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tl' SDrlghtest and bast at the sons at the
morning ,
, Dawn on our darll1s8 , nnd land us
I thlue alii :
J -tnr ot the gnst , the horizon nlornlng ! ,
? Guida'lIaro our lufant Hedeemer Is
laid.
'Cold on his cradle the d , w.lrops ! nro
, shining
, Low lIe8 his head with thc bensts at the
stnl\ \ :
, Angcls ndorc him In slumber r ellnlng ,
\ t ' Malter 'find Monarch nn 81\\101' ot nil.
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' I ) .say. shall wo ylchl him , In costly do\'o.
' tlon.
\ " ' 1. . . Odorof Ednm. nnl ! offarlngs divine ,
rGams ot the 1II0untnln , nnd Ilcnrls of the
ocenn. .
Myrrh from the f 'I. < ! St. nnd gold from
. . the mln07
J " " 'alnly \ \ orrcr each ample oblntlo' . "
; Vnlu ! ) ' with girts would his tIn or BO-
cure :
. .d1lchlt' by tor If ! the hrnrt's ndo'ntlon ,
Venrer to God nro the pl'nyers of tha
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EverybodY said Michael Flanagnn
"Would "get brok n" tr he wasn't more
severe on his. beat. Crime was ram.
. ) ant everywhere In the cl'y , and there
was a loud outcry ngalnst the police
( or not putting nn end to It.
The C\rlls complained of cou1l1 Tlot
be localized In nny partlcfJlar quarter ,
'they seemCll to be smcarcd ll over ,
entnnatlnf , or l. lchlng O'lt , howe\'er ,
trom certain well.lmown centers , or
'tough" precincts nlong the river. Of. '
; 11cer F nnogan's beat was In the worst
-of one If these "slum" districts , but
'tho < ; trangest thing about It was the
.1'act that at night It was the quietest
and most orderly portion of the city.
.As he explained to Ufe chief , who prl.
'Vately grumbled because ho did not
. 'run in" a patrol wagon load or sus.
: plclons characters every night :
' 'Tls at night I'm on dutr. : Chief ,
: an' ( lIvl1' hide or a hall' of the ugly
QJlrds Is to 'pe then fouml In the dirty
nest. They're all over beyond In the
: respectable quar.ter plunderln' hens'
nests an' 100 tin' family diamonds. You
wouldn't have mo leave my beat o fol.
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Jm\ ; them In their wanderin's ? "
"Certalnl ) ' not , " replied the chief ,
e\'eroy ] , "that might cost yon yonI'
jotf. "
. "Then. how the dlvll am I to run In
them as are not n my beat ? "
The chief laughed.
"You'ro too eas ) ' with the tonghs ,
Flanagan. You must be more severe.
' 1 am t ld you act moro like a grand.
1'apa than. a policeman. It will not do ;
: rou must. . be harsh. Kindness will
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"You'r too easy , Flanaganl"
never reform Uie criminal classes. of.
1lcer. Male a record of arrests ; run
In a wagon load occasionally to satlRf.y
the pUblic clamor. "
"May the dlvll.selzo . mo If I turn
brute to satlsf ) ' what the chief calls
'pu lIc clamor , ' ' ' muttered Fianagan
as he left his chief. "They're poor ,
an' ll\'e In dirt an' vulgarity , bnt that
doesn't mnl\O them criminals. Put
them in good clothes , give them de.
cent food an' drlnle , an' let them ride In
automobiles , nn' they'd be as flne as
the felle's as Is maldn' the public
< : lamer , begobs ! "
When ho went on duty that night ,
Officel' 4954 had lUade up his mind to
be v ry severe and Imow nelthl'f
frlt > nd nor foe. "I'll exterminate the
beat by depopulatln' It. 'Tis the only
WU ) ' I Imow. I'll rnn In every rapscal.
lion I can la ) ' my hands on. " And ho
wal1corl along. tIercely swinging his
L club , in deep meditation. Sudden ! ) ' a
If violent llUsh from behind nearly upset
him , and , turning quickly. he made a
grab , catching a small , eltIsh girl by
the arm.
"I have one already , begobs ! 'Vhat
do ye mean by assaultln' the majesty
of the taw ? 'Tis high treason ) 'ou're
commlttln' , " and he said In what was
Intende to be a very severe tone of
voice , but there was a humorous
twhikle in his e'e a8 he recognized
his lIttio crony. Patsey.
