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1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1002. The Wisdom Short Story by (Copyright, 1902, ty 1. If. Illrkford.) The Sunrlxe Limited swfpt psst the lower pasture of Mm. O'Hearn'a Nebraska farm rry afternoon at I o'clock and Mra. O'Hearn'a don, Nicodemus, milled down to the fence and barked at It. Ha waa an tinlovely animal of no breed Inn w hatever, at canine ouicaat deserted by an emigrant, and hla hostility to all railway movements was pronounced and even excessive, al though hla best effort and longest run were reserved for the flying reatlbuled train that came ao fleetlngly out of the ent and ahot by blm with contemptuous roar and ahrlek. leaving black cloud to hover over the landscape long after the cause of It had dlaaopeared from sight and hearing. The eemlug ambition of Nicodemus was to some day overtake this disturber at moment of dowtapeed when, he no doubt calculated, he might acale the fence and cripple It by n attack In some vulnerable spot among the little revolving things that sped It along the rails. In this hope the dog had made lila energetic. If reaultlees, race every day for three months, and that he was encour aged, If not abetted, by Mra. O'Hearn her self waa county goealp. A year after Mrs. O'Hearn'a husband bad keen anatched from the field of toll she lost the companionship and nourishing dally gift of her only cow. That the double calamity dlatreased ber waa not phenom enal, but the departure of Michael O'Hearn iae within the number of thtnga econ i citable alnce the movements of Providence lre to be accepted without question and re. Indeed, but Instances of the expected. 'Mrs. O'Hearn, a faithfully and notoriously 'yellgloua person, resigned herself to the simple hope that Michael waa to be met 'in another country. The taking off of the 'cow left no such solace, since, ita spiritual future did not concern her. From the day the engine of the Sunrise Limited swept the animal In all llteralness 'root the face of the' earth It had been gather foolishly Investigating the nutritious 'qualities of the cinders Mra. O'Hearn faced a. world that appeared to be singularly un sympathetic Where It had condoled with Jier In her first bereavement It merely ailed over ber second. Obviously, In the yes of the community, the lcaat fitting place for a cow to browae waa In the line of a lightning express. The station agent t Exeter Intimated aa much when Mrs. O'Hearn called upon him and depicted, with edmlrible detail, the circumstances of her imlsforvne. He would, he declared, lay the matter before the proper officials, but this concession came only after her angry In sistence had ahown him the folly of at tempting to pasa lightly over her loss and after she had somewhat freely given voice to her optnlona of himself and the company be so modestly represented. When the conversation prolonged to the point of tedium to the station agent he closed the ticket window and retreated to the baggage i room; aha withdrew, reiterating her sentl 'xnsnts throughout the town. A week later ahe came again and her visit left memories of life, color and action. Ehe demanded to know whether the equiva lent had been aent. The equivalent, ahe had somewhat exactly figured, was $39.15 .this Itemttatlon Included 139 for cow and ,15 cents for the purchase of milk thrice I weekly from a neighbor. Her following t visit disclosed fully aa close calculation, .for the equivalent had mounted to (39.89 and it waa platn to the agent that ber arithmetic- carried with It rules of Interest and .equity that would never be accepted by the company, even If It deigned to recogfilxe ter claim for the cow itself. -On thi teeea alon, and on many occasions thereafter, he, mentally convinced that his prevarica tion would net outlive hla tenure of office, , asserted that only the president of the road had authority In the matter of deatroyed cowe, and, having made It clear to her that her claim had been duly forwarded, besought her to follow methods less spec tacular and to exercise some patience. At the aame time he expreaaed hla grief that she should select a mere minion of the great corporation who had In himself no power of restitution to make the object of her expressions of disapproval. For by this time the agent waa annoyed over sundry saillea of village wit that expended 'itself In solicitous Inquiries regarding the 'visits of Mrs. O'Hearn. . Having ao frankly thrown himself on ber .mercy, ho made a peraonal truce with tb lady, but each week a new bill waa pre sented with Its accumulation of figures, .together with verbal expressions of disre gard for tbo president of the compsny and lila lax methoda of business. During the