i (JEN! OFFICIAL DIRECTORY STATE. Governor.SUasHoloomb Lieutenant Governor..B. K. Moore Secretary of State... ... State Treasurer....J. 8. Bartley State Auditor.Eugene Mo?FS Attorney General.A. 8. Churchill Com. Lands and Buildings..O. H. Bussell Suet. Public Instruction.'ll. ILOorpett REGENTS STATE UNIVERSITY. Oh as. H. Gere. Lincoln: Leavitt Burnham, Omaha; J M. Hiatt, Alma; E. P. Holmes, Pierce; J. T. Mallaleu, Kearney; M. J. Hull, Edgar. C0N0RE88I0NAL. Senators—Chns. F. Manderson, of Omaha; . W. V. Allen, of Madison. Representatives—First District, J. BStrode Second, I» H. Mercer;Third. 3eo. O. Mlltel john; Fourth — Hatner; Fifth, W. E. And rews; Sixth; O. M. Kem. JJJDICIARY. Chief Justlee. .... Sam uelMax well Associates.Judge Post and T. L. Norval FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. Judged.........M.P. Klnltald,of O’Neill Reporter......*.. .. J. J. King of O’Neill judge.A. L. Bartow of Obadron Reporter.A. L. Warrick, of O’Neill LAND OFFICBB. O’mnuu ... Register...-.John A. Harmon. JtKoalver.Elmer Williams. COUNTY. judge.Geo McCutcbeon Clerk of the District Court.John Sklrvlng Deputy.O. M. Collins Treasurer.L.J. P. Mullen Deputy..Sam Howard Clerk ... .....Bill Bethea Deputy. Mike McCarthy Sheriff....Chas Hamllton Deputy_»Xhit8 O Neill Supt. of Schools.V....W. H. Jackson Assistant..Mrs. W. R. Jackson Coroner.Dr- Trueblood Surveyor.......t?or¥n Attorney....H. B. Murphy SUPERVISORS. FIRST DISTRICT. Cleveland, Band Creeks Dustin, Saratoga, Hock Falls and Pleaaantvlew-J. D. Alts. SECOND DISTRICT. Shields, Paddock. Scott, Steel Creek, Wll lowdale and Iowa—J. Donohoo. THIRD DISTRICT. Grattan and O’Neill—R. J. Hayes. S - rOCRTH DISTRICT. Ewing, Verdigris and Delolt—G. H. Phelps. ' FIFTH DISTRICT. Chambers, Conlev, Lake, LZoClure and Inman—George Eokley. • ————— « ' SIXTH DISTRICT. Swan, Wyoming, Fairvlew, Francis. Green ■ :r Valley, Sheridan and Emmet—U. 0. Wine. • , SEVENTH DI8TRICT. Atkinson and Stuart—Frank Moore. C117 OF & NEILL. Supervisor, E. J. Mack; Justices, E. H. Benedict and S. M. Wagers;, Constables, Ed. 'McBride and Perkins Brooks. • COUNCIIMEK—IIRST WARD. For two years.—D. H. Cronin. For one year—H. C. McEvony. * Y SECOND WARD. For two years—Alexander Marlow. For one year—Jake Ffund. THIRD WARD. For two years—Charles Davis. For one year—Elmer Merrlman. i citt orriCERS. Mayor, O. F. Blglin; Clerk, N. Martin; Treasurer, John McHugh; City Engineer John Rorrlsky; Polloe Judge. H. Kautzmau; chief of Police, Charlie Hall; Attorney, Thos. Oarlou; Welghmaster, Joe Miller. OB AT TAN TOWNSHIP. Supervisor. B. J. Hayes; Trearurer. Barney MoGreevy: Clerk, J. Sullivan; Assesses Ben Johrlng: Justices, M. Castello and Ohas. Wilcox; Constables, John llorrlsky and Ed. MoUride; Road overseer dist. SO, Allen Brown ,dlst. No. 1, John Enright. (SOLDIERS’ RELIEF C0MNI88I0N. Regular meeting first Monday In Febru ary of ouch year, and at suoh other times as Is deemed necessary, ltobt. Gallagher, Page, ohalrman; Wm. Bowen, O'Neill, secretary; 11. H. Clark Atkinson. 8T.PATBICK*8 CATHOLIC CHURCH. Services every Sabbath at 10:80 o’clock. Very Rev. Cassidy, Postor. Sabbath sohool Immediately following services. Vfl KTHODI8T CHURCH. Sunday iU. services—Preaching 1U:30 A. M. and 7:SM) p. M. Class No. 1 9:30 A. M. Class No. 2 (Ep worth League) 6:80 p. m. Class No. 3 (Chllu rens) 3:0(1 p. m. Mind-week services—General prayer meeting Thursday 7:30 p. M. All will be made welcome, espeelallv strangers. E. T. GEORGE, Pastor. i 1 A. R. POST, NO. 86. The Gen. John O’Neill Post, No. 86, Department of Ne braska G. A. R., will meet the first and third Saturday evening of each month In Masonic hall O’Neil] 8. J. Smxih, Com. ti'LKHORN VALLEY' LODGE, I. O. O. J E, Meets every Wednesday evening In Odd Fellows’ hall. Visiting brothers oordlally Invited to attend. 8, Smith, N. G. 0. L. Bright, Sec. /"'I ARFlFLD CHAPTER, R. A. M VJTMeeu on first and third Thursday of each month In Masonic ball. W. J. Dobbs Sec. J. C. Harnish, H, P KOfP.