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A Western Apology.
Shelton (Neb.) Clarion.

This is our first experience in running a
newspaper. Little did we think, when we
placed our name in the Clarion as the re-
sponsIble person for the matter that happen
ed to find its way into these columns, that
anything would ever happen that We would
have To take back or have head put on us.
The item which appears about one /" Profess
sor" Gerbert playing the "Arkansas Travel
Ter" around the street corners Of Kearney
for cold biscuit and slack and sour barley
water has got to be apologized for. Last
Wednesday, when we were going along one
Of the principal streets Of the county seat, In
company with several friends, there sudden
ly appeared before our gaze the slandered
professor. He commenced the conversation
by saying he had not been given his dinner
by . servant girl at the back door, and
thought he would make q lunch of the
writer. We entered protest, but it was no
use. He claimed he was four hundred miles
from home, both heels run over, and all wool
and yard wide, warranted neither to rip
nor ravel, and had killed enough editors to
make corduroy road from Lookout Noun
tain TO Puget's Sound. He unbuttoned hi,
coat, and gently placing his hand on his hip
pocket, he calmly gave us our choice be
tween Q retraction and having our carcas.
shot full Of bullet holes. As the thought.
rapidly travelled through our mind abou
having our remains sent to an aged and lov
ing mother, looking like the top sieve Of |
tanning mill, aud how our creditors woult
mourn our death; as we thought Of anothe
person who holds warranty deed Of fou
sections Of our heart, town six, range thir
teen, the idea of being shot by second-ciass
oue-ho,se, crank fiddler was more than VI
could stand. Hence the apology.
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NOVEL SHOOTING.
Scoring Bull--Eys Through Man. Body


From the Hap,iiion, Canada, Times.
Al unfortunate mishap occurred yesterday
afternoon st the new range Of the Victoria
Rifle Club, between here and the Halfway
House, Dundas road. Members Of the club
were engaged la practice at the l,O'U yard
range, aud George MaIge:ts was firing u the
target, when unhsppily the marker, George
Jenkins, stepped In front aud received The
bullet, which passed through his body, and,
strange as IL may appear, struck the bulrs
eve. which was bespaitereI with blood. Jen-
kius passed the night favorably and Dr.
Griffin las great hopes that he will recover.
The bullet was one Of Remington's 300
grams and entered the back below The shout
der blade, passing out abo,ii m inch below
the left nipple. After looking where the
bali had struck the target and seeing that y
was bulls eye, jenkins saws he felt sting
ing palm q VI needle had gone through
him. lie then yelled % the pa,ties = th<
ranre Il, III them know That 10 had beea
struck, snd fl,en ran down the ranpe go o
ESQ yarsis, M y several A. ~ maiksmss
anprosched hin. " fsiI over. He ble1l ~
mi. NON shs woa,sA. - 49, - no
bssa ~li1 y 1r1ss1I ns1e3hs1e
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A SPIDERS FEAT.
r1uw He Sometimes Constructs Balloon and
Makes II Buoyant.


Seth Grssn, in tie Rochester Democrat.
II you anchor . pole In body Of water,
leaving the pole above the surface, and put
spider upon 1t, he will exhibit marvellous in
telligence by his plans to escape. At first he
will spin web several inches long and hang
to one end while he allows the other to float
of in the wind in the hope that 1t will strike
some object. or course this plan proves
failure, but the spider is not discouraged.
He waits until the wind changes and then
sends another silken bridge floating of In
another direction. Another failure Is fol-
lowed by several other similar attempts, un-
til the points of the compass have been tried.
But neither the resources nor the reasoning
powers Of the spider are exhausted. He
climbs 10 the top Of the pole and energetical-
" goes to work to construct silken balloon
He has no hot air with which to initiate It,
but he has the power Of making it bnoyant
When he gets his balloon finished he does
not 90 of upon the mere supposition that i
will carry him, as men often do, but hs
fastens to 1t guy-rope, the other end o
which be attaches to the island pole upor
which be is prisoner. He then gets int
his aerial vehicle while 1t Is made fast ant
tests 1t to see whether its dimensions Ar
capable of the work Of bearing him away
| He often finds he has made 1t too small, II
which case he hauls il down, takes Il ai
apart and constructs 1t on larger and bette
| pla an. A spider has been seen TO make thre
different balloons before he became satisfie
with his experiment. Then he will get In
snap the guy-rope and sail away to land
gracefully and IS supremely independent q
his surroundings as could well be imagined
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The New Bsecher Scandal.
From The Springfield Rspubliean.

