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things. But the wlldness faded from
her face when the hot flames curled
about her slender, writhing figure.
Shrieks of pain and terror burst from
her lips and her features were con
torted In agony. Yet. to the last, in
her eyes shone the dumb terror of dy
ing wild things.
Jonas Hooker slept soundly. His
conscience well commended him. He
had rid the community of a most dan
gerous witch. She had been fittingly
roasted, thereby edifying the general
public and warning all practisers of
witchcraft; and her bones had been
duly buried out of human sight. Jonas
slept soundly.
It was a warm summer night, and
the ' small, square window was
open. A shadow darkened its pale
sight-light for a moment, but
there was no sound. One awake,
though, might have seen two
disks of golden flame burning in the
gloom. But Jonas and his wife slept.
The constable did not feel the soft
pressure of a fur-clad body against his
chek. He did not feel the hot, sav
age breath nor the glare of the fiery
eyes above his face. The cat tribe have
a strange power over their prey. Jonas
did not awake when sharp claws sank
into his flesh till the blood came. Even
when long, sharp teeth pierced th
great vein in his neck and the blood
flowed freely he still lay sleeping or
stupifled. For a long time he lay un
moving, breathing more and more
slowly, while the warm blood ran
acrcss his breast and formed a pool by
his side. It still flowed slowly after he
had ceased altogether to breathe, and
lay damp with the death-sweat.
His wife slept also. Once her hand
fell in the pool of warm blood by her
husband's side. She dreamed that it
was thrust into fire and burned, and,
sleeping, she snatched it away. In the
morning the blood was dried upon it.
In the morning, too. the dead body of
a great black cat was found out
stretched on thp grave of the witch that
had been burned the day before.
ALEXANDER.
Remember the Whitcbreast Coal and
Lima Company is still furnishing its
customers witb'best grades Penn. hard
coal at ?3 delivered.
(From the Omaha Excelsior. March 13.)
O, Baron of thp many palaces on
wheels, wherefore dost thou not have
more consideration for woman? In all
the cars that roll from Portland, Me.,
to Portland, Ore., it is man and his
comforts thou hast first considered.
Yet do not the fair sex give thee many
of their sheckels and should they not
be provided for as well?
When man ariseth in the morning
and goeth so perform his obolutions he
findeth. room to spare, and two bowls
in which to wash. "Woman findeth her
self locked out of a two by four closet
by the woman who got there first.
"When she get in, there is scarce room
to turn around, while man, if crowded
in the washroom, steps into the smok
ing room that ever adjoins and fixes
his necktie to a nicety.
"When the lord of creation hath
breakfasted shall hp sit in his own seat
forever and an hour No, indeed, he
seeks the seclusion that his smoking
room grants and listens to questionable
stories from traveling men. Or he may
go forward, if on a limited train, and
find half a car turned into an elegant
lounging room for men only with
buffet where wines, beer, cigars and
cigarettes may be obtained, with great,
easy-cushioned lounging chairs, and
copies of all the latest magazines and
illustrated weeklies bound in leather
rovers within reach. And there is a
writing desk supplied with embossed
paper showing what a swell train one
is riding on and pen and ink all ready.
And the woman? "What has she?
The privilege of walking up and down
the depot platform when the train
itops. and of going forward to the din
ing car three times a day. Why should
not woman have a dressing room that
is decent, Oh, Lord Pullman? Why
shouldn't she have two dressing rooms
if the occupant must always lock one?
Why should she not have a reading
room, or what is better, why should it
not become the custom of men to bring
their wives forward, on limited trains,
to the general reading room, where all
may sit and chat. And will time see a
piano added as one of the luxuries of
modern travel?
We have purchased (because it la
Just the thln we have needed) the
Columbian Cyclopedia Library, con
sisting of the Columbian encyclopedia,
which Is also an unabridged dictionary
thirty-two volumes of convenient size
neatly bound, four volumes of thean
nual cyclopedic review, four volumes of
current hlstoryfor 1896, one Columbian
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that they cover a field relative to the
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and achievements of the human race
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a permanent and Invaluable record of
all important movements in political,
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scientific and Industrial affairs.
The magazine will be indlspenslble
to all people who have encyclopedias,
as it will be needed to keep these
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each year the four volumes of current
history are bound Into one volume,
known as the Annual Cyclopedic Re
view. There are now four of these
bound volumes covering yearsl892-3-4
and 5. The work has for endorsers
and subscribers In this city and state
such people as Mr. Gere, editor-Inchief
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Jee Bartley. state treasurer. Hon. W.
