Governor Johnston of Alabama has just granted a unique pardon to John Boston, a negro, of Russell county. Boston was serving a term for stealing chickens and the governor granted him a pardon upon condition that for twelve months he should not buy, steal or eat another chicken or any portion thereof. In France advertising posters must bear revenue stamps, varying in value according to the size of the paper. A man who affixed a 15-centime stamp on a poster Which should have bad only a 6-centime stamp has just been fined 125 francs, or $25, for the offense. »w Inventions. The U. S. Patent Office issued 379 patents to American inventors the past week, and of this number 88 were able to sell the whole or a part of their in ventions befort the pat ent was issued. Amongst the promi nent firms to purchase natents were the fol lowing: New Britain Machine jH Co., New Brit alii. Conn. Syracuse Chilled Plow Co., Syracuse, N. Y. Ellwood City Gas Engine Co., Ell wood City, Pa. Dietrich Gear Co., New York, N. V. Winslow Bros. Co., Chicago, 111. Eastman Kodak Co. of New York. General Electric Co. of New York, and the Manhattan Brass Co., New York. Inventors desiring a free list of manufacturers of a certain line of goods may obtain the same in address ing Sues & Co., Patent Lawyers and Solicitors, Bee Bldg., Omaha, Neb. When a miner gets down to business he lowers himself in the world. $118buysnew uprightptano. Schmol ler & Mueller, 1313 Farnam St., Omaha. If all flesh is grass a mummy must be a load of hay. If all our wishes were gratified life would soon become monotonous. your eyes? Bad taste in yourmouth ? It’s your liver! Ayer's Pills are liver pills. They cure constipation, headache, dyspepsia, and all liver complaints. 25c. All druggist*_, Want four mouKt&rhe or Otoiril a beauutul brown or rich Mark ? Then uce BUCKINGHAM’S DYE (tUSSr. ^Sfl BRKS'P POMMEL s»a?i«Bcait SLK rCER wmmmmmmmm- m Keeps both rl. id saddle per fectly dry In th hardest storms. Substitutes will disappoint. Ask for 1897 Fish Brand Pommel Slicker— it is entirely new. If not for sale in your town, writ** for catalogue to A. J TOWI R. Boston. Mass W. L. DOUGLAS S3&S3.50 SHOES “ Worth $4 to $6 compared with other makes. TiMtornHt by ovrr 1,000,000 wrurfra, ALL LEATHERS. ALL STYLES TlIkOKMINh hate H. l»„u*la.* aamv and prlre on IhiIIqh, Take no nilatftote risked to he an »r«*od. I.areont maker* of itt Mint iS.fki Nlioe* tu the world. N «iur dealer etioiitil keoti r 1 hem— If not, we wlllaend y« u * a Dwlrnti reeelnt of Drier. Siu?« Lind <•( leather, mIzo anr It. If your •li-olrr ► hiinn’l tt In- < hi g< i It i ikIIv ■ha yrance f'*rfi»ii*n»i»iitifrinGfBi OlU HHUbw Or Ij.Iv Intn.lurlrv our imh.TS III llii. coimirv. l*i»rtlri.Um I'HKK. f. H. TRIM ICO , PuHnhMi. M«« T.r.Cil*. rcnoiurso double quick Writ. COM O FAIfUtt.l. Irn.lun Ag.nl •4*4 '!•« Vafk Aihm vv 4MH.M1T0N. D C. nCHtlOKt «fi4.l
  • '4 UIWRIWRR .1 . . »>41, M Li, ..I |,.Mr. II. ■ I’.i Wn ..I U»i*ri> IHioIwuiiU >, >wt' l(l. .. a btiu.t I., tHM t. 1 »**•** >4 * th of .June h> owed the city It.S'Jt und the school j district IM2, making a total shortage ] of |2 A complete settlement h.t* ' Iw-eti (ibtsltleil on the folhiwtng basts The friends of Mr Mestu paid tit II Ouo l end the Is>ti Ulm'li paid ft il'MI, the city | and school district losing the balance { V tires Vast hist Somsim CVIHMONT Neb M*i.t SI Ratur «av night ihie* boys, whose ages range from IS to If years, with three line ho«s*a. st opped at the farm «rf James 1 I,title, three miles south of town and i ukrt fur supper Mr Little gave them i (upper and, feeling suspicious of them ' sad not being able to team anything shout their business lot tight them t* , town It wns learned they had run awny from horn* • pd ttv«d near Hene ftrt The mayor telephoned to lha pustmaster at that ptare gnd received «n answer to hold lha buy* The father of one of ths buys •atu# and iwk them h<*«* I Western Nebraska W-ttinillsts. BROKEN BOW, Neb., Sept. 22.