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'COLUMBUS, NEB., WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 15,, 1886.
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' COLUMBUS, NEB.
CASH CAPITAL, - $75,000
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Lbakdkr Gebraud, Prcs'i.
Geo. W. IIui.st, Vice rres't.
Juki us A. IlnKi.
R. II. Heskv.
J. K. Task mi, Cashier.
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pay llic customary rate of interest.
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lion to our t.icilities lor ni-iuiug loans on
J real estate, at the lowest rate of interest .
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THK A1TITUDK OK THE WRITER COMMENTS
AS TO THE RELATIONS KXISTISG RE
TWEEN BUSINESS ASD I'HOFKSSIONAI. MEN
lOWARDS FARMERS LEGISLATION THE
I'EOPLE SHOULD HAVE THE FACTS, AND
SOT BE DECEIVED PERSONALS WHAT
HAS BECOME OF WALTER S. WELLS?
Denver, Dec. Gtb, 188G.
Messks. Editors: Many of my
old acquaintance), and others, who
hnvti teen my articles in print in
your locality, may think it queer,
while I am out here, five hundred
ti:i!es tlittaut, iu another state, that I
t-hould take go much interest in your
local hflairb; that I utu6t be prompted
by eonio Htlfish motive in volunteer
ing o ntuch advice : or why should I
take paius in looking up statistics
and points regarding matters in
which I can have no personal con
eern. Gentle reader, let me say to thee,
that I bliotild have liked to have seen
others on the ground, broach the
matters commented upon, in icy
communications; perhaps, some
would have done so had they not
been a (mid that their motives might
have been misunderstood ; that they
might bo charged with seeking
political preferment.
Elections come so olteu, the office
seekers yivc the people very little
show in (he matter of the considera
tion of vital topics.
With legard to the writer, he takes
this orthion to respectfully inform
j our renders that "no person in Ne
braska will ever have a chance to
help him politically, and he sincerely
iiopus that you may have no business
in bin line; and if you have, that be
does not solicit it. I make these
ul;.-oi vations because it has been told
me that 1 am trying to work some
political racket. When I tee good
, eopie pluudcied by corporations, a
euge ot duty prompts me to tell them
:! it, Jht same as it I saw a thief vis
iting their grain bins while the
were xway.
It seemed to meat one time that
this country had much to fear from
he orporations on the one hand,
t.usi the anarchists on the other.
But the signs of the timce now are
more hopeful for a peaceful solution
r! the impending complications.
These agitations will doubtless cause
:hc vnrious parties to nut forward
heir best men for office in our large
"ities. Abram S. Hewitt for mayor
i f New York City is a grand stride
u the right direction. Even the
Democratic party is capable oc
raionaliy of doing a good act. I
would say, if I pretended to be a
prophet, that "boodle" will not be
he winning catd ot the future.
Nebraska being an agricultural
t-t ale, all her inhabitants should lend
heir efforts to develope her in that
behalf. The interests of business and
professional men in your cities and
towns should be regarded as identi
cal with those of the farmers. While
I do not claim that they are antago
nistic, yet I am of the opinion that
the farmers will have to get their
eyes open by their own efforts, for
various reasons. The business man
is not going to ruin himself by taking
their part against the railroads. He
probably expects favors, passes for
himself and family, rebates or lower
rates than his neighbor is receiving.
He feels that if he kicks, the latter
may get the better of him and make
him throw up the sponge.
After all, if the freights are high,
he will only have to make the ad
vances in the first instance and
eventually make the producers pay
them, when he sells his commodities.
The small fry attorney is willing to
he bribed to silence, for the con
sideration of an "annual." He has
by accepting it, everything to gain
aud nothing to lose, for ho will get
just tho same business from the
fanners whether he accepts or re
jects it. The attorney of greater
ability 16 either the counsel of some
company or expects to be. What
has he to gain by lighting the rail
ways? Nothing but glory. That
will not buy potatoes and meat.
The eyes of your citizens ought to
be opened to the importance of
electing a United States Senator
triendly to the masses. Thou your
legislature should memorialize Con
greis in strong terms to pass an
iuter-statc commerce bill. It is sur
pribing that politicians of your state
have been so long able to fool the
people. The state legislature cannot
do anything worth doing to regulate
exorbitant tariffs. These corpora
tions are pretending to heed the
admonitions from the Stale Railway
Commission aud say that they are
going to do much building duriug
the coming seaeou. Is it not a little
queer how they can deceive the
people by such stiffs, just before the
legislature meets? It .only shows
bow easily the farmers can be de
luded, la order to properly deal
with such vital issues, we should be
fair and not try to force our con
clusions upon the people; to give
facts and data andlet them judge for
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themselves They have been lied to
so much, that I would not blame
them if they did not believe any
thing that had been told them. While
we are considering this part ot the
subject, why would it not be a good
idea for tho fanners of Platte county
to hold a meetiug or take some action
for the purpose of having some one
on .whom they could rely at Lincoln
during theapproaciung sessiou c( the
legislature to write op the proceed
ingtjT of that body for your home
papers? Do you not want to know
what your representatives are doing?
how they vote on the senatorial
question ?
