mTTTTvr A rr A TVATT.V crrrxTiAV -
iQQn. _ T-vrririr-v ! !
FOR SALE-BEAU E8T1TE.
TVfVKSTMKNTdinrval citato. bouRnt at pros-
JLcnt lon'prlces , will pay a handsome profit In
terr Hhort time. Acrn property near city on
Jlell line will perliapn par the larsc t profits
on money Invested. It will pay better tlmu do-
poll's ' in navlns bnnlc t , tn fict your lot Is your
iavltiRs Imnlc nt lilfh mterosu gee the follow
Small house nml lot fiOxITi In West Gumming ,
fill faiiced , en fill liVI , at tlft'H.
Seven-room house onNorth'JHIi st , lotllOxlin ,
( .Mil , $ 01 , J MM } ,
a en-room homo , ICountz 1'locc. $5WO , terras
tau or good lot tl.uw.
In South Oninhal
Irorj easy term * * . Heo me , .
pttil l , < > becK , room If , ct > amlor otCommorco.
j VHIIV line east front lots , only n short JH-
O tdticofroni Park nvn motor. I blocKioutli
of I.enveiiMdith.nt 81,800 ; easy tcrnn.
jffflxHO.niiKM , eolith of ( lri > cc. wltU cottnKO ,
ilntiicom place , no" U-rooin house , .list St. ,
Wi nrro Improved fnrm near eiiotth ( { to see
OmnliRliIkh Hdiool , f l,4 l ,
aiii acrci. 11 miles Omnlia , Improve I , K.OOO.
B actesJiistoilUlite cornornttuu , $ I.M > ' .
llllttliliison & Wcad.-IV.'l Douglas st. Tfl.loK" " .
351 III
ft 7HITI/ for Information concerning Omnlin ,
bnslnoss r'OPorty. CM' , llaiilson , N. V.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
T IPTyour property with 11. H Cole ,
'oiUlunTots Ji miles ot court house OS. 11.
4i ; . Colo. BIIM7
T7KH ) SAMI Tlio I'Jatto Valli-y rinch thrno
43 tntlrsuostot Vnllov onthn 11. I' , ItV. Co. ,
containing over 1,101 lureuwlth line Imnrove-
hiontH. for piittlcnlara npply toU. 1' . PaUiCo. ,
JW.fnilmm fit. 4513.1
. Star Land & I-oan Co.
QTAH Land and I.oiin Co. tor bargain * . ,
inilUtiToTr'TimTcTot"courtifouse ? M. H.
M. Colo. r.19-17
I7\Ult \ SAI.1I S'cry cheap , no trades , farm
JU M 1.7U acres , noc , 6 , li N W llnmlllon coun
ty , I cby mllus from Marnucttc , sir.nll houw ,
stabti.1 , ! H1) acres vastnro fonci'd , ll\lnt ; wntor ,
prlco only * IU per aero , 8S.4I7.IA ontnlid l i
crop Included. Terms i'MO i-nsh. balauco B
per tout intvrcat , K. 1C , Atkln , onnrr. mil-
xouillnilldlnB , Denver , Colo. ; 4
JO.IKKI , bnsTncw tornerrc. F. lfi rii < ! oh""N. vT
jNifs iiWir. . ' H
Tr"ll 7 > A I.n-Choup. 2 btoro biilldliies on 10th
JU st. . near depot Apply urs. I0tn t.
LOOK , attnls Unly IVIXI will liay cor. lot Oflx
I MS < i. front onpavudst.lt taken boon. .U
I.Itllo. . M10 N. Y. ilfo nlilK. ai'J
BUSINESS CHANCES.
R Kb 1'A t'HANI'in Rooillorntlnil for I7W. part
JLlc.'iMi , balance easy. Also n short oriler
rcBtmitiint In central loc-itlon for * 1KU. Ton-
fociloiii'i- . bakery ami restaurant tor tl.U-O.
jiarttn > < li , rent rcasonablo. Co-Operutl\ Land
& Lot Co. , WO N , Kith St. 45'i IU
DI.SIlllJupartner with $ i500. Aitreat clmnco
for tlio light limn or lady In a thcatro Mini
Kaluon biiMlnoss. Call or ixildrcsH UliarU's ICuliL ,
'I'htatie Uumlqur , South umuha. * ' 1'1"
ON account ot sickness wo oirer the bpvt
Miiall liaslutss Intnudty forsaloMltclioll's ,
IBI'J i'.ifnam. ' '
5S- ! !
W
milro In the inoruiut * before l ) o'clocK or In thom
m > nlUB after n , Ml S , nth st , upstair * . WS-Kr
GHOCKKV. clean fresh stock , excellent loca
tion. Invoice about JI.COO. Three fuimslioil
flat * , from I3W to JI.CKKJ ; Icato ami furniture of
Oinnm hotel , proatbargainSl..W AlflVMoore.
01 Slioely ulotfc , OWVifit
T/IOIl SALl'-Jly Situ if.ako st. Rrocerystoio.
JD doing a strictly cashlmilnotsot Wi to * 7fl per
A lfBNTION 1'artnnr wanted with SI.-IK )
J.capltalj o invest In a tnnnufactiirliiir ousl-
nes . Inlnieusu prollt Riiarsntocil. Now thing.
Call at room S3 , Chamber uf Commerce.
475-15 ?
