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; m. . iXJi -t ' ran- mt . Am r t i3 - lt 1 fi ? -3 ;s i - r ' I' if .f tf . : ! i i ; 14-.: n 1 Come Find My grfeeri. I promised to show you my queen, did I not? Well, follow me then, we will soon reach the . JKt Wfeere unrivaled sHo reigns, Ah do have a care. Or you surely will trip, and fall down the stair. What la that? you "think that these poop leare queer. Who, their parlors hare built so far in the rear." Well, that is your blunder not thclr's, you will find. When we've left this lone, narrow passage behind. For this is the kitchen, Ah yes she is there. My beautiful darling; so peerless and fair; How graceful her puso amid dishes and pans. How pleasant her smile, as some dainty she plans. The curls that are brow. nestling so close to her I covet the kisses they're giving her now, I envy her apron for it doth embrace That form so unequalcd for beauty and grace. Unconscious of eyes tbey so lovingly gaze, 8he is caroling one of my favorite lays, Come away, for we have no right to play spy I cannot exhibit her now to your eye. But my promise I'll keep, for did I not say I'd show you my queen and my darling to day? Ah when in the parlor her subject you're been, You'll say there is none can compare with my queen. Ruth Argyle, in Good Housekeeping. THE TURNING POINT. "Now, Donald, I doubt but you are fooling. No wife would do that for a man, uo matter bow much she thought of him." The young man addressed sprang up from his seat. "Go with me, James, and you, too, Lawrence King, and I'll prove the truth of my words. If Mary le Brun does not cheerfully get us up a supper fit for a prince at my asking late though it be you may set me down for a conceited idiot" "All right We'll go. And if the mistress does as you say, she's an angel; and such an exacting man as you are is not worthy of her." The speaker was Lawrie King, a fine manly-looking fellow, whose face would have been pleasant to see had it not car ried upon it the traces of dissipation. The three were boon companions, and had been since their boyhood. I am sorry to say that the innocent fun and mischief of that time had degen erated into card-playing and a fondness for the intoxicating cup in their maturer years. Donald Le Brun was the only one of the three who had married. As is often the case, he had won the heart of a girl who deserved a better fate. She was pretty and "capable," as the neighbors called it, and managed her dairy with prime success. Her butter and cheese always commanded the highest market price. Through all of Donald's excesses she had never given him an angry word; and he had even now been making the boast that, late as it was, if he went home and asked her to cook a fine meal for him, she would do it cheerfully. The young men were all in that con vivial slate when reason has not her full sway, and anything strange or improb able takes the fancy. They at once caught at tho proposi tion, and went with Donald to his home. It was some two miles distant and they made the cold frost' air ring with their hilarious mirth for a time. Then Lawrie and James began to feel uneasy and ashamed at the thought of their errand, and they tried to dissuade Donald from it; but his pride was aroused. He would not hear of a re treat and being the stronger nature he carried his point. His wife came to the door. She look ed at him doubtfully, evidently fearing to find him in the maudlin state which, alas! was too often his condition. Her face brightened suddenly when 6be heard him say in his natural tone of voice: -Well, Molly, here I am. The bad peiiuy Imck ngaiu, ami two others to keep him company." At this rather ambiguous introduc tion, Lawrie and James bowed shame facedly, and Mrs. Le Brun said pleas antly: "I am glad to see you. Come in." "That we will, Molly, if you'll prom ise to get some supper. I'm hungry as a bear. Tell Jane to hurry up the tire." "Jane has gone to her mother's for the evening; but I will get your supper, -Donald." "All right Hurry up. Come, boys, let's have a game of dominoes while we're waiting. As Mrs. Le Brun left the room, Don ald turned to his friends triumphantly: "I told you so. That girl would go through fire and water for me; and un complainingly, too." "I tell you what Donald," said Law rie, "the shoe ought to be on the other foot If I had a wife like that " "Wait till you get one, and then preach," said Donald laughingly; but something in his tones warned Lawrie to say no more, and they were soon en grossed in their game. An hour soon passed by before Mary Le Brun came in. "Come, Donald, all is ready," she said pleasantly, and led the way to the kitchen. It was an Immense room, with huge cavernous fireplace, in which some logs were sending out a cheerful light as they snapped and crackled in consum ing. Suspended from the beams were flitches of bacon aud noble-looking Bmoked hams. All round gave evidence of a careful industrious housewife. The table, too, was covered with snowy linen cloth of Mary's own spin ning and weaving; and on it was a daintily prepared repast Everything was perfect in its way, from the crisp brown of the cold chicken to the pale green of the pickles. Mrs. Lo Brun poured out a cup of fragrant Mocha for each of her guests, and then seated herself at a convenient distauce with her knitlin?. In her embarrassment at having to give utterance to the painful truth, she unconsciously assumed the quaint