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As the 7? tO train began to pull away
from the Alexandria station an old,
white haired - negro harried across the
platform and swung himself on the rear
car.
"Here is a seat, nncle, called m young
man. "You look tired."
The negro shuffled forward eagerly.
. "Yes, sah. T'ank yo, eah," he said
gratefully as he sank down. "I'ze plumb
beat. Done walk mons'rous long ' way
dis yer mawnin. Yo' see," as the young
man folded his paper and slipped it into
his pocket, "Marse Henery an me lib
over in Prince George county, an larst
week Marse Henery be up an die. Dat
lef me by myse'f." ,
"I see, and you are going south to look
for work." . ;
"No, sah; goin back home goin back
to ole Georgy I ain't been dar in mos'
thutty year," he went on slowly; "not
sense de Linkum men took we all's nig
gers. Dar was a whole passle ob 'em, but
dey all done bruk away. Den de sheriff
sol de plantation an dar wa'n't nutten
lef we ail but de norf. We's 'bleeged ter
hab money ter lib.'-'
"And you stuck to Marse Henery?"
The old negro looked at him in sur
prise. "Ob co'se," he answered simply. "I'se
de body sarbent, an Marse Henery
couldn't git 'long 'thout me. He's a
gen'leman an 'pended on bein tuk car
ob. But I'se 'bleeged ter be 'way in de
daytime, case I'ze a cyarpenter an allers
hab plenty wuk."
"What did Marse Henery do?"
"Marse Henery!" indignantly. "Why,
he's gen'leman, I tells yo'! He aJn't do
nutten. He ain't nebber learn do t'ings
like common w'ite fo'ks. He hab niggers
for dat."
"You don't mean that you have sup
ported him ever since the war?"
The old negro drew himself up with un
conscious dignity.
"Yo' goin talk like dat, I ain't got
nutten mo' ter splain."
"I beg your pardon," said the young
man hastily. "Please go on."
The black face relaxed. ,
"Yo" ain't known Marse Henery," com
miseratingly, "so yo' don't un'stan. Ob
co'se I wuk for him. He car' for me befo
de wah, didn he? What nigger good for
but wuk, I like know?"
A boy came through the car with a bas
ket of sandwiches. The young man
fought two and handed them to his com
nanion. The old nearroV eyes glistened.
'T'ank yo', massa! T'ank yo', sah!" he
said gratefully. "I didn hab no break
fas, an money's too scase ter buy t'ings
on de road; I war 'lowin ter fill up after
I done reach Georgy."
A few minutes later there was a slight
rinnle through the car. The conductor
had entered and was calling for tickets.
The young man produced his and held
it in readiness. The negro fumbled anx
iously through several pockets and finally
remembered that he had pinned his to his
hat lining.
"Done tuk elery cent I could scrape up
ter buy dat," he said triumphantly "as he
produced it. "Bat das all right. I km
wuk, an fo'ks don't need money w'en
dey's home. Money's for trabblin.
In the seat behind them was a shabbily
dressed woman whose face had an anx
ious, frightened expression. Crowded on
the seat beside her were several bundles,
and in her arms was a white faced, big
eyed baby. When the conductor touched
her shoulder, she started uneasily.
- "Ticket, please."
A red flush of shame spread over the
woman's face, then it disappeared, leav
ing her white and dogged.
"I haven't any."
"Vejr well. If you get off at the next
titation, it will save us the trouble of put
ting you off, and he turned to the oppo
site seat
The woman's eyes grew big with terror
as she sprang up and caught him by the
arm.
"Don't do that, sir! For God's sake,
don't put me oil!" she implored hoarse
ly. I ve got to go. My husband has
written for ma to come. He's he's dy
ing!" And a great sob rose to her white
lips, but was resolutely choked back.
"I tried to raise money," lowering her
Toice so the other passengers could not
hear, "but I couldn't. We sold every
thing we had so he could go south, as
the doctor ordered. And now he's he's
oh, my God! my God!"
She turned from him and sank weakly
Into her seat. .The conductor shook his
head.
"I'm sorry, madam," he said kindly,
""but we have only one rule. You must
pay or get off. I can't risk breaking
the rules. Ticket, please."
The old negro rose slowly to his feet.
"I'ze feared yo'll hab ter put me off,
too, boss," he said humbly. "It's mon
B'rous hard wuk for pore nigger like me
ter raise money for ticket." 4
"Off at the next station!" broke in
the conductor harshly. "We'll be there
in a minute. If it was not so near, I'd
slow the train and put you off. This poor
woman has some excuse, but you bah!
