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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-13

ing was to BIZ gained in the esteem and
favor OF men. would be doubly accept
able to the goddess. and my Offering
was to be purely and wholly to the i'm
mortals.
When l came to the temple. followed
by slaves driving the beasts and bear
ing the gift Of golden rings. the priest
came forth to meet me. He was tall
and still straight. though SO old that
none could remember when he was not
in this temple. which his family had
served through four dynasties. His
face was marked with hundreds OF fine
lines, but no deep burrows, and his
eyes were bright and flashing. In his
robe OF white linen, adorned only with
the leopard skin Of high priesthood,
he seemed a grander and nobler serv-
ant of the Queen Of Heaven than any
OF his brethren in the great temple.
l salutcd him revenrently. Il have
brought a gift for the Holy Mother. o
Het-Su," said. land crave from her
a blessing The old mans eyes soft
ened as he beheld my offering. | well
knew the little temple had not seen
such a one for many years. l was
proud Of my generosity.
Surely. Pent-Ra. shall Isis bless
thee" answered he. for this, her most
loved shrine. though men have long
neglected it. was builded by the mighty
Khufu, OF whose family thou art.
Wherefore thy fathers have always wor-
shipped here. and even so have pros
pered." Then Het-Sa prayed and sac
rificed in the sanctuary of the goddess.
and besought me her blessing. and
when l was ready to depart he touched
a golden asp which he wore upon his
arm. and thereupOn it uncoiled as OF
itself. having neither clasp nor spring.
On my wrist he pressed il. and like
live thing, it coiled itself again. This
is a powerful talisman. Pent-Ra," he
said. Wear il always and the goddess
who has blessed it will keep guard over
thee" Thus | came by the Asp OF
Isis.
A slave received the signet and con-
Quoted me into the presence Of Meme
hcfra. She reclined on an ivory couch
in the midst of an apartment which on
one side opened upon an inner court
where was a basin of water covered
with Lotos plants. the fragrance of
whose blossoms filed the air. The
walls of the room were Of cedar, carved
and painted, and the floor was strewn
with skins Of lions, many Of which the
princess had slain with her own hand.
for she often went with her royal father
to the chase and no archer was more
skillful than she.
Ne-ne-hofra's mother was a princess
captured by her father in his northern
wars Her beauty was not as the
beauty Of the daughters Of Chemi. and
Ne-ne-hofra was like her mother. Her
skin was white and fair, and her eyes
blue like the northern skies, while
her hair was Of the color OF the golden
band that held it. In her robe Of spot
less ribbon, woven with threads Of gold,
she was more beautiful than anything
l had ever beheld before. Some have
ventured to say that Hathor. the god
dess of love herself, is not so fair.
This much I know, that when first /
saw her there, wonder and awe at the
beauty of which before had had but a
glimpse. overcame me wholly. II l
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-13

ers-Hathor's crowns. the princess
said. and smiled upon me. remsm-
bered that. Incense was burned and
the air became dense and heavy. The
music and the dancers and the smoke
Of the incense intermingled in a vague
fantasma. Only the princess was real
to me. She drew from her bosom a
Lotos blossom and held IL to her nos
tri!s. Drcamily breathed in its frag
rance. Then lay as one half sleeping
even Ne-ne-hofra had grown vague
to me-
Presently. seemed to see her clasp
her hands together. to see Im-Hotep
enter with slaves. who raised me up and
bore ne away through the city. nov
grown dark. over the Nile to the far
hills beyond the Metropolis. l felt
neither power nor desire of movement:
all was dreamy and unreal. Then came
blackness as Of entering cavern
Torches flashed vaguely to and fro n
halt in a vast. dim hall pervaded by N
odor sickening though sweet. l was
laid upon a great stone block. and .
slave brought a basket of Lotos bios
SONS and threw them over me. In the
gloom l could see other stone blocks
and over all were great piles Of Lotos
blossoms Slaves were piling fresh
ones upon them. In the glare Of
torch cleaned the cruel eyes and SIMS
ter smile Of Im-Hotep directing then
Another basketful was thrown upon
me: then another. could not breathe
the dense, musky atmosphere; It's
strange sweetness was stealing my
senses Vainly l sought to rise-a
great weight pressed me down. Then
all was dark and silent.
In infinite gloom, in infinite silence.
in the infinite horror Of the tomb. long
ages passed away. | had lost all sense
save that OF the passing Of time. which
was measured only by the slow-slow
dying and turning to dust Of the Lotos
blossoms that covered me. Motionless
| lay. as my fathers alone in the eternal
night by their pyramids; and as the
years were summed into centuries. the
slow settling dust wrapped me about
as in mummy clothes.
I'LL
knew had lain there for centuries
Long since the last hard Lotos stem
had turned to powder. and only the
infinitely slower accumulation Of cavern
dust recorded the passing years. l had
forgotten all things; l knew nothing:
I felt nothing save that time still was
What. aroused me / knew not. Sen
sation. life. consciousness. were born
afresh in me. and as from long sleep.
| awcke and sat up on the stone couch
that had held me for ages. A pale
light filled the chamber. disclosing
the inscriptions on the walls and the
stone benches below them. There were
and withered mummy. Their skin.
clinging tight to the bones, was shriv-
eled and brown like ancient papyrus.
and the lips shrunk back from the yell
low teeth left on every fact a hideous
grin. Over each was spread a thin
shrcud Of dust-the dust of Lotos bios
SONS. Shuddering. l covered my eyes.
Then from the stiffness came a voice:
Arise, Pent-Ra. follow me- Thy ven
geance shall be mine" l looked up
At my feet. glowing like a fame. was
the golden asp which had encircled my
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-13
THE ASP Of ISIS.

