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.'- r.- r- -: m - .- B- M KB iX 1 mTi HI ' ill. .-" I ? ! ri f f Hrpaotltai. "Can hypnotized person be made Ao commit a crime?" was very emphat ically answered in the affirmative by Lt. Voisin of Paris, in a paper delivered before the British association. lie sug pested to a subject under his influence to commit acts of incendiarisiii while hypnotically asleep, atiu there was obedience in each case. More than that, a woman wan recently sentenced in l"aris for e, succession of acts of rob bery. It was ascertained that she had Teen habitually hypnotized, and upon investigation it was discovered that she had robbed under the suggestion of outside parties. -- - ood Advice. A titled Parisian after wasiing niucn tuns, in the Latin Quarter, finally man agrxj, by hook or crock, to become en xtillcd as a pupil of Gerome. Day after day the nobleman came, took his place before the model, &nd sketched as best he could. Finally Gerome paused be fore the ncv pupil, one day, and said: "You come here in the morning, what tlo you do in the afternoon?" "Oh," said the nobleman, "I ride in the Hois, see a few of my friends, and then dress for dinner.' "You do," mused the master; "don't you think you'd better do the same things in the morning, also" The next week a new pupil had the nobleman's place in front of the mod eL Argonaut. How's This We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. TVc, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him 3'crfeotly honorable in all business transac tions Rtid linanclally able to carry out any ob ligations made by their Arm., West & Truax, Yholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. : WaltojJo. Kissas A Mabvin, tt'liolce&lc DruffgisU, Toledo, 0. Hall's Cat&rru Cure is taken Internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur - trace or the sjetem. Testimonials sent free. VWce 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggist, ICallroarls in Switzerland. ' A jrreat amount of railroad building is going on all over Switzerland, spar ing no mountain, no valley, and it is surprising to find that this most diffi suit of nil countries for railroad engin voriug, should possess, relatively, more railways than the 2?ev England states. In the latter there is one Kilometer of railways to every seventeen square kil ometers of land; in Switzerland, one to every thirteen square kilometers, in other words, the New England states ::re sour and a half times larger than Switzerland, and have but three times more railways, although in Switzerland one-half tho country is occupied by the highest mountain ranges of Europe. The receipts average in the New Eng land states about 53,000 a year per kil ometer; in Switzerland, S5,500, which difference 3 mainly due to summer travel -" . ! r- Out of Its Element. It would be interesting to know how the word "key," which is tho charac teristic name of many small islands in the Spanish-American waters, should have crept so far north as the coast of ).eiv .Jersey, where it is found in Key East and Key West The word is from the same root as quay, and it appears frome hundreds of times between Flor ida and the coast of South America. During the war of the rebellion the union sick averaged 9 ier cent of the army. In every country consumption kills more victims man any otuer one disease. An adult perspires twenty-eight ounces in tweatv-four hours. 3 K w KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tcii'ls to personal enjoyment when rightly used. Tho many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to tho needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. . It3 excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas :uit to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial projwrties of a erfect lax ative; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers aim permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medhral 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 pale by all drug gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it h man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Fig, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if oflered. '' I used August Flower for Loss of vitality and general debility. After taking two bottles I gained 69 lbs. I have sold more of your August Flower since I have been in business than any other medicine I ever kept. Mr. Peter Zinville says he was made a new man by the use of August Flower, recommended by me. I have hundre'ds tell me that August Flower has done them more good than any other medicine they ever took. Gkorgk V. Dyb, Sardis, Mason Co., Ky. HEED! WARNING Which nature is constantly givtag In tbe shape ci 001 is, pimpies, eruptions, uicera, etc Tcece chow that the blood is coataaalaated. and some asstetaacaiBut be given to relieve tbe trouble. Is tbe remedy to foro oat time pei- w, ua vumho jvu w QET WELL. 'f hav had fer veaxe a humor in mv blood. -bich mads Be dfiad to fliave, as small boils or 1 'mple3 would be cut, thai Canstac the ehaviajcto bo a great aaaoyaaoa. After taking three bottles tbj xace is an ucsx ana emootn as it should be appetite splendid, sleep well, and feel like runnine a foot all from the use ox S. 8. 8. Chas. Heatojc, n Laurel st, Phila. Treatise on blood andsUa diseases mailed free swift SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. 2 BriCKAPOO :rv INDIAN SACWA Thf0TYatfa T t.- Stomach. Blood and f I Kidney Remedy. I Barks and Herbs!? and Is Absolutely 5 AU MineralS or OtberZ Harmful In-S iKredlenta. 7 ' vmggisie, ij M .IJJ m .fiiaM T&.VJ IVk riH ZT Tn Z:. bottles for $5. Z fiIekapeeIadtaeietuCe., Seal j Mgelew, Afats,ew Havea, Ct. J v iSMKfflW ffJi tms&2JsXm&JM fm j&w&zmrxiivk "August Flower" MBSk. KRBsal ei bkIiIsDbbW stnI2SsK J I'tfsT . 