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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
District Officers.
B.n.pnt?vr.
Jndge.
District Attorney
District Cleric.
J.y. nil -
William, il hoover
Conntv Officers.
TrtTV STljr.I. County Jndtje
WlLOV MAJORS Cleric and Recorder
1 it mr MORE- Treasurer
W VMACK-ZITI JHiwM
Vn PxitirFR SZ Coronei
V.ufsv IlvOKEttlTI Surveyor
PRIMP CROT'i-BU School Superintendent
"iV Vl. hShlMAX Commissioner,
I. K. PEERV, )
City OScer.
w t nmER; -- y
I.. i-iinr.mtRn-
J. It. TiorKER
Police Judee
Cleric
..Treaurer
. Marshal
JOHN. W. LOVE
rOUNCII.MEN.
L.i.noniNov
h. A.rsr. w
..1st Ward
josEPn
w.a. ini
OSEPH nv.i
W.A. imKIN-.
..2nd Ward
A. ir.ntr.MiUE,
K
EEWrs HIM.
..3rd Ward
K-IIOODAltr.
SOCIAL DIRECTORY.
Chnrclios.
SlnOindlst E. rhurrh.- Service-.each "
atlO-.Wa. m.. and 7-M n. m. Sun lav School at
Z'( n. m. Praver Metlnp; Thursday evening,
fi. P.Wir.so-j. Pastor.
-reshs terlnn Chnrrh.-fiervtce eaehbhnth
mio-iiH. m.. and 7:1 p.m. Srhhath rhy arter
rnorMns services. Prayer M"'ns JCVnJ
evenings at 7:l o'clock. W. J. W.r.BF.n. Pastor.
Christ's Chnr-h.-Kervlcrs everv Panda v. a
rO-.IOa. m. nnd 7-00 n. m Rnndav School ntpp.m
Rkv. Mattkkw Hk.n-ry. Missionary In charge-
Jit. PlrnfriimlierHnrt r".
Church lour nV. .iitl.-wetnrRronnie. ser
vices first Sabh ith in each month. It. J. JOlis
hos. Pastor.
Ine everv Snnd-v It a. m.. end 7: .0 p. rn. Rible
Jteartineand "ra.-n11'nc everr Wedne-dav
evcnlnc. KlderO.ns Itowe preaches the second
Hunday In everv month.
Catholic-Services every h nndav of"
month, at 10 o'cloch a. m. Father Cummlsky,
Priest.
!SeTinol.
Brivnvll!e Union O-Tdrd Schools. II. M.
NvallaT- Prlncll.al: Miss Allro Hltt. Assistant
JJlch School : Miss T.on Tucker. ""n"nftI,Tr
nartment; Miss Crlla Fnrnas. M I'n'Viw
Miss Emma I Holtr.. 1st Intermediate: MUs
KmmiClarlc.si itwimv: im "?: -
Donald and Miss Emma J. Morean. lst.Prlmary.
Toiaple"of Honor.
nroivnTillr I.ode. No. meets every Man-
d?vevVnlnVinOdd Fell.. Hall. Vlsltlnc broth
ers cnrdiallv welcomed. Jno L. Carson. W.UT.
Wm. II. Hoover W. llec.; T.C- Hacker. I.. I.
JnvenlleTrmnle, meets every "av -noon.
Miss i:race Stewart. C T : Miss Marj
nackar.Sec: Mrs. I.s.Mlnlck-.Supt.
RedTRihljon Clnb
Jfeets the first Tiiffsdav of each month.B. M. Hal
ley, Pres.; A. IT.Oilmore.ec.
I. O. of O. F.
t ,m.r.Vii..'i. l.O.O. V. necular
meetlnss Tuesilav evening ol each eek. Visit
ing bntliers resp-ptfnllr invited. A. H.OIImore,
Nrl. las. Cochran, Sec v.
Vtn i-"i I'ltr T.odac No. 40. T. O. O. K.
Me.s'VeryStaturday. Philip Crother. N.ll. T.
C. Klmey. It. Sec.
Knictta of PytWa.
xr t-. i .ii- Vn. IS. K. P. Meets everj-
WednesW evening In Masonic Hall VIsltlnit
Knlchts rordiallv invuea. iu """. '
E. Uwman, K. of K. S.
Masonic.
Ncmasa Valley l.n.lcr Nn. 4. A . V. A. M.
Stated meeting ""a'nrdav on or before the full
of pad. moon." I-ode room open everv Sst.ir-
1sv venln.; for lectures. Instruction andj.ocIal
Infrc-mrse. J.C.McNaughtou.W.M. B.F.-Sou-
der. Sec.
nrn-rnrillr CbiT.trr No. -1. R. ",I,;Ka n
m-etlncsseeondThnrs'ltvnf aehmoMtli. A. II.
Davison. M. E. II. P. it- T. Rniney. Sec
Mt.rr.neICo-nmnnderrNo.:i.K.T.-Slated
meetlncs eond Mnndav In esrh month. K. -
Furnas. E.C.: A. W. VIckell.Rec.
Rose nnd I.IlvCnnrlnrp.No. 03, K.R. O.R.
A-r Meets at Masonic tlall on the irih Mnn
dak uTvr? Furnas. M. P. So. U. T. Itamey.
