Homicidal Honors. !
The afternoon is flitting swiftly by,
the chirp of the sparrows is gro wing
dull, the sun is sinking aslant the roofs
of the opposite houses, the evening is
creeping on apace as a young and richly ,
dressed woman trips lightly up the
broad steps of the county jail, and,
after a brief interchange of words with
the turnkey, disappears through the
ponderous .doors.
Pausing in front of one of the cells,
she peers through the steel lattice at
the shadowy outlines of the occupant
“See, my good man," she says, the
sweet voice vibrating strangely upon
the silence of the corridor. “See, 1
have brought you some fruit and flow
ers, and I want to talk to you—I want
you to tell me all ab-”
“Madame1*—the prisoner emerges
from a corner of his gloomy cell and
stands near the door—“you will find j
the wife-murderer three cells below
here; I am only a burglar.”—Life.
A New Man Joins the Staff.
We take pleasure in informing our
readers that we have secured as an as- j
sistant young Mr. Clarence Horn beak, j
who has in the past acted as our regu- I
lar correspondent at liocket City, and
at the same time contributed some
brilliant sensational news items to j
the Kansas City and St. Louis dailies j
He is the author of the sensation that !
was so widely copied in the eastern pa- |
pers, which was to the effect that,
shortly after the return of John Soey
smith, a penitent prodigal, a violent j
thunderstorm arose and lightning killed i
a calf on the farm where John’s parents '
reside, hit the family bible, opened it -
at the fifteenth chapter of Luke, and ;
marked the twenty-third verse, which ;
reads as follows: “And bring hither
the fatted calf and kill it, and let us
eat and be merry.” Mr. Hornbeak will
make a specialty of acting as society,
snake and pickle dish editor of this j
paper, Bnd all social, sensational and j
zoological matters of interest will be
bandied by him in his usually brilliant
and masterly style.—Puck.
“The Melancholy Days Have Come
The saddest of the year,” not when autumn
has arrived, as poet Bryant Intimates, Dut
when a fellow gets bilious. The "sere und
yellow leaf’is in his complexion it notin
the,foliage at that. Inauspicious time. Hos
tetler's Stomach Bitters will soon discipline
his rebellious liver, and regulate his bowels,
besides toning ills stomach and healthfully
stimulating his kidneys. Malaria, rheuma
tism and nervousness are also relieved by
the Bitters.
Admitted It.
There is a 7-year-old youngster on !
East avenue who makes life miserable j
for his governess, lie is full of mis
chief, and tries the patience of his
teacher to an extent that at times bor
ders on desperation. Yesterday the ;
youngster was unusually obtuse and '
cantankerous. Finally the governess, j
losing the lost vestige of patience, pro- '
ceeded to apply a Blight corporal chas- j
tisement as a curative, after which she
administered a solemn sermon for the !
youngster’s benefit. “Now, Willie,” i
she said, in concluding the lecture, {
“you must remember this, that at all I
times you should respect your teacher.”
“Yes’ra,” sobbed Willie, duly im- j
pressed,” I *spose I’d ought to respect,
you on account of your age.”—Roches
ter Union.
jSIOO Reward, B1UO.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least :
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being :
a constitutional disease requires a con- j
stitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh '
Cure is taken internally, acting directly :
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of ,
the system, thereby destroying the \
foundation of the disease and giving the
patient strength by building up the con- ;■
stltution and assisting nature in doing
Its work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case :
that It fails to cure. Send for list of :
testimonials. Ad’ress
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, a
Sold by druggists; 75c.
Hall’s Family Pills, 25c.
Qualified.
Lawyer—Have you formed an opin
ion on this case?
Juryman—No, sir.
“Do you think, after the evidence on
both sides is all in, you would be able '
to form an opinion?”
“No, sir.”
'•‘You'll do.”—New York Weekly.
Saves a Fortune.
