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fsC J I m im m Sifl a i t t ; Pi 1 1 li(- i i tt ! f rr S Ffei I! ft $ i 11 t; t WAS SHE INSANE? THE JEALOUSY OF THE MARTYRED & PRESIDENTS WIFE. Gee. BadMB Throws Some Xlaat ea i In. Uaeola's EcccntrlcItle-Her Ub ; corcTBrnMo Bag Aroascd by TrMee, i Uaeoln's Bearing Through It AIL The account of Lincoln's lovemaking ia kls history by Nicolay and Hay seems almost ominous when read by tho light of later knowledge. Tho anxictios and foreboding! and absolute agony of tho future president on the eve of marriage, tho most incredulous might say, presaged the destiny that im pended. For no one knows the character of Abraham Lincoln, his godlike patience, his ineffable sweetness, his transcendent charity amid all the tremendous worries of war and revolution and public affairs, who is igno rant of what ho endured of private woe, and no one rightly judges the unfortunate part ner of his elevation and unwitting cause of many of his miseries, who forgets that, she had "eaten on tho insano root that takes the reason prisoner." Tho country knows but has preferred to forget the strangeness of Mrs. Lincoln's con duct at intervals after her husband's death. Many of the most extraordinary incidents in her career were not revealed, out of delicacy to others and tenderness to one who had been the sharer of Abraham Lincoln's fortunes and tho mother of his famMy; but enough was apparent to shock and pain tho public sense whsn finally the conflict with her own eon, so highly respected, tbe dragging of their affairs into a public court, tho neces sary supervision of the poor lady's finances and the restraint of her actions, if not of her person, disclosed tho fact that her mind had been diseased. Tho first time thatl saw Mrs. Lincoln waa when I accompanied Mrs. Grant to tho Whito House for her first visit thero as the wife of the general -in-chiof. The next that I now recall was in March, 18C4, when Mrs. Lincoln, with the president, visited City Point. They went on a steamer, escorted by a naval vessel of which Capt. John 8. Barnes was in command, and remained for ' some weeks in the James river under the bluff on which the headquarters were estab lished. Hero they dept and usually took their meals, but sometimes both ascended the trill and were entertained at tho mess of Gen. Grant. On tho 2Gth of March a distin guished party from Washington joined them, among whom I remember especially Mr. Geoffroi, the French minister. It was proposed that an excursion should be mado to the front of tho Army of the Potomac, about ten or twelve mBcs away, and Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Grant were of tho com pany. Then was a military railroad which took tho illustrious guests a great portion of tho way, and then the men were mounted, but Mrs. Grant and Hm. Lincoln went on in an ambulance, as it was called a sort of half open carringo with two seats besides that for tho driver. I was detailed to escort them, and of course sat on the front seat facing the ladies, with my back to the horses. EXTRAOttDIXARY JEALOUSY. In tho coursa of conversation I mentioned that all the wives of officers at tho army front had been ordered to tho rear a surd sign that cctivo operations were in contem plation I said not n lidy had been allowed to remain except Mrs. Griffin, the wife of Gen. Charles Griffin, who had obtained a special permission from tho president. At this Mrs. Lincoln was up in arms. "What do you mean by that, sir?" she exclaimed. "Do you mean to say that she saw the presi dent alone? Do you kow that I never allow tho president to sue any woman alone?" She was absolutely jealous of poor, ugly Abraham Lincoln. I tried to pacify her and to palliate my remark, but she was fairly boiling over with rage. "That's a very equivocal smile, sir," sho exclaimed. "Let mo out of this carriage at once. I will ask the president if ho saw tliat woman alone." Mrs. Griffin was one of tho best known and most elegant women in Washington, of terward tho Coun tess Esterhazy, a Carroll and a personal ac quiintancoof Mrs. Grant, who strove to mol lify tho excited spouse, but in vain. Mrs. Lincoln again bado mo stop the driver, and when I hesitated to obey sho thrust her arms past mo to the front of the carriage and held the driver fast. But Mrs. Grant finally pre vailed on her to wait till tho whole party alighted, and then Gen. Mcado camo up to pay his respect to tho wife of the president. I had intended to offer Mrs. Lincoln my arm and endeavor to prevent a scene, but Meade, of course, as my superior officer had the right to escort her, and I had no chano to warn him. I saw them go off together, and remained in fear and trembling for what might occur in tho presence of tho foreign minister and other important strangers. But Gen. Meade was very adroit, and when they returned Mrs. Lincoln looked at me and said: "Gen. Meade is a gentleman, sir. no siys it was not the president who gave Mrs. Griffin tho permit, but.tho secre tary of war." Meado was the son of a diplo matist and had evidently inherited some of his father's skill. At night when wo were back in camp Mrs. Grant talked over tho matter with me and said tho whole affair was so distressing and mortifying that xvo must never cither men tion it to any one; at least I was to bo ab solutely silent aud sho would disclose it only to tho general. But tho next Cay I was re leased from my pledge, for "worse remained behind." The samo party went in tho morning to visit the Army of the James on tho north side of the river, commanded by Gen. Ord. The arrangements were somewhat similar to those tho day before. Wo wrt up the river in a steamer, and then the men again took horses und Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Grant went in an ambulance. I was detailed as before to act as escort, but I asked for a companion in the duty; for after my experi ence of the previous day I did not wish to be the only officer in tho carriage. So