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VOL. XL-NO.
COLUMBUS, NEB., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY -5, 1881.
WHOLE NO. 556.
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CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
A. S. Paddock, U. S. Senator, Beatrice.
Ai-VIN SauKDERS, U. S. Senator,Omaha.
T. J.. Majors, Hep., Peru. .
E. K. Yai.extink, Rep., AN est Point.
STATE DIRECTORY:
ALBXNU9 Nanck, (iovernor, Lincoln.
S .1 "vlcvauder, Secretary of state.
F. Liedtke. Auditor, Lincoln.
G M llartlett, Tr-furcr, Lincoln.
Ci DiUprlh, Attorney-tleneral.
S It Thompson, Supt. Public In-ruc.
11. C. Daw.ou, Warden of Penitentiary.
V. Abbey, I Vrhoa inspector.
iMl. Gould, J
Dr. J. O. Davi-, Prison Physician.
ill. P. Muthewson, Supt. Insane Aylum.
JUDICIARY:
S. Maxwell, Chief .lu-tice,
fieor:e 1. Lake,! AiJociate Judges.
Aiua-a Cobb. I
FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
a. w. Post, .!u Jir-. York.
M. B. KeeBe, District Attorney, A ahoo.
LAND OFFICERS:
M. B. lloxie, Register, Grand Island.
Wm. Anyan. Receiver, Urand Island.
COUNTY DIRECTORY:
J. . Illprins, County .luripf .
John Stauffer. Countv Clerk.
J. V. Early, Trea-urer.
Hni. Sidehnan. Sheritt.
.K. L. Rosslter, Surveyor.
John Walker, 1
John Wise.
M.-Maber, )
t,OUnivJOUlIuinniuri n.
Ur. A Tf.'int r. Coroner.
S. L. Barrett, Supt. of School-..
G.B.Bailey Justices-of tuePcace.
Bvron Millett,
J'harles Wake, Countable.
CITY DIRECTORY:
J. P. Becker, Mayor.
II. J. nudxoii. Clerk.
C. A. Newman, Treasurer.
Geo. U. Bowman, Police Judge.
.!.. Rout son, Engineer.
COUNCll.MK.v:
1st ITo-rd John Rickly.
G. A. Schroeder.
id WardWin. Lamb.
S.S, McAIIMer.
Sd IParil-fl.V. neither.
Phil. Cain.
;eluml)HN Pon( 0cr.
Open on Sundays trin 11 A.M. to 12m.
and from -l:.U) to C i M. BusinesK
hours except Sunday C A. M. to S p. m.
Eastern mails close at 11 a. m.
Western malic close at 4:15 p.m.
Mall leaves Columbus for Madison and
Norfolk, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, 7 4. M. Arrives at 6 P. M.
For Monroe, Genoa. Watervllle and Al
liiun, daily except Sunday G a. m. Ar
rive, name, 0 P.M.
For Postville, Farral, Oakdalc and
Newman's Grove, Mondays, Wednes
day and Fridays, 0 a.m. Arrives
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
at U p. M.
For Shell Creek, Creston and Stanton,
on Mondays and Fridays at C a. m.
Arrives Tuesdays and Saturdays, at
For Alexis, Patron and David City,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
1 p. M 'Arrives at 12 M.
For St. Anthonv, Prairie Hill and St.
Bernard, Fridays, 9 a. m. Arrives
Saturdays, .1p.m.
IJ. P. Time Table.
Eastward Hound.
Emigrant, No. 6, leaes at ... :25a.m.
Passenger, " 4. ' " llMKia.m.
Freight, " . " " .... 2:15 p.m.
Freight, "10, " ".... 4:30 a. ni.
Westward Bound.
Freight, No. 5, leaves at ... . 2:00 p. m.
Passeug'r, " 3, " "... 4:27 p.m.
Freight, " 9, " " 0:00 p.m.
Emigrant. "7. " " . 1:30 a.m.
