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IUDRD IVIRY WEISKMAY.
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tiun li our facilities for iiia5in;r loans on
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3TThene organ arts first-class in everv
particular, and so guaranteed.
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VOL. XV 1 1. -NO. 29.
Nature's Atifcwor.
I.
A itian )ulil luiild a lioti.se. niul found a
A- l:iirn.s iiny on llic etolli'.s fiiirfricc;
S-tfl hills, .l:ii k wocK smooth iiiemlows rich-
Iv rcrll.
Anil eml ti.-f-sh:iilnl lakes tlio hills ItetMeen.
He lniilt I.N Imiise will in litis pleasant Ihii.I
A sliitrl. ulut-i.te!ietl l.oiis-. lonjr yeati to
n'miil:
tint, umii: ti-otii Iim p.tniIise so fair.
I'linic 1(-.T in tin nulil ami killcil liitti there.
'(. !4ivcl liitiil!" ! ! i-t!, "fioweoulil 1 know
'I'lnii 1esiili as liu kiiijruii'ifr this fair show.-1"
An t Miisufi.sl Kaiiiro. tifielliil and stern.
- iinc.'i li. Ltliiiiu. I.T't lliu iitbfr.1 Icaiu."
II
A iiiun woiil.l ltd great nut k, K"oil work aud
true;
ll.-K'iv-iill Ihiiixs lie litl, nil IhiiiKs hd knew.
He i'ilci-it fur till the world, hi- one desire
To til.tke the irip1c li:ijifl'. IH.-Iter, hixher.
Used his Lii'sl ividoin. iis.mI hU uttuoat
slii'iitri.
And. ilyltnf Jiiltic hImikkjc. foil n J at louxlh
The MiHiiteiU lie liud l.-iiitht the same.
And dial l lit- world tit- loved scaiceknew hU
iiitnii'.
"Hm all tnv woik been wronjf? 1 meant os
well!
I hved so niiicli!" he erli-d. "How could I
lelir
And Htisiveit'il NhIiii'i-, iiioioiful and bleru.
I te:icli ! Liliitlir. Let Hie ottiets Icatll."
III.
A itiaiil wi iisked ill nmirii.'e. Wiseastalr,
h.-y;if Miis't'ilh deep thoutftlt and
piayei
KxpccliiiK' in Hie holy iiained wife
tiicat oik, Kri-at piiiii. and greater Joy in
lire.
Such woik she found ns Iiraiulftss slaved
tniKlit do
Ity i!ny and ni:ht, loiifi lulMir, never through.
Such pain no liuiKUHxe can such pain reveal;
It hud no limit hut her power to feel.
Such joy life h-H in her sad soul's employ
N.-ilher'lhe hope nor liietnoiy ul joy.
Hi-lpless she died, with one dcspliiiii(f cry:
I lliotilil il koo.K How eoulii I tell the lie?"
And misncred Nature, merciful and stern.
"I triieli tty killinif. Lot the othets learn."
t'harloite I'. Stetson in the Woman's .lour.
"31 A PETITI3 AMIi:.
I met him lirst in u Ktvnch cemetery
near Paris. One of the glass bead
crowns with wlilrh the jjrave was
decorateil Hail fallen and he had
.stooped to replace it. His face was a
htrrfciitg one, 1 stopped to look at him
-ml to read ,, the inscription on the
monument. It bore the name Celeste
Piiote. a date, and the words 'M
jK'tite Ainie." ,
Here, I thought, ;is a matt with the
face of the hijlie.st tyie of intelligence,
belonging to a nation lirst in modern
art; yet even he decorates the grave of his
dead as a barbarian might. The place
was covered with the head crowns ami
hearts and paper crosses one always
funis on a French grave. I did not like
the Preneh. 1 believed them in their
decay. I thought nothing of the art ol
a nation that was capable of such in
congruities. 1 believed the people tJicm
selve.s incapable of a lasting all'ection.
All day the face and the grave haunt
ed jne- Who. was the man. and who
was the "petite Atnie" buried there?
The next day 1 attended a meeting ol
t lie Institute of France and was intro
duced to the old gentleman 1 hail met in
the cemetery. Afterwards I met him,
frequently, and came linally to visit
him. We became fasr friends and by
degrees he 'old ine this romance:
I was a young man of .'1:1. without the
habits or tastes of 3'ouug men. when
"ma petite Atnie" came' under my
charge.
Aladntne Pirot, 1113- father's cousin, a
widow, had lately established herself in
Paris for lite purpose of bettering her
children's fortune. 15y his god-father's
aid the son obtained a clerkship. The
oldest daughter was soon to lie mar
ried. At the time I was sent for there
remained only little Celeste to dispose
of.
"It isVclesle that troubles me," said
.Madame alter 1 had heard all the news.
"Uho is not satislied with the schools,
anil thinks she knows more than her
teachers, the good sisters. Though Ce
leste has not .s:en joti for live cars she
Mill thinks you know everything. Now
if von will recommend a school .she will
What mortal could help being pleased
at such innocent Halt cry. I promised to
talk to Celeste, but I warned .Madame i
knew nothing of schools.
I found my little cousin bright and
tjuick. and though now l.'i she deemed
but a child. When her mother was
called from the room she came at once
to the point.
"I will not go to the school where
mamma-wishes to send me; it would be
waste of time. As for the others, we
cannot afford them. Put. cousin, if you
would direct my studies a little 1 could
do the rest myself. As for you. j'ou have
lived so long away from your home that
you have forgotten your relatives. I give
youthisopportuuity to become acquaint
ed with us again."