Gen. Horace Porter was ordered to join tho party. Mrs. Ord was with her husband. As she was tho wifo of tho commander of on army he was not subject to the order for return, though before that day was over she wished herself in Washington or anywhere else away from the army, I am sure. Sho was mounted, and as tho ambulance was full she remained on her horse and rodo for a while by tho side of the president and ahead of Mrs. Lincoln. "trifles light as air." As soon as Mrs. Lincoln discovered this her rage was beyond all bounds. "What does tho woman mean," sho exclaimed, "by rid ing by the side of tho president and ahead of me? Docs sho suppose that he wants her by the side of him?" She was in a frenzy of excitement, and language and action both became more extravagant every moment. Mrs. Grant again endeavored to pacify her, but then Mrs. Lincoln got angry with Mrs. Grant, and all that Porter and I could do was to see that nothing worse than words occurred. Wc feared she might jump out of the vehicle and shout to tho cavalcade. Once she said to Mrs. Grant in her transports: "I suppose you think you'll get to the Whit3 House yourself, don't you?" Mrs. Grant was very calm and dignified, and merely re plied tliat &hc was quite satisfied with her present position; it was far greater than she had ever expected to attain. Then Mrs. Lincoln exclaimed: "Oh! yon had bcttrr take it if yon can get it. 'Tis very nice." Then she returned to Mrs. Ord, but Mrs. Grant defended her friend at tho risk of arousing greater vehemence. Onco when there was a halt Maj. Seward, nephew of tho secretary of state and en officer of Gen. Ord's staff, rode up, and try ing to say something jocular, remarked: "The president's horse is very gallant, Mrs. Lincoln: he insists on riding by tho side of Mrs. Ord!" This of course added fuel to tho flame. "What do you mean by that, sir?" she cried. Seward discovered tliat ho bod Bade & huge mistake, and his hono at onco developed a peculiarity that compelled him to ride behind to get out of the way of the storm. Finally the party arrived at its destina tion, and Mrs. Ord came up to the ambu lance. Then Mrs. Lincoln positively insulted her, called her vile names in tho presence of crowd of officers and asked what sho meant by following up the president. The poor woman burst into tears and inquired what aha had done, but Mrs. Lincoln refused to bo appeased, and stormed till she was tired. Mrs. Grant still tried to stand by her friend, and everybody was shocked and horriCcd. Bat all things como to an end, and after awhile we returned to City Point. That night the president and Mrs. Lincoln Htartaiaed Gen. and Mrs. Grant and tho Mawral's staff ut dinner on tho steamer, and before us all Mrs. Lincoln berated Gen. Ord to the fnaMaat aadwged that he ahoakl be removed, ue was unm tor ms puce, she said, to say nothing.of his wife. Gen. Grant sat next and defended his officer bravely. Of course Geo.' Ord wae not removed. During .all this visit similiar scenes were occurring. Mrs. Lincoln repeatedly attacked her husband in the presence of officers be cause of these two ladies, and I never suffered greater humiliation and pain on account of one not a near personal friend than when I saw the head of the state the man who car ried all the cares of the nation atsuchocrisis subjected to this inexpressible public mor tification. He bore it as Christ might have done, with an expression of pain and sadness that cut one to tbe heart, but with supreme calmness and dignity. He called her "moth er," with his old time plainness; ho pleaded with eyes and tones, and endeavored to ex plain or palliate the offenses of others, till sho turned on him like a tigress, and then he walked away, biding that noble, ugly face that we might not catch the full expression of its misery. THE HaBTYB PBSSTDEST'S COUBTEST. Gen. Sherman was a witness of some of these episodes and mentioned them in his memoirs many years ago. Capt. Barnes, of the navy, was a witness and a sufferer too. Barnes had accompanied Mrs. Ord on her unf ortunae ride and refused afterward to say that the lady was to blame. Mrs. Lincoln never forgave him. A day or two afterward he went to speak to tho president on some official matter when Mrs. Lincoln and sev eral others were present. The president's wife said something to him unusually offen sive that all the company could hear. Lin coln was silent, but after a moment ho went up to tho young officer and taking him by the arm led him into his own cabin, to show him a map or a paper he said. He made no remark, Barnes told me, upon what had oc curred. He could not rebuko his wife, but he showed his regret and regard for the efficer with a touch of what seemed to me the most exqnlsitejbreedlng. After tho murder of tho president the ec centricities of Mrs. Lincoln became more ap parent than ever, and peoplo began to won der whether her mind had not been affected by her terrible misfortune. Mr. Seward told me that she sold tho president's shirts, with his initials marked on them, before she left tho White House, and that, learning the liwm was for sale at a shop in Pennsylvania avenue, he sent -and bought it privately. , She lingered at tho executive mansion a long while after all arrangements should havo been made for hor departure, keeping tho new president out of his proper residence. Afterward sho made appeals to public men and to, the country for pensions and other pecuniary aid, though there was no need for public application. She went abroad doing strange tilings and carrying tho-honored name of Abraham Lincoln into strange and sometimes unfit company, for she was greatly neglected and felt the neglect. While I was consul general at London I learned of her living in an obscure quarter and went to soo her. Sho was touched by the attention, and when I asked hor to my house for it seemed wrong that tho widow of tho m who had dono so much for us all should be ignored by any American rep resentative she wrote