'jftmSS IA 1tHe common lot. Ah. yes! I know this life is but a breath; I know the common end of all is death I've sc-H rJcar friends so often pass away That death sresns no more strange than does the day: And yet I cannot think, howe'er hard I try. That which we call the dead can e'er be I. And yet I know full well the time must come When I, like it shall lie as still and dumb: When those I love will look on we with dread. And friend to friend will Whisper: "He is dead." Some feW Vvill grieve, and then the eyes will tlry. Then smile, then laugh altho'" tue aea bo I- Weston Transcript. THE fitfGE OF A SOUL. frz- V,I suppose," said the old man, wearily, as he swept a stray lock of the sparse gray hair back which had fallen over his wrinkled temples, that you think Simon lister a mean, money-grubbing old villain, intent upon one object and forever dead to any sense of sentiment or even de cency." The old man looked over his hooked nose through his copper-rimmed s ectacles out of his bleared blue : eyes at the young man . ho vas sit t'n t opposite to him, and, getting no answer lor a minute, burst out into a short, chuckling laugh which had such a dry, hollow sound that it seemed to be but an echo of some thing which had once existed. "If you have made up your mind that 1 shall never have Juliet, why do you not say so? It is no use to tantili.c me as you have been doing every time I come to you." "That is not spoken like 3'oursclf, my polite little monsieur. You should restrain your wrath. Anger is ever an unproiiiable thing. It may be come the grand seigneur to get upon his dignity when he is trying to bad ger money out of an old usurer, but it is a boomerang, always a boome rang -always recoiling upon tho one who discharges it. Hut come, Arthur Drayton, I nover said that you should not have Juliet. Juliet must marry, and the old miser, the old Jew, does not want to barter her as do the rich Gentiles their children for fortune. Juliet will be rich enough for two, so it is not riches that I want in a hus band, but I must have other qualifi cations in the one that she takes for a mate or she shall never leave the roof which has sheltered her since her birth." "What are those qualifications, Mr. Lester?" answered tho young man, briefly. "In the first place," replied tho old man, speaking with a shyer manner and measuring his words out ddlibef atelVi "he must love my daughter not for her riches, but foi herself. In the second place, he must bo able to protect her wealth from the robbers who will seek to wheedle it away from her as soon as I am in my coffin." The answer teemed to please the young man, for his earnest, mobile face grew brighter as he listened, and when tho old man had finished peaking he replied: "As for my love, one could doubt it. and shall never be Mr. Lester, no 1 adore Juliet happv without her. . o far as protecting her fortune goes, no one can accuse mo of ever having been a spendthrift On the contrary, 1 have saved money a lit tle, it is true but enough to enable me to go into business as soon as I feci disposed."' The young man's eye followed the expressions which appeared on the old man's face whilst he was speak ing with an intent curiosity, and the old man laughed again, not quite such a barren laugh as before, but a laugh tinged with a scornful unbe lief that jarred cruolly on a sensitive nature. "You are a child a mere child yet," pursued the old man. "A chit a mere chit. What you say is hon est and fair enough. You believe that you love Juliet- She, little goose, believes the fame thing. But did you ever read the records of the divorce courts; did you ever see the end of those pretty love matches which they say are made in heaven, and. wot'ec still, did you ever take notice of the family jars, not the preserve jars," and the old man chuckled at his small joke, "the miserable, hypocritical, loveless, desolate lives of the thousands who have bound themselves together, each a millstone round the neck of the other, because, just because, they were in love, those same two indi viduals, madly in love with one an other before they took the irrevoca ble step? Ah, it is a great lottery, this marriage. One should have tho power of looking int the future far before such a tremendous risk is taken in hand the happiness or misery of two lives life blessed or blasted probably the latter- think of it!'" and the old man's tones again became excited and vehement. "Then the money, th money ah, that is the principal part of it," con tinued the old man. calming himself as if the question of finance could ad mit of no excitement. "What do you know of human nature? Where have you studied it? Why I would undor- take, if I gave you half what I am worth, to have it ail back again in side of a year. You protect a for tune! No. A good, honest heart may be a very nice thing to possess, b it what becomes of the trood, honest-hearted people in this world? 'Ihcy starve, boy, literally starve. The money-grabbers are too much for them. lt is th" law of nature attraction of gravity. "No," and the old man shook his head despond ingly, as if something he had desired to be had proved impossible- "There is but one way. It is said that a gr.at pasion will inspire to other . ise impossible things. Thfre would have to be a terrible exhibition of will, an iron-bound determination to conquer, and by that means your dis position might be changed. Do jou understand, young man? Your whole nature must b? changed b?fore Juliet Lester can b?come your wife. You must bscome an outgrowth, a second self of Simon Lester. The thirst for possession and retention must be inoculated into you. You must gain in a year or less the ex perience which Simon Lester has only gained in a lifetime. I do not know what prompts me to make this compromise with you partly on ac count of yourself and partly on that of Jtilio, for hr heart is set upon you and it has never been set upon a man before. I could find a hundred to-morrow, re?dy-madc to my hand who would require no teaching to fit them for the guardianship of a for tune, but then there comes in the way ward uess of woman they might not