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WANTS SHIPBUILDERS
WJLL TAKE CEN8U3 TO FIND
AVAILABLE MEN
NEWS FROM STATE CARITAL
Items of Varied Interest Gathered
from Reliable Sources
; at the State
' House
To assist in goyornmont contracts
eonnoctedwlth tho war and In the pro
duction of foodstuffs and raw materials
under governmental supervision, tho
United States public servlco rcsorvo
of the United States Department of
Labor has boon created to enroll men
for this work.
State Commissioner of Labor Geo.
E. Norman has been appointed director
of Nebraska, and has been asked to
perfect a statewide organization to
conduct a vigorous campaign begin
ning January 21 to enroll men for tho
most urgent work. Thirteen of tho
Northwestern states nro asked to, en
list 20,000 men for tho Puget Sound
navy yards. Many of tho men are
wanted at once, and others will bo
desired in the near future.
Local labor bureaus throughout tho
stato, and where thoro is no local bur
eau, others will bo asked to carry out
this work. County councils of dofenso
will bo asked to take charge in their
rospectlvo counties.
A Chance to Qualify
Men who havo served as officers in
the national guard and havo not yet
passed tho ago of 47 are to havo an
opportunity to Join tho army and re
ceive training which will qualify them
for commissions later on. Heretofore,
anyone over 40 years of age has been
barred by war department regulations.
A telegram received by Adjutant
Genoral .Clapp of the Nebraska na
tional guard from tho militia affairs
bureau at Washington, brings word
that officers and ex-offlcors of tho na
tional guard between tho ages of 23
and 17, inclusive, may enlist as pri
vates of tho first class for training
camps in tho southern states and
southern California, to open January
15. They must, however prove them
selves efficient and, physically fit for
service. Only a limited number will bo
accepted.
Application for enlistments under
this order will bo taken by Adjutant
General Clapp. They must be approved
in each instance by tho division of
militia affairs, which In turn will be
guided by the adjutant general's rec
ommendations. Thoro aro a great many mon in Ne
braska who wero officers in the Span
( ish-Amerlcan and Philippine wars of
eighteen and nineteen years ago who
have been unable to enlist now be
cauBO of tho 40 year ago limit. Tho
new regulations will probably result
In a number of them offering their
services.
Historical Society Program
Tho program of tho Stato Historical
society for Its annual meeting, Janu
ary 15-18, is upon tho topic, "Farmer
Movements In Nebraska." A strong
list of representative speakers has
been secured from tho days of tho first
farmers, clubs in Nemaha and Rich
ardson counties about 1857, through
tho early grango period of 1873 to
1879, tho Farmers AUianco from 1880
to 1895, Tho Farmors Educational and
Co-oporatlvo Union, Tho Fnrmers Mu
tual Insuranco organization and co
oporatlvo olovator movements to" th
present Non-Partisan league.
Charging that tho Grainger and
Stacy wholosalo houses of Lincoln nro
In nn unlawful combination to fix and
control tho prices of fruit and pro
dues In Lancastor county and tho
stato of Nohraska, Attornoy General
Rood has commenced prosecution
against thoso firms and thoir principal
officers. A Joint complaint naming
tho Grainger Eros. Co., Stacy Bros.
Fruit Company, Josoph Grninger,
Georgo Burt, Edwin T. Scott, Arthur
P. Stacy, Harold B. Stacy nnd Clinton
L. Stacy ns defendants was filed in
tho county court. It allegos a con
spiracy in restraint of trado ns de
fined and forblddon by tho Junkln anti
trust law of Nebraska. Tho cxtrcmo
penalty provided by this law In tho
caso of corporations is $5,000 flno,
while individuals nro made subject to
fino or imprisonment.
Says Stories are False
Will M. Mnupln, dlroctor of tho stato
fcuroau of publicity, fortified with n
letter from Governor Neville to tho
commanding officers at Camp Funston,
epont sovoral days of last week In
specting tho camps nnd tho hospitals
nt Fort Riley. In his report made to
tho govornor, ho says that tho 45,000
mon nt tho camp aro hotter fed, bettor
housed nnd better clothed than tho
snmo 45,000 men on tho nvorago nro
when at homo. All theso otorios about
tho mon sufforing from lack of cloth
ing and boddlng aro falso.