\ If anybody had culled her Patricia ,
which was truly hOI' real name , she
would not have fainted , f r she was
not ono of the fainting Idnd , .lJut she
would have consl < , < lered the language
as sJme ! now Itlnll of abuse , and re. , '
sented It with a handful of mud , of
which there was plent ) . within ea'y !
reach.
'fhe Cl11ld was hardly 10 In years ,
but an adult In 11recoclo\ls Imowlede.
nhe was more than cOlUely , she was
110sltlvely prett ) . when hel' face was
clean and her 10v(1) ; hall' free from
tangles and snarls. But In her lIsual
aqualld rags , unltompt hall' anll her
tace resombllng that of a ) 'oung eagle
IJeerlng through a dust brush. she was
as ugly'as sin and aD hateful as an In.
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Cnnt demon. Flanagnn , however , had
seen Into the heart of the little maid ,
and he chel'l shod her.
She IIvell , or rather existed , down
n damp , tllthy cellar , with an old crone
who was not her mother , but who had
stolen her somewhere nnd thought to
malto her \lHeCul , nnd who spent more
tlmo In administering blows to force
her to grow UIJ crooltod thnn In train.
Ing her Infant mind In the direction
of a higher life. Patsoy was evidently
going to the dogs , but she was not
awal'e of that fnct , never having
] mown an'thlng bettor than her pres.
ent surroundings. She had no regard
for t e Inw as personified by the police -
lice , nnd therefore did not scruple to
lalte lIberties with Its dignity.
"Patse ) ' , my darlln' , 1'\0 mlntl to
run ye In , 'Tis the order8 from healt.
quarters , an' 1 may as well begin with
ye since ye have put yourself In the ,
way of It. How , would yo 111 < 0 that ,
mavourneon 1"
"Fine , " answered Patsey , dancing
with gloo. "A nice .warm corner In
the lock.up hot breal < fast In the morn.
Ing. and nobody to lick me. Come on ,
cop. " And she thrust her small hand
Into his big ono , endeavorIng to pull
him to the patrol box.
Flanagan' looltod down quizzically
at the small , eager cr.oature who was
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smiling up at him fearlessly and danc.
Ing about with joy at the very Idea of
beIng run In as a disorderly charac.
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"Easy. now , chlclcen , ye haven.t the
Idea In mind. I'll not run ) 'e Into the
10cIe.up , but Into better quarters , " said
he. following an hlsplratlon. "How
would ) 'e like to go 1100110 with me ,
Patsey , an' be ono of my little ones ?
I have two already , nn' I yearn for a
third. Ye shall hl1ve ) 'our tl11 of good
eatln' an' drinlcln' , no beatln's , an' go
to Bchool. What do yo say , my glrl1"
Patsey's eyes grew.Jargo with aston.
Ishment- and pushing bacle her e1l1n
locles , for all answer , ahe pressed her
tender lips upon. his groat. rough
ha11l1. The mute appeal almost broke
the big n1l1n's heart , and he brushed
his eyes with the back of his fl'ee
ha1111. Tatng ] ! her up In his arms , he
said :
"Be ready , rlarlln' , In the morn
when I go off dut ) . . I'll come an' get
ye an' have a 'brush with the old worn.
an for ) 'e. " She pressed her cheele
close to his In tolwn of affection and
thus he curried her to the corner of
the alley an sat her down , bidding
her be good and go to sleep without
any more rampaging about. ,
1\Irs. Flanagan was as bad as her
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husband In such things. 'Tis only
ono more small mouth to fill , an' wo'll
tIll It , please God. Now , away you to
bed. Mille. an' by the time ye nre
ready for duty this " "Ight , I'll ha\'e the
child made over so that you'll not
know her. "
'Patsey's lines had Indeed fallen In
pleasant placeB. She soon forgot her
coarseness and vulgarity In the pure
surroundings of a home , and , animated -
ed by the force of good examples , she
soon became a model young lady. She
was treated as one of the family , and
her tractability and nmlable dlsposi.
tlon captured the heart ot everyone
with whom she came In contact. Her
vivacity and beauty attracted the at.
tentlon of many , who wondered why
Flanagan hail a daughter so different
from the rest of the Cnmlly.
"Faith , 'tis all hereditary IntIuence , "
he explained. " 'rhero's myoId worn.
an Ellen , sho's not a beauty , but her
heart Is , an' us for mycelf , I'm just
what ye see , an' two of my girls take
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"j've a mind to run you 'n. ' "
nfter lIS. DId ) ' 0 ever see my great.
