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v ...- ' " -.4- '-i ttttrniL Y-?fv ,..ts s: &. .' VOLUME XXV. NUMBER 14. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1894. WHOLE NUMBER 1,202. iSftpRs ftSWrajg.r h --L NEBRASKA NEWS. The contract for the Wilber water works has been let. Lincoln is already preparing for cele bration of Labor I)a3 The Fremont (. hautauqua opened with a larje attendance. Odd Fellows of Fairbury will put up a new hall to eo-t 510,000. Charlie Hall, living' near Iiagan, lost thirty-five pifjs 03- drowning. Fullerton is having a. building boom in spite of the general depression. Herman Hacker of Dodge county has been locked up on the charge of bas tardy. The State band of Lincoln is prepar ing for a series of concerts throughout ttie state. Hogan's army. r,(;0 in number, made a btop at Nebraska City on their way down the river. Millard Fillmore, a well known citi 7.en of J tea trice, died last week. He was r3 years old. The school census just completed shows G)." children of school age in Ord's school district. The assessment in Douglas county shows a decrease of nearly one million from that of last year. The sixth annual reunion of the old bottlers of "as county will be held at I'nion, August ri ami It. A waterspout at Crawford struck the mill dam and damaged it to the extent of several thousand dollars. Kdith llreen. an Omaha colored girl of ft; years, attempted suicide by taking chloroform. Doctors pulled her through. Two men have been arrested and arc hehl at Ouitie Uock who are supposed to be the murderers of Drummond in Holdrege. Frank I'ugh, who left Fremont on his wheel for Walworth, Wis., a dis tance of .VJO miles, reports his safe ar-ri-al in five days. Parties arrested at Ked Cloud for the murder of Drummond in Holdrege have proved not to be lho.se wanted ami have been turned loose. A proposition will be submitted to the voters f Itoyd county to issue S-0,-000 in bonds, and also to decide whether to adopt township organisation. There is trouble in the ranks of com pany H, Second regiment of the Ne braska National ('nurd of Tekamah, that may result in disbandment of the company. The annual banquet of the Nebraska Manufacturers and Consumers associa tion will be held in Nebraska City .July ."". Secretary Morton will be among the speaker-. Joseph Klinkaeek, insane, confined in the Kearney jail, committed suicide by tearing his clothes into strips ami making a rope, which he used, fasten ing it to the cell door. A vacant two-story frame building bHonging to Isaac ifufiat Orleans was discovered to be in flames at midnight ami was entirely consumed. The fire was of incendiary origin. Donalc Weed, a small boy of Weeping "Water, put his finger between the rolls i a cioines wringer while in motion and had it returned to him in a fright fully demoralized condition. The stock yards and sheds at the ground- of the Col fa County Agri cultural society were burned, some MM) feet of the structure being consumed, entailing a loss of nearly gc.no. At the last meeting of the Lincoln board of education a motion was adopted dispensing with all extra teach ers, including those in music, elocution, drawing and kindergarten work. While the salute was being fired in Seward on the Fourth a can contain ing over two pounds of powder ex ploded, burning Mack Anderson badly about the head, breast and arms. "About f.000 bushels of millet seed." says the Lexington 1'ioneer, "have been sold by dealers in this cilv since the late ranis set m. This means thai S, 0011 acres have been seeded to millet.' At South Omaha on the Fourth Alex ander 1'uge. a lad IT. years of age, and a number of other boys were firing olt powder in tin cans "and having a lug time when an explosion occurred thai nearly scalped Alexander. W. Murphy, a hrakciu in on the Klk honi, was instantly kilicd at Heaver Crossing. He was struck bv a bridge while going up a ladder on the side of the car. The body was taken to his home in Fremont for uur.al. A lawn tennis tournament was held at Hartington recently for the chain pionship of Cedar county. Messrs. Jarvis and Holt.', of Randolph van quished their opponents and went home the proud victors of the .lay. The O.xnard Iteet Migar company at Grand Island is renovating its boilers, will put in a new granulator and is overhauling the factory generally, pre paratory to making more sugar this fall than has ever been made in any previous year in Nebraska. new i.eorge L. Iaylor of Indi.inol:. has given up his position as general missionary for southwestern X.mi-isI.-, and will assume the duties of financial agent for Doane college. 1 he change is made on account of hick of funds "to puh mission work in the west- When a retail dealer patronizes home industry he enables the local manu facturer to employ more men. who in turn become his patrons. Western goods for Western people: Farrell V: Co's brand of syrups, jellies, pre serves and mince meat: Morse-Coe boots and shoes for men. women and children: American Hiscuit a Manufac turing Co., Omaha, crackers. The section about Day prings was visited by a heavy rain 'storm. Theo dore Thomo, a young man livin"- on Pine creek, was killed by light niii during the torm. He was workin" in a nem wnen struck, farmers report ijiucii &IUCK Kii.eu, nut grain injured. was un- A most terrific hail and rainstorm ' passed over the vicinity of Wallace. ' doing great damage to crops and break ing most all unprotected glass on the west side of buildings. Two inches of water fell. The track of the hail was I about one mile wide. Lots of hail stones measured four to si.x inches in circumferences. Samuel .L Elkinsof Little Koek.Aric. I visiting at the home of his brother in j South Omaha, was a-saulted b.