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Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-23
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska JOttin rl.

NeUrabka OOUtIng3.
A petition for market house is in circula-
tion at Beatrice
Crab Orchard business men have raised a
Donus to secure creamery
There is good prospect that first class
Touring mill will be located at Crawford this
fail.
The Democrat asserts that no city in
central Nebraska will ship more stock this
season than Minden.
The Ainsworth city council will call spe-
clal election for the purpose of voting $1,000
bonds to build water works.
The Syracuse stock yards are so strong
that the village board has ordered their re-
moval outside the corporate limits.
Sheridan county will probably soon vote
on a proposition TO issue bonds to build a
court house, as it now costs the county 81, 900
annually for rents.
Jake Elk, employed in the Geneva foundry,
was knocked senseless by a piece of an
emery wheel which burst while making 500
revolutions minute.
S. A. Harper. of New York, found a
rattlesnake coiied up in box in his office,
and as the reptile sprang at him he struck II
dead with q saw which he had IN his hand
Rev. E. Fl. Gaynor, of Blair, VINO has ac.
ceptcd q call TO the pastorate of Sioux City
church. was given II farewell reception by
the citizens of Blair, regardless of creed, mt
which the band was present, speeches made
and refreshments served.
IT IS reported that a Fremont lady, re-
Gently deceased had become so strongly at
tached to her two Jersey COWS, which had
supplied her stock of milk for some time be-
fore her death, that she insisted that at her
death they should both be killed.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-23
Oh! Carter, How Couid Your

Chicago Herald.
Carter Harrison has come out for New
York for the worlds fair. Would Carter
rather be somebody else's Carter than our
Carterf
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-23

GENERAL MALONE as governor Of
Virginia is possibility not at all to be
sneered at.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-23

as state where crime goes unpunished so
long as II is committed in the interest Of the
democratic party.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-23
Iowa ltems


Ottulnwa little girls have formed mite
society TO educate native Hindoo girl.
The ladies' of Abba have organ lied a
society to improve the dilapidated cemetery
at that place.
Louisa county old settlers will hold re-
union September IA, and listen to an address
from Judge Ryan, of New ton.
A wild man who wears nothing but straw
hat has appeared m the woods in Crawford
county, and the farmers are greatly excited
There are ap even hundred entries for the
trotting and pacing races at the state fair,
the largest number in the history of the So
ciety.
A Mechanicsville druggist has sued two
residents who engaged in fight in his store
and upset the prescription case, with fatal
results 10 the drugs.
A party of women at Bloomfield executed
the judgment of local justice and destroy ed
a quantity of beer that had been seized from
q saloonist
Captain Sam Scott, OF Dubuque, for more
than fifty years q steamboat captain on the
Mississippi river, is about TO lose his home
through extreme poverty.
Five burglaries have occurred within two
weeks at Steamboat Rock. The citizens OF
the town feel disappointed II two or three
nights in succession pass without raid
being made.
Shipments of hay and stock scales. cheese
and butter, are now mado regularly from
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-23

He Might Get Monument.
Detroit Tribune.
General Boulanger was that other imam Of
destiny" He should come to New York and
get IN with some good law firm.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-23
THE RECONCILIATION.
A WORD OF WARNING.

There represented be Just good the oy
thew ARE NOT counes lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities Of
no genuine Ask for Ivory" Soap and insist getting it
b Gambia
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-23

Beecha ms Pills cure bilious aud nervous IL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-29

