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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1901)
: , toetor' ) $ Dilemma act By Hcsba Strctton O11APTBH XIII. In one scnso time seemed to bet aland- ing still with me n/ter my homo return , o llko were the dnys thnt followed the Kio to the ohor. Hut In another sense these dnys Hod with awful Hwirtness , for they were hurrjlng us both , my mother and me , to a gront gulf which would K > on , for too soon , lie between it * . Every afternoon Jiilln came to spend an hour or two with my mother ; hut her arrival wm always formally announced , and it was nn understood thing that I honld immediately quit the room , to avoid meeting her. There wan an etl- qoetto In hpr resentment which I wax bound to obierve. I had not tnkrn up .any of rny old pa tients ngnln , for I wnt determined that nvcrybody should feel thntmy residence at homo wn i only tempornry. But nbout ten days after my return the following Dote wni brought lo me , directed in full to Dr. Mnrtln Dobreo : "A lady from Knglnnd , who is only n visitor In Guernsey , will be much oblig ed by Dr. Mnrtln Dohree calling upon icr nt Hose Villa , Vanvert Ilond. Shis U suffering from n slight Indisposition ; and knowing Dr. Senior by name and reputation , iho would fool great coull- derico In the skill of Dr. Sonlor'n friend. " I wondered for nn Instnnt who the slrnnger could bo , and how nhe knew the Seniors ; hut as there could bo no nn rrer to these qucrlen without visiting Uio lady , I resolved to go. Howe Villa was a house where the rooms wore let to riultorti during the noasnn , and the Vuu- rcrt Ilond wns scarcely five minutes' walk from our house. Jiilln wn * pnylnc ber dally visit to my mother , and 1 wan at a loss for something to do , so I went at once. I found a very hnndsome , fine-looking woman ; d.iik , with hnir nnd eyes ns hlnck as a gypsyX nnd n clenr olive complexion to tnatoh. Her forehead wns low , but smooth and well hlmpcd ; nnd the lower part of her fnce , hnmlsotna ns It wns , iros far more developed thnn the upper , the re wns not a trace of refinement about her features ; yet the coarseness of them was hut tdlcbtly apparent ns yet. My new patient did not inspire me. with much Hyinpnthy ; but she attracted my urloslty , und interested mo by the bold ityle of her beauty , "You Guernsey people nro very stiff with strangers , " i.he remarked , ns I sat opposite to her , rognrdlng her with that olOBO observation which Is permitted to n doctor. " 80 the world says , " I answered. "Of course I nm no good judge , for we Guern sey people believe ourselves ns perfect as any class of the human family. " "I have been here a week , " she replied , pouting her full crimson , llpi , "and have i aot had a chance of speaking a word , ex.- i ept to btrnngers like mysulf who don't 'Jknonr ' a soul. " That , then , wns the cunso of the little Indisposition which had obtained me the honor of attending her. I Indulged my- eclt iu n mild mircuxiu to thnt effect , but Jt wns lost upon hor. She gnzed at me solemnly with her large black eyes , which lubono like beads. "I nm really 111 , " she said , "hut It ha * nothing to do with not seeing anybody , though that's dull. There's nothing for BIO to do hut tnko n hath In the morning and a drive In the afternoon , and go to bed very early. Good gracious ! It's enough to drive me mud ! " "Try Jersey , " 1 suggoHtod. "No , I'll not try Jersey , " she said. "I ineaii to make my way here. Don't you know anybody , doctor , thnt would take fcilty on n poor stranger ? " "I am sorry to say no , " I answered. She frowned ut Uint and looked disap pointed. I was nbout to ask her how she know the Seniors , when she spoke ngaln. "Do you hnvo many visitors come to Guernsey lute In the autumn , us late uk October ? " she Inquired. "Not ninny , " 1 answered ; " a few may 'arrive who Intend to winter here. " "A dour young frleud ot mlno come Jiero last autumn , " she Mitld , "alone , ns I nui , and I've been wondering ever since I've boon here however she would got along amongst such n sot of stiff , formal , taud-oftlsh folks , She hud not money nough for n dash , or thut would make a difference. I minnosfi. " "Not the ! ennt , " I replied , "If your friend cuinc without any Introductions. " "Whnt a dreary winter shu'd have ! " ( pursued my patient , with a tone of exul- , tatlon. "She wna quitu young , und uu retty 4 a picturo. All the young