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About Plattsmouth weekly journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1881-1901 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1895)
Homicidal Honors. The afternoon is flitting swiftly y. the chirp of the sparrows is growing dull, the sun is sinking-aslant the roofs of the opposite houses, the evening- is creeping on apace asa young-and richly drej-sed u-oman trips ligrhtly up the broad steps of the county jail, and, after a brief interchang-e of words with the turnkey, disappears throug-h 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," 6he says, the 6weet voice vibrating 6trangely upon the 6ilence of the corridor- "See, 1 have brought you some fruit and flow er:, and I want to talk to you I want you to tell me all ab ' '.Madame' the prisoner emerges from a corner of his gloomy cell and stands near the door "you will find the wife-murderer three cells below here; J am only a burglar." Life. -A New Man Joins tbe Staff. We take pleasure in informing our readers that we have secured as an as sistant young Mr. Clarence llornbeak, who nas in the past acted as our regu lar correspondent at Kocket City, and ?-t the same time contributed some brii. ant sensational news items to the Kansas City and St. Louis dailies. 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 tbe return of John oey sraith." a penitent prodigal, a violent thuuderstorm arose and lightning killed a calf on the farm where John's parents reside, hit the family bible, opened it at the t'fteenth 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 at and be merry." Mr. llornbeak will make a specialty of acting as society, snake and pickle dih editor of this paper, and all social, sensational and zoological matters of interest will be handled by him in his usually brilliant and masterly style. Puck. 'The Melancholy I'stj- Have Come The arl es' of I he year." not when autumn iias r.rrn ed. as poet Bryant intimates, but hen a fellow pets bilious. The "sore ;ind yellow leaf ' is in his -imniexion if not in the fi'liai't- :it that inauspicious time, ilos tetter - t!irii:- -h Bitters will soon dl-cipline his ?- l.- llio'isiver, and reci. late his liowels. beiue- totiiticr his stomach and healthfully ftirau.atinsr i;is ki'inejs. Malaria, rheuma tism and nervousness are also relieved by the hitlers. Admitted It. There is a 7-year-old youngster on J Last avenue who makes life miserable j for his governess. He is full of mis chief, and tries the patience of his teacher to an extent that at times bor ders on desperation. Yesterday the vounoter was unusually obtus.e and cantankerous. Finally the governess, losing the last vestige of patience, pro ceeded to apply a slight corporal chas tisement as a curative, after which she administered a solemn sermon for the youngster's benefit. "Now, Willie," the said, in concluding the lecture, "you must remember this, that at all time;, you should respect your teacher." "Yes'ra." sobbed Willie, duly im pressed." I 'spnse I'd ought to respect you on account of your age." Roches ter I'nion. SI OO Reward. 100. 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 al; Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive rure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a. constitutional disease requires a con 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 disehfe and giving the patient strength by building up the con stitution and assisting nature In doincr Its work. The proprietors have so much faith In Its curative powers thit they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Fend for list of testimonial?. Ad rrsR F. J CHEXHY & CO., Toledo. O. Sold by drusrsists: Tfc. Hall's Family Pills. 25c. uli(i-d Lawyer Have you formed an opin ion on this ca-e'.' Juryman No. sir. "Lo 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 Weeklv. Saves a Fortune. Monterey, Tcnn., (.Special) One of our prominent citizens here, Col. James E. Jones, secretary and treasurer of the Cumberland Mount . la Coal Co., is on the high road to make his fortune, and 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-Bjc com pletely cured him! and he gained seven pounds in less than two weeks. Within three days after starting to use No-To-Bac the desire for tobacco was entirely gone. Col. Jones says to all tobacco users that No-To-Bac will do as recom mended and is worth by far more than lt6 wpight in gold. Harnessing: the Mississippi. A contract was closed recently be tween the United Mates government and 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 thirty turbine wheels will be erected, from which it is calculated that enor mous power will be obtained. Two 1.hm) horsepower enrines wiil be put in by the company. Next to Niacarathis will ie the greatest utilization of water pnwer in the Fnited States. Three important towns Davenport. Rock li-iaDd. and Moline, Ills., will be immediately benefited. As the Fnited states has aaarenal at Moline, tbe su restitution of electricity for steam will be an important economical ele ment in "the turning out of ordnance and ammunition. . "i it- r, jKhoT-T v. v in Arorr-ican -riiT. It.o . Ti"L meiiTi The -rrrfres-"onr : T-i::r. tot ie vnssjftn , t -', r :- (.. t v: o rrPi.Ti irre ri ji. ., t r t' '- f N- rx-i; ;t m .",.T7'-t .t. vi.i l. fe -x. :"e ---"-' -! s ..' r.wq.