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JOURNAL. Up to tfcls date,
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Republican National Ticket.
For President,
WILLIAM McKINLEY.
For Vice-President,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
Governor,
C. H. DIETRICH, Adams.
Lieutenant Governor,
E. P. SAVAGE, Custer.
Secretary of State,
G. W. MARSH, Richardson.
'I'TftfiBTiror
WILLIAM STUEFFER, Cuming.
Auditor,
CHARLES WESTON, Sheridan.
Attorney General,
F. N. PROUT, Gage.
Land Commissioner,
.GEORGE D. FOLLMER, Nuckolls.
Superintendent,
W. K. FOWLER, Washington.
CMgreuiaHal Ticket.
For Congress, Third District,
JOHN R. HAYS.
Fleat Representative.
Float Representative, 25th District, com-
. posed of Platte and Nance counties,
Wm. HAUPTMANN.
County.
Representative, 24 District,
H. B. REED.
County Attorney,
s. s. McAllister.
CrauBg Events.
Sixteenth annual Boone county fair,
Albion, Sept 19, 20 and 21.
Tenth Biennial reunion of the society
of Crocker's Iowa brigade, at Keokuk,
Iowa, Sept. 26 and 27.
The Wild West show is to be at Oma
ha September 10, Lincoln 11th, York
12th, Nebraska City 13th.
. Thbee deaths from heat prostrations
' occurred at Chicago Sunday.
Mai. Leo Rassiecb was elected com
mander in chief of the G. A. R.
The G. A. R. voted to hold the en
campment of next year in Denver.
McKikley's majority in Nebraska is
now being placed at 5,000 by many re
publicans, and Dietrich's at 10,000, at
the very least.
Ixdiaxa went republican in 1896 by a
plurality of 18,181 and in 1898 by 17,515.
In both years Bryan did what he could
to make it otherwise.
The increase in the volume of money
in the United States, each year, since
McKinley's election, has been more than
$100,000. Let well enough alone.
Cincinnati with 325,000 in round
numbers, has been passed by Cleveland,
with 381,000; by San Francisco, with
342,000. Pittsburg is nearly up, with
321,000.
Paramount issues are real and not
make-believe. Bryan's free-trade para
mount, then his free-silver paramount
'were either of them a world-wide better
than the imperial paramount.
Even the St Louis Globe Democrat
remarks that the Grand Army "still
marches as if it paid no heed to increas
ing 'years. Though not so nimble as
they were, the boys still swing in cadence
step when the music strikes up."
Abthub E.SEWELL, democratic can
didate for vice president in 1896, is in a
critical condition at his summer home
at Sballpoint near Bath, Maine. He
was seized with an attack of apoplexy at
10 o'clock Monday. His chances for re
covery are slight
It is pretty safe to say that the real,
central strength of the republican party
is its devotion to the principles of merit
in business; the welfare of our own
country first and foremost; the ability
to manage the great interest of this
country so as to better the condition of
the people.
President McKinlet don't make
blunders in administration. He is.cool,
clear-headed, accurate, strong and effec
tive. The very prompt manner in which
relief was brought to the legations is
only another instance illustrating the
president's uniform good qualities in
administering the varied and important
affairs of our government
Gbobok Rice, who has been fighting
the Standard Oil company for a number
of years, claiming they forced him out
of bnoinonn, testifies that crude oil could
tie aold at a profit for four and a half
casta a gallon in Nebraska by the car
load. He said the present price of oil is
fire aad a half cents for export and eight
tmi b half for wholesale dealers In the
UBlted8tateB.
Sctday toning at Hatfield, Psbul,
read coubbob between an excur-
train and a Bulk train on the Beth-
braach of the Philadelphia A
Baas? railway, killed thirteea persoas
j i-d tkirtv others. The wrecked
ofteaday coaeaea, re
i traia vat a aierare oc ukw
oribable honor. Many were putaed
dowa by wreckage aad had to be freed
by the liberal a of
xxxxxsoooooooexxxxsoooooooqe
Mr. Liicolm foHOeel tkc Man who tries to fer
s.aJe America soUier "that he is fighting in a
hai caase, for a wicked aimiMistration or a contemft
ihle geYerwBent." The notation has escape the
notice of Bryan ani Towne. St. Lonis Globe-Democrat.