The young man was about to make a
protest, but something in the old negro's
face restrained him.
Before the conductor Tea ched the end
of the car the speed began to slacken.
The old negro rose and turned to his
companion.
"Reckon I "better be ieabin," he said.
T'ank yo for dem san'wlches, an I hope
yo'll member me kin ly. Here, missy.
to the woman, who was gazing stonily
from the window, and dropping his ticket
Into her lap, "here's yo ticket. I reckon
yo done drap it. I hope yo' fin' dat hns
nan' ain't so bad as yo' t'ink."
" And before she could recover from her
bewilderment he had left the car and
was shuffling down the platform. The
young man half rose to call him back.
Then a remembrance of his own re
sources or perhaps of some one waiting
for him caused him to sink back on his
seat and stare blankly at the window.
As the train moved out he saw the old
negro trudging along beride the track,
still bound for Georgia. Exchange.
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"When. Antiques Were Plentiful.
, John Stackhouse-Bailey, the sundial
maker of Centerville, Bucks county, was
one of .the first Pennsylvanians to ap
preciate the aesthetic and financial value
of tbe tall hall clock, the spinning wheel,
th? Dutch stove, the four post bedstead
and the other colonial and precolonial
furnishings that used to litter the attics
of old farmers. The farmers then used
to send for him, and, working off, say,
a magnificent old table of mahogany for
$15, would laugh to think how they "had
bested him, when he, a week or so after
ward, would make a profit of about 500
per cent on the purchase. Philadelphia
Record.
A GRIZZLY AT BAY.
Mr. Gratit Setsm-Th.wsnpsoa Telia
' Aedoti of Wll Animal
He Has Ksows.
In the Century Mr. Ernest Seton
Thompson relates "The -Biography of
a Griazly," telling of the days of his
strength. The story opens with this
anecdote which is griazly in more
senses than one:
WalVa third summer had brought
him the stature of a large-ized bear,
though not nearly the bulk and power
that in time were his. He was very
light-colored now, and tJbis whs why
Spahwat, a Shoshone Indian who mora
than once hunted him, called him the
Whitebear, or Wahb.
Spahwat was a good hunter, and as
soon as he saw tbe rubbing tree on the
Upper Meteetaee he knew that he was
on the range of a big griz2ty. Be bush
whacked the whole valley, and spent
many days before he found a chance to
shoot; then Wahb got a stinging flesh
wound in the shoulder. Be growled
horribly, but it had seemed to take the
fight out of him; he scrambled up the
valley and over the lower hills till he
reached a quiet haunt, wnere ae lay
town.
His knowledge of healing was wholly
instinctive, lie. licked the wound and
air around Jt, and sougfiT to be quiet.
The licking removed the dirt, aud by
massage reduced the inflammation, and
it plastered the hair down as a sort
of dressing over the wound to keep out
the air, dirt and microbes. There could
be no better treatment.
But the Indian was on his trail. Be
fore long the smell warned Wahb xhat
a foe was coming, so he quietly climbed
fait her up the mountain to another
resting place. .But again h sensed the
Indian's approach and made off. Sev
eral times this happened, and at length
there was a second shot and another
galling wound. Wahb was furious now.
There was nothing that really fright
ened him but that horrible odor of
man, iron and guns, that he remem
bered from the day when he lost his
mother; but nqw all fear of these left
him. He heaved painfully up tbe
mountain again, and alorg under a
six-foot ledge, then up and back to the
top of the bank, where he laj flat. On
came the Indian, armed with knife and
S1.UCX A CRUSHINQ KLrOW.
gun; deftly, swiftly keeping on the
trail; gloating joyfully, over each
bloody print that meant such anguish
to the hunted bear. -Straight up the
slide of broken rock he came, where
Wahb, ferocious now with pain, was
waiting on the ledge. On sneaked the
dogged hunter; his eye still scanned
the bloody spots or swept tbe woods
ahead, but never was raited to glance
above the. ledge. And . Wahb, as he
saw this shape of Death, relentless on
his track, and smelled the fearful
smell, poised his bulk at heavy cost
upon his quivering, mangled arm. there
held until the proper instant came, then
1r his sound arm's matchless native
force he added all tbe weight of des
perate hate as down he struck one fear
ful, crushing blow. The Indian sank
without a sound, and then dropped out
Qf sight- Wahb rose, and sought again
a'quiet nook, where he might nurse his
wounds Thus be learned that one
must fight. for peace; for he never saw
that Indian again, and he. had time to
rest and recover.
