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All communications, to secure attrition, mnrt t accompanied by the full name ot the writer We reserve the right to reject any manuscript, and cannot agree to return the same. dei: a correspondent in every achcol-dietrirt 1'JMto county, one of pood judgment, ami r UmI.Io in every way. Write plainly, each itri separately. Qtvs oa faata. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBEK 2. IBM. Republican State Ticket. (lovemor, . ,..,,. THOMAS J. MAJORS. Lieutenant Governor, R. E. MOORE. Secretary of State, J. A. PIPER. State Auditor. EUGENE MOORE. State Treasurer. J. S. HARTLEY. Sn,,tofTRCOR&r. AUOrneyA.nsracIlURCIIILL. Superintendent I.ndH nnd Building, IL C. RDSSELL. Congressional Ticket. For Kepresentative in Congress from Third District, .. GEO. D. MEIKLEJOHN or Fullerton. For Kepresentative, District of PlattenndNanro counties, F. H. PENNEY. For State Senator, District of Platte and Colfnx count i en. P. J. MURPHY. County Ticket. For Representative of Watte county in State Legisli stature. GUS G. BECHER. For County Attorney, R. P. DRAKE. Build the factory -(.Jefferson. pear tho farm. Jddge Hexslev's acceptance seems to .make Meiklejobn's election doubly sure. The Rev. John V. Chadwick will con tribute to the November number of The Forum an articlo on Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes. Rev. E. Hazakd Snowden-, the oldest Presbyterian minister in the country, died at Wilkesbarre, Pa., last week, aged 05 years. Pkesidext Cleveland had a severe attack last week of writer's cramp. It is said that the trouble is gradually dis appearing. Houstox, Texas, last Wednesday lost by fire a half million dollars worth of property. Two Sisters of St. Joseph and two patients of the infirmary per ished in the llainea. Employment and wages, the whole country over is the doctrine of republi canism, and for many years under re publican rule, the country grew and wan prosperous in every good industry. An Iowa paper suggests Benjamin Harrison as a good secretary of state in the cabinet of W. B. Allison. The re publican party contains a large number of gentlemen well capable of filling any office in the country. Tuesday of last week Kansas City had a record breaking run of cattle, about 10,000 head, and prices were away off. "Market busted flat as pie, a quarter off and so am I," was found in the memo randum book of one of the sellers. Vote for republicanism first, last and always that is the meaning of the sit uation, the logic of events, the duty of citizenship. Let us have business sense again, all the way down from the presi dent, juBt as soon as we can get to it by bv the ballot. It is a notorious fact that the Cana dians have always been ready to place n duty for themselves upon lumber ex ported into this country, whenever that duty will bring them any revenue. This is one thing that Senator Allen leaves out of his speeches. The plant that is manufacturing the new magazine rifle with which our reg ular army is to be armed, is capable of turning out only 113,000 arms per year. After the standing army is equipped, which will take about a year, the militia are to be looked after. If Fullertou has got any local pride they would give Frank Penney every vote in the city. He will not only make a creditable representative, but will be a credit to Fnllerton and Nance county while his opponent but we drop the curtain. Genoa Leader. New York Sun, (dem.): Honest de mocracy will do better every time to fuse with the republicans against popu lism, than to try the costly and probably fatal experiment of fusion with popu lism in order to gain a temporary advan tage over the republicans. One of the best hits that Thurston made in his speech, and which brought down the house was that if Bryan was working for principle and not for votes, why it is that he supports Boyd, a gold bag, for congress, instead of Deaver, a man who held Bryan's own principles as to Bilverr The head pushers and leading candi dates of the fusion combines are lawyers, a class the holy pops are constantly warning the people against Bryan, Hol comb and Allen are limbs of the law. Until their election to official positions Bryan and Holcomb were railway attor neys. Norfolk News. With Senator Allen trying to lead the populists into the democratic camp, and Congressman Bryan trying to lead the democrats into the populist camp, if the people of these two parties shut their eyes and blindly follow those would-be leaders, it will soon be hard for them to decide where they are at. Newman Grove Advertiser. Thomas J. Majors, the republican nominee for governor, is a man well known over the state. He resides at Peru, is a married man and has an in teresting family of children. He has a record of five years as an officer in the war of the rebellion, and twenty years experience as congressman, legislator, lieutenant-governor, etc. In 1873 he was elected contingent con gressman from Nebraska and sent to Washington to demand that congress should give Nebraska representation. He went there and made an earnest effort, but was unsuccessful. The peo ple were satisfied with his efforts