' RADTJI FUNDS
f 8hadows of EuBpicicn Hover Over
the Officials
or THE HOSPITAL AT NORFOLK
Strong IndlratIons that the Drug anil
Fuel Funilii Have ISrrn Kuliliil—With
“» Appropriation of Nearly 01*0,000
There’ll ho a Drllcleiiry at End of Year.
NORFOLK, Neb., Sept. 17, 1900.—
Prosperous conditions are in evi
dence in every county of Nebraska
No one but a rank partisan would
attempt to assert that such conditions
are transitory or unreal. It is mat
ter of slow growth—there is nothing
artificial or uncertain about it. Within
four years the farmers of Nebraska
have been delivered from the bondage
of debt and thousands of them boast
of a surplus.
It is true that the requirements of
the impending campaign have sug
gested the fullest exposition of facts
relating to the changed conditions (n
every county in order that the peo
ple of one county may lie apprised
of the degree of prosperity in every
other county, but the republican man
agers do not need to magnify or over
state tho facts, which in most cases
speak for themselves.
Emphasis may be given to one all
important. fact, to-wit: that while the
farmers are producing abundant crops
" and receiving higher prees therefor
than ever before paid, at the same time
the mechanics and laboring men in
cities and towns are all busy, receiv
ing higher pay for shorter working
days than ever before, and that the
demand for their services exceeds the
supply. A careful inquiry into the
status of things reveals these condi
tions:
1. That farmers are getting 32 and
34 cents for their corn (of which thero
Is a large surplus), whereas four
•'eas ago they got but t> and 10
ants.
2. That stock raisers and farmers
are getting $5.50 for fat s’cers, where- !
as four years ago they got $2.75 and j
$3.50. Hogs, four years ago, $2.77; tkiu j
year, $5.09.
3. That farmers are liuying ad- j
Joining acres and are spending hull- |
dreds of thousands of dollars upon I
improvements. Residents of cities
and towns are putting up new build- |
ings and repairing hundreds of old S
ones. There i» an air of thrift every- i
where.
3. That country merchants are Bell
ing more goods and getting larger
profits and prompter pay for goods
Bold than ever before in the history
of the state.
5. That mechanics are everywhere
busy. From towns, large and small,
come reports of a demand for me
chanics exceeding the supply. In Om
aha more men are employed at higher
wages and shorter working hours
than was the case in any previous year
save 1897-8, when the exposition pro
y duccd a temporary demand for men.
Inquiry among all classes of mechan
ics reveals the fact that the mean av
erage of wage scale Is higher, worn
day hours shorter and the demand for
men very active. No man who wants
work need be idle.
6. That the jobbers and wholesale
merchants and manufacturers of Ne
braska are selling more goods at lar
ger pioflts than was true of their
trade in the year 1896; that of fifty
firms reporting, the increased volume
of business ranged from 20 ot 950 per
cent and that in no case was a de- -
crease of business reported.
7. That fifty Jobbing houses, farm
implement houses, manufacturers,
wholesale houses, etc., report a large
Increase in the number cf men em
ployed, in wages paid and the average
increase in the number of traveling |
men covering Nebraska territory is
nearly 50 per cent.
The paramount question is: What
would any of these classes gain by a
change of government .it Washing
ton?
Do you want a change?
WHAT THK MECHANICS SAY.
In Omaha the change in regard to
wages paid, hours of employment and
number of persons engaged Is so grat
ifying that the classes affected will
gladly do what they can to support
the political party which has made
possible tills remarkable improvement
in conditions. The following reports
were obtained from officials of the
various local unions:
Printing Pressmen's Union—Our
scale of wages in 1896 wrs $16 to $13
per week for ten hours icr day. In
1900 our scale is the same per diem
for nine hours per day. In 1896 20
per cent of out members were idle all
the time and 40 per cent of those em
ployed were making but half time. In
1900 all members are employed and all
are making full time. In short, we
nre working shorter hotiis and mak
ing more money than we did In 1896.
