THE GERMAN VOTE.
OEN. DICK SAYS IT WILL. BE
CAST FOR M'KINLEY.
Democratic Imperialism Scare of No Ef
fect Teuton Stand for Hound Money
Hint Don't' Fear Lurge Increase In Our
Military Force A Question of Pollen.
"Our friends, the Dcmocrcis, arc try
ing," said General Charles Dick, Secre
tary of the Republican National com
mittee, "to mako everybody believe
that the German voto this year will
so to the Democratic party, but there
is, not ..the slightest likelihood of this
being the case.
"In 1890 tho Germans voted for
President McKlnley. They aro strong
believers In tho advantages of n gold
standard of curroncy. This tho Repub
lican party has given them. They know
that should tho Democrat candidate
for president bo elected, which, of
courso, would mean Democratic con
trol of congress, then tho gold stand
ard law would bo repealed and freo
valnago of silver will bo foisted upon
tho country. Tho Germans do not
want this. They aro probably the moat
level-headed Kuropcan pcoplo who
como to llvo hero. Thoy know that
they faro betlor here, can mako and
savo moro money than they did In
tho Fatherland, and they aro not a
pcoplo who nro load away by flights
cot tho imagination.
"An effort Is bolng made to bring tho
Germans Into tho Democratic lino by
scaring thorn with tho bugaboo of
Imperialism, which it is claimed would
ompol a largo Increase In our mili
tary forces. Many of them havo como
here to escape the strict military laws
that are in force In Germany, and
imt,urnJly thoy would not favor any
thing tending in tho samo dlroctlon
In this country. I am glad this sub
ject has developed thus early In tho
campaign, becnuoo tho Germans will
liavo time to road and study what tho
actual conditions aro as to our military
forces, comparing them with thoir
Fatherland.
"Germany has over 52,000,000 peo
ple. Ita standing army is G00.000 mon.
n nverago of lltf soldiers to every
3,000 pcoplo. Tho United Stntos Is
70,000,000, and a standing nrmy of
(35,000 men, which is equivalent to 1.80
of ono fcoldlor to every 1,000 of our
populutlon. Whllo Germany lias noar
ly eleven soldiers moro per 1,000 of her
.pcoplo than wo have, thero cannot bo
tho slightest chanco of tho effect of
,Smporlallsm being experienced in this
country.
"Tho following table Bbowf tho lead
ing countries of tho world, with thoir
population, thoir standing army, and
tho number of eoldloro each country
lias per 1,000 of its pooplo:
Soldiers
per 1.000
Country. Population. Army. tuVon
Jrunco 38,600,000 CCO.000 H.05
Oortnnny 62,300,000 ooo.ooo 11.05
Autftrla-ItunBUry. 41,1,00,000 280,000 0.07
lluisfnti Etnplre..l2'J,SOO,000 700.000 0.01,
Turkey 33,000,000 210,000 7.01
Orent Britain 38,000,000 210,000 6.00
iiuly 2y,70O,ooo Mio.ooo 7.01
Vnlted S lutes..,. 70,000,000 fl6,000 .SO
Tcaco footing. Vnr footing.
"France has 14 soldiers to ovory
1,000 of its population; Germany moro
than 11; Austria-Hungary and Russia
moro than six each; Turkey arid Italy
each moro than so von; Groat .Britain
more than G6, while the United States
has loss than ono soldier por 1,000 of
'Ha population. There can surely bo
no chanco of tho mlltary strength of
tho United States over being Increased
to the proportion that exists In Euro
pean countries.
"As a clty'grows.ln size and extends
1U area, tho first thing 'for which tho
.citliens living thoro ask Is moro pollco
protection. Our country Is llko a largo
city, and tho bigger It growo.tho bottor
it should bo protected. But tho United
;StatcB has been growing and growing
jroar nftor year, and its population has
doubled since tho civil war whllo our
standing army has been kept nomi
nally at 25,000 mon year after year.
JSvon our presont increase above 25,
O00 men la but temporary, as tho law
authorising It expires on July 1, 1901,
juat a year from now.
