IT PAYS.
It pays to wear a smiling face ,
And.Iaugh our troubles down ,
3Tor a 1 our troubles wait
Our laughter or our frown.
Beneath the magic of a smile
Our doubts will fade away ,
-As molts the frost in early spring
Beneath the sunny ray.
Tt pays to make a worthy cause ,
By helping It , our own ;
"To give the current of our lives
A true and noble tone.
It pays to comfort heavy hearts ,
Oppressed with dull despair ,
-And leaves in sorrow darkened lives
Our gleam of brightness there.
It pays to give a helping hand
To eager , oirnest youth ;
"To note , with all their waywardness ,
Their courage and their truth ;
"To strive , with sympathy and love ,
Their confidence to win ;
3t pays to open wide the heart
And * Uet the simshlne in. "
AnnaE. Treat.
NO FLOWERS ON HIS GRATE.
Unpleasant Grave In Brazil From
Which a Veteran Story-Teller
Escaped.
3miadelphla limes.
"I turned out with my post and
lielped decorate the graves of our brave
boys , but I can't say that I put much
heart in the business , " said a grizzled
old veteran last night in an Eighth
-street saloon , as he was about to absorb
his sixth glass of beer. "I know I have
surprised you , " he continued , noticing
the look of inquiry on the faces of the
bystanders , "but I never see flowers or
Lea- people talk of decoration that I do
not feel quite knocked out. "
"It this " he continued
was just way , ,
as he had his glass refilled and held it
up between the light nnd his eyes , "be
fore the war I was one of a party of
adventurers wh * , hearing of the im
mense gold deposits in Brazil , penetra
ted the heart of that country. From
"the outstart we had a pretty tough time
of it , and , to cap the climax , when we
"were a dead failure in our search , and
were longing for home again , we were
captured by a band of meddling sav
ages. They treated us well , but closely
.guarded us so as to prevent escape.
-After a period of about six months
every man but myself escaped and
made for the settlements. I tried , but
was recaptured. I must confess I felt
blue and down in the mouth , but bore
it and determined to wait patiently for
another chance to get away.
"Another six months passed , but still
no opportunity offered itself , when a
bright idea struck me. I persistently
Tefused food from day to day , but se
cretly took just enough to keep a gain
ing , so that after a while I looked
something like a side-show skeleton.
One morning when the buck who did
the feeding business came to my tent
H was stretched out stiff , apparently
dead. A big hubbub was raised and
the Indians all thronged in to look at
me , though they kept at a respectful
distance and refrained from touching
me. And if you'd believe it , they let
me lay there , too , until next morning ,
'when they came in a long procession
and placed me on a sort of litter and
carried me to the outskirts of the town.
A large grave had been dug and the
xiold perspiration began to ooze from
me at the prospect of being buried
alive.
"I was tenderly laid Jin the hole and
there was a pause. Then several ob
jects struck me , and , peeping through
the crack af my eyelids , I was sur
prised to find that they were flowers of
the fragrant , luxurious kind peculiar to
'the country. The flewei's continued
to come until a perfect shower fell.
"The sensation was pleasant to the ol-
iactojy nerves at first , but alter I was
-completely covered up it got sort of
disagreeable , inasmuch as I got a sniff
of the South American Jim Crowplant ,
the simple odor of which is sufficient to
.kill one. When the grave was com
pletely filled I was in hopes that the
t'gang would leave the place and allow
me to escape. But no such luck. Two
bucks were stationed there as a sort of
-guard of honor. At night these were
Telieved , and so the blamed watch over
me was kept up for a whole week.
"When I did crawl out of that flower
bed you can bet I did look like a sure
-enough ghost. It took me a month to
.get to the settlements , and ever since
that time the very sight of flowers makes
me feel powerfully unwell , as you can
judge. "
Anecdote of Washington Irving.
Harper's Magazine.
Many years ago in fact , back in
the thirties Dr. Grant , of Enfield ,
whose reputation as a physician in
-Connecticut is still in memory of the
first rank after years of retirement
from practice , was traveling in South
Carolina , his native state , going by
--stage from Savannah to Augusta. At
a certain stopping place it was found
that there WPV more passengers than
the stao-e C" iMirry , and an extra
was ordered for the accommodation of
five passengers. These passengers
were John Forsythe , of Georgia , John
Branch , postmaster-general , George
McDuffie , of South Carolina , Dr. Grant ,
and an unknown gentleman. The
party soon became talkative , and by
degrees all knew who each one was ,
with the exception of the one silent
stranger. As the stage creaked along ,
the attention of Dr. Grant , who was a
lad at that date , was attracted by a
little dog following the stage , which
areuunded him of one described by
in "Astoria "
Washington Irving ,
which he had just Tjeen reading. He
-was laughing quietly to himself , when
one of ne gentlemen insisted that he
his
say that he did. The , gentlemen all ex
pressed their astonishment , and one ol
them persisted in demanding why
he did not asrree with 'the others in
their admiration of the favorite author.
