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Rates of Advertising. Space. lto lito lio 3m 6m lyr lcol'mn $12.00 j $-J0 S'X 35 $60 $100 fliMtins XA I 3.00 12 15 20 3o 60 I :. !) 12 f l. I 20 1 35 K N t inches .1.2.. j 70 l fj !5JY 1 ' 4.Sn 0V7.1 jjio'i J2 13j 20 1 " l.-0' 2.2-Tr a J & Sj" 10 Business and professional cards tea lines or less space, per annum, ten dol lars. Lesr.il advertisements at statuta rates. "Editorial local notices" fifteen cents a line each insertion. "Local notices " five cents a line each inser tion. Advert laments classified as "Spe cial notices" fiva cents a line first Inser tion, three cents a line each subsequent Insertion. VOL. X.--NO. 44. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1880. WHOLE NO. 512. OTE JOURNAL. IB I8SGKD EVKRY WEDNESDAY, MJL. TURNER & CO., f ' Proprietors and Publishers. Sit amnpal V W .; r c -t3TO cc.on 11th street., upstairs iu Journal building. Terms Per vear, $2. Six months, si. Three months. 50c. Single coplcs,5c. CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION. A. S. Paddock. U. S. Senator, Beatrice. ALviMSAUNDKR3,U.S.Senator,Omaha. T. J. Majors, Rep- IVru. ' E. K. V ALKXTIXK, Rep.. est Point. STATE DIRECTORY: 'Albinos Nance, Uorernor, wucoln. S J. Alexander, Secretary of State. V W HedtWe. Auditor, Lincoln. G MBartlett, Treasurer, Lincoln. CJ l)ilworth, Attorney-General. S P Thompson, Sunt. Public Iustruc. II. C. Dawson, Warden of Penitentiary. VT. W. Abbey, I jrBon inspectors. C. H. Gould, f ' Dr. J. G. Davis, Prison Physician. H.'P. ilathewson, Supt. Insane Asylum. JUDICIARY: S. Maxwell, Chief Justice, George B. Lafce.l Associate Judges. Amasa Cobb. J . VOUBTH JUDICIAL district. G. W Post, Judre. York. .M. B. Reese, District Attorney, W ahoo. LAN'D OFFICERS: M. B. Hoxle, Register, Grand island. Win. Anyan, Receiver, Grand Island. COUNTY DIRECTORY: J. G. Hlptfns, County Judjro. John Stautter. County Clerk. J. W. Earlv, Treasurer, Henj. Spiclman, Sheriff. R. L. Rnssttcr, Surveyor. John Walker, j . , John Wise. V CountyComnnssloncrs. M.Maher, ) Dr. A. Hulntr. Coroner. S. L. Barrett, Supt. of Schools. G. B. Bailer, juntos of thePeace. Byrou Illicit. ) Charles Wake, Constable. ' n." ' .Hi' CITY DIRECTORY: V. A. Speice, Mayor. John Wermuth, Clerk. Charles Wake, Marshal. C. A. Sevvman, Treasurer. S. S. McAllister, Polic Judge. J. O. Routson, Engineer. ,V"S- councilmkn: 1st Ward-J. E. North, G. A.Schroeder. id Ward Michael Morrissey. -v- ' R. U. Henry. Id Ward E. J. Baker. L. Gerrard. Columbus Pott OMce. Open on Sundays train 11 a.m. to 12 u. and from -1:30 to 0 r. M. Business hours except Sunday 6 a. m. to 3 p. M. Eastern mail close at 11 a. m. Western malls clohe at 4:15 p.m. Mall leaves Columbus for Madison and Norfolk, daily, except Sunday, at 10 A.M. Arrives at 1:30 P.M. For Monroe, Genoa. Watervllle and Al- biwn, dally except Sunday 0 A. M. Ar rive, same, 6 p.m. Far Osceola and York.Tucsdays.Thurs- davs and Saturdays, 7 a.m. Arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Bp. m. For Wc-lf, Farral and Battle Creek, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, C a. M. Arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 0 p. M. For Shell Creek, Creston aud Stanton, on Mondavi aud Fridays at 6 a. m. Arrives Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. For Alexis, Patron and David City, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 1 p. m Arrives at 12 m. For St. Anthony, Praiiie Hill and St. Bernard, Saturdays, 7 a. M. Arrives Fridays, 3 p.m. I). P. Time Table. Eastward Bound. Emigrant, No. 6, loaves at ... 0:25 a.m. Passrug'r, 4. " "... 11:00 a.m. Freight, "8, " " .... 2:15 p.m. Freight, "10, " ".... 4:30a.m. Westward Bound. Freight, No. 6, leaves at.... 2:00 p.m. Passeug'r, " 3, " "... 4:27 p.m. Freight, " 9, " ".... 6:00p.m. Emigrant. "7. " "... 