H T • " ' " ' " " ' ' ' ' ' * - ' ' ' ' - . i i i mrfiT.i H NEWS BOILED DOWN. Hi H WHISPERINGS OF THE WIRE IN | FEW WORDS. H Q H MlftcollnnroiiH Xown Nolo * Gathered From H H TJiIn mid Other ComitrlfX Accidental , H B Criminal. 1'olltlcal , Social and Other- HH wlec Crlup Condensations from All H Quarter * . t H Monday , Jan. H > ? The mother of Kate Forsythc , the H actress , died in London. HB I Commissioner Evans of the pension H bureau is preparing a set of regula- H There is at present a glut in the H labor market at Juneau , Taiya ana H Skaguny. H The total number of cotton mill opsr- H ativcB involved.In strikes is between H 15,000 and 1G.O0O. | , E. St. John is to become general H manager of the Union Pacific February H 1 , vice Ed Dickinson. H Senator Allen of Nebraska has Intro- H duced a memorial protesting against H the restriction of immigration. H Eight youths assailed the residence j of the president of the Vienna Bank- H i ing association. They were dispersed H by H ' The senate confirmed Joseph McKenna - | , Kenna of California to be associate H ' justice of the supreme court of the H United States. H | John M. Slott , ex-justice of the su- H prcme court of Illinois , died the 21st H from t-.o effects of a carbuncle. He H was 75 years old. H Railroad traffic in Germany has ins - | creased to such an extent that the s H j government finds it necessary to four- H track the main lines. H In accordance itn the original B plans. Mrs. Henry Gladstone and Mr. H George A. Armistead started for Can- H nes to visit Gladstone. B W. F. Bickcl , vice president of the H Minnesota Savings bank of St. Paul , H I has been acquitted of charge of misH - H application of securities. B Nine warships will leave Yokohama 1 In the course of a week , for Chinese 1 A Berlin dispatch says Germany will H not object to appointment of Prince H George of Greece as governor of Crete H if the other powers consent. Hfl H The hou-e committee on elections H bas decided to seat W. F. A.Mch , H populist , over Thomas S. Plowman , H democrat , as congressman from Ala- Jacob Schaefer ran 400 points in an eighteen-inch balk line game of ten ! rounds at Chicago , a new world's rec- _ . ord. He defeated Catton , hho scored H only Tuesday , Jan. 25. I A seventy-two hour bicycle race is h ! I in progress in Pittsburg. B [ I Havana is safe , but there Is suppressed - | pressed excitement in American col- H I Mr. Dole , president of Hawaii , was B j not born ia America , though his wife was.Dp Witt Talmage and his bride will I spend a few days in Kansas City this week. _ l Ben Eggers of North Salem , Ind. , 1 I though but 17 years old , has now his H 1 third wife. B Rev. John Hall has consented to re- 1 main with the Fifth Avenue Presby- H terian church. New York. H St. Louis is talking of a world's H fair in 1903 to celebrate the one hundredth - -dredth anniversary of the Louisiana I j "purchase. I Rev. Dr. Michael J. Cramer , a H 1 brother-in-law of General U. S. Grant , H § is dead at Carlisle , Pa. , from angina H 1 pectoris. H I Russia is about to present a note to H | Turkey demanding payment of the H I whole balance of the indemnity of the 1 I Russo-Turkish war. H i King Humbert has signed a decree H I reducing the customs tariff on cereals H g from 7i to 5 lire until Anl 30. It will H 1 come into operation today. H i The house committee on territories , 1 1 after concluding the hearng of argu- H i merits , fixed on the next meeting for H I the vote on the statehood bills of Okla- P 1 homa , New Mexico and Arizona. H I Miss Lillie Tycc of Hutchison , Kas. , H a school teacher 21 years of age , re- H cently sued Alexander Dade , aged 73 , H for $10,000 damages for breach of H promise of marriage. The jury before 1 whom the case was tried has broughT H j in a verdict awarding the young H j ' woman § 1)00. ) Mr. Dade , who is H wealthy and a widower , was one of the H first setttlers of Reno county. Wednesday , Jan. 26. Nebraska editors are in sessi.n at Lincoln today. The health of S. H. H. Clark is said I to be slightly improved. A locomotive boiler exploded at Madison. Wis. , killing three men. Uncle Sam now has a dozen powe-ful B I • warships within a few hours of Hs > H 1 From all over the country ccme reM - M I ports of parties smarting for the Klcn- H 1 dike. M m Senators and representatives appear M m to be glad tfae Maine has been sent to m m Havana. M S A dispatch from Paris announces the 1 S death of Ernest Bazin. the inventor of. m IS the ' roller steamer. H H It la expected that some thousand H H delegates will be present at the Dn- 1 JBH ver stockmen's convention. H K Uncle Sam says Peru must pay up , H , : H peaceably if she will , but forcibly if Hl H she cannot be persuaded