men [ would know tier , I'll he bound , nnd you mougut them , Dr. Murtin. Any womnn Crfi\o isn't /right geta stared nt enough lie be known agnln. " Could this womnn know anything of ( Olivia ? I looked nt her more earnestly * ml critically. .She was not n person I hould like Olivia to hnvo unytliliiK to 4b with. A course , Ill-hml , hold \yomnn , whose oyca met mine unabashed , und did not blink under my scrutiny. Could she fco Olivia's utep-mother , who hud boon the ruin of her life ? "I'd bat a hundred to one you know tor , " Bhc said , laughing and showing all fcer white teeth , "A girl like her couldn't CO about n little poky place like thin with out all the young men knowing her. IVr- frnps she left the island In the spring. ] Imve asked at all the drapers' shops , bu1 bohody rgcolltcts her. I've very goo < : - cows for her If I could Dnd her u slim , .middle-sized girl , with a clear , fair akin and Krcy eyes and hair of a bright brown. Sttiy , I can show you her photo graph. " She put into my hands an exquisite portrait of Olivia , taken In Florence .There was an expression of quiet mouru tulneaa in the face , which touched mo to the core of my heart. I could not put 1 'down and speak Indifferently about It Wy heart beat -wildly , and I felt tempted to run off with the treaiun and return no more to this woman. "Ah ! you recognize her ! " she exclaim * d triumphantly. "I ntvor BIUY such a person In Gnern nty , " I answered , looking steadily Into M T face. A sullen and gloomy exprea clon came across it , and ant matched AfcQ portrait oat of my hand. ( "You-wast * to keep It a secret , " iht said , "but I defy you to do it. 1 am com here to find her , und find her 1 will. Him Imsn't drowned hurkulf , and. th * aarth hiiun't swallowed her up. I'vo traced her us fnr in here , nnd thnt I tell you. She croesjd hi thu Southampton boat one dreadfully stormy night last October the only ludy paaienjfur and the stow- nrdeaa rncollucts her wall. She hitidnd herv. You muut know iiomothlne about her. " "I ftituro you 1 tiuver ft\r that girl hero , " I ropllod eviulvoly. "What In quiries hnvo you made iifti-r her ? " "I've inquired hero nnd there and or- erywhore , " sha said. "I'vo dona nothing else over Hlncu I ciuiio. It Is or giout hnportnnco to her , us well ns to mo , that I should Dnd hor. It's n very unxloii * thing when n girl like thnt tihmpponrx nnd IK never heard of again , nil hecnuso she hns a little difference with her friends. If you could help mu to lind her you would do hi-r family very great service. " "Why do you Ox upon mo ? " 1 Inquired. "Why did you not send foi ono of the resident doctors ? 1 left Guernsey some tlnio ago. " "You were here last winter , " nho said , "nnd you'ro n young man , and would no tice her moro. " "There nro other young doctors In Guenwy , " I remarked. "Ah. but you've boon In London , " she answered , "mid I know homrthiiiK of , lr. Senior. When you are In a strnngo place you cntrh nt nny chance of nn acquaint- flllCf. " " ( Vine , l > cnndld with me , " I snid. "Did not Messrs. Seott nnd Hrown Bond you here ? " The suddonncis ! of my tiucstlon took her off her gttnrd and htnrtlod hor. Shn hcsi- tntod , Htniumored , nnd finally denied It with more thnn natural emphaslu. "I could take my oath I don't know any such persons , " thu answered. "I dnn't know who you mean , or what you mean. All 1 wnnt IN quite honest. There Is n fortune wnltlnj ; for thnt poor girl , nnd I wnnt lo take her hack to these who love her , and nro rondy to forglvo and forgot everything. I fool sure you know Komethlng of her. But nobody except me and her other friends have anything to do with It. " "Well , " 1 suld , rising to tnke my leave , "nil the information 1 can glvo you Is thnt I ncvur HBW such n person hero , either Inst winter or since. It I * quite poKHlhlo nhe wont on to Jersey , or to ( irnnvlllo , who * . : the storm wns over. Thnt she did not stay in Guernsey I ntn quite sure. " I went nway In u fever of anxiety. The woman , who wns certainly not a lady , hud hiBjilrod mo with n rupURimnce that I could not describe. Surely this person could not bo relntt-il to Olivln ! 