Corning Independent from Corning, Kansas • 3

IT WAS A CLOSE SHAVE. wmm i FJPE A Runaway. Last Sunday as F.Ray, wife and baby, accompanied by Mr. John Treague, wife and daughter Ad-i wore driving to church in the evening, the team took fright north of Perkins', breaking the neck yoke strap holding the tongue. Tho strap being weak an extra strap holding the tongue Wt previously boen placed around It, which presented Kg falling to the We have passed through the Are safely and are still holding the fort.

We are too busy this week to spend much time in writing up an adv, but bear in mind that we mean business, and tnat we will let no one get away with us ou prices. People are beginning to learn that they can get more goods for a dollar at Abbo't's stores at Golf's and Corning than they cau get at anv other stores in Nemaha couuty, and not a few are coming a good many miles togetou bargains. We have demonstrated the fact that we are on the right track, atid the crowds that come to our stores dally convinces us that our honest efforts to provide the public with roods at a small profit are being highly appreciated Our stores are like bee Til ves every day in the week. We have just ordered from one of the largest importing dry goods homes ofKew York over $5,000 worth of the latest novelties in We promise our customers a rich treat when they arrive, and we shall be able to make lower prices ttian you have ever found In the State of Kansas He-member our motto is ALWAYS LEAD BUT NEVER FOLLOW. G.G.

Abbott. FFOFFIIEITOIR IROKIEIT1 STORES, Goffe and Corning THK HID BETWEEN THE SPRINGS OF A BED AND THE MATTRES3. A Confederate Colonel's Experience In Chi-cugo In '03 Do Ylu Engaged on Secret Mission and the Soldiers Traaked Him to the Homo, but Didn't Get Illm. A few years ago I was taking an after dinner smoke in a hotel in Chicago with a gentleman who had been a colonel In the Confederate army. "I was in Chicago during the war, in 1803 or '03," he said, "and I had a do-cidedly narrow escape.

Do you want to hear a thrilling episode, as the newspapers call it?" "Certainly." "Well, I catno through tho lines no matter how on special business, the exact nature of which I don't care to divulge even at this late hour. I had to be cautious in my movements. The Federal authorities were on the lookout for secret emissaries. I came to meet some parties from Canada, and I met them, transacted my business, and wont around town for several days enjoying myself. "One morning I received a note from a lady of my acquaintance, who had a kindly feeling for the south and who was well posted on current movements.

She wrote: I learned on undoubted authority that you are known to bo in Chicago and that they are on the lookout for you. When you get this stay where you are until night and then go to Mrs. X's, street, and show her this note and I think you will be all 'Hore's a pretty I said to myself. However, I determined to weather the gale. I had been through many a big battle, but to get in a tight place like this was calculated to make a man nervous, as I might be arrested as a spy and shot.

I wasn't a spy, however, but couldn't provo I wasn't. "I wasn't molested during the day. I stuck close to my quarters, and changing my clothes and putting on a slouch bat and pulling it down over my eyes, I launched out on the street and pursued my way to the uddress indicated in the lady's note. The streets were pretty lively with people, and a regiment of soldiers were marching down Lake street to the Illinois Central depot to take a train to the front, I got to the house all right and found the lady to be an old southern friend. An old friend, but a very young and handsome lady, tho wife of a very agreeable Chicago gentleman.

'You'll be all right she said, and I thought so, too. She, her husband and I had a very pleasant evening together, and parted for the night in high spirits. I was tired and went to sleep very quickly. Don't know how long I slept, brt I was awakened by a thundering knock at my door. I sprang up and found my friend, the nianter of the household, pale as a ghost, standing in the hall.

'An officer and a guard are at the door and you must hide I don't know where or we shall all be 'Go I said, 'and let them in, I'll tako carof myself and you shan't be "It was a desperately rough situation. Just then my friend's wife came quickly to me and said: 'Come in here; we must do the best we can and adopt heroic means. Get in there and don't breathe or we are "She pointed to her bed. 'Get under the mattress and be still as death, and get air when you "In an instant I saw her plan. The bed was a large one.

