81001 COUNTY JOURNAL.
OBO. D, CANON, Editor.
XIAR3M80N,
NEBRASKA.
COSKA STATE KEWS.
The Ladle of the Zetetlcs of Wpcplnn
Water secured Mrs. Heller nf Omaha
tor a lecture on Child Study," which
ccurred Saturday night.
Arrangements have been made to
(tart work on the irrigation ditch near
pauiding and to have it in readiness
by the time water will be needed next
Bummer.
The 11-year-old son of John Minvl.
ving six miles northwest of Pleasant
bale, while out hunting, shot himself
ejver the left eye. which resulted in h.s
4eath.
The state treasurer has called $".0,000
f general fund warrants, to be present
ed November 2 for payment. The in
terest on these w arrants ceases at il at
date whether they are presented or not.
The Transmississippi Grain company
feaa commenced work on its new eleva
tor at Dwight. It is to be one of the
largest on the Superior branch of tlw
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
railway.
Andrew Roos. a young man engaged
In fruit fanning in Idaho, was found u
a demented state at Alliance Monday
Bight. He was taken to Nebraska City
by his fathsr, A. Roos, who resides in
that town.
THnhtheria has been causing a little
commotion in the north part of Cedar
county and one death is already report
d. Scarlet fever has made its appear
ance In Hartington and Postmaster
Gooding's home has been quarantined.
Work has been commenced on the
construction of a large creamery at
Spaulding. The plant Is to be equipped
for both butter and cheese making, and
the former will be made in the winter
when nriees are high, and cheese will
M ssa 1 ft Vie aiimmoT
The Platte Valley herd of Poland
rtilnn. hoirs was sold at North Bend.
The herd consisted of eirhtv-nine head
high bred; fifty averaged $57 a head, one
ow brought Jill, ann was soin 10 par
ties In the southern part of the state.
The sale amounted to $3,500.
Nuckolls lodge No. 7, Ancient Order of
United Workmen, initiated forty-six
new members at Nebraska City, the
largest number ever taken in at one
time in the state. Deputy Grand Mas
ter Van Dyke was present and officiated
as master workman during tne cere
monies.
A set of swindlers Is working N
braska establishing agents for the sale
Of mills for grinding feed. One farmer
In the community is given the exclusive
rie-ht and assured that it will make him
rich in a short time. He signs what he
supposes is a contract to sell the mills,
but he Is notified in a few days by the
nearest bank that a note is held against
him there.
Xhe 5-year-old son of Ralph Van Horn,
ti TTnartllljL man who committed S"'-
Hde who was shot by his father, Is still
live, and apparently has a chance of
recovery. There is a large hole in the
aide of the child's head as the efTect f f
l rifle shot but the bullet has ben
extracted, and physicians Bay the brain
Is uninjured.
The 7-vear-old son of James Whalen,
farmer living four miles west of
ramDbell. met with an accident which
resulted in his death. He was returning
from the field with a load of corn. White
attempting to get into the moving
wajron he slioned and fell, the wheel
passing over his body, injuring him In
ternally.
To escape punishment at the hands of
his father, Cbarles Wildmen of York
Jumped through a window at his home
In North York last Saturday night and
has not been seen nor heard ot since
The boy is about 15 years old and was
not considered verv bright in mind. Of
late he has been rather unruly and his
parent has not spared the rod. At the
time of the lad's escape he was bare
footed and wore neither hat nor coat
At a meeting of the Jacksonian cl'ib,
Omaha, plans were discussed for the
holding of the annual Jackson day
banquet January 8. It was finally decid
ed to leave the entire affair with the
following committee of twelve, with full
power to act: Hon. I. J. Dunn, John Zel
lars, Ed. P. Smith, Kdmond P. Burke,
K. E. Howell. John F. Murphy. John F.
Walters. Dr. Gilmore. W. S. Bullard. W.
H. Herdman, E. H. Hemming, P. E. El
sasser and O. J. Plckard.
Nels Nelson, wife and little daughter,
were driving to Fremont from Saunders
rountv on a load of oats, and while
coming down the hill the neck yoke
broke and the team ran down the hill,
over the bridge over the Platte river,
colliding with another team. Mr. Nel
son was thrown between the horses and
his wife and little daughter into th
river. As soon as he could get out. Mr.
Nelson rescued the child and then cam
back after his wife. When brought
from the river, Mrs. Nelson's body wa
Inanimate.
Two very auspicious looking and art
Ins; men appeared at Alliance Saturday.
One of them had a bullet in the back of
bis neck, which came about as n?ar
ending his career as It could and not
accomplish It. They drove in with a
team and stopped at the Hotel Preston.
