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THE JOURNAL. KATES OF ADTEKTULC. Icsi" .Business and professional cards of five lines or less, per annum, five dollars. 337 For time advertisements, apply at this office. JSTLegal advertisements at statute rates. STor transient advertising, sae rates on third page. ST AH advertisements payable monthly. O'uliunlm imtitpl tSSCKD EVKKY SDKsI)AY. M. K. TURNER M CO. Frourietors and Publishers. l3OFFICE.-Elevemh.St.. up 'Mir n Journal Builtiiny. lie TERM:: Per year . . .3 OO J -is ui.tnth- I OO rr.-f month- - 2 ' i ii r!- . opie- . j VOL. XV.-NO. COLUMBUS. NEB., WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1884. WHOLE NO. 748. V- t X V w p9 Y BUSINESS CA2.DS. ! 1 Mkt-.n M I. F.J nii.. M. l Drs. MAETYX & SCHTIG. LS. Examining Surgeons. 1..--1' -r n-. T'n-n PwinV, .. N '& It. II. and l A M It. It'-- T. 1. ; !r m it .irtii-t- an. I rc-ide -. COLUM3US. NEBRASKA. 1) !!Ot (.Ili:!Ml "!. Z.. 1 '. M A C t A' r EOS. rjg' li.-e onl .l.r . a.-t of po-t-omVe J. riIYICIAX SI RGEOX. !,.. !.... ,u HMin a ami caildren a -pe nit ..iin'y ;iii'ii'itn. ortiee former IVlepnoii O 1. 1. A A5UKII H. - I'EXIAL PARLOR. Oh . -i. r f K!. v.-tit h and '..rth -treet-. . -r h ru-' - h.irdw .ire -tori. C OICUI.U Jt JillJJVAA, .1 lTO KX E YS-Al-LA w, I p-tA.r- :n ..iuk Building. I ltii street, Alo ta New tank. H. J. Jli !: XOVARY PUBLIC. J-ith -Ir... i J.r -! of Hamraon.l Hoiw, .1. ;. Ej:i:sr.3r. .1 rif:yi y at la ir. ui.-e ..n iw -'.. -''inr u. Nebra-W.i. V. A. MACKEN, DKLEK IN Frcfn "f.l I...stir Liquor and 11th -tn-ct. ..1,1111 u-. N-';. .",d-v il c.U.l.liTEK HKO!.. .! TTORXU i' A T LA W, nth-. ,--'i..- 'i MA.:.-:-r'- uuiul ic. i::u -:. W. A M-'Alli-ter. Notary I'lTl'dl. . r. m. w hiinp. b. k. cowdery. LAV. AND COLLECTION OFFICE i MACFARLAND & CO'SVBSRT' . ,. A 'r-.'j.id. r. i ki i:k. ib. x.. , -si. re--, r : lr. . . A. HaMhor-T HOMEOPATHIC PIIYSICIAy AXB X'S'tEOS. Ufiiltr rui'iatf of two miii".l '"i It.t. ili. i i- i- -t.. oue-u.aiI bl-k north of H immonii Hou-p. '-ly Ju-stirt. u f i nrc.j'.r. X,turg, Lttri'l i ' - '" i Ajcnt. JSjTI'iPTh- .. -' ; - .-.-vip-(i-)ll' can a,.li: in. uu i. ri'i.' -nrre. N.-h. "Ujni 1; Il.KI'SCHK. llth SL. opposite Lindell Hotel. -1 ilirn. -. jilil. ollar-. Whip?. IlUuk. -. wry i oiiili-. Itpiihf-.trn!-. a.i-. 'iz top-, 'u-uioii-. '-.irPi.tt' triiiuii.n-. .t. At th lowe-t poiblv jtrn-i . Ili-pair- j.r niptlv ittenilett to. 1.) IS. LAWKILCIu I'EPiTY Co. L'RVEYOR. Wil' .!. .'. ii-Til -im eyintr in Platte and a. 'r.z .-..untie-, tiilics; with -. C. MUlUl 'KBK.K.i. 17-tf ffi i .v.rk at hoiue. $.".HI outfit lr -v l"v -, . I'av absolutely -ure. No DV J ."'-k. "ipit.il not reijuireil. U-ii1.t. if you want bu-ine-- at whi .i -er-on- .f either -ex. younz or M. -a.. naK zrit pay all the tune they work, n .a ai -i.lute oert.iinty. write for jjartieu.ar- to II. IIaLLET .t U, Port land. M iin.- GEORGE SPOONEE, COSTRA 'TOR FOR ALL XiyBS OF 3lAOX WORK. UFKICE, Thirteenth St.. between Olive and Selra-ka Avenue. Re-idence on the corner of Kihth and ulive. V11 Work Guaranteed. 4.--tf J 5. MURDOCK & SON, Carpenters and Contractors. Flavebad an extended experience, and will guarantee -ati-faction in work. All kind- of repairing done on -short notice. Our motto w Good work and fair price? . C all and iive us an oppor tu'iitv to estimate for you. j3-hop on l.nth "-t, one door west of Fnedhof & CoS. -tore, Lolumbn-. NelT. 43-v O. C. SBLkJSTIOjr MAXTTACTUKKK OF Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware ! Jo"b-"Work, Eoofin and Gatter ing a Specialty. "Shop on Eleventh -tr. et. opposite I Hemtz- Hru store. 4B-y ) G W. ClJLitK.. LASD AXD IXLRAXCE AGEXT.. H IMP HE E 1 . XEBR. Ill- lands ctnpn-e -onie hue tracts j in the Sneli Cr.-ek Valley, and the nortu- era poruon ot v tie county. ucs paid for noc-resideni.-. satisfaction uarante. d. iO y -OLlTMBrSi lACSiI3i CO- COL L'JIB US, - JfEB., Packer- and Dealer- in all kind- of Eoc product, ci-h paid for Live or Dead Ho:r or grease. Directors. K- H Henry. Prest.; John WLrins. ?e and Tre:u.: L. Gerrard. s. Cory. TAJIKS SiA.L5103f, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. Plans and e-timate? -supplied for either frame or bri'k building-. Good work sruarantoed. -hop on 13th -treet. near St. Paul Lumber "Yard. CoIuinbo-, Ne braska. .liGmo. --OXICE XO TEACHEKS. J. B. Moncrief, Co. Sapt., "Will be in his office at the Court House on tae third Saturday of each month for the purpo-e of examining applicants for teaeherN certificates, and for the transaction of any other business jertainiiur to school. 5oT-y GO TO A.5:M.TLXER"S BOOK AND MUSIC STORE FOir THE BEST E GOODS AT The Lowest Prices! CONSULT THE FOLLOWING ALPHA BETICAL LIST. II.BI'JI."". Arithmetics. Arnold Ink .'i-munei. Algebra-, Autograph Album-, Alphabet IJ o-k.s.Author's Cards, Ark-, A.tvjrdeons, Abstract Leal Cap. KIti;.IIES,Baskets,BabyToys,Book.s, Bible, Bell-, for l-oy-s Blank Book., Birthday Card-. Baket Buie. boy's TooU-ne-t-, Ball-. Banker's lases, boy'- Wairons. Sleds and Wheelbar row. Butcher Book. Bra-s-edced Itu ler. Bill -look-,, Book Strap. Bae Balls and Bat-. ;A1IE5. Card. Calling Cards, Card Cases Comb-. Comb Ca.