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CJJSTERCODNTrai'DBLICAfl
D. M. ASIB1IKIUIT , Vul.ll lt r.
BBOKEN BOW , N1SLHIA3KA ,
THE NF.WS IN BRIEP.
The official ACto of Minnesota Is an
nounced ns follows : For president ,
McKlnlcy , 190,401 ; Bryan , 112.901 ;
Woollcy , 8,553 ; Dcbn , 3.0G5 ; scclnl la
bor , 1,329 ; McKlnloy'B plurality , 77,500.
Although the Chicago International
live stock exhibition closed with a lossi
of $15,000 , this Is no discouragement
to the management , who are going to
hold another exposition next year en
a much larger Bralc.
The house committee on public
lands today rcpoited favorably the bill
introduced by Congrisuman Mondcll
allowing settlers In Wyoming and
South Dakota the free use of timber
an certain lands for domuatlc purposes.
Colonel Hepburn hun introduced a
bill In congress to amend the pension
law of Juno 27 , 1890 , and May 9 , 1900 ,
as to pension all blind soldiers who
are now totally blind , or who may
become totally blind , at $5 per month.
The Norwegian writer , Bjornstjcrno
Bjornson , celebrated his sixty-eighth
birthday Saturday. Ho has just ar
rived In Parlu , where ho will upend
the winter giving the finishing touches
to a three-act play entitled "Laboro-
mus. "
Homcscokers' rates from the far
east , oven to New York and Boston ,
to points west of the MlFHourl rlvor ,
are being discussed by eastern general
passenger agents , and If adopted ,
means a big thing to this western
country.
Lornlo Tlmmlns foil dead while
skating. Ho was a 15-year-old boy ,
and heart failure was assigned as the
cause. His physical condition Is said
to have been remarkable In that hla
heart was on the right instead of the
left side.
United States Ambassador Choato
denies the report that ho is about to
resign his post , which report he r.aya ,
is based on the belief that the death
of his partner , Charles C. Beaman ,
would necessitate his return to his
law practice.
John D. Long , secretary of the navy ,
has purchased a slto for a residence
which ho will Immediately erect In
Denver. Mr. Long's daughters , who
have been them for the hist year for
their health , will make that city their
permanent home.
The Price current nays the current
marketing of hogs Is on a liberal scale.
Total western packing , CC5.000 last
week , compared with 575,000 the preceding -
ceding Avook and 575,000 last year.
From November 1 the total is 3,815,000 ,
against 3,590,000 a year ago.
Paul Anlolnc , the French consul at
San Francisco , who on last Friday at
tempted suicide by shooting himself
in the head , on account of the threat
of his wife , whom ho had married
clandestinely , to expose Uclr alllalice ,
died at the French hospital.
Advices from Bogota say a minister
of Colombia will shortly proceed to
Washington , there to enter Into nego
tiations for opening the isthmus of
Panama , Colombia reserving national
sovereignty and guaranteeing free
transit to the 'nations of the world.
A. J. Clark , Qulmby , la. , was at Chicago -
cage Monday with alxty-ono yearlings
that averaged 920 pounds and sold at
? 5. Ho bought these yearlings In
Kansas City last fall at $19.50 per head
and this week they brought ? 4G.GO per
head. Mr. Clark is one of the oldest
shippers to that market , having sent
his stock thcro continually for thirty-
two years.
Representative-elect ( Jeorgo W. Lou-
Ut of Fort Wayne , Ind. , announced a
few days ago that ho Intends to Intro
duce a bill at the coming eesslon of
the state legislature to prohibit com
pulsory vaccination against smallpox ,
and the announcement has raised con
siderable commotion among the physl-
slclans of the state. The prevalence
of the disease In many parts of the
state and the efforts of the authorities
to enforce vaccination adds to the in
terest.
The legislatures of Nebraska and
o Ohio will bo asked to enact laws pro
hibiting football games.
Senator Proctor's greeting to Mr.
Dolllvcr , the now senator from Iowa ,
was : "I am glad you are on the committee
mitteeon agriculture. Wo farmers
must afllllatc , or wo are lost. "
The statement that General Horace
Porter , the United States ambassador
at Paris , Intends resigning , is an ab
solute fabrication.
