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12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 12 , 1886.-TWELYJB PAGES.
AMONG THE WITS AND WAGS ,
Stray Gaga and Giggles Gathered Here and
There.
THE YESNESS OF THE NO.
An IiiRcnlous Domestic Tire Kscnpo
JJcmollfihcr of Wifely AVrnth
Caustic rnrnsrnpliH anil
Itnw Jokes.
Lore and Philosophy.
t . IP. J. llcmtcrron ( ti'ncfc. .
I.
'Twns at the Concord saces' school ,
. . We nii't ono summer's day ;
. I cuesai'd and used no loiicrnlc
I Kiu"ttcd what sno would say ,
' "ns Vi-ry warm" this with a sigh
, ' 'The ' HUH tlmt shines from thence , "
She said , nild pointed to tin1 sky ,
"Is rolling towardthe Whence. "
I told her ll'at ' It must be so ,
At least it suciiied so there ;
Fnrlhcic-\vas much 1 did not know
* 'Of the Wlmtmwor the Where.
About thi ! only thine I knew ,
When she was Mainline near ,
: Wns that f he sky was much moio blue
In'tho Nowncss of the Here.
in.
She smiled , and said perhaps 'twas well
Those iirctly thcmc.s to touch :
And ask/VI / mo If the rule I'd tell
' Of the SmallniRs of ilie Much.
I tnhl her that I did lint know
That rule , but then 1 knew
A ruin that just ns well would do
The Oneness of the Two.
IV.
She blushed and looked down on the ground ,
Anil said : "Hcan't bo so ; "
And then the whole earth turned around ,
Kor my heart was full of woe.
"Unto the Oaseiu-ss of My End , "
I said , " 1 now shall go. "
. . She murmured : "Don't you comprehend
. * ' The Yesness ot my No. "
' HH ! Ingenious Explanation.
St. Paul Globa'This : ' looks suspic
ious ! " exclaimed Mrs. Suspicion , direct
ing attention to a long , golden hair
which she had discovered on the shoulder
of her husband's coat. She took it up
carefully and , twining it about her lin
ger , examined it carefully.
"Sure it ain't yours , my dear ? " ho anul.
"You know your hair has a golden tinge
in the sunlight. "
"My hair is black , " responded the wife
in a manner that indicated too plainly
that llattcry would not quiet her. "This
is yellow-red I may say. Now , how did
it net on votir coat ? That's what I'd
Jiko to know. "
"Oh , " responded he. "I forgot to toll
you of a little episode that occurred to
day. As 1 was coming nlong the street
I heard tlio cry of lire , and , looking np ,
' ' , discovered several females looking out
the window of the lifth story and appeal
ing for assistance. I went up tue lire
escape , and soon had nil the girls satoly
* - ' down on the sidewalk. Ono of them
' ' "mu.s't have boon red-headed. "
"Tho evening paper did not have a line
about a fire , " she said.
"Ot course not , " continued he. "Tho
* fire did not amount to anything. 1 went
' " " around to the ollicc and asked that my
name bo left out , in fact demanded that
rt " no mention of the affair bo made , and
' " ' " ncti'nlly ' threatened to stop my subscrip-
* 'I ' * tion if any publicity was ( riven to ray con-
' "duct. The reporter had mo written up
1" ' - ns a hero , and I knew you would not
' " like to fieo mo in print as saving anyone
y " but'yd.u , so I kept it out of print. By
" J ' .the way , 1 saw a very pretty sealskin
pit ' Barque down town to-day that I half way
"ordered for you. 1 wish you would go
"down tomorrow and sec how you like
t , „ t .1 . > it.'o ? iv.i
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- " ' ' The Waterworks of a Kentucky Town.
Washington Critic : Joe Blackburn , oft
Kentucky , lives in the pleasant country
" 'towiibf Versailles , and on ono occasion
, nmmbor of the council
p < tf < t a Lexington city
came over to inspect some improvement
f t. . , orotior , | and the senator showed him
' l
around.
" . , ' ' ' ' , "Have vou gas in town ? " asked the
, - 0 - ivisitor.
"Not j-ct ; but wo are going to have. "
in , . M"Nostreet cars ? "
- , "Oh , no. "
"Waterworks "
; ?
„ . . ' . 'No , but we've got one of the finest
distilleries in the country handy , and
T. „ that's good enough for us. "
Hotter Than n Stove.
Kentucky State Journal : "And how
do you like your coal oil stove , Mrs.
Join's ? "
"Why , bless your soul , Miss Halo , I
couldn't < ret along without it. I could
, got nlong without my husband better
than without it. "
, "Oh , dearl I couldn't. I'd rather
have a husband than nil the coal oil
stoves in the world , " responded the
rather elderly Miss Halo ,
Initial to Him.
Wniler-girl to commercial traveler
There's roast beef nnd roast duck.
Commercial traveler Canvas-back
duck ?
Waiter-girl-Ycs.
Commercial traveler ( facetiously ) Is
it shirred down the front witli lace cuffs
turned back over the slcoyos , Mary ?
Waiter-girl The same.
Commercial traveler I will try some
of it , I guess.
. Wajter-cirl-Vcry well , sir. Will you
have it with or without ?
Commercial traveler With or without
what ?
Waiter-girl Buttons.
A ThCKplnn Ditty.
