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ttz&gr&r r5tSi. 3&5 T f- - fc -V '?r. ',--?. 'SjKS, .V -.-, 6-il,.' T . I:a r.. F' I. fv NiRAIl'S DAFT Calhoun Writes of the State Hospital at Lincoln. IT 18 A MAKBMKE STBUCTUBi; Its Vacuities Ara Sadly ImIhi Its Caasas mm Inhmt Itn-TlM Ubraty tlM Literary IMm af the tSaadsl CotretHwadcace.) "U3KOLS. Neb.. Nov. 81 The hospital for the feline it Leantifully lo cated on a sight! j eminence some three aaUes southwest of the city, and is by far the handsomest and most striking in ap pearance of any edifice belonging to the state not excepting the larger and aaore costly Capitol. It is a matter of regret that the appearance external is not folly justified by the contraction aad arrangements internal. The build ing; ha been erected by piecemeal, un der different architects and administra tioas aad raryiag circumstances of ap propriation. Owing to an explosion of the boilers, which occurred during the sitting of the legislature last winter, the heating appliance) and power for light ing and cooking are now ample. Ven tilation, there is none. The corridors are low and dark and the facilities for caring for tlie inmates arc Sadly laadeqaate. The structure is about 330 feet long, the width varying from CO to 80 feet. The central or main portion is blocked up in darkness and shut awayfrom the light by the direct attachment of the wings. There are tiiree stories and base ment, the latter being prepared for pa tient and used as a ward, making four wards, in each wing. This does not allow a sufficiently discriminative separation of the inmates, and a division into twice as many classes would be desirable. There are now 902 patients, of whom 153 are men and 149 women. There have been as high as 400 in the institution at one tune, and wlten it is said there are only 288 beds it will be seen at a glance how greatly overcrowded it was. The number now there can be handled very conveniently. Some two years ago about one hundred patients were sent to the Norfolk asylum and forty were sent recently. The Hastings asylum for in curables is filled to its capacity. There is a very decided mistake prevalent as to the proportion of insane persons wlio may be cured. Not less than nine-tenths of the 300 now inmates of this hospital are hopelessly incurable. The durables come and go, and at no time do they number much if any more than 10 per cent of the mmates,while the incurables accumulate. Connected with the build ing is A. Farm of 480 Acres, and a short distance away a half section of "saline1 land is used for pasturage purposes. The farm is tilled by the pa tents mostly, of course under proper supervision. Besides affording health ful and diverting occupation, it furnish es that outdoor exercise so essential to health, and results in considerable reve nue. From 150 to 300 head of cattle and a large number of hogs are kept, and all the butchering for the institution is done on the grounds. An area of 15 acres is devoted to garden, while a 20 acre lawn in front of the building is kept in order and is profusely embellished with flowers in the seaaon. All these give work to such inmates as need it and can be trusted to do it Steady occupation is , as necessary to the insane as to the saae. Government of the insane is not usually a difficult task. Moral suasion is the rule, and tle idea of a maniac bo ing the fettered occupant of a stone cell is wide of the mark. Restraint more or less complete is absolutely necessary, but it is more the restraint of Rale and Regalatlea than the confinement of a prison. The superintendent is Dr. William M. Knapp, who was appointed to succeed Dr. Mathewson, aftet a long struggle by the authorities against a pap ular clamor tliat was largely unfounded. It is a fact that the .Nebraska method, or lack of method, of governing state in stitutions of this and kindred kind, is wrong in toto. Each superintendent is an autocrat as to internal mauagement If ass-aled for his conduct he has no body to defend or be responsible for him. There is no appeal from him if wrong. There is' no higher power to regulate the institution? systematically as a whole on the same general scheme. A discovery made by one official, no matter how beneficial or otherwise important, is not extended in Its scope of result. In otherstates thu case is different Not only are the ex ternals of the state charitable and benev olent institutions attended to by a board with plenary powers, but also the inter nal affairs. Those boards arc usually composed of leading citizens, who serve without pay and from philanthropic motives. Such a system, removes the management from the dirty Realm of Practical Poll! ics, insures uniform, humane and progress ive treatme it of the state's unfortunates. Your correspondent did not have the pleasure of meeting Dr. Knapp on his most recent visit to the hospital, but Dr. J. T. Hay, who has been assistant super intendent for ten years past was oblig ing aad courteous to a degree. But one employe of the hospital, a lady, is the doctor's senior in length of service, and there are few men equally expert in mental disorders. In common with the advanced schools of pathology he holds that insanity is a symptom of physical disease. There are so many different classes of insanity that it is very often impossible to locate the particular