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MONT.
At the request of Senator VH * . Wye
the ( Into of the miss wcothitf to I
hold nt Fremont on Wednesday , OcU
ber 10th , fa changed to Saturday , 0 <
tobor 7tli. Qonoral Connor and Hot
M. K. Turner huvo agreed to ucldrce
the citizens of Uodgo county nt th
BIUIO mooting.
LET every nnti-monopollnt conati
tuto himself a citnpitgn committee o
one. Vietoritn nru won bj' work , no
by wind.
NUMEROUS cabinet cb.-xn ca arc ii
prodpcct. Goiioral Arthttr can vorl
more .wondura in & cabinet tbnn Ih
D.ivonport brothern
SnunnANT MASON han been rofuaoi
n writ of Imboas corpus by tlio oupromi
court of NUT.- York , but Genera ! Shiir
man , an Acting secretary ofwnr , liai
reconiinmiond liio pardon by tliu preni
dent. Mason h.u baun puiiithud inif
iicicnlly for his niiiiduiuriauor , whici
consisted in trying to cheat the gal
lows uf tliu cowardly usaiwsin of President
I idont O rlield.
Tint Omaha JtepullicMi ia
ing it before ( ho people that nnj
opposition to corrupt republican rule
isdircct aid to the democrats If i !
over comes to u point where the nco-
pie are compelled to chooao between
an honest democrat and a dishcmcit
republican voters will not take lotifi
to make up their minds as to their
choice.
JUDGE TUUNKHY of the J'jimeyl.
vania supreme court , in a i.uit involv
ing the obligation of o railroad com
pany to honor u ticket cold by a
scalper , hna decided that when n mil-
road has ianuod a ticket it must honor
it , no matter in tvhoao hands the ticket
may be and muat carry the holder the
distance ntipulated on its face ,
TUB revival of boM rule , machine
njjplianoei and federal dictation in
* Now York nud Pennsylvania have )
* H" : t made these states the battleground.
The republican voters are determined
to strike down thomaohino politician ,
to repudiate the tricks nnd fraudo of
ward politics , to rpbuko the national
administration for intermeddling , and
to assort- , the rightu of , the people , oven
at the cost of republican dot oat , The
party can well atford to submit to tins
heroic treatment. Cfuitomuiou ia
the only cd'octivn rcinooy. The demo
crats may carry Now York nnd Penn
sylvania , and may oven pain thu con
trol of the next uongroaa , but the ro-
Eublioan party will bo the stronger
i 1884 for the banishment of the
1 machine and liy mason of the new
demonstration of its power to reform
the abuse * which grow up in iU own
ranks. It is also possible that a demo
cratic congress may contribute materially
'
a rially to republican auccces in 1881.
Chicugt Tribune.
These arc strong wordn from a
staunch republican journal. They ap
ply with equal portiuency to the re
publican Btnto of Nebraska , which has
boon handed over to the tender mer
cies of monopoly boesoa who hide behind -
f
hind the mask of party loyalty. Thu
! . f republican party will bs stronger for
their defeat. I'.imcito like they uro
sapping its vitality nnd pliying fast
and lee o with every principle of true
icpublicunmn. jioro democrats are
j made every year in Nebraska by the
" railroad attornoya thuu by nny other
( " 1 \ influence , and republican success in
' tlio future can only be assured by the
defeat in the coming election of every
.republican . candidate who owes hit
nomination to the aid nnd clTorte ot
corporate monopoly.
DOWN WITH THE BOSSES.
"Down with the bosses" is the cry
which is ringing in Pennsylvania nnd
Now Yprk , where a corrupted party
organization has attempted to foist
by fraud and force their nowiiu'es
upon the voters of the republican
party.
"Down with tha bosses" should bo
the rallying cry of every reputable
citizen of Nebraska who circs more
for his own self respect na a man and
a voter than ho does for the selGsh in
terests of designing party leaders and
the dictation of the manage of cor
porate monopoly ,
Fraudulent party methods under
Don Cameron's rule wore responsible
for the great republican revolt in
Pennsylvania. Corruption and bribery
at Saratoga , under Jay Gould and
Steve French , have started a defection
from the republican ranks In New
\
York , which will result in the olcot'u
of a democratic governor.