From The SprtnUnSso hepuobco".
Mrs. J. B. Pond, whose husband failed to
4aa.i..aa In.iea Ei.iL 49,. i.a ~as enfiiied tn
a divorce, now publishes the letter and ieie-
O., am f,om Mr.. Beecher which induced him
to marry her. The letter was dated At Ch'-
cago July ls, 1878, aud written TO Miss Stone
at Boston. telling her that Major Pond was
Ii, love with her aud sayiug:
81 have always foand him to be warm
hearted man, aud the longer ! have known
him the more have trusted him, and have
no doubt whatever that should you put your
life into his hands you will never regret it,
The love-sick Major urged that u they
were married they could accompany MI
Beecher to the Pacific coast on wedding
tour. Miss Stone declin the engagement
by letter, but consented TO remain unen-
gagged until he returned. A fortnight later
she received long telegram from Grinneil,
Ia, also from Mr.. Beecher, representing
Pond as In wretched state, unnamed by
the conduct Of his own daughter, appealing
10 Miss Stone to "save hIm from his nn
worthy daugmer," and diIating on the " ten
der-hearted, generous" Pond. The dispatch
closed as follows:
Ifyou were my daughter should lay upor
Won my commands 10 wait not an hour oe
| fore you make preparations 10 come. GENE
| nv the first train to Council Blufis. Yol
| will never regret II. In all these views mis-
Beecher entirely cnincides with me.
4 Kiudly yarIte
| HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
Miss Stone was thus foolishly persuaded 4
leave home. When within twenty-five mile
| Of Council Bluffs who should step OH boar
but the Major In robust health. She dc
manded ali explanation and he frankly cor
f.ssed that this was the only way he coul
get her away from home. Beecher treated
as Joke; she told him that she had oee'
i imposed upon and should take the nes
train for home. Beeeher aud his wife bese
her, however, 10 marry Pond and she haaii.
consented. In less than three years he sue
for divorce on grounds WHICH he has M
been able TO prove. Mr.. Beecher told ~
TO call on him IL she was ever In trouble
but she has had no response to her lettei
The moral Of the case Is heavily again'
matchmaking. Judge Field, Ia decldil
IN. ease. said of the Vermont case that tter
was no acquaintance between Mr.. Eiy-1o
dard and Ms. Pond prior TO the morning
which lie was introduced To her at Monlp
lier; the fact Of her illness there was esta
lished, aud That adultery was comm ilted Y
der those circumstances was most unnat
raj.
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THE RING IN HIS BOOT.
A Acsiiforni. Groom. Peculiar DiaieuIsy.
San Frdncisco Post.

