Til E ALLIANCE -INDEPENDENT.
MARCH 1G. 18U
POWELL MURDERED
CbirffM to That Effect Had
Well Known Citizen.
bj a
Idabi&U and Brutal Treatment ef Pni-
Xeatiaij Oonviata.
ICUBDE. THE THEORY, SOT IUI0IDE
Beport aad TtsTuniaadatt a af taa
LafflaUtlvs) XaTM(lcUa CMa
nlttM in InqBlrjr WkUh
la Not Doamed a Faroa.
Investigation of noiss of punistuntat
at the penitsatLarr otllod forth by a
resolution prssaatsd by Sanator Corxell
in the legislature has prefiMaed to a
point seldom reaohed by a Isgljlsvtivs In
quiry. The reflolaflan was baaed ea the
Jujcide of a eoaritt aamsd Powtff,
whose death la allsfad to have been
caused bjr oruel ptinjihnsnt, eonaiating
of being ooaflaed in the "dark hole" or
dungeon, handeuffed with hie bauds
drawn up between hk aheulder bladee
and a rope around the neea; had attached
to the handouffs. A jeiat ceatjoaittee
tekjft pan ie get erldenee eon-
MoenJnf puniajune&i . .trass all
aouroea, iaeladiaf the priaen fl
eers, eentraeteie, eeaTieta, sx-ssaviots
and parsons interested ia prison
work. While there ie saush is fee svi
denoe lustaialef aieieteaanee ef disei
pline at all haaarda, there hi mask eea
jdemainf the vedea in regme. Ivi
ijrtioe stows eeaifaeaiea ef paaMuaeate
in various priseaa is hrsws lvvrlls
and often verr uafavssasls. The eena
mlttee baa fermalated a bill feTerniaf
punishnient aad introduced it in the
senate. It abolishes sms that seams
oruel and leaves severer methods te the
liscretion ef the warden, ehaplain aad
bhvairfona '
Tto oanunlttee report Is signed by Sen
ators Correll. Mattes, Harris and Smith,
together with Representatives Biggins,
?!esslar, Laiksjt, DUauiok and Ames,
he report ia full together with a part
of the evidence is apneaded.
Baser af tne Cannaittoa.
Your in it ft herewith return a
copy ef all the testimony taken by it,
and submit it for your consideration.
Your ocwiittco finds from the evi
dence so taken as follows:
First That the punishments in vogue
In the Nebraska state penitentiary for
many years, have been inhuman, bar
barous aad erael la many eases; and
And especially that the system of pun
ishing ceaviets by handcul&ng their
hands behind them, pasting a rope
around their neeka, which reps is oon
nectod with the handeunX and drawn
tight ia order te lift and support their
hands, is that ihculd not be toler
ated in tills enlightened ' age, or in a
dvtllxed community, and that such pun
ishxnont is one whioh is likely at any
time to be the indirect, if not the direct
oause of the death of a oonviot under
going It
W hue beUering and realizing that a
penal Institution ef the character of the
Nebraska state penitentiary cannot be
aafoly and suoceesfully conducted with
out a proper system of punishments
being provided for refractory prisoners,
( yet your committee deems it unwwe to
leave the matter of punishments wholly
In the bands or one man. lour com
mitt further believe that sucli punish
ments as way be salutary should bo
localised and authorised by law, there
bong no provision in the statutes for
the punishment of refractory prisoners.
and to that end, your committee author
iced and directed the chairman of the
respective committees to introduce sen
ate file No, and your committee
heartily recommends its passage.
It ia an impossibility for the warden
to attend to each individual case, and he
must of necessity depend upon ma sub
ordinates to carry out his orders, and too
often this results in the punishment of
the convicts being left in the hands of
men of cruel and brutal propensities,
and who have not one qualification for
the positions thev fill. We believe this
should be done away with, and that the
punishment for the graver offenses
should be placed in the hands of a board
composed of the warden, physician and
chaplain of the penitentiary as provided
in said Dili.
fuatahad to Death.
