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it " ' Bisa "3. dflkmlra T- YOLTJME XXY.-IVUMBEE 42. COLtTMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1895. WHOLE jSTTMBEE 1,290. jmnrmtl e s I - . . - : M'- ?Jr-u 7 ' . 1. :-.. ': I lir :' -i St - .1. r m. ipffii(E leFisiBiim 1 M m a 51 OW I have a piece of news that I guess will make that Miss Ever dale wmce when she hearsofitT ex claimed a young lady ccmmir up to a. group of men and women seated on the ver anda of a hotel at one of the fash ionable watering1 places. 'Well, if there is anything- that will make Miss Everdale winee I declare I do hope she 'iil hear of it,"' replied a voting- woman with a lair mund face, but whose black eyes Jlasaed unpleasantly as she spoke. "Sbr said her husband, "I don't like to hear yon spuaK that way, Elsie. I don't see why yon all have taken fjach dislike to Misb Everdale. . She is as 5ne a woman as I have met this season, and if she has the good luck to claim all of Roy Gilbert's atten tion that in no reason why you all should hate her '" 'Oh. yes." ansvrered his wife, "we ail know that you men. married and single, have adored the ground she walks on. and the rest of us have been nowhere ever since she came. " .Not that I care, but I do hate to see U woman so forward and bold." "Well, now, you just wait and hear what I have to telL," said Miss Wes Uqh, the first speaker, and the group turned attentive faces to her. I have til is straight from Will." she began. "You see Will was down in the otiice quite latj last night with a few of tiie other men. and amon? -xhem was Roy Gilbert. Se became very much interested in relating- some of his adventures, and before he thought as his manner showed after ward he mentioned his wife " "Hii wife!" they all exclaimed in one breath, and horror was visible on some countenances, while others wore a amlicious tr umpiiant expression. Yes. his wife." went on Miss Wes ton, evidently delighted that she had awakened so much interest. "And Will said some of the men looked kind of queer, and as thouc-n they pitied Iiim,. for he tlushed as red as a school boy, and then W'ul said to him: 'Why Gilbert, old boy. we didn't know you had a wife. Will she be with you this season .'" 'Jou know Will wa awfully in love with Miss Everdale before Gil bert came. and 1 suppose he felt as though he could forgive him anything after he learned that there was no chance of Gilbert's having her." "Well, what did Roy say?" asked the black-eyed Elsie. "Sav. why he was as cool as you please after the :irst second and said- "Ah. yes: I have a wife. She i-visions- her old home this summer iihe may ret around here before the season is over." ami went on as un concerned as could be with what he wat telling-. Osow. what do you think of that?" The men looked at each other and vinked and one saur-visaged chap re marked: "There always was something queer about Gilbert seemed as though he was trying to hide something" m, come. now. Carter, that's too bad. If ever there wa.s an honest, free-hearted, open-faced fellow, that ane is Rov Gilbert. He"s only having a little fun. that's all. but its mighty rough on Miss Everdale." "Well. Miss Everdale shall know it. before she goes to bed to-night, if I have to tell her mvself." and the look in the eyes of the sneaker told what ; pleasure it would aifarl her to be the informant. "Now. Til tell you what let's do." she continued. "After supper we i will all be out here on the veranda, and Miss Everdale will be sure to -come outi we will call her to us, and tell her here before us all: We all want to see what she will do and av. " "I guess it wJl take some," remarked a rather her down old-voung lady, "and it will b e gooa enougn lor Her." And wnat of Miss Everdale. npon whose head was to descend such a blow. -A beautiful woman of 30. beautiful in manner and winning ways rather il ;A 'rfiS -5 rv e: t c Z.ET ME EVTilODfCE JIT WIFE. tnan in features, although the soft dark eyes called attention away from the rather too large mouth: wavy dark hair tJoated about a full white brow. Her figure was pleasing to the eye, although not perfect. This was the first season she had spent at C , and little was known about; her, except what they had ob served. They had observed that although 3Kss Everdale was very pleasant to all the young men who thronged about her, she seemed to care for none until the day Eoy Gilbert came, and since that time a fierce flirtation had been going on between them. Hoy Gilbert was a handsome man of thirty-Sve. had money, no one knew how much, bu, -was considered by the men to be a fine all-around fellow. 