Do you want an effort made to
memorialize congress to pass the
Reagan bill aud other measures in
your interest; or doyou want those
who are opposed to you to furnish
you tho news? If you will not try to
inform yourselves on these points,
you may expect to be deceived.
Further, if such a meetiug is held, re
quest your home legislators to write
your papers over their own signa
tures what is being done by that
auguBl body. They can and should
dd it. If they do not do it, after
being requested, you may then con
clude that they aro lazy or indifferent
to your interests. We would not
WHiit to think that they intend to do
something that they are ashamed to
have known.
As this communication is uow
somewhat lengthy, I cannot write,
much about Denver this time. Your
former citizeus, as tar as I care about
knowing, are getting along very well.
Your correspondent took a Thanks
giving dinner with A. 11. Doland aud
family. The way he did eat was a
caution. Mr. and Mrs. D. are the
very be6t of people. They are very
much wrapped up in their children, 1
Charlie, a bright boy of uine years,
aud Daisy, a pretty child of seven.
Daisy was born in Columbus. Mrs
Doland's cousin, Miss Lizzie Nor
bury, from St. Louis is stuyiug a
their house. Mr. D. intends, abou
the first of the year to locate in St
Joe, Missouri, where ho will settle
down in the wholesale drug business
as a member ot the firm of Smith &
Co.
Mibs L. E. McCarthy, a friend ot
Mia. John (t. Higgius and Mm. .1. C
Morrisaey, takes an active intercut in
IhikI league matters. She is an
unusually smart woman.
Dr. Houesteel has been treating u
number of cases of fover successfully
He is on thu move all the while, ili
wire has returned from her visit to
your city.
Milton Speice aud Charlie Coan
have obtained situations and art
pegiug away.
George Schrain is clerking at
Brice's drug store, one of the largest
in the city. Mr. Brice told you
correspondent, a few days ago, tha
be liked fleorge first-rate. It wa
too bad that his brother Mike had to
die.
I understand that Dan Lord's sis
tcr, Mrs. Young, is dead. She use
to live on the ranche near Colutnbu?
with him. She had been unwell for
some years. Her husband and Dan
feel sorely hlllicted. Dan, I believe
is located at Roggcn, a station a few
miles from here ou the C. B. & Q.
J. S. Ilcnrich has been unwell for
some time but is better uow. Thore
are no better peoplo anywhere than
be aud Mrs. Heurich. Mrs. -Walker,
the sister of J. S., is now visiting bet
parents back in Platte county. The
old gentleman, Rev. A. Dcurich, has
every reaeou to feel proud of his
children.
Mr. J. N. Healer made me a short
call. Mr. Heater possesses sterling
qualities aud is very successful In his
busiuess enterprises. lie and Mrs.
Heater are the kiud of friends that
one likes, to have.
Walter S. Wells' sister, living i
Johnstown, N. Y., has been pub
lishing iu one of Denver's dailies an
inquiry as to her brother's where
abouts. She and her mother are
almost heart-broken. He left Ful
lerton iu August, 1885, and that is the
last time that she ever heard anything
definite concerning him. His wife
thinks that he is dead.
Reppectfully yours,
Byron Mili.ett.
For the Journal.
The few Tows ofljiadxay.
Friend Journal: I thought it
was about time, as the new road has
got to this place, to lay beforo your
many readers a synopsis of the pros
perity that is soon going to reign in
this fertile region. The Scribner
branch of the Northwestern was
completed to this point on the 27th
of November, 188G. Side tracks and
switches are all finished ;- there are
6l;ll about seventy-five men at work
here; they are principally mechan
ics, erecting a depot, water tank,
round-house, turning-table, section
house and all the improvements that
generally belong to a good railroad
yard; the company has located sev-
for the
WITH THE
WEEKLY STATE JOOIAL,
Bath One Year For
- S3.75. -"- -
eral side tracks here ; the now towu
is located on both sides of Ash creek',
about a hundred rods north of ita
confluence with the classic Shell.
