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COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WmESfAY; DECEMBER 20, 1893.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,232.
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NEBRASKA NEWS.
The charity ball at Fremont Was a
aaccjess financially.
Miss Emma Ely, a Fremont school
-"teacher, died last week.
There has been mnch stealing of late
' in the vicinity of Central City.
' . The Commercial hotel at Hebroa was
damaged by fire to th extent of fl.fOO.
A state- conference of the peonies'
". party will be held in Hastings Jan-
;- rj 3d.
Several suits have been instituted in
.Columbus to enforce the payment of
-.occupation taxes.
The Lincoln paper mills are perfect
ing arrangements to start up again on
'the Jst of January.
The state of Nebraska had 54,350 on
,--. deposit in the defunct Citizens Na
: tlonal bank of Grand Island.
A postoffice has been established at
" Shcstak, Saline county, and Frank
' Dredia appointed postmaster.
.n. epidemic of dipktfceratia a p
aad searle't fever prevails in Utistrice
and there is strong talk of closing the
public schools
A gang of thieves have been corralled
at Beatrice. Their nefarious work con
sisted largely of stealing lap robes,
blankets, whips, eta
. The Nebraska State Poultry associa-
- tjon will hold its annual meeting in
Kearney January 10, 17, 18 and 19, 1894.
A good meeting is anticipated.
Mrs. Lou Mallard of Hebron caused
"the arrest of Mrs. Etta l'hebus, com-
-plaining that "she had thrown sul
phuric acid on her with malicious in
tent." The safe in the Exeter postoffice was
-cracked" and 5100 ivorth of postage
stamps taken. -The reserve stamps
S400 worth were stored in the bank
. vault.
A Schuyler saloonkeeper sold a man
.a drink, and then kicked his face pretty
near off because he couldn't pay for it,
and the judge taxed him 511.20 for
doing it.
The cash deposited in the banks of
Washington county amounts to 591,
824.83, or S49 per capita for its inhabi
tants. And the question arises where
'did theyget it all?
Dr. W. L. Pierce of Teuamah was
fined 525 for "cruelty to animals." The
- doctor has a habit of keeping his cow
tied to a post from day to day, and in
all kinds of weather.
A mad dog scare is troubling the peo-
fle of Reynolds. Several rabid dogs
lave been killed. Several head of cat
tle are reported mad. F. M. Hyatt lost
a cow from hydrophobia.
Miss .Laws of Lincoln, daughter of
ex-Congressman laws, died last week of
consumption, contracted fifteen months
ago. Miss Laws was greatly beloved
by a large circle of Lincoln's best citi
zens. News was received in Wayne of the
death of Dr. J. G. Travis, formerly pas
torof the Baptist church of that city,
which occurred at Eugene, Ore., the re
sult of blood poisoning from a broken
limb.
At Norfolk while John NichoL a 10-year-old
son of Merrick Nichol, and a
yog-ofr .onapnoioo omcUViiiu muc:
sKating on the .North Fork river, the ice
broke and the Nichol lad went into the
water and was drowned.
Inspector General Hotchkiss was
notified last week that the Cody guards
of North Platte Have been -offered a
donation in the way of a town lot, 66x
132 feet. If the donation is accepted
the guards will erect an armory.
Nimrod Keiser, who lived a fcw.miles
northeast of Table I5o:k, died last
week after an illness of several months2
of consumption. He was neaily 'seventy'
years of age and had lived on the farm
where he died for over thirty years."
The record of farm mortgages during
the month o'f November in ('age county
is as folio wst Filed, twenty-two;
amount, S20,88C. Released, twenty
three; amount, 520,350. Balance in fa
vor of releases, 55,514. Not a bad show-'
ing.
A damage suit has been filed in the
district court by Mrs. Elizabeth Pickett
of Kearney against the Union Pacific-
railway company for 52,000. She claims
she sustained injuries while riding on a
freight train from Grand Island to
Kearney.
John E. Patterson, head switchman
in the 11. fc M, yards at Lincoln, was
arrested at the insanco of O. M. Druse,
special agent for that company. Pat
terson is charged with having broken
opeq a sealed freight car in the B. &
M. yards.
The store of T. IL Burling & Son of
Firth was burglarized last week and
some valuable watches and chains
taken. Mr. Burling1 offers a reward'for
the arrest and conviction of the thieves.
This is the fifth time this store has
been broken into.
J. W. Richards fell while going along
the sidewaik of Juniata and broke a
hip bone. He laid out in the cold for
ome time and nearly froze, but finally
managed to crawl to J. McK. St Johns,
home and received help.- He js getting
along all right.
Treasurer Fowler has-made formal
demand on ex-Treasurer Forbes of
Fremont for the 54.811.22 due the city
and has also made the same demand on
the bondsmen. It is strongly intimated
that criminal proceedings will soon be
instituted against the ex-treasurer.
Ray Calking of Fairmont met with a
painful accident while .out hunting.
He was standing with the. muzzle of the.
gun resting on his foot when it was
discharged, tearing the foot badly. Dr.
l'lumb was summoned, who amputated
one toe, but thinks he can save the
foot
John Nichols, a ten-year-old son of
Merick Nichols of "Norfolk, broke
through the ice on the north fork and
was downed. S. W. Storm, in trying
to rescue the boy, also broke in and was
rescued with difficulty. By the time
help reached Storm the boy had become
exhausted and sank. His body was re--covered.
A tramp, whogavehisnameasJames
McDonald, broke into several farm
houses in Cuming county, taking money
and several good suits of clothes. At
one .-farm, house where he ate he tried
to sell the suits of clothes. When cap
- tured he still carried the clothes and
money. The thief was captured and
bound over to the district court.
