rfVHEN.SAM'WELL LED THE SING- IN' . ' . * . ! > < U Oi'cuurac I love the House o' God. * Hut I don't feel to hum there way 1 uscter , to aforo'- . , , -t-w" New-Jangled ways hud come thcrej " Though tiling ? are finer'now a hcaj ) , * -My heart it keeps a-clingin' . - "To our big , 'bare old mcctin'-liouse , ' ' Where Tlow it's sorter solenin-like To hear tiio organ nealia' ; it kinder makes ycr mood run cold. An' fills yc full o'feelin' , .But , somehow , it don't tech the spotr * Tfow , mipdye , I ain't slinpin1 . " No slurs ez that bass viol 'did , t , - .When Sam'well led the singin' . ' I tell yon what , when he struck up The tune , an' sister Hanner .Tut in her purty treble eh ? That's what vou'd call sonranner YWhy , all the choir , with might an' main , Set to , an' seemed a-flingin' 3Dhcir hull soubout with ev'ry note , When Sam'well led the singin' . An' , land alive , the way they'd race Thro' grand old "Coronation" ! -Each voice a-chasin' t'other round. It Jos' beats all creation ! II all us thought it must a' set The bells o' Heaven a-ringin' Tho' hear us "Crown Him. Lord of All1 ' When Sam'well led the singin' . lks didn't sing for money then ; They sung because 'twas m 'em -An'- must come out , I uscter leel - If Parson couldn't win 'cm 'With preachin' an' with prayin' an' His everlastin' dingin' idThat choir'd fetch sinners to the fold , When Sam'well led the singin' . Boston Globe. THE I. 0 , U. I started life as apprentice to a rzliemist where I learned many chemi- . ' ral mysteries ; finally I became a law student ; and it was my knowledge of themistry a science ofv which I am passionately fond that gave me a -start as a lawyer. I was seated in < ay office ; one forenoon , indulging in iEsrtain gloomy thoughts , when the Seer opened and a middle-aged man in humble garb came in , and I recog- ( sized him at the first glance as an m- . sLustrious and honest machinist -named William Campbell , a former adghbor of my late father's. He eras flurried and nervous , and I saw afc once that there was something . ' . -'wrong. -"Good morning , Mr. Campbell. " -said I. "How did you happen to find ilie office of a young lawyer like me ? " " "By accident , " he said. "I am in trouble , and if I don't get out of it , I -atrn rained. All the savings of my life vsill "be gone unless I find some lawyer .smart enough to defeat the /rascality of a "certain man , and II .was intending to call on the rSrsi 3a vyer I could see , and it I happened to be you. My money was ilying in the bank drawing interest ; 'iiu.t a well-to-do man I knew to be , -worth twenty times the amount , and f In whom Jihad great confidence , came -to me and asked me to lend him my -.money for a.lew months. I told him . .J [ should want it at the end of the -year , and he said he would readily return - - turn . .itby that time , and he would . "jive - meeight per cent. So I let him lia-veit-and/now it is due , and I can't _ get it back. "Has he any property ? " I asked. "Yes any amount of it ; but I've nnderstoc/i he's a slippery fellow. I wish I had known that before. " "But you took his note , surely ? " - _ eaid I. "Yes , but I can't find it ; that's what troubles me. I called on him yesterday - day , -and he said he had no recollec tion , - -borrowing any money from aie.if ; PJaad his note he would pay me ; . - iif Elaadn'tlie wouldn't. " "And you can't find the note ? " - " . " 0.-"No. " ' < rWhat did you do with it ? " " "I put it in "this pocket-book , where ' . 1 keep all my important papers ; but ' - when I came to look for it among - other notes , receipts , and the like , I -couldn't find it. " He produced a large , old-fashioned i leathern pocket-book as he spoke , and i 'Hooked through it and examined a i Jot of receipts and notes _ that were \ packed together in one of its pockets , - . thinking that two of the papers might v&e sticking together. "There "is no note , " I said. "But - what is "that blank sheet of paper Caning here ? " And I took up a slip of -White paper that I found among the documents , "J don't know. " "Who is the man that gave vou the .note ? " "Alexander Bronton , the druggist. " "I Tcnow Alexander Bronton well. He -eras wealthy and penurious , and had the name of being tricky. I was satis fied , that Mr. Campbell was telling the -truth. I was convinced that Bronton ' -was not a man who would be likely to .forget having borrowed 1,000 , and