They Kaew What He Meant.
An ocean-going captain was so much
given to using bad language that his
first mate, in the land able desire to re
form his chief, made a bet with bim
that he could not do without swearing
for a week., 'The captain was confident
that be could. It went on all right for
iwo or three days, until a bit of a squall
came on. and tbe sailors were up aloft
attending to their varions duties. Tbe
captain was displeased with their
work, and he stood it as long as he
could in silence. Then be began to
mumble under his breath, and finally
be threw his cap on the deck and
jumped on it. Even this did not relieve
bis feelings, so he shook his fist at the
men aloft with an angry scowl and
hissed: "Bless you, my dears! You
know what I meanl"
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Report of the Condition
OF THE
HALLAM BANK
CHARTER XO. 513 (Incorporated).
At Hallam in the State of Nebraska, at the
close of business June. 30, 190u.
KESOCKCES.
Loans and Discounts. $10,344.36
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured
Stocks, securities, judgments, claims,
etc
Bonds. -
Other assets.. .
Banking house furniture and fixtures.. 1,500.00
Other real estate.....
Currer t expenses and taxes paid 1,404.52
Premium on U.,S. and other bonds and .
securities.;!"..
Chee ks and other cash items 60.00
Due from National, State and Prirate
Basks and Bankers 19,032.59
Cash.. Currency.. $1,382.00 R ,
Gold. :.. 1,735.00
Silver &6.75 "
v t . Pennies . . . . 7.26,
Total cash on hand 821.01
, Total... ..'.-.V. 435,162.48
LIABILITIES. -
Capital stock paid in 5.000.00
Surplu s fund
UndiTided profits......... 1,922.91
Dividends unpaid
Individual deposits ' subject
to check $17,798.82
Demand certificates of de
posit 2.539.75
Time certificates of deposit.. S.901.00 29,239.57
Certifi?d checks
Cashier's checks outstanding
Due to national banks
Due to State and Private ..
Bakks and Bankers
Notes and bills re-discounted
Bills parable......
Total .$38,162.43
STATK OF NEBRASKA 1
COUXTT OF VSS
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bank, do solemnly swear that the above state
ment i correct and a true copy of the report
made to the state banking board.
Jobn J. Meteb.
Cashier.
Attest: John J. Mete. Director.
Gochard Rippen, Director.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th
day of July, 19UU. Q. H. Buhaak.
, Notary Public
Tours In the Rocky Mountains.
The "Scenic Line of the World," the
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P. J AS. COSGRATE,
Attorney-at-Law Blllingaley Block.
George W. Pollock, non-resident, defendant :
You are notified that June 23, 1900, Jennie Pol
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trict court of JLancfciter county, Nebraska, ask.
ing for a divorce on tbe grounds of desertion
and non-support.
You are required to answer said petition on
or before August 6, 1900.
JENNIE POLLOCK,
By her attorney P. Jab. CosGRAva.
For a Summer Outing
. The . Rocky Mountain regions
reached via tfie UNION PACIFIC, pro
vide lavishly for the health ot the in
valid, and the pleasure of the tourist.
Amid these rugged steeps, are to be
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that cheers and exhilarates. The
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In effect June 21, July 7 to 10 Inc.,
July 18 and August 2. One fare plus $2 for
the round trip from Lincoln to Denver,
Colorado Springs, Pueblo, ! Ogd en. and
Salt Lake City. - Return limit Octo
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the honor:
OF BESSON.
Bj E0BEBT 0. V. 1IEYEBS. '
., t Copyright, 1900. by R. C. V. Meyeral
Besson ahoved in his pocket the pa
per on which he had jotted dorn the
order. - - c
'"Of coua,, said Mr. Clavle while
the young clerk in the background be
came, interested In a book on a table
near enough the two o render over
hearing not Impossible "of course you
will be punctual?" '
Besson buttoned up his coat.
"And," followed up the publisher,
"you understand fully."
Such insistence! It tired Besson.
"It is probable," he answered,
I understand..
- Clavle cleared his throat.
Tnai f
V J
"Your pardon," he explained, "but j
you seemed so shall I say inatten-1
tlver -
"I t is a very good word." Besson as
sured him. Then, apparently willing
to relieve the other's anxiety at so
alight a cost to himself, he pulled the
paper from his pocket. "I have It
down, you see ten biographies of 500
words each, to be incorporated Into a
1. m .u - . At ...t M
new popular history of the revolution.
