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Experiment Station Report.
The eighteenth annual report of the
Nebraska oxporimont station, just
published, contains some striking re
sults which should interest every
farmer and load him to send u request
to the experiment station, at Lincoln,
asking for bulletins published at this
station. The station makes the fol
lowing statements regarding a low of
tho results of experiments carried on
at the station.
The wintor wheat production of the
ntuto has increased 10,000,001) bushels
pur year, due largely to the work of
the experiment station.
Kherson oats, introduced from Rus
sia by the station, outyield the com
moil varieties by ton bushels per acre
in Central Nebraska. Experiments
with corn to secure better adapted
varities have- increased the yield
10,000,(100 to '20,000,000 bushels and will
result in still further increase
Experiments at the station prove
that land which has boon seeded to
alfalfa will grow from 10 to 2." bushels
moro corn por aero than other lands.
Apple scab has been almost perfect
ly controlled by spraying with Hor
deaux mixture Cedar rust on apple
trees has been controlled with Bor
deaux mixture. Straw mulches havo
greatly increasod tlio yield of garden
vegetables and improved tho quality
of cabbage, tomatoes, b mis and cu
cumbors Milk fever has been treated with
practically no loss, by inllating tho
udder of the cow with air when tho
ilrst symptoms of tho diseaso appear
ed. Feeding experiment havo shown
that alfalfa, hay and corn is tho most
cconouiienl'ration for fattening stoors.
This ration gave a prollt of $8 per head
more than whero corn and prairie hay
was fed.
Extensive experiments in feeding
alfalfa hay with grain to hogs tiro now
in progress which show tho great
economic) value of alfalfa when feci in
ccmnoction'with a grain ration.
Eighteen thousand hand separators
liitvo been purchased by farmers in tho
lust six years, nnd the number of cows
used for dairy purposes lias increased
'3)0,000 in his time.
One hundred und fifty farmers' in
ftitutes will bo hold during the season
of HM)l-HHVi, if suHlciont funds are
available.
Von can secure the bulletins of tho
experiment station free by writ ing to
tho Director of tho Agricultural Ex
periment Station, Lincoln, Nobr.
Nebraska Patents.
Granted this wook. Reported by C.
A. Snow & Co., patent attorneys,
Washington, D C.
Patrick J. Hurley, O'Connor, end
pate fastening; Arthur Savard, Omaha;
sink trap attachment; John Simpson &
L. Johnson, Sumnor, listed corn ulti
vator; Georgo W. Whitcomb, Butkn,
stalk cutter. For copy of any above
patents send ten cents in postage
stamps with date of this paper to C. A.
Snow, t Co., Washington, D. C.
Red Cloud will have Electric Lights.
Thore is u movement on foot to es
tablish an electric light plant iu Red
Cloud in tho near future. Tho city
council will bo asked at its next regu
lar meeting to graut a franchise for
an electric light plant
Barker Trial March 7.
Ex-County Attorney E. U. Ovorman,
who is still interested in tho Darker
prosecution, received a letter from tho
attorney general this morning an
nouncing that tho Barker caso would
surely come up for hearing in tho
supreme court on March 7.
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IESSON IX, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, FEB. 26.
text of the Lfdiwin, John vl, 1-1-1.
Memory Verm-, 1 1 Jllen Tixl,
John l, 51 CoiniiMMilnry 1'rcpnrcil
fcy Hcv, U. M. Stonrim
lOcjoriKiit, vjoi, by Anwrhan I'rt-s Ai-iclatlon.
While we have but a few verses as-
lulled to us as a lesson from these all
Important portions of Scripture, the
Committee advise the reading and study
of the whole chapter, and this Is the
proper thing to do. In the last chapter
and In this the miracle at the begin
ning in but the Introduction to the
weitrhtv truths which follow. Among
the events which transp red In the life,
of our Lord between-the last lesson
and this the following are son.e of
more Important: 'Hie choosing of o
tw
lVelve, the sermon on the plain, the
eallng of the centurion's servant, the,
lining of the widow's mm. the stilling'
heall
of a storm on Galilee, the raising of
burled his body and went and told Je
sus, and the apostles gathered them
selves together unto Jesusuid told
Him all things, both whuUjIhcy had
done anil what they had taught. Then
He Invited them to come aside and
rest, for so many were coming and go
ing that they had no leisure even to
at (Matt, xlv, 12; Mark vl, 'M, ai).
