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THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE, LINCOLN, NEB., THUKSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1891.
THE OLD GARDEN.
It rat vine-fcnne unhinged, swings low,
No Utch nor key to shut m ;
One step to solitud, and to- .
There is no world of stir and sin.
Her gnarled branches bent to meet
Locggra-tiial blows where once was shed
InrftiM- of hwb and spice-pink sweet.
Ul ending with balm ot leavej o erliead.
X dial lifts ite moss-veiled bee. '
To tell how time once drew him nigh;
Bot rtealinp from the peace-hllcd place,
Did ever pass it by.
JXaThap twas on that snn-winfted day
The two rod hearts upon yon tree
Were carved and Lore, too, came this way,
When time in flying ceased to be.
Oh. souls who saw the Wosoniinj
Uf this old garden's insffic youth,
JJo ye steal hitherward to bring
A benison of peace and trulu?
For presence lingers In the air.
The world is somewhere lar away;
I am in tune with silent prayer.
And lace to taoe with yesterday!
TIIE TBANSFOBMATIOS.
"It is your turn this evening, Ather
ton, to relate the most thrilling tstory
which you can truthfully vouch for."
Jack Gray, a darkeyed student nt
whose room in Cambriu a few of hi
intimate friends had gathered, resumed
his fragrant Havana, and sent up
ward a blue wreath of smoke as he
settled himself in a more comfortable
attitude for listening.
"Turn thegns down a little, Jack;
you know Atherton is not quite so
fond of story telling as some of us
more loquacious ones, and as out of
respect to hisabstemioushabiU noth
ing stronger than Iciiionade graces the
round table this evening, we must
grant him every other indulyenre in
our power to lubricate his utterance
as orator of this occasion."
The young man referred to was a
Virginian, held in high esteem by his
classmates for his thoroughly manly j
character.
"No need of reminding me that my
forte is not story telling," he said,
"but if the club will allow me to read
a few facts I picked up last summer I
think I can pass muster. I had them
from a lady who was entertained,
with her husband at my home in
Vireinia. I had never met the couple
before, and was particularly attract
ed by Mrs. (irny, She must have
been nearly 40 years of age, but was
remarkably youthful in appearance.
I remember distinctly her bright and
engaging face and manner as she re
lated to us the incident I am about
to rend to you, while we gathered
around the blazing fire of pine knots
which the cool evening made most
agreeable. Have I permission to go
on?"
No objection being made Atherton
took up his paper and read the fol
lowing: I will tell you an episode of my life
that is so strange I fear you can hard
ly credit it, and so painful to me that
it is burned into my memory; the
story has never before fallen from my
lips.
I am a second wife. Inhis youthful
days my husband loved and married
a beautiful woman. 1 have been told
that upon her bridal eve the orange
blossoms that confined her veil were
not more fair than she.
"What a charming bride!" was
softly whispered among the guests,
80 attractive and loving was she in
character that even envy was dis
. armed, and she reigned as queen in
the hearts of relatives and friends.
After the festivities of the hour she
bade a loving adieu to all and hastened
with her husband to enter the- carriaco
waiting at the door. Scarcely had
the impatient horses turned from
the veranda when the rustling of 11
rabit in the hedge startled them, and
leaping aside, in an instant they over
turned the carnrge. ine coaenmnn
jumped from his seat without injury,
while the horses, freeing themselves
from the shafts, dashed wildly down
the avenue.
Anxious friends immediately sur
rounded the vehicle. Mr. tlray proved
to be uninjured, but Alice, his lovely
bride, was dead.
I pass over the grief and horror of
the scene. Three days later they
buried her, still in her bridal robes, on
the plantation, beneath the shade of
a branching tree, near which flowed a
tinv stream of water, its 6weet mur
mur, so dear to her in life, forever sing
ing a soft lullaby to her long slumber.
Here her sorrowing husband kissed
for the last time the marble forehead
and sweet, smiling lips, almost more
beautiful in death than in life. Then,
lonely mid sadj be sought his distant
home.