Tho.military academy appropriation
bill was reported to the house , II
carries $099.151 , which IH $34(1,51)8 ( ) be
low the estimates and slightly above
the bill of last year ,
Lust week'n receipts of boss at the
Chicago stock yards were the largest
of the year , or a total of nearly 224-
000.
Discussing the Nlcaiagunn canal the
Novoo Vrcmya says Russia hi not In
terested in the matter , but natural ! } '
sides with America.
Andrew Carnegie IB considering the
gift of u sum Biilllclent to endow n
school for librarians tu Vinonu , Ind.
The British lotws at Ncoltgcdacht
according to the official accounts , wore
eighty-two "killed and wounded , wltli
forty-four missing and still unaccount
ed for ,
James- Sheehan shot and seriously
wounded his daughter at a mlnlnr
claim In the Porcupine district ci
Idaho. Ills sluice boxes had been
robbed of gold dust several tlmoo He
kept n watch and ehot the thief. U
proved to bo his daughter , dressed in
man's clothes.
A company baa been organized at
Sioux City to build a fish cannery in
Alaska , Bouth of St. Michaels , with
an annual output of 40,000 ( jaeea.
The , state department has rendered
an opinion to io clfcct that the United
States government cannot decide In
favor of Porto'IUco in the matter of
her claim , against Cuba for $2,500,000.
Boer Leader Has Not Abandoned Belie
in European Intervention ,
NO POPULAR DEMONSTRATION YE1
' Cliiinii-U'r-
I'liRllsli MotliotlH of AVnrfnrn
l/cd IIH JliirlMiroim In I tin Uxlrnnii1
Chilni AIiutuTli-.it the UmiKim of Civil
ized \Viirfnro nm Icnorfd.
LONDON , Dec. 22. William T.
Stead has just returned from The
Hague , where ho had a long confer
ence with MY. Krtiger and ascertained
at first hand the views of Mr. Kruger
and his counselors as to the present
situation and future prospects. Mr.
Stead has written the following for
the Associated Prcan :
"First of all , nothing Is decided
about his visit to America at present.
President Kruger has not abandoned
all hope of securing the support of the
governments of the civilized world In
his demands for arbitration. Until
the last government refuses absolutely
to irny a word In support of the prin
ciples which they solemnly laid down
at The Hague conference Mr. Kruger
will not partake In popular demonstra
tions. It Is recognized that If ho cared
to do so he could shako the continent.
The popular enthusiasm for him Is un
paralleled since Garibaldi's visit to
London , but until his diplomatic mis
sion is exhausted an appeal to the
people cannot oven bo taken Into con
sideration. Mr. Kruger IB emphatic in
disclaiming any desire to Involve oth
er nations in war In behalf of the
Boers , What he asks Is that the gov-
einments , which at The Hague declared
their Intention to use their efforts to
secure amicable settlement of disputes
by means of mediation and arbitration ,
should make a united effort to bring
the verdict of the civilized world to
bear on Great Britain.
" 'The English , ' Mr. Kruger said , arc
waging thla war in South Africa llko
savages. They are burning homes , de
stroying dams , cutting trees , devastat
ing fields and creating famine. They
are unable to capture Dowel , but they
are making prisoners of women and
children , who arc not treated with or
dinary decency. Hundreds of women
have been confined In prison Krall ,
near Port Elizabeth , with only one
i-hnlr , and several of them are expect
ing to become mothers. '
"Mr. Kruger avers that the provi
sions of the convention at The Hague
and the laws and usages of war arc
trampled under foot and ho wants to
know whether the signatories of this
convention have anything to say on
the subject : .
"The man on horseback at this mo
ment Is not Mr. Krugor , but President
Steyn. Ho , Dclnrey and Dcwet are
masters of the situation , having n
better disciplined and moro effective
force than that which followed the
vlcrklcur ( flag ) nt the outbreak of the
war. They have plenty of ammuni
tion and replenish their store continu
ally from the British convoys. They
have taken enough Lce-Motford rifles
to arm all the burghers now In the
Hold. I cannot put their position bet
tor than in the words of one of Mr.
Krugor's counselors. 'England Is our
accused. England Is the solo witness
against us. England Is the judge.
England Is the executioner and Eng
land hopes to profit by our death. We
appealed for arbitration before the
war. Wo are fighting for arbitration
today. AVe have the right to expect
the sympathies of the civilized world. '
Unreal lloxrrs.
