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Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-29
THE CLEARANCE RECORD.
The Financial Transactions of the
Past Week.

BosToN, Mass, April 9S.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to The BEE. The following table,
compiled from dispatches TO the Post from
the managers of the leading clearing houses
of the United States, shows the gross ex-
changes for the week ended April %, 1889,
with rates per cent of increase or decrease
as compared with the amounts for the cor
responding week in 1883:
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-29
MRS. KIRKHAM FREE.

mot included in totals; no clearing houses a
these points last year.
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after you told me you were going to St
Louis" answered Alice, with a faint att
tempt at a smile.
20, am commencing to see light at last"
said George. 1.-The day left, July 1, re-
ceived note from you telling me you had
been playing with my love and that you
were going to marry Mr.. Sharp"
Il never wrote it How lucky did not
marry hIm' exclaimed Alice, and in mo-
mcnt more the TWO lovers were in each
others arms.
''But about the letter." said Alice.
where did that come from?"
1T is enough for me that it effected our
reconciliation. I care not who sent it, = an
swered George.
Miss Talkative had stood by, happy
spectator, but now her practical sense
showed itself, and she said:
You have both been deceived, undoubt-
edly, by that man Sharp Why should not
Mr.. JamisOn take his place in the ceremony
this afUernOon?"
This led to more explanations, and
George almost tainted when he realized
that Sharp had been so nearly successful
But he did take Sharp's place in the cere-
mony, and that gentleman has never been
seen by either George or Alice from that
day to this
Miss Talkative kept her secret of the
anonymous letter, but never ceases to con-
gratuIate herself on her lucky curiosity.
And every time the Fourth of July comes
around Mr. and Mrs Jamison have a cele-
bration at home. F. c. GRAHAM
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THE DESERTED VILLAGE.
Reflections of a Desolate Ran on the Lon
Iy Street of an Ohio Town.

Reflections of a Desolate Ran on the Lone.
Iy Street of Ohio Town.
''Gone!1
The word came with deep groan from
the lips of the desolate man who stood on
The lonely street and looked about him.
The beams of the setting sun shone with
yellow glow on a peaceful village nest
ling in a lovely PLAIN. The modest spires Of
the churches glittered in an atmosphere
free from smoke, and not sound came to
the ear of the solitary man, whose brain
was throbbing and whose heart was burst
ing with sense OF his strange and I'M
earthly isolation.
'Under a sky of unsurpassed beauty"
he exclaimed, ''in a land where even win
ter in its most savage mood breathes mild
~, in the favored garden spot of a great
State, amid fertile valleys and vine-clad
hillsides whose vegetationis already leaping
into life in response to the creative energy
of the vernal sunshine, can it be possible
that have lived to sec such scene as this !'
He paused moment to kick a wandering
and lonesome-lool1ing dog that was smiling
about him in abjectly inquisitive and
apologetic manner, and again his voice
rang plaintively out amid the weird soli
tude:
Where are they all? Where are my
friends, my neIghbors, the companions of
my youtha What mysterious calamity has
the bosom of-you here again, you miserable
houudl Get outp'
He drew his hand trembIngly across his
pallid brow, and once more his voice smote
the air:
"They are not herel They are gone
Great snakes! OF course they're gone
Where are ye, friends of my childhood? o
familiar faces that filled the horizon of
| hope IN my maturer years and framed the
radiant vision that my ambition bodied
forth, where the Dickens and Tom Walker
doyou hang out nowg''
With these words he took fresh chew Of
tobacco, pulled his hat down over his eyes.
gave one farewell glance up and down the
deserted and voiceless street, turned his
back on the home of his childhood, and de-
parted forever.
He was the only human being in that
beautiful Southern Ohio town that had not
gone TO Washington with petition for an
| Office Chicago Tribune.
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There is a man in Washington City who
says that he stood within two .ieet of Guiteau
when he fired the fatal shots at Garfield in
the Baltimore &Potomac depot He says: ~
was so startled, so fearful that my turn
might accidentally come next, that I disap
peared in dazed manner and hurried home.
1 intended the next day to appear as one OF
the Witnesses against him, but when ]
learned that the man acted irrationally and
that his defense was insanity. and when ]
further heard that he claimed to have been
providentially sent to do that terrible deed,
[ kept my story to myself. No witnesses
were needed to prove the shooting, and ]
was superstitlous enough to keep entirely
out Of the affair" Even now the gentle.
man mentions the matter only IN confidence
to a few friends.
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PERSEVERANCE WINS.
Success Rarely Matter of Aooidsn. A