Second Your committee believe from
the evidiM that the death
of eoaviet Powell was the direct
and proximate result of the cruel
and inhuman punishment inflicted
upon him.
Third Your committee finds from the
evidence that the food furnished to the
convicts is generally of good quality.
wholesome and sufficient in quantity,
but find that at times, through the
laxity of those in charge of that depart
merit, food of improper quality and unfit
for eating has been served, and would
recommend that closer scrutiny be ex
ercised by those in charge.
Additional Facilities.
Fourth Your committee further flnda
as follows:
1. That the present female ward at
the nenitentiarv is inadeauate for the
needs of the institution and should be so
constructed, if possible, as to prevent
any communication between the male
and female convicts.
2. That the hospital facilities are not
sufficient to provide for the present
needs 01 the institution and should be
largely increased and improved.
3. That there is no provision for the
criminal Insane and lor the proper con
fineinent, care and treatment of that
class of convicts.
Therefore your committee ' would
recommend that an appropriation of
f 16,000 bo made for the erection of a
building in which provision shall be
made for the above three classes of con
victs. , ; ... ; ' . ,
Fifth Your committee find that
under the system now in vogue at the
..' ; ...ea:i ;
lo the convicts to bathe, and that they
am not remitted and ranuirad to hatha
often enough, and would recommenc
that the officials in charge be instructed
to provide for more frequent bathe by
the convicts, and that longsr time m
given them for bathing.
j v Dlnaxao to the State.
1. Ciaah Year cemmittea wonM kmmmm.
mend that tne per of the gvasrOs as 4
vuwi minor uui uu at lue puitiiUai..
be increased. The misalton
now paid to the ruarUs at the
penitentiary is too ssaali to invite men
ef good character and ability to seek the
positions, and in consequence raen of
little better moral nature than that ef
the convicts themselves are cftea em
ployed to watch over and take charge
or such prisoners. This cesmsaittM
Levee that it is a disgrace to the state
that such men should be emnlovcd in
positions of that character, and believe
that she wiser eceaomy weuld be to in
area the compensation and secure the
services of men better cualificd to ill
them. How can it be expected that con
victs will be reformed while under the
are of men who are almost, if not emite
as lacking in moral principles!
ieveath Your committee find from
the evidence that instances ef inexcus
able brutality upon the part of guards,
cell house keepers and other employes
have been far too frequent, and recom
mend that a greater degrw of supervision
ever such employee should be exercised
by the warden, and instant dismissal
should be visited upon any guilty ef ex
ercising brutality towards those under
his charge. '
Contract Labar Demoralizing-.
Eighth Your committee find that the
system of contract labor ia demoralizing
to the discipline of the institution, and
believe that the convict contract labor
system should be done away with at the
earliest possible moment The prisoners
soon realize, after being brought te the
nexytentnry, that $ey Ire not working
or tne state, oi iNepraaaa. and that every
moment of their laber yields a reward
10 a contractor with whom they can
have no sympathy, and seen they begin
te be slack in their werk, which results
in a report to the warden and the conse-
f nent punishment of offending convicts.
Punishment inflicted for that reason
simply ceoa the cenvict te become
soured, gloomy and dispirited, and as
long as the contracts system is permitted
te prevail, the deeipline of tne prison
will be far below the standard which
should exift. , i..
Farellas; Beeosameae4.
Smth. Your committ would re
commend the passage ef a law provid
ing for the parole system in connection
with the penitentiary, as we believe
that it will result in the saving ef large
sums or money to tne state, ana we
reformation of many who otherwise
would become confirmed criminals. This
system is now in vogue in many of the
states, and Has proven beneneiai, wise
and salutary.