1:30a.m. Everyday except Siturday the three liiesjeadlng to Ch'cago connect with U P. trains at Omaha. On Saturdays there will be but one train a day, as thowu bv the following schedule: 0 N. A B Bound tutrth. Jackson 4:5i P.M. LostCreek5:S0 " PI. Centre 5:57 " Humphrev6;Sl " Madison .7:40 " Munson S:2S " H. ROAD. Bound soulk. Norfolk ..G:30a. M. Munsou...tS:57 " Madison ..7: " Humphrey8:34 " PI. Centre 0:28 LostCreek 0:53 " Norfolk 8:55 Jackson .10:30 " .The departure from Jackson will be B joverned by tlic arrival mere or me . P..exprcss train. BUSIES8 CARDS TOHL3T a..MAl!HA., JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND XOTAItY PUBLIC, Plattk Ckntku, Nkb. TT J. HUDSON, NOTARY PUBLIC, 12tk Strtt, i doors wtst of HastHond Hoim, Columbus, 2feb. 491-y ., , Ur.E. Ij-SIGGITIS, Physician and Surgeon. "SETOtflce open at all hours Sail; Suing, W 'M. BURGESS, Dealer in HEAL ESTATE, CONTXTANCBR, COLLECTOR, ura iKsriiKcr asxkt, 6BMOA, 'AKCK CO., ... NXB. PICTURES! PICTURES 1 NOW IS THE TIME to secure a life like picture or yourself and chil dren at the New Art Rooms, east 11th titreet, south side railroad track, Colum bus, Nebraska. 478-tf Mrs. S. A. Jossklyx. notice: IT YOU have any real estate for sale, ' If you wish to buy cither in or out or the citv, if you wish to trade city property for lands, or lands for city property, sive us a call. "WaUSWORTH & JOSSKLTX. HKLbOX MILtXTT. BYKOX MILLETT, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public. IV. HILLETT JC HOi, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Columbus, Nebraska. N. B. They will give close attention to all business entrusted tfl them. 248. STAGE HOVTE. JOHN HUBER, the mail-carrier be tween Columbus and Albion, will leave Columbus everyday except Sun day at 6 o'clock, sharp, passing through Monroe, Genoa, WaUrville, and to Al bion. The hack will call at either ot 'the Hotels for passengers If orders are left at the post-office. Rates reason able, $2 to Albion. 222.1y A TTORNEY-A 7- LA W, Up-sUirs In Gluck Building, 11th street. If'cAL.IJLMTEft BROS., A TTORNEYS A T LA W, Office up-stairs in McAllister's build ing. 11th St. IAELLEY & SLATTEUY, House Moving ana house building done to order, and in a workman-like manner. Please give us a call. "3TShop on corner of Olive St. and Pacific Avenue. 4S5.tf GEORGE N. DERRY, CARRIAGE,. i House k Sign Painting, 0EAINIH3, 0UZIH3, Passer llaaglai;, KALSOMININO, Etc. J3TAII work warranted. Shop on Olive strcttt, one door south of Elliott's new Pump-house. aprlGy T S. MURDOCH & SON, Carpenters and Contractors. Have had antxtended experience, and will guarantee satisfaction in work. All kinds of repairing done on short notice. Our motto is, Good work and fair prices. Call and give us an oppor tunity to estimate for you. "STShop at the Big Windmill, Columbus, Nebr. 4S3-y FOR SALE OR TRADE ! MARES I COLTS, Teams of Horses or Oxen, SA1IL.E POXIES. wild or broke, at the Corral of 429 GERRARD & ZE1GLER. Columbus Meat Market! WEBER &KNOBEL, Prop's. KEEP ON HAND all kinds of fresh meats, and smoked pork and beef; also fresh tish. Make sausage a spec, laity. jSTRemember the place. Elev enth St., one door west of D. Ryan's hotel. 417-tf Chicago Barber Shop. Ojpcsiti "Eiamrai B:ui," COLUMBUS, NEB. RA1R CUTTING done in the latest tvW with or without machine. None but tirst-class workmen employed. Ladles' and children's hair cutting n specially. Best brands of cigars con. stantly on hand. HENRY WOODS, 472 Gm Proprietor. DOCTOR B0KESTEEL, IJ. 8. EXArtllftirVG NlIRGKO., COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. OFFICE HOURS, 10 to 12 a. m., 2 to 4 n. m., and 7 to 9 p.m. Office on Nebraska Avenue, three doors north of E. J. Baker's grain office. Residence, corner "Wyoming and Walnut streets, north Columbus, Ncbr. 433-tf F. SOHEOK, Manufacturer and Dealer in CIGARS AND TOBACCO. ALL KIXDS OF SMOKING ARTICLES. Store on Olive St., near the old Post-office Columbus Nebraska. 