' "As a matter of fnct, this country
boa not been affording sufllclont pro
tection to its citizens In proportion to
their Increase. If our Gorman friends
will btudy tho mattor In this light,
thoy -will sco that wo aro as far ro
moved from mllltaryism nnd imperi
alism as wo woro llfty years ago."
A On at National DaiiRurt
Tho present disturbed condition of
Kuropo, with rcferenco to far eastern
complications, as well as thoso urls
Ing In Morocco nnd clsewhoro, has
called attontlon to American dopend
mco upon foreign shipping for tho
carriage of their rorolgn commerce.
If the nations of Europe should bo
como involved In a groat war, which
muny believe to bo Imminent, thoro
would bo a wholosalo withdrawal of
foreign Bhlps from tho channols of
trndo to provide transport for troops
nnd munitions of war.
As nine-tenths of our foreign com
merce Is carried In foreign bottoms. It
la obvious that tho withdrawal of a
large portion of that shipping for oth
er than commercial uses would do
prlvo our pooplo of their only mentis
for. supplying our constantly growing
foreign markets. Freight rates would
rise to 11 prohibitive amount in ro
spect of many, of our commodities. Our
surplus; productions would accuraulato
upon our hands in enormous quanti
ties, prices would fall, wages would
Ho reduced, and Industrial stagnation
jnnd loss of employment would bo wide
Hpread.1 Tho conditions oxlstlng be
tween 1893 nnd '1890 would bo rd-os-taullshod
In oven a , moro Intouslflod
form.
This country Is the leading export
nation of tho world, nnd tho futuro
growth of that trade seoms Illimitable,
provided, always, that wo have an
abundance of ships In which to sontt
our products abroad. But a check at
this time, when tho broad foundation
for nn enormous export trade Is being
laid, would have a most serious nnd
fnr-rcnchlng effect upon our pcoplo
and our resources.
Tho stability of our foreign trade
can never bo assured so long as 90
per cent of It Is carried in foreign
ships. We send threo-quartera of all
our exports to Europe, and American
ships carry the ridiculous proportion
of but 1.30 por cent! Foreign ships
carry a billion dollars' worth of our
products to Europe, and our own
ships carry less than thirty million
dollars' worth.
No grcator danger confronts tho
United States today than that caused
by our dependence upon foreign ships
for tho carrlngo of nearly all of our
exports. Of our exports to all tho
world, less than 7 per cent carried In
American ships. Apart from tho com
mercial calamities possible, and, as
somo pooplo believe, probable, through
tho withdrawal of tho larger part of
tho vast foreign shipping upon which
wo nro now dependent for tho auxil
iary naval nnd military ubcs of the
groat powors, our great weakness upon
tho sea emphasizes our only real na
tional danger.
Congress cannot romcdy this condi
tion too soon, Proper provision must
bo speedily mndo for tho attraction of
American capital into shipbuilding
and shlpownlng, so that at tho earli
est moment possible we shall become
possessed of tho ships wo may requlro
for all of tho necessities of our foreign
commerce. Our export trado Is closo
ly approaching a billion and a half
dollars In value. At Its present rate
of growth less than a scoro of years
will find It valued at three billions and
requiring double tho shipping of to
day for Its carriage. Foreigners will,
then, havo us all tho more nt their
mercy if wo do nothing to establish
our own Bhlps upon the seas.
Foreseeing just such a possibility as
this, Thomns Jcfforson a3 long ago as
1793, In a groat Btato papor predicted
that n nation which allows foreigners
to do tho grcnt bulk of Us foreign
carrying "will bo disarmed of Its de
fense, Its productions will bo nt tho
mercy of tho nation which hns pos
sessed Itself exclusively of tho moans
of carrying them, nnd Its politics may
bo inllucncod by those who command
lta commerce." Thoso words woro pro
photlc of a condition that actually ex
ists in rospectjot tho United States today.
Nebraska's Llvo '(took.
Nebraska's llvo stock -affords nn In
teresting objoct losson to tho farmors
of that stato. Coraparo tho values:
Jan. 1, 1895. Jan. 1, 1900.