Success Rarely q Matter of AecidenA. Al
ways Matter of Character.
1t is q great mistake to suppose that the
best work of the world is done by people of
great strength and great opportunities
1t is unquestionably an advantage to have
both these things, but neither of them is q
necessity to the man who has the spirit and
the pluck to achieve great results Some
of the greatest work of our time has been
done by men Of physical feeblenesz No
man has left more distinct impression of
himself on this generation than Charles
Darwin, and there have been few men who
have had to struggle against such prostrat-
ing ill-health. Darwin was rarely able to
work long at time. He accomplished his
great work by having a single aim and
putting every ounce of his force and every
hour of his time into the task which he had
set before him. He never scattered his
energy, he never wasted an hour; and by
steadily keeping at it, in spite of continual
1u-health and of long intervals of semi-in-
validism, he did a great work, and has left
the impression upon the world of man of
extraordinary energy and working capaci-
ty. Success is rarely a matter of accident,
always matter of character. The reason
why so many men fail is that so few men
are willing to pay the price of self-den1al
and hard work which success exacts
Christian Union
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not at home, do not leave it, but bring it
back with you. On no account give it to
any one else"
SIS there an answer, sir?'' inquired Miss
Talkative, rather fiustered by these fnstruc-
tons
Yes, there will probably be an answer
If the lady asks you any questions, tell her
was very angry on receiving the letter
Tell her 1 shall probably leave Chicago in
few days, and Mr.. Jamison began pacing
the floor mOodily.
1t crossed Miss TaIkative' mind thatif the
letter related to her note she nights save her
self this long trip. But before she had time
to arrive at any conclusion Mr.. Jamison in
terrupted her meditations by saying sharply:
Come, Miss Talkative, don't waste val
liable time. The sooner the letter is deliv-
cred the better I shall be pleased. 1t is of
great Importance remember"
Miss TaIkative turned to retire, and soon
as his landlady stepped out the door MIR.
Jamison commenced to re-read a mum Der of
old letters which lay on her desk.
While he perused them his face was a
study. Anger, pain, fear, hope and ieal-
ousy passed over his features in rapid sue
cession-
" My dearest George, " he said, uncou-
sciOusly speaking aloud, and there was a
bitter ring in his voice. ''How she did de-
ceive mel OH Alice, 1 loved you and viii
d4W tg > 4UF0 YOU ny HGIB 9Otl 50 CIu
Then, calming himself, he continued to
read When he came to the last letter he
paused for moment and read it aloud:
GEORGE: I have dec ived you long
enough. I am going to marry Mr.. Sharp,
whom you despise so much. / am really
sorry you love me, for it may pain you to
learn that / am false. 1t seems what in
tended for Irritation has been serious on
your part Forgive me if you can, but if
4 not remember me as a giddy fiirt. ALICE
''P. S. DO not write to me, for I shall not
read your letters. a"
On finishing this last Mr.. Jamison sank
down in a chair and began to weep in 81
!
July f. 1880. A small, elegant cottage in
EnglewOoC rang with the mirth of many
/ guests.
! 1t was the occasion Of the marriage of the
/ daughter of the house, Alice, to Frank
| Sharp. handsome, dashing young lawyer.
The hands of the small silver clock on
the mantel pointed to the hour of half-past
nine when the prospective mother-in-law
said to the bride:
Alice, you had better go and dress. 1t
is nearly ten, and the minister has arrived y
The young lady addressed was a tall,
! beautiful brunette, and at her mothers
words she moved to her room with a grace
and dignity that proved she came of good
family.
Suddenly there was q ring at the door
bell, and Alice heard a lady's voice inquir-
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-28
Severe cases Of BLOOD Poison.

