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" THE JOURNAL. RATES ' VERTlfMN IS5U' - EVERY WEDJiKSDAY, Ml K. ' JRNER & CO. Proprietors and Publishers. . T3 OFFICE, Eleventh St., up stairs in Journal Building. terms: Per year... Six mouths' Throe months Single copies' VOL. XVI.-N0. n: COLUMBUS, NEB., WEDNESDAY. JULY 8, 1885. WHOLE NO. 791. "TV" fit 9lMttftlttt . w a y . r o l"3T-T : GOLUMBUS STATE BANK! COLUMBUS, NEB. C A SH CAP J TA L, - $75,000 D1UKCTOUS: Leanuek Ckuuahd, Pres't. Geo. W. Hulst, Fce iYea'f. Julius A. Heko. U. JI. Henijy. J. K. Taskeu, Cashier. Hn-sk of epos-It, IMNcesmt bhiI ExchaBK. CollecIoMlroinptly .Hade ea all Pols in. lay latere! oa Time ttepe- Un. 2'4 HENRY G-ASS, TJlSTTJEJtTAJCER ! COFFIN'S AND METALLIC OASES AND DEALER IX Furniture, Chairs, Bedsteads, Bu reaus, Tables, Safes. Lounges, &c. Picture Frames and Mouldings. X3T Repairing of all kinds of Upholstery Goods. G-tf COLUMBUS, NEB. HENRY LUERS, IKAI.KK IN WIND MILLS, AND PUMPS, Buckeye Mower, combined, Self Binder, wire or twine. Pumps Repaired on short notice o tSSTOnr tloor west of Heintz's Dru Store, 11th Street, Columbus, Neb. 8 Happiness results from that true contentment which indicates perfect health of body and mind. You may jwssess it, if you will purify and invigorate your blood with Ayer's Sarsa. pai-illa. E. 3L Howard, Newport, N. II., write : ' I suffeied for years with Scrof ulous lminors. After using two bottles of Ayer's Sarsaparilla, I Found great relief. It has entirely restored me to health." James French, Atchison, Kans., writes: "To all persons suffering from Liver Complaint, I would strongly recom mend Ajer's Sarsaparilla. 1 was afflicted with a disease of the liver for nearly two year, when a friend advised me to take this medicine. It gave prompt relief, and has cured me." Mrs. II. M. Kidder, 41 Dwight ft., Boston, Mass., writes : ' For several years I have ued Ayer's Sarsa parilla iu my family. I never feel safe, even At Home without it. As a liver medicine and geueral purifier of the blood, it has no equal." Mrs. A. B. Allen, TTinterpoek, Va., write: "My youngest child, two years of age, was taken with Bowel Com plaint, which we could not cure. "We tried many remedies, but he continued to grow worse, and finally became so reduced in fleh that we could only move him upon a pillow. It was suggested by one of the doctors that Scrofula might be the cause of the trouble. We procured a bottle of AYER'S Sarsaparilla and commenced giving it to him. Itrsurely worked wonders, for, in a short time, he was completely cured." Sold by all Druggists. Price $1; Six bottles, 95. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass., U. S. A. A WORD OF WARIMJiG. FARMERS, stock raisers, and all other interested parties will do well to remember that the "Western Horse and Cattle Insurance Co." of Omaha is the only company doing business in this state that insures' Horses, Mules and Cattle against loss by theft, accidents, diseases, or injury, (as also against loss'by fire and lightning). All representations by agents of other Companies to the contrary not withstanding. P. W. HEXRICII. Special As't, Columbus, Neb. 15-y ILYON&HEALY State & Monroe SU.. Chicago. WUl wa d prmU ta ma y adabw tkir AMDCATAVOCUE, ! I for 153, Irs II rnCi, let Imtratwmu, sviu, opa. win. SParapciH. tpsaim. up-Luaia. C.. TVnm Ilflr StmfFb. mnA I'M.,.. Sanarv HukI Oulfclf. KlMllH lluurmu, m raciaoci ibhtvcxhh na s-s SmlImi lar amiwi am m c'CsdcsButSlu' COMFORT THROUGH A WINDOW. (CHILD WITHIH TO TRAMP WITHOUT.) It's not so nice here as it looks, with china that keeps breaking so, An J five of Mr. Tennyson's liooks Too line to look in is it, though? If j ou Just had to sit here (Well!) In satin chairs too blue to touch. And look at flower- too sweet to smell, In vases would you like it much? If you bes any flower, they jfrow, Ai.d you can find them in the sun. The?e are the one-, we buy. you know. In winter time when there are none! Then i oil can sit on locks, you see. And walk alnnit in water, too I!eiu-e you have uu shoes! Dear me! How many thin;," they let you do! Then you can sleep out In the shade All day. 1 guess aud all ulght, too. IJwiiust you know, you'rt not afraid of ( ther tallows jut like you! You have no housc like this, you know (Where uiuiiuim's cross, and ladles cu.ll) You have the world to live In, thoutrh. And that's the prettiest place of all! Dublin IrUh Time. LIGHT-FINGERED GENTHI Characteristics of the Profession al Pickpockets. A Vrakuess for Finn Clothes Tliey r re fer to Io Their Work in the Midst of I -arte Crowds Young illrls In the Business. ' The most dangerous of all rriminals is the professional pickpocket," said a detective to a Daily Xcws reporter the other day. "He comes upon you in such unexpected places, under such a pleasant guise and ha such insinuating way that you fall a victim to his artistic skill while gazing upon the beauty of his face and figure, or admiring the elegant twirl of h's jet-died mustache. As they aiv the most dangerous, so arc they the mo t numerous of our public depreda tors, and although we have done, aud are doing, our best to drive them out of Chicago, yet they increase almost as fa-t as we catch them and send them oil. They arc mostly young men, their ages varying from fifteen to twenty-live years in nyof them have be.n street agrmt fioin their infancy, uneared for b; p.irent or friend, forced from babyhood to Mtpply their own wants, earh :u quite a knowledge of the world, of in -n and things, and a degree of Vina lues-.' and dexterity which renders them c j ert- thieves and dangerous ne'-ghbors in :i mixed assembly. They are by nature and educa t on opposed to honest labor, and would reject with scorn any oiler calculated to subject them to toil". There are others who, well educated ami reared, have become tempted be voud their strength. Hut. having once become members of the profession, they sink to the level of their companions, adopting their manners and habits, their .superior advantages having no othvr efiivt upon them than to mike them iiiore hardened anil depraved than their fellows. 