—HELMET LODGE. U. D. , Convention every Monday at 8 o clock p. m. in Odd Fellows’ hall. Visiting brethern oordlally Invited. T. V. Golden, C. C. M- F. McCabtv. K. of U. and S. O’NEILL ENCAMPMENT NO. 80.1. O. O. F. meets every seoond and fourth Fridays of each month In Odd Fellows’ Hall. Scribe. OH as. Bright. _ DDKN LODGE NO. 41, DAUGHTERS OF KEBEKAH, meets every 1st and 3d Friday of eacn month in Odd Fellows' Hall, ,_i anna Davidson. N. G. Blanche Adams, Secretary. Garfield lodge, no.ss,f.<&a-.m. Regular communications Thursday nights on or before the full of the moon. W. J. D B», Sec. K. H. Benedict, W. M. Holt camp no. 1710, m. w. of a. Meets on tne first and third Tuesday In each month in the Masonic hall. O. F. Biglin, V. C. D. H. Cronin, Clerk. A* O, U. W. NO. 1S3. Meets second am., and fourth Tudsday of each month In Masonic hall. 0. Bright, Hec. T. V. Golden, M. W. INDEPENDENT WORKMEN OF AMERICA, meet every .first and third Friday of each month. Geo. McCctchan, G. M. 8. M. Wagers, See. POSTOFFICE DIRCBTORY Arrival of Malls t. E. a M. V. R. R.—FROM THE EAST. Every day, Sunday Included at.5:15 pa THOM THE WEST. Every day, Sunday Included at.8:58 a m PACIFIC SHORT LINE. Passenger— leaves 9:35 a.m. Arrives 9:07 p.m. Freight—leaves 9:07 p. m. Arrives 7:00 p. M. Dally except Sunday. O'NEILL AND CHELSEA. Departs Monday, Wed. and Friday at7:00am Arrives Tuesday, Thurs. and Sat. at..1:00pm O'NEILL AND PADDOCK. Depart* Monday. Wed.and Friday at. .7:00 am Arrives Tuesday, ThurK and Sat. at. .4:30 p m O'NEILL AND NIOBRARA. Departs Monday. Wed. and Fri. at_7:00 am Arrives Tuesday, Thurs. and Sat. at...1:00 p m O’NEILL AND GUN MINS VILLS. Arrive* Mon.,Wed. and Fridays at ..UfilOp m Departs Mon., Wed. and Friday at.1:00 p m ■•.j.. ' CHINESE MUSICIN COURT. An Attempt to Decide Whether It Hath Charme or Hmthn't. The case brought by J. C. Clunie and others aBking for an Injunction forbid ding the erection of the new Chinese theater came on yesterday before Judge Cooper, L. A. Thurston for the plain tiffs, and A. S. Hartwell for the defend ants, says the Pacific Commercial Ad vertiser. The grounds on which the in junction was asked were that all Chin ese performances necessarily include an instrumental performance, and that the orchestra—if the theater were erect ed—would give such dismal, hideous and unearthly music that It would con stitute a nuisance and make life in the neighborhood not worth living. After taking the evidence of J. L. Kaulukou, who testified to the horrid music of the old theater, Mr. Thurston, who had summoned intp court the entire Chin ese band, with'their instruments, of fered a “performance” in evidence. He proved by one of the actors that the music was an Integral part of all Chinese plays, and Maimed that the court could fully appreciate the charac ter of the music only by hearing it. Mr. Hartwell opposed its introduction as being contrary to the rules of evidence and utterly Irregular. He asked if the case went up on appeal how could the music be preserved so that the supreme court could hear it. Mr. Thurston re plied that it could be preserved in the ' Phonograph, if there Was one, and be-, sides, he claimed that the music was not for the supreme court, blit for Judge Cooper to hern*, in order to settle the question of fact. After due considera tion Judge Cooper admitted the per formance in evidence. The instru ments were tuned, and, at the word of command, the five gongs, two cymbals, big bass drum and several other effec tive, but Indescribable instruments, went off. Such music had never before been heard in the court-room. It rat tled and screamed and bellowed and thundered around the room and tried to burst the windows. The full bench of the supreme court, sitting in another room, promptly adjourned and hurried in. The meeting of the board of health in the room below came to a dead stand still, and