those, combs of tortoise shell,
That each of you possesses;
That silverware an well:
That yearly Knotor bonnet,
Thoso carpots, Urusscls straight
You owe them all, doggone ltl
To tho man who puyu the freight.
Go greet this blessed fellow,
When he comes home at night,
With accents soft and mellow,
Ami smiles so glnd and bright,
-When worn and weale and weary,
With working hard and late,
lie wants u welcome cheery
This man who pays tho freight.
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CUAL'TEU XIV.
A SECRET NO LONGER.
As the reader is aware, there wns no
.pursuit, made after Hider nnd bis com
panion. The whole matter had been ar
ranged by Avery, who had seen a
would-be robber deceived in a similar
manner in his younger days. He had
been awake -through it all, and there
bad been no intention to shoot the thief.
They had purposely aimed wide of tho
mark.
When he had disappeared they till in
tlulged in u hearty laugh at his discom
ilture when lie. should discover the
l'raud, then retired to rest with a feel
ing of relief at the success of their
counter-plot.
Freed from the necessity of watching
Bowers, they now redoubled their ln
l)or, and for another fortnight they
took only barely sufficient time ti
sleep. They were constantly in dread
lest some prospector should appear,
Init day after dny passed and left them
undisturbed.
The unusual labor, however, began to
iell on the older men, and one evening
Diek Taylor declared, as he threw hiin--self
wearily down on his couch:
"I'm about ready to quit. Let's, reck
on up how we stand."
They had a very indefinite idea of
their wealth, as they had made no oal
'uulntiou up to that time, devoting every
moment to work. Now they Matched
ngcrly as' he produced his scales and
licgun to estimate the weight of the
numerous bags containing the result of'
their arduous toil.
Hag after bag was laid aside in
-silence until the last had jieon weighed.
Then after a rapid mental calculation
rlhe miner said:
"Well, I make it that we've got about
5150,000 worth now. That's about $:io,-
000 apiece, and a very tidy mouth's
work, But I'm tired. I haven't got a
great many years to live and 1 confess
1 want to enjoy the rest of my days.
"We can sell our claims here for a big
pile any time, and I move that we
do it."
"But who is to buy them?" asked
Tom, while Avery merely nodded his
approval of his friend's sentiments.
"There'll be dozens of capitalists and
speculators in Dye a by this time." re
plied Taylor. "We've got n good deal
unore here now thnn we want to carry
out on our backs. 1 move that the rest
of you keep on digging here and that
1 go to Dyca, and find out what kind
of a trade I can make. Besides that,
iheso claims must be registered before
we can sell them."
"I ngree that is the right, thing to
do," agreed Avery. "We shall be rich
enough, and I confess 1 am anxious to
see these claims registered before we
Jiave any trouble over them. I think
.you'd better start right oil". Dick. The
reason is very short, and it'll take some
time to settle the whole thing up, even
if you find some one right oil' who
-wants to buy."
The others were of the same opinion,
and it was soon decided that Dick Tay
lor should start the following morning
or Dyca on his important mission, the
irest delegating to him full power to dis
pose of their interests to the best nd-
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rantnge and to bring the would-be buy
ers back with him.
Accordingly he started bright nnd
early the next day, the little party
watching him from the top of the cliff
until he waved his hand at a turn in
the trail and disappeared from view.
With listless steps the party turned
to their w ork, but the labor of the past
few weeks seemed to make Itself left
nil nt once, now that their thoughts had
been even temporarily turned toward
civilization. They had been slaving like
madmen each day, their minds intent
on adding to their golden store, while
at night lliey slept that sleep of utter
exhaustion. Xow that Taylor had di
verted their minds for awhile from the
incessant labor they returned to it al
most unwillingly against the protest
of their aching limbs.
As thev neared the claims Avery sud
denly exclaimed:
"1 wonder if that ridge is worth nily
thing'.' I've been thinking lately that
it may be- where all this gold comes
from. All these pieces of quart, we
find in the bed of the river must have
been washed from It thousands of years
ago. suppose we urea it up a. icw ui wiu
smallerpleces? If we find gold there we
shnll have something to sell nnd no
mistake."