Years passed before he thought
again of marriage; and when besought
my hand, well did I realize that I
..... could never be as dear to him a the
bride whose memory he would keep
evergreen. But I was an orphan, and
you who know my noble husband can
not wonder that I gladly accepted
, bim
Several years passed, fmfiling all
my hopes md desires of contentment
ana happiness I had anticipated be
fore marriage. Then an event oc
curred which for a time made life a
nightmare of agony and finally des
pair. While I was seated, one day, upon
a vine-covered veranda .occupied with
an interesting book, Mr. tiray stole
quietly behind me, and placing his
etrong.lovinghand upon my shoulder,
startled me by saying:
"I must leave you to-morrow for a
short iournev. The parents of my first
wife have decided to make their future
residence abroad, and as the old
plantation must 20 into other hands
have granted my request to have
, Alice's remains removed and placed in
my own lot tn the cemetery here.
r I had no desire t o chance his pur
'pose and bade him adieu on the fol
lowing moraine.
All this occurred at the time when
guns and ammunition were beinx con
veyed over the borders from Texas
for our approaching war, and all the
railroad officials were on the alert for
auspicious looking boxes.
hen Mr. Gray had reached a town
in Virginia on his way homeward the
reat weight of the box in his care at
tracted theattention of some of the
road people, and they insisted on a
legal examination of its contents be
fore allowing him to proceed. Pro
tests were in vain. When the lid of
the casket was reached and removed,
before the speechless beholders lay ft
beautiful woman, asperfect M if hewn
from a solid block of trouble. B7
some strange chemical process Alice's
earthly beauty had been retideted
immortal.
The ight completely overpowered
Mr. Gray, and it was some time be
fore he could resume his journey.
When he did so he was a changk-d
man. Of course I knew nothing of
this at the time; the farts came to my
1-now ledge afterward. Soon his return
I hastened to welcome him home, but
started with terror at the worn
look of his always kindly face. With
ill concealed constraint he returned
my greeting. Then in measured ac
cents he told me of what had happen
ed, and his abse.it manner revealed
how his thoughts had wandered tc
the past. " ' ,
Not a day passed that he did not
visit Alice's tomb. True as he had in
tended to be to me, this trial proved
too much for him. I knew he blamed
himself for ever calling another wife.
Months passed. My health became
delicate. By dwelling constantly on
the great and t range misfortune
which had deprived nie ol a loving
care so justly mine, morbid fancies
took possession of my excited bruin.
No harsh word ever fell from Mr.
Gray's lips, but my presence nt times
seemed ignored by Inni. My own lips
were sealed. I was ashamed to con
fugs my jealousy .of this dwvl image of
a former love which was SO cruelly
robbing mo of earthly lmj:ness. I
felt creeping upon me diwjiair and
madness, f J hi my frenzy determined
to destroy forever that tiuectef which
was ruining two lives, lint human
nature has its limits of suffering. 1
w restled long with the powers of dark
ness until delirium ended all further
efforts to battle with the foe.
In those hours I have since learned
how my conscience-smitten husband
listened to my ravings. To no one
would he give up hi post of watcher
at my bedside.- lU-tunimg health, after
weeks of suffering from a terrible case
of brain fever, rewarded his care.
I aaokt'me day. tp lind his cool
hand upon my aching brow, and by
the tender expression of his face
knew I was reinstated in his jove. A
soon as my Ktrengtli permitted he
acknowlcged his error, ftddins: .
"I have buried forever from my
sight that image of a dead ove whi. li
made me recreant to my. nmrrmuo
vow."
Frcm this hotir my recovery dated.
No band scatters flowers more lavish
iv. "poii the grave of the beautiful
dead bride I:ru mine. For to nie the
return of a luinbaiid's love created 11s
great a transformation in my seem
ingly ruined life ns the wonderful pro
ccs in nature which transformed into
that beautiful statue a lovely though
dead form.
As Atherton ouietlv laid down his
paper silence reigned about the table
for a timo.. Then .lack, without a shad
ow of his natural Involity eaid slow
lv:
"You have kept us deeply interested
in una wouueriui inieiiujiienwu ui mi
ture, which laid t lie foundation for a
story of human love rather out of the
common line of love stories. Accept
our thanks for the entertainment you
have given us." Waverly Magazine.
THE YOUXG FOLKS COBSEK.
SPECIALLY DEVOTED TO THE
INTERESTS OP THE YOUNG.
