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Imrsday nt tb County Bent.
J2KUY , Editor
Local Editor
_ AMOMANAOtN
f JOU PRINTIMO DirAKTMINT.
jtn-C < llcu In Cantor lilock , fourth ATc.-fcr
iitrrcd nt tbu | K ) tomco at llrokah lluw , Nvb ,
Bf K-cond UfK tnnttor ( or trnnniulf elou tbrooifh
thu U. 8. Malls.
SUUSOHnTION 1'HICK :
One Ynar , In lulvnnco Jl < W
THURSDAY , A1AHU11 , Tuo 1 ,
Attorney Gen. Gnggs has handed
to the president his resignation. It
is stated that ho will roaumo the
practice of law , and will bo associ
ated with thu firm of Dill , JJornoui-
tor & Baldwin , of Now York City ,
but will retain his residence iu
Now Jersey.
The wave of prosperity is being
onjoyud by the southern itates as
well as the northwest. 11. It. Poole
tostitiod before the industrial com
mission last week that during the
past live years a large portion of the
mortgages had boon lilted , and that
farm lands had advanced to prices
realized before the rebellion , ind
that colored men who had formerly
been touonts pro becoming owners.
The steamer Korea was launched
{ Saturday at the Newport News
ship building company's works. It
is suit ] to bo the largest steam vessel
over built on this Hide of thu
Atlantic. It is C72 feet 4 inches
ing , and a beam 03 feot. It will
splaco 18,000 tons on a draft ot
'euteen feet. It is to be fitted
' > an 18,000 horse power engine
will accomodatu 1,400 pas on-
It will ply between San
'soo ' and Hong Kong.
i'ity ejection is next Tuesday.
he RKi'UiiLiOAN reaches its
? ain the question of license
lided , as will also bo the
to who will bo officers
\ug term. The KKPUII
t one request , and that
otor to do his duty as
So candidates on both
wn to all. If the
vour judgment will
government and
\1 positions more
3 welfare of the
If the caudi-
lan ticket are
worthy and in
*
> * ' us a good ,
'ministration ,
oaition to
ition to
if Cuba
icy , has
suit of
moo of
t gov-
But
there
re-
roe
There iri an inoliuatioii with HOIDO
who have always been loynl to the
principles of the republican party
, 0 forsake the party in the local
campaign bocauflo its nominees nro
pfcrwonally againnt ualoon liuonur.
Such a conclusion is incontistont
and unjustifiable It WAR to moot
thiH ifisuo that the republican caucus
pruned a rcKolution pledging its
noininoea to the popular vata on
the question of lioenso. The norn.
ineos are not ouly poraoually pledged
to carry out thu will oi the major
ity on the iRBUobut they are mon of
reputable character and will be true
to their prominoH. More tupn that ;
they will , in case aaloon license
carrioa , use their beat cndeavorH to
see that thu saloons arc run atriutly
in accordance with law. They not
being frequenters of saloons thorn-
selvus will not bo under any obli-
gatioua to the HalootM for favors
before or after elucteon , and nolh-
ing will hinder them from enforc
ing thu law strictly. Thin would ,
wo boliuve. moot the hearty approv
al of a very largo pur cent of those
who favor saloon license from a
business point of view.
On the issue of HoonHo both tick-
eta are the same and both are equal
ly pledged , und on that ground
there can bo no OZOUHO tor republi
cans who favor license to deport
their ticket. It is not a question
of whether it wan good policy to
put a partisan ticket in the field.
The ticket has boon nominated.
The move was sanctioned by a
largo number of republicans par
ticipating in the caucus and nomi
nating the ticket. It is only now u
question whether republicans will
remain true to their party and to
principle , or whether they will lend
their assistance to defeat it by
afliliating with their onomiea. No
true republican can afford to do it.
