: QIo ,
PnbiUhcU orcry Thursday nt the Coatity Boat.
. HI * minor
Office In Caster Ulock , Fourth Aic.-f
XnUrcd at the pottofllco at Droksu How , Neb. ,
ti coou0.clfte > aUcr for tranimlf iton through
tb U. 8. MnllB.
BUUSCltUTION THICK :
Una Year , in advance II 00
TUUKSDAY.FEB. , 1 , 1000. ,
' Waplilngtoii.Lcttcr' .
Spco'ali ConcHpondoniio.
In order to heal > ttho threatened
break botwcou tltu sham reform
time tojierfoi'ljtbehold arrangement
to deliver the populistB ever to the
democrats for good and all , the pop
managers , or rather the democratic
mauagera of the populist party , have
arranged to hold the Populist Nat
ional Committee Meeting at Lincoln.
According , ! toiitlioj , program , just
when the real populists aro.objooting
to the tnckcjy of the democratic
inanagerfl"and are in the act of
being thrown'out over'the transom ,
Bryan wilLarrivo from Kentucky
or Homowhore , and enter the hall
all out of breath , and all unconsoios
that anything is , 'goiug on. Then
there will bo the usual pre-arranged
spontaneous out burst of enthusi
asm , and the general tumult will
drown the groans of the wounded.
In fact Jones and Allen .have plan
ned a grand finale that will bo
worth going to see
Some comment is heard in Wash
ington over the showing made by
tbo banks of Nebraska. It scorns
that the" , lft8- * consolidated [ ropoit
shown that the banksjiavo individnl
deposits amounting to > 800,020,77l.-
50 being'$00 apiuoo for every man ,
woman and child in the state. And
. ' this does not include government
deposits'of which"1 there , is"aoon [ -
Bidernbloamount' [ hold ] by/Lincoln
and. Omaha banks. Eastern people
arc wondering how 'calamity how-
lora eau have the face tojcmain in
aatpto , where r , there 5 " so much
money. If the extra dollars' that
, are carried around in pockets , or
are laid away.in the stocking banks ,
wore added to the total the Easterners -
' ernors might well wonder.
' * : ' ' In the caucuses held by the BOD-
atora.Jthin week , Senators .Toiler
n ' - , ' could take no part , 'and * remained
r * * j f
> , , * , back in thobsenaj.echamber all by
himaolf. Ho still , disagrees with
i- the.the republicans [ on the money
" ' quaation , but ho IB not so unpatriot
ic aa Unsubscribe to tho'-Aguinaldo-
iama of the fusion leaders , or the
i frtptrado ideas of the democrats.
, So he roainc out of the conferences.
' " Not BO our Senator Allon. Ho
walkad up and took every kind of
it madioinelhat was offered , and cned
' _ for more. It is a curious fact that ;
, lorn * of the democrats < in congress
whsjiave wept bitter crocodile tears
OTcr the slavery/ and polvgomy in
" the Suit Islands , are tli6 same ones
Who want Roberts seated in the
thpuao , and who want disfianehiso
the negroes in the South and take
awoyrom them the opportunity of
an education. All of which gees to
> iahow that political inconsistency
is uotcouiined to the limit of Nob-
raaka.
It is reported hero in Washington
that Senator Thurston is to round
our his political career piosiding at
the Ropublioan National Convention
It is urged that ho bo given his
position on account of his ability
to prenide and his wonderfl voice
which he always heard and under
stood. , ,
Ono Nebraskan who is gaining
national prominence is Qoorgo D.
Meikoljohu , who , while holding
'the position of assistant secretary
of war is roaly the actual Booiotary
no far as the duties of the Office
are concerned , and it is upon him
the burden falls of receiving all the
delegations , assuming all raspomi
bio and keeping the work going.
