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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 8 , 1883.-TWELVE PAGES. INCIDENTS- THE. ALTAR ' ' " ' . i ' Bho Married a Scholar An Ohio Ror munco. HE FORGOT HE WAS MARRIED. A BtrmiKC WcildlMK A S llriili- Wanted to Spllci Blic Drew thn Mnc ItrldcN AVIio I'crcli In TrroH. Kli ( > MHrriril u Hulinlnr. Frnw l/ie / Km/.re / ! i lr. Oh , she said tho'd never marry nny Tom nnil Ulck mid Hurry , She'd wcil Hoinu famous scientist of learn ing nml renown ; Hut lior Tom WHS quite commercial , mul of ApiiftMz mid Herschel Ho wan us Ignorant , she snld , ns any clrcut clown. So she ( rave i > oor Tom the mitten , and ns meek an any klttun He went to making money mid forgot his wild dispuir ; Forgot , 1 say ; at any rate lie hastened to do- Kcnurmo Into u fordid business man , a trilling mil lionaire. Hut she wed a sPlcntlllc and his tastes were iuito | torrilii ! For various kinds of Insects and for toads and other pimo ; And Instead of plaques'iiml nictiircs , rattle snakes and boa rotistrictors He'd take Into his sitting room to orna ment the same , . As a zealous decorator ho preferred nn alli gator To a statue of Minerva or u bust of Henry Clay ; And you ought to hear him talk awhile of his bouncing baby frorodllo That he played with in his parlor Just to while the time uway. And his cohrn dl enpello , n very charming fellow , Through his dressing room and bedroom used to nonchalantly drift ; And an elephant' . * proboscis and two young rhinoceroses He presented to his childien as a lilting Christmas gift. Hut he sold his wife's piano to buy Ipecac- nanu To feed his hippopotamus to case his stomach aches , And a shark utu up his baby , for you know how hungry they be , And he went and pawned his overco.it to * feed his rattlesnakes. An Ohio Romance. A WollsvUlu , O. , dispatch says : Ro- nuinec follow * ) romance in rapid MIC- ccKsion in this part of the country. Only a few days ago was reported tlio cotihiiinination by marriage of a love episode that had its inception through a correspondence botweun the young couple , who wore Htrnngord to each other. The hcqtiel to the following ro mantic story proves tliis case did not end as auMneioiisly for all concerned as did the llrst one. Carrolton is the county heat of Carroll , an adjoining county , situated on what is known ns the Tusearawas valley , a "rich agricul tural region in one of the garden spots of Ohio , noted for its beautiful women and fine cattle. A. P. Morland is one uf the principal attorneys in the place , a man of largo means , undoubted influence nnd promi nence , and the father of a beautiful daughter named Linda , who has just graduated from a well Known boarding hchool. Miss Linda , an has been noted , i really a handsome girl , highly ac complished , and possessor of a voice of rare purity and power. Like many of her hex , tlio idea of se curing unknown'corrosKndents ] seized her and the piibtiuie-for a period was very fascinating. ' Disappointment , keen and erul , lias resulted to at least one of the principals in the all'air. Her correspondent proved to bo a Mr James Wright , of Chetopa , Kan. , a stock-dealer and a man reputed to be worth at least , SoO.OOO. The corre spondence continued for sonto time , when Wright formed the notion of taking his fair unknownrl ( ) fill a void in Ills western homo. What the nature of the. correspondence was is of course a mystery , but a few years ago Miss Linda Mortland , of C'arrolHoii , was very much surprited to have ushered into her presence .fames Wright , of ( Jhotopa , Kan. , in whom she saw her unknown correspondent , who came to wed her. When she saw him she was seized with a cam'ico and evidently ex perienced a revulsion of sentiment , for she refused to marry him , declaring she would never do so. There the mutter rests. Mr. Wright , who is a young man of intelligence , honor and integrity , was accompanied to Carrollton by his sister , a well- known and estimable lady of Cincin nati , who-Hj presence was intended to vouch for the gallant , and so bo a wit ness that his intentions were honorable nnd serious. This of itself inado many friends for the disappointed lover who loft Carrolton for his sister's homo in Cincinnati somewhat crestfallen , but by no moans discouraged , as ho declare" * ho will yet win the young lady in spite of all , an intention he says , that became irresistible when ho first saw the object of his affection. The alTair has created no little stir in the humdrum village and the case has boon the ono topic of conversation for days past. Tlio manly part Wright has borne in the matter and h.is standing in the world since his position and wealth have been rovoulud hayo somewhat overcome the prejudice existing against the means in which the atl'air was brought about. The young lady's actions and her re fusal to marry Wright are mysteries and whether the result of impulse or caprice or a yielding to the entreaties of her family cannot be learned. The villagers tire watching the case with interest. Forjjol Ho Was Married. Chicago Tribune : A paragraph