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New Executive is on Record Against
Free Transportation. .
8 JUSTICE FOR THE BEET GROSE
Calls Attention o * the Legislature to the Needs of
*
the Various State !
nstitutions = = Mentions
the Great Growth of the Dairy Indus
try A Short , Pithy Message
Gentlemen of Mic Senate and House
of Jlepresenlatives : Having1 been cho
sen to the highest office in the state
"by " the votes of the people , in compli
ance with the provisions- the consti
tution , before assuming my active du
ties , I desire to address you briefly.
You have had presented to you very
ably -by his exeellencj- , Governor llol-
c'om'b , the condition of our public in-
t-litutions , and recommcdations result
ing 'roinJiis perfect acquaintance with
alTairs acquired by his term of office
as chief executive. Coming as I do
from the walks of private life , the ob-
eenstions and recommendations
which ] now make to you must of ne
cessity TJC solely of those matters of
general pii'blic ' interest wit'h which ev
ery -veil informed citizen in the state
is supposed to be familiar
We recognize that the primary pow
er ii'its in the -hands of the people ,
unrt that their will should at all times
be considered supreme. Men are so
com-ti luted1 that differences of opinion -
ion always."have " existed. So in a gov
ernment of the people some rule must
be established determining- man
ner of adjustment of differences and
i lie only means for such determination
must rest with the majority. But while
the majority must at all times rule , the
right of t'he ' minority to a free discus
sion and a candid presentation of its
opinioiis should never in a free govern
ment be abridged. The three func
tions of our stale government , as es
tablished by our fundamental law , the
constitution , are defined to be the leg
islative , executive and judicial , and
jieiiher of these "shall exercise any
powir properly belonging- either of
the others. " They are each alike re-
hjiuiuiLle to the people for the mr.nner j
: u which they discharge their d'liies.
and il is impossible to make ary ii-
ference of political opinion -xvhU'h
might exist between those v\ho are the
elected representatives of the people
in sny one of "these departments of
government a reasonable excuse for
any failure of duty to the citizens of
the state. Partisanship may 'be"bitter
before election , but the will of tiie people
ple 'having been expressed , citizenship
should rise above partisanship and the
welfare of our people , the material ad
vancement of our industries , the good
name and fair fame of Nebraska
should outweigh , ail partisan advant
ages.
It is my most sincere desire that we
shall co-operate for the best interests
of the state. To you is entrusted the
law making power of the state , and
the apportioning of the revenues
among the various state institutions.
In- the enactment ofise and bene-
iicent laws and the just act ! economic
-apportionment of public funds , I
pledge you in advance my sincere and
licarty assistance. The welfare of the
state shall atoll times be my first con
sideration , and I shall never ( hesitate
to use the power conferred upon me
"by ihe constitution to withhold my
approval of any measure which you
"
may "enact that I consider inimical to
the public good. Nor shall I withhold
my approval of any measure you may
pass in the public interest. H any dif
ferences in judgment s&oul.l arise I am
ready to accord to you the same hon
esty "of purpose and desire for the pee
ple's welfare that I claim for myself.
The interference with , or the iisurpa-
iion in any way of the power of one
fcraneh bL Jthe state government 'by
another , which the constitution de
fines ns co-ordinate , is dangerous to
the liberties of the people. HenCc I
deem the veto given -by the constitu
tion to the governor a power that
should on-ly be used as a last resort to
prevent unjust or hurtful legislation.
You are the recognized la\v making
power direct from the people , and to
them .you must render an account of
your actions as their representatives.
Having done your work carefully
and conscientiously , that work
should stand until the people
express a desire for change. Too
often , however , the -work of the
legislative department is made in
effective by our judiciary.32vcn the
sentiment is gaining in the minds of
ihe people that no act of the legisla
ture is a law until it has the approval
of the courts. This , if true , makes the
legislature useless. Not only so. 'but
it destroys one of the co-ordinate
branches of state government. The
nullification of so many laws by our
Courts. I am led io believe , is not oc
casioned by the intention of the court
io usurp the authority of the legisla
ture , but more on account of the inad
equacy of our constitution. This was
adopted at a time when our state was
new , its resources undeveloped , nnd its
settlements meagre and. sparecly dis
tributed. With our splendid develop
ment , our state has outgrown many
of its constitutional provisions , and
the endeavor of the-legislature to meet
conditions , is hampered
l > y law existing
pered 'bjr inadequate constitutional
powers. To meet this growing de
mand , nearly every biennial session
submits to Hie people amendments io
the constitution. Qiut in , the press of
other matters , and in the excitement
of political campaigns , they are lost
sight of and fail to receive the popular
ratification. In my opinion should you
7nake provisions for the Calling of a
constitutional convention , such ac
tion would meet the hearty approval
of the people.