lesion that causes the symptom. Indeed, in many cases, the patient seems to be in perfect physirr! health and after death the most minut scrutiny with the most powerful mi croscope fails to eal any adequate cause for the dementia. On the other hand the great majority if cases can be traced to a manlBeft cause, an easily discovered bodily disorder. Hence the general line of treat ment pursued is to remove the Physical Ailment, and if this is successful the mental dis order which is only a symptom, or at aacat an. accompaniment disappears, and a -cure of insanity" is effected. Speaking in the terms mo t easi-y un derstood, the most frequent causes of fesaaity are grief, hardships, privation, overwork, excess -s and intemperance the latter being changeable with more cases the any other, These are also the hardest cases to cure or modify. The injuries to the brain and other nervous aad the tissues generally by ex- ive use of alcohol m its various are of the most obstinate char med the derannenent of mind are usebr to be fruitful cause of is the aheritanct of peculiar It is onto frequently the cam that the chad ef a hsaatic assniftuts nredsly the ind presents a case This is enecmBy no- age in the chad as it had a the anna the earns ist that defies detection. Alomngn ty seems to have been a coaaason curse from the earliest dawn of recorded tradition law Fatfcalaay ef It a yet mte infancy. Tbe direct line ef procedure f rem cause to effect has aet been mastered. The problem k readerei the more difltadt by the occmieacs ef "pare insanity," by which is aaeaa sts appearance without any evident oraS- rectly surmisable complication withaay physical diseaae. So the most enlight ened specialists in 'this line treat their patients just about as they would were the cases merely those of bodfly ailment only. The result fully justifies the method. Apparently, insanity is oa the increase, but whether this is actually the case I am unable to give an opinion. Governmental recognition of insanity and care for its victims have brought the cases more generally to pub lie notice and made the statis tics no much the mo.e easily obtainable that the increase may be more apparent than real. While the proportion of insane is about the same in both sexes, intemperance does not bear so prominent a share as a cause among women as among men. Its absence, however, is balanced by the burdens and pains of maternity, tha more emotional tempera ment and the more delicate organization of the weaker &ex. Complete Recovery, is, unhappily, much more rare than is usually supposed. Those who are dis charged as i-ured often relapse and are returned. Epileptics very seldom re cover, ine victim of Heredity often re lapses, while paresis never releases its victim. Hysteria and insanity are closely allied, but not the same,' nor is there any apparent connection between them. Hysteria does not progress to in sanity, while ins ne persons enjoy what might almost be called immunity from hysteria. The old-fashioned divisions of insanity into forms of -mania are no longer held good. Kleptomania, dipso mania, monomania, pyromania, etc., are disappearing f r m use in expert cir cles, ami as even words without meaning, are only employed in newspaper police reports and in the speeches for the de fense in the criminal courts. In the in stitution under discussion such a tiling as Medication for Insanity is unthought of . In cases complicated by an apparent bodily disease that ail ment is treated just as in sane persons. In uncomplicated cases, where the de rangement is due to a functional dis turbance and not a cliange in tissue, the treatment isgeneraL Its main featuresare gentle, but sufficient restraint, abundance of good food, constant occupation, suit able diversion, sleep at regular hours, hygienic surroundings and the enjoy ment of the utmost possible comfort and repose. The most difficult cases are those tliut may be classed as the' victims of mental exaltation and self-deception, this feature being often due to paresis, which is i physical disease the lesions of , Gcntlp nu.foncholia and acute dementia which niay be detected after death. arc oftencr temporary and more curable. The former are also more diffi cult to govern, being often wilful and impatient of restraint. When a man believes himself to be an emperor or the possessor of an overflowing treas ury, he is likely to resent the restraint that prevents lum exercising his power or spending his money. The common custom of humoring and deceiving per sons committed to the hospital and be guiling them into it is fruitful of trouble to the officials and sometimes disastrous to the patient Prominent in the means of divesting the mind diseased is The Hospital Library. It comprises above 400 volumes of standard works. Among the authors on the shelves are Hawthorne, Scott, Dick ens, lleade, Macauley, Mark Twain, Car lisle, Ruskin, etc. There are several encyclopedias and a constant supply of thebest magazines and newspapers. It is noticed that the literary tastes of the insane run in about the same rfiai--y-1 as those of the frequent rs of any other library. Mark Twain's books are in tat ters from continual handling, and some others show traces of much use. Books of travel and adventure are favorites. Dr. Hay voiced the views of all man agers and associates in our