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.r. . A p ESTABUSBKD MAT U, 1870. (jforfmnb us Journal. Columbus, Nebr latered at the FoatoSce. Colombo, Nebr., M t anil matter. Wilmiiyi ty. .x.x.Tnmtco. TBBXS OF SDB8CBIRIOX: Oae raar. 7 mail, poataa prepaid fU6 W BwaHam aval WEDNESDAY. JUNE 20. I960. . amtesciaenef THE JOUBIT- cat the date ewasrtta eat the uim f tmt thesaaieiaafTHE JOURNAL. U to tkia data, year la maMaraaeaaatea far. EPIWUCAN STATE TICKET. Governor, , a H. DIETRICH, Adams. Lieutenant Governor, E. P. SAVAGE, Caster. Secretary of State, ' O.W. MARSH, Richardson. Treasurer, WILLIAM STUEFFER, Cuming. Auditor, ; CHARLES WESTON, Sheridan. Attorney General, F. N. PRODT, Gage. Land Commissioner, GEORGE D. FOLLMER, Nuckolls. -L Superintendent. W. K. FOWLER, Washington. CTeagrnailasal Tiehet. For Congress, Third District, 3 JOHN R HAYS. JVUIlaL Caaumg Xreati. Nebraska state fair, Lincoln, Sept 4 to 7. , Democratic national convention, Kan- w City, July 4. National Farmers congress, Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 21 to 31. Democratic Congressional convention, , Third district, Norfolk, June 20. Tenth Biennial reunion of the society of -Crocker's Iowa brigade, at Keokuk, Iowa, Sept 26 and 27. i Holiness camp meeting, Lincoln park, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 22 to July 2. Bev. W. H. Prescott, cor. sec'y., Lincoln. Northeast Nebraska District G. A. R. . reunion, Pierce, Nebr., July 10 to 13 in- . elusive. Central Nebraska League Assembly, Fallerton, August 11-20. Among ex pected speakers are Hon. Theo. Roose velt, Bishop McCabe and Prof. Miller. Uncle Sam orders the Ninth regiment from the Philippines to China. Mbs. Gladstone, widow of the great English statesman,, died on Thursday last Fbakcb and the United States aro ex pected to preserve equilibrium between the powers in China. Elk Cheek, Nebr., had a close call from a tornado at 4 o'clock Tuesday evening of last week. Near by, trees were uprooted, houses unroofed, eta, but no lives lost and no person injured. Of tho total number of vessels that entered the several ports of the island of Porto Rico during the first three months of 1900, 114, with a tonnage of 139,020, sailed under the American Hag. Fodb thousand German troops have been ordered to China; 10,000 French troops are waiting to embark at Saigon, capitol of French Cochin China. Rus sia has massed 40,000 with seven bat teries with orders to proceed towards Pekin. The middle-of-the-road populist state convention will be held at Grand Island July 22. Wharton Barker, Ignatius Donnelly, D. Clem Deaver and other big guns in the mid-road pop organization will be there to tell of the joys of keep ing in the middle of the road, says the Central City Nonpareil. If it wero not for the good times; if it were not for the Chicago platform; if it were not for their past record; if it were not that McKinley has been such a promise-keeper; if it were not that the American people know a good thing when they have it, and if it were not for a few more ifs, it would be safe to bet money on democratic success this fall. Bucks Co. (Pa.) Gazette. The nomination of Charles H. Diet rich as the republican candidate for gov ernor of Nebraska seems to give gen eral satisfaction. Mr. Dietrich is a man of ability, a man who is self-made, is not a politician, nor does he belong to the old ring. Mr. Dietrich is the kind of a man the people want for the next gov ernor, a man who is entitled to the sup port of the party and with a united effort on the part of every republican, he will be the next governor. Leigh World. . Sac'v of State Poetes spent Sunday ia the city visiting acquaintances, arriv ing Saturday. It. is reported to The Nonpareil by a well informed fusion leader of the coaaty that Mr. Porter was - also doing a' little missionary work in - the way of lxiag p delegations for the v aoaalist state sad coagresnional con Ven etians. Ia the state convention Mr. Por- tsrta priatisal iaterest is said to be in haviag the delegation support De Weiss as has sacoessor for secretary of state, while his interest in the congressional convention is in his own behalf. Un doubtedly the principal contest in the coauag populist county convention will be over sending Porter or anti-Porter dalagatioao to the conventions. The aati-Porter