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VOLUME XXVI.-NUMBER 7.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY. MAY 29, 1895.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,307.
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liJl(fhUifeiU-v shaft in a spot.
which for years has
been marked ly only Ilaln and lncx"
penslve headstone.
"Kuix" one of them remarked, "and
Hie KineiMl do be a Ions time resavin
Jiis deserts. It's thirty years lie's been
skiin' wid only a bit of a ch:ie stun at
his heart; and aftlier that same nii;Ieet.
th hist of granite vil soulrt lettliers
I ea nt none too Rood for him. It's re
formed onthirely tliim paynurious El
Jots beyant is j;iltin anil that's the
thruth."
"It isn't Hit son's widow who is pay
in'sr for General Eliot's monument." an
other of the men explained. "It is the
daughter, who lives somewhere in the
West. She married a rich man named
l.ethune. who owns a large property
out there: and she has never been home
since her mariiage."
"Faith, thin, and the Eliots. take all
the credit of the payin". bad cess to the
desavers," rejoined the lirst sixaker.
While they are discussing the family
and the affairs of their employer, as
workmen have a cheerful fashion of do
ng. a solitary pedestrian was moving
leisurely along the undulating road
which wound past the cemetery be
tween the railway station of the vil
lage and the Eliot homestead, two miles
beyond.
Leisurely, but not lazily. The girl's
steps were buoyant, and every curve
antl motion of her slim, straight figure
was instinct, with a graceful vicror.
Life, to her, was still a precious heri
tage. She was young enough to exult
in the mere sense of being alive, and to
rejoice in the simple power of motion.
and her blue eyes, looked fortli blithely
.and unfearingly upon a world which
was still rife with charms and wonders.
Here and there she paused, loitered,
stopped altogether for a space.
A rude stone wall which fenced one
side of the road, and which was half
concealed in a tangle of wild ivy. bit-
"tcrsweet and odorous sweet-brier.
. stirred a vain regret for her pencil and
-Sketch book.
The charm of the young, budding
;year. the siell of the fresh, young day,
" was upon her. In her own bright
youth, she was vividly responsive to the
. influences of the moment.
"When she at length readied her desti
nation, which was the Eliot homestead,
both gloves had been discarded, and her
hands were laden with wayside blos
soms; rich, yellow buttercups, golden
OX THE TOPMOST RAIL OF A ZIG
ZAG FENCE,
disks of dandelion and snowy, honey
scented locust plumes, secured only by
.climbing to the very topmost rail of a
zig-zag fence beneath the tree.
In performing that exploit those
small, shapely hands had been stained
by the green juices of crushed leaves and
scratched by the locust spurs. And her
.soft, white chin showed a greeny
brownish, smirch more conspicuous than
beautifying.
To the former marks she was se
renely indifferent: of the latter she was
blissfully unconscious.
But as she ascended the half-dozen
Itone ;eps to tbe front door of the
Eliot residence, she reflected that her
nicely fitting boots were distressingly
dusty, and that she must look rather
untidy altogether after her walk and
her frolics by the way.
She was not admitted until she had
rung the gong several times, and had
waited an unconscionably long interval.
Then the door was opened noisily and
with precipitation by one of the daugh
ters of the house Miss Millie Eliot a
! low-browed, dark-skinned and square
' shouldered young woman, in a shabby
1 wrapper of faded crimson silk, with
diamonds in her ears and many rings
. shining on her large fingers.
"Oil, you are the girl Mrs. Lacy was
to send from the city to help us with the
I sewing and housework until after Deco
ration Day?" she said volubly, in thin.
high tones, with a supercilious scrutiny
of the visitor.
Tlie girl's soft cheeks flushed; there
was an odd glint of amusement in the
large, lovely eyes.
Her lips parted as if for utterance,
when those high, thin, affected tones
checked her.
"You'd better go up to your room anrt
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get yourself ready for work right away.
There's a lot to Ik? done; and to-day
Ella, oh Ella, the new hired girl has
come." Miss Millie concluded abruptly,
her last words addressed to her sister
who had just appeared at the opposite
end of the broad, pretentious hall.
