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( USTfR COUNTY RfPUBUCAN
By D , M , AM8IBERRV
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8ROICmN now , . . NBIllRABIU :
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LANGFORD
of the
THREE
BARSP ?
7Jy
KATE AND VIRGIL D , BOYLES
( l''I'.Yrls\JII.'y \ . \ . Co ) lcChlrlC d ; Cu , . 11107 , )
SYNOPSIS ,
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CHAPTER IX.-Contlnued.
Her hand' " touched the match box
at Jast. A Jlght 1Iarcd out.
"Shllt the door Culce ] ! , dati , " she said ,
JI htlng the Jal11p on the table , ' ' ' 1'ho
alwctcl's'll out ua alivo. "
Wl11lston , slollilod to the door. .Jllst
a ) nomcnt hq stood there In the (1001'-
wp ' , the ilght , , s rqamlllg out lute the
night , tnll , thoughtful , no woalmnS' In
Hlme of many falluros nnd many mls.
tulces. 'A fnlr marl , ho made , bnUlnod
1\l\lnst $ UIO brlShtl . lighted room , It
w s quiet. Not o\'on n coyote. sl11'lIled.
And while ho stood there Inoldng np
u the calm stars , a suddcn sharll 1'0 ,
) HJrt rang out ami the sacred poaeo of
God , wrltton In the soronlly of stln
slYTlInQI' nights , was dosccrutcd. 11189-
Ing 1\1111 ominous , the bullet sang )1I\st
W,11Ilston's head , ) ICI'Uollsly noal' , and
109 ( JII III the ollllosllo wall. At that
moment the light WI\S blown out. A
great Ilresonco of mind had como to
ll\ty' Iin the tlmo of Immlnont au.
gorl"
"Good , my doal'l" c 'lod Wllllslon , In
low tones. Qulcle us n flash the door
was slammed shllt and bolted just US
a second shot frll : f01l1 of It.
"OIl , my fathel' ! " cried l\al' ' , groll'
Ing her way to his side ,
"Hush , my dear ! 1.'hoy mlssell me
cleun. Don't lese your nerve , 1\1ar ) ' . I
'fhey 'Won't find It so eas ' after ull. "
Thm'o )1Ild ) been no third shot , A
) ) rofound sllonco followot the slJcond
remrt. ' 1'hore was no sound of horse
or man , Whence , then , the shots ?
One man , ma 'lJC , creelling Ul Jllco
some fonl beast of prey to strlleo In
th darle , Was ho stili lurlelng neal' ,
abldhl ! ; anothol' OIIPOl'lult ) ' ?
It toole but It moment for WlHlston
to have the rillos coclwd 111111 read ' .
Mury tool { her own from him with a
Imlfll that trembled ever so sJlgthl ) ' .
"What will 'ou do , father ? " she
asle d , hohtlng hOl' 1'1110 lovingly and
thanldng God In a swift , unformed
thought for o\'ory rattlesnalm or othol'
noxious creature whoso 1IC0 ahe had
put out Whllo doing her man's wOI'I , of
riding the ran go-work which had glv.
on her not anI ) ' a man's courage , IJllt a
man's sldl1 as well , I ,
"Talm the lJUcl , window , glt'I , " Ill !
I\nswered brlell ) ' . "I'll tuko the front.
Stand to the side. Got used to the
stnrllght nnd shoot o\'ery shadow ) 'OU
see , especially If It moves. Keell traele
of ) ' 0\11' \ shots , ( ] on't waste un effort
nnd don't lot an'thlng creell Ull on
you. 'fhey mustn't. get. near enough
to fil'o the house. "
His volco was shal'l ) and Incisive.
' 1'ho 11rlftlng habit had fallen from him
nnd ho was his own master ugaln.
Several h < > . aminutes dl'agged
away wllhout 11I0\'emont , wIthout
sound from without. The tlclelng of
the cloel , prossCtI on strained oars Jlleo
ghastlY bell.tol1hHf. : rheh' e'es bQ.
cume accustomed to the dUI'lmcss , and
by the dim starlight thc ' wore nble to
distinguish the outlines or the caltlo
sheds , stili , ( : ' 11 lIt ) ' . ql ck. Nothing
UlQ,1 \ out there , ' ,
"llthlnk the "ro ' "
fl'llhtened 01Y , said
Man' at Inst , breathing maI'o freel ' ,
' ' 'fho ) ' were IIrobalil ) ' jus't ono , or
UlOy'd not hn\'o loft , Ho Imow he
ullased 'O\l , 01' ho would 'not hnh IIrell !
lisuhDo - , - ) 'ou . thlnl , It was Jesse ? "
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" . .Jes80'ou1l1 not ha\'o mlslled , " he
Mid , rhnl ) ' .
At thnt. , moment a now 80llnd hl'olo
the 8tlllness , th'c whinny of 11 horse.