Secretary.
A .1 n , Phinter Nn. i. Orderot the Eatern star.
A5t"ted ,iMe ?.7Cs third Monday In each month.
Mr. E. a Handley. W. M.
Sociotioi.
Conntr "Pnlr Aoelntion.-n. A. Hawler.
President: John R-tb. VI-e Prt.: . A. Os orn.
Becreterv-J M. Trowbrldce. Treasurer. Mana-
ier-l"- O. Minick. S. Cochran. F E. Johnson.
Thomas Rath. (leo. Crow. J. . Oavll.
Whrirr oeIitlon-R-M. Bailey. Pres.: A.II.
Ollmore.Sec W. II. Hoover.
Chnrnl Ilnlon.-J. C McNauKhton. Prest. J. B.
Docker. Sec
nink- l-nnnllr ssncInti"n.-W. T. Bogcrs.
Prst. J. R. Docker. Sec. and Treas
MetrooMltan Cornet Ttnn.l.-n.T. Smith . Mn
sTcal Director. K. Hnddart. Treasurer and Busi
ness MatiRRcr.
BUSINESS CARDS.
A R. HOTjTjADA.
J , Phyalclaw, Sitrsron. Obstctrlclnn.
Oradnated In ISM I.ocnt d In Rrownvlllc 18S5.
Oiace.H Main street, Brownville, Neb.
l. Hur,mmr.
. ATTORN KV AT TiAW
And Justice or the !aee. OtHce In Court House
Bull dine. Brownville. Neb.
CTUTiL & TnOVAR.
O ATTonsnrs at i.aav.
OTIce. over Theodore Hill A. Co.'s store, Brown
vllle.Neb. VTTOaKV ATI.AW.
OTIee over J. L. McJeeJt Bro'sstore. Brownville.
Nebraska.
O A. OSUOHN.
O. ATTORNEY AT I.AAV.
Omee, No. A Main street, Brownvlle, Neb
X H. RROADY.
tj Attorney mil Connaelor nt liar,
OfflceoverStato Bank.Brownvllh .Neb.
V)TT T. ROGERS.
VV . Attr
inmrr mid Conelor t Law.
,r-.ii-i'.tiiuiir .trenttrtn to anvlealbiislness
ntmstedtohlscare. Oillce in the'Roy huIldinR,
Brownville. Neb.
T W. GIBSON,
BOACICSMITII AND HORSK SHOER
Work done to order and satisfaction cuaranteed
First street, betwesn Main aud Atlantic. Brown
vlltc.Ncb.
AT. CLINE,
FASIIIOXABT.E
ROOT AND SHOE 3IAKER
rrtc-rnxr U'nniT n-uiotn order, and fltsalwayr
Knaranted. Repalrine neatly and promptly done.
hop. No. Zi Main street. Brownville.Neb.
JACOB MAROHX,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
and dealerln
FJneEnplUh.Fienrh, Scotch and Fsncx Clot Us
Testings, Etc., Etc.
Rrowiivillc. HTebrnuUn.
jD M. BAILEY,
Slliri'EltASD DKALERIN
LIB stock:
JIROVrxriLLH. XEBRASITA.
Farmers, please call and get prices ; I want
to handle your stock.
Office 11 Main street, notdley building-
B. Bell Andrews, M. D.
HOMEOPATHIC
SURGEON.
3 Will give prompt attention to all night calls-u
Special attention given to Medical and Snrcleal
)
i
PHYSICIAN &
Diseases of Women, ana neoiciiana Miiwcal Iis
eayesortheEye. Odlce In rear of Nlckell's Druif.
tore Keldence 4 doors North of Rratton's ntnre'
en HTth tret. in tho Vnncll Knuw. am j
T. -A. BAT.H
Is dow proprietor of the
itjfMttt,
anil Is prepared to accomodate the
public with
GOOD, FRESH, SWEET
MEAT,
Gentlemnnlv and accommodatinK clprka
will at all tlines he In attendance. Your
patronage solicited. IlemetnbiT the place
tlieold PascoPKhop, Maln-st.,
MSrownvillc, - .Nebraska.
TOISO
The old Barbershop N'o. 47 Is now owned
and run by
J.
H. Hawkins.
It Is the best fitted shop In the city, nnd the
place isjgenorally patronized by the
people.- Mr. Hawkins keeps
no assistants who are not
Experts at The Business,
and gentlemanly and accommodating In
their conduct. All kinds of
T0KS0RIAL WORK
dono'promptly and Ratlsfactlon'guaranteed.
THE BEST DYES
made are always In preparation.
At Xlio
Orogeryahd provision
y stork of n
T. X-i. oToixc
Ik the place to get
Groceries,
J'rorisions,
Confections,
Fine Ciyras,
Toilet. Soap.
Canned Goods,
Fresh Batter,
Etc., Etc., Etc.
We alo keep all the best brands of
Hour, nnd everything usually kept In'
h flrht cla.s grocery btore. I
We have in con
i:FEED STORE
nectlon with
bouse a flr.stc:ass
ncler takes'
Keepsafullllneot
IBIlLCiSESftUSKETS
Ornamented and Plain.