Hreat.grandmother ? No , eh ? Well ;
she wus grand ; ' she was the beauty ot
tl1P. whole county , un' 'tis from her
that my Patsey , Iraws her loolts. " ITe
said thl8 so often In all serlomIlef ! !
that he not enl ) ' m : llo otl101's belloye
ft , but he actually belleyed It him.
self.
self.Bllt
Bllt a turning point came In Pat.
sfJ"a life. A chUdless woman of
means had often noticed the bright.
\'Ivnclous gll'l , anll , wanting a. COin'
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111\nlon , approachrul Mlchnel am' his
wife on the 15l1bject.
" \'Ihllt. mo sh'o ul1 me own fiosh an'
bloodl I am Mtonlshed , ma'am , that
) ' 0 should mal\O mo such a 11roPoll.
tlon 1 "
"Nonsense , " aald the lady with as.
perlt ) . , "aho Is no moro ) 'ours than she
Is mine. You plcltcd her UI' somewhere
In your rounds. It was jowelyoll I
tound , to be sure , but I cnn better af.
forll to give her a future thnn you.
OIve her the chance , 1I1al1. She do.
serves It at your hands , "
Then the whole story cnmo out , and
the latly was 11101'0 determined than
over to hnvo the girl , believIng thnt
blue blood was In her \'elns. Finally ,
l\lIchael and his wlCo submitted to
the pain of separation for the good of
the child. She herself refused and
threatened to 1'un away al1l hldo In
the slums tr they tried to force her
to Ieavo her "COI ) , " au she always
called l"lanagan. Dut gentle persua'
slon accomplished the dealred result ,
and she at last cdnsontod to bo Good
and go with the lady.
"Romember , Patse ) ' darlln' , " said
Flanagan in his last Interview with
his pet , "I am ahvays your fathor. "
"You and no othpr shall ever fintl
that plnce In m ) ' heart , " she said as
she broco ] from his nrms and ran
away sobbing as If her heart would
break.
M ny yenrs passed , ntl Flanagan
did not hear from his lost Patsey.
That was part of the hard bargain
wrung frOlIl him by the lady wh
adopted her. "Some tlmo you will
meet h.er , but butter let her aone seas
as not to spoil her future , " was what
the lady said.
Dy and by reverses came to the
good mtin ; tIrst , his Calthful compan'
Ion went , then hi ! : ! daughters ; one af.
tel' the other was. strlel\On down by
the great destroyer. until Flanagan ,
left. ulone , became Indeed negllgeltt
O1rollgh over-lUuch brooding. Instead
of a stern policeman running In was-
on loads of unfortunates to saUsfy the
public clamor to suppress crime , ho
was the guardian , comforter and consoler -
soler of the affilcted , sorrowful nnd
heavy laden In his beat. At last he
was charged with bolng a shlelder ot
criminals , and as ho made no defense ,
he was "brol\On , " as everybody had
prodlctod he would be. This cost him
hla right to a pension , and very soon
he became , dependent and fell Ill. Ilis
sister , the Widow 1\Ialone , a woman ot
spare means , took In washing and
Ironing and went out occnslonally to
do a day's work , thus managing to
keep the wolf from the door. She
wuuld not hear to 1\I1chael's being sent
to the County hospital.
"Not while I ha\'e the breath In mo
bed ) ' to earn a penny shall IIlIIte bo
talten fl'om me. 'Tis he thllt ought to
be lIvln' In a palace. Hospital , In.
deed ! "
The slcle man. who was really suffering -
fering a decline occasioned b ) ' SOl'-
L u _ _ h. . .un. ,
"Run , Mary , to Patseyl"
row , thought of Patsey contlnudly.
"She's the enl ) ' one living of all , an'
she'll come to her old father soon. "
B ) ' nnd by this thought grow upon him
until he fixed the date for her return -
turn to his arms. "She'll be here on
Christmas morn , " he told ever'body
who came to see him , and on Christ.
mau morning he awoke early and
called to his sister : .
"Mary , I dreamed at lIttle Patsey
last night ; three Urnes I dreame1 of
her. I thought she was here. 'Vhere
ha\'e you hid her , 1\Iary ? " he demund-
ed querulously. "Fetch her to me ,
1\1 a 1' ) ' . 1\Iy heart aches to see her. "
"FnUh , your pntsey's lIlco all the
rest ye spent good money on. 'rhey've
all forgotten ye In ) 'our need. "
"No , no. Mar ) ' , Patsey would neyer
forget-listen , Mary , " and he held up
his tInger. "The sound of wheels-
they stop at the door-run , Mary , 'tis
Patsey , mavourneen. "
The door fiew open and In rushed a
lovely , magnltIcentl ) . dressed young
lady , who lItorall ) ' cast herselt upon
the slcIc man , hugging and kissing him
while weeping tears of joy.