Everv day except Saturday the three
li'ies leading to Chicago connect with
II P. traius at Omaha. On Saturdays
there will be but one train a day, as
shown by the following schedule:
.& M.T1ME TABLE.
Leaves Columbus, ...
" Hellwood
David City, .
44 Garrison,
44 Ulysses,
44 Staplehursl,
44 Seward, . . .
44 Rub v.
44 Milford.
.... 8:20 a. M.
.... 8:
.... 9.
50
15
9:
:3l
... 9:
55
... 10:
:12
....10:
30
4G
00
... 10:
11
44 Pleasant Dale, 11
44 Emerald 11
Arrives at Lincoln, . li
Leaves Liucoln at 12:50 p. M.
rives in Columbus 4:10 p. i.
:1S
:37
:00 m.
and ar-
O.. N. .V B. II. ROAD.
Bound north. I Bound south.
Jacksou . 4:53 p.m. Norfolk
0:30 a.m.
LostCrcckfi:30
Munsou
6:57 "
PL Centre 5:57
Humphrey 0:51
Madison " 7:40
Munsou 8:2S
Madison .7:45
Humphrey 8:34
PI. Centre 9:28
Lo-tCreek 9:55
Norfolk 8:55
Jackson 10:30
The deuartiirc from Jackson will be
governed by the arrival there of tbe
II. P. express train.
SOCIETY NOTICES.
3TCards under this headiug will be
inserted for $3 a year.
G. A. R. Baker Post No. 9, Department
'Of Nebraska, meets every second and
fourth Tuesday evenings in each
mouth in Knights of Honor Hall, Co
lumbus. John Hammond, P. C.
D. D. Wadswortii, Adj't.
H. P. Bower, Searg. Maj.
BUSINESS CARDS.
-Jir J.THOMPSON,
NOTARY PUBLIC
And Geuer.il Collection Agent,
St. Edwards, Boone Co., Neb.
NOTICE!
IF YOU have any real estate for sale,
if you wish to buy either in or out
of the city, if you wish to trade city
property for lands, or lands for city
property, give us a call.
WaPSWOKTH & JOSSELYN.
NELSON MILLETT. BYRON MILLETT,
Justice of the Peace and
Notary Public.
W. MILLETT 4c SOUT,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Columbus,
Nebraska. N. B. They will give
close attention to all business entrusted
to them. 248.
T OUIS SCHBEIBER,
BLACKSMITH AND WAGON MAKER.
All kinds of repairing done on short
notice. Bugeies. Wagons, etc., made to
order, and all work guaranteed.
CySbop opposite the " Tattersall,"
Olive Street. i25
LUBKER & CRAMER
Will open a Choice Stock of
HOLIDAY GOODS!
Consisting of
BOOKS. BRUSH. GLASS AND COMB CASES. WRITING DESKS, HAND
KERCHIEFS, GLOYES, &c. COLLAR BOXES, PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS,
AUTOGRAPH ALBUAIS, ORDER CAES. CARD CASES, CIGAR CA
SES, INK STANDS, PAPER WEIGHTS, DIARIES. POCKET
BOOKS. MUSIC ROLLS AND BINDERS, PICTURE FRAMES,
HAND MIRRORS. VASES, CHINA CUPS, TOILET SETS,
PAPER KNIVES, ROQUET HOLDERS. SEA SHELLS, WAX
INA RUBBER AND INDESTRUCTIBLE DOLLS. SHEET MUSIC,
PHI
SCRAP BOOKS, GAMES, GUITARS,
Apis 1 Geo. Woofls & Co's
pOKKELIIIS 5fc NIIl JLIV A-,
A TTORNEYS-A 1-LA W,
Up-stairs in Gluck Building, llth street,
Above the New bank.
i on j-.-haiicjiia:,
JUSTICE Of THE PEACE AND
NOTARY PUBLIC,
Platte Center,
Nkb.
H.