mo a note of thanks, betraying how rare such courtesies had be come to her then. The next I heard of tho poor woman was tho scandal of tho courts in Chicago, when the fact was made clear that she was insane. It was a great relief to mo to learn it, and doubtless the disclosure of tho secret which her son must havo long suspected though, like tho Spartan boy, ho cloaked his pain was to him a sort of terriblo satisfaction. It vindicated his conduct; it told for him what ho had concealed; it proved him a worthy son of that great father who also bore his fate so heroically. Adam Badcau in New York World. Horse Trotting lu Swedes. Mr. Gus Benedicks, ono of tho directors ofthe General Swedish Trotting association, who is now in this country looking for infor mation concerning American methods on tho turf, gives a graphic account of the "horso world ' in Sweden. Tho central office of tho association is at Stockholm. The president is Count Alfred Pipcn, and tho royal family take great interest in the races, which usually are held in winter on tho ice. Tho circular track of ono English milo is inclosed, and an admission fee is charged. Tho crowds ore always largo and enthusiastic, although there is no public betting as there is in this country in fact, thero is not a single activo bookmaker in all Sweden. Professional trainers and drivers are scarce, and tho speed of horses is not developed with skill. It is the custom for each owner to drive him self. The maximum rate of speed is 2:50 to the milo, and a horse capable of doing this, if sound and without fault, is valued at from 2,000 to $3,000. Tho judges occupy s stand in the center of the infield, and the horses, only two of which start at ono time, travel in opposite directions. One goes to the right and tho other to tho left, and the competitor which gets back to tbe starting line first is declared the winner. Tho spectators in this style of competition are first interested in the widen ing of the gap, and after tho half mile post has been reached they grow excited over tho steady closing of tho some. This method is a great improvement in many respects over the American method, as it keeps tho spec tators in longer suspense, docs away with all chance of collisions and prevents the horses from getting excited and breaking. Then, too, one driver cannot form anywhere near a correct idea as to the exact speed of his competitor, and fa therefore compelled to make his horse do its best. It is more diffi cult, however, to follow a race of thii de scription than one in which tho horses travel side by sido and in the samo direction. Tho prizes oro mainly for Swedish bred horses. Philadelphia Times. The Kngllsu a Skater. As a nation we ore not great skaters. Some good performers there are; yet men who skate taking tho term to mean some thing more than merely floundering along in tho most ungraceful attitudes are compara tively few in number. As tho nowspapers tell us, crowds of peoplo flock to the nearest pond long before the ico bears. To tho masses the existence of an acre or two of ice means the extension of available play grounds, and upon the principle of anything for a change, great numbers resort to every frozen puddle. And what do they do when they get there? Sliders are numerous; more than half tho skaters find it necessary to brandish a stick as a means of retaining their balance; a man doing outside edge is almost sure of a gallery, while anything be yond this raises the skater to the position of an expert. Yet skating in England has, in point of proficiency, made rapid strides within the last fifty years; and a few but very few of our best skaters can hold their own with tho representatives of any nation. London Field. Married a "Burghcr-Maedchon." Eighty-six years ago, on Oct. 20, 1S00, Helmut Karl von Moltke was born at Par chimin Mecklenburg, tho home of Blucher, the immortal "Marshal Forward." His fa ther, Baron von Moltke, was on the retirsd list of the Prussian army anl the owner of an estate in tho grand dukedom named. Moltke's mother was a daughter of Herr Paschem, "councilor of finance" in Ham burg. It is a fact worthy of notice that both Bismarck's mother from whom he in herited his superior talents and Moltke's were not members of tho nobility, but sim ple burgher's daughters, whom genius and worth alono had distinguished. In fact, in those days and it showed tho caliber of each of the fathers it required no little moral courage on a nobleman's part to marry a "burgher-inaedchen," subject, as she evi dently was, to perpetual ostracism from bluo blooded relations. Detroit Free Press. Ventilation or Tubllc Buildings. I think that tbe 'ventilation of all public buildings should bo mado compulsory, end the enforcement placed in tho hands of a competent commissioner, for only then and not sooner will it be possible to secure public buildings constructed on a sanitary basis. Architects can do much in assisting toward this end, but many buildings intended for public use ore intrusted to persons who have no conception of proper ventilation. Ab sence of fresh air and sunlight is frequently a camo of disease, and many peoplo who would bo shocked at personal uncleanliness seem to havo no objections to inhaling the vilest atmosphere. When wo have once secured public buildings that will be exam ples in this particular, it would be but a step to secure tho proper ventilation of factories, workshops, etc., where fresh air is of even greater importance than in schools, court houses and other public buildings. Cor. Globe-Democrat. The 1.C00 convicts in 8ingSing priaOB flat twenty-one barrels of flour daily. DRAPING WINDOWS. AN ART WHICH HAS ATTAINED A A HIGH 6TATE IN CHICAGO. Experts Toll How It Ia AeeeampUshed. Blending- of Color -Necessary to Make a Display Attractive Material for tho Decorator. "O, look at that big crazy quilt, mamma," cried a little miss of perhaps 12 years, as she stopped for a moment before a gorgeously decorated store window on