(!co.
Thkku is not ;i better ticket in 1 lie
field tlitu tli. republican t'-'Hily
convention nominated.
The republicans are satisfied with
the results of one yar's opei ation
of the McKinhy I. ill and n-h tlx;
people to jiiiss judgment upon it (it
the next election.
I'ltE poor old Jou.-iiiii hrn ex
cried itself to the n; i-.n--t lo rake up
enough mud that r.i;l:t iaju . e the
republican ca-ilili. ,.-, hut evident
ly it has abandoned the liiaCi r in
dinguist.
IT is a noticeable fact thai the
alliance "reformers, wiio aie en
delivering to occupy a tiall at t!
public trough by pulling wool ovc
the eyes of the farmer, do not hn
tate to travel on railroad pannes.
lllDiili Ru.srtKbt, ban served the
people of Cass county in the c:i
city of county judge and he gave
Almost universal satisfaction.
view of thin we are running no risk
in ensting our ballots for the rcpub
limn nominee.
IiOVERXok HoYl) ban retrncti
liiu recent rash declaration in favor
of Kdgerton, mid now declares that
it would be little 8hort of a calamity
to elect such a man to the exalte
position to which he aspires. I'apil
lion Times (dein.)
It is h desperate bid the democ
racy in making for third party vote
as evidenced by the insertion of n
free coinage plunk in the platform
but otherwise the maintaining of 11
dead Hilencc.
If we mistake not the people
of
Una state know perfectly well, how
to measure the party love for free
co!,uage of silver.
"hgUAb rights for nil-special
privileges for none," words credited
to Thomas Jefferson, are quoted by
the Journnl 11s the fundamental
principles of the party it represents,
We areata loss to determine how.
according to that policy, the demo
cratie party can consistently go on
record ns favoring the payment to
Uie silver sharkes of a bonus of
twenty-six cents on every 371 V
grains of silver mined.
Tub Journal says that a snow
Mlorm has been experienced in Vir
jfinia and draws the conclusion that
the republicans will be snowed tin
der In November. It strikes us that
it is a strong indication that the
democracy will be buried beyond
the hope of resurrection, since the
snowing under has commenced in
a democratic ctinn at this early
stage.
IK the voters of Cass county elect
J. b. J,eyda to the county supcrin
tendency they will never havecause
to regret it. He possesses a good
education and good judgment
and executive ability. lie has had
several years' experieuce as
teacher in the county and is well
informed concerning the needs of
the country schools. There is no
reason why h republican should
fail to vote for J. K. I.eyda.
ir is doubtful whether there
is a more worthy candidate upon
the republican ticket than J. I.
Uiiruh. He was elected last year
oy an unusually large majority
aud during his term of office, by
strict attention to his duties and by
the exercising of good judgment,
he has made many friends. Let us
not make the mistake of retiring an
ofllcer that has been tried and ele
vate in his stead an inexperienced
person.
Last year when the calamity
croakers were urging the Nebraska
farmers to forsake the republican
party and form a new one, the lat
ter had no idea that they were being
led into the democratic camp. It
is very evident, howcver.thiit such
steps have been made in that direc
tion ami we may safely predict that
if they vote with the democrats
this year they will next year be ex
pected to indorse the democratic
nominee for president. Slick fel
lows, those democrats are.
Thk democratic organ of this
place hating exhausted its nipply
of rot has apparently couclttdeu to
tinish its spite work agniust Dr.
Salisbury by coriTeying the idea
that the republicans of this city
wilt uot support him. The facts are
there is not a man on the ticket tluit
will poll more republicun votes
than he, , and Jhe republicans of
Plattsmouth realized that they had
no mati better qualified to make a
successful race and fill the office
acceptably than he, hence the es
tire delegation was instructed to
vote for him. No, no, gentle Annie,
the "aged republicans" will not
desert one of the strongest men on
the ticket.
It look- ery ii.ucli like
Edson will be our rext rdierilf.
