UBLISHED by the frontier PRINTING CO,
VOLUME XII. _
SUBSCRIPTION, SI.SO PER ANNUM.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. MARCH 3. 1892.
ALL KINDS OF JOS WORK PROMPTLY EXEOUTID.
NUMBER 34.
First National Bank,
O’NEILL - NEBRASKA.
a,n-iJP Capital. $5o,ooo. Surplus, $2o,ooo.
Authorised Capital, $100,000.
iIAI). j BERMINGHAM, Pres. J. P. MANN, Vice Pres,
j.’. UALLAQHEIl. Casiiieu. FRED II. SWINGLEY, Asst. Cashier.
iiji'V Loaned on Personal Security on the Most Favorable
Terms. Issue Time Certificates Bearing Interest.
Buy and Sell Foreign & Domestic Exchange.
DIRECTORS:
McManus M. Cavanaugh. T. F. Bermingham. J. P. Mann:
i; W. Montcomkry. Ed. F. Gai.lagher. • Tiiad. J. Bermingham.
[OLT COUNTY BANK,
o’neill, Nebraska.
VII) ADAMS, President. u. L. DARR, Cashier.
Wm. Adams, Asst. Cashier.
GENERALiBANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
nts for the Cunard. North German Lloyd, American and Red Star lines of
American Steamships. Buy and sell drafts drawn on principal cities of
Emope and America. Accounts of Arms and individuals solicited.
'olleetions Made and Remited on the Day ot Payment.
)HN J. McCAFFERT'y!
Tinware, Farm Implements,!':
RNITURE, WOODENWARE, WAGONS, CoRN-ShELEERS
Coffins a ^Undertaking Supplies.
CO., NEK.
MOSES CAMPBELL’S
wing Machines and Organs.
' keep constantly on hand the WHITE sewing machines,
nut, oak or mahogany. The new Rotary Shuttle is the
lt(‘st running, most noiseless and fastest sewer of any ma
le ever made. I have the ESFEY Organ always in stock,
mudcians know this to be one of the best Organs made
iuiy manufacturers. If you want a Sewing Machine or an
':m don’t let some traveling sharper take you in. He will
■live to charge you two prices for inferior goods. No mat
'vliat guarantees he will give you they are not as good as
<au get from a permanent dealer iii your own locality. I
* take orders for Pianos and give the very lowest prices
most liberal terms.
MOSES CAMPBELL, O’Neill, Neb.
10NEER HARDWARE DEALER
)
'll,y tlie largest stock of
Hardware, Tinware,
Copper & Graniteware,
^n'th ebraska, and make a specialty of
Superior
Harbed Wire.
IN IMPLEMENTS I CARRY THE BEST MADE
U°LEY £ GO. AND PERU CITY PLOWS,
'^ROWS, CuALLftNGE PLANTERS, FLYING DUTCHMAN,
ilKY*PLOWS,*PERU * CITY*CU LTIVATORS
^listers and drills.®
Hall
r‘yotJ
aild see me before you make your purchases as 1 car
s,)me money.
NEIL BRENNAN. O’NEILL Neb.
Deyarman Brothers,
PROHRIETOItS OF TUB
Checker Livery,Feed&Saie Stable
O’NEILL NEB
Finest turnouts in thoiolty. Good, care
ful drivers when wanted. Also run tho ,
O’Neill Omnibus Line
Commercial Trade a Specialty
llnvo chtioreoof rMcCaflorty's Hearse. All
orders will recoivo careful and prompt attend
ou
R.R. DICKSO i\T&C0..
8UOOE8SOR8 TO
*T. V. GOLDEN & CO.,'
Title Abstracters/Conveyancers,
TAXES PAID FOH NON-RESIDENTS.
FARM LANDS •
• AND TOWN LOTS
* FOR SALE OH EXCHANGE.
Farm Loans Neirotiateil on tbc Most
Reasonable Terms.
I A. H. CORBETT
|§ WILL ATTEND TO TOUR
1 dentistry
IN first-class shape.
I ®PHOTOGRAPHY©
'*■ OF ALL KINDS
1 Fromptl? anti Satisfactorily Earatei.
jj| Office and salary on Fourth atreet
y east of Holt County Bank.
FRED C. ©ATZ.
UOAUU IV U’I
Fresh, Dried and Sait Meats,
Sugar-cured Ham^Breakfast Bacon,
Sides, Spice roll bacon, all kinds of sausages, »
O’NEILL, NEB*
Hotel Evans.
FORMERLY EUROPEAN.
Enlarg ed,
Refurnished
-AND
REFITTED.