the audience, including the cabinet, rushed out in bewilderment Mr. Marsden, in the agricultural depart ment below, became wild, it is said, and tried to get out of the window; but immediately recovered himself and ex claimed that ho had now found a new remedy for the Japanese beetle. The portraits of the eminent justices,, now departed, which adorn the walls of the court-room, were disturbed, and pre sented the ghastly spectacle of lifting up their hands and closing their ears. After five minutes the court ordered the noise to abate and the trial pro ceeded. Whera Three Empires Meet. There is in the southeastern part ot the Prussian province, Silesia, a spot where the frontiers of Germany, Rus sia and Austria meet. This point, which is called “The Three Emperors’ Corner,” is in the heart of a great coal and iron region. Count Schuwalow, the new governor-general of Poland, re cently made a trip of inspection through the iron and industrial districts of Rus slan-Poland, and upon this occasion made a visit to this historical spot, where once the three emperors of Rus sia, Germany and Austria met and spoke to each other, while each stood in his own country. The party was heartily welcomed by a large number of German mine workers, who hap pened to see the cavalcade and the ar ray of carriages on the other side. Aft er a short stay the governor continued .upon his trip, but not before having called over to a German engineer who had taken a snap shot of the brilliant company across the brook, to send him a copy of a picture made in Germany, taking in a Russian governor and his staff, with an Austrian landscape as the background. Bath Recommended. The following Is the horror perpe trated by a well-known Scottish baro net: A sportsman said to him the oth er day: “Talking about dogs with keen scent, I have one that will compare fa vorably with any you have in England.' “Very remarkable dog, I suppose?” yawned the listener. “I should say so. The other day after I left home he broke his chain and, al though I had been away for hours, he tracked me and found me merely by scent. What do you think of that?” “I think you ought to take a bath,” replied the Caledonian, turning calmly away.—Life’s Calendar. Progress or Christian Endeavor. The latest denomination to make Christian Endeavor its official young people's society is the African M. E. Zion church. The board of bishops, at’ its recent conference in St. Louis, unan imously passed a resolution endorsing the Y. X3. S. C. E. and making Chris tian Endeavor the denominational young people’s society. The board* also recommended that Christian Endeavor societies be organized in every church throughout the A. M. E. Zion connec tion. Dromedaries as Camels. Dromedaries are swifter than camels, and without a load go eight miles an hour for ten or twelve hours. Caravans consist of from 1,000 to 4,000, and many Arabs possess from 400 to 500. They cast their-hair every year, and it is made into clothes, stockings, shawls, carpets,1 etc. Dromedaries live from forty to fifty years. Woman Appointed County Physician. Dr. Mabel Spencer, a Kansas City woman, has been appointed county phy sician of Riley county, the first wo man in Kansas to receive such an ap pointment STUDY OF THE MOON. Peculiarities Noted la lu Appeamace at Dlffereat Season*. To the casual observer the motions of the moon appear to be exceedingly whimsical and irregular, says the St. Louis Republic. If its place in the sky is watched it will be found that it is first north and then south of the stan’s path, and that it is sometimes east and sometimes west of that luminary. The last two motions ore steady and regular from east to west, carrying the moon in its endless swing around the heavens, starting at new moon near the sun and progressing until at full moon the whole visible portion of the sky separ ates the two bodies. After this there are two weeks in which the moon still appears