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V n-m-riTu. r&ht to rrisct any -u"-j; and cmu'.t aree to return the wuae r--81. h cr-Hndent in every fchool-diBtrict oi Flntt- county, one of good judgment, and w I,."!., ta e"r way.-WriU plainly, each item e.nnu.ly. OiTa us facte. WKDNKSIUY. Al'KIL ft. 1W. lirxir.F in Gov. IJoyd iw a man fur the people is trf-voral decrees below rero just now. Kivii'WK-iTris audi a piotl tiling that the nationH of the earth are all howling for it, ami Unfle Sam can leiaurely take his choice. Uniieii date of March 2S. ex-Attiirney General Leese wrote an opinion of the Neulierry hill, dedarinj: it entirely con stitutional. The German government has finally detenuined to withdraw the embargo placed upon American jiork, so it was reMrted yesterday. The news fiom North Carolina indi cates that the moonshiners are closely allied to the "Mafia," and quite as ready to murder officers of the law. Gov. Bovu has stated that he would probably call an extra session of the legislature within the next thirty days to pass an apportionment lull. If the democratic split in Chicago shall result in the election of a republi can mayor of that city, visitors to the World's Fair will have reason to be very thankful for its occurrence. Ex-Sfeakek REKiihas gone toEurope for a long vacation. He has earned a good rest and he phould take it, in order to be prepared to worry the big demo cratic majority in the next house. The tender of service to the secretary of war anent the Italian situation is somewhat premature, but shows that Uncle Samuel has boys that are ready to fight anybody, if he will just say the word. "Uncle Tr.uit" IIcsk believes in the right of American meat to fair treatment abroad, and the American people be lieve in "Uncle Jerry." Between the two beliefs it is dangerous for foreign governments to get. The rousing receptions given Major McEinley everywhere he goes are an indication that the people are beginning to understand the benefits of the tariff bill bearing his name, which was so un blushing! lied about last fall. ' Gen. Albert Pike, prominent as a Mason and poet, died at his home m Washington Thursday evening, aged 81 years and four months. He has written a great deal, and for years has been re garded as the test authority on Masonic matters. If this government isn't the ltest in the world, particularly for those com pelled to work for a livelihood, why is it that the working people of Canada, Newfoundland, Cuba and Hawaii are so -anxious to see their countries admitted to the United States? Major McKinlev in a recent speech elated the tariff situation in four lines us well as it could be done in four col umns. He said: "Nothing I can say of the new tariff can help it. Nothing its enemies say, can hinder it. its opera tions alone can do it hurt." The one man in the big tent more than counterbalanced the several scores of performers in the side-show, which calls all the more forcibly to mind the wiving of Judge Higgins at the congres sional convention here last fall that the independent party is a side-show. It was bound to come. A democratic paper charges that the administration is responsible for the existence of the "Mafia" at New Orleans and for the re cent occurrences in connection there with. There is about as much founda tion for this us for the average charge made by the democratic press. Government ownership of railroads is coming to lie regarded, more and more, as the only solid solution of the railroad problem, now it may be brought about, and with what safeguards provided, it i" difficult to say, but certainly there is a supreme necessity for it, public safety and the general welfare lieruami it. There is no discount on the Ameri canism of Bishop Keane. He says this country is not only the grandest organi zation of popular institutions, but it is also the best embodiment of human fra ternity and of Christian civilization which the world has yet seen. And the bishop isn't a candidate for office. Beware of the man who is continually talking against "sentiment." Sentiment rules the world, and without it men and women would still be living as savages. The persons whose natures are without "sentiment" are deserving of pity rather than execration, for they are shut out from the sweetest things of this life. Adclt catechism: Which is the rich est and most prosperous country? The United States. What are the principal causes of this prosperity and the generally diffused wealth among all classes? A'protective tariff and a sound and stable currency. Who gave the country these blessings? The republican party. The following members of the com bine voted for the bill after their des perate effort to kill it: Brown, Schram and VanHousen, democrats, and Sham way, Starbuck, Wilson and Woods, re publicans. Their action testifies to the power of public opinion. They simply acknowledged in explaining their votes that they were forced by public opinion to vole for the bill. Lincoln Inde-1 nendent. Nearly every legislative act is a prac tical compromise. The resultant of honest differences must be accepted by extremists as, for the time, the best practical thing to do. But when the people's wish is defeated by the scratch of the pen of one man, who for the time may accidentally be acting as governor, it would seem that the spirit of com promise or concession on the part of the