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THE FAHMKKS' ALLIANCE. LINCOLN, XEH-. S ATI) HDA V. JAN. 21 1801. 0 i 0- Ascertain Toir Weight. A TOMCAL crt9. Ja public plan- nowsdsys Uvero stand Without proprietor W Piers to tell It Irapl , tal; 1 But pswrt-bjr rosy n-ad tb word fngrred upon ulata, . . To "Drop nlfkpl la tlx slot Mi MrUio your weight" A mors!', bero. irood people. If jouTl take i moment' tliouirli, . , A lesson for life's puWimce tis and most suv For tfdKbe'u!Uirt of man to hiro a bout It sure'rUthS tiling to do to "ascertain youi weight." Bo, if yon think that politic affords you widest Jf to pultlie wires deftly Is your purpose and your hope. If you fancy that your destiny to glorify the state. Just drop a nickel In the alot and ascertain your weight. . -If yon dream that you're an actor, and Imag ine you're endowed With x ticet and with gifts to win the plaudit of the crowd, , ... If sock and buskin visions fill your soul with Justiropaniekel in the elot and ascertain your weight. If you fofl that you're a poet, and by right divine belong . . To those whose wings have borne them to Par nassian lieisiiU of song. If baJAdes, rondeaus, triolets, you long to in cubate, , . , . , Just drop a nlokel in the slot and ascertain your weight. If you deem your forte the story, and you only - ask the olwnce .... To nio a tut with Haggard la the regions of roroanee. If another Uobert Elsmere you are eager to - . create. . . ... Just drop a nickel in the slot and ascertain your weight. . If you see yourself a lawyer, or a doctor, or a - If you think that as a lover you could make a touching show. If you deom society the field yon ought to cul tivate, Just drop a nickel In the slot and ascertain your weight. In short, wbate'er the path to which ambition points the way. Be peat this legend to yourself ere yet you For It Is well that modesty, before It is too late. 'Should drop a nlokel in the slot and ascertain Its weight. Wllli-m L. Keese, In Harper's Magsnlno. THE DEATH OF "OLE JOE" The dark, drizzling rain, lowering clouds and heavy atmosphere bring back to roe so well the night so niany years ago on which poor Ole Joe breathed his last I say "Ole Joe." .Such was he always called by erery one, old and young, on the plantation, I really believe. Some of the negroes never thought he was anything else than old in oth er words, born old. From my earliest childhood he was always the same. 'Tall and slightly bent with a shaking, rheumatic walk, grizzly hair and beard. It mar have been natural, it may have been from respect to his old age, but Ole Joe was looked up to by every oth er negro on the place, and had a pe culiar Way of adapting himself to any .crowd he was thrown amongst. Be was a favorite with all the children, and had a knack of telling stories and gesticulating that I have never heard before or aince. It may not have been what he said so much as the manner in which it was related, but certain it 1 is that all : the children were tirni be lievers in his stories, and looked upon shim as something of an oracle. For many "years everything glided along peacefully, until my father's death, and then what a change. Al ways a kind master and good neigh bor, his death was mourned by all. "We had scarcely gotten over the shock when, not long after, news was brought 4o the liouso that Arthur, an only 'brother, had been found dead on "the iblgroad." It proved but too true. Ho had received severe internal .injuries, and died before help could reach him. I will draw a veil over the nest few years. Many changes had taken place on the plantation, but I will tell you about the death of "Ole ,Joe." He had been sick and decrepit a long time, but no one had thought .the end was so near. One day I was busily attending household affairs, when one of the women rushed in and cried: "O. Miss Hattie. do for de Lord's ' -sake come to Ole Joe. I jes know he's dyin' out thar in the field." I rushed out where he was, and when I reached the spot he was Iyinr on the ground. The negroes, paralyzed with fear, were afraid to touch him. His breathing wa9 faint and irregular so faint, indeed, that it was hardly perceptible. Giving orders to the men vto take him into the cabin at once, I dis patched one of the darkies for a phy : aician and hurried to tho bouse to get restoratives. These were administered, ;and lie had partially recovered wheu the doctor arrived. 