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:T--i '?; ' "s ift"i3rv.-VJ?gfvSKaEc. BSit 3" " . . -VJ 1 -.V-7 "tC ,s m- - ? i'".y" It- -. St. ft. l ' km v-: - . r-:. K( 4 : r - L F -:: . . lW Lf.v - ........ .- i '' :" ' . . , s . : hv L - i . r ! fe. w. 5 ; -- J.- v ir.. t p. : -- r- -. w r r ym fe. I? 0lnmtms Journal. Columbus, Nebr. Extend at the PoetoSee, Columbus. Nebr m second-class mail matter. iMuATtfaMbTi t? X.X.T7UI2C0. man or scBscximoir: r Oae year, by sail, postage prepaid fLSO AfiTvO bbo&v&b v WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1818. The first American post-office was opened last Thursday in Havana. There was spirited bidding for the first 2-cent stamp, which sold for $2. A detail of American soldiers was' assigned to guard the premises. Metz Bbotkebs of Omaha are contem plating the erection of a new brewery plant to cost a quarter of a million dol lars, with a capacity of about 100,000 barrels. The old plantla to be convert ed into a bottling house. Friday, Gen. Raphael Cardenas, with 300 Caban soldiers, took pooooooionof tHunabacoa now evacuated by the Spaniards and marched through the town with his band, cheering loudly for America and free Cuba. The American and Cuban flags were hoisted. In the annual report of the state board of transportation a chapter is de voted to passes, the way they are ob tained, etc., closing with a recommen dation for the passage of a law, making it an offense punishable by fine to give, to accept or to beg for a free pass. It is being claimed that there are republicans enough joined in the anti caucus movement for the naming of a U. S. senator, to prevent a successful caucus. The contest is warming up at Lincoln, the prominent candidates now being Hayward, Field, Thompson and . Jansen. The mayor of Nebraska City has ' ordered closed and suspended "all schools, church congregations, public library, theaters and all other places of public gatherings, until such time as the ' proper authorities may deem it wise to resvme." We do not understand that small-pox, which has been epidemic there for seme time, is on the increase. Brother Wells of the Central City Democrat is in favor of supporting Rose water of the Omaha Bee for Senator on the theory that the democracy cannot elect a man of their very own anyhow, but with a little republican assistance might carry Rosewater through as the least objectionable of republicans. So he "hurrahs for Rosewater with a Jew mental reservations." .Habold Sewall, special agent of the treasury, says that the immediate exten sion of the tariff laws of the United States to include Hawaii is imperative in "order to prevent the irregular entry of goods to the United States by way of Hawaii. The committee on ways and means agreed to the immediate exten sion proposed and it will be one of the customs districts, with three sub-ports . of entry. Tnu judges of the educational exhibit . at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition have . '- just made their award giving the gold ' .'. medal and diploma to Dodge county for ' . tho liest exhibit in the collection. Be- ' ... sides this the great honor, several of our students represented in tho exhibit .." "were awarded prizes for their work, . " . Vera Fulkoreon getting first prize in . penmanship and Roland Most and Ruth " Joy second prizes; while the. third prize y in drawing went to Joe Sonn. These ;" - pupils will have diplomas as evidences of their proficiency. Fremont Herald. . Dr. George. L. Miller in the Omaha : ; World-Herald of the 11th gives a very :- appreciative sketch of Mrs. Catherine A. "Hanscom, deceased, as "a typical queen of tho American home, uniting rare in- telligence, still more rare common senee and remarkable fidelity to every domes i tic and social duty in a combination -of virtues which shone reeplendently - . through all the trials, privations and ; discouragements which beset the pioneer life. With her quick intelligence, ready . .wit and kindly hospitalities, she was as " . a center of light in her own home and in . the homes of all tho people who knew - her in tho days of her health, strength ' and activity." . It -would seem,- from the Omaha '-' World-Herald's rendering of the list . meeting of tho executive committee of ." . the republican state central committee . that Brad Slaughter was so strongly ' '.intrenched that the executive committee actually had to dissolve itself in order to get rid of Brad, who was its chairman. . Every member of the executive com mittee, except Slaughter, was also a .... member of the central committee, and thus Brad was left without anything to be chairman of. Naturally enough the World-Herald looks upon this as indi "" :. eating something or other on the sena-.