Plasters’, llrlckluyers' find Stone
masons' Tenders’ Union—Our scale of
wages In 1896 was 15 to 17V* cents j
per hour for ten hours. In 1900 our •
scale Is 24 cents per hour for eight !
hours and we have 50 p« r cent more
men employed than in l
Plum! cis’ Union - Our scale of
wages in 1896 was 45 re .its per hour
for eight hours. In 1900 It Is 50 cents
per hour for eight hours. Until July ,
1st we have had 30 per eer.t more men
employed than we had tu 1,396,
Painters and Decorators Our scale
In 1896 was 30 cent* per hour We
hid no si-ale Miguel up regarding
hours of employment Our presen'
s.ale Is .35 cents fur eight hours; time i
nnd m half for overtime snd double
time for Sundays. In tvu: our union
had about fifty members III g.xei
standing In 1398 we had nearly 20>
members This was owing tu the
Trnas-Mlsslsatppl exptn.iiun Our
i leuibers are all. or rteirly all, em
plated si the pte*j»nt tine
llrlcItUyer*’ I n ton In I8M our
scale of wage* was D rents per hour
for eight hours, time snd a half for
overtime snd doubt* tinve for Him 1
days Our seal# for I sot Is 5o cent*
per hour, with n<* other changes (Htr t
union hss had about IM member* for
the past fit# years Tht re te mote
wurh In our trade In Uioaha at th •
present time than we have had in the
last eight years.
Carpenters’ Union—Our scale of
wages in 1896 in South Omaha was 25
eents per hour for ten or fwelve hours.
For 1900 it is 35 cents rer hour for
eight hours; time and a half for over
time and double time for Sundays.
In Omaha our scale in 1896 was 31
cents per hour for eight hours; time
and a half for overtime and double
time for Sundays. In 1900 it is 40 cents
per hour and no other changes. More
than double the number are now em
ployed in our trade than in 1807, al
though there are a great many car
penters idle at present. This is ow
ing to the Trons-Mississ'ppi exposi
tion, which brought a great many car
penters here who have remained.
Horseshoers' Union—Our scale is
the same as it was in 1896 for the
same hours. We have not ns many
employed as we had in 1896, for the
reason that there are not as manv
horses In use. The bike has made a
great difference in our trade.
Sheet eMtal Workers’ Union—In
1S9C our scale of wages was 33Mi cents,
but very few men got that amount
The average wages paid were 27M»
cents. The number of hours is the
same. Our scalo at present. Is 38'4
cents per hour. There are 25 per
cent more men employed In our trade
now than In 1896.
Printing Press Assistants' Union —
Our scale of wages In 1896 was $8
for sixty hours, or $8 per week for ten
hours per day. We now get $9.50 for
nine hours per day. In 1896 we had
thirty men employed; we now have
forty-eight.
Machinists’ Union—Our scale of
wages in 1896 was from 25 to 30 cents
per hour. Wo were worklrj; from
forty to forty-eight hours per week.
Our present scale is 32 cents per hour
for nine hours per day, or fifty-four
hours per week. All members of the
union are employed, and our union
was never in a more flourishing con
dition, and we doubt If an idle ma
chinist can be found in Omaha today,
unless he is idle from choice,
GROWTH OF THR UVK STOCK IN
DUSTRY.
The increase of stock receipts at
South Omaha may be taken as a fair
illustration of the change wrought la
business generally during the four
years the republican party has had
charge of national affairs. During
the seven months of 1900 ending Ju!v
31st the cattle receipts were 424,236.
as against 220,324 for a like period In
1896, a gain of 202,904, oi nearly 100
per cent.
The hog ref'clpts for the first, seven
months of this ycer were 1.121,171.
as against 717.976 for the first sevei
months of 1896, a gain of 403,195.
For the period ending July 31st
1900, there were 597,985 head of sheep
received; for the same period in 1890,
101.841, a gain of 436,144 for 1900.
There has also been a gratifying in
crease in prices during this time.
Steers, for instance, sold July 31st,
1890, at from $2.75 to $3.70; July 31st.
1900, they brought $5.50; hogs sold
July 31st, 183-6, at $2.77; July 31st,
1900, the price was $5.09. The price
paid for sheep July 31st, 1890, ranged
from $2 to $5.50; July 31st, 1900, the
range was from $1 to $5.45. In the
month of July, 1890, the receipts of
hogs were 97,000; In July, 1900, 179,
000 tin round thousands), and the
price as given above but little more
than half in 1890 of that In 1900.