Dr. Bellwood was called and extracted
the bullet Neither of the men will ?,y
a word In explanation of the affair. Th
Injured man registered under the name
of Jones and his companion as Thomp
son, both of Alliance. Neither of them
to known In this vicinity.
J. J. Hess, chairman of the committee
having in charge the arrangements for
the chyrsanthemum show, which taket
place at 1519 Douglas street, Omaha
this week, says the exhibition is pro
git Inn finely. The arge store room
to being renovated and numbers of in
candescent lights are being placed pre
paratory to putting the exhibits In.
Twelve exhibitors of this city have ap
tHed for apace already, and application!
front growers of the aesthetic flower
Vtside the city are coming In at a rapid
rate. The exhibition hall Is to be hand
gem si j- decorated throughout with lan
terns, fans and panels of Chinese and
Japanese designs, and palms will b
wed extensively with a view of glvhii
tfct place a tropical efTect to lend a con
trast to the product of the temperate
mm. The favorite flower of autumn
via be shown la every color, alt and
gVe Imaginable, and there will be in
tiutta aa exteasive display of cut
lowers. The exhibits will be so at
reagtd that flowering grottoes of the
f .at nay be formed, through whlcn
1 ' MM aaajr waadar. Chairman Humt
i 1 U arpaattiaa wta open Its doon
t laau tzm tOm aasraiajr
ANOTHER COURT-MADE LAW
A FEDERAL COURT MAKES
BOYCOTTING ILLEGAL.
Judge Caldwell Again DeTends the
Right of Laboring People to Pro
tect Themselves In An Orderly
and Lawful Manner.
St. Louis. Mo.. Nov. 16 An opinion
has been handed down in the Iniled
Elates circuit court of appeals, holding
that the boycott is not a legal weapon.
The case is that of the Axley Stave com
pany of Kansas City, Kas., against H.
C. Hoskius and twelve others, all mem
bers of CiHipi-ts' union No. IS of Kan
sas City and Trades assembly of the
same place. Some of them were em
ployed in the Axley Stave company.
in January, lwb. the stave company
placed in their plant a machine to hoo,j
barrels. The defendants, after requtst
ing the stave company to withdraw
their machines and having their re
quest refused, caused a boycott.
The stave company went to the
Vnited States district court and secured
an injunction against the d.-fendants,
restricting them from pushing the boy
cott. The defendants appealed to the
United States circuit couit of appeals,
which now affirms the decision of the
lower court.
Judges Sanborn and Thayer, in do!n
bo, said the defendants had no right
to form a conspiracy to deprive tin
plaintiff of its own rights to manage its
own business. If such a thing was la w
ful them a combination may be organ
ized for the purpose of preventing the
use of typesetting machines, presses,
harvesters, threshers and thousands of
other useful inventions.
Judge Caldwell dissents from his as
sociates in a lengthy opinion, in which
he says:
"The only weapon of defense the la
borer can appeal to is the strike or the
boycott, or both. These weapons lliey
have an undoubted right to use, so ions
as they use them in a peaceable and oi
derly manner. This Is the only lawful
limitation upon their use. That limita
tion is fundamental, and must be ob
served. It yhh observed in the case at
bar to its f'lllest extent. If these wea
pons are withheld from them, then, in
deed, are they "left naked to their ene
mies.' "
MAXWELL ON THE ELECTION.
Victory of Fusion In Nebraska
Plight of Republicans.
Chadron, Neb., Nov. 16. "The elac
tion of Jude Sullivan to the supreme
bench of Nebraska means the continued
defeat of the republican party In this
state as long as the reform forces unite
on one ticket," said Congressman
Samuel Maxwell of the Third district to
a reporter.
Judge Maxwell, who for nineteen
years was a republican Judge of the
supreme court of Nebraska, but who
courageously left the party when it de
parted from the time-honored prin
ciples of Lincoln and espoused the ;oid
standard, is in Chadron as attorney for
the defendants in the big irrigation
cases which have been on trial for the
last ten days.
"The verdict of the people in the elec
tion is, I think, a rebuke to the repub
lican party, he continued. I am a
bimetallist to the core and it is useless
to expect the return of prosperity a
long as silver is not restored to Its
former place as one of the money met
als of the United States.
"We may have a temporary revival of
bus'ness. which many who do not study
the cause may ascribe to the return of
the republican party to power, but the
students of economic problems all agree
that there can be no permanent relief
to the masses under a gold standard.
