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All communications, to secure attention, must bo accompanied by the full name of the writer. We reserve tho right to reject any manuscript, and cannot agree to return the same. Wedesire a correspondent in every school-district of Platte county, ono of good judgment, and re liable in every way. Write plainly, each item separately. Give us facts. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1SS7. South Omaha has been declared a city of the second class with over 5,000 in habitants At a meeting at Oxford university the other day Prof. Freeman's proposal to form a home-rule league was adopted. It is officially stated from Vienna that the cabinet Bharesin the belief that good relations rith Russia -will be maintained. Gnx. Thomas Kinitr Smith of Phila delphia, died at New York, Dec. 14, aged 67 years. He was chief of Gen. Grant's staff at the close of tho war. Diphthekia is reported now raging in Vermillion county, III. Schools at Cath lin are closed until January 1. Over 100 deaths wero reported last week. A report comes from Stanton, Va., that two freight trains collided on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad tho other dav near Clifton Forge. Three men killed. A REroitT comes from Bismark, Dak., the other night that while crossing the Missouri river Charles "Whalen, wife and daughter broke through tho ice and were drowned. Luelia North, aged four, at Cincin nati, in tho store the other morning dur ing the absenco of her parents, ignited her clothing and before assistance reach ed her she was burned to death. TnE senate the other day was about to remove the injunction of secrecy from the journal of the executivo proceedings from the year 1829 up to the end of the Fortioth congress twenty years ago. C. .T. Faulkner, of West Virginia, is declared duly elected senator by the committee on privileges and elections, and a resolution to that effect was pass ed, and tho oath of office thereupon ad ministered to him. Deputy TJ. S. Marshal Thomas brought into Fort Smith, Ark., the other day, forty-two criminals, the largest batch ever brought thero at ono time. They all came from the Indian territory, and will bo tried in the United States court. At a convention of landlords held at Dublin, Dec. 14, French, the agent of Lord Lansdown, advocated advances to landlords to enable them to pay mort gages, accepting rentals as security. Everard favored this proposal, and said it was tho landlord's last chance. The senate committee on finance held its first meeting on the morning of Dec. 13, and ordered favorable report on the Morrill bill to refund to states the di rect taxes imposed by act of 18G1. The aggregrte is about 815,000,000. It is tho bill that passed the senate last session. Action is being taken at Aberdeen, Dak., in holding a state convention, which was temporarily organized, on the 15th, with H. C. Preston, of Mitchel, in the chair. The principal business of the convention will be the adoption of a memorial to congress for tho admission of Dakota as one state. B. E. Hopkins, late cashier of the Fi delity National bank at Cincinnati, O., is on trial in tho U.S. court, Judge Sage presiding alone. He is charged in the indictment with misapplication of the funds of the Fidelity National bank and making false entries in the books of the bank. To all the charges he pleads not not guilty. TnE executivo committee of the pro hibition party met at Chicago, Dec. 13. Chairman Dickey was instructed to is sue a call for the national convention and to ask prohibition voters in the sev eral states to send ono delegate for every thousand members of the party, in addition to the apportionment fixed at the recent national conference. Action is being taken in congress to regulate immigration into this country. Senator Reagan has introduced a bill which authorizes tho secretary of the treasury to appoint "inspectors of im migration,' to be stationed at such ports of entry as ho may deem proper. In an other instance a bill has been introduced into the house to prohibit immigration of Chinese to this country. A report comes from Paris that the formation of tho Tirard ministry was brought about by threats of President Carnot to resign if Tirard refused to go . ahead with the task. It is now called " Carrot's cabinet." Some of the radi cal organs make violent attacks on the new government, which, it is expected, will collapse after tho holidays. Whenever we cau place carpenters, masons, iron workers and mechanics in every department of work as cheaply,and live as poorly in the United States as similar workingmen of Europe, we can, of course, manufacture as cheaply as they do in England and France. But I am totally opposed to the policy that , would entail such results. To attempt it is equivalent to a social and financial revolution one that would bringNintold distress. James