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efforts to get at solution Of the enigma were
uDayaillns.
What do you know about :. warning which
Mr.. Weber is said 10 have received Thursday?"
ducricd the reporter, trying Il new ta.k. and
was In position to answer tho inquiry If auy
one was.
~ understand that woman went to George
Webcr's store Thursday aud told George that
Theodore should not go to Juesscn's Office !;
that Mrs. Robert wonld shoot him if
be did. George told bis brother about
it and advised him not to 20, hut Theodore said,
'Why, hare had nothing to do with that wom-
an: am innocent of. everything. She is moth
i1lg but blackn,acr.' And in the end he vent,
in spite Of the warming"
, 1879-05-03
HENRY GRrEErPATTAf.

HENRY GrrEHrpAr7nr. =. j..
uno ror, lno1v ,xhot,pr bo roada anv state
:, r..-s. .s:-1.sn '0
"enes W oeola:c aitef oe'1g 6no1'
" have: it On the best OF authority that be
told George Weber, while waiting for death,
ma,:,
-
H1at: " cfieu tne reporter III unolsgulseu
astonshment.
Tile gentleman reDeated his declaration, and
tannef: r. ofY Nth n. 7e;o,;,;cant odd,ndn,,
ts - ,a u 10y ~, ~, .,:s na.s
4aoo "e uon 1n1euo " 1eb ILLS 1nlnS iest ncao
either"
It NAV be set down rs certain that the souls
of Mr.. ebrr,s friends are etrrcf to the ,3enrhs.
The fact that Henry Grcerehuum should call
ot,out = f,,cfoct. tnff Them that so,neth, scnsa-
liunal was coming nm. and adyise item TO
ro to Room "a Prvan Block. DOESN'T
Sci we'll, to use mild cxpressiot,, With apy OF
thu. before this case masses into history some
tainos viii be n,ade known wiich Will not re-
dnuni to the credit of 1l,.. a,lcocd & Nonolcon
NJ Finance M nt,e 81 far MS heard from
oretends to accuse him IT instieatiur this
woman to yio1rnce: but his alleged acnuaint-
ancc viii, every step iu the progress OF her and
ar U'nhar,s affajrs s-an urnnn;ntancc which
n,r,st },ave hren derjva3 fun, somr n,,e on her
sile of the case: il not fron the woman herself.
than in ali nrnl,oh;litv from Shntfner VIM l.
eaIt ~ ho - rai.r;vn ri Hnrman Shoffner onre
an of1i.er in th. 1,erman NationaI .-tnrether
with Tho forr 1t,,t hc tonir na;ns to
suread the Information. or snch parI
Wr Wnhar,s et,"l;ny Tshnws In t,rir
,1;ras ,tr ,,,ot no,rw wn. +,t;n~ y yere nocn1ior
,.,+ G ~; ~ tn-9 ~ a,,an+s M ~ M, too.
s,,a - ,,oirt ~ r. tn. G.r,nnn nonn,a tion is nnt
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20
HIS fayorite Male.

A Eureka teamster is noted for Tie
affection that he betays for one of the
mules in his outfit, the most obstinate
and mangy-looking animal in the string.
and his fondness for Nancy" as he calls
her, has passed into a proverb. Upon
being rallied upon this peculiarity by a
ehuIn. he discoursed as follows: IL used
TO have sweetheart back in Injany, that
/ was awful gone on, and this yer cussed
mule has so many pints in common that
my heart just yearns over her. She was
as likely gal as ever run barefooted
IN a cornfield, but she was too cussed
obstinate 10 enjoy good health. You
never knew just how 10 take her. She'd
look YOU right smiling in the eye, and
you'd think thar were moro sugar i'm her
nor in New Orleans molasses hogs
head, but If you laid your hand on her
unexpected like, she'd kick the breech-
ing all 10 hi in less than a minute.
That's just the way with that mule. 1
reckon she's cost me nigh onto $500 for
harness, 20 say nothing about doctors
bill for broken leg; but you get into "A
place whar the mud's deep, and the rest
of the team kerfummuxed, and call ON
her for assistance, and blast my eyes IL
she won't pull herself clear out Of her
hide 10 help you out Of your trouble.
That was the way with Nancy. The
summer emigrated were mighty with
the ague, and got the milk fever on top
of that, and were pretty nearly ready
20 cross over Jordan, but She nussed me-,
helped her ole dad all day, and set up
with me nights until she were q shadder,
but she pulled me through, and then
she advised me TO emigrate % Californy.
] hated 10 60 away; II were like persuad-
ing hungry horse 10 leave pail of oats
but there was no use, she were bound To
hev her way, and ! came. That war ID
years ago, aud / hadn't been in tho
country q month fore got news OF hen
dying. Poor gal! She oyerione herse'
takin' care Of my worthless carcass, and
never seen no woman since that time
that We're worth shucks compared To
her"
His eyes were moist as he closed his
affecting reminiscence, and If any Of our
readers notice mouse-colored lead
mule that can kick fly off her COM
panion's ear with unfailing accuracy, or
out-pull any pair In the team, they will
know that the drivers life is centered
in that animal, and respect the tender
memories that causes him 10 bestow
upon her the affections that was oncs
the sole property Of the departed
Nancy"
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20
The PolIceman,s Club.