447-ly A. J. ARNOLD Is Agent for the sale of THE DIEBOLD Not a safe lost in the two great Chi cago'nre6. Call on or address A.J.ARNOLD, 506-y ColumbuB.Ncbr. LAW, REAIESTATE AND GENERAL I COLLECTION- OFFICE W. S. GEE JR. MONEY TO LOAN In small lots on farm property, time one to three years. Farms with some improvements bought and sold. Office for the present at the Clother House, Columbus, Neb. 473-x COLVMBIJN Restaurant and Saloon! E. D. SHEEHAN, Proprietor. t3-Wholesale ind Retail Dealer in For elgn Wines, Liquors and Cigars, Dub lin Stout, Scotch and English Ales. tS'KtntHCky Whiskies a Specialty. OYSTERS in their season, by the case can or dish. Utk Street, Sostk of Depot COLUMBUS BRICK YARD, (One mile west of Columbus.) THOMAS FLYNN & SON, Propr's. GOOD, HARD-BURNT BRICK Always on Hand, in QUANTITIES te salt PURCHASERS 371-tf Win. SCHILZ, Manufacturer and Dealer in BOOTS AND SHOES! X coapltte assertaeat of Ladltt aid Call Area's Saeta kept oa kaad. All Work Warranted!! Oar Motte Good stock, excellent work and fair prices. Especial Attention paid te Repairing Cor. OUtc d 13tk ftJU. irJsy in )jsj MBnmMOiSi ADVERTISEMENTS. COLUMBUS DRUG STORE. A.W.DOLAND, (SUCCKSSOR TO DOLAND A SMITH,) DMS, PATE IT HEDICIIES, Wall Paper, Toilet Articles, PAINTS AND OILS, ETC., KTC, KTC. Best 0! Goods And Low Prices, MR. SMITH will still be found at the old stand, aud will make prcscrip tious a specialty, as heretofore. 4Gl-x Dr. A. HEINTZ, DKALKK IK DEDGS. MEDICIMES. CHEMICALS VI.KS, I.KtIIOKN, Fine Soaps, Brushes, PERFUMERY, Etc., Etc., And all articles usually kept on haml.by Druggists. Physicians Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. Oae door EiiKt or Galley, oh Elcrrntlt Street, COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA & Daniel Faucette, Manufacturer and Dealer in Barneu, Sallies, Bridles, &ni Collars, keeps constantly on hand all kinds of whins, Saddlery Hardware, Curry combs, Brushes, Ilridle Bits, Spurs, Cards. Harness made to order. Re pairing done ou short notice. NEBRASKA AVENUE, Columbus. 53.4. BECKER & WELCH, PB0PEIETOES OF SHELL CREEK MILLS. MANUFACTURERS & WHOLE SALE DEALERS IN FLOUR AND MEAL. OFFICE, COLUMBUS, NEB. WM. BECKER, DKALKR IN( GROCERIES, Grain, Produce, Etc. NEW STORE, NEW GOODS. Ooods delivered Free of Charge, anywhere m the city. Corner of 13th and Madison Sts. North of Foundry. 'Ml STATE BANK, SueHi to QirMri ft Sitd ul tvair ft Bslit. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. CASH CAPITAL, - $50,000 DIRECTORS: Leakdeh Gehrard, Pres'i. Gko. W. Hulst Vice Pres't. Julius A Reed. Edward A. Gerrard. Abner Tukwek, Cashier. o Maalf pniilt DIscesMt CllectaNMMPremptly Made ob all PlMts. Pay Istcrestt ea Time Depos its. 274 Good Goods ai Fair Dealt MRS. TOPLIGHT'S INHERITANCE. BV ARVIDE. Grief had overtuken our family, and my wife had become fatherless; and, although she was not the favor ite child of the old gentleman, she had a daughter's love for him, and her grief at his death was genuine. As wo have Intimated, the old gen tleman had a favorito among his children, and, of course, it was the youngest daughter, who was living at some distance from the place in which her father died. Now this child of fortune was as proud aa a peacock, so to speak, and fed upon pride as a toad does upon bugs. But what the dear girl had to ho proud over was more than I can comprehend, for she to-day is no hotter looking than I am, and you all know how I look. But let me say right here, before it slips from my mind, that somo of the worst looking and most-proud people in the wdrld are tho meanest. But she was not so bad-looking as somo might infer from the above not that I am sorry for anything said in re gard to homeliness, and wish to smooth over anything said about my own looks, for I am marriod any way ; and, corao lo think the matter over, she is, too. Wall, the good old man left an estnte, I guess, and each heir, adja cent, constituted himself a commit tee of one to see the estate properly sottled. I said that the old gentleman left an estate. Now I think that is proper, but am not renlly certain, and will try and tell you exactly tho condition of aflairs. Fathor C. didn't leave a cent of money, but he left lots of liabilities, and the assets were fow. The amount, after the funeral expenses, that it was necessary to hunt for in somo othor locality was about $300, as sure as you live. This had to be raised, and wo living ones felt ourselves in a better condition