J. IHJft!NO:,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
liih Ktrert, i doors nrst of lUmraoml House,
Columbus, Neb. 4l-y
pvR. m. i.tiii;ksto.,
RESIDENT DENTIST.
Olliceover corner of llth and North-st.
Alloperationstirst-class and warranted.
G
1IIICAGO HARItEIl NIIOl!
HENRY WOODS, Pkop'r.
S57Everything in first-class style.
Also keep the best of cigars. fllCy
jl rcAI.I.lKTER BKOM.,
A TTORXEYS A T LA W,
Otlice up-stairs in McAllister's build
ing, llth St.
T II. RIJNCHK,
llth St., nearly opp. Gluck's store,
Sells Harness, Saddles, Collars, Whips.
Blankets, Curry Combs, Brushes, etc.,
at the lowest possible prices. Repairs
promptly attended to.
C J. NCIIUG, XI. 1.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Columliusj, TsTel.
Office Corner of North and Eleventh
Sts.,up-stalrs in GluckM brick building.
Consultation in Germau and English.
rysi. UURGI.N,
Dealer in REAL ESTATE,
CONVEYANCER, COLLECTOR,
ACT INCaEAUCr A3WT,
GENOA. NANCE CO., ... NEB.
OLATTERY .t PEARSALL
AKK PREPARED, WITn
FIRST- CLA SS A PPA RA T US,
To remove houses at reasonable
rates. Give them a call.
PICTURES! PICTURES!
NOW IS THE TIME to secure a life
like picture of yourself and chil
dren at the New Art Rooms, east llth
street, south side railroad track, Colum
bus, Nebraska, a Mrs. Josselyu jwill
close the establishment this Fall. Those
having work to do should call soon.
T S. MURDOUK & SON,
u " Carpenters and Contractors.
Have bad an extended 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 toestimate for you. '15TShop on
13th St., one door west of Friedhof v
Co' s. store, Columbus, Nebr. 483-y
LAW, REAL ESTATE
AND GENERAL
COLLECTION OFFICE
BY
W.S.GEER
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 Clotber Houe, Columbus, Neb.
473-x
COLUSIBDN
Restaurant and Saloon!
E. D. SHEEHAN, Proprietor.
tgrWholesale and Retail Dealer in For
eign Wines, Liquors and Cigars, Dub
lin Stout, Scotch and English Ales.
JSTKentucky Whiskies a Specialty.
OYSTERS in their season, by the case
can or dish.
Utk Street. Sovtk ef Depot
NEBRASKA HOUSE,
S. J. MARMOT, Prep'r.
Nebraska Ave., South of Depot,
COLUMBUS, IVEB.
A new house, newly furnished. Good
accommodations. Board by day or
week at reasonable rates.
tSTHctn a Finrt-Clam Table.
Meals, aSCents. Ladgingi 25 Cti
3$-'2tf
VIOLINS, ACCORDEoNS.TOYS, Ac.&c.
OipsrM ii i M
ADVERTISEMENTS.
raisi buggies e mm
END SPRINGS.
PLATFORM SPRINGS,
WHITNEY fc BREWSTER
SIDE SPRINGS
Light Pleasure and Business Wa
ir.
ons of all Descriptions.
We are pleased to invite the attention
of the public to the fact that we have
just received a car load of Wagons and
Buggies of all descriptions, and that we
are the sole agents for the counties ol
Platte, Butler. Booue,Madlson, Merrick,
Polk and York, for the celebrated
COETLAND WAGON COMP'Y,
of Cortland, New York, and that we are
od'eriug these w neons cheaper than any
other wagon built of .same material,
stylo and finish can be sold for in this
county.
UQTSend for Catalogue and Price-list.
PHIL. CAIX,
Columbus, Neb.
484-tf
A.MERIC-A2ST
UEDICAL & SWL INSTITUTE.
rSSSSS
.
T. . klTCHXLL. U. B.
D. T.MA2TY1I, .D
S. S. UEECXB. U. 0., & J. C. BEHISE, U. D., of Omiha.
Consulting; Physicians and Surgeons.
