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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1898)
' '1 ' , )Maaaai -t i.fjiifj"k'iniiii -' lisa V mnl i '-4'; t . - ! Si IS l.! bbi 3E i- B il 4n Adventure 9 'Twas a bright mornlug in tbe sum mer of ''At, said Capt. Handy, that Jack Jtolles and I, a couple of boys, not jet 20 years old, were discharged in Val paraiso from tbe whaling hark Golcon da, of New Bedford, with a hundred and ten dollars apiece in toltl "condors" In our pockets. All t he romance of whaling in tbe South Seas and Its at tendant dangers which bad filled our Imaginations when we shipped as green ' bauds at the "l!nh lay," had been ef Jectually dissipated by tbt greasy real ities of "blanket and hawse pieces," cutting up in the "blublicr mini," ''down scraps" and "trying out." sup plemented by a ten hours" pull in the Isiats every other day, poor food, and rough, if not brutal, treatment, from the officers. So, ax we stood that morning on the jetty, clinking the money in our pock et and watching our old whip disappear In the ofting, we felt, indeed, "monarch of all we surveyed." At last she was hull down, and turn ing away with sighs of relief, we clut tered once more up the Ill-paved (street to Mie Consul's office, where we had been paid off, and inquired of him when we could take passage for home. We learned, much to our disappoint - mi nt, that there were no ships In port bound for the State, nor would there ! be any, except an occasional whaler, j for six months to come. "We must resign ourselves to the in- j evifable," said Jack, "and the next j quortlon is, Where are we going to , gtop?" ! The Consul assured us that an Ameri ca:; !:". hied Henderson kept the only decent place in town, outside of the rough sailor boarding house, and rec- j ommemled us to go there. We found ; Henderson a good fellow, who gave us , e large room with two beds in it. and j f ; -r seeing our cln ,s safely stowed j away, we strolled oi;t to look at tie to", n. and inciilcnialiy to get work. After walking about the city for an hour or two. we descended to the first or commercial street to look for work. Being young, pcrsisti-nr and fairly well educated, we were lucky enough to find employ men f with tv.o Knglish firms, branch housi of I.on I n and Liverpool traders. Next nion; 'ig we "cut to work, and for a conpic of nioniiis our Htc moved on, triin;:i'lly eiiongli. In 'the evenings after sttpi.er we smoked our ci-gariitos, and lu..:..!!'.;. uiih liic aid of an old grammar, to leant a little Spanish. (Occasionally, on mooidigbt nights, we walked out through the town, but we never went far, as Hen derson warned us that it was no un common tiling for a si ranger to ! found In the outlying parts of the city v..,',t his pockets rilled and a dagger w oiitid in his breast. , One- evening my -u;penn'ondeut lis coverod that a mistake had been made in the outward manifest of the ship Iord r.'iiiiicrslon. and noting that she was lying 'off and on." w:th her an chor atrip, ordered !tr to board lier as boon as poible bel'ore she Miual'iil away for old Kuclaud. aud re:tify the j error. So. wiihont ilelay, 1 hurried to; the jetty, enihai ked, and in a half hour j climbed up the side of the ralmcrstori. My business detained me longer than I had,nntici'.'iii"!. and it was fully 0 O'clock before 1 stepped to the side. As the tide ti as on the ebb. niy boatman had to land me at t lie nearest point, and I figured that I had about four miles to walk home. It was moonlight, but here and there tl.o dark shadows seemed to invite the as.-,-istitJ, i!i ' i I hurried on. I cant many an r' us glance m t e. I had reaci t m outski;..i of the city and was congratulating myi If. when suddenly, from under an ovei o ir.'.'ing 'Imkon." a woman darted forib and clutched my arm, crying out iu piteous aceut.s: "I'or el amor d IMos! Senor Aruer icano! I'or el amor de Dlofl!"' (Tor the hnc of (ok), Senor American!! (jue (juiern conmlgo, Setiorlta?" (What, do you want with me, lady?) I re.pl 1, as I stepped under the .soli- tary lamp on the corner una mow at her more closely . She was dressed In somber Ha, and the mantilla she wore .