L official director
at at a.
. LorensoCrpnnso
nr. .T. J. Majors
mm Governor. .j. c. Allen
irV of State. .J. 8. Bartley
'a.sure,r»i..'.’.George H. Hastings
t.y oener.u. Eugene Moore
ml iter. .* * -
ntiw
LAND OFFICES.
o'neiix. B. a. Gillespie
.. .A. L. Towle.
il'T. «““■ c.W. Robinson
W. B. Lambert
•y oenfrat. ...Eugene Moore
'‘^riirnu. Aims: E. P. Holmes.
' j Tjilaihiieu, KeaItieyi M‘ JHuU’
CONGRESSIONAL.
rtl„, p. Manderson, of
rs—U'ss. ‘; . n.„t,rloe.
rtl„, i . ^Manderson. of Omaha;
,n^UiocW.ofBeatrr .
^;ir:i!'.nCBo'iWm.Tckelghan.bed
Justice
JUDICIARY.^mnAVl
’. judge Post and T. L.Norval
1,w*»s-4S.sra^1s
.. j. J. King of O’Neill
■ A. L. Bartow of Ohsdron
A L. Warrlok. of O’Neill
COUNTY.
. Wm Bowen
.John Skirvlng
oi the District Court .. .^-p
.. .Barrett Soott
.. ....John S.WeeWcs
....C.E. Butler
. .J. C. Harnlsh
.. .H. C. McEvony
I. .K. Meirlman
..'V.. V..H. W. Dudley
„fschools.. • Mrg H w Dudiey
ant. Dr. H. A. Skelton
...W. W. Page
... . ..H. E. Murphy
Pleasantvlew
Beloit
Cleveland
Verdigris
Inman
Sand Creek
Uock Falls
Conley
Falrvlew
Dustin
Green Valley
Shields
i Francis
Km met
Sheridan
Stuart
Swan
Scott
Lake
Paddock
O’Neill
Chambers
Atkinson
Saratoga
Steel Creek
Ewing
Willowdale
Wyoming
McClure
Iowa
Grattan _
Ray *
Ewing
Brodlo
Page
Inman
Atkinson
Turner
Chambers
Amelia
Dustin
Atkinson
O’NellL
Atkinson
Atkinson
Atkinson
Stuart
Swan
Scottville
Bliss
blackbird
O’Neill
Chambers
Atkinson
Saratoga
Star
Ewing
luinnoola
Amelia*!
Little
Page
O’Neill
VI1 I ur yj ±vjui.±jxj.
>ervisor, M. D. Long; Justices, B.'H.
diet and B. Welton; Constables, John
an and Perkins Brooks.
COUNCILMEN—FIRST WARD.
1 two years.—Ben DeYarman. For one
-David Stannard.
SECOND WARD.
•two years—Fred Oatz. For one year—
alien.
THIRD WARD.
■ two years—Barrett Scott. For one year
Millard.
CITY OFFICERS.
yor,0. F. BigUn; Clerk,Thos. Campbell;
Hirer, Dasnd AdamB*. City Engineer,
tier Adams; Police Judge. N. Martin;
r of Police, Charlie Hall; Attorney,
. Carlon; Weigh mas ter, Ed. M*. Bride;
it Commissioner, O. E. Davidson.
GRATTAN TOWNSHIP.
pervisor, John Winn; Trearurer, John
tr; Clerk, D. H. Cronin; Assessor, Mose
pbell; Justices, M. Castello and Chas.
rsoll; Justices, Perkins Brooks and Will
skie; Road overseer dist. 26, Allen Brown
No. 4, John Enright.
BIERS' RELIEF C0MNI8SI0N.
gvilar meeting first Monday in Febru
>t' each year, and at such other times as
emed necessary. Robt. Gallagher, Page,
raian; Wm. Bowen, O’Neill, secretary;
. Clark, Atkinson.
.PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH,
services every Sabbath at 10:30 o’clock.
’ Kev. Cassidy, Postor. Sabbath school
stately following services.
THODI8T CHURCH. Services
very Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, im
uel followed by Sunday school. Preach
i the evening atSo’clock. Prayer meeting
iesday evening at 8 o’clock. Epworth
ue devotional meeting Sunday evening
Do clock. F. Ellis, Pastor.
JKSBYTERIAN CHURCH Service!
every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
pay school at 10 a. m.
Kev. N. S. Lowbib, Pastor.
A;.B. POST, NO. 86. The Gen. John
0 Neill Post, No. 86, Department of Ner
*ah. A. H., will meet the first and third
rtayeveuins of eaoh month In Masonic
0 ‘NelU. 8. J. Smith, Com.