The valley here is about a mile wide
sud the beautiful undulating hills
stretching away in the distance
would form a 'grand study for an
artist. This town site, or I might in
all candor say the future city ot
Lindsay, as there are high hopes of"
its coming to the front, Jioa eleven
miles .west of Humphrey and seveu
miles southwest ot Newman's Grove;
between Humphrey aud the valleyot
Shell Creek is tho most beautiful
table lands that the eye could re-t
upon and -it is needless .to say that
that this road ruus through one of
the fiueat agricultural districts in the
tale, from tho town of Scribner to
Oakdale, viz, through the counties
of Dodge, Colfax, PJatto, Boone aud
Antelope; in fact the company show
ed good judgment as well as taste in
deciding ou this point as we hear it
spoken o'f now as being the end of a
reight division. Water is plenty
and of the best quality aud cau bj
easily procured at a depth of fifteen
to twenty-live feet. Besides Shell
Creek is a never failing water power ;
here the brewer, tho miller, tho'dis
illery men or other manufacturing
peculators would most assuredly
find a bonanza, as coin, oats, wheat,
ye- and barley can be raisefl in
buudauce. 1 am bold to say there
s no country on ear'h where the
-taffof lite can bo more easily pro
cured or where as tow men go to bed
upjerles.- than in this favored place
f full and plentj, wl.oti- ibe circum
erenee of man N greater than hit
: erpeiidiuular.
The company has showed their
good intentions ir. erecting a splendid
: ve-bent piling bridge on the couuty
oatl over Ash creel; ; this trncture
s sixtet't! teet wide with good i ail
ing on either side aud would cost
ho county $500; this the company
huiit in lieu o: the old trap that lay
in the riiht ot way of the company,
it's an old saying 'first come first
nerved." So they who come first
and get business lots on bottom and
elect eoine ot the beautiful iota on
-outbein rlcpeot one of the northern
wind breaks the (hilU) !or a private
esidencc they may consider thein
elve comfortably situated.
In conclusion, I will sav that if a
beautiful valley threaded by a benuti-
ul HtrcHiu meandering through it
ike a silver cord and surrounded by
oily bills where iia'ure -hovered
or handy wo:k over this chosen
andscapc and where the grey nihts
f the morning love to linger on the
iil sides hs loath to part Horn where
he finny tribe are disporting iu the
crystal waters below, where the black
1 ird is caroling in the trees, the lark
making her morninir vNit-i aloft and
he prairie d,.gs holdinir their morn-
ng consultations, and where hunger
nd thirst i? never heard of if the
oine seeker tolerates a locality like
his let him haaten to join the
multitude.
John Vai.kkr.
l.imisnv.
Mariictl. at the Catholic eliureh nt .St.
Iternartl. Wednesday, Dee. 1M. Mr.JaiiiCs
Airnew of Dulutii, Minn., and lis .Mary
A. Coniiellx of Lindsay.
In the eveniiur there was a wedding
'east at the residence of the bride's pa
ents and eerybody bad a mot enjoja
l le time. Among the numerous gue'ts
from abroad were Mr. John ilaney and
t is daughter Clizabelh ami ttoe," Dan
el, Eddie and Y.'illie M.iher, Dr. Mead
mid lady, Miss Annie Dtitfy and her sis
ters, Mr. anil Mr.s.John Farrel. A host
I others were Uept away by the inelem
n t. weather. All of the lovers of Tcrp
ichorc were iu attendance, and with
i.oo(l mu.sie, dancing was kept up until
he gray dawn of morning. Tin: wedding
resents were numerous and varied
Among the most noticeable was a hang
ng laiup, onv of the niot beautiful and
riiamental that ever turned night into
day. It wa" a conception of decorative
:irt for one to stare at in wonder. Vv'itli
its interlacing golden chains, tied in be
wildeiiug kuot, it was suspended from
the ceiling and the pearly crystals that
encircled the rim of its shade looked like
crimson dewdrop.s in the burning light
Messrs. Carrig ,t Lynch, Dan," Eddie and
Willie M.aber, Thomas MeCarvcI and
Thomas Moriarity were the donors. On
Thursday following the wedding the
joung couple took their departure for
Omaha where Mr. Agnew has a contract
to fultill on the streets of that city. He
is associated with Mr. Frank Hunt iu the
t usiness of railroad contracting, and
hey together built a portion of the F., E
& Mo. Val. it. It., which was extended
through the northern portion of this
ounty the past .summer.
Unkind fate ordains more sorrow and
oss to the boys ot Upper Shell Creek
than it should", but nevertheless every
body wishes the young couple long lii'e
nd'much happiness.
There is a rumor that the revenue is
defrauded.
John McCulloch's residence Is the most
imposing in the valley.
There is not so much hog cholera here
as "Dr."' Hardy asserts.
Colds are epidemic and severe. If Jim
Connolly wants to ay auythiug it must
be iu a very hoar.c whivper.
There is being constructed at Lindsay
a turn-table, a water-tank and a depot.
11 there should be a wreck Haywood
might be buried in the ruins. Some one
ought to tell him his house is too near
the track.
