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- s "' J- "- v -1 " fP SS935 "SsCJxs? i"itt!r " vfrc js - ". "e- , - - V- v ' w1'" - , -3 521 i - VS " jj&?" ! c52$ m- .!? VOL. XX -NO. 21- COLUMBUS, NEB, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1889. WHOLE NO. 1,009. m partial. i 1 l . . liL- bbbT LasssT aaBBWaara BbI 1) - r COLUMBUS STATE BANK. WLUMBPS. SEB. Cash Capital - $100,000. DMKCTOIM: LKAS DKK- GgRHLVKlX Pres't. - . fc tiEO. W- HUL3T. Vice Pres't. JUIJUH A-REED. K. tt- KENKY. J. K. TASEEi. Cashier. It, OiKvut el Bnclemnare CeJlwetlem I all ei- rcapdr .Tlawle iy latere! Time !. m coMmmiBM -OF COLUMBUS, NEB., -HAS AN- Anthorized Capital of $oOO,000 Paul iH Capital - .M,00 OEFICEJW: a H. SHELDON. Prea't. - H. P. H. OHLBICH. View Pre. C. A. NEWMAN. Cashier, DANIEL SCHBAM. Aaa't Cash. STOCKHOLDERS: C. H. Sheldon, J- P. Beckpr, ."Hanaan P. H. Oehlrich, Carl Hienke . Jontw Welch. W. A. McAlWr, J. Henry Wurdeman, H. M. Winalow, Geonce W. Galler. 3. C. Grey. Fran Borer. Arnold F. H. Oehlnch. gy Ran lr of deposits interest allowed on time , depnaira; bny and sell exchange on United States aad Earopa, and buy and aell available secnritieii. We shall be ploaacd to receive your biwineaa. We solicit your patronage. 29dec37 FORTHE WEST6BM GOITA&E 0B6AK CALL OS A. & M.TURNER rmvrellac 9mlt nans are first-claa in erery par dealer, mad ao unanateeiL seitfrim H1TI, deale&s a WIND MILLS, wYw WW) COnmsMfMwy 5em Beftfer, wire r PssiBf tepairew. shrt Httiee door mt of Htdnta's Drag Store. Uth CotembB. 2leb. l7aoJt , r Mntat.tdi aoti arB.'aaaiau, - ; - - UNDERTAKER ! HBKBTALUC CAfflS o aRTdndaof Upkol- COtXMBUi.HiaaAMA. SBBBBBBBBBBw - asBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBsa ICURE BTarararfl vaW araV BTaTaTaraV aw av ' Baw avaVft BW MgttSrtirat eaaes. Bti. " oOwn wy aaaTM as raaaealor soc wnrrBoewar aJ Mf aamt at tnHear yaa. AililiT HENBY & ASS. aBaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBVaV'KBHBr flaSSKaPall HIS HAIRTDBlHrWHLm A MYSTEMOUS CALLER WITH BLACK BORDERED ENVELOPE. That was a atzanga atacy tatd. by ex-congressman the otfcer day, sad tfaa circumaCaocea ondar wkldi ic waa ra lated woe aomewbat fawliar. Tka story waa told aa die Hiatal troth, and there can be no rwann for doabtiaaj ha aoabcr's veracity. It waa a few erasing ago that the ex congreaaman aat with a ooafla of news paper correspondent! and a guiwnaanil official in the lattera room fax a bJr hotel inthiacitr. They ware dfaeaaatea; poii-i ticx. and the ex-coareaagaam waa talk ing; whea. he m aa iaawjayaad ay a fcaocat at the door. In inapoaaa to- an inrita tfon the doer waa opened and a aMeaoa ser boy stood at the entrance, Ik his hand waa an envelope with, a heavy black border. It waa each, aa those aaad to inclose a death meaaaga or ta indicate deep niourniig. The boy panaad for a moment, evidently speculating in hia mind aa to the proper person to receive the letter. Finally ha tendered it to the ex-congressman, who waa nearest the door. That individual turned pale and trembled, but extended his hand as if to take the message. He hesitated an in stant and hia hand dropped nerveless. A second time he essayed to take t!ie mat sage from the boy, and again he faflfld, It was only after the third effort that he vro3 apparently able to reach it, and by that time the government official for whom it was intended had come to die door, read die address and took the mes rfagefrom die trembling hand that had received it Ah," said he, after opening and read ing it, "it is only a note from an office seeker. Why it should be in mourning I don't know. As the office seeker is a tvoman, I presume it is merely a femi nine freak." THX aCYSTXKIOCS XBBETGKB. Everybody had noticed the strange demeanor of the ex-congressman, and, observing that an gTplanat" was ex pected, he finally said: "I think that the use of black bordered envelopes ought to be prohibited by law. The very sight of one unnerves me. When I tall you why you may doubt the truth of the tale, but it is true neverthe less. Ten years ago I waa ma1""g a political canvass in my district At the close of a speech one afternoon I received a telegram from, home stating that my boy, the idol of my life, was dying, and f that if I wished to see him alive I must come at once. I went immediately to the hotel, took my satchel and started for the depot "There was no passenger train due for some hours, but a freight was pulling out and I jumped aboard. lb waa late when I reached a little towmesL the river where I could take a boat forborne. I hurried to the wharf and found that the steamer would not pass until after mid night and that I would thus be delayed many hours. I was undecided whether to wait for the steamer or to hire a boat and leave at once. While I stood on the wharf hesitating a mrnorngrr boy sud