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JC A- t p?-,. " "V - 55? v -irr -S "v i. j., ju-y 'J'-; fct -. -' . - r. rs, .-,-v. ex " " " .. jr-iJfc -V -.A -J"W -s" " 5 ' vs Muslin Underwear. MR I SATINES BARGAINS. "ii; -- i M i --r MS WHITE MS mr Ml t-l I I H 1 25 dozen ladies' muslin skirts, full length and width, with fire tucks, Landsale muslin, only 49c each, worth 85c. 20 dozen ladies' muslin chemise, tucked yokes and trimmed with Torchon lace 59c each, a great bargain, worth $1.25. . 18 dozen ladies' chemise with skill bottom, trimmed with Torchon lace only 79c each, a big bargain, worth $1.50. 16 dozen ladies' night gowns, tucked sleeves and yokes, made of N. T. Mills-cotton, only 49c each, best bargain yet. 15 dozen ladies' night gowns, extra long, trimmed with six inch embroid ery, only 69c each, can't be matched under 61.50. 10 dozen drawers, trimmed with lace and tucked, only 36 and 49c each worth double. 25 dozen children's night dresses trimmed with Torchon lace all sizes from one to fourteen years only 19c each. Did you ever see such low prices for reliable goods ? 10 dozen infants' long slips all well made only 19c each. Come and ex amine them. A big bargain. Lansdale cambric corset covers trimmed with Swiss embroideries 49c, 59c and 79c, high and low neck. J.l Harbor I Co. WRITE for EMM IS Entered at the Post-office. Col ambua. Neb., m aecond-claas mail mutter. ISSUED ETKBT WZDVKSDAY BX K. TURNER & CO., Columbus, Nel. M. TKBXS Or SUBSCRIPTION: One year, by mall, postage prepaid, $2X0 Biz months.. ......... ........ - Three mouths, ' Payable in Advance. tVSpeeimen copies mailed free, on applica tion. TO SCB8GRIEEB8. When subscribers change their place of resi dence they should at once notify us by letter or postal card, giving both their former and tl.on present post-office, the first enables us to readi j find the name on our mailing list, from winch, being in type, we each week print, either on the wrapper or on the margin of your Joints u, t lie date to which jour subscription is paid or ac counted for. Remittances should l i:ii-eitli-r by money-order, registered letter or dn J: payable to the order of . ,. M. K. TumStK & Co. TO OOHBXSPOXDENTS. All communications, to Eecnre attention, nn.M be accompanied by the full name of the writei We toserve the right to reject any aurnuwr.; and cannot agree to return the same. We d--ir a correspondent in every school-dittiict Platte county, one of good judgment, ami t liable in every way. Write plainly, each ite separately. Give us facts. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY a), WHO. Chicago won. The World's fair will be held in the Garden City. Edward M. Lane has been appointed receiver of the land office at Valentine. The Springview Republican reports a silver mine having leen discovered near that place. Focb tenements were burned recently in Newark, N. J., and one woman per ished in the Haines. The trial of the alleged jury bribers in "the Dr. Cronin case was continued in Chicago on the 18th. The passenger steamer, Coral Queen, was sunk in collision off the river Tees, and sixteen persons were drowned. Collins, the great American sprinter, won the great annual sprinting handicap at Manchester, England, tho other day. A little son of Thomas Corby, living near Wallace, Neb., was choked to death last week by getting a grain of corn lodged in his throat. Chief Seavey has brought Neal to Omaha and placed him in jail. He con fesses to stealing the stock, but denies the murdering of Mr. and Mrs. Jones. . Seventeen' citizens of Sharon, Ga., who were arrested for interfering witk Postmaster Duckworth, have been bound over to the April term of court at Au gusta. A Methodist minister of Union, Neb., while on his way to prayer meeting, was held up and roblted. Tho highwaymen procured S3. This occurrence should teach ministers the danger of carrying their whole monthly stipends in their vest pockets. Ex. It is high time that tho barbarous practice known as charivari should lie outlawed. Near Clinton, la., last Fri day night, one of such a party, Charles Doss, fired into the house (which was the momentary scene of the hideous non sense), and severely wounded the bride. One night last week the Kearney planing mill was burned. Before the firemen got to the building the inside was one sheet of ilames. The plant was worth about $10,000, and is a complete wreck. Thomas Kin ney and J. W. Dunn, two firemen, received injuries that may prove fatal. It is not known how the fire originated. John Jacob Astob, tho New York millionaire, grandson of the original John Jacob Astor, and oldest son of the late William Astor, died at his residence Saturday of heart failure. In 1875, he inherited from his father an estate worth $200,000,000. He served as aide-de-camp on tho stan" of Gen. McClelland during the Rebellion. Detective Thomas of Chicago made a very important arrest at St. Louis on the night of the 18th of a man in con nection with the