(iHN’L OFFICIAL DIRECTORY •. STATE. •Governor.......Silas Holcomb •lieutenant Governor. .J. E .Harris ^Secretary of State.Wm. F. Porter [ state Treasurer.John 11 Mesorve I State Auditor .John It . Cornell Attorney General.0. 3. Siusthe Coni. Lands and Buildings.. ..•I. V. Wolfe Sunt. Public Instruction.W. It. Jackson REGENTS STATE UNIVERSITY. Clias. II. Gere. Lincoln; Leavitt Burnham, Omaha; J M. Hiatt, Alma; E. P. Holmw, Pierce; J.T. Mailaieu, Kearney; M. J. Hull, Edgar. Representatives First Dlstrlot, J. B. Strode Second II D. Mercer, Third. S. Maxwell, SS, ll Star "Fifth, H.O. Sutherland, Sixth, W. L. Groeu; VON OR ESS1 ONAL. Senators—W. V. Allen, of Madison; John M. Thurston, of Omah^-fc JUDICIARY. chief Justice...A. M. Post Assoblates T.O. Harrison and T. L.Norvall FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. judge.M. P- Kinkaid,of O’NeiU Reporter.J. J. King of O’Neill Judge!?:...... .. W. H. Westover, of Rushvllle Reporter.• -'bn Maher, of Rushvllle. LAND OFFICES. O’SIlUa Knirisror ■ ....... .John A. Harmon. Receiver. . . ... ..Elmer Williams. COUNTY. .Geo McCutcheon J UUKC,. . ■ _. Dlrl.ulniT Clerk of the District Court.JohuSklrying Treasurer...J- P. Mullen Oeoutv .Sam Howard Duuutv..Mike McCarthy it-iP*-•a-tttfgttij AtSrney::::::::::;.;-w K- B“tler SUPERVISORS. FIRST DISTRICT. Cleveland, Sand Creek, Dustin, Saratoga, Hock Falls and Fleasantvlew: J. A. Robertson SECOND DISTRICT. Shields, Paddock, Scott, Steol Creek, WU iowdale and lowa-J. H. Hopkins. THIRD DISTRICT. Grattan and O'Neill—Mosses Campbell. FOURTH DISTRICT. Swing, Verdigris and Delolt—L. 0. Combs FIFTH DISTRICT, Chambers, Conley, Lake, SScOlure and Inman—S. L. Conger. SIXTH DISTRICT. Swan, Wyoming, Fairview, Francis. Green Valley, Sheridan and Emmet—0. W. Moss. SEVENTH DISTRICT. Atkinson and Stuart—W. N. Coats. OUT OF O’NEILL. Supervisor, E. J. Mack; Justices, E. 11. Benedict and 8. M. Wagers; Constables, Ed. MoBride and Perkins Brooks. OOCNOILMEN-IIRBT WARD. For two years.—D. H. Cronin. For one year—C. W. Hagensluk. 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 or riot us. Mayor, H. E. Murphy; Clerk, N. Martin; Treasurer, John McHugh; City Engineer John Horrlsky; Police Judge, H. Kautzmau; Chief of Polioe, P. J. Biglin; Attorney, Thos. Oarlon; Welghmaster, D. Stannard. GRATTAN TOWNSHIP. V'tlupervisor, R. J. Hayes; Trearurer. Barney JlilcGreevy; Clerk, J. Sullivan; Assessor Ben Bohring: Justloes, M. Castello and Chas. iVilcox; Constables, John Horrlsky and Ed. MoBride; Hoad overseer dist. 28, Allen Brown dist. No. 1 John Enright. SOLDIERS' RELIEF COMNISSION. Regular meeting first Monday in Febru ary of each year, and at such other times as is deemed necessary, Hobt. Gallagher, Page, ohalrman; Wm. Bowen, O’Neill, secretary; H. H. Clark Atkinson. ljT.PATBICK’8 catholic church. O Services every Sabbath at 10:30 o’clock. Vorv Rev. Cassidy, Postor. Sabbath school immediately following services. CHVBCB. Sunday AfETHODIST CHUBCE iyA. services—Preaching 10:30 A. M. and 8:00 p. X. Class No. 19:30 a. m. Class No, z inp worth League) 7:00 p. h. Class No. 3 < Child rens) 3:00 p. M. Mind-week services—General prayer meeting Thursday 7:30 p. M. All will be made welcome, especiallv strangers. E. T. GEORGE, Pastor. / 1 A. K. POST, NO. 86. The Gen. John vX * O'Neill Post, No. 88, Department of Ne braska G. A. K., will meet the first and thud Saturday evening of each month in Masonlo hall O'Neill S.J. Sunn, Com. ELKHOBN VALLEY LODGE, I. O. O. F. Meets every Wednesday evening In Odd Fellows’ hall. Visiting brothors oordlally invited to attend. W. H. Mason, N. G. O. L. Bright, Sec. Gr ABFIELD CHAPTER, B. A. M Meets on first and third Thursday of eaoh month in Masonlo hall. W. J. Dobhs Seo. J. C. Hahnish, H, P K OFF.—HELMET LODGE, IT. D. ■ Convention every Monday at 8 o clock p. m. In “Odd’Fellows’ hall. Visiting brethern oordlally invited. _ _ Arthur Ooykkndali,, C. C. E. J. Mack, K. of H. and 8, O'NEILL ENCAMPMENT NO. 80.1. O. O. F. meets every second and fourth Fridays of each month In Odd Fellows’ Hall. Chas. Bright, H. P. H. M. Tttley, Scribe Eden lodge no. 41, daughtebs OF REBEKAH, meets every 1st and 3d Friday of eaoh month in Odd Fellows’ Hall. Agnes T. Bentley, N. G. Dora Davidson, Sec. C'l ARF1ELD LODGE, NO.»5,F.A. m. Arrives 11 :55 p.m. Freight—leaves 0:07 p. m. Arrives 7:00 P. M. Dally except Sunday, r O'NEILL AND CHELSEA. 