TpOIlSALKor trade A complete sot of ab-
JL.1 blnicla and n good ( arm mul chattel loan
business In a eooil county seat la Nobraskato-
gother with otllco nxtursj. etc. : need reason for
soiling ; no fancy lirlca asEed and It tmv.s well.
417 fheely bloce. U7-I 17
YOIINO man to run cigar staml , t'Greiiulud ,
aildrosaKT , llee olllco. -til r.J
T7IOI1 H.VLi-or : ExchanKo-lJ shares of ilWl
JC ? each ( paid np and non a essabiei Hattlo of
Uottysbnri ; stock for good lmpro\ed farm or
ln ( | ) city property.
I'ull lot within a-mllo limit of postolllce. clear
of i iicnmbrnneo.
1'lno truckage lot , Peddock 1'laco CU feet
tra ( knRo.
1W ) acres near Scotia , Oreoloy Co. , clear of en-
eumbrnncu.
li ncies near Chadron , well Improved and
? 6nto < l.
Block ot clothing fur good lot or farm ; must
po clear.
S. A. Sloman , 1T01 J'arnam st. 310
* nioit SA 1,12-llnnlwarc stocic and biillulnslu
4a llvo Nebraska to\ui. Addro3d 1 * . ( ) . lox !
Oil. .MiCool.liiiiclloi , . Neb. iUO l'i
TTtOIt BALi-\Vcll : established commission
JL1 Imslnts3 : good roaaon.i tor Bellliiir. Only
| 800jo itl.lU'il ' required. Address 1' < . Hue. B.I3
TTIOU BALn-orTrado , a well established oool :
JD and.smtlonery store , llox IHtf Clt > - . 7MJ
dpslionsof disposing of their busl-
4ncsslnouy llau will iliiu ell to call on or ad-
( Iros3. w , it. K. 4 , Jl. 1 ! . , lloom 15 , Cnambor of
Coiiiint-rco. 77 ! )
TTIOU PALE Choap. or rent reasonable. 1 Ice
JO housa IMJxUOx''O lei't. capacity 14,0(10 ( tons ;
front on It. It. track. Inquire Omaha Ho Co. .
UIO y. 15th at. 4 : l SO
SUDSCHIIIU for hnro9 m tnu "American. "
the liirijust bttlldlni ; ana loan association In
the vorld. ' M. A. Upton , npoolul agent , 11th
nud t'arnam. "KS
1710U BALi-St.iitu : clovntor Mltn sheller ,
J. clatner-t , feud mill , all complatu and in
splonaid order. Kood locality , capacity . " > ,0iu
biisliois , handled 15.0)1 linihoU of Rr.im month
of November. 1'or turms nud particulars ail-
dress Hitniuel ( Miner , care Nebraska * Sarhura
linni.- , Ttuiiha , Neb. U'J ) 15J
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.
MIDLAND ( liinrantve & Trust Co. . fN. Y. Llfo
bldK.cninpletuabstracUfurnUheci and titles
to real estate uxarnmoil.perf ectml 4e guaranteed.
731
LCOMi'lJTi : Ret of chattel mortgage ab.
stnict books , cheap , 15U ! I'aroam bt , roouri
InOiniihaand Douglas Co. llrst Uoor ev
Yoi 1C Llfo bide. UiOJJ
'Noitoo.
Blmnnelc .V Kura , at Nos , 1111.13R 1315 and
J317 boutli ThlrtowntU Btraot , Umiilia , Nob. , and
Ino ii as Now Motz Hall. huvotlUH day illtt.
aolvo.l partiuiralilp by mutual agroament , Mr.
JolmHiniuiu'k nlUcontlnun tbo buslui'si. puy
nil Mi-bin iiKiilntt said llrm up to ttda date , aud
Jiolll i ollect ull inoncyu duo to said llrm ,
Ju prcMi'iicu ot U. J , Caspar.
JOHN RIMAM5K ,
AJ.IIUltT KIICA.
Omitlio , Neb , Dec. U' , 18 l > . " "
Not lor ,
Notice ID hereby given , that soiled bids will
tie lO't'U'eil at tnu oilic-u ot the City Clerk ot
Votk , Nebraska , until Jan. litn ! , W\ for tha
tiuriHusBof tl.iWJ. u ot the registered funding
bonds ot the city ot York , In douomliiatloiiH na
follows : KlL'hv bondi for t.VXl. u HIM ! ono bond
foi t'M.u. ( lieurliiB U pcTcont lutereat pajablo
nemlunnuallrat tie | filial agency ot the StiUo
of Nebraska. In New York Ulty ,
Tlittbocnamaturulii 20 yearn , They may be
l > ld at the eml ot in years , or at tha uud of
nn ' > - > ear thereafter , lit the option ot the city ,
U'ua right u rct > urtid to reject auy or all bids.
A. J. NtHMAN , Mayor.
NOIIOQ lu Unntraotnrs.
Nolle * U hereby ch n that th * Director of
School Hoard at Wureiico Neb. will receive bids
until tlio JiUtli day of Ducutuber , at 3 u. m. for
thoirectlon nd completion of u School llalld-
Ins. toK > built in accordanca with plans uml
epecmratlona , which may bo noon ot tha oillce
fieo'lluildVu' ' " U ° ° m * a * ttutl isi
Jllddera wUl file a certified thecf ror t-SO ns a
Ruar nt ihut the ucce sful bidder ulll
c-m-
iraaauduheftnatUiractory bond , Tha Hoard
reser * c the rlaht to lejtct any or all bids.
Jly order otilourd. II , a , CLAIIK.
