THE OaiAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , OOTOBER 21. ISSo.
'THE STORY AGAIN"RELATED , '
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. Witnesses in the Hoffman Cote Te tifv to
"The Bee's" Correctness.
TOM KENNARD'S HOWE LETTERS.
"What the 1'olltlcnl C lirsttuit Mentions
null n Few Thlnus Ho I'oriot
Coiirtuny Wraiy Hut Haul *
Ing Lincoln Mows ,
triEtiu/s UNCot.s nrnniu.l
lit Ilia libel cnse of Iloll'intui in the dis
trict court yesterday the interest cuntin-
tiud unnbntud and the prosecution occu
pied Ihe forenoon with sciieral witnesses.
Jlr. llnrnos continued under redirect ex
amination , corroborating and strength-
oiling Ills former oldence. A very Im
portant witness named llvnns , who , at
tliK time of lloilmiin's departure from
Lincoln on Ills tour that has now become
celebrated , was deputy shorlfVnnd lived
at Firth , testilied that when Hodman.
yaa In 1'iitli in the early day * of hi" trip
in pos e Mon of Mr Harncs' horsp that Ins
( llon'man ) ollered to sell the horse in
Firth for f 40 , that ho regarded the dis-
portion of n valuable horse at that llguro
: H auspicious , and that he told Mr.
Barnes shortly nftcr in Lincoln of the
flireiiiUHtanco ; that llnrncs told him the
IiorseJ was notlloHman's and gnvenvans
authority to follow on the trail and re
cover the her o if possible. Kvans then
stated that lie had went down in Gage
county and found whnre Hotrman had
liiud to sell the horse to n man
named Coltoti for ? 15. The cross.
examination failed to bleak Mr.
Kvans' testimony In any particular.
Sec-rotary of State Koggen was recalled
to testify in regard to any changein
Hoffman's appearance after the publica
tion of the alleged libel in answer to the
testimony of liofl'man and the governor
as to his anguish and sull'ering. Mr.
Hoggcn testltied that ho saw no change of
that kind in HolVman.
Mayor Kluutsuh testified that he went
at thn time of the publication of
the alleged libel with Mr. Kosowatcr
out to Mr. Barnes' residence and that the
incidents as related by Mr. Harnes and
published In the llr.i : were identical.
Mr. Kletitsch also testilied that in conver
sation with Hoffman and ot'icrs ' in the
oapitol tlio evening following the publi
cation that HolTtnan said lie didn't care
about it ; that ho would get even with
Koscwater. This witness also testified to
the appearance of the plnintiu" , said that
liu did not notice any particular change
in him , and that he seemed to take it
without caring.
The first part of the afternoon wns
taken up by tlio introduction of Lr. )
Morris , who had resided somcwhoro in
Iowa. The doctor was introduced b.y the
pro-eoution. Ho claimed that he was in
Hcnlonvillo , Ark. , at the time Ilollhian
received a letter from Barnes ; could not
rnmembur the contents ; couldn't identify
the handwriting. The only point sought
to bo made b.y the prosecution was that
Uarnes was in correspondence with
llon'man after ho had discovered the loss
of the horse. The cross-examination of
the witness by Judge Mason drew out
sonio facts that set the court and jury
in a jicrfect uproar of laiighter. The doc
tor , in relating where ho had been , first
said ho was down in Arkansas for the
health of hia family , but when pressed , ho
divulged the fact that ho was tramping
from town to town through Arkansas in
partnership with liofl'man. The doctor
testilied that liofl'man acted as advance
agent and general distributor of hand
bills , composed by himself , totting forth
in glowing terms the wonderful ernes ef
fected by the doctor , and hisrucdicalskill
in certain diseases.
" 1'ou were a sort of a tape worm
crowd , " remarked Judge Mason , "eh ? , "
and the crowd roared.
The doctor admitted that hf divided
the receipts with liofl'man. during the ox-
istonoo of this partnership. The doctor
became so confused before Judge Mason
jvnj tln'c'ugh cross-examining him that he
na'l himself graduating in medicine at
ten years of age.
At 2:30 : o'clock Hoffman went on the
stand for rebuttal , and at the adjourn
ment of court was still in the witness
box. TfolTman denied everything , except
the testimony of Governor Dawcs regard
ing his own health. That went L piHwan :
tradictcd. Ho denied the statement of
Uarnes in regard to the contract for the
horre ; told his version , that the horse
was for his use in any way lie wanted ,
and denied rll the evidence adduced oy
H.iins , Evans , Kloutsch and the others.
