The Alliance-independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1892-1894, November 10, 1892, Page 13, Image 13
THE ALLIANCE -IN DEPENDENT. IS rui 1 , COMPOSITOR FOLLOWED COPY The Newspaper Poet' Poem as It Was Pat Into Type. "Horrota what an obscure hand you write!" said the literary editor to the new space writer as he turned in a new hit of poetry. Oh. it's plain enough." interjected the poet hastily. The rhymes and I the metre will help the compositor ouV and there will not be the leasi bit lof trouble if they just follow the copy." And the manuscript went hustling p the tube to the composing room. Sa-ay, what dod-gasted chump has been send in' in his Chinese laun dry bill for copy?" wildly sung out llug 10. wiping a sudden burst of per ipiration from nis forehead and glar ing at his last tako. '1 can't make Jiead nor tail out of this thinjr." "Well, Chinese or no Chinese." cried the hurrying foreman, "make whatever you can out of it; and 6nag it up in mighty "short order, for we are late now." And the type fairly jumped from tho case into the stick. 5ood Caesar!" gasped the proof reader, clutching at his brow, "are my eyes failing, or is this a premoni Uion of nervous prostration!" Then he rubbed his eyes and stared. "By tthe gods! Either I've got the; blind - staggers, or slug 10 is on a royal . Intll t At that moment a scream ; came " down the snout: Hush that nronf : along, for "heaven's sake! We're : i.i.m Th a nnnf maoism, n .nnA n11,.n,3 ' down the column, hesitated, and then tube, huskily murmuring: "I com-. s nnn M il a T no n rraf T T Vi w ... Vaha ; days. That night the new space writer nurneuiy wrapped up ana addressed a ,copy of the issue without a glance h and dropped it into the mail with this ijV brief note:": . . ' My Onliest bweet and Dearest I send you a number of the supplement containing my STORIES OF LINCOLN. : r . , V iuana: Sunday little " present inspiration to me when I wrote, and happy thoughts of you in ; spired every sentence. Here you will " : find expressed what I have always ' felt towards you. but have hardly ,. dared to voice before. Till death, etc." -j Miss Marie Courtlandt Van Clifton glanced '-: through the tender note, , blushed with pleasure, and hurriedly . opened the paper, and read: f TO MARIS. When the breeze from tho blue bottle 'i ;;-V. blustering blim. Twirls the toads in a tooroomaloo, it And the whiskery whine of tha whceile some whim . . Drowns tb.3 roll of tha rattatatoo, ' Then I dream in the shada of the shilly-go-she3, And the voice of the ballymerray Brings the smell of the stale poppy-cods blummered in blea From the willy-wad over tha way. Ah, the shuddering shoe and the blkikerty " blanks When the punging falls from the bough In the blast of a huriicano's hioketty hanks '. Over the Mils of the hocketty-how Give the ringmarola to tha changory-wang ! If thay cai'e for such fiddlededea, But the thingumbob kiss of the wb angary bang Keeps the higgledy-piggle for ma. l'exvoi. It is pilly-po-doddle and aligobung When the lolly-pop covers the ground. ; Yet the poldiddle perishes blunkotty-pung When the heart jimmy-coggles around, If the soul cannot spoop at the gigglesome cart, Seeking surcease in gluggety-glug, s It is useless to say to the pulsating heart, Yan feee-noodie Kor-cnuggety-cnug: The Gnarda of Ararat. T Both the Kurds and the Cossacks believe that Ararat is guarded by an unearthly being and that no man can ascend the peak and live. They have a somewhat contrary opinion, howev er, as to what kind of spirits are on guard,' the former claiming that' the dvil li guard supreme, the latter th&f Reminiscences of IIU Father's Residence at tioose Nest. Near the graveyard where Lin coln's father and stepmother rest sev en miles south of Charleston. Illinois, in a place then known as (loose Nest, the Lincolns made their final settle ment on removing from Indiana. Here Abraham Lincoln assisted his father in 'getting settled," as they called it He helped him build a log cab!n. and cleared for him a patch of ground, and when he saw him "under headway" in a new country, he bade him good-by and started north afoot. He found employment not far from Springfield. Illinois, where tho active part of . his early life ' was spent Though he did not linger long in the Goose Nest cabin, he was there long enough to stamp his individuality on every heart for miles around, and many are the stories told of his so journ among these people. It was my lot to bo born and reared a few miles from the early home of the Lin colns. and the incidents i relate were picked up in conversation with the old settlers about our neighborhood, all of whom knew Lincoln well. I was shown a bridge he helped to build, and many other relics of his boyhood days, ' One very old man told me he once rode up to Thomas Lincoln's cabin and inquired if he could spend the night there. He was informed that the house afforded only two beds, and one of these belonged to a son who was then at home; but if he would get the consent of this boy to take him as a bed fellow, he could stay. The stranger dismounted, and soon found the six-foot boy in the back yard lying on a board reading. The boy consented, and the man slept with him that night The boy was Abraham