Article 11 , Fcclion 7 , of The consti
tution makes it mandatory upon you
to prevent by la\v "unjust discrimina
tion and extortion in nil charges of ex
press , telegraph and railroad compan
ies in this state , and enforce such laws
by adequate penalties to the extent , if
necessary for that purpose , of forfeit
ing their property and franchises. "
This provision of the constitution
wliich ! you have taken your cath to
support allows you no opportunity io
escape responsibility. If the laws which
we already have upon our statute
books are sufficient and only lack
penalties for their enforcement , then
your duty is plain. Penalties should
be attached to compel compliance. If
the existing' laws are insufiiuient and
fail to establish jtisnce between the
people and the corporation ? , they
should be promptly repealed and others -
, ers enacted by you which would ac
complish that purpose. Ot'her ' states
in dealing -with the vexed question of
} transportation- in a great meas-
' nrc solved it in the election by the people
ple of a commission with adequate
power for the regulation of rates and
the final adjustment of differences
which might arise between ihe people
ple and the corporations. Our consti
tution does not permit us to so provide
and in Ihe cndeaveor to overcome this
difficulty the legislature of 1SS3 placed
the burden of the responsibilities of
a railwaj' commission upon a portion
of the executive department , and at
the jame 'time relieving the state exec
utive officers designated in that act
from the * labor by allowing them three
secretaries to do the work , nnd finally
j > a.e the secretaries all the power con
ferred by the act upon the executive
officers Composing the commission. At
various tiiues fcir.c'e 1S3. > , th.s law has
been amended , but I think its most
ardent supporters will not claim that
it has leeif cither successful or satis-
factory. The people ior years have
asked" relief from unjust and ex
tortionate transportation rate . They
have asked 'bread and have been given
a stone. It is a question whether pow
er which the constitution places in t'he '
legislature can be transferred by it tea
a commission. Gould that be done you
might make it mandatory -upon the
railway commission 1o fix a just and
equitable schedule of transportation
rates and confer upon1 them the pow
er of enforcement which you possess
under the constitution. Were the Com
mission an elective office , and its in
cumbents chosen by the people , then
its duties and powers could be defined
by legislative enactment. * But being
created 'by legislative act in a round
about -way to avoid the plain provis
ions of the constitution , and to permit
the legislature to shirk its responsibil
ity it can have really no legitimate
powers and consequentlj' can only be
advisory at 'best. Whether the work
which the commission does in the col
lection of siatisticrs , the arbitration of
difficulties between the corporations
and the citizens of the state is of suf
ficient value towarrant a continuance
of the present law is for your wisdom
to determine.
The great question of jufct transpor
tation rates still presses upon you for
solution. The law of 1S93 has been
carried through Ihe highest court in
our country. Its weaknesses have
been shown , by the decision of that
court. The enactment of ihe law of
1S93 , amending the sections against
which the supreme court of the United
States pronounced , would meet ihe
wishes of a largo majority of our people
ple , and would be a compliance with
your plain constitutional dut } ' . bnould-
you repal the present commissioner
law and at the same time pass a just
and equitable rate law , you would gain
the highest commendation 01 a great
majority of Nebraska citizens. While
in my opinion this would be a source
of temporary relief to our citizens , this
great question of transportation and
communication between the people
cannot be definitely settled by state
legislative enactments. The varied in
terests of the several states in _ tne
union are ioo closely linked in the
bonds of commercial union for the
state individually to property adjust
the great question1 arising from trans
portation and1 with communication
among the people. The national gov
ernment itself must own and operate
-highways of transportation and
the electric means of communication
as it does now the great postal system ,
in the interests of all the citizens of
our great common country. But until
such most desirable end is attained
state legislatures are obliged to afford
all possible relief to the citizens of the
state from unjust freight , passenger ,
telegraph , telephone and sleeping car
charges. Any law which your wisdom
directs you to enact upon any of tlieso
subjects if in the 'best ' interests of the
people of Ne-braska will receive my
most heartapproval. .
