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. ' T i DOLCINO TO MARGARET. { .... The world goes up and the world goes down, AnB the sunshine fo! ows the rain; And yesterday's snesr and yesterday's frown Can never come over again. Sweet wife. No, never come over again. For woman Is warm, though man be cold And the night will hallow the day: Till the heart which at even was weary and old Can rise In the morning gay. Sweet wife, To it* work In the morning gay. —Charles Kingsley. HER MINIATURE -1 Bj LUCY YAUUHAJJ FOWLER | Copyrighted, ttOS, hy The Authors Publishing Company L___J The Reverend Houghton flung down his pen and threw himself back in his chair, utterly weary and despondent. "It's all of no use,” he said, aloud, ”1 can deceive myself no longer; I have neither heart nor inclination for the work.” Outside he could just see the girlish figure of his wife, half hidden in the folds of a large hammock In which she was reclining; then, as if she had heard him, the words of a hymn she was singing fell in apt reproof upon his ear. The sweet voice died away, and an expression of sadness came over the bright upturned face, he had listened breathlessly while she sang, for he loved her with a depth of feeling amounting almost to idolatry; and yet, although she was his wife, she was as a stranger to him. She had opposed their marriage till the very day on which it had been solemnized, but he had not known it until the ceremony was over—then, with burning cheeks and dark, defiant eyes, she had told him plainly that she hated him. The revelation made, Cecel had swept scornfully out of the room, and left her husband with his bright rlreara of love and happiness shat tered. Six months had passed, and during ail that time, they had lived together as mere strangers, treating each other with rigid politeness when the demands of social life or church work required them to be present to gether at some entertainment or meet inf. As he sat looking at her now and /.oted the srd expression on her face, be longed to go to her, but he dared not. Then straightening himself, he took up his pen again, and resolved that for her sake he would persevere. Before he began again he glanced once more at her, and started to his feet, lor large tears were standing in her eyes, and she was trying to look through their blinding brightness at a miniature which she held in her hand. He wondered vaguely whose it was, and a spasm of jealousy smote him as he saw her press It passionately to nor lips and then place it in her bosom. He turned away—the pen fell unheed ed from his hand, and his resolve was completely forgotten. In an agony of dispair he threw himself on a couch, worn out as he was, from ipsa of sleep and a long nervous strain, his eyes gradually closed, and his troubles were drowned in oblivion. It was evening when he awoke. He tried to recollect how he came to be sleeping there at such an hour, when a suppressed sob at the foot of the couch caused him to look in that direction. There, crouch ed upon the floor, was Cecel. Instant ly the events of the morning came crowding to his mind; but instead of scorn or anger, he felt only pity for his wife. He determined that some how, In some way, she should be free; he despised those who sought divorces, and never before had he been anle to imagine any case which might be con sidered pardonable; but it was differ ent in their case; she was his lawful wife to be sure, but more than that sae was not, and she must be free—cs Utterly weary and despondent. free as before her marriage—he would tell her—tell her now—but, O heaven! what a sacrifice! "Cecel.” She started to her feet with a cry, “O Nell, are you awake at last?" Her face was flushed with crying end tears stood in her eyes and dampened her cheeks. She had never called him by his Christian name before, and something like a thrill passed through his frame as he noted the change— thon something dropped to the floor. U was the miniature. He was sitting upright in an instant, while with a deep flush covering brow and neck she stooped hastily and picked it up. As she raised herself, her eyes encoun tered his—they were fleree and deter mined. He had forgotten his resolu tion to free her—forgotten everything but the pain which nearly stifled him and made him furiously angry at her now. “Give that to me!” he com manded. Instantly she straightened, her dark