The springs were large. I pulled up the mattress, jumped in on the springs and pulled the mattress over me. The lady then returned to her bed and quickly laid down as naturally a3 you please over me. She wasn't very heavy, but the mattress was, and the springs seemed to- have edges cutting into my legs and side. "Hardly had we disposed ourselves in this unique manner when the lieutenant and his men were admitted to the house.

Wo could hear loud talking as they explored the house from cellar to garret and looked in every closet, ran their bayonets into piles of clothes. At last the door of the room opened. The officer touched his hat and remarked that he couldn't use much ceremony, as the case was urgent. He had been informed and was convinced that Col. was in the house, and he meant to have him, "Mrs.

pleaded sickness as an excuse for not rising and aiding in the search, and said: 'Look everywhere, sir, over the house. There's nobody here except myself, my husband and the servants. All the closets and coal bins ara at your disposal. We have nothing to said the officer, "I've heard all that many a time. I shall have to look all through your room, madam." "He did.

"He looked in each closet; called his men in and made them run their bayonets into tho wall to be sure there were no secret closets anywhere. He stooped down, looked under the bed within four feet of me. Jove I but I was in a cold sweat. One movement, one creak of a spring, one sneeze or hard breath would have betrayed me. But after three minutes of suppressed vitality the lieutenant withdrew, muttering: 'This is strange.

"Still he lingered down stairs; went into the cellar again, into the back yard, tore up boards from the floors, and ran his bayonet into the parlor sofas. At last tho gang cleared out thoroughly disgusted. They did their duty certainly and deserved promotion. "I waited on those infernal springs two hours before I moved. I was afraid they would suddenly come back.

But they didn't. The guard was kept around the houso until 10 o'clock next morning, and then they withdrew. I spent the day with my friends, borrowed a suit of clothes and a hat from my friend, shaved my mustache off, and at 8 o'clock in the evening, taking leave of my kind protectors, I lighted a cigar, steDed boldly into the street, and before midnight wa a good many miles on my way to the Confederacy. That is what I call a pretty close shave." Letter in Minneapolis Journal. ground.

This caused tho buggy to crowd onto the horses' heels, frighten ing them worse, which caused them to kick and plungo, as they wcro car rying the buggy by the "its, and Mr. Ray was unable to control them. Mr. Treague sprang to the ground with the intention of catching them by the bits, bit they crowded him so closely to a wire fence that ho with difficulty escaped under the wiro. The team dashed furiously on, leaving Mr.

Treauge behind, until reaching the corner of Will Verm-n's fence, where they were stopped. Wl'l seeing them coming rushed out, and seizing a brush as he ran succeeded in holding them at bay until help arrived. It was a narrow escape. If help had not arrived just when it did they proba bly would all have been dashed to pieces. Fortunately no one was hurt, but as the ladles were helped to the ground they sank weak and helpless, HANDLING THE CHINESE MAIL What Seems a Complicated Process Is Very Simple, After All.

Many persons have asked the question: "How is the Chinese mail handled in tho New York postoffice?" It is a question which has excited considerable discussion at different times and one which everybody should understand. It is generally supposed, however, that a Chinese Interpreter is employed in the postoffice expressly to handle the Chinese mall. But that is not the case, the government never having found it a necessity to employ such a person. A reporter called on Mr. Ed Morgan, general superintendent of city delivery of New York, for the purpose of finding out the exact mothod employed in handling that class of mail matter.

"How is the Chinese mail handled? Well, I'll tell you. As far as we are concerned, the manner doesn'(j vary from that employed in handling domestic mails, but there is a point connected with it before we get the mail which may be interesting. "When a Chinaman wishes to send a letter to his native country he must employ the services of an interpreter unless he can write English himself. He writes, seals and directs the envelope in his own language. He then goes to a Chinese interpreter, who writes the address in English on another part of the envelope.

The letter is then ready for the mail. For this service the fee Is a nominal one. "Guy Maine has become famous among the Chinese of New York for this business. Mr. Maine is a highly educated native of China, having graduated from one of the best colleges in that country.

He is now editor of The Chinese Evangelist, a paper devoted exclusively to the religious Chinamen of this city. "Chu Chung is another Celestial who earns a livelihood with his brain. He, with J. Stewart Happer, has been conducting the interpretations during famous Chinese trials in tho city court. These men have a reputation for honesty and reliability, characteristics which tho majority of their clae3 brag of, the most of them being cunning and deceitful.