Cutting Down the Overdraft
Taxes nro rolling into tho Btnto
treasury nnd ns a rosult tho big over
draft which has shown up in red ink
on Treasurer Goorog E, Hall's books
as 1575,407.24 was reduced during tho
month of Decombor to $405,016.15. Tho
total rocoipts for tho month of Decern
hor was $1,214,023.58 and tho expen
ditures $823,058.44, leaving n balnnco
of $1,278,5C7.C5 In tho tronsury, or an
Increnso of $219,074.05 in tho total
amount of funds on hand or accounted
for by tho troasuror.
PREPARING FOR WAR 8ERVICE
8pecll Vocational Courses Being
Mapped Out for Drafted Men
To aid tho government in securing
79,000 skilled workmen needed at once
for servlco in tho army, tho stato
board of vocational education and Uni
versity of Nebraska authorities aro
already laying out tho special courses
to bo established at tho University for
tho training of mon who aro likely to
bo called soon under tho selective
draft law.
Chancellor Avery is preparing a
lettor which will bo mailed out to men
on tho draft registration lists, tolling
thorn about theso courses nnd Invit
ing them to attend and qualify them
boIvob for some form of skilled work.
It is expected that tho classes will
bo organized Immediately after tho
first of tho yoar so that tho mon can
bo trained as soon as possible
Dlroctor Fulmer of tho vocational
education bureau fr Nebraska Is co
operating with the university nnd state
farm authorities and with tho state
superintendent's offlco In forwarding
tho project. Tho following details
havo been agreed upon:
Drafted men applying for instruc
tion In n given course must pnss an
entrnnco examination, unless recent
ly examined.
Anyono found unable to perform
tho work must bo promptly notified
or mo ract, so that his tlmo nnd that
of tho Instructors will not bo wasted
In trying to fit him for something
wholly out of his line.
All instruction to bo frco nnd no
fees to bo collected.
Classos may be conducted In the
day timo or evening, as is most con
venient all around.
Courses to bo lnld out covering
doflnlto periods in weeks or months
In nil tho principal linos of mechanical
and industrial training.
Men taking a course and qualifying
to bo given certificates signed by tho
dean, the chancellor and tho stnto
superintendent.
Records of the work done by all
men to bo filed with stato appeal
boards passing upon occupational
claims of drafted mon.
Besides gottlng tho vocational train
ing work nlong such lines started
without dolay, ns the United States
government has requested. Director
Fulmer nnd tho stato board of voca
tional education will collect statistics
of tho various trades In Nobrnska, to
find out how many men this stato
now has in tho following classes:
1 Cnrpontors from 18 to 40 yoars
of ago.
2 Blacksmiths from 18 to 40 years.
3 Masons from 18 to 40 yoars.
4 Plumbers from 18 to 40 years.
5 Electricians from 18 to 40 years.
6 Telophono operators from 18 to
40 years.
7 Telegraphers from 18 to 40-years.
8 Auto men from 18 to 40 years.
9 Machinists from 18 to 40 years.
10 Foundry -mon from 18 to 40
years.
To Co-operate In Garden Survey
Two hundred Nobraska towns havo
agreed to co-operate with tho agri
cultural extension servlco of the stato
unlvorslty In conducting a garden sur
vey this fall and winter, looking for
ward to a renowal of tho war garden
activities noxt summer. According to
C. W. Watson, leader of the Junior
division of tho oxtcnslon servlco, tho
present survoy will includo tho acqui
sition of all necessary information.
Tho work will bo done entirely by
boys nnd girls working In co-operation
with tho school authorities. In
each town owners of back yards and
vacant lots will bo nsked to toll
whether they will garden or ront tho
property noxt year. Tho studonts will
also ascertain tho kind of soil, the
available supply of fortlllzor in tho
town and similar Information. Tho
location of each garden spot will bo
recorded on a card with tho details
concornlng it. It is Voliovod that
several thousand ncros of land will
thus becomo avallablo for gardening
In Nobraska noxt spring.
Tho Nobraska Btato railway com
mission has tondered tho uso of. lta
organization to Prosldont Wilson to
tho end that tho fullest co-operation
may bo secured In carrying out of
tho president's plan of opornting tho
railroads.
Governor Novlllo has authorized tho
uso of tho regulation government
army khnkl uniforms for uso by tho
homo guards, but a strip of bluo must
bo worn on tho coat sleovo to show
that tho wcaror is not yet In actual
service.
