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FJIEAKS OF THE MIND
Curious Pranks Played by the
Imagination
A
Student Who J VU Ded from the
Mcrxi Touch o n Cane Under
Hxiting Circumstances Some
Queer Cahuk
Some years ago a number of students
iu Europe were eoneerned in the charge
vhifli demonstrated the powerful
of jjnumation In a frolic they
donned disgiaiKes and arrested another
student vrliorn they tried in a
and dimly lighted
chamber and condemned to death
For several hours they kept their horror-stricken
victim in a darkened room
and having informed him that he was
to be beheaded bandaged his eyes and
led him to another apurtment
A crowd was assembled but re
strained their mirlh as the victim of
the practical joke was forced to kneel
down and placed his neck across the
spindle of a three legged stool They
prepared for a great outburst of laugh
ter as the neck of the poor young fel
low was touched with a slender cane
but instead had to shed tears of regret
for the action as immediately upon be
ing touched with the cane the young
jnan fell dead
A man had been -cured of a somewhat
serious illness but had the misfortune
to consider himself dead and refused
to converse with his friends or take the
food and stimulants they provided He
was fast sinking when they hit upon a
plan and hiring a eoflin they placed
him inside and with due formality pro
ceeded to inter him in the dark coal
cellar
Shortly afterward one of his friends
was carried into the cellar also
in a coffin which in addition
to his body contained a liberal supply
of wine nid food The man who be
lieved himself dead was surprised when
he saw his companion corpse sit up
and feast upou the good things placed
in the coffin He remonstrated with
him but being informed that it was
customary to indulge in food in the
world in which they were as well as in
the world in which Ihey had left he
joined in the feaM Shortly afterward
he held rational conversation with his
friend and was soon recovered
A lady holding a high position in so
ciety suddenly imagined that her hus
band had sustained a serious financial
reverse and notwithstanding the pro
tests of her husband set about adapting
herself to the supposed change in her
circumstances She disposed of her
jewelry discharged her servants and
rented a small cottage and in its window
displayed a card bearing the intimation
that she was prepared to undertake
plain sewing
Various devices were adopted by her
anxious family to convince her of the
actual state of her affairs and ultimate
ly a fritnd presented her with a check
for many thousand pounds This broke
down her craving and induced her to
undertake a prolonged journey on the
continent Her overstrained brain was
restored to its normal condition though
zlic always believed afterwards that she
had bocn in straitened circumstances
Tiis eixoct of permvicms literature
Upon the young lads has often been
illustrated by disclosures in police
courts but it would scarcely be believed
that the sensational stories published
by some bojs journals could have
serious effect upon the imagination of
a man of over GO years Yet such act
ually occurred in the north of England
He had spent a large portion of his
time in reading stich literature and
eventually came to the conclusion that
he was fitted for a life of frolic and ad
venture like many another hero In
the first stage of his vagaries he played
trick such as were described in the
stories upon his neighbors banging
their knockers and ringing their bells
etc and afterward he became an ama
teur highwayman having as the imple
ments of his adopted profession asmall
crape mask and a large horse pistol
When he adopted his knickerbockers
cutaway coat slouched hat with the
mask over his eyes and pistol under Bis
arm he walked through a crowded
thoroughfare in midday searching for
some one to hold up He attracted a
crowd and was taken in charge by a
friendly constable He was cured of
his powerful imagination by ridicule
alone
Another man came to the conclusion
that he had lost his head and was only
convinced that such was not the case
by having a heavy load hat which had
been expressly made placed upon it
and the pressure after a time made him
understand that he had conceived an
erroneous impression Cincinnati En
quirer
FeJKned Deafness
In a regiment in India a private
wanted to got home and saw no other
way than shamming deafness He re
poi ted himself sick and was sent to the
hospital The doctors tried all sorts
of ways to find him out but he was too
sharp for them One day the doctor
determined to try him by firing a pistol
off just behind him but he got to hear
of the experiment and of course was
prepared for it As he and his chum
were sitting on their cots opposite each
other smoking the doctor stole into the
room unawares as he thought and fired
the pistol close to his ear He how
ever took no notice of the report but
on seeing the smoke he turned to his
chum and said Put your pipe out
you fool the doctor will be round di
rectly His ruse worked N Y Post
A toe post is an English boot
makers ingenious device for correc ting
distortions in the feet of men and wom
en It is a thin vertical steel plate
covered with leather which rises from
