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VOL. XVIIL-NO. 30.
COLUMBUS, NEB., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1887.
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THE MADRIGAL.
Once, as I walked in woodlands preen,
I chanced on Lore where he sot alone
Catching the iotes of the air, and sheen
From sun rays broken and downward throws.
"What are doing. Love?" quoth I
For Love and I have been comrades true.
And I speak him freely when none are nigh.
And he answers me as he might not you !
"I am making a madrigal," he said,
"I need but a rhyme to close it well;"
And. lo! it seemed that a spider's thread
Glanced in the light and he caught its spelL
Wonderful, lieautiful, rare and sweet
It Uy there, perfect, upon his hand:
It throbbed with a murmur, soft, complete
I could not describe: I could understand.
And how will you send it. Love!" quoth L
Ah, how he smiled! but he said no word;
But ho U-clroned me. and I followed, shy.
And wc came on a Poet, all unheard.
There, as he dreamed, did Love bestow
Tin; little song on his ear, content;
And so lied quickly that none might know
Where it was written and how it was sent!
Samuel Willoughby Duffleld in The Century.
THE BLACK ROSE.
If any one had .said a year ago that I
ivuiiltl over havo run through the driving
fcuow ami storm after a black rose, I cer
tainly would have declared that person to
bo bereft of ordinary intelligence; but
now I could very appropriately ask myself
if I were in full possession of my mental
powers, for only a few da3-s since I went
all over the city anxiously endeavoring to
purchase one, regardless of cost because
I'velinc had expressed a desire to have
one. She deprived me of my judgment,
with her bewitching smile, her meaning
glances, her great deep eyes, the graceful
poise of her head, and her beautiful,
majestic shoulders. She entrapped me iu
a net woven from a thousand fascinating,
iaMiaring threads, in which she drew me
whither she would, and on that occasion
she drew me after the black rose.
I do not know exactly how It came
nbuut. I have always been such a quiet,
thoughtful man, and falling in love was
the last thing I would have thought of
doing; but at the fateful ball, exactly ono
year ago, when I saw lier in that yellow
satin bodice, with her golden hair, the
d.irk prettily arched eyebrows, and her
fairy like movement; from that hour I
was not like my former self. She was
pretty, but not positively beautiful; one
could alo not read any great depth of
feeliiu; or diameter in her deep gray eyes;
.she was bright and versatile, but had no
especial talent, and her conversational
powers were only ordinary. I knew that
her family were in very moderate circum
stances, aud therefore believed tliat she
would not object to marry some young
man of fortune. I knew that slie knew I
wiu iu good circumstances, and felt that
if I won her my fortune would have
much to do with it; and yet I followed
her like yes, like a faithful little dog,
aud could not tear myself from the magic
chains she threw around me. She seemed
to enjoy every possible luxury; how she
managed to do so, I could never under
stand, for her extravagance would almost
bankrupt u we'ilthy man. She did not
trouble herself about household affairs;
aud 1 strongly suspected that her mother
had to exert every energy to keep up the
appearance of ease aud comfort before the
outside world, and that she worked se
cretly to contrive that her daughter might
dress elegantly and liecomiugly.
I do not know whether she really loved
me or not; sometimes 1 hoped so from her
actions, but was never sure of it. I was,
therefore, continually troubled with the
uncertainty, so that if a single day passed
without my seeing her and exchanging a
few words with her I was absolutely mis
erable. This state of affairs lasted for a
whole year. I could not make up my
mind to give her up, and was, also, not
willing exactly to take any decided step
which would bind me for life to the en
chantress. She attended ball after ball,
-went to all fashionable places of amuse
ment, and each time she succeeded in
making her toilet more recherche than any
one else. For the coming ball she fancied
that she wanted a black rose to wear jn
her golden hair; that would be novel,
would attract attention, admiration and
wonder, and would excite the envy of
some.
But were there any black roses in exist
ence? I asked myself when I thought of
gratifying her wish. I had read of such
a rare flower being on exhibition at flower
expositions, but had never seen one, and
nil of my acquaintances whom I asked
about it said they did not think they
could be gotten. One of them said that
he had seen a rose so darkly red that it
was almost black; but that was several
years ago. At all events, it seemed that
they were very rare; and how was I to
obtain one iu winter time? I went to at
least ten flower stores, six gardeners and
everywhere that I thought 1 had a ghost
of a chance to get it, but iu vain.
Marie, the daughter of the flower dealer
at King's place, my pretty little friend
whom I had known from her childhood,
said she had, once, two roses almost
black, which she had sold to Graf Egous
feld, and which had caused a sensation at
the court ball, and was afterward men
tioucd in the report of the ball ou account
of their great rarity and beauty.
Marie was a charming girl; young,
blooming, pretty, modest and loved by
everybody, and was said to be rich, for
her father, whose only child she was, had
the most extensive and prosperous busi
ness of the kind, supported by the most
distinguished and -wealthy class. Marie
regarded me with an interest which she
tried in vain to conceal. Her face would
turn pale and then would cover with
blushes -when I would enter the store sud
denly; and sometimes when she spoke to
me her voice would tremble. And I could
sec her pretty, delicate little hand quiver
when she delivered the flowers to me,
which I oftentimes purchased more to get
a chance to feast my eyes on her pretty
face and to engage her in a few words of
conversation than because I really wanted
the flowers.
Eveline seemed to enjoy being with me.
She was quick and brilliant in repartee.
