Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 22, 1889, Page 5

S. P. MORSE & CO. A MAN ‘Who wants to buy Presents for his near- est lady friend or wife, will find our BLACK SILK DRESS Patterns. 4 -PRICES-4 Telegraph Orders For anything, at our expense. They will be filled clear up to 6 o’'clock Christ- mas evening, and receive the personal attention of one of our firm. S. P. MORSE & CO. 1st--Black Silk Dress. 16 yu ds of Black Silk, warranted to wear \ . 11, for $15.84. ond--Black Hilk Dress. 16 yards of Black Silk, very fine Cash- mere finish, for $19.68. drd--Black Silk Dress. 16 yards of Black Silk, one that we recommend in every particular, for $23.68. Ath---Black Silk Dress. 16 yards of Black Silk, a quality good enough, fine enough, heavy enough for any dress or any lady, at $36. All the above Silks are recom- mended by us —it is simply a question of how much you want to pay. We guarantee them to give the wearer satigfaction. S. P. MORSE & CO. WHERE 1S COLONEL ALBERS? Lincoln's Napoleon of Finance Has Flown Away. DID HE PUT MONEY IN HIS PURSE ? The District Court—Finale of an In- teresting Suit—Union Pacific Ofi- cials Visit Lincoln—State House items. P Str LiNcoLy, Neb,, Dec. 2L Colonel H. F. Albers, secretary of the Cap- ital 1.0an and Investment company, has hied himself to parts unknowa, He did not, so far as can be learned. tell any one that be contemplated such a step. An fact it is not known when he went, but it is conjectured that he is en route Lo New York, where he resided at one time. As yet 10 charge of criminality pends against Mr, Albers, but it is stated that he certainly feared the result of the investigation of the company's books now being made. Persons in position to know state that he has left the city never to return, and that he is wo slick 10 be cuptured, Readers of Tue Bee are familiar with the particulars of the collapse of the company somo yvo weeks ago. Albers was not only the secretary, but practically the treasurer and business manager of the concern. He oame here a stranger, with between $100 and 200, und succeeded in organizing the com- ny designated, backed by some of the lead- g business men of the city, The books show that the company in its existence of a little over six months received from all sources the sum of $28,500, and that loans to the amount of #4,000, secured by mortgages, had been made, ’lwfll;lj—flvo hundred dollars had been borrowed from a gentleman in Tennessee to whom the mortgages had been bypothecated, and so fur as can be discov- ered, the rest of the money has all gone for expenses. It appears that a great many of the items of expense are wot particularized, but set down under the genoral head of ex- penses. The item for postage stamps shows that 8470 were expended in six months. . This nsserts that nearly or quite 100 lotters 'were sent out by the secretary each day, in- dicating that he earnod his salary at least. Stockholders are deeply concerned regard- ing his absence. His presounce is nccessary in the suits brought agalust them, and he should be able to explain his doings as ap of- icial. ‘The opinion is openly expressed today that Albers got away with at least $12,000 of the company’s mouey, but this has et 1o be proven, LiNcoLy lllunnw or Tae OMAna Beg, % The Districc Comnrt, T. W, Lowery secured judgment against the Western Union telegraph company for #227,12, \he full amount prayed for in his pe- tition. Samuel MoClay, administrator of the es- tate of H. C. Melone, has made application 10 the distriot court for permission to sell all of the property of the estate for the purpose of paying off all claims against it. Joseph Devigue was ordered to pay his "“uo. da(:;nhnl in a pending suit for divoree, sum & woath until the same 1s set~ mwm“mn aud decree allowed or de~ This nied. A ©ase promises to be sensational. S. P. MORSE & CO. BOOKS. Shakespeare Complete S The works of Shakespeare in one large volume carefully prepared from the earliest and more modern editions, hand- somely illustrated. List price $1.50, our price 87 The Waverly Novels =) o [ For the next two days we offer sets of Waverly Novels, by Sir Walter Scott. Complete in 12 vols, 12 mos. Clearing price $4. RED LINE EDITION of the POETS 5c. ‘To- morrow and next day we must close out our entire stock of books. We have made i prices that - must com- mand your attention. 