- a J stranger whom he refused money. The i man struck at him with a knife, in- ' llicting a wound on his neck that might have been fatal. Mr. KIkins will "re- cover. Mrs. Wiles, widow of tiie late J.-inies i Wiles, living four miles from I'l.itts- i mouth, lost her barn filled with hay, ! her farm tools and four head of hogs ! by fire. The barn was struck by nht- i ning during a heavy storm. The car- ' riage was saved, but everything in the barn at the time was consumed. Loss ' about 52,000: insured for SS00. 1 The residence of Mrs. Edna Me'.ro-e of Nebraska City was totally dest oyvil by fire. The tire was undonbtei.l" of ' incendiary origin aud nothing "was saved. The house has had a inadv , reputation tfor many years Tl.L- in mates lost all their personal belonging Several saloonkeepers of Fremontare in trouble and must answer to the charge of selling beer to minors. The Weston bank of Weston, Saun ders county, has filfH articles of incor poration with the secretary of state. The authorized capital stock is S'-M.OOO and the incorporators are D. II. March, W. Hogenbeck, Joseph Woita, II. F. Itlink, Charles 1'erky and Joseph I'es tal. Several North Platte boys amused themselves exploding cartridges with a coupling pin, and only quit their fool ishness after a rebound of one of the bullets penetrated the abdomen of one of their number. The doctors, though unable to find the ball, think the boy will recover. While returning to Norfolk with a part- v" had been bathing in the Elk horn, Frank L. Hull, landlord of the Pacific hotel, was stricken with heart d.seasc, and before medical attendance could reach him, died. Mr. Hull was formerly connected with the l'axton in Omaha and was very popular. The grand barbecue held at Chad ron was a marked success. Two oxen were roasted whole, which, with ia -ks of bread, barrels of lemonade and pickles, constituted the bill of fare. Hundreds of farmers from all parts of the county- were in attendance. The Chadron hose team gave an exhibition run of -.'OO yaids, dry test, in thirty and three-fourths seconds. All of the buildings, except the dwell ing house, on the extensive Taylor stock ranch near Clinton, seven miles east of Kushville, were destroyed by fire, with four head of horses, hay and considerable other stuff belonging to Itert Loonier, the tenant. The prop el' burned was owned by .1. II. Tay lor of Omaha. Estimated loss, '',000. Insured in the Omaha Fire. The town of Nelson has been quaran tincd on account of the prevalence of s'-arlet fever. The schools were closed in April on account of the prevalence of this disease, and there arc several cases in town yet. The young boys of L. L. ishattuck died recently of this dis ease. Meetings ami gatherings of all kinds have been suspended for the present and the authorities are making every effort to prevent the spread of the tlisease. The Oerman Evangelical Lutheran Orphans' Home society of Nebraska, with headquarters at Fremont, has filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state, signed by Peter t'raef of Fremont, W. A. A. Hamann of Snyder, Ernest Flach of Scribner, August Stark of Fremont and Herman Langenieyer of Hooper. The object of the society is to provide a home for needy orphan children and provide education. A hail storm destroyed all crops on the section extending from the Indus trial school at Kearney west for about six miles. Everything was literally pounded into the ground. Damage to the Industrial school buildings will ap proximate .,(0ii. About 700 large panes of glass were bro' en. All crops on the school farm were destroyed, it is difficult to estimate the loss, there being .'::. acres of garden truck which promised a heavy yield. The I'nited States experiment sta tion at Lincoln has made full prepara tions to help out the farmers who are troubled with chinch bugs this season. Last year the station showed what it could do toward eradicating this pest when it had a mind to, and it is will ing to do the same this year whenever application is made for aid. All farm ers w ho need relief should not hesitate to apply lo Prof. Lawrence Hruncr, in charge of the station there, for he will prove helpful to them. Mrs. Henry Cleming. living near Murdoch, was terribly injured by a vicious bull. She was alone on the farm, the men having gone to a neigh bor s to work in the harvest field. In the morning she went to the pasture to see the cattle and was there attacked by the bull. The brute knocked her insensible at the first blow and then pawed and butted her at will. When ever the woman attempted to get up the bull would attack her. When res cued she was badly hurt, but may pos sibly recover. The state board of health met last week anil revoked and annulled the certificate of Dr. H. 1 W anzer of Dixon county for unprofessional and dishon orable enduet. There were three charges against him. First, for having received his certificate from the board tii rough fraud, representing himself to lea graduage of the Oeneva, N. Y., medical college: second, assaulting a female patient with criminal intent: th'i-d. for being an habitual drunkard. All the charges were sustained by the board and his certificate was revoked. Matthew tiering of Plattsmouth has filed briefs in