Nebraska Isenevolent institutions when he com plained of The rv.MIc Attitude toward them as unjust. There being, as before mentioned, no general system, no regulative authority of higher rank, no supervision in a much needed direction, the public is suspicious of all manage ments. The patients can write anything they choose to peo'le outside, and there being no speedy and easy method of sifting complaints and exposing their groundlessness, the result is a great deal of harsh and unfair criticism. This is unpleasant as well as unjust, and nothing is risked in saying that every responsible official in state in stitutions of this class would hail with delight the organization of a board of experts for the union and con tra! of the charitable establish ments under a general system. The power of appointment and removal would necessarily be ve ted in such a board and the result would doubtless be in the line of efficient and practical re form. J. D. Calhoux. The Male Toted. An ex-ficbool teacher tells a story which is "the truth, the whole truth, and noth ing but tho truth." Wo will endeavor to give the details of how the mule voted, as near in his own language as possible. "It was customary," said he, "for the icnchein the district to be excused from rous duty by a vote of the hands present Some of the boys in the neigh borhood concluded that they would like to see me swing a pick, and throw dirt with a shovel. On the morning in ques tion, one of the hands who had been su pcenaed was away on a frolic, and had permission to send his mule as a substi tute. The boss called the boys together, and asked them to vote on my case, asto whether or not to excuse me. "Well, the voto was taken and it was a tie. ' 'One of my friends made the point tliat tho mule was a substitute for a hand, and therefore had the right of suffrage. The boss decided that it had, and had all the boys to jrma line in the middle of the road, vuh the mule in the gang. Then 1: proclaimed: " 'All that are in favor of excusing the teacher will step off to the right of the road, and all opposed to the left' "Well, to the chagrin of the boys that wanted me to work, the mule took to the right The vote then stood one in mv favor." Atlanta Constitution. TUe "Street Potato." The latest invention in cheap mouth Instruments comes from Austria, and, is generally called the "sweet potato," though its right name is the ocarina. It is made of clay, and exactly resembles a sweet potato in shape. It i3 a kind of combination of the flute and clarinet, butisof course very much shorter. The ocarina is made in every key and can be played .without difficulty, being probably the easiest learned musical instrument ever invented. It is very clear in its tone, and answers well for experiments with the phonograph. Interview fa St Louis Globe-Democrat. aw ate Mas. "How are you living aowr asked aa actor of a friend. "I dine away from my apartments." "Table d'hote or a la carter "Let's see; a la carte means by the oird,demmtitr "Yea; of course." "Well, that's the way I dine. I have a meal ticket" Merchaat Traveler. -"JL awrmTwssrasBBi M uaw WOOED AKD-W0N? She looked so youag, so happy, so in nocent, that ha wm conscious of a chord somewhere about his heart that had not vibrated for many a long day. He, Graham Brandish, waa making an after noon call, aad aha, Stella Grey, had just tripped into the room. "If y aunt begs you to excuse, her for a moment," Stella said. "We have just coma in. and she is taking her bonnet off." 8tandish saade a polite, and appropri ate rejoinder. In hie heart be wished devoutly that the moment might be in definitely prolonged. "I need not ask if you en joyed the dance last night," be sail, looking with increasing pleasure at the fair and candid face.. "Oh, so much, so much!" she replied, with a pretty enthmmam that waa abso lutely unaffected. Her eyes danced in the sunlight that atreaaaed la at the win dowevidently darkened rooms and cun ning blinds and rosy lights were not in vogue in this house. Stella's akin like a blush rose, and although she not regularly beautiful, there waa some thing graceful and bright about her which- made her more attractive than many girls with greater claims to posi tive beauty. "I love dancing, do not you?" she asked, smiling radiantly at him. "If heaven were to be one long dance, I would be good all the rest of my life." "I am sure you are good enough for heaven, whatever it may be," replied Standisb; and he spoke with such gravity and even intensity that Stella felt a little confused and had to talk rather fast to conceal her embarrassment "I am not at all good; quite the re verse. Ask Aunt Marian." she said. He looked at her with smiling incredu lity. She was like a white lily to him; like the down on a swan's breast: like snow fresh fallen on some moun tain summit And yet Standish was a thorough man of the world skeptical about friendship, love and women in general. But, though he had lived and had known almost every pliase of soci ety, he never 6aid absolutely to himself or to any one else, as many younger and less experienced of his fellows da "There is not such a thing as a good woman." On the contrary, he had main tained that this rara avis does exist, but that the specimens are few, and, when found, to be valued as pearls of great price. He was hard and stern, with an