The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, September 06, 1893, Image 2
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Weleeire correspondent in every school-district or Platte county, oae of good judgment, ad re liable in every way Write plainly, each item separately. Give as facta. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER G. 1693. Db. Graves, the convicted poisoner of Mrs. Josephine Barnaby, committed sui cide in his cell at Denver, Saturday. When an army of Colorado silver mi ners compete with a legion of Lake Su perior iron miners in the grain fields of the Dakotas for a dollar a day, it requires no great stretch of the imagination to foresee the time when the cotton spin ners of New Hampshire and the cowboys of Texas will be seeking to underbid the negro cotton picker in the cotton fields of Mississippi. N- Y. Press. If republican speakers in last year's campaign had warned the people that within six months after the second inaug uration of President Cleveland business would be deranged, and a half million laborers would be locked out from the hops, there would have been a chorus of derisive howls from Democratic throats. And yet a much worse condi tion is the visible result of that political revolution. Inter Ocean. A telegram from Guthrie, O. T., says: Hundreds of people are arriving every daj to await the opening of the Cherokee strip. People arriving now are well fixed financially, but those who havo been waiting on the lines since spring are al ready suffering and will probably 6tarvo if they do not secure claims. A largo majority of the people arriving aro labor ing under the belief that thoy will get the land free and are disappointed when they learn that they must pay from SI .HO to $2.50 an acre for all the land in addi tion to living upon it for five years before they secure title to a home. State Politics. Brother Smails of the Fremont Herald is a democrat of the strictest sect, but he is also a citizen of Fremont, and pre sumably a sersonal friend of Judge Max well. The following paragraph tells the rest of it for itself: "If Dodge county, after having one su preme judge for a dozen years, can switch off upon another for his successor, when all the other members of the court live within forty miles of us (at Columbus and Seward) we shall be in mighty good luck. Let us be sure that it isn't simply for the purpose of beating some ono else, and not with the expectation of getting anything oursolves. The dog-in-the-manger policy wouldn't permit tho cattle to at hay and we couldn't if wo wanted to. What good would this do the county? We might sometimes renominate where we wouldn't have a ghost of a show of a now nomination. Aren't our republican friends liable to grasp all and loso all?" THE ALLIANCE COUNTY CONVENTION. NemiaatioH of a Ticket Deferred to an Ad journed Meeting. The campaign starts in this fall in old Platte at a great pace, and promises to be an interesting one. The alliance opened the way last Saturday by hold ing their county convention in Platte Center. A lively time was predicted, but it went a little beyond anybody's expecta tions. The Henry hall was well filled and at 2 o'clock Warwick Saunders called the meeting to order in the absence of tho president. W. J. Irwin was elected temporary chairman and Dr. Smart of Humphrey, secretary. While the committee on credentials were out speeches wero called for from awveraL John Walker, sr., of Humphrey was first called on. His talk was to tho ef fect that the party should not separate, but hang together whatever came; that they had as good men as any party eould furnish, and by hard work, good results would follow. D. L. Bruen then covered himself -with glory with a few remarks. Ho thought it policy to put in candidates from the towns, as on account of the conspicuous absence of town men from the tickets heretofore, considerable talk was caused of the farmers wanting everything. He also said the eastern aoaopolies have been having it their way, but we are coming to the time when the western and southern people will be represented. O. A. Brindley said every voter knows we need a change in tho political gov ernment of the county. We should be very cautious whom we nominate, as past elections show. We know we were too independent last time and got left. We must use caution this time. J. 8. Freeman advised them to fight the corporations; don't let them get us into their power. Thoy are tho danger ous element of the country. The committee on resolutions re ported the following: Whereas, We become more and more convinced as time rolls by that the fun damental principles of the people's in dependent party are the nearest right of any set of principles advocated by any of the great political organization's " of the Bepublic, therefore, be it Besolved, That we aro in favor of .. p hini; the fight for the people, of the people and by the people to a finish. Besolved, That we favor the nomina tion of a full and complete county and state ticket, and every effort possible consist rnt with the prerogatives of good citizenship, to elect the same. Besolved, That we heartily approve the actions of our representatives in The tug of war began in earnest when the election of delegates to the sena torial convention