UFE.
SLlfe Is not what wo try to make ,
No , not by any means ;
It Is the reverse quite frequent ,
Despite -oar higher alms and schemes.
We labor , execute and plan
For the good of those around us ,
'Until the brain is in a whirl ,
Battling wKh life's stern realities.
this we could do , and deem It a pleasure ,
Provided our efforts were crowned with
success ;
That our loved ones could only appreciate
our endeavors ;
Hut , alas ! we arc doomed to failure and
neglect.
Then Is it a wonder that we fall in well
doing ,
Or Is it a wonder we cry out in our grief
That life is a burden to all who embark ?
We are weary of living , and long to de
part.
God grant wo shall strive to do every duty ,
Regardless of trials that lie in our path ,
And live as we should in every particular ,
Thoueu discouraged and deserted by tho&e
we loved best.
THE CAPTAIN'S UMBRELLA.
Captain Fortescue danced for the best
'part of one happy evening with the
prettiest girl of the season. And the
gallant captain fell desperately in love
with her. He went home in the bright
mistiness of an early summer morning
in a high fever of excitement , for he be
lieved , that- Miss Bracegirdle viewed
him with considerable favor.
The , next afternoon he went to call on
her. She seemed to him even more
' "beautiful in the daylight , and in a sim-
.ple dress ; he became momently more
and more in love. And now he fancied
'that not only Miss Bracegirdle , but her
mother , regarded him with kindly eyes.
-In that case he had but to go in and
win. He resolved so to do , and left
the house so full of his passion and his
thoughts that he forgot his umbrella !
This was * no unusual circumstance.
"Captain Portescue was given to forget-
"ting his umbreL'a , and leaving it in a
Handsome cab or any other convenient
place.
Thus it happened that this which he
had now left was the only one he pos
sessed. The next day he knew Miss
Bracegirdle was going to an afternoon
fete at the Botanical Gardens. He in
tended to meet her there. But it was
showery , thunderous weather , and he
felt that to visit the Botanical Gardens
without an umbrella would be danger
ous and difficult. Besides , an umbrella
is often admirably useful during the
progress of a love affair.
He had learned by accident that the
Bracegirdles were going out shopping
in the morning. He determined , there
fore , to call and ask the housemaid to
give him his umbrella. This seemed
-exceedingly simply ; But luck was
against Captain Fortescue. The naid
who had admitted him on the day before -
fore had this very' morning departed in
-a four-wheeled cab , with two boxes on
the top of it , her "month" being "up. "
-A new maid had taken her place one
-of a less smiling disposition than the
"ilast.
"ilast."I
"I called here yesterday afternoon , "
> said the captain , "and left my umbrella ;
will you let me have it ! "
Something in the sterness of the eyes
which were upon him made him falter
before he had said the last word of his
request ; it suddenly occurred to him
that he might find it a little difficult to
prove the umbrella in question was indeed -
deed his own.
'No , thank you , " said the maid ;
-"I've had enough of that at my last
place. I'm not going to get into
" 'trouble here. Better take an honest
trade , young man. " With vvWch piece
-of advice she shut the door in Captain
-Fortescue's face , leaving that officer
-astonished , quenched and crestfallen.
He went straightway and bought a new
umbrella. Armed with this and ad-
onirably attired in other respects , he
"went to the Botanical Gardens , where
he mefMiss Bracegirdle , who seemed
'more beautiful , more charming and
/more gracious than ever.
As soon as he seemed at all decent he
-called again , feeling very' contented
with himself and his fate. But when
'he asked whether Mrs. Bracegirdle was
tit home , and the stern maid eyed him
for a silent , awful instant , his spirits
if ell strangely.
"She is not , " said the maid , and
-shut the door with abruptness 'that
gave him a singularly disconsclated
Tfeeling.
When , about an hour later , the ladies
came in , and the maid brought them
.some tea , she said to Mrs. Braee-
-girdle :
"If you please , ma'am , that young
man has been'here again who came ona
day with the umbrella dodge. He
asked if yon were at home of course
fhe knew you were not and I suppose
-he had some plan for getting into the
house , but I shut the door in his face
'and would not listen. "
"That's right , Eliza , " said Mrs.
