OUR DEAD.
Hotnlnsrisqurown : wo hold our pleasures
Just a little while , ore they arojlod ;
One by one life robs usof our treasures ;
Nothing Isrour own except our dead.
They are ours , and hold in faithful keeping
Safe forever , all they took away :
Cruel life can never stir that Bleeping ,
Cruel time can never seize that prey.
Justice pales ; truth fades ; stars fall from
heaven ;
Human are the great whom we revere :
No true crown of honor can be given ,
Till the wreath lies on a funeral bier.
Hbwvtbo children leave us ; and no traces'
Linger ofthat smiling angel band ;
Gone , forever gone ; and In their places ,
Weary men and anxlois women stand.
Yes , wo have some little ones , still ours :
They have kept the baby smile , wo know
Which wo kissed one day and hid with
flowers ,
On their dead white faces long ago.
When our joy is lost and life will toke
Then no memory of the past remains ,
Save with some strange , .cruel stings , which
make it
Bitterness beyond all present pains.
Death , more tender-hearted , leaves to sorrow
Still the radiant shadow fond regret ;
Wo shall find , In some far , bright to-morrow
Joy that ho has taken , living yet.
Is love ours , and do wo dream wo know It ,
Bound with all our heart-strings , all our
own ?
Any cold and cruel dawn may show it
Shattered , desecrated , overthrown.
Only the dead hearts forsake us never ;
Love , that to death's loyal care had fled ,
Is thus consecrated ours forever.
And no change can rob us of our dead.
So , whenfato comes to besiege our city.
Dim our gold , or make our flowers fall ,
Death , the angel , comes in love and pity ,
, And , to save our treasures , claims them all.
AGNES.
"Come , Miss Agnes , or your lunch'll
be cold as a stone. "
As the kind old housekeeper looked
into the room her face took on an anx
ious expression , as she saw the bowed
young head , and heard the smothered
sobs of the mistress of whom she was
so unselfishly fond.
"What is it , dear ? Did the letter
bring bad news ? Tell me all about it ,
and maybe the telling of your. troub'll
make it easier to bear. " "
Agnes raised her head and looked at
Mrs. Willard iu a dazed sort of way for
an instant. Then , with an effort , she
con trolled herself sufficiently to speak
and unburden her mind of the sad
truth which pressed so heavily upon
'it.
"We'll soon be without a home ,
Mrs. Willard. The money that , papa
left me is all lost. That letter is to
"
tell me.1'
"Well , Miss Agnes , you have your
Cousin Ernest to look to. He will take
care of you. "
A crimson flush chased away the
girl's pallor.
"Hush , Mrs. Willard ! Don't speak
of him to me again ; he is married. The
news came this morning. "
"Bad luck to him , and he engaged
to you. He is a black-hearted '
"No , Mrs. Willard ; he's only fickle
and thoughtless. He fell desperately
in love with the pretty young thing he
has married , and they have made a
runaway match. T am glad he found
out the nature of his liking for me be
fore instead of after our union had ta
ken place. He had a cousinly fond
ness for me , that was all. "
Agnes spoke with a silent dignity
which silenced her listener at once.
"Well , come and have your lunch
now. I broiled a bit of chicken for
you , and I hope it will taste good.
sitting here and fretting won't mend
things a bit. "
She succeeded in coaxing Agnes into
the dining room , and poured her a cup
of fragrant Mocha , laid the morning
paper beside -her plate and then left
her alone. .
Agnes sipped the coffee and teisted
the chicken. Then she glanced over
the columns of the newspaper.
. An.advertisement attracted her at
tention. It was this : /
"Wanted , a housekeeper. She must
be active and goodXempered , as well
.as competent to Afreet the domestics
nmder her partkiular charge.
"I will haxB to earn my living now , "
es , with a sigh ; "and I
ise for. papa , so why can't I
ie.one else ? At any rate I will
rer this advertisement and find out
; kind of duties are required. "
She wrote a note , and sent it to the
given address.
The following day brought a reply
from Mr. Durant , requesting her to
call at the writer's house , giving its
number and the name of the street.
After a long walk she reached the
place.
