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fance tUr honld at onoa aotitr n by letter or
portal card, giving both their tamer and theu
Ereaant jloatoffiav-the first aaables p to readily
find the same on onr mailing lirt, from which,
being in type, we eaoh week print, toB the
wrapper or on the margin of your J" "j?
date to which your anbecriptioB.ia paid or ac
counted for. Bexnittancee j"jtf 5j?
either by money-order, registered letter or dratt.
payable to the order of 1LLInnlia
TO 00KH8P05SKHTS.
All commmdcatfoM. toaecnre atteonmnrt
accompanied by the foil name of the writer.
We tSeMh- 5ht to 4pg?S2&
and cannot agree to retam the fVTw.Aefll!?
rorrespondent in very acW-distnct of
Platte connty. one of good i"&g?a5?J?;
liable in erery way. Write plainly, each item
separately. Pits a nets.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH C, 1893.
A PEJ.-SIOX has been granted to Gen
eral Van Wyck.
A colored woman is ready to take a
diploma in New Orleans and enter upon
the practice of medicine. She will be
tim firot nf lior km to practice in
Louisiana.
Gov. Evans of South Carolina says
that Cleveland's financial policy is the
cause of the cotton growers of hiB state
being pauperized and the manufacturers
growing rich.
The Pekin (Illinois) Post sends us a
marked copy of a lengthy article Betting
forth the good qualities of a presidential
ticket for 1896 Wm. McKinley and Jos.
"W. Fifer. The article is well written,
and certainly the head of the ticket is
all right-
The First National bank of O'Neill
got a judgment against Holt county for
$11,000 for warrants in its possession
drawn on the fund of 1893, which money
was embezzled by Scott, and there being
no money to pay the warrants, suit waB
instituted bv the bank and won.
At the adjournment of the U. S. sen
ate the other day, the press correspond
ents, doubtless moved by the spirit that
is animating the great body of the peo
ple of this country just now, sang with
unusual feeling the doxology beginning
"Irai9e God from whom ell blessings flow."
Chadbon, Dawes and adjoining coun
ties give a cash bonus of $40,000 and
stuff enongh besides in the way of lands
and town lots to aggregate 8350,000, for
the location of several factories at Chad-
Of course they calculate to get it
ron.
all back again and more, too, after a
while, more or less lengthy.
Dr. Abbott of Fremont is meeting
some opposition in the line of his march
to the superintendencyof the asylum for
the insane at Lincoln. There is no
objection, that we heard of, to the Doc
tor on the ground of fitness, but the
present incumbent, Dr. Hay, thinks he
does not have to give wny until Ihb sot
time has leen fulfilled under the law.
Some of the democrats began to see
through matters sometime ago, but now
the power of vision is given to nearly all
of them and many are giving expression
to what they see. A democratic news
paper man says: '-There are millions of
dollars waiting to be invested in busi
ness enterprises as soon as the present
congress reaches the end of its mis
chievous career."
The people of Nebraska, says the
Seward Reporter, do not take kindly to
thoLamborn seed grain bond law, and
it is apparent that very few bonds will
lie voted under its provisions. It is not
considered good business policy to pay
interest for five years on money that
will be needed less than one year. The
legislature evidently made a mistako in
passing this measure.
Arrangements are being made to cel
ebrate the 107th birthday of Hannah
Chard, the oldest woman in New Jersey.
She was born April 20, 1788, at Ferrell,
where the celebration will take place.
-Five generations of her descendants will
gather to do her honor. Mrs. Chard is
still active and has a good memory. She
is a great 'smoker, but probably her
longevity is not due to that fact.
A bill is being considered in the Illi
nois legislature to provide for the trans
fer of the Lincoln monument from the
association to the state, the purchase of
nine acres of ground surrounding the
burial place, the appropriation of $30,000
to carry out the transfer and $50,000 to
repair the historic pile. The sale of
relics, etc., is to be prohibited, and the
tate commission is to appoint a union
veteran custodian at a salary.
It is a little unfortunate for ex-Governor
Cronnse that he is on his way to
Europe when Hilton is in the toils for
embezzlement. People very much dis
like to believe that state money was used
to pay the debt Hilton owed him and
that he was appointed for that purpose,
but there are a good many persons who
do not require much argument, under
the suspicious circumstances that are
developing, to convince them that there
is more naked truth than airy poetry in
it Fremont Tribune.
The same Wall street thieves and
traitors of whom Lincoln said "They
ought to have their devilish heads shot
off," are the fellowB who a few days ago
made a secret deal for bonds with Gro
ver Cleveland, and in the deal scooped
out of the government treasury in clean
profits about $16,000,000. If these bonds
had been sold to Americans, and at the
highest market price, even then Cleve
land and Carlisle would have made
themselves worthy of impeachment, but
to secretly enter into a contract with the
Rothchilds and in the transaction make
to these hook-nosed robbers a clean gift
of double the sum of money that it took
to buy the great empire of Alaska, was
rMhinir Ipqr than treason. Jeff Davis
would not have done so wickedly,
f Cedar Rapids Republican.
Sound Doctrine.
