The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, March 12, 1884, Image 1

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COLUMBUS, KEB., WEDNESDAY MMCH 12, 1884. 1 -.
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D.T. 3Iaetyx, 21-D. F. J. isCBXG. M.D.
Dk. HAETYff & SCHTJG,
U. S. Examining Surgeons.
Local Surgeon-. TCnion Pacific- O.. N.
& B. n. and H. 31. U- It's.
Consultation- in Gerawn -and Unzlish.
Telephones at outre anu rcsiucu..
COLUaiBUS.
USSBEASKA.
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PHTSICIAXd: SUEGEOX.
Di-eases of vrom:n and children a spe
cialty. Countr pbieMa. Office former
ly occupi-U by Dr. Honeteel. Telephone
exchange. s
fWlAS. SI.OASE. (YekLee)
CHIXESE LA UXDRT.
-Under "Star Clothing Store," Tie
brabka Avenue, Cala:nbu. &-oin
DEKTAL PAELOE.
On Corner of Tvelfih and Xorth Streets,
over Ernst's hardware store.
S2"Office hours. to 12a.m.; 1 to 5 p.m.
Olla AsnBAUGH, Dentist.
A TTOEXE TS-A J -LA W,
Dp-stairs in Gluek Buildin?. 11th street,
Above the w bank.
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XOTAliT PUBLIC.
12th Street. 2 door nt of IlimmoaJ Hoae,
Coiur.ibus. Neb. 9''-5 ,
''piIlJRSYOrV A: POWEBS,
SUEGEOX DEXTISTS,
Z3 Office m Mitchell Block, Colum
bus, Nebra-k-. "-"
-T G. EEEDEK,
" -4 TTOEXE T AT LA W,
Office on Olive t.. olumbu-. Nebraska.
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pi G. A. HULLDOUsT, A. 31.. 31. D
h 021EOPA TBI C fUTSI CI AX,
iqTTffo Blocks -outh of Court House.
Telephone communicition. -ly
V. A. MACKZN,
DJvALEK IX '
Wines, Liquors. Cigars, Porters, Ales,
e'e , etc
Olive Street, next to First National Bank.
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cAUJiiTEC XS1SOS.
A TTOEXETS A T LA W,
Office up-sUir- in McAllister's bnild
in?. 11th at. W. A. McAllister, t-irr
Public.
J. 31. MACFAIU-iXD.
B. K. COWDERY,
LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE
OF
MAJCFAILL.AKD &. CCWDE?.y,
Celitmbtws, Nebraska.
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PAIXTEIi.
"Carriasc. house aucl sin painticz,
"lazinr. paper hxnzins, kalsominins?, etc.
done to order, shop on 13th St.. opposite
Eucine nuc. t'olumbu-. Neb. 10-y
llth St. opposite Lindell Hotel.
Sell Harness, Saddles, Collars. "Whips,
Blankets, furry Combs. Brushes, trunk,
valises. buz"top, cushions, carriasre
trimmings, "a'c at the lowest possible
prices. Repairs pr. mpily attended to.
Js. irrjirDocK & son,
Carpenters and Contractors.
JBavehadan 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 rive us an oppcr
tunitytoestimateforyou. STShop on
13th St one door west of Friedhof
Co's. store, Columbus. Nebr. 4SS-V
O. C. SBLAJSnSTCXN",
MAXCTACTUEEE OF
Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware !
Job-Work, Hoofing and Gutter
ing a Specialty.
yyShop on Eleventh Street, oppo-ite
Helntr's uru:: Store. nC-y
G
IT. CL1KC,
JLY2? AND JNSUEANCE AGENT,
HUMFSEET, NEBE.
His lands comprise some fine tracts
in the Shell Creek Valley, and the north
ern portion of Pl?tte county. Taxes
paid for non-residents. Satisfaction
guaranteed. 20 y
OLTJJtBIJS PACKDiG CO.,
C0LU2IBUS, - XEB.,
Packers and Dealers in ell kinds of Hog
product, cash paid for Live or Dead Hor
or grease.
Directors. B. H Henry. Pret.; John
"Wiggins, Sec and Treas.; X. Gerrani, S.
Cory.
"V70XICE XO T114.CHKKS-
J. E.Moncrief, Co. Supt-,
"Will be in his office st the Court House
on the third Saturday of each
month for the purpose of examining
applicants, for teaeher's certificates, and
for the transaction of any other business
-pertaining to schools. rt,-y
TAXES SALMON,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Plans and estimates supplied for either
frame or brick Duildinzs. Good wort
-guaranteed. Shop on 13th Street, near
St-Paul Lumber Yard, Columbus, Ne
braska. 5 too.
J. WAG-KER,
Iiverr and Feed Stable.
Is prepared to furnish the public wfth
.gaaa Vgj BBggies ana carnages iorau
a, especially icr luaeraM. .jlio
i a sale stable. 44
FIRST
National Bank !
COL1
Authorized Capital, -Cash
Capital,
8250,000
50,000
OFFICZ2S AKD DIRECTORS.
A. ANDERSON, Pres't.
SA3TIC. SMITH. Vice Pres't.
O. T. HOEX. Cashier.
J. VT. EARLY.
ROBERT TJHLIG.
HKRMAN OEHLKICH,
TT. A. 3IC CLUSTER,
G. ANDERSON",
1'. ANDERSON.
Foreirn-aud Inland .Even anve. -Eaasage.
T.rkets7Real Eatate.loan ana Insurance.
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coaIFQMei
J.E..lT0RTfl'&C0.,
-DEALERS LN-
Coal,
Hair,
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fiotk Spring Coal, SI.M P ton
Carbon OVyorain?) Coal.:..v.""6.G0 ' '
Eldon (Iora Co'a! 3.50 "
Blacksmitli Coal of .bert.'qnality al
ways on hand at low
est prices.
north. Side meventii St.,
COLUMBUS, KEB.
