<;kn’l official directory STATU. lioTomor...Slljm Holoomb Lieutenant Governor.. Harris Secretary of State.Wm. F. Porter State Treasurer...John B Moserve - Slate Auditor.... John F. Cornell Attorney Qeneral..'.C. J. Sniythe Com. Lands and Buildings.... J. V. « olfe Sunt. Public Instruction.. W. K. Jackson REGENTS STATE UNIVERSITY. Chas. U. Gere. Lincoln: Leavitt Burnham, Omaha; J M. Hiatt, Alma: E. P. Holmes, Pierce; J. T. Mallaleu, Kearney; M. J. Hull, Edgar. . Representatives First District, J. B. 8trode Second, •». D. Mercer, Iblrd. 8. Maxwell, Fourth. VV. L. Stark, Fifth, K. D. Sutherland, Sixth, W. LI Green. ■■■:; CONGRESSIONAL. Senators—W. V./ Allen, of Madison; John M. Thurston, of Omaha. JUDICIARY. Chtor Justice.. A. M. Tost Associates.. .T.O. Harrison and T. L. Norvai I FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. Judge.M. P. Klukuld, of O’Neill Reporter...;.J • J. King of O’Neill Judge.....W. H. Westover, of Kushvijle Reporter.• 'bn (Maher, of Bush villa. * LAND. OFFICES. % o’tniLU Register.. Receiver.. .John A. Harmon. ...Elmer Williams. COUNTY. judge ..Geo McCutcheon cierk of'the District Court .Johu Sklrvlng Ih.mltv .. M. Collins Clerk .BUI Bethea Deputy”..;......Mike MoCarthy SherHT....... Chas Hamilton Deputy.........ChasO Neill Supt. of Sohoola..■■■ .. • W. H, Jackson Assistant...Mrs. W. K. Jackson Coroner..... ...Dr. lrueblood SUPERVISORS, FIRST DISTRICT. Cleveland, Sand Creek, Dustin, Saratoga. Bock Falls and Pleasantvlew;J. A. Uobertson SECOND DISTHICT. Shields, Paddock. Scott, Steel Creek, Wll ■owdale and Iowa—J. H. Hopkins. THIRD DISTRICT. Grattan apd O’Neill—Mosses Campbell. FOURTH DISTRICT. fining, Verdigris and Delolt—L. C. Combs FIFTH DISTRICT, ' Chambers, Conlev, Lake, lioOlure and Inman—8. L. Conger. SIXTH DISTRICT. Swan. Wyoming, Fairvlew, Francis. Green Valley, Sherldau and Emmet—0. W. Moss. SEVENTH DISTRICT. Atkinson and Stuart— W. N. Coats. Oil r OF V NEILL. Supervisor, 13. J. Mack; Justices, E. H. Benedict and S. M. Wagers; Constables, Ed. MoBride and Perkins Brooks. COUNCIUIBK—SIR8T WARD. For two yearn.—D. H. Cronin. Fdr one year—0. W. Hagensiok. SECOND WARD, For two years—Alexander Marlow. For one year—W. T. Evans. THIRD WARD. For two years—Charles Davis. For one year—E. J. Mack. city ornoBRS. Mayor, H. E. Murpby; Clerk, N. Martin; Treasurer, John McHugh; City Engineer John Uorrtsky: Police Judge, H. Kautzmau; Chief of Polloe, P. J. Biglin; Attorney, Thos.Garlou; Weighmaster, D. Stannard. ). ORA TTAN TO WNSI11P. Supervisor, K. J. Hayes; Trearurer. Barney MeGreevv; Clerk, J. Sullivan; Assessor Ben Jobring: Justices, M. Castello and Ohas. Wilcox; Constables, John Horrlsky and Ed. MoBride; Road overseer dist. 86, Allen Brown ulst. No. 1, John Enright. .'ULMERS' RELIEF C0MNI8SI0JH. Hegular moetlng first Monday in Febru ary of each year, and at suoh other times as is deemed necessary, ltobt. Gallagher, Page, chairman: Win. Bowen, O'Neill, secretary; u. H. Clark Atkinson. bT.PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHUKCH. Services every Sabbath at 10:80 o’clook. Very Bev. Cassidy, Poster. Sabbath school immediately following services. Methodist church. 'Sunday services—Preaching 10:30 A. M. and 8:01) p. ii. Class No. 1 0:30 A. u. Class No. 2 (Ep worth League) 7:00 p. h. Class No. 3 (Child rens) 3:O0P. M. Mind-week services—General prayer meeting Thursday 7:30 p. u. All will be made welcome, especially strangers. E. T. GEORGE, Pastor. GA. R. POST, NO. 86. The Gen. John > O’Neill Post, No. 86, Department of Ne braska G. A. K., will meet the first and third Saturday evening of each month In Masonic hall O’Neill 8. J. Smuh, Com. ffLKHORN valley LODGE, I. o. o. F. Meets every Wednesday evening In .hall. Visiting brothers oordlally Odd Fellows' Invited to attend. W. H. Mason. N. G. C. L. Bright, Sec. Garfield chapter, r. a. m Meets on first and third Thursday of each month in Masonic hall. W. J. Dobrs See. J. C. Hashish, H, P -HELMET LODGE. IT. D. JZ\ OF P.<_, _ Hl. Convention every Monday at 8 o olook p. / ja. in Odd Fellowa’ nail. Visiting brethern oordially Invited. „ * J. P. Gilligan, C. G. E. J. Mack. K. of B. and S. O’NEILL ENCAMPMENT NO. 80.1. O. O. F. meets every seoond and fourth Fridays of eaoh month In Odd Fellows' Hall. Obas. Rbiqbx. H. P. H. M. Tttley, Scribe Eden lodge no. 4i, daughters OF RKBBKAH, meets every 1st and 8d Friday of eaoh month In Odd Fellows' Hall. Avodsta Martin N. G. Maria Meals, Sec. Garfield lodge, no.9s,f.