The constitution places the ouliga-
tioii upon the legislature to apportion
ihe representatives and senators ac-
ording to population , determined
either upon the census of the United
States or of Nebraska. It requires that
each ten years , beginning with the I
year 1835 , a census of the people shall
be madp. The United States makes
an enumeration of all the people every
ten years , so that with the census of
the United States and that of our own
state we have a certain data for the
Ictcrmination of ihe number of Ne
braska's people every five years Upon
hese two enumeratior.H the constitu-
ion requires that the apportionmeni
if senators and representatives shall
' > e made , thus requiring an apportion-
ue-nt to be made each five years. In
'P.Oj ' , when the last apportionment
ihculd have been made , we find that
lhere had been no census taken in
'he state , -required by the coi'stih- :
Jon , uj.j : . which to base such appor-
ic-ninent , and it was argued by some
that the legislature had no power to
make an apportionment. The lan
guage of trie constitution is that the
legislature sliull make this apportion
ment at its firat session after the enu-
Tieraiic-n and at no other time. As 1
understand it , that which the consti
tution requires to be done will be
Jonc , and having been done shall not
igain be done until its provisions
igain require it. The preent appor-
riomnent is manifestly unjust tqthe
.vestcrn half of our state. With more
than one-seventh cf the population , it
has or.ly five representatives out of
i hundred , and le.us than three sena
tors , of the thirty-three in our senate.
As an act of justi e long delayed 1
recommend you to take up the work
of reapportionmeut which the legisla
ture of 1S93 should have made , and
give to our western people the rep
resentation to which they are enti
tled.
T desire to call your attention > to qn
evil which has grown with the growth
of the state , and one for the eradica
tion of which the best thought of our
best minds have been engaged. I re
fer to free railway tiansportation. The
pass system has grown to such pro
portions that it has become a burden
to the managers of the railways of
the state , a scandal in state politics
and disgusting to thoughtful citizens.
Railways are built as business enter
prises. Profits must be made for in-
\cstors upon business done. If all pas
sengers should be carried free , profits
must be made from some other branch
of the business , and it is fair to pre
sume that under su h circumstances
it would be necessary to advance
freight rates. If one half those trav
eling should do so upon free transpor
tation , all the profits of the business
must be collected from the other half
who pay fare. Now If the business
were remunerative with only one-half
these traveling paying fare , ifill
should be made to pay alike the
same profits would accrue to the rail
ways if only one-half as much was
charged for the service. Tt has been
estimated that our laihvays in Ne
braska receive less than , two cents a
mile for the passenger service in the
state , when account is made of the
free transportation' given those to
whom , under one pretext or another ,
they think it necessary to give passes.
As 'a business proposition it is unjust
to the railways of the state that cus
tom should place this burden upon
them , and they should be protected by
law , with adequate penalties for its
enforcement. If they protect them
selves against loss by charging in
creased rates to those who pay for
transportation , then , as a. business
proposition itis unjust to those -who
pay fare and they should be pro
tected by law -with adequate penalties
for its enforcement. Such a law
would relieve the railways from prac
ticing an injustice upon a part of then-
patrons and secure to them the same
profits upon investments wliich they
now have and at the same time admit
of a material reduction in passenger
rates. The passage of a law against
the issuan e of any free passes , ex
cept to employes of the railways , and
making'the one accepting a free pass
a particeps criminis ( participating
criminal ) , both alike subeet to penal
ties attached adequate for its en a
forcement , with a reduction in passen
ger rates equivalent io the profits de
rived by ihe abolishment of passes
would be alike just to the railways and
the traveling public.
