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During one of the politi cal dr.moustratious in Rochester ho came to tfto city accompanied by a little > grandson. He brought his old wooden I Ante , now a walking stick , with him , as he goes nowhere unaccompanied by his | old friend , which has long since lost its beautiful voice. In the year 1801 Mr. Skinner enlisted in the army , and iin- ) mediately went to the front , tuking I with him his wooden flute. Ho enlisted as a musician and was soon playing tbe national airs at the front of a marching regiment , while shot and shell fell fast | and thick around him. He was sent to . Company I , Ninety-eighth regiment , New York volunteers , commanded by I Justice Adams of the appellate court , [ with Captain Vain in command of the company. - Mr. Skinner was captured and was in Libby prison two months. "While there he gained the good graces of the jail au thorities to such an extent that he was taken to see President Jefferson Davis. This was something , Mr. Skinner said , that ho never knew of any of the other prisoners being allowed to do. After being in the war over three years he was discharged while on provost vest duty in this city. He says his Ante did him good service while in the war , and is yet helping him on through life's journey , although in a much different way. Y Thile a prisoner in Libby , Mr. Skinner said that he lost one pound a day , aud was only able to move around by the aid of his flute , used as a cane. Ho says ifc scorns almost a thing of life to him , and now that , like himself , it is in feeble health , he would not part with ifc for gold Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. The Old Telegrapher. The old telegrapher was relating his experiences. "On you know , " ho re marked , "a man in my profession de velops such a wonderful acuteness of touch and hearing that it might well be called a sixth sense. While I was corre spondent for the United Press at New Haven there used to be a man on the New York end of the wire whom I knew as well as I know my own broth er , and yet I had never seen him. I had known him in this manner for years , and solely by the manner in which he ticked his instrument. The moment I opened my key and got my response I could tell if it was be. Ill health compelled - polled him to go south. Ho was gone six months. Ho returned unexpectedly one night and took his place at the key , for a few minutes to open up a conver- , safcion with me. Ifc was after the midnight - i night recess , and his successor had been , on duty in the fore part of the night ; I had received no intimation of his com ing , and yet the instant he called mo I know his touch , and I firmly believe I | should have known ifc among a thouj j ! I sand. " New York Times. ; ' Blade JIca In Persia. [ Old inscriptions and carvings have | shown that there existed in ancient Per sia members of a'raco of black skinned men who possessed features resembling those of Africans. The origin of these people , as well as their apparent disappearance - I pearance in modern times , has furnished - I ed puzzling questions for ethnologists. Some have supposed that in prehistoric times the greater part of southern Asia was occupied by a primitive black race , of which only vestiges remained when j the empires of Babylonia and Assyria I arose. Lately descendants of tbe black ! men who figured in the early history of j Persia are believed to have been found ' by the Russian explorer Dr. Daniloff , dwelling among the mountains near Shiraz , east of the Persian gulf. These people , although they still form an in dependent group , mingle with tlie sur rounding population , as in ancient times , and find employment at long dis tances from their homes. Some of them are to bo seen in the city of Teheran. Youth's Companion. Minnesota's Yastncss. In Minnesota and the two Dakotas there are areas of more than 200 square miles with a population of only eight to the square mile. Speaking of Minnesota , the Minneapolis Tribune says : "Minne seta alone is larger than all New Eng land , autl a much larger proportion of the land is tillable. Of the 53,430,000 acres in this state , only 5,000,000 are now cultivated. If peopled as densely as Ohio , Minnesota alone would have a population cf 7,500,000. There are said to be a million lakes in Minnesota , aud these are fed or drained by innumerable streams , not to mention the mighty Mississippi on the east , the Red River of the North on the west , the Rainy lake water courses on the north , and their great tributaries , which , together , penetrate - ] trate nearly every section of our vast territory. " Would Talk It Dead. It was shockingly bad manners , of course , for oven a brother to say such a , thing , but she had been exercising a sis- ( ter's prerogative of speech all day and j had hectored him to death. | Her name , bo it said , is Jeanne really - | ly Jeanne , by virtue of her Huguenot , ancestry. , "Jane , " said ho , "I wish you would , marry a Mormon. It's a blob on our national - | tional honor , aud you'd do more to , break it up than all the laws of the j United States. " Now York Herald. | The Honest Broker. Banker No , I'm afraid I can't let you have the money. You are too much | indebted to the institution aoross the ; way. , Broker No , sir , you are mistaken. [ They hold mo for nothing they've got ( only my word. Journal Amusaut. ; Luck to Ships. The workers at Barro\v-ou-Fnrnes < ; make ifc a point of carrying a black tut I in every ship that is built thero. TLw consider that this brings luck to i ' ship. ' . . . . . . p. l A Manuscript Hunt. ! The editor of a popular weekly was placed in n great dilemma the ether day , says The Westminster Gazette. Having with much care selected six complete stories for ' publication , ho placed them for safety on the floor , un derneath the waste paper basket. On leaving late at night ho forgot to change their position , and when the charwom an came the next morning she swept them up with other litter and put them in the dust bin. The same morning the dustman came around , and the paper , including the editor's priceless stories , was placed in large packs and sent off to the Salvation Army depot , The editor's despair at discovering the fate of his manuscripts may bo im agined , but he is a man of much deci sion , and , having learned the process of collection , ho chartered a hansom , and , taking two assistants with him , set off for the Salvation Army quarters. It was , of course , impossible for the au thorities .there to tell him which bag contained the litter. The huge sacks , 40 in number , which had been collected I during the morning were without any mark of identity , and it wa3 atonco apparent - ! parent that if the manuscripts were to be recovered it would bo necessary to search the entire litter. Undismayed at the prospect , the etli- 1 tor and his assistants took off their coats and went to work. After many hours of weary search five out of the six were ultimately recovered. The last and , ac cording to the editor , the most priceless - | less , evaded all search ; but , triumphant at the result of the day's labors , the ed itor and his assistants returned to the office and the manuscripts were forth with handed to the waiting printers. Trapping Turkeys. Ouo of the methods by which wild turkeys are taken by native hunters , as described in "Hunting and Pishing In Florida , " by Mr. C. B. Cory , curator of the department of ornithology in the Field Columbiau museum , Chicago , certainly does little credit to the iutelli- ' gerice of the turkeys. A place is found where turkeys are numerous. Com is scattered about , aud if that is eaten , more corn is placed there the next day. The birds are fed in this manner for a week or two , until they become accustomed to going there for food. Then small logs arc laid , forming a square Lox about 6 or 8 inches in height ; possibly two logs on each side , one above the other. Inside is placed the corn , and the turkeys enter I ifc readily , as the obstruction is not sufficient to excite their fears. | The next night another log i3 added , raising the box a little , perhaps a foot 1 or so , and this process goes on until the small logs form a cone shaped box , nar- rowing at the top , leaving an opening 'perhaps a foot or 18 inches wide , by which they can enter at the top. Corn is placed in the box , and a few kernels leading to it , as usual , and the turkeys , mounting the last log , drop in and eat up the corn. And now they are caught. The opening is so narrow that , although a turkey can easily jump down through it with closed wings , it cannot jump out again with its wings spread. Outwitting a Judge. A strange story is related of a jury man who outwitted a judge , and that without lying. He ran into court in a desperate hurry and quite out of breath , and exclaimed : "Oh , judge , if you can , pray excuse me I I don't know which will die first , my wife or my daughter. " "Dear m6 , that's sad , " said the in nocent judge. "Certainly , you are ex cused. " The next day the juryman was met by a friend , who , in a sympathetic voice , asked : "How is your wife ? " "She's all right , thank you. " "And your daughter ? " "She's all right too. Why do you ask ? " "Why , yesterday you said you did not know which would die first. " "Nor do I. That is the problem which time alone can solve. " New York Tribune. English Settles. The "genuine English settles" often offered in shops are viewed with discre tion by travelers who have seen such belongings in old English farmhouses. On their native heath they are of solid oak , fully five feet high and running quite across the great kitchens. They are black with time and are apt to be