( so drawn over In.wn over her face that but. one eve was visible that wlngle orb. however, shone with singular limpidity arid beauty. 'She w.ts evidently greatly excited, and as she went on In her voluble Span ish. 1 gathered from the little I knew of the language that her father was ly ing at the point of death In a house nearby and ahe wanted me to go with her to hla ri'shtance. Why she wanted me to accompany her, I could not un derstand: therefore I asked her why lie did not appeal to her own people. Ah replied that she and her fetter were atwngera. who had but r-wntly com from Kantlago, and that there weft so many "Udronea," or robbara, li & d i tfcLfciEfeBkfc'dS a $j in Valparaiso. tt & rib! life fife! li ti t23 a among her owu people that she dared not trust them, and iu a still more urg ent tone, begged me to go with her. Truly, "be who hesitates In lost," for as I thought or ileuderson a warning, the lateness of the hour, and the worn- j an's singular persistence, and faltered, undecided, she dropped her mantilla, and in ail Instant every scruple had vanished. The light from tbe moon il lumined a face perfect In its classic beauty, and as Innocent as that of the Madonna, and as 1 saw the girl's tear stained cheeks (she was only about Kb and looked into her beautiful, implor ing eyes. I threw caution to the winds, sailor-like, and motioned her to lead and I would follow. A look of joy overspread her face, and she fervently murmured her thanks as she guided me np tbe dark and narrow street. Here and there some building was fantastically silhouetted by the moon, and among Its grim shadows I fancied I could see a dark form mov ing, but at the low. sweet sound of my fair guide's "I'or sea, senor" (This way, sin. all my suspicions would vanish, and I felt heartily ashamed of myself and hurried forward In her wake. ! r'"' " ."" ... !"!' " 'tcps which led to the street 1 V "WITH J ' C It Kl'l l;LK bTRKN GUI M1E above, revealing as she did so a lieau tifid foot and ankle, and I, agile though I was, could hardly keep up with her. Panting with exertion, at last we reached the top of the plateau, which overlooked tin) lown, and my guide gracefully waved her hand toward a light, like a star In the distance, and murmured: Ah! esta la casa" (Yonder la the house. At that moment tie- uiooii sank is Lii'.d a mas of black clouds and every- thing became dark atiout us; but my i guide, pressing her 111 tie palm Into mine, advanced siifdily toward the light. Kverythlng was n si ill as the dead and a damp and chilly mist pene trated mv very marrow. As the moon shone out In rad! mt beauty, my blow! for a moment seemed to freeze In my veins, for there, before me, gleaming brightly In the moonlight, ni.il ir-lrillrirf 1!l.-e n seriiefit flinorii? the I . ... . w,. .......i.winir . g rnntl)on. the pntb destination. j ..,,.,, I 1 u" I lay directly in iron or me, ami my i triild.- miicklT triimed ui the stetis which led over It. beckoning for me to follow. Though loath to go further, yet the wondrous beauty of the girl held roe as In a spell, and step by step I advanced uutll I stood upon the top of tbe wall. Aa I looked downward I though I aaw the gleam of steel beneath the ateps, and the ahadow of a man's form crouching there. I baited and called out to the girl: "Esnerar (Walt!) At that momeut the moon was again obscured and In the seml-dnrkneas (for there was no street 'amp f .cre, and now nil my senses were an the alert) I i felt. rather than saw, her form aa wlie ' mounted tbe step, aad reaching for ward, look my baud, saylu Tory tie?" (Why Vi '"I'oriiue no me Toy!" 