1 trlod to guoHi In what relationship to her she could possibly stand. I foil more chafed thnn I hnd ever done about Olivia's se cret. I trlod to satisfy myself with the reflection that I hnd put Tnrdif on his gunrd , und thnt ho would protect her. Hut thnt did not sot my mind nt ense. I never know n mother yet who bcllovod that nny other womnn could nurse her sick child ns well us herself ; nnd I could not be persuaded thnt oven Tardlf would shield Olivln from danger nnd trouble HH I could , if 1 wore only allowed the privilege. Yet my promise to Julia hound mo to hold no comiuunlcntion with tor. > tor.I I hnd strolled down sonic of the quieter streets ot the town whilst 1 wnn turning this affair over In my mind , nnd now as I crossed Uiu end of the Hue Haute , 1 caught sight of Knte Dultrcj turning nto a nillllnor't , ) shop. There was every reasonable probability thnt she would lot come out again soon , for I HIIW a bon net reached out of the window. If nlie worn gone to buy u bonnet she wn anfo for half nn hour , nud Julia would bo nlono. I hnd felt n strong deslro to sec Julia ever tdnco I returned homo. My mind wns made up on the spot. If I found her In a gentle mood HIO would release mo from the promise she hnd ox- torted from mo when she wns in the ilrst hout of her linger nnd disappoint nicnt. It was n chnuce worth trying. If I "were freV to declare to Ollvin my love for her , I should estnblish n claim upon her full confidence , and we could nt further difllcultles. She wns of ngo , nud therefore mlstrcsi of herself. Her friends , represented by this odious wom an , could have no legal authority over her. her.I I turned shortly up n side street nnd wnlked as fast ns I could towards the house which was to hnve1 been our home. Uy n bold stroke I might reach Julia's presence. I rang , and the inutd who an swered the bell opened wide eyes of as tonishment at seeing mo thoro. 1 passed by quickly. "I wish to upenk to Miss Dobree , " 1 said. "la-she in the drnwlng room ? " "Yes , sir , " the answered , in n hesitat ing tono. i I waited for nothing more , hut knock ed at the drawing room door for myself , nud heard Julia call , "Cotno In. " CHAPTER XIV. Julia looked very much the same as she hud done thtit evening when I came re luctantly to tell her that my heart was not in her keeping , but belonged to an other. Hlie worn the same kind of fresh , light muslin dtx'sa , with ribbons and lace about it , nnd she sal nour the window , with u plecu of needlework In her huuds ; yet she was not sewing , nnd her hands lay listlessly on her lap. A tuinglcd feelIng - Ing of sorrow , pity and shnino prevented me from advancing Into the room. She looked up to see who was standing in the doorway , nnd my appearance there evi dently alarmed aud distressed her. "Mnrtln ! " she cried , "May I come In nnd sneak to you , Ju lia ? " 1 asl.-l. "Is ny ii' n * worse ? " she Inquired hur riedly. "Aiu you come to fetch me to her. ? " "No , n > Julia , " J said ; "my mother is a * < vel > usual , I nope. But surely you will let mu speak to you after all this time ? " , "It is not a long tlp > e , " she answered. "Has it not been lone to you ? " I asked. "It seems years to m * . All llfr hns changed for me. I had no Idea then of my mother1 * Illnens , " "Nor I , " she ald , sighing deeply. "ff I had known It " " , I continued , "nil mljtht not have happened. B'lit'ly the troubles I ohnll hnvc to boar must ) lo.id with you for me ! " ' " "Yei , Murtlw , " she iinnwrr d ; "y s 1 am rcry sorry for yon. " She came forwnrd nnd offered tne her land but without looking Into my face. I snw.that she hrnd been crying , for her eye were red. In n tone of formal po liteness she asked mo if I would not lt down. I considered It beat to remain standing , as nn Intimation thnt I should not " trouble her with my presence for "ong. I had no tlmo to lose , lest Knte Daltrey should come In , nud it was a very dlfllcult subject to approach. "Wo were tailing of you todayshe suld at length , In u hurried nnd thick voice. "Aunt Is in gn-nt sorrow nbout you. It preys upon her day nnd night that you will he dreadfully rlone when she la gone , and nnd Mnrtln , the irlshon lo know before she dies thut the girl In Sark n-lll bocoino your wlfo. " The words struck Hko n shot upon my ear und brain. What ! had Julia nud my nether boon arranging between them my lapplnuss nnd Olivia's safety that very afternoon Such generosity wns Inured- Ibli ! . I could not bollove I had heurd aright , "Shu his eeuu the clrl , " continued Julia , In the same husky tone , "and uha 'B convinced she Is no adventuress. Jo- iaunn says the same. They tell mo It Is unreasonable und nelflnh In mo to 'doom you to the dreadful loneliness I feel. If