otherwise. BaBH The making of annuity payments zo B H 1,600 Indians has begun at Pawhu3ka. SB the capital of the Osage nation , O. T. BHB ' A. C. Haugen , former city treasurer IK v " of Minneapolis , has been convicted on B the - chargeof . misappropriating city B r' * funds. ' ' t iinm Thursday , Jati , 27. At least five lives and possibly nlne were lost in the big fire Spokane , • * ' • Wash. . Sixty-two men formed a party over land to the Klondike from Stamford , Conn. , yesterday. The battleship Viscaya , of7,000 tons displacement , has been ordered to visit American ports. Information has reached the treas ury department of the failure of the National bank of Paola , Kas. The steamer .Darmstadt , having on board detachments of marines and ar tillerymen , has arrived at Kiao Chau. The report that G. D'Albert , a violinist linist , and brother of the famous pianist , was burned in the Great Eastern block fire at Spokane , proves unfounded. Captain George R. Guss , editor and proprietor of the Chester County ( Pa. ) Democrat , committed suicide at his home in that city by inhaling il luminating gas. A special from Birmingham , Ala. , says : An English syndicate has , it is said , practically completed arrange ments for the erection there of a $1,000,000 steel plant. In the Italian chamber of deputies the minister of the treasury , Signor Brianca , introduced a decree reducing the duties on cereals , in view of the bread famine prevailing. President Mellen of the Northern Pacific Railway company announces definitely that the company has ob tained control of the Seattle , Lake Shore & Eastern railway. Prof. Schenck told a special corre spondent of the Pall Mall Gazette he would give no interview beyond the fact that a syndicate for German rights had been formed which had paid $10,000 and the secret will not be revealed until he has sold the Ameri can and English rights. Friday , Jan 28 , America has five first-class warships in Chinese waters and two others en route there. Contrats have been closed at Victoria for enormous quantities of supplies for the Klondike. The Northwestern-Union Pacific will give a twenty-eight hour service from Chicago to Denver. A living body with two heads and four arms was born to Mrs. Charles Thompson of Richview , 111. According to the official report there have been 834 deatLs from the plague in Bombay during the last week.s . JMr. Cowherd of Missouri has intro duced p. bill to remove the charge of desertion against Peter C. O-.ei. . . The senate in executive session con firmed the nomination of George E. Roberts of Iowa to be director of the mint. mint.W. W. -oughton , a stock dealer , hurt in Sunday's wreck on the Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific , died at Clay Center from the injuries he received. It Is announced that Emepror Wil liam has urav-i up and distributed to the higher naval officers a table of the forces of Japan , Russia and RussL. in the far east. C. S. Chadwick of Philadelphia has leased a 15,000-acre ranch near Lan- ing junction , N. M. , where he will raise goats for the purpose of supply ing kid glove manufacturers. The monthly statement of the col lections of internal revenue issued on the 27th shows the total receipts for December to have been $14,3/3,682 , a gain for the month of $1,107,520. In a letter to the Buffalo Courier Kid /icCoy says taat unless Fitzsimmons or Corbett cover his money within six weeks from January 25 he will claim the heavyweight championshjp and de tenu it against all comers as fast as they come. Saturday , Jan. 20. A fire at Sterling , 111. , destroyed $100,000 worth of property. , A number of Kansas Cityians are about to start for the Klondike. Eleven persons have been kil'ed by an explosion of gunpowder a Flores , in the province of that name. Three hundred excursionists left on the Hamburg-American liner , Auguste Victoria , for a cruise in the Mediter ranean. Michael Hoffman , a r : oneer whole sale liquor merchant assigned at Kan sas Qity. The liabilities are stated at $100,000 and the assets at $80,000. It is said that the condition of Sec retary Alger remains unchanged , al though , on the whole , he is probably better than he was a few days ago. The house committee on Pacific railroads agred to report with amend ments the resolution concerning the sale of the Kansas Pacific railroad. It is announced that Emepror Wil liam has drawn up and distributed to the higher naval officers a table of the forces of Japan and Russia in the far east. Gross earnings of the Chicago , Mil waukee & St. Paul for the month of December were $2,817,080 , an increase of $246,202 over the same month of last year. The gold reserve on the 27th reached $163,670,000 , tno highest