in the Upper Kingdom. Never had the
sun shone so bright or the sky seemed
so blue. Never before had royal The
bes. with her temples and palaces and
gardens. looked half SO fair.
Perhaps the day borrowed some Of its
glory from the jOyOusness Of my spirits.
for never before had I been so happy
as now in my chariot l rode through
the streets toward the kings palace.
Yes l, Pent Ra. a man Of the people.
was on my way to the high abode Of
the lord Of three kingdoms.
Though my race was sprung from
ancient kings. for many generations 1t
had lost power and influence 1t was
long. indeed. since one of my family
had been summoned as guest to the
roal palace But today l was going at
the bidding o. Ne-ne-hofra herself, the
greatest and most beautiful of prin-
cesses into the presence Of her for
whose smile half the young lords Of
Thebes would barter their birthright.
Well might l be proud and exultant!
1t happened thus. Yesterday, as on
many days before. / stood watching the
train of the princess who was being
borne to her morning worship at the
great temple of Amon-Ra. In her
hand she held a bunch of fragrant
Lotos blossoms and as she passed,
dropped one. leaned forward and
seized it as it fell. Then. for one mo-
ment. my eyes met hers shining like
stars beneath the swaying fans OF the
attendants. And she, daughter Of the
Lord of Kings, most beautiful OF NOR
tails, smiled-smiled upon me, Pent-
Ra. an humble man Of the common
people In that moment l knew why all
Thebes was mad over her beauty. why
scores of it's mobiles had ventured far
into the land of demons in the burning
south, or amongst the wild barbarians
of the north seeking jewels to win her
favor, why the meanest of them would
brave the horrors Of the neither world
did she command them.
Half dazed, half exultant, I stood
holding the Lotos blossom while the
train Of the princess swept by. Only
when it was quite gone and | turned
to depart l saw that l was not alone.
A tall, dark man, clad in a gorgeous
yellow striped robe was saluting me.
THE princess Ne-ne-hofra desires thy
presence at the palace tomorrow, o
Pent-Ra. Bring this, her signet." He
slipped into my hand a golden ring
set with an emerald wrought into the
shape of a Lotos blossom. His small
eyes glittered wickedly and a sinister
smile curled his lips. as he. turned
away. l knew him to be Im-Hotep.
chief of the princess household. Often
before 1 had seen him in her train.
Among the people it was rumored that
he was in league with Set and Apophis,
for he was known to be cruel and mer-
CHESS. But of all this / never thought
then. l felt only the pride and joy
that his message gave.
/ was grateful to the gods for this
great favor. and / reproached myself
for long neglect of them. For twenty
years l had not been to any temple.
Generous in my new gratitude I gath
cred together a great offering Of cattle
and sheep and of gold and silver rings
for my house was wealthy one. At
first intended ittfor the great temple
OF Amon-Ra, where the king and all
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
EINoINo DOOR BELLS.

