flE TAL ENTINE DEMOCRAT M micm , TINE , NEBRASKA. TOPICS OF THE TIMES. A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER- ESTING ITEMS. and Critlclai .Uu Happen in KM Ml ni Net Mr. believes that no " $72,000. [ pe for optimism : Take one man and one good meal. Ml : Adversity may prepare a mnn for the life beyond , but it curtails Ins credit wkito here on earth. W * are fast getting back to first principle * . One vaudcvillinn makes a specialty of Imitating a monkey. t The statement that llmlnirger cheese IK alive with microbes or anj'thhig else IB paradoxical. LIuiburger is dead and gangrened. Tolstoi says that money is a ciir.se. M * t .people regret that ir is not one of tfee kind which have a habit of com- borne to roost. It ic reported that limburger * rHl prevent smallpox. A majority of th people will be likely , however , to to run the risk. J > xxiaff the past year the German emperor has decorated ! 2-17.'i people. The umdecorated German , like the . will soon be extinct. 'Ttoultnej Blgelow , who predicted a war In * Ix months , is said to have been ned.for divorce. But perhaps this was t t tbe war he had in mind. History Informs us of but olie occa sion when a boil on the back of the neck have been a good thing. That jprhen Lot and his wife started to tt in said that there are more than 2,000,000 brands of cigars on the mar ket. The campaign cigar , however , al ways smells the same , no mutter what - a U goes by. t. It IB alleged that Kussoll Sage was recently swindled in a real estate deal. TA man who did the swindling can either lecture or exhibit hiiusolfjn the dims lauponms if he wants t' o. - - * „ A subscriber w.ihU to know why if i * that the persons who furnish tips on the races for a consideration don't pi : y t&ezn themselves , and thus help tlicni- elrca to the good things. We don't knewwhy , "unless it is that they can'f bear to take the money from the poor bootmakers. , , „ , , . The Snltan of Turkey is giving away some .of his wives to favorite pashas. T.be Sultan has a large supply of old studslightly passe wives that he can pare just as well as not but hasn't lie wjt enough to see that his method of pelting rid of them may be the causu of a good many of the troubles that are cropping o ut in Turkey ? . - , , jn There is nothing Inherently sacm ] about dropping a slip of paper into a Trooflen DOX. Voting itself is valueless tralesB there is a definite , intelligent principle behind It all. When the citi- jen Jails , through ignorance or stupidity or Indifference , to perceive a real issue Ja the contest it can make no difference to the ultimate resultswhether he goes to the polls or remains at home. He irill Have contributed nothing but a useantnglese slip of paper to the cause ef popular sovereignty , and a uieanlng- Jeas Blip of paper stuffed into a ballot txrr is jno more potent for progress in a -fleaocracy than a meaningless .slip of paper stuffed Into a garbage box. Michigan Is the home of a warning example of the chewing gum habit. Of eovrae , the person Is of the feminine * ea.and , although not young , sheais de- scribed i > y that well-worn adjective , 'pretty.1" But that is not to the point. The point in what the doctors discover ed .after she had chewed gum for 18 years. They did not make the dlscov- rrr in a day , nor in a week , for her case was first diagnosed by that compre hensive term "indigestion. " But a fter a while , when all their remedies had fail ing diey decided to use the knife and sire TVH * cut open. Then this Is what liter found. The organs of the stomach irhich should have been at work aiding digestion were glued together. "What ' : v this substance ? " cried one learned Juan. andwhen his associates could not : jzi5 > rcr he sent some of the matter to .31 chemtetwho reported , "Chewing rum. " Xow the young woman had not Jus-rntionally swallowed sticks of this cufcesive material , but she had been mo'.duJg it between her molars for 18 /srurp and particles had found their way Into Hie interior of her body. , The ac- rnraul.ition of these would have.caitsed. I PT < i < ath had not recourse beenhad in the knife. A word to the wise is' vrtffident. The foolish are born deaf. X * > te * of men would flirt , if there were anything in it ; if they did not Jano " that every woman they attempt- ril to flirt with would go off and tell it. "Another fire caused by friction. " "Hok's'thatr Atr , nibbin' a three thousand-dollar policy on a ? .2.000 barn ! " "CHEERS FOR THE LIVING ; TEARS FOR THE DEAD. MEMORIAL DAY. O'er ( breadth of a tfmit republic , Krom ocean to oecui borne. Wherever the stars of her banner ( Jleaiii