Also Shrouds for men. Indies and lnfantw.
All orders lert with Mike Felthouser will
receive prompt attention.
.93- Bodies Preserved and Embalmed.
5G Main Street, RR0WXYILL,XEB.
CHARLES B09Y
Hereby calls the attention of the people of
Brownville and vicinity to the fact that he
keeps a full line of the best
FAMILY GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS.
FLOUR,
CONFECTIONS, etc.
And sells at the very Lowest Living Rates.
also has a
He
ESTAURANnp
Where Steal nt nil Hours are furnished
upon tiie shortest notice. People from
the country are Invited to call and
get a "square meal" for only
23
CEWTS.
George XOien9
OF TIIE
M WEST END Tj
MEAT MJCEl
has re-opened his butcher shop, and keeps
constantly on hand
BEEF,
PORK,
MUTTON,
POULTRY,
and all kinds or
SAUSAGES,
Bologna, Pork in Casing S Looss.
Liver PuddiDgs and Head Cheese
a specialty.
Highest market price paid for
BEEF HIDES & TALLOW.
DYKES'BEARD ELIXIR
i n i T run -1 i-li1 inr i h
t t. U wfc 'tX mt" J m foik. IC
It4rf TsftWaksv.vAalf m
CJ AIiih
RIAL
CT. T.. E.01T,
Mm?
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r r t yaaBfcT
J. V bM
M?m9j
Tm "w 'v -!-Tr-!ita7A'Mrr leuBuint'
WORffl'SHflNGOLD.
Pain cannot staj" where it Isusert. It Isthe cheap
est medicine ever made Fivedrops cover a sur
face as larceas the hand. One doe cures common
Sore Throat. One b"ttle has cured Bronchitis. 50
cents' worth has cured an Old Standing Cough. It
ptisitlvelvcurcaCatarrli. Asthma find Croup. Fif
ty cents' worth has cured Crick In the Hack, and
thesameqiinntity r.nnie Rack ofelcht yean.' stand
lin;. It cures swelled neck and all other Ti.mors,
Rhumatism. and Pain and soreness In any part, no
matter where It may be. nor frem what cause it
mav ari-e. It nl wavs'dow vou uood. Tweatv live
cents' worth has cured b:.d cases of chronic and
Itlnody Dysentery One teasjioonful cure? Colic in
tlfteen minutes. It will cu e any case of piles that
Is possible to cure. Six or elcht appllcmion are
warran-ed to cure any ca.se of Excoriated Nipples
or Indamod Hreast. ForRruises If applied oflen
and bound up. there Is nev rthe slislitot dKcolor
atiou to the skin. It stops t lie pain of u burn as
soon as applied and Is a Ksitiverure for Chilblains.
Frosted Feet. Roil. Warts, Corns and wounds of
everv description on man or beast. Price. .V) cents
uu'lti. rrilla;. I.-Icnitt. KOSTEIt, MILBUIIX
.t CO.. Sole Proprietors. IIulTalo. N Y.
Sold in Brownville by A. W. Nlckell.
VUTHOIIIZED BV THE U. S. GOVEItSMEXT.
OF
BROW NVILL.E.
Paid-up Capital, $S0,000
Authorized "
500,000
IS PBEPABED TO TRANSACT A
General Banking Business
BUY AND SELI.
(JOIN & CURRENCY DRAFTS
on all the principal cities of the
United States and Europe
MONEY LOANED
On approved security only. Time Drafts discount
ed. and special accommodntlonsirrantcd todeposit
rs. Dealers in GOVERNMENT BONDS,
STATE, COUNTY & CITY SECURITIES
DEPOSITS
Received pavable on demand, and INTEREST al
lowed on ;lmc certificates of deposit.
DIRECTORS. Wm.T. Den, B. M. Bailey, M. A
Handley. Frank E. Johnson, Luther Hondley
Win. Fralsher.
.1011 X L. CARSON,
. ft. DA VISON. Cashier. President.
I. CMcNAUO IITON. Asst.Cashler.
ESTABLISHED TN 1856.
OLDEST
ESTATE
A.GKEiSrCY
IN NEBRASKA.
William H. Hooirer .
Does a general Rial Estate Business. Sells
Lands on Commission, examines Titles,
makes Deeds, Mortgages, and all Instru
ments pertaining to lue transferor Real Es
tate. Has a
Complete Abstract of Titles
to all Real Estate In Nemaha County.
IISTO- 43.
Ml
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Proprietor
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Old Iteliable
Ml
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Give Him a Call
And you lvill be well
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I Served vlth the best i
tlic Market aflbrdx.
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TUTT5
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INDORSED BY
PHYSiCiAG, CLERGYMEN AND
THE AFFLICTED EVERYWHERE.
THE GREATEST F3EDSGAL
TRIUMPH QFjjig ASS.
