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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-09-17

is every separate building, street. and
object in this quaint old city. Here,
as in Antwerp. an Exposition Is In
progress; but, though it is not con-
fined to Nuremberg art n industry,
it is not international" in the sense
of tine A atwerp Exposition, and serves
more to illustrate the arts for when
Nuremberg has been and still is re-
nowned than those which are diverse.
1t Is very interesting to n IN the
midst of so much that is old and
worthy the effort to create new life
and maintain old standard CT excel
lence. In metal-work Nuremberg IS
still pre-eminent, and in jewelry-the
latest a Renaissance of the old Ger
man wrought work in silver and gold,
with gems such as small rubies, pearls,
and turquoise set in the design to
complete it-such lovely things are
shown that it will doubtless prove a
true revival, the restoration at least
for a time of a beautiful fashion, as
much superior to our senseless and
universal habit of wearing bits OF
glass called diamonds as q cut gem is
to a square of looking glass. The
Renaissance jewelry was out of my
power, thanks to the limited resources
of a correspondent, but l bought a
pair of b~rass-bound Nuremberg scis-
sOrs and sheath, and chatelaine, and a
beer mug enriched with the figures
and names of Albrecht Durer, Adam
Kraft, Peter ViScher and Veit Stoss,
the four workers whom Nuremberg
delights to honor.
1t seems wicked to even touch
Nuremberg with so light and careless
a pen as one must who only catches a
German National Museum alone,
housed in q curious old clustered
building, erected as a monastery in
1882, deserves a letter of itself and
would well repay weeks of study.
Here and at the burg are kept as rel
les old instruments of torture and
punishment. besides curious specimens
of antique furniture, domestic uten-
sis, specimens of fabrics and tissues,
j~oiners' and l~ocksmiths' works-arti-
Giles innumerable in shOrt-which
crowd every available inch of space in
rooms, halls, corridors, cloisters, chap
and inches. Altogether the avow-
ed object of collecting a complete his
tory of German industry seems to
have achieved from the beginning of
things through their stages of devel-
opment. There are also much that is
to the purely are worker
in the cabinets of paintings
and galleries of larger though perhaps
not more important pictures. This
be said, however. of the Origi-
nails of Durer and Wholgemuth, which
includes the formers celebrated por-
trait of Hyeronymus Holzschuher, and
.Kaulbach's great picture of the En-
peror Otto's visit to the vault of Charlie
at AK la Chape.le i'll the year
1000. There are also original printed
pages by Gutenberg, a letter of AL
bert Durer's, one of Martin Luther's
and original editions of Hans Sachs
shoemaker. Still we are
at the threshold, and 1t is at the
threshold we must say goodbye to
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-09-17
IovEs ME.

Love me, 10, e; but breathe il low,
Soft as summer weather;
II you love me, tell me so,
AS we sit together.
Sweet ard still as roses blow
Love me love; but breathe it low.
Tell me only with your eyes,
Words are cheap as water;
II you love me, looks and signs
Tell my mothers daughter
More than all the world may know
Love me, love, and breathe it low.
Words for others, storm AMI snow,
Wind and changeful weather.
Let the shallow waters flow
Foaming on together;
But love is still and deep, and oh!
Love me, love; but breathe it low.
Joaquin MILLER.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-09-17

The British government promises to OBJ
tain an early issue OF the Egyptian loan o
S45, 600.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-09-17
FDUNTfiRAN0
CHURCH oEOURL ADN

high, with divisions or church-like
arches. In which are sc%dlptured figures
of historic, Christian. Jewish and
heather heroes-three of each kind.
In the upper arches are statues of
Moses and the prophets. In the pail
ing which surrounds the fountain is a
ring executed by the locksmith Paul
Rose in 1886. This can be turned
quite around, and it is the accepted
token of a Nuremberger and of the
travelling apprentices, who always
visit this fountain and turn the ring
for luck.
Durer's house and monument and
the house of Hans Sachs, the
German medieval poet, and the
statue erected to his memory are
quaint and curious. The latter
is near the "Bratwursglochtein,"
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25
Glasgow Herald.l

