I liiCE DEPABTMENT. J. T. M. BWIQAHT, Socretary f the Nebraska Mutual Crolons, Tornado and Wind Storm lnsuroe Company, KDITOH. 1! communications on Fire, Cyclone or Hail Insurance tbould be add retted to him at Llnoolo, Nebraska. I. ifd HAIL. In answer to several inquiries I will say, yes we are collecting from all mem bers the full amount of their contract whether they had a loss or not Some of those who have losses clain this uwlcss. 1 will give an instance in which it would work detrimental to other members who have sustained loss es. Cut first you must understand that If every cent is collected it will only pay about 70 per cenf, of the losses. Now suppose A owes the company $10.00 for insurance, and has a loss of $10.00. If he should balance his aoct he would get 100 per cent or $10.00 in stead of $7.00 and thus other losers would get $3.00 less. Again suppose B owes $20 and has 100 of a loss, if he would nay his $20 (he would have a right to expect every other member to do the fame thing and he will eret about $70. Once more suppsse C owes $20 and has a claim for a loss or 9V), tie nice a gw the 100 per cent instead of St. 00. And these instance could be carried on and on, but I think these are enough , to show every man that owing to the fact that the tensents is not enough to .pay all the losses in full It is necessary that every loser as well as every other member premptly pay his ten cents in full, in order that we may ""make final settlement by the middle of the month but of course if membars have to write two or three letters and our time is used up in answering individual letters we cannot make settlement so soon. There fore send in your money and watch this column for news of all kinds of insur ance. In our list of losses wo named two men twice by mistake, but no man will be paid twice. On the 25th of last month we had made final settlement with one hundred and eighty-four members and commeno ed to send out our assessments to the members. Since which time I have received several new claims for losses. I do not see how any one could expect to be excused from paying his assess ment on such ground. When we make the final settlement we will have to send a statement to every member giv ing the names of all who do not pay, or we will be accused of keeping that part that each ;loser gets less than 70 per cent of hi claim, and all should be willing to have the blame rest where It belongs. CYCLONE Illinois had a severe cyclone lately but that doos not prove that Nebraska will not be the next to sustain a loss. We think that every man who has any property and buildings especially should have it insured. We hope that our agents will write enough this month to make our report come up to one dearth million dollars a little from each one will do that FIRE AND LIGHTNING. I wish each fire company would send me amswers to the following questions: Date of organization. Amount of loss es paid. Amount at risk at this date. Number of assessments. Amount of agents fees. Total cost to members per . $1000. On December the 4th the Lancaster county company completed its first year (with one loss of $110. One assessment which was 10 cents per hundred dollars :t this rate five years would cost $T. or -one half of one per cent. I want to make a tabulated report of ; all strictly farm mutual companies In the state. I Bishop & Sons Great Poland China Sale. Will be held at the Hooper farm six 'miles southwest of Lincoln, N. E. Qr , 18, , o, Dec. 13, ibuz fames irom a 'distance will be met at Western Norm al college. Take street cars at corner ' 9th and (!) street. This is the last sale of the season and some of the best blood iof the land will be offered. Send for catalogue. Addres, J. F. Bishop & Sons, t Lincoln, Neb. Chicago Produce Letter From Summers Morrison ft Company. Chicaoo, Dec. 3, 1892. "Since our last report the market has been very quiet in all lines f fruit and produce and prices have remained Bteady without essen tial change. The weather teas been rather unfavorable