"In my estimation the election this
year Indicates the complete overthrow
of the republican party in 1300. The
money powi" which controls the policy
of the party will require the destruction
of the greenbacks and the substitution
of gold interest bearing bonds in the!'
stead at the coming session of congress
and the struggle of IH'jJ, when the repeal
of the purchasing clause of the Sherman
act was before that body, will be re
peated this winter.
"In the campaign of 1900 the republi
can party will drop all pretence at in
ternational bimetallism and then in the
words of Church Howe, 'the old ship will
leak worse than ever.'
"William J. Bryan Is the logical candi
date of the silver men in liKKJ and if he
Is nominated by the democratic party
he will be elected by a larger majority
than any other presidential candidate
ever received."
NOTHING BUT CASH NOW.
Some More Sugar Coating For the
"Reorganization Deal."
Washington, D. C, Nov. 16. Secretary
Gage has issued a circular letter, di
recting that hereafter all claims for
services of tne Union Pacific Railroad
company against tne government oe
settled and paid in cash. The circular is
as follows:
"By the terms of an agreement re
cently entered into between the secre
tary of the t-easury and the Union Pa
cific reorganization committee for the
settlement and payment in full to Sep
tember 21, IN7. of the indebtedness of
the Union Pacific railroad to the United
States, ail claims for services by said
road to the United States, remaining
unpaid November 1, 1SU7. and all claims
for like services thereafter rendered
are required to be paid to the company
in cash.
"In order, therefore, to facilitate the
adjustment of matters Involved in such
settlement and to carry Into full efTect
the terms of said agreement it Is hereby
ordered that all the pending claims for
transportation services heretofore ren
dered by said company to the United
States and ail claims for like services
hereafter rendered shall be settled by
the accounting officers In favor of said
company without reference to bond and
Interest account or to the requirements
of the sinking fund created by the act of
May 7, 1897."
Soldier's Home Mismanaged.
Springfield, 111., Nov. The com
mittee appointed in behalf of the Grand
Army of the Republic to Investigate the
charges of mismanagement at the Sol
diers' Orphan Home at Normal ha
made a report to Governor Tanner. In
part It Is as follows:
"We find that the dissensions between
the contending parties have extended
to the subordinates of the home and
that therefore it is absolutely essential
lhat whatever changes sre made should
extend to both sides In the controversy
and be made as speedily as is consist
ent with the selection of suitable suc
cessors." Part of the report was made orally
and it Is Imrosslhle to learn what this
was. Oovernor Tanner has taken no
action is yet.
Two tough looking characters giving
their names at Bert White and John
Brady were arrested at Grover. Colo.,
for burglarising John Blggtf store at
Kimball. Sheriff Maglnnlft arrived with
his prisoners Thursday night. Home of
the stolen property was found on them
A DIRTY SCHEME FOILED.
Phelps County Wins Us Cat Against
Puftt'c Plunderer.
lloldrege. Neb . Nov. 11 PhWps coun
ty has won a vi t"i lit Its suit against
the lluldrege Natl, nul bank, whiih I. an
been on trial here for several itays. The
verdict stands as another vindication of
the depository law passed b the legisla
ture four years ago.
The lluldrege National bank was one
of the county deMisitories, and as such
was enjoying the use of the county's
money when it failed.
There were fifteen names attache I to
the bond sued on. the liuldrege Nation
al bank having failed. At the time of
the failure of the batik the county at
torney at the lime bring the legal ad
viser of most of the bondsmen, organ
ized a corporation called the Funk Lard
anl Live Stock company, which em
braced among its members most of the
g. J m.r. :! i ! ial-. ivcr.t "! nera
on the bond. The purpose of the or
ganization was to place all the proiwrty
both personal and real, in the corpora
tion, and then by a sin, pie shifting pro-'
cess of the stock, keep any and all
creditors from collecting any debta from
the members of the corporation. After
the county attorney had all of his cli
ents fixed to his entire satisfaction he
then brought suit against them on the
depository bond for the county. The
action was brought in but has been
dragging along and trial was just had
at the present term of court.
The defense made by the iKindfrni-n
was that the signatures were procured
on the bond by the officials "f the Hold
regc National bank, who were V. F.
and J. P. llymer, by fr.iuJ. The bond j
sued on was a typewritten Instrument
written on two pieces of legal typewriter
paper, which were pasted together at
the ends, thus making a complete oon
tlguou.s instrument. Innt- ai of being
fastened together at the top, as in mot
all ordinary legal documents, and all
of the bondsmen with one exception
swore that the top half of the bond was
not attached to the piece of ia!er which
bore their signatures. One of tiie bonds
men swore that the bond was presented
to him by W. F. Hyim-r. who repre
sented that it was a church subscription
paper, and one of the bondsmen onied
his signature and claimed it was a forg
ery. The evidence of the Hymens was not
proc ured and the case went to the jury,
practically on the evidence of the bonds
men. The case was given to the Jury
about 8 o'clock Thursday evening, and
Friday morning the Jury bro-ight in a
verdict for the county In the sum of
$4,32. that being In full of all claims
and demands made by the cointy.
