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.- V vv-- Satiues Bargains. lfBaaVBtBBBaaVHIMBwBlBV ' 150 pieces of American satines all new designs and choice colorings at 1 2Sc a yard. No two pat f"ifiiris alike French satines, satin finish, in elegant designs only 23c a yard. The very best imported French satines. Pat terns confined exclusively to us, 35c a yard. Chi cago prices 40c, these patterns and effects cannot be duplicated this season. Make your selections early and secure the very best styles. Grand Opening Sale of Wash Dress Fabrics!! IXrFJV C-I-iICOS AND We are now showing the most select assortments of Genuine Im ported French Satines, Scotch Zephyres, French Qinghams, Mous laine Zephyres, American Satines, Linen Zephyres, Plain and Dotted Mulls, Nainsooks, India Linens, Etc., Etc. 20 dozen corsets, all sizes at 50c each. A bar gain. 19 dozen corsets, Balls's style, only 65c. We shall still continue our great bargain sale in Muslin Underwear and HAMBURG EMBROIDERIES! NEW SPUING DRESS GOODS. A P. ' - a i't DOMESTIC GINGHAMS J. A. Barber & CO., Columbus, Neb. WRITE for SAMPLES. LEADERS IN LOW PRICES. Columbus gomttat. Entered at the Poet-office, Columbus, Neb., aa aecoad-rliuui mail matter. ISSUKD KTKRT WKDXESDAT BT M. K. TURNER & CO., Columbus, N1. TKttMS OF 8UBHCBIPTION : One year, by mall, postage prepaid, 9i x months, .............. Three mouths,. ...... $2.00 1.00 Payable in Advance. lST8pecimen copies mailed free, on applica lion. TO BUBSOBIBEB8. When nbscrilKm chango their place of resi dence they should at once notify us by letter or postal card, giving botli tlieir former and then present ost-otlic, the first enable im to read i! find the name on onr wailing list, from which, boing in type, we each weak print, either on llie wrapr or on the margin of your Jouunai., the date to which your subscription is iail or at counted for. Kemittances should In- mad. either by money-order, registeri'd letter ir draft Ia) aide to the order of . . M. K. TtTBMEU & Co. TO OOBKE8POSDKXTS. All communications, to securo attention, must be accomiKinied by the full uame of the writer We rmteiTO the right to reject any maiiuscupt and cannot acree to return the same. Wo dii. a corresondent in every cliool-distiict o Platte county, one of good judgment, and r liable in eerjr way. Write plainly, each ites. separately. Give us facta. WEDNESDAY, FEHItUAKY S, 1890. J. B. MuuriiY of Park Ilidge, 111., litis purchased tho stallion Hsimblelonisin Wilkes for $10,000. B. K. Buucb has been nominated by tho president its recorder of deeds in the District of Columbia. J. W. Williams of Million, while showing tho lioys how to throw a curved ball, fractured his arm. Tun apiKiintment of Chas. S. .Tohnson of Nebniska, as attorney for the district of Alaska, has Ijeen confirmed. The le keoer8 in Nebraska tiro said to le altout 1.200, who keep on an aver age about thirteen colonies each. One man in Red Willow enmity, living near tho ltepublican river, trapHd twelve leavers in as many nights. Nrak Cascade, Cal., tho tracks of the Central Pacific road sire ssiid to bo cov ered by suow to tho depth of fifty feet. The iufant child of Mr. and Mrs. Beeves, of Kanssis City, Mo., died the other day from wounds inflicted by nits. J. A. Hakris of O'Neill hits invented a standard-row cultivator attachment, stud will begin its manufacture in tho spring. The strawberry crop which promised to be largo in south California have been injured by frost and the supply will lie limited. Not having gsis enough at Hastings they are still boring for it. They expect some new developments when a depth of 1,000 feet is reached. Lauua E. Whitman of Fnllerton, of iension bsick pay will receive 1,1127 in her first check ami W. F. Allen of Co lumbus will receive $1,500. A fihe occurred iu si boarding house in Boston, Mstss., on tho 2d, which re sulted in the death of six liersons. It originated in a clothing store. Alvin Swan, a young man, wsis -run over at North Platte hist week sind 1kUi his arms broken; ho was also badly in jured about tho head and fsice. TnE Commercial hotel and Stalnsiker & Durham's livery stsible sit Osceolsi, were burned tho other night. The dani age will probably reach $10,000. The Koehler corner, Mx'lC, at Grand Island, sold hist week for $l.r,000. It is said to b thebestcorner in tho city, and was bought sis a site for si bank. The two weeks' snow blockade on tho Central Pstcific hiis been broken, and trains are running agsiin regulsirly be tween Omaha sind Ssin Francisco. Mils. Col. Hoffman, an authoress, and sister of Eies Ssirgent, tho ioet and journalist, died at Davenport, Isu, Tues day, of la grippe, aged eighty years. Lincoln has secured the locution of the new Advcntist college. The com mittee having tho matter in charge will soon be at Lincoln, to choose a site. TnE Lincoln Call is making quite a load campaign against the administra tion at Lincoln. If they are not doing right, bring them to a realizing sense of the situation. Tuesday morning, at New York, John Voticil, a cigsir maker, became suddenly insane and throw his four years old son from a fifth story window. The child sustained dangerous injuries. Fire at Danvers Center, Mass., Tues day morning, destroyed tho Congregsi tional church, an historical structure, it being the successor of the church in which