JfHORN VALLEY LODGE, I. o.
V Meets every Wednesday evening
ted toattend ’ Visiting brothers oordla
i H Miliz, See. A. H. Gorbett, N. G
' “• rEfi,T,LEY' K- S. D. L. Dabb, P,
e. li. Thompson, Treas.
fifBU) CHAPTER. R. A. M
feSnflra.tand «drd Thursday of eaoh
I? n Masonic hall.
L J. U°BR8. 8ec. J. C. Hashish, H, P
?F p-~HELMET LODGE, U. '
.odden& ®I?rL^on,d.?5:«8 °
«v«ry Monaay at a o oiock
1>ally<lnvlted?Wa £al1' Vla‘ttafi brethe
F r . E. M. Gbadt, 0.0
_ *■'AN8, K. of K. and|S.
0EoLp,i?X.CAMPMKNT NO. 80.1.
lay's of s.1?!?®18 ev2*7 Be°ond and fourth
CsSLT?monthta Odd Fellows' Hall,
^MUOT, s. A. H. COBBET, C. P.
1>EV
Op RRUueru "AUWU1H.1IB
flayof ?«nKAHvmeet8ever7 la* and ad
J 01 each month in Odd Fellowa* Hall,
** Scott. Secretly™ BDT“R’ N‘ G‘
N0.88,F.«&A.M
~Lb'AN8' See- A. L. Towle, W. M.
;“«eS‘onA»^1i?,’f0- *71°- M. W. OF A,
'jpontkin th« 5S an<! t^lrd Tuesday it
H-Cronin ifAasonIc ha*l
—ronln-.clerlt. k. J. Hayes. V. C.
o, r.
fourth T.^i9n 18?‘ Meets second
Masonic halludsday of each mouth In
-^Hugh’ ilec. G. W. Meals, M. A,
P°ST0FFICE DIRCETORY
Arrival of Mails
*8?„d'ay inoru"ed“atH" “A86:15 p
^ j. _ FROM TUV ’ K
17 day a,,.?01! ™* west.
r. Sunday included at.9:35 1
^n. . PACIFIC HRmin * _
1t<* every !wc 8H0KT MI™
'arts re\pd“y except 8undayat9:25
" “ 7:00
*na Monday w^ D ch^sea.
,re* Tjeeday Twiu,d /tjday •* 7:00
0. * ’Thurs-and 8at. at.. 1:00
mwa .. 'J CTEXT.T. A vr> » > __
o-K.,,, ™‘ and 8at- at..i:ao
!»«s Mondli^^“N'0“5A»A.
lTeeTue8dSy^?'a“dfrt-at....7:00 1
P>k„, aud 8at- a*-«:«0
O'kv,,;’ ,urs-aud Sat. at...4:00
lVe* MoiiffJ® CUMMIN8VILL*.
I
Supervisors’ Proceedings.
[OOHTIMUXD *SOM LAST tin]
Cleveland—B, H. Arehard, Gabriel
Brodie.
Conley—James H. Parker, Wm. Bchrier.
Chambers—G. W. Rokley, C. C. Jones.
Dustin—Fred Wefso.
Deloit—Peter O’Brien, Justin McCarthy
Jr.
Emmett—Peter Cramer,
Ewing—A. L. Shannon,. Chas. Priuits,
John Carr.
Francis—O. P. Btrieve.
Fairview—J. Q. Adams, H. P. Emery.
Grattan—David Coughlin, Joseph Davis,
Michael Cavanaugh, Thomas Welch, Jake
Bershiser, Nicholas Martin, Otto Milts,
Eli Hershiser.
Green Valley— J. W. Tulk
Iowa—George Cherry.
Inman—A. E. Wikel, A. Tompkins, A.
Knifer, sr.
Lake—M. F. Norton.
McClure—W. R. Calkins.
Pleasantview—Henry Henderson.
Paddock—W. H. Bedford, E. W. Bargent.
Bock Falls—Jaoob Ernest, sr.
Steel Creek—Wm. Hudson, J. A.
Jrady.
Soott—J. C. McGowan, Len Enders.
Saratoga—M. Putman, George Latnp
hier. «
Sand Creek—Arthur Cruise, M. Cud
worth.
Stoart—John Aegerter, G. W. Miner,
John Flanneny, E. W. Tuttle.
Swan—Alien Richards.
Sheridan—Chas. Leis, John Spioer.
