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.r JTKMtttag ' 2st"c?rxixzw3c-si.- TSVi,vti;iMJfca3C3El-esCE3Kra niMM.k,um.gt3va,p -u.ai nk.9tw.B3e,ju L.t-T- - y- ,V .iliw'Ua m .V,... .. V. ' UGOf- -Ka3cH 3 . . i S7ASLISIUJ JLtV 111 1S70. Columbus, Ncbr. Eaterod at the Postoflico. C&lambce. Hehr., r.s aecond-clafcs mail metier. rmJLlSHED WEDNESDAYS El' Columbus Journal (iNcoi:roi:ATi:u.) TE3MS OKSCnhCUIITIOH: One year, by mail, postr-Ri prr:iaiti 5? nix monuifl. - Tare months...... ....-.......- jO WEDNESDAY, MAKCH 1803. rsssrsirc s. A3: --!- -j;. KEXEWAIJ f 1-e tnt ;: -i: - rnnr natso on your 'iixr. r wraiincr kWiM-i to v iit limo j enr nWriptiou is 1-1H. Tha .Inn"'. .ows tin! lutymcnt tins Ixfn r-oeiv-'l tiji to Jan. 1. 1W. yetU5 to Fli. 1, lW'i nl ? . When io.Mii.Mit ia mailf. th ilatr, which siav.vr- Jis r. rewii will 1ms changed acori'aclj. DIS'()STIXOANCi:S-it--P'n'i!ile'!nbcriJ-erxwill continue to nrohetliin Journal iiutil tl f IutliHlirh are notiftcl y lillr to difiroDtin.iv, whon nil arnair "' iiin-l l-e j'-iM If you .u .! wish tli Ji.tirua! con' inii.il fo- -.nothcr j.-:ir .' tcrtlu time l.iM for Ins expired. Jo t..inW provioattly notify hh t d:-coiitiiiie it. CIIANtlK IN ADIMJKS-Wlien onlT'ar n change in llifaiI(lnfi',wibM"rilThliiil'l '' - re to ivo their o'.il a w;l as tii r new addn-sH. Voto her straiglit. Even tho First wr.nl is coming into tho fold. The Germans do u'.t rcli-h the underhand manner in which il.v or Boettcher was knifed vrhrn '.' only oHenco was doing his j.laiu t'.rJv. The commodity freight rate bill hrs passed the lower hon?o of the legisla ture, with Rood chances of posing the senate afco. This is a little toayh on our friends, tho opposition pn ss. who could seo no zrocd coming t.ut of the present Nebraska leyi.-latr.ro, hat WO all have onr cross to bear. The Univerfcify Journal his made Its appearnnco as a monthly paL!i-n-tion from the University ol Neb'a.Jia. It is devoted to tho iutercsth of the state university and secondary edu cation in Nebraska. K. CI. Sh.tid, registrar of tho university, is editor-in-chief. Tho object of tho U.ir.er sity Journal is tho btrengthen.ng of tho natural tio between the univer sity and tho high schools of rh? state. The lirst number contains interesting articles from tho leading caveators of the state, and tho p-bin.ition 6hould bo of jicrraanent benefit to the cause of education inNcLrasfcc. i ing issued from t'he univer.-ity, it will of courso meet with the btrenuoa op posrtion of tho World-Herald et a!. Even grave allairs of stric hae comical incidoms. 'Iho r.thlnss to tho people ot Venezuela which has been issued bv their valiant president, Cat tro. suggests that Venezuela i.v.sJ i.d army of 30,000 men and invade the United States. Tho first step in the humiliation of Uncle Sam would Le the capture of New Orleans by this mighty host and then the iosic?siou of tho Mississippi, thus cuttins the U. S. in twain and bringing Teddy tc time in short order. On this babir there would bo about 0:10 and a half Venezuelan soldiers as a garrison for each town on tho Alissisbinnl, anu fit iil thcro would be left ci.-rhtreu or twenty to continue tho work of in vasion. This fable tfaclus that wo should all study geography in lh days of our ycuth. What would Thomas .TofTpr:,c.n do if he should como to Columbus and . e the names of his most )roiuir.cii dis ciples on a potition demanding an accursed Hnmiltoman doctrine, :t l. ennial election law,nml Platte county, the banner democratic county m Ne braska, sure of re electing irc present oflicors any way ! Verily the w. of Platte county demorracv are strange these days! Why did Platte oouuty democrats turn down Parher in favor of KooseveltV Simplv bcauio the placed good government abevo pirti anism. Tho issnos of tho connug city election are tho same. The demo cratic city ticket, lihe the nomination of Parker, means a triumph of pi.tis anism over good government. And tae voters ofColumbus will regitt-r tiiem Belves in favor of good government .u the city, as they nid lat full, I.y electing the republican candidal. Editor Sprecher of tho Free Lance expresses onr views on the biennial election bill, lie says:" Tho argument used for each a chargo is along the line of expenso and it would mean -a saving, but down underneath it all is probably tho influence of county oJa cers who desire to prolong their terms. Not lone ago there was a mo omeni on to make