out to the ii ht of morn ; From the depth * of her grainown valleys The slopes of hervoodcd hills. In the soup of her wind-swept pr.iirles , The rhyme of her peaceful rills , Conies the noiseless tramp of an army. Shadowy , silent and pray An army , though vanished Its legions. Yet lives in our hearts to-day. To the men who from Hold and forum I'prosi' at the country's cry , Their lives , if their need , for the honor. Their honor for her to die : Who. seizing the RUU for the plowshare , And grasping the sword for the pen. Wont forth an army of patriots. Of noble and frec-lxirn men ; 'Tifl to these a hand of a nation Its tribute of love will pay. Wherever the grave of a soldier Shall hallow its toll to-day. Not with branches of yew nor cypress , Hut with roses and blossoms swc-ot : With amaranth and laurel above them , And heart's-ease fair at their feet. While softer than winds of the summer , And sweeter than roses bloom. Are the memories and love which gather And brighten ear-h silent tomb : And though Time in his march triumphant Heads all to his final sway. Yet the touch of the < treat Eternal Is nearer than he. to-day , . u 0 > r fhe.se jrnne ; . where all .strife is ended , "Where Ihe pa.-'t and its memories lie. Tlise the grateful hearts of the people In pniver to the Lord Most High IMIT the hope of a prosperous future , The gracious sift of His hand : For a great and united nation , A free and a fruitful land : I-'or his ungiM of i'eaee. whose pinions Si retch o\er that land to-day : For the love that claspeth as brothers The hands of I lie 1 Ine and gray. Woman's Home Companion. ' ME HEART OB1 MEMORIAL DAY. "I really wish. " said Mrs. Maxwell to lior ( laughter Relic , ' 'that you would be noro polite to Mr. Curry. " "I suppose , mother , " replied Belle , with he independence of a true American ; irl. "that I could be polite to a horse or i cow , if there was anything in n.irtieu- ir to he gained by it. Now please tell . ' 0 why I should try to he polite to that sarcastic , cold , heurtless creature. Lein- .ey Curry , " "Why. Belle , you ought to know. Lie worth a quarter of a million. " "Indeed ! I'm glad , then , that he's got .ne rccomuic.iulu.tiou. I don't know of mother. " The widow sighed and looked rather Hslressfully at her handsome but plain- ipoken daughter. "Belle Maxwell. " she said , "more and more every day do you grow like your > oor father. He was just so proud-spir ited just so independent. " "I'm glad to hear it , ma ! I hope I may always deserve to be spoken of in : hat way. To be the daughter of one of : ho heroes who fell at Chickamanga. ighting for the Union and the old flag , ind to resemble him as I grow up I : hink that is glory enough for a poor jirl like me. Poor , dear father ! how ivell I remember how fine he looked in iiis major's uniform when he took me ip and kissed me , as he went back from is leave of absence , just before that hat- : le ! I was only a little thing ; but the " ( collection will never be blotted out "rom my memory. " Such a reminiscence as this very nat- irally set good Mrs. Maxwell crying , and ! or a moment the subject of their con- rersation was forgotten. It was brought ip again by the ring of the door bell. "That's his ring , " said Mrs. Maxwell , uirricdly drying her eyes. "Now do try i ud treat him well. Just think what a hance it would be for you , Belle ! I tiiow ie likes you. " This was rather more than the widow i.td said yet to her daughter on the sub- icct. She was a good-hearted woman , nit the prospect of having Mr. Curry 'or a son-in-law had rather upset her Dually level head. She had made a rreat many plans in secret , based on that lesiralile event. The death of her hus- and in the war had left her poor , with ( thing to rely on but her daughter's mu- ical abilities , the exercise of which now "ive the two a very comfortable sup- " > rt. Belle was a good girl , as well as andsome and clever , and cheerfully la- ored for her mother and herself. She as probably as happy in her indepen- nce and in the love of her work and r home as any girl in. the city. Some .irs having passed since the fall of ' -jar Maxwell among the country's he- < . the widow's grief had become blunt- i and she , too , was enjoying a certain ppiness. That is , she had been , until advent of Mr. Curry and his marked eutions to her daughter threw the good man into a flutter of excitement and iHpatinn. Nothing is so disturbing , the average person as a remote aud nccrtain prospect of wealth ; and the Tith is in this case thnt Mrs. Maxwell ty nwakp the greater portion of several Ights , speculating about what would