-e-, Ciiar Ca--e-. Checker Boards. Children's Chairs. Lup- and Saucers i fancy ; Circulating Librarv, Collar and Cuif Boxe-, Copy Book-.Christma- Card. Chine-e Tojs, C ra - us. C heckers. C he-s-meu, C roiue j sets. IMKUI-XTIC Sewing Machine. Draw ing Piper. Dre in- Ca-e. Drum-. Dian. -. Drafts in book-, Doll-, Dre--ed Lo1j-. i.i:un.ie-. Drawing b-oks. IIKI.OIM'S. Elementary -chool k.. tra-er- k blackboard .i. Erasers i i u! -r . FirriOS Books, Floral Album., Fur uiture 1oIish. 4iKA.TI.ll A K?, Geographies, Geome tries.iil.jve boxes, toy Guns.Gvroscope to illustrate the law of motion,. HARPER'S Readers. hand.ome Holi day n't-. Haad-irlas-es. Habby-horses, Hand at. nels. Histories. I3iKi. :: :rood kinds and colors). Ink stands i omaion and fancy j. JEWEL Cases, .lew- harps. K.E4S of iiik. Kitchen set. LEDGER.. Ledger paper. Leal cap. Lu. u basket-. LooMn!rIa.s5es.w .T1A.4."T .t Hamlin Oran. ii izuet-, 31 -ic i.oxe-. Magazines, jliistacue cups. Alouth organs, jlemoraudunis. 31 i-io ook-. 3Iu-ic holders, jl.icuiu. oi.. H ir-. iljderitor's records, iluci-la-. iL.crj-copcs. KE3IES for sewinir michines, Note paper. ORGAN'S. Oil fr sewin- machines, nr.ia -teols. Orinn seat-. PEKIODICIIA Picture-. Puzzle blocks. Presents, Picture books. Piano-. Pens. Papetries, Pencil-. Purse.-, Pol-l.-h fur furniture, Pamphletcases. Paper cutter-. Paper fasteners. Picture puzzle-, i'ictare frames. Pocket book-. Perlumery and Perlumery cases, 'aper racks. Pencil holder-. nSUAKJ) cards. Rubber balls, Iiub- !.er dolls. SCHOOL book-. -ewin.r -tand, School -atcuel, -lates. Stereoscopes and picture-, -.'rap book-, -crip picture. Sew m;r machine needle-. Seuol ir's com panioa-. -pecie pur-e-. -inzm toy aoarie-. -led- for boy-, .-h iwl strip-, -hell .roods. TELESCOPES. Toy- of all kind-. . jildr-n's Trunk-. Thermometer-, Tooth .rv.-he- folding ;. Tea set- for nirls. Tool chests for bov-, I'en-piu -eL-for boys. Tooth pick?. Tin toys. VIOLIVS and string-. Va-e-. V04IHRIHGE orn., Work basket-. W .ste b.t-ki t-. Whip- i with ca.-C '. W-- .-ter'- vil, t.-.n iTle-. Weatil-T ! i--e.-. Work !oxe. H li'p- lor 'io-. U ia- fir bo -, Wii.it-iiot-, W.i. d. n tooth pick.. W. Soor Ncru o: "Clotb Imi" THE COLUMBUS. JOURNAL AND THE CMGOWEILITElBul From now until after the Pre-ideutial Election, post-paid, to any addre-- ;n the I'nitcd -tttes, for 75 CENTS. To present iubcribers f the Jour nal, we will send the L'amp.uu Tribo'e, when requesteil, upon the payment of one year in ad vance tor the Journal. Addres, M. K. TURNER 4 CO., Columbus, Neb. Health is Wealth! Db E. C. West's 5zits jlsd Bans Tgsa? Seett, a sssraataed ercic for Eystena. Pea cess. Coavnlsions, it3. Nerroca. ecmTgrn. Headache. Nervous Prostration cansed by tho csa nf alcohol or tobacco. Wakefulness. iletal De pression. Softeniss of the Brain resalnrsja in sanity and leading to snserr. decay and death. Prematura Old Ar. Bar-crncs. Loea of power in either eex. Involcntary Losres and Srjermac srrhcea cansed. by o-rer-eiertioa of the brain, selr abase or oTer-indnlence. Tffr bos cour.frr one month's treatment. SLCOabon.oraixbose9 for $iQ. sent by mad prcpaidon receipt of przea. 1VE GrAKAXTES SIX BOXES To care any case. With each order received byes for eis basis, accompanied Tcsh. J5JXX wa 'will send the purchaser ocr written guarantee to rs fandtha money if the treatment deesEeseriBci Bears. Guarantees isscedculy by JOE27 C. "W3ST & CO 52 W. MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILLS., Sole Prop's Wes" a Liver PiUs. W. T A. TUOJ1AS. AGET KOR PEALE'S EDUCATOR, COLCilBrs, NEB. y7Onice at Land' 11 Hotel. Call and examine and be cinvinced it i- the !e-t book published. Agents wanted U can vas in Nebraska. Hliu S500 REWARD! V7twtTlpTtMlMJnnml lariry atmolHrwtCjimtit0 Pjipipili.r.ht IhaJw .! .(! .,rMMHlnrrrMliiiM, ocaciiiwaJi Wort VnULiwKIl,wii tb din. Hcim BriBly Trrr-fitmi wah. TTiry yiriyH,1ll,,"J T&q to gr MtkfWtlnn Bcn Cmlwt. Itrf bnt tsliEcaOpim,Scai. WW mi by a in&m. OrmumU miiWi nJ fmltithiw TS ,-mjm TiimfulMiit ealf W JOHJVC. WSST A CO, UtUIV. lUlu St, T"li COLUMBUS STATE BANK! C0LTI3CBTIS, HEB. CA SB CA PI TA L, - $75,000 DIRECTORS: Lka.vdeu Gerhard, Pres'l. Geo. W. IIulst, Vice PreSt. Julius A. Reed. R. II. Henry. J. E. TasKeu, Cashier. Baik r DepMix, Dhceait aad Exckaase. Collectloau. Premplly 91ade all Poiratx. Pay laterestt Tiirae Ucbon-it-. i4 D. J. DRKBEUT, IKA B. BItlfitiLK. IhIB THE- CITIZENS" BANK! HUMPHREY, NEB. o EaTPrompt attention grren to Col lections. ESTFay Interest on time deposits. JSrinsurance, Passage Tickets and Real Estate Loans. 3-tf LINDSAY &TBEKELL, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL OIL ClTCE. CHOPPED FEEDjNortli Side ZleventH St.. Bran, Shorts. iiLTii i mm Ms nil GRAHAM FLOUR, AND For P. KINDS OF THE BKT WHEAT FLoLR ALW .i - ON HAND. 23"All kind- of FIU'IT- in th.ir -.-a-on. order- promptly tilled. lltli .strtiot. Columbus "olr. 47-;in HENRY G-ASS. TJIs DEETAKEK ! COFFINS AXD METALLIC CASES .OCX) DKALKK IX Furniture. Chair3, Bedsteads, Bu reaus. Tables. Safes. Lounges. &c- Picture Frames and Mouldings. XT Repairing of all kiml of Upholstery Good. C-tf COLI'MBCS. NEB. GOLD for the working cla--t .