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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1893)
fJ5 ROFHS IN STATE CONTRACTS ; tow the BtaW Journal is Endeayoring to Recoup Its Lois of Two Years Ago , fS HIGH BIDS OH &FATE PRINTING ! ompnrl on Show tlmt llu-re WM K l. drntlj- U < > llunlim llntwern Those Seek ing Uie fontrnct-A I'rpttySctielim to Hot ) the Hint * . I.INCOI.S , Nob. . May 13. [ Special to TUB JF.K , ] The protest mixdo by tlio members of ho Lincoln Typographical union ngalnst the the state printing contract un- ler the bldi now on fllo with the state print- ng board , h.ivo opened the eyes of the [ leoplo of this city to the fact that u well aid plan was made by the Btato Journal Mtnpnny of this city to effect nn cxtrnonh- lary rlso In prices. Tbo following figures arc loaned from the ilds now on fitowllh the stitn printing board , and when thoroughly nnalyml show i very InrRO sized colored Kentlnnaii con cealed Boniowhcro In the Interior of the ivoodpilo. A inoro bra/on tittcinpt to hold up the state for sover.il thousand dollars docs not cotro to the surface after the most careful sifting of the affairs of this department of state us far ns iho record goes. It has been openly charged by the contesting printers that thcro was a collusion on the part of the bid- lers to got extortionate prices for printing. Hid n casual observer can llnd a great deal of circumstantial evidence by comparing the prices hid in the liouso mid nuiiaio journal and the session laws alone. MnpniMllnlril Unliirlilrnrp. That six amen could bid within 8 cents of each other , per page , on u Job of this magni tude without nil making their figures on the same table Is u coincidence that does not liavo a parallel seven days In the week at least. And when the fact Is taken Into con sideration that the lowest bid of the six was jy.US per page , higher than the highest bid for the same work two years ago , It would appear that they all wanted the job bad enough to take it oven under protest. Any man who can take the bids , size them up carefully and not see n "dlvy" scheme is cither onu of the six bidders or bin next best friend. Thcro is no question that being as liberal n patron of printer's ink as thu state of No- braslta is , slio pays enough for bcr printing under tlio moil favorable circumstances ; but when it comes to taxing the state from 60 to MX ) per cent inoro than private linns or individuals could cot tlio same vtork done for , It Is titno to cry a halt. The object of competitive bidding , ns It is generally un derstood , is to cheapen the price of com modities needed , but if It fails to do this and raises them , then It would be better to lot the state ofllcers buy their own supplies as tlioywould do in a private capacity. It would bo n saving of money and do awuy with the farce of an nppoaranco. to protect the public crib. A comparison of price under the 18'Jl contract and the lowest ISD.'I bidder Is ap pended below and can bo vcroilcd by the bids on flic. The contract is quite a largo one , nmounting in the aggregate to perhaps $7 ! > , - 000 , the figures given are only on the Items involving the biggest expenditures. Homo Startling Comjmrlionii. The llrst of the largiS Items Is 1,500 assess ment books of four quires each. In 18'JL the bid was ono-lifth of u cent per page and amounted to $ 'JJO. ( The lowest bid this year Is 2Ji" cents per page and would amount to J4,800 , a difference of $3,8-10 , or nearly foul times as much as the books the cost under the 18'Jl bid. Another Item that shows the enormity ol of increase is ± ? 5 tax books of eight quires each. In IS'.II they cost the state one-fifth of u cent per page , & ! S8. This year tlio same bidder and the lowest of the lot would re ceive for the same number # 'J.8SO , a differ ence of only $8ri'J3 , or nearly ten times what they were taken at In 18U1. Increase of cost to the state on those two items alone , $ ij-iii2. : Then , on several other lots of books similar to the above that bear about the same rela tive proportion of increase. The next big item is100,000 schedules of assessment. In 18'Jl they wcro awarded to ( ho State Journal company at 61.0& pur 1,000 and cost the btate $424. This year the same llrm , being the lowest bidder , would got for the same Job $1,000 , the snug llulo Increase of $570 , or f UK more than they got for the blanks last year , a mere bagatelle , however , compared with some other raises. A lonp list of blanks follow this item , ranging in in crease from 100 to 500 uer cent over the bit Of 1891. Treaturor * ' ItorolptH Co mi , High. Then comes : ! 