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pppippffi m:y-tf a w r '-"S, "aCtS mte-B -ae jhPW- -1 . v VOL. XX.-NO. 15. COLUMBUS, NER, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1889. WHOLE NO. 1,003. (fokmtras Imtriral v -x r r .' w i ft., I . I r vr ft". COLUMBUS STATE BANK. COLUMWJS, NEB. Cash Capital - $100,000. DIRECTORS: LEANDER GKRRARD. Pres't. GEO. W. HULST. Vice Pres't. JULIUS A- REED. R. H. HENRY. J. E. TASKEE, Cashier. Bamlc ar aep lU Vilmcmmmt ExchsBKC Uectlaa all BeIat. aptly asol a y lattercMt Its. 274 COMmCUlBM OF- COLUMBUS, NEB., HAS AN Authorized Capital of $500,000 Paid in Capital - 90,000 OFFICERS: a H- SHELDON, Pres't. H.P. IL OHLRICH. Vice Pres. C. A. NEWMAN, Cashier. DANIEL SCHRAM, Ass't Cash. STOCKHOLDERS: C H. Sheldon. J. P. Becker, Herman P. H. Oehlrich, Carl Rienke. Jonas Welch. W. A. McAllister, J. Henry Wurdeman, H. M. Winslow. Geonre W. Galley. S. C. Grey, . Frank Rarer, Arnold F. H. Oehlnch. HBank of deposit; interest allowed on time deposits; bay and sell exchange on United States and Europe, and bay and sell available securities. We shall be pleased to receive your hmiiness We solicit your patronage. 28dsc87 FORTHE WESTERN GOfTAGE OB&AS CALL OX A. & M.TURNER SVTheae organs are first-claw in every par ticular, and so Koaranteed. SCUFFMTI I PUT1, DSAXJOtSIS WIND DOLLS, Buckeye Mower, combined, Self Binder, wire or twine. Pi-ps Repaired sktrt ittiee BTOne door west of Heistz's Dm Store. 11th street. Columbus. Neb. ITnoTflKr I CURE FITS! When I say Ccas I a? so win swarajy stop them lor a time, and wwtam x. tarn y'" i asu -- aaiwau i I save made the ' at AttBs-teasrstady. I WAnSAST nryi 1TTW BCWDtK I SMI II. BMsadni no reason tor not 1 r..ii insr mil f BT ISFAXXIBLK KKMZDT. Give KxnMBB and wt OSes. It easts ysajaiilajaa; tnaL aad a wiu esxe yes. mkb M.tBaoT.sm.cM iosm.ST,i UNDERTAKER ! HENRY GASa -LELscasKfcrls-rW CtfTWlJD METALLIC CAaW 4f qjUMBCIi.lWnistTI AFTER MEXICAN LI05S. SCARING FOUR OF THEM OUT WITH AN IMPAOVISED BOMB. Along in the tOs W. H. old and well known Texas eatahlishrrt a catfls ranch oi twelve mflss above tie town of and ss his stock was large and j increaaing; as onus aeratai sraau cabins in diffsrant parti of his range for the convenience of hia bands. In 1879 the writer, with stane half a companion, waanpin tiae moon above Faaderi on a camp hast, ton of Mr. Ste la we called it. which that night happened to be the camping ground oflJBesphens hhneflf and some of hia cowboys, Stephens, or Uncle Billy, as he called, was enraged over the tkns of some varmint on hia stock. He had that day found a fine colt and a fine Jersey boll calf dead and partially de voured, and, from the tracks, he was satisfied that either a Mexican lion or a "painter," as he called it, had killed his animal, He said the country around abounded in both. He and his men had killed a number of each, and he knew the differ ence between the two """' very wett. LOCATDTQ IBS "CURDS." filing deer, turkeys and squirrels had grown rather monotonous to our party, and we determined to have a try for larger game and more frtting sport. We had several good hounds, and had already en joyed several night hunts for wild cats and the like, of which we had killed several One of Uncle Billy's hands said he was satisfied he knew where a pair of lions had their den, from the fact that a few evenings before, about sundown, he had seen two cubs frolicking on a large rock on a small hill densely covered with brush, about five miles from camp, and he knew the old ones could not be far off. He had no dog or gun with him, but had determined to beat up their quar ters the first convenient opportunity, and he now offered to guide us to the place. Hia offer was gladly accepted, and the next mnminfr our party set out for the varmints' lair, accompanied by Uncle Billy and the guide, John Jarvia. A short chase brought us to what look ed like a cave in a ledge of rocks, or rather beneath the ledge, and the beaten trail leading into it plainly showed that it wm ncrnpinri by noma wriM nimil The dogs tan to die opening and stopped, They nntfrad around, whining and giving an occasional yelp, but de clined to enter. We approached caa tioualy and peered in, but coald see nothing. At intervals, however, our ears ware greeted with a low growL We knew ws had run something to fts lair, but whether it was a lion, panther or bear, we could nottelL The next question was how to induce whatever it was to come out and be killed. Leaving four of the coolest