Horses $17,715,202 $28,120,512
Mules 1,794,240 2,384,067
Cowb 9,474.974 24,329,499
Other cnttlo .. 10,333,731 40,220,249
Sheep 339,783 1,090,807
Total $45,057,890 5102,145,734
An Incrcaso of 125 por cent In tho
value of Nebraska's live stock Is good
evidence to tho pooplo of Mr. Bryan's
stnto that they can got along pretty
well without elthor 10 to 1 or a Demo
cratic prcsldont.
National Finance.
The monthly statement of tho pub
lic debt shows that nt tho closo of
business, May 31, 1900, tho dobt, less
cash In tho treasury, amounted to $1,
122,608,811, a decreaso for tho month
of 12,193,274, which la nccountcd for
by tho redemption of bonds.
Tho amount of bonds so far ex
changed nt tho trensury for the now
2 por cent bonds ot 1930 Is 1280,365,850,
of which 164,560,400 wore received
from Individuals and institutions oth
er than national banks. The amount
of old 2 por cent bonds so far re
deemed at tho treasury Is $510,500.
Total cash, $1,104,201,826.
Less Foreign Wool.
Wool was Imported into tho United
Stntcs as follows:
1890 230,911,473 pounds
1899 70,730,209 pounds
Tho difference was lG4.17n.2H4
pounds, which represents the quantity
for one year sold In tho Amorlcnn mar
ket by foreign wool-growors Instead
of by Amorlcnn wool-growers. Tho
Democratic freo trado tariff robbed tho
Amorlcun furmor of his mnrkot for
154,175,204 pounds of wool In a slnglo
year.
Tho Labor Combination.
Tho organization of labor In tho
United States has grown equally as
fast as tho organization of trusts, with
a membership of 1,004,000 on Jnnunry
1, 1900, tho American Federation of
Lnbor has since enrolled 304,000 moro
mombors,' bosldct. Issuing 1.G00 lneal
charters this year. Tho past throe
years lmvo Ijoen thoso of greatest suc
cess for tho consolidation of lnbor In
terests. iiuttor Mini ciictio,
Butter was worth only 14 ceuts n
pound In tho Now' York mnrket In
1890, und cheeso, 7 conts. Last year,
on the fcnmo dnto, July 1st, buttor was
worth 17& cents, nnd cheeso, 8Vj conts.
Factories woro busy, pooplo had monoy
to spond, and could afford to buy but
tor nnd choeso last year. In 1896 thoy
couldn't.
A Conjunction,
It scorns to bo "Bryan or bust" with
the Demo-popo-sllvo delegations this
spring. They will understand how
much a conjunction monns sometlmos
when thoylBoo on tho bulletin, boards
next November "Bryan and bust I"
gfKA n
EPUBLICAN.
Hon, D. If. Mercer Think McKlntey Will
Heat llrynn.
Washington. "In my opinion thero
is more than a fair clinnco that tho
electoral voto of Nebraska will be re
corded this year for tho rc-electlon ot
President McKlnley, even If Mr. Bryan
should bo the- opposing Demorratlc
candidate" said the Hon. David II.
Mercer, member of congress from that
stnte.
"My reosons for this conclusion, at
which I have only nrrlved after a care
ful study of the conditions In Ne
braska, aro several. First of all comes
tho general prosperity that has ox
tended to all daises of the pcoplo dur
ing tho present administration. An
other reason Is, that tho poople out
thero havo seen for themselves that
the freo coinage of silver at the ratio
of 10 to 1 was not necessary to bring
nbout prosperity. Another reason Is
because farmers have been selling
their crops nt much bottor prices un
der the gold standard than they did
when tho sliver agitation was at Its
height. Another reason Is that better
wages aro being paid all over Ne
braska, and It Is difficult to find a man
out of work. Tho advertising columns
of tho Nobroska papers are now filled
with pcoplo who want labor. Four or
five, and six years ago there woro col
umns of advertisements from pooplo
who wanted work.
