Dost ever sit at twllleht's hour ,
And meditate alone ,
And think how many , many friends
From life's long way have gone ?
Dost ever see thy childhood's friends
"Within the shadowed light ,
And list them tell the golden tales-
See olden pictures bright ?
And then the friend of girlhood's years ,
You used to love so well ,
Whose ever ready ear was lent
To listen what you would tell ?
And then the other dearer friend ,
"Whose hand enclasps your own ,
' "
"Whispers words so very low ,
None heard but you alone ?
And then the friends of later years ,
Who round your hearthstone came ,
And taught- your friendship oft can
boast ,
Of else beside a name.
And then the years that came between
And blotted all away ?
Some lights went out , but some in
heaven
Still burn with steadfast ray.
The backward path I love to tread ,
Its Joys are ever mine 1
The future may be rayless night ,
The past through it shall shine.
FARMER GORDON'S ECONOMY.
Stephen. Gordon was a rich farmer
with brdad acres of fertile land and
money at interest but with all this , was
always talking economy. "We must
economize , " was always his theme.
His family consisted of a wife and three
boys , and an uncle of his , an old man
of more than seventy years.
One morning he entered the kitchen
where his wife had just been working
over butter , and had the great balls
all ready for market. "My ! Hannah !
What butter ! It makes a fellow's
mouth -water to look at it , and I've got
forty cents a pound all winter ; it's so
much better'n most folks' butter they
are willing to pay a good price for't.
How much have you made this month ? "
"This makes forty pounds this
month. "
"Well , that ain't bad this time of the
year. "
"No , but it's real hard work to work
over so much butter by hand this cold
weather. If I only had a butter-
worker , it would be so much easier ; it
makes me very tired when I work over
ten or fifteen pounds. Can't I have a
butter-worker ? "
- , Stephen
"Nonsense , wife ! Pay five dollars
for a butter-worker ? Why , my mother
had a large dairy , and she never wanted
a butter-worker ; she preferred to do it
with , her hands and save the money
rather than spend it on every newthing
that came along. "
"Well , your father had more grass to
mow than you ever had , and he never
had a mowing machine or a raking machine -
chine , and you have both. "
"Well , don't you see how much time
and labor they save ? Why , I should
have to hire twice the men 1 do if it
wasn't for them. "
"And don't you'suppose it would
save me the same time and strength ,
too ?
"Well , perhaps you can have one
some time , but I have got so many
things to "buy this spring ; I've got to
have a new horse and wagon , and sev
eral new fences , and I don't know what.
I tell you wife , we must economize all
we can , " said Stephen , as he left the
Toom.
Yes , that was always the way when
she wanted anything ; perhaps she
might have it some time , but now she
must economize. This her husband
said five years ago , when she wanted a
new stove , and she was using the old
cracked stove yet. It was just so about
everything in the house. Her home
was bare and comfortless. Didn't she
economize in everything ? Wasn't her
wardrobe threadbare , and also that of
.her boys ? Didn't she economize in
everything but her table ? Oh yes ?
-and she rattled her dishes in a way that
surprised Uncle Moses in the corner.
She would economize in a way that Mr.
Gordon would feel it.
"Hannah , you shall have a butter-
worker if you want it , " said Uncle
Moses.
"No , uncle ; I will have one , but you
shan't give it to me. Stephen can af
ford it , or I would not have asked him.
I have taken too much from you al
ready , but now I am going to econo
mize so I can have all I need. Husband
is always talking economy to his fam
ily but I can't see any way that he
practices it himself ; but he is going
to. "
The next day at dinner Mr. Gordon
said : "I guess you forgot to put cream
in the coffee , Hannah. "
"No , I didn't forget , but I am saving
my cream for butter. I must make all
I can , for we must economize. " And
a little later : "I'm ready for a pie
now , wife , or perhaps you've one of
those nice puddings ? "
"No , Stephen , it costs a great deal
to make pastry and puddings , and it
takes time , too. We must economize ,
vou know. "
"Papa , can't I have a sled ? You
said last winter perhaps I might this
" said litue Willie the
winter , six-year-
old.