to meet the matter than the old gen tleman. So we appointed a day to attend to things. "Wo met, but for got to iuvite our worthy relative, Mra. Toplijjht, until the last moment and, as we knew her circumstances, thought we would try and raise it ourselves, and not bother her with it. Mrs. Toplight is a good woman, in fact tho best girl in our family except my wife, and I will remark right here that the father did well by his daughters while living, and he ought to have done so only two daughters! Well, we met. Everything was progressing smoothly, aBd wo were in tho midst of division on a limited scale, when a positive knock was heard at the door. Our first idea was that a tramp was approaching, or had approached. And I, being the bravest one (in my own estima tion) in tho crowd, yelled, 'Come in.' Now, I hud no intention of offending any one, not oven a tramp, but I was completely nonplussed when in walkod our worthy relntivo I came near saying on her ear and struck out solidly for tho near est vacant seat, and, as we were about to stay proceedings aud re ceive her cordially, she waved us back with her delicately gloved hand, and said, in tones that struck us with about the same feeling that a frigid breeze would in a day in July. 'Proceed with your businesp, sir. I will tako a proper part, as occas ion requires. I am hore to secure ray rights, sir.' I am easily embarrassed, and was iu this case. But I said, with grent enthusiasm : 'My dear, you certainly shall ; you certainly shall.' As she entered we were making an equal division of the amount each one was to contribute toward paying off" the indebtedness. So wo now proceedod as wo had begun : 'Three goes into 300 just 100 times, and this is the amount of each one of us.' I had unwittingly tired a maga zine. Iu an instant Mrs. Toplight was on her feet, and a light flashed from her oyes that would have ri valed Edison's electric light, and a stream of words rolled from her mouth like the waters over Niagara You designing, wicked fellow, you 1 Do yon think that I'll sit here aod see you rob the poor orphans of my dear dead father the way you are trying to, and not say one word? I'll give yon to understand that I know my rights, Mr. Squarem, and that I'll have a share in this matter. I have paid $3.87 to come here and stop this robbery, and I thank heav en that I am in time to do it. You unprincipled man, to try and rob the child that poor father loved so much sob, sob. And poor papa, if he had known, would have made a will and given me so much, and now f O I it will kill me! my people, who should love bis dear memory, are trying to steal from one of his most loving children. And' Here her feeling got the better of her, aud a short fit of hysterics near ly frightened me to death; but as she began to improve I regained my equilibrium and was once more myself. I took advantage of the situation, and, whilo the others were soothing her, I quietly told her that wo had no intention of wronging any one, much lesB our dear relation, and that sho misunderstood tho situation. That tho old gentleman had nothing but his good wishes to will to his children, and, as it was not merch antable and not easily transferred, she could see that wo could hardly control her sharo of the estate. I also said that thero were some lia bilities actually incurred by the good man before, at and after death, and that was the occasion of this de liberation, aud that we were just proportioning to each one who was present tho amount that ho was ex pected to pay toward the expenses of sickness, funeral, etc. 