While ho does all this with full
satisfaction , ho is unquestionable
the busiest man in the Capital City
To party of NobraskanB who
called on Admiral Dewey a few
days ago the great commander ox.
pressed the greatest of admiration
for the first Nebraska Regiment ,
and said bo had watched it through
the whole campaign , and was Beady
to certify that it was ono of the
very best Regiments in the United
States , if not superior to all of thorn
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Explanation of Sunday School Lcuon.
or IMCV. UKO. a uunNt.
The First /Dia IpJas of Jeaus , John
1:35-40. : j [ Fob/u ry,4j 1900.
QOLUXK TtNi-"Tk ! r Followed Jtiai , "
Alter Jeaui' temptation ho wont
back towholoJohn _ _ WAS * baptising ,
at UeUwbRta outOMhorBido the
Jordan. Wbilq''J.o uJi4wafijiirider j
going..thflLtQtapt tip.n . in the , d aort
place John continued to proooh.
The authorltlei at J rusalom , un-
ablo.longoMoJJsjulentjtaeat.aoom-
misaion of prieitsj and JLatitea 'to
queation Johu. 'JThey ask John
wheth rh , _ ; WAR Elijah , her the
prophet ; and iflh04vrat > neithcr why
did Lo baptixtf .1 John aaid h was
not the Chriat nor Khjah , ' .nor.Jhe .
prophet ; and if he WAI neither , 'why
did he baptise ? John said ho > was ,
not the Christ , nor EhjabnoMtho
prophet , but a voice , "Is baptise
with water , " aaid John ; in the
midst of you ntandotb otto whom yo
know not , thojaiohet'of , whoso shoo
I amjjnot wortby , to unloose. At
the height of his lame , without
anyone as a rivil , Jehn stoops to
the dust to his rightful Lord. The
gioatcst preacher , of ] hisj'day not
worthy to kneel in the dust before
one in their midst , unknown.
On the next day John the Bap
tist stood with tw > of his disci
ples and looking upon Jesua said ,
"Behold the Saint of God. " There
was something about Jesus that
caused this spontaneous out burst
John saw in him the graoiouanoRs ,
the gentleness , tho" , dignity that
marked him as more than man ,
that sot him apart at a irine per
son. i The Saiut furnished of > , God ,
slain" , from .tho .foundation of tbo
world. Ilia blood poured out for
the remission of sin. The lamb
without HpoTor blemish , led to the
slaughter , * ! ] whose _ vblood .cleanses
from all sin.
One . of tbo diaoiploa 'standing
with tbo Baptiitf"was , Andrew , the
other t doubtleB8i. ) [ was , * ' John. No
sooner did they heari John's -.taati-
mony pointing' ' thomi toHhe Samt'of
God , than iboy left the Baptist nd
followedj.JeBua.'J Itjia not to bi
wondered at ; tthatjthoy } f olio wed
Jeaus. InA short'.timo ' All/meh
would aeek him , not long until , fhe
would draw'alljmon to him. , Tjiia
Phariaeoa'-jconfeflied ' > lt ter j"a lira *
( tons it iv-eontinmnRi tou go after
him. i
WhenJeaus oaw
ye ? llTuayBayMsatar ) wh r dwbl
lost thou ? " I'fUorat ) / nd aee "
There w ftbnndanoe'of-weloome ID
the mvitfttiou. _ "Como and ! aee. "
An. invitation tb t oharatteritos
the ohrutiAn e gioB. , Qed neter
turns the aeaker away. No rebuff
at lmndr2of.ObrUt , [ : He welcomed -
comod the inquiry and they went
and'saw where ' _ he d w UJjandy re
mained the , roaU of tke day. 'It
may have been at.Un ojolook in the
morning or four in the afternoon
when they entered l.hia i lodging.-
The hour doponda on the time of
reconing that St. John uses.
These first houra , they spent , in
oomprny with Jesus were hallowed.