MosEr will never be very plenty in
Nebraska as long as people send all
their money outside the state for their
supplies." Factories are employing labor
and 'put money in circulation. Farrell
& Col's brand of syrups, jellies, pre
serves and mincemeat; Morse-Coe boots
and shoes for men, women and chil
dren; Consolidated Coffee Cc's brand of
coffee, extracts and yeast; Page Soao
Co-'s Silver Leaf and Borax soap; Pres
ton s self-raising buckwheat and pan
cake flours; American Biscuit & Manu
facturing Ca, Omaha crackers; Omaha
Silicon Cc's hard wall plaster, Union
Life Insurance Co. of Omaha.
The other night smoke was discover
ed issuing from tKe Commercial hotel
in Hebron. The alarm of fire was given
aad after two hours hard work the fire
was extinguished. Loss 51,000; covered
.by insurance in London and Liverpool
Globe and the Insurance Company of
on
The new grist mi t Juniata is just
about completed and will begin busi
ness next week. It has a new style
engine that attracts much attention as
nothing similar was ever used in this
country. It is a thirty-six horse power
gasoline engine. The mill is -three
stories high, equipped with the latest
improved machinery. It cost over
9G,OO0L
There. was a large meeting of the
leading educators of western Nebraska
held at McCook. State Superintendent
Goady and Mrs. Gbudy were present
and expressed themselves as surprised
at the thorough work done Under the
instruction of Superintendent Valen
tine. The superintendents of the vari
ous counties in western Nebraska Were
in attendance.
Secretary Allen, Attorney General
Hastings and Commissioner Humphrey
have returned to Lincoln from Nebraska
City. They found the new sewer for
the school for the blind well constructed
and accepted the same. The work was
done by T. F. -ilaher in fifteen days at
the contract price of 51.j523.45, exclu
sive of extras and"Bervices of-JrS. Ken
nedy, who was superintendent of the
works.
David Erb, a German farmer living
eight miles west of McCool Junction,.
suddenly became violently insane re
cently. Mr. Erb settled there twenty
years ago. The surplus money he made
he loaned on farm security to neigh
boring farmers, and an adminstrator
appointed found notes at Mr. Erb's
house to the amount of $45,000. He
also owns 503 acres of land. - Religion
seems to be the cause of his insanity.
Detective Knott of .Lincoln returned
last week from Savannah, 111., 'with
John Herring, who is wanted for dis
posing of 300 bushels of corn and forty
bushels of potatoes, the entire lot val
ued at 5107, and said to have been the
property of Mary A. Cummings. The
sale vtook place about December 30,
1892, and Mrs. Cummings Waited some
time for Herring to pay over the money,
but he. came not, for he had skipped to
Illinois.
The Dempster Mill Manufacturing
company of Beatrice has effected the
purchase of a large .plant at Florence,
Ala., which they will commence oper
ating at once, as a branch of their Beat
rice concern. They will employ there
about forty people. It will be in charge
of Mr. A. P. Smith, formerly connected
with the NationalPump company of
Mound City, 111. ' Although this south
ern branch is owned by the Beatrice
company it will be known as the Flor
ence Pump and Lumber company.
William Elliott was shot and instant
ly killed by Z. M. Lester. It developed
that Lester had been annoyed by
several parties until he had conceived'
the idea that they were going to white
cap him. Lester was in a soloon when
Elliott appeared at the door with some
thing on his licadj not ahat as one wit
ness said. Some one remarked: "There
is a white cap," and immediately there
was apistol shot and Elliott fell dead,
the bullet entering his left nostril and
lodging in the brain above the right
ear.
The residence of William Kruger.five
miles northwest of Arlington, was the
scene last week, of a shooting affair.
Kruger's two daughters were married
-tUfc-ly-Bd-.-trgc;umafaeyqf Arfeadv-
attended. Among those present were
Herman Echtenkamp and Frank Sten
nau. A feud has existed between them
for some time, and when they came to
gether a fight ensued. Ectenkamp
drew a revolver and shot Stennan three
times through the body. He is not ex
pected to live.
The state officers who formulated the
Knew rules for the home for the friend
less at Lincoln have received no official
notice that the directors of the home
have;declined to adopt' the. regulations.
xne aireciors aeeiaea. xo not comply
with the rules, but have not seen fit to
officially notify the state officers. "The
board nas not received anycommunica
tion'from the directors,.sa:d Commis
sioner Humphrey, "aid; untikwe'do
there will be nothing 6 say si far as
we are concerned.. " , ., A1-,
A man 'came" to1 VcTdonasncfrt time
ago and put up at the hotel, registering
asC W. Johnson.. He got Jack Baker,
the liveryman, to. take him to Salem.
While there they got to spreeing and
the next thing Baker knew was that he
was at the Union hotel in Falls City.
His gold watch, overcoat, coat and vest
and all his money, aboutU. were miss
ing. A search was at oncestarted for
Johnson and he was caught at Wymore,
but was too sharp and skipped away.
He was next caught at Maryvillc, Kas.,
and will be brought back to Falls City
for trial.
Governor Crounse last week honored
a requisition warrant from the "blood
up to the bridles" executive of Colorado
for one, Henry Wilson, who is under
arrest at South Omaha, charged with
grand larceny on complaint of Mr.
Thurlow, president of the Thurlow
Land and Live Stock company of Colo
rado Springs. Wilson is accused of
obtaining 2,500 head of sheep from the
company by falsely representing that
he was the owner of 300 head of cattle
and 240 acres of land in "Nebraska. The J
sheep are valued at 53,875.