TflTTQ' CT 5 1 QE n- Tctt hr.s enc
tvl !V ilcLODcceUudincombiumgin
CURE SICK HEADACHE.!'" P"13 l,f.her""?-
TfiVTift rri Stie30faSTEEK0TiiiNo,
I U J S r t- K2;R0'rIV- aadal'u-
w i i w J ti-"ulmpT!va Toxic t
tU..w UYorLroIA, f Tbtrlr first apparent
., " " ,t acCectis toincrcssoths
iFJTl'Q Pr! I Qlappetitehy causinsthc
lilll O ri,!food to Vropcriy as-
CURE CONSTIPATION. fshnUate. Thus the sys-
Jteinis nonrhhed. aud
TMTT'O Dn I rtS'jytUcirtcnlcscticncn
lUi I O r I sLLwi'he digestive orenns,
CliE PiLE? i resale crd lic-lMjy e-
uat riLta. Bvacnat:caa are pro
TUTT'S PILLS
duced.
The mpMi'v wfj
which PERS0SS TAI'.F
CURE FEVEBAND AGUE
. ON FLESH t-.oo3 r
TUTT'S PILLS
uie iiuiacnce ci u.cta
Dills, indicates Ihclr n-
daptabilily to nou'',
jthe lody, h "it iW-j
,cicacy in c:.njr ne.-
CURE BILIOUS COLIC.
t UTi S PSL.lSIchoy.dys,-v pria.:.
" wimiw r i -i Bingoth;n:uscIc3,fi;ar
cara K!DNEYCnphint.?iiCs3 of the jiyer.
TUTT'S PILLS
CURE TORPID LIVER.
TUTT'S PILLS
IMPART APPETITE.
cnrouic con;i;pai na.
and impart ids heait-. &
Ftrragth to thefyistcia.
Sold everywhere.
Price 25 ce nf.
OfSco
53 Murray Strcc:,
NEW YORK.
TETTER HEADS,
m BILL HEADi
Neatly printed at thiofflce.
First National Bank
III
MEET.
SK
Baliyfllas Gone to School.
The baby hasgone to school; nh, mc !
Whnt will the mother do.
With never a call;to button or pin,
Or tlea UttlcbtioeT
How can she keep herself busy all day,
Witli the little "hindering thing" away?
Another basket to fill with lunch,
Another "good -bye" to say.
And the mother stands at the dcor to see
Her baby march away ;
And turns with a sigh that Ik half relief
And half a something akin to grief.
She thinks of a possible future morn,
When the children, one by on,
Will go from their home out Into the world
To battle with lire alone.
And not even the baby be left to chper
The de&olutc home of that future year.
She picks up garments hens and there,
Thrown down In earless haste.
And tries to think how It would seem.
If nothing were displaced.
If the house were always s.tlll as this,
How could she bear tiie loneliness ?
GERTEUDE'S STRATAGEM.
My pisfer Patricia was nn hplresn.
Strange enouph, for we liad ahvaj-s
been terribly pnnr down at Low
britle, my widowed mother liringitm
up her four daughters with the great
est difficulty ; but, when brought up,
were worth looking at, I believe.
Healthy habitB and frugal living are
apt to make good conditions, and
Bpbs and Amy and Patrioin and I
wer as bright and handsome girls as
are often seen.
Bess and Amy were twins, with
eyes as blue as the wea near which
they were born, roy cheeks, nud
long, light-brown curls; Patricia was
a sparkling brunette; while I was a
perfect blonde, with crinkled hair
like molten gold. Great had been our
pxcltement, when Aunt Betty wrote
from Fairhaven :
"Dkar Sistkr-inLaw: T am go
ing to do myself the pleasure of visit
ing you thiB summer. I hear that
brotlier Abel left four girl. nd I
want to see them.. I am getting on in
years, ami will make one of them my
heires-."
Aunt Btty, of Fairhavpn, was
worth $100,000, if she was worth u
ennt.
Well, in due time she came. She
put up at the hotel, for our cottage nt
Lowbridge wasn't big enough to hold
her. with her maid, coachman and
carriage, but fortunately that was
close by, and she spent the larger
half of three days with us.
Wo oil IlimiQilit Jtuaa would be. llP-T
choicp, for fatherhad named her Eliz
abeth, for Aunty Betty, though hIip
had always bepn "Bess" with us. But
it was neither of the twins, and it was
not I. It was Patricia.
"Where did that girl gpt her black
hair?" Aunt Bettj asked, as soon as
she saw her.
"I think she looks likp my brother
Luke, don't you?" asked my mother,
with a wistful look.
"The verj' image of him," answer
ed Aunt Betty, turning pale.
I divined thpn, as I learned after
ward, that Uncle Luke had keen a
lover of Aunt Betty's, when both
were young, before their marriage,
and the fact seemed to have a power
oit her.
She looked at'Patricia until the girl
blushed rosy nnd red, and would have
-lipped out. of the room, when slip
railed to hor,nnd drawing her down
upon her knees on a footstool before
hr. she put a withered hand on each
ide of the young cheeks, and said
warmly :
"My dear, you shall be my heires-!"
So it was Patricia she chose to leave
her money to, but we were not out in
t he cold, for she sent the twins, who
were only 16, to school for two years,
ami invited me, with Patricia, to the
Hermitage.
