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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-01-09

might have carried up boxes from dow
town and have built stairway outsid
all the way up to the roof, just as 20
build with your blocks a"
Sweetheart's thought went away u
through all the floors and ceilings to tn
ridge pole. "Oh. N.Y. said she, what
big lot OF boxes!'
"Yes.' said Anthony, what big 10
Of boxes! But that would have bee
safer. you know, though rather slow.
$50 this little boy. being a rather pig
headed little boy with all, decided t
go up the chimney. He might yer,
easily have crawled up by bracing him
self against the sides, but he didn't yer,
much like crawling and. besides, h,
would have gotten very dirty SO. ii,
could see the beautiful blue sky through
the top, but the chimney lool ell so dirty
but he was bound to go up and h,
thought he could keep clean well enough
il he was careful. So he put out tn,
fire.
There are all sorts Of fires, Sweet
heart, and that was an awfully wicked
fire, for all it sparkled and snapped and
rustled and jumped SO. 1t caused MI
the SCOT in the chimney. Where dc
wicked people go?'
bad place." answered Sweetheart
promptly.
Just So" said Anthony, land that's
where the flame went when the little
boy put out the fire. / am very sorry
indeed for the folk who get their scorch-
ing in the particular corner where that
fame is burning.
$50 the little boy carried out all the
ashes, and then he got the broom and
swept down all the SCOT from just as far
up as he could reach"
Did he get any on his pretty
clothes?" put in Sweetheart.
'Yes, dear, even then, before he was
started. l am afraid he must have been
So when he was all ready be
took four sticks which he'd had ever
since he was baby, and he pushed the
sticks in between the stones of the
just So" thrusting in matches
between the bricks of the fireplace.
that he would have one for each band
and foot. But when he commenced to
climb, and reached down for the lowest
stick to place it above the highest one,
ne found he couldn't possibly pull it
,ut, so then what?"
Sweetheart took long long look at
he lowest of the matches.
why, Uncle Anthony, I guess he
could break il off,
Yes" said And so he did, but it was
rough on the stick. And so he kept on
breaking off the lowest stick and put
ing it above the highest one, till he
had gotten up as far as he had cleaned
he chimney, when. all at once, he got a,
olotch Of SCOT right on his nose."
"Oh, N.Y. grieved Sweetheart.
This startled HIM So" continued
anthony, that he fell clear down to the
bottom of the chimney, breaking off all
lis sticks on the way, snd there he wasr'
Make him go up, Uncle Anthony
.ried Sweetheart.
"Yes," promised Anthony. a queer set
IN his lips. I'LL make him go up
$50 the little boy thought over it for
/ long time, and finally went out and got
board that Just exactly fitted the
Kinney, and he put the board on his
lead and started up again, pushing all
he SCOT before him. That was a very
ough, ugly looking board, Sweetheart,
nd it was full of nails sticking tbrouoh
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-01-09

And SO the little boy went up and Up
and up, and the board and load Of SCOT
got so heavy and it was all so hard for
him that he had to berd his head ana
take the load upon his shoulders, and it
kept getting heavier and heavier, till, at
last he bent so that the board was on his
back and all he could see was the bottom
OF the chimney and the long way he had
come; and he got, oh. So tired; aud so
hungry; and so lonely; and his hands
hurt So; and every little they would slip
against the rough rocks and get all
bruised and dirty. and he was almost
ready TO drop the board and Just
scramble up any way, but, somehow. he
wouldn't let himself do that And thea
great many people came to the bottom
OF the chimney, and some Of them won.
dered what in the world he was doirg
up there, and others called up to him
and told him how he should have set
about it. and others told him that he
should have gotten different sticks that
would not have broken so easily. They
were very careful. those people down
below, to keep clear Of the SCOT and so
they couldn't help him any.
The little boy couldn't tell az all how
much farther he had to go, but he knew
there was blue sky above him, and he
knew he must go on now, for his sticks
were so short he couldn't possibly climb
back to the bottom. and if he fell he
would drop in the fireplacs before the
people, all bruised and helpless and
covered with the SCOT he'd gathered in
falling, and just as he was getting so
weak that it seemed as IL he couldn't
help but lean against the dirty wall-all
Of sudden the board few out the top
Of the chimney"
"GoOdie." shouted Sweetheart. Jump
ing in his arms as he walked.
The little boy was SO surprised that
he very nearly fell back after all, but.
with good scramble he came out on
top and there, all about him, was the
glorious, sunlit world for him 10 enjoy.
So then all the people ran out Of the
house to see him, and they looked. oh,
so glad, because he was safely out on
top"
Sweetheart gave a long sigh. I'm SO
glad too she said.
Together they sank again in the old
,haI-, and Anthony. his hand a bit
shaken, somehow, with his story telling,
oiled cigarette and lit it.
Presently Sweetheart asked, did he
cone down again Uncle Anthony
"Oh, yes, he could come down well
enough, for those trap doors open very
Easily from bove. and he just dropped
through TO the garnet floor and went
down stairs to all the good people he
had wanted to see for so long. And
didn't they wash all the SCOT IF him so
nicely, and feed him so we'll"
Yes added Sweetheart gravely, "and
hey tied up where his poor har is were
tut just like mamma did my thumb
$50 they did, God bless Them said
Anthony.
After a time Sweetheart asked,
irowsily, "did the little boy ever go up
gain Uncle Anthony
"Why bless you, yes, Sweetheart, his
ong climb had made him so strong that
lie could just run up those stairs, and
he door was always open for him, and
here were plenty Of good people ready .
o give him ladders. He hadn't known
here were so many ladders in all the
Iorli; though he had noticed most Of
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-01-09