did not know who he was.
"Take that man into the other ROOM"
said Tom. land don't let him utter a
sound Gag him. Then wen make
sure"
He was obeyed. The man attempted
to make resistance, but he was quickly
overpowered and forced into the other
room, where the gag was applied.
Fountain looked upon the scene with
undisguised amazement. Tom waited
for him to speak. Finally, having re-
covered from his establishment, he said:
"May l ask the meaning of this strange
scene, Mr.. Bryan?'
"May ask the meaning of this strange
disguise, Mr.. Fountain" retorted Tom,
pointing to his clothes.
Fountain blushed, but did not reply.
81 will relieve your establishment"
continued Tom sternly, after moments
silence. ''This is a rescuing party.
These men are detectives. a girl was
abducted in broad daylight this morning
and confined here. She has just been
taken away, having been rescued by my
self and friends. Her name, Mr.. Foun-
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Young Parker was never brought to
trial. Five days after his arrest he was
found dead in his cell-dead by poison
supposed to have been supplied by one
of his brother members of the U. S. Us,
OF which he was popular member.
His father and Scar Top johnny are
serving long sentences in the state prison.
Messing is still living in Philadelphia,
prosperous and respected, and does not
dream that he was ever suspected by
Holbrook and Tom of having committed
murder or that he was in danger of
arrest
The origin of the birth of Fountain
has never been made public. He and
Flora Ashgrove were married two years
ago, and his friends and acquaintance
have ceased wondering over his mysteri-
Gus accession to fortune.
They count Mr.. and Mrs. Holbrook as
their dearest friends.
So Mr.. Holbrook is married? To An
ME? Of course. Could there have been
any other result after the scene at the
rescue in Mott street? Married, too, be-
fore Mrs. Templeton died.
Two children, boy and girl, make
music in the house, The name of the
boy is-Thomas Bryan Holbrook.
There is another boy in the house
whose name is Maurice McNulty, whom
Mrs Holbrook loves with all the wealth
of her affectionate nature.
There has been some difficulty in civ
liking the boy, but he begins to show
the results of the humanizing and refn-
ing influences he is surrounded by. In
deed, the only time he shows any of his
old savagery is when a rollicking, rat
Ting young man with a CHEEKY smile
and bright blue eyes, and who is well
coined with great shouts and warm
kisses, and who is greeted as ''Uncle
Tom," makes his appearance, which is
nearly daily, and wants Maurice to tell
whether he has that day "wholloped
any one right up and down and gin him
black eyes, 1 gollyg'
And Tom? Oh, Tom is still the old
Tom of superhuman energy and intense
enthusiasm; still the keenest newspaper
man in New York as when he led the
search for the owner of '"The Diamond
Button"
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confess the rest. L confess the abduc-
ton of Annie Templeton and her mother
but blood has never stained these
hands. No, it was not until after the
death of Templeton, not until after 1
had heard of it, and knew what its effect
was, that l conceived the idea of seizing
and concealing these women and press
ing Preston's claim. No, I'm not guilty
of that"
''You old rascal, don't lie to me"
cried Tom angrily. II know the whole
plot. Why, you hoary headed villain,
if we could go back to the dark days Of
English Vengeance, and not only hang
but draw and quarter you. you would
not get half the punishment you de-
serve"
The old man lifted his hands appeal
ingly.
Don't know the whole story" con-
tinued Tom. "You were tool of Pier
sons; you knew his previous life, his
change of names; that the Templetons
were the rightful heirs; that by killing
one and imprisoning the others-the two
defenseless women-you could begin to
make that old drunkard's claim good,
and divide the property in equal shares,
one-half for yourself. You old rascal,
you have the agreement drawn and
signed now in your possession"
''You are the devil incarnate," whim-
pered the old man.
"Then you feared that Mrs. Fountains
son could raise good claim, and so you
enticed him here tonight with the in
tention of doing him too"
"No, mol Heaven hear and help me,
I have never committed murder. only
meant to confne him until I could get
the matter settled and disposed of. He
was interfering"-
sob, that was all you"-
Through the open door came the mu-
steal voice of man, ascending the
stairs, singing:
When girls are kind and wine is warm,
Oh, where's the harm, oh, where's the harm2
Their waists to squeeze, their lips to press.
The old man lifted his head quickly
and murmured: "The FOOLS been drink
ing again"
He attempted to call out, but by rea-
son of his emotion, or something else,
his throat refused to give forth sound.
Before he could clear it, Tom sprang to
him and placed his hand over his mouth.
"Gag him." he said to man who
came to his assistance.
sit is my own son." said the old man.
"He is not to blame for anything; let
him go free"
"We'll see about that" said Tom.
Take him into the other room, while
we receive the new visitor. Take that
candle back again"
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THE END,
Shades of CiceroI

The friends of pretty young girl in
one of the suburban towns are telling
under their breath the following story:
The young woman, who is noted for
her pretty face and winning ways rather
than for her gift of mind, has just re-
turned from a personally conducted tour
of several months in Europe.
'And you visited Rome, Of course"
said friend on her first morning. call.
"Let me see," unused the young girl
deeply; "did we visit Rome? Mamma,
did we visit Rome"
"Why, child, l don't just remember,
but it seems to me that we did; let me
seq
sob, yes, mamma" broke in the
daughter, 81 know now; Of course we
did. Don't you remember Rome? Why,
that was where we got those lovely
cheap stockingsr'- Minneapolis Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-29
Not So Bad for Pearl.