the witchcraft troubles began. The efforts of the citizens of Neligh have secured a pledge to G. W. Wattles, a capitalist from Kansas, which will in sure them the erection of a beet sugar plant there that will use 200 tons of beets a day. ' The mysterious disease which recently killetl sevend persons at Clear Lake, la., and which the physicians called "It," lecatiso they couldn't find a proper name, cause or remedy for it, has been explain ed. It was simply the grossest neglect and unclesinliness. In one of the houses where tho death occurred a hard coal stove has been giving olT-gas all winter, and an examination of tho stove showed a complete stoppage by ashes, which, when the direct draft was closed, loaded tho air with a deadly poison. Under tho same house and in smother house where the families had been afflicted with the "it," several hundred bushels of pota toes were stowed away and were sprout ing and growing, as might bo expected in si warm cellar during a mild winter. One other interesting report relates to a well four inches in disimetej, that had furnished water for drinking and cook ing purposes for tho unfortunate- ieople. A cleaning up showed tho presence of dead nits so decomposed, as to bo easily minuted ui in small nieces, very clearly visible. A lost mortem examination showed a very jieculiar condition of tho internal organs,traceablo directly to bad air and water. Several families died before these interesting discoveries were made. Ex. The corn contest, to see who had the liest corn, was decided at Boston's hard wsiro store on Wednesday, with John Hsirier sind C. 1). Casier, judges. There were four entries. Tho decision was made on tho length and weight of the ears, .losepu weity oi usirnson, usiu on m w .. J 1 1 exhibition five ears of yellow dent, that mesLsured four feet and six inches, and weighed four oiinds and fifteen ounces. J. S. Cooior of Olive, livo ears of yellow dent, length four feet six inches, weight fivo pounds. Joseph Welty, five esirs of white dent, length of fivo esirs four feet nine inches, weight fivo pounds. Smith Itoiightou of Bellwood, five esirs of yel low dent, length of five ears fivo feet and six inches, and weight five pounds and fifteen ounces. As Boughton's corn weighed fifteen ounces more than any of tho rest, and lieing nine inches longer thsin siny of tho rest, ho wsis awarded the premium of $." which Mr. Boston offered to give to any one bringing the five liest ears of coru to his store. -" Dsivid City Press. Old Ghandkathek Gkenbaugh died this week, aged ninety six years. To get an idesi of time, sind what si man has seen during that period, it is only neces sary to remark that, when ho was born, George Washington was still president. He was thirteen years old when the first steamboat made her trial trip up the Hudson. He wsis sixteen years old at the beginning of the second war with Eng land. Ho wsis thirty-eight years old when the first railroad wsis built in this country. He lived through the inaugu ration of twenty-tme presidents, and the assembling of forty-nine congresses. The. mechanical inventions and industrial changes which have taken place during this man's lifetime, equal all the cen turies of the psist combined. No other century will ever equal it on the same Hues. Tho changes of tho future will be that in common with tho government the arrangement of tho rewards of indus try on more lilieml and juster lines either this or anarchy. Dsivid City Press. "Aunt Katy" Currie, Orange county's (N. Y.), remsirksiblo centinarian, died in Warwick on Saturday night last at the tho oxtraordinsiry age of 107 years and 3 months. Her maiden name was Cather ine Woodruff, and wsis liorn in the neigh boring town of Monroe. When she wsis 32 years of ago she married Joseph Cur rie, a prominent well-to-do farmer of Worwick, with whom sho lived until his desith in 1870. "Aunt Ksity" is entitled to tho singular distinction of having gono to tho altar as a brido after she had entered her 93d year. Tho bridegroom, James Nelson, was 68 years old, and the marriage took place two years after the death of her first husband. Before con tracting this second marriage "Aunt Katy" tore tho record of her age from the family Bible. It is known positively however, that she was born in 1782. Af ter Nelson's death "Aunt Katy" took up her residence with her niece, and assum ed the name of her first husband. New York Dispatch. A teiuuble shocking affair occurred about one milo south of London, O., last Tuesday night Kennedy Graham, a fanner living iu that neighborhood, slightly intoxicated, knocked sit the front door of tho farm house of William Wood house, an aged, -highly respected and well-to-do farmer and demanded his ap Itearance. The son went to the door, but Graham still insisted on seeing Mr. Woodhonse. The old man, attired in his night clothes, finally responded, when Graham pulled his revolver and fired four shots, two of which took effect and Woodhouse fell to the floor, -lire. 38 pieces pure mohair Brillentines, 40 in. wide, in all the latest shades, 45c a yard. 18 pieces pure mohair Brillentines, 44 in. wide, 55c a yard, all colors and black. J. A New Goods arriving daily. New Store.