The same methods hare be <
ndoptod in Nebraska , and the can
ontcomo ought to follow. K , 1
Ynlcntino nominated by the railroi
henchmen , Loraii Clark counted
by brozcn-iacod fraud and Jim Lii
placed on the ticket in the Socot
district M the representative of
pirty majority , should each nnd :
follow ULMVIT , ind Folger to the d
feat which this fall nwmts c&ndidnt
who IIRVO rccmoJ their nomlnatioi
tn opposition to the popular will.
Tlio only way to cruih nut boacia
is to provo that the people nvo mm
powerful khan tlio bo.vcs. Pardoi
ini ; fraud n ii'it the mcthr
to prevent iln recurrence. Protc ,
i'i niiy other niannrr thin nt the pol
will not ha efl'octivp. The rule of tli
bossei 'i'ipo3ag i jooplo willing to t
luliid. Too dictation of the railroad
is b.itti'J on t.ho refuiul of voter * to n
voli ti-'iiiiit cnrptrAtu ivignminu , H
loi.g tu > parly lH-vdnri ro reliable an
rcprcaunt the pirty well they nhoitl
be followed. The niument they art (
gixntly attempt to [ insert thomculvc.i r
more powerful than I ho parly Use
they must bn dnponcd.
VALENTINE ON TltE DIONOPO
Valentino's nddms before' the Ya
ley County Agricultural ooo-ely is n
marknblo chiefly for what it docs nc
contain. 1'horo is a grcnt dcsl of tall
givi'n to thu garden easn barenu of th
government , and n heavy puff for th
committuii on agriculture , of whic
the West Point laud uhark Happens' t
be the chairman , The trannpnrtalio
iUcation ] 13 handled very gingerly. 1
ia ii t to be expected that Satan wi !
dcnounco S.ttan , nnd itVM not in th
order of thingn that 13. K. Valentine
thu o adidiito of the Nobranku nior
npnliea , would doro tn raiao hia voici
very Joiirlly ng.sirjat } ji railroad mac
tew. After referring to the undid
puled fnnt that farmorn tire intorontci
in diueusaiona of the ruilroad ques
Lion , Valentino naye :
The rixht to control railroads bj
ir.tiunivl and uti\tn legislation ia con
jedsd by all , but how for that contro
nay bo carried in yet un open ques
; ion. The owneni : md operatoru o
nilrondi claim tlmt wo h\vo : no man
islit to control or uudcrln'to to rejju
ate th fftrc.1) and rates of freight ovoi
.heir vnrintis lini'B than wo have to iij
ho prieij of roiipi.or inoror that i <
uinu'yoturcd by a corporation char
crcd liy ,1 ntato. Tln-y claim the
nonoy is their own , tlmt they have
nvcfltod to build thuio ro.ida and tint
Hey should bo permitted to regulate
nrcs nnd freight , thu oninu us a
nerc'ipnt ' doei the ptico of his
farof , but with thsso gcnUuiuen , I
lave no doubt , mai'y of you disagree.
'ho nalionr.l nnd Btnto governments
iavu been moit liberal and genornua
owiird these corporationo , donating
irgo and valuable twcts cf lunel to
IwiU ; nnd there is noarcaly u county
n thn otnto that has a railroad , but
rhnt UAI nidcd it more liberally , nnd
; ) -ciuy ia being taxed lo meet thcao
Ibfliplitica.It u cocta largo sums of
iondyvto build railroldi , nnd in our
nn utnto llicy Imvo bon built in
parncly nettled scctinna , whore7 ! pro-
umo it rlooa not now pay to operate
[ icm.t * * * * *
tub ruilioads are necessary to you , in-
ividunlly nnd na n clans. Your inter-
its nnd theirs nre mo&t intricately
iterwoTou ; without them you cnu-
ot reach the markets with your pro-
urtn and your stock ; tin the other
nnd they cannot prosper without
our products and stock to transport.