They had no Implements, heavier than
axes and found it slow work, but after
an hour's disappointing labor the old
miner gave 'a shout of triumph and stood
erect, holding in his hand a piece of
quart, about the size of an egg, the
side of which was a bright yellow. It
had the appearance of a honeycomb,
the cells being filled to overtlowing
with gold. ""
As the others gathered about him he
exclaimed:
"We'va struck it! It's the richest
vein 1 ever saw!"
Tho heavy lump was passed from
hand to hand for examination, nnd
Avery said excitedly:
"if Dick had only known this! This
ledge is full of gold!"
"Then I guess we'd better locate
here," said a strange voice near the
little group.
With a start of surprise they turned
to see two rough-looking miners who
had approached them from the wooded
side of the valley, their packs on their
backs, and who were ini.iug at the
treasure In Avery's hand with greedy
eyes.
For a moment our friends were too
astonished to speak; then Tarbox
stepped forward with extended hand,
saying:
"Hello, Mitchell! Where did you come
from?"
"Why. it's Joe Tarbox!"
One of the strangers shook his hand
warmly and then asked, eagerly:
"What's the show here, Joe? That's a
beauty nugget you have there!"
"Are there any more of you?" said
Tarbox.
"Xo; Bill and I are all."
"How did you happen to find us?"
"Saw your smoke last night before
dark. We thought it must be somebody
out prospecting, and so we took a look
over this way this morning. Struck it
rich?"
"Yes; we've been here all winter. You
see where our claims are siniteu out.
Dick Taylor has gone to register them.
Better stake out before anyone else
comes. I guess you'll find plenty of
room above us. I don't mind telling you
we've made our pile here, Bill. We've
just found that this quartz ledge is a
mine of wealth. See that your claims
take in a slice of it."
Before the words were fairly out of
his mouth the two men were tearing up
the valley like madmen, and before long
they had staked out their claims, and
were hard at work, bent on the one all
absorbing quest for which they had
braved the rigors of an ortic winter,
thus far without success.
Half an hour later they had scraped
away the soil and moss, and sampled
the rich gravel just above the lightly
covered bed rock. The first pan of
gravel was washed out, and a moment
Inter tho man Tarbox had accosted as
BUI came running up, with a beaming
face, crying:
"(iod bless you, Tarbox, for giving us
a straight tip! Look at this! We'll be
rich in no lime! Look!"
The perspiration was dripping from
his face, his clothes were torn and full
of mud, but what reeked he of such
linings? In the pan he held joyously
forth was a little heap of coarse gold,
.which was worth fully $:.'00.
Then, as If remembering that he was
wasting time, he turned on his heel and
dashed back again like a schoolboy,
throwing his arms about his partner
and hugging him in the excess of his
jo.v-
Then, actuated by one common im
pulse, the two men gave a wolfish yell
of exultation, and fell to work once
more, tearingout the moss and soil with
desperate energy. They had reached
the goal for which they had left home
and dear ones, and, with superhuman
strength, they went at the uork of dig
ging and washing, unmindful of all else.
.Meanwhile Torn and his friends had
returned to their digging. With their
crude Implements it would be a waste
of time to attack the ledge, and they
determined to stick to the gravel until
Taylor returned. Thoy had only dug
up a very small part of their claims as
yet.
The following day Tarbox saw a thin
column of smoke several miles away,
and said to Avery:
"There's more of them coming."
"They may not be coming here," re
plied the old miner.
"Yes., they nrc," was the confident
rejoinder. "These two men saw our
five and followed it up. That party off
there probably has been following their
smoke, and so It goes. When one crow
finds anything to eat, you know, others
soon follow. The only wonder Is that
we have kept the place to ourselves so
long. There'll be a hundtcd men here
in a fortnight and a thousand In a
month."
About sundown that night a party of
four miners appeared from the woods,
and after a few words with the latest
comers staked olt claims and went into
camp.
