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THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER
XV. XV. BANDEKS, Publisher. "
NEMAHA, " - ' - NEBRASKA.
THE SAFEST SAFETY WHEEL.
tLtfe, my boy, la a ulcyclo path,
Anil work la the wheel you should rldo
If you would mount to the crest of tho
hill
And coast down tho other side.
Just oil tho machlno with cheerfulness (
And seo that tho parts are In trim,
Then straddle tho saddle and pedal on
"With a ready, steady vim.
.Don't start with a rush up tho hill of life
Just pedal a medium gate;
Jtemomber that those who "scorch" at
first
Are likely to finish late.
Grasp tho handlo barB of tho wheel of
work ,
With a Hrm hold not too tight!
Then sit up straight, llko a man, and
push
Push for tho road that's right.
"You may wabblo a bit, and punctures,
too,
May cause you to dismount,
But plug up tho holes with smiles and
pluck,
They are the plugs which count.
There are other makes of machines than
"Work"
There's the "Idle," tho "I.azy," tho
"Rest"
And host of others of tempting style,
But the one called "Work" is best.
It's a low gear wheel of homely frame,
But It's safe and suro and strong,
And tho man who rides It persistently
Can. never In life go wrong.
. So utrnddlo tho saddle of "Work," my
boy,
And push It along with pride,
Till you get to tho top of tho hill of llfo,
Then you'll coast down tho other side.
Joe Kerr, In tho N. Y. Herald.
iD!J3SCeK
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THE END OF THE PLAY.
By Mrs. Poultney Bigclow.
fjO&OG!0m&
A CURIOUS piny to bring' u young
jfl girl to, isn't it?
"Shu doesn't understand; she's n
mint. All her life she has been in
the depths of Cornwall. This is the
iirst time she has ever been allowed
to stay in London."
"Why did you bring her here?"
"Becaiibe she insisted upon coming
to see .Mrs. Culthorpe. Saw her photo
in tho Burlington Arcade, nnd said
she must see her plaj. Look at her
juow! Isn't she a picture? She's so
innocent!"
Col'. Dashwood, in the bnek of the
box, watched Daphne Brooke, sitting
in the front., lie. could understand
Siow the girl appealed to kind, world
ly Lady Rainbury, though he could
aiot imagine why Mr. Brooke had con
fided his precious, long-sequestered
daughter to a comparative stranger.
"Mrs. Calthorpe meant to play
something else, rather nicer for the
'young person," continued Lady Rain-
- y bury, in n whisper, "but this thing
was substituted at the eleventh hour.
Do you think Daphne's shocked?"
The girl's eyes, round nnd clear,
-witb. a sort of inner light shining
through them, were fixed on the
stage. She sat very straight in her
youthful white frock, which was un
ornamentcd save by the young, firm
figure which rounded its lines a girl
the sight of whom recalled every
lmckneycd simile of May buds, spring,
dawn every synonym for freshness,
health, purity.
Mrs. Calthorpe was going through
u scene with her lover, the usual lover
of the usual married woman of the
usual French play. She was the par
tial wreck of a beautiful society wom
an, Fifteen years ago she had tired
of her husband and left him. She
was stage mad, and tho one inde
structible article of her creed was
fnilh in her own genius. She was her
own solo worshiper, though not her
only flatterer. She did not go alone.
, v , An actor high enough in his art to
" ' have known better undertook to
launch her. A prince smiled upon her
first professional appearunce, and the
public, unfortunately, smiled, too.
She had kicked away her world, and
tho other one which she wished to
conquer was not at her feet. Her
companion, who had the face of a
"Spriest and the reputation of u lady
killer, was still faithful. There were
lean years which Bowed white hairs
in Marion Calthorpe's gorgeotiB
-tresses, and drew anxious lines in
what was onco the lovlicBt brow in
"London. Dye, grease-paint, facial
' massage, glossed over the dumage for
a time. Tho soft, rose-tinted face
. "became the wooden, haggard, thickly
S-, roughed countenance now known to
play-goers; but tho figure kept its
lilheness, the manner still told of
breeding.