'But,' I added, 'as you wore not present, we did not want to put an assessment against you, but, seeing that you thought so much of your father and wish so much to take a part in Straightening up the good mau's estate, we cheerfully lot you do so. Let me see, four goes iuto 300, sev enty ' Stop right there, Mr. Squarem, I am calm now, perfectly calm, and I dou't wish anything more to do with thi3 little picayuuish matter. You have been acting without my consent, so far, and upon your own responsibility, and you can do as you please about it. I shall have nothing to do with the affair in any way.' But,' I ventured to say, 'your great love for your father, you know. You certainly wish to do a little for-' 'I won't give a farthing, not a far thing, and he didn't do right by his children either, and he could not ex pect them to do anything for him, and you are fools if you do, too ' And with this she gathered her wraps about her aud was fading fastly away, and as she reached the door I meekly asked : 'If she didn't want to wait a moment, as I would sco if tho members of the family present wouldn't make up all, or a portion, of the $3.87.' But the last sentence fell short of its mark, and the distance was lengthened be tween Mrs. Toplight and ns. "We fear that thero will be an es trangement iu this family, but that is beyond our control, and, if such be the case, truly sorrow has over taken us. But while we live we will try to keep ourselves, and others too, from having large expectations from weak sources. A Terrible Tragedy. Nebraska City, Feb. 24. Tho Nebraska City Press to-night, gives the particulars of a horrible tragedy that occurred five miles south of the city this afternoon. An insane sou of A. Donahoe, one of the oldest and wealthiest fruit growers, and farm ers of Otoo county, procured a pis tol and shot a horse. His fathor attempted to catch him and take the pistol away, when he stabbed him four times, killing him instantly. He thou attempted to kill his mother and brother but was prevented by the brother hitting him with a club aud the mother fleeing to the house where she was pursued by the infu riated maniac who broke in the windows and doors with a club. Not being able to get into the house he returned to the stable, stabbing another horse, also two dogs, killiug the latter. The alarmed neighbors attempted to capture the maniac who fled to an ndjoiniug corn field but were kept at bay for hours by a knife in the hands of tho crazy man. He was finally captured and lodged in jail in the city. The sad affair caused great excitement and general regret, as Mr. Donahoe was highly respected aud esteemed. Ministerial Wit. Hero is an amusing bit of ecclesiastical tit-for-tat. Two young men were chums and intimate friends in college. One became a Bapjist minister, the other an Episcopalian. They did not meet again for years. When they did, it was in the pulpit of the Baptist, for whom the Episcopalian preached to the great satisfaction of the congre gation. Sermon over the two di vines ducked their heads behind the bseastwork of the preaching desk and held the following colloquy: "Fine sermon, Tom ; much obliged. Sorry I can't repay your kindness for preaching by asking you to stay to our communion. Can't though, you know, because you have never been baptized." "Oh, don't concern yourself about that, Jim ; I couldn't receive the communion at your hands, as you have never been or dained." To preserve woolens from moth give them lo the poor. THE BLOOMINGTON TRAGEDY. Further Particulars Concerning the Murder of Wm. Bichardsou at Bloomington. C. A. Pierce, Sheriff of Franklin county, arrived in the city yester day with Charles F. Wilkersou, the man charged with the murder of Bichardsou at Bloomingtou, Frank liu county, last Saturday night. From him we learn additional par ticulars, concerning the horrible tragedy. Ho says that during Sat urday evening, both men had been drinking excessively, that about 7 o'clock, Wilkerson proposed going to tho hotel for supper, llichardson said "no, let's go to the restaurant." Wilkersou objected, aud remarked thut he had had some trouble with the proprietors of the restaurant aud thought they could not get anything to eat there. Finally both parties went to the restaurant and ordered their suppers. As Wilkorson pre dicted, Kahler & Redding refused to serve the suppers, aud a general row commenced, in which Richard son took no part, and iu which Wil kersou was quilo sevcroly pounded about the face and body with stove wood; not, however, utitil Kahler had been slightly