popalists are the most nu merous, bat whether they will succeed ia crystalizing their opposition remains ..to he seea. Central City Nonpareil. Far a Simmer Oituf. The Rocky Mountain regions, reach ad via the UNION PACIFIC, provide lavishly tor the health of the invalid, aad the pleasure of the tourist Amid ragged steeps, are to be found at the most charming sad restful ', earth. Fairy lakes, nestled -aaanv anaks and diaaata that aad exhilarates. The Qcmaat Exccbsioh Rates i effect by the UNION PACIFIC f i to Teach these favored local- expenditure at time or money. ! effect Jans 21, July 7 to 10 in&, Jaly 18 aad Aagast 2, One fare, plus , for IM rouoa inp inw juawan to Dearer, Colorado springs, :riaaea aad Halt liBJcemty. He- iaxaliiaM October 31st, 1900. FerTSme Tables aad fall information ar- . . m W.aLBnrHAVAfeat. VSaSBB noaoooxxoooooooGi The wily piece of Hatioaal legislatitm for wkick the Democratic party has been responsible, since the election of Abraham Lincoln, is the Wilson-Gorman tariff bill measure despised by its anthers, hated by its sponsors, and which wrought rnin to thousands of those who tried to be its friends. Bucks County (Pen Ma.) Gazette. aC aV9ftc!cSSBBBBBKeBBBB)a. aa aeaBjaj&aBvKjf f bbbbV BBnaaaaaKinaflrfaw HENRY RAGATZ. Mr. Ragatz was born in Wisconsin, Sauk county, October 14, 1854. Was raised on a farm, receiving a common school education. His parents were poor. He came to Columbus in March, 1879, and bought a little grocery store on the same spot where he has ever since been on Eleventh street. He was for four years a member of the city council 1883-'4-'5 and 8fi. In 1891 he was elected mayor of the city. He always takes n lively interest in political matters, and has never yet missed but one primary meeting of his party, believing that herein ia the source of political power in our government. He anticipates the endorsement of President McKinley's administration without a dissenting voice, and a nomination to the same high office with prac tical unanimity. Since his election as delegate, he had received a number of letters endeavor ing to ascertain from him his views in regard to vice-president The hotel Stratford, Philadelphia, is to be Nebraska's headquarters, for mail and telegraph. aWHIMaWfllllllflHHIIlMfllltllMllam foititiml otal. CrWHIUIIHHHIlHIHIll1HMMlJsHrHIX Hunters, Take Hotice ! The public are strictly forbidden to hunt upon the whole of section 8, in which is located the Irrigation Pond. Any persons trespassing will be prose cuted to the full limit of the law. 15-nov-y W. T. Ernst. Nick Adamv. Envelopes with your return card printed on them, for 50 cents a single hundred; for larger quantities, and dif ferent grades, call at The Journal office for prices. There was a child born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nelson yesterday morning. The child being born was not strange but the fact that its liver and intestines are outside of its abdomen in a thin membrane, is rather strange. It may be the only case on record of the same occurrence. The child is still alive and apparently as healthy as any child. Dr. Muirhead, the attending physician, is talking about having them placed in tho proper cavity by a surgical operation. Winside Tribune. Miss Ethel Galley and Mrs. C. E. Pollock entertained Saturday afternoon at tho home of Miss Galley in honor of Miss Biltgen, Miss Wynn and Miss Winterbotham when a large crowd of ladies spent a few hours in pleasant amusement A flower-guessing contest resulted in Mrs. Robinson winning first prize, a gold bowl ladel. The color scene of the decorations wero in pink and white. The invitations and each course of tho elegant refreshments were also in pink and white. Miss Rosy Hudson, daughter of a merchant, and Miss Merle Bressler, daughter of a farmer, living north of Bellwood, were drowned in the Platte river Thursday afternoon while bathing. The dead body of Miss Hudson was washed about half a mile down the river and was found on a sand bar among willows, on which some of her clothing caught A searching party kept at work all night, but Miss Bressler's body has not. yet been found. Both were about 14 years of age. Later Miss Bressler's body was found Friday morning. Fun eral. Saturday afternoon at 3 at the Methodist church. Mrs. Parry of New York assisted by Miss Galley and