Only First Class Hotel in City,
W. T. EVANS. Prop.
EMIL SNIGGS,
Gensral Blacksmith,
O'NEILL, NEB"
Wagon and Carriage Repair*
ing Done to Perfection.
Plow Work and Horse Shoe
ing a Specialty.
IIand Made Shoes Made to any Order
We stop Interfering nnd sticeesssiillv treat
quarter Cracks and Contracting Feet, ami
euro Corns, where our directions are strictly
followed.
Carry a Line of Carriage. Wagon and* In
stock. Work done on short notice. XI-PiK?
life:.
Lite is a sliest of paper white,
Whereon ouch one of ns may write
Bis word or two, and then comes night.
“Lo, timo und space enough,” wo cry,
‘‘To write un epic!" so we try
Our uihs upon the edge—and die.
Muso not which way the pen to hold;
Luck hates tho slow nod loves tlio hold;
Boon comos the darkness und tho cold.
Greatly begin I Though thou have time
But for a lino, ho that sublime,
Not failure, hut low aim, is crime.
—Lowell.
MISS VI’LET.
Tho largo hotel is filled to overflow
ing with guests who have hurried
away from tho south at tho first hint
of over warm weather. At an early
hour in the day, tho piazzas are
thronged.
Wo hear a steady tramp of foot and
as wo move asido to lot a gay troop of
young people pass us. ono calls out,
“Wo are on our ninth round now!"
Thoy have estimated that tho distance
four times around tho piazza makes a
mile. Bohind thorn, with slower gait,
comos a palo faced man with bowed
head and hands clasped bohind.
Doubtless his thoughts aro upon his
northern home whore, perhaps, ho
has left his wile and babies. Possibly
his mind is filled with a desire to clasp
them once more In his arms, the hope
inspiring him with new zeal to malco
a greater effort to regain his lost
health. Ho throws back his shoulders
and as ho draws in a long breath or
two, I fancy his oyos brighten and ho
fools new life surging through his
veins.
A little figure approaches the en
trance to tho hotel. Her faded sun
bonnot lies carelessly on her shoulders
and loaves exposed a small, brown face
of unusual beauty. From hor bare
arms hang various small baskets fash
ioned curiously as only the Carolina
mountaineer makes them. “Well,
what have you brought this morning,
Topsy?” an old habitue of the place
calls out.
She disdainfully ignores the question
and turns hor small shoulders squarely
from before the young man, then
moves toward a group of ladies.
“Would you all liko to buy some baws
ketsP” she asks, holding up herwareB.
The ladies take what she offers,
eager to have something to carry home
as souvenirs of tho place. Tho pale
faced man approaches and sho glances
up at him, holding at an arm’s length
tho one remaining trinket.
• ‘Only five cents, sah, ” sho says with
a fetching little smile, showing a row
of small white tooth. Tho Btranger
bestows a glance of interest upon the
child.
‘ 'I will take it, ” he says, and as he
fumbles for the change ho asks: “Who
weaves the baskets!1”
“Dad makes ’em.” she answers,
adding, with an assumption of dignity,
•■but 1 takes do awdahs.”
“You must bo very busy,” tho gen
tleman returns kindly, “if you always
make as ready sales as you have this
morning.”
•‘Well, de wuk slacks up w’en de
norfers go horn#, an’ den me an’ dad
res’ up,” she says with the air of an
overworked millionaire.
The young man who had greeted
her on her arrival starts around the
piazza. Sho gazes after him dis
approvingly and then addresses the
pale man: “My name ain’t Topsy,”
sho says confidentially, ‘T'se Miss
Vi’let.”
Thereafter Miss Vi’let appeared
several times each week and became
a familiar figure around tho hotel.
Sho generally sought out this palo
facod man, who seemed to take an
interest in her which she returned. One
ryorning she brought her baskets
filled with trailing arbutus. The blos
soms were speedily bought by the
guests, except one bunch, which she
jealously guarded. The dainty pink
petals shone between her small fingers
as she attempted to cover them over
and us often as a purchaser selected
this particular cluster she shook her
head decidedly. ' ‘Dis ’ere one’s
’served.” she said: “I’s keepin’ it fer
do gem’man. ”
When “de gem’man” approaches for
his survey of her stock, she held the
blossoms out to him. • ‘Dey’s de bery
nices’ I could fin’,” she said, her
eheeks dimpling deeply.
lie put his hand in his pocket but
sho intercepted tho movement.
“I gib ’em to you,” she explained,
and quickly ran away.
“You’re very highly favored,” a
bystander called out lightly.
