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gcgincnt irunr , which arc . liable to become Inopcra
tlvc from snow or tslcct. It lina no superfluous JolntH
wclKlitsnnd luvers. to wear ami admit of lost tnotlui
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most sensitive to varying winds. It Is manufacture
by a company of long landing and experience in the
vrlnd mill business , with large capital Invented Ii
special machinery , extensive . worlw , and an clllclen
corps of skilled workmen. They arc neat In appear
nncc , noiseless 'In operation , and an ornament tu tliu
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FACTS RECAROiNC
8r , Barter's ' to 1m
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DEALERS TONIC is EVEHVWHEEC. FOR SALC ci.u.
'J' . i Morwlii : , ' of Onr Flap.
Tli > i\n \ for which the heroes fought ,
fr l.i h fc t'y 'ii'd , is the symbol of all
ti-.iiivot nil . . hope tob ? . It is the
" > ' : n f iiiii'ii' hls. It means free
st.ils f.tv iis , Mlf-gov < jrnment , and
li wovo'-uu \ of the individual. It
nn'HDN tiint this continent IIOH boon ded-
icitt'd to iraci'om. It meiins universal
fttiucatinn lglit : for every mind , knowl-
-uge for < -vi ry child. It means that the
Mjhool-mm o is the fortr ss of liberty.
It means that ' 'governments derive
their just powers irom the consent of the
governed ; " that'each man is accounta
ble to and for the government ; that re
sponsibility goes hand in hand with
liberty. It means that it is the duty of
bvory citizen to bear his share of the
public burden to take part in the af
fair.of his lown , his county , his State
and his country. It means that the
ballot-box is the ark of the covenant ;
thut' the Eourco of authority must not be
poisoned. It means the perpetual right
of peaceful revolution. It means that
every citizen of the Eepublic , native - '
tive or naturalized , must be protected
at homo in every State , abroad in
every land , on every sea. It means
"
tiiat" all distinctions based on birth
or blood have perished from our laws
that our Government shall stand be
tween labor and capital , between the
weak and strong , be'tween the individual
and corporation , between want and
wealth , and give and guarantee simple
'justice to nil.It means that there shall
be a legal remedy for every wrong. It
means national hqspitality that we
must welcome to our shores the exiles of
thn world , and that we may not drive
them hack. Some may be deformed by
labor , dwarfed by hunger , broken in
spirit , victims of tyranny and caste in
whose sad faces may be read the touch
ing records of a weary life and yet their
children , born of liberty and love , will
be symmetrical and fair , intelligent and
free.
free.That
That flag is the emblem of a supreme
will of a nation's power. Beneath its
folds the weakest must be protected and
the strongest must obey. It shields and
canopies alike the loftiest mansion and
the rndest hut. The flag was given to
the air in the Revolution's darkest days.
It represents the sufferings of the past ,
the glories yet to be , and , like the ban
ner f heaven , it is the child of storm
and sun. Molt. G. Ingirsoll.
A Mean Trick.
A man who probably hailed from
Buffalo , p yed a powerful mean trick
oa a Detroit bridal couple at Niagara
Falls the other evening. They went tea
a hotel and registered , had supper , and
then started out for a night view of the
njicjlity roarer. They had not gone far
uh-u u man called to them and said :
'Have you just been married ? " "We
li-huve " answered the . "
- , groom. "Going
to stay here a day or two ? " "Yes. "
"ILiviug registered at my hotel yon
pn.Lwhly intend to remain there ? "
"Yes. sir. " "Well , Iwant to say a
word to you. I don't want any ducky-
deary nonsense around my house. I
want no pop > yopsy business on the
venicda. I want co squeezing hands
on the balconies or feeding each other
at the table. " The groom let his arm
fall from his bride's waist in a slow and
painful manner , and the stranger con
tinued : "The first time you call her
penches and cream or she calls you her
darling out you go ! " "Y-yes , sir. "
"She'd no sweeter than ten thousand
other girls , you're no more of a darling
than 1 aia , and I won't stand love-sick
nonscns ? . " Ho walked away with that ,
and people at the Palls who knew the
bridal -couple were amazed to hear
them address each olher as Mr. and
Mrs. , and to sec what precaution they
took to prevent touching hands or be
traying any symptoms of love. They
put in two wretched days , and it was
only as they were upon the point of
leaving that they discovered how a base
villain had duped them. Detroit Free
Press.
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Singular and Carious Practice.
A Simla ( Hindoostan ) correspondent
writes : I do not think I have ever told
you of a most singular and curious prac-
tics which obtains among the villagers
at "Annandale. " There is a stream of
water which perpetually flows down
[ roai the hillside , and which serves to
keep the gardens well watered. The
water , when once it reaches the level of
Annandale , is carried to a small reser
voir by means of long , narrow troughs.