"In the district court of Dodge-county
the petition for a new trial in the case
of Charles C Carleton for the murder
of August Gothman in June last, for
which he was pronounced guilty at the
October term, was considered last week.
Judge Marshall reviewed the affidavits
submitted by 'the defense and pro
nounced upon them one by one. He
declared that, in his opinion, Charles
C. Carleton had been given a fair and
impartial trial and had been pro
nounced guilty-of 'murder' in.the first
degree, and he failed to find sufficient
grounds to interfere with that verdict,
hence the motion was overruled.
Charles Churchill vs. Susan Churchill,
is the title of a"n ejectment case filed in
district court of Adams county. Eight
or ten years ago the Churchills were
occupying an Adams county farm, but
the husband took a notion to leave,and
did so without notifying the wife of his
intended destination. After several
years of complete silence on the part
of her errant spouse, Mrs. Churchill se
cured a divorce, and continued to occupy
the farm, making her own living. Now,
after his prolonged absence, Mr.
Churchill returns and claims the prop
erty and asks for rental in the sum of
53,000 for the time h:s wife has occu
pied the place since securing the' di
vorce. The attention of Governor. CrounseJ
has been called to the ever present cat
tle thief who from time to time is heard
from in Wyoming and the adjoining
counties in Nebraska. More or less
petty thieving is reported along the
boundary line and recent depredations
resulted in the sentencing of six Ger
mans, on the Wyoming side. It is
claimed that the men were residents of
Nebraska and while their sentence has
called forth commendation from many
of the citizens, Judge Glafcke of Chey
enne takes another view of the matter
aad has 'written to Governor Crounse.
He holds that the thieves were driven
to desperation on account of circum
stances,that they were in destitute cir
cumstances and should not be blamed.
The Paris anarchists assembled and
indorsed the throwing of the bomb
Into the chamber of deputies, The
6oejUjt 4tUHUCd ifc
idhto:
Tsere'ii a ring aroaad her laser and a
TiBg around the moon;
There's a ring of girls a-dandmj to &
merry footed tone;
There is moonlight in the garden of ay
soul.
There's a swaying and a swinging as
the wedding bells go ringing;
And the wine of life o'erflows the golden
bowL
There's a dream of wreaths of roses,
ropes of roses, dsaciag eyes;
There's a tision. flashing vision, ef a
hundred mellow dyes
There is music itf the" garden of my soul.
There s a swaying and A swingiiig as
the wedding bells gd ringing;
And the wine of life o'erflows the golden
bowl. . -
feHAKKSGirnG;
Ton can hear Thanksgivia comin with
the joUiest kind o sound;
You can hear the turkey holler for a mile
, , or.twe around;,. , ,- t .
Forhe-kaowi that a U Mm, k. as he.
An he thinks that every minute is jes
sure to be his last- . f
You can hear Thanksgivin comin with
a rush and with a roar.
An the knives an4 forks a-hummin as we
pass the plate for more! '
O, it's jolly every minute, in the North
an' in the South, ,
For the turkey-gobblsr's in it, an' we re
waterin' at the mouth! , ,
Atlanta Constitution.
DR. WILLS PATIEKT.
Dr. Walker sat alone in his offlc It
the Orthopedic hospital one dark,
stormy night Outside the wind and
rain were hating it all their own way.
The gale swept around the htige build
ing with mad shrieks, like a score of
fiends let loose to riot and rejoice in the
misery of suffering human souls. The
rain came down p. wild gusts, dashing
itself impudently into the faces of the
few chance pedestrians, and forcing
those obliged to be abroad to turn res
olute faces homeward. Ah! heaven be
merciful to the wretch who had no
home that night!
Within the hospital dead silence
reigned. The patients Were supposed
to be disposed of for the bight, and
lights Were out, only in the wards
Where the sufferers were so danger
ously ill that the watchers by their
bedsides sat waiting with patient out
ward composure for the approaching
end.
Dr. Walker he was familiarly known
throughout the instltutiod as "Dr.
Will" sat pdurlng over a huge volume
Upon the table before him, and striving
to concentrate his' thoughts upon its
contents. But he seemed out of sorts
to-night; he seemed restless and un
easy. A noble, manly face, with hand
some features and kindly blue eyes.
His upper lip was shaued by a drooping
mustache, which it was his habit when
perplexed or annoyed, to bite furiously.
.A14oj;eibetDr-JPB,JVaJ
man to attract, 'to invite connaencer
an Ideal character for a physician. Fo"
all physicians, especially where nerv
ous diseases are a specialty, should pos
sess this attraction to the patients.
"I wonder what ails me to-night?"
he exclaimed half-aloud, closing the
book at last, and. pushing it aside with
a weary gesture. "Somehow I cannot
study or find interest in toy work.
Now, if I were like some of my inter
esting nervous patients, t would say
that T feel as If something is going to
happen. Bah! what folly in a strong
man to allow his nerves to so com
pletely affect his whole life. One must
exert will power nnd
"Ah! what is it? Did you speak to
me, Kate?"
For there, at the half-open door of
the office, Br. Will's quick glance had
detected one of the night nurses a
pleasant-faced, kindly-looking woman
who had been long attached to the hos
pital. She stepped to the threshold
and threw the door open.
"Yes, doctor, I wanted to tell you
that there is a new patient in the re
ception room. A young man who has
just been brought here In a cab. His
ami is broken, I think. The driver
6a id the young man hailed the cab
about an hour ago on Green street and
said that he had broken his arm and
wished to be taken to friends at the
other end of the city. The driver drove
the young man to the street and num
ber designated, but there was no one
ihere. The house was quite empty
and a policeman near said that the
family had gone to Europe. At that
the young man uttered a cry of disap
pointment which, the cab-driver said,
made his own heart ache; and then he
reeled unsteadily and nearly fell to the
ground. But the driver and policeman
together placed him in the cab and he
was taken here, as it happened to be
only a few blocks away."