and returned him for a second term. Then they demanded that he should go back the third time, and in the meantime elected him to fill the unexpired term of Hon. Frank Welch in the 45th con gress. Comrade Majors was again elected as contingent congressman for the fourth time, but never took his seat. He was elected a member of the territorial coun cil of Nebraska, and served in the 12th nnd 20th sessions. He was again elect ed state senator and served in tho sec ond, third, fourth and fifth sessions. He was elected nnd served as a member of the lower house in the 21st session, and elected lieutenant-governor in 1891, and re-elected in 1893, and is the pres ent incumbent. Undoubtedly there are many republi cans whose first choice as a nominee for governor was not Majors, but a conven tion of the party having named him as the standard bearer in this campaign, most of these will vote for Majors, and indeed the entire republican state ticket, rather than 6eok a doubtful method of applying party discipline. If every voter in the state could be come personally acquainted with Gov. Majors we believe that his vote would be greatly increased. He is very affable and agreeable and as chief executive would be ''one of the people' all the same. Turrx are doubtless many men who joined the populist ranks with the idea that the now party wouid show a decid edly novel way of reaching political ends; that, as tho introduction of steam into the industrial world, an entire revo lution in methods was about to be inau gurated, and the whole atmosphere changed, so that politics would be cleans ed of all taint of corruption, and the world brought measurably nearer to the rule of right in affairs of state. Some of us believed that what changes were necessary could be effected within the lines of our parties, and there has been no good reason to believe otherwise. The truth is that tho quality of inde pendence does not necessarily accom pany tho word independent; it inheres in the man himself, and is evidenced in his manner of making himself felt in the primarie9,at the party councils, in party conventions, and so on. The public good iB his sole object of endeavor, satis fied that ho will receive his share of that public good. Every party organization is compelled of necessity to guard against camp-followers, and new parties are no exception to the rule. The popu lists are finding that men elected to office seek to continue themselves in power, anil undertake to boss the people, just as they charged was the case in the old parties; thev are finding that the innate selfishness of human nature is as strong with Senator Allen, and perhaps more so than it ever was with Senator Thayer; that a taste of office had by an incapable seems to unfit him for ordinary human affairs, just the same with the populists as they were wont to charge that it was with "tho two old parties." In fact, there is nothing of poor manage ment or party faultiness but what they find it duplicated in their new quarters, and the farther they go the more they see that "all is not gold that glitters." It is said that President Cleveland is showing great activity in trying to secure tho re-election of Wilson to congress, West Virginia may have something effectual to say against his misrepresent ing their interests any further. It seems that his former popularity in the dis trict was greatly due to the fact that he fought for the retention of duty on coal in the Mills bill. Now everything is changed, and not only are the coal own ers and miners against him because of his record in the last congress, but lum ber men of his district are also opposed to him. Rough fir lumber has been sell ing at S7.50 a thousand, but under the provisions of the new tariff law it is brought in direct competition with the free fir lumber of Canada, which is sell ing at $3.50 per thousand, nnd the fir lumber industry is dead at present in Western Virginia. The free-trade cham pion does not even mention coal and lumber in his local speeches. It is surprising to know that the dem ocratic party would allow itself to be turned over to the support of a man who is on record as often and as virulently opposed to them as this man Spackman. who used to edit and publish a newspa per in Fullerton. Hero is one out of many articles published in his editorial columns. In his issue of the Telescope Friday, July 1st, 1887, there appeared the following: "When the saloons of Omaha are in danger, every cussed democrat in that city goes to the polls and works till the sweat rolls down off him in streams big enough to irrigate a crop, but when the control of the public schools is the stake a pitiful thousand of them creep haltingly to the ballot boxes. There are some things about democrats that make us tired, and this is one of them." After reading the above we are sur prised that the democrats will have anything to do with E. B. Spackman, as his paper contained many such invec tives. It is The Journal's candid opinion that Judge Hensley's letter of accept ance of the nomination tendered him by the democratic central committee for the Third congressional district will not bring him many