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COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1879.
WHOLE NO. 485.
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CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
. .. IVvnuorK. V. S. Penalnr. Iietitrirc,
MAIN Ai'SKhS. I. . Senator. Omaha,
1 .1. M uoitu Hen.. Peru.
I . K. Valentin K, Ken.. West I'oint.
STATE DIItECTOltY:
Ai.Miso Xaxci:, Governor, Lincoln.
-..I. Alexander, Secretary of State.
V. W. Liedtke, Auditor, Lincoln.
(J. M. Hartlett, Treasurer, Lincoln.
C. .1. Dihvorth, Attorney-General.
S. It. Thompson. Supt. Public Ins.rue.
II. C. I)tivvon. f artlen of Penitentiary.
'fiVV,,i,'iey Prison Inspector...
I)r. .1. (J. I)avi. Prison Physician.
II. P. Mthi.v.n, Sujit. Insane Asylum.
.inIClATY:
U.w 11, hier .Tiisti.-. .
Core .l.nk-.l A R, ocia:i. 3tt.
Ahm"N Cobb. J
louuiii junina wsTinrr.
ii. W. Pot, .indue, York.
M. It. ltcfe. District Attorney, "Walwo.
LAND OFFICBKP: ;
M. U. Hovie. Register, OrHiul Ilnnil.
Wm. Ahvrii, Receiver, Grand Mnml.
COUNT V DIKHCTQRY: '
J. G. Uipgin-. County .fiulyrc.
JnfcH StNiiflfT. County Clerk.
V. Kttmmer. Treasurer.
MeMj. SpiflHian. heritV.
It. I.. Rssitir. Mreyor.
m. Itloetlorn )
.loltn Wnlker. (
mitt v 'oiniiuslniiors.
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lr. A. Heintz, Coroner.
s. L. Iturrett, Supt. of Sohoftl
. .VeAIIMer.l
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luetic cs of tlii'Penee.
t'hve Wake, Cnitahle.
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.lobn Wi-muitli. Clerk,
v'lmrle Wake, Marshal.
C. A. Xewtnan, Treasurer.
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r.xio PACIFIC
LAND OFFICE,
SAMUEL C. SMITH Agent,
TTEXDSTO ALL BUS.IXESS per
j tainining to a general Real Estate
Agency and Xotary Public. Have in
struction and blanks furnished by
rutted State s Laud Office for making
tinal proof on nomesteads, thereby sav
in; a trip to Grand Island. Have a large
number ol farms, city lots and all Lands
belonging to U P. B. R. in Platte and
udinii.inz counties for sale very cheap.
Attend to contesting claim before lT. S. j
Land office.
vCL oae Doer Wrt of Hiuutontl Rouse.
COLUMBUS, 2EB.
E. (. HOCKEKBFRGER, Clerk,
Speaks German.
Book-keepers, Reporters,
Operators, TeacHers,
zeM?ie?i
itKercantlleCoUeire.KeokultJowa
V. I.rfFiiiM' Table
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Eastward flimnd.
L'
i;:2.i a. in. !
11:0.1 a. in. '
j l':istns"i
; Freight.
4. " "
S.
10, "
,2:I."i p. in
1:80 a. m
rnishr.
IlVst'icwi" Hound.
Freight. No. Ji, leaves at 2:00 p. m.
I'asscnjj'r. ::, " -1:27 p.m.
Freight. !t, " " ii:0flp.tn.
Emigrant. 7. " " l::t(t:i. m.
Eory day except Saturday the three
lines- Ivadiiig to Chicago connect with
l" 1. train at Omaha. On Saturdays
then- will In- hut one train a day, a
showu liv I lie following schedule:
t'oliiitiltiis: Pohi Otncc.
Ojirn mi Suuilajs tr-lil II A.M. to 1 M.
tnd from 'tW ti ; r. m. Rusines
hour i-Mvpl und.n t! a m n i si.
1. intern mail -!(( at 11 k. m.
Weti rn mails olose at l:l."r.M.
Mail li-;e Coliimhus for Madioii and
Xorlojl.. d.iilj. eveept und-iy, at 10
t. si. Arrives at !:"() v. si.
For Monroe, Genoa. Watenille and Al-
linn. daily eepi Sunda (I . si. Ar-
rie. a me.fi i. t.
F.r o.eeola and York,Tueday,Thur-
lay and Saturday. 7 a. SI. Arrive
MoiuImV. edne"dav.- ami Fridays,
"P. Si."
!Vr M'df. F.irral and Rattle Orcelc.