State street re cently. "Why, that's not a crazy quilt; those are handkerchiefs and ribbons," said her mother, quietly laughing at the child's mistake. "One could not better illustrato the curi ous effects, good or bad, produced by a win dow trimmer upon the senses of the passer-by than to give those remarks," said Mr. J. A. Barber to a reporter as he surveyed a completed window of linen specialties. "It is a curious fact," he continued, "but very true, nevertheless, that so great a necessity in the retail business as an artistic window display is frequently given over to some clerk who has not the least idea of harmony in colors or appropriateness in the selection of goods put in a window for tbe general pub lic's gaze. There are certainly some very finely arranged windows to been seen in Chi cago overy week, but now and then you will meet with one such that the Httle girl's re mark to her mother is not an exaggerated idea of the effect, as a whole. You may ex amine them closely and find a good general arrangement of the articles meant to be shown, but from a distance of fifteen feet you could not tell to save you what kind of goods were on sale. "This fault is more commonly seen in the smaller stores than among the larger firms, for during tho last four or five years it has boon seen by tbe leading houses that to have a good showy windows requires tbe entire timo of one man. Another thing you must boar in mind is that a window trimmer is not made in a week or a month. I myself worked for ten years at odd times as an as sistant in this class of work before I did a single job alone or dared consider myself capable of doing all kinds of work such as a dry goods house continually requires. Dur ing the last six years it has been my exclu sive business." "What are the principal essentials of a good trimmer?" asked the reporter. "A scientific knowledge of the effect of combined colors hi the greatest. No man can make an attractive and showy window that does not thoroughly understand that art, and it is an art as much as with a dress maker. Then a man must havo a good mechanical eye to gauge tbe effect to be pro duced from a distance, as well as a close in spection of his work. Fixtures are, of course, a necessity, and there have been many im provements in their portability tbe last few years which greatly assist a window trim, mer, but a man who understands hit business thoroughly con trim a window neatly and with good effect by the most simple resting pieces for anything he has to show. There are several firms in this city who do not use anything but boxes and im provised frames, and yet carry out the idea intended with good effect. Draping is an other point to be studied by a trimmer, and he has to understand the grouping of bodies quite as much as the blending of colors." During a tour of a large number of retail stores tho inquirer conversed with the differ ent gentlemen employed for this exacting work and their replies to inquiries mado are here given individually. Said Mr. E. Cau bert: "A nine years' experience has taught mo tliat tho best effect can be produced in window trimming by a judicious selection of quantity. Overcrowding a window makes it look too heavy and the eye will not Ite at tracted to any one article which might please the viower should he see it more by itself; not that there should bo wide bare spaces on which there is but a background, but individuality is what should be aimed at. This is more especially so in men's furnish ing goods. A man will often seo a tie well displayed of the same design, but in differ ent colors and shade, and make a purchase where a double quantity in the window would hardly attract bis attention. Such articles as underwear and shirts ore most easily arranged. The smaller the articles tho more difficult of arrangement, but also the more artistic when finished. "We do not use mirrors for a background as somo houses do. They are used mainly for tho purpose of making a small window look larger than it really ia. In good sized windows I do not consider them necessary. A well arranged window should bo ventilated so as to keep out all warm or moist air which causes frost to gather so as to completely shut out tho view in cold weather. A win dow should be nearly the temperature of the outside air during tbe winter months. Our windows are usually changed completely once a week, and sometimes oftener, as we wish to display our novelties in the windows first before putting them in the show cases inside." Mr. Charles Liebenstein said: "Our best salesmen arc our show windows. There is not a man or woman in our employ who sells as many goods for us as our window dis plays. It may sound odd to say that nation ality has a deal to do with the taste in win dow trimming, but such is a fact. The English, Irish and Scoth are nations of shop keepers, and their window displays at home are well known the world over. We find that men of those nationalities are our best decorators, which seems second nature to them. They are taught to do this work when they begin to sell goods, and it is an excellent idea that should be more universal in this country. They excel the French in display, except it be in silks and velvets. Tho refinement of the French is excellently shown in tho artistic drapings of their dress goods, in which they are au fait" Chicago Tribune. Growth of the Ueorlco Plant. Tbe department of state has. received and published a scries of consuur reports on ' 'The Licorice Plant and Its Cultivation in Vari ous Countries." Tho plant is cultivated for its roots in England, grows wild in Spain, and is also gathered in Turkey, Gresce, Italy, Sicily and elsewhere. In England it flourishes best in sandy, loamy soil, being planted deep enough to insure good long roots. The plant matures in three and a half years. When it is once well rooted it is al most impossible to eradicate it, though great care is exercised in harvesting not to harm the plant. Chicago Tribune. Novel