"Have you ever read any of hia
works ? " they asked.
"Yes , " was the reply. N
"Well , don't you think the "Sketch
Book" the most beautiful specimen
of English which our country has pro
duced ? "
"Well , no , " the unknown replied ;
"I cannot say that I see anything re
markable in it. "
"Well , " said the other , "then you
must be Washington Irving himself , tor
no one else could resist the humor and
pathos of his pen. "
The unknown colored to the roots oi
his hair , but made no reply , and his
tormentor continued :
"Come , tell us the truth ; are you
not Washington Irving himself ? "
The poor man at last blushingly con
fessed that he was , and then followed a
general introducing and hand-shaking ,
and a delightful and never-to-be-for
gotten stage-ride.
AKIMAL SAGACITY.
The Newfoundland Dog and the Pony.
Chicago News.
A man stood on Oakwood boulevard
whistling to a large Newfoundland dog
that lay dozing in the grass that bor
dered the curbstone a few rods away.
A shaggy little pony nibbled the long
grass which the dog had for the nonce
utilized as a bed , occasionally pushing
his ill-matched companion over with
his nose to get a tempting lunch hall
hidden from view. Without resenting
this familiarity the dog good-naturedly
rolled out of reach , immediately laps
ing into sleep. Aroused by his mas
ter's cries of "bring him in ; bring him
in"the ! dog rose lazily to his feet ,
stretched , shook himself , eyed the pony
a moment , gave , one or two low-pitched
barks and started toward his master.
There was little difference between
them in point of height and size , only
the dog appeared the lieaviar of the
two. As the latter moved away it could
be seen that there was something more
in common between them than a mere
spirit of fellowship. The pony wore a
halter made of stout cord , one end of
which was fastened around the dog's
neck.
"flurry up , " said the man , impa
tiently , and with that the dog forged
ahead , tugging vigorously at the cord ,
but the pony was loth to leave the juicy
grass , and took a bite here and there ,
in nowise disturbed by his mate's ef
forts to hasten his steps. With an an
gry growl the dog wheeled about , came
up in the pony's rear , and gave him a
sharp pinch on the buttock , which
caused him to spring at once into a gal
lop. Taking advantage of the sudden
impetus which his strategy had occa
sioned , the dog again took the lead ,
keeping the cord taut , and before the
pony had divined this latest move he
was within the confines of the stable-
yard.
The sagacious herder relieved-him
self of his hempen necktie with his forepaws -
paws , licked his master's hand , bark
ing meanwhile with every demonstra
tion of delight and satisfaction , and a
minute after was the most active parti
cipant in a merry game with a bevy of
children in an adjacent lot.
THE CATTLE INTEREST.
Glowing Reports from the Ranges.
Lincoln journal.
I. M. Raymond , president of the Tied
Willow cattle company , whose ranch
is located in Hayes county , returned on
Tuesday from a'trip to that section of
the country , looking after the interests
of his company.
During his trip , which included a
a stay of three days during the round
up , Mr. Raymond had ample opportu
nity to see in what condition stock had
come through the winter and also to
ascertain something definite concern
ing the percentage of loss. He says
that the loss is much less than had been
anticipated and that while it had been
talked of as ten , fifteen , tweuty-five
and even thirty percent. , it has been
in reality but from one to five per
cent.
cent.There
There were from 10,000 to 15,000
cattle in the Red Willow round-up , and
Mr. Raymond reports that they show
up in exceptionally fine condition.
They are sleek and vigorous , and will
lose no time from growing , as is too
often the case , in recuperating from the
fiardships of the winter. Men who
the Colorado Colorado
were in round-up
rado men who are unprejudiced state
; hat the cattle in Nebraska are in much
better condition than those inColorado , ,
and that the herds show a larger per
centage of calves. This is due , doubt
less , to the better feed on Nebraska
prairies.
The year , on the whole , has been a
more than usually good .one for stock
men , and those of our capitalists who
lave money invested in cattle ranches
'
are feeling'that there is no other place
where it could be put to better advan
tage.