Moiiila, Wedn.:d.tys and Frid:.y.
a. si. A rri e Tuesday , Thurd:iy
and S it unlay, at 0 1. si.
For Shell Creek, Crcton and t:inton,
on M nday and Fridaj :u ; a.m.
Arric Tiied:i and Satnrdav. at
I'. M.
For Al-i. I'atron and l)aid Citj.
Tueday. Thurdiv ami r-iMirday".
1 v. m .rrie at 12 si.
For t. Anthony. Frairie Hill and vt.
Rerii'tid. -iturdays. - a.m. Arrie
Fridax. :: r. i.
PICTURES! PICTURES!
N'
TOW ! IMF. TIME to eeure i life
like iiiettire il oure!f and chil
dren :it the New Ml Roolll. ea Uth
street. .uth ide railroad track. olum
bu, Xelir Jk-I.
4ur Mr. s. . ,Ioski.s .
KELLY & SLATTERY,
HUM). HIMSELF IN READINESS
for anv work in hi line. Refore
lettiii' jour contract for building of
anv deeriplion call on or addre him
it Coluinbii. Neb. J3TFirt-ela ap
p.r.iin ! r'iiit imr liiiiblin".
OR SALE OR TRADE !
MARES I COLTS,
- Teams t.t-
liorses or Oxen,
SASII.i: !. I 1-:M. wild orbioke.
at Ihe Corral of
I2i GERR VRD .v ZFKiLER.
Chicago Barber Shop.
COLUMBUS, NEB.
Hli: I'TTIXO done in the l:.tet
tle, with or without machine.
None hut tirt-clas workmen employed.
Ladies' iiuil children's hair cutting a
-p. ciallv. llENRA WOOD'S.
472 tiiii Pioprh tor.
si'Ata: ikuti:.
JOIIX Hl'RER. the mail-carrier be
tween Coliiuihu and Albion, will
leae Columbus everyday except Sun
din at Tclock, sSuri, pi"sing through
Monroe, Genoa. WaUr ille. ami to Al
lien The hack will call at eithet of
the Hotel lor paengers if orders are
left at the post-otlice. Rate reason
able, ?2 to Albion. 222.lv
GOOD CHEAP BRICK!
I TMY RESlDEXCE.onsihell Creek,
J V ttiree miles eat of Mat this' bridge,
I hae
TO.OOil aul. IiaiMl-liui'iit lricU
fur vale,
which will le .dd in lot- to -nit pur-
41-tf' OEORUE IlEXfiOLER.
Coliuiibus Meat Market!
WEBER &. KNOBEL, Prop's.
KEEP ON HAXDall kind- of frc-h
meal-, and -moked poik and beef;
also freh lih. Make au:ige a pcc
ialt. jSTReineniber the place. Elev
enth St one door hoi of D. Ryan'
hotel. 417-tf
DOCTOR BONESTEEL,
J-. S. i:. 13IIB.' JXI'bSCiSKO.
roi.i itiif. : nfiii:!sK..
OFFICE HOl"R. 10 to 12 a. in., 2 to
A p. m., and 7 to 0 p. in. Office on
Xehrak Aenue. three di.or north of
E. .1. 'Raker' grain oilic. . Residence,
corner Wyoniin and Walnut -treet-,
norlli Coluinbit. Xebr. "S-tf
Ei'(ri'It.- ?l';it .TI:irUf. '
i
Nasldnstnn Air., nrl o(ijllf Cnurt House.
OWINO TO THE CLOSE TIMES,
meat Mill be sold al thi market
low . low down for oah.
Re-t -teak, per lb.. 10c.
Rib roa-I. " .... Sc.
Roil. - Cc.
Two cent- a pound more than the above
price- will be charged on tinu and that
to goad responsible parties only. 2C7.
AIKS. W. L. COSSEY.
Dress and Shirt Maker,
S lKors West orstilliimnN Prue Store.
Drese and sliirts cut and made to
order am! satisfaction guaranteed. Will
alo do plain or fanej sow ing of nnj de
scription. ET TRICE VERY REASOXARLE.
Gie me a call and tr m work.
423-1 "
I- a b: si k it s :
BL OK GOOD CHEER. Let not the
low prices of your product dis
courage you. but rather limit your ex
pcne to your resource. You can do
o bv stopping at the new home of your
fello'w larmer, where youcin rind good
accommodation cheap. For hay for
team fcr one night and d.i, 23cts. A
room furnihed with a conk stove and
bunks, in connection with the stable
rree. Tuoe wishing can be accommo
dated at the houe of the undersigned
at the following rates: Meals 23 cent?
brd- 10 cents. .1. R. sEXECAL,
. mili e:it of fiorrar.l' Corral.