well seasoned with ham fat. The duty of the settle is fourfold. It is the fami ly seat , and , as the bench part can be raised , in the drawers beneath are kept the family rags for weaving. Above the seat is the family hatrack. The upright is double , and in the recess thus formed the family bacon is hung , doors opening from behind into this cupboard. The dainty affairs we know as English set tles are toys compared to the actual thing. New York Post. German Rulers. The present ruler of Germany i3 Em peror William II , who acceded to the throne June 15 , 1888 , on the death of his father , Emperor Frederick. The German empire was the creation of Charlemagne in 800. Since that time to the present emperor there have been 60 rulers of various royal houses , the dis turbed condition of Germany for several hundred years aud the political changes made by the wars of the middle ages bringing first one and then another royal family into prominence. Portugal's Slonarclis. The present king of Portugal is Car los I. Ho ascended the throne Oct. 19 , 1889. Portugal has had since 1095 , when its independent existence began , 32 kings 10 of the house of Burgundy , . 8 of the house of Avis and 14 of the present reigning house of Bragauza. Sure Test. Mrs. Witherby I wonder if I have jot everything in this trunk ? Witherby The only way to tell is for me to lock it and strap ifc first. London Fun. t gha aBftWjllililHn > ii mi hi , , r i , h m-n mwmncmnn.minw DANBURY. McKinley is President. Surprise pnrty on Becen Mess- ner , Saturday night. TJios. Henderson of the Bluffs was in town , Thursday. Bev. Davis commenced his re vival meetings , last Sunday night. Many of the boys from town took in the wolf chase , Thursday. Dr. W. A. DeMay made a trip on business to the county seat , Thursday. Ohns. Monroe came home , Sat urday , from a two weeks' visit at Denver. Lavy Clay came home , Thurs day , from Orleans , where he has been attending college. H. W. Parker is able to be out again after about four weeks of suffering from his acciclsiiv. Thirteen cars of hogs and three cars of cattle were shipped from here in the month of January. Tin wedding party ( surprise ) on C. P. Underwood , last Wednes day night. An oyster supper was prepared , and everybody had an enjoyable time. The Woodmen boys here with visiting neighbors enjoyed them selves with an oyster supper , Sat urday night , and also two candi dates were given the degrees in woodcraft. Maud Eno ended her six-month term of school in the Laural dist. , last Wednesday , by giving an en tertainment in the evening which \va3 much appreciated by all pres ent. After exercises were over a magic lantern show was given by a gentleman from Hitchcock coun ty separate from the entertain ment. " i mmm I i iiij i- NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. | Land Office at McCook , Nebraska , February 3rd , 1S97. Notice is hereby given that the following- named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim , and that said proof will be made before Reg ister or Receiver at McCook , Nebr. , on Satur day. March 20th , 1S97 , viz : Anton Braun , who made II. E. No. 9549 for the northeast quarter of section 9. township 5 north , range 30 west , 6th P. M. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of. said land , via : Frank H. Andri- jeski , Joseph Harr and Peter L. Zimmer of Zimmer , Nebraska , and Peter Rheinheimer of Osborn , Nebraska. Any person who desires tn protest against the allowance of such proof , or who knows of any substantial reason , under the law and the regulations of the Interior Department , why such proof should not be allowed , will be given an opportunity at the above mentioned time and place to cross-ex- amine the witnesses of said claimant , and to oiler evidence in rebuttal of that submitted by claimant. Feb. 5-6ts. A. S. Camit.kll , Register. NOTICE FOIt PUBLICATION. Laud Office at McCook , Nebraska , February 25 , 1S97. Notice is hereby given that the following- named settler lias filed notice of bis intention to make final proof in support of bis claim , and that said proof will be made before Register or Itecei ver at McCook , Nebraska , on April 3rd , 1S97 , vix : John \V. Korstian , II. E. No. 10,000 , for the southwest quarter of section 3 , township 2 north , range 30 west , 6th P. M. lie names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of , said land , via : Milton C. Maxwell , William V. Bverist , Andrew Carson and Ida Carson , all of McCook , Nebraska. A. S. Campbell , Register. lfTl | 5TT5C Are tablets which Restore IHHl.CIICd Lost Vigor , Develop all Parts , bring back Lost Powers and return the patient to genuine Manhood and Health. Case No. 60501 says through the use of "Vitalettes , " I was speedily restored to Health and perfect Manhood in every sense of the word. 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