What Is "Evolution. "
The word evolution is used in so
many different senses it is so vague
ind indefinite and nebulous that a
3ategorical answer to the question , "Do
pouoelievein evolution ? " is impossi-
> le to almost every one. Evolution
may mean growth , as of a chick from
an egg ; it may mean production , as of
an egg from a hen ; it may mean crea-
ion , as of intellect from matter. Until
the word is defined , it is impossible to
say whether one accepts it or not. Mr.
lerbert Spencer , to be sure , has de-
Sned it , after his own peculiar techni-
jal fashion , and in his own special
jatin-Greek vocabulary. He says , as
nearly as we can recollect , that evolu-
ion is progress from an incoherent , in-
iefinite homogeneity to a definite ,
joherent heterogeneity , through a
series of differentiations and integra-
, ions. But all so-called evolutionists
lo not accept this definition ; or at any
rate they use the word in a way that
vould not be justified by this definition.
I so-called scientists would unite on
; ome definite meaning for this term and
hen employ it always in that one sense ,
t might be possible to discuss the sub-
ect with some'hope of arriving at a
conclusion. Do they include the doc
trine of the bringing into existence ol
new species by infinitesimal accidental
variations in their aoctrino of evolu
tion ? Do they maintain that spirit is a
modification or a product of matter ?
Do they assert that it is impossible that
anything can be known concerning the
First Cause ? If they do , then we shall
know that Christianity never can assent
to the doctrine ; but until there is some
such consensus among evolutionists as
to the meaning of their distinguishing
epithet , and some uniformity of usage
among them of the word evolution , we
do not think b'elicvers in the Bible need
trouble themselves about the doctrine ,
one way or the other.
The New Theology.
Popular Science Monthly.
Thus far in its presentation the New
Theology is reformatory rather than
revolutionary in its teachings and tend
encies. It accepts the nomenclature of
the Old , but shades or expands its
definitions so as to accord with the sub-
tiler experiences and the enlarged ob
servations of the age ; and it maintains
the dogmatic statements of the Old ,
but modifies their exposition so as to
bring them into harmony with the laws
and processes of being. It affirms with
the Old that faith is the basis of salva
tion and of all deliberate activity , but
it gives no pre-eminence to any form ol
faith by the salvation it secures and the
activity it inspires.Vith the old it
accepts all scripture given by inspira
tion as divine , and interprets scripture
by scripture , but it holds in abeyance
all biblical utterances which seem un
reasonable , and rejects all which
are in conflict with the nature
of things or the course of
Providence , and aims to understand
and to corroborate the written word by
the works of Nature ; and it maintains
that no portion of the Scripture can be
a revelation of God to man except to
the extent that it is understood and
conforms to the laws of being.
One of the most distinguished char
acteristics of the New Theology is its
respect for science , indicated by its ef
fort tc > put all its statements on a
scientific basis and submit them in a
scientific method , and to question the
value or utility of any doctrine which
does not come under some general and
harmonious law , or which can not be
scientifically presented ; and , were this
the only claim of the New Theology , it
would entitle it to a respectable hear
ing , as well as put it in striking con
trast with the Old. It does not insist
that any of the great doctrines derived
from the Bible could have been discov
ered by scientific investigation , but ,
being disclosed by divine inspiration ,
as claimed , they are , when philosophi
cally considered , recognized as reason
able and essential , an.d to be in accord
with the constitution of things.
A Tattoed Tramp.
Carson Appeal.
The other day a tramp walked into a
Carson yard and asked for a day's work
trimming trees , assuring the man of
the house that an old pair of pants or a
square meal would be considered equiv
alent for the job. The man who owned
the premises was a philanthropic fel
low , and fished up an old pair of pants
in a few moments , atthe same time set
ting the stranger to work mauling the
wood pile. While thus engaged the
children got around him and were daz
zled with the pictures of some angles
in red and blue and a lot of sheet an
chors and mermaids tattoed on his arms.
They soon learned the stormy history
of his life. He had been a sailor in the
Caribbean , Caspain and Polar seas , and
after giving a graphic account of his
tiger hunts in India , his wrestles with
gorillas in Africa , and his great catch-
as-catch-can match , Queensbury rules ,
with a boa-constructiorin South Amer
ica , and it is but due to add that he
commanded the entire respect.and at
tention of the audience. When the
wood pile had been sufficiently splin
tered he announced that the hospitality
he had received called for more work ,
and there seeming to be nothing spec
ial in sight he expressed himself as un
easy unless he was shown something
more. One of the girls asked him if he
could put some pictures on her as he
had on his arm. He said he could and
in a twinkling produced the necessary
paraphernelia. The children were sim
ply delighted and almost had a riot dis
puting over the first choice. By 4
o'clock in the evening he had two young
boys , aged four and seven , and a baby
all covered over with South American
scenery , hearts , sheet anchors and Ital
ian sunsets , besides making engage
ments with twelve of the neighbors
children and enough of prospective jobs
to last him a week. When last seen he
was leaving the premises in front of a
shotgun and a bull dog.