came up. It became "an impossibility" for any to go, and it took a long time to select twelve men who had time to spare. They were J. S. Freeman, Fred. Jewell, W. Saunders, K. E. Wiley, E. J. Couch, D. L. Bruen, M. Stevens, John Walker, sr., C. A. Brindley, J. J. Graves, T. T. Milett and Earnest Gerrard. Delegates to the senatorial conven tion were Jacob Lewis, Boy Clark, C. C. Carrig, John Fisher, N. S. Hyatt, E. An derson, Wm. Newman, W. F. Dodds, Fred. Jewell, Peter Noonan and Gns. Marek. Then the real work of the convention was at hand. Bruen, Walker, Jewell and a few others bobbed up and down to give the convention the assistance of their valuable opinions, and were called to order by the chair several times, while once in awhile a new face would show up. Mr. Dodds moved to nominate every other office on the list, and leave the balance to be filled out afterward. This did not suit some of the delegates and it brought Saunders to his feet; he did not believe in a skeleton ticket; he thought the best policy was to post pone the whole nomination now, and select good men for the whole ticket. Bruen looks to the outside of the tent for approval and says, people will won der and ask questions if we do not do something. A. W. Clark then spoke to the effect that the only chance for the election of any of their men was to fuse with the republicans. This caused an eloquent outburst from the democratic side and it got so jangled that only a recess of ten minutes quieted it. It was after 5 o'clock, time was pre cious, and when the meeting was again in order it was voted unanimously that a full ticket should be put in nomina tion. Bruen nominated C. C. Carrig for clerk. Carrig declined. Walker nominated Fred. Jewell, and Jewell declined. It was evident nothing could be done and the session came to a close with a rush, to meet again Oct. 7th. City Council. All were present at the regular meet ing Friday evening. A communication from A. Duseell & Son in reference to the transfer of a war rant for $500 due them, to the Commer cial bank was placed on file. M. K. Turner & Co. were authorized to publish the book of ordinances, some fifty copies of about 210 pages for $200. Bill of M. K. Turner & Co. for city printing from April, $01.95 was approved and warrant ordered. Bills of Foster & Smith for lumber for S43.9." wero approved and warrants ordered. The report of the finance committee on tho treasurer's report for July was adopted and ordered filed. The treasurer's report for August was referred to committee on finance. It shows general fund overdrawn $1587.86; occupation tax on hand $514.38; water works fund overdrawn $1005.94; same (interest on coupon) balance $131832; special police fund overdrawn $32.90; special sidewalk on hand $72.03; streets, alleys and highways, on hand $43.32; Platte river bridge bond fund, over drawn $135.02; Loup river bridge bond fund, on hand $1252.48. Cash on hand belonging to city funds proper $438.21. License fund (for school) balance on hand. $7861.00. Tho reports of druggists Heintz, Stillman, Pollock & Co. and Van Schoik were referred to committee on police. Police judgo reported fines for the month to the amount of $50. The reports of chief of police and street commissioner were referred to the appropriate committees. Councilman Spoerry was directed to look aftor "delinquent" sidewalks. The city treasurer was directed to present a list of those delinquent with their occupation tax to the next meet ing. The mayor signed a contract on the part of the city with John Burrell for the -ensuing year, as engineer at the waterworks, at $50 a month. The old registration boards were re appointed excepting Albert Covert suc ceeds John Hoffman in the Second ward, and J. C. Swartsley succeeds W. J. Thurston in the Third. The total amount of bills allowed at the last meeting was $1026.42, which in cluded the expenses of the special elec tion, tho police, the sprinkling, street lights, revising of ordinances, etc Platte Center Items. J. M. Beebee of Omaha was in town Friday. Henry Burke lost n valuable horse by death Thursday. James Burrows attended the reunion at Grand Island last week. Win. T. Bodgers has built a new resi dence in the west part of town. John Powers's speech Thursday even ing called out about fifty "people. W. E. Kent is out again on our streets after a very severe illness of three weeks. William Bloedorn and son Charlie have returned from a two weeks' trip to the World's fair. George Scheidel has built a fine new barn on his residence property in the western part of town. Martin Bloedorn and wife were here Friday on their way home to Humphrey from tho World's fair. The public schools opened here Mon day, Miss Nellie Lynch, principal, and Miss Katie Carrig, intermediate teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Gellet of Chicago are ex pected here this week. Mr. G. will go with Mr. Phillips to Oklahoma next week. Loewer & Nay hare taken in a partner, Charles Herguth, who will be a great help to them in their already large trade. Mrs. John Hen rich has rented the J. E. North residence in Columbus and ex pects to move her household goods in next week. Mr. Cleckner of Stanton, one of the Department of Nebraska G. A. R. officials, visited T. Coles's family over