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TOFFIXS AXD METALLIC CASES
ASD DFMTKR I
Furniture. Chairs, Bedsteads. Bu
. . re ana. Tables, Safes. Lounges.
&.c Picture Frames and
Mouldings.
l&TRepaix&i of ell kinds of Upholstery
Goods.
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COLUMBT7S. NEB.
' HENRY LITERS,
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WIND MILLS,
A3TD PUMPS.
Buckeye Mower, combined, Self
Binder, wire or twine.
Pumps Repaired on short notice
5Oae iWr wd of Heinti's Drus
-tore, Ilth street. 4 olunibu-,. Neb. .-
Ayer's
CherryPectoral
Should b Lpt constant!- a Land, for
4ise ia rt.fffwin-. of tn. iitishuj
3Ian a moier. stsmd la tho nLL: l
tile ominous winr.it. of Croup, find- lac
.little smftscer, with red and .-weilen fact-.
? gapping for air. la such case-. Ayrr"-
Chc-ry Fectoral isuivahiablr. 21r-. Emm-i
Uedncy, 123 es lis St., New York.
writes: '-"WML- in the country, b-t
winter, my little boy. thnc year1 oW. was
' taken ill with Crcup; it seemed a- u" b-
. would die from strangufaticn. A.r-
Cherry Pectoral was tried in siaaH and
frequent doses, sad. in le-i than ban an
hour, the little patient wa brcstaiiur
ea-ilv. The doctor aid that the rectors!
-avtd wv darUtKr life." 3Ir. (has. 11.
Landon. Uuii'ord. Coun wriie-. 'Ayer.
.Cberry Pectoral
. Saved My Life,
and aiso- tho Kfe of my Utile on. A- he
j- troubled with Cnu. I dar mu b-
without tht remeuT iu the bou-e." 3Ir?.
, T. Ore??, LotcH. ila... write: 3fy
children have repeatedly takon Ayer"
Cnerry reetoral for Couii and Croim.
It EiTe- iniuiediae relief, followed by
cure. ilrs. 3tary H Evan.-. Scrautsu.
Pa, writes ; I have two little boy. bt U
of whom hare been, from infancy. nJtrt.
to violent attacks of Crocp. Abont a
mouths ajo we began nz-mz Ayer- CLrrry
o PvctoraL and it acts like . charm. In a
few minutes after the child take- lu be
"breathe ea3y and ret5 welL Every
. mother ouit to know what a b!riu2 I
have found in Ayer's Cbcrrv PectoraL"
3rs-"Wm. CEeid.FreefcoId.3s'. J- write :
In dftr family, Ayer"- medicines have
ben bles?in2 for many years. In ca--
of Colds and Grant, we take
-Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,
and the inconvenience fc- soon forrcttec."
. prepahed n.y
. Dr. J. C Ayer & Co, IowdLXa.
Sold by all Dmrists.
. JL WOKD OF WAK3(I3IC
FAEMEE5T stock raisers, and alTother
interested partie will do well to
remember thai the Western Horse'andJ
Cattle Insurance Co." of Omaha is the
only company doimr business in this- state
that insures" Horses, 3Xule and Cattle
asainst loss by their, accidents, diseases,
or injury, (as also arainst loss by fixe and
lizhtoing). Allrepresentations"by azents
of ether Companies to the contrary-at-withs
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P. "WEENHICH. SpeciaLAs't,
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LYON&HEALY
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WONDERFUL FORESIGHT.
Bow Ceorre U. ITretle
DUMefi of
rtiHaaaeaal JarzxalUt-
George D. Prentice, while editor of
the Louisvilre Journal, wa- often im
portuned bv college men who panted
tor a chancs to senl a quiver through
the great nsidirur world. A graduate,
named Edward-, -was o fortunate a.- to
-eeure a txial on t - joumaL He was
a modest young man and did not claim
that he could, the fir-t wet?t. take quite
all th- work off ilr. Prenttce'- hands,
but he knew that aftr the firt month
he could lake the place of the chief ed
itor and discharge hi- duiie-- in a way
that would render the rvader oblivi ju
to the change. The great lournall-t
had. bv a very dear friend bn r-c-ommendni
to Prentnt. coDsequeutlv
the editor wa anxiou-, that the young
man shou'd do wIL During the after
noon of the third day. Edward- went
into Prentice:- room. and. with an air
of self.-caniidince. began fit hoa.-fuf. his,
new-paper acqu rements.
"There i- a great deal in the new
paper business, af.er all." said he.
Mr. Prentice agreed that there wa.- a
great deal m. the newspar business
after alL
Ye. r." Edwards coat nueL
-when I was at i.hool I ue 1 to think
that a man coul i learn all about the
I whole thing in a day or two, but he
f can't do it I think, thoujh. that
-ome men inherit a kind of insijrht into
the journaliitie profe-son. don't you s"
It seems o. Mr. Preitice replied.
"Yes." Edward.- resumed, "some
men have a natural facil.ty for form.ng
the opinions of others: anL ?ir. the
beauty of it L- the natural product
joumali-t forms opinion so -k lhully
that th man who reads it swallows it
and. by George, sir. think- that he him
self forni'-a it."
-Wry often the case, no doubt." re
joined iLr. Prentiee.
"Now," Edward went on. '-that''
what I regard a- journali-m. None of
I your lip-hcxl business about that. I
auppo-e. 31r. Prentice, you have ' ob
served that I have learned to say thing
pleasjntly '
"Ye-:.
"That'- one ac juUition. Now, what
next would you advise?'"
"Le.tru -omething to say."
Yuy I I " stammered Mr. Ed
wards. "I thought that "
"No explanations are neces-ary."
said Mr.' Prentice. Then, turning in
hi.- hair and bestowing a quizzical look
upon the up-tart, the man. who-e idle-t
p -n troke wx- sometime- a sontrins:
pas.411 natie. said "" )
"Your insight is too clear to enable
vou to become a journalist' " !
