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t'fc ew . .:i " -. " "P " Y"-k -- .r if J: - i s . --1 '- A My. ?::f- I - 4 ' 3 -j - w B55BBv9VaBivvk. KNOWLEDGE K brings comfort and improvemeat Kb& 1 " ... tends to personal enjoyment Vheu ('. " rightly used. The many, who lire bet J " ter than others and enioy life mor& With J- .. less expenditure, by note promptly '. . e. " adapting the iroriro best products to the needs of physical beat, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative, 'principles embraced in the xexnedy, Syrup of -Figs. Vk excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to4he taste, the ref reshlng and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative; efiectually cleansing lb System, dispelling colds, headtes and feTcrs .rd permanently Luring constipation. It has gives satisfaction to millions and met with, the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. .Syrup of Figs is for sale by all 6rfc gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrupof Figs, and being well informed, you will not .accept any substitute if offered. 'August Flower" Uight doctors treated me for Heart Disease and one for Rheumatism, but did me no good. I could not speak aloud. Every thing that I took into the Stomrch distressed me. I could not slee I had taken all kinds of mec .nes. Through a neighbor I got e of your books. I procured a bo. .e of Green's Aug ust Flower and took it I am to-day stout, hearty and strong and enjoy the best of health. August Flower savedmylifeandgavememy health. Mrs. Sarah J Cox, Defiance, O. XfftKE THE NEXT MORNING ?EEL 8RI0HT AND wlw and my complexion is better. "9 j doctor says It arts gently on the stomach, Btst and kidney, and Is a pleasant laxative. Thla vlrtnk hi aiade from herb, and ts prepared for saa eaattr as tea. It U called LANES MEDICINE All drugclsts sell It at Mo. and 91 a package, IT on cannot net it, atid your address for a frea th vowels each day. AMruM I OKATOft H. WOODWARD. LsROT. 5. T. THE BEST TaUwbest Blood Medicine, becaaet it assist nature to throw off the lav Tmrftleanf thablootl.ancl at ttutaarna time tones tin the entire organism. This is jut: contrary to the effect of the various potash, mer cury, sarsajmrllla mixtures, which bottle tip the Impurities in the system, thus producing much nckneaaandeulIeriQC. Therefore, for a BLOOD MEDICINE you cannot do better than take 8. S. 8. "As a physician, I hare prescribed and used 8. 6. S. in my practice as a tonic, aad for Mood troubles, and ruu-e been very successful. Iaerer used a remedy which (rave such general aattefao tion to myself and patients. " L. B. IUTcuv, K. D., Hacker, lad." Treatise on blood and skin diseases) mailed frea. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Oa. OMAHA BUSINESS HOUSES, TEXAS LAND Best la the Bute. Wheat, Com and Fruit lands In tkt ' celebrated Wlcb. ita vaiiev. Haps and pamphlets mailed free. H. AKLSOX, Oeaentl Aceat, Tfclrtecath atreet. Osaaaa. Kek. HARNESS (Wholesale!, ft Raddubt HAar wabx. CLWaoawnn 3c CO., U16 Faraaas, fiCOauaa. WAGONS,CAuuUGESi XSJAKAM Oasaaals Tjr- vasMty. FARRELL a CO.. Maple Socar and 8Trup., Jellies, lreserTes. Jams, Apple Butter JCtc. lrops.OsMha CanSUa'fac'nft- Co., Cans and Decorated Tia ware Elso's Remedy for Catarrh is the M Best, Easiest to Use, aad Cheapest. Sold by nrBRltU or sent by aBaO. SOc E. T. Baseltlae, Warrea, Pa. Suffered Nine Years. npieiin til Sfeeifei FaiM. Kickaiwo Indian Sagwa Cm plwtely Curas. HiaBXAKD, Tt.t, Jbjm 11. For orer nine yeara I aalaml untold .seerj from iBflsUBmatory rtauMtfasm, from which phyaicauis M well as Yaxi- oa apecifca afforded no reliel. MlaatloMoladedtoaireKiokapM Indimn Sawi s trial. With la-a cared; aad have atayed cared. I keep the8agwaUthelKJeeadlthetiss,asW liadit'a great help to bm at fariCMH rhea I feel rum dowa, aaa com ic trn bast tomle ia the warM. liJhV NATAZrjcatmmJUJr. lUOICAMe INMAM Umtu .aeaaVsTA faClaSBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB "BaSasErrSsBBisy k Meconciliationv tie Bet knew. . If I were wreeg cr jou; Itjslensfteso TO think I gave you pala That I miy gift atust rue, And take It back again. I do not know If you or I were riznU Your tears have caused me woe; And !r yoa weep agatt 1 Shall trow note ttFctnte, And com all your pain. I do not know Kqr care woich one was right; Tot when your dear eyes flow I cannot speak for pain, -And tear-mists blind my sight Until you smile again So let It go We may have both been wrong, Orpaftly 86: . , , But sjn Isjurged by paitt, And royal sonls are strong To. wJand and heal again. Ella Dietz Clyaaer in Barper'a Bazar. Z BORA. The night after his stepfather. Squire Halsted, whipped JitM-old Roblintr for a thing; he had not done, Harold ran away. Nd one kne it bjt I, and I was iofcody. Bu t thought as muchof Harold as ever a human Being 'could think of another. Aftd I knew that he was wronged and I felt that Mrs. Robling had done a dreadful thing when she took Squire Hal6ted for her second husband and let him rule her, take possession of her money and ill-use her handsome boyk 1 had my sHaVe of it, too, for while Mr. Robling lived and while she was a widow I was like a daughter of the house. But no sooner had she come back from her honeymoon than all that was altered. The squire looked at me coldly and t heard him ask Mrs. Halsted who I was. "Her mother died when she was born." Mrs. H&lsted said, "and I took the baby to my own nursery, where Harold lav in the cradle." "More fool you, my dear," said the squire. "The father went away," said Mrs. Halsted, "and was lost at sea. sd they said and I kept theliltle girl." "You must remember that she. will need to earn her own bread," said the squire. "She is not a lady. LSt the servants keep her in their part