A republican convention at Galva, 111.,
is endeavoring to nominate a successor
to Philip S. Post as representative in
congress. There are five candidates, and,
so far, 750 ballots, all alike, have been
taken, without naming a man. The con
vention are unanimous in the expression
of their sentiments as follows, and The
JoubnaIi commends them to its readers
as timely words:
The republicans of the Tenth district
reaffirm their devotion to the principles
of the party as set forth in the platforms
of the republican national conventions
of 1888 and 1892, and point to them as a
code of government for the safety, wel
fare, and prosperity of a just, generous,
and enlightened people, held together by
ties of patriotism, good will, and en
lightened self interest.
We are in favor of common sense in
finance. We consider it a shame and a
disgrace that under the specious plea of
maintaining the parity of gold and silver
the government should so discriminate
against the standard silver dollar as to
treat it as unworthy of use in the pay
ment of national obligations, when all
our laws indicate the purpose of the
people's representatives in congress to
have it actually used as fully aB the gold
dollar and without discrimination or
favoritism. We particularly denounce
the purchase of gold from foreign finan
ciers, to be paid in interest-bearing
bonds at a rate so far below market quo
tations as to practically give away over
S9,O0O,O0O, as an outrage upon the people,
without excuse or plea of real or fancied
necessity, for we believe that had the
secretary of the treasury once tendered
silver in payment of greenbacks present
ed for redemption his act would have
broken the endless chain used by brokers
to pump gold out of the treasury almost
aB fast as it is replenished.
We expect the congress to which wo
are about to elect a representative to
enact such laws as will secure to the
nation an adequate revenue, so that our
interest-bearing debt may be Bteadily
decreased, instead of being suddenly in
creased, as under democratic auspices;
that all expenses may be met as they
accrue, and that our treasury may re
sume its proper position as the master
of Wall street, instead of continuing, as
now, its obsequious servant.
We pledge our hearty support to the
nominee for congress of this convention,
and propose, one and all, to do our
utmost to secure for him the high-water
majority obtained in November, 1894, for
General Philip S. Post our lamented
representative-elect, whose untimely
death at his post of duty we most sin
cerely deplore.
TnE New York World, one of the
staunchest democratic newspapers in
the United States, is among the most
incisive in its denunciations of the ad
ministration in its "selling" of the bonds.
Hear it, ye democrats, who still have a
lingering regard for the only democratic
president since the rebellion:
It took just twenty-two minutes yes
terday for tho syndicate to go through
the form of selling the new bond issue
at 1124 and to pocket a profit of about
$5,000,000.
That profit was not earned by any
service or by the taking of any ri6k. It
was gratuitously given to the syndicate
by the administration in a secret con
ference and will be paid out ot tue puD
lic treasury.
But yesterday's bond sale was a mere
form. It waB nothing more than a
method of distributing the bonds among
the men in or behind the syndicate upon
a prearranged plan and "taking profits
to date," as the brokers say. The price
fixed was not that at which the syndi
cate people would sell any of their
bonds, but that at which it had been
agreed that they should divide them.
The bonds me worth much more than
1124, and the public was not allowed
to buy any of them, though subscrip
tions were eagerly sent in for ten times
the issue at a much higher price than
the 11234 at which the syndicate allotted
the securities to its members.
These people took the bonds as well
as the profit, and they will now proceed
to take another heavy profit by marking
tho securities up to their actual market
value.
Does anybody now suppose that Mr.
Cleveland "did the best he conld"when
he secretly sold these bonds to his for
mer client's syndicato at 104KV with
New Yorkers anxious for ten times the
issue, and with London bankers bidding
as they did yesterday, for $000,000,000 at
4J points above the syndicate distribu
ting price, can there 1m any doubt that
tlie issue could have been sold in tho
open market for greatly more than was
got for it? Was there any necessity or
excuse for a secret negotiation with
speculators to discredit the government
and give millions of its money away?
Is there any possible reason for suppos
ing that a public at home and abroad
which today wants ten or twenty times
the issue at three or four times tho pre
mium would have failed to take this
Sf.2,315,000 at a much better price than
that at which it was sold, if the issue had
been offered openly in tho market?
Is there any term but "bunco" with
which to describe the transaction be
tween the government and the syndi
cate.
The anti-cnckoo democrats of Nebras
ka are not in love with tho specimen of
manhood that is holding down Nebraska
interests in tho cabinet of President
Cleveland, and every favorable opportu
nity is taken by them to show him in his
true colors. A short time ago, his out
breaks against Cleveland, (made years
ago when Mr. Morton didn't have the
remotest thought of being called to
counsel the chief reformer) were pub
lished again for the hundredth time.
"Last week," so says a Washington cor
respondent, "it was Morton's turn to
give a cabinet dinner to Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland, and likewise his turn to make
an ass of himself. He had two expen
sive chairs, one for Mr. Cleveland and
one for his wife, made for the occasion,
each having a silver plate, inscribed with
the name of the occupant and the date
of the dinner, set in its back. Shade of
'Jerry' Busk! And this man is a mem
ber of the cabinet, a part of whose
duties is supposed to be giving the
president of the United States advice.
He has already been dnbbed 'Silver
Plate Morton,' and the name ought to
stick to him the longest dny he- lives,
and in addition he should be compelled
to wear at all times a silver breastplate
inscribed: 'I am Cleveland's chief loot
licker.' "
The "home salon," advocated and pro
moted by Bishop Fallows, opened in
Chicago last Thursday and if the open
ing day was any criterion it will be a
great success. The salon has all the out
ward marks ot an ordinary saloon, the
bar and fixtures, with suspicious looking
bottles and faucets visible, the free lunch
counter, tables for games, a cigar case
and the sawdust covered floor; but the
pictures of pugilists and actresses are
supplanted by portraits of Neal Dow,
Frances E. Willard and others, andthe
drinks are free from intoxicants. If the
salon is a success others will be estab
lished in the city and the bishop is con
fident much good will come from the
movement. Sioux City Tribune.