I Jumped to th e conclusion that he had -jjlayed some cunning trick to wrong 'the confiding mechanic out of the fruits -.of many years of labor. But what was the trick ? I mused a few minutes as I again casually overhauled the papers , and _ ; then said : "Mr. Campbell , I don't mean to say -'that Bronton is dishonest , but might 5ie not have handed you this blank I -piece of paper and slipped the note in r'Jiis pocket-book with the money you tlenfc him ? " 'iNo , that is out of the question. lex- Cammed the note again after I reached borne , before I put my pocket-book .away , to see that no mistake had ibecn made ; found it all right , plain as r-day in every letter and figure , and I ' jremember it as well as though it had 7 ibeen yesterday ; I even remember no- n" how clear and bright the ink pt had a kind of reddish tinge. " I was in the act of handing the - - rnocket-book back to him as he said this , but a thought suddenly .struck cue ; and.I opeiwd it again. "Mr. Campbrti ; " I said carlessly , "do you remember whether the note was lilted out on a blank form or not ? " "It was not ; he wrote out an 10 IJ in full himself on the top of a sheet ol foolscap , and cut it with a pair ol scissors. I remember everything about it very clearly , for it was a very essential affair.- " I examined the strip of white paper , for a startling idea was already tak ing shape in my mind , and I percieved that it nad been cut from the top of A page of foolscap evidently with a pair of scissors. "Do you know how you happened to place this"slip - of white paper in here ? " "No , I don't remember placing it in there ; I might have done so , thinking it would come handy to figure on. " ' "Will yon let me have it ? " "Certainly , " lie replied , somewhat surprised at my modest request. " \Vell , " I said , asI , laid , the slip on the table , and set my inkstand upon it , "I am going to make an effort to recover your money for you ! I will bring a suit against Bronton at once , and have him summoned to appeal- before Judge D . You can , of course , swear that you lent him the money , and the note he gave you is missing ? " "Yes , with- clear conscience. I could not be mistaken about it. " "Then call on me to-morrow morn ing at nine o'clock. " "I will. " He. left me , and I took up the slip ot paper and examined it closely. It seemed to be nothing but a stray frag ment of foolscap , but it occurred to me' that it might have a history ; and it was here that my chemical knowl edge came into play. I remembered that Bronton was a chemist ; and I also remembered a certain chemical trick with which I had often amused my self. I remembered , that an ink could be made with angline , iodine of am monia , .and chloride of zinc , in certain proportions , which had afresh reddish tinge , and that it would fade out en tirely within four days , leavingno mark on the paper. Bronton no doubt knew this secret , 'and he used it to swindle the mechanic out of his earn ings. The more I considered this sub ject , the more I became convinced that such was the case. The note had been written with fading ink. But there was another chemical se cret which probably Bronton did not know , as I had discovered it mys'elf by accident. This treacherous ink , on fading out , leaves the zinc in visi ble atoms on the paper ; so that every line traced with it may be restored by the application of a certain solution of sulphate of iron and hydrate of cal cium. So , no sooner had Mr. Camp bell left my office than I hurried out to a druggist's , where I obtained the so lution. Eeturning to my office I saturated a piece of blotting-paper "with it , and applied it to a corner of the blank slip of paper. The result made-me jump witht delight , for fresh and clear the came out. I knew not what hidden words the paper contained , and I placed it in my pocket-book , corked up my vial a vial of wrath it was destined to prove to the worthy Mr. Bronton and went immediately and brouaht suit acainst him for the re covery of the amount of the note with interest and costs. A few days later Bronton stood at the bar of justice to answer in his own behalf. It seemed so easy a case to him that he did not deem it necessary to employ counsel. Mr. Campbell swore to the facts he liad related to me concerning the loan. Mr. Bronton aswered on oath that ho nad no recollection of ever borrowing any money of the plaintiff. If he did , where was the note ? He would thank anybody to procure it. "Your honor , " said I , addressing the judge , "I think I can produce the note in question. " "I understood you that it was not to be found , " said Judge , some what surprised. "It has never been lose , " I said , as I took from my pocket the blank slip of paper and handed it to him. 