BERLIN , Dec. 22. A disimtVh from
Meld Maishal von Waldorsee , dated
Pokin , December 19 , nays : Guondell's
column , marching from Shan Hal
Kuan , successfully encountered a
force of Boxers , December 14 , at Yung
Ling , near the eastern Imperial tombs
Fifteen Boxers were killed. One
thousand Chinese regulars , under
Fang Do Ling , have been driven out
of Lu Tal. They lied to the moun
tains northwesterly on Guendell's ap
proach.
Tliiirxton'n Son CI < IH it I'lnrr.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 21. The
senate today confirmed the following
nominations : C. S. Fronds of Now
Hampshire , to bo minister to Switzer
land ; J. G. A. Leishmann of Pennsyl
vania , minister to Turkey ; C. L. Thur-
Bton of Nebraska , secretary of the le
gation at Buenos Ayres ; J. F. Baker
of Now York , tccrotary of the Chilean
claims commission ; J. M. Ferguson of
Pennsylvania , secretary of the legation
to Japan ,
Mora I'ay for JMIIitliiinrn.
LONDON , Dec. 22. The secretary
of state for war , St. John Brcdeno'.i ,
announces that In view cf the pro
longation cf the war In South Africa
members of the Imperial Yeomanry
will bo paid 5 shillings Instead of I
shilling and 2 pence a day. Militia
men are promised priority of return
over regulars.
MII.V Ho Scntttor.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Dec. 22. A
Havre , Mont. , special to the D'spatch
cays : It la droned moro than possi
ble that Charbs E. D-.ier of Fort Benton -
ton may bo chrson United States nen-
ntor from Montana for the short term
, DuciIs a pioneer of the early GO * , an
oxtouslvo sheep ownrr , and head cf
the famous Stockmen's National bank.
TOR FRAUD IN DIVORCE.
I.rnilcr of Concern mill Co KiHjiontlfiit
lira
NEW YORK , 'Dec. 22. Recorder
Goff today sentenced Henry Zelmor ,
one of the heads of a fraudulent dl-
vorco bureau , to ten yean In state's
prison , and Jamea Holden , allaa Frank
Wilson , a professional co-respondent.
to thrco years In state prison. Mra.
Byrdo Horrlok and Mary Thompson ,
who said they hp.d testified falsely
In dlvorco cases , were allowed to go
. .under syspenslon of sentence.
BOTH HOUSCS ARE ADJOlinNiiD ,
. 1 . T
Nutloiml Legiontl\ Ilmlto * CCIIKO I.iihorl
Until iJuniinry , ' ) ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. No busi
ness was transacted by the senate yes-
Icrdny. The news of the death of Mm.
William P. Frye , wlfo of the president
protern of , UuiHQimto ( y/as-conveyed
officially to the body and out of respect
to her memory Immediate adjournment
wfis taken until January , ' 1 , 1901. Sen
ator Fairbanks of Indiana called the
body to order and Rev. Dr. W. II.
Mllburn pronounced a beautiful Invo
cation.
The occretnry tlipn read a letter from
Senator Frye appointing Senator Fair
banks presiding officer during his nb-
nenco from the senate. Meantime a
conference of { senators had boon held
an to the order of business. The readIng -
Ing of the journal was suspended and
at 12:05 : p , m. , on motion cf Mr. Hoar ,
the Huuulo adjourned until January 3 ,
When the house met there were Ics3
than 100 members on the floor. The
majority of the members already had
lie-parted for their homes to spend the
holiday recess. The chaplain In the
morning prayer , referred to the death
3f Mrs. Fryo , wlfo of Senator Frye ,
and of Representative Wise of West
Virginia.
After the approval of the jounuil
some routine minor business wua
transacted by unanlmousa consent.
Hills wcro passed to fix the times for
lesnlons of the district and circuit
: ourts for the eastern district of Texas.
The death of Reprencntatlvo Wise ,
} f Virginia , having been announced ,
: ho house adjourned until Jan. 3.
DETAIL STORIES OF MASSACRE.
lorrlhlu AtrocltU-8 Said to Have llcou
I'criiutrntiMl 1 > V Tnr ! < n.