Bracegirdle. "Never give them a
chance to get insrle the hall. There's
been too niu < : ii of chat stealing of coats
- and umbrellas in this neighborhood ; it
never would happen with a sensible
housemaid. Master Harry leaves his
things hanging in the hall , so that it
would be easy to carry off a coat cr
'umbrella if you left the man there alone
for a minute. If he is so impudent as
"to come again , the moment you see
it is-shut the door. "
The next afternoon was Mrs. Brace-
igirdle's day "at home- " Captain For
tescue had not intended to go then ; he
wanted the lovely Miss Bracegirdle to
himself , not surrounded by a crowd of
-admirers. But as he had not been able to
< see her the day before he determined
to brave the crowd , and be content if
he got but one smile all his own. And
so he presented himself once more at
3Mrs. Braceghxjle's door , this time
knowing her to be within. But when
it was opened and he confidentially
framed the phrase not as a query , but
-as an assertion , "Mrs. Bracegirdle at
home ? " and proposed immediately to
enter , the maid said shortly , "No , she
is not , " and quickly shut the door upon
him.
him.No words can describe hi ? feelings.
He stared blankly at the handsome
door , well shut and firm , that suddenly
had closed upon him and separated him
from his love. What could this 'awful
thing mean ? Had Mrs. Bracegirdle
heard something false , of course , and
uttered by some other base admirer of
her daughter which had made her take
this cruel step ? It was impossible to
knock again and ask ; it was ridiculous
to stand staring at the door. He turned ,
descended the steps and walked down
the street.
Before ho had gone half way he met a
hated rival , a very nice fellow , whom he
had only begun to hate in the last three
or four days , since he had noticed that
Mips Bracegirdle sometimes gave him
very charming and encouraging
glances. Captain Fortescue walked on
slowly , and listened for the confident
rat-a-tat-tat of- his rival. He heard it ,
lingered and looked back. The door
was opened and the visitor instantly
admitted.
The unhappy man who had been
turned away from that same entrance
sighed heavily , and went away down
the sunny street , hanging his head. He
told himself that it would be only a fool ,
or a madman , who could pretend to
misunderstand so plain a refusal as
this. Perhaps it was meant kindly , he
thought ; and groaned at the thought.
Miss Bracegirdle was no coquette ,
and did not care .to have men offer
her their love when she had no inten
tion of accepting it. He was so desper
ately enamored of her that he busied
himself in trying to see this cruel cut as
a kind deed. . His hopes were gone ;
but he could not bear so suddenly to
lose his idol. He determined he would
not worry her by his unwelcome pres
ence where she could .not easily avoid
him , nor permit himself to be laughed
alby his successful rival. So he ex
cused himself from certain engagements
mentsat houses where he knew he
should meet her. He gave up dancing ,
and took to cards instead.
"Mamma , " said Miss Bracegirdle
one day , "doesn't it seem odd that for
three weeks Captain Fortescue has not
called.
"It does , " said Mrs. Bracegirdle ,
"and yet , when 1 come to think of it ,
we have not met him out anywhere ,
either. He must be ill , or more likely
he has gone out of town. He will call
when he comes back. "
This she said , noting that her daugh
ter looked a little pale and out of sorts.
But secretly , she was I uneasy herself.
Captain Fortescue had shown signs of
being so hot a wooer that it seemed
very improbable he would leave town
without a word to them. At the next
opportunity she quietly made some in
quiries about him and learned that Cap
tain Fortescue was neither ill nor out of
town. This was bad news indeed , for
Mrs. Bracegirdle knew perfectly well
that her daughter's heart was seriously
touched ; and , ' as Captain Fortescue was
perfectly "eligible , " all had promised
fairly. Now that fair promise was de
stroyed. There was nothing to be done
except to try , by other distraction , to
erase the impressions which Captain
Fortescue had made. Mrs. Bracegirdle
devoted herself to her daughter more
tenderly than ever ; and the girl understood - ,
stood her.