UNDERTAKER, KEEPS OX 1TAXD
ready-made and Metallic Coffins,
Walnut Picture Frames. Mends Cane
Scat Chairs. Keeps on hand Rlack "Wal
nut Lumber.
I
HENRY GASS,
t bk. ... - ,fJHy
a..
BUSINESS CAHDS
BEICK!
TIEMF.R .v STOLCE keep constantly
ll on
hand and l'uriii!) in tlie wall,
the het of brick. Order olicited
Ad-
re.s. a above, box .').', Columbus.
47
Physician and Snrgpon.
JSTOIliee open
at all hours
ank Suildin?.
soticu:
IF YOl' have any real etate for ale,
if you wih tobuj either in or out
of the" city, if you w"ih to trade city
property for land, or land for city
pioperly. give u a call.
N'aI)SV.OI:TII & diiSSKI.YX.
II. SIMPSON,
ATT011XEY AT LAW.
Will jinctice in all the courts of the
State. Prompt attention given to all
buines entrusted to hi v;icv.
Ojllcc: Up-stair, one dour eai of
.lOL'ltXAI. ollice. Coltimhu. 47!-in
XH.SOX MIM.KTr. IIVIIOX SIII.LKTT,
lutiee of the Peace and
Xotarj Public.
.. .liBi.i.irrr a.- ko:v.
A
1TORNEY.- AT LAW, Columbus,
Xebr.ika. X. R. Thev will give
eloe atteutir.n in all buines cnti utcd
othi-ni. 2IS.
J S. Ml KNOCK S MX,
B Carpenters and Cortractors.
lLnehad anetended ep. lieiiee, and
will guarantee ati-faction iu work.
All kinds of repairing done on short
notice. Our motto i. flood work and
fair price. :ill and nive us an oppor
tunity to estimate for you. 3TShop at
the Rig Windmill. Coliinibu. Xebr.
isi.y
GEORGE 11. DERRY,
x CARRIAGE.
?9l .. , . ,, :.:,
i - W& oeaiiiiso, oj.a:i:i:.
I'api'r I3:in;iii;r,
KALSOMINING, Etc.
I3TAII work warranted. hop on
Olie lr el. oppoiii' i in - r-ittr-all"
Milile-. aprldj
b S C 11 K C IC .
Manufacturer and De.Ier in
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
u.i. hixiis or
SMOKI NG ARTICLES.
Store on Olive S'f., near the old I'nst-njliee
Columbus Nebraska. 147-ly
S. 5. CASIT. J. S. CAil?.
:t:tir7 rsiU:.
( WYIKW &(.,AAP,
Attorneys Jintl Counselors at Law,
AND REAL EST A TE AGENTS.
Will gie prompt attention to all busi
ness entrusted to them in this and ad
joining count ie-. Collection made
Ollice on lltli treet. oppo-iti- ileintz's
j drug. lore, ( olumbus, Xeb. pricht
Deiit-eh Parle Fr .neii.
LAW, REAL ESTATE
CX)LLECTIONAbFFICE
AV. S. O'ETCR.
MOXEY TO LOAN in smalUlot on
farm property, time one to three
year. Farms with some impro enient
bought and old. Ojjice for the present
at the clntlicr Ilnusf, Columbu. Xeb.
47.1-
CALIFORNIA WINES!
si i:te.
Q1 OnpQI 7S
x - l J " '.' ' ' J
A GALLON
-.IT-
SA.ML. (J ASS'S.
H. w lit II Street.
LPEBS & SOHREIBEB
Blacksmiths and Wagon Matar,
AM. kim:3 Ol
Hennirhig Pont' on Short Notice.
ALL WOEK WARRANTED.
They al-o keep en hand
Furst & Bradley Plows,
SULKY PLOWS, CULTIVATORS. &C.
Shop on Olive Street, oppo-ite Tatter
sall. CO! FMRFS. XER.
W1L BECKER.
IIIKAl.FU IM
GEOCERIES,
Grain, Produce, Stc.
Good ExQGils end Fair Dealing.
NEW STORE, NEW GOODS.
Gooite delivered Free of Charge,
anywhere in the city.
Corner 'of 13th and Madison Sts
North of Foundry. 297
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r-t&sMl&aB&za
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1 WILL TJIJXK OF THEE.
uy siauy niiAixtiM).
TO Sltrs. Slt'IJDOCK.
It seem to me we met hut e.!crda.
Andnowwei.art-thisi.th'ewavofiife.