Itotttin Cunrttr ,
Ho wont out to star
On n uny I'nllmnn car.
lint whoa ho came hack
Ho walked on the track.
Under Able
San Francisco Post : J. M. Hill , the
intinagor , while building up the fame of
Margaret Mather , has never forgotten to
an'nounco fiat she was under the man
agement of J. M. Hill. This self-adver-
tlsetnimt has been carried to such tin extent - ,
, tent that it has become a standing joke
in the profession , and last week a port ,
Eotihrotto of I'almor.'s company set the
greim-rooiii in a roar by remarking ;
"Mather was sick yesterday and
thought she was going to die. 'Papa , '
Klio said -yon know aim calls Hill papa
'whan I din what will you put on my
monuments' Hill studied a minute , and
answered , poftly : 'Margaret Mather ,
the greatest queen of tragedy , lies hurled
honvUNDEH THE MANAGEMENT OF
J.-M.-HILL. ' " _
AVIuit K.xporloucu Tenches.
The Judge : "Can any of yon toll mo , "
said , the .teacher , "what sypotm of bookKeeping -
Keeping Is in operation in our banks ? "
"Double entry , sir , " said the bright
boy of. tie , } class.
' ' 'Correct ; and now can yon give mo a
du'HIiiHon of double entry ? *
"y sii sir ; the ono entry is for the bank
and tlm other for the cashier. "
. All for tlio Host.
Charlestown Enterprise ; They were
engaged -digging up the pavement on
Vluilscn street when one , wiping the
portiiilrallon from his brow , observed :
"Iftgorru , an' it's hot , then. Wouldn't
it bo a folno thing , Jommlo , if wo had
the wajruin weather in the winter when
Vn urod it so much , and the cow Id
weather in the summer whin we're
.rpastiu1 ? "
- > lAy ! , U wild that , " replied Jommlo , sol-
cmnly , "but mabbo , Mike , it's all fur the
The Grand Bounce.
Charlcstowu Enterprise : "What is the
occupation of j'onr beau ? " ono Boston
girl asked of another.
"Ho was cmplo.yc'l in a banlc until re
Gently , but ho is doing nothing at pres
ent. "
"Hcslgncdt"
"No ; no was conllngratcd. "
" ' '
"ConllngnUed ?
"Yes ; or , as it is vulgarly termed ,
fired. "
II Didn't Como Off.
San Francisco Chronicle : "W'y how
yor do , Nancy ? " said old Hester , ad
dressing old Sandcrsonts daughter.
"Didn't yor got marricit last Snddy
night ? "
"Noi the wcddin1 dnt como olT didn't
take place. "
"Whatfo' didn't it , cal ? "
"Well , "case dor warn't but thirteen
present.
"All foolishness. You oughtcnter
b'lebo in no sich foolish 'spicion OK dat.
1 'clar tor goodness , yor makes me or-
shamed o' ycr , puttln' offer wcddin' ics'
bekaso dor want but thirteen dar. W'y
n't yer sen' out an' Inguce do fo'tccnf
pusson ter como ? "
"Well , daddy did go out an' bog him
tor come. "
" ' ' ahead an' lot him
"Wi'll , w'y n't yer go
crloiioV"
"Couldn't"
"Why ? "
" 'Case do fo'teonf man was do piifisou
what had promised tor marry me. I tells
yer , Aunt Carisy , thirteen is bad luck , "
On , Honor. Honest.
Columbus llt\nMi \ ,
Equipped and adcnt , ho started In life ,
And , Hinging himself ninid the mad
strife
Anil cutting Ills way as with a keen knife ,
He tried to get on.
Luck having been kind , ho in.iilo a bold
For political power , ami In n wild clash
Of parties ami methods anil ' other men's
cash
Ho tried toRet Jiottor.
This clory attained , ho ventured no less
Another sharp strangle and dared to confess ,
A linal Ambition to crown his success ,
. And tiled to get Jioncst.
, Two Gnoit Workers.
Estellino ( D. T. ) Boll : "Oh , there's no
use of talking to mo , " said a Dakota
man to a political friend from another
place , % ll know wo had an abler man in
the last legislature than you did. "
"Don't know about that , now. How
much did your man gnt out of the rail
road companies for his vote ? "
"Two tnoiisand dollars. "
"That's it just as I told you. Our man
struck t.hem for $3,000 and got it. "
"Oh , that may all be. but besides the
$2,000 ours also made over $1,500 on
poker , and sneaked around in the hotel
and overheard a littio private caucus
some other members wcro holding and
blackmailed $500 out of them. 1 tell you.
when it comes right down to hard and
emciont work in the territorial legisla
ture Colonel MeBriho of this district is
hard to bent. Wo nro going to elect him
again this fall. "
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llnilly Hurt , but Still Una Jlls SCUHCH.
Texas Sittings : During an affray in a
Texas town a man wns shot and very
badly wounded. Sympathizing friends
raised up the fainting man.
"Take him to the druir store , " sug
gested somebody. Slowly the wounded
man opened his eyes nnd whispered
faintly :
" W lint's the matter wi Hi - - 1 ho sa
loon ? "
A Quiet Game.
Now York Sun : Gentleman ( outside
the polo grounds ) Sonny , is there a
game going on inside ?
Small Boy Yes , sir.
Gentleman Are you certain ? I don't
hoar any howls , or lioots , or hisses.
Small Boy Dat's 'cause Sullivan's cm-
pirin' do game.
