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Omaha daily bee., 1883-07-10

the South Platte, how thiuly it is popu-
ated? Why is this sdl Why has not
! emigration poured into this state at Mis-
souri, Valley Junction, at Blair, as it has
at Plattsmouth? Because, FROM the
time the emigrant leaves Castle Garden,
yes, long before he reaches Castle Gar
den, until he crosses the Missouri river,
South Platte circulars are stuck into his
face; South Platte pamphlets tell him of
the fertile farms and the rich farmers q
that district, and agents Of South Platte
railroads hang to him until they see him
safely landed. In this way Saline and
Gage and Jefferson counties have been
filled up, and Webster and Franklin aud
the Republican valley is being filled up.
But what do these strangers in the new
world learn OF the northern half 1t
two-thirds part of Nebraska Very lit
tie, except an idea that it is not so good
a region as the southern half, an idea
which we may put down us the last rem
nant of the long exploded Great Amer
lean Desert, y and one which is only too
eagerly encouraged by the stockmcn of
the northwestern counties who would
have one think their territory good for
nothing but cattle.
How fondly the old gcographers, old
Cotton with his atlas, colorcd half the
west u dun yellow and named it the
Great American Desert How the
children gloated over that mysterious
yellow blotch and wondered if they had
camcls there, and where the GASES were.
All GASES now and not IA camel to be secnl
Sand there is, to be sure, here in the
road, but it docs not seem to prevent the
finest corn in the world growing in that
field right beside it. The truth is, the
sand will disappear under the pillow. The
ranches give way to the farm. Sand in
Holt county, for instance, pronounced
utterly worthless now, will be a billowy
sea of wheat and golden corn ten years
from this date. The s. c. ~ p. Ry.
dalliee too long at Wisner; it should
have pushed through years ago. 1t is
now striving to repaia the loss; it calls
itself the Free Homes for the Million
route. 1t has only to advertise literally.
May the million come GARNER.
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1887 Prizes, amounting to. .s265,5O
Application for rates to clubs should only be made
to the office Of the Company in New Orleans.
For further information write clearly giving full
address. Send orders by Express, Registered Letter
or Money Order, addressed only to
NJ. A. DAUPHIS,
% VI. 4. DACPHIN, New Orleans, La.
COZ Seventh st., Washington, u. @
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For You,
~
Madam,

Whose Complexion betrays
some humilinting imperfcc-
ton, whose mirror tells you
that you are Tanned, Sallow
and disagured in counte-
nance, or have EruptiOns,
Redness, ROughness or UNI
wholesome tints of Complex
ion, we say use Hagan's Mag
nOlia Balm. i
1t is a delicate, harmless
and delightful article, pro.
ducing the most natural and
enhancing tints, the artifici-
atty of which no observer
can detect, and which soon
becomes permanent II the
Magnolia Balm is judiciOusly
used.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-07-10

Just west OF city, sig5 per acre, sloO cash, balance
ON time ut o per cent.
This property Is admirably adapted to gardening
purpose,
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NORTH PLATTE NO DRSHRT.

This is Norfolk, in the center of the
eastern half, the populated half, of the
North Platte district, and that district,
be it remembered, forms two-thirds of
Nebraska's area. But in comparison with
Omaha daily bee., 1883-07-10

'TI,he only Perfect substitute for Mothers
Milk. The most nourishing diet for invaids and
nursing mothers. Commended by all Physicians.
Keeps in all climates. Sold by all druggists. IS cents.
me.tu&th-26t Al Central Wharf, Boston, Mass.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-25
Engineers Making Love.