The subjects are Marat. Brlenne, Dan
ton, Desmoullns. Robespierre. Espre
mesnlL MIrabeau of course not Ton
neau MIrabeau."
"You know that."
"As you say, MIrabeau (not Ton
neau'), Roland. Tlnville I have them
all here."
"And I know you have their histories
at the ends of your fingers."
"Or at the ends of the fingers of those
who hare prattled about them In print
Besanvllle, Dulaure, Lacretelle, Con
dorcet, Mercler, Toulongeon, Bovllle,
Melllan. Vauban."
"Bra vor cried Clavle. "Did I not
say so?.' ,i --. .'. ,
"For which emanations of genius,"
dryly summed up Besson, "I am to re
ceive" '
He paused, a twinkle in his eye. In
the corner of which quivered a drop of
moisture. ... . .
"You consider the price low," said
the publisher. "Twenty francs for each
biography of 500 words is"
"Precisely." interrupted Besson as
he returned the paper to his pocket. "I
took a prize In mathematics some
years ago. I know how many centimes
a word that. is. It is settled. . Bon
jour!' And he left the office, brushing
the drop from his eye with a finger cir
cled by; a deep gold band that served
to accentuate the whiteness of the
hand. - . .
"Francois," the publisher said, turn
ing to the young clerk, 'there goes a
man who knows more about France
and her times than any two men in
Paris today. But." he shrugged his
shoulders,' "dissipation has done Its
work. , The green, angel has him,' and
hetwill not; be on; time. " Thus I have
put the date five days ahead of that on
which, as you know, we shall actually
need the articles he Is to do for us. To
day is. the 5th. v I have told him we
must have them by the 15th. We need
them on the 20th. He will -deliver
them on the ISth. He has worked for
us before.- You may resume your du
ties, Francois."
Outside in the sunshine Besson re
lieved his eyes of another drop of
moisture. It was always thus early in
the morning. It was barely noon, and
he had been forced to rise prematurely
in order to see the publisher, who had
twice, asked for the interview.
Whither should he go home to work
at the order, from Clavle? Bah! He
had no such intention. What on such
a day as this to go to his silent room
at Mamzelle's. in the Place Labrosse.
and sit there and spin out words about
Marat, MIrabeau (not Tomeau') andj
tnose oxners; iso. no, my cuim. uui
while the sun shone like. this, and the
boulevard promised what it did, and
that path in the Bols had begun to
sprinkle the asphalted air with imper
ceptible jets of the perfume of lilacs.
He might get at the things this even
ingthough not this evening, either,
for he had promised himself to go this
evening and see how wretchedly Sar
dou .had put together that last new
play, a thing of shreds and patches of
tiwmju..,.
be time enough. Hold! He had prom-
had told Clavie that the biographies
was only the 5th. He had ten days in
which to write out 5.0Q0 words upon
"For which emanations oj Qtniu am to
, . j receive"
the subjects with which he was entire
ly familiar. He could do it in a day.
He had done as much before. .
To be sure, he wished that he al
ready had tbe money for tbe stuff, ne
was badly in need of money, as was
usually ..the case, and the people who
had purchased , the newspaper that
owed him so much for those papers on
the Sorbonne would not pay up till
next month. It was vexatious, and he
had a mind to return to Clavle and re
quest a trifle in advance and
But stop! He knew what he should
do. He would go and see Bougereau's
new picture, which was such a falling
off from his earlier . and better style.
Slrst tie would have a small glass at
th American's, , where the tumblers
were not so thick as at Compte's. Aft
er Bougereau's picture he would drop
In on Fleche and point out to him the
faults in the poem he had under way.
Surely, now ne was In for It, he could
think of a hundred things which would
assist In pleasantly passing the time
till evening and the theater. Now for
the small glass at the American's, for
he was. shaky after last night. And
what drollery there had been last
night Arsene with castanets was In
imitable in that grotesque Imitation of
Cal ve as Carmen. -
' Mamzelle, In the Place Labrosse,
heard him at daybreak fumbling at the
lock. She often bad to go down and
admit him at about this hour, as he
had more than once filled the keyhole
with bits of pencil and the like, mls-
taking them for his latchkey. So It
was better, all things considered, to let
him In as soon as one heard him.
"I regret, Mamzelle," he said when
he opened the door, "to be the cause
of rousing you from the morning slum
ber which Increases beauty. I have
been to the theater."