people is not appreciated. All the efforts that the people have made, from time to time, in one way and another, to secure their just rights from railroad corporations have failed of the mark (though' not without some benefit), and these repeated failures are tending more and more to bring them to a study of the principles lying at the basis of the snbject, and to fix the fact that govern ment ownership is the only Bohd remedy. The first, all-important, never-to-be-forgotten step to be made is to guard the sources of political power, the primary; to see that the delegates chosen for con ventions are men who have the public interests at heart. As it has been, maiuly, the men who have sought nomi nations have been the ones to get them. There are exceptions of course, lint only enough to emphasize the rulo, and so long as this is true, bo long will there lie Taylors and Boyds in political life. The American people too readily forget the essential things that make men unfit to hold public office, and "go it blind." They are almost too patient, but when the critical time does come, on this niAt;m or sinv other, that is tti say when the concentrated attention of the whole people is brought face to face wit h their enemy, they know how to deal with him. It is alwayB better, however, and costs less every way, that iolitieal action be steady, firm, constantly fixed toward a certain end in view, than that it lie spasmodic, uncertain, and with no adequate conception of what is needed. Party platforms should express honest opinions and pledges, and the people should hold parties to their pledges; the same with candidates for office, and the incumbents of office; the business of conducting public affairs must come to something near what is required by public opinion, between man and man, lief ore wo will have a much better state of affairs. Mk. Hamilton of the Oxnard combi nation is reported as saying: "We are simply here as manufacturers. We do not wish to compete with the farmers of Nebraska in the matter of beet growing. We prefer to have the farmers do their own beet raising. We are wholly content, to mane ine sugar and will not raise an acre unless we are compelled to. In five years with proper encouragement, this country ought to produce its own supply of sugar. We purchase abroad, annually, about $130,- 000,000 worth of sugar. J ust think what it would mean to make all that sugar here and keep that vast sum of money at home and in circulation among our" own people!" The trouble with Oxnard is that he takes all the profit of the business to himself and leaves no pay to the farmer for his work. No wonder, then, if he can keep that up, that he prefers the farmers "do their own beet raising." If only it was their oicn, their eery own, it would make a difference. There will doubtless be some sugar beets raised in this section, this season, for table use, but not for sale to sugar factories, when all the conditions of price are under the control of the buyer, "not much, no more!" How Colds Are Cured in Alaska. Some of the readers of The Journal may wi6h to know how colds are cured in the frozen regions of the north. If so the following extract from a recent letter of C. E. Coon, a druggist in Juneau, Alaska, will interest them. He says: "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is selling better than ever. It is harder to ,get into the boxes than to sell the Rem edy after they are opened." Mr. Coon's sales were rather light for the first jear he handled this medicine, but have in creased each year as the people there become better acquainted with its valu able properties, until it is now the most popular medicine he handles for coughs and colds, which shows that real merit is as much appreciated in the far north as at home, and in time the best is sure to become the most- popular. For sale by druggists. Secretary Foster has exploded a democratic "Roorback." It was stated that the treasury department was great ly embrrassed to know where the money was to eome from to redeem the S.T0, 000,000 of 4 per cent bonds that will mature next September. This state ment caused the new secretary to smile when his attention was called to it. The holders of these bonds need not wait until next September, as the treasury department is ready now to redeem them as fast as presented, paying the full in terest to date of maturity. That's how embarrassed it is. The embarrassment is all in the minds of the democratic newspaper writers who are compelled to furnish sensational political matter at all ti les, even if it has to be entirely manufactured, as this was. There was a rumor at Washington City last week that the Canadian gov ernment, under instructions from Great Britain, had requested attorney-general Miller to agree to the withdrawal of the Sayward case (Behring Sea) from the coguizance of the supreme court, in view of the negotiation for arbitration; but it is denied at the department of justice. It has not been fully decided what coun try will act as the arbitrator, but it is believed that Switzerland will be chosen. The president's annual proclamation of warning to illegal sealers may contain a surprise for some people. Said a democrat: "We thought it the fault of the republican party all these years that effective railroad legislation could not be secured; we believed if democrats could be elected to the state