Miss Becher of this city gave a parlor recital Tuesday evening at the home of A. Anderson, the proceeds to be used for the public library fund. Mrs. Parry has an exceptionally clear voice with a distinct pronunciation of every word. The bouse was well filled with an interested audience who-speak highly of Mrs. Parry's artistic singing. Her selections were well chosen for her voice, and the program shows a diver sity that few are equal to handle. Among the songs were an Irish lullaby, a Ger man lullaby, Cuban love song, Swiss Echo song. Miss Galley and Miss Becker assisted with instrumental selec tions. Gerhard Loseke was in the city Wednesday, and with a large force of men and teams was engaged in loading up and taking to his farm, lumber for his new barn, which is to be 44x56, and 90 test high, with plank floor through out, and upon a foundation of stone. Case. Wurdemann is to do the building. The old horse barn which this one is in tended, to supersede, has been in use since 1877.. The new one is estimated to cost something over $1,000. He will rig it for unloading hay by the latest improved way. Each wagon to be loaded is provided with two slings made of strong canvas the length of the hay rack and furnished with cross-pieces of wood, on which the hay is loaded. When the floor of the barn is reached these loaded slings are lifted one at a time by horse power, carried to the part of the mow where wanted and are dumped, leaving the hay-rack clear and no trail ings. He says it is far better than any horse fork he has seen in use. Bring your orders for job-work to tbisoatoe. Satisfaction guaranteed, and work promptly doae, as agreed ape. xsocsooc , it. "ac - - i i fjersf md fteiitfiir. $ S JgP ) B. P. Duffy was in Lincoln last week Dr. Voss made a trip to Lincoln Tues day. Peter Duffy went to Monroe last Wednesday. C. R Compton of Dee Moines was in this city Friday. J. G. Reeder was in Fullerton Tues day of last week. Mrs. Draper of Boheet is visiting friends in this city. Rudy Miller now of Fullerton spent Sunday in the city. J. C. Fillman left Wednesday for Ex celsior Springs, Mo. Will Anderson visited a few days in Fullerton last week. Miss Emma Wake returned Monday to Seward, thence on to Omaha. Walter Long of Schuyler visited bis brother, Ed. Long, over Sunday. Miss Zella Martin of Lincoln is visit ing her mother, Mrs. Eva Martin. Allen McKinuie, of St Louis spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Mrs. Kingston of Lincoln is visiting her cousin, Mrs. W. A. McAllister. Mrs. E. H. Chambers went to Denver Thursday to make a two weeks' visit Mr. Adams of Omaha visited over Sunday with the family of G. G. Becher. George W. Clark of Humphrey, re turned from Cheyenne, Wyoming, last week. Misses Martha and 'Frances Turner spent last week with relatives in Cedar Rapids. Henry Lubker was at Omaha and Council Bluffs last week, returning Wed nesday. Miss Olga Hagel went to Plattsmouth Wednesday last, to attend the wedding of a cousin. Samuel Wise of Kansas City, Mo., ar rived in the city this morning on a visit to relatives. Prof. Weaver left Friday for his home in Morrison Illinois, where he will spend his vacation. Miss Jennie Weaver went to Harvard Friday where she will visit the family of Rev. Rogers. Miss Anna Fox of David City returned home after a visit to her sister, Mrs. Thomas Wade. Mrs. O. L. Baker, daughter Ethel and son Charles, go to Omaha today on a visit to relatives. Miss Clara Brown of Cedar Rapids passed through the city Thursday, on her way to South Omaha. Mrs. F. W. Herrick aeoompsnied her husband to Lincoln last week to attend the undertakers' convention: S. von Bergen and his mother with Rev. Neumarker and wife, visited the Genoa Iudian school last Tuesday. Mrs. Hale and Miss Maud McClaron of Humphrey, were down Monday to ac company Miss Frankie Hale home. J. H. Wagner of Leigh, sad family stopped Thursday in the city going on their way to Central City for a visit Irma and Lucy Farley and Bessie Balson of Cedar Rapids returned home Monday after a visit with Elsie Yost Mrs. Mary Early and her son John, started Thursday for Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to be gone several months. Miss Lore Becher expeeta to asoom pany Rev. sad Mrs. Weed oa their trip east starting in a few days from hers. Will Ebwsrthof Fremont