men and bestshotato watch the entrance, the bal ance of the party began a search to see if there was any other "tm to the den or cave. A short time TiafiaH -gg there was not. and we returned, whan a council of war was held, Bob Harper proposed that two or three of us crawl in and ase what we could find We scowsed the idea, and Bob admitted that he was not in earnest. He was just enongh of a daredevil tc have tried it, though. We tried tc smoke them out, but either the smoke did not penetrate the cave or there were crevices enough in the rocks for it to escape. Anyhow, it didnt hare the de sired effect. TJ5CLX BILLY'S BBXQSB WMA. A bright idea struck Uncle Billy. He sent Jarvia back to our temporary camp for a small canteen he bad in his saddle and a blanket. Jarvia soon returned, accompanied by our two companions who had been left to keep camp. Uncle Billy took the canteen and poured nearly a pint of powder into it from the horn he carried. Ha next cut several strips from the Mmht which he damped slightly and then smeared with a small bottle of bear olL he had in his pouch, rubbing them thoroughly with powder, making a very reaper tahlp fuse. He than tied a email rope to the can teen, and sticking the end of the fuse into the mouth of the nnteen he bads na look to our guns while he lowered the improvised bomb into our den. We formed a sort of semicircle in front of the den and breathlessly await ed the result. As soon as Uade Billy felt the canteen lodge he tied the rope, arfatnktagasoaachhe carefully light ed the fuse and then fall hack in good cedar, calling out: "Look out, boyal If that dorsad thing works hell comer Th "darned thing worked. We heard a dull report in about three minutes, and not only "he," bat she and the little ones came; old ones .caose "like the waves Thev didn't wait a at once on the nartv nearest to But what, chance had two brutes, ac how large and or eight m Both the old oaea were badly w at the ant voOey, but it took The whelps were aappused to been about two sscsxss old. thesvysaswtoMctheavb-JtBob per and Ji The Bob assaasred 7 feat sad 2 isssfces from tip to mp, the Hrw 7 feet 1 inches. Cor. St Louis GJose- A ntOFOUMO YOUNQSTER. bask armed warn Wav ' There was amylkai of Ssadsy Ike,aad all the tescssraef the tana asssss at Isssscsl and " f jj sksSBBBBTBBslBf SBBSrsT BSBBBbI WaSBK SSSSSfeSaSfiBBBSSS SSSSW BSBaBSaSBsBMBSi SsbVa bV.bbSm 4WMsF wmbs 4BSW" aL- asowawossstsssksB aossslswsl to their slips of fsaerand and at the last nasi a, which was to baa sort of isili itsiiinisat. hi wmilil these. A lot of people wrot and cave then, to the about fifty good old gnarly of paper slipe. the of them sway back aad very obtuse, the good who had p himself apt coped with them successfully aad with knowl- FmeQy he ran against a question that him knit his brows, He scowled W "Heraiaa qasttfna which X ccsrfeat I am unable to aaiief. Isaaraif it to the aadieace, and if any one ia able to give the answer I will be glad to hear what itav" qusryt "Who was Ae boy and what his who held the bass the five loaves aad two ashes which fed the maRitadeF Nobody made any effort to answer it, aad the professor aakb "It seems mat nobody knows any more about it than I do. I will have to call on the parson who submitted the qneatinn to come forward and answer it. Wffl you please do soT ,To the great SHrpriee of the 400 people and of his mother as wefi, Frank Jones, a 18-year-old school boy, got up and mod estly walked up the aisle Everybody looked at him amaaed. The professor .said: "Did you submit this question? "Yes, aJr." "Can you answer it?" "Tea, sir.n "Wei, I am sure everybody will be glad to hear it." "The hoy," said Frank quietly but steadily, "was Ben Ezra, eon of Miriam, who was a slater of Philip, one of the twelve disciples. n A murmur of astonishment ran over the audience. Here was something too deep for even the professed theologians in convention siwiiililnl The professor turned to the boy: "Did you find that in the Bihler "Kb, air." "Where, then, did you get itr "In Greek historyr That was the cap sheaf. A lad of thir teen bowling down 400 declared teachers in the Christian cause, and fanfnr them in an unassuming way that he dug the information out of Greek history. I think it will be well to give this boy room to spread himself when he a man. Chicago Mafl. McGalan, a young Index, Mo., Noticing hie dog bark ing furiously, he went forward. The object of the dog's attention was an. enormous black snake, which, when killed, measured