"Nebraska';? big corn crop has sold
at excellent prices, and money has
been rolling Into tho banks there to
the credit of tho farmors. Bank de
posits In our state last year amounted
to almost $23,000,000, as compared
with less than $14,000,000 In 1894. Di
vide this increase of $9,000,000 among
our population of ono. million and a
quarter people, and. they cannot but
feol thnt money talks.
"It Is not so many years ago since
corn was used as u fuol In Nebraska,
and only a few years since farmers
were feeding oven wheat to their hog3.
But Under tho lirn.ifl pxnnnnlvo nnllrv
of the present administration, tho
mnrKots for American products are in
creasing, and tho demand for our fond
stuffs Is becoming greater and greator
mrougnout uie world.
"Only flvo years ago when Grovcr
Cleveland wns prcsldont, and when
freo colnago of sllvor was being wide
ly ngltatod, tho value or all tho llvo
stock In Nobraska wns $45,058,000. At
tho beginning of this year our llvo
stock wero worth, excluding hogs, as
much as $102,000,000. This nlonn add
ed $50,500,000 of wealth to farmers In
tuo stalo which I havo tho honor to
ropresont. An Incrcnse llko this of
considerably moro than 100 per cent
Is remarkable., Mules aro worth more.
Horres havo Increased 60 per cent In
valuo. Tho number of sheep In Ne
braska Is not large, but they aro
worth Just three times as much money
this year as they wcro In 1895 -when
American wool had no protection. Tho
wngos of tho laboring man havo In
creased In proportion and ho always
has a Job.
"Now, lot mo glvo you tho following
comparison of prices at which farmors
sold their products In 1896 and 1900.
Tho figures aro taken from one of tho
Democratic papers In our state, and
thoy ropresont tho dlffercnco In a
farmer's lncomo:
FARM" PRICES IN 1896.
1,000 bu. of wheat nt 50 cts...$ 500.00
1,000 bu. ot corn at 10 cts.... 100.00
1,000 bu. ot oats at 13 cts 130.00
3,000 lbs. hogs at $2.85 per cwt. 85.50
10,000 lbs. steors at $3 per cwt. 300.00
Total '. $1,175.50
"For theso samo products the farm
er received on April 27, 1900, as fol
lows:
1,000 bu. of wheat at 50 cts.... $ 500.00
1,000 bu. of corn at 30 cts.... 300.00
1,000 bu. of oats at 23 cts 230.00
3,000 lbs hogs at $4.95 per cwt. 148.50
10,000 lb3 stocrs at $5 per cwt. 500.00
Total $1,678.50
"Hero Is a dlffercnco of $500 In a
farmer's Income from these small
quantities ot his products. And tho
figures are the actual prices that wero
paid In tho two years. On the other
hand what Is thero that the farmer Is
buying for which ho payB more
monoy? Sugar nnd coffeo aro cheaper
now than thoy used to bo. Thero has
been no advance In tho price of cloth
ing, or In farm materials, and those
nro the principal articles that farmors
have to buy.
"Tho grain In tho farmers lncomo
represents much to him and to our
state. It enables him to pay off his
raortgago, or at least pay oft a part
of It. Ho can moreover borrow monoy
now at n lower rate of Interest. Ho
has been nblo nlso to lmprovo his
property, nnd to add vory materially
to tho comforts of his home, besides
having money to spare for the hotter
education ot his children. All these
things tiro fact3 which the Nebraska
farmer has exporloncod, and It will
take an nlmlghty lot ot talking and
theorizing to offset the benefits that
havo been dorlvod under tho results
of practical experience."
Frlio of Wlro Nulla,
Tho nverago prlco of wlro nails In
tho Unltod 8tates last year was $2.57
per keg of 100 pounds, as compared
with an avorago of $2.50 In 1896. Tho
IncrenBo, theroforo, was only 7 cents a
keg notwithstanding tho much hlghor
cost of raw matorlal.
A Furo Gainble.
Will the Democratic dlco at tho Kan
sas Lity convention turn up the politi
cal policy number 16-2-1 Is the ques
tion that Is agitating soma of tho Gold
Democratic leaders of Maryland.
On the 110 squaro miles of Lon
don's area, it Is said, 1,000 tons ot soot
settlo yearly.