denly appeared before me. Before I could say anything he thrust into my hand a white envelope, with a heavy black border. A strange feeling came over me, and it was only by the greatest effort that I was able to open the letter. The apprehension I felt in a few mo ments was awful, for I knew that it must contain dread news. When finally I looked at the letter there appeared in a strange hand the single sentence: Tou mast came quick. "There was no signature, and nothing to indicate the origin of the letter, and when I turned to inquire of the messen ger lie had disappeared as completely aa if swallowed by the oarrh, I knew that the message referred to my boy, al though I was entirely ignorant of die source. I knew that I must hurry if I would see him alive. TH3 DYCTG BOY. "The message decided me, and at once I sought a boatman, and. securing hia services, started down the river. I reached home some hours ahead of the steamboat upon which I had originally intended to come. I rushed to the house and was ushered into the presence of my dying boy. As I approached the bedside he recognized me with a smile, and then, said: " 'Papa, I've been waiting for you.' "Those were his last words, and in a moment he was dead. I then knew that the message I had received had come from him, and that ha had been waiting forme. None of my family or friends hid seen the mmissge, nor did, they know anything about it Afterward I made the most searching inquiries at the town where I waited for the boat, but nobody had seen the messenger or ever heard of him. Not die slightest trace of him. waa to be found, and I was led to dm inevita ble conclusion that the meawmger had never appeared to any one but me, and that I alone bad seen the message. "You can understand now why a black bordered envelope always fills me with the greatest dread and apprehen sion, and why it was that I turned pale and trembled when the messenger boy, who hist appeared in the door, tendered nw thn nminrrciff kmlring mfag '"n tpndW for you. "You will observe that my hair is whim, although. I am. yet a young ttw Before that eventful night my hair was aa black as a raven's wing. After I re ceived the black bordered letter from, the mysterious messenger, who came to me at the boat landing that night, a feeling came over me such as I never knew be fore nor have known since. The awful agony of that trip down the river will remain fresh in my memory until death ends alL When L reached nome, and stood at the bedside of my boy, my hair waa white as snow. It has darkened some in the years that have since passed, bat it win sever be black agalnJ Waak insfci Cor. St Louis Globe-Democrat Searrrallthe rail muds m India aaaaer that government and many of the roads were bnut by the govern an at, goaranteeing 8 per cent to the atock hoiders on the condition that the profite above? per cent shall be equally drriaed between the gu'wuna t aat tna atock hnMars Over others of the ranis the gomnamnthesasortof a. rrsrtsol and taaMBultisthatthe tenure of nsnmoav Ifcsisfliiisilisiaih tht mi sslhst nf tnecrrdaervice; of Faglsnd Xsn ex aecttontaya lifetime wham they enter gerof their iMsthargs dariagr goad Le havior. There are ao strikes in India, and a. Boaition on the railroad ia consid ered very deekabfe by the nativn. The laws are, on the account of the government owning the roads, almost al- j together- in favor of the roadaad our farmers would riat ia indignation at some of them. If an Aaaericaav baa a cow killed oa the track of a road running through hia farm dm railroad company pays well for it la India the owner of cattle found trespsaaaaeom. the railroad j a liable to a penalty of SJ.5Q for each ani- maL Any man who drives any animal across an Indian rail way except, at cer taut appointed tunes and places ia liable to a fine of $17, and any man who enters a car reserved for feaaalea can be fined $33. The man who triea to get on a tram here after it is started wfll be fined 17. and anyone who atteipa to defraad die railway company in any nisnwf r ia liable to a fine of ilC Frank G Carpenter: Hear twice before yom He dances well to whom f brtane pipes. He doubles his gift whe givmmdme. He fights with his own shadow. Ha giveth twice that giveth in a trice. He has a bee in ha bonnet He baa bought his noble for nine pence. He has bad a bite upon his bridle. He k a wise man who speaks Iittlev He is proper who hath proper condi- He knows not a B from a buITa foot He knows not a hawk from a hand- He lacks most that longs most Help the lame dog over die stale. He Iiveth long and livetfa welL Hell find some hole to creep oat at He loses nothing for the taking. He loses hia thanks who promises and deiayeth. He loses nothing that keeps God for his friend He loves roast beef well that licks the spit. He may well be contented who needs