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A mkiibkb of the First Nebraska regi ment is to receive the appointment as adjatant general from Governor-elect Dietrich. Thb Grand Army posts of Omaha pur- imm wivinir (tartAra! Fitzhnirb. Turn a ronsiBg reception when he comes to take charge of the Department of the Missouri. ' An Omaha jury has retarned a verdict that the Omaha National bank is not responsible to the state for a 201,000 warrant sold to it by Joe Bartley. This Is the second verdict on the matter. CoxoBBssnux Mebces received a tele gram Tharsday calling the repablican members of the house into an immediate caucus. It is supposed that the canons will consider just how far it is wise to go in reduction of the revenue tax made by the war. A becext decision of the supreme court of Nebraska holds that the law authorizing the board of transportation is unconstitutional because not properly passed by both houses of the legislature. Since 1885, the state .has paid in salaries under the act about $80,000 Douglas county commissioners have determined not to grant to the promoters of the projected Omaha and Fremont Electrical Bailway company the right of way over the county roads without im posing checks and regulations to guaran tee a certain amount of control to the coanty. A pbacticai. illustration of the vast importance of the Pan-American Expo sition is afforded in the liberal encour agement accorded to it by the entire system of North American railroads. Low excursion rates from everywhere to Buffalo will be a feature of the Pan American year. Cbakles W. Little practiced osteo pathy in Lincoln. He was arrested, taken before a local court and fined one hundred dollars and costs. He appealed to the supreme court, which has sus tained the lower court. Chief Justice Norval in his opinion intimates quite , strongly that Christian scientists come under the same statute. The Lincoln Journal calls attention to this feature of the board of transporta tion matter. If the act creating the board, passed in OT was null and void, as the supreme court has decided, then the act of 85, which it was held to have repealed, is still in force. Bepublicsn members of the legislature, and pros pective candidates for appointment will doabtless look into the matter. We judge by some remarks of the esteemed Herald in parentheses it is in favor of no longer continuing a political partnership with the populists and free silver republicans. We also infer from the election returns there are a good many former populists who have come to the same conclusion as to the democrats. Tho largest gains made in the state were in the western portion where the popu lists were thickest. Fremont Tribune. " I AX.WATS like to see a girl and her father good friends, and by that I mean chummy, advisory friends, who can talk like equals shout anything that comes up, ia the family life or oat of it Such a gui ia likely to be level-headed. She ia apt to make up her mind more slowly, and to keep it made up when she has oaee done so, after she has observed the caatioas and gadioial way ia which her father's auad seta to work. Helen Wat- Moody ia the December Ladies' . Tar Chicago ftmaricaa nays that dur ing the next four yearn the new democ racy will have all the benefit of the unpopularity of the McKinley adminia tration, with no offsetting disadvantages of its own; that it will have no spoils to that it will appeal for the vote, and will get it There ia not Mkely to be any new democracy; McKinley. next administration, to all present sppearaacea, ia destined to be aa popular as hie present one, and so far as appeals to the conscieace vote are con cerned, that may be referred to Croker, the state of Kentucky and other quarters. A BsroBT ossass from Yankton, South Dakota, that MR Math, a mechanical snginur and inventor, has solved appar ently the problem of hsrnc ina the of the Missouri river. to waste, and actae it tar praetieal purposes. An rtrriat tiea of Math invention showed a mat- to work under it so that the ice will aot inter im with ita nsafnlaesB. A four-foot a experimeat yields a of 989 pone, with a aaslty ef much greater to for driBkiag re also for i rpssas. And why not thePUtteT-Fresaeat gytjy ." " tSmamki AIc-VlMMlMkat O rt pvmM TOWWat m Its !! sfTaflT f ! Up to time aWte, Jew liirlillni la fdiwMMUtai ate. waieh is bow going KXKKKKBXKKKKKKKKKaXXKK?? The evident best policy of the United States with reference to China is to de mand what is proper for past injuries, and mritYitimiM juMiirfiTire such depredations, and other nations to x their own devices. 