NEOHA
GUM
if
Indians and Cowboys to Mix Up on tho
Glorious Fourth,
MORE THAN 4,000 TO PARTICIPATE
Chief Ited Clouil to Command Fire Hun
dred of III Urates In Sham Unttla To
gether With Many Other Troops and
Tribes.
CHADRON, Neb., Juno 25. Tho
committee in charge of tho Fourth ot
July celebration at this place has ar
ranged for the entertainment of tho
public In grand style. Tho most novel
feature of tho celebration will bo a
sham battlo between 2,500 Sioux In
dian and 2,000 cowboya. The Sioux
will como from the Pine Ridge agency
and tho cowboy brigade will bo com
posed of old-time riders, who used to
rido the ranges in the early days of
this country. Tho battle has been ar
ranged through the personal efforts
of Colonel W. F. Hnyward, who has
Just returned from a visit to tho res
ervation. Tho plan Id for tho Stoux
to make a sham attack on tho city at
daybreak, armed with their rifles and
belts full of blank loads, tho town to
bo defended by tho cow punches, Id
chargo of Colonol Jny L. Torrey, who
was colonel of a regiment ot rough
riders In the Cuban war. The colonol
is proprietor of a ranch In tho Big
Horn mountains, and has been Invited
to come with as many of his old com'
mand as possible, and take charge of
tbo defense. Tho cow punchers will
bo mounted and armed with carbines
and six-shooters, with doublo rounds
ot blank, cartridges.
Tho Indians aro qulto frlondly and
peaceable somo of them being half
and. quartorbreods, and most of them
speak the English language, so no real
danger from., them is apprehended.
They will como. over tho day before
and camp outside the city limits tho
night of July 3, which they will Bpend
In dancing war dances and singing
war songs, accompanied by tho squaws.
Excursion trains and special rates
aro being arranged for from all di
rections, and tho time of arrival will
bo such that visitors will arrive In
time to witness this novel event. Tho
battlo will bo of greater interest when
It Is remembered that Chlof Red
Cloud, tho greatest living Indian chlof,
will load with 500 braves from his
district, and will bo supported by
Chlof American Horso, who lias In his
command a great many of tho Wound
ed Knee warriors and some who wero
In tho Custer massacre.
There seoms to be no doubt that the
battlo will appear real, and every
precaution will bo taken to avert any
possible- danger.
Two Licenses for One Couple.
TABLE ROCK, Nob., Juno 25.
Thoro was qulto a romantic runaway
marrlago hero, or rather at Pawnee
City. Mr. William Holman Jennings
of Lincoln, who formerly practiced law
here, bolng tho groom and Miss Addle
Shaw Lyman, who has lived horo since
a child, bolng tho bride. Mr. Jennings
enmo down horo Thursday night, with
a marrlago Hcenso securely hid In hla
Inside pocket, which ho hnd procurod
that day from tho county Judgo of Lan
caster county. Finding an lrato fath
er, with tho aid of friends a swift
team waa procured and tho couplo
drove to Pawnee City, whero another
Hcenso was procured and tho couplo
mado ono. Tho Lancastor county doc
ument ho tooit back with him to Lin
coln. Arriving homo and driving up
to tho residence of tho brldo thoy
wore not permitted to enter nnd took
their dinner at tho house of a mutual
friend.
Thoy took tho afternoon train for
Lincoln, their future home. Tho
brldo Is the daughter of W. G. Ly
man of this place and the groom Is a
nophow of Captain R. P. Jennings.
Re-Kstahllsh lllnlr Itoad.
WEST POINT, Neb., Juno 25. The
county board of supervisors has de
cided to re-establish the boundaries
of tho historic "Blair road" within the
confines of this county. This Is ono
of tho oldest established roads In the
state and runs in a diagonal direction
from the southeast corner of tho coun
ty to tho city of West Point, thereby
saving tho farmers living along tho
routo n considerable distance to tho
county seat. It wa3 established by a
special act of tho legislature on Feb
ruary 15, 1809, but the records ot thai
body being Inaccessible to the people
of thlB county heretofore the fact was
denied and tho road allowed to fall
Into dtsuso.