1 Departs Monday, Wed. and Friday at 7:00 am A Arrives Tuesday, Thurs. and Sat. at. ,1:00pm / O’NEILL AND PADDOCK. . Departs Monday. Wed.and Friday at..7:00 am Arrives Tuesday, Thurs. and Sat. at. .4:30 p m O'NEILL AND NIOBRARA. Departs Monday. Wed. and Frl. at_7:00 a m Arrives Tuesday, Thurs. and Sat. at...4:00 p m O'REILL AND CUMMIN8VILLE. Arrives Mon.,Wed. and Fridays a ..11:30’p.m Depart* Mon., Wed. and Friday at t:00 p.m PAINTERS OP ROMANTICISM' Corat, Chtucntn, Camilla, Bo(le> tad Marllhat In Thalr loath. No anchorite ever disdained the lux uries of life In better faith than the enthusiasts of romanticism, says Tem ple Bar. In the year 1832 a little hand of artists—true bohemians, long-haired, cadaverous—extravagantly dressed in all colors of the rainbow, encamped themselves in a desolate quarter of Paris. One comes suddenly from the roar and turmoil of the streets into an oasis of solitude and silence; the ruins of an old church make the place a sort of sanctuary; the houses on each side, once imposing, are dilapidated and abandoned. In one of these an ample lodging was found for those immoder ate lovers of art to whom the consider ation of personal well-being was quite unimportant—who were more than con tent to breakfast on an ode and to dine on a ballad. One empty room of Im mense size, going rapidly to rack and ruin, seemed especially fitted for their needs and was soon turned into a tem ple of the arts. Could the already tumble-down place have possibly been preserved to the present day, what a mine of wealth, what priceless treas ures it would have been found to con tain, for the impromptu decorations were undertaken by hands then quite unknown but bound to emerge Into the full light of celebrity. Perched upon ladders, a rose behind the ear, cigarette in mouth, the pelntres romantlques produced masterpieces of genius. On narrow panels high above his head, Corot produced two exquisite views of Italy; below him Chassereau designed a Diana bathing, where was already 1 ab dicated the almost savage grace and freedom of his later works; Camille Rogler covered the celling with oriental fancies; Marilhat, Celeetin Nanteull, Adolphe Leleux added their daring and picturesque contributions, and, brush In hand, these artists—themselves aspir ing poets—recited verses from Hugo and Alfred de Musset as a fitting ac companiment to pictorial inspiration. It waB one of those scenes which mer ited Carlyle’s fanciful description of the Stirling club, "A little flowery island of poetic Intellect.” WOMEN OF THE WORLD. Four Honored end Three Gifted With Long Ufe, Misa Margaret Cresswell receives $3,500 a year for acting as postmistress In Gibraltar. The Gibraltar mall can not be very heavy, for Miss Cresswell at the same time acts as superintend ent of all the postofflcea on the North African coast. The first woman who has received the permission of the min ister of public instruction to attend lectures in the University of Munich is Miss Ethel Gertrude Skeat, daughter of Professor Skeat, the eminent philolo gist. Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, for mer president of .Wellesley college. Is now in Venice. She has accepted the invitation of the American Missionary association to be one of the speakers at the jubilee of the association in Boston next October. Her subject will be “Educational Equipment for' Mission ary Service.” Three active spiritualists in San Francisco recently held an in teresting celebration on their common birthday. Each one has a great-great grandmother, one being 82 years old. another 85, and another 89. None has lost a whit of her intellectual ability! and ail three drank gayly out of tea cups 250 years old as they discussed free thought and spiritualism with all their old-time keenness. Major Ara bella Macomber Reynolds Is the only woman who was ever commissioned regularly in the United States army. She distinguished herself conspicuous ly in the late war, but now lives in a quiet little town on the Pacific coast, where she Is known as Major Belle Reynolds. Things W«r« Going lo Tarns In front of a Dakota sod cabin sat a man about 50 years old who vtas ragged and forlorn and hungry-look ing A few rods away lay the dead body of a mule and beyond that was a wagon with