"Howo?" ;
Whv. vou -ee through the whole !
thing You can look into the busines
of a newspaper like a prophet could
look into the future. This, m the end.
mu-t render the business dista-teful to '
vou. f-r. a all strollers will tell you.
the moss -plea-ant road to traverse is
the one that offers the largest number
of -urprt-es a glimpse of" shining wa- .
ter. a moment's view of rich land-cape.
Therefore. I would advise you .to give
up the newspaper business, fo it will
undoubtedly become distasteful, like a
monotonous path too often gone over, j
I know that it would be a struggle to :
tear yourself away now, but you should !
make the sacrifice. You owe it to your i
fathrr. your mother, your creditors
The young man. with hi- head in
clined forward, had listened attentive
ly Lokimr up he replied
"I know -.here is much truth in what
you say, Mr. Prentice, bat Ihae given
so inn "h thought to this busines.-. that
now. to throw it a?ide and engage in
something else would be cliaaging the
cour-e of a life would be like chars: ng
the cnannel of a mighrv river."
Edwards smote hi- tr jubl.il breast,
lifted up hi- musta.'he pnt a linger on
each side of his mouth and mi-sed the
sptttooa about six inches.
"I fore-ee ehe struggle." said Mr.
Prentice, "but because a struggle i
foreeen is no reason that it should bt
averted. Life i- a struggle."
"But. Mr. Prentice, what would you
advi-e me to do?'
"Your foresight prompt- me to -U2-ge-t
the advisabQ ty of runn.ir a iuv
emment. I don't know any . !inz about
the changes for getrinr taar k nd of a
-iruation at present, but 1 do fcuw thai
ou ooulddo u the work to thdelirht
of the tueen and to the taste of the en
tire royal nous -hold. Let me se. How
are you in Greek'"
"first-rate."
"lroba'tily you might gat a situation
as a writer of circa- poster-."'
"I wouldn't like that.'"
"No' Well, how would vou like to
float down the rive- on a- rait, -pending l
your spare moments in the -tuuv t cur
rent navigation, sand-bant philo-ophy,
and the wholesome easui-trv of ferry
men who charge double price when tiic
water is Tow., because it L- low. and
double price when'the .water i- high, be
cause it L- hurh?"
"You are making fun of me.'
Oh. no: qu.te impo ible I can not .
make anything of you. Hre. BilL" i
calling a porter. "let in that other)
sraduate and we'll give hhai a turn." ;
ArktuazC Traveler.
The Safest Place on a Car.
It .s a popular superstition t'lat the
eenter of the car is not only the safest
part, but is also much the ea-ier ridinjr.
h.e 0 the greatest trial- of a Pullman
cominetor- life i- the fa -t that about
every passenger asks for a lower cen
ter berth the first thing, and is frequnf
iy ind.gnant because it can not be haik
If the center of a ear rides any easier
than tne end. th-n our cars, "built as
solid an i strons as they are. spring np
and down in the middle precisely as
does a buekbosrd. If they do not. why
suould it ride easier? As for safety, if
you are in the rear of the last car on the
train, and another tram, runs into the
rear, your are liable to get hurt. In all
other accidents you -can conjure up as
liable to oeeur, "it is tha safest. If a
head colEsTon -there is. nothing back cf
you to add force to the blow. If the
car leaves the track and collides with a
. bridge or any obstruction on a side
track; it will not be in your end. If the
train is thrown ilown an embankment,
there is nothiag to land on top of vou.
Then this- location, is the most pleasant.
-dfrom it you eaa watch all the move-
: ments of your.l'ellow-passeHgers, ohei
a good way of. passing "She hours of a
long, tedious journey. If your eye has
pens to cateh -a partlcalarly line" view.
you can. -by turning-in your eat or
stepping to-titer door; take it all rn. If
"there is aaaiest part of -a train it is i
the last seat in the last car. Ebmira
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The magma jggTtimmjajwLin the
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HOT BREAD.
' VFfar Its Ue X
Cniirs: ruble
mad Co.
hlthr.
Pbvaic an- often reoommsnd for smk ,
peoplf oat-mal orrraham puddji, j
ma-ie bv : rrins: thi meal into water ,
and boil nr a few minute-, as one ol j
the ir-t th nars to be eaten when the i
tomaeh wdl not bear hearty food.
Whv r- the meal thus prepared any .
more ea-ily dise-ted than new bread 01 .
bor mullin-. which are considered on- 1
healthy? Is not the same chemical ,
chauze neeessitry in the one as the
other, which ean only take place by
-sanding .-everal hour- after cooking?
The two cases are by no mean.- simi
lar. The oatmeal or graham Hour Ls
mad- die-t bJe by bo fng. the starch '
srraaulo being ruptured so that their
contents a;? more easily acted upon by
baking of bread the same change is ac-compiilhed.-Tke
dfTerecce betweaa
hot new bread and that which is older
is essentially the same as
"heaw ami "li'rht" bread.
between
It S its
"lightness" or porosity which gives the
bread its readv digestabd.ty. When
new. it is .-ofter. forTne .-team of the wa-
ter it contains: and th smakesit d.lEcui:
of ma.-t cation and liable xo fqrm a j
clo-e and cloggy mass, which, on pass- J
in:r uto the stomach, is less easily pen- j
etrated and acted upon by the jrastr'.c j
juice. By cooling and dry.ng it be- i
comes firmer and more friable, so that
it is more thoroughly mixed with the J
saliva in the mouth, and goes into the
stomach in better cond tion for the !
process to which it 1
there. to be subjected
If the bread is hot enough to melt J
the butrer eaten w.th it. this makes the
matter worse Tae melted grease tills
up the 1 res of the bread, and inter
feres with the action of the saliva and
gastric juice. The fatty matters in
pastry are objectionable for the same
rea-on. and also on account of the
chem.cal chan e- they undergo in the
oven.
