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THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE, LINCOLN, NEB., THURSDAY , DEC. 17, 1891. THE FARM AND STABLE tNTERESTINQ AND VALUABLE POINTERS FOR FARMERS. Winter Protection Delay In Setting Milk Rich Food Makes Rich Milk Storing Sweet Pota toesTraining the Colt. Training the Colt. The wise king's maxim, "Train np a child in the" way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it," has a wider application than to two-legged youngsters. After them, it is particularly applicable to colts, both on account of the high intelli gence of the horse and the character of the service he is destined to perform. Te read recently of a remarkable instance of what training will do for a colt whose dam was "a perfect example of horse total depravity." She would kick, strike and bite in the most vicious fashion on the slightest provocation, and by the law of heredity her colt should have had some at least of her vicious character istics. But bis owner determined to try the policy of training from the very beginning. The plan was put in operation within a week of his birth. Every day he was carefully handled, no one was allowed to tease him in any way, and when a year old he was made acquainted with the harness in so careful a way that he quickly learned to submit to the operation like an old horse. This colt has never been broken, but has simply been trained in the way he should go, and the result is a fine vindication of the value of kindness in overcoming any inherited tendency to viciousness which may have come from the mother. There is wisdom in this progressive method of training a horse. The old fashion of letting a colt grow up in en tire ignorance of what he is to do and then violently breaking him into sub mission to the strange and terrifying bondage of harness and wagon is like litting a boy run wild till he is in his teens, in the hope that a sound thrash ing or two will then educate him suf ficiently for the work of life. A colt that has been used to hand ling from the first has become accus tomed to the restraint of a halter and the feeling of the harness, and lias learned that those who have the care of him are his friends, will be a safer and better animal for any pnrpose than one that has been" "broken" i. e., beaten and frightened into submis sion. A trained horse can be depend ed on in emergencies; a broken one cannot be. The latter may possibly turn out all right, and never do any thing seriously wrong; but the perfect submission to the voice of authority, even when badly frightened, can come only from thorough training, begun in early colthood. Storing Sweet Potatoes. Storing sweet potatoes is rather a difficult matter, most especially when wanted for slips, for many times pot a toes to all appearance have kept well, but will not produce slips. Climate makes considerable difference in keep ing sweet potatoes successfully, and requires perhaps, more care in some than others. Some growers store by wrapping each root in a bit of paper, line a box or barrel with several thick nesses of paper, laying the potato, or root more properly, in carefully, cover with paper, and store away in a cellar. Successfully wintering over requires attention to two points chiefly, keeping the roots in a dry place, and the temperature at or slightly above CO degrees. The great enemy to the keeping qualities of sweet potatoes is moisture and low tempera ture. The best mode of storing to secure these two points is to put them in thoroughly dried dust, with pulverized charcoal enough mixed with it to give it a dark color. The charcoal absorbs the moisture. I think potatoes do best dug before the vines are bitten by frost. The frost is carried down into the root by rain, and thus injuries their keeping qualities, at least to some extent. After they are dug let them dry in the sun a day and then put them in a cool place until stored. When cold weather sets in they are put into the cellar. Cover the bottom of the ves sel with three inches of dust, then a layer of potatoes close as they can be not to touch; cover them with dust, then potatoes, and so on until the vessel is nearly full, and then fill up with dust. In this way I have known potatoes to keep for two years. Rich Food Makes Rich Milk. Some very careful experiments have been ma do at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, with the object of ascertaining whether food rich in fats does not increase the quantity of butter in milk. It has been denied that this was the case; but, as might reasonably have been expected, the Iowa experiments fully , corroborate the view