'The women well the women thought he was jusr a darling" until he was J so taksn up with 3fiss Everdale that all the others conld get from, him was an ocqasidmii cnat. or a smiling good ' nignt or good morning. And now something had happened more than they had ever dreamed, and' although they knew that none of them could ever have Gilbert, they w , VL SO JmQ -i fcl : f 'J )JJ mWA 'III rV'V - ! ' V were glad to know it was equally im possible for Miss Everdale to doso. Sc they anxiously waited to "see how she wonld bear up under the informa tion, nor had they any desire to break it to her gently. Their time had come; for everyone J was now return 'ng from the supper j room, and, with the others, came the pair they were waiting foe ' Roy Gilbert's haudsome head was ' bending low over Miss Everdale's. i nTt,i ti, .,-..., his manner ' and the lovelight in his eyes spoke plainer to the waiting group than any . words could have done. As he turned to leave her to o into the smoking room he passed his arm around her waist and drew her close to him for an instant. The indignation of the waiting, watching group con id hardly be sup pressed. Miss Everdale came slowly up the veranda alone an 1 as she drew near 1 the group of women turn-Mi to them j with a smile on her happy face. '"Isn't this a fine evening"" , she said, addressing them, all, but they simply drew themselves up and looked at her with I haughty frowns. ' "Miss Everdale." said the volunteer ' informer, "we wish to speak with you a moment," anil, without waiting for any reply went on: 'What we are about to communi cate to you we know to be the truth. ' and can prove it to be such. Your friend. Mr. G lbert. has a wife'" ( They all stood breathless, looking at her. expecting to iee her either grow angry and deny it or to flush with confusion and shame, but she did neither. She did not even change color, but the smile deepened in the dark eyes as she said quietly: 'Oh. yes. inrfcd I know he has; he has been speaking to ma of her. He expects her here before the season is out. I hope we shall all like her! Sh : was a fortunate woman to be come the wife of such a man as Mr. (xilbort." The smile faded from her fade and -he ga-:ed out to sea. he either did not or pretended not. to see the varied expressions on the faces before her, ; ami. after a few commonplace re- marks, turned awav. After she was out of hearing Miss Weston exclaimed: "Did you ever ee such a bold. I brazen-faced thing in all your lifj?" The next day the couple were the talk of the whole plac i, but it did not seem to disturn thm any. The flir tation still went on. and the real love making was more open and apparent. Now and nga.n tiie men would joke Gilbert about his wife's coming and finding him out, but he always an swered them goo : naturedly They all liked Gilbert, and the wo men, although thev called him a mon ster behind his back, were always readr to chat with him. To Mis Everdale they were more than cold, and always looked npon her as some thing to be shimneu. Such was the suit of ata:r. when one morning the hotel carriage came to the door and took away Miss Ever dale, bag and oaggag . Whas co.ild it mean? All dav long was her de parture the subject of speculation, but in the evening the mystery was solved. Mr. Gilbert came into the parlor with an open letter in his hand, ami said: r have just recivei a letter from my wife. She su.vs he will be with me to-morrow evening as it is the tenth anniversary of our marriage, and wherever we are we always plan to spend that day Togetner I shall be pleased to have her meet mv friends and will bring uer down her to meet you to-morrow evening " Good nature was at once restored, and all Mr. Gilbert's former sins were at once forgiven. Th. next evening the whole partv dressed for the oc casion, assembled in the drawing room. They were chatting, moving about, wondering what the new comer would be like, sounding Mr. Gilbert's praises and kindness, wften the door opened and a servant an nounced Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gilbert. The servant moved aside, and Mr. Gilbert entered th room, and on his arm was Miss Everdale. He bowed to them and said: "Let me introduce vou to mv wife, this is the tenth anniversary of our marriage. You should remember mv friends that appearances are often deceitfuL" Flrinjj Back 1 Imsr Own RulleU The use ot a dummy to draw" an enemy's tire is a devic not unknown to the writers of story boolcs: but ac cording to the duche-s of Buckingham and Chandos. the Maoris actuallv re sorted to such a pian for the purpose of getting bullets when their supplies ran short, during nie war lwtween the British and the natives of New Zea land many years ago. .Is soon as th dummy appeared it wa warmly pep pered with bullets, ani then puiled down with a rop.i. Presently ic was put up again, and again it was tirel a. and again it was permitted to hs' siain. This went on until the roo.' ' itself was struck and cut in two. when the dummy fell down with a bang, and none of the real live Maori dur-t climb the tree to tie on a new rop. as they would certainly have been killed. Meanwhile the bullets havinr been dug out of the earth-bank behina the tree, the enemy were able to re sume active hostilities and fire at th. British wirb their own shot. Ee Four Thousan.t Ye.ri OU1. There were found not long sines, in an old pit in an Egyptian village, several mummies, one of which was supposed to be the pharaoh in who-e reign the ten plagues befell the coun try. This mummy was removed to Cairo for examination. In unrolling the linen, many flower- that had been buried with the king dropped out. ani a number of bees in a mammy state were also found in a small urn. The bees were of the same size and bore ' the same marking as the Ligurian. or