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Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-24

WANTED-To buy o city lot to be paid In weekly
Office. 2le.tt
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-24

WTANTED-Good butcher to rent part Of store, 2o5
w north 10th st. 184tf
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-24

N7ANTED-work on q set OF hookP, cveninga
w IN. W." Evering Doe" $40 ZAP
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-24

WANTED Dining girl at Emmett House.
w g23.s
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-24

"a ANTED-LADIES OR GENTLEMEN-In city
w or country, to take nice, light and pleasant
work at their own homes; 90 to SIS per .ay easily and
quietly made; work eont by mail; no canvassng; no
stamp for reply. Please address Reliable Msnf'g Co.,
Philadelphia, Pa. so3.1m
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-24

WTANTED-situa'ion, o thoroughly competent
w salesman in either a dry gcods, boots and shoe
or grocery house. Applicant ia, we'll acquainted in
on6 "a
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-24

DRyVY vaults, sinks and ~cesspools cleaned at thu
GhoTtest notice and at any time otths day, In an
entirely oIderless way withol I the laRss molestation
to occupants or noiyhbors, With our iinproved and
odGEless apparatus. A. Evans d Co., sl Capitol
ave. oSA uocEi
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

Representative Oassady, OF Nevada, re
cites the following interesting romance
which was dug out Of the dusty files OF
the Pension Office: short time ago Mr..
Cassidy received communication from
Eli johnson, of Lunlng, Esmera da county,
Nevada, making application tor pension
and arrearages. The letter stated that he
was private IN Company Z, First CALI
fornla Cavalry. up Inquiry at the L, n
sion Office Eli johnson was reported dead,
and his widow until recently has drawn
his pension. Further II quiry showed that
Mrs. johnson, believing her hus and dead,
had married again aud WAS living il
FlOnda, Henry county, Ouio, as Mrs Gill.
A careful Investigation was made, which
proved that Eli Johnson was UoInIed
during the war. sent to the hospital snC
afterwards reported dead. His wife cam,
East, thinking herself a widow, made
application and was granted a pension
which she continued to draw until sh
married Mr.. Gill. 10 the meantime he
first husband, believing his wife dead
went TO Europe and remained sewers
years. Returning to America, he dlscov
, cred that be was entitled 10 pension, an
Immediately made application for
n through Mr.. Cassidy. Events have show
that tue marriage of MIR. Gill was llleea
> aud the prospects are that Mr.. and MIR
e Eli johnson will be reunited after belf
5 separated over fifteen years.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

How TO GREASE A WHEEL.--A well
made wheel will endure constant wear
from ten to twenty-five years, II care
is taken to use the right kind an proper
amount OF grease; but ii this matter is
not attended to it will be used up in Ave
or six years. Lard should never be
used on a wagon, for it will penetrate
the hub. and work its way out around
the lemons Of the spokes, and will spoil
the wheel. Tallow is the best iubri-
Gator for wooden axle-trees, and castor
oil for iron hubs, but many OF the
patent axle greases are also excellent,
and have the merit Of being cheaper
and more convenient to handle. Just
grease enough should be applied to the
spindle of wagon to give it slight
coating. This Is better than more, for
the surplus put on will work out at the
ends and be forced by the shoulder
bands and nut-wsshers into the hub
around the outside of the boxes. 10
oil an iron axletree fret wipe the spindle
clean with cloth wet with spirits Of
turpintine, and then epply few drops
of castor oil near the shoulder and end.
One teaspoonful is sufficient for the
whole.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

Mr.. BrAsK--"weli. my dear. I have
got our house insured at last"
Mrs. Blank-"For its full value?"
Mr.. BIsnk-''More than IT'S value"
Mrs. BIank-"Then II 1t don't burn
down you will lose all you paid INF"
Mr.. Blank-"Every cent OF it.
Mrs. Blank Gmmedistely)-"Then I
guess / won't discharge Mary right
away. She is Of very little use, but
then 1t may pay in the long run to
keep her. She always lights the frs
with kerosene"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