Bread becomes more digestible b
toast wj. ch edy because it i made J
urier and tinner that s. if toasting I
s properly done. The slice should be
rendered -r -p througho.it it- ent're j
thickness. It it be merely storeuedoa I
the -uriace. as often happen-, the in- j
ter or is merely softened and made l-.ke j
nev 1 reaiL and consequently le i
diztrstible. j
What English people call -bread
jell" is a liht and nourishing article ,
for weak stomach.-, in some case- !
preferable to the oatmeal or wheat por- J
r de. It is made ny -teep.ng stale
bread in boiling water, and passinsr it i
through a tine sieve while still ho:. It )
may e eaten alone orafter Deingmixed
and boiled w.th milk.
While on th s subject, we may re- ,
mark that oatmeal, cracked wheat and ,
sjnilar boilrd breakfa-t dishe-1 orten 1
become mor or le-- indigestible from :
bc.ng "bolted" m th- usual Yankee
st le. They are sort and zo down
eailv. and are -hoveled or sDOoned in
to the stomach, with no delav in the I
mouth en rou. e. Ther need mast ca
tion as really a Leefstak does- not tu j-
save one from choking (wh.ch manv
people seem to suppose is the sole rea- j
son for chewing;, but to mix them
thoroughly With saliva, which i a dl- j
ge-tie ajrent and not a mere lubricant j
to expedite the pa age of dry food
down the oesophagus. A friend of ours j
wa- lately cotuplaminr that oatmeal ,
d.d not ajrree with him. and we found '
on luquiry that he wa- n the habit of
eating it m th.s hurried way, without
insalivat.on. He was much suprised
when told that he oujrht to chew it. or
at least to detain it for a moment in
the mouth, before swallowing it: hut
after a ore? tril he adm tted he had ; apiece for birth-and deaths and that day
no more trouble in die-tmgit. If the I made ju-t fifty cent-. Up in Dutch
oatmeal or wheat is not thoroughly , town you can make -ix or -even dol
eooJced. it is all the more important i lar a day. Detroit Free Pre
that it -hould be masticated. a tn- " -
half oftened grains oiler considerable
re-L-tance to the digestive du d.
JoitTii of Chemistry.
ENGLAND'S ARMED FOECES.
niiui- Hin-t Likely ro Ptot lcttinz
At t!M- Hreeat Janctars.
Fortre-:ses are of little us ndeed.
of no u-e unles- there are troops of
sufficient numer eal- -trentn to hold
them. C'nfortunately, ;hr Bntsh
Army although much im-r-.ved of late
years, and although it riw pos-eses a
reserve wh;ch formerly was non-existent.
U not numer callr strong aough
for the durie- require. of it. e-pecially
when, a- at the preut time over itt.
iHh' men are locked ;ij in the Val'ev of
the Nile and :24.ij n Ireland. The
army in England acd Scotland at the
pre-ent time cons : of about Ji,jMj
retrular troop- not luider orders for for
eign -erv ce; of ii.AH) regular troops
in Ireland, who ctn hardlv' be removed
from that island; of ri-U) in foreign t
stations texclu-..ve 01 Lgvpt. the
Soudan and India); of zi.Wt)
in Eirypt and the Soudan,
or under order vf these 15. GOO are al
ready there and T.OOo on the way);).
m in Ind.a. and two West Indian
regiments of ne-rce-. numbrinr about
l.Titi of all ranks. There are also 1
about :.5iAt in the tir-t-elas- reserve,
7.0:) in other reserves, and a milita'
reserve of t.iV.. In case of a compli-
cation, no trocp- eould be ealleii out j
except tho-e tn England and cot- ,
land and the iterve a total of- lriU.- ,
."JOO. From th-- total, however, must 1
be deducted ail sick men and recruits
about 25,U) leaving only 10I.5C0
available for the greatest emergency.
With regard to the militia, its estab
lishment, ia IA2JM0, but the actual
strength is anout lOT.OXf. Of these.
5t"J'H belong to the m Htia re-erve. al
ready counted in the regular army; ab--ente
and de-erters number lL0r
recru t-. 1.00: so that only 5:,000
is the total force of militia that can be
depended upon .n case of war. Thas
only liJ.-' men can be brought to
gether. Ot" these, garrisons abroad
wJI re-iuire 4J.XH) to till them up; the
ar-enals and m I:tary ports. 1S.CKM)
regulars, even supposjig that volun
teers form the chief part of their de
fense, in addition to 28.GGQ pensioners
and -5).t militia: the comraercial
ports would reipjire. In addit-on to the
Tolunteers, 4.000 regulars and S.00G
m 1 1 a. The-e. taken together, num
Ler lrsf.uXL Taking that number from
15.".. there remains only :j.5X) for
the movable army, a force totally in
adequate to take the field w.th any
pro-pt.ct of success against an invading
lorce wheh would not certa'nly
be less than li0.tO men or with
wh ch to conduct any offensive expedi
tion mto an enemy's eooatry. i'ort
tughilj Eeciesc.
Feather beds haTing goae out of
fashion, the ecoaomlcalfajroaes utilize
the contents of their old. mattresses bv
piling them upon their head gar- The
plumage of two well-allad tais ia quite
aiiff rirat mc tmt xvatacv featfc S-
TAKING THE CENSUS.
ATuaait Re:
ioartlT
ia titm Scveath Wr.
"Say. old fellow, the next tiaM
eensus of birth- and deaths is to b
taken, don't you fail to get a job in
one of the big-bug wards!" exclaimed
jolly Nick Ti-ler to a reporter a few
days ago.