THE WHOLESALE TRADE.
Information gained from a large
number of the principal business men
of Omaha through letters of Inquiry
and personal interviews, discloses the
fact that, without a sing^ exception,
there has been a marked “expansion"
of business in Nebraska s chief city
during the four years the republican
party has been In charge of national
affairs. In securing this information
no regard whatever wuu had to politi
cal affiliations, the desire being to
make the exhibit a perfetly fair one
in every respect. The lino of inquiry
covers a comparison of amount of bus
iness in 1896 with 1900; comparison
of the number of employes then and
now, and also of the wages paid. The
replies show, with one exception, that
the lowest increase in amount of bus
iness is 20 per cent, ranging from that
up to 950 per cent, with a large pro
portion of instances where the per
centage of gain was 75 per cent to 100;
the increase in the number of em
ployes ranges from 15 to 200 per rent,
and the range of increase in salaries
paid Is from 10 per cent to 50 per
cent.
The Hospital for the Insane at Nor
folk contributes another Important
chapter to the history of mismanage
ment of the state institutions under
the Povnter administration.
On the surface there is evidence
of extravagance and recklessness In
dealing with the funds, while beneath
the surface there is unmistakable evi
dence of fraud.
Particularly is this true in connec
tion with the purchase of drugs and
coal, if not clothing and other sup
plies. The demands on the fuel fund
have been enormous, and notwith
standing the large amount appropri
ated, there will la* a shortage In this
fund of no less than $5,000.
EVIDENCE OF FILM'D.
The last legislature nppioprlated for
the maintenance of this institution
$119,350, of which amount $12,000 was
fur fuel and lights Why it about 1
require auch a large amount of money
fur fuel and lights Is a question chal
lenging explanation, but It was appro
priated. and, as previously stated,
that amount, large though it Is. Is go
ing tu fall short of being enough by
at least $5,000.
From May 26th, 1899, te July 19th.
1900, $!0,825,20 of the appropriation
was expended, leaving a b«tlan<e of
$1,374 Tills was fur fourteen mouths
and the rate of expenditure was there
fore about $700 per month or $200 per
month In eic«*g of the appropria
tion.
There are less than 90A Inmates In
th* hospital yet on a basis of :toO It
has coat the state more thsn $15 per
aplta for light and heat for the last
fourteen mouth*. That till* la an un
rexsoitshlw amount Is quite apparent
;
Steward Hcea of the toMpl’al, who has
charge of pun baaing *up| ilea of tht«
character, la on v*rv Intimate term*
with certain rwi 4tui*r* In fact, at
the 11 me he was appoltt'ed |
he w%a engage! lu the tout t>U«!a«*j
I
at Norfolk. In partnership with one
C. W. Braash. and it 1* a noticeable
fart that since his appointment his
former business partner has figured
conspicuously in the fuel transactions
of the hospital. The records In the
auditor’s office boa- evidence, not alone
of this, but of other matters equally
as significant.
Since May 26th of last year to July
19th of this year the Glen Hock Coal
company has drawn from the state
treasury for coal sold the hospital
more than $9,700 (set* vouchers
B30347, B31197, B31332, B3I280,
B37397. B10267, BUS 19, 1142785,
H44351, B15034, B16313. 1146976).
j A significant fact In connection
with this is that during the summer
months of this year the supply pur*
1 chased Is about the same as during
1 cold weather.
Another significant fact Is. that
while Engineer Mohler of the hospital
snyg that between e'ghty and ninety
, tons per month ate consumed, the ree
j ords show that the consumption has
(been at the rate of more than 150
\ tons per month. The contract price
1 is about $4 per ton and If Engineer
| Mohler, who handles the coal, knows
I what he Is talking about, the monthly
I cost, on the ninety-ton estimate.
I would only by $360 per month, where
I as the official records show that the
j monthly co:-t is $760 per month, a
| difference of $ioo per month.
Taking the highest estimate of En
gineer Mohler (ninety tons per
| month), and figure the cost at $S per
; ton, nearly the price of the very best
hard coal on the market, and it would
then amount to only $720 per month
or still |e:;a by $40 per month ttym
the amount actually paid hy the state
the last fourteen months for soft and
slack coal.