This Is why they went over tho
sea of (.iiillice to a desert place, ac
cording to tho other evangelists, for
this miracle Is recorded by each of
the four, but It Is the only one which
all mention. Since the Spirit has re
corded It four times, lie must want us
to give very special heed to It. It
should be studied with the four ac
counts side by side, as In a harmony of
the gospels. Taking the whole sixth
chapter of John, In which our lesson Is
found, we notice that our Lord made
the miracle the occasion of a great dls
course on the bread of life and the
necessity of our appropriating 111m as
such, receiving Hlui as the Christ, the
Son of the living God (verses 25), 47,
63, 57, 00). In each of the previous
chapters the symbol Is water, but here
It 1b bread, the bread of lire, the true
bread from heaven; but, whether living
bread or living water, it is Christ Him
self who Is set forth by these emblems.
These 5,000 suggest the whole hun
gering, perishing world, perishing for
lack of the bread of life, and. while
the Lord Jesus Is full of compassion
for them and would have them know
of the kingdom of God and His power
to heal them all, the disciples of Christ
are rather inclined to send them away
or let them care for themselves. Tho
Lord says, "Give ye them to eat," and
to my mind this would be the best
Golden Text for this lesson, but thero
Is many a Philip who ayn, "If we had
that which we certainly have not wo
might do a little toward feeding them,"
and there Is many an Andrew who
says, "TJil Is the sum of what wo
nave, and It Is so small that it is abso
lutely useless to think of doing any
thing with It." Compare Luke Ix, 11-13,
With verses 5 to 0 of our lesson.
Let us watch our Lord working nnd
see how eaBlly and beautifully and
abundantly the multitudes are fed.
They are made to sit down in compa
nies on the grass, of which there was
an abundance. The lad's live loaves
and two llshes, which Andrew thought
so Inslgulticant, are placed In our Lord's
bonds, and He, looking up to heaven,
gave thanks, blessed and brake them
and gave them to the disciples, and the
disciples to the multitude, as much as
they would, and they did all eat and
were filled, and twelve baskets were
filled with what remained after all had
aten heartily. Now, Philip, what aro
you thinking about? Do you recall the
wilderness Ktory of the millions who
were fed every day for so many years,
and do you wish that you had not talk
ed so foolishly about what -00 pence
might do? And, Andrew, are you sor
ry that you did not know your Mas
ter's power when you spoke so dispar
agingly of the loaves und fishes? Well,
beloved, is It not truly captivating to
watch our Lord doing His mighty
works, whether In Gen. 1 or llev. xxl
or at the Bed sea or the Jordan or In
tbe wilderness, whether feeding thou
sands or healing a little girl, winning
a rich ruler or a poor sinful woman?
But now notice that, hb Dr. Elder
Cummlng says, this miracle depended
upon the surrender of a single person. i
That lnd was aBked to give up to Christ
all that he hud. Our Lord had power
to feed that multitude In many ways,
but this particular miracle depended
upon this boy's surrender. Our Lord
Will without fall, complete Ills church,
save Israel and till this earth with His
glory, but how much He will use you
to that end depends upon your whole
hearted surrender to Him of all you
are und have. :
In the next portion of this chapter
or Lord is alone on a mountain pray
ing, and tho disciples are in the boat
en the sea, tolling in rowing against
a contrary wind. And this Is very sag
gcstlvo of this present ago when our
Lord Is at the right hand of tho Father
making Intercession for us und wo aro
In the midst of tho conflict with the
1 yorld., tbejlesh and. the devils But the
Julius' daughter and the healing of the, l" " " lu " "'"' " "
, i f 4i,..' she "would not ko anywhere with tho
demoniacs, and the death of John the old reprobate.