She would sometimes press my hand
warmly when she would thank me for
some gift that I brought her, and my
hopes would climb to fever heat in con
sequence. But then she seemed so cold
and indifferent toward me, when she
knew I loved her. I found myself won
dering how Marie would act if I were to
take her hand and tell her I loved her.
Her little trembling, soft white hand
would lay in mine and her face But
what was I thinking about? At Eastgate
there was another gardener. It was al
ready 12 o'clock, and at G Eveline must
liavo the black rose.
I called for a cab, but there were none
to be had, and it was snowing, raining
and freezing. I must walk. I could not
Bend any one, for I must get them in per
son. In vain, in vain. After my long
walk I was doomed to disappointment
again. The flower dealer did not have
them. It was already 2 o'clock. What
could I possibly do? How I would like to
gratify her wish and see her smile of
pleasure! Could they be made? No; im
possible. But stop. Could the natural
roses not be colored? She would only
want them for one evening. So, with
brightening, hopes I hastened again to
King's place.
'Marie, a couple of dark red roses,
please." I said, entering the store.
"They are for Fraulein Gunthert," she,
faltered; and in her eyes I noticed a pained
and sorrowful expression that went
strangely to my heart.
"Yes. for the Kasino ball to-night," I
replied, hastily. "The darkest you nave,
please."
I took the flowers, but somehow the
pale, pretty face and the sad expression
j affected mo deeply. I motioned to a cab
J and drove home. "Why am I a cheni
I 1st," I said to myself, triumphantly, "if I
cant overcome sucn a uimcuity as tnis?"
I locked myself iu my little laboratory,
which I had hardly entered since my in
fatuation with Eveline, and worked about
two hours on one of the roses with iron,
jHDwdered brimstone and charcoal dust. I
almost smothered myself by inhaling the
dust and odor of the ingredients; but tri
umph! the rose became black deep velvet
black.
I waited until almost time to go after
Eveline, and then prepared the other rose,
with greater success than before, for it
was more beautifully and perfectly black
than the first.
I got a carriage and drove to Eveline's
home. "Did you get it?" she said, in
.great suspense and excitement, running
to me. I nodded aud held out the pack
age to her. She threw her arms around
me and kissed me, pressed both my hands
and looked me in tho eyes she knew well
how to show her appreciation; she ad
mired the rose, her eyes beamed with de
light and her cheeks colored beautifully.
For an instant I was almost jealous, for it
did seem like she appreciated tho rose
more than she did me, and I could not re
memler that she had ever blushed with
delight at seeing me; but she was so re
spectful to me, and this time almost affec
tionate, I was more infatuated with her
than ever. We went to the ball, of
course, with her mother as chaperon. I
had provided a commodious carriage.
Her mother and I sat with our backs to
the horses, giving Eveline all of the back
seat so as not to rumple the elegant party
costume she wore. She created a furore
she was always the queen of tho ball
room but on this occasion more
so than ever. Her old gold bodice was
beautifully embroidered with flounces,
and the black rose nestling among her
golden tresses, attracted the attention of
every one. I did not myself escape being
mentioned, as it was known that I had
procured the strange flower that many
had never seen before. With what queen
ly grace she carried herself! She was at
homo in the ball room; was greatly ad
mired and sought after by every culti
vated gentleman. With her pleasant smile
to this one, her bow to that one, her pretty
rounded arms, her queenly head, in sit
ting, standing, waltzing or dancing, she
was a model of perfection. She was con
stantly the center of an Admiring group of
old and 3'oung, and was beseiged by danc
ers. Every one who met her was favorably
impressed with her.- But of all her friends
aud admirers she seemed to appreciate me
the most. I decided to know my fate that
very night. I felt that my happiness de
pended on my being able to call that irre
sistible essence of womanly loveliness my
wife.
The first dance was ended; the signal
from the cornet in the orchestra an
nounced the next dance. I approached
her to secure the waltz she had promised
me, when oh, horror! what did I see!
The rose had completely changed color;
no longer shining black, but faded yellow
ish green, spotted with rusty edges to the
leaves. It must have been caused by the
preparation in the hair, the nitrogen, the
heated atmosphere or the gas. What if
Eveline should notice it and discover the
cheat? What would she do? What would
she think of me? For a moment I was so
excited and astonished that I could hardly
control my voice to speak to her. I did
not have much time for speculation.
Large plate glass mirrors with narrow gilt
frames covered the walls of the salon.
She glanced in the mirror opposite where
we stood, ready for the waltz, with her
arm resting quietly in mine. Suddenly
she drew her arm away and approached
the glass. I could see her face in the mir
ror distinctly. She turned very pale; her
eyes became fixed with astonishment and
chagrin; she trembled from head to foot.
With a powerful and angry movement,
that I had never thought possible for her
delicate white hand, she tore the rose
from her hair and as quick as lightning
had ground it into powder beneath her
feet. Her figure became suddenly angu
lar, her shoulders high and pointed, and
her face had the expression of a fury.
I had never in my life seen such a re
vengeful, ugly and malignant face it re
vealed to me a cold, heartless woman of
the world, whose only aim in life was to
gratify her measureless vanity and co
quetry. How was it possible for a human
being to change so completely in an in
stant she was absolutely hideous. All
the fears that I had entertained that I
might not win her, were gone; I was
struck with amazement at the discovery
I hod mode. Then I saw that she was at
tempting to resume her usual dispassion
ate expression; but she was unsuccessful,
for she could not conceal all her anger. A
disagreeable, dry smile played around her
mouth.
"You deceived me," she said, turning
to me with poorly affected calmness, but
the tone of her voice betrayed an inde
scribable suppressed vehemence. The
words came from her lips almost hissing
ly; and in her eyes lay a world of cold, de
liberate liatred. "The rose was colored,"
she continued; "why did you make a dupe
of me? If any one had noticed it I
could never have forgiven you."