The sisters were very much ajike.
Ella, the younger, was a little taller
than the other; her rust-colored hair
and hazel eyes were a little darker; her
complexion was a little more florid and
coarser: her air was more affected and
her tones more artificial.
"What shall we call you?" she in
quired haughtily of the visitor, who still
remained silent.
"You may call me Anne, please,"
answered the girl, her face hidden for
an instant within a handkerchief of
finest, whitest linen.
"Well, Annie, you had better throw
those weeds away the first thing you
do," said Ella, glancing contemptuously
at the flowers. "And then, as quickly
as you can, we want you to clean one
of our front chambers and put it in
proper order for a guest. Have you
brought no clothing except the absurd
ly unsuitable things you are wearing?"
Anne wore a tailor suit of rich cloth,
a soft smoke-gray in color; and the ex
quisite fitting coat, open carelessly, re
vealed an elegant bodice of violet moire
and costly lace. There was nothing
mannish about it; and from the crown
of her jaunty gray-plumed hat to the
tips of her dainty boots, every curve
and fold and seam bore the unmistak
able but indescribable stamp of re
fined elgance. But Ella and her sister
were not able, either by taste or train
ing, to detect such a distinction, al
though they noticed the fabric of her
coat and gown was expensive, and were
inclined to sneer at the fact.
"I am afraid my my things haven't
got here yet," Anne replied, with her
eyes on the floor, and with a queer lit
tle sound like a smothered cough.
Or was it a stifled ebullition of mirth?
"Its surprising how inconsiderate peo
ple of your kind can be," Millie grum
bled. "We never had a new servant yet
who didn't leave her aprons or dresses
or something needful behind her."
"I should say it was craft," Ella said,
with a shrug which exaggerated the ug
liness of her square, angular shoulders.
"Of course, they know well enough we
are obliged to give them something."
"We'll send the cook up to you pres
ently. Anne; she will supply you with a
dress and instruct you about your
work," said the elder sister, as the two
swept their frayed and faded silken
trails in the direction of the family
sitting-room.
Left alone, Anne seated herself in one
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of the painted, leather chairs with
which the hall was provided. For a
moment she sat quietly; antl then sud
denly she covered her face again with
her dainty handkerchief, while her love
ly figure shook from head to foot with
was it with weeping or with laughter?
In the midst of it the library door
opened noiselessly, and a manly-looking
young fellow approached her with
quick, soundless footsteps.
"I beg pardon," lie began, with as
much deference as if he were address
ing a throned queen, "will you not let
me bring you a glass of water? You
must be tired after your long walk., and
the girls are very thoughtless some
times." Anne's proud head crested itself with
dignity. She lifted her flushed face, and
her large, blue eyes regarded him ques
tioningly. But Richard Clavering was
one who need neither wince nor quail
before the searching gaze of any mor
tal creature. His were the lofty spirit,
the clean conscience, the noble and gen
erous heart. Proud he was as any mon
arch, but his pride was in his honor;
in his power to right human wrongs; in
his achievements wrought by toil and
study, by courage and loyalty.
Anne read this in his grand young
face. Manly sympathy for her alone
from his great dark eyes, answered her
mute questioning and extinguished her
kindling resentment. She took the glass
of water gratefully.
"You are very kind, and I appreciate
it." she said with a little thrill in her
low, refined voice; "but your kindess
to a a servant may anoy your sisters."
"It is the lowly who most need kind
ness. But-1 cannot think of you as a
servant." he replied, with a little
dubious shake of his dark, curly head,
"and the Eliot girls are not relatives of
mine. I am their father's ward, antl
nearly a penniless one. I fear."
"There are worse ills than being pen
niless." said Anne, looking at him with
shy admiration from under her long,
lovely lashes.
He was about to respond, when a
coarse laugh startled both.
"Oh. I reckoned I'd catch you some
time. Rich, if you do pretend to be such
a saint! You meant to get the start of
me with the pretty housemaid. I ob
serve. But I'll overlook that if you let
her give me a kiss," the newcomer ex
claimed boisterously, as he swaggered
up the hall toward them.