Sunday morning, Toronto was visited
by a fire that destroyed many business
I bio
181,
blockB, the ascertained losses footing up
200,000, insurance $560,000.
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Tuesday night of last week was the
most exciting ever known in the history
of Savannah, Georgia. Ex-prieet Slat
tery and his wife were to hold a series of
meetings, which Catholics sought to
prevent A petition signed by 500 per
sons was presented to the mayor, asking
him to interfere, and prevent the lec
turer from holding forth. The mayor
replied that he had no right to interfere
and in case of violence offered he must
do hia duty in the preservation of order.
At 7 o'clock 1500 persons had surrounded
the hall, in which was an audience of
400 including a number of ladies. The
lecture had hardly begun before brick
bats and cobble-stones began to rain on
the windows; the police had put up
heavy shutters on the inside. By 9
o'clock the mob had grown to 3,000 peo
ple, and yells of "Kill him," "Down with
Slattery," "Death to the renegade," were
heard. Eleven companies of military
were brought upon the ground, the mob
were charged with fixed bayonets, and
under protection of the military Slattery
was conducted to his hotel. Before this,
however. Catholic priests talked to the
crowd of excited people, begging them
to do no violence, telling them that Slat
tery could do no harm to their religion.
The Bonds Illegal.
In the senate the other day, in the
course of a speech in opposition to a
proposed issue of bonds to the amount
of $7,000,000 for the District of Columbia,
Senator Allen of this state, who has
quite a reputation as a lawyer, made thiB
statement which is astounding, if true:
'Sir, today every bond that has been
issued by the secretary of the treasury is
absolutely null and void. There is not a
provision upon the statute books any
more conferring authority upon him to
issue the bonds of this government than
there is conferring upon me like author
ity. The act of July 14, 1875, is repealed;
it is a dead letter; and it is a mere pre
tense and usurpation of authority on his
part to issue obligations under that act
Every bond, if its legality were contest
ed in" a court, would be held to be void."
A correspondent of the Des Moines
Register suggests that there ought to be
occasional newspaper readings in schools.
It would be the best possible means of
teaching young people current history.
If there is not time for a regular reading
each day, then the teacher ought to care
fully sift out of the news the principal
events and relate them to the pupils and
comment on them. It could be done in
five minutes. In country schools a
weekly reading would suffice. But it
would be necessary for teachers them
selves to read the papers. Norfolk
News.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
As to Schools.
Miss Rice in the First ward is in charge
of 65 pupils, aged 5 to 8 years, 53 of
whom were present tho day we visited
her school. They aro all pupils of the
first errade divided into sections. The
recitation was in spelling, noting the use
of capital letters, punctuation marks, etc.
In Miss Rickly's department (37 pupils,
7 to 14 years of age, 2d and 3d grades),
they were working on homonyms and
had clear notions of their lesson.
Miss Martin, in charge of grades 4 and
5, has 34 and 18 pupils in the grades,
respectively, their ages ranging from 8 to
15 years, the latter age tho beginning of
"troublesome" work for the teacher in
tho way of management. Miss Martin,
however, has the teacher's tact, is kind
yet firm and none of the pupils but
know their proper place.
Mr. Leavy, besides leing principal of
tho First ward schools, is also teacher of
grades 6 and 7, ages 9 to 18, 46 pupils.
An examination was in progress, Frank
Baumgart, one of the advanced pupils,
was selecting the questions from the
text-book and the work was proceeding
in fine shape he was making a model
teacher for the occasion, under the prin
cipal's instructions. Mr. Leavy has the
faculty of taking lively turns in instruct
ing his pupils, and his explanations aro
always unique, original and impressive.
All the rooms are well lighted and the
ventilation is good. Since tho large, new
stove was placed in Mr. Leavy's room,
there has lieen no trouble to keep all the
rooms warm.
Krai Estate Transfers.
Becher, Jraggi & Co., real estate agents
report the following real estate transfers
filed in the office of the county clerk for
the week ending March 2, 1895:
II A Saunders to II F Peterson, wJ4 se
U6-13-lw, wd $ 23.10 00
Heirs of Nels D Anderson to P W Carl
son, swl4 8-19-lw. wd 3600 00
Melissa E Dickinson to Philip Schrei
ber, e4 nw-U 8-13-3w,wd 2000 00
Columbus Real Estate Imp. Co. to Geo
Lehman, lots 5 and C, bl 79, Colum
bus, wd 19000 00
Harry Fisher to John E Griffith, si ne
U 2C-19-3w, wd 2200 00
Franz and Mary Schmidt to Hanker
Bros., lot 5, bl 3, Ottis 1st add to
Humphrey, wd 400 00
D C Kavanaugh, sheriff, to A E Bishop,
el J eeU and sw1 seM and eei swU
6-17-2W, sheriff's deed 2225 00
Heirs of John Marek, dee'd to John
Temu8,eHscU 20-20w,wd 2040 00
Lewis J and Julia Marek to John Ter
nu8,e';4eeK 20.2O5w.qcd 222 00
Frank Marek to John Ternns, eVi seU
20-204JW, qcd 222 00
Joseph Marek to John Ternns, eM ee)i
20-20-2w,qcd 222 00
Mary Heinmiller to John Ternns, eV4
f&U 20-20-2w, qcd 222 00
Henry Krnger to John F Dischner, ni
neH and seU neX 1-17-le, wd 4350 00
neU 1-17-le. wd
Henry Kruger to Gustav Klack,
14.V)00
nwU
bcK and nVS ewU 1-17-le, wd
Peter Swanson to Christ Kock, sej 2S-
Philip neberling to J. R. Sheldon, nVJ
1800 00
2750 00
swU 6-18-4w,rd 1000 CO
Michael Weiser to Michael Weiser, nw
H swii sec 7 and e4 seU lS-UMw, wd 1 00
Eighteen transfers, total $49,551 00
District 44 and Vicinity.