'Hecause I sliall not go!) I ansnereil. stpnily. Aa I sjKike, her flngern clutched mine, and with Incredible strength she strove to drag me forward, but. Ignoring her efforts. I cast a final bnik downward, and this time I hmw distinctly (for the cloud had ptissiil from the moon) a man coming Hwiftly anil silently to wanl the fit of the steps. With one glance at the lrl, who j face was now transformed by fury Into : that of a demon, I hurled her aside, j rushed down tbe steps, every nerve strung lo Its bifflMMl tension, and run at my utmwst speed towurd tbe city. I heard a man's hiMirse shout behind nie. and had reached the steps which led down Into the city, In safety, when suddenly I caught my foot, stumbled, und half fell to the ground. Just as I fell forward something grazed my cheek, seuring It like a n-dhot Iron, and fell, with a rlngiug sound, on the steps fur below me. Terror now lent additional wings to my Hieed. and I never pausinl until I fell exhausted through the portals of Henderson's home. Managing to crawl up the steps I staggered Into the d'.u lug roow, where Jack and Henderson sat, anxiously awaiting me, and sank breathless Into a chair. Their looks of astonlshmetit were gueeeeded by theme of horror u Jack ezcialuied- j "My (Jod, Henderson; Ixxik at the ! blood!" Putting my hand up to my face I i withdrew It wet with blood, and Hen- deron, who busied himself lu wanhlug I It away, disclosed a cut two Inches long where tbe knife had Just touched me. j Explanations followed and as I ate j the meal waiting for me, I told the strange adventure to my willing llsteti i ers. As I finished, Henderson, who : had listened quietly, as was his wout, burst out excitedly: ' "This explains It all, boys. It'a no longer a mystery!" Pressing him for his reasoiw, he went on to say that for the last two years foreigners had frequently be;n found, stabtied. In outlying and solitary parts of the city. The victims were Invaria bly well dressed, but as no money or papers were ever found upon them, In vestigation had been of no avail. "Kilt here's a clew which can be fol lowed up," said Henderson, "and to- STI;oVE TO MtAG ME FOJiWAUJi." morrow marning we'll consult the chief of police," Bright and early next morning (for we got but little sleep that tiightl we repaired to the chief of police, and to him I told my tale, Henderson acting ns Interpreter. The chief was very much surprised and plcused by .my Information, and after cautioning us to keep silent, d!s m!ed us by saying "we'd hear from : in Iu a few days." i wo d..,.s later the lorcign element of the city was thrilled by another atro cious murder. This time It was a rich young linglislitnan, named liurton, w ho had come down from Lima to visit sonm friends, and who, after upending the evening with them, left about 11 I o'clock for hia hotel, which was only two blocks away. Next morning his body, roblied of all hi valuables and papers, was found, floating In tbe bqy, with a gaping dagger wound In the back. Burton's friends, who were rich and Influential, backed by the British Con sul, made a vigorous attack upon the supine methods of the police, and at Inst aroused the auihorlties to some thing like activity, following np the clew received from me, the "Jefe" took a personal Interest In the matter, and, within a few days, succeeded In cap turing the gang, which consisted of five xrsoiiH the girl, who was used as a decoy and four men. It was estimated that more than two score foreigners bad been murdered by this gang during the eighteen months of their sinister operations. At the trial Burton's wal let and passport, found In the robbers' rendezvous, convicted the men. and my Identification of the girl completed tbe cose. The men were seaAMced, Mid, sccordlng to the methods of that coun- try, were shot tliree days after the trial. The girl, owing to her youth and Is-anty, was sent to finish her days iu the penal colony at San Carbts. The years have rolled away since then years of danger and adventure. Many a time during the war of the re bellion have I lookisl death lu the face, and yet my hi mhJ thrills w hen I think of that night's adventure lu Chill." Philadelphia Times. SHAMED THE BURGLAR. An Old Woman Ateul Induces a Midnight Marftlidrr to I'epart. At the outskirts of Mount Vernon, N. Y., lives Mrs. Pardon Ha.Ieton. an elterly woman. She has an income suBiclent for her wants and liven alone save fur a woman w l works In the house dining the day. Her iieiehlsirt know her only us a w hite hail ed, pleas aut faced old lady, w ho never spenks of her antecedents, from her conver sation, however. It Li evident that she has traveled