iron will: but he had a conviction that a good, pure, loving woman could change all the worst part of him, and inspire him with deep love and tenderness. He had met Stella for the first time on the previous night, and today, already, he felt she approached closely to his ideal. "I am sure you like dancing, too, be cause you dance so well," said Stella, and then she blushed a little at having paid liim a compliment "It was you who inspired me," he replied; and then, deeply to his chagrin, Aunt JUarian came in. He had to con trol his eyes now, and to talk all sort of platitudes: but he went away happy, having won from Mrs. Grey a promise that she, her husband, her son and Stella would dine with him at Hurlingham the following Saturday, and allow him to drive them down in his coach. When the door closed upon him, Stella waltzed madly round the room, and finished by embracing her aunt with an ardor which made that amiable lady smile and ask if she was going out of her senses. "How utterly delightful! What a nice, dear man!" Stella criod, and resumed her gyrations. "I believe be is rich and very well connected," observed Mrs. Grey, who was, what they say every good woman is, a match maker. She waa quite aware that her son Leo and Stella fancied them selves in love with each other; but that was, of course, ridiculous, as neither had any money. She tolerated the idea with perfect good humor, but always bad her eyes open for a good match for either. At dinner, the admiral, Stella's uncle, and Leo were informed of the invitation, and received it with satisfaction; "His father and I served together," remarked the admiral. "He waa a good deal my senior. A bit of a martinet, but, by Jove! he waa tamed at home. He was frightened out of his soul by his wife, who waa a hsndsome tartar, with a will like iron. Her son looksas if he had inherited some of it" "Now, Uncle George, you are not to say a word against him!" cried Stella. "We are going to eat his bread and salt on Saturday," and she laughed delight edly. "I suppose it is you, my dear, we may thank for his hospitality," said the ad miral, jocularly. Leo frowned. Later in the evening, when the elders were playing bezique. Leo whispered to Stella, "I am not going to have you flirt with that chap. Remember, miss." She smiled at him with her innocent blue eyes. "Is it likelyr she said, and they squeezed each other's hands in token of confidence. When Saturday arrived, and Stella found herself on tho box scat beside Standish Mrs. Grey having declined the Ki of honor her delight knew no nds. Standish'a stern face waa fllu- mined by pride and pleasureevery look into those smiling eyes seemed like a draught from some pure spring of happi ness. Ho was beginning already to love her intensely, and he had made up his mind absolutely that she should be bis. Standish seldom thought it worth while to exert life will on trifling mattersbut when he felt a strong desire to attain a purpose would move heaven or hell to compass it He had taken it for granted that Stella was free and heart whole, so when at dinner he saw Leo look jealously at her and' intercepted the loving, reassuring smBe she sent back, he- experienced a sudden and violent pang. But he had sufficient self control to conceal it, and before dinner waa over more parties had been planued for the following weak. On Wednesday they wen to go to the dance at the New club, and the admiral felt tho least they could do was to ask their host to dine w$th them oa Monday. r "How heavenly it would have been," said Leo when they cot hems. 'If the in fraDtaadyomaudl Standish did not sleep well that ahrht Be had conceived viola ammo for Stalls aad be aaeaat aad wmed that she should be Us. But the thought of the coueia, who waa a good looting lad,' chafed aad irritated mm. Jtwesridlo- to thtak te could Uaavthiar on llama bay ssia! aid Greys ware aet wel cat. esOyaclsrk in the fereigaof- dish could not endure to think that any one had so much as hriathii r on his Mr. His? Yes, his! Whenever his will ad been roused he had never yet failed to obtain his object Instinct, told him that he must not betray his passion tc Stella. Ha knew that it would frighten and repel her. It was a hard task when his arm was round her thewakaand his heart beat so near bent, but he exer csaed immense self command, and when hb eyes would have betrayed him he averted them resolutely from her face. He soon became the friend of the house. Leo, no longer, jealous, conceived the strong liking for him thatanenthu aiastio and frank natured lad often feels for a man considerably bis senior. Stan dish gave him constant dinners, lent bin: horses to ride or drive, supplied him with choice cigars and took him about The end of the season was drawing on. Standisb began to find hb position un bearable. It was the first time in hie life that he had played a double part axvd he.hated it He had always been a man of honor: now be was going to de scend to base meana, And yet he swore to himself that his love, as he called it, waa the purest and beat part of him, and he vowed to love and clierish this fair creature as the apple of his eye, and to develop every good and generous quality for her sake once he possessed her! So Standisb set himself to serve two mas ters, hell first and heaven after. He found out Leo's weakest spot, which, poor