SInco May 1, when Nobraska pro
hlbltcd tho salo of intoxicating liquors,
n total of $30,C85.20 has boon actually
collected in linos imposed by courts
upon bootloggers and for pormlts is
sued for tho salo of "doctored" al
cohol. Theso aro tho figures disclosed
by tho rocords kept In Governor
Kolth Neville's offlco. Tho nmount of
fines Imposed is takon from reports
from tho vnrlous countios. Tho total
may bo oomowhat less than tho full
nmount collected In fines, owing to
lack of reports from county officers,
To fncllltato tho taking of tho na
tional lnvontory of foods in Nobraska,
tho bureau of markets of tho United
Statos dopnrtmont of ngrlculturo,
which has tho war emergency food
survey in chargo, has placed nn
ngoncy of tho survoy with its local
offlco nt tho University Farm, Lincoln,
Nobrnska. II. O. Fllloy, in chargo of
tho local office, has received n supply
of tho schcdulos nnd will distribute
them in rosponso to porsonal or mall
request after January 2. Copies of
tho schodulo havo been mailed from
Washington to most dealers
HEBRASKA'SRECORB
HER WONDERFUL 8HOWINQ FOR
THE YEAR 1917.
RESULTS TO BE PROUD OF
Brief Review of Her Accomplishments
and Achievements During the
Twelve Months Just
Ended.
By Will M. Maupln, Department of
Publicity
Standing upon tho throshhold of
tho Now Year, it is well that No
braskans pauso and roviow tho ac
complishments of tho yoar that has
Just disappeared Into tho limbo of
things that woro. Tho record of 1917
is ono to which Nobraskans may
point with pride, a rocord of things
accomplished, physical, spiritual nnd
montal.
Whon 1917 dawned upon the world
this great republic was at pence with
all tho nations. Ero four months of
tho year had passod tho ropubllo was
a part of tho groat world war. What
has boon Nebraska's contribution to
tho great struggle being waged for
tho preservation of democracy? Lot
us briefly revlow tho rocord:
The first great effort put forth was
! tho mobilizing of mon to bonr tho
brunt of tho fighting, and Nobraska
was among tho first to rospond with
throe regiments of National Guards
men recruited to nlmost full fighting
strengtha brlgado of Nebraska sol
diers who had volunteored to fight
for their country. Whllo this brlgado
was being mobilized and whlppod in
to shano. tho selective conscription
j machinery -was at work, uot only in
Nebraska but olsowhere, and In no
other stato was tho draft law bettor
enforced nor the machinery In
smoother running order than In No
braska. Under tho direction of Gov
ernor Novlllo tho Bolectlvo conscrip
tion worked bo smoothly that Provost
Marshall Goneral Crowdcr paid to
Governor Novlllo and through tho
governor to tho stato, tho highest
compliments for tho good work per
formed. Today Nobraska has nearly
20,000 of hor brnvo sons In army and
navy, all propared to go "over tho
IIUJ1 111 iiiuuuiK lJUiiuaiiuui. mu iuuu
that peoples and not autocrats shall
rulo tho world.
But It takes moro than men In arms
to win a war. Behind tho fighting mon
thoro must bo. men and women mak
ing tho utmost sacrifices to feed
them and clotho them and provido
them with everything necessary to
their comfort and well being. Tho
production of foodstuffs nnd material
for clothing, Red Cross and Y. M. C.
A. activities and LIborty bond sub
scriptions, aro among tho greatest of
war activities, and Just as essential
to success as fighting mon. How has
Nebraska measured up in these
things?
Nebraska oxceeded her quota in tho
first Liberty Bond drivo by several
millions of dollars, and when the sec
ond Liberty Loan drivo camo on, Ne
braska set out and greatly oxceedod
the proud record made in tho first
drivo. Nebraska's quota for Liberty
Bonds was followed by tho Y. M. C.
A. drive, and Nebraska came across
with nearly double- tho quota assign
ed to her. This was immediately fol
lowed' by tho Knights of Columbus
drive, work similar to that of tho Y.
M. C. A., and forgetful of religious
differences again, as always, Nebras
ka proceeded to more than doublo tho
K. C. quota. From a por capita stand
point no othor stnto has excelled Ne
braska in investments in LIborty
Bonds or contributions to tho Y. M.
C. A., K. of C. and Red Cross activi
ties. Nor can any other stato excel
Nebraska's proud rocord of volun
teor enlistments and ready responses
to tho selective conscription act.
In tho matter of contributions other
than men and monoy, what has been
Nebraska's record? Napoleon said
that "armies crawl on their bellies,"
and Sherman said "armlos movo no
faster than their wagon trains.',' In
othor words, food supplies for the
soldlors aro as essential as soldiers
themselves. It is to this great repub
lic that our associates in this great
strugglo nro looking for thoir supplios
of foodstuffs, nnd nobly is tho repub
lic responding. It Ischlofly to tho
mlddlo wost, however, that tho allies
must look for thoso supplies of food.