Baptist, which immediately preceded I , Char es F. hidings, a merchant or
our lesson today. John's disciples North Platte, Neb., was called for the
mornliifc watch will soon be here, and
Be will come, und we filinll be Instant-.
ly at our Journey's end (verso 21).
There In no reason to fear nor be tils
couraged, for lie cannot fall, and He
shall see of the travail of IIIh soul and
be Hiitisflctl (Ihii. Illl, 11). This miracle
was at Passover time (verse !), and
there Is no life for the perishing apart
from the blood, without which there 1b
no remission of rIiis (Ileb. Ix, '22). Who
will tell of It to those who never heard?
(Ibii. vl, 8.)
TESTIMONY IN CODY CASE.
Witnesses for Defense Testify to Good
Character of Mrs. Cody.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 21. The trial
of the Cody divorce suit was resumed
in the district court, witnesses for
both sides being examined. Dr. C. L.
Qmm u,st
acc nule,i ,,, am, Mrs.
,
testimony
Cody. He
Cody
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trip, he. testified, he he
;go party on a hunting trip In
In 1899. On that
ard Mrs. Cody
?' that her husband had wanted Her
defense. He had attended many so
cial affairs given by the Codys, he
testified, nnd had never seen Mrs.
Cody use liquor, and that she was al
ways kind and considerate.
Arthur McNamara, president of the
First National hank of North Platte.
Neb., corroborated hidings' testimony
with reference to the character of
Mrs. Cody.
Examined regarding the celebrated
bancpiet at North Platte In the fall or
l!)0:i In honor of Buffalo Bill's return
to his home, Banker McNamara testi
fied that it was whisky and not poi
son that made Colonel Cody sick on
that occasion. Witness said that Buf
falo Bill was so under tho influence
of liquor that he was unable to make
the speech he expected to deliver. He
asked for a cup of coffee during the
banquet, and the chef, thinking the
guest of honor needed a "bracer," gave
him some whisky In a teacup.
On cross-examination McNamara
admitted that Colonel Cody was sick
all through the banquet and Hie
whisky only made him worse.
The taking of depositions was com
pleted here. On Feb. 28, at North
Platte, Mrs. Cody will make her depo
sition and Colonel Cody will meet this
with a deposition in rebuttal, which
will he taken on March G, at Omaha.
The case will then go to Sheridan,
Wyo., where It will be tried by briefs
iu March.
FATAL WRECK IN NEBRASKA.
Missouri Pacific Fireman Caught Un
der Engine as It Turns Over.
Nebraska City, Feb. 17. A wreck
on the Missouri Pacific railroad re
sulted in the Instantaneous death of
Fireman Rowe and slight Injury to
Englneur W. R. Dean and Brakeman
Charles Campbell. The only passen
ger seriously Injured was Miss Nel
lie Johnson of Syracuse, but others
were seriously shaken. The Injured
trainmen all live at Auburn.
The .train was the regular passen
ger from Auburn to .Omaha. It struck
a broken rail and left the track one
and one-half miles south of Avoca.
The engine turned over twice and
three cars fell on their sides. Tho
fireman was caught under the engine.
It was his first trip over the road, he
taking the place of tho regular fire
man, who was 111.
The Missouri Pacific train from
Lincoln to Auburn picked up tho In
jured and they were taken to Omaha.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Day's Trading and
Closing Quotations.
CuicnKo, I'eb. -L Dccreaxi! In primary
receipts, due largely to Impassable country
roads, i-ittiscd u net advance of fVic to
ilay iu prices for wheat. Corn showed n
galu of e. Oats were up c. Pro
visions were unchanged to 3c higher.
Closiui: prices:
Whcat-Mtiy, $.W July, $1.01; Sept.,
l:!?c,c.
Corn-May, ltl!(.c; July, 17e; Sept., 47i.