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UNION EACIHC
LAND OFFICE
Improved and TJniinproved Farms,
Hay and Grazing" iands and City
Property for Sale Cheap
AT THE
Union Pacific Land Office,
On Long Time and loir rate
of Interest.
tSTFinal proof made on Timber Claim,
Homesteads and Pre-emption-.
2SAli wishing to buy lands of any de
scription will please call and exainiue
my list of lands before looking elsewhere
J3TAII having lands to ell will pleae
call and give me a description, term .
prices, etc.
ST"! a so am prepared to insure prop
erty, as I have the agency of several
first-class Fire insurance companies.
F. "W. OTT, Solicitor, speaks German.
SA3IIIEL C- SMITH.
30-tf Columbus, Xebntka.
BECKER & WELCH,
IROritlETORS OF
FTraT.T. CREEE MILLS.
3IANUPACTURERS AXD WHOLE
SALE DEALEESTX
FLOUR AND HEAL.
O FFICE, COL TUm US, XEJi.
SPEICE & NORTH.
General Agents for the Sale of
REAL ESTATE.
Union Pacific, and 3Iidland Pacific
E. E. Lands for sale at from $3.00 to $10.00
per acre foreash, or on"nve or ten years
time, in annual payments to suit pur
cnasers. We have -also a large and
choice lot of other lands, improved-and
unimproved, for sale at -low price .and
on reasonable terms. Also businesffand
residence lots in the citj. We:kep a
complete abstractor titleto all real.es
tate in Platte County.
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CI1maUg,KfES.
loras-scMffiE-B; ,
Bteiitfi aifl Wagilte.
All kinds f Repairiig- dae
Skrt-Xttiee. biggies, Wag
isT eter.Mgtetw Vrier,-
TUlan writ
arteed.
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sell tie
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"Stop apposite the "TattersalL" 1
uuve-au, uuiiuaaua. -
UNDEB TEE SNOW.
Ifr other-heart is aching-, oh, how sore!
Tie while I watch the first lijfct fall or snow;
Wr lathe churchyard lies my little child.
How oan I leave his bed unsheltered so?
I wept for hours beside ay window-pane
"WiaaTflrstJeft him there, a-'ace at aizst;
Bavwaaa. I aeasfat ais rastisplacs fey y,
en-aH the earth srsusd seemed warm sad
bright.
.AH rammer tear, fair flowersjacve decked his
bed.
And birds hare warbled there their sweetest
lays.
iZhaaiaaas tare, bow ssd,eaa,-weptjrtrjlsa;
Tsirmoons have watched It; and calm sunny
dars.
But now when careful shepherds house their
docks.
And households gather closer in their fold
While I am sheltered safe, and still and warm
MyJittle one lies out there in the cold.
Yet faith and reason tell me that his soul
Is folded safe where never tempests blow.
And that he dwells where summer still abides
I -wish that I could always eel it so.
Tf i could see aim once one little hour
Amonr ttesnsstelivtej;. safe and giad;
Although X might not speak, or touch hisobe.
J think that I eoald sever feel so sad.
Andyet. wtthtn the churchyard, all alone.
That little-waxen forml cherished so.
And shielded from the slightest touch of chUl,
5Iust lie all winter underneath the snow.
Lillian Orey, in the Continent.
LETTERS OF EXPLANATION.
They were brought about in this
way. There .had been a .regatta on the
Schuylkill, . at Philadelphia. Mn
Charles -Graydon, a resident, had been
presented to" Miss Thurlow. a visitor.
They talked of boats and rivers, and
thence drifted to the ocean and steam
ers. Said Miss Thurlow: "Sometimes I
fancy I should like to be a sailor a
real professional sailor, I mean. I'd
like tc command an ocean steamer, to
cross and recross the Atlantic half-dozen
'times ayear.
Yes. Mr. Gravdon had crossed the
Atlantic several times, and ill
enjoyed his trips abroad thorockl. He
had 'formed pleasant acquaint seson
steamers, 'which developed afterward
into close friendships. He had been
deceived, too. by outward appearances.
"I remember several years ao." he
said. "I was going over "on the Cunard
line. There was on board a voting
f-cTergrvmanwhom everv onelikedl We
became 'very1 friendly, and spent many
a half-hour walking "the deck together.
Just before we reached Queenstown. he
said tojne: 'Gravdon, 1 findmvself a
little embarrassed. I haven't asmnch
money left as I need. Would vou lend
Tne fifty dollars till we reach London?
ni pay you there. I hate to ask you,
butlaaLreally in need of it.' I natu
rally understood his delicacy.and so made
light- of the matter, replying merely:
'certainly, Waldron, I am only too glad
to be of service to you and I
.handed him the sum he asked for. We
parted at Queenstown to meet in Lon
don; but do you know. I have never
'heard from my young clergyman since.
He wore his cloak very wefiT"
.A. bright color was in Miss Thurlow's
cheeks as she asked: "What did-you
sav his name was?'
""He called himself Theodore Wal-.
droh, although I doubt whether that
was"-his real name.'
Miss Thurlow's brow contracted and
Jier eyes flashed, but she said, calmly:
'There must be some mistake. Surely
a ciersrvman could not be guiltv of
such an act. Tell me, when did this
happen?"
"In July, 186S. I have not bean over
since.'"
After leaving Miss Thurlow, Mr.
Graydon wondered why it was that she
grew so suddenly cool in her manner
toward him. "She must be a clergy
man's daughter." thought he, and the
-matterpassed-from his-mind.
These are the letters that .ensned.
The first was received by Mr. Graydon
some ten davs after the regatta:
"Chicago. September 15, 1573.
