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About Hemingford herald. (Hemingford, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1895-190? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1896)
"1 DANCE AT THE INN. STORY, clrls," said grandma, BtnlHngly. "Why, I've never hnd any- ty iOJa thing happen to mo story except once. And I'm a lmost afraid to tell you that one." "Oh, that eounda charmin g," ex claimed Irene. "Wo'll have that, If wo have to coax for a week." Grandma waB silent for several min utes, while wo chattered and coaxed her. At last eho gavo away and began: "Years ago, when I was a girl, things wero bo different from our way of liv ing now that I fear my story will seem improbablo to you. I lived in a small western town, whero my father had a tract of land almoBt as largo as this en tiro village. It was a lonely place for young people, but frequent visits to school friends and return visits from them relieved tho dreariness some what. We had plenty of riding, how ever, as well ns an occasional dauce; we really had little time to mope. "Still It was a sad change when my sister married and went to live 110 miles away. It seemed as remote as if she had crossed tho ocean; but tho glorious anticipation of visiting her kept me in a fever of excitement for a whole year. During this time I had met Paul Foster (your grandfather) and becamo engaged to him, and it was ar ranged that ho Bhould accompany father and myself on the journey. 1 "Stage coaches were tho only con veyances then, but there was an en chantment about travel then that no amount of luxury in a palace car can equal now. "The drive was glorious. On some parts of the road I sat on top of the stage; but when I was tired, or the road rougher than usual, I crept in side. Sometimes we would walk while the horses rested or followed slowly. Toward evening we reached some small tavern and remained all night glad by that time of the change, but just as eager to start again the next morning. "Tho second day, Just as we were starting, a young man came up and hurriedly whispered to Silas, the driver. I remember still my lively curlostlty as to what it was all about, when I saw Silas lean forward and draw two large, fierce-looking re volvers. He examined them carefully, meanwhile holding the lines a peculiar way, partly between his knees with the ends turned about his arm. "I found out the meaning of the whisper and tho pistols, too, when early in the afternoon we entered a narrow pass between tho hills. By this time I was cowering Inside the coach, though I could see, without wanting to, the rugged mountains, the steep cliffs, the narrow roadway along which Silas peered carefully, but even he was taken by surpriso when half a ,dozen men suddenly sprang up, ap parently from nowhere. I can not ex press tho rapidity with which the .wholo thing was done. Two stood at tho horses heads, two quickly dis armed the driver and the men on top of the, coach, while two others at the same Instant throw open the door and with leveled pistols ordered us to step out. Two elderly ladles, a middle-aged one, and old ntleman, and myself obeyed as quickly as we could, I assuru you. I trembled so that I could hardly stand ?i m 4'9 'mSm "NOW! GO!" and was almost falling when suddenly ono of the highwaymen pnshed the other out of tho way, exclaiming: 'A Hebe, by Jove!' and with such a bow as few had over given mo took my hand and helped me down. "To tell tho truth, I knew very little of what took place around me after that. I saw my highwayman give orders to bis men; then he turned to me and in the most gentlemanly man ner begged mo to walk with him. I daro not refuse, and we paced back and forth till I felt as if I should faint He talked of the scenery, the mountain air, wnd other matters, but of his pur pose there and of the operations of his companions he kept himself care fully between mo and them ho said not a word. "It was at a moment when I felt I could endure no moro that I caught sight of Paul's face. All the men had their hands tied behind them and were standing in a row, looking into the re volvers of their captors, who relieved them of everything of value. There stood your grandfather with such n glare of helpless Indignation at poor me that It was more than I could stand, nnd with a sense of the ridicu lous that was more than half hysteric al I broke Into such peals of laughter tVat the mountains echoed. I could not help it. I laughed and laughed till the tears ran down my cheeks and ray escort at last Joined me, while he whispered something so flattering that poor Paul would have died outright If he could have heard. "Finally my highwayman placed me Jn tho coach again, with a whispered M WR ilPP sCJ. ' Wvk gig 71f request for Bomo remembrance a ring or anything. As