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Business and professional cards tealines or less space, per annum, ten dol-lars. Lesr.il advertisements at statutarates. "Editorial local notices" fifteencents a line each insertion. "Local

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Terms Per vear, $2. Six months, si. VOL. X.--N- O. 44. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1880. WHOLE NO. 512.Insertion.

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CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.

A. S. Paddock. U. S. Senator, Beatrice.ALviMSAUNDKR3,U.S.Senator,Omaha.T. J. Majors, Rep- - IVru.

' E. K. V ALKXTIXK, Rep.. est Point.

STATE DIRECTORY:

'Albinos Nance, Uorernor, wucoln.S J. Alexander, Secretary of State.V W HedtWe. Auditor, Lincoln.G MBartlett, Treasurer, Lincoln.CJ l)ilworth, Attorney-Genera- l.

Public Iustruc.S P Thompson, Sunt.II. C. Dawson, Warden of Penitentiary.VT. W. Abbey, I jrBon inspectors.C. H. Gould, fDr. J. G. Davis, Prison Physician.H.'P. ilathewson, Supt. Insane Asylum.

JUDICIARY:S. Maxwell, Chief Justice,George B. Lafce.l Associate Judges.Amasa Cobb. J

. VOUBTH JUDICIAL district.G. W Post, Judre. York.

District Attorney, W ahoo..M. B. Reese,

LAN'D OFFICERS:M. B. Hoxle, Register, Grand island.Win. Anyan, Receiver, Grand Island.

COUNTY DIRECTORY:J. G. Hlptfns, County Judjro.John Stautter. County Clerk.J. W. Earlv, Treasurer,Henj. Spiclman, Sheriff.R. L. Rnssttcr, Surveyor.John Walker, jJohn Wise. V CountyComnnssloncrs.M.Maher, )

Dr. A. Hulntr. Coroner.S. L. Barrett, Supt. of Schools.G. B. Bailer, juntos of thePeace.Byrou Illicit. )

' Charles Wake, Constable.n." '

.Hi' CITY DIRECTORY:V. A. Speice, Mayor.John Wermuth, Clerk.Charles Wake, Marshal.C. A. Sevvman, Treasurer.S. S. McAllister, Polic Judge.J. O. Routson, Engineer.

,V"S- - councilmkn:1st Ward- -J. E. North,

G. A.Schroeder.

id Ward Michael Morrissey.'-- v- R. U. Henry.

Id Ward E. J. Baker.L. Gerrard.

Columbus Pott OMce.Open on Sundays train 11 a.m. to 12 u.

and from 1:30 to 0 r. M. Businesshours except Sunday 6 a. m. to 3 p. M.

Eastern mail close at 11 a. m.Western malls clohe at 4:15 p.m.Mall leaves Columbus for Madison and

Norfolk, daily, except Sunday, at 10

A.M. Arrives at 1:30 P.M.For Monroe, Genoa. Watervllle and Al- -

biwn, dally except Sunday 0 A. M. Ar-rive, same, 6 p.m.

Far Osceola and York.Tucsdays.Thurs- -

davs and Saturdays, 7 a.m. ArrivesMondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,Bp. m.

For Wc-lf- , Farral and Battle Creek,Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,C a. M. Arrives Tuesdays, Thursdaysand Saturdays, at 0 p. M.

For Shell Creek, Creston aud Stanton,on Mondavi aud Fridays at 6 a. m.Arrives Tuesdays and Saturdays, at6 p.m.

For Alexis, Patron and David City,Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,1 p. m Arrives at 12 m.

For St. Anthony, Praiiie Hill and St.Bernard, Saturdays, 7 a. M. ArrivesFridays, 3 p.m.

I). P. Time Table.Eastward Bound.

Emigrant, No. 6, loaves at ... 0:25 a.m.Passrug'r, 4. " "... 11:00 a.m.

" " .... 2:15Freight, "8, p.m.Freight, "10, " ".... 4:30a.m.

Westward Bound.Freight, No. 6, leaves at.... 2:00 p.m.

" " "... 4:27Passeug'r, 3, p.m.Freight, " 9, " ".... 6:00p.m.Emigrant. "7. " "... 1:30a.m.

