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THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER
r. XV. flANDKUH, lnlIU!ier.
NEMAHA. NBHRASKA.
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Ono of tho Country' Triumph.
At the beginning of the, century
English wiih Hpoken by SI ,000,000 poo.
plo mid now It Ih iihc1 by 130,000,000.
Among the trhimpliH of the nineteenth
century thai i one of the first.
tlilmlp(l ltlvcr In tho Future.
The MiBHhwIppi river at Home future
day will bo one of the world's most
lainoiiK ship channels, and the time h
nl hand to press on with its Improve
ment steadily.
Huh HikI Fight It Way.
Tho Irish potato Ikih had to tight
its way Into general favor. When
they were brought into KiihkIh. first,
in 17(VJ, they were called "Devil's Ap
ples," and caused fearful riots.
'Jim Moat llciiiitlful Woiimti.
The pictured face of .Miss Maud
Woods, of Uharlottsvllle, Va., as that
of tho most beautiful woman In the
United Htntes, will appear on the
medals of the JSulValo Pun-American
exposition.
Only it Kiiclul "I'rciillurlly."
All but 12 of the 1,500 Indian girls
trained at the Carlisle sehool rtcllb
crately ehoso to go Into housework,
nnd said they preferred it, which is a
remarhablu instance of racial pe
culiarity. AVIiy Amerlcii (IkIm tliti Contractu.
Amerleans oirer locomotives for
Kcrvi.cc in India at -$(5,!l()0 each, to be
delivered in six mouths. The ltritliih
bid Is $7,720; time required, nine
mouths. As a matter of course the
contract comes to this country.
Kli;lity-Oiii Trip Ariiiinil Capo Horn,
Capt. Holmes, 70 years old, has ar
rived at San Francisco from New
York, having completed his eighty,
ilrst trip around Cape Horn. His first
trip was made In 18.17, and his latest
breaks all records In the number ol
individual voyages around tho stormy
point.
Tint IlpNt KimirKonry Hiitloii,
So far the best emergency ration is
one devised by American army
officers. It consists of one pound of
raw lean beef and one pound of bread,
seasoned with salf and red pepper,
eaten dry without cooking. One
pound of tho mixture sustains a sol
dier lu good coudtlon for 21 hours.
C'liimitu'n Itenmrkulilti Record.
The annual report of criminal sta
tistics of Canada shows that there
were only 2."i Indictments for murder
in the dominion during 1800. This It
a remarkable record for a country o
over 0,000,000 Inhabitants Q!!.-.vy!
for this happy result is that Canadu
lias not, like the Tnlted States, great
cities whoso criminal population is
nwelled by oll'cnders coming from
other parts of tho world.
Huproinii JmlgH mill Toluii-i-o.
Of tho nine members of the United
States supremo court, live are to
bnceo chewers. Vhen the chief jus
tice nd associate justices visited the
house to attend the Washington cen
tennial celebration, no cuspidors had
been provided. The dignified justices,
in their black gows, looked around
them several times, but seeing none
they took turns going out Into tho
lobby and taking u chew.
Morn Milieu Tlutii I'oinnlei.
Taking tho Australian colonics in
tho nggiegnte, there are only 75 un
married females for every 100 unmar
ried males. In New South Wales
nlonu, according to the last census,
there are nearly 100,000 more unmar
ried males than unmarried females.
In Victoria tho excess is upwardB of
73,000; In Queensland It Is almost. ft",
000; in southern Australia, over 17,
O00; in western Australia, 0,000; in
Tasmania, about the same and In Now
Zealand, a llttlo less than 44,000.
On lluVKouil to Stutt'liooil.
The life of Porto llleo as a territory
of tho United States has begun. h.
doubtcdly the inhabitants of that is
land have good cause to thank for
tune for their luck in becoming part
of the population of the great repub
lic. Porto Pico now has its local leg
islature on n plan which is familiar In
tho evolution of embryo American
commonwealths. Many years may
pass before Porto llico becomes a
state of the union, but it is on the
road to statehood, and that rank will
ultimately he reached.
Flc (iciicrutlon AVoro l'lt-m-nt.
