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Who Hath Not Heard?
Who bath not heard at the first break of day.
Borne clear and far upon the morning air.
The deep tones or a bell that seemed to say:
"A-wake! A-wake! A-wake! To work and
prayer."
Who hath not at the noon hour heard again.
When those who toll to languish have be-
The same deep tones' encouraging refrain:
"Toil-on 1 Toil-on! Toll-on! The day s half
done."
And who at evening hath not also heard.
When heads do ache and bands and feet are
sore, " ,
That message clear, with balm In every word.
To-rest! To-rest! To-rest! Thy work is
And ere the first vibration dies away
In sweetest echo on the distant air.
The pious people who do own its sway.
Cross hearts and bare their heads in
Uent
prayer.
They love the bell, their monitor and friend.
And dear, indeed, its voice is to them all;
To them its precious music e'er doth lend
A sacredness to duty's every call.
Then ring. 0 111, at morn, at noon, at night.
The birth, the life, the death of the dear
Lord;
Still let thy mellow cadences invite
Mankind to work and pray with one accord.
Columbus Dispatch.
A GOOD OMEX.
Terrille indeed was the fate which
menaced the passengers and crew of the
wrecked ship Hilda.
Lilla Drcnte. an orphan maiden.with
liei- widowed aunt, had taken passage
upon the Hilda for America, and her
pretty face ami winning ways had won
a warm place for her in all hearts.
She had brought on board a white
carrier pigeon, which had fluttered
helplessly down at her feet the year be
fore, maimed by a shot from some un
skillful sportsman.
A billet had been fastened under its
-wing, but its contents were n a tongue
unfamiliar to those who perused it, and
it would have been thrown carelessly
away had it not been saved by Lilla.
She had nursed the bird back to
health, and although eventually mean
ing to again put the billet in its place,
under its pinion, and send it forth into
the realms of space, she had not yet
schooled herself into parting with it.
An indulgent relative had procured
for Lilla a delicate chain of silver, so
that she could fasten it alxmt one slen
der leg. and thus keep the bird a par
tial prisoner.
Lilla's courage and fortitude had
been the one bright spot on board dur
ing the terrible hours of suspense which
followed the fury of the .storm which
had wrecked the staunch ship.
No murmur came from her lips, and
.she refused to take more than just
enough to sustain life, saying that
thoe who haft the work of pumping
and managing the maimed ve&el need
ed more than an idler like herself.
The ijrht of her ipive the sailors
courage.
They felt that no craft would go
down with her on board. .
The weary clays pascd without sign
of succor; and, hungry and cold, their
courage sank at last.
Lilla's cheeks were no longer like a
rose. They rivalled her name. But her
eyes seemed to grow brighter and clear
er with each passing day.
One morning, with only a piece of
biscuit between each man and starva
tion, Lilla threw off the shyness which
had thus far kept her silent on the sub
ject, and said:
"Let us all kneel down and pray to
gether. There i a promise that when
two or three arc gathered in God's
name, their requests shall be granted.
We can surely sa the Lord's Prayer,
every one of us."
Then Lilla knelt down, her white
bird upon her shoulder, and her cheeks
gaining a little of their natural color iu
the elevation of the moment.
They commenced with the first words
of that prayer the most eloquent and
comurchcusivc one in the whole world
and without one exception, the other
voices added their quota of sound.
Those who had forgotten it, or, it may
be, had never known it, following after,
word by word.
It was a solemn and touching scene,
never to be forgotten by those who were
participants in it.
After they had rienfrom their knees
again, a sudden cry broke from Lilla's
lips, and looking towards her, to the
surprise of all the cause was seen. The
pet pigeon had broken a link of its de
taining chain, and had fluttered off into
the blue sky which arched above in a
(seeming sunny mockery of their deso
late state.
"My bird has deserted me!" was
Lilla's pathetic cry. And tears, which
suffering had failed to call to her eyes,
tilled them now."
"Don't cry, little one. You've kept
up so far, and if you give way, there's
not a man of us but will blubber too.
Don't set us a bad example now.
With a brave effort Lilla controlled
herself. Bui she could not put the sor
row for her bird out of her heart. She
kept thinking to herself.
"Now I can never do my duty and
Bend the billet."
Strange that at such a time she could
bear anything in her mind but her own
suffering! But so it was, and it added
a keener pang to the loss of her pet.
But marvellous to relate, when the
noonday sun was glaring down upon
the famished group, a white speck ap
peared in the sky, and coming nearer,
soon attracted attention. Then, in a
few seconds it came fluttering down,
with a coo of content, and alighted up
on Lilla's shoulder.
It seemed to their wondering eye
like a spirit.
"It is a good omen!" was whispered
around among them. "God has not
forgotten us!"
And inspired by this thought the
sailors again turned their dim eyes
across the broad expanse of waters to
sec if any sign of life should appear in
sight.
