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The Sioux County Journal, VOLUME VIII. HAIWISOX, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, MAY 7, 189(. NUMBER :H. LITTLE MAID-ODREAMS. Little maid-o'-dreams, with your Eerie eye ao clear and pure Gazing, w here n faiu would sea Into her futurity Tell um what you there behold, In your visions manifold! What is on beyond our sight, Bidding till the morrow's light. Fairer than we see to-day, As our dull eyes only may? Utile maid-o'-dreams, with face Like as In some woodland place Lifts a lily, chaste and white. From the shadow to the light Tell us, by your subtler glance, What strange sorcery enchants You as now here, yet afar As the realms of uioon and star? Have you magic lamp and ring, And genii for vassaling? Little naid-o' -dreams, confess You're divine and nothing less For with mortal palms, we fear, Yet must pet you, dreaming here Yearning, too, to lift the tips Of your fingers to our lips; Fearful still you may rebel. High and beav'nly oracle! Thus, though all unmeet our kiss, Pardon this! and this! and this! Little maiil-o' -dreams, we call Truce ami favor, knowing all! All your magic is, in truth, I'ure foresight and faith of youth You're a child, yet even so You're a sage in embryo Prescient poet artist great As your dreams anticipate Trusting (Jod and man you do Just as heaven inspires you to. -Ladies' Home Journal. A DESPERATE UNDERTAKING. The bell Founded for the hist time. Enjrinwr Mattern kissed his wife, leap ed to his engine ami with a shrill whin tie the train slowly began to move. The. village that it was leaving consist ed, of a few struggling houses, the homes f tlx? nillroail men, ami the road Itself was used principally for the transportation of cattle and freight, for liut a f'-w travelers iasscd through thin wlll region. The distance ' Delmane, to which place they were ixnind, wan it matter of alsnit twenty-live tulles, and Mattern arrived tle'ie In three bourn, In spite of the diirkiie-eauddlsagrooabIe weath er. In the early evening a fclrong wind had artfien, nml till midnight a perfect hurricane nigiil. As soon ns the train arrived at Di'lniaui; tin- lvells gave the signal which tohl the employee all uloug the liue that they conbl seek their rest, as then; were no night trains running on that road. Mattcm retted for a little while ami then looked after the work lie had iweti given to do, which occupied him until nliout 11 o'clock. Leaving the engine standing with a low tire, as he was to return to the village in six hour, he gave the fireman permlKslou to go to the engine house and got a little sleep. He himself concluded to seek a re-stuu-rant that, he bad seen, was sllll lighted up, where1, iH-rlinps, he would II nil con genial compel ny. As he? wns free the next lny he could sleep then ns long as he pleased. When he came' to the; station plat form he met the trainmaster's assist ant, Mr. Hoy, who aiil to him: "You have arrived In time; I was go ing to send scum-one to hunt you up; there is a telegram here for you." "A tele-gram for me?" asked Slattern, looking surprised. "Yen; Just come Into the waiting room." In a moment Matteru held the dis patch In his troubling bands. "Rleelal! The trainmaster at Del mane will phw.se Inform Engineer Mat tern that his child Is seriously 111 with diphtheria. Dr. IOdcn Is absent on a Journey, anel other help not to be had. Auk Mattern to bring a physician from Delmane with him when h returns early In the morning." "My ehlld-my poor little Charlie!" groaned the father. "There Is nothing you can do but wait and hopo for the best," said Mr. Boy philosophically. "IJe down nnel try to nle-ep for a few hours. I shall have to lock up and leave you. Good night. I hope everything will turn out all right." And with that he went away. Out In the darkness stood Mattern; the stetrtn rageel, and the rain beat lu his face;. Half-)ul 11! Was his boy liv ing yet? Would medical help be of any avail the licit morning'.' Full well did he know the dangerous character of the Illness against which science has not yet found a remedy. Only by ul-k and prompt attenllem can danger be averted. After a few liiimieiits of deep thought , lie suddenly turned anil fairly inn to the house of Ir. Kardo anil rang the lell. The Doe-tor appeared at tin open window 'above and asked the name of the caller. "Engineer Mntrtern," wa the answer. "My ehlhl lint dlplitlierla ami Is In great danger." r. Sarilo threw tho door key out of the window, saying: "Opu,the door f nd come up; In the meantime' I will diw myself." Mattern felt n round In the darkness for tire keyhole, and a few moment later stood In-fore the Doctor, a yonng man, wlio wn comparatively new In the flrofcuslon. "Give mo a duex-ripUon of your child's condition, so that I can take the neee-s- essary remexlies with me; In diphtheria caws one must