Tins OMAHA DAILY REE : WEDNESDAY , XOVEMHISTI 2 , 1898.
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MOUNTAIN OF A MOLEHILL
,
Popocratio Thunder Reacts Upon the Party
Which Produces It ,
OBLIQUE VISION LEADS INTO ERROR
I'UKor of Ponocrnt I'nncr Comments
on n Mnrkct Ilovletv nml I-'nll >
to OtiNorve thnt the Tlilntf
I.oil ( led.
OMAHA , Nov. 1. To the Editor of The
Dee : I am Just In receipt of a number of
letters one from Judge Lctton and others
from Omaha wholesale lumbermen , each
containing a clipping from the World-Herald
of October 13 , 1S98 , and all suggesting that
some reply be made. I know of no reason
why the World-Herald would not treat mo
fairly by giving my reply In full only that
Us sense of fairness might not materialize
until after election. As I do not wish to be
placed In such a false position on the eve
of an Important election , I request that the
following reply bo given space In your valu
able columns :
The World-Herald gives nie a column
under the head , "How John W. Barry Talks
to the Farmer and What He Says to Lum
bermen. " In other words , though not even
a Nebraska voter now , I am accused of
political dishonesty and for the mere pur
pose of trying to Influence a few voters.
The pretext for thla tirade Is the following
little market article in the Northwestern
Lumberman of September 17 :
The worst features of existing conditions , as
affecting the lumber tndnre the low
prices at which farm products are selling
this fall. The Lumberman has apprehended
this all along through the season , for .t
wns realized that the comparatively 'j'ssh '
price at which wheat fold up to May this
year was because of a shortage In Rurope
nnd other parts of the world , which caused
an extraordinary demand for American
wheat. Corn sympathized with wheat to
nn extent sufficient to plevnto the price tea
a paying basis. The foreign demand for
American grain Is not so large ns prior to
the collapse of the Loiter wheat deal. Crops
have turned out so well , though the yl-ld
han boon uneven , that the later movement
to primary markets has been heavy aul
prices have declined to a point where farm
ers arc to a large extent refusing to sell.
Reports from retailers In Kansas , N' lTiiBVi
Minnesota , Iowa , Indiana , Missouri and Ohio
mostly reflect this view of the mnttcr. The
dealers take It as an Indication that the
lumber trade Is to measurably suffer from
this cause. From numerous localities In
the various states It IH reported that this
attitude of the farmers has already checked
demand for lumber and the outlook for Ihn
fall and winter Is less promising than earlier.
Not nil Iiicoimlxteiit Position.
Now no amount of torturing can make one
word of that article Inconsistent with any
political position over assumed by me.
Neither did I over hear any well Informed
republican assert that the "comparatively
high price of wheat" was duo primarily to
any other cause than a shortage In other
countries. Republicans did , however , and
with pardonable pride , point to the fact
thnt a widely published Impossibility hnd
actually come about another cardinal bubbl
of the populist creed was burst and by the
mcro logicof events , namely , wheat and
sliver had actually parted company. And
more , wheat had not only gone up , hut sli
ver had gone down "nnd corn sympathized"
not with silver but with wheat. In other
words , the republican position that wheat
nnd silver did not move up and down to
gether , was fully established by events that
cciuld not bo Ignored. Now , Isn't this the
truth ?
As to the actual "McICInlcy prosperity"
mnong the farmers ; the quotation from the
Northwestern Lumberman having now such
good populist endorsement. Is the best evi
dence. Notice thnt the article soya : "Farm
ers nre , to a largo , extent , refusing to sell. "
and again , "From numerous localities In
the various states It Is reported that this
attitude of the farmers has already checks J
the demand for lumbcr. " Now will Bomo proi
populist Ju-'t run back before the "McKln-
ley prosperity" came In nnd see If lie can
find any farmers that were not compelled to
sell , no matter what the price was. "Re
ports from retailers In Kansas. Nebraska
Minnesota. Iowa , Missouri , Indiana and Ohio
mostly reflect this vluw of the matter , " sav
the populist endorsed quotation. In nil this
territory farmers have reached a point where
they do not have to sell until the price suits
them. Can any one point to such a thing
before "McKlnley prosperity ? " While tryl' i
to nnd a condition In demcpop days , Just In
quire , my populist friend , now that the
extreme foreign demand Is over , If the gen
eral condition as to price and demand , Is no
a llttlo Improved all along the line even
though not yet wholly satisfactory. So much
for Uio quoted article , which really speaks
for Itself.
Him Not Chimired Front.
What I mort seriously object to Is the Illy
concealed suggestion that a wider experience
In business affairs had Induced mo to change
my beliefs on the silver question. Indeed
It Is oven suggested that I never bcllevot
what I preached and I am given credit with
committing the census to memory , merelj
to argue with some one.