of the house and teach her her duties as waitress." "Oh, Mr. Halsted!" cried the bride, "I cannot do that." "My dear," said Mr. Halsted, "I am master here." The poor lady was helpless. She had no longer any control of her own money. I was six years old, Harold the same age, and a terrible life we had of it. I was very well Used itt the kitchen, but I felt cast down and degraded. I wore big crash aprons that covered me from head to foot, instead of my pretty muslin and silk dresses. I was delicate and waiting is hard work when your wrists are slender. Mrs. Halsted did all she could for me. I used to hear her pleading with the squire to let her send me to a boarding-school to learn to be a teacher, but he called her "a little goose," and she fancied him very wise. But for Harold I should never have known anything, as after school he used to come to me and teach me what he had learned himself. Cook would whisper: "That's right, Master Harold. It's a good deed you are doing. God spare you. I was never taught to rade meself on account of an evil-minded stepfather iv mo own that put me to sarvice before I Could get schoolin', an' I know the loss." And not a servant but would have waited in my place, for they said I was too small to carry dishes; but the cruel squiro would have me come in to make sure that ho was oboyed. Mrs. Halsted really felt bad about it, I know. But two little girls came soon and then a little boy, and soon she, cared nothing for her own splen did boy, and why should she care for me? But I am wandering away from the morning when Herold Robling, just eighteen that day, walked down the garden path in the gray morning light and I with him, choking down my sobs. For now the one being I loved was going away from me, per haps forever. It was only five o'clock and no one was up. The grass was wet with dew and there were only a few pink streaks in the sky to tell that day was coming. We did not dare to speak until we got out of hearing of the house, but then I said: "Oh, Harold! what will you do with no money and no friends alone in the world?" "Many a young fellow has done the same sort of thing," Harold said. "No man with limbs and senses need to starve, and I mean to make my fortune. But I'd rather work in tho trenches for my daily broad than to live in Squire Halsted's house, and with a mother he has bewitched into doing what he wishes, whatever it may be. It was a crimo to make a servant of you, little sister. But re member, the moment I have power in my hands all that shall be altered. I will write you, and you shall know just how I get on." But now he had got to the wharf where he was to take a little market boat to Now York, and I was obliged to leave him, for he did not want the squire to find out what he had done until he was fairly out of reach, and then he put his arms about my waist and kissed me. "Good-by, little sister," ho said, good-by Dora, my pet. " Keep up a good heart and never forget to an swer my letters." And he was off and I went home weeping as though my heart would break. There was a terrible time at the house when they found out he had gone, and the squire swore he would never enter his doors again. But the squire's daughters, who hated Harold as their father did, though he was their own mother's child, said they were glad he was gone. And only I remembered him, I think, very long. A weak woman was Mrs. Halsted, and her husband had got her under his power. The way he managed her has always made me think that there must be something in magne tism or hypnotism. She seemed to have lost her senses or to have grown mentally blind, and he lead her where he would. Just about time I fell very ill and when I grew better the squire, know ing I was good at my needle, made a seamstress of me. I was ashamed to say why, but it was because I looked rather stylish and was called pretty and so many questions were asked about me by guests. As a seamstress I could stay in my upper room and work. I was so thankful for the change Now I could read a little and be more to myself. I made 'the finery for the young ladies of the family and no one troubled me. Once, indeed, a rich old gentleman, having somehow got my story from good old cook, sought me out and made me a proposition of marriage, saying that it was a shame that such a ltf ut woman should Hy i I t illd. Sil t thanked aim and declined his offer. I waa mat mnaappy now, except that I ptmeeVfor. sews of 'Har old, forlm all theee years ne'wort bad coae from hiM ho of Uo letterg he had prfitlfyk. I Mt lure ne'wii hoi dead aad 'it was rtery natural that he should' for get to write, but my heart had mo rest He was 26 years old by this time and in all that time much sight have happened.' My pillow was often Wet With tears from thoughts of him fancies Ht What he had .stifled, and longed to Ueet.li.im, or only see him from afar m once again. At last news came. Mrs. Halsted came running to my room wild with joy. "News of my boy!" she said, hold ing a letter toward me. "I thought you had forgotten all about him, madamd." I silo. . 