She drew her hand Languidly across
her forehead, and signified her readi
ness to dance. I had seen her mother,
however, in the mirror, who had taken a
seat on the opposite side of the ballroom,
and had evidently noticed that something
was wrong, give her a warning glance of
reproval. Eveline had suddenly become
unbearable to me, more detestable and
perverse than I had ever thought any
woman could be. I was permanently
cured of ray infatuation. I felt that I
could not stand to be with her any longer;
no, not another moment. I could have
waltzed with a snake with quite as -much
pleasure as with any quondam model of
perfection. I realized that I had been iu
the power, the very slave, of a heartless,
feelingless coquette. I aroused myself
from the flood of painful sensations that
had come over me; but instead of offering
my arm for the waits I led her to her
mother and excused myself, leaving her
surrounded with eager applicants for the
dance.
A moment later I stood alone outside
of the building and breathed freely the
fresh night air. It was very quiet there;
only a faint sound of the music reached
me through the thick walls. The great
arched canopy above was bedecked with
stars, and they shone out clearly over the
snow covered ground. A sublime tran
quillity rested over everything. I was in
a peculiar frame of mind. I was free; it
seemed to me that I had thrown aside a
life of uncertainty and doubt, and Hooked
forward into a future full' of hope. "You
have lost a year," I said to myself, "a
year thrown away on a worthless fancy,
and what did you see in her anyway? You
have allowed yourself to become fasci
nated with a cold blooded society flirt, and
almost made yourself miserable for life.
Under the carefully studied manner, the
appearance of an angelic disposition, and
the bewitching smile, lay the ugliest
nature ever born in a woman. The
chemically colored rose is emblematic of
the woman, and in the coloring alone, you
have been in love all this time." Blessed
be the accident that opened my eyes to
her imperfections.
And then in my thoughts I beheld Marie
as I last saw her when I bought the roses,
with her fresh, blooming face, her black
eyes, her cherry lips, her pretty waving,
glossy black hair. Marie, whose eyes be-,
trayednot the slightest deception. Un
affected, truthful and. as pure and unde
nted as the flowers she lived amonir.
How was it possible that 1 could ha
neglected such a noble, generous girl for
that painted butterfly? Then I longed to
sec Marie as I had never longed to see
any one before. I knew that she was also
at a ball that night, at the Flower club
ball .she had told me so, bashfully, as
she dropped her eyelashes on her rosy
cheeks that afternoon in the flower store.
Guided by an uncontrollable impulse, I
found myself going to the street in which
stood the elegant building of the Flower
! association, and in a few moments stood
J in the boll room. Marie saw me at once
. from where she sat alone. She dropped
her eyes for an instant, and then looked
up to me as I approached with such a look
of glad surprise that I felt a thrDl of in
describable happiness run over me.
But I stood before her unable to speak.
! I can't remember that I ever felt so much
misgiving in my life before. All ut once
the thought struck me like a blow, what
if I could not get her? What if she should
feel a contempt for my seeming tickle dis
position? She seemed to bo so far above
me in everything, so noble, so good.
-"You here, Hcrr Crowsfeld. I thought
you were with Fraulein1' (she Mushed deep
er and corrected herself) "at Kasino ball."
"I have leen there." I said, "but left to
look you up." "Me?" she said, almost in
a whisper. "Yes, you, Fraulein Marie, I
have been very much mistaken in my feel
ings all along." Thou I told her all;
::11 about my infatuation for Fraulein
Gunthert. "Yes, Mario,' I said, "I havo
been zealously endeavoring to grasp n
painted flower, and passed the really fresh
and natural one unnoticed. No, not
unnoticed," I said, as she suddenly
opened her eyes wider and looked at mo
shyly and almost puiue-. "I suppressed
all my inclinations toward you to gratify
the foolish spoil that was on me."
Marie looked r.io earnestly in the eves an
I instant, then she slyly took my hand, and
j proving it iu her little warm soft palm,
said, "I believe you and trust you; I have
been troubled about you a long time. I
havo known Fraulein Gunthert many
years and I knew she could not make you
happy." Then the orchestra began play
ing u waltz and the next moment Marie
was in my arms. It was the happiest
waltz of my life. Towards midnight Herr
Behre, Marie's father, in nn excellent
humor from the effects of the champagne,
which the old gentleman had participated
in, iu nn adjoining room, came to look
after Marie, lie seemed surprised to find
her with me. "What will Fraulein Gun
thert say to this, my lioy?" he said,
shaking his linger knowingly at me. "Do
3'6u know what a black rose is, Herr
Behre?" I said in answer.
"Pah! foolishness! there are no natur
ally black roses. Colored humbugs," he
said, warmly. "Well," I whispered in
his ear, "that is Fraulein Gunthert. I
have had my eyes opened to-night; I have
never seen Marie in her true light before.
I want her, Herr Behre, and she is willing
to take me. We have known each other
a long time. Will you consent to it?'
He looked at me sharply for a moment;
then glancing at Marie's happy face, said:
"If Marie wishes it. We fathers must
always accede to our daughters' wishes.
You will find my answer in Marie's face.
Take her, and God bless you both."
So I won my wife aud life's happiness.
Translated from the German by W. N.
Harben for The Sunny South.
A Relic of the Past.