( JIldTt , Director.
Milllll'Cllv hO'Hi
.Tlie city of Florence \\lilgell at publlo iuc .
tlou 1X1 Kt , Deo. sri. UUe city nuerve * the
rlK to rojervu or 3 ot them. J , Wobur , City
rrt. UlS-lsi
Notice to Prlntor. " , I5nolilInilcra ) And
BtMionrr * .
Pealed Proposals will be received nt the olllco
of County Clerk , Doucln-i County. Nebraaka , uu-
til ap. m , Saturday. Dec. tli A. 1) . IW.
I'ur fnrnlithlne nld coutitv n Ith blank t > ooksl
nit klmlj of flfttluniiry , HtliocrnpliliKj. bc > lt-
blndlnc. district court oanlocketsand nil other
prlniedvotk wtilcli nmy be rcriiilrnl by said
county for thp } enr of I'tti. Samples of ald
wntk nnd stattonarj" can bo een taid clerks'
odlci , aUu , eatlinrited quanltty nf each required
innybo a > .ertalned. A rcrtllled check for iluu
mn t acconipRiiv each tild.
a ho Hoard re rres the rlsht to reject any or
all t > l < l .
ASitnc-s in\ hand nml Heal ot Douglas County
this nih day of Dec. , lb 0. M , D. UtiCiiK.
I ) II < l to yr. Cotint > Clerk.
Notice to Contraolorn.
yc.ilcil l'ropo iits 111 \ > e rctelrnl al the olllco
nt County ( Icrk , Dounlns Oiituty , until " p. m .
$ atutiiailecembcr stili. ! " * < , tor erectftiU on
I'lle llrldRe , near the center. S < > iU : , T. 11. It. n ,
overHio l.lttlo l' plo. I'lmnntlil speclllcatlous
on tile in County Olerku oillce.
Illds to be accompanied by certified check for
* . - , .
.The Hoard roierves the light to reject any or
all bids. M. D. IIOCIIK.
Dilto'-T. County Clerk.
13ItOI'03ALSFOl ] I'lKLU SiiH.S.-ir. : 8. IN-
Jdlui Serrlce , Itosehud Ajcoticy , S. Dakota ,
Dccpmlior 4th ] Sealed proposal' . Indorsed
' I'ropninls for Helil yeods/ ' and addressed to
the limlcr lmuMl .il Itoivbad AKCIICV , H. Dikota ,
III be rrci'lred at thH BKCHC ) ' until ono o'clock
of D-coflib'-r Wtli Id" ! , for furnlihlntj for the
Ito-cbuM Agetiry , S Dakota , and dolh or mi ; nt
Vnleiitlue , Nebraska , or Itosebtid Agency.
nt siith tlina iis may be required , about
1,11 m bushels Hoed Oat" . 1,20) ) bushel * Seed
1'otatocs iind WO Im liel8 Seed Corn. Knch bid.
Her must stntcspeclllcally In Ills bid , the propo-
Bid prlco of each urtlcle to ha ollered for ilellv-
ciyniidcrnioutract. All needs must bo ofKoad
( itmllty , aiiltuble for seed purposes In Ihn local
ity whole ririulied , ' 1 he right Is reserved to IP-
liTtniirornllliliUor nny jtitt of auy bid , If
deemed to be for the bestlntcrests of the service.
Cr.itTiiihii CntCKS. Kach hid must Im accom-
PinkMl by a leitlllcd check or draft tinnu some
'iiltcdMiatet Depository , madopayiibln to tlio
order of tliutrndcrnlKiinl for nt least tlvo per
cent nt the amount of thcpropo-nl , uhtchchi'ck
or draft will be forfoltiMto '
. the I'liltcd States In
cn .c any bidder or bidders receiving an aunrd
shall Ml to promptly cxtciite n contract \vlth
Rood and snlllclont surltlos , Dtherulso to bo ro-
tllincd to the bidder. I'or furlhuf informatlnn
nnplvto the underMttncd. J. OUO. WHIOIIT.
V.S. Indian Aueut. tUdJlt.
THE REALTY .MARKET.
TNariliMI-.Siy : ptioaa oa rosjra durmz
JL vosterdav.
CeoiL'oViilker and wlfo to A 1' Tnkoy ct
nl. rotS. bile II , Clifton Ulll , icd | . 1 2,2 5
W TS < h KO to B U Metrlll , lot I , lilk 5 ,
linker I'laio , w il . 500
S.M llendrlx and husband to J BH Not-
HER. lot n. blk 2 , .1 1 licdleK's aiib , w il. . , ! )
15 MowvertoM K llecce , eU : feet lot : ibl .
8. Parker's nitd , w a . . . . . . 3,5C < )
Jlxronllcedaiidwlfrt to MV Hull , lot i. ,
lk I , llced' 3ditdd ,
Win Conner nudlfeto MarcurctCouuor ,
UK12vii teet Inswse 1IMV1J. w d 2
CCMieurgetu public , pat ! ot Ocorgo's
" ' ' ' ' ' '
0 .1 1'oxto \v"\vjoten. iots'iJi'aiid'-ii.'bi'k'
K. llcdfoidPlace , wd . . . , 2,100
U 1' Kk'Keaml nlrc toll A lUru r. lot ID.
blfcL't , O II UoRK'naddv.l . . . . TOO
Win Kdgi nmlita to , Mntlldn Wilson , s
' „ lots 17 nud IK. blk ! ' . . llelIderp. . w d. . 1/.00
A HToiizalln nud wife to W li Heard , lot
1-1. bit . Illllsldr add Nil. 1 , wil TO )
G It Jloltand wlfoto IIS Urudley , lot 4.
llltC. HrlRKSPlBCf , Wil fi/JOO
lOllliodesand wlfrt to C II MclClubln.
lot 11. blk I. Maj no Plnce. w d 2,400
A C 'J lolip nnd nlfo to O W l.osati , lot 13.