One OF these standing pillars of stone
(''The Stones of Stennes," in the Orkney
Islands) seems to have had romantic
history.
Through the upper part round hole
was cut, to which it is presumed the
sacrificial victim was tied; but in later
times il was put to other uses Hither
many pair of lovesick SWANS resorted,
and by joining hands through this magic
ring plighted their troths forever-a
pledge of love which was to them as sa-
cred as marriage VOW.
The Scottish Society of Antibuarians
gives the following explanation OF the
ceremony:
when the parties had agreed to marry
they repaired to the Temple of the Moon,
where the woman, in presence of the
man, feel down on her knees and prayed
to the God of Wooden (for such was the
name of the God whom they addressed
on this occasion) that he would: enable
her to perform all the promises and
obligations she had made, and was to
make, to the young man present; after
which they both went to the Temple of
the Sun, where the man prayed in like
manner before the woman.
They then went to the stone of Odin;
and, the man being on one side and the
woman, on the other, they took hold of
each others right hand through the hole
in it, and there swOre to be constant and
faithful to each other"
Orcadians paid great respect to this
stone of Odin, and when visiting it were
in the habit of depositing some present
in the shape of bread aud cheese, or a rag.
1t was believed that if young child was
passed through this hole it would never
shake with the palsy in old age.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25
The Value of Manner.
London Spectator.l

We have heard it said that you can do
everything, however unpleasant it may
be to those around you, if you only do it
in the right way; and the instance given
to prove the truth of this assertion is
taken from humble life.
A cat walks daintily into the room on
a cold winters day, and with a benign
glance at the company and melodious
purring sound she walks leisurely
around, selects for herself the warmest
place in the room-perhaps the only warm
place, right in front of the grate-curls
herself up and goes serenely to sleep, Sc
cure that no one will be SD unreasonable
as to question her right to sleep wherev.
er inclination prompts her to sleep. No
one calls it selfish, no one is annoyed, be-
cause she has done it so prettily, and
gracefully. Indeed, everyone expert
ences an access of warmth and comfort
in themselves from beholding pussy's
blissful repOse.
Now. imagine the same thing done
in different way, and by less self-pos
sessed indiyidual-if it were done hur-
riedly,or noisily,or clumsily or diffidently
even, or in any way obtrusiyely, what
storm of Indignation it would excite In
the bosom of all beholders? How thought
less, how incOnsiderate, how selfish! No,
it must be done as the cat does it, with.
out sound or gesture to provoke crit.
cism, or it must not be done at all.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25
[Philadelphia News.I

The death of Peter Whyte recalls the
strange story of the founding of the city
of Victoria, Australia. In an Austria
liam mining camp at one of the tents sat
four men-the 10th of June, 1858
talking earnestly Of their future and
bemoaning the past. For several
months these four men had worked
together In the same claim, sometimes
getting barely sufficient for daily wants;
sometimes not even for that. For
several weeks, indeed, they bad labored
without any result. After a long dis
cussion they decided to abandon the
claim.
Down in the mine, the three looked
gloomily around, with kind of sulky
regret at having to leave the scene of so
much useless toll. Good by" said one.
"Pll give you a farewell blow" And
raising his pick he struck the quarts,
making the splinters fly in all directions.
His practiced eye caught glittering
speck in one of the bits at his feet.
STOPPING, he examined it and the place
he had struck, when, with loud excla.
nation, he knelt and satisfied himself
that it was gold! He then commenced
picking vigorously. His mates caught
the meaning and followed his example.
In dead silence they worked on-they
had discovered monster nugget Then
wild, glad shout sounded in the ears of
the one at the MINDLESS, who had sunk
into half-doze, feeling, probably, the
want of his breakfast To his inquiry,
what is going onf' the cry came,
"Wind up" and as he did so there rose
to the surface huge mass Of virgin gold.
When fully exposed to view the men
were almost insane with Joy. After
watching it through the day and live
long night they had it conveyed in safe
ty to the bank. 1t was named the We'll
come Stranger, and yielded the fortunate
discoveries of it $4,000. On the site of
that spot the forest and the scrub have
disappeared and their place is occupied
by the finest city on the celebrated gold
fields of Victoria.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25