1 knew of a remarkable in-tance of this kind once.. It was in the person of-a son of respectable, well-to-do parents, and eight years ago he was a book-keeper in this city. He was a handsome young man, of good address, and enjoyed the utmost confidence of his employer. Fast companions by degree- introduced him to their vices, and he sot n 1 ecame a frequent'T of billiard saloons, gambling-houses aud places where he was required to spend more money than his salary warranted. Then came the old, old story. (Jetting into debt, he yielded to temptation and stole $1,000 from his employer. He was de te; ted. but. in consideration of his parents and his exideutly sincere re pentance, he v:i not prosecuted. He went to New Orleans and obtained an excellent situation, aud la! resolved to lead an houet life iu future. One day he met on the street an ac quaintance who knew of his fall. He was one of tho-e iuf -runl busy bodies who are never happ. unless they are interfering with other people's business -o he immediately informed the employer of the young man of the atlair, and the consequence was that he wa discharged. Turned friendless into the street, his reputation blasted, he l.e. a.ne reckless, mid immediately adopted the 'profession' of a pickpock et, and is now known sis one of the inot expert. He speaks with ;reat bit term s of the acquaintance who 'gave him away" in New Orleans, and as that but for him he woul-l have n deeined himself and lived an honest life, in-lead of being a candidate for State prison. "Professional pickpockets," contin ued the detective, "have a weakness for line clothes, but their ta-te leads them to adopt rther the 'loud' and 'Hash' stvles of ilres than the quiet and re spectable. They rejoice in neatly-fit-tinsr suits of varied hues, sp tless liuen. gaudy neck-lies, sparkling pins aud or naments, and often wear plug hats. Numbers of them may be seen any dav gathered in little knots at their favorite corners, 'mashing.'. The external ap pearance of the professional pickpocket i- similar to that of the professional gambler, and they are often seen to gether in familiar conversation. Time was when our most skillful pickpockets were Englishmen: anil those individu als, fre-h from European cities, used to look with scorn and contempt on our native-born bunglers; but it is different noiv. "Pickpockets usually work in gaugs of thre." or four, although a few of tii: most expert usually prefer to work without a partner. These gangs oper ate in crowds, assisting one another iu such manner as circumstances may re quire. When- people congregat in large number-, there look out for pick pockets, A pr.iet-sion is their delight, a large tire a thing of joy. a popular widding or a funeral a godsend. No pi ice or occasion is so sacred as to in spire tlieiu with reverence. At a camp mecting near here, once, a rover nd gi nth man, while on his knees exhort'ng iuners to repent, was robbed of his wallet by an irreverent professional, while a weeping sister on the -anxious' seat was deprived of the means of dry ing her eyis by a felonious scoffer". t a diamond wedding two of" the brides maids and many of the spectators were relieved of their watches and ornaments by ladies as fashionably dressed as were the bridal party. ThT various railwav depots, wh re crowds of strangers are constantly arriving and departing, are tin? fell? for pickpockets to wor and aDimdani am the harvests they gatlu-r ther "in. The felonious gang joins the bustling crowd, pushing, jostling, jatn mingone covering the movements of the other, aud all bent on "plunder. A victim once selected, he is pushed and annoyed by two or three of the -gang,' while the- "ilexterous .fingers, of auolner dip lightly into his pockets and secure the coveted wallet. "Instantly it is pass-' ed by the pickpocket to his cover,' and before the victim has recovered his equanimity his treasure has flown. Should he become immediately con scious of his loss, he would not have the hardihood to suspect the well-dressed, highly perfumed gentleman by his side of having robbed him. It is a weak ness of humanity to look for crime only in rags. AH places of public amuse ment, public meetings, street cars, or, wherever crowds of people collect, there is where pickpockets most abound. It is iu bustle and confusion that they are enabled to work most successfully. It is in accordance with our republ.cau ideas to put pur trust in the mas-es of the jeople. And hence, an individual whose suspicious nature would causa him to watch you as closely as if you were a thief while engaged in private consultation with him will rush headlong into a bustling and hustling crowd with out thought of pickpocket or watch. He sometimes trusts too much to the integ rity of the masses, and returns from lib encounter with them shorn of his treas ures and also of his jeonlidence. The individual pickpocket who conducts his operations without the aid of a confed erate is similar in manner and appear- ance to those who constitute the gang. Instead of workimjin crowds, however, and under cover o? a rush and jam, he adopts n more quiet and reserved mode of accomplishing the same object. He it is who insinuates himself into the seat next to you in the street car or the stage, anil with much ostentation pro duces a morning