John Gogan, Esq., has invented a tool
that is both a level and a square, which
he talks of having patented. Your cor
respondent fails to comprehend its com
ponent parts very clearly, but has a
vague impression that it is eomcthing
new in mathematics and that there Is no
rule of demonstration for it even iu the
intiuitcsaimal calculus.
The wedding bells that rang on Wed
nesday evening at 3lr. Connolly's must
have had a mournful lay for some of the
boys. A fair tlowcr bloomed in a desert
anil eager hands strove to possess it. A
maiden laughed with youthful beauty
and no sunbeams played merrier pranks
than the beams of her bright eyos that
thrilled the heart of many a longing lover;
and vet her smiles and her friendships
never let love feel lorn or unrequited.
Cupid never cried havoc with a kinder
heart.
Farewell, ilollie, m
Adown life's gentle slope
And rose strewn paths along.
Never shall doubt or melancholy
Be thine; but Faith and Hope
Shall etill sing hcartful song.
Earth no fairer story tells
Than these, thy joyful wedding bells.
COLUMBUS
WITH THE
Oim WEEKLY KEf IlCil.
Both One Year For
$2.75.
GREENWOOD CEMETERY
CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
Ifi'THE GREAT GRAVEYARD.
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The Cemetery Will lie Practically Closed
in Twenty-live Team Hence Best Mar
ble .for Monument
Cotftawrree Roots.
and Wood for
Superintendent L. J. Wells, of Greenwood
cemetery, is a pleasant voiced man with gray
hair, who has lwd the care of New York and
Brooklyn's great repository for the dead for
many years. He lias seen Greenwood grow
f roma vacant, unimproved plot of 200 acres
to a tract of surpassing lteauty, peopled with
nearly 250,000 of dead, and covering nearly
n square milo of territory. Mr. Wells con
siders Greenwood the largest and finest
cemetery in the world. It was chartered in
l&5s and the first burial was that of Sarah
Hannah, of this, city, on Sept. 5, 1840. Now
there are more than 3?J,100 bodies buried
there.
"Is t jTenietery large enough nowP aaked
the reporter.
"It is lai"ge enough to furnish lots for the
nest twenty-live years, ami after that wo
don't care. The lots will be large enough to
accommodate their owners for years to come,
and wcsliall have a surplus largo enough to
keep tho grounds in order forever."
'Then Greenwood will bo practically closed
a quarter of a century hence. r
"That is tho idea exactly. It is large
enough now to be readily handled. Our fund
for the porinnuent caru of the cemetery is Ink
ing added to steadily, and now amounts to
$Si;i,S00.tiJ. Our trust fund for the care of
bpeclal graves i already a largo one, and wo
have had the cemetery Itouudaries fixed by
the streets ami boulevards of the city, so that
the present liotiiidarit-, will be permanent.
All that will be done to the grounds after
l'.iin, then, will be to lavp them looking
bvautiful."
XOT A STOCK rosiiwxv.
"You .see. the Greenwood Cemetery eoqo
ratiou is not n stock tompany. as most simi
lar associations are. It is a trust company,
mid no one gets nny money out of it save
the employes. All that remains after tho
annual expenses are paid is added to the sur
plus fund that is lieing put away for tho
future care of the cemetery. Every lot
owner is a stockholder. There are over
"5,000 of them. Every improvement has
been made upon the grounds. We havo
stone crusher, arteiian wells, thorough sew
erage, and have jut lini-hcd a new reservoir
to hold li:;r,000 gallons, that stands on Mount
"Washington, the highest point on Long
Island, ami is about n feet above tide
water. This stores ihe. water pumped from
our wells, and gives greater and much
neeikit pressure. A new eight-inch water
main will be laid this fall, taking the placo
of one of our four inches. The changes in
Greenwood since I came here in 1S48 have
ln-en marvelous. I am the only one left of
the attaches who were here then.'
-What is the ino-t durable material for
monuments:'
"Dark blue granite, from Quincy, Mass.
Bronze comes n.-xt, but it is costly, and it is
lx-ing nduiteratwl so much now that somq of
il is poor There has Iweu a great revolution
iu the giavt-stone business. People have
found out that blue granite Ls the best stone
to wear, nnd they are using nothing else.
The rage for Italian marble began to die out
ten j'cars ago. There are veins in it which
are imperceptible when the work is new, hut
which exiiosuiv develops, and then the work
of ruin tegiiis. Yv'e do not allow inclosures
to Ikj made of it at all, and the lest stone
cutters will not recommend it to customers.
All inclosures now are required to be of
granite coping, or granite io-.t and bars of
either galvanized iron or brass. No iron
chains or hedges are allowed. This course
will keep the grounds from disfigurement in
after years. It is the result of dearly
lK)ught experience. Brnwustone? No, there
hasn't been any brownstone used here for
twenty years. It is not durable. Scotch
granite, too, doesn't stand as we expected it
would. Light granite turns yellow with
age."