Only ton statos in this American
Union produco moro foodstuffs than
thoy consume nnd of theso ton only
ono produces moro of tho thrco great
Btaplo foodstuffs, bread, meat nnd
sugar, than it consumes, and that ono
is Nebraska. Tho flvo groat soil prod
ucts necessary to human lifo nro
broad, meat, sugar, wool and cotton.
! Nobraska produces thrco of thoso in
surplus, nnd ono othor, wool, may bo
produced in surplus. No othor stato
In tho union is nblo to match Nebras
ka's record in this rospect.
When it was rcallzod that tho mld
dlo west must produco tho foodstuffs
It was also roallzod that othor statos
not capablo of producing a surplus
What Constitutes Dependency;
Lincoln. Draft boards havo boon in
structed by Provost Marshal Gonoral
Crowdor to uso "common sense and
sympathy In tbo facts of each individ
ual caso," in determining what would
bo adequato support for dependents of
a man registered for war servlco.
Many boards havo indicated doubt ns
to what should bo dono whon It ap
pears that a soldier's pay nnd war
risk allowance will povido supnort
for dopondonts whoso c Urns othorviso
would entitle tho roglst ut to deferred
classification.
must economize in consumption in
order that thoro might bo onough to
go around. Again Nobraska camo to
the front, and no othor ottae Is bet
tor organized for food economy than
Nebraska. Undor the direction of
Gurdon W. Wattles, ono of Nebras
ka's capablo organizers, Nobraska is
sotting a rocord for food conservation.
Under tho dtroctlon of John L. Ken
nedy, anothor eplondld typo of Ne
braskan, fuol economy is being prac
ticed with gratifying results.
ThuB wo havo considered Nebraska
with relation to its contribution of
men, its contribution of doll
lta conservation oi ioousuuis.
oi iooubuws. '14?'".
stlon. Jf
lima nropr1iU
v( 1 f4jyhea WpJ
about its production.
For tho first tlmo
hrnnkft nrnrtliillv
In 1917. Tho crop of taBtrfwOffhi
lnnn than 90 nnr ront of ttie aVSMgO.
Was Nebraska dlscourag(rtl?AJNo6.t
all. Tho farmors 'wuiredwjP:,
poal of tho Stato Council df Defefht-J
and tho destroyed whont-crcaRefVas rl
sowed to oats and barley oYwajtaj
In corn. With farms hard hit by tho
Bolectlvo draft, tho farmors "speeded
up" to tho limit, and the result was
tho largest corn crop in tho state's
history moe than 260,000,000 of
bushels. Tho oats production was al
so a rocord breaker, oxcoodlng the
best provious ylold by sovoral mil
lions of bushels.
Hero Is a fact that can not be dis
puted: Nobraska in 1917 produced a
greater surplus of foodstuffs than any
othor stato, measured cither by pop
ulation or totals. Although tho wheat
crop was doomed a total failuro, No
braska produced enough to supply
hor own needs for bread nnd seed,
and had a fow millions of bushels to
sparo to tho armies In tho Hold. No
braska raised enough sugar for her
own consumption, and had almost ns
much moro for hor contribution to
tho allies. Three yoars ago not a
pound of potnsh was produced in No
braskn, and tho Unltod Statos pro
duced less than G por cent of tho pot
ash It consumed, the remaining 95
per cent coming mainly from Ger
many. Today tho United Statos Is pro
ducing practically every bit of potash
It Is consuming, nnd Nebraska 1b pro
ducing 75 per cent of It. Tho potash
produced In Nebraska In 1917 waB
worth moro In dollars than tho gold
mined In nny ono stato in tho Union.
Following is a conservative statement
of Nobraska production In 1917, based
upon tho avcrago of prices provnlllng
during tho year:
Corn $325,000,000
Wheat 30,000,000
Other grains 70.000,000
Potatoes 12,000,000
Fruits 8,000,000
Potash , 18,000,000
Moat stuffs 100.000,000
Butter 25,000,000
Poultry 20,000,000
Eggs 35,000,000
Garden producta 10,000,000
Sugar 9,000,000
Value added in manufact
uring 30,000,000
Grand total for year..$G92,000,000
This means a wealth production
of nearly $550 por capita for tho year
a record that Nobraska challenges
any other stato to excel.