1 wasamusedat the naivete with which
she disposetl of my time, but I thought
"she is a child: she will soon tire, while
a Ititle change will do me good."
The lessons were given in the even
ing, after dinner. Thev gradually grew
from two a week to three or four a week.
It was a pleasure to teach "-Ma petite
Amir."
A year slipped by. ami Madame and
Celeste went for the summer to the
countrj-. Hcforc they left I called to say
adieu. I found Celeste in her lirst long
dress, and pretended not to recognize in
that-young lady "Ma petite Antic"
"You .see. good sir," she laughed, "I
have come out of mv cocoon. I am now
in the butterfly stale."
"1 hopej'.ou will stay with us awhile
before you fly away." I answered.
"Well, if you ask me to maybe 1 will,"
and she put her head on one side and
pretended to be considering.
From that moment I saw my danger.
"When Celeste comes back you must
give her no more lessons" I said to my
self. "You can never hope to marry her.
You arc too old and poor. She is of good
family, and beautiful; though she has no
dot she will marry well. You will hurt
only yourself. You are a fooL"
Nevertheless when Celeste came back
the lessons went on as usual. With
even year I grew more fascinated and
with every season I tried more hopelessly
to call my cousin "Mademoiselle" in
stead of "Ma petite Atnie," as I had be
gun. I always said "Mile. Celeste" the
lirst evening after their return to town
and always broke into "Ma petite Anno"
before the close of the second. Then
Celeste would say, without a smile:
"Now that is over for this year; we can
go on with an easy conscience."
When she was nearly 19 her godfather
tiied aud left her a large dot, with, we
thought, the rather strange provision
that she was not to be hampered in the
choice of a husband. The girl and her
godfather were great friends and were
bolh possessed of strange ideas. Her
birthday came soon after. Thero.was'a
Mitt
family part, at which I was a guest. I
hardiy recognized the little Celeste in
the tall, beautiful woman that came to
meet me. In the two weeks that I h.-td
been away she had changed more than
in all the years 1 had kuowu her.
I awkwardly presented my compli
ments aud a souvenir. 1 felt still more
awkward when she introduced me to a
handsome youug man. a distant rela
tive of Madame's. J had heard- noth
ing of the young man before. Who was
he? There seemed to be an air of mys
tery about the house.
The family spoke of my journey.
They tried to make me talk. At an
other time uoibiugiwotilil have pleased
me better, but to-night 1 was in a rage.
1 turned with sarcasm all their re
marks. After aeverai attempts io draw
me out the young mail turned to Ce
leste, and they two .seemed well enter
tained. Suddenly I .saw through it all.
This was a betrothal supper, not a fete
day. as 1 had been led to suppose. They
might at least hafe told uu. 1. thought.
1 was surprised at Celeste. For her to
have chosen such a husband! If she
had married a man with intellect I
could have .supported it better.
After that a demon o.vses.sed inc. 1
forgot to answer when spoken to. I
coiihl only sit and glare. Wheu I could
stand it no longer I rose to go. 1 did
uoi bill adieu to Celeste. 1 did want to.
but she was before me at the door.
"You go early on my fete-night. Mon
sieur." She was in her merriest mood.
"You can entertain yourself without
me on your fete-night. You have other
guests," I answered savagely.
Celeste laughed. "Fie. you are jeal
ous." 1 waited to hear no more, but ran
down the stairs anil out of the house.
The next morning I received a uote
from Madame .saying she would like to
see me uu a matter of iniorlance. 1
felt that 1 knew what the nialter was,
but 1 determined to go. then to take
myself out of the country. She had not
specilied a time, aud when I arrived
was not in. Celeste came in her place.
I was very cool.
"I wish to talk to you; will you be
seated?" said she pleasantly, but, 1
thought, a little shyly.
Certainly, but 1 hoe you will be
brief. 1 expect to leave Paris to-day,
and I have much to attend to."
"I will be brief. First, remember in
what position you have stood to our
friendless family and how intimately
you have kuowu us."
I bowed. "It has given me great
pleasure."
"1 am sure of it. Well, I am now 19
years old, aud there has ap(ieared a
suitor for my hand; you have advised
and directed me in "so many things,
what more natural than that! should
ask your advice now?"
My face, reflected in the opposite
mirror, startled me.
"This is something on which you
must ask other counsel than mine."
"Hut why, since I want yours?"
"Am 1 so old that you cannot see
why?" I cried angrily.
"You are not old at all, but you are
stupid. After all, 1 don't care for your
advice. I think mamma will be here
soon. 1 will leave you."
But she did uot. Something 1 had
seen seemed to give me the right to de
tain her.
When Madame came 1 surprised her
by asking for her daughter's hand. She
consented very readily. At the same
time she laughingly remarked: "I
meant this morning to ask you to speak
to Celeste in favor of 1113 cousin Gas
ton." 1 assured Madame 1 would do any
thing else to please her, but for Celeste
1 had other views.
We were married soon after. We
have one son and a daughter. They
say the little Celeste is the image of her
mother. 1 cannot see the likeness. To
me there can be but one "Ma petite
Amie." My Celeste has slept for three
years in the churchyard. Wheu our
little one tiuds a suitable husband 1
shall be ready to sleep beside her. Un
til then she awaits me.
HAIICIMNS BY THK TON.
Tbe One Instrument Whirl, Wouieu Cau
Deftly line.