-Mr. Charles Gravdon. Philadelphia:
"Sir: My sister. Miss Thurlow. has
relatedto me in detail her conversation
with you in Philadelphia-on the occasion
of her meeting you at a regatta. While
I deplore her misfortune in having pre
sented to her notice a man so unprinci
pled as you have shown yourself to be
a man who deserves no better name
than blackguard -when he attempts to
uuuu uie LLLisuxueu cepuiuuon ox an
other I am forced .so far to notice
you as to demand a retraction on the
parrof-the grogs calnmtrrTou have ut
tered. Rev. Theodore Waldron is a
life-long friend of mine and of my fami
ly! He is not at present in Chicago,
b'utevenif he .were here I should not
hesitate to take this matter into my own
hands. You can not fail to understand
that I expect you to retract and apolo
gize. "Feaxk Thtelow "
"Philadelphia. Sept. 19, 1873.
3r. Frank Thurloic. Chicago. Hcinois:
"Sir: Your extraordinary letter of
the 15th inst. has been received. 1 am
not quite clear upon the subject, but
.fancy you must have written it from a
mad-house. You demand an apoloT,
a retraction I don't auite know-what.
I am in the'dark. Do ftmderstand that
vou expect me to confess to lvin? that
yon expect me to say that what I said
of Mr.- Waldron is bo: true? Why, sir,
the more T think of it the more I am
irritated. Ltis yon who have insulted
me. Jt is you "who will apologize. I
have spoken nothing"but the truth; and
as regards Mr. Waldron, your life-long
friend (and associate, I presume), I
"reiterate that he borrowed money from
me under false pretenses, and I add now
that he deserves to be branded pub
licly, although in justice to myself I
must sav thatrthe mention of his" name
was guite accidental, and unintentional.
omav-part. Alias Thurlow drew from
I me'his.-name in.full,.aiid.thus identified
him. Waenyrauliave taken time to re
flect yotr will -recognize your hastiness,
and no doubt tender me vour full and
'ready apology.
" "Chabt.es Geatdox."
"Chicago, September 25, 1873.
"Xr.CkarUi GrayiMPhaadtlphia:
4iI hardly know .what to say to you,
sir. Ontny.retuxn. to this citv yester
vdavMnTfinrlow laid vour letter be-
.-forelme, and also a copv. of the osehe
id'pivioasly written to you. More
orr,ta rollstatemtaif ofyoimialicions
aad cowardly attack has been given me..
Yourjnbfivefor sBch action is beyond
all-conjecture.
c "Our acquaintance was but a lmt
onein "point'dt "'limep'stilL "in our con
staat intercourse anutual confidence;
dnrmtfcbse few days on "beard ship,
I ielr that van were s? -penrlpinxn- Mr
TifeLSas nptTbeen.one to gly&me the ex- :
penence. asa juagjnent aecessarv to
coaibar. witnr a aaaa sck wily and unscru
pdeasasyou sceza'to beC and vet it is
tramretaita-atan can. be refined and
.Ue la jaaaaer 'anH a-sccuadrel at
JmkL, WiydidywHead atetheasonev
-at-lL3 IHd.y-TW .fiea "iald tQ
isrjwe-ase, 'asal -leak a thst fart in
wlatuU-weapep wkhwMcito strife
-aae .w could yrjnhave'kaown-thaVt
WflSfinHf TiTiai 1 1 BiTfcililiiiii
m j
have I ever done that you stoma wish, to
come between as now? lean omly look
upon this dastardly act as soznething.b
yond my comprehension.
"-Fortunately I remember .the exact
date of depositing the oney to-jOBr
credit at Seligmaa Brothers'. I "was
detained in Ireland, And on my arrival
in London was unable to find you. I
therefore did -all I could when I paid
the soma at the bank where youaiea-tioned-having
a letter of credit.
"Ihave written to Seligman Brothers,
and by return, steamer shall possess a
receipt showing that on. August 4, 1848.
the money was paid to your rnnnt I
have now mereh to say that yonr
scheme has utterly failed, and that I
leave you to the contemplation, of your
self. "Theodoke Waxdjws."
Mr. Graydon read this letter, taraed
to his diarv, and found ".that os
3, 1868,he had drawn his balaace
Seligman Brothers', and left Loadon.
tHe rushed out, and a half-hour after-r.
ward this cable dispatch "was
under the Atlantic:
"Selipnum "Brother, London:
"Have I a balance at your bank? 11
so, how much, and when was it de
posited? "Charues Geatdox."
The next day he received this:
"Charles Graydon, Philadelphia:
"A balance to vour credit of ten
pounds six shillings. Deposited August
1868.
"Seugma- Beothees?'
The last letter:
Philadelphia, Sept. 29. 1S73.
"Ber. Theodore Waldron. Chicago, Illinois:
"Mr dear Sir, With feelings of
deep shame and bitter regret.1 offer you
an apology. Since receivine your let
ter 1 have telegraphed to Seligman
Brothers, and have learned by their re
ply that your statement is "absolutely
correct. It L,perhaps useless for me to
say more. Yet, feeling that I have
never had a desire to injure you in any
way, that 1 have never harbored, a wish
to annoy you even. I may be allowed to
state that! left London "on August 3,
1868. on which date I drew from the
banking house of Seligman Brothers all
monevdueme. I wish also to assure
you that although I have often related
the incident of our brief acquaintance, I
never before mentioned your name.
Mj- inadvertence on thi3 occasion would
have probably passed unnoticed under
any other circumstances. For this un
fortunate affair I am sorry; I am hu
miliated. I beg that you" will convey to
Miss Thurlow a separate apology for
having so unconsciously wounded her.
Yours very contritely,
'Charles Gratdox.'
Among the presents displaved at the
wedding of Bev. Theodore Waldron and
Miss Thurlow was one which attracted
no little attention an ingenious Swiss
clock, so constructed that, on striking,
a figure representing Charity stepped
form and drew a veil over the hour that
had just passed. On a card lying near
it was written: "With the best wishes of
Charles Graydon." Lieut. E. IT. Stur
dy, U. S. N., m Harper's Bazar.
A Story sf Jnd?e Pslaad.