Quaker dialect "Because I love thee, Donald, and it is my wish that thou should'st have much comfort in this world; for surely thou wilt have sorrow and tribulation in the world to come; for it is written that no drunkard shall see Heaven." Her words struck upon Donald like a conviction. It seemed as though a subtle influence vibrated through the truth which hs had evoked from the lips of his quiet uncomplaining wife. Night after night rose accusingly ift his memory, with visions of the gaming table, and of the fiery soul-destroying draughts which had stimulated hint from one mad excess to another. He had surely bartered his hopes of salvation for a "mess of pottage." An interval of some moments elapsed. It seemed an eternity to Mary. uove and obedience to her husbaud had been her ruling passion, and she feared the effect of her words upon him. At last Donald rose to his feet and moved towards his wife. Lawrie and James knew of his tem per, and fearing they knew not what, rose also. What was their surprise to see Donald put his arm about Mary's waist and draw her to him. "Is it so Molly? Then by Him who made me, you shall have no more fears formy soul!" His solemn manner gave his words the effect of a more formal attestation. and his really hue face lit up with a glow of enthusiasm as he looked from one to the other. "What do you say, boys? Shall we give a happy heart to this kind little woman, and sign the pledge? Why not be friends in amendment as we havo been in our wild frolics?" No second appeal was necessary. The more enthusiastic Lawrie drew James forward. "Get the papers, Mrs. Lo Brun. I'll sign, and so will James, here, too. Til speak for him." It was enough. Mary Le Brun felt a lightness of heart to which she had long been a stranger, as she went to the old fashioned desk where Donald kept his accounts, and brought from it writing materials. Donald singed his name in bold char acters, then James, and lastly Lawrie. "Now. Molly, pray for us, that wc may not fall iuto temptation and break our promise. "1 will, Donald I will! Not a day shall pass that I do not thank God for this great happiness, and ask Him to help you keep in the path of right" It-proved to be, indeed, a turning point in Donald's life. He had been the leading spirit in drawing his friends into following after the devices of the great enemy of souls, and he was tho chosen instrument, with the blessin" of God, for their conversion. They are now steady, well-to-do men, with young families growing up like olive-branches around them. Their place at church is never vacant and no unanswered call is made upon their plethoric purses. Charity and religion go with them hand-in-hand, aud are the leading principles of their lives. As to Mary Le Brun, husband and children rise up and call her blessed, and her earthly life is a foretaste, in its calm happiness, of the joj's which are in store for those accounted worthy of xieavcn. he feels better; perhaps the improve ment is but temporary, as is so often the case in troubles of Ionj standing, but then, oftentimes urged thereto by the proprietors of the wonderful medi cine, he writes a letter of thanks, and anon the papers will herald the an nouncement "Sure cure to all unfor tunates by the famous cure-all, . " and then comes some pompous name. Other patients think a great deal of the so-called "sympathetic cures. When the moon is on the wane they go to a graveyard, taking care to speak to no one on the way, or they throw barley grains over their head backward into the water, meantime muttering some incantation. If the believers in these cures be questioned as to how they can place faith iu such wondrous arts, they will refer to certain instances where such means have been successfully em ployed; but of course they can trace absolutely no connection whatever be tween the remedy aud its supposed effects. Prophecies of a similar kind, that do not however, exactly refer to natural phenomena, can only be mentioned here. Thus, a northern light or a comet is said to be the forerunner of war. The relative position of certain stars at the birth of a child is, by the superstitious, said to bode good or evil. If a new piece of work be commenced while the moon is on the wane, or on a Friday, the undertaking is doomed to fail. The belief iu good and evil omens has survived thousands of years, and has come down to the present day; in fact the influence which this belief has on the mind can only be shaken off by calm reasoning and self-training. Many other instances of superstition, still in vogue in some enlightened times, might readily be given. All of these are false conclusions derived in the same manner: pos hoc, ergo propter hoc (after it, therefore be cause of it). A careful comparison of different cases is not undertaken, no close scrutiny or investigation is at tempted, no distinction made between essential and nou-esseutial conditions. Dr. Arnold Schafft, in Popular Science Monthly. m t A Trick of Chinese Thieves. PRAIRIE DOGS. A Frontiersman Gives II U ExperUaoe 1st Making lta of Tlieui. "Know much about perary dogs?" asked a frontiersman of a New York Star reporter. "Waal, they're ther durndest critters yer ever kiiowed. I used ter be stuck on perary dojrs, and played Vm high niieL When I fust went inter Missoora I tuk ter perary dogs like a Digger Injun ter a hunk or' bacon. Ijist thought they war the doggondes' slickes' varmints I ever see. Lver shot at a