eyes looked coldly and calmly into his. “Never!” she answered, briefly, and with heightened color, but no other 1 . M "You shall not leave this room until you give me that picture.” perceptible sign of agitation, she re placed the miniature in her bosom, and turned to leave the room. He stepped to the door and barred her way. "You shall not leave this room until you give me that picture.” “Then 1 shall never leave it,” was the reply. "I might take it from you," he threatened. "You may be a coward if you wish.” Her words stung him to the quick; a dark flusft mounted to his brow as he stood aside. "1 beg your pardon, Cecel; I am sorry that 1 so far forgot myself as to speak to yon in such a manner. I hope that you will at least try to forgive me.” She answered not a word, but with head erect walked past him and left the room. A minute later the dinner bell rang. Mechanically he made a hasty toilet and entered the dining room to eat his meal in solitude, for Cecel was not there. Hungry as he was, he soon finished the lonely repast, and found that it was quite late. He knew that he must pass a long, sleep less night; it would be wretched enough at best; but this uncertainty must be over, and he must have an understanding with his wife that very evening. Ascending the stairs, he tapped at the door of her dressing room, “Come in,” came faintly from the other side. He entered. "Won't you sit down?” she asked gently. A little surprised at the tone, he took the chair she motioned to. "I supposo you wonder why 1 have intruded my sell upon you.” lie began, “but, be lieve me, 1 do not wish to pain you; all 1 have to say—all I wish to do—is for your happiness. You cannot deny that you are unhappy here—that you love another man, and that you hate me—and. Cecel. I have loved you so long and so truly that all I desire is to make you happy, no matter at what cost to myself. I will keep you prisoner no longer—we must have a di vorce.” O no; 1 never, never meant tt. I (lid not know—O Neil!” she sobbed, in coherently. “You mean that you do not hate me?” he asked turning a pair in credulous eyes toward her; “you mean that you do not wish for a divorce?” “No, no; unless you want to send mo away. I was never happy till 1 came here.” Even then, although it brought a kind of gladness to his heart, her meaning did not dawn upon him. His gaze fell unconsciously upon a large picture leaning against her dressing table. Gradually he became aware of a familiarity in the outlines, and looked at it more closely—it was his class picture; how did it come there? he wondered. Crossing the room he picked it up; a prominent hole in the left-hand corner showed where the head of one of the students had been cut out—and, lo! It was his own! He turned inquiringly to his wife; her head was thrown back among the cushions of the cliair. and her hands whre closped above it. She was watch ing him with flushed cheeks and shin ing eyes; the shawl had falleif away from her shoulders, and among the snowy lace3 at her breast something gleamed biflght and yellow. In an in stant he was by her side and had tak en it gently from its hiding place. The color in her face deepened and her eyes danced mischievously, but she of fered no resistance. One glance at the miniature sufficed; the next moment he was on his knees by her side, with one arm thrown about her waist, while the other drew the bright head down till their lips met. “Forgive me. darling,” he whispered. But she only wound her white arms around his neck, and laying his head upon her shoulder, let her eyes meet his. ARTISTS AND THEIR MODELS. Eminent Knights of the Pencil Make Confessions. The late Phil May of Punch, of whose drawings Whistler said, "Black and white is summed up in two words —Phil May," visited this country dur ing the World’s Fair at Chicago. In New York he fell in with Frank Ver beck, whose illustrations chiefly depict bears and other animals. They first swore an eternal friendship and then proceeded to pass an agreeable night. Rather late May leaned over the table and said: “Verby, your bears are so charming —by the way. how many hears have you probably drawn in your time?” “About three thousand,” returned Verbeck proudly. "They are so charming that ! sup pose you must have gone out in the woods and made many studies from the life." “Phil.” replied the other. “I have always lived in town. I never saw a live bear in my life. But yolir delight ful street children, now; you’ve studied them at first hand. I'm sure.” "Verby,” answered May solemnly. “I never saw a street child. I always travel in a sedan chair, and with the curtains drawn. All my family are Dukes, except the ladies, who are more like what ‘you might call Duchesses."