neither borrow nor flatter He must needs run whom the devil drives. He must stoop low that hath a low door. He plays well that wins. He's a Jack in office He's gone upon a sleeveless errand He that always complains is never pit tied. He that bows in the dust fills his eyes. He that faUs in an evil cause falls in the devil's frying pan. He that goes a-borrowing goes a-sor- rowing. He that has no shame has no ccn- science. He that hath no silver in his purse ahouki have silver on his tongue. He that hath a good harvest may be content with some thistles. He that is angry is seldom at ease. He that is warm thinks all are so. He that lendeth loses double (loses both his money and his friend). He that licks honey from, thorns pays He that lies down with dogs must ex pect to rise with fleas. He that lives not well one year sorrows for it seven. He that Iiveth wicawdly can hardly die honestly. He that reckons without his host must reckon again. He that runs fast must not run long He that runs in the night stumbles. He that plants not corn plants thistles. Behoboth Sunday Herald A roaUakToad. The other day aa I lay in my hammock I saw a huge toad winking and blinking lazily under the large leaf of a foliage plant He looked contented and happy, and just as if he didn't care whether school kept or not A bumble bee came buzzing around the dowers. That toad opened bis eyes, looked around, deliber ately winked one eye at me, and then to all appearances went to sleep again. He was not asleep, however, for the next moment when the adventurous bee came a trifle nearer; he made- a little spring; opened hia countenance till I thought he would actually drop in two, there was a red flash and die bee had disappeared. I waa just beginning to wonder where it had gone, when I ob served the bad begin to look meUncholy I then noticed that bis white vest waa puffed out like an. alderman's. In km time than it takes to tell it he was the most lonesome looking toad I ever saw. He seemed to reflect a minute, and then begot into the attitude in which the old prints represent Nebuchadnezzar when he was out to pasture. His big mouth was close to the ground, while his hind feet stood on tiptoe.. He had swallowed something hot and waa now going to get rid of it by reversing the process. After several violent efforts, dnring which his whole anatomy heaved with emotion, the troublesome- Jonah was ejected and lay on die grass before hint.' The toad wasn't winkingtat me anymore- Instead he wan renting looks of imnsagffiil spite, at- dm unfortunate author of alL his troubles which by this time preainftdaaorryappwaranf i' Soon he canttonaly approached and with a lightning" like muemeut the bee again disappeared, this time to stay; For a moment the toad moved cautionary , as if to avoid fire beneath hia that It was all right hopped back with an elated sir and wen t to slapg under the Dining" one evening with WOkie Cot Una, he spoke of the diseculty of imagin mga place or character which hai. not hat rangytml ht real life- After he- had described the hones in "Armadale,'' a gendeman called upon him: and upbraid ed him for putting 'his -residence into print- The description was exact al though Wiikie Collins had never seen the place. He invented a man who was so careful about his food that he weighed it in little acalesrat table. A gentleman, waa introduced to Mr- Collins and aahfc "Yon had no rightsir, to caricature me. I weigh my food in. little scales, out Here they are. airL 1 always carry them about with me by advice of my physi cians. But ts that any nsnow why I should be Md up to ridicule. atriT In vam Mr. Collin proteDnl that he- had sever before: heard of auch a habit New York 3IetroBoi for the age m whack he Etss antr all .at&- iat aasVeV Li ABaBB-kfly - fr TKBSftaa CURIOUS COLLECTIONS CRA2E THAT WOMEN HAVE FOR GATHERING QUEER THtHOS- AM Nearly every ooeseama to have a for collecting wrtmeramg Wkh persons it takes the form of dollars, which gradually grow into aad lota, and dollars continue to from every- brick in the house and every square inch of the lot Thorn are lucky collectors. There are other kinds of coQectora, not less lucky, perhaps, bat their remain what they were fronf the uing, instead of being metamorphosed m to other things. There aresomn men who save every letter or bill they recertav anal keep copies of every letter they write. Such a collection is not appreciated by their heirs, it is almost needless to say; Almost as needles it is to say that every one collects some one thing, or, if they ao net collect they want to- Because they do not collect is no reason that they do not want to. but because they are unable to do so for some reason or other. Perhaps women are more given to this peculiar fad than men, and the reason. for this may be that they are content to