perary dog?" The listeuer said he had not "Waal, ef yer didn't yer needn't ter. When I fust left Pennsylvany, about nine years ago, ter go down inter sou' west Misoora, I was ez good a shot with a rifle er a pistol ez ther war in Lan caster county; but when 1 kum across them perary dogs 1 jist concluded I couldn't hit a ocean. Ther purtics' and sleekes' perary dog yer ever see war a settin' on his haunches about eighteen feet from me, when 1 drew a bead. When I pulled ther trigger thet perary dog war gone. I looked at my iron ter see ef hit war all right an' then I ex amined ther ground aroun' ther hole for loose h'ar er a piece o' tail er ear. Ther war niithin' arouu' but peray dog tracks, so I made up my rniii' thet Missoora air war anectiu' "iny shootin' uarves. I hed missed ther durned thing 3Z clean ez a whistle, an' when I walked off he jist peeked outer thet hole an' give me ther laugh. I tried shootin' perary dogs for three days without git tin' one, an' I threw up my han' less my canrmges snould givo out an' a train robber kum along. "Waal, arter I got settled an' hed a good ranch, I sorter got ter likin' the critters fur ther cunninguest So I tig gered it out thet I would take some o' the onhappies' an' pervide 'em with a decent home. Know how to ketch a perary dog? 'Sposcd yer didn't Waal, 3'er jist can't ketch 'em enny way but one. A Injin put me on ther deal arter 1 had sperimented with lassos, ther ole doodle-oug song, an' lots o' other tricks. I sung thet doodle-bug song over er perary dog's cabin till 1 a'most made up my min" ter go on ther stage ez a solo artis'. Hit war blame lucky thet thar war no doodle-bugs in them dig gins. Ther ouly way yer kin win out on er perary dd is ther drown him out Jist till bis hole with When not playing pool or under the full excitement of tan, lottery, or opium, the Chinese hoodlum is looking about for something to take to his uncle. Tho police say that nine out of every ten articles to be found in a Chinese awnshop are appropriated by Mongo ian roughs from tho residences or premises of white citizens. The reason why they are not restored to their own ers is that their loss is rarely reported, as in many cases tiic articles stolen and in pawn are of small value. The oper ations of these thieves are not confined to the immediate vicinity of Chinatown, but are conducted in various parts of the city and chiefly ou quiet streets. It is said that of late bed-clothing has been taken to Chinatown in large quan tities. Armed with a bamboo stick about four feet long, which may be readily lengthened to fifteen or twenty feet by a telescopic slide, the Mongolian hoodlum makes his way about dusk to a back or side window, which has been left open at the top for ventilation. The pole is stuck through tho window, being stretched out as it is inserted, and by means of a small hook at the end, bed spreads, blankets, sheets, aud pillows are pulled through the opening. It has sometimes occurred that bedclothing has thus been removed while the bed contained an occupant who was sleep ing soundly. In the case of an alarm the pole is dropped, and being on the outside of the building, the hoodlum easily makes his escape. This method of thievery, which is a comparatively recent iuvcntiou, is mentioued in this connection to show how adept the Chi nese hoodlum is in the practice of ac quiring property wiiich does not belong to him. There are hundreds of other motkoda employed for tho purpose ot enriching the stores of the Chinatown pawnbrokers and other receivers of stolen goods. By this means and by his petty swindling at the gaming-table the Chinese hoodlum mauages to secure a living without work, and cujoys a life of comparative ease and luxury. San Francisco Chronicle. THE WIFE'S VOW. The press, that vigilant sentinel upon the watch-tower of civil and religious liberty, like Sister Anne upon Blue beard's turret descried something wrong in the ceremony of the presi dent's wedding. It whispered audibly that the Reverend Doctor omitted from the service the word "obey," and that the lady therefore becanio a wife with out the vow of obedience to a husband. This incident seriously disturbed certain newspapers whose course for many years has shown their profound concern for the interests of religion, and many excellent persons also nave been anx ious to know whether, under such cir cumstances, the wife has been married properly. Indeed, thero are said to be some younr women who suppose that the vow of obedience is the essential marriage vow a view in which they are resolutely suptiorted by many very young gentlemen who are not very long emancipated from maternal control. It may allay these tender apprehen sions to know not only that the word obey is often omitted from the mar riage ceremony, but that many veiled ladies, in wreaths of orange flowers, in sist upon the omissiou. In fact to use diplomatic language, the concession of the omission has been known to be held in many cases to be a preliminary sine qua non upon the pail of one of the high contracting parties. The word was introduced into the ceremony by men to express and emphasize the view of men that the man is the head of the woman. Indeed, the interested inquirer will find that most of the traditional theories of the relations of the sexes which are often quoted as indisputable and conclusive arguments represent merely the views of men. The laws which regulate these relations the