Dr. Cronin case, giving his name as J. B. Kelley, bnt denied his name was Smith. Detective Thomas aays his prisoner is known in Chicago as J. B. Kelley, but is supposed to be the man known as Smith, who was the last man seen in Dr. Cronin's company alive and is supposed to be the man who drove the buggy in which Dr. Cronin i conveyed from bis home. Wasaiagtea Letter. fFroaa oar regular correspondent. The president, while the controversy over the new rules was in progress in the hoaae, positively refused to express his opinion upon the merits of the rules re ported, but your correspondent happens to know that since their adoption he has expressed himself as thinking "-their adoption the greatest legislative reform made in congress for many years. The vote ia the house on the adoption of the rules was 161 to 145, a strict party vote. The committee on the subject has re ported two bilk, one providing for hold f the world's fair in Washington and low prices. SAMPLES. NEW AND 1 the other for holding it either at Chica go, New York or St. Louis. Tt is pro Iosed to give several days to a discussion of the bills, and it is expected that by Friday, or Saturday at the latest, the final vote may le taken. A large num ber of the boomers of each of the con testing cities are here and the Washing ton people are no ways backward in upholding the claims of the capital. T;ike it all in nil the members of the house will have a very lively time this week. The senate committee on privileges and elections heard the evidence in the Montana senatorial contest on Satur day. The democrats being represented by ex-sohcitor-general Jenks and the republicans by ex-commissioner of pat ents H. E. Paine. After hearing the evidence and argument the committee went into executive session. The report is anxiously awaited and will probably be made sometime this week. Opinion seems to be divided as to whether the republicans will be seated or all of them thrown out. Some comment is heard among repub licans upon the tardiness of the republi cans in organizing their congressional campaign committee. The democrats have already organized theirs and from the fact that Roswell P. Flower, the millionaire New York congressman, has been made chairman it is surmised that no money will be lacking. Gorman is chairman of the senate branch of the committee, in fact he is the boss of the whole machine, Flower being only an ornamental figurehead who is expected to come down liberally with the ducats. The bill providing for ascertaining the mortgage indebtedness of the country when the census is taken this year, has passed both senate and house and is now in the hands of the president. Gen. Alger arrived here Saturday and was a guest of Mrs. Gen. Logan until today, when he took quarters at a hotel. Tonight he will attend the encampment of the G. A. R. here and tomorrow he goes to Baltimore to attend a camp fire and banquet. Afterwards he will return, probably to remain here until the con gressional pension committee decides upon some line of action regarding the various pension bills, now before them. There is a hitch in the new tariff bill, and besides that, Mr. McKinley, the chairman of the ways and means com mittee, has been sick for nearly a week, so that there is little probability of the bill's being reported to the house until after the first of March. Sugar is the principal stumbling block. Among the bills passed by the senate last week was one appropriating $200 to pay attorneys' fees due Porter, Harri son and Fishback, tho president's old firm. The services were performed some years ago, and were occasioned by a suit brought against Gen. Hovey, now gov ernor of Indiana, by a man who was con victed of being a member of the Knights of the Golden Circle by a military com mission appointed by Gen. Hovey while commanding the department of Indiana. The p'resident, accompanied by secre tary Blaine, will go to Pittsburg Wed nesday, the opening of the free public library having been postponed from last week to secure his attendance. Secretary Windom is to give his views on his silver bill to the house committee on coinage, weights and measures, Wed nesday. The Blair educational bill is expected to get a vote this week in the senate. It will pass, notwithstanding the claims of its opponents. For The Journal. Dogs and Trees. Among different things in town that need attention of some kind, not the least is the general dog nuisance. The city is over populated with dogs from one end to the other with all manner of dogs, "Roth mongrel, puppy Whelp and hound. And cars of low degree." They are almost universally a worthless race, that jump out at teams, bark at pedestrians on the street, steal chickens from the coops, and do a whole array of like acts, while rats infest the stables, and rabbits harbor under the sidewalks, and bark young trees with absolute im punity. We should get rid of these and get good breeds of dogs, such as St. Bernard, bull dog, terrier