Shields—H. Gerarde, James Brennan.
Verdigris—Doran Hunt, N. B. Coover.
Wyoming—Chas. Thompson.
WiUowdale—C. W. Tullis, M. W. Rioh
ardson.
Upon motion the following official
bonds were approved:
Wm. Lell, assessor, MoClure; George
Lambert, treasurer, Chambers.
Mr, Stitt, the expert accountant, now
investigating the county offices, appeared
and read his report on the investigation
of the county treasurer’s offioe during the
administration of ex-Treasurers Meals
and Darr, finding Mr. Meals short in his
account in the sum of $9091.28.
Upon motion by Crawford the roport
was accepted and approved.
Upon motion by Doud the . board ad
journed to 1 o’clock p. M.
On O’Clook v. u.
Board met .pursuant to adjournment.
Upon oall of the roll all members
answered thereto.
Upon motion by Wynn the petition of
Chas. Ingersoll et al., praying the erection
of a new township out of all territory
contained in the congressional township
nnmbered 29, north of range 12 west,
now inolnded in and being a part of
Orattan township was laid on the table.
Upon motion by Roll the dates in his
claim bill No. 198 which has heretofore
been allowed was orded corrected so as to
read January 11, 12, 18, 1892, instead ol
Janaary 1, 2, 8, 1892.
Upon motion by Phillips the ohair was
empowered to appoint a committee ol
three on help required in the several
ooanty offices for the ensuing year. Com
mittee, Bayes, Phillips, Conger.
Upon motion by White the bond of S.
A. Richardson, assessor Willowdale town
ship, was approved.
Upon motion by Hayes the bridge com
mittee was authorized to erect a bridge
aoroaa the Niobrara river at or near the
intersection of said river by the section
line running north and south and divid
ing sections 12 and 7, town 33, range 13
and 14, the oitizens of Atkinson and vi
oinity having deposited with tli el county
treasurer $1217, estimated to be half the
cost of said bridge and to be donated to
the ooanty for the purpose of defraying
in half the cost of Baid bridge.
Upon motion by Bryan the bridge com
mlttee are hereby instructed to oonfei
with the proper authorities of Boyd
county with a view to having said author
ities agree to assume equal responsibility
with the authorities of Holt county in
keeping said bridge in repair after it ii
constructed and iu use.
Committee on help to be slowed the
several officers for the ensuing year re
ported in favor of allowing the same help
and salaries of the year 1892, and npon
motion that the report be accepted and
approved the ayes and noes were called
for and resulted as follows;
Ayes—Alfs, Conger, Clevish, ‘Calkins.
Doud, Gilson, Haigh, Jones, Kline, Miller,
Phillips, Trullinger, Wilson, Waring,
Wyyn; (15).
Noes—Brodie, Bryan, Crawford, Day
ton, Dutton, Donohoe, Jillson, Kelly,
Kennedy, Maoumber, McCarthy, Roll
White; (13).
Not voting—Bethea, Long, Hayes; (3)
Upon motion by Roll the expert com
mittee are hereby authorized to reoeivt
any report from the expert when this
board is act in session and take suoh ao
tion thereon as they may deem neoessary,
Upon motion by Jillson to authorize
the ohair to fill the vacancy existing ir
the expert committee caused by the non
election of C. M. Smith, Donohoe wai
aDDointed bv the chair.
Upon motion by Boll the oonnty at
torney ib hereby lnstrnoted and authorizec
to eommence any action or aotioni
against any county officials or ex-oounti
officials to recover any moneys dne thi
county by its officials or ex-offlcials whict
may be shown by a report of the expert
to the expert committee, and that' tb<
county attorney shall have the privelegc
to oounsel and talk with the expert and
expert committee on all matters he maj
deem necessary to the commencement 01
prosecution of any and all actions against
officials or ex-officials.
Ayes and noen oalled for resulted as
follows:
Ayes—Alfs, Brodie, Bryan, Conger
Crawford, Dayton, Dutton, Doxd, Don'
ohoe, JBaigh, Hayes, Jillson, Jones, Kelly
Kline, Kennedy, Macumber, Miller, Me
Carthy, Phillips, Roll, Trollinger, Wilson
Waring, Wynn; (25).
Noes—Clevish, Calkins, Gilson, White
(4).
U pon motion by Hayes bridges wer<
ordered built at the places designated
below, the same having been recomende:
by the bridge committee:
Across Dry Fork at the point when
Sand Creek is intersected by the rang)
line, dividing IX and 12, town 25, twenty
foot span.