AS TO MH, E DGERTON-
J. A. lrawley, i.n iniUieiitial dem-
oerat of Mrum -'.org, 1 oik county,
is in the city. Alllinugli :i Hie long
'"''ver in h" principle o dem or-
, r.r. r
y is cntlius'astic
in
hi Mippoi '. of Jit ! .,c I'ost. In con-
vers.it ion with a Journal represen
tative l.i.-t nil: ht Mr. l-'rawley Ktid:
"I am a democrat and very much
disdikcto vole a for republican, but I
laorot hi; t i M j: rid see ,-ticll a
: cv:i,;i as l!'1-1'1 ' elevated to the
i,, :.!!( ', c'.i. I am not v.-trting
t.irl'o.-l i, I nni doi.e, cverytliiii .'
ia my power to save tiiis t-h'te lrom
iiie u: - ,i ace that would In h-;jped
upo'i ii I'V the ( leciioa (.f I". iL-.frtoii.
1 'j'io.i ;'.( m i u lie ha .-'.ild his
, icli'ia fot
1 in our lov 1
supreme ci 1
!!
a
d: ci.-abb-lie
a
e of the !
as v.oul.l
'iwli.lo'K; i(
rt
us
b
as reliant
Justice would
isiiomcr. 1 Know n:
t'
"They have trumped up a story,
long a;',o outlawed and. forgotten,
a;;aii at Judge Tost. I don't know
anything about it and don't care,
but no man ever lived who could
stoop 10 baser acts than Kdgerton.
A man at David City had
trouble wiUi bis wife and
they separated. Neighbors, for the
sake of the children, mediated and
the couple were reunited. They
were living happily when Kdgerton
put hi.s oar in and induced the
woman to give hitn $a0 to secure a
divorce. HU conduct in this case
was inhuman and outrageous and
the neighbors had the second time
to intercede. The husband was
frantic and swore he would shoot
Kdgerton on sight, which would
have happened had he not desisted
and permitted the lady's friends to
again bring about a reconciliation.
They have since lived together con
stantly and are highly respected.
"The year before Kdgerton left
Stroiiisburg he ran for county at
torney. Fred Heenier of Arapahoe,
where Kdgerton had formerly lived,
heard of the hitter's ambition. He
forthwith prepared nn uflidavit
HOlllfflfr tilt H ftiriirlnn'a .v-Amiro 1
woriiuessness anu record ot ueaa
beating everybody in Furnas coun
ty wilh.whom he had the slightest
dealings. His colleagues on the
republican county ticket were
elected by majorities ranging near
4iX), while Kdgerton was defeated
by votes. This was several
years ago and the affidavit which
defeated him in our county oiiirht
to be used to defeat him this year.
"I'olk county democrats are pre
paring a petition to all democrats
in the state, begging them not to
vote for Kdgerton lor the supreme
bench. Should Kdgerton succeed
it will bethe blackest eye ever given
the state, mid I will feel like emi
grating. Kdgerton I know to be an igno
ramus. He is an incompetent law
yer and would sell out his clients
without compunction. He was my
ittorney in the year 1SK4 in the
transfer of some land and sold me
out shamefully. To show how in
competent he is I will state that at
one term of court he had thirty
cases and only won two of them
this is the record of the man the
independents want the people of
Nebraska to elevate to the supreme
bench. Why, it is disgraceful. Th
democrats are left with no ticket to
vote and therefore can consistently
vote for Post in preference lo
Kdgerton." -Lincoln Journal.
ONE TON A DAY.
Mr. George K. Card, United States
marshal at Los Angles, Cal., on
October 0, sent the following tele
gram to Hon. Win Ilahn, at Colum
bus:
lx)s A;r.KS, Cal., October ,
Win. Halm:
On Wednesday. 7th. I sawM burs
ot pig tin, each weighing tit) pounds,
inoiiiueu ai me i e mescal tin mines.
1 tie daily out is now full v one ton
will be doubled within two
months. There are only six un
naturalized foreigners out of the lift
mpioyeu now at the mines. Atli-
tlavits mailed this da. More to-
morrow. Gkowck k. (Uwi.
United States .Marshal.
The above shows conclusively
that tin plate can be manufactured
this country in merchantable
quanities. that the American labor
ers will be employed and that the
tin will be furnished the sumer
at a less price than formerly owing
to the fact that we are rendered
independent of the foreign mono
poly aud our manufacturers ren
dered able to compete with them.