Grandma Pumpkin PleaRegular
ity of Habit The Young Strang
er A Whistling Wall Hl
Mouth Needed Stretching.
Grandma's Pumpkin Pies.
Grandma was expecting company
for dinner the minister and his wife
and lit tle girl. Bo she was very busy
hat morning cooking all sorts of
good things, end among the other
things were the famous pumpkin pies,
made just as her grandma had mad
them.
Her grandma! Why, it almost
made Nannie dizzy to think about
grandma's grandma.
Nannie was standing on a chair
close beside the table, helping grond
ma cook. She had come out in the
country the day before to try and
get over la grippe.
"I should think," paid Nannie,
"that that way to make pumpkin
pies wouldn't be very good, 'cause it's
sr.ch old style."
"Old style's tho best .'or pies, I
guess," Jauahed grandma. "You see
if it nint. Now I suppose, child, you
never do have 'cm in the city, do
you?
Singular Prussian Law.
. One of tho most remarkable meas
ures enacted by tho Prussian Landtag
during the session which has just been
brought to a close is a law providing
for compensation to agriculturist for
damage done to their crops by game.
The damage is not to be paid by the
owners of tho game, who almost
invariably bolona to territorial no
bility, both great and small, but by
the other agriculturists, farmers, and
peasants whose crops the game has
refrained from injuring on that par
ticular occasion.
This extraordinary method of squnr-
ing accounts must ue an riouieu to
tho fact that the majority in the
Prussian Landtag is composed almost
entirely of petty territorial nobility
the so-called Uittergutsbesit.er. Hut
it is incredible that a man fo enlight
ened and progressive as t ha present
Kmperor of" Germany should have
given his sanction to a law which, in
the words of tho old proverb, 'rob
Peter to pay Paul." Indeed, under
its provisions, it will become more
profitable to have one's crops injured
by game than to have them left
undamaged. Toronto Mail.
How IngersoII Cot In.
I was told recently a story of how
Colonel Ingersoll's wit once obtained
him admission to tho office of Mr.
Lamar, when that gentleman was
Secretary of the Interior. In order to
Accommodate members of Congress
and Senators, Secretary Lfitn.ir hud
made a rule that during the hours be
tween 11 and 12 o'clock daily he would
see no one else.
Colonel Iimersoll comma to see hint
in that period was so informed by the
darkey at the door, and as he was ex
ceedingly anxious about getting a
word with the secretary no gave rne
boy a half dollar to go inside and
make this speech to the secretary:
"Mars Lamar, Col. Hob IngersoII am
outside and want to know, sah, as it
am the hour for receiving Members
and Senators, when you can see a
gentleman, sah." There were 20 per
sons in the room, and the laugh
created by the darkey's speech caused
directions to be given oy uie secretary
to admit Mr. IngersoII at once. New
lork Press.
Sprinting With Bruin.
The Seattle (Washington) Press re
lates that recently Miss Jessie Gordon
daughter of ft rancher who lives in the
woods in Kitsap county, while return
';ug home after visiting her uncle, saw
a bis black bear standing within a few
feet of the trail and apparently wait-
inc for her to como closer. Woman
like, her first impulse was to scream
at the top of her voice; her second, to
start for homo at the fullest speed
along thet-ail. She had over half a
mile' to go. Tho bear, apparently
scaredbv the shriek, started on a par
allel track in tho same direction, over
fallen loas and throntfh thick brush
Theracewasaneckand-neck one, uotn
contestants makinc cood time, tin
ally on arriving at the young lady's
home the bear oolitelv passed around
bv the back into the w oods, while the
other contestantpassed like a whirl
wind into the front room by the open
door and fell exhausted on the floor
Shedid not no into hysterics, but sug
gested to her father, as soon as she
regained her breath, that he "muzht
as well take hisauii and look forthat
bear instead of standing there asking
fool questions."
"Only the kinds that lives in cans,''
answered Nannie. "And papa says
that they can't hold a candle to
yours; but 1 'never could see why
they'd want to.''
"1 should think they couldn't!"
said grandma, decidedly. "Awl tiow
child we are ready tor the seasoning.
Just hand grandma the spice box
over there, won't you?"
Nannie put her nose down to
smell when the box was opened.