"You would think that iu this age of
the world there was no man such a fogy
as not to be up with the ordinary rules
and customs of hotel life." Iliad been
talking with the night clerk of the Tre
mont. He continued: "An old man came
in to-night carrying his valise, to which
he clung as though it held all he had in
the world. The bell boy over there offered
to take it, but the old man ordered him to
stand back. Then he approached me and
said he wanted to go to bed. I saw that
he was a well meaning old gentleman and
unused to city customs. I asked him if
he wanted a room pretty high. He looked
at me aud said he didn't want to go where
he couldn't get out if anything happened.
'And I don't want to be put in a bed with
anybody else, nuther!' he exclaimed.
'Want a bath?' I asked. At this he grew
furious, and said he had a good wash just
before he left home, and he didn't think
he was filthy yet, but he would probably
need a bath, he said, by the time he got
ready to leave this tavern. I thought that
was one on me.
"I persuaded him to register, and then
called the bell boy to show him up. The
old fellow objected. He said he didn't
want no nigger prowlin' around the halls
with him. To please him I went with him,
and we got into the elevator. It is a fact
that the old fellow then grew speechless,
and when we reached the landing on the
fourth floor he asked me if there was no
other way of getting to the room. 'I'd
rather climb up a ladder from the out
side,' he said, 'than to git into the box
agin. Sposin' that rope "was to break?'
Having reached his room ho took me by
the hand and said, 'Gooby, in a warm
hearted way, and then asked: 'I reckon
you know John Wcntworth?' I said I did.
Well,' he said, 'mebbe John'U como
prowlin' 'round here lookin' for me be
fore I get up. If he does let him come up.
I hain't seen John for nigh on to eleven
years when I beat him on a calf trade.'
And he shook my hand again. I came
back to the office and felt better. Wc
laugh at such people in this age of the
world, but the3 are tho salt of the earth
and the article is getting scarce in the
market." Chicago Mail.
In a Chinese Hospital.
In one of the most crowded thorough
fares of the Chinese quarter of Shanghai
there has stood for forty years a free native
hospital, mainly supported by the Euro
pean community. Very strange its wards
look at first to English visitors. The pa
tients bring their own bedding, consisting
of a bamboo mat and a wadded quilt.
Those who can move about are the only
regular attendants of those who cannot.
The house surgeon and dispenser is a
Christian Chinaman, for thirty years con
nected with the hospital and one of tho
first converts of u missicu school. Yearly
about 800 patients pass through tho ward;,
and the proportion of deaths is email.
Lost year there were fifty-six, and in the
dispensary more than 2,000 cases wero
treated.
From very far distances many of tho
poor suffering creatures come, and back
to their far oft" homes many a healed one
has carried a blessing greater than bodily
healing; for we believe that nowhere, at
home or abroad, could better proof be
found than in the Shanghai hospital of
the benefit of combining medical and Gos
pel work. Daily the waiting room, seated
for 300, is crowded with men, women and
children long before the dispensing hour,
and daily an English missionary, as con
versant with their language as his own,
sets before this waiting multitude the
word of life. "I believe," writes a Chris
tian physician, who for some 3ears had
the oversight of this work, "that the Chi
nese undergo more suffering for want of
medical knowledge than any other nation
in the world. In an institution like this,
almost daily under a good physician may
the blind receive sight, the deaf fctar. tho
lame walk." The Quiver.
Style of Penmanship Hereditary.
A St, Paul man says that in noticing
the signatures of children of friends of
his he is frequently startled by the close
relations of their penmanship to that of
their parents. Inquiry does not demon
strate that-the children have intentionally
copied the .handwriting of their sires, but
without intent have come into the same
"pen peculiarities. In some instances the
difference between the two could scarcely
beistinimiaJa6d.-Chica2Q2ew.
?AB0DT PAPER MONEY. '
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY IN DEMAND
AT TWENTY TIMES FACE VALUE.
But Little Profit la Holding Ou to Con
federate Scrip The Contincuial Cur
rency Iksucs of State Paper In Demand
by Collectors.
"If any of the holders of confederate
money hope that it will eventually reach
par, or anything like it, as a curiosit3,
they will have a long time to wait," said
a veteran coin collector. "The Continen
tal currency issued by authority of the
congress of the United States sells today
that is a considerable quantity of it
j does at less than a cent on the dollar of
lace value. The o0 bill issued under
resolution of May 10, 17?o, can now bo
bought for 25 cents. The $2 bill of the
same date is also worth 2o cents. Iu
other words, the face vulue of the bill has
no relation whatever to its value as a
curiosity. -
"Probably tho nearest that any Conti
nental currency known to bo for sale at
nil conies to par is in tho case of the $-1
and $."i bills printed under resolution of
congress at Yorktowu April 11, 1778.
The V-i bill with a boar and spear brings
v:i if in line condition, and tho $5 bill
with a hand and brush also $3 if in good
condition.
'Certain very small bills, owing tocom
parativu rarity, bring more than somo bills
of very high denominations.
"A great many people have held on very
tenaciously to tiie Continental currenc3-, in
the expectation that it would be redeemed
at par, and every now and then somebody
.sends on his collection to Washington
demanding payment, only to be met by a
rebuff in some lorm or another. Even
now tho quantity of Continental money
in the market is not uiifrequently aug
mented trout the hoard of some departed
veteran wnose tather or family may have
;,icn full value for it iu times long cone
! by. and who has kept it sooner than part
! with it for a song as a curiosity. Tho
heirs, however, having a more practical
aud less sanguine view of tho subject, are
generally willing to let the stuff go at col
lectors' rates, aud the garret or trunk that
has known it for so many 3'ears knows it
110 more."
STATE ISSUES.
