NEWS BOILED DOWN.
WHISPERINGS OF THE WIRE IN
FEW WORDS.
Mlvrllmipoiii »w* Ifotn Gathered From
TI1I11 mihI Ollier Count rlee—Arcldrntnl.
('rlmliiMl. rolltlcMl. SotImI hixI Other
wlf»#7~CTIap Coiideu«MtloiiB From All
(Juartere.
Monday. .Ian. 3.
Secretary Alger's health Is Improv
ing
There Is prospect of a strike In the
Colorado coal fields.
Lending Kentucky distillers are
planning a Idg pool.
One of two burglars at De Soto. Mo.,
was shot and killed while trying to
force an entrance Into a store.
President Diaz has approved of the ;
concessions for establishing packing
houses at various points In Mexico.
.Ian. 4.
The health of Gladstone 1* raid to
lie very had.
Bread riots have occurred in the i
province of GIrgentl. Sicily.
Official estimates place the New
South Wales wheat yield at 9,747,000
bushels.
A compllmcnary dinner was given
the Indianapolis monetary commis
sion by J. Foster Peabody, at Wash
ington.
Chicago shows an 1897 death rate—
(he lowest on record of any city of
more thun 200,000—of less than 14 to
l.ooo population.
Theodore Imrrnnt has again been
removed to the death cell to await the
hour of execution, which lias been fix
ed for 10:30 a. m., Jan, 7.
At the Algorn Agricultural and Med
ical college for colore 1 people, near
tenancy, miss., me president, e. u.
Triplett, was fatally shot.
The grand Jury at Chicago has re
turned Indictments against Aldermen
John Powers und William O’Brien for
running gambling houses.
James H. Kckles, «x-comptrol!er of
the United States treasury, lias begun
his duties ns president of the Commer
cial National Bank, of Chicago.
The State department has announce I
the following members of a commit
tee to receive at New York all sub
scriptions and supplies for the suffer- |
era in Culm: Stephen E, Barton,
chairman; Charles Scheren, and Louis
Klopsch.
The aggregate value of the gold de
posited with the United States assay
office In New York city during the last
year waa $34,112,548. of which about
$2,280,500 was deposited in December.
The aggregate number of ounces of
silver was 6,000,923.
F. P. Sargent the grand master of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, has sent a lengthy communica
tion to Mr. McKinley, protesting
against the appointment of Judge Pax
pson, of Pennsylvania, us interstate
commerce commissioner.
President C, P. Huntington, of the
Central Pacific railroad, which Is in
debted to tbe government to the ex
tent of $10,614,120, declared at New !
York city that he would be Just as
pleased to have the government put j
up the property for sale. "We aro j
willing to pay as much for it as ary \
outsider,” he said, "but no more.’’
WoUneHilu)'. »fsui. A.
Fire did $100,000 damage to business
blocks at Commerce, Tex. Insurance,
$30,000.
Christopher Robert, a wealthy re
tired' builder, fatally shot him.-elf In
New York.
Rev. Wiiliam Burns, of Toronto,
Ont.., dropped dead while opening a
funeral service in Galt.
Tho United States supreme court haa
decided that the railroads In North
Dakota must pay tax on land.
Peter Maher, the pugilist, has sign
ed to meet Tom Sharkey for either a
boxing contest or a finish tight.
About 1,100 postoffloes throughout 1
the country were assigned to the
money order class on January 3.
The death of Coun. TeUener is an j
nounced at Rome. He married a
younger Elder of Mrs. John Mncltay.
WilllEB) (’arson, th * millionaire* lnm
hermun of Enu Claire, Wls., died after
an Illness of several days, aged so,
Dr. Robert U Dabney, one of the
most prominent educators of the
south, died at his home In Knoxville.
The monthly slat ment issued by th *
director of the mint shows the to at
coinage at the mints during December
to hare been $o.711,4x1.