By this time Dr. Will had followed
Kate into the reception room, where a
slight form in a neat gray suit lay upon
a sofa, quite unconscious.
The doctor dispatched the nurse for
Lis surgical instruments and soon had
rciroved the stranger's coat and rolled
up the sleeves of the snowy UDdergar
ments, soft aad fine. The face upon
the sofa pillow -vas delicate and re
firfd; 4i face with perfect .features;
the long, dark eyelashes sweeping the
wliite cheeks, the soft, dark hair curl
ing lightly, pushed away from a broad
low. brow. The Interesting patient
could not have been more than seven
teen. No trace of beard or mustache
darkened the soft, fair skin. He looked
as helpless as a child lying there bo
fcre the keen, searching eyes of the
young physician. Something a stranee
sensation which Doctor Will did not
stop to analyze moved his heart as he
touched the round white arm, and pre
pared'to examine the injuries.
"Compound fracture!" he muttered
concisely. "Gome here, Kate! You will
have to assist' me!"
"Dear me!" ejaculated the nurse,
beuding over the slim, graceful form,
"he's as delicate as a girl. 'Look! See
the blue veins in .bis arm. Poor young
chap. He has to suffer yet, before
that arm .will be well"
A little later, his injuries attended
to, the strange patient was placed in
bed. He had recovered consciousness,
and opened a pair of great, dark, beau
tiful eyes to meet Doctor Will's sym
pathetic gaze.
"Where am I?" faltered the patient
"In the Orthopedic Hospital, sir. You
have broken your arm and was brought
bere by a cab driver. You are perfect
ly safe here. Tell me your name,
and where shall I send for your
friends?"
"My name," a slight hesitation, "is
Halton Parke Halton. My friends?
Ah! I have none! I I went to the
house of old friends they have gone
to Europe. I have not been here long!
I have no place to go. But I have
money."
"Don't trouble yourself. Mr. Halton.
Yon are all right here. The wards art
full, and I have had yon placed in a
private room."
"Thank yon! I am able to pay for it
Tt wul get me well as aoon as
fcHE
Ma, doctor with slight btefrwl'
& , - . 1 1k .
'3 am Doctor William Walker; of ttlsiLiti
hospital. I shall do all in my powen
for yon. It is nothing dangerous, arrjf
I will give you a sleeping potion, aawt, . is s -. ji i-
hope to find you better in the monHl4wrw to- day that I aeter
tag."
Parke Halton drank the sleentnc
draught, aad almost immediately tett
asleen. . (-
Doctor Will sat watching the paled
beautiful face upon the rrtdow berora:
him with an odd sensation struggnat
nnrtrfr hid tpff vret titkkt
loii." i-.Mt.Aii. - n -iiMi"
v,;s a i- ii,r i,A a-rpi-iimmir. IJ
declare' t was never so Interested. Jt
patient before in my life!
The next morning Parke Halton ;wa
mucn oeiier; ana asiae uaj noii wt
erew ranldlv Stronger.
Doctor Wili spent-aere' ilijie iri.tfce.
room of his interesting patient
he had ever-been known to do
There seemed some subtle at
KaIwaaii awh w-aavA ami . Aa tifttA
ilfcvncui "bast; a-rv : o v.
.It new .and streaatfeeaed -
At last Parke was fully recovered,
and in a few days would be discharged
from the hospital. r
One night Kate, the nurse, was
startled by the sound of faint sobbing
and stifled weeping, which seemed to
come from the end of the long corridor
near the sleeping room of Dr. WilL
She hastened hastily to the spot, de
termined to know what was the mat
ter. This is. what she saw:
Parke Halton On his knees, It thd
door of the doctor's room Weepjng bit
terly. . . . .
Directly the young man arose td his
feet . and entered the room, for' thd
'physician's room was never locked but
always ready for a hasty summons
in the night
In speechless amazement Kate no
ticed the young patient steal softly to
the bedside, and, stopping, press a kiss
upon the brow of the sleeping physi
cian; than, weeping bitterly, steal
away once more.
Out in the corridor the nurse sud
denly confronted the young man. Hal
ton 'fell back, with a stifled cry.
"Explain yourself, sir," began the
nurse. "Your conduct is rather un
usual." A sudden resolution seemed to. come
into the young man's mind.
"Come to my room' he said in a
hurried whisper; -"and t will tell yod
all. t have a confession td make!''
The next inornihg, when Df. Wili
awoke from his slumbers, he found
upon .his bed a small locket containing
the pictured "face of a girl, .it was the
exact counterpart of Parke Halton:
When he left his room he was met by
Kate", whd announced that the. young
man was. gone. She had found his bed
empty that morning and d Sunt of
money sufficient to. more . thaii cdf er
his expenses at the hospital lying upori
the table. But whatever the secret
confided to Kate she kept it inviolate.
Dr. Will's face clouded, and a troubled
look crept into his eyes. After that he
became very quiet and taciturn and
altogether a changed man.
One day he received a summons to
an. up-town mansion; its owner lay
dying stricken down by a swift and
sudden disease. Arrived at his bed-skiey-Pr.-WiU
mw at mm that.lt.waa
too late to save- Him; his; hours -were
numbered.
"I have something to tell you," the
dying man said feebly. "See that no
one Is near. Wait, I wish to send for
my ward, Lcoline Lea."