It was her home a stately old
mansion of gray stone, gloomy look
ing on the outside, but luxuriously
comfortable witliiu, without being in
the least modern. We had pach a
maid, and the free use of the hor.e
and carriage. After making this pro
vision for our comfort. Aunt Betty
excused herself for making company
of us, aud we were free as air to enjoy
ourselves as we chose, provided we
tid not interfere with her nap. We
chose to make a great many acquaint
ances, guided consciously by Aunt
Betty's wisdom, and the result wa
that I returned to Low bridge in tin
Hummer, engaged to Mr. Clyde Sher
rington. He was wealthy, handsome,
agreeable, well connected. Every
body said, "Gertrude has done well
for herself."
That autumn, Aunt Betty died.
Patricia was to come in posstssian of
her fortune in a year, when she wa
21 foil and undisputed possession of
SI 00,000.
It was arranged that we.wereall to
come to the Hermitage to live. We
did so, and lived there quietly as wa
becotning, for nearly a year, when
Patricia mndo the acquaintance of
.Mr. Gage Redmond.
She met him first at a funeral of
all places! the occasion cau-ed by the
deatli of our next door neighbor. Gen.
De Ltcy, Gage Redtnoud being a
neighbor of his. He wan well con
nected, hut as poor as a church mouse,
people said ; "so of course, lie whs
after Patricia's fortune," mamma de
clared. "Patriola Is rich and beautiful.
Pray don't let her marry a fortune
hunter, mamma," said I, looking up
from a letter I was writing to Mr.
Sherrington.
"I would not if X could help It, bnt
what authority have I. Gertrude?"
;aid my mother. "In n fex months,
Patricia will be in undivided possess
ion of her fortune. We are htre only
by courtesj. The Hermitage is her
home. I have no right to control her
whatever."
"But your Influence, mamma?"
"Will have very little effect, if she
sets her heart on this Gage Rich
mond. Pray stop staring vacantly
out of that window, Gertrude, and
attend to what I say. I want assist
ance In this matter."
"Please excuse me; I am thinking
of my own affair-, just now, mamma.
They may be of no consequence to
you, but my letter is a matter of some
Importance to me."
I did not mean to be saucy, only
ppttNh; but mamma, having had
long experience with four headstrong
girls. Lore with me pntientlj
"Well, finish your letter, Gertrude,
and then utlvi-e mp."
But my train of thought was bro
ken, and after a few minutes, I put
m3' sheet in the writing-desk.
"What cau't be accomplished openly
must be done by stratagem, mamma.
It is probable this Gage Redmond is
after Patricia's money. She is a great
prize, matrimonially. Well, you say
I am prettipr than Patty. Suppose I
play decoy?"
"What?" cried mamma.
"Mr. Redmond is dark and reserv
ed. IJam fair and volatile. Don't
you think he will appreciate my style
of beauty, if I tako a little pains to
make him do so?"
"But Mr. Sherrington."
"I will tell him. He will not ob
ject." "I think he will."
"O, no; he will he interested In the
good of the familj'. He comes next
week. Fortunately, Patty is sick
with a cold, and Redmond can see
but little of her till then."
Quite pleased with my scheme, I
ran up stairs to irivp Patricia her
cough drops, sitting down at the win
dow of herroiitu, ami bowing oordinl
Hy to Mr. Redmond, whom I could
"ve writing in his uncle's study, in
the great mansion across the way.
The larches hid all the houses but
that ono window. He was there h
good deal, and I reflected that Patty'
blue silk curtains were more becom
ing to my style of beauty than hers
"I'll bring my embroidery up and
sit with you, Patty," I said.
"Do," she said, "I am tired of
watching, the evergreens Bwaying
about tljd gay spring sky."
So I filled my lap with rose-colored
wTTrSt ed ', -"n nil Tramed myself in thp
blue window of drapery, for Mr. Red
mond's benefit. Just the colors to set
"flfllip pink and snow of my com
plexion. I had tho satisfaction of
meeting hi pys more than once,
when 1 glanced over the way.
"Seems to me you've wonderfully
jrnod spirits, Gert," remarked Patri
cia, languidly.
The De Lucy dinner bell rang, and
Mr. Redmond disappeared.
"Well, I inupt take them in anoth
pr direction, now," I said, rising: "I
can't givp any more time to you, si-,
for I want to finish my blue Bilk suit
before Mr. Sherrington corned. You'd
better take a nap "
Patricia settled herself ohpiliently
among her cushions. Suddenly she
lifted her be ititiful head.
"lias Mr. Redmond callpd, to in
quirp for me, to-day, Gerty?"
"No, I believe not," I replied, in
differently. She showed a moment's surprise,
then settled hprself on her couch
again, and in five mluutes, was sleep
ing aweetlj.
Tiie blue silk was finished, nnd hav
ing laid aside my half-mourning for
Aunt Betty, and donned it, thp family
pronounced the effect charming.
"Is Mr. Sherrington coming to
night. Gertrude?" aked mamma.
Yes."
"I want to say to yon, my dear,
that on Mr. Sherrington's account. I
don't think you had better" phe
whbpere-1, but I interrupted her, by
my exit from thp npnrtment.
Tb- next day brought Mr. Clyde
Sherrington.
"How delightful that thp spring Is
at hand," snitl he, "the sunshine
irrowing warm, and the grass spring
ing! I passed a bit of wood coming
up from the station, that is full of ar
butus. We will havesome delightful
walks, Gerty ; I utn very tired of city
life."