Nearly every daily we receive con-
tains substantial evidenc.s tuut tin
plate, even st this early date, is
being made here and that everr
campaign falsehood was founded
upon shaky ground. Facts ad
duced from actual operation of the
law is better testimony than demo
cratic campaign matter.
In selecting s surveyor the voters
of Cass county should exercise
good judgment. It is often con
sidered un unimportant office and
worthy but little concern; but to
those who expect to have surveying
done it is a matter of great iisport
aace. and it is necessary that a man
be chosen thut is knw b be
thoroughly competent As to the,
i competency of tlu; repuUican nom-!
' ine(.t .. C. .Saves, tlurecanbe no'
question, rs he has filled the oilier?
j lo entire y.x'l - faction of hU( .-..
Hi itiieney.
of his opp
A
f much c.inuot be said
n i.N. Jt is very doubt-
ful if either of then poni-n the
requisite matin -in atieal ability or a
cu'Vh ient know !el;r of the science
of s 11 r eying to fill the otdce accept
ilbly. Let IH then fot l!l:i!,e t ':('
mistake o! retiring a.-i able o'.'.'cer
and deva'iiT i-i 1 is Mead an inex
perienced oi:d incie;:) r tent i.-iau.
Tin,
d.ity
at, act,
I!
a lv
World -' ier.i ! '.
aeter of j I . . n.
lo icael a, id :,
no the p : . 1
A. l'o,-l
aiu hi. a ou
!ial i bar
is l.ouiid
' :, :" pec,,
e.vii. b'or
aiiy . oeie
he is I
t
int' tMi y
us judt
Post lias lived
en Km. ,v.i j;s a
ill Co! I! Ill I'll-
man of :;r
At ti: i.ue
a i.l 1.
; re.ac!
iy, a
ai'te character.
l i V, hum : Iiag-
imi; na.-.n upon him is bound lo
i iny io ins suppoi i every man u lio
has ever known him, as well as
-.. 1 1 .. . i . . . . .
thousands of others w ho love truth
and decency. I'o.M may be defeated
because he is a republican, but it
will uot be accomplished by such
disgraceful word paintings as the
World-Herald indulges in. -Columbus
Telegram (dein).
Tun "Calamity Jane" politicians
who are supporting Kdgerton are
making a great talk to the effect
that Judge Post is a railroad tool.
The charge is false in every re
spect. Judge Post has been on the
bench in this district for the past
nine years, and during all of that
time has done nothing that would
give any grounds on which to base
such a statement. When the "Ca
lamity Jane" crowd can find noth
ing else to charge a man with they
call him a railroad man aud that is
expected to nail down the lid to his
political coffin; but that dodge
won't work in Mr. Post's case. It is
entirel' too thin. - Ilowells Journal
(dem).
JtnxiK Post admits everything
except mat iiedut not seduce th
girl; that he was uot indicted; that
the civil suit brought against mm
was dismissed at plaintitt s cost
that he was not expelled from the
Masonic order. All that is left of
the World-Herald's charges are the
periods, commas and semi-colons
and they are terribly distorted.
Fremont Tribune.
No, there is something left of the
charges besides the punctuation
points. There is the disgust left in
the public mind at the fact that
newspapers can be found capable
of descending to such depths of in
decency as to attempt to construct
family skeletonsout of imagination
and palm them off on intelligent
and decency-loving people for real
substance.- Heatrice Kxpress.
SINCE it has been conclusively
proven that the republican candi
date for supreme judge is a seducer,
aud that the alliance candidate is a
shyster of the first water, the voters
of Nebraska are between the devil
and the deep, dark, blue sea. Of
course either Post or Kdgerton will
be elected, but its hard to make a
choice between the two unsavory
candidates. L ion the bench Post
would be a king and Kdgerton a
clown, and since the sins of one are
no greater than the crimes of
another, perhaps it were better to
accept the talented Post, with his
love for pretty women, than the ig
norant Kdgerton, with his passion
for selling official opinions to the
highest bidder a record he earned
when a city officer in South Omaha
- Papilliou Times (dem.)
b have yet to hear of u single
mas who has been personally ac
quainted with Kdgerton during his
career as an attorney that can con.
scienciously urge the people to vote
for him. The (ireely county Inde
pendent has the following to say of
him;
"We are personally acquainted
with Joe Kdgerton. Have known
him since June lSSrt, and know him
to be an unprincipled office seeker.
a man who is in any parly that will
promise or otler him a place on the
ticket. He is without education,
and should he by accident be
elected to the supreme bench, would
would be a disgrace to the date,
and all lawn-biding men who voted
for him would be ashamed to ad
mit that they had been so mistaken
iu their judgment."