collect things of less value than men. Every now and then some woman will start a craze for collecting some ene thing, and every woman who can afford to indulge in it will follow suit Theaa quisition of fans is a mania of long standing and a very expensive one. Fans of all countries and dates, big and little, historic and otherwise, form the collection of many a woman, who gloats over them as a miser does over bis gold. Another woman collects shawls, and has as many as eight India shawls, besides innumerable others of silk; crepe de chine and lace. The India shawls require great care to keep them, free from, moths; and as the possessor of them never wears diem for they are not intended to be worn, but only looked at occasionally they mubt be taken out, aired and shaken several times a year- But even with this careful treatment they are often cor rupted by moths. One girl's whole soul is devoted to col lecting: the fashion plates, old and new. PV haunts the second hand book shops, buying up old fashion magazines and newspapers, besides subscribing for sev eral new ones. She has already her large scrapbeoks tilled with colored plates, and an interesting collection it is, showing the various stages of folly and fashion through which, women have passed dur ing the past hundred years or more- An other girl is collecting pitchers of all metals, sizes and descriptions. She has already fifty of them, some hideous and some truly beautiful. They are tall and Blender, of Venetian glass, and of Deal ton, Royal Worcester, Dresden and Sevres "" She has some quaint sil ver astchexs-picked up- m brie a htac shops, some of American cut glass, others of earthenware and pewter. Several are of Japanese china, and are very gro tesque, almost startling-, They are ar ranged on shelves and in cabinets, and are more decorative, and therefore more enjoyable, perhaps, than the fashion plates. The candlestick fad is not a new one, but it has obtained a strong hold upon the affections of many women, who be gan their collection with a pair of silver candelabra that belonged to some ances tor. Starting with, this, they have made a large collection of silver, brass, bronze, china and glass candlesticks, some in pairs and some singly. Trips to Europe have been made for the express purpose of flnHinpr some quaint specimen in out of the way towns, and bric-a-brac shops have been searched both in Europe and Amwtra. Something with a history is always desired by these insatiate collect ors, but at the same time they do not despise modern things that may be bought at first hand Classed with the rTuiiggrinfc- mania is the mania for fairy lamps, one girl possessing thirty-eight lamps of this land, each one different from, the other. These are arranged in her cozy parlor on tables, shelves, mantel and cabinet, and when lighted the effect is fascinating- This girl likes to have something to show for her money, and has no in tention of hiding her lights away under bushels, which, translated into modern English, means that she will not collect fans or shawls, or anything else that must be kept in chests, closets, or dark cabinets. Scent bottles of all sizes and shapes represent another collection, and make an interesting collector- Some of these are quaint and curious indeed. Of silver and gold, most of them, and antique, with strange histories, European shops and chateanr. have been ransacked to find diem. Of grotesque or artistic form, and studded with jewels, these tiny relics of die past look as if they might tell many a romantic tale if they could but speak, Perhaps, in some instances, they carried deadly poisons; instead of sweet smelling apices, for die purpose of injur ing some hated rivaL Or may they have been filled with some potent love philter? If they could but tells us how it worked! The cup and saucer mania, has passed away, but it left behind it a mama, for collecting spoons. This fad is a strong one, and is within the reach of alL The spoony girl is found everywhere, and talks mcesmntiy of her spoons. They are not collected by the dozen, but by the piece, as it were; that is, they are bought one at a time, and, of course- as m. other collections, no two are alike. Thcrrare large and small, antique and monWn, plain, engraved, repousse, and of gold, silver, aluminum, ivorv, g and wood- There is the tiny salt spoon dmt belonged to some ancestor, ana the slender teaspoon of a centurv-ago;- the Snasian spoon of today, gilt and enamel ed; an Apostle spoon is much sought, as are the French spoons of the Eighteenth uentuiji. Ladles and gravy spoons, along with mustard and salad spoons, are sagfldy bought; the plan of the spoony girL being to buy a spoon m everv city or town she visits. New York Star- AUTOGRAPH LETTERS. Certem noisy politicians who run away with the idea that they