Several hours went by, and then a
dim spot appeared in the distance. It
grew more distinct and at last proved
to be a brig bearing down towards
them.
O, that the man on the look-out
should see the signal raised by the dis
tressed crew. Thesuspense was sick
ening, but at last to a certainty they
were observed, for the brig hove-to and
lowered her boats, which, manned by
a competent crew, were soon propelled
towards them. They were reached af
ter a time, and were taken on board.
Now conies the wonderful part of our
story.
The man at the wheel was steering in
an entirely opposite direction from the
one which would have brought his ves
sel to the relief of the shipwrecked crew
when a white bird flew against his face,
and fluttered its wings in such a way
that the astonished sailor did not dare
to open his ej-es while the assault con
tinued. The captain witnessed the
singular occurrence, and being, like all
seafaring men, superstitious, he said:
It strikes me that there is a mean
ing in this. We must change our
course."
Owing to tliis the course of the brig
was changed, and by means of it man
lives were saved, as we have seen.
After this Lilla's pet pigeon was, as
is natural, considered a most wonderful
bird, and waTmadc the theme of talks
for days after the rescue; while Lilla
herself lay prostrated upon a bed of
tickBeesi ''The' reaction from despair
io hope had done- what distress had
not been able to do, and it was long
before she was well enough to come
up on deck.
When she did so she was but a shad
ow of herself; but youth rallies quickly,
and she soon was as merry and bloom
ing as before.
The captain was quite an old man,
and his heart warmed towards Lilla iu
a fatherly manner.
"I have a son at home;" he said to
her one day, "who would give his eyes
for a pigeon like that," pointing to Lil
la's pet, which was, as usual, perched
on her shoulder. "He's that fond of
studying into the ways of dumb crea
tures that he's good for nothing else.
Not but he's made a good .thing of it,
for he is now professor of some depart
ment in a college, which deals in just
such things. He corresponds with
learned men all over the world, and I'm
proud of him, if I do say it who should
not. He is greatly taken with this kind
of carrier-pigeon, and quite a while ago
he let an educated East Indian take
home one of his pet birds, with the
understanding that he should let him
loose when he got home, and wing his
way back, bringing my son a letter tell
ing of his safe arrival. " But Perry lias
never heard'from him, or hadn't when
I was home last time. He says most
probably some accident happened on
his homing trip."
"How lonsr ago was it?" asked Lilla.
"It was about two years since."
"I found my pigeon almost wounded
to death just about that time," said Lil
la. "And he had a note tied under his
wing with the oddest looking writing
on it I ever saw. I shouldn't wonder
if it came from the East Indies; I will
get the note and show you. I saved it,
meaning to be honorable, and let the
pigeon take it to its proper owner when
I could make up my mind to part with
the pretty creature."
And Lilla put her bright lips to her
pet's white throat with a loving ges
ture. "Don't do anything of the kind.
You've got an undoubted right to the
bird. That would be an excess of hon
esty." Lilla smiled at the captain's views
regarding her intended restoration.
"Your advice agrees with my wishes,
but I don't quite think it does with my
conscience," she said. "But I will get
the billet."
It proved to be as much of a puzzle
to the captain as to Lilla. So they
had to wait for its solution until land
was reached.
That time soon arrived, and then
Lilla was domiciled with her relatives,
who had. almost given up all hope of
welcoming her, thinking that the ship
Hilda must have shared the fate of oth
ers which had been given up for lost.
One evening the captain called to see
her, accompanied by his learned son,
who was so shy and constrained in his
manner that Lilla at first thought him
very uninteresting; but she found out
her mistake before the call was over,
as he could talk German with her like
a native, and, once warmed to his sub
ject, lost the coldness which had at first
seemed to chill Lilla.
The pet pigeon came in for his full
share of interest, although he did not
prove to be the old friend the captain
had spoken of.
The professor was able to translate
the contents of the billet, which was
written in one of the abstruse tongues
which he had mastered. It had been
undoubtedly penned in a spirit of sport
ful romance by some young scholar in
a foreign university, and fastened to a
homing
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The writer little
thought how like a prophecy the ensu
ing events would make it seem.
Go forth, white bird, to one whose maiden sou(
Is like thy gleaming plumage white!
Tell her thut o'er the billows thunderous roll
One waits her coininjr her true knight!
It has proved a true prophecy. Lil
la and the professor are to be married
in the spring.
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A Book as a Dowry.
I was speaking just now of the
second-hand book-stalls that line the
quays on the south bank of the Seine,
writes a Paris correspondent of the
New York Graphic. There are hun
dreds, if not thousands, of dry-as-dust
old chaps who spend their lives hang
ing over b day, and dreaming by
night, of the treasures tbe contain.
Here is a curious and true romance of
one of these musty shops.