Flanagan thought he was dreaming ,
for ho lay still some moments slIb.
mlttlng to the delicious caresses , but
by and by his brain cle red and he
awolco to the reall1) ' .
"Patsey , acushla , they're nIl gene
but you , an' ) 'ou did not forget ? "
"Never , never , dearest father , "
sobbed the girl. ,
"PatBe ) ' , do ) 'e mind that 'Us Christ.
mas morn. Let us give thanks , Patsey
darlln' , " Which they did In each
other's arms.
" : \Iary , I thlnl , I'll get up nn' ha\'o
turl\Oy dinner ; I'\'e not had ono for
yea rs. "
"And I'll have It with you , " aalll
Patse ) ' , "and to. morrow , too , and
o\'ery day of ) 'our life hereafter YOIl
shall have a Christmas dlnnel' If you
wish. "
"Includln' turl\Oy , Pahwy1 I thlnl (
I coulel ate a whole one. "
"Yes , and cranberry sauce , nIl you
can eat , " answered Patse ) ' , slvlqg him
another hug.
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THE STATE IN A NUTSHELL ,
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Seyoral of } o mont.'s school children
nro down with the 111UmIS.
1\IIss 1\Iao Phlllltls and Miss 1\lInnlo
Nelson are bohllng revlml Borvlces In
NOl11ahl\ wIth encouraging success.
Nobrasltl\"li figurcs on crops ror 1903
show the following : Wheat , 43,660,318
bushels ; com , 169,693,9G bushels ;
oats , G6,611 ! , 04 bushels ; 1'0 , 10lO , .
7110 bushelB.
Jolm Wesco , while hunting one mlle
, vest or Pal11l1l0n , Bhort a largo gray
woIr. ' 1'heso animals are very scarc
In that part oC the country , none hav.
Ing been Been for so\'oral 'onrs ,
lIrs. Oeorgu ' 1'rulllngor of Nebraslm
CIt ) ' , who was ballly burned by the
eXllloslon oC 1\ can of coal all , with
which she was trying to lI\'on up the
fire In the Iltchen range , dlml from
the effects oC her burns.
Rev. W. H. larkor , pastor of the
lresbyterlan church at. Table R Jck
Cor the past five years , preached his
farewell sermon to the congregation
last Sun a" . lIe will lel\vo for his
new charge at Carllnvlll , Ill. , In about
ten days.
The aggregate bane ] statements tor
nIl towns In Dodge county show these
Items : Loans , $3.053,724.83 ; ( leposlts ,
$3OOi,113. [ 8 ; cash a11l1 reserves , $662"
788.17. There al'e otghteen banIs In
tne county , six or them being locntel1
In Fremont.
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The 1\Iurdocle store at Sln'lngtIehl
has heen closell by credltol's , with lIa.
blllties of $8.000. W. H. Dnvlllon ! has
been npllolntell recel\'el' fOl' the store.
It Is snld that. the ostabllshment has
been doing n. good bulness and Its
falluro causes much comment.
A corn show will bela featUl'e of the
cOIning Johnson county farmers' Instl.
tute , which will be held In TecuIUseh ;
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February 10 and 11. Premluma will be
given for the hest displays of corn' .
and this corn wll1 be tnrned OVOI. to th
stnte commission for exhibition In St.
Louis next year.
Govel'nor 1\lIclccy announced that a
mandamus suit might be brought. to
enjoin the lludltor from paying salaries
to officers In apl1Olntl\0 departmentii
of the slate go\'ornment. The ques
tlon came up while un Investigation
wns being made to determine whether
or not ! ! tIO governor was lIable on his ,
bond for nny shortage on the llI1rt of
these meers.
Prof. ! lIorey. 8uperlnte11l1ent of the
InstItute fol' the blind at Nebraslm
City , Is so proud of the WOl'le done tJ ) '
his l1Uplls and so anxious that the
public ShO\11d 1m ow what a blind boyer
or girl may be taught to do that ho
has asked tlJe go\ernor's pel'mlsslon
to seleda comlmny of the Inmates and
give entertainments In the larger
towns this winter.