visited his aster, Mm. Walters, last week oa his way to Fremont to attead the Normal Mr. and Mm. a E. Pollock left Mon day morning for a three months' visit with Mr. Polloek'e relatives, who live in Illinois. Frank Cooney of the state of Wash, ingtoa, arrived ia the city Satardsy, leaving Monday morning for bis in Nance coaaty. Mrs. O. D. Batlsr sad daughter, Mrs. Geo. Mentzer, west to Lieoola tkie I morning to attead tke state Saadsyl School convention. Mrs. Dr. Lamb (formerly Mrs. George W. Clother) of Brownsville, Minn ar rived in the city Friday last on a visit to relatives and friends: Mrs. Fillman went to Lincoln today to attend the State 8aaday Sehool con vention and from there she will go to TJtica to visit her sister. Mrs. F. A. Coleman, who has been here about seven weeks visiting friends, started for Mason, Michigan, Tuesday, expecting to sojourn a few dsys in Chicago-Mrs. L. W. Weaver and Mias Jennie Weaver of Columbus, are the guests of R Heitzman and wife. Mrs. Weaver is a niece of Mrs. Heitzman. Butler County Press. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Phillips and son Paul of Lincoln spent Sunday and Mon day with the Turner family. Mr. Phil lips is clerk of the district court for Lancaster county. Miss Msud Kramer, who has been visiting her cousins !ur for some time, returned to her home at St Paul, Neb., this Tuesday, accompanied by Misses Vera and 'Florence and by Harold. Seal Estate Traiafen. Becher, Jmggi k Co.; real estate agents, report the following reerostate transfers filed in the office of the county clerk for the week ending June 17, 1900. Pioneer Town Sit Co to Win Wank, pattoutlotA.OMtoa, wd $240 00 P C Inselmatin to John Roeche, nwt 6e21-19-le wd U P By Co to John Koache, awl set 21- 10-le, wd". John Roache to P C Inaelmaaa, nwi aa&V. ZakiaO WQ J C Byrnes, sheriff, to Elizabeth Beed; aS and s3 e 80 f t lot 8, blk 57, Coldnt boa,wd N S Hyatt to Marian E Lee, n2 swl and nw32ft-18-3w, wd........ Mary K Hyatt to Marian E Leo, net 27- Aa TVf VVU . Noah S Hyatt to Marian E Lee, set 22- lwW WU, Hudson I Mnrdock to Delia M Stevens, lot 4. blk 29. Columbus, wd Pioneer Town Site Co to Adolph John son, part out lot B 1st add and out lots to Lincsay, wd Same to same, part out lot U same, wd 1000 00 20BM 1 1000 00 U8S0O 7280 00 4000 00 4000 00 220 00 100 00 100 Same to Hilda Johnson, part out lot B of same, wd 100 00 Sams U Adolph Johnson, part oat lot Bof same, wd Same to Hilda Johnson, part out lot B of same, wd CB&QRBCoto Hilda Johnson, nw4 J"flWW WU C C Horton et al to Ida A Greek, lot 4. HOC aSa mf WU Karl Frederick to K S Hillard, lot 6, blk 8, Oconee, wd M C Calto to II I Murdock. lot 6. blk 180, Columbus, wd H W Abts to II I Murdock, lot 5. blk 180, Columbus, wd....'. J E North to John Malak, lots 7. 8, blk 215, Columbus, wd G C Barnnm to Gertrude Berold. lot 1. blk 16. Highland Park add to Co- Iambus, wd H E Johnson to Swan J Gilson, e2 nw4 and sw4 nw4 5-ltt-4w, wd Mary Zaramba to Victonja Koseba, S J acres in awl net l-16-2w, wd Mary Nickerson to Sib Mahood, lA swl 2ft-l-3w.wd 100 00 200 00 357 20 300 00 25 00 100 00 100 00 50 00 85 00 2400 00 30 00 2000 00 Sophia Mehnke to Minna Dietz, lol 3, blk 101, Columbus, wd 1 CO Twenty-five transfers, total. $25,23 20 Tbaiki. " To the many friends who have, so kindly assisted us during the illness and death of our beloved daughter and sis ter Lena, we horeby express our heart felt thanks. CUKIST WOETHBICII & FAMILY. Pasture Land. For sale at a special bargain, 320 acres, 70 tinder cultivation, all newly fenced, well and wind mill, half mile from rail road station, good soil and grass. Can give possession of grass land any time. A. IJarbis, Agent, 13 jun 4 Albion, Nebr. OMAHA PRICES. Fitzpatrick will give you goods at Omaha prices. Follow the crowd and see. BarUafton loste Seram Exconioai to the Black Hillf. June 21, July 7, 8, 9, 10 and 18, and August 2.. Make a mental memorandum of these dates. On any of them you can buy tickets to Hot Springs, Custer (Sylvan Lake), Dead wood, Spearfish and Sheridan, Wyo., at rate of one fare plus 82 for the round trip. Tickets will be good to return until October 31 the longest return limit ever made for tickets sold at so low a rate. Unless you have been there yon have no idea of the attractions of the Black Hills resorts. At Hot Springs, for