old."And
"And can't I have a pair of skates ? "
said Fred , a boy of ten. "It is such
good skating , please buy them for me. "
"No indeed , boys , we must econo
mize. I never had a sled or skates ,
and I guess you can do without them. "
"You must have lost lots of fun ,
then. I'm real sorry for you , " said
Willie , with tears in his eyes. "I
shan't let my boys go without when
I'm a man. "
A week passed by. In that time the
Gordon family had no pastry , cakes or
puddings. Now Mr. Gordon liked all
kinds of sweetmeats , and it was hard
for him to do without them. He craved
them so much that when he went to
the store he bought half a pound of
block sugar and filled his pockets. He
had never "economized" onhislikings ,
and he prided himself on a good table.
On going home one night he found the
minuter and his wife making a call.
He was glad to see them , of course ;
nah will have a decent sapper once
more. But what was his consternation
to see , as he-seated himself at the ta
ble , nothing but bread and butter , cold
boiled ham and apple sauce.
Well , " said Mr. Gordon to his wife ,
"I am afraid the pastor will think your
supper a scant one. " *
"I'm sorry , Stephen , but the fact is ,
we have been economizing lately , and
they came so late I had no time to pre
pare anything different. "
"This delicious bread and butter
needs no apology , to say nothing of the
other good things , " said the clergy
man.
Poor Stephen ! His pride was deep
ly hurt as he contrasted his [ table with
others that had been spread.
"Have you met with losses recently
? " asked the ' wife with
ly pastor's , con
cern.
"Oh , no , " said Mrs. Gordon ; "but
in the spring , on a farm , there are a
great many things wanted , and we are
economizing in order to meet ex
penses. "
The next morning Mr. Gordon called
on a neighbor , Mr. Jones , to pay him
for a pair of young cattle. "Here is
the money for the steers , " aid Mr.
Gordon , handing him a roll of bills.
Mrs. Jones was working over her
butter in the kitchen. She had a but
ter-worker , and it was astonishing how
fast she made the butter into cakes and
stamped them , draining out every drop
of the buttermilk without hardly any
exertion , while Mr. Gordon watched her.
"Got a butter-worker , I see. "
"Yes ; and I don't know how I ever
lived without one : It is EO easy work
ing butter now compared to what it
used to be. "
"Here , wife , is twenty dollars you
wanted for a cloak. Give Mr. Gordon
a receipt for fifty dollars. "
Mrv Gordon stared. Twenty dollars
for a cloak ! "When had he given his
wife that sum for anything ? He
looked around the kitchen. Here was
a model range , and everything conve
nient and handy with which the far
mer's wife could do her work. What
a contrast to Hannah's kitchen ! He
well knew that he was better able to
afford such an outfit than his neighbor
was.
was.On
On returning. Mr. Gordon first
stopped at the barn. Here everything
was in order and every thing convenient
to work with. Was it possible that he
had made Hannah do all the econo
mizing ? In one corner of the shed was
something that looked a little like a
sled. His little boy had been trying to
make one , and the words of the child
rang in his ears , "I shan't let my boys
go without when I'm a man. " He
then went into the house. "Where is
Hannah ? " he inquired of Uncle Moses.
"She's gone over to see Stiles' sick
child. "
Thu farmer sat down and took his
paper , but his thoughts were too busy
to read. He had never looked so mean
in his own eyes before. He was still
angry with his wife for humbling him
so the night before , by giving the min
ister and his wife such a supper. Yet
nowas he thought it over , he wondered
how he could have blamed her.