much. The house is mod et and not the sort of a place to catch the eye of a burglur. Mrs. Hazleton has lu her possession certain valuable papers iu an ImiKirtant estate, and she believes that the capture of these docu ments was the object of a stranger whom she found lu her room somo time after midnight. She was badly frlghteiH-d, of course, but raised herself lu bed and at-ked what the matt want ed. He said he wanted money and threatened to shoot her If she made an out try. "You wouldn't shoot miC said Mrs. Hazleton. "Why, I'm old enough lo be your mother. Is your mother alive?" "No," said the burglar, curtly. "Well, I'll be honest with you," con tinued Mrs. Ha.Ieton. "There's only myself, a helpless old lady, lij the house. Surely you're tcj much of a man to take advantage of a woman an old woman." The burglar stared at her, complete ly unnerved. He was a good-looking young fellow, Mrs. Iltizlcton says, with a dark complexion and large eyes. He hung his head to a shamefaced way when she looked blni squarely In the eyes. He walked half way down the stairs and stopped. "You'd lwtter come down after me and close the parlor window. That's the way I got In," he railed back. Mrs. Hazle-tou followed closely. "Good night," she said, aa the man climbed out of the window. "(Jowl night," said the burglar. "I won't trouble you any more, old lady." MEAT NOT NECESSARY. Its Too Generous l.'se Hreuk lowa Americans in Middle Life. Mrs. S. T. Korer wriles ou "Ih We Eiat Too Much Meat?" In the Indies' Home Journal, answering her own query affirmatively, "il-at," she aa sefs, "Is not at all necessary to a jst fevt existence. Most people, however, look uisui it as though It formed the only fixid upon which they could work, and yet many great athhuir have never touched it. Meat, after It cittern the stomach and is digested, may 1 In jurious, but for all this the ordinary American has made up hK mind that lean meat gives him less trouble than any other finsl, so he takc-s it in large quantities, invtiriably breaking down at middle life with Just such diseases .'us come from the over-use of concen trated nitrogenous foods. Children fed on l'ef Juice and bocl soups, it h white broml, lot the various soils necessary to the building of lsiin-s, tet Hi and mus cle, and the soda for the blood. Th'j outer part of the uho.i', which Is so rich In these earthy nails, is ca-t a.side, so that the child in growing gets weak Isuie structure as a frame for lu lean flo-h. The Htalwart m-n of Scot'auJ lin.l that porridge and milk coiitsi'm all the iiui-cle, bone and nerve food nec essary for an active existcw-e. "An excess of carbonaceous food, on i he other hand, forms an accumulation of fat, preventing the complete nour Uhiuent of the muscles. 1'lie over-fat person has bulk without strength; hla vital power Is always deficient, while the excess of nitrogenous food which be consumes liiereasi-s the tendency io disease of a, plethoric character, nhow lng at once that the surplus la burned ami stored the same aa fuel foods." Hard on tbe Irlsliinna. Gentleman (to an Irishman) Well, Pat, I see you have a wnall garden. Pat Ye, sir. "What are you going to w In It for next season?" "Nothing, t!r. I set It with potato last year, and cot one of them came up." "That's siningf, how do you e;.Un UV" "Well Mr, the mail next door to me gt his garden full of onlona." "Well, hud that anything to do -with your potatoes not growing?" "Ye, !r. Iledad, them onions was that rrong that my pnatocM couldn't see to grow for their eyes watering." Answers. He Wanted to Co Hack. J. II. Ilalrston, a colored convict, who recently escaped from the Virginia is-nl tcridary, has Just sent a pathetic ap. peal to the superintendent of that Instr tution to gcit 1dm back. That oMlclal on Tuesday received a telegram from Ilalrslon, d.iLi.d at rarmville, iu which he sold: "Please send up here after me at once." This la Uie first time In Uie history of the Institution in which one of Its escaped inmates indicated so much anxiety to return. Hla wish was compiled with promptly. A new curtntn-pole bracket has an at tachment to bold a shade-roller In posi tion, two