Tenth Your committee believe that
the system of confining young convicts,
for the first time, with the older and
hardened criminals, to be wrong in prin
ciple and unwise in practice. We be
lieve that every endeavor sneuid os
made to reform the young criminals and
to lead them to live moral and upright
lives, but all efforts in that direction will
be thwarted while such young criminals
are permitted to associate with msa whs
nave led criminal careers curing tneir
whole lives, and we therefore recom
mend that suitable arrangemcnte be
made by the officials in charge te classify
and separate the elder and mere
hardened criminals from those less
vicious. ; - '
Eleventh Your committee 1 believe
that some provision should be made
whereby the ignorant convicts, as also
those who may desire further educa
tional advantages, may be taught such
branches as are taught in the common
schools of the state, and to that end we
believe that a night school should be
held not less than two evenings in each
week, at which all those convicts who
cannot read and write should be re-
Suired to attend for instruction, and
tat others who should so desire, might
attend for further instruction in the
common school studies.
The question of the proper control of
the criminal clashes and the general
work of penal institutions lute from time
to time required the attention or the
ablest statesmen the world has produced.
The one creat problem confronting civil
ization in its advancing strides has been
to properly define the limit between
punishment and cruelty, lhe necessi
ties of the government require the con
rinement and punishment of criminals
for the protection of the public, and it
cannot for a moment be assumed that
the state in the punishment of criminals
has any more right to be brutal than the
criminal himself. Hence the wise view
of the question would determine that
the state not only on the ground of ha
manity, but on the ground of setting an
example to the criminal classes, should
itself use moderation in the punishments
imposed.
Reformatory Measures.
Your committee believes that while
the distinctive character of the peniten
tiary as a penal institution should be
maintained, that the question of reior
mation might be brought in to good
advantage. The evidence before your
committee shows that there are a num
ber of inmates in the institution who
have been there several times before,
which would indicate that there was
something lacking in the system. Your
committee would suggest that so far as
can be done without injuring the char
acter of the penitentiary as a penal in
stitution, that reformatory work should
be carried on in order to make the in'
matna better when thev leaye.
Your committee finds that much good
work has been done by philanthropists
and educational associations among the
prisoners, and especially commends the
work of the Lincoln Cliataunua asaocia
tion as shown in the mental and moral
improvement noticeable in a number of
prisoners.
Your committee would further reeom
mend that the secretary of state be in
structed to have prmteu 1,000 copies of
this report and the evidence herewith
submitted, for distribution.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted. '
Deolar It Barbarous.
Evidence submitted by the committee
covers several hundred pages, compris
ing testimony from various sources.
Chaplain "Howe testified that eight
ears ago under Warden Nobes he went
into the dark hole and found a man
lying down with a rope about his neck,
his hands handcuffed behind him and
the other end of the rope fastened to
them; that he had gotten into the cor
ner of the room and had slid down so
uuk J'
that he could not get back and was
?b."s, TJ?m . T i k- he WMi
lv,n8; tha Ur- Nobe9 P1 hl. uPn4
made one or two remarks to him and
then went out, that it was a mode of
punishment which to witness 'was bar
barous Witness talked with the man,
who broke down and in five minutes
was let out The convict had refused
to answer the usual questions on his ar
rival at the prison. He was ie ti.
(weary tare hours, very mum x
l misted, on bread and water. lie had
lid dciws ; he could not get down with
gut drawing the rope tight around his
neck.