"Ah. how good, grandma! It smells
more like Christmas than ministers'
folks. I think."
' "There's gincer and mustard stand
ing right beside each other," said
grandma. "That's tho beauty of do
ing our own work, dear, 'cause they
look just alike; but I could go to them
in the dark, and not make a mis
take." Just then son-e one knocked at the
sitting-room door, and grandma had
to go.
"Now, dearie, don't get into nus
chiet, will you?" she said, as shestart
ed. And Nannie did not really intend to,
but grandma was gone a long time,
and by and by Nannio began to think
it would be a good joke to put the
mustard in the place of the ginger.
"Papa dearly loves a joke," she
thought, "and so do I. How they nil
will laugh!"
So quick as thought, she changed
thorn.
"Now, p'r'aps it will be better than
ginger. Mayue I'll discover some
thing," she thought,trying to quiet her
conscience.
When grandma, came back, every
thing looked all right.and she hurried
ly seasoned tho pies and put them in
the oven.
"The land knows Mrs. Pipkins is the
beater of a stayer," she said, as "He
sliut the oven door, and looked at the
clock.
But everything was ready when the
minister's fanr'ly eame.and grandma's
cap and Nannie.s apron were 'stiff and
spotless.
The dinner was good, and they all
ate ns though they enjoyed it. And
grandma, who justly prided herself on
her cookery, beamed with delight over
the wav thincs disappeared.
When the pies were brought on, the
minister s wile said, "Now wo are to
have some of the famous pnnipkin pie
that we have heard so much about."
Nannie's heart plumped down like
lead as she looked at grandma s
happy face as she handed around tho
great golden wedges.
Jtut what was tne matter wit 11 ni
They all took one mouthful, and
then a hasty drink of water.
Grandma quickly tasted hers, then
looked at Nannie's crimson face, and
Nannie burst out crying:
"Oh grandma,. it was a joke," she
sobbed out.
No ono laughed at all, but grandma
nroso (md took Nannie's hand ami
took her upstairs nnd put her to bed
right 111 broad daylight.
"() Grandma." said Nannie, when
they had all gone, and grandma had
come upstairs, "I am disgraced forever!
I'll never play ft joke again."
"It's no joke at all, when it hurts
folk's feelings," said grandma.
And Nannie has been very careful
ever since to remember " that. Mrs.
L. E. Chittenden in Youth's Companion.
Regularity of Habit.
Ono of the mostdimeult of nil minor
habits to acquire is that of regularity.
It ranks with that of order. The
natural inclination of most persons is
o deter until the last possible moment,
or to put off to another time, where
this can possibly be done. Yet habits
of regularity contribute largely to tne
ease and comfort of life. A person
can multiply his efficiency by it. The
mind can neso trained that at certain
hours in the day it win turn to a par
ticular lineof duty, and at other hours
to other ana different labors. I he
very diversity is restful when attend
ed to in regular order. Hut let these
run together and the duties mix, and
what before was easy is now annoying
and oppressive. And the exact differ
ence between many is at this point.
There are those who confuse and rush,
and attempt to do several things at
once, and accomplish little, while oth
ers will quietly proceed from one duty
to another, and easily accomplish a
vast deal of work. The difference is
not in the capacity of the two, but in
the regular met hods of the one as com
pared' with the irregular and confused
habits of the other. .
attention of Mr. V., who tra at that
moment busily enzagod with wnn
friend. At laet the frank, open face of
the bov attracted Lis notice, and be
addressed him with:
"What ean I do for you, sonny"
"I want a place, sir.
"Well, what can you do?"
The boy answered eagerly:
"Most anything, sir."
Mr. W., partly for a joke and partly
to rid himself of the almost too confi
dent boy. said:
"Ah, ah! Well, just go out and bor
row me a couple of thousand dollars."
Tim lad pitt ed his hat on his head,
walked out of the store, then passed
slowly down Ft out street till he came
to another ljrjje store in the sanielir.e
01 bUStness, fri'.-nJs "it tlie past, Mr. S.
0. & C, then with a bold but honest
look he walked up to the head of the
house and said:
"Mr. W. of W. & Co. sent me down
to borrow $2,000."
"He did, my son? How is business
tin at your place?"