Thousands suffer from blood poison, who
would be cured if they gave B. B. B. (Bo-
tanic Blood Balm) a trial. Send to the
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga, for book of
wonderful cures, that convince the most
skeptical It is sent free.
]. o. Gibson, Meridian, Miss, writes
''F'or number of years 1 suffered untold
agonies from blood poison. Several promi
nent physicians did me little if any good.
began to use B. B. B. with very little fat
but, to my utter surprise it has made me a
We'll and hearty person"
r. T. Hallerton, Macon, Ga, writes: 81
contracted blood poison. l first tried physi-
clans, and then went to Hot Springs. l re-
turned home a ruined man physically.
Nothing seemed to do me any good. My
mother persuaded me to try B. B. B. To
my utter establishment every ulcer quickly
healed.'
Benz. Morris. Atlanta, Ga. writes; 81
suffered years from syphilitc blood poison
which refused to be cured by all treatment.
Physicians pronounced it a hopeless case.
had no appetite, had pains in hips and
Joints and my kidneys were diseased. My
throat was liberated and my breast mass
or running sores. In this condition [ COM
menced a use of B. B. B. 1t healed every
ulcer and sore and cured me completely
within two months"
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at Is strange how man is obliged t.
pay for his early exposures or indis
cretions,' said Senator Davis, Of Minneso-
Ia. recently, while lying i'll in Wash
ington. when / was young I was
strong and vigorous. During the war !
constantly exposed myself to all sorts OK
weather and to numerous fatigues.
laughed at sickness, even as . possibility.
But I'll tell you that within the last tea
years I've oeen paying up for It. Ny ply
stefan says that all these twinges and al
most unbearabie aches and pains are the
result Of those exposures OF Eore than
quarter Of q century ago.
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back home again every Sunday afternoon.
But he could not catch her.
1t was before the war, and they were
slaves. He was solid black and his face
had an oily sheen; but his nasal organ was
long enough to place him outside the CLASH
fcation of "fat-nosed niggers." Daphne
was also as dark as an hour before day, and
consequently had no objection to his color.
Her complaint against him was based on
higher ground.
'''Tain't no usen akin me ter ma ay yer,
Merely, for amt gwine ter do it less'n
yer do what 1 ak yer to do"
''But, Daffny," he pleaded, placing his hat
on a stool and wiping his brow with ban
dana handkerchief, s'yOu know / kain't be
er hippercrit. Sposen I'd jine de church.
Wouldn't lose my 'hgion de fus' time ]
plowed in er new grouns? tell yer Wien
er root flies back en- hits me on de shin, Use
'bleeged ter swar. 1t he'ps talk de so'ness
outen Ge bruise."
''You knows likes yer, but I won't hab
yer. YOu's de only fiel' niger dat missus
let's come inter dis kitchen, kase she says
you'se got some sense and knows how ter
acx like er generman; but eff I'd malay you
ez you IL I'd halter leave heah an go down
ter de plantashun. Missus couldn't bide
yer. Yo' promisin' ter stop cussin' amt
gwine ter do no good. Err niger KANT
quit his meanness 'cep'n he leans on de
Lawd."
America went to work next morning. Ii
was a hot day in June. The sky was in
tenseIy blue; a startled quail rustled the
still leaves of the dark-green corn before
him; a woodpecker ratified of his snare
drum beat on dead limb. The negro was
almost pious. SRI fool Daffny by not
sakin' de Lawds name in vain dis day,
shO'."
A storm came up when the afternoon was
half gone. While unhitching his. mule it
stepped on his foot. He could net utter a
word until he had mounted the animal
when he turned loose the pent-up profan.
ity of a day. A streak of lightning split
the air, followed by thunder and "A smell OF
burnt leather. The mule was dead and the
sole of one of Americas brogans was gone.
His wits were gone, too, but he found his
way to the quarters"
Next Sunday he was baptized mo.
Daffny,'' he said, solemnly, dropping her
hand from his as he stood at the kitchen
door. 81 amt fifteen ter marry yer yit. De
Lawd was mussiful ter me- I mus show
i'm dat I Tub i'm. When Use called ter
preach rH OK yer ergin fur yer ham,
Three months afterward he was called
and they were married. "Missus'' taught
them to read and write, and they were the
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wonder and envy of their brethren and sis
tiers of the faith. The war came and went
and they left the farm and took residence
in New Orleans, where America tended 6
large flock and prospered accordingly. He
was a wonderful speaker, and many people
Of wealth frequented his church, always
leaving him a practical reminder of then
appreciation of his talents. He grew il
fame, and went to the Legislature.
One morning the postman handed him
letter. 1t was for his wife. They went
into the parlor and read it. 1t said:
''ATY DEAR GOOD SERVANT DAPHNE: Papa
Is dead. The old home must be sold, unless J
ean borrow five hundred dollars. If it passes
into traugers' hands will not care to live in
1t any more, even If its owners were te
0Ter me a home with them I was always good
to you, and I know you loved me. I hear you
are prospecting. If you can help me know
you will; so it is no use for me to write more
than this Your mistress in sorrow,
DELLA
''Does er boat go up this evenin' ,Daffny?"
he asked. ''LOOk in the paper an See"
eyes, at half-pas' five.'
''You go down an gage passage fur
two"
ssNfy own sweet darlin' purity lady, wy
didn't you write soonerl Whut did you &C
and worry yerself even fur er day fur.
when you knowed Daffny wuz er Twin ar
willln' ter give you cherry cent she had et
you needed it. Did you think dis chile 'ud
let de ole house go, eff her dollars could sabe
it!''
'ENo, Daphne, no, but-sit down, Amer
lea; insist on it."
"'Deed L will, Miss Della, fur I knows
yer means it. No, indeed. Mos all de Ian
is sole off, but dis ole house am yourn
Heah's de deed. No, you doan' owe me
nuthin'. We owe it all ter de Lawd. He
ken see err laung ways erhead-er mighty
laung ways; an wen He flung dat thunder
bolt at me erbout ten yeahs ergo, He said;
Tumake er Christyun outen dis black ras-
cal, so he ken be wu'f sump'n in de worF.'
An eff 1 vuz ter stay on dis vale of tears
fur er millyun yeahs. my yvu'f wouldn't
shine brighter N it does now.''
CHARLES S. BLAcKBURN.
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twill you do me a great favor? want you
70 take p letter for me to the South side
over TO Englewood"
Certainly, sir" said Miss Talkative, on
tiptoe Of expectation
I'D is long way, know, but You must
hire q cab at my expense he said seating
I,jroself at a table and commencing to
,,-rits ..Hoyv long viii it take you to get
ready" -..s., =
,,Do YOU wish me TO go now, sirE' IN
,,,,ired MISS Talkative, rather taken aback
~ 49, ,o,,- This instant" said Mr..
Ys,,,ison ilnpatiently Get your bonnet
-, and this viii be ready for you
Miss Talkative was the person'hcatlon OF
,-,r.i nature. and though not enchanted at
En-, idea of a trip to the OTTER side OF Chl-
c ce she proceeded to equip herself Il, with
aiacrty. Mr.. Jarnison had hs ot a LIS nee -,
49,. Tv, the time she came up aga3h, anu ne
- -, handed it to her with some silver
AO aa ' "a see the lady" he said impress
iyeiy. land give her the letter =" SnS 10
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va1rs Tor E1ectr.oitv.