'After remaining some time, and having given directions ,to Mammy Jane, who was to act as nurse, he took his departure. Before leaving, however, he told me he thought Ole Joo's time was run, and his death was only the question of a lew hours. I went over to the bed and sa t down by tho side of one who had ever been such a faithful friend and servant. As I sat there his eyes opened and he gazed around the room as one would after consciousness from a long siege of illuoss. He looked at me, then at the negroes standing round, aud I saw that ho recognized all. He spoke slowly and distinctly, though with great effort. He said: "1 bin tellin you a long time I was gettin' feeble,, and now I tell you that Ole Joo'll soon be gono. You've all been good and kind chillun, and I's mighty thankful. But, oh. Lord v. jes' to think that I shall soon see Marse Henry and Ole Miss and Marse Abe and all the folks I's see buried on this 'ere place." And in his weakness and excitement the tears rolled down his cheeks. I gavo him the mediciue prescribed, which seemed to ease him, and left the cabin soon to return. News was brought to the house that lie was resting, and it was just before sunrise that I went over again. There was no change, except that his voice had grown weaker, and lffs talk was occasionally wild and disconnected. Sometimes he thought he was in tho field picking cotton. Again he was hunting the fox with "Marse Hen ry," and the old man would rise from his pillow with his imaginary bridle. Now he was joining in one ef the plan tation songs, and never before had I heard bU o!ca ralwd so rkr. K h Aim ted from bl singing and panting, be fell into a stupor from which we tbonght be w.onld never rally. It was nigh onto to It) o'clock when the doctor came. lie said: "It is just as I expected; he will be dead before morning." When the negroes heard this they began to wail and bemoan as only negroes can. The women threw their aprons over their heads. Telling as though somo fearful calamity 'was at hand. The contagion sooa spread from cabin to cabiu. and for a whila the plantation resounded with cries and lamentations. Men and women, no longer excluded from the room, flocked in to take a last look at faith ful Ole Joe alive. He seemed to regain consciousness, and spoke to them for the last time, and even at this hour I could not but notice tbat he spoke with the same de liberation as of old. He said: "There's one thing I want to ask. Bury me be hind White Church whar nobody won't pester me." He stopped a moment and then went on: "i's mighty happy to die. Just now I saw Marser, and he say they's waitin' for me at the oth erside uv de ribbcr. I ain't never done no barm to any living crittur. 'Twasn't no fault o' mine that Jim (his brother) tried to kill Jack Adams. I's always tried to do what I thought was right, and de Lord he ain't gwyia' tc five me up. I wauts to die, for I's ived long enough, and I tell ye it's mighty poor to keep on wheu you can't help nobody, aud is a burden on peo ple s bauds." Here he seemed to lose his breath, and was unable to say more when he tried to. ' The death struggle did not begin for several hours afterward. , I saw that he was becoming weaker, and called in some men to prop him' on his pillows. The atmosphere in the room was close, and I walked out into the cool night air. The rain, which'1 had been falling heavily all the evening, had now light ened, and the trees lust shedding their leaves, were sighing and moaning. A doe back of tho barn set up a distant howl and sooa others from a neighbor ing farm joined in. Death soemed to be in the air, and one could almost hear him creeping along. Not daring to remain longer outside, I went into the cabin again. A first glance at the bed told mo that tho grim monster would soon claim his own. Olu Joe was supported by two nion, and his eyes, grey and glassy, wore already fixed. His mouth was open and as my haud passed in front of his face, I felt bis cold clammy breath. I lifted up one of his horny hands, hardened from many years labor. All around the nails was a circle of blue, and the fingers were even icy. Looking at his face, it seemed to have grown ages older since the day before. There were many wrinkles and furrows in the hollow cheeks, and the eyes starting in their sockets, were sunken much. His nose was sharpened, and seemed of a different hue from the rest of his face. Happily, the struggle did jiot last