Id Hung Chung hits been recalled to
powtr at I’ekln, the omiieror uud Inner
council desiring hU a-sta’.anie In the
present dlplt untie crisis.
The i*tcanter Vigllancln, which ar
rived from Huvuua, brought l.HOO
bags, MH.0OO pouutls of sugar, th** that
shipment from Cuba In many mouths.
Hull lias Ueu begun by Kdwln M
llarrlsoii. et ab. of ^ulucy, io recover ]
11,4*0,900 worth of lan>l elalnie I from
a will In several counties In North '
Carolina
K» City Treasurer Han a of Tatra
Haute. Ind.. Is reported short $14.00•
lu (Ilf accounts
Among those admitted to practice la
the supreme roun .*f th** fund Mats*
was lion WtllUru K Morris <u. who
has been for so many Venn c‘airman
of the Intent sis rotumsm t*>nimU
sloe
Use Wsvlec hat 4*M th« govern
mem to take pr feeding* against him
As he In n senator, n social mH* b
necessary lu deprive him (rum leu ant
ally from pvoemuttou and the «*M>
net Is el hnrv eased ns th tiny ap
pear* la stde with Wsylet In hi* at
Inch*
ISsnSai Asa. a
tVng»*es nneesmtdsd »«s'sr*ig.’
Omaha plumbers guwi s«riA* N<*
Ineregeed wages
A half a million dollar bis occur ted
at ilmhion I'm!.
Twenty ive men ware hllM tn ike
|a»n iiv« *Ce.At.Se »*•*.’. t,
I Cold v -ather has done damage to
fruit prospects in Florida.
A plan is on foot to erect electrical
stations in South America.
The president thinks that Senator
Hanna will succeed himself.
Hon. W. J. Bryan has returned to
Lincoln from his trip to Mexico.
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, the well
known populist leader, Is soon to wed.
Josephine Mcllin Southw'.ck Ayer,
widow of Dr. James C. Ay or, herd sud
denly at her home near the Hotel dcs
Invalldcs, Paris.
Messenger Hayden says that the
robbers who held up the Kansas City.
Pittsburg & Gulf train in Kansas
City Tuesday night secured nothing of
value.
A dispatch from Thomasville, Ga.,
reports that Major Butterworth, com
missioner of patents, is weaker, but
adds that there is still hope of his re
covery.
A dispatch from Aldershot Bay*? Ma
jor General William Forbes Gal acre
has been ordered to Kgypt to assume
command of the Angio-Fgyptian expe
dition In the Soudan.
The Storrs lecture In the Yale law
course this year will be by ex-Post
master Generela William L. Wilson,
president of the Washington and Lee
university of Virginia.
H. McCullough, formerly traffic mra
nger of the Northwestern road, has
been appointed third vice president o’
the system, to succeed II. O. Burt who
has accepted the presidency of the
Union Pacific.
Vrlihiy, .Inn. 7.
Gen. Booth Is about to sail from
I-ondon to thl3 country.
Church Hows, of Nebraska, has
been confirmed ns consul at Palmero.
Dr. Zaccharln. the famous physician
of Czar Alexander HI., is dead at Mos
cow.
Charles Page Bryan will 1e made
Dr. James 15. Atigell, of Michigan, who
will unnt tn rhlnn
Congressman firsvenor appears
confident that Senator Hanna will be
bis own successor.
There la a deadlock over the
speakership In the lower bouse of the
Maryland legislature.
Special pension examiners have been
Instructed to watch closely for adver
tisements of claim agnts.
A royal decree has l* on gazetted
reorganizing the Servian arm-/ «"d ap
pointing ex-King Milan command<’r
Si - chief.
Comptroller Dawes has appointed
William C. Oakley, of Chicago, na
tional bank examiner, to supercede
Joseph T. Talbot, resigned.
The president sent to the senate the
name of Charles H. Morrill, of Lin
coln, to be surveyor of customs and
collector of the port of Lincoln.