On Decombor 31, 1917, Nobraskans
had moro than $400,000,000 on dopoEit
In tho stato and national bankB of tho
state, or approximately $300 per cap
ita anothor rocord which challenges
comparison.
Nor is tho record of 1917 an excep
tional ono, Nobraska has boon going
"over tho top" in tho matter of pro
ductivity for twenty years.
Tho Department of Publicity has
rocontly complied from tho reports
of tho Unltod States Bureau of Ag
rlculturo a tablo showing tho product
ivity of tho slates covorlng a period
of twenty years, 1895 to 191G, in
clusive. It shows that in tho produc
tion of wheat ,oats, corn, horses, cat
tlo, swine, and avorago farm values
and valuo of all farm property, No
brasku ranks third among the statos
bolng excelled only by Illinois and
Iowa. In tho total valuo of corn,
wheat an oatB produced during that
poriod, Nebraska ties with Illinois
for first plnco. In tho production of
cattlo and swino NobraBkn tics with
Illinois for second placo. In nvorago
values of nil farm proporty Nobras
ka Is in fourth placo, and In tho samo
rolatlvo position in tho avorago val
ues por farm.
Measurod in contributions of men
and monoy to tho great war, Nobras
ka ranks alongsldo nny of hor slstors.
Measured on contributions of food
stuffs to tho great war, Nobraska
claims first placo and Is roady with
tho figures to substantiate hor
claims.
Nor has Nebraska lagged bohlnd In
othor activities bocauso.of tho "speed
ing up" of war activities. Education
ally this great stato still holds first
placo. For each child of school ago
within the state's borders there la
upward of $40 lnvestod in interest
boarlng securities, tho revenues from
which aro devoted to tho support of
tho public schools. Tho stato doos
not owo a dollar, olther in bonded pr
floating indobtedncss. It owns prop
orty exceeding $30,000,000 In valuo.
Its future Is as euro as its past de
velopment hns been marvelous.
Gathering thojneome Tax.
Washington. Tho great task of
gathering Incomo tax and oxcoss
profits returns bogan Wodnosday with
tho now year. Every unmarried person
earning moro than $1,000 during tho
Inst yoar, and every mnrrlod porson or
head of a family who mado moro than
$2,000, must fllo with tho internal rovo
uuo collector of his district a report
any tlmo botweon Wodnosday and
March 1. Ho will bo notlflod before
Juno 1 of tho tax duo, and payment
will bo duo by Juno 15.
SUBJEGTTOTHETAX
ABOUT 70,000 NEBRA8KANS TO BE
AFFECTED BY INCOME LAW.
Itinerary for State-wide Tour of Field
AgentsWill Explain Intricate
Workings of Revenue
Measure.
Lincoln, Nob. Many NobrnBkans
may not yot bo awaro that thoy aro
rtaong tho 70,000 pooplo in this Btato
uro subject to a tax on thoir in
W3m bocnuso tho now rnr
tnco
nan roaucou mu uiuuumi.
ooflrrtn a" moro or Iobb
ou Wero slnglo, your
.
up to
rrlcd
taxfunloHs
over $4'.ft4o a year.
-,Hp', however, tho war incomo tax
is levied on all incomes of unmarried
persons which oxcecd $1,000 a yoar,
and upon Incomes of married portions
In excoss of $2,000 por year.
To mako It plain In ovory-day terms,
it your salary or incomo Is In oxcoss
of tho following, you aro subject to tho
tnx:
Slnglo persons, $3.28 a working day,
$19.22 a week or $83.33 a month.
Mnrrlod porsons, $6.6G a working
day, $38.44 a week or $1GC.G6 a month.
Additional oxomptlon is nllowed on
tho basos of $200 a year for each do
pondont child undor 18 years of ago.
Returns should bo mado as Boon as
posslblo, and must be mado not later
than March 1, ns thoro is a stiff pon
nlty for delinquency In making tho ro
turn. Thcro Is nlso an ovon stlffor
penalty, including imprisonment, for
falso roport of income.
Twenty-two flold agents of tho in-
tornal rovonuo offlco will start at onco
on an educational tour of tho stato.
Thoy invito consultation from any per
son who may como undor tho provis
ions of tho incomo tax act. Their
itinorary, which may bo supplemented
by visits to othor cities, is ns follows.
Adnms IlnntlnRH, Jnn. 2 to Jnn. 26.
Antelope NellBh, Jan. 2S to Keb. 7.