and othersall of which are better bred than to follow the low practices of our present tribe, and are an enemy to all vermin, and faithful guardians of their master's property. " The time for planting trees will soon be here, A little attention to this mat ter every spring will make, in a few years, a vast improvement in the comfort, usefulness and appearance of our town lots and farms. There is a long bat of fruit- and nut-bearing trees especially adapted, to our climate and soil, which should be planted by every property owner, we mignt name, among these, M The Largest line eto shnwnh To Best Grade Usually Sold at 25 cts. Our Prices for Same Goods 17 and 19c. Twenty-five per cent Discount on all Woolen Goods to Close them Out. 0, A. BARB BR A: CO. New Goods arriving daily. New Store. Write for Samples. several varieties of apple and pears, plums, Russian apricots, mulberry, cherries, grapes, currants, gooseberries, blackberries and raspberries; black and white walnut, chestnuts, hickory and hazel nuts. These, liesides others that might be named, all do well, and yield, in a few years, crops that contribute largely to the health, comfort and in come of their owners. The nuts come into bearing much sooner than is gen erally supposed, and are worthy of more attention than they receive. They are all very cheap and the nuts, apples and pears, can be raised by the thousand from seeds. They grow more rapidly in this way, make better trees, and come into bearing fully as soon as the trans planted trees, which require several years to recover from the shock of re moval. The apples and pears can lie budded or grafted where they stand, or allowed to grow up in the natural state, in which case there will tie many excel lent varieties along with some compara tively worthless ones. Onr native red cedar and American arbor vita?, grow almost anywhere, and when scattered plentifully around the buildings and among the fruit trees af ford a shelter, both in summer and win ter, that improves each year without expense, and is better than any other attainable by common-means. Uncle John. For The Journal. We Moan. The democratic party still mourn over their defeat in the last presidential election on account of the defeat of their pet scheme of free trade, and in order to keep the people faithful to this idea, and to impress the scheme on others, they take advantage of the hard times and try to force the belief on the farmers that the present price of farm products is caused by our present tariff and that the only salvation for us is to do away with this condition of things and become prosperous and happy by voting the democratic ticket, that as long as we try to restrict the free importation of for eign manufactured commodities to our country by high tariff so long, they say, we will suffer; and claim that in order to make times lively and goods cheap, we must throw wide open our doors of trade, by reducing our tariffs low enough to allow them a good profit on their pauper manufactured products, regardless of the fact that our laborers must compete with them or quit work. Now, so long as Nebraska is not a manufacturing country, this scheme looks quite plausi ble, but when we come to apply it in a practical form it will not look quite so feasible. To illustrate: suppose we farmers, being in the majority and agree by vote to pass a law that we, the people of Nebraska, admit the state of Iowa to come over and sell her manufactured goods free from all taxation of any kind or any restriction whatever. While this condition of things wonld, for a time, make goods cheap until the anaconda has driven merchants and manufactures out of business and they had secured complete control of onr wants, then what? Let -cash answer for herself. This, as I understand, it is the principle of free trade. ' The demand or consump tion of our farm products wonld not be increased; on the other hand, it wonld decrease, and every man in Nebraska, who lived and owned or wanted a home here, wonld speedily try to alter this condition of things, regardless of his politics or other preconceived notions. Therefore, in view of the above ideas, and the fact that the democratic leaders have advanced theories and remedies heretofore, calculated to cure our ills, and that so signally failed, so much so, that the people have lost all confidence in then remedies. And in order to re fresh the minds of the farmers and others I will review a few democratic political acts of theirs while they held the reins of power, in a poetical form: From morn till nurht. from nixht till morn. The democrats cry is that the price-of corn would not nave made us so very forlorn If Grover had been oar president. We well remember that in eighty-four When Grover said oar national sore Was the coinage of silver, through whose door noweu we cause ox ui our misery. Grover took bis seat and tooted his horn. Thinking the people would believe the price of corn Would be enhanced, when