Relnforcel1lents had 0 { ) ) lronched withIn -
In the shallow of tho' ( : atth-shods.
Bomolhlul ; moved Ollt lhero I\t Inst.
. . Dalldy I" culled 1\11\1' ) ' , 111 a choled (
whlspCl" "Como hm'e-Ihe ) ' RI'O down
at ( he sheds. "
Williston stepIICd to the haele win ,
dow ql/lcl ( ) ' ,
"Chango ) lllIces , " ho said hl'len : ,
"Dodd ) ' I "
"YOII ? "
"Keep up ) 'o\t \ ) ' nOl'vo , " ahe bl'cllthed
between great heul'1\mlllS ' ' ,
"Sllrol1 Do ) ' 011 th amo , lIttle
coml'mle , nnd shoot to 1(11. ( "
There waa 1\ savogo1010 In his I st
words , l or himself , It did not mnttor
so lIIuch , hut MI\I'-ho Illnned 110
CIIIIIO fullh In uu ) ' Ihought of IIOS81blo
cl1lvah'ouR Intent on the pnl't of the
I'aldora' to exe/11)1t ) his daughter tram
Ihe grl/11 fllio tht'lt IIwoltod 111m. ' lIe
hud to deul with a delJpemlo man ;
there would ho no clemcncy In this
deRIlCl'alo man's retullul1on.
' 1'0 hla qulelwned hon'lng came the
s01/lld of sten lh ' creolling. Something -
thing moved directly In front of him ,
but SOlliO dlatl\nce awn ) ' . "Shoot OVCI'y
shudow ) ' 011 800 , eSllcclally If It
mO\'e9 , " were the fighting orders , and
ilia was the third shot of thnt night.
"II oil ! I'vo got It 111 the legl" cried
a rough volco full of Intenlle angol'
and lIaln , utilI thel'o were sounds of ( (
111'ecll1l1ato I'otreut.
Out under protection of the long
I'OW of low.bullt sheds othcr orders
were being tersely given und altontly
I'occl'od. .
"Now. mon , I'll ahoot the first man
of you who hlubbora when ho's hit ,
D''o hear ? 'fhero have 1I en breaks
enough In this affair nlread ' . I don't
Intcnd for that petticoat mnn IInd his
11111111' Ilotticout Idd In tI1Cl'0 to get uny
satlsfnctlon out 0' this lit all. Hoar
me ? "
' 1'hel'O was no l'e8ponse. NOlie was
necelccl.
Some shots found hnl'mless lodg-
/11ent In the OlltOl' willis of the shanty.
' 1'hey WOI'O the I'osnlt of an llnll.\'alllng
Oark Sinister Figures Flitted from
Tree to Tree.
uttem)1t ) to lilcle the window whence
Williston's shot had come , l\tar '
cou1d not Iccep bacle n lIttle womanish
gasp of nervous dread.
"GrIp ) 'Oltl' nOl'\'e , Mary , " said her
father , " 'fhnt's nothing-shooting
from down thore. .Just lie low and
they cun do nothing , Only watch ,
child , watch ! 'fhe ) ' must not OI'eep
UII on us , Oh , fa ! ' a moon ! " ,
She did grll ) her nel'velnd Iler
hand ceased Its trQmbllns. In the
drU'lmess her e'es were bIg and
solemn. Sometime , toomo1'1'ow , the re-
ncUon would come , but tonlght-
"Yes , futhe ! ' , 1\0011 U)1 ) ; ) 'Oll1' own
nol'vo , " uho said In u III'I\Ve little volco
that made the man catch his breath , '
Aguln the hea v ) ' mlnlltes dragged
awa ) ' . At each of the two windowu
crouched a tense figure , bl'llin alel't ,
o'es In Iron contl'ol , It WI\II n. fright-
f,1 Rtraln , this waiting game. Could . .
onQ bo sme nothing had escnlled ono's
Ylgllnnco ? StarJlght WI\S decoJltlve ,
and OliO'S e 'es must needs shirt to
lOel ) the master ) ' over thell' little
horizon. It might well bo thut some
one of thOBO ghostb' and hidden sentinels -
tinels pntrolllng the lonol ) ' homestcul
hacl wormed himself )1I\st staring eyeballs - .
balls , crawling , crawling , crawling : It
mIght well be that at an ) ' moment
!
