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120 Chamber Suits $12 , reduced from $2O 75 Center Tables , 90c , reduced from $2.5O
40 Wardrobes $12 , reduced from $2O 6OO Chairs , 35c , reduced from 65c
85 Gasoline Stoves . reduced from $7
, $3.5P ,
25 Sideboards $15 , reduced from $2O
165 Cook Stoves , $9.50 , reduced from $15
30 Parlor Suits , $28.50 , reduced from . $40
75 Refrigerators , $11.50 , reduced from $2O
60 Lounges , $5 , reduced from $10 22 Baby Carriages , $9.50 , reduced from $16
240 Extension Tables , $4 , reduced from $7.50 122 Ice Boxes , $5 , reduced from $10
48O Bedsteads , $1.90 , reduced from $3.5O 5O Rolls Ingrain Carpet , 35c yard , reduced from . * 65c
185 Mattresses , $1.90 , reduced from $3.5O 20 Rolls Matting , 19c yard , reduced From , : 40c
125 Springs , $1.90 , reduced from , $4.0O 8 Rolls Stair Carpet 20c yard , reduced from 40c
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305 Pillows , 40c , reduced from . $1.OO 34O Rockers , $1.50 , reduced from $3
600 Window Shades , 49c , reduced from $1.OO 225 Comforts , 75c , reduced from $1.75
49 Bureaus , $7.5O , reduced frojn . - ; $12.5O 15O Toilet Sets$2 , reduced from $4
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$2O Plush Corner Chairsreduced to. . . . $12.50 Folding Beds reduced to $25.OO
$1O worth of goods , $1 per week or $4 per month ,
$75 worth of goods , $2.5O per week or $1O per month.
$25 worth of goods , $1.5O per week or $6 per month $1OO worth of goods , $3 per week or $1O per month.
$50 worth of goods , $2 per week or $8 per month. $20O worth of goods , $5 per week or $2O per month
Goods sold on Time Payments and delivered free of , '
chargeto'Florence , Fort Omaha , Council Bluffs and South Omaha.
KOBRARA'S ' EARLY HISTORY.
An Old Nebraska Town With a
Most Romantic Record.
HOW THE LOG FORT WAS HELD.
An Interview With the Founder
Indian Troubles In Early Days
Xlio liard Winter After
Xhirly-Vlireo Years.
Reads Like a Romance.
NioiiiuitA , Neb. , Juno 0. [ Special to THE
BUB.J The history of Nebraska can not bo
Tory well written if Niobiara is left out.
Not so much because 01 its present commer
cial importance , but because of its import
ance In the state's pioucor history. Long
before Onmha had emerged from her swad
dling clothes , or Lincoln's ' sallno shores tiad
boon visited by u white man , or any habita
tion had ventured far from the state's me
tropolis , Niobrara was settled by some of
the most Intelligent mou of our country.
General G. VV. Jones , onoof Iowa's first sen
ators , whoso resilience is in Dubuque , was
Interested in Its early history and was one of
tbo original town company. The late Judge
A. "VV. Hubbard and Judge Moore , of Sioux
City , wore also Interested , while we hud D.
B. Nye , of Council 13luffs , a nephew of Gen
eral Cass and cousin to Indian Commissioner
Manyponny , without whoso influence at
Washington tlio whites could not have hold
Nlobrara or a foot of territory west of Da
kota county.
TUB rouNnnit or NIODRARA
was Ir. D. Y. Shelley , who staked the town
and declared ttio town's nnmo on Juno 7 ,
1656. It being Just thirty-throe years ago to
day , THE UEB correspondent sought Dr.
Bhelloy , who makes his old town summer
quarters , and derived from him some of the
potent features of our state's history , which
have never before been published.
"I have always contended , " said the doc
tor , "that the 'Niobrara country,1 properly
peaking , comprised simply the Running
Water valley and its tributaries of which.
of course , Niobrara was to bo the destined
metropolis. The region formerly known as
'tho Niobrara country1 is situated between
Aaoway ( Iowa oa the maps ) creek and the
Niobrara ( L'Euu qui Court , or Running
Water ) river , extending from the Missouri
Westward , including what is known
s the Dow valleys. Uagilo crook ,
ft portion of the Elkhorn , and the
talley of the Niobrara with its various trib
utaries. Its extent on the Missouri is about
ooo hundred miles , and it embraced .in its
limits some of the choicest lands in Ne
braska.
Previous to 1S53 , " continued the doctor ,
"this portion of Nebraska , and indeed all
the country between the Plato and Niobrara
rivers , was
CLAIMED nV TUB OMAHA INDIANS.