-end 10 cent- fur po-taire, ami we will mail yourec a royal, valuable box or sample zood.- that will put you in the way of making mo- e money in a few day- than jou ever thought po--ible at anv bu-i- e-s. Capit:il not required. We will tart you. You can work ali the time or in spare time only. The work i- univer sally adapted to both -exes. youn.r and old. You can easily earn from oOecnti to $" every evening." That all who want work may test the bu-ines-. we make tin- unparalleled offer; to all who are not well sati-Tied we will -end $1 to pay for the trouble of writing u-. Full particu lars, directions, etc sent free. Fortune will be made by those who srive their whole time to the work. Great -ucces-ai-olutely -ure. Don'ttlelay. start now. Addre stissox & Co., Portland, Maine. A WORD OF WARHG. FARMERS, stock rai-er-. and all other interested parties will do vell to remember that the -Western Hjrse and Cattle Insurance Co." of Omaha is the only company doin buine-- in this -tate that insures Horse?. Mules and Cattle aiaiDst loss by thett, accidents, diseases, or injury, as also asrainst lo-- by lire and lihtniu:? . Ali representations by agents of etar t -impaaic-i to the contrary not withstanding. HENRY GARN. Special A't. 1-Vy Columbus, Neu. NO HUMBUG! T3ut a G-rand Success. EP BRIGEAM-SAITOMATK WA- ter Trough for -tock. He refer- t every man who ha it in use I all on or leave rder- at fieorge Yale's. opp4i-ite Orhlrich's rocer . " .t-ijm J. WAGNER, Liven and Feed Stable. Is prepared to furni-h the public w th oed team-, buies and carriages for ail occa-ion-. e-pecially for funeraU. Al-o conduct a -ale tabfe. 4 LYON&HEALY SUi a Mnvm Sts.. Ckicaf. . gniidjiWii'taMyiiUMtlM BAHO CATALOCUK. 2IW ac. -'" C in.. Eatmtru. IXwn Uadi. Dram Mii Stfc. ui th. klIaa teuraclUa uU Ex- SanJrr JtoaJ IMIU. KflMKirc fw-AnuUnr B&Jb iu& m tJOuilbill. aamr v lUtt. FIRSX National Bank ! COI-TJMBTJS. NEB. Antlun'ized Capital. Paid In Capital. Surplus and Profits. - S230.000 50,000 .000 OKFICKltS xr DinHcnuf--. A. ANDER-oN. Prest. .-.VM'I. C -MITII. Vice Pres't. U T. Ri'KS. CaxhidT. .1. W. E VRI.Y. HKR3IAN OEHLRU'II. W. A. .McALLI.-TER. G. ANDERSON. P. ANDERSON. Foreiirn and Inland Exchange. Pa.-ae Ticket.- ana RealE-tate Loans. 2-vol-i:J-lv COAL LIME! J. E. NORTH & CO.. -I'EALFRS IN- Coal, Liiue. Hair, Cement. Cork Spiiii Coal XM per tun Carbon . Wyuuiius Coal 6.00 Elduu Iowa Coal .50 Blacksmith Coal of best quality al ways on hand at low est orices COIiUT.IBUS. NE5 UNION PACIFIC LAND OFFICE. Improved and Unimproved Farms, Hay and Grazing lands and Cit7 Property for Sale Cheap -AT I'll''. - Union Pacific Land Office. (Jit Li'ikj i'l'iit nii't '"' r-t( af Infertxt. J5?" Final prm-fiiri.il' on r.iniieri lnui-. II ine-:-ii!- t:nl I'r - hi "i - I r-A.l -inu : l.iiv ! unl-f t'iy d - ( -i-riptinii v 1 1 l.-.t-i- i-i!l aii'l i iiiiiii' Inn iifftuf land- ii-fr.-liiJ el l. i ' I2?"A11 b.tvi " liild- to -ell will pie i-i-j --i!l nut .rii ni' i ! ipit in. I rm . i (.rii-c-. el.-. I T-1 a - mi pr- p i. -.! Loin-ir- ji ;- erty. .1- 1 ti.n- tin- siren.- ut -. v.-n: tirt-el:i-- Fire iii-urin com pin: -. F. W. OTT. -oliritor. -tn-ik i.-rmm. xamjkl c.s.nrrn. i ol'tttii'ii-. .-tjr-i i. :U-tf BECKER & WELCH. PROPRIETORS u F SHELL CREEK MILLS. MANTFAi "ITRER- and W1HU.E - l.i-. !! VI I R- IN FLOUR AND MEAL. 0 F F ICE. COL UM R US. XE B. SPEICE & NORTH, General Agents for the -ale of REAL ESTATE. Union Pacific, and Midland Pacific R. R. Lands for -ale it from $:;.C0 to SKUA) per acre for cash, or on rive or ten year time, in annual payments to -uit pur- cha.-er-. We have ai,o a I.ire and , choice lot of othr land-, improved and unimproved. lor -ale at low price and ' on reasonable term-. Al-o bu-ine-' and residence lot- it. the city. Wc keep a i complete abstract of litle to all real es-, tate in Putte County. 621 COM 711$ IS. tK LOUIS SCHREIBEE. son Maker. ' All kinds of Repairiu-r (Ioiie on Short Xt)tjt. Bn.-ries. Wnz- ons. eti.. niatle to onler. ! and all work (iuar- anti'fti. ' Also sell tie world-famous Walter A Wood Mowers. Reapers. Combin ed Machines, Harresters, and Self-hinders the best made. J3"Shop Opposite tll- - Tattcrsall." oU Olive St., COLCMBUs. '.JtS-m BMiiBiaWa A STrXGY YOUTH. They went walking through the Paris, He and she; Both as happy as a iark. Gay and tree. Then they chattered like two birda, Idle nonsense, empty words. Sbo and be Lonjj thev ambled on tae mall. He and she; Till the dew beiran to fall Heavtfy. "Now no lon?er wo mut roam. So I think 111 take you home," Then said he. Soon they saw the sbm "Ice cream. She and he; With a lii-fle stilled cream, ull of iriee, "How derirhtfuL Oh. how nice! For we now can have an ice," Murmured she. Then they looked at one another. He and she; (She, hia sister: he. her brother). "No. sir-eo Things are seldom what they eem There is poison in that cream," Muttered he. 11 another fellow's -ister Had been there. He would probably have kissed her. Face so fair: And he'd treat her to some ice. Ail regardle-s of the price. Wc