Advertising of a nook. The latest thing in book advertising bos been devised by a French publishing firm. A large number of men are mado to walk in single file along the most frequented streets, apparently intent upon reading an open book, which they holdout before them with both hands, so that the back of the book can bo seen. The public naturally wishes to know tho title of this work of such absorbing interest, and finds on looking that it is a newly published novel. It is hardly neces sary to add that several of the hired men could not read a line of it to save their lives. Chicago Tribune. Tommy's Practical SaggettloB. "Did you spill the ink on tho new sofa?" asked Mrs. Yergcr, angrily, of her little son Tommy. "Yes, ma," was the reply. "Well, I have a notion to tell your father when he comes home, and have him whip you within an inch of your life. That sofa will look nice when we have company." "That ink spot don't amount to anything. You can sit on it when your visitors call." Texas Sif tings. Belgian GoTernraeat Prize. The Belgian-government offers a prize of $5,000, to be awarded in 1889, to tho author of the best work on the progress of electricity in its uses as a motor and for lighting pur poses,' with all applications that can be made to it for such purposes and the economy and advantages which its use may offer. The prize is open to all nationalities, and tbe manuscript may be witten in English, French, Flemish, German, Italian or Span ish. New York Sun. She Cancbt the Idea. No teacher who docs not try it can know how easy it is for children to use words they do not understand. We were in a school the other day when a pupil spelled heroine.'' 'Write it in a sentence," said the superin tendent, with whom we were going the rounds. "I went heroino and caught many, ' wrote tho child, who knows more of herrings than of the heroine. Journal of Educatiosv A tight man has a loose north. Phua-ddpaisCaU. Persia Hasteal Criticism. Story telling or poetical recitations take the place of our spelling bees and acting charades, and often as soon as the repast is finished music commences, or perhaps a vocalist will vary the programme by favor ing the company with a song. His reper tory may consist of one song only; but no matter, he will sing it over and over again with as much pride as though he could boast of an unbroken descent from Orpheus him self over and over again, without any ap parent sign of weariness, and, what seems more strange, to the unflagging interest of the listeners, although it sounds weird and . uncanny to the unaccustomed European ear. : "Bah, bah, bah, good in tho extreme," is echoed from one to another while tho singer pipes at the very top ot his high voice and shakes his head to bring out the quavering sounds to their fullest extent. "Exactly liks the bulbul" (nightingale), says the host. , "When it singstothc roses in thospring," ' puts in a third. "Yes, Allah's works are wonderful," ox claims the first sententiously, as he puffs away at the kalian, his turn having by this time como round. In Persia a loud, high oico being cquiva ' lent to a good voice, tho singer who can sus ) tain a note the longest is pronounced the host frar the skill nf tha vocalist rinriAnda upon the length of time upon which he can trill a note. London Society. Gen. Boulanfc-er's SHonce. Gen. Boulanger, French minister of war, though his popularity is more civil than military, is a cause of uneasiness to Ger many. He has taken no stop to alarm any one so far. But as he saya nothing, while devoting all his energies to the reorganiza tion of the armies of France, his very silence is suspicious and makes bis enemies uneasy. Chicago Tribune. A Very llicli ttittow's Home. A very rich widow living on West Washington .square has given weekly reception during the past few months ivhirh have attrartid considerable iu tiee among society people, says a writer in The lirooUiii Ewjle. Before, the season oppitnl Iter house was thorough ly renovate:?, and now it is one of the prettiest and most homelike in appear ance of any in the city. Guests on en tering pas through an imposing vesti bule, with massive doors and tesselated floor of blaek and white marble, aud enter a hall, from the center of which a stairway, broad and easy of ascent, winds upward. On its massive newel post is a cluster of lamps. Antique sideboards of mahogany that have life long associations for their owner, high ly polished stands for hats and cloaks, a quaint old Dutch clock in one cor ner, in tin center wall a painting of St. Cecelia, and a fleecy black and white rug at the foot of the stairs- compose the first glimpse into this beautiful home. On the left of the hall are the parlors, a suite of three lovely rooms. The front of the three is done in white and gold, and in this hangs a lifesize portrait of the lady herself. ltefore the tall mirror, between the front win dows, is a piece of sculpture, The In dian Princess," by Crawford, and this room also contains a rare collection of stuflcd birds found in South America. The central room, called the tea-room, is u narrow parallelogram in shape, carpeted in rich, .dark colors, and shut oil' from the other rooms of the suite by costly screens. The hangings are of crimson silk crape, draped high in un conventional style, running across the mantel-piece In festoons, where they are looped through a gilt ring. The central object of this room is the great open fireplace, with its bras lix tures, its broad hearth of shining black tiles, its quaint tea-kettles ou either side, and its dainty lambrequins of thread lace. Every available inch of wall space is covered with pictures. On either side of the door leading into the hall stands antique sideboards of rich dark mahogany, covered with specimens of antique glass, aud haud some rugs complete the appointments of this room. Back of this the library, which opens on a court. A statue of the Genius of Mirth" stands on a pedestal behind a writing-table. On