paper aud appears to lie engrossed in its perusal. At ttie same time the cloak or linen duster he carries, or even the paper he holds, serves as a cover to hide the manipula tions of his agile fingers. Very often lie is provided with a delicate little knife with a razor-like blade, with which ho quietly slits your garments, until, having reached the desired wal let, he quietly withdraws it The knife blade is occasionally concealed it a finger-ring, and a pickpocket, well dressed and gent'emauly, oae called at a manufacturing jew eler's store and ordered onf of these ring-kuives made, after a pattern furnished bj himself. The ring was made according to order, anc when t'ie thief called for it the proprie tor of the establishment had the eun osity to asks it use. The thief candid ly explained to the astonished "ewelei at the same time practically demon st rating how delicate an operatiou i' was to use the instrument successfully, for shortly afterward he discovered a clean, neat slit iu his pants pocket, ane further investigation showed him thai his pocket-book had beeu abstracted. While explaining the use of the ring the thief adroitly executed the r-ibbery, thereby affording convincing proof that the ring had been satisfactorily made. "The' female pickpocket is the coun terpart of the male of the same species 'loud' iu her dress, in her manners and conversation. She is opposed to living a life of single blessedness, and usually takes to her heart an expert thief or a shrewd gambler, regardles. of priest or parson. Her mode of con ducting operations is s'milar to that adopted bv the male pickpocket ai- T ways seeking a crowd, and always pushing and intruding, bhe haunts the fashionable stores, and, being a woman, she knows whe.cabouts in a lady's dress the pocket should be. "There are many youug girls in the business, but they" can scarcely bo called professional, as they have other means of obtaining a livelihood, and pick pockets for a pastime. While the morals of the female pickpocket are uot to he commended ou general prin ciples, she still has some womanly pride It ft, as also something which she calls self-respect Like the majority of her sex, she looks unpityingly upon what are known as 'unfortunates.' She holds herself far superior to these, and looks upon her own shortcomings as mere 'eccentricities of genius.' Not withstanding her contempt for those she calls 'fallen women,' the female pick pocket almot always ends her career among those she has scorned during her prosperity, and, like them, becomes ad dicted to drink and finally dies in some charitable inst ttitiou. Professional pickpockets of either sev usually possess a degree of sharpness and intelligence which, if exercised in the channels of honest industry, would make them suc cessful as houest business men and women, but I have uever known any of them to make a competency, and thir ill-got'eu gains geuerally find their way to the gambling-table." Chicago News. BILL NYE. Hit OlMervatlnns On the Matter of Rail way Ktl(iiette. If you haw becu reaied in extreme poverty, and your mother supported you until you grew up anil married, so that your wife could support you. you will probably sit in four seats at the same time with your feet extended into the aisles so that you can wipe them oil on other p ople wh'le you snore with vour mouth open clear to vour shoulder blades. If you are prone to drop to sleep and breathe with a low, death-rattle, like the exhaust of a bath-tub, it would be a good plan to tie up your head in a feather-bed, and then insert the who'e t'dng in the linen closet, or if you can not secure that you might stick it out of the window and get it knocked oil" against a tunne'. In the morning is a good time to find out how many people have succeeded in getting on the passenger train who ought to be in the stock car. t'cnerally you will fiud one male and one female. The male goes into the wash-room, bathes his worthless car cass from daylight until breakfast-time, walking on the feet of any mau who tries to" wash his face during that time. He wipes himself on nine different tow els, because when he gels home he knows he will have to wipe his face on an old door-mat. People who have been reared on hay all their live generally want to till themselves full of pic and. colic when they travel. The' female of this same mammal goes into the ladies' departmeuT and remains there until starvation drives her out Then the real ladies have about thirteen seconds a piece in which to dress. If you never rode in a varnished car before, and never expect to again, you will probably roam up and down the car, meandering over the feet of the porter while he is making up the berths. This is a good way to let the people see just how little sense you had left after vour brain began to soften. VeteeFs 'iredtv. After thirty years1 earnest work on tbe subject, a farmer in Union County, Ga., thinks he has solved the problem of aerial navigation by the invention of a ship which will "sail through the air." He unfortunately lacks means to "get material of sufficient' -strength to com plete the machine." X. Y. Sun. PITH AND' POINT. "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof.". People who want the earth should make a note of this. Boston Courier. If a praying machine were invented many would use it if it did not take too much time from their business to wind it up. Vhitehall 'Ames. How fond the world is of that which is in anywise new! Thousands of people will buy the revised Old Testa ment who haven't opened the covers of their K.ng James version iu years. I'ittbbiirgh (.) Commercial Gazette. "How shall I get a valuable .cyclo paedia free?" asks a subscriber. There