that the affirmative side of the question is the correct one. The bulletin of the station, No. 14, explicity states that the quality of milk, so far as measured by the percentage of fat, was changed by fooa to a much great er degree than was the quantity. Two thirds of the increase in average gross yield of butter, it is added, was due to improved quality of the milk, and only one-third to increased milk flow. The experiments on which this con clusion is based were conducted with com and cob, meal and sugar meal, the latter of which contains sixteen times as much as the other, and hence afforded an ample basis for compari son. It was found first, that the sugar meal produced .58 of a pound more butter fat than the corn-and-cob meal, a difference which is equal to 17 per cent, of the amount of fat pro duced by tho corn-and-cob meal. Again, the sugar meal produced .73 of apound more total solids per 100 pounds of milk than the other meal. This difference is 6 per cent, of solids in 100 pounds of milk produced by the corn-and-cob meal. It was also found that sugar meal, as compared with corn-and-cob meal, increased the ratio of fat to soliJs not fat in 100 pounds of milk from 390 per 1,000 of sclids not fat, to 57 per 1,000 of ft fids not fat, an increase of over 15 per cent. 'Thua science confirms the experience of practical men, who have leamM by their own observation, that fat food do give larger butter returns, in spite of the guesses of empirics lo the contrary. Delay In Setting Milk, The Xew York Experiment Station has been making a series of experi ments to determine the effect oi set ting milk at once as compared with delayed setting. The first trials were tried with the mixed milk of the uni versity herd. The milk was divided into three portions; one was set at once, one was delayed for an hour, but was kept tip to a temperature of 02 degrees in a water batu, and the third was allowed to cool an hour be fore set. In the cases of delay in this trial and all the succeeding ones the milk was stirred up just before it was placed in the creamer, and all the set tings were made in Cooley cans m ice water. In t hese trials there was an aver age of 25 per cent more fat in the skim milk from the delayed settings that were allowed to cool, and 10 per cent more fat in the skim milk from the de layed settings that were kept warm than in the settings from the milk di rect from the cow. Another and more extended trial was made some what later under the sameconditions, resulting in the following averaged: From that set at once 50 per rent ol fat was found in the skim milk: in that delayed and kept warm 55 per cent was found; and in that allowed to stand an average of 141 minutes 59 per cent was found. The report says: "It would seem that the conclusion from all these experiments must be that there is very slight danger of loss of fat in delaying the setting of milk for a considerable length of time after it is drawn, particularly if the temper ature of the milk does not fall umcV below SO degrees." Winter Protection. Gardeners and fruit growers ot naif a century ago showed much less intelli gent attention to thequestion of winter protection than they do to-day. Half hardy shrubs and trees were tied up with straw and made to appear tidy, without consulting the question of the smoldering effects of this treatment. This applies not only to fruits, but to shrubs and flowers. We understand now that the plants and vines and bushes are injured as much from too much protection as they are from too little. A fow bows of spruce or other conifers loosely tied around the shrubs that are half tender will do more good than the siuolthering bands of straw. Beds of perpetual plants often need coverings to keep the frost from throwing them out by the alternate freezing and thawing of the ground. Leaves are the best coverings for such a bed, and they may be kept down by sprinkling a little loose dirt or sand over them. Sometimes the very ten der plants will suffer from this weight, and light sticks will be all that is nec essary to keep the leaves in place. Protection in winter is often needed to keep off the sun than to keep tho cold out, for the most injurious tiling to plants is the lowering and raising of the temperature. Often a tree, fence, or any similar thing placed so as to shadow the plants in the winter time will be the best protection they can have. If anything is tied around them see that it is loose and free so that the air can circulate freely through the plants. Feeding Floor for Hogs. The desirability of a feeding floor for hogs is generally conceded by all who think it better that even