In reply I will say that a knowledge o
statistics was neccraary only to refute the
half truths so widely published and to whl-h
In my Judgment , the populist party owes It
very existence ; a knowledge of statistics no
being at all necessary to a correct under
standing of the silver question Itself , a
may bo shown by a few simple proposl
tlons. The task of money , or Its rcpresonta
tlvc , Is primarily to facilitate the exchang
of commodities and can bo put to no nthc
real use. No statistics are necessary t
understand that proposition. Again , the ex
change value of commodities cannot bo p > r
mancntly affected by any possible loghhi
tlon , changing the monetary unit. No sta
< lsttcs are necessary to understand thl
proposition and yet a little thought will con
vlnco one that It Is the basic preposition
of the entire silver question. To Illustrate ,
suppose Just for example , that fifty b tshcls
of wheat will exchange today for 100 bush
els of corn. Now suppose that congress
changes the monetary unit to stiver , at 1C to
1 ( or to copper , load or any old thing ) , other
things being equal , the fifty bushels of wheat
will Btlll exchange for the 100 bushels of cjrn
Public
ii Popularity
has set its
seal of
approval
enC
-C It possesses all the attriSJ
butcs of purity , flavor , w
and sparkle that go to
make a perfect table
water.
SolJ crtrynlitre.
J , ' jilloni. Hill.
Quartt and plnti , tparkHnf.
I'uxton , Gallagher & Co. , distributers.
Sold by Sherman & McConnell Drus Co. ,
Ntb.
'i and for the Mmplo reason that changes' '
In the money unit cannot affect , perm.iI
ucutly , the exchange value of conimo-l'Uoa.
,1 I promise here and now to work and vote for
populists If any one will demonstrate that
the above basic proposition Is not absolutely
true. I
Now , If the exchange value of commodities
cannot bo permanently affected In other
words. If common , ovcry-day exchange I
cannot ho permanently affected by coming
to the 10 to 1 basis , whnt Is tncre uJT tTicn I
to be affected ? Thl Is a very natural ques
tion and the obvious answer Is , the existing !
debt. All existing debts would be decrease. !
Just In proportion as the c.xchan ? ) value 'f
the monetary unit was rtrrr4 d' fi. if tti , >
government should eu.iv. that n corn > 'ob
should constitute the dnlhr , u would pay a
dollar of existing debt ( except In specific
cases ) , though It would not rxchnn.ie for
much rugnr. Now It Is submitted that
whenever the people decide to reduce debts
y legislation , some better way will bo found
lian by plunging the country Into a flnan-
Inl panic , which even Hon. W. J. Bryan ad
mitted would follow n change to the 1C to
basis. I
U'lint in the VKC of n CIinnKe. 1 I
It may bo urged that If tl e exchange value' 1
f commodities cannot bo permanently .if-
ected by change ? In the monetary unit , thnt
ho country could do buplaon ns well on
silver as on n gold basis. Admit It strictly
ind only for the sake of the argument , how-
iver , nnd the answer Is even then plain
md unequivocal , uamnly , If the country U
o go through the throe * of such a financial
evolution , It should bo for something better
not for something said by partisans to bo
qunlly an go < xl not for a thing proved false
jy the history of our own country , a history
lorroboratcd by that of every other country ,
.nclcnt and modern not for a theory proved
'also and cast off by the principal commer-
; ial nations of our own time not for a
hoory everywhere condemned by the electric
Ight of pure rcassn.
It has been urged that the sliver basis
would not be an unmixed svll. If t would
make It easier for debtors. While It Is true
hot the 16 to 1 diver basis would out down
ho existing debts , It by no manner of means
Mlown that It would hdp the debtor. In-
lord , the very reverse would , In mcst In-
stance1) ) , turn out to be the truth and both
lehtor and creditor would alike he urcnt.
sufferers. Creditors would do all In their
power to make collections before the sll-
vor basin wns reached , thus sacrificing the
property of debtors wlthrut. In many In-
stance-f , rcnllzlns enough to pay the l bt ,
' .hus reducing otherwise solvent men to n ! < -1
iMuta poverty , sheltered only by the pro
wling clauses of a Judgment. Only those
lebtors owing long-tlroo obligations could
ever hope to be gainers by a change to sil
ver , among which might be mentioned rail
road companies and corporations generally
a class of debtors the very furthe t from
desiring such a change nnd for the solfMi
reason thnt In the business demoralization
they , too , would loeo moro present profits
than could bo gained by generations hence.
So , looked at from any standpoint , the fel
lows securing political Jobs on the thciry
of 16 to 1 bimetallism would bo the only
real gainer ? . This Is the way a wider ex
perience lins Induced me to change my mind.