-f- vr o .3-7 : ; x - c - : i l i :: X' e - , - r 'i v - M-r i -js -m ..' 7 7 . y. tvt as- S t ; - e wm 1 T" T "?-'t;TI- i . . . . .e t'-iXC. t.r:. f . 1 . sir. "I i-:t ossssri ! ALL FOE IRRIGATION. I IT IS SPREADING AND INCREAS- ; ING IN STRENGTH. ' ! Report of President Fort Before the An- j nnal Convention at Swlney Mncli Work Done Even Tboash Condition Were Unfavorable Suggestions and Recommendations that Will Enhance tbe Interests of Irrigation. Irrigation Matters Ilse&sed. "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 Lave 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 canals have been constructed at a time when conditions were extremely unfavorable, when both state and nation were pass ing through a period of great financial depression, when difficulties were man y 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 single fail ure. Legislation iavorable 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 higher 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, IS'JG, 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 lines of educa tion and instruction. "To carry out the details necessary to more fullj aid in extending the irri gated area of the state, legislation favorable to the development of hi?h 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 ltoth 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; one on the similar lands of the Niobrara valley. Said selection to be made where the depth of water exceeds loo feet in order to demonstrate the practicability of ir rigation by pumping from wells that the state be requested to appropriate S4.00O 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 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 biil 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 diil'erent points in the arid and semi-arid por tions of the country, asking favorable actic n from congress in relation to this question of irrigation. "Yet with the exception of the Carey act, that is especially adaped to Wyo 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 parsed, 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 an irrigation survey, the only legislation that we may expect from congress that may be favorable will be along the line of appropriations for reservoirs er surveys for such works. If we expect the co-operation of the populous and wealthy east witn Mf- in this movement we must include some portion of that section of the nation's domain in the area benefiled- "The peop e of the east will, we be lieve, co-operate with us in the com mencement of movement that will re- J t-Uit in Vhe construction of government reservoirs in not alone the Ilocky siocntain portion of America, but also hre ibey will o n'er fully as mucH j er-et vrpon the people of the Connec Vtcxt ni r.io val.eys as upon the resi Cf s cf arid acd smi-arid America. I-t-c".ctJOt. of ihis character will, re Wl-ere. awapiini Hie results we to atU r, ii thy are properly yi.ei i t-ar-pcrsed by our other Vit:o that s.re workinjr with us Uarv-.s..h ti.e eud we sek to at ti..: !a tlr B.ttfr cf artesian wells for trri.-at on parpeje or the legislation that may favorable, we will say that alon? the valley of the 1'latte we can hope but for little work of this charac. ter, owing to the altitude of this val ley, that will brinz any beneficial re suits, and have, therefore, nothing tc 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 s?id meeting be not awarded to any towa 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 Uniied States department of agri culture be created, should reeeive the support and indorsnrent of this conven tion. "Of the work performed by the pres ident during the past year, 1 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 airit:i tion by delivering lectures whenever called upon by particular organizations within the state, lie has the honor of acting as correspondent for all leading irrigation journals of the country, lie alo 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, cn this question "It is with pleasure that I can say that I found one very efficient irriga tion plant at work near Elkhart, Ind., and a splendid crop was shown as the re:?ult, where in the immediate vicinity the failures were general