NI3W YORK , Dec. 22. A dispatch
o Journal and Advertiser from Vienna
lays : Further repot ts of the Turkish
nassacrcs of Christians show that their
nstigalor Is a Mohammedan fanatic
mmcd Haiduk Islam , who brags of
laving slain 200 Christians with his
> wn hands. The Turkish authorities
lave shown utter Indifference of the
mirages and those being perpetrated
) n Chrltslans arc beyond description.
At Bltuch men were cruc fled on trees
vlth stakes driven through their
muds and feet. Women wore attacked
ind then mutlliatcd. Children were
nurderal by mutilation before their
mi-cuts' eyes. Women were mal-
rcated nt Grumma before the eyes
if their husbands , brothers and fa-
hers and then carried into the bondage
> f harems. Men were tortured to
loath slowly by various means , their
Imbs cut off successively and children
vcre thrown into the river.
The fiends tortured the Christians
it RlharitH by sllcihg flesh from all
larts of their bodies before killing
hem. A Greek orthodox priest was
led In a sack and pitched into the
Ivor at Genovitza. The Servian con-
bul at Mltrovltza estimates that 1,103
icrsons have been killed and 400 wo-
nen attacked and placed in harems.
CONGER INSTRUCTED TO SIGN.
Vuruuincnt Not ICxiictly to Anii-ik-un I.IU-
Irflf. hut Di-lay U IlangrriniH.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. An in-
tructlon will again go out today to
Mr. Conger at Pekin to sign the agree
ment which , according to Pekln ad-
Icca , already has been signed by all
of the other ministers at the Chinese
apltal. This instruction is sent with
omo reluctance because the agree
ment ns It now stands does not com-
iletely represent the , view of the Unit-
id States government. But It Is be
loved to be the most favorable com-
iromlso that could be reached unless
legotlatlons are to bo drawn out to a
langerous length , for all reports Indi
cate a growing spirit of unrest In Chl-
la , owing to the absence of any form
of native government In Chi u and the
adjacent provinces. So the United
States accepts the "Irrevocable" condi
tion Imposed upon the Chinese gov
ernment , though , after all , this ex
pression Is rather a matter of form
than of substance , for diplomacy
knows no such thing as "Irrevocable
agreement. "
Contmtnnt for Conurcxiloiml Knit.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. Speaker
Henderson received a telegram an
nouncing the death of Dr. Richard A.
Wise , the member of the Norfolk , Va. ,
district , at his homo at Wlllhunsbug ,
at 12:40 : this morning. No details bs-
yond the simple announcement were
received. Dr. Wise v > an twice seated
as n member of the house on a con
test in the last and the present con
gress and had Riven not'ce ho would
contest the scat In the next congress.
Improvements costing $10,000,000
have bean approved fjr the Unlveislty
of California.
Wi rin Tlniii li > s7iaiil-.h St.
MADRID , Doc. 21. During the dis
cussion In the sentUo of the royal
nc ago announcing the marriage In
the near futuio of the rrlncosu of
AtiturlnH , holross presumptive to the
throne , with Priuco Charles , second
sea of the Count of Casorta , Scncr Or-
tiya , n republican , raised a storm of
irotret by recalling the conspiracy or
the bourbon princes against other roy
alists , which ho feared thin marriage.
would have a tendency to renew.
Flro at Elk Point , S , D7 destroyed
iho entire business portion cf tha
.own.
A scat in the New York stcck exchange -
change was sold for $50,000. the high
est pilco on record.
"Major" Taylor , the colored b'cycllst
of Worchostcr , has signed an agree
ment to i-aco In Europe during July
and August of next year ,
byville , 111. , by James G. Middles-
worth , resulted'In the disposal of fifty
lead for $5 , ' < 35 , or an average of $114-
75.
Marshall Nelson , the famous scout
of the Into General Lawton , IIUH been
eurnmoned by General Wood to Cubn
for service under special Instructions.
The sale of'Horaford cattjo at Shal-
NO ONE TOM
A Young Fnrraor Boy Could Hot Slant
Disappointment ,
DESPERATE Af PAIR OF THE HEAR !