Arthur Arthur. Feb. 20 to Feb. 21.
riiinnor Harrlsburjr, Jnn. 15 to Jan. 16.
lilulnc Dunning-, Jnn. 1C to Jnn. 17.
lllnlne Ilrowster, Jnn. 18 to Jnn. 21.
Hoono Albion. Feb. 11 to Keb. 21.
llox Hutto Alliance. Jnn. 7 to Jan. 13.
ISoyd Lynch, Keb. 23 only,
lloyd ltuttc, Keb. 2fi to Mnrch 1.
Ilrown Alnsworth, Keb. 14 to Fob. 20.
Uuffnlo llnvemm, Jnn. 25 to Jnn. 26.
Iluffalo Kcnrnoy, Jan. 28 to Keb. 12.
Hurt Oakland, Keb. 11 to Fob. 16.
Hurt Teknnmfi, Feb. 18 to Feb. 20.
Hutlor Dnvld Cltv. Feb. 14 to Mnrch 1.
Cnss Weeping Wnter, Jnn. 28 to Feb. 2.
Cubs rintlHinouth, Feb. 4 to Keb. 13.
Ccdnr HnrtlriKton, Jun. 2 to Jan. 11.
Chase Imperial, Jun. 2 to Jun. 3.
Cherry Valentine, Keb. 4 to Keb. 13.
Cheyenno Sidney, Jnn. 21 to Jnn. 25.
Clay Clay Center, Jun. 2 to Jnn. 17.
Colfnx Schuyler. Jnn. 18 to Jnn. 25.
Cuming West Point, Keb. G to Keb. 27.
Custer Uroken Bow, Jnn. 14 to Jnn. 15.
Custer Ansclmo, Jan. 14 to Jnn. 1G.
Custer Muson City. Jan. 23 to Jnn. 24.
Custor Callaway, Feb. 16 to Keb. 18.
Dakota Dakota City, 'Jnn. 23 to Jan. 26.
Dawes Crawford, Jnn. 16 to Jan. 17.
Dawes Chndron, Jun. 22 to Jnn. 26.
Dawson Lexington, Feb. 21 to Mnr. 1.
Deuel Chuppcl, Jan. 26 to Jan. 28.
Dnuol )lj Springs, Jan. 29 only.
Dixon Poncn, Jan. 28 to Fez. 2.
Dodge Fremont, Jan. 12 to Jan. SI.
Dodge North ttond, Jan. 19 to Jnn. 20.
Dodge Bcrlbner, rob. 1 to Feb. 4.
, Douglas Omaha South Side, Jan. 3 to
March 1.
Douglas Omaha, Jan. 2 to March 1.
Dundy Henkelman, Jan. 11 to Jan. 14.
Fillmore Oenevn, Feb. 18 to Feb. 28.
Franklin llloomlngton, Feb. 11 to Feb.
19.
Frontier Stockvlllo, Fob. 13 to Feb. 16.
Furnas Cambridge Jnn. 21 to Jan. 22.
Furnns Arapahoe, Jan. 23 to 24.
Furnas Beaver City, Jan. 26 to Jan. 81.
Ongo Beatrice Jun. 28 to Feb. 16.
Gordon Oshkosh, Fob. 23 to Feb. 26.
Oarfleld Burwell, Fob. 18 to Feb. 20.
Oospor Elwood, Fob. 8 to Keb. 11.
Grant Hyannls, Jan. 4 to Jan. C.
. Oreoley Greeley Center, Feb. 20 to
Mnrch 1.
Ilnll Ornnd Island, Jnn. 2 to Jnn. 27.
Hamilton Aurora, Jnn. 23 to Feb, 2.
Harlan Almu, Feb. 4 to Feb. 9.
Hayes Hayes Center, Feb. 19 to Feb. 21.
Hitchcock Palisade, Jan. 4 to Jan. 5.
Hitchcock Trenton, Jan. 7 to Jnn. 10.
Holt Atkinson, Jnn. 2 to Jan. 10.
Holt O'Neill. Jnn. 11 to Jnn. 22.
Hooker Mullen, Jnn. 3 only.
Howard St. Paul, Feb. 4 to Feb. 9.
Jefferson Knlrbury, Feb. 18 to Feb. 23.
Johnson Tecumseh, Feb. 4 to Keb. 16.
Kearney Mlnden. Jan. 28 to Keb. 2.
Keith Ognllaln. Jnn. 30 to Feb. .1.
Keya Tuha Sprlngvlow, Fob. 26 to
Mnrch 1.