laws of divorce, of the rights and the control of property, of the disposition and care of children are the work of men, and simply express their will. More than a quarter of a century ago Mr. Gladstone said the divorce laws in England were a shame to civilization and humanity. The ladies, therefore, who suppose that these laws and ceremonial vows rest upon a divine sanction, and who are consequently solicitous to wear the yoke of unquestioning subjugation, not of choice, but as a religious duty, need bend no longer for that reason. If they prefer to obey, indeed, they are not re strained by any religious obligation, nor if they prefer to command. "But" interposes at this point the youthful casuist of the other sex. "surely exigen cies of difference arise when there must be a decisive will, and, of course, that will must be the man's." Yes; so men have generally said, and their views have generally prevailed. But the gen eral prevalence of ignorance was not a sound argument against the introduc tion of general education, and in the republic of reason and matrimony the general assent of husbands cannot con- .niAnnno "I Itn ivsirrf VtIC TUftttAtff ftloflflT I .11 LA :.hfiifanf 4 11H. NOW. IOF ID by the Boudoir Telephone from Boston j 8tonce, if ayoumr man goes to see ftw to New Orleans. awl soon it was a mat- gjri jt in fun Sunday, he is all right, ter of necessity for a debutante, or a gut jf j10 means business the grand jury womanoffashion.oranianoftheworld, i wji boonto him in a holy minute. or a blase boy, to show themselves there ; Albuquerque (N. M.) Democrat. during the season. It became tho scene iw.tnr" said he. a- he entered tho - m . . ,. .. . a. 4 mm w nr oi summer roiiwiiio; mo mumoui Tin; UNION CHICAGO SHOBT Bad Chinese Boys. 1 So far reference has been had only to the older class of hoodlum Mongolians. There is another class, no less danger ous to society, to be found among the Chinese boys, many of whom are mem bers of industrious families. The ex ample set by the older roughs is imitated as closely as it is possible for those of tender age to follow iu the footsteps of their elder "cousins." To be bad. thor oughly and irrevocably bad. is their Z I h 1 L highest ambition. They pick up Amer- Knltom can profanity readily, and use it with a S!??u?S elude the rights of wives. In a matrimonial difference some one must decide. Granted; and what should determine the decision? Hainly, the right of the case. Now a wife is quite as likely upon the whole, indeed, more likely to be right upon a family ques tion tshan the husband. Still says the casuist he must decide, because he is the breadwinner, and because he is the stronger aud can enforce his will. Very well; then the reason disappears whon the woman is the bread-winner, aud in that case it is plainly not as a man that the husband must decide, which ends the merely masculine pretension. The other reason, that he can enforce his will, is applicable to the control of a brute or of a slave, but is it applicable to that of a wife? Moreover, when we speak of right, wo do not mean brute iorce. liiat one man may be able to knock another man down, or to beat a woman, establishes no right to do so. The causist must look further if he would justify himself. In tho matrimonial republic, iudeed, as iu all other communities, undoubted ly force will decide many a difference. It is uotonous that the "English law tuade by meii, and interpreted by men -authorized the husband to correct the wife with a stick of reasonable thick ness, and upon apeal the judge, who was presumably a husband, decided that reasonable thickness was about the thickness of a thumb. Tho British usage also permitted the sale of the wife by the husband, a logical deduction from the theory of the right of the husband as founded in strength of muscle. If the wife be bound to obey the husband, certainly the husband is authorized to enforce obedience, and if the contuma cy of the wife compels resort to the stick of a thumb's thickness, it may be very painful to Romeo to adjust his relations wuu uuiiei in mat emphatic manner. uenv the right of the hus- manncrs went there lo study the "Amer ican Girl." The notion spread that it was the finest sanitarium on the conti nent for flirtations; and as trade is said to follow the flag, so in this case real estate speculation rioted in the wake of r beauty and fashion. OurtouristspasMJtla weary, hot day on the coast railway of Maine. Notwith standing the high lcuiMjratnre the coun try seemed cheerless, the sunlight to fall less genially than in more fertile regions to the south, upon a landscape stripped of its forests, naked, and uupicturesque. They were plunged into a cold bath ou the" steamer in the half-hour's sail from the cud of the rail to Bar Harbor. Tho wind was frv-h, white-caps enliv ened tho scene, the spray dashing oyer the huge pile of baggage ou the bow, the passengers .shivered, and could little enjoy the islands and the picturesque shore, but fixed ees of hope upon the electric lights which showed above the headlands, and marked the site of the hotels and the town in the hidden har bor. Spits oi rain dashed in their faces, ami in some discomfort they came to the wharf, which was alive with vehicles and touler.i for tho hotels. In .shnrt. with its lights and noise, it had every appearances of being an import ant place, and when our party, holding on to their seats in a buck-board, were whirled aL a