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Lincoln Letter
Current Gossip from the
STATE CAPITAL
Legislative and Otherwise
The state senate impatient because
of the slowness of the house In pass
ing a 2 cent fare bill took up a sim
ilar bill in committee of the whole
as the special order for 10 a m dis
cussed the measure till noon and
after a recess placed the bill on third
reading and passed it by a unani
mous vote of all senators present
two only being absent The bill is a
flat 2 cent rate bill It merely
changes the word three in the pres
ent statute to two and contains an
emergency clause so that it will go
into effect as soon as it receives the
approval of the governor The bill
provoked a free discussion in which
nearly every senator joined McKes
son of Lancaster Burns of Lancaster
Gould of Greeley Clarke of Adams
-and Root of Cass being the only ones
in favor of a two days delay
The 2 cent passenger fare bill
drafted by the joint railroad commit
tee passed the house 90 to 0 The
bill was hurried over to the senate
-and it will now be a matter of agree
ment between the two bodies which
-measure shall be passed Many are
looking for the enactment of the
house bill No 2G7 since it is the
moasure that was drafted by the spe
cial committee to carry out the re
publican platform pledges The sen
ate bill by Sackett of Gage in the
hands of the house would have been
acted upon by the house had the rep
resentatives been in a mood to pass
that bill The two measures differ in
only one particular They both re
anact the present law fixing the pas
senger rate and merely change the
rate per mile The house bill how
ever contains a provision that no
ticket shall be sold for less than 5
cents which is construed to relate to
interurban charges as well as to rail
road fares Both bills have an emer
gency clause
A new reciprocal demurrage bill
made its appearance in the senate It
was introduced by Sackett of Gage
county and goes into details regard
ing the furnishing of cars by rail
roads It it aimed to prevent conges
tion of traffic because of failure of
the railroads to provide cars It re
quires railroads to furnish cars with
in a reasonable time after demand is
made for them and not more than six
days thereafter They must be fur
nished in order of application The
bill also requires railroads to move
x freight at least sixty miles per day
except live stock and perishable fruit
which are governed by special laws
The railroad companies are required
to place cars on an accessible side
track within forty eight hours after its
arrival at its destination and the con
signee is required to remove the goods
within the same length of time after
ward Penalties are imposed for vio
lations of the act
Mr Hart of York has introduced a
most important measure in the house
The bill provides for the reorganiza
tion of the State Board of Assessment
and Equalization by cutting out the
land commissioner and the state au
ditor leaving the governor the sec
retary of state and the state treasurer
to constitute the board Until the
new revenue law was enacted the
board consisted of three members
but at that time the railroads who
were in the saddle in those days in
creased the board to five members
With the statutory time limit within
which bills may be introduced in the
legislature drawing to a close approp
riation bills are pouring in at a lively
clip and more are due this week The
amounts of these appropriation bills
begin to show up to a size which in
dicates that some generous pruning
will have to be done by the legisla
ture if the state is to keep its ex
penditures within the maximum 5 mill
levy allowed by law
The house passed the Leeder double-shift
firemen bill which provides
the fire department of Omaha shall
consist of two platoons instead of one
It is almpst a certainty that the bill
will go through the senate and will
become a law
Because the western members fear
that the county option feature of the
Randall wild animal bounty law might
work a hardship on them the bill sen
ate file No 242 will not be considered
in committee of the whole until all
members of the senate are present
The bill as introduced by Senator Ran
dall provides that the state shall pay
a bounty of 125 in counties wherein
a county bounty of a similar amount
or greater has been voted at a general
election The western men want the
bill amended
Sixteen bills were passed by the
senate in one day among them Kings
free high school bill allowing court
reporters 10 cents per 100 words for
making bills of exception Sackets
bill making public officials who fail to
enforce laws removable by quo war
ranto proceedings in supreme court
Thomas substitute compulsory educa
tion law Kings bill to repeal the 14
mill levy by the state for school pur
poses and Hanna and Phillips mea
sure providing for not less than six or
more than eight junior normal schools
in Nebraska
The bills introduced in tho houso
for an advisory board of pardons and
for a constitutional amendment creat
ing a board of pardons are designed
to make a radical chance In the pres