He Mvoro that ho was not arrested at
Piereo City , but produced a telegram
ordering Ids release. How he could not
have be-on arrested and yet be released
the cross-examination to-day will show
up. The Hott'man rebuttal evidence is a
statement of his own that evidently Ma
counsel are putting against all the damag
ing testimony that the dcfcnso had ad
duced through a half dozen different
witnesses during the day.
KKNNAHU AND HIS I.ETTEK.
The ancient political chestnut , Tom
Ivcnnard , who was whipped at the noils
in his own ward , and who helped deliver
Lancaster county to Howe by sitting in
the convention by proxy , has taken to
writing letters for the State Journal urg
ing support of his chum Church , whom
liouost voters are deserting like rat * a
sinking faliip. Kcnnard in his appeal
cites what Howe has done for the city of
Lincoln , what a great friend ho has been
to Lincoln ; but Torn fails to record just
how much it cost the people of Lincoln
to make Howe their friend ; how deep
the } * , the citizens of Lincoln , had to co
down in their pockets to satisfy Church's
avaricious greed , and how many years
Church Howe was a barnacle upon Lin
coln industries for revenue only. The
elegant Mr. Kcnuurd , who never fails to
bob up serenely when u corruptionist
like Church Howe needs bracing up ,
ought to strike a balance shoot between
thii city of Lincoln and Church Howe in
debits and credits nnd exhibit it. and lot
the people see for thomsolvcs if Howe
hiui not had aboutenough. Howo's work
for Lincoln , and a howl to awaken prejudice -
dice against Omaha on a sectional issue ,
is Konuard's stock In tradein booming
Howe , and ho very judiciously refrains
from arguing against Howe's record in
attempting to sell the state to Tilden ,
againbt Howo's record as a prohibitionist ,
and against his record , as cited by a
member of the western salt company ,
who , In remitting lobby cash to Howe ,
referred to him as the man from Neinuha
who would rather rob than work. None
of those records ot Howe are hinted at in
the frantic letter of the Honorable Tom ,
and the Xomnha man , who boasts of bor
ing with nn augur , is only using a very
( small gimlet in the personage of Ken-
nard and his letters.
COUKTNAY nnowixa WEAHY.
"Chairman Courtnay , of the republican
congressional committee , is getting
hoarse and haggard trying to make a
showing for Howe BUICO the congres
sional campaign has been largely in his
hands. " said a well known Lineolnito.
" 1) . ( . Courtnar la a rustler in tlio law ,
but from the way he looks noiy , it is
evident he never had to rustle in his life
before the way ho dooo at present am !
make capital for his candidate. ' * "Mr.
Court nay , " said another , ' 'had bettoi
conlino 'himself ta his law business ami
let Howe uleot himself if he knowi what
is good for him "
lut ) the sweat ou the part of Courtnay
still keeps uu , and ho doesn't howl am
harranguo tor the Nemahu trickster as
tl.'iiigh it Was a pos4bl - cise of life In
stead of death and burial for the man
who a'tornnteslK-tween ' prohibition and
free tvhhkey talk , and who threaten * to
stop railroad building in the state if an
already outraged tumiiiuiiity doe * not
elect him to emigre * ? . Lawyer C'onrtn.tv
will know a good deal more about the
unwritten law of politic" after he is
hroush with the Howe campaign and
vdl liuil that ho lm ? ot too law a jury
< i handle in this en1- * " .
M PM.MK f ' ! M t'l ( f I K NS
Court met pursuant to adjournment ,
all parties pre ent except .Indira Max
well. Mr A. A. Whitman , of 1'illmore
county , and Mr. T. L. NVarritiRton. of
Daw-son county , were admitted to prac
tice , ( "nrkins vs Andrews wn < continued.
The following causes weie argued and
submitted Lot b vslilncr - , Hi'iuli\en vs
L'cntoti ; Kuders Twidale.
All other cast's from the Fifth judinial
district not heretofore disposed of were
lilaced at the fool of the docket and court
Adjourned to Tup dn\tlu 80th , when tju
ilocket of causes from the Sixth judicial
district will be taken up.
llhLU HJIl Mt IIHHI.