By a treaty inudo and entered into that
Jeer between these Indiana nnd the United
Btato government , the former relinquished
alt claim to the entire country between the
rivers before mentioned , suvo what might
fee sufficient for iv suitable reservation , Tlio
Indians would appcur liy the the terms of tlio
treaty to have Intended thut poitlan of their
old domain lying between Aloaway cieok
Mil the wobrarti , or the Niobrara countiy , '
for their reservation and future } iomo , binco
by un urtlclo of the treaty tills wcctlon was
xprossly designated as such , with the
hrowd provleo , however , thut they might
elect bomo other , under cwtuln conditions.
n ! 'In lb ! > 5 the United Btutcs liulluu
Hf Igeut , together with the chief jnon
of the Onmhas , without examining
the Niobrara country , in compliance with
tba instructions of tlio dopaitiucnt , doMed -
Mod to
BUU8T1TUTU Tim "lll.ACKlllUD COUXTIU1
for tficlr rcoervutioii a country In almost
very respect infniior to the Nlobruru coun
try. Whether they inailo tills poor exchange
( their own accord ; whether they feared
ItM X'c-niaw , who had already manifested
h preteneloai to the soil ; or whether , ui
s most probable , they wore prompted by
those who at that time alone know the value
of the Niobrara country , I would not pre
sume to say.1'
At any rate , the consequence of this
: hangc in the Omaha reservation , confirmed
by the government , was , of course , that the
country lying between Aloaway creek nnd
the Niobrara river reverted to the United
States , subject to pro-omption laws like other
imblio lands. No sooner liad matters boon
settled with the Omahas than the Poncas ,
evidently Influenced by their white con
nections , began very strenuously to urge
their claims to
THE FAMOUS NIO1IRARA COUNTRY.
They warned the whites to keep off bv or
ders written by a white man. This , with the
impression industriously circulated by influ
ential people , that that country was not open
for settlement , baa the desired eitect of keepIng -
Ing it for a while in Its old condition.
In 1850 , while the entire territory of Ne
braska was in possession of the Indians , ex-
ompti from the erasp of the white man , and
unknown to him , suvo so much as
TUB ZCALOUS INDIAN TRADER
knew , or the inoro explorer of the Missouri
river had laid down on tlio old and uncer
tain maps of the extreme west , or what
might bo gleaned from a general description
of the territories of the United States , Dr.
Shelley , then engaged In some private ex
plorations in the valley of the Missouri , and
at the time sojourning in Council Bluffs , hail
his attention railed to the Niobrara country
by souio vivid accounts by mountain traders
and pioneer Mormons , who had soon "plenty
of plno nnd other good timber up thoro. "
Some Mormons had , previous to taking up
their winter quarters with the Omahas , attempted -
tempted a settlement at or near the mouth of
the Niobrara river , but were frustrated by
the determined opposition of the Ponca In
dians. Traces of this short-lived
SETTLEMENT Or " 3UNT3"
existed In 1S5S , not only of demolished build
ings of the living , but other monuments bet
tor attesting their troubles nnd persecutions
at the hands of the "Lamanlto. "
"In Mav , 1850 , " said the doctor , "accompa
nied by H. U. Cowan , wo sot out with the de
termination to explore the territory , nnd se
lect its most favorable spot for a town sito.
Crossing Aloaway creek wo begun our Jour
ney
Tnnouon THR CO.STBBTBD UOMA.I.V.
Following along the sinuous coursoof the
Missouri wo passoil by many beautiful spots ,
upon which towns have slnco boon latil out.