The attention OF great scientific minds
has OF late years been turned 10 the
pOlicemans club. This useful instru-
ment needs improvement. An energetic
villain can twist il from the hands Of a
less physically developed minion Of the
law and thus, Fearful odds against him
cast" OF course this IL very wrong, but
unhappily the criminal classes need
educating up 10 that fact, and on this
point tleir education has been fearfully
neglected. The scientific minds hereto
fore alluded 10, are determined 10 do
what little they can, 10 convince the
stalwart rufiian that little clubs were
never made 10 beat policeman's heads.
One invention has been patented which
makes the baton of authority hollow
mockery. A number OF barbs lie in
wait In the club. When the villain still
pursues the policeman and grasps the
club, secret spring let's slip the barbs
OF war, and the villain acknowledges his
mistake by letting 90 the club and using
those choice expressions Of language
which occur 10 him as doing justice 10
the situation. When the policeman
gently pats q recalcitmnt prisoner Oh the
head, the barbs do not operate, only
coming forth when an attempt is made
TO jerk the club nom the policeman.
IN officer in New Haven has patented
another kind Of club which il more
harmless but not less convincing. II
has sheath Of brass, colored 10 resem-
bio rosewood, aud 40 fastened with
springs that, when rough seizes Il,
IL slips of leaving the club ready for use
This unexpected transformation so puz-
zles the will of the perseyering villain
that his mind naturally wanders In an
investigation Of the causes thereof, and
while engaged in this search the police
man conyIDces him Of the error of his
ways by few well-directed blows ON
the head. II is 10 be hoped inventors
will give their thoughts 10 this impor.
tant matter. Now is the time 10 get Up
clubs
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20
Extravaganza Of Men and Women.

There has been n general outcry
against the extravaganza Of women,
and the special luxuries Of the latter
have been favorite theme with
preachers and mofalists. A woman re-
marked recently that she seldom at
tended a missionary meeting ia which
"the $500 shawl was omitted. This
shawl will probably last for nges. Al.
hitting the charge TO be true, IL is easy
to find more ridiculous extrayagance
among men. For instance, IL may be
asked, who is IL that supports the
grand club houses which cost this city
81. 900. 900 year. To say nothing OF the
loss of time and the damage occasioned
10y bad habits? Who supports Delmo.
nicos establishment. where $500, 900 IL
spent annually. yielding its owner a
prineely fortune every season. Who
paws for the cigars which cost the city
more than bread7 / could mention q
man Who for years expended $40 a
week ia this article Of luxury, which is
not difiicult when you reckon three
cigars a day at 90 cents each. This
man never lays by dollar, and he has
patient unAcoomplished wife, who,
when she went 10 missionary meeting
Is greeted with the 800 shawl. There
is tobacco shop ia the Astor House
block which pays rent OF $500 9
year, and here one sees meerschaum
pipes priced at $50, SO and even sl00
Some OF the more fanciful styles arc
$50 As one gazes upon such an es'
tablishment, the inquiry may he sug
Rested, how many 500 shawls ar'
smoked away by is patronsl A few
hundred dollars n year for wines and
cigars ~ q mere trihe, but when yot
put lt into shawl--why, Il IL a yerl
different thing - New York Letter u
Troy Times.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20
SWIFT JUSTICE.
A Murderer Taken out OF Hall at Sid
ney, Nes., aud Lynchcd.