It was easy to discover that he was
an Eliot. His resemblance to the sisters
was as noticeable as their likeness to
each other. As he advanced, leering
and chuckling, Anne arose to hei feet,
her delicate face white with indigna
tion. "Oh, you needn't put on any airs with
me. my dear." he sneerd. as he ex
tended a hand to seize her.
Rich struck the insolent hand aside
and placed himself protectingly before
Anne.
"You will go at once. Wilkie. unless
you want a quarrel with me," he said,
with stern significance.
Wilkie began to bluster. But any
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STROLLING THROUGH A DIM AND
DREAMY STRIP OF PINE GROVE.
serious dissension was averted by the
sudden appearance of the cook.
"If you don't stop your tricks you
won't get your rich cousin for a wife.
Mister Wilkie," she admonished him.
"Oh, I can pull the wool over her
eyes till I get her," Wilkie boasted,
wickedly.
As Anne followed the cook up the
broad staircase, she smiled gratefully
down at her gallant young defender,
who stood with bared head, looking
after her with all his beautiful soul
shining through his dark eyes. j
Half an hour later she began her ca-
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reer as waitress, chambermaid and
seamstress in the Eliot household.
It was soon discovered that her taste
and skill in the latetr capacity were al
most invaluable; and henceforth the
girls kept her occupied almost wholly
in their services.
At first he dreaded lest Wilkie Eliot
should repeat his Insolence, and she
scarcely dared venture outside the sew
ing room.
But he did not annoy her again, al
though she was convinced that he was
deterred solely by a wholesome awe
of Rich Claverlng's vigilant eyes and
powerful young arms.
Anne was not unhappy during those
days. But sometimes her lovely eyes
brimmed with gentle tears as she re
flected upon the unending misery of the
many young creatures who are doomed
to drudgery and the' tyranny which is
harder yet to bear, from dawn till dark,
all their lives, from the cradle to the
grave.
"It is such treatment which makes
bad servants, I am afraid," she said to
herself.
She spent many pleasant moments
with Rich, sometimes at the piano when
the others were all away, and some
times strolling through a dim and
dreamy strip of pine grove between the
house and the ever-brawling creek a lit
tle way beyond the garden.
Meanwhile, the Eliots long-expected
guest and cousin from the far West had
not arrived.
But early on the morning of Decora
tion Day a dispatch from her was
brought to the house by a messenger.
Miss Bethune was at the Glenview
hotel, and if they would call for her
later, she would accompany them to the
cemetery.
"You must be careful how you be
have before her, Wilkie; you must re
member she has lots of money," said
Millie.
"You may never have such a chance
again, Wilkie, to get a rich wife," said
Ella.
"You must let her have your seat in
the carriage. Rich; there won't he room
for all," said Mrs. Eliot.
"Oh, I don't mind walking," that
young man declared. "I'll start early
and meet you at the hotel."
"I don't see what he wants to come
for, I'd rather he wouldn't, I'm sure.
I'm afraid he'll try to set Miss Bethune
against Wilkie. He does dislike the
poor boy so," Mrs. Eliot grumbled later,
as her stylish equipage was speeding
toward the Glenhurst house.
On their arrival the party was con
ducted to a private parlor, elegantly ap
pointed. Rich Clavering was already there.
They had waited but a few minutes
when there was a little rustle at the
opposite end of the room, and a white
hand slowly drew aside the heavy
crimson portiere.
Every eye was turned that way and
fixed upon the lovely girl, who paused
for an instant, looking, against the
crimson background, like a picture
stepping from its frame.
"Anne!" broke from every lip.
And it was Anne, indeed. Anne Be
thune, happy enough and generous
enough to forgive even her enemies, if
she had any.
She rode with them to the cemetery,
and witnessed the Decoration Day serv
ices at her soldier grandfather's new
monument. But she walked away with
Rich beside her her plighted husband.
"So that was why you insisted I
should go to the hotel?" he said once.
"You sweet little deceiver, I am not
half worthy of you. But, ah, Anne,
what a dear little housekeeper I shall
have."