Monterey, Tenn., (Special)—One of
our prominent citizens here, Col. James
E. Jones, secretary and treasurer of the j
Cumberland Mountain Coal Co., is on |
the high road to make bis fortune, and j
attributes the fact to his recent cure
from the tobacco habit. He was an
inveterate user of tobacco for many
years, consuming so much as to make
serious inroads on both his purse and
his health. One box of No-To-Bac com
pletely cured him, and he gained seven
pounds in leBS than two weeks. Within
three days after starting to use No-To
Baoothe desire for tobacco was entirely
gone. Col. Jones says to all tobacco
users that No-T.o-Bac will do as recom
mended and is worth by far more than
Its weight in gold.
Harnessing the Mississippi.
A contract tvaa closed recently be
tween the United States government
add a poWer company for utilizing the
fall of the Mississippi river at Daven
port, Iowa, for the development of :
electric power. At the swiftest points I
thirty turbine wheels will be erected*
from which it is calculated that enor- |
nous power will bo obtained. Two l
1,000 horsepower engines will be put in j
by the company. Next to Niagara this !
will be the greatest utilization of
water power in the United States.
Three important towns—Davenport,
Bock Island, and Moline. Ilia,—will ]
be immediately benefited. As the j
United States has an arsenal at Moline, I
the substitution of electricity for steam >
will be an important economical ele- :
ment in the turning out of ordnance i
and ammunition. /
The Quality of Tact.
Tact is dishonesty, save an American 1
writer. It does not mean tlie suppres
siofa of the truth nor the expression of
an untruth, but it does mean the with
holding of gratuitous disagreements
from arguments in which they are quite
superfluous; it also means the effort to
induce an agreement kindly when pos- ;
sible, and if an agreement is impossible
it demands a gracious acceptance of
opposing views Tact cannot be said
to be synonymous with policy; tact is
always honest, and policy cannot in
variably be said to have that distin
guishing mafk.—The Young Woman.
ALL FOR IRRIGATION
IT IS SPREADING AND INCREAS
ING IN STRENGTH.
Report of President Fort Beforo tbo An
nual Convention at Kidney—Much
Work Done Even Though Conditions
Were Unfavorable—Suggestions and
Recommendations that Will Enhance
the Interests of Irrigation.
Irrigation Hatters Dismissed.
“The third annual convention of the
Nebraska Irrigation association meets’
today at Sidney under conditions that
are extremely flattering.
“We see today no unfavorable senti
ment against irrigation that is appa
rent The idea has gone on spreading
and increasing in strength, 'till the na
tion as a whole is discussing this ques
tion. In a little over two years every
vestige of opposition to any questions
relating to the growing of crops by ir
rigation in Nebraska has been over
come. If the people in Nebraska can
point to a more successful movement
ever having been inaugurated, no doubt
the delegates to this convention, who
have met here in the interest of irriga
tion, will be pleased to be informed as
to Its character and results In the
last two years irrigation canals, have
been constructed and others aie now,
under construction that will have the
capacity to irrigate over 1,000,000 acres
of land.
“To the credit of the people of the
state it can be said that these ScanaW
have been constructed at a time when
conditions were extremely unfavorably
when both state and nation \\ere pass
ing through a period of great financial
depression, when difficulties were many
and obstacles great. This speaks vol-„
umes for the energy, grit and business
spirit of the Nebraska people The
good accomplished shows that no ob
ject that has been advocated by the .
association has met with a fsingle fail
ure. Legislation favorable to the de
velopment of irrigation sentiment and
enterprise in the state has been enact- >
ed by the legislature of Nebraska, and' -
we can also congratulate ourselves that
the legislation has met the sanction,
approval and affirmation of the supreme
court of this state. There is yet but
one highea-tribunal to hear from, and
we are here to express our hopes and
belief that the United States supreme
court on the second Wednesday of
January, 1890, in that chamber of the
capital of the nation, will affirm and
strengthen the decision of the supreme
tribunal of Nebraska
“Irrigation, as a general proposition,
has attained in this state an over
whelming victory. The future work to
be carried on must be on Ijncs of educa
tion and instruction.
