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For old Sandy was a gentleman in spile of the fact that there was nothing visible of him above the sign board, so to speak, but a pair of drooping shoul ders inadequately covered with a rusty iweed coat; a weather beaten neck, in which some of the- cords seemed to have acquired undue prominence by reason of the heavy boards swung by straps across his drooping shoulders: a careworn face, j foivver redeemed from insignificance by a pair of mild gray cyos that had caught a commercial trick of looking very per saaively into the face of every passerby, as he supplemented the big lettered an nouncements of his boards by a flutter ing rose colored leaflet extended in a trcnivlous brown hand; thin, windblown gray hair and a disreputable hat that ab solutely refused to locate itself chrono logically in the calendar of fashion. That wa: the upper man Sandy. Sandy below the loards was principally notice able on the occasion in question for a pair of brand now ihoes that apparently ,:uakcd in uuconf Tollable amusement at linding themselves on such feet, with such ataurd accompaniments as thoso immensely ragged trowser ends and thoso brilliantly painted rims to Sandy's sandwich boards, which set forth in tho most positive language the location of the lineal am! cheapest shoe blacking to Ik? found in all New York city or per haps in tho world. Few, indeed, lot them be-over so punc tiliously inclined, would have known to Kill old Sandy but just that; for it Hecmed to go beyond tho memory of man when he liad not formed one of a solemn proce-fcion of thin sandwiches, ranging according to height, tall, taller, tallest, tltat plodded patiently up ono 6ide of Broadway and down tiie other, proclaim ing tho same excellenceof the samo shoo blacking with the same patient indiffer ence to the changes of the weather as to the chang'-s in tho political horizon; with the same stolid acceptance of the jostling that was inevitable when their unyielding boards came in sharp contact with the swift rushing tide of humanity that now swept with them and now against them. Bui hearts must trob, even under the heavy pressure of sandwich boards, and it was because the front man in the pro cession, "tallest," knewthat oldSandy's liad occasion to beat somewhat sorrow fully jut then that he turned and asked him a question on that bright but blus tering morning, not ungently, only ab ruptly for want of time: "How's the Midge?" -Wurse.' There come moments of relaxation and refreshment oven into sandwiched lives, and when old Sandy's companions broko ranks on that day to s lo lunch ho separated himself from them and, drop ping hL slow commercial march step, walked as rapidly, as he could for the rigid impediments on his shoulders east ward, ever eastward, until he reached the dreary neighborhood of Hester street, where he turned abruptly into a door tliat stood open and clattered up stairs, his brand new shoes creaking vocifer ously on the bare boards of the steep and dirty steps, his imprisoning boards thumping on the step above him as he mounted hastily up two flights and stopK.d suddenly at a door immediately in front of him and knocked twice. The first knock bounded a trifle apologetic, the second a trifle impatient; both fail ing of recognition, he cautiously turned the handle and peeped into the room. It was not an interior calculated to fas cinate the gaze, nevertheless old Sandy stood there quite awhile looking in with out making any motion toward entering. The room was dark, not for want of windows, for it loasted of three, but what with tho opaque newspapers that supplied the place of numerous miss ing panes of glass and tho old shawl and old quilts that had been pinned up as high as a woman's arm could reach to keep the wind at bay, and the unwashed condition of the upper sash, the reflec tion of the bright sunlight tliat was flooding the streets old Sandy had just left was reduced lo its minimum. Such sunshine, however, as did penetrate into the dingy room fell direct upon three cages full of canary birds that swung liigh up against the unwashed upper Bash, and when Sandy opened tho door they were rejoicing in it with an exuber ance of vocal content that seemed almost insolent in its contrast with tho sadness and stillness of their surroundings. As Sandy V eyes got used to the ob scurity they became conscious of an other pair of eyes fastened on his own with a sort of imploring intensity. They looked immensely large, staring at hini there from the cradle in front of the sullen stove, but perhaps it was because they were set in such an exceedingly small face from wliich all tho flesh seemed to have worn away, leaving tho dry skin drawn like a drumhead over the baby cheek bones. Two meager arms terminating in two claw like hands were outstretched in mute appeal toward old Sandy. But no sound came from the ilidgo's dry lips. "Bless mv soul; it's all