Voters who want more money and all the
monev possible In circulation , hut of the
present standard consisting of silver , paper
ind grid not any one alone , remember
should vote for "McKlnley prosperity" fel
lows , because that Is what they stand for.
Therefore , oee that they are put In posi
tion to do the most good. Sorry I can't do
more for a cause I believe BO essential to
the general buslncrs welfare. Populists can
do no better service , to their own party ,
even , than to so vote a to leave such men
as Stark to enjoy the gentle zephyrs of his
helovod state , undisturbed by the corrupting
Influences of national p-lltles.
JOHN w. runny.
Dr. Bull's Couph Syrup has saved many
a llfo. It Is a positive cure for bronchitis
and Incipient consumption. Price. 25 cents.
STOPPED A SLAMMING DOOR
Gimt of Wind InjurpN Mm. SnllNbury
nnd She AVnutit to Collect
Lnrffe DnninffcH.
Mrs. Hannah M. Salisbury has brought
suit In the United States court against the
exposition company for $25.000 damages for
Injuries suffered through the alleged care
lessness of the defendant. The petition says
the plaintiff Is a resident of Seattle , Wash. ,
and was Induced to visit the exposition
through the advertising which described the
show as a pleasant , safe and profitable place
to visit. She was specially attracted toward
the Manufactures building and visited It on
the day of September 29. The doors of this
building arc described as being twenty feet
high , six feet wide and four Inches thick ,
and made of heavy timber. They were sup
posed to be held open by hooks and staples ,
but on this particular day on which Mrs.
Salisbury sought to view the Interesting
and Instructive exhibits displayed In the
building ono of the heavy door broke from
It mooring and , swinging to , struck her as
she crossed the threshold and knocked her
down. The petition says the blow was of
such violence as to break the woman's left
arm at the shoulder. Injure her shoulder
blode , produce severe bruises and contusions
on her neck , shoulders , side , hip and foot ,
"so that ono side of her body was discolored
from her head to her foot , and other Injuries
Inflicted on her head and body. That as a
result of the Injuries she was confined In
ft hospital from the date of her Injuries until
October 22 , suffering great bodily pain and
mental anguish , her arm permanently In
jured co she will not have the frco and
natural use of It , " etc. , and for all of this
she asks damages In the amount named ,
charging the exposition management with
carelessness In not having the doors more
securely fastened.
Slinll Wo Keep the IMilIlpiilncn ?
Public opinion si divided as to the wisdom
of keeping the Philippines. Wise statesmen
are found en both sides of the question.
Public opinion , however , Is all ono way In
regard to the wisdom of everybody keeping
their health. Per this purpose Hosteller's
Stomach Bitters si widely used. This medi
cine Is both preventatlve and cure for malar
ial fevers , stomach disorders , torpid liver
nnd Impure blood. It Is agreeable to weak
stomachs and soothing to the nerves.
HAULING FRUMJTHE GROUNDS
JmlKO Pcott I'utM n Conntrnctlon ou
the Uv trnlnliiK Order lie llc-
URIltlf iNHUeil.
( An effort was made by the Omaha Mer
chants' Express and Transfer company to
have Judge Fawcott enloln other hauling
concerns from carting any of the exhibits
away from the exposition but the Judge re
fused to act In view of an order of Judge
Scott recently. During the afternoon W. N.
Dabcock , manager of the Transportation de
partment of the exposition , went before
Judge Scott for a construction of the order
marto In favor of his former superintendent ,
John 0. Owens , restraining the exposition
from preventing Owens or other hauling
concerns from taking an ay stuff from the
exposition grounds. The judge explained
that under his order parties other than the
transfer company could do any hauling
asked to bo done by the exhibitors or con
cessionaires but would not have the right to
go Into the grounds and solicit business ;
that Is to say , they could only baul away
such Bluff as they would be specifically asked
to do. To get Into the grounds It would b 9
necessary for them to obtain a permit. Mr.
Dabcock denies that there Is any monopoly
of the transfer business any more than the
rights of the exposition warrant.
Tlcl.-rt ru..cr llflil for Trlnl ,
Seth Testard. the ticket broker at 221
South Sixteenth street , who was arrested j I
Monday charged with having forged the
destination point to a B. & M. railway
ticket , was given a preliminary bearing In
prll : court yesterday. The hearing resulted >
In his being bound over to thu district court
In bonds of tSOO. The act was alleged to
j have been committed October 23. The ticket '
I was alleged to have been sold to Charles '
Schroth nnd tbe destination point was Ans-
ley , Neb.
ELECTION I I BOOTH PROBLEM
City and Oonnty Officials Figuring on the
Animal Probable Change ,
COST ( OF REPAIRS IS CONSIDERABLE
Councilman , I.nhcck Wilt llrlniv I'or-
wnrd a Proponed Solution thnt
Mny Itcnult In Some Definite
Action Hi-Inn : Tn lie n.
