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NEMAHA,
NEBRASKA.
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FEBRUARY 1900. !
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CURRENT COMMENT.
A Ifl-ycnr-old girl in the pulpit was
Ihe attraction ut llol.v Trinity Itnptlst
church, Brooklyn. She was nl)Ie to
nTnlf e her hearers forget Mint she wiih
only a young jjirl.
TI10 United States sells more than
twice iih iiiiicli UK ll, buys, Germany
lm.VH $!i.r0,000,000 worth' n yt'iir more
tliiiu it, sells, and (ileal Uritain buys
twice iih much iih It sells.
Four American steamers designed
for tJie Pacific trade arc each to bo
7.'l() feet Ion,', with a capacity of 22,
000 tons. Soino of (lie builders way
the transpacific liners of this future
will be 1,000 feet long.
Mrs. Lcdoskn Cooper, iroinineiit in
Des iMolncH (In.) Hociety, lias if led
unit, for divorce against John Cooper
on tlu! grounds of alleged inliiiinan
treatment and per.Meciition. She
charges that, for eight years he lias
prevented her from going to chinch
Mini Hint lie swore at her whenever
she attempted to go. She asks $7.'i,
000 alimony. The couple have been
married for .'15 years.
The New York -Methodist preachers'
meeting recently passed a resolution
regarding missionary work which em
phasized the need of Christian work
directly at home. The resolutions
were reported just after the meeting
had heard an address by Miss Jlelen
P. Clark, a mission worker in China
town, who presented figures to show
that only 11 small minority of the
people of New York can be regarded
as Christians.
Herbert Putnam, the new librarian
of congress, has been taking stock of
liis great establishment. The library
now consists of 8.10,000 printed books,
JtfO.OOO pamphlets, 20,000 manuscripts,
50,000 maps, 277,000 pieces of music,
and 70,000 prints of photographs,
etchings, and the like. The major
part, of the library, of coiuse, is the.
result, of the copyright law, which
brings in all sorts of books, good, bad,
and indifferent.
The foreign commerce of "the United
States, like most of the "country's
other activities, grows foster than Its
population. In 180!) the aggregate ex
ports and imports of the country
were .$770,000,000, while its population
wis .'18,000,000. in 181)1) the total for
eign commerce passed the $2,000,000,
000 line, while the population in that
year was probably not above 73,000,
000 or 71,000,000. The population did
not quite double in the :io years,
while foreign trade very much more
than doubled.
Town probably will have biennial
elections after 1002. The constitu
tional amendment providing for elec
tions every two years instead or an
nually was approved by the last leg
islature and the body now in session
looks upon it with favor. There will
lie a popular vote upon the amend
ment and there is slight doubt of its
verdict. In substituting biennial elec
tions for annual elections Iowa is fol
lowing the drift of state constitu
tions. There are now only ten states
that hold elections annually.
A report to the state department
from Consul Frnnkenthnl, at Ilerne,
records the. progress of one of the
greatest, engineering enterprises of
the century, which began November
HI. 1S1IS, when the first blow was
struck on the Simpton tunnel. This
tunnel will be 12ia miles long the
longest, in the world and is to be
completed in fa years and to cost
$13,11:1,500. It will be the third tun
nel connecting Italy with outlying
countries by rail, and will save 't:na
miles between Paris and Liinitn.
A plaster of paris design for an
"Uncle Sam" hat probably the
largest in the world containing with
in its crown practical models for up
wards of 200 distinct styles of hats
worn by 23 nationalities, will be sent
from Philadelphia to the Paris expo
sition. The huge composite model
is the work of a rhiladelphian, who
first conceived the idea of the unique
exhibit about a year ago. The total
.height of the big model Is 50 Inches;
the brim of the hat Is 12 feet In cir
cumference, and its crown is 18 Inches
tall.
KENTUCKY'S MUDDLE.
Chaotic Is the Only Word That
Will Describe the Situation.
MANY RUMORS FLOATING AROUND.
Gov. Ilerklimii Wiiltlni; for tlio Kindlon
CoiiiiiiIkhIiiikmh to Dccltln on tlio Ciini'd
of tli heeriitury of Stiitr, Trnri-
nnir anil Auditor.