An old bachelor of 50, an inveterate
"bonquineur," or haunter of the
second-hand book-stalls, had an old
woman sen-ant named Augustine, who,
by dint of arranging and dusting her
master's library, had become inoculated
with the same mania. She paid fre
quent visits to the too attractive quays,
and ended by spending all her wages
in books and none but old lwoks, be
it understood.
One afternoon, a little before dinner
time, she arrived out of breath with a
package of the precious volumes, pur
chased at the " 'Connies Miracles' and
'Grande Truanderie' of Parisian books."
Out of curiosity her master looked over
the new acquisitions. Suddenly his
face brightened up.
"And what did j'ou pay for this
one?" he asked, pointing to a very
worm-eaten volume.
"Fifteen sous," replied Augustine.
"Fifteen sous? Why, it's worth
20,000 francs," cried the book-hunter,
in a transport of enthusiasm.
Hardly had the words left his mouth
when he was conscious of having com
mitted a stupid blunder. In vain he
tried to modify his rash statement.
"I'll give you 50 francs for it," he
said.
"Monsieur said it was worth 20,000
francs."
Augustine was cunning and stood to
her guns. It was a very rare first edi
tion of Montaigne. To no purpose did
he try to beat her down. She wouldn't
take a-sou less than 20,000 francs, and
he couldn't afford to give so large a
price. That night the bachelor dream
ed of the unattainable treasure, of
course valued the more from its being
just beyond his reach.
At last he could hold out no longer.
The temptation was too great He
must have the volume "eoute que
coute." His mind was made up.
"The woman tikes, good care of
me," he reasoned with himself; "she
seems to have my tastes; why should
I not marry her? I would then own
the Montaigne."
As he was the next morning as much
under the control of his ruling passion
as ever, he carried his resolution of the
.night before into effect, and married
his servant, who brought him a musty
old book as a dowry.
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Bloodthirsty Girls.
A prominent feature in any Apache
village are the children, who are un
kempt little savages, but are much
handsomer in childhood than in mature
life. The care of the male children
devolves upon the man, who carefully
educates them to emulation and prac
tice in deeds of blood, including the
art of scientific torturing. So well are
these" lessons taught that the Apache
boy, at an early age, is ambitious and
fitted to go on thc warpath. Some of
the most daring deeds in Apache war
fare havfe been performed by boys who
were emulous to earn their title to
manhood.
The girl is taught the rude domestic
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arts ami lessons of labor, but .her edu
cation in barbarity is not a whit less
thorough than that of the boy. The
fate, of the captive among the Apaches
has always been most lamentable, but
the greatest cruelty both to men and
women have leen perpetrated by the
Apache females. A captive woman,
made compulsorily the wife or slave of
an Apache warrior. Is usually, after the
first cruelties of the attending capture,
treated by him as well as other women
in the tribe, but, in his absence, the
captive will be often grievously beaten
by the other wives.
The education of the Apache girl
begins with her care of the younger
children. She learns to carry water
and to go forth to hunt roots, wild
fruits, and berries, worms and reptiles,
and whatever else goes to make up the
Apache cuisine. She is taught to pre
pare for eatiug the game or domestic
animals used for food brought in by
the warriors from their excursions.
Much of this animal food being com
mon property she learns to make a
vigorous tight to secure for her own
household the entrails, which are the
greatest luxury to the Apache. She
subsists largely upon such odds and
ends as she can get by stealth or after
others have been satisfied, as the
special household care is the providing
for the wants of the warriors and boys.
An Affable 1'rlnce.
I asked Wilder about his parlor en
tertainments in Europe, ami especially
about his eeniugs with the prince of
Wales.
"I gave my imitations for him six
times," said the little man. "Last
time I saw him was at Mrs. Sloane
Stanley's, and he kindly set me to his
right at table. All stand till he sits,
and he rises first at the end as a signal
to the others. It is not etiquette to eat
after he finishes, but he fixes that very
neatly by continuing to pick at the food
as long as he sees anybody else busy.
He is a man of wonderful tact in plac
ing persons at their ease.
"For instance, I took a sip of water
on sitting down. 'That's water!' said
the prince with a laugh, touching my
wineglass. 'Ah, sir,' I said, 'I am a
blue-ribbon man. I never drink any
wine.'
"'No?' he said; 'very well.' He was
polite. He did not quiz me or laugh at
or banter me as another might, and say:
'Aw now, just this once, you know.'
Nothing of the sort. He turned the
talk to other things."
"About the entertainment?" I asked.
"Oh, my share? Well, I generally
have to stand on the table, but the
prince lifted me up on the piano, where,
in the intervals of my imitations, there
was good music made by au eminent
professional. I stood with my face to
the princess and near to her, for she is
getting quite deaf. One thing I noticed
as odd; the higher up you get the least
ceremony there is. The prince insists
that everybody shall talk at the table
without any reference to him, as they
would if they were at home; and he
banishes mere formality just as far as
court tradition will permit." Wash'
ington Post.