tho terms of conmy cCi cers four years instead of two and mat was a plan promulgated by the iucumt bents of the state. There can lie no objection to holding l"s ehction and make it once in two years, but such an act would bo unconstitution al. The constitution of the rlato pro vides for the elections and can j.n!y be changed by voto cf the people on amendment. A legislative at tan not amend a constitutional rrovision If the legislature i'co' gn ahead and pass this bill it will be tested in the supreme court and knocked cut." The Journal has been requested to observe the proper journalistic ameni ties toward Judge Heusley, the oppes tion candidate for mayor. The Josrnal will certainly do so for two reasons: In the first place, we are Dt in the .mud-throwing business. econdly, we consider Judge Hcns- ' personally en honorable man. If in public offica or a candidate public ofiico performs dishonest' cts, it is no violation of uewsranpr Ithics to expose such acts and orposo icn man on personal grounds But 1 the case of judge Hcnslev there is I no reason why any personal attack bould bo made on him by this pauer lor any other. Wo have nothing to T against him. As wo have alreadv lid, he is in mightv bad rnmnnv Politically. He stands as tho candi date of a small faction of one mrtv opposed to' the masses cf both part i. In the democratic convention Judge Henslev offered himself as a Tictim to march to certain Blaugh-te- He knows, ns everybody cle knows, that he has no chance of elec tion. The issne is not one of caudi dates but of platforms. Honesty or K&t. For tho city or for the spoils. Vote iier straight. Veto her straight. Vote her straight. Vote her straight. Vote her Eiraiyht. i -, r ,j The divorce cute ot Buffalo Bill, which bas ferniahed such yced mater ial for tho fccnsational jiress of late, ha been deci-Ied atrain tho colonel. K. S. Dickinson owns a part of the laud on which the hoys play Sunday base ball. Tho hoys know if. That is why they cannot Le moved to Enr port tho insurgents. ' ' The "revolters" are aking for the vote of the church people on tho ground that thev r.ro "revolting" again' t ilayor Scetlcher's "wide open" policy. They arc appealing for the saloon vote on tho promise of a wider open" policy than I.Iayor Boott cher's. Which promiso wool I they keop"r It is not safo to give them a chance to show us. Eri'ii the liicn'e, always a radical democratic paper, cannot endorte the rieir ticket put up in the name of dem ajracy. Tho Bieno s emiueuily cor rect in saying that tho ticket is not ratisfactory ia democrats and is not the ticket, of tho democratic party. If th Telegram now would jnst come ont and tell tho truth once about tho pcditi-'-al situation, no doubt tho ring candidates would all resign. J5nt, to bo inrc. how could it? Good morning, Brother Howard, boautifui w alter -f republicans are ba-.lng cvGr hi-ro on "ICasy street." And wc owo our happy location to your real estalo agency, von kuow.liy the way, Hayor Boettcher is living on our sfreGt too. in tho homo you selected for yourself. Bully good neigh bor. tlr:t Mayor Boettcher. Wo don't hr.vo t' lock our door.s from such uc igLbore. Sorry you aro in such a hurry, Brother. Goodbye. It would bo hard to lind a board of ccuuty uperv!Sors in Nebraska who have list Isoen guilty of grafting in S3mo form, but we venture tho opin ion that I'iatte is the only county whoso supervisors have the gall to opeulv thmw tho interesta of the farrae-s aside and work publicly in the interest of the bloodsucking bridge trcbt. and ;,ctit:ou tbo leislaturo to kill a bill which would inako it diffi el lor thorn to work their graft at the cifeu'e of the taxpivcra Lind say Opinion. "Wiiiit a pretty picture it was! And how cruel ia that wicked man How ard to ?poil tho picture! 'Telegram This reminds us of a story. An ed itor 01 a democratic newspaper, who had somothiug ot a reputation as a public speaker, was on90 called upon to ftddres a teachers' association. The sner.k r choo for his theme, "Self Ma o Til :r " He was a sort of "dress para le" fellow, who was accustomed 10 bc:.sl of his advancement through the valines stages of tho newspaper profession, from a ' bun: print" up to tho dignified position of country ed itor of several democratic newspapers', all of which had been effect ivo in de-f-jating tho democratic party in their respect ivo localities, because of the editor s lnbt for graft and nis unquali fied advocacy of the "f polls" sy.itcm. The .