-; torial question, just what or who or how -" does not clearly appear. Doubtless the members of the now defunct executive committee who so deftly have performed barri-kari, will find some method of re V incarnation without a Slaaghter head. Brad, however, has been of that kind -" that was looking after the game rather . - than the name, and whathe don't know -:. about such matters is hardly worth talk . - ing about in current news from the "V capitoL "W. E. Annik, the Lincoln Journal's .' Washington correspondent has this to say of the Nebraska ex-congressman, ex .' candidate for the presidency, who has become so famous as to occupy an un f. due proportion of the public gaze for some time back. The letter is under . date of December 15: "Ex-Colonel Wil liaa J. Bryan is in the city holding levee at the Metropolitan hotel and giving vent to views upon political and nation . al questions. Mr. Bryan will spend . some time in Washington feeling the public pulse. He evidences great pleas ure at having left the service, and today . secured the copy of his resignation and the regrets expressed by the officials im , mediately above him in forwarding it to the war department and in indorsing his services. He has lost considerable weight from the military restraint which has compelled him to refrain from ad dressing public audiences, but hopes boob to be himself again when he can take the lecture platform and talkpoli ' tics. Mr. Bryan says he will not resume the practice of law or edit another news- MMgjf i Kpr" ?. ggSr -n, '' . Rask v- gagSfei,- gaS-:ftK NRaaaL-a aaaagssfissE' . "-y -" '. , -jc gggggggggflHM' 'V '1feaa.i&iA'.JE3a Ji2Etf SI SI SI SI SI Bai ,.' agjaaKSspsM gpjjjfcj mBim'im'r -:jmx&r' Maat j-" ZiJf ?5j.- Hi I MTSKLL. Tfcerer is tt occasion shall be dome with the wait the more we shall hnow about the Islands; rn.il. SIS..... 0ArAaaaMAn4- 1c hAttAl than M'mX,i thing the islaacers aave ever naa. AatjuoM urumcir Aixex & Robinson both have a good eye to the main chance, which is always in favor of No. J. The senator, it is said, will be appointed to the bench to succeed Robinson and the latter has served notice on the ambitious lawyers, who wish to succeed him, that he will not resign until his term as congress man begins March 4th. That is the day Allen's term as senator expires and the combination they are making will prevent any of the emoluments of office escaping from the old law firm and trickling down among the humbler party workers. Fremont Tribune. AToland Edison, named Jan Szcne panick, only 26 .years old, has invented and built a wonderful camera by which it is claimed millions will be saved an nually in the industry of design and weaving, alone, f Where to he? Editor Joubnai.: What has become of the champion of populism, that Argus man? Has he lost the power of defend ing his cause, or has he gone on a still hunt in some more genial clime? I am nt thannininn that hia nhvfflRfil BtrUCtUre has gone in search of hur spirit which separated rrom nis ooay buoui. wo uiuo the tree-suver craze sixuck mm. ui course his body has the power of locomo tion. He walks around and does not realize that he is responsible for his environment. He imagines that his environment is responsible for him. He is entirely responsible for the silver talk that flows from his mouth, like the smoke puffed from the stack of a locomo tive. He does not seem to realize that he is living in the grandest country that God's sun ever shone upon; under the best administration beneath the blue canopy of heaven; under the most beau tiful flag that was ever wafted to and fro in the atmosphere of our Maker. Where all of this discontent comes from is simply this: The other fellow has the reins in his hands, and holds to them with such a firm grip that no pop can dispossess him. If the pop party was in power what a heaven this would be to him to live in! There would be no taxes to pay; no interest to pay; no bonds to pay; no money to pay with, and the enterprise of America would soon dry down as close as the hide to the bones of an Egyptian mummy. A contented mind is a continual feast, so says an old adage. If such be the case, our pop friends are living on pretty slim rations. Their diet has been silver on the brain, instead of in the pocket. The dollar is the vital principle of all undertakings. Without the dollar, all is a blank. Brother pop, come back to reason. Don't waste so much wind. There is no dollar in it I do not think that God ever created a populist. I believe that a chronic desire to hold office created the populist Brother Argus man, get out from your environment and educate yourself up to be a first-class American citizen ready and willing to support the constitution of the United States and the wisest administration which the American citi zen ever knew. Yours, a republican, Geo. E. Barnuh. Concerning the Soldiers. Washington, Dec. 18. Chairman Hull of the house committee on military affairs has introduced a bill giving two months' extra pay to volunteer troops recently serving abroad and a month for those serving at home. A portion of the Nebraska soldiers at Manila, so it is said, are to be sent a short distance into the country to estab lish an outpost, the remainder to follow in due time. The interior is said to be more healthful than Manila, and