Across the Elkhorn river at the point
where 'said river is intersected by th<
section line dividing sections 11 and 12
town 28, range 11.
Upon motion by Hayes the petition ol
Otto Nelson et al. asking that a bridg)
be ereoted aoross the Eagle creek on th)
NEJi of the NWjq section 26, town 82
range 12, was laid over in acoordanci
with the recommendations of the bridg)
committee.
The following was offered by Crawforc
and carried:
Resolved, Thai hereafter this board
will not grant the prayer of any petition
asking for the erection of a bridge over
any of the itreama of thie oonnty nnlesa
said petition apeeifloally states the length
of bridge required to span said stream.
Upon motion by Hayes O. 8. Handlan
is hereby appointed janitor of the court
house for the eneulug year at a salary of
$3!) per month.
Upon motion by Phillips the board
adjourned to the 13th inst. at 9 a. u,
Attest: M. D. Long, ,W. W. Bkthba,
Secretary. Chairman, t
O’Nniu., Nbbbabxa, January 18,1893.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Upon call of the roll all members an
swered thereto.
Minutes of previous meeting read,
ordered corrected as to Darr matter and
approved. '
Upon motion by Crawford the ohair
was authorised to appoint a committee of
one member of this board to oonfer with
the O’Neill Artesian Water Company and
who shall represent the stock held by the
county, having full power to aot in all
matters necessary to protect the interests
of. the county, and to report at the next
meeting of this board. Committee,
Phillips.
Upon motion by Crawford the action
had in granting a bridge on the Niobrara
river at or near the point where said river
is intersected by the seotion line running
north and south, and dividing Beetions 13
and 7, township 83, ranges 18 and 14, was
reconsidered.
Upon motion by Doud the bridge com
mittee was authorized to ooustrnot and
erect a bridge across the Niobrara river
at or near the intersection of said river
by the seotion line running north and
south, and dividing seotions 13 and 7,
township 83, ranges 13 and 14, one half
the oost of same to be allowed against the
Bridge fund; the other half, $1217, being
donated by citizens of AtkinBon.
Upon motion by Roll the 12 mill build
ing fund levy made by school district No.
227 in June, 1892, was ordered atrioken
from the tax list, for the reason that said
district has since voted bonds and ereoted
a school-house therewith.
Upon motion by Hayes the oounty at
torney is hereby requested and ordered
to prosecuto any and all persons careless
ly or maliciously injuring or damaging
any of the bridges belonging to the
county or towns, the supervisor of the
townships to co-operate with the said at
torney in eliciting the evidence neoessary
to a successful prosecution of the cul
prits.
Report of W. W. Page, oounty sur
veyor was then submitted and is as fol
lows:
To the Honorable Hoard of Supervisors
of Holt County, Nebraska:
Gentlemen—In accordance with an
order from your honorable body, instruct
ing the county surveyor to secure certain
information ooneerning the number of
feet of rail road track belonging to the
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley
railroad company in eaoh section in Holt
county, Nebraska, I hereby report that on
the 12th day of December, 1892, I pro
ceeded to the offioe of the oheif engineer
of said company at Omaha, Nebraska,
where I was allowed the privilege of
copying the maps, tracings, etc,, in said
offioe. I herewith submit my work for
your inspection. Very respeotfully,
W. W. Pao*,
County Surveyor.
Upon motion by Kline the report of
the county surveyor as read was approved.
Upon motion the following olaims were
allowed against the general fund in ac
cordance with the recommendation of
committee:
Auton Vogt—Juror, Sept., 1892, $11
J, S. Bout •• 14
Charles Hamilton •• 11
S. J. Stetes ** 13
Thomas Malloy “ 21
James M. Campbell “ 13
Chas. Hamilton “ 13
J. H. Coburn “ 26
C. K. Mills “ 10
Jasper Conkle “ 8
T. A. Richards “ 28
James M. Campbell “ 22
James La Bue “ 34
B. S. Shelter “ 38
James O’Neill •• 24
Frank Keckner '* 34
S. J. Griffith ” 34
Frank Anderson “ 39
B. F. 1Vlnchell “ 34
8. J. Stites 26
J. S. Hottinan " 36
8. B. Stewart, Jr. *• 35
Henry Howard *• 28
A. 1). Havens “ 30
J. 8. Bout - 26
J.Pfnnd “ 28
John J. Nolan *• 2«
Dennis Lyons “ 30
Ed llershiser “ 24
Chas Smith -witness, Sept.. 1892, $2
Michael Slattery “ 2
Michael A. Slattery, Jr. 2
Sarah E. Slattery “ 2
Kvland Parker •• 4
D. P. O'Sullivan “ 4
Win. Kestenholtz “ 2
Wm. Hackensack “ 2
8. D. Dutton *• 8
E. J. Hersldser—bailiff, Sept., 1892.
40
20
80
20
20
20
20
60
60
60
60
20
00
10
60
$48
4
46
Joan Cook “
W. U. Stitt—expert services 9204
W. H. Dudley—supt. salary, #158 25
' •• “ 159 60
“ “ 60 70
“ •• 100
E. W. Adams—Co. atty. salary and rent 1
J. M. Hunter—supervisor, 114
H.K. Dayton “ 15
C. M. Smith “ 11
J. M. Hunter '* 8
8. D. Dutton “ IS 5C
W. M. Welch—printing supplies, $41 44
C. C. McHugh
Frontier Printing Co
G. A. McArthur
Geo. A. Comstock
53 80
12 50
230
27
12 50
60
5 40
410
Frontier Printing Co
Hyland Parker—witness J. P. court, 11 20
E. E. Chase “ 14 22
E. H. Benedict " 13 20
L. Hersliiser “ _ 2 60
V. Sliellhart—boarding jury D.C.. $14
J. B. Cooper—witness D. court, $5
Janies Divert
Daniel Binkard “ 6
J. C. Woods—chairman—Surveyor, $10
N. B. Coover '* 21
J. K. Brown—corner jury, 10 60
T. O. Galleher
Chits. J. Brook
* A. I,. Morse
H, II. Saunders
A. 1>. Havens
0.11. Walratn
K. M. Applegate
4 40
4 40
4 40
4 40
4 40
4 40
. . _ II 85 <
Upon motion the following claims were al
lowed against the bridge fund:
G.W Blake, repairs, $15
1). G. Boll, com. work and sup, salary, $03.
W, C. Townsend, material, labor, $31 50
“ “ 58 20
•' “ 68
“ * 21
•* ** 42 50
Henry Hartland, repairs, contract, $13
W. W, Wright “ m so
G. W. Blake “ 5 50
C. L. Elkins “ 4
A. J. Koberts *' 42 35
O. o. Snyder & Co., material, $10116
Upon motion by Alfa the petition of
C. C. McHugh et al., asking that a public
road be established as follows was
granted:
Commencing at the southwest cornet
of section 16, twp. 28, range 11, west, and
thence running north on section line to
i public road — miles to connect with the
McEvony bridge on the Elkhorn river in
Holt county, Nebraska. Said road to be
known as No. Eighty-one (81). Claims
tot damages by reaeon of the eatahiUh
meat of said toad veto allowed at fol
lows: , '■■■•■
Byron O. Parker, asked $40, allowed
•l.as
Pan Qronlu, aaked $80, allowed $11.
Byron 0. Parker, aaked $40, rejected.
Upon motion by Phillips the coanty
attorney ia hereby requested to We hie
opinion whether the oonnty or townahipe
should pay damages in the establishment
of pnblio roads.
Upon motion by Haigh adjourned to
Feb. 14,1883.
Attest; M. P. Lono, oecretary.
BATTLE WITH A WILD COW.
A Georgia Kan Nearly Gored to Death by
an Infuriated Beast. J
M. E. MoEvady, of Pooler, Oa.t had
a narrow escape from being gored to
death by a cow in the woods neqr the
seven-mile post, on the Central rail
road. Mr. MoEvady left home about
10 o'clock to search the woods for two
of his cowa that have been missing for
several days, and took his pistol and a
loaded cane-with him.
. After wandering about for some
time he saw a cow some distance away
whioh he thought was hie and went
toward her. The cow had her head
down until Mr. MoEvady got within
about ten feet of her, when, without
any warning the animal gave a wild
.unge toward him. Mr. McEvady did
not have time to draw his pistol and
was too much off his guard to run.
He sprang back a foot or two and as
the cow slacked her speed, he stezed
her by the horns. Then began a
struggle for life. Mr. McEvady, who
is a very powerful man, gave the anl
mal’shorns a herculean twist and
threw the cow on her side. Hla inten
tion then was to shoot her, but he
changed his- mind, and seizing his
loaded cane he rained blow upon
blow on the cow’s head, beating her
into submission.
After Mr. McEvady saw that he was
safe, he made rapid' strides to get
away. A short time after he became
lost in the thick woods and in making
bis way to the railroad track came
upon his adversary a second time. He
drew his pistol and was prepared for
an attack, but the cow evidently rec
ognized him and only prepared herself
In case be came too near.