- Woodhonse niBhed to the scene and the intoxicated man discharged the fifth ball at her, which took effect in her right thigh. An old grudge existed between tho parties for some time. Graham wsis arrested. TnE Omaha papers are making a great big kick because that city failed to se cure the state fair. The trouble with Omaha is that she thinks she is bigger'n all Nebraska, and if she wants anything why "uv coorse" she ought to have it. But Omaha, by her hoggish propensities in the past, has antagonized the balance of the state, and from this on Nebrasksi will sit down on Omaha until sho gets some sense or goes and buys some. Omaha's dictsition is happily sit an end, aiid the state is perfectly willing that she get along with that little fair of her own, as it harms no one and plesises Omaha. Ulysses Dispatch. Covinoton, Neb., opposite Sioux City, has acquired a fearfnl reputation within st few months as a place of disorder and crime. Lately comes tho following Mayor John Peyson of Covington, was arrested today on a warrant sworn out by Frank Williams charging Mayor Pey son with letting a prisoner out of tho calaboose. Monday night Williams sir- rested a prostitute named Annie Coem and locked her up in tho csilsiboose, and in the morning the door was found un locked and Annie was gone. Peyson and Williams were tho only two who hsid keys to the calaboose. There are likewise scoundrels else- whore, as witness the following telegram from Knoxville: "A young nisin giving his name as C. L. Paton, operated here and in Middleborough recently, pur chasing real estate on si large scale. He opened sicconnts in the banks in both places. It now turns out that ho was an expert crook. He lists victimized several hanks and citizens with forged checks. The total amount of his gains is estimated at $20,000. He has disap peared. The North Nebraska conferenceof tho Methodist church determined recently to select permanent grounds for camp meeting purposes, and made arrange ments with the Fremont park associa tion whereby the conference names cer tain of the trustees and acquires certain interest by which they have the use of the ground for campmeeting purposes. The grounds compriso seventy stores, two miles from tho center of Fremont. It is stated that extensive improvements will bo made. English capitalists are buying mills, furnaces and breweries in this country The Coates thread people have abandon ed their mills in Scotland and set 0,000 men at work making their thread in New Jersey. An English syndicate has just bought the potteries in Trenton and East Liverpool. Finding that they can not secure free trade in the United States, they come here with their money. They like this market. The boys at Washington, in what Donn Piatt used to call "tho cave of the winds," the house of representatives, had quite an interesting time of it last week. The real question at issue was whether the will of the majority or of tho minor ity should prevail in tho conduct of affairs. Hurrah for Speaker Beed! He is able, level-headed, fair and courteous. No public man we have ever had could have done better. At Washington Monday morning at 7 Secretary Tracy's residence at Washing ton took fire and escape for members of the family was cutoff before the terrified servants could awaken them. Mrs Tracy was killed by leaping from a window, dying within an hour, Miss Tracy was burned to death and another daughter injured. The secretary is now out of danger. A composite metal called "Schmied barcngnss," for which marvelous prop erties are claimeds reported to have been discovered by Mr. Hatzfeld of Newport, Ky. It is 6aid that it can be produced at a less cost than malleable iron or steel castings. TnE case of Henry Thornhill for the murder of William Alonz Barrett last July, was tried last week at Aurora, Judge A. M. Post presiding. Thejury returned a verdict of murder in the first degree. The defense filed a motion for a new trial. Mb. Cleveland complains that Mr. Blaine and Mr. Gladstone did nofcover" the ground in their recent discussion of the tariff. Now that we are reminded of it, we believe Mr. Cleveland did write something on tho tariff question once. Fremont Tribune. Mrs. Col. Coppinokr, Secretary Blaine's eldest daughter, died at her father's residence in Washington Sun day, of congestion of the brain induced by la grippe. This is the fourth -death it the secretary's family in the last thirty-five days. TE1 ttk. '"afcfe Y -Kir1 Y3 J3 Jm Jgm, M3& JCH Jgm, The first mate of a steamer which ar rived sit New York Tuesday from Rio do Janeiro reports thsit in December forty sailors of si Brazilian man-of-war who went ashore sind shouted for tho de posed enieror, "had- their throats cut for their enthusiasm." It is stated that Persian Khorassan is ravaged by an intestinal disesiso of ex cessive fatality. Three thousand deaths are reported. Owing to tho scarcity of doctors the nature of the disease is un known, but is thought to be cholera. At Trenton, N. J., Tuesdsiy, tho cor oner's jury rendered a verdict that Mrs. IvuHTcu died from chloroform adminis tered by persons unknown, but added thsit important testimony withheld will bo given before tho grand jury. The general Presbyterian assembly voted unanimously for revision and re port that they favor a simple and more catholic creed, but they hope thsit tho old confession of faith will bo sillowed to stand sis sin historical monument. At a late dato tho statement is made from Fort Dodge, la., that northern Iowst is being Hooded with counterfeit silver dollars. The imitation is so good thsit tho most skillful bankers have been deceived. (Jen. I.rre's Open letter. We did not havo space hist week, for tho following letter, which speaks for itself. It seems sistou tiding thsit such stuiiendotis transactions, alleged by tho attorney-general to lie in ojR'n violation of law, should tsiko placo and go without questioning by the public authorities charged with looking after tho general welfsire. Whatever may becomor of tho matter, tho open letter of Mr. Leeso will bo resid with interest: Attorney Genekal'sOffice, Lini-oln, Neb., Jan, 21, 1800.