swine should not be compelled to eat filth with their daily food. One that was built a score of years ago was made by laying down on a piece of level ground sixteen pieces of 2x4 scantling, with the edge up. On these was nailed tho best quality of match ed flooring, and around the edgo a piece of six-inch fencing up on edge was nailed. This formed a rim to the floor ono inch high. Then the earth was banked up to the top of the rim, making a slope to reach the floor. This floor was al ways in first-rate condition for use, whether the weather was ivet or dry; The cost of such a floor is but a trifle, and built of the size mentioned is of a sufficient size to accommodate thirty hogs comfortably. On this platform ear corn was fed, husks on. Every few days the cobs and rubbish Should be raked off. It was found that merely throwing the corn on the floor was suflicent an nouncement to tho hungry swine that "dinner was served." Some Cood Hints. If seed is saved, store in a dark, cool place, where they will keep dry and will not be damaged by vermin. Arrange so that the change from green to dry feed can be made gradu aly rather than at once. Whitewash in the stable makes things look better and tends to clean liness and good health. A light feeding of bran and oil meal will aid materially in keeping up the milk supply at this season. Generally by this time it will be found good economy to shelter the young growing stock at night. Sweet potatoes and tomatoes are easily injured by frost, and are never safe after this time. Get the corn cribbed early; every day that it is left out after it is thor oughly matured, increases the per cent, of waste or loss. It is an important item with all land plowed in the fall to provide good drainage if the best results are scur ed. The most economical plan of man aging the manure is to arrange to haul direct to the field and scatter out as fast as made. . So long as the condition of the weather will admit feed the hay and straw in the stables or sheds and the corn fodder in the feed lots. Many good farmers claim that grass will catch and hold better on land plowed in the fall than on that plow ed in the spring. So far as is possibe have everything in readiness for a cold storm. Better be a little ahead than to have tho stock or crops exposed needlessly. IX RAGAMUFFIN COURT. A CHRISTMAS SKETCH OF LOW LIFE IN BOSTON. Jlaa MaUlcM Fo7 and IU DmtractlM. Th PunLbtnent Meted Out to IU Sup posed I-.trojr The Tooth of Be lt Wm the Cat. For months the third story back window of a dingy building decidedly the worse for wear bail framed the slowly growing green leaves of a poor little geranium thiit beau life as a plant uuder circumstances quite the reverse of favorable. Jim Mulliitau bad picked It ont fiotn the waste barrel la front of a flue house. The evening before it had shown resplen dent with other flowers and performed well itsdecorative mission. Now it scarcely held the breath of life in it. "Maybe it will grow," observed Jim critically and picking off the most wilted of the leaves. "I've never had a pony, and I'm a-goin to try." So he carried it home, planted It In an old tin can and worked and watched ami waited as people do who have only one treasure to see it thrive. At last it bean to grow and send out green leaves over its bare stem; then Jim wus radiant indeed! The other boys living In lliiyamuflin court made no end of fun of him and his flower, tlirejtjnin;f to demlih by a stone some flue nilit this work of months. "Von do that and I'll smash you," gave back Jim. His fists being as well developed as a prize fighter's, aud his word always good lu that direction, the stone was not thrown, the boys satisfying themselves by scream ing, "Girl girl so she should have posies!" whenever he showed his head among them. Nevertheless, with a renewed pertinacity he clung to his one treasure. At last a spike made its appearance, crowned with a cluster of brilliant scarlet flpwers. Then Mrs. Mulligan's little room seemed all abluze with light. "I didu't think you could do It, Jimmy," she suid, her face equaling it in hue. "It's pretty as ever anything I see la my life." Jim swelled up and down the room, wild with pride, I' lit. ho said nothing. "You could get fifty cents for that flow er," said Mrs. Mulligan thriftily, aud viewing her boy askance. "I ain't a-goin to sell It," said Jim shortly and not stopping iu his walk. "Maybe a dollar," hinted Mrs. Mulligan. "That would Ini splendid. My! I most know 'twould fetch that. Christmas mukes flowers so dear." "I wouldn't sell it for $500," said Jim magnificently, and approaching his moth er to enforce his decision by a