Will never more our hands cl:ip in the
Of this wild world? Yet to the end
O d neighbor. I will think of thee
ii 'leiiu.
Dost jutiruey westward toward the land
The uniet land? Will rich prairie vield
V,,'Vou,:b,V.M,lv
lu goigeou neaiiM to tliiue e e uillolU
of gold.
And will not I toward the iiuset,tnn.
Go down? Will not the future to my
life unfold
Some wealth, though in thi life I may
not lind
My l-i nil of gold?
Ood go with thee, dd neighbor, to the
end.
And, if thou enter .I'rsf the spirit land.
Look out for me; lor at the tinal call
I must be close at hand.
Hod-ford, March V.l, 1S7s.
A
a,s;cikV ti:.
"What the deuce ail- me. ? Where
am I, .myhow? Wherever I am,
-..:. i . - . . i
.springs and mattresses mu-t be
,-.... , t ... i ..: i
ti.ucr, mi i iuiuu I iiiii lam tin .suiue
might v hard ubtanco. Wonder if j ",MM "u" "'"- ,,K"' "
I'm dead? 1 feel migl.lv like il.lfi,,s Howard.
Mavbn I an, trn.ehcd out "read v for i "0h nhniXt a vonr or -""
i lie iKieior- io carvr me.
These were my first thoughts, very
cheering, indeed, a 1 became con
scious. I could neither peak nor
move: bill I soon learned thai I
could hear.
A door opened. loottep ap
proached, I fell a cloth removed
from my face, and a voice which I
recognized as that of mv intended
father-in-law, said :
"He hasn't changed much,'' and
hi companion, whose voice I recog
nized a Sowcrby. the undertaker,
said lightly:
"There jut where ou are mi
taken. Mr. Muflins: he look ,i groat
light heller dead than alive; but
how does l'riscilla feel about it ?
Take on much, eh ?"
"Oh! no, just enough to appear
welll" said ihe father of my aflianc-
' '"" w"" 'l ''uckie. "she never
j eared much for Smith; 'twas his
stiiiiiis i but -be fnneifil. My Pri
eilla is a piacticil yiil and went in
for hi dimes. Id. earriaji.' and iries,
although at Ihe same limn I must
own she was spooney on bald-patcd
Howard, the arlii ; but he poor a
loli's turkey, a the ain i."
""Well, she can lne him now for
all thi poor en-, can't she?" said
Sowcrby, beatinsr a tattoo with hi
digit on my chosl.
'I presume o ; but he will wait
till the j ear is up, for fear of go.ip,
ou know."
'But who gels hi money, .seeing
the poor cues has no relations?"
queried the undertaker.
"Oh ! that' all right. You ee my
l'riscilln is a sensible girl. Before
she promised lo marry him he had
him make his will in her favor.
Poor Smith was rather sappy. yOU
know; had nothing against him,
however, although he was deucedly
homely, and .-itch a barn-door of a
mouth, always open."
"Well,'?nid the cheerful voice of
the undertaker, "his mouth is shut
tight enough now, 1 reckon ; he'll
never open it iu thi world again. I
reckon his immortal p-irt is now
with ihe angels."
And my mortal part i also with
the aii'.'el, thought 1 a fine pair of
angels! felt
clumsy ridicule
indignant at their
I tried lo shut my I
liM, but never a shut ua- to it. I
could do notliino- but litpn. Me
then began to measure me lor my
coffin. I hud heard that undertakers
whistled joyfully when they got a
measure. I believed it to be only a
joke on the craft ; but Sowcrby ac
tually sinick up the air "Pull down
the blinds," in a subdued IhrilHnc
wlii-iie while he measured me.
"A nobby casket .ind one hundred
hack?, eh, Mr. Muffins? Must make
big thing of it. The cuss left lots of
money, and remember he was to he
your Prison la's husband. Must
make a .splurge. Mr. Muffins' paid
the worthy undertaker, with an eye
to his own pocket.
Well, I don't mind i? ihe coffin is
a little nobby looking; but one bun
dled hacks! The deuce 1 dust send
one or two for Ihe mourners, and
the rest who come lo attend Ihe
luneial can I'urni-h their own rigs
oi In. oi it, v. Iiiclii-vvt hits ihem."
Thev covered m luce again and
left me to my own reflections. I
had often heard it remarked that
meditation was good-for the s0ul,
and this wa the besl chance I ever
had of trying it.
An hour must have passed, and the
door was again opened, and two
persons came whispering along to
where I lay, and the voice of my
promised wife fell on my ear.
