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THE TUFjNPIXE fiOAD. Ko M r:nro It M't-rrm, no M ratine ond swci't, '1 hut hern lift:' bii.sy tiiiu onro Miiwc;l; Tl.nl liiiv-l tr( our rr.irnlsirc' (wt, " if ti liilil, tu-rirl, or with ln-nvy Inail, Through thU foiHiiki-ii ttirr.iike roiuL Ah vnlklng In somo n,'.y tmvn Wo trciul tlio (pi4H8 truwii ruts t'xl.iy; Ah If they r;uirki:J imiiic u-w ii lit tiravo. Wo w:ircli upon Mm milvKtoncs irrny Tlitlr numbers almost worn away iJf.von'l tlio wool windiiit; Ktr:im lli jit ( ho world's iu)sv, si roni; ami clr-ar. With roar urnl rush of btfl and sti-ain: lint, cliiiiii.'clrss t iirmiKli I hcflutiitfiiiif year, A Microti hilt-ufo rcitiiit-uli lu re V t lfldM tuid the windllo'.vt r pwoft In fairy host hero irn-t 1 1m upriiii'. Ami following Mumm r'.-i li.is! i f - t. I'.hit! fjt'ritutn -sliy ami inwn:n I h'iiif Coiiich I th to htatr the l.ihl hud siii. And Fancy wcavc.i n mystic nll Arniind thin nook in Nature's hov.orrv, I'crt banco I lj silil' arid tc.'iv t bat lull. '1 hli lllllllhtH 'Ulrl l"f;;i: H!4 wi ll 'J'luit made lift in ;hii'-c bvL'i.nc l.ntirs. Have here found nxilaad hlixiin in lluwva, Ami could it le. or. every tomb (As tt our toll v oil poal i-i-imli, Tbat Momo h weel IlovvershmiM I i ve and bloom, ilitrvi-stnt brave or holy deed -Ab, u liocuulil link a richer meed? God rest their souls In byways fair. Who hxivcnly heed tm tar Ih have sowed. While we v. Iio si ill life's burdens hear i'utienlly lift our loiuis of care, Kenen ire for our la.it hImxIu Sticb bloom as (ills t lie, t urnpiko road. -Annio Ixuiie J irakenrido in fclrin(lle!(J Homestead. TOLD liV A DEAD MAN. One evening, net many mouths jid. three jit rnons were seated in a snug cor ner of tho Jonuriny room of the Elec tricians' club of Vienna. From the in ietit ami eager expression on the laces of two of them it-was evident that the sub ject of the conversation was mole than ordinarily interesting The leader of the conversation was a man apjKirently on the turn of thirty five, with a face strongly marked by the unsparing brusii of late hours and unre strained passions. He had reached the pith of the tale, and was enjoying the impatience of his listeners with a keen relish. At hist, yielding to their eagei importunities, he said: "Well, I'll tell you Hie name of the Lady, but remember you have given youi word of honor that it shall go no far ther. When I followed her from the train I found it was oh, shades of vir tue! Mrs. Waldenier." "You lie!" The words rang through the silent room like a trumpest bla.-t. Springing to their feet with a haste that sent chairs and table tlying, the startled trio turned and eaw a gentleman in evening dress stand ing not three feet away. His face was convulsed with rage, and his futile strug gle for speech only caused his pallid lips to utter incoherent sounds. For a few 6econds no one moved, and the ominous quiet was only broken by the deep, labored breathing of hitn who had so unceremoniously interrupted the peace of the night; then with a sudden bound a form cleared the intervening space, and before hand could be raised in hindrance tlio boastful roue- had planted a terrific blow full in the face of his adversary, almost felling him to the flocr. The infuriated combatants were quickly -pa rated by the excited by stander, and both hurried iioia the house. On the followii quentc-rs of the- f-. knots dieujsing tin before. There v.-;is thy with th ; :w cc-ivf d i lie ! low. a pi-fusions of arj.;--r the members, wh -. at the publicity t! follow p;:eh a di-.:;; One old svr.ti.-mi! g iiiorniij: stood ale epi.-. Ie o i a nri vi. i" ' ::-. :- V. .: he fre t I:i litllo tho t.iglit 1 siBpH- 1 . ! re- ! :! .n e ! d ia by , f'TM'.-.gcd ! 1 re v.". i ' - j'- iul ;; i'l pr I 1' tir I was much ( . .:; ".Sr.ch at against a 1 a. 1! u:hv lys e d. ;: rautel aracter 1 if i: ,'i r-ufation i,-.M nut I i ; 1 pass uiipr.m does not c). r Waldenier d!ea.:;- that brute, why, I'll do it myself, if oi.ly cu general princi ples." As the chol fad man finished. commot ion at tne -or frhowed the en- trance of seme one with fresh news on the engrossing tot ic. The newcomer was quickly surround ed, and with the eagerness of a beamr of glad tidings lie exclaimed: "Waldemer has challenged him, and the challenge i.