votes from the populist ranks, as it is expressive of an anti-boss sentiment, an attitude of defiance to an element who thought it was too late for the democracy to do anything in the way of nominating a candidate instead of Thomas, and therefore to give the dem ocrats an opportunity to vote for a mem ber of their own party, he steps into the breach. OAKDALEwas supposed to be a strictly temperate town until the village board heard that liquor was being sold on the sly. They are after them. No More Free Homes. If the desires of the present democrat ic national administration prevail there will bo no more free homes for the indus trious poor people of this country. For more than thirty years it has been the boast of patriotic Americans that Uncle Sam is rich enough to give us all a farm, but in these degenerate days it is plan ned to put our remaining gift farms up at auction sa mat me man wuu iu moot money may bo able to crowd ont his poor neighbors. The homestead laws have long been the pride of the people and tho hops of the American laborer. The free home idea is a good rock on which to build free institutions. It wss'President Buchanan who vetoed the homestead law when first passed. It was from the south that all the early opposition to the free home idea came. You cannot get a free homo in Texas and the rosult is that the state has millions of acres of idle lands which it cannot sell. A secretary of the interior from Georgia is today working through south ern representatives in congress for tho passage of a law which will end for all time tho free home policy of our govern ment. The old cry of the old democratic party of thirty and forty years ago for disposal of public lands to the highest bidders has been raised again. It is the same idea that Buchanan had. The pending bili known as the McRae bill proposes to make this important change in our land laws so that the prospective homesteader will have to bid against his neighbors, or whoever wishes to make a bid, and unless ho has an abundance of cash will probably be com pelled to take a poor piece of land. There is no doubt that something should be done to avoid the great rushes wit nessed at recent openings of new lands, but to set men against each other as bidders is simply to put a premium on riches and to further degrade poverty. The poor man ought to have the same chance at tho laud as his rich neighbor. There are millions of acres of the pub lic domain yet to be subjected to the plow. Two large reservations have just been bargained for in Utah and there are others in nearly all the western states that must bo opened in time. Much of the new land lacks the qualities of the older lands and the farmers who open the reservations will need all that they possess to properly subject the soil to cultivation. They onght not to pay high prices, and the fact that they are to be asked to do so, at once opens the way for jobbery and the monopoly of the land. There has been too much of that already in the opening of the Cherokee strip and other tracts. Sioux City Journal. CIIARUKS AGAINST MRS. l.KASK. V.-Statc Uhlrial Allege that She t'rgeil Him to Kooille ami Oivitle with Her. Topeka, Kan., Oct. 14. Sensational charges have been made against Mrs. Mary E. Lease by A. A. Dixon, ex-superintendent of the state deaf and dumb institution at Olathe. Last night he made an affidavit charging Mrs. Lease with advising him as superintendent of the institution to plunder the state to tho amonut of 820,000. This affidavit was handed over to the republican state central committee. Tho affidavit says: 'The first time Mrs. Lease met the board after we had taken our situations she came into the matron's room and said: "Now, Dixou, you have got a chance to make your fortune. Now pay your self from tho income of the institution and charge it to maintenance and re pairs of the institution. All you will have to do will be to make your books agree with tho amount yon take.' "My answer was: 'I can't do that; I never had that kind of a record.' "She again remarked: 'Yon let about $20,000 go by you when you wero police judge of Wichita. Now yon take care of yourself;, don't be foolish. They are all doing it, from the governor down. It's no worse for you than for the oth ers.' "The next time she approached mo about taking money belonging to the state she stopped over by herself; got off the train in the evening. After sup per she came into our room. After talk ing a short time she again came to tho money question, of what is called 'knocking down money that is not your own.' Now she looked at me very earn est, telling me to take enough of the money to buy a farm, bnt not omit enough to buy her a farm. I then re peated my former answer that I could not do that. She then used a part of her statement that they were all boodlers. "Then she went into a statement as to what the board of charities did after it had concluded its work over the state. All of them wanted to go to Chicago to tho world's fair, and did not want to use their own money. They decided it would take $60 apiece to take the round trip and board them. She said they or dered the Steward to make up