"But to return to the letter. It goe3 through the New York postoffice and then takes a journey across the country to San Francisco. A China bound steamer conveys it across the ocean to its destination, where, after going through tho China postoffice, it is delivered to the person to whom addressed. "The incoming mails are handled very much the same way. An interpreter in the Chinese postoffice writes the address in English on all mails directed to this country.

When a letter reaches the post-office here the clerks never pay any at tention to the name, and not one tinio In ten thousand do they know whether a letter is for a Chinaman or somebody else. They look only for the street and number. The mail is sorted and is then delivered by the carrier. So what seems a very complicated process is indeed a very simple one, causing no inconvenience whatever on our part." New York World. A Politician's Story.

A lot of us organized a hunt for wolves in one of the northwest sections. One of the organization was a Chicago alderman. In our hunt the parties to it necessarily became divided. One of the number, the alderman, was alone when he heard the hungry howl of wolves. He struck for the timber.

Ho climbed the first tree which presented itself. He had scarcely gotten hold of a limb when the wolves were beneath. The animals held a consultation, on th result of which the ohlest wolf in the pack was delegated to climb the tree. As he began the journey the alderman took off his hat and threw it in the wolf's face. The wolf looked at the alderman.

He sized him up, as the boys say, and turned. When he had reached the ground he summoned the other wolves and said to them: "He belongs to our crowd; he is one of us. Let him alone." The wolf knew him. Chicago Tribune. A New Way to Cut Beefsteaks.

A young married ccuple have just gone to housekeeping on Duffield street. The other morning the neighbors were treated to this bit of colloquial entertainment as the two parted at the gate: He What shall I order for supper, precious? She A piece of beefsteak, and oh, darling, do tell the tocutit the right i way of the goods, so it will be tender. Detroit Free Press, Baker wire at F. A. Bride's.

Billy Devero and family spei.t Sunday in GofFs. The editor 01 the Centralia Journal was Corning tnis week. F. A. Brode and wife are visiting friends in Seneca today Saturday.

Call at G. W. Forbes' new harness shop, opposite the postoftlce. Clippenger harrows way below factory price at F. A.

Brode' See those two Weir cultivators that F. A. Brode.is selling so cheaply. Miss Bettle Rucker has goue to Steele City, to visit her mother. Buy your harness atG.

W. Forb' s' new harness shop. He Is prepared to do all kinds of -pairing. C. 0.

Abbott made a business trip to Corning Tuesday, accompanied by J. Robinson, father of the editiess. There is a professional whiUler in town who is making from $2 50 to $3.00 per day with the jack knife, making fancy ornaments. Mrs. Sanford Is prepared to do dressmaking on short notice as well and cheaply as can be done by any one.

Call first door north of shoe shoj Sheriff Dennis, Se leca, was In town Monday on official business. We are always pleased to meet a good 11a-tured sheriff when we are sure it is nt us he is after. Ed Hight, of Goffs, was in town this wi ek with a view to looking up a location for starting in business. That's right. We like to have people if enterprise fill up the town.

J. H. Wallers visited is many friends and relatives Monday. He shook hands with the editor and slipped a dollar into his hand, a year's subscription fur the Indepkndent. Quarterly meeting convened last Saturday and Sundav at the M.

E. church. Rev. L. C.

Birgs filled the appointment of the presiding elder. An eloquent sermon was anticipated, In which the people were not disappointed. The house was crowded to its utmost capacity. And came to pass ou Ftiday of the evening of the fourth mouth and the 18th day, of the year '90, tnat the daughters of the Presbyterian "Circle" assembled themselves together to sing songs and make merry. Now it came to pas in tableaux "Seven times Seven" in act third; seven times ihree.

One of the daughters who wa fair to look upon, represented a damsel of 21 looking for hr lover. And the people of the congregation were pleased and applauded. Now it happened that a irnivorous animal which exhales a disagreeable odor, having made its home under the temple, not being well pleased with havii his solitude disturbed, waxed wroth, and filled the temple with a strong incense, and lo! the people of the assembly sickened nigh unio death, and the stamping the et continued. Tin it came to pass that the piie of the money should be returned to the people by this most effective method of distribution. Our surviving comrades are growing old, many of hem are old beyond heir years because of the hardships 0 military service.