Every high point of blurts which wo were
compelled to travorao In our course
served us something of Hn observa
tory , from which wo could vlow the
surrounding country and search out the un
known location of the polr.t desired , The
"muddy Missouri" still contln.'ocl day otter
day along our line or travel , to rush nmclly
by the chalk blurt's , which wo knew must be
cleared before wo need look for the pure
waters of the Niobrara. Tnough the trail
was tiresome and our moans of conveyance
by no means encouraging , yet wn persevered -
vered lllo gonulum frontiersmen until wo
were rewarded by the sight of the very re
ality wo were seeking for. IIwii.jj : gained
the eminence of a hi ri bluff , ths hnautlful
plateau at the mouth of the Running Water
was suddenly thrust buforo us. Tbo spot
once reached , there was no nnc-1 to look
farther , for the llist L'lanoo would tie de
cisive In the mini1 nf tn.y observer , and now
nothing remained
HUT TO MAID ; THE CLAIM
in accordance with law and custom. The
town claim of Niobrnra was accordingly
mudo on the Tth day of Juno , 1350 , in .the
presence uf the wtiolo tribe of Ponca In
dians , whoso chief village bad been situated
for several scores of years , as wo were us-
surcu by both Indians and French traders. "
-In September following , the first building
was erected in Nlobraru. It was constructed
of logs three feet In Uiaic-oter , and wns de
signed to answer the double purpose pf a
fort und n pi election to its inmates from the
elements. The "oH cabin" sfood for several
ye.irs after , wren it was burned. In the fol
lowing mouth , Dr. Shelley made a personal
examination of the Uunnlng Water valley
for u distance of ninety miles , where ho saw
Till : OU13KIUTS OF THE 1'INIS UCUIOX
and satisfied himself as to the character and
value of the country and the pluo timber.
Ho inailo the expedition and was guided and
accompanied by a slnglo Indian , "Littlo
Habblt , " who hud lost castu nnd became on
outlaw from his tribe. Ho secured the ser
vices of tile outlaw uftcr other attempts had
failed.
The winter of LS53-7 , remarkable all over
the country for its deep snows and frigid
cola , was in other respects
PIIEONANT WITH DIFFICULTIES
to the four gentlemen Hurry Huddleston ,
Clinton Beam , James Small and
"Dutch Fred , " who passed the winter
in Niobrara in the employ of the original
L'Eau qui Court company. Several
now cabins were built on the town claim ,
which were torn down nnd burned by the
Indians , still constantly tampered with by
their masters , who were stimulated by jeal
ous speculators who were anxious to gain
possession themselves by first ejecting those
who had made bold to gain the first foot
hold.
hold.Recourse
Recourse was also had to misrepresenta
tions , and urgent appeals to the commandant
nt Fort Randall ; und it is worthy of note
that Colonel Lee , commanding tbo post , rep
resented iu his orders that they were sanc
tioned by the then governor of Nebraska
and other functionaries of the territory ,
which orders were peremptory to the white
occupants of Niobrara , to
LEAVE TUB PLACE FOIITHWITII ,
or ho should bo obliged to coerce them as
intruders upon Indian lands.
"This combined attack of Indians , specu
lators nnd men of different ranks , grades
and stations , " continued Dr. Shelley , "how-
over formidable it may appear , was success
fully resisted and overcome , though it mani
fested itself also with considerable strength
iu its efforts to defeat tbo passage of on act
incorporating the L'Eau qui Court com
pany. "
The commandant of the post having been
furnished with the opinionof the secretary
of the interior declaring the disputed coun
try open for white sottlsrs , and Having re
ceived corresponding instructions from the
secretory of war , ho immediately suspended
all interference with the white settlers.
Upon this the prospects of peace to
the settlers seomoa to brighten , but the In
dian annoyances still continued , and during
the spring months numerous acts of hostility
were committed , live stock nnd other prop
erty destroyed by the Poncas , who were
often
MADE DKUNK WITH W1IISKT ,
and thus exasperated to intimidate the set
tlers , and , if possible , frighten them from
their possessions. Such opposition did the
claim-holders at Nlobrura oxporlenoo during
the winter nnd spring following of 1850-7.
It is not often that a contest so long and so
warmly waged between such parties as
frontiersmen and Indians can bo placedupon
record
WITHOUT ITS MARKS OF BLOOD ,
and it is deemed but a matter of justice to at
tribute an escape from such disaster to Hie
wisdom and cool , prudent conduct 'of the
worthy men who passed the first winter at
Niobrara. "Colonel Leo repeatedly
expressed his surprise , " the doctor said ,
"ai > the unaccountable obstinacy of
those men who hold tbo place. Ho advised
them to leave 'tlio Ponca country , ' 'as ho
expected daily to hear of their being scalped. '
Ho could furnish them no protection , but ho
iionl orders to 'Old Whip , ' the chief , com
manding him to desist from further molest
ing the whites.
During the session of the territorial legls-
turo of Nebraska this same winter , the
L' Eau qui Court company was duly incor
porated. In tbo act of incorporation the site
of Nlobrura was located , the company's '
claim defined and liberal ferry and bridge
piivlleges guaranteed ; and it the same ses
sion uu act was passed creating
THE COUNTY OP L1 EAU COURT ,
by which Niobrara secured the seat of justice
in the corporate limits.