Old Settlers of Sarpy.
PAPILLION, Nob., Juno 25. Tho
old sottlors of Sarpy county hold a pic
nic at Howard's grovo Saturday after
noon. John I. Goss of Bellovuo wns
speaker of tho day. Fully 500 people
from the surrounding country wero
presont. Tho Papllllon band furnished
music for tho occasion.
Seven Yeiir Sen 'once.
CLAY CENTER, Nob., June 25. An
adjourned session of the district court
lc bolng hold here, with Judgo Stubbs
presiding. The man Nelson, who
brok'o Jail horo two years ngo, nnd was
brought back by Sheriff Secord last
week from Carthago, Mo., was arraign
ed In court and pleaded guilty to burg
lary, receiving a sentence of seven
years In tho pen.
Street Fair l'reparnttoitf.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Juno 25.
Tho first meeting of tho street fair
executive commltteo was hold at tho
Commercial club rooms. Officers woro
Bolected and tho chairman of sovoral
subcommittees nppolnted. Tho unan
mous sentiment of tho commltteo waa
that no tlmo should be lost In getting
ready for tho fair and preparations
will begin at once. Tho oillcers of tho
executive committee are: Chairman,
John Bratt; vice chairman, . R. Mc
Keen; secretary, W. H. McDonald; as
slstant secretary, Butler Buchanan;
treasurer, W. A. Vollmor.
GRANDCHILDREN ATTACK A WILL
Probate Court of Johnson County Occu
pied by nn Important Hearing,
TECUMSEH, Nob., Juno 26. Tho at
tention of tho Johnson county probata
court has been occupied for several
days In tho hearing of tho nrgument
nnd ovldonco In the Woodruff will con
test case. Judgo Ellis has taken tho
matter under advisement and will
probably render a verdict next week.
Sovoral months ngo Duel Woodruff
died and his will provided that his
estate should go to his children and
tho children of a deceased daughter,
Mrs. H. A. Miles, wero ignored, with
tho exception that a daughter, Mrs. J.
A. Bennett, recently ot Omaha, but
now of St Louis, received $100. The
estate is valued nt $10,000. And now
these chlldron of this deceased daugh
ter, Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. E. A. Miles
of Tecum8ch, como Into court and ask
that tho will be set aside and thrt
thoy bo allowed to participate In tho
estate to tho extent that thoir mother
would wcro oho alive. It is qulto an
interesting case and has been watched
by many.
Dies From Snake Ulto.
M'COOK, Neb., June 26. Little Sam
my Bcndewald, the 7-ycar-old son of
Mrs. Margaret Bcndewald of West Mc
Cook, was bitten by a rattlesnake on
tho ranch of a plater In Chcyonno
county, Kansas, about twelve miles
south of Halgler nnd died at the homo
of his mother in West McCook. Tho
llttlo fellow noticed a rattlesnake go
ing into a hole and taking his knlfo
attempted to cut from tho tall of tho
serpent Us rattles. As is tho habit
of tho rattler, tho head waa curled
about until It was Just lnsldo the open
ing to tho holo and when tho boy at
tempted to sccuro tho rattle3 he waa
bitten.
Begin llulldlng Mtops.
ALLIANCE, Nob., Juno 26. Tho
Burlington has begun tho erection of
extensive machine shops at this place,
similar to the shops at Havolock. Tho
foundation for tho main building,
which is to be 80 feet by 140 feet is
laid and soon a splendid brick struc
ture will rise upon It equipped within
with tho latest and most improved
machinery for car and engine work of
every description. As Alllanco Is ono
of tho leading business centers of tho
Burlington system tho convenience to
tho company of BUch an Improvement
can readily bo seen. Tho work on
the now addition will necessitate tho
coming of 150 families to this city.
Small Hoy In Lurk.
TECUMSEH, Nob., Juno 20. Tho 4-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Hays had a very narrow escape from
dcafh. A washtub of scalding wnter
wns sotting on the kitchen floor and
the child was playing thereabouts. Ho
stumbled and fell backward into tho
boiling water. Tho girl yanfced him
out with great alacrity nnd his llfo
was spared. Ho was not exposed a
sufficient longth of tlmo for tho water
to penetrate his clothing and was for
tunate enough to cscapo with but
slight burns.