alone. Poor little Midge!" Old Sandy creaked in on tho tiptoes of his brand new shoes, making all the more noise by reason of his superhuman efforts to make none at all. Tho canary birds brought their chorus to an aston ished lialt and turned their small heads sidewise to investigate him thoroughly, evidently regarding him as a rival musician of an unknown genus. Old Sandy stopped when he reached the cradle and said again very softly and pitifully: "Bless my soul! Poor little Midge! All alone. It wants me to walk it!" Sandy was almost aghast at this sugges tion. "I wonder if I dare? The room's cold, Madge, and you might catch cold, and you don't look as if you could stand many more knock downs." The Midge, indeed (entomologically Subscribe WITH THE DAILY CHICAGO HAIL, Botli iPapers One Year, FOB nicknamed presumably for its slight body and exaggerated extremties did not look as if it could stand any more knock downs at all, but as it persisted in its mute demands of some sort, old Sandy cast about him furtively for something ' to wrap it up in. Nothing satisfac tory presented itself to his view. The only shawl that was visible was the one pinned up against the window, and it was so exceedingly dirty and moth eaten that even if he had felt at liberty to in terfere with the arrangements of the tenant of the room in her absence he would not have used it. The Midge, growing tired of his unexplained inactiv ity, emitted a low wail from its small, parched throat which seemed to throw old Sandy completely on his beam ends. "Don't cry. Midge. Bless my soul, don't cry. You shall have a walk." With sudden decision he jerked off his old tweed coat, which, though cruel ly inadequate out there on the wind swept streets even when he had been weather boarded with his wooden adver tisements, would doubtless present a luxurious contrast for the Midge to the wrinkled and crumby quilt that lie was then enveloped in. He did it rather clumsily, but the Midge was no pampered darling of for tune and allowed himself to be rolled face downward and incased in old Sandy's coat without protest. Only once ho gave a sigh of relief when he was finally hoisted high up and laid against Sandy's restless breast, with his small hot head resting on the old man's uncoated shoulder. When old Sandy began to creak soberly liackward and forward over the bare floor in his vocal shoes, tho canary birds, concluding by this time either that he was a harmless sort of monster whoso presence should not bo allowed to curtail their enjoy ment of the sunshine, or else that the sour is emitted by those shoes must be drowned at all hazards, began singing again with all the capacity of six little yellow throats. Sandy quite approved of this performance on their part, and stationing himself in the very broadest sunbeam he could find he turned his back toward the cages so as to bring the Midge's weazened face close to the pretty things singing there so airily in the sun shine, and singing as if there had never had a heart ached or broken in all this hard world. "Purty burds singingfor Midge!" He said it very persuasively, but the Midge signified his disapproval of this halt by bringing his small, cold feet into convulsive contact with Sandy's stomach, and clutching feebly at the shirt collar against which one hot little claw rested. "I'm an idiot, Midge, of course I am. What's the purty birds to you when you ain't ever been out of sight or hearing of their everlasting wobbling? But there! money is in em. Midge. I won der where she is all this time," and full of contrition for his error in judgment old Sandy resumed liis tramp while the Midge lay motionless in his inexperienced arms. It seemed to him a very long time that he creaked up and down that bare floored room with the Midge's little hot head vesting on his shoulder. Long enough for him to make a great many somber reflections on the barrenness of its appointments. He had never seen it before by daylight. He liad always come of evenings, when he was legiti mately freed from liis boards and was at liberty to look after Jim's wife and boy, as he had promised faithfully to do when Jim. poor fellow, had died nearly a year gone now. It hadn't been much of an undertaking nor at all unpleasant, for Jim's wife was a nice little creature, and it had shortened many an evening for old Sandy to sit in tho room where the cooking stove and the baby's cradle and the high swung canary birds' cages were all equally at home, and watch Jim's wifo at her sewing. She was always busy aud neat and trim when old Sandy came, and careful of the Midge, too, and that was what made it so hard to under stand what looked like such cruel neglect on her part now. He didn't deny it to liimself that a little later on, when Jim's memory had grown less green, he would like to ask Jim's wife to be his wife and Jim's boy should be his boy. Presently the door opened and Jim's wife stood where Sandy himself had