It was an imposing-looking man
sion.
sion.A
A carriage was drawn up before it ,
and a liveried footman ran up the steps
and gave a tremendous peal at the
bell , glancing at Agnes curiously as he
did so.
A servant came to the door.
Agnes gave him her card , and he
moved noiselessly away , returning
soon to say , "Please , miss , walk into
the library.
A gentleman was seated at a table
writing. He turned his head as Agnes
entered ; carelessly at first , then curi
ously. His eyes were very dark and
bright , and their expression was one
of unmistakable surprise.
"I hope you will pardon me , " said
he "for saying your youth is against
. "
you.
.1 Agnes tried to make her voice steady
. as she answered , but in spite of her
efforts it trembled.
"I never had any trouble with our
own servants , sir , and so I thought I
might manage other people's ; but I
see my mistake. "
"I must again ask pardon for in
truding my. opinions upon you. But
why , may I ask , have you selected this
particular line of employment ? "
"It was a sudden impulse which led
me to answer your notice. Poor papa
has been gone from me a whole year ,
and now I have just heard that all the
money he left is lost. I must earn my
living some way. ' '
"I like your spirit. The taking of
such a responsible place as that of the
directing spirit of my household machinery - -
' chinery would not be feasible ; but I
have an invalid aunt who is about to
part with her companion a lady who
has come into a small property lately , \
and docs not need the position any
longer. If you succeed in making a
favorable-impression upon the old lady ,
who is rather que'er in her way , it will
bo a much easier employment than
that of housekeeper. I will conduct
you to her , and see how the plan is
likely to succeed. "
Agnes's modest face at once at
tracted the invalid's fancy and she was
engaged to take the place on the fol
lowing week.
She fulfilled her duties satisfactorily
and after a few months became fondly
attached to the old lady , and found a
real pleasure in trying to make her
life as happy as it could ue while en
during so much pain.
Her death came suddenly , and was
such a shock to the kind young care
taker that at first it put all other
thoughts out of her mind. Then she
awoke to the knowledge that she must
leave the hospitable nome that had
sheltered her. When she broached the
matter to Mr. Durant , however , he
would not listen to it , and to her great
surprise supplemented his refusal by an
offer of marriage.
"I never thought to put trust in wo
man again , " he said ; "bat I have
learned to like to see you about this
lonesome old house. You are still on
the sunny side of life , and I am forty ;
but I will try to make you happy. Do
not answer we now. Think of what I
have said , and give me my reply to
morrow at this time. " -
Surprised and bewildered at this
sudden proposition , Agnes withdrew
from Mr. Durant's presence.
"Was there such a thing as true
love in the world ? " she questioned her
self "that is , in a man's heart ? "
Her own sad experience taught her
to answer , "No. "
She did not love Mr. Durant , but she
was conscious of a , feeling of respect
and admiration for him.
He had not professed to love her.
It would be a purely friendly union ,
and was it not the truest kind of mar
riage after all ?
Thus she reasoned down her consci
entious scruples , and at last made up
her mind to tell Mr. Durant that if he
would take her for his wife knowing
that her heart had once received a blow
which had given love its death-wound ,
and to accept friendship and respect
instead , she would be to him a true and
faithful companion throughout life's
journey.
Mr. burant was pleased with her
candor , and after a brief delay they
were married.
The young wife proved like a ray of
sunshine in the grand old house.
Every room showed tokens of the
change that had been inaugurated with
its new mistress ; and , best of all , Ag
nes learned to love her husband , not
with the romantic devotion which had
characterized the first love , that had
ended so disastrously , but with a
calm , enduring affection , which was far
better calculated to make its object
happy.
One morning , while looking over
some old-fashioned daguerreotypes
packed away in the drawer of an old
cabinet , Agnes came upon an. exquis-
itively painted miniature of a young
girl.The
The artist had depicted the sweet
face with a smile curving the delicate
lips , dimpling the pink cheeks , and
laughing roguishly out of the eyes , as
blue as the flax-flower blossom.
Agnes hastened with her new-found
treasure to the library , her husband's
favorite haunt. '
She held the picture towards him.