suit Juliet! "Now, younsr man. hear me. To morrow vou come here to ray office, j You must serve an apprenticeship as did Jacob for Rebecca Upon your- ' self will depend the results. If you ' are a diligent scholar the sooner will J vou have Julie. Cut if I do not see t that the iron has en'oreJ your soul that you are capable of tearing away the worthless sympathies and subdu ing the innate whims which most men allow to dominate their reason I shall tell you frankly that you T are no husband for Juliet Are yon willing to accept the conditions? To become the associate of Simon the miser, the apt apprentice of the us urer, the leech, the extortioner? Ah, you hesitate. It is toe much of a test for your l6ve." It was true the young man s face had blanched a little as he listened to the cujstibie suggestion of tho miser, but ne answered with a reso lute voice! ."Mi5. Lesler, i aiii willing to sub mit to any test to win your daughter, so long as it is honorable." "Stop!" cried the old man, stirred by the words of the young man. "If men will be fools enough to squander their patrimony, is it unjust that others should take what they throw away. That those who save should grow rich on those who waste. What driveling sentiment, to be euro I Did I ever go to any one to rob them? Do not all my clients come to me? If I treat them Uhjustly, Why do thoy come? Np. l?irst they get into dif ficulty and are h'drd presscU Tndy immediately think of Simon. Thoy come and implore me as a friend to j come to their assistance, vowing eternal gratitude. I, well knowing that they will curse me for their own follies before they are out of the woods, yet constrained to help them. Do I charge them for-my help? Cer tainly. Do they not charge others Tor their services? Tut It is tho spendthrifts make the usurers, not the usurers the spendthrifts. Lot them mind their ways and they would have no need to complain of tho usurers. ' "So be it then," answered Arthur Drayton. "To-morrow I will begin my study of human nature, t bopd that I will prove an intelligent pu pil. ' Ydu kndw what depends upon your aptness;" replied the old miser; "and now begone. I have two hours' work yet before mo and Juliet will be waiting dinner." The young man took his hat up and put it on, saluting the usurer with his most courteous manner and, s.vinging the dirty, ill-fitting door of the miserable don behind him, plunged downwards through a laby rinth of stairs into Park row. "Arthur Drayton a money-londer's clerk," he soliloquized as he de scended tho steps carefully to avoid falling down the ill-lit passage, and a bitterness was in the unspoken words- "But," he followed, "Juliet Lester is tho reward and she is worth the price of a soul." There are those .vho argue tha inherent traits cannot bo overcome. They would have marveled to sec the change which came over young Dray ton soon after his acceptance of Lester's terms. From a well-dressed, fine-mannered 3oung man sticking pleasure and re finement as the stlmmum bonum of mortal happiness he changed almost by magic into a money-making automaton. Simon Lester himsolf marveled at tho transformation, although he was delighted at the way in which Dray- tou performed his tasks. Nisrht after night he spent goingJ over the stock list or making calcu lations by means of which the wealth of the old miser could with safety be augmented. The two men became almost inseparable. Juliet saw much less of her lover now that ho was her accepted suitor than she had done when their inter views were stolen, but she was awaro of the strange compact that hor lover had made with her father and knew that his devotion to business was evidence of the mighty love that he bore her. In twelve months' time Arthur Drayton was a monomaniac on tho question of making money. He was known in Wall street circles as one of the shrewdest financial men of the day, but it was supposed that much of his inspiration was drawn from old Simon Lester's experience. The preparations for tho wedding were made, so absolutely satisfactory did everything seem to the old money -grabber. On the eve of the betrothal, which should take place according to the Jewish custom some short time be fore the marriage ceremony, Arthur Drayton was observed to be unusually excited. Some thought from his manner that he had baen drinking, others attributed it to the. happiness over the occasion about to be. Suddenly the young lover was dis covered to be missing and Simon Lester himself wont in search of him. He had not far to go, for, as ho sur mised, Drayton had gone to the of fice, where, as Lester entered, ho found him sitting at his desk evident ly busied with some momentous cal culations. For a moment or two Lester stotn m looking at the young man with admiring gaze. "To think,"' muttered the finanuier, "that even upon his trothal eve ho does not forget old supreme purpose." Tho thoughts had barely shaped themselves before Drayton looked up and caught sight of tho intruder. Quick as a flash his hand grasped the revolver which lay on his desk for purposes of protection, and whether he took Simon Lester to be a burglar or whether the fire of mad ness had already seized his brain was never known. Ho fired and Simon Lester fell dead. Twenty minutes afterwards he was taken by the police from tho office to a cell, whero a straitjackct was put on him. Every day a carriage stops in front of the principal entrance to Bloom ingdale and a tall, slender girl, garbed in deep mourning, enters with flowers and other trifles. It is Juliet Lester going to visit her mad lover and her father's mur derer. N. Y. Mercury, The fetory or Htue:o ird. The story of "Bluebeard" was writ ten during tho reign of Louis XIV. by a Fronchman named Porrault, and is supposed to have been suggested by the deeds of Giles de Laval, better known as Marshal de Ketz. He was 1. ...... : tone nni n..v.nM..AnfM .....i uum .i iVluUi.ttu.4uUiy i.u under the duke of Bretajrno and ' Charles VII. with