Homicidal Honor*. The afternoon in flitting awiftly i>y. the chirp of the sparrows In growing (lull, the sun in sinking aslant the roofs of the opposite houses, the evening is creeping on apace ana young and richly dressed woman trips lightly up the broad steps of the county jail, and, after a brief interchange of word* with the turnkey, disappears through the ponderous doors I'uusing in front of one of the cells, she peers through the steel lattice at the shadowy outliue* of the occupant “Hee, my good man," she says, the sweet voice vibrating strangely upon the eilence of the corridor, "hee, J bare brought you some fruit and flow ers, and I want to talk to you I want you to toll me all ab- —" “Madame’ the prisoner emerges from a corner of his gloomy cell and stands near the door—“you will And the wife-murderer three cells below here; I am only a burglar."—l,ife. A Mew Man .loins the MtafT. \Vn take pleasure ill informing our reader* that we have secured us an as sistant young Mr. Clarence Uornbealt, who lias in tho past acted a* our regu lar correspondent at liockct City, and at tho uauio time contributed tome brilliant sensational news Item* to the Kansas City and St Imu Is dallies Hu is the author of the sensation Hint was so widely copied In the eastern pa pers, which was lo the effect that, shortly after the return of John hoey smith, a penitent prodigal, a violent thunderstorm arose und lightning killed a calf on the farm where John'* parent* reside, hit the family hible, opened it at tho fftcauth chupterof Luke, and marked the twenty-third verse. Which read* as follows: “And bring hither the fatuid calf and kill it, and let us eat and Is) merry." Mr. Ilornbeak will make a specialty of acting as society, snake and pickle dish editor of till* paper, and all social, sensational and zoological mutters of interest will bn bundled by him In his usually brilliant and masterly style. —Puck. ^ ‘Tim Melancholy liny* Have Coni* Tim »u
  • o«i Ifryunl liitlmaii-*. hot whan a fellow geta hllloui. I h* ‘‘aero anil yellow leaf In In IiIn com til ex I on if not In 1 lie fill I ave al Unit jnau«plcl(iUN time. Hoe 1*1 ter , mnininTi llllter* will Noon ilbelpllnn IiIn tela lliomlhlvei, anil regulate III" bowel*. Im.IiIc Inning IiIn Nlninlieli ami In itlllifnlly Mlmiilallng Id* kidney*. Malaria, rln-onia Ham ami »iirvou»ne*» ara ulxo relieved liy lln< Hitler* Ad inti l*il It, Thar* I* a 7-year-old yotingater on Kaat, avenue who make* life miaerable for hia governeaa. lie ia full of mia cbtef, and triea tin- patience of hi* teacher to an extent tiiat at timea bor der* on deaperal Ion. Yesterday tha youngater wuh uniianuliy obtuae and canlankerou*. Finally the governess, liming the laat veatige of patience, pro eroded to apply a alight corporul cliaa tiaement na a curative, after which ahe adniiniatcrcd a aolemn aerroon for the youngater’* benefit- "Now, Willie," •he a»id, in concluding the lecture, "you hi a at remember ibis, thnt at all time* you ahould reaped your teacher. "Yea’m,” aobbed VUllie, duly im preaaed." I ’apoae I'd ouglil to reaped you on aecount of your age.”—Uocbea terl’uion. __ • 100 Keward, •loo. The reader* of thla paper will be pleaMcd to leurn that there la nt leaat one dreaded dlaeaao that aclence ha* been able to cure In al. Ita atng-a, and that la Catarrh. Jlall'a Catarrh Cure I* the only poaltlve -ur* now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being F * conatltutlonal dl*c**« require* a con stitutional treat.i.ent. Hull a Catarrh Cun- la taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucoua aurface* of The ayateni, thereby deatroylng the foundation of the dlaoare anil giving the patient atrength by building up the con rtltutlon and aaalatlng nature In doing ta work The proprietor* have no much faith In Ita curative power* thit they offer One Hundred Dollar* for any cane that It fall* to cure. Send for ll»t of testimonial*. Ad 'n-aa F. ,f CHKNRT & CO., Toledo, O, Sold by drugglata; 75c. Hall’a Family Pill*. 