cither side of the window overlooking the court are tall chiffoniers, covered with crimson silk plush, ou which are displayed some rare plaques, and tltere is a cabinet full of Dresden china. A blue velvet cabi net contains the collection of enamels that were on exhibition Home years ago in New York, among which wcro dia mond studded cameos, a pearl encircled watch, and other valuable pieces. Along the back of this cabinet runs a piece of rare lace forming a drapery. A small hall paneled with mirrors connects this room with the dining room, which is a bright, cheerful apart ment. It is hung und carpeted in cream color and crimson, and the fur niture is made from mahogany. The dainty boudoir which the lady calls her breakfast-room has a blue and gold ceiling and furniture upholstered in pure white. The table is spindle-legged and brass mounted. Of coure, all this cost a mint of money, but ideas can be. taken from the description and acted upon at a com paratively small sum. Mr. Pariieirs power, says a London journal, is almost wholly due to his force of restraint. He has absolute control over his temper and never let himself go." The leader of a race famed for jovial wit, passionate oratory, reckless adandou, ami a more than regal generosity, he never made: a joke in his life, is a cold, un impassioned calculator, who holds himself in reserve even with his in timates, and whose oratory has never been relieved by a single bunt of pas sionate fervor. He is the mystery man of modern politics. i ai I A fifteou-ycat-oM lad in telegraph messenger's uniform has cut out a route for himself uptown in the fash ionable quarter of New York. He goes to houses that have call boxes and asks with a business air who called him. While the unsuspecting servant goes to find out, he steals what he can lay his hands on, overcoats, bric-a-brac, or what else may be handy and makes oil with it. i m "Don't waste your time in clipping off the branches," said the woodman to his son, "but lay your ax at the root of the tree." And the young man went out and laid his ax at the root of the tree, like a good and dutiful boy and then he went a fishing. Truly there is nothing so beautiful as filial obe dience. Warren Green, ex-Consul to Kauaga wa, who is responsible for the story that the wife of the Mikado is a grad uate of Vassal, now contradicts that statement, and says that the wife of Count Omayama, a member of the Mi kado's Cabinet, represents in Japan the great American gum-chewing estab lishment. Lieutenant Gatewood, of the army is known by the Apaches as "Nautan Bicken Dazen," the chief with the crooked nose. SB A farmer in Delaware County, N. Y., has a ork barrel that has been in con stant use for 100 years. Mendelssohn's sister wrote several of his exquisite "Songs Without Words." Scott in the Mexican War. His victories have, never received the credit justly due them on account of the apparent ease with which they were gained. The student of military his tory will rarely meet with accounts of battles in any age where actual opera tions coincide so exactly with the or ders isMicd upon the ere of conflict as iu the official report of the wonderful ly energetic ami successful campaign in which General Scott with a handful of men renewed the memory of the con quest of Cortes, in his triumphal march from Vera Cruz to the capital. The plan of the battle of Ocrro Gordo was so fully earned out iu action that the official report is hardly more than the general orders translated from the future tense to the past. The story of Chupultcpee has the same element of the marvelous in it. The general commands apparent impossibilities iu the closest detail ou one day, and the next day reports thrt they have been accomplished. These successes were not cheaply attained. The Mexicans, though deficient in science and in mili tary intelligence, fought with bravery and sometimes with desperation. - The enormous percentage of loss in his army proves that Scott was engaged in no light work. Life of Lincoln, in Cen tury. Senator Blackburn's Helpmeet. Mrs. J. C. S. Blackburn, who repre sents the social surroundings of the junior Senator from the Statu of large men and handsome women, belongs to the old Kentucky family of Graham. She was Miss Theresa Graham, daugh ter of Dr. C. C. Graham, who was hon ored by a banquet by the city of Louis ville upon attaining his one-hundredth birthday. He wjis the owner of Har rodsburg Springs, Kentucky, sold about 1854 to the United States Government for a home for disabled soldiers- Mrs. Blacburn is a great favorite in society, particularly among the ladies it present ing the social circles of the Southern States, towards whom her sympathies aud attentions more particularly lean. Her daughter. Miss Corinne Blackburn, named by her father after the heroine of Mme. de Stael's romance, which he very much admired, i :t superior musi cian and one of the hot performers on the piano iu the city. This is Miss Blackburn's liit season iu Washington society. I'hiUuiel ihin 1'rc.is. Von Moltke' Economy. Among the stories which are amus ing the Parisians just now i one told of the frugality of the famous Gcrmau General, Von Moltke. The incident is placed :i occurring during the siege of Paris by the German forces. Von Moltke used to soften the rigors of war by occasionally giving :t little dinner party, and to one of thes,- he had invit ed five gentlemen. Tiie covers were laid for i., but one of the expected was unable to appear and sent his re grets. Von Moltke. it is related, upon receiving the note, hurried oil" ill per son and notilied the presiding genius of the p!.u lo .