Here is
a good, storv
about Judge
Poland, of
Vermont,
who turns up m
Congress after having been in obscurity
since he was snowed under in 1874. The
Judge wears now the same old swallow
tail coat with brass buttons that warmed
him ten years ago. When is he so dressed,
with his white hair and smoothlv-shaven
face, he bears a certain resemblance to
the picture of George Washington.
The Judge is very proud of this, and his
friends know it. Well, one day he had
a parry of Vermonters at th"e White
House and happened to be in the east
room, which was completely shaded by
the heavy curtains. A comfortable
looking Cjuaker, with his wife and two
children, entered the farther end in their
sight-seeing rounds- In a corner near
the Judge stood a full-length picture
frame leaning against the walL "Get
behind that frame.' said one of his
party, "and we'll tell these people that
it's a picture of Washington. The
Judge stepped briskly into place. Slowly
the Quaker and his" brood came down
the great room, he pointing out the
pictures on the-walL" -"What's that?'
he demanded, pointing toward the
Judge." "That's Washington," he
was answered- "Do not go near. The
painting is just finished, and mustjiot
be touched." The Judge stood impas
sive in the shadow, gazing pensively
out on the group halted a. dozen fee't
away. At length the honest visitor
found voice. Turning slowly to his
wife, he said: "Wife, we always thought
well of George Washington, but that is
all over. We are temperance people;
just look at that noeeP'and he pointed
toward the most marked feature of
Poland's face, gathered up his family,
and sorrowfully marched away. The
Vermonters restrained themselves for a
moment, then gave wav. and onlv
Lrealized what.they were doing by .the
Judge sgrum words: "hat are you
fools laughing at? The story was
told, and the next day Fernando "Wood
alluded to it "in Poland's presence, but
the latter's expression then has deterred
his friends from mentioning it in his
presence- It is noticed, however, that
since then the Judge very seldom al
ludes to his likeness to the" father of his
country." Washington Cor. Troy Times.
The Fessale Xaaaeiar Editsr.
When a very mad man rushes into the
St. Louis Chronicle office with a elub, and
expresses in emotional tones an ambition
to annihilate somebody, he is politely
referred to Miss Fannv Bagbv, the man-
j aging editor. It is not hard to imagine
rtne "sensation ofa-nersonrfrothin'ratthe
mouth and thirsting for a human life,
upon being introduced into the presence
of a shy young girl, whose fair cheeks
"reek with timid' blushes and in whose
startled eyes; comes" the look of a fright
ened" fawn. The murderous man col
lapses into a chair, and his hideous
Weapon of death falls to the floor. The
man thinks himself a brute to have thus
boisterouslv thrust himself into the
presence of a shrinking woman, and he
oegins to stutter out apologies, while the
peauoiui youmr eaitor continues blush
ing and trembling in a.delirium,of dis
may. Yet in reality she is no coward.
.Emergencies have arisen in which -this
fair journalist has demonstrated her
pluck and agilitv. It is to her credit
that she never goes armed, and she will
not even -adopt the precaution of keep
ing a -pistol in the drawer ol her desk.
But she can slap and scratch with mar
velous dexteritv, and hnsre. hulkiap'inen
laTe" been seen tottering out of vher
-. -.. ?.!. it - T ?',, , .-r
ictjnc- mm mem eve-oaus raaytar
itut' fn t ta 1 1 1 rf i. TL 1 1 1 1 T 111.
i". w-it -i i iuu wciraHEies -spilt
opeuiiaeqaauon toast. UHcagoAt
- There are six fuU-growa
m m
all
at oae family, employed'in'the
mill tr Xw Hrt-f nrrT tm &
of wassn n read or write.
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ieeacheoanaster vast he
hestheas ia other -barts
whdd.-BarrcJ1at -
-Daelia? is the Sstj. c
Public opinion at the present time so
emphatically condemns dueling that
the present generation can scarcely im
agine what a great change has taken
place, partaoilarry in the navy, "-within
the last thirtv-mre or f ortyvrear3 regard
uurtthe subject. iLis true that even at
tne time it was practiced evexvwaere j Intiiaa-nafnx but vielding to the
there were some few persons otinSu-r white and of course political .half, re
ence always opposed to the custom, but f plied:
thv wptv nnliT a-mll minnrif-c- 7r "
aot worth while now to argue the ques-1
tion whether or not dueling wasTright or I
wrong; tne purpose oi mis arucie oniy
aims at relating some of the meetings
between parties who wentto the field,
AM AtTVX, WBCU USL LUC AUiLBU aLAklVU
under the command of Commodore
Matthew C. Perry, the flagship Mace-;
uouan, uaptamx&sac iuayo, cvas vi5ic
Ing thelslaad of .U-rand Canarv, where
two of the -Midshipmen fought; they
used -the old-iashjoned ships' pistols.
camnno-a bullet nearlv as lar-ro as a
Z-TTriuiket-balL Owingto the unavoidable
A J,! , - --it. .-lf?' r -.l-
6!ifficnltiesThe friend of one of the gen
tlemen could not get leave from the
ship "that day, so it war agreed that one
second should act for both. At the word
both fired, and both were. wounded; one
wa3 struck just over the right eye the
ram. giauceu, running sruunu uie sxuu
under the scalp and lodged overtheleft
eye; the other wa3 hit in theside on one
of the small ribs, and the ball brought
up against the backbone. Strange to
say, neither feH.'for at the distance
ten paces with such heavy bullets, one
would think an ox would be obliged to
fall The person shot in the head in-
sisted upon another fire.
bnt his
oppo-I
wvsitivplv that nnthmw
could induce him to fire "at a man blind- I
ed by biood which was streaming from ,
the wound. The one second also de-1
clared that he hlTi enough of it and,
also, that as both were wounded, he
thought that bdllTought to be satisfied. .
lhat wa-rtne nrst intimation that the
. . " . -
partv demanding another shot had that
his opponent was shot, so he readily
consented to let the affair go no further
at that time, reserving the privilege of I
another meeting when both were m i
fighting trim. Y ith that understanding I
the party returned to the ship.