has boon going the rounds of the press of late purporting to be a tr.uthful account of a remarkable.tavso of absont-njinded- H08S which inn'do a young man forget his wedding day. ' A prominent civil o'ngl- ncor in this city called attention to this floating paragraph yesterday , and said : "I know of TJ jnuch moro remarkable case. It wa/ / ' * not absent-mindedness , however , butim illustration of the won derful concijjfration ) of thought which ia possible h gvcat qmorgoncies. Some where about ; lSB7 Kd 1) . Alasou , assistant engineer on 'tho ' Wabash road , went to Buffalo to bq married. ' The ceremony was porfonne'd'at lOo'eloek in the morn- * ing. WhileXfo'ngratulations wore being extended the > no\vly wedded Uoncdict re ceived a telegram ( rom his chief in To ledo informing him that an important truss bridge ever a river on the line of the road had been burned , and must bo rebuilt iminodlatoly. The working Vihvn * could not IK ; found , and Mason was ordered home. \ As the trains rati he could not reach Toledo beforo'tho ' next .morning. Talc ing a hasty adieu of the bride and the wedding party , and promising to return nt 3 o'clock to partake of the wedding dinner , ho hurried to the otllco of an engineer well known to him , who al once placed the /uCJlKio > of his olllco at Mason's disposal ! Uy 11 o'clock ho was hjird ut work' . * Wlion U o'clock came , feeling faint and wearyho walked down Btnlrs mechanicallyentered a neighbor' Ing restaurant { hat lift had frequented before , refreshed himself with a.t > and- wich and a glass of bwer , and returned .to his work. , Hy o o'clock ho had dupli cated tlm original plans of , the bridge from memory , Including exact measure- itii'iiti and quantities , nnd telegraphed , from Toledo. On this telegraphic plan the bridge builders instantly set to work and found it absolutely correct even to the minutest de tail. It was a most astomishing font. Hut what is still moro astonish ing is the fact that the moment Mason left Ills bride in the morning until ho had forwarded his telegraphic report he never recalled the event of his inur- ringo. When he went out for his lunch ho might just as well have gone to the wedding dinner , as tlio distance was no greater , and excused himself without loss of time. Hut his mind was so occu pied in meeting the emergency that < io thought of anything but the burned bridge could gain entrance. "In later years Mason was a colonel in the army , a prominent member of the American Society of Civil Engi neers , and loft as monuments to his skill the bridge over the Mississippi at Hannibal , and that over the Missouri at St. Joseph. Ho died some fifteen years igo. Ills widow is still living , and has n my presence corroborated , so far as iho could , Colonel Mason's account of iis wedding-day experience. " A Htrnnjio Marrlnjjc. St. Paul Globe Washington Special : social circles were stirred to their cen- er to-day by the confirmation of the umorof a sensational elopement and msty marriage. The contracting pnr- .ies were Miss Bessie Hillyer and G. G. Bucklov. Miss Hillver is the daughter > f Mr. llillyor , of the firm of Hillyer & { nlston. She made her debut in Wash- ngton society last winter and was quite i belle. She is beautiful , accomplished ind witty , and was a great favorite in society. Mr. Buckley is twenty years ) ld and son of J. D.vBuckloy , president if the District medical association. IIo s in the employ of the National bank of Washington. It ngpenrs that the couple wont to Baltimore early yostor- Iny morning nnd after obtaining a narriage license wore driven to the residence of Uev. Dr. Ferguson and wore quietly married. Mr. Nougorias , son of the 1'orlugueso minister , was the inly person accompanying the young leoplc from this city.and with members > f Mr. Ferguson's "family formed the tnly witness1 of the ceremony. After he marriage the young couple returned 0 this city. In" the afternoon Mrs. iiuckley returned to her father's homo and calmly announced the fact of the narriago , and the groom returned to its home. Mr. Buckley wont to his desk at the bank to-day , but declined to say anything about the marriage. A loculiar phase of the alTair is that Miss Hillyer was engaged to bo married to Will Tronholm , of the treasury and now lolding a position in the Philadelphia nint. The announcement of the en gagement has been made in the papo'rs. Mr. Tronholm has boon coming to Wash , ugton regularly to visit his betrothed mil was in the city hiit Sunday. The Star this evening says : "It is learned , hat neither the parents of the bride uir the young lady herself consider the ceremony binding , and that steps will it once be taken to legally annul it as laving been procured by fraud on the > ai't of the young man. " , AVill Marry a Skeleton. A Detroit , Mich. , special to the Pio- icer Press , says : For weeks past J. W. ColTce , a living skeleton hero nn- louncing in his advertisements that ho lad a fortune and was desirous of mar- ying. The matter was looked upon as 1 huge joke until Saturday , when C'oll'ec ind his manager repaired to the county