2Cc. « V IIM I • Lawyer—Have you formed an opin ion on tii is ease? Juryman— No, sir. "Do you think, after tlie evidence on both sides is all in, you would be able to form an opinion?” "No, air.” •‘You'll do."—New York Weekly. Nnvea a Fortune. Monterey, Teun., (Special)—One of our prominent citizens here, Col. James E. Jones, secretary aud treasurer of the Cumberland Mountain Coal Co., Is on the high road to make hlB fortune, and attributes the fact to bis recent cure froui the tobacco hublt. lie wae an Inveterate user of tobacco for many years, consuming so much as to make serious Inroads on both hts purse and bis health. One bo* of No-To-B tc com pletely cured hint, and be gained seven pounds In lees than two weeks. Within three days after starting to use No-To Bac the desire for tobacco was entirely pgnne. Cot. Jones says to all tobacco users that No-To-Bic will do as recom mended aud la worth by fur more than Its weight In gold. Haraeselng «*»• Mississippi A contract was dosed recently be tween the L'nitrd States government and a power company for utilizing the fall of th« Mississippi riser at Uuven port, Iowa, for the development of electric power At ike swiftest points thirty turbine wheels will lw> erected, from which it is ealeuiatrd that enor mous power wilt be obtained. Two I,Oon'horsepower engines will be put in hy the company Nest to Niagara this will l>e the greatest utilisation of water power in the I sued Staten I hive ImiMirtanl towns l>a«eu| , AAV A A A \MK’fA*AM • ItMf tl A»*| uudn IMr *up}*f9t |. liMH uf lltts llAlM Hid t V|-Ir A» »* r»f AA UHllHlh, I* At II 4*AHI 4 Alin t*f iff-tlM ItMdl 4t%dttf • V fr*A* 4V fc* a Am am «A A M|n It Ut*V A AMplHllNMM II a!a*« it*• a*»4 lM*» Ui Ihmm « d||it»iiihiii I- 1*4tv miMh I** Mt iv ***4 If AA A^ff *#**»» At hA ‘A*|* AAiIMa || ||#4M4A4a A ff f A* k*AA AAf^UA t t*f A|f ttv«| I A* | fNIAHt'l M* w*4 !•« I * Ht A 4tM (Mlt* V lAVl Ml Al AAV A MmAAAI. AA4 ^«»Ut v > AAHul in VAVA^Jf N AAAI Ik* l*AVA IMaI lii l»N fuv»bu*4 At«f A I II* MiiA»H I AIL FOR I BRIG tTION. I _ j IT IS SPREADING AND INCREAS ING IN STRENGTH. Report of President furl Befnr# ths As* nasi Convention st Sldorf — Murh Work Itone Keen Though Conditions War* Unfavorable—koggestlons and Baeommendntlons Ihnt Will Enhnnea the Interests of Irrigation. Irrigation Mntlera Itleenssed. “The third minimi convention of the Nebraska Irrigation association meets today at Sidney under conditions that ure extremely Mattering. “We see toilay no unfavorable senti ment against irrigation that la appa j rent The idea line gone on spreading 1 and increasing in strength, till the na | tlon ns a whole Is discussing tills <|ues ! tlon. In a little over two years every ; vestige of opposition to any ijueetion* 1 relating to the growing of crops by ir rigation in Nebraska has been over comes If the people in Nebraska cun point to a more successful movement ever having been inaugurated, no doubt the delegates to tliia convention, who have met here in the interest of irriga tion, will be pleased to tie informed as toils character and results. In the last two years irrigation eanals have been constructed and others ate now under construction that will have the capacity to irrigate over 1,000,000 acres of land. *•'1 o the credit of the people of the state it can lie said that these canals have been constructed at a time when conditions were extremely unfavorable, when both state and nation were pass ing through a period of great financial depression, when difficulties were many and obstacles great. This speaks vol umes for tlie energy, grit and business ftpiriV OI VlilJ .lfuriuturv • »« good accomplished shows that no ob ject that has been advocated by the association lias met with n single /all ure. Legislation favorable to the de velopment of irrigation sentiment and enterprise m the slate lias been enact ed by the legislature of Nebraska, and we can