stood about half an hour earlier. She was very pretty; especially at that mo ment, with her large, wondering eyes fixed on old Sandy and a flush from hur ried walking or some other cause dyeing her cheeks a bright red. "You here this time of day?" she said with more of wonder than gratitude in her voice, and stepping aside she dropped a largo paper parcel on the old trunk be hind tho bed head. Old Sandy looked at her apologeti cally: "He seemed so bad last night, you know, I thought I'd run up and ask after him. I didn't think to stop so long, but finding him alone" Jim's wife had all this time been get ting out of her bonnet and a rather smart looking new walking jacket. She an swered testily with her back to him: "Yes. I ran out for a minute to do an errand and borrow a coal of fire from Mrs. Merric across the hall. I made a good sale of five birds to-day." "And forgot the coal of fire"-old Sandy was regarding the new finery with gloomy eyes "the Midge was most froze when I got here." "I can get it now," the girl answered with flushing checks, and started once more toward the den. Something in the Midge's looks, however, caused her to stop and look hard at the small white face resting on old Sandy's shoulder. She took a step nearer to him, then stopped aud gasped: "Is he asleep?" Sandy asked, Tery softly. "Lay him down in the bed," she an swered in a strange, quick way that caused Sandy to obey without question ing. The Midge did not object. Yes, he was asleep. Dreaxnlessly, painlessly and forever. 'I reckon Jim sorter pines for him," said old Sandy quietly, when there was no longer any room to hope that the Midge would ever wake up again, "and I expect it's best so. This world was too much for him." It came back to him later on, that when he had for the WITH THE WEEKLY STATE JOURNA Both One Year For (fmumk.s COLUMBUS, NEB., WEDNESDAY. JANUARY mood in the broad sunbeam beaeath tho bird cages, how the Midge had clutched at him convulsively. "If he went then." he said to the woman, who could only kneel and moan in her impotent sorrow and remorse, "he went with tho sun a shining on him and the birds a singing to him same-as if he was out under the country skies. I like to think it was , so." Poverty is a liard taskmaster. Old Sandy was back in the ranks a very little while later, and it was only when he felt the northeast wind cutting through him like a knife that he remembered how he had left the Midge wrapped up in his only coat. Old Sandy was ivt on duty thenext day. A sutatfeutt had to be found to carry his boards, and the messenger that brought the news of his sickness to the store brought also a request for the van guard of I ho sandwich men to come to him thnr night ashoon as he could. When he did go it was to find old Sandy flushed with fever and in a state of restlessriesa that boded no good. "You'll have to go in my stead, Bony," he said, as .soon as his friend had drawn the only chair in the room clo.e up to the side of his iron lounge. "I'd rather have gone myself, for I promised Jim to look after them and 1 wanted to see that they put tho Midge away in good style. None of your pauiier doings for Jim's boy." He raised up on one ellxw, ran his baud under his pillow and brought out an excessively old pocketbook. "It's all in there. I've been savin' up for nearly a year now. I didn't want to tread loo close on Jim's h"'ls. same as I done when we sandwiched together on the street. I was going to ask her to marry me when the year was good out. That would a-leeii nliout the best way of keepiif my promise to Jim. I think ho'd a-said 'OK." don't you. Bony? I was planum' to furnish a room for her real well, with a bureau and a waslistand (I've priced no end of eni) and a lot of woman's gim cracks on the mantelpiece. But I reckon that game's nlxmt up. I think she's got her head set a different way. The Midge's gone home to Jim, and I shouldn't wonder if I was in for the pneumony; feels mighty like it in my side. That's the reason I can't go myself. Bony. 1 reckon it come of for gettin' my coat. 1 w ant you to take that money to her, Bony, and tell her I sent it for the Midge's buryin". Tell her to have it done decent, carriage and all. Decent's the word. Bony. I don't want her to have no excuse for taking help from anybody that ain't got a right to offer it. It would sorter hurt me to think that Jim's boy had any but honest money spent on him, dead or alive. Maybe there'll le enough for a bouquet, too. You'll come and tell mo how it goes off, won't you. Bony?" Bony promised that he would, but when he came back the next nighttotell old Sandy how decorously the 31idge had leen put away in a small black coffin, with a wreath of immortelles lying at its head, and the coffin on the front seat of a carriage with himself and Jim's wife on the back .eat, everything decent and paid for with honest money, old Sandy was past taking any interest in it, for he, too, had gone to