in stance, yon can bathe, ride, drive, bicycle and play golf all day and every day. The pure air and the wonderful healing wa ters will rejuvenate and strengthen you as nothing else oan do. Sylvan Lake, besides being the pret tiest spot in the Black Hills, is one of the most popular. Go there if you would escape midsummers heat The railroad ride to Spearfish is one of the experiences of a lifetime. Thousands make the trip every year. Spearfish Canon, through which the railroad runs, is worthy of comparison with the finest scenery in Colorado. -' v Information about trains, tbrongh cars, eta, can be had at all B. k If . B. R. B ticket offices. J. Fhancis, Gen'l Pass. Agt, flOJqnoBt Omaha, Neb. Tairteem Calk Frii-$llf .00 far He raaka Ltttart. Burlington k Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska, Passenger Department, Omaha, Neb, May 10, I900.-Oeneral fassenger Agent Frauds of the Bur lington Route offers $115.00 in prizes for lette"1bo,t Nebraska, its resources. KmbUitiea .and opportunities. The ters will'be used to encourage immi gration to this state. This contest is open to alL The letters should contain between 200 and 1,000 words, sad mast reach Mr. Francis at Omaha, by July l, A circular giving all the conditions of the contest will be mailed on applica-tlon- 16my4t lettt-TJM Dsanerattc Batiamal Cearamtiea. Only a few weeks to the big conven tion at Kansas City. Time yoa decided about yoarroate. Tims yoa found out, for yourself, how quickly sad contorts bly yoa can reach Kansas City if you take the Burlington. The rate will be one fare for tke round trip, and tickets will be on sals Jaly 3. 3 aad 4. See the local ticket ageat of the B. k M. B, B. B. I3jua2 J. Fkascb, Geaersl Passenger Agent. I ANMDIAN DETECTIVE A SIOUX SCOUT WHO WAS A GENIUS IN GROUND READING. This stoiaa Neata Bm tr Hlasry Skill la TaalMa i StltlTa-ae ataa Imstlaet aaa a ? f Byea Taa War Va Arktchlta, a typical Indian, was chief scout at Fort Sissetoa.' Dakota, In 1882. Although he knew Engllab well, as held the old Indian hatred of Its use, and would never speak It except under extraordinary circumstances. He stood about five feet nine Inches la height; was slender, but wiry, and was about 34 years of age. Ordinarily he was slow and sedate In bis actions very dignified; but when the necessity arose, he' could be as quick as a flash, and had, like every Indian on the north western plains, a pair of eyes that could equal any fleklglass. His services for he bad been em ployed as a scout for some years had been very valuable to the government, and. In recognition of this fact, the offi cer in command bad secured authority from the, war department to promote his to the rank of sergeant; conse quently he went around In a neat uni form with chevrons and stripes, very much Impressed with his own impor tance, which he considered second only to that of the commanding officer; and be took care that every one else also should respect his rank and dignity. As his native name Is the Sioux for "soldier," It Is easily seen why he was so named; but he had still another name, which the Indians had given him before his entering military cir cles, and that, translated Into English, was the "grasswalker," or "trailer," from bis absolutely marvelous ability to find the trail of anything that left even the slightest, trace on the ground as It passed over It A desperate soldier named Brice broke jail one night and was pursued the following morning. The trail led to the west for a trifle over a mile; then'lt turned north for a quarter of a mile and we followed until we came to a tree at the edge of a slough to the northwest of the fort, called the "gar den bar slough." Here Arktchlta point ed under the tree and said Brice had lain down there to rest. The trail here led Into the slough. A Dakota "slough" Is a shallow lake. the water of which Is from six Inches to three feet deep, with a soft, muddy bottom, but not generally miry. The center of the slough is usually free from grasses or weeds, but along the edges, from 20 to 60 yards out, long tule grass grows. This particular slough was a mile long and varied from an eighth to a quarter of a mile In width, and there was a foot of water covering as much soft mud. During the night the wind had roiled the water up considerably. It seemed hardly possible