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Nebraska advertiser., 1882-05-11

81 wasn't very well last night" she
said, slowly, after while, coming near
er to me-
felt sorry for her. and she looked at
me with hesitating smile.
IL had to take castor oil she went
on, land / didn't want TO take it, but
mother hired me"
"What did she give youP" l asked,
with interest.
"Oh, nothing, but she said if / would
take it she guessed Maidie. Bolles would
give me one of her rag-babies, so took
it, and she told me this morning could
come over for the ag-baby."
There was minute of awkward
silence. ] did not see then, and don't
see now, what business Mrs Cohen
had to hire her little girl 60 take bad
medicine by promising her one of my
rag-babies.
felt a sort of shyness about object
ing, and had a queer feeling that if |
did not give Lofty rag-baby, then her
mother would have deceived her, and it
would be my fault.
My own mother had gone over to
Aunt Ann on an errand. so there was
no one to consult with, and when Lofty
said, hopefully:
MAY l pick out the one | want
now?N it seemed to me that there was
no help for it, and crossed the room
with her to where'my twelve rag-babies
sat in row. | had so many, surely y
could spare her one.
But | thought of course she would
pick out one of the two she had loved
so dearly the day before. | almost
knew which one it would be, the one
with the reddest checks
She hesitated,, she looked up and
down the row. Ibegan TO be afraid she
would choose Susanna; | never thought
of anything worse than that! But She
looked up and down, nd-she-took-
Alicc!
remember how badly felt, and how
l never thought of resisting. suppose
/ thought | must not. Perhaps felt it
would not be polite.
AT all events, she took Alice and went
home radiant.
And to this day | am sorry she did it.
don't remember ever caring so much
for rag-baby again.
But | hope she loved it, ana played
nicely with it. was afraid she would
get iinger-marks on it, but perhaps she
didn't.
May he you will think this is a ridicu-
lous little story to tell there are so many
things in life to think about besides rag
babies, but my own little girl likes to
hear about pink-cheeked Alice. and [
have rolled up piece of cloth-oh, the
pretty, simple old fashion-pnd painted
little face on it, and made it rs near
like Alice as can, for her.-Mayy l..
B0ueS Branch, m Toutb'S Companion
Nebraska advertiser., 1882-05-11
MUSINGS IN THE TWILIGHT

In the twill Rht alone am sitting
And fast through my memory are fitting
The dreams Of youth
The future u smiling before me,
Aud hopes bright visions noat ocr me-
Shall doubt tn ,ir truth?
j know TINT my hopes may prove bubbles,
Too frAil tO endure,
And thiCk-strcwn bc the cares and tho troubles
That life has in store.
But lis best we know not the sorrow
That comes with n lOnged-for tomorrow,
And the anguish and care;
II the veil from my future were lifted,
Perhaps Ht the sight hId driftCd
Down into despair.
II knew NIL the woes that awaited
NV hurrying feet,
My pleasures might uttcner be frpighted
with bitter than sweet.
And yet, though my life has been lonely,
Some flowers | have DluCkCd that could only
From trials have sprung;
Somc joys have known that did borrow
Their brightness from contrast with sorrow
That over nae hung.
For the mOunbcams are brighter In seeming
When clouds are gone by,
IL only a moment their cleaning
BE hid from the eye.
Sad, indeed, would bc LIES dcwy morning,
II, all Hopes bright promises scorning,
Ocrburdencd with fears,
We saw but the Woo and the sorrow
That would come To- our hearts on the morrow,
The signs aud the tears.
SO tls best that we may not discover
What Faith hath In store,
Nor lift up the veil that hangs over
What 10th before
Chambers Journal.
Nebraska advertiser., 1882-05-11
The Recent AurOral Display.