Beneath these troughs you mayany day
see a tiny little infant laying flat on ill
back , so as to admit of the rill of w tel
flowing gently on its head. The little
creature , after being subjected to this
strange process for a few minutes , falls
fast asleep , and remains so for about an
hour. If you were to ask the mother of
the child why she treats it in this man
ner , she will tell yon with an innocence
and earnestness that is not without its
attractions , that it is good for the child ,
and that it is calculated to impart health
and vigor to the constitution. I should
fancy just the contrary , but there is no
doubt that natives have great faith in
the practice , and still persevere in it.
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Death From Emotion.
From America ( says the London Lan
cet ) comes the record of a very instruc
tive case in which a man died from
fright , and where the death narrowly
escaped being attributed to ether. The
patient had received a severe injury to
tiis hip during some blasting operations.
Some dnjrs after the in jury a consultation
ws held on his case in the Wilkesbarre
Hospital , and it was considered necessary
to administer ether. The man objected
to this and urged that his heart was
weak , but it was considered necessary to
anaesthetise him. This decision seemed
io affect the man strongly , he breathed
with great difficulty , asked for 'the windows
dews to be opened , and died in a few
minutes. No ether or anzesthetic had
jeen administered , and he had not suf-
'ered any pain from the partial examin
ation of the hip that had been made. No
larticnlnrs of the actual state of the
icart are given , but wo are told a "mur
mur" wjis present. There is BO difficulty ,
lowover , in tracing the death to a pow-
rftil inhibitory influence upon a weak
icart. Had the surgeons begun to ad-
ninisier ctlitT his death , would have
.con wronpfiiily attributed to the effects
of the anesthetic.
An Englishman's First Negro Ac *
qualntance. .
I mention this meal , not only because
it was the first of which I had partaken
for about thirty hours , but becnnsiit
was the means of myflrstintroduction | tea
a colored gentleman. He did mo the
honor to wait upon me , after a fashion ,
while I was eating , and with every word ,
look and gesture marched me further
into the country of surprise. He was , in
deed , strikingly unlike the negroes of
NIB. Beecher Stowe or the Christy Min
strels of my youth. Imagine a gentleman ,
certainly somewhat dark , but of a pleas
ant warm hue. speaking English with a
slight and rather foreign accent , every
inch a man' of the world , and armed with
manners so patronizingly superior that
I am at a loss to name then ? parallel in
England. A butler , perhaps , rides as
high over the unb uttered , but then he
sets you right with a reserve and a sort
of sighing patience , which one is often
moved to admire. And again , the ab
stract butler never stoops to familiarity.
But the colored gentleman will pass you
a wink at a time ; ho is familiar , like : tu
upper-form boy to a fag ; he unbends to-
you like Prince Hal with Poins and
FalstafF. He makes himself athoraoand
welcome. Indeed , I may say , this waite. '
behaved himself to me throughout thut ,
supper much as , with us , a young , free
and not very self-respecting master
might behave to a good-looking chamber '
maid. I had come prepared to p'ity the
poor negro , to put him at his ease , to
prove in a thousand condescensions that
I was no sharer in the prejudice of race ,
but I assure you I put my patronage
away for another occasion , and had the
grace to be pleased with that result.
Seeing he was a very honest fellow , I
consulted him upon a point of etiquette :
if one should offer to tip the American
waiter ? Certainly not , he told me.
Never. It would not do. They conoid-
er themselves too highly to accept. They
would even resent the offer. As for him
and me , we had enjoyed a very pleasant
conversation ; he , in particulur , hail
found much pleasure in my society ; I
was a stranger ; this was exactly one ol
those rare conjunctures. . . Without
being very clear seeing , I can still per
ceive the sun at noonday ; and the colored
gentlemen deftly pocketed the quarter.
Longman's Magazine.
Why Not !
Give your employes a vacation. It is
a cheap charity. It gives them much
and costs you nothing. A full man cau
do more in fifty weeks than a lean man
can do in fifty-two. "All work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy , " is a motto
as applicable to Jack of forty as at four
or fourteen , and as applicable to Gill as
to Jack. Every machine needs a vaca
tion now and then ; the fires let ouf , the
water let out , the boiler a chance to re-
pi , ir. The organ needs to be tuned. The
watch needs to be cleaned. Even the
iron furnace cannot run forever. The
agriculturists have proved that as mnc'i
wheat can be gotten off a piece of lan-.l
in twenty years if it lies fallow every
alternate year as if it is coaxed to give
wheat every season.- The cow cannot
give milk continuously. Your horse
will do better for taking off his
shoes and running in pasture for a wet k
or two every _ twelve months. Lyman
Beecher's recipe is a wise one for ail
workshops "Let iiater caper. "
This advice is just as applicable to
the house servant as to the shop work
man. Bridget will get you 'a better din
ner if for one day you get your own.