fourteen feet nine inches. The reptile stood perfectly erect for about four feet of its length, and seemed unable to move the middle part of its body at alL Although somewhat abashed by the formidable appearance of the reptile, Jim was not alow to observe that it could not move from the spot where its body BTfiad bound to the earth, so he picked up a stout club and striking the Toonster several-blows upon its head, which it was waving about in the air, soon dis patched it. Hewaeagamastonishedwhen, attempting to raise the monster urnn his stick, he was unable to lift it from the ground, About that time he saw a neighbor on the road. Calling upon him for assist ance, they cut the snake open at the place where the nmm weight was located. They took from its body an old boot leg thonged together at each end, and containing something so heavy they could scarcely lift k. Great was their surprise and joy when, upon cutting open the boast leg, it was found to be filled with gold corns from $1 up to $30. The only plansibss TTplan'itT' i ha It is well known by parties living here that during the late war a party of bush whackers burried a boot leg full of gold on Walnut creek. The formd near a osnasl ravine. where ifeia supposed the gold was washed out of its hiding place aad found by the snake. St. Louis Bepublic. The first steamer that ever crossed the Atlantic was the Savannah, which nailed from the southern city whose name she bore, and reached Liverpool twenty-five days later. This was in 1S19. She de pended en her sails more than on her en gines, however, and when the wind was favorable and aU her canvas could be spread her paddle wheels were hauled on deck and folded up like an umbrella. It can be imagined that she was very little like an ocean steamer of the present day, and her success was so questionable that when she returned to the United States her engines were taken out of her and she was cuuTerted into a sailing ship. " years later, after other ex it had been demonstrated that steam navigation was a practicable thing, snd a regular hne of steamers was established between Tngisnd "H Amer ica. One of these was the Great Western, which made seventy voyages across the ocean. The quickest of these voyages was accomplished in twelve days and seven hoars. From Oat time to mis there has beena i isawint effort, srismilited by competi tion sad byimproyenifaits in nnchissry, to lessen the daxatksaof the voyage. The old side she, or saddle, steamers were abandoned about fourteen years ago, and the Bsodern type of vessel is the ofaafsty. by a he disabled the would hare power eaoaah to sro- sslssssah. froaa New York toQansriH up to I860 caase he had in Ills In bench The evening's aasreae iag aad aaswsrssg ban he aasersrsd aB the rest he pscced squirrel huntfag. mttsawaysEM expected that a sagaer aavu aavoaaa one eawaas Taiiiasaais. eased sj Ihi I leal the "Trj if Brrajr, tsServ1a.aW0eesaaWUBBhcm, fts ssrariaasd she City of Paxav-Toash's THE TUR1T YER1M. TODAY'S PRACTICAL WORKINGS O THAT ANCIENT SOCIETY. This is no new organisation; it founded at the beginning of the century by Father John in Germany, and named the Turn Yerein. Father John believed that physical training was the basis of true thinking, and after a careful study of old Greceian and Unman games he evolved a system of training which he believed he could teach theoreticaUy to his countrymen. With him were aaso dated Leon and Spies and a doaen other at, who together organized the first Turn Yerein aad pledged themselves "to aid each other in rearing a people strong both in body and mind, and recognizing in the propagation of universal educa tion and in the fostering of good morals the sole means of a thorough reform in social, political and religious matters." rrtn QER3LAIT SOLDDZBS. The society grew so rapidly that the government, fearing its prowess, en deavored to suppress its increase by law, but subsequently realizing the advantage of a militia chosen from a people of strength and vigor, they reinstated it in favor, and out of its teachings grew the law requiring the practice of light gym nastics in ail the public schools. After the revolutions the veterans of '48, compelled to leave their country, came to America, and one of their first acts in the new home was to establish a branch of the old society, which now numbers in the United States 31,000 men, divided into 230 or 300 societies, by whom 20,000 children are taught gym nastic exercises under nearly 130 teach ers. Whatever