sudden light flaring ul from some
corner would toll the tnlo of the end ,
Now and then could bo heard the
soft thud of a hoof as some ono 1'0tIo
to execute an order , Occaslonully ,
80methlng moved out b ) ' the sheds ,
Such mo\'omont , If dlscornlblo from
the houlle , was sure to be followed on
the Instont b ) ' 1qulce ! , sharp remonstrance -
stranco fl'om Williston's I'lfie. How
long could It last ? Would his nervo' '
WCI\I' n wa ) ' with the night ? Could ho
Iwell his will domlnnnt ? If so , ho
mUllt druI ; his mind resolutely awa ) '
fl'om thut ner\'e'I'ucldng , sUIl , and unseen -
seen oreelllnl ; , cl'cellng ) , cI'celllng ,
nO\1'er ! und neurol' . How the stillness
welshed ullon him , Ilnd sllll his mind
dwelt uJlon that sinuous , IInt.bellled
creellln , : ; ' , crawling , worming ! God , It
was n wfull 110 fought It doslloratel ) ' ,
TIe Imew ho was lost , If bo couJct not
stoll thinking. I\bout It. 1.'ho IIweat
came out In big beads 011 his forohond ,
0/\ / his bnllr : ho 11I'Ickleli with the hel\t
of the efCort. ' 1'hen It leil hIm-tho
awful'bonor-Icft him curlousl ' l'old ,
but slerll1) ' uf nOl'\'e and with a will of
lI'on nnd l'reS , cht's s , for tJleh'
"rolng In the dUl'le , Now thnt ho was
cohn once 111 ore , ho lot hlmsolf weigh
the chanc's of succO ! ' . 'rho ) ' WOI'O
Jlltlfull'Chwtl' \ , ' 1'h ( ' Luzy S Willi
I > ltua\c \ In 11 III1tI'I ' strctch of 111'1111'10
fnt' r\l1I any direct trail , 'tl'UO , I
It Iny hetwcl'n Kemllh , the county
I
lIenl , find the ' 1'hree l1al's l'ancll , hut
It WflS a gooll hair mlle from th _
atmlpht ; I'OlItR. l'en l so , It wus u lute
houl' fol' IIny ono to he pusHing b ) ' , It
was notn h'a\'elcd tmll oxcellt for lho
ho ) ' " of tlto ' 1'hrcc IInrs , nnd they
wel'o Imown to ho Kreut homealayel's
and IIUle given to "preolns. As for
the l'lIHlIel'/I If rllallera '
/ , they WOI'e ,
the ) ' had no feal' of hltcrrullUon hy
the OIllCOI'II of the law , who held their
1IIIleell b ) ' , 'Irluo of the Insolent Ilnd
arblU'al'Y will uf .Jesao Blacl , und his
bl'Othel'huo < < l , aud wel'o now carousing
In Homnh : 11)'Irtuo of the hush.mone ) '
Pllt 1111 by lhla fH\lIlO Meeret trlbllnal.
"Wulch , nhlhl , wutch I" ho alrl
IIgaln , wlthollt In the IcaHt shifting his
teuso Ilosltioll ,
"Sul'elo ! " rosllOlldml' Ial' ' , Culte ]
slendllr , -
Now was hetlmo come. Dltl'I' ,
slnlstol'lg1l'el1 / /lilted / from tl'eo to
tree , At fll'st she cOllld not ho SlIre , It
WitS so heal'l1tHsly dm'l" but there was
1I\0v01l10nt-lt wus mfferent. fl'om thnt
tonlblo hlanl. IJlllet which Hho hnd
hlthorto bcen ga lng1pon till h r o'el !
bm'ned uull 11l'Iclecd as with needle
) lolnta , uml , ,18101lnry lhlnge swam bo.
fore them. She wlnled 1'L\llldly to
dlsllcl the \1111'eal uud floating things ,
opeued wMo hel' long.lushed lid a , fixocI
thom , and-fired , ' 1'hen Wllliaton
Imow thnt his "lIttlo gll'l , " his ono ewe
lumh , all thut was left to him o [ a full
and I'acIOIlS ) llIst , must o through
whut ho hnd rene tllI'ollgh , all thnt
nllmclesa hOI'I'OI' I1nll expectant dl'oacI ,
1\nd hlH hCl\lt : el'lotl Ollt nt the \1nholy
Injustice of It nil. 110 dared not go to
hedal'ed not desert his )1ost ) [ 01' an
Instnnl. If ono got withIn the shadow
of the walls nil Willi lost.
Mury'a challenge was met with a
rathOl' hot rctUl'n fire , It was In'obabh'
given to I1ISllll'e the hesloged with a
duo 1'0SlICct fm' the I\ttackers' 11um.
hel's , Bullets patlm'ed ul'onnd the out-
sillo wl\lIs lIIw hnllstonell , one even
whlzzod through tbe window perilous.
I ' ' the ' ' Intent ' fuce.
, ) JlOIU' gh'l's ) 'oung
SlIenco CIUllO back to the night.
There was JlU 11101'0 movement. Yet
down thel'o at the HJlI'Ing somothlug ,
mnybo elno of those dnrl' , gaunt cot.
tonwoods , hold deuth-deuth fOl' hOl'
IInel death fol' hOl' futllel' . A stream of
Icy coldness sl ruck ael'oss her heart.