Sunday, on his way to the re-union. Earnest Hoare and family were com ing to town Friday when a bolt broke in the wagon letting all the occupants down on the ground, but doing no ser ious damage. Henry Swartz, who bought the Powell building of George Scheidel recently, is putting in a stock of clothing, and will begin remodeling the building for a firet-claes store. VAUKANT JESTS. Quips: Miss Elderly What would you do if I should tell you my age? He Multiply it by two. Minneapolis Tribune: Why is sum mer the pride of the year? Why, be cause it goeth before a fall. The time ia drawing near Whan the ioe cream aigu will droop, And the festive youth and oysters Wil both be in the soap. Elmira Gazette: Jagson says there are four singers in every quartet choir who think the other three can't sing a little bit. Detroit Free Press: Amy (as Mabel's fiance rings the bell) Mr. Hunter rings as though he knew he were welcome. Mabel Yes. He has a regular en gagement ring. Inter Ocean: May Bob has an aw ful temper. He's horrid mad at me now. "What about?" "Just because I told him about my being engaged to two other men." De Sobremesa: Visitor Why do yon have that dog sitting on your writing desk? Clerk I have mislaid my sponge, so I am getting him to lick my postage stamps for me. Life: Trials of the American Heiress. ''Then you suspect the count had another reason for breaking his engage ment with you?" "Yes; he recently inherited a fortune from an uncle." Judge: Family Physician Well, Tommy, how do you like the new little brother? Tommy He doesn't amount to much. I jest offered him a cigarette an' he wasn't gentleman enough to take it. Harper's Bazar: "Well, Mollie," said her papa, who is a rai'itia colonel, "did you see me marching up Broadway today?" "Yes." said Mollis, "and I was real mad, papa. They might have let you have a drum to play on like those others had." Detroit Tribune: "Well, Willie, how did you like it?" asked the fond mamma, when her angel child returned from his first day at the public school. "Bully!" ejaculated the cherub, with a now light in his eyes; "but say, ma, don't call me Willie my name's Bill." Truth: "Well, getting along in Mose, how are yon the place I got for you?" "Nicely, kunnel, thankee. I'se de foreman now." "Foreman?" "Yassir; no one kin come in till I fust open an dust things." White Mountaineer: A judge, in crossing the Irish channel one stormy night, knocked against a well-known witty lawyer who was suffering terribly from seasickness. "Can I do anything for you?" said the judge. "Yes," gasped the seasick lawyer, "I wish your lordship would overrule this motion." Hid not Materialise. Ed. Journal: Thanking you for the courtesies extended in announcing our efforts to get up an Odd Fellows' excur sion to the World's fair at reduced rates, we are compelled to inform all those persons who have sent me their names, that the excursion will not be had, the railroad companies refusing to make any other rates than those now agreed upon by the Western Passenger association, which can be obtained by any persons at their respective stations in Nebraska. H. J. Hudson. Member of the General Committee. Every day is adding to onr list of subscribers, but there is yet plenty of room for more. We give you now. The Journal and the Lincoln Semi-weekly Journal, both, one year, when paid in advance, for $2.00. Subscription can begin at any time. Now is the time to subscribe. The Lincoln Journal is issued Tuesdays and Fridays, and will give you a mass of news that you cannot hope to equal anywhere for the money. Both for $2.00. Letter Lit. List of letters remaining in the post office at Columbus, Nebraska, for the week ending Sept. 5, 1893: Matt Parties calling for the above letters rill please say "advertised." Cam, Kramer. P. M. 41 TkeLarg I non exhibitic I fair. You ouj Large!. 4iaa In the World exhibition at the Great World's inght to see it. This is-the month of months to visit the fair, pleas ant days, cool nights, delightful weather. Maximum comfort enroute to Chicago on the vestibuled limited trains of the Chicago, Union Pacific & Northwestern line. See your nearest Union Pacific agent for rates or other information. 6sep-8t Seward. The undersigned, oncers of taa Cera etery Association, will gwe a rewasd of $5 for th&. conviction of fuW one fou destrovingXuowers, ornaments or lm provemWts oV valuables of ankind at the ColumwuB Obmetery. H. Galley, Pres't. C. A. Speice, Sac?. 23aug-3 After the Fair iver you can stay at borne. Uo to :ago now and see tho most complete and magnificent exhibition that has ever been held. The vestibuled limited trains of the Chicago, Union Pacific & Northwestern line will take you there with the least trouble and changes. 