'This is it. " "I hope you are not trifling with the court. " he said , as he glanced at both sides , and perceived that it was blank. "I am not , your honor , " said I , nnd I proceeded at once to explain to lim the chemical fact I have already described. I watched Alexander Bronton as I did so. and I noticed that he turned very pale. When I had concluded , I : oo k from mypoeket the vial contain- ng the solution , saturated a piece of slotting with it , and pressed it upon : he blank slip of paper which lay on ; he judge's desk. A'few seconds I left it so , then lifted it up , confident of the result , and I was not disappointed. The blank piece of paper was suddenly transform ed into an I. O. U. , every word , letter , and figure as clear as sunshine. It was for 1,000 , and the signature of Alexander Bronton was at the bottom tom of it. The judge gazed in amazement from the note toward Alexander Bronton , and inlormed him that he would have something more to answer for than the amount of the loan , with interest and costs. And so he did. Abashed and ter rified at the discovery of his unsuc cessful swindle , he at once gave his cheque for the amount due to Mr. Campbell , and paid the costs. In view of his confession , he was let off with two years' imprisonment , and I don't suppose he will dabble in invis- able ink again. This , my first case , attracted con siderable notice , and I have never since had to lounge in my office and yearn for clients. Tid Bits. A blind man , who plays sacred music upon an accordian , perambu lates the streets of Windsor. His af fliction attracted some time ago the attention of the Queen , who , while taking a drive , saw him in th ? street and compassionately gave him a do nation. He now bears upon his breast a placard with the rather ambiguous ly worked inscription ; "Blind from inflammation. Assisted by her Maj esty the Queen. " THE FORCE OF HABIT. Queer Story of a Smoker Told by B Staid nnd'rrosnic Physician. It was after dinner at Young's , says the Boston Globe. A well-known Commonwealth avenue physician has been dining with a few professional cronies , and , as the cigars were light ed , the talk drifted to the tobacco habit , first in its effect upon the race at large , and then in its peculiar effects upon various individuals. "I know a man,1' said the older physician , whoso income , by the way , runs into five figures , "in fact , ho is now in my employ , who is the victim of the strangest whims in regard to the use of the weed that ever came under my observation. Ho is a Scotch man about sixty years old. Twelve years ago he deserted from the Eng lish navy and came to-this country , when I gave him a position as coach man. ' 'One morning I went into the stable and noticed that a hole -about two feel square had been cut in a-partition be tween two stalls and , a little shelf had been nailed up underneath it. I wondered what on earth it had been done for , but Donald was away at the time , and when ho came back it had slipped my mind. "It much week afterward was as , as a ward before I had occasion to go into the stable again , and when I did I found Donald standing on a stool , leaning his elbow on the shelf , ' with a long clay pipe in his mouth , smoking away like a good one and blowing the smoke through the little window he had cut. Upon iny questioning him he told mo that of the twenty 'years ho had passed in her' majesty's service ten of them had been on board a power ship , where the rules against smoking were very strict. "During all this time he had been accustomed four times a day to stand upon a chest and lean out of a porthole to smoke , so that no one would smell him , and when at last he took French leave ho found that he could not get any satisfaction out of a pipe unless in dulged in in the old posture , and so , from that day to this , you can _ find him after each meal , and for half an hour before going to bed , standing on that stool , blowing his smoke through the little window. " General Slicrmau in Song. The stirring song , "Marching