the case of Harry Hill, under sentence of death for the mur der of Farmer Akesou. Hill's compan ion. Henwcll, is under a life sentence for his share in the crime. Hill's oiilv defense was insanity due from liquor, ("ermgs I ncf closes in this way: "As conscious of the imnerfections of this brief as m the justice of this cause, the I life of this waj'fanng and unfortunate man is commended to this lOiirt, to whose dee sion he must bow, insincere hope that a new trial be awarded to him or the punishment reduced as he ik serves.' linger Knowles the 1 "-year-old son of T. H . Knowles of Elk Creek, was the victim of what will prove a fatal acci dent on the Fourth. With a number of companions he had bored a hole in a log, filled it with blasting powder, at tached a fuse to it and drove a big woo len plug in the hole. As the fuse i urued off and no explosion followed young Knowles advanced to examine it. lie got down on his knees, with his head directly over the plug, when the ' delayed explosion o.-curred, sending the I plug into his head with terrific force, i fracturing the skull, tearing his head ! open until the brain was exposed and i horribly disfiguring the face. ' The prohibition state convention. ' held at Lincoln, placed the following ticket in the field: E. A. Girard of ' Platte county for governor, Mrs. Hello ti. Higelow of Lancaster county I for lieutenant governor. D. I Pond of Holt county for treasurer, Lem .1. i Smith of Lancaster for auditor, Mrs. Oetavia H. Jones of Adams for secre tary of state, John W. Long of Sher man for attorney general. Miss Here- . nide Kerney of Cass for supertendent of public instruction and Henry M. Hill of Gage for commissioner of public t lands and buildings. C. E. Hentlev was named as the choice of the conveii- i tion for I'nited States senator. 'I iie cart and harness that was stolen ftom Anderson the night of the murder at Holdrege have been recovered and I the hoise found dead, with a bullet i hole in its head. They were well con- ' eealeu from view about one-half mile I south of the Kearney bridge in the elm bushes that grow about the site of the old Dirty Woman's ranch. The build ings on the ranch have been deserted for some years The robbers cut their way into the bushes unhitched the horse, turned the tart upside down and shot the animal, leaving the harness on the horse. This gives officers a clue to work upon. There is now SI, 200 re ward offered for apprehension of the murderers. TEE PORTRAIT. A cheerful wood fire burnt on the hearth. Imparting a ruddy glare to the brass fire set, lending a polish to the furniture, and covering the walls with flickering and varying shadows. Bo bright was its blaze that tha light ed candles Verc cciipael. Within everything spoke of com fort, without raged a tc-npast. The driving sleet pattered on tlu win dows, while the rit s blast, at times seemingiy subsiding, sighed through the leafless trees that stoo I near the cottage, and again with renewed force whistled in its fury. Through the day and night preceding the even ing of which we speak, ha I t!i3 storm continued; and only those w!i3 have witii'-ssed an "old-fashioned"' snow storm in a bleak New Englan 1 town, can paint from imagination an 1 mem ory the gloom of nature. Upon one side of the fire-placs r, :t the f:uWl wreck of a beautiful girl in the person of a careworn an 1 grijf subdued matron. Her daughter seated opposite bore a striking resem blance toher mother. a:i;l forcibly ro m'uded j'ou of what the mo. her must once have ben. A laughing curly headed boy completed the circle, and though his f aturcs bore another stamp, if appealed to you woul I he . ilat.5 ere you could protounoe either the handsomest. "Charles, turn yo-.ir face a little more from the light," sa'd the mother. "Jane, stind by ine tt moment. Now smile again, ni.v boy." The mother's eye in rapid succession turned from the smiling lad to the prtri:tof Irs father which hung upon the w.ill. an 1 again from the canvas to t!i 1 ving resemblance of one Ion ( s'neo de parted. Tear.i dimm-d the widow's vision the affectionate daughter threw her arms around her m tther's neck seeking bv end.'annjnt to soothe her grief, whil the boy seat'd him self at her fe.-t an 1 clasping her ban I wept because she sorrowed. She was a mariner's widow; her husband perished in a winter's gale up'm the coast within a few miles of his home. Seated as now u,ioa a sim ilar evening the young and happy wife hel 1 the boy at her feet then an infant, in her arms: ths daughter in troduced as a young lady wa then a playful child. As she gazed upon her babe's face she dwelt in anticipation on her husband's return. What would he say upon being presented with a pretty boy his very image born in his absence? Fillel with fon 1 hopjs as a mother; and with happy feelings as a wif she learnt she was a widow! Stretched upon a bed of sickne -.s, wretch .d in min 1 and bo ly, she j.sked not for life, but rather looke I upon the approach of death as a welcome event. Her prattling girl was brought to the bjdside aud her s'niling bab- laid in her arms. The mother's feel ings were awakened, an I she shud dered as she thought of h.;r children, denied a mother's presence and a mother's care. With a renewed desire for her health she mended s!owly,and like the bruised reed thongh bowed down she lived on. The daughter was now seated by her mother's side, while th. loy still maintained his posit'on. The burst of grief had subsided, and she sat in silent