'The re- mainder of our stock of Red Line Edition of the Poets we offer at 33c. ARLINGTON EDITION Popular 12 mo. 2L ‘We heave 500 vol- umes of these $1 cloth bound books, they mustgo inthe twodays. ‘The lot is composed of Standard Works of Fiction, Poetry Fairy Tales and Boy's Books of il adventure and ex- plorations. A $1.00 Book only CO. for both parties met and filed a stipuiation by which poth parties agrecd that tne divorce should be set aside in so far as it relates to alimoay to which she micht have been entitled had she been given a chance to appear. And it is further agreed that the court shall enter upon a decres for alimony in favor ofthe said defendant for the sum of $250, which shall be a lien upon any and all property now owned by the above named defendant. Fifty dollars is to be paid within sixty days and the balance in installments of 80 a year, commencing Janu- ary 1, 1800. Thus ends the once celebrated case. State House trings. Secrotary of State Cowdrey returned from his visit to Columbus this afteruoon. Labor Commissioner Jenkins will furnish the press with some valuable statistics on sugar beets next Wednesday or Thursaay. Fred Howe, clerk in the state banking de- partment, loft today tor Nomala county to spend Sunday with his cousin,Church Howe, of Auburn. Since the departure of the governor's party 1t hias been n difticult task toget a quorum of avy of the state boards together. Union Pacific Officials. A number of the Union Puacific oficials visited Lincoln today. The party was com- posed of Vice President Holcomb, J. M. Barr, who will be superintendent of the Nebraska division after January 1, C. . Resseguie, present superintenaent, but who Will be general manager of the Idaho, Wyo- ming and Utah division, with headquarters at Salt Lake, after the first of the yecar; J. A. Foley, trainmaster at Beatrice; R, W, Baker, trainmaster at Omaha, and M. Ryan, roadmaster at Omaha. ‘While here Mr. Holcomb was interviewed as to the intention of the Union Pacific folks rogarding a rumored cousoliaation with the Kansus City, Wyandotte & Northwestern railroad company at Beutrice, For some time past rumors have been current that an arrangement would be entered into betwoen these companies by which Lincoln would obrain an outlet to Kansas City over the latter road, thus giving the city another competing line. If the consolidation is made the Wyandotte will reach Lincoln . from Beatrice over the Uwon Pacific road, and the lattor will reach Kansas City from Beatrico over the Wyandotte, Mr. Hol- comb stated that this scheme n seri- ously coutemplated. but that defivite ar- rangements had not yet been envered 1nto. The Real Estats Kxchange. Thege was an iucreased attendance at the district court room last,evening for the com- pletion of the osganization of the real estato exchange. Forthe information of those who bad not attended the previous meetings the constitution awd by-laws were read, after which they were adopted as a whole. ‘The election of & board of directors re- sulted as follows: J, J. Gillilan, J. €. Mc- Clay, J. D. McFarland, J. J. Imhoff, G. M. alfl:’el. Stewart McConiga and J, H. Me- urtry, ‘The following were reported and added to the membership: E. H. Andrus & Son, B. E. Looms, G, M. Barnes, D. L. Brace, W. Mosher, Alonzo Harnes & Son, C. Crandall & Compauy and L. B, Freeman & Company. Another meeting will be called as soon as permauent rooms huve been secured. These, it is understood, are under negotiation. Oity News and Notes. J. W. Leese loft for his home at Parkers- + Va., last night, after a very pleas- ‘of several weeks with his brother, ral Leese. ay was passed in the distriot court in the argument of motions and of unfinished business of the term, Work in the old court rooms is practically The spring term will be held in the aew court house. General 8. B. Bradford, ex-attorney gen- eral of Kansas, aud Hom K, R. Hutchins, state statistician and chief tewplar of Iowa, addressed the citizens of Lincoln av Bohe- 'lfi’un’l hall toumight on the prohibition ques- n. Mrs. Phelps Payne entertained a circle of her friends and the Seventeenth street club at her home last night. There were twelve couples present and progressive eucher was one of the pleasurable features of the even- BUY YOUR Christmas Presents —~NOW.