Picnic for a week and see how' jolly it is.
Go back to primitive days and do your
own serving ; it is astonishing how
simple your tastes will become when yon
have to satisfy them yourself. Send oil
all your servants for a day's rollicking ,
and find out what sort of a housekeepui
your oldest daughter is.
Of course , it involves some self-denial.
That is the blessing of it. When your
servants find that you are willing to put
yourself out for them they -nill put
themselves out for you. There is only
one currency that can buy enthusiasm
consideration ; and enthusiasm is like
charity , it covers no ! it compensates
for a multitude of sins.
Of course , workmen do not all know
how to use a holiday. Sometimes they
use it to make beasts of themselves.
They attempt a practical demonstration
of Darwinism , and supply the "missing
link. " ] f they had a holiday oftener
they would know better what to do with
it. It is the man who is worked like a
beast who is most likely to drink like a
beast. Treat a man like a man and he
will prove himself a man.
Why not ? Christian Union.
He Didn't Relish the Blamed Joke.
"I have a good joke to tell you , " said
an Arkansas Colonel to his friend the
General. "The other day , you know ,
Higgins announced himself as candidate
for Judge. Well , I met him and told
him that you made funof the idea and
declared that he didn't have sense
enough to serve on a. Coroner's jury.
He is a notorious coward , you know ,
but he became furiously angry. Now
here's where the joke comes in. . 'The
General , ' I said , 'is the biggest coward
in the world. ' 'Is that so ? ' Higgms
asked. 'Yes , ' I replied , 'and what you
want to do is to meet him and thrash
him. He won't fight you , and you'll
have an easy victory. ' Everybody that j
is acquainted with you knows that you
are a brave man , General , and when the ]
joke gets out we'll have a good laugh. "
Several days afterwards the Colonel
again met the General. "Hello , Gen
eral , what's the matter with your eyes
and nose ? ' '
"Your blamed joke. You know you
told that fellow Higgins that he could
whip me. "
"Yes. "
"Well I'm d d if ' '
, he didn't do it.
Circumventing Hotel Thieves.
A device has been introduced in a
Chicago hotel for the purpose of circum
venting swindlers. Each guest receives
i small , round piece of card-board on
which the number of the room he is to
accupy is plainly marked. This he is
sbbged to present at the office whenever
be desires his key. Another rd , on
nrhich the name of the bearer is written ,
is a pass for the elevator , and it is es
sential for a ride. Botli these checks
javc to bo returned to { lie cashier when
iio departing visitor ways his bUl ,
English Railroad Promotion.
A man began as a porter. By and by-
he made one of the railroad police. If
he behaved well he might get to some
other office ; he might become an "inspec
tor of luggage trains or cattle trains ; he
might become the station-master of a
small and then of a larger station. Sim
ilarly , he explained to me the system of
promotion in the engine-driving depart
ment of the line. A man generally begins -
gins as a cleaner , then ho becomes a fire
man , and afterward a regular engine-
driver. There is a long drifting before a
man before becomes fit for what is
called the foot-plate life. Indeed , many
of them never become fit for it for
there are countless opportunities for com- ,
mittingblunders , and aman who commits
blunders is never fit for the work. The
driver of a locomotive ought to under
stand from science and experience all
about his locomotive. He should know
all about his engine , just as a driver or
rider should properly understand the
temper of his horse. Ho begins with ,
belonging to a class of enginemen who
are called the "relievers. " In reality
they have no engine of their own , but
they take charge of the engines from the
drivers who have come from the main
lino. His first work is generally on a
pilot engine , where he can't do much
harm to any other person than himself.
A man learns to drive a goods train before -
fore he is intrusted with a passenger
train ; but it is generally five or seven
yeorsbefore _ he gets this promotion , nud
then it is on a slow train. He is then
promoted to a fast passenger train , and
then to an express. There are three
things to which a good engine driver haste
to look : First , the condition of his fire ,
which ought to be burning well befort-
starting ; a thorough taking stock and
examination of his engine before shirting ,
and then a constant lookout for signals.
The slightest mistake in overlooking the
little red light , or , indeed , in not notic
ing any incidental signals , may wreck a
train or ruin a driver. London Society.
How Was $ he Cash Balanced !