1" Wis sorry the next momdnt,- for she burst Into , tears and faltered through her ipbt: ' ' " "Ydu don't know what It Is to be the wife of a man who dominates your will! I have never forgotten or ceased to regret other things." Then she wiped her eyes and said: . "But, as far as Harold, gds, it is all over. He has written to me. He Is rich ixally rich. He has made a fortune in California, and he Is coming home to see me. He Is In New York and will be here to-morrow. The squire is pleased; the girls are wild to see him; his little brother Is delighted. " She ran out of the room again, looking young and hapjjy,; add I sat down td niy machine, swallowing a great lump that had risen in my throat He had not written to me. Well, I was only a servant, and he was a rich man now. They were rejoicing in his coming for that reason the squire and his children. He was a very different person from the poor Harold Robling who went away. "t dxjtoct he will give us lots of presents," I heard one of the girls say. "An older brother who is rich is a great thing to have. We must jiet him and make him good-natured." "Oh, yes," said the other. "When girls have as stingy a father as we have a generous elder brother Is a godsend." And I oh! If he returned in rags, begging his bread, I should have wel comed him. I cared for him, not for his money. And if he had returned poor it was I to whom he would have written, I knew Well. But I tried to put the selfish thoughts away and re joice fof his sake that he had pros pered, even if he had forgotten hip little sister Dora. The morrow came. As I sat at my machine I heard the sounds below that told he had arrived. I heard his mother cry out and the squire say heartily, "Welcome home, my boy!" and his sisters squeal and giggle after a way they had. Then the great drawing room doors were closed shut ting me out. I, who loved him so dearly, went back to my room alone, uncared for, -wretched! I felt as though my heart would break. I could no longer keep back my tears. Half an hour passed; then some one came to the door a servant who told me that I was wanted in the parlor. Trembling, quivering, feeling as I had never felt before, I obeyed tho summons. I opened tho drawing room door. The squiro stood before the fire, important as usual, one hand in the breast of his coat, the other wav ing toward me as he uttered these words: "Dora, I have sent for you because Master Harold has returned and wishes to moet a faithful servant of the family." But before the words were out of his mouth Harold, handsomer and larger, but the same for all that the very Harold that I knew rushed forward and took both my hands and bent down and kissed me. "I told you, sir," be said, "that I wanted to see Dora the dearest being alive to me! Such words, as you utter I cannot permit you to speak as though they were mine. You have never received any of my letters, Dora, but I have guessed why." "I never have received a letter, Harold," I answered. "So I thought" said he. "We will not ask who kept them from you. I have no wish to quarrel with anyone; but you were my only friend years ago when I went out into the world homeless and penniless, and I have come now to ask you to share with jne the home that I can now offer you." "Share your homo, Harold?" criod the squire. "The girl is not your sister. It can't be done. It would be improper!" "I am glad, sir, that the girl is not my sister," replied Harold; "for she is the girl I want for my wife; and here, before you all, I ask her for her heart and hand, and proud shall I be if she will give thorn to me." I could not answer, but ho saw all I felt In my face, and led me away with him. There was no quarreling. People like the squire and his family never offend rich people, and I am the hap piest woman living. Fireside Com panion. Saved Haadreda of Uvea. During the performance of a play at Biella, Italy one of the players be hind the scene saw tiny threads of smoke curling up from the floor of the stage. He called the stage man ager's attention to It who on Investiga tion, found that under the stage the place was on fire. The manager kept his self control and returned to the stage, where one of the chief actors was about to appear. The manager whispered the situation to the actor and asked the latter to feign sickness when he went out to act his part and thus give an excuse for stopping the performance. The actor did as sug gested. He went on the boards im mediately and pretended to reel and then felL The audience rose in sym pathy, and the stage manager rush ing forward hurriedly, said that ow ing to the serious Illness of the singer the performance would have to close for that night- The doors were promptly thrown open and the audience was hurried out Just as the last of the audience was leaving the flames began to burst through the stage, and looking back, the people saw the real cause of their dismissal. The- theatre was de stroyed, but no lives were lost Me Waa a Xaa mt Expert as. A Savannah drummer says a drum mer who had had a great many deal ings with the Macon lawyers went out recently to Rosehfll cemetery and amused himself reading the inscrip tions on the tombstones. He finally came across one that read: "Here lies "a lawyer and, an honest man." Turning to his friend, he said: vBill. what made them bury those tro M la! Jp the ttmt rY?n FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. TM6 fAQftteft A fib fMg Use of MECHANICAL TOOLS. Frese la a Set ef Beaem Teela Ckaag 4 las Td Tk Ideal FanawCat Warm Pork relators aadafaaeemeld Help. The If eaaaUoal sfaririelr. Farmers in general have not yel fully awakened to the importance of a more liberal use of mechanioal tools at home. Every farmer brings them into use more or less, but not one-half of the land tillers use tho aw, plane and hammer one-tenth part of What might be made profit able. Th6 6hief hindrance to me- ohanical employment upon the farm may be. attributable to tho nggleb't of obtaining aids, or; in other words, of procuring tools; but few farmers have even a decent saw or hammer upon their premises, snd it is very seldom that we 'find what might be called a good set of bench tools, and ia many neighborhoods it would b3 difficult to make up a set by bring ing the entire lot together. The husbandman who depends upon borrowing is always in trouble, be sides which, the time spent in going for and returning tools, with the money spent in replacing borrowed ones, would