for handling game and dressed poultry during the past week owing to a great deal of rain and .high temperature, still ail fresh stock met with ready sale at fair prices Turkeys 11 to 12)4 cents per pound. Ducks and geese 9 to 11 cents and chickens 6 to 9 cents. The indications at present point to a large demand Tor Christmas and at higher prices. Orders for poultry are already coming forward and shippers should have their stock reach this market from the 20th to the Kid BAtAnt. Potatoes owing to very liberal receipts are a. little lower choice 75 cent per bushel in car lots on side track, fair to cood 70 to ' vntfl and mixed stock 6( to 88 eents. Annies stead v and not many carlots offered Thn Htnr.k seeni to be about all in market 'Sales in store range from W.25 to 13. 7j per 'barrel, for good to choice owing to the open weather. Fresh escir ar In a little larger supply and kamiirnniwd bak to 23 cents per dozen. The demand for game steady with no change In Tirtnft. The keen edge has been taken off the butter market and under liberal receipts prices are lower. Best creamery 39 conn. Best dairy 24 to 25 cents. Koll butter 21 to 23 cents. Dressed hos $6 7f to 17 per !00. Veal of good weight and well. fattd 7 1-5 to 8 cents per No. 1 ttmo'thy $11 VXfttS. No. 2 $10311. irt-wl tlmothv S9alu. Prai- le jsail). ' Cash grain closed as follows: Wheat 7154 -rents. Cora 41 l-s cents and oats 3uy cents. THE MARKETS. Chicago Grain and Live Stock' CHICAGO. Dec. 6, 1893. n.utn pent hisher than a week axo. Cora won f6.1045; good light, s3.S06.; prims Wo.irrr afUkKrftA.&O. n.ixr .-Wpntorn ranee cattle. S3.Kvftt.50: mod steers S3. depending on welgut and flaw-Wheat. 7l!c; corn,l4c; oats, 3lc. Omaha Lire Stock. Omaha, Dec 6, 1893 Hoo-nigher. ,v . Cattl Prime steers. 1,500 lbs, ll.753 tn trnnd Htaera. 1.000 lbs 13.7034.20; K a.tjrn steors. S2.Wiiai.00; cholise corn led OOWS, $2.23ai "S; medium cows II 35'2.00. , k.. v. tnrmncr out NEBRASKA. Newsy Notes About Nebraska Plaoes and People. Norfolk wants a new !xard of trade organized. Gothenburg is now illuminatedby electricity. Eustls will soon be blessed with a German paper. Prairie fires have worked sad havoc in the vicinity of Lexington. Bee tMeves have invaded the apia ries in the neighborhood of Stanton. Hunt's meat market at Hardy was: destroyed by fire and there was no In surance. The Lexington Clipper will be moved lo Grand Island to supply the usual long felt want. Senator-elect Orlando Teft of Cass county has gone on a bear hunting trip in Arkansas. There is at least one candidate for United States senator in every county of the slate. The records of Hall county are un dergoing an investigation by expert accountants. Sam King fell from a scaffold In South Omaha, and is in bed nursing a dislocated ankle. Grand Island has a mandolin and guitar club. What troubles do fall up on some communities! Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hagnman of Blue Springs, celebrated their silver wed ding anniversary last week. It is estimated that fifty families will remove from Seward county to Sioux county within the next few months. Sammy Huffman of PlatUmouth ran hit thumb through the gearing of a Gordon jobber. And now be has but one, A horse fell and rolled over Louis Deets, and 11-year-old Kearney boy, but the lad still lives though badly in jured. Coal and chicken thieves are ram pant at Gandy, and there promises to be bloodshed if the guilty ones are dis covered. Rev. H. W. Conley of Homer has re- llnquisbdd preaching and will dovote his energies to editing the Emerson Enterprise. C. B. Hosic has been appointed clerk of the district court of Johnson county, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W. K. Gore. When Ponca went to test its water works it was found that the mains leaked badly, and the contractor will have to patch them up. Triplets were born- to the wife of K. E. Mead, a hardware merchant of Ong, last week. The mm her and the babies, all girls, are doing well. Mrs. Julius C. Miller ef Crete died