— BUY YOUR Christmas Presents —EARLY— TWO DAYS More in which to select your PRESENTS from the LARGEST HOILDAY STOCK ~—- TN --- NEBRASKA. Including the very latest Novelties in Dry Goods. Unequal- led choice to meet the Requirements of all classes. IMPROVED Magic Lanterns Eiich box contains 12 assorted baauti fully colared views, Magic Lantarns 37, Tool Chests. We are determined to sell out every Tool Chest 1n our stock, and have cut the vriées to less thar manu fcturers cost. Tool Chests 25¢. reduced to 15¢. To 0ol Chests e, reduced t To o\ Chests Te, reduced t T 0o Ch duced to (0c. Too | Chests reduced to $1.25, Too | Chests &3, reduced to §2 Tool Chesats § duced to £3.50, Tool Chests $7.50, reducad to §. S. P. MORSE & CO. MUST LAUGH HIS LIFE AW Some Queer Stories of Men and Othar Animals. FRIGHTENED THE UNDZRTAKER. He Awoko while His face Was Bring Straightened for Burial—Suad for tne Sacrament—A Po- tato Duel. The Curious Side of Life Joseph Oscar Johnson was sent to Roff home a few days awo,aud his case is probably one of the most remarkable that ever went tothat or any other hospital. says the Mason, Ga., Tele- graph. Ho is a paralytic, and one side is entirely useless. The stroke cams on him some two months ago. He is a locomotive engineer, and was able to make a good living. He had seen a zood deal of the world, and gonerally saw the bright side of it. It wasin the town of Clinton, S. C., that the stroke camv on him. He was ona run that carriea him into that town. He was one day doing some work on his sngine and talking to soms one standing near. At the moment he received the blow he was in the act of laughing, and, strange to say the muscles and nerves of the face that are brought most into play in the actof laughing ara the ones that are most affected, and over these he has no control whatever. He feels, of course, like there is little lelt for him to live for, being utterly helpless, and it is nec- essarily a sad thought to him, DBut he cannot think of it nor tell his troubles, and the douhts and fears that torment him without laughing. He has a wife and five ~children, = and when this affiction eame upon him he went to his father-in-law, who lived in Wihmington, N. C.,and told him of his condition and of hisinubil- ity to care further for his family, and telling him at the same time that for himself he did not wish to be a burden upon any one, but would go somewhere and seek seclusion and calmly await the closing of what was henceforth to be a useless life, The recital of his parting with his wife was most pathetic and heartrending, yet with tears in his eyes and a heart full of agouy he was forcea to laugh as though he ~ was tell- 1nfitho most ludicrous incident. e has wandered from one county to another, and has frequently gone sev- eral days without & morsel to eat. "Re- cently he spent a night in the woods in a violent rainstorm, His crippled leg refused to serve him longer, and he was compelleds without shelter, to take :the violence of the siorm, His thin cloth- ing was wet to the skin, he suffered the pl.l:flol hunger, and the recital of 1t made him shudder. all over, yok . ba laughed all the time he was telllpg it. He was a most pitiful sight. He says he dares not go to chuch lest he be ac- cused of making sport of the services and be requested to leave the church. Aud as for a funeral it would be out of the question for him tc attend one, His case is a most pitiable one, and is the more 80 because ga is only awaiting the ouly relief ble for him,and that one he would bail with pleasure and almost prays for, Walter Elliott, u young young man lving with his wife at 119 fierrg street, Will- S LA L AV 0 o L Bt THREE SPECIAL Bargain Tables. At 10c. Tumbourines Violins Metal Dogs Monkeys Kaleidescopes Doll Bonnets Watches Every artic Boys Tops Pop Guns Knapsacks Guns Punch abd Judy Banjos Watches at less than half price. At 15c. Tron banks, infantry box, humming tops, cavalry box, violins, building blocks, salad dish, jolly dish and & host of other useful artigles that have sold jrom 25¢ to 50c. All At 25c. Fisherman’s Luck, ‘gatme. The Cow Moy, game, Rrass Card Receiwer: Metal Donkey Cart. Metal Butchers Cart.’ Metal Hose Cart. /| Rubber Dolls, Worle Boxes, Card Counters, Satchet Bags, Whisk, Broom and Holder, Oxidized Silver File, Button Hook and Man- icure Kuife, Masy of these articles have s01d up to 75c and $1 00, Reduced to 25c. & S U S. P. MORSE & CO. 1amsburg, would have been bur! - terday had he really died, as his rela- tives and friends supposed he did on Friday night, says a New York dispateh | to the Chicago Herald. Elliott, how- ever, isa very much alive man, and is highly indignant at the manner in which he has been treated. Elliot is about twenty-two vears old. Two weeks ago he took to his bed with inflamma- tion of the lungs of the most malignant type. During the early part of the weelk it was thought that his end was nes On Thursaay he rallied some- what and there were outward signs that he would safely pass the crisis, but he failed all day Frid, and in the even- ing it was thought his demise was only a question of a few hours. Around his bedside wero gathered his wife, several of her relatives and some of Elliott’s brothers. Late in the evening the pa- tient became unconscious, and finally gave several convulsive gasps and then was quiet. It was thought he was dead. Later in the ovening an undertaker came with several assistants and all the paraphernalia necessary to prepare the body for burial. When the ice box had been carried into the house and left in the ball until the mourners had left the rooms th> undertakers proceeded to do their work. The mouth, it is said, looked a little out of shape on account of-the suffering Elliott had undergone, and it was straightened. While the men were performing their usual ser- vices Elliott suddenly opened his eyes aad then raised his head, The under- taker and his assistants were thunder- struck. Just as oune of the assistants was retreating towards the door the re- vived patient stammered out: ““What are you going to do with me?”’ “Nothing at all,” exclaimed the alarmed undertaker, as he called the boys to help him carry the poor fellow o a bed. Then they left him. With perspira- tion on his brow the indignant under- taker sought Elliott’s wife and de- manded to know why she had sent for him when her husband was not dead. In'a moment the sorrow that had per- vaded the house wusturned into joy, and while the undérlaker’s assistants were gathering up »thie ice box and the white shrouds Ellioté was telling his wife und relatives tbat he must have been in a trance ‘when he suddenly wakened to find the‘undertaker propar- ing him for burial, Hb is getting along all right and will liy, T ——— A young man named Roberts escaped a horrible death lum last night, says a Louisyille dispatch "fo the Cincinnati Enquirer, He had"been ill with con- sumption for some time and yesterday grew worse. Abouscdark the critical time seemed to havg grrived. The doc- tor was hastily lug;muned, but before his arrival the boy appeared dead. His body gréw cold and dfl‘. The body as- sumed the peculiar wolor immediately following dissolutien, and every in- dication was that the lad had passed away, The family commeunced making vreparations for the funeral, and a mes- senger wae dispatched for the em- balmer. Thomas Boshort, Undertaker Chris Miller’s assistant, drove to Mr. Robert’s house to prepare the body of the dead boy for burial. He had ‘got the nmlul‘ming fluid ready, and was about to inject it, whes, to the surprise and consternation of all grsmnt. the hoy turned over in bed and asked for a drink of water. The doctor said it was only a case of temporary -suspension of animation, and that patients in the last stages of consumption were often af- fected that wn(y Young Roberts is, however very ill, and can hardly last more than a day or two, but if the fluid had been lniool.ed last night the vital spark would have been extinguished DOLLS 3SPECIAL LOTS. Lot 