Nearly every engineer OF the New York and
New England railroad has a sweetheart or wife in
New Brighton, Conn. Every train wonld whistle
tearfuly car-spliiting that the authorities have
had IL stopped.
It's noon when Thirty Eve IS due,
An she comes on time. ike flash Of light,
An you hear her whistle, " TOo-tee-too!
Long lore the pilot swings In sight
Bill MaddOn's driyin' her I'm to-day
An he's calm his sweetheart far away
Gertrude Hurd lives down by the mill;
You might see her blushin': she knows IL, Bill.
"Tu-die! Toot-ee! Tu-die. TUT"
Six-five A. VI. there's local comes
Makes mp at Bristol. runnin' east;
An the way her whistle sings an huns
Is Twin caution 10 man an beast.
Every one knows who Jack Willie calls
Little Lou Woodbury., down by the falls;
summer or winter, always the same,
she hears her lover calm her name
Louie! Louie! Lou-iee.n
But at one-ffty-one, old Sixty-four-
Boston express, runs east clear through
browns her rattle and rumble and roar
with The sollest whistle that ever blew.
An away on the furthest edge Of the town
sweet sue WinthrOp's eyes of brown
shlne Tx the starlight, bright an clear,
When she hears the whistle of Abel Gear.
"1ou-ou-, Su-t-u-u-el"
Along at midnight freight comes in
Leaves Berlin some time-I don't know Which,
But II rumbles along with fearful din
TIL II reaches the Y-switch there, and then
The clearest notes OF the softest bell
That out OF a hraZen goblet fell
Wake Nellie Minton out of her dreams
To her like a wedding bell II seems
NELL Nell! Nell Nell Nelll Nellln
Tom Wilson rides on the rIght-hand side.
Giyin her steam at every stride.
An be touches the whistle. low an clear
For Lulu Gray, on the hill, TO hear
L -lu! LOo-lOo"
so II goes on all day an all night
Iill the Old folks have voted the thing a bore
Old maids and bachelors SAYS 1t ain't right
For folks to do courtin' with such roar.
But the engineers their kisses will blow
from whistle valve 10 the girls they know,
An the stokers the name of their sweethearts
tell,
With the Belief Nell! Dell of the swaying
bell.
Robert j. Bsrdette, In Life.
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Superstition In Switzerland.

from the London Daily News
An extraordinary instance Of superstition
is reported from the Swiss village OF st.
Fiden, in the Canton OF ST. Gall. The
keeper Of the cemetery remarked that one
particular tombstone was thrown to the
ground every night, though he put il back
In the perpendicular position every morn.
ing. The inhabitants Of the village, who
are very credulous, believed that 1t must
be the work OF "spirits, but the solution
OF the mystery was, as may be imagined.
a natural one. 1t appears that three men
living In the village had formed an ASSOC
citation for the purpose OF raising -
money after receipt which they had dis
covered In work on sorcery by AIbertns
Magnus. They believed that by throwing
down tombstone at midnight several
times In succession, depositing under Il 40
nve-franc pieces, and reclting certain in
carnations, the 80 pieces would be con-
verted into 5,0O0,000f. After hiding the
money they retired to hut away from the
village. and remained there week without
clothes, eating nothing but bread and
drinking nothing but water. This they
thought would propitiate "the spirit
Hiss" Two OF the three men were
discovered In this hut in state OF semi
but the third. being OF more
practical turn, finding that the miraculous
was not effected. mietlv
LOOK up the 81 pieces Of silver and disap-
peared with them. His two companions
stni believe that the miracle will take place
u they continue their Incarnation.
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The Old Tories and Disraeli.

ItUpIe
1t took Disraeli long time to understand
that men could be opponents without be-
coming enemies, and that the measure OF a
mans guilt as political miscreant was to
be determined solely by his social status.
Many OF the old Tory lords seemed to look
upon politics ~ game OF cricket, which
they were playing against Wing lords, hay
ing some professionals in their eleven but
while they Systematically despised these
professionals, they took no lasting Of
fence at any underhand play Of the "gen-
tlemen." They often frowned when they
heard young Disraei speak at their tables
as il he had an equal right with themselves
to use hard words against party leaders.
Lady Lyndhurst repeatedly warned him Of
this. One day, when he had been railing
with overlooking irony at Lords Mel
bourne, Durham, Morpetb, John Russell,
and PalmerstOn, she put her handkerchief
TO her mouth to smother her laughter, and
presently said: "You talk rs il you would
hang these men, but half the Tory families
would 90 into mourning il you could work
your will on them, remember that" Lady
Jersey, on another OCCASION, damped Dis
raelis ardor by exclaiming: - Dear me,
don't throw me into fever. | am going
out of town next week, and / should
like to leave London without the thought
that my house is going to be burned du-
ring the recess" These snubs, and others
even harder to bear. accounted for Dsrae.
IFS fits Of taciturnity. He was sometimes
very morose i'm society, and il annoyed at
such times would turn round and say
things which cut his aggressor. who
ever he might be. to the bone. De-
tractors who have written that he cringed
TO the nobility-every falsehood was good
enough to beat him with-little know how
savage he could be when offended. Sup
pleness and servility alone would never
have made him a leader of the Tories he
ebowed his way TO the first rank by CON-
pelling men to respect him. During the
debate on the Irish-tithes question in 1889
Lord Peterborough, meeting him at party,
ventured to say in the hearing of several
other persons: eve want no rigmarole
talked over this question; It's one of facts
and figures" "Have you been given the
situation Of prompter TO our party?" asked
Disrael, with a fash in his eve. Lord Had
dington at about the same time got re-
partee which made him vince. He re-
marked loftily (being pompous MANI that
there was too much barking on the back
Opposition benches. 81 have no opinion
Of hound who doesn't obey the Whip, ,"
he added. "Your Lordship was doubtless
well whipped as puppy" retorted Dis
raeli in demur tone, amid general laugh
ter. In connection with this rejoinder,
one may note Disraeli's definition of dog
matism as "puppyism growing old.' 1t
was made in after years, and. we believe,
| touched noble Wing lord still living.
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Published by Request. |
"SOmetimes,o