use all possible dis patch. You live here In town? "No, Doctor," answered Mattern, and with hurried breath he told his story. "You my that the train doe not return till the morning?" said the Dos tor, rather Impatiently. "Why, then, did you call me at this time of nlghc? What do you expect me to do In the meantime." "Come with me, Doctor!" cried Mat tern, great beads of perspiration start- logout on bi forehe-ad. "You can save my child it you only will. Out at the station stands my locomotive under steam; If you will come with me I will take you to my home In an hour's time, and my boy will be save!." "Are you mad? Now, at the dead of night, when everyone Is asleep, without slguals or Infonnatiou of any kind at the stations to lw passi'd, you intend to run your locomotive for twenty-five miles! Why, man, at the first Interme diate station we should Jump the track lie-cause the switches would be turned wrong." "Iudee'd, Doctor, there is no danger. ls-lieve me. At ull of the stations tho switches will be turned for the train that Is to leave first In the morning and as that Is mine, you need have no fear alsmt coming with me." "Hut the crossings are not closed and as no one expi'i ts a train at this time?, we might lie the cause of a great deol of harm to passing ti'anis." "No, no, I know every Inch of the ground, and shall exercise the greatest earn when we come to the crossings. And, besides, who would lie out In wi'ather like this?" "Hut what you propose doing Is against all ruh-s and regulations; you will hse your position, besides being ivs sins 11 m for all that tuny bappe-n.' "What elo I care for that If 1 could only save my child? You can do this for me if yon only will. On my kne;eB I liegof you to come with me! Oh, have pity on mi'!" The Iioitor yielded. Like some wild spirit of the night the solitary engine' smi through the stormy darkness. Mattern had not awakened his fire-man for the reason that he did not wish to i-re-ate any mi necessary ex citement In the engine house-.. When the Doctor had taken his place Mat tern threw a ettn eif oil ou the; fire; In order to put the- e'tiglne In quicker mo tion, and they were soon flying along at a feu ful speed, which was only les sened as they passed the- first station, which they did without accident, as the switches were turned In the right direc tion. The Iiocfor sat down In a e-orner and trii-d to finish his broken nap, and Mat-te-rt) divided his attention botwi-en keeping up the- fire and regulating the speed of the; engine;. Had Dr. Sardo any idea of the danger he wns In he would not have thought of going to slce-p. The last station was passed In safety. There were only seven miles more to make and they would bo at their des tination. While bending down to his work Mat tern suddenly felt the engine; give a Jerk. A terrible cry followed. Mattern sprang up and lisikod about him. By the light of the engine he could see that they had just passed a railroad crossing. The ucxt moment they were again flying along In the darkness and l una. "What was there-?" usked the Doc tor, who hud been roused out of his sh-cp. "Oh, nothing very likely a stone or other substance, that became fast be tween the rails," answered Mattern, with choking breath, "lu a fe-w min utes we shall be there." He slackened the spewd of the engine, but he did It mechanically, as if lu a dream. That fearful cry almost made his he-art stand sllll. - He could well Imagine what bad hap pened, , Some curt or wagon must have been crossing at the time his engine came tenting along in the darkness like some spirit of evil, and no doubt he was the cause of a terrible calamity; If not, what was the meaning of that sudden Jerk, followed by a heartrending cry? There was the fetation. Mattern could only set; dimly through the darkness but knew the nhapo of the building too well to be mistaken. He stopped the engine and took the path to his home, followed by the I)oeteir. Through the window 011 the second tlisir he could see a light shining. Very likely It was there- his child was lying, wrestling with (biith; and to save this chllil he had pe-rhajm killed and wound edhow many others? He groaneil nloud. Slowly he dragged hue weary fe-e-t up the stairs. His wife cH'iicil Hie; door at his knock. Ills I my was still living. Mattern saw his ashen face and heard his rat tling bnii tli. lu his ears sounded again the awful cry that he had beard a short time before. His nerve that for hours ho had kept under control, gave way, now 4hat he; had reached his eles tlnatlon, and he; fell to the floor Insen sible. It was late the next morning when the engineer regained consciousness, . al tltough he could not collect tils thoughts very clearly; a racking headache pre vented tills. Ills limbs scorned Immov able find heavy m lead, lu the room In which be found himself, and which lite recognlxed a their