For the treatment of all classes of Sur
gery and deformities; acute and
chronic diseases, diseases of the eye
and ear, etc., etc.,
Columbus, Neb.
JEWELRY STORE
OF
G. HEITKEMPER,
ON ELEVENTH STREET,
Opposite Speice & North's land-ollice.
Has on hand a tine selected
stock of
lte,Cli
REPAIRING A SPECIALTY.
I3ALL GOODS SOLD, ENGRAVED
FREE OF CHARGE.J
Call and see. No trouble to show
goods. 519-am
Wm. SCHILZ,
Manufacturer and Dealer In
BOOTS AND SHOES!
A roinplMf aor1mrnt of I.ailtnT ami i'hll
drru's Shoes krpt on hand.
All Work Warranted!!
Oar motto Good stock, excellent
work and fair prices.
Especial Attention paid to Repairing
Cor. Olive aid 19th St.
BECKER & WELCH,
PR0PEIET0BS OF
SHELL CREEK MILLS.
MANUFACTURERS & WHOLE
SALE DEALERS IN
FLOUR AND MEAL.
OFFICE, COL UMB US, NEB
,
FiysiH m umm.
ucks antt Jewelry
F. SCHEOK,
31anufacturer and Dealer in
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
ALL KINDS OF
SMOKING ARTICLES.
Store on Olive St., near the old Post-office
Columbus Nebraska. 447-ly
HENRY LITERS,
BLACKSMITH
AND
Wagon VTaker,
Mi0h near Kounilrj, south of A. A N. Depot.
All kinds of wood and iron work on
Wagons, Rugglo, Farm ilachincry, &'.
ICcejis on hands the
TIMPKEN SPRING BUGGY,
and other eastern bugyfes.
ALSO, THK--
Furst & "Bradlev Plows.
MILLINERY ! MILLINERY!
MRS. M. S. DRAKE
HAS JUST RECEIVED A LARGE
STOCK OF
FALL AND WINTER
MILLIIEHY ABB FAICY MS.
13TA FULL ASSORTMENT OF EV
ERYTHING BELONGING '1 O
FIRST-CLASS MILLIN
ERY STORE.EI
Twelfth St., two doors east State Bank.
F. GERBER & CO.,
DKALKltS IN
FURNITURE ,
AND UNDERTAKERS.
I
TABLES, Etc., Etc.
GIVE HIM A CALL AT HIS PLACE
ON SOUTH SIDE lKli ST.,
One door east of IleinWs drug store.
CITYE-
Meat Market !
One door north of Post-olh'ce,
NEBRASKA A VE., - Columltu.
:o:-
KEKP ALL KINDS OF
Fresh and Salt Meats,
ALSO
I
Etc., in their season.
SSrCasii paid Tor Ilidex, Lard
aud IlacoH.
f)42-x
WILL. T. RICKLY.
NEW STORE!
hm Qehlsich s Em,
(Successors to HENRY & BRO.)
All ciiBtomerB of the old firm are cor
dially invited to continue their pat
ronage, the &aine as heretofore; to
gether with as many new custo
mers as wish to purchase
GrOOD Goods
For the Least Money.
Justin. A Large Stock
OF-
Tall and Winter
DRYGOODS!
FINE, CUSTOM-MADE
CLOTHING
Wl.MEK OVEfctCOATS,
JLLUUJ IU1U UUJJMJ
Mits and Gloves,
BOOTS m SHOES.
AT
PRICES TO SUIT ALL.
ALSO A FULL LINE OF
Grroceries.
Hardware,
Queensware.
IBB-THE HIGHEST 31 ARRET TRICE
PAID FOR COUNTRY PRO-
DUCE.ggJ
I. NIEMOLLEE'S,
545-3m Platte Centre, Neb.
VM
WILTS MURCH'S SERENADERS.
BY C A. STFrilENS.