the inside 6f the sole and separates the
great toe Irorn the toe next to it thus
correcting the tendency of the greattoc
to become twisted round Of course
heciery having a separate compart
ment for t he great toe is also necessary t
FINAL PROOF NOTICES
Parties having final proof notices In
these columns will receive n marked
copy of the paper which contains
first insertion of same It is the duty
of each claimant to examine their
notice carefully and should there be
any error the fact should be reported
to the land ollice and to this office at
once for correction
U S Lax ii Office Valentine Xeb I
April 4 lWio f
Notice is hereby given that George Dew of
Wood Lake Xehrasku hits filed notice of hi in
tention to make final proof before lCegiter and
Receiver at their office in Valentine Nebraska
on Monday the iStii day of May 1S9G on timber
culture application No 7OTI for the ejsej
swhseiS and seHeh of section No 28 in town
ship No liO range No 20
lie names as witne es Ely D Valentine
flenry L fisher John Dale and Cyrus Ilageu
ail of Wood Lake Nebraska
Apr 9 DG 0 It GLO V E K Register
U S Land Office at Valentine Neb I
Aprli 15th 189G f
Notice is hereby given that Sophia D Jones
has filed notice of intention to make final proof
berore the Register and Receiver at their office
in Valentine Neb on the Cth dav of June 139U
on timber culture application No 7049 for the
n4ne nmvli of section No in township
No N range No 29 W
She names as witnesses Abram Johnson
Joliu A Adiimson Frank G Reese and Alex
ander Mother all of Valentine Nebraska
C R GLOVER Register
U S Land Offick Valentine Neb I
April lth 189G f
Notice is hereby given that Uroweil L Wem
ple of Table Rock Nebraska has filed notice of
intention to make final proof before the Register
and Receiver at their ollice in Valentine Nebr
on Wednesday the 27th day of Mav 19G on tim
ber culture application No 7853 for the neU of
Section No 23 in township No 28 N Rnge
No 30 W
He names as witnesses Stuart Tait of Rrown
lee Neb William steadman Robert M Caddis
and Charles II Tait of Pa s Nebr
CR GLO VEK Register
U S Land Office Valentine Nebr 1
April 2u 18iG f
Notice is hereby given that Jacob I Wlllen of
Clay i itj Indiana has filed notice of intention
to make final proof before Regitev and Receiver
at their ollice in Valentine Nebr on Friday the
JM day of May 18W on timber culture apjilica
tlon No 7554 tortile ueH of section No 30 in
Township No 31 Range No 25 W
He names as witnesses Ely I Valentine
Robert N Hrune David Leach and Washington
Honey all ot Wood Lake Nebr
IS C R GLOVER Register
U S Land Office Valentine Nebr
April 20 3S9G
Notice is hereby given that Joseph Kennedy
of Urownlee Nebr has hied notice of intention
to make final proof before Register and Receiver
at their office in Val ntine Nebr on Friday the
2Gth day of May 189G on timber culture applica
tion No 7G22 for the swh of Section No 8 in
Township No 27 N Range 2o 2S W Gtli P M
Hemlines as witnesses John Cloud Frank
Lee Willie Lee and Robert Lee all of Urownlee
Nebr 13 5 R GLOVER Registe
U S Land Office Valentine Nebr I
April 21th lyJG f
Notice is hereby given that Jean Morrow of
jVlapliton Minn has filed notice of intention to
nuke final proof before Register and Receiver
at their office m Valentine Nebr on Saturday
the 13th day of June 1890 on timber culture ap
plication No 7477 for the nA nwji swJi nwj i
and mv sw4 of section No U inTwpNo29
N range No 27 W
lie names as witnesses James 71 Hanna
Davie ilianna and John Dale of Wood Lake
Nebr and Clarence Walcott of Urownlee Nebr
Testimony of the chuniant Jean Morrow will
he taken before the Clerk of the District Court
of Blue Earth County Minn on June 5 189G at
his office in Mankato
C R G LOVER Register
Land Office at Valentine Nebr
May 2nd 189G f
Notice is hereby given that Jan Sedlacek of
Kennedy Nebraska has filed notice of his inten
tion to make final proof before Register and Re
ceiver at their office in Valentine Nebraska on
Tuesday the lGtli day ef June l9i Oil timber
Clllttlio amnivauvii no 7G40 for the vViiwH
and vJ4swii of section No 34 in Township No
30 N Range No 30
He name as witnesses Chailes Harris and
Edward Harris of Oasis Nebr John Gee of
Kennedy Nebr and Miuajab Harris of Valen
tino Nebr C R GLO VER Register
Laud Office at valentine Nebr I
May stluitfti
Notice is hereby given that the lollowing nam
ed settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before Register and
Receiver at Valentine Nebr on June 19th
189G viz
Joseph Kounovsky of Wood Lake
Nebraska
H E No SG79 for the sswH Sec 22 nd nY
11WJ4 See 27 Tp 31 N Range 2G W
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation o
said land viz
Edgar S Lovelett Wallace L Tryon Andrew
Benson and Joseph P Kreycik all of -wood
Lake Nebraska C R GLO VER Register
Land Office at Valentine Nebraska
May nth 8K
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 Register and
Receiver at Valentine Nebraska on June 20
iSOo viz
Charles A Clark of Cody Xeb
HE No96GGforthesi ise aad seswH sec
34 tp 35 and lot 3 sec 3 tp 3t R 35 W
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence uppn and cultivation of
said land viz
Patrick Sullivan William Kadatz William
Hool and Edward Hanks all of Codv Neb