offices, we would have a change, but here is a would-bo citizen and a would be democrat, one man, who by the use of the veto power, defeats a measure passed by an overwhelming vote of the popular branch of the legislature. Is it true that the work of the railroads is not confined to any particular political party?" It is very doubtful if an extra session of the legislature would secure railroad legislation that would be acceptable to the people. The strongholds - of the railroads have been the senate chambers (the less numerous branches of the leg islative bodies) and the present instance has proved no exception to the rule. Nebraska's senate, this time, was strong enough to pass the bill, but didn't have the requisite three-fifths to pass it over I the governor's veto. ' ;OVERNOK BOYD'S VETO. Strikes the Newberry Bill aud is r.epon-i-bl- for Its not Becoming a Law. At 10:20 Friday morning. Gov. Boyd 6ent the following message to the house: Gentlemen of the House of Repre sentatives: I herewith return without my approval house roll No. 12, entitled 'An act to regulate railroads, to classify freights, to fix reasonable maximum rates to be charged for the transporta tion of freight upon each of the railroads in the state of Nebraska, for the follow ing reasons- "The rate in this bill is supposed to bo based on the Iowa rate6. In Iowa the rates are fixed by a commission and are changed from time to time as circum stances and the course of trade seem to require. In that state the various roads are classified so that the rate6 are higher on the weaker roads and lower on the stronger ones which have a greater vol ume of business. The justice of such a classification is apparent. It is evident that the road doing the large business can afford to carry freight at a less rate than one which has but little traffic. "This bill places the same Iowa rate on all roads in the Htate, without regard to the volume of business carried and the rates fixed by the bill is based upon the lowest clarification in Iowa. The latter state has double the acreago un der cultivation ami almost twice the population of Nebraska, with only about two-thirds its extent of territory and less than double tlu railroad mileage. The volume of freight transported by the railroads in Iowa is more than four times as great as that transported by the railroads of Nebraska. "It is manifest injustice to apply to the Nebraska roads the lowest rates in force in Iowa. The tonnage this year in the btateof Nebraska is less than the year previous by over -10 per cent, lhis bill reduces the rate on an average of nearly iiO per cent, which, taken togeth er with the reduction in tonnage, would, in my judgment, bankrupt every road in the state. "I have received letters and petitions from all sections of the state and from men of all classes and conditions and I find that those who represent and con trol the commercial, manufacturing, fi nancial and industrial interests of the state, and those of all classes who have given the question close study, are near ly unanimous in opposition to the bill, and I believe, should it become a law. it would be inimical to all those interests. "It would prevent capital from com ing into the state, not only for the con struction of railroads that are needed, but for many other enterprises. "There are some provisions in the bill that I admit would be of benefit to the farmer. For instance, the rate on live stock in the eastern part of the state and which I would gladly sanction and approve. With the exception of the Union Pacific railway and two or three short lines of road the entire railroad system is owned and controlled by cor porations that have lines between Ne braska and Chicago, and which under the interstate commerce law coulil in crease the through rate on lumber, salt, coal and a few other commodities com ing into the state, and on- grain and live stock, and some other commodities go ing out of the state and thete are the articles in which the farmer is most directly interested. In my judgment there is not a mile of railroad west of the sixth principal meridian except the trunk lines that is paying its running expenses today. Tho products of our state in some form are almost entirely consumed in the last and must be car ried upon interstate rates. These iutei state rates upon grain particularly are but very little above the rates from Iowa points. These rates will not be reduced by this proposed law and may and can be very materially advanced by tho rail road companies, in self defenbe and for self protection, in fact they could be advanced more than 20 per cent under this bill. The railroads could, and no doubt would raise the interstate rate on grain. This could be done by abolish ing the through rates and applying to the state lino rates the figures provided in this bill on the grain that would be shipped out of Nebraska in one season, the railroads in this way, under this tariff, could increase their revenue over a million dollars, all of which would come out of the agriculturist. The loss to the railroads would be on the thou sands of other articles in which the farmer is only indirectly interested. "Our 6tate, to prosper, and our farm ers, to live, must on these outbound shipments be placed, as nearly as pos sible, on a plane with Iowa. In this the railroads of late have done well by us, and it is not safe to