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TIME TABLE.
Tim table Wo. H to Wee effect April TTrt.tMO
WflSTH VIA llTM"l.
Ko l.w, MMmicer to liMtlw leaves
olrjrwptMn.ty,, . Ji e.m.
No. 1st, frolalrtlolialnm dally " Itfenni.
Wo. iu MMMRxcr from ,7 dally ei
ceptmiwtay sttp.m.
No. 138, f relctit from llastliijrs dally ar
rlva ' I0s30im.
RaBTVIAWYMORK.
Sa. IA. aaMMumr la Mt jikmiib dally
leavea I0swa,m.
No. KMM(fir to Kansas City (tally 10:33 p.m.
Mo. IS iMMemcer from Joseph dal-
iramvc .. oiwini,
no. m pattsnier irem Kansas wit
arrives 7:jea,m.
No. It freight dally except Tuesday ar . .
rive . 3ilSa.m,
No,wrrintaaiiyexeeptnunoay in p.m,
wmtmovkd. .
No. at passenger to Denver dally
leaver . ... 1tV,.m.
No. is passenger to Dearer dally
leave . .. B;80p,m.
No. S msasnsfir from Denver dallr
.amyea ... . . iuhb i. m
arrive
Mo.i:b freight for Denver k-avestfal
y except Hunnay
8:00 a.m.
no,
No
o. IM freight f rmi Denver, dally ex
eeptRandayarrlAe SiMp,
o. in aeenmmnilatlon to Olierlln.
m.
rant Monday, Wedeniday ami Hattirriay. .
A, OONOVKIt. Agent.
BAIniATIOAI.ItV XrMKSNKa),
(Written for the Cntr.r.)
Corns, Ictrao tall yotistithln,' ami I Iioik) you'll
read It o'er,
Though I may not toll you ntilhln1 Unit ) oil nev
er heard before.
Tin about a couple Boar mo. nnd I Iiom that
you'll hear me, for they nevrr any,
, O, dear toot another audi a bore.
They have a lovely baby, 'tlsawlusoinn little
bairn,
They An both nrccrwl that maytm tha Infant
U'nt thalm:
They endeavor to onnecal II, but I know they
strongly fact It, for their aetloni nil
revoal It, ns they're wildly at mo
aUlrln."
Rhe aaya the fault lahlsvn, lie drclarei Hint It l
hern,
And they both am fltfor prison nn they wllli hot
' anger burn.
They stumble, halt and shimmer In their Kng
Huh and their grammar-1 could lilt
them with a hammer, and I would'nt
care a durn.
lie calls au onion, layaii, a.id nlw iuivs n biirgu-
ler,
It Is really my opinion lie Is luittai bad ns hur.
They say they've been to callcgc, and have gut
a heap of knowledge, luit I think
them In their doll.oKu.und to tliviu I
will defer.'
Tbeywlllmy.loireniuiwlt.and mil ink yen
how you air.
At their dinner they wllfcliaw" II, ami they
say a cheer for chair.
If they bavo a bit of learning, It li now iulle
pafttdlaonrnlng, and that's all I know
concerning Iho educated pair.
. , , ., , Kdoah Tiiornb.
Lincoln, Neb.
Tha Mat Question.
The great railroad rato question
tbal seems to be agitating tbo pooplo
to a groat extent just now Is one that
takes a aaiter mind to eolvo. It
lookg to an averago mind an if tlio
various companies ought o haul
freight cheaper, mid still make
monoy, but still a man should bo thor
oughly acquainted with tho very gi
gaatio business before ho can speak
intelligently upon tho matter of wheth
er tho rnilronds tiro churning too much
or too little, therefore we believe Unit
tho legislature in fnr better able to
eopo with tho subject than the hoard
of transportation. Of course the enxt
of running n railway, is more in the
west where populgtiou is lacking than
- In tke east where it is mora densely
settled nd for that reason some will
say that the rate is nut too high, hut
it does look to an inexperienced mind
that the rato should not ho fully twice
on Ugh as it is between similar points
mine oast. Uf course wo nil want
rate just ns cheap ns possible mid do
Jwliee to tho.se who own the roads,
' aW the Virions companies will do well
to heed tho agitutiou going on in the
state and alleviate
tho hardships as
much as they can.
The play of "lletscy liobhott" at
tho Opera houso, Wednesday evening
was a success. Tho piny was light
eoatody and calculated to please all.
