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COZY NOOKS AND CORNERS.
Uttte ItctrrnU Wlmrr One Mjr Knjoy
Quiet Momfnt.
Cosiness in tlio decoration And arrangement
of our homes, My Laura II. Btnrr In Tho
Decorntor mid Furnisher, In the ono condl
tlon wo nro nil striving to nttnln nt tho pres
ent moment. No tnoro tho long, spacious
parlors, no tnoro tho largo c)mmlers, nml
tho larger sitting nml living rooms. Every
thing must 1)0 "cozy and homey" now. To
this cud, ns no ennuot nil rebuild our houses,
wo break tho long rNicra by tho lllieralliso of
screens nml xrtleres, nnd mnko of vncnnt
corners tho most tempting, cozy nooks Im
ugluablo. Tho Idea Is n pleasing ono, mid it is to lw
hoped tlmt It will not prove n mcro iMissltig
fancy. Ono of tho simplest of theso nrrnngo
ments, nnd ono which nn Ingenious woman
may accomplish without help from tho car
penter, consists of two largo cushions nt tilled
with oxeelslort, thoy should lo from n yard
and n tpinrtor to two yards square, nnd at
least n foot nml n hnlt thick. Thoy should
bo stuffed very full nnd hard; tho bottom of
tho lower ono should bo covered with a pleco
of oilcloth to protect it from wear nnd tear.
Dluo denim mny bo used for covering, or any
hamlsomo upholstery goods tlmt matches or
harmonizes with tho general tonn of tho
room. When finished, thoy will lit Into nny
meant corner, tho sccfnl ndvontngo of theso
being that thoy aro easily moved nliout.
riireo or four down or feather pillows, cov
ered with brlghtcolored China silk, arranged
against tho wall will mako a very comforta
bio lounging place.
A canopy of long, hanging drupery may
bo nrrnnged, If desired, but usually theso nro
not covered), although n Japanese iimbrolln
raised over ono gives a good ciroct. Theso
largo cushions nro es)oelulry useful In a
chnmlicr not provided with n loungoof somo
sort; luiiuy a tired body would Ik) stretched
out for 11 little rest during tho day were It
not for tho troublo of taking olT tho shams
nnd undressing tho lied. In this cozy nook
ono mny (lud rest without extra work.
Still nnother wny to bring about tho snmo
effect Is to hnvo n thrco cornered shelf built
nliout a foot from tho lloor, put n full val
ance around this and n largo cushion upon It,
nnd tho thing Is finished. Tho spaco under
neath will Ihi found useful for storing boots
and shoos, etc.
A COZY NOOK.
A moro pretentious comer, though not so
large, was arranged In a room which had a
dado of Jiiuuieso matting. A triangular box
nliout the height of uu ordinary chair was
Hindu to lit and fastened there securely. Tho
binges should Ihi put on tho front, or tho lid
will not open well. Tho box made a con
venient receptacle for newspapers, work bas
ket, slippers, or nny of tho necessary debris
of daily use, which Is sometimes unsightly.
A cushion wns mado to (It tho top, ami cov
ered with furnlturu plush; a pleco of tho
Bnmo was tacked on smoothly across tho
front. Another straight pleco was fastened
to tho wall liehind tho seat to tho height of
the dado. Aliove this was stretched a ploco
of Chlneso storm coat plain matting will do
as well upon which was patntod tho follow
ing lines:
Oh, fur a booko
AL'l a shady nooko
Klther In a ilooro or out.
On u lino with tho bottom of tho friczo was
a three cornered shelf; below this was a foot
and n half of lattice miulo of reglut sticks.
On a lino with tho lower edge of tho lattlco
was stretched n small bnixs rod, from which
hung soft silken curtains. On tho shelf were
Jars of Mexican jmttery and other largo brlo-u-brac
tlmt could stand tho height. A small
bracket bet in t ho comer, nnd hero wns placed
a smnll lamp with roso colored shndo which
tempered tho light to tho tired eyes.
A square nook mny Ixj nrrangod by placing
a curtain polo four foot long securely against
tho wall, nt right angles with it; n long braco
is necessary for this. A Bagdad curtain or
handsome pleco of drapery Is thrown over
this and allowed to hang in careluss folds. A
permanent scat may bo arranged like tho
ono just described, but a very good ono may
bo Improvised by using ono of tho old fash
ioned teto-a-tetes and adjusting half a dozen
pillows thereon. This sort of a cornor will
bo found very useful nnd tasteful for evening
parties whero only temporury iirraiigomentti
nro desired.