I dread to look at him, Mr. How
ard, he was o homely when living,
he must be frightful when dead."
I ground my teeth iu rage as 1 re
membered how often she had gone
into raptures, or pretended to, over
my noble brow and expressive
mouth, and would solemnly declare
thai if I were taken from her she
i WOI'l(l enter a convent, take llie veil
and never mot o behold the sun.
; ,. ... , .. , .. .
One of llipm raised the clntli ; 1
i know (kv wero lookiii" at me.
' Howard was the chap she was5)Oon -
a' ey on, whom her father had men
.-
nnncil.
"Seems to me you don't feel very
j lj:'(l !luol't ' h, Miss Miifliii,"
' ,,r ,, , , ,, ,, . .. ,. ., i
Well, to fell the truth, said my,
betrothed. "I don't care verv much
about it. If he had lived I suppose
I should have married him, because
he was rich ; but I was getting about
ick of my bargain, for 1 knew 1
should always be ashamed of him.'
"But on loved him," remarked
Howard.
,:Xo, I didn't ! My affections were
wasted long ago on one who never
returned my love." And my fast
fading idol sighed heavily. They
' lin1 imn itfii.il i.i. ftni .tiiS.t u.wl
'" "';--.; .........., -....j
i i i;iimiii wiiinii a lew icei u
,
! where I lay.
.! ll.,.i l.... i w;
s Mm-
with an
I ntlinp iir'
icr sigh
"About the time I went away?'
interrupted the cautious Howard,
coughing a little.
'Well, ves, about that length of!
time,'' assented my dear affianced.
t '-Xow. Miss Mii-Miif-Mnffins
yon oh! you don't mean to insinu
ate that, T-I-l, oh ! oh ! oh ! too much
bliss am the lucky"
"I don't mean to insinuate any
thing, Mr. Howard ;" and the angel
ic sweefno-s oi her voice became
somewhat metallic.
"Xow, see here Pris-pris-cilla
oh! let me call you by that melodi
ous name. 3ee here! 1 always lov
ed you ; not for your beauty, but for
your artles-noss ; 'pon my soul I did,
and would have proposed to you
only I heard you were engaged to
the chap that is stretched there."
"Oh! Mr. Howard!" said Mrs.
Smith that was to he. giving a little
squeal.
"Don't Mr. Hon aid me. If you
return my afleclion you miM call
me by some pet name. Call me
Harry; call me Lovey ; but for
heaven's sake don't Mr. Howard
me, my own Priscilla!" said How
ard, in a quivering voice. Then I
heard a movement of feet, accom
panied by a loud lip explosion.
Moses! how mad I got! I tried to
kick or grate my teeth, but never a
kick or a grate could I raise. I was
obliged to grin and bear il. Bear it
I had lo ; but grin I couldn't.
Soon my company left, and I was
igain entertained by my own pleas-'
ant thoughts, until I again felt the
cloth gently removed from my face.
A soft warm palm was laid on my
forehead, and Ihe low, sweet voice
of Minnie lfivers whispered well,
no matter what.
"Night came so did the neighbors
to my wake, and from two old
crones who sat near me I learned to
my honor that I was lo bs buried
next day.
'Of course you are coming to ihe
funeral to-morrow, Mrs. Frizzle
baiuii ?" said one of them.
-Oh! dear, yes, surely. 1 hope it
may turn out u line day, for I want
to enjoy the ride to the cemetery."
I then lost consciousness, and the
nevt 1 heard was the grating voices
ol Prisoil Io, my fiancee, and her
mother. Apparently tnev were
brushing, dusting and giving ihe
room a general Hckinr op before
the funeral.
"Is Howard to be one of the pall
hearers?" asked Ihe voice of my
mother-in-law that might have been.
"He would be gladly, but he hasn't
a suit of black clothes," said my
sweetesl.
"Why, Priscilla ! my child, don't
you remember Smith's black broad
cloth; the suit is brand new. I
know it will fit Howard. Call him
in, he's sitting in the kitchen, and
let him try them on."