he had It in his power to take rings and everything else, I slipped off n turquolso nnd gavo It to him. Ho placed It on his third finger above a diamond, nnd, ns tho diamond flashed, I saw a tiny cross cut on its surface. I was not searched; nnd with a courtly bow my knight of tho rond and his companions vanished as sud denly ns they had come. "One month Inter I was almost worn out with the entertainments furnished by my sister in her efforts to mako my visit pleasant. Thero was to bo ono more dance, probably the last, as we wero to start homeward tho first of tho following week. Paul had been visiting relatives and had Just return ed In time to take part. "As the wagons drove up at tho door of the inn, whero tho dnnco wns to bo held I heard a young lady, a friend of my sister's, call out: '"Why, whero has Mr. Meredith gono? But I thought nothing of it then. "Tho dancing had been going on for only a short time when this young lady came up to me nnd with tones suggestive of plquo said: "'Mr. Meredith wishes to bo Intro duced to you.' "Mr. Meredith then asked mo to dance with him, nnd not only onco but many times wo danced together ho was an admirable dancer. Yet I could hardly hear what ho said, bo perplexed was I, wondering where I could have heard his voice before. But at length, as he extended his hand, I glanced down and saw a email cross cut on the diamond of his ring. "My dtars, I almost fainted outright. But to tho end he noted tho part of a gentleman. Ho led me to a window nnd stood talking whllo ho shielded my agitation from tho room now filled with whirling couples. "Nothing was said for several min utes. In my foolish heart I was try ing to think of some romantic reason that would account for his mode of life. His face, from which tho beard and moustache were gone, looked like that of some boyish Sir Galahad, not like that of a criminal. His kindly brown eyes shown on me with a world of laughter In them. "'Well?' ho said, smilingly. At tho same moment I caught sight of Paul in the doorwny talking to a man whom I did not know and with earnest gest ures pointing to my partner. Paul, too, had recognized him. "Though my heart was beating so hard that I could. I motioned to Mr. Meredith to finish the dance, and when we reached tho side nearest tho op posite door I stopped. " 'Bend down your head,' I whisper ed, faintly. " 'Somo one has recognized you. I saw them. You must go.' My voice trembled, I am sure. " 'Must,' he said slowly, still smil ing. Then he frowned. But the srailo came back Instantly as he glanced at me, as I stool palo and trembling. 'Poor little girl!' ho said. 'So dlvldod between a sense of duty and pity for a poor wretch like me. Come a bar gain, child! Ono moro danco all around the room and back here, and I will go.' " 'You ought to go now,' I faltered. " 'Not until wo finish the dance,' ho said, firmly. "He supported me almost entirely as we whirled around tho room, or I be lieve that I should have slipped on the floor. " 'Now! Go! I whispered, In per fect terror. " 'Good-by ho said earnestly. 'I never shall forget you. Think of mo as kindly as you can.' "He had vanished In the darkness, and none too soon. A few minutes later the sheriff and two of his men appeared, fully armed: but Mr. Mere dith was nowhere to be found nor did ny one discover how ho escaped." Gradma sighed softly. "I have always been glad to know he escaped," she added. "Is that all?" "Yes, except that after tho notico of my marriage had been Inserted in the papers, I received an express package containing a diamond ring, with a cross cut In Its surface." The girls were silent for a few moments and then began with ex clamations of delight at tho story, ro mance beyond anything they had ex pected. Then said saucy Irono, with a twinklo In her eyes: "Grandmother, darling, I'll wager anything that you never told grand father all this story." The pink blush spread over grand mother's face, but the dear old soul would not Ho, even to point a moral. "No, my dear girls," she said, slow ly. "It was very wrong, no doubt, but I never did." Louisville Courier Journal. ltallwHT's Queer Defect, A curious defect has been discover ed In Buda Pesth's underground rail way. There are not enough ventilat ing apertures in tho tunnel and the trains rushing through it compress tho air in It liko that in the tube of a Za llnskl pneumatic gun. On some occa sions the cars have heeen lifted from the track and the passengers have been almost suffocated. One stretch of tun nel two miles long has only a single ventilating aperture, making it almost an air-tight compartment. Any con structing engineer ought to have known what would be tho result of such pneumatic conditions. A Good Variety. , Mrs. Keedlck It Is quite the stylo at wedding celebrations to have subdued