A device which may be Of considerable
value is described by II. Eeyreneuf in the
Journal de Physique as an electric valve, by
means of which the current can be sent in
one direction but not in the other. With
vOltameter constructed of two aluminium
electrodes, dilute acid as electrolyte, and an
alternating current, he found that pure by
drogen was evolved at both electrodes, but
on making up an arrangement with one
eleCtrode of aluminium and one of mercury,
using distilled water as electrolyte, the cur
rent was found to pass IN one direction only.
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Whv They Lead.

DR.. Pierce's medicines outsell all others,
because of their possessing such superior
curative properties as to warrant their
manufacturers in supplying them to the
people (as they are doing through all drug
gists) on such conditions as no other medi-
cines are sold under, viz: that they shall
either benefit or cure the patient, or all
money paid for them will be refunded. The
Golden Medical Discovery is specific for
catarrh in the head and all bronchial throat
and lung diseases, if taken in time and given
a fair trial. Money will be refunded if it
does not benefit or cure.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-28

Kansas Tramp Mister, could you 90 a
little somethin g 70 assist a poor MANI
Strange don't look as though you
were unable TO work. You ought to be
ashamed Of yourself to 20 around this way.
You are a disgrace 20 humanity. Why
don't you so down 10 the river ana take
bath and try to earn a l}vi1g2
K L (patheticGllyl-- Take a bath. Amt
it enough to have to drink the stuff.-Mer-
chant Traveller.
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il sui LOhG bAABhg
and clear on the
morning of July
4, 1SS =.
Mr.. G. q o T G c
jam is on w as
awakened lon &
ere his regular
time by the boom
ing of cannOns
and anvils. Soon
as he awoke he
arose, dressed
himself and be-
gan to pace the
floor of his room.
''COnfound it,"
L - 81. I nars,-H
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ga bundle of Nervss,'s