- Hon. W. II. II. Mill er, Attorney General United States, Washington, D. C My Dear Sir: I de sire to csdl your attention in an ojien letter to a subject which is of vital im portsincc to the people of the United States sind more particularly to tho west, esjeeially Nebrasksi. It is in regard to the gross violations of law by the Union Pacific railway compsiny. You will re member thsit section 5.2.KI of the acts of 187:1, United States statute, page 1,017, forbids tho Union Pacific railroad com pany from milking any mortgage on, or giving pledges of its proerty, or future earnings without the consent of con gress. The law is plain and readily understood by any one who will read, and notwithstanding this positive law, tho Union Pacific railway has grossly violated its plainest provisions, for,with out the consent of congress, it issued in 1870, collateral trust bonds simnunting to $4,&r2,000. In 1883 another like issuo was made of $1,500,000. On January 12 it issued and guaranteed Oregon Short Line bonds, $14,800,000. This guarantee cost the Union Pacific annually $300,000. In 188ti it issued and guaranteed St. Joe A- Grand Island Ixinds for $7,000,1100. This guarantee cost tho Union Pacific rosul in 1888 $140,000. In h888 it issued sind guaranteed the Union Psicific, Lin coln & Colorado railroad IkhuIs, $4,400, 000. This guarantee cost tho Union Pacific railroad that year $11,000. It silso leased and guaranteed dividends'on the stock of tho Oregon Railway & Nsivi gation company. This guarantee cost the Union Psicific railwsiy in 1888 SHO, 000,. and in 1889 $700,000. And now proposes to issue and guarantee the Denver fc South Park railroad bonds to the amount of $2,200,000. The stock of this last mentioned road was purchased for $4,000,000, and tho rosid hsis never earned its operating expenses. In 1888 its earnings fell short of the ojter.it tng expenses 1j!!,uum. Under tho act of 188 tho assets and net earnings of the Union Psicific railway have been made subject to tho lien of tho government, sind the president of the road, in his tes timony liefore tho Union Psicific railway commission, tries to excuse the violations of law in wsisting the stssets at,d net earnings, by saying thsit he acted under tho advico of counsel; that is, under the advice of counsel that he employs, he has used tho money that should havo been applied to the payment of the gov ernment debt, for the purpose of con struction and tho purchaso of alrant 2,f00 miles of branch lines that fail to earn tho annual interest on their bonds, by $1,500,000. This deficiency is paid by the Union Pacific railway from its net earnings. When wo come to consider these branch line transactions, and the participation of some of the directors therein, it looks suspicions to say the least. Then, again, I find on examination that $9,000,000 have been paid on land grant bonds from the earnings of the Union Pacific rail way-instead of from the pro ceeds of tho land grant sales. These lands, as far as Nebraska is concerned, were sold to a favored few at a nominal price, when, by a little judicious adver tisement the hinds would have brought their full value. The remainder of the i tiiuus aire mjiuf; tibcu iu uj nig on ut'iore I t..:t.. i. t.:.i ......... ;..!.: ? d w henthea' iM tho assets of tho roads and makes them subject to the government lien (section 9, chapter 96, act of May 7, 1878), and should be preserved for that purpose. Some two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2500,000) in bonds inferior to the lien of tho government have been paid off in 1889. It is trne that tho United States su preme court has held that the govern ment had no right to the income from lands as net earnings, but the earnings of tho road have been used to pay the land grant bonds. Again, the directors have also used the assets and earnings of the Union Pacific .- , .