swell the caravan in numerable and lo give Jim an account of his stewardship. Jeannette R. Wal worth in Kansas Citv Times. llreefllnir Fiue Hones In Japan. Horseback exercises were favorite pas times with the men at arms and the landowners. These people being descend ants from one of the races that have furnished the best horsemen of the world the Cossacks and the Tartars have in herited a strong love of the horse. The rank of tho men at arms 6hows tliis, as thoso who fought on foot occupied a much lower position than those who fought mounted. Up to a comparative ly recent period there wero no means of importing bettor blood to improve the breeds of horses, but they made the most of their Tartar blood. As animals for cavalry puqxwes these are not to be de spised. They have carried to victory some of tho most formidable and effec tive cavalry of tho world. It was on these horses that the soldiers of Timour and tho hordes of Ghengis Khan rode to conquest. On these horses the sons aud grandsons of Kublai Khan swept over western Asia, conquered the dominions of tho caliph, all of Russia mid the best parts of Hungary and Poland. In tho Seventeenth century the king of Spain sent some of the best Andahibian horses to Japan, and the Portuguese also presented tho rulers of that country with well bred horses. In later years the Emperor Napoleon pre sented tho tycoon with several fine Arab horses, so that their Tartar breed of horses has been materially improved. Most, of tho horses of that country are raised on the great grassy plains in a semi wild state, and then caught and broken to the saddle. Cor. San Fran cisco Chronicle. Tli Progress of Florida. There is no doubt that Florida has made more progress in tho last five years tlian her most sanguine admirer could have prophesied. Tho causes are numer ous, not the least being her natural ad vantages. We have plenty of lumber, good harbors and fine soil and climate. There is more tlian 4.000,000 invested in summer resorts and watering places. Several sanitariums have been started with, as far as I have heard, good suc cess. Alligators? Yes, 6ir, plenty of them. Three or four tanneries devoted solely to the preparation of alligator skins. Next month opens the hunting season for the alligator men. You know just as soon as cold weather comes the alligator buries himself in the mud, where ho btays until summer. Well, somehow these men find out the nests of this gay bird, and having located him they dig down in the bank at such a dis tance from the water's edge as the alli gator's head is likely to be. In nine cases out of ten they hit it. Then they gag him, bind his front feet and gradually dig him out, securing him as they go along. The average price is $1 a foot for alligators, but sometimes they get more. Jacksonville Cor. Chicago News. COLUMBUS WITH THE umnniTurnuui. Both One Year. For $2.75. IX THE SOUDAN. THRILLING DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGHTING SQUARE AT ABU-KLEA. I 4 Portentous Si.ee en the Part of tha A Pandemonium Insid tha English Hollow Square. Breakfast being over, and ths enemy's fire growing unpleasantly hot, Ga. Stewart, whose cool behavior greatly inspired th men, took occasion to instruct us as to our imminent duty. He warned ua as to tbe Arab mode of intimidation and loud notes "You are but 1,500 men against about 15,000 of tho enemy. But keep cool; keep close together. Above all things fire low, and aU will be welL" Just as he concluded the men arose and prepared to leave the zareba by marching straight on the wells; the right side of tbe square faced to tho left, the left side faced to theight, while the rear faced right-about, thus' the Guards were in front Of course you know that tbe British square is always four deep, officers and all others in tbe center. I may as well state that on the previous evening, as we were constructing our eoreba, Col. Fnxl Bumaby, of the Life Guards, that restless knight erraut, rode into our lines alone, saying that he had come to re-enforce us! All being ready, the bugle aounded the "advauco," and we stepped out of urinclo suro and marched straight to our front; but when wo had arrived within about 1,000 yard of the first rock of the wells the "halt" was sounded, and wo lay down to avoid a firo that was growing serious. Falling in again, wo advanced, retired, wheeled and ex ecuted various manoeuvres, in order to draw tho enemy out from their concealmont, firing an occasional round from our machine guns, but could not succeed. Thoj wore woU post ed behind and Iteyond the rock, that sur round tho wells, uud refused to expose them selves; but wo know thut this ellonce on their part portended somo deviltry, and that very soon. We did not anticipate any boy's play; wo had beard too much alxrat the Arabs, and knew our cuso was a desperate one, conse quently our commander acted very cau tiously. 