t , int therefore , plain that you should
o on moat friendly terms. There
lould be no nutn onism between you ,
ml it ii my opinion that it would be
\v better lor all concerned if , in fix-
ig the rnteo of faro and freight , the
ulroad manager could connult with
10 merchant nnd the farmer , the pro-
ucer and the shipper , nnd fix rates
> that each should bo fairly treated ;
mt they should observe the motto ,
Live nnd lot live. "
ITho moat aggressive mnuager in
fobraska could find no fault with
lioso statement ) as Valentino well
now. The plea for the railroads ia
cry carefully inserted in the state-
lent of the least forcible objections
gainst them. Of the cr.tortiona nud
isorimiimtion of Urn monopolies
Unst their patrons , of their refusal
0 pay taxes on their lands , of the
ndcrvaliution of their property thia
001 of the railroads takes good ciro
n uay nothing. Ho has no protest to
; ifiVo against thu abuse of corporate
lower in manipulating loc.il
nd national politics. He utters
10 word of denunciation for
ho purchase of legislators and the
iribury of our courts. Ho dared not
aitio hia voice against the brazen-faced
raud nt the late cgnvontlon in which
ho attempt to tieauro the state board
f equalization wa * made by counting
> ut the ehoaen representative of the
loopto for treasurer. These are phases
f the monopoly which K. 1C. Vulen-
iuo passed by iiiDilouconndcontontol
ilmself with few mildly drawn re-
uatkn against "stock watering" which
o informed his hoarora unless stopped
rould necessitate thu regulation of
uilroads by law. Of otngrcsiionol
ontrol ho remarked :
Numerous billu have been Intro-
uoed iu conarws looking to control
f railroads , mid na many opinions
xprcasod us thi'ro are billi. The one
rhioh eem must papular It the llea-
an bill. That or some similar bill
rill ba boforu cangicBs for action dur-
e its next session , nud I shall vote
ipon it as I believu will best serve the
uterosti nf Nebraska , nnd I suppose
lombors from other states will vote
ar such clauses to bo inserted 'as will
> 9st suit the interests of their own
articular s sct'.on. ' A the interests of
actions differ ao will the votes -if the
ion representing these districts.
If Valentino's past votes in what ho
cells the "interest * of Nebraska" a
any criterion from which to judiro
his future action , hit constituents w :
prny that he may be found absent
roll call. lie hna been a consisto
opponent of every rncMuro lookii
ioward regulation of the mono
olicn. Ho assisted in strangling tl
bill for railroad extension InNorthc :
Nebraska , because it conflicted wl
the interests of the railroads for whii
ho WAS rotrincd , and ia every job
which the railroad lobby nt Wiuhin
ton was concerned , 13. K. Vnlontii
drew a plum.
It was not to bo expected , as i
Bftid before , that this nominee of co
porato monopoly would dare lo plai
himself upon nn anti-monopoly pi a
form , or to douounco the flsgr.i :
abusco committed by his master
IIIB speech , na n bid for vote
will fnil. It is neither flea ]
fish nor fowl , nnd v
greatly mistake if the fnrmc
of Northern Nebraska potmit then
nclves lo bo token in by any sue
mcaningloBO twnddlo.
NEBRASKA LAND RINGS.
liyer ninco Nebraska was.admitle
Into the union this state hna boon it
Tested by a gang of Innd sharkn wh
tiavo sought to rob the people of the
patrimony in the public domain. Fin
wo had the state capital rinu wit
DAVO Butler and Tom Kennurd at il
dead , who engaged in the general Ian
business on a veiy large tcale. The
disposed of thousands upon thoimnc
of acroa to air line railroads built o
piper nnd they manaped to trafli
away the enlino lands , pcnitontiar
lands nnd public improvement land
Lo land rings nnd corrupt jobbcri
Then wo had a swamp land ring nndt
the Furnna regime , which vote
; o give Tom Kennard & Cc
fifty per cent of all the lands lo whic
Nubrwka waa entitled from the nn
tional government under the tuvain
and net. It itus computed that ther
were millions in thin tchomu. Thoi
YO had the land grabbers nnd homestead
stead nwindlors * ring , with Valentine
achwenck & Co. na head contort )
? hio ring infested northern Ncbratki
and the Klkborn valley us dealers am
obbors in homesteads , which were re
orvod nnd "covered up" for the rintj
nd eold to scttlera cxlravagau
) rciniuii)3 ) , But the most dangerou
nd rascally ring of l&rnl sharks tha
ian over cnracd Nobruaka , is the pub
c echool land ring , v/Lich lias qnietlj
eon opoiating through Stn'.o Lint
Jommisaioner Glen Kendall.
