MTDRKASL
A Blonder form , a girlish face ,
Uluo eyes , and golden hair ;
tiwcot lips , dear lips I and sunny emllcs ,
A vision angel fulrl
Oh , gentle cyosl ob , cruel eyes I
Why will you haunt mo so ?
Filled with the old sweet tenderness ,
The love of long ago.
A merry laugh , a pleasant voice ,
Sweet chimes , likes silver bolls ;
Old inuslo unforgotten still.
Around mo rings and swells.
Oh , wooing voice ! oh , cruel voice 1
Why will you haunt mo so ?
Speaking the old sweet tenderness ,
The love of long ago.
An angel form , a blessed face ,
A picture fading never !
The anguish of a vanished hope ,
That clings to mo forovor.
Oh , blessed dream ! oh , cruel dream !
. . .4 Why will you haunt mo so ?
Bad with the old sweat tenderness ,
The love of long ago.
FE3IALE POLITICLUiS.
Home of the Ladles into Figure In Washing
ton Society and National Politics.
Washington Post.
There are several reasons why Wash
ington society is especially interested in
the election even to a greater degree
than in society elsewhere. One of these
is the fact that what is known as "so
ciety" here is made tip very largely o
wives and daughters and other relatives
of professional politicians. They arc
accustomed to hearing the subject dis
cussed in a business way , and come to
look upon the success of party as inter
woven with the success of their respect
ive relations who are associated with
Y \ party. More than that , many of these
wives and daughters are very acute
politicians themselves. The exigencies
of some political contest in which their
male relative was vitally interested has
sometimes led them to take an active
part in political life , and , like the lion
which never forgot the smell of bleeder
or the war-horse who is always excited
by the smell of powder and the sound
of battle , they are thoroughly interest
ed when any political'contest comes on
And there are some excellent politicians
among the ladies. Every one know *
the traditional effectiveness of women
in political intrigue , and , whether this
be well founded or not , it is .at least a
fact that some of the shrewdest politi
cians of Washington are of the gentler
sex. That Gen. Logan owes much of
his success to his wife is a fact so well
recognized as to need scarcely be men
tioned. "She is the better politician of
the two , " said a gentleman who knows
them well and has known them for a
quarter of a century. "She is a hard
worker , a careful reader , a methodical
and close student of the subject , and is
blessed with a good memory both for
facts and faces , and with her large ac
quaintance in social and political cir
cles , and her very eflective ways , she is
a power. I tell you , Logan never
would have been where he is now but
for his wife. The help that she ha
been to him in his senatorial fights has
been something wonderful , and can
only be appreciated by those who have
witnessed them. "
Mrs. Logan is by no means the only
woman here who may be counted an
expert politician. Mrs Gen. Williams ,
the wife of Senator Williams , is another
who stands fairly abreast of her husband
as a political expert. In fact , the bluff
war ways of old "Cerro Gordo , " the
hero of two wars , are not of the sort
calculated to find favor with all sorts of
people , and the aid that his wife has
been to him in his numerous political
contests has been something remark
able. That was a memorable contest
at Frankfort , when old Cerro Gordo
and his wife and daughter entered bat
tle against Governor McCreary and one
of the ablest and most prominent judges
of the western portion of the state , with
a number of smaller fry also against
him. The odds were against the gen
eral , and the press everywhere was
predicting his defeat , but they did not
know the host they had in his wife and
her daughter. The general's rooms at
the Capitol hotel were constantly open
and Mrs. Williams never flagged in her
work in his behalf. Day and evening
she was busy , her keen woman's wit
and calm self-possesion never deserting
her in the hottest of the fight and when
old Cerro stood victorious at the end of
a long struggle , she was honored by
friend and adversary as a prominent
factor in the fight which , made him suc
cessful.
Another woman who is an acute obj
server of politics and a great aid to her
husband in his work here and elsewhere
is Mrs. Hawley , the wife of the senator
from Connecticut. She has , for almost
a quarter of a century , been active in
the affairs of the nation. From the day
she came from her New England home
to go upon the battle-field as nurse and
do whatever her hand found to do in
behalf of the soldiers in the late war she
has felt a personal interest in politics.