-; .iccep'.ed of course. I have just come from the house of Rnkert, who, you kno w, conducts all such aHairs. lie wouldn't tvll me when it was to take ilace, or iud- ed anything at all about it. But there are going to be some extraor dinary arrange melds; 1 could tell that Ly his air of m stery the pompous eld idiot!" The welcme intelligence created a feeling of c; a-:i ral relief among the mem bers, and i: wa hailed with great satis faction. They dispel sod to their various homes, knowing that their code of honor was still intact. For several days the curious made every efToi t to discover any details con cerning the impending duel, but with out avail. There was only a certainty that it would take place, but where and how was only known to the principals and the indef atigable Rukert. On the morning of the sixth day after the quarrel at the club the community was thrown into a state of horror at the following article published in the Neue Freie Presse: At half-past 8 last night, as a party of young men were passing the house of Ilerr Waldemer, in Strasse Wallfiscb gasse, they were startled by the loud re port of a revolver coming from the direc tion of that gentleman's residence, fol lowed immediately by an agonizim scream. They hastily forced the front door, and after a vain search in several rooms, all untenanted, they reached th? study. There, prostrate on the floor, was the form of our well known citizen dead. A hideous wound in his left tem ple and a revolver lying near at hand showed the cause of death. Stretched across his body, her hair dabbling in a pool of blood, was his beautiful wife. It was at first thought that ehe also was dead; but a hasty examination nhoweu that he ml only fainted. One of the horrii'ied gentlemen ran lor the nearest doctor and also to report the melancholy news to the proper authori ties. The others set to work to reviv" Mrs. Waldemer, and soon had tin-sat : -faction of peeing her recover conscious ness. liy a fortunate f'oiiici.b-nre Dr. Iireslon .ipt'iteil to lie in the lit ihboj hood, and he was soon in at tii.l.inc He pro nounced Wald'-mer pa-t all ne dical ai l. but sai'l tint the l;uly was only su't'eriTi from a severe nervous shock, natur.d under the circn!"-danct's. Despite ht-r proter-tatioiis Airs. Wal demer was taken into cii-to ly and re moved t the hoti1-!' of detention, whole hhe reiuaini-d during the night, all oilers ol bail being resolutely refused. Owing to a most extraordinary ami fortunate circumstance w-e are enabled to clear the unhappy lady from all sus picion, and also to give our readers the de-tails of a very singular duel that took place in this city but a few days ago, ami which undoubtedly caused the sui cide just mentittjel Last night at half-past 10 o'clock a messenger left a package in the ante room with" instructions that it le sent up to the managing editor. Upon the removal of the outer wrapjier was found i sealed envelope with the following uote: "June 13. 1839. "To the Matia'.nng Editor: "Von will inid inclosed an important item of news, which you are at liberty to use only on condition that this en velope Ikj not received before 10 o'clock this night I trust to your well known honor to see that this .stipulation is faith fully carried out. "RCDOLrll W A r.Di". M K ft. " Long before the receipt of the mys terious package Waldemer's suicide had been discovered, and so the seal was im mediately broken Inside was the fol lowing remarkable confession: "These, my last words, are written on the threshold of the unknown. Though in the prime of life, the mere thought of living lias become a dread more terrify ing than that of death. "It is still fresh in the mind of the pub lic how 1 overheard in my club the name of my wife bandied about by a lecherous scoundrel, who has already gone the road I shall travel tonight. "I challenged him. The challenge was accepted. All the details were left to a mutual friend a man learned in elec trical science who enthusiastically pro posed the adoption of electricit- as a weapon. 