Frankfort, Ky Feb. C Gov. Tay
lor last night made a distinct and
positive oiler to submit the merits of
liis claim to the gubernatorial chair
of Kentucky to any three fair-minded
men In the world, thco three men to
be selected by the United States su
preme court. He will allow them
to arbitrate the ease and will abide
iy their decision. This announce
ment he- made to a correspondent of
the. Associated press in his olllce in
the executive building. The declara
tion made by (low Taylor regarding
arbitration was at once wired by the
Associated press correspondent to
Lieut Gov. John Marshall and Attor
ney David W. Farlelgh, republican
members of the political conference
held last night at Louisville. Chaotic
is the only word that will describe
the political situation as it, existed
yesterday in Frankfort. This condi
tion arose, not so much from anything
that was done by either side, as from
the countless stories and rumors that
were spread broadcast during the
day.
Early in the morning it was posi
tively asserted by the democrats and
confirmed by a few republicans that
the legislative session in London was
about to be called oil. The demo
crats claimed to have had the highest
possible assurance, that (3ov. Taylor
would take such action, and that the
next session of the legislature would
be held in Frankfort in the capitol
tmilding this morning. Gov. Taylor,
late in the morning, however, altered
the situation entirely by declaring to
a correspondent of the Associated
press that no order had been issued
rf-yoking the meeting at London, and
that it would proceed as originally
intended by him. He. denied in the
most emphatic manner that there
had been any intention on the part of
the republican party 1o abandon Mie
London sijssion. This was a bomb
shell to many of the democratic mem
bers of the. legislature, who, acting
on the advice of their attorney, had
left the city Saturday night and on
iMiuday morning in order to be away
from the capitol in ease it was de
cided by Gov. Taylor to convey then;
to Loudon for the purpose of helping
o-.it a quorum. They had left the
o'ry as directed and early yesterday
morning a large number of them were
told to return, as everything had been
settled, and an agreement reached
which would allow the legislature to
occupy the chambers in the capitol
building. They came in from all dl
ree'.lons and on eery train and by
noontime fully 30 of them bad ar
rived. They knew nothing of I lie sit
uation except what had been con
tained in messages received by tlvm
and these were, found to be mislead
ing, when they were confronted on
their arrival in Frankfort by the
statement oT (iov. Taylor.
Gov. Ileekham has at the pres
ent, time no secretary of state, nr
treasurer and no auditor. It will
not be possible, of course, for him
to transact state business until these
officers have been seated and it is
with the object of facilitating mat
ters in this respect that, the election
commissioners are now at work. All
these contests are little more than
matters of form, every one of them
resting upon the same evidence
which caused the legislature to de
cide the Goebel-Tnylor contest in fa
vor of the former.
An A;ri)iiiiiiiit Arrived ut.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 0. Shortly af
ter midnight the republican and
democratic conferees in session at the
da'.t house came to an agreement. It
is said the agreement Is decidedly
favorable to the democrats. Gov.
Taylor 1h to withdraw the troops from
Hie state buildings at Frankfort and
i.end them home. The order con
vening the legislature at London,
ly., Is to be revoked and the regular
sessions of the general assembly are
to be resumed at the state capitol
without molestation. It is believed
that the understanding arrived at
will result in an amicable settlement
of the dispute between the two par
ties in this state and do away with
the. dual government now asserting
themselves.
The agreement provided that, in
order to leae no question as to the.
title of William Gocbel and J. C. Heck
ham to the otliccH of governor and
lieutenant governor, respectively the
general assembly shall pass a resolu
tion In joint assembly validating the
acts on that subject since the legisla
ture has been prevented by troops
from holding its regular sessions at
Frankfort. As soon as the legislature
Iocs tills, IJecklmm's title to the
office of governor is not to be qucs
tl inod.
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.
1'i-orrrillnK of Our Niitloiml I.nwiuiiknra
from liny to Iny In ComlenM"! Ifnrm
Itenoliitloiit mill Mill".
In llio serin :o on the SUt Senator l'ct
tlarew (H. 1)) sought to have rend u
resolution embodying 11 Joetiment writ
ten by Agultmlilo upon the Filipino In
surrection una containing his version of
tlio alleged recognition of the Filipino re
public by Admiral Dewey. This stirred
up considerable acrimony among tlio
senators. Senator liawley (Conn.) de
nounced tlio action of Senator 1'ettlgrew
as treason and Senators Spooner (Wis.),
Soweli (N. J.) and Galllnger (N. II.) also
severely arraigned the senator from
South Dakota. At tlio conclusion of tlio
exciting scone the llaiincltil bill was dis
cussed by Senators Perry (Arlc.) and Tel
ler (Col.). Senator Penrose (l'n.) Intro
duced a bill to make the proceedings of
the Grand Army a part of the public
records of the United States, tlio commander-in-chief
to make a report to tlio
Interior secrotnry....Tlie Indian appro
priation bill was taken up In tlio house,
Its discussion being made tlio occasion
for speeches on a wide range of public
(pieatlons.