It is admitted that Frank Dickson
has practically no opposition in the
race for the county clerkship. This
is an office in which the incumbent
should be chosen because of his
fitness, and voters of the eonnty
without regard to party affiliations,
recogni.e that Mr. Dickson, owing
to his experience in the office as
deputy aud his genernl executive
ability, is much better qualified for
the place than any of his opponents.
Go to Hrown A Harrett's and ret
window glass and stop up that hole
in your nouse. tf
JUCCcPOST.
The nttemiit io turn the tide in
favor of Kdger'ori by slandering
I Judge Post after tie fashion
; adopted by the Vi'm Id-Iicral 1 will
! ,,t i, ti,,. ,.er,.,.. 1... ..
...... .... ui !VW, IIJUIIUCU UUl U 11
,..,.,, i, wmit ,'f.i r;,f
limy to ine Kdgerton movement,
j It is plainly evident that the
World-Herald is attempting to pre-Is-nt
ihe matter in a f.,1 e light. It
, i a.-.- li s (li st Judge Post was
lia-aeaei and considere 1 guilty by
-
His u i .Mibors. I wis is feloniously
f al: e. a-; Jud-e Po-t's aUoi ncys tes
tily in unmistakable terms, and the
record.-, chow the charge to he al
i . . , i . . t . i i . . .
.-loieiy i.ut-e. u i.- true lu: was
.-.-.laiMioaci ;,. appear before the
I jury i n 1 charged with the
ciiine oi cvducilou. lint the fact
I hat l:c v. as churgi'd does not prove
that he wa ;;r..:!ty. Any man may
I 1 I . r
i- enaij,eii won a crime in-fore a
grand jury even if there is no foun
dation for tiie charge. Ihere the
charger has it all bis own way, tin
accused not being represented
either in person or by attorney
the charger can bring in all the
evidence he desires and no refla
tion is permitted.
Now after a thorough examin;
tiou of the witnesses the grand jury
returned a verdict wholly vindi
cating Judge i'lwt. and from that
time on 'til now his relations with
the citizens of Leon, Iowa, have
been most pleasant aud satisfac
tory. His acquaintances were sat
:..r....t .. . i . i. . .
iKoeu as in ma innocence and in
addition to this uniinpeach
able testimony Judge Post
now, as he always has, emphatic
ally denies ever having been guilty
of the crime as charged.
Judge Post not only enjoys the
utmost respect and confidence of
his acquaintances at Leon, Iowa,
but i i his own district a more
honest, sincere, popular man can
not be found. The public will not
allow its fidelity to Judge Post to
waver in favor of a man with such
an unsavory record und who is so
utterly incompetent as is this oppo
nent.
Thk democrats of this state feel
highly elated that Judge Day of
Iow;iJinad cided to cast his vote with
the democracy this year. Hut there
is nothing in hid action that should
serve to enthuse the faithful of this
stale. It is doubtless well known
that in Iowa the canvass is being
made on the prohibition question.
The democratic purty and the sa
loon keepers and Hrewing Associa
tion on the one side and the repub
licans on the of her. Judge Day is
the man who declared the prohib
itory amendment to the constitu
tion which was adapted in 1S82, un
constitutional. He is a pronounced
friend of thi saloon element and
casts his lot with them, on that is
sue. Let it be remembered that on
national issues. Judge Day is
soundly republican, as are other
members of the party that are tem
porarily voting democratic on the
saloon question.
If the Journal finds comfort in
Judge Day's position, it is welcome
to it.