An Octavo Higher.
Texas Sittings : She was a crank on the
subject of music. A gentleman knocked
at her door and asked : "Does Mr. Smith
live here ? " "No , sir ; his room is an
octave higher in tbo next lint , " shore-
plied , in a pianissimo andante tone of
voice. _
A IJOVD for Truth.
Now York Times : "Just throw mo half
a do/.en of tlio biggest of those trout , "
said a citi/en to the fish dealer. "Throw
them ? " queried the dealer. "Yes , and
then I'll go homo and tell my wife that I
caught 'inn. I may be a poor fisherman ,
but I'm no liar. "
A Confederate Clergyman's Dilemma.
San Francisco Chronicle : While General , -
oral Sherman was chatting with our re
porter the other day the conversation
turned upon tlio religious element of tlio
south durintr the war. The old general
smiled grimly and said : "That reminds
mo of an into'rcstng interview I had with
a clergyman when I entered Memphis.
I found business entirely suspended. Tlio
stores were closed , the public schools
were shut up , and no churches were
oueii'id on Sunday. 1 ntood it a few days ,
and then I issued a general order re-
mi i ring all stores to be opened , the pub
lic schools to bo resumed , and the usual
religious exorcises to bo held in the
churches on Sunday.
"The day after the order was promul
gated 1 was waited upon at my head
quarters by a clergyman , who announocd
himself as the llov. Mr. , of the
Episcopal church of that city. Ho was
gpt tip in tlio highest style of clerical
garb , and his face were the expression of
a predetermined martyr. I said : 'Sit
down ; 1 am very glad to .see yon. What
do yon want } What can I do for you ? '
Ho answered ; 'Genoral , I have seen your
order about openinc the churches on
Sunday , and 1 am a good deal olnbiir-
rnsscd to know how to obey It , or how to
Btnto my objections. ' 1 replied : 'There
is no embarrassment In obeying an order ,
and as for objections , I don't care to
hear them. You obey the order ,
and never mind your objections. ' Ho re
plied : 'But , general , you are aware that
Binco our unhappy civil war commenced
the ritual of the Episcopalian Church
south has undergone a material change. '
'Has it ? ' said 1 ; 'havo not noted it. ' He
said : 'Wo are directed by our church to
pray for the Hon. Jefferson Davis , pres
ident of the confederates states , and of
course I am ecclesiastically compelled to
obey the directions of the church , ' and
ho looked at mo with the expression of a
martyr about to bo taken to the stake
and buried alive. 1 regarded him n mo
ment and then eald ; 'Oh , never mind ;
pray for Davis pray for him just as hard
ns you can. Ho needs every prayer you
can get oil * . But , my friend , I am dread
fully afraid praying won't do him any
good ; ho hr.s gone np. ' Ho looked curi
ously at mo nnd then said : 'Will you re
quire mo to pray for Abraham Lincoln as
of the United States ' '
president ? 'By no
moans , by dear fellow,1 said I , 'Let
him nlono. Ho don't need any prayjirs ,
Abraham Lincoln is just as sure of sal
vation ns any man who has over died or
ever will die , '
"Next Sunday morning it occurred to
me I would go to this church of his and
sec how ho got on. Services had just begun -
gun when 1 went in , but 1 took my seat
where I could hnvo a good view of him
and ho mo , He saw mo before I pot
half way down the aisle. Ho wont on
with the services , and when ho arrived at
the point of conflict between the Episco
pal church south and the order of Sher
man , with ono cyo on the prayer-book
and the other eye on mo , ho prayed for
'all in authority over us , ' left out Davis ,
and Jet , Lincoln alone. "
Sick headnoo is the bane of many lives ;
to cure , and prevent this annoying com
plaint use Dr. J. 11 , McLean's Liver and
Kidney Pillots. they are agreeable to take
and goutlo m their action.
The Bcmarknblo Otwo of Edward Myers , oi
Wisconsin ,
HIS SEVEN YEARS' WANDERINGS
Mr . Morqan's Innntio l-'roak Queer
Things Done While laboring
Under Temporary
Insanity.
Now York Sun. The case of Mr. Con-
ant , editor of Harper's Weekly , who left
homo , friends and business long months
ago nnil has not yet been found by tlioso
searching , is paralleled every wcok in
the year. One of the many strange cases
wns that of a citizen of Wisconsin named
Kdwnrd Myers. Ho resided in a village
of about n.OOO inhabitant. and owned a
store , a llonr mill , a tannery and other
interests. Ho was , in fact , the leading
man of the town , and ntthe time of his
disappearance was looked upon as a
shrewd , ki'on-witted and level-headed
man. One October evening just at dusk
ho took a piteher and started to cross the
street to the house of n neighbor who had
that day brought hoino-n barrel of now
elder , and when ho passed through the
door Ins wife and children had seen him
for tiie last time in sovnn years. After
a couple of hours had passed one of the
family crossed the street to look lor him ,
and found that he had not been at the
house. Next day search wis made , and
for the lirst month probably 2,000 people
were on the lookout for sonic trace of tiic
missing man.
It was u case to puzxlo everybody.