5S ITTJATIOaT. Financially and commercially, the United States ia in the most strongly entrenehsd position it has ever had. It has thoroughly emphasized the fact that lunrr1 vagaries have no standing in its nltBi policy. By taking the stand it did at the natmual election, it has enhanced its credit to an extent that ia almost impossible to measure. During the last few years previous to tne late election, it had gradually worked op to a poiat where it stood among the fore most of the creditor nations of the world. BXSUItfS OF ELECTION. What a few years ago would have been considered the wildest kind of n wild dream the coming of foreign nations to us as borrowers had been made a reality a score of times daring the year imme-. diately preceding election. Our manu factories were rapidly securing suprem acy in the markets of the world. But over all this prosperity all these im mense strides made in the financial world, hung n cloud of uncertainty that uncertaiaty being the fear that Ameri can citizens did not know that the con tinuation of their nation's credit depend ed upon their adherence to their sound financial policy. Not only was this fear current abroad, but it obtained credence nt home as well. The election came with its splendid results. The immediate effect has been to place the United States much further forward in the van and the natural outcome will be that soon no one knows just how soon (but it is inevitable) the United States will stand singly at the front, none ahead of her, pre eminent as the greatest financial and commercial nation in the world. MONET IN USE. The most immediate outcome of the election was the re-establishment of con fidence. This confidence has most ex tensive ramifications. It gives assurance that business and -corporate interest will not be destroyed in an attempt to' over throw evils that have grown np in con nection" with their growth. It assures the continuation of the present sound system of measuring money values. Power of money in use will not be im paired. It has settled, for a long time to come, the possibility of the masses being betrayed by false leaders into arising .against the classes, so called, and, as great as any effect, it thoroughly estab lishes the fact that no limit will be placed on America's field of commercial conquest and that the flag held aloft by a strong government backed by a unified nation, will protect the American mer chant and manufacturer in any quarter of the two hemispheres. Transcendent opportunities open up before the Amer ican merohanta and manufacturers, and through combinations of capital they have power, as well as the opportunity, to control the markets of the world. They will take advantage of this oppor tunity with the consequent result of adding largely to the manufacturing capacity of the country and that, of course, means work and wages for every one who desires it PLANS TOB THE FUTUBE. Already have many thousands of men, out of work, received employment since election. Hundreds of closed factories have resumed operations. The effect of the election was electrical on business. The great buying power of the country has been released and general trade at once felt the stimulus. Plans are mak ing for extension of operations in all lines of trade. A better feeling is appar ent in the iron trade, a great value of railroad equipment is being ordered, and this is only the beginning. Money is working somewhat easier. The security market presents a remarkable undertone of strength. Stocks depressed by the fear of another result of the election. have rebounded to their normal condi tion and this fact, of course, has brought large profits to the holders of such securities. There will be no boom. Some few individuals will no doubt endeavor to create one, but the great money powers are thoroughly grounded in the knowl edge that a boom of any sort is thor oughly undesirable and they will un doubtedly stamp out anything that savors of wild speculation. The country will enjoy a steady financial betterment of all its securities, with the consequent tesults that we shall enter on an era of prosperity that will permeate every home in the land. Among the stocks usually dealt in on the exchanges, railroads were in much the greater demand and many of the in dustrials followed a good second. Penn sylvania and Atchison were favorites and St. Paul had many friends as well. The sales of all kinds of stock in New York since election, have in quality broken all records. BABE CIBCULATION. The treasury department statement shows that the bank circulation increas ed about $4,000,000 during October. The during August and September only $1,700,000. The supply of paper money in the general fund of the treasury and bow consist of $10,480,000. Uaited States notes and S&24&000 silver certificates and this ia subject to further depletion by the deposit of gold coin with the eub treasury. By New fork beaks for paymeat at interior points. Money en call sells for 3$ to 4. Time money four months, 4. PLAXS FOB TEE FBTtTBE. In GftBveftand, which ia headquarters for a great saaay traction, telephone and nuaiag iavestmeats, feeling of great elation resulted from the election and ueh money that was tied up ia banks id. On the stock ex- there was aa unprecedented in point of sales. Thorough oon- restored here and the general welfare aasaaa secure. Finance. hBkatbick had a big Ire Sanday, the less ppwrimstiag 985,000. Begole k am Arsdale Co.' loss is $70,000; insur ance $31,800. No due to the origin of the Ira. luminst rer6tition of 8 (xxxxxxxsoooode COaTClOIlO MUKLSJOHaT. What th Lunate Jamais Omaha Cemsfemiant hat to amy. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 21.