In a certain ruial town down emi
where tbe iiarrator lonuerly resided,
there was ai one time a clique of
rough young follows who made it
their busnuwy to serenade all newly
wedded couples.
'Seren-idiiijj' was what they were
pleased to fill it ; but it was far from
being eithei a musical or a compli
mentary perloniiunee. In fact it
was a terrible bug-bear for all pros
pective brides and bridegrooms. On
the evening of the marriage, this
serenade-party, numbering lifteeu or
twenty members, was sure to make
its unwelcome appearance in the
yard, liberally provided with fish
horns, old tiu pans, guns and almost
every other possible instrument of
din aud racket.
These rude fellows came disguised
in masks aud old clothes; aud the
first I int of their approach was usu
ally a discharge of guns, a racket of
stones on the roof, blended with a
horrible blare of horns aud imita
tions of Indian war-whoops.
If the newly-made husband did not
wish that sort of music continued all
night, he must arise, open his doors
and invite iu these unwelcome
guests.
Once iu the house, they -would
make themselves very much at home
aud expected to be 'treated' to a
good supper, or elso to be furnished
with a handsome sum of money with
which to go away and provide n
supper for themselves.
This was not the worst. For the
boors usually demanded that the
bride should be brought into the
room, and often insisted disguised
and masked as they were ou salut
ing her with a kiss.
If admittance was refused them,
liicy kept up their terrific din, hour
after hour, and sometimes they had
brokeu into houses. Often they got
ou the roof to continue their deafen
ing fanfarade; indeed, there was no
end of their pranks ; and if not treat
ed with so much liberality as they
thought due them, they would come
agaiu night after night.
Occasionally they met with a
rough reception iu the shape of hot
water, jets of kerosene oil from
squirt-guns, aud shots had even been
fired at them.
That they were an abominable
nuisance aud an outrage on all rights
and decency, was admitted by every
one ; yet it was difficult to proceed
against them legally, and the party
was powerful enough to make itself
feared as well as hated. Otherwise,
it would havo been promptly broken
up by au indignant community.
I have tried to learn the origin of
such serenading, and I think the
custom came to us from among the
French Canadians of the Lower
Provinces. For these people have a
trick which they call 'charavari,'
where a party, fantastically dressed
and equipped, with cracked fiddles,
horns and kettle-drums, sometimes
go to 'wake' a wedding wheu there
is some circumstance about it which
offends public taste ; as, for example,
when the bride is many years older
than the bridegroom, or if, ou the
other hand, an old gray-beard were
to take a very young wife.
Such were the serenadcrs, and
such was the state of affairs at the
time of the marriage of a young man
named Willis Murch, a friend and
neighbor of the writer.
Willis, or Wilts, as we called him,
was a quick-wilted young man aud
possessed a great deal of good sense
and sturdy independence. I had
often heard him say, whenever we
would hear of a serenade, that he
would never let that company into
his house, nor give them a cent to
carouse on.
When Wilts came to be twenty-one
his parents wanted him to live al
home ou their farm aud take care of
them. It was no very desirable
offer. There was a heavy mortgage
on the farm, aud there were two
helpless, bed-ridden members of the
family. Willis, too, had been plan
ning to go West as soon as he came
of age; and he was just the man to
make his way in the West and do
well. But he conscientiously gave
np his plans for the sake of the old
people, and settled down at home,
like the good son he was, to pay off
the debts on the place and 'Bee his
folks through.' as the neighbors'ex-
pressed it.
There was another, too, concerned
in this sacrifice of Wilts' plans.
Amanda Bachelder, a schoolmate
and very dear friend of Wilts', aud
who, it was said, was as like him as
two people could be. It had long
been an understood thiug, that when
Wilts went West, Mandy Bachelder
would go with him as Mrs. Murch.
There was a wedding that fall, on
Thanksgiving day morning Wilts
and Mandy. They moved home,
that is to say, to Wilts' home, that
afternoon.