llvlng-room, a elcnthUke stillness reigned. He tried to lift his head, but In vain; he fell back on the pillow with a groan. Ills wife heard him and came In, but with a face pale with weeping. "Kuth!" he whispered. "Oh, my dear husband, how thankful I am to see you conscious again!" she cried. "How Is the boy? Is he still alive?" "Oh, yes, thank God! Had you com an hour later It would have been too late, but the Doctor thinks he Is past all danger now. He has Just been called to look after some people who were hurt at the railroad crossing. A man is said to be kllle;d and two wom en and one; child badly Injured. Try to sleep a little uow, dear husband; that will be your beat medicine. I will call you when the Doctor returns." She klused him and went Into the next room where the child was sleep ing. One person dead, three badly hurt. perhaptc fatally, and through his faultl He had had no intention of doing this; all be thought of was the saving of bid child; but had be a right to undertake such a fearful responsibility when he knew what terrible consequences might follow? He rose In despair; he could not en dure to lie still; the air of the room al most choked him. In his ears still sounded that fe;arful de-ath cry. With trembling llmlsc he made his way Into the bedroom. Both wife and child were sleeping. He looked at them silently and bitter tears streameel down his checks. What would become of these; he loved so dearly? Slowly he went down the stairs; he could not meet the eyes of his dear ones, and without a word he opened the ehxir and wns out on the street. There he stoewl for some little time; the fresh air seemed to do him good, ' The towu eioe-k strwk 7 It was early yet. Mechanle-ally he turned bin steps toward the engine house; he; wanted to look after his engine, as was his dally custom. He arrived at the shed; his engine was there; no doubt brought there by some of his coworkers. He looked at It sorrowfully, uud as of old began to examine It. It struck hhn that something might have been broken dur ing the tide. Suddenly ho heard a loud laugh. One of the workmen, whose duty It was to take out the ashes and start .the fire, had conn; up behind him and now said, Jokingly'.' ; "I suppose; yon want to see your roast?" "Roam?" he nsked. "What elo yeu menu?" The other man laughed more than ever. "It must have been a pretty good Immp. I only wonder that the engine didn't Jump the track. The front wheels were full of lmlr. I eieaned the whole thing and dragged the carcass away. The ashlsix was full of honc-i; It was a pity, on account of the beau tiful antlers." So saying, the workman brought out of an old shod where the; firewood was kept a number of the broken pieces of a deer's antlers. "There, you see;, the poor fellow fareel badly; he did not expect to be ells turbed In his mannings at night time by the npiea ranee of a kieomotlve. He was just about to pass the crossing, mid, frightened by the light at the front of the engine, stessl still, and so you ran him down. In sueii oase-H a de;er somorimes acts more stupidly than a sheep or a calf." Mattern leaned against one of the wheels of his engine to steady himself. So the e-ry he had henrd had Ist-u the cry of a dying Htag! But, nevertheless, there had Is-e-n an accident, where some-one was kllle-d and others wound ed. Was he awake or only lu a fever ish dream? "Engineer Keel was uot as lucky as you. This morning lu taking out the early train, he was unfortunate enough to run against a farmer's cart, although It wiite not his fault. The man who was driving seemed to be; In a hurry, and had taken the responsibility of opening the gatew, so as to cross before the coming train, when he was caught by the' engine. The; accident might have been much worse;, but Kec,l quickly slackeni-d speed when he saw the open gatus. If the train had been giving at full speed nothing could have saved them; as It Is, one woman had a fisit broken, another an arm; the farmer and one child were only slightly stunned, and the horses ecapi-d with out injury, although they were flung far Into a ditch; the wagon, of course;, U all broken to ptcoe-s. Mr. Mattern what alls you? Let me go!" The man had cause to be alarmed, for, like one liereft of his senses, Mat tern had suddenly thrown his arms around him and kissed his conl-black-ciiod face;, crying and laughing at the same time. Mattern, on account of going against all Instructions, was taken before an examining committee and fined one month's wages, but otherwise was not punished, ns It became well known why he lind done such a desperate act. As for Dr. Sardo, no blame wns attach eel to him; on tho contrary, his humane deed brought him considerable prac tice. Neither of tho men Is alive now, but the remembrance of this stormy night will long remain with those who are still living to tell of Its events. London