G. Blaine. A report comes from Glasgow that the delegates of the Scotch home rule onion, who have been making a tour in Ireland, have returned and re ported that the Irish' people are eager for peace, and that their demands are moderate. They say they are convinced that the Irish are homerulers and not " separatists. The delegates declare that measures taken by the present English government are ineffective and irritate JJm maw of fha Irian nation. An attempt was made to assassinate Ferry in the chamber of deputies by a man named Auberton. The criminal was arrested and exposed a vicious plot of destruction and murder. When Au berton appeared in the hall of the chambers of deputies and asked to see both Terry and Goblet, Goblet did not respond, but Ferry did, and on his ap pearance Auberton drew a revolver and fired three times at him. One of the balls struck Ferry in the chest. The wound apparently is not serious as Ferry was able to proceed to the hospital, sup ported by friends. A medical examina tion at the hospital revealed the fact that two bullets struck Ferry. The first passed around the chest, slightly pene trating the flesh, and the second went through the fleshy part of the thigh. In consequence of the attempt upon the life of Ferry there were many heated quarrels in the chamber of deputies be tween moderates and radicals. Eouvier joined in the discussion, accusing tho radicals in provoking weak-minded per sons to deeds of violence. In the house Speaker Carlisle called upon Crisp, of Georgia, to preside over the house, stepped down upon the floor and a'ddressed the chair as follows: "It is well known there is a contest pending which makes it improper for mo as pre siding officer to appoint a committee on elections. I have left the chair, there fore, for the purpose of asking to excuse me from performance of that duty, and to take such action in this matter as its judgment may dictate." Mr. Holman, of Indiana, offered a resolution that the house will, at 1 o'clock tomorrow, pro ceed to elect fifteen members who will constitute a committee on elections for the present session. A substitute by Mr. Turner, of Georgia, was rejected and Mr. Holman's resolution adopted. Kepresentative McCreert, of Ken tucky, is anxious to introduce a bill at an early day in the house for a confer ence of the representatives of Central and South American republics, and the republic of Mexico to meet in Washing ton and sottlo upon some plan for set tlement of their disputes by arbitration. Ho desires to have the representatives of the fifteen South and Central American republics here for the hundredth anni versary of the adoption of the constitu tion, or the four hundredth of the land ing of Columbus. Ho wants to take steps to open up trade with 55,000,000 people in the Spanish-American repub lic. S. P. Rounds, one of the editors and managers of jthe Omaha Republican, died, at his residonco in Omaha Satur day last, at a quarter to eight, of heart disease. His remains will be taken to Chicago this week for burial. As stated in the Republican the death of Mr. Rounds brings dep sorrow to the mem bers of the editorial and business staff, aud to employes of the Republican gen erally. To them he was something more than an employer he was a friend and a counselor in whom they trusted implicitly. Beyond his relatives, the public who were acquainted with him, are fully capable of appreciating the loss of a good man. A report comes from Denver, Col., that tho body of deputy sheriff Hol lingsworth, killed at Corona, the other evening, by Newton Voice, arrived there and will be shipped to Dlinois. It is known that the desperado has four men in a dug-out with him and that during the Bhooting the other evening he was badly wounded. Officers and settlers will soon make an attempt to drive the men out of tho house. If unsuccessful they will try to set it on fire. The president sent to the senate the nomination of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, Oscar S. Strauss, New York, to Turkey; Alexan der R. Lawton, Georgia, to Austria Hungary; Bayless W. Hanna, Indiana, to the Argentine Republic; consul gen eral, Jared Lawrence Rathbone, Califor nia, at Paris; G. Brown Goode, commis sioner of fish and fisheries; James F. Benedict, collector of internal revenue, district of Colorado. Senator Farwexl introduced a bill to repeal the internal revenue tax on to bacco in all forms and import duties on sugar and tobacco; also provides that a bounty of 140-100 cents per pound be paid producers of raw sugar in tank bottoms, and syrups of cane juice or beet juice and other sugar productions; also a bill to repeal the oleomargarine and all adulterated articles be plainly labeled as such. Harper, was tried in the U. S. court room at Cincinnati for his bank break ing and the jury returned the verdict: "We, the jury, find the defendant guilty as charged in the