These figures nrn not alone signifi
cant, but are hur"I clous. They Indi
cate quite freely that the state la be
ing defrauded. The figures of the en
gineer, the man whose duties n-e
such that he should know exactly
what the monthly consumption Is,
stand out In bold contract wllh the
bills rendered bills the state has
been required to pay. The disparity
'f> not eacily accounted for, except on
the ground of f’-aud alone.
According to Engineer Mohler, It
should tost not to exceed $360 per
month. According to the records It
costs $760 per month. This Is a dis
tinction with a most significant dif
ference, one Involving nearly $5,000
per year to the taxpayers of Ne
I braska.
A DRUG DEALER’S SNAP.
Suspicious as are the figures asse
elated with the fuel and light fund,
worse abuses a pear to have been prac
ticed In connection with the drug
fund.
Druggist Christoph, who has had
somewhat of a monopoly of the pat
ronuge of the hospital, Is said to he
on very "friendly" terms with Stew
ard Rees. The records show that It
has been expensive "friendship” to
the state. Not alone lias Christoph
had the drug fund to play on. Ini'
he has drawn money nut c.f the "pair/
and oil" fund, the "general repair”
fund, “carpet and curtain" fund
"hoard and clothing” fund, "book am'
stationery” fund, and the “Incidental”
fund.
Steward Kee3 was appc.fnted to his
position about one year t,go. In the
last year his friend Christoph has
drawn from the state treasury $!
129,04. He has drawn $648,31 from
the dng fun 1, $98.50 fro:.i tke general
repair fund, $204.86 from the hoard
and clothing fund, $14.96 from the
carpet and curtain fund, $22.85 from
the hook and stationery fund, $12.2'’
from the incidental fund and $157.33
from tho paint and oil fund.
Vouchers 1331289. R37404, B41857.
R42776, U44368, H46972 and B47842
were drawn in favor cf Druggist
Christop on the paint and oil fund.
Vouchers 1142768, 1145060 and 1116305
were drawn in favor of Druggist
Christoph on the ger rral repair fund
Voucher H36252 was drawn In favor
of Druggist Christoph on the carper
and curtain fund.
Vouchers 1134272, B36229, 1140263.
1441835, 1442756, 1443473, T444345.
1M6323 and 1447634 were drawn In
favor of Druggist Christoph on the
hoard and clothing fund.
Vouchers B33386. P34283 and
1436227 were drawn In favor of Drug
gist Christoph on the hook and sta
tionery fund.
Vouchers H40271 and T415534 were
drawn In favor of Druggist Chris
toph on the incidental fund.
Vouchers 1194282, 1436235, R409G.8.
1441851, 1112782, 1143478, 1144353.
1145055, 1145524, 1146315, 1116975 and
1147639 were drawn in fa\or of Drug
gist Clnistoth on the drug fund.
These are the cold facts, taken di
rect from the official records in the
auditor’s office at Lincoln
These figures Indicate that there
Is something else besides frlend=hit>
in the intimacy existing between
Steward Rees and Druggist Chris
toph.
Another significant feature of the
matter Is that while Druggist Chrt“
topli has had the contract since his
friend Rccs became steward he has
also been supplying the "extras.” An
article that Is not enurnc-ated In the
contract Is called an “extra" and is
not sold subject to contract price*.
Extras are bought at the retailer’s
figures. It Is within the power of the !
.steward to favor hls friends In th1- 1
, way. by omitting many of the artl
idea to lie bought fro a the contrvet
and buy them at retail n>| e* That j
this very thing has lean done at Nor- !
i folk ran hardly lie disputed. I’ullv i
j ”5 tier cent of the articles purchased j
from Druggist Chrtstonh the last year
! were not Included In the eont'a f and
were not bought at contract prices
I see vouchers I12624R, 1110 *68 H41I3I )
B427K2 HI 1153, H4S055. 1146315 4n*
HI697S), It is known that In tfc
1 stance* of this kind excessive piles* '
are charged. In aotne Inst ore* double
the amount of the actual retail |ttre
It I* also known that D uggtxt
tT»rl*toph does not deal dt.e tly In
many of the articles with whl h he
It* credited a* bullet delivered to the
hospital It might tie a rather did;
I cult milter for either h'tn nr Htew I
ard Hee* to aatlafactor'ty explain
how It hxpepnei! that article* legit
Imitclv chargeable to an-l charted to
» . . r-1
and i Ni'h ng fund war* suppl ed by
a druggist.