declare. TO TIIE GIRL. When you walk arain. another Pleasant day. Take some other fellow's brother. By the way. Then you'll syet enough to eat. For he'll surely stand a treat So they say. .V. r. Journal. VANDERBLLT'S house. How the Owner of S20O.00O.000 Enjoy Home Life Doors of Solid Bronze that Cost Fortunes lu Theouelve Tho 3Las nate' Private Koom. The public haa been pretty well in formed rujrard ng the interior of Mr William H. Vanderbilt's house, still there is much that has been overlooked by those who have written about it that would be of quite as much interest to the general public, aud particularly the feminine parr, which always rejoices in details ot" all the dainty little odds and ends that men do not notice. The ex terior of this almost palace is compara tively plain, and gives but little indica tion of what is to be seen inside, where boundless wealth has been used with a profusion alniGSt too lavish. The main entrance to this house is one rf the most pleasant things about it, and it consi-ts of a large square room covered with stained glass and with glass walls and tiled rioor. It is called a "vestioul,"' but is large enough for an ordinary house, and it would make a pleasant room were it notv!;at it is. There is no furniture save one or two -eats. From this open ioors leading into Mr. Van derbilt's Collie on the south -ide and to Mr. .-loane's honse on the north. The door opening into Mr. Vander bilt's house from the vestibule is of bronze and :s the counterpart of the famous door? of the Lutheran C'uurcli ia Home, thouirh it does not -ei-m to me .i large. It op'n- in the center and 'uc i panel contain- so 'n."-- fr' m P-ible history. Once in-ide t.iis door ti visitor is in a tinv waitiuir-room. with polished rioor and two emTmous v:isea for company. From this opin. the irrand p'n hallway, or whatever it may be called. This immense room L- square and receives its light from the siained-glasa roof, as the aiTaniienieai. of the tipper lio. -rs leaves tin- space clear up to tin roof. The staircases are at the western side of the room, and. though wide and commodious. tney iciOfCt-.l i warren in comparison with tlie other parts or the Above on each lioor there is a hoiis. o-allerv which encircles each open spaei. "riv ing access to the rooms and li":ht be low. This great iWh has a pLslied rioor inlaiii with dillerent colored wooda and covered for the greater part with a large Turkish carpet, and with larire Turkish and Persian niirs before every door and before the enorniou- fire place, which occupies nearly one-half the -ou'h wall of the room. Piiiars support ;h gallery all around the square, and beside two of them in front of the hall door stand two bronze statue.-. I fonret who thev represent. The prevailing tiflts in this .mile are dark maroon, copper, bronze and rold. and dark neutral tints in the carpeting. Without the liirht from above it would be gloomy and somber. The chimney is a marvel of art. and is decorated with large bronze statues in half-relief, and the tire-place is large enough to hold several logs four or rive feet lonir. When the tire is burning the etFeet must be very handsome, as it would light up with brilliancy all the polished metal to be seen in every direction, and would call to mind some of the ancient homes in foreiirn lands. Standing in the center of this room a new view presents itself at every turn. On the north -ide are the -tairca!-e and the door leading into Mr. Vandert.ilt's private library and sittinz-rooms. on the east the large door ives a glimpse into the irmnd salon, the south into the dining-room, and the west into the picture-irallerv and through that to tbe conservatory, which adds a grace which only flowers can give to any bome. In this irreat hall hanir two portraits, life ize both one of the late Commo dore Vanderbilt and the other of the owner of the house. William H. Vander bilt. Both are said to be excellent like nesses, but it must be admitted that the father was handsomer than the -m is. The wde entrance to the grand par lor is hunc with Gobelin tanesrrv rpm-p- tenting an Arcadian scene, and the rioor ! al- Q,leL are the porcelain and oth is covered with rich earner of neutral ! er dishes. Th..'re stands one table onlv tmts, though rather light than dark The only window which :s in this room is large and hung with lace curtains , with heavy drapery drawn back toward the sides. The walls are paneled off. each panel being filled with a priceless piece of ancient velvet embroidery, I some of it done in gold and some "in colors now mellowed t one harmonious ' tint. The ceiling is frescoed to present the four season.-, in figures wh.cn I con sider too large for the room. large as it is. especially when the eye falls from them to the exceeding delicacv and beauty of the Hangings and of tEe ob jects of art and even the furnishing of the room. In each corner of the front of the panor is a mirror, tail ana narrow, which is framed rnja frame made up of glass cut m racets. which must throw out light like diamonds when the rooms are illuminated at night. On the west side of the parlor wall on each side of the door stands a cabinet of mother-of-pearl and gilt, each of them four feet high and nearlv six feet long. Thev ... 