gallop up to Kodirk's, and ushered into a sj-acious ollice swarm ing with people, they realized that they were entering upon a lively if some what hap-h:iV.artl life. The first con fused impres-ion was of a bewildered number of lim. pretty girls, nonchalant young fellows in lawn-tennis suits, aud indefinite opportunities in the halls and parlors ami wide piazzas for prome nades and flirtatious. ltodick's is a sort of big boarding house, hesitatiuir whether to be a hotel or not; no bells in the room, no bills of fare (or rarely one;, no wine list a go- as-you-please, help-yourself sort of place, which is popular In-cause it has its own character, and everybody drifts into it first or last. Some say it is an acquired taste; that people do not take to it at first. The big ollice is a sort of assembly-room, where new arrivals are scanned and discovered, and it is un bliithingiy called the "fish-pond" by the young ladies who daily angle there. Bar ilatiior was indeed an interest ing society stud-. Except in some of the cottages, it might be said that so ciety was on a lark. With all the man ners of the world and the freemasonry of fashionable life, it had elected to be unconventional. The young ladies liked to appear iu nautical and lawn tennis toilet carried so far that one might refer to the "cut of their jib," and their minds were not much given to any elaborate !ressin; for evening. As Ni the yiuiiii; gentlemen, if there were any dievs-coat on ine island, they took pains not to display them, but delighted in ape:irin: iu the evening prome nade, and even iu the ball-room, in the nondescript suits that made them so conspicuous in the morning, the favorite beiii' a dress m tripr. with striped jockey cap to match, that did not sug gest the penitentiary uniform, because in State-prisons the stripes run round. This nctjliijc costume, was adhered to even in the ball-room. To be sure, the ball-room was little frequented, only an adventurous couple now and then jrhd iug over the floor, and affording scant amusement to the thron; gathered on the piazza and about the open windows. Mus. Montrose, a stately dame of the old school, whose standard was th court iu the days of Calhoun, Clay, and Webster, disapproved of this laxity, and when a couple ot loimg fellows. in striped array one evening whirled round the room together, with brier wood pipes iu their mouths, she was scandalized. If the young ladies shared her sentiments, they made no resolute protests, remembering perhaps the scarcity of young men' eKewhere. and thinking that it is better to be loved by a lawn-tennis suit than uot to be loveil. at all. The daughters of Mrs. Mont rose thought they should draw the line on the brier-wood pipe. Charles Dud ley Warner, in Harper's Magazine for august. office "I don't know wnat me irouoio is, but I can't sleep at night" "What is vour business, my friend? "1 m a plumlicr. sir." -Young man. you need a clergyman. I ca n't undertake to euro your conscience." .Veto Haven Ac7. They were talking about a certain railroad man who is not the most affable person iu the world. "Pshaw!" said one. "he is a regular old hen." "Course he is." was the prompt answer, "and he can lay more railroad track than any man iu the couutry." Washington Critic. "Jim, I'm afraid our fishing excur sion this summer will have to be ioat noncd." "Whv so?" "According to the newspapers the Canadians refuse to sell Americans any bait." "So urn but hold; I have it! Has any one yet tried the drug store?" Merchant Traveler. One of the bridegrooms of the week is notorious for his thrift He complain ed of the clergyman's fee. -A widower whom you married at Easter." said he, "tells mo that you charged him very much less." "True." said the Rev. Dr. H., "but he was a regular customer." Town Topics. Eastern younir lady (to Western young man) "Wo were disapoiuted in not getting cards to your sister's wedding, Mr. Breezy. We're there any cards?'' Mr. Breezy "Well er. sister didn't play any, but some of us had a little $2 limit after the minister got away." New York Sun. "Yes," mused old Mr. Bently, "I hold my years well. This is my 71st birth day. If my parents were living they would each be over 100 years old. "Is it possible," was the surprised response. "No wonder you hold your years well, Mr. Bently, you come of such a long lived family. New York Times. Bagley "Only a iittle party, my dear boy. Mrs. Bag'lcy insists upon your coming, ronsonby "With pleasure. "That's right And or by the way you play' the flute, I believe?" "Yes, shall I " "Leave it at home? You have anticipated my very words. Yes, by all means." thiladelphia Call. An Ohio farmer, unable to extricate himself from some burning brush, call ed aloud for help. A hired man stand ing by refused to go to the rescue unless the farmer paid him $5 which he alleged was due. The farmer, denying the debt had his legs and arms badly burn ed. Not every creditor thus gives his debtor a roast "I've a perfect antipathy for the mountains," said Mrs. Gush to Mrs. Parvenu as they sat talking together on the summer-hotel piazza. "Have you?" said Mrs. Parvenu. "Well, I've an Alpine stick, and the man said it was just the thing; but I'm sorry now, I didn't buy an antipathy like yours! Boston Journal. Two tramps, a man and his wife, have recently been making a good liv ing in Scotland by means of their baby. "We just gets 'im christened,' says the OF THE "Da v VAJM LINE LAND OFty C SMlTxr . "4 ulcago, Milw aki anil St. Fan! Railway. THE BEST ROUTE From OMAHA and COUNCIL BLUFFS TO TRB BikSTT. A.ND- General Seal Estate nri rarins iuiciiir"eiii for sale cheau. ' 5il r......;.. ....i ". l30Bni,l '"""" """ srainir itn.i. . i per acre. 