TOM US Oi'T OV UKI'AIIL
Ik tomlis ever fall inT
".some of the old ones get out of repair. In
the early days ieople were allowed to build
them of brick and iu the most imperfect man
ner. Now we require that the tops of all
tombs shall b-j a thick granite slab, so as to
shed water. The back and -omers have to
lie solid pieces alo, and the walls have to be
two feet thick with no upright joints.
William S. ltidabock, of New York, is erect
ing one down the avenue built after the
manner 1 4iae just described that will stand
for ages. It will cost 10,00."
"Will coilins that are made now last as long
us those formerly used"
"I think the Aid fashioned mahogany cof
fins would outlast by far almost any other
eoflin. Many of the coffins that they sell
now are simply glued together not even
nailed. We've learned this from experience.
After bodies have been left in the receiving
vault a few weeks the glue is dissolved by
moisture and the coffins come ajxirt. Metal
lic collius arc readily affected by heat and
cold ami hence spring and break; that is,
they do in receiving vaults."'
"Does a wooden box protect a coflinf
"On the contrary, if made of pine it will
warp quickly and catch and retain water,
hastening decay. A Ikx of chestnut will last
longer than anything else underground.
Even hi mud and water it will hold together
for years.'
"Which are the liest woods for coffin.'''
'Chestnut and black walnut are the most
durable. But as long as a body is to remain
where it is buried, it makes little difference
what it is encased in."
"Do trees push their roots into graves as
much as is popularly supposedr
"Some .trees are bad for cemeteries two
that I have in mind particularly. They are
the ailauthus aud the white leaved maple.
Neither of these varieties "sallowed in Green
wood lecau.se the roots spread so rapidly."
New York Tribune.
The Terrace of the Capitol.
Work on .the marble terrace around the
Washington Capitol is sieadi' going for
ward, but it will lie a long time before the in
creased room will be ready for use. Nearly
100 rooms will le added to the accommoda
tions of the main building. Some of these
will 1)0 used for storing purposes, but there
will bo several well lighted and ventilated
committee rooms in the terrace. Only the
outer wall of the new addition is built of
marble. Inside of the marble is a thick wall
of brick. The rooms in the terrace will be
much better than those in the basement of
the Capitol now used for committee rooms.
The chief advantage iu the terrace, however,
is in the improvement it makes in the appear
ance of the" Capitol building as seen from a
distance. Chicago Times.
KHUns the Birds.
A farmer in El Dorado county, CaL, in
order to get rid of tho many linnets, that
were proving very destructive to bis fruit,
sprinkled strychnine on a watei melon and
killed eighty in less than an hour. Chicago
Times.
JOURNAL,
wrrn the
PRAIRIE FARMER,
Both One Tear For
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AND'
BEES.
Carrjin;; Honey .to tho .rain-Purchaser
with a Sweet Tooth.
Near Cloghcen we overtake two country
lasses jogging 'along on 'a botne'inada cart lx
hind a rusty nag. As we approach we ee
that they are enveloped in a perfect swarm
of horse flies, anil, since insects are vs. raw In
Ireland as rooks are plenty, we marvel greatly.
"They aiv bees exclaims the lively prof esv
sor of romance language froih Columbia col
lege, who is visiting the homo of ancestors
nlany generations remotey - And so they are;
placidly and, with a joyful laugh for the joy
ful tourists the peasant' glrfs continue their
journey, with bee on all sides of.lueml
Now one seeni3 to settle on tho nissetcoil
of hair of this girl, and" thore are two walk
ing about the' big cloth cloak of that. As.w
pas the mystery resolves itself.. i They, are;
not witches, nor, like Melusin iu the fairy
tale, "do'tboy end in mermaid extremities;
but under the board which serve tbenvfor a
seat' are two beehives, which these stalwart
virgiiis bee mothers' wlthouta miracle are
taking to' the small Tafr at Cloghcen. While
we twit in .that litUo tpUoa, they come, up, the
hives aro unceremoniously unhitched from
under the seat, so that buyers can examine
them, a number of purchaser!! and idlers
gather about, and one, who moans business
or has a sweet txth, calmly raises a hive,
takes a dab of honey out with 'his forefinger
and tastes of the store.
I remember that Giraldos do Barry said
that there were no bees in Ireland, and
thereby aroused unquestionablo fury in
patriotic Irish breasts for centuries, until a
learned Irishman crammed that and many
more innocent lies down his throat in tho
fiercest, most indignant Latin prose. If there
were none in tho Twelfth century, the pres
ent age has repaired tho omission, and also
taught tho angry bee passions not to rise.