“To carry out the details necessary
to more fully aid in extending the irri
gated area of the state, legislation
favorable to the development of high
land irrigation should be enacted, and
the example of our sister state'of Kan
sas should in a greatly modified form
be adopted. In harmony with this
suggestion we would recommend that
a bill be presented and recommended to
pass at the next session of the Nebraska
legislature that the state irrigation
commission be instructed to select from
the state’s school lands now unsold,
lying west of the 100th meridian, one
section each in the following locations:
One section on the high lands of the
Republican valley; one on the high
lands of the Platte valley; onto on the
similar lands of the Niobrara valley.
Maid selection to be made where the
depth of water exceeds 100 feet in order
to demonstrate the practicability of ir
rigation by pumping from wells—that
the state be requested to appropriate
$4,000 for each experimental farm—
that said station be continued for a
per od of over five years, in order to
demonstrate the practicability of this |
system. At the end of the time agreed I
upon the station and lands be sold to
the highest bidder.
“In the interest of the state a more
stringent and effective fire guard is
also required, and it is also recommend
ed that a bill of this character be in
troduced and passed by the next Ne
braska legislature. As the life of a
nation is dependent to a great extent
upon its forests, both state and nation
should be appealed to for the enact
ment of favorable forestry laws ■
“Resolutions have been introduced
and approved in different irrigation
conventions that have met at different
points in the arid and semi-arid por
tions of the country, asking favorable
action from congress in relation to this
question of irrigation.
“Yet with the exception of the Carey
act, that is especially adaped to Wyp
ming, nothing has been done by our
chief legislative organizations to aid
the states of the arid and semi-arid
west, in the development and improve
ment of its most important source of
support and wealth. ‘We would recom
mend that a resolution be introduced
and passed, enlarging the area to be
benefitted along the lines proposed,
and it would be an honor and credit on
this convention if it would step aside
from the beaten track that has been
followed by other conventions that
have presented and approved of reso
lutions that are entirely sectional, that
would only benefit that portion of the
country lying west of the 100th merid
ian;
“Except nn irrigation survey, the
only legislation that we may expect
f*om congress that may be favorable
will be along the line of appropriations
for reservoirs or surveys for such
works, If we expect the co-operation
of the populous anti wealthy east witn
us in this movement we must include
some portion of that section of the
nation's domain in the area benefited.
“The people of, the east will, we be
lieve, co-operate with us in the com
mencement of a movement that will re
sult in the construction of government
reservoirs in not alone the Kocky
mountain portion of America, but also
where they will confer fully as much
benefit upon the people of the Connec
ticut and Ohio valleys as upon the resi
dents of arid and semi-arid America.
“Resolutions of this character will,
we believe, accomplish the results we
seek to attain, if they ore properly
pushed and supported by our other
organizations that are working with us
to accomplish the end we seek to at
tain.
"In the matter of artesian wells for
irrigation purposes or the legislation
that may be favorable, we will say that
along the valley of the Platte we ean
hope but for little work of this charac
ter, owing to the altitude of this val
ley, that will bring any beneficial re
sults, and have, therefore, nothing to
recommend for this portion of the state
subject to legislation,
“There are other details that may be
brought before this convention for its
consideration, that can be discussed
through the committee on resolutions,
and reported to the convention for its
action. We would recommend that the
time for the annual meetings of this
association be changed from December
to October of each year, and that bids
for the holding of said meeting be not
awarded to any town unless a proposi
tion carries with it the offer to print
proceedings of the convention.
“The bill introduced by Senator
Thurston of Nebraska, asking that a
school of forestry in connection with
the United States department of agri
culture be created, should reeoive the
support and ind'orsment of this conven
tion.
"Of the work performed by the pres
ident during the past year, I desire to
say that since the enactment of the.
laws favorable to irrigation by the Ne
braska legislature, that he has contin
ued the work of education and agita
tion by delivering lectures whenever
called upon by particular organizations
within the f.tate. He has'the honor of
acting as correspondent for all leading
irrigation journals of the country. He
also is engaged in writing upon this
question for several of the leading farm
journals of America. Lectures were
delivered during the last summer to
audiences in Indiana and Illinois, with
the idea of arousing an interest favora
ble to our section, ou this question.