"See what 1 have found ! What a
shame for such a beautiful face to be
liidden away in a place which is so sel
dom visited. . "
Mr. Durant glanced up with a pre
occupied look , out as his eyes rested
up.on the picture , with a sudden dark
ening of his usually calm face , and
with a lowering brow , he caught it
from Agnes and threw it across the
room.
Then , seeing by his wife's pallor that
he had startled her , he calmed himself
by a supreme effort , and said , "It is
through your ignorance of my past ,
Agnes , that you have" given me such a
wound. That picture represents my
daughter , Grace. Her very existence
cost the life of her fair young mother ;
and when J at last forgave her that
debt , and gave her the warmest place
left in my oenumbed heart , she desert
ed me for a stranger , and again I was
left desolate. She proved an ingrate.
Never mention her to me again , Agnes.
I have learned to depend upon your
love and sympathy. Do not disappoint
me. "
Agnes stood for an instant in mute
surprise , longing , but not daring , to
plead for forgiveness for the discarded
child of whose existence she had now
heard for the first time.
It seemed so cruel for her to be en
joying the beautiful home of her noble-
hearted husband , while his daughter
was an exile from it.
But Agnes had the rare gift of pa
tience. So she said nothing until she
could see the way clear not to injure
the cause of the absent one. But from '
the time when her husband first dis
closed to her the carefully guarded se
cret at his heart , she determined to
eventually effect a reconciliation.
By inquiries she learned the whole
bitter truth. Grace Duranfchad fallen
in love with the son of Mr. Durant's
bitter enemy , and hopeless of gaining
her father's consent to their marriage ,
had yielded to the entreaties of the
young lover and had made a clandes
tine match with him. He had lived
but a few years , and then had left his
darling to battle with the world , and
to try and wrest a living from it for
herself and her baby boy.
Surely Agnes had something to work
upon. Who could resist the thought
of a little grandson ?
Again she w'ent to her husband with
a likeness ; but this time of a'dimpled ,
dark-eyed boy.
He received it from her carelessly ;
looked at it at firs.t in a listless "Who
is this ? "
The young wife trembled , but she
answered bravely , "It is your grand
son and name-child. His father is
dead , and his mother , your only daugh
ter , is supporting herself by giving
music lessons. Oh , my husband , if
you love me forgive and forget the j
past. Take your dear ones into your
heart and home. "
Mr. Durant looked at the fair young
pleader curiously ; a suspicious mois
ture dimmed for an instant the bright
ness of his dark eyes.
Then he said slowly , "Do you know
'
what your'intercession will 'cost you
that is , if J. accede to you ? request ?
Agnes , think well of what you are do
ing. My will is made , audit is in your
favor. "
"Burn it ! Destroy it ! ' It is unjust !
Here is your rightful heir ! " and Agnes
pointed to the blooming , childish face
with an earnest beseeching gesture.
"You are a goqd little .thing , Agnes.
I am not deceived in ypu. I read it in
your face when I first saw you. Be it
as you say. I have enough for all. "
Thus Agnes made peace between the
father and daughter , and when the
sweet gift of a young soul clad in mor
tal guise came to her own arms a few
month's later , he was received with a
joy which was not dimmed by the feel
ing that her own little son was an
interloper taking the inheritance
from the rightful heir ; and the blessing
which is promised to all 'peacemakers
descended upon the happy home , mak
ing it like a foretaste of heaven to live
within its boundaries. For all was
harmony and love.
An Estimate of. John Bright.
July Century.
He is not known and he never will be
known as a great administrator , as a
great legislator , or as a great master of
parliamentary detail. He cannot even
be considered a debater of the first or
der. He is a man , however , just as in
dispensable to the legislation which has
been accomplished during his career as
minister who conducts a bill through
parliament. As an orator he has ac
quired an equal renown in the house of
commons and - on popular platforms.
Such are the power and fervor of his
eloquence that it has always constituted
force with which responsible statesmen
have been compelled to reckon. Disraeli
once said of Cobden that "he was the
greatest politician that the upper mid
dle class of England had produced , and
that he was not only an ornament to the
house of commons , but an honor to his
country. "
It may be asserted of Mr. Bright that
he has surpassed all his contemporaries
in the art of giving simple and weighty
expressions to the views and aspirations
of the English multitude. He has been
called a demagogue. As a matter of
fact no man was ever less of a dema
gogue. Had he been capable of pan
dering to the popular sentiment of the
hour , he.would not have resisted the ten-
hour bill , nor would he have lost his
seat for Manchester twenty-seven years
ago by denouncing the foreign policy of
Lord Palmerston in China and Russia.