OriMVd I ) piiiloiit | on llt'Ooutit of Action
of III * Huccilllvurt il imlg All 1)J
Tulihif ; 1'ntaun Other MittU-ri Here
uuil 'I'liuro In
GRAND ISLAND , Neb" , Dec. 18. A
young nmu named L. Ilansen , son of
N. IJnnacn , a well known farmer rcslr-
Ing several miles southeast of tnis
city , toolc his own life by using strych
nine. Ho wus found dead In the back
yard of Mrs. , L. Kraft's residence
property. Hanseii was an acquaint
ance of Mrs. Kraft and her daughter ,
Miss Lena. Ho had called at their
homo the previous night and was
complaining of his affairs and , It ap
pears , especially over his relations
with another young woman , to whom ,
It is expected , ho referred in a farewell -
well note as "my first love. " Mrs.
Kraft spoke kindly to him , encourag
ing him to brace up and forget the
matters over which ho ecmed to be
despondent. Ho asked for a cup , sayIng -
Ing ho desired to get a drink. Ho
went out and did not return and Mrs.
Ivruft and daughter thought no more
D the matter. Next morning when
Mrs. Kraft arose she saw a man lying
Dut in the back yard near the fence.
Ills dress struck here immediately as
that of Hansen. Coroner Iloeder was
notified and a search of the man's
Nothing revealed enough strychnine
3ii him to kill a hundred peci i. On
i card was also written the following :
"False love has been the cause of
; hls. I am better off dead than alive.
lood night , dear parents. Take good
: are of yourselves. " On the reverse
lido of the 'card was written : "My
Irst Icvo is to b.amo for this. "
Arrested on Clmrgn of
ANSLBY , Nob. , Dec. 18. George
3ross , a farmer , living two miles east
) f here , is now in jail at Broken Bow ,
.barged with rape on his sixteen year
) ld step-daughter , Pear Morris. Ac-
.ordlng to girl's story the crime was
: ommlttcd Sunday , while Mrs. Gross
ind the rest of the family were at
ihurch. Out of fear for Gross , the
; lrl says , she kept the crime a secret
mtll Thursday aternoon , when she
old her mother. Mrs. Gross 'came to
own and consulted with citizens who
nformed the county attorney at Brok
en Bow. A warrant was Immediately
iworn out and placed In the hands
of Sheriff Armstrong , who arrested
Gross the same evening. Gross , au-
cordlng to charges , has a bad reputa-
tlpn.
T.ocuto MlHxIiig I'.tpcrfl.
BEATRICE , Neb. , Dec. 18. One of
the men of the lumber yard of Jones
& Mahannah found a pocketbook lying
on a pile of lumber In a somewhat
obscure place. The purae was dusty ,
as though having lain there several
days. In its folds were valuable pa
pers , including notes and tax receipts ,
aggregating ID value about $10,000.
The property , apparently , belongs to
A. L. Boydston , and a letter was ad
dressed to him at once regarding the
( Ind. How the purse got there where
It was found and by whom placed
there is a question that puzzles the
lumbermen.
AcoiiBod of Stc'ulhiK Cattle.
NELIGH , Neb. , Dec. IS. On Monday
Alex Karls drove thirtyfivehead of
fat cattle into the yards of William
Wnlf , on the Clearwater creek , for n
rest , and seeing some men driving
Into the place whom ho recognized ho
disappeared and never returned for the
cattle. In a day or two Reno Brcs.
of Oakdalo , who had missed some cat
tle from their yards , viewed the cat
tle and claimed them for their own
and had a warrant Issued for Karls ,
who was arrested and lodged in jail at
this place.
IHtlo Hat ( iimiler Is IJciul.
CRAWFORD , Neb. , Dec. IS. Bap
tist Gamier , who was shot by J. D
Haguewood , died from his wounds
The widow of Garnlcr and his daugh
ter are hero. Indians from the reser
vation , where "Bat" was popular , arc
expected and the more timid of out
citizens are apprehensive of trouble ,
Hnguowood takes It coolly and says
ho shot in self-defense. The quarrel
arose over 40 cents worth of drinks
which "Bat" refused fo pay for.
Poultry Show for lU > tI Cloud.
RED CLOUD , Neb. , Dec. IS. The
Red Cloud interstate poultry associa
tion Is making preparations for foe
holding of the second annual exhibi
tion which wll bo hold In thla city on
December IS to 21 , Inclusive. The
management has received many en
tries from different parts of this state
and Kansas and a successful show
Is already assured. Competent judges
of line stock have been secured.