- . V--.u 38 in. Drap de Alma, in new spring shades, 37c a yard. Cashmeres, 38 in. wide, all colors, 25c a yard. 5c railway to partly construct a rival road, consisting of the Oregon Railway & Nav igation company, the Oregon Short Line railroad, sind the Denver & Fort Worth railroad, and I am strongly inclined to tho lielief that the traffic which properly lielongs to the Union Pacific railroad through Nebraska, is being diverted over the rival road. If such should bo tho csise, the object is plainly visible. It is thsit tho government lien on the Union Psicific railroad will bo rendered value less should the government bo forced to take foreclosure proceedings. The fact is sipparent that the directors of the Un ion Pacific railroad cling to the Itelief that the branch lines havo been created out of tho net earnings of tho rosul that should have been used as dividends and psiid to tho stockholders, claiming their dividends having been diverted into branch rosids they by right should own such branch roads. This is tho claim that will be msido when the government csills for a final accounting. These facts sire mentioned, and should you conclude to act promptly in tho matter, a large amount of valuable assets lelonging to the government lien, would be preserved that are now being diverted. Then again, Nebraska is groaning un der extortionate freight charges, our granaries are overflowing with a bounti ful harvest, but onr farmers are unable to send the same to market on account of the high rates of transportation. The Union Psicific railroad being a creature of congress, refuses to obey the orders of the transportation lioard of this state regulating tho local freight rates, and claiming federal protection which is cheerfully given. Under this stato of fsicts, their local rates are unjust sind unreasonable, and oppressive to tho people, but are protect ed by our federal courts. The unsubsi dized rosids msike their rates a trifle lower sind then turn to the rates charged by tho Union Psicific sis si precedent for their siuthority. It is needless to call your attention to tho political revolution in Iowa brought silxuit by excessive freight chsirges, and if the rates in Iowa which caused this gresit change of sentiment were oppress ive, what cstn wo expect of Nebrasksi, thsit pays from 100 to 350 per cent great er rates than are now charged in Iowsi for similar services. These are facts that the present ad ministration must meet. Should con gress pass the extension hill it will entail upon the ieoplo of this state the payment of thsit enormous debt that will last for generations to come. And I solemnly protest in the name of an out raged people, against the extension of the government debt until these viola tors of the law havo been brought to justice. In June, 18SG, a resolution wsis offered in the house calling on tho attorney general to enforce the law against the Union Psicific railroad. The resolution was reported fsivorsibly by tho judiciary committee, but for some reason unknown to me, tho subject matter was dropped. Now, I will ask what reason have we to believe that theso Bame persons who have so grossly violated the act of lntd and 1878, will comply with tho new act? Will they not act in the same manner under the new law if it should pass, and then say that they acted under the ad vico of counsel? It seems to me that the advico of such counsel should be approved by the attorney general of the United States, or some higher power than themselves, when the security of the government lien is at issue. The new sict, if passed, will confer a large subsidy on the Union Pacific road, and rob tho government of a large amount of property due it, as well as all security for the final repsiyment of the principal. All this will certstinly be secured to the government, should an investigation sind prosecution precede the passage of the act. It will give confidence to the western people, that tho present administration will do its duty without fear or fsivor. It will inform the people of the east, that no more tribute in the way of freight charges, will be levied on those who desire to locate in Nebrasksi. Yours very truly, Wm. Lef.se, Attorney General of Nebraska. WaMhingtoH Letter. From our regular correspondent. Tho agitation against the civil service law seems to have opened the eyes of the commission to the desirability of making their examinations more practical. One of the latest reforms is that applicants for letter carriers places shall be exam ined upon the speed and accuracy with which they can read addresses on mail matter, instesid of upon United States geography. By the way, the honse com mittee on refonn in the civil service today decided to made a favorable report on representative E warts' resolution au thorizing a congressional investigation of certain charges against the civil ser vice commission. The country will ap plaud this action. Senator Chandler seems to have known what he was about when he offered his resolution calling upon the secretary of the navy for information as to the exist ence among naval officers of an organi zation fonued to influence congressional legislation. Tho naval court of inquiry appointed by secretary Tracy has brought out tho fact that there are two such organizations. But it is safe to consider them as already disbanded. But then they can, soon lie re-organized. The house ways and means committee is making good progress on the tariff bill, and is certain to have it ready to report in February. The democrats are trying to make it appear that the new schedule of rules by which the house is to be governed is being prepared solely by speaker Reed without any conference with the other CO. -Write for Samples. members of the committee on rules. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Mr. Reed only submitted a memorandum to the committee containing his ideas on the subject, and at soveral meetings ex speaker Carlisle's suggestions have been adopted by the republican lnemliers, all of which shows that the rules when com pleted will not be the work of one man alone. Tho discovery of a shortage in the ac counts of a number of receivers of public money in various places has suggested to secretary Noble the advisability of msiking a radical change in the present system of keeping accounts with those officials, and he has requested secretary Windom to designate an expert from the treasury department to assist in perfect ing a new system. The house committee on the world's fair is in an apparent dead-lock; the senate committee is doing nothing, and time is flying. Senator Ingalls has been compelled to devote a considerable portion of his time last Thursday to receiving delegations of colored men sent to thank him for his speech on the race question. He has also received hundreds of letters convey ing thanks. The house committee on elections hav ing reported in favor of contestant Smith, of West Virginia, will endeavor to call tho case up in the house for final action Wednesday, but it is not probable that it will succeed, as the democrats have threatened to use dilatory t sic tics to prevent any contested election csiso being acted upon until after tho rules shall havo boon adopted. The house since the passsige of the Oklahoma town-site bill has devoted the most of its timo to a very dry discussion of representative McKinley's adminis trative customs bill a measure to cor rect certain abuses in the collection of customs. When the Samoan treaty and the in structions of the state department to the commissioners of tho United States were made public several days ago it was dis covered that they were veritable "chest nuts," the newspapers having given tho pnblic the substance of them many months ago. The nominations of a big batch of census supervisors have been sent to tho senate, and more are expected this week. Superintendent Porter says they have all been decided upon, and that the nominations will be sent in as fast as his office can get the papers to the president for his approval. A Rrjoiiilrr. Ed. Journal: You seem to be one of the doubting Thomases. You claim that I am inconsistent in my assertions when I say the Devil has the same power for evil that God has for good, coupled with the assertion that God scored a victory for good in the life and death of Christ. The Bible teaches that man wsis lost, man was sinful and there was no way that he could lie saved, except through tho suffering of Christ. Christ was the son of God, therefore knew good and evil, with power to resist evil, a free mond agent. Man, since the death of Christ, is also a free moral agent, able to resist evil; whether he was so liefore or not I am not sure. Adam and Eve were not, for it is said they did not have the knowledge of good and evil until they partook of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Therefore, Christ, being the Son of God, knowing good and evil with power to resist evil, makes it possible for God to overcome the Devil, provided Christ exercised his power to resist evil, which he did. Therefore, I see no in consistency in my assertions. The very fact that God had to provide this means for the salvation of man, proves that the Devil had as much power for evil as God had for good, except that the Devil had not the power to create a son of evil or a Devil, God alone has the power of cre ation. The Devil has only power to ex cise evil, not create it, in the true sense of the word, therefore God scored a vic tory over the Devil. Now my assertion, the Devil has the same power for evil that God has for good, holds in this, for Christ was creat ed with the same passions and tempta tions as man, and being the Son of God knew good from evil with power to re sist. So you see the plan of salvation was a grand idea, and produced grand results. Where I used the word creation on the part of the Devil I meant the power to exercise evil. Therefore, we may soon properly comprehend our position, if we think and study. All Rights Reserved. Famern' lastiute. From Secretary Furnas's last report to the state board of agriculture we clip the -following with reference to such meetings of farmers as is announced for Columbus in a few weeks. There can be but one opinion among fanners as to the great benefits to be derived, and the No such inducements region before. J. 1 Barber I Co. next legislature should see its way clear to a substantial encouragement: "Farmers' institutes are and long have been of such vital importance that Ne braska should, in this resiicct lie thoroughly organized. There is scarce ly any other organization thsit can be made of any more practical and lasting benefit to the general farming interest. In states where greatest good h:is result ed this factor in agricultural work has lieen especially fostered ami provided for by state appropriations. This liosird, as is well understood, has no means at command or its disposal with which it can slid to any considerable extent. It lias, however, thus far provided for the publication and diffusing of all valuable papers and discussions, when obtainable. It can further lead in pressing tho mat ter to the attention of the legislature to the end that work in this direction lie no longer delayed. I sun officially advised by the manage ment of the experiment station of this state that it will cheerfully join in any movement and aid all in its power. Would it not be advissible on the part of the board to appoint a committee of con ference at tins meeting to suit in devising plans for organizing and conducting farmers institutes in every county m the state? Let not Nebrasksi be longer be hind in this progressive movement." Kucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles, or no psiy required. It is guranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents por box. For ssile by David Dowty. 