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Mccullough. the Actor.

The story of John McCullough's life
reads like romance. In 1S49, at the
age of II years, he reached Phila-
delphia with exactly 81 cents in his pos
session, and no expectations. The
name of Mccullough on a sign over q
store in the Quaker city led him to dis
cover distant relative in the pro-
prietor. The latter secured him en-
ployment as an apprentice to chair
maker. In the same shop was stage
struck fellow named Burke, greatly
given to spouting Shakespeare, who
imbued his young companion with q
fondness for the theater, and the result
was membership in an amateur dra-
matte club. Next came entry to the
theater through the intercession OF actor
friends, who got him on as super"
at % cents per night. Huddled in the
wings with others less studious than
himself, young John eagerly watched
the performances, and mastered the
rudiments of his chosen art. SO rapid
was his advancement that in two years
he gained place in the regular stock
company in the old Arch Street Theater,
then managed by William Wheatley.
His first speaking part was that of a
servant in 1.-THE Bellies Stratagem, and
his salary was then the princely sum OF
So per week, but was rapidly increased
as he showed his capacity for more re-
sponsible business. An accidental meet
ing with Edwin Forrest opened the
royal road to fame to the young actor,
then % years of age. At Forests So
licitation Mccullough went to Boston
and played seconds with him. McCul-
lough's first appearance there was in
Damon and Pythias," and he relates
that he was so nervous that he went to
the theater and dressed for the per-
Torrance at o'clock in the afternoon.
For several years he supported the
grand old actor, who became warmly at
tached to him and accompanied him to
San Francisco in 1867. Forrest was
not certain that he would act again on
his return East, so Mr.. Mccullough,
who had gained tremendous personal
following, remained in San Francisco
as leading man in Maguire's company,
and starred in several notable tragic
revivals. Upon the opening of the Cali
fornia Theater in 1869 Mr.. Mccullough
became sole lessee, and was very sue
cessful in management Lawrence Bar
rett was subsequently his business
partner. In 1873 Mr.. Mccullough de-
termined to star, and opened at the
Olympic Theater, st. Louis, Sept. %,
of that year, as Coriolanus, scoring a
triumph. Thus encouraged he pro-
ceeded to fill dates all over the country.
-A[bn1lU Journal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-11
Value OF Skinned Milk.

Recent Investigations by the German
chemists, Ritthausen and j. KONG,
have led to important conclusions.
They are TO the effect that the nutritive
value of skinned milk is much higher
than is generally supposed. Accord
ing to these, the price paid for the albu-
minoids in skinned milk is lower than
that paid for them in any of the ordi-
nary foods in the market, excepting
stock-fish The former chemist states
that about two quarts of this milk con-
tain az much heterogeneous matter as a
pound Of meat, and the latter that q
given number of nutritive units of the
milk cost about "A per cent. less than
pork and still less than butter.
While further experiments may some
what modify these conclusions, they are
sufficiently accurate to show that the
popular prejudice against skinned
milk is unfounded, provided the article
is unauthorized. 1t is known that the
proportion of fatty matter in unskimmed
milk is not more than per cent, and
while this ingredient may be very neces-
sary to make the milk suitable for the
use of children and anemic persons,
there are large classes of milk consum-
ers who can do as well or better with
out 1T. The great difficulty with
skinned milk is that of getting it pure
and undiluted. But the same may be
said of unskimmed milk.
If, however, the city authorities took
proper precautions to prevent the sale
of both when diluted and adulterated,
the cheaper article might be safely en-
ployed on large scale for purposes for
which the unskimmed article is now
used. We're this done, and creamless
milk more generally used, very con-
siderable economy could be effected by
consumers, the amount of cream left
for the creameries would be so much
increased that we might hope for
cheaper butter and with the reduces
demand in cities for unskimmed milk
the public would not have to pay 1O
cents quart for it.-Ne,O York
Herald
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Little Johnny About the Pig.