To her husband she is an invaluable aid
in the political work and in his labors
here in congress. Although she has
been an invalid for more than half the
time of his congressional service , she has
assisted him greatly in his work here ,
V attending to pension and other cases of
this sort for his constituents , and keep
ing all the time her finger on the poli
tical pujse , not alone in his state , but
in the whole country as well.
Mrs. Vance , the wife of Senator
Vance , is well posted on political af
fairs , and is taking a deep interest in
her husband's fight for re-election.
One of the hardest of political workers
is Mrs. Btuld , the wife of the member
of this name from California. Her hus
band's district is a very large one ; yet
she traveled all over it with him on a
"buckboard , " talking to the woman at
their homes or at the political gather
ings where her husband made speeches ,
passing judgments on the babies and
the preserves , while Mr. Eudd literally
painted the district red with a marking
trash and paint-pot which he carried ,
placarding every rock and big tree
along the roadside , "Vote for Budd. "
Nobody expected him to be successful ,
except his wife , for he had a large ma
l c jority to overcome ; but together they
were successful. "My wife helped me
"
nobly , " he said in talking over his
wonderful success. "She traveled all
over the district with me , and it was so
large a one that it took many weeks to
cover it , and her quiet talk among the
women and the men , too , did very
much in helping me in the tremendous
fight I had , and when we came to a bio-
rock or tree and there are plenty of
both there I would paint on it in largo
letters , 'Vote for Budd. ' When wo
would find a little knot of miners we
would stop and chat with them , my
wife among the women and babies and
I talking among the men. The result
was that we were successful , and the
worst surprised man on the day after
election was , the republican candidate
on the other side , who had no'sort of
doubt of his election. "
TUB WHITE HOUSE.
f
Description of the Residence of the President
of the United States at Washington.
Detroit Free Press.
The hard work done in the \vhite
house is performed in the second story ,
in which , as before stated , are situated
the executive offices , the president's re
ception-room for people who call on
business and the cabinet room. Of the
private rooms nothing need be said be
yond the rumor that before his term
shall be completed President Arthur
will take a young wife to the white
house. The tidbit of gossip in Wash
ington is the engagement of its distin
guished chief citizen to Miss Tillio Fre-
linghuysen.
Custom has established the holding of
two cabinet meetings a week , on Tues
day and Friday noon. At these gather
ings the president presides. At his
right hand sits the secretary of state , at
his left the secretary of the treasury.
Affairs of state are discussed with the
gravity duo to their importance. The
meetings , which usually last two hours ,
are held in a room of considerable size ,
at a long table supplied with the neces
sary books and pap'ers. Young blood
has recently been infused into the cabi
net by the appointment of Frank Hatton
as postmaster-general. Being still on
the sunny side 'of 40 , he is expected to
flavor alleged normally dry proceedings
with appetizing wit and pleasantry.
The president of the United States
be . THis business
must a hard-working man.
iness day begins at 10 in the morning ,
when he takes his seat at the desk of
what is known as the president's recep
tion room. His desk that one noin
use was made of timber from the'Brit-
ish ship Resolute , which in 1852 was
sent by the government of the United
Kingdom to search for Sir John Frank
lin in Arctic waters. The vessel was
abandoned on the ice by her command
er , but restored by an American whaler.
Out of her sturdy British oak material
was found for the desk now used by
President Arthur and which has been in
the white house only since 1881. The
'
executive is assisted 'by a private secre
tary and assistant private secretary ,
two clerks and a stenographer. Besides
there is a long list of government em
ployes at the white house and six other
clerks. The president first dictates re
plies to such letters as need personal
answers and which can be dispatched
without further deliberation. He is then
open to the advances of visitors. As his
patronage is said to control the incum
bency of approaching 100,000 officers ,
callers are numerous and persistent
from this cause alone , not to speak of
other reasons why an interview with the
president is sought. Questions of state
demand his attention daily , and his duty
comprises thesuperintendence of the de
partments. Of course he is relieved from
as much detail as possible. Letters are
carefully distributed by his private se
cretary according to their nature and
the degree of their importance , and only
a small proportion of the white house
mail is seen by the august head of the
nation. Of the hundreds of newspapers
daily received , moreover , selections of
value , to him officially , are made and
placed in a scrap-book , ready for his
perusal. The scene of the president's
labors , as those comprise direct person
al relations with the people and their
representatives in congress , is a large
oval room , handsomely furnished. Its
windows are hung with silk curtains.