The 1icrill'of Lancaster county had up
before County .ludgo Parsons for pru-
liminarvthcarhuj U' tcrd.p' ; n mail
liained William Spear , \\lio is hehl on tel-
rgraplne intoi million from Shi-rill Atkins ,
oft'hevenno ' , Wyo. , until Friday , when
if Wyo'mingolllflals come to time and
find him the right man , ho will be taken
to that territory to answer for a murder
committed over two years ago. Snear's
appearance and manner tallies well with
[ he description of the party wanted , and
if lie be the right man the parlies making
tlin arrest will bo enriched a couple of
hundred or sueli a matter. Spear , the
man held here , lias a Nebraska history
that commenced very shortly after the
time that the murder was committed in
Wyoming. He came to this state and
was arrested in Butler county for steal
ing cattle , was tried and sentenced to
two years in thn penitentiary. Hisarru-t
in this case , however , was not accom
plished without n good deal of trouble ,
lor he was found at that time in Coluni-
1ms , O. He entered tne penitentiary in
December , 1834 , nnd was released the
15th of August last having shortened his
term of set vice by good behavior. Since
liis releaco lie has been in different parts
of the state until his apprehension at the
remiest of the Wyoming authorities
Spears claims , what may provo to bo the
case , that he is not at all the man wanted
and it will probably be determined in a
day or two whether his claim is good.
K.'I ) . Stearn appeared for the state in
the matter , and L. C. Burr was the attor
ney for the prisoner
lilt U.lMM ! > d AOA1X.
Tlio police made a raid upon the al
ready notorious Dr. Reynolds again and
liad iiim up in court yesterday. The doc
tor's latest break has been on a level
with numerous other escapades of his
own. audit is as natural as life to sec
liiin behind the bars again. Tuesday a
lady came to the police and informed
them that Dr. Itvynolds had gene to her
lioii e on south Twelfth street and rented
a furnished room of her. saying that his
wife was coming to the city and tliev
wanted accommodations. Shonot know
ing tlio chap , rented the room to him and
lie occupied it Monday night with a
female friend , and was in like occupancy
when the police raided the nest about
midnight Tuesday. The woman plead
that the doctor had seduced her under
promise of marriage , but the police know
ilio female to Do a party of easy virtue
lately from Hastings. As the doctor has
no wife in Lincoln his deception in sccur-
ng a room made the lady from whom ho
rented justly indignant at the rascal.
SUXOIt SIATTKHS.
The railroad commissioners under the
law are required to inspect wrecks and
accidents of any maornitudo , and yester
day Commissioner Buschow with Steno
grapher W arring went out to Fairlield
to learn the particulars of the terrible
wreck of the constructive train with ac
companying loss of life that occtired on
the. Blue Hill extension a couple of days
ago.
Church Howe with a grist of assistant
strikers was down at tlio town of Bennett
Tuesday night and an old citizen of the
place says-it is worse and worse tor the
tiickster who was conveyed by a woman
ou his prohibition racket to catch votes ,
nnd who the next evcTning ou U'.s Sopot
platform before a larger audicnco than
lie mot tlio night before had the humiliat
ing satisfaction of hearing his campaign
assertions denounced as falsehoods.
The police and justice courts have been
running light of late in Lincoln and it
looks as though the fee system was
knocking arrests as well as itself out of
the ring. Only two cases of ordinary
drunknnessprrscntcd themselves at poheo
L < KiiJjvartor.s ( yesterday for disposal.
JotmT'ttwwii.fi.f.Loxiiigton ; , Ky. , an
old friend and comrado""irf'rMojoj vl. ( J.
Franklin , of the secretary of sta'llTo-o-
lice , is visiting in Lincoln.
The grand jury is piling up the indictments -
monts for district court , no loss than
cloven coming into court yesterday ,
.some of which arc quito important and
will require Immediate steps to put some
parties in custody.
A delegation consisting of E. II. Wor-
loy , John Chase ana 1) . T. Dudley were
Weeping Water business men at the cap
ital city yesterday.
AT THi : HOTELS.
Yesterday were noted among others
the following Nebraskans : I ) . 11. Leash-
ley , Beaver City O Frost , Princeton , H.
II. Sliedd. Ashland ; L. W. Gilchrist , Sid-
nov : W. E. Post , Broken Bow ; J M.
Campbell , Omaha- , . Elliotl , Friend ; A.
Alice , Omaha : A. Ii. Bowen , Hastings ;
John I. Tidball , Crete ; W. S. Berman ,
Sterling ; George L ) . Aspinwall , C. U.