point in about seven years. The accumulation is be coming something of a burden and the government is no longer/encour aging its deposit. According to a report from < _ onsu ' . DeBois , at St. Gall , Switzerland , in spite of the fact that the new tariff of the United States advanced the dutv on cotton , lace and embroideries from 50 to 60 per cent , an average increasp of 10 per cent , there has been exported to the United States during the first six months of the new law's operation over $200,000 more of these goods than during the same time last year. A new method of attacking the civil service law of Illinois was discovered by Corporation Counsel Thornton of Chicago. He says the state constitu tion provides that , except the ordinary oath of office , no other test shall be required of any appointee. Proceed ings to invalidate the law on this ground will probably be instituted"ln- side of a weekrin the cases'ot-a nun > ber of Chicago pplice captains. * • * if FAST TEAIN SEE VICE , THE UNION.PAC1FIC WTLL TAKE THE LEAD. } ' Tlio Hurling ton and Ilock Island Do Not PropoBo , toOct t-ctl Quicker Tliuu to the East and the Great AVest The ICast Omahii Urldgo to bo Brought Into IlequUltlcii. ( * Getting m New and Better Move. Omaha dispatch.The announcement that the Union Pacific Is to increase its train service brings out the fact that several other roads are figuring on making some sensational move ments In the same direction , probably in view of the approach of the expo sition and its traffic. The Northwest ern some time ago announced its inten tion of bettering Is service , and now come the Burlington and Rock Island with similar announcements. It was announced nearly two months ago that the Burlington had under con sideration the restoration of trains Nos. 1 and 6 , the fast east and west bound trains between Chicago and Denver. General Passenger Agent Francis of the B. & M. this morning said that the matter of restoring to the regular service of the road these trains that were taken off four years ago , when the passenger traffic began to fall away , was still under consider ation by the management of the com pany , and that no decision in the mat ter had yet been reached. If it is de cided to restore these trains to service they will be placed on Tuesday , March 1. These trains when formerly in service made the run between Chicago and Denver in about the same time as will be made by the new trains of the Union Pacific and the Northwestern railroads. They did not pass through Omaha , but were run via Plattsmouth and Pacific Junction. It is considered likely that the route would be the same were the trains restored and in all probability the time would be short ened somewhat. The officials of the Rock Island rail road are also said to be considering the matter of restoring trains Nos. 21 and 22 , fast trains between Chicago and Denver , which were talten out of service on the approach of "hard times. " Train No. 21 would leave Chicago cage at about 10 a. m. , arrive here at midnight and reach Denver at 2 or 3 o'clock the following afternoon. Train No. 22 would leave Denver a. about noon , pass through Omaha at 4 a. m. , and reach Chicago at 5 p. m. Such-was the time card of trains Nos. 21 and 22 when they were formerly in service and it is believed that practically the same schedule would be adhered to now on the restoration of the trains , with the probabilitj' of having th& running time of tne trains somewhat abbreviated. Definite arrangements are said to have been completed during the visit of the Port Arthur officials to this city for the use by that road of the East Omaha bridge and the other terminal facilities owned by the East Omaha company. Plans for the necessary im provements have been prenared and will be executed at an early date. Other lines are figuring for tne use of the same terminals , and the future of the East Omaha terminal seems to be so well assured that Arthur S. Potter , who has been vice president and jren- eral manager of the East Omaha Ter minal and Bridge companv and has devoted his time to promotion of its projects , has severed his connection wit. . . the company and will go to otner work February 1 , retaining his stock in the company. "Will Test Sugar Beet * . The farmers interested in the grow ing of the sugar beet held a largely at tended and interesting meeting at Grafton. There were about 100 pres ent. The question as to how to grow the sugar beet and what to expect if the test is successful was made very plain by Rev. D. Fitzgerald. The re quired eighty farmers willing to culti vate one-eighth of an acre of beets for a test were secured. Father Fitz gerald assured those present that the people asking for this test had