besides it will be an agreeable change for the soldiers, who have seemingly had a rather monotonous life of it, so far, at Manila, most of the time. York Grand Army of the Republic post will conduct memorial services at the Methodist Episcopal church at tho request of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Glover of that city, who have just received infor mation of the death of their son, Frank S. Glovor, at Manila, Philippine islands, a member of Company A, First Nebraska volunteers, who died on December 5 of typhoid fever. Only a few months ago Alan Glover, a twin brothor, a member of the same company, died of typhoid fever at Manila. New York, Dec 17. The transporta tion department of the army has been notified by the war department to get ready two transports to leave here as soon as possible for Manila via the Suez canal. The plan had been decided upon some time ago, but it was not until to day that Colonel Kimball was notified what vessels had been agreed upon and what troops were to be sent. The trans ports Mobile and Mohawk have been selected. They have been ordered here for preparation as soon as possible. For this trip they will carry 1,800 men each. Under date of October 22 it is an nounced that a portion of the First Ne braska, who are sick and unfit for ser vice, will be removed to San Francisco. It is hoped they may be sent home on furlough, at least, as that would do them more good than all the hospitals in the country. Those of Company K are: Corporal Amill Killian; privates, Loran Barnum, David Crittenden, George Eohler, James O'Callahan, James Woodford, Charles Flynn. We notice that in a very interesting game of base ball between Nebraska and Colorado soldiers, Nebraska won by 6 to 4, and Wrightmire of Company K was center field. Private Earl Osterhout, company E, First Nebraska" volunteer infantry at Manila died there in the brigade hospi tal October 28, of typhoid fever, after an illness of 23 days. His company will erect a headstone over his grave at Paco. He was one of the youngest men in his company, being two or three years under -nge. His home was in David City. He had enjoyed the best of health up to the beginning of his illness, but the "sweat of the earth," heat of the sun, and other subtle influences peculiar to that re gion, were for him more -deadly than bullets. He was a brave lad and died in the line of duty. One man a week has been the record of the regiment. Manila, Oct 20, 1898. Deab Mother, Father asd all at Hoke: We are still in Manila guarding the city with little prospect of leaving yet, though the entire regiment, both officers and men are anxious to go home and you can scarcely blame us, as there is a great deal of sickness; this regiment has 270 men and several officers on the sick list.. The largest sick list of any regiment here. The reason of this is, we are quartered in the most unhealth f ul and densely populated part of the city and do more duty than any regi ment here, except the 23rd regulars and they are in a more healthful part of the city. Oat of six corporals in oar com pany, only two are able to do duty, Harry Brookover and myself. Corporals Hiatt, Kiliaa aad DeLosg are in the lZLdi?$f:, fSSfffSSfSfE'. for haste in deciding what Philippines. The longer we '- , . ". lH hospital and corporal f.uomas is laid up with a sore fool. Whoever called laid a fine climate must have seen it at a distance, .as it rains six months Bteady and when it does not rain it is boiling hot, the ther mometer oftent registers 124 degrees. The only redeeming feature is that dur ing the rainy serson the nights are cool. Co. K lost one man a few days since, Theodore Larson of Wahoo, Neb. He was a good soldier and a young man of good habits. The members of our com pany 'subscribed money enough to erect a handsome monument over his grave. Several others of the company are in a critical condition. " I see by the papers I received that Bryan and his regiment are clamoring to be mustered out. They must be easily discouraged, as they have not etnelled powder, and have scarcely been in the service long enough to learn the manual of arms properly. Bryan and his free silver disciples should come to the Philip pines. Most of the free silver men have changed their opinion since coming here, as they can -buy more for one United States dollar than they can getfortwo Philippine dollars (or Tesos, as theyare called), and yet there is more silver in a Teso than in our dollar. These islands are undoubtedly valuable territory, but it will cost a deal of money, a great many lives and a number of years to get things into shape, as they have bfien badly governed so long. Outside the city, the. natives are only partly civilized, and on most of the islands are savages of the worst type. I think the United States should hold a port and coaling station here, but to control the entire group with about 10, 000,000 population would be a vast un dertaking, but a humane one. The is lands produce great quantities of rice, hemp, sugar and