resound ing clap of one brown hand upon auother, "so there ain't no use talkin." "You act like a goose," declared Mrs. Mulligan, out of all patience, "talkin as if you was worth a million an stnittin up an down as if your boots was whole, for all the world. Get out, do!" So Jim got out, but flattened his noso against. t.h outside of the pane, where he stared at his possession to his heart's con tent. It wag the day before Christmas. Hav ing no presents to purchase aud nothing on his mind Jim could go down Broadway and the side streets in a beatific state, which he did bright aud early and all day long and into the evening. Hands in bis pockets he strolled on, whistling to keep warm, reveling in the brilliancy of the shops and the happiness of the streams of purchasers. He spent millions in these hours, taking in imagination the place of the pretty girl getting out of her carriage, armed with papa's new bank notes for the Christmas shopping, or tho well condi tioned merchant doing his purchasing by himself, or the mother on whose indul gent heart hung a flock of expectant little ones. And he did the work well too. There was no indecision on his part. Jim knew perfectly well, from thorough study ing of each window and his own inner lxy, precisely what ho would order were he in front of the counter. And he strolled and whistled and lingered and stared, aud had the best time of any one in all thut Christmas flurry. He didn't forget his three meals, being home to dinner, but he took the precaution to thrust his supper in his jacket pocket. "That's supposin I shouldn't want to go home for it," he said to himself. "It's go iu to be lively I bet tonight, an I've got to spend lots to keep up to 'em." He laughed, and paused the last thing to nod and smilo at his flower, shiningat him a bright flame of color as far as he could see down the court. He hugged himself in glee at it and then ran out into the street to catch the early afternoon purchasers. It was somewhere about 9 o'clock of this Christmas eve when Jim turned into the court, not wishing a scolding from head quarters for being out late. He hurried up the crooked stairs and flung the dopr wide open, his mind full of the brilliant scenes iu whose midst he had been. "There has been mischief here since you was away," was Mrs. Mulligan's greeting, and pointing to the window where the geranium stood. "I come in an see it that way, an tho glass is broke." Jim's eyes dilated with a sudden horror. He darted forward and caught up the spike, broken nearly short off, and trailing its gay cluster in dejectiou ou the old window sill. His sturdy little right hand clinched itself so that he could scarcely help the blossom up, endeavoring to make it stand straight. When he saw that it was really brokeu, so that its pretty life was over, his passion knew no bounds. "It's Ted Williams," he shrieked, turn ing back to his mother with blazing eyes. "I know; he said he'd bust it some day with a stone. Now I'll bust him!" "Jim, Jim," called Mrs. Mulligan sharp ly, but as well try to stop the north wind. Jim was over the stairs by this time, and Mrs. Mulligan, easily reflecting that one light more could make no difference In her lniy's life, was getting a cup of tea to re fresh her tired bones after a long walk car rying home clean clothes. Jim sped, wild for vengeance, to Ted Williams' door. On rapping and inquir ing for him his mother announced that he had gone out to see the sights of the sea son, and she didn't know when he would lie home and she didn't care. With that she slammed the door smartly and left Jim free to run on down the court. "See the sights! I guess he'll see stars, too, before I get through with him," he muttered. "He's got to come up this way; now I'll just get behind here an wait for him." "Here" was an ash barrel in a dark an gle, behind which Jim crept and patiently brooded. At lost the destroyer of his peaco came whistling up the street, turned into the eourt and drew perilously near. Jim held his breath and made his fists ready. None too soon did he spoil all, but in just the right fraction of a minute, in which all things were ripe for action, he sprang from his cover and pounced on the whis tling ugure. "I'll teach you," he screamed, pnmracl ing with all his might, "to smash my posy. Now now now, have you got enough?" Ted bad quite enough, it seemed, for he didn't stir nor speak, having had no great advantages for defense with pocketed hands. "Get up," snid Jim, spurning him with his foot; "you needn't pretend to fool me that way; I'll give you another dose if you don't step lively." But stepping lively being just what Ted Williams