Aunt Dobroo asked me to pluck out my right eye just now , I could not refuse. It Is smnethlnr like that , but I have promised to do it. I releano you from every promise yon ever made to me , Mar tin. " Mullnl" I cried , crossing to her nnd bending orer her with moro loto nnd admiration than I had over felt before ; 'this IK v ry noble , very generous. " "No. " she suld , bursting Into tears ; " 1 am neither noble tier generous. I do It tocatiio I cannot help myself- with aunt's white facie looking so imploringly at me. I do not give you up willingly to thnt girl In Snrk. I hope I nhnll la-ver see her or you for many , ninny years. Aunt snyo you will have no chance of marrying her till you arc sattled In a practice some where ; but you nre free to ask her to be your wife. Aunt wnnts yon to have somolwdy to love you and care for you after she in gone , as I should have done. " "But you are generous to consent to t , " I said again. "No , " she answered , wiping her eyes nnd lifting up her head ; "I thought I was generous ; I thought I was a Christian , but It h not easy to be a Christian when one Is mortified , and humbled , nnd wounded. I am a great disappointment to myself ; quite ns great ns you nre to me. I fancied myself very superior to whnt I nm. I hope you mny not be dis appointed In thai girl in Sark. " Her hnnd was lying on herlap , nnd I stooped down nnd kissed it , eeclng on it Htlll the ring I hnd given her when we were lint engngo'd. Kho did not look nt me or hid mo good-bye , nnd I went out ot the house , my veins tingling with slmnic and gladness. I met Captain Carey , coming up Ihe slreet , with n basket of fine grnpos In his hand. He appeared very much amazed. "Why , Mnrtln ! " he exclaimed , "cnn you have been to HOP Julia ? " "Yes , " I answered. "Hoconcilod ? " ho said , arching his eye brows , wliifh wcro still dark and bushy , though his hnir was grizzled. "Not exactly , " I replied , with n stiff smile exceedingly dltllciilt to force ; "noth ing of the sort indeed. Captain , when will you take me across to Sark ? " "Come , come ! none of that , Martin , " ho cnid ; "you're on honor , you know , You nro pledged to po6r Julin not to visit Snrk again. " "Sho has just sot mo free , " I answered ; and out of the fullness of my heart I told him nil thut hnd just passed between us. Ills eyes glistened , though n film come ncross them which ho hnd to wipe nwny. "Sho Is a noble girl , " he ejaculated ; "a fine , generous , noble girl. I really thought she'd break her henrt over you nt first , but she will come round ngnln now. We will have n run over to Snrk to-morrow. " I felt myself lifted into n third heaven of delight all that evening. My mother and 1 talked of no ono but Olivia. The present rapture so completely eclipsed the comitu ; sorrow thnt I forgot how soon it would be upon me. 1 remember now thut my mother neither by word nor sign suf fered mo to be reminded of her illness. She listened to my rhnpsodion , htuillug with hnr divine , pnthetlo smile. There IR no love , no love at all , like that ot n niotherl Swiftly we ran across the next day , with n soft wind drifting over the sen nnd plnylng upon our faces , and a long furrow lying in the wake of our bo.it. Itvfln n I most low tide when wo reached the Island. I fonnd Tnrdlf's house com pletely deserted. Thu only sign of life wns a family of hem clucking about the fold. fold.The The door wns not fastened , nnd I en tered , hut there wan nobody there. I stood In the mlddlo of the Utchon und enlled , hut there was no nnswer. Olivia's door was ajar , and 1 pushed It a little more open. There Iny books I had lent her ou the table , and her velvet slippers were on thu floor , as If they had only jiisl been tnkon off. Very worn nnd brown wore the little slippers , hut they rona- sured m * she had been wearing them n short time ngo. I returned through the fold. All thu place seemed left to Itself. Tnrdif'a bheep were browsing along the clld'H , aud his cows were tethered hero nnil there. At last I caught slghl of a head rising from behind n crag , the rough Shock bond of a boy , and I shouted to him , making a trumpet with my hands. "Where is neighbor Tardlf ? " I called "Down below therol" he shouted back again , pointing downwards to the llnvre Gossallu , 1 did uot wait for nny further Information , but darted off down the long bleep gullry to the little strund. wheru the. pebbles wore being lapped lazily by > tlio ripple of the lowering tide. Tiirdlf's boat was within a stone's throw , and aw Olivia sitting In the stern of It. I shouttxl again with a vchemenco which made them both start "Come back , Tardlf , " I cried , "nnd take me with you ! " The boat was too far off for me to ? e how my sudden appearance affecte < Olivia. Did she turn white or red at the sound of my voice ? By the'time It uearei , j the shore and I plungud In knee-deep to U tw > . A. * * M. k l-i V.UI. aRllW UK ] her hands were utrctchcd eat to help . mt oror the boat' * side. ' If Tardlf hnd not boon * , here 1 should hnr < > kUnrnl them both. As It wan , I ticked up my wet ( Vet out of reach of her lre n and took nn oar , unable to fitter a word of the j/l.nlnoKs I folt. "When me 7011 going to ? " 1 asked , ad dressing nclthw of them in particular. "Tardlf wan going to row mu pust the ntrnnco to the ( Jouliot Cnvos , " answered Olivia , "but wo will put it off now. We ll return to the shortnnl hitar nil your adventure * , Dr. Mnrtln. You come upon in Hko a phantom und take an o.ir In ghostly silence. Are you really , truly hare ? " ( To bo continued. ) TURKEY AND PARTRIDGE NESTS. Owner of the Turkey 1 oiind 'Jlteiti ! It- A peculiar and unprecedented friend ship has been found to cxlbl between a tirkey and a partridge neav Moiui- cello , N. Y. llerm Cooney , who re sides on the shores of Silver lake , l.no a small flock of turkeys of which ne s Juatly proud. The queen of the Hocks ( s uu especially tine specimen , and has alwayi. proved a perfect domestic mod el , but for a week past ahe has been ictlng strangely , leaving home In tiio iiornlng aud not returning until late In thu afternoon. Affairs grow gradually worse and finally reached the climax when she did not return homo at night. Mr. Cooney , noticing the absence of his prize turkey , organized a scan li ng party composed of himself an.i 1'at- rick Callery , and started out to search the woods. The search had progressed for Borne time when they discovered he missing turkey and by Its side was a large partridge. The two were cov1 ' erlng a large nest and seemed perfect- y contented. They were Beared olT , and thirteen partridge OCRS and newly as many turkey eggs were found In the nest. If the partnership between the turkey nnd partridge continues to be agroo- able. Sir. Cooney Intends doing nn ex- pnslve business In partridge and turi ; ey raising next year. Thnt New Kduoatlonnl System. The Speers system of Imparting use- ' ul knowledge to the young , as uxcin- jllfled in Chicago , Is not a novel one. With modifications , It Is the same sys- em UKi'd In training performing monkeys - keys and dogs. The learned pig gets ils education by the Spoors method , ind so the system may Justly claim to e well grounded. In the Speers system as prepared for he little bipeds of Chicago , the teach- r points out on the Speers chart the vord "hop. " Then the teacher hops and hcs children hop. The next word Is skip , " and Iho teacher skips nnd the hlldren skip. If the next word Is 'grin , " they all grin. If It IH "wink" hey all wink. It is fun as well as roflt , you see especially for the teach- r. When It reaches "nip-flap" and 'summersault" ' It becomes more so. "What Is that word. George ? " says hp fond Chicago father to his bright tffnprlng. "Pronounce It for me , daddy , " says he bright offspring. ' " 'lleverse , ' " replies daddy. "Ah , I know , " cries Master George , and ! itonce.stamls _ on his head. It certainly Is a nice system. Thread Used In Sin-gory. The modttrn surgeon employs In his , vork dozens of different kinds of .bread for sewing up cuts and wounds , Among them are kangaroo tendons , lorsehalr , silk and very fine silver * wire. Many of these threads are In- ended to hold for a certain number of days 'and then naturally break away. The short , tough tendons taken from the kangaroo , which are used for sewl l ng severe wounds , will hold for about [ | 1 'our weeks before they break away. Silk thread will remain much longer , sometimes six months , while the fine silver wire Is practically Indestructible. With the entire outfit a surgeon Is able to select a thread that will last as long ns the wound takes t'o heal nnd will then disappear completely. To accommodate this assortment of threads special varieties of needles , are required. Besides the needle craned In different segments of a cir cle , surgeons use needles shaped like spears , javelins and bayonet points. Some are as loni : ns bodkins , In n point like a miniature knife blade. Others liave the sharpened end triangular. 