Fiom that time Jesus Christ dwelt
in tlioir heart8 They 'would now
follow Jeaus and become bis disci
ples. The conversation on that
afternoon and evening , quite like
ly , was of the kingdom. Au invi
tation no doubt was extended to
these , two men to beoomo members
of the kingdom and his intimate
disciples. Nothing more than this
personal acquaintance was required
to convince thoio men that Jeaui of
Nazareth was superior to John and
that hero mdood wag the Messiah
of whom tbo phopheta wrote.
Christianity ia propogatod by
the personal effort ! Everyone
is his brothers keeper. Great gen
eral movements in society or church
do not convert , people. It is the
work -Andrew and Philip
that converts. Andrew first finds
his own brother1 * Peter sad ( ella
him. > ( Wo have found the Mea
siahV and he brqught him to J.eans.
In the religion of Jeaua tb brother
brings the. brother , the , v sister , the
sister , relative -.brings relative ,
friend brings frleod and the Lord
brings whoever ! ! ! -come. Qobii
tidings told \et \ the Gospel. An *
drew'a firat'tbought was "wharo is
Pctor ? " The loaaor brings the
greater. Thou art Simon the BOD
of ( Jona. Thou ahull betoallod"tho
Rook. " J Peter the Rook. " Poa.
sibly Peter's old rienda that know
him would smile at the impulsive ,
Uig flalled 'tho ] Rook. ' But such
hoijwpnl4i becomu. 1 1,1 would require -
quire muoli'labor/nOjend oftpni -
onoo an abundanoo of teaching bo-
, f ore 'Roter would boJUhe Rook. "
of Mastor'it
three/yoars .the
nd teaching , Peter waa
yetkfaroff from-being ' 'the , Rook. "
'Ho even with all those thr o years
of diaoipleahip oouldjourae and ony
the-MflBtor but after more patience ,
little rnorejabor , afterinore/Jor.
givonesB the booamo "tho Rook. "
Ifionyjone doubts | the strength 'of
Petcrfl eharaotor let him xroad the
Acts or Peter's epistles. The
apoatles wore not ignorant men ,
nor weak in character. They wore
picked rneti/johoson by the Master
who know all menThe -
The Lord now | had two , ho
must , have ten raoro for [ the < apos-
tloship. The next day JCBUB wont
to find another. Ho know where
ho could find him and wont to
Galileo to moot him. Ho found
Philip of Bothsaida- where Andrew
and Peter lived. "Follow mo , "
ho said andjj' Philip , .followed , not
for on o day but bis whole life. As
in tbo ease of Andrew , Philp seeks
his friend Nathauael. .Both friends
had boon of the same mind looking
for the Ohriat. Philip finding his
friend tells him of hie discovery.
"We have found him of whom
Moses and the prophets did write
Jesus of Nazareth , the son of
Joaeph. " This 'vwas "greater and
andj better news to this 'class of
mon.than 'had they suddenly run
onto diamond field t or.'gold mines.
For long earaHhey.hao boeni wait
ing in'expeotation'and at last the
dawn of that hopeful day had come.
"Can iany good thing'conie out.ol
Nazareth ? " aaked Nathanael. As
Naihauael lived mj Caua , > 'wa small
.town not far from Nazareth there
possibly was u little town jealousy
in his apeoob. | | At least ho was
somewhat 'prejudiced ' against Nax <
'aretb. This home" town' of' Jesus
tr * * * *
chad B bad roputatiou < but thf t ex-
.cuses no , oao from being prejudiced
againtt a oonutryjor poople/jthink-
ing thera iskno goodj in others.
Philip did not stop to argua but
said , "Come and aee."QHeroJia tut
.beat' . teat .of . Christianity. Invite
people who are prejudioodj againat
Jeaus Christ to * oome and BOO for
themselves. I invite infidelity ,
agnoatiotim , atheiam , all skepticism
to aeo , for , it'olf and Jesus Christ'
will convince beyond gainsay that ,
"He is the- way , the truth , the life , "
We discuss and argue , affirm and
deny ; we ftvo * great systems of
apology , to prove the truth of
chmtianUy but the best and most
eonyinoing is to "Come and see. "
Experionoo is the absolute proof.