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Clark, Gen'l Sup't. Feb. 17-1 LOUIS SCHKEIBER, Ju-t Neyonil the Xehri.fc , l'latle Hit lie. er The Country is VVonJ Productive. -o Blarailli art son Make r. All kinds of Repaiiiyg doiie on Short Notice. Kuggies, Wag ons, etc., made to order, and all work Guar W.-itr on ho' 11 ..-.., MW For a limn lining.. ..;7lc !.. " row .UP ooul " ez quiet ez a inr vian,l .i!,..i "iZJiZ 'ute. hen yer got ther drop on him. called out: "Cups are empty, Moll." And his wifo came aud refilled them. Lawrie was the most impulsive of the party, and many thoughts had seethed through his huy brain as he sat at the table. Now, as he looked at the comely face of the hostess, he saw traces of sadness upon it, underlying all its studied cheer fulness of expression. He said sudden ly, not stopping to think whether or not Donald would be pleased: "What makes you so kind and pains taking, Mrs. Le Brun? There isnt one woman in a thousand who would do as you have this evening, and. to tell the truth. I didn't believe it of you, or I wouldn't have come here and sanction ed putting you to so much trouble. 1 fust wanted the fun of seeing Donald's boasts about his wife come to nothing" Donald's eyes flashed lire at this speech. He half-rose from his chair, but sat down again, evidently putting a Btrong restraint upon himselt Mary looked at Lawrie in surprise as he spoke, aud smiled faintly, apparent ly thinking a reply unnecessary. But Donald spoke up suddenly: 'Speak out, Molly, and satisfy the fel low. What does make you so willing to do anything that your wild Donald asks of you?" Mary flushed painfully at his words. She had been brought up in a simple faith, wherein an evasion is considered a lie. A question nut directly to her she felt compelled' to answer truly, whether it should occasion pleasure or anger. It was the first time Donald had ask ed ner such a question, and he watched her face expectantly, thinking to hear an answer pleasing to his self-love. Mary's reply came upon, him like ft tkoaderbolt in cloacUeM skv- Waal, I corraled a he and a she doc. an tuk 'cm home. Arter awhile ther family increased, but in course I hed to keep a watch on 'cm till I got 'cm inter trainin'. 1 kep' them dogs fur six months, an' they war the slickes' yer ever see. They used ter all jump up on stumps aroun' ther table in my cabin when I tuk my meals, and eat with me. They war comp'ny yer sec Ev'ry blamo dog knowed his stump, an' ther war a young cyclone o' howls, an' bitin' an' scratchin' ef ther wrong dog got on ther wrong stump. Thet war all right an' smooth, but perary dogs is low down in ther naters. I giv them dogs ez fine a bringin' up ez the head kid in a Sunday school, but they were mean-spirited by birth, an' all my teachin' was misused. Tbey got so pestiferous a-breakin' an' a-eatin' an' a-learin' up things thet one day I tuk 'em all out about ten mile and dumped 'em 'mongst another colo ny. I druv 'em, yer know, jist like a man drives sheep. Well, sir, when I boi uown ter ureamast tner nex morn- in' play me fur a tenderfoot ef every yaller dog warn't a-settin' on his stump, an' a-look' over ther table, cz much ez ter say: 'Hello, ole man! What sorter chuoks you got for breakfas'?' Perary dogs is a mighty curious varmint, an' a slick one." Sarvivlng Sapcrgtitlonn. .... Tue mny occasions where thirteen have dined together and no one of the number has died within the' time prescribed (and how often does this not occur in inns andother public places, and no one gives the matter a thought!), these instances are of course completely ignored. A patient, who mav have consulted several physicians ..-.ucuuug reuei, nnauy turns to one of the many patent-medicines advertised in the papers. After & time freedom and frequency that would drive tne most uepraveu American hoodlum to despair. But it is not on their pro ficiency in the use of oaths or filthy lan guage that the young pagans rest tiieir reputation for wickedness. It uflbrds them a certain pleasure to mingle with the Sunday school youths of their own race ami fire off a few bombshells of profanity now and then, while the Chris tianized Mongolians raise thtjir eyes in holy horror. But this is only fleeting joy. To sport a weapon of oflense in the shape of a knife or pistol, and to aispiay it on an occasions when the eye of the police is not upon them, is a pleasure smacking more of delightful outlawry, and it is enjoyed to the full by the bad young man in Chinatown. A knife having a four-inch blade and a short, thick handle one of those wicked-looking knives that cut both ways and must be carried in a leather sheath is the delight of the Mongolian hood lum. The sheath is generally fastened to a strap about the waist, and is con cealed from view by the outer garments. Such knives have been found in the pos session of Chinese hoodlums under 10 years of age. It is. indeed, doubtful if the majority of the class under discus sion do not carry a weapon of this kind, and sometimes two or three, with a pistol to boot. The more closely he re sembles a walking arsenal the better the young pagan is pleased with himself, for he can then easily convince the Chinatown