to track any thing through It, except where the tule bad been broken down. Where that was the case, even I could follow the trail; on reaching open water, however, the case was different. The eastern end of the slough reached to a point near the fort not more than 150 yards from a brickyard, on which was a kiln that had been built during the summer. The kiln was now ready for firing. Once I thought Arktchlta was baffled, after all; be had come to a dead stand still near the tule. Then an Inspiration struck me; perhaps by a circle I could find the trail. Happy thought! I put It Into Immediate execution and found one. Bather elated at my success, I called, "Come quick; heap trail." He came over, took one look; Just the sug gestion of a smile played on bis face as he said, "Cow." I did no more trailing, but under stood what was bothering him. The post herd also bad waded through here since Brice's escape, and It took all the scout's endless patience and wonderful eyesight to keep the trail where the cattle bad passed through It The grass stem was of no use here. We had passed over half the slough in this circuitous route, when sudden ly Arklcblta started, straight as the crow flies, for the edge of the slough near the brickkiln. Was he following the trail? On he went until he came to the shore nearest the kiln; here he stopped, evidently bothered again. There was a scarcely discernible footprint in the mud and water right at the edge of the slough, apparently the last step the de serter had taken before reaching bard ground. This footprint showed the toes, so the deserter wss now barefooted. Another thing about this print was its direction; it stood at right angles to the line previously followed. Either the man had taken a sideward spring for the land from his right foot or he had turned around and started back over his own trail. Arklcblta went down on bis knees and Inspected the grass, blade by blade. I kept a respectful distance at one side, astonished at the turn the affair had taken. Now, Inch by Inch, on bis knees, be wrenched the secret from the apparently unwilling surface of the earth. Eighty yards from the kiln, he looked up and glanced at It The same Idea evidently Instantly occur red to both of us. Tho trail was lead ing to the kiln! Then be rose, and, bending over, slowly advanced to the edge of the brickyard. After reaching the yard, Arklchlta walked slowly around the outer edge ,of It examining the ground with the utmost care, until he came to the point from which be started, when he said. "Trail come In no go out; man In there," pointing to the kiln. And circumstances proved blm to be right though It was 36 hours before the fugitive was located In the kiln and raptured. Lieutenant W. C. Bennett L S. A In St Nicholas. leas Spatial Bataa via TJaiam Facile . Des Moines, la., June 19-22, Masic Teachers' national convention, one fare round trip. Cincinnati, Ohio, July 12-15, conven tion Baptist Yonng People's Union, one fare plus 82 round trip. St Paul, Minn., July 17-19, convention Republican League of toe U. &, one fare plus 82 round trip. Grand Island, Neb., June 26-27, Popu list State convention, one fare round trip. .Kansas City, July 4, democratic con vention, 87.80 round trip. Charleston, B.O, July 7-13. National Educational Association, 83&30 round trip. St. Paai, Minn., July 17-19, National Kepubiiean .League, 81&85 round trip. Williams Bar (Lake Geneva) Wise. June 15 Sept 5, Y. M. C. A. one-third round trio. Fare and Chicago. Aug. 27-Sept. 1, Encampment G. A. R, S1&90 round trip. For further information call oa 2may W. H. Bnnux, Agent Ton can subscribe for Tax Joukxai. whenever yon are ready, subscription books open during all business hours, I and always room sad welcome for oae I mora. It Carries the Carreat. I were you. I wouldn't lean MIf 4aat post You might get hart" The speaker was a policeman, and the person, to wbem his words were ad dressed was a jwuag fellow who stood aader aa Iran awning with one hand restiag oa aa Iran post which helped tar support tea awning. The young amen Jerked sis hand away quickly. "What a the matter with the post?" he asked. "It looks all right" "Yes, It does," responded the pollce asan. "and It may be all right. But it's Iron, and Its surface Is wet from the' rain that la falling. There are a whole lot