The next question that presents itself
is how to collect the Judgment. A :uit
will have to be brought dissolving the
Funk ljand find Live Stock company
and then a bill of equity will have to
be instituted by the county to subject
the property to the jayment of the
debns of the individual members com
posing same.
"SOLID AS A BANK.
NIT.
Three Bank Collapse and Create
Sorrow and Ruin.
Leavenworth, Ind.,' Nov. IS Three
banks, respectively located in this city
and at Marengo and Knglish. with de
posits estimated to aggregate $160,000,
have closed teir doors.
It. II. Willett. cashier of the parent
bank In this city and principal stock
holder in the otner two concerns, has
left for parts unknown. His wife has
received a letter from him stating that
he has almost lost his mind and that
he will n-t return to the scene of finan
cial disaster.
C "inty officials -jr.d educttlonal trus
tees are sufferers from the crash, and
one death may be the direct resuit.
Treasurer K. P. Brown of 'raw ford
county had upwards of JiSO.OM county
funds deposited in the bank in this city.
When told today of the failure, he
fainted, and tonight he is In a critical
condition.
The revenue collected for school pur
poses was all on deposit in the banks
and it is feared that all of the public
schools in Crawford and Perry coun
ties will have to be closed, as the
trustees have lost all their money.
TACKLING A BIG JOB.
Georgia Merchants Trylnuto Break
Upthe Railroad Trust.
Macon, Ga., Nov. IS. The case of the
Duncan Hardware company et al. of
this city against the Southern Railway
company is now in the United States
court.
The suit is brought to show that the
Southern railway controls various rail
ways in the state of Georgia, contrary
to the state constitution and in detri
ment to thy people thereof by prevent
ing competition in freight rates and
otherwise, and petition Is made to place
defendant company in the hands of a
receiver.
After reading the bill, counsel for
complainants asked to be allowed to
amend the bill. The amendments were
allowed, and counsel for the Southern
were granted sixty days in which to
answer or demur to the amended bill.
THE NEW SUPREME JUDGE.
Was a Big and Successful Railroad
Lawyer.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 10. Presi
dent Mckinley has decided to appoint
Attorney General McKenna to succeed
Justice Field on the United States Su
preme Court bench. McKenna is one of
the most successful railroad attorneys
of th country. The resignation of Ji 3
tlf e Field rr.xk-i it possible for the rail
road interest to gain a big point In the
make-up of the supreme court.
Joseph H. Choate, one of New York's
great corporation lawyers. It is semi
officially announced, will succeed Mr.
McKenna to the position of attorney
general.
Cornering the Ocean.
New York. Nov. 16. The Fleshers'
Trade Protection company has sent a
circular to ship owners saying that
after December 1 the members of the
organization will not purchase United
States or Canadian live stock carried
by shipping companies which transport
live stock for Importers not belonging
to the organization.
Trying to Collect Insurance.
Sioux City, la., Nov. l.-MolIie K.
Bryan has applied for a receiver for the
Iowa Life Insurance company. She
claims her husband held a policy for
11,000, on which she seeks to collect. The
company makes Chicago Its headquar
ters. Hard Coal Barons Work.
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 1.-In their
efforts to bolster up the hard coal trade
the anthracite presidents have called
a halt on the rate of production, and
every colliery In the Schuylkill region
but down yesterday.
Jumped Into the Firebox.
Minneapolis, Minn., Nev. 11 Joseph
Williams, fireman of the Northern Pa
cific transcontinental train, baa com
mitted suicide by jumping Into the fire
box of his engine. Before the englneet
could pull him eut his head and shoul
ders were consumed.
MINERS WILL NOT STARVE.
MEN
JUST FROM ALASKA SAY
FOOD IS PLENTY.
Cold Seeker Are Ready For the
Winter, Which is Now Upon Them
Indians Bring Rumors That Fire
Has Destroyed Fort Yukon.
Victoria. P.. C . Nov. 15 "There Is no
danger of starvation at Kawson." said
J. T. Simon, last arrival from lawsm.
today. Simon left I'awson Oct. 4 and
poled up the Yukon to Bennett, from
w hence he crossed the Chilcoot pass M
Pyea. Those who came with him were
J. Cavendish, V. H. Lewis and K. Wil
son. "We did not bring out much gold,
said Simon. "We had JlO.ooo between
us." Mr. Simon himself had $15,0"0. He
is part owner of claim No. it on Bonan
za creek.