'IMitholoRiiyrrh" ' Spoils "Turner. " Uo walked up to thu hotej register nnd signed his name with a flourish , K. 1C. IMitholognyrrh. " "Look here , Turner , " exclaimed the olerk , who know him well , "are they hunting for you or what ? Where do you get lhat outlandish name ? " "Get back , my boy , get back ! You'ro slow , " replied Turner , airily , us he lit a cigar ; "that's niy same old name writ ten in plain English and pronounced as usual Just 'Turner. ' Look at It. Of course I do It Just to get them all guess ing. They wonder what nation 1 am from ; what my name Is. I can now hear people talk about me all round. It Is , as I said before , English spell- Ing. 'Phth , ' Ihere is the sound of 't' In 'phthisis' ; 'olo. ' there Is the 'ur' in ' ' ' ' Is the V In ' ' 'Colonel ; 'gn , fhero 'gnat ; yrrh' IH the sound of 'or1 In 'myrrh. ' Now , If that doesn't spell 'Turner' what does It spell ? " Hen * Not Fooling Well. Twelve eggs sold by a Urooklyn dairyman had among them live that were decayed. The purchaser returned them , saying thnt he wanted the prod uct of healthy hens. "These , " said the purchaser , "must have been laid when the hens were not feeling well. " When a woman moots another worn- on down town , the always screams out In an excited way : "Well , what on * * * th UP * vau Anltur Aararo FOLL1 OF FUSIONS Their Attack on Cfov. Dietrich fer His Exorcise of the Veto , GUARDING THE STATE'S FINANCES Novr linjnj Inc u Strlotlr lliinl- HCHH Adnilnlitrnllnn ( iron * Mlnnniii iiRPUirat of State IrmtllitUaiii Under Dnuo't'opocrntlc JCtile. The fiibioulsts were so rcckleAS in their expenditures of the public funds dating then- Incumbency 'that even the popocratlc editors , in a moment of absent-mindedness , forgot their lines ill economics nnd advocated the outlay of money and additional tax burdens upon the people without any thought of the justice or consequences thereof. An illustration of this Is found in the attack on Governor JIetrlch for his veto of the $ DO,500 ap propriation for sundry purposes in""con- uoctlon with the university. The pop ocratlc editors have the boldness testate state thnt the veto of this largo sum was inspired by Hostility to thin well known educational institution. Amore moro Irrational deduction could not bo drawn nor a moro silly falsehood uttered. In vetoing this appropriation , as shown by the public records , Gov ernor Dlotrlch simply paw thaf If this amount was allowed to Btaml the total appropriation would excrnxl the pro ceeds J from the one-mill levy and re- sut't ' In a corresponding increase in the floating 1 indebtedness. Whether designedly or not the items were all included in one sum total , so that Governor Dietrlrh was rciiuircd either ! to vote or approve the section in ] Its entirety , H bong impassible to eliminate any particular or Individual item. j Before passing upon it he sum moned ] Chancellor Andrews , who in turn i summoned Secretary Dale of the Board ] of Regents , and requested that the I appropriation bill bo gone over and such items SB would leant inter fere ' WKJ- , the least surcosHful manage ment of the school be pointed out. Both Secretary Dale and Chancellor Andrews admitted that the section ap propriating ] $00,500 was of loss utility and could be vetoed and cause less in terference ] with plans than any other portion j of the bill. More than this , Secretary ! Dale in the presence ot Chancellor < Andrews , after looking over the section then to be and aftor.wards vetoed J , admitted that of the 130,500 there really was but 516,000 of it for repairs and improvements really need ed. In other words , that the univer sity could got along all right and bo in i no way Incumbent through lack of funds 1 if the improvements requiring an appropriation of $10,000 were pro vided for. On this showing Governor j Dietrich , believing that It was better business ' methods to * use the state's credit to the extent nf $1G,000 than to , add an additional tax burden upon \ the people of $90,500 , which also meant i a corresponding Increase In the floating 1 Indebtedness of the state , ve toed I that section. The result is that the ' university is apaprcntly getting along Just as well as if it hnd the money ! and tuo taxpayers of Nebraska Jmve ' been saved a large sum of money. In regard to the