1, 25c. Comprises all of our 12, 13 and 15 inch Dolls, bisque heads, flowimg hair, and worth from 850 to 50c. Allat Lot 2, 50ec. Comprises all of our 17 to 21 inch Dolls, genuine bisque heads, arms and feet, beauti- ful flowing hair, worth from 730 to 85c. All at 50c each. Lot 3, 75c. On this table we offer all of our 26, 27 and 30 inch Dolls, flne bisque heads, regular aad 81, Ail marked down for this sale to 75c. Doll Heads 5¢, 10c and 25c. We have made 8 lots of our Doll Heads irrespective of cost, thoy are Worth two or three times the price wo ask. S. P. MORSE & CO. before this time. His family lives on the Nowburg road. A famous duel was fought in Ken- in 1848. Bill Bowman was a noted preacher who lived near Millersburg. He was a typical Kentuckian, tall, angular and wuscular. Like Sam Jones, he always said what he thought. In the midst of a revival meeting a well known desperado walked 1nto the church and began making a disturbance. With oyes flashing with indignation Bill Bowman arose and publicly reproved the desperado, who at once retired from the church. The bpext morning the desperado sent . challenge to Bowman to fight him a duel. Bowman accepted the challenge and there was no four- column newspaper correspondence, no railroad trips to an adjoining state, nothing but two little notes—one a challenge and the other an acceptance —and then all was ready for the-fight. The town was terribly excited, for such a thing as preacher fighting a duel haa never been heard of before. Old Bill Bowman being the challenged man, had the choice of weapons, He selected a half bushel of Irish potatoesas big as his fist for each man, and stipulated that his opponent must stand fifteen paces distsnt and ovly one potato at a time to be taken from the measure. The town was wild with delight, for every one konew that Bill Bowmau could throw with his long muscular arms as straight and almost as swift as a rifle could send a bullet singing toward the target. The daesperado was furious at being thas freshly insulted, and made an in- dignant protest against such a fight; but Bill Bowman insisted that he was the challenged man, and had a right to choose hisown wenpons, and threatened to denounce the desperado as a coward if he failed to come to time. As there was no way out of the box but_to fight, tho desperado finally consented to meet the praacher. The fight took place on the outskirts of the town.. Everybody in Millersburg was preseut to see the fun. The seconds arranged the two men in posiiion, by the side of each being a half-bushel measure tilled with large Irish potatoes as hard 2s a brick. Bill Bowman threw the first potato, It struck his oppouent u central shot and flew 1nto a l{xouslmd pieces. A yell of delight ‘went up from the crowd, which rattled the desperado,and his potato flew wide of the tall, bony preacher, Bill Bowman watched his chance, and every time his opponent stooped for a tato another one hit in the side, leay- ng & wel spot on his clothes, and then scattering itself to the winds of heaven, 0ld Bill EH. the desperado about five times, and vhen the sixth potato struck him in the short ribs, knocking the wind completely outof himand boubling him up on the grass, The people were almost crazy with laughter, but Biil Bowman looked s sober as if he had jusy finished preaching a funeral ser- mon. The desperado was taken home and put to bed, snd there he staid for more thun a week before he recovered from thé effects of his Iriah potato duel. The-old men in Millersburg still talk about that celebrated duel, but 1t was the means of breaking up dueling in that soction, There was quite an amusing incident near Oakland, Ky, lew days ago, The Dunn and Edwards families are consid- erably at outs, bad feeling having ex- isted for some time between them. Mrs. Thomas Dunn’s dog was accused of killing sheep belonging to the Edwards family. The Edwardses concluded to kill the dog, and so publicly expressed themselves. Olie Edwards rode up to Dunn’s door with gun in hand reuf 10 carry out the threat. Dunn’s wife fak- time by the forelock, hid the dog, and | tue S. P. MORSE & CO. TELEGRAPH ORDERS flled up to Christmas evoning. At our expense, sonal attontion of one of our firm. S P. MORSE & CO. REAL LACE HANDKERCHIEFS: We have received from New York a spec- Send them | il new lot of real lacchandkerchio $3.50, 85, 87.50, $10 A BLACK DRESS PATTERN is sure to bea useful and acceptable present for an elderly lady, und we have arranged for BLACK DRESS PATTERN, $10, 10 yards of black silk warp Henriettas, £10. s BLACK DRESS PATTERN, $12.50. 