may be the political bias of the society, the second article in its act of incorporation states that "the particu lar business and objects for which such society or corporation is to be formed are the promotion of physical education and Culture and pymnagrirg and arhltfy in general, and the establishment and maintenance of a school for the physical, gymnastic, athletic and mental educa tion of children." There are 150 children, or turners, in the New York school, and twice each week, after the public school closes, the girl turners, in dark blue flannel dresses, fashioned with loose blouse waists and straps of bright blue braid, black hose and white slippers, march up and down the large gymnaaiunas belonging to the society, and are taught to use all the ap paratus arranged for men and boys. Twice each week, too, in the intervening days, the boy turners, in dark trousers, light waists, scarlet belts and stockings and white slippers, are taught the exer cises adapted to their years. HOW THXT AJUC ZEAXSZD. On Sunday both classes meet together for instruction in German reading and speaking, which is the only language used in the school. Children enter the damns as soon as they are 6 years old, and continue the training imtii they are 18, when they become members of the so ciety if they desire. Members of the organization pledge themselves to exer cise in hfr gymnasium two evenings wh week until they are 30 years of age, after which they may be excused from active work. Discussions of the tgamg ques tions of the day, political, social, and educational, are held each month, in which the members participate, and. a library is also owned by the society, and at the disposal of the members, The children are taught in classes of thirty or more members; and thirty little las sies, in their blue gowns and white slip pers, are a very pretty spectacle, when not one of them is leas than 6 or more than 10 years old, and each stands straight and firm, with a pair of dumb bells fn TiAT small harttla The most noticeable thing about the tiny turners is that they stand wefi, walk, well, and carry their heads very proud ly. They march and countermarch in single lines, then two, four and eight abreast; strike graceful attitudes, which bend and curve their bodies in every line of beauty; swing the dumb bells high over their heads and lay them on the floor without bending the knees, and when the hour's drill is ended the baby battalion is drawn up in line and marches sedately out past a long file of girls from 10 to 15 years old, who enter for their There is to be seen again the same graceful carriage, the free, fight step, snd in the exercise which follows with the clubs the precision of motion adds much to the pleasing effect. Every club rises and falls in unison, as if swung by the same hand, and, when the drffi is over, the girls show their muscular power in drill with the heavy apparatus. Meanwhile the baby turners have marched into another ream, and are knitters and needle women now under the direction of the gentle faced teacher and her assistant. There are laces of wool and linen growing in their busy lit tle hands, and hems and tacks and the tiresome "over-and-over" blocks are stitched by the patient Ettle lassies. The class of larger girls have embroideries and fancy work in progress, and one large girl is stitchingwith bright sOk the sleeve of a new gown. Down stairs the tiniest babies of afi are taught the fascinating kindergarten work, and an the time the steady tramp of tine marching feet and the dattaw of the apparatus in the gymnasium mav be heard. The woman's branch of the Turn Yer ein has also a class in the gymnasium, but their special work is to interest then ibi, 1 ma in the affairs of the school and the training and teaching of the children. New York San. HE WASNT SORDID. I had been sitting in the ahade of a for a quarter of an hour e along with an ox and invited me toridewithhim. I was only fairly seated when he said: "Sad thing happened hack there about ofxaaonthaago." ''Ihdeedr "Yes; that 'ere falsawd off ox shied at a paper in the road and rum as into a ditch and tipped the wagon over." "YeaT thegix- of her, aad she dead I packed her up. QswssBlsjssiysawlfmCsetBBj Saw S.Seh I Gwjlaa, te taw raMs Ststfas. a comu wuu at auver piatea Ever lose your wife? "Never." "Awful sad thing. Haw there, Bock! She had two unmade dresses in the house, which were left on my hands. Guess HI get shot of them, however guess I wfiL Whoa! you yaller