"Uncle Moses , how much do you
think it would cost to clothe a woman
fora year ? "
"It's never cost much to clothe
your'n , " said he , his black eyes snap
ping. "I never thought you could
have been so mean and stingy with any
one as you have been with her. She's
too good for ye , and it's time ye found
it out. You've got enough to keep her
like a lady , but instead of that she can't
even have things to work with. Ye'll
never get a cent from me , what I have
I'll settle on Hannah and the boys. "
"That's all right hut why did you
not tell me how selfish E was be
fore ? "
"Haven't I been telling ye all the
time , and what good did it do ? If yer
stomach hadn't been pinched a little ,
yer never would have found out how
good it was tc follow what yer allers
a-preachin' to her , 'We must econo
mize ; we must economize ! "
"Well , I did miss the goodies , but
that wasn't all the reason , and it's
never too late to mend. "
After dinner Mrs. Gordon went back
to the dying child , and her husband
went to tgwn. In about two hours he
returned with a tinsmith , a new stove ,
anew churn and a butter-worker ; a
new sled for Willie and two pairs of
skates for the other boys.
When Mrs. Gordon came home she
found the children rejoicing over their
presents , and Uncle Moses and Mr.
Gordon busy getting tea.
"Why , where did that stove come
from ? " said the astonished woman ,
and as her eyes fell upon the new
churn and butter-worker she
- , ex
claimed : "Why , what does it mean ? "
"It means that we have done 'econo
mizing , ' for the present , and that you
are to have the money for yourself for
all the butter you make. This is your
capital to begin on , " said her husband ,
as he handed her twenty-five dollars.
After this Mr. Gordon never told his
family again "We must economize , "
and Hannah never gave him any cause
to do so.
In Agonizing Suspense.
Boston Journal.
Among the numerous applications
for pensions received by the commis
sioner of pensions is one sent the other
day byan ex-soldier , who has discov
ered an entirely new ground for relief.
He stated that he had no wounds and
was not disabled by disease , but while
fighting in the Union ranks , at the bat
tle of Antietam , he lost his coat , vest
and . "The other
one suspender. sus
pender , " he wrote , "was my only stay
and support. Imagine my dismay
when a bullet came along , and , slight
ly scorching my skin as it passed , cui
the last precious suspender clean in
two. There I stood in presence of
many thousands of men. My emotions
cannot be described. You , Mr. _ Com
missioner , can imagine them. I am
certainly entitled to a pension for the
wounds given to my feelings on that
occasion. Possibly you may not de
cide that a large pension should be
given me , but , at least , I ought to have
enough to keep me in strong , reliable
suspenders all my life. "
A Place to Give a Poet Inspiration.
"Carp. "
Joaquin Miller , the poet of the Sier
ras , has just got into his log cabin. I
called upon him in it and 'found a tall ,
well-made , blue-eyed man of forty-five ,
with long , tawny hair flowing out from
under his slouch hat , with pantaloons
tucked into a pair of fine boots , and a
good-no tured air of western wildness ,
which well accorded with his pictur
esque surroundings. He received me
cordially , and kindly showed me over
the cabin , saying that for fifteen years
he had been wandering about over the
ace of the earth , and that he was glad
to feel that he had at last a place he
could call his home.
The cabin is on the heights at the
head of Sixteenth street , the great
street of the Wa hington of the future.
As Waukeen says , "The president's
house is at one end of it and his hut is
at the other , but that while he has a
cabin the president has only a cab-
in-et. " Sixteenth is a great wide street
paved with asphalt , and lined alter
nately with $50,000 mansions and $50
negro huts. The White House , almost
bathed by the Potomac and faced by
Lafayette park , is its starting point ,
and half way up to Mr. Miller's
cabin is a green plat in
which a bronze equestrian statue of
Gen. Scott looks at the executive man
sion. The street steadily rises , carry
ing with it old St. John's "Episcopal
church " H. Pendleton's
, George man
sion , negro laborers' cabins , Senator
Cameron's great palace , and a like ,
mixture till it reaches the boundary of
the town , where there is a jump up
ward in the shape of a fifty-foot hill or
plateau , running back into the country.
On this plateau Joaquin Miller has
bought a lot and put up one of the pret
tiest of log cabins.
The lot runs almost to the edge of
the hill , and the view is certainly one
of the.finest in the United States. Mr.