distinction and was one of the trusted captains of Joan d'Arc. In 1432 lie was reported to be the richest man in France, but quickly squandered his fortune. It is said that soon after that event, through the influence of an alchemist named Prclati, he pledged all but his soul to the devil in exchange for wealth equal to the one he had spent His career from that time became I that of a demon. Children and young women were inveigled into his house and killed, lt is related that the children were dangled at ropes' ends, pricked with needles and otherwise tortured until dead, and their heads wero afterwards used as ornaments for his mantels and bed posts. After he had carried on this career of crime for about eight years he was arrested, confessed and burned at the stake about December 22, 144 J." BITTEN BY A MAD HOQ. An Interesting Patient at the Pastear Institute. DrPaul Gibier, the head of the ha Pftsteill" institute, in Now York an interesting patient His name ia John P. Smithson, and ho is a farmer of the village of Washington Md. He was bitten by a hog, which had been bitten by another hog, which had been badly lacerated by a mad NeVVfoutidiaild dbg. Ail of thS ani mals were owned by Mr. bmithson, and were kept in a barn adjoining the Smithson home. The case is in teresting from a medical point of view, as showing the oxtont of tho transfer of tho disease from one ani mal to another and then to a human being. Dr. Gibier says the patient has undoubted symptoms of hydfo phobia. Ho is carefully watching tho developments of the disease in Mr. Smithson, and has given it as his opinion that the patient would recover. Dr. Gibier has not lost a patient by death in nearly two years. Mr. Smithson was bitten by tho hog about a week ago. Six weeks before that time the hog had been bitten by another hog, which ten days previously had been bitten by the Newfoundland dosr. Tho doir had been in the habit of climbing into the hog pen. For some days he had shown symptoms of illness, but Air. Smithson did not suspect that ho was buffering from hydrophobia His tho attention was attracted while at barn by- squeals from the hoar pen and he Went out in timo to see the dog dash out of the door. He was foaming at the ihoutli, and Mr. Smithson killed him with a shot from a revolver. Then he turned his at tention to the hog which had been bitten in tho head and body. UnJor Mr. Smithson's tieatment, as sisted by a country vetorinary sur geon, tho animal apparently im proved. Ho was removed from tho other hogs, but ono of his fel lows found him out, and was bitten in tho leg. Mr. Smithson found tho second ani mal wandering about the farm with a badly torn foot He tried to cor ral the animal, and in trying to head off tho hog he was bitten in tho right ankle. Mr. Smithson limped to his house, and temporary remedies were applied. The two hogs wero then killed. Mr. Smithson was never bit ten by animal before. He is of sturdy physique, which will material ly aid him in recovering. FROM GUEST TO HOST. M.ijor dinkey's Coup Which Completely rioorod Uick" AVintersinitli. Governor Porter tolls a good story on t'oloncl "Dick" Wintcrainith, one of the best-known characters around Washington, and a Kentuokian by birth. Colonel Wintcrsmith is a most genial companion, tells a good story as well as anyone and is bril liant in repartee. "I never knew him to be turned down but onco," said Governor Porter to a writer for tho New York Recorder. "Miko Cliielrov vn.j t!io mnn w-lin rliil it ciuskcy was an editor at Memphis at tho breaking out of the war, but thinking tho sword misrhtier than the pen, laid down the latter for tho former. He was elected to the Con federate congress at Richmond and served as a member until the war was ovor. After peaco had been do clared he was making his way back to Tennessee and stopped at Louis ville, Ky. Colonel Wintcrsmith bad returned from tho army also, and having lost his fortune by the war was living in Louisville with a wealthy sister-in-law, who was a widow. Colonel Wintcrsmith was at home there, and had everything at his disposal as if it had been his own. He lived in elegance. "When Major Cluskoy reached Louisville, Colonel Wintcrsmith took him to his 'home,' know that his old comrade was -busted,' and told him to make this place his home as long as he liked. Major Ciuskcy accepted. About two or three months after he had been a guest the major and his hostoss got in a carriage, drove round to the home of a priest and were married. Colonel Wintcrsmith heard of it and rushed after them to find out what it all meant Major Ciuskcy, in his most gallant manner, replied: 'It means, colonel, that I am the host, you the guest, and so long as you make yourself agreeable we will be glad to have you remain with us. ' "It was the only time I ever saw Dick floored, but he was completely knocked out that time. I have seen Dick since then, however, get even by talking Senator Joe Blackburn to a standstill." Algeria's I'opul-itlon. The number of Europeans in Al geria is estimated at 550,0 )0, but of these more than one-half are French. The natives number 4,000,000, and there is no immediate prospect of the European element being in any greater relative proportion. The natives consist of three very different races. The Arabs, who arc met with mostly in and near tho province of Orin, arc essentially nomad. The Kabylcs, who live among tho moun tains of Djurdjura, have stone houses and hold labor in great respect. To this must be added a mass of other indigenous people and scattered tribes of mixed origin. No Annoyance to Him. Doctor Well, what's the troublo now, Mrs. Languish? One of your nervous outbreaks? Mrs. Languish Yes, doctor. You sec I've had my patience overtaxed all day and Doctor Pshaw, madam! You ought to have strength of mind enough to overcome being worried by anything of that sort Why, if I was to Mrs. Languish Oh, of course! You don't care how much your pa tients arc overtaxed. Xot to ISo Improved. This pretty story is told of a dis tinguished lawyer. He and his wife wero at a social gathering, where .. noef:nn ..,- ,1,'smisrl- ..V!,n ?, ..!. i. :r ,-, wouiu juu rttiiiur uu xi nut yum sen. His wife asked him for his reply to the question. He answered promptly, second husband, dear." 