1.- I 1:1. ." t..t i . ."r. . -i sic submit, ujve uaivcs oi a circle, tne flat side towards the wall. The furni- ' ture is of -atin brocade, approaching ' copper in color, and of the mo-t elegant modern-ancient stvie. " In the center of the parlor stand two glass cases, one containing a figure of the goldess of fortune on her wheeL dispensing her golden gifts. This fig ure in all Is about two feet high, of ivory, and carvi d entirely from one tusk. It is exquisitely done. The other case contains a number of cunons and rare articled, such as articles of lewtlrv i of ancient make, and each having a his tory. There is a necklace, a couple of bracelets, two or three lockets of rare workmanship with historical pictures Inside, several jeweled daggers aad other small arms, all picked out and fretted with gold, and several ancient suutF-boxes. all of them giving the b holder an almost irresistible desire to learn their histories. There are elegant bronze and gilt ornamentJ in many places in the room, but too many to particularize. The whola aspect is gleam and glow of gold and crystal, with copper, bronze, and silver besides. More to my quieter taste is tha private sitting-room of Mr. William H. Vanderbilt. on the left of this parlor. Here all is cool green, in color and tint, and a quiet, reposeful feeling is en gendered on entering. Here the great railroad marnate sits in hia loved seclusion, and probably smokes bis re flective after-dinner cigar. A large table stands in the middle of the room, with a paper-knife, weights and two or three other little trifles on it, and there also lies a large pile of unopened let ters. A pIainebony writing-desk stood open in one corner of the room, with pen. ink and papers about, just as il he had risen hastily and none awav with the intention of returning imme diitely to rinish his work. One win dow gives a view of Fifth avenue, and makes abundant light. Easy ana chairs stand about as if for every-day Use. and everything is delightfully'eom fortable and re.-tful. In one corner ol the room is a stand of books, and another holds a table covered with ar ticles too numerous anil also too artis tic to mention separately Just above these hangs a pencil draw.no;, very long and very narrow, by" Alma Tadema, and below that a velvet frame containing small medallions painted on ivory -ifter tae pictures painted by the artists themselves, of Titian. Raphael. Da Vinci, and Guido. In another place are those of Rubens, Van Dyck, L'oliins. Durer and Carlo Dolci. also from or ginals. There are also many other paintings in this room and the library, all worthy of notice by lovers of " art. but of which, perforce, I must leave the men tion for the present. There are several large vases of rare and costly porcelain ana bronze in this room, but it is not overloaded with ornaments. The librarv is back of this room and I ; is lighted only by a window which opens into the large vestibule, and what light reaches it from Mr. Vanderbilt's own room. The furniture is sparse, but ex ceedingly comfortable, and in the win dow stands a large revolving globe. Above the chimney is a lon mirror, and alone in front of it are placed no end of little Dresden figures, not more than lour mche- high; and they look od.tiy out of place in this room, de voted to the u-es of a man who is sup posed to have hi- mind so occupied with weiirhtv su ect.-. The sillv. in- sanO little face and mean.nriess smites and smrivs on their pink and white ounteaan.-e- would drive me insane if I had to look at them oiten, but per haps it is a relief after the cares ami worre- of Wall street to see them and to tnink mat these little effigies must have been modeled some time or other from people who were young, haad--om and happy, and who had no care for moniy. 'no hates to leave this room, so franirht as it is witb the presence of a man so important as its owner, but the prettv Japanese parlor at the south cor- I n;r of tin house is waiting its turn. rtere t;ie builders have deterxn:neu to give a thoroughly National character to tin' room, whi h is even ceiled with bamboo rods. Everything, with one or two exceptions, is Japanese, and these exceptions are that there is some pot , terv in one corner that never saw Japan. though it is rare and almo-t priceless, ! and a figure of a boy lying lazily at full 1 length upon a table on his stomach with his heel- in the air. I The tables here are of Japanese ! make, and are decorated in their pe culiar style of art, and covered with black satin table-cloths richly em broidered in silks, and gold and silver thread-. Impossible birds fly on the surfaces, and hsh such as never swam in the -va are embroidered with a bril liancy and beauty impossible to de scribe. The walls and windows are hung with tine painted split bamboo and straw hanging-, and two magnifi cent ebony cabinets are fall to over flowing with curios and Japanese pot tery. Several irreat bronze vases stand about with horrible dragons looking like the wildest imairininir of a raving lunatic of an artist del.ruus with opium", and other thing wherein quaint and grotesque fancies had the ascendancv in the producer's mind, and some pret tv but sillv women's faces. In short, i this room transported the beholder into i Japan, and the charm was real until i broken by a giimp.