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the voice of god. R*rw?,t?1ta,hr?n’1 ,nv perl* -Ion’, !®4^y w od und urassy gle& That Joins the cascade's merry song, vneennr tec p n ire so is of me a, I hear the voice ol God ^ "^ls.sc<^ ^cam whose ripple* play a*X m lnills from heaven a: night. AT?nl!f?Ilv 8klp *Uh clouds by dxy, ^ lul these evanish from our sight, X hear the voice of God By restless ocean. vast and deep, sxnfiwatery hills bel h angry foam, wzticJi ***** uP°n *hc ro kv steep. Anai gallant ship on nearin? homo I hear the tolce of God torrent swift which early creeps v> ith rills along the infant shore, To roaring c itaraet which leaps Down, down upon its ro k-!afd floor, I hear the voice of God. Beneath the glint of star pierced blue, Contesting mildly ni ht's control, wcme light of heaven letting through. Softly, yet c’early. in my soul, 1 hear the voice of tied —Winfield S. Davis THE MERCHANT^ CRIME. BY HORATIO ALGEK, .IK. CHAPTER VIII—Contini'ed. “M hat!" exclaimed Paul Morton, “I)o you think I will suffer myself to be subjected to such a degrading suspicion—a man of my position in Bociety—what advantage could I pos sibly reap from my friend’s death?” “Ho was a rich man, ” suggested James Cromwell, significantly. ••That is true,” said the merchant, with self-possession. “He was a rich man. ” “And he may have left his prop erty to you.” “You happen to be mistaken there. He had left his property to a son. a boy of fourteen.” ••Where is this son?” asked the clerk, a little taken aback by this discovery, which was new to him. “He is now in my house.” “And suppose the boy dies?” It was now Paul Morton's turn to hesitate. “That is not very probable,” he said. “He is a strong, vigorous boy. ” “Who is to be his guardian?” “I am. ”, “Indeed! And if he dies there is no provision made as to the prop erty ?” “It will go to me if he dies before attaining his majority.” The clerk coughed—a little sig nificant cough—which annoyed Mr. Morton not a little. It conveyed an imputation which he couldn’t resent, because it was indirect. ••I hope you are satisfied,” be said at length. “O, certainly; that is, nearly so,” said James Cromwell; “but then it is not enough that I should be satisfied. ” ••Why not?” “My employer may not be.” “Does your employer know who made the purchase?” ••No, I have not as yet communi cated the name to him.” “Don’t tell him. It is none of his business.” “He will not agree with you there.*j( “What matter if he does not?” “You must remember that I am a poor clerk, dependent on my salary, and that in my position, it is not safe to risk offending my employer. Suppose I am discharged from my position, how am I to live?” “Can you not procure another situation?” ••Not if he refuses his recom mendation. which would probably be the case. Besides, our business is ertjwded. and under the most favor able circumstances I might bs weeks, and possibly months without em ployment” Paul Morton leaned his head on his hand, and considered what was to be done with this difficult visitor. It was evident that he expected to ' be nought off, and that he must be. j “What wages do you get?” he 1 asked, looking up. ••Twenty dollars a week,” said Cromwell, promptly. As the reader knows, this was just . double what be did receive, and as 1 Mr. Morton was not likely to inquire of his employer, he felt that the lie ; was a safe one. and likely to conduce to his advantage “Twenty dollars a week! Very ; well, I will tell you what you must do. In the first place, you must re fuse to make your employer any com- : munications respecting this affair.” ' ••Very well, sir.” “And if he discharges you I will pay you twenty dollars a week until i you can get another situation. Per haps I may find you some other em ployment, unless you prefer your , present business.” “No, sir. I don't like it.” “Do. then, as 1 tell you. and i will see that you suffer no loss.” ••Thank you, sir.” said James Cromwell rising, “I will follow your directions, and let you know the re sult to-morrow evening.” The clerk left tbe house in a very contented frame of mind He de termined to resign his situation the next morning, an l claim the stipu lated weekly allowance. CHAPTER IX. How Matters Were Arranged. After the clerk had left him, Paul Morton began to consider what was best to be done. He had at first been inclined to despise this man as insignificant and incapable of mis chief, but the interview which he had just had convinced him that on this point he was mistaken. It was evident that he was in the clerk’s power, and just as evident that the latter wanted to be bought off. ••Afta- all. it is not so bad. ’ he said to himself, “he has his price: the only question is, whether that price is an exorbitant one or uot. J must make the best possible t: rms with him ’’ There was another question to be decided, and that