Quito n serious financial problem has
.
arisen over the dilapidated election booths
and Is confronting the city council. Either
extensive repairs , costing several thousand *
of dollars must be made to render them
serviceable or else new booths must be so-
cured. Who Is to pay the cost In cither
event la the question that requires solution ,
The matter hns been brought prominently
forward as a consequence of the bills that
arc coming In for putting the booths In
shape for the coming election and for
putting them In place. Councilman Lob ° ck ,
' who Is chairman of the council committee
on public property and buildings , has had
more or less supervision of the work , esti
mates that expense will be about J15 per
booth or a total of $1,140 for the seventy-
' six booths. This Is the hipgeat expense that
has been Incurred In this work since the
booths were purchased In 1891. Of this
amount $6 has already been spent on each
booths for repairs. Inasmuch as next year
the booths may reasonably bo expected to
be In need of still more repairs , this Item
will consequently become much greater.
This expense for repairing must be paid
by the city under the agreement entered
, Into with the county at the time the booths
j wore purchased. This agreement was to the
I ; effect that one-half of the prise of the booths
should bo paid by the county , one-quarter
. by the Board of Education and the other
| I quarter by the city. Moreover , the city was
j I ' to pay for storage , make necessary repairs ,
place the booths In position at election time
j and return them again to the storage place
I after election. The original cost of the
! booths In 1891 and 1892 , eighty-three In num
ber , was $18,509. which was divided accordIng -
Ing to the terms of the agreement.
I.ohrck'N Solution of the Mutter.
Since the 'booths were purchased the city
has each year paid the cost of repairing
and has not considered that It has been
getting the worst end of the proposition
until now. Since this expense has become
so considerable , however , the city council
Is trying to devise some plan of lessening
It. Councilman Lobeck believes that he
has a practicable scheme. He recommends
that Immediately after the coming election
the booths should be entirely recovered
with corrugated Iron. Ho estimates that
the cost will be about $30 a booth , the total
expense being about $2,180. Ho believes
that the booths will be fit for service for a
half-dozen'more years. His Idea Is to have
the county pay this expense , the city agree
ing again to care for the structures.
"The city should not be called upon to
pay this expense , " ho says , "and as It will
save the necessity of buying new booths , I
think the county ought to foot the bill.
The city will be called upon to pay at least
$10 a booth each year In putting them In
shape and removing them. At this con
servative estimate the city will spend In
this way some $3,800. Against this , the
county would need to spend but $2,100. "
City Comptroller Wcstberg Is In favor of
having the booths condemned Immediately
after the election and then re-covered at
once with corrugated Iron. A now agree
ment should be entered Into with the county
regarding the division of the cost.
Chairman Klerstead of the Board , of
County Commissioners admits that 'some
cteps will soon have to bo taken and says
the board Is reatly to meet the city halt
way. Ho has a scheme to do away with
the Iron booths altogether. He advises that
n new set should be purchased , each booth
to consist of a substantial wooden framework
and canvas walls and roof. When not used
they can bo folded up nnd stored away. Ho
believes the cost of such structures would
ba comparatively small nnd that the ex
pense of putting them up would be much less
than that Incurred for the booths.
GunrilliiNT AifnliiNt n Fire.
During the next few days City Electrician
Shurlg Is likely to spend a considerable portion
tion of his time about the exposition grounds
for the purpose of keeping a strict watch
upon the electric wiring. Ho proposes to
reduce the chance of flro to the minimum ,
and as a consequence ho will put Into force
some strict rules. In this work ho will be
assisted by Electrician Rustln of the
grounds.
"The greatest precautions are necessary
to prevent a flre , and they will be taken , "
declare the city electrician. "Exhibitors and
concessionaires In removing their property
will bo careless or reckless , and therein Iks
the danger of n fire. In case a blaze once secured -
cured a start , we would have a conflagration
on our hands that would surpass any Ore.
works display given during the course of
the show. "
The greatest danger lies In the flimsy
structures on the Midway , and the
greatest In such buildings where clec.
trlcal effects have been given In
the shows. The concessionaires may ,
through accident or carelesness or
otherwise , set flro to the frail structures and
thus start a conflagration. City Electrician
Shurlg will Insist that they remove their
goods ns speedily as possible and will have
the current shut off from this class of
buildings as soon as practical.
As great a care will be taken of the big
main buildings , but much less danger exists
here. The wiring was carefully put In , but
still a possibility exists that a flre may be
started. Light will be furnished all exhib
itors to take out their goods by night , but
as soon as any section of a building is
vacated the current will be turned off.
When the buildings are entirely empty , the
whole circuit will bo cut out.
Terminal Coniiiniiy'n Ordinance.