happen when Belle would becom the rid : Mrs. Curry. The young lady herself was not in tlu least disturbed by any such prospect. The vman was positively disagreeable to her , lie was gentlemanly in his ways , cold and unemotional : one to whom g"iierous impulses were strangers. He was devot ed to the * care of the large fortune that had been left him by his late uncle , a great war contractor , and was constant ly looking out for chances to swell it by speculation. This was the last man that might naturally be expected to fall in love. But "beauty draws us by a -single hair , " and the first sight of Belle Maxwell effectually did the business for Leander Curry. He had been prevailed upon , against his custom , to buy a ticket for a charity concert , in which "honm tal- e'nt" was largely to he represented. The gem of the evening proved to be a song by Miss Belle Maxwell , which was heart ily applauded and encored. The grace and beauty , as well as the pure , sweet voice of the singer , made a deep impres sion upon the vast audience , and they actually struck some sparks from Mr. Curry's flinty heart. He came , saw , heard and was conquered. He became a frequent caller at the humble Maxwell home ; and this condition of thing's had been in progress for some months nt the time that our sketch opens. All this time we have left Mr. Curry standing at the door , while our necessary explanation has been made. He might still be standing there , for all Miss Max well would do to admit him ; and the widow , seeing Belle's perfect mdilt'or- ence. answered the ring herself , in a great state of vexation. She presently returned with the caller , who saluted the young lady , receiving a distant return. Mr. Curry was practical , at least , and never wasted time. The particular object of his call was made known before he had taken a scat. "Miss Maxwell. I have lately bought a pair of fine trotters , aud have not yet had them out on a long ride. I am go ing over to Hidgford to-morrow , and I should be pleased lo have you accompany me. It is a business trip , but I think it will be a ploa-si'ut one. It will , of course , take all day. ' ' The widow's heart leaped. Things were setting on admirably. For her daughter to be seen riding with Mr. Curry behind tho.se trotters was almost a * good as an engagement of marriage. She had never heard of his taking a lady out to drive. The nc\t instant Belle made a reply that gave her mother a chill. "I am greatly obliged to you. sir ; but it would be impossible for me to go to morrow. I have promised to sing at the public Memorial Day exercise.in the square. " "You should not decline on that ac count , " the mother eagerly put in. "You can get them to excuse you. There are others that can sing. Go with Mr. Curry , by itll means. " The girl looked at both her mother and the gentleman with a quiet but se vere dignity. She w.s a dutiful child : but there are occasions when a mild re proof from child to parent is the correct thing ; and it was so now.- "I shall sing at the exercises , as I promised , " she said , decidedly. "Ever since the war closed , from the time I was a little girl , I have taken part in the observance of this day. and 1 shall do so as long as I live. You surely can't mean to advise me against it , mother ? " "No , Belle , you know I would not ; but this is an unusual invitation " "It miftt be declined , " was the firm interruption. Mr. Curry was very much vexed , and was indiscreet enough to show it. He was also foolish enough to say some things in his vexation , which , while cor rectly representing his own narrow views , were very impolitic things to say in thic house. "I am much disappointed , Miss Max well , at your refusal. " She did not think it necessary to say that she too was sorry ; for she was not sorry , and this was the last man on earth that she would tell a Avhite He to , for the sake of mere politeness. "And T am rather surprised. " he pur sued , "that you should prefer such a meaningless show to a pleasant ride in the country at this charming season. " Meaningless show ! The blood of her heroic sire flushed up in the girl's cheek at the words ; but she kept back her tem per , and kept silence. "It has always seemed to me to be a very silly parade of false sentiment , " the doomed man went on. "The soldiers en listed as a mere matter of business ; they were paid for their work ; those that did took that risk at the start ; the account was closed some years ago. For sensi ble people to get up these observances every year , to sing , and pray , and pala ver , and have a great fuss with flowers over a pack of dead