3 The farmers of Harlan county have formed a county alliance. A Scrap of Paper Save Her Life. It was just sit ordinary scrap of wrap ping p;iKr, but it saved her life. She was in tho last stages of consumption, told by physicians that she wsis incur able aud could not live but si short time; she weighed less than seventy tounds. On a piece of wrapping paper sho read of Dr. King's New Discovery, and got si sample bottle; it helped her, she lioiigbt a largo bottle, it helped her more, bought another and grew lietlor fast, continued its use and is now strong, healthy, rosy, plump, weighing 140 pounds. For fuller particulars send stamp to W. H. Cole, druggist. Fort Smith. Trial ltottlo of this wonderful discovery free at David Dowty's drug store. John M. Clakk sis collector of the port of Chicago, has been confirmed. Ku penny. This is what you ought to have, in fact you must havo it, to fully enjoy life. Thousands are searching for it daily, and mourning liecau.se they find it not. Thousands upon thousands of dollars are sent annually by our people in the hope that they may attain this boon. And yet it may bo had by all. We guarantee that Electric Bitters, if used according to directions and the use per sisted in, will bring you good digestion and oust the demon dyspessia and in stall instead enpepsy. Wo recommend Electric Bitters for dyspepsia and all diseases of the liver, stomach and kid neys. Sold at 50c and SI ler liottle by David Dowty, druggist. The Union Pacific lias secured a depot at Madison. IHrovris More Valuable than Cold Are SANTA ABIE, the California dis covery for Consumption sind Disesises of the throat, Chest and Lungs, and CALI FORNIA CAT-R-CURE, the only guar anteed cure for Catarrh, Cold in the Head and kindred complaints. They sire sold at SI per package, or three for Sift), and are recommended and used by the leading physicians of the Psicific Coast. Not secret compounds. Guaranteed by Dowty & Becher. Nebraska is furnishing quite a num ber of inventors theso days, some of them being women. In a recent article in the Youth's Com panion, on "how to cure a cold," tho writer advises a hot lemonade to be tak et at bed time. It is a dangerous treat ment, especially during the severe cold weather of the winter months, sis it oiiens the pores of the skin and leaves tho sys tem in such a condition that another sind much more severe cold is almost certain to be contracted. Many years constant use and tho experience of thousands of persons of all ages, has fully demonstrat ed that there is nothing letter for a severe cold than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It acts in perfect harmony with nature, relieves the lungs, liquefies the tough tenacious mucous, making it easier to expectorate, and restores the system to a strong and healthy condi tion. Fifty cent bottles for sale by all druggists. were ever offered in this low'prices. NOTICE. Court of In the I list riot Nebru.-k:i. Platte County. ILirclay l.iuli, l'lipittitl. I Marr l.-unl.. '1W. V ranee Itrady, Patrick Murrey and Sarah 11. Cautield, DefeiulautH. J William Laml, Mar- Landi and Sarah 11. Cantitdd. defendant, will take, notice that ou the lttli day of Januart, ISW, Harclay Ijiinlt, plaint ill herein, til.il hit iM-iiu.m mllie liitru-t (otirt r rialte Count), Nelra.kn, aciin-t William K-imli. Mar K-imh, Terranee Itrady. Patrick Murrey aud Sarah H. 4K4.hl.l Al.-h ..I.T ...a ---.-.1 .----. i t antielil, the object and mcrof which are to: IM oil. Hectare the lollowinir couenncc- and mort- Kai;e rramlulcnt ami tout, to-wit: The deed or contennce from Kiid William I.-imhund Mary Lnmltto naiil 'iVrranco Itradt. Uariu; dato the 3rd da) of July, IvW, aud the deed of coutc)aucu from Maid TcrranrV Itrady to aid Mary limit., bearing date the ard ilay of July, ItWS, and the inortKnKe dent from .said William Lamli ami Mary I-unh to Maid Patrick Murrey ft.r the miiiii of $VM), licnriiu; dale the 23nl day of April, IShV, each and all of Miud coiivejaneen and mort Kaeof ami Uxn the following deHcriled premise, tit-wit: Commencing at a point forty four fert South of the NortheaMt corner of lit No. One, in Hlok No. Kitditt-Hix in the Cit) of Coliimliu.1, Platte County, NehraMka. runniu thence Went Sixty-nix feet, thence South Fort) fur feet, thence Kast Sixt)-xix feet, thence North rorty-fonr feet to place of liet;inniutr. lieiuK the Middle One-third of Maid lot. aud p raj h for an onler of Hide to itell Maid premicM and apply the proceeds of Maid Male to the nut. inent of a judgment rendered in Maid DiMtri.