Everyday except Siturday the threeliiesjeadlng to Ch'cago connect withU P. trains at Omaha. On Saturdaysthere will be but one train a day, asthowu bv the following schedule:

0 N. A B H. ROAD.Bound tutrth. Bound soulk.

Jackson 4:5i P.M. Norfolk ..G:30a. M.LostCreek5:S0 " Munsou...tS:57 "PI. Centre 5:57 " Madison ..7: "Humphrev6;Sl " Humphrey8:34 "Madison .7:40 " PI. Centre 0:28Munson S:2S " LostCreek 0:53 "Norfolk 8:55 Jackson .10:30 ".The departure from Jackson will be

joverned by tlic arrival mere or me. P..exprcss train.

BUSIES8 CARDS

TOHL3T a..MAl!HA.,JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND

XOTAItY PUBLIC,

Plattk Ckntku, Nkb.

TT J. HUDSON,

NOTARY PUBLIC,12tk Strtt, i doors wtst of HastHond Hoim,

Columbus, 2feb. 491-- y

., , Ur.E.Physician and Surgeon."SETOtflce open Sail; Suing,at all hours

W BURGESS,Dealer in HEAL ESTATE,

CONTXTANCBR, COLLECTOR,ura iKsriiKcr asxkt,

6BMOA, 'AKCK CO., ... NXB.

PICTURES! PICTURES 1

IS THE TIME to secure aNOW picture or yourself and chil-dren at the New Art Rooms, east 11thtitreet, south side railroad track, Colum-bus, Nebraska.

478-t- f Mrs. S. A. Jossklyx.

notice:YOU have any real estate for sale,IT If you wish to buy cither in or out

or the citv, if you wish to trade cityproperty for lands, or lands for cityproperty, sive us a call.

"WaUSWORTH & JOSSKLTX.

HKLbOX MILtXTT. BYKOX MILLETT,Justice of the Peace and

Notary Public.IV. HILLETT JC HOi,

AT LAW, Columbus,ATTORNEYS N. B. They will giveclose attention to all business entrustedtfl them. 248.

STAGE HOVTE.HUBER, the mail-carri- er

JOHN Columbus and Albion, willleave Columbus everyday except Sun-day at 6 o'clock, sharp, passing throughMonroe, Genoa, WaUrville, and to Al-bion. The hack will call at either ot

'the Hotels for passengers If orders areleft at the post-offic- e. Rates reason-able, $2 to Albion. 222.1y

A TTORNEY-- A 7- - LA W,

Up-sUi- rs In Gluck Building, 11th street.

If'cAL.IJLMTEft BROS.,A TTORNEYS A T LA W,

Office up-stair- s in McAllister's build-ing. 11th St.

IAELLEY & SLATTEUY,House Moving

ana house building done to order, andin a workman-lik- e manner. Please giveus a call. "3TShop on corner of OliveSt. and Pacific Avenue. 4S5.tf

GEORGE N. DERRY,CARRIAGE,.

i House k Sign Painting,0EAINIH3, 0UZIH3,

irJsy in )jsj Passer llaaglai;,KALSOMININO, Etc.

J3TAII work warranted. Shop onOlive strcttt, one door south of Elliott'snew Pump-hous- e. aprlGy

T S. MURDOCH & SON,Carpenters and Contractors.

Have had antxtended experience, andwill guarantee satisfaction in work.All kinds of repairing done on shortnotice. Our motto is, Good work andfair prices. Call and give us an oppor-tunity to estimate for you. "STShop atthe Big Windmill, Columbus, Nebr.

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FOR SALE OR TRADE !

MARES I COLTS,Teams of

Horses or Oxen,POXIES. wild or broke,SA1IL.E of

429 GERRARD & ZE1GLER.

Columbus Meat Market!WEBER &KNOBEL, Prop's.

ON HAND all kinds of freshKEEP and smoked pork and beef;also fresh tish. Make sausage a spec,laity. jSTRemember the place. Elev-enth St., one door west of D. Ryan'shotel. 417-- tf

Chicago Barber Shop.Ojpcsiti "Eiamrai B:ui,"

COLUMBUS, NEB.CUTTING done in the latestRA1R with or without machine.