It would be unjust to say of him that he
was ever the mere mouthpiece of public
feeling. He has acted as the champion
of the popular cause just so far as he
could identify that cause with , and vin
dicate it by reference to , what had
seemed to him to be the eternal laws of
justice and right. There were radicals
before Mr. John Bright. There are and
will continue to be radicals after him.
But as he had little in common with
many of those who were spoken of as
his allies at the beginning of his public
life , so he has slight sympathy with the
most powerful and representative radi
cals whom he sees around him as the
shadows of his life begins to fade.
A Poor Cow Boy.
Mentor in Chicago Herald.
"Our show never would have broken
up , " said the manager of the stranded
Wild West combination , "if our cow
boy hadn't been a fraud. We got him
in Ogalalla and thought he was good
stuff , but when we crossed over from
Illinois to Indiana he seemed to lose all
his grit. The boys who came to.see us
got more and more familiar with him ,
and he grew tamer and tamer. They'd
jump on him occasionally , and he'd
amble around and smile in a sickly
way , and it got so finally that they
didn't respect him at all. At last I
told him that he was playing himself
for a rank tenderfoot , and that the show
couldn't go on with him acting more
like a clown than a wild roarer of the
plains. He promised to do better , and
the next day two big fellers calling
themselves the one-eyed bandits of the
Wabash called upon him. What did
he do ? Climb'em ? No , sir. He takes
'em by the arm and says : 'I came from
the Wabash myself , and there's no rea
son why we hard men should not hang
together. ' Just as soon as he said that
they knew he was a galoot , and so did
I , and they chased him around the ring
about forty times without stopping. I
am going out to the Platte valley for
recruits , and I'll camp on the Wabash
once more before I die , do you hear
me ? "
If Adam Had Only Had His Merve.
St. Joe Gazette.
There was one indignant farmer in
the city yesterday. He brought in two
wagon loads of very ordinary apples ,
'and spent half of the day in endeavor
ing to dispose of them , but was unsuc
cessful. He said he would be blanked
if he would haul them home and suit
ing his actions to his words he drove
down to the foot of Francis street ,
where both loads of fruit were dumped
on the river bank. This completed ,
the granger hied himself to his home ,
vowing it would be many a long day
before he again showed up in St. Jo
seph.
Hardly had the apples been unload
ed before the information was con
veyed * to a score of families residing in
the neighborhood , and ten minutes
later a group of children , carrying
baskets , buckets , tubs , etc. , were on
hand , and the manner in which the
fruit was hustled away was a caution.
Within half an hour not a single ap
ple remained , and it is safe to say if
the farmer peruses this item he will
feel like going out to the barn and
hanging himself.
In a census taken in April last , the
population of Athens is shown to be
84,903 , which is 18,096 more than was
the population in 1829 , the date of the
last census. The numbec of inhabitants
in 1856 was 30,069 ; in 1861 it was 41-
298 , and in 1870 it was 44,510.
Three Meals a Day.
An English writer gives some much-
needed advice as to the times and fre
quency of meals. In his opinion the
resent usual practice of three meals a
§
ay has good reason , as well as custom ,
in its favor. When work of any kind
is being done , whether mental or bodily
ily , the intervals between taking food
should uot be so long as to entail de
mands on the system when its store of
material for the generation of force is
exhausted. An ordinaryfull meal , in
the case of a healthy man , is generally
considered to have been completely di
gested and to have passed out of the
stomach in four hours. A period of rest
should then bo granted to the stomach.
Assuming that two hours arc allowed
for this , the interval between one meal
and another would bo six hours , and
this accords with the experience of most
men. During rest and sleep there is a
waste going on , and especially during
sleep there is a greatly diminished ac
tivity of all the functions of the body.
The interval , therefore , between the
last meal of one day and the first of the
next may be longer , as it generally is ,
than between the several day meals.