“It is with pleasure that I can say
that I found one very efficient irriga
t tion plant at work near Elkhart, Ind.,
and a splendid crop was shown as the
result, where in the immediate vicinity
the failures were general from lack of
sufficient rainfall during the last year.
“I believe it is as much a necessity
and duty to carry the work of the gos
pel of irrigation east of the Mississippi,
the region from whence we receive our
settlers, as to push it energetically in
this state. If we expect to secure from
that portion of the nation emigrants
who will settle upon our irrigated
landa
“Nebraska is naturally a fruit grow
ing state, wherever sufficient moisture
is supplied to the trees. It should be
the work of this organization to push
this branch of agriculture to the front
as one of the important resources of
our state
Lexington was chosen as the place
for holding the next convention.
The committee on resolutions re
ported resolutions on the following
subjects, which were unanimously
adopted by the convention: Establish
ment of irrigation reservoirs by the
government; the offer of premiums by
the state for the wind mill and other
machinery for raising water from wells
for irrigation purposes; early adjudi
cation by the government of matters
relative to the waters of inter-state
rivers; amending the laws regarding
the building of irrigation ditches across
government lands; requesting Sena
tors Thurston and Alien to enter their
names in the United States supreme
court as attorneys in the Wright irri
gation law case, in behalf of the state
of Nebraska; inquiring concerning the
expenditures of moneys heretofore ap
propriated by the government to ad
vance the cause of irrigation and call
ing upon the next legislature to appro
priate money necessary to sink three
test artesian wells; favoring the ced
ing of the abandoned Fort Sidney to
the town of Sidney for educational pur
poses; recommending the incorporation
of the association under the laws of the
state; commending the government for
its interest in the convention as shown
by the presence and address of non.
Charles M. Irish, and extending the
thanks of the convention to citizens of
Sidney and vicinity for the courtesies
shown.
CONFUSION IN RIFLES.
Army and Navy Slight Be Badly
Hampered In a Conflict '
Washington, Dec. 34.—Lieutenant
Niblock, in charge of the naval militia
division of the Navy department, has
called the attention of the authorities'
to an emergency apt to arise in case
the military and naval forces should
be called into joint action/ This is
the lack of uniformity in small arms
and signal codes. .The army is armed
with the Kragg-Jorgensen rifle of' »0
caliber, while the navy has contracted
for a supply of Lee magazine rifles of
28 caliber, so that the same kind of
ammunition will not serve both arms,
and grave mistakes are apt to occur m
issuing it to the men. He suggests,
in the interest of the naval militia, as
well as dn broader grounds, that it’'
would be well if the War and Navy
departments would settle, as soon as
practicable, by competitive tests,
which is the better weapon, and stop
at once the making of the less deSir*
able arm. ,
CHEROKEES WANT AID.
Chtol Uarrls and a Delegation Determined
to Drive Oat the White*.
Washington, Dec. 24./-A delegation
of Cherokees, headed bl Chief Harris,
arrived to-day to ask Congress to pass
legislation that wilt imst intruders
from the territory of the tribe. The
Cherokees have for a long time com
plained bitterly of the presence of the
whites in their nation, but they are
powerless to expel them without help
from the Government. Not long ago
a bill was passed by the tribal council
forbidding any fnrtlier marriages be
tween whites and Indian women, but
was vetoed by Chief Harris and did not
become a law. The Senate concur
rent resolution suspending the opera
tion of the order for the removal of
the intruders January l was referred
in the House to-day to tt« committee
on Indian affairs.(
Fierce Fight at Zeltom,
Berlin, Dec. /24.—The Frankfort
Zeitung publishes a dispatch from
Constantinople saying that there has
been fierce fighting at Zietoun be
tween the Turkish troops who sur
rounded that city and the insurgent
Armenians who defended it. The
Turks were 10,000 strong and had
twenty-four pieces of artillery, while
the Armenians .numbered 15,000, hat
had no artillery.
A NOVEL TRAVELING EXHIBIT.