dork's otlice and procured a marriage icenso , the victim being Miss "Eva , ourtwright , daughter of a farmer liv- ng leji miles west of this city. Miss Courtwright had seen C'oll'eo's ail vert ise- nont in the papers and visited the mu- icum. She talked with the 'articulated ' joncs , and after satisfying herself that 10 mean business , she announced her willingness to marry him. She then re turned to her homo and notified her parents , who wcro loud in their disap proval , and threatened to take Ifcgal steps to prevent the marriage , but the voung lady reminded them of the fact Llwt she is twenty-two years old , and Llml she would do as niiited her best , ind the marriage took place Christinas. Miss Courtwrjght is Quito good-looking , ind before this craze struck her was ac credited with ordinary common sense. A ( Jeorgla Komance. A Waynesboro , On. , special to the At lanta Constitution'says : The return of Judge Brinson from Franklin , Tenn. , with his bride is the culmination of a life long romance. The Citivon has gathered up the tangled threads of the story , which runs as follows : Some years ago Judge Brinson , while a young manvwas a student , at Lebanon [ Tenn. ) law school , met and told the story of his love to Miss Hearn. IIo went to headquarters and asked for the heart ho had won , giving the county of Burke as a reference to his antecedents. Tlio Methodist minister at Franklin took charge of the reference , and wrote to the minister at that place , who being a now comer , and did not know of Judge 13.'s family , turned tho. letter over to a prominent member of the church. This gentleman at once replied that young Brinson was one of Waynesbaro's rising young men , that he came of one of the best families , who wore prominent mem bers of the Baptist denomination in the county. The word Baptist was a blitzing lire-brand and broke otT all friendly communication. The Methodist minister - tor and the parents of the young lady could not tolerate tlio idea of their pot lamb being penned 5u a Baptist fold. Mr. Brinson stood his sail disappoint ment like a man. He watched and waited , thinking that that absence which conquered love would yet como to his roller , and in order to facilitate this consummation all communication with the town of Franklin was severed. A few months ago he hoard a gentle man from Franklin discussing homo alTairs' and from his talk learned that the object of his first love was still single. It then Hashed across his mind Ihtit she was true to the memories of the past , nnd that ho had weakened when ho should have been strong. The judge , hastily planning a pleasant trip to the mountains of norih Georgia and east Tennessee , at their summer resorts , and meeting at one of these places the object of his search , the past was quickly gone ever , their vows again pledged , and only a short time lias elapsed since. They are now happilj married. Hunl loSay "Vos. " Youth's Companion : Among the Yankees there is occasstonally a man who seems to find it almost impossible to answer a question with a plain "yes1 or "no. " IIo has a way of his own of expressing the aflirinative or nega tive which ho finds quite as effective us a flat l'vos"or "no. " One day Kphraim 7 , a young upcountry - country farmer , who had this peculiar ity of making indirect answers , ap peared before a minister to bo married to Soraphiim Y , a comely and well- to-do young woman whom he had long wooed and finally won. The minister began the ceremony. "Do you , Kphraim , take this woman Soraplnna , to bo your lawful wife ? " Kphraim grinned : "Wai he ! hoI ! - I guess I do , " said Kphraiin. "Answer mo 'yes , ' " said the minis 1 1111141111 r . f * ll > * m * tt f . . . , , . . . . answeri'd ' : "Wai , I don't 'say I won t , inrsoii. ' . ' ' ' 'That will not do , ' ' said the minister Irmly. "Answer mo categorically.1 "What ! " exclaimed Kphraiin indig- lantly. "He won't take my word for it , ohV" Hero the young woman began to cry , mil r'phrnim was finally induced to say ves" in answer to the question. Some of his friends think U was the only time he had ever "said it right out. " AVnntcil to Marry. Atlanta Constitution : And when I como back with the license you will mirrv me ? You won't back outV "No ; 1 won't back out. " It was a tall , line-looking man attired n a full suit of black , who asked the question. Upon his head was a stylish silk hat , while upon his hands were lent kids. The question was answered > y a woman well known among the demi-monde. About 10 o'clock yesterday morning a Ino carriage stopped in front of the nouso where Madam Susie Williams resides. A man stopped out. and pull ing the door boll , walked in when the madam answered the call. After reach ing the parlor the man looked around , and seeing Annie Ryan , asked if she would mam' him. The woman gave an illlrmativo answer , thinking that the nan was joking , and ho left the house , saying that ho would return in n short time with a marriage license. In loss Jmn nn hour ho returned with a license issued by Judge Calhoun , authorizing the marriage of Charles A. Gable tflid Annie Rvan. The woman , howover.de.