The committee on postofflees and
post roads reported the I>oiid bill rem
edying abuses in the privileges of I
second class mail matter to the house, j
Mr. Pettigrew has introduced a bill
to reimburse South Dakota for ex
penses incurred by that state in repell
ing a threatened Invasion and rail by
the Sioux in 1890 and 1891.
The senate committee on military
affairs has ordered a favorable report
nn the bill increasing the military
force of the country to the extent of
two regiments of artillery.
The sale of the St. Louis base ball
club to John T. Brush, Wiliam
Schtnldt, and others, has be-n com
pleted, and the Browns are now owned
by an Indianapolis syndicate.
Saturday, *Ian. 8.
Mrs. Ballington Booth Is said to be
ilowly improving.
William T. Buckley, a New York
millionaire, suicided.
Gomez says the Cubans want noth
ing more nor less than independence.
The ‘‘milllon-dollar theft" in New
York turns out to be a 1 w thousand.
Hon. Benjamin IJutterworth is im
nroving, though is not as yet out of
danger.
A Liverpool syndicate is making
plans to build an immense tobacco
factory at Ixiuisvillo, Ky.
The six-story typo foundry of A. D.
^ariiiiir A.- <<hi Vpvv Vnrir Plf v ltuc
damaged by (Ire to the extent of $50.
000.
Mrs. Julia I-*;\r<l was clubbed to
death and ar.aaulUHl in the presence
of her children by a Seminole Indian,
near Maud. O. T.
Charles Case liryan will be made
minister to Turkey iu place of Dr.
James II Angell. of Michigan, who
will be sent to China.
The Standard says it Is now ru
mored that <in,it Britain will lend
China 116,Ooo.tioo direct .without the
Issue of a guarantee I loan.
At the new palace Kin per or Wil
liam personally dec orated Baron von
Buslow, minister for foreign affairs,
with the otdsr of the Bed Kagle.
The funeral of Charles II. Byrne,
formerly ptesldcnt of tue Brooklyn
base hall club, look pbo • In New
York Many prominent tease ball men
were In attendance.
The Toledo leu Cot rpagy*a mam
moth be house, In couiae of erection
St Whtteiuore lathe, tilt collapsed
killing I wo men instantly, probably
fatally wounding Bve and Injuring n
dugett others.
The Dual parm«ai uf IvUi Bl from
the t uiou l*». Ith reol annual tun tutu
muice was covered lu the treasury
making a grand iota! uf •It.iiuvt
paid fur th>- government * interest it
ths I mow l*at ith ru«4
i« tea icue s.oucsic
WAPItlM.toN Jan t Senator
fturston has intrucheed blits (uf the
relief uf Charles A ISrktna of tbus
ha. M and Csrsdtne Mom shy same
place. 111 lit also introduced a Mil
to eetabfish a M«nc h hum* bur Volun
teer disabled stddit rs nod sailors gt
or near tha >tly of Beatrice, and ap
g therefor |14- *
elding kg the purchase of eighty a* res
ccf land, upoa whic h tha hems la b* to
I r.u.fi
j NEBRASKA TEACHERS
AlARCE cath-rinc of them
AT LINCOLN.
riin Qii«**llon of »ii Eilnoatlonal Cnn*r™
nl Oni»h:i Kind* Favor thal la KiiiIxmI
Inl In a Krnolution—Aildrmwea by
Chancellor Mi l.ran of the Slat* Culver
Ityt amt Otliam.
State Tr»rhen*'n Aanoolat Ion Meeting.
The state teachers’ meeting in L‘n
coin was largely attended, over one
thousand delegates being present. The
question of holding an educational
congress at Omaha next year brought
forth unanimous endorsement of the
following resoluticn:
Resolved, That we, the teachers as
oembied in our annual state associa
tion, do hereby express our approval
of the plan to hold such a meeting in
Omaha during the time mentioned
above, provided that such a meeting
is arranged upon dates w..ieh will not
in any way conflict or Interfere with
the meeting of the National Educa
tional association, to be held In
Washington, D. U„ July ■ to 12, 1898;
and we pledge ourselves to co-operate
In any way practicable for advancing
the enterprise, the organizing and the
success of the meeting as described
above.