Italian, bee of the present day. If we put the pharaoh's date atC sav. 2000 B. C... these mummy bees must he nearly four thousand years old. Streets In 1 nlaccn. Molasses, licorice, fig juice, glycer ine, and some other substances are used to give sweetness to chewing ' tobacco, while in some brands salt is ; also employed and various aromaiig' essences are used for their flavor. ! WlH Kcmovn StafclM VroM Xarblfe. Muriatic acid will remove the stains from the marble basins, etc, in the bath. room. A daily application of sandscap is a good cleanser, but during the summer months when houses are closed and the daily cleansing does not occur, a stain is farmed that defies the effort of usual household cleansers. It is now that muriatic acid will perform what. other appliances have failed to da Let the water be shut off, the basin emptied completely and dried, the muriatic acid applied with, a small rag upon the end of a stick; the stain will disappear instantaneously. The basin- should then be immediately scrubbed with soap and water and flushed with water to remove all traces of the acid. Care should be taken in keeping it from dropping upon the plumbing attachments, as its strong acid properties will efface silver plating and the like, but care must also be taken that it is not allowed to touch either hands or clothes. Another Use for Electricity. The electrical branding iron used it England for marking foreign meat im ported into the country has been adapt ed by the Australians in branding their horses, cattle and sheep. The current is suppbed by storage batteries and is carried along conductors inclosed in flexible rubber tubes. In this way the brand can be heated in an instant by the pressure of a spring by the hand of the operator, and the current can be as quickly turned off. It is said that brands heated in this way are free from the blotches that occur under the old method, and that sores are avoided as well as the burning of the skin by overheating. If the Australians have adopted this method and find it prac tical, it will soon come into use on the American ranch. A orei Desk Light. A novelty being placed on the mar ket is a new adaptation of the incan descent light for the purpose of the cieslc Upon the top of the desk is a sliding frame which allows the light to be placed in a desirable position. The light is placed longitudinally in a hori zontal cylindrical ground glass frame. Over thiB is placed upon top a sheet of perforated metal This is for the pur pose of protecting the hand or other substances from the heat common to the incandescent lamp. In front is a bronze apron which completely shades the eyes from the light, the results be ing that the full volume of light is thrown down upon the desk, and a full utility in the way of etfeet is thereby realized. Hardware. MICHIGAN'S BENEFACTOR. AN OFT REPEATED STORY OF TRUE PHILANTHROPY. What Chiirlen H. Hackley Has for Western 3Iichigan. Dane r ram Grand Rapids i ilich. i Evening Press.' The most beautiful spot in all this city is inseparably associated with the name of Haekley. "Chas. H. Haekley has been in the lumber business here continuously since ltvtt anil in that time lias amassed a fortune which sives him a rating among the wealthy men of the nation. But with wealth there did not come that tightemmr of the nurse strings which is generally a marked chiirac teristie of weaithy men. It is no wonder then that the name of Charles H. Haciriev is known at home and ahro:iil Eis munnicence to Muskegon alone represents an mtiay of nearly half a million. For the past twentv years he has been a constant siuferer from neuralgia and rheu matism, also numbness of the lower limbs, so much so that it has smously interfered with his pleasure in life. For some time past his friends have noticed that he ha3 seemed to grow young again and to have recovered the health whicn he had in youth. To a reporter for the News Mr. Haekley explained the secret of this transformation. "I have suffered for over 20 years.'' he said "with pains in mv lower iimbs so severely that the only relief I could get at nhrhtwas by nutting cold water compresses on my limbs. I was bothered more at night than in the day time. The neuralgic and rheu matic pains in my iimbs. which had been growing in intensity for years, finally be came chronic I made three trips to the Eot Springs with only partial relief and then fell back to my" original state. I couldn't sit still and my sufferings began to make life 100k very bine. Two years ago last September I noticed an account of Dr. Villiams' Pink Pills for Pale People and what they had done for others, and some cases so neariv resembled mine that I was interested, so I wrote to one who had given a testimonial, an emment professor of music in Canada. The reply I received was even stronger thaa the printed testimonial and it cave me faith m the medicine. "I began tairingthe pills and found them to be all that the professor had told me they would be. It was two or three months be fore I experienced any perceptible better ment of my condition." My disease was of such longstanding that I did not expect speedy recovery and was thanlaul even to. be relieved. I progressed, rapidly, however.' toward