0,000 , county treasurers' tax receipt * , furnished the previous two years by the State Journal company at one-seventh of 1 cent per page , or SS5.7U. This year 1 ; the contract Is awarded to the lowest biddri the same ilrm would get $000 for furnishing the same amount , a slight difference to the state's finances of tfl-i.iiO. A number of items for small amounts o blnnus Intervene between this and the next startler , but the prices art ! Invariably far in advance of prices paid under the old con tract. Ho is the next startler : Two hun dred and fifty school land receipt books , printed and furnished under old contract by the State Journal company at one-tenth of n cent per page , or $50 for the lot. This year , If allowed , they will relieve the state's exchequer of an oven $500 for the same work , Only a IKK ) per cent Increase. The above , together with u long list ol others not enumerated because the totals were quite small , even witli n 100 to 500 pel cent increase over the two previous years , tire to bo furnished the auditor of public ac counts and commissioner of public lands and L buildings , but it Is the educational dupurt- lineal of the state where the mo t blanks art T Ssed , and hero tlio figures are sent up in fballoons us it were , Notice a few Items : i'rlrua In u llulooii. Three hundred books toacho'rs' second Krado certificates cost under the Ib'Jl ' con tract , ono-soventh of a cent per page , or iO tinder this year's bid , at 5 cents per page they will cost Jl.WX ) . Think of It. One liun dred and fifty teachers' third grade certlli catcs will cost In the same ratio KM ) . 'year they rest $15 ; 10,000 copies of tlioschoo laws , furnished last year for $375 , will cosl under the prctuMiLbid fc'JIl" ; 0,000 courses ol otudy. 1801 # 111.20. 18VKI * 22S ; (1.000 ( Institute manuals , 181)1 ) $ T > 0i.20. : IH'.i ; ) f I.IMH ; 1OUO edu rational directories , printed hi January tlili year for fMi.M ) , a commercial price , are l > Ii /or by tliu lowest Induor nt $12(1. ( Five him tired Institute directories , printed in tin onmo way , at Jlfi , present bid K > 0. Oi eight con other blank forms in this otllco tlu ) > rtc is KiStl niore than the sainu bhuilcH wen furnished for by ttio Stuto Journal companj under its present contract , Ono thousand copies of the Nobrnsk ; nupremo court reiwrts , ten volumes , accord inn to the increase over the bid of Ifa'Jl would add gl.ino to the prolltsof the success ful lowoit bidder , which in every instance li tlio State Journal company , U.V comparison of the difference in prlci between the bid of Ib'Jl ami ISUUon the itotm enumerated alx > vc it will bo seen that I amounts In round numbers to $10,86' ) , a in 1 this Is only the larsor items. Tlio incruasi uu the entire bid would place the sum noi far from f2Ti,000. Snmll l.oti Como A peculiarity of the bid U thM on blanks whore only u tmmll quantity Is to bo fur lilsliod , the price quoted per hundred 1 nearly the same as when n largo quantity 1 : wanted , as for example , on a lot of tei blanks that aggregate 21)4,000 ) the price I : only a few cents on the average lower thai on u lot of ten that aggregate only 15,800 when , according to all rules , the prlci should decrease very rapidly as the quantlt < increases. Hut perhaps this Is one Iiistunci when thu rulu works the other way. Thu Journal company claims that It los money on Its hut contract , and the figure : certainly do not indicate a very big profit Bllll , competent printers and publishers clulii that thu work can bo done at a profit nt vcr near these figures. This , however , Is ni reason why thuy should be given the prcsun contract at prices that would make a smul fortune for the llrm , simply hccuuso twi years ago they took the work , as the1 claim , at a loss. This is evening up with i rapldty that U startling to these who wil tuko the pains to compare thu figures bli this and previous years. fair Crop 1'ruipecli. STIUTTON , Nob. , May 18. [ Special to Tn The woutliurii qulto warm and fa vorabio for grmrlni ? cmpr Alxnit ono-hMf of Hiecorri l < plfthted. Fall wheat Is looking Ino but rather tliln. Spring wheat and oats ire Just potting It peed start Farmers are col I n i ? peed over the good ram * of l.iit week hat wet the ground from live to nliio inches n depth. MNCOLM'.I I1KAVV I' Ul.tmn. OtnMi ( if Kendall A Smith' * Ornln llinlnrm Very Illnnntroin. Lixcot.X , Nob. , May VJ. ISpeclal to TUB EJr.E. ! Thcro Is now but lltllo doubt that the crash of Kendall & Smith , millers and grain men , is a bad ono. The firm , as was stated In } esterday' HEE , has boon finan cially embarrassed for some time , and the fact that was made known today that N. S. Harwood , president of the First National bank , Is the "company" of Harris Hros < ft