thought. IIark. mother! hear Canute birk," said the lad. "Open the door, my son remember if he is a dog he has feelings." The boy obeyed and a Newfound land dog boun led into the room, shaking the snow from his rough coat, ran toward his mistress, then again to the closed door expressing his dis content by plaintive an.l inces-ant barking. "Why, Canute, what's the matter?" said the girl, patting her playm-t in romping days Canute wagged his tail but barked the louder. "Well we vill see," and she moved toward the do..r. The sagacious dog was already there, and raised himself as though he would essay to open it hims-jlf. -,A . .,. Though out of dcors he did not leave the step but continued to b.irk and whine the more. Master Charley had donned his hat and ioined the do r. who now trotted off throu-jh the drifted snow. Jane had become as impatient as Canute, as she looked out to see what could be the matter. She could not see her brother, but the dog came running back, and jumping up, ru li ning his nove against her hand and frisking about to assure her that it was all very well. Away he jumped again, and the n xt moment she saw her brother leading a person toward the house, while the t'.og seemed be side himself with joy. He now sprang through the half open doorand sought the presence of his mistress. Put the young lady here had the advantage of Canute, for she could talk: and she now told her mother that "Charles was assisting a man to reach the house who appeared nearby exhausted." "Well done, old Canute, why you have as much intelligence and kind ness as many reasonable persons,"' said the widow, patting the dog in her turn. "God's blessing on him, madam, for if he iiad not come athwart me and stood pilot I should have perished in the storm. He can telegraph for re lief, and hang out a signal of distress equal to a wreck master but excuse me. I stand before you, madam, a wrecked sailor, penniless and hungry, and would beg vou for food and shelter." "You are welcome." said the widow, "but excuse my absence." Jane drawing a chair to the fire for the sailor, saw him seated, then fol lowed her mother out of the room. However, she soon returned and busied herself in preparing a supper fi r tb waj- worn guest, who seated at ease and warmed through had fallen asleep. Canute sat on the hearth stone and bestowed glances of approval upon the proceedings, the fair hand that regulated them, and the person so much a debtor to his sagacity. Every comfort and luxury that a kind heart could suggest and their circumstances command fell to the share of the wrecked mariner. As he enjoyed the bounty provided he asked if illness was the cause of the absence of his hostess. "No sir," replied the daughter. "It was in a similar storm to this that iuy father, who was a sailor, perished upoc the coast. Mother always dwells upon the los of him whom I was too" young to recollect. This storm led her to think of the one that blighted her fondest hopes. I know her thoughts; for this evening she was noticing the resemblance between my brother and this, the portrait of my father. Feeling as she dil at the time, your appearance, an 1 tale ol shipwreck, so affected her, that she was obliged to retire.' The stranger ga.ed in silence upon the portrait as if very strange, he muttered; when leaning his hen I upon his hand he was lost in study as if re calling some former incident. His eye caught the coffee urn which graced the boar 1, st'irtinx sit 1 I nly, a gleam of inlel.i fence l'ghted hi countenance, as hi b-hel.l it, tears dimmed his vision. "Oblige ine, young lady, by r a ling the inscription tint that urn bears." "Prcente 1 to Cip. as a me morial of our esteem to one w.io per iled life to save his f dlow be'ngs." The stranger ha 1 bared his arm an I called the att 'at oi of tii girl to a name indelibly marked in India ink upon it. "Arthur Fiayle!" she cried. "The same name Man Is upon the urn, o:il it re ids Arthur Fc.iylu, II. N." "The same, my girl." "You then knew nly fat'ier?"' "1 did at that time. I w.is in Itritisli nave, an I slat": ne I olf the th- Irish oust My Wife an 1 ilaught : emb.srked in Lon Ion for !re'a:i I. Ex posed ton ilre i iful gale in the cliau nel the vessel va , wreclc : 1, many lies were 1 st, bit my wife a:i 1 daughter wen' preserve I am ng oth b ath S ti'.riMl '. Year.-, had passed away: fro.u th small cot the widow now c:ij'yed a comfort ib! e mansion. The fiee burned as bright, th inmates were the same as in the eo:n:svenc m nt of o.ir tale, and still ham-v in th conip.iny of each oilier. Canute lay stretch -d np n a ru in front of th grate, a ums-ive gold collar shon en h's nee'e, while a young g ltleman uim:el himself by plaeinr his foot up n his ta'l. 