Cholly and Fred are lunching at Hen
rici's for 80 cents.
Fred--Deuced pretty girl, eh, old
chap?
Cholly assuming his monocle)-Yaas,
l suppose shall have to mash her.
Deuced pretty waitress approaches.)
Cholly--What is your name, my dear?
D. P. w. with due respect)-Pearl, if
you please, sir.
Cholly with unction)-Ah, l see, the
Pearl of great price, eh?
D. P. W. (demurely)-No, sir; Pearl
before swine, if you please, sir.
(Cholly subsidies, Fred explodes and
the deuced pretty waiter girl goes on
setting the table unmolested. )-Chicago
Chaff
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conner, had closed the door after him.
The owner of the musical voice was not
disposed to knock, much less to use his
hands to open the door, for he gave it a
vicious kick The lock was a good one
and did not yield.
"Open the door, he cried.
"Open it yourself" responded the
chief, land come in"
The door was pushed open and a young
man strobe in.
AS soon as he stepped within the room
he was seized by the two men stationed
! at the door.
With an oath, he tried to struggle free,
and was nearly successful, for he was a
very powerful man.
Tom turned the light upon him. He
did not know him.
1t was not to be wondered at, but he
was, in fact, the young man who had
chloroformed and abducted Annie in the
morning.
Good evening, Mr.. Parker, Jr.," said
Tom.
"Who in-great Godl Alivel"
Tom had been startled by the look of
wild terror and horror that came over
the young mans face, and he saw that
it was caused by the sight of Fountain.
"Do the dead rise again? Alivel You,
Fountain, alive? Am l dreaming-or
mad? Alivel 1 killed you in Union
square, and yet aliver'
The man was evidently horror stricken
and did not know what he was doing.
Fountain replied:
81 am alive; you did not kill me-"
"But they buried you'll"
"Put the handouts on him." ordered
Tom. 1--WE have the murderer at last. "
You are great man, Tom," cried
Chief Hanford, jubilantly. "Once more
Tom Bryan, the keenest newspaper man
in New York and Hanford's Detective
agency, beat the regular police"
"No," said Tom, not needing the chief
'You did not kill Fountain, but you did
Templeton. But how can you have con-
tinued to believe that it was Fountain
you killed." said Tom, much confused,
''when the papers announced the death
of Templeton?
The young man had recovered suffi-
GENTLY from the fright and consterna-
ton into which he had been thrown on
seeing Fountain, and began to realize
what he had been saying-the confession
he had made-and SO would not reply.
Tom repeated the question, but re-
ceived no answer.
The chief, Hanford, said: "All right,
my man, but you've confessed, and 81
lence won't save you now"
"Well," said the murderer doggedly,
81 thought Tempieton was his right
name and Fountain false one he used
av,O->cr tho c-i-ls -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-29
He Didn't Wait for the Vacancy.

Applicant for Position Ito manager of
New York Electric Light company)-I
saw your advertisement for linemen in
this mornings paper, Mr.. Carbon, and
have called to make application for a
place.
Manager-WellI Um! Err! The fact
is, we have no vacancy at present; but if
you will sit down for half an hour one of
our men is sure to get hold of live wire,
and you can take his tools and go right
to work. -Munsey's Weekly.
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A Soft Answer.