City Attorney Connrll has drawn up the
ordinance by which the East Omaha Bridge
and Terminal company Is to be given a
right of way for railroad tracks from Four-
tecnth and Websier atreets to Eighth and
Capitol avenue. The ordinance Is thought
to meet all the conditions Imposed by the
bridge company , the city and the property
owners In the vicinity. Consequently It will
probably be adopted by the special committee -
tee which baa been considering it nnd upon
which all the Interested parties are repro-
scnted. A meeting of this committee has
been railed for Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock to take action.
j Mortn Ity StntUtlcn.
The following births and no deaths were
reported to the health commissioner during
'the ' twenty-four hours ending at noon yesterday -
torday :
Births Grove A. Porter , 4401 North
Twenty-eighth avenue , boy ; Frank Kucera ,
1211 William , girl ; Frank Flala. 1407 South
Fifteenth , girl , Paul Paerllngcr , boy ; Her-
man Skarcn , 3413 Parker , girl.
DefneeH the Ilia Ouim.
PORT TOWNSBND , Wash. , NOT 1. The
i discovery hns been made that come mis-
crcant hns defaced the two fifty-four ton
guns that are waiting to be placed In posl-
tlon at Arrowstone Point by cutting names
rn the stem barrels with soap and acid ,
Suspicion rtsts on dlechirTd vorktnen.
! For broken surra- , .una insect bites ,
burns , skin dleease * . and especially pllea
there Is one reliable retredy , DeWUt's Witch
Hazel Salve. When yuu call for DeWltt's
. don't accept counterfeit or frauds. You will
not bo disappointed with DeWUt't Wltcb
llaiel Salve.
SOME s REPUBLICAN NOMINEES
I'lill McKNor , HtilTnlu Coimlr.
The republican candidate for senator In
the j Sixteenth district , comprising the coun
ties of nuffalo and Sherman , Is Plill Ucsior.
Ho Is a Pennsylvanlan by birth and In now
f > 7 years of age. Ills parents were Germans.
At the age of C his father died and , In nc-
cdrdanco with the custom of tho.-ia times , he
was bound out and at the age of 15 wan ap
prenticed to the shoemaker's trade. At the
outbreak of the civil war he cnl.atud In the
union army and served with the Army of
the Potomac until 1SC4 , when he was com
missioned second lieutenant In Company 1C
of the Two Hundred and Eighth Pennsyl
vania and served during the remainder of
the war. During his term of service ho
participated In thirteen general engage
ments. After the close of the war ho woa
engaged In the boot and shoe tiu.il IK a 3 In
Pcnnsjlvanla and Illinois. He removed to
Kearney In 1SS6 , where ho has been en
gaged In business. Ho has never held any
except minor offices and has never been an
aspirant for ofUco.
Clyde ICInKt Holt County.
Clyde King Is the republican candidate
for senator In the Thirteenth district , com
poecd of the counties of Holt , GarficlJ ,
Wheeler and Boyd. Mr. King Is a young man
Just In the prime of an nctlvo life. He was
born In Morgan county , Ohio , In 1STO , and
has made his home In Nebraska for twenty
years , and In Holt county for fourteen
years of that time. He started In to learn
the printing trade when 13 years of ago ,
and has worked cither as a journeyman
printer or In some branch of the newspaper
field practically all of his life. Ho was ,
when working In the city , a member of the
Typographical union , and la still an hon
orary member of that organization. Ho was
editor of the O'Neill Frontier during the
reign of the vigilante which culminated In
the lynching of Barrett Scott , and during
thnt time received several warning to leave
the county on account of his outspoken at
titude against the violent and Ian less meth
ods of that organization , but ho icfused to
leave and still makes his homo In O'Neill ,
J. II. ArtulM , Otoe County.
J. II. Arnds , the candidate for senator In
Otoo county , has spent practically all of
his mature years In the mercantile bust- i
ness , In which he Is engaged at present. >
Ho Is a. German by birth , but came to this '
country when only 11 years of ago In 1853.
His parents first settled In Illinois , where I
Mr. Arnds commenced the career which hoi
lias followed since. Ho first settled at '
Nebraska City on coming to this state and
clerked In a store , from that place going
to his present location at Syracuse. Ho
has always been a republican and an
earnest worker for the success of itho party , j
He has built up a reputation for business
probity during his long residence at Syra
cuse which has made him universally re
spected.
John II. Mcliol , Antelope County.
John II. Ntchol la the candidate for the
scnato In the Ninth senatorial district , composed - 1 j
I
posed of the counties of Antelope , Booue
and Greeley. Ho Is a fanner , living near j I '
Ncllgh , and all his life long has been | I
Identified with that Industry. He has an I
extended legislative experience , having I i
served two terms In the Nebraska legisla
ture In the sessions of 1885-S7. Previous to
coming to this state he was a member of
the Iowa legislature from Mahaska county ,
participating In the first election of William
D. Allison to the United States senate.
While In the 'Nebraska ' legislature he was
one of the most Influential members of that
body , serving on the commlttco of ways
and means. and took an active part In
shaping legislation.