to move backward, approach ing the sun from the other side, then, again apparently all of a sudden, it passes the sun and we behold a “new moon." The north and south motions of the -moon are entirely different. While performing its endless Journey from west to east there are two spe cial periods in which it either moves far northward or takes up its position low down in the south. In spring the first motion is north, but afterward the general motion is reversed. In De cember you will note that the full moon occurs at the most northerly point in her course and in June at the most southerly. This is why we, have most light from the full moon of winter and least from that of summer. Observa tions on these various movements in dicate to us the path in which the moon moves about the earth and also show us that that body in different parts of its orbit is at varying distances from the earth. This indicates thatthemoon’s path is not a circle, but an ellipse, hav ing the earth in one of its foci. The moon being governed directly and held in position by the attraction of the earth, holds its primary movements in a path around our globe, but the at traction energy of the sun and of the giant planets, perhaps, in a lesser de gree, produces motions in the moon which may be summarized briefly as a combination of the six following move ments. (1) Its revolution about the earth, (2) its revolution with the earth about the sun, (3) the vibrating eccen tricity of its orbit, (4) the slew, direct rotation in the “line of apsides," (5) the retrograde rotation in the line of nodes and (6) is rotation on its axis. It would be proper to enlarge this “note" so as to give a full explanation of the causes of each of the above-mentioned move ments, but as each would require the use of scores of diagrams and technical phrases such a feat cannot be at tempted. HE WAS SAD. But Be Then Knew How It Seed to Be with Unemenelpnted Women. She had yielded to the fascinations of the new woman idea, and was at least a neck ahead of the most ad vanced. Her husband was meek and lowly, observes the Boston Post, and adds that they lived out on Fannin Btreet. After supper she put on her bloomers, got her hat and cane, and said she was going down to the club for an hour or two. Henry had gone to bed and was trying to figure out why he had been born. She reached up to the gas burner and said: “Is there anything I can do for you, Henry, before I put out the light?” “Yes, my dear, I’m feeling Tather ner vous to-night. Would you mind look under the bed to see if there’s a woman there before you go out?” FUU • Down bit ^Pulpit. The town of Little ton, N. H., has a woman pastor, Mrs. Frost She first came to town as the wife of the pastor of the Congregational church, Rev. George B. Frost Owing to ill health he was obliged to go abroad, and the church Invited Mrs. Frost to supply the pulpit during his absence. ThiB she did for a year, when an ecclesiastical coun cil was called, and, after a most rigid examination the rite of ordination was administered and Mrs. Frost was then fitted legally for all the functions of a minister. In pulpit, parish, at funerals, marriage ceremonies and all other ser vices she was equally acceptable. Tthose who were at first doubtful of the ex pediency of t^e step have all been quiet ly convinced of the wisdom of the plan, j and, when the pastor was forced, from I continued ill health, te ask a dismis sion, It was granted only on condition that Mrs. Frost should be installed and be the pqstor. Each advance step lead- ! lng to this remarkable arrangement ha* been taken by the people. In no in stance has Mrs. Frost put herself for- j ward. She is a modest, retiring woman of marked ability. Precious Metals. The statistics regarding the move ment of the precious metals present some points of interest. The exports of gold for the month of August, exclusive of ore, amounted to $16,667,261, an In