Xow, this black suit was a partic
ular tavorite of mine, a perfect fit,
thai set my person off to great ad
vantage, and it made my blood boil
to hear ihpin talk so coolly of trans
fprriiio it lo my lival, to be worn at
my own tuneral. i was getting very
mad now. I felt Ihe crisis was near,
and thai I should either die or ex
plode if they meddled with my black
suit. Priscilla look it down from
the peg I know it, for I heard the
buckles jingle and made for the
door. I tried to shake my fist, and
yell at her, but nil in vain, and there
I lay outwardly calm as a lamb, my
inwards boiling with wrath. It was
too much ! The deepest trance could
not have held out against that suit;
with a powerful effort I sprang up
and howled. Priscilla dropped my
clothes, her mother the duster, and
both bounded out of the room
squealing like shot rabbits. With
difficulty I managed to get my
clothes, and had just got inside of
my panls when Mrs. Muffins and her
I
daughter. Iieaded h' the undertaker,
peered in at the door, a motley com- ,
pany of women and sinulty-faced ,
children stood in Iheir rear. Such J
sacred-looking owls: enough to
' amue a dead man. So I laughed.
It was not very becoming; but I
I . i..i i r. i .:n :.!..,
, muKiieti pua. unci i.e.. m. ..., ...
began to ache. Then the undertak -
cr ventured near inc. aying. rather
dubiously:
..c .. ,. ,.. ,i.i .. M..
"ao you ai not dead jet, M-
?iiiilli?"
Vell, no, not exactly ; orry .o
disappoint my friends nboul tlir;
funeral, however."
Yes," he assented, absently : "had
rather that is ahem !"
Fooled out ol Ihe dimes, carriage
and grey.:, my gal, thought I. as I
j looked at Prtailln
..." . i. ...:i. i.:... m..:.r t
They now began lo gather around
me aJ(1 t0 o,,..,,;., mo on my
narrow escape
I noticed they cried
re than when I na
a grent deal mot
dead. Priscilla came and hunj: on
my neck, .sniveling desperately. I
gave heranotovergentle push Irom
me, and lold her to wait next lime
till I was safely buried belore he
meddled with my clothes.
"Oh! I'm so glad!" she said,
I sweetly, without appearing lo notice
what I said about my clolhes, "'that
you are not dead, dear. My heart
seemed withered and broken to see
you lying so cold and while. I
wept bitterly over your poor, antrel
ic face, mv darling."
"Oh! yes, so you did. I heard
you and Howard take on .-it a furi
ous rate. It was a verv lucky die
for me, my ducky."
"Could von hear'" she gasped.
I rather think I could," I replied.
"So good-by, my noble girl ; you can
have the pleasure of calling Howard
all the pet names you can lay your
tongue to." She made a bee-line for
the open door, and her pull-back was
the last I ever saw of her, and I hear
she still lives a life of single blessed
ness. As I am writing this piece a
quiet lift lo figure steals to my side,
and a soft white hand, which sends
a thrill of pleasure to my heart, is
laid lovingly on my shoulder; yes,
the hand of Minnie Rivers, now
Minnie Smith, my wife.
Karly Rlwiu.
The Exeter News-Letter e:iys:
" For farmers and those who live in
localities where people can retire at
eight or nine o'clock in the evening,
the old notion about early rising is
still appropriate. 15ut he who is
kept up until ten or eleven or
twelve o'clock, and then rises at five
or six, because of the teachings of
some old ditty about ' early to rise,'
commits a sin against his own soul.
There is not one man in ten thous
and who can afford to do without
seven or eight hottrs'sleep. All the
stuff written about great men who
sleep only three or four hours' a
night is apochphal. They have
been put upon such small allowan
ces occasionally and prospered ; but
no man ever kept healthy in body
and mind for a number of years
with less than seven hours' sleep.
" If you can get to bed early, then
rise early; if you cannot get to bed
till late, then rise late. It may be as
proper for one man to rise at eight as
it is for another to rise at five. Let
the rousing bell he rung at least
thirty minutes before vour public
appearance. Physicians say that
a .sudden jump out of bed gives ir
regular motion of Ihe pulse. It
takes hours to get over sudden ris
ing. It is barbarous to expect chil
dren lo laud on the center of Ihe
floor al Ihe call of their nurses.
Give us lime after you call us to
roll over, gaze at ihe world full iu
the face, and look before we leap."
There m a vein of sense in the
above, though we think, on the
whole, the old adage " early to bed
and early to rise" is most in accord
ance with nature, and so far as pos
sible we should live on this plan.
Especially should the young form
the habit of going to bed early.
"When the' do this they enjoy get
ting up early belter than to
crawling out after nine o'clock.
be
The Journal is certainly surpris
ed at the long and ominous silence
of its neighbor, the Democrat, over
the important political departure in
Yazoo County, Mississippi. A po
litical newspaper that omits to re
cord these things is in the sere and
yellow leaf. Since the official organ
of the Democratic State Central
Committee refuses to apeak, per
haps the ex-organ of this party, the
Omaha Herald, will favor us with
its ideas about the new plan of rais
ing campaign funds and carrying an
election without the formality and
trouble of a ballot. It will hardly do
to be silent about the Yazoo plan. It
is too novel, original, and striking
to be permitted to drop out of sight
v.u ,,c..u .. ....... ,. gl.a(ia!Iy lade away. rout them, an
father, in an undertone ; "act voiifl.i,.,. ,. , .. . ....