Assuming that breakfast be taken about
8 or 9 o'clock , there should be a mid
day meal about 1 or 2. The character
of this must depend on the nature of
the day's occupation and the conveni
ence of the individual. With women
and children this is generally their hun
gry time , and the mid-day repast , whe
ther called luncheon or dinner , is ihe
chief meal , So is it with the middle
and laboring classes , for the most part.
But for merchants , professional men
and others , whose occupations take
them from home all the day , this is in
convenient , and , moreover , it is not
found conducive to health or comfort to
take a full meal in the midst of the
day's work. There can , however , be
no doubt that much evil arises from at
tempting to go through the day with
out food , and then with exhausted pow
ers sitting down to a hearty meal.
Something of a light , easily digestible ,
but sustaining character should be
taken toward 1 or 2 o'clock.
NEBBASKA REPUBLICANS.
Proceedings of the State Convention Held at
Omalisi Hie Ticket awl Platform.
The Nebraska republicans met in state con
vention at Omaha on the 27th instant. Hon
George W. E. Dorscy , chairman of the state
committee , called the convention to order.
Hon. C. H. Gere , of Lincoln , was selected as
temporary president of the convention. This
was followed by the selection of four secreta
ries , consisting of Neidick , of Madison coun
ty ; Dolan , of Red Willow ; Blackburn.5 of
Douglas , and Slaughter , of Nance.
Mr. Dorsey announced that there was but
one contest in Knox county and that the
Draper delegation had been seated. The con
testants were John Lytle , Chester Norton ,
Geo. Cheney , M.B. Cox , L. D. Wellman and J.
O. Santee.
It was moved and carried that the temporary
ary organization be made permanent , Mr.
Gere thanked the convention for the honor
conferred.
The chair appointed as committee onreso.
lutions : Nye , of Douglas ; Jensen , of Jeffer-
Bon ; Howe , of Nemaha ; Caldwell , of Lancas
ter ; Hilton , of Washington ; Mallalieu , of Buf
falo ; Codman , of Webster.
The choir announced that the first thing in
order was the nomination of five presidential
electors. The following were selected : Cbns.
H. Dewey , of Douglas county ; Henry Spink ,
of Washington county ; J. H. Mackin , of Grce-
ley county r A. L. Burr , of Harlan county , and
II. B. Harrington , of Gage county.
Nomination of state officers was then pro
ceeded with , with the following result : For
governor , James A. Dawes , of Saline county ,
renominated by acclamation ; lieutenant gov
ernor , H. H. Shedd , of Saunders county ; state
treasurer , " C. H. Willard , of Wayne county ;
state auditor , H. A. Babcock , of Valley county ;
secretary of state , E. P. Eoggen , of Lancaster
county ; attorney general , William Leese , of
Seward county ; commissioner of public lands ,
Joseph Scott , of Pillmore county ; superinten
dent of public instruction , W. W. W. Jones , of
Lancaster county ; for regent of state univer
sity , Leavitt Burnham , by acclamation.
C. E. Yost , of Douglas , was unanimously
elected chairman of the state committee on
motion of Bushncll , of Cass.
Mr. Nye , of Douglas , chairman of the com
mittee on resolutions , presented the follow
ing :
PLATFORM.
We , the representatives of the republicans
of Nebraska , in convention assemblcd.endorse
the declaration of principles adopted by the
national republican convention at its late ses
sion , and tender our hearty support to James
G. Blaine and John A. Logan , the candidates
for president and vice president , chosen by
that body.
We recognize in the letters of acceptance of
these candidates masterly expositions of the
party faith , and the abundant services to the
nation , performed in the past and guaran
teed in the future by the national republican
organization.
We cheerfully accept the issues , political ,
moral or personal , attempted to be made by
the national democratic convention and the
conference of so-called independent republi
cans , and challenge the closest scrutiny of the
comparative merits of the respective party
platlorms , and the public or private records of
the presidential candidates ; and we shrink
from no test of character or conduct that the
awakened conscience of the people may pro
pose in this campaign.
Whether tried by their political , social or
moral records , the candidates freely chosen
by the majority of the representative repub
licans of the several states and congressional
districts , each acting independently as the
direct organ of the constituency that ap
pointed him , have nothing to fear from inves
tigation.