stabbed by Wil kersou. The row was finally stopped, aud Wilkerson with the blood drip ping from his face walked to his room iu the hotel, where he loaded his revolver, and was on his way back to the restaurant, as he Raid, to shoot " the Dutch," when he met Richardson in the street. He at ouce commenced upon him, calling him a. coward for not assisting him in the fight in tho restaurant, and remarked, "if it was not for the fear of being hanged, I would shoot'j'ou now." Wilkerson then ordered him on his knees, to ask his pardon, or ho would shoot him anyhow. Rich ardson refused to kneel, and his assassin fired the first shot, which missed him, tho second shot took effect iu tho side of the neck, the ball coming out at tho chin; tho third shot passed through the man's back, coming out at his breast. Ho fell with his legs crossed aud ap parently trying to shield his head from another shot that ho expected. The cold blooded assassin then walked up to his victim and sent another ball through his body. Ho paid no attention to Mr. Richard son's appeal for mercy, but leveled his revolver aud fired again, the ball passing through the body. About this time Mr. Barnett, proprietor of theTremoul House, and the Marshal of tho town, attempted to stop fur ther shooting, and endeavored to arrest Wilkerson, when the fiend turned upon him, and remarked, "While I considor you the best friend I have in towu, I will shoot you, if you attempt to interfere with me." He then walked back to his victim, who by this lime was dead, and fired the remaining shot into his body. He then walked back to his room in the hotel, and again loaded his revolver, and entering the dining room, was cou fronted by Mr. Barnett, with a loaded shot gun, who told him to "hold up his hands," or ho would kill him. He finally raised his hands and was arrested. Between 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday morning the Coroner's jury render ed their verdict iu accordaace with the above facts, and before the ex cited people were fully aware of what was going to take place, Wil kerson was put ou the train and brought to tho Penitentiary for safe keeping. The same train brought dowu to Red Cloud for interment tho re mains of Richardson. On the way down Wilkerson desired to see his victim, who was in his coffin. His wish was complied with, and look ing at the pale face through the glass, he remarked to the Sheriff; cant't you remove the glass? The glass being removed, he either took by the hand, or attempted to do so, his victim, and remarked: "Good bye, old boy." With the exception of the mur ders committed by the fiend Rich ard's, this one stands solitary and alone as one of the most cold-blooded on record. Lincoln Journal, Feb. 24. 31aa aad Itllra:leg. Without creation man has enor mous power over uature. He can, and daily does, overpower her laws, or seemingly make them work aa he pleasen. Despite the law of gravity, he ascends to the sky in a balloon ; he makes water spring up in fount ains; he makes vessels, weighing thousands of tons, float on the seas. Despite cohesion, he grinds rocks to powder ; dospite chemical affinity, he transmutes into myriads of different forms the few elements of which all matter consists; despite the resist less power of tho thunderbolt, he tames electricity to be his servaut or his harmless toy. With water and fire he molds into shape mighty masses of metal ; he shoots, at a sus tained speed beyond that of birds, across valleys and through mountain ranges; he uuites seas which conti nents had separated; there is noth iug in the whole earth which he has not subdued, or does not hope to subdue, to his use. There is hardly a physical miracle which he does not feel he can, or may yet, perform. But all this wonderful, this bound less, power over material laws Is gained by these laws. He alters no property of matter, but he uses one property or another as he needs, aud he uses one property to overcome another. It is by knowitig that gravity Is more powerful in the case of air than in tho caso of hydrogen gas that he makes air