recovery and for the last six monthr have felt myself a perfectly well man. 1 have recommended the pills to manv people and am only too clad to assist others to health through the medium of this wonder ful medicine. I San not say too much for what it has done for me." Dr Williams" Pink Pills contain all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to tiie blood and restore shattered nerves. They are for sale by all druggists, or may be had by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine company. Schenectady. N. Y"., for M) cents per box. or six boxes for C 50. Boston's Latest Fart. A fad m the shape of "fairy stones" has come to light in Boston. The sume seems to be a bit of petrified earth. with what looks like a cross marked upon it. and is said to come from St. Patrick, in Virginia, where there is a mountain full of them, supposed to have been planted there by the faries as far back as the days of tiie crucifixion. Be lievers in such things or folks who love to pick up fads are having those fairy stones mounted as pins, watch charms, tc Boston Letter. How's This! We offer One Hundred Dollars Eewara for any rase of Catarrh that can not be cored bv Hall's Catarrh Cure' F J EXET& CO.. Props., Toledo. Ohio. We. the undersigned, have known F J Cheney for the last L"5 years, and believe aim perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carrv out any obligations made hV their arm. West it Thcax. Wholesale Drazzists, Toledo. Ohio & WAimrxG. .s-nrx-L & Mahtis, Wholesale Draggists, Toledo. Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internallv, arupg directly apon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c per botrle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. .trail's ramily Pills. 25c Better iCrery Tear. Time was when the "glorious climate at j California did not attract tourists Buc ' year after year the tide of travel sets in i stronger and stronger e v er v fall and winter ' toward this favored region. There is no climate like ir on. this continenr for a win ter resort, and the usual fine service on the Union raidfic System has this season been brought to a degree of perfection which leaves nothing-to fce desired. For further information call an vour nearest ticket agent or address F I- L02IAX General Pass, and TickeE Agent Omaha. 2Teh. Detroit Free Press: It isn't much a man loves a woman, that her: it is how much, she loves Mm. io ! wins ' ASTECJeCILEfOBIIFE DESPERATE HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT WITH AN INDIAN. Thrlllinjr Incident of Pioneer Dys in Kentucky Haw Giant Joe Lofton DW1 Battle With, m halted Saras and Conquered: Suddenly the voung man left the One of the noted characters of young woman's side" and crossed to the pioneer days was Joe Logston. a gi- ! news-stand, where he bought a paperi gantic KentueMan who settled on the I Returning he conducted his companion banks of the Ohio river not many to a seat. miles below Cincinnati, says the En- j Hardly were they seated before one quirer. He was a powerful fellow, ' of those inquiring individuals who six feet four inches in his moccasins. ' must talk to somebody placed himself and proportionately stout and muscu- in the next seat and eyed them inquis lar, with the agility of a cat and the itively. to their visible annoyance. He courage of a lion. Ke excelled in could not curb his propensity to talk, many of the feats of strength and and thus began; skill that made men conspicuous in ' "Strangers in the city?" those days, when such accomplish- j "Yes,' said the man." shortly, mena were requisite and a necessity t- "Taking a train?"' wasthe next in tne nerce struggle zor supremacy over savage man and snarling beast. Logston was a great hunter, but had achieved some distinction as an Indian Sghter. and often boasted that it gave him mora pleasure to pursue the red man than it did to follow tha trail of the wild game that infested the almost unbroken wilderness. On one occasion the intrepid hunter was carelessly riding along an estab lished trail through the dense woods on the back of a line horse that he had captured from an Indian chief, when the unexpected crack of a cou ple of t'iries roused him to a realiza tion of danger. One of the bullets scraped his breast bone, making a slight flesh wound. The other ball struck his horse in the loins and it sank to the ground with its rider. As he struggled to release himself from the floundering beast two Indians rushed from their concealment and dashed toward him with uplifted tom ahawks ana exultant shouts. But. al though pinioned to the ground, with one leg beneath the dying horse, he managed to bring his trusty rifle to bear upon the approaching savages, and they, well knowing its unerring aim. halted, ani then sought safety behind adjacent tree-. One of the Indians, however, was not quick enough to place himself entire ly behind the protecting tree before the bullet of the ex pert white man had pierced his buck and he fell with a fractured spine. Disengaging himself from his ; horse the wary white man regained his feet. and. seeing the other savage reloading his rifle, sprang toward him i with his gun raised to strike. The Indian