- clincd to carry out the contract , and ' Gable insisted' , saying : "I am from Texas , and I've got plenty of properly out there. I've got money , too , and if'you'll marry mo you shan't want. " The woman naked Gnblp to wait until Tuesday morning , saying that she would give him a final answer then. AVIicre She Drew I lie Mnc. Chicago Tribune : "Laura , " said young George Van Perkins tenderly , 'do you think you could consent to leave this'beautiful home , whore your inno- eut childhood was spent , whore you itivo grown to young womanhood , and where you have boon surrounded by every luxury that heart could desire or -hat'fond atid indulgent parents could u\stow do you think you could leave nil these to become the wife of a young man without fame or wealth , and who must go to the far west to carve out his for- , uno ? " "I think I could George , " replied Laura softly. "You would miss many of tlw conveni ences and enjoyments of city life , " pur sued George , "in a community of hard working settlers. " "I should bo one of the workers my self , ' ' exclaimed the fair girlwith beau- .iful enthusiasm. "I was sure you would , my noble Laura. With youth , health , devotion : o each other , and the future before us , -hero is no reason why wo cannot bo nappy , oven in a western frontier vil- ' nge'whorc there are no theaters , no Drowning clubs , no street lamps , no daily papers , no cable cars , no swell dinner parties " "None of these things , George , tire essential lo real happiness. " "And where the trivial customs that prevail in so-called refined circles tire unknown : where women never turn to look at each other's dresses as they i > nss on the street " "What's that , Mr. Van Perkins : " ' said Laura , in an altered tone. . "Is'that ; ho kind of tin existence to which you would doom mo. [ Rings for the servant. ] Victoria , show the gentle man out. " Brides "Who Poreli In Troos. Blackwood's Magazine : Among the Lolos of Western China it is customary for the bride on the wedding morning to perch herself on the highest brunch of a largo tree , while the older female members of the family cluster on Lho lower limbs , armed with sticks. When till arc duly stationed the bride groom clambers op the tree , assailed on nil sides by blows , pushes , and pinches from the dowagers , and it is not until ho has broken through their fence and 'apturcd ' the bride that he is allowed to carry her oft. Similar ditlicultics assail the bridegroom among the Mongolian Koraks who tire in the habit of celebrat ing their marriages in largo tents , di vided into numerous compartments ! At a given signal , as soon as the guests are assembled , the bride starts oil' through the compartments , followed by her wooer , while the women of the encamp ment throw every possible thing impe diment in his way , tripping up his un wary feet , holding down the curtains to prevent his passage and applying wil low and alder switches unmercifully ns ho stoops to raise thorn. As with the maiden on the horse and the virgin on the tree top the Korali bride is invari- ablv captured , however , much the pos sibilities of escape may bo in her favor. "The White Dove. " Indianapolis Sentinel ; 'Squire Crav ens united in the holy bonds of wedlock Thomas Seals and Miss Lilly Martin. The groom is a well-known Indian , who has been living here for the past ten years with his mother , "Tho White love. " Tommy is known as the sev enth son of the seventh daughter , and his father was a full-blooded Flat Head Indian. The bride is a good-looking white girl. For the present they will make their homo with "Tho White Dove , " who lives in a little shanty 8x10 foot square at the foot of Jollorson street. A Cheerful Itriilcgrooin. Lcwiston ( Mo. ) Journal : There are Fomo men who have a faculty of being cheerful nnd chipper , no matter what circumstances they are in. An Augusta clergyman had a call from such a man a few days ago. A young lady was on his arm , and ho wished to bo married to her. They were invited to seats in the parlor , and as the ceremony was about to proceed the minister requested them to stand up. On coming forward the would-bo bridgroom gazed around as though the scene was a familiar ono. and remarked gaily , with a smile : "O , yes ! I've been married once before in this room ! " A Novel AVililliiR Salute. A crowd of typical East-side young men marched into a down-town church this morning after a couple who scorned to bo dressed with moro than usual care , says the Now York Star. It was a wedding party. The principal actors proceeded at once to the altar rail , whore the clergy man was waiting to perform the cere mony. The others of the party ranged themselves along cither side of the aisle , each in a seat. The knot was soon tied and the happy couple started to leave the church. As they were going down the aisle all their friends stood up. Suddenly there was the bang of a pew door. It seemed a signal , for nt once everyone in the party com menced to bang the door of the pew that he or she occupied , and the noise like the firing