ox! Undertaker said we could scrape along with four handles to the coffin, but I told him to make 'em an even half doaen. Feller cant afford to be srsaU shout those things. Ssy, you know what be longs to manners, eh? "I hope so." "Guessed you did, even if you are afoot. I want to ask you how long a wUaaer has to wait before e an oaflK There's no law, yer know, but a sorter custom. Is it a year? "Some wait a year." "And some only three or six months?" Tve heard of a second marriage with in a week or two.7 "Too soon a leettle too soon," he an ssrnstd. as hfr ntTO-kpil his thin whiskers. "Looks too sordid and grasping, you see. Neighbors would probably talk, tOO. Cnnldn't: fwn plain ithmt BTttinn could theyr "I should think not." "That's twenty-four weeks or one hun dred and sixty-eight days, you see. Nothing sordid about that, eh? If s com ing off next week." "What? Your marriage? "That's it. Bin engaged five days now, and it's to come off next Wednes day. Her name is Feebe. Awful hard to get up airly and keep hustling all day. Had my eye on her ever since the day of the funeral, but you needn't rmnd teU ins it. Folks is s06hipy, you know. Git up, you lazy beasts! Say, I want to ask bout another thing." "Wen? "Havnt got Martha any tombstone yet. Have to git one, won't E" "Why, yes." "If I didn't they'd say I was sordid, wouldn't they?' "They might." "Would you put a lamb or a dove on it?" "That's just as you feeL" "Has it got to read: 'Martha, the first and most beloved wife of Aaron Snv der?" "Not necessarily." "Kin I jist put on: 'Erected to the memorv of Martha Snvder, who died April 22, 1886?" "Why, yes." "And have it quietly " up and set up, and not let on to the other. Iaee. Nothing sordid about Feebe, but sich things grind, you know. Do you take I the cross road? Wail, good day. Glad ' we met. Seemed some six months was i long enough, but I lander wanted an outside opinyun. Had six handles, you j remember, but the neighbors might call me soraiu ana snuc us out on r"Tirg bee and earn himkings," New York Sun. BATHS FOR HORSES. Turkish baths for horses are not only given, in MDwaukee, but they are quite popular and are very generally made use of in case of sickness as weU as to humor the caprice of aristocratic family pets. The bath house in this city is the only establishment of . the kind in the west. The place was designed by Dr. T. T. Toussaint, and the baths are given under his personal supervision. Being a vet erinary surgeon, Dr. Toussaint first made use of the bath for the cure of certain diseases, but afterward the place became popular among horse owners, who send their favorite blooded animals for a reg ular weekly bath. The bath house is designed much the same as those which are patronized by humanity, only on a larger scale. There are three rooms connected with wide doors that shut so closely as to be almost air tight. The horse is first taken to the rear room, where the floor is made of hard wood strips. A steam coil is con cealed in the wall, and the steam can be turned on from the room adjoining. After the horse has been led in, the door is closed and the room filled with steam until the temperature rises 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The animal is left there until the perspiration ia streaming from its body, when the door is opened and the horse is led into the middle room. Here there is no steam, but the tempera ture is at 165 degrees. Two attendants now come forward and a little window is opened into the first room, through which the horse's head is placed. This is done so that the animal win not breathe the air at a temperature above 100 de grees. From the ceiling a shower bath is di rected on the horse, and the two attend ants, standing on either side with smooth, flexible pieces of hard wood, rub off the perspiration and the water. The shower bath is continued for the space of fifteen minutes, then it is stopped and tab horse is given a sham poo, where soft brushes are used. He is then rubbed for a few minutes with dry cloths and is led into the front room. The room is at moderate tem perature anshis fined with an adjustable table, padded and covered with an oiled canvas. The horse is given a drink of brandy and then led up beside the table. This padded table is of mechanical construc tion. When first seen it seems to be an upright platform. The top of the table is in a perpendicular position, one side of which rests on the stone floor. Through it are drawn wide strips of heavy canvas, and as