By MRS. MAY RELEY SMITH.
Sometime when all ifes lessons have been learn
And sun and stars forevermore have set,
The things which ouI weak judgments here have
spurned,
The things DER which we grieyed with lashes
wet,
VIII flash before us out of llfe's dark night
As tars shine most in deeper tints OF blue,
And we shall zee how Gods plans were hight.
Aud how what seemed reproof was love most
true.
And we shall see how, white we frown and 81 Oh.
Gods plans go on as best for you and me.
How, when We called. He needed not our cry
Because His wisdom t. the end could see.
Aud cen Us prudent parents disalIow
TOO much of sweet TO craving babyhood
SO God. perhaps, j. keeping from Us now
Lifes sweetest things because 1t seemeth good.
And II sometimes cOmmingled with llfe's wine
We find the wormwoed, and rebel aud shrink,
BE sure wiser hand than yours or mine
POurs out this potion for our lips TO drink.
And If some friend we love Is lying low,
Where human kisses cannot reach his face,
oh. do not blame the loving Father so,
But wear your sorrow with obedient grace
And Won shall shortly know that heightened
breath
Is not tbe sweetest gift God sends his friend,
And that sometimes the sable fall Of death
Concoals the fairest boon his love can send
II we could push ajar the gates of life,
And stand within and all Gods workings see,
We could interpret all this doubt and strife,
And for each mystery could find KEY.
But not to-day. Then be content, poor heart!
Gods plans, Ike lilies pure and white, unfold.
We must not tear the close-shut leaves apart:
Time viii reveal the calyxces of gold;
And If through patient toll we reach the land
Where tired feet with sandals loose may rest.
When we shall certainly know and understand.
think that we VIII say, God knows the BEST
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Published by Requcst-J
Pass Under the Rod.
BY MRS, DANA.

I saw the young bride, In her beauty and pride.
Bedecked in her snowy array;
And the bright flush of Joy mantled high on her
And the future looked blooming and gay.
And with woman's devotion she laid her fond
Al The shriue of idoiatrous love.
And she anchored her hopes 10 this perishIng earth
nv the chain which her tenderness woye.
But saw when those heart-strings were bleeding
And The chain had been severed in two,
She had changed her white robes for the sables OF
AND her bloom for the paleness OF woel
But the Healer was there, pouring balm on her
And wiping the tears from her eyes:
He ,trenei hened the chain he had broken In twain
And fastened II nrm Ia the skiesl A.. To-, -
There had whispered a yoice-'twas the voice OF
"a love- ,See' / love thee, pass under The rod"
saw the young mother in tenderness bend
Der the couch Of her slumberibg boy.
And she kissed the soft lips as they murmured her
While the dreamer lay smiling In JOY.
o. sweet AS the rosebud encircled with dew,
when its fragrance Is flung on the air,
90 fresb and 80 bright To that mother be seemed,
As he lay in his Innocence there.
But saw when she gazed on that same lovely form
Pale rs marble. and silent and cold;
But paler aud colder her beautiful hoy,
Aud the tale Of her sorrow was told
And the Healer was there who had stricken her
And ken her treasure away;
To allure her 10 heaven He has placed IL on high,
And the mourner will sweetly obey;
There had whispered yolce-'twas the voice OF her
tod
:. love thee. / love thee, pass under the rodl"
saw father and mother who leaned on thearms
of dear gifted son.
And the star In the future grew b. ght to their
gaze
As they saw the proud place he had won;
And the fast-coming evening OF life promised
fair,
And its pathway grew smooth 10 their feet;
And the starlight OF love glmmered bright at the
end.
And The whispers Of fancy were sweet.
And saw them again bending low DER the grave,
Where their hearts dearest hope had been laid,
And the star had gone down In the darkness Of
night,
And the Joy from their bosom had fled.
But the Healer was there, and his arms were
around,
And He laid them with tenderest care,
And he showed them star IN that bright upper
world,
twas their star shining brilliantly there.
They had each heard voice; twas the voice OF
their God,
- 1 love thee, l love thee, pass under the rod!"
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An Important Discovery,