In the gardens at Bramshill an ancient wedding
ring dug up. The posy engraved upon Il
Is, "Let love abide"
I see the house IN dreams. ard know the charm
that haunts each silent room
Where Lely's beauties smile and glow, and
triumph in immortal bloom.
And old dead loves and Joys Of yOre come back 20
live their lives once more.
Deep in the ivy on the walls, the peacock sinks
his purple breast;
The place j. full Of Wild bird-csIs, and pigeons
COO themselves TO rest
While tnnef'tlly. through rush and brake, the
stresmlets triekle to the lake.
Across the long grey terrace sweeps the subtle
scent of orange flowers.
And through the stately portal ereeps sigh from
honeysuckle bowers,
To blend, in chambers dim and vast, with fainter
sweets Of summers past.
Do shadows of the days O.: old still linger in the
garden ways,
Long hidden, deep beneath the mould they
.Ound ring Of other days,
And faith, and hope. and memory cling about
that simple wedding ring.
Il bears a posy quaint aud sweet land we'll the
craven letters wear,)
LET love abide. the words meet for those
who pray loves endless prayer;
The old heart-language, sung CT sighed, forever
speaks, LET love abide"
Oh, noble mansion. proud and DID, and beautiful
in shade or shine,
Age after age your walls enfold the treasures Of
an ancient Incl
And yet--et time take all the rest, if love abide,
for love Is best.
-TGood Words
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25

habits made him an object to be remem-
bered. He spent much time in devising
a pump of improved pattern. This was
a very ingenious affair, and promised to
be success.
His pump idea was only secondary to
another upon which be was then work
ing, concerning which he would say but
little. To secure perpetual motion was
his principal object, and many years of
patient labor and thought were spent for
Its accomplishment On several occasions
while trying for this end he got to the
stopping point. and could go no further,
but his labors revealed the fact that he
was possessed of much natural ability aud
had great genius for mechanical inven-
tiOns.
Close application to the study of his
schemes somewhat impaired his mind
and made him appear Indifferent to the
outside world. In fact his interest in the
affairs of everyday life soon vanished,
and he concluded to shun the world alto
gether.
He resided with brother in bowel
on the north end of Ladd's castle" on
Mill street. His surroundings were filthy
and his life made miserable by the free
use of opium. The furniture of his apart
ment consisted of chair and stove, and
he spent many years of his secluded life
OH the scanty earnings of his brother,
which was hardly enough to keep soul
and life together.
When the 'castle" took fire on Sept. z,
1888, the flames swept over his roof, and
the water completely deluged his place.
The firemen attempted to get him out,
when he was found to be only half
clothed. Rather than to come out of his
filthy den among many of his old &C.
quaintances, he barred his doors, saving
that his things were insured, and threat
ened anyone who might enter. No
amount of persuasion could induce him
to come out. A body of men had about
made up their minds to raid his place
when it was found that his abode could
be saved.
A lack of money in his early days had
no doubt prevented the completion of
several wonderful pieces of mechanism.
During his early sickness he had been
greatly neglected. He remained in a
cold, filthy room, without much cloth
Ing, and with little covering, and
scarcely any attention. His remains
were deposited in the Myrtle Street GEM
ptprV
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25
Vanity.
lChicago Eye.l

From time immemorial, woman has
called art to assist her in embracing the
charms of nature. Painting the face was
common early as the fourteenth century;
and we find it alluded to by Shakespeare
in Loves Labor Lost" Hamlet's re-
proof is doubtless familiar to all: 81
have heard of your paintings, too, well
enough; God hath given you one face,
and you have made yourself another"
No respectable woman dared paint her
face as long as the commonwealth exist
ed, but the practice was revived during
the reign of Charles III. The Spectator
frequently mentions this custom of the
ladies. 1t is said that the husband of
Lady Coventry-a belle of Horace Wal
poles time-used to chase her round the
dinner-ta5le with wet napkin, that he
might remove the superfuous color from
her cheeks This lady actually died from
the evil effects of powders and paint.
The Elizabethian age was sometimes
spoken of as the "age of cosmetics" The
beaux of that day used the art as we'll as
the ladies. Wine was considered great
beautifier, and we read of the wine bath.
The Earl of Shrewsbury complained of
the Queen of Scots. that her wine-bath
was great expense. Milk was also used
in the same way. Then there were prep
arations for concealing bad compilations,
removing superhuous hair, &C., just as
there are at the present time.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25
ATLANTA constitutional