interim and while on her own acrea Mra. .O'Hearn had Incited her watchdog to manl feetattona of violence aa. In dumb ahow, ahe Shook one very red fist In the direction of each paaaing train. Quick to observe and with the rare wisdom of the dog, Nico demus conceived that loyalty to his mis tress demanded some outward expreaolon pn his own part and that these noisy and .disturbing monsters, hitherto imnotlced, were by some process of reasoning con sidered enemies to the bouse. And he, too, missed the cow, for her absence left noth ing la particular to be barked at. At first the efforts of Nicodemus amused .the frslght crewa, who threw lumps of coal at blm. Thla waa to the advantage of Mra. O'Hearn, alnce coal was a luxury, and the idally performance resulted In a small meas ure of the precious fuel to add to her store of wood. She began to wish. Indeed, that the attention of the passengsr en gineers might be equally attracted and that their resentment might take the same form. After a time, however, aad from long familiarity, the sport ceaaed to In terest the passing trainmen, and but for an occasional missile the dog barked wlth- ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Boar Slgnatur of Pae-slaaile Wrapper BiUw. rci IUUHL rci D1ZZUMS. rci nucuiictt. Fit TCIMI uvti. m COrSTIPATICI. rci tXLLIW till. rCITKKCOMPUXIOI rsaraty TwerasaaO. GUfiK t J C It H CAQACK1V Wavy mil u4 a totAksassw I CARTER'S ! m. swaau of Nicodemus L. II. HICKFORI). i out purpose, although he never relaxed hla i endeavors. The flight of time brought no spirit of charity to overcast the bitterness of Mrs. O'Hesra. And It wss quite by wsy of coincidence thst on the day she had prepared her weekly statement which now hsd II. DO added to the principal some thing entirely unususl In railway equip ment should engage, although tardily, the attention if Nicodemus. Thla waa an ab breviated edition of the despised "Flyer," for the engine drew but two cars, the Isst a wonder of luxurious construction and pslnted so high a yellow thst It vied with the ripe corn In the fields through which It psssed. It wss a still summer day and the epeclal came Into view without the knowledge of the dog. who now knew the time tablea with amazlns accuracy, and wss consequently off guard at thla unex pected advent. Hla slumber was Inter rupted by voices that floated up from the pasture and he arose and scented the air. Then he strolled to the corner of the barn and with head cocked to one side viewed thst which amazed him greatly. The train had stopped, and around one of the sets of wheels stood three men va riously engsged In drawing smoking cot ton from an aperature, poking it about with a stick, or dousing wster upon the steam ing mess. A venerable gentleman who bad descended from the gorgeous car to watch the operation, finally strolled over to ths fence, and, attracted by some wild blos soms, acmewbat awkwardly scaled the bir rler and ambled pleasantly about the green fields, lost in contemplation of thj aim pllclty cf nature's wonders. Nicodemus came Into action by a spring In the air, a shrill bark and a series of con- "INTO THIS EXCITEMENT tortious that brought his baunchea almost to hla chin. When be felt the ground after the first flight he bad made two yards and hla batr swept the wind aa he rushed on. Here, in bis dog's comprehension, waa something tangible, something not only to bark at, but to bite. The venerable gentle man dropped the flowers be had. gathered and turned unsteadily to the fence, but made such pocr progress that Nicodemus. with terribly gleaming teeth and a bounce like a kangaroo, ran Into his legs. There waa then a fall of dog and man, with a singularly active display of man. consider ing ags and lack of recent athletic train ing, and as the venerable gentleman came upright be did the only thing that seemed to hla bewildered mind of rati: nal purpose. The fence waa atlll a great way oft. and the speed of the dog bad Impelled that animal on a few feet, but be waa even now revaratng himself. Nearer than the fence branched a tree. Two comforting knobs, within eaay reach,, prelected from the trunk. And before be' quite knew bow be ddl it, the venerable . gentleman, wl.b amaxlng agility, waa aeatlng himself on a lower branch of the tree, while the doa waa making earnest and savage efforts to reach hla dangling legs. The man bieatbed heavily, and. In a spirit of conciliation, snapped Ms fingers childishly, amacked bis lips snd assured Nicodemus that be waa a good and a aweet and an altogether estimable doggie. In none of which compliments did the ven erable gentleman actually believe; nor did the dog accept them. Contrarlly, and knowing that the pantomime and expres sions of this