amount in a ninglo yeai to enough to procure a tolerably good set at least: It is just as essential that the farmer should understand the princi ples of mechanism as it is that he should be posted in the principles of stock raising and grain growing or any other department intimately con nected with his avocation. He should know when his mowing machine, hay rake, plow or other implements are not properly adjusted, and be pre pared to apply the remedy, and to be well enough posted to prevent being cheated when purchasing these uten sils. Every husbandman should fit up a workshop1 either in his house or barn, says the Farmers Voice, if not able to build a place for tho purpose, and got a kit for the bench just as soon as his circumstances will admit of it; then a tool will be at hand when wanted, and nearly all the repairs upon farm implements and buildings may be done without going to the ex pense of employing a professional mechanic. There are rakes, hay racks, sleds, wagon boxes, harrows, field rollers, etc, which may be kept in good order at the homo workshop, and Innumer able improvements made around the farm buildings. There are feeding racks to inake, grain troughs to con struct, barn doors to fix up by re hanging or relatching, stanchions to build or improve, weather boarding to be put on, and roofs to mend, be sides stores of little necessities which may bo provided at the house for the convenience of the women folks. Every housewife who has a husband or son familiar with the use of me chanical tools will give her testi mony in favor of the farm workshop. Changing Feed. While hogs thrive best, especially during growth, if given a variety of food, at tho same time care must be taken not to make what may be termed radical changes of feed too suddenly. If they have been on dry feed exclusively and especially if confined in reasonably close quarters it will not be best to turn them out on grass or clover and expect them to maintain a vigorous growth on it alone. Or if they have been fed slops for some time changing to omething else will affect the growth for a time at least. With hogs as with nearly or quite all other classes of stock every advantage must be taken to secure tho best results at the lowest cost. With pigs there must be no stoppage in growth from the time they are farrowed until they are put on the market and a radical change of feed will often change or stop the growth. Of oourse In a few days they will recover from the effect but it causes a small loss and it is theBo small losses that often determine the question of profit or loss. It is easily possible to supply a variety without making sudden changes in the ration. If it is necessary to change let it bo dono gradually and then change can be made without the animals feeling the effect During the winter all stock are fed largely upon dry feed. With hogs of course more or less slop can be given nearly or quite up to the time of mar keting. During the growth a differ ent ration is needed to what should be given after a sufficient growth has been secured to commence feeding to fatten, but at all times in making what may be termed radical changes it is best to mako them gradually, and in this way the change may read ily be made without any stoppage of the' growth of tho pigs. In the spring pigs that have been kept in a good, thrifty condition during tho winter can be made to make a very rapid gain after the grass or clover starts, but in order to do this it is very essential that they be kept on free feed. Give them all of the grain they wilt eat and then let them have the run of the pastures in addition. The grass or clover will be a help and if they are given plenty of dry feed they will gain very rapidly. With pigs it is best to feed liberally; hut as the grass and clover make a growth so as to furnish a full feed tho grains may be lessened somewhat, still it is not best to depend upon grass or clove." alone, even in sum mer, as a better gain can always be secured by giving a light feed of grain daily in addition to good pas turage. Journal of Agriculture. Size of the Ideal Farm. Aunt Jervis has extravagant ideas of the ideal farm. She wants 500 acres and thinks a less amount can not be made to support itself, as she expresses it She means support its owner's family, of course. Coming from a woman this is a lit tle strange, says the Indiana Farmer. Most women subscribe to the senti ment, "a little farm well tilled," whether they do to the remainder of the couplet or not, and most of them would be contented with 160 acres of good land even in the West. By the way most of the difference among the writers on this subject has been on this point, the size of the ideal farm. On this they have differed widely, while agreeing generally regarding the house, barn and outbuildings, the orchard and garden, etc. Probably early surroundings have much to do with this sentiment One who has lived from childhood on a large farm, and constantly heard of big crops and large herds and flocks, .naturally feels that such farming is the proper thing, and that an eighty or 10J acre farm is a non-supporting piece of property, while one who has been raised on a farm of smaller size, and has lived, comfortably and enjoyed life there, naturally feels that there ii no wisdom in demanding a section of land for a home, aad thus deprive lag ones self of neighbors aad school and oharok privilgge We presume that very few of our CaderswiU agree, with Aunt Jervis requiring 500 acres for a farm, in this' state at least; nor will many agree with the writer who thought forty acres enough. The vast major ity will unite with us in allowing the ideal fartt from 103 to 160 acres of fair, io food land. , ' QoSd management aHd everage in telligence and