8t Sheep for Sale. fi lavea nundred bead of sneep for sale all ewes, or some weathers, if pre ferred. Call in person at my farm one half mile west of Duncan, or address me by letter, at Duncan, Platte Co., Nebr. John W. Witchey. When in need of anything in the line of job work cards, wedding invita tions, dance programs, letter heads, en velopes, sale bills, receipts, notes, scale books, bank checks, shipping tags, blanks of any kind, in short all sorts of printing, give The Journal a call. Reward. Kfsanak Mr. Wm. Tlly. X Mr.JrH.nin, MimTEIla aelp, X McW. H. Virion, Uo6rge KarEMay, Xbomaa E. Mitchell. Jars. BernieVapier firwf M. WJVLn. Lulu BaSkMT "THteTgiveSjfwlfcLfor theWonric tion obeSerson who cutand destroyed the flowers on my son's trrVve in theSo- inuC ,, X, a t 2t J. H. Galley. V I havear sale a fmll-bntadedtar-haV boll abWt seven yearWdd-at Johflraaurs ptcs on Shell CreeW 2 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul tmVonly line rnnning solid vest- , electric lighted and steam heated between the Missouri river and , consisting of now 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 patentod and cannot bo used by any other railway company. It is tho great improvement of the age. Try it and be convinced. Close connection in union depot at Omaha with all trains to and from the west. For further particulars apply to your ticket agent, or F. A. Nash, Gen'l Agt. W. S. Howell. Traveling Fr't. and Pass. Agt., lljantf 1501 Farnam St.. Omaha, Neb. When Baby Tvas sick, vro caro her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Cm toria. When tins became Miss, she vlunt; to Castoria. When she had Children, she. gave them dstoria. English Spavin Liniment removes all hard, soft or calloused lumps and blem ishes from horses, Blood Spavin, Curbs, gplints, Ring Bone, Sweeney, Stifles, Sprains, Sore and Swollen Throat, Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by C. B. Stillman. druggist. 2finovlyr St. Patrick's Pills are etrrcT-illy prepared from the best material and according to tho most approved formula, and are the most perfect cathartic and liver pill that can bo produced. Wo sell them. C. E. Pollock & Co. and Dr. Heintz, druggists. Bring your orders for job-work to this office. Satisfaction guaranteed, and work promptly done, as agreed upon. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. DISCIPLINE. My life is full of scouted fruits, My garde u blooms with stocks and cloves; Yet o'er the wall my fancy shoots, And hankers after harsher loves. Ah! why my foolUh heart repines Was I not boused within a waste These velvet flowers ami syrup vines SAre sweet, but are not to my tasto. A bowling moor, a wattled hut, A piercing smoke of sodden peat, The savor of a russet nut, Would make my weary pulsos boat. O stupid brain that blindly swerves ! O heart that strives not, uor endures! Sinco flowers are hardships to your nerves, Thank heaven a garden-lot is yours ! Edmund Gosse, iu tho Atueutuuiu. SAM'S STRATEGY. Sho was very pretty, this bright eyed New England damsel. Fred Jones had loved her ever sinco they were children together, and Captain Logan, who had come down to spend a few weeks with his cousins, the Kendricks. had become so fond of thosu bright blue eyes and golden hair that he prolonged his visit. 'Pon my word, she's a regular beauty." said the captain, staring through the tiny window panes at tho retreating figure of Miss lirown. Fred Jones looked quickly up at him. as if he would have liked to knock him over in tho fireplace, but he refrained from any such demonstra tion. A beauty." went on the captain, "and it's a thousand pities she should be wasted on any of the country bumpkins who vegetate among these wildernesses. Sam, you young villain. are those boots of mine blacked yet?" Farmer Kend rick's hired boy, who had just come in to warm his purple hands at the merry red blaze, looked glum. "No. they ain't" said Sara., crossly. "Well, what's the reason?" 'Cause I ain't 'ad time." See you find time, then, and that quick, too." said the captain. And Sam glowered aftor him as he went gaily up the stairs. Just wish I had the firm1 of him out," said the boy, gloomily. "It's Sam. do this,' and 'Sam. do mat,' and 'Sam., where's the warm water?' and Sam., what the deuce do you mean by lettln' my fire go out?' and not a red cent has he guv me yet no. uor so much as a pleasant word. I wonder If he means to stay hore always." The next night came a perfect night lor sleighing expeditions and rustic love-making, the roads hard and well packed and a glorious moon shining down whitoly, as if a rain of silver were deluging the whole world. Couldn't be better weather, " said the captain. 'Sam., whero aro tho sleigh-bells?" Dunno, " said Sam. Thcro's them old jinglers in the garret that used to belong to Deacon Joe Kendrick that was in the Revolutionary war. and there's the two cow-bells that Mary Jane might scour up with ashes " "Pshaw!" said tho Captain. "Do you take me for Rip Van Winkle? There's a pretty little string sorao where, for I saw thorn whon Mrs. Kendrick went out day before yester day." I hain't seen nothin1 on 'em, """said Sam, stolidly. Come, come, Sam, don't mako yourself out any stupider than you bo by nature," said the farmer, laughing nevertheless for the captain's airs were fast wearing out his welcome, and he secretly sympathized with the much abused Sam. "I guess they're out in the barn chamber. You better go with him. captain, if you expect to find 'cm our Sam's dreadful thick-headed when he chooses to be." "Come along, my fine fellow," said the captain, collaring Sam, and march ing him off in tho direction of tho old red barn. "We don't need any lan tern in this moonlight, that is one comfort." Where are the stairs?" demanded the captain as they entered the barn. Ain't none," said Sam, "it's