silver was shorn Of its power to purchase commodities. The cry be pot forth, bat it would not win. And the way he dropped it was a sin When he saw bow toe people cursed him xor precipitating so unpopular a policy. Thea great was his fear and with utter chagrin He consulted his cabinet to find out wherein 8ome great stroke of policy that would be sure to win. So be dropped on the scheme of vetoing pen sions. In order to impress the south, and to gratify a feeling, He ordered back their fags thinking it would be healing. To their conscience, for the crime of ordnance stealing. Which occurred before the coaisaencemeat of the Again it did not work, for ta people of this Boseap in holy terror aadawfaliadigaariom ABd lnionned poor urover taat tae obit i uoa Of tae capUnd ha, ratted witblfce people. WE HAVE JUST OPENED AT PRICES FROM Hts next great move was the treasury reduction, IIm thought would lie a scheme to carry the election And the Mills free trade bill would cause a auc tion That wonld place the treasury where it was lie fore. That did not work to their intended expectation As the ieoile looked beond for a better expla nation And the democrats observed to their utter con sternation, Tliat the people saw they had len fooled several times or more. Also: IKStOCKVTIC LOIEXTVIIOV. Of all the political bluster The democuat could muster. They say affects and controls the present price of corn. Is the present high protection l'renched and practiced sjnee election Hy the vilest and the meanest imrty ever Itorn. Tis the source of all our trouble AI1U Will make Olir Misery (lOUOie If some democratic cluuweiri not made in some inrui. And destroy the present tariff taxes. Ann i lie party mat grinds its axes On n stone so unbalanced aud uneenly worn. That our dear and foreign neighbor May be imid the better for her labor Is the greatest cause we have for to mourn. So our goods would be much cheaper Anil our poor would be the reaper Of this over wealthy nation, in a horn. REPUBLICAN CONHOLTION. Those who will so curse a measure That keeps full the public treasure If it does not suit a party tliat will mourn. Is a means of our state's protection And is a guard from insurrection, TogeUier with these onr abundant cribs of corn. i. o. N. TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION'. A Taper Read by Hon. J. C. Sivartsley Be fore the Farmers' I'nion. February IS, 1M90. Mr. President and Gentlemen The subject assigned me is "Township Organization.'' I would conclude that I was expected to give the benefits and advantages derived from town ship organization. In the first place I don't believe that there would be any special advantages to a county sparsely settled as I believe it would be more expensive than the commis sioner system. But when a county becomes once settled up and towns and villages dotted over the surface, I then believe that township organi zation is preferable to the commis sioner system, for various reasons. But I wish to be understood that we should have a good township organi zation law. I would like a better law than we have in Nebraska, a law simi lar to what they have in some of the states east of us, where the law is about perfect and the workings are harmonious all around. Our law in Nebraska is not explanatory; it does not in many respects convey the idea intended, many clauses in the law be ing eligible to various constructions and through the inability of the law, we are slow to act and ofttimes the wrong contruction of the law gets precedence. Now I believe it to be a question with many what bills the county should pay and what bills the towns should pay. I don't for a mo ment believe the framer of the law fully carried out the intention of his mind, to the full import and duty of our annual town meeting held on the first Tuesday in April and on that day as well for electors to hear a fin ancial report of the town. Now, a few voters come together, talk oyer a few things and no special advantage ac crues to the town and tax payers. I don't believe it is the best thing to elect township officers at a general ejection as there is not that close scrutiny of men and qualification at that time, as if the election was held at a time when no other interests were at stake except that of our township. Again our road law is by no means satisfactory. This matter of roads should be left wholly within the townships, where every tax pay er con understand his and his town ship's interests. This would be a matter of gieat econony. I would state here, the object of township organization is home government, where we can manage and rule ac cording to the dictates of our better conscience, and by this means the vo ter is educated how to run, govern and fill public trusts in his township. Under good township organization no man should be ignorant as to the ruining interests of his county's government. Now a word about the collection of taxes. Under township organiza tion, we have a tax collector