—Philadelphia Post. JOKE WAS ON THACKERAY. Rebuke to Tuft-Hunter Recoiled on the Novelist. Justin McCarthy says that Thacke ray often created erroneous impres sions of himself by indulging in Irony in the presence of people who were incapable of understanding it. One curious instance which he gives is this: “Thackeray had been dining at the Garrick, and was talking in the smoking room after dinner with vari ous club acquaintances. One of them happening to have left his cigar case at home, Thackeray, although disliking the man. who was a notorious tuft hunter, good-naturedly offered him one of his cigars. The man accepted the cigar, but not finding it to his liking had the bad taste to say to Thackeray: I say, Thackeray, you won't mind my saying that 1 don’t think much of this cigar?' Thackeray, no doubt irritated at the man's ungraciousness and bear ing in mind his tuft-hunting predilec tions, quietly responded: ‘You ought, my good fellow, for it was given to me by a lord.’ Instead, however, of detect ing the irony, the dolt immediately attributed the remark to snobbishness on Thackeray’s part and to the end of his days went about declaring that Thackeray had boasted that he had been given a cigar by a lord!” Hospitality Limited. The Anson Phelps Stokeses have a very large and imposing place in Berk shire hills, and their hospitality is famous. The lollowing incident, how i ever, shows that even the capacity of that hospitable house was iimited. Some time ago the son of the fam | ily was at Yale. It was early in Octo i her the time when the Berkshire re gion is at its best. Young Stokes thought he would take a half dozen or so of his classmates up with him on Friday and keep them over Sunday. So as to make sure that everything would be in readiness, he sent a tele gram ahead, which read: 'I am going to bring a party of '9C men up to stay over Sunday.” This was the reply he got from one of the members of the family: “Can accommodate twenty-five or thirty, but not room enough for nine ty-six.” How Location Fixes Prices. Prof. Francis It. Gunumcre, head of the English department of Haverford College, usually combines a good story with the exposition of a literary fact. On a recent occasion' he said that the Irish literature was entirely lacking in proverbs and wise sayings, al though a sharper witted people did not exist. This fact was illustrated by the story of the old woman who was selling roses near Lake Killarney for a penny apiece. An English traveler thought the price ridiculously small, so he said. "Mah deah madam, doneherknow if you had those roses in Co vent Gar den you could got a shilling a piece?” “Yes,” retorted the Irish woman, “and if I had Lake Killarney in Hades I could get a pound a gallon for it.” The Voices. When the day Ues hushed and silent, On Its western bier at rest. And the night. In robes of darkness Waiting earth hath softly dressed; Then, me thinks, from out the shadows. By the breezes wafted near. Come the voices long remembered. Voices front another sphere. And my sold holds solemn converse With those spirit realms of Joy. Where, we trust, no sorrows enter. And no fear can bliss alloy. And my heart stands still to listen To the whispers from afar. Of the loved ores, long remembered. Now beyond the gleaming star I General Nebraska News. | •5* DETAILED VOTE IN NEBRASKA. Returns Received from Practically All the Counties In the State. Complete returns, many of them of ficial, have been received from seven t>-uiue of the ninety counties in the State, as follows: —1303— —1901— Sulli- Itol Barnes, van, Sedg- len County. Rep. Fun wick. beck. Adams . 1847 1856 1629 1586 Antelope . 1337 1073 1212 989 Banner . 117 65 146 85 Blaine . 107 75 91 52 Boyd . 903 73 1 671 086 Boone . 1221 1116 1277 1107 Brown . 392 292 393 303 Buffalo . 1703 1599 1702 1 479 Burt . 1431 S13 1412 764 Butler . 1293 177S 1433 1744 Cass . 2223 1923 2269 1 854 Cedar . 1350 1344 1227 1260 ('hurry . 633 421 637 432 Cheyenne . 593 420 637 432 Clay . 1560 1683 1708 1432 Colfax . 811 1118 848 1153 Cuming . 