organ music. Mr. Keedlck That Is a stop in the right direction. I wonder if piano music cannot bo subdued in somo way, New York World. CUL1NAHY HYPNOTISM. A rractlcnt l'linun of the Nair Fnd of (Irent Vnlue, "Hypnotism," romarkod the profes sor to a Washington Star reporter as thoy sat talking, "is ono of tho greatost blosslngs that humanity can bo thnnk fu! for." "I tnko Issuo with you thero," said, tho reportor. "You may, and you may also take oi drink with mo," and ho rung tho boll. "Just tho same, my dear sir, It Is tho greatest blessing to humanity." "Tho drink?" Inquired the reporter. "No guying," frowned tho professor. "I say hypnotism Is the greatest bloss lng and I'll prove It to you." "Submit tho ovldence." "Well, to begin with, my wife Ib ono of the finest cooks In tho city of Wash ington, and sho Is also possessed of hypnotic power." "Whnt's that got to do with hypno tism? Docs sho hypnotize you into be lieving that her biscuits are fully as .good if not better than thoso your mother made?" "No guying, I tell you," insisted tho professor. "As I said, my wife is the finest cook In Washington, nnd tho average cook wo hire is tho worst. Not long ago wo had a cobk who was tho stupidest we over had, and ono night wo had a dinner party, expecting to get tho stuff from a caterer, because it wasn't possible for my wife to cook the dinner and entertain her guests also. At tho last moment tho caterer fnllcd us and wo were in a most dlsngreeablo predicament. I didn't know what to do, and at first my wife didn't; but women are great In an emergency, nnd after wo had dlscurscd and redlscussed the dilemma In which wo found our selvesand It was then 1 o'clock and the guests were expected at C my wife seemed to be struck with an Idea. " 'Walt a minute,' said she. 'I think I have discovered a cook. I'll go,out and see Amanda about It.' "Amanda wns our culinary nngcl, and I thought If sho went cook-hunting it wouldn't amount to much, for sho wouldn't know ono if sho saw it. In a few minutes my wife came back smil ing. "'Well?' I asked, eagerly. " 'I think we aro snved,' she replied. "That's all sho would say, and ns I have perfect confidence in anything my wife tells me I didn't let my curiosity get tho better of me, but accepted tho situation, moro particularly as she told mo to get out of tho house and not como back till it wns time to dress for dinner. At 5:30 I returned and found my wife radiant. " 'How's tho dinner?' I Inquired. " 'Lovely,' said she. "And it was. I never sat down to a better. Everything as good as my mother could make It, and all of the guests asked where wo found such a superior cook. I myself was anxious to know, nnd when my wife snld it was Amanda for tho first time in my life I doubted her word. It was true, though, and the way Amanda had dono it was by hypnotic Influence. My wlfo hnd gone into the kitchen and hypnotized Amanda, and willed that she should cook that dinner right and Amanda did it." The reporter looked Incredulous. "Is tho skillful Amanda still hypno tized?" ho asked. "I don't know," smiled tho professor. "When she waked up next morning sho said she reckoned she must bo haunted or somethln' and didn't stay to cook breakfast. Just the same, hypnotism is a great snap," and tho professor emp tied his glass. Ileer In Knclantl. Beer consumption is Increasing by leaps and bounds in England. Not only is this so at home, but the English na tional beverage is also making headway abroad. It is a curious coincidence that when trade Is bad the demand for lager beer seems to predominate over tho British product, but when tlmeB are good and money more plentiful the lat ter rises triumphant over Its rival. It may be that In periods of depression people drink lager as a kind of penance and at onco turn to tho more generous liquor tho moment happier circum stances arise. Whether that bo so or not is a question for casuists to decide, but tho great fact remains that such a permutation does exist. The excise re turns for the first three months of the present year must be highly gratifying to tho brewing Industry. No fewer than 8,302,130 barrels of beer wero manufactured in tho united kingdom in tho period mentioned, an increaso of moro than 1,000,000 barrels compared with the first quarter of last year. Of theso 8,219,651 barrels wero retained for home consumption and 142,470 sent abroad. The latter figures show an augmentation of about 11,000 barrels. Not an Intended IiLcourteiy. The Cuban correspondent rushed In dignantly up to the Spanish general and said: "It's an outrage!" "To what do you refer?" "The fact that you expel those other correspondents and give them the ben eflt of all the notoriety that attaches to the proceedings nnd make an exception of me." "It was an oversight, I assure jou. Yoti shall be