Evaline Drinnin is afflicted with a
mild form-of sore eyes.
The fine weather brought teams out
into the fields Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week, and we heard
of a few over in Colfax county sowing
wheat already.
Henry Kruger returned home last
week from Hlinois, where he secured u
farm in the central part of the state,
whither he will move with his family,
probably this week.
Nebraska is not without her advan
tages. Just think of her people gather
ing up fish on quite dry land, the last of
February and carrying them home by
the armful 1 like so many sticks of stove
wood!
A rapv entftAfiafiil farm nt fiiv mrintha'
Mhoo. rfl Friday. The Blfrnooa
exercises consisted of singing, speaking
and feasting. The teacher, Miss Byrnes,
delivered a very affectionate farewell .
fnltr in liar TttlltilR-
We cannot expect any considerable
crops until those inland lakes and ponds
are filled with water. D'ye hear? At
this writing they are as dry as a powder
house, but we must not get discouraged.
Let us put our plows down a few inches,
and try again.
When the ice gorged in the Loup near
its confluence with, the Platte one day
last week, the water overflowed the bot
tom land and immediately after the
gorge broke the water receded and num
bers of large fish were picked up by the
denizens; the fish were mostly carp and
buffalo.
Having examined the fall grain the
first of the week, we found both rye and
wheat to be alive and in a more healthy
condition than has been at this time of
year for several seasons past, rye being
green above the ground, while wheat
was frozen lower down, bnt had a live
stem with vigorous roots.
For the benefit of a majority of the
farmers of this township, it is to be
hoped that some person will cause to be
shipped to this point in due time a car
load of sound corn, which I think could
be retailed at a reasonable price, for
seed. Very few farmers have their seed
corn, while others will probably plant
some that would pay them better to
throw it away than to use it for seed.
A SET OF HAKXESS FREE.
at L. W. Weaver's harness store
the set of harness he will give
May 1 to the lucky man. I will
give to every purchaser of a set of har
ness a ticket entitling him to a chance in
a drawing of one of my very best hand
made harness worth $25. This gives
every man that buys a set of harness of
L. W7. Weaver a chance to get two set for
the price of one. I wish to say for my
harness that they are the very best; all
made in my shop by workmen of thirty
years' experience in the trade, and only
the very best oak leather is used. I ask
every one that contemplates buying to
call and examine them, and if they find
they are not as good or better than any
made in Columbus I don't ask yen to
buy. Every set is guaranteed and any
breakages in a reasonable length of time
are repaired free of charge. My prices
are cheaper than ever known before.
All hand made, rango from $20 to 825
per set. The drawing will be conducted
in any way the ticket holders may see
fit, and we shall see that it is done strict
ly fair in every way. Should I sell but
ten set of harness between now and May
1, the drawing will take place just the
same. This offer surely ought to be u
great inducement for yon to buy your
harness of me, if the price and quality is
as good as elsewhere, and both of which
we guarantee. Buy your harness of
Weaver, for yon may be the lucky man.
It costs you nothing extra, and may
make you a set of harness.
L. W. Weaver,
6 mch-4 Thirteenth St.
Many Years Ago.
Twenty-four years ago, this week, the
following were among things referred to
in The Journal:
J. B. Wells advertises two farms to
rent.
Feb. 28 the infant ehild of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Dale died.
John Compton says Unit McOinnis
went to hunt Conroy.
Sheriff Arnold advertises the Hoffman
steam and flouring mill for sale.
E. J. Baker hns laid the foundation of
hia new business house on Nebraska
avenue.
The Loup broke up one night last
week and made a detour towards Bar
num's, carrying away the bridge near
hia residence.
Addison Adair gives notice that he
will enter a certain piece of land as a
homestead, and Edward Hays that proof
upon Ins pre-emption claim will be
made.
Married, Feb.22d, 1871, by Elder Hud
son, James H. Galley and Miss Helen
Hudson. A bountiful supply of the
wedding feast came to the printers with
the notice.
Speice & North moved their office to
Eleventh street, two doors east of TnE
Journal office, Feb. 25. (Their office
stood about opposite Mr. Spoorry's resi
dence oa Seventh street.
A railroad from Columbus down the
valley of the Blue, connecting with To
peka, Leavenworth, Kansas City, St.
Louis, etc., we notice spoken of quite
frequently in these columns, by editor
and correspondents as well as exchanges.