ut blew into the eyes Of those who
kindled that wicked lire. dearie."
Anthony bent closer to catch the
murmering as the tlue eyes closed.
IL think he ought to go and wipe 'em
out" RIDGwAY VAN BLARcoM.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-01-09
The PARABLE OF THE CHIMNEY.

"Well,sweetheart," answered Anthony,
walked from his dreaming by the fire.
"what shall it be-"
Sweetheart climbed into his lap where
he sat in his big rocker, and decided
oh! so sedately,-"about little boy"
'Once upon time," commenced An
thony obviously. "there was little boy,
and he had a pretty blue velvet jacket
with silver buttons, aud beautiful warm
red knickerbockers that were made quite
loose, and he wore nice sidney shoes
with black silk stockings. How's that,
Sweetheart"
Wasn't his legs cold?" asked Sweet
heart.
NO." said Anthony" ''for he had nice
warm leggings, just the color of his
jacket, and with silver buttons too.
Now what do you think was the color of
his CAPT"
81 KNOW cried Sweetheart, wriggling
the crease Of Anthony's trousers in IL Q
throes Of inspiration, "red, just like his
knickerbockers"
so it was! Don't you think that was
a nice little boy?'
"Yes! that was very nice little boy"
And then the inevitable did he
do?"
"Why, what do you think he did,"
procrastinated Anthony.
IL don't slowly, then. the blue
eyes big with child's wonder at its own
invention, "he-went- the chimney
my gracious said Anthony, what
dirty place for such a nice little boy
to go in! Was that the end of him."
moo. Why. Uncle Anthony, he
wanted TO see out the top"
"Oh,' said Anthony, subsiding, he
wanted TO see out the top And with
a new look in his kindly blue eyes, that
accounts for it,"
Anthony's study Of the fireplace lasted
till Sweetheart, in her face that queer
reverence very small folk show when
they take note in their elders of what
they cannot understand, put her little
soft hand to his face and turned it to-
ward her. How ever did he do it,
Uncle Anthony"
Well" said Anthony rousing, 'it was
an awfully dirty place for clean little
boy to 60 into, but, you know, he want
ed to see out the top, and he couldn't
find any other way. There were plenty
of people about who might have told
him but none of them thought of it save
one or two, and these knew but little Of
climbing.
He might have gone upstairs to the
garrett, but, even after climbing all those
stairs, he would have needed ladder to
reach the trap door in the roof, and but
a very few people keep such ladders,
Lassie, I'm sure don't know who would
give him one. And. if he had succeeded
in getting a ladder, there would still
have been the trap door, locked tight
and fast, and how would he have gotten
through it?'
Gould he open it with q key?" asked
Sweetheart.
Il don't know about that" said An
tEony, 1T takes veiy wonderful key to
open such door. Every little boy has
Just one such key, and never can get an
other, and it is risky work for him to try
to file it to fit. He is more than likely
to ruin it forever. So, you see, after he
has climbed all those stairs, and had Q
to get ladder, his key might l
not have fitted that lock and he would 1
have had to commence all over again
unless he were satisfied just to stay Il
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1897-12-09