A Pnsfine That Seems 60 Re Disnp-
pcnrIng from tho sports OF Youth.
"In the days wnen knockers graced
the house door," said Mr.. Stoggleton,
reports the New York Sun, "the
small Boy found sport in banging
the knocker and running. When bells
came in he yanked on the bell pull and
then fed. Nowadays he mysteriously
presses the buttsl; but the sport of
calling people to the door for nothing
is not what it was; and it seems prob
able that with the general introduction
Of the push button, it win finally fall
into decadence.
"There was some fun in pounding
with the door knocker. whose thunder
reverberated through the hall and filed
the house, all of which you could hear
yourself. And you could yank the bell
pull out to the limit, causing the bell to
ly almost off the spring; there was fun
in this. But there is no such fun in
pushing in a push button. You can
press that in perhaps a quarter of an
inch, and that is all you can do with it.
Say YOU are in the vestibule of a fiat.
Very likely you don't hear the bell ring
at all; it may be that it is up three or
four fights of stairs; you hear no sound
Nobody comes to the door; you don't
have to run. Possibly the people whose
bell you have rung may press button
up there in the air somewhere and you
may hear the click of the door-openeI
at your side, or they may not do even
that.
1T is dry fun; not like the old slam
bang knocker on the outside of the door
or the bell pull with the jingle bell right
in the hall"
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
RAILROAD COLLISION
A Passenger Train Crashes Into
Loaded Freight Cars.
TWO MEN HORRIBLY MUTILATED.
The Passengers Escaped Serious Injury.
and the Conductor and Express
man Receive Only Slight
Bruises.

El Dorado, Kan, Aug. 2.-The Missouri
Pacific passenger train, which left here
for Kansas City, crashed into four load
ell freight cars which had been left
carelessly standing on the main track
at Yates Center. resulting in a wreck
that will cost the lives of two trainmen.
The passenger train was running at
a speed Of 80 miles an hour. The tender
and baggage car telescoped. and the
wreck caught fire. burning the baggage
car and the four freight cars and de-
stroying the locomotive and tender
Engineer Jasper Glover and Fireman
Cal Rowan, both men Of family. living
in El Dorado were probably fatally in
jured.
Both were found in an unconscious
condition lying beside the track. Glover
was disemboweled and terribly scald-
ed and Rowan had one foot severed
from his body and was terribly cut and
bruised
Conductor Anderson and the baggage
ard express man suffered painful bruises
but all the passengers escaped serious
injury Glover and Rowan were sent e
a hospital in Kansas City.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
Extinct Animals.

In a late number of Science Dr. C.
Hart Merriam closes an article which
criticises in a rather destructive way
some of the geological theories Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, with an appeal to mu-
seums, sportsmen and naturalists to
take advantage of every opportunity
before it is too late to secure and pre-
serve specimens of our larger mammals
from remote parts of their ranges
Many species have been exterminated
IN Europe by man. and in this country
the process has already begun. The
familiar story of the vanishing buffalo
is only one Of many. The giant grizzly
of southern California, the largest
carnivorous animal of the United States.
is about exterminated. and IL is doubt
ful if a museum specimen viii ever be
obtained. The large wolves have been
exterminated over more than half the
area they formerly possessed, and no
ono knows what forms have disap-
peared. An unknown form of elk or
wapiti, which within the memory of
men still living inhabited the Allegha-
nies from North Carolina TO the Adiron-
dacks. has been wipel off the face OF
the earth.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
ono hundred and three Years Old.

Moorestown, n. j., Aug. Mrs.
Christiana French celebrated her one
hundred and third birthday'at her home
here yesterday. In honor of the event
there was a family reunion, a large
number Of her descendants participat-
ing. Aunt Kitty French was born Aug.
1. 1894. on a small farm near here. In
1910 she was married TO Joseph I'ench,
a wealthy farmer, and bore five chill
dren. Had this date fallen on another
day Of the week there would have been
a public demonstration. When the old
lady reached the century mark the
church bells rang 1794-1S94 and then
tolled 100 successive strokes.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
MRS. ACKLAN WANTS TO PAY
JOSIAH MARVEL'S SUIT AGAINST HER
FOR $4,000 DISCONTINUED.

THE HEROINE OF THE FAMOUS
DIVORCE CASE BEFORE THE
LEGISLATURE LAST SPRING
DOES NOT WANT TO BE wOR-
RIED BY THE BIG BILL.
The suit of Josiah Marvel against
Mrs. Laura Crocker Acklan for $4,000
for professional services rendered in
connection with the passage OF her di-
vorce bill through the Delaware House
Of Representatives last May, has been
discontinued. William Michael Byrne,
Marvels counsel, ordered it stricken
from the docket yesterday.
In an interview Saturday Mr.. Byrne
said, speaking of the discontinuance OF
the suit. 81 have had some CORE
spondcnce with Mrs. Acklan's counsel
Harman and Knowles, and they have
given me reasonable assurance that the
fee will be paid in a few days On the
strength Of their assurance / have dis.
continued the suit.
What sum has been agreed on?'
asked the reporter.
"That | cannot state, replied Mr.
/ Byrne, though | will say that 1t Is no
an unusual sum considering the char
acter of Mrs. Acklan's case. Mrs. Ack
! lan's case was similar to Mrs Burke
Roche's, and of course the fee will b
almost similar"
In subsequent conversation MI
Byrne intimated that Mrs. Acklan di
not leave Wilmington to escape tn
claim that it has caused her consider
able anxiety and that she now want
to settle the matter upon a fair bash
The only doubt that Mrs. Acklan seem
ed to have about Marvels bill, Nh
Byrne said was as 10 the legitimacy O
the charge This. he said she nov
fully understands, and is willing &
| recognize. by reason OF the eXtraordi
nary character of her case.
Attorney Marvel is absent from tn
City, and Of course could not be seen
1t was learned from reliable source
that Mrs. Acklan will settle with Man
vel on a basis of $4,000.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
snnnosen IncondIarr rIres.