are a good many ways, but unless, he can get one given to him he had better go w.thout it. It is not safe to steal less thau 31,000,000 nowadays. X. I. Sun. I ain't got nuthin' ergin er pusson whut 1 kes ter war rings an' shiny pins, but I doan think dat such pussons eber 'compl'shes much good till arter da draps dat sorter foolishness. De tree haster shake off de .bright bloom 'fore de frait amgwinetercome. Arkansaw Traveler. No, Miss Mamie, they are not called grass widows because they are green, for they are as far removed from the verdant state as the JNortti Pole is from the South Pole. Any man who picks up a grass widow, thinking tier a dew-laden refreshing bunch of green grass, burns Irs fingers awfully, if not more so, Brooklyn Times. A rural photographer had a young lady s.t for her picture, who. at a sub sequent vis't to examine the proof, was not pleased at the result, and remarket! that she "did not like it at all." and that she thought it was "perfectly hor rid." The artist, look'ng attentively at the young lady, remarked: "I know it is frightful looking, but I had to take what sot before me." A ten-year-old Rochester boy on the cars coming to Troy, the other day. became hungry about eleven o'clock, aud began an attack upon the bounti ful lunch that iiad beeu prepared for him, A gentleman who sat behind h in was moved to remark: "My boy, if you eat much now ou won't have any ap pet te for your dinner." To which tho smart little fellow Replied: "Well, I gues if I haven't any appetite I shan't want any d uner." The gentleman had no more to ay. Troif Times. - Don't say "cawn't" for can't. It don't sound n cv. --.fonteznmri (f'a ) t.'cronl. And don't you say "don't" for doesn't It isn't good grammar. -Chit ayo Eceniny Journal And don't you. Mr. Crit'c. talk about "good gran mar." 'I he sentence is either gratumat.cal or rngrammat cal. Gram mar is neither g..od" or bad. '.. Minrii'le (III.) Journal. "Neither good or bail" is ne ther good nor bad gram mar. Mr. CV t e of Critc;. It is jiM no grammar at all. Chicaao Journal. Nowou've dd t. ain't on. Wash ington Hatch . NOT A BLAMED WORD. Mow the Ten.t-r tVellng-t of llright Yiiuiijt M:iti W.-re Tr.t:iili'l f ill By :i DrsSjrniiiir V.iiuic W.'inui. The Aud'tor of State, hcariugsome one enter the mom. looked up and beheld a man who looked as though he aud melancholy had long been compan ions. Good morning," said the Auditor. "Only tolerable.'.' He sat i!ovn and had. during a hall hour, ma.ntained an unbroken s lence. when the And tor sa d: Have you any bus ness with me?"' "No: Iii particular." Aga'n he settled down into deep si lence. The Aud. tor became impat.ont. What an I do for vou?" Hah!'' "What can I do for you?'" repealed the Auibtor. "Well, if vou were in my place what would you d..?" 'I don't knw. 1 am sure." "Haven't heaul anything about me, then?" "Xolh'ng." "Not a Idamed word?" Not a word." "Well, I'll tell you. I live out about twenty miles from here. I'm the feller" that killed the big rattlesnake. Now. you have heard of me, haven't you?" " "No." "Not a blamed word?" "Not a word."' "That's strange. Well, som.! t me ago I fell m love with Nat Pearson's daught-r. You've heard of that, 1 re.kon?" -No." "Not a blamed word?" "Not a word." "Well, Nat he wan't agin the affair." "Wasn't, eh?" said the Auditor, be coming amused. "No. When I asked him he 'lowed that he didn't care, jes' so I waited till he got through plantin' corn, for Sook that's her name can klver more corn w.th a hoe than any man in the neighborhood. I hadn't sa'd anyth ng to the g.rl all this time, th nkln' "that 1 would wait. Well, when 1 spoke to her about it she 'lowed that it suitejl her well enough. Concluded to git mar r ed in town by a Jestiee of the Peac. so th s inorn'n' we ot out an come to town. I got my license an' bou't her a lot of apples an' eatiu" truck an' sweet stuff. I left her at the 'Squire's office while I went to the wagon yard, a'ter our horses intendin' that as soon as we was married we would r de. Well, sir, when I came back sh had dun marr.ed Ike Jacob-. You Know him. don't vou?" " "No." "You've heard of him. haven't you? ' "No. never heard of him." "Not a blamed word?"' "Not a word." "Well, he is a 1 ttle bit t.ie ugliest an' good for utith'u' man 1 ever seed The State of Arkan-aw can't show up such another feller. Why. sir. he let Darb Andrews lling h iu down. You've hearu o' Darb?" "No." "Not a nlamed word." "Not a word?" "Well now, if you was in my place what would you dor" . I wouldn't do anythiug." "Not a blamed th'ng?" "No." "I tell you; cap'n. It wan't so much that I love the girl, but that I need her." "Need her. eh?" "Yes. I've gjt ten acres of new ground that I want to put in corn. It Is so rough that it can't be kivcred 'cept with a hoe. That gal ca t kiver it in three days. It's awful to be disap pointed so early in life. Well, don t aav anvthing about it." "I won't-" "Not a blamed word?" "Not a word." "Well, good-bye. Grief has tuck possessio;- f m." Arkansaw Trav-1r. FIRST National Bank! . '. COXjTJBCBUB, neb. Aitkerized Capital, Paid.Ii Capital, Sir-plus and Profits, $250,000 50,000 8,000 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. A. ANDERSON, Pres't. . SAM'L C. SMITH. Vice Pres't. O.T. HOEN, Cashier. J. W. EARLY, HERMAN OEHLRICH, W. A. MCALLISTER, G. ANDERSON, I". ANDERSON. Foreign and Inland Exchange, Passage Th i. .s, and Real Estate Loans. at-vol-is-lr BUSINESS CARDS. D.T. Martyn, M. D. F. J. Schug, M. D. Drs. MAETYH 4b SCHUG, U. 8. Examining Surgeons. Local Surgeons. Union Pacific, O., N. & B. H. and U. & M. R. R's. Consultations in German and English. Telephones at office and residences. par-Office over First National Bank. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. 42-y C D. EVAKfl, in. D., PHYSICIAN AND SUROEON. BSTOfiice and rooms. Gluck building, Ilth street. Telephone communication. y V. V. RUNNER, m. D-. HOMCEOPATHIST. Chronic Disease aad Diseases of Children a Specialty. JI"ff"Oflice ou Olive street, three doors north of Firtt National Bank. 2-ly W. 91. CORNELIVN, LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE. Upstairs Ernst building 11th street. i1 .1 CJAKLOW, Collection Att'y. SPECIALTY MADE OF BAD PAPER. Office with .1. G. Higgins. .It-Itm H. J. HUltSON, NOTARY PUBLIC, 2th Street, 2 doors west of Hammoail Hoase, Columbus, Neb. 491-y J . REEDER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office on Olive St., Columbus, Nebraska ti-tf MONEY TO -L.OAN. Five years' time, on improved farms with at least one-fourth the acreage under cultivation, in sums representing one third the fair value of tbe homestead. Correspondence solicited. Address, M.K.TURNER, r0-v Columbus, Nebr. V. A. MACKEN. ItKAI.KK IN Foreign ami Domestic Liquors and Cigars. 11th street, Columbus, Neb. 50-y vrAI,IJSTKR BROS., A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Office up-stairs iu McAllister's build ing. Utu St. W. A. JIcAllister, Notary Public. JOHN TIMOTHY, NOTARY PUBLIC AND CONVEYANCER. Keeps a full line of stationery and school supplies, aud all kinds of legal forms. Iustircs against tire, lightning, cyclone and tornadoes. Office in Powell's Block, Platte Centei. 19-x J. M. MACFARLAND, B. R. COWDERY, AttcrtexisilTo'.irxPntl'c. C:lltrter. LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE OF MACFARLAND & COWDERY, Columbus, : : : Nebraska. JI. J. MAUCSIIAN, Justice, County Surveyor, Notary. Land and Collection Agent. t3TP:irtie.s desiring surveying done can notifv me by until at Platte Centre, Neb. Si-Cm Tj H.RI'KCIIK, Ilth St., opposite Lindell Hotel. Sells Harness, Saddles, Collars, Whips, Blankets, Curry Combs, JBrushes, trunks, valises, huggy tops, cushions, carriage trimmings, Sec, at the lowest possible prices. Repairs promptly attended to. TAMEM NAsLMON, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. Plans and estimates supplied for either frame1 or brick buildings. Good work guaranteed. Shop on 13th Street, near M. Paul Lumber Yard, Columbus, Ne braska. f2 Gmo. T) II. LAWRENCE, DEPUTY CO. SURVEYOR. Will do general surveying in Platte and adjoining counties. Office with S. C. Smith. COLUMBUS, ... XKBRASKA. 17-tf JS. MURDOCK & SON, Carpenters and Contractors. Havenad 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 toestimateforyou. fjTShop on 13th St., one door west of Friedbof & Co's. store. Columbus. Nebr. 483-v MANUFACTURER OF Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware ! Job-Work, Hoofing and Gutter ing a Specialty. tSTShop on Olive Street, 2 doors north of Brodfeuhrer's Jewelry Store. 46-y G W. CLARK LAND AND INSURANCE A GENT, HUMPHREY, NEBR. ' His lands comprise some fine tracts iu the Shell Creek Valley, and the north ern" portion of Pl.-tte county. Taxes paid for non-residents. Satisfaction guaranteed. 20 y WEDDINGS. How Thr7 Were Conducted ta Olden Times. Joining the right hands in the wed iing ceremony was customary in As syria and Persia, and the bridal veil ivas worn in Greece and Rome. The Bible does not mention wedding rings, but it describes the giving of them as pledge of honor and affection. Pharaoh ave Joseph a ring when he set him over the land of Egypt, and the prod igal wa given a ring upon his return to his father. Legends relate that Joseph espouse! Mary with a ring in which was set an amethyst, and of course this precious relic was" found (by a miracle) and performed many wonderful cures, for the benetit of mankind and the treasury of the church. The young Roman, sent the maiden his family had selected to become his wife a ring in token of his fidelity. Gold, was the usual material, but in the time of Plinv, iron rings set with ada mant were used to denote the durabil ity of the contract. As now, this ring was worn on the fourth linger of the left hand. It was not always plain, but often bore a device, as a key to denote the authority and responsibility of a wife in her husband's house. The diamonil was much esteemed as a wedding ring in Italy during the fif teenth and sixteenth centuries, for that gem was believed to have a mysterious Eowerof maintaining happiness between usband aud wife. Silver rings, inlaid with Niello, were also used. Gemmed rings were in fashion forty or fifty years ago. Two and sometimes three "or four delicate rings were hinged or linked together, and bore upon the top when closed clasped hands or a heart, emblem of love and fidelity. Mottoes or jMisies were engraved on the inside of these rings. The prettiest one I ever saw read, "Endless and pure be our love." The Anglo-Saxons used these gemmed rings, and they in turu borrowed them of the French. I for one would like to know from whom the French borrowed them, but history is silent on this point. The wedd'ng ring has been worn upou the thumb, and upon the right hand. But the women of all nations have been as busy as bees, and with spinning and weaving to occupy their lingers, it is easv ti see why eve i a prineess should put her prized wedding ring upon the hand and linger which would keep it the safest. The fancy that a vein or nerve runs directly from the fourth linger of the left hand to the heart, is very ancient, and no doubt helped to make it the bearer of the wed ding ring, and there was iu the early days of the church a curious custom of recognizing the Trinity, by placing the ring on the first finger or thumb for the Father, on the second finger for the Son. and ou" the third finger for the Holy Ghost. Then it was placed upon the "fourth fiuger, from which loving aud superstitious wives neverretnove it. Scholars are fond of telling us tiiat the wedding ring meant the subjection of the wife, and the placing it upon the left hand meant more subjection. But in the past the subjection of women has needed no sign to emphasize it. It was an accepted and expected fact, and was perhaps a condition of safety. In the middle ages the wedding ring was blessed or hallowed by the offici ating priest, and the form used seems to nie very beautiful: "Hallow. Thou. Lord, this ring, which we bless in Thy holy name, that whatsoever woman shalt wear it may stand fast in Thy peace, and cont'uue in Thy will, and live, and grow, and wav old in Toy love, and be multiplied with length of davs. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord." The service of the Church of England compels the use of a ring, and an odd story is told of two paupers who. too poor to buy a ring, were securely mar ried by means of a curtain ring, sup pl'ed by a sympathetic clerk. Two rings are used in modern Greece. A gold one for the bridegroom and a silver one for the br de. The inferior metal mark, the inferiority of the wife, say the antiquarians again, but it seems to me rather a survival of the old worslrp of the sun and the moon. The rinir fell tinder the displeasure of the Puritans, as did all signs and symbols used by Rome, and during the Commonwealth tliev tried to abolish it with Christinas and Easter observa'iees. but the de scendants of tho-e Puritans wear en gagement or betrothal rings, if not a wedding ring. When a marriage between patrician fam'dies wa; cele'ir; 'ed in ancient Koine, a loaf of bread, made of wheat and barley, was solemnly laded by the bride and brid-!gro.in b.tfoiv the priest of Jove and t :i Komati citizen as wit nesses. Chil Iron of marriages in which this ceremony was observed wens en titled to certa'n pr.vileges and office for this was the highest and mo,t:iered rite of marring,. Dainty and sweet a it i. flu bride-cake is the mod-ra rep resentatiw of -hat wheat and barley bread. Whene the Romans derived the custom is not known, but it cam no doubt from Asia. Dro.iming iipjn we Iding cake is an old English ciiitom. In Greece the brijle ro le to her hus band's house in a l.'ter. .-.eated between the bridegroom and his friend the best man. In Rome two boys led the bride, but hts attendant was a married woman whose duty it was to lead the newly married pair to the altar of the family gods. In the time of the Anglo-Saxon the bride was led by a matron and fol lowed by a e mpany of young r:rls. who were called the bridesmaids. Kro:n them the custom has descended to u. Demore.it' 's Monlhlu. D. II. MolTatt. who is President of the First National Bank of Denver, an instlttit'on whose deposits are over ..", OJO.OJO. wa approached by Ferdinand Ward about a year ago with a re.picit for a loan based ou promise of enor mous profit-. Mr. Mo.l'at. insp;ak'ng of it the other day. s-iid: "Ward wanted SlUO.O'JO, and said he could make for me $50,000 ou it in sixty days. I told him I didn't know why he "should be so good to me; that I had never done anything for him. 1 rtiess he understood me, for he went off. I never t'o k any stock in the fellow. He was too white-livered. I never tie up to a man when I can see throii'.'h his cars, as I could through Wards." Chicago Tribune. What is most needed at this mo ment in Teuessee is a unanimous sup port by the press of the. tangible and solid projects that are atloat for the benefit of tbe people, such as immigra tion, the opening of mines, and the es tablishment of manufactories and work shops. The material progress of the State should have the support and countenance of every man in it, and everything that looks like the foment ing of political malice, hate and dis content should be frowned down. Let as had peace and w.th it prosperity. Memphis Tenn.') Appeal. GENERAL KOMAROPF. How the DUtiayaUHed Jtasslaa Worn Present Kiak. General Kotnaroff distinguished his self by military tact, audacity and re sourcefulness as well aa personal bravery in the Rosso-Turkish campaign in Asia Minor im 1877, when he won his present rank of General. After the capture of ArdahaEh, near the Russo Turkish frontier. Colonel Komaroff was left in command of a detachment which had the difficult duty of defending a considerable tract of the neighboring mountainous country, and of protect ing the Russian frontier as well as cov ering the Hank and rear of the army then operating against Kars. When the movement urged by Loris Melikoff was made agaiust Erzeroum, Colonel KomarotV executed a very bold and suc cessful mameuver. With a flying squad ron he advanced from Ardaban. passed rapidly round the enemy's flank, and came down upon a part of the Turkish force which was holding the Panak Pass on the Sahanlough Range, which com manded access to the town of Olti on the northern side, whence the Turks in tended to attack Ardaban. Colonel KomarofTs unexpected appearance had such an effect that the enemv retreated at once without lighting, anil the Rus sians were enabled to occupy Panak and Olti, and to capture two thousand rifles and live hundred thousand cart ridges. When at a subsequent period of the campaign the Russian troops were or dered to retjre from Hadj-Vali, Colonel Komaroff, with his detachment, found himself placed in a very perilous posi tion by reason of the withdrawal of the main column of the Russian force, from which he became separated by a distance of from four to live miles, whilo he was exposed to Turkish fire from the twin heights of Great aud Little Yalta. By a dash he drove oA the two hundred Turkish