OMAHA, Neb., May ll.-At O'Clock
yesterday morning Henry Loomis, a
respected citizen, was mortally wound.
ed by Charles Reed, in Sidney. The
weapon used was Colt navy revolver.
The ball passed through the thigh.
aud necessitated amputation. the bone
being broken in two. He died at five
o'clock this afternoon. Reed escaped
TO the bluffs north OF town, where af-
ter vigorous search Of posse OF Off
GERS. he was captured and incarcerated
in Jail. Public indignation il high,
and there are threats OF lynching him.
The Sheriff placed n guard over him
but 10 no avail.
Last night, at IL o'clock, about 400
people surrounded the Jail and de-
manded the prisoner. The guards
were overpowered and the Sheriff com.
PEELED 10 surrender the keys. Reed
was marched TO the street, a rope put
around his neck, ladder placed
agninst telegraph pole on the south
side Of the track, and the rope thrown
around the top OF the pole. Reed
stepped up the ladder brayely. Asked
what he wanted TO say. he replied,
"Good-by /, gentlemen" and jnmped
of the ladder into eternity. He died
game. With shouts OF 'Loomis aveDg-
ed" and firing of reyolvers the mob dis.
persed. The yigilaLts were all mask
ed. The lynching is generally COM
mended by the Sidney citizens. Reed
committed a murder in Texas some
mouths ago.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20

Yesterday afternoon, says the Virginia
City Chronicle, a green-looking couple,
evidently newly married, called at the
Photographic gallery of Beals * Water
house and wanted their pictures taken.
Just az Mr.. Beals had got his plate ready
the man called him aside and said he
wanted 10 ask favor. II was told in
Carson you took the best pictures in the
State. Now, you see Sal and got
hitched down there last Monday; now.
her folks 60 good deal on style, and
they live in the States. They never saw
me- and if send my mug back east
the'l be dead agin me sure. I'm a
darned sight better than ! look, and
when people come 10 know me they call
me brick. Now what / want to get is
some goOd-lookin' man 10 sit with Sal
for picture. VIII you stand in? She's
willin'. Them big whiskers Of yours ill
catch 'em sure and create harmony. You
look like solid capitalist, and they take
me for a petty larceny thief" Mr.. Besls
enjoyed the idea immensely and sat with
-Sal" for the picture, which will doubt
less carry JOY into the household Of the
eastern relatives in week or 50.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20
Art I'm America.

A love for the fine arts is daily grow
ing in this country, and ability 10 dis
tinguish and appreciate true artistic
merft is rapidly extending among tboee
who but comparatively a short time ago
never gave more than a passing thought
TO such matters. Our people are begin
ming TO realize that there is more in life
than money-making and material pleas
ures. and are cultiyating the aesthetics.
With the quick apprehension Of Ameri-
cans 1t will not be long before they viii
be as competent judges Of excellence in
art rs any people living. a powerful
aid in iurthering these tastes the public
sales of valuable pictures, etc, have
proven 10 he, which sales are becoming
more and more frequent. They give
the public an opportunity 10 examine
productions OF the pencil and the brush
OF real merit, and, by making familiar
To the public gaze masterpieces of art,
train the eve 10 discover the defects OK
inferior efforts
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20
NEW SCHOOL LAW.
ofrie,ai Ruling. aud Decisions.

Prepare for the Lansing Republican.
l. The statute comp. laws, s 1920
expressly requiring the township treas
urer TO pay the amount OF taxes raised
for school purposes TO the order OF the
school district officers, his liability
therefore is distinct from ia ordinary
liability for township moneys, agd can.
not be released or in any way affected
by the action OF the township board.
2. Whore a township treasurer had
accepted, in payment OF school taxes,
various local orders instead OF money,
the supreme court decided (Jones vs..
Wright. "a Mich, PIP. 81, 372) that "a
township treasurer has no right 10 re-
ceiye for school moneys anything
which the law has not authorized to be
30 received, and IL lac chooses to do 80
aud TO receipt for the taxes, he must
make good the amount.
3. The surplus dog-tax collected in u
township must DE apportioned upon
the whole number Of children OF school
age residing in the township. to all
districts lying wholly or partly in such
township. In case OF fractional dis
trict in which the school-ho1se il stu
ated in another township, the money
belonging To- such district must be
paid over 10 the treasurer Of the town
ship ia which the school-hoHse is situ-
ated. and by that treasurer paid to the
district, ia the same way as in the mat.
ter OF two-mill aud other taxes.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20
MOman's Inconstancy.