What the Eliots said is not recorded.
Ilpror.it ion Day.
Shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart,
eyes to the front, the men in blue
marched together thirty years ago. The
shoulders bore muskets; the hearts were
like those of lions in their bravery; the
eyes looked forward without flinching
to the chance of suffering and death.
And shoulder to shoulder, heart to
heart, eyes to the front, the men in blue
will march together May "0. The
shoulders will again bear muskets, but
their harmless muzzles will hold bou-
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quets instead of bullets; the hearts,
still brave, will be filled with the ten
derness of weeping women rather than
the fury of fight; the eyes will look for
ward through a film of tears to the
graves wheie lie the men who fell in
those long past battles: to the last rest
ing places of comrades who. escaping
the dangers of war, have since dropped
by the wayside at the call of peaceful
death. Heroes all! All honor to them!
Make way!
No Holes In Him.
The rout of the federals at the first
battle of Bull Run or. as southern writ
ers call it. the first battle of Manassas
was by all accounts overwhelming. A
correspondent of the Southern Bivouac
was soon afterward hunting in the
neighborhood of Centreville, through
which a great part of the union army
had fled. There he came suddenly upon
an old woman who was doing her week's
washing at a spring.
I drank at the spring, he says, and
then sat down on a log.
"Did any of the Yankees run back this
way?" I asked.
"Plenty of 'em," said she. stopping
her work and holding a dripping gar
ment in one hand.
"Did they give any reason for run
ning away?"
"Oh. yes; I hyearn 'em say that
masked batteries riz up out of the
groun. and that thar was a hull divi
sion chargin' on black bosses."
"They were pretty well scared, I sup
pose." "Well. I should say so." replied the
old woman, as she laid the wet rag
down. "Two of 'em come through my
yard and didn't seem to notice me.
They didn't have no arms and mighty
little clothes on. One of 'em was bare
headed and barefooted. Says he. turnin
aroun' and aroun.' 'Bill.' says he, 'take
a good look. Do you see any holes in
me?' Bill said he couldn't. 'Well,' says
he, 'thank heaven I'm alive.' "
Remember the- Soldiers.
Remember the soldiers, children.
Remember them all with flowers!
Theirs was the battle and theirs the
pain.
Ours is the peace and ours the gain;
Theirs was the sowing, the harvest
ours
And all we can give them today is
flowers!
Decoration Day.
A china decorator May is named.
And pretty cups she paints, though all
unfamed.
Asked little Flo: "What shall vou paint
today?"
"Nothing at all, my darling," answered
May;
"I thought you'd paint a lot today,"
said Flo
"Because it is Memorial day, you ,
know!"
WXMMA
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EDISON'S LATEST.
IT WILL RAISE SOMF SERIOUS
COMPLICATIONS.
An Klcctric Appliance Which May Rev
olutionize the lt:iis of Value T
Kit nut flic Gold ami Silver 1'artlcleg
from Water.
UST NOW, while
the politicinna and
economists fife en
gaged in discuss
ing the merits and
demerits of our
monetary system,
we hear a great
deal about tho
world moving back
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ward. There are
learned men who
nonestly believe that the world reached
Hid highest plane of civilization in the
memorable year of 1S03 and that the
pendulum has begun to swing the other
way. These men claim that in 500
years the American continent will
have been completely stripped of its
ancient glories and that the race" of
that time will he a greatly inferior one
even to the point of ceasing to build
places of shelter and refusing to avail
themselves of clothing. The promulga
tors of this belief have thousands of
followers, especially among those who
have battled with the pangs of pov
erty since the panic of 1S93. These un
fortunates see no hope in the future.