Eraulelu 2&olterS." lGSte er nit 9rober
T~beiluabme. sd lalie Sic ALIEN,
muB leood meme Bite wieoerbolen,
ba6 Sic feinen Gerluh MAIDEN, Dies
Himmer III pcrlallen. Sic miirren lid
6aburh Standardization ausIeeen,
Dor cenen ih Sic bewabrt milien
rnDtte..
Gr cling carauf ~ @urton binab,
ben er lebr njeoergeidlagen iaro.
Der Oetettip flutte uno wetterte.
baB Der Gr;lpiebube oiesmal wieoeI
nift in Ole Nalle 9in9.
sic beihloiien auf Die moslihIi
unauiiallise 9&eile Die ilrenglte Ses
watuus oes Sauies unS leiner linz
9ebung.
Wturiel mar uno blieb allen. sic
bate Sut unS S~uuoidyube bon lid ge-
porien, uno Den &Opi in Den Sdnoen
persraben, lag lie unbewe9li6 IN
etnem Seiiel.
Die @uht ces Sdidials bate lie
~ Sooen gelhmettert.
Gle tonrte faum iiiblen uno b~euten.
eS nal Illes Mir uno milit in ibr ino
nm iie berum. Die Nusenblidsmelt,
IN Der tie gelebt, idJien in trimmer ~
aeben, es blieb uifJts ais Guntel uno
EhaoS.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1897-12-09
verdienst
s an ,sa:::a revert S ; ', ?ss Redet
HOOd,a SarsapariIIa Yer.

dienst In der Medizln meint die Kraft zu kurlrtn.
Hoods Sarsaparilla besltZt wirkliche und I'M
yergleichliche heilende Kraft und deshalb hat
Is wahren Verdienst. Womn Sic Hoods SarSa-
parilla kaufen und IS mach AnweiSung neh-
men, Jhr Blut ~ reinIgcn, Ter ,rgeud cine der
yielen Blutkrankheiten ~ %iuriren, sind Sic
sicher BesSerung "a ycrspircn. DE fahigkelt
gu kuriren list vorhanden. Sic eNperinentiren
NIGHT. Es wird Ihr Blut rein, reich unc nahrhait
machen, und dadurch die Krankheits keIme
austreiben. die Neryen starken und das game
System kraftigen.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1897-12-09
8udIen'S Hrntfa yaIDe.

Die bette Solbs in Der Belt fir S&nitt
number. Gbihlrfuns. @eihmire. SaIs
fluff, 1ieberruunben, G!e&tsn. S&rom.
men an hen 6dnber. Jrcfibeulsu. Gab'
nerauser unb Que 6~uuifeblsr; Re britt
poitiu 6dmorrbci, en- otsr feine 8abIung
%osrlunat. @aroriirt. bo6 polhdnbise
9nfrieb'nb.it seesben tpirb. obsr bos
&elb uirb Suriiderfattet. YreiS per
S4o&ttl % Gents. 81 serlaxfea in
-. 8. 3sta'SQNttek
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1897-12-09

Sarsaparina

ist die beste, in der That - die e~inzigewahre
b~lutreinigende Medizin.
Nur Won c. l. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass,
praparirt. Preis 81; sechs fur IS.
HOOd'S piIIen pgrgiren, sehmerzen
Rel allen nrnpuiStpn. % cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08

water, and which had the double property OF
prolonging life and Of converting any Of the
baser metals with which 1t might be mixed me-
chanically) into gold DR.. Emmens relies upon
no such agent But there is one point on which
there is a striking agreement between the views
Of the old alchemists and few OF our modern
scientists Within the last fifteen or twenty
years there has been disposition among chem
lists to believe that, after all. the siXtyeight or
seventy separate elements are composed Of the
same identical substance, their constituent
atoms differing only in the rate at which they
vibrate to and fro, or in some other physical
popularity. If this should be found to be true.
and If could only discover the trick of
changing the combination, then he could trans
mute any substance into any other.
There are several reasons why Dr. Emmens
has used silver. in preference to the baser
metals, in his experiments Thu known elements
have been arranged on account of similarity Of
properties into eight principal groups, each Of
which has two subdivisions And Mendel6ef
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08

he says. it may be judicious to conduct 1t more
slowly. If, however twenty or thirty force
engines are put to work, a very decent output
ought to be expected AS TO the cost Of the ma
chimes. and the expense of the process, 1t is too
soon to give figures. When these are fully
known, and the machine is perfected a definite
ratio between the values of silver and gold
may be fixed Whether the former would rise
or the latter would fall is a question for political
economists to determine.
In defence Of that secrecy which makes il inn
possible for the public to obtain a complete
demonstration Of the correctness of Dr. En-
mcns's claims at present that gentleman says
that he has not yet taken out all the patents he
desires. He has. nevertheless excited the in
terest of some Of the most distinguished foreign
chemists. What may be their verdict time only
can tell. If they can discover fallacy or fraud
in this remarkable scheme, of course that will
put an end to the business. IT, on the other
hand this end -of- the nineteent century alche
mist can satisfy logical PEOPLE in regard to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08

