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All Package Coilce , a pound , - - 20c.
Seedless Raisins , a pound , - - - 5c.
20 Pounds of Ex. "C" Sugar for $ l.oo
19 Pounds Granulated Sugar for $ l.oo
3 Cans Blackberries for - - - 25c.
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Standard Prints , per yard , - - - Go.
To all who will buy a bill of goods from
us we will demonstrate to them the advan
tage they gain by paying cash.
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We Own the Territory and W ll Not
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' Diseases , and Neurasthenia
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BACON , BOLOGNA ,
CHICKENS ,
TURKEYS , 4.C. , 4c.
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Ing to date of publication , not priority )
there are in Nebraska , 2,172 mem
bers of the United Presbyterian
church ; Salvation Army 19 ; Advent
Christian , 98 ; Seventh Day Baptist ,
267 ; Theosopical Society , 41 ; Cumber
land Presbyterian , 116 ; German Evan
gelical Synod of North America,2.142 ;
German Evangelical Protestant
Church. 40 ; Plymouth Brethren , 9 ;
Komim Catholic , 61,503 ; Mennonite
Church , 761 ; Amieh Monnonite. 604 ;
Church of God in Christ. 13 ; Bundes
Conference Dor Mcnnoniten Brueder-
G meinde , S'U ; Dunkards , ( conserva
tive ) , 998 ; .tankards , ( progressive )
390 ; African Methodibt Episcopal , 899 ;
Wesleyan Methodist , 78 ; Church of
God. 332 ; Keorg : nized Church of Lat
ter Day Suints , 1,058 ; General Synod ,
8,731 ; General Council Evangelical
Lutheran , 7,204 ; Synodical Conference
Evangelical Lutheran , 12,339 ; Joint ? !
Synod. 440 ; IIaugo' Synod , 488 ; .Nor
wegian Evangelical Lutheran , 544 ;
Uauish Evangelical Lutheran , 888 ;
Danish Lutheran Church Association ,
754 ; United Norwegian Luthuran , 285 ;
Independent congregations , 634.
FINANCE.
The total state debt of Nebraska ,
considering the state as a unit distinct
from counties , cities , towns , villages
and other minor civil divisions , is re
ported as being ( less sinking fund , )
1890 , $253,879 , being eleventh among
the twelve states comprising the north
central division. The decrease in state
debt since 1880 is given as $185,920.
STATE DEBT.
The bonded debt of the state as a
unit , 1890. is placed -7449,267 ; pink
ing fund , 1890 , $195,388. According
to the foregoing figures the state debt ,
less sinking fund , per capita , 1880was
$0.97 ; 1890. § 0.24.
COUNTY DEBT.
The aggregate bonded debt of the
counties as units distinct from cities
and other minor civil divisions , 1690 ,
is shown as $5,499.427 ; floating debt ,
1890$317,101 ; sinking fund , § 270,241.
The total debt of the counties , less
sinking fund , is , therefore. $5.546,287
as against § 5,120,362 in 1880. The
county debt , less sinking fund , pep
capita , 1880 , was $11.32 ; 1890 , $5.24
MUNICIPAL DEBT.
The aggregate municipal debt of six
cities and towns , 1890 , is recorded asj
§ 2,957,669 , being an increase for the ;
same six cities and towns since 18SO of |
$2,546,772. The bonded debt , 1890 , ,
gives a total of § 1,939,100 ; floating ]
debt , § 1,018,569. An increase is shovrn.
in bonded debt since 18SO of $1,552- .
615 ; floating debt , increase of $994-
157.
157.The
The aggregate sinking fund of the
above municipalities , 1890 , is returned
as $31,303 , being an increase of $18-
163 since 1880. The total available
resources of these six cities and towns ,
Including cash in treasury , 1890 , ap
pears as ' $74,303 , the increase since
1880 being $46,163.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
In a recent census office publication
giving the receipts and expenditures
of one hundred principal or represen
tative cities of the United States , de
tails are given for but one city in Ne
braska , ( Omaha ) . The total ordinary
receipts for Omaha ase given ae $1-
j334,885. The expenditures are given
as $1,063,303.
PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE.
In one of the summaries issued by
jthe census office a statement is made
Showing the public school finances of
Nebraska , 1890. Under ordinary re
ceipts , the following figures are given :
Taxation , $1,744,672 ; funds and rents ,
§ 601,977 ; miscellaneous , $930.501 ;
total ordinary receipts , $3,277,160.