That da, at the store at the cor
ners, a fellow named Gallison, sup
posed to be connected with the 'serenade-gang,'
hinted to Wilts that he
hoped he (Willis) was 'laying in a
stock of good things' for the 'cele
bratiou' that night.
'What do you mean by 'celebra
tion?' Wilts a-ked him.
'Oh, you'll find out soon enough,'
said Gallison, laughing, aud with a
wink to the others.
'You mean the feerenading-gang?'
said Wilts.
'Like enough,' replied Gallison.
'Shouldn't wonder a mite.'
'You expect me to open my house
aud furnish supper for the 'roughs'
of the town? Then let me tell you,
once for all, that I shall do nothing
of the sort ; and if you care to take
my advice, you will keep away aud
mind your own business aud leave
me to mind mine. I've no money to
spend in entertainments of any kind.'
'Perhaps you mean to shoot us,'
sneered Gallison. 'We'vo seen guns
before.'
'No matter what I mean to do,'
said AVilts. 'I waru you to keep
away.'
This warning on Wilts' part only
stimulated these unprincipled fel
lows to do their worst. They turned
out in full custom ; and at exactly
teu o'clock that evening, they open
ed the fracas with a discharge of
guns, tooting ot horns and drum
ming, accompanied by a shower ot
biick-bitts on the roof.
We heard it all over the neighbor
hood, aud wondered, not without
some misgivings, what- Wilts
would do.
He did nothing. He had securely
fastened up the doors and windows
below, aud he remained quietly
within.
Blow and whoop they did, but
Wilts gave no sign that he heaid
them.
About midnight, however, old Mr.
Murch, Willis' father, nearly crazed
by the noise, opened a window, and
very civilly asked the parly to go
away and let him get a little sleep.
They answered this request with
such a deafening noise that the old
gentleman was glad to draw in his
head and shut the window.
They did not quite dare to bieak
into the house with axes; they knew
Wilts' courage too well. Daylight
dispersed them. But (hey promised
loudly, ere departing, to come back
next night.
During the day, Wilts called on
two of his neighbors, young men
like himself, and asked them to come
over to his place that afternoon, aud
stay over night in the house.
'Our 'friends' of last night's hulla
baloo have promised to come back,'
said he, 'and you may see some fi.u
if things work right
.lust at dusk, two young fellows
whose names need not be given
accepted the invitation, aud went to
the house.
The kitchen there was a large low
room, and the outside door opened
into it from off the piazza. Wilts
had just put two very strong staples
and hasps ou this door for fastening
it on the outside. It was a very
strong oak door. On the outside,
too, he had put up two strong plank
shutters on the kitchen windows.
Two other doors, leading one into
the wood-house, and the other into
the sitting-room, were ready for
fastening ou the outside from the
kitchen, with bars and hasps. In
short, Wilts had made of the kitchen
a cage strong enough for a prison
cell.
During the evening, he set out ou
the kitchen table a large basketful ot
good eating apples and a jug of new
eider, with .glasses. A candle was
left burning here; aud iu the large
Canadian stove a good fire of hard
wood logs was shut up, burning
slowly. To his two young friend,
who had been taken into the strata
gem, Willis showed an auger-hole
bored iu the ceiling, directly over
the stove.
The evening passed pleasantly. It
was cloudy and pretty dark. The
sereuadcrs gathered about the house
very quietly. But promptly at teu
o'clock, the noise of the night before
was repeated. Guns, horns, drums,
stones on tbe roof, and heavy blows
against the side of the house.
Al length, some of them who were
trying the lower windows discover
ed that the kitchen door under the
piazza was not fastened. They threw
it open, and seeing the apples and
cider, all walked iu and began to
help themselves. Perhaps they fan
cied that these refreshments had
been set out on purpose to propi
tiate them.
It was a rather chilly evening out.
The warm stove was very comforta
ble. They shut the door and sat
down.
Meantime, Wills and his two
friends had been looking through
the auger-hole ; aud one of them now
slipped down the back stairs into
the woodhouse, and goiug round on
the piazza, quietly hasped the kitch
en door on the outside.