She found hel'solf culculntlng In dollb.
el'l\tlon which t1'eo It was thut held
this thlng-doath , ' } 'he biggest one ,
shallowing the slll'lng , helping to I < eell
the reel sweet and cool where Paul
Langford 'hall JallOIICcl his hOl'se that
dn ' when-ah ! if Paul Lungford
wolthl enl ) ' como Jlow !
A wllll , gh'lIsh hOlle flashed UI1 In
her heal't. 1.lIugfol'el wonld comc-
had ho not SWOI'It to h01' fnthel' ?
Had ho 110t gl\'en his hand as It
plodge' ? It 1I\0UU8 somothlng to shule
ImndB In the oatilo cOllntl' ) ' . He was
big and bra"o and true. 'When ho
caml1 these awful , m.eeplng : te1'1'ors ! .
wuultl dlsporse-gl'lm shl\dows that.
1I\ust stcul uway when mOl'nlng comes ,
When he cumo she could Pllt her
I'llIe In his hlg , confident hnnds , 110
down on Iho fioor and-cry. She
wanted to cl'-oh , how she did want
to cr ) ' . Cold l'eason came bacl ; : to her
uld anll dlsslpateel the weae und
womanish longing 10 give -way to
teal's : 1.'h01'o was a pathetic drooll to
hel' mouth , n long , qul\'erlng , sobbing -
bing sigh , mill Hho bUl'lod her wom-
an's wenlmess right deeply and
stamped Ullon It. How utterl ) ' wild
and foolish h01' bl'lof hOlle Imd been !
Langford and all his men were sound
In sloop long ago. How could ho
Imow ? were the ruffiuns out there
men to tell ? Ah , no ! There was no
ono to Imow. It would all hnppen In
the durl-In awtul loneliness , and
there woulll bo 110 one to Imow until
It was ull o\'er-to.mol'row \ , ma 'be , or
next woel. , who could tell ? They I
I
were olt the main trail , few people !
ever sought them out. 1.'here would
bo no ono to Imow. !
cro ill ! ; CO-TINUED , )
Cause of Seaman's Bad Language.
At Southampton ( Eug , ) a seaman
nnmed Johnson had to appear before
the borough magistrate on a chnrge oC
muklng use of bad language In S1.
1\Inr "s street. In oxplunatlon ho
said he wu ! : ! 1I1111'rled In St.
1\Iur"s church , Southampton , many
years ago , Ho left Southamllton after
the ceremony IInd was awa ) ' several
years , Coming bac ! , the oUlel' day ho
wont to look at the chmch , and find.
Ing there was still no steeple to It he
did In his righteous nnger use sarno
\'er ' strong words , In fining the defendant -
fendant ton shillings an'd costs the
chall'lnun ot the bench said many pea-
plo had said strong things about such
a beautiful church as St. Mary's havIng -
Ing no steeple , but they did not uae
such bud eXll/'osslone as the defendant
bud , .
A Breeches Stratagem.
After the battle of Hamlilies had
heen won by the great duke of Marl-
bOl'OUHh , 1.ord John Hay , who com.
IIHlIHlell a I'eglment of Scotch dra-
goons. when the regiment of foot ,
call < > . d the King's , cons'stlng ' of 1,200
111en , submitted to him and 8urrend-
el'cd their arms and calm's , ordered ,
to 11/0\'ent their running away , and
the neccsslt ) ' of sottlng a strong
gur\1'd o\'er th0111 , ttlat every man
, hould ( , ut n pleco out of the waist-
b:1I\1I of his breeches , which obliged
the111 to holll the1l1 Ul1 with ono hand ,
IInd In that )108ture ) they mnl'chell
with a gilaI'II of onb' 25 dragoons and
a slI1'geant. Chnl'les XII , did SOI1\O.
thing 1IIw this by the MUsco\'lte ! : ! after
the hnttlo or Na1'\'a ,
Gossip Set to Music ,
"I w'nt to the opol'a last IIlght. "
"What [ 11\ \ ) 'Ou hear ? " "That Mr8 ,
Browning Is going to gel III\'orce ,
Mrs , BlggR hll8 the Ilcal'est dog onll n
now bab ' , IInll till' Hutton's rc going
to 11\0 In Iudla.-lIa"1"S ( ) ! Wcek v ,
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NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
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NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS ,
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All SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
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Rcllglous , Social , Agricultural , PolitIcal -
Ical nd Other Matters Glvcn
Due Consideration ,
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A BI''un club has becn orgal1l ed at
N < > . bl' slm Clb' .
While helping to put III ) ' Ice , Charles
StQ.ltonbel'g lost two of hln fingers ,
Doclrll' o [ Orand Island ha\'o gene
on I'ccol'd us desiring ml1l { Inspection.
Commissioners of Douglas cOllnty
will submit 1\ hand lU'olwllltion fol' n
TleW court houKe.