'keeusg' the enemt. At lost, seeing the futility of our manoeu vring, tho general decided to "feel" them by skirmishers, and eoaseouently ten flics were thrown out, with orders to pick off any sheikhs or emirs they might bee, many of whom were present, as wo could olisarve by tho numbers of banners waviug abovo the rock, and tho constant shifting of which led us to believe that they contemplated some sudden niichi-jf. Tho skirmishers, as soon as tuey made choie of positions, opened a lively fusikide on tho Ixinner bearers, and we know every shot told by seeing tho banners fnIL At last the Arabs commenced to swarm over the rocks, aud bodies of mounted men appeared at the openings of defiles. Instantly the "recall' was sounded, and none too soon, for as the skirmishers broke cover and raced for the square three heavy columns of Arab cavalry burst cut after them, also making for our square. 'Prepare to receive cavalry!" now rang out, and instantly the square bristled with steel. On came the fleeing skirmishers, straight for tho front of the square, when they had been told that in retreat they should make for the rear of tho square. As they closed on the front, with tbe "standing ranks" of tho guards at the "read," CoL Boscawen, who had the voice of a bull, roared out: "Round to tho right! round to the right and rear, you fools! do you want your heads blown ouTi" They swerved around and cleared our front when wo poured In a volley, bring ing tho astonished enemy in our front up, standing. " The skirmishers kept on around the square, to the rear, tbe Arabs after them, till they reached tho right rear corner, whore thoy essayed to enter, and did enter, the Arabs in hot pursuit, bearing everything down before them. Well might we all in the other parts of the square exclaim with Koko in tbe "Mikado," "Here's a howdy-do! here's a pretty mess!'' But it was no laughing matter, with the wild fanatics cutting right and left. Tbe unlucky cavalrymen now attempted to mnko amends for their mistake, officers and men fighting with unexampled heroism, but thoy were hewn to the earth by the dozen. It was a perfect pandemonium, Arabs shrieking, British shouting and camels roaring (camels can roar: there is more roar to the square inch in the camel than in tbe. biggest lion that breath.";), the crashing of musketry and the growing of the machine guns as we made it lively for the dancing dervishes who were whirling around the outside of tbe square. FIOUTING BACK TO BACK. Part of this must be stopped, the inside per formances particularly. So Boscawen be of the loud voice roared out: "Guards and marines! standing ranks right about face; give 'em tbe steel! Let no beggar escape! Chargel" At it we went; the square waa closed. I must acknowledge that our men were now mad. We all felt that we must fight for our lives. Betreatwas not to be thought of ; if we did so, where could we retreat to, cut off as we were from all support! If we did not win the day we must leave our bones in the desert Tho temper of our fellows mounted to the boiling pitch. Each man felt cs if he must put forth the power of a giant, and as a consequence tbe butchery was terrible none dared to flinch. Thus every man in the square had to do his duty, for while the inside resembled a volcano In active eruption, the outside, or kneeling ranks, had enough to do to keep tbe other Arabs at a respectful dis tance. The fighting waa literally back to back. Stabbing aud gashing their horses, which were jammed in a mass, we quickly brought tbem to the ground, riders and all, when the latter were quickly dispatched by dozens of bayonets at once. Tho Arabs being packed so tightly together, cooid neither use their lances nor wield their scimeters without sloshing each other, while we did not cease our lunging as long as one breathed. At last they were wiped out, and we again faced outward and reopened fire, our weapons meanwhile dripping. Five tunes the enemy charged us with frantio cries and waving banners, and as many times we poured in the murderous volleys no shots wasted. Meanwhile the battle raged, tho enemy came on like waves, not to be driven back, but to be beaten to the earth. Horses and men, they were piled in mounds; in fact, the great numbers of their dead and wounded interfered with their movements, while the slightest delay on their part insured eertain death, and it was now noticed from their hesitation that they bad lost heart As they came on for the last time, the front of their advance consisting entirely of white robed emirs and sheikhs, shouting, waving their banners and pointing at us, all our machine guns opened a searching fire, supplemented by handclap volleys from the Martini Henrys, and when the smoke lifted not a live Arab was to ba seen within 500 yards they were all stretched. I fear no contradiction when I venture to say tuat never since Agincourt, not even at Inkermann (the soldier's battle), has a Brit ish force fought so terrible a h&ad-to-baad fight Scots Guardsman in Boston Bulletin. JOURNAL, WITH THE PRAIRIE FARMER, Both Out Tear For $2 imtpat 12. 