Opinions were divided whether or not tho in
sects were of a stinglcss variety, or. if
equipped with stings, whether the smell of
peat, which is inseparable fiom Irish peas
ants, had tho effect of discouraging the use of
their natural weajKms, even when jolted for
hours in a springlcss cart. Ono thing was
agreed ujwn, that tho soothering Mikes of
Cloghecii would not bother those girls w ith
any rustic attention whilo they were abltt to
let loose upon too familiar admirers their
bees of war. Cor. New York Times.
Joking With a Powder House.
There was a fall of rock at ono of tho tun
nels on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and
our train was detained at a flag station for
three or four hours. Too passengers stroihd
about to jkiss the time nway, nnd n dozen of
us had gone dowji tho track half a mile
toward a quarry whan wo came to a rough
looking shanty erected about 200 feet f roni
tha track nnd partly hidden by great rocks.
There was a small pieco of red cardboard in
sight on tho building, but if ic had nny print
ing or writing on it wo couldn't seo from
that distance. A passenger pulled out his
revolver umI oliservcil:
"I think I can chip that caid, though it's a
pretty long shot.'
He tired and missed it Then a second
pulled his revolver and lired and hit tho cor
ner of the card. Then out came seven or
tight weapons and there wa a general blaz
ing away for at least ti-n minutes, when tho
card fell. We had just put up our pistols
when a man esme running up from tho
quarry, waving his hat and yelling: "."top!
stopr When he reached us ho was out of
breath and pale as a gbot.
"W-w hat were you shooting at!" he gaicd.
"At a red card ou that .shanty."
He beckoned for us to follow and led the
way to the luuiso and opened the door. The
place coutained nineteen kegs of blasting
powder aud 1W) jkmuhJs of liiti-o-gh-cerine,
and some of our bullets had 'barked' two or
three of the kegs. 1 don't know lj- what
route the others got hack to the train, nor
how long it took 'em, but I Hew, and the rnto
of speed loat any pigeon record you ever
heard of. Detroit Free 1'ress.
Old Kiilliou" Out or Humor.
When Col. Benton ran for tho seventh
time for the senate he was defeated by Henry
S. Geyer, for the generation that had grown
up since lie had entered public life "knew not
Joseph." He then took the stump as a candi
date for the house of representatives, ami was
elected as a Missouri compromise Democrat,
defeating a Whig nnd a southern Democrat,
But he was a mere cipher iu the house, nnd
when the timefor his re-election came around
he was defeated by a Know nothing inutli
date. This soured him beyond measure, and
linally, at midnight on the t of March. ls",
he emptied the contents of his desk into a red
silk bandanna handkerchief, and with his
bundle in his hand went to the door, where,
as the hands of the clock reached 1-, he
shouted, -Mr. Speaker!" The occujiaut of
the chair, thinking be wished to record his
vote on a question then being taken, said (as
was and is the custom): "Was the gentleman
within the bar when his name was called f
-No, sir!" said Mr. Benton; "I am here. sir!
I appear outsido the bar, sir, as on ex-member
of congress, to protest 'against" any man call
ing my name. If nny clerk calls my name I
will suo him, .sir!" "The gentleman from
Missouri, said the scaker pro tern., "is out
of order." "Yes. sir!" said Mr. Benton, "and
if tho sergeant-at-arms attempts to arrest me
I will sue him, sir!"
Every one expected a scene, but the presid
ing officer simply said: "If tho gentleman
from Missouri is not a member of tho houo
the doorkeeper will keep him ouUide of tho
hall!" A roar of laughter greeted this an
nouncement, nnd before it bad died away
Col. Benton, carrying his bundle, turned his
back upon legislation and -left. Ben: Perley
Poora in Boston Budget.
Practical and Technical Schools.
The American workman in ull tho higher
departments of the mechanic arts occupies
an inferior position to the graduates of tho
technical schools and colleges of the conti
nent of Europe. Berlin has one such insti
tution which has over 1,000 scholars. An
other school Ls about to bo added to the nu
merous practical and technical schools estab
lished by the city of Paris. Next mouth an
ecole de mcublemeut will be opened, the ob
ject of which is to rear able and skillful
workmen who will maintain the artistic tra
ditions of the furniture industry in France.
Instruction will be given by professors in
cabinet making, sculpture, in wood turning,
joiners n11 tapestry. There will be classes
for geometry, the history of art, techni
eology, industrial design, modeling, etc. The
period of apprenticeship will lx for four
years. Sixty pupils will be "admitted every
year, and they will be selected by competitive
examination iu French composition mid or-namei-tal
design, and must Ikj between 13
and 10 years of age. The New York board
of education is talking of setting apart
$00,000 annually to teach the children in the
public schools the rudiments of the industrial
aits. Demorcst's Monthlv.
Utah's Wool Product.
The number of sheep iu Utah Is placed at
1,100,000 aud the wool product for the last
season at 7,000,000 pounds. One of the grow
ing industries of the territory is the manu
facture of salt For the last year it is esti
mated that l."i,0tX) tons have been produced,
worth & per tou. Chicago Herald.