Kimball Kimball, Jnn. 18 to Jnn. 19.
Knox Crelghton, Feb. 7 to Keb. 8.
Knox Center, Keb. 11 to Keb. 16.
Knox Niobrnrn, Keb. 19 to Fob. 22.
Lancaster Lincoln, Jnn. 2 to Mnrch 1.
Lincoln North Platte, Feb. 4 to Feb. 14.
Lincoln Wnllaco. Feb. 25 to Feb. 20.
Lognn Stnploton, Feb. 14 to Feb. 15.
Loup Taylor. Feb. 22 to Feb. 23.
McPherson Tryon, Fob. 16 to Fob. 18.
Madison Norfolk, Jnn. 2 to Jan. 12.
Mndlson Madison. Jan. 14 to Jan. 24.
Merrick Central City, Jan. 14 to Jan. 22.
- Morrill Bridgeport, Jan. 2 to Jan. 0.
Nanco Kullerton, Jan. 2 to Jnn. 10.
Nemaha Auburn, Feb. 18 to March 1.
Nuckolls Nelson, Jun. 18 to Jan. 24.
Nuckolls Superior, Jnn. 25 to Jan. 30.
v-ioe nyrncuse, Jan. Z to Jan. 5,
Otoe Nebraska City. Jan. 7 to Jan. 20.
I'awneo Pawnee City, Jnn. 26 to Feb. &
Perkins Grunt, Feb. 27 to Mnrch 1.
Phelps Holdrcgc, Feb. 1 to Feb. 7.
Pierce Pierce, Jan. 26 to Fob. 4.
Plorcc Plnlnvlow, Fob. C to Fob. 6.
riatto Columbus. Jnn. 4 to Jan. 17.
Polk Osceola. lfflli. 22 n Mnnh 1
lien willow Mcdook, Jan. 15 to Jan.
nii,iu ;.v.rv".u.",i-" lujiui. u.
...wiuiuDuit ruiia v;iiy, jnn. i to Jan.
Richardson Humboldt, Jan. .23 to Jan.
hock Bossett, Feb. 21 to Feb. 23.
8a no Croto, Jon. 14 to Jan. 15.
Saline Wllber. .'nn. 16 to Jnn. 26.
Sarpy Pnpllllon, Fob. 14 to Feb. 23.
Saunders Wuhoc, Jun. 26 to Fob. 13.
Scottsbluff QerlnK. Jan. 7 to Jan. 13.
Spwiird Sownrd. Jan. 2 to Jnn. 12.
Slier dnnllushvlllo, Jan. 28 to Jnn. 31.
Sherldnn Oordon, Feb. 1 to Feb. 2.
Sherman Loup City, Jan. 28 to Fob. 2.
Sioux Harrison, Jnn. 18 to Jnn. 21.
8tanton Stanton, Fob. 23 to Mnr. 1.
Thayer Hebron, Feb. 2 to Fob. 15.
Thomns Thedford, Jan. 2 only.
Thurston Pender, Teb. fi to Fob. 9.
Valley Ord, Fob. 11 to Feb. 16.
Wnshlnelon Uialr, Tan. 2 to Jan. 11,
Wayne Wayne, Jun. 14 to Jan. 22.
Webster Ked Cloud, Feb. 20 to Mar. 1.
Wheol-r-Unrtlett. l-'eb. 28 to Mar. l.
York York, Fob. 4 to Feb. 21.
Lincoln, Nob. Secretary Franklin
K. Lano of tho dopartmont of tho in
terior will bo ono of tho spoakors at
tho war conforonco to bo held In Lin
coln, January 18 and 10, according to
annuoncomont of Prof. r. M. Fogg,
head of tho Four Mlnuto Mon in tnis
stato.
Buenos Alros. Dlspatchos recolvod
hero from Fiorlanopolls .Brazil, say
that a largo numbor of Gorman con
poirotoro havo been arrested after tho
dlscovory of a plot to ovorthrow the
local authorities
SELF DEFENSE
DEFEAT BACKACHE AND KIDNEY
TROUBLE WITH ANURIC
Many pcoplo in this section, as else
where, havo Buffered from xhonmathw
and kidnoy troublo nnd havo fouad
Anuric to bo tho most successful remedy
to ovorcomo thcao painful and danget
ous ailments.