suddenly laBt week of heart failure. She and her husband celebrated their golden weddlag last June Mrs, Anna L. Dowdea is sow the editor of the North Bend Republican, having changed the name the paper from the Star and switched its politics. The newspapers of Gage county all belong to a county press association and they will have headquarters- at Lincoln during the' session of the legis lature. Custer county school lands- are in great demand and at the reletting of leases last week the bids rau as high as 7 per cent premium above the legal interest 1 James Hunnell, near Gothenburg, marketed ninety-two prairie chickens which he killed 1 two mornings. He has one arm but he know how to han dle a gun. Two bright little boys of: Madison, Ambrose Malone and Riohard Wagner, were drowned in Tsylor creek.. They attempted te oross-on the ioe, but it proved a fatal venture. The laborer in. this part of the vine yard who- is out of work is idle from choice. There ts plenty of work for everybody who is- willing to earn hie bread by the sweat of: his-brow. Pros ArnielU. a well, known Winne bago Indian, accompanied by hia squaw, papoose and ten other redmen left the reservation last week. tor North Carolina, where they will, travel with a show. Eraersoa. is talking of having an $11.- 000 flouring mill and creamery, at least they are subscribing for stook for the first and negotiating with a cream ery man for the latter . The new comet is- now Tisible to the naked eye. It la about 2 degrees south of the nebulae of Andromeda, says a Nebraska paper. Nothing like giving specific Instructions for locat- 'inn these heavenly visitors, but where in etherio space is the dodgasted r.ebulae of Andromeda? Al Hoeg, living near Table Rock, got his arm caught in a corn shelter and the flesh was torn from his arm, which was terribly mangled. The machine became clogged and he tried to clean it out, with the results given. The Wakefield Republican says Thurston cornty assessed every acre of its Indian lauds this year and will send a delegate down to Washington when congress meets to try nnd get Unele Sam to pay the taxes, about $16,000 Marshal Job o' lekaman, while on a hunting trip, was peppered with load of bird shot by a companion. His face was considerably disfigured, sev eral teeth were knocked out, and number oi shot lodged in his breast. The 4-year-old son of Lorin Craw ford, a farmer living two miles south of Loup City, was kicked in the head by a horse, fracturing the skull. Two physicians were called and all that could be was done to relieve the little ufiVrer, but he died the next morning "in I v.. ch ...va OUpi and some RUBY. Thar Ar Three Kinds, Bat Only 0 That I Considered tb True Gen. Thore are three kinds of rubies the oriental ruby, the spinel ruby and the balas ruby, says the Jeweler's Re view. The first is the only true one. The latter differ considerably in com position from tfta first The true is composed almost exclusively of al umina. Jn the latter are only seven tenthsof alumina the remainder being chiefly magnesia Their color, more over, is due partially to the oxide of chromium, a substance of whicn the genuine ruby has not a trace. In commerce the balas ruby has much inferior value to the spineL This is generally of a vivid popy rod color; the balas is of a violet rose, although Pegu has furnished white and white violet spinels, and Suder matia even bluish gray ones, it can be seen at on 'e. therefore, how ex tremely erroneous would be a classiS cation of gems by color or general appearance alone. The primitive form of the spinel ruby is like that of the diamond eight-sided, which dis tinguishes it at once from the oriental stone. .. The color of the genuine ruby is that oi nrterial blood, or pigeon's blood, as it is called. It is extreme ly bard, and after the sapphire is the hardest of the corundum which ren ders it difficult to understand why the earth so rarely gives it up. Its tint is as beautiful by artificial light as by day. and it powers of reflection so great that ancient belief credited it with the power of emitting light The ancients even supposed tbat It would shine through clothing with undiminished power. The ) gest ruby known is one menti' . by Chardin as having baen engravod with the- name of Sheik fc'ephy. Another noble ruby is in pos session of the shah of Persia Its weight is put at 175 karats. A third belonging to the king ef Una pur. was cut into a heiuispheric.il form, and Id 1653 was boue-ht for 13. 