-Assistant Sec retary of War George D. Meiklejoha came in -yesterday from his home at Ful lerton, and ia stopping at the Millard. He will make but a brief stop here, being en route back to Washington, where he will remain until the return of Secretary Boot, which will probably be about two or three weeks. When asked about the senatorial sit uation in Nebraska, the asaiatant secre tary remarked candidly and with much earnestness, "I sm a candidate." Aa to' his plans, he said, UI am going direct to Washington to remain until the secre tary's return, and then I shall be back to Nebraska to remain until the senato rial fight is settled. I shall make my headquarters at Lincoln, and stay there to conduct my campaign." As to other candidates or eombinationa, Mr. Meiklejohn prof cosed to know noth ing at this stage of the gama Alter the Caatait. President McKinley and all the mem bers of his cabinet except Secretary Boot, who is in Cuba, were guests of the great Republican club of Philadelphia, last Saturday night at a banquet. Among other things the president said: The republican party has had placed upon it tremendous responsibility. No party could ask for a higher expression of confidence. It is n great thing to have this confidence; it will be a greater thing to deserve and hold it. To this party is committed new and grave prob lems. They are too exalted for parti sanship. The task of settlement is for the whole American people. Who will say they are unequal to it? Liberty has not lost, but gained in strength. The structure of the fathers stands secure upon the foundation .on which they raised it and ia today, as it has been in the years past and as it will be in the years to come, the "govern-1 ment of the people, by the people and for the people." Be not disturbed; there is no danger from empire; there is no fear for the republic. Vice-President elect Roosevelt, fol lowed the president concluding with: I feel that we are to be congratulated not merely as republicans, but ss Amer icans, because we approach the twentieth century in the knowledge that this people have, with seriousness of pur pose, set their faces to a proper solution of all the many problems which a great nation has to meet and which this nation must solve alike in its home policy and in doing its share of the world work that confronts all the great world powers. AiUU.I. Sematerf. Under this heading we purpose giving, from week to week, such information and speculation as may be of current inter est. Ed. Journal. The prospects are good for as big a fight over the senatorship aa we bad two years ago. E. Bosewater of the Omaha Bee, has had his optics set on a seat in the senate for a long time, and he thinks now is the time to make a fight for it. He will camp on the ground early and stay late, and will dog the life out of members for their votes. We doubt very much whether he can muster a majority of the republican members favorable' to his candidacy. D. E. Thompson will also be a candidate, and has some strength, but whether enough to make bim a senator is questionable. Let us hope that the contest will be settled without a prolonged struggle as was the case two years ago. Seward Blade. A lengthy editorial in the Blair Cou rier, after referring to the campaign of 1892, when Lorenzo Crounse against his own wishes, but at the command of his party, left his office of assistant secretary of the United States treasury to take the nomination for governor; to the canvas in which he'was pitted against General Van Wyck, and won out by some 10,000 majority; to his economical administra tion of the office, closes with this paragraph: "The Courier is for ex-Governor Crounse for United States senator, his age, his varied experience in public life, his great service to the state, his hold on public esteem, all point to him, and if the republican party of the state wishes to continue in power it ogn do no wiser thing than to elect him." IrrifttiM Editor Jocbbal: The letter by J. H. Beed in your issue of Nov. 14 was of unusual interest to irrigators. He makes some very strong assertions. Is he right? Thinking a statement of what has been done in this locality along irriga tion lines might be of interest to Mr. Beed, and to others, I submit the fol lowing: Application for waters for The Great Eastern Canal was made Aug. 24, 1805. Survey commenced Jan. 0, 180ft, The Nebraska Central Irrigation Co., incorporated March 12, 1888. First earth moved March 27, 1806. First irrigation done by Bobert C. Anderson. May 18, 1897. s Total number of acres irrigated 1897, 356; 1896, 671; 1809, 1,940; 1900, 21Q. . Total number of irrigatora 1897, 5; 1898, 21; 1899, 43; 1900, 00. The total number of miles of canal constructed and operated by the com pany ia 7L01, with over 100 bridges. Tbeaeeretary'a books show that total cost to date, including operating expen ses for four years, franchise, right of way, interest, eta, is $2JM0Q. - DtSOOUBAaiNO IXCXDEBTB. Before work was commenced great in ducements were held ont to the promo ters. This was after the dry fall of asd daring the dry winter of '96-6. Then followed the wet spring of 96aad all interest