indictment." This means guilty on all thirty-three counts left for the jury to pass upon. Judge Sage sentenced him to ten years impris onment in the Ohio penitentiary, and that the marshal convey him thither at once. At Columbus, O., a special grand jury which was called to investigate the elec tion tally sheet forgery of 85,havemade a report, returning eight indictments. No names were given out, but three arrests were made Robert Montgomery and Dr. C. R. Montgomery, of Columbus, and Algernon Granville, of Chicago. A report comes from Paris of a recent date that Albertin,theman who attempt ed to assassinate Ferry in the"ball of the chamber of deputies, was arraigned be fore the magistrate for preliminary ex amination, during which the prisoner was attacked with dementia, and was re moved to a madhouse. The man arrested at Springfield, M, the other day, as William Clark, is with out doubt John H. Webber, the embez zling express messenger of the Northern Pacific express company. Webber disap peared from St. Paul early in Nov. His stealings then amounted to 85,000, but now his thefts amount to 33,971. A report comes from St. John, N. H. of the finding of a buried treasure at St. Martins and it has caused quite a sensa tion. The amount of the find up to one day last week is stated to be several bushels of guineas bearing date of 1765. At Hamburg, N. Yn early Saturday morning George Banerli and wife, aged fil and 5R. rRTVfirelv- vm hnnuul tn death. Their house burned, and, being J infirm, they were unable to eaeapa from I tka femiliimg . Perry C. Smith, of New Jersey, will get the place of E. Higgins, resigned. Smith is a cousin of Secretary Fairchild, and at present holds the position of dis bursing clerk of . the postoffice depart ment. At Reading, Pa., on the 17th, of Dec. the greatest snow of the year fell and at 10 P. M. was eighteen inches deep anil still falling. The storm is general all over the eastern section of tho state. On Sunday last editors of Vienna were summoned to the police bureau and re minded of the law prohibiting the pub lication of the movement of troops and other military preparations. President CleyeijAJJD has designated Brigadier General Mc Feely, commissary General of subsistence, to act as secre tary of war during the absence of Sec retary Endicott. NEBRASKA NOTES. George W. Means has been appointed postmaster of Georgetown, Custer county. Senator Manderson A bill for a pub lic building at Omaha, to cost, including site, 1,500,000. Fred Anderson, a fireman of the F., E. M. V. railroad, was accidentally crushed to death at Fremont one morning last week. A E. K. Long of Omaha was elected Grand Master at the meeting in Hast ings, last week, of the grand-council Arch Masons of Nebraska. Tho following persons have been granted pensions in Nebraska: E. P. Os good, Sidney; A. Tanner, Beatrice; W. Fusselman, Leigh; W. Neelia, Newman. Edward Beck, the city treasurer of Wilber, was tried last week on a charge of embezzlement, and after a few min utes examination was acquitted by the jury. The governor of this state has issued a proclamation organizing the county of Perkins, formed out of the territory of Keith county, and ordered an election of county officers. A board of trade was formed one night last week at Grafton, composed of its best business men. The citizens antici pate putting into operation several in dustrial enterprises next season. Attorney General Leese has given an opinion to State Auditor Babcock rela tive to the Wahoo bonds, holding that the bonds were issued on an illegal call, and therefore illegal and should not be registered. The appraisement of 280,000 acres of school lands in Cheyenne county, has been filed at Lincoln with the board of public lands and building. It runs from 50 cents to 15 an acre, and will probably be sold about Feb. 1. A mortgage of $4,9G3,G00 in favor of the American loan and trust company, of Bo ton, on tho Omaha & Republican Valley railroad, was filed the other day. This is at the rate of $10,000 a mile of said road, and is the largest mortgage ever filed for record at Lincoln. Senator Paddock introduced a bill for the erection of buildings for the ex clusive use of post offices, for the first and second class, none of the buildings to cost more than the aggregate gross receipts of the office for which it is in tended, for two preceding years. Fred Kropf bought four March pigs the other day of Louis Litchsharms, that weighed 1650 pounds. When a man can raise hogs and get his money out of the work that 6oon, there are not many things that will pay better. Schuyler Sun. President Cleveland sent to the senate the other day a large number of ap pointments made during recess, and in most cases the nominees are already in office. Herbert Bollingerg, postmaster at Hay Springs, and Frank Pay, Benkle man, Neb. While George Young, at Fremont, the other night was handling a