1887. PRAISE AND PRAYER. For the fullness of earth. . ' , For tho light of tho slj, ; For our death, for our biru For tbe heritage high. Bora of the word of light Wen &r the deed of might 8ed br the sowing of sight; For the light in the eyes and the love in the hearts of men that brings Hen to be brave in war and tme In the leva ef aU thing; Glory of deed that is past Safety of state that Ls fa.st. Hope that is now and shall last. For the flower and tho fruit, , For the eye and the word, " ""! For the tree and its root ' T. For the sleep of tbe sword We praise the, our Lord. " -J From the sins of the few, ""J. Front crimes of the many, ' ' From prophets untrue, " ' From rule of the penny; Crime, that ignorance rree; Lust that fa born of ease? Bote, that is born of these; From tbe curse of false Ughbs aa werskip of earth and then Doubt and forgetting of God, sad aeata ef the soul in men; Wealth, that is easy won: Freedom, too soon undone; Malice, that masks the sun; From conflict of chuo. From rago falsely stirred. From greed of who has. From death of Thy ward Deliver us. Lord. F. J. StunsoB ia Rochester tjaisst CRACKING THE HICKORY NUT. Om at th Favorite Country Pastluta. Tha Shell Bark Hickory. It is a favorite pastime of our country pop ulation during the long winter evenings to gather round the fire and crack and oat hickory nuts. It is an atnosement, too, pe culiarly American and for the simple reason that in this country alone are the nuts to be had in abundance. Perhaps where almonds or English walnuts are equally common, cracking hickory nuts is superseded by a resort to these other fruits. They, however, are much easier to open than tbe hickory nut and with thinner shells are readily cracked at the table. But in America, in those district where the peanut does not take tbe place of other nuts, the cracking of hickory still continues. Whether it be tbe pecan of Texas and Illin ois, or the shell bark or mocker nut of the central or eastern states, the amusement ia tbe same. Thoy are the best nuts the forests of North America produce, and some of them are thought to be superior in flavor to the much esteemed English walnut. Year after year have hundreds and thousands of bushels of the shell barks, the hickory nuts par ex cellence, been gathered in various parts of tho country. Among these, few can ha.ro failed to notice tho many differences they present Some are small and nearly round ; wins aro long, narrow, angular; some have thick shells und some thin ones, as any one who has cracked his fingers along with tho shell cvm bear witness. According to evolutionary doctrinal, var iability in on important feature is an indica tion either of a low state of development, or that the organism is in a state of advance ment Various facts show the latter to bo the caso with the shell bark hickory. The first stages of tho onward march must be sought far back in prehistoric times, for it boasts an ancient if not an honored lineage. Before the hairy mammoth roamed the for ests of tbe Ohio valley; before the soil of Louisiana was yet above tho ocean's waters; before the Ohio had become tributary to tho mighty Mississippi; before even the Rocky mountain range had been elevated above the waste of waters, tho ancestors of this hickory flourished in the land. Popular Science Monthly. . . llelis;ton ef the Japanese. The vast majority of the people of Japan profess Buddhism, but it is not the pure Buddhism of India. It is a hybrid product, the result of ingrafting the doctrines of that faith upon the paganism which had formerly prevailed among the people. Their religion now embraces the belief in Buddha Sokymuna the "God man" his divinity, his saving power, his heaven of perfect rest the "Nir vana'' the pagan demons, evil spirits, ghosts, witches and the belief in the supernatural powers of certain animals. Buddha is conceded by all to have lived on earth from 300 to 600 years before the Chis Uan era. The Buddhists say ho was tbe son of a virgin wife named Maya, from a divine conception; that his coming and redemption of tbe world was foretold; that the ruler of she country in which tho mother lived sought bor life to prevent the fulfillment of the proph esy, and that she fled to another country where Budda was born; that his birth was attended by supernatural phenomena, and that wist men came to worship him; that in his youth be showed such precocious wisdom as to astonish and confound learned philoso phers; that ia tbe carrying out of his mission be often returned to the mountains with his followers for meditations, in ono of which he fasted forty days and nights; that be was tempted by one of the evil spirits, whom he rebuked and drove away. After working many miracles and wonders and promulgat ing his doctrines be died. Upon hk death all nature mourned. In tbe temples of tbe Japan ese you may see