Amid all the gaity and the many en
gagements which came with every day ,
there was a melancholy about the house
which had never been there before. It
was impossible for them to banish it
altogether. Even Master Harry , a
cheerful youth of about fourteen , be
came aware of it at last , and declared
his sister was not "half as jolly as she
used to be. " One day , when his
mother and sLter were taking a quiet
half-hour before dressing for dinner , he
came into the room , carrying an um
brella.
"I say , mother , this umbrella's been
in the stand for a month. The fellow
it belonged to has forgotten all about
it , I expect ; don't you think I might
have it ? "
"Isn't it yours ? " said Mrs. Brace-
. "I silver-handled
girdle. gave you a -
one last year. "
" 0 , Host that long ago , " replied the
youth , coolly ; "and I may as well have
this instead. It's like mine , but ever so
much sweller. There's a name engraved
on it , but I could have that scratched
out. "
"Let me see the nam3 , " said Mrs.
Bracegirdle. She took it , and read ,
"Fortescue. " >
An odd .look came over her face.
She said nothing for a moment , but
seemed plunged in thougght ; then she
rose , and went down stairs to the
dining room. She rang the bell , and
the stern-eyed maid appeared.
"Eliza " she said "
, , "canyou remem
ber the appearance .of the young man
who came one day and asked for an
umbrella ? He came twice , I think you
said- and asked for me the second
time. Will you describe him , if you
can ? "
"He was quite a gentleman to look
at , ma'am , " said Eliza , "but this sort
most are. Tall , broad-shouldered and
military looking , with blue eyes , very
short , fair hair , and a long , heavy , fair
moustache. "
"That will do , Eliza , " said Mrs.
Bracegirdle , "you can go. "
As soon as Eliza had left the room ,
Mrs. Bracegirdle sat down and wrote a
note. Then she tore it up and wrote
another , which is merely an informal
invitation to lunch the next day.
Then she called Harry down to her.
" " she said "I want to
"Harry , , you go
to Captain Fortescue's rooms and take
this note and the umbrella. See him if
you possibly can , and try to explain
about this unhappy umbrella and that
wretched , stupid Eliza. "
Then she told Master Harry the
story , at which he laughed immensely.
"Now , you must not laugh , but think
how you can do the thing nicely , Har
ry. You can manage it admirably , if
you choose. It is too absurd to put on
paper. And make Captain Fortescue
promise to come to lunch , just to show
he bears no malice. "
Harry put on his manners and ac
complished his task well , though he
felt much aggrieved at having to give
up the umbrella. Captain Fortescue
came to lunch ; and this time Eliza ad
mitted him , and blushed as she did so.
[ London World.
In China young women are married
at auction. In this country they are
disposed of at private sale. [ Texas
Sittings.
THE SIOUX INDIANS.
Condition of Affalrr atHoiebud Agency-
A Thoroughly Ctvitlz d Specimen.
Lincoln Journal.
Last Thursday , through the kindness
of Col. O. M. Druse , a Journal report
er was made acquainted with Mr. Tall
Chiff , a Sioux , and for years an inter
preter in the service of the govern
ment. Mr. Tall Chiff is about sixty
years old , rather gray , but erect and
active. His color has not been tamed
by civilization , and aside from his garb
h6 looked a genuine aborigine. He was
educated at Washington and Philadel
phia , spending two years at the former
and three at the latter place , uuder the
guardianship of the Quakers , who were
the first sect after the Catholics to
take a very definite interest in the In
dians.
Tall Chiffis Indian name is Con-oc-
to-wan-ha , and he is of the lineage of
chiefs , his father being a brother of Sit
ting Bull. The father died a few years
.ago at the advanced age of 112 years.
He belongs to the Red Cloud band , but
seemed to hold in scorn the pretensions
of those Indian , warriors or statesmen
who claim the dignity of chieftianship
by heredity. His wife is a white
woman , and he holds vei y rigid views
about the sacredness of the family re
lation , his own being based upon the
Christian model.