the horse is led up beside the table top the canvas is placed around the animal's body and fastened. Bis feet are also buckled in straps, and when he ia securely fastened against the upright table top an attendant begins to turn a revolving shaft that tips the padded board over, and it soon rests in a horiaontal position with the horse lying at fun length on his side. The rubbing process is now carried out, while the horse lies on the table and a preparation of bay rum is applied. The mane and tail are combed and braided, and when the horse ia again restored tc an upright position by the tipping of the table, heis given another drink of brandy and fed out. Mflwankee SentmeL Simeon Eaaygo, after living sixty years oa a farm, finds his quarters on ship board somewhat cramped, He obviates the lack of space, however, by stowmg his trousers and shoes into a round cup beard in the side of the vessel on going to bed. 7 a. m. Startling disclosures: "Steward, las' night I put my clothes is r cubbyhole, an they hain't thar "That aint a clothes press; thsfa a port hois, sir." Baa Francisco Argo- PATENT LEATHER FRAUDS. HOW THE DUDE IS SOMETIMES DE CEIVED IN HIS FOOT GEAR. Going; down oa a Broadway car the other dsy was a fashionable wearing patent leather shoes. It during one of the brief, cool spells of weather. Seating hiiaoelf in one corner of the car, he proceeded apparently to warm his feet by rubbing them together. While this may have beenan right forth feet, it seemed rather harden the patent V as the heal of on shoe was rabbiag aad ef the other. With pair of shoes wfil wear about four weeks, when they win begin to crack. Mr. Dudelet win return them to the retafler, who, in tarn, wiU return them to the manufacturer. auxzaci razzsT calf. A shoe manufacturer who was spoken to by a News reporter toldthe story of a retailer who had ordered a lot of potest leather shoes which were made and shipped to him. Upon receiving the shoes he wrote, to the manufacturer ask ing him to warrant the shoes not to crack. The only reply the manufac turer could make was that if the retailer would warrant the usage of the shoe he could then warrant the leather. This the retailer declined doing, and so the shoes came back. Now in order to know why the manu facturer could not warrant the shoe let us learn something of the property of patent leather. There is quite a differ ence between patent leather and patent calf. Very little patent calf is now made in this country for the reason that the country does not grow calfskins suitable for its tannage. To make a good patent calf a skin of peculiar qual ities is required. These qualities are usu ally found in smaU skins. The fiber must be fine and the akin not too heavy. There must be no sores or cuts in the skin; the shoulder not too fight nor the head heavy. When tanned and before the japan is applied the skin is stretched so as to take from it as much as possible afi tendency to expand. In patent calf there may be said to be two bodies, the calfskin and the japan, The japan is not so elastic as the calf skin, and if the calfskin should stretch a half inch the japan would only stretch say a quarter inch or leas, and its body drawn apart just that much. It is far this reason that calfskins are stretched as much as possible: otherwise the shoe would be sure to crack with the most careful wearing if not in the lasting. The japan ia applied to the flesh side of the skin, and if there be any imper fection in the akin itwfil show in the roughness of the japan when finished, The quality of the japan is known by its jet blackness and brilliancy. If it is dtdl and bluish it wfll have a ten dency to peel, blister or crack in propor tion to the vnTlnqB anil oil Japan has a tendency to expand or con- tract from heat or cold, so must be avoided, or the japan wfll crack when one goes from a heated room to a cold one. The warm foot being in con tact with the calf tends to keep that part of the leather warm, while the cold air strikes the japan, which has no pro tection, WHKKX n corns trcol In cutting patent leather the cutter first examines the japan side for any imperfections. Turning the akin over the quality is judged from the grain side. Patent leather is always cut japan side downward. Care must be taken to avoid the "hips" and costs parts of the skin and skirts. On the japan side the cutter Iooksfor what he terms "measles." These are fine blisters sometimes no bigger than pin heads. Occasionanya hair from the japsnnera brush