also congratulate ourselves that the legislation hits met the sanction, approval and allit mutlon of the supreme court of this state. There Is yet hut one higher tribunal to hear from, and we arc here to express our hopes anil belief that the United States supreme court on the second Wednesday of January, IV,e;, in that chamber of the capital of the nation, will nftlrtn and strengthen the decision of the supreme tribunal of Nebraska. “Irrigation, as a general proposition, has attained in this slate an over whelming victory. The future work to be carried on must be on lines of educa tion and instruction. “To carry out the details necessary to more fully aid In extending the irri gated area of the state, legislation fuvorabie to the development of higli land irrigation should be enacted, and the example of our sister state of Kan sas should in a greatly mollified form be adopted, in harmony with this suggestion wc would recommend that a bill be presented and recommended to fiass at the next session of the Nebraska egislature tiial the state irrigation 1 commission be instructed to select from ; the slate's school lands now unsold, j lying west of the 100th meridian, on* section each in the following locations; | One section on the high lauds of the , Kepublkuu valley; one on the high lands of the l’laltc valley; one on the 1 similar lands of the Niobrara valley. Said selection to be made where the depth of water exceeds 100 feet in order to demonstrate the practicability of ir* i rigation by pumping from wells—that j the state be requested to appropriate 1 $4,000 for each experimental farm— \ that said station be continued for a ! per oil of over live years, in order to iuviuuuBuaw iiiv **» iicuKiiis-e v> nun system. At tlie end of the time agreed upon tiie station and lands be sold to tiie highest bidder. “In the interest of the state a more Stringent and effective tire guard is also required, und it is also recommend | ed that a bill of this character be in troduced und passed by tiie next Ne braska legislature. A* the lile of a nation independent to a great extent upon its forests, both state anil nation should be appealed to for the enact , ment of favoruble forestry laws "Resolutions have been introduced and approved in different irrigation conventions that have met at different points in the arid and semi-arid |ior lions of the country, asking fuvoruble action from congress in relation to this question of irrigation. “Vet with tiie exception of the t'arey act. that is especially adapcil to Wyo ming, nothing has heeu done by our ; chief legislative organizations to aid the states of the arid unit semi-arid I weal, iu the development und improve ment of its most important source of support and weultlk tie would recom mend that a resolution be introduced and passed, enlarging the area to tie 1 tieiichlted along tne lines pro|ni*ed, and it would be au honor and creillt on tills convention if it would step aside front the beateu truck thut liuu hevii I followed by other eouveutiona thut have presented und approved of reuo lultous that are entirely iwvtluiial, that i would only benefit that portion of the country lying west of th* loom mend tea " Kaeept au Irrigation eurvey, the only legislation that wre way aspect I from coagreua that tuuy be favorable will be along the line of appeoprialtuuu for reservoir* nr surveys fur such works If we ssprcl the cooperation of the popuiuua and wealthy east WHh us In tins movement we must include some portion of that section of the nation e domain in the sirs i*n*>tlied 1 " I he prop a of the east will, we bw- i lierr. nmptslr w in us In lhe cum meneertteat of u movement that will *• salt la the coastra* tins of g vet ament reservoir* ta hot stone the II-why mountain portion of tu-ere a, but also where they will r a et fully as much tie nek I upon the eopte of the i urines ■ Wat and ithm v * ey% es ufma the rear deals of arid a* *1 ** m srni km, * lea “Resolution< of iho i hs*acl«r w li We beberv, a*compost* the results wu sees to attain. If th* v are |*r*-|-« i ly paahsd and unpp**rte*l by our nine# organisation* that are working wii • us to 4>*»mpiiah the ebd we sees to at tain "Iu th* matter of arts* au wells f**r Irrigation purpose* or the legists* .