We perceive in the vain platitude , the am
biguous phrases and the tricky evasions of
the national democratic platform , the in
herent dishonesty of the leaders of that party
and appeal to the honest masses , regardless of
former affiliations , to rebuke their hypocrisy
and double dealing at the polls.
The interests of the people are the care of
their representatives , and in those interests
we favor a tariff for revenue and protection
so adjusted as to afford safety to our manu
facturers , a consequent guarantee of fair
wages to our laborers , and a near and proflt-
able home market for our agricultural pro
ducts , without fostering a manufacturing
monopoly. . .
Fully recognizing the growing importance
of sheep-husbandry on our vast national pas
tures and deploring the depression caused by
the late reduction of the tariff on wool under
which it is now laboring , we heartily indorse
the plank of the national republican platform
relating to this important industry and desire
our representatives in congress to use all
legitimate means to bring about a speedy and
adequate adjustment of the tariff on wool.
We recognize as a prime necessity for the
unification of our party in Nebraska , and for
the conservation of the peace and prosperity
of the state , o statute regulating our railroads
according to a fixed principle of .Justice
which shall make all capital equal before the
law. We point with satisfaction to the efforts
of our party during the last meeting of the
legislature to accomplish that result , and we
pledge anew the energies of our organization
In the direction of justice to the producers
and the railways of Nebraska. Unhampered
by the political tactics of opposing parties ,
we may confidently promise the people a
speedy solution of the question. We endorse
that portion of the national platform which
declares that the republican party distinctly
announces its purpose to support such legis
lation as willfully and efficiently carry out
the constitutional power of congress over
inter-state commerce.
We commend the efforts of our senators and
representatives in oongrrws to secure the Im
mediate Isauanco of patents on lands earnoa
by railroad corporations In o Btatc , under
national grante , to the Intent that .they maybe
bo subject to taxation and bear their proportion
tion of public burdens.
, , i ,
Wo call for the revision of the law regulat
ing the sale and rental of educational lands
granted to the stuto by the general.govern
ment , for the bettor protection ot the Inter
ests of the people and the inheritance or
our children , m tno matter of their appraise
ment and disposition , and for the advance
ment of the minimum price of such as may bo
allowed to go to sale , to a figure thatshall ad
equately represent their value to the state as
a permanent Investment of Its educational
funds , and the substitution In general of a
system of leasing upon long terms , with peri
odical rcappralsoments to the system of sales
embodied in the present laws.
We heartily endorse that portion of the na
tional platform which declares that "tho pub
lic lands are a heritage of the people , and
should be reserved as far asposslblofor small
holdings for actual settlers. Wo believe the
prairiesof the west should belong In all thotr
physical length and breadth , and in all the
grandeur of their future possibilities , to the
people of the Unit < vl States.
Wo are in favor of such regulation of too
civil service as shall secure to the people the
best administrative results ; but we are not In
laver of turning that civil service over to the
hands of a party whoso leade-s publicly con-
Icssilint their prlncipnllinpulbo in the pending
ing campaign is a hunger for the glory and
the emoluments of oflicc. The democratic
cry for ref rin in the clvilsorvl o. baued uj.on
no tangible complaint. Is a proposition for the
prostitution of that service to an ignoble end.
We are in favor of a free ballot and a fair
count , and we welcome the prospect of the
division of several southern states on ques
tions more vital to-day than those of the re
bellion as a certainty that justice will ulti
mately rule in that section , and thatthe negro
and the white republican will becurethoprivl
leges guaranteed them by the constitution.
Nebraska State Republican Committee.
Casper E. Yost , chairman , Omaha.
First district T. W. Pepoon , Falls City.
Second district D. H. Mercer , Brownvlllo.
Third district W. D. Eakln. Pawnee City.
Fourth dlstrict-J. C. Watson , Nebraska
Fmh district H. M. Bushnell , PJattsmouth.
Sixth district Isaac S. Hascall and W. F.
loventh istrlct H. F. Clarke , Paplllon.
Eighth district L. F. Hilton , Blair.
Ninth district L. D. Illchards. Fremont.
Tenth district C. C. McNish , Wisner.
Eleventh district D. W. Hosson , Ponca.
Twelfth district J. H. Agec , North Loup.