sustain him as he floats, beneath a bag of hydrogen, ubove the earth. It is by knowing that it is more powerful in water than in air that he sails in iron ships ; it is by knowing chemical affinity or repulsion that he makes the com pounds or extracts the simple ele ments ho desires; it is by kuowing that affinity is force, and that force is trausmutable into electricity, that he makes a messenger of the obedi ent lightning-shock ; it is by know ing that heat, itself unknown, causes gases to expand that he makes ma chines of senseless irou do tho work of intelligent giants. Ho subdueB naturo by understanding nature He creates no properly ; he, therefore, performs no miracle, though he does marvels. Wedded Lore A True Inci dent. "Make the bed easy, Mr. B.," said old Uncle Abe to tho undertaker, who was preparing the coffin for his aged wife. "Make the bed soft and easy, for her old bones are tender and soft, and a hard bed will hurt them." Ho forgot for a moment that old, gray-haired man that she was dead ; that the old bones hud done aching forever. Sixty -four years hud she walked by his side, a true and loving wife. Sixty-four years! Just think of it in this age of divorce. Sixty-four years had they dwelt under the same sorrows of life; together mourned over the coffin of their first born ; together rejoiced in tho prosperity) of their sous and daughters, aud uow she has loft him alone. No wonder he forgot. Her loving hands had so long cared for him, for ho had been the feebler of the two. "Until death do us part," said the marriage service that had united them so ma ny years ago. Death bad parted them, but the love still survived. Tenderly had he cared for her all these years, aud now tenderly did he watch the maTcing of the last bed of this still loved wife. He had bravely breasted the storm of life with her by his side, and now that she was gone he could not live, and in a few days they laid him by her 6ide. New Orleans Picayune. The chief object of schooling, the rudiments having been mastered, is to learn how lo learn ; but our schools, too many of them, are teaching how not to learn. The arts of drawing and music are taught to a certain extent, but the greater art of study, the art which onablcs the pupil to concentrate the energies of his mind aud master the subjects in hand, is shamefully neg lected. The fact is that study, real study, is hard, tiresome, exhausting work, and no new-fangled "system" or "method"' will ever make It any thing else. The boy that is going to really learn algebra, geometry or trigonometry has to think thiuk for himself; and that's just what the schools rarely teach him to do. It is not enough that he should under stand the solution of a problem, the demonstration of a proposition, or the derivation of a formula. That is superficial. If he is really to learn, he must thiuk out the solu tion for himself, demonstrate the proposition, and have as clear a knowledge of why a formula is cor rect as of the formula itself. But teaching of this sort takes time, and here seems to be the thing which our schools lack. To be Bure, they have all the time there is, but they seek to crowd so much into it that it comes very short. Ex. Among important recent decisions by the Chicago appellate court are two of general interest. One is to the effect that prospective but un planted crops are not subject to mortgage. The other is that rail road companies are not compelled to furnish seats or refuse to take passengers, although they may do the latter when their cars are crowd ed, and that persons who insist on boarding trains already full must take their chances, and if injured have no remedy. Omaha Repub lican. . Abraham I.lacela aad Zaca. Chandler. The recent anniversary of the birth of Lincoln prompts a resident of Washington, to relate in a newspa per of that city, a striking Incident of the' civil war, in which the late Zuchuriah Chandler played a prom inent part. The Washiugtoniau wa3 walking iu the avenue, just after tha first battle of Bull Run had filled the town with dismay and despoudency, and chanced to encounter Chandler, greatly excited over tho disastrous defeat, aud swearing like a Templar. The Senator seized him by tho arm the two had beeu friends for years and said: 'Let's go right up and see Lincoln. Something's got to ba done, or tho country's gone to sure.' Iu a few minutes they enter ed tho White House, aud found Lincoln he had evidently been weeping--with his wife, in the Blue Room, in a stato of agitatiou. The President held out his hand, ex claiming: 'My God, Chandler, I'm glad to sec ou. Wo are ruined, ruined. What shall bo dono?' 