A very jolly corner, soon In a Now York
studio, had a canopy of sailcloth, with fish not
drapery. A dais, flvo or sir footsipjaiu, was
built In tho corner. This was covered with
plain drugget, with a liandsoioo rug stretched
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A COZV COltNKIl,
through the center. Dozens of pillows nnd
small cushions tilled the space unil mado it
look restful and reposo-ltivitiug. A solemn
owl perehetl on the ndgu jkiIo and kept guard
over tho uiicoucioii sltoior.
A long, narrow room may lie divided mid
Improved in apjieaniuee by building a dnls n
foot high ucross one end and carpeting it llko
the lloor. A low easel with picture, a work
basket, small table, two or three large cush
ions strewn about, w ill make this end of tho
room a fuvoritu lounging plnco for tho whole
family.
MJm JESS
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OLD ..lUCIC DOOK.
1 1 -i m I: '.1 1 llrnt nwereneo
It 1 n.-:iou 11 iviget o'er;
T.i" i'.,isty llm-1 l.isphv n sen''
cf Miitietlilns liiiird Is-foro,
1 1 il.iys long wst. In other InniN;
I if ani'lPlit melodies;
OKI hnrwlchonls, and gentle linists
That touched tho Irory keys
Tim book a hundred fnnclcH wrors
On owry yellow oki
Sonatas iinltit, forgotten airs,
Tho note all illm w Itll oris
And vnrlatlons long wove out.
And faded songs and old.
With trills and turnings all ntmtit,
Ami KniorM iiinnlfolil
lYrchnticn In tlieno old liygotm ilajm
My l.nly sat nml played
In linj.d.Tnl stomacher of uinlm,
And llmvercd Mho hroendo.
Her lissome Angers dancing ran.
Through miuiy a floriil strain.
Until Miss Hell behind her fan
begged "that sweet pleco ngnln.M
Perchance wlini suiiiiiht ulghts ito Kng,
And soft winds swept the lnivulo-n,
ihiiiin ninorous youth ssired out tills hook
To C'liloo thnniKli tho slimlowt.
Or beaux and ts'll of lilhr statu.
In fKiine well lit i lllon,
Trtsl i-mcf fill tlimiiith this minuet,
Or figured tills oil lllon
80 rngrnnt fancies throiigli tho tnlnd
liny (I I fill mm- nnd then,
An Itll n smile and hIkIi combined,
I rlosa the liook iikiiIii.
t dnro not touch Its nmslo old
In this rude mixleni day;
Hallow isl hy fliiKiTH long sliieocokl,
Aud volcos uums1 away.
(Ikilie-lHiniocnrt.
Clinrlrs I.mnli' Writlncs.
Tlio writltiKS of Charles Littnb nro an
cxcollciit illustration of tlio vnltio of id
servo in litoniturv. Ik'low his quiet, his
(imiittnces, his humor mid what mny
hwtii tho HllglitncKH, tho ocvnxional or
ncohlontal oliurnetcr of Ills work, thero
He, hh in bin life, 11 genuinely tnigic
eleinent. Tho gloom rullocUnl nt its
darkest in thono Imrd HhadowH of "lona
iiiunil Gray" Is nlwnyH thcro, tliough
not nlwnyH rvallznl cither for hiiiiHolf or
his trailers, anil ritniinitl nhvuys in
utterance. It givca U those lighter mat
ters 011 the Ktirfnce of life mid litemturo
among which lie for the most part
moved n wonderful force of cxprcMiioii,
iih if at any moment thotto slight words
and fancies might plerco very far into
tho deejier wml of things.
In his writing, as in his life, that quiet
Ih not tho low 11 ing of ono front the first
droway by choice, antl needing the prick
of Home Htrong p:isHion or worldly ambi
tion to Btiiiiiilnto him into all tho energy
of which ho is capable, but rathcrthoro
nction of nature nfar an cHcniw from
fate, dark and insane aa in old Greek
tragedy, following ujwn whicli thobenso
of inero relief Ikcoiucs a kind of phsnion,
as with one wlio, having narrowly e
cajicHl carthiiuako or shipwreck, (lnds a
thing for grateful tears in just sitting
quiet at home, under tho wall, till tho
end of days. Walter I'ntcr.
Consulting tlio Stars.
It is strange that many crsons yet
confound astronomy with astrology, u
result of the undue importance which
ersonal and private interests have over
scientific principles in tlio thoughts of
many jiersotis. Not many weeks ago wo
received a letter from a subscriber who
wished to Imj informed whero ho could
11 lid a text liook of astrology.
It is said that the astronomer royal,
who has chntgeof Greenwich olworvn
tory, frequently receives letters aslcing
what his terms are for drawing a horo
bcoeI Tho writers of these letters of ten
promise to make known, if necctmary,
tho true day and hour of their birth.