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WTXLLiX HAUPTalAMM.
A Mart Aaatot af the EtBaMieaa
Camaiaaie ff KearBnaUtiTe
af District 25.
American sympathy and love are al
ways with those who win success in the
face of adversity. It therefore gives us
pleasure to present a brief sketch of the
life of Hon. Wm. Hauptmann, candidate
on the republican ticket for representa
tive from the 25th district
Born of German parent in New York
City on July 3d, 1871, Mr. Hauptmann
is now 29 years old. He was brought
face to face with the hard facta of life,
when in 1862 his father who had just
tailed in business died. At that time
be was 11 yean old, small for his age,
but full of pluck. He showed the kind
of stuff that was in him when he stood
with his invalid mother against a divis
ion of the family insisting that he could
take care of the younger children with
out oateide assistance. While attend
ing school he aold papers each morning
and erasing- and in 1884 had one of the
largest paper routes in New York.
After graduating from the public
schools he entered mercantile pursuits
for a time but later began work at a
cabinet-maker's bench. Having deter
mined to secure an education he attend
ed night school after his day's work was
over at the expense of his health and
eyesight Although advised that it
meant blindness be persevered and at
the end of six years graduated. In 1894
he entered Oberlin college where he fin
ished his education.
Mr. Haaptmann is intensely patriotic
and when the war with Spain broke out
he left his studies and returned to New
York to enlist in the U. S. navy as a
seaman. He passed easily as ordinary
seaman but was rejected on account of
his eyesight This he would not accept
as final and for two days went from one
recruiting station to another until finally
he secured enlistment in Company E of
the Twenty-second N. Y. as a private
and served until the close of the war, re
ceiving an honorable discharge.
Soon after his discharge from the
army Mr. Hauptmann came to Nebras
ka, settling in Monroe as pastor of the
Congregational church but is now loca
ted at Genoa as pastor of the Congrega
tional church there. Fullerton News.
Harry I. Seed.
The republican candidate for repre
sentative of Platte county in the state
legislature, was born in Manchester,
New Hampshire, in 1862, and is there
fore 38 years of age.
At the age of 4, he went to Mansfield,
Ohio, living for nine years on the farm
of ex-Senator John Sherman.
In 1876 he came to Nebraska, and has
resided north of the city ever since, hav
ing been occupied as a farmer.
March 18, 1886, he married Miss
Elizabeth Erb, and they have two chil
dren, Elizabeth May and Catherine
Eliza.
Mr. Reed has been for some time and
is now the secretary and manager of the
Bismark Creamery company.
Such is, in brief, a mere outline of a
life crowded thick with varied exper
ience.
Mr. Reed has the old-fashioned qua!
ities of integrity, earnestness, and faith
fulness to duty, and if elected to the im
portant office for which he has been
named, he will doubtless do honor to
himself and the county while represent
ing their interests at the capital of the
state.
One lone flying fish, the first ever seen
in the Lake Michigan region, appeared
above the surface of the Lincoln Park
lagoon the other day. It appears that
the winged fish arose in the air to a
hight of 30 or 40 feet above water and
flew about 300 feet in a bee-line each
time, disappearing again in the bosom
of the lagoon's waters from which it as
suddenly had sprung. It is described as
about 17 inches long, witn wings or
soaring fins not less in length than the
body. Its color is declared to be a pale
emerald green, intermingled with mo
ther of pearl.
The republican party stands for the
imperialism of opportunity, the domin
ion of achievement the kingdom of
manly labor, royal remuneration for
loyal service. If this be imperialism
let the enemies of the republic make the
most of it The party which freed the
black man, gave work to the white man
and deals justly with the brown man,
does not hesitate to go before the sover
eign voters of the country and ask for
endorsement Beatrice Express.
maaTietata TlalrfaTC.