They at present form a calm and sol
emn multitude, the first black cloud
(say the leaders) of the cdming bar
baric state of mankind. Even the op
timist raises his eyes and sees this
cloud rising in the west," but he dis
cerns a silver or a golden lining, ac
cording to his theory of social salva
tion, and then resumes his daily occu
pation. As soon as the theory which he
advocates is given a chance all will be
well again. But should all theories
now advanced fail of their purpose,
what then? Who knows absolutely
that they are not all false or inade
quate, though uonestly and sincerely
urged? If civilization is still to pro
gress what course can it pursue? The
first writer of any prominence to at
tempt to solve the great problem is
Prof. Hiram Forbes, who brushes aside
gold, silver, and tariffs and claims
that electricity is the key to the situa
tion. In fifty years, the professor be
lieves, all or nearly all the labor now
performed by man will be done by elec
tric power. Not only shall it perform
labor, hut it will extract from the air
and the earth the elements which now
sustain human life, and the man or
woman horn in 1030 may live to see the
ill-advised prophesy of "Caesar's Col
umn" fade before the wonderful light
of the twenty-sixth century. The great
electricians of today are actually work
ing along this line of progress and if
the secrets of the Fesla or Edison lab
oratories were known the world would
be appalled. One of the most startling
discoveries said by good authority to
have been made is to the effect that
after all we need not dig down into
the bowels of the earth after gold or
silver. By the use of electricity it is
proposed to extract the precious metals
from the waters of the oceans, and
that in one year's time an amount suf
ficient can be accumulated to outbal
ance that given up by the earth in
2,000 years. This discovery has been
made by Edison. It lias been known
for two centuries that the waters of
the oceans are highly charged with
particles of the purest gold and silver,
and many methods have been devised
with a view of utilizing, but failure has
met every attempt up to the time of
Edison's experiment. Edison proposes
this time to reap the benefit of his own
discovery. Heretofore big syndicates
have taken hold of his inventions and
today he is a poor man. But once he
starts dumping gold and silver bullion
into the United States mints at the
rate of a ton or so a day he would
soon not only own the United States
but the earth as well. The only chance
of salvation would be for the govern
ment to compel Edison to give up his
secret for the benefit of all the people.
But could the government compel Ed
ison to give up his secret? By at
tempting it the government would
commit itself to the basic principle of
socialism. By allowing him to pro
ceed it would commit itself to anarch
ism as the term is properly under
stood. It might demonetize both gold
and silver, and thereby render the dis
covery unprofitable from a coinage
standpoint. A plethora of new ques
tions would arise and the proper action
to take would be readily seen as the
crisis forced itself.
CORNS ON THE SOLES.
They Jlay lie 1'rcventrd from Hurting
in n Simple Way.
"I have made a discovery that my
fellowmen should have the advantage
of," said the colonel as an amiable
smile flitted over his genial features.
"You have probably noticed in the past
that I limped slightly in my walk. Well,
that was due to no old wound, as many
supposed, but was caused by a corn
right in the center of the bottom of
my right foot. Why didn't I have it
removed? Why, my dear boy, I sup
pose it was taken out by the most ex
pert chiropodist, at least twenty times,
but, like the apocryphal cat, it invari
ably came back. I tried everything I
heard of in order to obtain relief, but to
no avail. I have the corn yet; it is with
me at this moment, but I am its con
queror, and I believe I could dance a
lively waltz without discomfort. This
Is how I won the hfttle: The other
day I was walking down the avenue,
when I espied a pair of insoles in a
shoe store window. A happy inspira
tion seized me and T went in and
bought them. Taking them home 1 re
moved my right shoe and stocking and
taking a pen I dipped it in ink and
placed the fluid on that corn. Then
placing the right insole on the floor I
pressed my foot down evenly upon it,
and the ink on the corn marked the
place where it would rest. I cut a small
hole through the insole at the spot;
put the article in my shoe, and put it
on. The corn fitted in the hole to a
nicety, and now I do not know I have
the infernal thing when I go out to
walk. There are thousands of persons
who have corns on the soles or "heels,
and they can secure comfort as I did
by following my process." Exchange.
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THE BUNCO MEN'S TRUST.
How Imprisoned Criminals SeTttr Money
to Escape the ta.