related to his ward — young Robert Havmond. Should .he send, him back to school or nert? < Why should he not kill two birds with' one stone, by placing his ward in the charge of James Crom well, with a liberal allowance, to be deducted from his ward’s income for his trouble? Not that he considered the clerk, of whom ho Knew next to nothing, aud that little not to his credit, a suitable person to have the charge of a boy. But then, he was not a conscientious guardian, and his only desire was, so to arrange matters as best to subserve his own interests. Besides, there were cer tain plans and hopes which he cher ished that could best be subserved by a man not over scrupulous, and he judged rightly that James Crom well would become a pliant too! in his hands if he were paid well enough for it. He was not surprised to receive another visit from the clerk on the evening succeeding the interview which was chronicled in the last chapter. “Well,” he said, when the latter was ushered into his presence, and they were left alone, "what have you to tell mo?” ••X have lost my situation,” said Cromwell, briefly. •■Then your employer was offended at your silence?” “l'es: he said he must know who bought the article.” ••And you refused to tell him?” “I did. Cpon this he said that he had no further occasion for my serv ices, aud that under the circum stances he must refuse me a recom mendation. So you see I have got into serious trouble oil account of keeping your secret” l’aul Morton winced at the last two words, but he didn’t comment on them. "i must, see wnai i can uo ior you, said Paul Morton, who was quite prepared for the communication which had been made him. ‘ Last evening I did not see any way clear, but a plan has since then occurred to me. But it is necessary that I shall first know a little more about you. Have you ever been in the West?” ••Yes, sir. I was born in Indiana.” “Then you have some acquaint ance about there?” “Yes sir,” said the clerk, wonder ing what was coming. “How would you like to buy out a drug-shop in some prosperous West ern town? As a proprietor the busi ness might be more agreeable to you than as a clerk.” ••Yes sir. it would.” said the clerk, brightening up. The prospect of a business of his own struck him fa vorably. ••But I have no money,” he added. “That matter could be arranged,” j said the merchant. “Of course 1 i cannot pay except for services ren- ! dered, but I have a charge to intrust you with.” James Cromwell awaited with in- ; terest and curiosity what should be said next. Paul Morton continued: "I have been thinking,” he said, “that it will be better for my ward’s health that he should reside in the West. My opinion is that the rough winds of the Atlantic coast may be injurious for him, but I have been puzzled to decide upon a competent man to take charge of him. I am inclined to think that as you have nothing to prevent your going out West, and moreover, are acquainted i with the country, it will suit my j views to give you the general over- j sight of Robert He can board at the same place with you, and go to school.” ••What shall I receive for my ser vices?’ asked James Cromwell, com ing at once to that part of the busi ness which was to him of the great est importance. “I have been thinking of that.” j said the merchant. - How much will it cost to buy out a fair druggist’s shop?” ••It might be managed for $2,0)0 or $3,0)0.” ••Two thousand dollars will be quite enough, I am sure. Very well, I am willing to buy you such a busi ness. andallowyou besides. $l,000a year for the charge of the boy. Out j of this you will pay for his board and clothes, and the balance you can • kceg for your trouble,” ‘ “There won’t be much left,” grumbled the clerk, though the offer exceeded what he anticipated. Still he wished to make the bast bargain lie could. •■Half of it wiil lie left,” said the merchant, "his board in a Western town won't cost more than $253 a year, leaving the same sum for his clothing and miscellaneous expenses. That will consume only one half the money, leaving you ¥d>>. besides what you can make from your busi ness. ” "How soon do you wish me to un dertake the charge?” “As soon as you can. Do you think of any town or village whore you think it would suit you to settle down ?” "Yes,” said James f'romwell, after a pause. ■•! think of one town where I heard that the druggist wished to sell out. ” ••What is the name of the town?” ••Barton.” ••And where is it located?” ••In the south rn part of Indiana." "Yes. that wilt da” There was a pause at this point. Jame- C'romwell was waiting to learn what farther communication the merchant might have to make. The latter hesitated because he wished to come to an understanding on a ee tain point whlct it required some delicacy to introduce. ••Then again.” said Paul Morton, trying to speak indifferently, "of course