None but tirst-cla- ss workmen employed.Ladles' and children's hair cutting nspecially. Best brands of cigars con.stantly on hand.

HENRY WOODS,472 Gm Proprietor.

DOCTOR B0KESTEEL,IJ. 8. EXArtllftirVG NlIRGKO.,

COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.

HOURS, 10 to 12 a. m., 2 toOFFICE and 7 to 9 p.m. Office onNebraska Avenue, three doors north ofE. J. Baker's grain office. Residence,corner "Wyoming and Walnut streets,north Columbus, Ncbr. 433-t- f

F. SOHEOK,Manufacturer and Dealer in

CIGARS AND TOBACCO.ALL KIXDS OF

SMOKING ARTICLES.Store on Olive St., near the old Post-offic- e

Columbus Nebraska. 447-l- y

A. J. ARNOLD Is Agent for the sale of

THE DIEBOLD

MBnmMOiSiNot a safe lost in the two great 6.

Call on or addressA.J.ARNOLD,

506--y ColumbuB.Ncbr.

LAW, REAIESTATEAND GENERAL I

COLLECTION- - OFFICE

W. S. GEE JR.TO LOAN In small lots onMONEY property, time one to three

years. Farms with some improvementsbought and sold. Office for the presentat the Clother House, Columbus, Neb.

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COLVMBIJNRestaurant and Saloon!

E. D. SHEEHAN, Proprietor.t3-Wholes-

ale ind Retail Dealer in For-elg- n

Wines, Liquors and Cigars, Dub-lin Stout, Scotch and English Ales.tS'KtntHCky Whiskies a Specialty.

OYSTERS in their season, by the casecan or dish.

Utk Street, Sostk of Depot

COLUMBUS BRICK YARD,

(One mile west of Columbus.)

THOMAS FLYNN & SON, Propr's.

GOOD, HARD-BURN- T BRICK

Always on Hand, inQUANTITIES te salt PURCHASERS

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Win. SCHILZ,Manufacturer and Dealer in

BOOTS AND SHOES!

X coapltte assertaeat of Ladltt aid Call-Area- 's

Saeta kept oa kaad.

All Work Warranted!!

Oar Motte Good stock, excellentwork and fair prices.

Especial Attention paid te Repairing

Cor. OUtc d 13tk ftJU.

ADVERTISEMENTS.

COLUMBUS DRUG STORE.

A.W.DOLAND,(SUCCKSSOR TO DOLAND A SMITH,)

DMS, PATE IT HEDICIIES,

Wall Paper, Toilet Articles,

PAINTS AND OILS,ETC., KTC, KTC.

Best 0! Goods And Low Prices,

SMITH will still be found at theMR.old stand, aud will make prcscriptious a specialty, as heretofore.

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Dr. A. HEINTZ,DKALKK IK

DEDGS. MEDICIMES. CHEMICALS

VI.KS, I.KtIIOKN,

Fine Soaps, Brushes,PERFUMERY, Etc., Etc.,

And all articles usually kept on haml.byDruggists.

Physicians Prescriptions CarefullyCompounded.

Oae door EiiKt or Galley, ohElcrrntlt Street,

COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA

&

Daniel Faucette,Manufacturer and Dealer in

Barneu, Sallies, Bridles, &ni Collars,

keeps constantly on hand all kinds ofwhins, Saddlery Hardware, Curry-combs, Brushes, Ilridle Bits, Spurs,Cards. Harness made to order. Re-

pairing done ou short notice.

NEBRASKA AVENUE, Columbus.53.4.

BECKER & WELCH,

PB0PEIETOES OF

SHELL CREEK MILLS.

MANUFACTURERS & WHOLE-

SALE DEALERS IN

FLOUR AND MEAL.

OFFICE, COLUMBUS, NEB.

WM. BECKER,DKALKR IN(

GROCERIES,Grain, Produce, Etc.

Good Goods ai Fair Dealt

NEW STORE, NEW GOODS.

Ooods delivered Free of Charge,anywhere m the city.

Corner of 13th and Madison Sts.North of Foundry. 'Ml

STATE BANK,SueHi to QirMri ft Sitd ul tvair ft Bslit.

COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.