Judge M. B. Reese, dean of the Col
lege of Law of the University of Ne
braska, was introduced and spoke on
“Right Emphasis of Education.”
Mrs. Medorft 1). iiickoll, of Beatrice,
spoke on the “Relation of the Wo
men's i hrlstian Temperance Union to
Education.” She said the letters "W.
C. T. U.” when rightly interpreted,
mean “Home.” which completely an
swers the question. Every child is en
titled not only to be born right, but
to have a good home as well. Al
though the "world owes no man a liv
ing, parents do owe a home and
thoughtful care to every child brought |
into the world.
E. N. Brown, of Hastings, chairman
of the executive committee, read his
report, i he asoclatlon now has about
$1,400 bearing interest. The total ex
penses of this session will not ex/eed
$700, In spite of the many good enter
tainments furnished for the teachers.
Chancellor Ueorge E. Maclean, de
livered an address on "The Next Stage
In the Educational Development of
Nebraska,” which had mnny features
of interest to his auditors.
After paying a glowing tribute to
Nebraska in its wonderful develop
ment in an educational sense during
the last decade. Its bright future along
the same lines, he discussed at length
various methods and principles which
should bo observed in the further ex
tension of the school system. Ne
braska, he maintains, stand pre-em
inent among the states for the intro
duction of progressive methods.
Among these stands out in relief the
formation of the Nebraska Library as
sociation, the Association of the Nc
bsaka Teachers of History and the
Nebraska Society for Child Study. Al
though these associations accomplish
much toward the simplifying of meth
ods. so that those who receive instruc
tion may easily understand the sub
jects placed before them, hp advocates
etill further advances in the art of
teaching.
These mav be briefly summarized
under the head of the practical, which
in its natura. subdivisions results in
industrial education, applied educa
tion, industrial education, prepara
tion for citizenship and the democ
racy and the public school. Hereto
fore the sneaker contended the west
ern school systems were claimed
above all things to be “practical.” He
argues, however, that in a sense this
statement was not true. What the uni
versity gives In the wav of a higher
education should in a like manner in
substance be imparted by the lower
schools. The country and graded
school system will net be perfect un
til more stress is laid upon the prac
tical studies. General culture studies
should he taken along with the ethers,
which forms the basie of the nubile
__ eral__• _»..._
should he gradually ex'ended Into the
graded schools so that unon gradua
tion from them t'ne puull will not be
completely at sea nnnn assuming the
higher duties of his mind develop
ment. Chancellor Mac Lean asserted
that the academic end university
retirees should be thoroughly merged,
and the sooner this Is done the sooner
the best of results will follow.
The (rtnif l.nu llefeetltv.
The game law passed by the last
legislature has been found defective.
Attorney General Smythe is of the
opinion that a part of section 7 of the
net is Inoperative. This section make*
It unlawful for railroad or exnrcBS
companies to transport game within
or out of the state, but the penalty ap
plica only to transportation of g:ime
out of the state. The error was caus
ed by the bungling Insertion of an
amendment. As the section now reads
It provides a penalty In the form of a
flue of "|25 for each of such animals
so transported, conveyed carried or
taken, or received for trill-pirtatl m
or conveyance, carriage or taking,
nut of this state at any time of vear.
•ml shall on conviction lie lined !.'■ for
each of such birds so transport -d, con
veyed, carried on taken, or received
| for transportation, conveyance, car
I rlage or taking out of the state, at
any time of the year. This matter la
n->w receiving the attention of the at
! tornev g> nernl It la believed that the
penalty applies only to traaspirtstpin
of animals and bird* scm out of the
i state The railroads and express rem
pantes afe expected to he bebegUsd by
this mistake of lawmaker*.
t c|Syt« I scene.