a broken wheel. There was no smoke coming out of the cablh chimney, no fowls or livestock about and no other human beings to be seen. “Well,” queried the man as I looked about, “things look sorter lonesome, eh?” "Indeed, they do. sir. What’s been the matter with you?” “Billyus fever.” “Where Is the wife?” “Inside the house with ’the thing. “And the children?” “Out thar behind the haystack shak ln’ with the ager. “I see you’ve lost your mule.” “Died two days ago, sir. Can’t rightly say what ailed him, but he’s eone ” “I suppose you are dead broke on ton of all?” I queried. “Haven’t got a red cent, sir, and nuthin’ but cornmeal in the house,” he replied. “Well, I don’t blame you for feeling b'pe over the situation.” “Who's a feelin’ blue?” “Why, I expect you are.” “Then you make a big mietnfce, stranger. Things did look a little blue last week, but three days age I had this ’ere farm cut up into 2,000 town lots and arranged with a critter to boom it, and I’m reelin’ life*: a steer in a cornfield. Two thousand, lots at $100 apiece, six railroads to cross yeare, three big car-works a-coualn’, schools! churches, factories, parks, hotels—why! dura my hide, but I Jist sot yere cal kerlatln’ on startin’ five banks and foundin’ two or three orphan asylums with my money!” "Then I can’t aid you?” “Jist a pipe o’ terbacker and a nip of whisky, stranger, and you tell every body down the road that ole Bill John son has founded the town o’ Golden City and is goin’ to plant gold watches for mile posts all over the stait Feel in’ blue? Waal, I should rayther gur gle to obsarve that he has to keep hold of the grass to prevent his Ilyin’ awax fur jay and axultashun!” SAYINGS OP COL. NORTH. Wonted Some' ltew Word* far It la Vocabulary. The late Col. North, the nitrate klfag, had a ready, It somewhat rough style of wit peculiar to himself, says the London World. The trap in which he was seated being on one occasion blocked In a crowded thoroughfare In Immediate Juxtapostlion to a coster monger’s cart laden with vegetables, the coachman, finding that the horse was about to help himself to the cab bages would have backed the animal out of harm’s way. ’’Let him grase," said the colonel “I want to hear the man swear!” The costermonger turn ing his head around at this moment, the colonel’s wish was promptly grat ified by an exceptionally choice and ex tensive selection of expletives. “Bravo,” said North, as he threw the man a coin that would more than have bought the whole cargo of vegetablea “I thought I was pretty well educated In your line myself, but hang me If you haven’t taught me four new adjec tives.” North, although fond of pic tures, hated what one calls “doing gal leries.” Once, being pressed to go and see a picture after Rubens, he quickly replied: “After Rubens! Why, surely, Rubens was the brute they were after last year when you dragged me In here. Haven’t they caught the old cuss yet?” The colonel loved children, but was not wildly keen on kissing babies miscellaneously. Once, being Implor ed by a handsome lady to klBS an ex ceptionally unwholesome-looking in fant, of which the mother stated her self to be the living Image. “Well, here goes for the Image,” said North, and he forthwith Imprinted a sounding kiss on the fair mother’s cheek. NEW YORK POOD SUPPLY. lMt|k oo Hand to Wlthitand m roar Meath*' 110(0. It tbe city of Nev York and the neighboring district were to be be sieged or in some other way entirely cut off from the outside world, and therefore deprived of the food supplies which In normal times come in dally In large quantities, how long would it be before the pinch of hunger would be felt? That is a very hard question to answer, for the reason that there are such Inequalities of purchasing capac ity in New York society that some go hungry In times of greatest prosperity for lack of means, while the great ma jority eat more than la good for them. Undoubtedly the number of those who always go hungry would be Ihcreased after two or three days of a siege, and then day by day this number would In crease until the public authorities would feel compelled to take possession of the food supplies and distribute them among the people. With the exception of milk and some other things the sup ply of meat, poultry, hardy vegetables and fruits would last for two