Describing the punishment witness
said: "Your hands are handcuff d. and
this rope tied here, and your hands are
drawn ue just as far as the man th.it
puts it ea wishes to do it; if he is mad
he will draw them up this wsy, then it
is all the time drawine; you, and every
time you move your heads it will saw
them. It has been the custom for twen
ty years. It is a cruelty that should
not be practiced npoa men in eivilized
society. That is my opinion, and I am
act opposed to carper al punishment;
neither m I epeosed te man being
made to obey any reasonable rules that
may be made, but I weuld have better
administration of it The men are not
a I way handcuffed this way wheir in the
dungeon. One was there recently eur
Uen days not handcuffed and had braad
and water during that length of tima
it la wholly in the bands oi the warden
or one deputized by him. ihf
warden is not always present
when the handcuffs are aims ted, Ue
may go afterwards and the physician
cells every day, or should call In an
attempt at mutiny about four years
ago under Warden Hyer the leader was
punished twenty-two to twenty-lour
days until Dr. Carter ordered hua re
leased because he could net stand that
amount ef punishment He had the :
rope on all the time only when he ate; j
he was let down after being there j
twenty-thr days, and was put on I
nicht days mere, and came out of the j
cell a skeleton.- -
Under Mr. Nobes a feeble matt was
kept in there about ten days, was seen
cent to the hospital and was kept in
there until he died. I think it hastened
his death, but ha would have died at
any rate, because he was fearfully dis
eased. Ue was a college graduate,
when about te die he was asked to write
to his friends, but be said: I die
like a hog. They have made a hog ef
me and I am going te die like a keg.'
The punisamant is more severe under
scene admimWotions and housed for
ail classes ef efense."
Ia Powell Doadt
Continuing Chaplain Hew admitted
that he knew (nething about Powell s
death. "You can often tell by the looks
of the neck if they have seen in there
long. I buried PowclL It was am un
common tiling though; he was pnt in
the coffin and the coffin closed up be
fore I got there, whioh has never oo
curred before since I have been chap
lain. I think it was undesigned. There
was a new deputy warden and he prob
ably did not know the rules, which
were that 1 should see every man, ana
see whether it is a man or something
else. I could not swear that I buried
him, though I suppose I did. They gen
erally notify me right off when there is
a death, bnt I was not notified in this
case until I was called to the funeral
I have no feeling against the warden or
any officers. It is only a mistake. There
should be reforms."
"Do you think this mam came to his
death from this punishment 7"
I do not know what to say to that ,i ao
not sec how a man hanging up under
the circumstances that he hung, with
his hands fixed an they were could let
himself down."
"You can give your own opinion.
"I think the punishment produced the
death ; I think so.
Yes. marks of the rope can be seen
sometimes. 1 saw one who was punished
and he will have the marks around the
neck as long as he lives "
"That is the only convict buried that
you did not see."
"1 have buried one since, dui n was
not intentional I do not think. I said to
the warden yesterday that I never
wanted to bury a coffin again without
knowing what was in it and he said he
supposed I had seen him ; and I told him
I had not; it was fastened up before I
got there and you might have put in any
tiling, but I do not think there was any
such thing; I think the man's body was
in there.
The Punishment.
F. II. Ainsworth, of this city, de
scribed the tricing up in this way: They
Elace the cuffs on the hands behind the
ack, place a rope around the neck and
the handcuffs, and raise the handcuffs
hi eh on the back, and tie the end of the
rope to the noose behind the back. They
vary the height of the hands, and
sometimes they draw the hands up as
high as they can; sometimes they trice
them up until the rope cannot be made
any tighter. That is one of the kinds of
Eunishment To my knowledge they
ave been taken out of there in an in
sensible condition after they have been
in there for twenty-four or thirty six
hours. You see that is not continuous;
they are let up for probably an hour or
two twice a day, and an average man
could stand it probably four or five days
and then he would become totally ex
hausted. If he fainted, it seems to me,
it would produce strangulation.
"Did you know of the Powell casoT"
"Only what I have read and what was
told me. I was told that the night be
fore he died the deputv warden went to
the cell while he was in ths position this
eentleman was, and put in a stick be
hind the rope and twisted it I was told
he was .lying on the floor and not triced
up to the door, but was lying on the
floor unconscious Mr. mrtle, an ex
guard, told me this; I don't know where
ho heard it
Dr. Houts Testifies.
Dr. Houts, peiiitentiary physician
under Governor Thayer, testified in part
as follows;
"How was ths end of that rope fast
ened f
"WelL sir, there ie a rope that is prob
ably that long, and on each end of that
rope there is the handcuas, and ths rope
is put around the neck in front and
crossed on the back and then of course
the hands are crossed on the back, like
that On that morning they had that
boy with his hands drawn up on the
back, not very high, either, but I don't
think it is neoeseary to put a human be
ing in that condition.