Becher, Hockenberger k Chambers,
real estate agents, report the following
real estate transfers filed in the oatoe of
the county clerk since our last report:
Henry Martin to W J Belknap,
It 20, blk 7, Creston, wd f 10000
Jos J Starek to S J Ryan, se4
ne427-17-2w,wd 40000
Libbie M Shannon to Thomas
Jurek, lots 7, 8, blk 238, Co-
lcmbua,wd 40000
Alphonaine H Morse to C H
Sheldon, lots 1, 2, blk 54, Co
lumbus, wd. 80000
Peter Kozlowski to Agatha
Perda, w3 It 5 and lota 6, 7, 8,
blk 14, Jackson, wd 32500
Paul Hoppen to Edward Hop
pen, e2 lots 5, 6, blk 114, Co
lumbus, wd
Emetine C Saley to School Dis
trict of Golambus, lota 7,8,
9, blk 15, Garrard's add wd. .
Aug Volhnar to Abat Hemline.
100
45000
sw420:19r2wrd 480000
C A ????, to Stored J
4, blk 2, Spake eubdout lot
ColambM, qcd 7500
Frederick Fittje to Heinrich
Fittje, e33 aem of m! ni
19-lw.wd ;
C X to Jo Po8t1 n
"7-lwjrd .......
Susan G Martyn to H I Mar
dock, pt blk 14, Steven's add
to Golambus, wd
100000
480000
50000
Total $1551 OO'OlPam Ageat, Oawha, Nek 4
aamamar
rftf CtStt.gtfeaSfev
Otto Mens was in Omaha Friday.
John Wiggins was at Omaha Sunday.
George Mahood was in the city Satur
day. Father Lynch of Wood River was in
the city Friday.
Miss Lizzie Sheehan visited part of
last week in Humphrey.
John Ernst of the vicinity of Duncan
was in the city Saturday.
Mrs. Kerr of Denver has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Farrand.
Frank Kersenbrock of Albion, has
been visiting home folks.
A. W. Harris of Albion was in the city
Friday on bis way to Rising.
Mrs. Wm. Benham went to Grand Is
land Friday to visit friends.
Ed. and Jerome Fitzpatrick visited
their sister in Rogers Monday.
Miss Jennie Troyer returned home
Monday from a visit to Aurora.
L. G. Zuck and W. D. Thompson of
Shelby were in this city Saturday.
Miss Eva Loshbaugh has returned
from her visit to friends in Fremont.
Misses Mamie and Lizzie Sheehan re
turned Friday from a visit to Lincoln.
Mrs. Lucy Terry of Chicago is visit
ing her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Martyn. .
Mrs. C. A. Brindley returned Wednes
day from an extended visit to Creighton.
Miss Kate Vogel expects to leave
Thursday for a visit to Cincinnati, Ohio.
John Gradoski and wife returned Fri
day from their summer visit in Illinois.
Dr. Miessler aad family leave this week
for the east, where they expect to re
main. Miss Mary Lisco leaves soon for Cal
ifornia, where she will remain indefi
nitely. Harry Wagner of Perry, Iowa, passed
through the city Monday evening, on his.
way to Wyoming.
Mrs. Saffran and daughter Miss Lillie
went to Lincoln Monday to attend the
state fair a few days.
Miss Nichols accompanied her friend
Miss Kittie Clark to her home at Cres
ton, after a brief visit here.
Misa Cornelia Sullivan left Thursday
for her home in Oklahoma, after a visit
here with Miss Kate Vogel.
Mr. Sumner and Mr. Gleason of Ful
lerton were in the city Monday, on their
way to the State university.
Prof. Campbell returned Wednesday
from bis sojourn east He teaches the
coming winter at Platte Center.
Mrs. Tabbs, 'sister of Mrs. H. P. Cool
idge, returned Wednesday to Emerson,
Iowa, after a visit with her sister.
Miss Anna Gielzen who has spent the
past year in California will leave La
manda Park the 15th for her home in
this city.
