Armour's Record.
Judge Armour has not only nudd
hie office self supporting tbo pant
year , but bo baa turned into tbo
county quite a baudsomo sum u
recoiptB of bie oftico , in cxoeaB of
bio salary and liircd bolp. The
oarniijRfl of tbo office for the year
1899 was $8,107.82
Cl'kbiro,138dnyHt 18800
Salary 1,600.00
Total cxpotiHOfilJ038.00
Turned over to county 11599.80
of which uncolleotod criminal feau ,
$00.08 leaving a nut cash orccaa of
8408 62 , and 1200 of fines , bcaidci
binding parfea ever wbo finally
compromised tboir oaaea in tbo di -
triot court uud paid into tbe county
$400. Tbis is tbe result of having
a man in the ollicu wbu is compe
tent to till tbo position and who
accounts for every dollar received.
Lawyers take their casoa now more
frequently before tbo county judge
instead of before some justice of
tbo peace , as had become a general
practice in tbo past. When tbo
people of lUo county got the politi
cal prejudice removed HO they can
again sco what is for their own
best interests they will elect repub
lioan ollicinU for all the county
oflicoB , wbo will make each oilioa ,
tbo county superintendent except
ed not only self supporting but a
Bouroo of revenue to tbe county as
was the case in days of yore.
SITUATION IN MADAGASCAR
KiiKlaml llui by No Mean * II r < l tU
Lull of IU
\V J have by no mtans hoard tha last
of Madagascar , nays the London Times.
The French have sent out an army of
officials. Indeed , the fonctlonnalrea for
outnumber the civil population , and
they are making themselves beloved
of none. The luw allows one month's
forced labor , hut the officials are en
forcing as much as six months , so the
laborers have taken to the bush and
private employers cannot get handi to
work for them. The taxes are oppres
sive and In some cases downright
foolish e. g. , an annual tax on every
'head of cattle and every hectare of rice
cultivated. The result Is that the cat
tle are being slaughtered , so that beef
la already Kcnrcc ami dear ; while rice ,
which was formerly exported , hns now
to bo Imported. The natives are cut
ting down the India-rubber trees and
the whole country la unsettled. About
nine or ten officials have been killed
and the northwest coast Is In more or
liBft open levolt. All the rewldents
agrse that If France found herself at
war or In tllflh'iiltles. there would he
a general massacre of Fvunch ofllclals.
Trade IH languishing. The two chief
American flrmn have loft or are leav
Ing 1. c. , they are merely liquidating
old ntock. The Kronen have Imposed
A differential duty which gives French
manufacturers an advantage of about
S)2 ) per cent. French gooda are charged
4 per cent , and KngllHh goods 50 per
cent , of their value , The coasting
BChoonerH cinrloyod by the large flrnis
to supply their branch trading stations
had to come under the French flag by
Jan. 1 , 1899 , nml the Germans are
ending theirs homo rather than lub-
mit to this law. Pioctort , the Eng
lish firm , It , doing good buslueHs , but
only by imposing French goods In-
tead of English. Altogether Mada
gascar furnishes an Instructive object-
ItMon in the methods of French col
onization , and might repay furthei
atudy from those who contend that th
Dag has nothing to do with the trad *
VITICULTURE IN RUSSIA.
Grape culture has become a power IB
Russia during the last decade. Cri
mea , where viticulture was formerly
confined almost wholly , has come to
eee the Industry extend north and east
Into the provinces of Kherson , Podolla
and Bessarabia. Some of the planta
tions are very large , notably that of
Prince Troubetskol , which covers 600
acres.
The acting British consul at Odessa
la authority for the statement that in
* 'essarabla especially IB the growth of
the vineyards particularly noticeable ,
and the quality of the wine excellent
In 1803 108,000 acres in this locality
alone were given up to the grapes ,
while four years later 175,000 acres
were in use. The wlnos are said to be
much cheaper than the same kind In
France.
It was only last year that the first
shipment of Russian wines reached
England , hut the Russians -confidently
xp ot to make grape culture one of
their leading products. Odessa has
two champagne factories , opened to
compete with Ftonf' ' nroducts.
Ilitnd Organs as OlrllUem
Congo Free State negroes are belafl
Christianized by a hand organ. Capt
Becker , a Free State official , thought
fully took one with him to his poft ,
and finding that the natives enjoyed
the music , and being also desirous that
they should marry In Christian fashIon -
Ion , he announced that the organ would
be played at every ChrlstUn wedding
The result was that weddings -took
place almost 'dally , and It was discov
ered that many couples got marrlei
more than onoo In order to , nrocur
the
Frk f
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PUBLIC SALE.
I will ssll at my place on Sec. 27 , Town 18 , Range 24 ,
nine mile * northeant of Arnold , on
j
Monday , February 12
at 9 o'clock A. M. , the following described property :
14 head of Work Horses , 1 walking Plow.