"*|>tal* John I,, 1‘sreoa, president j
*f tke k'.rst National hank of l.iootu
and o*e of the early Millsrt of !
Iirownvtik*. died • few day* ago. i
t epialn t‘arson fcad been a gt »t set >
lent fioss rhnnwaMsm fur »uasa itr.c j
gad fur two or ihrsw s«k* had hsen |
oalsel to Its toons by • caaptw*- ■
Io-i uf IrouIdee whl-a weft egca- i
Voted b» the rh- »*•*•!* lew.lea. > He
was wideir knuwn in hawking and
Imiiiws circles uf ih* e*pt and
among the early settlers of Ills south
s >et pari uf tke state
I
THE BEAUTY CONTEST.
Women of Nebrank*. Send In Your Photo
graph*.
As was stated some time ago, says
tlie World-Herald, the exposition Is to
have a souvenir medal. One side Is to
have the figure of an Indian speaking
to a buffalo, and on the other a rellel
face made up of a compulte of .he
prettiest women In the Trull sin ibsl.x
slppl states and territories. Two se
lections will be made from each, and
the vice-president from each state or
territory Is to make the choir*. This
duty in Nebraska falls on Judge Ne
ville, of North Platte, who is vice
president and chairman of the Ne
braska state commission. He has
boldly undertaken It, as the following
letter to Secretary Deerlng, of the
commission, will show:
“Please Insert In the newspapers a
request to the ladles of the state who
desire to compete for the honor of be
ing represented on the souvenir medal
for the exposition, ns one of the two
most beautiful women In the state,
that they send within the next twelve
days to me at North Platte, a cabi
net size photo, showing profile view
of head and shoulders.
"Photographs not used for the com
posite photograph will be returned If
requested. Two will be sent to N-w
York City from this state, where the
souvenir will be prepared In gold, sli
ver and bronze, aluminum, etc. Pho
tographs not returned by request will,
if consent is given, be beautifully and
artistically frpmed end exhibited in
the Nebraska state building so that
the public can Judge for Itself whether
the best selection was made, and at
the same time get an idea of the great
number of beautiful women whom our
state contains. Urge noon each c;ty
and county thp Importance of enter
ing the contest.”
“Hulling l lie Koll.”
A mechanical genius-has applied to
the department of concessions of the
Transmissi8sippi Exposition for the
privilege of installing und operating
a wonderful contrivance which he calls
"rolling the roll." He proposes to
construct a track on the order of a
switchback, about seventy-five feet in
length, rnd for cars he has immense
tubs, seven feet in diameter, with seats
inside. The passengers who desire
to take the thrilling voyage are strap
ped in these seats and the tub starts
on its trip. Tubs and passeng rs are
rolled over and over with lighning
speed, the track being built on a sharp
Inc'ine. At the end opposite the
starting point the tub strikes on heavy
springs which starts 'f off in the op
posite direction down another in
cline. When the end of the Journey
is reached the tub is directly beneath
the starting point and the passengers
are lifted out and the tub raised to the
higher platform, where it is ready for
another load. The promoter of this
extraordinary contrivance says he has
operated it in several places In the
east, where It met wi:h great favor.
He says the motion Is rather unusual,
but is not disagreeable after a trial or
two.
flloodtmurHlM Dctwt Thlrvci.
Lincoln dispatch: Short work was
made in capturing wo of the three
men who held up and robbed Dr.
Hitchcock, the East Lincoln street
[lruggist, last night. The Beatrice
bloodhounds were sent for. and when
put upon the trail went direct to the
Eedawa residence In the east part of
the city, where Jay Kedawa and a man
giving his name as J. W. Rice, was
captured and taken to jail. The third
man has not been located. The gen
eral belief is that .ae right parties
have been captured, as young Fedawa
has the reputation of being a hard cit
izen, and has been before the police
court a dozen times already. Rice
Is a stranger in the cUy. The quick
capture of the men has established the
efficiency of the dogs for tracking
thieves, end will no doubt have the
effect of frightening the other thieves
who have been plying ,_eir trade so
freely this winter.