The ktldxt'ir* appropriated 11.394
for drugs. There remains in this fund
a balance of $387, which means a de
ficiency at the end of the fiscal year
in this fund of about $150, in face of
the fact that other funds have been
made use of in instances where goods
should be charged to the drug fund.
TURNS ON THK LIGHT.
Despite the efforts of other drug
gists to obtain the drug contract
Christoph has had it ever since Stew
ard Rees assumed his office. One of
the local dealers makes hold to charge
that the bids of others ire opened be
fore the favorite puts in his bid, so
that lie knows Just what to bid to
gpt the contract. He claims that the
bids are either opened at the hospital
or at Lincoln.
One of the druggists who believei
that this very thing is being done is
A. H. Kicsau. Speaking of it ho
said:
"Ileing unable to secure the contract
even at rock bottom figures I resolved
to get It even at a loss, particularly
to see if I could find out what the
cause was of our not getting it. We
had been quoting very low figures, yet
each time the contract v/us awarded
to Christoph. I wrote to a wholesale
drug firm In Omaha, where I do mv
trading, telling them of what I wanted
to do and usking them If they would
not help me by making a reduction
in the wholesale price.
“I sent them an Itemized statement
of what was called for in the contract
and they agreed to let me have the
drugs at a reduction of 6 per cent lie
low the regular wholsale cash price.
“I then took this reduced wholesale
price and I made a further reduction
of 20 per cent, making a total reduc
tion of about 25 per cent ou the cash
wholesale price.
"I sent in my bid at these figures,
and, what do you think? Christoph’s
bid was CO cents lower than mine.
This convinced me that there was a
crooked deal somewhere, for. in the
first place, on a drug bill of $200, 60
cents is too close a difference, and,
in the second place, how did it hap
pen. after I had bid away down below
the wholesale price, that Christoph
should bid about 25 per cent below
what the goods actually cost him a*
wholesale, unless my bid had been
opened and he had been informed h”
tore the contract was swarded and
before be put in Ills bid what my In
was''
■ > n* i _ ..... #...«• .A i %./i fo/in t\f 1+
that's certain.
”1 don’t mrnn to ray by this tha'
the state Is getting Its drugs nt u bar
gain. On the contrary, I think if you
ook up the list of goods purchased as
extras’ you will discover that on the
whole the state Is paying top prices.''
There are somewhat startling ru
mors afloat, too. relative to deals In
connection with the clothing contract.
It Is currently reported that favor
Itism Is practiced In connection with
this end of the business, and that
■ertaln persons have reape.' handsome
■ awards at the expense of the state
by reason of It. The last legislature
■pproprlated $40,000 for board an I
clothing, but even this large amount
between diversion, perversion ami
extravagance, will be completely wipe '
out before the next appropriation will
be available. Most of the special
’’tnds are overdrawn, and there is ev
ery indication that the general de
blency In the funds of the Institution
will run up well Into the thousands.
I/iOSE business methods.
It Is a matter of history that loose
buslne s methods have teen employed
here throughout the official existence
ef the present State Board of Public
Lands and Buildings.
Repairs have been made to build
Inga and the hills paid out of oilier
specific funds. A tire occurred aliotr
i vo years ago In one of the building",
necessitating repairs to the extent of
$5,500. It was "repaired” at that cos'
without advertising or soliciting h!d<
for either labor or material and tin1
bills were paid out of the board und
clothing fund.