uiic ui uicgeiiuciucu, iucouc ouuu- uncu reaumess in answering ques
edinthe side, not having a very nice tions had risen above his Indian stoi
coat, borrowed one of a messmate, and j cism.
the first thing he said to his friend ' "Do thev peel "em like apples when
when getting on board ship was- "Your I thev dry 'em?'
coat is all right, but I am not." He "Hush your mouth.'' The Indian
had taken the precaution to pull the nature wai endeavoring to assert itself.
coat off, fearing it might be injured. Of "if vou ask another question Til
course all the midshipmen knew the whip you, you little rascal," said the
fight was to come off, and were anx- j woman. "Are you going to hush?"
iously excited, for each was of such . "Yessum.'
character as to cause the belief that ' He twisted himself around, scratched
they were in earnest, but were greatly . the coach door with a nail he mvsteri-
pleased that it ended as it did, both be -
rag deservedly popular. The two never j
met again, as one of -them was ordered
to one of the ships of the squadron, the
other retained on board the Macedo
nian. Had they ever met the fight
would have been renewed without a i
doubt. In 1846 or '47, when the United
States fleet was blockading the port of
Vera Cruz, the gentleman who was shot
in the side was drowned while rowing
guard to the northward of the castle: a
-violent northet" sprung up, suddenly
as usual, and the sea swamped tho boat
The morning after this sad loss his
enemy joined the squadron, having
been sent by tho ayy Department un-
der these orders, and the first news he
neara was mat nis opponent was aeaai f wet down.'
Some years after that the remaining j "Want to get back inside?" the driver
one was lost, presumably drowned, as ' asked.
the ship to which he belonged has never "No. I'm going to walk. Drive on and
been heard of since she left her last if I don't overtake von, all right. I'll
portly Singular that both met the same j be cussed if I wouldn't rather be a wit
fate, is it not? ness in the United States Court." Opie
The duel caused great excitement at ! Bead, in X. T. Mercury.
raimas (.uraua uanary, ior sucu ao-1
ings had never been even heard of in i
that entirelv original town. If one of
officers" of the frigate "was on the
the
street nearlv everv person meeting him .OBbin? stances oi aeiective or imper
would stop" short, place himself in , S,S F. m ' com
position and fire off an imagmarv pistol! ! nd attribute to vanous condi
Even the ladies were never" tired of talk- Hlns of mtem lire the overwork of
ingctbout it, and seemed not to know ; hV e-v.es m childhood, the study of
wnv, if one hated the other so.he didnot ' 9 x? sms:il P116 ? of Teri
stab him in thedark. or Hre some -one b-r "mpenectlight, and many other
tokiU him. Thev could never com -
x.a .v.; :-. .t.-:
fc. . 1 1 . 7: - rTr-rjr " , r,"
j.ne siiiu nosi.'iunueu.iur m. ov ice
i ra chm TTroa nrntrnon Tnr nqr- t-vr- tho
best neoDle of the place, asking a thou-
- w WW w -t wu-Wfr 1 fc. wy feMW
sand ouestions and visitincr the wound-
follow rw, f tiia Si-ic o -rr-.
beaurif nl " and accomDhshed nexson.
as sea ior ana was given tne nau tnat
. . . , - ., ....'
ri- nna of tf. tr, --!, fnT,i.i
The Commodore and'Captan were i IackujS ermmeTv imperfect, as
living on shore at the time of the duel: ' m the of mo!e-. Insects are m
so of course, the executive officer sent a t manJ cases f more .W endowed
report of the occurrence as soon as the,S.th e-lf than even birds or beasts,
parties returned to the ship. Now. e".mtle creatnre called a whirlwig
Commodore Perrv was bitterlv opposed Gyruius njtaior) which skims about
to the code, but Captain Mavo" stSnglv?n e -f11. sD&ng ya'er. is
approved of it; asfaras his" duty jf. fnnnshed with a double set of optics,
nutted, he gave everv encouragement , the tipper portion of the eyes (fatted for
to such doings. When, therefore, the ' seem'r m lhe ) being- placed in the
report reached them, the Commodore " upper portion ot the head, and the low
gave Cantain Mavo orders never to allow er P.ortlo e e3 (fitted for seeing
tither of the fighters to leave the ship , e atel. m..til.e. Iower Portion ot
while on the station: but Captain Mav .e heatda1 thm division, separating the
said he liked "voung blood" (whatever two tyders possess six eyes some
that means), andrdered his steward J fF0163 $' centipeaes twenty, while
to go off to the ship with a tub of ice and I e ol mjay insects (bees, butter
several bottles of wine for the use of the I es aragon-flies) are composed of a
wounded, and to tell them to let himirM"Qber facets, each eye being, in
know at anv time if he could do anv- fact a. tH1ste, of, . .Ho?k
tMntrfnrtlTpm! rnmmnHnTt. P.rrrr l counted J4.000 of these facets m the
he was astonished at Captain "M's" con-" ee, a drapin-fly, and Leeuwen
dnct, greatlv encouraging dueling, Luthoek fo"1 a . many as 12,o44
M. did not mind that, an5 was evidentlv m aoth specimen of the same
proud of his spirited voung officers. spees. The latter naturalist adapted
Waslungton Star. " one of the eyes ot a. dragon-fly so as to
be able to see objects through it by
Jareaile Aaiacitv aad Cherokee Disgast, means of a microscope, and found that
I" he could view the steeple of a church
299 feet high and 750 feet from the
plaoewherehe stood; he could also dis
gee, I. T. I had thought that I would tinguish ilthe door nl a house, at the
Be the only passenger, but when'a wef-1 same distance, was open or shnt. Pleas'
man and boy, and subsequently a half eves diminish as well as multiply ob-
inoian, entered,! very naturally revised
my former impressions and declared
thatT would have company. The half
Indian had bep.n. educated at an Eastern
school and was a verv intelligent
man.