—e that may be favorable, we will say that along the valley of the l’latte we can hope but for little work of this charao ter. owing to the altitude of this val ley, that will bring any beneficial re anlts. and have, therefore, nothing tc recommend for this portion of the state subject to legislation. “There are other detaila that may be brought before this convention for its consideration, that can he discussed through the committee on resolutions, and reported to the convention for ita action We would recommend that the time for the annual meeting* of thla association be changed from llecember to October of each year, and that bldl for the holding of arid meeting l«e not awarded to any town unless a proposi tion carries with it the offer to print proceedings of the c< nvention. “'The bill Introduced by Senator 'J huiston of Nebraska, asking that a school of forestry In connection with the I'niied states department of agri culture be created, should receive the support ami iridorsu cut of this conven tion. “Of the work performed by the pres ident during the jiast year, I desire to say that since the enactment of the laws favorable to Irrigation by tin; Ne braska legislature. that lie has cont in ued the work of education and agita tion hy delivering lectures whenever called upon hy particular organizations within the slate. He lias tin* honor of acting us correspondent for all leading Irrigation journals of the country, lie also Is engaged In wriiing upon this question for several of the leading farm journals of Atnerl -a. Lectures were delivered during the Iasi summer to audiences in Indiana and Illinois, with the idea of arousing an intru st favora ble to our section, on tliis question “It is witli pleasure Hint I can say Hint I found one very ctUcii-nt Irriga tion plant at work near Klkhart, Ind , and a splendid crop was shown ns the _..it ...i.u. ii... ._,ii..i.. .in the failures were general from luck of M'ltllc-ient rulrifall during the last year believe it is as much a necessity and duty to carry the work of tlie gos pel of irrigation east of the Mississippi, tlie region from whence we receive our settlers, ns to push it energetically in this state, If we expect to secure from that portion of the nation emigrants who will settle upon our irrigated lands. ••Nebraska is naturally a fruit grow ing atate, wherever sufficient moisture is supplied to the trees. It should be tlie work of this organization tonusn tills branch of agriculture to the front as one of the important resources of our state. Lexington wus chosen as tlie place for holding the no t convention. The committee on resolutions rc ported resolutions on the following (objects, which were unanimously adopted by tlie convention: Establish merit of irrigation reservoirs by tlie government; the offer of premiums by the stale for the wind mill and other machinery for ruisiiig water from we) * for irrigation purposes; early adjudi cation by the government of matters relative to the waters of inter-state rivers; amending tlie laws regarding tlie building of irrigation ditches across government lands; requesting Sena tors Thurston and Allen to enter their name* in the Fnited States supreme court us attorney? in the Wright irri gation law ease, in behulf of trie slate of Nebraska; inquiring concerning the expenditure* of moneys heretofore ap preprinted by the government to ad vance the canoe of irrigation and call- I ing upon the next legislature to appro priale money necessary to sink three test artesian wells; favoring tlie ced-, ing of the abandoned Fort Sidney to the town of Sidney for educational pur poses; recommending the