a voucher for maintenance and repairs, and the board allowed it, drew the money and went to the fair. This, she said, was done at the insane asylum, Topeka. She affirmed that I could do the same way in this case, all of which we notified the governor in due time, he ignoring our statement." Several months since Dixon and wife were discharged from the institution upon the recommendation of Mrs. Lease. Ex-Governor Boyd, according to tho populist dictionary, is n gold bug and a plutocrat, and an enemy to the farmer and laboring man. Yet he is supported by W. J. Bryan's World-Herald and pop ulists are asked to support him and vote against their own nominee. It is stated that candidate Holcomb has written several letters to leading populists in Douglas county, who have been induced, through the influenco of Bryan, to work for Eoyd. The letters call attention to the fact that Bryan's support of a popu list candidate is always conditional. It is known that Deavers favors Holcomb for senator, and that Boyd, for and in consideration of Bryan's support for congress, has promised to do what he can for the latter's candidacy for the United States senate. The little stream which commenced to flow between the populists and the democrats when fusion was buried at the Third district congres sional convention has developed into a torrent, with Bryan on one side and Holcomb on the other. Both are candi dates for the senate. Neither one will be successful. Norfolk News. The young republican congressman of this district, Mr. Meiklejohn, spoke at Bloomfield Wednesday night. He is a ready speaker and met with a good re ception. Knox county will give him a good majority. His industry as a con gressman should entitle him to a de serving recognition. Niobrara especially feels very grateful to him for the part he took in securing the bridge appropria tion of $7,000 and will redeem its obli gations to him. Niobrara Roueer. Hecsley'a Caapaiga. In the Schuyler Herald (dom.) we find the following report of Judge Hensley's talk at the meeting in Bohman's opera house, Schuyler, Friday of last week: Judge W. N. Hensley, of Columbus, democratic candidate for congress, was the next speaker. He said: "I have forsaken my dearest friends because we differed on new subjects that have re cently arisen in politics." The Judge stated how he had, contrary to the feel ings of his old time party friends helped organize the Nebraska free coinage league. Taking np the matter of his nomina tion for congress Mr. Hensley explained at length the peculiar position he nnd his party have been placed in by trick ery, of one Devine who, disregarding the desires of his own party leaders and many of the voters, persists in his candi dacy. "Fusion," as interpreted by the pops of Nebraska means "swallowing" "the total engulfment of one party by another." Then, turning to Mr. Bryan, the speaker in earnest and plain words demanded that Mr. Bryan and the World-Herald which he controls, choose between Devine and Hensley, and de clare for one or the other. Bryan in his speech afterwards de clared for Hensioy as against Devine. On Tuesday night of last week at Wil mington, Delaware, a rousing reception was given to Ambassador Bayard, who is home for a visit nfter 18 months' absence as the representative of this government at the court of St. James.. Mr. Bayard said he was "glad to bear testimony to tho good feeling everywhere exhibited throughout Great Britain for the Amer ican people and to say I hope there will never be an honest British hand stretch ed out that there will not be an honest American hand to grasp it." Of his treatment abroad he said: "From one and all in the country to which I have been accredited, has come tome nothing but the most unbounded courtesy and kindness. Everywhere I found the name of America was received with honor, such as I believe has been extended to no other people than ourselves. From the venerable lady whose virtues so illustrate the happy reign over a con tented people, the officials down to the very heart of the people, in the mass. I have found nothing but friendly hands and kind words." As a result of tho state convention of principals and superintendents of the various high schools of the state, two very important and feasible plans for the advancement of the university were under discussion and acted upon as far as possible. The idea of shortening tho high school course for those who intend to enter the university is a good one. In view of the fact that the preparatory department is soon to bo abolished, this plan will to some extent, lessen the in convenienco which must necessarily fall upon titoso who entertained the idea of taking a si years' course at this insti tution. The establishment of a state institute to hold session for six weeks or more is another step in the right direction. Tho incalculable benefit which would fall to the lot of hundreds of Nebraska's teach ers, is an object worthy of a struggle to obtain. Nebraskan. The Sioux City Journal's advice con tained in tho following paragraph might with propriety be directed toward Sena tor Allen nnd all the rest: "By the way would it not be well