ItuMln's mill , to I'mlnxlow. nod 1
n A I'lirrcil to C I'lumcr , lots 1 to I , blk J.
Pallet-sun's 1st ndd lo South Omaha ,
wet l.COO
, lno Wilson and wlfo to \ \ m Edge , lot f > ,
blK"ll"lIudfoid.wd 1.101
Jmt Wilson and wire to Win. Kdgo , lot 15 ,
bits. llcUldere. w d 1,000
Jos Darker and w Ifo to OM Coe. lot W.
II li PfcKBid and w'lfo to it it rickard.
ll'.74 aliis'j ne 12-H-12 n cd 1
HLPUkaid aud wife to H K Pickmd ,
lla liiswiieiii-iri-l. : , wil _ .
It II Vlrkurtl nml wife to H 1 * PUkard ,
S.n .1 In sw na 'Ul-bVU , w il . 1'iflO
Dennis Mmphyto II Vex , 41x50 near nw
cor Hall I'laciv d . 1,100
It C At ell ami wife to CV llussell , nnd
' , lot It ! and 17. blk SI , Walnut Hill.
wil . . . MO
JJ transfers ,
Don't buy trnsny imitations. Got the
penuino Red Cross Cou rh Dropo.
NAN.
BangI
- A.snowball whioil throupfh the air ,
and awny ever Iho Jonco sailed the pro-
fcstor'h hat , battered and dishonored.
A ripple of girlish laughter lloatcd up
from somcono behind him , and , looking :
around angrily , the profoASor caught a
glimpse of a pair of dark , roguish eyes ,
peeping at him out of a pretty tiood ,
which did not hide the eaucyfaco of the
nmidcn who had thrown the ball.
She watched the professor as ho
climbed ever the fenceregained hisdis-
figurcd tilo. and tried rather ruefully to
smooth its battered sides ; tlion she
scampered toward the school house.
Joel Sherwood had just emerged from
the univornlty at W with consider
able honor and the degruo of good
opinion most men of his ago entertain
for themselves. Ho really was entitled
to a great deal of credit for the courage
and steadfastness of purpose with which
ttie had toiled to make his way through
ho tedious university courbo. Ho
had tlono it nlono and at the same time
managed to help in keeping his widowed
mother in keeping what hud proved to
ho a very guunt and persistent wolf
from the door. But the world , as is its
custom , had been Bomowlmt slow in
locognizing his genius ; go that when
the winter term of .school at Wcstun was
olTorsd to Him ho was only too glad to
accept it , hoping that in the meantime
something better would come to him.
Ho picked up his lint with bomo sense
of disgrace and strode to the school
house.
It was the orontful "first day" nnd it
mu&t bo confessed that Joel's ' heart for a
iniiitito Mink very low as ho saw the
vogush face disappear through the door
of the building which was to bo his
cnstlo for the next few months. Ho had
n dim foreboding .that trouble was in
store for him. liut shortly his courage
rallied , and with lips closed a llttlo
more firmly than usually lie slopped to
to the debk. '
,
Knn , with many a girlish glgglo. was
relating her adventure to iv circle of
admirers.
"Tho idea of n young follow like him
bringing u tall hat down hero ! Myl
how mad ho looked when the thing
wont ever the fence. Well , it was rather
moan after all , but I will never BOO him
again. I doa't know who ho is. Some
city uhap , I s'pobo , down to look at the
natives. "
Just thou the door opened nnd the
professor walked in.
II Joel could have scon the glorious )
crlintoti that swept Nan'a fnco bo might
have known how poorly pri/.cd was lor
victory. Hut ho was busy and had al
most forgotten the opUodo a , moment
latur.
It was brought back again , however ,
when ho chanced to glance at Nan.
Onca more the Hoed of crimson dyad her
chocks , but she buried her fnco in n
book and waited until it had vanished.
That winter Joel Sherwood louriiod
many valuable lessons. It was u rood >
school for him. Ho know moru about
himself when the term was ever thun he
ever hud before. Ho put uway tho. silk
hnt tind wondered why ho over should
have worn it down to Weston.
ly ) this time ho did not fcol himself
BO very much superior to the people
there as ho hud felt. They proved to
bo kind hearted uud intelligent , and ho
liked thorn better the inoro .ho know
thorn.
Ho had found Nan n disturbing ele
ment in his little dominion. Not that
eho meant tn do anything wrong , but
eho hud too much mittchlof in her na
ture not to bo at the bottom of many n
project which brought the now teacher
InUi 'Msroputo , She never pretended
that she had no hand In these plots.
There w n no deceit In Nan. Whatever
she did was so frank that .Tool's ' reproof
was tempered bynslrango fcchntr which
caused him to forgive the spirit which
prompted Nan's nctloii a feeling ho
know not how to analyze.
Once , when she perpetrated some es
pecially nnnoylng trick on him , nnd ho
had met her out of school hours on the
way homo , her pretty smile and look of
respect ; had driven every spark of tuigor
from hi ! ! hcnrl , and ho hroko nut :
"Oh , Nan ! Why will you- "
JJiit ' she had pulled her hand out of
his and lied heforo the words were out
of his 1 mouth.