1196 1378 1136 1 361 Custer . 1910 1S56 1893 1770 Dakota . 634 692 6S1 602 Dawes . 599 479 534 476 Dawson . 1188 1198 1173 1151 Deuel . 331 234 363 233 Dodge . 1898 1984 1722 2192 Douglas . 8678 8873 9534 7600 Dundy . 326 231 289 259 Fillmore . 1608 1472 1711 1603 Franklin . 879 955 859 931 Frontier . 712 619 683 590 Furnas . 1026 1019 1132 999 Cage . 29S6 1729 3188 1S91 (lartleld . 256 216 251 212 (Josper .. 113 441 3SS i. Crant . 153 1S4 80 45 p'reeley . 519 813 490 779 Hall . 1783 1388 1557 1155 llolt . 1343 1621 1395 1 509 Hamilton . 1326 1297 1323 1 2:15 Harlan . 819 773 797 786 Hayes . 272 231 297 208 Hitchcock . 410 423 389 381 Howard . 834 1083 876 1 094 Jefferson . 1497 1046 1595 1174 Johnson . 1158 943 1312' 937 Kearney . 90S 934 952 888 Keith . 227 201 225 202 Keya Paha . 366 294 311 334 Kimball . 105 59 120 51 -i\nox . iin .... uu iiso Lancaster .4892 2774 5055 2951 I.oup . 168 121 153 1 23 Madison . 1786 1425 1640 1370 Merrick . S73 831 999 850 Nance . 640 679 912 705 Nemaha . 1508 K67 1586 1 279 Nuckolls . 1250 1132 1273 1104 Otoe . 1973 1616 2133 1759 Pawnee . 1281 721 1391 866 Perkins . 155 1SI 175 201 Phelps . 966 761 1056 815 Pierce . 822 791 753 740 Platte . 931 1906 1011 1960 Polk . 815 1091 992 1122 Red Willow . 1010 655 958 677 Richardson . 2123 2009 2215 1 933 Rock . 378 256 435 210 Sarpy . 689 788 681 807 Saunders . 2000 2125 1925 2006 Saline . 1789 1577 1891 1003 Scott's Bluff . 381 209 362 24l Seward . 1642 1589 1657 1561 Sherman . 518 630 419 538 Sioux . 117 149 151 .. j5 Stanton . 623 67S 637 G54 Thayer . 1413 KM) 1560 1171 Thurston . 553 593 76.1 396 Washington . 1303 10*7 1376 1066 Wayne . 1011 804 974 S24 Webster . 1031 847 1227 1102 York . 2013 1526 2060 1565 Totals .90871 82692 94161 83053 •Plurality. Commandant Cole Resigns. LNCOLN—A. V. Cole, commandant of the Soldiers' home at Grand Island, has tendered his resignation to Gov ernor Mickey and it has been accept ed. it was reported that the resigna tion had been demanded, but this Gov ernor Mickey denied, saying that ho would make a full statement of the case, it is said the resignation lias been in the hands of the governor for Beveral days, but this he refused to confirm or deny. Cole was an ap pointee of Governor Savage and was reappointed by Governor Mickey. No Raffling for Turkeys. PL.ATTSMOUTH—There will bo no raffling for turkeys in Plattsmouth this year. A citizen of Omaha was in this city for the purpose of arrang ing to operate a game of that kind during the week before Thanksgiving, but the proposition was turned down by Chief of Police R. W. Myers. The officers have been trying to stamp out gambling in this city for some time and do not care to now remove the bars which have been put'up against the evil. In years gone by raffling schemes for turkeys have been oper ated in one or two saloons ami no ob jections were raised. Transferred to Grand Island. The United States recruiting station which has been in charge of Sergeant Hall at Beatrice for the last month, has been transferred to Grand island. Chancellor Andrews Speaks. TECUMSEH—Chancellor E. Benja min Andrews of the state university delivered a lecture at the Baptist church in this city on the subject, ‘ Problems of Greater America.” The occasion was the first entertainment in the Epworth League lecture course and the attendance was good. The chancellor's address was very able and he gave his hearers much food for thought. The effort is receiving many compliments. NEWSY STATE BRIEFS. Burglars entered a saloon at Paul, Otoe county, and secured $20. Some of the laundries of Fremont have boosted their rates a little. Congressman Burkett, after spend ing two weeks in Nebraska campaign ing, has returned to Washington. For drunkenness, non-support and desertion. Mrs. Fannie Miller of Otoe county is seeking divorce from Elmer Miller. On the morning of November 22 the pastors of five Fremont churches will exchange pulpits, according to an annual custom. Isaac Kenyon, one of the old set tlers of Platte county, fell dead at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Robert Tolies, at Columbus. One of the handsomest monuments in Sarpy county was erected at Papil lion in memory of Ferdinand Peter son, one of the first settlers. Frank Krchnavy, aged 35, single, of Weston, was brought before the ex amining board in Wahoo and adjudged insane. He was taken to Lincoln. The Northern Milling company’s