Nearly !10 descendants were present
to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Drown, of Belittle, Wash., on tho
occasion of their diamond wedding
anniversary, Fivo generations of the
family wo.ro represented In tho group
nbout the dining table at' tho annlver
fiary dinner. "Don't, worry," is Mr.
Drown's prescription for long life.
Uo believes it is within tho power
of every man and woman to control
his mind so that needless worry, which
ho distinguishes from wlso fore
thought, may bo, banished.
MINING EXPOSITION.
nuftlncftft Men or Hpokiwm I'luri Omi tor
Tlml C'llylii lUOK-CoiiKTi-nnWlll
llo AhIihiI for 'J5(),()I)0.
Spokane, Wash., Dec SI. At a meet
ing presided over by Mayor Comstock
and attended by 30 business and min
ing men It was decided to hold an ex
position in Spokane from June to No
vember, J002. A committee was ap
pointed to develop tho necessary de
tails. An exposition of the mineral
wealth of Washington, Idaho, Oregon,
Montana and Dritish Columbia will bo
the fount ro of the show. Congress
will be asked for an appropriation of
$250,000 and each state and district
represented will also contribute.
Those Interested In the project arc tho
wealthiest and most prominent min
ing and business men of Spokane.
Tho governors 'of each northwestern
slate will be given dfllclal titles and bo
made members of the executive stall
of the fair. The name adopted was
tho Northwest International Mining
exposition.
SMALLPOX IN THE EAST
No Lewi Tlmn n,000 C'iihch of (.ligllrfiul
DIniuko anil II In Hpmiilliijr litun"
AliirmliiK lUlent. M '
Now York, Dee. !' I.- Smallpox ia
epidemic throughout the eastern
half of the I'nitod Slates to an extent
that Is alarming, to say the least.
There has been an effort to suppress
the facts, and newspapers and physi
cians in many cities, from a falso
sense of duty, have deceived the pub
lic. In (J renter New York to-day thoro
are, according to a reputable physician,
no less than 1,000 cases. The same au
thority advanced the opinion that be
tween the Atlantic ocean and tho
Mississippi river, In a territory em
bracing (he eastern half of the na
tion, probably 25,000 persons are suf
faring from the disease. It is no
secret that many eases hue been
concealed, and to this fact is attrib
uted the spread of smallpox wherever
it has appeared.
HIGH OFFICIAL KILLED.
T. II. 'Morris, Auditor of Vnr Depiirtiiwut,
Shot V.y ii IIhUiikuIhIiI CI.tI.-, Who
In Turn Killed Himself.
Washington, Dec. 21. F. 11. Morris,
of Ohio, auditor for the war depart
ment, was shot at 2:l.i Saturday af
ternoon in his office by Samuel Mc
Donald, formerly a disbursing clerk
In the office. Morris was shot through
the heart, and died almost instantly.
McDonald, who did the shooting, then
cut his own throat, and shot himself.
Deforo doing so he had a desperate
affray with tho watchman of tho
building who tried to arrest him.
Tho watchman was badly beaten
about the head with the murderer's
pistol. McDonald, who did the killing,
had been the second disbur.sor's clerk
hi Morris' of lice, but had been reduced.
It is said that the brooding over this
led to the tragedy.
WILL AWAIT DECISION.
No Attempt lit Legislation for 1'orto Itlco
mill VlilllpplneH Until .Supreme Court
rixen .Statu of Islands.
Washington, Dec. 21. "No attempt
at general legislation for Porto llico
and tho Philippines," said Representa
tive Cooper, chairman of tho Insular
affairs committee, "will be made until
the constitutional question as to tho
powers of congress has been passed
upon by the supreme court. Porto
llico is doing well. There are now 800
schools lu the island and 10.000 schol
ars, an increase of 150 schools over
last year, with a large Increase in
scholars. In the Philippines the Tuft
commission is proceeding with tho
work. It is an exceptionally strong
body of men and will provide well
for the people until congress begins
legislating for the Philippine archi
pelago," NOT GOOEL INDIANA LAW.
Appellute Court of the lloosler Stiite Owr-
turr.H tint Old KiikIInIi Utile. Thut Mini
mill Wife Am One."