The queation of license ) or no
license ia again lairly before the
voters of Broken Bow. For two
yearn the city has boon without sa
loons and all have boon able to judge
for themselves whether U effects
businosB. There is , however , a differ
ence of opinion among those who
view the issue only from a business
point of view. Some claim their
trade bus largely increased in the
past two yeara , while others say
their business haa decreased. Both
are possibly correct. It does not
follow that because a certain pnrson
has had leas business than he for
merly had that the absence of sa
loons has douo it. There are cer
tain lines of trade that one or two
persons had the oxoluaivo trade.
Now thoae same lines are carried
largely by a number. For instance ,
hardware mon and implement deal-
era are carrying a largo atoek of
harness. Harness shops have put
in a line of hardware and imple
ments. Furniture dealer * ' carry
hardware and hardware mon have
put in furniture Dry goods houses
have added groceries and grocery
men have added dry goods , By
' .his moans the trade in all lines has
oen divided. Some hare prohted
the now deal while others have
. In our opinion trade hat boon
Jtod more by the method than
'ore or Ions trade coming to
for the lack or absence oi
t. As a whole the town has
oed trade , and the only vi-
hat has been cut off iy
ere olosQ proximity with
vhore railroad advantages
given thorn in the past
ru\o \ people will hau
id grain to the moat
arket , everything else
The falling off from
been very slight , bu
lotons in the town
What holds the
Broken Bow i
f lorohantB of al
\pleto stock it
at satisfactory
ny who bu ;
me come from
this reason
" > does no
9s it is an
*
r onuo fo
ore is no
ot tha
thoa
who
Bu
ho argument that the absence of
icunecd ealoons is wholly the cause
of the floating debt of thu city and
chool district IH not established by
ho fnotH. Both the city and school
district ran boliiml when wo had
< * loonn From purely a business
( andpoiut the question of saloons
hould not bo determined. The
noral standing of a community and
ho influence an open saloon may
uvve upon the youth of our town
nd county are of vast more irn-
> orUnoo than the dollars and cents
hat might bo realized from licons-
ng thu rum traftio. Thu argument
hat the tradio in liquor and drunk'
UUL'HH io not prohibited where there
ro no saloons in truo. Neither is
hioviug and murder prohibited ,
Ithough there are lawH against
) oth. Wo believe because of the
xistiug laws they are lessoned ; HO
wu believe that drunkenness is loss
where there are no open saloons.
But whuther that is true or not ,
ho question resolves itself in the
no principle. If the trailio of iu-
oxicantb is an evil to thu human
ace have we the moral right to give
t our sanction , oven should we
make money by so doing. This is
ho queation for every voter to an-
wor for himself. Believing as wee
o that the traflic is evil , we cannot
onsiatently do but one thing and
hut ie to vote against it. Others
who think differently we accord thu
amo rights wo claim for ourselves.
Wo are not onu who believes an
other dishonest or a hypocrite be-
auso ho does not see matters as wu
o. Wo ditler honestly in politics
nd in religion , and on what in
ightand wrong ; houco in all mat
er H in which the public haa control
wo submit to the rule of the major-
ty. At the closing of the polls our
ight ends , except that if saloons
hould prevail wo desire to see thorn
tin as near as possible in oompli-
uoo with law , as we believe io BO
ioing it will bo bettor for the com
munity as well as for these who
ngago in the saloon business.
.Miorc is another reason why the
opublican nomiueeH should bo
elected. They are not tied up with
he whiskey element and will note
> o under obligations to cater to or
wink at the open violation of the
tatutes.
It ia said that the powers of
either man or women are developed
ive fold by working with a life-
companion who is in entire har
mony. The ideal wife as a rule has
t in her power to make the ideal
lusband. What constitutes the
deal wife is discussed in an extreme *
y able article bv Lavinia Hart in the
April COSMOPOLITAN.
Among the papers of the late
Grant Allen was found an article
on "Tho British Aristocracy. "
[ t is prpbable that ho did not care to
) lace himself before the English
reading public in the position of
entire frankness which ho had
aesumod while writing this article ,
and that consequently it was hold
until after hii death for publication.