A few years ago one of the stingiest
men in Iowa had his attention called tea
a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic , Chol
era and D.arrhoea Remedy , by his drug
gist , who also mentioned to him that
for a trival outlay he could indemnify
himself and family from bowel com
plaint in all its forms during the sum
mer , that the preparation was the best
and most reliable in use for those dis
eases. "No ! " said the worshiper of
mammon , "when I need it I will send
for it , none of my family are ever trou
bled that way. " In less than a month
be had a severe attack of cholera mor-
bus and sent a man in great haste for a
physician or medicine. The physician
sent for was some miles in the country ,
and as it was Sunday night and in a
country town the drug stores were
closed , so word was left for the physi
cian to call as soon as he returned.
After the man had suffered intensely
for several hours , and as he thought
: aken hot medicine enough to kill a
tiorse , the physician called , gave him a
dose or two of Chamberlain's Colic ,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy , and it
was only a few minutes until he was re-
leved , and next day he was ready for
work. He said , as well as he liked
money , he would not suffer as much
again for fifty dollars , and has ever
since kept a bottle of the medicine in
the house. 25 and 50 cent bottles for
sale by all druggists.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is
hot , but make it hot by striking. [ Ed
wards.
AN INDIAN'S ROMANCE.
A. Creek Chief Man Married to a Washing
ton Woman.
Washington P
About the 1st of last January a dele
gation of Creek Indians arrived in
Washington. One of them was Ispa
hecher , an Indian whose name had
come into sudden notoriety all over the
United States. He had set up a rival
claim to the head of the Creek nation ,
and Indian-like , he endeavored to as
sert his claim by fighting. He came up
to Washington fresh from the warpath ,
and the war of tomahawks became a
war of words in the interior depart
ment. At last Secretary Teller refused
to recf.gnize his claims , and said that
Checote wag the chief of the nation.
The disappointed claimant was then
free to go home.
But Ispahecher had found a boon for
his wounded spirit. He was in love.
He had been taken by a friend to a
house on Ohio avenue , between Thir
teen-and-a-half-and Fourteenth streets ,
and introduced to a Mrs. Harrover , a
woman who is a decendent of a Chero
kee Indian. Mrs. Harrover was pleas
ant , but she had a daughter about
twenty-five years old who was pleas-
anter. Ispahecher was impressed at
first sight. Mrs. Harrover earned her
living by manipulating clothes in a
wash-tub , and in the performance of
her daily avocation frequently visited
the Tremont house , where Ispahecher
was domiciled. Then the plot thick
ened , and the courtship of the two
waxed warmer. They became en
gaged , although exactly how no one
seems to know. The language of love
was their only means of communica
tion.
Ispahecher had decided to leave
Washington on the 16th of June , and
he wanted the marriage postponed un
til just before that date. He was afraid
it-would get into the newspapers , and be
spread over the country and become
known to Ins tribe before he reach
home. But the argument of his inter
preter made him change his mind , and
the 4th of June was the date fixed.
Last night , therefore , at 7:30 o'clocr , a
little party gathered in the parlor of the
bride's house. The light of the solitary
lamp fell upon the dark and stalwart
form of the Indian standing in the cen
ter of the room by his white bride , while
her family stood over against the walls.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Dr. Bartlett , of the New York Avenue
church. "Wilt thou have this woman
to be thy wife ? " he asked of Ispahecher.
Then the interpreter , Mr. S. B. Cala-
han , uttered a series of gutteral sounds.
The chief bowed his head and answer
ed , "I do" in unintelligible Creek. The
whole service was thus interpreted.
Ispahecher is a fine specimen of an
Indian , tall , heavy built , with black ,
glossy hair , and a face which is deeply
furrowed. He is fifty-six years old.