The dramatis fcrson;s was well se
lected from our best talent and oseh
Individual pari was readsred in a sat
isfactory nunner. The following are
the aamea of those taking part
Armr Higby, Miss Uoatie Lindtey
Miss Nellie Adelsheim, Walter Curran,
Miss Bess Beynour, Ellis Shirey,
Hugh Miner, Miss Loua ilellows,
Nisa Minnie MoAvoy, Will Yelser,
Ooo. Newhouse, Miss Mollie Ferris,
Kylsnd leiaer. The entertainment
was for tbo benefit of tho fire boys
and was largely attended by our eit
Uses,
r
(lov. Thayer has revoked his cull for
convening the legislature owing to the
fact that there would be home qtivst ion
aa to the legality of laws passed with
out a full membership of both houses,
there being Mivcrul vacancies that
could not bo filled in time for the be.
sioii. The eity board of equalisation ma
t tha eonaoil chamber tha fare pait
tf tha weik aid rcrcivei eeaiplaiuu
I taxpayers on the assessment. It's
IwUaffla,
RURAL RUMBLINGS.
XXWSY MOTtl IT couxsroysxMTi
(JstMlpriina' Inlereatlncttema rrom
ail m llns of t He County.
WninM Creek.
Wanted a soakiog rain. Will it
ever eono?
Tho Allianco at the Hummel sohool
houso lies hung out it's bsnncr on the
outer wall with tho following roster of
officers: Presidsnt, Geo. Hummel; V.
!., A. MoCall; Boo., O. MoCall; Kx.
Com., 0. MeCsll. A. MoCall, S. Ilea
ton. "This is the state of man etc.
And when ho thinks good cany soul
that his greatness is full suroly ripen
ing there oomes a frost a killing
frost and nips his root."
A hopp look now spreads over
tho face of Niok Iilankonbakor. A
boy. When told of its arrivul Nick
excitedly exclaimed "am I a father or
a mothor" and when tho glad nows
was imparted to him, ho swelled up
bigger than a toad and said, Most any
plug can liavo a girl but it takes a
man to bavo a boy. Nick win excit
ed and got somo what mixod. By tho
tinio ho has been a father as many
times as Dennis ho will realize the
truth of Pauls epistle to liluo Hill, viz:
"Ids a nice ding being a fardcr espec
ially gedding ub off a epld vlntcrs
nido and bouring oud Wfcgorio py
moon tide. Ids nleo to dink dot do
paby vas going to grow ub mid have
do mumps, measles, colera infantum,
ohimehauiii und dingi like dot to toko
avay a mans' monoy'dot be has laid
avay for St. 1'atrieln day," etc. Wo
understand that Niok is now gayly
singing that swcot old re fain "I'll
namo tho boy Dennis or n nano at
all."
Oliver Downs has been boring
around hero of lato for water. Oliver
has a new soog that would bring tears
to your eyes entitled, "Grandpas just
smothers He tiny," Ho sings it to tho
familiar t ano ''Backward turn back
ward, oh time in your flight make mo
a democrat again for tonight.
Charlie Hunter is keen to buy oorn
now at 22 ets per bushel. In some
respects Charlie resembles Josoph
that you read about in tho lliblo as in
times of plenty ho provides for a fam
ine. Don't let Chnrlio know that
Donnis says ho rosemblcs Josoph at
all as wo don't think ho is very badly
stuck on )oe. In fact li" was once
heard to remark "Joseph was a
chump,"
Dennis read with interest the reso
lution adopted by tbo allianoo that
meet in tbo Hummel sehool houso and
would offer mi amendment that the
committee instructed wait on the Hod
Cloud papers also wait on tha Hod
C.'oud bunks with tho samo messagu.
"Its but a stop from tho sublime to
the rediculous."
Dennis doesn't like to "peach" or
slir up any "tipple" ol discord but it is
tho "current" report that there is a
ludy on Walnut that has blood in her
eye and says that tho next fruit tree
agent that strikes her place will bo
treated to a "pair" of black eyes and
tho watch dog will po instructed to
take a "grape yiuo" hold on tho part
that geta over thu fct.co last, There
is a "struwberry" mnrk or tho moon
Dennis called on his old time fiiond,
Milt Lester, u low days agoou Alli
ance business and was surprised to
find him digging a big hole. Neigh
bor Olmstcad happened along and
Milt confided io us tho fact that it
was a fish pond provided ho could get
water to fill it and fish lo stock it.
Out of tho kindness of our hoarts Den
nis and Olmntcad agreod to furnish
messing ingredients. Dennis fur
Risking tho water and Olmstcad said
he could furnish Milt suckers. Don
nis has no use for water and Olmslead
says he gets more suokera in his net
than he oan uso.
ws. !, i nayer mot witn quite an
accident by tho upturning of a buggy
whereby her arm was broken.