Miller says he has never seen anything
to equal it , and that if man can write
poetry anywhere he ought to be able to
write it here. Stand in front of the
large yard of the cabin , under one of
the great oaks which shade it , all Wash
ington lies before you surrounded by
hills which make it look as though the
nature around was a mammoth col
iseum of the gods and the national cap
ital the scene going on in the arena be
low. The great white , classic capitol
is plainly seen , the Potomac flows on
along the edge of the arena , and off on
neighboring Mils you can look into Alex
andria and at the tombstones of Arling
ton.
Distinguished Bachelors.
Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette.
Miss Kate Sanborn concluded her
course of ten lectures on literature at
Bartholomew's school , with "The
Bachelors , " the other day. The "Bach
elor Authors" was , she thought , a diffi
cult subject. They were so numerous
and had done so many curious things.
Pope , Pollock , Herrick , Goldsmith ,
Macaulay , that good man Watts , Hans
Andersen. Voltaire , Ballou , Swinburne ,
Newton and a host of others were and
are bachelors. Pope was known as the
interrogation point of literature and
hated women. Dr. Watts is said to
have written one of his sweetest hymns
after being refused by a woman. James
Buchanan , the bachelor president , was
something of an author , and used to
publish his love verses in the papers.
In art the bachelors were also nu
merous. Raphael , Angelo , Laudseer ,
Joshua Revnolds and Beethoven were
never married. Congreve , the dra
matist , was a specimen of the bachelor
lady-killer , and Swift , bitter and ma
licious as he was , was really of the
same order. Cowper was of a tender ,
sensitive nature , and was as shrinking
as the petals of a dainty flower. At
twenty-eight he met with a love misfor
tune , and the wound never healed.
Keats , also tenderisailhnt. ilr. tfoMi
ihacl Richards arrested , and he was
< f brought before Squire Fisher who fined
* him § 10 and costs. We are sorry the
j Squire did not impose a much larger
fine , and also when the prisoner acted
so outrageously during the trial that he
did not fine him heavenly for contempt
of court. Another thing , isn't it unus
ual to bring a prisoner before a justice
with a revolver and belt of cartridges
strapped around his waist. He should
* * " " " - * j- 1" . _ _ _ i4- -i n V j -T -Af
hsvj-d lineIV6is : noney-making. Something -
thing serious pervaded his writings and
paintings.
Lamb was defined as the self-denying
bachelor , because he gave up marriage
on account of his sister. Gray and
Erasmus were old-maidish bachelors.
Goldsmith was a blundering bachelor ,
and his life might have been changed ,
good-natured and lovable as he was , if
he had married. The ideal bachelor
was Whittier , who was everybody's
friend , gentle , good and kind. Next
came the clams , of whom Hume was a
distinguished example. Encased in
his shell he was a regular .bivalve ,
scoffing at everything and even defend
ing suicide. Nowhere in his corres
pondence could be discovered an evi
dence of warmth and sentiment.
The corpulent bachelor authors made
a long list. Hume was the fattest of
the fat. Not appreciated at home , he
was intoxicated with the praise of
Paris , and made a failure in the salons
as a society man. Gibbon's corpulency
was even ridiculous , and he went
through several courtships , but forgot
that his fat kept pace with his fame.
After reading several chapters of the
"Rise and Fall ofthe Roman Empire , "
he got on his knees to make his pro
posal. She refused , and Gibbon could
notxegain his feet until helped by two
stout women.
Buckle , Boyle and Spencer were never
married , and the fact may have been
that many of them never had time.
Humboldt was a general favorite in
society , and was courted and feted ; he
was witty and sharp at repartee.
Though ms name was associated with
lonely rivers , unpeopled wastes , moun
tain peaks and travels , he was never
known as a husband. Buckle was al
ways an invalid and was devoted to his
mother. Erasmus was a very facetious
man and the best critic of his age. Horace
ace Walpole , who for sixty years sat
irized men , women and things , loved
tD write letters. In his old age he be
came infatuated with Miss Berry , but
feared that the world he had so long
ridiculed would laugh him down. Pope
delighted to write letters and would
send half a dozen copies to his lady
friends. Though many detested the
"wasp , " he was devoted to his mother
and was self-sacrificing. Macauley
was never married , but nis noble na
ture shone out in his letters to his sis
ters. When one of them got married
he said he had nothing leftbut his am
bition.