AV .nt to .Jail for Ills nag ,
WATERLOO. Dec. IS.-Fred Jenlcs ,
n carpenter who lives here , has gone
to jail because ho refuesd to pay his
dog tax of ? 2. His case Is somewhat
unique , It being the llrst , on record
hero. Ho says ho will Borvo out his
Gcntence for the sake of retaining his
dog and his cash , too. Junks has a
wife but no children.
A god -Unll Currier UtniJ.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Dec. 18.
Whllo Reuben Miles , an old gentleman
who carles the mail between Rock
Bluffs and Plattsmouth , was driving
homo with bis family , ho met with an
accident which resulted in a painful
fracture of the bone In his left arm.
They drove to one side of the road
to cnablo another vehicle to pass ,
whoa two of the -wheels went down
Into n small ditch throwing the oc
cupants out. Mr. Miles is past fifty
years of age , and the accident may
result In permanently disabling him.
IRRIGATION AND RIPARIAN RIGHTS.
Coiintltiitlnnullty of Stnto Act to lie Sub
ject to I.pKiil Test.
LINCOLN , Dec. 21. The constitu
tionality of the state irrigation act will
be subjected to n legal test before the
supreme coiut next month. The court
recently handed down a decision which
was believed at the same tlmo to be a
deathblow to the Irrigation interests
of Nebraska , and an effort will bo made
to secure cither a reversal or a modifi
cation of that opinion. The decision
was in the case of the Crawford com
pany against Hathaway and others ,
appealed from Dawcs county.
The case will be brought to the at
tention of the court for second consid
eration by Attorneys J. W. Dewceso
and J. S. Klrkpatrlck of this city , who
will appear as friends of the court in
behalf of the irrigation Interests of
the state , but not as attorneys for
cither party in the original notion.
Leave was granted to flic the motion
and the document prepared by the at
torneys was presented. The court is
asked to reverse or modify the judg
ment ; to decide the constitutionality
of the Irrigation statutes in their re-
laion to the creation of the State
Board of Irrigation ; to adjudge and
determine to what extent the irrigation
laws modify or abrogate riparian
rights , and to adjudge and determine
whether the right of Leroy Hall , np-
pello In the Crawford company case ,
to maintain a dam upon and to use
the waters of White river for power
purposes has been acquired by pro
scription or as riparian owner or pro
prietor.
The court will listen to argument
on these questions at the sitting be
ginning January 2.
Nclmislm VH the It. & n. K. n.
LINCOLN , Dec. 24. The action of
the supreme court in overruling the
motion of the attorney general for a
rehearing of the case < jr the State of
Nebraska against the Burlington rail
road , has removed all possibility of
prolonging the existence of the Utate
Board of Transportation under its pros-
3nt organization. According to the de-
) reo of the court the life of the board
: ame to an end when the motion was
jverruled and , therefore , the salaries
) f the three secretaries and other em-
iloyes stopped at the same time. Sec-
otary G. L. Laws said regarding the
natter. "My opinion Is that we are
mocked out , but there is still n pos-
iibility of reorganizing the board under
he act of 1885 , which may have been
evived by the decision of the court.
That act provides for a board , conslst-
ng of the auditor , attorney general
ind secretary of' slate , and allowed
iach member to appoint his own sec-
otary on condition that1 the three be
ihosen from the Frst , Second and
[ 'bird districts respectively. If the
aw of 1885 is still in force there might
so a reorganization , but I am not pre-
iared to say so positively. "
Senator Allen Asltcd to Ilt-lp.
LINCOLN , Dec. 24. The Nebraska
dairymen , In annual session in this
city , sent the following telegram to
Senator Allen at Washington :
"In the name of seventy thousand
cow owners of Nebraska , we nsk you
to report the Grout bill from commit
tee and to become Its especial advo
cate on the floor of the senate. "
The bill referred to Is an act to pre
vent the fraudulent sale of oleomar
garine.
Nebraska liuttcr llio IJcst.
LINCOLN , Dec. 24. Director G. L.
McKay of the dairy department of the
Iowa Agricultural school , the expert
engaged to judge the exhibit at the
Nebraska Dairymen's association , said
that he never saw a better collection
of private butter than ho examined
here. The average scoring was ex
ceptionally high. The prize winners
in the dairy class were : J. K. Hony-
well , Lincoln , 95 ; J. Hoagh , Boyden ,
la. , 94 ; August Sader , Papillion , 94 ;
L. C. Norton , Fort Crook , 93 , and Mrs
J. S. Temple , Cheney , 92.
Find Silks in n Queer IMncc.