Co. , who purchased Kendall & Smith's ele vators only n few days since , coupled with lho , further fact that only last Monday flio llrm executed u mortgage on It mill northoUst of the city for S OOO ( but which mortgaiio was kept from the knowl edge of the public and only appeared on the records last evening ) , shows than the fail ure was foreshadowed nearly a week ago. It was expected by the. llrm that If other creditors did not become alarmed , It might get on Its feet again , but the crash was pre cipitated yesterday nfternoon when James Morton , representing It. K > crlngham , presi dent of the hoard of directors of the re cently defunct Columbia National bank of Chicago , arrived in the city and presented a claim of fcJ.'i.OUO. Ho was informed that the claim could not bo met at present , but lie Insisted on imme diate payment. If not , he demanded that ample security bo put up. I to was told that this would bo given , but It Is said , on the authority of n well posted gentleman , that whllo hit was arranging for tlio drawing up of the mortgages Kendall & Smith executed other mortgages , which were placed on lllo shortly before 4 o'clock. The mortgages , in thoordcrof priority , areas follows : Cong- don & Co. , commission men of Chicago , ir > ,000 ; P. W. Lewis , loan agent of Lincoln , $10,500 $ the Converse estate , of which Ken dall Is administrator , fii.NX ) ! J. V. IX Smith. $11,000 ; C. O. Kendall , $1,500 $ the estate of J. D. Lottridgo , ? 10,800. These mort gagus cover all lands and mills In the county owned by the firm. The first mortgage on the Capital mills Is held rjy the Lombard Investment company for $15,000 , given several years ago to secure a loan , and thusecond mortgage on this prop erty is that of the First National bank. Be sides these there is a bill of sale of all stock on their farms and about their mills , includ ing their herds of buffalo , elk and deer , on file in the county clerk's ofllce in favor of A. V. IX Smith , for ft.lOJO. ! Smith in turn executed a chattel mortgage to Kendall & Smith for $25,000 covering the same chattels. Morton , the Chicago man , however , docs not intend to bo turned down so easily , and lias cug.tpi'il counsel to force payment of his claim. Several conferences were held today with Kendall & Smith , but It is probable that some lively litigation will follow. It is believed that the liabilities of the llrmill aggregate betucen $250,000 and ! ( ) i,000 ) , while no definite estimate of the assets can be secured. Mr. Kcudnll refused to make any statement to reporters , basing his refusal on the ground that it was private hUbiness. The house was founded by J. D. Ixjttndce twenty years ago. At his death N. U. Kendall , who had been his right-hand man , took charge of the business , and later Charles K. Smith was admitted to the firm. Humored grain deals are being investigated. IHt Arci-ptH. John E. Utt today informed u Uun reporter that ho would shortly send his acceptance of the offer made by the Omaha Commercial club to take the position of freight eomnils/ sioncr for that organisation. Ho expects to enter upon his duties one week from next Monday , May 32. ( lovornur Crounte'a Stun * . The governor's staff ns llnally announced is as follows : Judio ( advocate general , JohnC. Watson , Nebraska City inspector , H. S. Hotchkiss , Lincoln ; quartermaster , George E. Jenkins , Fnirbury ; surgeon "eneral , Dr. U. K. Giffen , Lincoln ; colonels , C. K. Adams , Superior ; IV. F. Cody , North Platte ; H. O. Pit Ino , Ainsworth ; Lieutenant J. J. Per- sbing , U.cj. . A. , Lincoln ; H. P. Shumway , Wake Hold ; H. E. Mulford , Omaha ; E. M. Correll , Hebron ; J. II. MacColl , Lexington. To Hunt tint Combines. During the last session of the legislature of Minnesota n Joint resolution passed that body asking an interstate conference' representative men from the different west central states , to bo appointed by the gov ernors of the respective states. The object of the conference was to devise ways and menus whereby the coal and other combines could bo successfully treated for viola tion of the laws , thereby giving the consum ing classes u recourse against trusts and combines. The conference will be hold in Music ball In Chicago Juno 5 and 0 and will be lurcoly a representative body. In keeping with the request forwarded with a copy of the resolution Governor Crounso appointed the following us delegates yesterday : Charles H. Van Wyck , Nebraska City ; A. E. Gaily , St. Paul ; N. V. Hnrlan , York ; C. Hose water , Omaha ; John D. Howe. Omaha ; H. I. Himnan. North Platte ; E. Mclntyro , Seward ; J. II. Powers , Cornell ; C. C. Burr , Lincoln ; C. D. Casper , David City ; EU