Through Georgia , " is closely associated with General Sherman's fame , although it was not sung until the war was over. It was written and composed by Henry C. Work in the autumn of 1864 , but not published until March 1865. Work was the author of seventy-nine songs , which " Coming among were "Kingdom ing , " "Babylon Is Fallen , " "Nico- demus the Slave , " and "My Grand father's Clock. " His interest in the slave's cause came naturally , as his father , Alanson Work , was an abolition ist , who was sentenced to twelve years' of impriso iment in Missouri for assist ing fugitive slaves to escape. Once in 1875 , while staying at a Dublin hotel , General Sherman heard , the inevitable band playing "Marching Through Georgia" and concluded that a party of Americans were coming to visit him. He made hurried preparations to receive them , but the band wagon went on past the hotel without stop ping , and when he asked the landlord about the tune that worthy assured Mm that it was "one of our old and favorite airs. " This convinced the general that the music was Irish in its origin , but the explanation probably is that Work visited the old country in 1869 , taking his songs with him , and they were played and sung in Dublin and other cities , being received with great favor. Work died in 1884 , after losing in fruit growing in New Jersey tne money he had earned by song writing. GrnceGreenwood on Small Economies One rainy morning a few days ago , it happened to me to surprise Grace Greenwood sewing. "Do you , " she asked , "use the needle ? " Truth forced me to > confess that. I had little knowl edge of its. gentle mysteries. "You are fortunate " she said , "take goodcaro you don't learn ; if one becomes a busi- ess woman it behooves her to know hat she can't succeed if she fritters away her energies on too many small economies. Shemusn'tworkinan office all day and. then sit up half of the night to make- her own dresses ; if a man earns ยง 5 a week he doesn't try to save by stitching up the seams of his own coater or trousers. If ho did he would never eara any more than $5 ; he puts his head into his business and schemes to make himself more valuable ; then he buys coats and trousers with his in creased , salary. A woman saves at tha spigot and breaks down. I've wasted half my life sewing , but" this with a reminiscent smile "I was brought up to sew and I like it. " New York letter. A Good DIan Rewarded. He was a good man. He threw a sealskin sacque over the shoulders of a fainting girl on Niagara suspension bridge. The distraught creature wore it on to Niagara Falls , where this Sam aritan relieved her of it and wended his way. And verily he had. his re ward , being richer by $50 customs duties , which his benevolence had evaded. To importers of sealskin , the humor of this proceeding may be dis torted , viewed through the refractive medium of personal interest. The other 66,000,000 may be permitted to pay the tribute of delight to a nimble- riess of wit that accredits civilization : For civilization has been denned "tho triumph of man over his acci dents. " Nowadays. Master Do Willbe Biche Nurse ! who was zat lady wiz de dog zat tissed mo dust now ? Nurse Why , dear , that was your mamma ! LIVED ON HER FRIENDS , * . , j ' i A Case Which Shows That People Should Scan Their Bills. Recently a gentleman of this city , who is well known for his wealth and social prominence , happened to take irp the bill of a leading dry goods firm , as it was lying on his office table , and glanced over the items. This is a very rare proceeding on his part. He usu ally gave a check , and then filed the bill without examining it. This pro ceeding was not business-like , but he had perfect confidence in his wife , and' also in the dry goods firm. But on this occasion he looked over the items , and he saw his wife was a devo tee to black silk. He couldn't re member that his wife wore a great r B' y s" k dresses , and that seemed odd under the circum stances. . . When he arrived home he jokingly said to his wife that she ought to be able to rent black silk diesses. Nat urally the spouse asked him what he meant. He told her. She declared that she hadn't bought a black silk dress for a year , and asked to see the Din. ner nusuana nanaea it over , when she identified more than half the items as incorrect ; that is , she had never had those goods. Her husband went to the store