Miss Bntterfield of Norfolk is visiting
MissEloise Roen. Friday afternoon a
party was given in her honor at the Roen
residence.
Misses Ida and Sophia Kaufmann
went to Hampton last Tuesday, the
former to teach school, and the latter to
visit friends.
Misses Martha, Rena and Gladys Tur
ner were in Omaha last week. Miss
Rena went down to have her eyes treat
ed by an oculist
Mrs. F. Brodf uehrer and son Herman
started Monday for Red Oak, Iowa,
where they will visit Ben Brodfuehrer
who is in business there.
Tady Borowiak started Monday for
Illinois, where be will attend a business
college. His sister Miss Mary, accom
panied him as far as Omaha.
Mrs. M. Stonesifer of the Boston Store
in Omaha was in the city Friday on her
way home from a three weeks' trip west,
through the compliment of the Omaha
News.
Jess. B. Becher left Wednesday for
Sioux City, Iowa, where he is teacher of
chemistry in the High school. Hia
mother accompanied him to Council
Bluffs.
Sister Josephs, who a few months ago
left the St Francis Academy to become
Mother Superior at Lafayette, Ind., is
expected here some day this week on
her way to Denver.
Mrs. C. T. Cockson and son Charles
returned home Wednesday from Eng
land. Mrs. Cockson, with her husband
went over several months ago, and soon
after arriving there, Mr. Cockson died.
Charles then went to accompany his
mother back.
Thursday night last Miss Alice
Matthews and Miss Ruby Rickly arrived
here from Sarnia, Canada. Miss Rickly
had been visiting there at Miss Mat
thews' home. The latter teaches at Ce
dar Rapids this winter, her school
beginning next Monday.
Hutars, Take Hetiee !
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. Ebxst.
NickAsaxt.
VarlOaaiSf.
Nebraskans can go east very cheaply
September 10th and 26th. On these
dates the Burlington Boate will sell
tickets to all poiats in Iowa, Wisconsin
and Northern Peninsula at rate of one
fare plus $2 for the rouad trip. Same
low rate-will apply to points in South
era Minnesota, Northern Missouri and
Central aad Western Hliaois. Tickets
will be good to retarn any tiaae within
30 days from date of isaae.
For farther iafonaatwa, coaeult near
est ticket ageat, or write to J. Francis,
j Minn
What Republicanism Has Done
for the Farmers of Nebraska.
How Prices for Farm Products Have
Increased the Last Four Years.
Iatportaat Steets Scoriae Ob tsssl
la CoaMttlM Wit thm Poyater
Atalalatrattoa.
Omaha. Sept 3. Slowly yet surely
public sentiment in Nebraska is crys
tallizing against Bryanlsm. Hard
times and low prices under Democrat
ic rule are so firmly impressed on the
memory of the voters that the attempt
of Bryan to divert attention, through
the instrumentality of vulnerable and
fallacious doctrines, has fallen flat
The people of Nebraska are too In
telligent and too discerning to be de
ceived by the mocking-birds of Democ
racy on the question of "militarism"
and "imperialism," and they have only
to take their pencil and paper and do
a little quiet figuring to determine
what Republican victory really means
for them.
Tcll-Tale FlBvrec
The following figures will show the
real difference between applied Demo
cratic and Republican principles, the
first column showing the prices under
Democratic rule in 189G, and the sec
ond the prices prevailing now under
Republican rule: . w
1800 1900
Wheat 44c G2c
Corn 12c 28e
Rye 20c 3Ce
Oats 8c 17c
Hogs $2.50 $4.50
Labor $1.00 $1.75
Horses $25.00 $65.00
Cattle (fat) $3.85 . $4.85
Cattle (feeders) $3.10 $4.15
Sheep 00c $2.15
This means that the Nebraska farm
er tilling 100 acres of land, and that
is not considered a large farm in Ne
braska, will receive at least $800 more
for the same amount of stock and
grain in 1000 than he received in 1S9U.
There are thousands of IGO-acrc
farms and thousands of farmers in Ne
braska, so it can be seen at once that
this increase in prices in the aggregate
amounts to a large sum.