In the matter of appropriations I
would earnestly recommend the most
rigid economy onsistent with the
public welfare. The amount of an ap
propriation does not always indicate
its character. What would seem a
large sum appropriated for a specific
purpose may be in reality an econom
ical expenditure of public money ,
while a small amount set apart for
the same purposes would be extrava
gant. Thejippropriation of an amount
for ai > y purpose obviously too meager
for its accomplishment , while at the
time it would give color to the claim
for economy by the legislature mak
ing it , the following biennial would
slrow its true character , either in de
ficiencies to be met or in poor service
to the state , either of which would
demonstrate clearly the dishonesty or \
incompetency of the legislature mak
ing it. Our state institutions for the
care of our defectives are constantly
growing and would naturally require
an increased amount for their mainte
nance. The people have a right to de
mand economical management for si
them , and at the same time that these
wards of the state should receive most
careful and conscientious care. The it
legislature which succeeds in exer
cising business judgment of such high
character that our slate institutions
are amply cared for without profli-
ga y , that appropriates funds in an
amount sufficient to meet their de
mands without a deficiencj" , would re
ceive the approbation of all right
thinking people of the state. The ap
propriations for ihe maintenance of
our public institutions is purely a
matter of business and should be so
regarded by you.
It is to be regretted on some ac
counts that our public institutions are
not all located at one place. It has
been too often the case in times past
that a system of log rolling has pre
vailed iii making appropriations for
their care , each locality where one of
them is situated using every endeavor
to make the appropriation for its in
stitution just ns large as possible re
gardless of its requirements , and be
fore ihe biennial appropriations are
finally made a combination of all the
localities having state institutions be
come very evident , each agreeing with
the others to support all demands
which any one locality might make
for appropriations. In this way our I
legislature has too often forsaken the
broad highway of statesmanship and
trodden the footpath of ward politics.
confidently rely upon your .honesty ,
integrity and business judgment to
make appropriations economical but
n t parsimonious , liberal but not ex
travagant. Let me urge upon you
that you bring forward the appropria-
tiou bills as early in .your session as
possible in order that they may re
ceive the careful and conscientious
consideration their importance do
mancls.
In 1S95 the legislature passed an act
offering a bounty of on dollar per
ton io be paid to the growers of su-
sjnr beets upsn the theory of cncour-
ngirtg the development of the sugar
industry in our state. For &ome rea-
i. Lept Icnown to itself the legisla
ture failed to make provision for the
payment of claims which might arise
from the passage of such an act The
sugar company acting under the pro
visions of the bounty act made their
contracts with the growers to pay
tficm one dollar pr ton extra for the
beets grown and delivered them , and
in the beet harvest of 1S95 the com
pany did pay the growers the extra
dollar per ton for .beets. The com
pany presented its claims for the boun
ty to the auditor and some of them
were allowed by him , but finally he
refused to allow further ciaims under
the act , and in the suit following- *
refusal our supreme court decide.-l
that the claims could not be paid ,
there having been made no appropria
tion to meet them. In the harvest of
1S9G the contracts of the company
with ihe growers were made provis
ional , agreeing to pay them $1 per
ton extra provided the court sustained
the payment cf the claims. The. ourt
deciding against the paj-ment of the
claims , holding the paj-ment uncon
stitutional for the reason that the leg
islature creating the law failed to
make appropriation in compliance
with its provisions , the company not
only refused to pay the extra dollar ,
but actually kept back $1 per ton from
payments in the latter part of the sea
son to reimburse themselves for the
amount already paid 011 the 1S96 crop ,
thereby giving' the growers but $4 per
ton for beets instead of $ . * > as they
contracted to do should they be sus
tained by the court. Now those claims
for bounty under the act of 1S95 are
in the hands of the sugar companies
and those for 1S9G in the hands cf the
actual growers of beets The sugar
companies ha\c sought relief in the
highest court in the state and that
court has decided against them. These
farmers made their contracts and
raised ihe beets ii good faith , making-
their estimates for proiitsin the busi
ness upon the promise of the extra
dollar per ton which they should re
ceive as bounty from the state. I am
individually , and the party of whien
I am a member , is opposed absolutely
to the protective polic3r of taxing one
industry for the upbuilding or ad
vancement of another , but my party
s not now , nor has it ever been at any
time , either in theory or practice , in
favor of repudiation in the smallest
degree. The legislature hating made
a bad bargain for the state .should not
seek to be relieved of that bargain by
a subterfuge or upon technicalities.
The sugar bounty act oc 1S9. > has cre
ated a number of just claims against
the state , which are now in the hands
of the farmers who grew sugar beets
I recommend that you make provis
ions for the payment cf all claims aris
ing from the act of 3S95 which may
be presented by the actual growers of
sugar beets in the state , whenever such
claims are properly attested by cer
tificates of weights from the proper
authorities.