2 a year.
MIYKRTISK IX THE JOURNAL
If you want to well or lmy
unythlnan If you want to lend
or borrow anytlijiim It' y"
want a situation, or It you
"wsurtlielp
IRISH GIRLS
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National Bank!
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OF-
COLUMBU8. XVKB.
nAs ax
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Authorized .Capital of $250,000,
A Surplus Fund of - $17,000,
And the largest lnil ia Cash Cap
ital of any bank in this part
of the State.
' tSTDcposits received and interest paid
on time deposits.
BSTDraftson the principal cities in this
country aud Europe bought and sold.
tSTCnllcctions and all other business
given prompt and careful attention.
stockiioi.dki:.
A.AXDEKSOX,.f're-f.
SAM'L C. S311TII, ViceJ'res't.
O.T.KOKX, Cashier.
J. P. BKCKEK,
ilEI'MAXOEilUtlCH,
G.SCiiLTTE,
W. A.MoALMSTEi:,
ApriS-'SCtf
BUSINESS CARDS.
D.T. Marty.v, M. D. F. .1. t-ciiui;, M.D.
Drs. MARTYN & SCHUG,
U. S. Examining Surgeons,
Local Surgeons. Uiiion Pacific, O., X.
B. II. and 15. ,t M. R. It's.
Consultations iu German ami English,
telephones at office and residences.
SSTOih'ci on Olive street, next to Urod
ttuhrer's Jewelry Store.
COLUMBUS, - NEBRASKA.
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17" .:oK:-ii:iJi;!i,
LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE.
Upstairs Ernst building 11th street.
Ol'LMVAA cV KCl"ftr'l-r'IC,
ATTOJiXXYS AT LA )
t.llicc over First National R.mk, Toliim
biis, Xcbraska. ."iil-tf
. KYAIVU 31. ..
'I'llYiSlCIAN AND Hl'EGEON.
iSTOllici and rooms, ("luck building,
lull street, 'telephone communication.
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J'JIYSICJAN AND SUE G EON,
Platte Center, Xcbraska. !'-y
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KK.1B A X A'rKH.TI?lT,
BLACKSMITH AXD WAGOX MAKER,
K.th street, east of Aht's darn.
April 7, G-tt
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K. .1.4'ftlAN. lVII.-LY,
"DEUTSCHE! A RZT,
Columbus, Xcbraska.
JSTOUiee 11th Mreet. Consultations
.! English, French and Germau. JJ-lm
T o W : 1. 1, ii v. s a",
J'LATTE CENTEJi, NEK.
.lust opened. Special attention given
to commercial men. Has a good sample
rconi. Sets the best tabid Give it a
Mini and be convinced. o0-."uio
ioii. itjsii";v
COUNTY SUnVEYOli.
JgfParties desiring surveying done
in address lne at Columbus, Neb., or
all at my office iu Court House.
."imaj HUy
NOTICE TO Tl'At'HI'K.S.
W. H. Ted row, Co Supt.
1 will be at my office in the Court House
ike third Saturday of each mouth for the
fxamiiiation of teachers. "i!l tf
I'. F. KI.'Li:, .11. D.,
HOMCEOPATHIST.
Clironic Disease and Diseases oi
Children a Specialtv.
BSTOtlice on Olive .street, threr doors
north ot First National Bunk. J-ly
M
uAI.IM.STE'S: IIROtt.,
A TT01WEY8 A T LA W,
Office up-stairs iu McAllister's build
ing. 11th St. W. A. McAllister, Notary
Public.
J. M. MACKAULANU,
Att::s7clITetr7r5':l i
II. It. COWIiKKV,
C3l!i:::r
LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE
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MACFARIjAND & COWDERT,
Columlhs, : : : Nebraska.
.ioii.v .. im;r;iN". c. j. ;ai:i.ow.
Collection Attorney.
HIGGINS & GAEL0W,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAVV,
Specialty made of Collections by C. .1.
Garlow. 3-t-m
"P II. RISCII K,
llth St., opposite Lindell Hotel.
Sella Harness, Saddles, Collars, Whips
Blankets. Curry Combs, Brushes, trunks
valises, buggy" tops, cushions, carriage
trimmings, Ac., at the lowest possible
prices. Repairs promptly attended to.
S. MURDOCH. & SON,
tj Carpenters and Contractors.
Havehadan extended experience. and
will guarantee satisfaction in work.