ia irrigation lagged. From that date to the summer of ', with about a dozen very valuable exeeptione, it can hardly be said that any sssjstssne was given by the people aader theeaaaL On the contrary,, the opposition waa quite general, and pronounced. The county of Platte enjoined, the eaaapaay from running th water by the roadside, after a large sum had been spent -by the company on the Meridian road, and made into the beat road within fiveauies of the city. The board of county super visors petitioned the state beard of irri gation, alleging that irrigatioenvae im practicable here, ete and thisfpetition was signed by each member ot"the county board. Expensive litigation has been frequent. In the face of these facta, the question arises, Is Mr. Reed rigfat? Will these lands increase in value six fold? Will these people who have' :se persistently opposed the progress of irrigation be benefited? Will Platta county have tens Bad handreda of thouaaads of dollars to the sum total of ita wealth? The writer has advocated for years that these rich soils, in this productive climate, when intensely cultivated and irrigated will be worth f 100 per acre, and upwards, and that benefita incalcu lable will spring up, but facta begin to speak, hence predictions must take a secondary place. In considering the facts, it must be remembered that irrigation ia very im perfectly done here owing to the lack of experience, and to lack of preparation in advance of actual need", and that the average quality of the valley lands in the vicinity of Columbus is not. so good as that of the rolling lands and smaller valleys. FACTS AND FIQUBES. Hendryx and Adams had 13 acres of corn, in 1897, which yielded 89 3-5 bush els per acre, and irrigated celery worth over-$300 per acre. They produced oniona in 1896, irrigated from a spring brook, which yielded over 1200 bushels per acre. John Lawson stacked 65 big loads of red olover in 1898 from one cutting of ll acres. He sold over $200 worth of apples from less than one acre and reserved many bushels for his own use. This yesr he threshed 51 bushels per acre of winter wheat from one small field, and 46 bushels per sere from an other. In 1898 our company, on land that was badly alkaline, raised corn which was sold on the stalks at 90 bush els per acre for the irrigated portion. This is important as suggesting the pos sibilities of this class of soils under irri gation. The same year Mr. W. W.Man nington got 75 buahels per acre. We also purchased the nw4 of sec 14-17-2w, one mile south of Oconee, very sandy soil, for $1600 and sold the first crop for $360, cash, and the crop on the same land this year is also worth more than the cost price of the land. Potatoes have yielded 270 bushels per acre, and are worth 50c per bushel now. Alfalfa yields from 6 to 9 tons per season. George Emerson raised over 800 pounds of garden seeds per acre this year, worth 10c per pound, or $80 per acre. These are not averages, but we are beginners. I planted 500 fruit trees last spring and every tree grew. The growth is pronounced phenomenal. One young man came from Iowa, bought 20 acres under the oanal at $40 per acre, paid only $50 down, and started with a blind team not to exceed $25. Seven acres were unbroken. He has not only made a living for himself and fam ily from this small beginning, but is making payments on his land and has bought another team. THE LOGICAL CONCLUSION. Is Mr. Beed right? Someone is right, and some one wrong, for there is a differ ence of opinion. If he is right,, the cap italist should know it for it is of-far-reaohing importance whether or not the land purchased increases six fold in value, and not only the capitalist but the man of moderate means is interested. I contend that Mr. Beed is right I contend that the irrigated lands of Cen tral Nebraska will continue to rise in value for hundreds of years, certainly and handsomely. I believe that the best investment in the world for any man to band down to his posterity is a good farm, where the water supply is nnfailing with a paid-up watertight for the land. I base my conclusion upon this logic: It it costs $6 per acre to raise the av erage crop, and 30 bushels of corn are produced worth 25c, the crop is worth $7.50 and has cost $6, leaving a net profit of $1.50 per acre, whiob, less taxes, is a fair rate of interest on $20 per acre. If the same field will yield 60 bushels when irrigated, at an increased cost of $1.50 per acre, it ia worth $15 per acre and has cost $7.50, leaving a net profit of $7.50 per acre, or, lees taxes, a fair rate of interest upon $100 per sere. But when it is considered that without irrigation an occasional failure is inevitable, and when the failure comes the farmer loses not only his profit, but bis labor, seed, rent, taxes, and in many instances haa to sacrifice a portion, or all, of his aooumn lationsof preceding years, something of the immensity of the advantage is seen in being able to insure not only a crop bat a big crop every year. Bnt to the careful student of agriculture the most important advantage ia probably in the rise of values of farm products which is Bare to