B. S. Dayton, in from Union creek,
reports farmers harrowing for wheat; a
deer killed at the Township farm in
Stanton county; himself running into a
herd of deer in Tracy valley, but being
without firearms, he didn't invite any of
them to stay with him.
It is presumable that the editor fore
felt the panic of 73 when he uttered
these words: "The man who expects to
hold his own now must waste neither
time, health, labor nor money, but, hos
banding all for the struggle that is be
fore him, be careful in business, judicious
in expenses, watchful of the corners, and
prepared for emergencies, and he will
come out victorious."
And here is a joke in part: West of
Platte, a new county has been laid out,
which is named after the venerable phil
osopher of the N. Y. Tribune. We loam
that H. G., encouraged by the success of
his Colorado colony, is about to estab
lish a similar one near the center of this
new county, to be called Horace after
the manner of Butler, David, and Colfax,
Schuyler. Onr informant tells us that
every settler is to receive a copy of the
Tribune during his natural life.
John Trine in a lengthy communica
tion sets forth the benefits of good
fences for Nebraska, and emphasizes the
1 Osage and White Willow. All that he
says concerning the value of good fences
The Journal did and does now very
heartily approve. We don't believe that
Nebraska farmers will get the full bene
fit of their fields until they can turn
horses, cattle and hogs into them with
out reasonable fear of their breaking
out, but so far, the wire fence in one
form or other seems the only practicable
fence for the Nebraska farm.
The Journal is prepared to do all
manner of printing for you, on short
notice, and at reasonable prices. No
matter what yon are needing, let us
'I'Sp
are constantly adding to our material,
and keep our plant up with the timet.
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UOOD KOADS.
Neighbor Reed of California has Some Sag
gestlons to Make.
Editor Journal: My old regard for
Platte county juts out whenever I see
anything that I feel sure might be to
her advantage. The supervisors of our
(Riverside) county, have just passed a
wide-tire ordinance. It provides that
wagons of from 2,000 to 5,000 pounds
capacity must have tires at least four
inches wide and those of 5,000 or more
not less than five inches. You may re
member that this was somewhat of a
hobby of mine when in Columbus. But
the opinion then seemed to be that nar
row tires, regular road destroyers, were
foreordained, and it was absurd to at
tempt to move against them. That
wide-tire wagons in general use in Platte
county would save her thousands of dol
lars of road expense annually, I think no
sensible man that will give the matter
study can doubt, and that the change
can be effected has been amply tested.
Several counties in this state have re
quired the change. Michigan, I think,
has a state law regulating the width of
wagon tires, and one or two other states.
Let any community decide that a change
is needed in the style of wagons and the
manufacturers will soon respond to their
wishes. Our California farm wagons are
as different in their general make-up
from the eastern wagons, as a heavy
goods truck is different from a grocer's
delivery wagon, yet they are mostly
made by the same manufacturers.
Studebaker, the Moline Co., Bockford,
etc.
If your authorities should say there
must be no more narrow-tired wagons
brought into Platte county for sale after
a certain date, the first step and the
most effective, towards good roads is
taken. There ought to be, and I hope
will be lots of heavy hauling after next
season's crops mature. Why wouldn't
this be a good time to move in tho mat
ter? I see some of my old neighbors are
seeking for better localities after the dry
summer and cold winter. I want to say
this word to any such. If your health is
somewhat broken and you think a mil
der climate will favor it, come out here
and take a few acres under irrigation,
but if you simply want to transfer the
occupation of general farming from
eastern Nebraska to some better locality
for the same purpose, I think yon will
have to look long nnd far and I know
the east and middle coast pretty thor
oughly. Off years will come to the best
localities.
Last year part of our oranges wore
frozen and hard times made the price of
the balance low. This year the crop is
the best in the history of the place, and
poor Florida's severe loss has given us
old-time prices again, and tho thought
of hard times is already wiped out of tho
minds of our people.
Western Nebraska must wait on irri
gation for prosperity. Eastern and
much of central will probably forgot all
about the crop failures of last season
before another twelve months closes.
J. II. Reed.
Riversido, Calif.
The Funny Itont.
Hospital Physician This man seems
to be half dead, and yet I can not liiul
anything the matter with him. Where
13 he from?
Ambulance Driver I got him at the
door of the St. Fashion Assembly hall.
There is a ball going on there.
Physician Ah, I see. He probably
stepped on a lady's dress and alio said,
"Sir!"
A teacher, who holds forth in a dis
trict a few miles from Ho wells, recently
told a class of young hopefuls that B. C.
stood for before Columbus discovered
America; yet some of us wonder at the
ignorance that prevades onr land.
Journal.
t-
Doctor Is your wife a great deal bet
ter this morning, do yon think?
"Yes, indeed."
Doctor Has some appotite?
"Well er no; but sho finds fault
with everything I say or do."
"Does your little dog speak when yon
feed him?"
Charley No'm; he just growls like
mamma savs papa does.
She sang the old, old songs
In the very worst of was.
Rut that was easier far to hear
Than the silly Trilby craze.
"Oh, papa, who is that ragged man?"
"That, my son, is the great composer
of grand operas."
"And who is that fine-looking gentle
man with such good clothes?"
"That's the man who wrote the latest
popular song, 'Never Let Your Mother
Carry Up tho Coal.' " Tid-Bits.