ITS ONLY FAULT.
The Actor Had no Difficulty In Finding
Out It* Merits.
An aspiring author once presented to
M. Monvel, the famous comic actor, a
manuscript tied with red tape and
begged him to give an impartial
opinion of the production. The
comedian promised to do so, and the
young man—the comedian thought
him very young—waited for six
months and more before he inquired
as to his friend’s verdict.
At length he put the solemn ques
tion: "Was the piece adapted for the
stage?”
The comedian promised to let him
know in a day or two.
Three more weeks went by. Then
again the author importuned the actor
and begged him not to defer his hopes
any longer.
“Weil, then.” said the actor, "the
fact is, your play is decidedly clever, 1
may say particularly clever, but it is
not quite the thing for the stage. The
scenes, the acting, the development of
the plot, the tag—in fact, it requires
adapting to the stage before it could
be possibly produced. I must decline
it—unwillingly, of course, but still—”
The young author interrupted him,
“Will you be kind enough to point out
the fault?”
The actor was confused; he toyed
with the manuscript Atill criticising
its defects. The author seized it from
him, untied the tape, unrolled the
paper, and with a laugh showed him
that the whole was blank. The come
dian had never untied the packet
•
SHE HAD TO INSIST.
The Mew Servant Would Mot Tolarato
Any Carelessness.
The queenly creature sent by the
intelligence office expressed herself as
satisfied with $6 a week, with alternate
evenings to herself and the privilege
of utilizing the front parlor for the
reception of company.
A look of Ineffable calm pervaded
her countenance.
*There is one thing more,” she
pleasantly observed, "of which I im
agine it is ' not necessary to speak,
I—”
She cleared her snowy throat
.issume that your husband—”
The lady of the house knit her
brows anxiously. (
—"builds the fire in the morning.”
A sigh of relief escaped the lips of
the mistress.
"Oh, certainly,” she cordially re
joined. "Yes, indeed.”
The queenly creature expected as
jpueh as a matter of course.
“What I am getting at” she con
tinued, "is to insist that he must
never use kerosene oil to kindle with.
1 cannot tolerate such carelessness ”
Loftily then she murmured an an
revolr and departed, promising to re
turn for dutv the next dxv.
A Kuock-Out Blow#,
“You never read my books!” said
an eminent historian, in a tone of pre
tended jealousy and distress to his lit
tle boy, whom he found bending
eagerly over a tale of cowboy exploits,
hair-breadth escapes and wild adven
ture. “N-no, papa,” was the apolo
getic answer; “I will by and bye, when
I’m older; but now I only like books
that are interesting.”
Mot Strong Knongh.
"Puppy!” exclaimed Johnson, as he
contemptuously threw aside the Kev.
Dr. Harwood’s "Liberal Translation
of the New Testament” He had dis
covered that the translator had
turned "Jesus wept” into "The Savior
of the world burst into a flood of tears.”
The population of many South sea
islands manufacture their entire suite
froflk the products of palm trees.
BRBCTBD HBR TOMBBTONB.
■•MBtrlalty ef ChiiMtar Dkftogwl in
M Eo|IUk Graveyard.
A remarkable, but perfectly reliable
story comes from Wales which throws
a strange light upon .eccentricity of
character. In the graveyard of the
parish church at Churohatoke, a small
village in Montgomeryshire, therq is to
be seen a gravestone which boars an
inscription recording the death of a
maiden lady who, nevertheless is ac
tually living in the villago referred
to, and within a short distance of her
tombstone.
Her brothers*and sisters died in the
early part of this century, and a single
stone announces their deaths. It stood
undisturbed until 1880, when it was
renovated, and at that time the lady
referred to, who was then in her 08th
year, gave orders to a local stone mason
to insert her name at the foot of the
stone. This was done, but he was
rather surprised to receive a further
order to add the words “Died 1880.''
At first he hesitated, and afterward
complied with this request, although
he did not credit his customer with
any remarkable degree of prophecy.
Year after year passed by, and when
1880 came the eccentric lady was Still
living, perhaps contrary to her own
expectations. The epitaph now con
fronts her every time she wends her
way to church service. So robust Is
she that slnee 1880 she has visited
America, and apparently derived con
siderable benefit from the voyage
The following is a copy of the in
scription on the stone:
“In memory of Edward Lockley,
stonemason, son of John and Mary
Lockley, who died July 30, 1843, aged
36 years. Also John, their son, who
died December 7, 1846, aged 3S years.