"ITow about the state issues of paper
money?"
"They are of considerably more value,
03 a rule, than tho United States or Con
tinental money, being much rarer, es
iK'cmiiy il issuca in me colonial period.
For instance, a Connecticut live shilling
bill oWTC-i is worth 2; a one shilling and
threepence of the same date is worth tho
name amount; a twopence of 1777 i3 worth
!? 1.50, and so forth. The Delawaro bills,
many of which were printed by Franklin,
are more common and less costly. Georgia
issues are scarce and costly, a 20 bill,
however, being worth just the samo r.s a
quarter of a dollar S2. One of theso,
which represents a tree forcing a millstone
upward by its growth, is interesting and
suggestive, the motto also alluding to tho
growth of the colonies, notwithstanding
the oppression of England. It would be
eminently appropriate, just at present, foi
Ireland. Maryland bills arc not so rare.
"A claim for ;M0 against the common
wealth of Massachusetts, issued under
authority of that state in January, 1760,
can bo purchased for the moderate sum of
2. The treasurer of the commonwealth
would, however, doubtless refuse to honor
it if presented. On the other hand a
Massachusetts bill for twopence, with a
pillars and codfish design, but no beans, is
ako worth $2, which illustrates moro
plainlj-, perhaps, than any other compari
son, how utterly the matter of face value
i3 ignored in Revolutionary currency.
"New York money o the revolution
brings quite a fair figure, a bill signed by
Abraham Brinckerhoff for half a Spanish
milled dollar, Sept. 2, 1773, being worth
$2. Indeed, with tho exception of a few
.i'3 and 10 issues, meat New York money,
colonial and revolutionary, is worth more
than or about its face value. Interesting
issues ore those of the New York water
works, running from 1774 to 1770 inclu
r.ive. As curiosities these bills arc worth,
iu tome cases mora than in others, close
to tho original value. As to present val
ues, the New York issues present a favor
able contrast to those of most other origi
nal states.
IN'TERESTIXG HEADING.
"For inscriptions North Carolina cur
rency takes the prize. If King George
c ver got hold of any of the currency of
tlu'f Liatc it must have been interesting
ier.tmg. it is, uowever, rather calcu
lated to arouse mixed feelings to seea $10
hill with the inscription 'American Union
Forever' going for fifty cents, while a $40
oiil reminds Americans of tho cost of
c'nampioning 'Freedom of Speech and Lib
trty of the Press' by ascale'of just $39.
"A Virginia bill of 300, issued for
army clothes, is worth only the moderate
sum of 2, while 500 bills of the same
commonwealth, set afloat in 17S0, bring
only fifty cents apiece. A Virginia $1,000
bill cf 1781 is rated at from $1 to $1.50,
and a, ft2,0C0 bill of the same J'ear, but a
later issue, i3 worth $1.50 to $2. Virginia
appears to have gone in more heavily than
cay other state ou bills of large denomi
nations. "Tho worth of Confederate money as a
cariosity, like that of Continental cur
rency, bears no relation to its face value.
Tho possessor of one of the very few
Confederate silver half dollars, struck off
about tho beginning of the rebellion, rates
it3 value at 1,000. On the other hand, a
Confederate 500 bill with a picture of
Stonewall Jackson is worth just twent3'
fivc cents. A 100 bill with the head of
Mrs. Jefferson Davis can be Iwught for
fifty cents. There is not a Confederate
bill in existence, whatever its face value,
worth more than $1. None of the state
issues of the Confederacy reach $1 in
value, although five and ten cent shin
plasters of Alabama, North Carolina and
South Carolina bring fifteen cents apiece
among collectors.
"In the dark days of the war even the
most enthusiastic Unionist could hardly
have anticipated that within a quarter of
a century five cents of United States frac
tional currenc3' would be worth from fifty
cents to $1, or from ten to twenty times
the lawful value. Such, however, is the
fact ns to the series of 18C2, while certain
specimens of all the issues are largely in
demand nt high prices." New York Sun.
FIREARMS OF THE RICH.
Wealthy Men Who Have a Big Stock of
Gnns on Hand In Gun Storage Rooms.
In a dingy little workshop near Univer
sity place two men were busy one day last
week cleaning the barrel of a shotgun.
Thej were hearty looking Scots and
worked slowly, stopping at short intervals
to take a particularly long pull at their
black briarwood pipes aud to eye their
work critically. Piled up on the shelves
around the room and against the wall
were many leather gun cases, with tags
bearing the names of their owners at
tached to them. As I stood watching the
two men I read some of these names and
was surprised to see such prominent ones
as James Gordon Bennett, William K.
Vanderbilt and many others that I have
since forgotten.
"All here for repairs?" I inquired.
"Oh, no," replied one of the bonny
Scots, shutting his lips tightly immediate
ly afterward, as if to prevent any secrets
from escaping.
"What are they here for, then?" I per
sisted. "On storage," said the second Scotch
man. "We take fine suns on storage,
keep them in good repair and sena them
to the owners when they get ready for
them."
It is the only place of the kind in New
York and probably in the country. Even
in Europe it is a question whether such a
thing exists. The wealthy gentlemen and
nobles who have large country estates on
tho continent aud iu England have, so to
speak, their private arsenals and armorers.
Here they keep their firearms, certain
that they will be preserved and ready fot
use at any time. They can well afford U
do this, as they need not go far to do their
shooting, and may have occasion to do it
at a very short notice.