months at the present rate of consumption. If all the supplies were taken charge of at the beginning of a siege—and this could easily be done—the food within New York could be made to last for four months at least The siege of Paris lasted only four months. Before two months had passed high and low, rich and poor, had learned what hunger was. And, as is well known, the Trench are the most thrifty and economical people in the world. In the arrangement and disposition of food the Parisians are especially distinguished. But the food supply in New York could be made to last as long as the Paris siege lasted, and the people would still be comfort able.—Ladles' Home Journal. BuiUu Mid Armenian*. The Russian people cared a great deal about the Bulgarians; they dd not care at all about the Armenians. Englishmen are apt to be puaxled by this difference of attitude; they would find It more intelligible If they bore in mind the place that religion holds In the Russian mind. The Bulgarian, be longed to tbe same church—the Rus sian peasant does not trouble. himself about "autocephalous” distinctions— the Armenians do not belong to the church at all. They are monophyalte heretics, and though the peasant prob ably thinks that it might be better that they should get their punishment from the orthodox cxar than from the Mus sulman Turx, he is not greatly concern ed that they should get It. This is an example of indifference originating In religious diversity, just as the last war with Turkey was an example of sym pathy originating in religious agree ment; but It serves equally well to en force the paramount part that religion plays in the formation of Russian popular opinion. ■■▼•d by luihlia. A writer in the New York Ledger ■aye: "I thinkthe superb health of my fam ily is to a great extent due to the hab it we have of almost living in sunshine. Every bright day all the shutters are open, and the entire house gets the benefit of sunlight It drives away dampness, mold, microbes, and blue devils, and puts us all in good humor and health. I cannot imagine good sanitary conditions and darkness. Even my cellar Is as light as I can make It; and whatever fruit and delicacies need to be shut away from light, I put in close cupboards or covered boxes.” Ms Bulaw In. “You have a safe in your house for money, haven’t you?” “Yes, and no burglar who knows any thing about it would take the trouble to open It.” "Why not?” “My wife knows the combination.”— Detroit Free Press. Damaged. Baldup—"I was amused today to see Gadboy’s mustache catch fire while he was trying to light a cigar.” Teldoo— “Damage it much?” Baldup—“Yes; It was burned down."—Boxbury Gazette. A HOW TO FIND OUT. Fill a bottle or common glees with urine end let it stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or settling indicates an un healthy condition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen it is positive evidence of kidney trouble. Too fre quent desire to urinate, or pain in the back, is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. WtfAT TO DO. There Is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy, fulfills every wish in relieving pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder, and every part of the urinary passages. It corrects inability to hold urine and scalding pains. in passing it, or bad effects following the use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp Root is soon realised. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most destressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists, price fifty cents and one dollar. You may have -a sample bottle and pamphlet both sent free by mall Mention Thb Frontier and send your address to Dr. Kilmer St Co.. Binghamton, N. Y. 