dropped his ramrod in his ex citement, but grasping his tomahawk he hurled it with ferocious force at his enemy. Logston dodged the fly ing weapon, and. dashing forward with uplifted rifle, struck at his foe. The Indian leaped a-ide and the gun struck a sapling and was shivered to pieces. The disappointed white man then clinched with his adversary, who was his eijual in size and strength but nis inferior in the science of wrestling, and this enabled the hunter to throw his antagonist to the ground. But the Inuian. being naked, with his body well oiled, was able to slip from the dutches of the exasperated white man and ragain his feet. For nearly an hour these two giants each a Toliah fought like gladiators in the desperate struggle to conquer or die. The terriflc contest caused an in creased flow of blood from the wound in the breast of the white man made by the bullet of the Indian, and he be gan to feel that hL strength was giv ing out. But he determined to end the combat, if possible, before his an tagonist should seeure a greater ad vantage over him. And when the In dian had again crawled from his grasp, after being flung to the ground, he jumped to his feet and, as his as sailant rose up. he dealt him a blow with his fist that would have done credit to a Corbett. The surprised savage fell and as he staggered to his ! feet he received a second blow from the strong arm of the pugilistic pio neer that stretched him half uncon scious on the ground. Before he could rise Logston leaped upon his prostrate form with both feet and attempted to ; stamp the breath trom his bodv. The Indian caught him by the legs and tripped him to the ground, and again the combatants en gaged in a terrible tussle for victory. The red man was almost exhausted from the blows and stamping he hai been subjected to and his adversary succeeded in seizing him by the throat with a clutch that closed his breath- 1 ing and rendered his resistance weak er and weaker until he lapsed into un consciousness. As soon as the Indian ! became insensible Logston released his hold upon his throat, and running , to where the tomahawk lay. he picked it up. and returning to the side of the 1 savage, who had partly regained his senses, he eiove his skull with the j weapon, then turned his attention to 1 the crippled warrior, whose cry of de- spair as he witnessed the death of his I companion had reached the ear of the . victorious hunter and recalled his presence. ! The unfortunate savage had crawled 1 to a log. against which he had rested and reloaded his gun. but his broken back would not and as he would permit him to rise, raise his weanon to shoot he would topple forward on his face and couid only raise himself again by pushing the gun to the ground and pressing himself against is. Seeing that the wounded savage was fatally wounded and unable to escape, and not caring to run any risk of being shot by a cripple, the wearied hunter hastened hack to the fort and told the story. Covered with blood and dirt, his appearance gave some indication of the severe contest he had pas.-ed through. The Oldest Willow in Easlan-I. The oldest and largest willow tree in England is standing in Haverholm park. Lincolnshire. At one foot from the ground it measures 27 feet -i inches in circumference; at four feet from tne ground, 20 feet 5 inches, and at seven feet (measured around the pro- tnberances at the base of the first set of large limbs), 28 feet. The spread of toe limbs is 80 feet onone side and a6 feet onthe other. The tree is of , die Huntingdon species, and on that; ( .i.uiuj.u ia iu-6oppeu. ana scraggv, ! being scarcely 50 feet in height Ir'is periectly - sound la. both trunk and branches and is known to be over I,GG0 years old. A BRIDAL PARTY. Painful Experience df an Animated In ierro-jaticm Point. They were wandering up and down the waiting-room of the Grand Cen tral station in Sevr York, and neither seemed inclined to talk much, at- i though from the glances they occa- sionally bestowed upon one another it , was plain that there was a degree of. . relationship existing between them. query Yes." 3Iay be you are going my way,"' continued he of the inquiring turn of mind. -May be. We are going to Boston." "Ah. you belong thera?" 4I do." was the man's answer. 'Fine city." went an the inquisitive one. You don't see the papers tilled up with divorces and scandals there, as you do here. I belong to Massa chusetts myself: Worcester is my home, and a divorce case or an elope ment is a raritv. You seem to have gone info matrimony recently?" look ing at them patronizingly. "Rather," was the tired response. Might I inquire your business?' Certainly. I am a detective." On your honeymoon?" Xo." answered the detective, fold ing up his paper. Tm taking back a prisoner." Why" you don't mean to ay' looking at the woman in astonishment. I do." 