In this country, however, whero large
estates stocked with game arc unknown
and a shooting trip takes time and prepa
ration, such private arsenals are not
needed. Even the wealthiest and most
extravagant do not find it necessary to
employ private armorers, and most sports
men take delight in cleaning and putting
away their own guns. Some though, who
have great demands upon their time either
because of social or business cares, cannot
afford or do not care to bother with the
work, and it is for them that this gun
storage business was begun by the two
Scotch brothers.
As they are first class workmen and
very independent, only the wealthy sports
men can ufford to deal with them. They
have conducted this business for many
years, and in that time have been associ
ated with all the prominent New Yorkers
of sporting proclivities nnd have learned
a great many of their characteristics. The
trust reposed in them is very great, as the
guns arc all valuable and are sometimes
left in their care for years. Such is the
case, for instance, with some of the fire
arms belonging to James Gordon Bennett,
the proprietor of The Herald. The duel
ing pistols which this gentleman intended
to use in his famous encounter with Fred
May have lain in their leather case on a
J.clf iu the storage room on University
place for several years. New York Mail
and Express.
Manna In Eastern Turkey.
Mr. Cole, of Bitlis, a missionary of the
Amcricau board in Eastern Turkey, in de
scribing a journey from Harpoot to Bitlis.
says: "We traveled for four days through
a region where had newly fallen a remark
able deposit of heavenly bread, as the
natives sometimes coll it manna. There
were extensive forests of scrubby oaks,
and most of the deposit was on the leaves.
Thousands of the poor peasants, men,
women and children, were out upon the
plains gathering the sweet substance.
Some of them plunge into kettles of toil
ing water the newly cut branches of the
oaks, which washes off the de-iosit until
the water becomes so sweet as to remind
the Yankee of a veritable sugaring off in
the old Granite state us he takes sips of it.
Other companies of natives may be seen
vigorously beating with sticks the
branches, that from having been spread
on the ground have so dried that the
glistening crystals fall readily upon the
carpet spread to receive them. Tho
crystals are separated from the pieces of
leaves by a sieve, and then tho manna is
pressed into cakes for use. The manna is
in great demand among these Oriental
Christians. As we were traveling through
a rather dry region the article came in
play for our plain repasts." Frank
Leslie's.
An Overcrowded Profession.
."The reason why there is such a
rush of lawcrs for every judicial and
legal office that becomes vacant is plain
enough, " said a lawyer. ' 'The profession
is overcrowded. Lawyers, like most other
men, prefer the sweets of earning their
livings independently, to the obligations
of a salaried office. But the temptation
to make a try for an office worth any
where above $3,000 a year is strong to a
man who knows the chances are against
his earning that much in his profession.
It is the wish to live comfortably more
than the desire for honors that uctuates
him. There are over 1,500 lawyers in
Chicago. Take out the Trumbulhj
Knickerbockers,Jewetts, Goudys, Swetti,
Fullers, Bisbees, and a few score otheri,
and how many earn $5,000 a year? How
many earn $3,000? How many half of
that sum? There is more and more a dis
position to settle commercial disputes
privately. Big cases are scarcer. And
in criminal law all tho rich professional
criminals who fought desperately are
dead, exiled or in prison. The bar pre
sents few attractions. Why, I knew one
young u-u who used to sit day after day
in his office waiting clients and at niiiht
drive a hansom cab to live." Chicago
News.
Burglary aa an "Industry."
Burglary is not usually classed among
mechanical trades, but it is nevertheless
an "industry" in its peculiar way, and
very numerously followed in cities and
large towns. Some one a safe manufac
turer, we believe has been at the pains
of compiling a summary of the processes
which burglars employ in the present ad
vanced state of the art. They are said to
be: 1. The driving of wedges into door
jambs, by which the tenon is forced out
of the packed groove and explosives in
serted around and into the rabbet or
stepped flange. 2. The application of the
drill on material represented as drill
proof metal (?). 3. The application of the
Harris stripper, in peeling plates from
their rivet and machine screw fastenings.
4. The application of the Burton pulling
wrench, by which lock and bolt spindles
are drawn out of doors. 5. The applica
tion of the Mason ripper, a late and in
genious implement of burglary, used on
safes or vaults with iron surfaces. 6.
The application of the powder pump in
forcing explosives around the jambs of
safe doors and into crevices created by
wedging and in the use of jackscrews. 7.
The explosion of dynamite on the surface
of the door, by which the bolts and bolt
frame are dislodged by concussion. Bos
ton Budget.
la the Azores.
There are no beaches and but little or
no level ground on these islands. Most
of the roads are excellent, equal, if not
superior, to anything that our parks can
boast of. While at Fayal I had several
rides along these smooth, clean, hard
roads. They are lined for miles with
flowers, the most prominent being the
hydrangea, whose flower clusters some
times exceed ten inches in diameter, and
were so close together that the leaves
were hardly visible. For miles we could
see thU magnificent shrub doing duty as
fences for their fields and gardens. It
appeared like passing through a park like
garden. The road skirts precipices and
passes over hills, giving a magnificent
view of the country; and then descends
through valleys and crosses many water
courses spanned by good substantial stone
bridges. These people use the samo ox
cart as their forefathers. The wheels, a
circle of wood with iron tires, and the
axles simply a huge stick firmly wedged
in the wheel and kept in place by a wooden
pin. Cor. Pittsburg Post.
A HtylUh Ailment.
'Sam, how is Tallier getting along
now?" "Oh, so. He's putting on too
much style now to please me." "How is
that?" "Well, he's got a mild attack of
dyspepsia, and he calls it 'Blight's dis
ease' tryin' to make it appear as if he is
a distinguished person. It makes me sick
to see a fellow puttin' on so much style."