"Do yon think that it improves a story
to have a moral?" said a young literary
man.
"Not commercially," replied his friend.
"It's the story with an immoral that
pays nowadays." Washington Star.
Jennings and Bossiter went fishing one
fine day and chewed the cud of medita
tion for two long summer hours withont
even a bite. Dick said he never could
catch on to the art of angling. The
couple kept on, through the sultry noon;
on through the increasing heat till the
whistle of an incoming train to the
station noted the hour of three; on into
the gentler evening, without the first
evidences of a fish of any kind, small or
large, good, bad or indifferent. It finally
dawned upon Jen's fertile intellect that
it might improve prospects a little, and
couldn't hurt anything anyway, to "fish
for cat," and so, having had a business
eye open on a nice plump frog that bad
been watching him all afternoon, lazily
enjoying himself on the bank a few feet
away, Jen. picked up a club and made
towards him, bent on making his frog-
ship more useful to mankind in death
than in life, but he didn't hit the frog,
who jumped off info the river, and was
s-a-f-e. Jen. was never so beat in all
his life as he was at the sight of this frog
acting thus, because thera was a hook in
his back and a line attached to it, and
that line tied to tho end of his own fish
ing rod, and as Jen. is very good at
drawing eound conclusions from clear
testimony (better than he is at drawing
fish), he was compelled to see that that
frog, which he had been eyeing for bait
when what he had should fail him, and
which had been eyeing him on the sunny
bank all afternoon, was the very same
frog that he had baited his hook with,
hours before, and bad taken an opportu
nity to crawl out and play hookey, i
unbeknownst to the master. Of course
such a wonderful coincidence was quick
ly communicated to Dick, and both of
them, since that day, have wondered if
there isn't some unseen, full-loving spirit,
who while on earth was a disciple of the
gentle Isaak Walton, accompanies every
such party when they do a fishing go.
Dick and Jen. havo quit fishing.
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Eli Perkins, tho noted wit, unfortu
nately has acquired a reputation as a
prevaricator above his fellows of the
twisted brain. It is his habit when he
goes into a city to lecture, to inquiro as
to the ministers of tho place. Several
years ago when at Kearney, he followed
his usual custom, and on hearing the
name Pulis, he wondered "if it was his
old schoolmate, Jake Pulis." No one
could tell him, bnt he investigated for
himself and found that tho Baptist min
ister of tho place was his old playmate
at school, and ho insisted on Mr. Pulis
introducing him to tho audience in the
evening, which, after much solicitation,
ho consented to do. Evening came, and
a good audience, and Rev. Pulis stands
up to introduce the noted wit, but the
spirit of mischief seems to take posses
sion of him, before he opens his month,
and, after detailing in fit and golden
words, Perkins' good qualities, he paus
ed, and, as every artist must use the
shades as well as tho lights, he said that
the great wit had a different name
among his boy playmates. Even in those
days of long ago ho was accustomed to
draw a long bow, and on all such occa
sions the ejaculation was Uli, until in
the frequency of tho occasions, Eli be
came Uli at all times. But tho lecturer
turned the tables on the preacher, dur
ing the evening.
There is an old saying of the philoso
phers that "man's extremity is God's
opportunity," which is one of those half
truths that make tho worst of lies.
However, there is this much to be said
that many a man, in a seeming extremity
of pain or trouble, calls upon God
(though he is not accustomed so to do in
small matters), when he has exhausted
all the means he knows of to help him
self further. One such had greatly suf
fered with the grippe and one morning
was heard to pray aloud in his despair,
and when reproached by one who thought
he was making light or one of the means
of grace, answered emphatically: "I
mean it, every word. It comes from the
bottom of mv heart."
Vs
An animated biblical debate took
place in Manger .t Stetler's store Satur
day between Uncle Ned and Grandpa
Schock on an issue of profound vitality.
Father Schock contended that the Apos
tic said: "Tho laborer is worthy of hia
hire." Brother Ned said his Bible
teaches that: "The laborer is worthy ot
his meat." Just as they woro ready to
pull their coats a religious newspaper
man was appealed to and ho declared
according to his Bible and tho present
democratic dispensation there was hard
ly enough labor, hire nor meat to get
excited over and advised a compromise.
It was finally decided that each was
right according to the passage he had,
and that "hire" was "meat" and "meat"
was "hire," and labor waB scarce and tho
distinction made little difference until
the administration changed. If tho in
spired writers could havo foreseen the
contentions over their altered verse3
they could havo prevented much trouble
by pooling their languago and writing
exactly alike. We oneo dreamt or a dis
cussion in church ovor tho question of a
church member parting his hair in the
middle, when a baldhead man arose and
left the church militant and went out
into the world triumphant. Falls City
Journal.
Darwin acknowledged himself sold
when his little niece asked him seriously
what a cat has which no other animal
has. He gave it up after mature delib
eration, and then the sly little puss
answered, "Kittens."
Old Lady Beg pardon for interrupt
ing, but do you speak any language be
sides English? Teamster, with balky
horse I do, mum. Old Lady Then
won't you please do your swearing in it?
..
A little girl was overheard talking to
her doll, whose arm had come off, expos
ing the sawdust stuffing. "You dear,
good, obedient dolly, 1 knew I had told
you to chew your food fine, but I didn't
think you would chew it so tine as that."
Henrv Wallare Out of the !Inmt-ted.