'I thought she was your wife." -So she is. and my prisoner, save you inquiry she eloped with other man the day I married her To I tracked her here. " "And you are taking her back to justice?1' "No to marry her. I guess the job wasn't properly done, so we're going to do it aver again." is she from Boston too?" "No. from Worcester." -Oh!" The inquisitive man aid no more. THE CARS OF THE FEET. The Trouble Is Jfiit With the shoes. Hut V. itii Their W:irir. It is quite often the case that peo ple find fault with their shoes, partic ularly those made to order. At the time of delivery the shoes give perfect satisfaction they fit well and are good workmanship and material. But later on the feet and their coverings fail to agre. and then it L that the bootmaker surfers unjust criticism. He is blamed because the shoes are no longer comfortable, when in fact the change is not in the foot wear, but in the fet. Few por tions of the body are more compli cated and sensitive than our pedal ex tremiti. says the Boot and Shoe Weekly, and if one wishes to have his shoes remain comfortable he must take good care of the delicate parts of his anatomy they cover. The other day. in conversation with a well known chiropodist. I gleaned the fol lowing hints on this subject of care of the feet. Said he: "Walking heats the feet, standing causes them to swell, and both are tiresome and exhaustive when pro longed. There are various kinds of foot baths, and the authorities differ as to their value. Hot water enlarges the feet by drawing the blood to them: when used they should be rubbed or exercised before attempting to put on a tight boot. Mustard and hot water in a foot-bath cure a nerv ous headache and induce sleep. Bun ions and corns and callosities are na ture's protest against bud shoe leather. Two hot foot-baths a week and a little pedicuring will remove the cause of much discomfort. A warm bath with an ounce of ea salt is almost as rest ful as a nap. Paddle in the water until it cools, dry with a rough towel, put on fresh stockings, make a change of shoes, and the person who was ready to drop will then be ready to stand up. But the quickest relief from fatigue is to plunge the foot into ice-eold water and keep it immersed until there is a sensation of warmth. Another tonic for the soie is alcohol It dries the feet nicely after being out in the wet. Spirit baths are used by professional dancers, acrobats and pe destrians to keep the feet in condi tion." i SAID IN JEST. Caller Where are you going far your vacation, dear? Mrs. Makebread Going to let the cook go for a conple of weelts. Housekeeper Half the things yon wash are torn to pieces. Washerwo man Yes. mum: but when a thing is torn in two or more pieces, mum. I count them as only one piece, mum. Old Lady Beg pardon for inter rupting, but do you speak any ian guage besides English? Teamster, with bailey hcrse I do, mum. Old Lady Then won't you please do your swearing in ti? 3Irs. Youngwedin But George Ls so good to his workmen. Mrs. Been there How do you know? Mrs. Youngwedin Why he was talking in his sleep last night, and he said: ' Jim, Til raise you ten." And in these hard times, tool A little girl was overheard talking to her doll, whose arm had come off, exposing the sawdust stuaing. "You dear, good, obedient dolly. I knew 1 had told yau to chew your food fine, but I didn't think you would chgw it so fine as that.' He As Shakspeare says, yon know "What's in a name? A rose hy anv other name would smell as sweet.' She Xonsense! Tncra's Tnr -, name. "ray, it Shaksneare hadn': known th, r,rrr.a nf -T," u -,. could have written that Quotation, An English paper savs that the archbishop of York recentlv wrote to the Incumbent o a rural narish sn- gestinc- that a "quiet day" should be NOT held there. The following- was the ! replyc "My lord, in this parish we i I have too many quiet days: what we , want is an eorthauake." I GOOD GHOST STOET. TO BE READ WHEN THE CAN DLE IS BURNING LOW. Indian Spirits Bevistt a Grave and Make It Interesting for a Digser After Buried Treasure The Legend of a Savage Battle. In Tennessee county, lying along" both banks of the Cumberland river, there is an Indian burying ground, so big- and fuE of skjila a to bear out the tradition which makes it the scene of a great battle between Ihe Creeks and Choctaws. The battle eame off before white men set foot there, says the Chicago Times, but the pioneers have handed down a tale of how the remainder of the defeated tribe took refuge in a cave so high up the face of the river blnff is could only Be reached by pole ladders, made by chopping to short spurs the boughs of talL slender trees. Once they were up. the ladders were thrown down, and with arrows ani fragments of rock the besieged kept the besiegers at bay. j But a subtler efln-.y, famine, assailed I them. There was water in the cave o for a week they waited, watching the while those below them in the valley build a great death pyre. At last a young chief, in roaming about found an outlet which led deviously to the upper world a mile away. At dusk the beleaguered stole through it. only to find themselves in the hands of their foes. They were put to death the next day; then the victors broke camp, sroing northward in search of fresh worlds to conquer. But they never came back so much the tale affirms and there are the skeletons and beads and shells arid pottery to back up the legend, which is told but as the necessary preamble to what follows. A small farm houte hai been built close to the place af skulls. It was ufioccupied. and the property