'The proprie tors of this paper guarantee the senuj Ineness of this offer. What • Prominent Insure nes Mas flays, H. M. Blossom, senior member of H, M. Blossom & Co., 317 N. 8rd St. Louis writes: I bad been left with a very dis tressing cough, the result of influenza, which nothing seemed to relieve, until I took Ballard’s Horehound Syrup. One bottle completely cured me. I sent one bottle to my sister who had a severe cough, and she experienced immediate relief. I always recommended this syrup to my friends. John Cranston 908 Hampshire Street, Quincy, 111., writes: I have found Ballard’s Horehound Syrup superior to any other cough medicine I have ever known. It never disappoints. Price 86 and 60 cents. Free sample bottles at P. C. Corrigan’s. rau BICYCLES. The State Journal is offering a first class bicycle free to any person who will get up a club of 100 yearly subscribers for the Semi-Weekly Journal at 91 each. The bicycles are cqvered by as strong a guarantee as any 9100 wheel and are first-class in every respect. Any young man or woman can now earn a bicycle If you find you cannot get the required number, a liberal cash commission will be allowed you for each subscription you do get. You are sure to be paid well for what you do. You can get all your friends and neighbors to take the Semi-Weekly State Journal at 91 a year Address State Journal, Lincoln, Neb. P. D. A J. F. MULLEN, PftOFRlSTORB CP SHB RED GOOD TEAMS, NEW RIGS Prices Reasonable. f '•O’NEILL, NEB, THE ODELL Type Writer. $20 ssnss at. warranted to do as good work as any maohlne made. It combines SIMPLICITY with DURABIL ITY, SPEED AN D BARE OF OPERATION. Wears longer without cost of repairs than any other machine. Has no ink ribbon to bother the operator. It is NEAT, SUB STANTIAL, nickel-plated, perfeot, and adapted to all kinds of type writing. Like a printing press, It produces sharp, dean, leg. lble manuscripts. TWO OR TEN COPIES can be made at one writing. Any Intelli gent person can beoome an operator in two d£ys. Reliable Agents and Salesman Wanted. For pamphlet giving Indorsements, eto., address Odell Type Writer Co. Pacific Short Line -HAS THE BEST TRAIN SERVICE -IN NORTHERN NEBRASKA. Through Frolght and Passenger Rats* TO ALL POINTS. It you are going on a trip or Intend chang ing yonr location, apply to our nearest agent, or write to W. B. McNIDBR, Oen’l Pan. Agent, Blonx City. KINGSFORD’S OSWEGO CORN STARCH Si. MOST DELIOIOUS OF at.T. PREPARATIONS for % Paddings, Oustards, Oakas I Blank Manga. -■V FOR SAL* BY ALL FIRST CLASS OROOKRS. 1897 EVERYBODY Can afford to Visit the 1867 STATE V0 This Year at — OMAHA, v >• SEPTEMBER 19 to 24,1897 The Fremont, Elkhorn & Mo. Valley and Sioux City & Pacific R. Rds Will Make Cheap Rates and will run Special Trains. ®rSee Posters for Dates and Schedules. JSI Special State Fair Trains as advertised will run to and from STATE FAIR GROUNDS STATION, Omaha, and to and from Webster Street Station in the City. Thursday night all Trains will leave from Webster Street Depot, Omaha, after the Parade. Regular Passenger Trains will run on present schedule to and from Webster Street Station. Commencing Monday a : stub Train will run between Irvington and the State Fair j Grounds, connecting with all Regular Passenger Trains in both directions. ■ ' " i Electric Motel’s, Hacks, Omnibuses, Etc., will run constant* 1 ly between all Depots and Hotels in the City and the Fair •; Grounds. ■ . 1 . See special advertising, newipepere, etc., for a directory of this Carnival Weak, which includes The 3 ist Annual Nebraska State Fair . | State Horticultural Society Fall Fruit Exhibit. J. Special Days at the Fair Grounds. i Tuesday, Sept. 21—Soldiers1, Pioneer's and Children's Day. i Wednesday, Sept, 22—State Day. Meals at Restaurants on the Grounds; 25 cents this year. Fine Mechanical, Art and Agricultural Displays. Racing Monday, Tuesday, Wednssday, Thursday and Friday. Spssd Monsy,$10,000. BE8T MILE TRACK IN EXIST ENCE. The autumnal festivities and carnival fetes under the auspices of the knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. Electrical illumination covering twenty* five blocks. The Feast of Quivera. Gorgeous street parade every night: Tuesday night, Sept. 21st, grand military and civic parade; Wednesday night, Sept. 22d, mechanical parade; Thursday night, Sept. 23d, Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben parade; Friday night, Sept. 24th, grand ball, Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. Special Attractions at All Theatres. CREIGHTON—Hoyt1* «A Milk White Flag.” BOYD—“McSorley** Twin*.” An opportunity to see the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition grounds and buildings now under construction. LOW RAILROAD RATES via F., E. & M. V. R. R., INCLUDING ADMISSION. GEO. F. BIDWELL, J. R. BUCHANAN, Qsn’l Managsr. Can’l Pass. Aft. F., E. & n, V. R. R., OMAHA, NEB. ■» .!'•