"Yes. Clyde, dear; but you spe I
have been obliged to make a little
plan which will interfere somewhat
with the arrangement." I replied
quickly. , "I want to lend you to
Patricia."
"Lend me to Patiicla?"
"Ye-, while I lure away a most in
eligible suitor she ha-. Mamma and
I concluded that it is the only way."
I added. Patricia has a fortune of
about $100,000, you know."
"Ye?."
"Well, we think that Mr. Gage
Redmond is after her money. He is
only a biiefle;s lawyer. We can't
afford to let Patty make such a match
as that, aud so, as I don't think I'm
totally an uninteresting person do
you, Clj'de? lam going to iry anil
flirt a little with Mr. Redmond. Now,
yon won't be a bear, and sy no, will
ycu, dear? And you'll try and help
us. by devoting yourself to Patricia,
won't you ?"
At first, my companion did not be
lieve I was in earnest, but when con
virced of my sincerity, his Hstonish-
meat was Inexpre??ible. I remember
that Iip stammered out some faint oh-
jpctlon, but I would not listen, and es. This is trite advice, readers, but edged that they had received satisfac
beibre retiring that night, I whisper- we all stand in need of It. jorj.
ed to man. tun tln.l I l.d made It all
right with Mr. Sherrington, and she
hud only to observe how nicely I
would manage the whole affair.
I sent Patricia off In the morning
to find arbutus, with Mr. Sherring
ton, while I waited to receive Mr.
Redmond.
When he came, I was in the gar
den, and had ordered lunch an hour
earlier than usual. My pale blue silk
looked beautiful In the lawn-grass.
"Pray come and see my tulips, Mr.
Redmond," I culled, as he walked up
the avenue.
He came, pleased enough, and as he
wbb especially fond of flowers, I bad
no difficulty In detaiuiug him more
than half an hour.
Then, seeing him look at his watch,
I observed :
"We won't waitlunoh for Patricia,
for Mr. Sherrington is with her. They
have gone roaming off after spring
flowers, and may not be back this
three hours. Come in and have a bit
of salad, with a cup of chocolate. Mr.
Redmond. I made the chocolate my
self, aud can recommend it."
So I kept him auother half hour,
aud he left, pleased with his visit.
Patricia and Sherrington came back
only fifteen minutes after the usual
lunch hour, the former so delighted
with a profusion of pink arbutus as
hardly to heed when a servant in
formed her that "Mr. Redmond had
(tailed to see her, and stayed with
Miss Gertrude for lunch."
She had put the roy clusters In her
dark hair, and on the bosom of her
graceful gray dress, and flushed with
her long ramble. I think I never saw
her look so perfectly lovely.
"He has been here. Very fine for
you to keep her out of the way so
long." I whispered to Clyde.
He looked at me queerly, but said
nothing. I did not want him to ex
postulate with me, as I believed he
wished to do, and so kept apart from
liitn during the evening, leaving him
to sing and play with Patricia.
He was very interesting with his
very natural manner of resprved
modesty. I was glad Patricia found
him so. Tie had pale, silken Iiuir.
that fell in shadowy ctirisovpra bpau
tiful forehead, and softly moduluted
toiips. He contrasted nicely with her
dark, spirited beauty.
"Clyde has nn elder brother Ray
mond just the one for Patricia. I
wonder if it cannot be brought
about?"
But I soon had my hands full, forat
all hours of the day aud night, Mr.
Redmond came to tho Hermitnge.
And il was not long before my success
ts decoy was patent, to the most care
less observer. He asked only for
"Miss Gertrude."
In three weeks the crisis burst upon
me. He proposed.
"I used to think Mr. Sherrington
your lover," he said standing before
me, the light nti his frank, handsome
f'ice, "hut lato observations have
hown me that his visits here are for
votir sister. Since you are frpe. then
will 3'ou not marry me? I can sup
port you well, Gertrude, or I would
not ask you to bind 3'our future with
mine. The death cf my grandfather
two years ago left me $-30,000, heide
some real estatp. I have a pleasant
home on the Hudson retired hut el
pgant where I would like to take
you. Whnt do yon think, Gertrude?
Could you bp contented to leave your
friends, and live at Rose Cottage with
me?"
My amazement allowed me to stnm
mer nothing intelligible. In some
distant way, I temporized the matter
and begged Mr. Redmond to give me
some time for reflection.
He went away, making an appoint
ment, for the next evening
So thunderstruck was I hy the rev
elations of Mr. Redmond's wealth,
that I wandered about the house In
dazed way, not heeding how mamma
was fretting about Patricia, who had
gone to ridp with Mr. Sherrington.
"Whnt is thp matter, mamma is it
going to storm ?" I paid at last.
"To storm ? Nonsene! Where
are your pyes Grtrude? It Is nearly
9 o'clock. Patricin has bepn gone
seven hours with Mr. Sherrington,
and I know something is wrong."
"What?" I demauded, rousing my
self.
"I don't know."
Nine. 10. 11 and 12 o'clock passed.
Xo carriage no news.
At noon the npxt day. the buggy
drove into thp .yard. Patricia coolly
presented her husband. They had
bpen married the evpning before, by
our pastor at Lowbrldge.
"So nice nnd quipt," ald Patricia.