-t Court in fator of Maid plaintiff. ntptiuMt wiid William l-amh, for the miiiii of $ir'7.7!. You are required to aiiHwer Maid etrliou on or before the 10th day of March, 1VJU. January It, IhUU. ItKCI.Y l.txit. l. r rilliutilf. By M. UllITMOYEB. IHm Attorney. '-".tjan-lt liKl.'AL NOTICK. In the district court of l'Iatu county. Nctaiita Airred liallaiii, Plaintiff. tM. A. A. Durrell Mary C. Durrell, Unvid Itriden Mtine. Klizaleth C. ItrideiiHtine, Charier II. Thackcr, Artie Thackcr, John U. Tliarker anil Kiiiuui C. Tlmcker. C. 1. Zielke and Juliim Zielke, Defendant. A. A. Durrell. Mary C. Durrell. David llri.l.n Miue. Kliialietli C. Itrideustine, Charles U. Thacker. Artie Tharker, John It. Tliarker ami Kmma C. Thacker will take notice that on tho l-tli day of January, Is'jO, Alfred liallaiii, plain tiff hen-in. tiled hit petition in the district court or Platte county. Nebraska. lutniiiMt Maid .l.f.nd nut.s the object and pnijcrof which are to fore close a certain iiiortisiKe executed by Maid A. A Durrell to Alfred liallaiii iumui t)i. rll. I. .ir and Miiilhvtift quarter of section No. tliirtv-tivr- (:ti, township No. Keteuleell (l), north, rmiK three (:t). wi-Mt of Mixth (lilh). 1. M. in I'lntta county, NebniMka, to secure the payment of a certain proiiiissort note dated Scot. la. Isxi; r..r the miiiii of $l,!iai.M, due Ihrw jeant after date. That then is now due on Maid nolo and inortirnKe the miiiii of jl.lllM.IJO and int.re. t thereon front Sept. I.I, sh7. at tell per Cent Her annum uml taxes paid by plaintiff on Maid premise nmoiiut inir to fi'i.'t and ii reasonable counsel fiv, for which stun and intercMt plaintiff prajM for n decree that defeudantM be required lo i !! Maine or that said premiscH may lie sold lo satisfy the amount found due and that the defendants be adjudged to ay any deficiency which may remain after iippl)inc the proceed of said sale tothea)iiieiit of thealiove miiiuh. and that said defeudantM ! foreclHtsi and Inured of all liens or other interest in raid prcmis,-. You an-required to answer said i-lition on or lx'(orelhe:sd day of March. Is'. Al.FKKD IIAI.I.AM, Ity.M. IMIiilil., Plaintiff, his Attorney. i!janlt Legal Nnlirr. To all whom it may concern: The hoard of .supervisors iu regular session, January If. and IC, A. I.. s4, ilcclared the fol-' Iouiiik -section lines duly opened its public roads, to wit I. Commencing at the NK corner of section , town i:. mime -j nest. ami riiiiuini' theme due west on section lilies three miles and leinilna tiliK at the NW corner of section 4. town l!, r.uif?e 'j west, and known and designated ;w Hie "(jerinan Koad." II. Commencing at thr NW corner of section :siv town 17. ramie west. ami ruiuiiui; tlieuceilue east on sect inn line on.- miieami terminating at the NK corner of said set lion :. aud known, ami designated :is the-Morowiak Koad " 111. Commciiciii at the XKcoincrof section Ii!, tow ii 17. range 1 east, and running llnnee ilue south ou section line one mile aud IcruiinatiiiK al the SK corner of section JI. town IT, range I east, mid known and desigiialeii as the "Stenger ICo.nl." Now all objections thereto or claims for dam ages caused by the location thereof must l? hied in thecoiiuly clerk's otliee or i'latle county. Nebniska, on or before iiimiii. .March l.s, A. l.. Is'ju. or the hM-ntjoii ma l; in.wle without furl her reference thereto. !. W. l'IIIM.II'3. Count) rierk. Dated, Columbus, Neb., January IT, Km. .1 --'JJan it. T-'.'l Jan It. LM.'Ali NOTIt'K. AtarVgular mcetini; of the Hoard of Super tisors d Platte County, Nebraska, held at the Court House in Columbus on Jniiunr) pith, Is'.mj, the following estimate of funds nect-ssar to ilefray count) cxjieiiM-H for the cnsuiin; )ciJr was iiuanimoiisly adopted by the Hoard, vi: r-.eiiso inr.usirici couri.etv . ...JI.J.IIM) Of) support of MMtr li.ljU) OU '..Mil OU officers salary, fuel, etc recordo, stationery, etc Total Kcuernl fund ... $.to,uxu For county road fund .... $ 8,(M1 Otl bridge fund UAIU " ' ImiihI sinking fund . . 'J,'.MI OU For pajinent of interest ou $ 1M),0UU I, v N. W.K) hood lU.iKJOUO For jHi) merit of interest and .1 j.r-ent principal on Jl"..(0) Hutler precinct iMtnds 3,000 0" For ik'ijiiu-nt of interest on i.,000 Co- luiubiis precinct lutnd- 2,000 Ott For pa)mctit of inter t on ; 10,000 Co- Iiimhu tp. bridi.e IkiIiiU 'J,000 IMt For soldiers" relief fund 8tH) OU (rand total $7:VJ0 ul fA true copy.) By order of the Hoard of Huiiervisom. Dated Columbus, Neb., January lis. Is'jO. C.W.PUII.MIU j'JU-tSljanlt County Clerk. I.Kti.ll. NOTIt'K. Toall whom it may concern: The sis:l;d commissioner npiMiinted to view and reHirt upon the practicability of tacatinirall that iart of the"Klui Creek" road commencim; at the NW corner of the SW'i of the NW!4 of sect ion3.1. town ID, range 2 west and running thence in a southeasterly direction and terminat ing at or near the SK corner of section 33. town 111, ranice '1 west. ha.s.reported favorably uimiu the vacation thereof. Now, all objection thereto, or claims for ilani a;e caused by the tacation thereof. miiMt bo filed in the county clerk's office of Platte county, Nebraska, on or In-fore jioo.v, .March 2&I, lJO, or the vacation may by made without reference thereto. Dated Coin mburi. Neb., January -Jh. Is'jO. j-Jtt'JIjiuiit fi. W. PlIll.LII-S, County Clerk. Seven deaths occurred last week aL Wilbur from influenza and diptheria. Mr. T. A. Deroven, merchant, Derovetr,. La., says: "The St. Patrick's Pills went like hot cakes." People who have once tried them are never ssitisfied with any other kind. Their action and reliability as a cathartic is what makes them popu. lar. For sale by all druggists. ; j II -&4 I .. ?. : ii s; -i v" ... , .V . : J .4.. K n 1 '. . .