Ayers.XJ. H. Cutting , Kearney ; W. U.
Kockly , York ; L. M. Pomberton , Boat-
riceS. ; D. Mayer , J. M.cWllliams , Plaits-
mouth ; W. J. Agnew , AIc.xLavorty , Ash
land ; A. J. Weaver ; Falls City. T. L.
Warrington , Plum Creek.
Hellmuu'8 Addition.
The work upon the now story of Hell-
man's building Is progressing quito sat
isfactorily. The roof has boon torn off
the southern end and already the wall
has been b'rlckcd up to the required
height.
The Harvard Annex continues to flour
ish. At thu spring nnd fall examinations
forty young women applied for admis
sion. Tliu froslmian class contains about
twenty-live , and there are in all nearly
one hundred. Among them arc many
advanced special stmlcnm , graduates of
Smith , Wcllesloy and other colleges.
MOST PERFECT MADS
Prepared with strict regard to Puri ani
UeaUUXalaoai. Dr.l'rico'fllUkin
DO Ammonta.Uae.Alaa or I'totphatcs. Dr.Price's
eaoa , et& , O TOI
THE MAD LOVER.
" 0. Alice , yon ought to have been with
ti ; \\c had n level tlnir. " nml tlu'ti lie
nddcil , as u tnior thought lighted liorryc.
"Ilic inmntP4 scriiitul to ptijnv our inu-ic
so iiiucli thut 1 think I never tried hcrdiT
to acquit nmolfvcll , and I llatlt-r iny i'lf
1 ucceo < l < ' i , too. '
"Well , Atnv , I am plnd yon went , " re-
pllnl her friend , 'Mint visiting in ane
as.\lnni * . to entprtain the Ininntp * . i * not
exHCtly in inv lint' ; I ulwnyhtul an mi-
comfortable averMon to cverv being who
i not in hi lieht mind. 1 find n little
aiUenluru onc'c , too , wlik'h I can never
forget. "
"An ftdvenlnre ! I dote on 0.113 thing of
that kind , do tell me about it. " nnd Mi s
Anij folded her pretty liiind ? prepared lo
listen.
"It i n't much of a story , Amv , but it
\va n eer'oiH ' Matter to me at the time.
Yon remember the \ islt I nnde tofatlu-r's
relative in the eastern part of the --Inlo.
boon after inv arrival at eon m .Iiilia 1
met at : x little party one evening the most
peculiar and at tno same tiuiu the mo t
cinating man I ever iiuv. He was
very largv',9w rlliy as tin Italian. lie wore
a heavy beard , blaeK as night ; li1 ! * hair ,
\vhieli was of the ame color , had theme
mo = t eccentric habit of Mnmllnk lraicht
tip from his fornhcad , In an aggressive
style. "
"Uless mo ! You call that n fascinating
ii.an" '
" , Ju > t wait till I tell yon of his wonder
ful eyes. His eye-hrowi were very heavy
and almost met ; of course his cye weie
black ; but they had such n peculiar e\-
pre&.iion ; they teemed to draw you ,
somehow , even again t your will. The
most trivial remark he made assumed an
importance that no one else ever ini
tialled to it.
'Troiu the lirsl I was rather awed by
him. nml --eeined to be finite attracted
by little me. 1 forgot to tell you Ids
name was Mr. Chaso. lie sent me music ,
and then ga/ed at me while 1 sang it
until I felt impelled to sing bettor than I
ever did before. Ho sent mo llower ,
and I wore his carnations , though yon
know I don't admiru them at all , and L
never want to ue one again. Of course ,
I was tensed a good deal about my con
quest , and I really beg-in to dread his
calls , and contrived to have some one
pre-enl always , us I feared he would ask
me to marry him , and 1 did notation-
how to answer him. One evening he
found me alone , and had just begun a
most touching remark , when to my relief
little Kttie ran into the room ami ell'eet-
uiilly put a slop to sentiment. He left
ver soon with a sort of longing ; in his
eyes which impressed me strangely.