a lad der." Up with you, then," said Logan, but Sam shrunk back. "I wouldn't not for $50." said Sam. Old John Kendrick hanged himself from the middle beam fourteen years ago. and folks say he stands up there with a rope round his neck every moonlight night" Stuff and nonsenseP cried tho captain in accents of contempt "You cowardly lout stay whero you are, then, and Til go myself." He sprang lightly up the rounds of the ladder and disappeared through the trap door. Where is it?" he called. "The ghost? Right under the mid dle beam by the windy was the place where " rmL- By it ibulell trains jnicaro - ".Blockhead! I mean the string of bells." "Look for 'em yoursolf," said Sam. sulkily. "1 don't know whero they bo, and what's more, I don't care." Til settlo with you, my fine follow, when I come down," wild the captain, threateningly, as he groped about in the dim light which came through a cobweb-draped window at cither end of the barn chamber. Don't hurry yourself, cap'n," re joined Sam. in a jeering tone. As the captain plunged into a dark corner there was a, jingle and tho string of bells suspended from a nail, hit him directly on tho neck, so like the grasp of death-cold fingers that he could not but start. Oh!" said tho captain nervously, "Hero they are. Catch 'cm Sam! Hallo! Where's the trap door?" And it look the worthy captain fully sixty seconds or more to realizo that the trap door was closed and fastened on the lower side. Ho rushed to tho window and threw it up only to see Sam speeding up tho hill. "Hal-lo-o-n!" yelled Capt Logan. "Come back, you scoundrel! you 11 conditioned lout! you imp of evil!" Sam turned around and executed that peculiar gyration of tho fingers in connection with the nasal organ, which is supposed to express tho ex tremity of scorn. You'll find the ladder on the barn iloor, cap'n, " hooted this young rebel, 'an' don't be afraid of tho ghost; it's very harmless if you let it alone." "But. Sara Sam. comeback! I'm to be at Mr. Brown's at 7:."0."' "Don't worry!' bawled Sam. 'Miss Carrio won't wait long before Mr. Frcd'll be on hand." The captain danced up and down on the iloor in an ecstasy of rage as Sam. disappeared over the crest of tho hill. Ho knew very well if ho possessed the lungs of Boreas ho could make no one hear. Ho sat shivering down on the hay, starting nervously" at tho sound of horses' feet below, and thinking how disagreeably a bar of moonlight which streamed down from a crack in the roof, resembled a tall, whito figure standing under the center beam. l!o could almost fancy the rope round its neck, i'shaw! And the captain jumped up again, with starting dew on his temples, even in the freezing atmos phere of the barn chamber. "What is to bo done?" ho asked himself. And echo, if echo had had any common sense, would have an swered: "Iut nothing at all!" Sam. had outwitted him. And pret ty Carrie and Fred Jones, with his red cutler and great chestnut-colored hoive! The captain w as wild at the thought, surely he was vanquished. "I won't wait another minute for him," said Carrio Brown, coloring up. with the tears in her blue eyes. '-Go on. girls. I shall spend the evening ac home." There's plenty of room for you in our sleigh, Carrie." coaxed her brother. "Bessie Andrews will be glad 10 havo you along." "No. she wont either." nouted Carrie. "As if I would spoil all her fun! No; if I can't have an escort of J my own I'll stay at home and mend stockings; and I never, never will speak to Capt- Logan again." Charlie Brown was on the point of arguing the matter with his sister, when the door opened and in walked Fred. .Jones. Not gone yet, Carrie? Where is the captain?" "I don't know," said Carrie, tartly, and I don't care. Am I Capt. Logan's keeper?"' Will 3'ou go with me?" "Yes. I will."' said Carrie, her eyes lighting and shy smiles dimpling her face. "Of course," said Fred., "I can't expect to make myself as agrceablo as tho city captain, but " "The captain, the captain!" cried Carrie, a little irritably. "I'm sick of the sound of his name. I never want to see him again. What a nice new cutter this is. and how easy the wolf robes are!" "Carrie," whispered Fred., as he touched up the horses and felt her nestling close to him, "is it for always?" "Yes, always," she answered. 'Jerusalem!'' said Farmer Kendrick. It was past 10 o'clock at night, and tho old gentleman had come out as usual before retiring to rest, to see that the dumb members of his family wero all safe and comfortable. "I do believe that's old John Kendrick's ghost come to life again, poundin' like all possessed on the barn chamber floor!" It's me-e! It's me-e!" bawled the captain. "Unfasten the trap door and let me out!" Slowly the farmer lifted tho ladder to its place. With rheumatic awk wardness ho climbed the creaking rounds and undid the hook from its hasp. How in all creation camo you hero?" he demanded. "Why, I thought you was out a-sleigh ridin' with the gals. "' "It was all the doing of that vil lain. Sam!" gasped the infuriated cap. tain, his teeth chattering with min gled rage and cold. "I won't stand this sort of thing. I'll leave the placo to-morrow. "" "As you please," said the farmer. to whom tho prospect of losing his guest was not unpleasant "I'm dreadful sorry this should have hap