"How 111:1113- hairpins does a lady
wear in a year?" repeated a clerk on
Woodward avenue with a smile. "Well,
that just depends ou how many she
loses. Many ladies sow their hairpins
as they go, while others are so careful
that they .use only one box a year.
Then, too, it just depends ou how many
daughters one has. We sell hundreds
of pounds a 3'ear that is of the plain
kinds. We've seen the time when we
could prett3 nearly pay our rent out of
our hairpin trade, but since these fancy
hairpins have come into style that could
not be done. '1 hen, too. this fad of
shingling off the back hair makes a
difference, (ine can't wear pins, you
see, in short hair, and with' the hair
drawn tip 011 top one doesn't need so
many."
"We buy our hairpins," said another
dealer, "bv the hundred-weight, and
sell a gross a dav, that is of the English
steel."
"How man' do you sell at a time?"
"O, we have any number of customers
who buy a pound at a time. If a lady
has a family of daughters a pound lasts
onky a short time."
"What lieromes of them?"
"Well you'll have to ask some one
else. That's a conundrum 3'et to be
solved. They slip out of sight most
certainly aud iu the most unaccountable
way."
"Is there no way of making them so
they will be secure?"
"A good many ways have been tried.
Some think the crimped pin the most
secure. The silk pin, a French inven
tion, which is covered with silk tbe
exact shade of the hair, stays in place
better than the steel pin. " There is a
wonderful variety of hairpins. The
gilt, silver, shell, invisible all these
come iu different sizes, and are light,
smooth, and comfortable. Then there
are rubber pins for dark hair and amber
for golden locks. There are a great
many faticy pius worti, aud this of
course takes from the sales of the com
mon kinds."
"What hairpin do you consider the
best?"
"The English we prefer. The French
are good, but the American are rough
aud heavy. We never keep the Ameri
can hairpin. This year we are bring
ing charming fancy Jiins for the adorn
ment of the hair. Moonstones are very
popular and so are those of filigree work
of gold, delicate as cobweb, and floral
pins of exquisite beauty and butterflies,
in the pale gold and alloys of the gay
est tints. The delicate old-fashioned
tortoise-shell pins, such as our, grand
mothers wore in high-back combs, are
very fashionable for tbe back hair.
They are exquisitely thin, but very frail,
and are.as .difficult to mend if broken
as egg-shell china."
Making a tour of the largest Wood-
COLUMBUS, NEB.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER
ward avenue store?, it was found that j
the sales of hairpins apnixiiuatcil:,.0,,,aul-v1Pcrs0ll1 (ll
verv closely at each, averaging m-vori! Y,u! ,a bartender) 1
hundred gross every three orsix niouth.Okwhlcl! the oM ?ow
"As a woman's mechauTeai
said a male haberdxslicr. inarrit
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the w:iy. "the hairpin is unrivaled. It
is to a woman wuat a laeKMiue is to a
1
lingers; with a screw driver she jabs her
hands; but a hairpin siie ran twist and
turn into all kinds of feminine family
uses. With a hairpin a woman buttons
her gloves and occasionally her boots,
tears open her letters, cuts the pages of
her latest fashion-book or magazine,
draws out corks, picks out nuts, pius
up a rip. fastens in her flowers, makes
up floral designs, pins down her garden-vines,
fastens up the eltrlains. un
knots a siior-stiing. mends h6rjcwrlrv,
susjhuids plaques, sticks up recipes cut
with it from a "newspaper, snulfs can
dles, scoops out her va-vdiiie. and clea
;.t
wen. uses 11 ior any quauiiiv 01 nine
purposes. If there is an one article I
more necessary to the comfort of women
for fatnil3' use than the magic hairpin it
isn't dowu iu the directory.
"There is luck. too. in hairpins. To
find a hairpin is a good omen, especial
ly if the points are turned towards you.
That simple position doubles the luck.
To pass one lv without picking it up
turns one's lurk. Do you know that
just now there is a fancy among 0u11g
men for collecting hairpins, and it is
said that several young society gentle
men have an assortment, picked up iu 1
different ways, ami which represent to
them a great deal of feminine loveli
ness?" iMroit Tribitm:
ON shout xotici:.
A11 Kvnry-ll.iy Street Incident ,' lu a
I'our (iirl a ISi llii.liaiiil.
Seven out -t ten people would turn
around ami look at him. while not our
in twenty would have given her a sec
ond glance. He was a great, big fel
low, more than six feet, with massive
.shoulders, a well-set head, ami eyes
that took in everything at a glance.
His dress alone betrayed his rusticiU.
The flannel shirt, sofl hat. and heavy
boots ail bespoke the countiy. It could
be seen at once that she was either a
poor shop girl or a seamstress. Her
faded dress anil colorless shawl, the
slow, tired step, the weaiy. worn-out
look iu her great, dark tycs. all besjMike
hopeless poverty, and as she walked
along among the crowd of eieganllv
dressed wouieu their seemed to follow
her an atmosphere of want and misery.
The man stood at the corner of Stale
and Washington streets ami was busy
watching a big team ot gr.ay horses
that were pulling a massive express
wagon. As lite train passed down State
street lie leaned listlessly against a
lamp-post and gave his attention to the
big polirrmau who stopped teams ami
cars aud coudcsmidiugiv escorted pret
ty women across the street. Standing
there and parly lost iu thought he
heard a loud warning cry and turned to
see a girl stumbling frantically on the
freshly watered street in her effort to
cross close iugaut of an approaching
carriage. Irrul not take him live sec
onds to grasp the bits of the excited
horses, and having foiccd them back,
to raise the half-fainting girl. Tender
ly, courteously, and with the gentleness
of the strong man he half led, half car
ried her to the sidewalk. There he was
seen to bend over her. ami the words
she spoke brought a bright flush to his
face and an incredulous look iu his
eyes. Then the' disappeared down the
steps of a basement restaurant, and an
hour later were still there talking ear
nestly.