'Ciin1, Mr. CInrlei, a- yoi ma3 thank Canute for your educat'on and profess'oa please to find some other way to express your gratitu le," sail the sister. "Hey day! Miss .Tennj do you kiss him, pray, as I believe that's the way the ladies pay their debts.'" "I never wa guilty of repudiation, was I. Canute'." The dog emitted a faint but joyful bark in the negative: for old age forbade other d-einonstra-t'on of pleasure at her notice who had never slighted him. Oh. mother, let ni j lake father's portrait to the artist's, fu- there e ..ld never be a b'tter paint'ng of me. I want a cameo cut from it." "Never! Charl ;. .shall that picture be moved for if it had not been for that portrait Captain Frayle says he should never lnve known your fathers wldo.v. No, there it shall hang beside that of Captain Frayle's while I live. To me they arc com pany an 1 when urn leave me alone I sitanlloo'v at them for hours. The one reminds me lnw grateful I should feel to Providene for such a husband. The other tells me not only of the captain's generosity, but through the memory of your fath -r's deeds we are amply provided for." olli8ns I'lKralril Ainnni tlu Alp. To-day. when every gieat peak lias been thoroughly explored, when famous climbc s have achieved the mo5t difficult summits uionc, or at least without professional guides, but few remain the incro ascent of which confers any brevet of distinc tion in this field of athletics. As in all professions, and in all sports wh'e'i boast semi-professional ex ports, the standard has been raised. In order to take a high rank, or to "make a record, the aspirants for ' the honors of the Alpine club must traverse such pa'cs as tho Matter horn and descend on tho opposite - .v.... hel, tho highest peak on Swiss soii. sine, or across me uom tin .Wise ha which presents little difficulty until one descends tho steep rock faco above Saa;. There are still a few i -. summits left which are admitted to ne somewhat tough." and one of tho most successful enthusiasts in J the matter of rock peaks has recently ! given his verdict in favor of ('ha mouny as a happy hunting ground Scribner's Magazine. A :rov;uief in Mslif. "I'd liko to know what ails these spectacles:' g.umhled Mr. Skinn phlint I've always taken the very best care of them, but they've begun to fail inc. I can't see through them well any more." "Why don't you take them back to the man you bought them of?" asked Mrs. Skinnpiiliut. "I would if I could.' he rejoined, savagely, "but he died fourteen j'cars ago.' II? Was Kc-1'p-.cil. Bluffcra seems different what he used to." remarked a from I man on F street. "In what way?" "He was once so self-reliant and boastful one of the people, you know, who seem to know it all." -Oh! He's had that taken out of him " ..llrtttrO" "His son, aged 21. is home from college."' i Not That V ay. ! The unknown had tried to get out ! of the world by the water route, but ! a policeman had rescued him. I "Who is it?" inquired a reporter, i happening along. j -Only a tramp." replied the oili cer. "I guess not." said the reporter. "A tramp doesn't like water well enough for that." or to Touch Wator. Tho Salesman, in the dry gooJ-.. ' store Yc. this is a very m-ettv ! piece of goods, but. to be honest about it. I must tell you that it will not wash. The Fair Purchaser Oh, that doesn't matter. I only want it for a oathing suit, anvwav ('nie.-i.'o Kecord. ; - -. (o!flii Woo.l !s Min3tl. Trees from which coffin wood i taken in Tonquin are mined instead of being taken from tho living for est. They are found burje- under a sandy ?:L MYSTERIES IN FLORIDA. AnCadergroaaU KUer llimt 3IakTtiln5i . Tcry Lively In It Neighborhood. Two miles south of Gainsville is a prairie, says tho Florida Timos Union. At certain seasons strangars wonder why it is called a "prairie," for they look upon a broad stretch of Water so deep that storms churn its surfaco into rolling white-capped billows. At timos tho commerce of tho lake is dono by a steamor, whilo at. other" times there is not water Cuj)Ugh to float a canoe. In faot, I have crossol the prairie in a steamer, and again havo gone over identically tho same route in a stage from whoso wheals cloud of dust would roll. Oh the ddgo of tho prairie, half walled in by rocks, dense with im mense, trees draped in long festoons of.raods. is a pool of wator called "Tho Sink." Tho depth of it has never boon sounded. From this sink an underground river flows and makes its way no one knows whore. Sometimes nn acre of land, trees and all, will fall into the under ground river, and then the drainage of tho prairie is obstructed and the prairie "goes dry." In a year or two the river will lnve swept around the obstruot'ou and thou the prairie "goes wet." In tho neighborhood of Gainesville there are hundrels of theso sinks, all of them as round m a dollar and averaging from a quar ter to a half acre in extent. North of Gainesville is a pretty and mysterious spot called the "Devil's Mill Hopper." A large stream of water comes down the hill with considerable force and disap pears in a pool that has no visible outlet. Near Hrookvifle is another pool very similar to tho Devil's Mill Hopper. A stream of water pjiirs into it and disapp "ars in a whirlpool in tho center. Throw a log into it and it will circle tho pool many times, gradually drawing nearer to the center. Suddenly the log will disappear Some grewsomo stories arc con nected with the Hrookvillti pool. It is said that tho place is haunted, for the reason that many a man, and woman, too. has mysteriously dis appeared in it, never to be heard of afterward. In tho pioneer days of that part of the country, so the story goes, there was n secret society which washed all its dirt linen in that poo!. In other words, if a man or woman gave grave olTcnsc to any members of that soeiety he or she was gagged, bound, an 1 in the dark ness of night thrown into the pool. CnUIy Tii-jh. People do not realize that it costs a great deal of money for an officer of the army or navy to comply with the regulations as to dross. He must havo the same amount of civilian clothes as an ordinary eiti.en to weae when ho is o'T duty. Then ho must have a fatigue uniform, which costs him never les . than I.i, and usually more, a dress