HARD ON THE WORLD-HERALD
After a thorough consideration of
all the circumstances that have
come to our knowledge concerning
tlie action of the World-Herald
towards Judge Post, Thk Hekald
has arrived at the conclusion that
the Leon correspondent to the pa
per knew as to the greediness with
which the sheet nabbed rot of that
kind and doubtless had been inform
ed that the republicans would have
to have some democratic support
to insure the election of Post and
knowing, as the correspondent cer
tainly does, that men of that char
acter are especially popular with
democrats, he doubtless improved
this opportunity, as he appre-
bended, to serve the republican
party a good turn.
AMttls lrls Experience in a Llgt
nouse.
Mr. and Mrs, Loren Treseoti .-ire
keepers of the (lov. Lighthouse at
Sand Heach Mich, and are blessed
with u daughter, four years. Last
April she taken down with Measles,
followed with dreadful Cough and
turned into a fever. Doctors at
home and at Detroit treated, but in
vain, she grew worse rapidly, until
she was a mere" handful of bones".
Then she tried Dr, Kinir's New
Discovery and after the iim of ivn
and a half bottles, was completely
cured They say Dr. King.s New
Discovery is worth its weis-ht in
gold, yet you may get a trial; bottle
iirc- .ii r. vj. rricney lrugsiore.
We have received a nice line of
putters hats and would be pleased
to show them te the ladies ot Pla tts
ruouth and viciuitr. We hare e..
cured Miss llemple as trimmer.
tf llTKEIf StSTKK.
Children ()ry for Pitcher's Ctorit.
WteM Baby wm tick, w gmrt her Ctatoria.
Wkra iU m CbM, itt crtod for Outon
HTbM ik tweuM Vim, H elans to OMorU,
Wttn tht ht CM!, trim. ib kt thra CWori.
IllonM Dark. ,
i- w.-s a siinjr'y, n RKye term r
virli n ehort t iil. Jr.?t whytiaescrr.'
ty looking t.kye terriers nlways find lux
ci ioas iiniij'-H ami fond admirers I ('.mi't
ktiOW, but tiir-y Befia to do it. Limes
was :o exception. He was tho liouv
bold jut. Eury member of t'.io family
tu.hliej and kif-seil hiui, und he returnt.'
their a.Teetiiin with equal ardor.
Vv la-n any en canieliotiie after a short
absence, Limes f-iiowed extravagant de-l';-i:t.
iiinl lis demonstrations were
ri.su illy rew.-'rue.l wi.h cundv or cake, j
lh-hiid a trick of catching up any j bride. Eat tdm had left and could not
(wail object which cuiiw handy, u;d ; be found. He hunted for her for months
iiriu;,iug it to lay at tae returned cue's j and years, mid finally heard that she was
feet, as if to di.-play tht generosity tt j dead. M. unwliil,.' ho had met another
Ins heart , charming yit:n:,' lady m.d the two were
Snmetimcs he overshot the mark b'i 'j finally married. For tweuty-thren years
the r -.-t of us. they have lived together, and iu addition
Oneday the lady of the houso returned, to nccumulatmir a Lundsome fortune
and Loin s, dashing out to find some ,' Hi'T have been bhv.se.i with several sons
token of allectiuu to present her, fell I and dairrht :s, one now of ii'e.
over three unfortunate little ducks w;;lk- j A week iyo, while at the state reunion
in..; primly behind their mamma. He. of soldiers at Grand island. Troop was
caiK,'ui one up in his month and with' introduced to a widow by the fame
joyful haste rushed back to the parlor. J name. A few minutes' conversation re
Poor duck! Poor EonesI The duck; vealed the fact that the gray haired lady
struggled. IJonos took a firmer grip. , was his bride of ever thirty years atro.
Hie duck struggled harder. Eoties gave
a hurried gulp, and, to bis own dismay
as well us to the duck's, the duck went
down Dunes' throat aud never came up
again.
The shout of laughter which greeted
his exploit was too much for Bone9. lie
ran out faster than he came in. His
tomnch and his conscience both trou
bled him for long after. It was only
necessary to say, "Duck, Bonesl" to see
him glink away with the funniest ex
pression of doggish shame, caused by
the remembrance of Lis unintentional
dinner. Harper's Young People.
Oriental Student! In London.
The superior orientals in London are
almost exclusively from India, except
such as represent diplomacy; and they
include two classes men of business and
students. The former are few, but rep
resent very large commercial interests.