And now Daphne Brooke was in a
-theater, two-thirds full of "paper" and
one-third of people who came to see
"Worth gowns, and to gloat upon tho
-changes wrought by fhe lean years.
There was something about the ue--tress
which made the young girl wanf.
to cry. It was not only that the part
twined to her foolith nnd wicked and
dull; there waB n tragedy in the great
eyos deeply underlined with black.
"How icrriblc," thought Daphne,
"If she was some one's mother!"
She herself had never known her
mother; she did not even possess a
picture of her. Her father did not
encourage her to talk about hen His
grief wns still too fresh.
When the net was over Daphne
turned to Col. Dashwood.
"Can you tell me nbout Mrs. Cal
thorpe?" she nsked, wistfully. "Is
she married to the man who acts with
her?"
"Ano," said the colonel. "No; he
is her lending man, you understand.
A theatrical expression, you know."
"I don't like him. I'm sorry for
her," said Daphne, simply. "Arc most
plays like this?"
"Certainly not," said the ,colonel.
"Few are so dull or immoral."
"It is immoral," said Daphne,
thoughtfully. "It isn't u nice idea
that a married woman can talk like
that to a man' She blushed u little,
afraid of having meddled with sub
jects beyond her knowledge.
"Ibn't she delicious!" murmured
Lndy Bainbury. "You don't see
gowns like that nt the Land's End,
do you, Daphne?" she added, in a
higher key.
"Oh, no!" said Daphne, seriously.
"They are very wonderful. Has Mrs.
Calthorpe a daughter?"
"I'm sure I don't know. She's been
playing nbout for years, nppnrently
without any ties. Do you know any
thing nbout her?" asked Lady Bain
bury. "Nothing to speak of," snid Col.
Dashwood, conscious double entente.
"I'm just home from India, you
know."
There was a knock nt the door of
the box. The colonel rose and opened
it. There was n whispered colloquy.
TheSi ho returned and said: "Lady
Ruinbury, your nephew Bertie is here.
He begs you to go to th6 door for n
minute."
"Impertinent boy! Why can't he
come in?" said Lady Rainbury. But
she rose good-nnturedly ns she spoke.
Daphne felt a draft on her back,
nnd heard voices at the dobr, but
she did not concern herself with
them. There was a smothered ex
clnmation. "Heavens! What have I
done? How could I know?" A few
innrticulate sentences, nnd then the
door shut and Lady Bainbury re
turned. She looked curiously shaken.
"My dear," she said, her usual man
ner quite gone, "shall we go home?
It's rather dull; don't you think so?"
Daphne looked surprised. "If you
like, Lady Rainbury," she said, sub
missively, though she was disap
pointed. "That's right, dear. Where are the
wraps?"
Colonel Dashwood half rose, with
an inquiring glnnee. At that moment
the curtain rose. Mrs. Calthorpe was
on tho stage. Daphne paused, as If
fascinated; the actress was looking
nt her. She was gorgeous in black
velvet and diamonds, with great
bunches of violets at her breast and in
her hair.
As she spoke her opening ' lines,
and stepped forwnrd, a change cume
over her face, a hoggurd, drawn look,
and a dazed expression in the eyes.
She stumbled, swayed and fell. In an
instant the curtain was wrung down.
Daphne leaned far out of the box,
with her hands clasped.
"Oh!" she almost sobbed, "is she ill?
Is she dead?"
Lady Rainbury drew her gently
away. As they left the theater a man
came before tho curtain and told the
audience that Mrs. Calthorpe was too
ill to prececd.
Next morning the papers contained
a" paragraph to the effect that Mrs.