An Unlueky Giant.
A great sensation was caused iu the
town of Lille yesterday by the spectacle
of an enormous giant in tattered clothes,
walking between two gendarmes, who
looked like pigmies by his side. The
giant, who appeared hungry and crest
fallen, was taken to the police station
and entered as a rogue and vagabond.
He was completely ignorant of the lan
guage of Voltaire, but, on an interpre
ter being found, it was explained that
he was a countryman of the famous Fin
Mac Cool, or, in other words, that he
hailed from Hibernia, his name being
James Patrick Fahy. It appears that
James Patrick, who is nearly seven feet
high, according to the description given
of him by some persons who interview
ed him in the lock-up. was out of work
that is to say, he could not get an en
gagement in any of the fairs at present
being held in the north of France or in
Belgium. He had been expelled from
Tournai, and, having crossed the fron
tier, was hohcxtly trying to gain a few
sous by exhibiting himself in taverns
and cafes, when he was arrested by the
gendarmes. It is to be hoped that
something ma be done for the unlucky
giant, who has been thus thrown on the
mercy of the world owing to the slack
ness of trade. Some enterprising man
ager of a music hall or other place of
publie entertainment might be able to
find him something to do when he
leaves the care of the Lille police, who
have a great grievance against him be
cause he has no papers to prove his
identity. James Patrick Fahy, who
seems to have spent most of his time in
America, might prove, as curious a
specimen of humanity as Herr Winkel
meier, the Austrian Anak, who was
lately exhibited here. Paris cur. Lon
don Telegraph.
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Executions at Peking.
At a recent execution day in Peking,
there were thirty-one prisoners, among
whom were several men of rank, who
were under sentence of death by decap
itation or strangling. On the day pre
vious the convicts were treated to a
bounteous repast of wines and victuals,
according to an ancient custom with
prisoners just lefore execution. Early
the next morning the condemned were
taken out of their cells and placed be
tween two bodies of soldiers, and hav
ing been securely bound and manacled,
were placed in carts and at once con
veyed to the execution grounds outside
of the Hsuau Wu gate, where a mat
shed had been erected for the accommo
dation of the judges and other officials
concerned in superintending the execu
tion. At a little after noon the imperial ord
er was received consigning three of the
culprits to death by decapitation and
sixteen of them by strangulation, and
to the remaining twelve, four of whom
were men holding official positions, his
majesty granted a reprieve. It was
about 4 o'clock in the afternoon when
the executions were ended. It is said
that a man related to the imperial fam
ily, by the name of Tsaisan, who was
under sentence of death by strangula
tion, and was to be executed on the
same day with the other prisoners, es
caped by climbing over the wall on the
night previous to the execution, and
although strict search was made he has
not yet been rearrested.
Among the pardoned was Chang
Chleng, admiral of the Chinese fleet at
Foochow at the time of the slaughter
by the French last year. This unfor
tunate man had been immured in a dun
geon ever since he was taken to Peking,
and his life had been given up as lost
by his relatives and friends. It is.how
ever, if rumor is correct, to the efforts
of Viccroj Li Hungchiang, who inter
ceded in his behalf with the seventh
prince when his highness visited Tien
tsin, that he owed his life. On that oc
casion the viceroy represented that, as
China has at present urgent need of
men who were qualified in naval and
military warfare, it would be a wise
policy on the part of the government
to save such men as Chang Chleng and
the others who were then awaiting sen
tence of death at the capital
Trmthfol Thomas.
"So Stanley has headed another
African expedition," said Col. Tom
Ochiltree the other day. "It is sixteen
or seventeen years since Stanley came
to England after finding Livingston.
In connection with his coming to Lon
don 'Ned' Sothern, 'Steve' Fiske, and
myself perpetrated; perhaps, the most
gigantic practical joke in all history.
I was a humble instrument for good in
the proceedings. It was the united
genius of Sothern and Fiske which con
ceived the plan and put it in train for
execution. It came about in this way:
When it became known that Stanley
was on the continent en route to Lon
don the idea of a great dinner under
the auspices of the Royal Geographical
society was suggested and rapidly took
shape. Everything was arranged for
the affair, when a dispatch arrived that
Stanley could not be in London for
three days. What was to be done?
We determined to have -the dinner any
way. Fiske came to me in hot haste.