Jesus seeing Nathanaelcorning
said , "Behold an Israelite indeed in
whom is uo guilo. " AHer further
oonvoraation Nathanaol confess ,
"Ribbi then art the Sou of God ;
thou art the King of Israel. "
Secretary Porter's late donun.
ciation of the board of tnmspora-
tion is stiring up quito a feeling
amonc ; the faithful and some ol
those in high authority indulge in
uncomplimentary remarks about
Mr. Porter.
Twonty- thoutaud arrests for
drunkenness a year and eight thous
and imprisonments is the appalling
record of ono of the moat enlight
ened of American cities. It moans
one arrest to every four families.
What it means to the taxpayers may
be reckoned from the facts that ,
while the fines collected amounted
to loss than twenty-five thousand
dollars , the cost of maintaining the
prisoners took from the public more
than ono hundred and twenty five
thousand dollai a. The not cost to
the city was therefore moro than
one thousand doll * " . Were it pro
posed to appropriate that sum. for
a. library or- any beneficent pubho
institution , the matter would be
carefully considered , leat the oity be
guilty ot'extravaganoo , A remedy
lor thia-yearly tribute to the oity's
abama. and ourao lis muoh moro
worthy of consideration. .Youths
Companion.
Cotton is touching the highest fig
ured in a long time. The plants ,
like the rest of the agriculturists ,
are experiencing tbo republican
prosperity. Most of the cotton grow
ers doubtless voted agatust the
republicans , in.1890. A lorgo part
of them will probablylvoto the same
way in 1000. _ Yet ' .tho republican
party will win just tlnf same , and
the prosperity which its victory
throe yearsjigo bougbt.to the coun
try [ will bo still further extended
by the triumph in 1000- This pros
perity , too , will bo shared by the
democratic masses just as it will
bo by the Republicans. The dem
ocrats will get little better fortune
than they dosorvo. butj the repub
lican partyjmakes no'proforenoes in
the distribution of such favors.
Exchange.
Secretary Porter says , the me in *
bors of the board of transportation
do nothing bnt draw..their salaries
and that the demand of the shippers
who protest against high freight
rates receive no attention by He
members. IJis suggestion that
they should bo discharged and anew
now board organized , does not meet
the approval of the State House
ring who hold their position by the
assistance of the niombers'of the
board.
A Pittsburg jewelry drummer
said recently that his patrons had
been "cleaned out" during the holi
days and that they needed now
stocks immediately. Most of the
wholesale jewelry.firms in that vic
inity seem to find their patrons in
the same situation , and many of
them have closed their stores during
fatook-tnkiog in order to expedite
the work and got themselves in
shape .to supply the rade assoon _ as
possible. Dingloy law prosperity
is the kind that , brings the luxuries
as well as the necessities of life.
It is this fact whiohJSiacoounts for
the phenomenal sale of juwolery
during the holiday season just past.
Four yoarsj ago Mr. McKinley
said it would be better to open the
mills than the mints. Now the
only mills which are closed are
those which cannot got material to
run with. Butliugton'JHawk-Eye. "
The Fop .Incubator.
ThePop Incubator has hatched
out another , egg and Dr. Rhodes
was heard , 'oaokling , with joy on
the compost heap back of bis stable
That Pop Incubator ia a wonderful
machine. How easily tbo eggs the
farmer put in are extracted and
gooae'and cuckoo eggs put in their
place. Dr. Rhodes is a truly
scientific farmer , and no one knows
just wbat ia batching. Tbo Dr. ie
not experimenting , for fun or health
those long rides ho and Joe Oabouin
made overj the county last fall
hunting ogga for their Incubator
were , not" fruitlesa. The Dr. and
Joe are outo and sly. That Incu
bator had to bo in safe hands.
Only tbo beat skill of the Medical
profession oould run it safely. So
Joe gives' Dr. Hakes a position on
the Incubator. Dr. Rhodes , Dr.