force them to re tract by nnfair pressure on our part. From the best evidence to lie obtained, it would seem that the prevailing im pression that the railroads of this state are making a high rate of interest on watered stock, is a mistake. It matters not what amounts are outstanding in stocks and bonds if the railroads are not earning interest thereon, wiping out ail questions of stocks and bonds and ad mitting as we muat that the railroads of this state cannot, with their buildings, shops, terminals, 7,000 miles of sidetrack, and equipment lie duplicated at this time for less than $2.",lHK) per mile of main track. "We are confronted with the follow ing facts: The sworn statement in 'the auditor's office shows that in 1888 the net profits were aliout 4 5J-10 per cent, in 1889, 5-5 per cent, and in 1S!M, 0-3 per cent. The latter period covered an ex ceptionally prosperous time when the heavy crop of 1889 was being transpor ted. It is apparent that under existing circumstances tho freight earnings of our Nebraska railroads this ye;ir must be much less than in 1890. It has been stated to me on good authority thai upon several of tho railroads there is a decrease at this time of fully 40 per cent each month as compared with the cor responding months of 1890. "In view of such facts, the proposed reduction of 40 per cent to IK) per cent in Nebraska rates could not in any probability be upheld in tho courts. It is unfair, it is unwise and unsuicidal on our part. The railroads pay more than one-seventh of the taxes of this state. Justice to the people's interest demands that they should be encouraged and in duced to continue to help in the up building of our state. The object of legislation should bo to do the greatest good to the greatest number without in dicting hardship on any, and while I at tribute the best intentions and motives to the farmers and supporters of this bill, yet I am forced into the belief that the act was passed without giving to the questions involved therein that close and careful consideration that their impor tance demands. It is true that the rail road corporations have in many in stances exacted unjust tribute from the people this abuse of power should be corrected by proper legislation. But legislation should stop at the correction of the abuse and should not extend to the infliction 'of injustice on the corpor ations. The enforcement of the pro visions of this bill would put a stop to present active railroad industries and re sult in the discharge of thousands who are now deriving sustenance from rail way employment. Nor will the evil end here. The railroads will be obliged to reduce the wages of those remaining in their employ, while the thousands dis missed from its service will be obliged to seek a livelihood in other lineB of labor and thus overstock the labor sup ply, and disastrous wage competition will be the result. "I would gladly approve a bill fixing a maximum rate on live stock, grain, lum ber, coal and other commodities in which the agriculturist is most directly inter ested as suggested in my inaugural mes sage hut this bill reduces and fixes an inflexible rate on thousands of articles in which the farmer. is not interested and by making an exceedingly low rate at points on the western border of our state enables Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota to obtain a rate about 15 per cent below the present established tariff rate, and profit at the expenses of the railroad interests of Nebraska. O w- ing to the crop failure of last ear there will oe out, meager siiipmenisoi agricm: tural or me siock prouucis irom our state until after another crop 6hall have matured and hence the carrying trade within our borders will be reduced to the minimum and with such a condition confronting us I deem it unwise as well as unjust at the present time to enforce such sweeping reductions as are pro vided for in this bill. "I have been unable to obtain the opinion of the attorney general as to the constitutionality of this bill, but have been advised by able and disinterested counsel that many of its provisions are unconstitutional, notably the provision that compels railroad companies to build tracks for the transferring of freight from one road to another with out compensation, and that which in flicts a penalty of three times the amount of damages sustained, besides a fine in addition thereto for the violation of tho act, under tho provisions or tho bill any railroad company charging a higher "rate than that established in tho bill shall bo fined for each offense not less than $5,000 and not more than S50, 000. There is also a provision by which tho railroad company may, on proper application to the supreme court, obtain leave therefrom to apply to the W-ird of transportation for a raising of the rates fixed in the bill, assuming an instancy wherein the rate fixed for a given com modity would be unreasonably low. Yet the lailroads would lo obliged to transport such commodity at the rate lived in the act until such time as re dress might be obtained, and any in fraction of the rate as fixed would sub ject the railroads to the lioiird of trans portation to be wholly unjust to the roads. In cases of thin kind the law would work tin injury for, as is well known, our supreme court is overbur dened and far behind in its work, ami red i ess. or necessity, would be long. "I