, .
( Including1 softie good Brood Msur )
1
riding Cultivator.
2 Cows.
I Cultivator.
walking
1 yearling Heifer.
1 Mower.
Some good
65 head of Hogs , Brood Sows.
3 Road Wagons. 1 disk harrow with seeder
5 Sets Harness. attachment.
1 Header , with Bozos. 1 four-section Harrow ,
2 HcCormick Binders : l.corn sheller.
1 gang Plow. . ! corn planter.
1 Sulkey Plow. * : / ' . 1 .hay rack.
TERMS OF SALE-7-On all : sums of Ten Dollars and
over ten months time willbe , " given , on approved security ,
with interest at ten per cent. If Monday is stormy so the
sale can not be held , itwill , be held'on the following Satur
day , February 17th.
Du nun nnii
, H. ImLuUII ,
HEALTH ANtf'&BAUT.Yj
December should mark.
changes In our diet , it now bolpjf th
mission of our food to. "keep out , tb
cold" as well as to nourish , the bo4'y.
Good 'soups and good meatav aro- now
of first importance indeed' , are. syaom-
ymouu with 'food' sense , , begging tbV
pardon of our vegetarian ; ff le'nfla' . '
Purees ( of meat foundation ) and aU
the strong ,
at other > eaaon are strictly 4y i
winter order. In winter meat beetttw
the pivotal point' of ' "but diet. The
of yellow fever Among tbe people
almost entirely obscured the d o r
from diphtheria , tuberculosis and ty
phoid fever and ether Infectious fll -
eases which confront us at all tint *
and during all seasons. The daaftr
from a caao of dlr'otherla In New Yorl
at any season of tha year la far graatfr.
than the danger from a case of
fever In the same pla'ce ; still , pe
who would saun a street where a cat *
of yellow fever existed would dollb ;
erately enter .the apartment of a per
son suffering from diphtheria. A se
rious outbreak of typhoid fever' cre
ates but little consternation , and the
presence in our midst of innumerable
cases of tuberculosis , a disease whteh
Is responsible for an Incredible num
ber of deaths , Is looked upon with lii-
dlfference by the public , says the
North American Review. The mlt-
onceptlon In' regard to the danger
from this class of diseases often ren
ters the efforts of health offlo als in
effectual. The Italians consider a InrgO
nose desirable and beautiful. Recently
hero have been two competitions In
which noses have played the leading
part. One at Padua was held by the
students , and prizes of pocket handker
chiefs and snuff-boxes were awarded
for "noses the most pronounced and
respectable. " At Milan a more im
portant competition was held , the
competitors numbering thirty-six. The
first prize , a gold medal , was won by
a Venetian , whoso nose was found to
be "of formidable proportions , loftg ,
well pronounced , aggressive , trench
ant like a knife blade. " Tbo second
prize , an enameled medal , went to tbo
man who owned a nose "domineering ,
assuming , with nostrils wide and cav
ernous. " The third medal went to a
man whose nose was "refined and sym
metrical , " while the "last two medals
to were awarded for a nose "without
pretension , ingenuous , but solid and
well-planted , " and another "consider
able , regular and worthy of respect. "
Vp Dtt ri.
It ! foolishness to make the coate
of young children of heavy material.
Children muit ' be kept warm , bat
weight-dow'cnot always mean warmth ,
and a child .ahould not feel He ciothea
a burden. Many a"little tot * onj IB
'
from what'ought to have been a re
freshing walk weary and weU elfa ex-
baasted , becaua * of th weicht of t&
coat it has worn. A layir of wadding
between toe material and it * llnlne
fltei warmth without addinc aau < t
the welf ht oi a pretty coat , and velvet
atln , poplin , aabtBe.r < camel'a aalr
Bedford oard and otkej otoft caatlB a
an ranob tayrtnd in appearance My
SlBC It.
ciiurcU.
/Pfeathing each Lords day at 11
. .m. and ' 7:80 : p.m. Sunday aohool
t6a.m.'C. K. 6':30 p.m. c .
" ' 'T. B' . MCDONALD. Pastor
biggest add bcst oalendar
ever issued by any American rail
road isu now being' ; distributed by
the Burlington Route.
, _ It was twelve sheet , one for eaob
month'of the y ar. On eaob sheet
111 striking illustration of soiue
feittsrc of tbe Burlington's service
rerioe orof the territory reaches by
its lines-tbe govarnment fait mail
running at full spied ; a tourist oas
on its way to California ; engine
1501 , the largest passenger engine
in the world ; a library car ; a com
partment Blooper ; the Burhngfon
station at Omaha ; a dining vcar ; a
monster freight train ; Bstes Park ,
Colo.tbe ; plunge hath at Hot Spri
ngs , 8. D. , Yollowfltona Falls , etc.