Tld-Bils. CRAZED BY HAIR BLEACH. THE danger of using peroxide of hydrogen for bleaching the hair has again been demonstrated. In the case of Dell De Forest, a well known actress of New York, who has Just been placed In an asylum on Long Island. Miss De Forest Is scarce 26 years of age. She was for a long time one of the belles of Newark, N. J. When 18 years old she took it Into her willful mind to bleach her hair, and the entreaties of her mother and sister were of no avail. Copious washes of ammonia were followed by the use of the peroxide, and soon her brown locks became changed to the golden tint. Jnst at that time she made the ac quaintance of a vaudeville actor. She was a graceful dancer, and was finally Induced to appear with him on the stage In the whirlwind dance, which has since made her famous. They trav eled about the country together under the name of the De Forrests, and Dell, notwithstanding the entreaties of her partner, continued to apply the power ful bleaching solution to her hair. She LATE DESIGNS grew Irritable, accusing her dancing partner of plotting against her life, and occasionally refused to perform her dance on the ground that enemies were in the audience, waiting a chance to kill her. Her condition becoming worse she was taken home and, having been declared Insane, was taken to an nsylum. A Hnmltiome Cushion. In many households there Is very lit tle to spend on an elaborately embroid ered pillow cover. But it Is possible to make one In a short time that will be very effective antl de-coratlve. To do this take a square of denim of a rich red shade and outline- In he-avy black filo selle in one corner Hire-e conventional flowers. In the opposite corner outline one flower nnd darn the petals of them all with black filoselle, working the cen ters In buttonhole stitch to form a honeycomb effect, as shown. Then, with Japanese gold thread, couch around all the; petals outside of the black outlining. A very rich oriental etfect will be the result. Edge the cushion with a .hemmed ruflle of the denim five Inches wide;. New Field for Women. The first woman to enter the profes sion of pharmacy in our country was Mrs. Jane Lorlng, of Boston', lu 1800. Pho was a grand-aunt of the fnmous Congressman. Under the old system 'here wns no State supervision of tho profession, and anyone could take It up who deslreel without any legal Impedi ments. Under this system over 1,200 PRI.L DE FORREST KASII.Y MADE, Bt'T EFFECTIVE. women became pharmacists. Of late years, however, there has been a pro found change In the industry. Tartly to prevent competition or, rather, to restrict it partly to raise the profes sional standard and partly to protect the public, colleges of pharmacy hav been started in various places in the country and laws passed requiring all candidates to pass examinations almost as strict and difficult as those laid down for physicians and lawyers. The new system has cut down the number of candidates, both male and female. In Massachusetts not more than a score of women have passed the exam ination in the past fifteen years. In New York the number is said to be nearly fifty, and In the Various States of the Union the entire total Is below 500. Many marry and leave the call ing; a few have retired, and a few have continued their studies and have become physicians or chemists. At the present time the total number of wom en who practice pharmacy either as proprietors, clerks or apprentices Is es timated to be about 1,500. The Womnn's Watch. Fashionable watches are very small; the ordinary size Is about an Inch in diameter. They are carved with dec orations, either inerustcd with dia monds or covered with colored enam els. If there is a fob or pin it is dee orated to match. There are also plain gold cases perfectly smooth. The old Geneva patterns of engraved concen tric lines seem to have disappeared. There is nn awkwardness in placing a watch on feminine dress. If It is pinned on one side of the bodice It looks foolishly like a society decoration and If It Is worn on a long chain dan gling from the neck the chain Is too con splcuous, because it is out of harmony with the dress. Both these fashions are se;e;n, the last one preferable. The chain lu vogue Is of five links, Inter- IN GOWNS. spersed with pearls. Better than eith er of these Is the fob chain or chate llne clasp, and it is the only method that taste can Justify for a watch worn out in sight. New York Advertiser. Remarkable Wheel woman. Til lie Anderson Is perhaps possessed of more endurance and speed qualifi cations that go to make up the success ful long-distance cyclist than any wheelwoman in America. 