He was. 1 understood him to say, a
member of the Cherokee Council, -and
was returning home from- a visit -to
Washington, to attend a session of lhat
crave, if notpotent, body of Indian
legislators. Wnen the boy'learnedthat
theman was an Indian he began to- ex
hibit a restlessness which I soon discov
ered would resulfin the red man's an
noyance. -"Did- you erer kill anybody?" he
asked.
"Tommy," said the woman, 'Sion't
he rude."
"I-thmkaiotv1-repIied the Cherokee, j
-men -wnai maxes vou oe an In
dian?" " r J-'"Pamronrv-.a
half-Indram " -
tJWhichJialf?' ,
L "Thomas," exclaimed" the woman.
.fUifningr nim around, "unbuttoning Ins 4
"coat' and
.-buttoning it again-" He 're-j
-maimed
ler
afew
momeas.anu .
then
c
"Maw.J' - -v-"What,-dearr'
. "-A half TTaiia-i would
oniy nairrrtis
anybody, wouldn't be?"
"if you don't hush VU mit vou out." . entirely "blind, but pursue the
"ThesrdhavetowalkCwcilditI?:tniodcoflifeas their sJchtedbre
"Ya.1
"An' the bears mightgetme,imghtn't
thev?"
"Yes,.they would."
"Would vou care."
"Yes."
Then'what makes vou wanter put
j-ne out? -Do the Indians scalp folk?
-again addressing the Cherokee Council
or, who exhibited a social side of his
"The wild ones do."
"But vou are not wild, are vou?'
"Xo.' -"-
,a-
"Whv ain't vou?"
iiv little man, I must sav that
flvou're askin" too manv questioas.
casting a reproachful glance at the
man.
"If yon don't hushTll whip you. Do
you.hearme?" taking his hat "from the
floor and putting it on his head.
"Yessuni."
He lema-ned quiet-for a few mo-
1 nun: knt Hrmnm k ht nn tu
t-floor. hereached down, took it un and
I .." '
said:
"If you was a wild Indian vou'd cut
me with a knife when I stoop down,
wouldn't vou?"
The Cherokee looked-far out over the
lands of his fathers, but made no reply.
. m x waster hit vou, vou a hurt me
anvhow, wouTdn'tvou?
"No," the red man replied. ,,
"Whr wouldn t vou?"
"Another word out of vou and I'll
wnip vou. Never mind; I'll tell vour
' father," said the woman.
I it was impossible to keep him quiet,
. nd after a while he asked:
"Have vou got any boys.
"Yes; two.""
-Are they Indian boy??"
"Their mother is a white woman."
"As white as my-maw?"
"Just another wor.l out of you and
Pll box vou." sa'd the woman, blush-
ing. tie nau evmentiv testeii his m-
-
dulo-ent mother on manv an occasion.
for after the shortest possible silence on
his part he asked:
"Did vou ever see any scalps?"
"Yes,"l think so."
"Dia they have blood on 'em?"
".No, they were dry," replied the
Cherokee, plainly showing that his po-
1 ouslv produced, and asked:
" ould you rather be an Indian than
a white man?'
"Hold on," demanded the Cherokee,
calling to the .driver. "Let me ride
outside.'
"Tt'c irnin' tn t-tiT, T IiTi"r r'nWnr.n. "
the driver responded.
wj -w. fcr .... .. vu.ua. .UlUUCi
"Makes no difference," and he -ot
out and climbed on top of the coach. I
then thought my time had come, but he
was after better game; our red man of
the forest was his affinity. He.screwed
himself around for awhile, and then
leaning from the coach window, ho
called
"aav, does Indians scalp niggers?"
I "Whoa," said the Cherokee,'"Let r
;me
WoBderfol Iaseet Eyes.
' picians call attention to the in-
cau,? - J-t appears certain mat m mat-
' terof evesightthe savajre has usuallv
l the advsntaT? of the civilized man. The I
..-..: r. i
---
( S? or SJ?QC K OI?e y uneqauv ois-
.
e among tne animal world, borne
creatures enjoy
it in excess, like the
-e2le: others. are totaL1-r deprived of it.
lite the earthworm.
In manv other in-
stances me 5ense oi signt. u aot actu-
stances the sense of
"ejects: -as Puget discovered bv Derform-
ing a similar
experiment to that of
"A soldier viewed
Leeuwenhoek,
through iL represented an army of pig-
mies.
tne
uame or a canxue
seemed the illumination of a thousand
.lamps - Blind or, imperfectly sighted
human beings mav thmk with enw of
the beautiful provision, of. visual organs
oesiowea oj mature on some 01 ner
children; and yet many creatures live
happlly'with but a small share of the
blessings-of sight. In some of the in
sects who possess -the largest share of
visual organs, some other sense taste,
hearing or touch is deficient- Huber
believes theirsense of both hearing and
.taste .to be imperfect. On the other
hand, the blindcarthwonn will retreat
rapidly into its" hole if the light of a
candle is thrown upon it. its sense of
hearing or smell warning it of the ap
uroach of the danger it can not see. A
-bat's senses df touch, hearing and smell
are so-zcute-that it-depends little on the
aid oiitseves.
seves. Snallanzaai tested this
by the cruel experiment of destroTmg
tne signt 01 severat oats, and tben set
ting them free. In their flightthroug'u
the room -they avoided eTen the smallest j
tacead-plaeed to obstruct thenrwaTr.
iiameiie,tnet:reach naturaliEt, states
that there is a species of ants which are
sighted brethren.
XELIffrOtTS ASP EBUCaHOXIL.
The just oompletad ennmeratioa
fins Ohio 1.04S,340 schoolable chii
.aram. devclcmd Leader.
The Unitarian Church of Clintoa,
Jiass., will use water iastead of wiaeat
oommuaion serrice hereafter.--Motion
Transcript.
The total number now enrolled la
the Chautauqua School af Theology ie
as follows: Hebrew. 33; Greek, 132;
doctrinal theology, 85; practical theol
ogy, 216; historical theology, 25.