Industry will havo no trouble in making not only a good living, but laying up some money in most sections of the Central West on 100 acres of such land in cultivation. Farms of this size are best adapted to social enjoyment and intellectual culture. They allow of good roads, hear neighbors, schools and churches. i which ban seldom be supported in sections where largo farms prevail. Checking Cat-Worms. A writer for American Cultivator recently summarized three most im portant methods of artificially check ing cut-worm damages, as follows: 1. Tho poison method. This con sists in killing off the worms before tho crops are planted, by strewing over tho soil bunches of fresh clover or cabbage leaves, which have beon treated with paris green or London purple, either by dipping into a so lution of the poison, or dusting it on dry. The half-grown worms prowl ing about in search of food, eat of the baits thiis sol aHd arS destroyed be fore doing any harm. This method has proved a practical success with many gardeners, and is well worth trying where there is likely to be trouble from these pests. Of course care must be taken that chickens or stock do not get at tho poisoned leaves. 2. Using boards as traps. This method consists in placing boards on the ground in and about the garden, and collecting In the morning the worms that will congregate beneath them during the night. 8. Digging out the worms where plants have been cut off. This is practicable in most gardens and is well worth doing, thus preventing further damage. Fall plowing is also a valuable gen eral measure, because it exposes the worms to enemies and tho weather. Burning up rubbish over waste grass land also kills some. Repairing Rotted Posts. We never saw the expedient used except by a careful, old-fashioned farmer who was used when his grape trellis posts rotted off to dig down into tho earth to whero tho post was still solid, and then cut the post half in two, a foot or fifteen inches below the ground, and then fasten to this half an upright post of the height do sired. If the post below was mostly rotted off, he used to reverse the post, putting the top side in tho ground and then mortice it above the sur face. In this way he made each post do.double duty. The rotting off of posts is almost always just at the surface, and by putting bolts through each half, and thus fastening them together, the end will last as long as did the original posts at the surface. American Cultivator. Votlc Tolntera. If a pig is stunted before it- is two months old, it rarely recovers from it An old sow does not cost as much for her keep as a young and growing ono. If pigs cost more to iaiso than they will sell for there is no good in them. There is not much dangor in feed ing corn when there is plenty of clover. To secure a rapid growth the pigs should be born with as much vigor as possible. Do not attempt to make the pigs fat, but keep them in a good, thrifty condition. It is difficult to get a sow to bring two litters a year after she has got into the habit of producing one. It is quite an itom to breed the sows as nearly together as possible in order to secure an even lot of pigs. In many cases it will pay better to go in debt for improved breeds of stock than improved farm machinery. The objection to having a sow too fat at farrowing is that she will bo more liable to lay down on her pigs. With hogs especially, the success secured depends largely upon the general welfare and thrift of the herd. Under present conditions of cattle feeding a few hogs can nearly alwaj-s be kept to good advantage in order io avoid tho wastes that would other wise occur. Household Help. It is not generally known that cur. rant or any fruit jelly may be easily removed from the mould by setting it in water as hot as your hand can bear it for a few minutes. The jelly looks much better when turned out in this way. Tea should always be made with freshly boiled water. The gases that are in water and give an agroeablo flavor aro driven off by boiling, and when water has been boiled for any length of time it loses most of its gas and will not make tea of a fino flavor. Ink stains on silver or plated arti cles may be offectually removed without injury to the articles by making a little chloride of lime into a paste with water and rubbing the stains until they disappear, and after terwardj washing the article with soap and water. For potatoes a la Lyonnaise, chop an onion fine, fry it brown in a table spoonful of butler, add another table spoonful to the iron spider after the frying and let tho butter become very hot. Then cut six Avhole boiled po tatoes into even slices and lay them in the spider, which should be ample enough to hold them without their lapping over one another. Let them fry brown on both sides, tossing them occasionally to prevent them burning. Sprinkle a tablespoonful of parsley over them and serve them at once. They should be very hot when brought on the table. To remove oil stains from the pages of a book without destroying the printing, gently warm the stained part with a hot flatiron (so as to take out as much of the oil as possible) on blotting paper; then dip a brush in rectified spirits of turpentine and draw it gently over the sides of the paer, which must be kept warm during the whole process. Repeat the operation as many times as the thickness of the paper may require When the oil is entirely removed, to restore the paper to its usual white ness, dip another brush in highly rectified spirits of wine and draw it in like manner over the stained place, particularly around the edges. By adopting this plan the spots will en- ; tiraly vanish, and tho paper resume , its ordinary whiteness Slept mrty-Sevea Years. "Inring's "Rip Van Winkle" is be lieved