are vervi men, should certainly not: omit to dm catalogues of those who deal in auto graph letters. True, if is dTfUrnlt tn m t mal Cm seme ef the prices. That ritoinsse of r- Daveyvof Great Ckw rad AartaJacfta Cliisa as masrr hoeaeal 'or is only tlat. m of which ia only one aad a quarto size. One of Lord quarto page in all, ia offered at 11 batjQ&e of Coleridge ia only 3, and for 3a-more ma v be had one of De Qnincey,. regarding his money troubles, to bis pub lisher Poets and authors always their publishers wheat often fall back upon them when hard up, A letter of Dickens (i860) is priced at 1 12s. Sd., one from Lord Beaconafield at t II)., one from David Garrick at , and one from -Frederick the Noble" at quarter of that sum. If a niau have plenty of half guineas he may become the owner of aanaaber of more or less famous antogranh. let ters; One of these coins, of their cur cent value, will pat yam in poameasion of a latter of William Godwin, or of Gou nod, of Charles Keen, at of Lever, of Macready or of Lvtfcea, of flpmgian or of"Prmee Albert ftmrant, tna mxnriea of wirfch, like the small boy outeide a cook shop, the poorer collector must be content with the smell and scarcely that may be enumerated a William Blake at8: a Cowper at 4; a Queen Elizabeth at 25; a Thomas Hood at 9 guineaar a Johnson at 1 7a. fid; a 3fary Queen of Scots at 58; a Samuel Bich ardson (of course to a young lady) at 10s.; and a Dante Gabriel Bosettl for about 3 3s. An original invitation for the coronation, sent by command of her majesty to Lord St John, of Bletso, and signed "Victoria B.," is only priced at 2 3s. A William HI is worth 3 10s., but a William IV is not worth, half aa much. A letter of the Bev. George WhitefiekL whose tabernacle appears to be going "down," is "up" at three guineas From, a general point of view it is not easy to see why a letter of William. Wordsworth ("celebrated poet") should be priced at a guinea less than that of the author of "Night Thoughts," which no one now reads, offered at -4 la, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country a fact which explains the appearance of a num ber of FngKah literary men in cata logues of autograph letters. A letter of John Forster ia offered at 75 cente; one of ilr. Archibald Forbes for L25; one of Hr. Austin Dobson at the same price; at which, figure also the collector may present himself with specimens of W C. Bryant, Elihu Burrittr 3fr. Chamber lain, Cobden, 3r, J. A. Froude ("quite scarce"). Wiikie Collins, Garfield, and many other persons more or lees fa mous less than more very often. The prices throughout the well ar ranged catalogue are exceedingly mod erate compared with, soma which we have seen. One of Mr. Gladstone's let ters (the line appears to be drawn at post cards) has reached the hands of the dealer, who demands $4.50 for it; but one of Gordon is priced at $8 over and above that sum; a Goethe goes for $10, a Shel ley for four times that amount, and a Scott for $20. Mr- Raskin's shows are merrshlw diffarenee. beteg: only $4.50; but three lines of a prince of the Sand wich islands orderinga bottle of gin sells for- 75 cents. A Cardinal Newman, is priced at $2.25, Mme. Patti's at a dollar more, one of Lord Randolph Churchill at $1.75, one of Horace Greeley at $2.25. A Samuel Johnson is sold for $37.50; but a letter of neither Sir John Lubbock, Charles Mackay, Professor Masson nor Mr. W. D. Ho wells appears to be worth more than seventy-five cents. A signed letter of Lord Tennyson, two pages oc tavo, is priced at $12.50; and one from Thackeray (with the envelope) at $20. It might act as a sort of deterrent to this craze for private letters if authors would insist upon being paid pro rata by their correspondents for every word which they write in their letters, not even omitting the address on the enve lope, which, when clean, also counts. St James' Gazette. Lara Wataelev m tka Gamma Army. Die German nation may be thankful to the German army for other reasons than simply the defense of the father land, according to Gen. Lord Wolseley. He writes: "I take the German army as the highest existing type of the military system and organization, which the changes effected in armies by the French revolution have led up to; and much aa admire that army as a soldier i admire it still more as a citizen. Great as it is for war, it ia infinitely greater aa a na tional school for the moral, mental and physical training of the people. Design ed exclusively for war, it has become the most Important of peace institutions. Tn it all Germans are trained to strength and taught the first principles of personal cleanliness and of health. There they learn to be honest and manly, and are taught the excellence of those virtues which serve to make men good subjects and law abiding citizens. It is the