cocoanuts, and as crops are planted and harvested all the year round, and one piece of ground produces three crops a year, agriculture ought to be a profitable pursuit. The imple ments used here are very primitive. Their plow has a wooden mold-board with an iron point, and is drawn by a water-buffalo and does not, do much more than scratch up the ground. .All their implements are equally rude and ancient. The water-buffalo is an important factor here, as they are used for all farm work and take the place of a dray horse in the city. Their hides make good leather, and I am wearing a pair of shoes made of it There are large herds of them running wild in the interior and in their wild state they are very savage and will fight to the death, but if caught when young become very docile and will do a great deal of heavy work and keep in rood condition on grass and rice soup. Cigars are very cheap here, yon can I get a good one for una centaoo (one cent). Everybody smokes, both men and women, but somehow I don't enjoy a cigar here as much as I did in the United States. I suppose the climate is too hot. Tell brother Fred that any ideal of feminine beauty is of too high a standard to be captured by a Philip pine damsel who smokes and dyes her teeth red; most of them have one thing that many a lady of fashion would give half her fortune to possess, that is a head of raven black hair, which nearly reaches the ground. This is a good place to compare the men of different nations, as nearly every civilized nation has one or more battle ships or cruisers in this harbor, and when the sailors come ashore, one nas a good opportunity for studying them. After close observation I have concluded that the American seaman is the largest and strongest seaman in the world, as I think they are fully 2H inches taller than those of any other nation and have a strong, hardy appearance. They ore neat in person, are usually well-behaved when on shore and spend their money like millionaires: aro not quarrelsome, but will not take any back talk from any one. The English come a close second, are a healthy looking lot of men. very neat in dress, very well-behaved and look as though they were mado of good fighting material. The Germans are good sized men but too fat to be in good fighting trim. They are not on shore very often as the Americans and English make it rather unpleasant for them. The Japanese seamen are strong looking little fellows, as neat as pins in appearance and the best-behaved of any. They have a very fine cruiser of modern type and she js kept in first class shape. The French and, Spanish are small and puny, dirty in appearance, and generally get beastly drunk on cheap wine as soon as they come on shore, and either get into a quarrel and get whipped, or lie down and go to sleep on the sidewalk till some guard sees them and throws them into their boat to sober up. The American and English come ashore one day and the other na tions another. When we first came in to the city all nationalities came on shore together, but the representatives of Uncle Sam and John Bull made, it so decidedly uncomfortable for the others that they now have alternate shore days. The Spanish paper published here this morning says "Spain, is sending a large fleet and 15,000 men to re-establish Spanish sovereignty in the Philippines." Well, let them come, for it they do, Ma nila harbor will be so full of Spanish wrecks that it will take a skillful pilot to navagate it, and the First Nebraska Volunteers will give them a reception more forcible than polite. I hear some of the soldiers who never left the 8tates are raising a howl about being starved, ill-treated and so on. We have a few of the same class here, and though we have suffered many hard ships and much exposure, and have often been on short rations, it was un avoidable. Some men seem to think they enlisted to be served with turtle soup and mince pie three times a day, and do nothing. 8uch men are. a detri ment, and the army would be much better off without them. We are now wearing white uniforms and it is quite a task to do our own laundry work, for the man who goes on duty with a spot or speck on his clothes, gets into trouble. Love to all, Co. K. 1st Neb. Vol. C J. Cocxsox. Manila, Oct 26, '98. Deab Mothxb, Fathkb and all at Home: I have just found out that the mail leaves for the States at noon today, and will write a few lines though I am on duty and have not much time. Our regiment has orders to be ready to move into the interior as the insurgents are getting too confident and are contem plating an attack on the unprotected side of Manila. There are two or three factions among them already, and they will soon be fighting among themselves. Health of regiment is still bad; seven cases of typhoid fever and nine of mala rial fever in company K. My health is pretty good, considering the hot climate. I do not see any prospect of getting home very soon, though I wish we could start soon. Frank Thomas has alight attack of fever, bat I think the