-peaker hai given iilustraticn atrer iliu-,tration of tho world's great men who ha.i risen to high placo by their own efforts, iiually as a cli max for his eloquent peroration, after recounting the stops by which ho him self had lisen to fame, ho exclaimed, pulling himself up to his full height and gating sfarwarn, "And what am In.n! What am I now!" In the let. Mlneo that followed this effort, quick responded a voie" from tho t:al lery "A d fool " COMMODITY HJLL. The lion so kiilo I tho commodity rate bill by a voto of -1! to 11. John V. Bonder vas among the II who voted lor it. The fact that Mr. Bender :s a demoTat does not prevent the Journal from comrionding him for voting in accordance with the position rho Journal has- ikt-n all along with regard to ia'e "gnhviou. At the sum1 tiin", if fhnuld not- be chaiged against members who voted against the bill fbat they are tied up with tho railroads:. In fact Represen tative Caldwell, who himself intro duced a most striugo.it rat" regulation bill, voted against tho "commodity rat')" bill. And others, incladinglle prosrntativo Roare. voted against it because they expected to support the "raiiroad coiuraiofion" bill, which they think will rervc a belrcr purpose. Iheyiuvc in supp-rt cf their argu ment.the fact'that thirty of our states have adopted i ho" commit dou"rnethod of "regulation." The Journal, nevertheless, is still of the opinion that a rate bill should have pissed, pending the establish ment of jj commission, as a measure of temporary relief to Nebrabka ship pars Ii is now up to tho House to pas the senate's "cammi'-sion" bill. If they refuse to pass that, tho burden will b? on this legislature to prove that it is not ownt-d iy tho railroads. And the burden will be on tho farmers and other shipners two years hence, to elect legislators concerning whose views on rate rclgulatiou thero will be no doubt. ::ot talk i y a. Colubmns voters are not talking for or agianst individual candidates. In fact they are doing no talking cf any sort. The issue is not one cf candi dates nor of party hut of platform. People will nor vote for Dickinson, Newman anJ tho rest bacanse they arfi republicans. They will not vote against Hcnsloy. Spoica and the test becaare they aro democrats or en the ground that they are not good men nnrsonaliy. The fac: is, tho democratic party has no ticker in the field, and the re publicans have a ticket simply hecauso they were forced to it by the revolt of a small and insignificant faction of the democratic party against Mayor Boettcher and good government. A vote for Dickinson, Newman and the republican tickoi is simply a vote to vindicate flavor Boettcher and to punisn the revolters. The reuhlican ticket, so called, is in reality the non partisan citizens tioftct. Tho victory will not be a republican victory, hut a citizens victory over graft and corruption. MAYBE. Even now in fancy we can bear the next issue of the Telegram piouFly saying: "The Telegram favored a citizens' ticket and the editor of the Telegram offered a rebolntKn to that effect, bus since the party has willed it otherwise tho Telegram bows to the will of tho party." Of course this may bo true. It may bo that the delegates who were select ed by the editor of tho Telegram to attend tho so-called democratic con vention had not been properly in structed in advauce. :md they may have considered it all a joke when the resolution v. as introduced. Cr it may bo that they were suddenly possessed of devils and knew not what they diJ. Or pcradventure thev wero asleep, nnd waking thought the resolution had been introduced bv somebody else, and 60 voted against it. It mav bo that the Telegram has heen tho friend and supporter ofMayor Boettcher all atoug, and it was some ono oiso who plugged up tho deal to down the mayor. It may bo that the tru-ts or tbo rail roads or Governor Mickey or the state university or GrjverOlovoland or some other scoundrel got in his deadly work on thoso faithful ones whom tho ed itor of thn Tclogtam had chosen as his aides-de-camp to assist him in hold ing his convention. How it was nobody will ever know. But it was a Mght to make strong men weep to seo Urother Howard in troduce that pious resolution for a citizens' ticket and then to pee his own chosen ones solidly nnd solnmnlv rise upon their hind legs and voto it down: However, whether this strange action was duo to misunderstanding, forgetfnlness or treachery, it fortu nately will not prev nt tho Telegram from saying tliat it was in favor of a citizens' tii-kct ami proved its faith by its works. Tin: ;;:;' tucst. Tho beef trui-t has another enemy besides tho United States government. Twenty-six concerns classed as inde pendom; packers aro to atart a war on the combine, ami, curiously enough, it is to open on tho very day of MarnlrJO. when tho federal grand jury is to be gin its investigations of the trust. It is understood that a fund of 3,000 -000 has been raised by the independent paekers with which to prosecute tho campaign i-gMii.'