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Gentlemen I have len a victim oi rhealil'.Uni
ior aaveral vcjira traat. I have suffered inluntrlv at
) timet, and have (-one id the I lot hprintf a o 1 Sst Ui
uaitoia, ana me not spring, oi ainhuih n
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uiat violent attack, of the dineaae. and at once bt-
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I tt. r t all of Jour lrit.r Ui
(t with you kd Jul it uim dol ar.
V KrtlaS t Ht lt llilcai"
aw tU a at traiu Una II if
t!il
Via the MlMourl Pacific Houte.
Oa 'he e.confl Tuesday in Docem'tx r
1S93, January, February, March, April
and Mav. IS'iL the Missouri Pa-.i9c
Koute will sell rouiid trip tickets to &!
statious in Texas, with final limit to re
turn in thirty days from date of sale.
Stop-overs are allowed in Arkanta-,
Texas and Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Indian Territory. Cuie and take a
trip to the south. Phil Daniels C
P. &T. A. 1201Oetrcet.
A LITTLE CHILD.
Holiday Hates.
The Missouri Pacific Route will seK
round trip tickets at one and one-third
fare within two hundred miles. TickcU
will be on sale DiCemtxT 23, 24, 25 an4
30 31, January 1, 1894, good to return
January 3. ThU wl:l be a splendid
opportunity to vinlt your friends. C"tne
and take a trip via. this lino I'hii.
Daniels, C. T A., 1201 0 street.
A Co operative Village.
Send your nam-1 and address on a
postal card for information regrardit)?
this enferprie. You may btcmue a
charter mombsr and secure a home and
pel manent employment wltnout money.
A start for a New and Nubler Civiliza
tion. The Coming Nation,
Grcensburg, Indiana.
Missouri Pacific are offeriutr the ver;
lowest ra'f s for round trip tickets to tkt
World's Fair, (food for return untt
November 15 181)3. Also have placrc
on sale summer tourist tickets at th
usual low rates as can bo verified b
calling at ofllce 1201 U stre. Lincoln
Neb., J. E. It MiiXKR, C. T. A. or JJ
CTownsknd, O. 1'. it T. A. St. Louie
Mo.
Missouri I'aclflo.
The Missouri Paclfilo railway seem
to be up with the times to tho very
latest moment in giving low rates to
the World's fuiralso to tit Louis and all
eastern points as well as to the south
Any information desired can be had at
1201 () Ht Lincoln Neb J. E. 11. MlLl.EK
C. T. A., or Ht. Louis Mo. of II. C
TownsknuO. P. & T. A
Railroad Time Tables.
The Northwestern Line
(rtiKMONT, BI.KHOHN AMD MO. VAM.KY B It.)
DPOT OOK-Ka KIWHTH AND g KTKK.ETa. ClTV
tick rt orricc li:t.J O bthkat.
(Continuous line to all potnta nieiitloned.)
Chicago and east......
Fremont Umaha hlOUI
Clly, bt.Paul Unluib
Martihaitown, Cedar
Riiptda, Clinton, De,
Muinra. I'Urrc. Aber
deen, Oake.
Omaha
Wahoo, Fremont, Nor
folk, O'Neill, Look
Pine 'hail ran CMper
Hot Hprltiua, Kapid
City. Dead wood....
Fremont accouiodation.
Fremont fremht. ..
Leave.
l:j5p. m.
185 p. m
p in
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Missouri Pacific Railway.
Ticket Office at Depot and corner Twelfth ann
U btreets.
Leaves. Arrive
Auburn and Neb City Exp...
St. Lotus day Kxpreg
Auhurnand Neb. City Exp,
St, Louia niirht Expreaa,...
Accomocation
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DEPOT, CORNKK OF ( AND VoUHTH aTREgT6. CITS
Tlt'KKT OKFICK, I04I w HTKBKT.
Omaha, Council Bluff.
Chicago, Valley, east
and went
Beatrice, Blue Sprintf",
Manhattan cant and
west, Topeka, Kanaaa
Citv, eaat and south.
David City, StroniBhurg .