But her face was lighted up and she
would scarcely have been recognized as
the pale, wan woman of two hours be
fore. His f ice evinced ouby sincere ap
preciation, with now and then a shadow
of regret. In about an hour they emerg
ed from the restaurant and slowhy walk
ed down State stivt. What had they
found to talk about ail that lime? What
would be the resuit of the acquaintance
so straugely begun? The answer was
given a lew hours later. At the Union
depot stootl the couple talking calmrt'
and contentedly. The neat new satchel;
the little trunk, somewhat worse for
wear, but stoutly corded; the bright ap
pearance of the girl; the man's air of
proud possession, all told the story that
inquiry continued. They were married.
The courtship hail been brief, but single
life had little attraction for either; and,
after all, why should tiny not care for
each other? It was a daint- lesson in
love, despite the poverty of surround
ings. ll riliO AVm..
A Kasli Kiilerprise.
One of the rashest enterprises iu this
city', writes a New York correspondent
to the Indianapolis AVv, is a saloon
on Peek man street. Ii is a big, im
pressive building, and has a front win
dow unsurpassed for elegance if .not
for real beauty. Everything indicates
gootl liquor, polite service, and gener
ous free lunch. Put lack-a-day! the sa
loon has no bar. Sounds queer, doesn't
it? WI13' not a theater without a stage,
a city hall without logues, or a comic
opera without chestnuts? Its attractive
exterior leads the prospective patron to
enter. He feels a mild surprise when
once within the doorway, and thinks
that possibly he has mistaken the en
trance. There is a large side-board at
the left ami a bullet at the right. A
very gentlemanly person in an ordinary
business suit is looking at the side
board. The prospective patron might
withdraw apoiogetiealby were it not for
the sight of a cigar roiuiter in an ad
joining room just seen between the rich
brown portieres that hang opposite the
street door. Aha! thinks the patron;
this is sitnpty' a pleasant little ante-room;
yonder is the bar. And accordingly he
steps confidently forward to the "por
tieres, and comes plump against a mir
ror. It's an old delusion, and the effect
is discouraging. He turns about awk
wardly, but the gentlemanly person does
not laugh. He bows politely and in
quires if he can serve the gentleman.
This is reassuring, and the customer
nominates. The gentlemanly person
quietly places a glass of water on the
sideboard, a pitcher of the same near
by. and a neatly-folded napkin by the
glass, aud then decants the required
liquor, aud places that within reach,
too. Even now the customer can not
feel at ease; he has his liquor before him
with several luxurious accompaniments
that under ordinary circumstances
would not einbarass him. But what is
he to do? Where is the polished brass
rail to rest his feet on? Shall he lean
his elbow upon the sideboard or lounge
against it in the good old familiar wa3?
Even while ho muses disconcerted on
this annoying question, up comes his
left foot inquisitively and sways and
wabbles about in the air, vainly seeking
that brass rail. The customer realizes
the situation, aud puts the wandering
foot down with something ver3 like a
boy. and it is the only .sharp-pintud1b!":lQVvl)el'!jou !V0,,,,l,rlw J"
instrument that she can manage wilhlr 'l,ie '' sm.1 e willnlrawa in
skill. With a hammer she pounds hef-fvol,f Inspiration, half conviuc,
;ii
r i
h i
blush.
The liquor dispose 1 01, me gen-
comes unriLju call
resents a enccs.
heck.
uuTaTMi
vIhW
Yorker know
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i..pvfc iuuvc uiiiat ui; ;.ii,i.ii iu 4t v.M3i
.l - auu 11c iaKes iu 10 ine cigar cot:
;near the window, the reflection of wl
had deceived him. Another geutie-
iin with
in a uer-
need that
he has outrageously misbehaved him
self. He cau not remember whether the
liquor was good or not, and he longs for
the plebeian association of a brass rail,
a black walnut bar, and a pine table.
The little lieekiuati street fcaloon has
none of these, nor a waiter's apron, nor
a chair. It is a rash enterprise.
BICAVI'TmISS SCOTT.
I Her fresttnre fr .llimt S4 her KroMrsr.
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Oeorge S. Scott, a capitalist, is one of
TKveryuody knows 1um: everybody likes
him. Yesterday, though, his hand was
shaketi with even unusual earnestness
bv friend after friend who called at his
oflice. And theie was a gootl cause,
too, for the congratulations that were
showered upon him.
Mr. Scott has a country home dowu
at. Seabright. ami one of the attractions
ot that home are two pretty daughters.
Miss Lulu Scott, u ho is 18 years old. is
a moit accomplished aud daring eques
trienne. Ou Saturday, accompanied by
two gentlemen friends she mounted one
of her favorite horses, a thoroughbred,
cross-country hunter, and set out for a
pleasant ride down the Oceanic road.
The little party were going along pleas
antly when .suddenly, hist around a
bend in the road, appeared two Jersey
buggies, each with a man and n whip
in great activity. Jersey was having a
race. Down the road at the maddest
sort of a pace came the wagous, pell
mell. A collision seemed inevitable for
Miss Scott and her friends on horse
back, so recklessly came tluplunging
buggies.