doctors have got it under control. If we go into the interior I shall have something more interesting to write about next time. Tell brother Tom this is a great place for hunting; as there are large marshes just outside the city that are full of teal and mallard docks and jack-snipe. The natives catch lots of them in nets. There is large game out in the foot-hills, ten miles from town, waier-bnffalo and deer. I have not seen a shot gaaontbe islands. The natives catch all feathered game in nets. There are great quantities of Aah and oysters sold in the market, bat it is not much good as the hot climate stakes the flesh soft and flavorless. The noisiest place in the city is the market It is a large building covering four entire blocks, with stalls all through it It is divided into sections, eacji section being a small market of itself. .One section is devoted to .vegetables, another to meit, another to fish and so on. If the tower- of. Babel was any noisier than the 'Manila market I am glad I was not there. Evory one seems to be trying to talk louder and faster than everybody else, and Spanish, Ger man, Chinese and several ' Philippiuo languages with a little United States mixed in, make harmony that must be heard to be appreciated. I suppose skating will be good by the tiraeyou receive this. Please'tradeoue pair of my skates to some one for an electric fan. and send me the. fan to use .this winter. Love to all .at home. C. J. Cocxsox. Sbbitttital licaL r mmunammmttHKuummmmmmi The Shooting Toaraaaeat. The Columbus Gun club gave another of their popular shooting matches at their grounds north of the city Sunday last, which drew a largo crowd of spec tators, among them quite a sprinkling of the fair sex, who seemed to enjoy the different events with as much interest as the cracksmen themselves. Besides the home shooters, quite a few from abroad took part in the coitests, Omaha sending a good delegation and although the day was just a little too chilly for very fine shooting, yet some good records were made, and if the gunners had been aiming at Spaniards instead of live pigeons and blae rocks, it is safe to say that not one would have escaped with his life. The shooting 'commenced ai 10 in the morning and except for a short inter mission at the dinner hour; continued until dusk, tho score of the more im portant events being: Event No. 1. 10 blue rooks, 1C yards rise. Kimball 1 11111110 19 Bnrke: 1 1111110119 Schroeder l 111111110-9 Heinrich 0 1111111007 goeioe 1 11101110 1-8 Welch 0 1 11011110-7 Owner l 1011111119 Borsess l 11111010 18 Sandy 1 1010 10110-6 Event No. 2. 10 blue rocks w icn Sandy Heinrich Kimball Garner. ....0 001011110-5 ....1 111110100-7 ....1 111110111-9 ....11 111101119 ...0 1 10011110-0 Barke 0 M 0011 1 117 8peico.. li 1101100 17 Schroeder 1 110 11 1.0 01- 7; Townsend ,....1 10 0 01100-5 Event No. 3. 10 blue rocks' Speice Sandy Kimball Garner............ Heinrichs Bnrke V CI CXI Schroeder Townsend 1011011101-7 0 1 110101117 1 111111 111-10 1 11011110 18 1 1111111019 101 1011111-8 010 10110015 010110 11117 1101 111111-9 11 1111111 1-10 Bargees.. Event No. 4. 10 blue rocks Kimball............ Bnrke .............. nanny.. . . . ..... Townsend mco opcico. Kchroeder Garner., jiurguiss Heinrich Event No. 5.- 1 111111011-9 1 110111111-9 0 1 101000115 1 111011111-9 01111001 106 1110111110-8 100 1 1111118 0 1 111011006 11 110111108 00011 1 10015 15 live birds, 21 yards used both barrels. A rise. Figure 2 star denotes died out of bounds. Bareee3 Bnrke Heinrich Rchrocde'r.... Stone Hanlinc. Kimball Spsicc ....1 1121211112212 ....I 2122122222 121 ....1 1022222 12,1 12 ....21221 111211211 ....12 11121011012 .... 1122102221120 ....2 11 222 122 2 222 2 ....1 111 1102 12 0.2 2 2-15 1-15 2-13 1-15 1-12 1-t12 2-13 2-12 Event No. Hording ltoberts. Bnrke Stone.......... Schroeder.-;... Garner. Kimball , Heinrich Townsend Glisman Spoice "Event No. Roberta Bnrke Schroeder Hanline. Kimball G lis man. ...... Arnold......... . 10 live birds 1 1201112 119 2 1122112 29 2 11221121 110 2 11212 2 108 1 120212 2129 00002 0 1 12 25 2 1 121 12J22 10 00222 1 12128 1 10210000 15 0 0120012116 1 0020111206 7. 10 live birds 1 11121210-8 2 12111222 2-10 2 1 1102212 2-9 1 12221121 1-10 2 222212021-9 1 11221121 1-10 1 21022112 29 The local newspaper is one of tho best money-savers to its subscribers, and this in a multitude of ways, but none of them more -valuable to the public in general than in calling attention to the various species of fraudulent practices in vogue among thoso who endeavor to make a living by preying upon their fellow-creatures, and, by one device or another, inveigling from tho unsuspect ing a portion of their honestly-earned possessions. In this kind there is nearly always something new to record every week, and a safe rule to adopt is to pur chase your supplies, or transact business oj any kind with reputable, home men of acknowledged integrity and worth. The last Schuyler Quill gives the following, which should be passed around, the remedy going with the