Calthorpe was ill at her hotel. Daphne
read the address and noted it. In the
afternoon Lady Rainbury left her for
an hour; she was expecting Mr. Brooke
at tea-time. Without losing a minute
Daphne stole down-stairs in. jacket
nnd hat, and softly left the house,
hailed tho first cab she saw, and drove
to the hotel. She had never been out
alone in town in her life, and was full
of tremors and vague alarms. She
paid the cabman a shilling too much
rallied all her forces, and entered
tho hotel. It was a quiet one in a
rather unfashionable quarter. She
gave the attendant a card on which
she had written in her childish hand,
"Daphne Brooke begs Mrs. Calthorpe
to, see her if she is not too ill." Then
she sat down to wait.
While the man was gone with the
card she sat in a chill of trepidation.
Soon he returned and ushered her up
stairs. Tho door of the room was
opened by a maid, who immediately
withdrew.
On the sofa by the fire was Mrs.
Calthorpe, a mass of white tea-gown,
with a hollow, unpainted face. The
faeu quivered when Daphne came in.
"Oh, are you better?" asked the
young girl, eagerly, taking the thin
hand which was extended.
"Yes, dear," said the actress. "How
kind of you to come! What made
you think of it?"
"I knew it was all wrong to come,"
snid Daphne, with tho divine candor
of a child, "but I couldn't help it! I
did so want to say things"
"What things? Sit down hero and
say them. Who was that with you
last night? I saw you in tho box."
I "Lady Rainbury. Father and I met
her last summer, nnd sho begged him
to let me hnvo n week in town."
"And she brought you to see mo?
Wif ' did she do thnt?"
"Because 1 saw your picture in the
window tho ono in the big black
hat and 1 wanted so to see you I 1
never wanted anything so much, I
think."
"The play was not u favorite of
mine," said the actress, a liltlo 'un
easily; "I do much better ones than
that."
It seemed to Daphne that Mrs. Cal
thorpe was quite feverishly glad to seo
her.
"Did Lady Rainbury say that you
might come?"
"Oh, no! Sho went out nnd father
is coming at tca-tlmo to fetch me
but I slipped out without asking.
Perhaps it was wrong, but I couldn't.
keep away! You seemed to bo pulling-
me, pulling me all night in my
dreams. Isn't it curious a stranger
like you? And I was miserable when
you fell. What was It?"
"A fainting fit I have them some
times. It was sweet and dear of you
to come! What were the 'tilings' you
wanted to say?"
"I don't know how to tell you only
somehow "I wondered whether you
were happy but I suppose you arc.
It is a very brilliant life, isn't it on
the stnge with those dresses nnd dia
monds and nil the applause? You
must bo happy."
"Not always; there is nnothcr side."
Her voice sounded tired nnd bitter in
Daphne.
"Did you ever have a daughter?"
asked the girl. Marion Calthorpe's
mouth quivered. It was pale to-day.
"Yes," she said, "I had a daughter."
"Is sho living? Is she good nnd
pretty?"
"Yes living, good and pretty."
"I am so glad! She will come to
you, won't she?"
"Yes; she has come to me."
"I'm glad. That makes me so much
happier. It is strange of me to say
these things. Are you angry with
me? Arc you? But I so hated the
piny and that man your 'leading
man,' Colonel Dashwood called him;
but perhaps he is your friend?"
"No," said Marion, thoughtfully;
"I think he is my enemy."
"Why don't you leave him?"
"I think it is too late," she Bald,
wearily.
"Oh, no, it isn't! I will ask papa
to let you come down to us to Coru
wall, whore the air is delicious, nnd
one is so peaceful and happy and never
henrs anything disagreeable. There ,
ything disagreeabl
are so many horrid things in the
world that I do not know about yet
I know they're horrid! I looked at
you last night, and I thought you were
unhappy it was in your eyes and
when you fell I wanted to jump
onto the stage and carry you oil! to
Cornwall."