there is the contingency of his early death, which would cut off your incom; arising from the allow ance I make lor him.” "Yes,” said the clerk, "but if I remember rightly, it would be a ben efit to you. for you would inherit the property in his place.” “Yes; that was the arrangement his father made without my knowl edge. But that has nothing to do with you. I will tell you what I have decided to do in the contin gency which I have just named If the ooy dies, you will be an arnual loser; I will agree to give you out right such a sum as will produce an oeual annual income, sa/ ten thou sand dollars.” “You will give ten thousand dol lars if the boy dies?” ••Yes; should he be removed by an 1 early death, though,of course, this is i not probable. I will make over to you the sum I have named.” ••Tea thousand dollars?” “Yes; ten thousand dollars, as a testimonial of my appreciation of your services iu taking charge of him. That certainly is a liberal ar rangement.” “Yes:” said James Cromwell, in a low voice, his face a little paler than its wont, for he knew as well as his employer, that the sum mentioned was indirectly offered him as an in ducement to make way with the boy. He could not prove it, of course, but it was clear to his own mind, and Paul Morton meant that it should be. “Come here to morrow,” he said, rising a, a signal of dismissal, “and meanwhile I will prepare my ward for the new plans which we have been discussing.” CHAPTER X. A Villainous Suggestion. ‘•Tell Robert Raymond that I wish to speak to him.” said Paul Morton, to a servant who answered his bell. “Yes. sir.” In five minutes Robert entered his presence. The boy was clad in a suit of black:, and his face was grave and sad. The death of his father, his only relation of whom he had any knowledge, had weighed heavily upon his feelings, and he moved about the house in a listless way, with 'little appetite or spirit. “You sent forme, sir?” he said, in terrogatively. as he entered. “Yes, Robert, take a seat. I wish to speak to you,” said his guardian. The boy obeyed, and looked in quiringly in the face of Paul Morton to see what he had to communicate. “It is desirable,” he said, “that we should speak together of your fu ture arrangements. It is for that purpose I have sent for you this morning.” ••I suppose I shall go back to the school where my father placed me,” said Robert. “Ahem!” said his guardian, “that we can settle presently. I have not yet decided upon that point.” “It is a very good school, sir. I think it was my father's intention that I should remain there for at least two years longer. ” “He never spoke to me od tnat subject He thought it would be safe to trust to my judgment in the ! matter.” “Then I am not to go back?” said Robert, in some disappointment. •T do not say that. I only say that I have not yet decided upon that point Even if you go back you need not go at once.” II “I shall fall behind my class,” said Robert. “You are young yet and there is no hurry. For the present I have another plan in view for you. ••What is it; Mr. Morton?” “Come here a minute. I want you to look at some views I have here.” In some surprise the boy came to his side: for the remark seemed to have no connection with the plan his guardian hac. referred to just now. Mr. Morton drew from a j drawer in his desk a collection of ■ views of Niagara fails, and spread 1 them before his ward. ••Have you ever visited Niagara. Robert?” he asked. • No, sir. ” “Here are some views of the cata ract. It is a beautiful sight.” “Oh. yes, sir,” said Robert “I have heard a great deal of it. and I have often thought I should like to see it.” [TO BE CONTINUED.] Fetcr the '"rent I'nll :1 Teeth. Peter the Great particularly de- I lighted in drawing teeth, and he strictly enjoined his servants to send for him when anything of that sort was to be done. One day his favorite valet de chainbre seemed very melan choly: tie czar asked him what was the matter ‘Oh. your majesty,” said the man. “my wife is suffering the greatest agony from toothache, and she obstinately refuses to have the tooth taken out.” --If that is all.” said Peter, “we will soon cure it: take me to her at once.” When j they arrived, the woman declared : that she was not suffering at all: j there was nothing the matter with i her. “That is the way she talks, i your ma'esty,” said the valet: “she ; is suffering tortures” “Hold her! head and hands,” said the czar: “I i will have it out in a moment.” And j he instantly pulled out the indicated ; tooth with great dexterity, amid ! profuse thanks from the husband. j What was Peter’s indignation to dis- ! cover a little later that his valet had used him as an executioner to punish his wife, who had never had an unsound tooth in her head.