1 assented with indifference, not heeding the agent so that I had my re venge. My antagonist agreed, prompted by a professional curiosity. For several days the mysterions preparations went on. and at last there came a note stating that 1 was to call at a certain house o:i the outskirts of the city at midnight. "On arriving at the place indicated the scientist met me at the door and led the way to a little anteroom on the second floor. There I found my antagonist, and it was only the knowledge that but a few minutes could elapse before we would be engaged in mortal combat that restrained me from throttling him where he stood. "We were taken into an adjoining room, and what I saw there iilled my soul with a grim joy the iu.-t for mur der. Returning again to t he outer room, we were requested to submit without demur to any preparations necessary. I complied with alacrity, but he evidently lie.-ltated before answering, and I noticed wnli pln-usure that his voice trembled a::d ins face paled with a cowardly dread. "The old electrician prcduced two long, close fitimg rc-L.s that enveloped ns (roni net-:; to he Is, and with skillful . ei s he s-pecutiv l.. iking th luttoi'ed 1 hem around fcli.rou iil-;e garments .re secure by p. nit the f'-.it.-i i'j i.i it -red in this Vj r unable to move -ting a stout cord iuti mil ruble turns, y we lay upon the he id or foot. Sat- d at last that the fastenings were f-ecure, he d ra ::.:: us wail infinite care into the chamber of death. "It was a small, square room, devoid of f urniture, and but dimly lighted by a common oil lamp suspended from the ceil.ing. The Coor had been waxed and polished until it was as smooth as glass. In two corners of the room, diagonally opposite each other, were a couple of pe culiar looking metal disks placed hori zontally on the floor, and having a round, flat knob in the center. Leading from each were two lines of insulated wire about six or seven yards long, ending in shallow cups containing dampened felt. "Placing us side by side, midwav be tween t comers, the cups were fastened to our bo.W-o, one being placed on the ! ru ck at tne nase or tue main aim tne other at the extremity of the spinal col umn. Thus attached to our respective disks we were told that he who first reached his opponent's corner could, hy merely placing his head on the elevated spot, send the annihilating current on its deadly way. "The old scientist, after a few hurried directions, given in a voice agitated with strong emotion, retired to a corner, where I could see him standing in au at titude of rapt attention, hi3 head bent forward, his eyes protruding and glow ering with a fixity of expression almost maniacal in its intensit37. "The room was filled with a solemn quiet, unbroken save by the low mur mur of heavy respiration or the regular tick of a clock, whose monotonous rhythm sounded like the beat of a drum to my overstrained nerves. Thus we lay for nearly half a minute, each wait ing for the other to make the move. "A 6hort reflection had shown me that victory would come to him who showed the greatest cunning, as the manner in which we were tied precluded the dis play of brute force, and the 6lippery floor offered no fulcrum wherewith to propel one's 6elf along. "Slyly I turned my head and saw, close by, the livid face of my antagonist, his deep set eyes watchful and alert. "As a feint 1 turned slowly over. Efe did the same. Then with a sudden ef fort I swung around so that my feet 6truck liiin a 6harp blow in the face. It aroused all the devil in his nature, and he quickly retaliated by making a des-jwrntt- lunge at ray head. His heels tlew pat within an inch, and the force , t f t he movement placed him almost be I tw -en me and my corner. He wasquick I t tin advantage, mid started to roll j v. itii iucroa.