am advised, however, that this sec tion makes no sudicient provision to give the supreme court jurisdiction of the subject matter or over the state which is made defendant and does not provide a mode of procedure in that court by which relief can be obtained by the railroad in case of tho unreasonable ness of the rates. I am well aware that my refusal to sanction this bill will meet with the disapproval or many. Dissat isfaction, may be expressed and harsh criticisms may follow. IJo that as it may, I feel that I hae a plain duty to perform; a duty which I owe to the in terests of this great state and whatever censure or criticism may result this duty I will perforin in the consciousness that I am acting for the best interests of the ieople of the state of Nebraska, I there fore withhold my approval of this bill. James E. Boyij, Governor. IVrtiiinit ut".tioii. To the Editor of the Press: Please tell us something of the amount which year ly crosses the Atlantic to pay foreign workmen for goods which our own peo ple could make at home. How many of our own citizens are now standing idle for want of employment, and what portion of these could bo em ployed by the money sent abroad? Respectfully, James Johnson, No 27JJ Degraw street, .Brooklyn, Kings County Protective League. These are indeed pertinent questions. They underlie the whole question of the tariff and form the basis for the theory that our own market should be consid ered before the producers of foreign conntries. The Preps has repeatedly enunciated the doctrine that eo long as we have spare land upon which to build manufactories, nnd idle labor seeking employment, it ia ecsential to the gen eral welfare of the republic that we should manufacture at home and not send the money abroad. Democratic teachings and policies are in direct, op position to this. The leaders of the democracy say the first essential is cheapness; that it is a matter of no con sequence where en article comes from so long as it is cheap. To these gentlemen this table showing the average annual importation of certain manfactures into the United States for fivo years has no significance. Wool nnd manufacture of . .. $ 19,600.000 Iron find Bteel, etc. , ,700,000 Mnnufartnrt-M of silk 31,r00,000 Cotton nnd manufacture of . . 'J,400,GOO Flax find manufactures of .. . ,00,000 Tin lilata and nmnnfactnrwi of iii.0u0.000 Chemicals dutiable) 15,000,000 Hemp flex and manufactures of . 10,800,00u Harthenn are and china .. ti.fiOO.OU) GlahB and manufacture of . C.fiiiO.OUO Embroider, silk, etc . . S,400,000 Total i.2io,soo,(iou There is no reason why we should not ouiselves produce these important arti cles of manufacture. The MeKinley bill was intended to aid American producers in making theae things at home. With abundant coal aud iron ore we have no right to go to foreign countries annually for one-Bixth of our supply of iron and steel. The greatest producing cotton country in tho world and the most in genious in the use of machinery has no right to buy nearly OOO.OOO worth of tho manufactures of this same cotton of other nations. The third great wool producing country of tho world should not stand idly by and pay foreign labor and foreign capital for one-sixth of all wool it uses. Until the passage of the MeKinley bill our tin plate factories were silent, while England supplied us with tho goods at prices to suit her tin plate manufacturers. Including those that come free, one-third of our annual supply of chemicals and four times the valuo of our total llax products is im ported; one-third of our glassware and one-half of our earthenware and china is imported. In five years, according to the above figures, we have imported 81,200,000,000 worth of manufactured goods that ought to have been made here. What does this mean to the workingman of the United States, supposing we could have made these goods at homo? At least 50 per cent of this was labor, for the goods that come in are, as a rule, the finer class of goods, in the making of which a large amount tf labor is employed. If this estimate is correct the American workmen have lost Sfi00.000.000 in five years in wages, or over 8120,000,000 an nually. The MeKinley bill will give a good share of this to American labor. It will employ our idle citizens and give them good American wage. For this reason it was enacted, and if it accom plishes this purpose, as we believe it will, the people will sustain the measure and tho political party responsible for its enactment. N. Y. Press. NEBRASKA NOTES. Hay is selling at 820 to 825 a ton in Nebraska City. Wm. H. Sumner, formerly of Schuyler, has had a new schooner named by his name. The keel of the vessel is 157 feet long. C. G. Grunz of Grand Island has in vented a fire escape; David Hawksworth of Plattsmouth, n door opener; Bern hard Koeppe of Kearney, a water trough and J. M. Nichols of Ansley, a grinding mill. Nebraska is getting to the front. A couple of duck hunters found a bot tle last week near Madison, containing a letter purporting to he written bv A. I P. Rilfool, formerly living at Tiffin, ' Ohio, setting forth his failure to make a liviug and saying that he had spent his J mst ten cents for h piece oi weinerwurst I aud crackers; he would not steal, was too proud to beg, and why not end it all? If you don't see the point by this time we'd better stop anyway. George Drassing, a farmer