It is the irfl'ianco of this ring , not
ig through C. H. Gere , who was i
lent partner in the Butler & Ken
ard ring that caused thu following
tank to bo smuggled into the repub
om : platform :
Jlttoh-dl , Hint the pulley of the Htati
onrd of landa and building ) , favoring tlu
nfinu , for terms of years , of our xchool ,
nlTcrsity and agricultural college lanclp ,
t a tulr rental , lit preference ) to Felling tin
ame , under the option given by law , meet !
itli our approval QH the best possible
cans rf prosotvinij the lierltago of out
lildrcu , nnd providing regular ami tvci
acrcaslng roveuucs tnr eclncatloual pur.
ones.
When thii singular plank WP.B first
; ivon to the public THE BEK regarded
t as IIHTO bunkum , but we huvo since
[ isoovorod a very hugo darkey in that
rood pile.
This innocent plank endorsing the
ction of Glen Kendall in leasing the
ind on option is designed to cover a
tupondous fraud. 'Wo Imvo it from
cliablo authority thai the school land
ing has already pocketed thousands
f dollars out of echool land leases.
The way they operate is about as
ollows ; The state tchool lands are
irst npprniaed under the order of tbo
ioard of public lands , of which Glen
feudal ! Is the head and front. The
> ppraisers are picked from among the
ing nnd the lands are appraised nt a
rory low rate.
They then forward nn application
'or n twenty years' leauo to Glen Ken-
lull , and they got the use of the land
, t six per cent , which is about six
onta nn ncro per annum. Largo
racts of school lands are Ihus leased
o the rin ; ; and then cuulot to
dual Kcttloru. These leases
re granted without notice to
nybody and nobody outside of the
ing knows anything about them. If
farmer wants to pasture cnttlo or
muts to cut hay he has to pay around
urn or purchase the leusn , Wo have
iecn assured that for a ait.glo tract of
ind in Madison county the ring was
It'erod five hundred dollars bonui for
ho lease within a week , When the
artlos who have bought school lands
inder former contracts fall behind in
heir payments the lands are declared
arfeitod by the land commission-
and leased "at "
r option" to
lie ring at very low figure * .
t in to endorao thia system of robbery
nd jobbery that the republican party
las been imposed upon by that mys-
orious plank In the platform. And
lien Kendall ia the ris > ht man to carry
ut these swindling operations , pieii
'us up to his oars in the old survey-
ig contracts that ecandalized the ro-
ublican party for a number of years
ud were the keynote of thu revolt
'aiust tha old dynasty six years ago.
s a matter of record we append the
illowiug list , which njiy throw
> mo light upon the political
orations bf the same old
.nd sharks both in Northern and
outhorn Nebraska. Nearly every
ao of these surveying contracts were
tore or loss fraudulent , and the Ken-
dale's and the Paul's cat a oonsidi
able figure tn these swindling opx
a'tions.
The statement ( mowing the co
tracts and condition of public snrvc
under special railroad deposits
f 41,438.51 dnring the fiscal year on
inu ; June 30 , 1872 , ia substantially
follows ! Stophcnson & Sloctti
April 5 , 1872 , 0,000 ; Wiltso , Ke
dnll t Court , JC.OOO ; Keyoa & Jansen
son , 85,875 ; Park t Campbc
83,360 ; Paul it Harvey , 83.0C
North & Broker , $6,000 ; Jtilner
ItoMonor , $5,1CO ; Pollard it Well
$3,300 ; Patrick it Stout , $2,400.
Statement of contracts under s
proptiallon for fifc.il year endii
Juno 30th , 1873 : H-.chnrds it W
bur , 80,120 ; Willse , Kendall .t Com
513,100 ; Jnhn B Crosby 83,00 ,
.Shnldon it Fftirfiold , § 5,800 ; Palrii
i'i Stout , $1S.00 ; Slocum , Stophenei
, t Slocum , 50,000 ; D.iughorty
I'Armoloo , 60,140 ; Enoa F. Gr.iy at
John N. Hiyo , § 5,515 , ; 'N. I Paulai
llabort llarvey , 84 530 ; Ln Alunyi
it Campbell , 83,500 ; making a , tot
of $59,041 in coutriicfa for htcal yo
ending June 30h , 1873.