.t tbo pool. Wnilo most of tho plants or tho independent pack ers aro ia Kau.-as City, they have branches in Chicr go and New York, and are thcreforo well located strate gically to carry en the war. The sympathies of the great pur chasing public of the country will be on the side of the .independents. The trust has mado two sorts of enemies during its operations. It has cut down the prices which producers have re ceived for their cattlo and then ad vanced the prices which consumers must pay. in this way, and in the fa vors which thay have coaxed or ex torted from the railways, the members of the eombina have been enabled to control tho greater part of the market and to make immense proGts for their members. J ho independents propose to attack the combine on both ends of tho Hue. They will pay more for their cisttlo and wili charge less for their meats.aad expect to make a fair profit in tho transaction. This fight of the independent pack ers against tho trust will attract oven moro attention than will tbo new at tack upon the trust which the govern ment is to make in tho courts. This timo tho attack, if successful, will probably lead to tho imprisonment of somo of tho . combine's heads. The speclat lo of a few of the trust mag nates behind prison bars would be very agreeable to tho country and there is a chance that the country will see it. With the government nnd a strong or ganization of anti-trust packers again at war with the couibino.it is probable that the latter will bo kept busy in the next few months in discovering where it is nt. The trunts aro not having such pleat-ant sailing as they had a fow years ago. Globe Democrat. XEDKASXA'S (SOLDEX ERA. A bulletin jnst issued from theStato Bureau of Labor and Industrial statis tics showing the wealth of Nebraska produced during tho year 1!K)4 is a wonderful presentation of onr ma terial gain. THI-: VALUE OF NEBRASKA'S PRODUCTS FOR THE YEAH SHOW THE MAGNIFICENT SUM OF$C.59.-3S-2, li!0. Think of that, you have been dis posed to regard Nebraksa as a border state and poverty stricken. Half enough of new wealth in a single year to pay the national debt. A thousand car loads cf silver dollars, allowing oO.OOO pounds to the car. Enough to make a stack 1-JIO miles high and enough left to covers a five-acre lot. A good deal of money, is it not? Yet this is the splendid showing for lhu fruit of Nebraska's industry iu the Year of Oar Lord 11)04. The value 01 the productions in de tail is as follows, making a table worth preserving: Corn . 79,-135.7!7..K) Wheat '. Z(il41.;i,4.')5 47 O-.ts lti, 702.511;.:!.. Parley 1,SJ3.S!K.23 Rya -. 1,221,481.20 Hay 20,280.250.40 Potatoes 3,882,C68.1G Sugar beets 5,000,000 00 Other soil crops 12,0(50,000.00 Dairy products 11.000,000.00 Poultry products 10,000,000.00 Livo stocic 138,000,000.00 aiannfactnring products 175,000,000,00 Total $501.5S2,190.G3 Nebraska's rank among other states in the matter of producicg staple crops is near tho top. This state is third in the list of corn producing states, Illinois leading with a total of S44.133.6S0 bushels. Iowa follows second with a production of 303,039, -2CG bushels. The acreage of Illi nois is placed at 9,423,230 acres, that of Iowa at 9,293,683 acre. Of the wheat growing states, Nebraska ranks as fourth on the list. Minnesota lead ing with a crop of 6S.344.256 bushels; Kansas being next on the list with a production of 65.019,741 bu?bels.Third in order is North Dakota. with 53,892, 193 bushels. Nebraska's crop of wheat is placed at 31,825.850 onsnela. That Nebraska farmers have not paid as much attention to the raising of oats as have those of her sister states is shown by her place of fifth on the list. Iowa leading with a total of 122,323, 200 busnels. Nebraska's oat crop is placed at Gfi.S10.065 