—Ar gonaut - * Eon mi too Much. Pale with suppressed indignation Algernon McStab uncrossed his legs, rose stiffiy. and turned up his coat collar. “Glycerine McCurdy,” he howled, ■ “you have seen fit to sneer at me. ] You have accused me of having a wheel in my head. If I have, fulse beauty, it is at least a wheel that has run true to you!” ••Ah, yes,” replied the young wo man with a far away look in her soul-1 ful eyes, “and yet I hardly want you for a hub. you know!” AH other powders are cheaper made and inferior, and leave either acid or Pure alkali in the food. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 106 WALL ST., NEW-YORK. How Myths Originate. No doubt many legends of the ancient world, though not really his tory, are myths which have arisen by reasoning on actual events as definite as that which, some four years ago. was terrifying the peasant mind in North Germany, and especially in Posen. The report had spread far and wide that all Catholic children with black hair and blue eyes were to be sene ont of the country, some said to Bnssia, while others declared it was the King of Prussia who had been playing cards with the Sultan of Turkey, and had staked and lost 40,000 fair-haired, blue eyed children; and there were Moors traveling about in covered carts to collect tnem; and the schoolmasters were helping, for they were to have $5 for every child they handed over. For a time the popular ex citement was quite serious; the pa rents kept the children away from school and hid them, and when they appeared in the streets of the market town the little ones clung to them with terrified looks. Dr. Schwartze, the well-known mythologist, took the pains to trace the rumor to its source. One thing was quite plaiD, that its prime cause was that grave and learned body, the Anthropological Society of Berlin, who, without a thought of the commotion they were stirring up, had, in order to class the population as to race, induced the au thorities to have a census made throughout the local schools to ascer tain the color of the children's skin, hair and e-yes. Had it been only the boys, to the Government inspection of whom for military conscription the German peasants are only too well ac customed, nothing would heve been thought of it; but why should the offi cials want to know about the little gins’ hair and eyes?—Popular Science Monthly. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is a Constitutional cure. Price, 75. A Child’s Rebuke. In June last, at T.. Pa., “Children’s Sunday ” was observed, at which time several children were christened. Little Johnny was rather pugnacious by tem perament, but seemed deeply impressed by the ceremony. At home, during the previous week, all the featlier-beds and pillows had been renovated by a pere grinating renovator, which process had attracted much attention among the cliildren. On the afternoon after the christening Johnny was quite angered by one of his sisters. Immediately the hand was raised, as of old, to strike: hut slowly it was lowered, and, with a seri ous voice and a look worthy the rebuke of an apostle, he said: “Oh, sister, how could you?—and you just renovated, too! ”—Harper's Magazine. — Were You Ever South in Summer? It is no hotter in Tennessee, Alabama or Georgia than here, and it is positively de jightful on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and West Florida. If you are looking for a location in the south go down now and see for yourself. The Louisville & Nash ville railroad and connections will sell tickets to all points south for trains of Aug. 7 at one fare round trip. Ask your ticket agent about it. and if he cannot sell you excursion tickets write to C. P. Atmore, general passenger agent. Louisville, Kr. Experiments with Opium Smoking'. One Herr ilnclay, in the course of a stay at Hong Ivong, made an experiment upon his own body which would appear to be pretty conclusive as to the effect cl opium-smoking. After fasting eighteen hours, he smoked twenty-seven pipes, holding in all 107 grains of the opium used by the Chinese. It is interesting to know that after the third pipe he ceased to feel hungry, and the filth pipe left him unable to walk about comforta bly; the seventh brought his pulse down from eiglity-six to seventy; the twelfth caused singing in the ears, and the thirteenth a heavy fit of laughter. Twenty-five pipes affected his hearing, but, within an hour after the trial, which had only lasted about 160 minutes, he was able to go home and go to bed, where he slept so soundly as to wake up fairly fresh and hungry the next morn ing. During the whole experiment, he had no dreams or hallucinations of any sort whatever. The Statue Wept. Last winter at one of the little hill side shrines near Iran Remo the Madon na was observed to be weeping. This was not seen by one. but by many, as great crowds collected and watched the slowly dripping tears. The people were puzzled, bewildered, frightened. And so they called together the wisest men to find out the cause. After several days of deliberation and examination, they announced the cause of the Ma donna’s tears. There was a hole in the top of her head. The rain had entered and filled the cavity, and in time worked its way through the eyes, the pupils of which presented the thinnest portion of marble to work through.