Indianapolis, lnd Dec. 21.- The ap
pellate court of Indiana decided that
a man and his wife are not one. Tho
decision was rendered in a suit
brought by Alvlra Dalley against her
husband, lie had made her a verbal
promise that if she would join with
him in a deed conveying his farm,
valued at $5,000, he would give her
his note for $1,000. The deed was
signed, but he refused to make good
tho note, insisting that he and his
wife were one, and that, therefore, tho
contract could not be valid. The ap
pellate court held that, while this was
tho old Knglish rule, it does not hold
good in Indiana.
Amerleuiis A (tuck llllplim Itehels.
Manila, Dee, 21. -Advices brought
yesterday by stunner from southern
Luzon say that a lieutenant and 130
men of tho Ninth United States cav
alry attacked u large body of insur
gents near (itilnobatnn, province of
Albay. After the battle -15 dead In
surgents wero counted, together with
many wounded. The only American
cqsualty was tho wounding of a ser
geant, who was cornered by several
rebels nnd etruck in-the leg by a bolo."
"ROOT GIVES WARNING.
Secretary of War Telia Why tlm Army Ito-
iirfriinlntlon Hill Should He I'limtvil
hy Coiifjrcsn.
Washington, Dec. 21. At the last
meeting of the senate committee on
military affairs, tho proceedings of
which have just been made public,
Secretary Hoot made a strong pre
sentation of tho necessity for Immedi
ate legislation for the relief of the
army. He stated broadly that if con
gress did not at once increase the
army In substantial accordance with
the recommendations of the war de
partment the United States would be
obliged to abandon a largo portion of
the Philippine islands, where civil gov
ernment is established. If the pres
ent garrisons are withdrawn from cer
tain portions of the islands tho mu
nicipal officers, mostly Filipinos, will
bo loft defenseless, with every pros
pect of being deprived of their lives
and property, and at the same time
tho United States will bo disgraced,
tho secretary said, for having proved
faithless to its solemn obligations.
LABOR LEADER'S VIEW.
Siiyn Htrlki-N Will Never Solve tho Social
l'rohlem Ailxlsen WorklliKUieii to Have
.Something to Suy About Milking I.tuvH.
Chicago, Dee. 21. "You can never
solve the social problem by strikes;
that is my opinion after 20 years' ex
perience in the movement," snid
Peter Currnn, chairman of the tlcn
erul Federation of Trades' unions of
Great Hrltnin, in speaking to the
workingmen of Chiengo yesterday at
a meeting held under tho auspices of
the Diiilding Trades' council. Con
tinuing, .Mr. Cumin said: "After
spending more money in Kngjnnd dur
ing the hist 2.1 years on the industrial
battlefield than would keep 700 men
legislating for our interests in the
houses of parliament, we have come
to the conclusion that we must havo
something to say about the making
of the laws under which we have to
work."
Moro .Mules mill Horses Wuuteil.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 2 1. Capt.
Heygate, of the Dritish army, has re
turned to Kansas City to purchase 50,
000 more mules nnd cavalry horses
for use in South Africa. He came here
more than a year ago to buy horses
and mules for the Dritish arm-, but
he was ordered home a short time ago
because it was thought that the Doer
war was over.
Two Costly .Steel Hrldges.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 2.1. The Kan
sas City, Fort Scott & Memphis rail
road will build eostlvvstecl bridges
across the Dlnck rivcraTIihickrook,
Ark., and the Tyronza river at
Marked Tree, Ark. F.aeh bridge will
he three spans in length, nd as the
streams are navigable for small craft,
one span will be constructed as a
draw.
Improvements! to Vrmt IS 1 .500,000.
Kansas City, Mo., Dee. 21. During
the year 1001 the Kansas City, Fort
Scott fc Memphis road will spend the
enormous sum of $1,500,000 in im
provements, including new locomo
tives and car equipment, new and
heavier steel rails on many miles of
track and wooden bridges will be re
placed by permanent structures.