Did I know anything about Stanley's
books? Yes, I had read every line of
them. Had I read his recent newspaper-
letter? I had. 'Then,' said
Fiske, you must be Stanley for this
performance only.' Fiske was to re
present the president of the Geograph
ical society. The cast was completed,
and the dinner was given. The repre
sentatives of the press were there, and
ever' detail was attended to. At the
proper time a toast was proposed to the
guest of the evening, the great ex
plorer, Stanley, aud I responded. I
talked for nearly an hour, aud the peo
ple at the dinner-table followed my
story of finding Livingstone with rapt
attention. The little Frenchman who
kept the hotel where the dinner was
given brought his children for Stanley
to pat them on the head. The greatest
enthusiasm prevailed, and when I came
out I was cheered to the echo. Stan
ley arrived in time, but the genuine
dinner wasn't a marker to the one we
gave." Xew York Mail and Express.
Ben Butler's Dry Smoke.
The dignity which surrounds the
United States supreme court is some
thing appalling. No one is permitted
to wear au overcoat within the bar of
the court. Note books are also prohib
ited, and the attorney or spectator who
attempts to make an abstract of the pro
ceedings is quickly notified to desist.
Benjamin F. Butler, of Massachusetts,
was guilty of au infraction of the rules
yesterday, which those who sat near
enough to overhear the colloquy that
ensued enjoyed immensely. Don M.
Dickinson of Michigan, was speaking
when Gen. Butler entered. The gener
al immediately dropped into the vacant
chair. Then drawing a cigar from his
pocket he proceeded to enjoy what is
known as a "dry smoke." His action
threw the vigilant state officials iuto a
state of terror, from which they have
not yet recovered. Marshal Nicolay
immediately rushed forward, and seiz
ing the general by the arm, exclaimed:
"Remove your cigar at once, sir!"
The general's eyes twinkled malic
iously as he placed his hand to his ear
and said, "Speak louder."
"You can not smoke here. It's
against the rules," repeated Mr. Nico
lay, emphatically.
"I'm not smoking," growled Gen.
Butler, still holding the cigar in his
teeth.
"I know you're not smoking," was
the marshal's reply; "but you must not
keep that cigar in your mouth."
Gen. Butler replied that he had a bad
cold and that it always relieved him to
take a dry smoke, but the marshal in
sisted so vigorously that either the gen
eral or the cigar must go that he finally
submitted to the inevitable, and threw
the cigar from him with such force that
it hit Lawyer Storrow on the leg and
broke into half a dozen pieces. Wash
ington cor. N, Y. Herald.
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What Our Statesmen Driuk.
The President and his official ad
mirers are not a unit upon the driuk
question. Mr. Cleveland likes a glass
of plebeian beer, but since his in
creasing stoutness lie has used it in
very moderate quantities. He has no
love for the stronger drinks, and con
fines himself almost exclusively to malt
liquors. Mrs. Cleveland is a strict
temperance woman, and does not
drink even the light wines. Secretary
Bayard likes red wines, and a glass of
good old Burgundy is his delight.
Secretary Manning, like the President,
is fond of malt liquors, with an occa
sional glas of light wines. Secretary
Whitney's wine is champagne. He
sips all the regular drinks on the
table, but invariably saves himself for
the champagne. Whitney has grown
remarkably stout within the last few
months. Certainly no man in the
cabinet has leen so high a liver as he.
Secretary Endieott treats his aristo
cratic stomach with a choice selection
of old and rare wines. He is a con
noisseur and his judgment is probably
second only to that of Justice Gray of
the Supreme Court and Senator Hale,
both of whom are experts. Both of
these gentlemen, however, paled before
President Arthur, of whom a cele
brated wine merchant said: "He is
the finest judge of Madeiras in the
country, and his opinion upon other
wines is almost as good." Secretary
Lamar hasn't any particular liquor.
He docs not linger over the wine cup,
neither does Postmaster-General Vilas,
but neither- will shy a glass of rare
vintage. Attorney-General Garland is
fond of neither wine nor malt liquors.
He drinks plain whisky, with a very
little water in it. Boston Traveller.
A Juvenile Speculator.
Two years ago a bright-faced lad of
13 was hired by a stock broker, with
offices about 100 yards from the ex
change, to chalk on the blackboard now
used in many offices the prices of stocks
as they appeared on the tape. The lad
then wore ill-fitting clothes, but his in
genuous ways attracted the attention of
the broker's customers and he soon be
came a favorite. Yesterday the lad,
now 15, wearing an expensive suit and
neat but costly jewelry, told how he
had lost $250 at poker a few nights ago,
aud won that amount and more at the
next sitting. He incidentally remarked
that the stock market was against him
$1,500, but that he was $2,100 ahead on
cotton. He still chalks the ticker prices
on the blackboard, and in all probabil
ity some future Sun reporter will speak
of his success in Wall street as a broker
or record his utter destruction, for the
lad is of the sort to come out a big win
ner or get battered to flinders V. Y.
Sun.
Melinite, a new explosive with which
the French militiry authorities are ex
perimenting, is said to have ten times
the power of nitro-glycerine, and 100
times that of gunpowder. General
Boulanger has decided on the immedi
ate manufacture of 210,000 melinite
projectiles.