'Dono?' echoed the Senator. 'What must be done is thi: You must write out a proclamation at once, calling for 300,000 men.' Lincoln expostulated. Ho had not yet had a Cabinot meeting; but he was to have one that eveuiug. 'We can't wait,' urged Chandler; 'we must have the proc'amation immediate ly. It will give confidence to the nation. Without It we'll bo in an archy before a week. Corao, Mr. President, there's not a minute to lose,' and he urged Lincoln to n desk on which writing materials lay. Til wait for the document aud take it to the Associated Press, and to-morrow it will be all over the country.' Tho proclamation was hurriedly writ ten out and carried off by Chandler. A illlNer'N .lIlMerable I.ITe. Hugh McGlinn, proprietor of tho Rhode Island Livery Stable on 4th street, died Tuesday afternoon, aged CO years. The deceased left behind him an estate valued at ovor $200, 000. McGliun, it is slated, acquired his large fortune by leading an ex tremely penurious existence, and denying himself even the common necessaries of life. He occupied himself in the most menial employ ments about his establishment, and he devoted himself to the making and hoarding of money. For years he occupied a loft iu his stable, where he died. Ho wax unable to read or write, and was obliged to intrust tho management of his busi ness to an agent. In his last illness he refused to pay a physician to attend him unless he would guaran tee a cure. He left a will bequeath ing the whole of his estate to his wife, who, with his daughter, is earning a living in Rhode Island as domestic servant. He separated from his wife a number of years ago, because she bought a silk dress. San Francisco Chronicle. The relatives of the late widow who left her estate to Jeff. Davis have in a novel plea that perhaps has Eoine legal weight. In making an ancient hero of the sour apple tree her heir, the widow stated that it was in consideration of his distin guished patriotism aud services ren dered to the Confederate cause, for which he had spent himself, and had received no adequate reward from the South. The relatives say that as the "ser vices" of Jefferson D. wero treason able and consequently criminal, tho bequest is against public policy, aud is as illegal as if the will had stated that the consideration of the gift was murder, arson, or larcency committed by the legatee. It is an ingenious point, and it looks as though the courts will have do some tall dodging if they get around it, and permit Jeff to take the swag. If he Is bereaved of the property by this flaw, he will wish be had not been so gushing when he drew that will for his patroness. State Journ al. The following anecdote illustrates a well-known trait of the Yankee. In giving it place we do not endorse the wager part of it: A wager was laid on the Yankee peculiarity of answering one qnestion by asking another. To decide the bet a down easter was interrogated: "I want you," said the better, "to give me a straightforward answer to a plain question." "I kin du it, mister," said the Yankee. "Then why is it New Euglanders always answer a question by asking one in return?" "Du they?" was Jonathan's reply. "See that my grave's kept green," he warbled, under the window of his fair one's domicile, one pleasaut night. "I'll tend to the grave busi ness; young man," shouted her en-" raged paterual ancestor, a3 be poked - an old musket out of the second story window. No more concert that eveuiug. V A V fl 1 II 1 i.-j s '4. ' '' . .. 5-..-' Vf ',, rw "