HhH n TUtCtrcO f-bst.
They had terrible time at wedding up
at Peialuma the other day, aud which only
goes TO show how the smallest drawback
will sometimes take the stiHening out Of the
swellest occasion.
IL seems that the ceremony was a very
grand affair, indeed. There were eli hit
bridesmaids, and the church was crowded
from pit TO dome, as the dramatic critics
would say. But when they got to the prop
erplare in the ceremony, and the groom be-
gan feeling around for the ring, which he
discovered wasn't on hand. After the min
lister hal scowled at the eiable wretch
for while the latter detected that the mag
ic circlet bad slipped through hole In his
pocket aud worked down TO his boot. He
communicated the terrible fact IA whisper
u the bride, who was only prevented from
faintiug by the reflection that they would in
evitabIy cut the strings Of her satin corset
In case she did.
"Why don't you produce the iing?" whis-
pered the brides big brother, hoarsely, and
feeling for his pistol, under the impression
that the miserable man was about TO back
out.
II can't; it's in my boot" explained the
groom, under his breath, his very hair,
meanwhile, turning red with monifiration.
.'Try aud fish IL out somehow-hurry
up" mumbled the minister behind his
book.
IN try," gasped the victim, who was
rather stout, and he put one foot on the
chaucel rail, pulling up his trousers leg and
began making spasmpjic dives for The ring
with his forehnser. The minister motioned
to the or2anist TO squeeze ont n few notes TO
BILL Ia the Time, while rumor rapidly went
through the congrega' ion to the effect ihas a
dispatch had just arrived proving the groom
to have four wives living Ia the east already.
IL can't reach H." groaned the half
MAJ ried man In agony. lit won't come"
"Sit down aud take your boot of. you
fuol,r hissed the brides mother, while the
bride herself moaned piteously aud wIuDg
her powdered hands. There was nothing
left, so The sufferer sat down OH the floor
aad began to wiestle with his boot, which
was naturally new aud tight, while fresh
ramor got on The way that the groom was
tight aud INSISTED on paing his cosns.
As the boot finally came off its crushed
wearer endeavored, unsuccessfully, TO niie
trade dollar hole in the heel of his stock
ing noticing which, the paiso SAID, 2rimly
lyon seem 10 he getting married just ia
time, my young fiend," aud the ceremony
proceeded with the party Of the first part
vainly trying to hide his we'll ventilated foot
under the tail Of his coat.
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GENERAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Both Republicans and Readjustes in Vir-
ginia feel confident Of the exclusive use Of
the Federal patronage In that State.
Miss Mary Glare Slower. grand daughter
OF President Andrew Johnson, was married
~ Knoxville, Tenn, recently to w. 4. Bu-
chanan.
Ex-Congressman J. Allen Barber died at
his residence In Lancaster, Wis.,, after .
weeks illness. He served in Congress from
1872 till 1875. His estate Is valued at $3.50,
600.
Indians do not make - good farmers -
Mr.Schnrz supposed they would. The only
agricultural business TO which they are pecu-
liarly adapted seems to be raising scalps.--
Omaha Herald.
The latest morsel Of Washington society
gossip u the approaching marriage Of Hon
Spesr, Of Georgia, the youngest man In Con
gress, TO Miss Morgan, vell-known young
lady Of Washington.
Frank Braga, Of San Francisco, SecrstarJ
Of the Portuguese Protective and Benevo
| lent Society, hss absconded with 500 0,O0(
belonging to his countrymsn, Who deposited
their savings with him.
A singular accident occurred st Antelope
in Wssco county, Oregon, recently. Frank
Driver, nephew Of Rev. D. l. Driver, "
shearing shesp, whsn pair Of shears In ths
] hands of conpanion were kicked into III
side, killing him instantly.
There ars many cases u yellow fever Ii
The foreign hospital = Pansma, and ~
dealhs have occurred from tbs disease with
linfen days. Four menbots Of the Cans
Conpsny ars IN ~ hospital with the u
-. slpali pox = cn she dscreass,
| Ths King ~ sian No. Forwarded ston
y " ussd n ~ oorstrnction - ~ Wasa
lngton MonuuDsnt. Nov, n fhe Kine q
T1mbu<tes, - Hmpsror ~ barnah - Il
0cy1 = x1nsloar - - in1eeed to a.
16 - 1nluh - elg1e1nzeI Alneulen IN
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Captain Niles s,andi.hs sword,
Boston Special.

Boston Special.
The Arabic inscription upon the sword of
Captain Miles Standish, Of Plymouth, that
has heretofore defied the efforts o. savAnts to
decipher, has ct last found . translator.
This sword was favorite weapon Of Stand
ish, and Was acquired by HIM when he was
fighting the battles Of Christendom against
the Turk in what Is now Austria, before the
Captain went to Flanders. James Kosen-
dale, native Of Palestine, while In the town
last night, was shown the two Inscriptions
upon the sword. One Of themhe pronounces
very ancient in cuneiform Arabic the other
in medieval Arabic. The latter; ipscription
he readily translated - follows: b - With
peace God ruled bis slaves {mesRing crss-.
tures), and with the ludgmenk Or His arm
He troubled the mighty Of the wicked
(meaning the most powerfully and syil Of tho
wicked" The othsr inscription Mr. Rmcn-
dale thinks is synonymous with cha iattss,
but Is not certain, and hes taksn a,cony With
him to investigate. He says tho. sword 10
one Of the oldest arms In existence and very
valuable. He thinks It dates back at least
800 or 400 yean before Christ. Other Arabs
recognize the inscription - . common ons
upon Arabian arms.
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Hay Fever.