living near Brownlee, Cherry county, is wanted on the charge of murdering his son, twelve years of age. Drassing buried his boy some two weeks ago near Brownlee. A younger son, during his father's ab sence told some of the neighbors that his father had killed his brother with a club. The body was exhumed nnd the boy's head was found crushed. It ap pears that they had some property in herited from relatives in Germany and it is supposed the father had killed hun to secure the inheritance. Drassing is a German aliout five feet, ten inches high, with sandy beard and light complexion. E. E. Day put some Hereford cows on the market last week that brought him 880 a head. It would take alxmt four head of common stock the same age to equal the value of one of them at pa-s ent puces. Blood tells its story on the market as well as .-it our fairs .. While out hunting one day last week, Ed. Kirkpatrick, of Nehawka, accidentally discharged the gun he was carrying, the contents going through his wrist. It was thought that the hand could lie saved for a tune, but on Monday hoo in that direction was gone. Dr. Wallace of Union was summoned and amputated the injured member. This is a hard blow on Ed. His many friends sympa thize with him in the loss. t'.ihH Co. Eagle. Mi'i-it Wins. We disiro to say to our citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King's Now J iseovery for consumption, Dr. King's Now Life Pills, Buckleu's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and hao never handled remedies that sell so well, or that have given such uni versal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, ami we stand ready to refund tho purchase price, if satisfactory results do not fol low their tiso. Theso remedies have j won their great popularity purely on their merits. David Dowty's drug store. Many years practice has given C A. Snow - Co., solicitors of patents, at Washington. D. C, unsurpassed success in obtaining patents for all classes of in ventions. They make a specialty of re jected cases, and have, secured allowance of many patents that had been pre viously rejected. 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If you are not a subscrib er to The Jovkxil don't wait till your subscription expires, lint pay us enough to make it ono ear in advance, and add the Inter-Ocean, one of the greatest and best family newspapers in tho world. Itiicklcu's Aniii'ii Salve. Tho best salvo in tho world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapjied hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For salu by David Dowty. '' Exc.msh Spavin Liniment removes all hard, soft or calloused lumps and blem ishes from horses, Blood Spavin, Curbs. Splints, l'ing Bone, Sweeney, Stifles, Sprains, Soro and Swollen Throat, Coughs, etc. Save 850 by use of ono bottle. Warranted tho most wonderful Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by C. B. Stillman, druggist. 21'movlyr Baby cried, Mother sighed, Doctor prescrilied : C:istoria ! I.KIiAL NOTH'h. T win ni it iuh conconi: Itoanl of SuiKTViextrit :it tneir r.nnir iniH-timi; .Hiirch, lwl, ilclureil tln followiu w- tinu liilWi nix-lieu :m fuumt nnuls, iz: I. ('oirkni'ncinj; at Nic N.W- corm-r if mvtinn 1.!, timn liy-nuK 1 iitnTOUiil rqmiinK tln-niv lm-t-uuthou m-cKoii line ii. 1 ) nXli and tnuiii:i- tiiiir at tlii sV. corn-rf h.(1 wction hiiiI knonn ami ih-fi II. ommi'iicilu; at the S.V1Lcornr of wUioii Is. town X-i. nuiL-c IVat anil rimniniUioiuv ilu fast in M-etion lintni f 1 mire amrvriuina- tin; at h.r corner iirvi'wl ctiim atiirvkuoun J uoiKuatfd the I omniencini; atXlie S.K. eorur orvHec- tiou .Tit town li, ranee 3 urfVt and running Uhhiiv due vubin wet ion Hue about one-li'df f',l nilli totlieNaoVc county line nndvtluTe Wrmiutttinj; iiud knownVand letiKnaUilBh tint "(irahau Koart Now all objeewmt thereto, or cjemm for dam ages caused therJnmuut U hied in tho countj clerk's othce of l'lait county. NebVosko, on or before noon May SStlK. A. U. 1;V1, ofwhe Kjm may ! duly estalilipieddthotit future tefereno thereto. Dated Columbus. Neb.. Mcfhb 14. 191 O. V. PUILLII'S, 25marU County Clerk FIXAL PR Land Umcaat drand Aland. eb., I March 6tfISJ6ttl. XoticeNa herebVciveriv that theNollowinit- named settler has fileunotie&pf his inution to make final proof in sHcporfJ his clain and that haid proolwill I, made lieTttre the clerk of the district cotwr, at Colurbbui, aeb.. on April viz: Xfederic " uvieXHomestad No. JBCM, for Lship 19 nort He nami folio : witnesses to prove Win continuous and cultivation of. uaul lnrtfl . nce i.neschen, Herman Luedtke. Theod tsoheet, eb., and Henry Wurdeman of( UimljiIV-eu. Fhinkv:; Bwekt, llmfirf liegleter. MONEY! fin l fcmr! t cor FWl!ncf wnk, rti11y id Nmrablr. hr the cf 1'Iit t, iounff cr olJ, iJ In ihrir oirnloahite',Hitrrrttr thry lit Any one ran io iLr wotk. ft ftr tr larn. 1 romiherititur IV its 1 1 f.i .o r.ilt Touc.udttu your spare momciir. or all jour time to ihe work. 1 hi i tu entirely unv ivadnJ rirhic. Motidt tfal tuctMi ta m n biker. Driunerarariilnt; from 2i to 20 trwetkauJ upwatdt, 1 and mora afir Iittla esrnenca. U a cao farnlab jou iLc em- 1 fijniaiaaJiea;b jrcaaKlC. o apacatociplainfctra Fall taranucon ruk AJi;jj;0.lfclSTAf The Chicago, Milwaukee t St. Paul iiy is the only lmt rnnning solid vest- ibuled, electric lighted and steam heated trains between the Missouri river and Chicago, consisting of new palace sleep ing cars, elegant free reclining chair cars, luxurious coaches and the finest dining cars in the world. The berth reading lamp in its palace sleeping cars is patented and cannot lie use il by any other railwai' company It Is the great improvement of the aye. Try it and be convinced. Clo-e connection in union depot at Omaha with all trains to and from tho west. Fur further particulars apply to jour tickrt ag:il, or F. . N.vui. iU-n'1 Agt. W. S. Hov.ki.i.. Traveling i-Vt. .ind Pass. At.t 25felft Omaha. Neb. KIN VI. I'UOtir. l.'inilOtuVrut Umml Ulnii.l. N.