The rtport of condition , itc. , of oo
tracts under appropriation for fine
year ending Juno 30 , 1874 , hag tl
following names :
Park it Campbell , ? 4,200 ; Wjllnc
Court , 5,208 ! ; Danaherty , Parmali
it O.unpbnll , $8,850 ; StophoiiBon
Slocum , CO.OOO ; McElroy it Stopho
son , S7i80 ( ; Djtrlnpton it Fairliol
$ 7,700 : barton it Kendall , $7oOi
Chapman it Singer , § 5,700 ; White
Uull , 53 000.
Tlib ropurt of contracts for the yo
ondinp Juno 30 , 1875 , showa : Wilts
Court.it McOlurc , 59,800 ; Do.ringtc
it Fcirlitild , ? 8,880 ; AIcBroora it Ilul
Si ) , 120 ; Stepheiifion it Slocum , SO.OOi
McElroy it Stout , § 0,000 ; Doughort ;
Pannoko it Campbell , $7,800 ; Kiel
nrds it Richards , § D,400 ; White
Hull , § 3,000.
The contract for 1875-70 were r
follotrn : Stcphonsou , Slocum an
llardin , SllUOOMoElroyniid ; Betel
er , § 8,400 ; Sihlegol and McBroon
Sll.OOO ; Dougherty , Parmaleo an
Jlillor , § 8,750 ; Kendall and Dnon
§ 8,000 ; DarriiiEton , Wells and Knh
man , § 0,000 ; Wm. Maxwell , § C,00 , (
Franklin Potter , $13,000 ; Alexandt
Scblt-ael 81,800. Total expvnditnn
§ 100,300.
The following additional conttncl
were reported for 1875 , under epcci ;
deposits : Wiltus , Court it McGinn
§ 9,782.155 ; Djrington and Faiifioli
§ 8,889 15 ; McBrown it Dull , § 9,129
1(8 ( ; Stephenron & Slocum , § 9,9IG.31 !
McElroy & Stout , § 9,018 35 ; Dough
orty , Parmaloo it Campbell , § 7,808 ,
20 ; llichards & Ilicharda , § 4,7'.lb'.7fc
For the ycnr 1870 , the followUi
contracts were Jol conditional on n
uppropriatiou bv couKrcsa : John W
Boaman , § 12,000 ; P.vl it Harvej
88,300 , ; Witlse , Crowell it Burton
811,400 : Dorrintim it Fairfield
S9.000. _
Simon Cameron Pictured.
Now Yoik Tribune.
Not long ago I saw a quaint , briar ;
sort of old man , the iron in tbo cor
[ modes of his blood aluminous : im
iroy $ , his air constrained yet search
ing like the smartest old follow in th
township making hu annual poop aNew
Now York , and ho carried in hia ham
i sort of rod or rude bough or ohep
licrd'a crook with which he picked hi
way into n Broadway street car with i
fouug follow who r-nneared. to b
steering him around , and ho was qonc
Bp seemed an apparition Of Bailli
JTicoll Jarvio or Argyll , come out o
.ho highlunds of Scotland from a p.is
( enoration. Yet it vra < j Simon Cam
: ron. A dtrkiah shade in the pupi
f Mi cya lib ) nnokcd ham denotei
, ho Pennsylvania Dutch that Jay en
vrapt iu that olanny , clanny nature
or ho i.t of Caledonian snow cronsut
vith old Ilhino peasant stock , ant
hose who know the peculiarities o
ho old Suaquohanne German race
.scribo more ot Cameron to his moth ,
> r's typo than his father's. That goa
ippiiig cleverness and insinuating in
luuitivenesu into your worldly gooc
.ud the hint that he might help yet
tetter it ; an apparently childish kind'
less and familiatity , a snooking pas-
ion for details tuid close memory ol
fltonts , alightj , opposition or kind'
less , and perfect unideality or igno-
mice thut there can be a higher pnn-
iplo than material gratitude , tell the
Id peasant soldier Block Unit has beer
< lowcd under the limestone cbvu
olds of Lancistor county for n con-
ury aud a half. Mixed with the
iotch thia blood produces politicians
f astonishing tenacity and thickncrB
f cuticle. The Scotch mixed with
lolland Dutch resulted in such calo-
lial polilicians as llobort Livingston
ho emigrant , whoso boast it was ,
rhile absorbing lands , ollicos , matri-
nonlal nlliancca , Indian jobs , nnd
rhat not , that "ho had rather be
ailed a kimvu than n poor man. " In
ho third generation Una Bataviiui
lock produced two cons , QUO of whom
undo Jeil'orson prtaident , the other
nado Jackson so.