Oar Wonderful Beef Belt.
Philadelphia Times.
It is said that a belt about 400 miles
wide and extending from the Gulf of
Mexico to the British possessions along
tbe , slope of the Rocky Mountains con
tains neat cattle worth more than
$600,000,000 , which subsist wholly on
natural grasses. Much of this belt is
included in what was formerly known
as the Great American Desert. Nearly
twenty years ago an ox train was be
lated on the plains and the driver of
the cattle turned them loose to shift
for themselves in a winter of unusual
severity , and great was his astonish
ment the following spring to find the
animals in excellent condition. They
had fed on the grama , or buffalo grass ,
which grows in great Abundance in all
that region , and possesses qualities ; of
the highest nutritive value. It'grows
luxuriantly during the rains of spring
and early summer , and "cures" on the
stalk when the August drought ar
rives , remaining in good condition
throughout the season , owing to the
extreme dryness of the winter months.
The average annual rainfall of the beef
belt is only about one-fourth as much
as that of the eastern states.
The production of beef for export
and for the states which do not produce
as much as they consume is rapidly in
creasing the demand upon the grama
grass region. Ohio , Indiana , Michigan
and Kentucky have almost ceased to
contribute to , the beef supply of other
states , and Illinois , Iowa and Missouri
are finding tnat they cannot compete
with the famous beef belt in the pro
duction of beef for the eastern market.
Although the number of cattle other
than milch cows has increased from
23,482,591 in 1880 to 29,046,101 in 1883 ,
it is doubted whether the increase will
continue to keep pace with the increase
of population , ' and if the population
reaches 150,000,000 as early in the1 next
century as some statisticians predict , it
is probable that we shall not have much
beef to sell to Europe , marvelous as
may be the productiveness of the Rocky
mountain beef belt. As New York re
ceived 670,297 beeves , 4,235 cows and
190,237 calves , during 1883 , exporting
only 68,200 of the whole number , pecu.
liar interest in the grama grass country
is felt in this community.
Sudden Conversions.
Henry Ward Beecher.
Now and then a man "who has been a
gross drinker is converted by some elec
trical experience. Men seeing these
wonderful transitions from midnight to
midday are fascinated by them , and
they have an idea that if a man has
been very wicked the power of God's
spirit will come on him and you will
see him turned in an instant to an ar
dent Christian. Thej say : "What a
splendid contrast ! " I don't think a
man who has been wallowing for thirty
years is very apt to fly the next thirty
years. A man who has crept on his
belly like a worm will hardly be trans
formed into a butterfly , and if he is he
will not be much more than a butter
fly. I don't believe the highest form of
spiritual excellence ever comes from the
lower practices of men violative of the
laws of morality. It is worth a man's
while to be moral even if he is not go
ing to be a Christian.
You may ask , "Will it save him ?
SWill morality save men ? " That leads
'me ' to say you must not suppose that
morality is a substitute for the higher
form of religion , If I plant a holy-
hock and it comes up in stock and leaf
it is pleasing so far , but if it is cut off
before blossoming it is good only so
far. You have lost the very end for
Which you planted it.
Morality counts for something so far
as it goes. It is , like the spoiled flower ,
a process balked , imperfect. The spir
itual has not blossomed. Preparation
! , for what fits you to live in this life is
'well ' , but when it comes to the question
jof the great beyond can you speak that
language ? Have you got that monejr
which passes current there ? The ship
wants to anchor , and the line comes
within twenty feet of the bottom.
What is it good for ? It doesn't reach
bottom , and therefore it is good for
nothing.
An Awfnl-Scandal.
Texas Sittings.