It was secured through his eon for
The Cosmopolitan and appears in
the April number. Certainly no
Knglishman has ever ao handled the
subject without gloves as Grant
Allen , and no ono was butter
equipped to do the subject justice.
A Terrible Charge.
Contributed.
"Prisoner at the bar , have you
anything to say why sentence ol
death shall not bo passed upon
you ? "
A solemn hush foil ever the
crowded court room , and every
person waited in almost brothless
expectation for an answer to the
judge's question.
Will the prisoner answer ?
Is thoru nothing that will make
him show some sign of emotion ?
Will ho maintain the cold , in
different attitude that he has shown
through the long trial , even to the
place of execution ?
< Such wore the questions that
passed through the minds of these
who had followed the case from
day to day.
The judge alill waited in digni
fied alienee.
Not a whisper waa heard any
where , and the situation had be
come painfully oppressive ; when
the prisoner was seen to move , his
head was raised , his hands wore
clinched , and the blood rushed into
his pale , careworn face , his tootl
wore firmly act , and into his lug-
yard eyes came & Hash of light ,
Suddenly ho aroflo to his foot ,
tnd in a low , firm , but distinct
voice , said :
"I Imvel Vour Honor , you have
ukud mo a question ; and I now ask
QH the last favor on earth , that you
will not interrupt my answer until
. am through.
"I stand hero before thin bar ,
cocvioUd of the willful murder of
my ] wife , Truthful witnesses
iiavu testified to the fact that I was
a loafer , a drunkard , and a wretch ;
, hat I returned from one of my
, eng debauches and fired the fatal
shot that killed the wife I had
sworn to love , cherish arH protect.
Wliilo I have no remembrance of
committing the fearful , cowardly ,
and inhuman deed , I have no richt
to complain or condemn the verdict
of the twelve good men who have
acted aa jurors in the case , for their
verdict is in accordance with the
evidence.
"But , may it please the court , I
wish to show that I am not alone
responsible for the murder of my
wife ! "
This startling statement created
a tremendous sensation. The judge
eauod ever the doslc , the lawyers
wheeled around and faced the
irisoner ; the jurors looked at each
> ther in amazement , while th
spectators could hardly suppress
their intense excitement. The
prisoner paused a few seconds , and
hen continued in the same firm ,
distinct viice :
" 1 repeat , your Honor , that I am
not the only one guilty of the mur
der of my wife. The judge on this
jenoh , the -jury iu the box , the
awyurs within this bar , and most
of the witnesses , including the
) astor of the old church , are als
juilty before Almighty God , and
vill have to appear with me before ,
lis judgment throne , whore we all
shall be ritjhtoously judged.
"If twenty men conspire together
or the murder of one person , the
aw power of this land will arrest
he twenty , and each will bo tried ,
convicted and executed for a whole
nurder , and not one-twentieth of
he crime.
"I have been made a drunkard by
aw. If it had not been for the
t-galized saloona of my town , I
never would have become a drunk
ard ; ray wife would not have been
murdered ; I would not bo here now-
ready to bo hurled into eternity.
Had it not boon for the human
raps set out with thu consent of
rovernment , I would have been a
sober man , an industrious workman ,
a tender father , and a loving hus
band. But today my homo is de
stroyed , my wife murdered , my lit
tle children God bless and care
'or them ! cast on the mercy of
the cold and cruel wcrld , while 1
am to bo murdered by the strong
arm of the state.
'God knows , I tried to reform ;
jut as long as the open saloon was
in my pathway , my weak , diseased
will-power was no match against
the fearful , consuming , agonizing
appetite for liquor. Al last I
sought the protection , care , and
sympathy of the Church of Jesus
Christ , but at the communion table
I roooived from the hand of the
pastor who sits there , and who has
testified against me in this case , the
cup that contained tha very same
alcoholic serpout that is found in
every bar-room iu the land. It
proved too much for my weak
humanity , and out of that holy
place I rushed to the last debauch
that ended with the murder of my
wife.