"The boy, bavins seen the appear
ance of largo shipments, answered
quickly:
"Very good, sir!"
"Two thousand dollarsdid you say?
will that be enough?"
"Well, $2,000 is all he told me. but
if you have plenty I think he would
like it if you sent him $:,00.
"Just give this boy ft check for 3,000
for W. & Co.," remarked Mr. S. to his
cashier.
The boy took the check, and with it
returned to Mr. W., walking back in
to the office with an air of successful
pride, and said:
"Here it is, sir."
; Mr. W., taking one look at the check
and then at the boy, said:
"Young man. come in here; you are
just the one I have been looking for."
And giving h'un a desk he set him to
work.
The Young Stranger.
. The people did not intend tobe cold
ami distant toward l ho young strang
er. Hut they were. He came to church
several times firmly resolved that he
would make himself at home. Then
he concluded that it was no use, and
elno not again. He is now an active
member of a sister church a few blocks
ivay. A dozen people shook his
hand the first time ho strayed into
that church, and something in their
warm grip said: "Glad to see you,
vomiti fellow: don't know just who you
are, but come again, come again." He
went again. And the next time the
pastor and two or threedignified "eld
ers" and ft lot of young folks and the
big rich man who sits down near the
front had swarmed about him, and
found out all about who he was. where
he had come from, what he was going
to do, and assured him that they had
a place in their church that he would
exactly tit. That is the kind of a
church our young man was longing for,
and he "joined," of course. That is a
piece of history. It occurred not a
thousand not a hundred miles away.
Tho people in the first church men
tioned were kind-hearted people. Tiiey
would have been pleased had the
vounc man concluded to cast in his
lot with them. But how did he k
that? Sel.
A. reeearal
snow
Ces t Welch
rat.
Among the many new ases to which
gunpowder and other bhjh exploslre
have been applied recently is that ol
engraving, "y means of the forea
generated by the donation ol theso
articles the lines of aeucate leaves.
grass and insects have been impressed
on the service of the hardest iron pro
curable in the spsce of half a aocond.
By old processes hours wore consumed
where machinery was used and any at
tempt was made to secure artistlo re
sult, and days where manufactory re
sorted to hand work.
Many recent experiments havo been
made, mostly by officers of tho army
and nary, which have demonstrated
the efficiency of the methods.
At Newport a few weeks ago a heavy
charge of dynamite was exploded by
several officers, who were delegated
by the government to test a new meth
od of electricity In fuees, says the New
lork Herald.
Somehow a small dried leaf, withoui
the knowledge of the officers, had
slipped in between the dynamite car
tridge and the iron block from which
the charge had been fired.
When theexparlment had been com
pleted the officers were surprised to
find the perfect imprint of a leaf in the
iron. The most delicato lines ware
reproduced with startling distinctnoss.
A series of experiments, which were
attended with remarkable success,
followed.
One of tho officers who made tho
first experiinoats is now in the city,
and he gave an account of his discov
eries when I saw him at an uptown
hotel the other night
"I was rather surprised to find that
it was possible to reproduce the out
lines of perishable articles upon tho
surface of iron by means of explo
sives." said he, "and was at fird skep
tical, although I had often heard that
a candle could be fired through an oak
plank.
"When we found tho Imprint of tha
leaf we made several similar te3ts.
"They took place at tho torpedo
station in Newport. Wo placed sev
eral loaves and flowers between two
plates of boilor iron and then fired
a moderate charge of dynamite on tho
upppr piato.
The exact outlines, with even tho
veins in tho petals of the flowers, woro
reproduced on the hard metal. -
Other and moro extended experi
ments were attended with sin.ilar results.
Another singular fact is that whoa
exploded under tho water tho imprints
are much tint r than those produced in
tho open air. Frequently when a wad
of gun cotton is exploded beneath tho
surface of the water the exn'oaivea
will sink into tho iron foundations so
deep that the sunken words and fig
ures will be reproduced in raised char
acters on iron."
Several manufacturers have followed
tho example set by the officers and
some day probably dynamite will bo
put in practical use as an engraver.
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Tact
Tact is one
tions of a business man, and the fol
lowing little incident in the history o
or.a of tho most successful memmnl j
shows a development of this tra
early in his business career.