One time was in Mister Brilys shop
and he had cut off pigs head and set
it on top Ola bar'l, and old CATER
Peters he cum in and seen it, and he
sed, old CATER did: Mister Brily,
yure pig is gitten out" Mr.. Brily
he luked and then he said: THAT so,
CATER, you jest take that stick and rap
him on the nose fore he can draw it in"
So Gaffer he tuke the stick and snook
up reel sli, and fetched the pigs he'd
regular nose-wiper, hard as ever he cude
with the stick, and kanocked the pigs
he'd off the bari, and you never seen
sech stonish ole man! But Mr.. Brily
he ptended like he wesn't lookn, and
ole CATER he sed: mister Brily, Won
must excuse me, but wen / struck at
that pig it lodged and cut its he'd off
agin the edge of the bari. THE Argo-
7lu7If
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An Easy Way Out of 1t.

Here is an interesting account by DR..
G.. G.. Abbot of the cunning way in
which little bird rebuilt its nest in
order to avoid Matching an intruder's
egg:
"a pretty little y-catcher, which had
taken much pains to build her nest,
was in trouble about her own pearly
eggs, and through no fault of her own.
An impudent cowbird (MolothruS
pecoris of naturalists), too lazy to make
o nest for herself, or to look up an old
one, or, indeed, to hatch her own eggs,
had slyly dropped an egg into the fly
catcher's nest, and then gone off, quite
Indifferent as to what became of it.
What the first thoughts of the fly
catcher were when she saw the in
trusive egg, am at q loss to conjecture;
but the nest itself tells us that the bird
was not easily outwitted, and also that
the conclusion it finally reached was to
get rid of the noxious egg by making
practically new nest out of the old
one.
Now, this fy-catcher, which orni-
biologists know as the white-eyed vireo
(Vireo nouebordcenciS), builds q
rather fragile, hanging nest, usually
out of fine twigs and strips of thin bark,
all nicely interlaced, but sometimes en-
ploying also large pieces of newspaper.
The nest is suspended to the delicate
twigs that grow on the very ends of
long, wavy branches. To compensate,
therefore, for the considerable motion
to which it is subjected when the wind
blows, the nest is made very deep, and
quite small at the top. So deep is it,
in fact, that usually we cannot detect
the sitting bird, unless the nest is
looked upon from above.
"In the instance of the nest here
described, this great depth of the orig
inal structure came nicely into play, for
the outcome of the birds thoughts was
that to build new floor to the nest,
while it would necessitate leaving two
of her own eggs unmatched, would place
the unwieldy egg of the interloper down
in the basement also, and would thus
leave her free to rear her own family,
unmolested, on the second floor. This
she cunningly accomplished by first
placing stout twig just above the eggs,
and then Intervening suitable soft ma
terials with the sides of the nest, allow.
ing their weight to rest upon the twig
extending from side to side and project
ing beyond them.-St. Nicholas.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-11
He FOrgaye Her.