Here was a man doing ti gooil business ,
forty-live years old , and in good health ,
having a happy homo and owinsr 110
man : i dollar , with no enemies , who dis
appeared as completely as if a cyclone
had blown him out to sea. It was nat
ural to conclude that he had Been mur
dered , but Ids wife could figure that ho
did not have moro than ? 10 on his per
son. Besides , how could the murderers
have spirited the body -away so that no
trace of it could bo found ? Lute in the
day a detective advanced the theory that
Myers had been killed in the street and
his body placed in a vehicle and driven
oil'to be shipped to some medical college.
Some people were satisfied with this ex
planation , and others made themselves
boliovj that he had committed some se
cret crime and had lied for fear of expla
nation. In a few months the mysterious
disappearance had become an old story
to all except the family.
There was one son twcnty-ono years of
age , another past eighteen. The older
took ii | > the management of the business ,
and the younger , accompanied by a de
tective , set out to search the whole world ,
if need be , to find the father , living or
dead. By the advice of a physician they
abandoned all other theories and began
to search for a demented person. The
lirst clue was struck at Uaraboo. forty
miles from home. The pitcher that
Myers had taken had been made to order
and bare the family initial. It was found
in a beer saloon , where lie had sold it for
thirty cents. The buyer did nolremcmber
muck about the man , ten months now
having elapsed. An oldish man , who had
evidently travelled a good distance by
highway , had entered the place one
evening and offered the picture for sale ,
and it had been purchased at his ofler.
Come to think of it he did act rather
qucerly , stating that his family had driv
en him from home , and seeming greatly
affected , but the saloon keeper was busy
and did notgivo him much attention.
It was six months later before another
trace ot Myers was discovered. It was
then found that a man answering his de
scription and looked upon as light headed
had worked in a sawmill at Galena , % \1 \ , .
for a couple of months and then departed )
without a word to anybody. This was
the last heard of him until ! ho had been
missing three years. Ho was then' heard
of at Nashville. Tonn. , whore ho hail
worked in a livery stable for several
months. Ho called himself John Thomas ,
the same as at Galena , and throw out
hints that his wife had driven him from
homo by threats to poison him. Ho had
been gone a month when the son reached
Nashville , anil although live or six men
were enlisted in the search not another
trace of him could bo discovered for two
years. Then lie turned up in Sudalia , Mo. ,
as a farm hand. The owner of the farm
believed the John Thomas to bo none
other than the missing Myers , and wrote
to the family , but before the son arrived
the father had walked away again. Thcro
was something unfathomable in his go
ings. Search as they would and did for
lifty miles around , no one could bo found
who had scon him on railroads , steam
boats , or highways. It is likely that ho
feared pursuit , and therefore traveled
only nt niglit'and by unfrequented routes.
Two years moro passed away without
a clue , but this was accounted for later
on. Thomas had gone up into Iowa ,
fallen in with some tramps who burned
a barn anil all were sentenced to prison.
Thomas got two years , and about two
weeks before his' sentence expired ho
told the warden seine points in his his
tory which led the oflicor to suspect his
identity. The son arrived and fully
recognized the father , lint the latter hud
no remembrance of him. When taken
homo ho called his wife by name , recog
nized all the old friends but persisted m
being a stranger in his own .house. Ho
was sent to an asylum and in a year re
turned perfectly restored to reason. Ho
nicked all things from the point whcro
no had left them KOVOII years-before , and
could not bo induced tobeliovo.tlmt moro
than a fowjweoks had elapsed. Ho died
at the ago of 58 , perfectly sane and in
the full tiiln oi business success. His
sanity was a matter of controversy with
the doctors and no ono was ovqr quite
satisfied as to the oaii.se. From the time
his reason was restored to the time of his
death ho dated nil his letters eight years
back , refusing to believe- baa boon re
lated that such a term ot years had
dropped out of his life.
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MltS , MOUOAN'S IN'SANIS KIIUAK.
A still moro curious casn perhaps was
that of a Canadian woman named Mra.
Henry Morganliving in or noarToronto ,
tc-ii or twelve years ago. Her husband
was a well-to-do mechanic , and they bait
lived u happy married life for nearly
twenty years , though having no living
children. She was noted for her quiet ,
reserved disposition , and seldom paid
visitH or received culls. Ono afternoon
n couple of female acquaintances
dropped in on her. and found her cheer
ful and busy about her household duties.
It was remembered that oho spoke In
praise of her husband and homo , and
was planning matters for weeks ahead.
The women loft nt fi o'clock , at which
time Mrs. Morgan was ready to begin
preparations for tea. Her husband came
home at half-past 0 and she was not at
liomo. After midnight search was made ,
and not the slightest trace could bo
found. It was found that slio had put on
her Sunday gown and bonnet , but slio
had not taken a shilling in money , nnd in
leaving the house she had not looked any
of the doors or disturbed any article of
furniture.
When the search had been extended
for a week , the general verdict was that
the woman had drowned herself , The
anrument agnhibt this was that nobody
had scon her after she left home , It
seemed utterly impossible that n person
so well known could have walked a mile
or moro to the water without being no
ticed , or , in fact , that she could have
goiic-iii any direction. The iinancial cir
cumstances of the husband prevented
him from going into an extended search ,
but the police sent descriptions of the
woman all over the country , nnd stood
ready to follow up any clue which might
bo found. To call It suicide was the
easiest way out of the dllllcultv , but this
did not satisfy the husband. They had
lived so so happily and in such
perfect pence that nc could not entertain
nny such idea , though Ills poverty pre
vented him from taking up' other
clues.