"Talking about making mistakes , "
said John Newhouse , of the West End
Hotel in Georgetown , last evening , "the
Farmers and Mechanics'Bank here made
the worst mistake I ever heard of on last
Saturday. "
"What was it ? "
"Why , I sent my barkeeper up to the
bank to get § 2 in nickels. Pho paying-
teller handed him two packages rolled
up in paper , but they had no mark on
them. He brought the packages down
to me and I laid them on the bhelf be
hind the bar. Having noocoasion to use
them until Monday , I opened one of
them and found that instead of twenty
nickels it contained twenty § 5 gold
pieces 3100. I opened the other pack-
a : and it contained twenty $5 g ld
j i cr-s. So , you see , instead of sending
f i' forty nickels , they had sent me forty
s > pices in nil $200. "
"Did you rectify the mistake ? "
. " did. I took them back , called Mr.
'J r v , the paying-teller , to one side and
. .vo him the gold. He thanked meand
, ' ivii me § 2 in nickels and I left , won-
(1 ring how in the world the bank made
i -s cash balance on Saturday night. "
\Vnfhlnr/ton \ Critic.
Women on Street Cars. -
Speaking about employment for wo
men , I do not see why women are not
< ! : pioyed more frequently as drummers :
iuy have cheek enough. I ride do-.ui
i.wn everj- morning on a summer car ,
live of us on each seat , seven standing
. [ in the rear rank and from six to ten
-raii'.ling on the footrail and holding on
t-K5 li.iudles. When a cor with that
in.il passes by one would think that anj-
M.I.M ite for passage would hang on or
i Mr the next car , but does lovely
.n .an dp it ? Not a bit of it. She
. ; te.an imperious wave of her parasol
i" : Iie driver , who puts on the brakes
intl stops. Then lovely woman coolly
-t-res at every man who has paid for his
o.i5 and is on his way to work. The
American male has no pluck ; there is
in > t oucert of action. Woman's superior
: : tiuot picks out the weakest brother.
JI may be deeply absorbed in his
[ i iJtr , but he feels the piercing stare ;
in- folds up his paper and' meekly d ' . -
- mis to hang on the outskirts for the
ivit of his ride. I have seen tuis r.ckct
tried every morning , and I have never
known it to fail. It does not need a
lovely woman to work it ; I saw it done
ti.is morning by a fat woman with a
market basket and an umbrella. The
routh beside me removed his cigarette
isi involuntary admiration , and mur-
juurcd , "Ain't she got a gall1' S7.
Louis Posl-Dhpatch.
A Libel Engraved on a Tombstone.
Philander Finley and Mart Leggn , of
M-irshall Texas brought suit against J.
S. Potter and J. A. Tipping for libel in
two cases. The suits are for $3,00 ) in
each cose. The facts connected \\ith the
cases , as near as could be gathered , are
as follows : Potter's son , with Fiu'ey '
and I3eggs , went bathing in the JJlack-
water , a small creek south of town ,
about one year ago. and young Potter
lost his life by drowning. No oae kno s
how { it happened except Fiuley ami
Beggs. The boy's father accused Finloy
and Beggs of the murder of his ton , but
in no way conld he prove it on them
After the boy's body was recovered and
buried properly Potter came to town and
procured a tombstone from J. A. Tippii.g
and had him erect it over the grave of
bis son , bearing the following inscrip
tion :
"Rock of Ages cleft for me.
Let me hide myself in thce. "
"Drowned by Philander Finley and Mart
Finley and Beggs make exception to
the above and brought suit as above
stated. The jury returned a venlu-t
igainst defendants for § 800.
He Wasn't Trifliiu
"Are you married ? " asked the justice
) f a man who had been arrested for va
grancy.
"No , I am not married , but my wife
3. "
"No trifling with the court. " '
"Heaven save us ! I'm not trifling
vith the court. I was married , but got
i divorce. My wife got mariitd aguui ,
jut I didn't ; so I am not married , liu
ny wife is. " 13
F. L. McCRACKEN ,
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DEALER IN *
Watches , Clocks & Jewelry.
I make a Specialty of Watches , and I now have
on hand a large stock of
FINE NEW WATCHES
CALL AND INSPECT THEM AND GET PRICES.
IN THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT
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I am prepared to do anything in the repair line on short
notice and in a workmanship-like manner.
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Lumber , Lime , Cement , Sash , Doors , Blinds ,
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Wind Mill.
Superior to any on the market , I > cliiK Heavier , Stronger Hullt ,
ami therefore ; i more Durable Mill. It Is the only
af-folutely tafc Mill built ; and out of
I 'I
Thousands Erected During 12 k
Yearn pa it. not one has ever blown away and left the Tower
miidlng. A record no other Mill ean show. AVe offer
to put up any of ourPI.'MPINO MILLS
ON THIRTY DAYS TRIAL ,
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Axcm for Southwestern Nebraska and Xorthwc-tem Kansn ? .
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