"Why , la , Mrs. Jinks , have you heard
the news ? "
"No , Mrs. Brown ; do tell me , for I
am dying to hear. "
"Well , you know I never gossip , my
dear. "
"Of course not ; I do not think it
right to talk about one's neighbor's af
fair. But what is the latest : Of course ,
we will tell each other what is going
on. "
"Why , you know Col. Jones' house
is near to ours , and we can see right
into their side windows. Well , would
you believe it , I actually saw him kiss
his wife this morning before leaving
the house. "
"You are sure it wasn't the hired
girl ? "
"No , I could see her plain enough.
I know they have had a terrible row
and were making up. The idea of a
man kissing his own wife , and before
everybody , too. "
"Yes , dear , it is an awful scandal ,
good-bye , " and Mrs. Jinks hurried off
to see her frieud Mrs. Smith , and tell
her about the big row , and how Col.
Jones nearly killed his wife.
Wendell Phillips left but little MS.
behind him in collected form. There
is much good material , however , in the
newspaper reports of his numerous
speeches , and they will be used in a
forthcoming volume.
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McOOOK , - NEBRASKA.
STOCK DIKECTOEY
DENNIS M'KILLIP.
Ranch on Hed Willow , Thornburg , Hayes
County , Neb. Cattle branded * ST. M. " on
leftside. Young cattle branded same as
above , also "J. " on left jaw. Under-slope
right ear. Horses branded "E" on left
shoulder.
FOR SALE . My range of 1,000 acres of
deeded land in one body , including the
Black and Byfield hay lands ; timber and
water with two good farm houses and other
improvements. Convenient to No. 1 school
privileges. Situated in the Republican.val
ley west of Red Willow creek. Call on or
address ' J. F. BLACK ,
Red Willow , .Neb.
J. WILSON.
Stock brand circle on left shoulder ; also
dewlap and a crop and under half crop on
left ear , and a crop and under bit in the
right. Ranch on the Republican. Post-
office , Max , Dundy county , Nebraska.
HENRY T. CHURCH.
Osborn , Neb. Range : Red Willow creek ,
in southwest corner of Frontier county , cat
tle branded "O L O' ' on right side. Also ,
an over crop on right ear and under crop on
left. Horses branded' ' 8' ' on right shoulder.
SPRING CREEK CATTLE CO.
Indianola , Neb. Range : Republican Val
ley , east of Dry Creek , and near head of
Spring Creek ; in Chase county ,
J. D. WELBORK ,
Vice President and Superintendent.
JOHN HATFIELD & SON.
McCook , Neb. , Ranch i miles southeast ,
on Republican river. Stock branded with
a bar and lazy S3 on left hip 2
J. B. MESERVE.
Ranch , Spring Canyon on the Frenchman
River , in Chase county , Neb. Stock branded
as above ; also " 717" on left aide ; "O.L. "
on left hip ; " 7" on right hip and "L. " on
right shoulder ; "L. " on left shoulder and
"X. " on left jaw. Half under-crop left
ear , and square-crop right ear.
C. D. PHELPS.
Range : Republican Vallev , four miles
west of Culbertson , south side of Republi
can. Stock branded " 161" and " 7-L. "
P. O. Address , Culbertson , Neb.
THE TURNIP BRAND.
Ranch 2 miles north of McCook. Stock
branded on left hip , and afewdoublecroas-
es on left side. C. D. ERCANBRACK.
STOKES & TROTH.
P. O. Address , Carrico , Hayes county ,
Nebraska , Range , Red Willow , above Car
rico. Stock branded as above. Also run the
brand.
GEORGE J. FREDERICK.
Ranch 4 miles southwest of McCook. on the
Driftwood. Stock branded "AJ" oathe
left hip. P. O. address , MoCook , Neb.
N. PROCTOR.
McCook , Neb. , range ; Red Willow creek ,
in southwest c"rner ol Frontier county. Also
E. P. brand on right hip and side and swal
low-fork in right ear. Horses branded E. P.
on right Lip. A few branded ' ' A" on right
hip.
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