Also Thomas, Richard and Joseph,
their sons, who died in their infancy.
Also Sarah, their daughter, born Aug
ust 8, 1819, died 1889.’’
WASN’T CONFIDENTIAL.
Bla Ulataka Wat In Thinking That Ha
Coold Keep It From Her.
Now that her husband was sentenced
to fifteen years in the penitentiary for
poisoning' his mother-in-law she de
clared she would insist upon a divorce
as provided by statute.
Ho ' reproached her with lack of
affection, but she was obdurate.
He pleaded, but her heart waa like
stone.
“What a .spectacle—"
The few minutes during which they,
were to be' left alone were almost
spent and he was becoming frantic.
“—of devotion it would be were you
to wait patiently for my release
What a rebuke to the world’s con*
demnation.”
She tossed her head impatiently.
“Deliberately—”
She spoke with seeming non
chalance.
“you have destroyed the confidence
that should subsist between husband
and wife. You—”
He would have interrupted, bnt hei
glance commanded silence.
“went to work and ]cilled ma with
out saying a word to me about it.”
Then the guards came and led hits
away.
NOT HIS FATHER.
He Wouldn't Be Celled ••Peps'* |o Busi
ness Hours.
It is whispered among a certain gaj
young set but lately entered intc
society that one of its members, a
college graduate, but a regular “mam
ma’s boy” for all that, is feeling a
trifle sore over an episode that marked
his first day in business.
His father, the president of a prom
inent insurance company had mads
a place in the office for liis son, and
the young fellow was eager to take it
It so happened that his first dip intc
the great sea of worldly ambition oc
curred on the same day as a meeting ol
the directors of the well - known
corporation.
Being sent on an errand to the
president, the young hopeful burst
into the room where the magnates
were assembled and in the familiar
parlance of the home began “Papa—”
The august president with a look of
absolute horror, turned to the agitated
messenger, and to the intense amuse
ment of the others present, and to the
everlasting chagrin of the dudelet,
roared out, “I’m not your father—aj
least in business hours.”
A Lucky Cat.
Hr*. Fred Vanderbilt’s cat, Koko, is
said to hare cost, counting original
price paid and cost of importation,
dose upon $1,000. He was born in the
palace of the mikado, and is the most
beautiful, as well as the most costly
cat in this country. Of unusual size,
he is like a maltese cat in color and in-'
telligence. His mouse-colored coat is
like heavy satin, so rich and showy*
and sleek. Every morning he has his
bath and is combed and fed before he
is allowed to present himself in Mrs.
Vanderbilt’s rose-colored morning
room. His breakfast of cream and
grilled bones is served in a delicate
china bowl and soup plate, very like
those used by children for their oat
meal. One of Koko's accomplishments
is the delicate way in which he par
takes of his meals. He never spills a
drop of cream or touches the delicate
carpet with a piece of meat or bone.
Curious Bequest.
The Italian Journals state that a
wealthy person of Florence, just de
ceased, has left a singular wilL It
declares that the greater part of his
fortune shall go to the man with the
largest hump on his back in all Tus
cany, and that the person entrusted
with the duty of selecting him shall be
themselves twelve humpbacks. To
recompense the latter for their trouble
he directs that, in addition to travel
ing expenses, each shall be presented
with a gold medal, bearing the effigy
of .Stop, their protoype.
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There la Ifathtat Kiw or linage tM« ?:|S1
the l«h :'‘j.
"I noticed a suggestion some time ■.
ego that eolenee might yet make It
poealble for a man to go to, eleep in the ; £|
first quarter of one century and wake
up in the last quarter of the next, "said ■:%$&
Colonel Jeff McLemore, as he polled
away at a big, black cigar. ^ S
s "The writer probablywgot hi* Idea #:
from the aooount given by Sir Claude
! lyede, who relates that while residing
at the court of Loodhlana he saw a v
fakir resuscitated after being walled
up for six weeks In a brick vault with*
out the possibility of reoeivlng a breath > - il
of fresh air. * .