follow a short crop. THIS IS THE JBBIGATOB's HABVEST. He gets the 60 bushels par acre which becomes worth 50c per bushel and his crop ia worth $30 per acre and haa cost him only $7.50, leaving him a net profit of $220 per acre. The yearwhich proves to be the misfortune of hie neigh bor who does not irrigate, laya the foun dation for his fortune: It is right, here that the business like farater aees his opportunity, and it is this fast that helps the irrigated neighborhood prodBoe sueh fabulous wealth that "dry farming' communities will hardly believe the tales that are told. And corn is not the most profitable crop grown under intense cul ture. H. E. Baboocx. Thalrim. ltd Whatever may be said of the aoieatific eauses upon which the Bar. Irl & Hicks bases his yearly forecasts of storm and weather, it is a remarkable fact that epeeifie waraiags of every great storm, good, odd wave and drouth, hare been plainly printed in hie now famous Al sfcanao for many years. The latest startling proof of this fact was the de struction of Galveston, Texas, on the very dsy named by Prof. Hieka in his 1900 Almanac, aa one of disaster by storm along the gulf coasts. The 1001 Almanac by far the finest, most com plete and beautiful vet published, is bow ready. Thie remarkable book of -near two hundred pages, splendidly illaatra ted with charta and half-tone engrav ings, goes aa a premium to every eub- iber wbo paya one dollar a year for M YTiba inaratl Wnn Awm Wam Prof. Hieka' journal, Wobd avd Wobks. The Alauaae alone is seat Brenaid for ! Vitm fwtmr fin.i Wnam m Bun I Publishing Company, 21 Locust St, St.Louis,Mo. at I The first session of Platte County Teacher's Association for the.:.sehool year waa held at Monroe, Satardap, Nov. 24. Itwaa a vary ansessstnl amtiag. Early in the day it waa feared that the now storm aught reduce the attendance but teachers, like school children, eeessei torathereajoytbefaUiagnkesas41of Platta conatyls teachers ware pres besides several members of school hoarda pastors, patrons, children and others. The school buildiag waa wall Hied and the papers very iatersstiag while the dis cussions, at tisMS, were quite animated. At the close all pronounoed the sMetiag a success. Those attending from Co lumbaa were: Sapt. Leavy, Principal L H. Britell, Mrs. U. a Mace, Mies Alios Watkiaa, Miss Clara Hohl, Mias Emily Segelke, Mias Grace Woods, Mies May Boaritsr. At 1:15 President E. G. Hieka called the meeting to order. The pupile of Monroe schools sang a ohorue Greeting. Secretary Mrs. U. 8. Mace read the min utes of the last meeting. The program waa then taken up. Miss Gertrude Tellers "Value of Coan ty Associations." She said in part. Our meetings are well attended ' because teachers get good out of them. The value lies in the exchange of ideaa and m 3tht da. They change our opiniona aad perfect oar methods, and so help the work. She lamented the fact that lady teachers are more timid in discussion than men. Said men were acoaetomed to talk politico and make- campaign speeches, and so hsd outgrows their timidity. Sup't. Leavy opened the discussion, complimented the paper, waa gratified by the interest shown at all meetings, pledged himself to the interest of those who spent time and money to attend the county meetings. . He said the time when the young aad inexperienced could obtain schools had passed. That twenty-nine or more teachers of the county had been teaching for ten years. A. J. Mason "Trials of an Inexperienced Teacher." Government of schools quite perplexing. In speaking of punishment, he said a good lecture, at times, was bet ter than a sound beating. There might be times when nothing but the rod would prevail. Thought too much knowledge was expected of the teacher. He must be an encyclopedia, a diction nry, a doctor, lawyer, etc. This pro duced a variety of perplexing questions. Bnt these are trial for our good. "A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor." Several ahort discussions followed. Miss Anna Mylet, "Foundations and Buildings." We, the teachers, are the builders; the pupils, the material, the finished scholar, the building. Teachers should visit the homes. Strange actions, likes and dislikes are then made plain. Must not neglect any part of the schools. We are laying the foundation for the fnture success of the youngest. If the school is overcrowded you can do but little. Do that little well. The older pupils are uaing their last days for school work. Build so that all may say we have builded well. Mrs. U. S. Mace led the discussion; favored visiting the home, visit in a friendly social way. Parents have in creased confidence in you, you learn much about the children. Some one suggested that parents are apt to have a long story of ill health, something had "good in" on the children and they never had been strong. Wanted special favors. Jones' children are bad, must be pun ished, but theirs should have special favora Mrs. Mace still asserted that the beet way to get on was to visit the home. E. C. Hicks, "Are Teachers Worth Their Hire?" I shall not attempt to answer this individually. Patrons must decide that. If teaobers are not, why