Kentucky State Journal.
Costa Rica has levied a tax of $1 per
year on every male inhabitant 18 years of
age, the proceeds to be devoted to improv
ing the roads of the country.
DIAMOND MINES.
PRECIOUS STONES FOUND IN THE
REGIONS OF GOLCONDA.
Yield of tho Mines of India anil of Bra
zil The F.smoii Kiniberly Xew South
Wale and Borneo Cevlou's Valuable
Gems.
There are in India three extensive tracts,
widely separated from one another, in
which the diamond has been sought for.
The name of Golconda, originall'applied
to a capital town (now a deserted fort in
the neighborhood of Ilydembidt, seems to
have been used for a whole kingdom; but
the town itself is many miles distant from
the nearest diamond mines, and it was
only the mart where the precious stones
were bought and sold. The second great
tract occupies an immense area between
the Mnhunuda and the Godavery rivers;
and the third great tract is situated in
Bundelcund, near the capital of which
Puunuh some of the mines are. found.
For those content with n slowly paying
occupation and a hard life, involving close
supervision of the workers, diamond min
ing will pay, provided such persons pos
sess capital .sufficient to last them a few
years. The diamonds now are usually
brought from Parteal, close to the south
ern portion of the Nizam's dominions.
Tho deepest pits are not more than twelve
feet. The matrix of the diamond in those
localities is a conglomerate sandstone.
The appliances of modern machinery for
excavation, etc.. directed by men of sci
ence, may possibly bring to light gems
that have not been discovered by the rudo
native processes of search.
It would le curious to ascertain the
yield of diamonds in the east from those
mines iu the last I50 years, and of Brazil
iu the last 150 years since the discovery
there; but no such data are obtainable,
nor indeed can an- reliable estimate b
formed of the value of the diamonds
owned in different countries.
From the four principal mines in Gri
qualand (which all lie within a circle with
a diameter of three mile.-), calculating the
amount of diamondiferous ground re
moved and the known average yield per
load in each, it is found that not less than
J:,000,000 carats of diamonds (or more
than 0 1-2 tons weight) must have been
extracted since the first discover, realiz
ing in round numbers JLMO,000,Ot;0.
THE FAMOUS KIMISEIU.KV.
The yield of diamonds from the Kimber
ley mine alone, from the opening in 1871
to the end of 1SS3, is stated to have ex
ceeded 17,00,0(H) carats, equal to three
and one-half tons weight of precious
stones, in value about 20,(R)0,GV0. To
obtain this, as many thousand tons of reef
and ground have had to be excavated.
The mine is 450 feet deep, and the cubical
contents of this huge cavity measures
about 0,000.000 cubic vards. Four tlious
and Kaffirs are emplojod at this mine,
and more than 20,000 natives of Africa
arrive yearly at the mines in search of
work; so that the employment of native
lalxir and the development of native trade
are incidental Itenelits conferred on South
Africa by the discovery of the diamond
fields.
The Dutch government are the owners
of the diamond mines 111 Borneo, which
are situated in the district of Iuldnk, in
the territor of Pontcynuuk; they aro
worked by Dyuks and Malays, but with
far superior skill by the Chinese. The
gems are found in a yellow colored gravel,
at depths ranging to sixty feet. Ad
vances are made to the miners, who aro
bound to deliver all stones at 20 per cent,
below their market value.
Diamond mining in New South Wales
is likely to become of much importance,
and the colonists are sanguine of being
able to compete with South Africa in this
trade. Twelve thousand diamonds have
been obtained up to the present time,
chiefly from the tertiary gravels and re
cent drifts in the Bingera, Inverell nnd
Chittagoug districts. The largest dia
mond yet found weighed 10.2 grains, or
about 5 5-S carats. They are of good
color and quality. Companies with large
capital arc forming to buy up and work
the extensive diamond fields in Bingera.
Other gem stones found in that colony aro
garnets, the common emerald (green
beryl), Oriental emerald (green sapphire),
royal blue sapphire, white and pale.LIue
topaz and agates.
CEYLON'S PKECIOCS STONES.
Ceylon has always had a reputation for
its richness in precious stones. Inferior
kinds, such as the moonstone and the
garnet, are found in the beds of streams
about Kandy, Newurn Eleya, Badullauud
some of the small rivers of the south; but
the more precious stones, such as the
rub1, the blue sapphire, the Oriental topaz
of various yellows, the Alexandrite and
the cat's eye, must be sought within a
radius of thirty or forty miles from IJatna
pura, the city of gems.
The search for gem stones is carried on
in the most primitive manner in Ceylon.
The soil, supposed to be rich in precious
stones, is rented for an annual sum from
the government. Coolies are set to work
to dig the earth, which is heaped up on
one side, nnd then washed through a
trough with variously sized perforated
zinc stops, which retain nil Btones, accord
ing to their sizes. These are placed on a
table or flat surface, and the gems are
easily distinguished and picked out. The
proportion of gems capable of being cut
and really marketable is not more than
1 per cenL
Of the siliceous gems, the amethyst, of
a purplish violet hue, is the most valu
able. The best amethysts arc brought
from Cambay in India, and from Siberia.
Ceylon and Persia, where the are found
both lining the cavities of geodes and iu
rolled masses. The chief supply of the blue
turquoise is drawn from the peninsula of
Sinai, the great mining district of the an
cient Egyptians. Professor P L. Sini
monds in Journal of the Society of Arts.
Justices in Their Robe.