, ' .. ,. I - niorcadventilioiH an
during the coming campaign. Zjti- J wi,l seethe defects when the weav
coln Journal. ing of a lifetime is unrolled.
llosv lu Succecil in lilfe.
Mr. Hohcrt Lowe, M". P.. ex-chan-ceJlor
of the exchequer, said recent
ly, in an address to the children of a
London orphan asylum :
'I am tnvself a nerson who has
j huil los,n,;gIc i,ann U,c battles of
, jj an(1 f .; te yQU w,ml j be.
1 ., . f , . .
I icnt5 of succcss .,, JfCj aml lb.u ;;
j(, , ,. k t, . IIOtI,injj tlm
, e
hicl!,s a young man or woman iu lif.
.I. . v ..' WO V.l w ...v. -,. w.... -.o
id
t
In a voting man or woman iu life
so much as strict and riiriil clfcon-
j tnil Cf.ouomy ,, ,eir.,icniaj. It is
the custom to say that, youth is the
tiuiij for enjoyment, and so it is;
but nature and youth have provided
that enjoyment for themselves. The
earth and the air and the skies seem
to open to them a paradise; but
when they get older these delights
d
d
i expensive pleasure?. What I, there-
iore. wottiu trongiv advie evcrv
OMP " 'u 's lo c"''?'ler that when
, .vo" 1, t,,(! wltl perhnp? the
, ,ir5t xhinS -VJ lnvf go! lo do is,
ex lo lIr honestly with that
j nllicl' ' trii-lcil to ou, to take
c'"c t!,fU " ''Cp clear of debt, and
,l IosaHiC by .-ell-denial to lay by
something for the future in eue of
sickne- or oilier misfortune. It
eems to me Hint it is a duty which
is not generally sufficiently incul
cated on young people. You will
find in life that if you behave well
and do your duty, all Ihe difficulty
is concenlraied in the. first step. It
is the first advances which men or
women make iu life which more or
less decides their future. The be
ginnings of life are all crowded.
For everything that is to be had
j there is great competition ; but when
people have once made a step uuu
proved that they are worthy, all the
rest is comparatively easy. It has
been my duty often lo pick out per
sons for situations, and my expe
rience is that when the great mass
is penetrated, and you have got to
persons who have advanced one or
two steps, the difficulty is not that
we arc overwhelmed with persona
fit for the place, but fo get any one
who is fit j'or it. Therefore your
object in life should be to begin
with the greatest cave, attention and
self-denial, so to make this first step
as to distinguish yourself as being
trustworthy and reliable in particu
lars, and if you once attract the
notice of your employer, and he
sees you are well and honestly dis
charging your duty, you may rely
upon it you are iu a fair way to
make jourself independent and to
lead a happy life.'
Cute in Ireland.
The bone cave at Shandon, near
Dmig.irvaii in the county of Water
ford, accidentally discovered some
twenty years ago was the first Irish
cave which produced animal remains
belonging to the pleistocene period.
In it were found remains of the
mammoth horse, bear wolf and rein
deer. Another cave has recently
been discovered near Cappoquin, ut
a distance of about seven miles from
the Shandon cave. This new cavern
is of large .size, and appears to have
been occupied at a very remote
period by bears, portion, of whoso
-keletotia are to be met with iu the
lower deposit? of tho Uoor; but the
chief iuteiest in this discovery rests
in the fact that reihains of the great
Irish elk (Megacerob IIiheruicii?e)
were found in it. in conjunction with
the bones of other deer and of benr?,
and along with a polished greeustoue
celt (neolithic) and several stone
rubbers. There were also some re
markable and sionj evidences met
with of the association of man with
the great Irish elk, for Prof. Leilh
Adams, in whose presence these re
mains were taken out of the cave,
and by whom they were packed up
for further observation, say that
many of tho bones of the mogicerog
were evidently split for their mar
row and several elk cannon bones
were found fashioned into awls and
gaujres, showing thai man was not
only cotemporaneotis with the giant
stag of Ireland, but also may have in
some measure helped to exterminate
it. The explorations of this cave are
still going on, and they promise to
open out a new era in Ihe prehistoric
history of Ireland.