not? If not qualified the superinten dent should use the veto ax. If qual ified, good must result from the work. Why do so many leave the teachers' pro fession for others? Because they see greener pastures in other fields of labor, to earn .an honest living we must labor. By our labor we must earn a living. If the profession had a better finanolal re ward the profession-would retain its beet members longer. Teachers are doing most for the good of this nation. Com pare this county dotted with sohool houses, with some others and then ask "Are Teachers Worth Their Hire?" Foley started the discussion. Teach ers should be more consistent, do. work better, more uniformity needed, will be .well worth their hire. Educate all alike, no special claases in any school. Mr. Britell thought that boys who could only get two or three months of school ing daring the year had a right to be treated aa a apeoial class daring the win ter months, and to receive special atten tiona. It meant a great deal to those boys, that two or three montha of school ing. Miss Coleman acknowledged the needs of such boys, but stated that the smaller ones should not be neglected in any oaae. Miss Ella J, Colsman-HEducational Needs of the Hour." Teashera, real teachers, that have a desire to train pu pils in morale and intellect. A simple course of study, too many fade are in jected into oar schools. Better meth. ods Of teaching. Children are promoted from grade to grade without knowing anything well. Better kind of order self control. A. reverend gentleman present led the discussion. He spoke of the good which the faithful work of honest teaobers would bring to ns, had brought to na. He spoke of the grand ideals, noble aspirations of all the teach ers. Paid a glowing tribute to this county. Said he believed in the f ntnre of America because of the honesty and integrity of purpose on the part of the teachers of the land. L H. Britell-That Tired Feeling." How may fatigue in the school room be reduced to a minimum? A jadicioae method of assigning work might stimu late a decided interest, interest reduces fatigue, arouses mental vigor. Cheer fulness aide, stimulates the mind. Let the sunlight of a obeerfal couptepaace meet the children at the aehool room door. The greatest factor in develop ment of the child ia "play-activity." Play makes the child happy. Give the boya a chance, a chance to be boys. Action is a God-given attribute of yoath; seek to sjee play, ativity for the advanoe meat of children. Bectlessneas, born of idleness, is the trouble in our schools. A ahort rest ia aot time lost; it is gaia ia physical strength, in mental vigor, aad in the total aasoaat of work dose. ! taKamhere the child crows sleepy aai tired. Dislike, aatagoaisaw cap the vital of the child. ? At the of the paper a quartette , a aaleotioB, Mr. Britell i "One tiuag aaore: I have discovered that ia good for that in . After fixiag the date, January 96th, far the aext meeting to be held at Co- lnmbuc the msstiag adjourned. The pacpleof Moaroe faraiehed scv craMae seleetioaeof inetrumental and Prof. Hieka of Moaroe had a very Brstajtabls exhibition of school work ssapa, sxamiaarioas. compositions, etc Liadcay. - Pram tke Port. Peter Ohlcon waa very mnch hnrt by a wagon load of hoga tippiag over and falliag upon him Wednesday aa he waa etarting for towa. Garde are out announcing the mar riage of Dr. D. G. Walker of thie city to Mias Bebeeea Welin of Palestine at her home on Wedaesday, November 28, 1300. Mrs. Chrie Christsnsen, whose hue band died a few weeks ago, seems to be haviag more than her chare of ill lnck. A week ago Sunday her little 3-year-o!d daughter died and was buried the fol lowing Tuesday. Now her little son is atekaad eke ia far-from well herself. She haa the sympathy of her friends aad neighbors. August Anderson of Looking Glass visited friends in Lindsay Saturday. Mr. Anderson went back to his native country, Sweden, last spring and haa bought property there, where he intends to spend hie remaining days. Owing to his haviag a lot of property here, be had to come back once more and make ar rangementc to get disposed of it. ataci Ittate Trajufsrs. Becber, Hockenberger k Chambers, real estate agenta, report the following real estate transfers filed in the offico of the county clerk since our last report: Michael Weaver to Carl Roelle, lote 5 and 6 blk 168, Colnm- bua,wd. $ 50000 E A Gerrard to H J Hendryx, Iota 37 and 38 blk uU"East add to Monroe. Neb., wd . . . . 45 00 I L Albert to O C Shannon, nw2 aw4 20-17-le, wd 750 00 Patrick McAleer to John and Mary Cover, e2 lot 3 blk 119, Colurabua,wd 200 00 State of Nebraska to Alfred Bratt, sw4 16-18-3w, deed .... 1120 00 Henry Wagner to J J Gerber, e2 ew4. 32-17-2W, qcd ! 