Most of them will be buried before the proposed bill can rjcoguize that they dared auy thing for their country. Both justice and patriotism demand that the present Congress snail pass a Service Po sion Bill which shall be immediately eflective. This we have asked and not something else; this we i 111 ask a a measure of simple justice; therefor Resolved, That we learn with extreme dissatisfaction that our repre sentative, Hon. E. N.

Morrill, has faibd to represent, with regards to service nensious, the wishes of those to whose votes he owes his position. Resolved, That the Bill known as theMorill Bill fails meet just claims of the ex-soldieisof the Republic, does not correspond to the pledges of the Republican party, does not ex press 'he will of the patriotb people of our conn try. Resolved, That the Morrill Bill, if passed, will in our opinion, effectually prevent the passage of a service ion hill in the immediate future. Resolved, That wecall the Mention of our Representative, Hon. E.

N. Mor ill, to the fact that his pension bill is not in aid of those veterans who bore the brunt of the battle for a series of yea-s; tot this class, as the result of long and severe service and exposure, are for the most pare already dead, or will survive the age of sixty-two but a few years at most Resolved, hat we ask consideration of service pension before the consider ation of appropriations for public buildl gs river and harbor improv- nieut, steamship subsidies, and for the construction of war vessels and coasi defenses fo which there Is no demand ou the part of the people, and no necessity in view of our relations to otherpoweis. Resolved, tat we lespectfully demand of our Represeutaive that he shall support the Service Pension Bill introduced in the Senate by Hon. J. Ingall and in the Hous by Hon, seph B.

Cheadle, or some ot' er Bill which will embody the same features of Service Pe'ision. Rvsolved, Thai we express our thanks to Hon. John J. Ingtlls, for thei'itrodtiction ot Senate Hil No 1094. Resolved.

Thai a copy of these res-ol lions He sent to each of our Senators and epresentative in Congress, ud copy's he also fUi uished the press of i he district. These resolut ons were passed unanimously by a rising vote, ly George i li ahani Post, No, 92 A rt-ment of Kansas. J. W. LARiMEKPoht Commander.

8. P. Hf.kkisoton, Adjutant. ie scandal that is afloat In which one the pr of the M. E.

church 1c Conspicuous, gives the wicked au opportunity to reproach religion. hristian, If you dwell in he open tent of lewdness ihe wIcKed will not walk like modesi Shem Jupbcth, to cover your shame, but th will walk forward like cursed Ham, t-i publish it. Thus ty make use of your weaknsss as a plea for their wickedness. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS furnished, by J. H.

Walters, Register Seeds. Henry Wilkins to Eliza Hi imtti 0 aores in ueqr 2-ia 300 hos Adams to Eriukson lulu i 5 it ltf 14 lo'iIkW Corning 8k spring oO Herolil pt no gfi John Layman "jWePherson Watts go ur ot ne qr sw qr liv qr 33-1-11 ne qr At wires nw qr Ji I acre so qr 0-a- John NVrrie to riios Morne hi aw qr 18 2-H 2,4 ti Joseph Steiss to Casey lot blk 47 orniiiK 4t Brady to Laiming i'A vacres teq- 1-4-14 Fitzwater to Ziegler llri)irs nw qr 21-3-13 Blizabeth Co email to Hloieiuan lit nwqr3-l-ia Elizabeth oleinau to Eu Sehiiuoman 111 nw qrSi-l i 1 ti to Davie" Smith no qr K-it-liJ Walter to Kennard Viekersse qr hi ne qr 15-A-13 rt Hunt to Win Hunt lot 1 blk list Coming- 3M- 1 Uanda I to Hunt ne qr coqr i-l-13 1,20 Kenoluttoiiii ltvlating to the li.rrlll i HIDll iilll. Whereas, a bill has been proposed in the Houxa of Representatives by Hon. E. N.