These figures are unanswerable.
They deal staggering blows to Democv
racy and they at the same time attest
the wisdom and reveal the substantial
benefits of Republicanism. It can Im
seen by this that Republican prosper
ity has in four years increased the
value of every cow, steer, sheep, horse,
and every bushel of grain in Nebraska
more than 30 per cent It has in
creased the value of every acre of farm
land, and, aside from household effects,
has in many instances doubled the
value of all the personal property on
Nebraska farms.
The Republicans in Nebraska pin
their faith to this record. They are
willing to stand on it confident in the
intelligence and judgment of all the
people.
Under such conditions is it possible
that Bryan and the Democratic cam
paign orators can mislead the people
Into deposing the Republican party anil
voting the Democracy back iuto pow
er? Is it possible that the voters of
Nebraska can, by the seductive and al
luring strains of the political siren,
be duped into voting for Bryan and .a.
return of the depression and distress"
of four years ago? A vote for Bryan
means that and nothing else. Nor Is
this any more true of Nebraska than
of the rest of the agricultural states.
The report of the bureau of statistics
of the agricultural department just is
sued shows to what extent the farm
ers have profited in the last four years
on live stock values alone. Here are
the figures:
Jan. 1,1890 Jan. 1,1900
Horses . $500,140,180 $003,969,412
Mules $103,204,457 $111,117,002
Milch cows. .$303,955,545 $514,812,106
Other cattle. .$508,928,410 $CS9,4SG,200
Sheep $05,107,735 $122,005,913
Total . . .$1,541,390,339 $2,042,840,813
This shows a net increase in values
a clear and clean profit to the farmers
and stock owners of $501,444,471.
Adding to this the increase in the
value of swine and farm cereals, which
is even a greater amount, and it is
found that the entire gain amounts to
the enormous sum of more than $1,000,
000,000: Hsv s Bight to Know.
The people of Nebraska have a right
to demand of Governor Poynter nn
explanation of his conduct in connec
tion with the management of the va
rious state institutions.
They have a right to an explanation
as to why he has permitted officials to
transgress the law without even so
much as a public protest or reprimand.
Within the last few weeks reports of
official corruption have been published
charges upon which prompt inquiry
should be made yet Governor Poynter
has refused to act and has made no
apparent effort to stop these abuses.
The gravest charges have not even
commanded official attention, yet these
charges are of such a nature as to be
of the utmost Importance to tax pay
ers. Involving as they do. a reckless
dissipation of the public funds.' With
wholesale pilfering going on in'may
of the state institutions it Is no wonder
that a large deficiency, conservatively
estimated at $100,000. Is staring the
Poynter administration and the
people of Nebraska in the face.
For this, and for demoralizing the
management of the public institutions
by the appointment of political adher
ents Irrespective of fitness. Governor
Poynter will be held to answer.
Proper management of public Institu
tions Is not a partisan question. All
political parties profess to favor it
What shall be said or done with a
party or official who proves recreant
to this trust? That is the problem be
fore the voters of Nebraska, and that
Is the charge upon which Governor
Poynter and his party must stand
trial in the high court of public opin
ion. 'Economy in the administration
of public affairs Is a matter of dollars
nd cents to every tax payer, and the
fact that with general appropriations
approximating more than $2,000,000,
there Is an apparent shortage of $100,
000, of itself proves that Governor
Poynter has not practiced it
Other OBtekUa Extimvagaat.
Governor Poynter Is not the only fu
sion, official who has fallen short of
party promises and public expecta
tions. The names of State Treasurer
Meserve, Attorney General Smyth and
Land Commissioner Wolf may be also
added. .
It Is bo secret that a portion at least
ef the state school funds has been
fanned out to favorite patrons. There'
is at least $200,000 of school funds
upon which the state is receiving no
Interest and which is no doubt depos
ited with such concerns as are
friendly" to the administration. Dili
gent inquiry has thus far failed to dis?
close where this money Is, or why the
state is not drawing Interest on it
This alone represents a clean loss to
the state of $4,000 per year.