pictures of the dead Buddha, the trees bowing their beads and shedding tears over him, all tbe races of people in the world in inconsolable grief, and representa tives of tbe whole animal kingdom gat bered to mourn for him. In the eloods the virgin mother and her heavenly attendants are seen coming down to meet her son and escort him Nirvana. Cor. Ban Francisco Chronicle. Farming: Land la Enrepa. While the soil is rapidly increasing ia value in the United States, it is a remarkable fact that mere farming land is becoming al most worthless in Great Britain and the con tinent of Europe. The extension of steam communication to hitherto remote regions bos made the supplies of breadstuff and pro visions so abundant in the ports of the old world that land for raising grain and cattle no longer yields an income to the landlord. Of course it still pays to run dairy farms, to raise eggs, milk and butter, and to supply vegetables and fruits. City property, also, never brought such high prices as now. The great landlords of Europe, oneo controllers of all the wealth of the nations, aro now without incomes, and quite willing to part with their holding to tho tenants and field laborers. Demorest's Monthly. m Stole the Horses' Tails. In front of tho staff office of St Petersburg there is an equestrian group executed fn red copper. This group .has boon there for a long time, but it bes only recently been die covered that the copper tails of the horses bavo been stolen and iron ones put In their places. New York Sun. Rhinestone Dlatnoads. Makers of glass pendants for chandeliers find a ready sale for all imperfect and broken pieces. They go to the firms engaged in the manufacture of Rhinestone diamond "which no one but the keenest experts can tell from the genuine gems." Detroit Pree Press. 2 a year. ADVKBTISE IN THE JOURNAL It "you. 'rant; to sjell or buy amytlxlnsri IT you waxtt to lend or borrow aroytfelnoi IT you TMiit a sjtfruatfon. or If yoei WSUtl)lj. WHOLE NO. 870. : THE SALTATION WORK. PRACTICAL VIEW OF THE PLAN ADOPTED BY THE "ARMY." Origin, Natnre and Development off One of the Mont Komarkabl Reform Effort of the Present Century I U Financial System. No religious organization of tho present j day has evoked such derision and ridiculo, alike from saint aud sinner, as tne balvation Army. It is a thing of lowly origin, carried on by rndo, illiterate persons. Culture and refinement are largely lacking in its ranks. Its methods are such as to antagonize refine ment It has generally failed to win the friendship of the churches. They havo re garded it as but tho ephemeral extravagance of fanatics. Tho pulpits havo condemned it The police courts have mora than once decid ed that it was a nuisance. Yet, since its introduction into America six years ago the movement has grown with BBost surprising rapidity. The cause of its growth is apparent to any reflective person. It is emphatically a creation of the populace. It has tho power of expansion. Tho growth of the Salvation Army is but one phase of the advance of humanity upon now ground. The soldiers come noither from the undisci plined semi-church adherents nor from or derly non-Christians, loktoad they are en listed directly from the great mass of the ignorant and vicious, wb bad no anchorage to anything good. This fact Is what consti tute tho work of the Salvation Army a ref ormation and a development. TOE WORK IX ENGLAND. In England, where tho work has been longer established, and where it is prosecuted uuder tho immediate direction of Gen. Booth, beneficial result havo undoubtedly accrued. The international headquarters aro in Lon don, where 150 pomms ore employed in the work, including clerks. There are 1.J23 corps scattered over Europe, America, Africa, Asia aud Oceenica. All of these organizations wear the miud em Warns, sine the same songs and act under the same in spiration laid down by Gen Booth. "The vast influence which that man wield is something that puzzles me," remarked a clerical gentleman, while the general was in Chicago. "The people havo implicit -onfl-dence in his sincerity and disinterestedness. His power as an organizer m apparent to the most casual. Ha is a man not only to see each opportunity, but to grasp it squarely aud firmly at tho right instant" "His people nevor dispute him," was the reply of a Salvation Army otllcer who over heard tho remarks. "WnnrepoKitlve of his fidelity to tho cauo. Wo know that he mid all his family work unceasingly for tho good of humanity. He never hoe one cent of the contributions made by the army. Some years ago five wealthy men of Loudon urged htm to continue tho work ho had begun among the lowust portion of tho city, and guaranteed him a living. From that work grow up the Salvation Array. But the general is not ono penny tho richer for it, contrary to the many reports of his vast wealth. "Tho officer of tho army ore wipported entirely by the collections taken up at the