"A majority of the miners and others
are grubstaked f'r the winter." con
tinued Mr. Simon, "and both companies
have good stocks of provisions. The
silly stories which people coming out
have told have arisen from the fact that
fully Sf'.GiMj people rushed in and a lew
came in light. This fact was enlarged
upon and the alarmists began to figure
on others coming In w ithout provisions,
and this started the famine story."
While on the way down Simon met but
few boats going in. but he saw cau.ps
and log huts on the banks, where the
miners had camped for the winter.
While at Dawson, Simon says, news
was brought up the river by Indians
that Fort Yukon had been destroyed by
fire, but the news could not be verified.
Fkookum gulch has not proved isu.-h
a rich strike as was anticipated. The
winter's work has now commenced in
earnest, and all along the creeks claims
are loaded with cord wood, preparatory
to burning out.
Wanes are running from $10 to $13 a
day. and notwithstanding the great In
flux of men they are likely to remain
high, as the tendency throughout the
country Is to keen wages up.
Another party which came out is com
posed of F. McKay of San rrancisco;
C. Trobrldge. n. i. jones, iib Aiigetn,
and Messrs. Frank Hill and J. H. Smith.
They came out by Teslin lake and Stk-k-een
river, having left Dawson Oct. i.
Hootalinqua, McKay says, was very
low when they came up, but even then
it would be navigable for steamers
drawing three feet of water. A steamer
could run right through from Ijikejes
lln to Dawson City by simply discharg
ing its cargo at Five Fingers. It is true,
thev say. that the companies are now
selling provisions, but prices are
and they don't think there will
enough for the winter.
Many men are under canvas,
their only heating apparatus is
stoves, which at the best cannot
high
be
and
Iron
last
three months. Therefore, there will be
suffering from cold if not from hunger.
Just before they left Dawson City.
Trobrldge says, news was brought in
of a new strike on the hillside very t lose:
to Dawson. There were not any par
ticulars obtainable, but the supposition
is that the find was what is known ts
"kim" diggings, that Is, was found just
tinder the moss.
Some big nuggets had been brought
In and a number of men had started
out to try the'.r luck.
11SH JOAN OF ARC COMING.
Miss Conne Will Visit Omaha No
vember 26.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 16 Branches of
the Irinh National alliance in Oinalia
and South Omaha have received a fa
vorable reply to their joint request for
an Omaha date for Miss Maud Gonne.
the distinguished lecturer and advocate
of home rule for Ireland, now in this
country. Word coms from Hn. Pat
rick Kgan that MIhs Gonne will be In
Omaha on the 2ith Inst., and arrance
ments are already under way to give
hT a reception worthy of "the caus. -ho
repreM-nts. Boyd's opera house hfs
been engaged for that purpos-e.
"The Irish Joan of Arc,' as Miss
Gonne is named by her Franco-Irish
admirers, has addressed large audi. n?s
In the eastern cities, and her eloquence
and enthusiasm has rekindled the wan
ing fires of Irish national organizations.
Similar results are anticipated In the
west. But. apart from the political fea
tures of M!(s Gonne's mission, there !
In her career and her personality much
that appeals to all lovers of liberty.
Oared amid surroundings that would
naturally Inculcate landlord or tcry sen
timents, she witnessed such scenes of
landlord cruelty and heartiessness in
her native land that her better nature
revolted and she espoused the taufie
of the peasantry. For ten years she has
donated her talents and her means to
the Irish nationalist movement, and
with ardor, enthusiasm and sincerity
pressed the grievances of Ireland on the
attention of Kurope.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
It Is Forced to Sell Its Real Estate
Valued at $750,000.
New Tork, Nov. 16. The statement
is made in the Commercial Advertiser
upon authority of Secretary Oilman and
Treasurer Foulke of the American
Bible society, that the Bible House at
Fourth avenue and Astor Place, In this
city, has been put ujon the market. The
property Is worth $7.0,uo0, and was for
merly a source of revenue to the society
from Its rentals, besides affording work
rooms and offices for the printing and
distributing of bibles. Iatterly, owing
to the movement of business up town,
rentals have diminished and expenses,
which were formerly defrayed from this
account, have had to be met in other
ways. The finances of the society ate In
such a condition that It has been deemed
necessary to make an appeal for aid
to the churches of New York and Brook
lyn. A statement has been made, ac
cording to the Commercial Advertiser,
that the expenditures of the society in
the last two years have exceeded the
Income by $1. '.6.000. At the last meeting
of the board of directors of the Amer
ican Bible society, the suggestion was
made that the publication of bibles be
discontinued, but no action was taken
on the subject.