ent system of granting this kind of
relief The bill for an advisory board
Is Intended to bridge over the Interim
until a board may be created that
shall exercise the powers now devolv
ing upon the governor H R No 415
requires the governor to call in at
least three times eacn year two per
sons ono of whom shall be an alien
ist and the other an ex chief justice
of the supreme court whose duty it
shall be to dispose of all applications
for pardon commutation or parole
They may recommend such acts with
or without petition Public notice is
to bo given of the hearing in the
community where the conviction oc
curred and tne findings are to be re
corded Nothing in the act shall limit
the powers of the governor to pardon
The board of pardon advisers shall
receive 5 a day and shan during a
year be in session not less than thirty
days
Once more the legislature will try
a whirl at the railroads in the interest
ot the independent grain shippers
Cone of Saunders has introduced in
he house a bill which he believes will
finally accomplish the purpose of cora
fcMng railroads to furnish side tracks
to the elevators of independent deal
ers It is proposed as an amendment
to the Hirscn law passed last season
It provides for action in the district
court to compel side tracks to be
granted alid provides that the com
plainant shall reimburse the railroad
for the expense But the railroad
must show that it has not discrimin
ated against such shipper by building
free a side track for any other per
son in the sameelocality The bill
also reduces the minimum capacity of
an elevator to which a sidetrack is re
quired to 10000 bushels The Hirscb
law puts it at 15000 bushels
The house Thursday passed thir
teen bills on third reading among
them being a number of senate files
The list includes two bills by Senator
Root of Cass compelling shippers to
brand packages of liquor as intoxicat
ing and making the place of delivery
the place of sale also Saunders bill
prohibiting tipping of employes the of
fering of tips or employers from per
mitting employes to accept tips
Among the house bills passed was H
R No 125 by Fries of Howard the
voting tax bill Representative Leed
ers double shift bm for the firemen
of Omaha and the measure providing
for the taxation of mortgages by Davis
of Cass embodying the ideas of Gov
ernor Sheldon
Members of the senate not bankers
are opposed to the efforts of the bank
ers of the state to secure an amend
ment to the present law governing
state depositories The present law
requires banks desiring to become re
positories to give a guaranty bond of
twice the amount they may receive
as a deposit from the state The
bankers insist that the law is unjust
as it requires them to pay a double
bond premium for the deposits which
as they are only for a short time can
not be loaned for more than six
months The bill introduced by Sena
tor Randall provides that depositories
may deposit with the state treasurer
state bonds or warrants government
bonds county or school district
bonds and municipal bonds in lieu of
giving a guaranty bond
Senator Aldrich of Butler intro
duced a bill to reduce the charges of
express companies 25 per cent below
the rates in force January 1 1907 He
has introduced a bill applying to
railroad freight charges calling for a
reduction of 20 per cent The bills
are both drawn after the same gen
eral style making it unlawful to
charge more than 75 per cent of the
charges in force by express com
panies January 1 1907 or more than
80 per cent of the freight charges in
force at that time
Members of the senate are not yet
ready to discuss the vital question of
whether the law shall be amended to
permit of the playing of baseball on
Sunday A bill to permit of Sunday
baseball in counties voting therefor
has been introduced in the senate by
Senator Aldrich ot Butler county and
a similar measure in tne house by
Representative McMullen of Gage The
Aldrich bill was reached on the senate
general file Aldrich at once objected
until the house takes action
The decision of the supreme court in
holding the new railway commission
to be constitutional and legal was well
received in both houses of the legisla
ture but active steps were taken to
get the commission fully empowered
at the earliest possible moment to
have control of the railroads In the
house the bill drawn by the joint
committee conferring tnis power has
been set down for a special order of
business on Wednesday The same
thing has been done in the senate for
Thursday
The anti sass bill will rest for a few
days until amendments offered by the
railroad committee can be printed and
members have time io see the bill as
it is proposed The report of the
commlitee was made anew bill being
submitted by striking out everything
after the enacting clause in the old
bill and substituting an entirely new
measure It embodies practically -the
same ideas as the bill submitted by
the joint committee with additions It
Is made more specific with respect to
discrimination in the matter of pas
senger rates