"Jane. I saw that policeman speak to
you. That's the third policeman I've
seen speaking to you this morning.
can't allow thatl'
"No, ma'am. But the policemen al
ways do admire baby so-they can't 'elp
stoppin' and askin' about i'm. They all
say as they never see such fine child"
Punch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-29

Eastern Doctor--IIave they tried the
elixir of life in your state vet?
Kansas Man-Oh, yes, they tried it in
bedridden for years.
E. Did it enable him to leave his
bed?
K. M.-Oh, yes. He left it very quick
ly.-New York Sun.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-29
CHAPTER XXXIV.
THE TRAP Is SPRUNG.

tOUNTAIN could
not have been
more astonished
when he viewed
the scene before
him than W a s
Tom.
Tom was sure,
also, that the man
on the floor was
quite as much as
tonished as the
re t. Evidently
he was not ex-
pecting Foun
tain, and it was
also clear that he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-29

"Have you anything to say?'' asked
judge of prisoner upon whom he was
about to pass sentence.
EYES," was the reply of the prisoner,
whose penalty had been assessed at i'm
prisonment for life, ~ think that tue
time wasted in making that long winded
speech by that young galoot you ap-
pointed to defend me ought to be taken
out of my sentence London Tid-Bits.
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"Well, my man." said military doc
tor to patient who had been on slow
diet for q long time, chow are your"
''Much better, SIR"
"Could you cat small chicken to-
day."
''That l could, SIR"
'"What would you Ike it stuffed withT'
please, your homer" replied the hun
cry patient, II would like it stuffed with
another chicken. London Tid-Bits.
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Preferred Lighter Reading.

Canvasser-Will you want one of this
years directories?
Merchant-No, believe not.
Canvasser-Did you have last years?
Merchant-Yes; but don't care for it.
Canvasser-What's the matter with itf
Merchant-Weil, there are too many
characters and there isn't enough plot
America.
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CHAPTER XXXVI.

OUNTAIN had come
from the adjoining
room, and his usual inn
passive face bore the
evidence of his agitation
over the marvels he had
heard.
The Shadow, in Civ
ing the warning of the
annroach of another
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-06-13

credulous way. "And you came out
alive ! for they say it's baunted p
"What ls the story ?" | asked.
1T is soon told" answered he. Zone
dark and stormy night, some years ago,
the numbering stage upset going down
that steep hill."
Inside the stage were two passengers,
gentleman and lady,
THE driver said they had been very
merry and laughing that afternoon, and
loving too, calling each other 'Andria
and Aveline'
"When the vehicle rolled over, the
poor gentleman was killed outright, and
the lady was carried in an unconscious
state TO the room where you slept last
night.
"Our best doctors were called in, and
after some days she came to, and straight
way asked. Where is Andria p
"Some fool who heard her blurted out
He is dead and buried.
Upon hearing this she closed her eyes
and had long chill, and the doctor said
she was dying.
But she got over it, and lived some
months. But she never spoke a word
never smiled, meyer wept-just sat in a
little rockiDg-chair most of the time,
with her hands folded, staring at the
bare walls. The doctor said it was q
clear case of heart-break.
AT last one day, Just at sunset, she
had the window that looks out on the
meadow open for breath of air, and
she leaned her pretty head forward on
her arm, that lay on the window-sill,
and ceased to breathe,
AFTER her death an open note to the
doctor was found on the table, with only
these written lines
mot a drop of my blood runs in the
veins of any living creature. Bury me
in the same grave with Andria, my be-
loved, and have engraved on a white
marble cross at our heard, AndriL and
his Aveline."
And her chest ?" l asked.
"The small box they had in the stage, y
said he, is in the custody of the clerk
of the court, waiting claimants as heirs. u
delayed my departure, in order to
visit the court house, where found an
Obliging clerk, who consented to show
me the contents of that box.
The various little things had pathet-
&c meaning, and for me almost per-
sonal one.
There were few pieces of lace trim
med underwear, now time-yellowed,
one or two changes of clothing of fine
soft texture, a necklace of pearls, curl
Gus brooch, a jewelled watch and chain,
the mate to that teaspoon, and-I grew
pale as saw 1.-THE ring ON the phan-
tom hand. evidently seal ring of the
family VintOn Ddhlgren in
June LippincOttS.
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ing the main floor and gallery extend
ing around the room. In the most de-
sirable location, boxes are fitted up for
the richer patrons, who are attended
with their servants. The audience sit at
tables, smoking, drinking tea and eating
oranges, ,sweet-meats and pumpkin-seeds,
apparently giving little attention to the
play. There is no scenery, excPpta cur
tain in the rear, to set off the stage.
The players appear in the most grotesque
costumes, while the orchestra, consist
ing of few fiddles, flutes and gongs.
keeps up an incessant din. The acting
Is done entirely by men, who imperson-
ate female characters in dress and man
ner. They rant. sing, and fight duels in
the most tragic way, the one who is kill
ed getting up and walking off the stage
as soon as life is supposed TO be extinct.
The green room in the rear is scene Of
the greatest confusion, Uttered with
parts OF costumes and crowded with ac-
tors. The plays are long, at times run
ming for weeks, the performance begin
ming early in the evening and conlinu-
ing till late hour. The Oriental drama
is eminently classical, and the play
houses of China are popular institutions
IN which families and friends meet for
social intercourse. SALISBURY.
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Oh, WhatA Cough.