Ottawa. Ills. Aug. 1.-The Pioneer
Fireproof Construction company's plant
the largest of this kind In the world
has been partially destroyed by fire en-
falling a loss of 100000. There Is only
a partial insurance. The fire was Of in
cendiary origin. The large elevator OF
J. n. Shuler has burned to the ground
Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000. 1t is now
thought this building was also set on
fire Had there been any breeze at the
time Of either fire the city Of Ottawa
would have been almost wiped out. as
both buildings were situated close tc
the business center.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
MOVING A BRICK CHIMNEY.
Carried Nearly Thousand Feet over
Uneven Ground.

Carried Nearly Thousand Feet over
Uneven Ground.
The moving of an ordinary brick
building has always been consid-
cred a feat of more than passing inter-
est, but the transportation Of brick
chimney without accident or damage,
over a considerable stretch of uneven
ground, was recently accomplished at
Manhanset, Shelter Island, Suffolk coun-
ty, n. Y.
The chimney, says the Scientific
American, is IS feet high and seven feet
square at the base, with outer and in
ner walls eight inches thick and weighs
nearly 100 tons. 1t was moved about
$50 feet over very rough ground and
quite a grade, both up and down. The
cradle rested on two sllids CREASED on
the under side and sliding on creased
blocks. The purchase used was q grain
capstan, and one horse at $50 fold, and
the time occupied in loading and moy-
ing was only nine days, with the labor
OF only four men. The chimney was
placed on its new foundation without a
particle of harm. This is the second
chimney of the above description moved
by the same contractors. The first one
was SO feet high. at Bridgehampton,
and in both cases the work was COM
pleted without accident.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
sndden peath From neart pI.ease.

southington, Conn, Aug. 2.-Wheaton
s. Plumb. aged 6s, one Of the most
prominent citizens of the town, died
suddenly of heart disease at his home
here. He had been sitting in a chair
and arose to leave the room, when
he fell backward and expired almost
Immediately. The deceased was presi-
dent of Southington Savings bank, first
selectman for the past 10 years, super
intendent of the Southington Cutlery
company and aSo prominently connect
ed with other local enterprises. He
leaves a wife, one son and daughter
Mrs. II. w. Terry of Springfield, Mass
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
COMEGYS MAY BIZ OUSTED.
THE OLD FLINN TRICK MAY Bl
REPEATED - COOPER WOULl
HAVE TO DO IT.


THE OLD FLINN TRICK MAY BIZ
REPEATED - COOPER WOULD
HAVE TO DO IT.
The change which President McKin-
ley made in the civil service rules re-
garding the removal OF certain clerks in
the custom service is causing some Of
the Republicans no end of comfort, as
IL is thought that the change will make
room for Republicans. However, this
may and may not be done, as the pres
ent clerks are to undergo q civil service
examination, which will enable them to
hold their old positions.
II will be remembered that the pres
ent sheriff, w. r. Finn, was at one
time a special collector. but was re-
moved by the Cleveland administra-
ton Tor no apparent reason, and w. A.
Comegys, the present collector put In
his place. Should the Republicans dc
likewise Collector of Port Cooper would
have to name a Republican.
Several collectors of customs
throughout the United States were noti.
fed last October that a reduction in the
salaries of the clerks in the custom
service would be made. but the officer:
here were exempted from that reduc
ton, owing to the already low salaries
OF the clerks here.
The office OF collector of port was
made a $4,000 job, but that salary hal
never been paid to any individual hold
| ing that office. The salary now re
ceived by collector of port is $500, an'
together with the fees derived from thu
office, makes the position pay abou
81 800.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
Rioh Mine strike In oreron.