long. His tongue turned in his mouth, one long, loud breath, and all was over. We buried him just as he had asked, near Whito Church on the Ava'wla road, and the three big oaks sing a lovely anthem over his grav. Atlanta Constitution. HE'S A NEGRO PBOPHCT. And Georgia People Think His Qnalnt Observations Contain All Wisdom. Smith vllle, Lee County, Ga.. boasts a colored philosopher named John Spradler. who is known to his ac quaintances by the familiar title of "Uncle." He makes a great many startling and sensational observations. some of which have been thought worthy of a place in print. Here are a few of his quaiut assertions from tho Louisville Times: I doan know ef dis worl' is a fren' to grace or not, kase I know some folks dot don't say grace at all. l)e say in' is, you inns' make nay while de sua s nines. en dat's why dere'e sech a scarcity of hay. Folks don't like de sun, you suo. Religion is a great blessin'. but sum folks have a call to plow, en' tink It. is a call to preach. Dat counts for de scarcity ob farmers 'mong de cullud race. I doan b'liere in findio' fault wid dis heah worl', kase it's de best worl' I I was ever in, an' it's a mighty long wavs to de next one. fie Bible tells de sluggard to go to do ants, but some o' dese ants would mek it so hot for him dat ho' bab to git up and hustle. It's a long lane what ain't got no turnin', but tel; euro ho don't turn too short and turn ' de wagon over. So don't drive too fast. , Dis race question is mighty easy to settle. Let de white man kep on be iu' whito, an' de nigger blaek, an' foller dc mule faithful, an' quit Ittatin' rouud' de kentry, au' hit'll settle jis like coffee. . Wheu I see a man goin' home wid a gallon oh whisky and a pound ob meat I kpow dat dere's a peck ob misery to ebery pound ob happiness in dat house hold. Dero ain't no use in griovin' over spilt milk, for ten to one de milk was half water, an' deio's plenty mo' wells in de kcatrr. Wet Feet- How often do we see people tramp inf about iu tho ltiiiti, with shoes soaked through; and how often do such people when they return home sit down by tho fireside and permit their feet to dry. without changing either stockings or shoes. Cau we then wonder at the coughing and barking and rheumatism and inflammation which enable the doctors to ride in their carriages? Wet feet most commonly produce affections of the throat and lungs. and when such diseases have onco taken place 'the house is on lire," danger is not far off; therefore, every one, no matter how healthy, ought to guard against wet feet. A". T. Ledger. The 30 Centa Were Needed. "Can you give me 30 cents, kind sir?" asked a beggar. "1 wish to buy a ham sandwich. "But you can get a ham sandwich for a nickel." "Yes the quarter is to fee the waiter with. If. Y.Sun. , FREE COINAGE. THE UNITED ST A TP'S SENATE PASSES THE BILL. The Vote Stands Forty-two t j Thirty, The ueoole achieved a irreat triumph in the United States senate ou the 14ih, In the incorporation of the free coinage amendment to the financial bill. The vote showed the south and the west ar rayed against the east, with some nota ble exceptions. Allison of course voted wilh Wall street; Cullom stood by the gold-bugs of Chicago against the tarni ers of Illinois; Spooner. Washburn, and Wilson of Iowa voted witn me gom bugs. ' ' This bill now goes to the house and every effort bbould e made to secure . . 1 j L i. its passage, uutmere is uiue uouut that it will pass. 'J hen will come the test whether President Harrison cares more for the money power of the east than for the great plain people of the country. w The address of senator xngaiis jusi before the vote was good. e give an abstract: After alluding to the threatening evil of an ignoiant, debased and spurious suffrage, "contaminated bv the sewer age of decayed nations, he said: The sec ond evil to which he had adverted was the yranny of combined, concentrated, centializeu, conscienceless and incor porated capital and the people were considering tbat great problem. At the beginning of the second century the American people had become pro foundly convinced that the ballot was not the panacea for the evils of society; that it had not abolished poverty nor diminished Injustice. They had discov ered that political couality did not re sult in social fraternity; that under democracy the concentration of greater power in lewer lianas was more possime than under monarcny. ueorre