uni.nrm. which costs at least luh and a special full dress, worth from rl2." to -flo ). and an overcoat, costing from .i ) to 5'j0. He is requi ed to have a number of caps and hats with plumes and that sort of thing, which cost jo to.")); his epaulets cost from 2- to ?')), his swords and belts from ." ) to ?lr(, and various other little fixings that are quite expensive. At tho beginning of his service it usually costs an oilicer of the army or navy from $ '0 to "rT."') to get his outfit of clothing, anl whenevc" a change is made in tho regulations concerning uniforms, of course the expense is renewed. Surely ; .V. ls!:Uo. Poor Mike was very ill almost as ill as he was short, and what that meant those who knew him can best say. for physically he was hardly more than a dwarf. The doctor was called in and after investigation, informed .Mrs. Mike that her husband was suffering from actinomycos's, a n sine which ap poa ed to strike terr.ir to the soul of the anxious woman. "Act phwat?" she said. "Actinomycosis," replied the doc tor. Him?" cried Mrs. Mike. "Ah. dochtor. how can ye, say thot? A iittlo man loiko Moikel couldn't houid the name of ut. much liss th' disa.e thot goes wit ut " KJitor'a Drawer, in Harper's Magazine. I'll conqurr.i bin Iliiliit. "Isn't it a beautiful night. Clar ence"' she whispered tundcrly as her head rested against his shoulder. "Yes," replied Clarance, the bar ber, very absent-mindeJly. as he ran his fingers softly through her golden hair. --11110 night. Hotter havo that hair trimmed up a little, though, hadn't you? Looks pretty ragged, you know, and it really needs a shampoo, too." New IN'nieily for I!iiit!irri:i. A new remedy for diphtheria is be ing tried with success in New Zea land. It is very simple. Put five drops of sulphuric acid in a tumbler, given so the child can swallow it. If tho throat is obstructed give it with a teaspoon until the passage is cleared, then administera wine glass every two hours, iiurn sulphur in the room as strong as it can be borne. Tho Klr.t Oa Lamp. It is said that as early a? 1G30 Dr C'.a.ton distilled coal in a retort ' and produced gas, which he con- fined in bladders, an 1 was accus tomed to amuse his friends by burn ing this gas as it issued from holes in the bladder pricke 1 with a pin. This was 150 years before gas lamps. Auntio's lnro;ivo:iio.i: Claim. A feature of an entertainment .it a colored BaptUt church at Steabn ville. Pa., was the mock marriage of Aunt" Kdie Jacobs, aged , and William Dade, aged 0.". aud now Aunt"' Kdie claims William is her lawful husband. "tvulloire I u "?pllo. A needle was swallowed b;- John Minchin, of Coshen. N. Y . and for three weeks thereafter he had inces sant hiccoughs. A physician pumped out the needle and then John's hic coughs ceased. A Srmitlre I'lanf. Tho -chaste mimosa." is so sensi tive that the near approach of a human hand, even without, touching its leuyr,-, will eiiuse them o sarin!? away. FKISKYTHCNDER-BOLTSll"" l1 thcD in European America is a matter of great cx- tionso and much time. Such an il PLAY FREAKS WHICH WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND. Tbe Action of I.tshtuia; Ita Itton Studied by tho Weather Uureau. Hut no Satisfactory Conclusions Havo Itccn TK-de by Scientists. So mysterious and Iittlo under stood is electricity even now that it is so widely utilized for mechanical purposos, that its vagaries in nature excito tho utmost interest Tho action of lightning as an cx- plosivoisa subject that has elicited Bpcclal attention from tho weather bureau of lato. Up to date no theo ry has been found to account for it satisfactorily. Inasmuch as 203 pcoplo aro kilicd every year by lightning in tho United States special protection for tho person is surely called for. Ono in genious scientist has invented an umbrella with small copper chains attached to tho ends of the ribs. These are long enough to reach tho ground. A thunder storm coming up they aro loosened and permitted tj dangle, while the owner of tho con- trivanco wuiks along in perfect se- j curity. Utidar such circumstances metal about ones body Is dungcrous ' for example, tho wires in a lady's bonnet. But this peril may bo over come by fastening similar chains or copper threads to tho framework of tho headgear. Though a bolt should destroy th? bonnet, the electricity would spare the wearer and pass oil into the ground. An instanco on record is that of a lady who raised her arm to s'mt a window as rain began to fall on a Rummer's day. There was a sudden blaze of light and, though she was unharmed, her gold bracelet uisap- pearcd so that no vestigo of it could bo found. A sulphurous smell was observed in the air. This, scientific men say. is quite usual when light ning strikes. Doing duo to an excess of ozono generatod by electricity. 