-uig IoI'ch in that direction. Then ensued a t -rrible race for the disk. , "Over tin- glns-M fioor, slipping and j s!i 'lag, with hea l advanced in futile en- "i -.i inr to gain a greater momentum, we V.iiiiied and squirmed, vainly grasping at 1 ie- polished surface. "Th" room revolved in a dizzy whirl, and soon t:,y eyes were blinded by aching t'-ais vi!I -i forth by a raging terror at tie- heart a fear that he might gain the vic'oiy and live. With one last siiper b'H'iari i llott 1 threw myself across the widening gap between us and stopped his progress. Tin-re we lay panting for breath on the very edge of the metal plate, but 1 was nearest. "After what seemed an eternity of time the strange combat recommenced. I was posted in t he angle, my feet pressed firmly against one wall and my head against t he ot her. It was a living bar rier of resistless strength. "Suddenly I felt his form against mine, creeping cunningly closer. With a hasty jerk 1 drew my body in. and with shoulders pressed firmly against the plastered sides gave one powerful kick find sent him sliding to the center of the room. Hefore he had stopped 1 was rolling in the direction of his corner. " With elbow and heel, invoking the aid of every nerve and muscle. I rapidly cov ered the intervening space, and then found my passage barred and the goal snatched from my eager grasp on the threshold of victory. Wild with baffled rage I threw msel f upon him, and with hellish fury tried to tear his throat with my teeth. "As we struggled the room resounded with an infernal din of gasping moans and oaths strangled in their utterance. For a time 1 lost all sense of direction. and was only intent on crushing out his viperous life. "We had neared the middle when, by what crafty trick I know not, he broke away, ami with miraculous speed, now leaping half erect and now writhing like a serpent, he again approached the disk. 1 watched him with fascinated eye as he drew nearer and nearer. My tongue clove to the roof of my mouth, every drop of blood turne ": to ice, and 1 felt the bony hand of death clutching that heart which in a second would shrivel at the lightning's touch. "He reached it; up went his head, higher and higher. My God! why does lie prolong this living death? A thud as it touched the iron plate; a horrible gurgling noise cut off in its infancy; one long, convulsive shudder of the body, and he lay dead before me, killed by his own wire. He had mistaken the plate! "Hours afterward 1 was carried from the house, my reason almost gone and the dread terror of the scene still before me. How his body was disposed of I do not know. Probably it was buried un dtr a false name. His death was not at my hands, but the horror of it rests upon me and it is more than I can bear." Enrique II. Lewis in Romance. AVIy YVonn-n Have Iyspopsia. A medical journal, in a learned discus sion of the alleged causes of dyspepsia in women, declares that they are mainly lack of exercise an 1 eating indigestible food at unholy hours To this a cele brated woman physician takes exception, and asserts that laziness and self indulg ence are not tho main causes of dyspep sia in women. "I have found," she says, "that wom en arc usually victims of the atonic va riety of dyspepsia that variety which comes from a lack of tone in the stom ach rather than from any disarrange ment of its functions. It is sometimes caused by a generally enfeebled condi tion of tho system, but i- oftener the re sult of their getting overtired and then attempting to rest themselves by eating a heart- meal. "Women are so reckless ia the expendi ture of their strength the' go shopping for a whole afternoon, or they call, or entertain, or are entertained, without-a thought of their bodies, until suddenly they find themselves utterly wearied out. When this exhaustion occurs, instead of lying down for an hour's complete rest before eating anything at all, they will sit down to a hearty meal in order to rest themselves, as they think; and the tired stomach is too weak to care for the load of food that is thrust upon it. L5y and by a dyspeptic condition is induced, and the poor souls wonder what they have eaten that has brought on dyspep fel:l -Detroit t ree Press. Knsli-t't ami Anserican Homon. Much is said of the luxury of the Old World, but people who have had oppor tunities for comparison testify that the average of comfort in living is much higher iu the United States than in Eng land and Europe. Even the homes of the wealthiest are entirely lacking in comforts and conveniences that are re garded