«a.m. Begular communicationsThursday nights on or before the full of the moon. J. J. Kino. W.M. O. O. Snydbb, See. Holt-camp no. 1710. m.w.ofa. Meets on the first and third Tuesday In eaoh month In the Masonic hall. Nan, Bhbnhan, T. 0. D. H. Cronin, Clerk AO, U. W. NO. 1S8, Meets seoond • and fourth Tudsday of eaoh month in Masonic hall. 0. Bright, Bee. S. B. Howard, M, W. INDEPENDENT M. AMERICA, meet WORKMEN OF „ .. _-meet every first and third Friday of eaoh month. _ „ Gao. McCotchan, N. M. J. H. Wklton, Seo. POSTOFFICE OIRCBTORY Arrival of Malls • ' F. a. * M. V. B. R.— FROM THR BAST. Every day, Sunday Included at.9:40 pm FROM THB WB8X very day. Sunday Included at.10:04 am PACIFIC SHORT LINS. Passenger-leaves 10:01a. m. Arrives 11:65 p.m. Freight—leaves 0:07 p. M. Arrives 7:00 p. s. Dally except Sunday. _ O'NEILL AND CHELSEA. Departs Monday, Wed. and Friday at 7:00 am Arrives Tuesday, Thurs. and Sat. at.. 1:00 pm O'NEILL AND PADDOCK. Departs Monday. Wed.and Friday at..7:00 am Arrives Tuesday, Thurs. and Sat. at. .4:90 p m _ O’NEILL AND NIOBRARA, Departs Monday. Wed. and Frt. at... .7:00 a m Arrives Tuesday, Thurs. and Sat. at...4:00 pm ___ O'NEILL AND CCMMINSVILLE. Arrives Mon.,Wed. and Fridays a ..11:80 p.m Departs Mon,, Wed. and Friday at.nOO p.m .■ % *' %• _ _ ' ' , i [Copyright, 1894. by J. B. Llprlncott Compuny.] - III. Newton Lambert has more than once in the course of his years of service been heard to say that of all the odd sensa tions he ever experienced that which {Kissessed him on the occasion of his re porting for duty with his first com pany was the oddest. Accustomed during his four years of cadet life to be have with punctilious respect in the presence of officers, young or old, and ac customed also through his two months’ detail at the academy that summer to be treated with even the exaggerated deference which the old non-commis sioned officers seemed to delight in showing to young graduates, Lambert was unprepared for the hail-fellow-well met nature of his reception by the en listed men and the absolute impassive ness of his one brother officer. That it was utterly different from the customs obtaining elsewhere in the regular serv ice he knew very well. In visiting class mates already on duty with their bat teries among the New York and New England forts, as well as during his brief stay at the barracks, he had noted the scrupulous deference of the veteran sergeants when addressing their offi cers. He could understand awkward ness and clumsiness among the recruits, but the idea of a corporal chaffing him on the cdt of his clothes and—the idea of a two months’ recruit being a cor poral, anyhow! Never in the tales told of the Fire zouaves of ’61 hod he heard of anything much more free-and-easy than the manners of this camp of regu lars. Never in his wildest dream had he figured such a specimen of the com missioned officer as he found in Capt. Close. In the contemplation of this character the go-as-you-please style of the enlisted men sank into insignifi cance. Long years afterwards Lambert used to go over this meeting in his mind, and for two years, often importuned, he would convulse his brother officers by vivid description of it. But there came a time when they no longer laughed and he no longer told the story save to those he loved and trusted ut terly. Aroused by some unusual chatter among the men, the first sergeant of company G, smoking a pipe while work ■ ing over a ration-return, stuck his head out of his tent and saw a young gen tleman in a light-coloVed suit, courte cusly raising a drab derby in his kid gloved hand, while he stood erect with soldierly ease before the company com mander. Sergt. Burns also noted that some of the men were’tittering and all of them looking on. One glance was enough. The sergeant dropped pen end pipe and came out of his den with a single bound, buttoning his blouse and glaring about him as he did so. “Hush your d—d gab, you!” he fierce ly growled at the nearest group. “Get into your coats, there!” he swore at another, while with menacing hand he motioned to others still, whose costume was even more primitive, to scramble back to their tents. In ten seconds si lence reigned throughout the camp al most as complete as that which was maintained, for that time, at the tent of the commanding officer. Lambert actually did not know what to say in response to his superior’s announce ment. It was full ten seconds, or more, before he determined in what form to couch his next remark. He had in tended to say: “I have the honor to report for duty, sir;” but a vague sus picion possessed him that this might be some game at his expense—some prank such as od cadets played upon “plebes." He compromised, therefore, between his preconception of a strict ly soldierly report- and his sense of what