In regard to the attorney general's
department, the records show that
-that department has not alone been ex
travagant but has made excessive de
mands on the treasury.
The constitution expressly provides
that the attorney general shall receive
a salary of $2,000 a year and no more.
It declares further, that nothing shall
be allowed that department for depu
ties or clerk hire. The records show
how openly this has been disregarded.
The following figures show to what
extent the treasury has been milked
during the present term of two years:
Attorney general $4,000
W. D. Oldham 3.G00
Assistant attorney 2,400
Stenographer 2,000
Printing briefs 800
Postage, telegraph, telephone.etc. 900
Traveling expeases GOO
Though this is a much larger amount
than was ever before required by the
attorney general's department it
even, was not sufficient. The records
show that the $5,000 "prosecution
fund" placed at the disposal of the
governor hns been attacked and of
this amount nearly $4,000 has been
used, a portion of it as follows:
C. J. Smyth $047.93
W. D. Oldham 55.20
Ed P. Smith 025.00
G. F. Corcoran 237.80
Other allowances have been made In
addition to this, so that upon the whole
this department under the present ad
ministration has been the most extrav
agant and expensive in the state's his
tory. More or less odium is attached to the
land commissioner's department. The
manner in whicli building contracts
have been awarded and executed al
most approaches a pnblic scandal.
Certain contractors have been award
ed contracts and hare signally failed
to properly fulfill them, yet after hav
ing failed at one place the board has
turned right around and awarded
them contracts at another. In some
Instances the bondsmen of the con
tractors have been required to com
plete the work and In each and all In
stances the state has sustained pecu
niary loss.
Contracts for groceries and provisions
are now largely awarded to Lincoln
parties, attending which action is cir
cumstantial evidence of rank favorit
ism. These contracts have been ma
nipulated in the interest of the friends
of the state house ring at Lincoln, and
against the interest of the business
men of the towns in which the institu
tions are located. Commissioner Wolf
and Governor Poynter are directly re
sponsible for this, as the former is
chairman of the lxmrd of public lands
and buildings and the latter chairman
of the state board of purchase and sup
plies, boards that have direct charge
of these matters.
It may be claimed by the state house
officials, in justification of tbeir acts,
that the state Is getting its groceries
and supplies cheaper on this account
Nothing could be farther from the
truth. In the first place, the way
business is managed, prices become a
secondary issue. The principal issue
now is that of weight and quality.
There is scarcely an institution that
has a weighing scale, and there is
scarcely an official at any of the In
stitutions competent to judge as to
quality.
Simeon.
THE GRAND SCHEMER
A STROKE OF GENIUS THAT PUTS MIL
LIONS BEHIND HIM.
BTaJev Crofoot Strikes a. Geaala
Good Thin aad Divides, or Pro
testa That lie Is Wlllla Divide.
With nis Chiropodist.
(Copyright, 1900. by C. B. Levis.
It was the chiropodist from the floor
above the major's office, and be passed
the door two or three times before
knocking, as if to get up his courage.
"Come In!" called the major in a
bland and cheery voice. "Come right
In! By t!eorfc'e, but what a coincidence
what a coincidence! Not a minute
ago I sat down to write you a note
asking you to step down here. There
Is surely such a thing as mental teleg
raphy." "You have owed me $1 for the last
four months," stiffly replied the chirop
odist as he lugged out a bllL
"Just so exactly Just so!" smiled
the major as he rubbed his hands to
gether. "Yes, sir, about four months
"I WANT THAT DOLLAR!"
ago you removed two corns from my
right foot The circumstance Is per
fectly fresh in my memory."
"And you said you'd pay me next
day."
"I presume I did. Yes, I know I did,
and 1 humbly apologize that it slipped
my mind. My dear man, permit me to
pay you $2 $3, $4, $5. I have a check
here for $250. You may hand me $245
balance, and I shall be perfectly satis
fied." "I haven't got no $245," replied the
man, "and I only want what Is due
me. I'll go to the bank with you."