stranger were Intended. In effect to be friendly, the miserable animal, pleased that he had treed the victim who. for all the dog knew, was the very person who had formerly thrown coal at him. too' theae manlfeatatlona aa algna of rage, and wbea the prisoner dropped a handkerchief he aetaed and ahook It victoriously. The lntereat naturally served to' Intereat the men at the car wheels. Tbsy came to the fence In a body, calling out to the doa; to dealat, and one, braver than bla fellows, mounted the rails In an effort to dUtrac-t Nicodemus from bla prey. He put one foot down oa the opposite side aa It he would come Into the paature. It was withdrawn almost oa ths Instant, for the dog. now animated by a desire to engsge sll comers, sprang at the would-bs Intruder and hla white teeth eloaed on a boot heel. The man of courage, giving way to reaaonable pro fanity, fell back Into the arms of hla com panions. The tires stood In doubt and con ference, but made no new move, while Nicodemus returned to guard the tree with, now and then, audden aportlve excursions la thslr direction. Thus, with tall wag ging, he kept alert, while suggestions (d from the Venerable Gentleman to bis distant companlous. Something , was aaid of firearms, but none appeared, and after the engineer had for some minutes poked a long iron rod through ths fence to be growled st by the beaat, pacllla overturea were renewed aad there ' was more snap ping of fingers, calls snd whistles. The porter oa the car came forth to view the proceedings, but waa equally vague In aug geetiona, aitnough ha referred to hot water. Into this excitement, sfter some minutes. I came Mrs. O'Hearn, ber arma bared to the I elbows, snd a rolllag pla la one hand. She waddled down, red and breathless, ber flour- smeared a proa telling of basing day. ber I bearing that of ponderous surprise. Ehe came to a halt Just beneath the branch on which the Venerable Gentleman was perched, and the dog waaaed her a wel come and made another dash for the fence, describing aa he returned, a circle. The maa In the tree viewed her advent with positive pleasure. He at once connected Mrs. O'Hearn with the ownership of the dog, and he waa also Impressed that his position was absurd; ao, although" his tones were pleasant, chagrin wss somewhere apparent. "Mr dear woman. If you will call off your dog you will oblige me greatly. I must confess to trespssstng here, but an acci dent forced us to stop, and I waa at tracted by some wild flewera, and so In vaded rour domain." He smiled genially, conscious that he had put the case concisely at least, while Mra. O'Hearn, with an authoritative "but ahut, now," forced Nicodemus to lie down, al though hla body still quivered from the exertions of the cbsse and the consequent canine delirium. Hla owner was at once Impressed by the Venerable Gentleman, whose manner wss seemly, and who sug gested aristocratic courtliness even under the embarrassing condition of maintaining a balance on the tree limb. He won her aa he looked benevolently through hla eye glasses which, by great fortune, he had not lost In thla sudden adventure. At the moment Mrs. O'Hearn experienced s pang of feminine regret at the absence of ber best apron, and the rolling pin hung heavily In ber hand. It waa clear that thla unfor tunate prisoner had at once the sympathy of thla honest woman, and but for an unfor tunate admission on the part of the Ven erable Gentleman, and a rash attempt at levity, the Incident might have closed forthwith. "Ye're heln wan of these flower-pickers that preserves them In schrapbooks, meb be," ventured Mrs. O'Hearn In a spirit of conciliation, aa ahe grasped Nicodemus CAME MRS. O'HBARKE." by one ear and shook blm roughly, "or p'raps wan of these profeasors that can till ye the vorletlea av the posies by the scbmell ov thtm." "I am not a botanist," aaid the Vener able Gentleman, preparing to descend, but eyeing the dog warily, "although you must confeaa that either a botanist or a railway president would appear equally out of place In a position auch aa I have found myaelt a position," be added to ahow that he had a sense of humor, "that I never thought possible out of the pages of a comic weekly." The manner of Mra. O'Hearn changed aa changes the face of nature under the sudden burst of the tempest. She released the dog, which sprang again at the tree trunk, and ber utterance was one long Inspiration. "O, ho-o-o-o-o." ahe emitted with a alight questioning Inflection, and her blue eyes showed the glitter of steel. "O. ho-o-o-o-o!" Arms akimbo, she looked up st blm. "So ye sirs the piisldent uv the railroad?" The Venerable Gentleman, reconsidering bis determination to come down, clutched the tree branch firmly and