10 yards of black warp Henrietta, a full dress pattern, worth $15. npc.(‘ml Mon- day and Tuesdey at $12,50. BLACK Dress Pattern, $16.50. of jet black silk warp Armoire, suituble for an old lady or person in mouraing, $16,worth Another, finer quality, full dress pattern, black Armoire clotb, $18. Mail or telegraph orders filled, S. P. MORSE & CO, Tdwards went off without carrging out his design. Mrs. Dunn then sat down and wrote a letter to Governor Buckner, setting forvh all the facts in the case, and requested him to pardon her dog. Governor Buckner repliod in a very sympathetic letter. stating his regret at the animosity of the two families, but declined to issue u pardon for the dog for lack of jurisdiction in the case, and hoped that if her dog was innocent he would come clear. Yesterday morning the case of Swayne vs. Benson (clerk) again came before Lord Penzance, the dean of Arches, says the London Daily News. The facts of the case were the respond- ents, the Rev. Percy George Benson, viear of Hoo, had 1n May, 1888, refused to administer the sacrement of the holy communion to one of his parishoners, Mrs. Swayne. Mrs, Swayne was a mem- ber of the Churcl of England, baptized, confirmed and married according to its ceremonies. The alleged ground of the refusal was that Mrs, Swayne was in the habit of at- tending a Wesleyan place of worship, At the instance of Mr.Swayne prnceufs’- ings under the Church Discipline act were accordingly commenced against the respondent. A commision was duly appointed by the Lord Bishop of Roch- ester to inquire into the chargoe. The offence was alleged to be one against the Statute 1, Edward VI, 1. The commission unanimously reported that there was good grounds for instituting further proceedings. Subsequently the respondent wrote a letter, which was published on Feb- roary 9 last in the Rochester and Chatham Journal, entitled hisn: at Hoo,” which letter contained the fol- lowing siatement: “[ am prepared to receive Mrs. Swayne to holy communion any day on condition that she acknowi- adges her error and promises amend- ment, But I firmly believe that willful achism (I am not now cansidering the many cases where it is unintentional) is a 8in none the less sinful ‘because spir- itual,” and not ‘carnal.’ * * ¥ It jg worse than idle nonsense to pretend that ‘schism’ and its mischievous fruits are something quite invisible, intangi- ble or indefinable. They are as ‘open and notorious’ us the fruits of any fleshly sin, ‘gross as a mountain, open, pnlg.'l ble.” And nothing will induce me with my eyes open to give the holy com- munion to one who expresses no sorrow for these sins and gives no promise of abaudoniog them,” Lord Penzance,in delivering judg- ment, said that the court looked to the respondent for an answer to the facts which had been fully proved before his lordship, but the respondent had not appeared, and had left the court with- out any explanation of his conduct, Mrs. Swayne had a right to be admitted to the sacrament, and the refusal by the respondent of that act was an offense against the ecclesiastical law, The order would be that the respon- dent be suspended ab officia eva benes ficio for one year, and pay the cost of the proceedings. The order would not, however, preclude the court from con- siderin, nn{ application that the respondent might make, if he should,in the interval, admit Mrs. Swayne to the sacrament. The unfortunate Mr. Hill in this eit, is not the first man who has lived vmi‘; a broken neck, says the San Francisco Alta. In a certain North Carolina dis- trict before the war it was the practice tosend to congress the man who could lift the heaviest weight. When the champion got the seat he held it until he was literally lifted out of it bya