"Don't! Don't do it! I'd never for
give myself for putting you to that
trouble. Yes; I was about to write you
a note. It was surely a curious thing
your coming down as you did. Doctor,
do you know where I stood financially
four months ago?"
"Mighty hard up, I guess," was the
sullen reply.
"You've hit It Yes, sir, I was so
hard up that I didn't own the shoes to
my feet It was the hardest kind of
work for me to raise a dollar. The
cold, cruel world sneered at me and
called me a deadbeat but there were
a few exceptions. You were oae. In
my darkest hour you had confidence In
me.. When I wanted those corns re
moved, you didn't demand payment la
"I wish I had!"
"Ne, sir. Yea trusted la my -word,
and you dtdat seek to humiliate me.
aad-you aroused my deepest gratitude.
I have offered to pay you five for one.
but I shall mat atop there. It shall be
5,000 and mora for one. Can you sell
out your buataem or give it away to
day oc tomorrow?"
"Are you going to pay me the dol
lar?" atarmly demanded the chiropodist.
"If you caa't sell out. give It away,
lock It up, throw It out of the wladowf
continued the major as he walked
about the room. "My dear man, listen
to me. Four months ago I was hard
up for a quarter; today I have mil
lions behind me millions and millions.
I may be said to swim la gold."
"I'll be hanged If you look It."'
"And how has the change been
brought about? By my Indefatigable
gealus, coupled with ambition. I look
ed arouad for a ten strike. It was a
little slow la coming, but I hit It at
last What do you think of the Veal
Cutlet Tablet company; capital, $5,
000,000? There are the papers on my
desk to perfect the organization and
apportion the stock over $2,000,000
of the stock subscribed for In advance
at 70 cents on the dollar, and capital
ists tumbling over each other to take
the remainder. Doctor, let me congrat
ulate you. Shake hands!"
"Over what? I'm after my dollar."
"Over your appointment aa secretary
of the company, at a salary of $10,000
a year, and you can begin work tomor
row. As an official you also have first
choice of $20,000 worth of stock. You
trusted Major Crofoot and this Is the
result; this Is your reward. Shake
hands again!"
"Not by a dura sight! You might as
well give up trying to work any cold
deck In on me. I want that dollar."
"And It was my genius and my finan
ciering which brought it about" said
tho major as he rubbed his hands and
patted the chiropodist on the shoul
der. "The thought came to me while I
was eating a veal cutlet at my board
ing house. Our veal tablets are exact
ly what the name Implies. We prepare
a cutlet for the table and then com
press it and divide It Into tablets. Ev
ery box contains 25, and the price Is
15 cents. Two weeks hence they will
be on sale at every drug store In the
United States, and all doctors will rec
ommend 'em. You den't have to wait
for breakfast or dinner to get your cut
let Just drop a tablet into your mouth
and let It dissolve, and there you are.
Can be taken with you to church, lec
tures, balls, camp meetings or horse
races; should be In the hands of all
travelers, hunters, sailors and baseball
men. In less than three months they
will drive every other, tablet out of
market Invented, organized and nam
ed In less than ten hours and bound to
pay dividends of 50 per cent My dear
man"
"Look here now!" exclaimed the chi
ropodist as he pounded on the table.
"I've come for my dollar! Don't try to
stuff me, but come down with the
cash!"
"And the company had only been
named when I thought of you for the
position of secretary," mused the ma
jor without seeming to have heard the
Indignant protest "You were a man
who had trusted me. When others de
manded cash down, you gave me a
show. My heart swelled as I thought
of this, and I set the salary at $10,000
a year, payable quarterly In advance.
Shall I draw you a check for the first
quarter?"
The chiropodist looked at the major
as If wondering If he had met a crazy
man.
"I said $10,000 a year, but If that Is
not enough If you feel that you ought
to have $20,000 speak right up. I
want you to be perfectly satisfied, you
know. Will $20,000 a year be enough?"
"What about my dollar?"