J. T. Royston of 8t. Edward lin'ti
heen JUaldng al'rangeme'tts. now al.
most completQ.et. to move his milling'
business to l"remont. lIe expects to
build there a mill of 300 hal'l'els pOl'
with elo\'lItOl' nl1l1
day capacity , an \
three large steel storage tan1s in
connection. Se\'ernl sites Cor the
In'Iew and It will '
plant are \ , ] 1l'obably
be located on the Union PacltIc rail.
road's right of WilY ,
. ! 'I am g91ng to 111) ' Jrnndma In Iowa
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IC I ha\'e to walle nIl the wa ) . . said
IIttlo Kittle Cameron , a 13.year.oIlI
girl of Poter8 JUI'g , when something
went wrong the other day. and she
hds not been seen nt home since. Ono
nolghhor 11 ssed hm' a day later 'eight
miles away wnlldng toward the state
of Iowa as Cnst as lier little legs could ,
cnrry her frail , cold form. but nothing
else has been heard from Kittle.
The condemned cannon which the
Orand Army post or Tecumseh secur.
ed from Fort Constitution , N. H ;
through the assistance of ConJross.
man E. J. Burett ] , has arrived. It will
be talcn to/ the court yard and In
the spring a suitable concrete aUll
stone foundation will he IJrovlded 'Cor
mounting It. It Is a 100pound Par.
rlott gun. , Is about fourteen feet long
nnll wolchs : 12.000 pounds.
, John Holechek. a young farmer who
lI\'es atCew miles 80uth of Humboldt.
hall a miraculous escape from violent
death. Ho had been hauling g1' ln to
the elovl1tor anll was just starting
home. When crossing the traclls he
caught sight of the fast Dllllngs.St.
Joseph passenger train too Inte to stop
and jumpcd from the renr of the wag.
on just as the train strucle It with tel"
rltIc Corce. Doth horses were Instant.
I ) ' Idlled.
A. A. Langston of Fremont , who
tried .to commit 811lcllto about thre
months ago fly cutUnA' his throat with
a 1)leco of glass , made another unsuc.
cossCul attempt. He fil'st tried to cut
his throat with a poclwtknlfe , but the
Imlfe was Ilull and his Imowledgo of
nnatomy rather dotIclent < . anll Instead
of severing nn artery he only made
several jagged wounds below the right
onr , which bled proCusely II.nil wore
painful. Ho then decided to try the
gunshot route , hut In this was also un.
successful.
The new Auditorium at Orlenns was
formally openml. It la the tIl'st city In
Nehras ] < n to hulld an auditorium for
the use oC Its citizens , 'fho stl'lIcture
has a Beating callaclt ) ' of 800 , with a
. state t wenh' br tlllrt5'.slx feet , and Is
eflulpped with an excellent lIne of scon.
er ) ' . It Is lighted hy gas.
William J. . Goll1er ' ( } f Scribner died
at Hlverslde , Ca ! . , where 110 had gene
with his wife six weols ago to BIJCl1I1
the winter. Ills demise was dll" to
stomach frouble , helle\'ed to be can.
cer. Mr. Golder hall lived In Dodge
count ) . Cor thlrty.tI\.o Years.
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APPORTIONS SCHOOL MONEY.
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State Superintendent Fowler Notifies
Counties of Amount Due Each.
State Suporlntomhmt } . 'owler Im8
made his report of the nl1110rtlonmont
of school monoys. The countlos have
divide" among them $2j [ ,438AG , which
Is 67,893 cents per Il\1pll Cor a total
number of 376,303. The money was
derlvod from these sources : Stnto tax ,
$68,771.114 ; Interest 011 school and 8a.
lIne lands solll , $ .12,791.27 ; Intorost. on
school an" sallno lands lonsed , $ [ i6,34S.-
48 ; Interest on United States bonds ,
COUlty bonds , and school dhtrlct
bonds , $67,682.82 ; Interest 011 state
warrnnts , $18,038,34 ; fish and garno , 11.
censes , $1.847.00 ; omblamors' balance ,
$8 ; loss wal'rant No. ' [ j 2 Cor $ ' ' ' 37.
Douglas county lands first with the
largest number of 11\Iplls , 42,002 , among
which Is rpportlonoll $28 , 16.42. 1"01.
lowIng Is tile rOl10rt In dotull :
No.ot
Count ) . . SeholurR. Amt. Duo.
Adums . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,930 G,383.9 : !