pened, though, and I'll talk seriously to Sam."' So will I," gnashed the captain. "I'll break every bono in his body." But Sam had taken particular caro to go over to his grandmother's, six miles across the snowy fields, to spend tho night, and tho only person tho captain saw was old Mrs. Ken drick sitting by the kitchen fire. "You've lost your chance, cap tain." said she, good humorcdly. "Dorcas Smith has just gone by on her way home from the sleighing party and she says Fred Jones brought Carrie Brown in his new cutter, and they're engaged." The captain left next day, and Mrs. Fred Jones has never seen him since. And when tho alFair camo otT Sam got a piece of wedding cake big enough to give him the dyspepsia for a week. Boston News. Endowment Order That Won't Last. Mrs. Hicks Do you and your hus band belong to one of the mutual so cieties? Mrs. Dix No; what gavo you that idea? Mr?. Hicks Husband said ho thought you were charter members of a mutual admiration society. New York Herald. A Queer View of It. "He is a very sick man." Yes, but tho fact that ho hangs on so long is favorable to his recovery." 'I think the contrary. Ho grows weaker every day, and the longer ho lives the greater chanco there is of his dying." Now York Press. .Children Cry for ATTACKED BY LEECHES. Km mrkable Placo Thit Visited a Saa Fruactaco Tenement. People in t-e Western addition have slept soundly for years in ignorance of the fact that at any moment a plague worse than the locusts of Egypt might come crawling into open windows and under loosely hung doors a plague of fierce, blood-hungry leeches, says tho San I rancisco Examiner. Thero is an extensive leech farm at 1125 Bush street where 10.000 of the repulsive monsters are confined await ing purchasers. Tho farm is one of two in the United States, the other be ing in New York, and thero at times 50.000 leeches squirm ceaseless ly about over and through swamp muck, constantly searching for somo hapless animal that chance may have mired down to furnish a feast for the insatiate anuelidal. Tho leeches at the San Francisco farm broke away the other night and overspread tho neighboring tenement iu a very short time. Hundrods of them crawled up tho walls and tried every window and crevice, seeking an eutranco because of some instinctivo knowledge that in tho house they could find succulent pasturugo upon the forms of sleepers who rested with out knowledge of the threatening danger. But a minority found their way into tho sleeping rooms not moro than a thousand but even that number of snaky, greenish-black, creopy worms sufficed to terrify tho occupants almost into fits when they felt the eager suc tion of the leeches and awoke to find themselves festooned with the ugly products of the swampy ooze of Bor deaux. Tho first to awaken was a young lady, and she was not long in an nouncing her distress and arousing her fellow occupants of the house, only to find that each of them had for room companions from a score to hun dreds of tho leeches. Brooms wero savagely plied in every corner and under every piece of furni ture. Bedclothing was shaken and closely examined. Leech bites were dressed with soothing applications, and after several hours of activity the household again settled down to rest Next morning an examination of the promises and those adjoining was made, and when tho leech farm was discovered tho secret was out as well U3 tho leeches. Tho worms woro brought from France, whore, about Bordeaux there are wide areas o! black, light ooze, in which leeches of the fiercest sort mul tiply unstinted. Tho oozo fairly heaves with their writhings at tho season of the year when they are most active, and it is then that one of the cruelest sights possible may be seen. Old hordes, worn out in faithful service, arc driven into tho marshes. and aro soon covered with the hungry I leeches, which fasten to lips, eyelids, nose or any other tender part and i hang on until glutted with tho life 1 blood of their victim, or until the j wretched horso weakens under the drain anil falls to suffocate in the slime of the leech morass. When leeches are desired to send to New York or San Francisco men are hired whoso poverty compels them to accept any chance. Tho men walk bare-legged into the borders of tho leech swamps and are immediately covered by the repulsive crawlers, but before they can pierco more than tho skin of the men with their 6harp semi lunar teeth thoy aro swopt off into pouchos. from which they are counted out into beds of wet moss and . . , ,. . .. , ,. ,. boxos of their native ooze, cmbodded in whinh tliov are safelv trim snorted any distance. , Tho largo leeches, such &s those of j j x. . Japan, which reach two feet in length, are not in common use. nor are cer tain poisonous sorts, such as the small black leeches of Australia. Tho thick, fat fierce worms of Hungary, Sicily and Franco aro preferred by practi tioners who use leeches and it is from those countries that the rest of tho world is 3upplicL The San Francisco locch farm ib formed by placing quan tities of tho oozo of the Bordeaux swamps, especially imported for the purpose, in largo boxes with tight covers. Tho leeches bore about through the muck until wanted for sale, when they aro counted out, washed and disposed of. ready