"No, Alfred, dear, dare not, cannot
let you kiss me-"
You doubt my love, Estella Angeli-
ca? Then let the stars fall and l will
perish in the ruins of busted uni
verse!'
Not so, not so, my sweet"
"Are you weary of me?-sp speak,
speak,
mo, but, dearest, listen forgive me,
Ally, my own-I-I--I-Ive been eat
ing onions!"
It was cruel, but his great love
nerved him to tender compassion. -
Bloominqton Eue.
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1t was touching sight to see how the
boys stood around the dead form oil
Briggs and endeavored to hide their
emotion and failed.
The tears ran down the face OF Ar.
kansas Bob like rain off the gable-end
of corn-crib, and Ted Williams and
Jim Henderson and several more bowed
their heads, while their forms shook
with the sobs they would not allow to
to escape.
The boys dug grave on the banks al
the Brazos river, and that night, as the
clouds drifted away and the moonlight
fell upon the snow-covered ground and
sparkled amid the ice-laden limbs Of the
tall forest trees, we laid poor Briggs
down in his narrow resting place.
The only requiem that was sung was
the turbid Brazos as it surged along on
its way to the sea-a mass sung 10y
nature.
When the grave had been filled, Jim
Henderson said: Il think We ought to
have some kind of service. 1t amt
right, by q darn sight, to go away with
out sayin' somethin' over the grave-any
you fellows got Bible?"
No one had Bible, nor had seen one
in number of years.
well, suppose some one say q sorter
of prayer"
The boys scratched their heads,
glanced at one another for moment,
and then looked away off into the
woods.
Finally some one whispered, "Sish
Arkansas Bobs goin' to pray" and he
did.
"Oh, Lord" he said, II guess in
your opinion I'm pretty tough, but
amt askin' nuthin' for myself, it's for
Briggs. He is dead now, but was as
white man as ever walked. He never
did no man hurt, and he had heart
in him as big as mule, and no one, as
I've heard, ever said a word agin him.
L don't know as what / say will have
much influence, but Briggs stood well
with us down here, and although
don't know much about his career, OF
his history, or his family, he was man
you could bank on every clatter. He
gave a sick Mexican 81 80 once for med.
icine, and then turned right round and
HurStu lllll tHIOuSu lefSI, puI tue
internal Greaser hadn't been well
more'n two days before he stole Briggs
saddle-bags. All! Lord, there hain't
any preacher nowhere round here, OF
we'd had him to say something more
pinted to you than l can say it. L never
battered any with the Bible, and cant
just now remember q hymn-song, but
I'm man of my word; mean what
say, and Briggs, if he gets chance
will make good record in heaven as
any one that ever got there. He had
away down in his heart, something that
was square and as true as steel, and
oh, Lord, you mustn't go back on that
kind of man, cause they're toe
skeerce in these parts. Amen"
The prayer was as rough as Bob, but
no more sincere, as was evidenced by
his fearful eye and trembling lip. After
the prayer the boys ranged themselves
on one side of the grave, and, drawing
their six-shooters, fired salute over
their dead comrade, and, while the
sharp reports were still echoine
through the vaults of the forest, they
turned and left the scene.-Nel0 Or
leans Times Dem OcTlt
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Nothing like 1t, sir. She is nine" said
Weed, tersely.
"Prepostesousl" calculated Severn. Set
the young lady speak for herself She will
deny your bold assertion, admitting that
she is mine"
@There is certainly some misunderstood
ing here, gentlemen" said Madam Campan
with dignity, and now fully believing that
her pupils had been playing one Of their
mischievous tricks again.
Taking the real Daisy by the hand. with III
atfectionate caress she continued:
This is Miss Daisy Blanc, gentlemen, and
do not think she Is at present engaged to
any one"
The other young ladies were then named
and presented in turn, and Cyrus Burke
after all was left in undi'puted possession
of tho Ward of 'Tan.ivy Club "-CAica9C
LedOer
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A Mild Rehuke.

An Austin teacher overheard one OF
the larger boys in the class whispering
to the boy below him that the teacher
was donkey. The teacher did not get
angry at all. He did not seize the boy
by the collar, and draw him over desk
where he could get at him conveniently.
All the teacher did was to remark
placidly: Harry, / shall mark you de-
ficient in natural history because you
cannot distinguish me from a donkey.
TEXAS SiftinQs.
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A LAWYER Who Advertised.