A change of 8 mills per ton a mile
in the freight rates current on the
Michigan Central means to that road a
gain in gross earnings of $1,000,000 a
ytx.
Near Stony Creek, N. Y., a few days
ago, Ransim Maxim was felling a hol
low tree when a black bear attempted
to come out, but was prevented by
Maxim, who killed the animal with his
ax, the only weapon that he had. Soon
a she-bear appeared, which shared tie
same fate. Looking into the hole
again he saw more occupants, and con
cluded that it was full of bears to the
top. He caught another bear by the
leg, hauled it out and administered a
death blow. A fourth and last put in
an appearance and was served in the
same manner.
From the earliest historical times
down to the present, there has been
nothitiK discovered for bowel complaint
equal to Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. There is no
remedy as near perfect, or one that is as
strongly endorsed by all persons who
have had occasion to use it. Sold by
Dowty & Becher.
Charles Patterson and James his
brother, of Flint, Mich., quarreled over
some unknown matter the other morn
ing, Charles grabbed an ax and struck
his brother James in the neck, nearly
beheading him. Death followed in
stantly. Only the murderer's wiTe wit
nessed the deed. Charles elaiinn he
struck the blow in self defence.
The Rio Grande valley in
been visited by copious rains.
Texas has
The Richest Man in the orld
would be poor without health. The
dying millionaire consumptive would
exchange all his wealth for a new leaso
of life. He could have had it for a song
had he used Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medi
cal Discovery" before the disease reach
ed its last stages. This wonderful prep
aration is a positive cure for consump
tion if taken in time. For all diseases
of the throat and lungs it is unequaled.
All druggists..
Major M. K. Taylor, surgeon U. S. A.
was to have been retired from activo
service under the compulsory retire
ment law, on the 14th inst. Ho has been
in tho military service, either state or
national, for nearly forty years.
Salt Rheum or Krzciuu,
Old sores and ulcers,
Scaldhead and ringworm,
Paiu in tho back aud spine,
Swelling of the knea joints,
Sprains and bruises.
Neuralgia and toothache,
Tender feet caused by bunions, corns
and chilblains, we warrant Beggs' Trop
ioal Oil to relieve any and all of the
above. Dr. A. Ileintz.
At Leadvillo, Col'., the other day while
Edward Parker, a boy eleven years old,
was out hunting he snapped his rifle and
it did not go off. He set the gnn down
and looked into the barrel, and in an
other instant a report was heard, the
boy falling back a corpse.
Some Fool ink People
Allow a eouh to run until it gets beyond
the i each of medicine. They often say.
Oh, it will wear away, but iu moat cases
it wears them away. Could they be in
duced to try the successful medicine
called Kemp's Balsam, which we sell on
a positive guarantee to cure, they would
immediately see the excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Priee SOc and $1.00.
Trial site free. Dr. A. Ileintz.
A big fire started in the hay sheds on
Thirty-third street New York, owned by
the New York Central railroad, and be
fore it could be got under control, it de
stroyed property of various sorts in
value at from S150.000 to $200,000.
"A Word to the Wi-e Is Sufficient."
Catarrh is not simply an inconven
ience, unpleasant to the sutterer aud
disgusting to others it is an advanced
outpost of approaching disease of worse
type. Do not neglect its warning; it
brings deadly evils in its train. Before
it is too late., use Dr. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. It reaches the seat of the
ailment, and is the only thing that will.
You may dose yourself with quick medi
cine "till it is too late 'till the stream
let liecomes a resistless torrent. It is
the matured invention of a scientific
physician. "A word to the wise is suf
ficient" Justice W. B. Woods of the supreme
court of the United States died at his
residence in Washington City at 12:10
p. m. on the 14th inst. His disease was
dropsy, and his suffering lefore death
wan intense. His family express a de
sire to have him buried in Ohio, where
he was lorn.
Fifty cents is a small doctor bill, but
that is all it will cost you to cure any
ordinary case of rheumatism if you
take our advice and ;nse Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. Everybody that tries it
once, continues to use it whenever they
are in need of a remedy for sprains,
painful swellings, lame back, or sore
throat. It is highly recommended by
all who have tried it. Sold by Dowty k
Becher.
The fruit and vegetable canning fac
tories must come west. It is a shame
that growing the principal varieties of
vegetables, such :in corn, tomatoes, peas,
and beans,in the greatest profusion here,
we are yet obliged to depend, for our
principal supply, on tho east. They can
be raised, canned and put on the market
here, at less than tho eastern canners
can afford to market them for. And
again the money that would be paid out
for freight rates would go into tho
pocket of the consumer. These are not
theories of idle schemes on paper for
the purpose of booming the west at the
expense or tne east. xuoy are iacis
which will commend themselves to the
mind of every reasoning man. C. B.