'J q atmosphere in its usual condi tion contains ono ten-thousandth part of ozone. When this propor tion is increased inconvenience is felt bv men and animals. It has been suggested that sometimes persons found dead after a stroke of light ning, though showing no marks of injury, may have been suffocated by Ozone. Lightning docs occasionally striko twice in tho same place. A few years ago St. Aloysius church, in Washington, suffered- A Hash ran down tho lightning rod to within twenty feet of the ground. Then it lett tho rod. passed through twenty feet of air spa-o to a water pipe and broke a washstand. . ix years later the same thing was repeated in ovory detail, tho electricity leaving tho rod at the same point, jumping to tho water pipe and smashing to pieces the washstand. winch had not been mended. The Church of the Incar nation, in Washington, was also badly hit. To prevent a repetition of the accident tho edifico was uro tectcd by a very elaborate and costly system of rods. The most impor tant rod, of course, protects the steeple. It ought to terminate in a sharp point, hut tho church authori ties thought it more appropriate that it should bo surmounted by a cross, on top of which was placed a rooster. Thus tho usefulness of tho defensivo contrivance has been ul most wholly destroyed, for so it stands at present. At Stratsund, in Pomcrania. says tho Philadelphia Times, a church was the scene of a very appalling oc currence. On a Sunday, the build ing being full of people, a ball of firo entered and fell upon the altar, thereupon exploding and doing great damage. As to the nature of phe nomena of this sort science knows almost nothing. Such globular lightning is seen quite often, but nobody can guess kow it is formed. All that can bo said is that it is elec tricity very highly concentrated. Halls of lightning are sometimes seen rolling along the surface of tho sea. Occasionally they striko ves sels. As a rule they burst violently with a loud noise and disastrous effects. Tho Washington monument would havo been destroyed by lightning long ago but for the protection af forded by tho most complete and ad mirable arrangement of conductors ever devised. Standing o.0. feet high, in the middle of a wide spaco of fiat ground, the gigantic obelisk is dangerously exposed. Tho apex is surmounted by an aluminum cap. which is connected with rods that ! pass down into a woll fiOJ feet below i and beneath tho water level. On t April .", iar, during the passage of a heavy thunder cloud, five immense bolts of electricity were seen to Hash ! between the monument and the cloud j within twenty minutes. No damage ! was done Two months later, on June 5, the obelisk received a tre- ' mendous stroke, which slightly , cracked one o'tho stones at tho top, i but the injury was of no importance. ' Big ships nowadays are usually ' equipped with a system of conduc- tors running down the masts and so arranged as to carry off lightning ' into the sea. In old times fire from , the skies was one of the most serious perils that threatened mar iners. l)uring fifty years, from 17y0 to IS 10. no fewer than 2-3) vessels of tho B itish navy wero struck, cans- ' ing a loss of 7."i0.0 )0, killing 1 )) ' men and badly injuring 2a0 more. J When the protected ship is hit, the ; electricity passes down the mast " into the ocean as water runs down a ' pipe. J"he may reel under the blow, but no damage results. One of the most severe encounters was tnat of II. .V. S. Fisgard which received such a tremendous dischargo thut . the vessel appeared to be covered i with lire. At the same moment thero was an explosion as if a broad- side had been fired from each side of the ship. She suffered no injury. Lightning has been known to pro duce secret burning in the heart of masses of timber. In 17!4 the Dic tator, sixty-four guns, was sti-ncK at Martinique. Two days later smoke j was seen issuing trom her figure- head, which, when cut down, was fouud to contain a nest of fire. Creat Art Ca:it!ogtiu4. The work of preparing catalogues (or tbe great fglea of art objects lustrated cataloguo is now being pro pared in this country. One of the most skillful of artist engravors has been enirasred off and on for several years in preparing illustrations, and by tho timo letter press anil illustra tions are all ready tho cataloguo will have become an expensive volumo. ANOTHER TARPON TALE. How a Green 11-iud Caught Ills First IllC Fish. Princes. duWes and lords," says ono man who is "on record" for a i 170-poundor. six fset fivo inches lon. to :i Chicago 'limes writer. cross tho ocean and fish for days and weeks in tho boiling sun In tho hopo of catching tarpon; and yet when I landed iny first big lish I felt as ir 1 had dono tho work of three day laborers. 1 have come to tho conelusiou that as a school for excuse-making t:iiMinn-fihinr r.resents an extraor- dinary department for training. &o j many things happen and so many big i fish get away that a gentleman who j follows this business soon gets very prolific in givin" reasons why ho did not catch fish lief ore 7 o'clock wo wco all out in the river with our guides, in small boats, ready for the sport of tho day. I had hardly been well settle I in my boat bofore I saw the waters part as if a waterspout wce let loose, and coining out. splashing. I saw a fish, shining as burnished silver, spring into the air six or eight feet, shaking his head and showing his rod gilis in the most vicious and angry way. My guide yelled out with a voice which could ho heard a mile -Tarpon! tarpon!' but when I saw this fish at the other end of the lino jumping out of the water and splashing around I con- ( dnded that there was trouble ahead i f,,r m, uini that the lish was a bigger man than I was and that I had un dertaken a tremendous job to got him into the boat. "As tho commander in chief of the party had told my guide that 1 knew nothing and was green enough for tho Fort Myers cows to eat when it came to fishing I thought it was best to let the guide handle the fish awhile until, in the language of the streets, I might 'catch on.' I soon dhcovn-od that, notwith standing Col. Voting's orations aid speeches on tho subject