"These were sick prisoners T"
"No, they were not sick prisoners be
cause 1 examined them every morning
and saw that their health was rood.
"What would lie the effect upon the
muscles from having their hands cuffed
behind the back in that way T
"I have thought this thing over pretty
seriously since 1 saw the way that man
Powell was strung up. Of course by
putting the rope around a man's neck in
front and tying it here so he could not
put his whole weight on his foot end
even if he could, it would not be possible
for a man to stand it a very great while
for the muscles will give way and of
course the rope would choke him. You
can see that yourselves, because you e
how natural it would be to stand a fcia
lout, and he oouid not stand there froes
evening till morning without his left
giving ut and tatat ef oeur wauld
naturally hold hie fa forward aad his
body, and the rope baisw aroemd his
neck, and of course they had she rope
auaciMQ te bae Mtuxeuns as i ader
stand it and then drawn up. and of
tftjurwt tnat weuM a p sum up ukc that
and he never could get his hands over in
front of his head becau the rope ie toe
short. And 1 tbink if yeu laid him
down it would choke him."
-riea state explicit what would be
the result in case a man fainted away
uuner ioas punisnmeni."
"Why, it would naturally kill him;
oi course it would."
Other Teetimony
Severn! other witnesses testified.
Some thought no blame should attach
to the prison author Hits on account
of Powell 'a dea'h Others thought the
reverse. M. D. Welch secretary and
treasurer of the Western Manufactur
ing Company (the company that works
the convicts) testified clearly that
Powell was murdered. He said:
"This man was killed murdered
by teat man Wagner that: put him in
there."
"What waa the prisoner's name?"
"Why, Powell."
"Do you speak advisedly ia savin?
that he was killed?"
"Tea, sir."
"State to the committee your evi
dence upon which you base tha'."
witness went on to any there 19 a
clasaof men acting as guardaand offi
cers who are wholly unfit for the busi
ness, they have no judgment in regard
to anything; they treat prisoners as
they do cattle;, they are uneducated
men, and men of dissipated habits as a
class, the most of them are, and in
vested with a little brief authority are
inclined to abuse it This man Wag
ner had Btrvng the man up so tight that
he was strangled lo death. Welch
said the warden knew Powell had been
murdered for he had talked with him
about it.
The testimony ao far as published
fully 6upport8 the conclusions set forth
in the committees report
A BREEZY CHAT.
Short Talk With Dr. D- If- Bye. Juit
Beturned Prom the Land af
The Menteiumu-
The Great Cancer Specialist Tells of the
Uae of Hia Balmy Oils .
New Methods of
Treatment.
A representative of Ths Alijahcs-Inds
fbndiht yesterday had ths pleasure of meet-
lng Dr. D. M. Dye, the discoverer and orlglaa-
tor of the celebrated comblnatlaa oil cure, at
his raa'n office la Kansas City. Kas. The
d ctor has Jut returned front Mex cn City,
Mexico, ur. Bye gave tne writer a brief ac
count of bis sojourn among tbat peonle The
doctor went there with letters of commenda
tion from the highest and best authority of
tbe United States. Mr. Flutarot Omelos,
Spanish s eat lng secretary of the Pan 'Ameri
can medical congiessof tbe United States, who
in also tne Mexican codhui at ban Antonio,
Texas, and who knows and has seen the re
sults o; the oil cure, fully indorsed Dr. Bye
and hia cure to the attention and kind offices
of the medical fraternity of that republic.