"I am unhappy, dear, but it will not
be for long." '
"Something will make you happy?
I'm so glad!"
"I shall rest by and by, nnd that
will make mo happy. You believe in
God, don't you, Daphne? And 'you
pray?"
"Of course, Mrs. Calthorpe! How
can any ono not believe when he is
so ppod?" .
"He is so good!" repented Marlon,
closing her eyes. Presently Bho
opened them.
"Daphne, you must not stay hero
long. You must go back to your
friends; but I want you to kiss me
T want you to kiss me to say some
thing for me to remember until I
go nwny to rest."
The girl came closer.
"Oh, I want you to come to usl I
don't know why, but I think father
would do you good; he is so good a"i
dear though ho is very sad, because
he lost mother years ago. What
shall I say to you?"
"Something, oh, something for mo
to think of!" was the wailing cry.
"Oh, God, something to help me!"
Slow, tragic drops gathered in the
actress' eyes.
Daphne threw her arms around her,
kneeling beside, her.
"Think," she said, "that God loves
you, and that your daughter loves
you, and that you aro soon going away
to reBt."
Tho door opened as they ,were
pressed to each other's heart. A tall
man stood in the room. Daphne
sprang toward him.
"Oh, father," she cried, "I'm so glad
you've come!" Then she saw how
stern he was. "Don't be vexed, fa
ther. I came quite safely."
"Marlon," said Brooke, "you have
broken your promise." Ho waB speak
ing to Mrs. Culthorpe, not to his
daughter.
"It was too strong a temptation.
Oh, Harry, forgive me! I have not
been too happy," she cried, wearily;
"and I am dying."
"Come, Daphne. Do you know this
lady
"She knows nothing she came like
an angel."
Mr. Brooke took his daughter's
hand and led her to the door.
"Oh!" cried Daphne, as they left
the room, "shall we never seo her
again?"
"Never again," he answered. Wo
! man's Homo Companion.
iuulifc, RAINS FALL.
EiMtnrn Knnunn VIMtod by ' llofrenliln
buovrorn TSat Miiy Aid l.nto Corn Sco
re tin 7 Coburn Knttiunlafltlo.
Topeka, Kan. .7uly 18. The rains
that have fnllfii In Kansas Tuesday
night und yesterd
rdny lmvo iirnctlenlly
fissured a corn yield of at leost 50,-I
000,000 bushels and the yield may bo -
even greater. The state is under tho
iiiuitiriivu ui iv iuw uiiniiiiuuiv; uuuur
tlon and more rain Is expected.
Secretary Coburn, of the Kansas
board of agriculture, Is enthusiastic
over tho result of tho rnln. Mr. Cp
burn has been optimistic as to the
ultimate outcome of the drought,
saying- there wns not tho lenst eauso
for alarm, as Kuusiih could well take
care of herself, lie is sure that tho
corn yield will reach nt least half a
crop If 1ho present -very favtirablo
weather conditions continue.
Itiiln In Central MUnoarl.
Columbia, Mo., July 18. Rain has
been falling in Columbia and through
out Boone county since three o'clock
yestcrduy afternoon. It haB not
renched sufficient depth to bo of much
avail to crops, owing to the remark
ably dry condition of tho ground, but
more Is expected and the end of the
drought seems near. The authorities
at the government experimental sta
tion hero now take a hopeful view of
the situation.
ilnln In tho Ozark llnclnn.
Dixon, Mo., July 18. At last rain
has come nnd the indications aro that
tho long drought of nearly 13 weeks'
duration in the Ozark country has
boon broken. Wlthln'the laBt 24 hours
good showers have fallen in nil of
the counties' of Botitji central Missouri
nnd brought at least temporary relief
from tho distressing conditions.
PHILIPPINE NEWS.
Oens. Corbln, Sternberg nnd Wenton Ar
rive at Manila Tim Charge Against
Cnpt. Itovrun Nut Proved.