soldiers seems to me the very foam of folly. I wish " He never had the opportunity to ex press his wish. Belle Maxwell bounded from her chair with flashing eyes and burning face. "Mr. Curry , such sentiments are dis graceful ! " she cried. "I won't sit here and listen to them. Mother , if you get any pleasure from this man's company you may stay here and enjoy iit ; I must be excused. " - She abruptly withdrew to her own room. On the following day Mr. Curry drove his splendid trotters over to Itidgford alone , thinking along the way a great deal about his investments and alternat ing these reflections with others about the curious nature of girls. Belle Maxwell participated in the ten der and touching ceremonies of the day ; and many remarked that her voice hail never sounded so sweet as when she sang "They Sleep the Sweet Sleep of the Brave. " A tall young veteran walked by her side as they Avent to the adjoining ceme tery to witness the ceremony. There was much talk between the two , in the course of which she observed that he had not called upon her lately. "No , " he said ; "and I believe'no man has but Mr. Curry. " "If you mention that odious man's name to me again. I'll never speak to you , " sbe said. The tall young veteran was very glad to hear this , and he governed himself ac cordingly. And he conducted himself generally in such a way toward Belle Maxwell that before another Memorial Day the two were married. Years have elapsed since then. Noth ing in our country is more common thai , a sudden reverso of fortune ; yet such ex amples are always surprising. It will not astonish the reader to learn that the tall young veteran became an inventor aud accumulated a great fortune by his pat ents : but it may occasion a mild surprise when it is stated that Mr. Curry lost every dollar in speculation , and is now earning ten dollars a week in the employ of Belle's husband. And old Mrs. Max well , sitting by the happy fireside of her daughter , with her grandchildren about her , has often confessed to her.self that Belle's way was the best. The Hero' * Grave. f'l don't reckon as we could find it at this late day. nohow. " "Find what. Uncle TcdV" "Jimmy Dare's grave , .liiiiniy Dare , the hero o' Shiloh one < > ' the heroes. " "Who was heV What did he do ? Tell me all about him. " "Why , la me ! What's such lads as you know about war and so on. 'TVas in your father's time yes , in your grand father's , even. "Yqu see. Jimmy an' me were chums from lx > yhood. an * I reckon "bout the only thing we ever did differ in was jur sweethearts : an' when the war broke out we was among the fust volunteers from our section , jined the same company , and marched days an' days together , hungry sometimes , but ot'tener tired an' sleepy. Oh , me , but war is dreadful ! Jimmy nev er got back to the old home nor to his lassie Nettie Hay : and here I am without my good right arm a sleeve empty , an"a crippled leg besides ; la , la but we fought in a glorious cause , an' we come out vic tors. " "But Jimmy. Uncle Ted ? ' "Jimmy ? Why , that's who I'm a talk- in' 'bout. Jimmy , you see. was a fair- haired boy. an' as I often fancied ort o' chicken-hearted. Shows what a fool I was , that's all. "Jimmy , he an' me kept together for n. time , went foragiu' , and I must say he could jist cook a chicken or turkey beau tiful ; he'd white hands like a woman , yes. an' curls , yellow curls. "The battle where he fell was at Shi- loh ; somehow we'd got separated , an' in the midst o''that fearful slaughter I saw close to me our colonel , a man we fill loved , who had a beautiful wife an' baby , as we all knew. One o' the rel-s leaped forward and was jist goin' to lay out our colonel , when up flew his arm an' he fell dead from Jimmy's shot. Thou other Confederates sprang at us. and we had a lively time , and we all fought like tigers. Ah. me ! ah. me ! " "Was Jimmy killed then ? " "Jimmy ? Oh. fust thing I knew our colonel was down , wounded in the breast , is we found afterward. Jimmy bent over him , lifted him in his arms in his left arm , for he still fought with his right an' he sung out to me , gay an' cheerful : " 'Cover me , Ted. the best you can. I'm takin' the colonel to his wife an' baby. ' "I tried to save him. I think they found out then the mettle in my good right arm : they'd ought , fur they shot it away in less than ten minutes. "I begun to back out after that. I felt sort o' weak ; an' as I went I wondered if Jimmy got away with the colonel. I had left the hottest o' the fray ; there was just then re-enforcements. . an' on t stumbled over dead an' dying' myself most dead with pain