whose dutv it should be to collect all per sonal taxes, and as much of the realty as possible, though under our law m the beginning the collector was not allowed to retain his book long enougn to collect but a 'few dol lars. But the law now is amended in that respect, so he will be able to collect most of the taxes. What I wish to get at is this, under the commissioner system, the county must necessarily lose hundreds o dollars of taxes. The transient and floating population seldom ever pay any taxes, and our county used to lose hundreds of dollars every year. Such is not toe. case now; the town- SIX CENTS A YARD ship collectors know who is going to leave and they get right after him. Under a good and wholesome law. there is no occasion for any shrink age of revenue. Again, under town ship organization it is understood that a poor farm is the most econom ical way of keeping our poor. In the first place, a county with a poor farm always has less paupers than a county that does not have a poor farm. Some think it a disgrace to go to a poor house and would rather skip the country than go, while others again will not go for fear they will have to work on the farm, and therefore will slide off into a county where there is easier accommoda- I trimo A nnnf fn,m mwnm.- mn I "0D8- A Por wrra PrOperlJ run should and will pay a dividend to the county. Again, under good county organi zation, the county board of super visors need not meet but three times a year and only a few days for each meeting. When the board is prop erly organized the work is done through committee, and their reports are acted upon by the full board. The burden of their work is settlements with county officers, auditing of claims, equalization of assessments, tax levy, county print ing.etc. It seems to me county boards should have jurisdiction strictly over county business, and all business pertaining to townships, the laying and vacating of roads, the paying of town officers, except judges and clerks of general elections, should be handled by the town boards. Each township should be responsi ble for any damage that might accrue from the laying and establishing of roads; why, because it is a self evi dent fact that this can be managed and done cheaper in the township than in the county, and nine times out often without litigation, which is not the case when it goes to the county board. It then becomes a prey upon the puplic crib,, the place to get all you can. Our township organization is yet in a crude state; it needs mucn amending, which is the only thing that can be done. It would be utter ly impossible to adopt the law of another state, and it will take years to get the present law amended so as to be satisfactory all around. We have so much diversity of country and location, and people here from all states with so much diversity of opinions, which is going to make the perfecting of the law much longer. What is satisfactory in one locality, is not in another, then yqu have to effect a compromise. The only show is for our legislature to keep amend ing until satisfaction is reached, but under the existing law both town and county boards have to guess, substitute and fill the deficiencies of the law, until a higher degree of per fection can be reached. Now. in conclusion I will say I be lieve it good wisdom to transact all business of the town, and pertaining to the town by the town board. All monies belonging to the town to be left in the custody of the proper officers to pay the same out. I would not favor the county board doing any business except strictly county business. I believe it good policy to elect our township officers the first Tuesday in April. The town clerk to make out a list of poll and road taxes for the different overseers of the several road districts in bis town. It seems to me that it would be much better, cheaper and more satisfac tory to take all road business out of the hands of the county officers, and save so much complication in county records, and it would not be much bother and cost in the town. I feel satisfied this could be settled amicibly and satisfactorily to all tax payers. The town clerk to keep a road record of all roads laid, va cated, etc., and a plat of survey. It is my conviction that township organization is an educator, and that it is the most economical and satisfactory way of county govern ment. Palestiae. Our community, has been saddened by two sudden deaths this week, Mrs. Au gust Nelson, who was buried on Thurs day, and the little daughter of Mr. Nels Anderson, who was buried Friday. We do not hear of any new cases of la grippe, but all who have had it com plain of feeling the effects of it yet. What a hateful disease! There seems so little of it, yet there is so mnch. Mr. Dieffenbach came to his singing school again Tuesday evening. He had not been able to be here for four weeks, on account of the dangerous illness of his wife. She has recovered her .usual health- At the spelling school