Rllirldccc S. Ovrov * , UnwdOn County.
The Thirtieth Senatorial district Is the
largest In the state , embracing a territory
larger than some of the states of the union ,
the counties of Dawson , Lincoln , Kleth ,
Cheyenne , Logan , and the unorganized ter
ritory west of Blalne and Logan. Elbrldge
D. Owens Is the republican candidate. He Is
from the Hoosler state , where ho was born
and lived until early manhood. On coming
to Nebraska be stopped first at Hastings , but
removed to Dawson county In 1879 , where
he has since resided. He first engaged In
business , but subsequently studied law , and
was admitted to practice In 1S93. In his
profession ho has been very successful. Ho
has made u special study of Irrigation law ,
and his knowledge In this respect will be of
great benefit to his constituents In the legis
lature. Whllo engaged In the practlco of
law ho Btlll has very largo agricultural Interests - I
terests , and he Is the owner of two fine
farms In the Platte valley , both of which are
under Irrigation , and the management of
which he personally directs. The nomina
tion came to htm unsought.
Frnnk Israel , Diuiily County.
Frank Israel , republican nominee for
representative from the Sixty-seventh dis
trict , Is a farmer living near Bonkleman ,
nnd Is the choice of the large district of
Chase , Duudy , Hayes and Hitchcock coun
ties. He bears a good record of repub
licanism and has voted for every nominee
of the party since Abraham Lincoln. He
Is a newspaper pioneer , having published a
republican paper In Falrfleld , 111. , In 1875
and 1876. In 1885 he established a repub
lican paper In Denkleraan and the same
year was elected Judge of Dundy county ,
which position he has honorably Oiled ever
since with the exception of six years , when
ho was made special Judge by appointment
of the county commissioners. His record
as a Judge has 'been ' quite noteworthy , as no
HIS ELCOME LEGACY.
How Mr. Armstrong Overcame Inherited Gottt and
Rheumatism with Warner's Safe Cure.
In the good ohl days when torture was employed to loosen the
tongues of stubborn witnesses , \\nter wns sometlmcK allowed to fall ,
drop by drop , upon the victim's forehead. After a short time , the
pain passed all endurancc.nnd the witness was willing to tell all ho
knew ; perhaps more. Memory of this barbarity still lingers In our
word gout , which Is of French origin nnd means , literally , a drop.
Certainly the ngony of disease Is comparable with that of the old tor
ture.
ture."I
"I Inherited gout fro 'i my father , " eays 0. Archibald Armstrong.
of 4507 Ucimantown Avcnje , Philadelphia , "but my doctor was al
ways able to keep the dia aso within bounds until five years ago
when , after a fight with la grippe , I had what the physician called
muscular rheumatism. Fo hours at a tlmo I could not raise my arm
more than a few Inches , My feet swelled nnd turned purple. Oint
ments and llnamcuts only Irritated the burning flesh. I could not
bear the weight of the llg'Ucat bed clothes on my feet. The swelling
had extended to my thighs , and my family were getting anxious
about me , when a value 1 friend Insisted that my kidneys were at
fault and persuaded me to try Warner's Safe Cure.
"The swelling began to nubsldc within forty-eight hours , but
the third bottle of Sato Cure was consumed before I felt myself on
the way to recovery. I realized at last that 1 had a certain remedy
against my old enemy , gout , and that the Safe Cure wns cleaning my
system of every trace of rheumatic poison.
"This was five yearn ago. Since that time I have been exposed
to all sorts of weather , but I keep well , and have almost forcottea
that such a thing ao gout or rheumatism ever nllcd mo. "
It Is the business of the. kidneys to take from the blood a sub-
etanco called urato of sod i , which forms tiny , sharp-edged crystals ,
tuird as granite and poisonous ns a rattlesnake's bite , although slow
In action. When the kidneys nre diseased , the blood deposits these
death-laden crystals where circulation Is slowest In the toes , the
Joints nnd the ears. The sharp edges cut Into the flesh. That la
what makes the maddening pain of rhouuiatUm aud gout. Mr.
ArmstrouB'8 friend was right. The kidneys were at fault , and when
Warner's Safe Cure hud strengthened them the unwelcome legacy of
gout was driven away.
What a pity It Is that men should suffer , when relief IB almost
as close to them as their shadows !
higher court over reversed his decision , and
the satisfaction he has given to the com
munity Is such that no candidate was found
last fall who would run against him. Mr.
Israel Is GC years old and was born In In
diana.