CASH CAPITAL, - $50,000

DIRECTORS:

Leakdeh Gehrard, Pres'i.Gko. W. Hulst Vice Pres't.

Julius A Reed.Edward A. Gerrard.

Abner Tukwek, Cashier.

o

Maalf pniilt DIscesMt

CllectaNMMPremptly Made oball PlMts.

Pay Istcrestt ea Time Depos-

its. 274

MRS. TOPLIGHT'S INHERITANCE.

BV ARVIDE.

Grief had overtuken our family,and my wife had become fatherless;and, although she was not the favor-ite child of the old gentleman, shehad a daughter's love for him, andher grief at his death was genuine.As wo have Intimated, the old gen-

tleman had a favorito among hischildren, and, of course, it was theyoungest daughter, who was livingat some distance from the place inwhich her father died.

Now this child of fortune was asproud aa a peacock, so to speak, andfed upon pride as a toad does uponbugs. But what the dear girl had toho proud over was more than I cancomprehend, for she to-da- y is nohotter looking than I am, and youall know how I look. But let mesay right here, before it slips frommy mind, that somo of the worst-lookin- g

and most-prou- d people inthe wdrld are tho meanest. But shewas not so bad-looki- ng as somomight infer from the above not thatI am sorry for anything said in re-

gard to homeliness, and wish tosmooth over anything said about myown looks, for I am marriod anyway ; and, corao lo think the matterover, she is, too.

Wall, the good old man left anestnte, I guess, and each heir, adja-cent, constituted himself a commit-tee of one to see the estate properlysottled.

I said that the old gentleman leftan estate. Now I think that isproper, but am not renlly certain,and will try and tell you exactly thocondition of aflairs. Fathor C. didn'tleave a cent of money, but he leftlots of liabilities, and the assets werefow. The amount, after the funeralexpenses, that it was necessary tohunt for in somo othor locality wasabout $300, as sure as you live. Thishad to be raised, and wo living onesfelt ourselves in a better conditionto meet the matter than the old gen-

tleman. So we appointed a day toattend to things. "Wo met, but for-

got to iuvite our worthy relative,Mra. Toplijjht, until the last momentand, as we knew her circumstances,thought we would try and raise itourselves, and not bother her withit. Mrs. Toplight is a good woman,in fact tho best girl in our familyexcept my wife, and I will remarkright here that the father did wellby his daughters while living, andhe ought to have done so only twodaughters!

Well, we met. Everything wasprogressing smoothly, aBd wo werein tho midst of division on a limitedscale, when a positive knock washeard at the door. Our first ideawas that a tramp was approaching,or had approached. And I, beingthe bravest one (in my own estima-tion) in tho crowd, yelled, 'Comein.' Now, I hud no intention ofoffending any one, not oven a tramp,but I was completely nonplussedwhen in walkod our worthy relntivo

I came near saying on her earand struck out solidly for tho near-est vacant seat, and, as we wereabout to stay proceedings aud re-

ceive her cordially, she waved usback with her delicately glovedhand, and said, in tones that struckus with about the same feeling thata frigid breeze would in a day inJuly.

'Proceed with your businesp, sir.I will tako a proper part, as occas-

ion requires. I am hore to secureray rights, sir.'

I am easily embarrassed, and wasiu this case. But I said, with grententhusiasm :

'My dear, you certainly shall ; youcertainly shall.'

As she entered we were makingan equal division of the amount eachone was to contribute toward payingoff" the indebtedness. So wo nowproceedod as wo had begun : 'Threegoes into 300 just 100 times, and thisis the amount of each one of us.'

I had unwittingly tired a maga-zine. Iu an instant Mrs. Toplightwas on her feet, and a light flashedfrom her oyes that would have ri-

valed Edison's electric light, and astream of words rolled from hermouth like the waters over Niagara

You designing, wicked fellow,you 1 Do yon think that I'll sit hereaod see you rob the poor orphans ofmy dear dead father the way you aretrying to, and not say one word?I'll give yon to understand that Iknow my rights, Mr. Squarem, andthat I'll have a share in this matter.I have paid $3.87 to come here andstop this robbery, and I thank heav-en that I am in time to do it. Youunprincipled man, to try and rob thechild that poor father loved so muchsob, sob. And poor papa, if he

had known, would have made a willand given me so much, and now f O I

it will kill me! my people, whoshould love bis dear memory, aretrying to steal from one of his mostloving children. And'

Here her feeling got the better of

her, aud a short fit of hysterics near-ly frightened me to death; but asshe began to improve I regained myequilibrium and was once moremyself.