Nonpareil.
The characteristic sketch of New
York society of Knickerbocker families,
which Edgar Fawcett is giving in the
story of "Olivia Delaplaine," is continu
ed and brought down to very recent
years in the June number of the
American Magazine.
It is believed that ex-Gov. George F.
Hoadley, of Ohio, will succeed Justice
Woods, deceased, on the .bench of the
supreme court. Secretary Lamar's
friends are demanding that the vacancy
be given him. Attorney General Gar
land is also being pushed for tho place.
The House of Representatives is de
scribed by Z. L. White in the American
Magazine for June, with portraits and
sketches of prominent Congressmen,
under the heading of "The Nation's
Lawmakers."
Purify Your Blood.
If your tonguo is coated.
If your skin is yellow and dry.
If you have lx)ils.
If. you havo fever.
If yon are thin pr nervous.
If you aro bilious.
If you are constipated.
If your lxmes ache.
If your head aches.
If you havo no appetite.
If you have no ambition, ono
bottle of Beggs' Blood Purifier and
Blood Maker will relieve any and all of
the above complaints. Sold and war
ranted by Dr. A. Heintz.
London citizens last week enjoyed the
story that the Financial Secretary of
India had advised the government of an
immense amount of treasure, estimated
at over 25,000,000, which had been se
cured in the palace of Gwalior by the
late Maharajah. It had beeu sunk in
pits under vaults.
Do .u Know
that Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup will
relieve that cough almost instantly and
make expiration easy? Acts .simulta
neously on the bowels, kidney and liver,
thereby relieving the lungs of tho sore
ness aud pain and ;:lso stopping that
tickling sensation in the throat by
removing the cause. One trial of it
will convince any one that it has no
equal on earth for coughs and colds.
Dr. A. Heintz has secured the sale or it
and will guarantee every bottle to give
satisfaction. ofeb2.'i
It is stated that Edward Morris of the
Fairbanks canning company of Chicago,
recently cabled from Paris that he had
concluded a contract for l,f00,(nH kilos
of canned meat for the French army and
for 3,000,000 kilps for tho navy.
Itch, Prairie Mange, and Scratches
of every kind cured in 30 minutes by
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Use no
other. This never tails. Sold by
0. B. Stilloiau, dru:gipt Columbus.
John Van Syckle. or Fcapaek. N. J.,
claims to be 107 years old. The other
day ho walked over to Sohooley's moun
tain, a distance of four miles, and in tho
tavern, enlivened by two or tlireo horns
of applejack, danced a jig in good style.
Thtt Homeliest .Tlitu in t'ulniu
bus,
As well as the handsomest, and others
are invited to call on"l)r. A. Ileintz and
get free a trial bottle of KeiupV llalaaui
for the Throat and LunL's, a remedy that
is selling entirely upon it merits aud is
guaranteed to cure and relieve all
Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma,
Bronchitis and Consumption. Priee i0
cents and L Dee2:!-vSb
William Ward who recently died at
Sedniia. Mo., at the age of '.14 years, was
the first man to build a paper mill west
of the Mississippi river. He came from
a long-lived family, his father dying at
100 years and his grandfather at 111).
Ernest Ingersoll in tho June number
of the American Magazine describes the
"Last Remnant of Frontier" a portion
of our country near tho northwestern
boundary, which was au unsettled and
almost unexplored wilderness until pen
etrated bv the Northern Pacific railroad.
TIE LARGEST ill) FISEST STOCK
west of Omaha, at
GREISEN BROS.
Tho beat manufactories of the country
represented. Not to be undersold
by anybody. Come and bee
prices at
GREISEN BROS.
This Is the most PBAOTIO AI, HIGH-CUT
SHOE ever Invented.
It Is very GENTEEIi and DRESSY and rives
the samo protection as a boot or over-matter. It la
ronvenlsnt to tint on and tho ton can bo Adjusted to
ivui.
. st cny ankle by elmply movies tlio buttons.
jiurb&iouj .
GREISEN BROS.
t::iii Oct. "-tr
$1,500!
Hsnoosv
Fac-slmlle of Patent Chess and Checkerboard, ad
vertising the celebrated Synvlta Block Remedies
and a KEWARD OF 91.GO0. If you fall to
And It on this small board call on your drarciu for
fall-size. Handsomely Lithographed board, FItEK;
or send cents for postage to us.
COUGH BLOCKS.
From Mason Long, the Converted Gambler.
FORT WAYNE. ImL. Anril :'i 1WU I li.rA ulnn tha
ojuum ujdiii diucks a morouKa inaj. Tney curea
my little giri (3 years' old) of Croup. My wife and
moiner-uwaw were trouDiea with cough of long
standing. One package of the Blocks has curea
them so they can talk
as only women do.'
MASON" IjO.VG.
WORM BLOCKS.