l had good time last week. j took
little Carl along with me for company
and it was his first trip, and he kept me
entertained watching him taking in the
wonders of Atlanta and railroad. and
high bridges and big houses. We dined
at Mr.. DuraDd's in the car shed, and
after the waiter had spread about dozen
little dishes around the little boys plate
he looked up at me with a look of inno-
cent amazement and said, Papa, is all
this dinner miner He spied Mr.. Du-
rand's bran new silver coffee urn, and ask
ed me if that wasn't water tank for
the engine. Seeing some big boxes full
of eggs in store, he stopped and whistled
a note of surprise, and asked me if they
didn't have factory there to make eggs.
Mr.. Blocks candy factory filled his in.
fantile mind to the brim. As we walked
along the marble tables where they were
drawing it out and cutting it up | motto
ed that the little fragments stuck to his
fingers in spite of my caution.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25
Los Angeles Express.l


One of the most startling and roman.
tic features of border life occurred re-
Gently on the Wild Horse prairie, thirty
miles north of Los Angeles, when band
of wild horses, under the lead of a noble
sorrel stallion came galloping over the
plains to recOnnOitre company of sur
veyors engaged in making survey of
the tract.
The band dashed toward Capt. Keller
and his party of surveyors till within
500 feet, when the leader halted in a
grandly proud and defiant manner, with
neck curved, nOstrils distended, erect,
and tail on dress parade, and all the band
ranged themselves on each side of him
like squad of cavelry in battle charge.
After surveying the scene for few mo-
ments the leader gallOped away, followed
by the band In the most graceful and
dignified manner. The scene was most
romantic, and the picture of the lordly
leader, with his most obedient servants,
in their fleet and graceful motions, was
worthy of an artists pencil.
There was another band Of wild horses
on the same prairie, under the leader
ship of dark mahogany bay stallion,
with black name, tail and knees. In
this band there are two white horses and
the rest are bay and sorrel mainly.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25
Mark Twainss Nervousness.
Philadelphia News.

lfnIauelpnla news.
Mr.. Clemens has some peculiarities.
They tell me he is one of the most nerv-
Gus men in the world. He has constant
difficulty in keeping still, and somebody
is obliged to go with him to keep him
busy playing billiards or doing some.
thing else so that he will not have to be
faced with the horrible alternative of
sitting still.
Two seats are reserved :or Mr..
Clemens in the drawing-room Car on the
train by which he may travel. One of
these seats in the smoke-room and the
other is in the body of the car.
AS soon as Mr.. Clemens finishes smok-
ing his cigar he has to get up and fly
from the apartment, because he cannot
bear the smell of tobacco smoke when he
is not producing it himself. So he sits
little while. in the smoke room, then
trOts out to his other place in the middle
of the car, and after he has been there
half an hour or so back he runs to tie
smoke room again. That is the way he
goes on all day long.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25
Relief Afforded Dyspeptics by
Cayenne Pepper.
Popular Science Monthly

lfOpular Science monthly /
Cayenne pepper may be selected as a
typical example of condiment property
so called. Mustard is food and condi-
ment combined; this is the case with
-ome others. Curry powders are mixtures
of very potent condiment with more or
less fsrinaceous materials, and sulphur
compounds, which, like the oil of mus
tard, of onions, garlic, ETC., may have a
certain amount of nutritive value.
The mere condiment is stimulating
drug that does its work directly upon
the inner lining of the stomach, by ex-
citing it to increased abnormal activity
A dyspeptic may obtain immediate relief
by using cayenne pepper. Among the
advertised patent medicines is a pill
bearing the very ominous name of its
compounder, the active constituent of
which is cayenne. Great relief and
temporary comfort are commonly OBJ
tanned by using it as "dinner pill" If
thus used only as temporary remedy
for acute and temporary, or exceptional,
attack of indigestion, all is well, but the
cayenne, whether taken in pills or dust
ed over the food or stewed in with it in
curries or any otherwise, is one of the
most cruel of Glow poisons when taken
habitually. Thousands of poor wretches
are crawling miserably toward their
graves, the victims of the multitude of
maladies of both mind and body that
are connected with chronic, incurable
dyspepsia, all brought about by the
habitual use of cayenne and its condi-
mental cousins.
The usual history of these victims is
that they began by overlooking, took the
condiment to force the stomach to do
more than its healthful amount of work,
using but little at first. Then the stom
ache became tolerant of this little, and
demanded more; then more, and more,
and more, until at last inflammation, ul-
ceration. torpidity, and finally the
death of the digestive powers, accom-
panied with all that long train of miser-
les to which l have referred.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25
A Remarkable Rescue.
IShamokin Herald.l