'Your Trade Marks. Boy I want a bar of soap. Dealer What sort? Boy I forget the name, but any kind will do I guess, if it will take off trade marks. Dealer Eh? Trade marks? Boy Yes. My father is a cellar digger and wants it to wash his hands. WHcoino Inf.irin.itioM. Tramp Pleaso, mum, I haven't a friend or a relative in the world. Housekeeper Well, I'm glad there's no one to worry over you in caso you get hurt Here, Tigo! New York Weekly. FAEM AND HOUSEHOLD, THE WORST WEEDS THE FARM ER MUST FIGHT. Those That Keach Far Down la the SoU Preventing Horns Weanlugr the let ters Waste Land Xear Cities Horti cultural Hints and Household Helps. Pestiferous Weeds. Other things beifig equal, tho worst weeds we havo to fight against are those with long roots which extend so far down into tho soil that ordin ary cultivation docs not destroy them. They are generally tho onos that thrive season after season, and continue to multiply in spito oU all efforts to destroy them. . They cx tond their tap roflts doVrn below tho depth reached by the plow or liOea, and while they seem to bo uprooted by those Instruments, they are real ly only checked in thoir growth. It is quite essential in fightintr tho Hreeds that we should know tho dif ference lctwecn he long-footed kind and those that live bit the' surface soil. If the long-rooted ones tlvh noi destroyed by digging up tho wholo of their roots, they will progress rapidly, and soon overrun a farm. Among those long-rooted plants that injuro our fields aro the well known dandelions, burdocks, chicory, the wild parsnip, carrot, bugloss, hound's tongue, primrose, teasel, shepherd's purse, mallow and mul lein. Those long-rooted woods belong to several families, but they can bo grouped togethet' by the pcduliarity Of their long tap root, and it is this nuisance which makes them of special interest to the farmer.- Tho wild parsnip is among" ti6 largest and coarsest of these weeds, says the American Cultivator, and they readily take possession of waste ground, and gradually extend to cultivated fields, if not chocked. It lives, however, only for two years, and if the seed stalks aro cut off carefully every year they can easily be exterminated. The common dande lions, however, instead of being destroyed by cutting off tho top, seems to increase more rapidly by this disturbance. It produces several heads of leaves when tho one is cut off. The whole root should be dug up and destroyed. The common burdock is a disagreeable plant, and it deceives many by its sie, and attempts aro often made to pull it up. Tho root invariably breaks off, and leaves enough in the ground to start new plants. The wild carrot in many .parts of the East has become a most de termined nuisance, and it seeds abundantly and quickly wherever it has become established. If tho flower tops aro cut off to prevent seeding, new ones quickly form. It is a biennial plant, howevor, and if pi evented from going to seed its life will be cut short. But to prevent this, eternal vigilance is domanded every week or two all through tho flowering season. Mullein is a weed that is good for nothing, for no ani mal on the farm will cat it. unless occasionally a hungry pig will nibble it This seeds rapidly and maintains its life under most discouraging cir cumstance'. It must be uprooted, and the plant burnt to make sure work. Nearly all of the other deep rooted plants mentioned must bo treated in some eilectivo way, to chock their growth. The common curled dock must be uprooted en tiro'v to destroy it. as cutting off only checks growth. Preventing: Horns. The department of agriculture says the growth of horns can be prevented by a mixture of fifty part of caustic soda, twenty-five parts of kerosene oil and twenty-five parts of water. An emulsion is made of tho kerosene oil and soda by heating and vigorous ly stirring, and this is then dissolved in water. The mixture should then bo placed in a bottle with a solid rubber cork. In applying, the calf should not be over three weeks old: from fivo to twenty days being the proper age. With a pair of scissors clip tho hair around the embryo horn exposing a spot about the size of a nickel. Hold the calf socurely and drop two drops of the mixture or three upon tho horn, and with the end of the rubber cork rub it thoroughly over tho bare spot Apply tho fluid first to ono horn and tiien the other, until each horn has been gone over threo or four times. The rubbing should be continued until the caustic has softened and removed the hair and surface skin immediately around the horn. Care should be taken that the fluid docs not spread over a large surface or run down the sides of the face. The mixture must be carefully and thoroughly applied; if used care lessly the embryo horn may not only bo killed, but tho face of the calf be disfigured. This is less cruel to the animal, gives a well-rounded poll and presents a more sightly appearance than when the saw is used later in life. Farmers Voice. WoanliiT the I.ittr. As a rule the litters aro allowed to remain with the dams until she sees lit to wean them. This she will do when the flow of milk ceases. Our only exception to the above is when for any reason litters ccmo out of season and it is desirable to mate tho dam when the pigs are quite young, so that the entire next crop of pigs will appear together. In instances of this kind the litters aro some times weaned as young as six weeks:, in case the dam fails to come in sea son while the pigs nurse. It is al most impossible to wean litters and not check growth to some extent. Still the advantage of having the coining litters appear together more th:n compensates this loss, v-hieh is pot necessarily