Day by day they continued to arrive,
but as yet there was room for all. There
was no rush, because all -who came
found gold so plenty that they remained,
and at the end of three weeks there
were not over threescore men on the
ground.
It was now time for Dick Taylor lo
return, and our friends began to be
anxious about him. Their fears were
groundless, however, for one afternoon
he made his appearance, mounted on a
horse and leading half a dozen others.
With him were two well-dressed stran
gers, who looked keenly about them as
they rode down the valley.
After greeting his friends, he intro
duced the strangers to the party and
said:
"I have brought, these gentlemen out
to look at our claims. They represent a
syndicate of rich capitalists."
He then pointed out the exact location
of the claims, after which he took the
men to the cave and showed them the
bags of gold.
"We want to sell out the whole busi
ness," he said, bluntly. "There's what
we have taken out. We haven't begun
to dig one-quarter of the claims. Take
a look round and niakeusiiii.olVer."
"Wait a moment," said Avery, step
ping forward with the piece of quart,
they had split open. "See here, Dick,
we took this out of that ledge the day
you went away. Let them look at it
before they make any oiler."
"Let me see that!" exclaimed one of
tho men, quickly, extending his hand.
"You found that here?"
"Come and I'll show you the spot."
They followed him In silence and the
younger man produced a. small ham-
"P.
The old man gave a shout of triumph.
mer with which lie chipped oil' a piece
of the rock and examined it closely.
Then, lie gave the other a look- which
was not lost on our friends and said,
with an affectation of carelessness:
"There may he pacing quartz here
and may not. it would cost a fortune
to get. machinery here and find out."
But he was not dealing with ignorant
men, as he soon found out, for Taylor
remarked, quietly:
'That specimen doesn't lie. That
ledge of quartz is where all this gold
we've been digging came from, it's
worth a million to-day. Xow, gentle
men, I have no time to waste haggling
over the matter. Wc are no hogs, but
,aou mustn't take us for greenhorns.
We've done well here and want to get
out. .Make us an offer to-morrow. We
will give you until to-morrow night to
look around and see what you are buy
ing." His friends gave n prompt assent to
this proposition, and the two capitalists
had no choice but to acquieaee as grace
fully as possible.
The following noon they came to
Dick Tayor and offered him $50,000 for
the five claims. He laughed and re
plied: "Do jou think wearc foolish? They
are worth five times that amount."
An hour later they offered $75,000 and
were refused.
Seeing that lie wns determined, the
elder man said:
"We are only authorized to expend
$100,000. Will you take tliat?"
After a short consultation the offer
was accepted and preparations were at
once commenced for the journey to
Dyen, where the formal transfer was to
be made.
The younger of the buyers wns to re
main at the spot to look after theclaims
while the other would go to Dyca with
tii em.
The following morning they loaded
their wealth on tlit horses and started
for civilization.
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ClIAPTHIl XV.
AN UNHOLY COMPACT.
When Hank Bowers read the derisive
message which he had found in one of
the dummy bags cf gold his rage was
frightful. Dashing his clemlied fist
against his head like a madman, ho
fairly screamed:
"Too smart for me! We'll seel I'll
have my revenge if 1 live! Your gold
isn't safe in Dyer, yet, my beauties, nn'
you needn't crow."
Then he rclapred tnto sullen silence
and scarcely spoke to Hitler again that
night. In the morning he made no ref
erence to the events of the night be
fore, but led Hie way toward Djca as
rapidly as his horse could carry hlni,
his head dropped, while Hitler was in
wardly vowing to part company with
him as. soon as they reached the mining
camp. '
They met no oae on the way, nnd
without accident reached Dyca late one
evening. Then Hitler remembered that
he had no funds. He could not leave his
companion on t'.:at account, and while
he was hesitating how to extricate him
self from the dilemma Bowers invited
hiui to drink at the first bar.
That settled it. The strong liquor
wrought, a man clous change in his
cowardly heart, and soon both he nnd
his companion were oblivious to every
thing but the fact that tihey had money
and liquor was to be had for tho. price.