The magnificent auroral display of
Sunday night, which was seen over n
large part of the continent, has scarcely
a parallel in the history of the oldest in
habitant Nearer the poles there is not
seldom a gorgeous display of auroral
grandeur; but in this climate one seldom
nearly resembles that of Sunday night
than the shadow resembles the object
that casts it, We certainly have not
had one so grand since the great fire.
The question was asked yesterday by
thousands; "What is it?" Physicists
have found it difficult to define or eX-
plain. But they now generally agree
that the aurora is an electrical phenom-
enon. That this is correct receives
positive proof from the disturbances in
the lines of teegraphic communication
during the display. In some cases the
wires actually worked without the aid
of the usual batteries, and even reversed
their action. The electricians state that
it was the greatest electrical storm eX-
perienced in many years, and the great
est ever known unaccompaniedb by other
storm.
Probably the most interesting point
in connection with the aurora is the
growing gertrude that it is closely
associated with the phenomena of solar
eruption The auroras are known To be
most frequent and most brilliant when
the suns surface is most violently
agitated; and it seems probable that the
storm on the sun causes the electrical
storm here, of which the aurora is one
form of maifeStation. 1t is well known
that we are now near the maximum point
in the eleven (111D year cycle of sun
spot activity, the spots being now large
and numerous. 1t is not at present
known that there was any particular
spasm of activity on the solar surface
during last Sunday. Prof. Young, of
Princeton, did not make any special OBJ
Servation of the sun on that day. The
big telescope of the Dearborn Observa-
tory was turned upon him, but did not
show anything widely different from the
appearance OF short time previously.
There was, however, ample time for a
storm to brew on the sun during the
twelve hours that elapsed between the
observation and the display.
The aurora testilies rather forcibly
20 the existence of an atmosphere
to the earth far ouside the limits
usually assigned to it by text
book writers. The display of
Sunday night could scarcely have
been observed as il was had it not ex-
tended at least $50 miles above the
earth surface; and it is scarcely pos
sible to conceive that the phenomenon
is not one of electrical excitation
among air particles at that distance
from the sea level. Chicago Tribune.
Nebraska advertiser., 1882-05-11
Youths Department.
HOW BABY GOES.

How does our blby get over the noor2
Baby Ia twelve moons old. and more;
Plump and rosy. sturdily goes he,
Now mp N two limbs, now upon fouri
Now on his knees. and now on n nose, he
Tumblos ulong from door to dOOrl
Bless the d ar heart OF him!
Yes, | can get him up,
can help set him up,
I, with my five good years the start OF himl
shaking h s curls, that arr juat like girls,
He says, mo, no; I can; go!"
And away he starts with merry crow.
Never give up!' Is the tune that he goes to.
" Try aga n, BaUyl' he thinks, when 1t may he,
over he rolls from the standing he rose to,
Plump on the floor; but just as happy
A brave little chap, hc
Clings to tn carpet with fingers and toes, too,
Bound for the place thHt he first set his nose
tol
Jumping. and stumping, and dumping, and
humping,
Falling, and sprawling, and crawling-not
waddlng, aud toddling, and staying, and sway
ing,
Starting, and dartng, and Stacking, and back
ing,
Contrving, and diving, and driving,
And tripping, aud slipping. and tipping,
Heeling, and wchelng, and reeling,
Spreading, and treading, and working, and
jerking,
And hopping, and stopping, and dropping.
And tumblng, and fumblng,
And yet never grumbling,
Along more and more, on two, three, or four,
TIL he reaches the place that he went To ex-
plore-
And this way the baby gets over the foor
-GeOrge \. B.rieigh, IN our Lute ones.
Nebraska advertiser., 1882-05-11
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Twenty Methodist churches of the
New York East Conference have re-
moved their Indebtedness within year
Rochester University has received a
gift of 800, 600 for the purpose of add
ing ladies' department to the institu-
ton.
The four weeks revival work of
the Widow Van Cott at Oswego, N. Y,
resulted in over 500 conversions. De
trOU Post.
"A missionary collection recently
taken in Calvary Baptist Church. New
York, amounted to over fifty-one thou
sand dollars.
The English Presbyterians are to
have a new hymn-book. A draft of one
has been prepared. 1t contains 600
hymns of which sixty-nine are for chill
dren.- Chicago journal.
Chicago has the largest pro rata
Jewish population of any city in the
world. There are fifteen synagogues
with about $1,000 in the aggregate con-
gregations. - Chicago inter ocean.
DR.. Deems, of New York. has late
ly made the statement that there are
enough Christians in that city with neg
lected church letters in their pockets TO
make two of the largest churches in
New York.
Thomas II. McGraw, of Pough-
kcepsie, n. Y. has given $50, 900 TO
endow the President chair at Amherst,
post now filed by julius Ii. Seelye, of
national reputation as man and singu
lar power as an educator.
"A teacher can hardly show worse
stupidity than in imposing on naughty
pupil an extra lesson as a punishment.
The learning of Il lesson ought properly
to be full of interest and enjoyment,
and anything tending to make it
WEAKNESS is mistake. N y. Tribune.
The Catholics make a good show
ing of educational facilities in the
Archdiocese of Baltimore. There are
seven colleges and twenty-five acade-
mics, seminaries and Institutes. be-
sides numerous male and female
schools. The total of pupils is 10, l41,
requiring IS0 teachers.-M Y. Inde-
pendent.
The fifty-second annual conference
of the Mormon Church has recently
completed its session at Salt Lake City.
From the statistical report read it APP
pears that there are l2l, ,19l members of
the church in the Territory This cal
culation, however, includes children un-
der five years of age During the last
six months 1910 new members, inclu-
ding infants baptized, were admitted to
the fold. - Chicago Nc,CS.
"A careful examination of the
changes made in revising the New Tes-
lament shows that there are Is, 35S
words changed bya substituted render
ing of the received text; 4,654 words
added in translation of the received
text; $50 words in translation of addi-
tions in the Greek text; 1904 words
which translate an altered Greek text,
and 222 words taken from the margin
into the text; in all, 1888 words
changed out of 1924, or II per cent.
Chicago Tribune.
Nebraska advertiser., 1882-05-11
The Trouble Between Gallagher and
SymOndS.