The furniture is massive , of mahogony
upholstered in leather. Thousands of
books are ranged around the walls in
seemly rows. Ornaments in bronze and
many beautiful objects of art have rest
ing places in spaces between the book
shelves and elsewhere , and from the
walls of the room look down the pictured
sernblences of the immortal Washington
and the first four presidents after him.
The social obligations of the president
are largely a heritage from the earliest
days of tfie republic. On New Year's
Day falls a reception which ushers in a
season lasting until spring , and in
which fetes and grand dinners are , at
fewest , of weekly occurrence. The
members of the cabinet , justices of the
supreme court , senators and represent
atives , and leading officers of the United
States are the first to nay their respects
to the head of the administration. They
are succeeded by the diplomatic corps ,
who appear in court costumes , and the
officers of the United States army and
navy , dressed in full uniform. The
public succeed these splendid persons.
Necessarily something is left to the con
venience of the president as to the num
ber of receptions he shall hold. The
usual plan , besides those imposed on
him by long usage , is to give public re
ceptions at intervals during the season.
These are characterized by great splen-
. . . . _ . . _
ior and 1 I .I- * ! !
, , perhaps , increasing formality.
Ihe ladies of the first house in the land
naturally have something to say about
when and how often receptions shall
take place , and arrange for one of their
Dwn at periodical intervals , as a matter
of course.
Abigail Adams , who entered the white
liouse in the year 1800 , is the first in the
long procession of women whose beauty
ind accomplishments have been its
tvith the cultured lady who found the
3ast room of appropriate size to expe-
lite the operations of the laundry. She
was a dignified person , and occasionally
reminded her husband that his position
lid not properly admit of too great
'amiliarity with the people. Herrecep-
: ions were splendid and stately. The
lemoorrtic Jefferson was a widower
luring the incumbency of the highest
jffice in the nation. His daughters and
Mrs. Madison , wife of the secretary of
state , administered the social affairs of
: he white house during his administra-
; ion. The queenly Mrs. Madison led
Washington society while her husband
ivas president , eclipsing all rivalry by
aer noble appearance in toilets of super-
lative splendor. She was the ready-
witted lady who saved the nation's portrait
trait of immortal founder from the pos
sibility of injury by tho'Brltish troops.
With the reopening of the executive
mansion in 1818 Mrs. Monroe began a
series of entertainments which were
characterized by a stately and formal
elegance perhaps equal to that of for
eign courts. The accomplished wife of
John Quincy Adams encouraged the vis
its of men of culture , and during her
reign as the mistress of the white liouso
showed wonderful tact in securing the
appropriation of her husband's admin
istration by the wise and learned.
Sturdy Andrew Jackson had buried his
wife shortly before his inauguration.