Dr. By had the pleasure of meeting Dr. La-
vista, tne most learnea ana reu.orated physi
cian of Mexico, the head of the ho' pital ser
vice in that city. Dr. Lavlsta conducted Dr.
ave tnrouun tne nospitais, wnere manv pa
tients were suffering with cancer. Dr. Lavlsta
informed Dr. Bye that no nati n on earth was
more accnried wlh tbat horible disease than
Mexico. Dr. Lavista selected one of tbe worst
cases for Dr Bye to try his remedy upon, a
man who was being actually devoured with
loathsome cancer HI arm had been cut off
but it broke out higher upon the arm. Dr.
Lavis o said that the man's ent re system was
tun j mtected ana tne giant cent were thorough
ly established in ttie tern ulcers.
Th Combination Oils were applied to this
almost hopeless ease and after six days' appli
cation, the arm showed unmistakable signs of
Detng mirinea. rne query wastnen put to the
great Mexican physician. "If theoli could do
this much In six days, what weuld it do for
the entire body in a month or six weeks?' Dr
Bye suys the patient will soon recover. Ne
gitlations are pending with Dr Bye and the
Mexican government tor tne use nf this power
ful re oiedj in all the public hospitals of that
eiuntry. Dr. Bye established an office at Fort
worth. Texas, which is conducted by his son.
Frank Bye, and lohn Morgan, one of the most
eminent pttytucians ana surgeons oi Texas,
who is president of the state examining board
ei phvsicians oi that state.
Hundreds are cornice to them ana are beme
cured Dr. Bye nates that during the last
three months he has fully demonstrated the
fact that consumption in cits incipient stacre
yields readily to the magic might of his balmy
oil And to what extent the Cure will arrest
ulmonary diseases is yet to be determined
'he efficacious effect of the Combination Oil
Cure is thoroughly and firmly established. Dr
H. J Keynoltis, lormeny empioyea at this
office by Dr Bye, is discharged, and will no
longer be identified In the Oil Cure hereafter.
All Dutmess mtnerto contracted maae dv re
ferred to the main office at thl place. Direct
to Dr. M. Bye, Portsmouth building, Kansas
city, Kas.
ur. ure has inaugurated a new pian or dusi
aess In order to benefit the masses Be will
traat all malignant cases. uch as cancer, tu
mor and all skin diseases, and cattarh and
plumonnry troubles; alto piles and (inula, and
womb troubles. All the above diseases not of
a verf serious nature he will treat through the
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Duia in aaranee Derore miumeui oi oiia is
made. C'ates of serious aature treated at the
office, but nothing will be treated at office for
leas than Slue tn upwaras. paw in advance
The doctor ha adopted this plan in order to
met the treat dtuiand now maae lor treat
ment. Wore than two-thirds of case can be
treated at home and save expense of railroad
fre and board m tne city, s-o were is
chance for the po'r an well as the rich to be
haai' d or cancer auo oiner maniroaniaisnaie.
All peronii fending for oil will be required to
give a brief account of disease, so the oils,
with directions, can be sent to them. Tne
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two-thirds of the cancer and other diseases
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frill only cost you a postal card to do o'.
NATIONAL LEAD CO.,
1 Broadway, Hew York.
St. Leuia Branch,
Clark Avenue aad Tenth Street.
PATRONIZE
he Only Line Under One Management
FROM
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Belw.
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CLOBl COHNSCTlOXi FOB ALL PoiKTi.
BEST EQUIPMENTS LOWEST BATES
A. 8. PlILDISO. W. M. SHIMAlf, '
City T'kt. Agt Gen'l. Ant
Office 1133 O 8t--Depot Cor. S aad 8tn St,
LINCOLN. NEI.
iUAWKEYE
GRUDSTUMC
efta Aenuata alul. A man. a dot ud borc oper
ate It. N. keaij Oaelimw rod, 10 bandit. The orop on a few
mm th. flrat ..ar wlU nti for tbe Maohine. SeBd Doatal aard far
Illnitrala Calalarne. clrian prioe. Mrma, teaUmoniala. alM fall
informatiea csnceralaf oar 1XL Urabber. Addreea Hannrra,
JAMES MILNE A SON, SCOTCH BiOVE, IOWA,
CHEAP FARM LANDS
100,000 Acres Jnst Put Upon the Market
SOLD ON
Small Cash Payments
AND
5 to 20 Years Time.
rySO TRADING.