Nervous debility , the curae the
Uuericin people , immediately yioldi
o the action of BI-OWII'A Iron Bittcra.
IAS EMMA ABBOT ! A BABY1
'no Vexed Question Settled in an
Interview with tno trlmn
Doimu.
The query which isoxpn-sced in t'.i
oadlino above liaa , for \ < ccks past ,
eon secretly nursed gor openly pro-
ounded by the numberless admirers
f the popular prinia donna , Emma
ibbott. Floating paragraphs have
inted at the recent arrival in the
inger's family of ono of these tiny
jkena of wedded bliss , in polite
3cioty yclept "babies , " and in the
ornacular of the street referred to as
kids. " The air of eeorosy and the
tmodphoro of uncertainty which have
uvelopsd this alleged othprim ; of the
ousoof Abbott , have been especially
lasporatiut ; to the public ,
ha public says : If Emma
.bbott has been required to devote
ny of her time to learning a cradle
mg , or any of the lullabies which
> nd mothers tenderly croon over
loir "tiny messengers from the great
nkuawn , it should bo our privilege
> know it. Is she not ono of the
ublio's pots , and being such , is it not
ar right to know whether or not that
pet is being perpetuated in the tha
of a small scale singer ?
And perhaps the public is not u
rensonabls in its demand. Bo that
It rnty , the curiosity exists , nd
remains for Tim BED to remo
tho. drapery from the family crib 01
reveal its emptin r. During tl
visit of a BEE reporter to Kansas Ci
this week ho joined the innumurab
throng which each oveningtilled to tl
doors the olcgunt Coates ope
house , where the Emma Abbott grat
English opera company was giving pe
formftiice * . Having been improi
dent , ho had accurcd no seat in a
vance and was doing an artistic posit
net in the lobby when ho was inviti
by Mr. Wheeler , the company's bus
ncas manager , to make himself cor
fortable behind the scenes and to wi
ness the performance from that poii
of vantnge , an invitation which wr
rondily accepted. When Misa Abbo
smiled recognition at the reporter , nn
came towards him in the ontrac ;
with her cnstomary cordial wolconv
what wna moro natural than to nal
"How'o the tootsy-ootsj t
"The what ? " And this was the c :
clamation which catuo with uninusicr
vociforousucss from the ringer's lipi
"Tim little 'un , the enfant torribli
the Baby , with a big B , " oxplainc
the reporter. "It since I am in
state of uncertainty as to the pronou
which would beat apply to its oex.
"Tho Baby 's a myth , " the ui
matronly looking Emma omphaticall
asserted. The reporter thought I
refer the labial nound to a lisp in tli
singer's articulation and congratulal
her upon being the mother of n lilt
misa ; bat ho had in mind the nntlmi
ly end of several punsters and h
contented himself with romnrkini
"Then there is no baby. "
"Not in the Abbott household i
yet , " the prima donna continued. '
don't know whether to bo annoyed <
only nmused at that story. It's ono i
the Munchauion romances that emi
nato from the imagination of thatawfi
Eugene Field , of the Denver Tribum
I feel that I must deny the story an
sat myself right , nnd yet 1 know thr
the denial will not travel half so fiu
lor bo nearly DO widespread as th
itory itself. The Denver Tribune hi
larpod on that fictitious baby wit
men pertinacity that nearly every on
n that city fully believed it by th
time I arrived there. Then the baby
appearance was described and nil wit
with such au air of verisimilitude thn
I was tempted to bo half uncortai
myself as to the existence of the caue
of all the hubbub. Now I appeal t
you : Do I look motherlj ? "
The reporter ' 'sized up" the appeal
ar.ca of the prima donnu and WUB con :
pcllcd to admit that she had rathe
the appearance of n girl than of
mother.