revolver it was accidentally discharged, hitting E. Lesier in the right eye causing instant death. He was 22 years old and un married, and his remains have been taken to Osceola, Iowa, his former home, for burial. Ed Slate, a fourteen years old lad, was up at Lake Kearney with a number of other lads trying coasting on the new toboggan slide, when he waB thrown from his sled and another lad following ran into him injuring him internally. Last week his physicians had given up hopes of his recovery. A. M. Emerick, a German farmer liv ing ten miles north of Grand Island, had been in town doing some trading, and having a fractious team, it became un manageable the other day and ran away throwing Mr. Emerick from his wagon, instantly killing him. He lost his house and contents about three months ago by fire. C. J. Burton, living near Geneva, had the misfortune one day last week to have his nice and valuable barn with its con tents burned. Nearly all his farm ma chinery which was stored in the barn burned. All the stock was saved. No one can explain how the fire originated. About two years ago Mr. Burton lost two other barns by fire. President Cleveland has sent another long list of nominations of postmasters who wero appointed during recess. The following are a few in Nebraska: S. P. Burrell, Custer; John Langley, Colfax county; J. Keirnan, Clinton, Holt county; H. M. Smithers, Lanham. Gage county; D. McCnage, Nebraska City and C. V. Gallager, Omaha. A report comes from Fremont that a hand car with four section men on board was run down by. a wild engine near Arlington the other night on the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad, and Sam Ponns was instantly killed. Frank Figg was badly bruised and others escaped by jumping. Ponn's body was taken to Fremont. A report comes from Talmage that James Schrimsher has secured and taken to Missouri one of the biggest prizes Nebraska ever gave. He has mar ried and taken Mrs. Jane Waldon, nee Hickey, who tips the beam at 340 pounds and is Johnson county's biggest daugh ter. The groom is somewhat slender, and stands almost seven feet tall in his stockings. Senator Manderson A bill granting a pension to every soldier and sailor inca pacitated for the performance of manual labor, and pensions to dependent re latiYM of dmaaid aoldiara and sailor. (He introduced this bill at the unani mous request of the G. AR.) He also introduced bills for the admission of the state of Dakota, and the organization of tho territory of Lincoln. The new Odd Fellows' hall and build ing at Norfolk was thrown open to the publio the other night and formally ded icated. Deputy Grand Master Geo. N. Beels of Norfolk, conducted the cere monies in the hall. H. J. Hudson, of Columbus, delivered the address. The building is a handsome two story brick structure 27x110 feet, on the leading business street, and cost $7,500. The Dodge county farmer can buy seven yards of five-cent calico for his wife or daughter with a single bushel of corn. And yet Mr. Cleveland and other lessor, but more brilliant democratic lights, in sist that the tariff on the calico is keep ing the farmer poor. The cheapness of cotton fabrics is due to the development of manufacturing industries in this country under a protective tariff. Tribune. The report from -the bar banquet at Sidney, held in the Pacific hotel on the night of Dec. 14, is said to have been a grand affair. Judge Heist presided and delivered an address of welcome. An elegant collation was served, after which the toasts were responded to. Among some of those present were Gen. Mor row, Judge Hamer and Judge Lacy, of Wyoming, and many others. Tho bar of Cheyenne county has a right to be proud of its second annual banquet. Senator Paddock A bill to authorize the governor of Utah to appoint Belect' men, clerks, recorders, assessors and su perintendents of district schools for each county in Utah. Also, for consti tuting tho governor and secretary of Utah, and others of the Utah commis sion, a board to reapportion Salt Lake City into aldermanic and councilmanic districts, and to provide that no person shall be elected to the offices from a district in which he does not reside. Rumor has it that there is to be a gen eral change for the better in the running of the trains in and out of Norfolk. In addition to the Norfolk and Omaha flyer on the Union Pacific, it is said that a regular passenger train is to be put on the Creighton branch, and the Scribner branch train is to run to Norfolk in stead of Oakdale. The Black Hills ex press on tho main line of tho F. E. & M. V. is to chango time and ran on a faster schedule, and the Norfolk passenger train on the latter road will be run into Omaha over the Arlington cut-off and thus shorten tho running time. All these things mean better railroad facili ties for Norfolk, and we are glad to hear of them. Aews. Friday morning the dead body of