The ordinary expenditures for the
same year (1890) are given as under :
Teachers' wages , $ & , 051,449 ; construc
tion and care of ouildinge , $915,894 ;
miscellaneous. 1838,776 ; total ordinary
ponditures , $3,801,119.
The value of buildings and other
property is reported as Jbeing $ .6,237- "
060 ; debt less sinking fund , $2,448"-
212.
ASSESSED VALUATION.
The total assessed valuation of real
and personal property in the state of
( Nebraska. 1890. according to the
census office reports is $184,770,30/0 ,
being tin increase evince 1880 of $94-
154.523. Calculating on the basis of
the figures just given , the assessed val
uation per cepita 1890 , is 174.49 as
against 200.23 in 1880 , the increase ]
per cent of assessed valuation being ; '
103.97. The increase in population
during the same period having beep
1134.06.
COMMERCIAL FAILURES.
a. In statistical abstract , 1890.
shows for Nebraska 271 commercial
'failures , 1890. The total number ol
business concerns is given as 92,041 ,
.the percentage of failure ; being 1.23.
The liabilities in connection with the
number of failures was $1,573.600.
The failures , comparing 1889 with
.1890 shows a decrease of 5 , the num
ber of business concerns showing an ,
increase of 808 , th total liabilities in ,
1889 were $1,338.718 as against $1- '
673,500 in 1890.
Going back to 1885 the returns show
il41 failures , The number of business
.concerns at that time was stated to be
J12.469 ; liabilities. $819.854. Com-
iparing ia a general way the figures
{ for 1885 and 1890 it will be seen that
.the increase ia number of failures is
ISO ; increase In number of business
loonoergs 9,582 ; increase in liabilities
$73 ,646.
DEPOSITS IN SAVINGS BANKS.
a. The number of depositors in sav
ings bank , Nebraska , 1889-1890 was
jreported as 16,568 ; amount of depos
its , $2,682,970 ; average of each de
positor , $141.IB.
CLEARING HOUSE EXCHANGES.
a. The amount of exchanges at th <
clearing house , Omaha , for tti * fiscal
.year ending September SO , 1890 , waa
(245,062,466. the number of banks
1
8 ; lo-SD , $201J50,1G5. Thitf
an Incivime in the amount of
of $43.812,290.
Agriculture.
COnN CHOP.
a. Later returns are available concerning -
corning the acreage , production and
home value of corn than for any of the
crops previoualy mentioned according
to iLo abHtniot. The total area sot
apart for the production of corn in the
stnto , 1890 , was 3,072,800 acres , aa
against 1,919.600 acres in 1880. This
fellows an lucre ; ' " , of 1,153,200 acres
in the area ' -f cultivation. The pro
duction of 'i.--n , 1890 , ia shown as 55-
310,000 bushels , as against 59,607,600
bushola in 1880. The actual decrease
in product of corn would thus bo
4.10G.600 bushels. The homo value
of i ho product in 1890 is given as
? L fi .348,992 , compared with $14,870-
900 in 1880 an increiibe of $11,672,092
HAY CROP.
a. The same authority shows the
area of cultivation for hay in the state ,
18d8 , to be 1,108,800 acres , as against
409,104 acres in 1880. the apparent in
crease being 699,696 acres. The
amount produced , 1888 , is reported aa
1,441,440 tons , as against 664,564 tons
in 1880 , showing an increase of 876-
876 tons within the period of eight
years. The homo value of the hay
product , 1838 , was $5,405,400 com
pared with § 2,038,076 in 1880 , show
ing an increase of $3,366,824.
POTATO CKOP.
a. For the year 1888 , but not later ,
figures ehoVfing the acreage , produc
tion and home value of the potato
crop , Nebraska , are available. The
aureate in the year named ia recorded
as 81.283 ; product , 6,321,000 bushels ;
homo value $ .2,275.641. The figures
for liSO wore : Acreage , 15.750 ; pro
duct , 1,086,750 ; home value $662.917.
According to these statements there
was an increase of 68,533 acrea in the
area of cultivation between toe years
18SO and 1888 ; increase in the product ,
5,231,250 bushels ; increase in home
value $1.612,724.
HOUSES , MULES AND ASSES ON FARMS.
The total number of horses "on
'
hnnd" June 1 , 1890 , waa 626,789 ;
mn't-s , 45,972 ; asses , 540. The num
ber foaled in 1889was , according to
the reports , horses , 81,897 ; mules. 2-
258 ; asses , 80. The sales in 1889 are
recorded as horses , 51,533 ; mules , 3-
987 ; asses , 106. The total number of
deaths in the three classes , 1889 , was
32,232. The increase in number of
horses on farms from 1880 to 1890 was
421,925 ; 1870 to 1880 , 174,353 ; 1860
to 1S70 , 26,062.