lad, was a tendency to gamble. Stan dish led him slowly and surely on rac ing, card playing, even a little flutter on the Stock Exchange. For the first time in his life Leo's pockets were full of money. He was intoxicated with the unwonted sensation. He bought a dia mond heart for Stella, which she dared not wear but treasured fondly, for be had sworn her to secrecy about his mon ey making. What delicious whisperings they had together! When he had made 10,000 they would be married. Stella was more charming than ever to Stan dish. Was he not their guardian angel? The day of reckoning came quickly and surely. Leo lost all his winnings in Goodwood week, and 2,000 besides. He was horribly vexed, but by no means in despair, with a friend like Standish at his back. But suddenly Standish made a bold face, looked and spoke sternly, and absolutely-declined to advance the money. Stunned and stupefied, for one mad hour Leo dreamed of 6uicide; but he was young, the love of life was strong in him, and ho thought of his parents and Stella with a deeper affection than he had ever felt before. But wliat could he do? It would be impossible for his father to raise the money in so short a time, even if he consented, but Leo did not believo he would consent, and ho felt it would be easier to die than to ask him. But to be a defaulter? What high spirit-, ed young fellow could bear such a thought? Tliat night he took Stella into the gardens in frout of the house, and there he told her everything, with burn ing, miserable shame and anguish. She wept and' wrung her hands. Was there justice in heaven if this awful calamity could fall on one so loved, so guileless (in her eyes) as Leo; on those dear peoplo who have been as father ami mother to her. She railed against Standish and vowed she had always mistrusted that stern face of his. She lay awake at night her golden hair tossing on the pillow, her whit? face rosy with fever ish anxiety. She would seo Standish, would plead with him; yes, on her knees. He had always seemed so glad to do her smallest behest; surely in a matter of life and death he would not re fuse her. She contrived to 6ce him, and alone. With blushes that scorched her fair wHite face she pleaded to him as in the watches of the night she had schooled herself to plead. Then Standish un masked. He kept the passion of his heart and eyes in leash, but be told her without disguise the only terms on which he was prepared to accede to her prayers. She was the price of Leo's deliverance. He waxed eloquent: his voice and man ner were tender as a woman's as ho poured out his love to her the love with' which he had loved," nay, worshiped her from almost the first moment when his eyes beheld her. Stella recoiled from him in horror; then recovering herself she appealed passionately to his gener osity ; to his pity even. Ho bad no more pity than the tiger whose prey is within bis grasp; desire knows neither mercy nor pity. Her tears, her distress, kindled still more the violent and cruel aide of his nature. Yet his voice was tender and persuasive. He would make her the happiest woman alive. She should not have a single wish ungratiiied; nay, Leo himself should be the first to benefit by her sacrifice. He ventured, even under the burning scorn of her eyes, to com pare the boy's love with his. Once more she implored him, with a very agony of entreaty, but he was inexorable; there waa only one condition. And so he left her, bidding her think it over. When she told Leo his rage for the mo ment overcame his despair. He called Standish by every zume with which a man can brand a villain. Would he liave his darling sacrificed to save himself ten thousand times deeper disgrace? But af ter the first passionate excitement, de spair came crawling back. Disgraced, dishonored, was he nearer to his love? Again he thought of making a clean breast to his father. But that very night at dinner the admiral had seemed out of sorts, and had darkly hinted at an un lucky speculation into which he had been betrayed. Leo thought of his young brothers and sisters. Were they to be sac rificed to his criminal folly? Ah! he could call it by its right name now. He and Stella eat with clasped bandsand sorrow ful eyes. They had never loved each other as they did now. Then, in the night, as she lay half distraught with her trouble and Leo's, the instinct of self sac rifice which was in every good woman's nature, which had made heroines, and martyrs of them so often, inspired her; and, with ahudderings and tremblings, she resolved to save Leoat the cost of her own misery and despair. Without a word or hint to Leo she wrote to Stand ish that if he would not have pity on her, knowing how she felt toward him, she must needs accept his cruel terms, since she loved her cousin more than aught else in the world. Would he, she won dered, want to marry her after that? He took her at her word with joy and triumph. He would know how to guard her against Leo against every man in Christendom; and he had all the fatuity common to lovers who believe they can make a woman love them. Even then Stella bad hope that she would be able to creep out of her promise throueh some loophole, but Standish was far too clever for that Leo had obtained a week's de lay for the payment of his Goodwood losses. Before Standish handed over the purchase money