For map of Nebraska and further
particulars, call on or address,
STAPLET0N LAND COMPANY,
444 BEE BUILDING, OMAHA, NEB
ROOT'S REPAIRING OUTFIT,
Consisting of iron La sin
eujuubuer wuia anu ma
terials, enables one to do
hi o wn HALr-soLres anil
Boot, Shoe, and Kubkku
repairing. Any hoy can
use it ThoagandK now
in use. Weight, 0 ltu
a
Priee,only2.00. hm1
nAi.e-OLE.S.i.ri.iSf
a put t 2,3, 6 ct-s. extra . tent
oy mail. STRAPS lor ei
ther making or menrTri;
TUUH UWN HAKKi-.gb.
anTlenirth orwidUi.LijK-iL-
cd and creased, half nsu-.!
lirioes. iAHESTRAi-s. ci-ra-
plet,8 o. each : dnz. . V". a
Bra
Other iroods in Ditpv
tlon, safely ami chear'7
by mail. Root's HCMS
IRON-WORKER,
comDleta .m-nplical. and
1 flrst-class Kit ov Buir-
l an irn Tool.a. Rooff y Fa
1 Soldevino Casket. e.
I mall. 75 c. gnt9wunv
BROS.. MEDINA. OHIO
ah r'Atjiioa'iiw ri-iH-.
ROOT
nOLUUBUS FVERGREE11 1
SOUVENIR thfs WORLD'S FAIR.
Pluit aa ETsjrvreen from mr nanen in
snmoT7 of ik great occasion, giren
M FREE toaach of my customert. Oer
1 , 10 million traea for wind-braain and
Xtr ornamentation. Hardiest, variety.
UT Good .Looal Agents Wanted.
5TD HILL, Evergreen Specialist.
tm Sj' JJUaNiJaHi Ml. J ij J N-Ha,
5. J. CIRaRIRER, M. D
PbTSlclii : and : Medical Electrician
CHRONIC AND NERVOUS DI8
KASES A SPECIALITY.
Rneftmatlsm of ten Tears standlnirhaibeen
positively eurd. . Neur-ljrift. St. Vitus Dance,
Spinal Irritation treated with like results.
Women and Children
Private diseases of male and female. Ex
aminations fra and it will cost you nothing
to consult witn aim write at once ana ge
question Blanks. Aosrexs.
N. J. Cabriksr, M D.,
Ornoe:3IOShaayBlk, IB A Howard
TlpbOB 1J01, OMAHA, MiEB.
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AMD PURIFY THE BLOOD. '
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Hastings Importing Co,
mrouTKM Axa swidkm or
Percheron and Frefo Coach
ftOFSES.
Prize Winners of
It open a visit to our barU. ,
you
do not find our horse
strictly first claas in every
particular, we will pay the
expenses of the trip. Kvery
horse guaranteed a first clasa
foal getter, m 111 give purchasers as liberal
terms as any other firm In the business.
BEKti A McLELLiX,
Ha.li. g, Neb.
M. E. HINKLEY,
a GENERAL NURSERYMAN,
M arena, luwa.
The beat of the new fruits, ornamental and ,
evergreens. Big supply of the BLACK ILLS
SPRUCE, the best evergreen yet. It will co- ,
you nothing to let me price your needs. Ex
perimental station af the state Horticultural
Society In connection with the nursery. Cor
respond. Sat isl action guaranteed.
mil
A Una UK goiu piatadwatca
to every reader of this paper,
Cut this out and aend It to ua
with your lull name and ad
dress, and we will send you
one of these elceant richly
leareled gold Sniohed watchea
Dy i
exoreas for examination.
and It j ou think it la equal in
appearance to any t.W) gold
a-a appearance n
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return 1 1 at any
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or cause the sole of six wa
will give you OasFi-as. Write
at once as we shl send out
samples for sixty days on!y.