Lovers Die Together.
Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 11 Rome
Tironson and Florence Williams, his be
trothed, wers overtaken by a storm on
Black Point mountain yesterday and
both perished. After an all night search
they were found dead, locked In each
other's arms under a tree, where they
had taken refuge from the storm. They
had been struck by lightning. The
bodies were Interred In the same gravs
on ths mountain side on their wedding
day.
Dr. Susan Edsnn Dlee.
Washington. D. C Nov. 11 Dr.
iusan A. Kdson died here Paturday
night in her 75th year. Dr Edson was
one of the physicians who attend-d
President Garfield after he was shot,
and. during the long Illness of the pre
Ident, she was at his bedside more than
any other of the attending physicians
she was for many years physician to
the Garfield family.
THANKSGIVING DRINKS.
A Drink Mler For a Woman's Club
Teils How to Prepare Thern.
There la nothing sublle about a g'.d
drink. Tbe secret lies in the know led"
of the recii-s. With these any wommi
can go and do likew ise.
The basis of every giKid drink is a
gum. This la a highly sweetened mix
ture, thick almost to strlnginess and
heavy with richness. Druggists keep It
bottled ready for sweetening lemonade.,
and the formula by w hich most apothe
caries make it is fourteen pounds of
sugar to one gallon of water.
For home use it is very good to have a
bottle of this syrup on hand, and th
recipe for its manufacture may be si t s
down as three pounds of sugar U a I
quart of water. It is impossible to give j
exact measures where sugar is con
cerned, because of the difference in the j
texture of the sugar according to its !
dampness or drness. Damp sugar!
weighs much heavier than di sugar
and for this reason it is seldom proMt-l
able to buy a barrel of sugar unless t u
know it has been well dried.
The best rule Is to place upon the
stove a pound of sugar in a double boil
er and cover it with water. I-t it come
to a bubble. Stir for twenty minutes.
Your sugar should n'' have become a
thick, sweet syrup. You can test it by
dropping it In a glass of ice water. If
it forms a big droi it Is the right con
sistency. Fven the most experienced
cooks tlnd it necessary to reboil this
sugar sometimes, adding more sugar or
more water. But it may be said th.it
this reboiling does no harm, and th
novice need not despair should she have
to try igain.
In winter there is a greater demand
for home drinks than in summer. Dur
ing July and August the seductive lie
cream soda is so much more tempting
than anything that can be made at
home that competes with it. But In win
ter, when it Is cold outside and the
cricket on the hearth is chirping, ihem
comes the time for something sweet
and soothing, pleasant and not harmful.
There is a broader field for hoina
drinks than most housewives suppose.
For instance, the simple orangeade is
something so rarely made that you
hardly hear of it. Yet there is nothing
tetter. 1 1 Is equal to the orange ph. is
phate, than which no more popular
drink was ever found.
For orangeade take two sour oranges
and one lemon. Squeeze Into a pitcher,
taking care that not a seed falls in. It
Is the presence of the seed that gives a
bitterness to orange and lemon drinks.
Be careful in squeezing not crush a seed,
and if possible rid the fruit of the bittet
little elements as soon as it is cut open.
Pour into the juice a tablespoonf ul of
sugar syrup and stir gently until all has
mixed. Now take a syphon of ice cold
seltzer or vl hy and squirt the pitcher1
full. Two oranges and one lemon should
make six gluxses of orangeade, and by
knowing the capacity of your pitcher
you can gauge it just right without ex
periment. The drink thus obtained will
be light, foamy and very delicious.
It is not an extravagance to purchase
these sypho.js of sparkling water. On
the contrary, they are very inexpensive,
compared to wines and liquors, in many
places they can ba purchased In quint
bottles, two, or eva three, f,.r twenty
five cents. And, if bought by the dozen,
and kept In a cool p'ace they will be
cheap and always reudy for use. Twenty-five
cents is not an extravagant sum
to spend on a beverage for a party of
six, and this easily covers the coal of
seltzer orangeade.
other fruit drinks are made In the
same way, with lemon for a basis. But
in the case of raspberry and pea' h
drinks, it Is always better to use a ba
nana flavor, w hich is made by slicing a
banana fine and depositing it in th'
bottom of the pitcher before tbe seltzer
is added. If a strong banana flavor is
wanted, the fruit can be squeezed thro'
a sieve. A cup of preserved peaches
sliced in the juice, two bananas, aiso
sliced, a teanpoonful of gum and a pint
of sparkling vtchy make the beta of
drinks.