-e into the immense dining-room that is like that of some old ea..tle in feudal times. The ceiling is frescoed in a hunting scene in thelining-room. The floor is covered mostly by a large Turkish car pet, and the prevailing color is dark, rich brown. Around two sides of the rooin are :ass cases containing the dishes and plate otf which the million aire and h.s family eat- The glimpses caught liere and there show China o the rarest kind, each article a work ol art in iL-el. The plate is too numerous and too tine to mention in detail, as in iui- imiuea-e room oi carveu uars wood. A larg'1 sideboani is at the west end of the room, and two large window give light. Several handsome pictures al-o add their charm to make this a cheerful place, but it seems to me that if it were my home I should want a smaller dining-room for use when there were none but our own fanidy. This is too large. From th.- dining-room you cross the great ball again, going w -stwaal to ward the great picture galleries and conservatory. Below, in the basement, are the k:tcheu and the store-rooms and cellar, all fitted up on a scale as solid and thorough as all the rest of the house, the kitcnen emg resplendent with a great shining range and a per- fectly ravishing row of polished copfer and "ther utensils of which it is but candid to admit that I don't know hall i the names or uses. j All the private rooms of the family are upon the second floor, and all are. a- mav be understood, as handsome as unlimited means could make them, with ' this addition, that woman reigns su- ' preme in there, and womanlv fanevha? ! added hundreIs of little graces and re- i finements which gild the refined gold we read of and render tins almost too aulendid iiome a sweeter place than its manifold l.eauties alone could give it. "Olive Harper,"' m X. Y. World. Why is a very modest joung laily like a steamboat? Because she pays no attention to the swells that follow her: we a-steamer rcr ik tori rrcUcCt Widely. Conreptinas Potency. and Social The first Xapoleon's hatred of and contempt for "i-aIogues" expressed in part the practical man's scorn for mere dreamers, but expressed far more the antagonism of brute force to that subtle ideal foroe with which it had to strug gle in vain. For ideas have their own laws of growth, and as the tender shoot of some vegetable organism will up heave the heavy .mmI or" split the hard rock, so will the development of some new conception often defy the con straints of material compression. The minute egg of the coral animal may grow into an oceanic islet, or into a reef besides which ships may sail for days, or even into a densely peopled land, with its railways, cities and busy commerce. Similiarly. an idea from the brain of some Descartes or Hobbes, some solitary sage of Konigsberg, or a Genevan skull, full of imagination, but empty of morals, may. in the course of a few centuries, transform the aspect of the civilized world. The present is a time when scientific conceptions have a quite exceptional social potency, and we venture to think that some of those who have attained currencv merit more attention from non cientific readers than they have received on account of the relations they bear to temporary politics. We believe that many of the errors of even the most extreme school of Nihilists are the outcome of one re condite and mistaken philosophic idea, apparently quire remote from the sphere of politics. This idea may be shortly expressed as the mechanical conception of the universe. But if we an riht in believing that this conception is at the root of such political error-, thev have also a common origin from a source much less remote. Thev iua be con sidered, in the tir-t place, a.- develop ments of the main political error of Jean Jacques Rousseau, whose dreams have had re-ult- which now threaten so much of Europe with revo lution and anarchy. This main politi cal error is the conception that the art of politics is a mere matter of counting heads, one man being.absurdly repre sented to be "as good as another." Hence arises the profound error of re garding a nation a a mere loose aggre gate of -.imilar units, instead of as an organic whole" composed of a system of mutuallv related parts (having very dif ferent values and very diverse runctions) from the family upward. But this im aginary reduction of one national, or ganic whole into a ma-s of separate, similar atoms is reallv but one of manv examples of that modem tendency to regard all action as merely mechanical which has increasingly invaded every branch of knowledge, to the profound detriment of monils and religion. British Qtuirttrlu Rerietc. Who's a IIoitr! A story is tld by -onie of the old res idents of the State to the effect that the word was tir-t