Thirteenth district John LaPache , Schuy-
Fourteenth district Albinus Nance , Osce-
°
Fifteenth district L. W. Gilchrist , Wahoo.
Sixteenth district J. L , Caldwell , F.M.Hall
Seventeenth district J. H. Betzer , Lincoln ,
Eighteenth district W. T. Scott , York.
Nineteenth district J. Jensen. Gtnevo.
Twentieth district John R. Johnton , Crete.
Twenty-first district C. G.Dorsey , Beatrice.
Twenty-second district P.Jansen , Fair-
Twenty-third district W. H. Strohm , Ked
Twenty-fourth district-John E. Bagley
'Twenty-fifth district James Ewing , Wood
Twenty-sixth district W. A. Wilson , Loup
City.
Twenty-seventh district W. B. Morse ,
Clarks.
Twenty-eighth district
Twenty-ninth district-G eo. P. Rhea.Phclps
Thirtieth district W. F. Wallace , McCook.
Thirty-first district J. H. MacCall , Plum
Creek.
Delmonico , the Lion Tamer.
Pall Mall Gazette.
By the time that these lines meet
the reader's eye the auctioneer will be
hard at work disposing of what is
really the original "VVombwell's menag
erie , and , beyond all doubt , the finest
and most important of the three
branches into which the property sub
sequently grew. As the sale was de
termined upon , we sent our represen
tative to hear what he could of the me
nagerie and its history. What he was
told he thus records : "Lion taming , "
I said , "is always interesting to out
siders. Is there any difficulty in pro
curing men to perform with lions ? ' "
"No ; some one general- ! turned up
who could do it in a better or worse
style. " "How long does it take be
fore a man and beast are fit to appear
in public ? " "It all depends but
here is Mr. Ledner Delmonieo himself ;
he will tell you all about it. " I wenl
oft' with the celebrated lion tamer , who
has performed before nearly every
crowned head in the world. In pri
vate life the lion tamer is by no means
a terrible person. Delmonico is a
rather slim but well set up African ,
about 5 feet 11 inches , and if you met
him in a train you might think him a
shy , retiring man. Jumping as soon
as possible into medias res , I asked :
"Would you , if occasion required , en
ter a cage of strange lions and perform
with them before having first institu
ted a sort of cupboard love by feeding
them ? " "Certainly ; I have practic
ally done so more than once. " "Have
you ever felt nervous ? " "Never.
When a man once feels nervous it is
"
time to retire. " "Training is , I sup
pose , a long business ? " "It varies.
Some animals learn quicker'than oth
ers like men. Those leopards in that
cage did very well in six weeks , and
those lions there are only now in course
of training. " "But I thought you al
ways liked to train them while young ? "
"You see , " said Delmonico , lighting a
cigar , "it is in this way. In the iirst
place for performing purposes I prefer
a forest bred lion to one bred in cap
tivity , and , in the next place , I like to
begin when he is two and a half or
three years old. A lion seldom or
never gets worse tempered after he
gets that age ; so , when he reaches it
you can tell whether he will prove
tractable or not. and either train him
or not. as you like.
'Tigers and leopards ? No , I don't
like them as much as lions ; tigers are
so uncertain , and leopards are so quick
and active. Just look here , " and Del
monico promptly disappeared into a
cage containing four leopards that
gave the most marvelous signs of their
quickness , jumping over each other ,
starting from and alighting on a small
wooden platform hooked on to the bars
of the cage , jumping through hoops
and showing their docility by sitting
up and begging like a dog. "You
con't appear to keep hot irons and
firearms in readiness , " I said. "No , I
never do. The less confidence you can
put in others and the more you feel in
yourself the better for the lion
tamer. " "Have you ever been badly
mauled ? " "No , I've just had a scratch
or two. All the same , one scratch was
deep enough to leave a scar on the
hand. Ah , that was done by a strange
lion I put in the cage with my other.
The last time I was touched was an
accident , the lion didn't do it on pur
pose. He was jumping by me , and
one of his fangs just caught me and
went in my arm about an inch , but he
didn't mean to do it , poor fellow ! "
And Delmonico is quite happy about it
as there was no malice in it. "Do the
lions eat much ? " I asked. "About
twelve or fourteen pounds a day.