safe in the mill at Arcadia was blown. The robbers were not up-to-date, as they used drills and powder. Only $3.12 was secured, but the safe door is a wreck. Harry D. Landis of Seward has been appointed deputy clerk of the supreme court to take the place of E. W. Nel son, resigned. Mr. Landis was in the land commissioner's office under Com missioner Wolfe. The collection by popular subscrip tion of the amount of money neces sary to secure the gift of John D. Rockefeller for the erection of the $100,000 building for the university has received the approval of the Com mercial club of Lincoln. Henry Gtimpert's dry goods store at Fremont was entered by burglars and several hundred dollars worth of goods, consisting principally of silks and the higher grades of dress goods, taken. The burglary was not discov ered until the store was opened in the morning. The supreme court has decided that low, wet, swampy lands, totally unfit for irrigation, cannot be taxed for ir rigation purposes. Harvey E. An drews and others were owners of such land and the Lillian Irrigation district attempted to bring the lands within the district for taxation. While out hunting near the Platte river, George Hasson of Plattsmouth had a couple of the toes of his left foot blown off by the accidental dis charge of a shotgun. Young Hasson was resting on the ground with the gun lying across his body, when It suddenly exploded with the result stated. Members of the legislature will con tinue to draw their $5 a day for sixty days so far as Judge Ryan and the constitutionality of the constitutional amendment authorizing them to do so is concerned. The supreme court handed down a decision reversing the decision of the lower court and dis missing the case. Chief Game Warden Carter return ed to Lincoln from Omaha after hav ing caused the arrest of members of the commission firm of G. W. Icken & Co. He will endeavor to defeat the scheme of commission men to beat the game law. He has charged this firm with having more than fifty prai rie chickens in its possession and if he wins the suit the comnany will have*to pay a fine of $5 for each bird. Hans Voss of Schneider township, Buffalo county, made a successful at tempt at suicide. He was found by a member of his family hanging in a corn crib, a rope around his neck and fastened to the rafter above. He was cut down, but later swallowed paris green, from which he died. The supreme court has reaffirmed a decision against W. H. McLucas and others who claim title to an elevator site on the right of way of the St. Joseph & Grand Island Railway com pany in the town of Falrbury. The railway company brought suit in the district court to recover possession. The defendants asserted title by ad verse possession and proved exclusive occupancy under claim of right, foi fifteen years. The trial court, how ever, held that the statute of limita tion had no application to the ease and gave judgment in favor of the railroad. The attempt of Valley county to foreclose on property bought at a tax sale was unsuccessful, the supreme court holding that a county cannot foreclose without a sale having first been made by a county treasurer. The county brought foreclosure proceed ings against Maggie B. Milford and her husband to foreclose a lien for taxes upon certain property in the town of Ord. During an altercation. Henry Jones a farmer living near Red Cloud, was seriously stabbed. Illll If Mil II HIM l>MM» > :: THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.;: ; | Latest Quotation* Trom South ; ■ > Omaha and Kansas City. j * ■h 11111 ii n 11 n f ni H»»**1 SOUTH OMAHA. CATTLE—There *a« a smalt run of cat tle tn sight, but the demand was rather limited and there was no life to the trad*. The close of the market in particular was slow and as a result the late arrivals did not sell to as good advantage as those that came in earlier in the day. There were very few cornfed steers on hand, but the better grades sold at Just about steady prices. When It came to the shortfed stuff, however, the market was very slow, and if anything a shade easier. The cow market started out in pretty good shape, with prices If anything stronger. After the first round or so, however, buyers did not appear as anx ious and as a result the close was slow and weak. Bulls, veal calves nnd stags did not show enough change to be worthy of mention. The few stockers