8fi6. A ruby possessed by Gustavus Adolphoa and presented-! the c arina at the time of his journey to St. Petersburg, was the size of a small ben's egg. The Drlawnre InUlHii as mi Artlt. Much might be said of tile- skill of tho Delaware Indian in all of the many phases of his industt-yi but I propose only to speak of him' as an artist A love of bright colore was always, and ia a prominent charac teristic, and probably the first attempt at personal adornment was the at tachment to the person of foathers and small stones of bright hues. Mica and quartz crystals are common in' graves. The glitter and glistening of these would be sure to attract-But what of the next stepi that of shaping from formless masses objects that strike the fancy of the wearer? To shape a pebblo thav it might butter meet the needs of a ciub heai-or hatchet called for litt' skill, and the labor of making an ax has recently been shown to be but slight; but the idea of symmetry was - developed and cultivated until a weapon was Anally produced that cannot be improved upon. The same is true of chippiag. from flint points for arrow shafts. A mere splinter of stone if sharp atl narrow, would be as effective as asy shape that could be devised: but suoh chance splinters do not appear to have been used, except diirectly aften the invention of the bow and arroT? and. so far us is now discoveiabl-. a series of artistically designed pat terns have been in use-for hundreds of years. lu n Sc otch V111hr. On the shores of the Moray Firth'- the spot Leed not be mere- specifically! localized ther is a flourishing little village of Home 1. 400 inhabitants, con sisting rhielly of fishorfolk. Tho young man and maidemxio not court in the orthodox fashion. Their meth od is much more prosaia- and what is characteristic of one caso rouy gene ally be accepted ss characteristic of them all. There is. course an oo caeional instance of genuine old-fa&h ioaed courtship, but that i rather a rare exception. Mother," said one. yonng man., on his return from a s jccesaful herring fishing. 'Tmgoantget merrid.. Weel, Jeems, a' think ye sh'd just; gang an' ask yer' cmsin Ittarack- And as he had ncpartieutar prefer ence, he went straight away to., ask her. Wull ye tak te. Marack?" ' was- the brusque and feusinoss-liko query. which he put to tie young wouiaai. im the presence of fer sister Bella. But Mary had promised heiv handl to another that same evening. I canna tak' ye, Jeem," was her reply, and then, turning to her- sista Tak' ye im. isellack." And the sis ter took him. Chamber s. Journal.. A Wonderful Kxoerteiicr. The awe with which, the saJl hoy- looks upon a retired, marines is pretoa- bly due to lae marvellous experiences the mariner remembers to have had. An example of this extreme raarvel- lousness eame up recently in tne course of a conjversationt, between a lad of six and aaex-sea-eaptaia. Captain Skaggs. didtou ever get ... . .. 1 -! 1 I .1 your leg OIL on oy iv &aarer uskbu the boy. Did I. sonny?" he repueu. "JUia I? Well rather. Doaea-s of times'." Harper's Magazine. , i:npr'-parel. These apple dumplings of yours. Lobelia," said Mr. McSwat with em phasis, as he turned the half-eaten one on his plate over and inspected the other side, are positively" Go on. air!" said Mrs. Mobwat, with blazinsr eves, bracing herself to meet it -Are positively the best I ever" But she had fainted. HU Alarm. Physician, after examination W ell colonel jou have water on the brain. Kenttickian Great heavens, doc tor! Is there any danger of it reach ing my stomach? other i GREAT