statement that has been ] mndo by ono of the popocratlc editors < that this was done in order that I the state treasurer might have more funds to invest for his own profit , it is sufficient to say that this dense Ignorance 1 of the finances of the uni versity is exploded by the fact that there are and for several years have boon warrants outstanding against these j funds. At present there are ap proximately j $55,000 university war rants i outstanding , and this , coupled with- the fact that the prevailing rate of < expenses exceeds the one-mill levy , thoroughly ( explodes the charge that the ' state treasurer would or could in any way benefit by such a veto. Another thing which prompted Gov- eniOT ! Dietrich to veto the ? 90,500 ap propriation was that the fusion admin istration j had not alone squandered a.11 the money in the treasury , but had run the state in debt and left unpaid bills amounting : to moro than $150,000. The reckless extravagance of the Poynter administration ; enjoined the strictest economy ' upon the republicans in or der to avoid an Increase in the war rant Indebtedness of the state of Biif- flclcnt proportions to impair its credit. Governor Dietrich vacated the exec utive chair before ho had much of an opportunity to install his policy of re trenchment , but his successor , Gover nor Savage , has maintained lh strictest economy , with the result that for the first tlmo In many years the state of Nebraska is enjoying a strict ly business administration. The people ple of Nebraska are paying lees for their administration of government and their public interests and insti tutions are beny hotter cared for than for many years. Governor Savage has proven hmself to be a' man of keen Judgment and splendid business Ideas and his administration promise * ; to bo popular with the people on account of rugged honesty , strict economy and rare circumspection. n * Mini Kallorn' Homo nt firwiul Inland. The Soldiers' Homo at Grand Island has been grossly mismanaged in every department. Particularly is the charge of mismanagement true In connection with the modlcal department. It has never required more than $500.00 per year for medical and surgical supplies at the home , though Dr. Swlgart , until recently physician at the home , sqmin- VTIien Trufllo in llorso Mrnt llrifitn. Nearly half a century ago , the ex periment of putting horse meat on the market wrts made for the first time In Austria. A government decree of April 20 , 1854 , gave legal permission to cut up and sell horse meat as an article of food. During the rest of that year and in 1855 , 1)43 ) horses were slaughtered for food in Vienna ; the number rose in 1899 the last year for which statistics are obtained to 25.C10 head , You can often help a nervous head ache by combine the hair B ntly. dc.-eil a J i.300.00 d'fiutA la tea months , i-ml thnt ux > , In ike face Of tha fact 'h.it 1 . > ro < lccesaort Dr. Sadie ie- ; , turned r a largs supply ofi thMKH to M < ' upon hla retirement. Jn-P o'H.-y ' l/ro ht to light th fact that lh r.i.Vi > uas paid for drugn nprer < Ie- livp" " > 1. It Is a significant fact that wn'l > more than 40 per cent of th dri s used at the homo were , by roa- K-T of friction between Uie phyalclaa in charge and the inmates , purchased h- the inmates out of their private fndsJ.ho : expense of maintaining tie di ig department to the state incroaeod nKre than three hundred p r cunt. fVfihyr.ins ! were , for snmo rcn- eon or o.her , summoned to tlvo home to perform services for which Dr. Swl gart was paid by the state , find In stead of their fees being deducted from Dr. Swlgart's salary , Hie bills were presented to Dr. Swlgart ; ho pre sented thorn to the drug firm which had the contract ; the latter paid the money to Dr. Swlgart , and sent in vouchers to tno stain for drugs Posi tive proof Is in cxlstcnrc that Dr. Swl- ftart cold liquor that was bonzht and paid for by the rtato funds to Inmates nnd appropriated the procrtuls to his own use. The records will ohow that this institution consumed moro liquor than nearly all of the othev Institu tions of the state. It to upoa'y charged that the attending physic'an ' indulged1 ' to cxcoss In' the use of intoxicating bovo-aRCB. and thnt on morn than ono occasion he was Incapacitated for duty hy reason of Inebriety. The commandant , physician , adju tant and other officials at tie homo maintained their relatives tl'erc at ttie state s expense. The