—The Western Nebraska Methodist confer ence concluded a very successful meet ing here. The attendance was un usually large and the sessions interest ing and profitable throughout. Sunday the audience was too large for the new church, which will accommodate about 600, and over-flow meetings were held in the Baptist and Presbyterian churches, both morning and evening. Among the distinguished speakers from abroad were Dr. Reese of Iowa, secretary of the Freedman’s educa tional society, Dr. M. S. Hord, assist ant secretary m the church extension society of Philadelphia; Mrs. Edholm, W. c. t. U. lecturer <>r California; Rev. Mr. Gamhell, specialist on Sab beth question of Kansas, and Rev. I). W. C. Huntington, chancellor of the Wesleyan university of Lincoln. Bishop Warren appointed as presiding elders Rev. W. E. Hardaway for the Holdrege district. Rev. C. A. Masten for the Kearney district and Rev. R. S. Moore for the North Platte district, 4rnl said, to the auditor's side of the case. Ilitf Ff<*i|pr slilpiiMMitM SOT'TH OMAHA, Sept. 22.—The re cent marked advance In the price of fat cattle and hogs has greatly stimu lated feeding and farmers are now buying everything thpy can put their hands on and shipping Into the Interior where feeding has already commenced. The late summer and early fall feeding of live stock Is now the largest ever known at this time of the year. Espe cially is this true in the lower Mis souri valley, where n short time ago feeders would not look at new com at 15 cents a bushel. Big shipments of feeders to Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri points are being made dally from this market and the demand continues with prices high for good stuff. *lolih Neill. Soldier of Fortune. FREMONT. Neb.. Sept. 22.—John W. Neill lias enlisted in the Forty-second infantry at Omaha. Neill served in the Second Nebraska as sergeant of Company H and had previously served nine years in the regular army and two years in the British army, lie was in the Soudan campaign of 1882 and received the Victoria Cross for gallant services. He was also an aspirant for a commission, but evidently conclud ing he stood no chance of gettlug ouc, enlisted. Purifier l ot kc to hr Trletl. BEATRICE, Neb.. Sept 22.—W. S Locke, un old and well known farmer of this county, wus hound over to the d(strict court in the sum of ffloo on the charge of shooting at Thomas Cox with Intent to kill. Heverral weeks ago Cox received a charge of shot In Ills person while lu the melon patch on l.cN-ke's premises. He claimed, however, thut he wus not there us a marauder, and swore out a warruut far [ Locke. l.o< ke gave bail. Paw««»«* I 19% PAWNEE CITY. Neb dept 22 —The public school o|M-ne<| with the largest 1 attendance ever known. There are over 1 fifty enrolled In the high school who arc not residents of this district, thi* being the direct result of the new high •rhool laws. The new building Is coni morilmislv arranged Prof Fulmer is I assisted by an able corps of tear he* I and ad promise an eice'l«nt year’s work. free M>l*n at Fa*.tee. NKUKAdK A CITY Neb dept >2— I At the quarterly meeting of the Eleventh street M E ebutrh result*' i lions of approval ot the work of Pastor j C M Shepherd and prt .ding Elder I* i Van Fleet were passeti, also a req>«*» t lu the bishop to return each to their ! present position An lavtiattua is 1 estendsd lu the confer* ms to steel lu i this rlty seat year Andrew Itiatia. 