Tall Chiff is an extensive farmer ,
having had 420 acres of choice land al
lotted to him by the government at his
own persistent request. He has been
engaged for five years in agricultural
Eursuits , and quite successfully. He
as 75 acres in corn this year and will
cut 2,000 tons of hay. Last year he
made a good crop of corn and 800 tons
of hay. He has a large lot of hogs and
a good herd of . cattle. Last year he
bought some blooded pigs at .Staple-
hurst , in Seward county , and the result
pleased him so well that he is now at
that point getting more. His presence
in the city was due to his desire to pro
cure some thoroughbred bulls for im-
Eroving his stock , and for that purpose
e will attend the Daily sale this week.
Thousands of common cattle range the
hills and plains about Rosebud , belong
ing to the Indians and to settlers , and
more are being brought in all the time.
Tall Chiff fully understands the import
ance of grading them up to the im
proved standard , and thinks pure blood
bulls will be a good investment.
In answer to querries upon the sub
ject , Tall Chiff expressed himself hope
fully as to the future of the Sioux , and
more especially those at Rosebud agen
cy , of whom there are about 1,500. Of
these some fifty heads of families are
farmers , and are succeeding finely.
They have in from forty to 120 acres of
corn each and other crops in proper
tion. Most of them are anxious for
their children to go to school and be
come educated like the whites. They
take an especial interest in the learning
of trades and show a great aptitude for
it. In farming matters they prefer
stock generally. Tall Chiff himself
sold $900 worth of ponies last year of
his own raising. They are improved
from the common Sioux stock by a
judicious mixture of good blood , giving
them increased size but retaining the
toughness and sagacity for which they
have become famous. With this im
provement in blood is also introduced
better keep in whiter , with shelter. The
desire to have lands allotted iu severalty -
ty is growing among the Indians.
They believe they ought to have a white
man's chance and feel confident they
could improve it.
Among other things learned from
Tall Chiff was the existence of Free
Masonry among the Indians not the
crude and superstitious sort that is
popularly believed , but a high order of
Blue Lodge work , differing but slightly
in its ceremonials and teachings from
the best 'Anglo-Saxon lodges. He
states that its existence is traced back
1,200 years before Columbus discover
ed the continent , but beyond that point
it is lost in the dim mists of tradition.
Tall Chiff himself is a member of the
mystic order , and has several times vis
ited white lodges , gaining.admission on
the symbols everywhere recognized.
He will be in the city Monday evening ,
and will doubtless be in attendance
upon the dedication of the Masonic
temple. He is a fluent talker and a
very intelligent man , and could no
doubt add to the interest of the oc
casion if he can be induced to do so.
He related to the reporter an interest
ing incident concerning Big Tree , the
chief who was some years ago taken
to Washington on a charge of tearing
up the track of the Union Pacific rail
road. Big1 Tree was a Mason , and his
connection with the order was of ser
vice to him at the time.
Tall Chiff denies that the women are
slaves among the Indians , or that they
are compelled by the men to do the
drudgery as is generally believed. He
says they do this severe work volun
tarily and with pleasure. They are
strong and able to do it with no great
fatigue. What may be defined as a
family esprit du corps is very strong
among the Indians.and a woman who
could not do her share of the work
would regard herself as unfortunate.
The Sioux are desirous of emulating
the whites in advancement of wealth ,
and are becoming enthusiasts in the
matter of educating their children.
They appreciate , with far more keen
ness than one not well acquainted with
them would imagine , the love and filial
respect of their children , and the fear
that their offspring may become too
proud and "stuck up" to love them is
the only obstacle to a complete em
bracing of every facility iu this direc
tion. This feeling is , however , con
fined to a comparatively small number.
An instance of this is shown in the late
escape of five children from the Genoa
school. An old man named Leggings
in Sioux Eck-sa-ta-wat-ha
or , , - - - -
whose children they were , became
lonely and fearful that his little ones
would never again be reconciled to
their home and parentage. His wife
shared in these emotions. They hun
gered every day for a sight of the loved
faces that had gone from their little
cabin , and when they could bear it no
longer they took their ponies and went
to Genoa to see them. Once in their
arms they could not give them up , and
the reunited family fled toward the
agency. ' But the implements of civil-
ization , the telegraph and railroad ,
were too much for them. They were
captured , the children returned to the
school and the disconsolate parents'to
their lonely homo.