The latter number about 200. They
have their headquarters at the North
brook club in Whitehall Gardens, ot
which the majority are members. Ti,c
practice of sending young Indians to
study in England is increasing. They
come from all parts of India and includs
Mahommedans, Hindoos and Parsees.
The luxury of a European education is
not to be had for nothing, and as a mut
ter of course only men of means can in
dulge in it.
Theso young fellows are, as a rule, ex
tremely intelligent, wiili charming man
ners, and they speak English admirably
far better than most European for
eigners who have lived for many years in
England. They study law and medicine
in London: bi one go to Cooper's Hill
for the eng! . service and others to
Cirencester loi' agriculture. The English
universities, and Edinburgh also, have
their contingent. In nearly all cases
tbey go back to practice in India, but ol
late a tendency to settle here has been
visible. The only other eastern country
which occasionally sends us a similar
class is Japan. tit. James' Budget.
The Value of a Rarehono.
The sum of 15,000 paid by Mr. Clun
dell Maple to Lord Alington and Sir P.
Johnstone as the purchase money ot
Common is the highest price ever paid in
ngiana ror a norse. It is commonly re
ported that the Duke of Westminstei
received a larger sum for Ormonde from
South America, though 13,000 was prob-
aoiy nearer the price. Moreover, fSignoi
uiuisirein was oHerert 20,000 for Siir
norina, aud the Duke of Portland a still
higher price for Donovan, but in these
cases the offers were refused.
When the Duke of Westminster naid
14,000 for Doncaster the highest price
piven in England for a race borse before
Common was sold people were almost
shocked at his temerity and extrava
gance, and yet it has been calculated
that the duke made a net profit of 160,
000 out of the transaction.
Sires of known merit snoh as St
Simon, Hermit aud Isonouiy are gold
mines to their fortunate owners, and iu
these days of excessive turf competition
a horse who has run well but has yet a
reputation to make at the stud will bring
in thousands before he lias proved either
a success or a failnre. London Tit-Bits.
There Are Two Kindt of MniUrd.
Hkere are two varieties of mustard
hlack and white. Black mustard is the
most valuable for commercial purposes.
Its seeds are very minute, weighing not
more than oue fiftieth of a grain each.
Its peculiar pungent taste is caused by
an essential oil. This oil can, like fruit
flavors, be exactly imitated by the chem
ists. Both as a table condiment and as
a medicine, mustard has been known
from a very remote period.
As now found in our grocery stores,
this spice consists of white aud black
mustard seeds, mixed Bnd grouud fine.
The white mnstard keeps better than
the black variety and is not so bitter
A good deal of the mustard sold is adul
terated, sometimes with wheat flour, but
more often with tumeric, the pulverized
root of a common East Indian plant. -Foods
and Beverages.
How Oie Kangaroo Fight.
The kangaroo fights with great ad
dress and intelligence, and if he can Hud
a stream or water hole in which toawait
his foes will station himself waist deep
in it, and pushing the doss under one by
one as they swim out to attack him
either drown them outright or compel
them to retire for waut of breath.
Atfainst hntaaa' enemies, armed tmly
with clubs or stirrup irons, the kangaroo
often shows himself a clever bexer, ward
ing off blows very dexterously with his
forepaws, and now and thsn making for
ward bounds, with rapid play of his dan
gerous hind feet, which are difficult to
avoid. Boston Journal.
Mvre Adt auUgeon.
"My husband hasn't treated me very
well lately, but I'll ftst even with him "
said Maude.
I wouldu t if I were you," returned
Estelle. , "I'd get ahead of him. "-New
York Epoch.
Soother of th YTar'a S ruuge Stories.
The suit of Joseph Troop brings out a
niont remarkable story, lliirty-otie years
aj?o Troop was married to JIIss Elizabeth
Ctirfer id Ohio. Fe'ir .weeks tifier th
we'Mins Joseph went t ) t!is front as s
soldier. H'5 fought for four years, nnd
finally was hit by a Ci:ifelerate bullet
mid was left fur dead on tae ft.dd. News
uf liis siijipu: -ed death reached his Ohio
hame.
Nevert'ipJ.--', he reccvered after pev
eral lnunt ,s;::Terin in a hospital, and
in 1S;,S lie returned to Ohio to claim hu
' le old soldier was dumfouuded, and
hurried to his Lincoln home to bear the
tidings to the mother of his children.