expelled to-morrow, I don't want It to bo said that we have at any time been deficient in tho courtesy due the press." Washington Star. Child WUer Than tho Man. Prof. Geisler of Gottlngeu has twenty-four children. He saw a child crying In the street and asked: "What Is tho matter, little boy?" "Don't you know me, papa?" said the boy. He was one of tho twenty-four chil dren. The Collector. THE GREAT NURSERIES. LOUISIANA. MO ROCKPORT, ILLS. Viilted by Gov. Colman. Ex.Soo'y Agrl. andthsHort Ed., Judfr MU'er. "Oh, how Inalcnlflcant nil my nfty ynr of nursery business scorns, nil combined, when compared with this ntuiiendous e tatillihment, whcic they count by mil lions," BAlit JuiIro Miller, that veteran horticulturist, us he, In company with tho writer, wero liclnp driven to the nrloua departments of this vast nursery. In an experlonco of over forty years we do not remember to have pnssotl through an establishment where ro laiKo a number of hands wero employed, wIiofo duties wero no thoroughly systematized, and whero buslnens capacity of a htchur order wns manifested. It Is not In tho soil of every farm that ono llnds qualities essential to the glow til of tho different kinds of Nursery stock, henco It has dovolved upon theso Kentlo raon, who wero born to tho Nnraory busi ness, to select fiom nmoiif; the hills and valleys of tho two IMkes such portions ui are adapted to their purposes. Hut in this very faot of selection of soil wo see their exceeding euro for tho filturo suc cess of their Btock. Missouri nnd llllnoli hnvo no more worthy Institutions than the Htoik Nur scr.es, nnd surely no better or moro rep rcsontntlvo men than the proprietors. Tho buntness Is rtowIiik on their hands, ns It deserves to Krow. They hnvo a system of 40.000 ncrcs of commercial test orchards located In Rrent iruu growing rcKions. The canvassing force Is holnpr Increased, 6,000 Una outllts ready. Stnrk Nurseries always hnvo room for moro active work ers because they have million of Hlark trees to sell. Column's Uurnl World. Iln Took Ills lint Off. . Ho was only a poor llttlo messenger boy. When tho younjr woman 6teppcd into tho elevator on the first floor It wns crowded with men nnd tho poor llttlo messenger boy. In an Instant tho boy's hat was in his hand'. Rather in a bhamefneed way all tho men in tho olovator followed suit. Tho young wonmn was not hand some, but wns dashing-looking, and seemed belf-possesscd. Sho was neatly attired In a faslilonnblo bicycle suit "You aro a llttlo gentleman of tho old school," bho said to the messenger boy with a smilo of approbation. Tho boy looked up at her, took tho messago ho had to deliver out of tho crown of his hat, but tho hat back on his head and commenced to whistle. World. Piso's Curo for Consumption is tho only cough incdleluo used in mv Iiouko. lh 0. Altrlght, Mlllllnburg, Pa., Uoc. 11. TO. Andre CnBtalgnc, tho artist, wns re cently given tho unusual opportunity of sketching Pope Leo from lifo. Ono of tho pictures that ho secured repre sents tho popo in his privnto garden at tho Vatican, surroundod by cardinals. Mr. Cnstalgno's drawings will accom pany tho fourth nnd concluding paper of the group which Marion Crawford has been writing on Home. It will np pear in Tho Century for August, and will bo devoted to "Tho Vatican." 5 To Clenntn tho Hytoi Effectually yet gently, when costive or bilious, or when the blood Is impure or sluggish, to permanently overcome ha bltunl constipation, to awaken the kid neys and liver to a healthy activity, without irritating or weakening them, to dispel headaches, colds, or fevers, uso Syrup of FIks. The Review of Reviews for August, whllo largely given over to the Issues of tho presidential campaign, finds space for tho treatment of other im portant topics. Besides tho character sketch of Mr. Bryan,, the democratic candidate for tho presidency, tho Re view has illustraccd articles on Harriot Beuchcr Stowe and Dr. Barnardo, tho father of "Nobody's Children." There is tho usual elaborate resumo of tho current magazines; and tho depart ments of "The Progress of tho World," "Record of Current Events," nnd "Cur rent Illhtory in Caricature" answer nnd tho typical American demand for what is up to date and "live." Pergonal. ANY ONE who has been benefited by tho ubo of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. will receive information of much valuo and Interest by writintr to "Pink Pills," P. O. Box 1S02, Philadelphia, Pa. Harper's Weekly for August 1st will contain an article on the trolley system of New York City and its environs, with a map showing tho enormous de velopment of this means of transit; and many pleasant routes for a day's or an evening's outing will bo outlined. The contributor is Ernest Ingersoll, author of "Country Cousins," "Friends Worth Knowing," etc. In