Such incidents call to mind a story told
of Hcrbchcl, tlio astronomer.
During it very rainy beason a farmer
in his neighborhood camu to ask his
opinion, or rather tho opinion of tho
stars, as to tho day that would best dilit
for making his hay without any fear of
losing it by bhowers.
Tho great astronomer led tho man to
a window and tainted with his linger to
a meadow where the grabs had bevn
mowed and was rotting in tho wet.
"You bee, that field," buid ho. "Well,
it is mine. Isn't that enough to show
you that as regards rain and lino weather
I am not a bit more of a conjurer than
any of my ncighliorsV" Youth's Com
panion." A Steer In tlix llimstk
A drove of Texas cattle woro being
driven across the raihoad tracks near
the Martcll house. One of the drove, a
large steer, became separated from the
others and ran down the tracks into the
Vandalia yards. IJeing close pressed by
William Little, tlio driver, tho Btoer
mounted tho outsido stairs of a two story
tenement house situated close to Uiu
round liouso, and entered tho kitchen
and took jiosstssion. Mrs. A. O. Hon
nesy.with her liaby in her arms, had just
time to escape by a kick stairway and
stive tho life of herbelf and child. The
infuriated steer upset tho kitchen table,
smashed the dishes, broke the chairs ami
other furniture, and overturned tho
stove. Tho driver mounted tho stairs
and, after some difficulty, managed to
get a ring in the animal's nose, but it
broke nnd was useless. The animal, af
ter having completely w-rceked the room,
leisurely descended the stairs and was
captured. St. Louis Uepublie.
C'iiiiI for tlio West Indies.
The import of coal fiom the United
States to 1 he poit of Havana during IbBS
is stated to have amnuuted to 1)7,51? tons
as against oil.'.'oT) tons in 18s?, and that
ft out Great Ihitaiu to ri(),il?8 as against
71." Ill tons. T'itis tlio American import
iuli tied the average of the last tun
.wars, which is I'liliiilati'd at about 0(1,
UUD tons, whih' tin import I rum Great
Ilritain tell far sliuit of its a virago of
bU.tinu tons. That a I Hither alteration in
tlie iclutiw1 propiiiimiin of the coal im
ports limn Great llnt.iiu nml the United
States may take plaic is not improbable
Aini'i ic.iii hpcciil.iUJin are arranging fm
Ihi,'o shipment ol coal from the Al.i
bain.i mines to Cu. and nthei Went In
lllall i-l.illiln, SI.
pi ove hlRCCSsllll.
trade would be lu
would otiioiish l
exporters to euuip
Id this rniorprito
I'iTi'ct on lliitish
unfavorable, as it
.iflleult for liiitish
villi American in
the matter of lieigliis. New York Com
mercial Adu'iiUi r
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LITTLE STORIES OF ANIMALS.
A Orely lt!ir Tim Knit of n KtnMir
ntlne Mntn A Hull's Venerttiirn.
A Scratitott man owned a lank bay
horno that Htooil nearly nineteen hands
high. Tho long legged nnlnml dorotireil
great quantities of ftxxl, and after tho
Scranton man hail made neveral tin
Rticcttwfttl elTorts to ncll him or trado
him oil, lie got n Wnverly farmer to
winter tho homo at a Mated price. In
tho courso of six weokH the voracious
homo had devoured n whole stack of
hay, and the Wnverly man becntno
frantic, lie straightway came to Scran
ton and told the owner of the horse that
tho greedy beast would mitt him finan
cially I H! fore spring, and )m begged the
man to take tho homo away at once,
agreeing to take $.1 a ton for all the hay
the homo had eaten and say no more
nliout it. Them was n good deal of tho
milk of human kindness in the owner of
tlio ho:'.sc, and he made tho discouraged
fanner feel happy hy removing the
home tho next day.
The Uiy nag was an elephant on the
Scranton man's hands for a while, hut
eventually he traded it olf for a pair of
mare mules that ho didn't know any
thing ulxjiit. One of tlio mules proved
to lo a very gentle and docile creature,
wlilla tho other soon convinced her
owner that she had been foaled and
raised right in tho center of the village
of Klckerville, as he expressed it. The
man quickly concluded that it wouldn't
do to keep the mules together, and so he
sold tho gentle mule for 175. The bad
mule, whose iiaino was Jen, was as big
an elephant on his hiimln list he tall horse
hud Ims'H, and how to dispose of her
honorably racked his brain for mouths,
ho wild,
Jeti was sleek and hamlHome, hut nhe
would kick everything to pieces that
was hitched to her. In tho stall she was
as gentle as a kitten until some one
undertook to throw u harness over her
liack. Then her feet Hew, and the liar
nest nnd the man who trjed to put it on
her didn't stnv then1 long, .leu uoiildu l
let any ono ride her, either. S.vciul
smart young men tried to get on her back
in the stall, hut Jen's hind feel Dew so
fast and furiously, nnd her rump iMihhcd
up at such a rapid rati', that Ih.i young
men were glad to go to another part of
the stable and relied for a while.