Ellzabelh Hamillon and MrR. S. I .
DecIder , slslers , were hm'Tlod to dentll
at Omaha h ' gasollno xploslon.
Ahout $20,000 witt be spellt hy the
Independent 'felcphono compHny of
l.'alrbmy In Impro\'ements thla year _
'fwolve farm morlgages , amountln
to $27,210 were fiI ell , nnd eighteen ,
amounting to $ :13,650 : , were l'eleused
In Cass connty dl1l'lng .TalHlUr ) ' .
Lincoln won out In the high schoo )
dehato with BeatrIce. Governor Sheldon -
don l1l'cslded. The question fo ( ' de.
buto was , -"Increaso of Our Na\ ' ) ' . "
'fhe fiftieth anniversary o. the wedding -
ding of 1.11' . and 1\1rs. .Joseph Wlncnmp ,
of Sn 'del' , Neb" was celebrated at the
Catholic church at that plnce February -
ruary 22.
B'ron lcNall ' , of Cass count ) ' , fen
Into n dry well eighty feet decp and
was In there two nights anlL almost
three days before being rescued , He
was badl ; ) ' hrulsed , bul will 1'ocO\'OI' .
During a show given at Ong the
film o [ It moving picture machine
caught fil'e. In the stampede that ensued -
sued as the l1Collle l'ushed for the enl '
exIt , no one was seriously Inj\ll'od.
Dr. Bard , a 10cHI pl'llctltlonOl' at
Cenlral City , reports a remarmble ! In-
cldont In his practice , having attended -
ed at 'the hll'th of n chilli which waf:1 :
hol'11 with two well do\'olopell tooth ,
.John Lange , 11'\'lng six miles southeast -
east of COI'Ua d , was fOUI1 I dead In
bed. The coronor's jury rendered It.
vOI'dlet tlHit death was duo to heart
trouble. Deceascd was 70 years of
IIge ,
WOl'l on the Burllnglon's new depot
at Alliance will bo resumed IIgaln on
1\Ia1'ch 1. ' } 'hls will bo one o [ the best
sl1'uctul'cs of Its Idnd In the state IIncl
will hn\'e cost , when complete , about
$80.000 ,
On the e'o'e of his depnrture from
Norfolk WillIam Boeehe , It promlnont
farmer who had lived two miles
southeast. of Norfollc for ; ) 'ears , fe ) )
through the Ice of the EIIhorn 1'1\01'
and wan dl'ownod ,
'fhe recent snow slorm co\'ered up
mul smothel'od manr coveys of Cuall ]
In Otoe countr and a nllmlJer of farmers -
ers reported findln the dead hlrds.
Rabbits were found In snow dl'lfts and
WQre cnught by hllnd ,
SlIperlntendent J. 'f , l\IOI'oy of the
Institute for the mind at Nebraslm
City , has dlscoverod the 'oung boys
or the Instltuto well supplied with tobacco -
bacco , and they claim to ha'o'o )1111"
chnsed It fl'oln the doaldrs in that
clt - .
Flllton . ck aud H : 'V , Sabin , at-
tornoYR for Shumwa ) ' , the Gag-e count '
con\'lctcll m1l1'derm' . are pl'ollarlng to
'llrescnt ' t he case to the' supI : me court ,
, 'rho bill of excoptlons oi Uie .dlHonse
has been pI'oparod and , covers 1,000
, pn cs. II ' /
I News has leaehed : Centl'lll City o [
I the death of George Raser , a former
, Central Clt ' bo ) ' , In the mines of
South Africa , on the twonly.first. or
lust December , No del ails are given
eXccllt thut he was 1 < lIIed In a mine
explosion.
The last condition of the settJetnent
of the dl\'OI'co suit '
\ of Cal\'in Challmal1
of Nebl'l\slm City IIgalnst his wife ,
Ha1'l'lott Chnpman , has been comnll011
with -IInl ) dep-ds ha\'o been filed whore-
b ' he I\'os hm' property to' the value
of $23,000 , ,
Bu ) ' 'OUI' lIfo Insurance this : i'ear
from thl'lIdwest : Life of LIncoln , 1'hls
Is an ole ) Jlne comlll\n ) ' , wrltln UII.to-
dote 1101lclos at lowest safe rutes pos-
sible. N'o estimates but clean III'otec-
t Ion (01' Xobrl1slm homes , This com-
) lan ' Is Imcl < cd h ) ' Nebraslm cwltal
and buslnoss men and the IH'cmlllms
paid 10 It remain In thIs state. WI'lle
the commn ) ' for Information.
A peddler stoPlled ut the homo of
Ellert Crl\mer In Gngo county 0'0'01'
night and aslod lodgings , Ho was
gl\'en quarlers , but soon aftCl' his dc.
parturo the next /I1ol'nlng MI' . Cramer
mls8 < > . 11 his pocl\Otbool , and $10 which
he had placed on u clocl , shelf.