bushels. Nebraska stands second in the production of hay. Nebraska is led by but one, Nha York, which with 4,765,294 acres produced 6.480,800 tons, while Ne braska, with 2,695,855 acres, raised a total of 5,308,970 tons. Taking the total value of corn, wheat, barley, oats and rye for 1904 Nebraska stands in second place, with Iowa first, Minnesota third. Kansas fourth, Mis souri firth nnd South Dakota sixth. Naturally this tremendous production of new wealth is reflected in tho showing ot tho banks. Thero was a notable increaso during tho year of deposits. On November 3J, 1903, the total deposits in all the banks of the state was $102, ISO, 71)3.81. On August 23, 1904, the total had risen to f 109. 211.229.23 an increase of 7.033.427.12, being high water mark in the history of tho state. These figures deserve to be emblazonod to all tho world. A state which shows such material pros perity, which is malting marked pro gress in spiritual things nnd which has the lowest per cent of illiteracy cf any in the union need not be ashamed to hold up its head and look the world in the face. It cannot be doubted this is the Golden Era of Ne braska's history Fremont Tribune. THE OXLY WAY. Tho men who engineered the scheme to do away with politics in city elec tions aro now the men who are very anxious that tho opponents of Onelfan rnle should be very courteous atd gcntlo in the conduct of the city cam paign. It is not to bo wondered at. Publicity is not to their liking and not to their interest. The time has come when tho most greedy and tyrannical combine that has ever existed in Platte county can be knock ed bodily out of the ring. A good stnrting place will be tho city of Co lumbus where tho gang has shown, its hand in a moro open nnd glaring manner than ever before. Operating always in tho democratic party, bo cause nutil last year that was the dominant party iu this county, this gang has tasen complete possession of the Platto county democratic organ ization, giving the masses of the party no voice in the party councils and no share in the spoils. At last they went a little too far, as such manipulators always do soon er or later. They got careless about covering their tracks. They began moie openly to pilfer tho county treas ury, secure in tbo belief that nobody wonld ever take the trouble to dig np the records. There is where they made one mistake. Then they made anothef mistake. A democratic mayor of Columbus had the unspeakable nerve to defy the dictation of the ring. He was supported by the appro val of tho entire city, regardless of politics because, it was a matter of common honesty and not of politics. Bat he was marked for slaughter by the bosses. They assembled themselves in what they wero pleased to call a democratic convention and put them selves on record against decent govern ment. There is where they made an other mistake. Every man in the corporate city of Columbus who beliovos in honest gov ernment will do well to consider the situation. The only lasting and olTectunl rebuko that can be admin istered to this combino is to elect R. S. Dickinson, Dave Newman and tho whole ticket with him. WHO? Who favored a non-partisan tickot, before tbo convention V Howard. Who boasts, since tbo convention. that he defeated the non-partisan idea by dofeating Mavor Boottcher's re nomination? Howard. Who charged. beforo tho convention, that onr citv government was too lax under Mayor Boettcher V Howard. Who boasts, sinco the convention, that by electing the democratic ticket. Columbus will break tho chains of cleau government, forged by tho strong, honest hands of Mayor Boett cher? Howard. Who insulted every saloon keeper in Columbus last fall, by questioning their rights as upright American citi zens to vote for Roosevelt and clean government? Howard. Who insults thorn again, by bidding for their support en the assumption that they believe in lawlessness, promising them & reign of lawlessness if the democratic ticket is elected? Howard. ' Who insulted every honest demo crat, by packing the democratic con vention against Mayor Boettcher. simply because be would not bend bis knee to Howard's printing trust? Howard. Who will rebukeHoward for betray ing and insulting tho democratic party, through motivos of personal spite? Tho democrats cf Columbus who likaMayor Boettcher's quality of man hood, and who place clean govern ment above partisanism. How will they do it? Bvvoting against every candidate made bv the Howard machine. To whom is the reonblican party under lasting obligations for services rendered? Howard. 