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Tear- n
New Swimming Records
Constantly Being Made
Daniels the American Champion Has
Demonstrated His Ability
in England
The quarter mile swimming cham
pionship of the northern counties of
England was signalized by the first
appearance for the year of Henry
Taylor the young swimmer from
Chadderton and admitted to be the
best swimmer England has produced
On account of the visit of Daniels to
England and his great work there the
records made at home and abroad are
now reckoned in the one breath and
a new mark for a fast swim made in
England is as interesting to aquatic
enthusiasts here as if twere made
here
Taylor performed in remaikable
style in this northern championship
which by the way was inaugurated
in 1903 to perpetuate the memory of
the swimmers who went to South Af
rica and fell in the Boer war It was
first won by David Billington who put
up the present worlds record for a
bath of 11 turns the time being 5
minutes 32 1 5 seconds on June 20
of that year in the Bacup baths That
this was a great performance time has
proven for many attempts have been
made to improve on it without suc
cess Eric Forsyth won the race in
1904 and 1905 but without taking a
shade out of the record This time
Taylor set it rocking for he came
Squires Coming Here
to Fight Heavyweights
Australian Champion Will Post For
feit on Arrival Brings His
Backer with Him
Emulating the example of all the
really great Australians who have
been champions before him Bill
Squires the champion heavyweight
boxer of Australia has decided to
take the bull by the horns and come
to America He announces that he
will soon start in the steamer Ven
tura for San Francisco where he will
be prepared to post forfeits and defy
the ablest heavyweights of this coun
try His backer Jack Wren a well-to-do
Melbourne bookmaker so he
cables will be with him and will have
a sack of money
If Squires only proves the equal of
the men who came from Australia
long ago there is trouble ahead for
the best of our heavies and the
mighty Jeffries will have to fight or
stay on his ranch for keeps Little is
known of Squires excepting from
vague reports and he may be a won
der or a dub But what marvels Aus
tralia sent us in the past What
whales of the roped arena used to
cross over slug and wallop and annex
all the honors that the fistic world
could give
Peter Jackson was a black Austral
ian whose skill has seldom been
proached He was as good as seven
Jack Johnsons or Tommy Burnses Ha
Charles M Daniels
home in the rattling time of 5 minutes
35 seconds
Taylor won the 440 500 880 and
mile national championships of Eng
land and the 440 and 1000 yards
northern counties championships
Added to this is the mile champion
ship of the world at Athens
Daniels appearance in England did
a great deal toward disabusing the
English mind of the idea that his rec
ords at home were not genuine He
won the 100 yards from such cracks
as Healy the Australian and Derby
shire and set up a new British record
of 5S 3 5 seconds though he only got
home a touch in front of the Anti
podean On June 22 at Richmond
Daniels swam the hundred in 57 3 5
seconds beating all former English
records and on July 22 at Liverpool
Daniels made the 150 yards in 1 min
ute 36 seconds wiping all the records
off the slate
After his return home Daniels
scored an unbroken string of victories
the 100 yards A A U national cham
pionship at St Louis in a straightaway
course in 60 seconds equaling the rec
ord under the conditions In the early
spring and before he left on the trip
io Europe Daniels swam the 100
yards with three turns in 56 seconds
but this is still under investigation
by the A A U record authorities
Daniels signalized his first appear
ance of the new year by breaking
three American swimming records
The new figures established in the
mercury foot 25 yard tank were for
120 150 and 200 yards The blonde
amphibian chopped 6 1 5 seconds from
Harry LeMoynes time of 1 minute
20 4 5 seconds in the first 120 yards of
his journey lopped off an even six
rom his own record of 1 minute 43
seconds for the 150 yards and finished
the full 200 yards 4 3 5 seconds better
than his own figure of 2 minutes 20
seconds
When a man will admit his coffee
Is cold its a sign the honeymoon is
Dver
came over about 18 years back and
punched his way through the ablest
stars of America and Britain John L
excepted and John never met him
Frank Slavin was a splendid sam
ple of the rough and hardy Australian
fighter and showed meteorically for
a time till his own countryman Peter
Jackson met him and beat him so bad
ly he has never cut any figure since
Bob Fitzsimmons crossed over not
long after Peter Jackson and is still
with us His feats need no chron
icling they will live in the history of
the ring as long as men love to read
of the great battlers of the age
Dan Creedon was a mighty power in
American fighting circles just as he
had been in Australia So was Jim
Hall a rangy cool headed fighter who
was one of the grandest natural scrap
pers of his time Both of these men