wau ington, the, first president of the repub lie, had, when he died in 1709, the larg est nrivate fortune in tbe United States. All nis oeionguigs reacneutHesum muu of between $800,000 and $900,000. That was less than a century ago. Since that time the growth of wealth and numbers in thn United States had no precedent . . . . , . . i i.i i in the building nations. The people of (he United States form one third of the world's mining, one fourth of its manu far.tnrintr: one fifth of its farmintr. and possess ono sixth of its accumulated wealth. He had read in tbe morning papers of Sherman's speech, a considerable part of which was devoted to the de fense of millionaires. The people had suddenly awakened to the conception of the fact that the bulk of tbe property of tho country was passing Into the hands of those whom the senator from Ohio called, by euphonism, the specula tors of the country. These men had no Eolitics but plunder, and no principle ut the spoiliation of the human race. It was no wouder the laboring and ag ricultural classes of this country had at last awakened and the speculators must take warning. . Referring to the late election he said it was neither a republican defeat nor a democratic victory. It was a great uprising of the independents of and su perior to both political parties. It was a crisis that might become a catastro phe; it was a peaceful revolution. He attributed tho depression of the country in a great measure to the demonetiza tion act of 1873. He had not the slight est doubt that the great majority of the people, irrespective of party, were in fa vor of the free coinage of silver, and had been for the past fifteen years. Warn ings and admonitions were plentiful in this debate, but he would Bay to those who were arraying themselves against the deliberately expressed judgment of the Ameiican people that tbore would come a time when the people would Dot be trifled with on this subjeot. Only Half Bought. It is announced that some of the rep resentatives in some of our legislatures are kicking like "bay steers," because the railroads havo issued them passes for only six months instead of for a year as has been the custom. They appear to think that this is only half buying a representative. But these railroad peo ple aro nothing if they are not sharp. They never buy a pig in a bag, and they do not often pay for a thing more than it is worth. Unquestionably they have concluded that a yearly pass is more than a legislator is wortb. They are willing to pay a fair price, and occasion ally perhaps rather an exhorbitant price for something that they want. The railroads always want legislators. They keep them in stock. Hitherto they have been paying a yearly free pass for a legislator. That cost the railroads nothing, of course. Still the roads have concluded that nothing was too high a price to pay for a law-maker, and so they cut it down fifty per cent. Hence they pay one half 'less than nothing now. Well that is enough. It will se cure just as good service as though full price had been paid. Stockman. Dom Pedro's name in exile is plain Pedro d' Alcantara. lie is rich enough to satisfy all ordinary wants, even those of an exiled emperor, and engrossed as ha is in his studies it is believed that he is getting1 more real enjoyment out of lifo in his old age than he did when governing his turbu lent subjects in Brazil. Tho inventors now want an explosive that is noiseless, but that is a feat that they do not seem to be able to accomplish. Smokeless powders are not noiseless, as is so frequently stated. The noise is somewhat different from that of black powder, being on a higher key, but it can be heard quite as distinctly and as far as when the latter is used. "1 suppose ouckuounls are named so from the young bucks who go driving in them?" 