1t seems that there was once a lawyer
in this county who was not afraid to
advertise and he became President of
the United States. In copy of the
Lancaster, pa, } Intelligencer, of 1913,
the following card has boon found:
JAMES BUCHANAN. HAVING COMPLETED
the study Of the law undar the direction OF
James Hopkins, Esquire intends practicing in
this borough He has taken an Office I'm East
King street, two doors above Mr. Duchman's
Inn and opposite the Farmers Bank
LANCASTER, February 20, 1913.
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GoRTscHAKoFF, who was a great
linguist, once said, in reply to remark
relative to his power to keep state Sc
crets, that he knew how TO hold his
tongue in six languages.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-11

VIRGINIA is about to build o college
for colored youth within stones throw
of the Crater fight, just out of Peters
burg. In the struggle at the Crater
hundreds of colored troops were
slaughtered.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-11

THE par value of share of stock in
the Chemical Bank of New York is 500,
but if you wanted to buy one it would
cost you 81, los.
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STYLE is only the frame to hold our
thoughts. 1t is like the sash of win
dow-a heavy sash will obscure the
lght.-Edmonds.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-04
TALES OF A PHOTOGRAPHERS.
Some Events in the Life OF a Manipu
lator of Lightnipg-A Boys Re-
ward-A Sad Story in
Skeleton.

"Come inside" and the gate OF the
railing swung open and for the time be.
ing the reporter became the privileged
guest of the telegraph operator in his
little Office, in violation of a plscard
which said: "No admission"
"Your profession must be the recip.
tents of many secrets and curious facts
that the inquisitive would give a world
to know. Do not business secrets
frequently find publicity through un.
employed operators who may be in
hearing of the Instrument asked the
reporter.
Possibly; but most social and bust
mesa messages arc written In such a
manner that no n save the parties
interested can understand them. When
a business dispatch is not written In
cipher, it Is usually in an equally I'm,
intelligibly form, like this: Offer &C
Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-04
Hop Bitters Are the Pursst and
Heat Filters Ever Mnde.

They are compound from Hops,
Malt, Buchu, Mandrake and Dandel-
ion--the oldest, best, and most valu-
able medicine in the world and oon-
tain all tho best and most curative
properties of all other remedies, being
the greatest Blood Purifier, Liver
Regulator and Life and Health Re-
storing Agent on earth. No disease
or ill.health can possibly long exist
where these Bitters arc used, 80 var
led and perfect are their operations.
They give new life and vigor to the
aged and infrm. To all whose en-
ployment cause irregularity of the
bowels or urinary organs, or who re-
quire an Appetizer, Tonic and mild
Stimulent, Hop Bitters are invalua.
BILE being highly curative, tonic and
stimulating, without Intoxicating.
No matter what your feelings
symptoms are, what the disease or all
ment is, use Hop Bitters. Don't wa
until you are sick, but if you only feel
bad or miserable, use Hop Bitters AZ
once. 1t may save your life. Hun
dreds have been saved by 80 doing.
Five hundred dollars will be paid for
a case they will not cure or help.
Do not suffer or let your friends
suffer, but use and urge them to use
Hop Bitters.
Remember, Hop Bitters Is no vile,
drugged nostrum, but the Purest and
Best Medicine ever made; the SIN.
valid's Friend8and Hope" and no
family or person should be without
them. Try the Bitters to-day.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-04
CITY COUNCIL.
The First Meeting in the New lear

There was a full attendance at the
regular meeting of the city council
last night. Tne reports of city Ulcers
we're received aud placed on f'e
Among the petitions was one from
the volunteer Rescue fire company
asking for the payment Of the SIS per
month, as of old. Il was accompan-
led by a petition of citizens. Refer.
red to the committee on fire. An or.
dinance was passed preventing cattle
from running at large in any plated
portion Of the city. An ordinance
was passed requiring railway compsn
les to have fiagrnen at crossings on
Main and Broadway, and not to OBJ
struct these streets more than FIVE
minutes, and not to obstruct other
streets more than ten minutes, the
penalty being a fine of from S25 to
S1C0. An ordinance was passed for
bidding wooden awnings and signs
extending beyond any building more
than three feet. Chief Templeton
reported the following minute men as
appointed by him for the fire depart.
ment; Charles Ssnderson, Gus Berg
man, James Brady, William Kapolie,
FL. Lennox and ID. Walters for Rescue
engine, II, Vandebo2art, A. B. Howe,
Charles Mathai, Oscar Brown, Char.
les Ssin, and Charles Strutze. Also
that Merriam Stephens be appointed
driver of the hook and ladder truck,
and O. D.. Worries to take charge OF
the fire alarm system. The council
ooncurred in the appointments.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-04
That Council Bluffs has had a veal