A message was dispatched, and in
A few moments ft young girl entered
the room. At sight of her the blood
receded -from Dr. Will's heart, and he
felt as though he was going to faint
For it was the face in the locket, which
Dr. Will even then wore over his
heart, and the fac-simile of Parke Hal
ton. Stifling an exclamation, the girl
sank into a seat. The dying man be
gan: "I was guardian over Leoline Lea's
property. She was very rich; but I
have squandered her estate; I am
dying now. I loved her and I deter
mined to make her my wife; thus I
need never render an account of the
wasted fortune. I persecuted her for
a year to gain her consent She would
soon be twenty-one and out of my
power, and then I would be forced to
give an account of her squandered
fortune. I was half-wild lest I be dis
covered and punished. I did alt in my
power to force her into marriage with
me. She hated me, despised me,
scorned me.
"At last, tirod of her defiance, I lock
ed her in her cwn room up stairs in
this house, and decided to starve her
ir.to obedience to my wishes.
"To my consternation, the girl escaped
from her prison. She knotted the
blankets together and made a rope
by which she managed to effect her -escape.
"She was gone several weeks. I was
half distracted over her absence, for
she was as ignorant of the world as,
a little child. Had she not ben, she
would have known that the law gives
no guardian the right to deprive his
ward of liberty.
"On her twenty-first birthday, how
ever, she reappeared and demanded the
restitution of her fortune. But she
would give no account of her where
abouts during her absence from my
house untilto-day, when she declared
that she had found refuge in the Or
thopedic Hospital. I sent for you to
corroborate her story. Doctor Walker
have you ever met my ward before?"
Doctor Will's blue eyes met the fright
ened gaze of Leoiine's dark ones; they
drooped. How could he answer that
question? She arose to her feet
"Yes, Doctor Walker has tnet me" be
fore. I am Parke Halton." Her face
was ghastly white now, and she trem
bled perceptibly. "I was very ignorant
of the world's ways, as my guardian
acknowledges a friendless orphan or
I would long ago have appealed to the
Law for protection from his persecu
tions. In the wardrobe of the room
where I was imprisoned I found a suit
of men's clothing; I managed to alter
them so that I could wear them; and,
knotting blankets and sheets together,
finally escaped from the window, break
ing my arm in my flight I had hoped
to find refuge until my twenty-first
birthday with some acquaintances at
the farther end cf the city, but when I
reached the house it was closed and the
family gone to Europe.
"I was in terrible pain with my
broken arm, and that, with the disap
pointment, overcame me, and I fainted,
and was taken to the hospital. You
know the rest, doctor. Can you ever
fctgive my unwomanly conduct?'
Doctor Will took both little hands in
Us own. and led her from the room.
"I Jfnow this," he said, In a low,
terder tone, "that I love yon as man
never loved woman before. Will you
be my wife, Lecline?"
Her eyes drooped from before his
passionate gaze.
"I iave loved you ever since my
eye3 first opened from that swoon in the
hospital," she faltered, "and it nearly
drove mi distracted to reflect upon
mj false position. Yon surely cannot
love or respect me?"
But there was no doubt of the love
which filled his heart, and with true
love respect comes always.
And that v as the way in which my
friend Walker found Ills wife Doctor
Will's strange patient!
OCsVv
THE WAR WAS OVER.
Emmmt tiUm Sfellav m
:;ttkHU anther Amfatt WAtt
imi ' ' viV
F T u l .v tf myjml iad.
. WM H WU OlUftJ WWU M
saw" id
print, says a writer In the Loulsfffie'
CeurferJoarnaL It will be recalled
that early in the war the New York
lire Zouaves were a crack regiment,
manded by fcoL Ellsworth. Every
i In the ranks had been a fireman
nd It was confidently believed that
T" " " wsMW-aw
'HUWwUi s command was able
to put
'owrt the1 rebellion wllktrat assistance.
The eokrael Was a y'oUnf Mitt, kaMd
some; fcallarit, burhlruj with railitary
j Mrdor aad tidrstlig fe'r military fame;
He was as rriuch the Mol 6f the HortU
a Askby was a few months later' tha
Mel of ike South. The Fire Zouaves
were the iMt'troeps to astro to Alex
-lndria, Ya. Their colonel was at tbcir
head, and after the town had siifreri
defed Ellsworth saw a rebel flag flying
from a hotel.
Instead of ordering a squad to re
move it he bolted into the house, as
cended the stairway, went out on the
roof and captured the flag; descending
he -was confronted by the landlord one
Jackson who shot him dead. Jackson
himself was then shot to death, and
the affair created more sensation than
considerable battles a. few years later.
After the war a daughter of Jackson
secured ad appointment in one of the
government apartments, She was a
modest diligent and capable young
Soman, and discharged her official du
es "acceptably: In the course of time
a super-loyal gentleman tra put in
charge of the bureau hi Which she
worked.
Nosing arihind,- he sood disCdfetcd
the antecedents of the youiig' clerk and
discharged her. dhe' was f rletidiesiJ and
penniless, and as a last resort went to
the White House and called for Gcti.
Grant He received her, and she re
latedher story to the silent mari.
Without saying a word he took a piece
of paper and wrote: "The war against
men is ended and my administration
shall 'not begin one against women.-
Restore Miss Jackson to her clerkship
Instantly." This was addressed to the
loyal bureau official and the young
lady Is yet In the public service. That
was an exhibition of chivalry that
Duriols or Franc's L might have en
vied. ABOUT f HftfiAD MAKING.