a man was found at the side of one of the bridges in Midland precinct on tho road leading straight north from Dworak's milL His team was also there fast to the wagon and tangled up in the har ness. Tho dead man proved to be John Mastay, a middle aged Bohemian, who had left town the night before and had undoubtedly driven off the bridge, the wagon falling on him and killing him. The night was quite dark and foggy and the man was very likely not sober. He leaves a family, of wife and seven child ren, but most of the children are grown up. Word was first sent to the coroner to come up, and was afterwards counter manded, all the evidence tending to show that the man came to his death ly driving off the bridge. Schuyler Sun. John Lisco, of Clarks, has filed a com plaint with the board of transportation at Lincoln, charging discrimination against him by the Union Pacific rail way company and in favor of other ship pers to Omaha, in this: He is engaged in buying and selling hay and straw, and that the Union Pacific railway company gives other parties the benefit of car load rates upon a miuimum weight of 16,000 pounds, while he is compelled to load 20,000 into a single car before he is given the benefit of such rates. A copy of the complaint has been sent to T. J. Potter, general manager of the Union Pacific railway company, requiring that the complaint by satisfied or answer made thereto, on or before Dec. 26. Juliu3 Neidrich while returning to his home five miles east of Palmer on last Friday met a tragic death. His team of horses became frightened at the break ing of a king bolt which also threw Mr. Neidrich to the ground. Mr. Neidrich maintained a firm hold on the lines and called loudly for help and let go only when weakened by his injuries. He was picked up in a dying condition, his in juries being a severe contusion of the brain and several compound lacerated wounds of the scalp. Dr. Jones of Pal mer was called to attend him but he ex pired just as the doctor arrived. This sad accident occurred almost in view of the home of the deceased. Only a week or two ago we recorded the fact of the burning of Mr. Neidrich's house. He leaves a wife and four children to mourn his loss. Palmer Sun. Ex-Gov. Nance and C. H. Morril have sold their interest in the Oscceola and Stromsburg banks to J. H. Mickey, and will move to Lincoln. The Nance po litical ring have been the under dog in Polk county since L D. Chamberlain took up his residence in that land,-ftfed with no hope of getting on top again, the "Boy Governor" has accordingly resolv ed to move to "greener pastures." While Chamberlain is a good deal of an ex tremist on many questions, he has brought about a new order of things in Polk county which are no more radical in behalf of measures tending to the bet terment of mankind, than were the self ish, oppressive, dictations!, ride-over-everybody railroad politics so long ad vocated and successfully carried on by the Nance-Mickey crowd. The an nouncement of this removal bears upon its face a hearty political sign. Ulysses Dispatch. A truly republican form of govern ment cannot be maintained without the township as tho unit of the system. The history of all civilized nations is the record from which this proposition is proved. It is with the township that the people must begin if they would learn the art of self-government; if they would maintain equality before the laws, equal rights, equal privileges, equal du ties, equal obligations, and as great a measure of liberty to the individual as is consistent with the good of the whole body of citizens. Through the organi zation of the township as the political unit, they must retain the control of the state and national administration and through it they can retain in their own hands all the powers of society not nec essary to an efficient general adminis tration. Correspondence in Schuyler Quill. Washington Letter. , From our regular correspondent. Speaker Carlisle has a big job on his bands. There is a great deal more trouble than appears on the surface. How to arrange tho committees is al ways a perplexing question, but in the organization of this congress thero seems, to be more confusion than usual. The truth is there has been a good deal of trading 'going ou, and to deliver all things, according to the agreement, is quite a difficult task. As a sample of several cases, I mention this one: The president wants Scott, of Pennsylvania, as chairman of the committee of ways and means. Carlisle don't like him, and promised the place to Mills, of Toxas, and Mills is an arrogant sort of fellow, and don't want to yield any prestige. It is one of the most important committees of the house, and the chairman, by vir tue of long usage, becomes a momber of the committee on rules, and hence an additional importance is attached to that position. Mr. Mills says openly that tho place was promised him, and