"And worse than all" the maligni ,
Emma continued , "my ftiends ar
writing to mo blaming mo for havin
kept it all a secret. My mother r i
jigioualy believes ovcry thing she read
in the papers about me "
"What amazing credulity , " the re
porter ejaculated.
" And has written to know what th :
little darling's name is , and what's th
color of its hair. "
"And so the thrilling epiaodo ii
which a woman's screams were borni
upon the midnight air in the halls o
the Denver hotel , and all the hurry
ing to and fro iu corridors , and thi
anxious consultations of eminent phy
Rioiini in that alleged caao of croup
was but a figment of the Fiuld-iai
imagination , " queried the reporter.
"Simply that , and nothing more , '
waa the response , "and if you wil
kindly and authoritatively deny th (
pxistencii of thia baby which ia bccom
ing a real 'enfant terriblo"yon willb <
doing mo un inestimable service. "
_ The reporter promised that the eer
fica should be done , and ao the babj
is choked off at an early atago in it ;
existence.
* It is impossible for n woman tc
suffer from weakness after taking
Lydia E. Pinkhum'u Vegetable Corn-
lound.
SEWING FOR CHARITY.
\ Labor of Love In Which a Number
of Lady Fingers Engage.
For several days b'jck , in rosponio
: o the call of the Sisters of St. Francis ,
lubliahod in these columns , a number
if ladies have been occupying ono of
ho now wards at St. Joseph's honpital ,
forking a largo mnouut of new ma-
erial into pillow-slips , quilts and com-
orts for the beds in the rficantly
ireeted wing of the hospital. Saver.il
owing inachiiiPH , together with n
lumber of nimbhi iv.id expert lingers ,
iavu made the wnllg as miuicel
ia they liavo conduced to making the
CPIIO moct animated and picturesque ,
several doztii pillow slips , n number
if comforts and sheets and other ea-
iontial.1 wuro the result of this anima-
ion and devotion , u result commend
able in ittielf , and grateful to the over
worked nistera , who , while careful ot
he victims of sickness and misfortune ,
ire not loss mindful of thu kindnoau
> f these who lend nsHntanco in tha
lour of need. 'From them the v riter
earned that the following ladies
lad been ongiged in thu
rork of charity : Mre. J. W. Gannett ,
Urs. W. Wallace , Mrs. Grant , Mre.
3 0. McShane , Mrs Becht. Mrs.
itrhart , Mrs. Johnson , Mrs. B Gal-
agher , Mrs. 0. V. Gallagher. Mrs.
Jr. Stone , Ms. McGinn , Mrs. Itnyer ,
\ln. \ Wngner , Mrs. Schneider ; Mrs.
P , Swift , Mrs John I. Redick , Mrs.
iwartzlander , Mrs. J. B. Furay , Mrs.
Vlluark and Miss Ella Creighton ,
iliss Grant , Mies Herrick , and the
ilhsca Kate and Lizzie Murphy
Coutrary to the expectation of the
istors , all thu material has not yet
teen worked up , and before it can be
lone , at leaat another day
rill be required. The sisters have ,
towever , decided to leave that till
icxt week , when they may again call
ipon their friends. They are doubly
ratuful for the gimorons response of
ur ladies to their call , as the latter
re , doubtless , pleased to have boon
Herded an opportunity of helping
lioso sacrificing women , The next
all of Iho sisters will enable others to
vail themselves of a similar oppor-
unity.
Kidney Disease.
Pain , Irritation , retention , Incon-
inence , Deposits. Gravel , etc. , cured
y "Buchupaiba ,
MoMAHON , ABERT & CO , ,
IOiTr O 1
Ui , A
1315 DOUGLAS STREET , OMAHA , KEB.
Roasters and Grinders of Coffees nnd Spices , Manufacturers of
IMPERIAL BAKING POWDER I
Clark's Double Extracts of
BLUEING INKS ETC.