when William Jennings Bryan tells you that he and his party associates passed that income tax law to bring the rich man to Limerick nnd exalt the horn of the poor, to ask him why they did not make a sufficient appropriation to put the law in force? Tho democratic committee hav ing appropriations in charge struck that appropriation from tho list and tho in come tax will not be worth the white paper it is printed on until after the ap propriation is made. Were not they buying the pop vote for the sugar trust tariff bill cheap when they put in the income tax clause and struck out tho appropriation to carry it into effect?" We cannot believe that the people of this state want to see another democrat or pop in the United States senate, and that iB just what the demo-pops are working and scheming for. We boliovo tho people are heartily sick of tho pres ent congress and its work, nnd will not vote to keep either the senate or house democratic. The pops are good enough pops at home, when they want votes, but they aro democrats when they get down to Washington. They are making des perate efforts to capture the legislature by fusion, promises nnd everything that will make them a vote. Seward Blade. Jonx M. Devine, tho populist candi date for congressman in this district, says that he has never been asked to withdraw from the race by any member of his own or any other party, and that no negotiations looking to a fusion in the district have ever been suggested to him by any person. An effort was made to influence the committee to withdraw his name in the interest of fusion, bnt the idea was rejected promptly by each member. We believe that when the demo-populist combination failed to nominate Robison, they missed their chance for success in this campaign. As acting governor at times during the present administration Lieut. Gov. Majors has had considerable to do with the business interests of the state, espe cially as a member of the board of pur chase and supplies, with whom he has met nnd helped formulate rules for the government of state institutions. It is claimed that much of the economic record of the past two years is duo to Majors s efforts on the board, and that if elected governor he will make the most careful, watchful and particular gover nor the state has ever had. The words and manner of Mr. Hensley in "jumping onto" Congressman Bryan, as he did at Mr. Bryan's meeting in Schuyler last Friday, were not calculat ed to make a good impression for our candidate for congress. Mr. Hensley sharply demanded why the World-Herald, which Mr. Bryan controls, had not yet declared for either Hensley or De vine. How could Mr. Hensley expect the World-Herald to pitch in for 'him when as yet his acceptance of the nomi nation had not leen given? Schnyler Herald. Where there is work for the hands of men, there will be work for their teeth. Where there is employment there will be bread. Employment feeds and uiumeo uuu luiiirucui. uonsiant em ployment and well-paid labor produce in a country like ours, general prosper ity, content and cheerfulness. Daniel Webster. Did the- Bapablloaaa or Democrats Bank rapt the Treasury? The statement prepared in the treas ury department and introduced into The Congressional Record by the Hon. D. B. Henderson of Iowa shows the following facts concerning the amount of money n the treasury at the beginning of the last four administrations: President Garfield found a cash bal ance at the beginning of his term. March 4. 1881, of 1170,817,430 Qrorer Cleveland, at the beginning of his first term, March 4, 1886, found 1M.8M.606 President Harrison on March 4. 1889, fooaa.- , 163,827,190 Graver Cleveland, for his second term. March 4, 1S3. found 124,128,087 These figures do not sound very much liks a bankrupt treasury. If President Cleveland had, as a cautions man, looked to the foreign sources of revenue by which to have maintained the bal ances in the treasury, he would not have been wrestling with a deficiency cr a bankrupt treasury. . - The leading article in The Forum for Novemler will lie "The Political Career and Character of David B. Hill," by an anonymous writer, who will attempt to make an independent measure of Sena tor Hill's position and influence in national politics. In tho same number, ex-Senator Edmunds will discuss tho question of tho popular election of United States senators a noteworthy article from perhaps our highest consti tutional authority, and a man who has himself had long senatorial experience. General Schofield in his annual re port compares tho United States with China touching the lack of our army in numerical strength and effectiveness. An expert authority says that at least two nations of Europe could land 250, 000 troops on our Atlantic coast nnd bo able to occupy St. Louis before we could make arms to equip militia enough to oppose them; he declares that as to coast defence, etc., we are in worse position than China was to withstand the Jap anese. There is no denying that a great many of tho democrats of Fremont, since his speech here, are wondering why they have to go outside of their own party to get a candidate like Holcomb. Ilia speech