Our assessor reports that sonio of
our people soratohed their heads when
they figured what their taxes would
be. Just so and one of them at least
politely notified Uncle Joe Holcotub
a rd his fricud, Dcauis, a year or to
ago that if thoy didn't vote for bonds
for a new school house they would be
"boycotted."
Speaking of assessment. It has
cone lo light that an assessoi not far
from hero "averages" things this way.
When he found a man with a bunch
of csttle, not exactly up to the mark,
say 20 head for instance, he attested
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him with ten head st a good round
price and wade things look better (?)
thereby. This is a new "wrinkle"
and we look to tho supervisors ta take
tho kinks out of it. For further in
formation address Dennm.
V. 8. That man Olmntcad wMI
bear watehing. As we left Lcstcrs ho
gave Dennis a dig in tho ribs and said,
I am going to load up tho Inavalo Al
liance and take it up to Lcntcr ns my
share of tho fish pond.
JiieUen, Khhsim.
Still dry, no rain, yet corn is hold
ing on in good shape.
Some farmers are plowing up their
oats, others are wailing for it to rain.
Hot wind, dust and somo dancing
mixed in flccms to bo Iho order of tho
day and night.
Sunday sohool at Mt. Hope overy
Sabbath at 10 o'clock a. m.
Preaohing by Rev. Geo. Hummoll
tho third Sunday in Juno at Mt.
Hope at 11 o'clock a. m. All are
tnvitcd to attend.
Wo aro on tbo ovc "f a decided rev
olution in agriculture Tho politi
cal factions who had formerly looked
upon tho granger solely as a thing to
uso when his vote was wauled aro
beginning to soo that tho farmo is
fast becoming a power in tho land.
Tho fact several astuto politicians aro
etpouiing tho eauso of tho agrioulturo
in tho legislative halls and that tho
agricultural portion of tho country
will cio long bo recognised in their
truo station ns tho rcliablo support of
tho nation, but tho question demands
attention on tho other sido if farmers
are being recognised as tho founda
tion oh which rests tho security of
our government. Aro they lilting
themselves for tlio positions they may
bo callod upon to occupy when tho
new era dawns? Wo fear not if thoy
fail to mako tho most of tho opportu
nities they are as a rulo oontont to bo
pushed to tho wall and their places
usurped by men of push, if not of
brains, to ourselves and in ourselves
must we look for tho revolution which
shall put us on o stronger footing
rather than to tho machinations of po
litical alliances, is notthogamo worth
tho candy. Sil.
i
t'roas KoMdN.
Wo had a nioo littlo rain 'hero tho
past woek.
II Tonant and wifo woro out from
Hod Cloud to visit his fathers, and
woro al mooting Sunday.
Brother Webber and his assistant
both were absont from Sunday sehool.
Dceoration day bnssod off very
quitoly in tho oountry T believe in
tho observance of tho day in memory
of tho heroic dcud. But why not
the living soldier? Undo Sam should
furnish each of them a new suit of
blue and to rcoolvo in roturn. Let it
bo provided that thoy shall bo on
dress parado a couple of days and
drill tho new to bo veterans semi-annually
as it is many of the old vets
look forlorn and forsakon. Come
Uncle Sum if you oant afford a ser
vice nor dopendant pension by ul
means, dcoorato tho living limns
with blue and buttons once a year.
I would suugest that tho Bid Ciiiks
go to making "muoh heap" 1'otlni
for the faithful because theirs was the
balance wheel that held thcold Union
wheels in motion in the dark days.
V. D. M.
(JMrflclil.
Dry weathei and small grain is
about all lost some of thu farmers arc
ploughing up their oats und plantiug
corn.
Tho Alliance has over forty mem
bers and slid more applications to ho
received,
Frank Hull says his blacksmith
shop hns not leaked this spring, ho
does a rushing business in that line.
Jo Taylor caught a catfish last week
that woighed over 13 pounds. (This
is no fish storv.)
Whence come those shrieks so wild
and shrill, that cuts like blades of
stool the air, causing the creeping
blood to chill, with a sharp cadenoe
of despair Ah I keep still that ia noth
ing but Isaac Ulrey practicing ou his
violin.
The Garfield Allianco last week
bought ono ton of flour from tho lliv
erton mills at 1.80 per, owl
. Francis Houahin commenced his
round Tuesday as census taker for
this township. Provrssok.
CJHltlr KtlT.