C R GLOVER Register
U S Land Office Valentine Nebraska
May 9tb 189G f
Notice is hereby given that Charlps R How
ard has filed notice of intention to make final
proof before Register and Receiver at their of
fice in Valentine Neb on Saturday the 20th day
of June 1896 on timber culture application No
7409 for the eneh nwJaneh and nehnwVi of
sectiouNo 8 iu township No 29 N range No
28 W
He names as witnesses Robert L Quisen
bsry Munson Butler and Albert F Hindman of
Oasis Nebr and Harvev E Dewev of Wood
Lake Nebr c R GLOVER Register
Land Office Valentine Neb I
May llth 1896 f
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in supnor of his claim and
that said proof will be made before the Uegister
and Receiver at Valentine Neb on June 23rd
1S9S viz
Benjamin F Felch of Simeon Nebr
n E No S714 for the seKsefci tec 20 swkswU
sec 21 nwHnwii bee 23 neneh sec 29 twp 31
range 20 N
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
ef said land viz
Willard D Morgareidge John B Lord Charles
WBennett and William GCarson allot Sim
con Nebr C R GLOVER Register
U S Land Office Valentine Nebraska
May 7 1896 f
Complaint having been entered at this office
by George L Coleman asalnst Lvman Ballou for
failure to comply with law as to timber culture
entry No 59S9 dated June 28 18S6 upon the
wswliand nehbwJd mvseM Sec 8 Tp 31
Rauge 2 in Cherry county Neb with a view
to the cancellation of said cntrv contestant al
leging that the said Lyman Ballou has failed to
J brerk or cause to broken ten acres of said tract
and has wholly failed to plant or cause to be
plauted any part of said tract in trees tree seed
or cuttings and has failed to cure his laches to
this date the said parties are hereby summon
ed to appear at this office on the 8 ay of June
yj aim ocjocK a m ro respond ana mrnisn
simony cMtterniujr said allseed failure
C 11 C LUYEK Register
I S Land Office Broken Bow Neb
April 15th ltW l
Complaint having been entered at this office
by Minim K Edgar uainst Charles Rice lor
abaudonimr hh HouieMead Entry No 3805 dated
Oct so hjsii upon the eVi ne4 Sec 5 Tp 2G n Range
27 w and sH eli Sec 32 Tp 27 n Ii 27 w
in Cherry county Neb with a view to the can
cellation of sam entry the said parties are here
by summoned to appear at the ollice of John
britz a notary publis at Urownlee Neb on the
57th day of May 189C at 10 oclock a m to
respond and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged abandonment Final hearing ac this
office on the 2d day of June 1896 at jo a m
CHARLES H ADAMS Register
HTEF QUARTERMASTERS OFFICE
V Omaha Neb April 25 189G Sealed pro
posals iu triplicate will be received here until
2 oclock p in May 25 189G and then opened
for furnishing wood coal and charcoal required
in Department of the Platte during fiscal year
commencing July l 189G u S reserves
rteht to reject or accept any or all proposals or
any part thereof Information furnished on
application here or to post and depot quarter
masters where supplies are needed Envelopes
containing proposals will be endorsed Propo
sals for Fuel for and addressed to D D
WHEELER MajQM
PROPOSALS FOR FLOUR OFFICE FUR
chasing Commissary of Subsistence Omaha
Nebr May i 189G Sealed proposals in dupli
cate subject to the usual conditions will be re
ceived at this office until 11 oclock a in May
15 189G at which time and place they will be
openpd in presence of bidders for furnishing
the Subsistence Department U S Army on or
before June S 189G as may be required with
Flour for issue and Flour choice family at the
following places of delivery iiz On board of
cats or at subsistence storehouse at Omaha Ne
braska or at Forts Omaha Niobrara Robinson
Nebr D k Russell and Washakie Wvo and
Fort Meade S D Preference will be given to
articles of domestic production or manufacture
conditions of quality and price includius In
the price of foreign productionsormanufacturea
the duty thereon being equal The right is re
served to reject any or all bids or any part of
any bid Blank proposals and specifications
showing in detail the articles and quantities re
quired and giving full information as to con
ditions will be furnished on application to this
office or any of the Commissaries at posts
named above Proposals will also be received
by the Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence
Denver Colo at 10 a m mountain standard
time May 15 1896 for the furnishing and deliv
ery of the above Subsistence Stores free on
board R R cars at Denver or near the place of
production orpurchase or at the posts named
FRANK E NYE Captain and C if U S A
HfEF QUARTERMASTERS OFFICE
J Omaha Nebraska April 28 1S9C Sealed
proposals in triplicate will be received here
until 2 oclock p in Mav us 18UG for repairing
anu cuusu iiciui iu auouionui siury io me
Post Hobpital at Fore Niorara Neb Full in
formation furnished and plans and specifica
tions can be seen at this oflicc or at the ollice
ofthe i juartui master at Fort Niobrara U S
reserves the right to reject or accept any or all
proposals or any part thereof Envelopes con
taining proposals to be endorsed Proposals
for Hospital at Fort Niobrara and addressed
to D1 wHEELER Major Q M Chief Q M
Omaha Neb
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