Buffalo Express.
The American Uible Revision Com
mittee held its annual meeting a few
days since in the Bible House in New
lYork. Both the Old aad the New
Testament companies were present.
The Old Testament Company has com
pleted the third revision of" the miner
prophets, and the notes have been for
warded to England. Dr. Philip Schaffi
.the President of the committee, sava
that he expects that the new rerisioaof
the Old Testament will be published
next spring. A". T. Tribune.
The public schools of South Caro
lina instructed last year 74.157 white
and 9S.938 colored p'uplls. This is an
increase of 27,121 over the large en
rollment for the preceding year. Prom
a comparison of this enrollment with
the data furnished by the census of
1830. it anpears that over 73 per cent
of the white children aad 'nearly 55 per
cent, of the colored children " of the
State between the ages of six and 16
years were in attendance on the public
schools.
The Michigan Seventh-Day Advent
Ists have resolved to raise $75,000 for
college purposes, 825,000 to be devoted
to the erection of suitable buildings for
boarding-house and manual labor pur
poses, and $50,000 to the establishment
ofa fund for the education of those who
wish to fit themselves for the ministry
but have not the necessary means. The
sale of boks. tracts, etc.'made by the
publishing association the past'veat
amounted to 50.902, an increase of
over $ 9,000 upon the sales of previevs
year-. Detroit Post.
The Bishop of Liverpool, who re
cently preached in a Presbyterian
Church, to the scandal of the Roman
izing section of his own church, has
said what will again incur their wrath
ful displeasure. Speaking the other
day be remarked that whether tnen
wanted to give up Episcopacy and adopt
some modified form of Presbyterianism
he could not say, but unless Bishops
were treated with a little more fairness
and consideration they would one dav
find that no right-minded and higil
souled man who loved direct spiritual
work and hated wasting precious time
in strife would consent to be a Bishop
atalL
Skohe'efTs Saeeeser.
General Gourko, it is true, ii not
Skobeleff. SkobeleSs are born some
times but once in a century. It is cot
given to the rigid disciplinarian, mod
est, retiring, reserved, whonowgovcrcs
Eussian Poland, to excite the Intense
enthusiasm, the half idolatrous worshi,
with which Skobeleff was sometimes re
garded. But as a soldier his record is
not less brilliant than that of ne dad
hero of the Russian army, and at the
close of the great campaign in tne
Balkans a great English statesman ex
pressed the opinion that th laurels of
the war rested with General (iourko.
He was then compared to General
Sheridan in the American civil war, but
in manner he is more like the taciturn
Grant- Silent, reserved and modest.
General Gourko never made friends
like Skobeleff, who conquered hearts
like fortresses, by storm. During the
triumphant advance acros the Balkans
up to the walls of ConstanLnople as
in fact, thrtrughont the whole of the
war General Gourko fought ever in the
van, nor is his name associated with a
ringle defeat. After the war h disap
peared from the public gaze When
the crimes of the Nihilists led the
late Emperor to place St. Peters
burg under the iron grasp of
a military commander, he turned to
General Gourko. who--e unflinching wiU.
- u ttlt -. , . .... . .
uinexioie seventy ana onmant acuieve
ments in combating a foreign foe
marked him out for the post. He be
came Governor-General of tee caoital;
but it was an uncongenial post, and he
gave it up as soon as he felt that in the
execution of his duty he was thwarted
by high-placed red-tapists, among oth
ers by one of the C out officalsT who
would not allow the military Governor
General of the city to visit and supv, in
tend the palaces. Subsequent events
afforded only too sad a justificat on of
General Gourko's demand. Although
inflexibly severe both to hinielf and "to
others. General Gourko was kindness it
self when he believed the innocent were
suffering injustice. The trouble which
he undertook in order to secure the re
lease of ayoung Conser atorium student
who wa- arrested by mistake as a Nih -list
was in strikingcontrast to the ruth
less severity with which he punished
the guilty. In private life no one cau
be lander or more indulgent. I should
not be surprised if I learned that he
adores and fears his wife exactly as if
he were anEnglish husband. Pail-Hal!
Gazette.
A LaTa Bed District.
About one hundred miles from the
Town of Santa Jtsrnardino and forty
miles to the southeast of Calico, the
Mammoth ledge was discovered by S
A. Clark, who is now visiting Santa
Barbara. The ledge crops out on the
ground and ranges from six to fifty
feet in height and from six to eighty
feet in width- Standing on a spur of
the hill opposite the ledge, it can plain
ly be seen for more than a mile break
ing out on the surface. On this ledzt:
mere are now six mines in
all in line, occupying 1,5n.
not to mention numberless
operation,
feet each:
extensions
in all directions. Th
principal mine.
the Mammoth Chief, is represented bv
specimens in Mr. Clark's possession of
remarkably rich ore, assaving from
sI,aW to -Sl.lCv per ton in silver. The
Morning Star mine, of the same ledge,
has also a fine showing of rich ore.
specimens assaying 3 800 to the ton.
This mine has jiist been sold bv Mr.
Clarkfor $lG,(XJU,and the fortunate own
era are bow engaged in developing thi
same. The direction in whi.-h this ar
gentiferou3 ledge lies, upon a mount
ain side broken by canyons, renders it
pecuniarily accessible, as tunnels may
be easily run into the heart of all this
richness. Peside the huge percentage
of silver, "the ore of different T'rn
contains from $Gto $143 in gold per
ton: which is worth the working its
its own sake. Other metals are louac
hxabnadance. The galena ore, as is
generally known, contains a large per
centage lead, which shows itoelf
very -plainly in the specimens from
the Desert Queen, the saaM being alf
rich in horn sOver. Emm fa mrimnt I-
SCHOOL A3D CHUIXM.
Erastus Corning has given 960,000
to the new EDiscopal Cathedral at Al-
"bany. Albany Journal.