at that minute could not do, Jim proceeded to investigate the case, and soon saw that in no way could he be made to open his eyes or do anything but to lie there like a log. Jim gave him one more pitiful roll, tell ing him it was all right, he didn't mind almnt the puy; but at the end Ted's bead cink bark again, with bo sign of having heard a word. Turning hi back oa him, Jim fled the whole leagth of the court aud gain Imfared Mr. Williams' door. "I've killed him." h said hoarsely; "come with me," laying hold of her apron hem. "What are you np to?" she. cried crossly, "you Mulligan boy. lt go my apron with your dirty bands or I'll box your ears," which she now proceeded to do, setting Jim's desperate brain spinning like mad. "I tell yon I have killed hiui," he cried, and forcing her to follow him at the risk of another box, or something worse. But the delay had been bad, for ou their arrival at the place of encounter in front ot the ah barrel, there' was nobody to be seen. "Now, take that for bringing me an this fool's errand," eried the exasperated Mrs. Williams, dealing bim a generous blow with her ample hand, "and makin it ten to one if I don't catch the uewmony with out a scrap of shawl. There and there!" Jim staggered away from her, rubbed his eyes in amazement, searched the ground diligeutly and even peered behind the ash barrel. There was no trace ot Ted Wil liams or his ghost. "You're a fool!" screamed Mrs. Williams after him as a parting shot as she weut back to her rooms. "I guess I am," said Jim feebly; "gone clean daft." Just then a low whistle struck his ear, and something between a whine aud groan. "Has mother gone?" asked a cautious voice. Jim flew around, looking on the ground with big eyes, and then turned his gaze to ward the heavens. "Where are you, Tedf" ha cried in dis tress. "In the barrel," said the voice. "Ilai mother gone sure?" "Yes yes." Jim rushed to the barrel, cast lu a searching glance. "You ain't dead, Ted?" he inquired anxiously. "No," said Ted, speaking with difficulty In his close quarters, "but yon nearly fixed me. And then I must have come to, for I heard mot her, and I jumped for my life in here. She'd finish me, certain, I'ddruther you'd do It." Jim was working away at the ragged portions of bis companion's clothing. "Cau't you help yourself?" he asked at length, "everything gives way as soon as I pull." "I s'pose you'll fall on me noon's ever I get out," panted Ted, working his way over the barrel top. "Never," declared Jim with Immense emphasis. "I've touched yon the lost time iu my life. You may smash my posies a dozen times, but I dou't pitch into you." "Smash your posies?" said Ted now on terra firms, "what do you mean?" "It's no use for you t o pretend you didn't do it," said Jim in contempt, "you said you would, and you have; took the time when you knew I wasu't at home to shy the stone." "I hain't allied a stone at your window, as true as Hive and breathe," declared Ted, feeling of his back and legs. "Well, a brick, then; makes no odds to m wliat't-wn done with, There's the hole in the glass, and my posy smashed. . You can't put that back again Btraight and same as it was liefore." "Jim," said Ted, drawing quite nenr and speaking excitedly, "I hain't done a thing to you uor your window nor your posy. Hope I may die if I have." But Jim, not caring to hear useless talk, was half way home, which he presently reached, and Mrs. Mulligan having suc cumbed to her comforting tea, ho threw himself with his clothes on into his bed in the little box of a room, without conversa tion of any sort to detain him. Along in the middle of the night, Jim was couscious of a terrible feeling at his chest, as it all the pangs of a guilty con science were at work within bim. There was nothing evil he did not believe him self capable of committing at this moment. Blackness was around him, and hope ut terly dead; and to enhance the dire distress of mind, something sharp and stinging was producing a dreadful pain of body. It seemed for all the world as if the fangs of the law be bad violated were fastened on him and were bearing him off, perhaps to an ash barrel, deeper than the one in Ituga mulliu court, from which he wus not soon to get out. "Ted!" he roared, In one mighty scream. Mrs. Mulligan at that sprang from her comfortable feather bed, dreaming of Christmasc8she bad never bad, antl rushed to him. But before she reached his side, she changed her frightened cry. "Shoo-scat! get out you!" Then she threw herself into a chair to laugh im moderately. Jim sat straight in bed to stare at her. "What was it?" he gasped, feeling of hh chest uud arms, unable