A correspondent writes the following to
the New York Sun The writer of this
communication has been sufferer from the
hay fever periodically for the past twelve
years-during half of which period she
could get no satisfactory relief The lntol-
cradle itching Of the eyelids and almost con-
slant sneezing which characterize the CON-
plant in its worse form she had to endure
until six years ago, when the following rem
edy was brought to her notice In the columns
Of newspaper:
Into four-ounce wide-mouth bottle hall
filled with cotton, and having . close stop.
per, put the following mixture:
"a drachms carbolic acid.
8 drachms aqua ammoni@ Specific gravity
0.960).
8 drachms distilled water.
"a drachms alcohol.
Inhale through the nostrils.
This mixture, being Of volatile nature
must be kept IS much IS possible from ex
posure, in order TO preserve i!s strength aRgs
purport to be specific, for that has not ye'
been discovered but it has proved itself I
ready relief In the case Of the writer anil Of
many who have suffered in the same way.
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Handling q Wool Clip.
San Froncisco Chronicle.


The proper handling Of fleece has much
to do with the price which the wool obtains
In the market. Buyers are beginning to
look more cautiously at this item. The gen.
eral neatuess, honesty and painstakiug care
spent on this branch Of the wool raiser's art
will not fail Of lis reward. Slovenly pack
ed, badly mixed wool goes begging, while
the neatly cared for i profitable. 1t Is with
wool Is IL is with vegetables, fruit, butter,
cheese and other farm, garden aid daily pro-
ducts. Careful packing counts.
Before shearing the fleece the sheep should
be staged that Is, the waste, soiled tags
of wool cut of. After the fleece y shorn II
should be rolled up carefully, the clean side,
which was next the skin, put outside. TIE
loosely with twine, using more laps with .
short staple, such as the MeriDo woods. Keep
black neeces or bury ones separate. Keer
out ali tags and oil dead, uneven and badly
grown feeces, grading these according to
quality. In rolling the fleece do not press Il
tso closely or the wool looks badly. Pacl
it close in the sack but not too tightly in tn
fleece.
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Reported Big ror,aas

Frank w,nkler, coal miner OF CAfiai Fui
ton, Stark county, Ohio, is now revolving sn
bis mind with awe and credulity the Aa~
nouncement that he has fallen hsir v ore
sixth Of an estate Of $45,0o0,09, which '
stray brother accumulated q shs sCspe' e'ct
Good Hope In the diamond bussness rbs
winkler family originated in Prussia, 1htrs
four OF the brothers and sisters now hye,
and whittier the long absent Crosus v re rs.
turning when death snatched him uiitianelT
in London. II Ia said that the facts hare
been advertised In the English and Ssrnap
newspapers, and that the coal miners mas.
yelous windfall Is not likely TO turn to aoth-
ing but ashes on his lip. It Is tolerable safe
to predict, however, that the S46, ,000, 900 Will
dwindle by dollar or two when Z Is remem-
bercd that Stree the frst South African dia-
mond was recognized In 1867 the total value
sf al the diamonds collected In that region
il considerably less than twice the fortune
which Is now purported to be awaiting dis
tribution among the brothers and sisters OF
the late lamented Winkler.
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rvE-ANaEIIcAL CORNER.

Fans are larger than ever.
French heels arc not stylish.
Turquoises are the favorite jewels.
Steel bonnets are in greater favor than jet
ones.
Gold and silver cords lace the now low
shoes.
Crimson shades are In favorfor library cur
tains.
Parasols Of fine plated straw are odd sad
pretty.
Marguerite blue and Faust red are new
shades.
Hindoo yelling is simply the wrong side OF
nuns yelling.
A light blue satin Is trimmed with water
lilies and tulie.
Boat-shapsd hats are those with scoop
points back and front.
Card cases are now made Of son quilted
silk with perfume in the wadding.
Washington man at Little Rock writes
that Arkansas men look like animated hat
racks.
Edmund Yates saw more intoxicated wo-
men at the last Derby than on any former
occasion.
The fayorite flower bonnet Ii made OF
roses without foliage, mixed with fine jetted
black lace.
A new collar, called the Ministerial, 10 OF
wide Irish point, fastened at the back with
knot Of ribbons.
The new and fashionable trimming for
batiste dresses s called feu do cartes, and IL
lustrates the various cards in the PACK IN
solid figures ON lace net work.
Grape is no longer sacred to mourning, and
. new style gown Of Grape, made up over
cloth, il seen at entertainments at which
people in mourning would not dare to sp-
pear.
It il said that ut the Women's Suffrage
/ meeting in Philadelphia when . memorial
was presented to Miss Anthony she smiled
pleasantly. 1t looks as though Mother Ship
toms prophecy was right after all.
A Berghen county girl stuffed the arm Of
an old coat with hay and sat near . window
In the soft twilight Of sweet june Sunday
evening. The other girls in the neighbor-
hood are dying with envy.
A Paris tradesman says that crinolettes Tor
. tall lady should have four or five deep
aounces of stiff crinoline muslin, and that
for short lady two are sufficient. English
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SECRETARY LINCOLN.
a Apsn-pie,urs Of the son Of abraham Linsola'