might be due his own dignity. “My name is Lambert,’’ said he. “And I am here for duty as second lieuten nnr. Slowly the man in the camp-chair laid down his work, sticking the needle Into the flap of the tent and hanging the thread upon it. Then he heaved up out of the chair, hung the damaged trousers over its back and came pon derously forward. Not a vestige of a smile lightened his face. He looked the young gentleman earnestly in the eye ond slowly extended his big, brown, hairy hand. Seeing that it was meant fkr him, Xnmbert shifted his hat into the left, leaning his sword against the tent-pole, and his dainty kid—a wild extravagance so soon after the war— was for an instant clasped, then slow ly released. Capt. Close unquestionably had a powerful “grip.” “How’d you come?” he asked. "Kind of expected you Monday evenin’—out from Quitman.” “The general kept me over a day or two to let me see New Orleans. He told me that you would be notified, sir. I hope you got the letter?” “Oh, yes. That was all right. There was no hurry. I didn’t know as they could get passes over the Northern. I s'pose the chief quartermaster fixed it for you, though ?” And the brown eyes searched questioningly the young officer’s face. "Passes? No, sir; I bought my tick et through—” “No! Why, you needn’t have done t':nt. The Ou!tr*''Ti rno’*s nil the government freight It can get now. They'd have given you a pass in a minute. I suppose you want to ife quartermaster and comm; ssary ?” Antjl again the brown eyes looked almost wistfully into the blue. ' “I? No, indeed, sir. I don’t know anything but a little tactics. What I most want”—with a glance around and an apologetical laugh—“is a chance to wash off the cinders—and something to eat. T’m hungry as a wolf.” The captain looked troubled. “I’ve had my grub; so've the men, ’cept those that come back late in the night—been up to Buekatubbee with the marshal. Did you try over at Toog’loo?” “Everybody was asleep over there. I left my trunk at the railway station and walked out.” “Why, I told the sergeant to send a mule in last night on the chance of your cornin’ by the ‘Owl.’ Didn’t anybody meet you?” “There was a mule, but no body,” laughed Lambert, “except a darky asleep in a freight car. The mule wus lying in the dirt, and sn&pped his head stall when I tried to raise him.” “What became of him? He didn’tget away, did he?” asked Close, in great anxiety. “He didn’t try' to,” answered Lam bert, in some amusement. “Like the eminent head of the late unpleasant ness, all he asked was to tie let alone. I left him browsing in the public«square.” “And the bridle an’ saddle, too? Great Peter! That’s bad. Some lousy nig ger’s got him by this time, or his trap pin’s at least, an’ he’ll swear the Freed man’s Bureau gave him the hull outfit, and it’ll be stopped against my pay. Sergeant!” he called; “wish you’d go right down town an’ catch up that mule an’—” “I can’t go, sir,” promptly answered Sergt. Burns, his hand going up ip un accustomed salute in deference to the presence of the new officer. “I’m busy with them ration returns. Here, Fin ney, you go.” “Go where?” said a young soldier squatting at his tent door and greasing a pair of shoes with a bit of bacon-rind. He hardly deigned to look up. “The captain wants you to go and get that saddle mule he sent up last night. Jake must have gone asleep and forgot him.” “Would it be possible to send a wagon for my trunk?” interposed Lambert at this juncture, appealing to his superior. Close hesitated and made no immediate reply. It was the sergeant who took the responsibility: "I’ll ’tend to it, if you please, sir. The wagon’s going up in ten minutes to haul some grain. Be lively now, Fin ney. Drop them shoes and start.” And Finney, conscious, possibly, of some change Id the military' atmosphere, gathered himself together and van ished. Meantime, in his anxiety about the government property thus placed in jeopardy, the captain seemed lost to all thought of the newcomer’s comfort. It was Sergt. Burns who came forward with a camp stool and proffer of further hospitality. If the lieutenant can put up with such rations, I’ll send something from the cook-fire, sir,” said he, doubtfully, looking at his commander very much as though he thought it high time for that official to suggest something, better. Lambert said he should bo most grate ful if that could be done—and if there were no objections; and he, too, looked expectantly at the senior officer “I guess that's about the best we can do,” said Close, slowly. '‘Tnin’t what you’ve been accustomed to, but it’s what 1 always eat. Send us up something, sergeant—enough