1 was Started U* delegate lo the cos fereate. and the sense of J J ||py will he mailed free on application to Bryan Snyder, Lencral Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. There's probably no success so sweet as that achieved by acting contrary to the advice of our knowing friends. *15.00 PER WEEK. W'e will |mv a »it'ur\ i>r ¥I>.M) |>cr week and expense* ini mini with ilt in liiiioum-e ..ur Poulin t'outiHiuiul .ii.,1 1.I" K Her 'll the >min irv. ltd. required Andre**, wlluslump, Acme Mk. Co., KtlAl Du® MoilD > in It a A woman, to suy the least—but, then, It Isn’t n woman s nature to suy the least, 1 believe my prompt an of Piw'r Cure prevented quick consumption.— Mr* Lucy '•Vallucc. Marquette, Ksii , Dec. I'd, ‘‘.ifi. The father who walks the floor with a crying troy baby la a sub inalc-rur rler. l«ri|» \*»r iHIpr. t ofMm « « t’fc *ti «« m krjrf t fprit iftmr lbr*t |r •ilb m«r. t*r‘®l |*Ht |sdt>ti« u«c * !'**•«•» « l Ii4* I fv ' I*® The North American Kevlew for Hcp lembcr la In close torn a with the te.in tng interests of the d»v, and in the quality of Its contents U more than fulfills the promises made by the new editor wbeu h* undertook the manage' went of the Kevlew wblrh Indeed, ha vs been moat generously redeenrsd by every issue that has enure frvou his bunds* The number opens with the lata t'alukrl IngersuH's fatuous rply late t'utonel litaersoii s famous reply was published originally In the Nsvo a a Novernb* f, lbs.' slot abuh Is re published now la consideration of the keen aad widespread intei* st uwakeu id hy I’oioiol Ingei soli g death lu hla views ua religion and r« I <.. dogma 1 los paper itmialaa what la In all prob ability the fullest. alr>o»g< *t and u-«t < toque at stalsmeal of h )# ■ 11« *(i whb-h the hrtttiaat iiwaiM, aver penned Hus bead I aave Just been talking with the M* ttergvmau ind had we agree Wife W hy I dbia I kaoe that you dtdn t believe la Ih* Hlble ttrooklvn IJfe Through the hlg telescope of the IJck Observatory It has been discov ered that Polaris, or the North star, is really a system of three stars, which revolve around each other. These throe bodies cannot he seen even with the Lick telescope. Their existence is determined by observations made with the spectroscope. — A Sullivan (Ind.) man has refused to pay a note for $150, which he gave to a church some years ago on the grounds that the paper was drawn on a Sunday, and was, therefore, of no value. A tea party was held at Bass Point, Boone county, la., a few days ago. at which the combined ages of the five ladies present were 410 years. Grand ma Goetzman. aged 89, was t£r* oidest; Grandma Klinedob, second In point of age. is 87; Grandma Zimbelman is 82. Grandma Switzer is 81 and Grand ma Bennett 71. All ate widows. They have been friends for half a century and frequently meet at these little tea parties. The new umbrella and the unloaded gun are liable to go off without warn* tug. THE ills of women overshadow their whole lives. Some women arc constantly getting medical treat ment and are never well. •• A woman brst understands women’s ills,' and the women who consult Mrs. Pinkhnm find in her counsel practical assistance. ——— —- ■ —— Mrs. Pitikhatn's address is Lynn, g- f[ Mrs, MAtiF.t. Goon, Corrcctionvillc. FUBE'B KT&llEB la., tells how Mrs. Pinkham saved irSRLEmAr F vJrmm -UanntT.S you ,noush for SUFFERING what your medicine has done forme. ■ «, I can recoin men.’, it as one of the best w W %JfuwMFiLiKw medicines on earth for all women’s — ' ills. I suffered for two years with female weakness and at last became bedfast. Three of our best doctors did me no good so l concluded to try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. After taking a few bottles of your medicine, I was able to do all my house work. 1 know that your medicine raised me from a bed of sickness and ’ perhaps death, and am ' very thankful for what it t has done for me. I hopo > that