Tho pale man seemed to treasure
the little gift and looked for the child
to come again. She had saved 8
special bunch for him as before. He
remonstrated with her.
"You will ruin your trade. Miss
Vi’lot, and I must insist on your al
lowing me to buy your posies.”
Her largo eyes tilled with tears and
hor lips trembled as she replied: “You
kin buy do bawskets, sah; dey’s dad’s
trade, but de beauties is my gif'.”
The gentleman said no more. His
room was ever fragrant with earlj
blossoms, but we noticed that ho gave
most extravagant orders for baskei
work and screen frames.
“Miss Vi’let is an amazing politi
cian,” ono of tho young men ventured.
One day I was out on one of mj
usual rambles, sketch book in hand
“seeking whom I might devour,’
negro at, work near a tiny log cabin.
I Implored him to pose for me, but ho
iloclarod ho was too busy.
"You’ll mako just as much money
by sitting still,” I argued, ‘•os by
working all day.”
Ho soomod tempted to ylqld to tho
inviting offer. “I’ll ask her,” he
said, and disappeared within tho cabin,
llo eamo out looking very dejected.
"Sho won’t ’low it," ho sold sullenly.
I thought what u virngo of a wlfo he
must have and I delighted In It, for the
lazy young rascals need spurring on.
Close behind him followed tho child
whom 1 lmd learned to know. Miss
Vi’lot approached apologetically. "I’s
right sorry, miss,” sho raid gravely,
“liut Dad's got his nwduhs for do
goni’man, an’ I aiu’ gwlno to dis'plnt
"ini.”
No one could gainsay this conclusive
statement.
After this I often made my way to
Mins Vi’let’s cabin. Her father had
completely lost his identity. Ho was
simply Miss Vi’let'o Dud." and sho
kept him woll employed, for ho was
far too prone to while away tho horns
thrumming on his bnnjo. In unswor
to my inquiries as to her aspirations
Miss Vi’lot said: “I's gwlno to bo a
wash lady.”
"Well,” I said, thinking to Instill a
healthful principle in her plastic young
mind, "do not hang your handker
chiefs on u burbod wire fenco, as is
customary hero. It may be u saving
of clothespins, but it Is bad on the
linen.”
"’Dood I doesn’t do dat way,” she
answered withoringly. "I dun dries
do liank’chors on do roso hushes."
I then gave tho case up as futile.
Contrary to her usual custom Miss
Vi’lot failod to appear forsovoral days,
so I started out ono morning to seek
tho onuso. Just without tho cabin
Miss Vi’lot was soated on a little rlso
of ground. “Dad’s struck,” sho said
laconically as I drew near.
"Struck!” I repeated curiously.
"Yes; said as how I dun gib him too
much wuk to do."
"You don’t mean to say that he has
loft you?” I exclaimed.
"I reck’n he has, miss."
At her side was a large screen frame
and hor small fingers wore struggling
with tho unyielding cano.
• ‘The reason you havo not coroe to
the hotel is bocause you have been
trying to finish tho gentleman’s
screonP” I asked.
She nodded her head. Just then a
man appeared in the pathway leading
his horse.
••It’s de gem’man," Miss Vi’lot
cried.
The pale man hesitated when ho saw
me. I appreciated his feeling of em
barrassment. "You came to learn the
causoof Miss Vi’let’s non-appearance?”
I asked, advancing toward him.
"Yes; I havo mlssod hor little offer
ings, he answered with his hat In
hand, and as the moving air caught
up his waving hair I noticed what a
noble brow ho had.
• 'She has been a veritable godsend
to me, ’’ ho continued, smiling.
I explained that tho child’s fathor
had disappeared from tho sphere of
his too activo occupation.
"Miss Vl’let provod a too severe
task-mistress,” he said, "but what a
coward he must bo to desert such a
child.”
This idea soemod now to Miss Vl'let.
"Dad diden’ moan ter,” she Bald
heroically, whilo her lips quivered
pitifully; "but he’s pow’ful lazy.”
Mr. Denton, as the pale man was
named, assured Miss Vi’let that she
need hot fasten to fulfill his order,
but to wait till "dad” came back.
As the child was alono I often visit
ed her, and it happened that I had
frequent meetings with Mr. Depton.
At first I felt some misgivings about
these meetings, but I quelled my
conscience with the thought that his
wife could not but yield when she
knew that we met on the common
ground of a mutual interest in a for
lorn little child. Ono dny as we were
walking down the leafy mountain path
Mr. Denton’said:
"Suppose we make a combination.
Miss Saidie, and have Miss Vi’let for
our charge for always.”
His deep eyes were upon my face,
but 1 sprang from him, resenting what
I considered an insult.