The young lady turned her Ixington
colt's head to the side, but the -Jitan iu
the buggy on her side of the roud. sud
"denlv discovering what was ahead, lost
all his presence of mind anil wheeled
with a rush to the left, aiming fairly at
the imperiled young woman. Too late
he gave another wrench at his reins
ami brought his excited animal sharply
to the right, but there was no escape
now. ami Miss Lulu's friends sat trans- ;
fixed ou theirstceds, too far distant to ,
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in.ui,iio;mii-1,iim ti.oiiu w.ionu
moments that seemed hours for the
sequel of the reckless racing. Down
suddenly crouched the intelligent hunter
at a word of command from the brave
girl on his back crouched to make a
desperate leap to carry, if he might, his
fair burden, over the danger that
threatened, to safety. While thev wait
ed breathlessly. Miss Lulu's friends had
no doubt of what the result would be to
the rider, if but the Lexington's powers
were sufficient to enable him to clear
the obstacle before him; for iu all this
countiy round there are few young
ladies who can compare with Lulu Scott
ou horseback. She rules across country,
reckless of ditches, careless of fences,
regardless of hedges, daring everything
. a rider as brave as she is graceful.
! Put just then the buggy horse turned
I with a leap further aside even as Miss
Scott's hunter sprang upward and for
! ward. There was a sail collision. The
buggy horse was hit fairly 011 the head
by the hunter and fell instantly dead,
his neck broken. Miss S.-ott's horse,
impeded bv this collision, strained too
lunch, his back broke, a blood-vessel at
his heart burst- he too sank dead on
the moment.
And Miss Scott? Through ihe air slip
was shot headlong squarely at the front
of the still moving buggy. She fell
upon the dashboard; it .smashed into
bits beneath' the weight of her body.
Then she fell below on the whitlletree
of the. wagon and at the feet of the
horse lying there prone aud dead. Had
that animal been but inaiued, the end
would have been her death sure; as it
was, not a scratch, not a bruise, did
she stiller. There seemed a miracle in it.
And I his was WI13' Ceurge S. Scott
was congratulated so warmly l3 friend
after friend 3esterd:t3. He" was one ol
the happiest fathers this town ever saw.
y. V. Tim?.
In Cleveland. O., not long ago, a bauk
director asked the cashier: "Is Mr.
good?" "That depends on whether you
inquired iu a Cod ward or manward
sense," replied the cashier. "I mean
inanwurd, of course," said the director.
"In a !od ward sense." remarked the
cashier, "Mr. is very good; A No.
1. No man in the church can pray
louder. Put in a manward sense 1 am
sorry to say that he is tricky." It is
sufficient to say that the note of Mr.
was uot discounted.
Adventure ot a Small Dog.
A three-pint dog in a five-quart muz
zle of heavy wire was laboriously trudg
ing along isterd:iy morning, just after
the rain, when he came to a small ex
cavation. This he mistook for an
ordinary Fourth ward puddle and walk
ed into it. The heavy muzzle carried
his nose to the bottom, and only his
tail remained visible. The sjiectacle of
a dog's tail furiously lashing the water
attracted the attention of a neighboring
apple woman. After satisfying herself
that it was not the sea scrcnr, she
caught hold of it aud set the dog on
dry land, with the observation: "If
ve. had been a bob-tailed
dog where
would yez lie now?" X. Y. Sun.
Hulvadore NatlvcH.
Wheu the daily down-our began the
other da3' we sought shelter in a native
ranch. The wife, her sister, aud grown
daughter constituted the household.
The husband was toiling iu au adjacent
colfee "linca." The women served me
fruit such as I had never eaten before,
the "Anona blanca" or "Sweet-sop" of
the British West Indies. It is apple
shaped, with the rough excrescences of
the pineapple, having a thick, brittle
rind, ami a delicate white pulp, inter
sected with highly polished mahogany
like oval seeds, the whole of a delicate
flavor very like vanilla ice-cream, such
as one is wont to enjoy on New York
avenue, near Fifteenth street. I was
athirst, ami as generously dealt with as
Ben lliu by the youthful Jesus at the
weil in Bethlehem. The good dame open
ed the end of a green coco and emptied
its refreshing water into a gourd, aud 1
drank to repletion. Neither Hebe nor
(iam'incde. e'er served the gods a more
grateful beverage. Cor. Washington
1'ost.
Georgetown is now a part of Wash
ington, and the old town, which was
born years before the capital, is grow
ing now since it has been adopted by
Washington. The heights of George
town are becoming fashiouable for
residents.
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10. 1886."
T
A NOBLKBOY.
How Ho' Wi Kuwcrttxl (or
Vtmgmr Tnkv
Saving tli
1 One- morning last week the engineer
of an express train, oa am eastern road
was startled by the sudden appearance
on the track ahead of a boy woo was
frantically waving a large' piece of red
.flannel, 'interpreting taiWof course, ns
,a waruiug ol, danger,, tlie etijpaeer in
stantly whistled, for .'"down brakes.1'
iTitst then' the train, which had been
going at the' rate of sixty miles an hour,
turned', a sharp curve, aud -a cry of
horror burst .from the lipa of engineer
and fireman,' for iu the ceuter of the
track, huCa few yards ahead was a
large bowlder. In a few seconds the
tra in caaie to wtaadstil I, tbe cowcatcher
almost tbiichinglhc huge stone.