from lack of sufficient rainfall during the lust 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 cur settlers, as to pusn it energetically in this state. If we expect to secure from that portion of the nation emigrants who will settle upon our irrigated Ian ds. "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 o: agriculture to the front as one of the important resources of our state. Lexington was chosen as the place for holding the ner.t 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 raisjng water from wel.s for irrigation purposes; early adjudi cation by the government ot 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 Allen 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 cull 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 lion. Charles M. Irish, and extending the thanks of the convention to citizens of Sidney and vicinity for the courtesies shown. CONFUSION IN RIFLES. ITie Army and Navy Might Be IiadJy Hampered In a Conflict. Washington, Dec. 24. Lieutenant Niblock, in charge of the naval militia division of the Nav3- 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-Jorgenen rifle of 0 caliber, while the navy has contracted for a supply of Lee magazine rilles of 23 caliber, so that the same kind of ammunition will not serve both arms, and grave mistakes are apt to occur in issuing it to the men. lie suggests, in the interest of the naval militia, as well as on broader grounds, that it would be well if the War and 2savy 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 AIEX Chief Harris and a Delegation Determined to Drive Oat the Whites. . Washington, Dec. 24. A delegation of Cherokees, headed by. Chief Harris,, arrived to-day to ask Congress to pass legislation that will oust 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 fnrther 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 1 was referred in the House to-day to t committee on Indian affairs. Berlin, Dec, 24. The Frankfort Zeitung publishes a dispatch from j Constantinople saying that there has . been fierce fighting at Zietoun be- i tween the Turkish troops who sur- 1 rounded that city and the insurgent ; Armenians who defended it. The Turks were 10,CK0 stronsr and h;i i ' twenty-four pieces of artillery, while the Armenians numbered 15,0! K), bat ' had no artillery. i A NOVEL TRAVELING EXHIBIT. The John A. Salzer 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 THE SALZER SEED EXHIBIT CAR. men, such as fine vegetables and vegetable seeds, are exhibited to perfection, ! and then there is an endless array of farm seeds, corns, wheats, oats, rye, barley, j sand vetch, lupine, lathyrus, Bacaline, amber cane, kaf5r corn, Jerusalem corn ! and hundreds of other varieties of seeds and crops on exhibition. Particular j notice is due to their marvelous collection of heavy cropping potatoes, their I $1,000 oat. just imported from Russia, and Silver King barley, cropping in 500 ' different places in America in 1S95, over 100 bushels per acre. j 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 j 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, III., said upon ' seeing this magnificent display of grasses, "I have seen the World's Fair 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 c?nt Doutes by all leading arug beauty and attractiveness of this car. It must be seen to be appreciated but it -ist5 Anv reliable drucrgist who only strengthens the idea amongst exhibit such excellent products, grown 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 i lock Horror. Here is a description of a most re markable clock belonging to a Hindoo prince. Near the dial of -an ordinarj looking clock is a large gong hung on poles, "while underneath, scattered on the ground, is a pile of artificial human j skulls, ribs, legs and arms, the whole numler of bones in the pile beinsr equal j to the number of bones in twelve hu- ! man skeletons. When the hands of the j clock indicate the hour of 1, the num- i ber of bones needed to form a complete j human skeleton come together with a i snap. I'.y some mechanical contrivance the skeleton springs up, seizes a malllet. J and. walking up to the goner, strikes one blow, and so on for each hour of the dav. "Hkowx's r.i:oNcniAL Trociies" are a s.ini;e and convenient remedy for Bron chial Atl'e. tions and Coughs. Carry them in your ioeket. A Valuable Wife. Del Santo owed his reputation to his wife. She was very positive in charac ter and insisted 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'osu It the Baby is Catting Teem. 58iire and use that old and vell-trled reraedy, Has. SV'ikslo-Ws Soothing SYBrr for Children Teething- What has l-econie of the old fashioned i rail fence? ! "Hanson's 2&gio Corn Ealve." Warranted to cure, or money refunded. Ak yoor drn?iit for it. Price 