applied to Indianians about the time when Madison was the center of a large pork rnide. and th farmers for a nuudred miles around would drive their hogs there in great droves. The peculiar noL-e that they kept up in driving the swine -sounded -omethinar like hoo-ie! hoo-ie" hoo-i..' led to their b'ing called, by a corrup tion of the sound. Hoosier-." The -tory. if true, would make the origin -.f the word comparatively recent, and it ean not be accepted with credence for the reason that the palmy porkoply days of Madison wen long after the liio-ier hal become known. The first that L- known of the w ord appearing in print was in I.i5W. when John F'inTey. the Wayne County piet, wrote a New Year's poem for the Journal entitled "A Hoosier's Nest." in which a description of the pioneer cabin in Indiana Is given. The poem. in the ligut of one of the traditional storie-. gives something of an idea of the manner in which the word came into u-e. The fir-t few lines read: I'm told in ndlnjf somewhere we-t A stranger found a "Hoomer s nt-sr, " In other words, a Buckeye cabin. Juat biif enough to hold gueun Mab in. Its situation low but airy Wan on th? borders of a prairie: And. fi-anntf hi- mhfht be benighted. He bailed the house anil then ulnratcnL The Hoosier met him at the dour. Their salutations soon were o er. It was the custom among the early pioneers in Indiana in traveling through the country to hail a cabin by calling out: "Who live" here?" and "Who's here?" About the time of the treaty of peace with the Indians, in 11. and when the State was verv spar-ely set tled, travel was attemfed by great dangers, and no man ever rode away from home without bis rirle. As a com mon precaution of safety, when a traveler iaw in the di-tance the smoke from a camp or cabin fire, he would call out, upon coming w-.thm hearing distance. "Who's here?" and from the respon-e he would know if he was among friend. From a corruption of this form of salutation the people of In diana were called Hoosier. Doubtless settlers, in writing back to friends at their old homes, would say that they "were among the Hoosiers." and in a few vKtrs the appellation sprang into general u-e. General W. H. H. Ter rell, whose researches in the early his torv of Indiana have been thorough, and who may be accepted as authority, says that this Is the true origin of the word, and Governor Wright is credited with saving that it wa.- a corruption of the form of salutation of the early -ettler of the Western country. A critical in terpretation of Finley's poem seem to give proof of this explanation. Itulian apclut Journal. John OuiucT Adams. The President lived a life so simple that the word spartan hardly describes it. He was now -rxty years of oltL Rising at four or five, even in the win ter, he often bu.lt his own lire, and then worked upon his correspondence and his journal, while the main part of the day was givn to public affairs, these being reluctantly interrupted to receive a stream of visitors. In the evening he worked again, sometimes going to bed at eight or nine even in summer. His recreations were few bathing in the Potomac before sunrise, and taking a walk at the -ame hour, or a ride later in the day. or sometimes the theater, -uch as it was. For social life he liad little aptitude, though he went through the forms of iL This is well illustrated by one singular memorandum in his diary: "I went out this evening in search of conversation, an art of which I never hail an adequate idea. I never knew how to make, control, or change it. I am by nature a silent animal, and niv dear mother's constant ! on in cliihf liood, that little children should be seen jind not heard, confirmed me in what I now think a bail habit." T. W. Eig yinson, in Harper j Magazine. Miss Emma Nevada, the young American prima donna, intenda to sing ia this country next season. Sdentiflc OF GENERAL LTFEREST. ' Wihls hogs aro becoming quits f nnrnerous is Nevada. ' L'tica, N. Y., has started a readlng- room exclusively for girls. The Prince Imperial of Antria speaks, it is assertetL every dialect known in the Austrian dominions, ex cept Turkish. A colored preacher in Buffalo gave notice to his congregation recently that he wanted less shouting and more money in the future- Bujfalo (X. Y.J Ezprext. The city fathers at Olean. N. Y.. have instructed the police to compel all boys under the age of fifteen yars to vacate the streets after S-J.M o'clock p. m. It is estimated that the amount of coin coming into Washington Territory over the Northern Pacific Railroad in the hands of immigrants can not fall short of '350O.G00 a month. A five-year-old girl fell from a third story window in Cincinnati, recently, but a gentleman passing by saw her coming, caught her in Bis arms, and saved Her from anv harm. Cincinnati Timet. A couple of Flushing (N. Y.) squirrel hunters caught a Canadian stoat or er mine, which was nested in a tree. It whippet! their dog before they killed it. It is the first known to have been caught on Long Island. The adage that "It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good" finds a new illustration in the report that the health record of Cincinnati has greatly impro.