I have been thus particular in detailing the
onrllar history of Niobrara , Its troubles ,
trials and obstacles , that I might show more
plainly with what eagerness it was
sought , and with how much importance
the point was everywhere regarded
oven ui that , early dav. Th ( > vigorous opposi
tion which hud thus far attended settlement
rendered it Injudicious and unsafe to make
such improvements as were desirable , since
they were sure to meet tlio fate to which
Indians usually consign every mark of civili
zation , Tliq.spring of 1857 opened with more
micauracing auspices , nnd tbo opposition
having bufllciontly abated to remove all
doubts of the niliuiato success of iio | enter
prise , a few of the more active and liberal
members took care that no time should bo
lost in pushing forward with Niobruru with
vl CO Ei A. FHV.
The flower bonnets are the chief charm of
the present dainty display of French milli
nery.
ON THE ALTAR OF FASHION ,
Many Silly Women Sacrifice Their
Time and Talent.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF DRESS.a
Yellow Gaiters Have Tallsinanlc Pow
ers If Properly Worn How to Grow
Stout females In Toivser *
Koses for Perfume.
A Buffalo Girl's Clary.
Buffalo Express ,
January , very trav ,
Go to something every day.
February , not less busy ,
Dance until I'm fairly dizzy.
March , stay In and say my prayers ,
Sow old tidies for church fairs.
April , comes with bonnets sweet ,
Several weddings down our street.
To Now York in May I go ;
Everybody does , you know.
Bridesmaid seven times in Juno ,
Glad tbo season's ' over-soon.
Tired completely out am I ,
At Lake George I'll spend July.
That lawn tennis in September.
Is the last thing I remember.
Loft off keening record hero ,
I'm engaged myself , my dear.
Her Servant Girl.
At one time I noticed tbat every
friend who culled upon mo met mo with
what I can only describe as suppressed
grins , Buys a writer in the London
Queen. I could not imagine the cause
of this general but covert merriment.
Wo discussed it in the family , but with
out arriving at any solution of the mys
tery. One day it was all revealed.
I bad forgotten my latch-key , and
upon returning homo was obliged to
ring. Our front door is half of ground
glass. In the very center of the panel
is iv wide transparent rose. I chanced
to glance at this just after my ring , and
was startled quite out breath at what I
saw a great green cyclopean eye fill
ing the epaco of the rose. It was thus
that our general help took observations
of our guests hoforo sao unclosed our
portals to them.
A liibol on tlio-tiacJJes.
Have you ever taken /particular no
tice of the fact that ainicely dressed
lady , especially as to thcadgoar and
neckwear , always seeks a seat in a
street car up in one of the forward cor
ners ? says the Chicago'Hurald. Well ,
she almost Invariablydoas. ' Maybe you
-will wonder why , and it ia only right
and proper that you should bo informed
on the subject. It in a self-evident
truth that a lady loves'to look at herself -
self in u mirror , especially if she is
well dressed , It is an oveiruhunco that
the front platform of u street cur is oc
cupied by two or more smokers who al-
wiiyw lean back against the front win
dows. This obstructs a view of the
street , but the dark background of the
smoker's cout renders the window mir-
roivliko , BQ that a pen > on in the corner
seat can HOC his or nor- reflection in the
glass. Tins is really why ladles with
now hats or wrupsliko to get up thoro.
They can incidentally look at tnoir ap
parel all the way down town und thus
bo afforded u great deal of feminine
satisfaction.
At this particular season , writes
Mamlo L. Hutchott to the Lincoln Cull ,
when the question of clothes is agitat
ing more twin any the feminine mind ,
the following thoughts are naturally
suggested :
The Uiblo in its opening chapters and
everything in nature , from the gar
ments or Her leaves worn by our lirst
parents to the leafy bowered trees and
flower-clothed fields , teaches the pro
priety and necessity of apparel some
times gay , sometimes sombre , accord
ing to the time , place ana occasion. But
while they teach beauty in all things ,
they also teach modesty , simplicity and
harmony. They impress the fact , too ,
that wo should keep within bounds of
pur own individual ability , not indulg
ing our love of adornment at the ex
pense of others. Does the lily borrow
from the rose ? or the tiniest shrub from
the migRtiest forest king ?