a laTge amount of money to invest , and that they are not looking for any city to give them a bonus , but simply want to ascertain where the best beets can be grown. Then they will follow up and put in a factory. An association was formed to further advance the beet culture question. "Would Not Beat a Railroad. General Passenger Agent Francis of the Burlington is in receint of a pe culiar letter. It is from a man in Ohio containing a check for S20 , and in it the writer says in the fall of 1893 he took a trip on the rnad for a consid erable distance on a pass belonging to some other man , thus defrauding the company out of his fare , which would have been about $15. T-.e writer says : "It ought not to be a hard nroblem in ethics for a Christian man , but it took me a long time to get my conviction and my will to go together in doing now what I can to risrht the wrong , so I enclose herewith $20. as principal and interest of the debt. " Good Winter for Sheep. Columbus dispatch : The A. J. Nol- lin company , which has large yards here for feeding sheep , will com mence in a few days to place its sheep on the market , and by the 1st of March expect to have the entire lot 26,000 shipped out. Superintendent Juckes says that this has been a very good winter for their business and the stock is in fine condition. This company expects to do business here right along and all their improvements are permanent. Have Fear of Annexation. A new clause has just been added to the contract between the farmers and the Oxnard Beet Sugar company which shows that the Oxnard company fears the annexation of Hawaii will have an effect on the sugar industry. The clause is as follows : "It is further provided that in case Hawaii or any of the Hawaiian islands should be an nexed to the United States during the life of this contract , then and in that case a reduction of 50 cents per ton will .be .named from all-of theabove named prices" ( for beets. ) i 't-i-vrmniT- , " TTfrr"iMniMrtiiifwuai ) rr m"iiy _ THE EXPOSITION WQRK. In tTuctioii Regarding Prospective County - , , ty and I.strict Exhibit * . The Nebraska exposition commis sion held a meeting , says the Omaha Bee , and disposed of considerable business. Among other things , In structions , recommended by Superin tendent Johnson of the agricultural department , were adopted for the guidance of prospective county and district exhibits. Various counties in the state have been inquiring for some time regarding this matter. According to thes ! ) instructions , counties whicn propone " to send and maintain exhibits at the exposition must group them. Collective exhibits will not be received. Agricultural ex hibits will be put In the agricultural building , horticultural exhibits in the horticultural building , and so on. Con sequently only exhibits grouped in this manner will be received. Each of the exhibits will be labeled with the name of the county which sends them. Counties will be allowed to join to gether for the purpose of making dis trict exhibits , but these exhibits mur.t be grouped in the same manner. Finally , any counties which can afford to make separate exhibits can send the products which they wish to dis play to the commission , which will arrange and maintain them and label them with the counties' names. The commission stipulates that the coun ties and districts shall accept such space and under such rules and regula tions as the commission adopts. The contract for three groups of statuary and two single figures for the state building was awarded to Kim ball Brothers of Lincoln , their bid be ing S1.200. The other bidders were : J. Schild of Omaha , $1,240 ; Fred Schmoht of Chicago. $2,700 ; Julius Leester of Omaha , $2,150. Superintendent Stulson of the apiary department was authorized to place in the department wax figures at a cost of not to exceed $75. The commission decided that if- will postpone consideration of all proDositions for space in the Nebraska building until the structure is com plete and turned over to the posses sion of the board. The announcement Avas made that the railroads will transport all Ne braska agricultural and horticultural exhibits to and from the exposition grounds free of charge. . Live stock will be charged full racps to the grounds , but will be icturncd free of charge. Nebraska County CommiBsionTK The annual meeting of the Nebras ka county commissioners asd super visors association will be held in Grand Island , Feb. 15th , 1898 , the first session at 9:30 o'clock , a. m. , in the city hpll. The Palmer house will be the headquarters. Reduced hotel and raiiroad rates have been secured. It is absolutely necessary that you take a receipt for railroad fare paii on ihc going trip , without