an' loss o' blood. "As I went on slowly like , I saw a slender , boyish form , a head o' yellow curls , among which was 'a crimson mass , an'an' that was Jimmy. " "Dead ? " "Oh. yes ; killed by a ball , but I couldn't see the colonel nowhere. So as I went away , where my arm got a little atten tion. * ! found that the. colonel had been assisted off the battlefield by his own wife an'servant , who , .sure enough , was lookin' fur him. "That's the story o' my boyhood's chum ; that's the reason old maid Miss Kay never married , an' 1 reckon you don't wonder I wished we knew where his grave was. so we could cover it over with flowers ? " "I wish we could. Uncle Ted , but" with a tender smile "the heroes are not all dead. Seems to me we've got one in our own family , eh ? " "Tut , tut ; I only did my duty , that's all. that's all ; but Jimmy was a hero , true blue. " The Old Sword ou the Wall. Where the warm spring sunlight , stream ing. Through the window , sets it gleaming , With a softened silver sparkle In the dim and dusky hall , With Its tassel torn and tattered , And its blade dcep-hrulsod and battered , Like the veteran , scarred and weary , hangs the old sword on the wall. None can tell its stirring story , Xoiie can sing its deeds of glory. None can say which cause it struck for , or from what limp hand it fell : On the battlefield they found it. Where the dead lay thick around it. Friend and foe a gory tangle tossed and lorn by shot aud shell. Who , I wonder , was its wearer , Was its stricken soldier hearer ? Was he some proud Southern stripling , tall and straight and brave and true ? Dusky locks and lashes had he ? Or was he sonic Northern laddie. Fresh and fair , with cheeks of roses , and with eyes and coat of blue ? From New Knglaud's fields of daisies. Or from Dixie's howcred mazes , Hode he proudly forth to conflict ? What , I wonder , was his name ? Did some sister , wife or mother Mourn a husband , son or brother , Did some sweetheart look with longing for a love who never came ? Fruitless question ! Fate forever Keeps its secret , answering never. Hut the grim old blade .shall blossom on this mild Memorial Day ; 1 will wreathe its hilt with roses For the .soldier who reposes Somewhere "ucath the Southern grasses In M < g.irb of blue or gray. May the flowers be fair above him , May i he bright buds bend and love him , May his ccp be deep and dreamless till the last great bugle call : And may North and South be nearer To each other's heart and dearer. For tlu * memory of their heroes and the old swords on the wnll. Saturday Evening lost. EMERALDS ADVANCE IN VALUE. Prices Go Up and Mining the Stones in Again Profitable. Colombia's emerald mlu.es , which have not been worked since the eight- eiith century , are to he re-opened and operated by a company of American uid British capitalists. The mines , in ! he Chivor district , are practically in the same condition as they were in 1702. when they were closed by order jf the King of Spain , because their operation was no longer profitable , wing to the low price of emeralds. Colombia is a rich country and has iimny valuable deposits of gold , sil- rer , and precious stones , but on ac- 'ount of the scarcity of labor the iborigines do most of the work in the nines , stud they use only the rudest implements of wood and stone. The jreat difficulty that confronts a pros- ) ector in Colombia is the method of iransportatlon. The country is the ; nost mountainous in the world , and : he only nieaus of sending freight to he coast is by pack mules and by boat > n the great rivers , which is most dif- icult and expensive. "The diamond is no longer the most ixpensive gem , " said an old miner. 'As regards monetary value , it is far surpassed by the ruby and the erner- ild , and even the pearl is rated high- ; r. The emerald is at present the nost fashionable stone , and brings ; ood prices. An emerald of medium size and purity that may have cost ibout $50 a few years ago cannot be md to-day for less than S250. Re- : ently an emerald of three carats was sold for ? S75 , while one of six carats wrought $4,000. A diamond of exactly : he same size costs about § 1,000. It mist not be assumed , however , that liamonds are depreciating in value. 3ther stones , and especially emeralds , simply have risen In price of late in a iurprisine manner. " Young men think old men fools , and > ld men know young men ' to be so. Laid Up for Sixteen Weeks. St. Jacobs Oil and Vogeler'a Cur * ativ * Compound Cur d Him. 441 have been a great sufferer from Rhe matism for many years. 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