Senator Allen (Neb.) spoke ngnlnst tlio
recent transactions of Secretary Gage
with the City national bank of New York
In the senate on the 31st. Tlio discussion
of the matter took up tbo entire morn
ing hour. Senator Allen then yielded
the lloor to Senator Daniel (Vn.), who
spoke on the ponding lluanclnl bill. IIo
declared it practlc. lly excluded silver
from circulation and struck a possibly
fatal blow at It. Senator Stewart (Nov.)
followed In a speech also directed against
the bill.... In tbo house Mr. Sibley (Pa.)
assailed his democratic colleagues for
their opposition to expansion In 11 speech
which brought applause from the gal
leries. Not much progress was made with
the Indian appropriation bill, which was
under consideration, and tho debate- gen
erally was uninteresting.
Senator Allen (Neb.) concluded his
speech In tho senate on the 2d In ar
raignment of Secretary Gnge because of
bis transactions with the City national
bank, of New York. A resolution offered
by Senntor Harris (Kan.) calling upon tho
secretary of the Interior for all papers
relating to tho management of tho Osage
Indian agency was passed. The finan
cial bill was then laid beforo tho senate,
but no senator was prepared to ppeuk
upon It. Senator 1'ettlgrcw (S. D.) of
fered the Mason resolution of sympathy
for the Boers and gave notice that bo
would speak upon It on the Gth. Tho
senate then went Into executive session
and afterwards adjourned until the nth....
Tho house devoted Its attention mainly
to tho Indian appropriation bill. In tho
discussion over tne bill giving the most
favored nntlon treatment In American
ports to Cuban vessels Mr. Clayton (Aln.)
declared It v i a part of tbo piecemeal
legislation wlueh congress, was extending
to Cuba" and tho time was now ripe for
tho Atnerlcnn government to recognize
tbo Independent sovereignty of the is
land. There was an evening session on
pension legislation, but Mr. Talbert (S.
C.) blocked work by making tho point of
no quorum.
The senate wns not In session on tho
3d.... The houso passed tho Indinn appro
priation bill. It carries in tho neighbor
hood of $7,000,000. Congressman Curtis
(Kan.) secured the passage of an amend
ment for tbo establishment of schools In
tbo Cherokee, Creek. Choctaw and Chick
asaw nations, the expense to bo paid out
of tho funds of those nations. The lat
ter part of tbo session was devoted to
the eulogies upon tho life and public ser
vice of the late Itepresentatlvo Ermen
trout (Pa.)
Senator Caffery (La.) on tho Gth dis
cussed tho Philippine question In the
sennte. When asked what he would do
with the Filipinos he said: "Turn them
loose an soon as we can get rid of them.
That would bo better for them and In
finitely better for us." His argument was
mainly a discussion of tho constitutional
question. Senator Carter (Mont.) re
ported from the committee on territories
tho bill for a civil code of Alaska and
providing for courts of that territory.
The senato In executive, session, ratified
Tho Hague peace treaty, also tho extra
dition treaty with the Argentine repub
lic... The democrats of tho bouse con
tinued their assaults on tho Philippine
policy of tho administration during the
debate on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. Tho bill giving a pen
sionable status to those known ns tho
Bast Tennessee bridge burners was fa
vorably reported. A bill was Introduced
calling on tho pensions commissioner fo
il special report on desirable amendments
to tho pension laws.
Sim Smoked.
A patient of one of the leading
specialists who treat polypi in the
nose and throat is a woman well
known for her work in Sunday
schools in New York city. She has
a record as the organizer of a number
ot anti-cigarette leagues among (he
schoolboys, she came to her doctor
the other day. He cheered her great
ly by telling her he could cure her
quickly and without the use of the
knife.
"Hut you must promise to follow
my directions," said the doctor, with
the suspicion of a twinkle in his eye.
"Oh, 1 promise," Kaid the lad v.
"Without qualification?" asked the
physician.
"Absolutely without qualification,"
answered the lady.