Lincoln, and' the other never tires of telling how be spent the night with the future president Century. . -" ' , .... ; Polished M hUe You Walt. At a hat establishment In Philadel phia an electric motor has been brought into use in connection with a hat-polishing machine. A hat shaper 13 connected to the shaft of the motor. The hat to be polished is fastened on to the shaper, and revolves at a high rate" of speed, by which means It Is easily and quickly polished. Headwork. Tapper So you don't altogether like the new pastor's sermons, ehP Dapper No; they are too profound they necessitate too much headwork. Tapper- Quite true; I noticed you were nodding through his entire dis course yesterday. Boston Courier. Better Than Some Claims. "Billings got his pension yet?'' "I didn't know Billings was entitled to a pension." -s "He thinks he is, any way. He claims to have contracted a chronic case of that tired feeling from reading war articles in the magazines." Indi anapolis Journal. .-" - One of Its Effects. Is the doctor in?" S "Yes, but he's resting to-day, and can't see any one. There was a chil dren's party in the block night before last" Feminine Sweetness. "What a lovely complexion she has!" "Yes. What a pity that she has to spend so much of her. time jceeping it up." Very Finished. In some finishing schools in New York, in an upper room Is arranged a set of boxes In simulation of carriage steps and seat by means of which the pupils are taught the proper methods of mounting and descending. In neither cue must the fcetd precede Percheron and French Coach HORSES. Maple Grove Farm. Champion First Premium and Sweepstakes Herd For the States of Kansas and Z, The Nebraska Stato Fair Herd Premium; for best show, all Draft breeds com peting, was again awarded to my horses, making tho fifth year in succession that mv herd has hp.p,n thn rnMnfAnt, nf t.h! mtinhr.orpt.Pfl nrizo.' A Nebraska bred horse, raised on Maple Grovo Farm, was this year awarded the First Premium and Sweepstakes at tho Kansas Stato Fair, in competition with twenty-five head of horses from five different statos, 150 head of registered, imported and homo bred Percheron horses and marcs. A largo )ortion of my present stock on hand, has been raised on ray Farm and Will be Sold at prices below the reach of any importer in America. I am in a position to give my patrons the benefit of not having paid any fl-xed sum, or expensive buying and transportation charges in order to own my horses. I cordially invite a carefnl inspection of my horses, and will guarantee tho buyer that my stock cannot bo equaled in America, either in the quality or the prices that I am asking. - . ; '.: Write for catalogue, and don't fail to inspect my stock before buying. FflAFK GOflD, fpeiwontj tied. CREST CITYFARM -i " - t ... s , . L. BAN KG WILGON, Breeding and Importing Establishment, One Mile from Depo Ci eston, lowi. 200 Full-Blooded Percheron, English Shire, English Hackney, Belgian French Coach, Cleveland Bays and Standard Bred Horses. I have tho largest assortment of Eu ropean Breeds of any man in America; 1 handle none but recorded stock; 1 do not permit a mouthful of hot feed to be given; my horses are not pampered and are properly exercised, and fed cool food, which I think are the main reas ons why my horses Jhave always been successful breeders. Come and visit my establishment. I am always glad to show my stock. A FEW GOOD DRAFT MARES FOR SALE When arriving at Creston visitor will please telephone to the Crest City Farm and I will drive in after them. I am prepared to give long time to responsible parties. Every horse guaranteed a breeder and must be as represented. W. J. WROUGHTON & CO . Cambridge, Furnas County, Nebraska. IMPORTERS OF Shire, tljde, Percheron, Helgian, German, and Oldcnberg Coach, French Coach, Yorkshire Coach , and Cleveland Bay Stallions We Handle More Horses Than Any Firm in Nebraska. We import our own horses thus saving the customer the middle man's profit. Buyers have the advantage of comparing all breeds side by side at our stables. We Have 40 Good Young Acclimated Horses on Hand. Si " ALE Another importation of 40 will arrive about October 1. We guarantee all our horses every respect. We make farmers companies a specialty, having a system whereby we can organize companies and Insure absolute success . . We Will Send a Man to Any Part of the State, , On application to assist In organizing companies. We give long time thus enabling imr hashers to pay for horses from services. Correspondence promptly answered. Men tion this paper. Address, , W. J. WROUGHTON & CO., Cambrid ge, Neb. Auction-: CHOICE POLAND CHINA HOGS. "TrprHEADof sons and daughters of the renowned Van Dee, King Rival and Way Up t I vJunder the hammer without reserve at Walnut Grove on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER I 5, I 892. - .' , This sale consists of one, two and three year old sows bred to Van Dee and King Rival. 30 nice gilts, 28 choice spring boars. King Rival 7239 and Way Up 4141, wMch have proved them- e exves epienaia ; Dreeaerg. a tare cnance lor tnose wtsnmg breeding ana individual merit veryooay mviuja. &ena ior catalogue, pombined. Free conveyance to and from train . vvu, tr.M, wuups, Apctioneer.