That Council Bluffs has had a year
of great prosperity, and great ad.
vancement Is evident from the show
ings OF facts ard figures already given
in THE BEE. 1t remains with its citi-
zeus and business men whether this
growth shall continue, or whether
there shall come s~tagnation and de.
cline. This city has al.
most unparalleled railway facil.
tiles. 1t has many marked sd.
vantages for manufacturing enter.
prises and wholesale establishments.
It..remains simply for Council Bluffs
to use It's facilities and improve its
opportunities.
This city is In condition to reach
out much further into the surround
Ing country for business than 1t has
yet done. and to draw trade here
from q much larger territory than ia
yet o cred.
In thus gathering In the business
which ought to be tributary to Coun-
ell Bluffs, all must concede that The
BEE is an invaluable help, Of which
every business man should avail him
self. Besides It's large local circula-
ton it finds Its way into almost every
nook and corner Of large field, east
wea., north and south, where Its COM
petltors are almost unheard of.
The wide awake and enterprising
business men and manufacturers of
Council Bluffs need but little more
than a reminder of THE BEES ex-
tensive circulation to cause them to
realize that by no other advertising
medium can they so readily reach the
trade which they are seeking.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-04

small pox patients in the eastern end OF
the county. A further hearing was had
on the Plumer petition, but the board was
still firm in rejecting It. A number Of
road matters were considered, and a basis
of assessment agreed opon.
City Auditor Burke was righteously
indignant yesterday. His son in San
Francisco had written him o New Years
letter, and directed in a round plain hand
"F. A. Burke, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The letter on reaching here was forwarded
by the postoffice clerks TO Orange City,
Iowa, where another son, Finley, lives,
and by him sent back to the old gentle.
man here Almost everybody here knows
Squire Burke, at least by name, and he
naturally thinks the postoffice must have
got ratified about New Years.
That Council Bluffs has the largest
brewery In the stale is pretty well estab.
lished by some figures gained Of Mr..
Geise, showing that in 1882 he sold IL, $50
barrels Of beer. There were consumed in
the business 40. $50 bushels of malt, aver.
aging q dollar q bushel; 10000 bushels tf
barley and 1880 pounds Of hops. There
are employed 3s men and eight horses, and
the pay roll for the year footed mp 1872, 500.
An additional story was built on the brew
cry, and a large new surface cooler was
added, rs we'll as q new brick engine room,
and additional machinery, co'ting In all
$500. In regard to there being a raise in
the price of beer, lone has yet been made,
and will not be IL II can be avoided, though
on hops there has been q rise from %
cents to S1.20.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-04

DIR. Ellis, the grain man Of Weston,
was in the city yesterday.
mMr. and Mrs. r. Heffelfuger, of Den
IN, were in the city yesterday.
Ed. Bloom, advance agent Of Miss Ada
Gsay, was in the city yesterday.
:. Wray, the advonce agent Of Paul 8
81 Up, was at the Ogden yesterday.
/. Sam Il. Werlich has gone to Ma,
pleA on q visit to her daughter, Mrs
Nichd2 expecting to be absent about 81,
weeksA
Mr.. alKiel, of Sioux Falls, Dakota
formerly\p f Linder & Kiel, of this city, i
here On aHrief visit and business trip, ant
looks hale md hearty.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-04
Swiudlera Abroad.