Spirituous drinks are so seldom pop
ular in the household that it is almost
unnecessary to give the secret of their
preparation. It may be said, however,
that there is a distinction in these which
It may be well to explain.
On a cold night a tablospoonful ot
whisky may be stirred in the fruit juice
and the seltzer added without a notice
able effect upon the flavor. There is a
rich warmth about it which is inspiring
without being invigorating.
hen a whisky drink is made for a
medicine, as in the case of grippe and
chills, it should be compounded in a
different way. Bartenders understand
the secret, but few at home know of it.
Take a small wineglass and fill it with
whisky. Invert a tumbler over It. Now
turn both glasses entirely over, until
the tumbler stands on its bottom and
the little wineglass is inverted Inside,
with the whisky Intact in this glass.
Should you not understand this, Bk
the man of the family how to do it, and
ten to one he will perform the miracle
without spilling a drop.
In the bottom of the tumbler, around
the Inverted wineglass, pour a table
spoonful of gum. Add to it the Juice of
half a lemon, and fill nearly to the top
with ice wat T. Now gradually lift the
wine trlass with the whisky still in it
until it is level with the surface of the
water. Little by little let In the air. As
you do so the whisky wlil escape with
a gurgling noise. This Is called "float
ing the whisky." When It lies calmly
on top It Is ready to be taken. Ix-t the
victim of the cold swallow it at a gulp.
She will find that ehe has at flrbt a
tingling sensation of whisky In her
throat, followed by a very pleasant
lemonade taste to drive out the whisky.
Egg drinks are hl-rhly nourishing,
though not economical. The basis of
them Is a quantity of beatn egg. This
may be prepared In the day time, If the
egg drink is for night, and c an be bottled
arid put on the Ice. One egg should be
allowed for each person. Beat white
and yolk together until all Is frothy,
then bottle.
The best way to prepare this Is by
pouring one-third of a cup of the egg
mixture Into a tall tumbler. Add a cup
of ice water. On top of this pour In the
Juice of half a lemon and a tablespoon
ful of gum and shake well. Pour Into a
tall, slender glass and grate a little nut
meg on top. This gives quite the finest
drink In the list.
In experimenting with home drinks It
Is well to try them In the morning on
the family before placlnk them before
guests as treats in the evening.
ADKLK BARRY.
Had Never Been Kissed.
When Justice Van Wart, In tfce
Broadway court, Brooklyn, yesterday
spoke the last word that made Krnest
Welnhold and Lizzie Weln man and
wife, the bridegroom turned toward his
bride, threw his arms about h'-r, and,
hugging her mightily, bumped .lis lips
against her's with a loud smack.
The witnesses feared the grooni had
been craxed by Joy, but the bi id.- ol n 1 .
II y explained the cause of her huhb.uid i
Impetuosity.
She had never, she ald, allowed him
or any other man bar relativesto ..,
her. She had promised Welnhold hei
first, her maiden kiss, after their mar
riage. And he had waited so lone
that
But here the groom rrr" Tl-r"',
ed his bluahlng wife, and the pair, a 'in
In arm, walked away.
TRAIN WRECKED BY BECEIS
MANY SOLDIERS IN THE CARS
ARE INJURED.
Spanish Troops Defeat Insurgent
in Mountains of Pinar del Rio
Taking of Four Camps and Largs
Supply of Arms.
Havana, Nov.
have dynamited
16. The Insurgents
and derailed a train
Neuvitas, the rt of
running between
Puerto Principe utid the city of Puerto
Principe, capital of the province of that
tame.
The force of the explosion overturned
the engine, destroyed several can,
killed the engineer, fireman and ten
other persons and injured twenty-seven
soldiers and passengers.
It was olllclally announced today that
a column of Spanish troops commatelej
by General lietnando Velasi his b-n
engaged with an insurgent force at the
he'hls of Governadora, proving of l'i
na del lilo, 1 be enemy, it apnea :V.
was commanded by l'erieo Dlas. Duns
si, iH-lgado and other l.-aders. The
Spanish troops, the dispatch continues,
captured four insurgent camps, two
storage places for insurgents' arms,
two prisoners and a quantity of arms,
ammunition and store-. The insurgents,
according to the official report, left
forty-one men killed on the licld and re
tired with many wounded.
The Spanish column, says the official
report in conclusion. Ist one officer and
thirteen soldiers killed and had three
officers and thirty-nine soldiers wound
ed. Marshal Blanco has, according to offi
cial report, requested the presiding
magistrates of tribunals before which
may be brought natives charged with
the crime of rebellion against the Span
ish government to remit these cases
and those of a similar character
brought against foreigners, so that they
may be decided according to the terms
of the proposed political amnesty for
f'uba and the Philippines, approved by
the Spanish cabinet on the 7th iimL
A Suar Factory.