cavalry who held the Great Yalta, stationed a body of his own men in their place and, un der cover of their lire, brought tho main part of his own force round to the eastern slope of the hill, where, after a time, they were joined by re inforeemeuts front the Russian army under the very nose of the enemy, and the whole force was enabled to retire in order. During the attack of the Turks on the night of July HI (August 1) iion the Russian camp at Kiouriouk-Dara, Colonel or rather at this date Gen eral KoiuarolV, for he had already been promoted to that rank, was charged with a detachment to take up a position at Mount Karaal, four versts from the Russian camp, and there to act at his own discretion. It was on tliis occasion that he received a wound in the breast, which, however, did not prove sorious. the bullet having struck a religious medal which he wore. Gen eral Komaroff subsequently took part in the storming of Kars, and contrib uted no unimportant share in that cele brated action. At the conclusion of the war he was made commandaut of Batoum. on the Euxine, and, after the Akhal Tekke expedition, he was placed in command of the trans-Caspian army. The Russians attribute the peaceable annexation of Merv. in a large measure, to General KomarofTs tact and skill in other than military matters. Pall Mall Gazette. SMELLING AN EARTHQUAKE. Abnormal Development of a Sra Captaiu's Olfactories. "We was auchor.'d in the harbor ol Manilla, said a bnnized and weather beaten sailor, as he stretched his legs under the table aud looked meditatively at a glas of beer which had just been placed before htm. "It were in the .ship Albert. 03 1 shipped into fur the voyage and our old man's name was Cole. The old man was the best I ever see at scentin' a blow. Why. bless ye, that no : of his were better than any ba onie.er that ever was made. Many a tiikie I've seen him a-walking up and do,u the poop with the sky as blue am! wind as fair as anything. Suddenly he'd stop, coc.c up his nose aud give a sort of snuff like. Then he'd snuff all 'round the compass and sing out for to shorten sail and get ready for a blow. And the blow came, too. The old man used to say he sometimes lied, but he never ni.ule a mistake. "Well, as I was a saying, we was anchored in the harbor of Manilla. It was the most l.eaiitifullest day you evet ae.-. Not enough wind to ripplo the water, and not a cloud in the sky. The old man was ashore. Rimeby he came ulxiard. As he stepped over the side he stopped and gave a great snuff. Then he siiulled harder and harder all 'round the compass. Then he looked scared like :nd rushed below to look at his barometer. He brought the barometer up on deck and placed it where he could keep his eye on it, and began to get the ship ready for a typhoon, for that was what he thought were a-comin'. The barometer didn't go-down "a bit but thai didu t fool the old man. He seutdown the sky sail an I royal yards, bent on purveiiter backstays, put double gas kets o:i all the .sails 'cepting the fore and main tawps'ls. and did every thing he otild think of to get the ship "u condition fo a typhoon. We overhauled the sheets halyards, buntlins, clcwlius and braces of the fore and main tawps'ls, and fixed the gaskets so as w could get um oXiti al out two shakes of a Limb's ta'l, fur you see we wanted to be able to get nail on to her quick to keep her offshore if so be as she would drag bar anchors. We put out both anchors :.nd all the chain we had, and was a powerful lot I can t-11 you. "Well, that night there want any sign of a blow jut as calm and pleas ant as it had b 'en, and there was the old man a-walkin' up aud down the de k purty much all night a-Iookiu' at that barometer, whicli never moved an inch. The next morning th- barometer did go down a little, and the old man looked actu'lay pleased, fur ou see he'd rather be in the bigges -"ow that ever was than b caught at a mistake iu smeilin' bad weather. Well about noon that day, while we were a- din ner, there come a dull 'rurablin sound, aud the ship began to tremble all over like as if she had struck a rock. Then she began to go up, up, and we rushed out of 'the foc'tle to see a grc.it tidal wave sweeping into the harbor and on shore the d'ust.and bricks and trees was a-tlyin' round in great shape. We was all pretty well scared, but fortunately we hud out so much chain that we rode the wave in safety. In the midst of the confusion I saw the old man clingiug for dear life to the liferail and heard him shout: 'A earthquake, by thunder; I thought 'twas a typhoon.'"" -V. J. Tribune. m m War departments are interested in a new kind of gunpowder, which is brown in color, and when fired pro- i daces but little smoke. Chicago Herald. E"erBfdneM and professional carda of five lines or lees, per annnm, five dollars. tar For time advertisements, applr at this office. 3"Legal advertisements at statute rates- EvTor. transient advertislat, aee rates on third page. . . 