"Don't believe I'd like it. Always
makes me sick to go around mixing
beer."
There's lots of fun in it."
"What, in drinking fifteen or twenty
kinds of beer3"
"No. in taking the censu-. You'll
aerer know how cussed lazy some peo
ple are until ycu take s big'book under
your arm and go around asking ques
tions. I've been around.'
"Where did vou find the laziest:
one?"
"Upon Jefferson avenue. Oh. I
den't know is she is real lazy, bet up,
there they're so stuck up they wouldn't
come to the door if you. rantf the bell
j all day. for fear youd think they was
I the servant. At ncf hnuse I ra.njr the
bell seven times the girl was out to
the shed. I spoe. and the woman was
a-settin in the bay window about four
feet from me. and looking at me all
the time.
"At another house I seen the woman
up stairs at the window as I went up
the front steps. A fat, good-looking
girl came to the door and I commenced
firing questions at her.
- Any children been born here during
lae last year? says I.
Don t know. sav she. '1 ham t
ha faere but
I'll go and
ask missis." and away she toddled up
stairs. Pretty soon she came toddling
back and says:
" Missis wants to know what you
want to know for?
" Tell her I am taking the city cen
sus, as required by law each year, say?
L and away scooted the girl again.
Wfaen -he got back she said:
-Ye.
-How many?' says L
" 'Only one.' says she.
'Boy or girl? says L
" f'irl." sas she.
" 'What'- her name3" -ays I.
" 'D mole. ' says she.
'That's her bab-v name." says I.
What's her real, full name?"
"I'll a.-k niisi-. -av- -he. and up
he went.
"-Beatrice Eran-oom'-e Brown." -avs
he.
" -When was she bore?"
" 'I'll a-k nil-si.-." says she. and I
whistled "The Watch on the Rhine'
clear through before she came back.
" 'Day before Christina.-. say- she.
- 'What is h.-r father's name?" -av-1
" 'Mr. Brown, of course." sa- -he
" 'What's hi- first name? say- 1.
" "I'll ask mi-sis." The nrl wi fa
and ihe"d seenn to puff by that time,
and she waddled as she went up the
nairs.
" 'Benjamin Bruce Brown. says -he.
"What does he do for a livinjr? savs
Keep- a store. say- .-he.
-What's her mother- name3" savs
" 'I'll ask her." say- -he.
"-Betholinda Berthelet Brown.' says
she.
"Just then the woman came to the
head of the stairs, and sa s:
- Seem- to me you're asking a great
many impertinent qiie-tion-.'
"Law requires it.' -ay- I. -Where
were you born'J
Buffalo."
" 'How old are you?"
" 'None of your business! Matilda,
shut the door!
"Oh. it"- fun! Sav we set ten cents
CHILDREN'S TOYS.
A M&a Wlio Ka. .HJe samll Fortnae 1J
Maai-turia aaii -Uin Nothing
Ele.
A reporter who was strolling up
Second avenue a few evenimrs ago
had his attention drawn to a number
of children in front of a small store.
They were eagerly -erutinizing and
admiring a number of many-colored
wooden and rubber ball- in the win
dow. The writer, upon entering,
found a multitudinou- as-orlment ot
children's toys. The salesman and
proprietor, all in one. wa- asked which
assortment of toy pleaded the little
ones mot and met with the greatest
demand, and replied with as much eri-cu-ne-.-
as a man who did a million
dollars worth of busine in a yean
That all depend- on the season of
the year, mv friend. Just now the
bouneins: ball is in season. What i- a
bouncing ball?" rpated the man.
with apparent amazement at the report-
rs ignorance of children's plavthinsr
"Why, here it i-. Lt me -how n
how it is worked, for I gue-s the I'trle
thing was not in vogue when you were
young."
The vender of the -o-callcd boune
iuz ball, which had an india-ruhl er
string attached to it. bounced it in all
directions, catching It sjjentitioaly in
hia hand as it bouneeil oack. At" the
end of the string was small iop.
through which the operators finger is
inserted, thn- leaving the hanifin a
position to be open -o a- to receive the
nalL
"Do vou sell manv of these to-vs
was asked.
"Thousands." came the prompt re
ply. "They are cheap, and besides
easily lost. Tnen again we have the
India-rubber bah. which L? mo-t sought
after becau-e it i- not & liable to
smash windows or looking-slasst-. The
wooden bouncing balL a. you can --e.
is a very hard .-ubtmceand sometime?
gives' the youngsters a hard knock. Tve
seen many of tnem with pretty good
lumps on their faces from their eSort.
to catch the ball as it reb-mntls."
"How da the prices range?"
"All the way from one to riftcen
eents. Come around here any day.
Sunday particularly, and you will -" a
stream of children going and roiuing.
from here that would do our hear'
good."
"You seem to be making- a good liv
ing." was remarked.
"Yes. I have lived here for nearly
eighteen years, and have been in no
other business than selling children's
toys in aK that time. 1 am not a mil
Uonaire. but I have plenty, thank good
ness. I plea.se the yonn;r folks and
they please me. (d bless theml It
was through their pstronage I bought
this little house a few years aro.. so
that I have made up my mind that I
will cater to the little ones until I am
ealted awiiy. I am busy all the year
round, between kites, skipping-ropes. T
top,, noopies, martJies, sieighs. aad
maay other kinds of toys for ft4"a
N'T. Mxu zd Jzssrua.
RtT
National Bank!
cox.
us.
AltJwrized Capital,
Paid ! Capital,
Sirrlis aid PruMts,
- 3250,000
50.000
- a.OOO
OFFICKHS AXD DtRXCTOBS.
A. AXDEESON. Fres't.
SAII'L C. SllITfl. F7ce Pres't.
O.T. B.OEN, Cashier.
J.W.EAELY.