Sometimes they get horse , and some
times beef , I like beef best. Some
people think we stuff them full of food
, sllth * inclina * .l
of taking away
by way '
Son for manV tlofidW ; wo don't ,
because they would be so lazy. Nor
tamJ them keeping them
do we .by
low : that would injure their health ;
they get as much as is neqessary to
keep them in good health , . -
"You asked mo just now about going
into strange lions ; that reminos me
that when I was at Toulouse m 1877 a
vouno-Jady attached to the theater ,
there made some bet that she would
perform with the lions , and she did it !
with me in the cage ; she did it five or
six times. " This of course brought up *
the subject of "lion queens , " of whom H
a Miss Hilton was the first. Then
came Miss Chapman , now Mrs. Geo.
Sanger , and last came Miss Helen
Blight. "Her's was a sad end , " said
Delmonico. "She was performing at
Greenwich , and some of the officers
from Woolwich strolled in and asked
her to give an impromptu perform
ance. She went into the tigers , and
instead of rousing them first she struck
a sleeping one with her whip , and the- i.
beast caught her dress and pulled her
down , while another one caught Jior
by the throat and killed her , and"
pointing to a man who had just come
down the steps "he helpqd to carry
her out ; he was a keeper of the lions
there. "
"Have you been long in the profes
sion ? " "I began when I was about
fifteen. Have I been at it ever since ?
Yes , with breaks. I was in the Amer
ican war ; the only colored man in my
regiment. I came here in 1864 , and
left when the Franco-Prussian war
broke out. I was in the ambulance
with that. Then I came here again ,
and have 'staid here since. " It was
now time for Delmonico to perform
again. Once more the leopards
jumped ; lions , young and old , did as
they were bidden , and were not at all
frightened when a pistol was fired off
close to their faces. I resolved if fate
ever took me into the wild 'beast line I
should seek distinction as a courteous
taker of money , as the drummer , or as
the "describcr , " in preference to
showing my command over lions and
tigers , and this in the face of Delmoni-
co's assertion that they are the best
tempered things on earth , and that ac
cidents are invariably due to drink ,
loss of temper or some preventable
cause. *
The peach trees in North Georgia are
so heavily laden with fruit that they are
breaking down.
Sprains , braises , stiff Joints , bums ,
scalds and rheumatism are relieved by
Uncle Sam's Nerve and Bono Liniment.
Sold by druggists.
Worms cause peevishness , fevers , con
vulsions and frequently death. Anleasint.
safe and certain remeclv fa Dr. JAQUE'S
GERMAN WOKil CAKES. Sola oy all
Headache , constipation , liver complaint ,
bllliousness are cured by that mild , cleans-
ine remedy which never produces pain ,
EILERT'S DAYLTGST LIVEE PILLS.
Only 20 eta. Sold by druggists.
An economical man -will keep ttfc leather
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serves it from cracking or ripping. He al
ways uses UNCLE SAil'S HARNESS OIL.
Sold by all Harnes * Makers.
One-third of all who die in active middle
life are carried off by consumption. The
most frequent cause is a neglected cold ,
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asthma , all of which mav be permanently
cured by EILERT EXTRACT OF TAB
AND WILD CHERRY. Sold by Druggists.
A farmer's wealth the
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they are especially liable to distempers , fe
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animals. Thousands of dollars are saved
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UNCLE SAM'S CONDITION POWDEE.
Restless , fretful , crying children are suf
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WINCHELL'S TEETHING SYRUP , which
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teething infants , but cures coughs , croups ,
sore throat , colic and cramps of older chil
dren , and should always be kept in every
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THE PAPIER ELECTRIC BElTT
AVOID DRUGS.
Electricity generated by the Papier Electric Belt
acts without pain or uncomfortable sensation , and
may pass through any part of the body to come a : the
seat of the disease. Drugs once In the system are
with difficulty. If at all. separarated from It ; Elec
tricity. on the other hand , after exertlnc Its action. Is
Instantly dispersed.
, Th < = ? aPIcr Elcc c Belt Is as good as a physician ;
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In the cure of Rheumatism. Lnrabago. Nervousness.
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