is turbid, his manner awkward and his appearance flabby. That ho did not measure up to the standard that many of the demo-pops had set for him was very apparent. His speech showed him to be intellectually mushy and the applause was infrequent and feeble. Tribune. New Invention. As reported by Messrs. Sues & Com pany, the Omaha patent solicitors, there was issued a patent to Wm. E. Pugsloy, of Lincoln, Nebr., lust week, for a new and improved wrench which is evidently going to prove of importance to the trade. The device is noticeable becauso of its simplicity, and comprises but threo parts; a main jaw stem having a handle, to which is pivoted a secondary jaw. This secondary jaw is adjusted to fit the pipe, nut or article to be grasped and then is secured in adjustment by means of a sliding collar which works over both the jaws and is set by means of a thumb screw. Great leverage can be obtained by the arrangement of tho jaws and in reversing the wrench it can be made to feed either forward or backward. Thos. Regan, of Crawford, is another Nebraska inventor who has obtained n patent for a mechanical device, compris ing a pitman connection, more especially adapted to be used in connection with farm machinery. The pitman, proper, is provided with a hook which passes into a divided bushing having a central plate extending across its interior, and is ndapted to be held in tho connected bushing by means of a suitable pin. Amongst the novel inventions is notic ed a device for cooking by electricity. The electric range comprises an oven and n suitable number of holes, within each of which is an electric heating coil. Each of these coils can be independently regulated, so th.it one coil could be ad justed to give the gentlest parching heat, while another gave an intense roasting heat. The heat is always even, there is no soot, dust or ashes, and, consequent! v, no soiling of the hands. This stove will becomoof daily use as soon as electricity can be generated more cheaply. ADDITIONAL LOCAL. MEIKLEJOHN RALLY AT GENOA. A Very Large Tnrnnnt anil an Ktithni.idir Meeting. Saturday night an excursion train was run from here to Genoa carrying from 300 to 400 people at 65c round trip to the Meiklejohn rally. There was anv amount of enthusiasm. The delegation was met at the Genoa station by a large concourse of people, headed by the Fnl lerton band. From Columbus there was the cornet band of twelve pieces and the drum corps of seven pieces and last but not least the broom brigade com pesed of about fifty young ladies with each a new, clean-sweeping broom. At Monroe the cornet band and about fifty people boarded the train. At Genoa a torchlight procession with upwards of a hundred men in line made a good showing. A parade from tho depot around several blocks and to the densely packed opera house made tho citizens of the city think of old times and also that Meiklejohn had friends enough to make him his own successor. The meeting was opened by a song from the Fullerton glee club, which took down the house, after which the candidate for senator, Mr. J. S. Holland, was introduced and made a short ad dress then Congressman Meiklejohn spoke for about two hours to a crowded house, standing room being at a pre mium. He held tho entire attention of the large crowd until the end, making a good logical speech which should con vince voters what their real interests are. Our broom brigade received cheer after cheer as the parade moved along its ronte, and Meiklejohn paid them a high tribute in his speech. As for the cornet band of this city the writer is proud to chronicle the fact that they did remarkably well in Genoa, rendering several pieces in excellent style. Taking nil in all the rally was a grand success. One of 'Em. Itoyal P. Iirafce. At our request, a personal acquain tance of the republican candidate for county attorney, one who has known him from boyhood, has furnished the follow ing brief sketch of his life. The people of Platte county will make no mistake in selecting Mr. Drake as their county attorney: Royal F. Drake was bora in Muscatine county, Iowa, about 35 years ago. His father enlisted in the army at tho break ing out of the war and was killed in the service of his country. From the time he was large enonghto work hard neces sity required him to earn his own living and help his widowed mother which be did by working at any kind of work he could get. By diligeut work on his books at night and attending common school in the winter season ho received a good education and with what money he could lay up completing his course in higher schools. He then taught in country schools where he was so highly successful that ho w:;s askod to take tho principalship of tho high school at Atta lissa, Iowa, which he resigned to accept the more responsible and lucrative posi tion as principal of the high school of Wappolo, Iowa. Being ambitious and desiring to take to the practice of law, ho refused tlu position any longer, although tendered and urged to retain it, at a greatly incrwed salary. Ho read law with IIou. J. J. I tassel and tho firm of Hoffman & Jayne, leading law firms of Muscatine, Iowa. Was