Sioux City, David Citv, 1
I olun bus, ittnver,
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Portland
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Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley
Railroad.
Depot comer Etirhth and B Streets. City ticket
office 1183 (3 street.
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folk, Lone Piae, Chad
ron, u weiu, eu- 1
wood. Black llllll and
WvotiuiiK point.. . . .
Omaha I
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ouri Valk-y, Cedar
Rapid., ChicauO and
hast Madiaon, Mil
waukee, Kioua Citv,
Minne.lioll, St Paul.
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I pni-ed one day along tho dusty street
With heavy heart an ! inallcntirj mini.
When KuUJenly, wiia tiuy, pattering- foot,
A lime child caiue soltiy up bcUlud.
Be joined me, and we walked on side by aide.
Some spell of euewe I could not define
Was oa as. Then, with blue eyes opened wide,
, lie looked at me and placed his hand in mine.
A baby's hand, and yet so firm and strong, '
It held my Uml one with kindly grasp.
And as wa walked btill silently alon
My heavy heart found healing in that clasp.
What sweet, mysterious Influence led bin
there
I cannot tell, but thus it seemed to me
Bis guardian angel guided him to share
My burden with unconscious sympathy.
Unconscious, for as yet his tender mind
Bad never learned that love is kin to pain.
And this is sympathy, whose links can bind
Their heart to heart as with a golden chain.
Be needed naught of mine; be would not miss
Me when we parted, nor wonld understand
My thanks, but on his brow I left a kins
And thanked Ood for the kindly baby hand.
Penny Post.
THE ETHEL LYNCH.
l'w N'f'b Vrn '.lti U t'hl. a
I,"w raN'. r'al Vaia.. U.tkv li t
Ira Lynch was the agent at a little sta
tion on the Silver Creek railroad, called
Halfway. Why the station was culled by
that odd name is intixmsible to state, un
less it was because it wns located about
the copter of the road. It was not much
of a station either, tho only building be
ing the shed that contained lbs engine
and pumps which pumped wutor to tie
tank that supplied the road engines.
Few trains ever stopited for any othei
purpose, unless they were flagged, as there
wasn't a houso within two iiillos of the
station, with the exception of the little
cabin occupied by the agent and his family,
which consisted of himself, his wife,
daughter and her little baby brother.
Ethel, the daughter, was a sprightly little
girl of perhaps 12 or 13 years of age, and
pretty enough for an artist's model, as she
sat upon the buck of her milk white pony,
man fashion, her legs bare to her knees,
and dressed in a gray plaid skirt, a tight
fitting velvet jacket, and a trim boy's cap
resting jauntily upon her beautiful auburn
curls. Klbel Lynch was a prime favorite
with the t rainmen and regular passengers
on the Silver Creek road, and they were
always on the alert to get n glimpse of the
redheaded girl and the white horse,
Mr. Lynch was formerly engineer on the
engine that pulled the train known as the
Thunderbolt a limited express upon th
main line of which the Bilver Creek rond
was a branch. Hut one night train rob
bers removed a rail from the track, ami
Ira Lynch who saved the lives of the pas
sengers intrusted to his care by standing
faithfully at his post of duty was drag
ged from under the pile of broken and
twisted Iron and steel that ouee formed a
part of bis beloved engine, a burned and
bleeding mass. Of all the many people
who wituessed the terrible sight, not one
thought it possible for him to live, but by
careful nursing and a strong determina
tion on his part to live for his wife and his
little daughter's sake he so fur recovered
as to be able to take charge of the little
station at Halfway.
At the time our story opens, Mr. Lynch
was standing at the open window of the
pumphouse, gazing Intently at some ob
ject in the direction of his cabin.
It was at the close of a lovely day In
June; the rays of the setting sun for It
lacked but an hour of sunset shone full
in his face. Shading his eyes with his
hand, be looked long and earnestly.
"Well, I declare!" be exclaimed In a
tone of surprise, " it's our Ktbel I Ma must
be feeling better, or she wouldn't leave
her alonel"
Being satisfied that everything was all
tight, be again gave his attention to his
work, so as to have things In shape to
leave for the night. By the time the task
was completed, Ethel had approached to
within speaking distance. The pony was
walking along very ioisurely, under aloose
rein, "so as not to scare pa," Ethel had
said to herself, as she checked the pony
down to a walk.