100 J J Gerber to Mike Furman, e2 aw432-17-2w,wd 2240 00 T H Gleason to C A and W A Gossman, e2 ne4 32-18-lw,wd 2800 00 Geo F Pngh to E F Prince, lots 3 and 4 blk 4 Platte Center, wd 1 00 John Hebda to Val Jaroe, ne4 nw4 5-19-2w, wd 1480 00 Ten transfers, toUl $9,137 00 Laad far Sale. Coancil Bluffs. lows, July 17, 1900 To whom it may conoern: I have been authorized to dispose of aa much of the Augustus Frank Estate lands in Mer rick and Platte counties, Nebraska, as I can find buyers for, and I have author ized Mr. John Sides of- Carson, Iowa, to represent me in the sale of these lands. And he will receive offers for land which he will Bubmit to me and I will then refer them to the party having charge of the estate for hia aoceptanoo or rejec tion. Mr. Sides is also agent for the U. P. lands. W. J. Davknpobt. Headquarters at the Silver Creek State Bank, Silver Creek, Neb. tf ' John Sides, Agent. OMAHA PRICES. Fitzpatrick will give you goods at Omaha prices. Follow the crowd and see. Fret Until Jaaiary 1, 1901. In order to introduce The Semi Weekly State Journal to a whole lot of new homes it will be sent free from now until January 1, 1901, to any per son sending us One Dollar for a year's subscription. This gives you the paper from now until January 1, 1902, for only Oae Dollar. The State Journal is the recognised state paper and should be in every home in the state. Printed at the capital it gives more prompt and accur ate reporta of Nebraska doings than any other paper, and as it gives you two papers each week it fnrpiBhes yon with the latest news several days ahead of other papers. Yon will not want to be without The Journal during the legisla ture aad the great senatorial contest. The earlier you send the dollar the more papers yon will get for your money. Address, The Journal at Lincoln, Neb. -WANTED-ACTIVK MAN OP GOOD Char acter to dclivar aad coOcet ia Nebraska for old tablikd aaaafaetariBS' wholesale home. BtW a year, awe pay. Honesty man than expe rieaeenqaued. Oar reference, amy baak ia any city. "" self addieeaed stamped eavel ope: MaaafaetBiers, Third Floor, :o4 Dearborn 8t..Chkan. 12ach Tf CieBv aa the last. Passengers going eait for business, will Baturally gravitate to Chicago aa the great oommereial center. Passengers re-visitiBg 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 aad Council Bluffs, afforda exeeHent facilities to reach their dostinstioae ia a aoaaner that will be aura to gtrc the utmost satisfaction. A reference to the time tables will in dicate the route to be chosen, and, by ssking any principal agent west of the Missouri river for a ticket over the Chicago, Coancil Bluffs Omaha Short Line of the Chioago, Milwaukee k St Paul Bailway, you will be cheerfully furnished with the proper passport via Omaha and Chioago. Please note that all of the "Short Line" trains arrive in Ohioagn in ampin time to connect with the eaiwesBtraiBa of all the great through car linee to the priaeipal eastern cities. For additional particulars, time tables, mapc,ct&t please call on or address F. A. Naeh. General Agent, Omaha, Neb. Ltwlat-Wctt aa Maw. Every Tuesday daring October and Wovembcr the Bsrliagtoa Route will aeU tickets at the following remarkably low rates: Ogdea, Bait Lake City, Batte, Helena and aBBftmrtft? one way 933. Boand trip, tea Return limit, 30 days. ffrV-n. Taeoma, Seattle, Portland, Yieteria aad Vancouver, one way, $28. Roaadtrip,$45. Betara limit, 30 daya. Tickets aad iaformatioa at all Bar- tkketoatees. St aad THE LIMIT 'PASSED. m Scbmb WBJeBt the CHriPB toreatt WeM Set BBMCtlci. "Please, mamma, please!" "Papa. I beg? ef yew do set refuser CorwellaPacdeteut clang wildly about her fend hut obdurate mother's seek aad rained kisses upon her cheeks, while Anastasla, her sister, dfd like wtoe to her father. But their pleadlag seemed f no avail. The elder Pasdetouta ahoek their gray beads firmly In BcgarJoa, though It was evideat that the aecea Jty of refusing their daughters' re sjuest pained them beyond measure. Geatly. but with decWoa, aa cm shakes a hard aaelled crab from oat a scalp net, the parents disentangled their daughters' arms from their shoul ders; then, mastering his emotwna, the father said: "No, Anastasla and Cordelia, what yon ask of us Is too much! Never be fore have we refused a request of yours. We have moved from city to city, from state to state, to the lajary of my business and the destruction of your mother's health, In order to de ceive people as to your ages. For the last ten years It haa been nothing but 'move on for us. for every time the peo ple of one place would begin to suspect your true ages you nave insisted on ua packing up and going elsewhere, that you might start anew at 22 and 23. re spectively. We have submitted to this Bomadic life for our love of you, but your most recent demand la too much. We absolutely refuse!" The daughters sobbed like anything. In fact tbey sobbed like everything. But their firm parent remained firm. "No," continued Mr. Pasdetout; "we" will not, absolutely will notcelebra?) our silver edding again In order to prove to people that you two cannot be over 24 at the outside! The Wear Harper's Bazar. F'ra)rf Safes. "For city use In modern buildings, said a safe manufacturer, "safes are nowadays made thinner walled than formerly, thus giving them more room Inside In proportion to the space the safe occupies. The modern building la fireproof, or substantially so. and In case of fire the safe does aot fall down through the, burned floors Into a mass of burning debris In the cellar, but It stays