we do not assert that woman is abso-
lutely fixed in her love loyalty; but she
is such compared 10 man. Were she n
hundred times less stable than she is, no
might well honor her i'm that as his in
finite superior. Love To her means 10y
atty, dedication. She is liable TO deceive
herself-she Is far more liable 10 be de-
ceived. But when she gives without re-
serve or stint the wealth OF her affection,
she plays the prodigal 10 the last, unless
his conduct stirs her 20 count the cost.
The law OF her being is not To swerye
where her heart leads the way, nor will
she, save exceptionally. Too oflen,
However, her faithful heart is driven
back by him who summoned il from the
drst-driyen back by neglect and in
difference, rejection-and 20 shield him
self, he calls his coldneSs or his cruelty
her Inconsistency lie is industrious in
finding faults in her that will excuse his
own. lie says that she is fickle-incun-
slant. She cannot comprehend how or
why she II so. though She has not the
boldness To dissent from what she hear
On every hand. She discovers in him
extraordinary lapees from LOYALTY, yio-
ated pledges, sundered ties. These are
not natural % her; but as she. her
teachers say, was born inconstant, he
,annot be 80. surely. Her divergence
nom him helps her in her uprighteous
.elf-condemnation. Her looking at her
.elf through his ewes draws his defects
lud exaggerates her own. He j. her
sonsoler aud casuist. lie always puts
her In the wrong, aud graciously par
lous hsr tnr the sin he has himsslf com.
mitted. No marvel her logic Is per.
plexed. and her ethics are bewildered
For such Is mans power over woman.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20

A new telegraph company has been
organized within two or three days.
and the announcement Of its organiza-
ton had the effect Thursday 20 cause a
decline in Wall street Of Western I'm.
ION and Atlantic & Pacific stocks. The
amendment 30 the army bill ia Con
gress, authorizing the establisnment
of independent telegraph lines along
the routes of railroads, appears to
have foreshad0wed the formation of
the company, in which the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad company seems 10 be a
leading spirit. The new enterprise is
understood 10 be part Of n scheme for
a line 10 extend from the Atlantic To
the Pacific, aud II IL said the wires will
be carried through 10 Chicago within
three months Jay 0oulds connection
with ID insures the extension Of the line
over the trans continental route, aud u
IL said the wires will be placed along
the line OF the Baltimore A Ohio. max
ing a southern connection.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20
4 Remarkable Meteor.

WAsHINoroS, MINI, May IL A
meteor. apparently about the size Of an
ordinary football passed over this
place about five O'Clock this afternoon,
aud descending east OF the town. ex.
ploded with a report equal to the dis
charge Of 300-pounder, The concus
sion shook the town, and the first i'm.
preston among the people generally
was that there had been q mill explo-
sion. The shock and report were very
great. The meteor was plainly visible
in its passage through the air. looking
like ball OF fire with u long train OF
vapor behind ii. 1t exploded just be
fore it struck the earth.
LEXINGTON, Iowa, May IA re
markable meteor appeared in the sky
yesterday at 4:45 p. m.. the sun shin
ing brightly at the time. 1t appeared
with n long stream OF blue and yellow
flame, descending rapidly, exploding
before reaching the horizon. The
trail OF smoke was seen for several
minutes afterward, aud seen at Storm
Lake, and a double explosion was
heard, and houses in the town shaken.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20
The Menagerie Business.

The following is what n menagerie
man said 10 Max Adler, while riding on
the cars:
I've got the finest elephant out of
Asia! Perfectly amiable and good
humored. He killed his keeper two
years ago, but that was the mans own
fault. The keeper Was green and not
perfectly familiar with elephants, and
appeared 10 have an idea that both ends
Of the animal were exactly alike; 30 he
would persist in trying 10 lead the ele-
phant around by the tail, and act rs IL
il was matter Of indifference whether
the animal picked up his hay with his
trunk or his tail. 50, one day, when the
man was trying 10 persuade the elephant
to drink by holding the end Of his tail
in bucket of water, the elephant put
out his hind leg, and kicked him into
immortal chaos! Some people, you
know, never do get sense. There's no
money in the business any more, though.
The losses are too he0vy. / had a boa-
constructor that stood me four hundred
dollars, and he did we'll enough for
awhile. But one day he got loose, and
when we found him he was standing on
his head out by the railroad, with his
tail in the mir. tried 10 coax him 10
come down, but he remained perfectly
quiet, and when | came 10 examine him
found that he had swallowed the top
Of n telegraph pole, and had eat his way
down until his nose touched the ground
He was dead What killed him I don't
know. II may have been electric shocks,
or il may have been dyspepsia. How
someyer. lie was corpse, and there
were four hundred dollars gone.
"The monkeys seem TO amuse the
people most. like a monkey myself.
DO YOU know ! believe it's a positive
loss 10 human beings that they haven't
got tails like monkeys. Why, monkey
can take hold of anything with his tail
just like you can with your hand. It's
really 4 third hand. Now, s'posin' you
had such tail? II you had 10 hang on
TO the platform Of crowded horse-car
with your hands, You could hold your
umbrella with your tail. If you were
walking up and down the room az night
with the baby, you could carry him in
your arms and give him spoonful Of
paregoric With your tail. III you wanted
to take your family out for an airing you
could grab Il child with each hand and
pull the baby-coach with yOur tail. |
tell YOU, sir. it's dead lose 20 YOU, that
you're not built like monkey. Free
hold, is il? All! | must get ont here.
Come round and see my show, won't
YOU? Good morning
And Mr.. Pottle disappeared through
he doorway of the car.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20
A Red.Ribbon Story.