Taxation is generally spoken of as
a burden. It should not be so re
garded in a well regulated state , but
rather as a sacred obligation of citi
zenship to be discharged with alac
rity. It is onl- when inequalities ex
ist , when some are overtaxed , paying
more than their share , and others are
relieved through the operation of la\v ,
that taxation becomes unjust and a
burden. Our revenue system contains
large number of defects which shou'il
be remedied. 1 trust you will give
j'our best thought to a thorough re
vision of our revenue system to the
end that every kind of property in
the state shall contribute its jusu
share towards ihe expenses of state
government. I would especially ask
your earnest consideration of some
plan of equalization of assessments in
all parts of the state. Under our
present plan the same kind of proper
ty varies in valuation in different
counties from ten to thirty per cent.
This is grossly unfair , but for its
remedy no means at present , exists.
There is no broader field far the exer
cise of true statesmanship than in the
creation of a just and equitable sys
tem of revenue and taxation. It is a
matter that affects every citben in
dividually and the material interests
of the entire state.
A prominent industry of our state
and one which is destined to become
more and more a. leading factor in
wealth production to our people is the
dairv. There is nothing in which the
farmers of the state have engage : !
t
which has assisted them more io b-i
independent by keeping them free of
debt by furnishing them regularly
throughout the entire year with a
cad j- cash income. Yet in its infancy c
the dairj- industry in Nebraska has i
made wonderful growth. Last year g
assisted the material interests of
the state by the distribution of nearly
ten millions of dollars among the citi
zens of Nebraska. This industry asks
no special protection as a struggling
infant industry , but is perfectly will
ing to stand or fall upon its own mer
its. What it asks is as a matter of
right that other industries be required
to do the same. The laws now upon
our statute books are probably ade
quate with proper enforcement. In
my judgment an industry of such vast
importance to the agricultural inter
ests of this great agricultural state
should receive your most careful and
candid consideration. The creation by
you of a department charged wUh the
interests of the dairy industry , pre
sided over by a commissioner wlose
duty would be to enforce ihe laws
against imitations of dairy products
and such other duties as your wisdom
would dictate as proper for him to
perform in the Interests of the dairy
industry , would meet the approval of
the majority of the wealth producers
in the state
I shall be pleased to communicate
with you from time to time by special
message as occasion may require and
bespeak from each of you that cor
dial relationship that should charac
terize the association of our state leg
islators with her chief executive to
the end that harmony may prevail in
all our efforts for the common weal.
With a firm reliance upon all wiss
providence , may we each be guided in
our duties > by wisdom and in all our
actions by integrity.
integrity.W.
W. A. POYNTER.t
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Origin oTMtu ) Giillownyn.
In a pamphlet on the "Hlstoy of the
Galloways , " Col. D. McCrae says :
Galloways are a hardy hornless breed
of beef cattle , which take their * names
from an old district in the southwest
of Scotland. Near the sea , and along
the valleys of the rivers are many glena
of rich fertile land. On the highoi
ground the surface is more undulating
and irregular with numerous small
lakes , wide stretches of mossy moor
land , rocky hills , and high heathery
mountains. The climate is mild and
moist , and while cattle usually have
winter shelter provided , they some-
limes winter well without any , and
sheep are out all the year. In the days
of the Romans it contained dense for
ests , largely of oak , and many traces of
the Roman occupation may still DC
seen. The forests have disappeared ,
but there is still ia many sections con
siderable wooded shelter.
Much has been written about the or
igin of our modern breeds cf cattle. The
Romans when they came into Britain
found the great Bos Urus roaming
through the forest. Caesar , says this
animal resembled the domestic cattle ,
but in size was more like an elephant ,
and exceeding vdld and fierce , with im
mense horna. Professor Lo\v says their
skeleton indicates an animal "nearly
three times the bulk of the oxen of ILe
present time. " Much has been vrrittei.
to show that our modern breeds are de
scended from this savage wild ox , but
the bulk of opinion seems to be against
this supposition. Youatt in his work
on the cattle of Great Britain says :
"There appears to be the remnants of
two distinct breeds of aboriginal cattle.