15 cents. What is pro", ably the largest apple orch ard in the world covers 1,537 acres in Fair mont, Kan. 1 can recommend I'iso's Cure for Con sumption to sulferers from Asthma. E. V. Townsexd, Ft. Howard, Wis., May 4, "94. Anise seed cordial is made of anise seed, alchohol and angelica. There I plfuinr and profit ami no stnali is. nv ion In ai atli k tronb'esonje aii'l i aintul ills by us:nt; i'arktir's Ginger Tcnlc. Ite ret is vain unless it teaches to avoid cause lor it. Kit. It I o eny to remove Corns wltb n!n;1ercor: s t : . ii t v ew-.rrter so m my ensure them, tivi liin ere rus ai.il set uuw nicely it takes ilium off. Ginger is said to le employed in more than UK) different medical i rescriptions. FITS All Fit stopped free hyPr.KHne'a Crest Nerve Kestorer. No t itsaflf-r tlie fcrsl clay's use. ftlarvelouacures. Treatise and 2 trial lottlfre t-J t it caae. beuU tlr. Kliutr,931 Arch bU.l'iiHa., 1'h Caution is often mistaken for cence. lnno- Comfort to California. Yes and economy, too, if you patronize the'turiin.cton Route's l'ersona'.ly Conduct ed out e-a-week excursions which leave Omaha every Thursday morning. Through tourist sleejers Omaha to San Francisco and Los Angeies. SSecond-cla&s tickets accepted. See the local aent and arrange about tickets and lerths. Or, write to J. Frjtncis, G. P. & T. A., Omaha, Neb. Reasons for His 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 you think I 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 verv careful-" Answers. ISIS! flBftilfBt fit Drs. Maybe Ton choose the old doctor before the young one. Why? Because yon don't want to entrust your life in Inexperienced hands. True, the young: doctor may be experienced. But the old doctor mast be. Tou 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. You prefer experience to experiment when you are concerned. The new remedy may be good but let sonubody else prove it. The old remedy mast 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 b;en the standard household sarsaparilla for half a century. Its record inspires confidence !TO years of cures. If others may be good, Ayer's Sarsaparllk? must be. You take no chances when you take AYER'S Sarsaparilla. WWmmWWwmWmWmm and is fit out regardless of cost and i3 being run and exhib ited in Wisconsin, Il linois, Iowa, Minne sota, and other states. Upon entering it, one is transported at once into a very fairyland where flowers and Tines and forage and fruits and vegetables luxuriate and abound in great abundance Of course the great specialties w h i c h j have made the John A. Salzer Seed Co. leaders amone seed- farmers and others that a firm that can from their own seeds, on their own farms A (iood Moo I Tired Husband I've had a terrible day at the office, and I'm mad clear Now would be a good time to beat those rues. It matters little of how iffo long standing tho pain xjw lias been; chronic cases yield readily to and R H EU M ATISM of many I fFle largest piece, of GoooT tobacco ever sold for 10 cents and Mustbe. Botii tbe method and results when Syrup of Fiirs is taken : it is t.leasant j aml refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidney. Liver and Bowels, cleanses the typ tera effectually, dispels colls, 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 in 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. Svrtip of Fitrs is for sale in 50 may not have it on hand will pro- cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL LOUISVILLE. KY. HEW YORK. H.t ' Successful v Prosecutes Claims. I Le.teiriucipt.1 iJ:.d miner U S. i'ousion I'.ureau. Syrn jilaaC mot, iui.ihi'amjgtkuiua. it biuoe. years' standing has been cured by it. THE AERMOTO'.i CO. Cotm riitf ta worUTf windmill business. tttuse it has reduced tuecost of wind power to i . w b-it U was. It b many branch M ff houots hriti supplies Its goods sod repair! W yuur door. 1; can and dues turntah others. It makes Pumping ant Geared, Steel, Galvantzed-BfMr- Vutii.IuM. ICInrimlira T'l 1 f t n ) h Frames. 8iei J. ed Cutters ud JKeod Grinders. On application it will name 00 111 of ties' articles thai, ic will furnish nnul Jan nary 1st at 13 tiie usual prim. It also c lakes Tanks and Pumps of ul k!no. St uH for raralorua. Factory: 12th, Kockweil czi F i:r.-f ? reefs, Cfaicax. ELL MACHINERY n TilnRtn.ted eatalncus Khnwiaff AUGERS. BOCK PRILLS, HVUKAUL10 AND JETTLNO MAL'HLNLK If, etc. Sf-st Fbu. HaTS been tested and all loaf-mated. Sioux City En (fin and Iron Works, Successors to P-h Mf(c Co. . Mlons ity loir Taz Rowkli. Chasc Machiirt C lill West Flevntl Stifet, KtiiMI IT !. opiun Slorphine Habit Cured in 10 toSOdaj. No pay till cured. DR. J.STEPHENS, Lebanon, Ohio. W. N. U., OMAHA 1 1890. When writing to advertisers, kindly mention this pajer. US 3i VWTT O- t RApmtc nn 1 wit jnuuw miLm .8 1 fin n