, , . .
H. Q. CLARK it CO. , Proprietors ,
1403 Douclns Street , Oranhn , Nob. ' t
'SPECIAL ' NOTICE
TO
Growers of Live Stock and Others.
WE CALL YOUH ATTENTION TO OUH
It is the best and cheapest food for stock of any kind. Ono pound ia equal
to three pounds of corn. 'Stock fed with Ground Oil Cake in the fall mid winter - , . .
tor , Instead of-running down , will increase in woiqlit and be in good market
able condition in tlm spring. Dairymen an well as otliors who u > o it can tes
tify to its merits. Try it nnd judge for yoursclvts. Price $25.00 porton ; no
charge for sacks. Address
o4-ood-mo WOOODMAN LINSEED OIL CC ) , Omaha , Nob.
1108 and 1110 Earuey 11. , OMAHA , HEB.
L. C. HUOTrNGTON & SON ,
DEALERS IN
HIDES , FURS WOliL , PELTS & TALLOW
204 North Sixteenth St. , OMAHA , NEB.
1005 Farnam St. , Omaha.
ILL raid ELLOfS
Worthllj jiolnt to thu
"HUB PUNCH"
An lui aiticlc of such raic am unat'Jln ; , mirit a
u' u plaoo on otry Kl.jcbo.ud ,
A Social Glnm of ITnTj Pnnali ii a
nest w f Iconic luvcuorj of frirnilly liitcu urtu ,
pii-ullitl ) antptaUe at } > artk'd , Unwrk , unit
tUniulj. I'unchfH Litwixl at ifjuxt uru [ ar
Irhliiil It iu Ha\ur.
ne\e-ti ! * ! ' <
Tri rin Hiur > Iu me their ilui'i nn H.IHH- .
Itcllm. uir , It'fjnif , , idttr dinnir ur lumli ,
Fnui it tt lajl tonl ut ( lUAVKY Jllllt 1
llo cure jou fc'ct the genulnr , wllli Uie ( ic-
tlmllnofCilKsTEKII. llJUVtM < l SONS' * on
tbu cni ulo over the I'ork of tachkottlr.
Trai.lt inpphdl ly 31 , A , MeJfiaiitara ,
i\\iMlit ly A Jl , ( V < idttavc.
GAi.VAKIZiiD
'iCornioesi &o , Mr.nufaotnred
BY
T. SiNHOLD
13thSt. . 4 Oniha , aWob-
JNO. CANE. JOHN IIAMMO.N'D.
Elephant Corrall
13th AND LEAVENWORTE ST.
( * orthcfV > otuinf Coil.YarJ. )
FEED AND BOARDING
STABLE.
Stock Auction , 8 1 and Commhaloo. Ba
n jr , Etc. farmer' * toimn mo < ier > U > ,
CANE & IIAUUOMD , J'tcprit n
THE STEAM
makes a specialty of
Collars § c Cuffs , .
AT THE ItATK Of
Three Gents Each.
Work solicited from Ml over the country.
The charges tuid return postal must ac
company the package. Speci.,1 niteo to
large club'j or aRtncics.
a'Jl.tfma WJLICIN'S A CYAN 8.
$500 REWARD.
The lie > c riHiml Hill t > o palil to anj psreon
\ ho will produi-v a Paint that will imU thu
Pennsylvania Patent Rubber
Paint ,
for ] irteri lii ( { Hliliiylm , Ti anO tlmvel l
Wnrraiittil to ho J'lro and Watir 1'roof. AD
onltra promptl } atti'iideU to. Chcantr and btt-
ttrthan an ) oilier mint now In use.
STKWAUT & BTr.l'IIKXS' > N.
Solo Proprietniv , Uuulia IIouwumala , * < > k.
-y , Dr.Itlie , Dr. Viimei , -
Council 11 uftX Iowa.
lit r oitio * , Onuha , Nih.
Samuel C , Davis & 0o ,
DRY GOODS
Washinptoa A 70. aud Fifth
ST , LOUIS MO.
MCCARTHY & BURKE ,
Undertakers
,
218 14TH ST..BET. FARNAM ANJ
DOUGLAS.