It is natural , it is proper , it is light ;
nay further , it is the duty of every
woman to make herself as comely and
attractive as her means and opportuni
ties permit her. She should cultivate
physicial charms , and above all indiv-
ualitv , asany other God given talent ;
but she should not spend more time or
money than necessary on these accom
plishments. There are many arguments
against the two evils overdressing and
not dressing enough. Expensive attire
involves :
1. A waste of time and misapplication
of powers which should be devoted to
something higher. The woman who
makes fashion the study of her life finds
very little time for anything else , and
by depending too much on the attrac
tions of her outward uppoaranco , is apt
to neglect the cultivation of those in
born graces of heart and mind which
constitute the only lasting beauty and
the only typo worth aspiring to.
2. It necessitates an expenditure of
money that could bo used for better pur
poses. Persons who have been fortu
nate enough either to inherit or accum
ulate wealth , have no moral right to
withhold food and raiment from God's
suffering poor in order that they may
indulge a weak vanity.
It causes a gossip , excites envy and
jealousy , and not infrequently keeps
persons of smaller moans from church
and places of amusement which they
would otherwise attend and onjoy. It
tempts thorn to commit frauds and
thefts in-ordor that tnoy may keep pace
with their Wealthier and more ostenta
tious neighbors. It encourages selfish
ness and cruelty. Think of the thous
ands of innocent , bright winged birds
that are sacrificed every year on the
altar of fashion , to say nothing of the
huniun victims of the sewing machine
and scissors. - .
Slatternly nppurol is more Inexcus
able and equally deplorable. A slovenly
woman in a disgrace to the mother who
roared her , and a perpetual mortifica
tion to the unfortunate man the dignity
of whoso name she so little appreciates.
Sparse dressing is wrong every way ,
criminally wrong , since it is degrading
to the woman who practices it and demoralizing -
moralizing to her associates. Talmago
says : "Show mo the fashion plates of
any ago between this and the time of
Louis LVI of Franco , and Henry VIII
of England , und I will toll you the typo
of morals or immonlsof thatugoor that
your. No exception to it. Modest ap
parel moans' a righteous people. Im-
modc-st nppurol means a contaminated
and depraved society. " And Talmago
is right , for women who are really pure
minded and true shrink instinctively
from bare shoulders and naked arms ,
The woman who is willing to exhibit
horeolf in a promiscuous crowd
in a decollete waist , is not the
woman whom nn intelligent , virtuous
man would care to acknowledge us a
falstor or a wife ; and since her object is
to exclto admiration , she displays a
judgment as weak as her morals , and
defeats the very end which she is striv
ing to accomplish. , . ,
Persons of taste , natural or culti
vated , have their fastidious idons of
suitability and the ' -eternal IHncss of
s
things shocked continually. For in
stance , a 10-oont lawn with a 85 sash
and $10 bonnetmake , up a costume that
gives these senaativo individuals a
nervous vigor. A tea gown at a dinner _
party or a silk dress at a picnic is
equally conspicuous and out of taste.
True elegance in dress , as in all
things else , consists in harmony , sim
plicity ana suitability ; and the most
graceful and artistic costume is that
which is the most natural and easy ,
and comfortable to tlie one who
wears It.
Girls , Get a Vellow Garter.
The very latest and funniest whim is
the wearing of the' yellow garter , says
the Now York Sun. Just one garter ,
not two , you understand , and it must bo
worn juot above the left Unco. The
other stocking may bo wrinkled discon
solately over the shoe-top , or be fast
ened in place by any one or all of the
mysterious devices known only to the
initiated , but the loft one is hold firmly
bv a band of yellow silk elastic , with a
ribbon rosette of the same shudo , and
the correct and proper thing is to wear
it night and day for six months.
The yellow garter's origin is shroud
ed in murky uncertainty , but its signifi
cation is known to every girl who pos
sesses it , and this is its charm : Any
girl who wears a yellow garter above
the loft knee IB sure to bo engaged in
less than six months. The garter must
bo given to her by a friend ; she must
not make or buy it , and it has never
been known to fail of its purpose but
once , and then the owner was weaving
it on the wrong extremity , or rather the
right one instead of the left.
Just wherein lies its potency belongs
to the ethics of the esoterics of girlhood ,
but the girls all wear them. The slim
slips of girls who want to bo engaged
just for fun , though they aren't half
old enough to be married ; the bright ,
clover girls , as sweet and spicy and
wholesome as carnations , who have a
career before thorn , and say they won't
marry the best man in the world ; the
houuless girls , that have tried every
thing else , you know , and are accus
tomed to failure ; the sweet-hearted ,
womanly girls , who are waiting like
Marianna in the moated grange and
sighing because "lie cometh not , " and
the naughty , witching girls who could
marry every fellow in the market , if
they were not so sort of bewildering
that no one quite dares to ask them ,
and the shy girls who hide the yellow
band from their very host friends , and
think of it when they say their prayers ,
all waiting for some bravo knight of
the garter to help them solve the prob
lem concerning the success or failure of
the time-honored of institution which
is causing so much controversy at pres
ent all wear the yellow garter.