W. T. Tlmmpnon , MerrleU County.
The candidate offered for the house by
the republicans of the Fortieth district , Mer-
rlck county , Is W. T. Thompson , a bright
young attorney of Central City. Mr. Thomp
son Is a self-educated man and has won
his present place In the community en
tirely by his own efforts. He Is a native
of Wisconsin , the date of his "birth being
1860. His father , who emigrated from Eng
land to that state , died when young Thomp
son was 5 years old , and his mother met
an accidental death six years later , eo that
the boy was thrown on his own resources
quite early In llfo. Until ho was 19 years
old Thompson supported himself by farm
work , at the same time preparing himself
for college. He entered Simpson college ,
Indlauola , la. , where ho studied until he
was admitted to the DCS Molnes bar In 1884.
In 1885 ho moved to his present home and
was elected to the county attornoyshlp two
years later.
D. II. Ilnrrl.H , Oloe County.
D. H. Harris , candidate for representative
from Otoo county , Is a man 54 years of age.
He was born In England of Welsh parents
nnd cnmo to this country during his youth.
Ho first came to Nebraska City In 1804 , and
has over since been a resident of this state.
He has 'been ' engaged In the milling busi
ness , and for the last five years has been
located In Unadllla. Politically ho has
been ono of the working repub'Icans , and
at no tlmo an office seeker. Though not
an office seeker , ho has always been a con
sistent worker for the party. Personally
he has always had the reputation of being
upright and honorable In all his dealings.
He Is a member of the Episcopal church , and
also of several secret societies. He has a
wife and four children , three sons and one
daughter.
Patrick Roddy , Otoo County.
Patrick Roddy , the other candidate for
representative In Otoo county , Is a familiar
figure In Nebraska rolltlcs. Ho has served
two terms In the legislature from Otoe
county , his personal popularity always be
ing sufficient to carry him throuch , even
when that county has returned a heavy opposition -
position majority on the state ticket. He
was born In Ireland In 1843 , and removed
from there to Canada , whcro ho remained
until 1S63 , In which year be cumo to the
United States. He engaged In steauiboatlng
on the M'ssourl ' river In the early days.
During the tlmo he wns engaged In steam-
boating ho was married In Omaha , nnd Boon
afterward removed to Otoe county , where he
Is now a heavy land owner , and Is also In
terested In various enterprises. 'He Is a man
of strong personality and makes his Influ
ence felt In every sphere Into which his ac
tivity Is directed.
Meeting < > t ArtlHtH.
Wednesday night the artists of the city
will meet to form an association for the
purpose of holding yearly exhibitions1 and
sales. At least twenty local painters have
endorsed the Idea and the new association
will start off with a good membership.
There will also be social features of the
organization and a closer affiliation of the
students of all schools represented In the
city.
Drex L , Shooman
hasn't boon around today the shock of
seeing SimiKiio's bear dance the lioucliti
kout'lie yesterday was too much for him
In tlip meantime we'll toll yon some
thing about a new shoe for the men
folks the new foot form shape ami
stylish round toes ? 3.50-no not by one
dollar Every shoe store In the world
can sell you n winter tan for ? ; i. . " > 0 but
Its left for the big value-giving Drex ! . . .
Shooman to put a shoo on the market
that has all the style of the $5 kind
and Is as Rood as the usual $3.00 one for
only $2.50.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omaha' * Op-to-diile Stint Homo.
1410 FARNA3I STREET.
Stoves and Ranges
Ilnngcs In particular this time Some
ranges are elegant lookers more nlcklc
than steel about the .1 not so with the
.Towel Steel Ilnngo enough ornamenta
tion to look well a ratine made of steel
cold rolled steel of the right weight
and thickness no sheet Iron used to
warp nii'l get out of shape while the
oven Is perfection made In four Factions
with ihuiRo edRes riveted together so
thnt It can't warp thus Insuring you a
perfect baker always you can burn
hard or soft coal or wood In the Jewel
SJei'l Hunger.
A. C. RAYMER ,
\VB DEUVEIl YOt'Il ' PURCUASB.
1514 Fnrimm St.
RECEIPTS AT SOUTH OMAHA
October's Stock Arrivals Put Up Some New
Figures for the Records.
CATTLE ENOUGH SURPRISE WISE MEN
Good Demand IlrliiRi * About Illlllior
Price * Here Tlinu Anywhere nnd
the Outlook for the Future
in IlrlKht.
During the early summer season the wise
men were predicting that this would bu a
light year with cattle men on the supposi
tion that the western ranges had been to a
great extent stripped of their cattle. Some
said that the ranges had been occupied by
sheep and the cattle driven out , others that
the man with the hoe had fenced In the
streams and water holes , and that many
cattle men had become discouraged and gone
out of business. Extremists eald there
would bo few cattle that the farmers could
get to consume their corn crop. But when
the season for thej shipment of range cattle -
tlo opened the cattle commenced coming
Just OB fast as If the wise men had never
proven their non-existence. In August they
began moving quite freely , so that the total
receipts were as largo as eveir during the
month of August In the history of the yards.