An amusing mistake occurred the
other night at a Mount Pleasant, Iowa,
temperance meeting. An old soldier
had signed the pledge, and was telling
his experience. lie said at one time
during the late war he got possession Of
two kegs Of whisky, took them 10 camp,
put faucet in one of the kegs, and
passed the whisky around among the
boys until they got pretty full. About
the time the first keg was empty, ho
said, his conscience told him he was
doing wrong, but il was only moment.
He picked up an AK and knocked the
head Of the other keg in and-here he
WAS interrupted by the dcacons starting
the cry Of Amen "Glory be TO God"
Thank God" After the house became
quiet he continued: IL knocked in the
head of that keg, gave the boys a tin
cup and told them TO help themselves"
The conclusion Of the story was 30 much
different from what was expected, that
il brought down the house with laughter.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20
A Destructive Climate.

From the study Of the subject, Ger
man doctor has come 10 the conclus4on
tliat the monoliths Of Egypt decay with
rapidity in European climates. ObseT-
vations on the last Luxor obelisk show
that within the last twenty-eight years
IL has suffered gradual change in TIE
atmosphere of Paris. Gradually the red
color of the seynite has become dullcr
and lighter; now the obelisk bear n
white hln Of kaolin, the last product oI
the decay Of granite. In thirty-six years
the stone has received more damage
from the atmosphere OF France, than
during as many centuries In Egyptian
air. The injury which the moist climate
~ England win infiict upon CleopatrR's
Needle is likely TO be more rapid; but
there is at least the consolation that its
incidental injury in London fogs, will
not be much worse for the stone then
the bad treatment IL was receiving IN its
neglected state at Alexandra
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20
A Riot Loss-A Rotten Spot.

HARRIsBURo, May 1.-The riot brib-
cry committee last night examined,
among other witnesses, Representatives
Graf, White, Silverthorn, Burton,
Wolfe and Short Mr.. Graft testiGed
that he had been offered 81, 900 for his
vote by Charles B. Salter and ex-State
Treasurer kemble said that he wonld
see that the arrangement was carried
ont. Mr.. Silverthorn said that Repre-
sentative .Rumburger had offered him
$3.50 and that Kemblc promised to
make il good Graf did not accept the
bribe, but voted constantly in opposi.
ton to the bill Silverthorn played
the part OF n detective. Wolfe aud
Short confirm Crafts testimony and
said they were constantly apprised OF
his movements. Rumberger refused
to testify, claiming that his mental
condition wonld not warrant il.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20

A SILL MORE POWERFUL ExpIoslrE.--
NJ. Nobel, the inventor Of dynamite, has
recently discovered n new explosive
substance still more powerful than that.
lie has given u the name of explosive
celatine,h on account Of its aspect, which
closely resembles gelatine. The sub
stance is composed of % 10 e5 per cent.
Of nitro-glyceTine, and or per cent
of collodion, mixed together. IL is
yiscous, but can he easily cut with "a
knife or with scissors. and placed in
cartridges or shells. Dynamite, IL j.
known, has the disadvantage OF being
alterable by water-when Il j. moist the
nitro-glycerine separates from the all
sorbent. The new substance. on the
contrary, does not give the least symI-
tom of emulation il u impermeablc to
water, which does not az al AFFECT its
explosive propertieA II IL infaned in
the same way az dynamite, and itspower
is nj least 70 per cent. yreater. Several
nations-notably Italy and Russia-have,
il appears, already adopted this substance
for charging bosabs, tospedoes, and
uineA
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20

The trial Of Peter r. Stevens at Chi
cago for wiie-murder ended by the jury
bringing in q verdict yesterday noon
and fixing the penalty at IA years In
prison. "A the prisoner was being tax.
en- from the court room Mrs. Young,
his mother.in.law. attempted 10 shoot
him, but the pistol missed fire. A
warrant for Mrs. Yenng's arrest has
been sworn out.
AT the Yale. Harvard scaling race at
lake Quinsigamoud. GODDARD Of Har-
ward won, beating Livingston OF Yale
sir lengths, in fourteen minutes and a
half. The distance tOullsd Was two
miles.