Thirty-fivo months from the dav slio
disappeared the husband received a letter
from Ills wife dated at Lawrence , Kan. ,
nskintr him if he had yet disposed of ( he
cow and household furniture , and how
long before she could expect his ariival.
He took the train at ouco for the west ,
nnd upon reaching Lawrence found her
safe and in good health , though consid
erably "oil7' in her talk. She upbraided
him for sending her on ahead among
strangers , and could not bo made to believe -
liovo that they had been separated
over three weeks. The story she told
was n singular one. After the ladies
left Mio house the idea suddenly seized
her that their homo had been sold and
they wcro going to remove to Kansas.
Slio was to go on ahead and lind a loca
tion , and her husband was toremalnlonc
enough to dispose of their goods and
chattels and then follow alter. Slio
donned her things nnd set out for the
depot , and there boarded a train for the
west. Why she was not put off , having
neither nonoy nor ticket , she could not
remember , but was certain that slu rode
nearly all night. In the morning slio
was in a straiiKc city , and the idea struck
her that she must work and earn money
to go on. She remembered going to
work in a family which owned a while
dog , and that dog bit her on the wrist.
She had a scar to verify this. The next
thing she remembered was being in a big
building with a lot of queer acting pee
ple. She was doubtless sent to an in
sane asylum , and was there for a year or
more. She could remember escaping
from this place by night and walking a
long way , nnd working in another house ,
where the people called her Sail- .
From the hour of leaving homo Mrs.
Morgan forgot the name of the city it
was in and the name of her husband.
She could not even remember her given
name , but tiic idea was over present in
her mind that she inus , go tolvinsas. and
that her husband was to join her there.
She must have been a servant in Chicago ,
for she remembered the names of grocers
and butchers and streets in that city. At
some time , too , she must have been ill ,
for she remembered the name of the doc
tor and how of ten his medicines were to
be administered. How she over mairigcd
to reacii Lawrence was a mystery , but
perhaps the traveling public became in
terested in her case , and guided her
aright. No doubtsho gave that place as
her destination , and if slio acted at all
queer it was nothing moro than ono sees
every day on the great lines of ( ravel.
When she reached Lawrence she went to
n hotel , and there she must have received
a nervous shock which partially restored
her to reason. She would give no name
to bo registered , and the landlord soon
saw that ho had an undesirable guest
in iiis house. The authorities wcro
called in , and it was decided
to send her to an asylum. She over
heard them planning this and the idea
came to her that she must remember her
name nnd all about herself or she would
again be .shut up. All of n sudden .slio
remembered that her name was Monran
and that she had conic from Torontoand
she told such a straight story of being
sent on in advance that it was accepted
by the authorities. The woman said it
was the happiest day of her life when she
recalled who she was. Although the
name returned to memory she still be
lieved that she had been sent ahead , and
therefore wrote and upbraided her hus
band for His delay. She was joined by
her husband on bopt. 17. She believed
she left Toronto on the 8d. Nearly thrco
years and a half had dropped out of her
life , never to be restored. Upon return
ing homo she went about the house as
usual , glad that nothing had neon sold ,
and in an hour know where every a.rticlo
.was kept. Sho'greeted the neighbors as
though only ii fortnight had passed , ' and
by the advice of physicians fche was
indulged in her belief. During the next
three or four years nothing like n sus
picion of insanity was observed in her
conduct , and she then diud of typhoid
fever.
Arc tlie United Suites Rccomlnir an
Earthquake Centre ?
New York Mercury : The Sunday Mer
cury was not wrong when it predicted that
seismic disturbance would follow the to
rilio convulsions of the earth in New Zca-
and. It is curious to see how the pre
dicted efl'ects on human beings wcro also
fulfilled. lot there arc required only a
ittlo sharp reasoning from cause to ef
fect to perceive that the great nnd de
structive upheaving in the far off island
ndicatcd a widespread alteration of
structure within the interior of the globe ,
mil , of course , a now direction of tjio in
ternal forces , and that such conditions
would continue for some timo. Inci
dentally the human mind was affected ,
and it is not wonderful to lind that in
sanity increased. The nppaling calam-
ty at Charleston ami the shocks of Tues-
lay and Friday night may not bo the
ast ; for such disturbances cease only
when equilibration is found. Nor need
any ono marvel that those widespread
vib"ratioiisand in some cases hard shocks ,
which seemed to come from Charleston
is a focal point will help further to fill the
unatio asylums and increase vastly the
lumber ot nervous disorders. The
Jnltcd States may become an important
earthquake center. It is best to look
tpon the matter philosophically and resolve -
solve to make the best of it. The vi bra-
Jens and shocks which extondud from
the valley of the Mississippi to Massachu
setts and from the Gulf to the lakes , and
oven into Canada , evince n vast seismic
u ea within the cc.rthnnd are liable to be
come at nny time moro violent. The hid
den forces are the agents of progress ,
ind , strange as it may seem , are the
) cautilurs ! of the face of nature. Out of
.lio convulsive anguish below us como ex-
orniil grandeur of proportions nnd that
tylvun ueiiuty in which man dolights.