Knowing his own. weakness however,
Bowers had taken care to place his
dust in safe keeping, retaining only
enough for the enjoyment of his favor
ite dissipation.
From one resort, to another they made
their way, drinking, fighting, maudlin
nnd quarrelsome by turns, until they
both were unceremoniously shoved in a
bare room bad: of one of the bars,
utterly unconscious of their surround
ings. The next day they continued their de
bauch, but Bowers was careful to carry
only enough dust to pay his way from
day to day. After the first night he
kept his head marvclously, considering
the amount of fiery liquor lie absorbed,
while Bidet; was no sooner sober thnn
he overdrank again.
Their days were a repetition of each
oilier, and severe l times they narrow
ly escaped arrest by the vigilance com
mit too. Then something hnppened which
might hnve been expected among such
a. collection of ndvinturors.
A reckless character, who had been at
the camp long enough to spend his Inst
dollar and dispose oT his outfit for
drink, had taken notice of our two ras
cals as they lounged about in the drink
ing places,' paying their way with gold
dust. As they were apparently drunk
most of the time, he determined to re
lieve them of some of the wealth they
wore spending so recklessly.
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Otherwise ThuroHKlily Hu
man I'orsim.
Lord Blcssiugton, the husband of Un
celebrated countess of IMessiiigtonJiiid
a horror of a draft, lie was able
Count d'Orsay used to declare to de
tect u current of air cat sod by the key
being left erossways in the keyhole of
the door. He and his wile and a youth
were one day walking on the banks of
the Thames. Tho boy, skipping back
ward and forward, wont several times
dnngcrously close to the edge of the
bank.
"Take care! Take care!" cried Lord
Blcssiugton, exhibiting u degree of so
licitude most unusual where another
person was concerned.
"For heaven's sake, mind what you
are about, boy, or you'll certainly fall
into the river!"
After two or throe repetitions of his
alarm in this fashion for the lad, Lady
Blcssiugton, losing pntiencevsnid: "Oh,
lot the boy alone; if he does fall into
the water he swims like a fish."
"Yes, yes," said his lordship, in in
jured tones, "that's all very well; but
what about me? I shall c-nleh my death
of cold driving homo in the carriage
with him." San Francisco Argonaut.
Object I on ii lilt- O licit leiiec.
All orders to native servants in India
must be literally given, for in that man
ner thoy will be recehed. A mission
ary once took a country lad as a serv
ant when going out on a boating jour
ney. As there are no lavatories on
board the country boats, one's ablu
tions have to be performed in a very
simple manner, an ordinary bucket
serving as a wash bowl. The buy was
told to bring some water, and, in doing
so. hnppcut-d to spill a little on the
fioor. "Why don't you throw it all over
me?" asked the missionary, jocosely.
"Aha," said the lad, and immediately,
to his master's astonishment, took up
the pail and emptied it over his employ
er's head. Golden Days.
A Hut tor I'rlee.
A clergyman was very much vexed
by one of lily congregation. An old
man used to go to sieep during t he ser
mon. The clergyman offered the old
mnn'w grand) u n penny if he would
keep hisi grandfather awake. This
went all right for a month. One Sun
day the old man went to &lecpa usual.
The clergyman asked the boy why he
did not keep hisi grandfather awake.
Tho boy answered: "You offered me a
penny to keep him awake, but grand
father gives me twopence not to dis
turb him."- Paraon's Weekly.
HAS RUSSIA'S CONSENT.
At. Iln Mini, Iluimlnti MluUtrr nt I'okln,
Given rrmllnii to l.puve Clilunon
C'n ill ill Umlrr Mfn Kurort.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 12. The Offi
cial Messenger to-day publishes the
following: Tho foreign office re
ceived a telegram .to-day direct from
M. DoGiors (the Russian minister at
the Chinese capital) from l'ekin. Tho
dlspntch was evidently taken by spec
ial cornier to Tsl-Xan from the cap
ital of Shan Tung, and whs thence tel
egraphed August 7 by the local Yanien.