In 1897 this same hoard let the con
tract for the building of a new wing
to the hospital, for which $25,000 had
been appropriated, to a firm of con
tractors from Omaha. 'I he contrac
tor!, entered upon the performance of
he work, hut the disposition exhib
ted on their part to pock* t the money
iMowed by the board and pay nobody
resulted in numerous unpaid hills for
’ahor and material being sent to the
board, with requests that no more
noney be allowed the contractors un
til they paid or secured the claim?
against them. The hoard made a ter
rible messof the whole affair. The
contractors left the work to be com
pleted by their bondsmen and the
bondsmen, owing to serious complica
tions, requested that the board com
plete the Job. The work was finally
completed, hut it was a long time he
fore the bills were allowed and paid
and It is said that even some remain
unpaid to this day. The bondsmen
were ready and willing to llquidat •
all legitimate hills, but the whole
deal was so replote with blunders
■r.ade by the hoard that it was dllli
cult to determine the difference be
tween the status of the debtor and
red I tor. The building was flnallv
completed, but up to this duv no one
lyis vet come forward to exhibit It a
a model of modern architecture.
CRI ED TREATMENT.
Numerous complaints are afloat
oncernlng the practice of cruelty by
employes In dealing with the Inmate
Last spring an employe named Charles
Russia gave one of the Inmates a se
vere beating and that, too. It Is tv
ported, without provocation or Justtfl
itlon. The outrage was so flagrant
that the management was compelled t >
discharge him.
Reports of cruelty ara eulte runner
mu, but as the Inmates are of tin
uimt mind to a greater or less ex
tent, little or no d**t»cndeh>-e can be I
placed on what they say. and for this |
reason It js difficult to < btatn i»tl* i
tory proof or disproof,
I’pon the whole, so far as the man- j
agemeni Is concerned, there is no ev• j
lden<e of sincerity on the pact of th • j
authorised represent all xe* of the fn
■ lutilsta to litre up to toe prof*-* ■> I |
etuhumy of their party «>n th. . n I
fftry I Km imh* r»biN th j
state, the pa» the r«n«« al ex- j
p.-use. Is greater today than It eve* j
has been
%t. unttoa die wl hin a few h«*o-■*
after gorging th«iiiaolvta with hum .a
Mood
I
PRESIDENT TYLER S DAUGHTER,
A Venerable Lady of Noble Lineage
Speaks a Timely Word.
„ £."4. ---; 21 ,| HMMWIPHI N.
WHITE HOUSE. WASHINGTON. D. C.
"One of the most aristocratic faces seen in Washington (s tlmt of Mrs. Hetr.ple,
daughter of President Tyler. Hh* hits passed her tilth year and yet retains an exceed
ingly youthful complexion Personally she is charming, and Impresses one ns stepping
out of the Kuro|smn courts,” so suys the National Mupu/.iiio, under the howling "Bociai
Hidullght* at the Capital."
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my friends have used It with tho must flattering results and / can
commend it to nil who need u strengthening tonic. It Is Indeed a
remarkable medicine.” Sincerely, l.etetla Tyler Semple.
Peruna is a specific t > counteract the depressing effects of hot weather. A free book
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If you have not tried Magnetic Btai'Ch
try It uow. You Will liicn use uo other.
In the regular army of the United
States them are 25 per cent of foreign
ers.
Mr*. U’lnalow't Nootlitng Hyrtip.
yorrtuulrrn leethluf, tnflima I !i< (turn*, rs'liu'fd fry
B*>um*iluii, »):*>• puiu. cure* wluii uollu. ll..o a huttks
The Princess of Monaco is Bald to be
the It rut Hebrew to nit on ua European
th rone,
$24.00 PEIt WEEK
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Compound among farmers. Address vfitU
fttaoip, Acme Mfg. Co., Kansu* ( Uy, Mo.
Probably the only sovereign who has
been up In a balloon Is Queen Chris
tina of Spain.
Magnetic Slurch Is the very best
laundry starch tn the world.
Professor (iotch says the electric
fish of the Nile have a "battery" power
eijuttl to 200 volts.
FITS pprnunMit'y C’urr'i K« lit* oriitrfMtnitiiiftgp
frwt day $ ip* «»f hr. iC'Ina’a <»rent Kwrv# r^aioitr.
Br 1"I for 1 Kfuli H2.O0 trial but fa and ti*atr»«.
lift. XU II. Kiiml, Ltd., fill Ar» h At , I killacUliihu, J»a.
When an actress Is wedded to her art
she Is generally divorced Trom uurne
few husbands.
Hull'. Catarrh Cura
Is token internally. Price, 75c.
When It comes to skyscrapers Chi
cago tells some pretty tall stories .