has be come embodied in the japanT The greater part and the best of the patent leather imported into this country from abroad comes from Worms, on the German Bhine, There patent calf has been prepared for generations and the workers have attained such skill in its manufacture that the French, with aU their ingenuity, have not been able to reach the same degree of perfection. One factory alone there employs over 3,000 men. Common patent leather is reafiy an imitation of the patent calf, which was the only article formerly sold under the name of "patent" taKri As patent calf costs much more than patent leather the retailer may know thatwhen a shoe is offered him at a very close figure there is danger that, though the surface be the brightest of japan, the body may be of the dry grain leather, which forms the haatsaf ordinary patent leather. When made up in the shoe patent leather cannot be distinguished in ap pearance from patent calf, unless oae be an expert. An importer of patent calf, or other person who it conversant with the peculiarities of patent calf, can ten its quality the minute he looks at a shoe. No rule can be laid down to judge of patent calf or patent leather when in a shoe, It is one of the things only to be acquired by experience. Just as the dia mond expert or jeweler can tail the qual ity and vain of his goods at a glance, so can the expert in patent leather ten the value of hi. In this matter of "gfHg patent leather in place of patent calf the retailer is at fee mercy, or rather thehoesast j, of the msnufacturars. New York News. Annthei delusion is malaria, so called. The word :nalari means bad air. The diseases that are attributed to this cause are frequently common in districts where there is no stagnant water or anything else to taint the atmosphere, It wfll be remembered that during the smrmw of 1881 there was an unasoal number of people who were attacked by these dis eases in muth wastst ti and Missouri snd also there had been no rains of say coase qaence for asnaxhs, snd that, too, in dis tricts far resBOved from water or any other sshstan were surely not in the sir, consequently should not be attributed to malaria. It is more probable that daring the dry, hot weather of the heat that ia sad the all mil it j that is ay the saa a.a principany through the nerve, aad the stomach being the moat delicate and intricate of alsjost any of the involuntary muscles, ia the principal sufferer from such ener vating influence. Indigestion follows as a symptom, and an increase of bile hriags what is called biliousness and ""i I hope my medical friends aad I claim many a such wfll pardon the presumption on my part of the dis cussion of a subject that comes more within their province than that of mine. But this conclusion baa been forced from observations that reach over a pe riod of many years as a surveyor in the west I have observed that there were more cases of sickness of this kind dur ing or immediately after the season in which there were the greatest number of electric showers or electric disturb ances, as shown by the surveyors instru ments. I conclude, then, that heat and ehi'triuify are the prime causes of "saa taria," and that they weaken the stom ach and, in a large majority of cases, produce the diseases usually attributed to this cause. I give the thought to the profession with the hope that it will of fend none. Cor. St. Louis Bepublic. Ammimt HlsaaalC Among the many things the saw mill man has to contend with in this part of Georgia is the lack of perfect titles to the lands on which he purchases timber. Numerous troubles result therefrom and, as a rule, we are waited on every day by some native who claims that we are cut ting timber from land that has been in his possession for years, although we have leases on it from other parties. A few days since our general manager was called on by one of these persons, who told him that he must stop cutting on a certain lot that we had just beipin. "Have you the titles to itr" was the first question put to him. "I have," was the reply, and he forth with pulled from his pocket a dirty, aged looking roU. The general manager took it and care fully read them through, then, turning to the would be owner, said: "I can't notice such documents as those." "Why?" asked the astonished man. '"Because." replied the general man ager, holding- the paper up between him and the light, "this deed was written just twenty-five years before the mfll was built that made this paper." The claimant