Hakea , and Dr. Brown. Such
eminent men insure that the politi
cal Incubator will turn out some
fine work. Evidonily Dr. Rhodes
will bo a necessity in the next
legislature in behalf ot the Incu
bator , Dr. Hakes will sit at the
"seat of4Custom. . " and gently get
in his work for Dr. Rhodes , Dr.
Brown , as coroner , will sit on the
political corpses and pronounce
thorn oases of death from want of
proper Incubation. 'Joe Oabourn
no doubt will bo the pioiu man ,
who , , don't know rotlnng. " Wo
are after you boys. Wo saw yon
do it , and wo intend to put some
dynamite into that Incubator , don't
bo surprised if you have an explo
sion , some day , Dr. Rhodes , Dr.
Hakes , Dr. Brown , and Pious Joe
will bo soon ] rushing' , around be *
spattered wilh tho.fouleat Oggs ever
put to hatch in an Incubator.
Old Swain Finch may "holler"
whoop > o-b , And old Charley
Blower may blow , and old Huato
Brown on the south Loup-e-o , may
waggle his Inoggin" "not BO ,
Bat we'll bet high , that they will
all see that the egg in the Incuba
tor will hatch out the next Domib
pop nominee , they run for a legis
lator. , OJJBKUYKB. ,
F. O. WOHNALL Prculdent. J. A. IU11HI8 Cnriiler.
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A. J. UOUEHT80N , Vloo-I'res. W. D. BLACKWKLL , AflS't C hlor.
Farmers Bank of Ouster County ,
-BROKEN BOW , NEB.
Transacts a General Banking Business. County Claims 'and
Warrants Bought.
Baa a full line of
'Drugs , Paints and "Wall Paper.
Also a Fmo Line of Books , Stationery , Toilet Articles , etc. Store on
corner of Fifth avenue and Main street , Broken Bow , Neb.
S. II. HUKNHAM , President , Lincoln , Neb U. O , HOGKRS , Cashier , Drokeu Row.
J. it. KIMUEKL1NQ , Vico-Pres. , I ! rot on low. S. U. UOtT , Ass't Cashier I
STATE BAM
BROKEN BOW , NEB.
CSS. POSr
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
uinEOTons :
S. H. llnmham ; J. M.Klmbcrllug. 3. II. lloyt. H. O. llogora.
COIUlKSPONDENTS :
United ] States Natlonu Dank , Omaha. Pliotilr National Bank , New York. Flrit Nation * )
Bauk , Lincoln , Ncbra-kn.
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Our Coals Are the BEST. fli. fli fl i. i
Just Read the List. a
Cambria Splint. I
Lignite.
Sheridan.
Canon City Lump ard Nut.
Also Eastern Hard.
You pay your money and you take your choice.
Call up Phone No. 70 , and we will take care of your tH
order , Yours for comfort in cold weather ,
Foster & Smith Lumber Co.
I Once Was Lost , tut 3Tow I Have
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Pound it.
Where ? At my door. At the Eagle Grocery. What in the i
world IB it , my1 dear ? It is at the Eagle Grocery , a mam-
motliBtock efGrocerie8i1and : atDtheSlo\vestliprices you ever
neiird of. The Eagle has been reading the papers and keep-
mi. posted on what was being offered for sale. They don't
say anything about Terbacker and Candy , and other good
things like that. It is not
pickle dishes you want now , it is
Candy. The Eagle has 2,000 pounds offcandy for sale cheap.
v Tistmas committees are invited to callcand get my prices.
.member the place , on the big corner , jnst east of First
National Bank.
W. S. SWAN
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I wish to bay to my Friends and Patrons that I am now-
located in the New Brick Building , on west side of Square ,
whare I will be better prepared to servo them than ever be-
foro' F. W. I LA YES ,
Jeweler and Optician.
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lucd jt iiS.OOO leticr ; \Sl
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