of guns was kept up until the bride and groom reached the door. Then it stopped , and before the astonished clergyman could speak all filed solemnly out. Ono youth , when iskcd what the proceeding meant , re plied : "Well' , it's jest dis way : wo couldn't afford no organ an1 no weddin\mareh at li * affair , an' so de gang doj * jest got tergeddcr an' give 'cm do best weddln' saloot tint wo had in stock. SeoV She dill not Call. Chicago Herald : A few evenings since a justice of the peace , whoso busi- icss is in the city , was returning to his residence in the suburbs , and upon ilightlng from the curs was hailed by a rosy-faced son of Erin. "An" is it a justice yonreV'saldMlko. "Yes , why , " replied the magistrate rather grullly. "Then It's to marry a couple we want ylz , jist down the street there. " "Well , " said the justice , "I'll stop lomo and wash and shave , and bo there shortly. " "Niver a bit of if. sure your honor is well enough as it is. an' It's yourself than can do it now. " The justice accompanied Mlko to the residence of his friend , where ho found a man and woman possessed of the nec essary credentials , and being in haste : o get homo ho performed the ceremony , \ \ a few words , received his foe of : hree dollars , and then took up his hat .o depart. "Sure , sir , ' ' said the bride , "it isn't worth that much money for so small n job , an' it done so quick ; it don't seem : hat I'm married at all. You'd bettor give mv man a half back , sure. " "Madam , " said the justice , with all iho dignity ho could muster , "come to my house iioxt week , and if you arc not satisfied you are a properly married woman you shall have all the money lack and as much moro into the bar gain. " The lady did not call , and the justice s of the opinion she is satisfied he is a 'aithful magistrate. The Sort of WIIV Hvery Sinn AVIshew. Told by a. philosophical writer on matrimony in a western newspaper : "And just bore let me repeat tin anec dote of a wife of a few months , who , in Lho midst of her first quarrel , was asked Ity her husband which ought to give up first , the man who was the head of the woman , or the woman who was created for the man. With a smile and a kiss the wife replied : 'Neither the stronger nor the weaker , but the ono who loves the best. ' " COXXUlllAhlTIKS. One hundred marrliiga licenses were issued in Chlc.ipo ono day hist week. CoiiKresimun 1m Davenport's bride is said lo ho one of the social leaders at the capital. A few days ago a couple were married in Kentucky by telegraph. This looks like get ting nmrricd on "tick. " Dr. Henry , who has just hccn decorated by the sultan of Turkey , married a daughter of Hugh Hastings , the Albany politician. The old maid pities the sorrowful life of : he old bachelor so sincerely that she is even unselfishly willing to share it with him. The editor of the Boston Advertiser , Mr. AV. E. Barrett , was married on Wednesday evening to Miss Annie Bailey , of Chiremont , At Weiinur , Germany , two old people named Bayer , husband and wife , died sud denly on the sixty-fifth anniversary of their niarriiigo. The late Governor Hnrtlctt , of California , never married , lie said the reason was that ! ie had a high temper , and that ho feared to make n wife unhappy. A young college debater will argue for lours that the pursuit of happiness is better than the realization , and then feel disap pointed because his girl reluses for the fourth time to marry htm. Susan 11. Anthony says that , "if a young man spends two hours with a young lady every night and her 'old folks' don't make ; uiy fuss ubfmt ft , the two young > follis may L c said to bo ongaged. " Clearly. Miss Eva Cartwright , of Michigan , has just married .I.W. Coffey , the living skeleton in a Detroit ditnu nniscnm. Eva now possesses the prounil dignity of having a genuine readymade - made skeleton in her finally closet. Johnny More proposed to-a girl. Slio said she would send her answer next day. Ho was surprised to receive ut green leaf. He took it to a botanist and since then ha has been mournful. It was n leaf from a siek o'- More tree. Fifteen couples got married in Paris , Ky. , the other night , and it was ; said lo bo the poorest night they had had for many moons. When Kcntuckians arc notilyiag in ambush for each other to settle old lauds they arc getting married. For the past month marrlagiM and dengus fever obuvo prevailed in Uiuttrop county , Texas. These not affected by one epidemic have boon subject to the other. In no case that \va have heard ot has there been a com plication of the two. Lord Braxlield was an eccentric Scotch judge , with a bad-tempered wife. His butler determined to leave because Lady Braxiiuld him. " " exclaimed was always scolding "Why , the old judge , "yo'vo little to complain o' ; yo may be thankfu' yu're no married to her. " It is said that Signorina Tun , the violiniste , will shortly return to this country to become the wife of Alexander Lambert , director of the New York consurvrtory of music. An other rumor has it that Adele Aus Der Ohe , the pianistc , will shortly marry Walter Dom- rosch. A Nebraska man has applied for a divorce because ho can't keep step with h's ' wife. Be fore grunting a decree the court should be in formed as to whether or not his wife is knock-kneed or bow-lcggcd. Marriage is too sacred a tie to bo knocked endwise for trivial reasons. "My dear , " said a well known politician to his wife the other day , "what do yon mean by speaking so familiarly to the man who was engaged in moving in our furniluruf I think it was highly indecorous. " "Oh , pshaw 1" answered his better half with a flourish of her head. "Indecorous in deed ! I like that. Do you know , Mr. G , that before I married you ho was my hus band I" Although the dowry of Princess Terka , Manrico Bernhardt's brido. is ( ! 