He assured her that nothing but death
could part her from him, aud sent word
to his long lost wife that he would have
to sue for a divorce from her. Cor. St.
Louis Repnhliu.
Saved from Suicide by III og.
An intelligent iet dog owned by Louis
Schmidt, of Camden, hits prevented hiui
from committing suicide.
Schmidt is just recovering from a seri
ous attack of typhoid fevor, which left
him very nervous and subject to fits of
melancholia. lie was seized with oue of
these spells Monday night, und while his
wife waa asleep he stole to the kitchen.
Here he procured a rope and making
a noose tied one end to an iron hook in
the wall. Then procuring a chair be
adjusted the rope, and kicking away the
chair swung himself off, as he thought,
into eten. ty. But, unknown to Schmidt,
his faithful dog had followed him, and
i;w actively knowing something was
wroug the intelligent animal went back
to the bedroom whining pitifully. Final
ly h awoke Mrs. Schmidt by tugging at
the bed clothing and rubbing his cold
nose in her face, and she followed the
dog down stairs ns soon as she missed
her husband.
There she found him hanging from
the hook. She managed to cut him
down iu time to save his life. Philadel
phia Times.
She Hint No TniHt In Hunk.
Over $7,000 iu greenbacks has been
found hidden among a lot of rubbish in
the trunk of an eccentric widow, who
spent her summer in a cottage near
Stonington, Conn., and who died re
cently. Always on leaving Stonington
at the end of the season she left the
trunk with a friend, telling him that it
contained nothing of account, but that
sne amn t care to have buriflars rum
maging through it, which would be the
case it she were to allow it to remain in
her cottage.
" 'asi visii me trunk was
stowed away in the garret of the friend,
and he thonght nothing more of it until
sometime after her death. His
then happened to run on the old 1
and he opened it, finding the money. It
is supposed that she accumnlated it
from allowances made her every now
and then by relatives. Philadelphia
Ledger.
Wonderful rig.
Joseph Stevens, an Oxford fanner, hss
a sow and four well grown pigs, which
run iu an orchard where the limbs of
the trees are quite low and laden with
apples. The old sow springs up and
catches a lunb and shakes it, thus bring
ing down the apples, which she and her
family quickly devour. After getting in
this way all she can reach, one pig
climbs on the mother's back and reaches
a higher limb, which she shakes vigor
ously, bringing down a fresh supply of
fruit. -Worcester Gazette.
Valuable Dirt.
The streets of Helena, Mon., are not
exactly paved with gold, nor can one
pick up a livelihood in nnggets from the
roadway, but cellar digging is apt to un
cover enough gold to pay for the labor,
aud sometimes quit a part of the cost
tf the house. In diiririnir thn fnnn.i.
tions of a business block there the inter.
ested parties are taking out 100 per day
in pay dirt, and do not seem to thiuk it
a very remarkable find either.-Boston
Transcript.
I'rofttMlonal Objection.
"I notice by tho iMiners." miiil f n.
kle to a chance acnuaiiitane in tiu.
street car, "thut one man has saved four
teen lives this past summer in the surf
at Atlantic City."
ies, and it does seem ns if twnnl
onjht to mind their own business."
Are you alluding to me'r"
ao, to the hfe savers. You se, I am
an undertakr."-New York Epoch.
A rare reptile, a while rattlesnake,
was exhibited at a fair in Clarion coun
ty, together, it is said, with a photo
paph of the snake's eye, in which aa
be distinctly seen the likeness of a far
mer who narrowly escaped death from
the reptile.
A new type of drawbridge is being
built In Chicago to span the Chicago
river. By a folding instead of a swing
ing process no central pier is needed, and
greatly increased facilities for navigating
the narrow river are obtained.
Western fansers aje now urging the
trial of a modification of the rain pro
ducing system to see if mints cannot be
formed at times which wUl reduce tho
rsdiRtion of Leat from the earth and
thus save the crops from frost .
Profeshor Ohsplin. the new chancellorl
or Washington university, is professor
of civil engineering st Harvard. He is
forty-three years old, a native of Maine,
and a graduate of West Point.