"The next evening 1113- host remarked
to his wife-
" 'Poor Chase has been obliged to go
back to the asylum ; they took him to
Ilarrisbnrg to-day. '
"So here was the end of my romance ,
and the solution of the mysterious influ
ence he had over me. 1 liad always felt
there was something uncanny about him ,
and this explained it. I hail heard of in
sane persona having such power over
other ; > .and I mii t say 1 breathed easier to
Know lie was out of the way before I had
been borne entirely under the spell of those
wonderous eyes. Imagine my feelings
when , a few days alter , the servant
brought me his card and toltl me he had
asked to sec me alone. Cousin Julia was
out , else I would have insisted on her
going to the parlor with mo. I thought
of all the tricks of insane people that I
had read , The more I thought the more
nervous 1 grew , but at length , summon
ing all my self-posseision , I went down
stairs. Ho was moving restlessly about
the room when I entered , came tit once to
meet me , and taking my hand exclaimed
D'"At last ! It bcuins an age since I saw
you. '
"Terrified as L was , my innate love of
truth compelled mo to .say :
" 'It is just a week. '
" ' ' murmured 'but time is
'All. yes , he ,
measured by what we enjoy or sufl'er.and
so it seems to me a long , weary time
since I saw you. Perhaps you have
heard I wns obliged to go out of town
after I saw yon last and I have just now
returned from llarnsburgj indeed 1
have not been homy yet. I felt I must
see VQU iirt. '
' lie was sitting close by me ami lean
ing caressingly toward me he said :
' 'I for the of
was wearying sight your
dear face , for you must surely know that
yon ate very dear to me. '
" 1 felt as if 1 was slowly turning to
stone. Ilcro I was. a. mcre.mito , in the
complete power of this giant of an es
caped lunatic. I shnil never forget the
horror of it. Just hero fate in the person
of Cousin Julia interposed before I had
in auvwav committed myself. "
' "Ah Mr. Clmse ' she said 'I
, . , , am glad
to see you. When did you return ? I was
sorry for the occasion of your absence ;
Jw did you leave your brother ? '
fr 'Ho was more quiet when I loft him.
but I fear ho n ill never be entirely cured.
" 1 sat as ono in u maze. What did it
mean ? He soon took his leave , and I
immediately askud mv couiin why I had
never heard of Mr. Chase's , brother be
fore.
" 'Well. I don't know , 1 am sure. I
never thought of it , and ho would not bo
apt to spetiK of it. People , as a rule , do
not parade their family skeletons Poor
Al has been greatly tried with his brother
and lias bet'ii tteyotcd to him , trying
every way to help him , but I see he is
discouraged now. Hy the way. what did
1 interrupt ? I did not think he seemed
delighted to see mo. nothing gcrious , 1
hope , for I esteem him too highly to
thwart him m any way. '
"I wisely kept my own counsel , and to
this dav Cousin Julia docs not know of
my absurd mistake , ami wonders why I
catno homo so suddenly. And I never
think of the insane without a shudder ,
as I recall the creeping horror of that
day. "
" \Vhy.Mr. \ Browning is coming through
the cute , and he looks just like the luna
tic you have boon describing , "
"Well , so ho is He followed me home ;
he assured mo that lunacy wns not n
hereditary trait , that his brother's had
been brought on by business troubles ;
that ho had returned from the asylum
cured ; and what could I do ? 1 loved the
man , and so I married him after all. ' '
FIELD , FARM AND GARDEN.
Grade HolstoliiB for tlio Dairy.
J. C. Wade , in Holstcias-Fricaian Reg
ister : A few months since I visted a
dairyman in New York who had for years
kept good common cows. Four years
ago he bought u tine , pure-brood Hoi-
stuin bull and crossed upon his cows ,
Last year his two-year-old heifers gave
double the quantity of milk his common
cows did ; or , in otner words , ho received
8,000 pounds of milk instead of 4,000 ,
which at ono cent a pound at first glunco
would suom to bo just double $ SO to $40.
lint , see n moment Times were hard
nnd feed high , and it con $30 each to
keep the common cows und $10 each
to keep the grade iiolsteins ,
which left a prolit of four
times as much for the iiolsteins ,
Ho has also sold hU three-fourths grade
Holstein calves for $30 each , when com
mon calves were worth only $5 each.
Hero is another four-fold prolit. I saw a
pair of grade Holstein steers at the
breeding larm of F. C. Stevens , Esq. ,
.Attica , h Y. , which at twenty-six months
old weighed 8,550 pounds. I believe
they tire to be exhibited at the Chicago
Fat Stock show. I huvu n yearling bull
( one year old last March ) , that weighs
1'JOO pounds ; aJso a two-year-old heifer
that weighs 1,400 pounds. They are
thoroughbreds , and only n little heavier
than other members of the herd , and
hence I think the claim just that the Hoi-
stein is the coming cow ahead of all
others for milk , butter and cheese , and
crowding the others for beef , Kvery
farmer ot neighborhoods which have tun
or more co. % * p m nifjrd to Ini.v a pure
blood hull Cllf to use next spring , and
make 11101103 from the hrstenr. _ .
l < nrao Hordes lor the I'nrm.