Along in tho summer an unusually ac
tive young chap ottered to hot Jen's
owner that he could rido tho uiulo five
blocks on out) of tho business avenues.
"I'll liet you 5 you can't," tho man told
the spry fellow, and tho money was put
up at onco. All that tho young man
wanted on Jen when ho rodo her was a
blind bridle and a surcingle, and pretty
soon Jen was led out on tho street in
sight of a crowd that didn't get very
nojir her heels. Tho athletic chap seized
tho bridle reins in his left hand, grascd
tho surcingle on Jim's back with his
right, and soko kindly to tho mule.
Jen was standing still then, hut tho
expression in her moving oars, her owner
said, told him as plainly as words that
tho old Harry would soon Imj to pay.
WiUi a spring tho young man leand to
Jen's kick, and at the same instant Jen's
hind legs begun to play like drum sticks,
while her head went down, and tho ath
lete was astridu of her neck. Hetwccn
kicks Jen whirled around a dozen times
within a circle of twenty feet, and then
Hindu a dash for the ojien door of a gro
cery, in front of which a low awning
exteuded over tho sidewalk. Her would
bo rider saw his danger, ami grab!cd the
caves of the awning with lioth hands,
and Jen kited into tho grocery and 1k
gan to cat apples out of n barrel. Ho
was tho last person who tried to rido licr.
In tho fall Jen met a tragic fate on tho
Delaware and Hudson canal, just lxdow
Ilonosdulo. The man who put her on
tho canal knew all ulxmt her habits, and
had ugtoed to pay $150forlir if ho could
mako her work. He hitched her behind
thrco other mules, and in going less than
half a milo Jen throw herself into tho
canal seventeen times. That exasperated
her driver to tho highest pitch. Tho butt
of his whip was loaded with lead, and
as Jen lay kicking on tho ground, ho hit
her with the loaded butt, crushed her
skull and killed her.
A wealthy coal mino operator in tho
Lackawanna valley owned a 0-year-old
Holsteiu bull that was cross and vicious.
Generally tho bull was tied with a rojio
in a yard hy himself, hut occasionally lie
was allowed to run loose in a yard with
a lot of idlo initio mules. Tho two yards
joined, and one day four or five of tho
mules got in the yard whero tho bull was
tied up nml liegan to act mischievously
around him. Tho barn kccicr saw ono
of them nip tho hull on the flank and cut
up other playful capers. Tho hull didn't
liko to bo played with, hut one mule in
particular seemed to tako delight in teas
ing him. After n while tho old bull got
bellowing mad, and tlio barn keeper
drove tho mules out and put up tho liars.
A fow days after that tho bull was let
loose In iHu mule yard. Ho liegan to
nose around n man tiro heap, apparently
as c monted as could lc, whilo soveral
of i'.,- mules nibbled straw on either sido
of him. At his right stood tho mtilo that
had teased him a fow days lieforo. Tho
barn man was watching them. All at
once, without a bit of warning, tho bull
made a ieious lunge at the mule on his
right, and thrust one of his horns deep
into its left bide. Tho luulu died in no
time, and when they cut it open they
found that tho bull's horn had pierced
tho center of its heart. After that tho
hull tried to kill two men, and he got to
be bo daugeioiis that the owner had him
shot. bcrauton (Pa.) l.:ic- in New
York fcuu.
Tho lefusal of n Detroit hticet car
conipanv to receive coppers from passen
gers brought out the fact not generally
known that one, two, three and live
cent pieces tiro legal teudem up to twenty-five
centb, while ten, twenty, twenty
five mid lifly cent pieces are legal ten
ders up to ten dollars.
Aci rding to the eminent physiologist
Suppcy, the stomach contains "ft.OOO.OOO
glands hy Inch tlio giibttic juice is bo
creled, and a few others which boereto
onh uiiicus,
No, 1. A I'lttliiilriinii'.
ling M-tirsugo, the Portuguese,
lu inn lisle over stormy sens,
Held on my course 'mid pirates Isild,
Who sought to seize my freight of goliL
Hnllcd on until 1 reached the shorn
Uf India, famed hi ancient Into
Then back I sailed nml lu the hold
Were richest spices wealth untold
Which netted to the captain brovu
All riches that his heart could cinvo.