The John A. Balxer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis„ always on the alert for some
thing good, have struck a novel Idea to Introduce, exhibit and advertise their
famous northern grown seeds. This is done by means of an advertising car, an
Illustration thereof appears herewith. This car Is in charge of three experts
who are thoroughly familiar and versed with seed growing. The car inside and
out is a marvel of beauty and elegance and Is lit out regardless of cost and is
I ted in Wisconsin, Il
linois, Iowa, Minne
sota, and other states.
Upon entering it, one
- la transported at once
into a very fairyland
where flowers and
vines and forage and
fruits and vegetables
luxuriate and abound
, In great abundance.
Of course the great
specialties which
| have made the John
THE SALZER SEED EXHIBIT CAR. .“,
DCwU VU.
„ leaders among seed
men, such as fine vegetables and vegetable seeds, aro exhibited to perfection,
and then there is an endless array of farm seeds, corns, wheats, oats, rye, barley! I
sand vetch, lupine, lathyrus, sacaline, amber cane, kaffir corn, Jerusalem corn
and hundreds of other varieties of seeds and crops on exhibition. Particular
notice is due to their marvelous collection of heavy cropping potatoes their
11,000 oat. Just Imported from Russia, and Silver King barley, cropping in 500
different places in America in 1895, over 100 bushels per acre.
The car is visited daily by hundreds, yea we may say thousands of people
and nothing so catches the eye and rivets the attention of the farmer than the I
great bed of different varieties of grasses, clovers and fodder plants that are'
exhibited in one end of the car, or as one great dairyman of Elgin, Hi., uid upon
seeing this magnificent display of grasses, "I have seen the World’s Pair and
Barnum’s Circus, but this exhibit beats them all!"
It is only possible in a newspaper article to give but a faint idea of the
beauty and attractiveness of this car. It must be seen to be appreciated but it
only strengthens the idea .amongst farmers and others that a firm *»»»t can
exhibit such excellent products, grown from their own seeds, on their own farms
is the firm to tie to when you want choice northern grown seeds. Seeds that
never disappoint! They issue a large catalogue of farm and vegetable seeds
which is mailed to any address upon receipt of 5 cents, for postage. W. N.
A Mechanical Holiday Clmk Horror*
Here is a description of a most re
markable clock belonging to a Hindoo
prince. Near the dial of an ordinary
looking clock is a large gong hung on
poles, while underneath, scattered on
the ground, is a pile of artificial human
skulls, ribs, legs and arms, the whole
number of boneB in the pile being equal
to the number of bones in twelve hu
man skeletons. When the hands of the
clock indicate the hour of 1, the num
ber of bones needed to form a complete
human skeleton come together with a
snap. By some mechanical contrivance
the skeleton spri ngs up. seises a innlllet.
and, walking up to the gong, strikes
one blow, and so on for each hour of
the day.
“Brown’s Bronchial Troches-’ are a
simple and convenient remedy for Bron
chial Affections and Coughs. Carry them
in your pocket.
A Valuable Wife.
Del Santo owed his reputation to his
wife. She was very positive in charac
ter and iusisted that he should keep at
work and make a living for his family.
He did so, and, besides that, made his
fame at the same time.—Washington
I’osl
It tho Baby >■ Catting Tee In.
te (lira end u;e that old end well-tried remedy. Mu.
IVixiiLow’e Sooniixo Smvr tor Childrsn Teething
AVlmt ban become of the old fashioned
rail fence !__
"Hanson's Ihflo Corn Bain.”
overrented to cnre or money refunded. Ark your
drugglat for It. Price 16 cento.
What is probably the largest apple orch
ard in the world tot era i,58T acres in Fair
mont, Kan.
I cnn recommend FIso's Cure for Con
sumption to sufferers from Asthma.—E. U.
Townsusp, Ft. Howard, Wis., May 4, m.
Anise seed cordial is made of anise seed,
alchohol and angelica.
There le pleasure and profit
end no small satlscnctlon in niiutl.iit troublesome
and rulutnl libs by using I'atker'H bllugcr Tonic.
He:ret is vain unless it teucheH to avoid
cause lor it.—Ex.