"Your wife, Mr. Denton,” I cried,
have you no thought for her?”
He understood fhe now.
"Wife I have never had, nor yet
shall, unless you be mine,” he said
gravely.
It was my turn now to sue forgive
ness, and the blood mounted to my
face in shame that I had ever for a
moment mistrusted him. My hands
involuntarily went out to him.
Wo heard a call from above, and
looking up we descried Miss Vi’let
descending tho turfy bank. Her face
was filled with excitement.
"Dad’s come tack,” sho cried
breathlessly, "an’ he ain’ gwlno away
no mo’, an’ he’s gwino to finish tho
gem’man’s screen to-morrer.”—Detroit
Free Press.
The Handsomest Lady in O’Neill
Unmarked to a friend the other day that
she knew Kemp’s Halsam for the Throat
aud Limits was a superior remedy, as it
stopped her cough instantly when othei
cough remedies had no effect whatever.
So to prove this and convince you of its
merit, any druggist will give you a Sam
pie Houle Free. arge size 50c and #1.
A COIN 1.800 YEARS OLD.
1* Is a Shskst Mmole by the Habrawt ta
Cnmiuamoriita it Victory.
Thera la In this city n relio of the
Bays when the Hebrews wore op
pressed lo l'nlostlne by tho Homans,
says the Now York World. It Is a
shekel struck in tho year 131 A. D.—•
nearly 1,800 years ago—In honor of
the talcing of Jerusalem and other
places from tho Homans by the
Hebrews under tho leader Simon Bar*
Cochobus, who was then .proclaimed
ruler of tho Hebrews. f- •
Tho Now York Coin and Stamp
Company is tho owner of this Interest
ing antiquity. Manager Proskey In.
terprotod its curious characters and
symbols to a World reporter.
"On the obverse,” ho said, "Is a
conventional roprosontatlon of the
beautiful gate of Solomon’s temple.
It Is, perhaps, the only picture of that
edlllco oxtant. The Hebrew oharuo
ters signify ,Simon or Simeon. Above
Is a star, alluding to Simon’s sur
name, Bar-Cochebas or Cochab, whloh
signifies ‘the son of a star.’
"The re verso boars the inscription,
■second yoar of tho deliverance of
Israel.’ The two emblems are the
othrog and lulub. Tho ethrog Is a
citron. The lulab, or bunch of palm
branches, In oldon times wub used In
the temple, in tho houso of prayer
when the llullel psalms ware recited,
and was seldom out of people's hands
in tho day time. About the base of the
lulab 1b a basket. It is the golden
basket with which wealthy Israelites
used to adorn tliolr lulab, much as
rich ehurch-goors now adorn their
prayer-books. Of the four or five
coins llko this now knowu no two are
exactly alike. Perhaps a separate die
was used for each. No satisfactory
explanation of the fact has yet been
offered. This shekol was tho lost coin
struck by tho Hebrews as a nation,
On looking at the shekel dlosely a
series of half effaoed devices were
found.
"That’s another chaptor of the
coin’s hlBtory,” Mr. Proskey said.
"These coins were struck to carry the
news of victory. Here Is a proof of
the fact. Under the palm branches
and Hebrew letters you will find the
device of Antioch plainly outlined.
The Israelites evidently hod the
money in tholr possession, but recoin
ed It to spread the news. It was really
the first type of the newspaper, bear
ing tho tidings of victory and deliver
ance to the Oppressed.
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Hereafter the Nebraska State Journal
will publish a semi-weekly instead of a
weekly, giving two papers each week
for the price of one. Four pages Tues
days and eight pages Fridays. Tbls'
will give readers the latest telegraphic
news and markets while it is fresh. In
these days of progressivencss tho people
have outgrown the weekly paper, ex
cept to suply local news. The State
Journal is at the bead of the procession
as always. For tboso who cannot afford
a daily paper the Semi-Weekly Journal
will be almost as good as a daily,104 pa
pers per year. Although the cost of
production has been nearly doubled the
price will remain the same, $1 per year.
This is less than 1 cent per copy. No
other paper offers so much reading mat
ter for $1. A special correspondent will
furnish points of interest to Nebraskans
from the national capital in addition to
tli e regular telegraphic reports from con
gress, which are received over our wires.
During the year 1893 you should be a
reader of tho Semi-Weekly Journal.
Send for a sample copy and see just
what we will give you for yonr money.
Our great premium book, "Stanley’s
Adventures in the Wilds of Africa.”
and the Semi-Weekly Journal, one year,
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I pages, profusely illustrated, and is sold
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PROPRIETORS OP
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