she must be his. She must go through the form of marriage with him at the registry office. He would then leave her free for two months, dur ing which be was to appear to her family to woo and wufber. He knew she was not of age, but be would hardly stick to sum a trifle aa a lie now. And Stella without a word to Leo or any living soul, with death In her heart, want out one asorningand married Standish, and re ceived from him her price, S,000 in Bank of England notes. Br trambling hands amcadtham that night m Leo's, and be went half mad with c-hgat,and vowed taat,aftmaILStandamwMapifaca of to give liinT a fright for his own gooo. Stella held her peace. She could not, dared not tell him not, at all events, un til ha had paid away the money. She knew well enough how be would fling it hack in Standish'a face, perhaps with blows and violence, did he but half guess the truth. When Leo sought his deliver er, and grasping his hand, poured forth all hie graftude with heartfelt emotion, Standish experienced a sensation that waa not pleasurable. A few days later Stella's husband made a formal demand for her hand of her uncle and aunt The good people were delighted. Mercifully for Stella, Leo had gone yachting with a friend for three weeks. Mrs. Grey could not make out why the girl was not overjoyed at her wonderful fortune. Standish was a lover, in ten thousand: his settlements, his gifts were princely. He did not trouble her with much lore making he could afford to bide his time: but no woman could have had more tender thought and con sideration shown her. He was so kind that a wild hope flashed across her that perhaps, after all, he would set her free, for of late the fond affection she had formerly felt for her Leo had grown into a madness of love tliat was eating ber heart out Suddenly one evening she turned to Standish, and in an agony of tears implored him to release her. He bit his lip; adark red flush cauie into Ids face. "What you ask is impossible, even if I were willing." he baid, and then, in a tone which was quite low, and yet which terrii'iti her. he added, "Do you know that you are mine now. and that I could take you away with me this moment if I chose?" As yet Leo was ignorant of Stella's en gagement: she had made it a point that he was only to le told by her own lips. Oh! what a terrible telling it was on the evening when he came back joyous aud radiant from the cruke. The quivering aspeti leaves which liad listened to their former confidences, had a sad tale to tell after that night of wild sol, and im precations and agony. Stella, his Stella, the wife of Standish! frec-cnly. at this moment by his foi bearance. The cruel days kept on, Leo and Stella trying hard to hide their wretchedness within their own breasts. Leo never met Standish; he was. not to be at the mar riage. His parents understood that he felt a little sore, but thought with light hearts that he would soon get over it The night before the wedding came, it vas supposed Leo had left London, but again the rustling leaves sighed over the sorrows of those two ioor breaking J'oung hearts. Their lips were pressed together in an ugony of farewell; it was an agony in which no joy mingled, because there was no hope. "Swear!" whispered Leo with wild intensity. "Swear!" And she answcietl. in a voice strangely like Li3. 1 bwear!" Never was bridegroom more trium phantly glad than Standish. as he put his wife into tho carriage that was to take them away fur their honeymoon. A friend liad lent him a lovely place in Surrey for a fortnight Stella had borne up during tho ceremony, had smiled, liad accepted and returned the embraces of family and friends. But uo sooner was she in the carnage than the reaction came, and eho sank back white and ex hausted. Standish was forbearance it self. He made every allowance for her. As he was strong ho was merciful.- She scarcely said a dozen words during the long drive, and wii.'ii they reached their destination she complained of fatigue and went to her room. Dinner had been waiting half au hour, Standisb felt a delicacy in disturbing his wife. At last h&seut for her iiu.ul. The woman said she had knocked several times without receiving nn answer. Standish ran upstairs, knocked loudly, and after a moment broke open the door. Stella lay asleep on the sofa asleep, yes, forever. She had kept her vow to Leo in a way that ho. jK-or lad, had never dreamed of. London World. EIDER-DOWN. Mtrm ttsa Elder thick Make Its TXmtt, aad What Becomes of It. The wonderfully soft and warm sub stance which we call eider-down is pro duced by the eider duck, an inhabitant of the Arctic ocean. It is proper to call these birds inhabitants of the ocean, for they pass the greater part of their lives far out at sea, only coming to land for a little while In 6pring for the purpose of laying and hatching their eggs. They are. very awkward on land, but are wonderful swjmmers and divers, de scending twelve fathoms below the sur face of the water and remaining sub merged as long as five minutes at a time. Their food consists principally of niol lusks, which they pick up from the bed of the sea. Their favorite laying places are certain small, low islands off tbe coast of Nor way, which are called "eider-holms." The birds visit these islands in pairs, which present a striking contrast in ap pearance, the drakes