took his papers and went sadly away without another word. At lanta Constitution. They Preferred the Higher- Price. The story is told of a retail dealer who obtained a rare bargain in ladies' hem stitched linen handkerchiefs, which he de signed to sell at a fair profit at twenty-five cents each. On examination of the goods he determined not to give such value for so small a sum. Taking one-half this lot. he marked each handkerchief in the corner with a lead pencil, twenty-five cents, and the other half of the lot, pre cisely the same style and quality, he marked in the same way thirty cents, and displayed the goods on the counter side by side. Imagine his surprise when he found that his lady customers, on their own judgment, and after a seeming careful and critical comparison of the goods, in two purchasers out of three, selected the bargains at thirty cents. leaving him with the larger part of thoe marked twenty-five centa on his counter. As it was impossible to alter the marks on the goods from twenty-five to thirty with out soiling them, he was actually com pelled to purchase another invoice of the same lot to oblige the dear creatures who preferred to pay thirty cent3 for the ar ticle rather than twenty-five cents. Cloak and Suit Review. Sir Edwin Arnold. Any one who expects to-see in Sir Ed win Arnold a man who suggests the wild romance of his poetry will be disap pointed. He is quite small, with a very thin face, the most striking feature of which is a long nose, which gives Tifm a somewhat Jewish cast of counte nance. His beard is iron gray and thin, and he brushes it out from his chin. My impression is that he is bald, but I cannot speak with certainty on this point, for he wore a skull cap all the evening. Sir Edwin is an amiable gentleman and a clever journalist as well as a poet. It was, however, his poetry that made him famous. Mr. Andrew Carnegie, by the way, owns the original manuscript of the "Light of Asia." which was presented tc him by Sir Edwin a short time after the book was published. Boston Transcript. CIcwm to Crimes Throash Conversation. "To my mind there is no field for the silent, mysterious detective who never says anytliing to anybody except the story book writers," remarked a man who is old and experienced in police work. "I have made loa of cases, and every one of them I made by talking You can't get people to tell you anything without talking to them. Wherever I go I always try to get into conversation with .eople. especially with children. Childrfcn are very clcwe observers: they always remember what they se, and as a rule tell it accurately." Washington Critic Investor The business of inventor pays a smaller average profit than any other business in thin country, because there are so many failures to one success. But the inventor of the Hoe printing-press made $300,000. Thomas Silverman, a poor mechanic, made 370,000 from copper toed shoes for children. The horseshoer, Henry Bur den, made 1200,000 from his manufact ured horse shoes. The inventor of the stylographic pen ha3 made $1,000,000. Edison has made $4,000,000, and his in ventions have benefited the world ten rltno as mnrh- A good many know that Thomau Jef ferson was a great man, but it is not so weU understood that he was the father of the American patent system; That he drew up the earliest patent laws, and that while he was secretary of state under Washington he gave his personal consideration to every application that was rnaAt for a patent. LouLrriUe Courier-Journal A ProJiSc Writer. m John Strange Winter is the pen name of Mrs. Arthur Stannanl. one of the most prolific of Ensliah lad? novelists who have attained to any degree of emi nence. In the early day. when BootIes Baby" was sot an yet. sh turned ut for various serials, including- the veteran Family Herald, the astounding number oi forty -two novate. Current Literature. 1 National Bank! -HAS AS- AtrtWcizaw CayiM $250,000, AaUtho aoTIteposits received aad time deposits. EsrTDrafBi oa th Brine ipal cities ia this trj-aad btobo boaaht and sukL EVColIseieas and all other roaapt sad earafal attention. STOCXHOLOBaS. A. ANDERSON, Pres't. J. H. GALLEY. Vic PreaX O.T-KOI2f. Cashier G.ANDERSON. P. ANDERSONL JACOB G KKISEN. HEXKX RAGATZ. JOHN J. SULLIVAN. J.G.MaSxERT Aprat.lsjtf gmshussmb. T .1.KIUA3I, DEUTCHER ADVOEAT, r9fficT OTr Colombo State Bank. Col am has. Nebraska. QKnMJVAi k I ATTO&XEYSAT LAW, Ofcce over First National Bonk. Colambas. 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