crease of over $11,500,000, as compared, with those for the corresponding month, of last year. The imports for the month, were valued at $1,507,479, a decrease of over $1,600,000 as compared with those, for August of 1394. The exports exceeded, the imports In both months, the excess being $15,159,782 in August, 1895, and. $1,935,303 in August, 1894. For the eight months ending with August the export* amounted to $55,766,217, which was al most $34,500,000 lens than for the cor responding period of the preceding: year. The Imports amounted to $28, 063,876 In the eight months of 1895, as compared with $16,035,750 tn eight months of 1894. For both periods the exports showed an excess over the im ports, but wheieaa this exoees amounted to $74,233,281 in eight months of 1894, It amounted to only $27,702,341 In eight months of 1895. AN ENGLISH OPINION. AaMrlaan Venn Snarled at by a Lon don Niwipapvr. From a London paper: The Ameri can woman must surely be the vainest creature that struts about the earth. Compared to her Yum-Yum, In the "Mikado,” admiring herself In her mir ror and congratulating herself on being the most beautiful woman in all the world, Is modest She, at least, utters her conviction only to herself, whereas the lady from Chicago, 111., or Cicero ville, Me., goes up on the housetops and publishes hers abroad to all who care to listen. Nay, she screams so loud that we are compelled to listen whether we will or no. But, paving given ear to her appreciation of her own charms, wo go away and think over what we have heard. Then, after due considera tion, we go forth in spirit and, finding an Imaginary American woman of the sort which writes to the newspapers, we take her gently by the unsubstan tial hand of hers and address her—po litely, we hope, but above all firmly. “Dearest madam,” we say, “you are not bad-looking, and it must be confessed you have gone to one of the best mod istes in Paris for your clothes. But you are not a lady—the word is out of fashion, but the thing never is—and it is to be feared that nothing could make you one. You are absolutely self-satis fied and you show it every minute of your life, or, as you would say, 'all the tUne.' You are quite without charm of manner, yet you think that all men worship you. Your education has been of the sort that our board schools give our coachmen’s children at our expense. Your own comfort is the one thing you think of—and here is a piece of comfort < tor you. So long as you cover yourself inth diamonds in the morning; so long as your voice can be heard from one end of the Rue de la Palx to the other; so long as your one topic of conversa tion is your frock and w&at you gave for it; so long as you sit about in the public rooms of a hotel In a gown In which you might go to court; so long as yen are not afraid to state en pleln table d’hote that the room was not stuffy and the women smelt that strong you'd have been sick right there; so long as you db all or any of these things, be lieve me, you need have no fear of being taken for the only kind of Bngllsh wo man worth considering.” ROCHSPORT’S INFLUENCE. Whs* Ha Said A boat ftutli>| t Haw* pa par la Braaaala. M. Rochefort is known in England m a Boulanglst, aa the editor and proprie tor of the Intranelgeant newepaper, #as the wild political agitator who opposed the government of Louie Napoleon in the ’60s aa bitterly aa he attacked the actual republic at the close of the ’80s, aaya the Saturday Review. English men can scarcely understand M. Roche fort’s position as a newspaper editor and agitator, and his power Is to them almost Incredible. Tet the signs of his Influence are not Impalpable. The In transigeant has a larger circulation than any French newspaper except the Petit Journal. The truth 1b that there are only three or four men in Franoe who have made their pen a whip, and so become objects of tear and respect, and of these M. Rochefort Is the