A wag of a pickpocket was arrest
ed in Washington a. day or two ago
for practicing his art on one of the
foreign legations. "What have you
to say in palliation of your offense?"
asked the Judge. "I did it in pur
suance of a duty, sir." "By what
process of reasoning do you arrive
at that conclusion ?' "Well, sir, we
deem it to be purely in the line of
our rob legations."
He who ia false lo present duty
breaks a thread in the loom, and
llafTalo IIIII.
Cody is fhe Kit Carson of the Cen
tral Western border. Horn iu Ne
braska, his pare nts moved to Kansas
during the bloody day? of the free
soil struggle, and his earliest recol
lections are of Missouri jnyhawker-,
who were trailing his father because
of his anti-shivery opinions. When
twelve years of age he made his first
trip across the plain, a a cnvailard
rider, and while the train was out it
was attacked by Indians on the
South Platte and during the run
ning light the boy distinguished
himself by killing one of the red assailants-.
Prom that time on his ci
rcer was decided and Ift became u
plaiustnau iu all that the word then
implied. As a hunter and a scout he
soon became famous, and of the
knights of our border iu those dayn
of excitement and bloodshed none
were more prominent than Cody. It
was while the Kaiias Pacific was
being constructed that he acquired
the name of- liuflhlo Bill." At that
time the Indians were vory trouble
some, and great difficulty was ex
perienced in gelling fresh meat for
the workmsn. Accordingly God
dard Brothers a-ked Cody iu Hayes
City to huiir for them, and he ac
cepted the employment offered.
During the eighteen months he w.h
engaged in this capacity he killed 4,
20 buffalo, and the name, by which
he is most generally known was
given him. Later ou, during tin'
Iudian campaigns of the Northwest,
ho gained the reputation of being
one of the most reliable men in the
government employ, and Gen. Sher
idan, to whom he has dedicated hip
book, appointed him chief of tho
scouIh. During the campaigning
which followed he played r. very
prominent part.
The life of" Buffalo Bill." i told
by himself and is for sale at . J).
Fifzpa trick's.
Civility I a. Fortune.
Civility is in itself a fortune, for a
courteous man always succeeds in
life, even when persons of greater
ability sometimes fail. The famous
Duke of Marlborough is a cuse in
point. It was said of him by a co
temporary, that hi3 agreeable man
ners often converted an enemy into
a friend; and by another, that It
was more pleasing to be denied n
favor by his grace, than to receive
one from other men. The mauners
of Charles James Fox preserved him
from personal dislike, even at a time
when he was politically the most
unpopular man in the kingdom.
The history of our country is full of
examples of succcss obtained by
civility. The experience of every
man furnishes, if he will but recall
the past, frequent instances where
conciliatory manners have made the
fortunes of professional men, poli
ticians, merchants, and, indeed, In
dividuals of all pursuits. On being
introduced to a stranger, his affabil
ity, or the reverse, creates instan
taneously a prepossession In his
behalf, or a prejudice against him.
To man, civility is, in fact, what
beauty is fo woman a general pass-
port to favor, a letter of rccomraen
tlation, wrffTeTrin a language that
every stranger understands. The
best of men have often injured
themselves by irritability and con
sequent rudeness, as the greattut
scoundrels have frequently succeed
ed by their plausible maimers. Of
two men, equal in all other respect,
the courteous one ha twice the
chance for success.
A -rrnt IMworery In Hrldjfe
JIuildlHK.
"We have made one great dis
covery, which every railroad or
bridge builder iu the West ought to
know about," said the engineer.
"WhatiB it?" 1 asked. "Well, we
used to try to drive tho piled but
we discovered that we could sink
them better by hydraulics. That is,
we now place a steel hose ou tho
lower end of the pile, then start the
engine, and the stream of wafer tears
up the sand and gravel, aud the pile
drops of its own weight fifteen feet
into the ground. Once there, noth
ing can move it. Now' this is the way
to place piles in the lakes and river
out Weal. Why, with this discovery
I can bridge a river aa cheaply as I
can make tho fame distance of ele
vated railroad. No more suspen
sion bridges, except over high
streams, after this; no more Howe
truss bridges, either. "Why, I can
bridge that Mississippi for 4100,000
with a bridge that will look like n
piece of iron Incc hanging in the air.
2Tew York Correspondence.
A wife wanted a husband to sym
pathize with her in a feminine qunr
rel ; but he refused, saying, "IVe
lived long enough to know that one
womau U as good aa another, if not
better." "Aud I," retorted the
wife, "have lived loug enough to
know that one mau U a? bad a9 an
other, if not worse."