-.end hut live rrli,ir.t iu stead of k, a-, had been ordered. This ston of German economy is told with groat, gilo and laughed at heartily in the cafes and clubs. mb a Olive Harper writes of the cx-Emprest Eugenie, whom &hc saw just before her departure from England: "Hei beauty has uiuch faded, but it had taken' on a womanly softness born ol suffering, aud to me, at least, it would havo been far moru attract. vo thiiii any youthful charm she had then lost. Her hair was still abundant, her eye sjid lips still lovoiy, and that nameless grace and incomparable attraction was still hers. The beauty of intelligence like burs never fade-i." The sainu cor respondent says tliat Queen Victoria' pictures flatter her :ros.th. "but I am sure 1 don't want to raise a war lieiwecn two countries by giving a fair nud square description ot her pergonal up pearance." The Stitches in an Overcoat. A Vienna tailor wagered recently that it took more than 40,000 stitches to make a winter overcoat. To decide the question coat was ordered und a committee of experts sat to superin tend the work as well as to see that no unnecessary stitches were made. The result was announced as follows: Body of the coat, 4,780 stitches; collar, 8,063 stitches; hewing collar oh, 1,703 xtitehes; buttonholes, 2,520 stitches; sleeves, with lining, 980 stitches; pockets, 924 stitches; silk lining of body, with wadded interior, 17,863 stitches; total, 39.G19 Pitches. President Grevy of France can dis count Mr. Cleveland iu the -matter of salary. As President of the French Re public Mr. Grevy receives a yearly sal ary of $240,000, besides the following allowances: 20,000 for heating and lighting, servants,, aud washing; $G0, 000 for his entertainments nud journeys; aud $25,000 for the maintenance of his game preserves. He also has au ele- Sant residence provided for him, is a eadhead on all railroads, has a free box at the opera and theater, and is not called upon to contribute for the relief of earthquake sufferers. " - " A Frenchman at Eustis, Me., recent ly inherited $15,000 by " the death of a relative in France. He had married an Indian woman, anil ou hearing of the fortune awaiting him in France left his wife, and made the journey there and back, a sister of his coming with him. He brought his wife a present of a gold watch aud chain, aud went back to his home in the woods to live as usual. George R. Frost, a rich old fellow living iu Cairo, has worn the same hat for twenty-six years. The other day, while he was getting shaved, some one stole his old tile and put a new one in its place, and Mr. Frost got out war rants for four or five parties, paid a private detective $15 to work up the ea.se, and will do his best to make sev eral hearts ache. -- Rough lumlier has risen to 931 a thousand in Los Angeles, Cal. (totxl WogeH Ahead. George Stinson & Co., Portland, Maine, can Rive you work tliat you can do and live at home, making great pay. You ant atarted free. Capi tal not needed. Both Hexes. All ageo. Cut laid out and writn at once; no li.trtn will bo dona if jou conclude not to go to work, after yoa learn all. All iwuticutars free. Meet paying work iu this world. It- Silver trout are now being caught in largo quantities in Lake Tahoe. From the earliest historical times down to tho present, there has been nothing discovered for bowel complaint equal to Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera und Diarrhoea Remedy. There is no remedy as near perfect, or ono that is as strongly endorsed by all persons who have had occasion to use it. Sold by Dowty & Becher. Oue of the newest idiosyncrasies in New York city is parasols for pet dogs. Fifty cents is a small doctor bill, but that is all it will cost yon to cure any ordinary case of rheumatism if you toko our advice and uso 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 buck, or sore throat. It is highly recommended by nil who havo tried it. Sold by Dowty & i Becher. The military changes soon to take placo were reported last week from . Washington City. Brigadier General , Wisley Merritt will bo relieved of the ' command of tho West Point Military ! Academy July 1st, and assigned to the command of the Department of the i Missouri, succeeding Gon. Wilcox. ) Gen. Parks, of the Corps of Engineers, ! has boen assigned to the superintendency of tho Military Academy. Lieutenant I Col. Hnsbrouck, tho present counnsiuder of cadets, will discharge tho duties of Superintendent until Gen. Parks re turns from Europe. If you have IkjiIs, If you aro bilious, If you havo fover, If your head aches, If you are constipated. If yon huvo no npH'tile, If your digestion is bad, If your tonguo is coated, If you aro thin or nervous, If your skiu is yellow or dry. If you will try ono bottle of Beggs' Blood Purifier und Blood Maker and are not relieved it will cost you nothing as we guarantee it to give sat isfaction. Sold by Dr. A. Heiutz. Fioukes on the putting down of a gas well estimate the eott of an engine and boiler at SWK1; derrick, $500; drills, etc., $1,000; eight-inch pipe for tubing, $1.40 per foot; 55,; inch pipe 55 cents per foot; (this pipe used for casing); tho drilling costs uljout $2 a foot iill rock is reached; then $3 a foot. Three men are required for tha work, the drill being "set" every five feet and the cjihintr pumped out. A distance of ubout 40 feet is reached overy 12 kours. At Findlay, Ohio, they had to o down ultout 12,t!fJ0 feet over two iniloo'. Fremont Herald. Worth Voiir Attention. Cut this out and mail it to Alltn & Co., Au taistH, Maine, who will unJ you fnv. souiitltint; new, that just coins nioey for all workers. Ah wonilt'rful a.-i tim eltvtric liulit, a wuuine hh Mii gold, it will provi? of lifelong value and importance to you. ilotli )jc-f, nil uses. Allen A Co. bc?ar oi;Maj of stHrtiujj you in hiuiii'-.. It will bring you in more c.ish, right iiway, than anything oLse in tltij world. Ati)oiio auywln-ru can do thij work, and liv.; at homalso. Butter write nt oner, thea, ku-twiug all, h!iuM you ooncliiik- that imi don't wiro to engage, why no l.nriu if ilone. 