Tho lucky pcoplo aro thoso who have
Buffered, but who aro now woll because
thoy heeded Naturo'n warning signal ia
tlmo to corroct thoir troublo with that
wonderful now discovery of Dr. Plorco '
eallod "Amnio." You should promptlj
heed thcao warnings, somo of which aro
dirty spells, backache, irregularity of
the urlno or tho painful twingos of
rheumatism, sciatica or lumbago. To
delay may mako posslblo tho dangoroua
forms of kidnoy disease, such aa
diabetes or stono In tho bladder.
To ovorcomo theso distressing condi
tions VOU should tnlcn nlcntv nt jt.
ncomoT1!' in' Oron " avoid a heavy meal
uioi. uriHK irceiy or water ana at each
meal take Dr. Pierce's Anuric Tablets
(double strength). You will, in a short
time, find that you are one of tho Arm
Indoraors of An-u-rlc, aa aro many of
your neighbors. It sells for 00c n pkg.
Bend Dr. V. M. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.,
10 cents for trial package.
Blair, Ncbr. ''This spring I saw
Anuric advertised. It was tho first ia
timation I had that Dr. Piorco, witk
whom I had doctored so successfully,
had a kidney modlcino on tho market,
and bb I was suffering at that tlmo with
backache and stiff joints, also a slight
dropsical condition, I decidod to try
'Anuric' I can honestly say it u
equally as good as Dr. Plorco 's older
remedies. It is doing tho work of
cleansing my kidneys and I am feeling
much bettor in every way. Tho dropsi
cal condition hns almost disappeared
and my bnckacho is greatly relieved.
Anuric ia the best kidnoy medicine, X
havo evor used." Mrs. L. H. Lothrop
211 E. Lincoln St.
Three Qualities of Boots.
Standard boots, which will bo of
thrco qualities, nnd will bo sold at
fixed Bcnle of minimum prices, are to
bo introduced In Germany. Tho quali
ties will bo known ns rough, medium
nnd better-class. Tho medium grade
will bo mndo of pnper fiber, with
Icntber uppers nnd wooden soles, while
tho other sorts wilt bo of sail-cloth,
linen, or old felt, with leather uppers
and ordinary wooden soles. Boots for
both men nnd women will bo standard
ized, nnd no other kinds will bo ob
tainable. Citarrhil Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications ns thoy cannot reach
the diseased portion or the ear. Thero la
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness,
and that Is by a constitutional remedy.
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINH acts
through thn Blood on tho Mucous Surface
of tho System. Catarrhal Deafness la
caused by an Inflamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube la Inflamed you havo a.
rumblln-f sound or Imperfect hearing:, and
when it Is entirely closed. Deafness Is the
result. Unless the Inflammation can bo re
duced and this tuba restored to Its nor
mal condition, hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh, which Is an Inflamed
condition of the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRRD DOLLARS for any
case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by HALL'S CATARRH
MEDICINE).
All Drurn-lats TOc. circulars free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
When 8ln Will Decrease.
Sin will novcr bo legislated away.
It will never bo rubbed or scoured
from tho texturo of society. But lts
black and hideous stains will bo won
derfully diminished when tho church
of Christ shall understand its own
potency In social snlvutlon. J. M.
Dean.
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP
Why uso ordinary cough remedies,
when Boschcc's German Syrup has
been used so successfully for flfty-ono
years In nil parts of tho United
States for coughs, bronchitis, colds
settled in tho throat, especially lung
troubles. It gives tho patient a good
night's rest, frco from coughing, with
cany expectoration in tho morning,
gives nnturo n chnnco to soothe tho
Inflamed pnrts, throw off tho disease,
helping tho patient to regain his
hcnlth. Sold In nil civilized countries,
80 nnd 00 cent bottles. Adv.
No Fun for Him.
Tho nfter-dlnncr orator never en
Joys tho menu ns well ns tho fellow
who starts tho applause.
A liberal doso of printer's Ink hus
kept mtiny n man from making a fool
of himself n neennd time.
Neglected
Colds bring
Pneumonia
cascaraMwinine
The old family remedy In tablet
form fe, sure, cniy to take. No
opiates no unpleatant after effect.
Cures colds In 24 houra Orlp In S
day. Money back If It fall. Oct the
enuine dox wiin
Red Top and Mr.
Hill's picture on it
24 Tabulator 25c.
At Any Drug St or
WhpaiasoYoung
KUD udnuruu aiiu
Itching with
Cuticura Ointment
Shampoo with Cuticura Soap
-xUdcvnrn-h-iT So25(0intmmtt3uOl
A BAD COUGH
la rliky to neilcct. Take it in band, and
safeguard your health by promptly Uklmr
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