Entertnln German Consul.
PLATTSMOUTH, Nob., Juno 26.
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Dovoy enter
tained u largo number of frlneds in
honor of Leonard Kluftlngor, German
consul to Bologna, Italy. Music was
tho chief- attraction of tho evening.
Miss Ella Ethel Free of Omaha and
Miss Antonio Kcsaler ot this city each
played soveral selections. The Misses
Ethel and Allco Dovoy sang two duets
and Miss Ethol Dovoy sang sovoral so
los. Harvesting Ills Cottonwood,
LYONS, Neb., Juno 26. Lyon Bros,
havo located a sawmill 'n tho Cot
tonwood park, Immediately north of
the city, and aro now th'nnlng out
some ot tho largo trees, which aro
yielding 500 and 800 feet of lumber
nnd considerable firewood. This rnrk
contains several acres, which will yield
a profitable Investment, besides being
nearly as good a park a heretofore.
Theso trees woro set out by Mr. Lyon
thirty years ago.
Offices Change nands.
NORTH PLATTE, Nob., Juno 2C
W. C. Elder, who has been quarter
master of tho state Grand Army of
tho Republic for the past year, sent
tho supplies, records and cash on hand
to Brad P. Cook, his successor, at
Lincoln. Tho new quartermastor will
assume official control of his depart
ment on June 25 and the new adju
tant, Gonornl Gage, will go into offlco
on tho samo dato.
Creamery Does Hit; Dullness.
OSCEOLA, Nob., Juno 26 Tho South
Platto Creamery company, located
here, is running out 1,000 poundB of
butter every day of tho week and they
cannot supply the demand. This year
thoy are shipping to Providence, R.
I. , and Boston, whero thoy get tho
top ot tho maikot.
Dietrich to Ilulld nt Hastings.
HASTINGS, Neb., Juno 26. Charles
II. Dietrich will begin tho erection ot
a now building in Hastings within tho
noxt fortnight. Tho building 1b to bo
of brick nnd will bo erected on tho
corner of St. Joo avenue and Second
street.
Loses Three Fingers.
WEST POINT, Neb., Juno 2C Ono
of the employes of Schlnstock Bros,
hnd tho misfortune to get his hand
In tho gearing of a feed cutter at tho
Blovator last evening, resulting In tho
loss of three fingers.
On Trial for Gnmbllng,
WEST POINT, Nob., Juno 26. Tho
caso of tho Stato against j. II. Kuntz
& Co. was tried boforo County Judgo
Krake. Tho defendants wero charged
with permitting gambling In their
saloon. Aftor a hearing both ot tho
partners wero bound over to tho dis
trict court in $200 each. This case
oxclto great interest In West Point,
from tho fact that it always has been
considered a wlde-opon town and not
subject to such spasms of morality as
seem to bo rampant now.
OLD RIVER MAN
Will Float n Flatbont Down the Tread
crous Yellowstone.
Livingston (Mont.) Correapondcnco
Chicago Inter Ocean: An attempt is
being mado to navlgato tho Yellow
stone River from this city to tho Mis
souri, nnd thenco to St Louis, with a
craft that will carry about 100 tons
of freight. Livingston mny bo said to
bo at tho head of oven canoo naviga
tion on tho Ycllowstono River, and
this Is tho first attempt In history to
nfivlgato tho stream with anything
approaching a boat Many attompts
lMsyo been made in tho past to float
down tho river with skiffs, but they
have been uniformly unsuccessful, and
each summer adds to tho list of vic
tims claimed by tho river from thoso
who havo been foolhardy enough to
make tho trial. Tho Yellowstone Joins
tho Missouri at Fort Buford, about 600
miles northeast of this city, and for
about half tho dlstanco flows through
n succession of cnnyonB, and at short
intervals below this city breaks Into
rapids extremely dangerous and diffi
cult of navigation, oven for a skiff.