A. Fry , Niobrara. John T. Dorgaii appeared before Judge Strode this morning and furnished bond for ills appearance on the three indictments found against him. Thu grand jury spent some time looking over the penitentiary yesterday afternoon , but took but little testimony on the Powell case. An adjourn ment was taken this morning till May 33 , but no indictments wcro returned today. John E. Htissoy , the tramp who murdered a fellow peripatetic tourist some weeks ago , was arraigned before Judge Strode this morning and pleaded not guilty to murder in the first degree. Trial was set for Monday , May 33 , A numbarof minorcrimliials wore ar raigned , and all went over to next week. The deputy county attoinoy , it appears , grow in censed last evening because the Jury had for the third successive time returned verdicts of not guilty , and ho expressed his opinion of them in no very complimentary terms. As a result the county attorney has refused to try any more cases before the present panel , which drops down and out in a week. The excise board mot this afternoon and heard petitions for and against allowing sa loons to run till 12 o'clock at night. No ac tion was taken , the board taking the mat ter under consideration. David Jodcn is badly wanted by the po lice. Yesterday afternoon Jodcn got Into un altercation with J. H. Moore , his next door neighbor , over the latter annoying Mrs. J , whllo her liegq lord was absent. Moore called his brother to his aid and they sailed In to whip Jodcn. The latter pulled a gun and shot once , the bullet whizzing by John Moore's head , and that stopped hostilities. Holla of llimtlui ; " ' lloiini , HASTINGS , Neb. , May la , [ Spebial to TUB BKK. ] A very interesting and at the same tima perplexing case has been before the district court today. Anumburof yoarsugo during thu 'boom , " James S. Small was the owner of a largo amount of land in Thoinp' son's audition , near Hustings college. Or this property thcro was a mortgage amount ing with interest to $12.000 to covet money owed by Small. But ut this time the property was thought to be so valuable that the mortgage was regarded as an liiHignilicanl amount. Small also owed Anthony Koehler , a banker of Gt'iiovn , and In order to secure the luttor , deeded him the property In question. In thu deed was an obligation to assume and pay the exist ing mortgage. Koehlor objected to this clause , and Small struck out all except the part loading , "which the said purchase ) hereby assumes. " Koohler supposed that all was stricken out , and filed the deed. .Several months ago the first mortgage ir question was foreclosed , Small am ! Koehlvr being made parties defend ant. It was sold under the sherlfl'f sale , but did not satisfy tin claims by f0,018. Small was not solvent and a personal execution was issued aguinsl Koohlur and his CScnava property Tavied upon. Now he comes into court to have the sale sot nsldo and thu case reopened. A motion to annul the proceedings wai overruled ion technical grounds , but i petition all ! bo introduced to reopen the case Injured In a ( imcllug Muclilne. FAtiwimv , Nob. , May 18. [ Special Telegram gram to Tim UEU. ] John W. Herron , super tendcnt or the fair grounds , while at worl on the track this morning caught his Hgh foot In the b'radiut' machine , breaking hi leg near tuclknue-aud suttalulug u tovore dls location of the uuklo. PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATIONS Members of tbe Women's ' Olnb Discuss the Kindergarten System. FLATTERING PROSPECTS OF THE CLUB Over 300 Inrnc4t and intliulaitlo Mem bers Orcnnlto for Mutual Improve ment I'lniH of the Vnrloui Depart menu. To the Lady Headers of THE SD.SPVT BEE Dear Friends : That success which suc ceeds U surely attending the organization of the Omaha Women's clubs the 800 In terested and earnest women who mot In Metropolitan hall last Monday witness. Al though the streets wcro well nigh 1m- passable and it looked like rain , nothing daunted , the ladles turned their stops to the club , and the little table back by the door was almost piled full of money , so many paid their annual dues of W. The treasurer said In despairing tones , "Well , I started to glvo each one a receipt , but It is simply Impossible , so will Just write your names and make out the receipts as soon as I got time. " Over yod names appear on the book containing the constitution , and nearly nil have paid their dues. Mrs. Harris , the re cording secretary , who Is the busiest woman lu Omaha these days , read 'tho minutes of the last meeting , and all preliminaries wcro hurried as much as possible , that the pro gram might bo reached as soon as practica ble , It being a