great if the pigs have been accustomed to eating from the trough prior to weaning and supplied with bran and shorts, scalded and thinned to slop consist ency with sweet skim-milk, or better, milk fresh from the cow. The litters that are weaned young must not be expected to hustle for a bite among tbe older pigs: hence should b- pro vided with separate quarters and given special feed and care; other wise knock them in the head at once and save feed and trouble. Most dams will nurse a litter as long as the supply of milk holds out, and if there is no special cause for removing the litter the support the sow furnishes them between the ages of eight and twelve weeks is just that much in their favor, and if the sow has good keeping from thence on till the next litter is farrowed, tho coming litter suffers no injury. If go. in ray experience I have never been able to detect it In case a necessity arises for a sep aration of dam and litter, confine the dam and gh e the litter as much range as possible. The crumbs they pick up over the farm will oft-set the loss of dam's milk. The separation should be as complete as possible, out of sight arid hearing. Both dam arid litter will soon eeoso to be troublesome. To confino tho iittera in weaning is simply to add an aggra vation1 at a critical period. Six to oight days arp required to make the separation of dam and litter com plete. In tho summer time, if the dams seem to be flush with milk, al low the litters to draw the milk a few times, which will prevent caking of the udder and congestion of the milk glands, which woufu render the s tock valueless as breeders. Corn in the oar. with clear water, is the best r'afcioil to dry up tho flow of milk rapidly. Oiifc Farmers Waste Iind Near Cfjie--Land near cities held for" a riso under the idea that it is to be sold in a year or two for building lots is often fearfully mismanaged. It is usually left to grow with every kind of weed Whose sed can find a lodge ment in its soli. Often it is many years before the buildiifg' Jot becomes salable and if it has been overgrown with bushes they become trees and cost a great deal more than thev are worth to clear off. A real .estate dealer Who was very successful used to boast thfti by manuring his vacant lots and growing v&gctablcs on them ho made tbe interest of -?hat they cost him. This is tho only safe Way. American Cultivator. H-ir.Mciiitur.it Hints. The growing of celery is on the in crease. If fruit trees arc planted in run down land, it will be necessary to fertilize. A solution of carbolic acid is recommended to exterminate bugs at the roots of vines. IV the gooseberry an airy and cool location, ivitfe good, moist, but not wet, soil is preferable. Pinching back the new growth of the bei'ry vines increases tho bearing SUffaco, and kcops the bushes low. Trocs tiiiglif. not to stand so near or so close togethof a to keep the dwelling-house in contiillliil shkle. Long rows of vegetables and long rows of every other cultivated crop make cultivation more ccnomical. Some of tho most successful of Northern strawberry-growers never fail to protect their plants in winter. Thin out the fruit on the tree in stead of propping the limbs. It will increase the size and the quality of 'the fruit M. A. Thayer recommends green clover just out of the blossom as the best summer mulch for raspberries and blackberries. Keep the ground in the garden loose, and cultivato so as to destroy the weeds just before they show themselves if possible. It requires constant vigilencc to manago an orchard properly. It is no child's play. But proper y man aged fruit growing is both pleasant and profitable. It is claimed that mowing" oil ull tho foliage of strawberry plants im mediately at the close of the fruiting season develops healthier and more vigorous plants. A horticulturist recommends cut ting oil one-half of the previous year's growth of peach trees. As the peaches arc produced on tho pre vious year's growth, he says this pro cess will increase the size of the fruit by preventing overbearing. Hoiwrlioltl llnljii. All traces of mud can easily be re moved from black ciothes by rub bing the spots with a raw potato cut in half. If a bill must be sent through the mail unregistered, fold it neatly around a rather lon visiting card and if will escape, it is said, the most careful search of a postal thief. The chimney of a lamp should never be touched with water. A few drops of alcohol, or even paralline oil, will remove tho dimmed smoky effect and make the chimney as bright as possible when it is p lihed with a soft flannel or chamois skin. Strawbetry forks are a dainty nov elty for the table. Thev are small. usually three tincd, though they may bo two, and seem with their short handles to be more bowl than handle, the slender tines being quite two inches long. People should never go in tho early morning to get boots and shoes fitted In the latter part of the day the feet are at their maximum size. Activity and standing tend to enlarge the feet If people would remember this rule, there would not be so many com plaints of slices when worn being tight, which when fitted seemed so comfortable. Thirst in the infant ic nearly always mistaken for hunger. (Jive your cry ing child a little cool (preferably boiled) water, using cup or spoon, or try tiny pieces of ice tied in a scrap of lawn and see if it do. s not provo the very thing needed. Six or seven times every day the babies should bo offered drink: it regulates tho bowels, cleanses the mouth and stomach, and prevents in a measure overfeeding. The more freely bedding can be exposed to Uh sun and air the bet ter, but exposure to the sun should not include the pillows or feather beds. Tho oily quality of the feath ers is acted upon by exposure to a hot sun. producing a strong, ofien sive and unhealthy odor in direct opposition to the results which it is intended to obtain. But there should bo frequent exposure to the air, and the more