19111 advertlsemeats payable' monthly. . . SCHOOL AND CHURCH. Eight hundred thousand colored children were taught in the Methodist school last year. iV. I" Sun. The centednial anniversary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of Massachusetts was celebrated re- cently. A, "Museum of Religions" is, it is stated, to be established in Paris. As tho title suggests, this museum will con tain all the articles used by various na tions in the orvance of their relig ious rites. Linear drawing has been intro duced, by recent enactment, into altthe elementary schools of England. Th theory is that a knowledge of this kind of drawing is useful in almost every kind of trade or handicraft. The Theological Seminary in San Francisco has done a good work in its. early years. Ithasseut more than fifty graduates into the field, -and the major ity of these are now at work on the Pa cific coast. San Francisco Call. Seventy-nine percent, of the soldiers' in the Russian army are unable to read or write. This is supposed to indicate the proportion of illiterates in the popu lation of the Empire. The Czar, who is jealous, of his despotic privileges, is op posed to free schools. Current. Superintendent Bennett, of Piqua. O., has been investigating the extent to which tobacco is used in the schools of that place. He finds that in two grades of seventy-three bovs from twelve to tiffeen years old. thirty-one habitually smoked cigarettes, and only seven could say they never had smoked. Of ninety six boys from ten to twelve there were sixty-eight smokers, and in the A B O class many had begun the practico. Cleveland' Leader. The Year Book of Boston Universi ty gives the present number of students in all departments as tiit). Last year it was 610, two years ago ."io.r. three jears ago o0.". There has thus been a steady and healthy growth for four years. Of the present total no less than 223 have already received literary, scientific or professional degrees. One hundred and one Bachelors of Arts are candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. A gift of -MOT.OOJ worth of property has been made to the Case School of Applied Science at Cleveland by Mrs. Laura Axtell. sister of the late Levi Kerr, in compliance with a wish ex pressed bv him before his death. The property includes ;I0. :urcs ab.nit livo miles from Cleveland aud large lots in the manufacturing districts of that city. The Case School of Applied Science was founded by Mr. Case, and Mr. Kerr's gift is for the purpose of establishing it professorship of mathematics. Chicago Journal. Rev. Sydney Smith was once asked by a frieud for a reserved seat iu St. Paul's. This was the witty canon's reply: "To go to St. Paul's is certain death. The thermometer is several de grees below zero. My sentences are frozen as they come out of my mouth, and are thawed in the course of the summer, making strange noises and unexpected assertions iu various parts of the church; but. if you are tired of a world which is not tired of you. aud you are determined to go to St. Paul's, it becomes my duty to facilitate the desperate scheme. Present the en closed card to any of the vergers, and you will be well placed." PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS. A baby born diir'ui;; a terrible storm was named Cyclouia. its father says the appellation is a misnomer; a cyclone doesn't howl every night. In these hard time?, when borrow ing is so difficult, we'd l.ku to know whether distance keeps up its time hon ored habit of lending enchantment to the view. Exchange. Talk about proficiency in skating. It is really wonderful what tbe skaters achieve. The Chicago girl, however, is said to have displayed the mo it wonder ful feet yet sen on skates. Texas Sit ings. "What is the safest way to trans fer bees? " asks a correspondent. Our experience teaches us that the safest way is to stand off as far as possible and let the bees trausfer themselves. Burling ton Free Press. Customer - "I can't pay you to-day. You see the shoemaker mis just been here, a.nd ' Tailor "Yes; 1 met him on my way up. aid In said you'd put him off because you'd got to pay the tailor to-day. Ho here's your bill, sir." -Ilarjter's Bazar. "Adulterations in Liinburgerchee-.e have been discovered.'' Th llavor of that delicacy has long led us to suspect that something was the matter with thti Bismarckian food. We thought mavb it was not pulled until it was over-rip;; but if it is adulterated, that explains it. Xorrittown 1crufd. Embarrassed Young Man (trying hard to say om-'th:iig) "I think. Miss Belleairs, that I have had the pleasure of meeting you be'ore.' M'ss Belle a:rs "It is possible, but I do not re member it" E. Y. M. "Was it not at Mount Desert?" Miss B. "I have never been tiiere." E. Y. M. "Neither have I." Life. "I believe I've lost my wits." said a worried husband to his wife. "In deed? I didn't know you had any to lose." she answered, sarcastically. "O, yes, dear, I had some once." "Well. L L never observed them." "No. love. I lost them just before I met you." He didn't want to say it, but she drove him to it. Merchant Traveler. "See here," said a citizen of St. Louis to the proprietor of a books' ore. "you'll have to take the book back. 1 asked you to give me a volume of po-.'try to put on the parlor table, but every durtied word in this hwk. is straight prose." "Why. man alive, that was written by Shakespeare." "I don't care who writ it, it's prose; I've looked it all through. For instance, here's a specimen: How silver-sweet so end lovers turnruci ly nijrlit. Like sottest iniiIc to attentllu ear! Do you call 1'iat poetry, rhyuiiu ears with night? You can take it back. I don't want it" A. Y. Time- "Music hath charms to soothe," and our latter dav homes would iudeeed be incomplete without the pxiuo. the culture of the voice and all that tends to bring the soul en rapport with the harmony of the great masters. So it happens that the Shuttles family endure the "hum ti turn" of practice hours that they may enjoy the completed sonata of the evening, when, there are callers. "Job, uiy dear," said Mrs. Shuttle, "don't go down town this evening. Stay, and listen to Selina's new nocturne in G minor. It's perfect-; ly lovely.' "Which reminds me," said the practical Job, "I've got to go down town and pay Sighor de Pound bercingero six sonatas in X and a noc turne in V. That's what takes the poetry out of music, ay dear." Hart ' ford fbst. . rttfjBSJ . 4 4