'Of course; and dog carta are named so from the puppies who go driving in them." Racket. Depositor "Is the cashier in?" Pres ident "N-o; he has gone away." De positor "Ah! Gone for a rest. I pre sume." President (sadly) "N-o; to avoid arrest." N. Y. Weekly. The Doctor "If you will keep me In clothes I will treat you for nothing." The Tailor "But I am never sick." The Doctor "No, but you will be after we have made the arrangement." Racket. Mrs. Seeall "I wonder what's come over that young Swift. He used to be such a nice boy; now he drinks, plays cards and stays out all night" Mr. Seeall "He's been away to college." Toledo Blade. NtW CAME PLATCO WITH LETTCPS. Simple Cavagh for C:M14ra a4 DlflWals Kgh fr QyyUar. A new rame, which affords a good deal of amuwment to many people, ami also imparts iopsi4lcrablo Instruc tion to the young in the formation of words, is pUyeu in tue louowiog man ner, with the letters of tho alphaoet: Half a dozen sets of all the letters of tbe alphabet are provided, each letter on small piece of pasteboard or wood. Oae nlaver then gathers all tbe lettera V'fors him ou the tabio anu tue otucr platers ait around tho table as at cards. The player who has all the let ters then turns them face downward and proceeds to deal them out, one by one, to the others, beginning wilh the player sitting at his right hand aud continuing around tho table iu order. As be deals letter out bo turns it fact! up so that all may see it is an "n" for instance. Tho next player gets an "o," suppose, and he quickly sees that his letter, joined to the "nT' recoived by the first playee. will form, tho word "na." He announces the fact and claims the "n." This is surrendered to bim and he forms the word "no" on tbe table in front of bim. and must leave it there undisturbed until some other player gets a letter which, added to the word "no." will form some other word. ' Suppose, for instance, that the third letter dealt out is a "w." Then the owner of the "w" may claim the word "no." and adding bis "w" to it make it "now." The fourth letter turifed up mar be a "y," and the owner of "now'f breathes a sigh of relief as he thinks he will hold on to his word for little while anyway, for the "now" and tbe "y" don't seem to make any thing. Perhaps seven letters follow, out of which no combination can be made which will spell a correct word, until some one guts an "s." , This let ter, in connection' with "how,,' will spell "snow," but if the lucky owner of the "a" is sharp enough he will also claim the "y" from his other rival, and pell "snowy." The examples given here are sample words, as tbey show more clearly to young minds how the game may be played easily, but when a number of fetters have been dealt out the most skillful spellers may find scopo for their abiluiox. and many are tuo com' linalions which wi'l ccr tho notiso of all who are gutherod around tho table, for a time, until some ono dis covers them, as if by accident, and then the wouder will be that they wore not seen before. One playtr may not claim from an other auy letter or letters which have been worked up into a word without taking that whole word and using it all, though iu letters may be entirely transposed, to make a different word. The range of words may wander over half a dozen languages, if the players so agree, aud then tho game becomes difficult enough for a, Boston blue stocking or a college professor. . The winner of the game is the plnyer who has the most complete words spread out ou tho tablo in front of him when the dealer has turned up the last letter he has in his pile. Long words count no more than short words, and If two plajers "tie" they sot to work breaking up their long words into short ones, and this disposes of the tie nine times out of ten. For a large pumber of players a largo number of letters is, of course, required, but two people wilt often play the game for hall an hour before exhausting a half dozen complete alphabets. N. Y, '1'ribune, Campanlni'a Advloe to gingers. "My advice to all singers Is: Do sot Impose upon yourself and you will r (reserve your voice," says Campanini, n a striking articlo 'How to Train tbe Voice,' in the November Ladies' Home Journal. ' "Good health Is necessary to keep a voice iu good condition. D ssi- fiation of ny kind U of the greatest njury to a voice. The vocal chords ore very sensitive and susceptible, and what affects the physical condition will sooner or later affect them. What regimen a singer, should follow de pends upon the constitution. Some singers can smoke continuously and not suffer from the effects, while others havo been seriously injured. , It is, therefore, very hard to lay down auy cast-iron rules and say that they should be followed. What is poison, you know, for some, is food for others. "Again I must urgo young singers to beware of trying to force their voices; it is UHUgerous and means tho early loss of the voice. Tho man who builds an organ would not think of having some ono try to play on it when tho reeds aro not