of a well-to-do farmer living some half a mile back from the river C5nt after noon in September a hail brought him to the door to find a mover's wagon standing at his gate, and at the steps j a roughish fellow, who asked immedi ately what he would take for the In- i dian burying ground place. The man ' was an utter stranger, but as he prof- j fered cash a burgain was quickly ; struck. Tilings went uneventfully tip ta the ' full moon in October. onio six weeks i after the stranger moved in. Then about 2 o'clock in the morning there ! came yells and cries fearful to hear, so the former owner went to see what j was behind it. He found the land buyer fitting in J the chimney corner, beaten black and blue, with scratches and sharp cuts I here and there on his head and face. ! "I lived all my life up in Sparta. 200 miles from here. I never knowed there was such a place as this till six months ago. 'Then, one day as I was plowing my little corn patch. I looked up and saw a tall old man. mighty weather-beaten and sharp-eyed, with a long rifle in his hand and wearin' a buckskin huntin' shirt, standin' in the , next roT Iookin' at me mighty hard, i Then, to cut the matter short, he let on as he was my old woman's great grandsire and that since he'd been bruisin round amongst the ghosts he'd found out whar some Injuns had buried a big jar full of gold and beads, and bracelets, and nuggets, and things said they wuz Creeks and ( hactaws and had got the goid down in the Georjy diggings. "He said, too, all them Injun ghosts kept watch over it and would kill the man that tried to take it unlesa he ! got at it the one night in the year when they left it alone. That was for ' the -corn dance that came off always the night of the full moon in October ' They had to be away at that from sundown to the time the trees throwed shadows longer than themselves. Then he told me about this place to sell out. come here and buy it. and dig and dig until I found the sign he'd tell me about. He didn't quite know the place of the jar. "cause the ghost braves was so jealous of havin it talked about, but when I found three round rocks together, with another laid in the cratch of them, and all ; three feet underground, then I was to dig there. ' "I come, as you know the old man ' along with me, showin" the way. tnough nobody saw him but me. 1 1 dug and found the round rocks more'n a week back I couldn't hardly wait for the moon to full, but last night I ! 1- ; ...j r -ii r i.. .... i spade fly. By 12 o'clock or there- ' abouts I was down deeper'n my head. ' and. true as you set there. I found the ' jar. "My head hadn't got --traight up when I saw the hole was dark the tree shadows had covered it while I was diggin. I dropped down to grab -the jaragain. break or no break, and run for all I was worth. It come un i as nice a? you mease ami. J. teii you. , it wa- heavy. I set it out on the bank and hopped after it. Then, be fore I could lay hands an it again, somethin" took me biim! in the fore- ! head, and bang! beide the head, and . but! under the ear. and little, cold, j sharp things cut ani -jcrarched me. and all the rime the blows Icept rainin dawn. I hollered yes. I won't deny it I hollered like er painter, for there were fifty ghosts, with toma hawks and feathers. I knowed I hai been too slow and the ghost braves had come back and caught me. I lit out from thar as lively as any co n with the dogs a-trailin him. They kept up beating me arout half wa- nome. I didn't go back till dayhirht. Come aianf and see just what I saw then." The visitor went. What he saw j was a deep, freshly dug hale, with a curious round cavity at the bottom, such as would be left br the removal ' cf something a long- time buried. So jar was visible, but in the loose earth at one side a distinct print of a moc casined foot, with just beside it a car- . nelian arrowhead, which shown as if freshly chipped. , Ultra Aaricty. He Why are you -so sad. my pet? She Hubby dear. I have had such, a shock; (and sne -obbed and wrung her hands in anguish'. He, embracing her Tell your own Howard-Clarence what is disrressing you. Sine Mrs. Gerald-Lswrence-Bever-Iy-Smythe was here this a. m., and. expressed herself as horrified that I should have imporcd an English, coachman without a hyphen to his name Tand her sobs burst afresh) oh oh. oh! you know we only pay hun, one-third the wages of an American servant, and he drops his hs so beau tifully too oh, dear, what shall I do? He. soothingly, IS"ererminduIearie. she is simply jealous because her but ler sneaks with a brogue. Truth. THE REASON. Whv Sll Could i't Show Him Her ' Picture. She was a fair young artist, and he was the swellest society man of her acnuaintancs. He had called at her studio, in the most immaculate attire, to see the picture which was to make her famous; she wore a painting apron which was anything" but spotless, but her greeting was unabashed. "What alelightfnl placs." he said, as he picked his way in and out of the appurtenances of her calling. "I'm afraid you ill find it a little untidy.' she demurred". "You see I jtmt finished my picture half an hour ago. and Tve been moving everything about to put it in different lights. Let me rind a