DELICIOUS SOUP Is made in this way:
Boil cup of rice in little over a
quart of milk. Boil until it is 80 soft
that it will pass through a sieve with
but little effort on your part. Crate
the nicely bleached parts OF two heads
of celery-add to the strained rice; add
TO this one quart of strong beef stock,
or that made from mutton or veal may
be used; 1T shonld be strained, and be
clear and free from Jumps when it is
put in with the rice. Let this boil I'M
til the celery is tender. Season with a
dash of cayenne pepper, or little curry
powder, and plenty of salt. II it Is
difficult to obtain celery when you wish
to have this soup, celery salt may be
used, or even celery seed or extract.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

THERE Is so much difference In eel.
lars, that while some will keep fruit
we'll, ia others large proportion of the
fruit will decay before winter is hall
over. Fruit to keep we'll should be
kept in cool place, where the tempera-
ture is even. To attempt TO keep fruit
where one day the temperature is 3Oc
and the next 800 is to invite failure.
For this reason the fruit should meyer
be kept in the open air where the sun
will shine on the barrels; in fact, To
have fruit keep well it should not be
disturbed alter being gathered and
stored away until wanted for use or
sale,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

Swiss PUpDNa.-One tea-cupful Of
-four; four tablespoonful OF butter;
three OF sugar; one pint OF milk, five
eggs; the rind of lemon. Crate the
rind of tho lemon (the yellow part
only, remember) INTO the milk, which
put in the double boiler. Rub the
-four and butter together. Pour the
boiling milk on this and remove to the
boiler. Cook tYe minutes, stirring
the first two. Beat the yolks of the
eggs and sugar together, and stir into
the boiling mixture Remove from the
fire Immediately, When cold add the
whites of the eggs, beaten to stiti
froth. have a three-q 1art mold well
buttered. Turn the mixture into this
and steam 40 minutes. Turn on hot
dish and serve without delay. Creamy
sauce, or a rambler of currant jelly,
melted with the juice OF two lemons,
should be served with it
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

Conrs should not be permitted to
stand on a plank, cement, paved or any
hard floor the first year, as these are Ii
able to seriously affect the feet and legs
Unless the yard, where the colts run
has a fine, dry, gravelly soil, it should
be well Uttered 30 as to keep their feet
dry. Mud or soft, wettish ground is
apt to make tender hoofs, no matter how
we'll bred a colt may be.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

IT is very rare that soil is rich enough
TO bear successive crops of the same
kind of grain without exhausting fer
tility; but by changing crops different
elements of plant food are required.
This gives the soil a chance TO recuper-
ate. By the time the gram crop comes
around in the rotation the soil ID ready
with another supply of the needed food.
Rotation may therefore be considered q
negative kind of manuring; but there Is
a limit beyond which its good results do
not extend.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

When we are studying and pursuing
excellence, we are insuring durability;
and the more thoroughly the idea Of
durability, enters into our work and
guides our lives, the more valuable will
be the one and the nobler and happier
will be the other.
Educate all the faculties and propen-
stiles of children; but above all, see
that the conscience, the balance-wheel
of the moral system, is trained into
perfect accord with the principles of
positive truth and absolute justice.
AT Turnbridge Wells, England, a
marble niche, with marble male statue,
has been found. One of the feet on the
man rests on PROSTATE bull. There
is an inscription in Greek.
The face of Simon Peter, in Leon
ardo da Vinci's painting of the Last
Supper, painted four hundred years
ago, Is said TO be a striking likeness OF
the late Wendell Phillips.
Over "a, 900 of the A ,440, 1922 piece!
of mail matter that were sent TO the
Dead Letter Office last year contained
checks, money, &C., to the amount o.
about 81 100000.
What is called Hebrew play, AM
is entitled 1.-The Love Of Jerusalem,
is produced ''for the first time IN Eng
land" at the international Theatre
London.
RECEPTION cards are square, with tb
name and address and reception da
and sometimes the hour engraved
! the left hand corner. as heretofore.
In exclusive stationery we have til
photographic, resembling old parct
2 ment. IL bids fair to be a fayori
among lovers of the antique.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