Arehhlshop Ireliuid Denies it Story.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 24. Archbishop
Ireland returned to St. Paul yester
day and took occasion to deny the
statements telegraphed from Duluth
that'he-was to visit Cuba and Porto
llico as a special commission ap
pointed by the president to settle the
disputes In regnrd to church property.
ltrymi Hehlnd In Tevu.
Austin, Tex., Dee. 24. The state
canvassing board Saturday finished
counting the vote cast at the recent
election for state officers. The results
show that. . J. Dryan ran .15,141 votes
behind tho democratic state ticket.
Dryan's plurality was 140,250. hi 181)0
his plurality was 202,011.
Monument to it (Jettyshurg Heroine.
(Jettysbuig, Pa., Dec. 24. The
Women's llelief corps of Towa has de
cided to erect a monument in this
place to honor the memory of .Iconic
Wade, the heroine of the battle of
Gettysburg For the past .'17 years
this little grave has been unmnrked,
save for a small stone.
A Tornado Down South.
Macon, Miss., Dec. 24. News was re
ceived here yesterday that a tornado
passed through the eastern edge of
Noxubee county nnd tho western part
of Pickens and Sumpter counties, Ala.,
Saturday night, doing great damage.
Telephone news Is meager.
Dr. I'lirker'H Christian Dully ."ell Flut.
London, Dec. 24. Ilev. Dr. Parker's
experiment with the London Sun on
the lines of Mr. Sheldon's Topeka ad
venture concluded Snturday and Is
felt, oven by his friends, not to have
been by any means a success.
F.xplorer llaldwln Fully Kqulppeil.
Evelyn Daldwln, tho Arctic explorer
will take with him 400 Polar dogs and
15 Siberian ponies, together with tho
lnrgeki. transport; train in the' history"'
of-Aretic exploration. " - -
SISTERS OF GOOD SHEPHERD
Use Pt-ru-na for Coughs, Colds, Grippe and
Catarrh A Congressman's Letter.
TN cxery county of the civilized world
the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
are known. ..'ot only do they milliliter
toth'espiritual and intellectual needs of
the charges committed to their enre,
but thej alio minhtcr to their bodily
needs.
With so many children to take care of
nnd toprotectfromcllmate and disease,
these wise nnd prudent Sisters have
found Peruna a never-fnlling safeguard.
Columbus, O., July 10, 1900.
The Peruna Medicine Co., City:
Gentlemen "A number of years ago
our attention was called to Dr. Hart
man's Peruna, and since then we have
used it with wonderful results for grip,
coughs, colds, and catarrhal diseases of
the head and stomach.
"For grip and winter catarrh espe
cially it has been of preatservice to the
ininnte of this Institution." Sisters of
the Good Shepherd.
The following letter. Is from Con
gressman Meekison, of Napoleon, Ohio:
The Commercial Inxtlnct.
31flnirna Tommy, do stop that, noie. If
you'll only be good I'll give you a penny.
Tommy No; I want a nickel.
"Why. you little rascal, you were quite sat
isfied to be jrood yesterday for a penny."
"I know, but that was a bargain day."
Philadelphia Press.
There Ih ii CIiimm of I'eople
Who are injured by the use of coffee. Re
cently there has been placed in all the gro
cery stores a new preparation called
OHAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes
the place of coffee. The most delicate stom
ach receives it without distress, nnd hut few
can tell it from coffee. It does notcot over
i a much. Children may drink it with
great benefit, hi cts. and 2." cts. per pack
age. Try it. AskforGKAIN-O.
Ilor Pointed View.
f Chappie (blase) Don't you think society
is an empty thing? .
iMiss butler I think there are lots of
empty things in society. Cincinnati En
quirer. lletter skin a carcase for pay in the public
ttreets than be idly dependent on charity.
Talmud.
THE GENERAL MARKETS.
Kansas City, Dec,
22.
CATTL.E neef steers Jl 25 5
20
50
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40
35
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71
35
23
50
20
87
12
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95
25
S5
Natlvo stockurs 3 25
4
& 3
03
Texas and Indian steers 3 10
HOGS
325
3 23
B1IKI3P
Wl 1 10 AT-No. 2 hard
No. 2 red
COIIN-No. 2 mixed
OATS-No. 2 mixed
UYE-No. 2
09
33 Vi
KI.OUB Hard wh't patents. 3 25
Soft wheat patents .... 3 50
HAY Timothy c 00
Prairie c CO
UriAN-Sackeil
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HUTTER-Kxtrn. to fancy.