When interviewed , through the inter
preter , by a Post reporter after the cer
emony , he said that Indians were gen
erally regarded as poor. He was not
one of this kind. He had a home and
a farm and plenty to live on. He re
gretted exceedingly his inability to
speak English , but he had always lived
back in the country among the Indi
ans , and had not acquired the new
tongue as others had , by mingling with
the whites. He therefore felt lost
among English-speaking people. '
Miss Alma Harrover , the bride , is
about 25 years of age , with pleasant
features. She wore a neat drab dress ,
and said but little during the interview.
She does not understand one word of
husband's language , and he , as stated ,
can not speak English. "How are you
going to get alongasked the Post re
porter. We understand each other , "
she said smilingly.
"I should think they did , " said the
interpreter , "for they have been court
ing each other for some months. "
Mrs. Ispahecher said she did not
mind going to the Indian territory , and
was perfectly willing to leave there. *
In a room beneath the parlor a table ,
covered with a white cloth and bear
ing two plates of plain cake told of the
wedding feast which had followed the
ceremony.
One of Washington's Curious Cranks.
Philadelphia Press.
That remarkable crank , Maurice
Pinchover , who has haunted the halls
of the capitol at Washington so long ,
and to whom Ben Perley Poore gave a
national fame by putting his picture in
the Century Magazine , is dying in an
insane asylum at Washington. His
pet delusion was that some member of
congress , usually the speaker , had
swindled him out of millions of acres of
land. How often he has come storm
ing around the house of representatives
and been forced out nobody but the
police can tell. Until lately he was
never more violent than to pound with
the big tin case , in which he carried
the title deeds to his fictitious estates ,
whoever ventured to disagree with
him. Then his crankism took a more
dangerous turn , and , for fear that he
might do harm , he was committed to
the asylum in which he will probably
take leave of life. He is an interesting
mental wreck. Nobody knows any
thing of his antecedents , but it is evi
dent from his talk in lucid moments
; hat he has been a highly educated and
intelligent man.
A Jealous Canary.
A lady in Cincinnati owns a canary
which shows himself to be the victim of
iealousy whenever his mistress pets any
ather object. A few days sgo , in order
; o tease the canary , the lady took home
a toy bird so ingeniously.constructed as
: o chirp- The sight of the imitation
bird and the sound of its voice so en
raged the real canary that he flew at the
object of his scorn and tried to tear it
; o pieces. In the confusion a pet dog
ran upon the scene and seizing the toy
3ird bore it away , the other flying
about the dog's head and chattering
until the door of the room was reached.
After its triumph the canary went back
; o its cage , put its head between its
wings and refused to be comforted. No
amount of persuasion has since induced
the bird to sing.
There are more colored , people in
Georgia than there ate Indians in the
whole country. Georgia's negro popu
lation is about 725,000.
M. A. SPALDING ,
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M. A. SPALDINC , Agent ,
McCOOK , NEBRASKA.
STOCK DIEECTOKY
DENNIS M'KILLIP.
Ranch on Red Willow , Thornburg , Hayes
County , Neb. Cattle branded "J. 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 Red Willow creek. Call on or
address J. F. BL.ACK.
Indianola , Neb.
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. Als-o ,
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-
ey , east of Dry Creek , and near head of
Spring Creek , in Chase county ,
J. D. WKLBORX ,
Vice President and Superintendent.
JOHN HATFIELD & SON.
McCook , Neb. , Ranch 4 miles southeast ,
on Republican river. Stock branded with
a bar and lazy on left hip I
MESEKVt.
Ranch , Spring Canyon on the Frenchman
River , in Chase county , Neb. Stock branded
as above ; also " 717" on left side ; " 7" on.
rlsht hip and "L. " on right shoulder ;
"L. " on left shoulder and 'VX. " on left
jaw. Half tinder-crop left ear , and square-
erop right ear.
C. D. PHELPS.
Range : Republican Valley , four miles
west of Culbertson , south side of Republi
can. Stock branded " 161" a'nd " 7-L. "
P. O. Address , Culbertson , Neb.
THE TURNIP BRAND.
Ranch 2 miles north of McCook. Stock
branded on left hip , and a few double cross
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
lazv 21 brand.
GEORGE J. FREDERICK.
Ranch 4 miles southwest of McCook. on the
Driftwood. Stock branded "AJ" on the
left hip. P. O. address , McCook , Neb.
PROCTOR.
McCook , Neb. , range ; Red Willow creek ,
in southwest corner of Frontier county. Also
E. P. brand on right hip and side and swal
low-fork in right ear. Horses branded E. P.
on right hip. A few branded ' 'A' ' on right
hip.
ALL LIVE DRUGGISTS SELL
SPRING BLOSSOM !
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