Will you heed the warning. The sig
nal perhaps of the sure approach of that
more terrible disease, consumption. Ask
yourselves If you can afford for the sake
If saving so cents, to run the risk and
do nothing for it. We know from ex-
perience that Shilohs Cure will Cure
your Cough. 1t never fails. This eX-
plains why more than million bottles
were sold the past year. 1t relieves
Group aud whooping cough at once
Mothers do not be without it, For lame
back, side or chest. use Shiloh's Porous
Plaster. Sold by j. T. Shurtleff, Main
street, Bennington.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-06-13
CIRCUMSTANCES The TEST OF MEN

| IOIhOO"SIANOES IhE IESI Or MEN
The nature of every man IS 80 myster.
ious, so immeasurable and unfathomablt
that what seems to others the narrowest
mental organization may contain within
itself unexpected resources. This is the
hidden cause Of the invariable appearance
Of great men in times of national trial
and disturbance. At such times quiet,
unpretending individuals come to the
front by the forces of nature that former
ly lay concealed within them and they
win fame, perhaps immortal fame, like
Cromwell, Grant, Lincoln, for qualities
that would have scarcely attracted notice
in common life and in ordinary times.
The fact of such appearances of great
men ought to warn us all against the
presumption of setting bounds to the
future OF any one, except in matters
where technical excellence is necessity.
If a man can not play the fiddle at thirty
years of age we may safely predict that
he will never become an accomplished
violinist, but when there is no technical
obstacle the limits cannot be fixed.
Scott fell into novel writing accidentally.
and very trivial circumstance Ia search
for fishing-tackle that made him STUN
BILE upon the unfinished manuscript of
"Waverley') caused him to resume it
after fret abandonment. George Eliot
spent her time in translating German
philosophical books, not at all suspecting
the existence OF her own gifts as a nov
elist until Lewis urged her to make ex.
periments. A possible external cause in
either of these cases would have left the
gift dormant forever. II Byron had not
appeared Scott would have remained the
first poet, so thar he would not have
turned to prose, for Shelley and Keats
counted for hardly anything in those
days and Wordsworth was unpopular.
II Miss Evans had married rich ordi-
nary man the intellectual side of her
nature would have Overshadowed the
artistic, and she would never have been
anything more than student and ex-
FOUNDER Of philosophy. Unthinking
people express an astonishment at exam
pies of this kind which is in itself un-
reasonable. They think it very surpris-
ing that any one should succeed in pur-
suit for which he has not been trained,
hut that never happens.
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THE LABOR CONTRACT LAW BARS
OUT PROFESSORS.

Mr.. Morris, an attorney Of New York
recently wrote to the Secretary of the
Treasury on behalf of the Catholic Uni
yersity of America located in the Dis.
trict of Columbia. saying that the uni.
versity desired to have the services OF
several learned European professors for
the Divinity Department of the Univer.
sity, and inquirlng whether the immi-
grafton Of such persons would be regard
ed by the department as a violation OF
the terms of the alien contract labor law.
He added that negotiations for their EN-
ployment had been suspended pending a
settlement of this question. The matter
was referred to Gen. Hepburn, Solicitor
of the Treasury, and that official has
just given an opinion that the immigra.
tion of the foreign professors under any
contract, express or implied, would be
clearly a violation of the alien contract
labor law.
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and should be afflicted with cough
cold or any Throat, Lung or Chest
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