Oats-May, Hlftc; July, :)(; Sept., i."J'i.
l'ork-.May, $1i8'.!&; July, $12.03.
I.anl-.May, $.02"A; July, $7.0'Ji(,.
Ribs-May, $.82l4; July, $.!.
Chicago ('null I'rlceH No. 2 hard wheat,
gl.liiil.Kl; No. a hard wheat, $1.1031.19;
No. 2 cash corn, 44,i'ii-iric; No. 2 cash
onts, :ioA;g:nv.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, Feb. 21.-Cattlc-Ilecelpts, 0,300;
Hteuily; uol to prime HtOers, $.".75S.25;
poor to medium, $4.0Oftr.ftri; stockern and
.cilcrx, $2.30(4.40; cows, $1.23(34.30; nutt
ers, $2.0O(3.00; ennners. $l.:i3g2.73; hulls,
$2.HKii4.23: calves, $3.3CXil7.73. Hugs-lte-celpts,
-H.OOO; steady; mixed and butchers,
$I.70i4.1I3; good to choice heavy, $4.72
H.00; rough heavy, $4.70C(i4.W); light, $4.03
(34.83; bulk of sales, $4,8044.03. Shcep
Hecelpls, 18,000; sheep and lambs 10c
lower; good to choice wethers, $5.003fl.OO;
fair to choice mixed, $4.30575.:i3; western
sheep, $1.7.'a.0O; native lambs, $0.00
6.15; western lambs, $0.008.00.
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha, Kelt. 21. Cattle Itccelpt ft,
0,800; slow; native steers, $:, 23(33.10; cows
and heifers, $2.7334.0u; canners, $l.Vif
2.03; slockers nnd feeders, $.'1.40(31.00:
calves, $2.53&3.73; bulls, stags, etc., $1.80
(QS.l'iO. llogs-Uecelpts, 13,000; shade low.
er; heavy. $1.701.80; mixed, $l.iMftl.3;
light, $4.30fl4.70; pigs, $a.73Q1.40; bulk of
sales, $l.30'(fM.70. Hheep- lleeelpts, 7,300;
lower; westerns, $3.iWto.lO; wethers, $5.00
i5-": wes, $4.73&5.&0; lambs, $U.7.va7.73.
iff jti plBr
PAIL STOREY
Opera House Opening.
On next Monday evening tho Keel
Cloud Opera House will again bo
thrown open to tho public. With the
excoption of one night, tho house lias
been dark ever siuco tho disastrous
tiro in tho Iroquois theater at Chicago
over a year ago. Managers Morhart &
Mizor havo had the opera houso thor
oughly renovated and remodeled, a
new stage has been built, now scenery
aud curtains havo been put iu and,
taken all in all, such changes have
been mado in tho interior that local
theatergoers will bo agreeably sur
prised when they see them.
Next Monday ovoniug a homo talent
company will present tho splendid
southern comedy-drania, "Esmeralda,
or North Carliny Folks," and tho opera
houso should bo tilled by an apprecia
tive public. Those who are to appear
in tho cast havo been practicing and
rehearsing for several mouths and are
well up in their parts, somo of them
showing more than the ordinary de
gree of talent. Tickets and reserved
seats havo been placed on salo at
CJrice's drugstore, and tho prices aro
27) and fl."i cents.
CAST OF CHAUACTEUS.
Following is tho cast of characters
in "Esmeralda":
"Mr. Elbert Rogers," a North Car
olina farmer A . B. Ritchoy
"Mrs Lydla Ann Rogers," hiswifo
Nollio Mauror
"Miss Esmeralda Rogers," his
daughter Ella Cook
"Davo Hardy," a young North
Carolinan Henry Clark
"Mr. Estabrook," a man of leisure
Georgo Hadell
"Mr. Jack Desmond." an Amer
ican artist in Paris.. .Harry Engols
"Miss Nora Desmond," his sister
Edytho Crowoll
"Miss Kato Desmond," his sister
Emma Graves
"Murcpiis Do Montessin," a
French adventurer
Shorwood Albright
"Georgo Drew," an American
speculator A. H. Keonoy
"Sophia," a maid .... Edith McKeighan
Specialties between acts.