A fcw; motueaU later the boy who had
saved the lives .of fo many of his fellow-
I'leaiiircs was aurruiiutieu oy me paie
1 hod excited nmaUrs wlm lUtmiMltA
J ..1 was walkiti' aloug the track on
my way to my Sunday-school teacher s
house when I seen that there stun on
the track," began the little fellow,
modestly, aud if his grammar was not
of the best no one thought of criticising
it then. "1 knew this here train was
pretty near due. an' I made up 1113' mind
I'd have ter slop her. So 1 looked
around an' found this here flannel it's
a piece of an old flag, ye see. that some
signal mail's lired away an' 1 run
ahead with it; an' that's all there is ter
tell."
"You are a noble boy," said an old
gentleman, in a voice" brokeu with
emotion. "Friends," he added, turning
to his fellow-passengers, "this little
nero must uot go tin re warned. 1 am
j going to pass my hat around for coti-
u minions ior tus ueneiu. ami here is a
..r nole for my share."
Some of the passengers took their de
parture in considerable haste at this,
but. many remained, aud in a few min
utes a heap of coins aud crisp bank
notes was thrust into the hands of the
blushing and bewildered little fellow.
Then the old gentleman who had
started the collection handed him a
card, saying:
"Here you have my name and ad
dress. 1113' lad, auii if you ever need a
friend come to me."
Then, the bowlder having lieen re
moved from the track, the train started.
The boy watched it until it had disa
eareil iu the distance; then he sat
down beside the track and began
counting his monev. It was then that
I . .1 . - . . . .. .
uve oilier iM)ys I'liietgeu iroin Delimit a
cltimn of hindies bv the roadside and d-
vaueed toward the ex-hero.
"Yer done it bulb," said one of them.
"How much did vet get?"
"Fort y-se veil dollars and ninety-live
cents," was the reply. "I'll giveyous
fellers yer share before we go home.
Say. don't this lay over piekin' huckle
berries an sell in' Yin fer live cents a
quart? Well, I should ejackerlate!"
Itd-liits.
A writer in Truth (Loudon) relates
that when "Unser Friiz." was a guest at
the Tuiieries during the exhibition of
1807, he wirtied to see the interior of
the forts around Paris. But. as they
were in a miserable state ot defense, it
was arranged to evade complying with
his wish. He. however, managed in
this wise to do without an order of ad
mission. For some mornings he made
early excursions to distant places, ac
companied by a French aide-de-camp
who was placed at his disosal. One
morning, on his way to the Bicetre
Asylum, he said to the oflicer: "What
if we run up to the fort beside it?" The
aide-de-camp did not see the harm, aud
took him not only into it. but into all
on the south side of Paris. With his
well-trained eye the Crown Prince saw
the military overty of the land and
the exact defensive capacities of the line
of forts.
The old Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, in
the region made famous by Washington
Irving, has just been enlarged for the
accommodation of those who lay dowu
to await the last trump.
An InexMM8ie Smoke.
A middle-aged mau, says the New
York Sun, not ill-dressed, and' having
in bis hand a handsome, straight brier
wood pipe, walked into a cigar store in
Park row the other afternoon, and go
ing up to the stand ou which is the lit
tle apparatus for cutting off the ends of
cigars, picked up the tray on which the
little bits of cigar tips fell, and calmly
stuffed his pipe with them, taking care
to press the limip3 tuass of tobacco
down until the pipe-bowl was as full as
it would hold. Then he poured what
was left in the tray into his hand and
transferred it to his coat-tail pocket. He
next carefully lit his pipe, and as soon
as it was well going turued around,
beamed with a patroui.ing smile on the
proprietor of the store, and sauntered
out with the air of a putrou who 'was
satisfied with the shop aud might call
again.
"We never have to empty those
trays," said the cigar merchant. "We
have half a dozen such duffers as that
who walk in aud empty them for us.
Once iu a while two of them drop iu at
once, and one of them has to take a
back seat and till his pipe on air while
the other takes the clippings. 1 remem
ber one solitary instance where the
man who was left actually walked up
and bought a o-eeut cigar aud looked
on witu an amused air. like a supercil
ious millionaire, while the other worked
the cigar-tip growler. They say the tips
make a very gootl smoke, though there
is so much gum ou them I don't see
how they can; but, of course, there is a
good deal of good tobacco in thcui. In
the shop where 1 was before I came
here, an old man came and regularly
bought for a trifle the exclusive right to
the tilts, and we had to drive all the
regular cruisers away. He used to come
iu regularly at certain hours every day
aud empty the trays into a bag he car
ried with' him. He must have had a
dozeu more places on bis circuit, for the
bag was ofteu two-thirds full. What
he did with the stuff I don't know, for
he couldn't have stuoked it all himself.
There was some sort of an Eyetalian
fake about it, you can bet on that;
they are always up to some of those
skin-a-ceut schemes.
1 m
Au inventor at Shanghai. China, has
contrived an electric sword which, when
the point touches the party attacked,
scuds a powerful shock through him,
and if uot immediately killing will at
least put him hors du combat. The
sword is an ordinary military sabre, but
along its whole length is let iu a fine
platinum wire, which ends at the point
of the weapon. A small but very pow
erlul storage battery is carried strapped
about the waist, much the same as a
cartridgs box. Insulated wires conuect
this battery with the sword, and. by
pressing a button, the holder can com
plete the circuit at pleasure.
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National Baiikj
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COLUMBUMKB.