of tarpon fishing, it was not such a big job after all. In about eightoen min utes afteri hard fight. I landed ray first tarpon and had him in the boat. Mv heart was touched with a sense of pity as 1 recalled what a bravo and gallant fight the fish had mado for life, and how useless tho sacrifice? of so beautiful a thing to gratify ray ambition to bo known as a great fisherman. He looked up at mo out of his nicek.gentle, tender eyes with a reproachful glance that not only brought sorrow, but shainn for hav ing so needlessly sacrificed so beau tiful a living thing: but, liko a tiger, having tasted bio id, I wanted some more, and I caught another fish weighing l'ifi pounds, and then two more, and now I am registered a3 o taker of tarpon." Not a Million tiro. Daccr--Jack, thoso doeskin trou sers bag at tho knees. That's a poor compliment to tho bride. J:ck, a Chicago groomsman (lad, mar.! Do you think I can afford a new pair of trousers every timo I'm married? I'm no millionaire! New Vork Town Topics. KecruiU In tho Itrltlsh Army. Of the recruits in tho British army last year '12,094 wero born in Kng land. :',5G7 in Fcotlaud and 'l.Hfit) in Ireland. Ono thousand three hun dred and five of theso young soldier? wero under 17 years of ago. A Fuir ;uph. Wife Professor Garnor say3 tho gorillas have only oight words. Hubbic I guess thero aro no fo males among them. SAID IN JEST. Carrie I don't care; Emily looks worse than I do. Maude Come.dear, I wouldn't be unmerciful. "I hear Bilker lost his job. Wonder if he's struck anything since?" "Hr yes: all of his friends and two-thirds of his acquaintances." "Iio 3'ou pay for poetry?" asked the pretty girl. "Y-yes,"' replied the edi tor, with some hesitation. "What do you pay?" "Compliments." Boarder Whew! This milk has an awfully queer taste. Landlady, tast ing Well, no wonder. There's neither chalk nor water in it yet. Bacon I understand that Crimson- leak treats the cook like one of the family. Lgbert I guess he does, l notice she's got a black eye most of the time. Bacon My wife thinks there's no one like me on the face of the earth, llgbert Well, she hasn't traveled much. There are some very homely men back East. ('rump I wish a fellow could bor row money as easily as he can borrow trouble. Hump If you could make money as easily as yon can make trouble, you wouldn't need to borrow anv "How - the doctor your wife's cas ?" world: se -ins aimost true." "What was tho getting on with "Best in the too goo I to be trouble?" "She had completely lost her voice, and he is certain he can never restore it." Lover, quoting Shakespeare Perdi tion catch my soul, but I do love thee. And when I love thee not Mo lorn Sweetheart, firmly And wh"n -vo!I ,,v me not, Timothy, it n"1 K'J''l "' somewnerc ahout i..')'i damages. 'Ihe gentlemen that came loses nana said I was one of the most in- telLgent children they ever saw,' 1 said little .lack. "Indeed," said the j proud mother. Hid you recite 'Lit tle Props of Water' for them?" "No'm. I refused." t When Snidewell got religion and got up in meeting to say that he had mide up his mind to cast his burden .n the Lord. Mr-. S. was licar.l t.n r... mark: "I don't know as I m-o . long as I am eased of at least a por tion of it in the futnr-. 'Tisn't to be expected that Daniel would C7cr Lear hi burdens h;m-eU," THE OLD RELIABLE Columbus - Stat e - Bank J (OiiMt ink la tte ftatt) Pais Ifltcrtst on Time DeposiLs AHO lata Loans 01 Real Estate, HQHT DIAITS CI Jggftia, CklMg. lfew Trk amt ag Trisa CaaatriM. IIIII ! BTHMSHI : TICKETS. BUYS GOOD NOTES AmA Blf 1U Outoatn wlua tlM Nm4 Ilala frtCIBS A9 BIBICTOMl ptAHDER QfcRBARD. IWt. B. B. HENRT. TIm PrwX JOHN STAUFFER, Cfca&Ier. M. BRUGGER. O. W. HULOT. " or COLUMBUS, NEB., HAS AX Authorized Capital of - $500,000 Paid in Capital, - 90,000 . OFFICERS. O. II. SnELDON. I'res't. n. 1 II. OEIILRICII. Vice Pres. CLAICK UICAV. Cashier. DAM EL SUIIUAM. Asa't Cash DIKECTOK.S. IT. M. WlICSLOW, II. T. II. OEHJ,niCH. C. II. Sheldon. W. A. McAllister, Jonas Welch, Cahi. Kiemck. STOCKHOLDKItS. 8. O. GKAT. Ueiihaiid Loseks, Cl.AHK UllAY, Daniel Schkam, J. Henry WonnEMAi. llF.NUY I.OSKKK. Geo. W. Calley. A. F. 11. OEiiLiticn. J. P. ItF.OKEH EST.kTE, Frank uokeh. Rebecca Becker. Rank of deposit: Interest allowed on.tlnio deposits: buy and sell exchange on Unite! States and huropo. and buy and sell avail able securities. We shall be pleased to re ceive your business. Wo solicit your pat ronage. THE First National Bank s COX.XJBCBU0. BED. OFFICERS. A. ANDERSON. J. II. O ALLEY, President. Vice Prcs'U O. T. ROEN. CJshier. DIRECTORS. tf.ADtMO!I, P. ANDERSON, JACOB GREISEN. HENRI RAdATZ, JAME8 0. BKEDEIt. SUtenrat ef tbe Conditio at the Close f Bssiaess Jalj 12t 18U3. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts t 24I.4G7 5? Real Fstatc Furniture and Fix tures I6.7HI 9) U.S. Ilonris 15.-H) 0) Due from other banks 137.87(5 31 Cash on Hand 21.667 X SO.Ttt S3 X O ! ..fxs,rjc & LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid In. Surplus Fund Undivided profits Circulation. Deposits .... xoiai... ....... ico.nnooo 30.WO0) ..... 4.Ti7t W UjIOIm 2B.113 37 f333.10C 36 HENRY GASS, UNDERTAKER ! Coffins : and : Metallic : Cases ! Of Repairing of all kinds of Uphol stery Goods. Ut COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA, GoiiiiuDiis Journal IS TRErAUrO TO JTRNISH ANYTHING REQUIRED OF A PRINTING OFFICE. OI-iXT"BS -WITH THE- -or TH- COMMERCIAL 1 'rffvQmRr r- l?itiiJ bI. -v y bT -BSaaiiiSiaaaHBfiiSi COUNTRY.