"Xo fuss, no notoripty."
She took her place coolly at the ta
ble. "You npedn'l hcffaJe to take Cage
now. Gprtrude He's dead In love
with you ; and, as I like Clyde bst. I
thought I'd dpcide the matter with
out any complications."
I think I was dumbfounded. But
I found my tongue when Mr. Red
mond came that evening, and said
"Ye?.
I give my experience for the benp
fitof othpr. It is dangerous loan
ing one's lover.
If It pays to purchase costly agri
cultural implempnte, itcprtalnly pays
to take care of them, now that thpy
are to he laid hy for a six month.
The limp to care for all farm tools Is i
note. Put them In complete order,
that they may he ready for ue when
needpd in the spring, and time prpss-
Peter Cartvrriglit.
Among thp most notable of the
American pioneer preachers was Pe
ter Cartwrlght, who wad born in Am
herst county, Virginnia. in 1775, and
died at Plea-ant Pla'ns, Illinois, 1872.
When he was a child his parents re
moved to Kentucky, where, about
1S01. he was converted by the instru
mentality of an itinerant preaoher
nnd joined the Methodist Episcopal
church. He was ordained a deacon
in 1803, as Elder in 1S0S. In 1S12 he
was appointed Presiding Elder and
acteti in that capacity sixtyyeara ; the
last forty-five year in the Illinois
Conference. During his ministry he
received more tliau 10 000 into the
Methodist church, baptised more than
12 000 persons, and forty-three years
preached, on average, four sermons a
eek. His "Fifty Years a Presiding
Elder," and his "Autobiograpt y,"
edited hv Rev. W. P. Strickland, D.
D., are a perfect storehouse of charac
teristic anecdotes and reminiscences.
Among these we find the following:
One day on approaching a ferry
across the river Illinois, he heard the
erryman swearing terribly at the Ber
mons of Peter Cartwright, and
threatening that if he ever had to fer
Ty the preacher across and he knew
him, he would drown him In the wa
ter. Mr. Cartwright, unrecognized,
said to the ferryman :
"Stranger, I want you to put me
across."
"Wait till I'm ready." Pnid the fer
ryman, and he pursued the conversa
tion and Btrictures upon Peter Cart
wright. Having finished, he turned
to Peter aud saiii :
"Now I'll put you aoross."
On reaching the middle of tho
-tream Peter threw the horse's bridle
over a stake in the boat, nud told the
ferryman to letgo his pole.
"What for?" asked the ferryman.
"Well, you've just been using my
name improper like ; and you said if
I ever came this way you would
trown mo. Now you've got a
chance."
"If your name Peter Cartwright?"
asked the ferryman.
" My name is Peter Cartwright."
Instantly the ferryman laid hold of
the preacher, but did not know Pe
rer's strength, for Peter instantly
seized the ferryman holding; him by
tho nap of the neck, plunged him in
to the water saying :
"I baptise thee (splash) In the name
of Satan, whose child thou art."
Then lifting him up dripping, Pe
ter asked :
"Did you ever pray ?"
"No."
'Then it's time you did."
"I'll do no such thing!" answered
the ferryman.
Splash ! splash ! and the ferryman
was in the depths again.
"Will you pray now?" asked Peter.
Thegn-ping victim shouted:
' I'll do anything you hid rue !"
"Then follow me 'Our Father who
art in Heaven.' "etc.
Having acted as clerk, repeating af
ter, the ferryman said :
"Now let me go!"
"Not yet," sub! Peter. "Yon must
make me three promises: 1st, that
3'ou will repeat that praj'er, morning
and evening, as long as 3'ou live. 2d
that you will hear ever3' pioneer
preacher that comes within five miles
of this ferr3, and 3d, that yu will
put every Methodist preacher over,
free of expenss. Do you promise me
and vow ?"
"I promise," said the ferryman;
mil strange to saj, that ver' man
became a shining light in the church.
A Base Proposition.
A D'trolter who lias the reputation
of being hard pa3, sa3'8 the Detroit
Free Press, was waiteJ on the other
day by a man who began :
"Mr. Blank, I hold j-otir note for
$7u. It is long past due, and I want
ed to see what 3ou would do about
it."
"M3'nnte? Ah! yes. j-fs. this is
m' note. For value received I prom
ise to pa3:, and so forth. Have you
been to the shavers with this?"
"I have, hut none of them would
have it."
"Wouldn't eh ? And you tried the
hanks?"
"Yes, sir, but they wouldn't look at
it."2
"Wouldn'teh? And I-uppnspyou
went to a Justice to see about suing
it."
"I did hut he said a judgment
wouldn't he worth a dollar."
"Did eh? And now what proposi
tion do 3'ou want In make?"
"This in your note for $75, Give
me $-5 and 3'ou can have it "
"Five dollars' Xo, sir! Xo, Mr!
I have no money to throw awuy, sir."
"But it is 3our note."
"True, ?ir; very true; but I'm not
such an idiot as to throw away mon
ey on worthies securities, no matter
who signs them. I ileal onh; in first
class paper, sir. and when that note
lias a upRoti.thle value I will be pleas
ed to discount it Good-day, sir,
looks like settled weather again !"