Manila, July 18. Adjt. Gen. Corbln,
Surgeon, Gcnernl Sternberg and Oen.
John P. Weston, of the subsistence
department, will be tendered recep
tions nt tho headquarters in Manila
of tho division nnd department com
manders and their staffs. Oen. Cor
bln explained to tho correspondent
of tho Associated press that tho chief
purposes of his visit to tho Philip
pines were to get in better touch
with the details of the situation and
' to further the desire of the ndmlnls-
1 tration for greater economy in tho
army of the Philippines,
Investigation into tho case of Capt.
Andrew S. Rowan, of the Nineteenth
Infantry, charged with burning a
town upon the island of Bohol, failed
to prove Capt. Rowan had ordered
tho town to be burned. The responsi
bility for the destruction of the town
has not yet been fixed.
OFF FOR THE NORTH POLE.
The IJaldwIn-ZlcRlor Expedition Weighed
Anchor Tuesday NlRlit for Their Jour
ney to tho Arctic Heltons.
Tromsoe, Norway, July 18. Short
ly before midnight Tuesday night tho
ships of the Baldwln-Ziegler Arctic
expedition weighed anchor and with
the stars and stripes and Norwegian
flags at their masts steamed off to
the north. As they left the harbor
the crewjt of the other vessels there
gave tlic exepedition a parting cheer.
F.velyn 13. Baldwin, chief of the ex
pedition, was in excellent spirits. His
last "words to a representative of the
Associated press were that he had lit
tle doubt of reaching the north pole.
The America will proceed first to
Arehungel, in Russia, and then return
to the island of Vardoc, off the coast
of Norway, whence the final departure
for Franz Josef Land will bo made.
Touching nt Houningsvaug, the
America and the Belgica will pick up
tho Frith jof, and nil three vessels
will proceed north ward together.
ROOT AT FORT LEAVENWORTH
Secretary of War Received with Military
Honor Upon IIU Arrival There to
Intipeut the llarraebM.
Leavenworth, Kan., July 18. Secre
tary of Wur Klihu Root nrrked at
Fort Leavenworth Wednesday on a
tour of. inspection. Tho secretary was
received with a Balute of guns.
The troops of the fot, half in the
army blue nnd half in khaki, were
aligned under nrms near the Grant
!honument ns the secretary und cor
tege passed In review.
TnluiHon ItalHeit Ilannn'M AHi)iHmont.
Cleveland, O., July 18. Tho city
board of equalization, at tho request
fo Mayor Tom L. Johnson, raised the
tax valuation of the Little Consoli
dated street railroad, Senator Han
na's property, from 5027,708.73 to $G,
233,800, a straight raise of $5,005,091.
27. Banna's attorney gave notice oi
appeal.
Ciiptured 11 Filipino Town.
Manila, July 18. Lieut. Patrick A,
Connolly, of tho Twenty-first rcgl
ment, who wns sent with 20 men to
recapture the Americans taken pris
oners in Mlndoro, attacked the town
of Calapan, nnd a score of natives
were killed and the town was partlj
burned be for it surrendered.
FIRE AT MARSHALL, MO.
A. Whole Block Burned nnd the Jail Saved
with niniculty-I.n Bald tn Bo
0100,000,
Marshall, Mo., July 18. Tho most
fir of 111 r f vt fli Afnviilinll jttrot It ml r-
illppfl v,rflll A wll. ,,, .,
n ,,. ,"4. , ,,., ...
about $1Q Tho flj.e ca u n
bnenient pf tho Ncw York store, tho
largest dry goods establishment Jn
tho city, situated on tho southeast
corner of tho square, nt 10:30 yester
day morning, and it. burned until
nbout two o'clock in tho nfternoon,
when ltwaH put to an end by a heavy
shower of rain, which lasted about 40
minutes. Tho block consisted of tho
Ncw York store, n largo two-story
double store and threo stores cast of
It, P. II. Ilea's implement store, O.