The justices of the supreme court of
the United States now wear plain black
robes. In the beginning of the century
the robes had a scarlet facing, localise
once Chief Justice John Jay borrowed the
robe of the chancellor of New York, which
was so faced, and all the other justices
followed the style. In lfcOS. however,
some one asserted that the red trimming
was too English, and it was discarded,
and the plain black has been used ever
since. Chicago Herald.
Not Governed by the Same Kules.
House Owner How many childien
have yon. madam?
House Hunter Five.
House Owner That aUcrs the casr I
can't let you have the house.
House Hunter You are more part'en
lar and exclusive, ic, than the kingdom
of heaven.
House Owner Possibly, madam, j.os
sibly. This hou.se fr-'uts ou Pr.nrl.
avenue. Good iiiit Chicago Tribute-
Abont 1,000 good sized watermelons can
be got into a, freight car.
Syrnp of Fis
Is Nature's own true laxative. It is the
most easily taken, and the moateffeulivo
remedy known to Cleanso the System
when Bilious or Costive; to dispel J lead
aches, Colds and Fevers; to euro Habit
ual Constipation, Indigestion, Piles, etc.
Manufactured only by tho California Tig
Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal. For
sale only by Dowty & Beclier. 27-y
THE FIIIST
National Bank!
COZ.173IBXJS. MXB,
-HAS AN-
Authorized Capital of $250,000,
A Surplus Fund of - $20,000,
And the largest Paid ia Cask Capital of
any bank in this part of the Stat.
S2&"Depo8its received and interest paid oa
time deposits.
JSy Drafts on the princ ipal cities in thUcoaa
try and Europe bought and sold.
J37ColloctioriB and all other baslae giTsa
prompt and careful attention.
STOCKUOLDKBS.
A. ANDERSON, Pres't.
HERMAN P. H.OEHLRICH.
Vice Pres't.
O.T.ROEN, Cashier.
J. P. HECKElt, HERMAN OEHLRICH.
U. HCHUTTE. W. A. MCALLISTER.
JONAS WELCH. JOHN W. EARLY,
P. ANDERSON. O. ANDERSON.
ROUERT UIIL1G. CAKLREINKE!
Apr3.'86tf
business gards.
D. T. Martyn. M. D.
F.J.8chto,M.D.
Dra. XABTYIT ft SCHTJO,
U. S. Examining Surgeons.
Local Surtreons, Union Pacific, O., N. Jk
15. H. and IJ. Jfc M. R. R's.
Oonnultation in German and English. Tele
phones at office and residences.
JSOHico on Olivo street, next to Brodfoeh
rer's Jewelry Store.
COLU.MHUS.
NEBRASKA.
42-y
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AMlll'OIV EADE, 91. .,
rilYSIClAX AXD SURGEOX,
Platto Center. Nebraska. 8-y
W
A. IcAIE.IMTER,
ATTORNEY XOTARY PUBLIC.
Otlicenp-Htairsin Henry's building, corner of
Olive mid 11th streets. nan 10-87 y
w.
ra. c;oK;ft:i,its,
LAW AXD COLLECTION OFFICE.
Upstairs Ernst huiltlinK. 11th street.
"B
II.I.Y" JO.II,
PLASTERER,
rSOnlers left at Arnold's or at his home
will receive prompt attention. Ma;lo87-0ai
OVI.LIVAK REEDER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
OiliYw oyer First National Rank, Columbus.
Afhranku. 50-tf
p - KVAXM, M. .,
rilYSIClAX AXD SURGEOX.
EC-OjKce and rooms, Glnck building, 11th
etrcrt. telephone communication. 4-y
T M. nAFAKI,A,
ATTORXEY t XOTARY PUBLIC.
-Offico over First National Bank, Colom
bui, Nebraska.
J
OII EUSE
COUXTY SURVEYOR.
kIartieM desiring surveying dono can ad
dress me nt t oluinbus. Neb., or call at my office
m ( ourt House. 5may86-y
JOTIC'K TO TEACHEW.
W. H. Tedrow, Co Supt.
,i - T'i1 !' ?e ,n7 t'Hjcein the Court House the
third Saturday of ench month for the examina
tion of teachers. 39utf
-pvK. J. CHAM. WH.I.Y,
DEUTSCHER ARZT.
Columbus, Nebraska.
i?lficevllth, gtret- Consultations in En
glish, trench and German. 22mar87
WALGRAP BROS.,
Z&EXPRESSMEX.-m
Convey Roods between any points of the city,
band suitable for plastering and building pur
pews furnished in any part of city or on board
cars at reasonable prices. S0mar87y
JOHN G. HIGGINS.
P. J RARinw
Collection Attorney.
HIGGINS & GAEI0W,
ATTORiNEYS-AT-LAW,
Slecialty inado of Collections by C. J. Carlo w
at-m "
F. F. KUftrVEat, If. Ik,
HOMCEOPATHIST.
Chronic Diseases and Diseases of
Children a Speclaltr.
...P1.'01 .n 0h"Te street, three doors north of
rirst National Rink. s.iy
rp 1I.RUSC1IE,
llth St., opposite Lindell Hotel.
Sells Harness. Saddles, Collars, Whips, Blankets,
lurry (oralw, Brushes, trunks, valises, boggy
tops, cushions, carriage trimmings, Ac, at the
lowest possible prices, impairs promptly at
tended to.
RCBOYD,
MANCFAcruasa or
Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware !
Job-Work, Boofine and Guttering-
a Specialty.
JSShop on Olite street, 2 doors north of
Brodfuehrer's Jewelry Store. 32-tf
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terms free. Better not delay. Costs you nothing
to send us your address and find out; if you are
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