Now this I'll tell: Sean well my name,
llnekwnrd and forward I'm tlio mine
A palindrome, no more or loss,
Bo use your wits my nanio to guess.
No. . Mutton unit Mull I'nrtlr.
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III the center of n pleco of leather mnko
two p.-irallcl cuts with a snkulfe, aud Just
Ix'low n small holnof tho sanin width; then
pass a piece of string under tho slit nnd
tluoimh the hole, ns lu the figure, nnd tie
two buttons much larger than tho hole to the
ends of the string. Tim puzzle l, to get the
stringent ngalii without taking oir the but'
tons.
To make the Isdl puzzle, cut a thill piece of
wood Into the shaM)of a heart, mako six
holes In it, us rcprtscnUsl In the cut, nnd
provide a thin silken cord, which Is to I mi
doubled nml tho two ends fastened Into u
small wooden ball. To play the ball on, pass
tho loop through tho hole numlarcd 0, from
If nee to li'irk, up to U, through which bring
it, nml I lieu through .(, 6, -I nml 1 In succes
sion, then through" again and down tho bark
tot); bring It through 0 to tho face and wow
it over the bnll; then draw the loop back
again through 0 and -, and tho puzzle (which
is to tnko tho bnll nnd string olf after ticlng
thus llxisl) is set. Tho length of tho string
should Ihi proiortlouod to tho slzo of tho
heart If tho heart Is 2J Inches high, tho
string, when doubled, should Im about U
Inches long.
No, 3. A Word Square.
OOOOO
O 0 O O 0
OOOOO
OOOOO
0 0 0 0 0
Tho first row of flvo represents a word
meaning "empty," "void of Intelligence." Tho
second row, tlio st nt tho foot of tho stair
case. Tho third row, "ti ndjudge," "to do
termlno." Tho fourth, "to give vigor," "a
sinew." Tho fifth, nil American shrub hnv
Ing broad umbels of white (lowers nnd dark
red lierries. The blossoms ami lierrles aro
used lu medicine. It grows wild usually, but
Is sometimes seen in gardens.
No. 4, Cluirude.
"Mother, dear, please say I may
Oo down and sknto iqion tho bay."
"My llttlo son, you cannot go
Uihiii tho Ico In tho bay below.
This very mom did your father say,
Kro to his whole ho went nway,
'John must keep first tho second today.' '
No. 0. Numerical Kalinin.
My 4, 1, II is small In number.
My !), S, 7 Is appropriate.
My I), f, 10 is a sheltered place.
My 11, 8, 1) Is a riotous noise.
My whole is a renowned structure of nsvnt
date.
No. 0. Word Dissections.
1. What Insect would the author of "Thnn
utopsls" send you I Thrice behead.
2. What kind of com would tho author of
the "Ksiay on Man" seniH (Curtail.
:i. tt'lm would the author of "Tho I'roud
Miss Macllriilw" contribute! Ilehoad.J
4. Which member of his family would the
author of "The May Queen" send to repre
sent him? Ilohcad live times.
!. What kind of a lumtdoes tho author of
'Undo Tom's Cabin" prefer Syncopate.
Tim Single Ilunrr,
An entertaining electrical experiment can
be performed by tho young folks on clear,
cold wlnur evenings, as It succeeds bust when
tho atmosphere Is very dry. The apwiratus
Is simple. Two largo books and a pane of
glass, say 10 by 12 inches in slzo, coino first.
Tho ends of tho glass aro put between the
leaves of the books, so as to bring tho glass
alxiut l.!i inches abovo tho top of tho table.
Thou tnko tissue paper and cut out any figure
that funcy may prompt, not to lw over 1 inch
or li hiehes in length.
Theso figures aio to 1m laid iqioii the table
under tho glass, ami the oxN'Huiciil is ready
to bo put Into practical oiMirutlon, The next
step U to tako a silk handkerchief and rub
, tho top of the glass with a quick circular mo
I tlon. The result Is to bring the llgures Into
j active life their antics tieiug amusing lioyoiid
I deseripti hi Ito careful not to touch tho
i glass with the hand or finger during tho
j movement of tho figures, for It will stop them
I at once
I Iti'J to tint I'uziler.
I No. 7!iU. Letter Puzzles: 1, I'; 2, Q; 3, O
i K; 4, I); (i . tl. J; 7. HV ; h, N.H.; 0, M;
10, L. II, P.. 12, A; III, T; H, V; lft. W; til,
' F; 17. X. IM. .. It). C; 20, Y; 21. Ill; 22,
S.X
No. TY! Charade: llouml-head
No 7!-i Knlgina: Nine.
No Tli'.i. Illustrated Helms IMucatlon is
tue chief ilufeiisu of nations.