This term is often applied topeople whose
nerves are abnormally sensitive. They
should strengthen them with Hostetter' s
Stomach Bitters. After a course of that
benign tonic, they will cease to be conscious
that they have nervous systems, except
through agreeable sensations. 1t will en-
able them TO eat, sleep and digest well, the
three media for increasing tone and vigor in
the nerves. in common with the rest Of the
system. The mental worry begotten by
nervous dyspepsia will also disappear.
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George Jamison still sat in the same chair
where he had rested himself when he re-
read that cruel, cruel letter.
lie recalled all the happy days he had
spent in company with Alice. He recalled
how, when he had asked her to be his wife
she had blushingly confessed that she loved
him, and promised that on the last Fourth
of july she would be his bride. Then with
an involuntary moan, he thought of Sharp,
that man whom he had pronounced a wolf
in sleeps clothing. And finally be remem-
bered how, the morning OF July 1, he had
received that little note which blighted ali
his hopes and dove him from Alice's side.
Just when he arrived as this point a voice
Which he recognized as that of Miss Talka-
tive was heard below.
Bursting through his door he rushed
downstairs, but stopped ere he entered the
parlQr, for voice which he had good cause
to remember reached him
''Shal we go TO him2' Alice was saying
Il thought l heard him in the hall. " said
Miss Talkatiye's voice, and the owner i'm
mediately opened the door, and Alice saw
her former lover with a pale faoe and
naughty attitude.
''Oh. Mr. Jamisonln she cried what do
you mean by thiss" and she thrust before
him his note.
What do Imean?" he repeated. II mean
Just what I say. Is it not enough TO have
ones affections tritied with without one
being twitted with it efterward:'
Il never TITLED with your affections.
What is the meaning OF thiss" and she
thrust before him q crumpled note.
He took ia and read: Alice, L have de-
ceived you long enough 1 am now going
to leave, ana YOU VIII probably never see
me again. ] avn married man, and shall
return to my wife. GEoEaE JANIIsoN."
what is this?' ne asked, in bewildered
sort of way.
4 received it through the mail the day
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4 cornrrroN of weaknesa of hodv and

"A NOAD4IAON "a ACaAASoS Ot UOQY anu
mind which results from many disorders
of the system finds its best and surest relief
in Browns Iron Bitters. AS it enriches and
strengthens the blood so the stomach, liver
and kidneys receive power to perform their
duties, and the depressing influences from
diseased and disturbed condition of these
organs are removed.
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TH111BLEs made to order with the mono
gram or initials of the person for whom
they arc intended set in precious stones
ere by no means unknown objets dart.
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INDEPENDENCE-DAY POETRY.

An IdyI of the Fourth.
Jimmy. hold the rocket tight
Hold her tight,
Hold her tight,
TIL try 10 strike light,
Strike a light,
Strike light
Oh, won't she make a fly
When 1 touch her on-my eyel
Shooting right up to the SKY,
And so bright,
And so br ght.
Now I'm l'ghting the fusee,
The fusee,
The fusee,
And you keep your eye on me,
Eye on me,
Eye on me.
There she goes! ha.
80
ss = : "a e
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SIR JULIAN PAUNoEFoTE has made a good
impression in Washington. He is always
good natured and is inclined to admire
America and Americans.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-28

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DIR. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c
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P. S.-The reader can fill in the space occu-
pied by the asterisks according to his own
ideas. We have nothing further to say about
the matter except that the physicians give il
their opinion that the boys may pull through,
BUTT was q narrow GENERALIZATION Courier.
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IN 1860. Henry Goethe, Of Beaufort, s. c.

wrote DR.. Shallen berger:
II regard YOUR Antidote a specific for
cbilIs and fever It was used on the
Charleston & Savannah r. Road last sum
mer and autumn in the most slckly region,
and under the most trying circumstances.
Out of one gang of negro operatives, fifty
were stricken down with chilIs and fever,
and every one recovered by the timely use
of allenberger's Antidote. You possess
the GREATEST MEDICINE IN THE WORLD"
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AMERICA.

Is name was America,
but it should have
been Apollo, because
he was fleet of foot
and 1.-the and grace
full of limb, and his
sweetheart's name
was Daphne. He
pursued her, figure
atively spe a kin g,
around the house,
out the front gate,
down the road, across
the cornfield, through
the caua-hralxa and
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MUST not be COMPOUNDED with common
cathartic or purgative pills. Carter's Little
Liver Pills are entirely unlike them in every
respect. One trial will prove their superiority,
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THE wife Of a prominent Brooklyn clergy
man has a thimble that was carved from
peculiar stone she found on the shore OF the
Dead Sea