HER31AN OEHLP.ICH,
W. A. 3JCALLISTEB.
G. ANDERSON,
P.ANDERSON.
For;igrnan& Inland Exchange, P.-is.-ajre
Ticktjs, ana Seal Estate Loans.
"-- aMrbi-is-is:
imnrxss cams.
D.T. Xxxmt, 3f. D. F. J. SCHUG, 3i. D.
Brs. XASTTH & SCHUG,
U. S. Examining Surgeons.
Local Surzeons. Union Pacific, 0-, X.
k B. H. and B. 3t. E, Rs.
Consultations in German and English.
Telephones at office and residences.
gyQmee over First National Bank.
COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA.
42-v
c.
D. ETA3IS, M. O..
FBTSICIAX ASD SUSGEOy.
S?"0ffice and rooms, Glnck buildinr,
11th street. Telephone communication.
4v
F. F. KO.'fEK. fl. IK.
HOMCEOPATHIST.
Ckreaie Summ aad Diseasi of ,
Ckildxca a Specialty.
lyOffice on Olive street, three doors
north of First 2 aaonal .Bans. -iy
w.
fl. COBrCFXJUS.
LAW ASD COLLECTION OFFICE.
Cpstairs Ernst buildinjr 11th street.
f J GAHLOW. Colleetion itt'r.
SPECIALTY MADE OF BAD PAPER.
Ofiice with J. G. HLrsins. 34-3m
H.
J. MUaS,
XOTAP.Y PUBLIC.
ith Street, i Join WMt of ILuamomi Hon,
Columbus. Neb. 491-y
J G. REEDEK,
ATT0E2TET AT LA W,
Office on Olive St.. Columbus, Nebraska
2-tf
MOIEY
TO AA2i.
Fivey"earat time, on improved farm
with at least one-fourth the acreage under
cultivation, in sums representing one
third the fair value of the homestead
Correspondence solicited. Addrc-.
II. K.TUENEIL
.-Uv Columbus, .Sebr.
V. A. MACKEN,
DKALER IX
Foreign and Domestic Liquors and
Cigan.
11th street. Columbus, Neb. 50-y
ArcALLWTEE BKO.,
A TTORXE YS AT LAW,
Office up-stair in McAllister's build
ing. 11th St. W. A. McAllister. Notary
Public
JOB3I TWOTHV,
NOTARY PUBLIC AND CONVEYANCER
Keeps a full line of stationery and school
supplies, and all kinds of iejral forms.
Insures airainst tire, lightning, cyclone
and tornadoa. Office in Powell's Block.
Platte Centei. W-x
J. M. M.lCFAar.AVD,
AJ7iaiSrjrr?ii
R. COWDERY,
LAW AXD COLLECTION
OF
OFFICE
MACFaRXjAND &
C-iluvibf9S,
COOTDBRY.
Nebraska.
J. J. .VAIGHA.!.
Justice, County Surveyor, JTotari:.
Land and Collection Agent.
pyParties desiring -urveyini done can
notifv me by mail at Platte Centre, Neb.
."il-tim
H. BI'SCHE,
tlth St., opposite Lindell Hotel
rr - ui r 11 tt-v- i
Harness, saddles. Collars. Whip-.
Selh
Blankets, Curry Combs, Erushes. trunks,
valises, buy tops, eushiona, carriage j
trimmings. fee at the lowest po-ible
prices. Repairs prrmptly attended to.
TAXES MALJIO:. !
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Plan and estimates suppliedfor either
frame or brick buildings. Good work
sruaraateed. Shop on 13th Street, near
St-PauL Lumber Yard. Columbus. Ne
braska. 51 6mo.
R.
H. LAWKIL-ft'E.
DEPUTT CO. SUEVETOE.
Will do general surveying in Platte
and adjoining counties. Office with 5. C.
smith-
COLOIBCb,
yTBRt.SSt.
17-tf
J 5. mtjrdoce: & sox,
Carpenters and Contractors.
Havehad an extended experience, and
will guarantee satisfaction in work. '
All kinds of repairing done on short j
notice. Our motto isGood work. and
fairprie.es. Call and give us an oppor i
luniiy 50 estimate for yon. Eraliap on
13th Stane door west of Friedhof i:
1 1
Co's. store. Columbus. Nebr. 453-v
O. C. CTT A ISPSTQ-NT
iLercTAcrrKXK of
Tin aii Skeet-Iron Ware !
JoVWark, "Baofio axd Gotter-inf-a
Specialty.
I"TShop on Olive Street, i doors '
north of Brodfeuhrer"s-Jawelrv-Store.
-tB-v J
LAND AND INSURANCE AGENT,
MCJLPSREIUNEER. )
His lands comprise some nne tracts
in the Shell Creek Valley, and the north-
era portion of Platte, county. Taxes
paid far non-residents- tisactica
saarasteed. 25y
COAL j9 LIME!
J.E.T0RTE&G0.
DEALERS IN
Coal,
Lime,
Cement.
Bt SpiBI Cal YiM per Ml
r 1 xr ? - iti s iA k.
Carboi (Wyaaiiif) Coal..
Eldon (Iowa Coal
o.tlrt
5.00
Blacksmith. Coal of bst quality
ways oa hand at low
est prices.
Kortk Side Elerentli St.,
COLUMBUS, KEB.
14Jm
UNION PACIFIC
LAND OFFICE,
SAHX.C. SMITH, Agt.
i
yTI have a lanre number of improve d
Farms for sale cheap. Also unimproved
farming and grazinz lands, from $i to .5'."
per acre.
"SESpeciai attention paid to makinr
final proof on Homestead and Timber
Claim.
25TAli having lands to -ell will find it
to their advantage to leave them in my
hand for sale. Jloney to loan on farms.
F. H. 3Iarty, Clerk, speaks German.
2)-tf Colnmhus, Nebraska.