public records show that Com mandant Heltecr drew upon numerous funds for his own benefit , and had all the printing for the institution done in the newspaper owned arid managed by his son , aud charged the state for nursery stock and ornamental trees from his own nursery. Excessive price's were charged unrl paid for both the i p'lntlnfT and the trees. . f There Is a gross Irregularity appar ent at this institution in connection with the construction of a public building thereat. The contract was awarded to an Irresponsible bidder , who failed to comply with its pro visions , and the building v/as com pleted at the expense of the bonds men. An architect was employed at tne rate of $5.00 per day and paid out of the regular appropriation fund to superintend the construction , when , an a matter of fact , ho had practically no experience in this class of work. Very inferior material was used In the con struction In this building , and in few rosppcts were the plans and specifica tions complied with. Innlt ) > il for luh.'ino : it Norfolk. The very large Quantity of coal con sumed at the hospital for the insane at Norfolk hits led to ninny sensational reports , though I know of nothing morr than that the vouchers in the auditor's office show that a great deal of coal ie required at this institu tion. There are other indications that there has been mwe or less juggling of contracts for supplies in the in tercuts of friends at the Institution and In the state house. Particularly is this true in the award of the contract for drugs. Favoritism has been ex ercised in the award of the drug con tracts , and In the purchase of extras from the drug fund. Investigation re veals the fact that It Is the < " -torn at this , as well as at nearly all other Institutions , to misappropriate speci fically appropriated funds. During the .recent administration , the mother and sister of the superin tendent , and the four children of tLo steward were kept at i-o Institution at the state's 'expense. Statci Normal ul IVm. Until recently , if it is not true today , three rooms in one of the public build ings owned by the state in connection with the Normal school were occupied by a private fusion newspaper print ing office. This concern paid no rent , and in addition paid nothing for its light , water and heat. It occupied these quarters for upward of two years , having a monopoly of the job printing of the institution , for which it charged excessive prices. There i evidence that at this institution radi cal and unwarranted changes have been made in the text hooks , evidently for no other , purpose than profit , and to the great detriment and Inconven ience of the student. It Is due thu present Incumbent of the presidency to say that the reports of jugglery of tet books originated during the adminis tration of his predecessor. IlnU'liery t South Ucnd. The Kish Hatchery at South Bend is in a deplorable condition. About eighteen months ago an Omaha sa * loon keeper named Sloup was appoint ed superintendent of the hatchery. Ho was utterly without experience , knew nothing as to the manner in which fish should bo propagated , and the re sult is that for the ninny thousands at dollars expended by the statee In the development of this industry , tnere la nothing left but evidences of ruin and desolation. It will r&quire much money , time and care to restore this enterprise to its former condition. Institute for the llllncl nt Nebraska City. The taxpayers of the state have been grossly imposed upon at the Ins. tuto for the Blind. 1 0 super.ntondent. contrary to all precedent , refused to teach any of the branches upon the ground that lie was incapacitated by reason of old age. At tut' close of the first semester last year , which Is the last olllcial report available. . - there were upwards of seventy-five Inmates and fifty-one people on the pay roll. The No * mi In Mf 8 V,1r | Hafu. Th patt-st patent In life saving rafts one just adopted by the United States navy , sees the old idea of the raft \otir feet are always in the water but you never sink. " and goes it one bet ter Wile you are being saved on this raft you are to stand in the to your middle. It is thus In water S big basket , with an exaggerated life slat i o tne Inside ot rnn clxr.CHlar ho ow frame by slaelc packed safely " ° r horBCS cnn evidently bo upon such a raft aa thickly aa folks can fitand In a crow" * d ctroot. . ur ii th. "man hottre. ' '