where It has been placed, sup ported by the steel floor beams of the room and, with less around it to burn, subjected to comparatively less heat. "Under such conditions the thin wall ed safe Is as fireproof as the thick wall ed safe would be under the conditions hi which It Is used in the old style buildings, for use In which the tblc: walled safe is still commonly sold." New York Sun. Jaat Like m Haa. Biggs (to cabman) What will you charge to tnk me and my wife to Blank's hotel? Cabman One dollar, sir. Biggs And bow mnch for taklag me alone? Cabman The sameone dollar. Biggs (to his wife) There, my dear, you see bow much you are valued at. Chicago News. I aad Mr. The pronouns "1" and "my arc greatly to be avoided in general con versation. "1" do this or that; "my" children are so and so; "my" cook, "my" house, "my" equipages sucu Iteration sets terribly on the nerves of the listener, besides being in very bad form. New York Tribune. HaaO. "This man," said the keeper softly, "imagines he has millions." "Isn't that nice'!" answered the vis itor. "Whenever he needs money all he has to do is to draw on bis Imagina tion." Kansas City Times. A Urlftlas Wreck. "What Is a skeptic, pa?"' "Well, the most hopeless kind of skeptic Is a woman who haa lot her faith la doctors.' Indianapolis Jour nal. A wedding ring should fit the finger. If It Is too large, it Is a sign of shal lowness of purpose; If too tight. It suggests that the union pinches some bow. A perfect fitting ring Is sym bolic of a perfect, harmonious union. The Journal For all kinds -of neat Job Puntimo. Pollock & Co., b OF COLUMBUS. NKBR., Will aot aa general agenta for this and adjoia couBtiea for the SNODDY MEDICINE CO., Maanfactarers of the now FAMOUS SNODDY HOU CHOLKKA SPECIFIC. tVCall oa them whea ia towa, or write for circulars aad price lists. Soct&ap NOTICE OF BEFEBEES' SALE. NOTICE It hereby given that, whereas la aa action pending ia the district coart of Platte county. Nebraska, wherein Fraaa Mora, lek is plaintiff, aad Marie Horalek. Annie Bleoha. nee Horalek. Frank Bleeha. Mary Blecha, net Horalek, Michael Bleeha. Aatoaie SweeBie, nee Horalek. Michael Sweeaie, Fannie Bleeha; Me Horalek. FraakF. Bleeha, Meliae Kara, we Horalek. Frank Kama, Janea Wea cel Horalek. Edward Uoralek. Ladfala Horalek aad Minnie Horalek are defendants, lodgment entered on the 20th day of Novm for the nartition of the real estate httAnnttmr ber. lX described, and appointing the aadersigaed as referees te make partition thereof, and Whereas, Upon report that said real estate cannot be partitioned without great loss to the owners, the aaderaigaed, as each referees, were by said coart ordered to sell said real estate, as upon execution, at pahlic auction, to tho highest for cash in hand. The aadptsiaaed. referees, will oa the Mat ikur of December, 1980. at the boar of 1 o'clock p. m. hand, the soata half of the northwest aaarter of section tea (10). township niaeteea (Mtj north of range three (3) west of the ttth P. M. ia Platte Edwin II. Chaxbxbs. flea. O. Bbchxb, HaXBY F. J. lIOCKKXBXOKB, Referees. 2Saov3 PROBATE NOTICE. Tax Statk or Nebraska, l . Coanty of Platte. fM fa the coanty coart. in aad for said coanty. In th natter of tne estate of Katnerino Bettr. deceased, lata of said coanty. At a session of tbe coanty coart for said coen- ly. aoioea as ute coanty jaaaw a omce ia Colaai bas. ia said coanty oa the 21st day of Novem ber. A. D. 1889. present. T. D. KobTsoa. coanty jadpe. Oa readlas aad filiaa; the daly verified peutioapf Una. O. Becber. previa that letters of adaualatiatioa be issued to him oa the estate of said decedent. Thereapoa. it ia ordered that the lata day of December. A. D. WO. at 2 o'clock, p. at., be assigned for the hearinc of said petitioa at the eoaaty Jadaa's oBoe ia said coanty. Aad ft ia further ofdeitd. thai duo hm! iuJIm an aivea or roe penoeacy ana MnW or petitioa by peMlcatioa ia Tax CoLtmcs Joca- HAL for tnree coasecauve weeks prior to said dayoT bearing. (A trae copy of the order.) Dated. Colanbas, Neb.. Sow. 21st, 1880. T. D. koBIBON, CoaatyJadce. 3&or-3 PROBATE NOTICE. la theeooati :of Platte coaatr. Nebraska: inn Notice of fiaal aettleaieat aad ma estate or j sines warner, To the creditors, beir. legatees and others ia- terested ia the estate of Janes Wi leor Ji Take aotiee that Georaa W. Galley has filed ia iwnui;iuiniinun out ooiaaa aa exeea- loronaeesuie-oi James Warner. it U ordered that the same stand for heariaa oa the Bab day of November, 1868. before the coart at the hoar of 2 o'clock p. au, at which timeaay person iaterested may appearand txeept to aad This aotiee U ordered givea ia Tax Coumavs JocaVAL, for tana coaateativ weeka prior to the 28U day of November. 18SB. " witness my nana and tne seal of the coaatr v v.imiww. cmts mm oay os nevamaar, T T iimimm Uaev3 0atyJaimv J. M. CURTIS Jistice of tie Peace. o Would npectfHlly aoli it a share of your baaiufss. Over First National Baak at rear of hall 18aprtf Bhcksiitk and Wagon Work... EferythiHir ia war Hm aa eery taiig gaaraatee. Waeaas. aiaie ta artier. Best aarse-saaeiag ia the eity. 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