that he is going to have it or there will be some lively music. Perry Belmont, of New York, is booked for the chair manship of foreign relations, but Tim Campbell and other New York members are strongly opposing him. And so in numerous other instances, and that is why I Bay the speaker has a big job on his hands. Mr. Randall says tho "two wings of tho democratic party flap to gether," but they don't have that ap pearance just at this time. It is expected that the senate will act on the president's nominations on Wed nesday, and that all will bo confirmed. Friends of Mr. Lamar and Gen. Vilas seem very confident. The national republican committee had a glorious session, and everything betokened harmony and success for next year. Chicago, as usual, was lucky in getting tho convention. The next ques tion is to nominate a ticket that will .win. Ihat is of moro importance than anything else, and tho feeling is univer sal hero among republicans, that victory is sure, and I think tho wiser heads of the democratic party so regard it. Tho senate have completed their com mittee list, and every man seems satis fied with the position assigned him. The best of feeling exists among republicans in both wings of the capitol, and the disposition to preserve the present har mony is very observable. There are several members who do not draw their salaries until the close of the session. The majority, however, draw their pay monthly. I know of a few who check out their pay every day regularly, and are then always hard pushed for money. Taken as an aver age, including salary, mileage and sta tionery allowance, which is often drawn in money, a congressman gets sixteen dollars per day. That is largo for some members, but there are beveral con gressmen whoso private income is from S500 to $1000 a day, and with them, salary is of tho least consideration. A greater contrast is not possible than that between Senators Evarts, of New York, and Beck, of Kentucky. Beck is a Scotchman by birth, and sixty-six years old; Evarts was born in Bostou, and is seventy. The Kentucky senator is big and burly, with a very small nose. Senator Evarts is little and delioate, with a monstrous big nose. Mr. Beck is bluff, and his sentences fall like chips under the axe; Mr. Evarts is suave and diplomatic, and revels in Latin and Greek derivations. No two men were ever more antipathetic. The poles are not further apart than these two sena tors, and yet both are great leaders, and have largo following in their respective parties. Nearly two thousand members of the Evangelical Alliance called in a body at the White House to pay their respects to the president. It was an imposing scene, and being earnest religious men, of course were principally republicans, and the visit had no political bearing, but only a desire to properly recognize the dignity of tho presidential office. R. orresponW. In this department the peoplo talk, and not the editor. Each writer must hold himself ready to defend his principles and his statements of facts. "In the multitude) of counsel there is wisdom." Ed. Journal. 1 In the last issue of the Journal I no tice the remarks of Louis Weaver, and must say that they are sensible and sug gest some good advice to the business men of j Columbus, viz, build up good markets and induce by so doing farmers' to come to that place to dispose of their products, to a market that the traders show by their acts that they aro deter mined to do a good share of the busi ness of Platte county. I have at va rious times hauled grain to a certain grain handling firm, and enquired the price before unloading, but was told that I would get the highest market price, and while unloading the firm telephoned over to J. P. Becker for tho established price for the day; at several times they neglected to telephone, and by making personal inquiry I ascertain ed that J. P. was paying several cents more than I received, and by reporting the fact succeeded in recovering the difference. Now such ways of doing business, do not always quite suit the business ideas of an ignorant granger, and he is apt to think that no one man should set the price of farm produce, and also that any market that the price of produce is fixed and controlled by any one man, is a one-horse town or markets anyhow. Weaver truthfully says that Columbus is a ono price mar ket, for my experience, as above written, proves it, except when bnyers forget to telephone to J. P. In view of these and similar facts, is there any wonder that farmers are agitating organization to protect themselves; they have been long suffering and slow to act, but times and ideas are changing. I some time ago wrote an article in reference to roads and bridges and ad vocated the voting of bonds by the county to assist Columbus in her effort to build a good bridge across the Loup and Platte rivers. The article brought out several articles pro