one in the parks of Chillingham , in
Northumberland ; the other at Chalel-
heratilt in Lanarkshire. The first are
middle-horned , and the second are poll
ed. In continuation of the first we
have the Devon , the Hereford , the Sus
sex , and the Highland cattle. Th3
others would appear to survive in the
Galloways , the Angus humlies , the Suf-
folks and the Norfolks. " This may be
a feasible supposition , but it is just as
likely that these wild cattle are the de
scendants of the
domestic animals es
caped into the forest , and become wild
there. Youatt says : "In the compara
tive roving and uncertain life which
our earlier and later ancestors led ,
these cattle would sometimes stray and
be lost. The country was then over
grown -with forests , and the beasts be
took themselves to the recesses of the
woods , became wild , and sometimes fe
rocious. Theby degrees , grew so
numerous , as to be dangerous to the
inhabitants of the neighboring district.
As civilization advanced , and the for
ests became thinned and contracted ,
these animals were seldom seen , and at
length almost disappeared. They are
still to be found in a few parks. " In
stead of attempting to domesticate the
buffalo we have brought with us the
breeds of cattle used by our forefathers
in Europe. The buffalo is readily tam
ed and has been more than once used
as the ox in the plow. To judge by the
historical accounts he is a meak and
mild animal compared with the ancient
Urus. When the white man came to
America the horse v/as unknown , now
there are many bands of wild horses de
scended from those escaped from set
tlers both in North and South America.
The most likely theory is that our mod
ern breeds of cattle are descended from
the domestic cattle brought into Eu
rope by the early settlers. The Scots
are said to have come across Europe
and through Ireland into Scotland ,
from Scythia , and it is a singular fact
that Herod itus , the historian , -who
wrote about B. C. 400 , says : In Scy
thia "the oxen have no horns. " It is
therefore probable that the Galloways
are the direct descendants of the old
Scythian breed of polled cattle.
National Inspection of n
The inspection cf meat for interstate
commerce ia , by direction of Congress ,
conducted by the Bureau of Animal In
dustry. It wag instituted in 1891 , and
now there are 123 abattoirs in 33 cities
where the Bureau inspects all meat
slaughtered. The number of live ani
mals inspected in 1897vas as follows :
Cattle , 8,250,025 ; sheep , 8,044,355 ;
calves , 448,983 ; hogs , 25,566,744 ; total ,
42,310,107. Of these the following
numbers were rejected : Cattle , 25,146 ;
sheep , 11,260 ; calves , 2,653 ; hogs , 53,114 ;
total condemned , 92,301. This last to
tal does not show a large percentage
of diseased animals in this country , but
it is unpleasant to think that , without
government inspection , many of them
would find their way into the butcher's
block ; some would bs condemned by
state or municipal inspectors. In ad
dition to the above figures , there were
post-morteni inspections o * 26,550,059
animals , and 49.2D5 parts of carcasses
were condemned. Besides , there were
killed by city inspectors C41 cattle ,
1,527 sheep , 40 calves , and 2.0S1 hogs
that had been rejected in the stock
yards by the officers of the Bureau of
Animal Industry.
Angle of a Horse's Foot. By the
angle of a horse's foot is meant the
angle formed by the wall and the
ground surface of the foot at the center
of the toe. In order to get the feet
alike In shoeing trotters horseshoers
usually measure the length of the toe
and the height of the heel from the
coronet to the bottom of the wall. It
Is well to remember that different
horses may have tees and heels of the
same length and height , and yet the
angle of the foot may be different In
each case. A study of a picture of the
bones of the leg will show just what Is
meant by a straight line striking the
center of the pastern and coffin joints.
It means when a straight line will pass
through the center of both position
bones and the coffin bone. Horse Re
view.
Plants to grow well require a cer
tain amount of air-circulation In the
soil.
A Burmese doctor , when called to
prescribe for a patient , just asks him
to name the day and hour of his birth.
If he was born in the morning , on a
Tuesday , he , of course , requires dif
ferent treatment than would be given
to a man who came Into the world
on Saturday evening.