(•rowing r.arh » par.
The largest enrollment in the his
tory of the state normal school was
that of the term iust ended. In th'?
normal proper the enrollment w-u id;,
and that of the entire school GJ3. \1
though the term iust at an end has
the largest enrollment In the school's
history, there is every indict *on that
the coming term will witness ; n eu
rollmcnt still larger. It is gratifying
to the peonle of Nebraska to know
that the school which trains teachers
to Instruct h'r young Is under so able
a board of trustees and has at its head
as eminent and nnpular an educator
as Iir. Beattie and Is gaining a widen
ing recognition
How Its t iiiitiM t'M Mtwml.
C. H. Anderson, treasurer of the
Nebraska teachers, association makes
the following report: January Bd.
t&M, balance on hand. II.1G3NH. fees,
|HN7; sale of single tickets. tUS.&O; in
terest on certificates of deposit. Il2.5n;
tutal. |2.|t!3NS The expenditure)
were reported as amounting to $h13 07.
leaving a balance on hand of |1 :i.'»ti hi
The auditing committee reported the
account correct In every particular
and commended the systematic work
of Treasurer Atkinson
The Pones Journal believes IHicn
county has s<» corn In >hl*> to uittsid'
markets this year The great an ut
ter of rattle Itelng M In that county
this year are aufb i»st to consume tka
entire crop
J nit'*.
Idncels dl.pateb 1. - re have bees
several rhaag** eun*us Ike «t-rk* is
Ike slate auditor * «*> • stsre Ike Sew
year W M Price wko was clerk
la Ike lyisnsrs deputy 1 vs I .sea
made t«.nd He»k aa i 4 W nirei*eou
formerly bond rlnrk. baa kenn made an
eaamlner efcount? treasurers. In pines
of J J Keverlugkaut ska Isfcse the
place of rlerk IS Ite twsnres e de
par intent
Pansen yatylt ka«e ms Ike tin
markinea isp of tons end sow Ite)
propuaa in pul s Mop In !*■<•
TROUBLES OF OFFICE.
SOME SOUR TO CO WITH THE
SWEET.
More Than Patriot lam I* Xwnwarj—Ex
pr'nrr* of the Ntatp Horticultural Board
Mn*t Be Paid Out of Pocket* of Mem
Iter*. Who tiot Neither Salary Nor Sym
pathy.
—i
Have Trouble* of Their Own.
The officers of tho State Horticultur
al society have troubles of their own.
The state appropriation for the so
ciety Is $1,000 a year, tho provision
of the statute being that this nniou.it
shall be used for the paym“iit of
premiums. This leaves the officers
without any salary and under the
present system tho treasurer must ad
vance the money from his own pocket
for the payment of the premiums be
fore he can draw the appropriation, ns
the state auditor is empowered to
draw warrants only upon the presen
tation of the vouchers showing that
the money had been paid out for
premiums. Besides this, the board is
required to make a report to the gov
ernor and also to compile annually
tho report of the work of the so
ciety during the year, the specification
being that the hook 6hull contain ru t
more than 300 pages and shall bo
bound In cloth. Heretofore the in
ciety has succeeded in getting from the
State Board of Agriculture every year
a sum HUfficiont to pay for the ex
penses. But as there Is no prospect
of tho agricultural board paying tho
money for the coming year the mem
bers of the horticultural department
see ahead of them tho prospect of not
on'.v serving without pay, hut also of
paying ail the expenses and enjoying
the privilege of compiling and fjroof
readlng a cloth hound book of "not
more than 300 pages nor more than
o.uuu copies, after all tne state ap
propriation has l)pen paid out for
premiums. At the meeting of the
board, which occurs in a few days, it
is expected that the discussion of the
situation will he anything but a cheer
ful one.
BUSINESS O. THE HANKS.