"Well, how's ma and the bnby been to
day?" Inquired Mr. Lynch, as Ethel slid
from the pony's back to the ground.
"Oh, they've been splendid all dayl
Mamma wanted to get up, she felt so
well."
"I'm glad to hear that, for it don't seem
very much like home when ma Is sick;
docs it?"
"No, Indeed. But do you want to know
what I came over for?"
"Why, yes, to be sure!"
"Well, listen and I'll tell it to you i This
afternoon mamma fell asleep, and she had
an awful dream. It worried her so that
she told It to me, and I came over to be
are It wasn't so, but you couldn't make
mamma believe It wasn't so, for she said
she never could until she bad seen you
with her own eyes."
"Why I It must have been something ter
rible to frighten your ma. She isn't n very
timid woman. But tell me, and then I'll
know for myself."
"Well, mamma said that she saw five
men walking up the track. They all wore
big bushy whiskers and carried guns.
She said she didn't think anything strange
about It, but thought they were hunters,
until one of them said, 'It must be that
be is in the pumphouwe.' Ho she just
WaUihed t Will, Mini, atll'V Hh.HkIi, they
came directly here, the big man that spoke
being In the lead. They approached the
window very cautiously; the big man put
bis gun through the window and fired.
Then she saw you throw up your hands
and fall to the ground, dead!"
"That was quite a dream, and It's no
wonder it frightened her. lint oti go
rifc-ht back aud Ml her that I am well and
will be home anon, aud she will be sail la
fled."
"No, she won'l either, pa, fur she said
that aha could never Mleve that It was
only a dream, until aba bad seen you with
her own)", You liiu.l git home. I'll
stay and give water l a I s englua, aud
sla-uat No. ."
"All right, rthel. If you think thai she
will feel any Mter fr mlng wa. litre
re the keys. Now be sure and ilou't atay
L'U.rrtbaUj t ArvraaMirT, t'f It w til lajtlack
lun a! twfxre you remit Iimite,'
" Ytaa, I, I il thi Jiit as u my, only da
Btake tuut bo that ma wuu't'wurry.
Uia.lby."
Klaiu4 ar itthr, aha alu4 Imp
tlautly until be bad laktn fcta tav
"A girl tif wheiii any maa ml. hi well
be prwHi," anlihsptUeil Mr. I jtuaa be
riuMd tit ..k. I4 It and wave bU baud to
ihrl. ;-et;mtiie; hi walk, bacxiitttitinl:
"Why, I WettMu't take th twat miita In
Q'Heii that tm!twll girl and hr
wall aut. . lhil I a trl Ul tea U
UU't.lL I Im I pfe " J a.lf,' I . biMII
nit lv b. lii.r, M I ktw that she
Will lbe d .lV. ey.ert.'m, utt bf
s'Htuar in at, put lii v a b t', I've
!.!, ' b4 , l.thil, ) it,tt't ttr etjf
aim b M ywur t M, vrtppM u , u
'
"Then h'd throw her dainty bead 1
back as proud us any queen and say : !
" ' I do, tK. love you, Pa Lynch. I had
rather he the d tughter of a cripple, if Le
got hurt while lining his duty, as yon did,
than to have a king for my father, if he
Were a coward.'
"Well, she don't thln't any more of me
than I tlo of her, so it's an even thing ail
around."
Thus Mr. Lynch mnsed. as he walked
homeward to assure his invalid wife he
was ail right.
"I guess I had better tie Snowflake be
hind the pumnhouse." said little Ethel.
as her father disappeared from view, "be
cause the soot from the engines makes him
ail speckled." (
That done, she went to g xamine the
witch, to see that it was thrown right for
ISO. 41, the through freight, which wasal
ready due.
She had but just returned when the
whistle sounded for the station, and a mo
ment later the huge monster came iu
sight. Ethel waved the white flag, to slg
nai all right, the engineer answered with
two short, sharp whistles, and an instant
later called for brakes, in order to stop at
the station for water.