incorporation! of the association under the luws of the state; commending the government for ila interest in the convention as shown by tlie presence and address of Hon. Charles M. Irish, und extending the thank* of tlie convention to citizens of Sidney and vicinity for tlie courtesies shown. CONFUSION IN RIFLES. fkl Army and Navy Might Me Madly Hampered la a Conflict. Washington, Dec. 24. — Lieutenant Hi block, in charge of the naval militia division of the Mavy department, has called the attention of the autlioritii a to au emergency apt to arise in case the military aud naval forced should be called into joint action. Tills is the lack of uniformity in small arms and signal codes. The army is armed with the Krugg-Jorgensen rifle of in caliber, while the navy has contrive I cl for a supply of Lee magazine rillc* of 23 caliber, so that the same kind of ammunition will not serve both arm-, and grave mistakes are apt to occur in issuing It to the men. He suggests, In the interest of the naval militia, us well a* on broader grounds, tinsl it would be well if the War aud Navy department* would settle, as soon as practicable, by competitive Tests, which Is the belter weapon, and stop at once the makiug of the less desir able arm CHEROKEES WANT All* Thief Harris aad a UeleflaUea MrrmlsM sa I trite Uel Ihe Wklln. Washington, live. A delegation of Cherokee*. headed by t hief Harris, arrived to-day In ask ( oagrass to pass legislation that wilt oust latruder* from the territory of the tribe The Cherokee* hare for a long time com pi a l or it bitterly of the presence of the white* m their natkm, hut they am Power!*** to espel them without help from the iluwinmrst Mot tong ego A till I 04* ]>**v, it by Ihe Irilssl nnilitd forbidding any further marnagi* t*< tWe* n white* end ludieu wom> u hut was veined by l hief llkinv and did not he, no a 4 w .1 he Vurir y,*in ur tervt fewdutliMl »i4*i ending the opera tion of the order for the removal of the intruder* January I esv referred la the II •!•*.« to-key to Ik* vmuav Ittee on ludian attaint gveee* *t*si at fleVtaaa l.eai is I We t The li inhfort grltu-ig publisher a dispatch from t oosiatttlnnpie wyt*f that th- m i v, barn flame Hghl sg at gtal.-mi I, tw*«u the lurhivh troops s o %ui h uuded that e tended tv I , lurk* *vh mho iIims ml k.i twenty four pWvwsof arnilet* yih - th |isi« >*tt* numb* red Ikost, hoi bod ao .* t.llvryy A NOVEL TRAVELING 'EXHIBIT. The John A. tfal/.er Seed Co., La Crosse, Wi»., always on the alert for some thlng good, have struck a novel Idea to introduce, exhibit and advertise their faiiioiia north* rn grown seeds. This Is done by ineana of an advertising car, an Illustration thereof linear* herewith. This car is In charge of three experts who are thoroughly familiar and versed with seed growing. The car Inside and out Is a marvel of beauty and elegance and Is fit out regardless of emit and Is being run and exhib ited In Wisconsin, Il linois, Iowa, Minne sota, and other states. Upon entering It, one la transported at once Into a very fairyland where flowcra and vines and forage and fruits and vegetables luxuriate ana anouna In great abundance. ! Of course the great specialties w It I r li have made the John THE BALZEil HEED EXHIBIT CAR. *■ Salasjr Heed Co leaden among eeed m< n, such os fine vegetables and vegetable seeds, sro exhibited to perfection, ami then there Is an endless array of farm seeds, corns, wheats, oats, rye, barley, sand vetch, lupine, lathyrus, saeallne, amber cane, kaffir corn, Jerusalem corn ami hundreds of other varieties of seeds and crops on exhibition. Particular notice Is due to their marvelous collection of heavy cropping potatoes, their It nou out, Just. Imported from Hussia, arid Hllver King bailey, cropping In 500 different places In America In 1805, over 100 bushels per acre. The c ar Is visited dully by hundreds, yea we may say thousands of people, and nothing no catches the eye and rivets the attention