The secretary of the State Hanking
board has completed a comparative
statement of the condition of the state
and private banks for November 30,
1897, and December 31, 1896. The
showing for the last quarter of this
year is a remarkably good one, as
compared with the same period of last
year. The increase in loans and dis
counts is $802,565.07, while the increase
in the amount due from other banks
is 1,777,579.35. The cash on hand is
$178,383.95 more than last year. The
items of cash on hand anu cash and
sight exchange foot upto $5,334,673, or
39 per cent of the total deposits.
During theyear the Increase lndcposli*
amounts to $3,675,402.43. Tho Items
of bills payable and "other liabilities"
have decreased in size by $252,177.18.
The capital stock is $378,386.82 less
than it was a year ago. The number
of tho banks is 39S os compared with
414 in December, 1896.
This statement does not include any
of the business done by the national
banks of the state. And while the in
crease in deposits and in loans is
shown to be large, no consideration
is taken of the large amounts of
money expended or invested by the
citizens of the state that would have
no part in the showing of either class
of hanks. For instance, during :he
year individuals have purchased gen
eral fund state warrants over $700 000,
most of the money being withdrawn
from the individual deposits in the
banks. In spite of the large amount o!
money that must have been inve>ted
in stock during the last three months,
there has been an Increase In deposits
of $600,000 over the showing of Sep
tember 8, 1897.
The State’ll Chief JriHtirew.
With the retirement of Chief Jus
tice A. M. Post from the position of
head of the supreme court bench.
Judge T. O. C. Harrison becomes the
tenth chief justice of the court since
the admission of the state. Two of
these ten men who have been chief
justices have served two terms. These
were Judge George B. Lake and Judge
Amasa Cobb. Judge Samuel Maxwell
has the record of three terms of chief
justice, while William A. Little, Oliver
P. Mason, Daniel Gannt, M B. Ree e.
T. L. Norval. anil A M Post each
served one term or part of one term.
Two of these chief justices died dur
ing their term. These were William
Little and Daniel Gannt. These two
and Judge Mason are the only chief
justices who have died. All the oth
ers are still actively engaged in busi
ness. several of them were mature men
nnd on the bench a third of a century
ago.
In of I'm* klnic llnimm.
Washington dispatch: Congress
man Mercer called at the war depart
ment today In the Interest of the
packing houses of South Omaha, re
questing that they he furnished wit It
notices of the war department Invit
ing proposals for supplies for the gov
ernment relief cvpclitlon to Alaska.
Two thousand dollars has been appro
priated for the yurpise and as mm h
of it will have to lie spent in canned
meats and products of the packing
houses he asked that the department
rvlend c'UMc les to South Omsh >
packers. In view of the fact that they
are nearer the country to be subsist
! ed that the packing houses of the east
ward. Assistant Secretary Me.klr*
| John has taken great Interest In the
relief *ipc<t!tlon to Alaska, the »l< k
| aeoa of the secretary Of war making It
I essential he should meet all parties
accredited from foreign governments
looking to ike relief uf suffering min
ers la that country
fsittUiies st I Serum Nsstv
Dispatch from Washington The ab
stract of the condition of the nsltawn!
tanks In Lincoln, Neb nt Ike clows of
[ kustnsss Ibt Ik. IMT, shuns Ike ever
•gw reserve it H M per rent I onna
nnd discounts Inriwased from It,TM.lt*
to | *I7 pvt ttw k* and nseorttles at
from |A< adt l<» l*i *M; gold got a
from |IT«m to flit T*|, total ryeh
Is- tease from IIM.VT* ts* I t? MI latf
fut no sey Increase from tie I Id* I >
•}!•««•, individual deposit* tavrvawi
Dm II.Md MI tn »!..** TM
Rheumatism
Is permanently cured
By Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Which neutralizes the
Lactic acid in the blood.
Thousands write
That they have felt
No symptoms of
Rheumatism since taking"
Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
A cup of strong coffee will remove
the odor of onions from the breath.