No 7t(. Anngraiii: Ungracious
No. 741. - l'roword Kuiguia: New York.
No. 74'.!. Word Squares:
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T A 1 I H B A (1 I. B
A L O N B A I. L B N
I' O It B S UliU A T
1 N B 11 T L B A V i:
It B H T H B N T B H
No. 7t;i - Coi.umlruuis: llccauso it "could
a tail iiufold " llccauso it is down in tho
mouth. When wo get near to the milky
way. A ciim Iww When bound over.
When It i a yard una, Hy sleeping on
"tick." When hU pocket bus a largo hula
in It
MyAi
ADVENTURES IN FLORIDA.
T1ii WKStcsl Hnrrni.nl of u Northern Man
In Ui sunny Noutli,
"1 took n trip to Florida for my health,"
tuid a lawyer lu nu uptown cafe last
night, ns ho rat sipping black cofico with
a friend. "At one of the hotels ono day
I met a dlngtiHted northerner, who had
Inviwtcd in nomo town lots through a
glib agent, nnd luwl conie down to find
them.
" ' Whnt havo you got that's fit to cut?
he said to the negro waiter.
M,lWu?on, null,' said the waiter, 'an'
hominy , an' swiocl jiotaioes, an' coot pie.'
" 'Coot pie; what'H that?" mild tho
stronger.
" 'C-isit pie, salt; don't know whnt coot
plo Is, snhl Why, it's plo mado o' coots.'
"'Of courso 1 know that, you dolt,'
said the northerner, 'but what are coots?'
" 'CiHils, salt, very lino game, wilt;
huuik'II like a duck.'
" 'Had It wings?'
" 'Yes, sab.'
" 'Could It lly?'
" 'Yes, sab.'
" 'Then don't give me any coot lu mine.
Anything that had wings ami could fly
anil didn't get out of this blasted coun
try I despise too much even to eat.'
"This gentleman, you will easily or
celve," continued the lawyer, "had Uv
tome rather soured, the natural result
of investing money in thesnml lots of a
paMT town. The slate really has man)
natural advantages, which are being de
veloped slowly, Hrhiits, but surely.
This man, however, having Immii diveivetl,
could sec nothing good in the country or
Its iM'ople. 1 came up to Jacksonville on
tho train with him from the southern
xirt of the slate, where wo met, ami do
rivisl not a little fun from his sardonic
humor. So did the tubers on tho car.
"At one little station in the wixsls the
train sUipHsl a long time, and wo began
to look around for diversion, Close hy
tho side of the truck, opjiositc tlio sta
tion house, was a patch of corn two or
three acres an exciislingly thin and
sickly looking crop, the soil being llttlo
better than sand. A tall, gaunt hoy of
about 10 years, dressisl from head to
foot in ted jeans, was lazily hoeing and
wis.iling botwism tho rows,
"'Iook at that wretched crop,' said
the northerner. 'Dirty seed, no manure,
KMr soil, baking sun, hoe culture; not
even a plow to stir tho laud deeply, let
alono a "cultivator" to weed It quickly
and often. Tho weisls will havo chokisl
tho south half of tho crop before that
lazy fellow gets the north end clear of
them.
" 'Hoy,' ho called, 'young fellow! It
seems to mo your corn is rather small,
isn't It?'
"The Isiy looked at him for a moment,
spat reflectively, and replied: 'Yes, mis
ter; top planted tho small kind.'
" 'Oh, is that ho? said the questioner,
'but it's rather yellow, Isn't it?'
" 'It is, mister,' replied tho boy. 'Pop
planted the yaller kind.'
" 'Well, I'll bet you ten tonne,' mid
tho northerner rather timidly, as some
of us tittered at the boy's answers, 'that
you won't get more than half a ciop.'
" 'You're right, mister,' drawled the
lioy, 'just half a crop. Pop planted it
on shares. '
"Tho train pulled out just then and tho
car fairly rockisl with our laughter for a
milo or more." New York Tribune.
Dr. C. H. Manning, ofllee rooms (W-07IVS,
llurr block. Telephone KM), Resilience Cor.
Mill aud 1 Telephone iW).
Tho 1msI place in the city of Lincoln to get
good Isiard Is at Ilrown's cafe. You havo a
great variety toscliH.t from und the prices nru
reasonable.
Notice.