Four pounds of steakwith the etcet
eras ia proportion , make an ordinary
meal for George Washington Walker
of Argos , Ind. His food seems to rap
idly assimilate , as he is constantly
gaining flesh. His height is five feet
ten inches , he measures the waist , and
his weight is 540 pounds.
ches
Of Rheumatism Make Countless
Thousands Suffer. j
Bat this disease is cured by Hood's Sar-
sapariila , which neutralizes the acid in the
blood. If you have any symptoms of
rheumatism take Hood's Sarsaparilla at
once and do not waste time and money on
unknown preparations. The merit of
Hood's Sarsaparilla Is unquestioned and its
record of cures unequalled.
-flood's SarsaparfHa
Is America's Greatest Medicine for rheumatism.
Hood's Pills euro all liver ills. 25 cents.
A college man thinks there is noth
ing in the world important except col.
leges.
A child's set silver plated knife , fork
and spoon free for Diamond "C" Soap
wrappers. Ask your grocer.
The only good authority on a wo
man's looks is the milkman who calls
in the morning before she is curled.
Cco's Cougn B.nsani
Is the oldest nnd bfest. It w III break up 2colu quicker
than nnytlilns else. H Js always reliable. Try 1C.
Occasionally every man wishes he
were a. woman , so that he could bury
his face in a handkerchief , and have
a good cry.
,
1
TUB EXC0XENC5 OF SHOP OF H5S
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination , but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA Fie Srnup
Co. only , and we wish to impress ttpon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CAUFOKXIA FIG Smup Co.
only , a Icnowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the "nrorthless
imitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing- the CAU-
FOBNIA Fia Sriup Co. with the medi
cal profession , and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families , makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives ,
as it acts on the kidneys , liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them , ami it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects , please remember the name ot
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO ,
SAN FKAXCieCO. Cnl.
T. r , KVV TOKK. if. T.
WHEAT
A 9
"Nothing but wheat ; what you might
call a sea of wheat , " is what was said
} y a lecturer speaking of Western Can
ada. For particulars as to routes ,
railway fares , etc. , apply to Su
perintendent of Immigration , Depart
ment Interior , Ottawa , Canada , or to
V7. V. Bennett. SOI New York Life
Building , Omaha , Xeb.
If yon made a Icuc
ste 1 en'ry prior to
.1 une " .is ; I. for lr 4
lli.in 1 CO : < 'i- .
you nr ( entitled to an : it ! ! i.Ioiis S entry ,
rci'ii h is as.-.tennbU' ami worth joairtUin -
AVdows mid minor orphan- ittt-ca cit .so -
iVer- . have smo r'uhr. Iwt5l b.i > it. Do not
\\astf | ot io unless voii inaiic an criminal
entry cs si iti-il ni > ovo.
Jl.iM COLLINS , Ilclonn. Montana.
\Vhenbnytuir ? 5ar M asl : year
proc-i r for
" "
"MAGNETIC ,
Best cold w.-U-r statrlt iniulc.
A Nebraska Product.
Santa Clara Manufacturing Co. ,
Oaialia. Ncbr.
f ocf
ARTEL'S JLaol
Praised by thousands of
FRENCH sntMletl Indies as safe , al
'EMJ ways reliable and without
nn . - < iual. Ask drugctet for
IF ! Dr. Martel's French * emalo
Pills In tnct.il box Uh
French Fl.tg on top In Blue ,
White nncl Red. Insist on bavins the genuine.
'Pe'lef ' for Women , " mailed FHEElnplalnsealeil
letter \ \ Ith testimonials iind particulars. AddreM ,
FRENCH DRUG CO. . 381 and 383 PsariSt.N.Y.
CURE YOURSELF ?
Bijr O for uunatcral
uiscuircrs , iitlainmationi < .
irritatuins or tilccintioc *
of inucons membranr * .
Pr : ? au etauion. ramlosiT. and not ostriti-
TKEEVASSCHEMICOCO. Smt or pouonous.
C'NOIwiUI.O.r " 3 Sold by Drnsslalo.
U.S. A. y. | or pent In plain wrapper.
' .v Txrrrw * ip-P" ' ' ' . fi
$1 no. or 3 bottles. $ ; . : ? .
Crcul.tr sent on rtxio-ist-
giylg } = 8fsfii
L'URtS WHEKEAlLttSE F.IILSV
Beat Coaaa Syrup. Tastes Oo tl. tlso
ia tlma. Sold bv drntrzi'is.