LOUIS SCHREEBEK,
:BBsiMWaiiMfe.
All kinds of Repairing done ua
snon ouce. jsnies, a
ons. ete.. made to order. "
and all work Guar
anteed. Also sell the warM-famous Walter A
Wood Xowen, Beapers, Combin
ed llaehiiies, HarTatera,
and Self-oixders tie
heat made.
Shop opposite the - TattersalL," on
Olive at COLUMBUS. 2t5-m
Aai?-
A.FOTV1EB,
AKCKITECT.
iC ?iraos .. - -X1EA. 322
, Ll-.
ds of Pubhc Euildins and
TJLl' -OfD
r - 11 T-: ,
t Private Dwellincs. Architect.of Willard
j Block. Child's Ko-piul, Kesidenee f
i Hon. J. 31. Thurston, Residence of Hon.
m .w. a.. ..-.j w .. M - - "
Jofin l. KeuicK. omana; ne-iuence 01,
Hon. . W. E D"rev. 3lasonic Hall.
Fremont, Neb; Residence of I . t . i row.
ell. Esq First National Bant, Blair.
Neb; Residence of Tho-. Bryant. First
National Bank. Schuyler, Neh.. and ma
ny others. 4-m5
in. presents qtten. aicay.
send u ' eent potae. I
and bv mail vou will set !
frr.e a pacuaire of ood-' of larse value,
that will start you in work that wilt a:
once brinir you in money (aster than any-
thin? else in America. Ail about tne
--,10.004) in nresents with each box
Azants wanted evervwhere. of either
sex, of all aies. for alL the time, or spare
time only, to work for Us at their own
homes. Fortunes for all workers ab
solutely assured. Don't delay. H. Hal
lett ,fc"Co.. Portland, ilaine.
NO HUMBUG!
IBnt a Grand Success.
I) P BRIGEA31'5 AUT03IATIC WA
t ter Tronsh for stock. He refers to
every man whohas ic in use. Call on cr
leave orders at Georze Yale's, opposite
Oehlxich's grocery. 9-flm
tAsrr bouse,
PLATTE CENTER NKB
1 J0H5 DCCGA5.
- Proprietar.
The best accommodation for the travel-j
ins public ruaranteed. Food rood, and ,
plenty of it. Beds clean and comfortable, j
charges lew , as the lowest. I"J-y j
A PRIZE, s
send six eests for
postage and receive ,
free, a eoatlv box of '.
soods which will help you to more money j
rhrht away than anything else in this (
world- AH, of either sex."succeed from 1
first hour. The broad road to fortune I
opens before the workers, absolutely !
sure. At once address, Tkux Co..
.ugusa, jmne.
xroncE t
J.E. Moncrief. Co
Snpu
Will be in his office at the Court House
on the third Saturday of each
month far the purpose of examining
annTi?! fnr ti-iri ot?SMtaa m) I
forth tmMimnn nr nir ntho- iTi5nia I
pertaining to tehoobu
-; . i.-i- - Ti- t
Xj
TTAJIILTOl XE1C 91. m-
PKTSICLANAND SVBGEON.
8200.000
PiatteC-rterTfr-irrasa. 9-y I
WAS
BELIEVING.
rtFlrt
IUU TrIu.Tk
' T
It Now I a to A;
The work of laying th track had
been regardeii with great interest, "aot
uumbced with considerable increduhty
concernicg the final result One old
man. who seemed to be a leader aaionj
his neighbor, swore that a wagon
.could nor rua along on "them uon
things;" such a thing was impossible.
"No usen talkin to me." he said.
"I've been about as fur from home a
the next man. an T ain't never seed
nothin o that ar ort yit This here
thm o squirtin hot water aad smoke
i into a cart an masnn it aau oat across
the country aiiht do f or" the preachers
to sive out. an might do for at brora
ers and sisters to sing; about, fct when
you pitch it down to the sacaut Id
business itself. wv aha a'n't thar. taat'a
alL"
"Cncle-Lig."i"d a-rouur fUliiw;
who had heard the old man's declara
tion. nhev sav that the thing kea ous-
i run a houn dog.
! .."V -tl.e .v
1 "x as. xney say a guuu mia iiiius.
' Tommy. They "uster say that Bill An
i derson could whip me. but thev ot
might'ly left on it. Don't let taea
Yankees pull the wool over yonr eyes.
Toniniy. When they "prove fo you
that they can run a wheelbarrow with
a mouthful o water an a sneeze, taea
believe that they ken shove a wagon
by steam, an not before."
""Uncle Lige. they not only claim to
run a wagon by steam, but say that
they can send letters on them wires
thev are puttin' up. What do vou think
o that?"
"All a lie. Tommy I ken tote a let
ter in my hip pocket faster than they
can shove it in all them wires.!
When the tirst train eame. old Unci
Lisre left his plow and ran down to the
railroad.
"Hold on tharf he exclaimed,
"stop your dinged conrrapshun a
nimit." " The Superintendent of the
road, having heard of the old man's
peculiarities, instructed the engineer
to humor Sis whims.
"Look a here, gentlemen, you say
that I;ttle squirt o team an damp air
move- that thinjr?"
"Yes."
"WalL I'll be dinned ef that don't
ctitanotcha I'ttle higher up than I
ken re:;ch. Blast nri. if I don't ?it one
ac -et it to plowin in mv tield."
"Won't you get on and take a ride
with mea" asked the engineer
"Wall. no: not ef it's jes' the sajne
to all han'- eun-arued. I don't mind
tampenn with a mail -teer. an I have
been knowM to hitch up with a punter,
an cut th cold frosty al full o' scol
lops, but I'll be dinged ef I am ready
to'-lide down hill on a tumb-stone."
"No danger at all. old man."