Cramer gave chase and cutchlng up
with the peddlel' , ga"e him It. sound
drubbing and secured the mone ) ' .
The number of shlpmenta from
Broken Bow during the past ; ) 'ear
mal\Cs a fine showing. Of cattle there
wore 214 cars : hog's , 217 cars ; 110l'se8
and 111ules , fort . .two cnrs : wheat ,
nlneloI1O cars : conI , oats , hay , lIour
and feed , nlnotse'o'en curs : 687 cases
of egfs : : : nl'arl ' 30,000 )1ol11l1ls ) of but-
tOI' and 50,715 pouuds of hides.
Rl'tronchment lu fI'olpht sel'\'lco
; \ 0\
It ! ' ! bmnch IIm'a was Innugurated by
the Union PI\'lIlc , when three tmlns
wore laid ort on the Columbus Ill-
vision. 'fho Ol'l1nd Isll1nd lo'al
freight was 11Isrontlnued and tratlle
will hI' hnIlltll'd IJ ) ' the thf'Ol1h , freight.
Dan V. StolhonR ) uf Dodge county
Is 111hl ! ' Illoased wah till' eXllerlment
of Inocllll1t1ng his cholom.af lcted
hOl-6 with It. tlOW serum It Is said will
Ilre\'ent the dlsenso much aftell the
fashloll that vaccination 1)/'O\'enI8 tho'
smallpox , 'rh'ro hl\s bc < > . n no flll'lhel'
/lpr < > . ad of thl' dls < > . aso and 110 mOl'o or
the anlmnls h\n d.ed.
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ROADS BACK PASSHOLDEltS ,
-
UnIon Pacific Tells Thcm to Stand Pat
Agllinst Nebraska Law ,
Lincoln-PasS' holdcrs , I'l'c'I\'lng
'thelr trnnlJIlortnllon through the Un ,
Ion Pacific , will hnve the railroad ho'
hInd them It the ) ' resist the state In
Its prosecutlolls under the antl'pass
Jaw. This Is the Information that hn
como to the railroad commissIon from
Platte c.ount ' , where the county at.
torne ) " Is now detcrl11l1l'd to begin
criminal aetlon uUller the new law at
once. County Attorno ) ' 1I011s10J ] dc-
ta > 'ed for n. time , havln received Intimations -
timations that the 11asses would be re-
turned. During the ncgol1a lions that
tool { place the allhllio of ho railroad
was macIe Imowri. " 1hel'e passes hnvo
been held 'Pl'osccullons will at once bo
begun.
Attorl1cy Edson RIch of 01\1ahu , rep.
resenting the Union Pacific , lIont IL letter -
ter to the ralh'oM , cOl1ll111ss10no1'lt In
whIch ho made fllrlh < > ' 1" oXlllanatlom
of the pass sltuatlou. In this ho SO'S
the transportation p1\'cn ; surgeons In
Nebrnslm by the Union pacl1lc Is In
accordance with cOnllnlllng contracts
enlered with them lu ] ! JOG uud undol'
which the passes are rcnewed each
'ear. The contracts WOl'O l11ade heforo
the enactment of the antl.pasl ! law ,
hence the clnhu the h'lInlll1ortnllon Is
unaffected. Each contract Is 11es'pOt-
ual , depondlng on the pleasure of the
1'0ad for tormlnallon fOl' cause. 'rho
road , therefore , claims the 1'Ight. to Issue -
sue Ils surgeons thell' )1asteboardlt. ) I
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Admission to Home Denied.
The State Board of puhllc LUluls nnd
nulldlngs has rojecleel se\'ernl appU-
cutlons tor allmlsslon to the Soldiers'
homo tor the reason the applicants
were dmwlng pensions of $20 a month
or over $12. The board has other nit-
pllcntlol1S' on file whore the old soldier -
dier receives enl ' $12 a 1110nth )1on- )
slon , and Inasmuch as the district
court of Hull count ' has enjoIned the
board from tnl < lng nnr purl : of the lIen-
slon money of the soldlol's..the bourd
concluded to talee CI\1'e of the )1001' ) ones
fil'St , 01' those In actual nced.
Hastings Puts on the Brakes.
n ' n. vote of six to one the city
council wint ! on 1'0coI'd demanding
the closIng of all of the saloons of
the cll ' at 10 o'clocl ; : In th ( " . e\'enln .
The new ordInance will hocome
effectl\'o April 13 , Severnl of the
councilmen have already gone on
record 01' made public statements to
the effect thnt If it came to n show
down they would vote ag'ainst the
granting of saloon license In the
spring ,
I
Object to Net Weight Clause.