and feeo ers In the yards changed hands at Just about yesterday's prices where the qual ity was at all good. There were not enough western grass beef steers on sale to make a test of the market. As com pared with Monday, however, prices arq safely 10®lac higher. Range cows wero steady to a little lower or 15@20e higher than Monday. There was no particular change in stockers and feeders. HOGS—There was about the usual sized run of bogs and the market continued Its downward course. At the start about a dozen loads sold at right around steady prices to shippers, but after that the gen eral market was right close to a nickel lower. The general market could best bo described by calling It steady to a nickel lower. There was no great amount of ac tivity at any time, but still, except for a !few late arrivals, an early clearance was made. Heavy hogs sold from $4.6i> to $4.70i with some as low as $1.60. SHEEP—Quotations from grass stock: L.ioice westrn lambs, $4.50®4.75; fair to good lambs, $4.25®'!.50; choice yearlings, $3,254)3.40; fair to good yearlings. $.‘1,000 3.25; choice wethers, $3.00®3.15; fair tc good wethers, $2.S5®3.00; good to choice ewes, $2.50®2.75: fair to good ewes, $2,254) 2.50; choice feeder lambs, $3.90®4.10; fair to good feeder lambs, $3.23®3.75; baby lambs, $2.504i3.00; feeder yearlings, $3,004) fci.25; feeder wethers, $2.75®3.00; feeder ewes, $1.504/2.30; culls, $1.00@2.00. KANSAS CITY. CATTLE—The market for corn fed steers wag weak to lower; for western »nd grass fed beeves, $40@50c lower than last week; for native cows, dull; for range cows, steady to weak; for stockers and feeders, weak; native steers, $4.4o@5.35; fair to good, $3.10@4.45; stockers and feed ers, $2.00@3. .5; western fed steers. $2.15® 4.00; Texas and Indian steers, $2.15@3.00; Texas cows. $1.35@2.05; native cows, $1.25® 2.70; native heifers, $2.65@4.40; canners. $1.00®2.00; bulls, $1.75@2.35; calves. $1.75« 3.00. Hoys-The market was 5'g’lOc lower; top, $5.12%; bulk of sales, $4.75®5.05; heavy, $4.75®4.95; mixed packers, $4.95@5.10; light, $4.90@5.12'4; yorkers, $5.05@5.12tt; pigs. $1.5$ @5.06. SHEEP AND LAMBS—The market was steady; native lambs, $3.25@5.20; westerc lambs, $2.90@5.00; fed ewes, $2.30@3.75; Tex as clipped yearlings, $2.50@>4.00; Texad clipped sheep. $2.40@3.75; stackers and feeders, $2.00@3.50. LIVE STOCK TRADE ON JUMP. Tremendous Increase in South Omaha Receipts Over Last Year. OMAHA—Che South Omaha stock yards have received during the ten months of 1903 7,569 more cars of live stock than were received during the same period of 1902. The Kansas City stock yards during the same time show an increase of only 4,500 cars. These figures come from the monthly statements issued by the corporations. The figures for cattle shipped out and driven to the country show the great growth of South Omaha as a market for feeders. This is particularly tnio of sheep, where during the two years the gain in sheep feeders shipped was 18,120 and in sheep driven to the country 9,716. The greatest increase in receipts for the ten months has been in cattle, ot which 5,708 cars more, or 81,191 bead, have been unloaded. Sheep show an increase for the ten months of 246 cars, or 98,023 head. Horses and mules also make a good showing with a growth of 9,337. On the other hand, while the number of cars of hogs Is increased by 1,196, the number of an imals is decreased by 2,898, this be cause the hogs have been heavier this year, averaging 278 pounds, as against 259 for last year. The total for the ten months is: Cattle. 900,858; hogs, 1.863,314; sheep, 1,452,831; horses and mules, 48,748. During the month 62,015 head of cattle were shipped from South Om aha, 6.643 were driven to the country and 72,530 were consumed in South Omaha. For sheep the figures are 260,218, 18,120 and 82,008. Of hogs 4,108 head were shipped out during the month and 95,399 head consumed in the packing houses. It is a cheap makeshift to mock at what you cannot make. Assumes Treaty Obligations. PARIS—The French foreign office has received a dispatch from the French consul at Panama saying: “The new state assumes all the for mer treaty and legal obligations of Colombia." The information is re garded by the officials here as being most important, as showing no dispo sition on the part ot the new repub lic of Panama to repudiate the canal or other property rights acquired from Colombia.