properly adjusted, and in like manner the young singer should not tax his voice unless lie is prepared to stand tbe effort. "Amateurs aud non-professionals do not, of course, require tho long and rigorous training of professionals. It would bo a waste of time and money, and while it might be a satisfaction to tho young lady or young man.to have a professional education, in a few years, through luck of constant prac tice, he or she would probably sink to tho level of the perfuuetory parlor Googh's Temptations. Speaking of Gough, Mr. Bosworth said: "He was a great orator and a grand, noblo man, but ho was not s master of himself. I remember oik time when a man put some whisky in a glass of soda water ho was about tc drink. Just that taste was enough to set the appetite afire within him, and he went off on a protracted spree. Very few people ever knew of this, but the fact is related in one of his biogra phies. When he came out of it 7 nevet saw a man feel so in all my life. 11? cried like a baby and vowed that ho would never speak before an audience again, and, if I remember rightly, he canceled his engagements for the rest of that ynr. Hi has told me many times when passing saloons mounted on a horse he had dug the spurs into the beast's flanks and ridden for miles at breakneck speed to get out of reaob of the temptation." Cleveland Leader. The mayor of Boston receives from tbe West od Street Railway Company 6,000 free tickets weekly for charitable IMPORTANT TO YOU. Public Sale of Shire Horses AT STATE FAIR GROUNDS, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FEBRUARY 10th, 1891. Twenty Head of English Shire Stallions and Hares, tne property 01 j. r. ana o. Berridge. These horses were imported from England last September, and were all selected by us from the most noted first-class specimens of this most famous breed, ranging in ages from eight months to four years, all with the very best pedigree. Anyone in wanf of s No. i, typical young Shire should not fail to attend this sale. The Shire horse sale of the season. Time given, For catalogue and further information, address. COL. WOODS, J. Auctioneer. (6wao) THE AT BOSTON CLOTHING STORE For the past ten days is caused by the unprecedented low prices on Clothing. There is still undoubtedly some of the greatest bargains in MEN AND BOY'S CLOTHING ' Ever offered to the public in this city and it will pay you to step in and see what Miltonberger is doing. He does not want to carry goods over another season, consequently he offers Bargains in Every Department 1 1039 O STEEET 1039 H. fi Issley k Co, DEPARTHENT HOUSE. We carry one of the largest stocks west of tho Missouri River, in Dry Goods, Carptes, Boots, Shoc3 and Grocorto. W an prapai (oftfONoa lart contracts of anything la our 11ns aa4 AIXIAXC3 rX TIM will do well to get our priest oa Staple and Faaey goods. Farm Produotr zt aaagsd for Qroosrlss and Dry Ooods, Shoes and Carpets. We have three store rooms. and our Carpet Department extends over all. Vou will save money by writing us forprices and samples etc. (iotf) IF YOU Y7A1IT TO BUY AT LOW P8ICES EQR QASH WB JTITM YOU TO CALL If at any time you are dissatisfied t7ith a pur chase made from us, the coods can bo returned and money will be refunded. V Very Respectiully, MILLER 6 PARTE, 133 to 139 South 11th Gt , Lincoln, Nob. LIRDELL HOTEL. r ALLIANCE HEADQUARTERS. CORNER 13TH AND M STS., LINCOLN, NEB, Three blocks" from Capitol building. Lincoln's newest, . neatest . and best uptown hotel. 80 new rooms just rooms, making 125 rooms in all. . STATE AGENTS LIST, Anyone having Clover, for sale please notify the State Agent. THIS WEEK. White Grained sugar per 100 $8 00 " " in barrel lots 51 California Strained Honey per lb 10 Mpale Syrup in gallon cans 75 Corn Syrup in 2 pails ' 75 Fine Sugar Syrup In kegs . 1 40 Sorgham in kegs 1 80 " i barrels per gallon 40 1. 41 44 44 33 J. W. HARTLEY, State breeders of Shires. They are sound, terms easy. P.&S. BERK1DGE, State Fair Grounds Lincoln, Neb. EUSH THE Corns I Oth vtd P trcctv ll!i!WUiai completed, including large committee A. L. HOOVER & SON, Prop'rs. JANUARY. 1st, 1891. Timothy or Flax seed Very fine California peaches per lb 80 " " apricots " 20 ." prunes " 10' California dried grapes also raisins. Tomatoes beat per can 9 Coffee etc. at bottom prices. Flour per 100 1 50 Buckwheat flour per sack 1211b , 45 Corn and oats chop feed per 100 1 25 Agent, Lincoln, Ileb.