8he is a na tive born American of Swedish de scent and is 23 years old. Almost since her first year on a wheel she has been known as a scorcher of such ability that even the hardiest men riders have never been anxious to test her speed and stamina a second time on the road. In the recent six-day eighteen-hour race at the Second Regiment Armory, Chi cago, she broke no less than fourteen world's records for women, winding up the; week by riding 344 1-8 miles In the stipulated time. Better still Is her record lu the Tattersall's rne-e. She not only won, but created a series of now records for a twelve-lap track for all distances up to 8iOVi miles, which dis tance she accomplished In eighteen TILLIB AHDERSOX. hours, or a trifle less than a twenty mile gait from start to finish. Miss Kathryn Kidder delights In the regulation French doll, and has one always near at hand to fondle In her leisure moments. Tips on Cak Making. Successful cake making depend en about twenty things: I'roper materials. A correct recipe. Following directions explicitly. Accurate weights and measurements. Compounding the ingredients in their proper order. Having everything in readiness be fore commencing to mix the Ingre dients. Regulating the temperature of the oven according to the kind of cake made. Having all the Ingredients at the right temperature, 'ot suspending the mixing until the cake is ready for the oven. Beating much or little, according to the kind of cake, and always in one direction. Whipping the whites of the egg to a coarse, moderately stiff froth rather than a liue, stiff one. Sifting the baking powder and flour together two or three times. Folding the flour lu carefully instead of by strong circular strokes. Placing in the oven as soon as the baking powder is added. Greasing the tin with sweet lard rather than butter and sifting a little dry flour over. Opening and shutting the oven door very gently during the process of bak ing. Not turning while In the oven If It can be; avoided. Keeping fruit over night in a warm room, dredging It thoroughly with flour, nud stirring it in lightly the last thing. Lining tins for loaf cake' with oiled paper. Making the paper or paste lining of a tin for fruit cake or a large loaf cako an inch higher at the sides to support a paper cover and prevent its baking too hard. In bilking Ion f cake remember that unless yon place a piece of paper over for protection at first, a top crust will be formed at once that prevents rising. When' cake is well raised remove the paper for browning ou top. To Clean Windows. Choose a dull day, or tit least a tinio when the; sun is not shining on tho window; when llie sun shines on tho window it causes it to be dry streaked, no matter how much it is rubbed. Tako a painter's brush and dust them inside and out, washing all the woodwork inside before touching the glass. The latter must be washed simply in warm water diluted with ammonia. Do not use soap. Use a small cloth with a pointed stick to get the dust out of the comers; wipe dry with a soft piece of cotton cloth. Do not use linen, as it makes the glass linty when dry. Pol ish with tissue paper or old newspa pers. This can be done in half the time taken where soap is used, nnd the result will be brighter windows. How to Cook Codfish. - A new and most excellent dish of cod fish, Inveutedor discovered by Miss Bedford, of the New York School of Cookery, is prepared In the following way. As I have not the exact formula, I can only give It to you as it came to me; Take a good-sized piece of the fish, freshen and soften it by soaking in cold water and take out the bones. Parboil the fish in milk anel season It with white pepper anel a clash of paprika. Take from the milk, break Into flakes and put into a saucepan with the Juice of one onion and a large piece of but ter, and heat until a light brown at the edge's. Add to the fish a cupful of the meats of boiled walnuts, thicken the flour In which it was boiled slightly and brown in the oven. Philadelphia Hrolt. Take twenty-live large oysters, drain them and place on a baking board. Sea son them with salt and cayenne. Put one cup of liquor on to boll; as soon as it boils skim It and ndd one tablespoon ful of butter, with salt and cayenne to taste. .Grease an oyster broiler and broil them over a clear fire until brown on one side, then turn and brown tho other. Now throw them Into the hot liquor. Serve Immediate-ly on a plate of buttered toast. Hints. Clothes will bo whitened by putting a teaspoonful of borax In the rinsing water. To cleanse glass bottles that have held oil, place ashes In each bottle and Immerse In cold water, and then heat the water gradually until It bolls; after boiling an hour, let them remain till cold. Then wash the bottles In soap suds and rinse In cold water. ' A teaspoonful of borax put In the last water In which clothes are rinsed will whiten them surprisingly. 'Pound the borax so that It will dissolve easily. This Is espe;dnlly good fo remove the yellow that time gives to, white gar ments that have been laid aside for two or three; years. . f