PrlBcess Bismarck.
Harper's Magazine.
The giant spirit who raised the Ger
man people from their long abasement ,
and gave them their nlace among the
nations , in due tune , by his choice of a
wife , established for himself a happy
home , in which his domestic nature has
received a manifold and fruitful devel
opment , and that ho is , after all , not
by any means the man of blood and
iron which many people suppose him
to be. His wife is nine years younger
than her husband , and was inarrieu to
him in 1847. Her maiden name was
Johanna von Puttkamer , and she was
the daughter of a quiet , godly Pome-
eranian home , the atmosphere of which
was pervaded by the spirit of the Mo
ravian fraternity. That "the mad
squire [ Junker ] of Kneiphof , " as Bis
marck was then called in the gossip of
the neighborhood , the future "Iron
Chancellor , " should have been attract
ed by , and at the same time should
have awakened a warm and lively in
terest hi , a lady whose first impression
of men and things were received amid
such surroundings , need not , after all ,
create any surprise. Even in those
days the period of unrest , storm , and
stress had been succeeded by one of
calm , and his wildness and love of mis
chief had given place to self-examina
tion and a longing after higher things.
The princess was strictly and piously
brought up ; but is of a cheerful and
lively disposition , endowed with
a considerable amount of mother-
wit , keenly sensitive , and posses
sed of excellent taste. Very musi
cal , and an excellent performer on the
piano , she is at the same time a careful
and thrifty housewife , and , like the no
ble ladies of former times , possesses
some knowledge of the healing art.
During all these years she has shared
intelligently her husband's hopes and
cares , sometimes even the political
ones , as witness the letters published
by Hesekiel , written to her when offi
cial duties or holiday travels chanced
to separate them for a while. In these
he addresses her as "My darling" ( mein
Herz ) , "My best beloved ; "he sends
her jasmine from Pelerhof ; he prom
ises her Edelweiss from Gastein. From
the royal castle at Ofen he bids her
" from far " and adds
"good-night away , ,
"Where can I have heard the song
which has been running through my
head all day :
Over the blue mountains , over the white
sea foam ,
Come thou , beloved one , come to thy lovely
home ? '
I wonder who can have sung that to me
some time or other in 'auld lang
syne ? ' " Elsewhere he recalls on the
sixteenth anniversary of his marriage
how it "had brought sunshine into his
bachelor life. " Over and over again he
gives expression to a feeling of home
sickness , of longing for her and the
children. And in a letter written from
Smaland he wishes that he had a little
casile peopled with those he loved on
* 'of the"wood-and-heather-bound
one ' - - -
lakes of that Swedish province. Many
other parts of this correspondence show
how dear his wife is to him , and how
often he thinks of her. On the other
hand , we can infer from several of the
letters that the good lady has become
deeply imbued with her husband's en
ergetic modes of feeling and of thought.
Mr. Conkling's Shirt Front.
N. Y. Letter in Baltimore American.
Conkling is as unique as ever in per
sonal appearance , partly by reason of
good lookswhich he isn't to be blamed
for , but in a considerable degree be
cause he dresses in a picturesque disre
gard of the current fashions. I went
into court the other hot day to get a
view of him. He came in like a planter
of the old time from -a cotton-field ,
wearing a broad Panama straw hat and
a suit of something thin and yellow
ish , similar to nankeen. There was
breezy non-conventionality in the toi
let , and to most observers it might
have passed for the careless attire of a
man who cared nothing for style and
everything for comfort. But there was
complete refutation of that idea hi his
shirt-front , which reached from shoul
der to shoulder and chin to paunch ,
covering the ex-senator's ample ex
panse ot chest with a stiff , glistening
shield and nearly all exposed , because
he wore no waistcoat. No man intent
solely on the palliation of torrid tor
ture would put on a shirt starched like
that. When the court was opened and
Conkling arose to address the surro
gate , I think I had never seen so much
dignity embodied in a single human
being. He was Hyperion and Adonis
in one. That lasted about four seconds.