somewhat lougthy ono. Mrs. Francis U. Oould answered to her name by reading a paper full of instruction as to the origin of klndorgartonlsm , Its author , aud the causes which led to Its pro limitation by the eminent Froobol. She sr.ld : Horn Into snlrltual unconscloinness , sur rounded by the clines of tlio eternal world , the power of the child must bo trulnud Into the highest conscious action by using Its sponta neously dcM'loped houses as orRans of the mind , not muroly as soiiiuoim pleasures dic tate. Krouhol follows thu course nature her self hns designated for the unfolding of thn mental tendencies , and In his klmlrrgnrti'ii systi'iiuirtsunt.s to the child u beautifully or- Kanl/cd Mirics of maturhtl which , correctly manliiuluted , Is designed to help him read aright , clearly , profoundly and lovingly this great book of mituio. Simultaneously with thn child's bodily development does Us mind uml soul unfold , ouch faculty In stinctively demanding cciliilii qualifications for Its full nurtuie and growth. Directing Xiitiii-.il InipuUrx. A happy child Is u good child , and a child Is happy wfiun absorbed In some environment or occupation wholly answering to the child's needs. ISow every child , whtitsouvcr , niitur- ttlly begins to piny , as a llr.st foi in of outward activity , and this spontaneous Impulsu needs only to bo guided and dlu-etud In consonance with the child's own lawful evolution , to prove truly educational. 1'or nlny Is really thu llrst menus of development of the human 'faculties. l'roi'belMiys : "Nothing : can cnmu forth from the conscious human being that did not lie germinating hi thu unconscious soul of thu child. " The paper was read in a very pleasing manner and was warmly applauded. The applause that burst forth when Miss Hickox was called attests the warm regard In which she Is held , and the eager attention paid to her paper , "The Kindergarten us Part of the Public School System , " would prove to the most careless observer that her words must bo words of wisdom. Among other good things she saia : Our public schools are perhaps our most characteristic Institutions. Our ancestors be queathed nothing , with greater urldo. No gift 1mb been hold more sacred. Then followed a brief sketch of the evolu tion of the school from the early days when the three ll's constituted a practical educa tion. It was formerly believed that any body could teach school , hcmco the crowding of largo numbers into ono room. "Given sixty pupils to a teacher and you have every con dition necessary to produce these miserable , stultifying , mechanical methods and that deadening routine order that will curse our schools for fifty years to come. The .schools Imvo received the Impress of every Kcnuratloii , and wu _ have fulled to dis card many of the Uholt1) , ' , and wornout preju dices and customs of thu earlier days. Wo hnvotiot been bravo oiioush to arrange our hchools to suit "new-found needs upon neiv- formcd pluni , " but still go patching on to our gnimlfathor'H plans , until today Instead of a consistent system wo have an inteiestlng and much venerated educational crazy-piitcn work.Vo talk of practical education , but as ypt know not of what such mi education should consist. As a ni'oplu. Ainoriciins un derstand only financial prosperity , material success and lu consoiiuewi ) e.ipoct the schools to tui u out boys and girls capable of achieving this sort of piospcrlly and when they do not tlio system Is criticized. The world needs children developed to a hlzli standard of manhood and womanhood , and In this und thu niodol school Is directed , It Is here that tno kindergarten meets tlio needs of tlio < | iiesl [ oiling public. To Frederick Froobel , the most philosophical of students , the unl- vorsu was u means , the end a perfect man. He saw the wonderful world with Its surpass ing beauty. Its mystic music and unrovualed treasure ; , of truth , existing primarily , that through Its agency the Individual might know hlniht'lf and his truu relations to all things. KlndurfnirtciiN Induce ISntliiislamii. Hosting thus upon the broadest and deepest M'li'iitlllc principles , the kindergarten affords the child the exact conditions which shall assist to his complete development. The Idn- dtM-garton will hrlnir Into the public shool thu priceless gift of enthusiasm , KlmleiKuronors tire always unthuslasls because they uro lii'iirtjind soul eiiuusLMl In a great work un folding the possibilities of an individual. 