of telephone and telegraph wires !u the Yictaity. Oae of them may be mix ed ap with an electric light wire some where and asay auto be rubbing up against some part of this awning. Un derstand? If it should be, the com bination would be one that with the water that Is running down the post as a conductor, would be apt to put yoa out of existence. I've seen one man killed In just that way, and I real ly don't want to see another. That's alL Goodby." Then the policeman walked off down the street leaving the youug fellow staring first at the post and theu at the wires overhead. But as long as the saunterer remained under the awn ing he kept his hands away from the wet Iron. Philadelphia Inquirer. Hat Waatlas a Jafc. When the late W. E. Gladstone was chancellor of the exchequer, one day he waa In the shipping department of the government office getting some in formation and figures for the coming budget While thus engaged a Sunder land shipowner called to see Mr. Liud sey, the then member for Sunderland. While waiting for Mr. Lindsey to come In the shipowner got his eye on Mr. Gladstone and was watching him closely. After doing so a little while he thus addressed him: "Thou seemst a good writer and clev er at figures. I'll give thee 100 a year, and that's an offer thou'lt not get every day!" Mr. Gladstone thanked him and said he would see Mr. Lindsey. Just then Mr. Lindsey entered. Then Mr. Gladstone told Mr. Lindsey of the offer his friend had made him. Mr. Lindsey said it was a very good offer, but he did not know if Mr. Glad stone could be spared. Anyway he had better Introduce them. Turning to his friend, the shipowner, he said: "Allow me to Introduce you to W. E. Glad stone, chancellor of the exchequer Mr. So-and-so, Sunderland." The amaze ment of the shipowner cannot be de scribed. The Grand Old Man laughed Immoderately. London Answers. Wllllaa to CmbnmIm. About the middle of the civil war a freshly appointed colonel, with a new ly enlisted regiment Joined the Union forces In the far south. One bright October morning word was received that a small detachment of General Wheeler's cavalrymen was on the oth er side of the hill, and a force started out in pursuit The next day the Con federates were reported miles distant In the opposite direction. The third day the new colonel and a veteran brigadier started out for a pleasure ride. A mile from camp tbey rode in to the fugitive Confederates, who had been circling the camp for a week. It was a narrow escape, but they got away unharmed. After it was over the general said to the colonel, "Well, what do you tbluk of war now?" "Is Wheeler in this neighborhood much of the time?" replied the colo nel evasively. "All the time. He is here, there and everywhere. What do you think of the prospect?" "Well," answered the colonel reflect ively, "I wonder whether there isn't some way this Infernal thing can be compromised!" San Francisco Argo naut The Yaakce Joker Abroad. A story on the fraudulent conferring of degrees is told in the London Post, which, while it may not be strictly ac curate, is not without interest. It seems that a chimney sweep took proceedings against an Edinburgh mau for debt, and lh the course of his evidence the sweep mentioned that his name was "Jamie Gregory, LL. D." The following colloquy ensued between the witness and the sheriff: "What, doctor of laws or letters? And where on earth did you get that dis tinction?" "It wss a fellow fra' an American university, an I sweeplt bis chimney three times. 'I canna pay ye cash, Jamie Gregory,' he says, 'but I'll make ye an LL. D., and we'll ca' it quets.' he did." Aaotaer Myatery. "The study of the occult sciences Interests me very much," remarked the new boarder. "I love to explore the dark depths of the mysterious, to delve Into the regions of the uukuowu, to fathom the unfathomable, as it were, and to" "May I help you to some of the bash, professor?" interrupted the landlady. And the good woman never knew why the other boarders smiled audi bly. Chicago News. The Oil, Ola Sterjr. Old Lady (reading a letter from her son In college) Lor sskes alive! Jo slar, If John hain't gone an doue It! An he warn't no band fer the gals, nuther! Her Worse Half Wut's the trouble, Samanthy? Old Lady Why, he says he's fallen fa love with Belle er Belle Letters. Brooklyn Life. All