Wallace, whose name is synon-
ynums wiin mat ot 1110 lowa tioiuesieaci,
of which ho has been editor for ten years,
is no longer connected with that paper.
Mr. Wallace has always been a strong
anti-monopolist in fact, tho present
Iowa railroad law is largely duo to his
efforts in the Homestead. His with
drawal from tho Homestead was tho
culmination of trouble between him and
tho business manager on matters of edi
torial policy, Mr. Wallace wishing tho
paper to continue to stand for anti
monopoly principles. Failing in this ho
has become editor of Wallace's Farm and
Dairy, a semi-monthly agricultural paper
published at Ames, Iowa, at fifty cents
per year. Mr. Wallace will bo glad to
send freo sample copies of his now paper
to his old Homestead frionds, or Br
others, who will drop him a postal card.
We will send Wallace's Farm and Driry
and the Columbus Journal ono year for
S1.80, payable in advance.
tVe Sweep the World.
Mltis a
an old saying that a "new broom
sweeps clean" but when wo say "wo
sweep tho world" we mean that among
all tho railways of the world none stands
higher in tho estimation of the public, in
all especial points, than tho Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. It is the
only line west of Chicago which runs
electric-lighted, steam-heated and vesti-
buled trains between Chicago, St; Paul
and Minneapolis, and between Chicago
nnd Omaha. Try it. F. A. Nash,
Gen'l. Agent, l."0! Farnam St., Omaha.
W. S. Howell,
Trav. Passenger and Freight Agt.
"iVhat Takrs the Cake.
Oorman. Wilson, Johnny Bull,
Can take a parting shake.
Their cup of grief is nearly full.
Protection takes the cake.
Serves Instead of Wax-
teaspooniul of kerosene does aa
as a bit of white wax in boued
A
well
stych and mutton suet is as good al
cither to atako a plain gloss.
So far as is possible, it will bo best
to sell the matured stock and keep
that which Is young, thrifty and grow-big.
TxTleurv
GUS.G.BECHEH.
LEOPOLD J&GGI.
Established 1S70.
BECHER, JEGGI & GO,,
REAL - ESTATE - LOANS - INSURANCE,
' -A-rLd. Beal Bstate.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
MONEY TO LOAN ON FARMS at lowest rates ot interest, on short or lone time, in amoanta
to nit applicants.
BONDED ABSTRACTERS OF TITLE toallrealestatein Plattecounty.
Represent THE LEADING INSURANCE COMPANIES of the World. Onr farm policies at
the moat liberal in nse. Losses adjusted, and promptly paid at this office.
Notary Public always in office.
Farm and cit j property for sale.
Make collections of foreign inheritances and sell steamship tickets to nnd from allpartx
of Europe. laug'91-tf
a California in a Tonrist Slef per.
The Burlington Route's personally
conducted excursions to tho Pacific coast
are just the thing for people of moderate
means. Cheap respectable comforta
ble expeditions. From Omaha and Lin
coln every Thursday. Through to Los
Angeles and San Francisco without
change. Experienced excursion mana
gers and uniformed Pullman porters in
charge. Second class tickets accepted.
Cars are carpeted and upholstered and
have spring seats nnd backs, mattresses,
blankets, curtains, pillows, towels, etc.
Only 85.00 for a double berth, wide
enough and big enough for two. The
route is over the ''Scenic Line of tho
Wrorld," through Denver, Salt Lako'city
nnd Sacramento. All the wonderful
canons and peaks of the Rocky Moun
tains aro passed during the day. If you
are going west yon should nrrango to
join one of these excursions. They aro
the best, the very best, across the conti
nent. Information and advertising mat
ter on application to the local agent or
by addressing, J. Francis, Gen'l. Pass'r.
Agent, Omaha, Nebr. l-Dec-5m
On the margin of TnE Journal, or
on the wrapper, following your name
you will find the dato to which your sub
scription is paid or accounted for. If
the date is past, you are respectfully re
quested to renew your subscription. See
rates elsewhere.
COLUMBUS MARKETS.
J3yOuniuotationn of the market sareobtained
Tuesday afternoon, and aro correct and reliable
at thetime.
QBAIX.KTC.
Wheat S2
Shelled Corn 45
Oats 30
Rye to
Flourin r.00 lb. lots $ 9 00
FRODCGK.
'UllC m iUW Mr
Ft OftP lav
VIuUaW S J
LI VF. STOCK.
Fnthogs fl r03 2T
jf ftloil66' 5 X mUC 4b
Fat steers $8 OOtoS 50
Feeders SI Mg2 25
gasiness Rothes.
Advertisements nnder this head five cents a
lineeach insertion.
SCHILTZ makes boots and shoes in the
best styles, and nses only the very best
stdclc t!
clcthat can be urix-iiri-il in the market. 32-tf
XOTll'K OP SALK PNIIKIi CHATTEL
3IO!M';.VCK.
NOTICE IS IIKKEDY GIVEN that by virtue
of the following described chattel inort
rcitro in favor of The Colnmbns State Bank of
Columbns. Nebraska, for Sl.0.67. dated on the
14th day of February, 1S9.1, and duly filed and
nvonled in the office of the connty clerk of
i'latte county. Nebraska, on the said 14th day of
February, 1-WV, said mortnae being executed by
L. Christotfersen to the taid. The Columbia
Stato Rink, to secure the payment of the amount
herein lifforo set forth anil upon which said sum
there is due at the firet publication hereof the
nmonnt of $1,272. 79 to paid Columbns State Bank.