“I was inclined to doubt Sir Claude's
ytory until I witnessed a feat fully aa £
remarkable among the Yaqul Indians % ? '
in Mexico a few weeks ag& An old
wldowqd squaw had a daughter, a *
rather homely girl of 14, who had an
unpleasant habit of going into trances
whenever she counted her beads, moth*
er and daughter being devout Catho*
lies. The girl would He like one dead
until her mother uttered some cabal Is*
tic words over her and applied a cruel*
fix to her lips, when she would revive j ■
on the instant, apparently none the >■,
worse for a lapse Into a state of ooma. v
The mother took servloe In a family' X
quite a distance removed and left her ''V':),
daughter with the trifce. The latter : ' i
soon passed Into a trance, and all ef*
forts to resuscitate her were unavail* 4^
ing. A messenger was posted off for
her mother, but returned with the an*
swer that she had aooompanled her
mistress to Monterey. The girl lay ■ ’
for several days motionless and was at T:
last pronounced dead and consigned to ffM
the grave. A month later the mother ":V~M
returned, and, learning what had hap* ' .v"
pened, proceeded to dig her child up. -
The body had not changed In the least
since being consigned to the grave, and
when the cabalistic words were Ye* '
peated and the cruolflx applied to the j||;
lips the girl started up, and, after par*
taking of a cup of water, accompanied . ^
her mother home.” ; Jj
REFORMING A PARROT.
tfha Bahaa* Did v»t Work hi aa Ba- -;M
gllah Pariah.
A Plttsburger who apent a part of
last summer in England tails an tad* : m
dent which sadly disturbed the relig-• , £.1
ious peace of a parish in Pensanoe. ' t f
A maiden lady of that town owned a
parrot, which somehow acquired the ' ‘
disagreeable habit of observing, at fra* t ")
quent intervals: .
"I wish the old lady would die.” j
This annoyed the bird’s owner, who
spoke to her curate about it. ^
“I think we can rectify the matter,” J
replied the good man. ‘‘I also have)a '
parrot, and he is a righteous bird, hav- ' . •
ing been brought up in the way h«
should go. I will lend you Ay parrot, *’>,}]
and 1 trust his influence will reform
that depraved bird of yours.” . W
The curate’s parrot was placed in the
same room with the wicked one, and as
soon as the two birds had beoome so*
customed to each other the bad bird ■I
remarked: • V*
“I wish the old lady would die.”
Whereupon the clergyman’s bln
rolled up his syea and in solemn ao- '
cents added:
“We beseech Thee to hear us, good
Lordl”
The story got out in the pariah and C -|r
for several Sundays it was necessary to i- : |
•unit the litany at the church servloee.
▲ Bamarkabl* Bagla's Vast.
Some Swiss papers relate that' a ,
sportsman recently succeeded in cap- :'M
turing in the Savoy Alps an eagle’s ^ |
nest, after killing the mother bird, |
The nest, which was large enough to I;
hold several persons, was made of thick ri
branches covered with straw and rub
bish, and in it he found, besides a " 'V
young eagle, the following remains of : ^
a feast: Fresh and stale meat, a recent
ly killed hare, twenty-seven chamois’
feet, four pigeons’ feet, thirty pheas
ants’ feet, three chickens’ feet, eleven . S
chickens’ heads, eighteen heads of ::
grouse and other wild birds, and re- '
mains of snakes, squirrels, rabbits, ,‘
marmots and other game. Truly a
■•oyal feast! 5
Ill Iaw a* to A proa Strings,
“Apron strings most be let alone,"
■aid Judge Ermen trout the other day
to a Beadjng jury- “People hare no
business with other men’s wires,
whether in a playful way or any other
way.” This bit of wisdom was spoken
at the doqg of the trial of Isaao Gross
for assault and battery. A month ago
Augustus Potteiger met Mrs. Gross on
the street and playfully untied her
apron strings. Gross saw the proceed
ing from across the street, walked over
promptly, and knocked Potteiger down.
The arrest of Gross followed, bat the
judge told the jury to acquit him, which
it did, and the costs were put upon the
man who untied the apron strings.
His FUld.
An old gentleman, after the funeral
of a relative, in the West of Hngls-nfl,
was listening with rapt attention to
the reading of the will in which he un
expectedly proved to be interested.
First, it recounted how that a certain
field was willed to him; then it went on
to give the old gray mare in said field
to some one else, with whom he was on
anything but friendly terms, at which
point he suddenly interrupted the pro
ceedings by exclaiming indignantly;
“Then sha’s eating ma grass!”
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Max* Able Ltar Has the Fleer.
In answer to a prise offered by n ‘i®
French paper for the best example of
microscopic writing, a constant reader
sent in the wljole history of Christopher , ^
Columbus written on an egg.
Another wrote on the bock of a cab- '
inet photograph Francois Coppee’a |
novel of “Henriette” of 19,000 words.
The prise was won by a man who
sent in the contents written at length
of the first two sheets of a great news* •
paper written ona postal sard. .