Antelope . . . . . . . . . . . 4,722 3,203,90
BRnner . . . . . . . . . . . . 2G3 171,77
JUnlno . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 116.10
Boone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,434 3,010.38
Dox Dutto . . . . . . . . . lGII2 1,128.38
110)11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3lliO : 2,274.42
Drown . . . . . . . . . . . . . l,2li3 8liO.70
Durrnlo . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,909 G,3GO.66
Bllrt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 4.G27 3,073.li2
Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . IiG2 ! ! 3,821.70
Cnlls . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 7,478 1i,077.04
Cedul' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' GOli8 , 3.134.03
ChllHO . . . . , f . . . . . . . . 1J27 G29.37
Cherr ) ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . lS11i l,232.2G
Choycnno . . . . . . . . . . 1,603 1,088.33
Cluy..1. . . . . . . . Gr.IO 3,740.91
Golfux . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,334 2,942.4S
Cll\lIll1g . . . . . . . . . . . . [ j,609 3,808,12
ClllltOI' . . . . . . ! . . . . . . . 7,8111 1il28.92 :
Dultott . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,3211 lli81.23
Dnwc/ ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,83Ci 1,24r.,84
Dnwlloll . . , . . . . . . . . . . 4,477 3,03D.57
DOllol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IHI6 472.j4 [
Dixon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,079 2,7G9.3G
Do ( go . . . . . . . . . . . . , 7,68G 5,21G.20
DOIIJfllls . . . . . . . . . . . 42,002 28lilG.42
Dllnd ) ' . . . . . , . . . . . . . 8G9 liGD.90
1 llhnO\'o . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4G7 3,7111'71
l rnnltlln . . . . . . . . . . . 3,480 2,362.G8
l rontlor . . . . . , . . . . . 2,919 1,081SO
Purnlls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,003 2,717.7G
Gl1go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,642 7,157.28
Gnrflolll . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:73 : li92.71
GospOI' . . . . . . . . . . . . . lSOIi 1,225.47
Gl'lInt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 141.90
Oroclu ) ' . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 , 80 J ,7 l.64
IJnll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 1iII38 ' 1,031.49
Hnmllton , . . . . . . . . . . 4,941 : I,3 7.31
Hnrilln . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HlI 3IG9.18
Hnye/ ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 899 610.36
lIHehcocle . . . . . . . . . . 1li94 1,082,22
lIolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,797 3,2 6,83
lIoolcol' . . . . . . . . . . . . l 8 107.27
IJownl'd . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,23:1 : \ 2,873.91
Jl'fful'son . . . . . . . . . . . 1i,333 3G20,73
Johnson \ . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,0811 2,774.11
Kellrno ) ' . . . . . . . . . . . 3,581 2,431.21
Keith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 4,18.09
Ko'u Palm. . . . . . . . . 1,1 8 78G.20
Klmbnll . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 194.SIi
1"lIox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,8G2 : : ,979.89
I.allcnstol' . . . . . . . . . . . 22.072 HJ81 ! .34
1.lncolll . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,113:1 : 2r,70.2 : !
LOg'an . . . . . . . . . . . . . : :4Ci : 234.23
Loup' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 : IJCi.14 !
1\\lIl4on . . . . . . . . . . . . GWO : 4,210..11
1\1cPhorsoll . . . . . . ' . . . 112 76.0.1
.
l\lorrlck . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,127 2,123.02
Naneo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,911 ] ,978.40
Nomahn. . . . . . . . . . . . . ,041 ! 3,427.02
Nuelcolla . . . . . . , . . . . 4,3r : : 2,962.17
Otoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71811 ; 4SSO.11i
Pawnee . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.221 . 2S6G.7G
PerlcinH . . . . . . . . . . . . 1i07 344.22
PholJl . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ili4 2,40G.81
Plol'eo . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . :1.114 : 2,338,2. '
Platlo . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' ; , l 3 ! ! 4.438.Sr.
Po lie . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,027 2,734.0Ci
Rell Willow. . . . . . . . 3,114 2,317.87
Rlchnrdsoll . . . . . . . . GGSII 4 , 41.36
Hoele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,14G 778.05
Snllno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6G79 4 , 34. 7
Sarpy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,127 2,123.01
SaundorM . . . . . . . . . . . 8,077 1i,483.72
Scott's muff. . . . . . . . 1,141 7H.GG
Sowarll . . . . . . . . . . . . GG4:1 : 3,831.20
Shorldan . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,8 3 1.258.06
Sherman . . . . . . . . . ) ' 2,681 1.820.21
Sioux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ! )7 40G,32
Slnllton . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,734 , 1,856.19
Thnyel' . . . . . . . . . . . . & ,291 3li92 : ! : !