She was interred in the dress made for
that occasion. His niece , Mrs. Emily
Donalson , took charge of the household ,
but did not succeed in checking effect
ually the uproarious jollifications with
which the president was wont to rccre
ate himself. The story of Jackson's
cheese is one well worthy of re-rela
tion. At his farewell reception he gav <
every guest a "chunk" from a mouste :
cheese given him by admirers from
New York State. Each piece weighed
about three pounds and was served bv
two laborious men armed with hugh
knives extemporized for the occasion
from hand-saws. The
- daughter-in-law
of Martin Van Buren , Angelica Single
ton Van Buren , administered hospitall
ties with a sweetness and grace never
surpassed. John Tyler both lost and
gained a wife while president. His
wives were fitting companions of this
accomplished and scholarly president :
The period between the death of his
first wife and the advent of another ,
not as a matter of course , eminent
for its gayety , was distinguished at
intervals by receptions.of unusual ele
gance. Of Mrs. Polk no better indica
tion of her popularity as a hostess can
be given than the compliment paid her
by one of her guests : "Madam , " said
he , "there is a woe pronounced against
you in the Bible , for it is written there ,
'Woe unto you when all men shall speak
well of you. ' " Margaret Taylor , wife
of the redoubtable Zachary , disliked
social ostentation , and left entertain
ments to the direction of her daughter ,
Betty Taylor Bliss , whose graces made
her exceptionally popular. Etiquette
and the respect due to a worthy , intel
lectual lady , preclude the use of a
stronger expression in characterizing
Mrs. Fillmore , than that she approxi
mated to a blue-stocking in her tastes ,
and loved retirement and the absence of
domestic cares on a grand scale. Dur
ing the Fillmore administration , not
withstanding this , splendid entertain
ments , and many of them , were given
at the white house. Mrs. Pierce was an
invalid , but she did her best to make the
presidential receptions pleasant. Her
cares were too heavy for the strength of
this cultured , gracious lally. The bach
elor president , James Buchanan , was
more fortunate than a bachelor de
serves , in the assistance given him at
the white house , by Miss Harriet Lane ,
his neice. Never were receptions more
splendid and enjoyable than when people
ple danced on the edge of the volcano ,
as the writer expresses it. The wife of
Abraham Lincoln entertained under the
utmost disadvantages , but acquitted
herself with courage and success. A
homelike quality characterized the re
ceptions given during the war , contrast
ing with the splendor of the Buchanan
period. Andrew Johnson's wife was an
invalid , and her daughters , Mrs. Patter
son and Mrs. Stover , discharged the
duties usually undertaken by the presi
dent's "companion" during his term of
office , and introduced the novelty of
children's parties. Mrs. Grant's reign
of eight years was a social success of
the greatest magnitude , compared with
which that of Mrs. Hayes was perhaps
somewhat tame. Grandma Garlield
always appeared at the receptions given
by her distinguished son , and his culti
vated wife was seen to advantage on
these occasions.Neither history nor
tradition affords material for the belief
that the social successes of Mrs.
McElroy , sister of President Arthur ,
have ever been surpassed.
ELECTION ODDITIES.
How STany Curious Wagers Were Slade and
Settled.
i
A Bridgeport , Conn. , man agreed to
2at two crows if Blaine was not elected.
A good republican in Dover , N. H. ,
liad to walk in a democratic parade to
pay his bet.
A Middlesex county , Conn. , farmer
mortgaged his farm to bet on Blaine.
Donald Dingwall wheeled Alfred A.
Murphy around a square in New Haven
jecause Cleveland was elected.
Two Danbury idiots agreed that the
oser should shave off one-half of his
nustache and wear it in that fashion
'or three months.
W. C. Brace , Cleveland , Ohio , oyster
lealer , wagered his place of business ,
lis home and every dollar he possessed ,
jut his wife served an attachment on
; he stakeholder.
A rash better in New York agreed , if
le lost , to read the entire fourth page
) f the New York Tribune in public every
lay for six months.
P. T. Barnum agreed , if Cleveland
vas elected , to sell afl his valuable prop-
srty , including 200 houses inBridge-
> ort , Conn. , for one-fourth less than
ictual value. N. B. He won't do it ,
ill the same.
If Blaine had won , a Wheeling , West
Virginia , saleswoman was to give a
Cleveland drummer forty-eight kisses
n four monthly installments. * As it is
he young lady will wear a sealskin
iacque , which the drummer will settle
or.
or.One or the other of two Bridgeport
nen will shave off his hair , whiskers
md eyebrows to settle an idiotic bet.
A New York supporter of Blaine
igreed to wear a Plumed Knight uni-
brm conspicuously for thirty days if
Fames was defeated.
One fleshy woman in West Romenv ,
f. H. , wheeled another twenty-five rods
) ecause Cleveland was elected. A pro-
: ession of 100 torchbearers accompan-
ed them.
Two workmen in the Westchester
actory , New Haven , would not bet
noney , but the loser should go on his
lands and knees to and from work for
wo weeks.