The total acreage OF Scotland is 49,
946, 694. One single nobleman owns
1926, 900 acres, and his wife 149, s79.
Another has 431, 200 acres, third
424, 900, fourth 37S,000 Twelve pro-
prIeters own one-quarter of the whole
acreage of the country: seventy pro-
prietors own one. half. Nine-tenths of
Scotland belongs to 100 persons and
100000 OF Scotchmen spend their
lives earning rent for these 100.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

LIME is one of the necessary fertiliz-
els. III it is used Just before or at the
same time with superphosphate, it has
an injurious effect upon it but when
used after it no injurious results occur.
Lime is rather dear at the price mem
toned, but it may be used probably
even at that price, if 1t is used carefully
and not oyerslaked. 1t should be made
as fine as possible and used quite dry /:
very little moisture is required to dry
slake 1t and too much Injuries it.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22
AN enquirer asks what kind of plums

AN enquirer asks what kind of plums
are least liable to the attacks of the
black knot, or are free from it. This
disease is 80 easily kept off that we have
never made the enquiry, or observed
which variety is most free. By cutting
it off promptly when it first appears,
there is no difficulty in keeping the
trees free. Keeping tree clear in this
way is less labor than hoeing a hill Of
corn. But 90 not carelessly leave 1t q
year, or month, or week do it when
hrst seen.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

Do NOT be satisfied until you have
got rid Of every mongrel animal on the
farm, from the chickens up, replacing
them as opportunity offers with those
which are purely bred, or by breeding
up with such breeds as you consider
most desirable for your purpose and
location, for location, after all, has much
to do with breeds. The more valuable
your stock the more profit, pleasure
ond interest you will have in your bust
DeSs,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

fAere's never a day so sunny
But httle cloud appears;
There's never a Life 80 happy
But has its time of tears
Yet the sun shines out the bright
Whenever the tempest clears.
There's never n garden growing
With roses in every plot;
There's never heart so hardened
But il has one tender spot;
We have only TO prune the border
To find the forget-me-not.
There's never sun that rises
But we know twill set at night;
The tints that CLEAN in the morning
At evening are just as bright,
And the hour thatis the sweetest
Is between the dark and light.
There's never a dream so happy
But the waking makes us sad;
There's never q dream of sorrow
But the waking makes us glad;
We shall look some day with wonder
At the troubles we have had.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

A HOG will live III a small box that he
can crawl into to get out of the snow,
out hog or other animal that
Just lives is an expensive sort Of a
boRrder for man to keep. Six or
seven months is long enough to make
nice piece of pork from any well-bred,
weaned pig, and he who takes a year
for it is pretty sure to throw away three
or four months feeding material.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

IT is stated that the Jersey COW,
Kalhalla, whose record was thirty-four
pounds of butter in fourteen days, has
died of milk fever, and the cause is at
tributed to the fact that the streams of
butter foated in just sufficient cream to
permit of its passage from the udder.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

Toad raising is profitable Australian
industry. The creatures are produced
for the London markets, where they
are sold for SIS or 800 per hundred, and
are bought by gardeners and agrieul-
turists for use in destroying obnoxious
insects.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

In California prune culture is a great
success. Each tree bears about one
hundred pounds OF prunes, worth about
ID cents per pound.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-22

In a warm evening IN the summer of
1859, in a back room Of a lawyers
office in Son Diego, CAL, two men sat
playing at cards. The hours of the
night came and went; still they played
till the dull gray of the morning came
slowly peering in at the windows.
Neither seemed to gam, and the game
was about even. The stakes were high
ones, They were a deed to the Saint
Sallcis property, by far the finest body
land in the neighborhood. The present
Jwner of the property was Jose Alive
do, a SpanIard, who had inherited 1t
from his father, along with an inordi-
nate passion for gaming. His partner,
or bitter opponent, was Edward Gould,
a lawyer, who had learned his profess
sion in Louisiana, graduated with
honor, but who possessed the3luck OF
the devil at gambling. Jose had at last
after having lost half,of his property to
Gould, with the bravado of desperation
challenged him to game for the whole
or nothing. Gould endeavored to dis
suade him, but the Spaniard wal
plucky, and flung back at him that III
was coward, and The lawyer hat
nothing to do but accept the challenge
At last the Spaniard threw down full
hand, three queens and pair of seyens
lit was the old-fashioned game o
''freeze-out.'' A smile of triumph
S lifted over the Spaniard's face as h
reached for the deed, but low ours
5 was all that escaped his thin lips a
/. Gould threw down four tens. The
e coolly stepping to his safe h
S locked up the deed and lighted cigal
J. cite. The Spaniard wrapped himse
e up in his cloak and disappeared. Goul
IT that day recorded his deed, and it SOC
), became noised abroad that he had pu
II chased the rich tract of st. Salici
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-12
Entertainments Notes,