Morrill, of this district, which will pension such of the Union soldiers, of the lafe civil war, as may survive to the age of 62 years, we do hereby call attention to the followii considerations: 8bu vivors of the hardships and perils ol the greatest civii war of modern times, as representatives of the power of a government by die people, which put down by force of aims the most formidable rt belliou ever success, I ly encountered by any government, we are not asking for empty honors or sentimental compliments, but for plain and substantial justice. The proposed bill appears to us to be an invitation ou the part of its supporters to waive our claims for the present, and wait until death shall release the go erument from if just obligations to at least seventy-five per cent of the gatlant men who freely offered their lives to save the great Re public from dismemberment, our free institutions from destruction, and whose services made it possible 'or the United States of America to have a name and a place auioug the gieat political powers of the world, to be the richi-st and most prosperous nation on the faciof the earth. en we consented to risk disease and death from the exposures of camp and march, when we took our places on the battle field, knowing well from repealed exper euce its tragic chances, it was not for lie hope ot mercenary gain, nor were we needy am desper- ate men, careless to fling away life no longer dear to us wr useful to our friends and countiy. We were participant in the horrors of war reluctantly as friends of peace, cheerfully at of our coun ry and her laws. To say that we became so'diers for hire, and hence nave been remunerated foi our services, is to charge us wit li boibfollj and wickedness.

During the past quarter of a century we have noted with patriotic pride the increase of our country's accumulated in the ireasu tevond ihent-e's of tho eountry, and we believe the iime has come wi en tin re should be some recognition of the services of th iojd jer, pd, this surplus Corning, Saturday, April 26. Ent red at the Coruiu postoflioe as second-class matter. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Will Thomson has left town to geek his fortune. Bob Bowron is putting on an addition to his house.

Mr and Mrs. Wilhelm were guests of Dr. Magill Saturday. The Alliance people received a carload of posts this week. Judge Bacon has just returned from a business trip to Chicago.

A. Treague is building an addition to his house, thereby imoroving its looks. F. A. Brode is putting in a telephone reaching from his office to his residence.

Mrs, Langdou, of Ceutralhi, has been visitiug her moiher, Mrs Dab-ner, the past week. Our electric light company has failed on account of losing two of its most important plants. -r-Dr. Magill reports the eof Au gust Teitz as suffering from a severe spell of ci tic rheumatism, The riilroad company are intending to put in a new well and tank. Will commence operations soon, WThe farmers are all busy planting corn these days, i he weather is fii-e and the ground in gooti condition.

Mrs. Richards, nee Sharp, has bqilt her a large chicken yard, with a view to going into the poultry busi ness. The boys that go to Goffs ou Sun days are like the old lady's boys never drink auy when away, bv the way they drink when they oome home. Geo. Mjlner and his sister, Miss Milner, have removed their things to town, and have become permanent residents George has just completed a nice Ht tie barn, EIder Church is diagnosing and taking the dimensions of stomachs under the directions of Dr, Thomson, He reports one large enough to hold a galilou of whisky, The Corning bank has just re.

ceived a large new safe, and must be doiii. flourishing business, as the boys have illuminated the streets in that vicjnity with electrio ighis, T. Casey has enclosed the lots riling a square west of bis house, and taken out the partition fence, causing a great improvem-nt. He has the foundation a beautiful home. Queryi Why is it Banker Casey has so much trouble in keepiig lady bookkeepers? Answer: Because there are too many young men in town and Vicinity who appreicate talent and culture.

Prof. D. D. Fordan-I family lefi for Cody, hist Saturday. The professor taught a got school.

His many friends will be sorry to lose him, but what is Cornlug'a loss is Cody's gain. Friday afternoon Rev. L. C. Bigs and family," of tniore, were the guests of Mi Milner, a sister of Mrs.

Biggs They vis ted with their many friends and relatives, Ilev. Biggs and children r-tu ning home Sunday afternoon, and Mrs Biggs remaining until tht 3 o'clock train Monday. arose and said unto the' greainets and wealth, we have iot muliiiue, "Hear me, ye people! Give failed to notice that, notwithstanding ear and hear my vice; harken and i liberal and even extravagant expeudi-bear my speech. Beware bo thou tures of the nation's revenues, some-Htarapet. I knoweth not how strong times for ohjects of doubtful utility, the foundation of Ui house is.

but if! ll rplus money the nation ha (be applauding tie disc miinued per haps it will hold out." And theygave heed Ins saying, and when the daighte a ol ne Ciic.e had finished cjaklay muilc they a)l departed..