It is often a fflfittr of speculation
where tho professional crook of the
higher class gets' hi financial aid when
picked up by the police in the city in
which he chances to be plying" his vocation1.-
Ab a general thing when i
well-known crddk is arrested he ha
nd mo'uey and apparently not a lriend
in the city, yet he always manages to
get the best legal talent obtainable and
he is granted every privilege that tho
lavish expenditure of money can obtain
for him.- Police Inspector Byrnes of
Scw York ha discovered the secret.
According to this eYJinent authority,
crooks with a record for big find dar
ing jobs in which big sums are involv
ed belong to a fraternal order known as
the "Bunco Men's Trust." The order
according to information which Chief
of Police" Speers possesses, has now a
nfembership of two Hundred men with
an emergency fund of $750,000.- The
order is maintained by each member
turning into the fund 5 per cent of his
stealings. This monej" . used to aid
any member of the trust to escflpo the
law. Ho is provided with money to
employ an attorney, or a dozen of them
should hig cast be desperate; for his
maintenance and the employ of
"friends" at IH6 place of his confine
ment. Hailing signs and passwords, as
in secret orders, arc used by members.
Four men handle the funds of the or
der and they are paid" liberal salaries
to be honest. The headquartei'3 of the
trust is in New York. The trust was
started by .Tae Bond, alias "Paper Col
lar Joe;" Charles Mason, alina "Boston
Chaiiie;" Joe Lewis, alias "Hungry
Joe;" Pete Lake', alias "Grand Central
Pete;' "Doe" Coons. Jim Fitzgerald,
Tip Parrel), "Pop" White, "Big Jim"
Casey and others. They are all confi
dent men and the total amount of
their dishonesty is fully $2,000,000. All
are known to the police of every city in
this country and on the continent of
Europe. It was this trust that aided
Tom O'Brian. the "king of confidence
men." who is now before the public as
the slayer of Reed Waddell, his part
ner, in Taris, France. The trust's
agent, Frank Smith, alias "Dot" Min
chop, is now on trial at Rome, N. Y.,
for assisting O'Briaii to escape.
Cotton ICopt-s for Ilc'tlng.
One of the most eminent mechanical
engineers in England. Joseph Nasmyth.
favors the driving of machinery with
cotton ropes in place of leather bands.
As a result of many years' experience
and close observation, he states that
for heavy main drives it is both more
economical and effective to use a series
of ropes working in separate grooves.
Where Joe JenVrHon Wa Horn
The house is still standing In Phila
delphia in which Joseph Jefferson was
born, and recently an inscription was
placed over the door as follows: "In
this house was born Joseph Jefferson.
Here's your good health and your
family's, and may they live long anrt
prosper."
For Amusement Only.
Wife (displaying dropped poker chip)
Aha! I've found you out at last. You
play cards for money.
Husband You do me injustice, my
dear. I play only for amusement.
Wife Huh! Don't you win money'
Husband Never. I always lose.
The Way of IlcKgarx.
A beggar who died a few weeks ago
in Auxerre, France, was found to have
1,000,000 francs in bonds in a trunk
and in his cellar 400 bottles of wine
of the vintage of 1790.
The Mystic Number .Seven.
The estate of Toddington, In Glouces
tershire, now in the market, presents
a combination of the mystic number
seven. It has been 700 years In the
same family, consists of 7,000 acres and
Includes 700 acres of fruit farms.
THE NEW WOMAN.
With the advent of the new woman
what will become of that old stand-by,
the summer girl? New Haven Pal
ladium. The nw woman buys her dinners al
ready cooked, and puts In her time in
making flowers on cloths to serve with
them. Atchison Globe.
The imitative arts are becoming al
together too previous when you have to
ask a irl whether the flowers in her
buttonhIe bouquet are natural or arti-flcial.-JJoston
Globe.
The larger the balloon shoulders be
come the more elbow room the girl
wants. It will soon be impossible for a
man to get close enough to whisper.
Baltimore American.
To the woman of advanced ideas leap
year is no longer significant of greater
matrimonial liberty. She simply adopts
the modern bargain counter motto, and
when she sees what she wants asks for
it. St. Paul Globe.
MRS. GRUNDY SAYS:
That social giants were never such
moral dwarfs as at present.
That titled foreigners choose Ameri
can wives at their "par" value.