The Salvation Army of Engiand is
having fifteen halls bull-, with seating
capacity for 25.000 people.
In the Episcopal Church at Daat,
Yorkshire, two long shelves are filled
every Sunday withloaves for the boot.
which they cany away with thorn alter
the service. This is solid religion.
The abolition of school districts k
being agitated by the Connecticut
Council of Education. It is proposed
to consolidate small county schools and
hire better teachers. Sixteen towns
have already abolished the district sys
tem. Hartford Post.
The Canada Presbyterian Charch
is the largest Protestant body in the
Dominion, but its legitimate and Taaid
growth is interfered with at saany
points by vacant pulpits. These are
annexed to multiply aad continue ua
dulv. to the great damage of churches.
Detroit Post.
The American Bible Society em
ployed five hundred colporteur last
year in its work of resapplying the
country with the Scriptures. They
visited 650,940 families, and circulated
349.000 copies of the Bible, of which
71.425 were given to those unable to
purchase.
Pastor Jordan writes that in Haae,
Germany, eleven years ago, nothing
was knownof Sunday schools. A lady
began one and another followed. "Now
there are 3.000 scholars in six schools.
Half the teachers are young men
theological students and many of
them were themselves scholars of the
Sunday schooL
In South Carolina the weekly peany
contributions in the Methodist churches
are often paid in eggs. In one of the
Western towns the same currency is the
means of largely increasing the mis
sionarv donations. This has been
named the Hen Mission. It is not un
usual to collect a hatful of eggs at a
service. Chicago Times.
Henry Ward Beecher remarked in
his church the other night he was unfor
tunate enough to be in a situation that
induces newspapers to keep the public
informed of his actions and movements.
"Actually." he said. if I wear a new
coat some of them would mention it
So I do as I have a mind to and Ldon't
care what they say." X. Y. Times.
Mrs. Dolly Barden has been a
member of the Baptist Church at Ben
ton Centre, N. Y., eighty-three con
secutive years, and her" interest 'in
everything of a religious character is
unabated. We have these extraordi
nary facts from Rev. A. Martin, pastor
of the church. Does any cue know .of
another such instance of continuous
membership of the same church? X.
P. Examiner.
The faniou-? Whitefield. who was a
genuine revivalist and also a Christian,
was on one occasion passing along the
street of a city when he was saluted by a
wretched sot in the gutter: "Howd
do, Mis'r Whitefield? Don't yer know
me?" "No." was the reply. "Why, I'm
one er yer converts, Mis'r Whitefield.
"Well," was ie reply, "you look as
though you might be one'of my con
verts. If the Lord had converted you
you wouldn't have been there." Chi
cago Tribune.
FU3GI3T PARAGRAPHS.
Ladies of fashion starve their hap-
!iness to feed their vanity, and their
ove to feed their pride. Col ton.
There is no surer mark of the ab
sence of the highest moral and intel
lectual qualities than a cold reception
of excellence. Chicago Journal.
A youn woman went into a libra
rv in School Street, Boston, and asked
for "Man as He is." "That i3 out,"
replied the librarian, "but we have
'Woman as She Should Be.' " Boston
PosL
"What shall we do with our old
clothes?" asks a newspaper writer. He
should save them until he starts a-dily
paper to fill a long-felt want. He will
need them soon afterward. Xorris
town Herald.
Let those who've often sworn otT before.
And tailed to sttclc swear oZ. once more.
What it they've oft resolred and tripped ?
They yet may stand no more to tall-
TU better to have tried aad slipped
Than never to have tried at all.
SomercUlt Journal.
At a Pittsburgh dog fight. Jim, an
imported dog. shut his teeth through
one of the handlers' hands. He cut
the dog's throat, and an iron poker had
to be used to pry open the dead dog's
mouth- Pittsburgh Po..t.
These opera mauagers are shrewd.
They start tneir people from the other
side one a day. Then it i telegraphed
that Mme. Yelltheroofoff has sailed. and
all the papers publish it. When she
arrives the fact is announced, and the
whole gang secures a heap of adver
tising for the show altogether. Boston
PosL
We heard one lady telling of an
other whose bonnet blew off me other
day. and she did not discover it until
she got home. The narrator of this in
cident seemed to look upon it as a very
singular occurrence, but when ladies
persist in wearing a postage stamp for
neaa covering we don t thinfc it at all
remarkable. Boston Times.
A medical journal asks: -'Is the re
section of the carcinoinatus pylorus a
justifiable operation"'" It is not, under
any circumstances. People who have
resected the carcinoinatus pyloras have
lived to regret it the longest day they
lived. Roll it in Indian meal and f ry
it, and it is a perfectly justifiable opera
tion, and boarders don't kick half as
much. PecVs Sun.
A man rushed up to a woman look
ing in a show window, and gra?ping
her by the arm. angrily exclaimed:
"Come ou: I'm tired of waiting for
you." Then noticing he had made a
mistake, he drew back with. "O, I beg
your pardon, madam, I mistook you for
my wife." "I thought so," she an
swered with a scornful sneer, and
passed on. Merchant Traveler.
"Ah. old fellow." said a
gentle-
man, meeting anotner. "so you are
married at last- Allow me to congrat
ulate you, for I hear you have an ex
cellent and accomplished wife." "I
have, indeed." was the reply; "she is
'so accomplished. Why, sir. she is per
fectly at home in literature: at home in
music; at home in art; at home in sci
ence in short, at home everywhere.
except " "Except what?" "Ex
cept at home." Boston Post.
One little six-year-old of my ac-
Suaintance recently took the head of
ie dinner table in the absence of his
father, and. gravely bending his head,
said "grace by repeating "Hey did-dle-diddle,
the cat and the fiddle, the
cow jumped over the moon;" norcould
he understand the laughter of the as
sembled guests. He hadheard his father
say grace, and, thinking somethingnaast
'be said, made good the leak so tar as
a Mmid.LippiticQit.
London Globe.