it you will have to pay full fare returning. Every member of the coun y board who has the interests of his constitu ency at heart should attend th ° se meetings. While the du'ies of the county board are laid down by the statutes , we all know that at neariy every session questions come rp which tlie statutes do not cover .and we are compelled to depend upon our judgment in the matter. At these metings such questions are brought out and discussed by members frcm different counties. You can readily see what a store of inrormation can be obtained and how much better qualified we will be to transact our county business. Very Resp ° etfully Yours. D. W. WOOD , Secretary. Bartlcy Files Annwor. Ex-State Treasurer Joseph S. Bart- ley has filed his answer in the case brought by the attorney general on behalf of the state of Nebraska to re cover the sum of $335,000 that Bart- ley is accused of having embezzled and failed to turn over to his suc cessor at the end of his term of office. Bartley denies in general terms all of the charges of embezzlement and con version , and asks that the petition be dismissed for the reason that a suit involving the same issues and the same charges is on file in the district court of Douglas county undeter mined. This suit is a civil action di rected more especially against Bart- ley's bondsmen and in no way affects the criminal cnarge on which ho was convicted. u , .i Pensions for aiilitiampn. General Barry has prepared docu ments which will be sent to Congress man Stark asking that the general government recogni-a the Nebraska militia organized during the war , to the end that a pension may be granted to deserving ones the same as to resr- larly enlisted soldiers. This militia was composed of six companies , al ! of which took active part In the war. They were equipped by the state , which was a erward reimbursed by the general government. The -matter is now brought up by "William Hud son of company B , who asks for a pension. The Educational Exhibit. Superintendent Jackson is much encouraged over the interest mani fested by school teachers in the educational - % cational exhibits to be made at the exposition. Applications for space have been received from schools rep resented by 1,500 teachers. The super intendent has just issued a circular giving full instructions as to prepar ing wall exhibits. He asks that all woriv to be placed on the wall be mounted on a good quality of card board , 22x28 inches in size. New Man in Charge. j . change will take place in the working force of Land Commissioner Wolfe's office on February 1 , when Alex Schlegel , the draughtsman , gives place to A. K. Gift , who has just been appointed. The new appointee is from Lexington and is the present county surveyor of Dawson county , a posi tion which he has held for several years. There were a number of appli cants for the position , and the fact that Commissioner Wolfe considered that the indorsement of Mr. Gift entitled - titled him to the place -is a comnli- ment to him. * THE LOUD POSTAL.BILL. A North Dakota Editor Thinks It Would Jnjuru Country 1'ubllNhurn ! WASHINGTON , Jan. 31. M. II. Jewell , publisher of the Bismarck Tribune , has addressed a. letter to publishers of country papers , dally and weekly. The letter Is a protest against the Loud postal bill now bsforo the senate , and is as follows : "Dear Sir : Hereon you will find printed what is known as the Loud bill , relating to second-class postage , which if passed will disastrously affect the publishing interests of this coun try by cutting off all Bamplo copies , which would include all exchanges , all copies to advertisers and advertis ing agents , all copies issued and paid for by campaign committees or adver tisers , all copies desired to be circu lated for the purpose of securing new subscribers , and In the language of the bill would only allow you to send copies of your paper "to persons who voluntarily order and pay for the same , " except that you do so by pay ing the ruinous rate of postage "one cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof. " The provisions of this law can bear no other reasonable construc tion than that a subscriber must be cut off at the expiration of the time to which his subscription has been paid. "Mr. Perry S. Heath , who is the first assistant postmaster general , in a per sonal letter to Mr. Loud has expressed his opinion in the matter , urging an amendment to the bill which would , in his opinion , protect the interests of legitimate publishers. "Mr. Loud is reported to have said , In conversation with a publisher , that when this bill was passed he proposed to introduce a bill prohibiting free cir culation of country papers in the coun ty where