Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
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