Did Yon Kev WttaaVi do tfce Dif
ferent sues Were Ktimimmdt
Among those who registered yester
day at the Hotel Normandle Was XL
Gfaniinell, representing the Keit Thread
company of Fall River, Mass., says the
Detroit Tribune. In conversation with
a reporter Mr. Gammell saidi "Our
house was originally a Scotch brie, and
even now has factories in Scotland and
in Toronto A branch was established
in Newark, N. J., about thirteen years
ago but the business was by no means
j7 axtcoMv&aaltJau)wmitU-jhutJ
January, when- a large mill and an en
tirely new plant was put in. The direct
reason for this move was the passing
of the McKinley bill, which made it al
most Impossible for foreign makers to
do business in this country.
"By the way, did you ever examine
into the process of manufacturing a
spool of thread? It looks simple, but
in reality it Is a very complicated proc
ess. Only the tery best Sea. Island
cotton can be used for this purpose.
The cotton is taken In the raw state
and torn all to pieces by a machine
called a "breaker." It then goes
through several other machines, by
which it Is carefully combed and freed
from Impurities. A machine called a
"slipper" then takes it up and twists
it out into soft white yarn. This is
caiefully combed again, and it is then
taken into another department where
several small strands of this yarn are
twisted together,, and you then have
six-cord thread, which, after it Is
bleached, Is ready for the market
"Another Interesting thing Is the
iximbering of the thread Every lady
knows the size of thread that she re
quires for doing a certain piece of
wcrk, but very few of them kribw
how it came to be so numbered. You
see, when cotton thread was first made
840 yards of it weighed one pound."
This was called No. 1, and If a pound
contained just twice this number of
yards it was called No. 2, and so on.
Until sewing machines were introduced
only three-cord thread was made, but
their Introduction demanded a smooth
er and finer article. The numbers were
left the same, but the six-cord thread
had to be made of ftrands just twice
as fine as those of the old article."
POOR JACK IN A FIX.
The Sorrow ef a Dos That Climbed
a Tiee After a Squirrel.
At dusk one day lately Jack, a fox
terrier belonging to Jason Fellows of
Green township got after a gray squir
rel in a pasture on Mr. Fellows farm,
writes a Scranton correspondent The
squirrel skipped up the trunk of a
mammoth maple tree just as Jack was
about to seize It, and the plucky dog
shinned up the tree also. Mr. Fellows
tried to call him down, but Jack stuck
his nails in the soft bark and tugged
nnd clung until he had climbed to the
crotch, fifty-two feet from the ground.
By that time the squirrel was chatter
ing on one of the topmost limbs, and
Jack couldn't get any farther. He
couldn't get down, either, and he began
to howl and whine for bis master to
help him.
It was soon dark, and Mr. Fellows
hustled around to.find some means of
reaching Jack and lowering him to the
ground. He and his sons tried in vain
to climb the tree, and then they went
among their neighbors and got several
volunteers. No one was able to climb
it, and Jack continued to whine up
there in the dark. By 0 o'clock all the
near-by farmers had heard of Jack's
predicament and were under the tree
with lanterns. There wasn't a ladder
in the neighborhood long enough to
reach half way to Jack, and along to
ward midnight three ladders were
taken to the spot lashed together and
hoisted against the tree. Then Albert
Fellows started to climb up with a sur
cingle and a- long rope. The bottom
ladder broke and gave him a pretty
hard fall, and the attempt' to Tescue
Jack was postponed till daylight
Mr. Fellows and his sons worked un
til 1 o'clock to make a ladder, and then
they went to bed. Jack howled mourn
fully all night up in the big maple, and
the members of Mr. Fellows' house
hold got very little sleep. WTien day
light came Jack was still begging to be
saved, and the men fastened the new
ladder to the other ones. Then Ansil
Fellows climbed up, buckled the sur
cingle around Jack and lowered him at
the end of the rope. When he reached
the ground he began to bark for Joy,
and the saucy squirrel chattered a
bin from the tree top.
THE IAIE8T IK nUMOB.
era BRictrr Lkavbs from cm
CO.-ITEMFOK ARIES. ... V
7 "
MmW th Lawyer Qmt re With h
cartiaM Beta RMt
kear the IsurtaUamt
riaaAfl takratcfml Txasu
v
Pale with suppressed Cttolk, the
struggling youag village attorney ateod
before the haughty heiress, hat In hand.
and ready to go .
T couM have borne' yfe refusal,
Verdigris McSorrelJ," he said btttotaly
"although I had hoped for a more fa-
rotable asawer. Bat you have chosen
te accorapaMy It with words of scorn.
Yod hate accused a ef fortune hunt
ing. Yod have twined ate with my
poverty, my b-sglidcance and my lack
of worldly Iraowledfje. 1 have sot de
served this. 1 may have beem pre
mercenary seaHces" wretch yc7aaT
pictured me to be. And, mark my
wordrf, proud beauty, the day will come
when youf haaghty spirit shall be
brought low!'
"What will you do, Sir. Brarnbler
scornfully asked the young woman.
"Will you sue me for damages? Will
you publish some dismal verses about
me? Or will you crush me by silent
contempt?"
T shall bide my time. Heartless
being, farewell!"
Long years passed away. In a crowd
ed court room In a large city, the fa
mous case of Kersmlth vs. Jehones was
on -trial, Involving the possession of
millions. Enos A. Bramble, now one
of the most notable and successful law
yers In his native state, leaned forward
Iri his chair to cross-examine a wit
ness? "Your name, madam," he said, "if
I understand you rightly, is Mrs.
Blrnrnr
"Yes, sir," replied the witness.
4 Your familiarity with this case grows
out of the fact that you have resided
all your life In the neighborhood of
the property In dispute? Is that cor
rect?" "Yes, sir."
"It will be necessary, then, to ask
you but, first, how long have you been
married?" '
"I I was Married several years ago.
I am a widow."
"How long have you been a widow?"
"Oh several years."
"What was your maiden name?"
"McSorrelL"
"Full name, please?"