The Manufacturer* of Carter's Ink have tied
forty ream'aaperpaoe In making It and they
certainly know how. SonJ for ’'Inklings,'' free.
About 1,600,000 persons are employed
In the coal mints of the world.
HO! FOR OKLAHOMA!
l.ttQO.nOO icrtf now J*Dd* to open to ■etiiemcnt.
£uWt1I>o for TllK KlOW A (JMiKF. d«v <>i«d to In for*
itiAtlou About tliraa lands. Oi»«t Vfir. H l>i. Hlnglo
a*»py. 16c. rlbtra r«< «l\«i tree i.|ii*trmed b«M»k
t o bklilionm Morgan s Manual <310 I>M« bauinr*'
Ouldr i wltb fine *r. U*»nal nuit\ hl.<)0. Man We. A'l
al*o\a. |175. Addruu, lilclc T. Morgan, Tarry, O. T.
Nearly 8,000,000 persons In Germany
are insured against illness.
All goods are alike to PIJTNAM
FADELESS DYES, as they color all
fibers at one boiling.
The offspring of two rabbits will In
ten years number 70,000,000.
For starching Qua linen t se Magnetic
Starch.
Might may not make right, but It
seldom gets left.
Y’our clothes will not crack If you
use Magnetic Starch.
The animal that first succumbs to
extreme cold Is me horse.
Try Magnetic Starch—It will last
louger than any other.
Yes, Howard, in high words low lan
guage Is generally used.
Pino's Cui* Is the best medlclno we ever lined
for ull affections of Uni throitam! lungs Wkl.
O. Enuslex, Y unburen, lud., Feb. >0, 1XU0.
Only children play ball. Men make
a business of It.
Pynprpals In the bun* of th* hutnnn system
Protect yourself aguliwi tu ruiugcn l,y U.« u»o
of Kveuisn n l’rpstii liuiu.
Why should a dock be arreHted for
striking the hour?
Pleas* Try laultlena Starch
one* and you will tuver use any other. All
giuccm veil It laign pacing* 10c,
A rural editor says the lay of the
heu lays all over that of the poet.
K**|> Un.k'us touag ant •**• y >ur hair, lla tutor
SSI Maul, a If h 1‘taataa Hi ta lUtsna
Utsonaouana, Uia baMtitr* fur tors. 14cto.
Murk 1m ulu Coming lloin*
Murk Twain, who will goon return
to his home iu Hartford, Conn., thus
answers a friend who asked him if
lie did not enjoy traveling: “No, I
don’t, i do It for the sake of my fam
ily, If I hud my way I’d settle down
In one spot and never move. In fact,
I can't understand how any writer
can he persuaded to move of his own
accord. Old Uunyan was In lurk when
they threw him Into prison. If l
had been In his place they’d never have
got mo out.”
ne lovlug and you will never want
for love.
People who have long faces are apt
to have short understandings.
Hminlinry'ii Talrnlail Daughter.
Lady Gwendolen Cecil, the unmar
ried daughter who now presides over
the household of Lord Salisbury, thn
liritisli premier, la esteemed os one
of the foremost of English mathe
maticians. A singularly gifted family
are the Cecils. Thu marquis himself
is a most accomplished electrician and
chemist, and besides bus worked for an
Income as subeditor. Lord Cecil, one
of bis sons, Is counted among the host
read political writers and workers In
the Islands.
Kalin Honor* a Clileago Man,
Pr. J. H. Breasted, professor of
Egyptology In the University of Chi
cago, has been appointed by the ein
I poror of Germany to superintend the
publication of his new Egypliari dic
tionary. This lexicon will enable stu
dents of Egyptology to study the hier
oglyphics in the museums mroughout
the world. This ts an excellent com
pliment to an American scholar.
ABSOLUTE
SECURITY.
Genuine
Carter’s
Little Liver Pills,
Must Boar Signature of
,
See FaoSImll* Wrapper Below.
Tears avail and aa eamy
to take M sugar*
ICARTERS
FOR HEAOACHE.
FOR PII2INESS.
FOR BILIOUSNESS.
FOR TORPID LIVER.
FOR CONSTIPATION.
FOR SALLOW SKIN.
FOR YHC COMPLEXION
Purely
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CURE SICK HEADACHE.
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