published. This is borne out by a paragraph in Mr. Loud's report , which reads as follows : 'They ( the committee ) do not assume that the bill they recommend to you is perfect ; far from it. Neither does it wholly remedy this evil. It i3 , however , a step in the right direction , and goes as far as they thought prudent at this time. ' A large amount of advertising contracts are being held up by advertisers because of the general belief among them that the adoption of this measure will re duce circulation among the weekly pa pers at least 33 1-3 per cent. "Not the least objectionable feature of this proposed legislation is its effect upon immigration matters. Fcr if the Loud bill becomes a law. extra copies of special editions of the country press containing that information which prospective settlers and investors all over the country most desire , wi'l ' be denied the privilege of second-class rates now enjoyed. Not even a sin gle extra copy , with some specially marked article , descriptive of the country , or of some enterprise or in dustry , can be sent out except at enor mously increased rates of postage. Publishers generally will not fail to appreciate the far-reaching effects of this measure and the importance of se curing its defeat or effecting sweeping modifications. We expect ycur coop eration in an effort to amend or defeat this bill. We urge you to act at once. Telegraph and write your congressman to use his influence and utmost efforts to defeat this dangerous measure. It would materially aid us in cur work here if you will mail us a ccpy of your telegram and letter to your con gressman together with such other suggestions as you see fit to make. Please let us hear from you at once. " THE WHEAT MARKET. Took a Strong Upward Turn for January and May. CHICAGO , Jan. 31. The wheat market last week showed all the ele ments of a bull campaign. Prices rose sharply and Saturday reached the highest point yet touched for this sea son's crop , tne feature of the market was the advance in January wheat un der Leiter manipulation from 94 % cents to $1.10. Partly from this and partly from the remarkable strength of foreign markets May and July , es pecially the former , ruled strong and advanced sharply. A reduct'on of 12.8 cents per bushel in the Italian grain duty and strong Liverpool cables caused a general advance early Mon day. Late in the day news of the or dering of the United States cruiser Maine to Havana caused a scramble among shorts and prices touched the highest point since December 31. On Tuesday , January was bid up from 94 % cents to $1.00 , by the Leiter crowd in order , it is said , to advance the price of May. The same tactics were used again on Wednesday and with better success , the character of the news affecting wheat being more than favorable. The advance in January to $1.01 , coming on an oversold market , started free covering and resulted in another good advance in May and Ju ly. On Thursday the Leiter party again used January to advance prices. Sharp bidding hoisted January to 1.05 and heavy buying of futures resulted The market became a very broad one , strong cable reports that Russia was likely to become an importing country and heavy seaboard clearances adding to the general interest. Large Argen tine shipments and a reaction at Liv erpool caused a decline early Friday , but later strong continental cables started prices upward and helped as usual by January , prices touched the highest position. May ranged from 91917s cents to 98 cents , yester day's closing price , 97 % cents , being a net advance of 5& cents. July ad vanced % @ % cents , ranging from 83 % to 88 cents. Nansen Sails for England. NEW YORK. Jan. 31. Dr. Fridtjof Nansen , tne Arctic explorer , sailed on the Campania for • . .iverpool.efore leaving Dr. Nansen said : "I am going directo London , where I shall deliver ten lectures. Then I leave for Christi ana , where I intend to prepare a scien tific report of my expedition. It is possi-ie that I may return to this country. ' Dr. Nansen denied tha he had - any intention of accompanying Lieutenant Peary on his next polar' expedition. 