Alf Burnet , a Charleston , S. C. , de-
ective , bet that Blaine would have' a
f
larger electoral majority than Garfield
had. If he had won D. B. Goshorn
agreed to ride a blind mule through
'Charleston's streets. Burnet , losing of
course , will have to swim the Kanawha -
wha river from bank to bank for four
hours.
William Ellis , of Wheeling , W. . Va. ,
will count every tie on the Baltimore &
Ohio track between Wheeling and
Washington because Cleveland is elect
ed. Chris Miller agreed if Blainp was
elected to wheel a hand cart over the
National pike from Wheeling to Wash
ington.
A Pen Portrait of Cleveland.
Edmund Hudson , in Washington Ca'pital.
I stopped in Albany a few hours in
order that I might pay my respects t (
the president , elect and see for mysel
what manner of man this memorable
campaign of 1884 has crowned with th
greatest of earthly honors. At 4 o'clock
m the afternoon I found the governoi
sitting in the vast and splendid execu
tive chamber in the new capitol build
ing. How many kings or emperors eve
received subjects , I wonder , in such j
noble apartment as this in which the
chief ruler of the empire states meets
his fellow citizens ? The white hous
will seem to him very poor and cheap in
comparison when he comes to occupy it
Perhaps the contrast will bo grea
enough to make him an earnest advocate
of a new executive mansion , or a rebuilt
one at any rate. That would be some
thing to be thankful for if it should
happen.
The governor sits in a cain seated
swivel chair before one of a number of
large red topped desks the others be
longing to his secretaries. Troops of
visitors are constantly passing through
the chamber ; and those who care to dose
so walk up to him and pay their respects.
He asks no one to sit , but when there are
ladies in the party he rises and shakes
hands and exchanges a few pleasant
words with them. The governor's
greeting is a pleasant one , but very sim
ple and with no excuse of cordiality of
voice or manner. His voice one no
tices instantly , has none of the suave or
fascinating quality of Mr. Elaine's. It
is not a voice that has been used to mag
netize or attract men or women. It is
not the voice of a man who asks favors
of others , nor is it the voice of an orator.
But there is criticism and emphasis in it ,
and , while not a soft voice , it is not hard
nor rough.
The first impression one gets of Gov
ernor Cleveland is that he is a young
man. There is a bald place one sees
afterward that goes well down on the
back of the head , but the face is the face
of a man in the freshness of health ; a
man full of life who has never greatly
abused himself nor overdrawn upon his
vitality. Tall and stout he is , it must
be confessed , but not an obese man , and
while one would not expect him to pre
fer an active life , his power for work
must be enormous. He looks like
man who could work for twenty-four
hours without rest and then begin a new
day's work , if need be , with more vigor
than the average man possesses after a
good night's sleep.
In conversation the governor speaks
with a good deal of animation , and the
strongest impression one gets from him
is of great firmness and force in adher
ing to a course once it is adopted. One
would say , "Here is a man , surely , who
cannot be driven , but who would do the
driving himself whenever it be neces
sary. " One might ask a good deal of
such a man , but to demand , I should
think , would be a losing business.
Daniel Webster's Second Wife.
Philadelphia Times.
She always spoke of her stepchildren
with affection , but seldom or never al
luded to their after career. They ap
pear to be always children in her recol
lection. In forgetting the lapse of years
she frequently made strange confusion
in mixing up the present and past gen-
ations in families. Mrs. Webster had a
delicate tact and refinement in always
avoiding all disagreeable subjects , and
never by any chance saying anything
derogatory to another person. Her
worst condemnation of anyone was :
"They are not the kind of people for
me , but they are very good in many
ways. " She always abhorred scandal ,
and never listened to it under any cir
cumstances. There was an anecdote
told of her during her life in Washing
ton , which is very characteristic. There
was a great deal of talk about Mr.