as indispensable among the mid dle class and even the poorer homes of the United States. Many English houses occupied by families of means are not supplied with steuni or water, and the general method of heating is by open fireplaces fed with smoky soft coal. Hot air furnaces are almost unknown. Set bowls, with hot and cold water faucets, are regarded as non-permissible extravagance even by the wealthiest, and only the very wealthiest sometimes indulge in the luxury of a bathroom. A hotel having one advertises it as a spe cial and unusual attraction. Candles are still much relied on for illumination. A hundred other c "-veniences regarded as necessaries in American homes are unknown in English households. Good Housekeeping. Interehted in the Skeleton. Little Allert had been allowed to amuse himself by turning over the leaves of the big illustrated dictionary. The picture ef the skeleton impressed him particularly, and at the breakfast table the next morning he surprised his father by asking suddenly, "Papa, can't that bony fellow in the dictionary wig gle his fingers?" Youth's Companion. A DOG THAT (JOT A PRIZE HE WASN'T ENTERED IN T H !L SH OUT WAS GIVEN AN AvVSiiO lie V:et n llolio-lv Itrlmlle Cur I'., Streets mul Ha- S.tw-il 1 1 ii l.i 1 1 le n i i .Master from a Watery I lent The I'ai 1 1: ful llo Ufci'iii'M luti Credit. There was a In-neh show of dogs in t!r Central rink, and all the pugs, and terri ei's, ami matilf-., and St. Rernards, and bulldogs, and all the other high bred dogs who were sure to what class they belonged .and whose owner could prove their right to Ih so classed were there. People were coming and going, and the papers dad been full of descriptions of the affair, illustrated by wood cuts of some of tlie finest animals. Over on another street of the same city wasquitea different scene. In a narrow court near the river lay a shivering, white faced little shaver, whoso clot lies dripped water Over him bent another toy with a quart of steaming hot liquid in his hand. "Drink this here hot coffee, Jim," he said. "Bill's gone for to hunt up si me dry duds, and maybe we can get yer inter that engine room ter dry. Don't yer go ter gettin' faint nor nothin' now. Want yer head raised a bit?" Rut the boy raised himself on his elbow and looked around him. He took a drink of the coffee, and seeming to get strength said: "Where's Bnster?" "Oh, he's around somewhere. Duster's all right. There comes the hi ys with the duds, and we'll have you all right, too, in a minute. Don't feel dizzy or nothin', do yer?" , "I'm beginuing to feel first rate again. Where's Buster? Some of you whistle; I ain't got the wind." But at that moment a bobtailed brindle dog came around the corner, closely pur sued by a couple of boys. "Let Buster alone! What are you chas ing Buster for?" demanded the prostrate boy. "Why, yer see," explained the others still keeping up the chase," there was a man said if -we could get him around to the dog show they'd give him a prize? for pulling you out of the river, and he won't let us catch him." LOOKING FOR A PRIZE. "Wot sort of a prize is it?" demanded the wet boy "Money, you woodenhead.you. They're all swells down there, and he said there's a prize for the best dog that saves a feller's life." This was enough to satisfy the inqui ries of the smaller boy, and to excite the best efforts of the others to capture the dog, but for some reasons he eluded them. Perhaps he hail good reasons for being suspicious of boys who were too friendly. Anyway, he dodged and kept out of their way, almost causing one of them to be crushed under the wheels of a cable car, when the wet boy gave a low whistle and ordered the dog to "come ere." The . niihal obeyed without a whine. "Now lay down!" The dog got down and put his nose between his paws. "You've j got to go and get that there prize, and i I'm going too." j It was doubtful at firstif the boy would j be able to keep his word, but by the help i of the others, who had taken off his wet i clothing and wrapped nun up in some thing drier, he managed to go. When he saw his master going th? dog followed, and they soon stood before the bulletin board in front