1'nhllc tu.ichurs , as a mass , are not enthusi asts , because they have outxiown tin * time when mem intellectual dexterity satlslljs , and the system makes ft dlllicult to roall/.o any other ambition. Tlio prusont public school presents a noor place for thu child to commence his cutout- as a cltUun , and when he takes his placu amoiiK Ills peers und becomes a small part of u great whole ho begins to assume the relations of the Cltl/l'll. Tlio school room e.\acts a very cosmopolitan social condition , like unto thu im-at city flats , where people llvu und do not hold any Inter course with each other. Ills wellunmigh for adults tof they understand why , but to Iho child , who Is yet in the sunu- barburous .state , for as thu ntco devel oped M > . also does the child , it Is an un- niitural foiclm ; piouess and brings Into boln ? solllslmuiis , conceit and unklndnuis. There Is no Indication ( lint 'man's Inhumanity to mun' grown KI enter as the sun grown old , but man's disinclination to bear It- grown hourly greater , These children as men and women will liavii many social oueatlons to a n.su er , und If they answer them not , what will lesult ? It Is most Important that Iho child Is properly adjusted In his own relations. Is It then safe to crush back Iho naturally democratic child life anil to illsconnirfu fraternity , even In Its germ stupes ? When once people comprehend the value of tliu klndurgni tun thuy will plant them everywhere , for Ihoy uro schools of the. people ple , by thu pcoplu und for thu people , They uru loved by them und will bo cherished by them. The paper closed with "not ono of us whohns secured life's equipment nt their hands , and felt the powerful , InelTacablo Influences , , | their noble Instructors ; not onu of us who hus luhoiud your uftur year patiently , or r.t times Impatiently In the ranks us teachers , but uir conlldont that our school system Is a yuunu L'lant In strength and bulluvuin Itus vie bu- llovo In thu lla that over us unfurls Us trl- colored message of freedom to all men. I lie- Iluvu In thu public schools of a glorious \ni \ but moro In those of n vigorous present hut 1 bullevo most of all in schools of a liottei future , und they will rest upon the kinder garten as u foundation , " Shields' JCnrnoat Addroii. Prolonged and hearty clapping of hands followed untlll the voice of the presldonl was drowned , but finally order was restored and short discussions and queries followec in iulck | succession , after which the thin and lust on the program , Miss Hello Shields came ftrwnrd as her name was unnouncec and read in u clear voice her treatise of the themo. "Tho Kindergarten and the Homo. ' Miss Shields' strong point in reading is hei earnestness and apparent sincerity. "Then should be moro use of sacred music , " Shi said : Next to the Influence of imislo comes gust uro and expression , thu earliest of ull fkiii ; uuKea , and therefore that which appeal * mot readily to tlio children. Gesture Hthudlroc expression of the oul mood. Innlltlia teach Ings of the great apostle , Kroubul , thun Is an ever present emphasis placed upoi the two great factors In woman' * lir and destiny , namely , Inherited tendencies which uro the work of nnturu ; uud tiublts am oimronniunt , which uru thu work of nature and hnblts and environment , which tire th work of man and education , Cun you true * thu boundary llnu which supuruti'x tlio con solous from thu unconscious soul ? In Hod' world , lust bocmibu It is Uod'n world , the Inv of all tiling U continuity. There uru ami cm lie no abrupt bek'liinlnKs , no rudu traiibltlom no today which Is not bawl upon ywtcrduy The dlolnnt tl N wwrmhlnlnu long bnforo tnolrrnyat-oixrh our Mrth , the need aorml- nntes In dnrknoi , nndls growing long before wo see Us growth ! wfhtho depths of the In fant xoul n proroM jwisi on which Is hidden fromoiir l ; n , yctwiilcKutliiffs moro than wo cnn dream of good or ovll , of happiness or lutiery , ' " i The most splrltcditllscusslon of the day followed this paper , and , questions as to the effect of the kindergarten on viclouscnlldren , the use of the sysutm In Sabbath school Work , and so on wcro Asked and answered by the exponents lii n very happy and ex- haustlvo style. > i IMnns for th future. Mrs. Hallcr Invited the club to meet with her at Linlnger's srallory on Monday , May 1M , and intimated that Uiwould bo proper for each lady to bring with her n cup and spoon , ns light refreshments might bo served. This idea seemed to moot the unqualified approval of nil the ladles , and the llrst election of ofllcers will bo hold mid the mild Indulgence : of that cup so dear to the heart of woman , good old-fashioned toa. The department of iteraturo , Mrs. M. 15. Covcll superintendent , not at tlio Young Men's Christian nssocia- ion hall on Friday afternoon and decided o begin work with the study of CJoothe. This department will linvo ono moro meet- ng on May IK ) . The department of polltl- ni science called out over thirty ladles at ho same place on Saturday afternoon. It vns then determined , after a great tieal of plrltcd conversation , to begin the year's vork with papers by four ladles on "Ijiw , " Trade , " "Government , " and "Money , " and 0 study during the summer u list of recant- ncmled books and Mrs. Fawcott's primer on 'Political Kconomy. " This department will doubtless bo ono of the most Interesting of any In the club , as the ladies seem deter- nlncd to glvo the subject very careful con- ( deration. A MnMiinu. XJHtll.lltlf.