I took advantage of the situation,and, whilo the others were soothingher, I quietly told her that wo hadno intention of wronging any one,much lesB our dear relation, and thatsho misunderstood tho situation.That tho old gentleman had nothingbut his good wishes to will to hischildren, and, as it was not merch-antable and not easily transferred,she could see that wo could hardlycontrol her sharo of the estate. Ialso said that thero were some lia-

bilities actually incurred by thegood man before, at and after death,and that was the occasion of this de-

liberation, aud that we were justproportioning to each one who waspresent tho amount that ho was ex-

pected to pay toward the expensesof sickness, funeral, etc. 'But,' Iadded, 'as you wore not present, wedid not want to put an assessmentagainst you, but, seeing that youthought so much of your father andwish so much to take a part inStraightening up the good mau'sestate, we cheerfully lot you do so.Let me see, four goes iuto 300, sev-

enty 'Stop right there, Mr. Squarem, I

am calm now, perfectly calm, and I

dou't wish anything more to dowith thi3 little picayuuish matter.You have been acting without myconsent, so far, and upon your ownresponsibility, and you can do asyou please about it. I shall havenothing to do with the affair inany way.'

But,' I ventured to say, 'yourgreat love for your father, you know.You certainly wish to do a littlefo- r-'

'I won't give a farthing, not a far-

thing, and he didn't do right by hischildren either, and he could not ex-

pect them to do anything for him,and you are fools if you do, too '

And with this she gathered herwraps about her aud was fadingfastly away, and as she reached thedoor I meekly asked : 'If she didn'twant to wait a moment, as I wouldsco if tho members of the familypresent wouldn't make up all, or aportion, of the $3.87.' But the lastsentence fell short of its mark, andthe distance was lengthened be-

tween Mrs. Toplight and ns."We fear that thero will be an es-

trangement iu this family, but thatis beyond our control, and, if suchbe the case, truly sorrow has over-taken us. But while we live we willtry to keep ourselves, and otherstoo, from having large expectationsfrom weak sources.

A Terrible Tragedy.

Nebraska City, Feb. 24. ThoNebraska City Press to-nig- givesthe particulars of a horrible tragedythat occurred five miles south of thecity this afternoon. An insane souof A. Donahoe, one of the oldest andwealthiest fruit growers, and farm-

ers of Otoo county, procured a pis-

tol and shot a horse. His fathorattempted to catch him and take thepistol away, when he stabbed himfour times, killing him instantly. Hethou attempted to kill his motherand brother but was prevented bythe brother hitting him with a clubaud the mother fleeing to the housewhere she was pursued by the infu-

riated maniac who broke in thewindows and doors with a club.Not being able to get into the househe returned to the stable, stabbinganother horse, also two dogs, killiugthe latter. The alarmed neighborsattempted to capture the maniacwho fled to an ndjoiniug corn fieldbut were kept at bay for hours by aknife in the hands of tho crazy man.He was finally captured and lodgedin jail in the city. The sad affaircaused great excitement and generalregret, as Mr. Donahoe was highlyrespected aud esteemed.

Ministerial Wit. Hero is anamusing bit of ecclesiastical tit-for-t- at.

Two young men were chumsand intimate friends in college. Onebecame a Bapjist minister, the otheran Episcopalian. They did not meetagain for years. When they did, itwas in the pulpit of the Baptist, forwhom the Episcopalian preached tothe great satisfaction of the congre-gation. Sermon over the two di-

vines ducked their heads behind thebseastwork of the preaching deskand held the following colloquy:"Fine sermon, Tom ; much obliged.Sorry I can't repay your kindnessfor preaching by asking you to stayto our communion. Can't though,you know, because you have neverbeen baptized." "Oh, don't concernyourself about that, Jim ; I couldn'treceive the communion at yourhands, as you have never been or-dained."