Two women at Union, Tennessee,
had a dupl in rpgular man stvle.
The- both fired at the word, and one
hit a boy who was climhimr over the '
fence with a water melon and fhe''"',, from lli l,ody an1 "i" voting;
other hit a calf in the field. Both
having drawn blood thev ncknowl-
When toSkim3Iilk.
Thp New Eglaiid Fnrmer replies
to the Inquiries of a correspondent
when Is the proppr time to skim
nilk. nnd whether it is always defera
ble to remove, the cream when tb
milk is sweet Xow this is a difficult
question to answer In a few words,
psrtly because there are so man3 oth
er conditions connected with hutter
making all of which have an Im
portant bearing upon the question.
Under certain conditions, We would
prefer to have sourcream when taken
from the milk, or certainly very soon
afterward. There Is. probably, no
month In the jear when dairymen
are so much annoyed by bad behavior
in cream as In November, and at a
time, too, when the milk mayjbe kept
an indefinite time without souring.
We mlht answer that, when mljk In
clined o kepp swpet for a long time,
ve would prefer to have tho condi
tions changed so that It should sour,
nd when it sours too readily, we
would endeavor to keep it sweet. In
Jul3 and August, milk set In open
pans without Ice. and in a warm
room, inclines to sour too soon, bpforo
the cream has time to rise completely.
At this time we would change tho
conditions eo that It shall keep weet
longer. In cold weather, the crenm
rises so slowly that it often becomes
bitter in the pans. Here more heat is
wanted, even though It tend to sour
the milk. So, we would Pay, In cold
weather keep milk where it will tend
to grow sour in forty-eight hours, and
in hot weather keep It from souring
in less time than twenty-four hours.
We prefer to have milk that Is net
In open pans read- to skim in from
twenty-four to twenty six hours, tho
year round, and just ready to sour
whpti the cream is removed, but not
really sour, or thick, like curdled
milk. We prefer to have tho cream
slightly acid when it goes into tho
burn, summer or winter, because it
usually comes to butter more rapidly,
while the quality is equalh; good as
from perfectly sweet cream. Milk that
lias become so sour as to curdle and to
remain in Insoluble flakes will ho
caught in the butter in tho form of
white specks, much to its Injury both
in flavor and keeping qualities. Sim
ple souring, in its enrty stage. Is not
injurious to cream for making good
butter. Kama Farmer.
In the Coils of a Serpent.
London Telegraph.
One of the most intrepid wild beast .
tamers in Europe, Knrolyi, a Maygar "
of ooIoshjiI Htature and extraordinary
physical strength, has recently fallen
a victim to a dread contingency of his
perilous profession. He wuh perform
ing before a crowded nuilienco in
Madrid the other da3, one of his most
sensational featc, which consisted In
allowing a huge boa constrictor, over
'twenty feet in length, to enfold his
hIy In its tremendous coils, when
suddenly a piercing cry escaped him,
which was greeted b3 the public u it h
a round of applause, under the suppo
sition that its utterance constituted n
part of the performance. It proved,
however, to he the outcome of a strong'
man's death agony. The gigantio
snake had lightPtied its colls and
crushed poor Karolyl's life out of him
with one terrificsqueezp. As his hpad
fell back, and his ej'ea became fixed
in a vlnsy state, the plauditB died
away, and were succeeded by tho
stillness of utter consternation. The
snake and its lifcler-a victim Bwa3ed
for a second or two of inexpressible
horror, and then toppled over on the
boards of the stage; but the boa did
not in the lpast relax its grip upon tho
corpse, which remained for more
than nn hour Imprisoned in its hide
ous thratldom, nobody daring to ap
proach the lithe monster, of whoo
powers Mich appalling proof had been
given. At length it occurred to ono
ofKnrolji's attendants to place o
bowl of milk in n cage within sight
of the mighty serpent, which slowly
unwound itspif from the dead body
and glided into its ilpn. irresistibly
tempted theretoby its favorite dainty.
A post mortem examination of the
unfortunate athlete's remains discov
ered no fpwpr than eight3"-seven frao
tures of hjs hones, effected by the con
striction of the serpent's coils. Hl
death must have been almost Instan
taneous, as. the spine wns disarticula
ted In several placps.
'1 . Ol i
Smith f givingtrohble in Connecticut.-
Smith livp.s in two townships.
The hounda line bisects his houe.
His leal re.-itJence might bo settled
with ease If his bed were on either
side or the line, hut, unhappily.
Smith sleeps with his head and shoul
ders in Trumbull township and tho
rest of him in Monroe. Were the
matter to' be settled according to the
ansvrer given by a Sunday school boy
in the good old days when Puritan
Connecticut was more diligent than
now ;n the study of its Shorter Cate
chism, the trouble would soon be
over. This Iio3' was askpil, "What i
the chief end of man ?" He replied :
"The end what'a got the head on."
Be3-uid controversy the head end la
the chief end of Smith. If his leg
were awed oft" he could still vote.
What might be left of him would
probably be carried to thepolls in one
of the wagons kindly ser.t for the
aged and inllrm. Out sever Smith's
'power is gone forever. A man may
go lo the polls on wooden legs, but no
intelligent voter is supposed to hav
a wooden head.