to have, its foundation in the wonderful Story hfch Pliny relates concerning the extraordinary experi ence of a shepherd named Epimenides. The scene is laid in Crete; the time sum mer, and Epimenides a boy of some 15 years. During the very warmest part of the day he found that some of the sheep were missing, and at about the same time heard prolonged bleatings from the almost inaccessible portions of a neighboring mountain. He grasped his crook and started off in the direc tion of the soutiBs. The pith .was a very difficult one to travel Over, the day hot, so that long before he reached the stray sheep he was so overcome with fatigue that he lay down in a cool place in a dry cavern to sleep. He slept, so I'lino gravelj' informs us, 57 years. At last, when he had managed to shake off the terrific lethargy that had held him spellbound for niore than half a century, he returned to the herd only to find" a brother younger than himself a tottering, gray-Haired grandfather. That "ill-wind" proverb is very appro priate in this case, for wc find that Epi menides enforced slunibers had En dowed him with miraculous powers. He became a great epic poet and Anos tic philosopher, and even defied death itself for nearly three centuries, not dying until he had celebrated his 285th birthday. St. Louis Republic. They All Purchase. A New York photographer has adopt ed a plan which was in operation " last summer, and is following it with great success. He takes for his field of opera tion the better portions of town, and, when the sun is warm enough to bring the children out in force, he goes forth with his camera. When a number of well-dressed children are encountered they are asked if they don't want their pictures taken. As may be imagined, the children are delighted with the sug gestion. The photographer groups tltem artistically, takes an impression, and then gets the address of each. A week or two later he calls on the par ents and offers the pictures, handsome ly finished and mounted, for sale. The children surrounded by their compan ions in a pretty group make an instan taneous appeal to the parental eye, and it is an exceptional case when at least ouc or two are not purchased. A Hoopsklrt Fable. Seeing his wife wearing a hoopskirt, a man said: "My dear, I am going out to purchase a silk hat. If on my return I find you still wearing that thing, I shall take the trouble to slice off your ears." Returning, he found her still wearing it, and sliced off her cars. The next day the woman was again wearing the offensive garment. "Madame," said the man, "I am as tonished!" "At what?" said she. "Did you sup pose that hoopskirts were suspended from the ears?" Danger I If you have a feeling- of oppression and ua-paaines-s a little above the diaphragm, and just belovr the right ribs, aggravated by lying on the right side, look out! As sure as fate, your lueris disordered. Perhaps not seriously as yrt, but fatal hepatic abscesses are not un common. Honietters Stomach Bitten is the preri remedy to regulate the liTer, and pre eiu im coiigcbtion and inflammation, and to disperse such minor indicia of its derangement a. yellowness of the skin and ball of the eye, furreC tongue, sourness of the breath, nausea on rising in the morning, dizziness, sick head ache and constipation. By relaxing the bowels painlessly, it opens a channel of exit for the superfluous bile, checln a tendency to conges tion and engorgement of the liver, at the same time giving a gentle impetus io its secretive action, and affords relict to the stomach, which is usually inactive, out of order and oppressed with wind when the bowels are costive. Use tho Bitters a! so in fever and ague, rheumatism and kidney troubles. Won by Her Tongue. McIIarlcm How long did ycu know your wife before you married Iter? Murray Hill Two days. f "Wasn't that rather a short acquaint ance?" "If you' had heard my wife talk you wouldn't ask such questions. At the cnil of two days I felt as though I had known her for five years." X. Y. Mer cury. Good Matches. " The late duke Maximilian, father of the empress of Austria, was one of the most simple and affable of men. One day as he was traveling on the train between his country residence and Vi enna, he fell into conversation with a banker. "Are you going to Vienna?" asked the duke. "Yes, to see my daughter. She has just been married." "Ah!" said the duke. "Mine has just married also. Was it a good match?" "Excellent! And that of your daugh ter?" "Not bad cither." "My daughter married the banker GoldschinidL" "Mine the emperor of Austria." Harper's Bazar. What's In One Name. The first half of the name "Ferdi nand" is feorh, "youth" or "life;" the second half is a . little uncertain, but may be conjectured to be probably nanth, "darling." It was the Spanish tJoths who gave it its earliest vogue in the peninsula as Fernando, or Fcrnan. San Fernando, king of Castile, sent it on to Aragon and thence to Xaples, where it became l'crdinando, and fig ured in "The Tempest" accordingly as Ferdinand. With Ferdinand and Isa bella its fame grew world-wide. Again, in Spain itself, it became Hernandoand Hcrnan, in which shape it was immor talized by Cortcz. Who would have suspected the conqueror of Mexico of bearing such a name which on analysis turns out to be pure Anglo Saxon. State ot Ohio. Citt or Toledo, ) Lucas Cocntt. J -ES Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is the Ecnior partner of the firm of F. J. Chknst A Co.. doing business tn the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL LARS for each and every case of Catarrh that can not be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Curb. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pretence, this 6 day of December, A. D. 1SS0. A. W. GLEASOX, Notary Public skal Hall' Catarrh Cure ! taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo. O. ySold by Druggists, 75c. m . "- England has five admirals who are 90 years old and over A gold coin depreciates 5 percent in value in sixteen years' constant use. A Card. I wish to announce to my friends and patients that I have associated with myself in partnership Dr. Sumner Davis, Grand Island, Neb. Dr. Davis has taken a very thorough course in the eye and ear hospitals of Xew York, and will hereafter devote his entire time to treatment of diseases of the eye and car. Either Dr. Davis or my self wUl be in our office in Omaha every day. Office, Ramge Blk, cor. 15th and Harney Sts. Kespectfnllv, E. T. Allex, M. D. The French lead the world in the produa tion of pansies. JACOBS oi l W TRADE Rem EDYtrtPi Ccu PROJCTTLT AND PnUtAHtSTLY .lambata, Headache. Toothache. NEURALGIA, Sara Throat, swaUlaas, Frost-bites, SCIATICA ' Sprala s,tteaVaai7 ieaWf , TNI CHAIUI A, VHUM t.( MtfiNN, H IMMLMJ""" UN Aa. OaaeasiaVa SalclsM. One of the dprjeuwrnsat the Central menagerie, New York, was" f fmad dead in his cage the other morning. Hie tail made a circle around his neck and wis caught between the wire meshes of the cage: To Keeper McGuiness, who found the anist hanging like a little fur ball,. it was a clear casf of sui cide. The oppossums were in a ctfge near that of the wildcats, and one m these animals was found lying dead upon the floor of his den. The cat had died during the night in an unaccounta ble manner. It was thought that it had choked to death while attempting to' Swalldw' a bone. Director Smith is quite certain that tho oppossum com mitted suicide, foV its tail had first been coiled about its neck and then thrust between the wire meshes arid caught by the weight of the body. The bodies will be stuffed and placed on exhibi tion in the museum of natural history. A London Girl's Club. A dozen bright college girls in Lon don have started a trulv educational club. It is caUcd the "School of Fic tion" and each member is supposed to Write a story a month. These creations are read at tho fortnightly meetings and arc then bofand in precious volume, which becomes the joint property of the club members. Putting armor on a coward will not moke him fight. . It is a poor sermon that will not hit a sin ner somewhere. i4'4:'.,4:'4.,:'4:'',4:i:,4:,''4.'4.,:,4:,4:'4:'4.,4.'4. Housekeepers Should Remember. jt The Government Chemists, after having analyzed f all the principal brands of baking powder in the f V iiia.inv.1, i uivit v.uvw ? head of the list for strength, purity and wholesome- ness; ana tnousanas oi tests an over tne country have further demonstrated the fact that its qualities are, in every respect, unrivaled. Avoid all baking powders sold with a gift or prize, u or at a lower price than the Royal, as they invariably H contain alum, lime or sulphuric acid, and render the jv food unwholesome. l.t:.rt,nrTT..T,,.....J In New York, of Course. Visitor I have here a poem on the "beautiful Editor My dear sir, we have 10,000 poems on the "beautiful snow" on hand and we don't want any more. "Then, perhaps, sir, you will allow me to continue. My poem is on "The Beautiful Mud.' "We'll take that, young man." Tex as Sif tings. A Stickler. "Burton has always said he could never fall in love with a girl who wasn't strictly proper.' "Well, his fiancee is that sort"' "Really?'' "Yes; he has to disguise himself as a manicure to hold her hand twice a week." Puck. resale Wcakaeaa Paaltlvely Cared. To THE Editob: Please inform your readers that I have a poMtlre remedy for the thonand and one Ills which arise from deranged female organs. Not a prescription to be rilled, but I will send two bottles of my remedy Free of all cost, for the medicine. ready for ue, to any lady if they will send their ex- press na j'.u. auarees. jnoiacorresponaenc sinewy confidential and forward my replies and remedy la The occupants of a ballon a mile high command a radius of ninety-six miles Lana'a Medicine Moves the Bowels Each Day. In order to be healthy this is neces sary. Cures constipation, headache, kidney and liver troubles and regulates the stom ach and bowels. Truth is stranger than is scarcer. fiction, because it PITS m flu (topped free by Be. USrs GMAT nam aZ8T0BBK. No nt after tint day's ns. Mar velous cares Treatise and (2 00 trial bottle free to I'll Send to Or. Kline, Wl ArcH3t..r&UdMpHla.ra. We can all learn better by example than we can bj- precept. "Harmon's Magic Corn Salva." Warranto! to cure, or money relumled. Alt yonr drucsist forlt. Price. rents. If you haven't much you can double it by being thankful. If the Baky la Cat! Ine Teeth. Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mas. Wtssuaw's Soothing Sracr for Children Teethinr. Jugbon says it is astonishing how bad most good fellows are. ON THE OUTSIDE that is the best place to keep the hnre.old fashionad pill. Just as soon as you get it inside, it begins to trouble you. What's I I l-J the use of suffering; when you mor help octor Pierce s Pellet I 1 V These tiny, sugar- 'J(fki( coated granules do CifcJ .yoa permanent nnl Tk.n ... mildly- and natur ally, and there's no reaction afterward. Con stipation, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and all derangements of the liver, stomach, and bowels are prevented, relieved, and perma nently cured. They're the smallest, the easiest to take, and the cheapest for they're jrwaranfeerl to give satisfaction or your money is re turned. Yon pay only for the good you get. Nothing else urged by the dealer, though they may be better for him to sell, can be "just as oodn for you to buy. ISH BR This Trade Stark Is on the beat WATERPROOF COAT "SSSo? In the World I " A. J. TOWER. BOSTON. MASS MEND