"Well, then, you must smoke ei"
arettes!" The lady grasped. Visions of what
might happen if she were seen with a
cigarette between lier teeth by any
of her pupils floated before her, and
she almost fainted. Hut the doctor
was inexorable. Tlio lady followed
bis directions, ami in a week the
foreign growth in her nose had dis
appeared. Hut that doesn't mean
that the lady is now a confirmed
cigarette .smoker. United States To
bacco .lour mil.
Her Ki'ETitr,
It is a pity," said .Miss Cayenne,
how chance destroys the harmony of
things in this world."
,'.'.!, (lon,t (l"i,c fo,,ow y"" snil
Willlo Wishington.
"It happens so often that the young
man who looks most stunning in a
yachting suit hasn't, enough ambition
or ability to earn the. price of a row-
beat." Washington Star.
AFRICAN WAR NEWS.
Gen. Buller Thought to Be Pound
ing Against the Boer Works.
GEN. FRENCH AFTER KORYAL'S POINT
Spniicor Wlllclnimii h'uyn tlio Thin In Itegln
nlng to Turn for tint llrltluli t'renl-
UmitH 8lyn mill Kringnr l'rott
AgnliiHt Dixtroylng FiirniH.
Lomfon, Feb. G. Military opinion
in London continues (o assume, from
very slender materials, that Gen. Hol
ier is again throwing his army
iig-'iinst the Hoer works. A retired
general, Sir William Henry Green,
whose (list inguislied career gives
weight to his opinion, t Links that
Gen. Huller, with L'.'i.OOO more men,
is making a wide detour to the west
and north in order to avoid the rough
est parts of the country. As Gen.
Ithller must have some thousands of
wagons, Sir William Green points
out that his advance would necessa
rily be slow. No authentic word is
at hand, save that the war olllce rc
alllrnied orally to newspaper inquir
ers at a late hour that it could not
confirm the reported advance. There
the Natal situation rests.
It is from the western field Hint
more definite statements come.
Large operations are anarentlv about
to begin. Gen. French, who has now
returned to Hensberg from his con
ference with Lord Jtoberts, has sent
what is described as an overwhelm
ing force of infantry to seize Nor
val's point. This is where the rail
way, before it was destroyed, crossed
the Orange river and connected with
tlie Free State trunk line to Hloem
fonfein. Norval's point is 19 miles
north of Colesberg and 2." miles from
Gen. French's headquarters at llens-
oerg.
The Hoers at Colesberg have been
in danger of being surrounded by the
largely reinforced and extending'lines
of the Hritish. An occupation of Ner
val's point .in force would presumably
render Colesberg untenable.
The Hoers are showing great, activ
ity in the Nauwpoort and Colesberg
districts. Many of the guns hitherto
facing Lord Methuen are believed to
have gone to Norval's point. The
Hritish, therefore, may find formid
able bodies of Hoers there.
The war olllce announces that 1.1
transports will be dispatched between
to-day and Monday with 13,000 troops,
including the Fourth cavalry brigade,
militin battalions and 3,000 yeomanry,
with 2."i8 horses and six guns. These
13,000 are not included in the 180.000
due to be in South Africa on Febru
ary 15. The Fight h division of 10,
000 men is still available to send.
Sir Alfred Milner, in a letter written
three weeks ago to former lord may
or of Helfast, said the war would lust
three or four months longer.
Sir Alfred Milner has sent most
hopeful and encouraging reports to
the government, regarding the pros
pects of the campaign and it is un
derstood that his views are si tared bj'
Lord Koberts.
The censorship seems to have com
pletely shut down the correspondence
at Spearman's camp. No dispatch
from that point appears in this morn
ing's papers and nothing has been
allowed to issue since Sunday even
ing. Tim TI1I11 ltuRlnnliif; to Turn.
London, Feb. 0. -Spencer 'Wilkin
son, in the Morning Post, says:
"The tide is beginning to turn. In
tin? western theater of tins war it
looks as though Gen. French had
been reinforced, perhaps by Gen.
Cliermside's brigade. This would be
the beginning of a systematic direc
tion of th campaign. When Gen.
French has disposed of the enemy
tornting his present objective his
force will be available for other oper
ations." Detailing possible, opera
tions of Gens. French Kelly-Kenny
nml Gatacre, Mr. Wilkinson says:
"There is now a prospect that in two
or three weeks the Hritish forces will
by holding the passes of the Orange
liver, repairing the bridges and col
lecting all the requisites for the ad
Mince northward, 10 begin as soon
as Lord Hoberts sees his way to order
the movement."