and interviewed the head of the firm That gentleman referred the matter to the bookkeeper , who showed all the items charged properly on the books. Then the clerk who soldthe goods was seen. She remembered the black silk sales perfectly. The goods were bought by a young lady who said she was re quested to get them by the gentle man's wife. "Could she recognize the lady ? " "Oh , certainly ! " said the clerk. The next day the gentleman again called. "Glad to see you , " said the proprietor , "the lady is here. There she stands. " The gentleman looked , and , lo and behold the lady was an intimate friend of his wife and a lady whose parents are wealthy. Subse quent developments showed that this \vas a nice little game on her part. She ascertained who of her friends bought their goods by bill , which was paid by their parents. The scheme wouldn't have worked with ladies who had allowances of their own. With the most of them she only made occasional small charges , like gloves , cuffs , collars , or ittle lingerie , but where she found : hat bills were not closely inspected , she plunged in deeper. Among parti.es who knew of thematter , the affair has caused a deep sensation. We hear it stated there is not the slightest proba- jility the case will be brought to trial. The affair has been settled , and the ady will probably make an extended visit out of town. Portland Me. , Press. Thieves Who Are Welcome. "What do you do with kleptomani acs ? " was the question recently put to the proprietor of a large shop. "We send them bills for what they take when we know them. If they are strangers we act according to circumstance. A few days ago a lady Avas in the shop with her daughter a beautiful little girl of twelve years. The girl was seen slipping a roll of costly ribbon into her hand-bag.- > Ve spoke to the mother , who became ndignant. She opened the bag to convince us that we were mistaken. when it was found to contain three ace handkerchiefs , two pairs of gloves , ind the ribbon. All these articles had ) een appropriated. " "That was a plain case of stealing. What did you do ? " "Well , we took the things back and said nothing. We can't afford to arrest wealthy people and injure our ; rad& by making enemies among our rich customers. " "You were speaking of sending out jills for stolen goods ; are they ever paid ? " "Always where the- person is a cleptomaniac. We never have any trouble in that way. I have known of shops which kept a regular list of cleptomaniacs. Whenever they lost my thing they sent bills to allot'them. is they all set tied for the stolen goods , you can imagine that the business was quite-a profitible one , can't you ? " Did He Remember ? "Charlie dear , " said young Mra. Jar- dean to her husband the other morn- ng. as he was hurrying into his over coat , and hastily drawing on his "would mind in- gloves , you stopping - : o Wool and Satten's and ask them to % * & you a few samples of their fall dress goods ? " "Oh. no , not at all , " replied Charlie , obligingly. "What kind of samples ? " "Well , I don't want anything very lark ; and yet not too light. I don't want brown , for my summer dress was jrown ; and I don't believe I want any shade of blue for I've worn blue so much. You might get some plaid sam ples ; but I don't want any of those blue and green plaids , nor anytlung with much red in it , nor too loud a plaid. Something in brown and white and gray , with just a dash of some brighter color might do. or oh , , don't get a check of any kind. You might get samples of India twill or silk warp Henrietta , in light and dark shades of green , not too light nor too dark just medium ; or , if you see any thing pretty in momie cloth or serge or a real soft cashmere or vieux rose cloth or pean de soie in stylish shades you might get samples ; but I'd prefer something in camel's hair , or you don't suppose I could afford one of those Muscovite silks , do you , dear ? You get samples of it , anyhow. I'd thought of some thing in light cloth and " -drap de soie ; andyqu might ask for s"amples of each in going , dear ? Well , please don't for get the he's gone , and I'll wager any thing he'll come home without half those samples. Men never can remem ber anything ! " Puck. K What is I Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Inffcnt * and Children. It contains neither Opium , Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric , Drops , Soothing Syrups , and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting ; Sour Curd , cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. Castoria relieves teething troubles , cures constipation and flatulency. Castoria assimilates the food , regulates the stomach and bowels , giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas toria is the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend. Castoria. " Castoria Is an excellent medicine for chil dren.