called out a warning to the engineer, who bad again sought to climb the fence and again found himself beset by Nicodemus. "That," bs answered, "is my office. Now" He wondered why the woman waa ao In terested in this fact, but hla affirmation, calculated to Impress, was cut short by an exultant cry from the squat figure benestb him. "Thin ys aire the aame wan that's been kapln' me out uv the price uv a cow thla free months," proceeded Mra. O'Hearn. "Ye " She caat about for an expression that would at once convey ber contempt and anger. "Ye murtberer," she concluded. The trio at the fence, now enjoying the exclusive attention of Nicodemus, alnce It waa obvloua that the woman commanded the altuatton at the tree, resorted to missile throwing. The Venerable Gentleman looked perplexedly about him.' "Upon my soul, my good woman," be ventured, "jou aurprlae me. I know noth ing of your cow! You have surely mis taken me for soma ons elae. I do not recall that I have ever before been In this locality." "Ye'll lemlmbei it. thin, from this J'youa dhay, for It'a not from the place ye'll be athlrrln' till I've me equlvyllnt an' me reahtltltlon for the evil ye've done me. 'It's the prlaldlnt of the road,' aaya the atation agent, 'that la cooslderln' your claim. Mra. O'Hearn, an' It'll be all rolght la tolme, but he's s very busy man!' Ye're not so busy but ye can put your hand to yer pocket an' projuce the 1 59 for the cow ye've murthered In cold . blood along uv your lgoaraot Injlne dbrtvers an' ahe doln' no harrum to thlm or anny was. An' It's ths extra money I want for ths milk I've bought since me breavement." The situation aeemed clearer. "You do not, then, accuas me of driving off your cow? asked the Venerable Gentle I man. "Dhrlvln her off?" repeated Mrs. O'Hearn. atrlvlng to compass ber scorn by raising ber voice to Its highest pitch. "it's makln' mincemeat uv ber aa' wld o stbopptn' for an apology that I claim ye to be the rld-banded aaasssla ys are." "j 0 not run lbs engine," asserted lbs sasss2 Beer is not of age until it has been "on lager" for at least four to six months. A capacity to continually store 375,000 bar rels provides ample facilities to properly age all brews of Anheuser-BuschBrewing Ass n St. LovU. u. a. A. 9rhr of tht fmmams Rudweleer. Mlchsleb. Black Tan. rale-Lager. Aaheueer-Staadard. taaert Pel end Laejulsltc. All orders) promptly Riled by DEO. KBTJO, Manager Anheuser-Busch Branch, Omaha, ITeh. Venerable Gentleman, uselessly." "If yon have lost a cow, Mrs. O'Hearn, through any carelessness of the employes of the road, you may be sure your claim will re ceive due consideration. You can hardly expect to advance It, however, by keeping me here. And you have been misinformed. The president of the road doea not adjust these matters that come out of the the misfortunes of cows. Your claim has prob- ably been delayed." .. , Mrs. O'Hearn glared,' while Nicodemus, rushing past ber In gleeful pursuit of a rock thrown by the engineer, cams wiggling back, licked the rolling! pla snd returned to the fence. "Consideration!" rxclalmed the woman. "It's today that me equlvyllnt comes to forty dollars snd eighty clnts, an' It's In the three ye'll sthay an' ye're hired mur ehera looking on from the fence beyant like gorillas In a cage before I sthlr from ths sphot or call off me dog an' luck to htm for knowln' a thafe whin be sees wan." The Venerable Gentleman started to par ley, looked bewildered, sighed snd fumbled In the breast pocket of bla coat. He finally withdrew a somewhat worn pocketbook. bulging with papere. From theae he ex tracted two greenbacks. .Then he aearched, as well ss he could In personal safety, the pockets of his trousers. He finally gava up In dismay. "I am aorry to say that I haven't the amount you ask. If you will r.ccept 120 I assure you the remainder will be forth coming" Mrs. O'Hearn raised the rolling pin. "It'a the equlvylent or not one clnt,' she declared. "But, aa I have told, you, I do not poa sess the smount. I rarely carry with me any ready money," be added with a ahade of exasperation, as If Mrs. O Hesrn could have been previously acquainted wltb bla habit In that regard. "You can git It," aaserted the a ma son Inflexibly. The venerable gentleman sighed again and called out to the engineer: "I say. Hawkins, do you happen to bsvs any money?" "A few dollars, sir." . "I have a little change," supplemented the fireman, while the conductor reached Into a pocket. "If the three of you could make up a puree the thing la absolutely absurd, but we cannot remain here arguing with thla woman. I shall aak you to loan me 120." "An' 80 clnts," Interrupted Mrs. O'Hearn. "Exactly," acknowledged the Venerable Gentleman, although not agreeably, "and 