school of the nation, in which deep love of fatherland is fostered and cherished, and where all classes learn that there is honor in obedience and nobility in self sacri fice. Ufa ajt3aadilaaai, Nothing can. be happier and more peaceful than, the life at Sandrfngbam. and whether alone or entertaining their friends, die Prince and Princess of Wales are an ideal host and nontonw They do not, as a ruler appear at breakfast; but shortly after 11 they come down and spend the rest of the day with their guests. In winter luncheon is generally taken at some cottage near where skat ing is going on, and the princess and the guests join the skaters and walk with them after luncheon is over. Tea ia al ways ready in the hall at 5, and every one appears, the men in velvet suits and knickerbockers, and the ladies m ten gowns. Dinner ia at 8, and the evening is paused either in dancing or games, and about 12 the prince and princess give the signal for retiring, and those who go to bed early can get to rest; but the ma jority of the guests go to the smoking room till an earirhcirmtiMmonunav umcago The Java Bode records a singular ad venture which recently befell a govern ment surveyor m the wilds of After a hard day's work on n side ha passed the night in the in a hut haetuV run, up by hia lyVfr, As he was failing- asleep after long watching,, the sight of two fiery eyes glaring hx at the enrranre of the hut al most paralysed him. with terrsr. An royal tiger soon, glided in. all over, and then, eat to 'work devouriner theresaama of hia even ing: meal to the last nsoraaL Afterward sjatarxihla guest & white t BeawasTa. THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT. WHr IS THE RIGHT HAND USED IN PREFERENCE TO THE LEFT? Oeiaiaaa m Evarr Matnryattecaadfioit;aad it would be priaac fheraforay if ao the general am of the right tutelar had of fact, aa oidmbjeet, aasfuraaWMdatoeafora wOaT left"! ArcBbiaaap' called, baaaass it is left i la that view he doss not parte inrtaad, 1 The we eaM answered aatpaaOcaUr fa the All are asread oa that point But were the ancient Habraws a left handed people? Dr. Crleameyer bus given, an intanatiBg and learned iactara to prove that they were. Moat al the Aryan, people write from- the left to the right of the shoot atpaper, sad ia their boats the linee ran in the same direc UOH. Most of the Semitic people, an Otm con trary, write from right to left Tn stead of regarding ciiia eaMBtial duTaieace asaoaara chanctariatic of habit kept op by that rev erence for traditioa which is deeply rooted in the Semitic mind,. Dr. Erleameyar thiaka that the direction taken by the band of a Semitic scribe was doe Co physiokigicalcBaae namely, that the left baad was the better of the two and intritrn that the writers of she Old Testameat ad probably the early TfUmmHsta after them, naturally wrote with their left omuls, and would have found, it dif ficult, if not uapneMhle, to write with the other hand. Dr. Erlenmeyer says he baa found" striking coonrmatina of the theory ia the Talmud, and cites a passage which that certain. speciaL prayers are alnays to be written with the right band and not with the left As the execu&oa of this exceptional work was diMmit:, and re quired time and patience, it is implied that theprocew of writing with the right aaad was a departure from the ordinary method then in vogue. History, however as was pointed oat aeon after the pnhlirsrina of tea doctor's lecture doeot support tbiaaiawaioaB theory- The moat ancient forme of Semitic letters within our reach are the PBosaicaaa characters of the Moabite atone, which i sarai-tar date from aboat the year 900 B. C. The inscrip tion in this tmtanra reads from left to right aa we do in the present day. A learned cor respondent of The British Tflnritcal Jbaraal states that the practice cf. writing from right to left came into oae about the thne of Ears, when probably the square farm of the He brew characters began, "The Mi'liiat Greek inscriptions, nearly allied with the Phos oician, ax" he adds, 'SaaBaahuea written from right to left; others from left to right Others, again, show how the duTeraace be tweea the two methods waa bridged over by the imnwfHafis practice of written: alter nately like an. ox plowing aad, therefore, called. Boustrophedon writing." The net remit of this interesting contro versy seems to be that the were approxiaamtelr aear Charles Reades that they did not aokrr the education of the right hand. Bat the question asked nowadays ia: "Is tee use ot the right hand, in preference to tee left natural, or ia it acquired!" Aristotle strongly contends that in this, as in all other instances, the organs of the right side are more powerful than taoan on the left Plato, however, ridicules the idea, that the aaa of tiie right hand is natural, and attri butes the