They were not long drinking up
the'eider. Then they began shout
ing for Willis aud Maudy.
'Don't think you'll get off with a
mess of apples aud elder! You
haven't seen the last of us so easy!
Ten dollars for drinks, Wilts! We
must have something more out of
you !'
'Well,' said Wilts, through tbe
auger-hole, 'joMsm have something
more." and with that, he blow a
whole paper of cayenne pepper
through a piece of lead pipe down
uuon that hot stove!
In au instant, tho whole kitchen
was full of the fircy, pungent dust !
There came up au enraged shout,
followed by a rush for the door. The
intruders found the door hard and
fast.
It is quite useless to try fully to
depict what followed. The invad
ers screeched, pounded aud sneezed.
Some begged aud screamed ; some
threw themselves Hat ou the tloor
with their faces down, to get air.
They could neither see nor breathe
iu that fiery atmosphere.
A t last, oue ot tho serenades. b
dint of pounding with the butt of a
gun, fairly stove off one of the plank
shutters from the front window, and
the whole party tumbled out, nearly
blinded, aud sneezing as if their
heads would hurst. They were so
badly punished that they hurried oil
at once, arid we heard that several
of them were sick a week.
The story flew through the town,
and the serenaders were joked and
jeered at by the people. They had
to confess themselves beaten. 'Iluh-yish-oo!J
was the joke which they
heard on all sides. That was the last
charavari they ever attempted.
Youth's Companion.
Out ol Fuwkion.
Even our sins go out of fashion.
If ancient novels are to be believed,
people of the old days seemed to
take exquisite pleasure in revenging
themselves for any injnry, real or
fancied. They made revenge their
life's object. Now what civilized
being at the present day really thinks
it worth while to take any trouble to
revenge himself? If any one has
injured his vanity, has treated him
in public places with contempt, or
exposed his folly, he is rather glad
than otherwise to pay off his adver
sary wheu the occasion comes; but
to make vengeance nny very seriou
object of thought, much more to
devote a life to it after the melo
dramatic fashion, is so rare as to be
almost an evidence of insanity. In
old days, the case would naturally
be different. A feudal Baron, in the
intense dullness of his country life,
would very likely have nothing else
to think of than the injury done to
him by some brutal likeness of him
self ; the oue great excitement of his
life being a fight, he would be always
employing his imagination at odd
times in taking Lis enemy at a dis
advantage, getting him down, and
casting him into a loathsome dun
geon. He might brood over this for
hours, when his modern counterpart
would be reading the daily papers.
It would doubtless be gratifying to
him if he could achieve bis amiable
object, and vary the monotony of
Hie by torturing his defenseless
enemy. But, fortunately, in our day,
both revenge and dungeon have
gone out of fashion, and tbe days of
"It-r-evenge is sweet !" have passed
forever. Even the modern sensa
tional novel cannot revive them.
If our coming legislature have any
desire to be held in grateful remem
brance by the people whom they
represent, a long step iu thin direc
tion can be takeu by abolishing the
present extortionate system of rail
road tariffs under 'which Nebraska
groans. As long as the profits ofall
her years of abundance are with u
careful nicety shaved off and placed
in the pockets of the railroad kings,
it is no -wonder that the cry of "hard
times" arises when crops are light.
While no one is disposed to ques
tion the advantages of railroad con
nections throughout the state, never
theless their extortions are oue ot
the most serious drawbacks to the
population of our young state, and
it is a duty our representatives owe
to her, as a guardiau of her interests,
to see that this as well as all other
drawbacks be removed. Central
Cily Courier.
Wishing to pay his friend a com
pliment, a gentleman remarked : "I
hear you have a very industrious
wife." "Yes," replied the friend,
with a melancholy smile, "she is
never idle. She always fluds some
thing for me to do."
"Eugenie, Eugenie, will you still
insist on wearing the hair of another
woman upon yonr head?" Alphonse
AIphouEO, do you still insist upon
wearing the skin of another calf
upon your feet?" She Jiad him.