five hundred men. who are under the command
of Colonel Kline. Since the arrival u PRESIDENT
Mckinley at the Hotel Champaign. at his request
il has been the custom Of the regiment to hold
its morning parade on the grounds ct the holei'
in the presence of the President ana or the
Secretary Of War The first parade took pace
on Monday. August > and has been repeated
every morning since then when the fresideIt
has been at the hotel 1T was omitted On
Wednesday, when he had gone to Burlington.
Tie Presid mt Ird Mrs Mckinley in company
with General Alger and Mrs. Ager. witnessed
the first parade from the vcranda Of the hotel on
Monday morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08

protector The dog looked az Senator Davis
and turned its glance cody away. When it
looked at Mrs. Davis. however. its face bright
ened. its tail commenced to wag. and the canine
fell in by Mrs Daviss side and trotted COM
placently along with her.
i don't like that dog said Senator Davis;
let's shake it,
That not easily done. however,
they soon discovered. No wiles uron their part
could relieve them Of its pertinacous presence.
"'Tll fix it,, said the Senator at last. They
then went into "A drugstore and called a cab.
The driver was directed to drive rapidly around
several squares and finally landed them at
home. When they alighted from the cab the
dog was 10y the step welcoming Mrs. Davis with
a smile and cordial bark
with this the Senator gave up the fight and
Mrs. Davis adopted the dog, naming it Tat
ters. 1t turned out that Tatters was dog OF
high degree. and soon owned the household.
\ few days ago 'Tattcrs increased her family,
and senator Davis has received applications for
the little Tatterses from score of his col
leagues who have heard the story Of the dog"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08
genuneness Of his transmutation process. a ire
mendous revolution will ensue
THE PRESIDENT AND THE TROOPS
HE AND HIS PARTY VIEW THE PARADE OF
THE DIST REGIMENT EVERY MORNING.

Hotel Champan, Aug 1-Prcsident Nc
Kinley selected his summer home this year, pos
sibly without being aware Of the fact, near one
Of the largest military posts in the United States
the Pattsburg Barracks. These are situated
about two miles distant from the hotel. a regi-
ment Of infantry is nearly always stationed at
this post, which is only twenty -four miles south
Of the Canadian line The of l1IG and of
1872 both indicated that the valley Of the Cham
plain might frequently be made the route of an
invasion Of the United States by English soldiers.
and consequently the Government has emed it
prudent TO establish a military post on both
sides Of Lake Champlain. one at Plattsburg and
one at Fort Ethan Allen near Burlington. In
case Of the troops in these quarters would
lie the centres Of resistance to invasion.
The DIST Infantry Regiment Is now chartered
al the Piattsburs Barracks. 1t numbers about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08

discovered that when this classification had been
effected still another relationship existed be-
tween the members of a subdivision There is
strange ratio between the figures which stand
for their respective atomic weights. Now.
sodium. copper. silver and gold belong to one of
these minor classes although there is gap in
the series. 1t comes between silver and gold.
DIR. Emmens thinks it possible that his "argen-
taurum" may fill that gap. although he has not
yet ascertained its atomic weight. However that
may be- silver is very closely allied Tin sense
that only a chemist can fully appreciate to
gold Copper is also similarly related. and is
cheaper than silver. While DR.. Emmens has not
attempted its conversion into gold. and does not
deem 1t impracticable. yet he believes that such
a transmutation would be more difficult than his
present process. AS for the metals outside of
the sodium-to-g gold group. he regards their con-
version q still more complicated job.
THE OUTPUT SMALL.
At present DR.. Emmens treats only five or six
ounces of metal at a time. He appears to
tertan no hope that he can greatly increase the
amount handled by one machine, or can make
the operation quicker one On the other hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08
SENATOR UATIS'S UOG.

From The Washington Star.
Did you hear about Senator Davis and his
dog Tatters?' said Minnesota man at the
CAPITOL 50 that a star" man could hear him.
NO what was it?
We'll Senator Davis. of Minnesota, was out
walking the other night with his wife. when
they met a dog. 1t frendless lonesome
looking dog and it was hunting for patron ana
The record-union., 1897-10-03
TO CURE DYSPEPSIA.