weakness of the left side to the bed habit established by nurses and mothers. Finally, several doctors say there ia no nnatemiral difference in the two hands. Here a conflict of authorities with a vea geance! Though itie not for us to step in and decide where "doctors disagree." certain conclusions are so obvious that they will oc cur to anybody after a little reflection, in the first place, if the use of what we call the "dexter" hand, in prenareece to the left, were an "original instinct" all man alike would be right handed there could be no exception The fact that there are exceptions proves con clusively that the partiality for the right hand is acquired. There seems no rwaann to doubt that the left side might be educated equally ae well aa the right In cases of accident the left baad ia often aaade to do work that waa formerly moBopouaed by the dexter hand; and tee special eacelieace which not infrequently "" ' '' frfnrniiw muimrmwH ittiiffl- culty ia notorious. Of a whnnlmeetrir who waa born without right hand, the following waswnttaax Thoech. of tar tight aaad nature bate bereft thee, BJcat well thou wrtteet with cfaa head that's left thee. In this particular ease the dexter hand could not have been miner ri; but even when it ia, the left hand soon becomes accustomed to its new duties. Charles Beade, who once started a long newspaper discussion an ambidexterity, was of opinion that mankind can, ought to aad eventually will be either handed. That it is possible to train both hands la avfdeat from the story told of Sir Edwin fanriwnr, who on oae occasion draw a deer's head with one hand white he was drawing a landscape with die other. Again, Professor Edwm Morse, of Salem, Mast, could draw aainlteneoaaly, and that too, before an andlaare, two dif ferent objacta with either hand; or he would draw an object with one hand aad at tee same thne write the names of the parte of the object with the other. Further -r1 of this asniudextroea work raeld be givaa, but they are not acces sary, since in every- day life we can aaa abundant proof of what is aonahle ia this direction. Piano players and organists, for maranrr, have to train both hands Taking there can be no doubt that children could be ? to use both hands with equal freedom and facility, and, per haps, if they were left to rhamaritvea, the resultwoaldbs jest the same. Bstitiahn- perarivethatacaimahonhlbennigfitto dress, pier and, write as auicklyaa This ia nateat To teach, a child to do all these things with both hands would tens nearly, if not quite, twice as long aa with one hand only rand, taarwfnre, aaaiuatkeof ex pediency,, the latter coarse is geaaraOy adopt ed, and it mast be admitted that taking aD. tames into conasrlararioay it is tee more jndt cious one. On the- ground of srijwuaay of timevtheBvit is extrsaaaiy dcuhtfai whether Charles BeaaVa ideal will he realised. All the Tear Bound, There nected with dm North fair, and I with a sign regarding: a fat boy. & was only 14 yearn old and thatis 400 pound. I paid a nickel to go m and found a lad of tins age, but hia weight waa not over 100 pounds. He was dreased in. crnrawie and aat on a platform, white dm showman delivered a short lecture at mtervale, "See here," T sefci to him, after look ing the boy over; "are yon aehberataly swindling the pnhhcT -HowiT "By pnaateg that kid cut an a fat boy.' "NoshrJ "Ton advertise that he wajgha about 0i t'a 9aam at Alllilaa iHj. little caatom or aaeUsritv aaa a head at prafer- aarsaea aotica. Itiavaaa great deal ot rwrinainn aaahaea aterafly TlBaW "Thafsa to,- WhenT "To-day; now? due "Oh. I see. An yon- run a museum in New- hoy is one of my freaks. Inn he ia my skeleton and in the fat bey, it tehee himabent to make the change, and he to pickup flesh leaf weak Ha most Beautiful aawnm yon and if you can only see hint two later you'll he delighted at has Hell weigh all of -tOi m two from this," "Yea, hut I came in here to see a fat bov." "WelL "But he's bov of hia age. It kmkn to aaa 1 fraud' "Good heaven, man. but do yon. the earth aB at onueT hnanansnL "Give look at thia lock of hair cut front the head of George Washington. If a my own property, and not on, exhibitkat but I want to satisfy yon that lam eauare. A. skeleton weighing foray-two nonmfri can't change to. a -400 pound fat boyin an hour or a day.. We expert the public to be lenient with, us. Going? WelL. good-by- Come in with your family and I'll make reduced ratea.' New York Sun, I shall never know him, I hope I have no foolish desire to know him, I spoke of the harm I should undoubtedly do him in writing my chaotic ideas of him, necea sarily so far away from, hia secret brain. But T bear testimony in my life that for twenty years DavidSwinghaa influenced my life. He stayed here- He survived He is by all odds the fittest son the val ley owns. He