Tbe drawings from which tbe
pictures were made are by Louit
Braunhold , of Chicago , and cost
several hundred dollars.
The sue of tbo calender is 99x98.
The dates are in big'typeiwhiob
can be read at a distance of 50 fert.
For business offices tbo Burlington
calender is simply invaluable
Purchased iu large quantities , tbe
calendars cost the Burlington Route
27 cents apiece , With postage , pac
king ; cot , they represent an invest
ment of about 85 cents. Our price
is 95 cents 10 cents less tban coat.
Write for oae ; stamps will do. If it
is not satisfactory , send it back and
four money will be promptly re
funded , J , FBANCIB ,
Gen , Pass. Agent. , Omaha. Neb.
heuU. Mlulft. . ! ! Hanged ?
The January number of the Bible So
ciety Reporter tellun amusing story
illustrating the difficulty of printing
translations of the Bible. In a dis
tant land copies of the New Testament
had for the first tlmo been placed In
the hands of the natives. One day the
missionary in his private reading made
the awful , discovery that the passage ,
"It Is required of ministers that they
be found faithful , " had b en rendered
In the vernacular , "It is required of
ministers that they be faithfully
hanged. " An "e" for an "a" in thi
rendering of tke local word for "found'
had made all the difference. The er
ror was happily corrected before any
effort had beea made to reduce the prs
e pta to practice.
arfth'i N w Neighbor.
Doctor Witt , the discoverer last sum
of a new asteroid , which Imme
diaUly t e me famous because It was
ftouad * o approach the earth at times
BMrer than any other heavenly body
excett the BOOB , has chosen for his
celestial foundling the name Eros.
Keeent examination of star photo
graphs at the Harvard Observatory
B&oWi that the new asteroid was pho-
te ra > fee4 , without being recognized
BJneag the atari , as early as 1863. It
lie t p an e plates aaade la 18W
1IM.
Clubbing Rates.
The KKPUBLICAN offers the beat
latoa on subsoription you can get
anywhere. See our prices.
Ttio IlluBtrutvd lice S..OO
Tlio Weekly Uec 05
The Inter Ocelli 1.00
The Farm Journal 1.00
Th Globe Democrat J.W )
The Toledo Blade 1.00
Tbo Uepubllcan 1 AI
irici
VVa will furnish you the whole
Hat oie year for $3.06.
Or we will give you
Tbo Republican and Illustrated and Weekly
Uodor . 53.40
The Republican and Inter Ocean for 1.60
Tne Republican aud Globe Democrat for . . . 1.50
The Repnbllcan and Toledo Blade for _ l.&U
To anyone who accepts any of
the above offers between now and
the first of January , 1000 , wo will
give the Farm Journal for five
yeara fee ; or to anyone wbo pays
up. Now is your time.
Cattle.
Joaa Gaudy has at all times on
UH ranch , six miles southwest of
iroken Bow stock cattle for sale.
? erms made on application. tf
For Kent
A well improved farm near town
Come early. JAMBS LKDWICU.
Coal.
Try Wilson Bros. , for all kinds
of hard and soft coal , and see if
uey ao not mem euon tavors in
quality , weights and price. e28-4t
Clergymen. .
Applications for ihalf faro permits -
mits for the year 1900 will bo re
ceived , and clergymen ore urged to
make their applications at once.
H. L. OIIMBBY , Local Agt.
Union Soldiers.
I will purchase rdditional rights
of all who homesteaded Ices than
160 acres prior to June , 1874 , even
if they abandoned their claims.
Will buy fractional if ever so
small. Great inducements offered
agents- R. K. KELLKY ,
Kansas City , Mo ,
Chas.W. HakesM. D.
UOMOKOPATUICIAN ,
Bucccasorto Dr. M , C , Ulyatone.
Office over ChryiUl Drue Store. Calli prompt
ly aoiwtrcd from oince , day or night.
Dr. Chas. L. Mullins3
PllYBlOIAN AND StJKOEON.
3d stairway from waist ond.in Realtj
block ; rcsidenoe , north aido.
OAMRRON AKKKSE ,
ATFOUNKYS A COUN8KLLOH8 AT LAW.
*
Roi mi 8-9 Itcnllj block , Urokcn How , Neb ,
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Closing Out
Harry Day & Co. are closing out
their large stock of Dry Goods
and Clothing. If you want
bargains in the Clothing line
here is your chance. They
have in stock a large supply
of Ladies Wraps which they
are disposing of regardless of
cost. Boots and Shoes they
are selling at prices that defy
competition. They still have
a large stock of Dress Goods ,
Men's and Boys5 Clothing ,
Ladles' and Gents'Underwear.
Do not faikxto see these goods
and get ouraprices.
Southwest Corner Sauare ,
G ) ffi O (8 (
Peale % John
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