"AS any one may krid w," . Mamtelle
responded shortly, though not unkind-
Her father had often gone to the tl-
i ater and come home to this Tery house,
t .
at this5 very hour, In this very condi
tion. Indeed, old Carlere,. across the
way, had told her on more than one oc
casion that it must seem like old times
to have her lodger going on like this.
"And it was a bad play," Besson was
saying,, smiling so blandly that Mam
zelle frowned. It too vividly reminded
her of the old times. "Sardou knows
no more about French affairs than
than you do. The next thing we shall
have yon doing historical plays, Mara
xelle." ' - '.'-'
' The good God ; forbldl'V she ejacu
lated. "And If monsieur would kindly
enter I will close the door. Monsieur
Is still outside." -.
"I believe Mamzelle Is correct,- he
apologized. "Permit me." And, enter
ing, he shut the door in an elaborate
fashion.' "Does Mamzelle ascend?"
"If Is my hour for beginning, the
day," she told bim. . f
."It Is an admirable hour -for begin
ning anything," smiled Besson and zig
zagged his way up to his room, Mam
zelle waiting at the foot of the stairs
In case of an accident. Then she took
the lamp from Its stand and went Into
her parlor.
'But," she sighed, "I only wish he
would pay me CO francs on account. I
pity him. I pity all men. They are of
the sex of my father..- I cannot press
him for the rent; of his room, and yet
I have promised Dalcour 00 francs by
noon of the 25th of the month, and I
have not a franc of It I fully expect
ed monsieur to settle the 1st of this
month,' which made six months' rent
due me. but he has not done so, and
now that he has taken to going to the
theater every night in place, of twicu
a .week, and writing not at all, I see no
prospects of be money.""'
She threw open the window so that
she might catch the first light of day
and have a box of flowers under way
by the time she partook of dejeuner,
f "I will wait as -long as ; possible,
though." she said, with a sigh, "I must
tnot despair.: ; Despair ruins my skill.
and this time I am making orchids."
The days passed, and Besson offered
no part of the money he owed her. Of
course ln the midst of her Increasing
perplexity old Carlere had to come
over, when he saw her working at the
window. He folded his amis on the
window sill and talked In at her.
"Ah. Mamzelle," he chirruped, "such
a tombstone as your father will have!
It must be pleasant to rest under such
a tombstone. Dalcour Is proul of It
himself. He says that but for my
friendship for you it would have cost
you considerably to ore than he charges
you He ,g aQ agreeable man jhat I)aI
cour. By the way, our young man, our
Besson I hope bis late hours do not
Interfere with his work. Is he always
prompt In paying what he owes? "I
ask as a friend." ,
"I find no fault with, monsieur,"
Mamzelle stiffly replied. "He Is a writ
er for the newspapers. Writers for the
newspapers frequently keep late hours.
I understand." . . . v ....
Again old Cariere sauntered over.
Dalcour -says the marble of that
tombstone Is without a flaw. I have
geen, It Dalcour says that GO francs
frav thf. Trina, nf thtk m.fM.' , th jS
fray the expense of the marble and the
carrying or it to the cemetery, uot a
sou for the carving he has executed
such a ravishing wreath, of acorns
round yourvf ather's name. Our young
man. our Besson does he write much
for the newspapers? 1 meet him so
frequently on tbe boulevard."
'.'."Doubtless It is wearisome. But, then,
these writers for the newspapers gath
er ideas on the boulevard." said she.
Old Cariere smiled and disclosed bis
two eyeteeth. which were separated by
A sad stretch of unrelieved vacancy,
and, dusting his. elbows, went away,
only to come back In a day or so and
say something to the same effect for
he watched Mamzelle and saw that
something was on her mind. And as
in former times only one thing had
been on her mind namely, her father
so he now decided that only two
things could have the old effect her
father's -tombstone and her lodger.
" By the 23d Mamzelle was nearly be
side herself. She had promised Dal
cour that he should have CO francs on
the 25th. and she had never broken her
word. The flower making was but
poorly remunerative. She earned only
enough to keep her In the bare neces
saries of life. The landlord must be
paid regularly: the baker must not
Wait; her fuel must not be had on
trust She had only the rent of the
room Besson occupied to assist her in
outside matters, and the rent had not
been paid for nearly the half of the en
tire year he had been with her. Why
dl she ke?p him? She sometimes ask
ed herself that question. Old Cariere