yet to believe that be was safe .it home. "The one who smashed your posy," said Mrs. Mulligan, pointing tragically to the window. "This time she was after thj crumbs of your supper in your pocket; a big black cat who went out of the same hole she made coming in." "Oh!" said Jim. -Margaret Sidney in Boston Budget. met. This is the season when a young woman blows iu a dollar for a young man's Christ mas present, and lie has to see her and go her- about fifteen better. Washington Critic. All Be Cares About. Young woman, never mind about the value of the gift you send him. If your heart goes with it that's all he'll cam about. Hartford Post. The Cause of It. "J ust think how unhappy the little sav sges must be," said a Sunday school tacher, trying to point a moral. "They have no Chrhtuias ut all. Can any of you tell mo why?" "It's because they haven't any stockings to wear," ch'ipped in little Johnny. Chi cago Tribune. In the Blocking. The maid who by hor dainty hose To Santa Clans appeals. Should surely darn .ho tiny toes And eke the littl heels. Exchange. Tho Alliance Leader: In Cliatauqua county there is a whole district that is entirely abandoned, not a solitary in dividual loft; oven the grass on tho farms has not been cut, and that with in twenty-tivo miles of Jamestown, one of the best inland markets in I he slato. Oh, no; there is nothing w; o.ig in a system that builds up the c :ius and villuq;os at the expense of the country a system that breeds a lot of weak-kneed, shallow-brained, spindled dudes in tho place of the sturdy yeo manry of other days. $ev. entecn years ago Christopher (Van dal 1 ownod 100 acres of land on I'hillips creek, and at that time ho was offered (30 per acre for it but refused to sell it at that price. In an evil moment he hired 1700, hard times camo on, and tho worry, work and strain upon him drove him into an insane asylum. His family broke up and scattered. Last weok his farm was sold to satisfy tho mortjrr.ga, which hr.d now reached over 1,200. After a quarter of a century of labor and improvement ujion this homo, it has, under the present robber system, depreciated over one-half in value; iJ sold for 11-1.25 per acre. Oh. no; there is nothing wrong with the times. Mew PetlUeal Moaary. Legislature A place where, corpor ations purchase their privilege. Election Tha people's amen to the prayer formulated by the bosses. Candidate Ode who l In the hands of his many friend. Congres A collection of indivi dual who drink good whisky and despoil the people ot their substance. Corporation An artificial person, which being once created, cannot be controlled by its creator. 1'eclaration of Independence A once respected charter of the people' liberties, but which Is now out of date, since the people have no liberties. Constitution A written plan of trov- ernment, which Is now nerer adverted to except "for the general welfare." Machine Democrat One who come to the "scratch" when the whip cracks. Boodle Republican Ditto. Free-man One who look the whole world in tho face and votes as his con science dictates. Union Labor. "Keep in the Middle of tho Eoad." People's Party Medal ! Mute ef olid Alnmtnnm, the ilm of Mil w dol lar, weighs about us much as a I weal y ft ve cent fitere, AUumiiuui In stronger than Iruu mid no heavier than wood. It la more valuable to humanity than f old or Hirer, its coat In hulk la no gruator than opper and U la iMKvmitngt'hrrtiH'r from day today, as Improved niotluxls or securing It are UkvIucU. The best practical IlluntiatlouiiCthe fallacy of bar ter money. Its "intriiiNlo value" is far irrcaler than that of gold or sliver, Uunurli their market value Is oiffher. The)reverH6 side-of tU uiftlai contains the words: "Coin mem. rat iv of the r'ounilinajof tha People's Party Mv Inch and 90th. IK-tl at Cincinnati, Ohio.' It Is sold for tha purpt.se of raising cam paign funds for the National Committee. imXCIJ BO O331NTF0. Liberal discount to reform speakers, and organi sations. It is expected that many speakers will be able to pay their way by He sale of this medal. Loteveryliodv Iwoin Ice sale. In ordering state wlicrlier yon want the medal Ittached to a pin Co bo wrn as a badge, or plain, to carried aa a pocket piece. Address at orderetoALUAKCiPrtB.cn. Lincoln, Nob. fl. flew Dadge. 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Wonderfully olear and forcible." 