mechanical powers, the screw, lever, pulley, inclined plane, wedge. wheel and sxle, were known to the ancients and used in everyday life. So Far aa Aapoaraacea Go. "Billy, do you think woman ought to smoke?" "Well, she wouldn't look much uglier than she does chewing gum." Detroit Free Press. Te Cafeag aad the laft. Pa Mongers goingesst for business, will naturally gravitate to Chicago as the great commercial center. Passengers re-visiting friends or relatives in the ssstsra states always desire to "take in" Cbieaeo aa roate. All classes of passen gers will find that the "Short Line" of the Chicago, Milwaukee k St Paul Bail way, via Omaha and Council 31uffs, affords excellent facilities to reach their destinations in a manner that will be rare to aire the utmost satisfaction. A reference to the time tables will in dicate the route to be chosen, and, by asking sny principal agent west of the Missouri river ior a ncaet over uw Chicago, Council Bluffs k Omaha Short Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee k St Paul Railway, you will be cheerfully m L&j1 mSs-I tk VkSMnaw uniiaiinpt wis nUaUaawaVU WliU UIO upi jaaamoiwa w .aa I .. . 9 ra M ...... .eA aLa. I " V1"??- ""T" nuM? '"? all or tne onorx .una iraina arrive in i nhieaso in ample time to connect with I the express trains or all ine great larouga ear lines to the principal eastern cities. For additional particulars, umeiawes, maps, eta, please call on or address F. A - Hasa,UaeraiAgeni, vmaaa,iieD. Ckaaa Kates Galtrt. Here's a list of reduced rates thst will interest you. Look it over. If you want more information, call at the Bur lington ticket office, the agent will take pleaaare in answering your questions: Des Moines aad return. June 18 to 22. IfcOO. j Philadelphia and return, June 14 to 16, 33.20. ' Chicago and return, Juno 27 and 28, $15.20. Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and return, June 21, $19.00. Glenwood Springs and return, June 21. $30 55. Ogden, Suit Lake and return, June 21, 332.00. Hot Springs and return, June 21. 81825. 3jun3 " An Ideal Climate. The first, white man to set foot on Utah soil, Father Silvestre Velcz ie Escalante, who reached the GREAT SALT LAKE on the 23d day of Sept.. 1770, wroto in his diary: "Here the cli mate is eo delicious, the air eo balmy, that it is n pleasure to breathe by d.y and by night." The climate of Utah is one of the richest endowments of uature. On the shores of the Great Salt Lake especially nnd for fifty miles therefrom in every direction the climate of cli mates is found. To enable persons to participate in these scenic and climatic attractions and to reach the famous HEALTU,BATHING nnd PLEASURE RESORTS of Utah, the Union Pacific has mado a rate to OGDEN and SALT LAKE CITY or one rare for the round trip, plus 82.00. from Missouri River, to be in effect June 21st, July 7th to 10th inclusive. July IStb and Aug. 2d. Re turn limit Oct. 31, 1!NJ0. For fnll information, call on or address 2ang ' W. II. Beniiam, Agent. NOTICE TO REDEEM. To Jnme Allen, or i whom it mar concern: Yoa are hereby notified that on the lUth tiay of November, 1SW, the following ilenoriUnl real estate, to wit: Lot number six (i) iu block numUr twelve (12), in Highland Park addition to the city of Columbus, Platte county, Nebraska, was iiold at public tax Ka'e. to Wm. T. Allen for non-payment of delinquent taxca levied aad atmeiuied againet the same, for the jenr 1397, aid purchas er since paying tho snbaequent taxes for tho ean ISM ami IS!'., on raid lot. Said lot was taxed in the name of James Alb n, and the time of redemption of raid lot from kuI Hale will expire on the lit It day of November. 1900. 13 jun 3 WM. T. ALLKN. 0.E.STEINBAUGH, Blacksmith and Wagon-Making Shop. HOKSK HHOKlNtJ A SPECIAL'!'!'- WATKlt TANKS, all kind uud nizett maile to order. Youa Patkonoe Solicited. Thirteenth St.. next door tuwt of Commercial Nat'l bank. lojan-3m M. C. CASSIN, ikopairroK of thk Omaha Meal Market Fresh, and Salt Meats. Game and Fish in Season. IssHighest market prices paid Hides and Tallow. THIRTEENTH ST., for COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA 2!Uprtf UNDERTAKING! We Carry Coffins, Caskets and Metallic Caskets Burial Robes, Etc. DO EMBALMING HAVE THE BEST HEARSE IN THE COUNTRY. FRED. W. 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