last Wednesday evemnir. Jraul and ueien rvoii ana Gertie Anderson were the last on the' Colnmbns ! floor. The Lookingglaas school was ex pected to spell against our school, but only a very few came not enough scholars from that school to call it a contest. A good many valentines came through this office, a few very nice, bnt the re ceivers had an immense sight of fun over them none were so silly as to get angry. The one that got the box of cold victuals divided it with a school mate. Das. Barrow Town- hip. Ten degrees lelow zero Thursday morning. The second meeting of the Farmers' Alliance was held at the May ville school house Thursday evening, Feb. lit). Nine more joined the society. We learn that quite a number of ladies intend to be come members at the next meeting. Mrs. Loseke, who has been danger ously ill for some time, is slowly recov ering. George Godkin from district 5i is at tending school at the May ville Academy. May Burrows, Nellie Burrows, Mamie Brbwnlow, and Belle Dougherty visited the county seat last week. James Burrows has been very busy crying sales the past week. Quite a number from Burrows and Joliet townships attended the wedding reception of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Sullivan at Platte Center on the 18th. All report a very pleasant time. Messrs. George Lamb and James Burrows had a sale of farming imple ments at Platte Center, Saturday. The Mayville school will have an ex amination Thursday and Friday, the 27th and 26th. Skating on the pond by Fred Wolfs is very good now, and the young people are taking advantage of it. On account of the cold weather we have not been able to hear the news this week. Next week we shall be able to report more. Gum Chewer. Grand Prairie. The question for our next debate will be: Is raising stock more beneficial than raising grain? Jacob Bodmer has gone to Oconee to visit his daughter. John Degroot will move to Madison county soon. The Columbus Creamery has secured two new routes in this neighborhood. We wish them success. Born, to Mrs. W. G. Miller, a son. All are happy. D. L. Bruen has been compelled to resign his office as supervisor on account of the protracted illness of his wife, which will cause him to lake charge of his extensive creamery interest himself. We hope for her speedy recovery. She is under the care of Dr. O'Kay of Platte Center. Theodore Odenthal has been appointed as 1. L. Brnen's successor. He is Well posted in the affairs of the township. We hear S. W. W. Wilson's name spoken of as one of the next men to go to the legislature. That's right, we want farmers. David Streeter leaves for Wyoming soon. Scribo. Merit Wias. We disire to say to our citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, Dr. King's New Life Pills, Bncklen's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never handled remedies that sell so well, or that have given such uni versal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase price, if satisfactory results do not fol low their use. These remedies have won their great popularity purely on their merits. David Dowty's drug store. A Safe Iarestmeat. la one which is guaranteed to bring you satisfactory results, or in case of failure a return of purchase price. On this safe plan you can bny from our ad vertised druggist a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption. It is guaranteed to bring relief in every case, when used for any affection of the throat, lungs or chest, such as consump tion, inflammation of the lungs, bron chitis, asthma, whooping cough, croup, etc., etc. It is pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfectly safe, and can always be depended upon. Trial bottle free at David Dowty's drug store. Baeklea' Arnica Salve. The beet 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 pay required. Tf u cmi-anr.AArl in orivA narfact B&tiflfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents " p".-y." --- m per box, For sale by David Dowty. 3 1 50 pieces of American satines all new designs and choice colorings at 1 25c a yard. No two pat terns alike. French satines, satin finish, in elegant designs only 23c a yard. The very best imported French satines. Fat 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. Hamburg Embroideries. 2,000 yards fine embroideries at lc a yard. How Lj this for a bargain 2 " . ' 5,000 "yards fine embroideries at 2c, 3c, 4c, oc, Cc, 7c, 8c, 9c, aud- 10c a. yard. This leads them all. " I 1,800 yards 14 in. wide Swiss embroideries in beautiful patterns only 25c a yard; actual value 40c. m ' v" m 900 yards allover embroideries 27 iu. wide only 49c a yard, worth- 85c. 1,000 yards colored embroideries at oc, 7c, and 9c. ." " ; In connection we shall place on sale all this month 40 pieces unbleached muslins full one yard wide at 4c, -lie, oe,Cc, and 7c a yard. .-... 30 pieces bleached muslin at 4C, 5c, fie and 7c a yard. " . 10x4 quilts Marseilles pattern. 87c each. " .. '. 