All kinds of repairing done on short
notice. Our motto is, Good work and
fair prices. Call and give u an oppor
tunitytoestimateYoryou.- "QTShop on
13th St., one door west of Friedhof &
Co's. store, Columbus. Nebr. 483-y
A. PRIZE. SS
Send six cents tor
and receive
costly box of
goods which will help you to more money
right away man anyiumg cisc iu mm
world. All, of either sex, succeed from
first hour. The broad road to fortune
opens before the worker., absolutely
sure. At once address, Tkux St CO.,
Bgmsts, Msiae.
vu. w . rc.YiJLY,
P.AXDKKSOX,
G. ANDERSON,
UOItERTUlILKJ.
i rowiJEi: explosion ni ncuaire,
O , killed three men nnd badly injur-,
etl two other.
Keaewn Mer Mlh.
Mr.s. Phoebe Cbesley, Peterson,
Clay Co., Iowa, tells the following
remarkable story, tbe troth of which
is vouched for by tbe residents of the
towu : "I ant 73 years old, had beeu
troubled with kidney complaint sud
lameness for many years ; could sot
dress myself without help. Now 1
am free from all pain and soressss
and am able to do my own house
work. I owe my thanks to Electric
Bitters for having reuewed my youth,
and recovered completely all disease
and pain." Try a bottle, only 50
cents, at Dowty & ileitkemper's.
Members of the House for tho
Fiftieth Congress will stand 1C8 dem
ocrats, 152 republicans, four inde
. endents, with ono vacancy (Rhode
Island) to be filled by a republican.
Voaair Oirlt
are at a critical period when they are
about maturing and developing into
women. Tho lack of watchful care
at this time may result in fixing ir
regularities upon delicate organs and
entailing a loug list of "female weak
nesses." All this may be avoided,
and tho young woman come through
this period clothed in all the beauty
and strength of n pcrTectly healthy
organization by the aid of D.
Pierce "Favorite Prescription."
prepared especially for female
troubles by one of the most success
ful physicians of the day.
A man at Kearney, Neb., the other
day succeeded iu passing ou tho
National bank a check for 403,
drawn by Josh Woods of tho Streeter
& Woods cattle company. The
cashier soon discoverod that tho sig
nature was forged. The forger is
still at large.
WoriMt lhau a I'lre Alurni.
Ono of the most dreadful alarms
that can be soutn'cd in a mother's
oats N produced by croup; dreadful,
because it in known to he danger
ous ; the more dreadful because tho
life of a loved one is in jeopardy.
Chamberlain's Cough ltamcdy is a
never failing safeguard against this
dangerous disease. it? reputatiou
ii a preventative and cure lor croup
is fully anil firmly established. In
fact, it is the only remedy which can
always be relied upon. Sold by
Dowty & Ileitkemper.
Fifteen cars of bullion, amount
ing to "?5-l,0CO were shipped the other
day from the consolidated California
md Virginia mine. This makes
1-1-10,000 shipped from this mine since
November.
A UiU lui-All-in
order to give all a chance to
test it, and thus be convinced of its
wonderful curathe poweis. Dr.
King's New Discovery tor Con
sumption, Coughs and Cold:", will
be for a limited time, given away.
This offer is not only liberal, but
shows unbounded faith in the merits
of this great remedy. All who sutler
from Coughs, Colds, Consumption,
Asthma, Bronchitis, or any affection
of the Throat, Chest or Lungs, are
especially requested to.call at Dowly
& Heitkempcr's drug store, and get
a tiial bottle free, large bottles $1.
Itch, Prairie Mange, aud Scratches
of every kind cured in '10 minutes by
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Uoe no
other. This never fails. Sold by
0. 11. Stillman, druggist, Columbus.
Mrs. Klizametii Wokuen, of Sl
Joseph, Mo., was found dead in her
bed tho other morning at the resi
dence of her sou, "W. R. Wordeu.
She was about sixty jeara old, aid
had not been well for wine days.
KiiMtell Sage
is a well known operator in Wall
street, who is generally considered as
"up to puuff." Uenee, it may have
been quite natural that a conntrymui
who reads the papers, recently called
at his oflicc aud asked for a package
of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. II
discovered his mistake in the article
called for. This remedy, when ap
plied with Dr. Pierce's "Nasal
Douche," will surely and rapidly
eradicate the most aggravated ca e
of catarrh, with all its unpleasant and
dangerous accompaniments.
The report that the French trans
port Chauderneger was lost with
1200 troop aboard, is a mistake,
having safely arrived in port.
Fifty Oal
Is the price of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, the pafest and bef-t Cough
Medicine in the market. Sold by
Dowty & Ileitkemper.
Ed. Skaoos has been indicted by
the graud jury of Pierce county, for
murder in tho first decree.
!""u'Tteu A ri; ii W.iSv-.
The Ucsi Stive in :i." w..h! for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores. U"e--', S-ilt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Totter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, .and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. It is gs;ar
anteed to ivj perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. Foi Sale by Dowty & Ileit
kemper. mayl7-ly
Moves In the highest circled
St torn.
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