112 large pages. PricoSfto: I0for$1.7&. Ad drees this office or E. It. UAKEH, ftlrtney, la. The author will send a sample copy of the book to any Alliance or Assembly at the wholesale price. No Frost Or blizzards in South Florida. Orange, lemon, pineapple, banana and vegetable land In small tracts, on lung time. Send for copy of Sub-Tropic Grove City, Fla. tf Homes and Irrigated Farms, Gardens and Orchard in the Celebrated Bear River Valley on the Main Lines ei the Union Pacific and Central Pacific R. R. near Corinna and Ogden, Utah. Splendid location for business and in dustries of all kinds in the well known city of Corinne, situated in the middle of the valley on the Central Pacific U.K. The lands of the Bear lliver valley are now thrown open to settlement by the construction of the mammoth system of irrigation from the Bear lake and river, just completed by the Bear Uivor Canal Co., at a cost of 3.00J,000. Tho com pany controls 100,000 acres of these line lands and owns many lots and business locations in the city of Corinne, and is now prepared to sell on easy terms to settlers and colonies. Tho elimate, soil, aad irrigating facilities are pronounced unsurpassed by competent judges who declare the valley to bo tho Paradise of the Farmer, Fruit Grower and Stock Raiser. Nice social surroundings, good schools and churches at Corinne City, and Home Markets exist for every kind of farm and garden product in tho neighborhig cities of Ogden and Salt Lake, and in the great mining camps. Lands will be shown from the local of fice of the Company at Corinne. 15tf PLANTS AND TREES. A full assortment of FORSET AND FRUIT TREES, Plants, vinos, eto.. tf hardiest sort for Ne braska. Special prices to Alliance societies. send lor price list to north uknu niihkeriks. North llend, Dodge Co- Nebraska. Established 187J. J. i . Stevenson. Propr. CHEW aid SMOKE nclaied NATURAL LEAF TOBACCO Vnit I..1W PHICKH WMTTK TO MERIWETlli.K A CO,, llarkWU, Twn BONDED PUBLIC WAREHOUSE wO. 'r"i23mf 'JtTw'tfil f. irf V Irnl TV JOHN B. WktOHT, Pre. T. K. SAHDKR3, Vlce-Prts. J. H. McCLA T, Casaiar. THE COLUMBIA NAT'L BANK i"0Fi LINCOLN, : : : NEBRASKA. CAPITAL $250,000.00. DIRECTORS. A.. lMTftONO. JOHN 0. WKIGHT. HANS. P. HIT. CAPITAL NATIONAL BANK. LINCOLN 0ATITAL, 11 C, W. MOSHER, President. U. J.WALSH, Vice-President. R. C. OUTCALT, Cashier. J. W. 'MAXWELL, Assistant Cashier. DIRECTORS. D. E. THOMSPON. E. P. HAMER. A. P. S. STUART. ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. W. W. HOLMES. R. C. PHILLIPS. '-. BANKERS '-. MUSICAL LINDELL HOTEL. INDEPENDENT HEADQUARTERS. CORKER 13TH AND M STS., LINCOLN. NEB. Three blocks from Capitol building. Lincoln's newest, neatest and best np. town hotel. Eighty new rooms just completed, including large committee rooms, making 125 rooms In all. tf A. L. HOOVEK & SON, Prop'rs. THE DOLLAR ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRS TUVWXY Z&$1234567890. , ; ,"!?- A wonderfully cheap, novel and useful machine, dolna; tbe'sarae quality of work as the hlh priced type wrltur and with eouslderalilo rapidity, Wiites a full letter sheet, any taiiwto. Will write as fast and as well as a World or Victor. Feeds and Inks automatically. Weil mode, carefully adjusted and elegantly flnlHlied, mount don polished hard wood base and packed la Wood box with Ink and full directions. Kach neatly wrapped and labeled. Price $1.00 Each; By Mail 16c Extra. ,t HF J Torp & Go., 320 Oi Street, Just the thing for a Christmas EUREKA TUBULAR GATE, MANTJTAOTURED BY Eureka Gate Co., Waterloo, Iowa. -. Farmers, Stocknien,EaIlroad Companies and All Others Using Them. A number of different styles made suitable for all purposes. Order a Sample Gato and You will Uso noOiher. J. W. Hartley, Allliance State Agent has made arrangements for selling these Gates Direct to Members of tho Alliance at Factory Prices. For Circulars, Prlci Lists and Full Information, Call on or Writ ti J. W. TT A TLTPXiJU V, St Ate Affeut, Or la tha nTUZA OATS 00, Waterloo, Iowa. smnm. lADOn LUHIU Of, Ml Wholesale and Retail Lumber. Telopliono TOL 0 street between .7th and 8th. lttnaftfa, f1) ELITE STUDIO. The finest ground floor Photograph Gallery in the State. All Work the finest finish. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 236 txth street. . xotf. T. W. TOWNSEND, Proprietor. ELEVATOR CAPACITY 600,000 bushels. BIOHEY ADVANCED OH COSSGNMEHTS lyTl -' 1 , All grain weighed, inspected and tor ? 'f . V. ge rate established by state officer. ...... ... . ... Write for rates and fall particulars and consign shipments care of wnnniiau . ditpuic on nuviiMnn u nnvnit. Slm3 OMAHA. V KBRAHKA. CHAS WEST THOM AS COCHRANE. JOHN II. McCLAT. EDWARD K. BIZRR. f HANK L. BHKLDON. T. E. SANOKKS. NEBRASKA $300,000. iStf C. W. MOSHER. C. E. YATES. MBHCHANDIHR. Otir stock l replete with evcrrthlnr In Ukt niasioal lino. 1' rloca to stilt the times. 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