pla-e for your overcoat." rNot at all untitly. "a. Til keep my coat on. thank you; I haven't long to"tay." he replied, as- he came into violent contact with a cast of Homer on a light tand and caught it deftly in his arms. "Pray accept these flowers." "Yellow chrysanthemums' Oh. how ovely" I shall make a study of them ""tanding on a window ledge with snow banked up outside and a skull beside them. I hall call it 'death and win ter close the autumn scene. Won't you sit down whih I hunt for some thing to put the flowers in3 But be careful not to get the chair with the broken leg." "Thanks.I can take care of myself Do you know I often wish E had be come an artist: my artistic instinct is so unerring. nat a cnarmmg stteit-u of a a snowscape that is." -That? O. that is a morning mist on the mountains I'm an impression- : ist, yau know." "Ah. how stupid of me. But. you t see, I'm a little near-sighted and left j my glasses at home." "What a pity! Now where can that i brown jar be? Oh. here it is." and j she deftly emptied the brushes out of it on the tea table and proceeded to arrange the flowers in it." "That is a delightful study of of apple blossoms over there." -That? Oh. that is a sunrise on J Oh. von mustn't sit on that chair: ) j - the " It is quite firm, thank you." -The meadow in the sketch over yonder i a wonderful bit of color: how calm, how peaceful it is!" That is the lake off Lincoln park on a stormy day impressionist greens. you know. Do try the other chair.' "No. thank you. the light is excel lent here. But you have not "fec shown me the picture you promised Why. no: that in I can't now: it "O. you artists are too modest. I must see it: I want to get a really good impression of it before it is ex hibited. " "As for that, you must have got a really good impression of " "Your style: yes. of course. But I want to see that picture especially You intend to exhibit it. don't qu?" I I think not. I had intended to. but now " "O, yau must not be so retiring. You must really let the jury sit upon it: they " "That is now impossible. I fear." she replied, in accents of calm de spair, "for you have been sitting unan it for half an hour. rsrrnh Ertncatntt lr TIephon. According to London Electricity a " Mr. Hill of Manchester, who seems to have invented a number of curious contrivances, has lately devised an electrical parrot teacher, which is made up of a phonograph, a motor, an electric magnet and a battery. lie hnulil CoprriCfiE Them. A London preacher who-e sermons are good enough to print is protesting vigorously that he does not want them reported in newspapers and periodicals, because this deprives him and his publisher of the prodts of an annual volume. BITS OF BOTANY. The Charter O ik of Connecticut, was a common white oak. An exhibition of sea mosses in Bos- ton ls saa; I to be as beautiful as a flower show. No worm or insect is ever found upon the eucalyptus tree or in the earth penetrate.! by its roots. Mma. Eetrnon of Roo-toen. Holland, during last summer had a giant rose bush weighed down witi 'i 003 roses in fuil bloom. Stanley found tobacco perfecti7 ac- climated amncir African tribes that nad never saaa. a white man. Tht use of the weed is univjriai in the Dark Continent. Orchids are becoinin r cheaper in Paris. The cut llowe " can be had now for a franc or two apiece They are used for table uecar.itions, with fruit in di.he- or struwa upon thj tabie cloth. The orchid is supplant ing the gardenia as a button-hole dower. The fact that an English nursery men sends t this country, and pays 5.100 for a small plant of the yellow nowered variety of eypripedium in signe. shows that the tra le still be lieves that the market for extraor dinarily rare and peculiar orchids h likely to be maintained. A patriarchal linxs tree, known a3 the Domlinde. or cathedral tree, has fallen at Brunswick. It was eighty six feet high and its girth was nine teen feet It was unique in that there was undoubted mention of it in a pamphlet written in I tOi, in which it is recorded that in IiT3 summer came in so eariy that 'the lime tree of Brunswick1' was in leaf by Easter day. To preserve dowers fresh keep them moist and cool. The heads of sweet smelling dowers should not be sprin kled, as that causes tham. to lose taeir perinme. Those who wish to any distance should wet paper and pack: The heads of carna j carry Sewers wrap them in them, in a box. tion pinks and delicate white Sowers should be covered with oiled paper. Florists send flowers thousands of miles by observing- these precautions. Cdmlms - State - Bank J ftj! Msfst n Ex OensBS fits Losns nn EssI Estill mil : irawnrcr ncxrrs. BUYS GOOD NOTES officehs asd DtnEcronsr Leasdeb. Gzkbaod, Pres't, B. EL HicniT, Vice Prest, 1L Brcggeb, Cashier. John Stacffek. G. W. Htirr. -or- COLUMBUS, NEB., &Jk3 AX AutlMrizsi Capital of - S50Qf00Q Paid in Capital, - 90,000 m OFFICEK3. C H. 9HSLDON'. Pres't H. P. H. OEHLaiCE. VIca Prs. CLAHE GRAY. Cashier. DANIEL SCHILLil. Aatft Cub DEKECTOIM. H. 31. Wrrsxaw, H. P. n. Onnxniar. C. H. SlIZTJlOIT. W A. McAixistsu, Jokas Wzr.cn. Cuii. Risrtux 1TOCKHOLD CHS. . C. Goat. J. Hetot WmraDtur, Gxhuabd Losxn, Hesht Lohmq. 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