"Why. there are two sections on run 41
tonight!" Ethel exclaimed as she saw the
two red flags on the engine.
Then tho train drew up at the station
the engine was cut loose and switched
over to the tank for "water, nfter which
the train proceeded on Its way to Placer
City, six miles distant, to sidetrack for ISo
9, the fast limited express.
After the second section bad gone
through the same operation as the first,
Ethel entered the pumphouse to make
sure that the fire under the boiler was
properly banked for the night.
Site desired to start for home as soon as
No, 9 passed, so as not to alarm her par
ents by any unnecessary delay. She had
bten inside but a moment or two, when
her attention was attracted by a slight
noist at the window.
Imagine her surprise, upon turning
around, to see a man standing at the open
window, with his gun, which was resting
upon the window sill, aimed directly at
her.
"It's mother's dream I" she said to her
self, but not a muscle moved to show that
he was surprised.
"Say, little gal," said the man at the
window, "where Is the station agent?"
"He is not here, sir. He went away
gome time ago. "
"Whereto?" demanded the man gruffly.
"He went to Kocley' liar, with supplies
for the company's men," replied Ethel,
and added, in an undertone, "but that
was a long time ago."
"When is the lightning express due?"
"In 80 minutes," snid Ethel, as she
glanced ut the clock above ber father's
rude desk.
"Well, we want to board ber. Can we
do so?"
"No, sir, They do not stop here for
Water."
"Can't you flag borf"
"No, sir."
"Why not?" t
"Wa have orders not to flag No. 9 unless
there is danger ahead."
"Then there will be danger ahead,"
aid the rufllun as he tnmed his back to
Ethel, and addressing tlie men said ! "Get
to work lively, men, and take np a couple
of rails. The express is going to stop here
tonight, and don't you forget It!"
Ethel glanced through the window, and,
an re enough, tiiere were four men besides
the spokesman, making five in all, as her
mother had dreamed.
Quick as thought, she turned and
prang through the open door; there was
a clatter of a horse's feet upon the bard
ground, and an Instant later the white
pony dasbed around the corner of the
pumphouse and was oil with the speed of
a deer,
"Bangl" "Bangl" "Bangl" rang the
report of firearms In rapid succession.
The men had discovered ber flight, but In
their baste had shot wide of the mark.
"Bang!" "Bangl" "Bangl" "Bang"
rang out a second volley from the repeat
ing rifles. The bridle rein dropped, as
Ethel threw up her bands and fell for
ward on the pony's neck, limp and appar
ently lifeless. Tlie frightened animal, see
ing he was free to go where he chose, dash
ed headlong down the bank Into the gulch
below and disappeared from view.
"I guess that redheaded imp of a girl
won't give ns any further trouble," re
marked one of the men.
"You're right," said another. "She's
fixed all right enough."
Had the speakers stood where they
could have seen what was taking place
down in the gulch, they would soon have
discovered their mistake, for no sooner
had the pony reached the bottom, than
Ethel arose erect in the saddle, gathered
up the reins and remarked!
"A pretty good trick for a redheaded
girl to play. When they thought me dead,
they ceased firing; otherwise I might bave
been killed.." Looking at her tiny watch,
a present from ber father, she added:
"Six miles and only 82 minutes In
wlbch to make it. Now Snowflake, fly."
Loosening a rawhide from the pommel
of the saddle, she lashed the ony Into a
run. One, two, three, four miles are ps"
ed. The tender hearted girl, who under
ordinary circumstance would not think of
beating her pony, used the lash w ithout
mercy, urging; him to hut utmost speed.
Finally, exhausted, ber hand dropped to
her side, aud when she sub In raised it she
saw that It was covered with blood.
"Why I" she exclaimed. "I tnu.it hav.
been hit after all. Yea, my skirt Is soak
ed with Mod, and come to think of it I
did feel a stinging pain In my thigh when
the men fired, but what of it? We must
reach Placer City la time should It kill us
both I"
At last the station wag In sight. Only a
short half mile ami she wonld lw at the
and of ber journey. Hut, alas? the wind
bore a sound to ber ear that fairly fro
the blood In ber veins, a long, shrill whis
tle, the eipreaa calling fur a clur track.