disease: "A patent right shark was plying his art in this vicinity last week and captured a temporary victim in the person of Chauncey Snyder, a young man living a few miles west of town. The patent right vender Btruck Snyder Thanksgiv ing day and after a protracted effort secured from him a note for $125 for the right to sell in a given territory a patent hog trough. But after the fellow had gone Snyder began to think he had been duped and came to town to. see if. the note could not be recovered. His, first thought was to get out of it on the grounds of having given the note on a legal holiday, but finding himself stuck on that, ho notified the banks not to cash the note and on the advice of his attor neys, Phelps & Wertz, swore out a com plaint against the fellow for obtaining money under false pretenses. The fel low at first insisted that the note had been sent to Beatrice and wrote a card asking for its immediate return. This was done before the complaint was filed for his arrest But it having been known that he had not been in town since the deal was closed, Snyder's attorneys in sisted that he produce the note. He still strongly denied having it At last they told him that they would have to hold him in custody until the note came and told Sheriff McLeod, who was stand ing near, to serve the papers. The fellow changed front very suddenly and inquir ed if bis producing the note would settle tho matter, and on being assured that it would, produced the note at once. He left the city and is not expected back soon." LuiFrSal. For' sale, or exchange for real estate near any live town in Nebraska, 160 acres, 80 acres nnder cultivation, hease, barn, etc. Six miles east aad 2 miles north of Columbus, and 4 pules from Benton station. - A purchaser will be given long time for payment it desired. For terais, 'ap ply to BacKEB, Jabosi k Co. tf DIBD. Tatxx -December 12, Mrs. J. W. Taylor, aged 64 years. She seemed in her usual good health Sunday preced ing; at 2 o'clock Monday morning, she was troubled with shortness of breath. Her husband called" son and wife, but before they got.up-etairs, life had de parted. ' 'The funeral was Wednesday afternoon at 1:30. Bev.'Mickel oOoiating. A daughter, Mrs. Westbrook of Michi gan, also a son, George Taylor, wife and child, of Butler county arrived in time to attend the funeral. Mrs. Taylor was a faithful, good woman, true to the obligations of a holy living, generous-hearted, willingly giving her time and services to friends and neighbors in times of trouble and afflic tion. She died as she had" wished to do, apparently at least without conscious pain, and leaves her life-companion and her children to mourn, but not without hope of meeting and greeting in the Sammer-Land. Greater Aaerlea Exposition. The long talked of organization is about to be completed, and the name has now been given to the Omaha con tinuation of the exposition of 96. It is expected to exploit the products of Am erica's late acquisitions, along with the rest Articles of incorporation were adopted Friday, and there was much enthusiasm displayed along with the talk of the in corporators. The following from a former mayor of Omaha, George P. Bemis, will show Journal readers what these incorpor ators have to say for themselves of an undertaking which is not meeting with much favor: "I'm for greater Omaha, for greater Nebraska, for greater Fremont, for great er Lincoln and all other towns in the state. I'm for greater America and I'm for the Greater America Exposition to be held in this city in 1899. This is the Midway of the whole continent and we are all ready for a magnificent exposition of the colonial products and resources. The whole country will say, 'Let it go to Omaha.' It would be a shame to let the present opportunity go by. What wo need is patience, perseverance and pluck, and with these qualities we'll carry the exposition of next year to the grandest success ever attained by any institution of this character." There is talk of an important change in the Union Pacific time table and pas senger service. The officials are said to be working on a plan to obviate the necessity for the Grand Island local from Omaha. The plan is to run the Ord train through to Columbus, making Grand Island only a stopping place on the run. At Columbus the train will connect with the train of the Albion branch, which will run on through to Omaha. This will give the crews on the Ord and Albion branches something more to do, but will save the expense of running the Omaha and Grand Island local. In case the change is made there will be a necessity for the train to leave Ord earlier than is now the schedule time, we suppose. Ord Quiz. Landlord Miller of the Newton House went to Aurora recently and bought a stock of fifty head of William and Nancy goats and has embarked in the business of goat culture. As Mr. Miller raises the fastest horses and finest pigs in the country it is only reasonable to suppose that his stock of goats will have the longest whiskers, the most