Webster being attentive to the wife of a
well known senator. It could not fail
to have reached the ears of Mrs. Web
ster , but she took not the slightest no
tice , and treated the lady in question
with the most marked politeness and
ittention , sending her flowers , taking
lier to drive in fact , disarming all
scandal by utterly ignoring it. She was
in every way fitted for the position of
wife of" the secretary of * the state , and
was ever the hospitable , dignified and
graceful hostess , extending the same
jourtesy to all whether they occupied
prominent positions or were poor and
inknown. She often said : "The wife of
i public man like Mr. Webster has to
meet all sorts of people and to be agree-
ible to all. I have seen men come to
) ur receptions in all sorts of dress ,
iometimes with their hats on. This
lever annoyed me , although it used to
rex my husband occasionally. "
Where Women Start the Fires.
Popular Science Monthly.
Among the tribes of Africa the care
) f the fire is entrusted to the oldest un
named daughter of the chief , or , if he
las no such daughter , to the maiden
icarest related to him. If by an acci-
lent or misfortune , it is extinguished , it
nust not be relit from another fire , but
nust be made anew from the begin-
ling. For this purpose , two straight
iticks of any readily burning wood are
aken. A hollow is made in one of the
iticks , in which the sharpened end of
he other one may be twirled , and some
> unk or half rotten wood is put in a
rroove cut to hold it , to serve as tinder.
Chis stick is held to the ground by the
cnees , while the other one is turned
apidly back and forth between the open
lands. When a spark appears , it is di-
ected upon the tinder , which is then
apidly blown into a flame. Thus , it islet
lot the rubbed stick , but the tinder , that
rives the flame. The natives dislike
his work very much , and when on a
journey , if they had no other fire appa
ratus they take an ignited stick with
them , the fire of which they skillfully
keep glowing for a long time.
< m i * i
THIS COUNTRY'S CASH.
At Set Forth in the Annual Report of Treaa-
erer Wytnan.
The annual report of Treasurer Wyman of
the United States shows the net revenues of
the government was less than In 1883 by $40-
707,712. The decrease in receipts from cus
toms was $10,039,007 , in receipts from Internal
revenue ? 23ia4,208 , and In recnipts from mis
cellaneous sources $8.ajO,248 ; from the aggre
gate of these items should bo deducted an in
crease of f 1 , & > I,840 , in receipts from the sales
of public lands. leaving the net reduction as
stated above. The net expenditures aggre
gated 5244,120,2(4 , a decrease from the amount
in 18& of 321.231,8m. The surplus applicable
to the reduction of the public debt amounted
to flHaa'lKM ( ( , a decrease of f28.4S5.818 from
that of the previous year. Items ot expendi
ture * ) showing-decrease are as follows : On
account of war department $0.481,770 , Interior
department $11,460,930 , interest on public debt
$4r > 81,7ri2. There WHS an increase of $2.242,411
in expenditures on account of civil and mis
cellaneous , and $2,000,104 in expenditures on
account of the navy department. Disbursing
ofllccrs of the United States had to their cred
its on the books of the treasury at the close of
the year $ 'J2,4K'JSO. The statement or assets
and liabilities for September ft ) , 1884 , shows
the general balance was reduced from fllE-
2c,40 ; : } , in 18SJ to 8149.o25.OC2 , in 188-1 , a reduction
of $13,707,400. The uifKrcgato amount of gold
and silver coin and bullion hold by the treas
ury increased from Sio2ilO.SOliil8SJ. : ! ) lo 5305-
214,20" in 1884. an Increase of ? 42.7O > .487. Tlio
gross assets Increased from $4" > 0.11 ! > ,817 in 18K !
to $310,000,240 , fin Increase of ? li3r > 70,4il : , from
November 1,1883 , to November 1.18H4. The
reserve decreased $12,752,235 , or from Sifi2-
822,545 to $148,070.200. There was nominally
outstanding at the close of the fiscal year sli
ver certificates amounting to $120,801,601. an
increase of $32,274.800 during the year. The
amount hold by the treasury isincreased from
515,906,145 to $23,384 OSO. thus leaving actual
ly outstanding $07,007,011 , an actual in
crease of $24,880,325. The amount of standard
silver dollars coined to September HO , 1884 ,
was $182.380,820 , of which the treasury hold
$142,340.409. Of this amount $07,094,881 was for
the redemption of silver certificates outstand
ing. The amount in circulation was $39,801-
1)53 ) , or about 21.8 per cent , of the total coinage.