persistently this is carried cut the more healthful will be the bed. The best flavor to add to chocolate is vanilla, next to that cinnamon Beyond these two things enc should use great caution, as it is very easy to spoil the fine natural flavor of the bean. ( hccolate absorbs odora readily, therefore it should be kept in a pure, sweet atmosphere. As about eleven per cent of the choco late bean is starch, chocolate and cocoa are of much liner flavor if boiled for a few minutes. Long boiling, however, ruins their flavor and texture. Ttio rriemlly Tnail. If the toad does not carry a jewel in his head he is ouite as valuable as if he did, for he does a work no gardener can do in clearing a garden of its insect pests. Many a gardener builds this little gnome small dwell ings of bits of stone in the nooks of his flower bed, and cherishes hiin as a valuable assistant, destroying larvie, worms and flies and he docs it with neatness and dispatch. One OJiJirclioiu "I am against the acquirement o. any new territory hi' this country," said the man who is critical as to language. Why?" "This country has more hard names now than the public can learn to pronounce in the next hundred years. The Devil' Table. Many"readers of "Notes for the Curi ous" have hoard learned friends or travelers allude to the Teufelstisch and the Glass Palace without the least idea of the interesting objects referred to. To quickly come to the point we will say that the Teufelstisch is the name given a large, flat rock lying near .Graefenberg, Bavaria. Translated into English the meaning of the word is ,Devil's Table. Regularly at midnight on the night of May 1, the ghosts of the ancient kings of France used to as se"toVle around the Teufelstisch ajid hold H fantastic banquet Later on some old folk-lore writers claim that a glass palace, invisible to mortal eyes, sprang up at that point with the Devil's Table in the center. From midnight until davliffht on the date mentioned I above, Gambrinus, the inventor of beer, sported around the big flat row with others of the shadowy crew. St Louis Republic. 11 .-.. Queer Things In China. it is tne custom m many parts 01 China to tie a white cock to a coffin and then sacrifice it on thegrav& Beggars are an organized guild ill China. They abotmd everywhere, and in the north their" only garment, if any, is a tattered sheepskin.- In Shanghai and in many other places in China the crows build and raise their broods in the trees of the citj-. On account of the Buddhist reverence for all life, no one harms, them. The junks, whether at sea or on the river, arc a perpetual terror to the stsamer captains. The masters of the junks believe if they can erossa mov ing steamer's bows close at hand it will bring them good luck for the vear. r V You can Economize By using Royal Baking Powder to the exclusion of all other leavening agents. The official ana lysts report it to be 27 greater in leavening strength than the other powders. It has three times the leavening strength of many of the cheap alum powders. It never fails to make good bread, biscuit and cake, so that there is no flour, eggs or butter spoiled and wasted in heavy, sour and uneatable food. Do dealers attempt, because times are dull, to work off old stock, or low grade brands of baking powder? Decline to buy them. During these times all desire to be economical, and V -rf- m ?1 jA I V -4- Royal is the most Economical Baking Powder. M.BHMMr' VVV I I I Quizzed by Linroln. .Tiulire Gleiial W. Scoficld was a per- cnn-,i f-;onii nf AhrAhttiii Lincoln. A Warren county private, having knock ed down his captain, was tried, con-T-ii-tod. rind sentenced to the Dry Tor- tug.is. His friends urged Scoiield tO( 1 1-.. . A A PAfk SSJStedd Msstry. iEl tonin.-nuontiw.lv-. Lincoln replied: "1 tnll rnn. iiulo-e. vou so risrht down to the eanitol and fret congress to pass an act authorizing a private soldier to knock down his captain. Then como back here and I will pardon your man." The indirc savs there was such an air of quizzical earnestness about the pres-) ident s manner that they ootn Droice int. in nn out-burst of lausrhter. The jndire did not press the case further. ; llarrisburg Telegraph. Saved! Saved! "Well, but Maud " The absent minded youth was interrupted by the horror-strieken girl. "Maud! My name is not Maud!" The situation was desperate, yet for tune did not desert him. "Iiut, my darling Louise, what am I coming around here for if it is not to eventually change your name'."' She thought, of course, he had pre arranged the joke, and he thus was saved. Philadelphia Times. Kiplainctl. Irate Parent It's over an hour since I sent you to the store to get those things, and now you have come back without them! Small IJ03- It was such a long time before my turn came to be waited on that I forgot what you wanted. Irate Parent Why didn't you come home to lind out? Small Poy "Fraid I'd lose my turn! Harper's Uaar. A Talented Man. Junior Partner I see you have en gaged a new clerk. Is he a good sales man? Senior Partner Good salesman? (treat snakes! I had to send for the poliee to prevent him from talking' me into takiiifr him into the firm. . Y. Weekly I Cnre ypepln and Constipation. t ti,.