admitted to supreme court of Iowa and Nebraska and has practiced in Nebraska for seven years. Ho was postmaster of Humphrey, Neb., under tho Harrison administration, which position ho held till Fobruary 1st, 1891. He is one of tho leading business men of Humphrey and has tho respect and confidence of all who know him. Over the I'.oulevard. Mrs. Erb went to Bellwood Friday to visit a few days. Jimmio Browner is sick with symp toms of typhoid fever. Mrs. William Dean or Creston ia vis iting the family of A. W. Clark. Mrs. and Annie Lockhart expect to reach home about tho first of next month. Mr. Carl Rhode has ton acres of as fine alfalfa as we ever saw; most of it was sown last spring. Ed. Wescott and wife came down Fri day to attend the family reunion held at Mr. Charles G. Moore's Sunday. An unusually pleasant dance at A. W. Clark's last Friday night; tho:?;? who attended report an enjoyable time. Ross Oluoy and brother, accompanied by their families, started Tuesday for Missouri, where they expect to reside in the future. On election day, don't fail to act in accordance with tho following lines: "ljjavt jour h!ioi anil fitrin, Irf-avit jimr bright luMrtli.i warm To the polls, I no land to r.nvf." Bo careful of your feed, a3 it will bo high and scarce in tho spring. We know of one fanner that wants to sell his stock because his feed is over half gone already. There was so'iie trouble in tho neigh borhood last week, ver tho line between two farms, one neighbor present warned tho other back at tho point of a shot gun, threatening his life. Two suspicious looking characters were hanging around Gottschalk's grove Saturday afternoon. They were very well dressed; one had a largo brown grip and carried a piece of rod u ith a hook on it. They stayed in the grove till near sundown, and then cut cross lots for town. r'arm for Suit'. There ia no hotter time than the present to purchase Nebraska land, be causo it 13 just an rich as ever it was, and is much cheaper this year than it is likely to be soon again. An investment now is just the thing for those who have tho spare money. By calling at or ad dressing The Jolmcnai. ollice, we can in form you of an excellent 400-acre farm that can bo purchased now at a very reasonable price, and tonus. 1'Jsep-tf Tun Journal is 'prepared to do all manner of printing for you, on short notice, and at reasonable price3. No matter what you are needing, let us see what it is, and give you figures for tho work. We know wo can please you. We are constantly adding to our material, and keep our plant up with the times. We Swpcjj the World. It is an old saying that a "now broom sweeps clean" but when we say 'we sweep the world" wo mean that among all the railways of the world none stands higher in the estimation of the public, in all especial points, than tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. It is tho only lino west of Chicago which runs electric-lighted, steam-heated and vesti buled trains between Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis, and between Chicago and Omaha. Try it. F. A. Nash, Gen'l. Agent. 1G!U Farnani St., Omaha. W. S. Howell, Trnv. Passenger and Freight Agt. When Baby vas sicU, no pave her Castoria. Yt'licii the wa.-5 a CuiU, die criml for C'astorSa. V.'hen she became Mis3, tin clung to Castoria. When bh had Children, she gave Ihein Castoria. Strictly in it. The Chicago, Union Pacific and Northwestern Lino otters the best accommodations to the traveling public eu route to Chicago. Through trains, fast time, magnificent sleeping cars, elegant dining cars, colonist sleep ors, reclining chair cars and handsome, day coaches. 12sep8t COLUMBUS MARKETS. 37 uuriaounionboiiiioniarceisareouiaicea TiieMluj-afttirnoou.nail are correct and reliable bt thetiiue. OKA IN, ETC. W'l nit r. Shelled Corn .'.3 Oatu 27 Xll? AJ Fir.ur lliOSc'l 10 hioduck. Batter 13 Erk 15 Potatoes S W LIVESTOCK. Fat hogs fl 00ft 1 25 Fatcowd SOSl 73 Fatsheep S2.r,0&3 50 Fat steers 3 003 SO Feeders SI -V)s2 00 notice of kk;isti:ation. NOTICE is hereby (riven that th place of registration in thi election precinct of the Firot ward of the city of Coluinbn. Platte county, Nebraska, will font the court houe in said ward, and that wiM election precinct is bonnded by Ijpwis fctrt--t on the (!, and by the corHirate limits of said city on the north, sonth and east. That theplacpof registration in the election precinct of th Seco nd ward of said city, will bo at the IlnKine houte in said ward, and that said election prt:inct is bounded by Lewis street on the cost, on thewett by 1 street r.nd Nebraska nrenue, and on the north and south by the cor porate limits of eaid city. That tho place of registration in the election precinct of the Thin! ward of baid city shall be at John Iluber'B hotel building on the sooth 'i of lot 8, block !, in said ward, and that said election precinct is bounded on the cast by 1 street and Nebraska aienue, and on tho north, south and west by the corporate limits of said city. The days of registration are October 9th, Octo ber 17th. October -.th, November 2d, and No vember 2d. Ibid. By order of the mayor and council of eaid city. October 2, 