being brilliantly colored in black, white and green, while the females are of a dull reddish brown, matching the color of the scanty vegeta tion so perfectly that even a practiced hunter can hardly discover them when they crouch down among the reeds. On coming ashore the duck proceeds very deliberately to choose a place for a nest, while the drake follows and occa sionally gives warning of real or fancied danger. The duck is very hard to suit, and it is not an unusual thing for her, after examining all likely spots out of doors, to march boldly into a house aud coolly select what she considers a suit able place for her nest, such as the oven if it happens to be unused at the time. The human inmates of the house wel come her gladly, supply her with food, and cheerfully submit to any small in conveniences like the temporary loss of their ovep, for they know that their guest will pay a good price for her board and lodging. When tbe duck has selected a place she gathers grass and sticks and builds her nest ' Then she plucks the soft down from her breast and makes a wonderful mat, which not only covers the bottom of the nest but rises so far above the edge that it can be folded over tho eggs when the duck leaves the nest iu search of food. When the six or eight eggs are laid they are seized, together with the valu able eider-down mat, by the people of the house, and the duck goes off in sorrow to her mate, who awaits her on the shore, as his courage never rises to such a pitch as to lead him into the house. The duck, somewhat wiser tlian be fore, proceeds to build another nest out of doors, and as her own down feathers are exliausted she calmly. plucks the drake's breast as bare as her own. After this outrageous treatment he goes off in disgust and rejoins his companions at sea. This time the duck is allowed to' hatch ber brood without human inter ference. But whenever she leaves the nest two or three eggs are liable to be stolen by some other duck who has a nest near by. Tbe marauder caref ullyl folds tbe down coverlid over the robbed nest again and carries the stolen eggs to her ownnest In this way the eggs are changed about so thata duck may finally hatch out a brood containing not a single one of her own offspring. As soon as the --"t are all hatched cot, the mother or foster-mother, if uadfaturbsd, endeavors to lead her flock to tho shore. This march to the am is to tbe duck- Uagswhattathinristo human Infanta, tbemoM "trying" time of their live,' for they are exposed to the attacks of birds of prey and other enemies. Usu ally the islanders interfere again at this point, but now their interference benefits the ducks as well as themselves. They gather the down and carry the ducklings in Ixudcets to the shore, the old ducks following them very contentedly. When the shore is readied the baskets are emptied into the water. The old ducks plunge in, and after a good deal of commotion swim out to sea, each fol lowed by a flock of ducklings, some of which she has never seen before. The duck does not always make her first nest in a house, of course, and if the first nest is not disturbed bite will simply hatch her brood and put to sea with them, and the drake will not be robbed of his feathers. But the islanders are very watchful, and the first nest rarely escapes, no matter where it is built Sometimes tbe duck's down is suffi cieut to supply the second nest, and in tills case the drake remains with his family. This nest it then robbed also, and the poor duck is forced to begin a third, with the help of the drake's down feath ers. The rule among the eider-down hunters, is to rob every, nest until the drake's feathers, which differ in color from those of bis mate, appear among the down. When tliis occurs it is known that the pair will build no more that year, and so the egg3 are allowed to liatch in order to preserve, the species. A single nest will furnish at least an ounce of down, which is worth on the spot about twenty-rive cents of our money. As the birds visit tho island in vast numbers the collection and sale of the down mats is an important source of income to the inhabitants. L. B. Fletch er in New York Home Journal. The Shah'it Cat Show. A funny incident is related by an At- l.inta lady who has ju,t returned from Europe. The shah of lVr&ia was passing through the mountain of England while she was there. With him he liad his fa- vorite pet, a lovely cat. who was being transported in a satin lined basket, as le came her royal catship. When a louely pass was reached. Mi.-& Pussy, happening to thrust her head out of the basket, es pied a-cat walking al;i. who belonged to a lonely hut near by. Out jumped the cat, and away she went, and, although many hours were spent i:i pursuit of her. she never was found. The sliah oiTend 3,000 for her recovery, but she was not recovered. Upon reaching the nearest town of note he ordered tliat a cat show be given, to which all the cats in the neighborhood were bidden. A prize of 3,000 was again offered for thf finoM cat, but among the hunJreds of cats ex hibited pussy's dear fanii:jr face was never seen. Atlanta Journal. The Old Commodore. Commodore Vanderbilt made $100, 000,000, beginning with no money and very little education. He could write his name, and that was about the extent of Ids scholastic acquirements. His name, which was