- i:cinV.tiTM NVrr- lllls tent free with . Medical Book to prove merit, for 2c stamp. IJrug gUU, 25c UK. Shoop, llox W., lUcIne, V U. ;lrlixh Confidences. Maud Has your fiance a moustache? Marie Yes, indeed! Maud Is it light or dark? Marie It's it's well, the fact is I really don't know. I never see him ex cept when the gas is turned down. ir the Ilsihy l Ctittlns Terth. Br mre and use that old and trcli tried rcmnlv-, Mcs. Yusslow'j Sooinisc SxRcr for Children Teething. In all countries more marriages take place iu June than in any other month. CITS All Mm stODMd free br BR. EMXrS CSRAT SBE7K KIHTOUR. ho tit after first day's us Ur- Telous cnre Treatise acd IS M trial bottle Tree to '1 earn St-nd to Dr. Kline, S3 1 ArchSt-.rtlladalphii.I-a. The right side Is always the strongest hide, no matter how weak it looks. Hanson's Manic Corn .Sjlre." Warranted to cure, or money refutuled. Ask your drufRUt forit. l'rlco2icenU. Goodness is contagious close enough to touch. when it comes When you bury animosity don't put anv flowers on its grave. Too walk. many folks aro fine talk and bad Make your miitakei. all teach you some thing. The fattest man ever known was Daniel Lnmbert, 730 jjounds. IT COVERS A GOOD DEAL OF GROUND Dr. Pierce's tclaen riledicai Discovery. And when you hear that it curt so many diseases, perhaps ycu think "it's too good to bo true." But it's only rea sonable. As a blood cleanser, flesh-builder, and streasjth-restorer, nntriinf lik the " TMk- - o covery " is known to medical science. Tbe diseases that it cures como from a torpid liver, or from impure blood. For everything of this nature, It is tbe only guaranteed remedy. In Dyspepsia, Biliousness ; all Bronchial, Throat aiul Lung affections; ev ery form of Scrofula, even Consumption (or Lung-scrofula) In its earlier btoe3, and In tbe most stubborn Skin and Scalp Diseases if it ever fail to benefit or cure, you havo your mosey back. The worse your Catarrh, the more you need Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. Its nroprletors offer $500 cash for a case of Catarrh in tbe Head which they cannot cure. Cease to the Keseae. As surely as any known effect follows s. cause, lust so surely will disease of the kid- neys succeed their Inactivity, if tlon bo not DromDtlv rerrcedle that iaac- rerrcedled. Come to the rescue wfth Hostctter Stomach B'ttersM which gives a healthy impulse to the actlort of both tho kidneys and the bladder, without, exciting them, like an unmedicated stimu lant. Rendered active by this genial diuret ic and tonic, they perform their functions: thorougly and regularly, removing from the system impurities which beset rheumatism-., dropsy, gravel. Bright's disease, dlabele anuscatarrh of the bladder. Tho contrac tion of cither ono of thc&o formidable mal adies is the penalty exacted by nature for inditference to that plain warning sluggish action of the kidneys. When this exists, not. a moment should be lot in the uso of tho. remedy indicated. Hear in mind that th Hitters wilt relieve with equ.il promptitude, disorders of the stomach, liver, bowels and nervous system, and cure or prevent mala rial complaints. The Two Spheres. Little Dick Papa doesn't have any fun. He has to go to business every, day. Little Dot That's to get money. 'cause he's a provider, mamma says. "A what?" "A provider." "Well, if papa is a a provider, I wonder what mamma is." "I guess she's a divider." Beeciiam's Pills cure billious and nerv ous' illness. Beecham's Fills sell well be- j causae they enro. 25 cents a box. Russia has 180,000 blind persons within the limits of tho empire. Xo mnn is fit to lead courage to stand alone. who has not tho fo Russia thero aro 015 new cases of lep rosyevery year. A mi' adult has half an ounco of sugar in his bleVd- m. ArAfe - Kr . w- 4- - hf T - ?fe ffffH To Populist Press and People., I take pleasure In announcing that I have made arrangements on behalf of the National Reform Press Association, whereby plates and readv-Drlnts containing Populist matter of.c.anvapprove.andrec. 1 ommended Dy tne Kn, ..... Press Association and Chairman Taubeneck. In any cjuantlty desired. will be furnished by The Western Newspaper Union. Write to the Westorn Newspaper Onion for Samples and prices No- other house furnishes authorized matter. W. S. MORGAN. Sec. Na- tlonal Reform Press .Association- Address WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION, OMAHA. NEBRASKA. MEND YOUfl QWN HARNESS TTITH THOMSONS SLOTTED CLINCH RIVETS. No tools required. Onlr a Ltmmer" wiietl to driTe and clinch tln-m eitdij and qcU'J-; leaving the clinch absolutely firooth. RequirV'ir no hole to be made in the leather nor burr for t Klvets. They sre STRONG, TOUGH and OURJBLE-i ,., . vnxM Mrwa, pui up in ooxrs. -211UIUI1S noir ia U3C .u ivumiis. uluuiw ut rlc vonr clenlri- for tlirm. or .send 4Cc in stamps for a box oflOO; averted iizc. N Asc?ACTcarr bt . JUOSON L. THOMSON MFC. CO.,' Wslthmt. .Tim. Oh Yes! DCTCIIKK'S TUX Kllil.nit klltf lie instant ly. KoLin;r in handling it. Etcrj sheet will killaquaitof Cies, insuring peace wLll ou eat and the comforts of a nap in the moI-nin;,,'. In sist upon Dutcl.crs and secure best results Fred'k Dutches' Drub Co., St. Albans, Vf,' If any ons doabi tiui ire can cur tho iu-t t stlnate rui in 23 to 98 day, let him wr t for paitlculars and inrottt gato our rellab llty. Oar flninctal baelclnff Is 500.COS. Vfa mercurr. BLOOD POiSOX j A SPECIALTY. loJM potas3imn. sanapiiilla or not Spring fall. w- STJ'rnr.teo a cure and our-flarlc CyphlSen liflioen'y tiling that will euro ponnanentty. rjltlre prtJcf Mat waled, free. COOK KEMCOT Co., ChlcaBO, III. Plso'a Remedy for Catarrh Is tha Eest, Ea!ejt to TJe, and Cheapest. I Sold by DraKrists orient by mall. 50c. E. T. nazeltlae. "Warren, Pa. From U to 11 lb a moatb. Hrs FOM5 .eph: trtaial (br ffe- t-iao). NoftUfTu.-f.' L nt t I. .ttnn.L McVlcker' Tlipntnr. OhIcnjKOvIli. O. W. K. SNVIIEH. W. IV Atoll IV.n AH Price VTit.he Gst, RttfttM, MmrneMp St Inc Xarkta-.CrcaM,Mrtrf. rna T K afn, Mr. U. nttZ. CUIIMGO NCaLEtO., Ckkacv. III. INSURE lath Farnen ao4 MerahsaU lomrarv Cumptny or J.inv.In. Capital and Surploi oer $. 9. 00. I.iiJ loates paid to Nebraska peupl sine 1UA. If afflicted with or eyes, use Thompson's Eyt Watir. OMAHA BUSINESS HOU FARRKLI, A CO.. Maple Snjrar and Syrup. Jeluea. lreaerTe. Jams, Apple Butter.tc. lrops.Omaha Can Maa'f ao'cs Co., Cans and Decorated Tinware OMAHA SLATE & HOOFING CO.. HOOFING. Slate Rooting. Mate Hlackl Tents Awnings, Flags g EDUCATIONAL. OMAHT Fall Term oren Fept. t noard for S hoars work. 8nd for III. Catalog. Address RoLrboagtx Urea.. Omaha, Sab. W N U Omaha. 30 1893 Rfl 0mmfA" A A ' K s y 1 . - - - tS t u Buu'aft i"jLt "lyq J f -wrTimmrU" KWUcwjuaw mS9MttmW9&3tt4&e&B&nPX