3" | - 1 " ' ' fiI Always Delicate * I • y • p M But Hood's Sarsaparllla Has Nlsdo * m Her Strong and Rugged. , # "My little girl Jins always been very " ' f delicate , and has been uoing Hood'a Sarsa- * porllla. She hns taken eovcrnl bottles of § , this mediclno and Is a rugged child now. - Wo bollovo Hood's Sarsaparllla hns dnno * what no other medicine could do. " S. S. ; * Garb , 1310 Grand Ave. , Racino'Wis. ; - - Hood's Sarsaparilla I I Is the best-In fact the Onq Trjio Blood rurlflcr. Hood's PHIs euro nil Ilvor Ills. 25 cents. "Is he a novelist ? ' asked one young , she a photograph. , H woman , as picked up jv "No , Indeed , " replied the other with r M enthusiasm. "He's no novelist ; he's ( H a story .writer. You can understand { H and enjoy everything he does. " Washington - { H ington Star. . - jH An Atchison girl , who is visiting in H New York , went to drive lately with a ( M swell young man who had a modern J M rig , with a footman ridjng behind. The M Atchison girl did not know about the / M footman , and , when she saw him. said ( H to her escort : "Whip behind ; there's < M a man riding up there ! " * > H A Now Crazy Scot In Connecticut. / M A lotof fanatics In tin-state recently Im- ( | mcrsud an old rheumatic woman Imdlly In B the water to "heal her" as they said. She ( B nearly died in consequence. How much but- , terit would have been to have troatcd the poor old woman for her Inllrmity wltu Ilos- M letter's fctomndi JMtter- . , which not only M cures rheumatism , but iirorcnts kidney com- H phiifitand remedies dyspepsia , constipation. H liver trouble and nertous prostration. Give * , H it a systematic trial. Kp H A simple ana very efficient disin- ' j j J fectnnt to pour down a sink is a small j H quantity of charcoal mixed with clear H AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS. ! fl We arc asserting In the courts our rleht to the H exclusive use , of the word "CASTOUIA , " and j l "PlTUHEKSCASTOniA. "usourTradoMark\ H I , Dr. Samuel Pitcher , of Hyaunls , Massachu- H Retts , was thcorlKiuatorof "PITCHER'S CAS- H X'OKIA , " the same that has borne and docs now H bear the fac-slmlle signature of CI IAS. II. H FLETCHER on every wrapper. This I ; the ' | original "PITCHER'S CASTOUIA" whicn has H been used in the homes of the mothers of H America for over thirty years. Look carefully j H at the wrapper and sco that it Is "the kind you H have always bought. " and has the shniaturo of H CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the Wrapper. So H one hns authority from me to use my name H except The Centaur Company of which Chas. H II. Fletcher is President. H March 8 , 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER. M. D. | Jake Fellows I have a great notion | to kiss you. Miss Sweetlips ( glancing | | in the mirror ) : "Well , sir , to be frank H with you , I couldn't blame yeu much. " | New York World. H Ntixv Jmt'iitloii * . i fl [ f ] Amongst the curl- | 1 * jus inventions which H ' have just been sc- H ALg > cured by U. S. Letters | ip ) patent may be men- H Vf c tioned that of a Ne- H I y ; r. / > Q > ? . braska Inventor , who H has just received a H patent for a simple method of cook- 1 ing feed , which can be employed oy H any one without special apparatus. k " " * H The invention consists in encasing an BB ordianry receptacle in a box or hous- KJ ing , containing stable manure , over Hfl which is sprinkled a certain preparar ? H tion. As soon as the preparatlor { H comes in contact with the manure , H heat is generated in a sufficient quan- V M tity to cook the feed. The patent was j H obtained through Sues & Co. . patent | lawyers of Omaha. A very unique in- r H vention is that which has been secured - H cured by a Michigan inventor , whicn H is called a bicycle boat , there being H provision made for ten bicyclers , who { < H are positioned within a light boat to V H be propelled by foot power. Inventors 3& H desiring free information may obtain > H the same in addressing Sues & Co. , H patent solicitors. Omaha. Neb. • H A hen has a right to cackle when | me lays an egg ; she has sense enough H lever to lay three at a time. H 1 know that ray ii.e was .sav.nl by Pi > o's | Cure for Consninrtiori. John A. Miller , H AuSnble , Jlich. , Apri 21. l.V > r • ' j H Sixty degrees is not too low for the j j H temperature of a dining room. | m Haw * * ' m ! I % SUCKER. 8 , - | jjMH Keeps both riJer snJ saddle percOSS ? ' H 3 ggH fectly dry in the hardest storms. 3 fig" H ygSi S Substitutes will disappoht. Ask for Jrl * H V * * ' M,897 Fish Brand Pommel Slicker U ' • ' . * * jfl H TJtAjgLB it is entirely new. If not for sate infc H 2 Kf r | your town , write for catalogue to § filE1 l l yJSjl AJ. TOWER. Boston. Aiassr ffl yvg * ' H A Map of M the Klondike. | | Co into any book store in Chicago and H you will pay 25 cents for the identical H map of Alaska and bhe Klonlcike which H is contained in our Klondike folder. | The folder rontains more than a good man H In It you w 1 find a vast amount of valiy- H ble information-information that is i.rArf Hi cal ; that will ave you money ; that will h ' oir 1 to make easier what Is. at besU * tone amlT 1 trying journey , fcent for four cents in statops ? ' , J M .1. Francis. General Passenger Agent. | Omaha , Nob. . B | ' n witt } Thompson's Eyr Water * fl |