the same number will bo a capital golf story by W. O. vnn T. Sutphen, entitled "The Hong Kong Medal." Coe's Cough llnliam Ii the oldeat and UU It will break up a Cold quick arttuui anything else It U always reliable. TrjriW Fur 1'olUlilntr. The following is excellent for polish ing nickel and bteel articles: To ono tablespoouful of turpentine add one of sweet oil; mix them together with em ery powder enough to make It a pasty muss that will just pour. Put It ou the article to bo cleaned with n piece of soft cloth nnd rub off quickly with a bit of flannel and use a llttlo dry emery powder for tho last rubbing. It costs moro to keep a bleycle in repair than it does to keep nn o.d girl loo li lug young. The Greatest fledical Discovery of the Age. KENNEDY'S MEDICAL DISCOVERY. DONALD KENNEDY, OF ROXBURY, MASS., His discovered in one of our common pasture weeds a remedy that cures every kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofula down to a common Pimple. He has tried it in over eleven hundred cases, and never failed except In two cases (both thunder humor). He has now in his possession over two hundred tert ideates of its value, all within twenty miles of Boston. Send postal card for book. A benefit is always experienced from the first bottle, and a perfect cure is war ranted when the right quantity is taken. When the lungs are affected it causes shooting pains, like needles passing through them; the same with the Liver or Bowels. Tnis is caused by the ducts being stopped, anit always disappears in a week after taking it. Read the label. If the stomach is foul or bilious it will cause squeamish feelings at first. No cliange of diet ever necessary. Eat the best you ca.i get, and enough of it Dose, one tablespoonftil in water zt bed time. Sold by all Druggists. Tho New Tomato. Tho now tomato is a half or entirety frozen salad. When It is entirely frozen It is cooked nnd swootonod, first, much ns if for Its old time sphero ns a vege table, but thero is no butter put Into it, nnd no pepper, only tho merest dash of salt nnd tho usual quantity of sugar. Thon.lt is frozen in a frcczor, liko any Ice, packed in a. mould nnd hardened in ico and salt and served in mayonnaise. This is tho usual way, but I hnvo a llttlo thing ot my own that I fancy to bo even nicer I mny bo deceived by vnnlty nnd It is respectfully submit ted. Tnko half a dozen tipc, firm toma toes, pool, pour over them u syrup of ono pint of Httgnr nnd ono cup ot water, brought to boiling no moro. Drain and cool. Pack in frcozcr in layers, with rounds of white paper between the layers. Lot them stay about nn hour, ltomovo cnrofully nnd Rervo on a bed of lottuca and nasturtiums, with mayonnaise. Boston Globo. If you swnllow nnytliiuc hurriedly, you bolt it, and it you roiiiso to swnllow nt all you bolt It. Do you know that peoplo bollovo, if you nro n gohslp, that you nro not very nlco yourself f Poop!o cheerfully pay 2T ceuts for a fi cent enko ot soap, It it Is well mlvortUcd. FIT8 stopped freo ami permnnenllv ciiret. No flu n(tr flrtt iliij'ftiisnur Dr. Kllnr'stlrrHlMcrvo Jteslarcr. Fn'.iSJllHl Imlllnmiil Unit Ho. Sena to Dr. Kunk, Wl Arcti8U, riilUtlclptila, I'm Do ns good to people as you can bo; you pass this wny only onco. "A Bicycle- IB .BHML ff'HMV PLUG "BATTLE AX" will serve two M chewers just about I worth of other brands will serve one man This is because a 5 cent piece of "BATTLE AX" is almost as large as the 10 cent piece of other high grade brands Columbia Bicycle Experience Nineteen years of it have made more bicycles, better bicycles, and bicycles lon ger, than anybody else. Columbia riders, ride on the certainty of experience. One hundred dollars is right for quality, safety, surety--the trinity of Columbia excellence. When you pay less, you get less. Catalogue of Fact, free at Columbia agencies by mail for two 2-cent stamps. POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn. How to Ornw 40o Wheat. Salzor'a Fall Seed Catalogue tells you. It's worth thousands to tho wldonwako farmer. Hcnd-t-cent stamp for cntaloguo and frco samples of grains and grasses for fall sowing'. John A. Salzor Heed Co., LaCrossc. Is. Ihe trouble Is, when a preacher Is Inter esting ho never knows when to stop. ftrttnn nnmnii rr nl nnaltt titiit nflmi nm soma men grumble. r Woman's Writes Believe In Woman's Writes? Of course we do. Who could help it wheu womcu write such convincing words as these: "Por seven years I suffered with scrofula. I hnd a good physician. Uvcry means of cure was tried in vain. At last I was told to try Aycr's Sarsa parilln, which entirely cure1 mc after usiug seven bottles." Mns. John A. Gimr.it, Fort I'airfichl, Mc., Jan. 26, 1896, Ayer's Sarsaparifla ..cures.. Built for Two' 61 Five cents' worth of as long as 5 cents' ftJU i - 1 : I Hi 1.1