flio scientists have a now Hold before
hem. A rocmit writer who dwells in
tfew Xoaland tells us that the great earth-
juako in that island commenced on n
clear moonlight ! night with shocks and
ho thud of failing rooks , followed by
lashes of sheet lightning and lurid
streaks after cadi Hash , and then came a
; reat and frightful crackling and roaring
of forked lightning. But what is most
astonishing , that exhibition was suc
ceeded by a gigantic column of white
ire , which gavu birth to bulls of white
ind blue lire , which shot from the center
of it , and these in turn were
ollowcd by a ilannng mass of forked
iglitning , deafening crashes of thunder
mil the odor nf ignited sulphur and
lenso darkness. These displays of clec-
rleity show that earthquakes nro electri
cal iii their nature instead of being duo
only , as formerly thought nnd as many
scientists still contend , to calorical com
bustions nnd wave surging ! * of molten
seas. The fact seems to bo that the
whole earth is a heavily charged battery
ind that man is but a little electrical
nachine on its surface , \\Ith the power of
thought and volition. The little battery
s very bravo until the big battery begins
ts operations , nnd then a great scare
comes on htm. Storms , hurricanes , tor
nadoes and cyclones are increasing in
lumber nnd in frequency , nnd it is rea
sonable to infer that earthquakes will
bllow the same course. Since the Java
earthquake It should have boon evidqnt to
scientists that the internal forces were
changing and seeking now Holds , and
hut owing to the tremendous intlnenco
of so many planets in conjunction dur-
ii" the past low years , those forces would
w moved to more general and destructive
action. The indications certainly point
o this country as a probable new earth
quake centre.
Of the clothing cutters by the Eastern Clothiers Protective Assooiat
tion , has advanced prices in clothing on account of its scarcity , but the
NEBRASKA CLOTHING- COMPANY , who were fortunate in having their
clothing all shipped before the lockout , will continue disposing of their
immense stock of clothing and furnishing goods at their LOWEST ES
TABLISHED PRICES. We would suggest to those desiring winter
clothing , that it is to their interest to call at once before the present
large stock is disposed of.as it will be impossible to duplicate the prices
on these goods. All goods at strictly ONE PRICE and marked In plain
" '
figures at- ' ' * 1
Gor. Douglas and 14th. sts. , Omaha.
A TBAGEDY OF EVIDENCE.
A. Stnrv 2W < &tHWe CnlKns In the
t'uilljnilld'U.
At that memorable period in the early
history of the United States when Ameri
can citizens resented the tyranny of
George the third and his parliament by
destroying a cargo of taxed tea , a Bristol
trader arrived in the harbor ol Boston ,
having one passenger on board. This
person was a young English woman ,
named Esther Calvert , daughter of a
shopkeeper at Cheltenham and niece of
the captain of the ship.
Sonic years before her departure from
England Esther had suffered from the
ailliction associated with a deplorable
public event which had shaken her at
tachment to her native land. Free , at a
later period , to choose for herself , she re
solved on leaving England as soon as
employment could be found for her in
another country. After a weary interval
of expectation , the sea-captain had ob
tained a situation for his niece as house
keeper in tlio family of Mrs. Andcrkin a
widow lady living in Boston.
Esther had boon well practised in do
mestic duties during the long illness of
her mother. Intelligent , modest and
wect-tcmpcred , she soon became as
favorite witli Mrs. Andorkiu and the
members of her young family. The chil
dren founil but ono fault with the now
housekeeper ) she dressed invatiablv in
dismal black ; and it was impossible to
prevail upon her to give the cause. It
was known that she was an orphan , and
she had acknowledged that no relations
of hers had recently died and yet she
persisted in wearing mourning , boiuc
great grief had evidently overshadowed
the life of the gentle English house
keeper. . , , ,
On the day before ho failed on his
homeward voyage the sea-captain called
to take leave of his nicco and then asked
if ho could also pny his respects to Mrs.
Andcrkin. Ho was informed that the
lady of the house had gone out , but that
the'governess would bo happy to receive
him. At the interview which followed
they talked of Esther , and agreed so well
in their good opinion of her that the cap
tain paid a long visit. The governess
had persuaded him to tell the story of his
niece's wasted life.
But ho insisted on ono condition.
"If wo had boon in England , " ho said ,
"I should have kept the matter secret for
the sake of the family. Hero , in America ,
Esther is a stranger hero bhe will stay
and no slur will bo cast on the family
name at-homo. But mind ono thing ! I
triist to your nonor to take no ono into
your confidence excepting only the mis
tress of the housof"
'Moro than ono hundred years have
passed since these words wcro spoken.
Esther's sad story may bo harmlessly told
now.
-In the year 1703 a voimg man named
John Jennings , employed as a waiter at
a Yorkshire inn , astonished his master
by announcing that ho was engaged to
bb married , and that ho purposed retir
ing from service on next quartorday.
Further inquiry showed that the young
woman's name was Esther Calvort , and
that Jennings was greatly her interior
in social rank. Her fatiior's consent to
tlm marriage depended on her lover's
success in rising in the world. 1-rionds
witli money were inclined to trust Jen
nings and to holii him to start a business
of Ills own , if Miss Culvert's father would
do something for the young people on
his side. Ho made no objection and the
marriage engagement was sanctioned ao-
cordinirl v
Ono evening , when tha last days of
Jennings' service were drawing to an
end , a gentleman on horseback stopped
at the inn. In a state of great agitation
ho informed the landlady that ho was on
his way to Hull , but that he had been so
frightened as to make it impossible for
him to continue his journey. A highway ,
man had robbed him of a purse contain
ing twenty guineas. The thief's face ( as
usual in those days ) was concealed by a
mask , and there was but one chance of
bringing him to justice. It wns the
traveller's custom to place n private
mark on ovcry gold piece that ho car
ried with him on a journey ; and the
stolen guineas might possibly be traced
in that way.