tune ful blatt and most pugnacious dispo sitions of any of the goat family. He is feeding them on the large accumulation of tin cans from the hotel upon which luxurious diet they are rapidly waxing sleek and fat while a force of experts are breaking them to drive. The boys have also caught the goat fever and the fes tive animal biis fair to supplant the bicycle as a means of locomotion. Cen tral City Nonpariel. Mrs. John Fertig, residing five miles south of town, died last Monday morn ing from the effects of a gunshot wound. On Saturday Mr. Fertig got a small target rifle for his boy, aged about nine years. It was a little more than a toy gun shooting 22-calibre cartridges. The boy had the gun in the house lying on the table when a younger child fell against it discharging the same. The bullet struck tho mother who was at work in the room, entering her bowels. Medical aid was summoned but nothing could be done for the woman and she lived about 36 hours. This is a distress ingly sad case, as there will be left motherless six children, the oldest of which is 13 years. The funeral was held Siterday from the M. E. church. The dies of the Maccabees, of which the deceased was a member, attended the funeral in 8 body. Albion News. Real Estate Transfer. Becher, Jffiggi k Co., real estate agents, report the following real estate transfers filed in the office of the county clerk for the week ending Dec 17, 1898. Robert Griffin to Willis Decker, wK swX, MWO-le. wd S 2400 00 Pioneer Town Site Co. to John Halloiy, lotlO.blk2.Crestoa.wd 72 00 John Mallonr to WUUsDecker. same.wd 500 00 Eva Schroeder to Catherine Kohler, part blk "E" sobd, of oat lot 8. Co fombas, Nebraska, wd 975 00 A. B. Cartia to Paul Gaver. vH aeH. 18.192w, deed. 1SC0 00 Stall Bow to PaolGarer, same. deed... 1SC0 00 Israel Glock to Carrie G. Taylor, lot 4, blk 13, Sterea's add. to Colorabas. flOOa wtLt siMJ Wl tori. ilMlMYiiRml taEH Te Chicago aa the East. Passengers going east for business, will naturally gravitate to Chicago as the great commercial center. Passengers re-visiting friends or relatives in the eastern states always desire to "take in" Chicago en route. All classes of passen gers will find that the "Short Line" of the Chicago; Milwaukee k. St Paul Bail way, via Omaha and Council Bluffs, affords excellent facilities to reach their destinations in a manner that will be sure to give the utmost satisfaction. A reference to the time tables will in dicate the. route to be chosen, and, by asking any principal agent west of the Missouri river for a ticket over the Chicago, Council Bluffs k Omaha Short Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee k St Paul Bailway, you will be cheerfully furnished with the proper passport via umana ana unicago. iriesse noie mm all of the "Short Line" trains arrive.u Chicago in ample time to connect with thnAmraoatrttinnnf all thAcrmat through car lines to the principal eastern citiea, For additional particulars, time tables, maps, efa, please call on or address F. A. Nash. General Agent Omaha, Neb. CASTOR I A Tag ImJamta ami GUlirw. Hi IW Ym lifi vfiS atagkt taa of 2U2Sr (Zftf&ht Tery w nalbeai Bates. The "Burlington" will make very low holiday rates. Date of sale commencing Deo. 24, For fall information call on 3 J. T: Cox, Agent World-Herald That great free silver family newspaper, the Omaha Weekly World-Herald, is sued in semi-weekly sections, will be sent to saw subscribers until January 1, 1900, for only One Dollar, the yearly sabsoriptioa price, and each new sub scriber who oats out this offer and sends it with his dollar will also receive a highly interesting premium book, en titled, "Lights and Shadows of Our war With Spain," a series of historical sketches, incidents, anecdotes and per sonal experiences, by John R. Musick. This book of 224 pages, in paper cover, is one of the most attractive and popu lar books that can be offered as a prem ium. No agent's commission allowed on this offer. Address Weekly World Herald, Omaha, Neb. to 12-15 IF YOU ABE GOING to the PACIFIC COAST Don't complete arrangements until you have secured information regarding the Psrsanally Conducttd Excurtisns to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Port land via the Uaian Pacific These ex cursions leave Chicago, Minneapolis and St Paul every Thursday, and Omaha every Friday in elegantly upholstered Pullman Tourist Sleepers; illuminated by Putsch light; heated by steam. Bag gage checked through from starting point to destination. Prompt and satis factory service. Many hours quicker time than any other line. For fnll particulars call on or address 8t C. E. Jot, Agent. All Eyes Taraed te Lincoln. The Omaha exposition has closed and all eyes are now turned toward Lincoln, the capital city, where the legislature will soon meet The istallation of new state officers, the election of a United States senator, and other matters of much importance will muke Lincoln the centre of state interests and every Ne braakan will want to read the old, re liable standby, The