The United State fteBatoi-Khlp
Tho matter of the selection of a
man to represent Nebraska iu the
U. S. Senate for the next six years
following the expiration of Seuator
Paddock's preseut term has beeu
pretty generally discussed through
out the State. The result of this
discussion, as near as it can be
summed up, is an almost unanimous
verdict, as far as tbe press is con
cerned, in favor of returning Mr.
Paddock to the Senate, of making
him his own successor. It may be
safely set down as a rule that the
voice of tbe press in any particular
matter is the voice of the poople. If
the rule holds good in this instance
ttiere can be no doubt of a success
ful issue to Mr. Paddock's campaign.
Aud why should he not ba suc
cessful? Looking tbe field over it
is difficult to liud any substantial,
outspoken opposition to him. It 'is
true that there are a few personal
aud a few newspapers who claim J.
mm iic win nui ue ru-eiecieu , uui
they give no reasons, offer no argu
ments to show that he should not
be. A few say that he is incompe
tent ; but tbe assertion is a mere
generalization, for none are able to
show or at least have so far failed
to show wherein his incompetency
lies. This is a campaign wherein
something is expected beside glit
tering generalities and vague insin
uations. The selection of a United States
Seuator is a very important matter
to tbe people of this State, and they
have a right to demand of their rep
resentatives who are to make that
selection for them that they shall
bear in mind the necessary qualifi
cations first of ability, second of
integrity, third ol industry. Any
person to show a valid claim, must
have these qualifications vouched
lor in some manner. The Express
has nothing to say, specifically, de
rogatory to an' candidate for the
otlice. Some have ability, aud lack
the other qualifications; others have
the integrity and are iudustrious,
but lack the ability. Others, as far
as their public records go, have
proven themselves honest, able and
industrious in the political positious
where they have been placed by the
people. Not tho least of this latter
number is Seuator Paddock, who
seeks a re-election ; and he is not
only not the leant, but by all odds
the most prominent when expedien
cy aud ability are- additionally con
sidered. It cannot be charged that
he is dishouest; it caucot be
shown that he is not
industrious; and if the proof of
ability lies in a comparison of bis
record with that of his colleague,
Mr. Saunders, or of his former col
league, Mr. Hitchcock, or with tho
record of any member of the Senate
or House that has ever been sent
from Nebraska, then his ability is
fully proven. All this being true
ami it is true Mr. Paddock has the
decided advantage, because he can
present more claims for recoguition
than any other candidate, claims
that cannot he ignored by a body of
honest and intelligent men such as
has been chosen to represent an
honest and intelligent people.
The reason given by a few that
he cannot be re-elected because no
other Senator has ever beeu given a
second term, is the flimsiest kind of
bosb, and will not stand for a mo
ment against the breath of public
opinion against this everlasting
folly of changing men in office with
out cause, of tumiug them out at
the very moment when they have
become the moot useful, of constant
ly refusing to let well enough alone.
The people of Nebraska have dis
covered their error as regards their
past Senators, and the sentiment in
this canvass is quite universal in
favor of continuing a man in the
Senate who has proven acceptable
to them iu every regard, aud who
can reprosent the State better, after
having had au experience of six
years, than any new man could pos
sibly do who might be chosen. This
is exactly the state of public opinion
in Nebraska to-day on tbe Senato
rial question. Considered in con
nection with tbe fact that there is
general satisfaction with Mr. Pad
dock's work, and there is no organ
ized opposition to him among those
having a first preference for other
candidates, it is not too much to
predict that his re-election will be
easy and certain as it should be.
Beatrice Express.
Even tbe best natured men can't
stand everything. A Nashua man
endured having a neighbor kick him
over three fences, run him across a
stumpy field into a barn-yard, throw
him down and jam an old stocking
into his mouth and didn't get mad.
But when tbe neighbor went and
told of the affair, it riled tbe victim
like blazes.
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