10x4 quilts in new patterns, very heavy, only SI .20 each. . '. J. A. Barber & CO., Columbus, Neb. HENRY LUBKER OF COLUMBUS, XFJJ.. . IS AGENT FOR THE FOLLOWING LIST OF TIME-TRIED and APPROVED farm Implements! Seeders and Harrows. Strowbridgd Broadcast Seeder. Niagara foroe-feetl wagon 1mx seeder. Hoos ier broadcast force-feed eleven-foot seeder. Tho lost broadcast steder on wheels, which will measure your grain and ground as it sows, and make a pretty fair estimate of the crop. It will sow anything from a half-rown timothy seed to n silk dress. Hoosier press drill. Cliinar- disc harrow and seeder combined. Cli max disc harrow without seeder attachments. Plows and Cultivators. Wier plows, Wier cultivators, Wier lever harrows, Wier listers, the only per fect listers made, Wier cultivators for listed corn, something entirely new. Comm and see it. Price $14, to correspond with the hard times. Flying Dutchman riding plows, Flying Dutchman walking plows, Flying Dutchman gang plows. Dandv cultivator, guaranteed to scour in any soil. Little Joker tongueless cultivator. Orvis plows, Orvis cultivators, Orvis hollow steel teeth harrows, liudlong disc cultivators. Standard corn planter, Standard check rower, the simplest and strongest check rower made. Drops the corn in the. right place every time. Maud S. Cultivator. th pieen of all cultivators, has won the race in orn Held as Maud S. has on every race track. Corn Planters. Drills and Check Rowers. Moline Champion corn planter, drill and check rower combined. Three machines in one, and for the price of one. Come and see it. .Twill do your poor heart good. Tait check rower. Peoria Advance corn planters and check rowers. Mowers. Binders and Hay Rakes. Standard mowers, four-, five-, six-, and seven-foot cut; can Ite drawn by two horses in the heaviest grass. If you don't believe it, buy one and try it. Stand ard hay rakes, Hoosier hay rakes, Tiger self-dump hay rake, which anyone can operate. Taylor No. 4 self-dump hay rake. Hollingsworth hay rakes. Osborn binder, Osborn mower, Empire binder, simplest, strongest and. light est binder in Uncle Sam's dominions. Threshers. The Minnesota Chief threshing machines. Tfalladay wind mills. Grinders and Shelters. T X L feed grinders and corn shelters and horse powers. Resided a full stock of extras for ever.v thing iu the line of implements. An v tiling not on hand will Ik. ordered on short notice. IS-Ver-5rtll.ira.gr Goes at reduced prices. No letter place to buy for cash ir you have it. and if you havn't there is no Iietter place to bny on time. When yon are in town come and see and yet a picture for the baby. Becker's Block, Thirteenth aud L streets. LAND FOR SALE. A FINE IMPROVED FARM1 ra for Dale in Shell Creek mllcr, near t'olumlmst, containing 3AJ acie of Jand: nlxiit 13; arrea nnJpr cultivation; 10 acre- liravily limbr?l. rtv mainiler mostly in clover and blue Kra iatiir and hay lanM; ISO Inut Irttis. jpile-. iw-mm. cheiry, ilatn. etc., fonie lx-arins; all kinds of ornamental tree ami tthrtilw; IX full-lx-Hring Kra rint. The farm entire irf fenced, and di vided iotoBmall fields by fear". I):'Iliuc Ix.m-e of seven roonm, Krauary. corn criln, forge horse t.ilile with hay-mow. cattle lorn which hold Ml ton of hay; Iiok Iioiim-: 2 wel!; running water in imnture. For farther particular) inquire at Jooiixt 1. office, or addreo. 11. !., care of JoUK 5 i. ( "oln mba. Nelr. :2ma 1 1 Mr. T. A. Deroven, merchant, I leroven, j La says: "The St. Patrick's Pills went like hot cakes." People who have once tried them are never satihtied with any other kind. Their action and reliability as a cathartic is what makes them popu lar. For sale by all druggists. In a recent article in the Youth's Com panion, on "how to cure a cold,' the 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, as it opens the pores of the skin and leaves the sys tem in such a condition that another and mnch more severe cold is almost certain to be contracted. Many years constant use and the experience of thousands of persons of all ages, has fully demonstrat ed that there is nothing better 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 thej system to a strong and healthy condi-l tion. Fifty cent bottles for sale by all aiawiu iu a mivun auu .......,. v.-.. druggists. I am Iilfcblni r U IvSA RRs v 1 1 aA-L r r ribs r-sJ i &VTO cnfI for CtrcuUr3 frtrfaH?t3frr9.g- MfljETi N E fCTU-o.oRovfHiiAy j a thcONLY- fi'lBVbLz Tr4TMHTt cure- row CATARRH flDimNL)it.u-ia mm it riirnLr 0RQV1LLE CM SANTA ABIE ""CAT4.-CURE l-OK SALE H DOWTY JSc BECnER. Trade supplied by tho If. T. Clark Duva Co., Lincoln. 1 ,eb. 7mara8-l. Till IfllllliSl 111' I AD atfifaf . m m m IVaUHHimi """i mmam M rlaf r . I lJ aUUl j a smm Zr 4 i T 4 r tt t . . ' ' . . . . L35, g& U- - "WSJ j'J. ' J'--BJ". ' "i '. mum m mi ml rfafeaasa&siaEgaE!5SK3rc45y& ZSLf32&Sxa7$'.rfe.Li" v3-K-t3"-v-- P"aRttbaBaBaaaattatAMaMaiMMMai m i wmmm! m-MM IfcS&e&lLXaS 'ttr: W.VJmiH,l IWiP iiumijjuuf'S 'ti JH.I...MI I Jl.ll. r!--, , . Ai r r