chief, for neither M. Cassagnac nor M. Dru mont can be compared with him In wit, or power of vituperation. His reputa tion In this sort of journalism dates back to his youth (he is now a gray halred man), but was first establlBlpd by the success of La Lanterne, the paper he published in Brussels when he was exiled from France by Napoleon in. Ohlmco Girls ud Matrimony. I have no donbt that the remaining cause of the' low marriage rate la that many men dislike intellectual women— whether because such women are really disagreeable or because man’s taste Is at fault, I shall not try to determine. And even among those who like them as friends many feel as the young pian did who made this confession: "I never expected to marry the sort of a girl I did. You know I always .be lieved In intellectual equality and all that, and had good friendships with the college girls. But you see, you girls hadn’t any Illusions about us. After you had seen us hanging at the board on problems you could work, and had taken the same degree yourselves, you couldn’t Imagine us wonders Just be cause we had gone through college, and when I met' a dear little girl that thought I knew everything—why, it Just keeled me right over; it was a feel ing I had no Idea of.”—Century. Costly Entertainment for a Prlnee. The Prince of Wales recently paid t visit to Lily, Duchess of Marlborough. It was for a few days only and ’’very quiet,” yet this little Informal stay, It Is rumored, cost the duchess $60,000. The suite of apartments which his royal highqess occupied was newly uphol stered in pale blue satin,and the prince’s bath was of plated silver. The main hall of Deepdene was entirely trans formed. The statuary was removed and the walls were hung with trophies of the chase. Wnr Against the Wicked. Police Commissioner Lee of St. Lout recently sent a letter to the paston of the different churches of that city asking them if they would uphold him in an heroic effort to enforce the Sun day law in St. Louis on the lines pur sued in New York. Moat of the pastors have promised a sealous support ’ A Remarkable Man. ”At that moment the worthy pastor appeared on the threshold of the manse. His hands were thrust Into the pockets of his.large, loose coat, while he turned over-the leaves of the prayer book and wipedfhk^spectacles.’*-Paul Lindau. This $86 Music Box and one Ladies’ Gold Watch actually to give away. Do you want them? Buy a Dollar’s worth of goods at Bentley’s and learn hew to getthem. the Best is C heapest 'l :';H John Deere plows, Moline wagons, David Bradley & Co’s famous Disc cultivators. ♦. Riding and walking cultivators, harrows, Glidden wire, stoves, oils, cattlcry, tinware.. NERVE. SEEDS: WEAK MEN ThU Fannna Remedy cures qnlekly,_ nunroua cUvua^ca, Weak Memory. Lou of Brain ‘ “ - ii Vir. Huadoebo. WakeSuincu. q atom, evil arcimis, inipotener ana wmitlnK muni mu w youthfulcmrs or axe?;-*!. Contolueno opiotoa. Is K MTTClaaN an first prize will be given to the person who constructs the shornm I I sentence, in English, containing all the letters in tho alphabet * The other { | prizes will go in regular order to those competitors whose sentences stand j | next in jioint of brevity. i I CONDITIONS. i I The length of a sentence is to be measured by tho number of letter, it 1 i contains, and each contestant must indicate by figures at iho close of hi, | j sentence *'ist how long it is. The sentence must have some nesiniior. f j '»< ograpii'cal names and names of persons cannot bo used. The eotii.x'. j j closes February 13th, 1SOO, and tho results will be published one wee; j ter in case two or more prize-winning sentences are equally short tie, * < ..ne first received will bo given preference. Every competitor whose t ] .en'eiic • is less Ilian 110 letters in length will receive Wilkie Collins' work ] in paper cover, including twelve complete novels, whether lie win, a prize j •r--ii«t. No contestant cun outer more