'fhomall . .1. . . . . . . . . . 207 140.li4
'l'hurstoll . . . . . . . . . . . 2,106 ] ,429.83
Vnlloy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,896 l,9GG.18
'Vnshlll 'lon . . \ . . . . . . 4,602 3,124.44
'Vayno . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,772 2lir,0.92
" 'ehstor . . . . . . . . . . . . 4O : ! ! ; 2,732. 9
' \'heolel' . . . . . . . . . . . 483 327,92
York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,283 4,2G5.72
'fotnl . . . . . . . . . . . .376:103 : $2 li,483.48
Has Faith In DowIe.
.
HUJ\IDOl.DT-l\Il' . O. W. Davis , un.
til two ) 'ear8 ago n well Imown uews.
paper man of southeastol'n Nebraska.
has heen heard from In n. recent letter
to Inform his Nebraska friends that
"al ! Is well In Zion , " where Mr. Davit ;
has Invested conslJernble capital 111
the Industries carrlell on there , aft I
disposing oC the Index and other 111'011'
erty at Salem.
Machine Which Never Stops.
N HA WKA-Dert Painter of this
place has dlscoverell perpetual moUon ,
he claims. Ho has Invented a ma'
chino which llaa run seven weets with.
out stopping and without an ) ' appar.
ent loss or enorgy. lie Is having a
model made on which he hopes to se.
cure a patent.
Man Is but , cIa ) ' , and sometimes his
name Is "mud. "
Hog Thieves Busy.
FRI l\IONT-Hog thleve3 mallo n.
rj1ld southeast of Hooper a few nights
ago. At. Mrs. 1\IeMullon's 111ace they
toole two fat hogs , anll three at Charles
Ladd's home. ' } 'raels In the snow
ahowed that probably two men dIll the
job , hauling off the plunller In a farm
wn on. One of the hogs , the tracl'J
showed , got out of the wason after
having gone nbout 1\ haIr a mlle and
the next morning was bac1 In Its
pen. Thus Car the thle\'es ho\'e not
been npprehended ,
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A pINCH OF BAL T.
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Article Now Unlv rsn/ly / RecognIzed
as an Absolute Necessity.
The true value of salt In tool1 19 best
ronllzod by itA absence , when nlmost
o\'erythlng wo cat. Is without. flavor.
Since itA Introduction salt has steadily
Inrreasod In value , until It has beeome
an absolute necessity.
But It Is not. In foolt alone that salt
! Vas valued b ) ' the anclonts. Among
them 1\ salt sllrlng was regarded as ( \
gift from the golls , nnll I1ny salt Counl
In the Boll lent It a 110cl1l1ar anctlty ,
and made It 1\ place where prayers
wuro most roadlly heard , Every
meal that Included salt had a certnln
acred character , cre lng a bond of
Illety nml frlondshlp between host , nnd
guest ; hence the exprcsslon "There Is
salt bct\veen us , " meaning frlenl1shlp ,
ami to bo "untrue to salt" means to bo
disloyal or unrnteful. (
The n\rmerous \ references In the DI.
blo to salt Indlcatos that the aacrOlI
writers attached much ImlJOrtnnce to
It as n symbol of somothlng that was
of Jrent. ; vnluo.
"Yo nro the salt of the earth.-
Matt. V. 13.
"Havo salt. In yourselves , nnd have
I
pence ono with nnother.-MarIc Ix. [ jOt
"Lot. your speech bo always with
race scumnetl with BaIt.-Col. Iv. 6.
"With all thlno otterlng thou shalt
ottOI' nalt.-Lov. U. 13.
The value of the nrtlclo ns well as
the slgnlficanco which a.ttaches to the
worl1 Is still retained , showing It. has
"Iost none of Its sl\vor. "
A sailor Is frequently termed nn
"old saIt , " because Ills business talees
him over the briny ocean.
To tal\O , inythlng "with n pinch of
Ralt" means to excuse , or malw allow.
ance Cor'It. . . .
A pinch of snit Is nlways conslderell
lucley lit cooldng. '
To "salt" ono's conversation menns
. to malo. It spnrltlo. \
I' To "salt" a ship Is to tIll with salt
between the timbers and plnnles tor
the proservntlon of the timbers.
A Woman's Week.
On Monl1ay morning , It's go t the tub.
And , on the washboarl , rub nnd rub.
.It's sprlnlde tile clothes on Mondny night.
And lay 'em strnhtht. nnd told 'em tlch
} t's Iron on ] ; uesdny , nil day long.
" 'hcthor n. womlln bo wenk or strong.