"The. tablets will be a go. They can't
help but be. Let us walk out In the
hall while I tell you that the public
can't get enough of veal cutlets In their
present form. They are always eager
for more. They want the taste of cut
lets In their mouths as they go about
their dally routine. Fifteen cents a
box In order to compete with potash
lozenges, but a profit of 10 cents on
every box! Take the sales at 10,000,
000 boxes a year, and what do you
get? You want stock. You want at
least"
"Not a blamed cent's worth! I want
my dollar!"
"at least $20,000 worth of stock.
You shall have It You have paid me
$1 to secure It and don't you worry. It
will be made In your name, and later
on Excuse me."
The major stepped Into bis office and
shut the door.
"Here, what's this?' called the chi
ropodist The major locked the door.
"Look here, you old deadbeat! I
want that dollar!"
The major sat down at his desk and
lighted the stub end of a cigar.
"You come out of that and pay this
bill, or I'll bust the door down!" shout
ed the creditor as he gave two or three
kicks.
The major calmly puffed away and
gazed out of the window, and the look
on his face would have reminded a be
holder of buckwheat cakes and mo
lasses. '"Then 111 lay for you out here and
punch your old head! Do you hear
me?"
The major did not hear. He was per
fecting the organization of the Veal
Cutlet Tablet company and wondering
whether the Canadian general agency
should be placed In Toronto or Quebec.
M. Quad.
SUCCESS AND FAILURE.
The Higher the Pardee the Rarer
the AehlcYesaeat.
If by success we mean the full ac
complishment of an end, the actual
reaping of a harvest of results, then It
Is undoubtedly true that the higher
and nobler the purpose the rarer will
be the success. If we aim to relieve a
man's hunger, we can quickly succeed
In the easy task, but If we aim to In
spire him with a desire to earn bis own
bread the work is more difficult and
the success far more problematical
If we would restrain a thief from rob
bery, the prison bars and locks Insure
success, but If we would make an hon
est man of him our task Is a complex
one, and success may be afar off. We
undertake to teach a child to read. If
with requisite effort we follow up our
task, we are successful, but If we as
pire to raise the educational standard
of our community how arduous the
task, how uncertain the result how
questkmable the success!
The low bmb tecs a little thine to do,
Sees it sad docs it;
The kit a, with s treat thin to Mm,
Dies U ksows It
Is his life, then, a failure? No; let
us never Imagine that any high pur
pose, any aoble thought uny generous
emotion, any earnest effort Is ever lost
We may never witness Its growth, w
may aot live to gather Its fruit or even
to see Its blossoms, but we may safely
trust that somewhere and at some
tune the harvest will be abundant Bad
success, long hidden, shall become ap
paxeBtPBuadelpbla Ledger.
"Got a good joke oa myself" said
the man who has accumulated a little
property by hard work. "I asked my
wife what was the difference between
me and a horse. Intending to say that
I was a forehanded mas and the horse
was a four footed beast What do you
suppose she said?"
"Give it up." said the other man.
"Said she guessed it must be the
length of my ears." Indianapolis Jour-
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LEGAL NOTICE.
In the district court Platte county, Nebraska.
David Schupbich, Plaintiff,
TB.
D. C. Kayanacoii, ct al.. Defendants.
TJlric ItotbliitljerKer and Ablak K. Timber);,
defendants, will take notice that on the 13ta day
of Angnst, 1W0, David Hchupbach. plaintiff
herein, filed hia petition in the district court of
Platto county, Nebraska, against D. . Kavan
aaKh. Ulric Kothliabenter. .Leopold Jaeggi,
Adolf Jaeggi, Israel iluck. First National Bask
of Columbus. Nebraska, and Aslak K. Tiesberg,
defendants, the object and prayer of which are
to quiet the title to lota ono and two, is block
one hundred and thirteen in the city of ITolanu
bus, Platte county, Nebraska, in the plaintiff,
and to have the several judgments of the said
defendants declared to be not liens oa said
premises.
You are required to answer said petition on or
before the 24th day of Heptember, 10.
DAVID 8C1IUPBACH.
Plaintiff.
By McAllister A G'obskucs,
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