00,000 , the mutch was purely a love affair. The princess met a girl cousin of Maurice Hernhardt in her painting class and they became great friends. When the cousin fell ill Terka came to see her frequently , and helped nurse her , and then met La liurnhardtand herson. It was a case of love at llrst sight , and they be came engaged about a mouth ago , although Mtle. Terka had always been emphatic in her decided resolution never to marry. She is twenty-four , and Maurice Is twenty-three. Marion Vamlerpool , who lives on Cain Creek , in Ihis conntyhas been married twen ty-six years , and is tliu father of twenty-two children , fifteen of whom are liv ing , and none twins or triplets. Bis wife's maiden name was Louisa Miles , and she is forty-three years old , and Marlon says she can shoulder two bushels of corn. She is the mother of all the children. Marlon is only forty-live years of age , and was born in this county , while his wife was born In Anderson county , Tennessee , but was i eared here. Wo doubt if this record can bo beaten outside of Whitle.v. Miss Mattie Kecler of Head City , Mich. , has had her experience In advertising and will never hereafter say that "advertising does ijot pay. ' . In a spirit of fun she re cently Inserted an advertisement in the local paper requesting correspondence , and repre senting herself as young , handsome , and of good family. Daniel Ludingtou of Kcgo- inic , Kmmui county , saw the advertisement , wrote to Miss Kcelcr , and a regular cor respondence begun. Thcro were many points of similarity about the two persons and just enough dissimilarity to make things interesting. After the acquaintance had continued four weeks , Ludington proposed for Miss Keeler's hand , explaining how they had bccomo acquainted , The lady's father hesitated , but after satisfying himself of LudiiiRton's rpspectabllity and honorable intentions , guva his consent and the marri age was performed ono day hut week. Mr. Luilington has largo lumber Interests in Emmett county , and is young , with brilliant prospects. You need not rack your throat and lungs with that horrid cough when a pleasant and certain remedy may bo found in Dr. J. II. McLean's Tar Wine Lnn < ; Balm. 'Jo cents a bottlo. A VERY THOUGHTFUL CIVILIAN Ho Prefers the Spcurlty of Prlvnto Llifo to the Dangers of u ThrOno. SLAUGHTER OF CROWNED HEADS. An Oinnlmii AVho Would Itntlior tie n Dooi-.Kcepcr to nn ICillloral SIIIH- tuni Ylinn nn Occupier ol'n I'aluc-c Kurnlnhcd AVItli K\lllNlVH. | HVIIff n for Hit Kumlau life. There is just now considerable ill- feeling in Kuropo and the wiseacre's and weather prophets agree that war is imminent. What this means wo all know. Ever since the little unpleasant ness between Franco and Germany in 1870-1 , the powers have boon arming themselves to the tooth , and conscrib- lug for the military service every male biped that isn't positively blind , deaf and lame. All the art and science of the old world , and what could bo pur loined of the new , has been concen trated upon the invention of a now ordnance warranted to kill deader and quicker than any previously known. Hence when the fight does come oft it will bo Kilkenny rules and no mistake. As a result there will bo a painful shortage of able bodied men in Kurope. As a result , also , there will bo several vacant throne to lot , cheap. No taking in view the difllculty some of the coun tries had in filling such vacancies in the past , when war hud not yet decimated the masculine population , juul when ono throne was to be dispo-icd of at a time , lam grieved to think of thetroubl likely to occur after that happens , and when a whole job lot of 'royalty will be needed. The only escape from this dilemma 1 can think of is that the sub jects of Europe will look for the supply to the United Stales , where every man is a sovereign , just as they look to us for hogs and other raw product. Under the circumstances it behooves every intelligent citizen to consider the subject and canvasshischances betimes. Maybe that is the reason why Jay Gould lingers abroad so long. I have can vassed my chances already , and after considerable rellection concluded to de cline a royal crown when it is offered me. 1 do not want it. There may be millions in it. but \Villiam Shakes peare says : "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. " I want my head to lie easy when