GRN’L OFFICIAL DIRECTORY V STATS. Governor— .Sllas_Holoomb Lieutenant Governor.• " '““ra Secretary of State... mn State Treasurer.John B. Reserve State Auditor.....John *. Cornell Attorney General.... .C. J Com. Lands and Rulldlngs.• J- V. Wolfe Sunt. Public Instruction.W. B. Jackson UEGENT8 STATE UNIVERSITY. Ohas. H. Gere. Lincoln! Ijeavltt Burnbam, Oma-ha; J M. Hiatt, Almaj E. P. Holmes, Pierce; J. T. Mallaieu, Kearney, M. J. Hull, fidgar. Bepresentatlves First District. J. B. Strode Rppnnd K D. Mercer, Third. o. Maxwen, Fonrtlu W, L. Stark, Fifth, K. D. Sutherland, Sixth, W. L. Green. CONGRESSIONAL. • Senators—W. V. Allen, of Madison; John M. Thurston, of Omaha. JUDICIARY. Assooiatee^T.b." Harrison and T.' ^.Norvall Reporter .J- J- Kin* of O’Neill JuSse '.. W. H. Weetover, of BuShvjjle Reporter ..-dm Maher, of BushvlUe. land offices. O'HMU*. .. , __ John A. Harmon. ffi&r.•.•.•.‘.••.'....Eliner Williams. COUNTY. Olw^ofthebistrictOourV.T.'Jc^nSklr^nK Geo MoGutcheon Deputy .. • ■ • • • • • \j. p, Mullen 1 reasurer. .gau Howard .. .Bill Bethea Clerk. .Mike McCarthy Assistant.. • Qj Trueblood Coroner.. m. F. Norton Attorney. K. Butler SUPERVISORS. flBSI DISTRICT. Cleveland. Sand Creek, Dustin, Saratoga, ltSsk Falls and Pleasantvlew :J. A. Bobertson second district Shields, *Paddock, Scott, Steel Creek, Wil owdale and Iowa—J. H. Hopkins. THIRD DISTRICT. Grattan and O’Neill—Mosses Campbell. FOURTH DISTRICT. Ewing, Verdigris andDelolt—L. C. Combs. FIFTH DISTRICT, Chambers, Conlev, Lake, KoClure and 1 nman—8. L. Conger* SIXTH DISTRICT. Swan. Wyoming, Fairview, Francis. Green Valley, Sheridan and Emmet—0. W. mobs. SEVENTH DISTRICT. Atkinson and Stuart—W. N. Coats. Cl I Y OF O'NEILL. Supervisor, E. J. Mack; Justlces. K. H. Benedlot and 8. M. Wagors; Constables, Ed. Mo Bride and Perkins Brooks. COUHCHJMH—FIRST WARD. For two years.—D. H. Cronin. For one year—C. W. Hagenslck. * SXOOND WARD. For two years—Alexander Marlow. For one year—W. T. Evans. THIRD WARD. . _ For two years—Charles Davis. For one y car—E. J. Mack. city orncsRS. Mayor, H. E. Murphy; Clerk, N. tlartln; Treasurer, John McHugh; City Engineer John Horrlsky; Polloe Judge, H. Kautzman; Chief of Police, P. J. Blglln, Attorney, l’hos. Oarlon; Welghmaster, D. Stanaard. V* t GRATTAN TOWNSHIP. Supervisor, B. J. Hayes; Treasurer. Barney ilcGreevy: Clerk, J. Sullivan; Assessor Ben Juhring: Justices. M. Castello and Chas. Wilcox; Constables, John Horrlsky and Kd. McBride; ltoad overseer dist. *6, Alien Brown aist. No. 4 John Enright. t-OLDIERS’ RELIEF C0MNI8SI0N. • Regular meeting first Monday In Febru ary of each year, and at suoh other times as is deemed neoessary. Bobt. Gallagher, Page, chairman; Wm, Bowen, O'Neill, secretary, H.H. Clark Atkinson. UT.PATBICK'S CATHOLIC CHUBCH. B Services every Sabbath at 10:80 o dock. Very Bev. Cassidy. Poster. Sabbath sobool Immediately following services. VI ETHODIST CHURCH. Sunday M. servioes—Preaohlng 10:30 *.M.and 8:UU p. m. Class No. 1 0:30 A. m. Class No. 2 (Ed worth League) 7:00 p.m. Class No. 8 (Child rens) 3:00 pT m. Mind-week servioes—General prayer meeting Thursday 7:30 p. m. All will Ee made welcome. ^l^GEOBG&tor. , , A. R. POST, NO. 86. The Gen. John \J7. O’Neill Post, No. W>, DepajrtmentofNe braska G. A. B., will meet the flrtt and third Saturday evening of each hall O'Neill 8- J. Smiih. Com. 17LKHORN VALLEY LODGE, I. O. O. Hi F. Meets eveiy Wednesday evening In Odd Fellows' hall. Visiting brothers oordlally invited to attend. W. H. Mason. N. G. O. L. Bright, Sec. Garfield chapter, b. a. m Meets on first and third Thursday of each month In Masonlo hall. u u W. J. Dobbs 8eo. J. 0. Habnish, H, P KOI P.