Ktbrl shut bt-r terth tightly and plied the
lah with ail ber etreugth.
"Fantrr, Know flake, l.tater, faaterl Ohl
IleAvenbelp ua!"aheecUliieil. The pny
groaned at evry Jump, yrt she argvd bint
to git faster. Already aha could era I he
-MIMatlit na the Mikity a'pri h)nj ru
fite. It gitiweit hi the K(liriliat twilight
ike the eye tf a fiery d. unt. Would she
be .i later
On eaiua the fiery mntr. The r-af
was a tt uttvtpiat otae-an I nut hro pro
flW by sUvira aa but a Ore and water
eunl l make, and at Indian ny ranalde?
a rare utatt tik h d-pteM Miaay tlvm
Hi rams the It.-u atwd, it urim driver all
Uitiiw twtta ef lha ft that be wa carry
but lt aiwmivtf I114 4Uaiarr and the
4UuO,t,w bU It tha iarvea sowH f aaa
i carefully guafdlun, traibt lata the
band I a 1-and ef train ruhtwra,
WtWthl aha he taxi t?
Made li.ciU by th thought. Ft bat
Ivwttad ft rwerd al lirtil k.-t a l.iuitb
tw't Im th Mci k t-f the puy M
fUrtiMie tf tha , th ell. huWAd
euiuiat taapml b rl, t4griiiaj aa be
ran. A moment more, and they were at
the station. Without waiting to atom.
Ethel slid from the ixiny's back; then br
leg gave way Leuealh bur, aud she fell to
the ground.
A iireman on a freight engine recoenized
Ethel and ran to her assistance.
"Ob, don't mind me, hut flag No.fi!"
she gasK-d, und none too soon, for she
could hear tho roar of the ponderous train
and the rapid clicking sound on the rails,
caused by the driving wheels passing over
the rail junctions, each tick plainly telling
ber that the train was at least two rods
nearer destruction.
Then the engineer whistled for brakes.
and she knew that the train was saved.
When the train had stopped, Ethel told
her story to the wondering people who had.
gathered about her, after which the con
ductor ordiTttl her carrii-d to the baggage
ear, but she refused, saying:
"No, I w ill not go without Pnowflnke."
"All right, little girl," replied the con
ductor, "the pony shall go too."
So they took ith horse aud rider into
the baggage cur, w here a bale of mattress--es
was hastily broken open, aud one pro
cured for the little sufferer to lie upon,
and a roll of blankets, belonging to one
David Carson of Dead Man's Oulch, but
more commonly known as "Dare Devil
Dave," was brought forward to sotvb as a
pillow. The owner of the blankets was
there in ponton, kneeling on the floor be
side ber,
"Poor little girl," he said an be wiped
the tears from his eyes with the t-nck of
his band. "This is more than I can
tand." His huge frame shook with sobs
aa be picked up her cap, and turning to
the bystanders snid, "Felllow citiwms, let
us do something." ,
The miners gave liberally. Both bills
and coin were tossed into the cap. One
miner contributed a smaU leather bag,
containing a couple of ounces of gold dust.
Nor was David Carson tlie only man that
wept for the uncomplaining little sufferer.
Tears coursed down muny a sun bronzed
cheek unused to such a visitor, and not
one of them, rough as they were, but
wonld willingly bave taken ber place and
borne the pain in her stead, were such a
thing possible. A few momenta later, the
maa from the gulch again knelt beside
Ethel, and as be placed ber cap upon tht
floor beside her said: "Here, little girl,,
this may make you feel bet ter. It's to buy
you a new gown," which remark plainly
went to show his Ignorance regarding the-
vuliie of dress goods. He bad collected
enough money to purchase a fair sized dry
goods store.
When the doctor that paa Dcen sent r.)r
arrived, the truiu proceeded on its way.