1 COMPARISON. "Common honesty should impel the Journal to give Mayor Dickinson and others tbe samo medicine it mixes for the democratic supervisors. The Tele gram has never believed that onr county supervisors were grafters when they did extra work and drew a little extra pay. Neither do we for one moment believe that Mayor Dickinson, his conncil or his policemen were grafters when they extracted from the treasury more money for police salar ies than was allowed by law. The Telegram does not demand that the policeman shall "pmt it back." They earned every dollar received. "Tele- gram. Again it becomes necessary for ua to humiliate onr good Brother by giv ing him a publio lesson in elementary logic. And we dislike to do it, in face of tbo mott excellent service he is rendering R. S Dickinson and Dave Newman and the wholo republican ticket iu this campaign. In administering tnia lesson, we ask our readers to forget that our brother still has tho money in his pocket for the city printing which he secured by graft, in 1903. We ask thsni to forget that he still has in his pocket f 13 a thousand for the 1904 supply of county blanks which in his 1904 bid he- promised to supply at 13.75. We ask them to forget that his bid for the 1905 coontv supplies is on the face of it not only u fraud upon the taxpayers b"t an insult to the news paper fraternity. We ask them to forget that bis ad vocacy of a wide open city, where the boys may "play marbles" on Sun day or tbo great national game of tho JackEonian club, is a shameless insult to every man in Columbus who has a son growing into manhood or a dangl -ter budding Into young womanhood. We ask Mayor Boottcher's friends to forget that our brother boasts that he is on "Easy street." because be was able in a corroK. unrepresentative delegate convent im . to put his foot on the neck of Mayor Boettcher and clean government. Forgetting all these things, giving onr brother the benefit of tho doubt, examine justly and fairly tho logic by which he compares Mayor Dickinson, an honest city council and efficient police force, who were ignorant of the limitation'! of tbo law, with two super visors who have persisted in collect ing illegal salaries knowingly nnd in the face of protest nnd who Lave proved their fidelity to tho taxpny. rt whose pockets they have filched, by selling themselves to tho BridgoTrust, thac has its hands even deeper into the taxpayers' pockets than has the P inting Trust of which cur Brother is the honored bead. If Mayor Dickinson and his fenr democratic counciluien bud knowing ly voted themselves twice ns much salary as the law allows tbey wonld have earned tho title "grafters," and tbe Journal would ask them now to "put it back" for they would bo on the same piano with the supervisors. if Mayor Dickinson and the Fame conncil knowinglv voted the police force more than legal r.llowauco for services even on the grounds of more efficient service, they did wrong. Law lessness is dangerous and nevr justi fiable. If Mayor Dickinson and tbe same conncil voted the police force illegal salaries innocently believing that they wore acting right and legally, m fair man can complain. Aud the fact that the Telegram was the official paper at tbe time and in a position to know the facts and the law, estops it from complaining at this late hour of acts which it could have prevented. If the editor of the Telegram in a state of intoxication should stumble into his neighbor's honse, believing it his own. and should take therefrom a coat, it would be difficult to mnke out a case of larceny against him. And he wonld be justified in feeling insulted at being called a thiof. Likewise, Mayor Dickinson and his conncil aro justified in feeling insult ed at being classed with tho two su pervisors, tbe Telegram company and tho rest of the grafters. It surely is tough luck when a ticket can't command the support of its own papers. If the democrats bad stuck to candi dates like August Boettcher and Died rich Beecher, they might still be not altogether without hope. In tho long rnn it pays to be honest. "Contrary to the advice of theTele gram tbe democrats of Columbus bavo abandoned the non-partisan plan of conducting the city campaign, ana have nominated a straight ticket. We abide tbe will of the majority. " Oo