like Slavin were invincible against
Americans until beaten down by one
of their own countrymen Bob Fitz
simmons
Australian Billy Murphy was a shin
ing light for years Griffo was a sen
sation and a fighting delight till his
own habits spoiled his skill Hughey
Napier George McKenzie Jim Barron
and other Australians though not
champions showed a grade of skill
and speed superior to that of most
American warriors of their time
The Australians of a few years ago
were wonders of the ring Will Bill
Squires be such another or will he be
a disappointment and a lumbering
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McGinnity Still With Giants
According to rumors circulated
within the last few days Iron Man
McGinnity was not be one of
the Giants the coming season Recent-
ly he was notified as to the trip which
the Giants will make to California
Fred M Knowles secretary of the
club received a letter from McGinnity
stating that he would meet the team
en route to California That insures
McGinnitys presence with the team
this year and the pitching corps of the
Giants will remain as it was in 1906
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TRUE SPIRIT OF COURTESY
Impulse Prompted by Owners Noble
ness of Heart
Courtesy is a quality of tho heart
and suggests a forgetfulness of self a
refinement and delicacy of tempera
ment that prompts the charming act
as impulse
The gentlo spirit of courtesy be
trays itself In the manner of address
ing a servant or a weary assistant be
hind the counter as well as friends
and acquaintances A lack of courtesy
often results from a mistaken idea as
to ones own Importance The thought
is born in the heart but a false idea
of independence presents action It
merely is an act of courtesy and a
mark of nobleness of mind voluntarily
to resign ones right in favor of an
other
It is the same mistaken idea that
confuses frankness with rudeness It
is a virtue not to resort to the many
pettj deceptions that mar our social
system While we turn with disgust
from the woman who bids her friend
an affectionate farewell one moment
anl breathes a sigh of relief at her de
parture the next we can but admit
that a truly courteous heart will re
frain from speaking an unpleasant
truth without imperiling the persons
veracity
ONLY HIS JUST DESERTS
Editor Had Good Reason for Publish
ing Name of Contributor
For six months or more the drug
gists asisstant had occupied his leis
ure moments by writing verses for the
village paper in the poets corner
of which publication they appeared au
onymously every Thursday On
orening his copy of the Weekly Bugle
ore morning and turning first as was
his regular habit to that particular
corner he was surprised and gratified
bpyond measure to see his name in full
appended to his latest poetical out
break
He hastened to call at the office of
the Bugle
Mr Stires he said to the editor
I want to thank you for signing my
name to my poem in this weeks pa
per It encourages a fellow when he
gets proper credit for his work
Oh thats all right Johnson re
sponded the editor We thought it
was about time to place the responsi
bility for that poetry where it be
longed Youths Companion
Stimulate the Blood
Brandreths Pills are the great blooa
purifier They are a laxative and blood
tonic they act equally on the bow
els kidneys and skin thus cleansing
the system by the natural outlet of
the body They stimulate the blood
so to enable nature to throw off all
morbid humors and cure all troubles
arising from an impure state of the
blood One or two taken every night
will prove an invaluable remedy
Each pill contains one grain of solid
extract of sarsaparilla which with
other valuable vegetable products
make it a blood purifier unexcelled
Brandreths Pills have been in use
for over a century and are for sale
everywhere plain or sugar coated
Danger in Salt Baths
Salt water so strengthening ordin
arily is most weakening when too
warm On most ocean boats there is
an abundance of warm water in the
bathrooms and the daily salt bath is
a great tonic but beware of getting it
too hot It will turn you faint if you
do even if you are accustomed to an
equally high temperature in fresh wa
ter at home Travel Magazine
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications ft3 they cannot reach the dis
eased portion of the ear There Is only one way to
cure deafness and that Is by constitutional remedied
Deafness la caused by an Inflamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube When this
tube Is lnUamed you hare a rumbling sound or Im
perfect hearing and when It Is entirely closed Deaf
ness Is the result and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condi
tion hearing will be destroyed forever nine cases
out of ten are caused by Catarrh which Is nothing
but an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollara for any case of
Deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for circulars free
F J CO Toledo O
Sold by Drngglats 73c
Take Halls Family PI1U for constipation
Californias Prune Crop
Californias prune crop in 1906 was