"No. I reckon not. Sid Perdue
'lowed thar warn' t no danger at th
saw-mill, but he was fotch home on
I dav with his back split open like a
locust. I ain't afeered to die. podne.
but I ain't hankern arter it- I never
hail a graspin" d'sposition. nohow."
"x vou believe now that wagosaJ
can be run bv steam.
-Yas. I am prepared to believe every
thing now. Ef a man was to tell me
that the-e Yankees had teached a cm-scut
saw how to -et up an" plav a h'ddle.
I wouldn't be prepared to dispute it
Wall. 2iKi-hve. von may not run igin
-nrh n' an' bnMk f)nr blamed neck,
bu I'll be dineed if I don't hope -o.
ueh fdevili-h -ontraphun- is dancer-
ou to the country " brake s Traveler-'
Magazise
REPAIRING INJURIES .
Iiu-tiient -li. win c How Nature Kipritluc
lurt Wnicrh H.ve Hea D-trovU. I
We see thl- in the production of ad- j
mirably formed joint- in part- which j
were at firt devoid of anvthing of tha i
kind. I may quote, a.- an example,
the cae of a railwav suard. whoe arm
t
j had been -o injured that he had been
I compelled to have the elbow with its '
joint cut out. but who afterward de-
f veloprd a new joint almost as good as I
. the old one In tne uninjured condi- j
tioa the outer bone of the lower arm '
Itheraiiu- ends above in a smooth-'
1 urta.'itt cup. vhtch piav- asr-"Qst Dart
! che """ 1 ot the bone ot the up-
t per armjrlmmertis. wnue its -ice aio
i play- aain-.t the -de of the other bone
j 0f fhr lower arm. th- ulna, with the
1 , ,.1.,.
,.rt..w .:,, nf ., or. rrP-,00,111- nrfi
The r.iditi- and ulna are united t th
hnm-rii- bv dne and -trong mem-
brane or ligament-, whien pas be-
tweeu it and them anteriortv. poster- I
iortv and on earn -ide. ami :ire attached 1
to projei-tins- prore e. one or. each
-.. - , ,- -- . -- - .
side of the humerm. uch
wats tae 1
i-ondition of the part- whit-h were
tuiiTrtl bv tne surgeon. Nme
after theopTation the patient died, and
Mr. yrae had the opportunitv of dis- j
-et-tinz thearm. which in the meantime t
lad -erved the poor man perfectly
well, he having been in the habit
or sw:ninr him-elf bv it from on?
.
earriae to another while the tram wa.i
,u motion, quite as ex-ilv and sH-urelv i
a with the other arm." On exammi- i
t.on Mr. yme found that the ampu
tated end of the radins" had formed a
f rt-sh poli-hed surface, and played both
on the humerus and the idna. a mate
rial -ompthinir like cartilage betnjj m-terpo-ed.
' The ends of the bones of
the forearm wcre locked in by two
proce.e Tirojecting downward from
th hnmerii-. and al-o strong lateral
.ind still stronger anterior and posterior
ligament- aain bone them fast to th-
last-camei! bone. If would be easy to j
brin-flr'.ar:., a mtmlwrof more or less J
similar ca-"s. Ttie amount of repro- i
iuctlon if lir-t arts which nny take f
lace in manv thi lower animals b
xsti-nihing "Hjii- the tail of lizards, j
ii broken off. w:L row arain, and the i
hmfc of newts wll be reprotinced. j
with their btne-, mu-eles. blood res- 1
o!- and nrv . Even the ee and the
l.ver jaw hae u;cii -icn to be repro
duced :n tne Ia.-t-nameI annuals. L
nrta:n xvorm- be cut i-. twov each iialr !
r.il
U-TDtUK a perfect animal, the head '
,rui.icia!r -i new tataud the tail anew
.tea.!- ad a worm called a. nau ha
; en cut osto as many as twenty-nve
Art- with a like result. But the moat
remarkable rtninia
Qairinr injuries is
ninial for its power cf re-
juries is the tresh-water hy-
j.
ko: anv trairment ut wnich
wilL under favorable ciniimstances.
I jrow into a new and entire frh ani-
niaL It t al-o a notorious and. very
noteworthy fact thar. in both man aad
the lower animals, the processes of re
pair take place the mora readilr the
- - ,F" - J
n i TA am r$ nu 111 ph t itiiTwir
"""J be. i- George. Mivmrt,
f-Vn
Fortnightly Itecxoc.
A Louisville geatleman had ihe
Hist tooth of his grandchild mounted
on a gold pin aad wears it on his acarf
as an ormmonr LomiteUU (Km.)
SEEING
CcxTzer-jexmoL
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.
California papers state that Joha
W. 3Iackey ha-s given HOe.OOO to BTshap
Monogue tor the eractioa of a charckafr
Sacramento.
' - It ttwis-each oi the coiWges wao.
crews participate in the annual aogx
r.100 on the Thames, about eva taoa-
sand dollars for the sport.
In :Iay. 13L the Baptis: Church
ac Denlson. Tax., was destroyed by a
cyclone. Recently the new building OB.
the same lot was almost, if aot enaraly.
ruined by a cycIona
The fault with mosr of the backs
used m the schools, particularly of
United States hlstaryv is that ther are
too dry aad chronological. They re
aemble lists of anTaals, as eoaaared.
with stonea aad lively descriafcoa-.
the animals themi-elves IntUanapatU
Journal.
The Vanderbilt Uaiversity haa bees
conialimented by tae-aaiaaritLei at ifce
fswtmsv BBirc the Meehaaieal ami
Eapaeeriag bepartmeat aaviag" re
ceived am order for xoodela. sketdiea.
etc.. froa the Imperial University at
Tok?o. Siuhcille American.