State Journal, dur ing the coming year. As a special in ducement to secure new readers, The Semi-Weekly Journal, printed every Tuesday and Friday, will bo mailed from now until January 1, 1900, for $1.00. This is a mighty long timo for the money and the sooner you send your dollar the more papers you get There isn't any other paper in Nebraska that gives so much for the money,. It is twice as good as tho old fashioned weekly. Try it. Address, The State Journal, Lincoln, Neb. TtolMYliJtailanJt HOT SODA ! We hare jnst received the latest pattern Hot Soda apparatus. Hot Soda beverages can be made even more de licious than Cold Soda. You are cordially invited to call and try these beverages. Everyone making a purchase at our store this week is invited to try a hot soda FREE! STILLMANS PHARMACY. $100 for Letter Aboat Nebraska. The Burlington Route (B. & M. R. R.) offers thirteen prizes ranging from $5 to $25 and aggregating one hundred dollars for the thirteen letters, which, in the opinion of a competent committee, are best calculated to encourage immigra tion to Nebraska. Every contestant, whether or not his contribution is awarded a prize, will receive the "Corn Belt" (a handsome 16 page monthly publication) for six months free of charge. The contest is open to all. Details can be obtained by address ing J. Francis, 6. P. A., Burlington Route, Omaha, Neb. - 7-dec-3 TtoKisHgijMlNgN The Way to go te California Is in a tourist sleeping car personally conducted via the Burlington Route. You don't change cars. You make fast time. Yon see the finest scenery on the globe. Your car is not so expensively finished nor so fine to look at as a palace sleeper but it is just as clean, just as comforta ble, just as good to ride in, and nearly $20 CHKAPXK. The Burlington excursions'leave every Thursday, reaching San Francisco Sun day and Los Angeles Monday. Porter with each car. Excursion manager with each party. For folder giving full infor mation call at nearest B. & M. R. R. depot or write to J. Francis, Gen'l. Pas senger Ag't, Omaha, Neb. june-26-99 XMAS IS COMING ..and the.. unov PACIFIC will sell tickets on its lines at 6REATLY REDUCED RATES. For dates of sale, limits and points to which tickets will be sold apply to C. E. Jot, Agent NOTICE TO BRIDGE BUILDER& -MTOTICE Is hereby ien that sealed proposals XV will be reeeiTed t the office of the CoantT Clerk of Platte county. Nebraska, until 4 o'clock - TinM-riM SlsL 1888. for the construction of a wacoB brida- orer Shell creek in said cooBtyonthe Hie of the "OJe Koad" in the 8. W. H of Bee. L Towa 20. Bang- 4 west, m per nh-M aad speciacations oa file in the ofice of the Coenty Clerk of said county. Bids, aeeonpa-ied wita piaas aaa specifics-, tloas foraeteel brides, will also be reeeired at the tiawaad puce for the construction of this bridges. The utesfnl bidder will be required to eater iatoa good aad ssjfeieat bond for the faithful perfonaaaee of the contract, naaud reserves the right to reject any or all Dated Colaatbaa. Nebraska, Not. 24. 1888. G. W. Panxips, 7jec4 Coaaty Clerk. GMffte&t Ms. BBVa nv niBuS BBS K SBSt I C&yffi REEfiM The Kiad Tom Hare Always 1m mse). for over SO years, ,mmA has &&& AH Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes are but Ex- nerintents that trifle with and endanger the health f Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Caatoria is a .substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups It is Harmless and Pleasant. It -contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic anbstance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and aUays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Whsd Colic It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation . and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTQRIA ALWAYS Bean the txT&Ui The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. tmc esarrMin cmimmv. tt bmjkka tcct. not, Ton crrv. MAJESTIC V I ant vi .' aaasnBawnrav I 3tn tf aB 4 wamvSmanaasBnVew !b1 simmwmmmmwmmmK gSAHTA CLAUS IS COWING I 3 II E has left n large assortment of presents with mo. TAKE A a H PEEP IN MY WINDOW. You will find something that will af faw II PLEASE you. GUNS, BICYCLES, KNIVES, RAZORS, -- FANCY PIPES, CIGAR CASES. AIR RIFLES. SEWING MA- """ g CHINES, VIOLINS. GUITARS, MANDOLINS and HARPS. Foot balls, Striking Bags, Bas Balls, Skates and ZL many other too numerous to mention. I MUST sell them; you S z" will findo my prices right. Conio in, look around, EXAMINE my , goods and be convinced yon aro getting the worth of your money. Htop in and get n fine UW Calendar TftUUittUUUUUUUUlUUUUf; SMTA CUUS IS WAITING to come down the chimney and put a deed for one of onr cosy and modern Queen Ann cottages or other dwellings in tho Christinas stocking of nnyono in tho city that will give him a chance. Bo good to your wife this yoar, and secure yourself from future want by investing in n home. Wo will sell you property that may bo tho foundation of a fortune. 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