To preserve woolens from mothgive them lo the poor.

THE BLOOMINGTON TRAGEDY.

Further Particulars Concerning theMurder of Wm. Bichardsou

at Bloomington.

C. A. Pierce, Sheriff of Franklincounty, arrived in the city yester-

day with Charles F. Wilkersou, theman charged with the murder ofBichardsou at Bloomingtou, Frank-li- u

county, last Saturday night.From him we learn additional par-

ticulars, concerning the horribletragedy. Ho says that during Sat-

urday evening, both men had beendrinking excessively, that about 7

o'clock, Wilkerson proposed goingto tho hotel for supper, llichardsonsaid "no, let's go to the restaurant."Wilkersou objected, aud remarkedthut he had had some trouble withthe proprietors of the restaurant audthought they could not get anythingto eat there. Finally both partieswent to the restaurant and orderedtheir suppers. As Wilkorson pre-

dicted, Kahler & Redding refusedto serve the suppers, aud a generalrow commenced, in which Richardson took no part, and iu which Wil-

kersou was quilo sevcroly poundedabout the face and body with stove-woo- d;

not, however, utitil Kahlerhad been slightly stabbed by Wilkersou. The row was finally stopped,aud Wilkerson with the blood drip-ping from his face walked to hisroom iu the hotel, where he loadedhis revolver, and was on his wayback to the restaurant, as he Raid, toshoot " the Dutch," when he metRichardson in the street. He atouce commenced upon him, callinghim a. coward for not assisting himin the fight in tho restaurant, andremarked, "if it was not for the fearof being hanged, I would shoot'j'ounow." Wilkerson then ordered himon his knees, to ask his pardon, orho would shoot him anyhow. Rich-

ardson refused to kneel, and hisassassin fired the first shot, whichmissed him, tho second shot tookeffect iu tho side of the neck, theball coming out at tho chin; thothird shot passed through the man'sback, coming out at his breast. Hofell with his legs crossed aud ap-

parently trying to shield his headfrom another shot that ho expected.The cold blooded assassin thenwalked up to his victim and sentanother ball through his body. Hopaid no attention to Mr. Richard-son's appeal for mercy, but leveledhis revolver aud fired again, the ballpassing through the body. Aboutthis time Mr. Barnett, proprietor oftheTremoul House, and the Marshalof tho town, attempted to stop fur-ther shooting, and endeavored toarrest Wilkerson, when the fiendturned upon him, and remarked,"While I considor you the bestfriend I have in towu, I will shootyou, if you attempt to interfere withme." He then walked back to hisvictim, who by this lime was dead,and fired the remaining shot intohis body. He then walked back tohis room in the hotel, and againloaded his revolver, and enteringthe dining room, was cou fronted byMr. Barnett, with a loaded shot gun,who told him to "hold up hishands," or ho would kill him. Hefinally raised his hands and wasarrested.

Between 1 and 2 o'clock yesterdaymorning the Coroner's jury render-ed their verdict iu accordaace withthe above facts, and before the ex-

cited people were fully aware ofwhat was going to take place, Wil-

kerson was put ou the train andbrought to tho Penitentiary for safe-keeping.

The same train brought dowu toRed Cloud for interment tho re-

mains of Richardson. On the waydown Wilkerson desired to see hisvictim, who was in his coffin. Hiswish was complied with, and look-

ing at the pale face through theglass, he remarked to the Sheriff;cant't you remove the glass? Theglass being removed, he either tookby the hand, or attempted to do so,his victim, and remarked: "Goodbye, old boy."

With the exception of the mur-ders committed by the fiend Rich-ard's, this one stands solitary andalone as one of the most cold-blood- ed

on record. Lincoln Journal,Feb. 24.

31aa aad Itllra:leg.