of the rink, an nouncing the bench show and tho terms of admittance. There was some consultation, and then while four of them stayed with the boy who had been in the water, one of the largest took the dog by the strap around his neck, and, paying the admission fee with the combined wealth of the com pany, undertook to drag the dog in with him. "Here! leave that dog outside," com manded the doorkeeper. "You can't take that dog in with you, I say." "What's the reason? Ain't I taking him in to get the prize?" "What prize? There is no prize for such curs as that. Turn him out, I tell you. A PRIZE WAS GIVEN". "Yes, there is a prize. Wot are you givin' us? Didn't a man tell me so? He ain't going to eat up none of your fine haired pups, but he's goin' to get that prize." There might have been a fracas and an arrest, for the boy who had paid his money was positive and determined, but just then a gentleman chanced to step to the door and asked what was the matter. "Oh, hte's got a fool notion about a prize for brindle pups," explained the gatekeeper, "and is making a fuss about his dog going in." "There isn't such a prize offered, I am positive," said the man "1 am one of the judges." "What sort of a show is this here, then?" "A dog show, of course." "And no prize for the best dog?" "It is for a certain kind of dogs those that cost a great deal of money." "And not for the kind that jumps into the ice and drags a boy outen the river?" "Did your dog do that?" "Yes: and that there's the boy he did it to." The gentleman looked incredulous, but just then a newspaper reporter who had been watching the boys from the street stepped up and corroborated the state ment. "Wait here a minute," 6aid the gentle man; and he disappeared within and went briskly to where a group of his friends were talking. In a minute he came back with something in his hand, and followed by several others. . "We have decided," he said, "that there ought to be a prize for that kind of a dog, and here is a five dollar gold piece for the owner of the tlog," and at the same time he stepped forward and tied a knot of blue ribbon to the strap around the dog's neck. A prouder lot of boys were never 6een than those street waifs as they led the dog away. Our Dumb Animals. vell satisfied IL?M Is1Ig Best LaundrySoap "MADE. ONLv""i5r; I W I A4 m ir a- - I M.rx.l AIHoANrCg.LO. UllC&SO NlW LUMBER YAAR 4. II. (K X YES A CO. I F.. I.KKS IN PINE LUMIIEK. SHIM"! EES, LATH. SASH. DOORS, BhlN'DS.Hnil all building riiHiirin CJiill ami see us at tin lltli and Kim street, north of ESeisePs mill. lattsmoutb., Nebraska F j K'ii' -iii-- C2 WILL KEEP CONSTANT! ON HANI) A Full and Complete line of Drugs, Medicines, Paints, and Oils. DSUGGISTS SUNDRIES AND PURE LIQUORS Prescriptions Carefully Compounded i all Hours The Best is Th-it is Wby Fred (bmb r ath-r K Agricultural implement d-iler in the merits which he carries utid heartily reeomim mils t Zotclrum. Xlolino end Sclivittor WAGONS, iiraalsy, -soru, and Dosro LISTERS and PLOWS nt: IW DEPARTURE TONGUELES tivatcrs and Badger Cultivator. WEIRS AND BRADLEY STALKCUTTER, DEERE, FARMERS FRIEND AND HA worth Checkrowers and Planters Handles the iinettof iJiiir-ie. Carriages; uikJ other ve The largest line in Cass Countv prices so low that it will pay vuu betore purchasing elsewhere. workman has charge ot our Fr Plattsmouth and Weeping Water Everything to Furnish AT I. PEARLMAN'S -CHEAT HOUSE FURNISHING EMPORIUM Having bought the J V Weckbach store room on south. Main street I offer my entire stock at a sacrifice to save moving. Mow is the time to buy Gasoline stoves and furniture of all kinds. Opera House Block I. PEARIJIAK. THE POSITIVE CURE. L ELY BROTHERS, 64 Warren irjtrje World a,. Any sensiAleWamb-n. II . - ... "iu CERS KEEP IT. corner of one hloeli the Cheapest years t.f experieiiee u-, tie- inii-t successful county li'is selected tin- followiiif imnle. his friend Mid piitrons. 5 I CUL- I'iia'ton.a, Cru-t: liieles that are Vaon?, and liianuinctiireil. "1 (lolil iu iuti hih sin le harness at inspect stock t come m i les uihI . DAVID miAAilL nirriess .-In p. uj experienced edGorder, Vour House. IUOJJKKX - New York. PrlcefiOcta. i i