- Mothers have repeatedly told mo of its good effect upon their children. " Da. G. C. OSQOOD , Lowell , Mass. " Castoria Is the best remedy for children of which I am acquainted. I hope the day Is not far distant when mothers will consider the real Interest oC their children , and use Castoria in stead of the varfousquack nostrums which are destroying their loved ones , by forcing opium , morphine , soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats , thereby sending them to premature graves.1' Do. J. F. KntciiKLOE , Conway , Ark. The Contanr Company , TT Murray Stire t , New York City. ' b ( THE POSITIVE : CURE. ELY BROTHERS. WWarreaSt , New Torfc. FSrfcoOct * JACK DWYEIR'S "OUR COUNTY-SEAT" A FIVE CENT CIGAR. Try this popular brand. It is one of the finest nickel cigars ever placed on sale in McCook. F. D. BURGESS , PLUMBING , Steam and Hot Water Heating , North Mala Avenue , McCOOK , NEBRASKA. . _ 'A stock of best grades of Hoce , Sprinklers. Hose Heels nnd Hose Fixture * , constantly on band. Ail work receives prompt Attention. J. S. McBRAYER , House Mover % Drayman , NlcCOOK , NEB. and Safe Moving a Spec ialty. Orders for Draying left at the Huddleston Lumber Yard will receive prompt attention. HUMPHREYS' DB. HtTMPHBEYS' SPECIFICS arc scientifically and carefully prepared prescriptions ; used for many years In private practice wlthsuccess.andforovet thirty years used by thepeople. Every single Spo- clfle Is a special cure for the disease named. These- Specifics euro -without drugging , purg ing orreducing the system , and are in fact and deed the sovereign remedies of theWorld. UST oiTBixciP.&i.ioa. CCRES. PIUCES. 1 Fevers , Congestion. Inflammation. . . .25 12 Worms , Worm Fever , Worm Colic. . , it5 3 Crying Colic , orTeethlng of Infanta .ti5 4 Diarrhea , of Children or Adults i 5 5 J > ys ntery > Griping. Bilious Colic. . . . .25 G Cholera nlorbns , Vomiting U5 T Coughs , Cold. Uronchitte U5 SiVenralgia , ToothacheFaceache. . . . .t25 9 Headachcs Sick Headache , Vertigo . -i. 10 Dyspepsia , Bilious Stomach V25 11 Suppressed or Palnfnl Periods. .ti. l'.i AVbitcs , too Prof use Periods . ! 5 la Cronp , Cough , Difficult Breathing. . . . ,545 1- * Salt llheuin , Erj-slpelasEruptions. MS 15 Khcumatisiu , Rheumatic Pains. . . . .25 Itf Fever and Aenc , Chills , ilalarla .50 37 Piles , Blind or Bleeding 50 19 Catarrh , Influenza , Cold In the Head .50 SO Whooplnz Cousrb , Violent Coughs. .50 S4 pnernl IJebility.PhysIcalWeakness .50. 7 Kidney Disenne .50 a8 Nervous Debility l.OO 3O JJrinary Weakness , Wet ting Bed. .50 32 Diseases of theHear Palpltatlonl.QO Sold by Druggists , or sent nostpaid on receipt or price. DR. HUMPHREYS' JIASUAI , (144 pages ) richly bound In cloth and "gold , mailed free. Humphroys'MedicineCo.lOQ Fulton St.yY. SPECI Fl CS. Children for Pitcher's Cry Castoria. When Baby was Blci , vre gare her Castoria. When she TTM a Child , she cried for Castoria , When she became Tiligt , she clung to Castoria , Castoria. r i ft " Caatoria Is BO well adapted to children that I recommend It as superior to any prescrlptioa known to me. " H. A. ABCHBR , sL D , , 111 So. Oxford St. , Brooklyn , N. T. ; r. " Onr physicians in tha children's depart * ment have spoken highly of their experi ence In their outside practice with Castoria , . and although wo only hare among our medical supplies what is known as regular producuiyetweare free to confess tioat tha merits of Castoria has won us to look with favor upon it. " TJJUTXD HOSPITAI. AMD DISPEKSIBT , Boston , . Mnss. 0. SMITH , Fret. , KILPATKICK BROTHERS. I ' ' ] Sorseg branded on left hip or left shoulder. P. O. address , Imperial. Chase Countr. and Beat- krice , Neb. Kange.Stlnk- linir Water aud Frencb- Inian creeks , Chase Co. , Nebraska. Brand as cut on side of 1 some animals , on hip and > sides of some , or anywhere - where on the animal. 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