Coming to Naw York from the coim
Iry.without friends and with very little
money, ho found his way to "lower
Wall street," and walking into the
store of W.& Co., passed back ir.tothe
pountinc room and waited modestly
and patiently till he should divert the
Bad Company.
A young lady of sixteen, who had
been piously brought up, was invited
to a party at which certain persons of
undisguised infidel sentiments were ex
pected to be present. Her father ob
jected to her going.
"1 know, papa," she said, "that
they speak against -the .Bible and
against Jesus; but you can be quite
sure they will do me no harm. I can't
help that; but I shall not allow them
to affect me in the least."
"Mv child," said her father, invent-
inc an excuse for the sudden request,
"my work can't be interrupted; I have
- . . in i 1 .- .1 u
necu oi a coai; win you uukuiu eiiouyu
to fetch me one
"Do you want a live coal, papa?"
"No one that is dead burned ont."
The coal was brought. The young
lady had brouaht it ia her hand.
"Didn't it burn you, my child? asked
the father.
"Why no, papa how could it? Ic's
dead?"
"Of course it couldn't; but look at
your hand Florence."
"Oh, papa, how black my fingers
are! I must go and wash them."
"Wait a moment, Flossie; here is a
little lesson for you while you are
washinp them. It is this: 'Companion
ship with the wicked and worldly may
not necessarily burn and destroy you,
but it will certainly soil' you.' Re
member all your life time what the
apostle says: 'Evil communications
corrupt good manners." 'Selected.
A Whistling Well.
In the town of Great Valley, Catta
raugus county, there is an interesting
curiosity familiarly known as "Tlie
Whistling Well." It is on the farm of
Colonel Wesely Flint, and was dug by
the Colonel's father, some forty-five
years ago, to tho depth of forty-five
feet, when no water accumulating, it
was abandoned. Some time after, a
strong current of air was noticed
rushing in and out of the well and a
Hat stone, with an inch-a nd-three
quarters hole bored in it, was fitted
over it. Into this hole a whistle was
fastened, which changed its tune as
the air was drawn up or down,
and it was soon found to be a reli
able weather barometer. In settled
weather the whistle was silent; but if
stor.-n was coming on, its approach
was heralded bv a warnina shriek of the
whistle as the air rushed out of the
well. When the storm passed and
clear weathir came, the current of an'
changed and was drown into the well
and the faithful whistle told tho
story bv its changed tone The
whistle itself has long been worn out,
but the well still tor tells the change of
the weather to those who understand
the meaning of the varying current of
air. In rainy weather a stream or
spray 's forced up through the open
ing. Wide Awake.
His Mouth Needed Stretching,
liit tle Sue was to have a grand treat
in the shape of an after-dark "out
ing." But maiiuna thought her
small Beunie too young to share it.
When the little fellow's lips quivered
pitifully, she promised him as his
"good time" the privilege of "sitting
up" with his auntie. Bennie was
much imm-essed with his new dignity.
As the long evening wore on he
bravely held ' his little, sieepy eyes
wide open, until at last tired baby
nature found relief in a seri-r of
'""Iguesi Bennie is getting sleepy,"
nuntiesaid."
"O no I isn't, auntie, the little
hero said mamully. "only my mout
AN UNCLAIMED ESTATE.
Where the Frlendlegi Sailor's Money
Goes st His Death.
When a sailor on an American ship
dies at sea, at the next port that the
vessel touches where there is an
American consul his money and claims
for money are turned over to tho. con
sul, who in turn send them to the
United States circuit court office in
this city or in the district whence the
sa'lor shipped. To get tho money the
sailor's relatives aro required to filo
their affidavits in the court sottmg
foth that they are next of kin.
Quite a sura of money thus drifts in
to the United States court clerk's office
in the Federal building, says tho New
York Times. The amounts received
run from 2 to 120 ordinarily, but
sometimes tho effects of a seaman of
saving disposition amounts to much
more. Recently two bank books call
ing for about f2.0U0 and $600 in casn
were received.
The sailor was an old follow who
had put away his money carefully. No
claimants have yet appeared to secure
tho money. It will bo kept for several
years, and then, if no one can put in
valid claim to tho estate, it will revert
to the government.
ton
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A Curious Paradox.
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