tumbns Telegram. If yon are a republican and don't like one or two men on the ticket, per sonally, just stop and consider whether your disliko of them is as strong as your dislike of tbe methods of tho demo cratic ring. The only effective pro test agianst the gang is a straight re publican ticket. THE ART OF WAR. In the Spanish-American war, Com modore Schley made a remark about tbe main part of the glory being doe to the man behind tbe gun and not the admirals and generals and directing authorities. It was true but only half true. Marquis Cvmaa, tho Japanese commander-in-chief, now makes a pub lished statement of his high regard for the Russians as soldiers and fight ers. Here is a case where the man behind the gun is not wanting, but the direction is. Every man in Russia who occupies a place of authority is in fear and dis trust of his fellows. Gonorals are ap pointed through political or social considerations We had an example of the samo thing iu this country at the beginning of the civil war ; and the union paid a big price for its exper ience with political generals and car pet knights. By and by we settled down to a realization of the great truth that war is hell and theman who is the beet allround practitioner of the science of hell on earth, and who is not encumbered with any artistic or sentimental faculties, is the best gen eral. So wo sifted down to Grant and Sherman and Sheridan and Thomas and Farragnt and Porter, and the trouble was over. Not that we .accuse any Russian general of being hampered by senti ment or humane impulses. That kind die yomng in Russia. But the qualifi cations for a commander in Russia take in so many things besides the art of war that this latter element is nearly lost sight of. The progress to date of the Jap Bnsjff war, together with Oyama's verdict un the fighting qualities of the Rnariaa soldiers, ia another proof that the responsibility and the credit must he pretty evenly divded .between the men behind tho guns and tho uv:n be hind tho men. And in defasit of proof to the contrary, tho old rtdage still stands: Better an :tricy cf cheep led by a lion than an army of lions led by a cheep. Startling Mortality Statistics show htartliog mortality, from appendicitis and peritonitis. To prevent and euro these awful diseases. there is just ono reliable remedy. Dr. King's New Life .'Pills. M.Flannurv of 41 Custom Honso Placo, Chicago, says:"Thoy have no equal for consti pation and biliousness." 2.". cents-at Chas. H. Duck's", drnggist. Kotice . City delivery will commence on May I, 11)03. Notico is hereby given to citizens tLat mail will be del: voted by enrrirr only to thoso residences which havo sidewalks. Street num bers must also bo put on houses before May J. The plat of the city is atGrav's s-tore and residents of hou-erf without numbers will bo inform; d thero what their proper number is. Get in you' sidewalks and houeo numbers and be reudy. August Boot taker, Mm or. ijBsunrwsti-M B-lJjr ft. M. POST attorney : at : Lai-; Golmnbus. Nob. r j. Hrir.i-'. ATTOKSKY AT 1,A W Olfcn. Olii St., fonrth Iit north of FirM "-1 tioiiul Idiftk. roLuv.nrs. nkiskakka. DR. GflS. !. FLfYTZ HOMEOPATHIC PhyslGian anfS Sisrgcoa. isyjiJwwTrTvjXx'tTvtjir,-tyaftTT wvrxxx ws 6. J. GfiRLOEf aWti? OHiw i it ('i)lumbut S:ntp Ikim'i Gciurrthnr. fJth. BEGHBft H0GXEft5&R&E3 X- A4IJ3 2MR!RC1 M VlIltlJ.U'A. iis. ,J Rm m - . M. T. . iJ -'feci.'ffay'.B. . v. -- s -y Loans Choice list of Lands for sale. We are prepared to supply the spring demand for dwellings and lots. Wc have money to loan on real estate in small or large amounts for from 1 to 10 years. DONT WASTE 68AIN! A Cheaply Itlade wTascn Will Waste Eso TLfrIX Grain to Sug a Good Ono. Onr wagons will not scatter yonrgrain v.hileon the road to market or overtax your h(in-; with needless heavy draught. We keep only tho Latest nnd BTvST in ilu rrii nnl &',:n,?,!52:yf-i jjji. .i.n '"'0" -All Kin.ls of- FARM IUPLEilGNTS. 