SLIDE. Our overcoats and ulsters for men and boys are sliding out at a rapid rate. Big stock, low prices and Railroad Fare Free combine to draw the ieople in crowds. If you don't know about it s?nd for catalogue and read full particulars. Send your address on a postal by first mail. Great bargains in fur and silk plash caps. Big values in underwear and gloves. All wool shrunk yarn mitts, mens' 10c. Heavy knit overshirts 50c. Great Fur overcoats $9.50. Men's suits $3.90 up. Boy's ovrreoat $1 up. V v v I v v 104 and 10 W lt StrMt, T .TNTHHT NT, NEB. WALNUT GROYE NERD Or P0LANDCHINA3. The highest concentration of the Cneleest Blood. Z. S. BRANSON, Waverly, Neb. 1 f A IV I T ff The address of nil ol- W f I CL 7lers who homeHtead- OULUlCnO ofaeres than MO HOMESTEADS ar and made tinul prol on the name. W. K. MO"RH, P. O. E1795t Denver, Colorado. Mention this paper. Vegetable DlKetttos- Feraiwt M M, Duccomo andl TomnaaM have studied tbe action of Anagallia arven eSy which they find, possesses the property of destroying vapidly and withoat pain fleshy growths and even horny wart. . They assumed tbat the plant contained a ferment, analogous in ite action, to pepsin and punicreatin, and' instituted some experiments to decide tbe point. Some fresh mat amdi fibrin were' placed in contact with a small quantity of the-fresh plant reduced to-powder, and, afrer beiag maintained at a temperature-of 40 degrees C. for four to five hour's, they were found to-be consider ably softened, being dissociated almost completely in about thirty-six hours, during which the temperature did not exceed 4.V degrees. The presence of a ferment was thus regarded as estab lished), and the authors ae stated to have- succeeded in isolating it under the form, off a white amorphous sub stance;, easily solnable in water. It is saidi to- hare- no action upen starch, and fitrther details as to possible prac tical applications of the ferment are promised upon, the completion of con tinued. reseaatches. The Revo tie The mD' Never Toi-get. Vndell PMliips says tht if the workingmem in this country want to become a power, if they waa& to make themselves-felt if they don' twant their children to. wait long years before they have the- bread they ought to have.- if they don't waufc to wait themselves: tbey should write on lhei9'bannet so that every politician, uo-matter baw shortsighted be may be. tan reitd it: "jp'e never forget! Ifysnu luJioah the arrow of sarcasm atliboi'. wer never forgot; vL there is division in coogress. and. yo-u throw your vote ot the wrong; scale, we nowr forget. Tou may go- down on your kne-as- and say, -liana sorry I did: the act and we wdH say. 'It will avail you in heaven, but on this side of tbs erave. never.' " So that a. man it taking up a laboe question wall know that he is dealing with a htur-ti'-sriA-r pistol and will say: "I am to - iu jo justice and to man yothi-r",ise 1 in n in1 duck. jrhilliv?Rock Island PereoMly Con, aiac-tea iiixciursM. They in a very satisfactory way, meet the demands of the public lor a QuiGJC Trip-at Cheap Ratk, and you can make this trip witla, your familyKor send your friends by this route, and depend upon it, mey win oe properly cared for. Thie is an old established company, and has carried moae people than all other excursion companies combined. The conductors appointed by this ex cursion company are men wno can be trusted and relied upon, and wall look after your every eomfort. Our next fRSSONALLY tJOHJJCCTED excursion will leave Des Moines, Fri day, at 8:18 a. m., December 9th, and every two weeks thereafter,, as per fol lowing dates? December z?a. Januarv 6th, 20th, February 3d, 17th, and March 3d, 17th and 51st. The route of this tourist car is west through Iowa to Omaha, leaving that city at 1:20 noon, and Lincoln, Neb., at 3:40 p. ra., same dates as above men tioned. Write for rates and reservation in this ear, or apply to Chas Kennedy, Gen'l N.