—HELMET LODGE. U. D. , Convention every Monday at 8 o'olock p. m. In Odd Fehsws’ hall. VUitlng brethern oordlally Invited. ' ' _ _ Arthur Ooykendaia, C. C, E. J. Mack. K. of M. and 8. O’NEILL ENCAMPMENT NO. 80.1. O. O. F. meets every seoond and fourth Fridays of each month in Odd Fellows Hall. Ohas. Bright. H. P. H. M. Tttlby, Scribe IjlDEN LODGE NO. 41, DAUGHTERS !i OF RBBEKAU, meets every 1st and 8d Friday of each month In Odd Fellows Hails Aunrs T. Bentley, N. G. Dora Davidson, Sec. Cl ARFIELD LODGE, NO.05,F. on the first book models a symbol of an internal progress in the matter between the covers of boOkdom. However mack antiquarian rapture we may feel when we buy a worm-eaten old book in fif teenth century print, we cannot deny that in their superb typographical ward robes the books of to-day as far sur pass the first Gutenbergen attempts as the dainty tinted gowns of a modern belle outvie the Impromptu makeshift of our fig-leaved mother Eve. Con cerning the respective claims of Guten berg and Koster to the discovery of movable types, we'have no desire to quibble. If they had not invented something of the kind somebody else would have done so .about the same time, or a little later. Be that as it may, in recognition of his service to mankind we are willing* to pledge Ur. Gutenberg’s health—he surely would excuse us from drinking It imi—v we followed it up by swallowing a blotter —in a brimming bumper of ink. All Things to Bor Who Walts. The irony of fate forms a strong leav en in the story which coipes from «*— sas about the luck of Mrs. H. H. Leon ard. While engaged In the task of searching among a lot of old letters she discovered that her brother had de posited in a Trenton (Tenn.) bank, in 1863, $10,000. Not long afterward he was killed in the civil war. Inquiries elicited the fact that the bank was still in. existence and had sought the de positor’s heirs in vain. In this story we have first the tragic fate of tha man who owned the money’, and then the ill-starred career of Mrs. Leonard's husband, who, haying only last fall se cured a divorce from her to enable to marry another woman, was mur dered within two months of his second marriage. Mrs. Leonard, since the loss of her husband by divorce, has been obliged to adopt the arduous profession of a washerwoman. Now she alone, of all the parties concerned, comeB out ahead! A Scarecrow for Mocqnltoec. John Habberton states with the sol emnity of firm conviction that mos quitoes are extremely frightened by dragon flies and will not come within yards of them. He says that one or two dried dragon flies suspended from fine silk under the roof of an open porch infested with mosquitoes will scare all , of the little pests away, and they will ] not come back while the dragon flies are there. This, he says, he has tried with surprising results. It is a well known fact that dragon flies are pre datory and voracious insects, and that they subsist largely upon gnats, mid ges and mosquitoes, and it is but nat ural that the mosquito, who is a wiso I Insect, should regard the “spindle,” “darnlqg needle” or dragon fly as tko small bird regards the hawk. ; | NOVELIST'S FIRST EFFORTS. | Nfa BarrU'a "ItaoolUetlona of m Mkad* maatar Written at an larlj Ag*. Having regard to Mr. J. M. Bar rie’s visit to Dumfries academy, the Courier and Herald of that place prints some extracts from the novel ist's early contributions to a school magazine called the Clown, which he and some friends started. Young Barrie writes some “Reokolections" in the asumed role of a “skoolmas ter” whose spelling is Artemus Wardian. In his seoond installment he complains that the editor • -spelt sum of the wurds in my last reo kolleotlons rong,” and he adds: “Altbo, of ooars, I maik jew allow ance for yoor eddukation not being equal to mine, I hop you will be more cairful.” Resuming the “Reokolleo tlons,” he writes: “I alwais open the school with prair, as I think it a verry good thing to do, and I got two skollars • by it. Now, my skollars have gen erally verry durty faces. Well, one day in the middle of my prair won of the boys crept in belo the tabel, and when he was there anuther boy cam in at the door with a cleen face This was too mutch for the boy in belo the tabel, and. just as I had fin* ished saying ‘And may they orie from the bo tom of their harts—,’ he shouted out 'Lord Almichti, there’s < Jock Smith wi’ his face washed!” Here is an instance of how ef-, feotively the lad could reproduce fi conversation. Relating a railway journey the schoolmaster says: “On my rode we passed the river ‘Aye.’ A gentleman asked me, ■What river is that?’ “I was meditatin’, so I answered" abruptly, ‘Aye.’ “The gentleman repeated his ques tion, and I, thinkin’ he had not i heard me. again replied 'Aye. ’ “ ‘Could—you—tell —me—what ever—that—isP* he roared into my eer. “I again answered ‘Aya’ “ ‘Sir, said he, ‘I sea you want to insult me!’ “I couldn’t comprehend what he said till another person in the Irene informed me that he thoat that I meant ‘eh’ when I said ‘aye-’ ” Here is another example well worth giving: “The minister of the town was sed j to be a good preacher, and so I went to heer him on the furst Sabboth of the munth. I went early, and their wer only one person there who I saw was a nelder. I sed to him, 'When does service begin P’ “The man staired. “ ‘When does service beginP’ 1 agen asked. “To my surprise the elder ex claimed: ‘What abomnabul impurt nense. Fray, sur, do you know oor respeoktit minis tirP’ “ ‘Me no himP No,’ sed L “ ‘Then get oot o' this,’ he re plied. ‘You impurnant. skoundral git oot o’ this; an’ if I sea you herb 1 agen I’ll kick you oot mysel!’ “Of oourse I was grately aston ished at the man, not noing anythink I bad sed about the minister; but it struck me at wonce that the minis ter’s name was Service!” Admiral da Horsey and the Saatrjr. When Admiral de Horsey, who some years ago had command of the British fleet in the Pacifio, was the admiral of the North Atlantlo squadron, he was one evening dining on shore at Fort Boyal. Jamaica. On returning to his flag-ship alone after dinner, his way to the boat led across the barrack square. A black sentry, of one of the West India regiments, halted him at the gate with, “Who goes darf” Great was the admiral’s annoyance to find he had neglected to get the pass-word before leaving the ship. “That’s all right,” he said carelessly, hoping to overcome the man’s scruples by indifference; “you know who I am.” “Dunno nobody, sar,” replied the nigger, pompously; “you can’t go in dar." “Why, I’m Admiral de Horsey.” “Well, you can’t go in, I don’t oare if you's Admiral de Donkey. ”—Argonaut Lwim< by Eipartanoe. A certain judge in Chicago, who rather prideB himself on his vast and varied knowledge of law, was com pelled not long ago to listen to a case that had been appealed from a justice of the peace. The young practi tioner who appeared for the appel lant was long and tedious; he brought in all the elementary text-books and quoted the fundamental propositions of law. At last, the judge thought it was time to make an effort to hurry him up. “Can’t we assume,” be said, blandly, “that the court knows a little law itselfP” “That’s the very mistake I made in the lower court,” answered the young man, “I don’t want to let it defeat me twice.”— Argonaut_ A nnura In Knil. Half a century afro, when “sub jects” were bought by the Burgeons, a poor man, writes James Payn, fell dead In Fleet street Without a mo ment’s hesitation, a young fellow who was passing threw himself on his knees beside the corpse, exclaim ing: “My father, my dear father!" A crowd gathered round, their sym pathy was' oxolted, and money was subscribed to enable the pious youth to take away his father’s body in a hackney coach. He did so, and took it to a surgeon, who gave him a hun dred dollars for it Poor Uttlo Thing, “What’s the matter, Molly P” asked Colonel Terger of his little 6-year-old daughter. “Pa, my mocking bird Is dead." “Well, never mind, Molly, I’ll buy you another one." “I am calm enough now, but when I saw that poor little dead bird I could have cried like a child,” said Molly—Texas Slftinga _ NOW TO FIND OUT. Fill a bottle or common glue with urine and let it stand twenty-font hoars; 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. WllAT 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 held urine and scalding pains in passing it, or bad effects following the use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant 1 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. It you need a medicine you should have the beat. Sold by druggists, prloe fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bottle and pamphlet both sent free by mail Mention Thb Fbohtibr and send your address to Dr. Kilmer ft Go.. Binghamton, N. Y. The proprie tors of this paper guarantee the genug ineness of this Offer. _ What s Frosrinsat Insurants Man lays. H. M. Blossom, senior member of H, M. Blossom ft Co., 81? N. Srd St. Louis. writes: I had been left with a very dis tressing cough, the result of influence, which nothing seemed to relieve, until I took Ballard's Horehound Syrup. One bottle completely cured me. I sent one bottle to my sister wbo had a severe 1 cough, and she experienced immediate relief. I always recommended this syrup to my friends. John Cranston 808 Hampshire Street, Quincy, III., writes: I have found Ballard’s Horehound Syrup superior to any other cough medicine I have ever known. It never disappoints. Price 88 and 60 cents. Free sample bottles at P. C. Corrigan’s. tub aicYoua. 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 II each. The bicycles are covered by as strong a guarantee as any 8100 wheel and are first-class in every respect. Any young man or woman can now earn a bicycle If you find you cannot get tbe required number, a liberal cash commission will be allowed yon 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 81 a year Address State Journal, Lincoln, Neb. 1 GOOD TEAMS, NEW RIGS Prices Reasonable. i O'NEILL. MKB. THE ODEL Type Writer. 620 SM SSkV&JSS: warranted to do u good work as any machine made. It combines SIMPLICITY with DUBABILr ITY, SPEED AND BABE OF OPEBATION. 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, perfect, and adapted to all kinds of type writing. Like a printing press, It produces sharp, dean, leg ible manuscripts. TWO OB TEN COPIEB oan be made at one writing. Any Intelli gent person can become an operator In two days. Sellable Agents and Salesmen Wanted. For pamphlet giving Indorsements, eto„ address Odell Type Writer Co. Pacific Short Line -HAS THE BEST TRAIN SERVICE -IN NORTHERN NEBRASKA. Through Freight and Puaugir Rates TO AIX POINTS. It you ars going on a trip or Intend chang ing your location, apply to onr nearest agent, or write to W. B. McNIDBR, Oen'l Pan. Agent, Sioux City. at same price others pay for inferior brands because she always asks for The Smart Housewife Gets The Best ni OSWEGO STARCH ■ J *>UIIE" ft “SILVER GLOSS1' kf tki laundry {Its a gloss and flniih that la eMgalML Ml CLASS aROOBm. 1897 VERYBODY Can afford to Visit the 1867 This Year at m OMAHA, m v ■■Sa-: ; • . ;. \i ;i.-S ; .V'iY SEPTEMBER 19 to 34,1807 The Fremont, Elkhorn & Mo. Valley and Sioux City & Pacific R. Rds. Will Make Cheap Rates and will run Special Trains. ■ WSee Posters for Dates and 5chedules.j£l 7‘ ! 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 Mondays stub Train will run between Irvington and the State Fair 'Grounds, connecting with all Rogulsr Passenger Trains in both directions. Electric Moters, Hacks, Omnibuses, Etc., will run oonktant ly between all Depots and Hotels in the City and the Fair Grounds. ; Sea special advertieinj', newspapers, etc., for a directory of this Carnival Weak, which includes % The 31 st Annual Nebraska "State Fair State Horticultural Society Pall Fruit Exhibit. Special Days at the Fair Grounds. Tuesday, Sept. 21—Soldiers’, Pioneer’s and Children’s Day. Wednesday, Sept, 22—State Day. Meals at Restaurants on the Grounds; 25 cents this year. Fine Mechanical, Art and ' Agricultural Displays. ■; ... ■ W i ■r'.tf. Racing: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. 8paad Money, Sio,ooo. BEST MILE TRACK IN EXIST ENCE. The autumnal festivities and carnival fetes under the auspices of the knights of Ak-Sa r-Bens Electrical illumination covering twenty five blocks. The Feast of Quivera. Gorgeous street parade every night: Tuesday night, Sept. 21st, grand niilitaiy 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—Hoyt’* «A Milk White Flag.” BOYD—“McSorley’s Twins” , An opportunity to see the Trans -Mississippiand 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, Can’l Minigir. Qan’l Rasa. Aa't. F, E. & n. V. R. R., OMAHA, NEB.