An old Mississippi River flatboat
man named H. C. Hharpless last win
ter announced his intention ot con
structing a flatboat, loading it with
bones, potrlilod wood and other far
western curiosities, and, with tho first'
sign of high water in tho spring, float
ing down tho river. Ho had had hla
craft ready for tho trip at her dock
nt tho foot of Lewis street, with a par
tial cargo, amounting to perhaps CO
tons, for tho last ten days, waiting for
tho snows In tho mountains to mako
thoir prosenco known In tho river.
Tho looked-for flood having arrived,
tho Saragossa, as ho calls his vessel,
weighed anchor to-day and started on
Its 3,000 miles Journey to St. Louis,
whero Capt Sharpless oxpects to dis
pose, ot hla cargo of bonos, etc. If tho
craft meets with no mishap it is ex
pected to arrive in St Louis somo timo
this tall.
Invalid Diet.
Tho housekeeper who can mako
meals attractive at all times and tho
net of sitting down to them a pleas
ure to bo anticipated ns woll as real
ized, has reached a high stage of ex
cellence, and If she can go further than
this and mako an invalid's diet as
tempting as it may bo nutritious, she
has won ono of tho finest diplomas. It
is an unfortunato fact that invalid diet
is usually plain to monotony, patlenta
complain that everything which Is
worth eating is denied to them, nnd
often thero is much truth In their as-,
sertion. Milk and beef tea gain a
reputation that Is by no means credit
able because they form tho staplo re
sources on which the nurse relics, and
for weeks together appear with pain
ful regularity. Too often both nurBo
and housekeeper forget that tho two
essential elements of invalid diet nec
essary to Insure tho food itself fulfill
ing its share of the treatment speci
fied are surprise and daintiness. If
theso elements aro left out or over
looked, thero Is small chanco for tho
food to bo of much benefit, whatever
its own intrinsic worth may bo.
Sheep in Spain.
In Spain thero aro some ten million
of migratory shceep, which every year
travel as much as two hundred miles
from tho "delectable mountnlns,"
where tho shepherds feed them till
tho snows descend. Theso shcop aro
known as transhumantes, and their
march, resting places and behavior aro
regulated by ancient and special lawa
and tribunals, dating from tho four
teenth century. At certain times no
one Is allowed to travel on tho samo
routo as tho sheep, which have a right
to grazo on all open and common land
on tho way, and for which a road nine
ty yards wide must be left on all in
closed and private property. The shep
herds lead the flocks, tho sheep follow
and the flocks are accompanied by
mules carrying provisions, and largo
dogs which act as guards against tho
wolves. Tho merino sheep travel
four hundred miles to the mountains,
nnd the total time spent on migration
Tho Spectator. , "J
Alarm Among thb Funy Japs.
The Japanese aro getting anxious
about their physlquo, which Is deterio
rating so much that the land of flowors
may In course of time become a land
of babies. Tho military authorities
havo discovered that their men cannot
uso tho ordinary rlflo becnuse it is too
long for them and have bcon compelled
In consequonco to arm them with
special short firearms. Recent In
vestigations have shown that the stu
dents aro among tho worst developed
specimens ot humanity on tho faco of
tho earth, the finished product ot tha
Japanese university generally present
ing tho nppearanco of a puny, sickly,
undeveloped youth.
Thu Whistling Treo.
The musical or whistling treo is a
natlvo of tho West Indlos, Nubia and
tho Sudan. It possesses a peculiar
shaped leaf and pods with a split or
broken edge. The wind passing
through these causes the sound which
gives to tho treo the name of "whist
ler." In Barbados thero Is a valloy
tilled with trees of this character, and
when tho trade winds blow ncross tho
Islands a constant moaning, deep-toned
whistle is heard from It A species of
acacia, which grows vory abundantly
in tho Sudan, la also called tire whist
ling treo by tho natives.
Superannuation AUowanco lit Canatai,
According to tho public accounts of
tho Dominion of Canada for tho flsmi
year ending Juno 30, 1899, the sum of
$320,5G0.47 was paid out by tho Domin
ion in superannuation allowances to
rtvll Bervants and others durlne thn
periods of 1898-1899.