"Verdigris McSorrell."
"Thank you. In order to ascertain
all the facts pertaining to this contro
versy it will be necessary to :.sk you
one more question. Now, then, Mrs.
Verdigris McSorrell BImm?" thundered
Eawyer Enos A. Bramble, rising to his
feet "please tell the Jury your age!"
Chicago Tribune.
Xeter Heard of the laatallmeat Flaa.
"Darling, I lay my heart and life at
your feet."
"Oh, Georger"
"I love you sincerely, devotedly, ar
dently, passkraately-rl love you more
"George, I will."
"And will you engage yourself to
me?"
"I will."
"Bless you, my darling. I am the
happiest man in America to-night"
There was a long, delicious pause
while the compact was being sealed.
Then the maiden whispered:
"Am I to have an engagement ring,
dearest?"
George's face grew pale, his lip quiv
ered as he replied:
"By and by, darling, I cannot give
you one for awhile."
"You cannot Why?"
The paleness of his face was succeed
ed by a deep flush, his face grew dark
and his bosom heaved as he hoarsely
answered:
"I'm Just from the fair, and I'm dead
broke." New York Press.
There's Many a Slip 'Twlxt the Cam
aad the Up.
The subjo'ned announcement actually
appeared In a suburban paper of the
German capital:
"I hereby declare that the engage
inrnt of my daughter Marie with Mr.
W , merchant of this city, was
broken off five minutes before the wed
ding, as the honourable stepfather of
Mr. WWW came to me and observed
that it was high time I should state
what amount of dowry I was gcing to
give my daughter. As the thumbscrew
of the right honourable Herr Stepfather
was not to my liking I showed the
"honourable gentleman the door, and I
believe that, in doing so, I have acted
as a man of honour." .
The full name and address of the
sender are appended to the above.
Neue Freie Presse.
Am Una-rntefal Texaa.
Speaking of Thanksgiving some peo
ple never know when they ought to be
grateful Old Judge Peterby, an old
Texan, has been laid up for some time
with the gout. His legs are swelled up
to an enormous size. He Is very im
patient and his doctor, who Is also a
church member, rebuked him, saying:
"You should be grateful to the Al
mighty for his kindness."
"What kindness?"
"His kindness in giving you only two
legs to suffer with. Suppose you had
as many legs as a centipede?"
A Qaesitloa of Color.
"My dear, don't you Intend to invite
Mr. and Mrs. Green to your party?"
"Certainly not"
"Why not? They are good friends
of ours and will feel hurt"
"I can't help it if they are hurt. I am
going to Invite Mr. and Mrs. Brown."
"Well, why can't you invite the
Greens as well?"
"You shock me with your bad taste.
Brown and Green in my parlor togeth
er? Never. Why, I wouldn't be a bit
surprised to have you asking me next
to wear blue and' yellow. Have you
a Idea of harmony whatever?"
He Didn't Walt.
Traveler Does Mr. Thompson live
here?
Western Native Yep, he lives here;
but he ain't in at present
Traveler Could yon tell me when he
will return?
Western Native Blame me ef I
know, pardner. He went lopln' off
with ther cyclone thet struck these
parts 'bout a week ago an' ain't been
seen er heard of since; but yer kin
kin come in an' wait fer him ef yer
like.
Am Explaaatloa.
Mr. Eastslde You don't look happy.
What's the matter with you?
Mr. Westslde Well, I've been In
vited by Waters to eat -my Thanksgiv
ing dinner at his house, and I really
eat aet think tap any excuse for rv
,
"Am excUJet Why, most men wouM
think themselves tacky in not haviac
to dime alone." m
"Moat saem might But you see. Wa
ters la a Bttiet prohibitionist aad
"Say mo mere! You have my beany
sympathy.'
Tala Iaiaraved ay Aarcw
Yea, said the old man, addreariag
his young visitor, 'Tin proud of may
glftav and should Uke to see them all
comfortably married; and as I'vemade
a nttle money they won't go to their
kusbands penniless. There's Mary.
twenty-five years old, and a real good
girt. 1 shall give her a thousand pounds
whefl she marries. Then comes Bet.
who woa't see thirty-five again, and
shall have two thousand; and the mam
who takes Ellxa, who Is forty, will
have three thousand with her."
The young man reflected a moment
mm mm mnA tham nwrmulv tnmilred.
"You haven't oaeabomt fifty, have
Loyal te Kxeesd.
King Oscar of Sweden once passed
through a little town, which was fes
tively decorated for the occasion.
Among the rest, a huge transparency,
affixed to a gloomy looking edifice, at
tracted his attention. It bore the in
scription: "Welcome to Your Majes
ty!" in gigantic characters.
"What building is that?" the king
inquired.
"That is the county prison, your maj
esty," replied one of the aldermen.
The king laughed and was heard to
observe: "That is carrying matters a
little to far!"-Chronik der Zeit
He Kaew the PHI.
Farmer Hoefast There's jest as
r:tny miracles now as there ever was.
There's whole columns about miracles
every week in the Bungtown Bugle.
Mrs. Hoefast If you'd read th paper,
'stead of jus skimmln' over it, you'd
see them articles is all about people
gittln cured by Dr. Dosem's Bilious
Pills the same you- tried.
FrrnitT Hoefnst Eh! Did those pills
ever do anbody any good? Well, that
is a miracle. New York Weekly.
A Serleaa-Loss.
Mistress Wlat did you do with that
old brown dress that hung in my closet?
Domestic You told me to get rid
of all the rags, ma'am, and so I gave it
to the ragman.
Mistress Goodness me! How do yon
suppose I am ever to get any new
clothes If I haven't an old dress to put
on when my husband comes home?