'LlMA.O.. Jan.25.1387.-Tho Synvlta Worm Blocks
acted like a charm In expelling worms from my lit
tle child. The child is now well and hearty. Instead
of pony and sickly as before.
JOUXG. ROBBINSO.V.
ILACKBEMY ILOCKS.
The Great Diarrhoea aad Pjseatery Ckerker.
Dzxphos. C July 7th. 1A Our six-months old
child bad a severe attack of Summer Complaint.
Physicians could do nothing. In despair we tried
firnvita Blackberrr Blocks recommended bv a
intuui ana a lew uu
aoses effected a cnmDleta nire.
Accept our I
berry Blocks,
Accept our heartfelt Indorsement of your Black-
illC AND J4K.S. J. iJAXZHAr.
The Synvita Block Ilemedles are
Tbe neatest thing out. by far.
Pleasant. Cheap. Convenient, Sure.
Handy, Reliable. Harmless and I'd re.
No box; no teaspoon or sticky bottle. Put op In
patent packages. & Do-cs 85 Cents. War
ranted to cure or money refunded. Ask your drug
Cist. If yon fail to get them send price to
THE SYNVITA CO.. Delphos, Ohio.
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Closing Out at Cost.
Wo have decided to quit tho jewelry business in Columbus, and will sell
everything at cost, and even less than co3t Call in and see the astonishingly low
figures we will offer you:
A (iood American watch
A Hood Striking .clock ".
A (iooiI P;ttriif (Jolt'-iillcd dVntleiuei's American watcl:...-...
litlUI va " Ul'l till. Ilv2' ,
18 carat cold Hugs, per pennyweight
Set silver-plated Roger spoons .-.
(Jood 5 bottles silver castors 2 50
Fine uickel clocks , I 00
In fact everything for less than
half the usual retail price.
This is no humbug to boom the business, but we want to get rid of the goods
and must and will sell them. Call and get prices. C. C. Berringer will be in at
tendance, and wait on you. and lie pleased to show you the stock Everything
will le warranted, as represented, or the money will be refunded.
6. HEITKEMPER & BRO.,
The leading Jewelers of Columbus, Neb.
BEAST!
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Liniment
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Sciatica, Scratchea, Contracted
Lumbago, Sprains, Muscles,
Bheumatism, Strains, Eruptions,
Burns, 8titches, Hocf Ail,
ScsJds, StiffJointa, Screw
Stings, Backache, Worms,
Bites, Galls, Swinney,
Bruises, Sores, Saddle Oalls.
Bunions, Spavin Files.
Corns, Cracks.
THIS GOOD OLD STAND-BY
accomplishes for everybody exactly what It claimed
for It. One of the reasons for the great popularity of
tho Mustang Liniment Is fwndlnlts unlvcranl
applicability. Everybody needs such a medicine.
Tbe Lumberman needs it lucane of accident.
The Housewife needs It forgenermlfamlly ut.o.
The Cnualer needs It for his teams and hU men.
Tho Mechanic needs it always on bis work
bench.
The Miner needs it in case of emergency.
The Fianeer need It can't set aloog without It.
The Farmer needs It in his house, his stable,
and his stock yard.
The Steamboat man or the Boatman needs
It In liberal supply afloat and ashore.
The Horsc-fanclcr needs It It U his best
friend and safest reUance.
The Stock-grower needs It It win save him
thousands of dollars and a world of trouble.
The Railroad mas needs It and will need It so
long as Itls life Is a round of accidents and dangers.
The Backwoodsman needs It. There Is noth
ing like it as an antidote for the dangers to Ufa.
limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
The Merchant needs it about his store among
hU employees. Accidents win happen, and whan
these come the Mustang Liniment la wanted atone.
Keep a Bottle in the Hosme. TUthe beat of
economy.
Keea a Bottle In the Factory. Iulmmedtate
use In case of accident saves pain and loss of
Keep a Bottle Always la the Stable for
as when wasted.
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KMHible.
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All kiads of Repair iig deie
Shert Notice. Biggies, Wag
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and all work Guar
anteed. Also tell the world-famooi Walter A.
Wood Mowers. Seftpert, Combin
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and Self-binders the
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tSTShop opposite the "Tatter&all," ou
Olive St., COLUMBUS. 26-m
BMsiMWaManer
WOKING GLASSES CEEKV
parcu o rurauui ,
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of the time, or for their spare momenta. Busi
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sex easily earn from .7) cents to $5.00 per evening
and a proportional sn'm by devoting: all thsir
time to the business. Boys and girls earn nearly
as much as men. That all who see this may sand
their address, and test the business, we malts
this offer. To such as are not well satisfied ws
wiU send one dollar to pay for tha trouble of
wrfting. Full particulars aad outfit f res. Ad
dress, OzOBOX BxiNSON k Co., Portland, Ma ins.
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