Well ventilated heel rooms will pre
vent morning headache and lassitude.
low. I'atent Office Kciort.
DES MOINES. Jan. 6.—W. T. M.
asks: If a person should use a ratchet
In an Improved window shade roller,
similar to Hartshorn’s, would it he an
Infringement? Is not the principle or
such a ratchet too common to patent?
Without searching the records to
see Hartshorn's claims, I will en
deavor to answer your question and
make the matter plain to you.
Suppose Hartshorn’s claim Is for the
combination of a ratchet, a pawl or
detent, a spring and a roller for oper
atlng a curtain, all the parts inay to ^
common hut the combination thereof
new and patentable. To Improve any
one part or element In that combina
tion. or to add another part thereto, to
gain anew or Improved result thereby,
would be patentable, but not dear of
the prior broad eomblnailon claim,
and an Infringement, if use! without
license. Hut if one of the four parts
of the original combination claim Is
icn oui, men me 10:111 million 1,1
broken, and It wold not b« an In
fringement of the fdalm that had four
parts In It.
Valuable information about obtain- j,
Ing, valuing ami selling patents s nt
free to any address.
THOMAS O. ft. .I RALPH ORWIO.
Solicitors of Patents.
A Philadelphia policeman the other
(fay arrested a little boy in knee
breeches, to the great. Indignation of
some bystanders, who went to the sta
tion house to make a 10m.) aim
against the policeman. At the sta
tion they learned that the little boy
was "Dublin Joe, a no'o.-loiu pick
pocket. 40 years old, av1 that hi*
pockets were filled with other people’s
money. No complaint was entered.
FARMER S HANDY FEED COOKER.
We desire to call our readers’ atten*
tlon to the Farmer’s Handy Feed
Cooker, which is sold at the low prica
of $12.50 for 50 gallon capacity
v
By feeding poultry and stock with
cooked food during the winter months,
at least one-third of the food Is saved;
also having stock in a healthy condi
tion, preventing hog cholera among
your hogs, and Insuring the hens lay
ing freely during the winter month*
when eggs are always wanted at high
prices. This Cooker will pay for Itself
In one week’s time and Is without
doubt the best and cheapest on the
market—Just what Its name implies, a
Farmer’s Handy Feed Cooker. Upon
application to the Empire Manufactur
ing Co., 615 H street. Quincy. III., a cat
alogue. giving a full description, may
be obtained. Thcv are made In all sizes.
A cup of hot water drink befora
meals will relieve nausea and dytp. p
sla.
FREE FARM OF 160 ACRES.
Would Yon Mko to It* Absolute Owner
of Your Own Furm?
WOULD you like a farm that pro
duces upon an average of 30 bushels of
wheat per acre?
WOULD you like a farm that grows
from 00 to 00 bushels of oats per acre?
WOULD you like a farm that grows
from 40 to tio hustle l.i of hurley per
acre?
WOULD you like s farm that grows
more bushels of potatoes per acre than
any farm in Michigan?
WOULD you like a farm that pro
duces all kinds of roots and vegetable*
In abundance?
WOULD you like a farm that pro
duce. the heaviest and fattest beef cat
tle that goes to the Kugllsh market?
WOULD you like a farm that pro
duces butter and cheese equal to the
lineal Danish?
WOULD you like to own a farm In
t country where rattle are never
( stabled winter or summer?
WOULD you like (o live in a country
where taxes are very low, the principal
taxation being for schuole, and the
' government pays 75 |»«r cent of that?
WOULD you like to live tn a country
where every person I. happy and .on
i tented, exrepllug th. dot-torn and un
dertakers?
hlll'llt you like tu be where rarh
of y«ur .mi ran get Ida acres f(»*,
wh»«t they reach 1> year* of age?
If to, r 'tmili the advertlevni.nl t»f
th* UanedUa guvvrnai.nl free Uudt,
appearing vie*where
It reels you la setting, tu ebangg
your position fr«qu«a ,y 4
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