A New Remedy Which VIII Do It.
many people to be nearly if not quite
incurable. No good reason can be CIV
en- why they think so except that per-
haps they have tried various remedies
without much if any benefit But the
progress in every branch of medicine
has been such that among other things
a lasting cure for indigestion in it's
chronic form as we'll as temporary has
been discovered and is now placed be-
fore the public strictly on its merits
as a permanent cure for all stomach
troubles or difficulties with the diges-
tive organs.
This new treatment is called Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets, being put up in
tablet form so as to be easily taken
and also to preserve its good qualities
for an indefinite length of time.
This remedy has produced surprising
effects in the worst forms of indges-
ton, and in many cases where ordi-
nary remedies failed to give even re-
lief, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have
fully cured.
The splendid results from using this
preparation are owing to the fact that
it is prepared and intended for Dyspep-
sia and stomach troubles only. It is
not a cure-all like so many advert ised
remedies, claiming to cure everything
under the sun, but it is claimed that it
is certain cure for dyspepsia and any
one suffering from any form of indi-
gestion cannot fail to get permanent
relief and cure from its use
It is so prepared and the ingredients
are of such nature that when the
tablets are taken into the stomach they
digest the food no matter whether the
stomach is in good working order or
not You get sustenance and strength
to mind and body by reason of the
food being properly digested and at the
same time the much abused stomach is
allowed to resi- and recuperata.
Notwithstanding the great benefits to
be derived from Stuart's Dyspeps Ia
Tablets, the price is but soc for full
sized package and all druggists sell
them.
A little book on Stomach Diseases
mailed free by addressing the Stuart
Co.. Marshall, Mich.
The record-union., 1897-10-03
WILD HOG OF MEXICO.
A Vicious Brute Which Seems to
Have No Notion OF Fear.

'The most vicious and fearless of the
brute creation is the peccary, or wild
hog, of Mexico" said c. w. Bartlett of
Laredo, Tex. to a st. Louis Republic
reporter. This animal seems utterly
void of the emotion of fear. have never
seen it turn hairs breadth out Of it's
path for any living thing It displays
an intelligence in fighting the human
strangely at variance with it's apparent
ly complete lack of mental attributes,
save the very lowest order Of instinct.
They are rarely found singly, but go in
drOveS of from hundreds to thousands
Their ability to scent men is particu-
larly marked. 1 have known a drove OF
them to scent a man q mile off and
strike as straight for him as an arrow.
There is no use to try to frighten them
with guns. The cannonading of a full
battery would have no more effect on
them than the popping of a frecracker.
The only thing to do when they get after
you is to run away from them as fast
as horse can carry you. And then
there is no certainty that they won't
catch you. They are nearly as swift as
a horse and their endurance is as great
as their viciousness.
"A friend of mine encountered a drove
of them in a wild part of Mexico a few
years ago and his escape was miracu-
lous. He very foolishly shot and wound
ed a number of them. Then he took re-
fuge in tree. The peccaries kept him
in the tree all that day and through the
night. They circled round the tree,
grunting and squealing their delight at
the prospect of a feast. He soon ex-
hausted his ammunition and brought
down a peccary at each fire. But this
had no terrors for the beasts. Along to-
ward morning the brutes began to eat
the ones he had killed, and when they
thus satisfied the cravings of their stom-
achs they formed in line and trotted off.
If they had not had some of their own
number to devour they would have
guarded that tree until my friend.
through sheer exhaustion, dropped from
his perch and allowed them to make a
meal off him. The wild cats and tigers
that infest the Mexican wilds flee from
the peccaries with instructive fear. and
even rattlesnakes keep out of their
path
The record-union., 1897-10-03
Origin of the Word "Hood1u,n ,,

The old proof reader was holding
forth upon the question of typographi-
cal errors and their occasional inIlu-
enoe on posterity. THE word 'hoodlum'
is an instance Of this he said. as he
knocked the ashes out of his pipe.
out in San Francisco twenty-five
years ago there was a notorious char
acter named Muldoon, who was the
leader of a gang of young rufffans. They
were terror to the community, and
about as tough a lot of citizens as you
could find on the coast. A reporter
who had been assigned to a story in
which the had figured undertook to
coin a word designating the gang. He
reversed the name of the leader, and
referred to them as 'noodlums.' The
compositor mistook the n for an h.
and as hoodlums the word passed the
proof reader. And now rhoodlums' is
a recognized word and will probably
survive .''-Philadelphia Record.