N. Hanson's carpet store and Frctl '
Link's grocery store, nil of which
were burned. The next building east,
was tho jail, which was saed with
difficulty.
IN. FEMALE DISGUISE.
A Man Named Hear. Wanted In Texan
Murder, XV n Teaching Holiool In Ar
kimniii a a Woman.
fo
Little Bock, Ark., July 18. A re
mnrknblo story comes from tho
King's river country, in Madison coun
ty, of a caso that Is sure to bceomo
famous in criminal annals. A Texas
detective arrived nnd placed under ar
rest a supposed young lady, who had
been teaching a private school In tho
neighborhood for somo time, nbout
flvo miles south of Huntsvillc, tho
county seat. The people of tho com
munity wcro nstounded when the rev
clatiou was made that the school
teacher was a man In disguise; that
his unme was Scars, and that ho wn
wanted in Texas on a charge of mur
der committed seven years ago. Ho
was a most engaging person, and tho
young men of the community had got
ten tip a great rivalry on his account.
TO BE REMOVED.
Tho Nntlnnnl HendnuarUirs f the Demo
cratic Party to lie Tnken from Chicago
to Washington.
St. Louis, July 18. A special to
the Republic from Washington says:
It Ib announced on good uuthority
that tho national hcadqunrters of tho
democratic party will be removed
hero from Chicago nbout September
1. Tho move has been under con
sideration for several months and It
hns filially been decided that tho na
tional committee can do more effect
ive work nt tho seat of government,
especially when congress is in ses
sion. Steel Combine Never to Yield.
New York, July 18. Capital, as rep
resented by the $1,000,000,000 steel cor
poration, has accepted tho opportunity
for a finish 'fight with lahr, the or
ganization of mill employes, and tho
present strike is to be made tho final
test of strength. No compromise and
no conference with the men until tho
Amalgamated association of iron,
steel and tin workers recedes from
its positlon-is the decision of tho
United States Steel corporation.
Unn. Ilutterlleld Met.
Poughkcepsie, N. Y., July 18. Gen.
Daniel Butterfield died at his home,
Cragsidc, at Cold Spring, at 8:30 last
night. He had been in very poor
health for n year or more and has
been in a condition of scmi-parnlysls
for some time. He leaves a widow,
but no children. About 15 years ago
ho married the widow of Frederick
James, of Cold Spying, and she sur
vives him.
Oklnlioma DcmocrtttH Active.
El Bono, Ok., July 18. Tho democ
racy of Oklahoma has made its planH
for capturing the county municipal
organisations in tho new country. A
largo number of democrats will go
from old Oklahoma to tho new coun
try to engage In business nnd nt tho
same time to do their utmost to mold,
nn nntl-ropublicun sentiment.
Fraternal UnlMlncr nt St. I.nnl.
Cambridge Springs, Pa., July 18.
The Associated Fraternities of Amer
ica, in session here, decided to con
struct a fraternal building on the St.
Louis world's fair grounds. Tho
building will consist of 70 rooms,
each 21 by 42 feet, one of which will
be assigned to each society assisting
in tho erection of tho buildings.
VIMtnd Nnlonnii at Joplln.
Joplin, Mo., July 18. After her
lecture Oiero last night Mrs. Carrie
Nntiqn visited several saloons, forc
ing the proprietors to take down
pictures of .nude women. She wns
nccompanied everywhere by n crowd
of 1,000 people, but did nothing ex
cept fo talk in a good-humored man
ner to fhe saloon keepers.
Hlie Drew IIU Money und Lett.
Kansas City, Mo., July 18. Malcolm
Ullbcrg, a tailor who works for Blor
smith & Merrill, went to n picnic last
Monday. While h was gonr his wifo
went to tho bank and drew $300, nil
but $25 of his havings, and left for
parts unknown. Her husband has am
yet found no trace of her.
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