1 Our horse sltoos stirfc and don't lame ymw Iior.st's TRY THE3I. LOUIS SCHREIBER. tACK-r KZfiZ232!NTz er Sl1 iqf I IftWAWiXVJjr This great stock medicine ia a I money saver for Ftock raisers. It is a medicine, not a cheap food or condition powder. Though p'lt trp j in coarser form Ihn Thctftrrd 3 i Black-Draught, reno-.vr.cil f'.r the cure of the digestion troubles of persons, it ha3 the same qualities of invigorating digestion, etirring np the torpid liver and loosening the constipated bowels for all stock and poultry. It is carefully pre pared and its action is so healthful that stock grow and thrive with an occasional dose in their food.. It cores hog cholera and make3 hogs grow fat. It cures chicken cholera and roup and makes hens lav. It Cores constipation, distemper and colds in horses, murrain in cattle, and makes a draught animal do more work for the food consumed. It gives animals and fowls of all kinds new life. Every farmer Ad , raiser should certainly give it a j trial. It costs 25c. a can and saves ten times its price in profit. PmsBtrao, Kjlb., March 25, 1901. T h&ve been nsinir your BIock-Draorht Rta-fe anil vnmzrr aieaicica on mw tack for loaa time. I hare used all kinda ot stock food but I bare found tbat yean u tae beat xor my purpose. J. B. HASSON. &' ir$ if"s t a? gsa"' 2. n&iaEii 1l to jjLL "v n s a &3 MfMaic m Weliave jin endless asscrl mono of strictly up-to-dato Clo thing. Tlicy are sold right. Don't go s h a b b y wlicn fbralew "plmiKs" you can look well nncl feel well. Good Ht gnnra-iitcciL s I Ski- sIh m ..I I tii Street.. COLUMBUS. HT-Z jy yf ,Jf .'' ir ,' . a--va Ax I fierce Gesfaureiit r.W T. ISU fc.fH.t w xy-i-p 1 "s-'?..j?,k.s. . W;;fl ) Tlic bc?3t or every thing in ilie eating line. Mcr-Is at all hours, day or night Fresh iiih every day during Lent :t- I lierseiibFock & EurRe i T 3-2TrM-J-M-W-H--: : 4. m r SC IT . Um l.linAT. h w 1. ii-n ir .11 Z:inds :OJLllcLIn.g, HsTCwtGrlsLl, SLa.rcl and. Soft CcaL Prices rigin.t -f Vnnlsen l.'Uli Strn-t, itcir J! & HENRY E.IEDEE, Manager. J flY rX-v-r-K'-r-yrJ i-i-fr-lv 1 1 i .. fr J. 4 I. P.rro ::.:r-':r:v f ; f.. f- roiictlnllosi ci nil !;?: nmh;:M-. !!c npiti:i 5" 'rs,. -.. ..,- , :....- o V'V fill t -..t l:' c3 '" .-. .-iik-.v- jjjuiriM. im'x-.'ii-zv. S'r!-iS. In :-t.j-.i - ;..''-, p .' " -ij-v"""'! iHinnTlTICIC FASTI?, .-nut ! J:,..-,,,. "'iV!' fiJ"' t.',x l ' I1"" is:e eiery pntloti of Ciit S:rt.'.Uj uli;. n '-""" " ' -' . tiw.a to Uilic lili -.irit Ir its purl;y. .--, v:" yr.tj lr,ir :imr-3r.'-st VnlnU vort pn.v:e Ii.i1t..m:t1 ... e f-;r r?.e , sJ:, jm.-o raw cil in jour Jocii l-::lir-rt lx.j-rt-1. , J:.,1t"! ; ' J"nt Tlios tnr.lHTt STOIr wtut-. iho i.isie iu coni- ho ift i:ciRb:-rrwa:-r r.-onj !,o lc.-.J dealer. Mnapfy lurtstrl ':V,";-.?-V71,HU'io.I5'"y -ar' "nsw-s l:t ba Zias rant j t-.?V.T.;":"J f"J'-i " ' 2?:ir'cfj JSonw J'atn; w.-.Irh J: nv2n - :, ih v.rMy"ow.F:5Rs".T-r ;VT 'rrj' 'Cur own dealer will -i.a.'jo.i p nt C0iV.fv.:Y. gt. louisv:20. "GET i' j&n: a - &Sv-ltt'r&'trttttt' M?tt????t??m????????????mm! SP- & "trWAr. iwt m 11 in -n 1 inimrini iiwi n tj . -Bi tl-SMSKMM 01JWi.1HMUfcB: j a-..-if .- -r, , , r, i m, , mm ,m , , , , ""31 g? if Oyreo-Jersey ff J ff fl I Poland Oiiioa S & Kegistered, and as good hogs as Z can be found anywhere in the country. Z Consisting of 45 HEAD BKOOD fB SOWS, SO HEAD FALL PIGS, and f Ssme BOABS. &Z 20 Head Cattle, Enlls and heifers, s 7 of which are pedigreed Poll Durham, SZL as folio ws: i& Four Cows, 4 years old. ilt One Bull, 2 years old. gr One Buil Calf 1 0 months old. g: One Heifer Calf, 10 months old. oZ x Selected from two of the best herds g in Iowa. " For Catalogues address Cv. C. Johnson after Feb. .12. Farm 2 miles West ot Osceola. Nebraska. r,.iiuAfmuuiuum.,4; a 1 R 4- fy. 9 oniW- B ? KJMAJftKiaiUWlirsa.VMK,rUWi.Xk ..- I - z 5 I t HBBSASKA t l-k t. a..- vV ,,, , . iir irsc :t;art : r-l.ip it ! fio:;hL to onr s!u: :uid h:i it r.dlod "on onr new SivOWS KOl'AKV llsr s-IIAUl'KNKU. Wo nnd the itinnfni'tiirtTK j-a.irautiv that it will di h ttrr uorl; and stny shtirp twice at ionjr. The icewn to, in rolhngn ilis-e it. i- iical" v. ! ". f an inch larger and ttiontee! is iii'nl.j h:rd and pniootli. mak ing it cut '::sicr. We will pay the frc:;;lit one w.i.-. or. if joit will take our hs-i; ariar m.il hrinir in only the Iladi::. we will .llov.- u:i lI.VoiT the lull. The price i ;.). per blade We also handte the Nov; T. P. l'lm--a plow that, we guarantee in every way to work where any plow will work nvd to pull easier than any plow made. H. G. PERSON, fCt-Ii Sr.rcnt. Go!ijmbus. A k and lea! Market I k K - J - K" - f -i-l-lv-H-l-:-l- rMirij rr Z5iil 1 1 I wJ. ?il Ictnt. h'otli PImiikv M liI-iK- WIH i 1 , A "? rn ci .... , . . . . - t t:cTt1i.?j-ct-': jr!-i:. in :.-.,j..i je - srs' -g PROS Km Wm r5 H9 Lr B WCr - -P - -..2P fC9 -2! 6. 0. JOHNSON i . -' 4' r t m L t y . mskA . a TtvvmZ-- ..'- .. 14rf, U ofef- t S-f - "