And Nan she was the same thoughtless -
loss . girl , an fur ns .tool could see , us the
. .
weeks . sped quickly by nnd brought
them ncnror the end nf the torn ) . She
led the boys and girls in every game.
She could outsk.uo them ; nut n boy
dared challenge her for a race for fear
ott the defeat ho know would uwnlt htm ,
Her nappy laugh rippled 'everywhere.
Net a boy but would have risked his life
for her. Not u girl hut lied to her in
time of trouble , for she was over to
them n champion equal to every "emer
gency. To all she was simply "Nail"
kind , loving , mirthful "Nan. "
About the time Joel's school closed ,
the river , which hnd Ijcon fro/en all
winter , began to break up , and the ice
gave signs of going out. Iforc and
there great scams mmourcd , und a
warning roar bounded tniouch the vul-
ley. !
Some of the older bovs who had ex
plored the stream higher up very
sagely predicted that there would bo
trouble before night , but this brought
lo .Tirol's mind little four. lie thought
the stream might rite and carry away
the ice , but that would bo all. lie
know nothing about the fearful gorges
that ' sometimes dammed the river and
iloo'ded the entire country lor miles
around.
At noon a report came that a gorge
was forming a short distance from the
school hoube. There never bnforo had
been sueh n pile of ice crowded into
that part of tlio river , and water was
beginning to How over the valley. A
heavy rain set in , falling for hours in
torrents. Still .Tool hud no idea , what
danger was impcndiiitr. This was his
first experience vitrfmtho river , and
when some of his pupils begged to go
homo ho thought it best for them to
wait until the storm was loss terrible or
their parents came for them. This lat
ter thing happened sooner than ho had
thought likely , and home of tlio sturdy
yeomen came for their little ones quite
a while before the usual time for their
dismissal , and gravely advised Joel to
close for the day. as they feared trouble
from the gorge up the river.
At length tlio young man , impressed
moio by tlio anxious faces of the chil
dren than by any thought of real
danger , told them to so , and quietly
proceeded to help them got started for
home.
*
Night was dropping down over the
valley. The storm king was abroad in
al its fury. The night gave promise
of being n terrible one.
Joel's heart reproved him for not letting
ting the children go sooner when ho
opened the door and heard the sullen
roar which came from the gorge ,
lie listened sharply.
Yonder cumo u man on horsobackrid
ing ranidly.
What was the matter ?
The rush of waters smote his ears.
The truth llashed'over him.
The Ice-gorge had given way.
The young man's face grew palo as ho
drew tlio children back into the house
and shut the door. 'Kb could not Iqt
them go now. It was too late.
A few minutes more nnd si wild cur
rent of water swept around the" build
ing , cutting oil all hope of escape on
loot. It was now plain that they wore
hemmed in.
The horseman waved his hand toward
them and then wheeled away to seek
other means of reaching the school
house. It was n. trying place for the
young teacher , and some courage was
required to look calmly into the faces
of the nwe-stricken children and try to
quiet them.
But in this ho had a helper in Nan.
Tlio girl's face showed nothing of the
terror Joel expected to see in hor. Tlio
woman seemed to have suddenly como
instead of the rollicking girl. She was
here , there , everywhere , cheering the
younger ones in a most motherly way.
How this crisis had transformed her ,
Joel noticed more than over now wlmtii
btrong face she had. lie had always
thought her prettynow .a look had como
upon her features which indicated the
.spirt whick makes women horoiu. She
had become a calmsolf-po scM.'d woman.
While Joel was thinking of this ,
thiough the Uusk came ti boat manned
by two farmers. Its slowly pushed its
wav through the current , lighting hard
ngalnbt wind , ice and drifting wood ;
but it was long before the rescuers
reached the imperilled house , .loot
could no lunger open the dour without
letting in an ocean. Tiny rivulets
were spreading over the lioor. The
only way to got the children into the
boat was through an open window.
Not more than half the number wore
able to got into the boat. The rest
must wait ,
"Hadn't ' you bettor get in now. Mr.
Profo borV" asked one bl the men when
the ho.it was ready to push oir for the
land.
"Not so long ns there is anyone else
to , 2oh , " was Joel's llrm response , as he
gave the boat a steady shove away Irom
the house.
A half hour of suspense passed. Then
the dim outline of tnu boat appealed
through the gloom again ,
The boat is full enough , " said Joel ,
as ho tucked ono of the children se
curely into tlio boat. ' 'Tho load would
bo too heavy and trouble might come of
it if I should get in. I hope the woi > t
is over anyhow. Even if the water
rises two feet more I can still Ilnd awav
to keep out of it till morning , perhaps , "
" 'Tuln't just the thing to leuvu you
'
hero , " enid ono o'f the men , hesitat
ingly. "Got in and we'll got through
nil right , I guess. "
"No , " was the quick . roppone. "Go
ahead. If you can come for mo , all
right. If not "
Ho paused. Something in Nan's eyes
nwoko a tumult in his breast. A strange
light shone in them , and ns Joel leaned
down from the window toward her , in
answer to n slight movement of her
hand , she whispered :
"Mr. Sherwood , I'm sorry I've ' made
you bo much trouble this winter. . , , l
didn't ' mean it. Will you forgive raoV"-
The only reply Joel guvo was n , lumn
preebure of the hand. That was. enough ,
Hho understood it. Then the boat
pushed out into the twilight.