— Rome Letter. .Utah informs forty-four states that she 1 is very glad to be a sister to them. Wild Animals in Africa. Although the gradual spread of the population toward the in*erior of Africa is driving the wild animals further and further inland, and though they are consequently difficult to reach in the more inaccessible haunts to which they have retreated, yet the larger wild ani mals have, with one or two exceptions, scarcely suffered any diminution from the advancing tide of civilization. Os triches have suffered, perhaps, the most, but only to exchange a wild for a do mesticated state. Elephants are fre quently seen within a short distance of southern and southeastern coasts. Hip popotami are abundant. Even the larger beasts of prey are by no means uncommon, and tiger i are especially depredators. If the reports of diamond diggers in the Northwest are to be be lieved, a new animal has lately made its appearance as a candidate for the honor of being chased bv an enterprising sportsman. It is called by the bushmen, or natives, the “ bear lion,’' and is de scribed as being about tlie size of a lion, but far stronger in make, and with a tremendous head and neck. Its legs are much shorter than a lion's, but much stouter, and it is apparently far more powerful. Its color is a dark yellow, with black spots. It runs or creeps along the ground, but does not bound like a lion. It has sometimes been seen accompanied by a smaller one—probably a cub—so that the race is apparently not yet quite extinct, whatever the ani mal mav be. Winter Rye. 80 Bushels Per Acre. This yield seems enormous, but a good number of farmers believe they can obtain it by sowing tbe new monster rye. It's hardy, prolific, laughing at all kinds of weather! It simply yields big crops every year, regardless of storms, droughts, or the like! The World's Fair winter wheat is just like it for yields! The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., will send you their catalogue and samples of above rye and wheat upon receipt of 4 cents post age. _ w Elephant Leather. A new industry is being rapidly de veloped in France, and if you mean to be in the fashion you had better take note of it at once. Some years ago it was the gentle crocodile which was se lected as the fittest animal for provid ing on with new purses, bags, ciga rette cases, boots, shoes and all the rest of leathery knickknacks. Now it is the elephant that has to give his hide for the same purpose. At Paris even now you can buy a card or cigar case of crocodile hide which has been glorified by a six months' sojourn in a bath of oak bark in the tanner's yard. The price of the little toy is from 15 to JO guineas, and if you are ambitious enough to wish to purchase a small crocodile valise "and no one there to hinder"’ you may do so for the sum of from £15 to £100. The tanned elephant skin is also reported to make carpets of unrivaled strength and "of a grand originality."—Paris Letter. ** Hanson's Corn Salv*.’* Warranted to cure or m*,nt*y refunded. a>.k vour druggis-t for it. i-ru-e 25 rent*. Detroit Free Press: A lover's lies ere the easiest to forgive. Justice is blindfolded so she can't see the travesties on herself. There are 57.000 women engaged in farm ing in the United States. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world’s best products to the nc-ods of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. 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An Eastern tourist had been spinning some incredible fish yarns, when one or the party, turning to an old mountaineer, said : “ Bill, that gets away with fishing in this country, don’t it?” “ Wal, I don’t know 'bout that," “ Do you mean to say that you have caught more and larger fish ?” “ No; but I’ve caught some purty big fellers.” “ Come, now, tell us tlie weight of the largest trout you ever caught.” " Wal, I can’t exactly tell as to the weight, but you folks can figger on it. Now, you know it is over 200 miles around this yer lake. Put that down. As I said before, I don’t know the weight of the biggest trout I ever yanked out, but I did haul one up on the beach, and after I landed him the lake full three feet, and you can see by that water-mark over yonder it hasn’t riz since.”—Nevada Journal. Karl’* Clover Root Tea, T' ** pre?»t Illootl j»unli*-r,pit t-s fr^shr.^ss an<! rlearne** t^ the Comi>ieaioii aud cures CoitaUpaUJU. 25c..5Dc.,3L Hard on the l>octors. 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