Then all his impressiveness of port
collapsed in a disaster so complete , so
irretrievable that the proud man was
for once humbled.
How did it happen ? Well , he had
undue confidence in that shirt bosom
and leaned forward on it. Briefly it
supported him in his grandeur and then
it broke in the middle , letting him half
double up on himself and leaving him
to regain unaided such composure and
complacency as he might from his
downfall. On what insecure props
does greatness sometimes depend.
Two-Dollar Kisses.
New Fork Journal.
An unfortunate young man in Ken
tucky has been fined the ridiculous
small sum of two dollars for kissing a
girl. ' Any maiden who holds her kisses
so cheaply deserves to be forever de
barred from labial bliss. The young
man might have escaped on a plea of
insanity , or settled the matter by pro
posing to the indignant maiden. But
perhaps that was the trouble. Had he
sued for her hand in the first place she
might not have subsequently sued him
for his money. The susceptible youth
of Gotham should take warning from
this case and first make sure of their
girl before osculation. From this dis
tance it looks like a desperate leap-year
dodge on the part of the Blue Grass
maiden.
The Lay of the Tramp is in the hay
mow. [ Waterloo Observer. So is the
Lay of the Hen. [ St. Louis South and
West. *
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Sold Low for cash , or on easy payments or
rented until the rent pays for the organ.
M. A. SPALDING , Agent ,
BIcCOOK , - NEBRASKA.
STOCK DIEECTOEY
DENNIS M'KILLIP.
Banch on Bed Willow , Tbornburg , 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.
FOBSAiE. 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 Bepublican val
ley west Bed Willow creek. Call on or
address JF. . BLACK ,
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 hi the
right. Banch on the Bepublican. Post-
offlce , Max , Dundy county , Nebraska.
HENRY T. CHUKCH.
Osborn , Neb. Bange : Bed Willow creek ,
in southwest corner of Frontier county , cat
tle branded " 0 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. Bange : RepublicanVal-
ley , east of Dry Creek , and near head of
Spring Creek , in Chase county ,
J. D. WELBORX ,
Vice President and Superintendent
PROCTOR.
McCook , Neb. , range ; Bed Willow creek ,
in southwest corner of Frontier county. Also
E. P. brand on right hip and side and swal
low-fork inrightear. Horses branded E. P.
. A few branded " A' '
on right hip. on right
hip.
J. B. MESERVE.
Banoh , Spring Canyon on the Frenchman
Elver , in Chase county , Neb. Stock branded
as above ; also " 717" on left side ; " 7" ea
right hip and "L. " on right shoulder ;
L. " on left shoulder and X. " on left
jaw. Half undor-crop left ear , and square-
frop right ear.
C. D. PHELPS.
Bange : Bepublican Valley , four mile *
west of Culbertson , south side of publi
can. Stock branded "l l" and " 7-L. '
P. O. Actfwss , Culbertson , Neb.
THE TURNIP BRAND.
Banch 2 miles north of McCook. Stook
branded on left hip. and a few double cross
es on left side. 0. D. EBCANBBAGK.
STOKES & TROTH.
P. O. Address , Carrico , Hayei county ,
Nebraska. Bauge. Bed Willow , above Car
rico. Stock branded as above. Also run t&a
laev brand.
GEORGE J. FREDERICK.
Banch 4 miles southwest of McCook , on the
Driftwood. Stock branded "AJ" on the
left hip. P. O. address , McCook , Neb.
JOHN HATFIELD & SON.
MoCook , Neb. , Banch 4 miles southeast ,
on Bppublican river. Stock branded with ,
a bar and lazy J on left hip
JOSEPH ALLEN.
Banch on Bed willow Creek , half mile
above O-bornpostollice. Cattle branded on
right side ana hip above. 3-i