"tor one jear our town waa
without a saloon. For ono year I
was a sober man ; For ono year my
wife and children wore supiemely
happy , and our little home a per
fect paradise.
"I was one of these who signed a
ramonatranco against reopening the
saloons in our town. The names
of one-half of this jury can be
found today on the petition certify
ing \o \ the good moral character ( ? )
of the rumflellers , and falsely say
ing that the sale of liquor was 'nec
essary' in our town. The prosecut
ing attorney in this case was the
ouo that so eloquently pleaded with
this court for the licenses , and the
judge who sits on this bench , and
who aaked mo if I had anything to
say before sentence of death was
passed on mo , granted the license ! "
The impassioned words of the
prisoner loll like coals of fire upon
the hearts of thoae preoent , and
many of the spectators and some of
the lawyers wore moved to tears.
The judge made a motion as if to
stop any further speech on the part
of the prisoner , when the speaker
hastily said :
"No ! no ! your Honor , do not
close rav lips ; I am nearly through ,
and they are the last words I shall
evei utter on earth.
"I began my downward career at
a saloon bar legalized and pro
tected by the voters of this com
monwealth , which has received
annually a part of the blood-money
from the poor , deluded victims.
After the state had made me a
drunkard and a murderer , I am
trkon before another bar the bar
of justice ( ? ) by thu same power of
law that legalized the first bar , and
now the law-powor will conduct mute
to the place of execution , and
hnstHti my HOU ! into eternity. 1
shall appear bi-foro another bar
the judgment bar of God and
there you. who hive legalized the
tr.ilh'c , will have to appear with me.
Think you that the Great Judgd
will hold me the po"r , weak , help-
IGSH victim of your traflio alone
responsible for the murder of my
wife ? Naj , I , in my drunken ,
fronaied , irresponsible condition ,
have murdered ono , but you have
deliberately and wilfully murdeicd
thousands , and the murder-mills
are in full operation today with
your consent.
"All of you know , in your hearts ,
that these -\vords of mine are not the
ravings of an unuound mind , but
God Almighty's truth ! The liquor
traflic of this nation is responsible
for nearly all the murders , blood
shed , riots , poverty , misery , wretch
edness , and woo. It breaks up
thousands of happy homes every
year ; sends the husband and father
to prison or to the gallows , and
driven countless mothers and little
children into the world to suffer
and die It furnishes nearly all the
criminal business of this and every
other court , and blasts every com
munity it touches.
"You legalized the saloons that
made mo a drunkard and a mur
derer , and you ore guilty with mo
before God and Vnan for the mur-
dur of my wife !
"Your Honor , I am done. I am
now ready to receive my sentence ,
and bo led forth to the place of ex
ecution , and murdered according to
the laws of tins date. You will
close by asking the Lord to have
mercy on my soul I will close by
solemnly asking God to open your
blind eyes to the truth , to your in
dividual responsibility , ao that you
will cease to give your support to
this hull-born traffic. " Tallie Mor
gan , in Domestic Journal.
I UItL.INGTOK KOUTK.
tow HntcHVcHt anrt NortliweHt
At a time ot year when thousands will
ako advantage of them , the Burlington
Route makes sweeping reductions in its
rates to the Weat and Northwest to
Utnh , Montana , Washington. Oregon
and British Columbia.
Dates : February 12 , IU , uncl 20.
.March 6. 12 , 19 find ! JO.
April 2 , 9 , 16 , 28 and 30.
Rates are shown below :
To Ogden , Salt Lake , Butte , HelI I
ena , Anaconda , and Missoula , f
To all Points on the Northern Pa. .1t \
cilieRy. west of MIssoula , Including I NJ
Spokane , Seattle , Tucouia , Portland , f W
as well as Vancouver , and VictoriaB.C J
To All Points on the Spokane FalU & )
Northern Ry and the Washington it J-Q OK
Columbia River R.R . J tPCU
Never has the I'acltlc been as proa-
porous as now. Labor is In constant de
mand and wages ar * high . The money
making opportunities arc beyond number
in mines , lumber , merchandising , farm-
lug , fruit raising , fishing and all the other
Industries ot u great and growing country.