Rainy Lake city. MINI. Aug. IA
rich strike has been made at the Ran
dolph mine. near Mine Center, or, that
will assay from $500 to $1,000 10 the ton
A blast that was made there some days
ago threw up several good sized mug
gets. One of them weighed p ounces
and is pure gold. The discovery Is the
richest yet made in the Seine river
country. The controlling interest in the
mine is owned by Lewis II. Hall of New
York The news has caused a grea'
deal Of excitement throughout the gold
fields.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
servla Protests.

Constantinople. Aug. 2.-The incur
sions of the Albanians who attacked
almost simultaneously seven Servian
frontier blockhouses along the stretch
Of frontier between Madliza and Rash
ka. have led the servian government
to make a formal protest to the pow
ers. 1t is believed that this is part
Of an organized plan to provoke Ser
via. The matter is being discussed by
the ambassadors in conference. with a
view of getting an explanation from
Tewik Pasha, the Turkish minister of
foreign affairs
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
rarge Hav Crop Reported.

Canaioharie. n. Y, Aug. 2.-Reports
received from the New England, middle
and western states show the condition
al average Of the hay crop 70 be "a per
cent: that of the whole country 92h
per cent. with per cent increase in
acreage. indicating the largest crop
grown in many, years. on this account,
It is thought, there viii be a large at
tendance at the National Hay eonven-
tion to be held at Pittsburg on the 10th,
11th and 18th OF this month
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
Committed Suicide when Becoming Blind

New York. Aug. 2.-Harvey Heffner,
an old man, Il years Of age, VINO with
his aged wife lived in Brooklyn, has
committed suicide by shooting himself
in the head with a % caliioer revolver.
Hcffner was removed to the Seney hos
pital, where he died an hour later.
Teffner was in poor circumstances, suf-
fered greatly from asthma and was also
gradually losing his sight. The pros
pect Of becoming blind. together with
his other affiictions, so worried Heftner
that he became respondent and deter
mined to end his earthly troubles.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
HAILSTOEES BLACK HER EYE.

AN EAST SIDE WOMAN STRUCK
WHILE SITTING AT A WINDOW.
Miss MelanO, daugher Of Mrs. John
A. Melano of No. ZIG Church street
was struck I'm the eye by hail-stone
while sitting at a window in the parlor
of her home during the storm Saturday
afternoon.
The stone crashed through the win
dow, striking her in the eve with such
force as to discolor the flesh.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
mETAMoRPHosIs OF A PLANT
rontedrIa Accommodates Itself t'

POntedrin Accommodates Itself TO
Repeatedly Changed Quarters.
A curious incident of the power Of
plants to adapt themselves to circum-
stances came under my notice recently
in the shape of a pontedria crassipes,
Last fall, says writer in Meehan's
Monthly, obtained a slip of po1tedria,
which 1 placed in bowl in my sitting
room window. BY spring it was a
thrifty plant, with beautiful waxen
leaves. When it was time to set my
plant out of doors 1 looked about for
something in which to place my lily.
For want of something better put it
in an old dinner boiler of generous pro-
portions. BY midsummer it had out
grown the boiler. Again looked about,
and this time l found q crock, quite
deep, but not very wide. / divided my
plant, putting half in the crock and the
other half in the boiler. This latter
kept thinned out by giving slips to
friends; the other plant was left to
grow at its own sweet will, and, being
thrifty plant, very much bent on
growing, and finding It could not spread
according to its natural mode. it
changed its tactics and took to grow
ing upward. The air bulbs developed
into long stems. and at the end of each
grew a very large leaf twice the size
OF an ordinary leaf. And here l would
like to say that, as a house plant. there
is nothing more attractive than a
healthy pontedria, with its CLASSY, wax
en- leaves. and, moreover, il requires sc
little attention, merely keeping it re
| ..In...nL..I ..-sAL 40 anr.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
drowned While nathine.

Corning. n. Y, Aug. 2.-Lewis Fol-
som. aged 20. was drowned at Ham
mondsport. He was in bathing with a
companion. Neither one Of the two
could swim. Folsom waded out and
suddenly stepped into hole and Went
down IN sight of his friend. Men work
ed with graphing hooks for several
hours and finally used horse hay
rake and found the body in 45 feet OF
water
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
Tribal FIGHTING In the Nne district.

Cairo, Aug. 2.-The Egyptian intelli-
gence department has received word OF
heavy tribal fighting up the Nile be-
tween the dervishes and the Jaalins-
The dervishes under one Of the gen
erals of the calipha. defeated the Jaalins
in a pitched battle and occupied Ne
temneh on July /. The losses on both
sides were very large. The Jaalins are
said TO have lost 1000 killed.