-k. ( Marrh M. 1V.M. Nitif i lieroh t'n tlmt tlio fnlltiit; 11-UH.-.I -'ttterlnf iiled iii)li4if UN iiitrntiuii ti :n:ik. tmal pnt ill MipK rt of hi? claim, ami tlnt-aiil jrM.f will b- inatt- U;forr rlrrk of tli. INtrii't court, at (Vlui'ibu-i. NV!.. mi .M Mb, l"ll. ij:- Citin:i' . Smitb. Iium.!.! N". HUH, f..r ii. K. . .. W. i. f S.vtio-1 A Ton-Iiii l- .North. f i:-.ii4' - W-r. II.- natiit tb-following iitn--' - to pi. .iv !ii-...-otitjnilini r iili-iu-.- iihiii u'l.l t'liititflion of, -ai.l 1 itul, i Hclirj t'lajbuni. of I'IhII.- lVntn WiU:ir.V. .M.miiiutmi, of MoiiriH-. 'ti-rl-- K. t'tiapin, oi Oi-oiu., Willi mi V. Wil-.on.or t.-..in . NVIir. I-'iivni.in swi.r. i",in:ir-li-J'it . n.witcr.. W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE and other -iiecial lift for UriUlrim-ii, l-ailles. etc., are ur- W. I..'lOUUL.AS, llrocklou, Mub. Sold by Wm. SH1LZ, Olive St., Columbus. llMar.-liJit. Piinttul nml w. t nillfwMl ntl iMllflllll. AllllrCvt Dr. A. J. Sanders, tft ' "?,' .rf? 'j" ! I II ' .i. .'11 .V. iit r '-: li'l .liVn.''. I'lLi'lV'" 'f r " r'v". SPK IA1 ir IN noi mm. f KIDUATE OF LONE ISL4N0 COLLEGE BOSFITAL, N.7. Three Years Hospitalism. Recently from University of Vienni, Austria t. o. kox a:t. GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA. KKFl.UEM h-S J. U. Miou". lr.. of li.inkof ('a.'iimenv. It. ('. IIi.WaUI. Manner of I ! S!.,i- W. II. 1'iair. M iorif i.f.nid Iihuid. Ch. Uih, Ki'i r.--.'iititit-. S. X. Woi.h if.'i. Slur.' Senator. 1 1 mi. H. t'vi.liwu.i., Cuiirit .litilf. C3r"Thi-e who have l en miIIit.ti for .iiri and h.tw I-.-ii tii rmindriof the pr.if. .i..:i at lioiile, uitlioiit i.Ttivini; relief from m.liii.ir inetliodH of In iituient, me i .eiullj invit.-.) to rail. J-t"All of our i.tifiiti iiia .Tt to rereiw 1,'o.id ratf, iMi.-fnl tr-atnifnt and Miliar. dealing from it liiixiuti ttaudojnt. as :iI.ij-e.iH-i to lit value ncrivi-d m far in .-iil. Will Ik-at th Jt'oii-liltation free. Addretu., i)i:.A..i. smh:i:s. (irand I.slatul, N.-l. Ifc.s'J "Qnoi.tiuo mi. i ictiKi: ;. I'lie figure 9 m our d-ite-. will EVi!:e a long stay. No man or woman now liiii. will ever ilate a Jocumeut without umiij; the figure . It stind inthothird plicejn lSO. where it will remain ten ear and thei. move up to vtx'ond place in 19U0. iv here it will m-t for oik- hundred ve.irs. Therei-. another '"9"' which h.i-.aIo come tostay. It is unlike the figure i in our date- in th' respect ih it it has already moved up to lir-t pi ice, where it will pernunentlv- rem mi. It U called the "No. V High Arm neel.-r A. WiNon Scums; Machine. Tin- "No. 9" w-i-i endorsed for first place, by the eierts of Kuri-; at the Paris Reposition of lfKV, where, after a t-everecontest with the leading ma chines of the world, it was awarded the only Grand Trizo given to family sewing machines, all others on exhibit having received lower awards of pold ine-1 lis, etc. The French Government also recognized it s superiority bv the decoration of Ilr. Nathaniel Whei l.-r, President of tlie company, with the Cross of the Lepion of Honor. The "No. 9"' is not an old in ichine improved upon. but. is an entirely new- machine, anil the Grand Pmeat Paris was award" d it as the grand est advance in sew inj; machiuc uiecnanibin of th nee. TIiomj who buy it cm rest assured, there fore, cf having the very latent and best. WHEELER & WILSON 31'F'G CO., 165 and 167 Wabaih Ave., Chicago. W. KIBLEK, Lefch. Xebr. . wcmU fvr u, ry ,nn Prfge. Auttln, if c Oiliinreiioinir '! Wy ,ict u oii t rim if w0.un inntli Ion rait da 1 1 Pii C3 I' ri li?m hr-Trr ti ! 1 - Kintif r t ( 4!fun fi m - ? float ' c Urrh'W nh w and ' ii iin vcjI fr (f,tin nr all il i m i.r m ' ' 'r- i I !' curtail nit rn nr Ttni l- XV an lfn.ttf.il Vn iiUffr n.Uallettafc ... Jlox. OMOlrtlunJv AlttiiiO S3000 A YKtR! Icn-'ri'iiM tfir Itebchki v t-nrtv itttii)(ii rt ntr ilitr Ai'rr itittiui tiott Mil! tcik iiini:t.N huw fit fru lhrr 1l.iifti lttlljr arlu their on n Ica'itir nl r Trthr h I MilI'oriirmi ne tluativrior'mtcin'nfit U 1 utun-ntUt ti( ui.t S motttT fur mUii u t- m mh I tit (ilrLt Initl I i!-irr Iutt fi ttorkrr trm i U titr t 1 1 uni I Ii4t alrray ttfurtit mil fotii2-fl uiih inj I mDt ! r numUr, whunt uIiii:r tr Mit trr.ti It W ! MUMI. tall :mn. nUr- FR fK- AtUi. at i. . . C AIJ.i:. Ev -a'O. AhiiiIh, 3lulnt- iTi'H cured in tf) ininutes hy Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion. Sold by C. B Stillman, druggist. 26novlyr rWflEXeBHnKrarr,-: I'vaowMJv V t V ft t" " WSHEOTRf-p js; v7'!W5EsaKR- ' rxemr.& t ii&a&XXi3:i r. WF " ;&n&&,amM ' tl raHRtw y0 aaKalllterv What is !lf:Hl;lfil Castoria is Dr, Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Imfat and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, lrops. Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency. Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas toria is the Children's Panacea-the Mother's Friend. Castoria. CastorU is an exc?UVut medicine for chil dren. Mothers have roeatedly told lue of iu good effect ujkiu Uieir children." Da. (i. C. Ouiooi, LoweU, Maas- CastoriA is tho lM remedy for cluldrcn of which I am acquainted. I hope the ilay i not far distant lien mothers will consider the real inten-st of their children, uud uo Caoru in stead or tho various quack nostrums w hich arc destroying their loved oues. by forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup ami other hurtful ap-ut.1 dou their throats, thereby wnduig them to prematura Brakes." Dll. J. V. KlNCUBU). Conway, Ark. Tfc Ccataar Coapaay, TI If A RELIABLE FAMILY NEWSPAPER. Thalia tne Character Almost Universally Of ven to Thb Weekly Ihter Ocean. SToreatisitspopulaT.tv !S.a lor years it ta3 fcaa tho LAROEST crRCTjXA TION oi any Cfticaao wetikly newspaper .,,... It is ablv and caietully edited in ove:y department with a npeclal Tiawto tt U-eluIueJsin TUL HOMib. THE WORKSHOP. OSfl THE BUSINK33 OFFICE. It is a Corjsisterjt republieai) fteuspaper, Huttlncussocall Dubiic mieitionscandidlr end ably. While it jivos ratrtrat SSattoatrcal opponents, itts bitterly OPPOSED TO TKUS1S AND MONOP OLIES as antagonistic to both public and private interests. THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT cl tno paper is emcellent. andcasamons Its contributors sorae of tee MOST POP U:LAR AUTHORS ot the day. The FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CORRESPONDENCE. BERIAI. AND SHORTSTORIESarethe equal ol those ol any similar publication atfccountiy. The Yontifs Department, Cariosity Snap, Woman's Mom, ana THC Home ARE IX THEMSELVES EQUAL TO A MAGAZIXE. In addition to all this tho NEWS OF THE WORLD 13 oi'en n its columns evwrvweek. In all departments it ia caietully edited by competent n.dn ai ploy ed tor that purpose. THE PRICE OF THE WEEKLY IHTER OCEAI IS $1.00 PER IER TnE SEMI-WEEKLT INTER OCEAN ia published each Monday an4 Thursday mornlno. and i&aneicellost publication lor tr.csa who can notasui u tfaily paper roauluriy and are not satisted with a vcekly. THE PRICE OFTHE SEMI-WEEKLY IHTER OCEM IS $2.00 PER TEAR By Special Arrangement with tho PublUherso That itacazno and Th Weekly Inter Ocart nra Beth Sunt to Subscribers One Year for Two Dollars and IfiaBty Ceata. 1KN" CENTS LFSS TH VN TI1K 1EICF. OF THE MA01ZIXE A10XP. LIBERA!. COMMISSIONS qtven to n.koi tf-kea tor Address all orStia x:tin COLUMBUS LUMBER CO. S. R. HOWELL 6c CO. iValoiH in Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash, Doors, I'.LINDS. 'KM EXT. M.ME. FIIIK BK1CK. F1KE CLAY, .MXKKLE Ill'ST. W1UTK SANIi. POltT LAXI) ami MILWAfKEE CK.MKNT, ami Al.L Kixnrf or i:nr.i)ixi; .matkuiau THIRTEENTH ST., COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. Mfi.afW.iiiu. K)0.()() "mra, COT,TTMBt;S J. BEAMA, CARPENTER, 1'iirpi Kivintr liii wninii 1'IJKK, ! tin !7rt ihtkiui uSui npiilic"- t linn :ifiTlln tir.t jiil- hc.ttioii .f t!u- nntir m Ji-ruwi 'it lllli .lanii.ii. '.!. Jf- t.ik'f tins mttliiMl or rulliii atti-nti.m to tlm'fart tlift HE IS A BOOK AGENT, Ami run furrii.h joii, CI!ILl'l.i: tl.au mi:.)h.iI Im-, an v Imio': jiii: want. HOUSM AND TWO LilH, NVar I'ourt Him-f. viitli all niiirint'iii-nts. tori silc ill!'. Al"o two jnani ami two roltn. Aililr- I'oliuiilia-. JwWprall nur attention tothf Mxiinifcx. anil tli iiuirfirtant fm t tliat w- an- imwoH.-riiur a liuuf Ktfi-. at ricH Im-Iw n.iiip.irioii ami louil cotiiL.titioii. For full i..irliiu!.ir. ml .IrH r.,liiiiini. .Ncli.. P. O. Uox '.'-'. I'lia-.- m-rl...- Z r.-nt Gianni for ji-jiIj. ltj!iu.:mr T. S. JAWORSKI, jrjcrTr mmmm Regulate Perfectly. IS NOI AFfCCIEO hi 1ikLZS. ti Strong. aurab a ; EftSIIY MAN1GC0 Wind Mills, Pumps d ?ump Bepiirs. Onl'or rmrtli 'f link, r'? liarri. tiaUk'Din L. C. VOSS, M. D., Homoeopathic Physician AND STJRaEON. Otlicw otr ptrtt otlicw. Hi.cciiliet in ihronlc dicea8. Careful attention given to general practice. 26&OT3a ill p'W ci g IOJ WW rra Castoria. Castoria is so well udapted to children t I reo.uuueud it ua superior toany praacriBCiaM buoMU to me." II. A. Arcm. M. V.. HI &. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y. " Our pbysiciaad ia ta children's depart ment Ime spoken hiRhly of their eipefi euco in their outaide practice wilUCa-storia. end although we only he aiuou& our medical supplier what ia known, as reuUr products, yet we are free to coufeaa that tha merit of Castona has won us to look with favor upon it." UniTxv Ilosrrrai. and DiarawaAar. Boatoa,: Atx C. Surra, ltrs.. Street, Mew Yerk City. a.tlvo 3sntd SAMPLE COPIEBnii THE INTER OCEAN. Chicaga Planing Mil. UVJi-ui' jusf oivjifil a nw milt mi M htnn-t, otiiKititi Stlinxilr-. ttoiiriiiM mitl ail' I art iu--psir.fl to .1.. AM. KIM'S OF .WOOD WOlCK. sucli as Sasli, HI intls. Store Fronts, Stairs, Ital listers, Turning, Doors, .Mouldings, roiuitors. Stair It ail hit?, Scroll Saw hi";, 11 an in:?, Etc. f".llfinli'r jiroinptlyatti'n.liil to. 1'iUI .n oraiMrexH, HUNTEMANN BROS., (4liimltiH. NVIirak. jul:im The Kw Reduced in Price. THEPIIICKOFTHK OMAHA WEEKLY BEE II;ti1)e'ii nnluriHl ti $1.00 A YEAR. N'uvi' ih the time U biilisoril for the licet iietVhji.ir.er tti tlift west. Hend in mir oriltrra urly tr THE BEE PUBLISHING CO. Omaha Neu. WATtJH 1 J. AINU'S. GUARANTEED GOOD3. II JGlfmiMJlldUlllg mWAJCHFSii AT i KSp .-