YOUR OWN HARNESS WITH -- THOMSON'S SLOTTED CLINCH RIVETS. No tools required. Only a hammer needed to drive and clinch them easily and quickly; leaving the clinch absolutely smooth. Requiring bo bole to be made in the leather nor burr for the Kiveta. They are STRONG. TOUGH and DURABLE. Millions bow ia use. All length?, uniform or assorted, pnt up in boxes. Aalc yowr rfealer for Uteaw. or send 40e ia staaaps for a box of 100; assorted size;. MAXCFACTCRID BT JUDSOH L. THOMSON MFC. CO., WaJlkam, Mass. If any on doubts that weeanraru tbanv.ttuU atusat caae in 29 to (C dj. let Mm wr te for particulars aad lnveiti-gaUonrreHablltj-. Our Sninclal backing U SVM.MOl When mercury. iodid potassium, samp irAI or Hot Springs fall, wo ffuirantce- a ears nd our Jlaalc typhi !m 1 the on'y Uiln that will cor permanently. Posture rroef sect --lei,frei Cooa Ressdy Co., Ctiloco. HI- RUPTURE rin r I can tret y from I) -" I V- Pleasant SaaHttal IlLOMNttMl I A SPECIALTY. Investigate our method. Written guarantee to absolutely cure all ainda ot IVriTJU: of both sexes, without the cse of knife or syringe, no Batter ef how long sUBdlrg. EXAMI-V-VriOX TBEE. Scad for Ctrealar. Address THE O. Ea MILLER COMPANY, 3Mf KffW Yetb Lit. laUAUf, OVAJU, USB. How It Is Deae at Cowf One day as Sir Isaac Heard waa with George III, it Was announced that hi majesty's horse was ready to start far Hunting. "Sir Isaac," said the goad monarch, '-arc you a judge of horsea?'' "In my younger days, please your saaj esty," was the reply. "I was a great deal among them." "What do you think of this, thenV said the king, who was py this time preparing to mount hti favorite, and, without waiting for an atfawer, added: "We call hlna Perfection." "A most appropriate name," replied i-feo courtly herald, bow ing as his majestv reached the saddle, "for he bears tho best X characters."' Argonaut. I Care Coastlpatlon and Pyaesyalaw fir. Snoop's Restorative Nerve Pills sent free" with Medical Book to prove merit, for 2c sums. Druggi3ts,3. Dr.Shoop.1Jox W.,Racino Wis. Result of a Graadee'a Stasia. Antiquarians in Europe .have been, greatly interested in the sale of the fine collection of curiosities accumulated by the Marquis de Negron, a Spanish gran dee. For thirty years he' almost starved himself so that he might devote nine tenths of his income of 520,000 a year to the purchase of books, cameos, old plate, watches, snuffboxes, etc, and ire the course of his lifetime he filled scl eral houses with his treasures. Temper is a good thing until you lose it. Sometimes a smile is the mask that hides a frown. I uia.v.u uiv. ivuyai cib llll ! ! W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE Hol'ttr. Do you wear them? When next In need try a pair, they will give you more comfort and service for tho money than any other make. Best i n ttl Wr 11. nn iZSt 2.0f FMLABKS 2.00 1.75 FOR IIYI l.75 SEs W. L. Dtflglis Sktis tn mto k ill tit Lifts! Stlis. If you want a fine DRESS SHOE don't pay $6 to $9, try my $3.50, $4 cr $5 Shoe- They will fit equal to cus tom made and look and wear as well. If )ou wish to economise In your footwear, you can do so by purchasing i n, . n . , I Uouglas snoes, My name and price is stamped en the bottom, look for it when you buy. Take no sub stitute. I send shoes by mall upon receipt of price, postage free, when Shoe Dealers cannot supply you. W. L. DOCGLAS. Brockton, Mass. The Davla Hand Cream Separator aad Feed Cooker Combined. , Completest of outfits for a dairy farmer. This xachine has an attachment which, when the bowl has been taken out, is dropped into the Separator so that a belt can run to the churn. Write for further particulars. Dnvls A Kankia Bldg. and Mfa Co.. S40 to S54 W. Lake St., Chicago, 111.. Manufacture all kinds of Creamery Machinery and Dairy Supplies. (Agents wanted in every county.) jo Populist Press and People. I take pleasure In announcing: that I have made arrangements on behalf of the National Reform Press -Assoclatjon, whereby platas and ready-prints containing: Populist matter officially approved and rec ommended by the National Reform Press Association and Chairman Taubeneck, In any quantity desired, will be furnished by Tin Western Niwspaptr . Union. Write to the Western Newspaper Union for Samples and prices. No other house furnishes authorized matter. W. S. MORGAN, Sec. Na tional Reform Press Association. Address WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION, OMAHA. NEBRASKA. NEBRASKA CYCLE CO. LINCOLN. NEBRASKA. WMesaJe ui Retail BICYCLES. MT.Tian ; ikaaaxa wabtbb arzas IVSend (tamp for catalog,. A? stylaaaad price. Patents. Trade-Marks. Examination and Advice aa to Patentability oC Invention. Send for "Inventors' Guide, or How to Oat aratent." PAI2SS OTABIXL, ISENOTOir, 8. C gavaar arflr" ' & a "rfVJCfaawaa.HanB l YC ftT" trrataMBt (W prao fiiTrf RBua trvataaal (Vr me afrSLlie' cd-x -i-jtu-v Hettarwi. a- Tasouilirarxi. iW-4 te la tmaH ljll .? v ivkx"m Miieuior, vnicago, . Bib Wltt'a little . Bariy KTawrs. the Famous Little P11U f ar CoQatinaMoaJHck Head-iette,Dr3PP-aoXaaaeaJ(oyeia.Verr8aaaU BVERTONB SHOULD ALWAYS TOT the Ecr.s'os.otiLM.iaa.saauL EjterDrooma sb-ws i 36JOI1NBT.. NEW -YORK. I At 4-Price Wattk, Cass, BagBtes H.iwS SmIb MipM..OiaiSsiTl r ana Twit. SaSN, ru, IM nHra. CMU-sfiO SCi LK CO., Cklc IB. A UntlC For each applicant worth ajat. anywhere IIUHL id beautiful, rich, sunny Texas. Address XI. AXSEKSOar, Co Treasurer, Austin, Texas. INSURE latka Fanners aad' H erakaats Insuraac Cotapiny sf Llneola. Capital aad Surplus orar ages.. OS. L.U3 Iossm paid to Mahrasfca paopU sines IMS. If afflicted with iThimieW's Eyt Wtttr. ore eyes, use W N U Omaha. 20 1893 PERMANENTLY CURED ir NO PAY We refer you to 200 patleuU. 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