The circumstances in connection with
the trouble between Gallagher and
young Symonds were these: Young
Symonds had seat directly behind
Gallagher, at the last swell concert.
Now Gallagher wore overShocs as did
young Symonds, the weather being
rough Gallagher took off his over
shoes and stuffed them under his seat.
but Symands preferred to let his corns
get heated up and kept his oyershoes
ON. Throughout the concert, Symonds
was deeply interested while Gallagher
was terribly bored and wanted to 90
home. AT the first sign of anvbodys
starting, during the finale, Gallagher
made dive for his overshoes. Now
Symonds was so deeply interested that
he had slid forward till he barely rested
on the edge of the seat, and his feet
were way under Gallagher's seat. Gal
lagher, being pretty fat, bent over with
difficulty and clawed. He got hold of
Symonds' foot, thought it was an over
shoe, and gave it yank. The result
was wretched. 1t raked Symonds' shin
against the back edge of the chair seat
and scraped the hide all off, and hurt
him fearfully, and moreover he was
yanked off his seat, and came down
solid on the floor. Then Gallagher lost
his grip on the foot and the aStonished
and injured Symonds struggled to get
back to his seat Gallagher had his
head about on level with his knees,
and with thick overcOat on was per-
spring freely and snorting for breath.
He made another dive, cawed with
both hands, and got both of SymOnds'
feet Symonds had got part back to
his chair, when Gallagher began to
pull on him again. He hung to the
arms and held on for dear life, and
Gallagher, who was nearly strangled
and couldn't conceive what had caught
his oYershoes; tugged away like mad
and nearly broke Symonds' legs.
Symond yelled, but Gallagher didn't
hear though everybody else did, and
at last, desperate yank tore Symonds
from his grip, and he was ierked under
the seat, and Gallagher straightened up
sufficiently to see that a pair of feet
were in the overShoes. Then the au-
dience intenered. Symonds was
hauled out and an explanation made.
Gallagher apologized and said it was q
mistake, but Symonds was not to be
Modified, and said he must be a burned
fool not to know the difference between
pair of overshoes and human being.
.-BoStOn Post.
Nebraska advertiser., 1882-05-11
ECONOMY and Philosophy.

AS soon rs The Llmeklln Club had
opened in due form Brother Gardner
announced that the Hon. Catteraugus
Tompkins, of Montreal, was in the
ante-room and desrOus of addressing
the meeting The Visiting Committee
were instructed to bring him in, and
after a short delay broad-backed black
man, with an eye like an eagle and
mouth betrayng great decision of
character, made his appearance and was
given general introduction. In TAX
ing the platform he announced that he
had made the tour of the world three
times, received the forty-seventh degree
in the Sons of Malta, and would address
the club for a few minutes on the sub
jects of economy and philosophy.
"What am economyP"' he began, as
he got brace for his feet and looked
Pickles Smith square in the left eye. Il
answer dat economy am de art of eX-
tractin' de most value fur de least
money. Economy am de art of making
time count. Take de plummer, fur in
stance, All he wants to begin life on
am "A soldern' iron, fire-pot an bar
of solder. Economy does de rest. He
gifts pay fur de hours he sleeps as we'll
as fur de hours he works. Likewise,
moreober, fur his helper Time am
cash to him. Ebery five minutes gone
while he am huntin' fur leak am so
much added to his capital. Take de
house-painter, If he can kill fo' min
its gwine up n ladder he knows he
kin kill seben comm down. Ebery
mint he gains am dead cash. He would
save ten cents a day by economizin' on
cigars, but he doan' have to. He can
save fifty by economizin' on de man
who hires him half day.
" Practice economy, but let philoso-
ply enter into de practice. Doan' scold
de ole woman fur parin' de pertat9s so
thick when you have just traded grind
stun, which eats muffin an am allus on
hand, fur dog which eats all de time
an am missin when u tramp comes
along. A shotgun may be WORT mo-
dan watch, but when you Git de gun
you mus buy fodder fur it.
"As fur philosophy, de mo- of it YOU
have de less you feel de want of money.
Philosophy buys green wood an lets il
season in de stove Philosophy gives a
hoss water jist befo' feedin' time to save
oats. Philosophy puts three chillun in
bed to save kivers, Philosophy is in
no hurry to pay debts. 1t reasons dat
de man who has owed a bill fur six
months receives warmer welcome when
he comes to pay up dan de chap who
got trusted only yesterday. Use philos-
oPhy in your families. Ii de ole woman
wants new bonnet tell her dat she
mus have dress an cloak an parasoI
to match. BY goin' widout de bonnet
she saves de expense of all de rest. II
de chillun cry fur maple sugar feed 'em
wild iifty-cent syrup, DE sweet am what
dey cry fur. De same rain storm which
stops your work in de garden will wash
whitewash OFF de walls an fences, SO
what you lose by de wet you make in dc
sunshine True economy will adulter,
ate castor lie wild kerosene, so dat de dose
will act on de stomach an cure sore
froat at de same time. True philosophy
will nebber waste breath in Stain de case
arter dc Judge has passed sentence
Wild desc few disaflected imprudences
will now expand. Detroit Free Press
Nebraska advertiser., 1882-05-11