But it loft behind a very happy young
man in spite of his desperate condition.
After such a confession from Nail what
could ho not onduroY Floods could not
swoop uway the joy that thrilled him.
But an hour sped by and still Joel was
alono. The water kept rising steadily
till it drove him to the topof the desks.
Ho noticed that the lido was coming up
much faster than at uny tlmo before.
There was no longer suuh a rush about
the house ,
Studying the situation awhile , Jpol
made up his mln A that a cargo must hava
formed somewhere- below him , nnd the
water , no longer able to run out , was
backing up leaving him in the midst of
great son. If this wjueo true Iho out-
OOK wn snot ntnll cnoHuraglng.
Ho peered nnxlourty-'out over the
water for more slgiiB-otrtho returning
ont. Nothing but citrtonso darkness
not his gaze. _ .
Another hour pnsseut Inch hv inch
, ho river crept up. driving htm from
i > liwo to place until ha vus now on the
ighest possible polliU- Now ho nui&t
uietly nwnit his Intel JJ ;
But it was not v cy horolo to be
-owncd like n rat. VIe must do some
thing to SHVO h i in self.'rjf
At Iqngth n star "litninored in the
. .ibtnnco. HOIKJ Sp pg up .ngnl-i.
Some ono was Kinder to him tnan ho
esorvod.
How slowly the light camo. It was a
ard battle with wind and torrent.
Suddenly lifts awlul rush came ngnhi.
[ lad the porgo bolowglvon wny ? Then
icavon save him !
Ho felt n shock. The building trcin-
iled. Something hna struck it heav
ily , und it was being carried d6wu into
, ho raping Hood.
It was lime for him , to net. To ro-
innin where ho was would bo death.
Ho llting Up Iho window and looked
ut. Ono thing ho had learned well In
ars gone by. to swim. It seemed al
most madness to think o ! trusting him-
iclf to suel. a current , but there was
lothlng else to bo done.
The light was Hearing him more
wiftly now , although it was apparently
a long way olfyot. Ho bravely leaped
nto tlio biirging water nnd fatruck out
'or the shore.
Something below the surface of the
waves oauglit him nnd dragged him
swiftly down the stream. He struggled
with nil his might to got away , but in
vain. Ono of his legs was held as if in
a vice. His head whirled.
Then a light fell upon him. In an
ther moment a strong hand grasped
his arm. Tlio rays of a lantern lighted
up the face of his roscuror.
it was Nan I
Joel nwoko the next morning with a
delicious sense of peace.
There was no pain anywhere. A
oman's hand was on liiEgfarohoad. Ho
was in a woman's room. Ho lay with
eyes closed and tried to put things to
gether. Then ho looked up into the
fnco of Nan I
"Don't speak Nan ! Let me lie still.
Jf this is a dream I don't want It to
end ! "
"But it isn't. It's real , nnd I thank
God It is ! " saul Nan , reverently.
Joel reached up nnd drew Nan down
toward him and their lips met.
"So do I , " was all ho said.
Watch thoboK , liuv the genuine Red
Cross Cough Drops , S cents per box.
Cardinal Gibbons contomplntoH golnff to tlio
City of Mexico to uttcnd the celebration of
the golden Jublloo of Archbishop Sabastldo.
Cardinal Newman Is reported to bo In bat
ter health thun for soventlinonins past. The
c.mlinul is now m the eighty-eighth year of
his age. t u
The Calvary Uaptlst dhilfch. Washington ,
in appreciation of Its prfs > or , the Uov. S. II.
Orcen , has Just added JS'OO to his salary.
'Iho year closing records llfty-sovon bap
tisms. Joe'
The New York Observer , snys : Clnclnnat
Presbytery , on November 19 , by a vote o
20 to W , voted to rovlso itbe standard of doc
trine on infant salvntidn to read thus : UA1
Infnnts dying in Infancy and other elect por-
80119 iiro saved. " j , >
Rev. Mother Mary Agnes Nowsham , ladi
abcss of tbo Poor Ctiires convent at D.xrllng
ton , England , died recently , at the advuncoi
age of seventy-Boron years , during llftv
sovcn of which she naill boon a nun ant
twenty XBM abbess.
IB
The ItU Hev. Dr. Jayjie , lord bishop „
Chester , has created a sensation throughou
Kngl.mil by Ins ronmrkablo confessionin the
course of a public address at Stoekport a
fortnight aio , that his two principal ambi
tions in Ufa bavo boea to wrlto n good novo
nud to . "run a public house , or liquor saloon
< on the best principles. "
.ho court of Spam at the Holy See Is the
duke of liacna , ono of the oldest and most
illustrious bouses in Spain. Don Jose Huiz
do Aiann ySauvodrn , dukoof Baena , duke
jf Now Seville , viscount of Mamblas and
_ ranIeo of Spain of the order , is a life sena-
or of Spain named by the crown.
The Uov. Dr. Ginsburg handed to each
icrsoii present at tbo recent Oriental con-
"crenco at Stockholm , Including King Oscar ,
.i specimen cony of his JIassoretIc ana criti
cal text of tub new Hebrew bible , with n
irosncctus describing the distinguishing
.oaturns. It Is the result of thirty years'
critical study , und the collation of more than
llftv manuscripts. *
Tlio Jews of Now York city have forty-
nmo synagogues , and constitute a larger
population than in Jerusalem itself , number-
ng nearly ninety thousand. They form un
nllucntial element , many of them being
jaukcrs , merchants , editors , politicians. Al
though comprising 10 per cent , of ino popula-
Ion they contribute lesa than 1 per cent to
the criminal classes.