CIIEESE-Ifull cream ....
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1'OTATOES-I Iomo Brown
10
30
ST. LOUIS.
CATTr.E-Natlvo steern ....3 25
ToxnH and Indian steers 3 10
HOGS-PackerH -i so
SHEEP Natlvo muttons ...3 50
KI.OUR-Patents 3 50
WHEAT-No. 2 red 71
5
4
4
& 4
3
CCyiN No. 2
OATS-No. 2
RYE
HUTTER-Ualry
DRY SAIr MEATS
RACON
31
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CHICAGO.
CATTI.E-Steers 3 CO
HOGS Mixed and butchers, i 70
SHEEP-Westcrn 3 65
l-n.OUR SprliiK patents ....3 40
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4
4
3
WJlliAT No. 2 red
CORN-No. 2
OATS-No. 2
RYE December
LARD December
rORK-Dccctnber
NEW YORK,
CATTLE-Stoers
71
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The Peruna Medicine Co., City:
Gentlemen I hnvc used several bot
tles of Peruna rnd feel greatly bene
fited thereby from my catarrh of the
head, and fee, encouraged to believe
that its conMi.ucd .
use will full y
eradicate a disease
of thirty years'
standing. David
Meekison.
Dr. Hart ma n,
one of the best
known physicians
and surgeons in
the United States,
was the ilrst man
to formulate Pe-
Congressman
Mceldson.
ru-na. It was through his genius and
perseverance that it was introduced to.
the medical profession of this country.
Send to the Pe-ru-na Drug Manufactur
ing Company, Columbus. Ohio, for k
free book written by Dr. Hartman.
A I'lirtlnjir Stnli.
"Sarah," Mid the lady of the house,:
breaking the news gently to the new serv
ant gul, "we fthall have to get along with
out jour services after the first of the-
" es, mum," replied Sarah: "I'm sorry
the mauler'' uffniis are in Mich bad shape,,
mum." Philadelphia North American.
Too lU-iliieil.
"'e," .-'lid Farmer Meddergrass, "that
Isohton feher that come here to run the-
Saper doeon't seem to get along verv well,
ur folks ain't much for style, an' when,
he referred to a skin game ah''an epidermal
pastime' they thought he was bceomin' a lit
tle too HightalutinV' Ualtimore American.
The history of mankind is an immense
volumne of errors. Chiengo Daily News.
From Bryan's Own City.
Comes a Startling Story. An Open
Letter that will Cause a Sensation.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 2t, 1900 (Special).
At No. 2115 O Street, this city, is the
B. & M. Wall Paper House. "H. &-M."
arethcinitial letters, of tlm proprietors,
Mr. A. C, Uonsor, and Mr. 0. K. Myers..
The senior partner, Mr. Uonsor, is a
well known and highly respected citi
zen, and no ono has ever doubted his
truthfulness. It is, therefore, the pro
nounced opinion in Lincoln and the
Statogenerally.thatthe significant and
very strong statements made in Mr.
Honsor's letter will go unchallenged.
After explaining his willingness that
the matter be given the fullest possible
publicity in the public interest, Mr.
Uonsor proceeds.
1 have suffered untold misery and
pain for over ten years. My kidney
were diseased. I tried many so-called,
remedies, but they did me no good. I
saw an advertisement of Dodd's Kidney
Pills, and 1 bought some, and com
menced to use them at once. 1 had not
been taking them three days before I
began to improve. For years I hnd
not had one good night's, sleep, and be
fore the first box of the Dodd's Kidney
Pills were nil used, I could sleep all
nlghti without pains. I am now com
pletely cured, and have not n pain or
ache left. I cannot recommend Dodd's
Kidney Pills too highly, for they are
unexcelled as a kidney remedy.
Yours truly, A. C. HOXSOR,
No. 2115 0 Street,
Lincoln, Neb.
Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure.
50c. a box. All dealers.
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