to bito any living thing and hang on until thoy aro swollen to eight or ten times their ordinary size. Then they drop off and lie dormant until assimilation shall havo been linished and hunger again arouses them. SENSE OF TOUCH. Tho Most Complex and Least Under stood of tUo Sooisi. Of all the senses wo possess, tho sense- of touch Is at onco thu most complex and the least understood. Blindness and deafness are loo com mon, and wo can all more or less appreciate tho naturo and extent of tbeso dire afflictions. But who ever thinks how he would bo affected by being deprived of the capacity to feel, inability to distinguish by touch be tween smoothness and roughness, heat and cold, or by an impaired power to rccoivo tho various sonsa tions of pain and pleasuro which reach us through tho surface of tho body? How is it that the same finger which tells us that a substance is hard or soft tells us also that it is hot or cold, smooth or rough, long or short, ovou though wo do not, behold it with our eyes? asks the St. Louis Republic Havo we, as somo physiolo gists aver, a sixth senso, that of temperature? If not, how comes it that a sintrlo touch of the finger conveys to tho brain, in the samo instant threo or four distinct impressions, for the substance in ques tion may bo wet or dry as well as hot or cold, hard or soft, rough or smooth? But the physiologists cannot tell us tho "why" of these things; they only know that tho sonsations so conveyed are separable, and that tho routos they travol before they reach tho brain are not the same. Observations on this important subject, besides boing highly interesting, both psychologi cally and physiologically, would be, it seems to me, of considerable practical importance in their relation to tho training of blind persons. COLUMBUS MARKETS. J57""Ouri:iot.".t ions of t he market tareo!tnined Tiiewlay fifleruiMin,anil are correct and reliable at the time. C1UAIN.KTC. Wheat WhciL nuw-. . . Shelled Corn.. Kar Com Mixed oat I J " Flour Kntter Ewb Potatoes 42 ireto .. ...... - ....... 22 ....s-.i. - IS Y.'.'.'.'.'.'r u 27. :-$iyo&2 io raoDCcr. ... lOOfel 10 LIVESTOCK. Fnthogs.. 4 2T1 Fatcow H 2.VJ1 :a nog" . "s ' Fatsheop $32.jl U) Fat uteen S3 504c! (Ml Feeders ............................... " Pitcher's Castoria. What is W bbbbbbsW F aaV afi A I B JaWE3KC5 Castoria is Dr. SanincI Pitcher's prescription for Infants and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphino nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute) for Parejjorie, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor OiL It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by Millions of DIotkers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays fevcrishncss. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic Castoria relieves teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency. Castoria assimilates tho foot!, regulates the stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas toria is tho Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend. Castoria. " Castoria is an excellent ncdic:nf fc- lM! dren. Mothers have repeatedly told uio of iu good effect upon their children." Dr. G. C. Osoood, Lowe!!, Ma&s. Castoria Is the best remedy for children of which I am acquainted. I hope tho Lty U not far distant when mothers will coriMJi'r the rnl interest of their children, and um O-storia in stead of the various quaclc niKtnims v Iiich sru destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats, thereby scndiu them to premature graves." Ds. X. F. Kinchzloe, Conway, Ark. The Contour Company, TX J World's Fair Trave rTlio public demur yfben travelinjr. It eleiw Will Have It. nd lliroujh service is old fashioned to "Change Cars." On th? through solial vestibuled trains of the Chit-ago, Union Pacific North WebtPni Line from or to Chicago. Omaha and intermediate points there is no change. Tins is the finest and fastest service, between the points named. The World' Fair Kiiilditisr. The horticultural building -height of uoiye l.vl leet. Cost' or otuluing STOXX). The Chicago, Union Pacific anil Northwestern Line offers rates sis cheap as tho cheapest and unexcelled ac commodations to Chicago. No change of cars enroute. Seo J. . Meagher, agent. U. P. system at Columbus for de tailed information. Rheumatism Cured in a Day. "Mys tic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically euros in 1 to .'5 days. Its action upon the system is remarkable and mys terious. It removes at once the causo and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. 7.1 cents. Sold by A. Heintz, druggist, Colum bus, Neb. 1 1-v gasiitcss aftcrx. V.lwrti.!uents miibr this lnil five cents a lin'i-!i ijix-Ttion. "VA73'.KriIIIrZ in:ikt'-.lMts."ind lirx."in tho lrv ).,., :l.. and us,- ..nly th. .ry Ut lfccLtliHt can l)i' i.riH'tinil in ttu market. .--tf . hEC U. NOTICE. In tli District lruka. Court of l'latto County, Nt- I JllV matter of the estate of ) 'AtiKiiata Schrn"ler. decea-l. J Tlii- can.