Would it not be a good idea for
tbo censuk enumerators of this coun
ty to make a report of the population
and amount of propcrlv in their res
pective township lo one of the news
papers of the county to be compiled
' published, it would make eoiudd-
j !Lre. ? ''Iff . I
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us the bench! of the eenus which u.
all piebability we wouM not get it in
any other way. H. Ckoxton.
NEWCASTLE.
Nates front the Tnrt vine Cllr f Maw
eaalle, front tke Pen r anr exrre
man.
PrtiKNii Hohmer: As you teques
tod I will writo you from here.
Newcastle is a busy flourishing
plsco that can't bo lea1, by a town of
its siro any where in the west. It
hss forty-nino business houses and
tho residences I have not counted but
both aro in great demand. Quite a
number of frame stores are being torn
down and bricks will bo built in their
place, Tho hills on the east are all
bolng graded don n to the level and
will soon be in great demand as resi
dence lots. This is a regular Sunday
sohool town. Sunday is just the
same as any other day. I bavo not
seen any one around here who was
here for their health. Kilpatriek
Bros, aro building themselves a resi
dence on the hill csst of town that willl
cost thorn when furnished no less than
six thousand dollars. Oil claims
scorn to bo in groat demand. All tho
claims within ten miles of town are
taken and still thoy go. Large com
panies are buying up numerous claims
for tho speculation and tha nrlee of
them has gone off on a baloon excur
sion . Tho big drill ia now down over
MO feet and thoy say they an going
IJOOO feet but what they strike a flow
ing well. U is bolievcd that thoy
will strike oil at about 800 foot.
Natural gas has been struck at a depth
of 480 feet in a way that shows that
thero aro vast quantities of that ex
tremely valuable articlo hidden down
in the depths of the esrth under New
castle. At the gas well you can hold
a lighted match over the tubo and
immediately a bluo blaso about 4 or
& inches high will shoot up. At tho
ooal mlno overy thintr is on tho boom.
Thero aro two tunnels, the Jumbo and
tho Antolopo, but at present on ac
count of lack of men they are only
working ou tho Jumbo. Thero is no
sense iu a men saying be ean't got
work here as thoro is plenty of work
for a thousand or two more and thoy
cannot get tho ooal oat fast enough
to supply the demand. The mines
are both lit by electricity and bavo a
largo air engine for csoh mine that
furccs the foul air out and tho fresh
air in. The ooal that is found in
thoao mines is tho finest coal for eoak
burning that haa ever boon found is
the world. At tho present time thoy
aro putting up a large number of ooak
lurnsoos which will soon be ready for
uso. Tho people around there nave
got a wrong idea of this country as
mty tninx there Is no water here.
Thero is plenty of water and as good
water aa thero is any place. Tho
water that is used at present comes
ten miles, from threo miles above the
mines, over tho hills to Nowoastlo
KIOO feet below tho starting placo.
The mines aro 1200 foot above tho
town und only seven aiilcs distant.
It is nil an engine oan do to push 8
empty cars to the mines and coming
back with six loaded ones they set all
breaks and let tho train slide. If
you dun t send me that Great Family
Weekly them n going to bo trouble
around, Can't do without it. As I
lit ink this is nearly enough for once
and enough to make your tired also 1
will quit.
Yours in N, J. K. Kksi.ku.
A Marc Clmnet'.
I am now agent for It. S. t'calo A
Co's. idiuoii of I lie "Knoyclopedia
liittaniea,' und cau furnish it at the
extremely low price of 1.50 per vol
ume in 21 volumes, delivered two each
month. Cull and sco it. 0. L. Cot.
timi. 3t
Pnaturr for Horse nnd C'sHta.
Wo bavo an extensive pasture on
sections 8 and Oin Walnut Creek town-
ship. Upland and bottom land, shado
creek runs through it, besides two
good well with tanks and windmill.
Good corral for taking up stock.
Smooth twp wire to pasture. Horses
can be left at onr stable and we will
deliver them to pasture. For farther
particulars enqnire cf J. C. Holcomb
A Co., Holland House Li very ' or Frsck
Coulson at tha farm.
Mrs S 11 McBride haa removed her
millinery goods to tha New York
Store in the moor Block, where she
will be pleased to see all old customers
and maay row oaei Her row spring
stock is row complete, don't fail to
ive her a call.
hnv ausd ftev I'e.
prices will always sell
Low
tke
goods, une can see tats by going
into Wieners. His stoek of women's
shoes haa been reduced to one third
the sise it was a month igo. j'lia
piles of Clotkiag are being loweted
rapidly, and ono can see everywhere
iu the large store occupied by him,
llut ho haa s)d a great many goods
this seaxon. 4Ueod goods at low pri
ces hv done the work, for niw.