1t is stated that one of the fast-freight lines is
carrying sugar from Boston to Chicago at IA
cents per hundred pounds.
In December. 1888, the New York Central de-
livered the Boston G. Albany, at Albany, ID, 1874
freight cars, in comparison with II, 271 in Decem-
Der, 1882.
1t is stated that the owners of the Little Rock,
Mississippi River a. Texas railway and the Little
Rock & Fort Smith railway will connect their
roads with the Memphis, Vicksburg & New Or
leans road.
The Railroad Gazette publishes figures show
ing that, compared with 1850, there are 81 per
cent. less cotton and % per cent. less grain per
mile of railroad in this country.
1t is expected that the Huntingdon Car Works
will be started up again within two weeks. 1t is
understood that Blain Bros, who operate the
works, have obtained the consent of nearly all
their creditors to an extension.
One of the first acts of the new Maine Central
management is the issuance of q circular making
a reduction of 5 per cent. in the wages of EN-
ployes. The circular states that this reduction
will be applied to every man in the service of the
company, high or low.
The new Oregon & California brings within
reach of the world the most delightful part of
Oregon, and opens to the worlds markets a re-
gion that invites a dense population. The road
is opening to a remarkable region
along the coast, extending from the Cascade
mountains to the ocean, one hundred miles wide.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-12
Praver-Meek SERVICES.

The attendance at Centralavenue Church last
night was such as to about fill the chapel. DR.,
Marine preached for half an hour, basine his re-
marks upon the passage from the Gospel of St
James selected for the Sunday-sehool lesson TO-
morrow. The sermon was specially effective,
strongly dwelling upon the perfect liberty of the
law of Christ, a liberty that could only be at
tanned through freedom from the guilt and
power of sin. This freedom the gospel of
Christ promised and gave to all who heard the
word in faith and worked out its
principles and precepts in a life
of loving obedience. Following the discourse
there was a brief season of prayer and testimo-
my. There will be no meeting tonight, but
they will be resumed on Monday night next and
continued untilfurther notice. Rev. DR.. Marine
viii occupy his pulpitto-morrow, atnight preach
ing a sermon specially directed to the young.
Services have been conducted at the First
Baptist Church every night this week, and will
be continued until further notice, beginning
with next Tuesday evening. Monday evening
will be given to the Yoke-fellows.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-12
A o YEARS WORK.
improvements to the 1. & st. L. Road-Bed
in the Year 1888.

improvements to the L. & st. L. Road-Bed
in The Year 49,.
During this bad weather Roadmaster Henry,
of the indianapolis & st. Louis road, has been
summarizing improvements made to the road
bed last year, a condensed statement of which
we give below: In the twelve months there were
laid LOG l-3 miles of steel rails, weighing sixty
pounds to the yard, 49,, 900 new cross-ties were
put in the track. 1O1 miles of road was graveled
an average depth of thirteen inches, 15,204 car
loads of dirt was distributed in filing up t~restles,
NEARLY a mile and one-half of which were filed,
and in widening road-bed, six miles of new side
track was laid, and the bitches the entire length
of the road were so cleaned that the water could
run off readily. There is now on the road not
more than a half mile of trestle, which it is prac-
teal to fill, and the order is that they be filed
at once. Most of these t~restles were at the APP
proach of bridges, where stone abutments have
been laid in the last eighteen months and new
bridges erected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-12
THEY HAD ALL SEEN GHOSTS.
A Learned Discussion of S%piritualism by
Habitues of the Clerks Office.