HOK3E8 , ETC. , ON FARMS.
a. In the Statistical Abstract ,
1890 , the number of horses on farms ia
given as 042,086 , valued at $37.787-
194 ; milch cows , 420,069 , valued at
$8.464,390 ; oxen and other cattle ,
1,306,872 , valued at $22,242,548 ;
sheep , 289,400 , valued at $503,338 ;
swine , 2,809,779 , valued at $12,985-
579.
579.from
from the same book , given as for
1891 , the following figures are avail
able : Horses , 558,297 , valued at $35-
158.748 ; milch cows , 424,270 , valued
at $7,848,995 ; oxen and other cattle ,
1,845,563 , valued at $22,507,902 ;
sheep , 234.612 , valued at $548,171 ;
swine , 2,309.779 , valued at $9,772-
676.
IXOBICULTURE ,
A report ae to the number of flor
ists establishments in the various
states , 1890 , records that in Nebraska
there are thirty-eight establishments ,
four of which are owned and managed
by women. These places contain
401,464 square feet of glass , the area
of land cultivated being sixty-five
acres. The value of tools and imple
ments used is reported as $7,942 ; total
value of establishments , including fix
tures and heating apparatus , $349-
273.68. Out of the thirty-eight estab
lishments , twenty-six reported the
date when they commenced business.
This report shows that one began bus
iness between 1860 and 1870 ; two be
tween 1870 an4 1880 ; twenty-three be-
tvreon 1880 and 1890.
Horticulture.
NURSERIES.
From a preliminary census report it Is
gathered that there were , 1890,177 nur
series , utilizing 15,641 acres of land ,
the value per acre being $67,44 ; total
value of nurperiea , $1,364.996.61 :
value of implements , $43,807.50 ; total
capital invested , $1,479,953.64 , In a
foot note it is stated that the value of
nursery land in many coses is regu
lated more by its proximity to cities
and towns than byita productive value
lot * nqrgery purposes. The opinion is
is also given that the figures furnished
by nurserymen as to the total value o\ \
nurseries , growing stock ia not esti
mated at much more than one-fourth
( t8 market value when sold.
SEED FARMS.
The number of seed farms in Ne-
braftfea , 1890 , is reported by the cen
sus office as 18 , with a total of 13,870
aorea ; the value of land per acre being
placed at $63.20 ; value of implements
$9lBV5 ; total value of farms , imple
ment ? and buildings , $907,746. It is
stated that , 1890 , there were 872 men
employed , their wages being at the
rate of one dollar per diem ; 290 horses
and other animals are used in the in
dustry.
Manufacturers.
DISTILLED SPIRITS.
a. In a statistical abstract exhibit
it is shown that the production of dis
tilled spirits | n the state , 1890 , was
2,709,496 gallons , compared with 1-
214,120 gallons in 1880. The increase
is 1,493,875 gallons. Thjs report is
for the years ending June SO , 1880 and
1890 respectively and include the re
turns from Dakota since August SO ,
1868.
The Quantity of distilled spirits con.
tuned in the arK , manufactures and
medicines , Nebraska. 1890. is given < u
\
follow * ; Alcohol , 106,258 gallons ;
coloiii.o spirit. 1,966 gallons ; high
WIIM136 gallons ; whiskey , 54,607
pjtlloiifl ; brandy , 11,384 gallons ; rum ,
742 gallons ; gin , 5,27 ! ) gallons.making
an aggregate of ItiU,372 gallons. Ne
braska ranks fifteenth in the consump
tion of distillf d spirits.
FERMENTED LIQUOUS.
a. The production of fermented
liquors , 1890 , is reported as 162,339
barrels , compared with 43,804 barrels
in 1880making an increase of 118,635
barrels.
SPIRITUOUS AND MALT LIQUORS.
a. According to the report of the
commissioner of internal revenuepub
lished in the statistical abstract , the
number of distilleries in Nebraska ,
1890 , was : Under the heading of "Dis
tilled Liquors , " the following details
are given : Rectifiers , four ; retail
dealers , 1445 ; wholes. ! e dealersforty-
six. Under the heading "Malt Li
quors. " there are twenty-five brewers ,
forty-four retail dealers , forty-two
wholesale dealers. The total of "spe
cial tax" payers is given as 1606 for
the year ending April 30 , 1890.
Mines and Mining.
LIMESTONE.