J. Bryan. Mr. Miller, editor of the
Northwestern Journal of Education,
Hon. H. R, Corbett, state supsrintend
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Every reading person -has felt the
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labor of collecting and digesting it Is
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sult obtained. A most satisfactory
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terly Issues of Current History. This
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The complete library is sold on
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City subscriptions will be received at
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store, direot all other correspondence
to C. S. Borum, general agent Lincoln
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SHERIFF'S 8ALE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
by virtue of an order of sale Issued by
the clerk of the district court of the
third Judicial district of Nebraska.
within and for Lancaster county in an
action wherein Julian C. Gregory is
plaintiff, and Rachel Hyde, Thomas
Hyde, her husbanJ, Ida C. Ilydo and
Edward Hyde, her husband, defendants.
I will, at 2 o'clock p. m..on the ,10th day
of March A. D. 1897, at tho east door of
the court house, in the city of Lincoln.
Lancaster county, Nebraska, offer or
sale at public auction tho following de
scribed real estato to wit:
Lot four (4), in block one (1), in Lav
ender's addition to the city of Lincoln,
in Lancaster county, Nebraska.
Given under my band this 25th day
of February, A. D. 1807.
John J. Trompen,
3 30 Sheriff.
(First publication Feb. 27)
SHERIFF SALE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
by virtue of an order of sale Issued by
he clerk of the district court of the
Third Judicial district of Nebraska,
within and for Lancaster county. In an
action wherein Sarah Waters is plaintiff
and Fabien S. Potvin et al. defendants.
I will, at 2 o'clock p. m., on the 30th day
of March, A. D. 1807. at the cast door
of the court house, in the city of Lin
coln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, offer
for sale at public auction tho following
described real estate, to-wit:
The east half of thenortheastquarter
of section twenty-eight (23), in town ten
(10), north of ranee six (G), east of the
6th p. m., in Lancaster County, Ne
braska. Given under my hand this 25th
day of February, A. D. 1807.
John J. Trompen.
Sheriff.
First publication Feb. 27.
SUERIFF SALE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
by virtue of an order of sale issued by
the clerk of the district court of the
third Judicial district of Nebraska,
within and for Lancaster county, in an
action wherein Eugene II. Pearson is
plaintiff, and Badger Lumber Company,
et al., defendants. I will at 2 o'clock p.m.,
on the 30th day of March, A. D. 1807, at
the east door of the court house, in the
city of Lincoln, Lancaster county, Ne
braska, offer for sale at public auction
the following described- real estate, to
wit: Lots eleven (11), twelve (12), thirteen
(13), fourteen (14), nineteen (10), twenty
(20, twenty one (21), twenty two (22),
twenty-three (23), and twenty four (21),
in block forty five (45), of the original
plat of the city of Lincoln, in said Lan
caster county, Nebraska. Said lote
twenty-two (22). twenty-three (23), and
twenty-four (24 beinc otherwise de
scribed as lots "A," "B," -C," and "D,"'
of Strickland's sub-division of lots twenty-two
(22). twenty-three (23), and twenty-four
(24), in said block forly-five (45).
Also beginning at a point four hundred
thirty-eight (438) feet east of the north
east corner of block twenty-two (22) in
Lavender's addition to the city of Lin
coln, Lancast:r county, Nebraska,
thenco east twenty-two (22) feet, thence
south one hundred forty-two (142)
feet, thenco west twenty-two (22)
feet, thenco north one hun
dred forty-two (142) feet to placo
of beginning; also tho north half of lot
three (3) in block twenty. two (22), in tho
city of Lincoln, all in Lancaster county,
Vobraska.
Givon under my hand this 25th day
of February. A. D.. 1SDG.
John J. Trompen,
Sheriff.
3-30
NOTICE.
In tho district court of Lancaster coun
ty, Nobrnskn.
Wilmor B. Comstock, administrator of
tho estate of Nancy Jennie May do
ceased, plaintiff,
VB.
Henry 0. Show, Rosa M. Brockwny,Mary
C. Phelps. Harriett L. Wilson.Menirva.
Bartlctt. Androw J. Thayer. Martha
A. Lewis and Harriett L. Billiard, do-
fendants.
The above named defendants and all
others having an interest in tho mnttere
involved in tho. above entitled action
will lake notice that on the Kith day of
February, 1807, tho plaintiff filed a peti
tion and legan an action in tho above
named court the object of said action
being to secure an order and decree fron
this court directing the plaintiff to uiakt
deeds conveying to Henry C. Show lot
twenly-two (22) in block one (1). and to
Rosa M. Brockwav lot nineteen (10) in
block two (2) all in Central Park sub
division in the city of Lincoln, in Lan
caster county. Nebraska, to comply with
tho terms and conditions cf two written
contracts mndo by Nancy Jennie May in
her lifetime agreeing to convey said
above lots to tho said alwve named per
sons tho consideration named in said
contracts having been fully paid. The
hearing of the above entitled notion is
hereby set for the 20th dav of
March, 1807, at 10 o'clock a", m.
at which time any and all
Iersonsobjecting to the order and decree
asked in this action shall appear and
show the cause and reason for their ob
jection. Signed this 10th day of February, 1S07.
ALUKItT J. Cokmsii,
3-27 Judge.
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