extension shafts being pro Tided with sleerea Into which tbe aod C the roller lit. No man ta aa good aa a good bond signed by sereraJ good men. -A mam A New Ornamental AspuriiKUs. One of the best and most attractive house plants of recent Introduction is Asparagus Sprcngerl. which is rapidly superseding the once so opular smllax for floral decorations. Our engraving shows its gin'-eful form and habit when grown as a pot plant, but It is equally well suited for planting In hanging bas kets. Its fronds are frequently four feet long, of a rich shade of green and very useful for culling, retaining their freshness weeks being As a house plaut It has exceeded cxpee tallmis, as It stands dry atmosphere better than the older kinus ot ornamen tal aspargus, and Is not particular aa to any sjieclal Msltlon. It delights In a well-enriched soil, rather light In com position, with plenty of drainage, and grows very rapidly. It Is decidedly pretty when In bloom. Its little flowers being pure white on short racemes, and the anthers are of a bright orange color. American Agriculturist. Water Over t'ndf rdraina. It sometimes happens when severe cold comes U'fore snow and rain that the ground freezes so hard over drain ed land that w hen the snow Is melted the surplus water cannot at once make Its way to the drain beneath. Some times in winter these sin-els of water will be frozen over, during some shl tspell. and while thus covered with ice, the water liesicath it will Ijnd lis way ! Hi rough the tiles and disaqs-ar. No ; hariN comes lo irrass land thus left rov- ered wltli ice tor two or iii!-c it iys. But winter wheat is sometimes winter killed by Ice oil the edges of the pond, where the freezing of the water catches the aeat plant in its ley embrace, and often snaps the stem w here It is joined to ti.e root a; the surface of the ground. To Itrldle a Colt. The horse that lias been properly bridh-d when a colt will rarelv forget the lessons learned lu youth. The way to do this is to smiKith out the foretop so It will not be In Hie way, grasp the brow band of the bridle in the right hand and the bit with the left. The bridle Is thus held in position, and with the fingers of the left hand entrance to the mouth Is made by pressing against the gums between the incisor and Jaw teeth. This will seldom fall to cause him to open his mouth, and the bit can easily be put In, but It should not be done suddenly or violently. After the bit Is In the mouth the ears should be j carefully and gently placed In position, j Iowa Homestead. t Oats for Yonnic Anlinuls. There are two reasons w by oats are an excellent feed foroiwg and grow ing stock. They have enough bulK Is cause of their chaff, so 1 lint the grain In mslcra.te amounts will not bent or cake lu the stomach, and the character of the grain supplies Just the nutriment required for growing snlmals. It takes very little oats per day to keep n year ling calf or a coH Uirlfty and greatly Increase Hs value after the winter's feeding. New Varieties of Potatoes, In choosing varieties of potatoes for spring planting It Is advlsablo to select those that have been recently produced ,from seed, provided, of course, that itbelr quality ami productiveness have WN taatad and are generally known, -,r cut. I jVSl'ARAOl Sl'KKMiKKI. II I! I HI. I -0 A COLT. The varirty that i newjy ivuu.t from seed generally more vlgorotas than than II Is likely to le afier a few years contest with potato bugs, and the blight and rots which all help to d.-crcase jsitato vigor and priKluctlre ness. But it Is not advisable to plant jsitatoes. however good, u hkh are very unlike standard sorts, and whose good qualities are n.n generally known. There is so much difference In potatoes that the mere fact that a po1'" potato Is not enough with mobt consum ers to secure a market for It until after they have given it a trial. W,,l Axlirs for I'otatoea. ! Of the fertilizers that can be secured ! on the farm unleitched wood asnea make one of tbe very best that can be j iis.