On " 'cdncsdny It's menlt the wnsh nnd
80W ,
On Thursl1ny It's d the trns. you
IUlow.
On lrrlliny It's go with sweeper nnd
broom ,
Into every corner ot every room ;
. All\ ! dust nnd IJUt to rights ogaln.
Bef' ; > > l'e the return bt the hungry mer. .
On Snturdny morning thero's lIerubblnt . .
to do ,
And hnltln nnd browlng the whole dny
throuh ,
On Snturdny night there nro babies to
Deour ,
AmI oneh ono tnltal ! up 1\ gOOd hnlt hrmr.
On Sundnr morninG' It' " IIlwn.YII the rlJlu
'ro Inn'ry the children to Sundny IIchool.
' 1'he1'0'1l church to nttend , nnd II. dinner
to get ,
That militos the averl1ge houscltcepor
fret ,
As she sits In the pow and tries to hen I'
' 1'ho texts thnt jllmtilo with rORst9 , 1 fear !
And sings II. hymn , whllo her Inner 9lt
Cloles. "Did I leave thnt ment on the
Rhelt ?
If I did the C\t hils got It. sure. "
'fhen nloud she slngs-"And mnleo mo
pllrol"
'l'hen It'f ! hUl'rylng homo nnd getting the
melli ,
'Vhleh mcnnll to scrnpe , and pare , nnd
pcul ,
And hulto. nnd fry , nr.11 Rtenm , nnd stow ,
A 1111 hlll1llrcrhl ot other things to do.
' 1'hcn wURh the dllJhclI. thcn r..od aloud
' 1'0 an euger , eXJlectnnt , juvenllo crowd ,
' 1'11I tlmu for slIJlper hOR como ngnln ,
' 1'0 the IItlle W0ll1011 nnll IIUlo mon ,
And all nro p"ovlded for und ted :
' 1'hon , attor n Illtiu while , Jlut to bed ,
And Sumlny , the longeHt dny. at Inst.
Is sntely over n/uln / , 01111 Imst.
And Monday's dawn , with Its Uresoma
tlllJ ,
Fatchell Ua tedious rub. rub. rubl
So , IIIled with Its duties , dny by dny.
Huns II. wcnry womnn's week II.wayl '
.
"Hockerball. "
"Hocl\Crball" la the latest product In
the way of parlor games. It Is expected -
pected presently to sweep the world
clear of all that remains of plng.pong.
' 1'ho now game Is sultablo tor either
summer or winter , a. great advantage
! .Jelng that It can bo plnyed sitting
down by either tour , six , or eight play-
ers. Each of these has his own , par-
tlculnr "court" to play on-tho table
Is divided by tapes Into as many
courts as there nro players trom
which he endeavors to "pasa" or to
shoot goats. A neutral territory Is
provided , from which players can
either pass to each other or endeavor
to Iet. the ball Jnto their own courts ,
where Intruders are not pormltted.
At each end of the table a goal Is kept
In the orthodox fashion and the same
Is played with mlnlaturo hoceo ] ) ' sticks ,
being to all Intents .and purposes
table hocl\Cy.
Too Many Joneses.
Congressman Wesley L. Jones of
Washington recently read In the
paper8 that W. L. Jones had been ar.
rested for embezzlement. The next
day ho read that another W. L. Jones
had been a1'l'ested for vngrancy.
" 'rhat reminds me that when I was
first a candidate for congr08s , out In
'Vashlngton state , " he said to a party
of triends , "my opponent In the fusion
party was a man oC the name' of W. C.
Jones , who traveled about. the state
with a map showing how Hie octopus '
had got hold of the Carmer and was
eating out his vitals. Ho was' dubbed
"Wheat Chart" Jones. His campaign
manager nlao was named Jones and
he was called "Deep Creek" Jones , because -
cause of a physical pemlIartty of the
locality In which ho JIved. They dub.
lIed mo 'Yaldma' Janos , tram the name
of the city where I resldo. "
His Reason.
"Why Is It , " they aslccd , "you prefer
gas to olectrlc light 1"
"In the case of olectrlc light , " ho
said , 1001lng at them In astonish.
ment , "It usually can bo controlled by
means of a button or n. spring on the
wall within ellsy reach. "
They admitted that ho spolO truly ,
"That bolng so , " ho went on , "II
over you had stoOll over a sl11all but
pretty woman who , wlthupturned ami
anxious face , wa.B striving to' reach
the chandelier to light the gas , you
JlCV ( } would hllve n.sl\Cd me 'tho ques.
lIon. "