is the father of our litera ture. He made his living preaching to the rich, the Anarchist orators say, but David Swing says it is a lie. He goes each summer to Lake Geneva, where the solitude is awfuL He comes in town to bury the dead. His "church"' hibernates in summer if the reader will permit me- He-goes out to lecture aa often as circumstances war rant and writes for the press whenever he fiiuM the task agreeable. Nobody can get his fame away from him, for it is founded in that need of humanity where every soul looks for his master, and is gratified in finding one. David Swing stands among us as one who has spoken many forgotten things. Gleaning from a remark that I do remember, we may say it is with him as with old books which have been loug unread. The words, witty or wise, have passed away. buffthe friendship and reverence remain a song without words. John McGov ern on David Swing. Sha Uved to Satta Hia. A certain maiden lady was twice in her life engaged tu be married, and each destroy ber hopes of matrimonial bliss, time some unforeseen event interposed to Here was a sad case. Time began, to wrinkle her fair brow, and no new suit ors appeared. To add to her distress she became sick nigh unto death- The assist ant clergyman, of the parish a bashful youth was sent for. The sick room was well filled with sympathizing neighbors when the young divine made his appear ance, and. after some remarks, proceeded to read a portion of the Scriptures. He fell upon the chapter in which the wom an of Samaria, ia introduced- When he read the words, "Go, call thy husband, the sick woman groaned a little; but when he uttered the words, "The woman answered and said. I have no husband,' the old lady rose upright in her bed, and, with flashing eyes, squeaked out: "Tux no' gauntostaun sic impidence frae ony body, preacher or no- I winner yer no ashamed o' yersel. ye rascal- Tve had two chances for a man, an' Til leeve to see anither see if I don't" And she did Liverpool Courier. Lift Human life is estimated to have lengthened 25 per cent during the last half century. "The average of human life in Home, under Cesar, waa eighteen years," says Dr. Todd, of Georgia; "now it ia forty. The average in France fifty years, ago was twenty-eight; the mean duration in 1867 was forty-five and one half years. In Geneva during the Thir teenth century a generation played its part upon the stage and disappeared in fourteen years; now the drama requires, forty years before the curtain falls. Dur ing the golden reign of good Queen Bess, in London and all the large cities of merry old England, fifty out of one thou sand paid the last debt to nature yearly, which means, instead of three score and ten, they averaged but one score, Now, in. the city of London, the average is forty-seven years. Herald of Health. Hie TtoUs llacer- I heard of an incident which occurred in a horse car here in Boston recently which illustrates anew the need of care by occupants to avoid in juring their fel low passengers. A manly little fellow had the end of one wf hLi fingers cut off by the door of a box horse car being jammed ngiimrtr it by a heedless passen ger. The car waa crowded so that the boy waa obliged to stand up, ad not being tall enough to reach the straps he held on by the open door of the car- As one of the passengers went out he pulled the door violently and shut it against the boy's finger, leaving it hanging by a thread Attempts were made by a sur geon to whom, the boy's father toot him to have- the severed piece joined to the stump, but it would not hold. What adds to the misfortune of the boy's loss la that he is studying to be a professional riouniat, bis father being a well known p fmnw on this instrument and the finger mutilated is lus violin finger. Boston Post A Chines provincial governor has re cenfly forbidden the young men. under his jurisdiction to wear gorgeously col ored and embroidered garments, a prac tice which, he declares to be foolish and unntanly, and he warns fathers, elder brothers and tutors that they will beheld responsible for any inordinate-I:ixury of apparel on the part of the voiur-ptcrs. What would that governor say tn the Anteriean dandies wl are trying to In troduce the faahfoii w;ur::: e""t .t velvet coats': Boston fraiwm,:- The word dar, all prohsdaMtT derived frosa the ubeiola, QoleaC. Taa teraa aaav- Oarasau .fgtl nan that First NartiaMil Ink bta Slate of Ma,JdxEtB. fhsrattamaatl xassapaid . Chaea aad ruhur cash item BUla of other Haalra Xtetel east costs ... 71S 0B St 75 Uidsmasina tead with Cis, r (5 per oaatt f mrralaeiaa Total CSM) IX) Capital atoek paid m USISSSIl Oamtedj h&Tidnal ctepuatts dnbweCtBH Diiinsad certiSefaaof dvaeait H4J7SM 73jaai !ftfe aad hula reKacoMated .. Toed omacToi A. 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