If any one has represented that we
are in any way interested In any
bogus bitters or stuf with the word
Chops" In their name, cheating hon.
est folks, or that we will pay any of
their bills or debts, they are frauds
and swindlers, and the victims should
punish them. We deal In and pay
only the billa for the genuine Hor
Bitters, the purest and best medicine
on earth.
HoP BI1rERs MANUFACTURING Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-04
COUNCIL BLUFFS RAILROAD
TIME TABLE.
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC.

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC.
Atlantic Pe Rat 500 p m Pacific ri slFi.e: .e1s a m
Elk and Mail. Dps a m Elk and Mails. .6:55 p IN
d. Moines ac'. 1915 a m Des Moines &c. .4:4o p IN
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND QUINCY.
Depart. Arrive.
Atlantic Ext. $50 p m Pacific Ext....9:2o a m
N. Y. Ex......4:00 p IN Neb & Kas Ex..s:2O q IN
CHICAGO AND ~NoRrHwKsrERN
Depart. Arrive.
Atlantic Ext. .5:l6 p m Pacific Ext -. 9:15 a m
Mail and Exf. .9:20 a m Mat and Exs. 6:15 p IN
Accom-. QSat.). $50 p m Accom-. (Mon.) las p m
KANSAS CITY, ST. JOB AND COUNCIL BLUFFS.
Depart. Arrive.
Mail and En-. .9:65 O m Express. . $50. $50 p m
Express. .....9:lO p IN Mail and Ex.. .6'i5 p m
Depart. Arrive.
Overland Ex.l II 80 a. m. Overland Ia. 400 p. m.
Lincoln FIX, 1880 a. m, Denver Ex. 500 a. m,
Denver Elk. 100 p. m. Local Ex,,...6:30 a. m.
Local Ex.....7;25 a. m. EN.....905 a. m.
Emigrant. . 800 p. m. 4" Ex.....fOO a. m.
WABASH, 81. LOUIS AND PACIFIC.
Depart. Arrive.
Cannon Ball. 1850 p m Cannon Ball. IL :O5 a IN
sIoUA CITY AND PACUIc.
For Sioux City. 1855 a m Firm Sioux C'y.6:5O p m
For Fort Niobrara. Firm Fort Niobrara,
Neb'. .......T: a m keb........N $3.50 m
For st. Paul. ..7:io p IN From 81. Paul.'s:bO q m
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND 81. PAUL.
Leave Council Bluffs. Arrives Council Bluffs.
Mail and Elk. $500 a m Mail and Ex, ..r6:55 pm
Atlantic EX,. A5:l5 p IN Atlantic EX. 1910 a m
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL.
Leaves Omaha. Arrives at Omaha.
Mail and EN.. sT:l5 a m Pacific EN. 80. 1885 a IN
Atlantic "a 81. l3:40 p m Mail and EN..'7-25 p N
Except Sundays. Except Saturdays. Except
Mondays, lDaily.
Council Bluffs &c Omaha Street r. R.
Leave Council bluffs. Leave Omaha.
8 q m, 8 a m, 10 a IN, 3 q m, o a m, 10 a m,
IL IN, 4 N, 2 y ~, 3 p IL a II, Jpn, Up M, 3 p
M, 4 p M, o m, q p IN. N, 4 p m, 5 p IN, 0 p m
Street cars run half hourly to the Union Pacific
Depot. On Sunday the ears begin their trips at
. O'clock a. m, and run regu'arlyduring the day
At 9, IL, 2 4, 3 aud 6 o'clock, andrun TO city time.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-04
Never Give up.

IT You are suffering with low and de
pressed spirits, loss OF appetite, genera
debility, disordered blood, weak ~constitu.
ton, headache, or any disease of a bilio us
nature, by all means procure a bottle Of
Electric Bitters. You viii be surprised to
see the rapid improvement that will follow;
you will be inspired with new life;
strength and activity will return; pain and
misery will cease, and heneeforth you will
rejoice in the praise of Electric Bittsrs
sold at fifty cents q bottle, bye, +. Coed
man