RONCH Foij'crfumery. .
Gather the rose loaves injdry weather ,
remove the petals , and to the proportion
tion of half a peck fresh leaves strew in
a good handful of salt. Let this re
main five days , stirring up the leaves
ovorv day. When they appear moist
add three ounces of bruibodallHploo and
one ounce of cinnamon stick bruised.
Lot this remain on the loaves a week ,
stirring them daily from the bottom ,
says the Detroit Tribune , Then put
into a permanent jar one ounce of all
spice , and add the stock layer by layer.
Sprinkle-between tlio following : One
ounce each of cloves and cinnamon , two
nutmegs ( all coarsely powdered ) , some
ginger root sliced thin , half an ounce of
aniseed bruised , ten grains finest musk ,
half a pound of freshly dried luvomlar
flowers , two ounces of powdered orris
root and ad libitum cologne , rose or
orungo llowor water , orange or lemon
pool. Freshly dried violets , tuberoses ,
clove pinks , or any other scented flow
ers may be added. Pine extract of any
kind will enhance the fragrant odor ,
while fresh rose loaves , salt and allspice -
spice , made as at first , may bo added
when convenient. Stir the jar occa
sionally , leaving it closed except when
the perfume is wished to odomo the
room.
Delusions of an Empress.
The empress of Austria , who is at
Wiesbaden , occupies outside the town
a villa which is guarded by police
agents , and no strangers are allowed to
approach it , says the London Star. The
empress' delusion was that King Louis
came fo her in the night dripping won
in his shroud , from which there ran a
perfect stream of water , which filled the
room and threatened to drown her.
She would wake in a fright and call for
help , saying she was drowning. Tlioso
hysterics generally ended in a fainting
fit , and , singular to add , for some daya
afterwards the compress appeared to bo
free from hallucination.
On her return to Vienna last year the )
empress absolutely refused to see her
son , the Archduico Itudolf , declaring
that ho hud not paid her proper ro-
spect. Shortly afterward tlm archuuko
committed suicide , and it became an
imperative necessity that the empress
should bo confined to her own apart
ments , for she was continually ropuoach-
ing herself for causing the death of her
son. And now the acute crisis in tha
empress' illness has passed , for soften
ing of the brain has sot in.
Women In Trousers.
An unusually largo number of cases
of women passing for men have recently
boon discovered in England and Franco.
The most remarkable for length of
time during which the deception was
maintained was that of a person who ,
during a voyage from Franco to the
island of Jersey , acted in a btrunge
manner nnd finally fell unconscious ,
A doctor found that although dressed
as a man it was really a woman.
After being sent to ahojpit'il in Jersey
she told her story , which was
that , at the ago of thirteen , she had
been left an orphan and had then ,
a Jo p tort male clothes , which Bho had
over since worn without discovery. She
was fifty-five years old , and had there
fore worn trousers for forty-two yoarfl.
She had for the creator part of her Ufa
pursued the calling of a courier , guid
ing parties of travelers over all parts of
Europe , under thq nnmo of Louis Her
man Tobush. She hud done well at the
business and had u balance at her bank
ers. When she was taken sick on , the
steamer she worn a fur waistcoat , a long
overcoat , n stilf hut and a turned dcnvn
collar , and smoked a long pipe or'a
strong cigar , us she chanced to please.
No one had any suspicion she was not a
man.
Among the witnesses in a recent suit
at the Paluco of Justice in Paris was u
pernoii , apparently a young man ,
dressed like a student , who was accom
panied by what seemed to bo an elderly
gentleman of grave aspect. When tha
name of Mine. Libert was called tha
young man stopped forward. "I bog
your pardon , " said the clerk , "I am
asking for a lady , and not for a young
man. " "But tnis young man is my
daughter , " explained the sedate gon-
tlunmn , stepping forward. The olork
decided to lot the judge see the witness
nnd Bottle the matter. The judge told
the young woman to go home and put
on proper clothes before she appeared
to testify. "Hut I have not a slnglo
dross to my nnmo , " she exclaimed. It
turned out that the old Mine. Libert
runs u printing olllco und hud for a long
time worn inulo clothing in order tq
miinugo her business hotter , She wai
bringing up her daughter to the sami
custom ,