meetings. Each corps Ls expected to be self supporting. Thero i a treasurer for every corps. A balonco sheet is prepared and read every three months. If there is a surplus aftor paying the salaries it is sent, in this country, to tbe "war chest" iu Now York. If any corps can't pay ita expenses it is helped from thi fund. There is no connec tion between the English and American financial departmont of tho army. In Lon don the books are audited erorj day by pubiio auditors and it is impossible for one cent to come into tl.o hands of Gen. Booth or any one ebe- without an account being given of it "Tho church properties nil over the world are deeded in trust to the general for the sole use of the Salvation Army. SAI.AKIES OF THE OFFICERS. "Commissiontr Frunk Smith, divisional of ficer of America, gave up a business and all ho hnd to come into this work. He receives a salary of to a week and his traveling ex penses. The salary of n married major is ?9 a week and his house rent A married cap tain gets $10, but no house rent If he has no wife he gets 87. A woman captain re ceives id and a lieutenant $5, ff the corps can pay it If not, less. One must literally take a vow of poverty, self denial and hard work before incoming an officer. We aro expected to refuse all presents, and must bo in readi ness tp go anywhore at any time. Wo must agree to the strictest discipline and permit questioning into our pri vato lives. No officer Is accepted until thoroughly tried and found fitted for the work. In the London training school young men and women are required to do menial work to prove their spirit of self abnegation. Gen. Booth's children were obliged to submit to this discipline. Inferior officers pledge thomselvcs to labor solely for the army, to tho exclusion of every personal interest and desire, subject to orders from superiors, when even personal attachments are formed. "Tho drum and banjo ore but expedients which we are willing to lay aside whenever other means of arousing public notice can be relied upon. We appeal to thoso who con bo reached at first in no other manner. Ourios ity causes many to follow us and join the army. Much good is don among thodhwo luce and hopeless of both - n ho are fallen to the lowest depths. In . ope there are refuses and regularly appointed persons who induce the despairing women to reform. Our statistics show that a largo number of thoso who find relief actually lead better lives thereafter. Such a refuge has been opened in New York. We seek only to save the lost, to improve the vicious, to reform tho rock less. We take those whom nobody else wants, and our success in tho missionary field dem onstrates the wbdom of our methods, despite the fact that some people term us 'nui sance.' " Janot Dale in Chicago News. Glass ITouse Throws a Steue. Omaha Man Going to put up some fences, eh! Br the way, I noticed the other day that a farmer won't even build a fence with out co:ulting a priest Nebraska Farmer What's that for? "They want him to fix an auspicious day, you know." "What fools tho-.e h?3thcns ore! The time to plant fence posts 13 when the horns of the moon aro down.' Omaha World. In the Canadian Northwrst. The territory of Alberta, in the Canadian northwest, contains, it Is computed, 70,825 cattle, 10,02.1 horse and 21.SO0 sheep. Thus, at $40 per head, .O.'y.OGO Is Invested in cat tk, &V)l,5r0 in horses at ?C0 per head and fS3,2C0 in sheep at M or head. This is a very good beginning, considering it is only three or four years since the first attempt was made to establish ranches In tho territory. Chicago Times. A new industry for Texas is about to be opened, in the direct shipment from Calves ton to Loudon, England, of fresh beef and mutton. Ttncblen Arnica fniTr. The B."8t Salve in the world for Cots, Bruises, Soros, Ulcer", Salt Rheum, Fever Sore?, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblain, Corn?, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or do pay required. It is guar anteed togive perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. F01 Sale by Dowty & licit kemper. may 17 ly BATKN OsV AUYKMTIMiaC. BTBoalneasand profeaalonalcarde of & lines or leee, per suuraaa, five dollars. OTTor time advertiaesaeHta, apply atthlaoasce. 13rLegal adTertisesaente atstatate rates. fcsTFor transient advertising, see rates oa tairdpage. 9"A11 adTartlsesaenta payable) monthly. THE FIRST National Bank ! or COZ.TJBKBTJ8. NEB. 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Neb. 15-tf can live at home, and make more money at work ior cs, than at auythlns else in this world. Cap ital not needi-d; ou nr fttarted free. B th sexes; sII astn. An) on can do thf work. Lrc. earning" ure from brt Mart. Costly outfit and terms free. Better not delay. Costs yon nothing to end us your address and find out; if you are wi&e you will do so at once. H. Haixztt Co., Portland, Maine. Dee-2X-'86 itaojialalaj latin as YOU w IS a awtls aaasssass bibb