AB usual , the amount outstanding reached
the highest point In December , when it ex
ceeded $41.000.000 , an aggregate never before
reached. The decrease to Juno was not as
great as in previous years , probably owing to
the scarcity of one and two dollar notes , and on
September 30 , the amount was $680,717 greater
than atlhc same date in 18K3. During the fis
cal year 5120,152,572 in national bank notes
were presented ior redemption , being 22-83
percent , more than In the preceding yt > ar.
This increase reflects the condition ol the
mercantile and monetary affairs of the coun
try , as shown by the reports of an increasing
number of business failures and a decreasing'
amount of clearing house transactions.
THE DEADLY SCOURGE.
A'o Attempt to Keep a Record of Death.
A correspondent of the Louisville Courier-
Journal sends the following concerning the
disease prevalent in eastern Kentucky : In
Harlan county the disease appeared to be the
worst. It is the most fatal and the most pre
valent about the head watersof the Poorfork
and Clover creek , about twenty miles from
Mt. Pleasant , where the people are dying rap
idly. In ono neighborhood twelve died in a
single day last week and there were scarcely
enough well persons to mnke them coilins.
Along the banks of Brown's creek the disease
rages with frightful fatality. No effort
is being made to keep a record of the
deaths. In Harlan county the disease is
spreading rapidly. No remedy is found
to cure those alllictcd. Those that recover
are helpless for weeks. la Letcher and Perry
counties and the northeast portion of Hello
the plague has broken out. The deaths reach
hundreds , but the number attacked cannot be
ascertained. At Mount Pleasant the disease
does not prevail. At the session of the circuit
court the commonwealth cases had to bo con
tinued on account of the sickness of many
witnesses and defendants. No one seems to
know the exact nature of the disease. Most
call it "flux. " It is probably an aggravated
form of that disease. It begins with severe
pains in the stomach , followed by debilitating
diarrhoea and swelling throat , which con
tinues three or four days , if the patient does
not die in that time he usually recovers. All
agree the cause to be use of improper water.
No nure water is obtainable in the uillicted
regions. Tn Virginia few localities in the
southwestern part are afflicted , but in West
Virginia , Buchanan , Wise , Itussell and Scott
counties are in an appalling condition.
A TRAGIC SCEXE.
Which Temporarily Suspends a High Life
Wedding.
A dramatic scene occurred in St. Louis the
other day at St. Nicholas' church. Father
Schaeff er was about joining in wedlock a well
known young man to an equally well-known
young woman when the ceremony was inter
rupted by a handsome young girl , -who fell at
the feet of the priest and begged him not to
marry the pair. Her appearance was more
like a maniac than sane person. She said the
bridegroom had betrayed her and promised to
marry her , and had even promised so late as
only a few days ago. The bridegroom turned
pale , his knees shook , and when questioned
he acknowledged the truth of the girl's state
ment. Thebrlde fainted and the priest looked
ughast. When the bride recovered she clasped
ber lover and kissed him repeatedly , saying ,
"I will have him : I will have himrHlive with
dim anyhow ! " The ceremony was declared
sir and the priest consulted his superiors.
Subsequently the marriage was effected as
drst attempted , and the other young woman
is under restraint , having threatened murder.
The Old Independence Hell.
The mayor of Philadelphia has received a
jommunication from Mayor Guillotte , of New
Drleans , enclosing an ordinance of the New
3rleans city council , requesting that the old
ndependence bell be sent to the New Orleans
jxposition. Among other things , the letter
; ays : "I am sure that its care and safety will
30 the anxious thought of all out citizens ,
, vho not withstanding all reports as to their
seditious feelings against the unity of our gov
ernment are , without fear of contradiction , as
iffectionate to the traditions of our country ,
: he real republic of the world , and are as true
jelievers in its laws and constitution , in fact
is patriotic Americans as their more favored
jrothers of the north. Your consent to the
; emporary absence of this reminder of our
forefathers valor , to be used in heralding the
jreatest occasion of our city , will tend greatly
; o heal the unfortunate estrangement that has
jxisted between our people during the past
; wenty years. "
A Journalist Shot.