for two; I’ll take an other snack with the lieutenant,” And in less than five minutes Lambert and his new comrade were seated by a little fire on which a tin coffeepot was hissing, and with a broad pine shelf upon their knees, from big tin mugs and broad tin plates, were discussing a smoking repast of pork and beans, to the accompaniment of bread and sirup and creamless coffee. “It’s the way I always prefer to live when I’m in the field,” said Close, “and it only costs you nine dollars a month.” Lambert -was too hungry not to rel ish even such a breakfast. He fancied he heard something that sounded great ly like a suppressed chuckle on, the part of the soldier cook at his senior’s remark upon the cost of living in the field, but sensations and experiences were crowding thickly upon him and there was little time for trifles. Through the good offices of Sergt. Burns, a wall tent was pitched that morning for “the new lieutenant” to, the left of the domicile of the company commander; a wooden bunk was knocked up in an “A", tent in the back, and Lambert began unpacking his trunk and setting up housekeeping.. “I suppose I can get what furniture I want in town,” said he to Close*. “Depends on what you want,” replied the senior, warily, “and whether you care to throw away your money. What’d you want to get? They will skin the last cent out of you there at “I merely wanted some cheap track for camp, and some washstajyl fixings,” Lambert answered, falling into the ver nacular of his comrade with the ease of one just out of the national school, where every known American dialect can be heard—“things I can throw away when we leave.” Close was silent a moment. “I can let yon have everything you need, ’f you ain't particular ’bout their bein’ new. They’re just as good as anything you can buy, and won't cost you near so much.” Then, after a little hesitation: “They nin’t mine to give, or I’d let you have them for nothing.” Lambert had precious little money left, even after drawing his November pay in New Orleans; but he had a big mileage account to collect, for in those days nothing was paid to the young graduate in advance, even though he had to find his way by the Isthmus to the’mouth of the Columbia. lie thanked his comrade, and by evening was put in possession of an odd lot of camp furni ture, some items of which were in good repair and others valuable only as relics of the war. A camp mattress and some chairs bore the name of Tighe, and the soldier who carried them in re marked to his chum: “They didn’t burn everything after the lieutenant died, after all, did they?” From which Lam bert drew inference that the property in question had formerly belonged to an officer of that name who succumbed to the epidemic of the previous year. But the principal question remaining unsolved was that of subsistence. War ing and Pierce had told him that in all probability he would find that Close was living on soldier fare and had mj “mess arrangements” whatever. This, as we have seen, proved to be the case— and Lambert inquired if there were no possibility of finding board. “Yes,” said Close; “Mr. Parmelee, the deputy marshal, lives up the road about half a | mile, and he told me to say he’d be glad to accommodate you.” Lambert lanched in camp at noon, and about three o’clock came forth, from his tent, i buttoned to the throat in his handsome-^ ly fitting uniform, his forage-cap cocked jauntily over his right eye, and jb, pair of white gloves in his hand. A soldier slouchiug across the open space in front shifted to the opposite hand the bucket he was carrying and saluted. Close surveyed his trim subaltern with out changing a muscle of his face. “What do they charge you extra for ' them buttons?” he finally inquired.. Lambert said he didn’t know. They were on the coat when it came from the tailor’s. Would the captain kindly di rect him to Mr. Farmelee’s and permit him to go thither? The captain gravely said he need not ask permission just to leave camp—even the men didn’t do ‘that—and gave him the needed instruc tions, winding up by saying: “Gotyour pistol?” Lambert answered that he never carried one. “You’ll have to, here,” said Close, “or be out of fashion entirely. I ain’t got one to lend, but if you’ve a mind to pay less than cost I’ve got one that will just suit you, strap and bolster complete.” In five minutes the trude was made, and Lambert had only eleven dollars left when he started to hunt up Mr. Par melee. Close watched the erect figure of the young fellow as he stepped briskly aw'ay. So did the first sergeant-. Mid way across the open space between the tents half a dozen of