HAS IS .-
Authoriztd Capital of $2S0,000,
A Surr.Fuhd tf r - $17,000,
A ait the largeet 11 la Cask L'ap.
itsU of iiny Iihk in Ibis part
of the State.
DepotitM received md interest tmd
ou time deposit.
nrafta ou the principal ritie in this
country aud Kurope bought aud sold.
..Uteliectiomt and all ether bnaiiifiis
tm'rfotniit am! ckrefnl'aUentiou.
SlOCKHOLDKKS.
A . A N DKKSO.N , fres'l.
SAMM.C. S31 ITU, ViceFres't.
O.T. KOKN. Caahiet.
J. P.BECKElt.
HERMAN OKULR1CH,
O. SC'HUTTE,
W. A. MCALLISTER,
JONAS WELCH,
JOHN W. EARLY,
P.ANDERSOX,
O.ANDERSON,
ROBERT UHLKi.
AprJS-'StJtf
1981X188 CA1D8.
L.T. Maktyn, M. I. K. .1. ScHUt;, 31. D.
On. MARTYN A SCHTJO,
IJ. S. Examining Surgeons,
Local Surxeoun. Union Pacific, O., N.
A It. II. and It. & M.R. R's.
CoiiBultatious iu Merman and Eugliali.
Telephones at office aud residences.
yOtnee on Olive street, next to Itrod.
teutirer'a .lewelrv Store.
COLUMBUS.
NEBRASKA.
P.'-v
w.
M. COM.HKa.llJS,
LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE.
Upstairs Ernst building 11th street.
OUULIVA A REEDKR,
A TTORNE YS A T LA IT,
OtRi-e over First National Hank, Colum
bus, Nebraska. oil-it
p 1ft. KYAIVM, -Ii. .,
FiirsiciAX axv sih'tEoy.
3JOflice and rooms, ('luck building,
:1th street. Telephone communication.
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AMUTO nKlDE,N.U
PHYSICIAN Ay I SUEGEOX,
Platte Venter, Nebraska. 'J-y
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KMMA nA'l'Klt'l'Klft'r,
BLACKSMITH AND WAGON .MAKER,
13th street, east of .Mil's barn.
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M. 3.VUAH. WII.LT,
DEUTSCHE!?. ARZX,
Columbus, Nebraska.
'Office 11th Street. Consultations
iu English, French and German. l-tim
BOWKLL HOVi;
PLATTE CENTER, NEH.
Just opened. Special attentiou 'iven
to commercial men. Has a good sample
room. Sets the best table. Give it a
trial and be convinced. fto.'tmo
rOH F.IJNDR.V
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
Parties desirinir surveviiu! done
can address me at Columbus, Neb., or
call at my office in Court House.
iiuiayfti-y
NOTICE TOTEAi-HEU.
W. B. Tedrow, Co. Snpt.
1 will beat toy office in tbe Court House
the third Saturday of each mouth for tht
examination of teachers. :'! tf
F. W. MII.WKK, M.
HOMCEOPATHIST.
Careale Diaaasa aad Siaesaas a.
Ckildraa a Specialty.
lyOffice on Olive -Ireet, three doors
north of First National Bank. My
VffcAI.I.IMI'KM HMOM.,
A TTORNE YS A T LA W,
Office tip-stairs iu McAllister's build
ing. 11th St. W. A. McAllister, Notary
Public. ' J
J.M.MACFAKLANU, B. K. COWDKKY,
Attonif isi Usury Pefcl e. Cellsetor.
LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE
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MACrARLAND COWDBRY,
Columbia. : ; ; Nebraska.
JOHN ; IIIUGlN.l. c. J.CARLOW,
Collection Attorney.
HI0QIS& 0AJU.0W,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Specialty made of Collections by CI.
Garlow. 3.1. m
P H.BINCHE,
llth St., opposite Lindell Hotel.
Sells Harness, Saddles, Collars, Whips,
Blankets. Curry Combs, Brushes, trunks,
valises, buggy tops, cushions, carriage
trimmings, Ac, at tbe lowest possible
prices. Repairs promptly attended to.
TANE8 9AE.J10,
CONTRACTOR AND IUILDER.
Plans and estimates supplied for either
frame or brick buildings. Good work
guaranteed. Shop on 13th Street, uear
St. Paul Lumber Yard, Columbus, Ne
braska. Memo.
JS. MURDOCH & SON,
Carpenters anal Contractors.
Haveaadan extended experience, and
will guarantee satisfaction in work.
All kinds of reuairintr done nn i,nr
notice. Our motto is, Good work and
fairpriees. Call and give us au oppor
tunitytoestimatefor von. r3rSbop ou
13th St., one door west of Kridhuf a
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Italy- '
"Wliat'stthc matter. UucIe'Ruftu?"
he asked facetiously as the-old-gentle
man came limping in '-got the gout?"
"No. sail, l'se got dCf-unlfo' dat white
wasain' what 1 did fo' yeras' yeah."
Amy to Mamie (on strcet-cac)f-l)itl
you see tim great, horrid, tueau wo
man next fi refuse to move up to let
me sit dowft? I just took to standing;
ou her toemand she managed to find
a pi OjRiamie, 8jread your skirts
out quick or that ugly' man will sit
down there aud crowd us to death.
Judge.
YoungfrOoutran has a rich uncle
whose death he awaits with ill-concealed
impatience. The other day he of
fended the old man. "My nephew."'
said the latter, "since you don t seem
to have any regard for me while I am
alive " "O, uncle, interrupted (Jou-
tran. "I always respect the dead."
French Frivolities.