-i NTATK SKirs , Thnyor County Now * Notes. HnnitoN , Nob. , May 13 [ Special to Tun Jr.K. ] In this county grain and grass Is suf- erlng for want of rain. Farmers having ) ccomo tired of waiting for rain , have de- ildcd to plant tholr corn and trust to Prov- dencetodo the rest. The winter whoit In 1 great many cases , except on low or bottom and.s , is being plowed over and planted In corn. The acreage of wheat , both winter xnd spring , oats and rye , is nt least 10 per cent short of 181hJ , whllo that of corn Is fully M per cent increased. A heavy wind storm accompanied by .bunder . and severe lightning passed over this county tonight and the much needed rain which threatened blew over. The fruit crop of.Tlmyer county is In fair condition. A ( itilot wedding took place nt 8 p. in. "last evening at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. G. SI. Kaston. The contracting parties were Miss Cora , the handsome and accomplished laughter of Ur. mid Mrs. Kaston. The jroom is the prosperous son of A. II. Ash- jrook & Son. Only the Imtnedlixto friends and relatives of the contracting parties were iresent. This morning they took the oast- jound train for Chicago and other eastern points to spend their honeymoon. They will bo at homo on their return , in about three weeks , on East Ollvo avenue , where a largo and commodious house has been built and furnished by the father of the groom and presented to the newly wedded couple. U. C. Hayes , the popular B. & M. agent iiero for ten yours , luty this morning for Omaha to uccccpt a inoro , lucrative position with the company so faithfully served. A committee of the city's business men met at the parlors of the Central hotel and pre sented him with a golli-headed cane as a token of their appreciation of his business abilities und ins estimable wife with a , silver cuke stand. A. P. Bigelow , cashier of the Ogden State bank of Ogden , U. T. , and wife are the guests of ex-Senator Weathcrald. They leave tomorrow for Chicago. Three years ago Mr. Blgolow w.is cashier of the Thayer County bunk of this city. Mrs. O. P. Hendershot and son Ralph loft Thursday morning for Central Point , la. F. L. Naylor of Superior has been ap pointed agent of the B. & M. at this point and enters upon his duties this morning. H. W. Cornell of Santa Barbara , Cal. , is visiting his daughter , Mrs. P. J. Town. District court adjourned yesterday , having disposed of all cases upon tlio docket. A. G. Collins , president First National bank , returned from Omaha today. O. P. Hendershot has returned from west ern Nebraska. Mrs. J. H. Lynch , lady World's fair com missioner , has left for Chicago. Bothleoin commaudery , Knights ] Tern- ' pier , installed their olllcors on the evening of May 11 , ns follows : W. B. Hughes , com mander ; A. Li. Elder , generalissimo ; C. L. Richards , chaplain general ; J. W. Hughes , prelate ; W. D. Galbralth , " senior warden ; O. I. Steele , Junior warden ; J , E. Thomas , treasurer ; J. M. Fitzpatrick , recorder ; D. S. Scovill , warden. Piojpect * . NEWCASTLE , Neb. , May 13. [ Special to TUB BEK. ] For some months past Newcastle has been considerably excited over the prospects of the extension from Ponca of the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha railroad. The line , which follows tbe Aoway creek , wns surveyed and graded twenty years ago , but for some reason the road was never built. Last fall the road officials decided to extend the line and re-secured the right of way , which had lapsed to the original own ers. The contract for grading was awarded to Winston Bros , of Minneapolis , who com menced work today. The proposed line runs through the richest section of Dlxon county and will command an immense amount of business. A sure nmd steady boom has reached New castle. Several thousand dollars have been invested in new buildlntrs. while the popula tion has doubled in the last forty days. Although an immense amount ot rain has fallen during the past three , weeks , farming operations are progressing rapidly , and indi cations point to the largest harvest over