TABLE ROCK , Neb. , Dec. 24. A
sacks of silks and other goods was
found hero by one of the section men
urifler a pile of railroad ties a half-
mile or less east of the depot. During
the day a couple of strangers were dis
covered tearing down the pile of ties
and handling them over. When dis
covered they left on a freight train.
The goods were near where the freight
trains stop. Before the find was re
ported to the authorities the strangers
had left town.
Dandelions Blooming In Xelir.iskn.
SUPERIOR , Neb. , Dec. 24. Dande
lions are in bloom on the prairies be
tween this place and Guide Rock. Some
of the farmers south of town are doing
their spring plowing. Water left out
of doors over night does not freeze.
These facts give some idea of the re
markable winter that Is being experi
enced in southern Nebraska. The
merchants in the small towns arc feel
ing the effects of it disastrously and
they are praying for a cold wave.
Jolnmoii does to the Pen.
PONCA , Neb. , Dec. 19. Elmer John
son , who has been In the county jail
for the past six months for clubbing
the marshal at Emerson , who has
since died , pleaded guilty to the charge
of assault with Intent to do great bodily
ily harm , and was sentenced by Judge
Graves to eighteen months In the pen
itentiary. Frank Ponlton also plead
ed guilty to the charge of horse steal
ing and was sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary.
ICeportH Drllulcnry.
LINCOLN , Dec. 24. Superintendent
Dawes of the School for Deaf and
Dumb at Omaha has Informed the gov
ernor that the deficiency in accounts-
in his institution will nmpnnt to ? C-
324.59. Of this amount , $1,000 will bo
duo for salaries and wages and nearly
as much for fuel. Superintendent
Dawes de\9tes considerable space in
"
his report "to an explanation of the
needs of the Institution , and after callIng -
Ing attention to the big deficiency as
sorts that it Is a scource of gratifica
tion to know that its affairs have been
handled ,60 well under his supervision.
UPRIGHT
Straight ami stroiio Is the
ctatiic7hen the twlsta atid
curvatures of
Lumbago
arc cdrcd nticl
strnlfrlHciicd
out by
THE PURE
GRAIN COFFEE
Grain-O is not a stimulant , like
codec. It is a tonic and its effects
arc permanent.
A successful substitute for coffee ,
because it has the coffee flavor thM
everybody likes.
Lots ot coffee substitutes in the
innrkut , but only one food drink
Gnu'u-O.
All grocers ; ICc. and 5c.
Cures nit Throat nud I.uug Affections.
Get the ceuuiue. Refuse substitutes.
Salvciton Oil cures Rlicumutlaui , 15 & ag eta.
Your clothes will not crack if you
ise Magnetic Starch.
Cincinnati Is enjoying a street car
ine boom. Eight lines are to be ox-
ended.
What Shall AVe IIuvo for noasort ?
This question -arises in the family
3vcry day. Let us answer it today.
1'ry Jell-0 , a delicious and healthful
Icssert. Prepared In two minutes. No.
soiling ! no baking ! add boiling water
ind set to cool. Flavors : Lemon ,
Jrange , Raspberry and Strawberry. At
our grocers. 10 cts.
The multiplication table has no legs ,
Hit it gets there just the same.
Garfleld Tea Is tlio original licrb tea
or the euro of constipation anil sick
ic-adaclio ; it la a f-peclilo for all disorders
if stomach and bowels.
The British war ofllce Is considering
he advisability of training volunteers
n the use of the motor car.
Duty Is the prlvilbgu of living.
Must Bear Signature of
See Pac-SImllo Wrapper Delow.
Very small and no easy
FOR HEADACHE.
FOR DIZZINESS.
FOR E5LIOUSHESS ,
FOR TORPID LIVER.
FOS CONSTIPATION.
FOB SALLOW SKIN.
FOR THE COMPLEXION
I _ GICTUIrci : llUTKA.VISjOHATORt.
| Purely Vcgeiaaio.
L JiSiUff 4
CURE QICK HEADACHE.
TOUR OF THE WQBLO
OWN FIRESIDE
The Illu.t.
tralod
Superb
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This work nn ouorinouH Hiilo ;
sold cm easy pnyinontH
Geo. L. Shuman & Co.
315 Dearborn StraoU Chlcago
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