From. RaslsIelrs WIstinJtea Republic
Personally Mr.. Lincoln bears little resem-
blsuce to his illustrlous father. lie has the
same mild look in his eyes and his forehead
i something like his fathers, but these are
the only points Of resemblance. Nj. Lin
coin hss 1.-the, weil-knit frame Of medium
hsiah,h. with quick, graceful action. de
drrases fasionably aud wears his clothes .
,,,o,,ah lie were sure u his failor's skill. Il:
we..s full beard and mustache, which are
well Kept. His manners are extremely ana
ble and courteous, though quiet. lie mas =
fashion Of getting 70 the point q anything
readily aud il not disposed 70 wasts time ~
delays aud proersstinA1ions. when =
reaches question he decides y. He = =
ways accessible 70 those who have any bus'
ness With hun, but le i 10y busy himself 2
allow lis time 10 6e wasted on prefares sns
.ppendixes. In the department hs r ven
popular, not the les -, a'u sure bscsu.'
| he expects every oilicer aud employee ~ =
N. tluty. His habits - = unprvsendin|
sad m modes1 - bis n,snner aud personal =
/ rxafaitce. I
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Under IN. H..d Of stationary.
Denver Inter Oossn.

DeSVey xHt&V-OUS0u
During the last administration Butler,
Blaine and Evarts ct together In friendly
confab q dinner oonpany. Secretary Ev-
arts, high liver, su.acksd his lips over .the
tsrrapin stew, and, turning 70 Butler, ask
cd:
{" Gensral. how much would 4 cost to have
tsrrapin for dinner every day p
An estimate was made.
{" But, General, cannot afford 20 expen-
sivs : luxury, and ~ would like 20 trsat
mysslf and friends 70 this delicacy daily.
You are % experienced in framing bills and
engineering then through Congress. canyou
not smuegle thsouoh IN appsopsistion previ
ding the Sscreeary o. Stats with sufficient
funds suiieisnt % supply he lardsr withthi'
delicious viandfn
"Ths tsrrapln y aslow animal, = II noe
N. 6esesaryf'
z Ye1 Gensrel; ptovertially slov.r
Wol1. - grl1>r. nnslnoiy, think VI
- nDo on1 - - = rxovl1io1
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K.ek.k case Cisy.

Ae0Eak WmN LRy.
Be sure and tell yonr friends how smart
you are. They may not dIscover u " you
don't.
II ron have any money always wrap the
biz bills outside. You msy then Be- fcftu-
nate enough 70 start ranor that you're
wealthy.
" Be positive. II doesn't matter wheeler
you're right Or wrong, Just sos you're posi-
tive. Aifer awhile no one will dispufu you
NOR agree with y0u-and then yoA'u hare
Il all your own way.
Always 10 Gil the talking. II ANY ono elsa
begins TO articuIase increase the volume OF
your tons. II the party who has anything 70
ssy aller that d0esm1 keep Quiet, thea b
ought 70 - sent % Ne. Pleasant
When ft3end y telling story leok out q
the window and whistle, and when ~ eess
ehro~SA ~ him ~ he thinks this venther
eounSlus lnvornb1y With that n the snns
1nr6tN5oSs IA 0mA NH 4~~Ess&n ~.
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Henry wa,,.r.on'. New Pla.forrn.

Henry wattsrson's New Platform.
From an address to IndiGa0 Demoerafic
Editors.
, First. A law making assessments upon
officials for party purposes . felony in all
concerned.
Second. A revision Of the custom list
down 70 the basis Of > tariff for revenue
olly.
4, Third. A complete evsshauling Of eur
cenmsrcisl and other treaties. and thorough
rsnsdsliue Of our shipping and navigation
lSWDsiisI1s
n Foarth. A mixed commission 70 consider
corporations of every class, The relation Of
the railways aud the banks to tho Govern
ment; TO decide and report upon principles
\ Of pubic and scientific economy, sone dis-
tinct and practical policy torching the n~w
problems Of transportaiion oand tassiion,
which have arisen ont Of the complications
Of modsrn invention, populations and pro-
Fifth.I TIE limitation Of the Presidency
70 single term 81 six yeasS.