M. H. DeYoung , proprietor of the Chronicle
it .San Francisco , was shot on the 10th by
idolph Sprcckles , son of Glaus Sprecklcs , the
Hawaiian sugar king. The shooting took
ilaco in the business office of the Chronicle.
Spreckles fired twice. The first shot took ef
fect in the left arm. a little above the elbow ,
ind the second in the left shoulder. The
shooting was the outcome of an article pub-
ished in the Chronicle respecting the affairs
) f the Hawaiian Commercial Sugar company.
Spreckles was arrested and taken to the stu-
: ion house. DeYoung is not fatally hurt.
The St. Louis Magazine for December
s a capital number. It has well-told
ind captivating stories by Wm. H.
3ushnell , Belle Campbell and Enrique
? armer ; an illustrated article on "Hen-
y Ward Beecher's Country Home" ' by
Jev. Lyman Abbot ; sketches , with por-
raits of Mark Twain and Bret Harte ;
) oems far above the average , bv * Mrs.
3. V. Wilson , Lizette W. Reese , H. S.
veller , Minnie C. Ballard and W. H.
Itidson ; and , a paper on the "Re- ri
ources of the West" by Mattie E. Sper-
) eck. "
_
A'volume has lately been published
> n "What to wear. " Now what we
vant is a sequel , entitled "How to pro-
: ure it. " Hosion Post.
STOCK DIREOTOBY
DENNIS M'KILLIP.
Baneh on Bed Willow , Thornburg , Hayes
Oortr , Feb. Cattle branded * J. M. ' ' on
IWt side. Young cattle branded same M
tborc , also "J. " on left Jaw. Dndor-alope
right oar. Horses branded "E" on left
hoaldor.
Stock brand circle on left shoulder ; also
dovrlap and a crop and under half crop on
left ear , and a crop and under bit in the
right , llonoh on the Republican. Post-
office , Max , Dundy county , Hebranka.
HENRY T. CHURCH.
0"born , Neb. Range : Red "Willow creek ,
in southwest corner of Frontier county , cat
tle branded " 0 L 0 * ' on ri-jht side. Also ,
an over crop on right car and under crop on
left. Horsefl branded " 8" on riirbt ihoulder.
SPRING CREEK CATTLE CO.
Indianola , Neb. Range : Republican Val-
.ey , east of Dry Greek , and near head of
Spring Creek , in Chase county ,
J. D. WKLBORtf ,
Vice President and Superintendent.
THE TURNIP BRAND.
Ranch 2 miles north of McC'oolc. Stock
branded on left hip.and a fewdoublecross
es on left side. C-D. .
STOKES & TROTH.
P. O. Address , Carrico , Hayes county ,
Nebraska. Range , Red Willow , above Car
rico. Stock branded as above. Also run the
lazy sbrand. .
GEORGE J. FREDERICK.
Ranch miles sou tfawest of McCook , on the
driftwood. Stock branded "AJ" on the
eft hip. P. 0. address. McCook , Neb.
J. B. MESERVE.
Kanch , Spring Canyon on the Frenchman
liver. In Chase county , Neb. Stock branded
above also " 73T" left " "
s ; on side ; 7" on
ig-ht and "L. "
bip on right shoulder ;
'L."on left shoulder and "X. " on left
iw. Half under-crop left ear , and square-
rep right ear.
DO YOU KNOW
THAT
.ORILLARD'S CLIMAX
PLUG TOBACCO * ,
Ith R d Tin Tae : Rose Leal Fine Cut *
hewing ; Navy Clippings , and Black ,
rown and Yeliow SNUFFS we the best
id cbespest , quality considered ? ]
A
\
JOSEPH ALLEN.
Ranch on Red Willow Creek , half milo
bove Oibornpostortice. Cattle branded on
[ " ght aide ana hip above. 3-4
"TOR SALE Improved Deeded Farm
nd H&y Land. Timber and water. Two
aim houses , with other Improvements ,
lonvenient to No. 1 school privileges. Sit-
ated on Republican river , near nouth ot
led Willow creek. Call on J. F. Black ,
n premises , or address him at Indianola , "
febraska.