Llncoln-1'he suit of the state
against Swift & Co , will be uppealed to
the supreme COUI't. of the United StlltOS
If necesS'ar ' . This Idea , was suggested
by the arguments of the I\ttornoys In
the district court. 'fhe )1nclclng ) concern -
corn Is 'chargcd with not branding n(1t
weight on ham aud hacon l1Ucl < nges ,
. 'fho suit was started by Food Commissioner -
missioner Johnson ,
Must Pay Polley.
LIncoln-Tho sUllremo court ordered -
dered the Supreme Colllt of 1Ionor , a
fraternal order , to pay the heirs of
John Ecbesta the amount of his policy ,
The Court of Hone ! ' roslstcd )1ayment ) ,
claiming Sobesta had forfeited 111
rIghts when he ate heads of matchelt ,
resulting In his death ,
Guard Company Inspected ,
Brolwn Bow-COmIJan ' 1.1 of the
First regiment of Nebraslm undel'went
a hot Inspoctlon by lajor DaYldson ,
United States Inspectol' . The major
pron01mcl d about $2,000 worth of stuff
liB unsorvlceablo and severol ; ) ' scored !
, the state fol' not fUl'nlshlng' 111'01101'
oCulpment. ]
Passes to Be Returned ,
Columbus - The gentlemen about
hel'e-Iaw 'ers , editors and octors-
have agreed to tum In thell' lIaste'
boal'ds and mlleago to the rnllroads ,
nnd so for the present there will be no
pl'osecutions of them , If the ' continuo
faithful to the end of the race.
OPINION ON SURETIES.
Vel'dlct of the Supreme Court on the
Question.
IJlncoln-"Sul'otios on the official
bond of a count ' jUdg al'e not liable
for mone ' which dId not ome Into the
possession of theh' 111'InCll11\I h ) ' virtue
of his office , "
. This Is the \'ordlct of the supreme
COUl't In the alll1eal of William 'V ,
Stephens , ndmlnlstmtol' of the e tnte
of ono Smith of l < l'Ienll , from the do-
clslon of the district court froolng the
hondsmen of Hosmer H. Hondoe , fol'-
mcl' count ) ' judge , from obligation to
pa ) ' $3,300 to the udml1llst1'lltol' of the
estate. Hendeo Is said to have se-
cUl'ed possessIon or It. cCI'UlIcate of de-
1I0sit fOI' JaOO under color of his office
and to have obtained \lnwltl.lng In-
dOl'semont of Stephens , Commlsslonor
Good In his opinion cites a former e-
bl'llslm decision as follows : "Where un
oll1col' goes outside of the limitS' of hla
oll1clal duUCI : : and wlthoul the scope or
hIs omclnl uuthorllr , this action ,
' colol' of olfico Is
though done \lndel' ,
not a brcach of the bonel fol' the faith-
{ ul porfol'lnanco of his duty. "
Penitentiary Must Cut Expenses.
In Ills l' llort of his In\'estlgatlon or
the state ) lenltcnllarr , which Is "UP-
Ilosed to 110 aboul selfsustalnlng , Mr.
} 'alrfiehl suld Iho lI\'e1'l\le monthly ox-
) Iondltures fol' the l1ext f01l1'teon
monUm must bo reduced $1,082,25 , 01'
there will be a dcflclenc ' of $ tli,15l.4H.
' } 'he monthl ) ' cXl1enr1lt1l1'es fOl' muln-
tpuanco fOl' the last six months
amounted to $5,012.57. The balance of
the I\PllI'olu'lnllolt fol' malntenanco at
the tlmo the hn'l'sllgatlon was mnde ,
Jt\ltual' ) ' 2 , r mounted to 55,02,1.1i2.
, .
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Truth and
. t.'f
Quality
< <
nppral t , the Wrl1-InfOl1ncd in cvety
walk of IIfo nnd are cs enlinl to permnncnt
success nnd crcditable Itnncling. Accol"
ingly , it is not clnimed thnt S 'rup oC Fig ,
and Elixir of ScnM is tbo only Jemclty at
known vnluc , but. ono of ninny n':1/Ol1S :
why it Is the bcst of pcrlon ! 't and lnmily
, laxnt\'cs ! is the fact thnt it clcm.sc.'J ,
' "vcetene amI rc1ic 'cs the intrrnal orgnnJ !
on w ich It nels without any dcbilltnting
aCtcr cffects and without having to increase
lhe quantit ' from timc to time , '
It nds l11ea nllt1y nnl ( lI tllrally nnd
truly ns n inxati\'c , m\il its component
parts nro kno\\11 to' and nplIrovcr ! by
physicians , ns it Is free f\'Om all objcct.on- !
-able substalices. ' 1'0 get its bcncficial
cfrccts"flJ\\'uys purchasc the genuine-
manufacturcd b ' the California Fig Syrup
" olll 'j im for salc by n1l1cnding drug-
gists.
" -
Similar Result.