There has been organized in New
York church and stage guild" Its
purpose is to vindicate the right of
church people to take part in theatrical
amusements, either as spectators or
actors, and to promote religious and
social sympathy between members of
the dramatic profession and the clergy.
1t is modelled after a similar organiza-
tion in London. The membership COM
prises ladies and gentlemen of Various
religious besefs.- Chicago NeUs.
Nebraska advertiser., 1882-05-11

Water-gas is now used in fifty cities
and towns in the United States
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FoR THE I.EaIsLAruRE.

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of Mr. JOHN II LEACH a. IA independent
candidate for q seat IN che House 81 Tegre-
seniniives Of the Hexf 0enegai ASS nsbix q
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FOR TIE LEGISLATURE.

Messrs. Editors &c the Iseacnn -wesuggesi
that IL Mr. A. BURROUGHS ean BE- pre-
snilfd upon % become eanaidair for n seat
in the next Legislature Of HarFisnd. we be-
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net mnn of greet chow, bat ne know him
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-11-09
Cant Make Him Hear.

81 doan' know what I shall do nit
dat telephone of mine" observed citi-
zen as he entered the headquarters of
the company yesterday and sat down in
il discouraged way.
"Out of order, is it?"
Sometimes it vhas, und sometimes
it vhas all right. If go to speak NIT
der coal man, or der City Hall, or der
butcher, it vhas all right, und l can hear
every word. If sOmepody WANTS to Or
der my peer | get de name shust as
plain as daylight
''And when does it fail?''
''Vhcll, shust like two hours ago. A
saloon man he owes me $18. und rings
him oop and calls out: Hello! hello!
| likes dot monish to-dayr Den he
vhants to know who | am, und he says
he can't catch der name. l tell him
oafer und oafer, und by an by he calls
oudt dat he doan' deal in watermelons,
und dot he goes in to pave Gratiot
street, und dot he is sorry he can't sign
my betition to der Council. Den l haf
to 90 all oafer, again, und he tells me
to stand back, und to come closer, unG
to speak louder, und at last he gets mad
und tells me dot if | call him a dandy
again he'll proke my head. It's no use
I can't make one of my customers
hear me. If something's doan' all my
telephone it may be ash my voice IS
giving out. l vhish you would examine
me und see if 1 had better let my son
Shon do der talking While keep der
poOks"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-11-09
The Lime-Kiln Club.

'.De man who expects leas' of de
world am de man who has de fewest
complaints" said the old man as the
sound of rafting hoofs died away in the
hall. DE man who imagines dat
friendship will borry money at de bank
am doomed to disappointment. My
friend may lend me his shovel. but he
expects me to return his hoe in good
condishun. He may inquar arter my
wife's health, but it doan' foller dat I
kin turn my chickens into his garden.
If am sick l doan' expect de world to
stop movin' right long. If my mex
doah nabur whispers to my wife dat he
am willin to sot up wild my corpse he
am doin' his full duty. If am in want
dat's muffin to de people who have plen-
ty. II am in trouble, dat's muffin to
people who have suuthin' to rejoice
ober. De world owes me only what
can airn. 1t owes me room to pass to
and fro, space fur a grave, an sich q
funeral as de ole woman kin pay fur an
keep de bin full O. 'taters. De worlds
friendship reduces q man to rags as
often as it warns his heart. Deworld's
charity excuses the crime of a hoss-thief
an am horror-stricken ober de stealin'
of loaf of bread by an orphan: De
world promises eberythin' an performs
only what am convenient
''De man who relies on de honesty of
de public instead of de vigilance of a
watchdog, will have no harvest apples
for sale. De man who pauses at each
stage of his career fur de world to ap-
plaud or condemn, will become foot
ball fur all men to kick. Expect no
friendship to las beyond the moment
when you want help. Expect no SYM
pathy to endure longeHdan it takes fur
a tear to dry. Expect no praise from
men in de same trade. We will now
cont;nuate towards de usual programme
of business "-Detron Free Press.