The Church of England missionary soclo-
ties have , accoidlng to the Now York Wit
ness , given to foreign missions during tlio
[ > ast year 100,000 ; joint societies of church
man and nonconformists , 187,000 ; the
English and Welsh nonconformists , iStT.OOO ;
and Presbyterians In Scotland and Ireland ,
202.000. The total of these contributions
s l/iifl.SOO , or more than St,009OW ) .
The Ucv , W. II. Mllburn , the blind chap-
jaln of the house of reprosontntlvus , Un nil-
tlvo of Philadelphia nnd was born In IS J.
Ha lost tlio sight of one eye when quite
young , and the other soon became practic
ally useless. Ho mastered the blind alpha
bet , and at the ago of twenty was ordained a
minister. After that ho traveled over two
hundred thousand lullon , filling appoint ;
merits to prcacli la all of the southern
states.
MERIT WILL WIN ,
OUH tales of Stockinet" Beamlesi Dreaa
BWelds for the flrst H uionths in 1SS9 , In
tlio U , H. , Kurope , & ColonleiU have been ! 0,000
pairs larger than any prc jlo'u ? six moiitlia since
wo commencea business. i.U'ho only Perfect aud
( luaranteod Shield uiade.j.I ave been worn by
more than Seven JllllloijilAirtles. To be found
at all lending Dry Qooda'Utorea ' In if a , &
Kuropo. "
CANFIELD R JBER CO. ,
WAH CHONG ,
Iraixirtor of all kinds ot
Chinese & Japanese Fancy Goods
Silk Ilandkeichlefs. Ivory Toys , Screen * . Fancy
' Chliiawarg. &o.
A I'ULL L1NB 01' TUA3 AKO COrFKES.
11O North loth St. , - Omaha , Neb
_ . _ _ .Uojr fu
"PROF. V/c7 FOWLER , Moodus , Conn.
Manhood RESTORED.
Itnripr Fnt * . A Tlctlm
Manhoodi Of loulbful lmi > rmji ftc < * .
JUntioixl. &O. , tiavlnc trtud fn valaerfTr kiutwtiV nn * *
dy , lift * UU-on ml . iniiiltfnuuuiof * lf cur * , which
KliiliUr 'lU > wilUrrar > .
l-,0. UoV-rw.tie. VwkCltj.
\Ve clvn > on KOOI ! viiltio In our Ovt-r. oati
Bt MtKI. JIll.UO , 1J.O ) , flB.HI , JI80J. KJIK )
nnil J2M ! Our Btilft nt J1H.UJ , Jl j.OJ. il .0\
t.'iKX\S2.niiitnisrip. (
YanreiclvnOiia Dollar * north of Roods
for Ouc Hollnr atnl. that Is nil any oao
Blvcs.
CALIFORNIA
Till ! I.A.NI ) 01. . '
DISCOVERIES.
SANTAABIEAND ; : : CAT : RCURE :
Forsaloby Goodman Drug Co
tl.V/.COS. / I3IH&DODDESTS , , OMAHA , NEB ,
TOR TEB IBKAT1IEKT Or ALL
APPLIANCES FOR DEFORMITIES AND TRUSSES.
Bo tr ciliUe , App ratutandHtpi dieiforSueoe ifn
Treatment of cvtry form of jo'jcain ' reqiari&c
MEDICAL or SURGICAL TBKATOTiBr ,
NINETY ROOMS FOR PATIENTS.
Baard&Atttadanot , But Accommodation ! In Wot.
C7WRITE FOR OIRCTTLUia on DefqmlUei RBI !
DISEASES OF WOMEN V..Vn7 ?
Only UcUable Medloil InititaUmaUBK a Bpeclilty of
FBIVATB DISEASES
urelrp
ioii riii _ . _
M'torr of Tour MI , anl vt wilt lend IQ T > l la wraprxr. our
nnnif tn HPH CRECI unt.i , HM UI
UUUIt IU fnuril
Hcrroui OtiriuM , ImMlmrr.Srpb.
DrJ.E.McGREW ,
TIic Well ICnuirn Specialist ,
tha Irvitluientuf
lUUurmsof I'm-
VA1K DlSL'ASfi ,
UicolnnJ htrkt-
urB.ncuro Kimr.
uutfod. rpurnm-
torrhnn , lnitio-
tencr. ! < > ol
Miinhooil und
Amtiltlnii. fili-rll-
tjr ur llarnniKUl
nil 5olnli > | r cured
rH < nil for bunks ,
TUa l.lfo hul
rot , " fur " .Miiu"
or "Wofiian. "
tincli in caiiit
( tlninpi ) . Kcr7-
tiiuncn.Cauirrli
and Hklu lli-
iui oi curoil
qnlcilmnd per-
invoiiiilljr.'J'rtiil'
intnt bf cvrru-
fnunJcnic. ncntf
stbiiipsforreplr ,
UOXSIII.TATION
1 IttL.
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S , S. Cor. 13th
AMI
JacfocnSti.
OuiaUa , Neb.
WM. I' . WAI'WCII ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
I.ata Secretary Hoard of I'ulirtc Works. Coi
mciclal law and collections. Heal et t ai
Notary I'ubtle.