Literature on request free.
J. Francis , Qen'l Passenger Agent ,
Omaha , Neb. until upr22
J , J , SNYDER ,
Attorney-at-Law ,
- Notary Public
and. Jnatlcc of the I'cuce , Hticclal Mtt'titlon SclT.
en to collcctlonB , UcpotltlonH Ukcn , v nslon
vouohcrf uually executed find nil kinds o' logo )
pipora writon , Offlco lu the roar of Bank of
Ooinincrtw.
llrokcn How , Neb.
Clinton Day ,
fHVHICXAN A2SU BUUGKON ,
Broken Bow , Neb.
OflluQ in the rear of the Ilink ! ot Com
merce. Residence ( Jth house west of
Baptist church.
Lunch Counter ,
Et * > Nifllloy , Prop'r.
All kinds if soft drinks. Best
brand of cigars. 1st building east
of Farmeri * bank.
PENN & DORIUS ,
HHCK3MITUS.
All Kinds ot work In our line done
promptly and In liret-olaus order. Red
Shop on the corner , west of the hose
houeo. Give us a trial.
Any one wishing n now watch movement In an
old cuec , call on
J. M. SIMONSON ,
SHOEMA.KEH A WATOU HEPAHLEII
Of tbe city , located In UycMon's grocery Btorn.
Dr. E. M. Hogan ,
Graduate Dentist
Office OTor W. B.Swau'i Qrixwry itorv.
Broken Bow , - Neb.
A. THOM 'SON ,
CONTRACTOR AN1 > BOILDKB.
and estimates on shdrt no *
tlce. Broken Bow , Neb.
CAMERON &KKESE ,
ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW.
U-joms 8 UJItenlty block , liroken How , Nob.
Wm. F. Hopkins ,
JVHI >
PIiuis and Specifications ou abort noJBco. Ma
terial fui iilehod uid Inilldlnga completed cheaper
than auy ni'iu lu the state. Satisfaction
fcd as to plins nnu epecIOcations.
Dr. Chas. L. Mullins ,
PHYSICIAN AND SUHQKON.
2d stairway from wont ondin Realty
block ; residonoo , 3rd west M. E.
church , same side of street.
Dr. J. M. McLeod
1300 O rtreet , LINCOLN , NIBII.
| General Surgery
and
( Diseases of Women
Flr'l-clasj hofpltnl faollltloa.
CQLLoivrs GROCERY i
Having bought the stock formerly owned by A. Wallace ,
" * e have added a complete
STOCK af
And are prepared to sell as CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST.
mtUIT , OVBTI-UtU nil ft CEiUCUV IN HKAHOX.
Butter and Hggs taken in Exchange.
Goods delivered to any part of the city. Give us a trial.
A. A. COLLOM.
F. C. WOUNALL , President. J. A. lUUUIS , Caohler.
A. J. HOHKUT8ON , Vlco-1'ros. W. D. BLACKWKLL , Ass't Canhler
Farmers Bank of Ouster County ,
BKOKUN BOW , NEB.
Transacts a General Banking Business. County- Claims and
Warrants Bought.
URIC ACID IN TUB ULOO1) OAU3KS
IlllKUM VTWM , SCUTIOA. LUMBAGO NBU-
HALlilA ANO QOUT.
Yon * u rumma tbu cauro byvvarlug ouu ot our
REX RHEMATIC RINGS.
Th.y ar sold umlsr a pc.lUro k-nwaulou. KKX UUKOMATIO CO. , Hartford , Conn
itoit MAI , ! ' , nv A , i { , ANI LUHON ; , IIUOULICN now.