Marrla&e Licenses.
Judgo Keonoy has issued the fol
lowing marriage licenses since tho last
roport:
February 1(5 Willie Blobaum and
Edna Claussen, both of Cowlos.
February 18 Ulrio Henry und Mabel
Payne, both of Guide Rock.
February 18 Louis Weigel and Nol
lio Sohnittkor, both of Webster
county.
February 20- William P. Shoemaker
of Gormania, Wyo., aud Cora Landers
of Inavnlo.
Fobruary 21- Hans Honry Oyo and
Anna Sophie Joss, both of Bluo Hill.
it.,
To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Lnxatio Bromo Quinine tab
lots. All diuggists refund tho money
if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signa
ture is on each box, 25c.
T5he
CLOTHIER
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Deaths and Funerals.
himi!!lSW!P9SfSlSSR93iSi
Mrs. Elizabeth Hummer.
Fr in the Columbus Journal.
Mrs. Kummor, wife of Rudolph Hum
mer, residing just south of tho First
Ward school, died Monday night at
her homo aftor a brief illness from la
grippe. Mrs. Hummer had been a suf
ferer from asthma for many years, but.
otherwise was enjoying good health
until last Wednesday, when site was
taken with a severe cold which was not
considered to bo serious until about
twenty four hours before death came
Elizabeth Hlenchoy was born May 10,
1820, iu Canton lierne, Switzerland.
Sho was married to Rudolph Hummer
February 22, 18.ril The couplo camo
to America in 18.")5, first lesiding in
Cincinnati, Ohio, where they lived four
jujhh. in iooh itiey moved to a larm
west of Columbus, across tho Loup Iu
1871 they moved to Polk county, whoro
they lived until ISSKI, when they re
tired from active work and havo since
mado their homo in east Columbus
Four sons aro left to mourn for the
departed, Robert, Rudolph, Otto and
Albert, all residing in this community
with tho exception of Rudolph, who
lives at Red Cloud. Three sous and
three daughters died in infancy.
Mrs. Nary Sldlo.
Mrs. Mary Sidlo, wife of Joseph
Sidlo of Batin township, died last
Thursday and was buried Saturday.
She was a native of Bohemia, aud has
lived in this county siuco 1877. Mrs.
Sidlo was just 54 years of age, having
diod on tho llfty-fourth anniversary
of hor birth.
A Runaway Boy.
Boys who run away from homo usu
ally como to grief, and Oscar Johnson,
who loft ids homo iu Red Cloud and
camo to Franklin last wook, is uo ex
ception. Tho day of tho flro in Rod
Cloud, llko all other boys, ho wantod
i.vW..l-vl.,
1
to go and seo tho flro. His stepfather
forbade it and told him to stay nt
homo and do tho chores and, when ho
refused, chastised him. Tho boy then
loft homo with seunt preparation and
for four days his mothor worried as to
his whoreabouts, until a neighbor no
ticodhis namo iu last week's Fro
Press. Mrs. McOlintio, the boy's
mothor, arrivod hero from Red Cloud
Sunday night and took him homo
Monday. Sho says sho will send him 'y
to tho reform school. Franklin Free '
Press.
Young Johnson pleaded guilty, last
Saturday, to having burglarized tho
homo of Mrs. Louisa Hanoy somo time
ago and was taken to tho roform
school at Kearney by Sheriff MoAr-
thur last Sunday.
RHEUMATISM CURED IN A DAY.
Mystic Cure for Khenmatlsm anANNournlgla
radically cures In l to a dnys. Its jJc'tlon upon
Iho syhtem Is remarkablo and myMorious It
removes at onco the caiiho and the disease. Im- j
mediately disappears. Thu flm doso greatly
honellH. 7ft centi. nnd $i,oo. held by II ft
Once Diugb'lbt. Red Uloiul
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