In fact , only once before during the month
of August did the receipts conio anywhere
near the figures for this year , that was In
1895. In September the cattle came still
faster , so that the total that month , In round
numbers , 102,000 , had been exceeded but
three or four times In the history of the
yards. With the opening of October the
cattle began piling In at a rate that taxed
the capacity of the yards nt South Omaha
to the fullest extent , the total for the month
being 127,000 , the largest run for any month
In the history of the yards. The month of
November generally experiences a decided
falling off In the matter of receipts , as the
bulk of the range cattle are gcnerlly mar
keted before that tlmo , but It remains to
be sc-en what this month will bring forth.
In the matter of hog receipts , this has
been the- best October , with possibly one
exception , In the history of the yards , 162,000
Irad arriving. South Omaha has forged
ahead very rapidly nnd has closed up much
of the gap botwccn second nnJ third place
In the list of packing house cities.
The sheep receipts for the imnth break
all records previous to thin year , being 131-
000 head. In March nnd April these figures
were slightly exceeded but never before.
The reason for this splendid showing of
business at South Omaha Is cany to learn.
The cattle were In the country , notwith
standing the assertions to the contrary , and
so were the hogs and sheep. They came to
Sruth Omaha Instead of going to some other
market because they were wanted hero anil
wanted badly enough to Induce buyers to pay
stronger prices than buyers at other places
wore willing to pay. South Omaha has been
during the greater part of the month the
best hog market on the river , and even
then after paying more than any other
market packers much of the tlmo were short
of supplies. Nebraska must produce tuoro
hogs If the five packing houses at South
Omaha are to bo operated to their fullest
capacity. Sheep sold at tttrong prices all the
month anil , ns la well known to cattle men ,
there Is no market In the country where
western feeders can bo shipped to any better
advantage than to South Omaha. In this
connection It might 'bu ' added that western
men hnvo grown Into the 'habit of halting
their cattle out In the state and selling nut
as many ns possible direct to the fanners ,
which saves freight back into the country
again. Whllo this plan h3s been followed
very extensively thin season still there haa
been a largo gain In the arrivals of stock at
South Omaha as noted above.
FEDERAL BUILDING NOTES.
The November term of the federal court
will convene In this city on Monday , Novem
ber 14. The grand Jury will report on the
opening day , nnd the petit Jury on Novem
ber Ifi. There are no cases of unusual Im
portance to be tried during the term , HO far
113 Is now known.
Another furniture contract for thi nmv
postoffico building has been made , this tlmo
with the Sextro Furntturo company of Cin
cinnati. It calls for the heavy fixed furni
ture for the different offices In the building ,
and Is In addition to the contract recently
awarded to Moses & Sons of Washington.
The furniture Is to be of quartered whlto
oak , and Is to ho In place ready for use
within sixty days. The contract price Is
I3.CS7.60.
Come Anyway
You don't need to feel that , you must
buy every time you come to our store
we're Rlad to hnve you come In and look
around we've always something to
show you that's new we never tire of
showing pianos so many different
makes that you can't possibly see them
all In one day there's the Klmbnll
the Knabo thu Hallett & Davis the
Kranach & Hack Ilospe and others
nt least a dozen In all In as many
different woods some elegant fancy
natural wood cases nnd so many differ
ent prices every one a money-savor
such easy terms , too like paying rent
we've some elegant brand now pianos
we'll rent for $3.00 n month.
A. HOSPE ,
Music oiid An 1513 Douglas
Mamma's ' Darling
When she Is 111 must have the best card
and the purest drugs when remedies are
administered Nothing Is moro precious b i"
to a mother than the good health of her
*
children Therefore you cannot bo too
careful whore you procure your medi
cines We keep nothing In our stock but
chemically pure fresh drugs nnd In
compounding phjslclnns' prescriptions
they receive the utmost care no mat
ter how difficult It may bo we can com
pound It correctly.
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
Ilctnll Draft llomav.
1403 Farnam fltrret.
OppotlU Putoo Uottl.
Your Feet Sink
Into heavy rich carpets when you visit
your friends the rooms have a delight
fully artistic atmosphere Everything Is
In harmony but yet not startllngly
luxurious You wonder about It the
whole secret Is right buying prices nre
not nearly so high as you think If you
buy hero nnd now that the exposition
Is over you will have the time to come
and get our prices Wo like to tell you
all about our carpets.
Omaha Carpet Co
Jnmlm's Exclusive Carpet House ,
1515 Dodge St.