Nebraska ranks seventeenth , 1891 ,
in value of limestone product , $207-
019. The tabular statement in the
bulletin on limestone does not give
comparisons between 1880 and 1889.
The product , 1889. wan 2,058.614
cubic feet for building purposes ; 41-
805 barrels of 200 pounds each for
lime ; 21,600 tons of 2,000 for flux for
furnaces ; 1,926,469 cubic feet for street
work ; 10,000 cubic feet for bridgedam
railroad work ; and 56,500 cubic feet
for miscellaneous purposes.
Number of quarries , twenty-nine ;
number of quarrymen , 272 ; total num
ber employed , 506. A statement of
the horse power used shows nine boil-
era with a horse power of 375 ; number
of animals , 158.
Under the heading of expenses are ;
Total wages , $128.906 ; supplies and
material consumed , $24,390 ; other ex
penses of quarries , $10,237 ; total ex
penses , $164,533.
Under capital the figures given are :
Land , $131,000 ; buildings and fixtures ,
$17,935 ; tools , implements , etc. , $80-
550 ; cash , $39,225 ; total capital$268-
710.
710.The
The average daily wages of quarry ,
men is $1,59 ; average number of days
work , 152 ; average yearly earnings ,
$241.68.
Transportation.
STEAM RAILROADS.
a. From a series of tabular exhib
its in the statistical abstract , it is un-
derptood that , 1890 , the number of
miles of railroad in Nebraska is 5-
423.68 as against 1.953 milqs ia 1880 ,
showing an increase of 3,470.68 miles i
for the decade. In the length of rafl- ,
road line , Nebraska ranks third in the '
aorthwestern section , Iowa betbg first
and Minnesota second. I
From a separate table it is learned ,
that in 1889 the actual length of line '
within the state was 3,611 miles ; copl- ,
tal stock , $70,102,050 ; funded debt , I
$143,537,207 ; unfunded debt $21,852- '
818. |
The cost of railroad equipment ,
1889 , is giren as $191,200,862 ; gross
earnings from passengers , $5,841,048 ; !
from freight , $16,420,675 ; from other '
sources , $24,061,261 ; net earnings , { -
' , $9,425,125 ; interest paid on bonds ,
$6,447,546. ,
STREET RAILWAYS.
In one ofj the first publications ia-
flued from the census office , report ia
being made as to length of street rail
way lines operated 1880-1889 in Om a-
jha. The number 6f miles of street
pailway , 1880 , waa 4.50 ; 18S9 , 49.42 ,
JLhe increase being 44.92 miles. At
( the time of taking the returns , the to
tal length of street railway Lines in ,
( Omaha included 21.71 miles worked
Jby animal newer ; 23.79 nttlea by eleo
teicity and 4.46 miles by coble. For the
pity also it is shown that , 18&9the entire
,49.42 , miles was double track ; length
iof all tracks including sidings is given
pa$98.84.
SOCIAL STATISTICS OF CITIES.
From a census publication recently
Issued , a number of interesting Jfacfa
concerning Omaha may bo noted.
Area in square miles , 24.60 ; popula
tion to each square mile , 5,782.73 ;
length of streets in miles , 608 : total
police force , 95 ; total fire department ,
men , 65 ; number of steam engmes , 4. ,
Concerning Omaha , tables in detail
show a number of useful facts in addi , .
tion to the above concerning the city
and its administration. It is stated |
that the average yearly cost of street
construction and repairs is § 583,665 ;
average yearly cost Of street cleaning , ,
$22,000 ; total number of public street t
lamps , 1,341 , oi which 793 are gas , '
eight electric , 540 vapor lights. Con
cerning water works , it is reported
that the daily capacity of pumps is
15,000,000 gallons , the average daily
'
consumption being lO.OOO.O'OO'gallons ,
and number qf gallons consumed by !
each head of the population , seventy- I
one.
one.The
The details relative to the police
bow 1,100 as tie average annual
number of arrests. The average au-
, nual cost of the force is given as $35-
,000. Under < he heading of "Fire" it
Js { shown that ihe annual coat of the
'
'department is $76.000
Lord Salisbury Scored. j
LONDON , May 23. Sir Lyon Playfait
delivered an address to-day at Leeds in
which he sharply criticised the speech
made at Hastings on Wednesdav last
by Lord Salisbury. He declared that
of all forms of protection retaliation
was the most pernicious to the country
using it.
Ex-Senator Ferry'a Brother Insane.
GRAND RAPIDS , Mioh. , May 23. Ed
ward P. Ferry , formerly of Grand Ha
ven , is in an asylum in California. He.
is a.brother of ex-Senator Thomas W.
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