the men were squatting, in the bright sunshine, pipes in full blast, engaged in a game of cards that looked suspiciously like draw poker, a gray blanket being outspread and little piles of while field beans decorating its outer edge at different points. Surrounding the players were perhaps a dozen spectators, in various costumes more or less soldieily. At sight of Mr. Lambert in his trim frock coat some of the number faced half towards him; some, as though em barrassed, began to edge away. The gamblers calmly continued their game. If the young officer had looked as though he did not notice them, the chances are that, though he passed within ten feet of the group, no one cf the party would, in proper and sol dierly style, have noticed him, but Lam bert had seen enough “slouching” for one day, and his youthful soul was up in arms. He looked squarely at the two men nearest him as he rapidly ap proached, whereupon one* of them nerv ously tugged at the sleeve of a third. Others, after one furtive glance, pre tended they did not see the coming officer and became absorbed in .the game. Ten strides and he was opposite the group and not a hand had been raised in salute, not a man was "stand ing attention." Then he halted short, saying not a word, but the two men nearest knew what was lacking, and, in a shamefaced, shambling way, brought their hands up to the cap visor. One of these was a corporal, end twv other non-commissioned officers were among the players. For a moment there was an embarrassed silence. Then Lambert spoke—rather quietly, too, for laim; “Corporal, have these men never been taught the salute and when to use it?” A sergeant among the players slowly found his feet. Others seemed to try to slink behind their fellows. The corporal turned red, looked foolish and only mumbled inarticulately. “What say you, sergeant?” inquired Lambert. “Why, yes, sir,” said Sergt. McBride, uncomfortably. “So far as I’m con cerned, I can honestly say I did not see the lieutenant coming; but, to teil the truth, sir, we’ve gotoutof the habit of it in the company.” “Then all these men who are still seated here know they should be up and standing attention?" asked Lam bert, as coolly as he could, though his blue eyes were beginning to flush. He had heard some til/ ering among the gamesters, two moreof whom were now getting up. “Yes, sir; at least most of them do. Only, Capt. Close don’t seem to mind,‘ and—” . “That’ll do—I am waiting for you 4tvo." raid Lambert. And the two who, |. BLACKWELLS GENUINE DURHAM BlflCKWO^ Durhah -/vr^ MJEE? Ton will And on* eoapon Inside each two onnoa bog, and two eoapons Inside each dear onnee tad of Black- ' well’s Dmrham. Bajr a tad of tills celebrated tobacco * and read the eoapon—which lives a list of valaable pres tats and bow to get them. Wm Mated by a Utete ba banging their heads, had been tittering into each other's faces, finding their time had come, slowly and awkwardly found their feet, but not the erect po sition of the soldier. “So far so good," said Lambert, calm ly. "Now, sergeant, explain the rest to them, ns they seem to be uninstruct ed recruits,”. There was a general titter at this. One of the two was an ex-sergeant of ten years’ service—one of John Barley corn’s defeated wrestlers. His eyes snapped with wrath, but he knew the lieutenant “had the bestof him.” “Don’t make it necessary for me to repeat the lesson,” said Lambert, be fore moving on; "especially you, sir.” And the ex-sergeant was plainly the man indicated. Up at the end of the row Sergt. Burns brought his broad palm down on his thigh with a whr*ik of delight, then glanced over to see how the captain took it. The captain was carefully counting over the “greenbacks” ha had just re ceived, and, with these in hand, turned into the dark recesses of his farther tent. The episode in front was of minor importance. “You got a rakin' down, Biggs,” laughed soma of the men as the lieu tenant was lost to sight beyond the wagon, while the victim of his brief reprimand glowered angrily after him. “Dam young squirt!” snarled the fel low. “I’ll learn him a lesson yet.” “No, you won’t, Biggs,” was the quick rejoinder of McBride. “He was perfectly right, as you ought to have sense enough to know. I’m glad, for cne, to see it, for this company has sim ply been goin’ to the dogs for the last six months.” (To be continued.) How To Prevent Pneumonia. At this time of the year a cold is very easily contracted, and if left to run its course without the aid of some reliable cough medicine is liable to result in that dread disease, pneumonia. 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