and con and among the rest one published in the Platte Center Argus, the writer threw several slurs and insinuations at Colum bus and its business prosperity, intimat ting that other parts were not interested in building up that city. Now that idea illustrates the shortsightedness of all such people in my estimation. If peo ple would see the fact that by helping thir neighbors to be prosperous they were by that means helping themselves, tnere wouia De a vast amount ot pro gress in Nebraska. Let me tell this writer, that if he and the balance of his ilk would drop their one-horse views and encourage progression and prosperity among their neighbors, that it would be money in their pockets in the long run. If we havo a good, live, business town in onr county or state, that place stands as a governor of markets and life of sur rounding towns, and the difference that a good, live market in Columbus would have over the surrounding towns, would pay ten times, yes a hundred times the amount of additional tax that a few thousand dollars Inmds would amount to. I um opposed to debts of a reckless nature, but when I see that a few dol lars invested in an adventure will help my neighbors and at the same time help mo to a higher plane of prosperity, I am willing to go in. We have only to look at our own neighboring, prosperous cities and see the strides they are mak ing towards prosperity, wealth and how they do it, and thou ask ourselves if they run business on the narrow gauge, I guess not. Creston. (Educational! epartnjeqi anagemeab A. good text book education and fftfe broader ono that comes from contact with the world-experience, are among the first requisites toward success in teaching. These are good weapons, but they need skilful wielding. Tact, man agement, good government, call it what yon will, is the best spoke in the wheel, and lacking this, the ability to give a correct translation frr -i the dead languages, or the power t olva a difficult or intricate-problem, will not furnish the motive power to make "the wheels go round." There are two kinds of management: the natural and tho acquired. Some teachers seem to know instinctively just what to do, and how, and when, in order to secure the best results. That is natural tact. But any one having ordinary ability, can learn some things by using eyes, ears, and intelligence; by studying child nature and obserfb ing cause and effect; by applying the "golden rule" with more frequency than the traditional one; by develop ing an interest in each child, instead of lumping them off into grades, classes and divisions, like so many bales oJ cotton or packages of merchandise; by becoming familiar with each one's home life and surroundings, their heredity, physical, mental and moral qualities; everything in fact, which helps make or mar character. " But this is so much trouble." It is truly. And so is everything that is worth doing at all; and unless you can put your time, strength, pur pose, and life, your very soul, into the work, you had best leave the profes sion and dig ditches or wash dishes as the case may be. For your own sake you should do this, as well as for the sake of those committed to your care for your sue cess will be limited in tho same degree that you lack management; and your aspiration in your work should be to approximate the perfection taught by the Great Master,your noble exemplar. Ex. Take all the time necessary to do good work. Always a few questions at least in review. Teach pupils how to use the diction, ary. Seldom repeat a question. Be so familiar with the lesson that you need not use a book. Stories in the school-room should havo some instructive point. What are the best means of influenc ing pupils against the use of tobacco Contador. A fascinating Game securing rapidity and ae curacy in figures with these cards; any child maj learn alt the tables In lets than one half the trim usually employed, with no apparent effort A most attractive game for whole family. Child ren never tire of them. A never falling source oi profit. Any child can comprehend it. 190 Cards, In neat box. full direction, post paid, 40 cents. Send for full Catalogue of Games, Speakers, etc Address, A. FLANAGAN. 163 Randolph Street, Chicago. If the bright, smart boys and girls, ambltloaf for something remunerative and honorable to do, only realised bow soon they might be ready to dc It, they would waste no more time tn idle plana and vagrant fancies, but would go to work and fit themselves to the work of shorthand type writers. There is an ever increasing demand foi good stenographers in the largo cities. If roc want to kaow how to do it send to the Central College of Eclectic Shorthand, 92 Dearborn street; Chicago for its circular. The American School of Chicago wants the subscription of every teacher in this county. Its price is only 50 cents a year, while its place is among the best journals published. Teachers would do well to get up clubs in their localities. Terms will be given on ap plication to L. W. Applegate, Boom 5, Hamilton Block, Chicago. Ring Ctllgi if Bi isss ud Peiauiiip. 