good for any amount on a check, was not much to look at He could not pronounce the letter V, and always called himself Wanderbilt A new clerk at the postoffice greatly an noyed him by looking for his letters under the Ws. "Don't look among the Ws; look among the Wees, said the millionaire. At the age of 80 the com modore was a match for the whole street He opened all his own letters, dictated his answers on the margin; spent an hour in transacting business involving many millions, and then went to his stables. He' was very proud of his horses, and liked to lead the road and he generally did. Excliange. A Magnetic WeU. The artesian well in Cordele, la., is a wonder. After going down into the earth for about 450 feet, the contractors struck what was seemingly a strata rock of quicksand. Leaving the pipes all in the well over night, they found the next morning that all the piping was heavily charged with magnetism. A small nail laid on the side of the pipe will not fall off. The needle on a sur veyor's compass i9 attracted by this cur rent at least ten feet from the mouth of the well. The magnetic current is so strong that the power of tbe engine, to gether with all the pries they have been able to put on the piping, will not draw it from the well. Chicago Herald. Smallest Baby la CeaaeeUcat. Christopher C Andel is the father of the smallest mite of humanity in New Haven, and, in all probability, in the state. His only child is a baby boy that is 17 days old, and weighs two pounds and five ounces. The boy is about eleven inches long, but very thin. His arm is about twice as thick as the stem of a clay pipe, and his fingers are so slender tliat it is difficult to institute a compan ion. At birth the babe weighed only one pound and twelve ounces. Mr. An sel is a contractor at JIallory, Wheeler & Co.'s lock shop, and is a good sized mail. His wife is below the average size, but is a strong and hearty woman. Hartford Times. Aa Asmlate Care. The ORIGINAL ABEETINE OIN'x MENT is only put up in large two-ounce tin boxes, and is an abaolcta eura for old sores, burns, wounds, chapped hands and all kinds of skin eruptions. Will positively cure all kinds of piles. Aak for the ORIGINAL ABITINE OINTMENT Sold by Dowty & Becher at 25 cents per box by mail 30 cents. marTy Pride is never so offencive as when in chains. Xerit Wis. We chore to say to our citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, Dr. King's New Life Fffls, Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric -Bitters, and have never handled remedies that se!I so well, or that hare given such uni versal satisfaction. We do not hesitat to guarantee them every time, and w stand ready to refund the purchas3 price, if satisfactory results do not fo' low their use. These remedies hava won their great popularity purely on their merits. David Dowty's dru? store. - . Knowledge leaves no room for chances Baealea's Araks Salve. The beat salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all akin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by David Dowty. 3 The fairest flowers fade the soonest. . Callfsrala Cat-B-Care. The only guaranteed cum for catarrh, cold in the head, bay ferer, rose cold, ca tarrhal deafness and aoraejes. Bestors the sense of taste and unpleasant breath. J. of reealtins; from catarrh. - Easy and pleas- .' ant to use. Follow directions and a cure is warranted by all druggists. Send fort circular to ABETTNE MEDICAL COJT PANT,Orerille,CaL Six months' treat ment for tl; sent by maO, $1.10. For sale by Dowty a; Becher. rw- - THE BOSTON, ONE-PRIC E IS THE ONLY PLACE WHERE YOU GET BARGAINS IN EN'S BOYS'aid CBILDREH'S CLOTSUG, Gents' Piirnishing Goods, Hats and Caps. Boots and Shoos. THE LARGEST STOCK fccu rtrr IN PL ATTE COUNTY. Boston, One Price Cloii louse,' Tie Opp. LINDELL HOTEL. A. SANDS, Prop'r, fiAlaaMauu Ham WfJimmlafawf HfJafs Smla Spring". Iilaltn. The splendid new Idanha hotel erect ed last year at Soda Springs, Idaho, is now open for the season under the di rect management of the Union Pacific rauway. xms notei is nrst class in every respect with all the modern con veniences and will accommodate com fortably several hundred guests. ' The medicinal springs which abound about Soda Springs are noted for their curative properties and many remark able cures have been recorded. Splen did hunting and excellent fishing is to be found a few miles from Soda Springs. Good livery and guides always to be had. For further information address E. L. ' Lomax, Gen'l Pass. Agt. Omaha, Neb. j A sealskin Basque keep the heart warm. does not alwnvs Have Yoa Heard About the superb Pullman Dining Cars which have been recently placed in ser vice via the Union Pacific, "The Over land Route?" If you have, and want to get a sumptuous meal while traveling, don't fail to take the train on which these Diners run. They run on the fast' Vestibule Express between Council Bluffs and Denver and on the Overland Flyer between Council Bluffs and Port land. Meals, which cannot be surpassed in any of the first-class hotels in the coun try, are served in these cars at 75c each. afeeptf When men are lonely any companionship. they stoop to A Safe Iavcstnent. la one which is guaranteed to bring you satisfactory results, or in case ot failure a return of purchase price. 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