The landlord ( one Mr , Brunei ) attended
on his guest at supper. His wife had
only tlmt moment told him of the rob
bery ; and ho had a circumstance to men
tion which miaht lead to the discovery
of the thief. In the first place , however ,
ho wished to ask at what time the crnno
had been committed. The traveller an
swered that ho had been robbe.il Into in
the evening , iust as U was beginning to
get dark. On hearing this Mr. Bruuell
looked very much distressed ,
"I have got a waiter hero named Jen
nings , " ho saidt "a man superior to his
station of life good manners and a fair
education in fact , _ a general favorite.
But for some little time past 1 'have ob
served that lie has boon rather free with
his money in bolting , and that habits of
drinking have grown on bun. I am
afraid bo is not worthy of the good opi'i
ion entertained of him by myself and by
other persons. This evening I sent him
out to get some small silver for me , giv
ing him a guinea to change. Ho came
back intoxicated , tolling me that cliango
was not to bo had , I ordered him to bed
and then happened to look at the
euinea which be had Drought back. Un
fortunately I had not paid the guinea
nwnv with some other money in settle
ment of a tradesman's account. But this
I am sure of there was a mark on the
guinea which Jennings gave back to mo.
It is , of course , possible that there might
have been a mark ( which escaped my
notice ) on the euinea which 1 took out of
my purse when I sent for change. "
"Or1 the traveller suggested , "it may
have been one of my stolen guineas
given back bv mistake by this , drunken
waiter of yours , instead of the guinea
handed to him by yourself. Do you think
ho is asleep ? "
"Sure to be asleep , sir in his con
dition. "
"Do you object.Mr. Brunei ! , after what
you have told me , to setting this matter
at rest by searching the mauls clothes ? "
The landlord hesitated. "It seems
hard on Jennings , " ho said , "if wo prove
to have been suspicious of him without a
cnuso. Can you speak positively , sir , to
tlio mark which you put onyoiir money ? "
The traveller declared that ho could
swear to his mark. Mr. Brunell yielded.
The two wont up together to the waiter's
room.
Jennings was fast asleep. At the very
outset of the search they found the stolen
bag of money in his pocket. The guineas
nineteen in number had a mark on
each ono of them , and that mark the
traveller identified. After this discovery
there was but ono course to take. The
waiter's protestations of innocence when
they woke him and accused him of the
robbery were words llatly contradicted
by facts. He was charged -before a
magistrate witli the theft of the money
anil , as a matter of cour.se , was com
mitted for trial.
The circumstances were so strongly
against him that his own friends recom
mended Jennings to plead guilty and ap
peal to the morcv of the court. Ho re
fused to follow tlioir advice and ho was
bravely encourged to persist In that de
cision by the poor girl , who bolicvjd in
his innocence witli her whole heart. At
that dreadful crisis in her Hfo ihe scoured
the best legal assistance , and took from
her little dowry the money that paid the
expenses.
At the next assizes the oasp 'was tried ,
The proceedings before the judge were a
repetition ( nt great length and with
moro solemnity ) of the proceedings be
fore the magistrate. No skill in cross-
examination cotilu shako tbo direct state
ments of the witnesses. The evidence
was mndo absolutely complete by the np-
pearnneo of the tradesman to whom Mr.
Brunell had paid the marked guinea.
The coin ( so marked ) was u curiosity ; the
man had kept it , and ho now produced
it in court. The jiidgtt Mimnied up , hud-
ing literally nothing that ho could bay , as
an honu.st man , in favor of the prisoner.
The jury returned a verdict of guilt , after
a consultation which was a morti matter
of form. Clearer circum.star.tiiil evidence -
donco of guilt had nuvor been produced
in the opinion of nvury person but ono
who was pri'sont at the trial. The sentence -
tonco on JeniiinirH for highway robbery
was , by the law of those days death on
the scall'uld.
Friends were found to help Ksthor in
the last oll'ort Hint the faithful creature
could now make the attempt to obtain
a commutation of the sentence. She was
admitted to nn Interview with the Homo
Secretary , and her petition was presented
to the king. Hero , again , tlm indisput
able evidence forlnulo' the exercise of
mercy. Esthor'H betrothed husband was
hanged at Hull. His last words declared
his innocence -tyith the rene around his
neck.
Before a year had passed the onn poor
consolation that she could hope for in
this world found Esther in her misery.
The proof that Jennings had died a
martyr to tlm fallibility ofhumnn justice
was made public by the confession of
the guilty man. Another criminal trial
took place at the ns-.i/.es , The landlord
of nn inn was found guilty of Imvmir
stolen the properly of a person slaying
in his house , It was stated in evidence
that this was not His lirst oll'i'tico. Ho
had been habitually a robber on the
highway , and his name was Brunell.