That too many women affect the
charity fad simply to gain notoriety.
That another church has had to aban
don the experiment of free pews.
That among enervating paragraphs
are those relating to Miss Ilettie Green.
That not to have read "The Italstons"
is to be behind the procession.
That "close friends" do not neces
sarily mean the penurious Quakers.
That people who have colonial-ancestry
bees in their bonnets are tire
some. That the fashionable mutilation of
horses and dogs ought to be stopped.
That it breaks some men's hearts to
have to open their London umbrellas.
That people in vanity fair who live
within their means are the exception.
That living pictures are waning when
they require sensational advertising.
That few who envy the rich know of
the crosses they all have to bear.
That men with political pulls nowa
days almost wish they wf re dentists.
That fashionable people are not to be
taken seriously, not even at a funeral.
That quantities of men in Gotham are
wearing hats of sizes too small for
them.
That half of those who go to Europe
now will be home before summer is
here.
That physicians are blamed for send
ing patients to fashionable resorts to
die.
That something more than "a house
in London" is essential to social eleva
tion. That there are evidences of a social
reaction in favor of Mrs. James Brown
Potter.
Renewing Their Youth.
A STRANGE STORY FROM A NE
BRASKA VILLAGE.
fhe Villager Kxcitetl 0er the In
creased Health and Vigor of the
Older Inhabitants The Expr-
ienc of Two Vets."
(From the World-Herald. Omaha. Neb.)
A World-Herald reporter was attract
ed by the evidence of renewed activity
of some of the older inhabitants of the
village of Florence, a suburb of Omaha,
Neb., and inquired the cause. Mr. An
dres Finkenkeler, who was a member
of Company 15 of the First Iowa Volun
teers during the war, made the follow
ing explanation so far a he himself i
concerned:
"In July. 1866. while my company was
Oh the march through to Austin, Texas,
I was attacked with rheumatism of the
worst kind In one leg at Alexander. La.
Being weak. I was sunstruck and re
mained linrniisHnii.i for several hours.
Every summer since I have been unable
to atand the heat of the sun, and na-e
been compelled to give up my worK
There was in my head a bearing down
feeling which Increased until It seemed
my head would burst, nnd it caused a
ringing In my ear, and palpitation of
the heart set In, so that the slightest
noise would set my heart thumping.
Several times it has rendered me uncon
scious for from seven to ten hours at a
time. In addition to this the rheuma
tism extended up my entire side until
it drew my head down on my shoulder.
I lost my strength and fleth and was
totally unfit for work.
"For twenty-eight years I have con
sulted physicians and taken their pre
scriptions without deriving any mate
rial benefit. My ailments Increased in
intensity until I was assured that there
was no hope for me. During last year
i Went Into the butcher business, but
the dampness from the ice used in
creased my rheumatic pains to such an
extent that I was not only compelled to
quit the business, but wss confined to
my house and bed for nearly six
months.
"I had given up all faith of being a
Well man again, when In November lost
I read in the World-Herald a case of a
man who had been entirely cured from
the ailments from which I was suffer
ing, by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills for Pale People. On November 28.
I purchased a box. In a week I was
astonished to know that I felt better
than I had Kr six months past, and be
fore I had used half a box I was sure
that I had found a cure for my ailments.
The ringing In my ears began to lessen
in volume, and flnnlly left me. That was
the first effect I experienced aside from
an Increased appetite. The pain from
the rheumatism gradually left me, so
that within one week from the time I
took my first pill I was able to sit up irt
bed. On January 1st, I was able to go
Cut and walk around a little. The pal
pitations of my heart entirely ceased.
On February , I was so thoroughly
cured that I accepted a position as night
watchman In the Forest Lawn Ceme
tery, remaining out of doors from 6 p.
m. until 6 a. in. I have gained in weight
from 144 pounds, which I weighed in
November last, to 172 pounds, which I
weigh now."