- catm- on for ht-ariniru;uin ti peti tion of Williiun I'atM'like, guardian " Mitmi Sclirortlor. .John Sehnntler and Edward Ivoenic, minor children u" Anmitta Sehroeder.decea-fd, Irajin for licence to sell the following de .cril.cl real cktnl to-vit: The Nirthe:ut quar ter of Section Tw-'hc, in Township Nineteen North, of !Ja:ift Two West of tlio Sixth l'ritlci pil Meridian in I'Jatte count-, Nebraska, for maintenance and the lieiietit of mUl v.inK and it nppenrinir to ih court that it i m-ces-ary and would lw beneficial to aid v.arils to t-cll kiM real estate. It N therefore ordered by the court that all peron interested in wild estate appear Iwfore .;iM district court at the court house iu Colum-lm-s Platte eoiintv. Nebraska, on the 2d day of October, lsi t,. -it 1 o'clock p. in., to show cause why a licence should not b" granted to said guardian to sell iaid real estate. It is- further ordered that a copy of this order Im ered upon tho next of kin of the wards and upon all parties interested in Miid etato by pub lication of the same in TiieCoix MBL'a JocnxiL. published in ('oluinbiii.. Platte county, Ne braska, for at lea-t three Miecct-nive week- prior to raid hearing. Dated August ill, 1MU. J.J.SULLIVAN, Judge. 1 hereby certify that the nlxive is a true and correct copy of the. order to bhow cause aw ap-Iear- of record iu this office. August 21, ls.l".J. ILK. SPEICE, t'l.KUK. Ky J. S. Wkm-s. :!0:uig-lt Deputy. FIFTH ANNUAL KKl'OKT Of the condition r the Golumbus Real Estate Improvement Company,' Of Coliintl'iis, Xt'bvitsku, on Aiitjitst 1T, S.'.V. lirsouitri-s;. Ileal Ustate-aud Improvement thereon,$lllTi :j; ash in otiiuierci.il li.tnk jo 411 Sll-v'ii (C !.! MMI.t n-. Capita! stock Kills p;iah!e.. I'rntit and Io-im. . . WI Oo :u 0.1 2 1 to; oi I, Dan Schrnin, seerel.-iry of tli above iiameil Keal K-tnt" Improvement Company, do mil. einnl troear that the ;dxve hlateiiieiit in true to thebttof mj knowhsi-aud belief. DANSCIIIZAM. Subscribed in my prt serin- ami r-worn t ! fore me this l'lh day of August. Is'.r.t. kai. V. A. Mi.i.ivi.2i. Nolar Public. aili;ilUtt 1 11 I'll' I for Platto fount. Nebr. cawuriu Or. CLARK'S INSTITUTE FOU TUK TKKVrMKNT OK TIlK Drink Habit ! Also Tobacco, Morphine and other Narcotic Habits. JI'ri vato treatment ni en if desired. COLUMBUS, - - NEBRASKA. 13aprtf MARTY & EH6ELMN, DEALKItS IX FRESH Al SALT MATS, FISH, ETC. Eleventh Street, Columbus, Neb T)R. H. J. ARNOLD. 1'IIYSJCIAX AXl HUM: EOS'. Otiico two diMira north of Urodfuehrer's jewelry btore. Office open day and night. Telephone 9aOg'93-lv-P COLCMBC9, NEBRASKA. Castoria. " Castoria is ao well adapted to children that I recommend itaa superior to any preasristiOB knowu to iiie." IT. Jl. Archis, K. D.. Ill So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. T. O-jr physicians iu tho children's depart ment nave Bpoken highly of their experi ence in their ouUkle practice with Castoria, and although wo only have among our i:tt-d:cul supplies what ia known as regular products, yet wo aro free to confess that the Merits of Castoria lias wou us to look with fivor uion it." United Hospital am Dispensary, Boston, Masa. Alice C. Smith, iV., Mnrra7 Street. New York Citr. I HUGH HUGHES Can furnish vou with the BEST LBinlJBr, Latli, SMnglBs, Doors, WINDOWS, HLINDS, LIME, Etc., ami everything kept in the LUMBER LINE. South of U. Nebraska. 1L R. Depot, ColumbiiB, 10may-lr G. A. NEWMAN. REAL - ESTATE AND ijsrsTXRusrcE. W HEN you want FIRE. LIGHT NING or TORNADO insurance on city and farm property; if you want an ACCIDENT 1'OLICV; if you want to buy or sell farm or city property; if you want bargains in real estate, call at the Real IZstato and Insurance Agency, BASEMENT COMMERCIAL BANK, coi.i'mih's m:i:i:asKa. l!jul-y FOR SALE ! TIIIKF.K ACKKSof first-class land, just out- nide the city limits or Coluiubu-i on the et tOKCt her with i -ry. Apple 7Yv.s Ftoireriny Sli rub, JireUiiuj-ltoiise, tireeH-huwte and tint oilier bitildinys on the jtremises. PRICE S2,000 For further iarticiilarH, inquire of or ad dre( HF.CI1KK. JAKUOl & CO.. . , - oIutnbn, Nebr., Or John- T.nxiii.i.. tlentia. Nebr. '3jnn3m W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE mJf'top. - Do ytM wear them? When next In need try a palr.1 est in the world. If you want a fine DRESS SHOE, matte In the latest shto, don't pay $6 to $8, try my $3, $3 JO, $4.00 or $5 Shco. They fit equal to custom made and took and wear as well. If you wish to economize In your footwear, do so by purchasing W. I. Douglas Shoes. Name and price stamped on tho bottom, look for It when you buy W. I DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mm. Sold by, G-RiFLKTsr & Gray. 5jny-5ni a t- r, n -r ,W-tT"FK". loWA.Nov.ir,.lSD (. I). Urnee 1 udor. hq.. Dear Sir: -After wearinc your classes thred wf-ekn 1 feel I cannot ay enonith for them, aor for jonrKiievia method of .skillful fitting. For the itfit eighteen years 1 have been a con stant Hufferer from defective sight (Compound Mopic Ahtijaiintism). Nothing 1 could get wan witifMCtory until our examination which 1 noticed wan strictly scientific, and inspired mo at once with confidence in your ability. 1 now have no trouble in reading the finest print by niuht or day; and to all those in need of Kl;use I most cheerfully recommend yon as a Scientific Optician. ., , , ... .J- K- 1'OKRKOY, M. D. Mr. Tudor will examine eyes at A. Ifeiutz'a Drnjj Store. TR. L. VAN ES. VETERINARIAN. U radoate of Ontario Veterinary College. Offica aver Boettchec'e hardware store. J9aort$ 2.25 sr3tl 1.7 2.oo JMRKr0R- "Y VTUDOR'S A04.iuNmr - -J H, .