Without creation man has enor-mous power over uature. He can,and daily does, overpower her laws,or seemingly make them work aa hepleasen. Despite the law of gravity,he ascends to the sky in a balloon ;he makes water spring up in fount-ains; he makes vessels, weighingthousands of tons, float on the seas.Despite cohesion, he grinds rocks topowder ; dospite chemical affinity, hetransmutes into myriads of differentforms the few elements of which allmatter consists; despite the resist-less power of tho thunderbolt, hetames electricity to be his servaut or

his harmless toy. With water andfire he molds into shape mightymasses of metal ; he shoots, at a sus-

tained speed beyond that of birds,across valleys and through mountainranges; he uuites seas which conti-nents had separated; there is noth-iu- g

in the whole earth which he hasnot subdued, or does not hope tosubdue, to his use. There is hardly aphysical miracle which he does notfeel he can, or may yet, perform.But all this wonderful, this bound-less, power over material laws Isgained by these laws. He alters noproperty of matter, but he uses oneproperty or another as he needs, audhe uses one property to overcomeanother. It is by knowitig thatgravity Is more powerful in the caseof air than in tho caso of hydrogengas that he makes air sustain him ashe floats, beneath a bag of hydrogen,ubove the earth. It is by knowingthat it is more powerful in waterthan in air that he sails in iron ships ;

it is by knowing chemical affinity orrepulsion that he makes the com-

pounds or extracts the simple ele-

ments ho desires; it is by kuowingthat affinity is force, and that forceis trausmutable into electricity, thathe makes a messenger of the obedi-ent lightning-shoc- k ; it is by know-ing that heat, itself unknown, causesgases to expand that he makes ma-

chines of senseless irou do tho workof intelligent giants. Ho subdueBnaturo by understanding nature Hecreates no properly ; he, therefore,performs no miracle, though he doesmarvels.

Wedded Lore A True Inci-dent.

"Make the bed easy, Mr. B.," saidold Uncle Abe to tho undertaker,who was preparing the coffin for hisaged wife. "Make the bed soft andeasy, for her old bones are tenderand soft, and a hard bed will hurtthem." Ho forgot for a momentthat old, gray-haire- d man that shewas dead ; that the old bones huddone aching forever. Sixty -- fouryears hud she walked by his side, atrue and loving wife. Sixty-fou- r

years! Just think of it in this ageof divorce. Sixty-fou- r years hadthey dwelt under the same sorrowsof life; together mourned over thecoffin of their first born ; togetherrejoiced in tho prosperity) of theirsous and daughters, aud uow shehas loft him alone. No wonder heforgot. Her loving hands had solong cared for him, for ho had beenthe feebler of the two. "Untildeath do us part," said the marriageservice that had united them so ma-

ny years ago. Death bad partedthem, but the love still survived.Tenderly had he cared for her allthese years, aud now tenderly didhe watch the maTcing of the last bedof this still loved wife. He hadbravely breasted the storm of lifewith her by his side, and now thatshe was gone he could not live, andin a few days they laid him by her6ide. New Orleans Picayune.

The chief object of schooling, therudiments having been mastered, isto learn how lo learn ; but ourschools, too many of them, areteaching how not to learn. Thearts of drawing and music aretaught to a certain extent, but thegreater art of study, the art whichonablcs the pupil to concentrate theenergies of his mind aud master thesubjects in hand, is shamefully neg-

lected. The fact is that study, realstudy, is hard, tiresome, exhaustingwork, and no new-fangl- ed "system"or "method"' will ever make It any-

thing else. The boy that is goingto really learn algebra, geometry ortrigonometry has to think thiukfor himself; and that's just what theschools rarely teach him to do. Itis not enough that he should under-

stand the solution of a problem, thedemonstration of a proposition, orthe derivation of a formula. Thatis superficial. If he is really tolearn, he must thiuk out the solu-

tion for himself, demonstrate theproposition, and have as clear aknowledge of why a formula is cor-

rect as of the formula itself. Butteaching of this sort takes time, andhere seems to be the thing whichour schools lack. To be Bure, theyhave all the time there is, but theyseek to crowd so much into it thatit comes very short. Ex.

Among important recent decisionsby the Chicago appellate court aretwo of general interest. One is tothe effect that prospective but un-plant- ed

crops are not subject tomortgage. The other is that rail-

road companies are not compelledto furnish seats or refuse to takepassengers, although they may dothe latter when their cars are crowd-ed, and that persons who insist onboarding trains already full musttake their chances, and if injuredhave no remedy. Omaha Repub-lican. .