Those who like to see their dairy COWS
nicely Uttered down with clean white
straw, and have iondly imagined that in
thus contributing TO the cleanliness and
comfort OF their animals they were increas-
Ing or at least keeping up the flow OF milk,
will be somewhat startled to hear that they
are etiecting quite an opposite result. This,
however, is the opinion OF Mr.. George
Simpson, OF Wray Park, whose large
experience in the management OF dairy
stock gives weight to his assertions.
In discussion on the feeding OF
cows, and the means for increasing
the flow OF milk, at council meet
ing OF the British Dairy Farmers Associa-
ton, on a recent date, Mr.. Simpson stated
that, like others, he used to take pride in
seeing his Jerseys well bedded with good
wheat straw-an expensive item-but he
has since discovered that in eating their
bedding the cows efiectually dried up their
milk. This he had proved by substituting
some material, such as ferns, which the
animals did not eat, the result being that In
: shed Of twenty-four cows he obtained An
increase OF two quarts on an average per
COW. This is an important discovery. and
Is another recommendation for using peat
moss a. litter.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-25

HER ENGAGEMENT WHEN GIRL TO A cox.
PEpERATE 0FPICER.

FEbEkATE OFFlCkks
A Wheeling wv. Val special SAYS: In
the excitement attending the murder Of
Rose Amber, in the town OF STAFFORD
| Conn.,, no one would have supposed thai
the rugged mountain country In the hear
OF West Virginia had been the theatre In
which were enacted the opening scenes Of
the tragedy, but such Is the case. In the
lower end OF Pocahontas county Ros,
Clark Amber spent, perhaps, the happies'
part OF her life.
Some years before the war Sheldon
Clark, a brother OF Captain Clark, the
father OF Rose, wandered into the Green.
brier territory. He was q native OF the
wooden nutmeg State, and was making
living by pedd!ing Seth-Thomas clocks.
In his wanderings he made the acquaint-
ance Of Miss Edith Lightner, young
orphan, who had just come into possession
OF her inheritance Of goodly number OF
acres OF the choicest land on the Green
brier.riyer waters.
In short while Miss Lightner changed
her name and Sheldon Clark became pro-
prietor OF herself and her landed estates.
The ten talents did not suffer under his
stewardship. He became an extensive
stock.raiser and In few years found him.
self on the high road to great wealth.
When the war came and temporarily ended
his operations, he had amassed fortune.
In the summer OF 1854, while the war
was at It's height, Captain Clark, OF Cou-
necticut. came TO visit his brother Sheldon
and brought his daughter Rose with him.
She was then girl in her teens, and Is de-
scribed as a bright, happy, winsome child,
who frolicked and disported about the
wild and beautiful country. A minle-ball
at the battle OF the Wilderness brought the
lover 10 complete the matter. Captain
James Gelsthorpe, OF the Confederate
army, received bullet in the chest at
that dreadful affray, and came back
to his home on the Greenbrier to
recuperate. He and Rose met, aud
a short time after their acquaintance
began both were members OF boating
party on the Greenbrier. Their canoe was
overturned in the rapids, and Rose Clark
made her way to shore, assisted by the arm
OF the officer, without which she must
have persisted Soon after the two became
engaged to marry, and Rose went back to
her home in Connecticut. Through some
cause several letters from one TO the other
were never delivered, and Rose Clark
finally, in tit of pique, married Norman
Amber.
Then Captain Gelsthorpe came upon the
scene, and she learned, too late, that both
had been victims. Their letters had been
intercepted and two lives ruined. The
despair that followed colored her after
life. Believing Amber TO have been the
mlscreant who, to further his own suit,
had stopped the letters, she hated him as
only an injured woman can, and from that
time began the life that dragged her down.
Captain Gelsthorpe returned TO West Vir-
glnia and found solace i'm close application
to his study OF the law. Subsequently he
married, and Is now the head OF happy
family
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A Few Facts.
To the Editor of the Dispatch /:

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
There are two facts that we wish the
people OF the North should know:
First. All over the State OF Virginia il
was distinctly understood by the most ig-
norant negro that General Malone would
see that every mothers son OF them should
have chance to cast his vote, especially
II such vote was cast in favor OF the Gene
raps party. That fact was beaten into the
heads Of all the negroes OF the COalIsh
party, II no other fact was, and hence the
negroes rallied to the polls as they never
rallied before, and voted the Coalish ticket.
The second fact Is that just rs soon as
the Danville fight was heard OF General
Malone or some Of his party spread broad
cast among the negroes most infamous
account OF such fight, and called upon them
to avenge at the polls the murder OF their
colored brethren, not only in Danvile, but
also In Hanover. He or his party had the
impudence to use such means to rally ne
groes to the polls, and now have the
meanness and brass to say that the
death Of three negroes in Danville
Zone has died since) and the killing Of one
negro In Hanover (by another negro, as is
now believed) kept thousands OF negroes
nom going to the polls. Every negro we
know Of who was candidate for the Lee
gislature from Mahone's own district was
elected--say, Petersburg, Brunswick, Din
widdie, and Northumberland the same
was the case In the counties Of Prince
George and Surry. To have been consistent
General Malone should have told the world
that such negroes were elected because, on
the morning OF the election, they all were
sharp enough to have chalked their faces
whereas when his white candidates hap
psned to have black mole on their faces
they were badly beaten. II the people Of
the North are determined to believe every
ialsehood that General Malone may utter
then let US ut least show the balance OF til,
world what fools such people are.
NOCAN.
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RAILROAD LTNE..


& - 9
DICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
commencins NOVEMBER 1e, 1ss3-eastern
900 A. NJ, leaves Byrd-street station daily; stops
only at Ashland, junction, Milford,
and Fredericksburp Sleeper from
jacksonville 10 Washington.
1895 A. ~. leaves Byrd-street STALLION daily lex.
cept sundays. Sleeper Charleston TO
Washington.
$50 r. NJ, leaves Dyrd-Street station daily
Sleeper from Savannah 10 New York
11:l5 M, arrives at Byrd-street station daily
sleeper from New York to savannah.
2:43 p. NJ. arrives at Bvrd-Street station daily
stops at Fredericksburg Milford, and
Junction. sleeper from Washington
TO Charleston.
9:3i p. NJ. arrives at Byrd-sireet station daii,
except Sundays). Sleeper Washing
ton % jacksonville.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS:
6:55 A. NJ. leaves Elba; arrives at Ashland at
1892 A. NJ. stops at Hungary and
Kilby.
400 z. NJ, accommodation, leaves Broad-streei
station; arrives Mt Ashland at 5
6:l2 r. NJ, leaves Eba: arrives at Ashland a.,
Up n. Stops at Hungary and kilby.
1892 A. NJ, arrives at Elba leaves Ashland AZ
5:34 A. NJ. stops st Hungary and
kiiby.
6.56 A. NJ, accommodation, arrives ut Broad.
Street station; leaves Ashland at 8
8:O7 p. NJ, arrives at Elba; leaves Ashland a.
0:l2 L. Al. stops At Hungary and
CA. THtYLoI, General Ticket Agent.
T.. L. ID. MYERS. General superintendent.
La
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At the north side OF Dublin there is at
Clontarf o sea inlet where the water nj GER
tain times Of the tide is very shallow. A
little stream flows under the road into the
ssa 1t this place. The bridge beneath
which II passes has pretty high parapets.
A huge dog, a frequent companion during
my student days, used to mount one OF
thsse parapets, employing 1t Us a look.
out when he happened for the
moment 70 lose sight Of me. Mrs
ComeEford, widow Of distinguished
barrister, was my landlady. This dog
aided by an accomplish named Bran, slew
Mrs. Comeriord's red cat, great fayorite
and buried him, all but the point of hi.
tall. In the garden. The accomplices de
mcaned themselves In the most ipnocen,
manner, but betrayed considerable confu.
sion when their delinquency was detected
IL did not seem TO occur to their canine
minds that the mere tip OF the moor
cats tail. when the body itself was
ous Of sight, could possibly iucrimlnate
tesm. But 70 return TO Clontarf. II
~ tne practice among the lads
about, when the depth of water suifed
% wade out and catch little lat-fish. These
soounu IN great numbers. and lie COM
monty on the sea-bed. The waders went
70 oere.legged. and when they happened
% read upon fish, kept the foot In posi.
don until they could stoop down and 20.
cure their prey. One OF the fsherbovs
Wss one dsy attended by his dog. and
Wneu the intelligent creature saw the
work In which bis master was eneaced
proceeded TO help him BY plung,nc
eoous, and whenever be felt q ijsh
kept bis paw upon IL until bis mss-
eer should come up and place II
" ne creel. This curious method OF catch.
lox naf.ash 70 not confined to Clontarf. III
~ Walking one day along Cons Water.
eslIe0 afeer The old chieftsin OF the name |
20 q Constantine 0'NeiI. when / Oh. |
ssyed baSelooted I'D wsding Ia the shall |
~ water-ior TIE tide was out--snd from