ItoiTH Prnt.,t Aeiilimt I'Htroyli,K Fiimm.
Cape Town, Feb. 0. President
Steyn nnd President Kruger have
communicated with Field .Marshal
Lord lloberts, the Hritish commander-in-chief,
protesting against the de
struction of farm houses and the de
vastation of property. Lord lloberts,
' replying, declared the charges
were not sustained, adding that wan
ton destruction of property was con
trary to Hritish practices.
Two lliirgim Wrecked.
New York-, Feb. 0. The barges Wil
son and Mary Tryon were wrecked
and sunk in Huntington bay, near
Huntington, L. L, yesterday, in n
heavy northwest gaie. The captain
of the Wilson, .John Finley, and his
wife, were drowned. Cnpt. J. A.
Cromwell, his wife and two siunll
children of the Mary Tryon were res
cued with difllculty before the boat
sank-.
T
I
Do Not Burn the Candle
j At Both Ends."
! Thn't ihink you c.vt go on drawing
'vttMtty from tne blood for nerves, i
I stomAch, brain and wusilcs, without '
k doing something to replace it. Hood's
I Sarsaparilla gives nerve, mental andi
j digest Ive strength by enriching and
I vitalizing the blood. Thus it helps t
1 L I 11! t I- 9
irvcr'tvurnuu anu urcu pvupic.
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WHAT A FORMER AMERICAN
SAYS.
Doubled Their Cultivated I.nmLs and'
More TI11111 Doubled Their
Stock.
The following letter written by Mr.
John Cuininings of Wetasklwin, Al
berta, Canada, formerly of Washing
ton, to a friend in the United States is
only one of a hundred similar cases,,
and what was done by Mr. Cummings
can more easily be done to-day by any
good, sober and industrious farmer who
chooses to make his home in tho Do
minion. Dear Sir:
You want to know how I got along -since
I came into Northern Alberta. X.
am happy tinform you that I am not.
ashamed to tell.
We located five miles northeast of
Wetaskiwin; left Farmington, Wash-
ington, on the 2(Jth of May, driving all..
uie way.
We had time to build our log house
the first fall and to make us comfort--able
for the family and stock. We then.,
built four stnblcs 18x20 inside, so that,
we could put everything inside them,
when the cold got down to the fifties,
and worked hard getting up the stable,
and got through dubbing on the 1st
December, but to our surprise we had
no use for the stables only for the millc
cow and two span of horses. The bal
ance of the horses lived on the prai
rie all winter and took enre of them--sclves.
The doors of two stables wcro
lef t open for them to go into in a colli
time, but they would not do it, but.
stayed out on the prairie the coldest
night we had, and looked as spry aa.
crickets.
I can go ton rods back of my houso
and count ten residents. I know nil of"
their circumstances. Every one of
them have doubled their cultivated land
and doubled their animals, nnd a great-
deal more. All of us are comparative
ly out of debt nnd an unusunllv birr-
crop to thresh and prospects of a fair-
price, aim 1 expect, we are as well con
tented lot of people as there arc from;.
Florida to the Klondike.
My son bought two pounds of twino
to the acre, nnd when we started to bind
some barley, we found that instead of"
taking two pounds to the acre, it was.
taking nearly five pounds. Then you
ought to have seen him hitch up n team
nnd make for town for 100 lbs. more,
f cannot say how it will thresh. All I
can say is that it is well headed, and.
takes an enormous amount of twine.
Hides "I wonder how the Tollers manage
to pet alonu. Why. I believe thev owe every
body in town." Wicks "That's why they
Ket along so well. Toller has a big mail
every morning. They are all duns, to 1
jure; but the impression upon the neigh
bors is just the same ns if thev were invita
tions to first-class society functions. It is
the quantity, not tho quality, that does the.
business, you know." Hoston Transcript.
The linker gets crusty himself when his
bread doesn't pan out well. Golden Days.
Wo
men
jdwoWX
are ailing women When
a woman has some female v
trouble she is certain to f
be nervous and wretched
With many women tho
monthly suffering is so
great that they are for
days positively insane?
and the most diligent ef
forts of ordinary treat"
ment are unavailing
Lydia 0. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
comes promptly to the re
lief of these women Tho
letters from women cured
by it proves this This
paper is constantly print"
ing them
The advice of Mrs Pink
ham should also he se
cured by every nervous,
fY
woman This costs noth
v
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ing Her address is Lynn,,
Mass
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