The board of trade of Fremont Is con
sidering a proposition of eastern cap
italists to build a sugar factory in that
city, and for several days representa
tives of the capitalists have been con
ferring with Fremonters and looking
over the ground for a suitable site. A
meeting of the board was held at the
city hall, which representative business
men attended to the number ot forty.
The matter was talked over fully. The
Idea given out by the representatives
was that their people would come to
Fremont and erect a 7'di-ton factory
for a bonus of $100,000 and a site of for
ty acres of ground. It had been ascer
tained that the capitalists are of good
financial standing, for the board has
had enough of windy promoters. A
resolution was finally carried that it be
the sense of the meeting that an offer
be niuile of $."o,0u0 ca.th and forty acres
of land for a site, the money to be paid
in Installments as might be agreed for
a &iO-ton factory, to be completed and
ready for operation by October 1,
and that subscribers be given until De
cember 10 to raise the bonus, the people
to satisfy Fremont of their ability to
carry ou Iheir jmrtlon of the contract.
President Fried was authorized to ap
point a committee of fifteen to carry out
the provisions of the resolution and It
will be named soon. After going thus
far the promoters' agents were sent for
and addressed the board. Of course they
were sorry that the amount was not
fixed at $100,000. but were Inclined to
think their people would give the pro
position careful attention. They hud
looked over several sites and were well
pleased with them. They were not au
thorized to make contracts.
STATE NEWS NOTES.
A movement is on foot at Tekamah to
establish a free reading room.
Fifty per cent of the wheat crop in
Lincoln county has already been mar
keted. A pair of shears dropped on the head
of a little boy at Wilber and penetrated
( his skull, lie w ill live.
A farmers' creamery with a capital
stock of $4,000 has been si t in operation
at Newman Grove, Mstdison county.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of the outgoing populist woman super
intendent of schools in Burt county to
the incoming olllclal. I'rof. Luughltn,-
The sheep fattening company at Nor
folk Junction has received tiiirteen more
cars of the animals over the Union I'n
clc. There are now in the yards about
19,000 head of sheep.
A Webster county farmer had fifteen
acres of onions which averaged 400 bush
els to the acre. Karly In the season the
yield promised double what it Is now.
P. D. Armour lias sent to Superior
two cars of lumber and will begin at
once the erection of more corn cribs in
which to store the new corn crop. He
has now nearly 1 00.001 buHhels stored
there of last year's crop.
From the present outlook It seems as
though the Burt County Agricultural
society will not be able to pay its pre
miums if what the secretary says is
true. The general expenses were to
large that nothing Is liable to be left to
pay the awards.
Miss Augusta Myers, aged 16, a
daughter of Fred Myers, a prominent
farmer living ten miles north of Hay
Springs, was found dead four miles
north of the house In a canyon. There
Is a great deal of mystery attached to
her death, as she was in a delicate con
dition and there are Indications that a
criminal operation was performed. By
her side was found a buttle that had
contained whisky and a small box la
beled "Strychnine." Many are of the
opinion that these were placed there by
other hands after life was extinct. The
body was brought to the city morgue.
Coroner Bowman at once summoned a
Jury and held an Inquest. From the
evidence brought out there Is much
doubt that the girl took her own life, as
no Indications of poisoning are shown.
Adjournment was taken until other
persons thought to be connected with
the case can be brought before the Jury.
J. W. Munn of the Klkhorn's passen
ger department at Omaha Is collecting
a quantity o' interesting data from the
Nebraska farms along that railroad, be
ing affirmative answers to the query:
"Does Farming in Nebraska Pay?"
When collected these numerous exam
ples of prosperity worked out of Ne
braska soil w ill soon be published by the
lllkhorn and used to boom Immigration.
A sample of the many favorable reports
was received from Peter Swart., a far
mer of Adams county. He says that be
started fanning there In 1878. He
bought 160 acres of land at $18 and later
eighty acres at $24. He also bought f'.u.
horses. Now he estimates his prop.il
aa follows: House, $1,200; barns, $,4 ':
granaries, $400; twelve horses, CT J :
farm and Implements, $14,400; eighty
seven head cattle, $ ! . 4 HO ; forty (.).
1620; machinery, ll.ooo; total. $.'0 1. .
He has In addition the following rmp
which he estimates are worth II. '"0
Corn, I.M0 bushels; oats, fcOO bushel,
and barley, 1,900 bushels.
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