First customer (to barber) Have you
got anything that will take the curl out
of hair, barber? Barber You bet.
That electrical elixir of mine will do it.
Second customer (to same barber)
Have you got anything that will make
hair curl, barber? Barber You beL
That electrical elixir of mine will do it
like a charm. Sew York Sun.
Chicago crook Good news, dim. Af
ter two days of nervous excitement wo
can now breathe freelv. Fellow crook
What's up? Have they given up the
search for us? Chicago crook No, bet
ter thau that; two detectives are already
on our track. Fellow crook Then we
cau ouce more walk the streets like
honest meu. Tul-BUs.
She was tbe wife of a bank cashier,
enjoying herself at Niagara- Sitting ou
the hotel piazza with a frioud, sho re
marked that her husband could not
come very well because he was "tied to
his business." "An excellent precau
tion." said her friend, "with Canada so
near." And now they don't speak to
each other. Texas Sifting.
"We have a great doal of catarrh in
Syracuse," said a venerable Syracuse
doctor the other di; "a great ileal of it.
But we don't have any headache here.
Nobody has a headache iu Syracuse.
Queer, isn't it?" His listener asked how
that was. "Well. I've studied it out.
aud there ain't brains enough in this
towu for a headache." I'tica Obser
ver. "You look thoughtful to-night, D11111
ley." remarked Featherry as he stretch
ed himself on the lied. "Yes," sighed
Ditmley. "I've just got a note from
the landlady." What does she say?"
"She says that I must pay my back
board at once or her daughter will
sue me for breach of promise. I'm
thinking what 1M better do. New lrA;
Sun.
Willing to reduce expenses - Air.
Overdraw (reading shopping list) Bon
net, shoes, shoe-buttons, gloves, silk for
dress, trimmings, carriage-hat, etc.,
etc. Don't you think you cau cut it a
little, my dear? Mrs. Overdraw Cer
tainly, love! 1 know bow hard it is for
3'ou to get money now. I can get along
without the shoe-buttons just as well as
not. Tiit-Uits.
"Mamma," asked a congressman's
child of his mother, "what are these
'ante-bellum times' 1 hear papa talking
about?" "They are the tunes before
the war, my child." The child was
quiet for a full minute. "O. I see." he
saitl, "that was before auntie married
uncle, wasn't it?" The mother restrain
ed the child from furtuer violence.
Washington Critic.
Mrs. Baghy- "Wiliiam, 1 want to go
back to my home in Huston. " Bagley
"Pining for the only original baked
bean, darling?'' "No. sir; but 1 will
not live in a city where there is 110 en
terprise." "What has this city done
now?" "You have a river on each
side." "Yes. my dear." "And you can't
tiud the sea-serpent in either one."
Ituladelphia Call.
"You met Charley on a yacht, they
sa3?" "Yes, wasn't" it romantic? W:
were on board three hours together.
You see there wasn't any wind and we
couldn't gel to land. Well, before two
of these hours were over he hail pro-
Itosetl ami 1 bail accepted. I really bc
ieve the yacht helped us." "How was
that?" "It was a case of luff at lirst
sight."- -Tid-liil.
Fogg- The worst break 1 ever made
was at a wedding a short time ago.
Wheu I congratulated the couple 1 was
rather embarrassed and 1 wished them
many happy returns of the dav. Boss
That was a sort of silly speech. Did it
(irovoke the newly-married couple?
ogg O. no. They thought it was all
rigut. You see, they were from Chica
go. - Iktroil Free Press.
Fogg- Glad to see you back, parson;
indeed I am. I don't believe there's
one of your Hock who has missed you
mor'u lhuve. Minister- It does break
in on a congregation, doesn't it.
Brother Fogg, to have the shepherd
absent? Fogg Yes. indeed, parson.
As 1 was saying to wife yesterday,
people can't stand it to have their
regular sleep interfered with. -- Tat'
Bits.
They were wandering through the
woods when the small child picked
some berries. "Papa, what are these?"
"That's a wild vine, my child." "What's
it for?" "They make wine from that."
They trotted along, when she picked
another berry and squeezed it and a
soft, creamy froth came out. "O, papa,
see. Here s some wild beer." No
such luck," said the tired parent.- -Sun
Francisco Chronicle.
She was sitting in a low rocking-chair
and he swinging idly iu a hammock.
He had ou her sun hat with the ribbons
tied under his chin, and everv intelli
gent stray dog that went by would bark
at him. They were talking about
dancing. "I am passionately fond of
the valse," he said. "Do you reverse?"
she asked. "O, my. yes, he replied.
Then he leaned too far back and she
knew that he told the truth. New York
Sun.
Angry citizcu (who had just dropped
a coin iu tbe hat) I'm a good miuu to
thrash you. Why, you're an impostor;
you're not blind. What do you mean
by having that sigu ou you reading.
"Help the Blind"? Beggar By gum!
Iou're right boss. Don t blame mc
t's dc ofe woman's fault. You see.
I can't read, and she's put de wroDg
sign on by mistake. This is my lame
day; to-morrow is my blind day. Tid
BiU. A Wasliington correspondent recalls
the fact that when Mr. F. E. Spinner
was treasurer be used to honor some of
the prettiest yonng lady clerks in his
oflice by having their features given to
some of the goddesses that grace the
currency. But, it is said, the head of
Martha Washington, which adorns tbe
new SI certificates, and an idealized
head of Dolly Madison are the only ac
credited portraits of distinguished wo
men that can be discovered.
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