Mr. R. W. Cowan, keeper of a gen
eral store at Florence, was also seen by
the reporter. Mr. Cowan Is also an old
soldier, having been i member of the
144th Infantry. Company C, and later
of Company M of the First Minnesota
Cavalry. Mr. Cowan stated that he con
tracted chronic diarrhoea while he was
in the army and has never until within
the past fev months, received any re
lief. He stated that he had taken the
wonderful Pink Pills and was now al
most thoroughly cured, so much so In
fact that he has discontinued their use.
He was also paralyzed in the left side
of his face, the mouth being drawn up
at the left corner, and he was entirely
unable to move the muscles of his fore
head or to close his left eye. He states
that he believes It la owing to the use
of the Pink Pills that lie has recovered
the use of his left eyelid, which, prior
to his taking the pills,' had been fas
tened down by a physician so that the
Bight would not he destroyed from the
eye filling with dust, and ascribes the
recovery to the Pink Pills. He has
gained fifteen pounds in weight since
last October, and feels healthier and
stronger than at any lime since the wat.
He intends to recommence using the
pills with the expectation of a complete
recovery from the paralysis.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are a sprcific
for troubles peculiar to females, such
as suppressions, all forms of weakness,
chronic constipation, bearing down
pains, etc.. and in the case of men will
give speedy relief and effect a perma
nent cure In all cases arising from men
tal worry, overwork, or excesses of
whatever nature. Pink Pills are sold
by all dealers, or will be sent post paid
on receipt of price, (50 cents a box, or
six boxes for $2.50 they aro never Bold
in hulk or by the 100) by addressing Dr.
Williams' Medicine Company, Schenec
tady. N. Y.
A Disappointed Man.
"How much does the government al
low me'.'" said a citizen to the income
tax collector.
"Four thousand dollars," said the of
ficial. "Here is a statement of my income,
then," and lie handed a paper to L'ncle
Sam's representative, who looked at it
and then observed witli some warmth
of feeling:
"Yon have no occasion to file this.
It shows an income of only $1,200. You
don't need to lile a statement unless
your income is S-V')0 or more."
"Didn't you say the law allowed me
84, OOi )V"
"Yes."
"Weil, my income wasSl.200 and I
file the statement so that the govern
ment can give mc the difference, which
I fkure out to be SS.fcOX When do I
get it?"
After much expostulation the citizen
was led out into the cool air. Pitts
burg Chronicle.
The " attendance at Maine public
schools is stea-lily decreasing-, and
has been for some time.
It is a common belief among1 women
that the moth will not attack any
green material. Green dyos often
contain arsenic and that may account
for the antipathy of the moth to the
color.
The city of Charleston, S. C, has
concluded the purchase of ."00 acres
of land on the Cooper river, five miles
from the city, for a public park. It
has a vigorous natural growth of pine
and oaks.
The only piano in Bryn Mawr col
lege is in the gymnasium. The reason
for this is because the college is in
charge of the Orthodox Friends, by
whom music of any sort is regarded
as a delusion and a snare.
An extinct anthropoid from Java,
the Pithecanthropus erectus, whose
skull and leg bone only have been
found, is the "missing link," says
Professor Dubois of Paris. His fore
head is well developed, and he must
have walked erect.
The confederate silver half dollar
is reckoned as one of the rarest of
American coins. Only four such coins
were struck. The confederate silver
half dollar bear the date of 1861,
and was struck at the mint at New
Orleans just before that institution
was closed by the federal troops. It
has the Goddess of Liberty on one
side, and a stalk of cane, one of cot
ton, and the stars an 1 bars of the
confederacy in a coat of arms on the
other side.
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Loans and Dlscooats. ..-.. M1.46? 57
Real Estate Fumitan ssd Fix
tures. .............. 10.78I v)
IT. S. Bonds., ., 16,200 OJ
Due from other Bssss....le7,f7l 83
CasbonHasd .tLSWfi 59,743
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Xotal... .. s$m96 "0
Capital teeksslABS..MM....M....l 60,000 00
Surplus Fnad i.......M. 80.000 0)
Undivided prolts,............"... '57G 00
Circulation ... Jj3- !
Deposits.. ......... 223,119 37
Total. ...tw-nlti. .1333.196 38
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