Half a do,en miners, armed with Win
chester rifles, wore stationed In the cab of
the engino, under the command of "Dare-
Devil Dave," and the only order that that
Individual gave was thlsi
"Follow citizens, I hope you know your
business. Don't shoot unless you get the
word ; then shoot to kill."
The train approached tne station at
Halfway at a very high speed, all on board
seemingly unconscious of any impending
danger.
A light was swung across tne track,
signaling the train to stop. The engineer
obeyed promptly, and the train wag
brought to a standstill less tnan luuiees
from where the robbers stood with guna
leveled at the train.
"Hands up!" demanded the leader.
There was a flash of fire from the cab
windows, followed by the report of a half
dozen rifles, aud it was ail over.
It was a sorrowful little procession
which wended its way down the bridle
path that led to the station agent's bum
ble home. Nearly all the passengers were
there. The conductor, accompanied by
the doctor, bad gone on In advance to pre
pare Ethel's parents for ber boms coming.
The patient little sufferer was reclining
on a enr seat, borne by two stalwart min
ers, while David Carson brought up th
rear, leading the badly used up pony.
We may perhaps never know just what,
took place at the agent's cabin. The only
remark was made by the big hearted giant,
from the gulch. When the party had re
turned to the train, be drew a sigh of re
lief as he exclaimed :
"Fellow citizens, I feel better."
The trainmen soon replaced the ralls
which the rohliers had removed, and No. 9'
went on her way, an hour and HQ minutes
late. It was several months before Ethel was1
able to again ride Snowflake. But one
day ber father told her that there would be
a new engine on the lightning express, and
he would like very much to have her sea
it. So she rode over to the station and satt
gracefully upon her pony as the train ap
proached. The first thing that attracted her atten
tion waa a beautiful miniature milk white
pony, standing upon the front of th
engine, one foot poised in air, nostrils di
lated and neek proudly arched, for all the
world like berown beloved Snowflake, and
seated upon its back was a very small girl,
that waa dressed and looked very much
like herself.
Then her eyes fell upon the name of the
new engine, painted In gold letters beneath,
the cab window. There could be no mis
take, for the letters were very plain and
read like this, "The Ethel Lynch. "
Then, as the train swept past, the pas
sengers, who had been Informed of Ethel's
ride, cheered heartily In honor of the little
mountain heroine.
Surely it is not to be wondered at that
the trainmen on the Silver Creek road have
a warm place in their heart for the little
girl out In Celorado or that the president
of the road has hanging In hla private
office an oil painting of "A redheaded girl
and a white hot." Exchange. ,
A tlekby r Wattles; Meet, '
A certain wealthy Hungarian magnet
bad a collet tlou of see walking etkka, all
of different itylea and pattern, which
stood arranged la elegant cajana specially
dealgned for the purpose, wih stick occu
pying It pM-r place according to the
day ef the year, rat h day when be walk
ed out the run n 1 took a lib. him the ran
ppuiiited for th d iy, aud never ary other.
No, 3t4 waa apprvpctaled to th WHh
of February In Imp yntr. Tht mblntu,
however, shown! a marked prefurvnee fu
a errtaitt uuiuU r of bla alb ka, such aa re
called ptran-Mil on untie er wr rdL
ly Btagninevnt. ly apevUl favor thre
and pt ahkb cvtild property b
hrottttht out tmly o iu btr ywara were
ecvaaii'taally militi ta uk aa airing,
lb etuiat iuMtrm ttng bla alt tafotHtt
for a walk, taking? eo or trtber of thB
btvoftt raiie with blu KihHg-
Ma Vtaaava AlW4.
Imagine a httakoid aaMherteg ,0oo
Brrs.ui la a Hill no aotuaa U a'.hiwwl
any abut ta th Mwtna' tueot. bi th
th Mtti4 lUUbe pal.tii .
mllaa IVt? aaj lb aiieiea .i K
Iu bl sat , HitKvr, a t he
a t i tt d I a.1 l.m titt 1 th a
Watt potent a kfttr kid Hk. Ilia din Ut
tvr Ms er of gsl. and aitvsr, Bvir.a
Kw 1.4k rUta.
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