To 1 1 attio H.llrcoe, uoii-reslilent defendant"
Von nro hereby untitled that on tho'M ilny
of December, ISS'J, l-'red J. llrezeo tiled a ncll
tlon nttaliist you lu the district court of Lan
caster county, Nebraska, tho object and
prayer of which are to obtain a divorce from
you on the grounds that you have willfully
abandoned the suld plnliitlir, without uood
cause, for the term of two years last past; and
that said ileK'iidaut was guilty of cruelty to
wards said l'lultillir at divers limes, nnd fro
ipielit Intoxication. You are reipilieil to an
swer suld petition on or before .Monday, the
17th ilny of February, Isisi
l''Ui;i.!, IIUB.KK, I'lulntltr,
112-S2:I lly Atkinson A Doty, Attorneys
Notice of I'nlillriitlon.
In the District Court of Lancaster county.
Nebraska.
The CltlrciiK' National Hank of Hillsborough,
Ohio, plulutlll,
vs.
K I,. Johnson and JumesJW. Hinlth, defend
ants. K. Im .Johnson (or Edward U. Johnson) and
James W. Hiulth, (lelemlants. will take notice
tlmt on the 2Sth day of December, lssu, the
Cltlreus' National hank of lllllshoroiii:li,Uhli),
plaintiff herein, tiled Its petition lu the Dis
trict Court of iJinciisUr county, Nebraska,
iiKiilust said defendants, the object anil prayer
of which ure to recover tho sum of !'J,.SI7.:w,
with Interest thereon from the 1st ilny of May,
Isntl, at the rate of K percent, per annum, due
and unpaid upon a certain Judgment duly
rendered and enterud In the Common Pleas
court, of IIIkIiIiiiiiI county, Hlalcori)lilo,huv
lllg adeuate Jurisdiction In siic'.i cases. Hald
Judgment Is for the sum of (Ij.MT.C. and hears
interest at the rate of s percent, per annum.
And said plat lit III' has duly attached tbefot-
lownur pieces ami parccisoi lauu.as ine prop
erly or tliesalil ilelemiaiil, 1'.. 1.. .lolinsoli, lie
Inu and situate lu the county of l-nneuxter,
state of Nebraska. The said laud attached Is
numbered ami descrlbeil as follows, tow It:
N. K. itiartcr, and the north half of the N.
W iiiarler, and H. i:. ipiarter of N W ipiar
ter, ami east half of H. K oiiarter, all lu See
Hon Kleveu 'III, Town (lib, Kniuto 7, lu the
county and vtate aforesaid. Also the follow
Ihk: N'. W. ipiarter of S W. quarter, ami east
half of s. V, i)iui r tt-r. and N W, ipuirler of
H. i: ipiurter, all lu Section Twelve p.' . Town
ten (ID . llant'eT. eoillitx lilnl state aforesaid
Also the follow nii N K. iiiiarter of N. W
iiiarter, and S. B oiiarter of N. W. iiiiirter,
and east half of H. V. . iiarter, all In Section
Thrte i! .Town ten IU , Kuiikc 7, county aud
slate iilureMilil.
Also the follow lui:: North half of N L.
ipiarter, and N. K. ipiarter of N V oiiarter
all lu SeetUn Ten (lib, Town ten i lu , Hiiniie 7,
state ami county aloresald.
Also the I'ollowlni:: West half ol Seellnn
Two, ami west half of N. '.. ijiiailir, and
south half of S. K ipiarter. all In section Two
'.' .Town ten (10), Kuiikc 7. county and state
aforesaid.
Alno tho follow Iiik: Kast hslf of s W ouar
ter, ami S. 1J. quarter, nil In Section Thirty -four
i'JI), Town Blexeu 11 , Itamie 7, eoimly
and state aforesaid
A No the following: N V. quarter, snd
north lialfolthe s.w. iiuarler, nnd wet half
uls i: ipiarter. all In sei tlon I weiny -nine
l '.M, Town ten lib, Kiiiikc s, lounty and state
nli nut
AImiiIio followliik': South 1 in 1 r ol S. W,
oiiarter of siM'tlon Twenty Jib, Town ten 10
, Itanu'i' luhl s, county nmtstute nsahove
'I he said delendatits aie required to iiuswit
1 said M'llttoii on or helore the 17th day of l-'ch
I iiiary. n!i
TIIKi ITI.LNS' NATlnNAl. IUNK
HI HIIUlHirhiiiiiih. iiblu, Plalutlll
ll Mkliuou ,V I"'n nriii
Dalid l'ei si si
M. EOIAND I0RD,
Veterinary Surgeon.
tiiniliiate ol the Royal Veterinary
College, London.
All Diseases of the Domesticated An ma s
Carefully '1 rented.
Olllce, Hoom 3, Webster Hlock,
3.16 South nth St.,
LINCOLN, NKI1KAHKA.
Calls Out of tho Clly Attended.-
u
ISPKECEDENTED ATTRACTION !
Ovor A Million Distributed.