M. DoGlers announces that tho
siege of the legations continues, tho
besieged still having some provisions
left. The Chinese government pro
poses to transmit the nilnlstor'a mes
sages and that thoy leave Pekln. As
the ministers had not sulllcicnt guar
antee thoy replied that thoy must re
ceive tno permission or their govern
ments before leaving the city.
The Messenger then announces that
the ozar's approval has boon given for
M. DoGiors to start for Tien Tsln
with his entire staff and the marine
guard on condition that existing gov
ernment at Pekln and the emperor af
ford them sure guarantee that tho
journey can bu undertaken without
danger.
At the Biinie time M. DeGiers is ex
pected to call attention to the heavy
responsibility the Chinese government
will incur should there bo the slight
est infraction of the violablllty of
the persons accompanying them to
Tien Tsln.
l.'rnnon Killo In Cliliiu.
Paris, Aug. 111. The tsung-li-yatnen
forwarded through the Chinese min
ister In Paris, Yu Keng, a message to
the French government complaining
of the "tardiness of the foreign min
isters in l'ekin in replying to the of
fer of the Chinese government to con
duct them under escort." The mes
sage proceeded to say that the tsung-li-yamen
declined to bo responsible
for any casualties which might follow
those delays and insisted that the F.u
ropoan governments order their rep
resentatives to leave l'ekin.
To this communication, M. Dol
oasso, minister of foreign nlYnirs, sent
tho following reply: "Xo order to
depart from l'ekin will be given to
our minister so long as the route Is
unsafe. If a casualty occurs the re
sponsibility will be entirely with the
Chinese government. Its strict duty
is to protect foreign ministers oven
more than its own. If it bo true that
the Chinese government has great dif
ficulty in defending them and in de
fending itself against rebels, it should
order its troops to stand aside before
the allied forces. This would render
free the road from Tien Tsln to tho
capital and would accomplish the
work of protection which is incum
bered." Snvitn TlioiiHituil (MirlHtlutiN Kilted.
Paris, Aug. 111. According to dis
patches received yesterday from Vice
Admiral Courrejols, of the French nn
Mil command, native Christians and
missionaries on the line to Hankow.
500 kilometers from l'ekin, are in
groat danger, the point being entirely
outside the sphere of the allied opera
tions. He has also received bad news
regarding Xow Chwiing, captured Au
gust , which, an he is advised, has
since been evacuated. According to
his advices from the French colony in
l'ekin, eight marines, one cadet and
one customs employe have been
killed.
The Patrie publishes the following:
"The prooureur general of the con
gregation of the La.arist missions,
Mgr. Hcttomhourg, informs ns that
he has just been advised by M. Del
eaR.se that, according to u dispatch
from the French consul general at
Shanghai, received yesterday, 7,000
Christians have been massacred nt
Pao Ting, oast of l'ekin. Xo other
details are at hand. If such startling
news bus been received by the foreign
office it hns been kept secret, as tho
usual news channels have not been
made acquainted with anything of
the kind.
ITALY'S NEW RULER.
Klnir Victor Kiiiiiinmiel III. Tiike theCJon-
Htltutlonul Oiitli'lleforo I'urlluiiiitnt
(liven uii Oviitlon.
Home, Aug. 13. King Victor Kmnuin
uel HI. took 1k formal constitution
al oath Saturday, before parliament.
The senate chamber was draped with
mourning, the benches and tribunes
being covered with black furnishings,
bordered with silver. The chamber
was tilled with senators and deuties,
royal missions, high oillclais of state
and the diplomatic corps. The boom
ing of cannon announced the depart
ure of the royul party from the
quirinal.
All along the route large crowds
were assembled, nnd gave the new
king an ovation. He was received on
the steps of the senate by commit
tees of the chamber of deputies and
senate in a pavilion specially erected
and handsomely decorated. When the
cortege entered the senate chamber,
the king being accompanied by tho
duke of Aosta, the count of Turin
and the duke of Genoa, the deputies
nnd senators arose, and then began
a long and exciting scene of enthus
iasm. His majesty later took tho
oath and delivered an address,
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