4-ty The now cruisers plans have been made public by the report of tho ex amining board being made public by Secretary Whitney. Among a variety of plans nnd siigctjtions the tioard ap proves that of nn armored battle .ship submitted by the Barrow Ship Building Coinpuuy, and is of the opinion that Hiich a ship would be a valuable ad dition to our naw. A Cireat urpriM la in store tor all who use Kemp's Ral u for tbe Throat am! Lungs, the great guaranteed remedy. Would you believe that it is Mold ou iu merit!) and that each druggist is authorised to refund your money by the Proj.i it-tor of this woudrrful rt-mt-d ir it foil to cure you. Dr. A. HUutz baa secund the Agency for it. Price 50c aud $1. Trial size Jree. Pittsburg is shipping shovels to Aus tralia und successfully competing with the goods of English make. - i Why will you be troubled tvith Sprains uud bruises, Old sores and ulcers, Neuralgia and toothache. Stilt Rheum or Kezema, Scald head or ringworm, Pain in tho buck or spine, Swelling of the joints, and not try Beggs' Tropical Oil, if it does not re lieve it will cost you nothing as wo war rant overy bottle. Dr. A. Heintz, drug gist. During the month of March nearly seven hundred bodies were cremated at Tokio, Japan. English Spavin Liniment removes all Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and Blemishes from horses, Blood Spavin, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Stifles, Spr ains Sore und Swollen Throat, Coughs, otc. Save $50 by use of ono bottle. Every bottle warranted by C. B. Stillmuu, druggist, Columbus, Neb. Two thousand panes of glass wcro broken during a recent hail-storm at Tuscumbia, Al.u Don't ou Know that yon cannot afford to neglect that catarrh? Don't you know that it may lead to consumption, to insanity to death? Don't you know that it can lie e;isily cured? Don't you know that while tho thousand and one nostrums you have tried have utterly failed that Dr. Sago's Catarrh Remedy is a certain cure? It has stood the test of years, und there aro hundreds of thousands of grateful men and women in all parts of the country who can testify to its ef ficiency. All druggists. A fruit firm at Winters, Cal., shipped G6 boxes of upricots to this city hist Saturday. The PaamladoBi efCalaMhaii Is about 3,000, and we would say at leant one half are troubled with toiue affection ot the Throat and Lungs, as those com plaints are, according to ttatistii'n, more numerous than others. We would ad vine all not to neglect the opportunity to eall on us and get a bottle of Kemp's llalsaui for the Throat and Lungs, l'rlce 60c aud $1.00. Trial size free. Res pectfully, Dr. A. Heiutz. Tho modern waltz is culled "the fash ionable shamble" by a disaffected ol server. They Will Not Do It. Those who once take Dr. Pierce's "Pleasant Purgative Pellets" will never consent to uso any other cathartic. Thoy are pleasant to take und mild in their operation. Smaller thun ordinary pills und inclosed in glass vials; virtues unimpaired. By druggists. The bean crop in southern California promises to bo large. Inflammation of tho bowels. Diarrhoea Dvsentary, Colic, and all kindred dis eases are relieved at once by the use of Beggs Diarrhoea Balsam. We guarantee every bottle to give satisfaction. Dr. A. Heintz. 3feb23 Closing Out at Coi Wo have decided to quit the jewelry business in Columbus, and will sell everything at cost, and oven leas than cost Call in and see the astonishingly low figures we will offer you: A Good America! watek 5 ft A Good Striking clock 2 ft A Good P.-tent Gold-filled Geitlfnei's Awcrirai watek IS 0 Ladies' Gold watches 10 o IS carat gold rings, per penoywigkt 9f Set silver-plated Roger spooiis 1 Of Good 5 haltles Mlver castors .. 2 50 Finenirkei clocks 1 09 In fact everything for less than half the usual retail price. This is no humbug to boom tho business, but we want to get rid of the goods and must und will soil them. Call and get prices. C. C. Berringor will be in at tendance, and wait on jou. and 1k pleased to show yon tho stock Kvery thing will bo warranted, as represented, or tho money will bo refunded. G. HEITKEMPER Jc BRO., The leading .Towelera of Columbus, flrVv BEAST! aWsaVsaVaaasaaaV- Mexican Mustang Liniment cunua Sciatica, Scratches. Contracted Lumbago, Sprains, Muscles, Bheumatum. Strain, Eruptions, Burni, Stitches, Hoof Ail, Scalds, SthTJoints, Screw Stings, Easlcaehe, Worna, Bites, Galls, Swin&ey, Bruises, Sores, Saddle Galls. Bunions, Spavia Files. Coras, Cracks. THIS GOOD OLD STAND-BY cccompllshes for everybody exactly what 1 claimed forlt. One of the- reasons for tho groat joiularity of the Xuatang Ltatmcut Id found In It universal applicability- Eierjbotly needs such a medicine. The I.Bmbernmn needs It in case of acclJent. The Housewife needs it for geceralfamlly uso. The C'aunlcr needs it for bis teams and bis men. The Mechanic needs it always on his work bench. Tho 91 inor needs it In case of ememency. The Piencer need it can't get aton without it. The Farmer needs it in bis bouse, bis stable, and bis stock yard. The Steanboatmnnorthe Boatataa aeada it In liberal supply afloat and ashore. The Home-fancier needs it-it U bis beat friend and safest reliance. The Stock-grower needs it it will oars aim thousands of dollars and a world of troubla. The Railroad maa needs it and will need It so long- as his life is a round of accidents and dangers. The Backwoodsman needs it. There Is noth ing like It as an antidote for tbe dangers to life, limb and comfort which surround tbe pioneer. The Merchant needs it about his store amons; his employees. Accidents will happen, and whoa these come tho Hustons Liniment Is wanted at once. Keeaa Bottle lathe Uoaae. IU the best of economy. Kets a Bottle la the Factory. Its Immediate use la case of accident saves pain and loss of wages. Keep a Battle Alwaya la the Hf able fer ae wits wasted. $1,500! saHassagsaMlal 'sauna- Fae-elmllo of Patent Ches and Checkerboard, ad vertising tbe celebrated Srnvita Block Remedies) ana a HEWAJtn ur i.sejat. if you fall to find It on this small board call on vonr drncnrUt for full-size. Handsomely Lithographed board, FKKEi or send cents for postage to us. COUGH BLOCKS. 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