The wretch confessed that ho was the
masked highwayman who had stolen the
bag of guineas. Hiding by a nearer way
than was known to the traveler , ho had
reached the inn first. There ho found a
person in trniln waiting by appointment
for the settlement of a bill. Not having
enough money of his own about him to
pay the whole nmpunt , Brunell had made
use of one of the stolen guineas , and had
only heard the traveler declare that his
money was marked after the tradesman
had left the house. To ask for the return
of the fatal guinea was moro than ho
dared to attempt. But ono other alter
native presented itself. The merciless
villian insured his own safety by the
bnerilicc of an innocent man ,
| After tlio time when the sea-captain
had paid his visit at Mrs Andcrkin's
house , Esther's position bccaino subject
to certain changes. Ono little domestic
privilege followed another , so gradually
and so modestly that tlio housekeeper
found herself a loved and honored mem
ber of the family , without being able to
trace by what succession ot events she
had risen to the now place that she occu
pied. Tlio secret confided to the two
ladies had been strictly preserved ;
Esther never even suspected that they
know the deplorable story of her lover's f
I death. Her life , after what she had suf- "
fercd , was not prolonged to a great ago.
1 She died peacefully unconscious of the
terrors of death. Her last words were
' spoken with a smile. She looked nt the
loving friends assembled round her bed ,
nnd said to them , "My doiif ono is wait
ing for mo. Gbod-bv. "
DEATH ON A BRIDAL TOUR
Tlio Excited Groom Iieapo From a
Movliiff Train.
A Heading , Pa. , dispatch 'of Sep. 4 to
the Now York Herald sayfi'This : train's
going straight into tlio riverl See the
lights dancing out yonder.cxclnimed a
young man named Lev ! M. Brobst , nged
89 , on the midnight express last night ,
which was fast speeding toward Heading
at tlio rate of thirty-live miles per hour.
Ho had suddenly jumped from his seat ,
and his terrified young brldo hastily
seized him by the coat and piteously
pleaded witli him to bo seated , "that nil
was going on well , and that ho was near
his old homo once moro "
"No ; let mo go ! I'm ' tired of riding.
I'll leave tlio train ! "
The young wife maintained her hold on
her now desperate husband , and begged
assistance from Mrs. High , an elderly
lady of the wedding party , seated behind
them. Mrs. High also took hold of Mr.
Brobst and tried to seethe and restrain
him , iinavailiiigly , however. The power-
firfoy builtj-oung man made n mad pluiigo
from the women , but only the palo ,
frightened wife's hold wns loosened.
Mrs. High held on to his coat tightly , but
Brobst literally dragged her along until
his garments tore , and Mrs. High fell vi
olently to the car lloor.
Henli/.ing that ho was free , and before
any of the now startled and nmn/.ed pas
sengers , ninny of whom had lieen aroused
from slumber , could interfere , young
Brobst hhnoked at the top of Inn voice ,
"Good-by , Gussie ! " jerked open the door ,
' gained the platform , nnd in the next sec _
end leaped into the darkness ns the trai j
thundered ahead.
Down a steep bank of rocks near An-
nanvillo young Brobst rolled , while his
vifo swooned and fainted on the car seat.
The train" was quickly ( .topped nnd
backed. Brnkemen witli lamps found
the mangled and bleeding body down
nmoiiK the boulders. Ho wns frightfully
hurt and when brought to Heading Hied
without having muttered a word. After
Coroner Donlmrt had hold an inquest the
body was sent homo to Slaiitlngion , 1'n. ,
who'ro his parents had boon joyfully ox-
peeling the welding pnrty. , . , ,
The widow , who is a stately blonde ,
wns utterly oven-nine. Her maiden nninii
wns Gtisslo Lolllor. Last \VeiliifKday
they were married in good style in West
Point , Nob. , and their wedding trip east
wns to visitMr.Urobst's parents ntSInling-
ton. The young widow cnlds "I noticed
nothing strange about my litisbnnd until J
wo rononrd Chicago , The oxcitemunt of j
our wedding nnd IIIH coming homo after I
Ion years' absence made mm nervous. I
Ho noted htrnngoly nnd lost Ids impolite. I
Coming east on the Chicago limited ho I
bccaino worse. I tried to have him rat , 1
but ho said his nppotito was # on j. Ho I
bccaino pale and then his mind wandered ,
After we loft Harrlhburg for Heading ho
became wnnm .so suddenly that I was
nlnrmed , hut I never dreamed ho would
end his young lift ) in so frightful a man-
ner. Ho was out of his mind , poor boy , "
nnd the widow could say no nforo.
Brobst's wallet , containing "fil'JD " , wns
lost in his torrilio leap , and has ; iot yi't
Ijeon recovered , The tragic nibilr crenfrd
most Intense excitement aii'd sympathy
here.
Jlo Jlutl Jlliu.
Drako'HTrnvt'lcrn'Mnga/.Iilo : Of course
it was in Texas. "Tickef , pleafo ! "
"Aint gut onny. " "Then your into. m
please. " "Nary a red , " "Tlioij what did I
you got on this train for ? " "To rido.
vou not. " "I'll bet you don't. " "Tako yer. " I
"For how much ? " "Kvon ten. " ' " .Show I
up ! " "Hero you arc. Wlro'll hold the I
stakes ? " "I will ! " "Say ; ' Koriud. it's I
what I calls pliiyin' it blanked low down I
to pull a POP on'r goiiilentanii ) a sqnaie I
game. " ' 'Only the brayo colii'dl liftfaro" " " I
And the conductor handed$810 in \ 1
change and a check to the passenger who 1
had "nary a red , " J