every suffering - woman may be per suadcd to try your medi< ine." Clot Mrs. Pinkham's advice as soon as you begin to be puzzled. The sick headaches aud dragging sensation come from a curable cause. Writo for help us soon as they ap. pear. Mur. Poi.r Htani.rv, C a in p b o lirburg, Ind., writes: •• Pi.ar Mrs. PlKitllAM—I war, troubled with tin k headache and was so weak and nervous, 1 could hardly go. A friend called upon me one evening and recommended UVdia b. nnkl’ams Vegetable Compound, saying that she knew tiiat it would cure me, 1 then Bent for your medicine and after taking five bottles of it, 1 Wit entirely cured, I iannot it imoti' h." Thu man who sells his vote proba bly gets wlmt he wunts, but not what he ought to get. How . Till.? We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any rase of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure. I'\ .1 CIIKNRY A CO , Props.. Toledo. O | We, the undersigned, have known r .1 ' Cheney for tho last la years anil believe him ! iierfertly honorable In all business Iran.art In is ! and llnuncially able to curry out any obllgu ■ Hons made by their lirm West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists, Toletjy, ' 0.; Waldlng, Kinuun & Marvin, Wholes.!.0 : Druggists. Toledo. Ohio I llali s Catarrh (Jure Is taken Internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Prico iSo per bot tle Hold by all druggists. Hull's Kuinlly Pills aro lliu bsn.U It Is effort rather than achievement that counts with God. The stage prompter might he appro priately termed a theatrical poster. Don't (in limit* Wli*n Von ft(*llll fill* IIIV luvftlualllo ^NHU’in 1.60 Uli’liiiioml. £3> Di'tti horn St.. » Yimr Kcft ArSe hiiiI IlurnT Shake Into your shoes Allen's Foot Ka.se, a powder for the feet. It make* tight or New Shoes feel Hazy. Cure* Corns. Hanlons, Swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet. At nit Druggists and Shoe Stores. ZfSc. Sample sent KKEE. Address Allen S. Olmsted. Iz ltoy, N. Y. A man’s liery resolutions are apt to go up in sntokc. /I mm Aim'f GUNS AND AMMUNITION at Whulrtale Price* to ■ I | g II 11 H Everybody. Otit l.ui^i; (#uli l autocue containing 96 pay eg, wire Bm pi B A n ||l 9^x12* inches* will he sent post am; paid on receipt of three cent* | i / ■ V? I E A# B h to any one returning thi* ad and mentioning this paper Wc uo Bm B * save vow BIG dollai ; on linns. Write at once T. M. ROBERTS SUPPLY HOUSE, Minneapolis minn -160 *166 W-MADISON ST CHICAGO. , In Tims of Sunshine Prepare for Rain. flair P'ioili- I lO. I.iMlics’Royal Cape I Mar kmt«>h Coal, made of high tio3 aro giude double trslui* wcol . . cashmere in navy blue «r SUCH thdt black, lined throughout with ... ^ fires fancy plaid, full fcwet pduuble tnro ufU brtasleddetachable c.ipe, wiill enabled to imr 1 v?b ,n r. lUi 01(4 plall in but It ; quote llrw kb.|>r iklrl with one oul ,un, kill* iHikrl anil tprnmtf in prices that W(to ,tl ,»„* „tr", always In- \ i* • l,"i bo*£"fco!r? worked with ftilk eiul all forest teams strongly sewed The nn/.nnm. Uialiuf c« tm t i • ftuiiHlff l> r ecunorn ruiiir satisfartic it Midclt hac k leal buyers. i>l * vary gwta>* M , this rcuplrd with tin way down price wo Our fgOOdO anmi> dN'skl tdilc all(mrel, trust* wkeirae a p> ■' i us h rso itry _ - , . Ihii so 4Sit t* if trcii-4 worthy kind p'n .UI CU i.rneis <>«.« factions ol tl< * II M kmte nhos Will 1^0 Aim Ufllim. Inl mi. ||<«| iti* M«. IK. Iu **, » .„• approach able kind A A IP that never /Ik loan be VVsBtkl reached elsewhere. OUR MAMMOTH CATALOGUE In which U Hated at lowest wholesale price* evervthing to eat, wear and use. in furnished 00 receipt ul only Kk. to partly pay postage or ciprcsaage. and aa evidence ol good faith the Hk. la allowed on first purchase a mown ting to fl.00 or above.