Loiiisiuiia State Lottery Comp'y.
lueorpoinli'd hy the U'ltlshiluro for IMu
cutloiuil ml Charitable iiurposes, nml IU
franchise n inle u part of (ho iiresent stale
noustlllltlou lb IH7U by UU overwhellillllg Mis
ular vote.
Its MAMMOTH DUAWINtiS take
place etul - Annually fjtine nml Decern
tier), nnd Its (irnnd Single Number Draw
lugs take place in each of the other ten
mouths of the year, nml .ire nil drawn In
public, nt the Academy of Music, New
Orleans, Ln.
Famed for Twenty Years
For Integrcty of Its Drawings and
Prompt Payment of Prizes.
Attaint at 'allows:
We, do hereby certify that we supcrvlsw
the arrangements for all the Monthly and
Semi Annual Drawings of 'I he UiuMana
Htntii lottery Company, ami In person mini
line nnd control the Drawings themselves,
and that the sumo nro eondneled with hon
esty fairness, ami In koimI faith towuntalt
fartlcs, and wo authorlre the Coi.iiiany to us
his certlllealo, with fao-slmllles or our slgna
ures uttuehed, lu Its advertisements."
Commissioners.
We, tho umlerslgiied llauks and Hanker
will pay all prizes drawn In tho Iiulslana
Htoto lotteries, which may ho presented at
our counters.
It. M. WALMHLKY, l'res't Uiulsunn Nut Il'lc
I'lnilltK I.ANAUX, I'res.Htuto National It'lc
A. IIAI.DWIN, I'res. Now Orleans Natl Hank
UAItliKOIIN. I'res. Union National llnulc
Grand Monthly Drawing.
At tho Academy of Moilc, New Orltstn,
Toeiday, Tebrnsry 11, 1800,
Capital Prize, $300,000.
100,UX) Tickets nt r-M; Halves fill;
V Tenths, .J Twentieths
l)uarlers
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Al'I'llOXIMATION PK17.KH.
100 Prizes of f.VD are ,
Hi) do. UDuro
too do. a)aro
TKIIMI.VAI, l'lll.KH.
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. :v),un
. a),"i
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W) Prizes of lid) are
vji i-rizes oi fiuu aro
3.M4 Prizes amountliiK to .. ..l,o."H,KOO
Note Tickets drawliiK Capital Pi Ires urn
not entitled to terminal Prizes,
AGENTS WANTED.
Kor Club Hates or unv further Infonna-
HU" I,. 'HI lull. M I HIT ItTKIIIIJ I.I illU U I HO' I "IK III U,
clearly stiitlntr your resilience, with rilato.
County, Htreet ami NuiiiImt. More rapid re
turn mull delivery will benssureilliy youren
cIosIuk uu Knvelopo beurliiK your full ml
dress.
IMPORTANT.
Address M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, Iji.
OrM.A. DACPIIIN,
WashliiKton, I). C
Hy ordinary letter containing Finney Or
der Issiusl hy all Kxprcss Companies, Now
Vork KxchaiiKe, Draft or Postal Note.
Address Registered Letters containing
Currency to
NKW OHLKANH NATIONAL HANK.
New Orleans, Iju
UKMKMHKH that tho payment of tho
Prlres Is Kuarauteed by Four National Hanks
of New Orleans, and tho tickets are sinned by
tlio President of an ItiMltutlJii whoso char
tered rlidits are recoKiilzed lu tho blithest
courts; therefore, liewuro of all Imltutlous or
anonymous schemes.
ONKDOI.LAH Is tho price of tho smnllest
part or fraction of a ticket IHHCKD BY CH
In any druwlnu'. AiivIIiIiik In our iinmeof
fered for less than u Dllar is a swindle.
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LINCOLN
Jmais((fap&:
ami lHTiTirr. tv eriMAVtiiif'
HlHirlliuiul. and T)s'wrltliiK. U the Iml nml Imvivt
i I'llive in llm Wiiil n hln.lfhl. la nlti'inliiiuv laal
iir mu.I, uls iirepan-l fur lmliu In fnua Uo9
iimliths K.rlilii-e,l fnoully IVn-mal hintrut'tlun
Ib-iiiiUful llliiiiruliil caliilonue, iiilliv JuiirimK niul
oiclnu'iis of x'iiiimnlilp. H'lit f nv by ii'ilnliik"
ULLUIKIbUK & UOOSE, Lincoln, Nth.
SSEHiFflEE
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uufM '' ' tixl toliitrottuicour
vuivriff r""i will twutiro t
it v i n.Mij( Id rata lixalin,
Af v nl)f iIiom who rti
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lt t AHyuubtTf Iu4ln
ri i nt bow our (to1 to
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