-W. Pass. Agt., Omaha, Neb Jno. Sebastian. G. T. & P. A. Chicago. U. S. A. City Ticket Office 847 F St., Corner 9th, Lincoln, Neb. Thf. Alliance-Independent from now till January 1, 189Vfoc oaly $U00, Subscribe now. moers m HUB r A M uo I ft SACRIFICE SALE TO MAKE BOOM FOR f t I FlTZGERALpS, CCJ EDUCTIONS equal to a discount of 33 per ct. Jon Cloaks, Dress Goods. Blankets, Underwear and Domestics. Buy your winter goods now, lower prices during this sale than you'lf get in February. ' All new gxds, oot a last year's garment in house. t f Ladies' CLOAI( Childress Ladies Black Cheviot Coats, reguikrr Price H ; Nile price r.' 30. 33 inch Colored Cheviot Cal, reitular prtee f4.50: sale-Wee K.75. s Wb Black Twilled Beaver Coata; regular price BOO; sale price 3.00. 40 inch all .wool plain and fancy Df3w Goods, regnicrpriee 50c; saU? rfce 2Rc. :100 Tan, Black and Navy Bine Coa; plain and fur trimmed, all new roods and latest shapes: retteced for this weekonly to 5 00. 7.50 and 110.00; regular price 7.50 to 115.00. 40 inch all wooi'Frewh Crinchs; regular price 5c-r sale price 63c. P?"HolerT and ' I'ndVnrear at a redtrtion equal to 33?i per cent. pOMESTlCS. Unbleached Cotton Flanntl, regular prie Se; Bale price 3Hc. UnbleacB ed Cotton Flannel, regular price 7c; sale? price 5c Unbleached Cctto Flannel, reguler price lOc'sale price 7c . 1. L. Brown mnslin, regular price VSc; Bale price 4c. Lonwiakr nalin, regular price 10e ; sale price "e. Stand ard Calicoes, regular price oe; sale price 3c. fLadies' Gloves and Mittens ata rednction'oal to XVi percent. ETT 7PED ATF.Q i The Poplar Cash Dry Goods Store, rllLbLlmbuo, 1036 0 Street, Lincoln, flebrasKa. ALLIANCE STATE BUSINESS AGENCY. State Agent quotes prices on the following goods. A good common flour at 90 eta. per 100 White Bese fl'oiwat $1,50 per 100. Silver Leaf ' " LIS " " Prime Braw 8ugr $4.00 per 100. Beet-Granalated Sugar $&66 per 100. Fin Unoolored Japan Te 25c per lb. ii it - k " i2c " ." Goo4 Coffee-2do per Ibi A full line of Spiees, Pepper, Ciamv moBf Clove,. Ghiger, Mustard, Al epioe, eto:r at 20c per lb. One gallon best coa oil with, glass can 40 cents. J. W. HARTLEY, interast and a very small commission. PrivilSge given borrower to pagi in inatallnaeiiLts and stop interest. Money always on hand. Write or callioniTiB. StULL BROS., 11TH, AND N StSii Cloaks, Fme Towels, Mufifers, SilkHamflier's. Dress Goods, Perfumer,. Skirts, Blankets, Hoods, Fastinators, Gloves, Mittens, Hats and Caps. Su&pendrs,. Underwear, Table GfcversK Boets,. Slaoes,. 9 We have a well selected stock, and onr prices are right a everything. Please give us a early call and get first choice. When yon are ready to make your purchases, and just now you should be, it will' not take long for you to list si bargains. examine our White beans, honey, sorgham molasses butter and eggs to sell on commission. J. Yf. Hartlkx, State Agent A Uatlted Co. I am not wealthy," he said; "but the devotion of if 4V VUVVC heart goes for anything with you, Miss Clara " "It goes well enouph with me, Mr. Spoonbill," interrupted the fair oirl pwosive iook on her face; now wL it go vyiwh the grccer'?'', !.V , . - ---, Ahut TnTS X IUU9W ana sectional nollntr en' Inn. d i Holiday Goods at Soda i and Butter cracker 6c per lb in cases. 40 Grain vinegar in iugs, 25c per gal Lemon extract 2 oz. bottles 50c per doc. J 'a. i " " 55c ;., full opeam Y A cheese 12ic lb: A good Overall for only 50c. An extra good- overall for 65, 3tockford half bose 75c per doz. " " " best made $1.05 a doc Write for anything you eat or wear. State Agt., 245 S. 11th SL, Lincoln, N D LOAN ON FARMS IS EASTERN NEBRASKA AT 6 PER CESI HINGOIaN, NEBRASKA. BE3T ASSORTED STOCK OF R I T A S FRED SCHMIDT, 931 O St , Opp. p. o LINCOLN, NEB. A CALL TO ACTION. N. JA8. B WEAVER Has wrlten uader tta k0ve title G H GOODS M meBookoftheOentury; The print, read it office. Kvery thinking voter shoulJ Price, $1.60. F0r sale at th3 Sendforyour complete hook list. ment, and keeping always In vievr ine i tne repuoncan nemc ; '.7.'Z'. -fm- .tm! WUntw tnvotA fo er. m"Ct -jrr" ,i'. UUU"UW yy amngwn.-aM8M Jommoner. XOrTHB ALUAJJCeSNT,