it lies tit all , and when it stands up I don't care to have the multi tude look upon it as a bulls-eye for promiscuous target practice. My head won't stand it. I was born in 1851 but I do not remember ; member much of anything thntoccurred in that year , since my mother wouldn't allow nio to go far away from homo at once. But in the year succeeding I recollect somebody at Versailles throw ing an infernal machine at Napoleon III. Now I have u constitutional dis like for infernal machine and wish to avoid , if possible , any collision with them. They are sometimes very dis agreeable objects to meet. The par ticular machine in question did not slay Napoleon , to bo sure , but neither did it put the quietus to these who believed they had a first mortgage upon his life and must fore close on it at once. They attacked him again in 18/iU , and failing once more , re newed their efforts in 1855 , 18.57 , 1858 and 18011. The result was not satisfac tory , still the business was getting pretty lively by this time too lively , in fact , for a man like mo , who prefers a safe nnd conservative investment. Nor was this all. Simultaneously , attempts were made on the lives of Queen Vic toria. Francis Joseph , of Austria , Victor Kmnnuol. Ferdinand II. , of Naples , who was stabbed : Isabella II. , of Spain : the dude of Parma , who was mortally wounded ; William III. , of Prussia , and the queen of Greece. At the same time Maximilnn I , returned from Mexico to Vienna in a handsome and becoming hoarse. That was going into the whole- sal o sloughter with branch houses allover ever Kurope , excepting Russia. In 18ii ( ( Russia got her branch house too , and the Into c/.ar dodged tho. first bullet dexterously in St. Petersburg. The year following ho was saved from death In Paris by a peasant who knocked the pistol out of the assassin's baud just at the moment of firing. Two years later the prince of Sorvia took a morning walk , from which ho returned a disfigured corpse. After that King Amadeus , of Spain , was assaulted , and like a sensible fellow that ho is , ho ab dicated the throne and left the Span iards to kill homebody else which they proceeded to do. though having no king to practice on , they contented them selves with General Prim nnd Minister Xorilla , the former of whom they dis patched with skill. Then followed a season of inactivity , until 1878. when operations were re sumed with improved facilities , includ ing dynamite and gun cotton. The Gorman emperor was the first victim of tlio hostiles , receiving the nttoution of Ilcedol and Nobiling in quick succes sion , and a helmet full of buckshot. Some lodged in his head and neck. On the unveiling of the NiedorwahTo monument ment in 1881 ! a dynamite train was dis covered leading to the spot designated for the kai.ser , his guests and suit. Had it blown up , as intended , all there is of German celebrity would have been scattered in atoms in that historical vicinity. If that had happened to mo , I am sure I would not hayo survived the shock and lived to bo ninety years old. Some people have bettor constitutions than others. Previously , however , and following closely upon Nobiling's attonste King Alfonso of Spain was attacked by Mon- casi and King Humbert , of Italy , by Passiiminte. Alfonso was again the shining mark for an ugly missile in 18SO. Meantime the old czar had an awful time of it. Three narrow es capes had ho within a year , among thorn ono from a dynamite train plot in Moscow , until finally his pursuers blew him up in his own palace. I would rather live in a dugout on a broad prairie - rio than in n palace furnished with ex plosives. Since that tinio his son has boon a standing candidate for the coroner. Alexander , of Bulgaria , was not mur dered , but merely kidnapped. Yet it weaned him of his ambition to bo a ruler , ami n-lion tlio Bulgarians invited him to como back and resume business at the old stand , ho sent thorn away. Ono crown head , Sultan Abdul Aziz , killed himself with a pair of scissors , presumably to save some other Mohom- medan the trouble. Thus , looking over the situation with an unbiased eye I find that a crown is i risky thing to fool with. It is not nromo'tivo to longevity , and above all things I like to live long. I am not cut lip for ono. Accordingly I have in structed the office boy to turn away from mv ante chamber any delegation that might come to mo with sealed projKd- als for a throne. When I want to go to Kuropo it will bo as a private citizen and incognito. This is my ultimatum. AMXAXI > KU L. PQU.OCK. n * Fife I Lavrio ARCHITECTS. D. L , SKANE , B , H. BROWN , ( of Chicago. ) Present ofliccs retained until tlio completion of the new Paxton - ton Building , 16TH AND FARNAM STS. mm 12,1 , and 1213 Farnam Street Carpets , Stgves , WEEKLY AND MONTHLY PAY MENTS , HIMEBAUGH & "TAYLOR , ICE TOOLS , Wire Rope , Plows , Buffalo Scales , Markers , Scale . Hooks , Repair Shop. Grapples , Slide Iron. OMAHA. The Old Hcllalilo Spi'clnlht of miiiiy yi ' I'Mieilcncc , ticnls \\ltli wonderful MIC- cam all l.i'Mi.T I'A.NCKll , 1'Il.hS , I. A. RUPTURE rurt'il