'
I
nrtck rwU
aui now tualinL' brick at my yard
cast of Ifed Cloud, any one wanting
good briek for foundations or chim
neys, will do wtll lo eall on me be
fore buying elsewhere. Prices reas
onable. FaanK. Plimr.
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wi: aim:
MHklng it Special ftulc or
Watches
or nil kinds, ut l lie present
Unit, nnd ahull
Special
Attention
Repairing
Guarantee
Work
Prices Reduced
I liavo juHt reemvod tho Latest Styles iu
Beaded wraps, Sateens,
Challics, White Goods,
Wonted Good, BlurtingH, Hamburgh, Swim Embroideries,
Torchon Luoen in all qualitieH and quantities, aIbo '
Novelty Braids, etc. Please call and seeme
at old stand,
Mrs.
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Peering Junior Steel Binder
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ttWlSMIWEKR tin Uadtr hi lis Glass.
ntoDKKRlNO IMXIt:itTWIKma.tohyouralna lath bast la the world.
Arlytoourni)ntaavutforIllutrtdCatataanwanitfWlIalmnwiloaorwrttrdtra
us.
Itch, manno, nrnl Hcratehra on human cm
aalmalt oared In thirty minute by Wool
furU't tanllary Lotion. Thin uTnr (all.
Sold by I.. II. l)vu drutf Klt, itU Claud.
IIKKftft UMUH.
MaRufseturcd hj Win. ltroadluad &
Sons, Janu'stown, NY, for sale at tho
New York Store.
For mothers Friend shirt waitt call
on NoNitt & Galusha.
A Car l,Ml.
Haines the furniture man hss just
received a carload of tine furniture at
very low prices.
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UsHlertMklaa.
W L Haines hss added a complete
line of undcrtakinc goods to his Ine
stoek of fnrniture, that he will sell at
reasonable prices. -II tf.
ailtV Kerie antl l.ltrr I'ill.
An iniH)rtant dicTry. Thry net on
th Utoj, tlomncb nnd Uwrt though the
!. K new uinclml. Thoy illy
Mrs btllloune, lAd t.iMr, torpid liter
rUMBBdroaWMion, 8v)rndid for men
wemea arul children. KraahYH, mitdmt
Croat. UOUoordi (or .'. cvuW. Sample
frat U. L. t'ottiuu.
Hear H'kal Pay.
1 do not claim to have the larccut
slack of good in the Taller, bnt 1 do
claim that I can cell goods cheaper
than ant other man in the city
Haines lie furniture man, tut side of
VYbtcr street, ltl Cloud. -JtVir
'UMI I 0 ! T
Mr. tndrr rU;hi inform u that
the u cured ofchroule rtiutijlkii by
DcVYltt' tittle early re:. Hold by Cot
int.
I
0.TIUE TO
Otter fine Bargain rr neat
Sixty Days
Inapeet onr atoek and let m j
give yen prlees.
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to
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Red Cloud.
F. Newhouse:
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WM, DIMING OO.. OniOnf) IH
fwiit, Bitoifc Mt. Twjlty.ii
(rhlrago and Kortarteru Kallroad.)
Airltt. lravriL
lMercrr i:Upn iojoil
Atvum. and Frelgnt 3:30 pm 3iupi
IIASTIXCiS TO Tl!K KA8T
vU Noitucteni runt
Arrtet OmUuS.-jrt.'pm, Chlr"7:0tv m.i
iicariLDicacn.!l,iMSiiaiiaA ia; ar
arnf ra ai naanns J:ai m
Omaha St PaolMllwauka KaamUl
city, ana an potata
NOKTH, KA8T, SOUTH. WKST,
Tbuolur line In lutiiiirm 'eink. Iittkota,
Hot Sprtiir. Dm hiw-k HIIU. and I
IVuInu M)inlD.
Ihrujli llhrt ami bifsaxe rbrcknttn Oel
unaivuo.
lor re, Ham unlet etc, (alt w
C, II. lUlCilrTT. Arnt,
ItMUaia. St.i
II. n. Huar.
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Iii'u. nuiMsir,
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ClrrM your lwth aad rtrlat yJ
ootieu wtia u win ittw eany rii
8od by CuttlaK
KtXtre.
John Oarber will tale notiee iki
onSatnrdar the 7th day of Jane, 18f
1 will sell one WbitcbM Stanag m.
cume it yoc do not redeem nTr
that daU. Kl.
DeW'Ilt' Utile early riet
far kk Wialie mud tor
M by toWiaf .,
It