New York Weekly.
The Rcoalalte QaallScatloa.
"Sis, I think you had better shine my
shoes and wash the dishes." said a
wealthy New Yorker to his sister, who
moves in aristocratic circles.
"What do you mean by such non
sense?" she asked.
"No nonsense about it I see you are
flirting with an Italian count If you
are going to marry him you ought to
be fitting yourself for the position."
..ii iT. Jfd fT. i ,,,
. la PhlloMfhr.
' Instructor Cadet A,, you may defino
a sonorous body.
Cadet A. A body which may bo
made to ring, sir.
Instructor For example.
Cadet A. A bell, a pitcher, a nap
kin. Instructor A napkin, Cadet A.? Ex
plain yourself, sir.
Cadet A. Why, Tiffany, when I was
a plebe, made a napkin ring for me.
That' All.
Mr. Austin (of Texas) I don't see
that you New Englanders have much
to boast about Why, a negro was
burned at the stake in Massachusetts
in 1795, as one of your Boston papers
admits.
Mr. Backbay (of Boston) Then Tex
as Is only ninety-eight years behind the
times, after all.
JafttlHnMy l'oatponed.
Mamma What's the matter, John
nie? Johnnie Boo-hoo-oo! yesterday I fell
down and hurt myself.
Mamma Well, what are you crying
to-day for?
JohnnieYou weren't at home yes
terday. It Makes a Difference.
Mother (near-sighted) See that disgracefully-intoxicated
brute across the
street! Where can the police be?
Daughter (weeping) Oh, ma, it's
Brother Bob!
Mother (swooning) Then the saloon
keepers have been drugging that poor
child again!
The Ilrut
"Oh, Henry!" exclaimed Mrs. Young
husband, breathlessly, "I have some
thing terrible to tell you. The baby
has swallowed your shaving brush."
"Oh, that's all right," responded the
brute; "It was worn out and I was
going to get a new one anyhow."
Some CoBHoIatloa.
The Bejected One (after a painful
pause) I think, on the whole, I will
accept your offer to be a sister to me
but on one condition.
The Rejecting One Wliat Is that?
The Rejected One That you will let
me be your little brother. Then I can
get even on some of my successors.
Vogue.
Almri 1 Bloom.
Little May What kind of-a blossom
is a whisky blossom? Is it like a
daisy?
Ma What a silly question.
Little May I heard Mr. Jones say
that pa had the biggest gin blossom in
the ward, and that It was a daisy.
The Wild-Oat Age.
Bobby Fa, what has that man got
In his mouth?
ra A cigarette, Bobby.
Bobby Pa, I want a cigarette.
Pa No, Bobby, not until you arrire
at the age of indiscretion.
Hrr Reanoa.
Herr Professor (musical doctor)
Your daughter has a ferry goot ear,
madamc.
Mamma Ah. professor, but I want
her to study music on account of her
hands they're so aristocratic-looking.
Should Rejoice Over It.
He You ought to be glad I love to
kiss girls.
She Why?
He You' won't have any trouble te
keep a servant when we marry.
Truth.
THE OLD mifr.TIBT,!
CdTimbu. - State - Baak 1
fal Httt ft fill ICllatb '-
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irrr iTVft-'Tr'?! ,1 V i-H??'' TTT ,m.KV -
inti ! traamt : tioxm.
BUYffGOOD NOTES
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COLUMBUS, NEB.,
HASAN
Aitlnrizi. Capital if - $500,000
Paii in Capital, 90,000
OFFICERS.
0. H. SHELDON, Pres't.
H. P. H. OEIILRICII. Vice Pre,
CLARK GRAY. Cashier.
DANIEL SGHRAM.AM't Cash
DIRECTORS.
H. M. Wnc slow. II. P. 11 . Obhi.iuch,
C. II. Shkldox,
W. A. McAixisxra.
JOHAS WKLCH,
CABxRiEaaa,
STOCKHOLDERS.
3. 0. Ghat,
Gerhard Losxxm,
Clarc Grat,
Daniel Schrax,
J. IlEIIRTWsmDRllAJr.
Hkhbt Losrkb.
Geo. W. Gallbt.
a. v. H. OaHuucm.
PHASIC KOBKR.
J. P. BBcaaa EsxAta,
Rkbbcca B:
-THE-
First National Bank
C7aV. If KB,
OFFICERS.
ANDERSON. J. H. GALLEY.
President. Vice Pres't.
O. T. ROEN, Caablcr.
DIRECTORS.
0. alffilftgO-f, P. ANDtMOlf ,
JACOB QBEISEf. HENBX BAOAH
- JAHKaj-pSXDXB.
Statememt ef the Cendltlem at the Close
ef Bash-ess Jalj 13, 1898.
resources.
Loans and Discounts. 1 2'i.'S7 Vt
Real Estate Furniture and Fix
tures. .......... lo.TS' v)
U.S. Bonds. 15,200 0)
Due from other banks.. ...S37.8TB .1!
Cash on Hand .21,807 58 SD.743 S3
Total 1333,198 38
XiIABrLXTTES.
Capital Stock paid In f 60.000 00
Surplus Fund ao.000 0)
Undivided profits 4.578 00
Circulation 13.500 00
Deposits gg.lia 37
Total .$333,196 38
LOUIS SCHREIBER,
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All kimda f Reftirlig Irae i
Skert Netice. Biggies, Wag.
is, etc.. Mie to trier,
aim all werk Giar-
aiteei.
AIM tell tat warli-fuMU Walter A,
Wood Mowen , lanors, Coatbia-
ad Kaeaiaes, Harvesters,
mai lelf-eiadars-the
estaT.
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