-d ith potatoes, writes N. J. Sbep ! herd. In Nebraska Parmer. They can be applied in the hill or In the furrow j broadc ast, but It will 1 an exceptional j case when a sufficient quantity can be secured to apply broadcast over xue surface. I'or this reason applying In the hill will prove most economical. The ground can !' prepared In a good tilth all ready for planting and the furrows run out and then a tmall quan tity of ashes dropped where each hlU is to be planus! and stirred In the soH. and upon this the seed can be dropped and covered. Potatoes require poiasn j Hnij phosphoric acid, and this can be supplied with imleached wohI asnea. ; ls.ne dust or Isme meal or in a commer cial fertilizer with less waste than to almost any other way. If farm or sta ble manure is used It should always be well rotted I.nd lined Iitld then tbOT ! oiighly Incorporated with the soli. My i experience Is that applying fresh ma nure to the soli Just before planting furnishes conditions favorable to ths development of scab and also In many esses prcsluces a fungy growth of tub ers. Hsrlry a Stw k Food. Barley is not extensively grown, ye It Is a superior stock food and will grew on soils that will not produce wheel. In Kngland hogs are fattened on tan ley, and the meat contains more lent) than that produced from corn. In feeeV lug pigs as a test barley gave beUea results than corn, a pound of growth being secured from H'a pounda of bl PVi Bt a cost of 2c r jKiund, wblcl i was Itetter than from any otner loeav i l'lgs, however, grow more rapidly tnaal ! adult hogs. Cround grain proved aa ; pcrior to the ungroiind. In steer feeds j Ing Isitb corn and wheat surpassed bar. j ley, and with lambs the rentilta wars aliout the same with corn, wheat and barley. Corn and barley mixed ga,M better results than either alone In soma cases. These tests should make liar ley a favorite where ii ' not now grown at all. A Safety Tronic li. The pig will get Into the trough when one w ishes lo cleau It out, and he wMl put his heud uuder the spout when one wlsln to pour In the niiiU. The device herewith shows bow the pig can tie kept away from the trough until every thing is In readlnes for him to eat. The swinging door is closed until the trough ha been cleaned mid the milk or other food poured lu. Then It is raised and all the usual bother obviated. Have S ring on the rope to avoid the necessity of having lo tie It whenever the swing ing door Is raised. Orange Judd Karav er. Low Trice f..r Tomatoes. Tomatis-s t an be groa n more cheap ly than potatoes, and at the same price I-r bushel the vegetable grown abov ground pays better than the other. Tbl chief cos; of the tomato la the wast that Is Incurred In marketing the crop. In the hands of dealers the tomatoes often shrivel and Iss-ome unsalable, ami l his of course adds to the selling price of what can be marketed. Dot where canneries take the crop as fast an It Is ripened, the managers find thai they etui induce the growing of toma toe by ti e acre at much lower price than most farmers thought It would -Ast to produce them. : . i I'riinliiic Grape Vines. It is'oneii possible during mild weath er In winter to do considerable work In Uie vineyard.' After warm. weatbe hi sirring htarta the sap, the vlnea will bleed more or, less before tbe cut end dry .up so flH-to.srj,tUo flow. It la al ways Is-tter in Ia: priming to' leave an Inch or more of stub above'the bud, a that If fsp dm start It will not chill the bud as It will sometime, do. and thus check Its growth. Have Whrf l In Their Heads. When young men tell you they never read tJpct-iment station bulletins, that they .fake no shock whatever lu the farm Institute, and, at the same time, !h-y are abbut to-be sold- out under mortgage on a farm their old father gave thcln free of debt, there Is some thing wTong In the brain machinery of those men and na mistake, Heard's 1 i.ilo man, ;. Milk Cnrd for ro wis. In giving fowl milk there la often danger Uiat they will soli and spoU their fetsl while eating H: If the milk Is made Into cnrd, and la then drlod by uflxlng cakes made of oorn tneil and wheat bran wlta It, the fowls will be much less liable to disease than f then ar fed milk In Its cold aa. ! I ill. SA Fl TV I'lo 1 II 1 1 i. II. V V 7X1 2z