-ed since the flood cleansed the unwholesome districts. .Johnson Sides, a Piute Indian chief. say3 that the order of the Virginia Truckee Railroad, prohibiting the fre riding of Indians, is beneficial to the tribe, and that there are less maimed redskins rhan fornierlv Until l'lii not a single steam ves sel had visited Maine waters, and the ap pearance of a pulling, smoking steamer in Caseo Bay. in that year, terrified some of the superstitious dwellers on the islamls and the coast. Boston Pot. A wonderful mirage was seen recently off over Munjoy. Me. Peopl were surprised at -eerng apparently a brick house some six stories high, the colored bricks, the windows and all being plainly -een. floating in the air. The sight was a beautiful one. A native Jehu at Catskill has fixed up an old Concord coach and painted on the sides the words "Sally Hoe." Nobody has as vet pointed out to him his mistake, anil the vehicle is likely to cause many a laugh this -ummer as it goes up hdl and down dale. Troy (X. Y. i Times. When the old Court House in Wat son County. Georgia, was built a live frog was placed m one of the corners (it Is not known which one) and cement placed in all around him. It is .-aid-a frog will never die if -ered this way. and tne truth of the -.ay.ng can be fully demonstrated when the old Court House is torn awav. Mis.- Jennie Cas-edy. of Louisville, who is incurably confined to her bed as an invalid, ia ncvertiiele.-.- prominent as superintendent of a flower mis-ion. and nw -he want.-t -t-nd bouquet-, to all the prison.-. pen:tentiarie- ami reforma tories in the I'nited tares. -ifce think- it will humanize the inmate- while the flowers last. LouutnlU Caurir.r-four. nal. An eccentric hermit woman died recently at Shirley. England, aud among her etloets an old piano was sold for half a crown. It turns out to be of the vear I7.'JD. thirteen year after the making of the tir-t p'ano in England. Offer- of seven hundred ami fifty dollars have been made for this antique, which is valuable in the history of piano making. One of the only two remaining Ro man mile-tones, in Great Britain ls in Cannon -treet, London, the other being in Chesterhohn. in Northumberland. There is Roman work about the Tower of London. Until quite recently an old Roman turret wa- -landing within a hundred yards ..f Ludgate Hill station, and in Cripplegare may yet be seen ti splendid specimen ut the original Roman wall. A report having been generally cir culated that a cinnamon bear belonging to Mr. Oram, living in the woods near Fort Montgomery. West Point, N. Y.. had been set free, it led ro a tragedy recently A miner who wan intoxicated took refuge in Joe Connolly s barn, near by. and oue of Connolly - boy-, hearing the movement of the man. ran to the house, and. obtaining a -hot-gun. fired into the hay where he was lying, and seriously wounded him. .V". Y. MaiL From a French State paper. lately brought to light, ir appear- that in I7TU the following Parliamentary decree was solemnlv passed and duly regisrered under King Louis XV --Whosoever by means of red or wnire paint, per fumes, e-senees. artitiiial teeth, false hair, cotton wjj1. iron cor-er.-. hoop-, shoes with high he-i-. or false hips shall -eek ro enrice into the Lands of marriage any male -ubjeet of his Majes tv. -hall be pro-eeut.-d for witchcraft and declared incapable of matrimony. " Jonathan Wheeiock deposited in the New Hamp-hire -avings Bank, in Concord. March St'p. l-.U'.. one hundred dollar- bountv niotie a hi-ii he had re ceived a-a Revolut. mi. irv -wldier. Two other dej,.h-it- of tin een dollars eaeii were added to it April l.. I-SM. and April 'J. IS"). The money still remains in the bank, and amounted on the first day of January last, with acrued inter est, to two thousand and fifty-five dol lars ami forty-four cents. Boston Tnitutcrifjt. Hugh Fagan. a Utiea boy. fourteen year-old. went to A'Ikui. N. Y, re cently to have a huge tumor removed from his net-k. The operation, which necessitated an iuci-ion -even inches in length, was succe-sru Iv performed by two doctors. The ex.i-e-i mass weighed nearly two pounds. Fugau showed wonderful grit bKu jetore and after the operation, and refu-ed all stimulant?. He walked to the ho-Mtal. whre he will remain until the wound is healed. The operation was witnessed bv a num ber of physicians ami students. Ctuit Herald. A very pretty custom, which has inee been followed, w-u- introduced at a fashionab'e wedding recently at the Savoy Chapel Royal. London. The choir formed a prit-.sion down the aisle to meet the bride ami then walked back before her to their places iu the church chanting a bridal hymn. A mural support L-thu- iven t a falter ing girl who ha.- ii-tiaih ro walk up the aisle tiie .ib-erved .f all observers, and overhearing, perhap-. remarks on the redness of her nose, or -onie defect in her dress, not very reassuring. After the ceremony the choir again formed in pro eessiou ami walked before the bride and groom down ihe aisle to the entrance ate. F"l i i