gathered in this country. A meeting was held on the evening of the IHli to consider the advisability of incorpora tion. The question being passed upon unan imously , and stops were taken to file articles of incorporation immediately , Fairmont Odd Follows. FAIHMOXT , Nob. , May 13. [ Special to Tun BKK. ] Ilcspori'in lodge No. 4i ! , Independent Order of Odd Follows , of this city gave its annual banquet at the opera house last night. It was an invited affair nnd the houho was crowded. Urand Master Wler of Lincoln addressed the assembly in n most pleasing manner , spouking of the growth of the order and thu good work which It was doing , This was followed by a very inter esting musical and literary program , after which an elaborate supper was served. I.oiilUntr Alter thi < Mluirt I.lno. O'NF.iu , , Neb. , May III. [ Special Telegram to TUB BisK.J A. S. Garrotson the llnancier and railroad magnate of Sioux City , was in O'Neill last night. Mr. Garrotson , came over the Short Line on a freight train to got some idea of the business of the road , Ho made a number of inquiries about the coun try between O'Neill and Dunning , but gave no other Indication of his mission hero. llnhhm ! u II , i nil Cashier , HASTINGS , Nob. , May 13. [ Special Tele gram to Tun HUE. ] Burglars entered the homo of George II. Pratt , cashier of the First National bank , lust night and took his gold watch , his pants containing nearly $10 in change and a number of very valuable articles. No trace of the thieves has been secured , Flavoring NATURAL FRUIT FUS/ORS. / Vanilla Of perfect purity Lemon Of great strength- Grange Economy In their use , Ro ett . Flivor as delicately and deilclouty ! a the freih fruit > AT ' AT FALCONER'S 5c A PAIR. A PAIR. 3 cases of 2 cases of in child's and la fants' and chil dies' extra fine dren's plain and quality of Lisle fancy colored & Cotton Hose. Lisle Thread Come in solid Hose , sold regularly and fancy col ularly at 250 per ors a n d arc pair , for 3 days worth up to 350 2j c a pair. a pair. ON SSLE THIS Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday The Hosiery will be on Sale Thursday , . Friday and j Saturday The Dundrwear will be on Sale We secured these extraordinary bargains in hosiery and underwear from a New York importer , closing out his entire lines. Among the underwear will be found some fall and winter Weights , but the prices on such will be so ridicu lously low that it will certainly pay you to buy for the future. Prices cannot be quoted on the underwear until Wednes day , as the hosiery will command our entire attention for the next three days. 25c hose will be sold at 2\c \ , 35c hose for 5c , 40c hose at 9c a pair , 50c hose at 13c , and $1.50 hosiery for 25c a pair. No such bargains have ever been offered before , as the goods are all first qualities and perfect. During this sale 10 per cent will be taken off of every purchase - chase of "Onyx Dye" hosiery , for which we are sole agents. The other hosiery at prices quoted is fully 50 per cent below the cost of importation. * ii i At 9c a Pair. Ladies' full fashioned lisle and cotton hose , ribbed , plain , in fast black and solid colors , actual value up to 4oc. At 25c a Pair. 2 cases of ladies' extra fine French lisle thread hose in novelty patterns , in plain and dropstitched , in the very new- est'colorings , tans , reds , russet and black boots , made to sell at from 750 to $1.50. All at 250 per pair. At 13c a Pair. Full fashioned black ' | cotton hose ( Hermsdorf eye ) , also fine French lisle thread hose in plain and fancy colors , made to sell at 350 to soc , , I Ladies' $2.50 and $3.00 black bright thread silk hose in this sale A most cN'raordinary ' offer. Positively none of these bargains will be sold to the trade and as the margin on them is so small we will not sell more than one dozen pairs to any one retail customer. Men's Sox. i case of extra fine Men's Sox , made of Sea Island Cotton , sold everywhere at 350 a pair , .Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday , 16 3c , or $2.00 per dozen. Men's Sox. i case of Men's Fine French Lisle Thread Sox in fancy stripes and solid col ors , actual value SOG to 750 ; in this sale 2ic pair. We would also call your attention to 3 bargains in House Wrappers for Monday only. All our $1.75 Wrappers at and $2.00 2-piece wash suits tomorrow at $1.00 each. $3.oo Bedford Cord Wrappers , $4.00 Sateen Wrappers , $3.00 Madras Cloth Wrap pers , and $4.00 2-piece Or gandy Suits , tomorrow only $1.50 each. A large lot of the best quality of French Challis - lis Wrappers ( slightly soiled ) , $12.00 goods , nicely trimmed , tomor row $3.00 each. N. B. FALCONER , 1505-7-9 DOUGLAS STREET.