The Celebratfrt Mnrklaavr Criunl Coat 8
l > er ton , Kor r-ula only by
JOHNSON BROS1 TRANSFER LINE
911 l'urn m St. Platers In Hard aua Soft Co
j'ek-phoue Vtot ,
This Year on the 25th of December
Offer os n Christmas Present to nil tholrgcn-
tlemen friends the most astounding reduc
tion in tlio price or elegantly made Suits ,
Overcoats , Trousers nnd Fancy Vests ever
heard of in Omaha They have the fines ?
stock to select f"om in the west , mid incut ,
style nnd finish they ncknosvledge no supe
rior.
rior.sons , PflNTS , dRCOflTS ,
CllDYidlS , Stripes , .
Monttnacks ,
"
DlaEOllBlS ,
AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS.
Give them a cnll soon.
Do not wait for the rush and bo too late.
The American Tailors ,
PAXTON HOTEL BUILDING ,
FROM MAX MEYER & BRO
The auction sale which is now in progress at our
store has caused so many inquiries that we take
this method to answer the inquiries and inform thepublicat
the same time. The object of the saleis not , as some have
asserted , to get rid of our old stock for the best of reasons ,
we have none. Nor is it a holiday scheme to get the
trade but it is as advertised , to close the retail depart
ment of our jewelry business which we have been desirous
of doing for many months , and having failed to find a cus
tomer to purchase the stock entire , and to put the stock in
to our wholesale department not being feasible , we have
determined upon an auction sale of our entire stock of diamonds
mends , fancy goods , art goods , and all. Without limit or
reserve of one single article. We invite all to attend these-
sales , which will be held daily for the next thirty days ( if not
disposed of bpfore ) andsee if this statement is not a fact.
MAX MEYER & BRO.
HardwarcMScales
A JLdfKC jlssorlinciit of
BOH HDD MEN'S ' TOOL CHESTS
A FUH , LINK OF
AT BO'ITOra PIMCES.
ND rOU CATALOG HI' .
1405 Douglas Sfreet , - Omaha.
1113 & HI5 n JTII1B UHADINO I'lIYSIL'AN. StJUCIIJON
Oil ANOm iClALlBTmSTIL/.CUIINU / [ >
Deformities , Nervous and Private Diseases
Woimko a specialty of braces , upiillancoj for Deformi
ties unit 'Iruws. Club Heel , ciir\iitiirvs of Spine , I'ilui ,
Tinuors. ( "uncor , Inlmlittlou , IMralysH. KMnojr , Illndilor ,
hkln nml Illooil nnaall nriflcul UjiornlloiK.
DISEASES OK WOMIUNKSSSSIS
lure mid ijuestlon Iht on Wcr ou nin . ConMlpatlnn. Neil-
lulelu , l.furorrhaii , I'aln In tlio Uuik. Prolapsus , Uteri ,
I'lka Iriiialo ncuknim , lspci la , fcLm 1'iuiplua mid nil
SlillcTsnlfcrlne from LOST MANHOOD ,
NBIIVOITS DKIHLITV. AlUISHrl of th SVB'l'KM
KMIAUBrHI ) V1TAUTV. OONl'USUlN of IDKAH
' AA'iiusinn TO soul H v\ ; Loss or nMiun rt PHK
'MATiiuii DILMNI : : . VAiticooutii : AND IMI O
nlnK irict nf jroiitliliil error , niiil oxcurei. Yun " ' rl'O I" ' /inS5 /
ipproacblnit Uiolii Mnotletlal iprMiior haraiiioilu traeUir
llundlnu to your muni/inn nllmcnU. ftliuir rullr
with Keiilni nml on init LlBnililuulli
vlellm. rarn-uicnibor."l'rurraitlniilii Isllio tlilef of time.
BuchanSVPniLISInaH Its fear/ul etngeii
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aftrrntia OK .nne 'ntno
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GIOUS UISCIIAUUUS , sruicrruitu.CIHTITIB AND oitciitTis. nil leBuittmr from XI > USURU
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l'mvo > f > orrunBCd our trciitinent for Ilio al.ovo iHneniej tli l'lt will not onlr nr/uM Iinraoillatorollef.
but iicrmnncnteuro , llctncmlic'r. wo Biiarnnton jo fcrtclt W. ' " ' ' / " ' " ° "
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toexcl"curtoiiltr. nili > ontbyaxprBulf Mlldwrlpllim f two U iilveu.butonoior | o alluterrlcwluall
cust-3 prcfcrroil. Conmltnllun Ireo. Bend ttaaipfor < iuo tlon 1UL.
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IMUVATE , M3KVOUH AM * CI1UOKIC1
ThoiiHnili nf yiuuc rocti and women a cd from an nurly craro : made mother , niul rallicni nnd restored to
rttrouuiiil lira ccnl . uiunhood nd nomuuliooa. lleud "dEvincm or Urn , ut tiroimlU Ur ui | > r < i J oaljr , on jocolpj o
WOOD'S
Ice Tools
WEGARRY a COMPLETE STOCK ,
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES.
JAMES MORTON & SON , Agents. ,
. .
Tfilnnhnnp.A37. 1511 Dodsre St.
ETCHINGS , . US-EMERSON ,
ENGHXVINGS , . -HALLUT & DAVIS
ARTIST SDl'PLIES t K3-KIMBALL ,
MOULDINGS , j ft C-ypr.ANOS&OKOANS
FRAMES , Jis
1513 Douglas Street , Omaha , Nebraska