A Jewatx City school-teacher han a
queer method of punishment- Alter
using the "mlerv she compels tkr
child to stand uo before "the scaoai;
and read three verses from the New
Testament bearing; upon the behavior
for which he was punished- Hartford
(Conn.) Times.
Prof. A. S. HUL speaking of the te
dious med'ocrity which caaraeteraea the
compositions of' college students, says
that one year, after readiag two or three
hundred compost t'ons oa -The Story ol
the Tempest.' he found himself ia s.aca
profound ignorance of both plot aad
character that he had to read tae alar
j to get himself right, again.
The movements of the Method
itinerancy do not produce the interreg
num wh:ch some imagine. In three'
weeks after Rev C- S- Woodruff w
appointed pastor of St. Paul's Metho
dist Episeo;al Church. Nyack. he had
moved his family In the parsonage and
vi-iJed his entire membership of -PjU .
persons. Christian at Work.
A Vicar of Deptford. Eng.. had for
seveial years had his sermons written
by the wife of a foreman in a maau-
ractory of the place. for which service
he paid nothing, -imply promising that .
he would remember his sermon-writer
in his wilL The tjther day he died,
leaving no will, and now the foreman
clever wife sues for frve hundred dol
lars, afnrminsrin her charge that sha
-had to select the nb;ect.s and texts,
and then out of tire family Bibles by
different aithor-. -he collected the
notes, refereme and authorities, and
iet them in order
How rapid a nrogress the women
of the Ninth are making in the matter
of education is we'l shown i-i the Uni
versity of Missis-ippi. It was but a few
year? ago that tha univer-iry was
thrown open to girL; but in that time
they have forced them-elves to tho
front and this year they won all the .
t prizes. A youns: laJy take the hrst ,
honors, and wni consequently De the
vnfetfictOTtan. Tee Senior Class will he -represented
by a young lady among the
speakers, as will also, the Juniors;
wh le among the competitor for the
Sophomore prize declamation is still
another of "the fair sex." -V. O.'
Times- DfrniO'Ttti.
WIT AND WISDOM.
It is a 20od thin z to have a com-
mand sf Iansuage. but a much better
thins to have command of one's
tongue
Dr Hammond -ay- that -".-. i acd
poetry go han 1 in han-1 Trum and
the warmer the love ih wor-e the
poetry. Philadelphia. Vail
It is a wl-e law in this world that
men may boa-tand com rm tes
bvz nothing joes for more or less
bra
rha
f
it is worth. iUruum Ara'anch.
Time w always represented carry
ing a scythe and w.- suppo-e he will
continue to carrv thi- prim'tive azri-
J cnIturaI nnolemeacnata fcme shairba
no mower Bo-fCon Cotrier.
'HJreefc? Do I unuenhaadt
Greek? said a joliv fitirman. "V'eli.
I shoost can sehmii . '. ven I ths a
Ieetle py.
in-huatlt
I alav 3vim
va r.
of dot rider
Grsp At r
Don't was-- life in doubt.- and
fears; -pend yourseli on the wort be-
1 .
tore you, well a-ss,r.! that tieriir t
performance of this hour- dut e- v.iii
be the be-it prep-.trat;on lor the hoin or
ages that follosv t. - Eriwrsnn.
A ubtie Di-tinetion -"How ara
you t "har'ie ' FLti ea't -een rou for an
age. Wha'"re you do n now " "Peit-
lilins- chestnuts. "ij vou fctve quit
ffi min.rr.1 rrnfc.inn K
"O. no!
trripe."
II.. .. . ... II ... .. ... . ...... .. . . .. . .
X UXU Tfciil bUC CUU-U14U VII k'iC
Pittsburgh Chranicte- Telegraph.
A Maine paper teiL- tho remarkable
story of a man ia th it tite wfo "has
never -een a railroail. steanihc.it. new
papr. clo-k or woman We don t
doubt ic at alL but we are stronlr m-
dined to b -Here that thi- is due to the
ot J"5 -n- been bom b'imL
Boston PimL
T-Yiendlv AiWiee frillioolv went rrk
an Au-tin doctor foraiivice. "What is
the matter with you?" "I am as hungry
as a wolL I work like a hor-e. but I
can't slenp." "I gue- vou kad better
see a veterinary snrjteon." -aii the
doctor, -.trcast'eally. "What do I want
to see him lor? I am no .eicran."
Texas in;tiiujs.
A New Jersey country pap.-r ays.
ia its notice of a local concert- "The
tenor was not in god voice, but his
skill as an accompanist neon the ttluo
was much admired." This L-. Bin.- the
reply of a Trinity Pro fosorto an apr. sh
eountrv schoolcianu Dj you -peak
French. Mr. '" "No. m;.dame.
but I dan-e the Spani-h dance.'' N. 1
Post
"Won't vou hnve another niece of
1 pie. Mr. Featheriv? asked BoT:by. kes-
mtablv. Hm mrher wa entertaining
3. few friends at dinner and the dessert
wasbetn:?d;-r ie'- "TTiunks. BoLby,"
reatherly repi'ed. "-mce you are -o po
lite about it. I believe I wij. taken s mail
piece more.' "All rirht." -aid IJobby.
"Now, ma, remitnijer our promise.
Yea said if ic wa- neeesiarv to cut a
second pi I could have two pieces.
JrartJcn"pL
An American in England was bad
gered by sonk coikaeys. who braced
over the speed of their railway cars,
which "often ran a mile a minute."
"Why, that's nothing; sa d tho Yaa
kee. " "Last summer X wa on one oi
our trans with an EngHsh-traveler who
got mad with a man at a station whoa
ho went up the rood aad now he arood
on. the platform with a club to hit tae
maa. He raised and brought it dowa
at the man. fist he had timed the blow
ur your yagiiah raTIway speed, and he
kaocawt down a mas as a station seraa
ssrseeroai a- j.