without piiln or hlmlrnncu from biis- Inrss. Ticiits nil forms of > Tin oat , l.imu , Ntrvo I nml lllooil illst-uses , all Chronic diseases nnd , m , . m- i , , . - , -ts , n > ofoimltU-s , furlnml- vnnte ol nny liixtltmion in this country. Tlio-o who cimteimilnto KOIIIK lo Hot Sin-Inns lor the treatment or miy prlvntu or mood dlst'iiies can lie cured for onu third the cost nt our I'rlvnto DNpensni v. knirP H > lilntroAtmontn I'uro , Ixivclr Cnm- I ftlllrN iileilon , freofrom Bllownos , JrerklCH. LHUIUU bliu-khciuH , eruption' , etc. , Urillliuit . < nd oer-ei'l lii-allh ( Mil be bad. MTThBt "tired " rcalliiKumt all loinnla wenkm-ixoi enroll , niontlnic llendaclii-s. Nervous I'-of ronintly i rnton < : mr l IHibtllty. Wi'eiile no i. Dt-pre-lon .ml lmlliie ll n. Ovuricin troubleliiilmniB.'jn ami L Iccrntliin. Fnlllnif nml Displacement"Jl'lmil , wcHk- m-ii KKIiioy complaints mid Change or Life , Consult the Old Doctor mi rur * I tin rill Acutuor Chronic Inflnmnm- l-Yr ANII rUll Hun "f the Kjelhls or ( ilolia Lit HIIU Unil an , | i-aror Neiir MKlitoilne inrxrulnn of the IJdi , Scrofulous Ke" , Ulcernlln ni , lUflSmmSnon"AbsceNs , Dimness of' Vision ol one or a o Kir. Ulccmtton or Otmrrli. n ( - ) fne , or l ml , l , or Ilonrtni ! noise * . Thickened Drum , etc. Ol nnn . ' , Scrofula , 'l l'llpl1 ? llullllfl HI Illlll Krj liol sFcverMm-i ULUUU nilllClieS , rillllllU-l , 111- corn , rains In the 11 end nnd llnnen , syphilitic N > ro TliritHt , Mouth anil TIMIJJIIIS lllanUnlnr I'.nlarKf-mont nt tlio Neck , llliiiuinntl in , Ciiturrh , Kla. , 1'cruiiincnl- ly furcil When Others llnvo Fulled. rUIYATE DISEASES uSri nml strictly ( imlliU-ntlnl. Mniu-lnn Kent Iron Iniiu uli-i-rvutliin lu nil luirts of Iho l.'nltc.'il Mutes. Curii'H- lioinlencu rvec-lvi-i | irnni | > t iitti-ntlnii. No lettcm uu- fWi-n-d iinli-HH Ht'rniiiimtiti'il liy fniirc < * ntR In tHinp- * . bt-iiil lUclnrtiimpa tcir | iiiuiilik | > l anil ll t nl iiiu < tliin < i iipnn iirlviiH' . | ii-t-liil anil m-rvmii illo i < . nvinlnnl weakni-xo , Hiii-raiitturahnca. Impotuncy , i-yplillif , KV niirrlniea , Kli-L-t anil varlciKt-li- . Terms Mrlctly cash. Call mi nr aililrc" , llll. I'OWKI.I , HKKVKS No. l'JI houlli lltli tl.jiinllui , Nub. Thn "MJDhOW" shoo tia obtained n roputntlon wherever introduced for ' " " lit " "coin- 'correct style , "perfect , fort and durability. " They Imvo no superiors In Hand Turnsllnnd WrltH. Goodyear WeltH , ana Mncjiine Sowed. Imdlcs , auk fur tlio "IjlfniXMV" shoo. Try them nnd you will buy no other. FREE OF CHARGE ! Important to Spectacle Wearers , Mini & Hailes , Opticians , Jlrutt from Jx > mloii. Nownt 3.512 Fameuao. Street , Will thoronuhly test your cycslcht Free of Charier , nnd hliow you where neccHfinry the Glaabeti most muted to your condition. There nro then nmls of pemins permanently InJmliiK their e > es by the IIMof Inferior and ill-liltItiK ( ilnsfos , who leget when too Into their mistake. Wonotlld invite those perilous nbont to bruin nnd those who think they cannot be. Milted to i > ee tin. Itcmember , it cobts you uotliliiK Ijtitu few moments' time. Tlio proper adjustment of Hpectaclcs Is u ( clence which none but tliu skilled optlulun or oculist btunild prnctlto. We havu the. most Im proved and scientltiu IniftriiincnN nnd tests for Aeternilnltuf the dcfncta of vision and prmil- Ise to remedy where possible by tlio nso of Spec tacles , We use none but thn most perfectly jrround and nccurutely centered leu ei > , ami make frames to lit UKI fuee. tin fancy priced. Our CryHtallno iJpcctailoH at 11.00 are uueqDiillcd for comfort ami cuiio to the wcurer. The following if u list of u few of the bargains au FERGUSONS' Great Houseturnish- ing Establishment where they furnihh houses from cellar to garret , every day. A handsome writing doslc $ 8.00 A nice easy willow roi'kur : ; ! . / > ( ) A nice hanging lain ] , for L'.fiO An easy roekor , carpet cover . . . U.r > 0 An elegant center table ii.OO A largo si/.o mirror , wiilHut fn mo Jt.OO A Smyrna rug ' . . ' ; 1.0(1 ( A bienilid | plush parlor suit 25.00 llqual to these advertised by other houses nt $75. A bed room unit for 14.05 Kfjunl to those ndverti-it-d by other houses for $ .11. Parlor suits , shellIncor.s. wardrobes , dressing cases , book cases , folding beds , and tv few more heating stoves below cost. cost.PUHGUSON FURNITURE CO. , 716 and 717 N. loth street. THE i. a. A La Persephone French Hand-made CORSETS ! Highest standard ofCori-cl ever intro duced into tliis market. They impart thnt graceful figure and ( inc form which any well dressed lady would , be justly proud , especially when obtainable without injur ious ti ht lacing , etc. Indorsed as the Peerless Corset By leading dressmakers of Paris , London and New York , and for sale in Omaha by N. B. Falconer ; Thompson , Belden & Co. And ether morclianta. FOR SALE BY N. B. FALCONER AND FISHER BROS. Proprietor Omaha Butlneit College , IN WHICH IS TAUdHT Book-Keeping Penmanship - , , Commercial Law , Shorthand , Teligraphlng and Typewriting. Send for Cuiiee Journal. S. E. Cor. Ifith and CitpUtil AVD. 1 ! t Mil till OiuiUkUo * '