residents that he is a very, very bad young man. San Francisco Chronicle. Polly's Sense. Here is a true parrot story. A lady living in Colorado has a very clever parrot, but, like clever babies, it can rarely be made to "show off" at the desired time. The owner of tho parrot one afternoon gave a tea-party to a dozen or more ladies, aud Miss Polly positively declined assistiug in the en tertainment of the guests. Not one word would she say, but kept up a constant snarling and snapping that was most inhospitable, even di graceiui. While at the tea-table the ladies drop ped into the feminine habit of all talk ing at the same time. This so disgusted Polly that she finally condescended to speak, and in her angriest tone she sneeringly shrieked: "Ya.ya.ya! All talk at once! Gab ble, gabble gabble!" Youth's Com panion. m rour years ago Julia Smith, who lived in an old house in a lonely place between Haddam and Chester, Conn., died. She left as her only mourner a mongrel dog, which has lived at the house ever since. No one lives in the house and no one wants to, but the dog is always in the little yard, and neigh bors say that they never see him go out There are those who think that Julia's ghost feeds hr faithful car. pel the obcifiencc which ho has the richtto dpmnnill' Does Romeo suppose, perhaps, that if his bride promises to obey, her promise will make the stick unnecessary? The answer to bis supposition is printed every day in the police reports. Romeo, if he be a sensible man and for such men only is this debate opened will see that all differences between Juliet and himself will be determined, not by her vow of obedience or submission to his will, however unwise or dangerous or criminal bis will may be, but by their common good sense. In the hap py realm of conjugal affection the stronger nature will rule, however mild and feminine its expression may be, as the moon, "sweet regent of the sky," sways the ocean tides. However that gentle regent may have vowed to fol low the whims of the restless sea, and however the raging sea may toss and roar, her vows will be resistlessly for sworn, and all his fury vain, as she moves softly on, and he up every cove and bay runs obediently after. As the eternal and divine laws assert ineinseives in the happy realm, Romeo the husband will perceive that marriage vows are not promises to be enforced, but lovers' protestations to be fulfilled. They arc very solqmn. and of mighty import They unite two lives for better or worse. But the vow to love, the vow to honor, how shall they be enforced when love has fled and honor is no longer possimer A vow is a form of words, a heart-felt purpose. But haa it "a charm to stay the morning-star?" Has it the power to hold a heart to its betrayer, or honor to the dishonored? The downy-bearded casuist, therefore, need not insist ardently that there shall be a vow of obedience as binding his Dulcinea to do what ought notto be done whether he commands it or not But, on the other hand, the sweet regent "that shall be" need not hesitate to promise to obey, since she gladlv prom ises to love and honor. Obedience is of tho will, but love is beyond it Sho mav obey when she can no longer love, and if she hesitates at all, it should be at the promise which eludes her power to fulfill. George William Curtis, in Harper s Magazine for August. BAR HARBOR, j The attraction of Bar Harbor is in the union of mountain and sea; the mountains rise in granite majesty right out of the ocean. B The genesis of Bar Harbor is curious and instructive. For many years, like other settlements on Mount Desert Is land. it had been frequented by people who have more fondness for naturethan they have money, and who were willing to put up with wretched accommoda tions, and enjoyed a wild sort of "rough ing it But some society people in New lork, who have the reputation of settinir the mode, chanced to go there; they d dared in favor of it; and instantly, bv i;a. : m "-i,wcm lasuionabie WIT AND HUMOK. Jay Gould's income is said to be 10 cents every time the clock ticks. This beats the Cest-patrouized dime museum. Lowell Courier. An English champion pigeon-shot an nounces that he "will shoot any man in America for $1,000.' Let him take a pop at Gerouiiuo. Pittsburg Chronicle. S. S. Cox has sent a fine Egyptian mummy to this country. He probably is desirous of introducing some new features into our jury system. Yonkcrs StalcjiMin. "It is not wrong to kill a dude' ob served a .Slate street mun last night "Why not?" asked his auditor. "Ue cause -All's well that ends well,' you know." Humbler. "Ah. John!" she said, just before marriage. -I fear I'm not worthy of uu. ion are Mien a good man." "Never mind, Martha. I'll change all that after the wedding." Tid-Bits. Brown was .sneakm? of the extravag ance of Mine. X. "She is ruining her self," he said. "She's one of those wo men who'd sell the very hair off her head to buy a new chignon!" French tfOkX. An opcra-honso in an Ohio town fell down the other night after a minstrel company had shown there. This inci dent leaches that antique minstrel jokes may bo more dangerous than dynamite. lioslon Bast. Hostess "What has become of Sandy Smith, who stood so high iu your class ',' Alumnus "O. he's taken orders some time Hostess "Ho in the ministry, Mienr Alumnus "No: in a restau rant." Zic. Mrs. Socictie "This fashion maga zine says the male domestic servant" is rapidly disappearing from the