1&91. W3I. BECKER, SocttS City Clerk. What is Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher' prcscriptiou for Infants and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, 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 voniitiug Sour Curd cures Diarrhoea aud "VViud Colic. Castoria relieves teething troubles, cures constipation aud 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. Caatorta Is an excellent inrdieine f o- '.! dren. Mothers have repeatedly toM mo or iU good effect upou their cluhlrea." Du. G. C. CVc.ood, Lowt.li, ILfcat Castoria is ths best remedy for cliil Jrea of which I am acquainted. I hope the 0-iy U r.ot far distant when mothers will coasiJor the real interest of their children, and u&) C3:orU in stead ot the various quack nostrums which oru destroying their loved ones, uyforciiisopii:in. morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats, thereby sending them to prematura graves." Do. J. F. KncnsLoc, Conway, Art. Tke Centaur Company, Ti C.US.d.HKCIIKIt. LK01,0!UJ.:iUl. K.st:ib!i BECHER, JEGGfl & CO., REAL - ESTATE - LOANS - INSURANCE, -A.rLd. Beal Estate. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. MONEY TO LOAN ON FAKMSat lowest rntes of interest, on short or Ions time, in umoun to unit applicant. HONDED AHST1UCTEKS OF TITLE toallreitl-t:iteiii Huttecouuty. Kepiw-ntTHELKATHNd INSUiCANCK COMl'ANIKSof the World. Our farm policies, a thoinovt liberal in use. Loi-teH adjusted, tiud promptl) -"id at t!tiotiiti. Notary niulic alwuj a in othco. Farm and city nrooerty for sale. Make collections of foreign inheritance and of Europe. Bring your orders for job-work to this ofiice. Satisfaction guaranteed, nnd work promptly done, as agreed upon. mbm gusincss Jotit? Advertirwmentrt under thin head fiv centa a lineench insertion. TfiTil.SCHli.TZ tur.ken Itootd and shoes in t lid beet fttvltJ. An.t iihh nnlv tha rnrv leat stock that can h on -cared in the market. 32-tf E3ta.fcli3liecl 1S53, Stiilmon's Phannacy. C. L. SVILLMAN, Ph C, Mg-r Go to the old reliable Drug Slor fur Pure Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Glass and Wall Paper. A. Full Hiin of Clioa.p and Fine Grade Stationery, Perfumery, Toilet Articles, Brushes ,"u Kinds. "Prescriptions accurately com pounded at all hours, day and night. 23T"F:unily and stock receipts given special attention. Call and see us and we will do the rest. THIRTEENTH ST., COLUMBUS, -:- NEBRASKA. K'HfJlllIl C.. NEWMAN. REAL - ESTATE .AND. INSTJRA.lrCTi:. w HEN you want FIRE, LIGHT NING or TORNADO insurance on city and farm property; if you want an ACCIDENT POLICY; if you want to buy or sell farm or city property; if you want bargains in real estate, call at the Real Estate and Insurance Agency, I Door East of First National Bank. COI.UMIirs, NEBRASKA. Iftjul-y MIRTY t ENGELMM, DEALERS I.V FRESH AND SALT MEATS, Eleventh Street, Colnmbna, Neb NEW DEPARTURE. I HAVE CON ;LUDKD TO KNTEU INTO contract to pnt out orchards, do all th work, and hare fall charj: of the haino fro m three to five years, I to ran all risks of loaaeu. 2Joc!3ni JOHN TANNAHILL. FORGOOD Wines, Liquors and Cigars CALL AT "THE NEW SALOON" On EleveBth at. Imported and domestic wines for family trade a specialty. LrCBBINOEB 4 MC99KL3UN, 2nuytt Cor. EltTcath as X Sta, -lJTHHnarvTt,JTT Castoria. " Castoria U so well adapted tochlMren thai I rtxv:u:ue::l Uaj&uuoriortoaay prescription kuoH u to int.." II. A. Ar.cuin, M. D., Ill So. Oxford St., llrooklyn, N. Y. " Cur physicians in tho chiUrea's depart nitct hatu spolea highly of their expert- nco in their outride practice Arid CastorU, ur.d although wo only havo anion; our nisdlcal supplies what u known as regular products, yet ive aro f reo to confess that th iiii-rits of Castoria lias won uj to look with favor upon it." U.N1TXU H0S1-1T.IL A.ND DtSPCNfURT, Uoitou, Maui. Att.cr C. Sxrrn, I'rer., Hurray 5i.ret, Now York City. - .lud IS70. 11. V.J. HOCKKNIlKKflKK i.rfi:sn:i:NHKN. bell fti':inishii tirkitn to nnd fioui till par latiK'Ul-tf j. B Will Illustrate To you themlvnntngoof buying your GROCERIES From lum. Tf a MpIendidBtot-k ami low prices cut any ligure, you will bo satisfied. THE FINEST FLOUR D E L s Always on hand. :o: Iliaatoelc of Dry Goods Is large, well selected and oven thing you want will b found in stock at low figures. M A N :o:- 13T" Country produce a spe cialty, and always taken at cash prices. All goods deliv ered free. Telephone Xo. 2"2. HUGH HUGHES Can furnish you with the BEST WINDOWS, BLINDS, LIME, Etc., and everything kept in the LUMBER LINE. South of U.V. Nebraska. It. K. Depot, Columbus, lOinny-lyr UNDERTAKING ! (.Ai'.KV Aid, KINDS OF Burial Goods, Do Embalming, Conduct Funerals. J5BHave the finest Hears.- in the county. FRED. W. HERRICK, Cnr-! Columbus, Neb. l'JnnSni W.L.DOUCLAS 93 .SHOE ISTHC BEST. NOSQUCAKINO. And other specialties for Gentlemen. Ladlet. Boy and Misses are tho Best in the World. See detcriptlre advertlM ment which appears la tot paper. Taka no Sibatlrite. loslit on having XV. L. DOUGLAS SUOESs. wlta nama ' and prlca stamped on bottom. Sold bj Lnmlier, Latli, Sliingles, Doors, 3J!gJP.a v lliaflh G-RIFFE3ST & GriRAY, Ijoly-oaj t T