10 ctnta." There was a search of overalls and blouses, and, In the moment of suspense, the president considered that It would not be at all unlikely that the ridiculous situa tion would be further complicated by the discovery that the combined wealth of the crowd did not make up the meager sum required. He was also conscious that Mrs. O'Heard's "equlvyllnt," even If forthcom ing, waa financially small beside ths suma he would consider It s pleaaurs to spend on gold watebfe snd other preaents for gt least four of bis employes. There are inci dent a In the Uvea of railway preatdente that should not become common gossip, and the Venerable Gentleman particularly d's liked to be featured In anecdote. He waa eonaequently relieved when the balance was forthcoming, to ths final 10 cent piece, a contribution front the porter. This, by direction, was thrown over the fence, to be guarded by Nlcodemua. Ths two bills fluttered, from the hand of ths president, and Mrs. O'Hesra. picking them up, turned them over carefully. Then (he moved over to the second collection, snd, satisfied wl.b the accuracy of ber count, and she was pot quick at coin values, called the dog, grasped it by one ear, and ambled back toward the bouse with as concluding word. But she evidenced her faith by locking Nicodemus In ths bars, whereupon the Venerable Gentleman de scended. When the dog was released and ahot off down the paature to renew the sport, the special bad gone. He sniffed st ths tree, snd. presumably living over the late adventure In bis Imagination, barked la a paroxysm of Joy. Revolver Match br Telegraph. ST. LOUIB. May i-Ths telegraph revol ver match between twenty-five police ofJl. cars rprcatnc eH. Louie snd a like number of Chicago bluer oats, who ahot In their respective clliea, began here promptly st noon today. 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You seem to have all sorts of things the matter when the simple fact is that your blood is making all ths trouble be cawno you don't take the pains to keep It pure and strong. You ought to follow the sensible ex ample of the sons and daughters of Ver mont t At home they take Smith's Green Mountain Renovator and have been taking it for many years. When they go away, they send back home for it They don't run any risks they kAne it will cure them. They won't have to send back home any longer. People with money have taken hold of this medioine and are introducing It everywhere through agents who they know will give it to the people In the same condition it comes to them and not attempt to substitute other things for It. We have the sole agency here, and we want you to try it. If it doesn't give you prompt and sure relief, you can Just corns in and tell us and get all your money back. Boston Store DMIQ DEPT. SOLE AGENCY. More Wheels Than Ever We have sold more wheels during ths month of April this year than any month In the past 7 years. This shows that we are giving the bst values In wheels snd that the interest In wheeling has started again, since the eushlon frames, spring forks snd coaster brakes earns out. NATIONALS, CLEVEUINDB snd R ACT CLE 8, $38 to I&0-K0 Regale, made by the STEARNS BICTCUS CO.. for 36 Impettala for 126435 Monarcha for t. A good new wheel made by the American Bicycle Co. for 111 Our jprlcea are lower than you can buy In Chicago or ths Tres-tl H, tl.M, W OO and JJ SO. Edison Phonographs 10. snd DO. BICVCLKS AMD PHOSOQ APHS. Call up 238 and a Bee Advertising Man ...in 11 ..... win ait un you to set a Want Ad or a Halt Page. J I a, FOR The Twentieth No other agricultural weekly can point to a similar record of fulfilled promises or make a prospective as inviting. Some of the Eminent Specialists who will be repre sented by articles on timely subjects in th ttrtt few issues of the sew year. Col. F. M. Woods, . Leading lire stock auctioneer of the west Prof. C. F. Curtlss, Director Iowa Experiment Station. Dr. A. T. Peters, Animal Pathologist Nebraska Experiment Station. E. A. Burnett, Director Nebraska Experiment Station. Ellas E. Nelson, Horticulture and Agrostology. Prof. Lawrence Bruncr, Nebraska State Entomologist Hon. J. Sterlins Morton,' Father ef Arbor Day. ' Prof. O. V. P. Stout, Irrigation Engineer. . F. E. Bone, Prise Hog Breeder, Tallula, 111. T. F. B. Sotham, Noted Hereford Breeder, Chilllcothe, Mo Here arc a few of the regular departments contributors! Livestock, J. J, EDGERTON, low. Agrlcultaral College. Household, MBS. NELLIE HAWKS, Friend, Nshrasks. Dairy, o. n. barnhill, Shenandoah, Iowa. Crops. JAMES ATKINSON, Horticulture, E. P. STEPHENS, Crets. Nehraaka. Bees, a. n. duff, Laraed, eTaaeaa, Horses, N. J. Harris, Bee'y. Am. 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