Abraham I.lacela aad Zaca.Chandler.

The recent anniversary of the birthof Lincoln prompts a resident ofWashington, to relate in a newspa-per of that city, a striking Incidentof the' civil war, in which the lateZuchuriah Chandler played a prom-inent part. The Washiugtoniau wa3walking iu the avenue, just after thafirst battle of Bull Run had filled thetown with dismay and despoudency,and chanced to encounter Chandler,greatly excited over tho disastrousdefeat, aud swearing like a Templar.The Senator seized him by tho arm

the two had beeu friends for yearsand said: 'Let's go right up and

see Lincoln. Something's got to badone, or tho country's gone tosure.' Iu a few minutes they enter-ed tho White House, aud foundLincoln he had evidently beenweeping--wit- h his wife, in the BlueRoom, in a stato of agitatiou. ThePresident held out his hand, ex-

claiming: 'My God, Chandler, I'mglad to sec ou. Wo are ruined,ruined. What shall bo dono?''Dono?' echoed the Senator. 'Whatmust be done is thi: You mustwrite out a proclamation at once,calling for 300,000 men.' Lincolnexpostulated. Ho had not yet hada Cabinot meeting; but he was tohave one that eveuiug. 'We can'twait,' urged Chandler; 'we musthave the proc'amation immediate-ly. It will give confidence to thenation. Without It we'll bo in an-

archy before a week. Corao, Mr.President, there's not a minute tolose,' and he urged Lincoln to n deskon which writing materials lay. Tilwait for the document aud take it tothe Associated Press, andit will be all over the country.' Thoproclamation was hurriedly writ-ten out and carried off by Chandler.

A illlNer'N .lIlMerable I.ITe.

Hugh McGlinn, proprietor of thoRhode Island Livery Stable on 4thstreet, died Tuesday afternoon, agedCO years. The deceased left behindhim an estate valued at ovor $200,-00- 0.

McGliun, it is slated, acquiredhis large fortune by leading an ex-

tremely penurious existence, anddenying himself even the commonnecessaries of life. He occupiedhimself in the most menial employ-ments about his establishment, andhe devoted himself to the makingand hoarding of money. For yearshe occupied a loft iu his stable,where he died. Ho wax unable toread or write, and was obliged tointrust tho management of his busi-

ness to an agent. In his last illnesshe refused to pay a physician toattend him unless he would guaran-

tee a cure. He left a will bequeath-

ing the whole of his estate to hiswife, who, with his daughter, isearning a living in Rhode Island asdomestic servant. He separatedfrom his wife a number of yearsago, because she bought a silk dress.

San Francisco Chronicle.

The relatives of the late widowwho left her estate to Jeff. Davishave in a novel plea that perhapshas Eoine legal weight. In makingan ancient hero of the sour appletree her heir, the widow stated thatit was in consideration of his distin-guished patriotism aud services ren-

dered to the Confederate cause, forwhich he had spent himself, andhad received no adequate rewardfrom the South.

The relatives say that as the "ser-vices" of Jefferson D. wero treason-able and consequently criminal, thobequest is against public policy,aud is as illegal as if the will hadstated that the consideration of thegift was murder, arson, or larcencycommitted by the legatee. It is aningenious point, and it looks asthough the courts will have do sometall dodging if they get around it,and permit Jeff to take the swag.If he Is bereaved of the property bythis flaw, he will wish be had notbeen so gushing when he drew thatwill for his patroness. State Journ-al.

The following anecdote illustratesa well-know- n trait of the Yankee.In giving it place we do not endorsethe wager part of it: A wager waslaid on the Yankee peculiarity ofanswering one qnestion by askinganother. To decide the bet a down-east- er

was interrogated: "I wantyou," said the better, "to give me astraightforward answer to a plainquestion." "I kin du it, mister,"said the Yankee. "Then why is itNew Euglanders always answer aquestion by asking one in return?""Du they?" was Jonathan's reply.

"See that my grave's kept green,"he warbled, under the window ofhis fair one's domicile, one pleasautnight. "I'll tend to the grave busi-

ness; young man," shouted her en-- "

raged paterual ancestor, a3 be poked n

old musket out of the secondstory window. No more concertthat eveuiug.

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