Default having been made in the payment of
Kiiil sum of money and iio.x.iii or other pro
ceedings at law having lx-en instituted to
recover the said debt or any part thereof, there
fore we will sell the property in Miid mortgage
de-cribed. viz The general stock of merchand
ise, consisting principally of groceries, provi
sions, glassware, stone, wooden and queensware,
candies, country produce and such other mer
chandise usually kept for sale in grocery stores,
also all store and office furniture and fixtures
including iron safe, ice-box and show oa.-vi, anil
nil contained in a one-story frame building
owned by Julius Kasmtinsen and occupied by
said Ij. rhristoffersen on lot 8. block 57, Colnm
biw, Nebraska. Also one dark brown delivery
horse, one delivery wagon, two seta of harness,
one huckbuard anil alxint tiO liales of hay, at
public auction, at the said store building on the
lith day of March, WX.
commencing nt 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, and
cloning at 4 o'clock p. in. of said ilay. Said Mile
will lie continued from ilay to day lietween the
same hours nntil said above decriled pniert
in all sold.
Till! COLU3ICUS STATE HANK.
20felit 3Iortgagee.
LEGAL NOTICE.
JMIE unknown heirs and devisees of Hester
JL 3Ict'rory, .lames II. 3Ic('rory. Thomas
3IcCror John 3IcCrory anil Wilson McCrory,
deceased, defenilante, will take notice, that on
the 23rd day of February, lsU'i, William 3Ic('rory.
plaintiff herein, filed hi tetition intho District
Court of l'latte connty, Nebraska, against said
defemlant, the object and praverof which are to
have the title to tho east one-half of the south
west quarter, section 7. township 17, range 1
east, in Platte county. Nebraska, quieted and
confirmed in the plaintiff, and to have the deed
to James II. 3IcCrory for said real estate dated
December 10th, U51. declared to convey no valid
title as against this plaintiff, and to have tho
title to said land declared absolute in this plain
tiff by limitation.
You are reqnired to answer said petition on or
before the l."th day of April. 1593.
William 3IcCnonv. Plaintiff.
liy 3IcAllister & Cornelius, Attorneys.
27-felvt
NOTICE TO KEDEE3I.
To
I Freser:
TOU aro hlreby notified tluTu the .1th day
A ot JuneiSTO, the loIIowiSg UrserilMii
C remises to-witlLNo. five (5) Ad six (t5) in
lock No. seventy-sixYiti) in the cityC Colum
bus, ftpunty of PlatteSand state of Skbraska,
wero sld at private taifede to KlizabetlVurb for
non-payffintW)f delinqtinWalaxes assesad and
levied againsl the same for t years !SeiW0
and 1S91. Sa
low were taxeimn the names or
reser, and the tinmpf redemption
Iteinhard and
of said lots fn
snnl sale will 1 iUmi mi tho .ith
day of June, IS
20-eb-3
Elizabeth Enc.
Cotton-Seed Mea
- AT
OEHLHICH BROS.
Sl.5 pei. Hundred
IPoiinds.
Best Thing forMilch Cows.
NEW DEPARTURE.
I HAVE CONCLUDED TO ENTEK INTO
contract to put out orchards, ilo all the
work, and havo full charge of the same from
three to fivo years, I to run all risks of losses.
2Joct3m
JOHN TANNAHILL.
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M. C. CASS IN,
rnopuiKTon ok thk
Omaha Meat Market
Fresh, and
Salt Meats-
Game and Fish in Season.
2yHighest market prices paid for
Hides and Tallow.
THIRTEENTH ST.,
COLUMBUS, - - NEBRASKA.
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LOUIS SCHREIBER.
SELLS TUE DEERING
W-BMer i Mower.
Thes are perfect machines, strong whr
strength is needed. Every lever within eaay
reach. "To n eiraplo is ti bo ureat." The
binder has been reduced to a few simple pieces
weiKhinK together only 160 pouxds. See tho
DeerinK before yon buy another.
Shop on Olive Street, Columbus, Nob.,
four doors south of Borowiak's.
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P. II. Oeeu. 31. D.
DOCTORS
MARTYN, EVANS & GEER,
CONSULTING
Physicians - and - Surgeons
To Ht. 3Iary" Hortpital and St.
Pranrid Academy,
COLUMBUS, - - NEBRASKA.
United States Examining Surgeons, Assistant
Burgeons Union Pacific. O..S.& It. ll.Hailway.
EayOffice open night and day. Telephone No.
19. Two blocks north Union Pacific Depot.
Dr. CLARK'S INSTITUTE
FOU THE TKKTMENT OF THE
Drink Habit .
Also Tobacco, Morphine and
other Narcotic Habits.
iJTrivatetreatuifiit given if desired.
COLUMBUS, - - NKBKASKA.
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UNDERTAKING!
t'AUUY ALL KINDS OF
Uiii'ial (Jootls,
Do Emliulmiii!?,
Conduct Funerals.
JSHave the finest Hearse in the county.
FRED. W. IIERRICK.
Cor-$&:"a Columbus, Neb.
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W. 31. CotlNKI.lCS.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW'.V
corA'jntrs,
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Office over First National Hank,
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THE EST.
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