The conversation turning upon spiritualism,
IN the county clerks Office, yesterday, Col. W.. s.
r. Harrington, who is one of the probate clerks,
merely for a pastime, said that on one occasion
he had seen a real ghost, which came into his
sleeping apartment, and stood there in awful
s~plendor, under the gas jet. He had tried to
speak to the visitor but his tongue refused to do
its duty. After it had gone, to convince himself
that he was not asleep. he invited himself to
take a drink and not being mortified by a re-
fusal, he knewt that he was in possession Of all his
senses. 1t was in thus being frightened that he
acquired the subriquet of Consideration Bill, !"
which has since chung to him. He declined to
answer whether it was a male or female ghost.
Major Silas Hervey (Tidings of Comfort and Joyl
saw no reason to disbelieve the story. On one
occasion, while on a visit to Hendricks county, he
became convinced that there were strange spirits
there and for that reason had i'm
mediately returned home. He had the
assurance of his confidential friend, Hon.
Bell Knapp, who had had large experience with
spirits of various kinds, that naturalization was
not a myth. Capt. A. j. Joyce cited an instance
of a professional ~juryman who died, and his
ghost came to the courthouse the first of every
month, and took his seat with the new jury.
Mr.. Joyce thought that probably during recess
the ghost stayed in the box, whence the names
are drawn, or else remained at his old home in
the Twenty-tirst ward. County Clerk nj. Glenn
McLain, modestly related his own experience.
For several months past his nightly slumber had
been disturbed by visions of a young lady of sur
passing beauty; whose angelic smile exercised a
strange fascination over him. He had thought
this was all in a dream. but was not sure that it
might not have peen spiritual manifesto
tions, and he was now engaged in
hunting for the original. Reporter Wright,
Reporter Mayer and Reporter Maeuelin,
all agreed that there was something in spirit
ualism, but were not prepared to say that they
had ever seen any supernatural beings, except
on those days when the GHOSTS walked" at their
respective offices. Mr.. Wright was inclined to
the belief that the spirits voted in Shelby coun-
ty where he originated; and that fact, conclu-
sively to his mind. accounted for the large Dem
ocratic majority there. Mr.. Maeuelin recalled an
instance where the spirits had met with the re-
porters in the Circle House, and had passed GER
tain resolutions, but Mr.. Mayer was skeptical
on this point. The advent of a young man who
wanted a marriage license prevented a further
discussion of the subject.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-12

New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE joint executive
committee of the freight department held a final
session to-day at Commissioner Fink's office.
Representatives of nearly all roads were present.
The relations of the Delaware. Lackawanna g.
Western to the lines in the joint executive com
mission We're further discussed, and the action
already taken by the commissioner approved.
At the meeting of the passenger agents of the
trunk lines to-day Mr.. Fink was authorized to
take any action he might deem necessary to meet
the cut in rates from the West. There are ne
gotiations now pending between Mr.. Fink and
the managers of Western lines, and until that
is settled no action will be taken. The repre-
sentative of the West Shore road was present,
and rates were adjusted to several points.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-12
A Rare Old Book,

Mr.. j.. H. Stackhouse, of this city, has loaned
to the Public Library museum a book that has
much interest as an historical relic. 1t is part
third of the tracts and epistles of st. Jerome,
who gave the Vulgate translation of the Bible to
the Catholic Church. 1t was published in 1897,
in what is now Switzerland, the text being old
Latin, and the binding is of thin boards and vel
lum with brass clasps. All the capital letters
are Illuminated by hand, with red and blue paint,
the color being very bright. The book was given
to Mr.. Staekhouse by Bishop Luers, of Fort
Wayne, about fifteen years ago, and is highly
priced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-12
The horticultural society's Meeting.

Instead of holding its regular annual session,
the Indiana Horticultural Society will this year
join in a tri-State meeting with the Michigan
official report of the proceedings will be pub
lished in one volume, and the Indiana associa-
ton finds itself embarrassed by the law in pay
ing its share of the costs of publication. The
appropriation by the General Assembly provides
for the expense of publishing the report of the
proceedings of the annual meeting of the Indi-
ana Horticultural Association. The Auditor of
State is of the opinion that the money cannot
be used for paying a part of the expenses of
publishing a report of the proceedings of a tri-
State meeting. and will refuse to issue warrants
for that purpose.