There al'o cel'taln delicate shades or
o\l'ossIOIi \ ) of whIch n. Frenchman Is ,
as It. I'ulo , 111\st mnster , Ono memler
of th t fluent nation , stranded In New
Yorlc , was setting forth bia troubles to
It. I I\\\'e 1" .
, "I understnnd from " , 'nat you ay
that.rou : al'o convinced your frl nq Le-
c l11te has stolen : rOI11' p11l'Ee , " Said th.e
lawyel' .
"N'o , no , monslel1l" , not , so fast ! "
cried his client. "I only say tbat If Le-
comte had 110t asslsled me to hunt for
It I should have found It. agaln.-
Youth's Companion.
.
Champ ( swngely-Your ) dog hus
bitten n picco clcun out of my dog ,
Sharpe ( ditto-Col1found It I 1 wanted -
ed to brin him U1 as It. vegetarian.
.
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by loenl apl'UeaUocI , al they elnnoL reach ll l. . . . , 4
. ell cd , , "rlloll ot Iho car , Tnere IoCly ono WilY II )
cure deafneslaclI tbM Is by cOOlIIUIlOoal remcl1lc . 1
lIcnfnes Is cau cd by In Innsmed condition I.r thl )
II1l1cous Unlnl ( ot Ibo HUllachlftD Tube , Wben Ihl8
tube II IDlIsmed ruu IInc a TumbJDK : found or Im-
I'ertecl Ilcarlnit , aud , vhen It IB enllrcly clol'Cd , near.
nCls 18 tbe relnltlIndlnlcBalbe Inflammation CAn bo
laken Ollt and tbls tube rntored 10 lis normsl condition -
tion , bcarlntrill : he dC8lro'ccl f"rcver ; , nlnc cIIsee
out ot ten are caulc < ( by Catarrh. wblcb Ie lIotblll ! ; '
bUI an lulamed conditIon ot the II1UCIJU EurlocoM ,
We " ' 111\:1\0 One Hundred 1I01lllrs for nny CkRe or
JCRfne B eeau ed h1 cotnrrhl tbat cannot he cured
b ) ' llal1'l Catarrb Cure , end for clrculnr , freo. ,
to' , , J , CIlE EY & CO" 'folcdo , 0.
olt ! by Drll "lltl , 75c ,
Take ( Jail' " } l'01l11111'11I8 for con&tlpaUon.
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As 1 Substitute.
1\1rs , Parln'o'aIt must be lonesome
when ) ' 0111' husband has to make one
of his long can\'asslng trips and be
away from home for a week or more ,
1\1I'S , Noxblok-Yes ; but Harry Is
real thoughtful. Ho has taugbt tbe
lJarrot. to use just the kind of ian-
guage he uses when be's about tbe
house himself.
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Important to Mothera.
Examine carefulJ ' every bottle or
CASTOnIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children , and see that It
Bears theft ,
Signature Of
In Use For O\'er ao Years. ' \ ,
The Kln o Alwa's Bought.
!
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Wo are told that a good name Is
moro to bo deslrod than great : riches ,
but gl'eat riches will be more successful -
ful in Iceplng It. man out of 'jall. ,
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Chocolate Pie Is Healthful.
Chocolate Is hel1lthrul and nUlrltlous nncJ
chocolale pies urc becomIng very Ilopulnr ,
They nre casy to maliC If you use "OUR-
PIE , " Chocoluto flll\'or , Dlrectlonson pack-
I1g-C , Conlalns ul1ln redlcnls ready for Instant -
stant use , .At gl"Ocerll , 10c. Order to-day _
. .
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Whate\'el' reall ' that let
\ we are , us
bo In all fcarlessness , Whatever we
are not , that lot us cease striving to
seem to be.-Torbee.
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Sudden Changes of the Weather
of ton cause Bronchlal and Lung trou.
bles , "Brown's Bronchial Troches" aI ,
lay throat irritation and coughs. ,
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An average 'lelcI or ginger In Ja.-
malca Is about 2,000 pounds an acre ,
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WHAT CAU ER HEADAClII .
From Octllh . . to ) { II ) ' . Coil1. . nre till > mo t Ire-
QUellt ( 'nil" " IIf lIeUllnl'hl' . J.AXATU'E DHO110
QUININE "etnO\'eISCIIII C , EWUruveon 11JJ&o :
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It Is posslblo to smile and smile and
110 11 hypocrite sun.
We Pay High Prices for Furs
Ilnd hiclcl , 01' tnn- them for robcl' , ru 1' ' or
coats. N. W.Hide & . Fur Co.linncapolis. .
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It wishes were coal heaps wo'd none
of us free rolt ress , .
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Mrs. Wlnllow'H Roothtn Syrnp.
For ehlldrrn IrethlDII , .oftonl Ih < l lurol , re uc"l In
tlawwalloD , allarll'aln , cures wind collu , Ii hotLlo
.
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Goethe : There Is nothing morG
frightful than Ignorance In action.
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