It le so easy to remove Corns with Uindeioorns
tint! Mew.M'iier so many will ennure them. Ucl
iiln.icrocrus and soj how nicely it takes them off.
Ginger is said to be employed in more
than 1U0 different medical f rescriptions.
^.FiT#—All Fits Stopped freeby Pr.KlIne’sflrest
oerte Restorer, ho Fits after ti>« drst day's uses
Marvelous cures. Treatlseaml 12 trial bottle free to
Fit cases, bend to Pr. KUns ,931 Arch at., Pbihk,Pfc
Caution ie often mistaken for inno
cence.
Comfort to California.
Ves and economy, too. if you patrouke
the Burlington Route’s Personally Conduct
ed once-a-weok excursions which leave
Omaha every Thursday morning.
Through tourist sleepers Omaha to Ban
Francisco and Los Angeles. Second-class
tickets accepted.
Bee the local agent and arrange about
tickets and berths. Or, write to
J. Fuaxcis,
G. F. & T. A., Omaha, Neb.
Reasons for Ills Attentions.
Lady (to shopwalker, who has ac
companied her through various depart
ments to the front door)—I’m sure" you
are very attentive. Did yon thiuk 1
could not find my way out again?"
Shopwalker—Well, it wasn't exactly
that ma’am. You see, wev’e missed so
many things lately that we’ve got to be
very careful.Answers.
Drs. Maybe and Mustbe.
Ton choose the old doctor before the 7000; one.’ Why?
Because you don't want to entrust your life in inexperienced^
hands. True, the young doctor may be experienced. But
the old doctor must be. You take no chances with Dr. Maybe,
when Dr. Mustbe is in reach. Same with medicines as with
medicine makers — the long-tried remedy has your confidence.
Ton prefer experience to experiment—when you are concerned.
The new remedy may be good — but let somebody else prove
it. The old remedy must be good—Judged on its record of
cures. Just one more reason for choosing AYER'S Sarsa
parilla in preference to any other. It has been the standard
household sarsaparilla for half a century. Its record inspires
confidence — 50 years of cures. If others may be good,
Ayer's Sarsaparilla must be. • You take no chances when you
take AYER’S Sarsaparilla.
■Idtwfti
niptnc and
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ViladmlU Duainan,bocaneo It haa reduced tbaeaK at
windpowarto 1 n what liana It baa many braaah
banana. and anpplloa Ha goods a ad j
at four dour. It can and doss J
, bolter article fur leas mo_
atbara. It mates Past pint i
Oeand, BteolOalsaumed'aflat
tbmpletlno windmill* TUUaf
. and Fixed Stool Towers, £ttal Bus* knar
Frame*, steel Feed (letters aad Fee*
Grinders. On application it will name ana
of them articles rma* It will furnlab wrtU
_-M at 1/8 tbe asoal prisa. k also makaa
Tanks and Pompo of all klnoa. Bond for Catalans.
fartary: tab, Backwafl and HItaoro Strata. CHa»
WELL MA6HINERY
Ban* Fas*. Bara baaat taattd aad
Siuax City Rnploa and Iron Works,
Successors to Feck Mfg. Oo.
I'lty lows.
tils Rovtu4 iistu MwmisasT I'o, ---
ill* Weal Eieretit’i Street. Kon ae , lev .Vo.
Habit Canid in lO
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W. N. U„ OMAHA—1-180B.
When writing to advertisers, kindly
mention this paper. '
A Good Blood.
Tired Husband—I’ve had a terrible
day at the office, and I'm mad clear
through.
Wile—Now would be a good time to
beat those rugs.
Botki tbe method ana results when t
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is-pleasanti
and refreshing to the tas£e<fihd acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleaned the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds,' head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro- .
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in "
its action and truly beneficial m its-,
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug- '
gists. Any reliable druggist' who „
may not have it on hand will r.pno
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not aoeept any
substitute. '
CALIFORNIA FIB STHUfr CO.
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It matter* little of how ,
long standing tlio pain
has been; elironlo eases |
yield readily to
“nil RHEUMATISM of many years’ standing has been cured by it..
ST. JACOBS OH.
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