THE NATIONAL M'F'Q
& iKPorTina co..
334 Daarborn Street
CHICAGO, ILL.
THE LIGHTNING SEED SOWER
BEST ON EARTH.
anamntaerl to trlve entire satls-
factiun: IT not, to oe reiurneo
c and money re
'N&'f'V funded. Can
axVL" be use 1 bv the
fiAf1 enced man; .
will an-wfrnm
60 tn KO A1RES
FEB DAT.
Weigh less than
one notmd : can be
used ou horseback as well as on
foot.
Price at your Post-office
$1.50.
Trv one, ba convinced and
feel happy.
AGENTS WANTED.
Fat, Nov. 19, 1893, and Manurd by
FRANZEN & BUSS,
GOLDEN, ILL.
A CALL TO ACTION.
GEN. JAS. 8. WEAVER
Has writen under tbe above title
The Book of the Century.
The grandest reform book now ia
print. Erery thinking voter should
read it. Price, 11.50. For sale at this
office. 47tf
Snndfor our cnmnle't hook Iit
HNACQUMNTEOWITHTHB BEOflRAPHTOfTHISOOUMThi -v
MUCH VALUABLE INFORMATION FROM , STUDY OF THIS MAP OF w
CMmEoctM&PaciicllTj
Tbe Direct Boot to and from CHICAGO, ROCE.
ISLAND, DAVENPORT, DE3 MOINES. COUNCIL,
BLUFFS, OMAHA, LINCOLN, WATEBTOWN,
SIOUX FALLS, MINNEAPOLIS, BT. PAUL, ST.
JOSEPH, ATCHISON, LEAVENWOETH, KANSAS
CITY, TOPEKA, DENVER. COLORADO SPRINGS,
and PUEBLO. Fra Reclining Chair Cars to and
from CHICAGO, CALDWELL, HUTCHINSON ana
DODGE CITT, and Pilar Sleeping Car between
CHICAGO. JVICHITA and HUTCHINSON.
SOLID VESTIBULE EXPRESS TRAINS
of Through Coaches, Sleepe
Fra Hecllnlnt Chair
Cars and Dining Can Sail;
between CHICAGO, DE9
FS. OMAHA and LIN
MOINES, COUNCIL BLUFFS, OMAHA and
IT
COLN, and between CHICAGO and DENVER,
COLORADO SPRINGS and PUEBLO .ria Bt. Joseph,
or Kansas City and Topeka. Excursion daily, witn
Choice of Routes to and from Salt Lake, Portland, Lo
Angeles and 8ao Francisco. The Direct Line to an
from Pike' Perk. Manlton. Garden of the Gods, U-
nreaatarr, OSVaalta Braata, aad all at, a- (
J ardan af tea Staauea, Unr aad Bawela. J
e Rlpaaa Tabula eoataia nothing lnjnrkmi to e
e ie, Mtfe. effectual, and rl.. lmS.,Tf!:. I
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Barjitaiium, and Scenic Grandeur of Colorado, j v
via i ne Mioert i-t;ci nuuiwu mfj
Fast Expres Train Satly between CWcagia ??,arll
Minneapolis and StPaal.wltli THKUWiS Kece Aiuac
Chair Car FREE, to and from those point and 7
as City. Through Chair Car and Sleeper b f
Peoria, Spirit Lake and Bronx Fall Tia Rock c,.,,. s.
The Farorita Lin to Waiartown, oux FalSs ttVliNi
Summer Reeortiaod Hontlog and Ftahlag Grow l'"1'
Mow"?- a ..Wrtieu,l
ror 1KKB. ainyaw-77 j
apply to any Uoupon Ticket Offloa, or address j, ' tSJ
E. ST. JOHN. JOHN SEBAStiK d
OaslMimagex. Gaol TkL Paaa,
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