139 Madison St.. Chicago. The Tiwg College of Business. Penmanship and Shorthand in the Northwest Thecompre- of the studies embracea a warn oi the several courses, the liberal tuition rates, the careful individual instruetlen and attention. aad a toca trial tru. are some of the superior I this College. Kamemoar. aiao, iaa treat advantage In attending a couage in a great eosasBerelal city Hke Chicane. A business cdu afloa should be received ia a Business College iaa a i nl ail nltr Your chances of seen ring a m eatl don as aeoa-aeepcr, pen mznm, er stas censser are then tea to one. sHstdlcav BOCX-EZEPTKG. SINGLE Aire DOUBIS KK TsrrJBtWIKKMFSACriCtaMoOFFICKWORK. feMurstaf Law, Ou iinial Arithnate, Xmg tusarwmmm. Bmdta. WrUmg, teUfCa. Gv wasir. giKery. Sen, SheHhamdmd Tvje. wrW, Bunmm Corrmpomdtmes, War ifowe Mmrktma. Mte. ... -w .. . . ivnievs TBEPUTAIUTORT. OOMMXItCIALoaBUBI- mrlnmiaBJrmgBUKHuji KO DXFAKTUrrzi seen un m aad inasrMtlosief as able NO as aar ttee. neaaaat. well llgataa TnlMia the lowest. No ether scheel In W-Sral iastracuon in Jour sysMsas oi r-Qraham's. Pitman's, Marsh's and ssrOatalegae and particulars. Isfcnaa- 'a. ladlygivea. WILSON A CO s Madpel wttl board six studaats. Tfetah.es of the lamas fa the Uattai States. O. U. POWttS. Prlneiaal. jaasjIsjlBninw rrirate lsnae. sold oat- ."fl'ssuvanmuw tfaat. c tight. Circulars tree. Axeata i - m. areas. BAXBEKT TEL., CO, 13S LafieUe St. Ohlcafa. run sHiioa Ua C Wsras. w rwtiiwww iMiatWuiroi ?w? BS Baal asteadthe Metropolitan Bufaess OoUem. ITs Ubmm ttnet oypeatte HeVfekei fwaasj. CMbm. aaa oquue a kaowMfeof tulli -ffT- "". t Oorresaead- mk bSmZaimL ate. AM teachers, pleasant "teas-, lasfvi I ajBftPSafK sjaaaassaaaaa saMswMVMwr wtvwbws Vro ERNST & SCHWARZ, -MANUFACTURERS AND DEALEE8IN- aSsaaaaaaaaasWS7BBaaaaaaaSP SSSSSSPJlBSlSaFT ' r-J'"- SjBSrBSSBgrg1.. '."ML . ' I'HnipjpjBBBy m BBBBBBBBBSBSVSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBS7 SUPERB LAMP FILLER AND GOAL OIL Which for safety, convenience, cleanliness and simplicity, cannot be excelled- It simpleHt principle m philoeophy and takes the rank above nil Lamo KUerT No H or ouUide of can; TKfi S wuTnot IlinHinnH ithanllttauuratfininnjntil K. ail aTrnpIeTan d Vsric. " '", ""' "U BAKER PERFECT u wuu mi) ii jou geiiw nxw oi rence from Christmas ?laSSSSSSSSSSSBBSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSBSSSs! 3 jr. BssBsVJVsjsgsaaBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaB i? 'JTBBssssssssVsssssBBBBBlvi'iaaaaaaaM i33QBaaaaaaKhaxhaBaaaBHfpVsBBssV sgjj?igiia1sssssCg!ragglL .-, vttr G-ALLEY BEOS. What better than a good warm coat for your wife or daughter? Bargains will be given for the next THIRTY DAYS, to close them out be fore invoicing. Fiye Hundred Suits ! Of men's, boys' and children's clothing to close out. On account of the open winter we will close out over 200 overcoats cheaper than ever known in Columbus. Do not fail to see Galley Bros.' bargains be fore buying. Remember these bargains will not last long, we mean to close them out, so take ad vantage of the bargains we shall offer at GALLEY BROS'. Before we Which wero bought at Eleveith Mckinley & eRsT MmwM COLUMBUS. NEB. Money to loan on improved farms in this and adjoining counties, at current rates. We are prepared to close loans promptly, in all cases where title and security are satisfactory. Office up-stairs in Henry Building, corner of Olive and Eleventh streets. jmyiractr SPEICE & N"OETH, General Agents for the sale of T2.JL. Union Pacific and Midland Pacific R. R. Lands for sale at from 13.00 to 910.00 per acre for cash or on five or ton years time, in annual payments to ouit purchasers. We have also a large and choice lot of other lands, improved and unimproved, for Mile at low price and on reasonable terms. Also business and residence lots in the city. We keep a complete abstract of titlo to all real estate in Platte County. COLUMBUS. W. T. RICKLY& BRO. Wholesale and Retail Gane, Pealtry, aid Fresh Fish. All Kiids f Saisage a Specialty. CVCeah paid for Hides. Pelts, Tallow. Highest market price paid for fat cattle."! OUvm Btrat, aacond door north of First National Bank. SfUx CAN COMBINED, embodies th .- . v . '"I" A,tJ UttUtU of ex- & wSKX KSKUTtSL.1' && U TTa1 X Work '-orily. Call and se. GIRLIND STOVES AHD RANGES ALWAYS FOR SALE AT & immi STEEL BARB WIRE. 1UU pound of wire, which no other will do." ERNST fc SCHWARZ. ll-2t f resents! -AT- invoice. 3IIf HE1TR7 UttZ & CO., Have a Fino Line of Staple and Fancy GROCERIES, Crtcktry and Glassware, cheap for catjh, and will be Bold, very low prices. Street, Columbus, Nebraska. novt0-tf carnahan, Nrff y P -J.aaC..J. NEBRASKA. 621 Dealers in fl -w 'K. V anriiiMMnfnTrayr . -J