best nouses. air. &oeietie "Yes, and the worst of it is, the daughters are disap pearing with thorn." r A New York Alderman in drawing up an acknowledgment inadvertently wrote: "Witness my hand and steal' ihc best lawyers agreed that the paper was perfectly legal, and would notneed to be changed. Brooklyn Eaqle. Street urchin to a companion "I tell yer. Patsy, who's der best pcrlicemau on der force. He's der bos.' p . " "An' who's dat?" Street urchin-"I forget what shis name. He isn't on now; ho s been discharged." Lowell Ltlizcn. Said a school examiner at South Abington Mass.: "When the Pagrims landed what did thoy have that was more precious than home and friends?" A bright-eyed little bov n.w.i promptly as to bring down the house: "Popcorn!" DeLancy-"Who is that simpering idiot who persists in staring it you from the opposite box?" flra. Da Lancy-"Letmesee; O. that's-er-er well, I ve forgotten his name, but ha used to be a husband of him." New York Judge. w The illustrated papers show that when Aid. Jaebjie arose to receive the EfJ5niS.?f iheourt ho stood with one hand behind him. Even under the atem eyes of justice the Alderman did iiot forget his business instincts.- Arkansaw Iraveler. father, "at all the towns we passes, and then, ye see, parson, he makes us all comfortable wi' summat to eat and money for beds. On days orful bad, we has to do 'im twice." First stranger "You are a profes sional man, are you not. sir?" Second stranger "No, sir." First stranger "I beg pardon. I judged from your thoughtful air that von are a mofes- sional man." Second stranger "I run four aces up against a straight flush last night and I've been thoughtful ever since." New York Sun. "How would you proceed to find out the age of a tree?" asked a teacher last week, and the answer came back from one of the scholars: "1 should first find out when it was planted." Another in structor said: "Givo an example of a flesh-eating animal," and the reply was, without circumlocution or evasion, "A cannibal." Boston Budget. Editor (measurcdly) "In making up tne list snowing tne steauy increase in our circulation, you had better add a hundred to each of the small towns." Clerk (obsequiously) "As you say, sir; but I-think the increase had better be given to the large cities. We already claim a circulation of three copies to eaoh family in the small towns." Harper's Bazar. Robbie is the son of a high official at Washington and he is as bright as his father. He goes to Suuday-school, and last Sunday the teacher indulged in a little talk on home religion. "Does your father say grace at the table?" sho asked, when she came to Robbie. "No, Miss, he doesn't," replied Robbie; "our waiter girl ain't named Grace." Wash ington Critic. Also fell the world-famous Walter A Wood Mowers. Reapers, Combin ed Machines, Harvesters, and Self-binders the best made. Cheap Lauds for sale in hyr of the lively town f SterU -o urttuu upauiugs ior an KinaijJ ness. Present population I Town 500. J3T.Send for circular? to 2S-v PACKARD &E3: Sterling, eltl t o.. ESTABLISHED IN I860. THE M0NAL REPlffi Shop opposite the " Tattersall," on Olive St.. COLUM BUS. t!6-iu TRASS'S SELECTED SHORE B Mfs!!Sf H pest Fating on Eartttl mi AVfwm wnv win Chea TRASK'S';" THBOKrOI NAL and OHLV OSUUIMEt xak no otlMr How Bill Fooled the Conductor. There is in Atlanta a certain printer named Bill, who is remarkable, first, because he weighs near on to three hundred pounds, and, second, because nobody ever yet got the better of the aforesaid Bill. Onco upon a time Bill was in Columbia. S. C, and celebrated the event by "throwing in a case" in one of the newspaper offices. Now, it happens that Bill regards with a spec ial dislike two things namely, rrim death and a "table." When the foreman called time Bill marched up to the hook to get his "take" and fell heir to a table." Bill couldn't .set it, and after vainly tryinsr to swau it off. h wii,i solemnly up to the foreman and said: "I am expecting my valise and would like to go down to the train and get Consent was given, and as Bill pass ed the proof press he laid in a supply of proof paper, went to the depot, and took the hrst train to Augusta. When the conductor came around Bill took out his proof paper and wrote, "I am deaf and dumb." The conductor sized up uiu as a irauu and set the passen gers to watch him. Jokes were told, wonderful stories were related, Bill was guyed at, but nothing moved tne great dummy, who sat perfectly still and stared out of the window. At last Augusta was reached and Bill was happy Next morning Bill was in the Globe hotel In walked his friend the conductor, who pointed to the bar and make a motion as if taking a drink. Ho was paralyzed whon the supposed dummy spoke up quickly: "Well, yes; 1 guess I wouldn't mind taking a little of your liquor, as lon as you were so clever when I was com" lHg ?-!e. Kslcrday." Atlanta ((a.) Constitution. K ' PATKTS CAVEATS, TRADE MARKS AXD COPYRIGHTS Obtained, and all other business in the U. S. Patent Office attended to for MOD ERATE FEES. Our office i opposite the U. S. Patent Office, and wc can obtain Patents in less time than those remote from WASHING TON. Send 3IODEL OR DRAWING. We :idvise as to patentabilitv free of charge nnd we make NO CHARGE UNLESS WE OBTAIN PATENT. We refer here to the Postmaster, the Siipt. of Money Order Div., and to offii tials of the U. S. Patent Office. 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