A few nights ago Robert Gardener, re.
siding near Shamokin, was attracted by
the strange cries of man. On arising
from his bed and looking out of the win
dow, he found that they emanated from
the hill opposite his residence.
Calling his next-door neighbor, they
walked over to the hill with light.
Nearing cave hole they heard the noise
again and on looking down found man
there. They procured washline, and
threw it to him, which he grasped very
eagerly, and was hoisted out.
On being questioned as to how he got
there, he said he lived on the hill, be-
yond the Polish church. About 5 O'Clock
in the afternoon he had been hunting
his goat. and, not seeing the hole, fell in.
to it. His fall was about forty feet. He
had called until he was tired and could
call no more, and had given up all hopes
before he saw their light. In falling he
had landed on an offset, and from this
there is hole running away down to
the old Peerless slope. Had he fallen
into this he probably would never have
been found.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25
A Compromise.
Merchant Traveler.l

"Mr. Robinson" said the bookkeeper
to the old man, in the Office, "here's a
letter from Smith, over in Indiana, in
which he proposes to pay 60 per cent. of
the bill he owes"
"Gootness, kracious, vot ish dat? Vot
is dot?" screamed the old man.
Smith proposes to pay 60 per cent"
repeated the bookkeeper.
Cant We schveese more ash dot out
oaf him, no vay?'
mo, sir; / understand that's the very
best he can do"
well, dot ish shameful for man to
sheat us in dot way. Only 60 per cent,
you shayY
That's ALL"
Won't be make eet sixty.vOn?"
'sNo, 60 is the limit
well, eef We must, We must, shup-
poshe, hood / don't like dot way oaf set
thing. We shoot haf mate two hoondert
unit sheyenty-fye per chent. on dose
goots, unit now We will haf TO pc satisfied
NIT only leedle ofer a hoodert unit ten,
unit any beezness man can see dot sooch
profits will ruin trade in sphite oaf all We
can do to incresshe de PROSPERITY oaf
our republican institutions"
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25

Then, checking the girls astonished
look, she added:
Tell Saunders to bring the carriage
round. want to 60 to the depot to see
Mr.. Darrow before he leaves. See, there
Is half an hour to train time"
The coachman brought the carriage,
while Florence tied on hat, and in
fifteen minutes she was at the depot,
where she found .her husband just pur-
chasing his ticket.
She drew him aside, and the story was
quickly told. His face grew bright with
JOY.
Your dream is partly true, Florence"
he returned, II did not wish you 10 know
the danger my business is in, my dar-
ling, but have hope of riding il over,
and since l find my little wife so ready
to assist me, am sure shall succeed"
The train came steaming in, be kissed
her goOd-by and took his departure.
Florence remained at home that night,
and pacticed new song for Robert; she
felt as though a heavy load had been
lifted from her heart, and determined
never to give the world cause to say, in
reality, what her dream had revealed to
her.
Robert Darrow returned in day or
two with great hopes for the future in
his heart. The danger was indeed tided
over, and soon brighter days dawned for
the young man. And from that day they
turned over a new leaf.
Florence willingly retrenched her ex-
penses, and did all in her power to be a
helm meet IN her husband
In consequence thew ultimately be-
came very wealthy, and certainly very
much happier than when society had
been the chief aim of the young wife's
heart.
Florence barrow never forgot her
dream and the lesson which it mad
taught her.