more muscular man. One gentlemun won it by lifting two barrels ‘ turpen- They will receive the per- S. P. MORSE & CO. SPECIAL IMPORTATION SILK UMBRELLAS All our silk umbrellas were imported from Tondon, and we offer 8 bargains n them, SILK Umbrellas $5.00. The genuine Spitalsfield silk umbrellas with Fox's Paragon frame, made to our ore aer in London, at 5, worth $3, SILK Umbrellas $6.00. Magnificent quality Eaglish Spitalsfild silk, worth S to §10, our price $5. SILK $10. Bettor silk, better h andles, better umbrel- las than can be bought elsewhero in Omahs at any price; all in our $10 lot. FANS $5, $8.50, $I5. A special new lot just opencd. Real Laces, Handker- chiefs, etc., just re- ceived. S. P. MORSE & CO. tine, but after holding it several terms he was challenged to contest it with an opponent, who undertook to lift three barrels of turpenting atonce. He did it, lifting one barrel with ecach hand and a third on his head. but the effort broke his neck, or rather crushed the cervical vertebrwe. The accident did not kill him and he was elected to con- gress and served wany terms, using an artificinl support for his head. Of course, the spinal cord was not injured or he would have been paralyzed. Many, a landsman on board ship has been ready to say that if he were only once more on shore he would never leaveit. Such seems to have been the feeling of a dog, of which we read in the “History of Thomaston, Me.” Captain Norton of Cushing had a fa- vorite dog, which he took with him on a voynge to Wilmington, N. C. No sooner were they at sea than, from sea- sickness or some other cause, the crea- ture became uneasy, and remained in- consolable through the whole voya, Soon after the vessel arrived at - mington the dog was missed and noth- ing more was seen of him. On getting back to Cushing, however, the captain found the dog at home safe and sound. He had arrived there in just fourteen days from the time of his landing at Wilmington. How he had made his way—whether across or around inlets or bays, passing circuitously along the coast, or by the regular traveled roads—nobody could tell, and he, of course, could not com- municate. One thing was clear—he had had enough of salt water. A pretty little bird story comes from Clinton, Mass. A wild partridge flew upon the piazza of a house on the edge of the town, where two little girls were at play. They called their mother to see the strange visitor, and she sue- ceeded in coaxing it toward her, the bird finally permitting itself to ke taken in her hands, although showing uneasi- ness at the act. The bird was kept on exhibition in a cage for a day, and then set free to return to 1ts native haunts. The parctridge afterwards repeated its visit, and has since been scen a num- ber of times in the vicinity. Such tame- ness in a wild fowl is very rare, and the lady whose winninge tones overcame ite natural shyness can congratulate hers self on being a bird charmer of the firat order, R They’ll All Come Back. Walt Mason in Late Hastings Press, ‘The stars will come back when the sullea clouds are swept by the wind uway The dawn will come back with its steeds that bear on the god of day. The flowers wlill come back when the-biting rot conquered by April raini The g will come back in the balmy spring and cover the breeze-swept plains, The joy will come back to the weary heart when the sorrow is duli and old; The leaves will come back to the naked trees with their beauties of green and gold. The ship will come back ffom the foreign shore and bring us the ones we love; ‘The music of the streams will soon cowe back, and the blue of the skies above. The hopes will come baok, that were torn by fears and the giadness we used to know; The peuce will come back to this woary uow veaten by waves of woe. The smile will come back and drive away the tears from the eyes of men, - But the paper that dies this Thursday morn will never come back again, lhyml i Mr. and Mrs, Lewis Reed, Mr, and Mrs, G. M. Hiteheock and Miss Mabel returned on Thursday from New York. Miss Mabel Balcombe, who has been ratber out of nealth for th L year, will provably go to California for the winter, Huleombe eir visit to