of the farmer than tho j great bed of different varieties of grasses, clovers arid fodder plants that are' exhibited In one end of the c ar, or as one great dairyman of Elgin, III., said upon seeing this magnificent display of grasses, “I have seen the World's Fair and llarnurn's Circus, hut this exhibit beats them all!" It Is only possible In a newspaper article to give but a faint Idea of the beauty and attractiveness of Ibis ear. It must lot seen to be appreciated but It only strengthens the Idea amongst farmers and others that a firm that can exhibit such excellent products, grown from their own seeds, on their own farma, Is the firm to tie to when you wunt choice northern grown seeds. Heeds that never disappoint! They Issue a large catalogue of farm and vegetable seeds which Is mailed to any address upon receipt of 5 cents, for poutuge. w. N. urvi» K^JUYS Hote the method an;i7 acre* in Fair mont) Kan, Iran recommend i'lao'a Cure for Con Mimptlon to *ulf#rera from Aathina. 1C. l>. Tow-N*Kan, Ft. Howard, W'i*., May 4, '1*4. A Hire areil cordial I* rnado of anlae need, al'-hohol and ange'ieii. There U plrnenrr mil profit mr! no niuiil am lot u< I Ion in aiiallng irniiblaaniun unit i hinIiii III* |>) menu i'aikar'aGinger Tonic. He rut in vain unleaa it tearbea to avoid cauae lor it. Kx II la an may lo remove Corn* Willi lllrrle cor * I n( a lUtf mi nin11* will mi'iura tlieiu. Uut 11m mv tii* aiill aon hit nhatly If takca itiaiu off. (liiiL'dr in aalil to lit employed in more timn inn illiTcrent medii al trracrl|it(onn. FITB —A II Fit a uloj >i>e,i free by Pr. K llnr’a Great perve Ifraiorrr. So I'ltaatirr lint llraiiiay'a um. Miirvrluuac’arr*. T r,-u! 1*1* alii I trial Ootlirfrri to t a tan*, b* ml Uaiir. k iiur.ii.it Anbbl., t'lula., kb i antfon ia often miatakeu for inno cence. _ I Tun fort te California. Yea nnil economy, too. if you latronlxe the Hurllncton Route's I eraoually I'onduct f*l min' a vwk exi urnioua which leave tUnuliu every TlnirMlay morulnit. t hroukh touriat aleei era Oiniilm to Man Krnncia. o nud l.oa Angele*. hecoudciaaa ticket* myejled. i hee the local acent and arrauge alout tirkeia und I erths. Or, write to J. Kmancim, U. 1’. & T. A., Omaha, Neh. Meaauna for III* Atteulloaa. I.ady (to shopwalker, who haa ac companied her tlirouffh varioua depurt juenU to the front door) I’tn kure you hre very attentive. Hid you think 1 Could not lind my way out attainV* Shopwalker U ell, it wasn't exactly that ma'am Vou ace, wev'e inlaaed ao tnauy thintra lately that we’va got to be fury care(ul."- Anawera .... 1 1 A Htttui MoiH Tired lluabend- I've bad a terrible day at tbe oflire, and I'm mud dear through. Wife—Now would be u good time to beat tboae rinfu. \ It matter* lit I lo of bow ■■■ I ■ A 11 “ I» long hi ami i n« tint pain V I I fl 111 I |J V I ] ■ , ';^“S;rrc““w I ■ JnuUDO UIL Ju | anil RHEUMATISM of many yearn' Hlanillngliaa been cured by it, 1,' BattleAx • PLUG fTBe. largest* piece of Good tobacco ever sold for 10 cents fDrs. Maybe and Mustbe. | Yu* Ikim It* *M teclor before Ite young oae. VI) » Became yaa Juo’i weal la tatnui yoar life ta laexpurtcacte ( ^) Bate*. tree. Ite young duclur may ta cipcrfcacte. tat J4. ita aM teeter ate ta, Yaa lata aa etaaeca wilt Or. Mayta, w) wtea Or. Ilaelta ta la react, same wilt mtefciace at wilt gik mcdfctne autcra ita Wag-trite remedy tea yoar caafkkaca. WP ( 4 You prelar eaperteace to eipertmcal - wtea yaa ar* caacarate. Ja v y Ita tew remedy w^r N gate — tut fci tome tody aha grave kP ( ) It. Ita akl remedy mu*i ta gate — judged aa Ita record of « ' care*. Jail aaa aura return ter ctoueteg A V HU M Une* ( f penile ta frelereaee te eay alter, It tee teea ite alateard tuawtoW semper tile ter tell e ecaitny. Ita racate taaplree Iff .* caalkleaca — f»» year* «»i aura*. II oiten Mar ta goml, Ok Ayer** Una par'll* wiw*« ta. You late ta cteaeee wtaa yaa ^ W use A\ I.M‘al tanuporille. ( iv N 3 . - ' . t > orwH&mrasay* W N U , OM \\»**« ■r