185000000 pounds against 62500000
pounds in 1905 This has only been
exceeded once in 17 years That was
in 1902 when the crop was 197000
000
Important to Mothers
Ezamine carefully every bottle or CASTOTttA
a eafc and sure remedy for infants and children
and see that it
Bears the
Signature
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The Kind You Dave Always Bougt
Some day there may be universal
peace If it comes it will be when one
man has succeeded in gobbling every
thing and at the same time convinced
everybody else that he is too strong
to be fought
Defiance Starch is the latest inven
tion in that line and an improvement
Dn all other makes it is more eco
nomical does better worn takes less
time Get it from any grocer
Thfi man whn binws nnrrilnj nnrcirio
of his own business may have a good
Income but he is mighty uninterest
ing
Panthers and Grizzly Bearc
Ship Furs Pelts McMillan Fur Wool
Co Minneapolis Minn Write for price
Sixty four balloons were sent out of
Paris during the siege of 1870 71
Lewis Sinplo Binder straight 5c You
pay 10c for cigars not so good Your dealer
r Lewis Factory Peoria 111
You can have a mighty hot time on
b cool million
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U S DISPENSATORY
Describes the Principal Ingredients
Contained in
Are we claiming too much for Peruna
when we claim it to be an effectlvo
remedy for chronic catarrh Have we
abundant proof that Peruna is in real
ity such a catarrh remedy Let ua sea
what the United States Dispensatory
says of the principal ingredients of
Peruna
Take for instance the ingredient
hydrastis canadensis or golden seal
The United States Dispensatory says
of this herbal remedy that it is largely
employed in the treatment of depraved
mucous membranes chronic rhinitis
nasal catarrh atonic dyspepsia ca
tarrh of the shomach chronic intesti
nal catarrh catarrhal jaundice ca
tarrh of the liver and in diseased
mucous membranes of the pelvic organs
It is also recommended for the treat
ment of various forms of diseases pe
culiar to women
Another ingredient of Peruna cory
dolis formosa is classed in the United
States Dispensatory as a tonic So also
is cubebs classed as a stomachic and as
a tonic for the mucous membranes
Cedron seeds is another ingredient of
Peruna an excellent drug that has
been very largely overlooked by the
medical profession for the past fifty
years The seeds are to be found in
very few drug stores The United
States Dispensatory says of the action
of cedron that it is used as a bitter
tonic and in the treatment of dysentery
and in intermittent diseases as a sub
stitute for quinine
Oil of copaiba another ingredient of
Peruna is classed by the United States
Dispensatory as a mild stimulant and
diuretic It acts on the stomach and
intestinal tract It acts as a stimu
lant on the genito urinary membranes
Useful in chronic cystitis chronic dys
entery and diarrhea and some chronic
diseases of the liver and kidneys
Send to us for a free book of testimo
nials of what the people think of Pe
runa as a catarrh remedy The best
evidence is the testimony of those who
have tried it
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apprent ces 18 to 23 years Retirement on
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years service Applicants must be American
citizens
First clothing outtlt free to recruits Upon
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Value of the Newspaper
Some Republican congressmen were
discussing the presidents suggestion
to shut out from the mails such news
papers as have been printing indecent
details of the Thaw trial in New
York Mr Littlefield of Maine in
dulged in a general review of the
press its powers functions and priv
ileges If it were not for the vigilant
press of this country with its trained
corps of representatives in Washing
ton he said I dont know whether
I would care to serve in congress My
experience here has taught me that
the newspapers perform a service of
inestimable value to the country- I
sometimes think that congress would
drift into many excesses if the press
gallery were not here to keep us in
bounds
Laundry work at home would bs
much more satisfactory if the rJght
Starch were used In order to get the
desired stiffness it is usually neces
sary to use so much starch that tha
beauty and fineness of the fabric i3
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness which not only destroys tha
appearance but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods This trouble
can be entirply overcome by using De
fiance Starch as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes
In His Fathers Footsteps
Allan Sankey son of the famous sing
ing revivalist is following his fathers
footsteps as a composer and some
of his hymns are popular in New
England revival meetings
Give Defiance Starch a fair trial
try it for both hot and cold starching
and if you dont think you do better
work in less time and at smaller cost
return it and your grocer will give
you back your money
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