Pi line Farmer- There cnn be no doubt
hut thnt the inltiorlaUou of Trench , 1'ng-
lish ami Scotch ilrtft horn > hn greatly
Impioved ihp standard of tht farm her o
in tlm country. While pure or nontlv
pure blood her es of these breed * may
provp too lurge for f.irm work , it is quito
certain that the native lior i > * . oil the
wAole are too small at lenM for these t.
'I I'p introduction of df binding reaper * .
Milky plows and other implement' , of
heavv draft. Jin" created an increased de
mand for heitviPt- horses for farm work.
While in the way of general utility , ac
tivity and .strength , our native horse * are
very good , it is evident that thev cannot
cope with larger horses in doing the
hej.vier part of farm wink , with
the machinery and implements now in
use. Progressive farmer" ee the wis-lom
ol crossing with the large nnd powerful
foreign breed . Tno result of these
eros.se- . can now he seen in nearly everv
part of the country. It i ? ilotibtlul if the-
MiltT.x-plow , self-binding reaper , and
intun other u eful Implements , would be
n so general use to-day , were it not for
MiPli causes. Another thing in their
'avor is that any surplus stock can al
ways find a ready ale Indeed , so great
is tha demand for grades of the draft
l > reed * in the cities ami In the lumber
camps of tiie north , and prices ollcrcd arc
so tempting to farmers , thnt they lind It
diflicnlt to retain a team of such hor'e *
For their own use. The great Increase in
[ lie importation of draft horses for breed
ing purposes < > how.s that the popular ttc-
mnnd for them is general ami perma
nent.
_
Disappointing u IJnlky Horse.
The Fitchburg , l\lnss. \ . Sentinel siu * : A
Leominster farmer broke Ids her o of ?
"balky'1 freak in a very quiet and , as ho
claims1 , not a cruel manner. His horse is
in excellent Mesh and .shows no signs of
neglect ou the part of hK master. He
drove him , attached to a rack- wagon to
the wood Jot lor a small load of wood.
The animal would not pull a pound. He
did not beat him with a club , but tied
him to a tree nnd "let him .stand. " He
went to the lot at sunset and asked him
to draw , but he would not straighten a
tug. "I made up my mind , " said the
farmer , "when that horse went to the
barn he would take that load of wood
The night was not cold. I went to the
barn , got blankets and covered the horse
warm , nnd ho stood until morning. Then
ho refused to draw. At noon I went
down and he was probablv hungry and
lonesome. Undrew thnt load of "wood
the lirsl time I asked him. I returned
nnd got another load before I fed him.
I then rcv.-ardcd him with ; i good dinner ,
which ho eagerly devout ed. I have
drawn several loads since. Once he re
fused to draw , but as soon as ho saw me
start for the house he slatted after me
with tlio load. A horse becomes lone
some and discontented when left alone ,
as mueh o as a person , and I claim this
method , if rightly used , is far less cruel
and is better for oth horse and man than
lo beat the animal with a club. "
Tlio Keeping of Iltitter.
An Knglishi dairy woman givc-i the fol
lowing rules for practice in larm dairies :
Butter that has fyeon properly worked ,
salted and packed , will go moldy and
rancid unless duo carp is taken toe\.eludo
damp air , etc" Premising that butter is
properly packed to within half an inch of
the top of the , crock , make it perfectly
level and smooth , nnd spread over it a
square of cotton or linen rag a little
larger than the trip of the crock ; press it
over the buttnr , and on this put a layer of
finely ground salt to the thickness of a
quarter incl ) ; sec that it is quite to the
edge of tno crock , all round , and gontlv
turn up the elites pf the linen nnd fold it
over the salt. Stand the crock in n shady
corner of the dairy table , and in n few
days a natural brine will probably have
formed , or the butter may be so dry that
the fcnlt will hardly melt ; in either casjj '
have found the butter keep iwiectly
nnd at present there nr Crocks in our
dairy put up in Jui'c , nnd the butter is as
sweet ami et as good u color as if newly
J .CKed. Another advantage of the sys
tem is that the butter can be looked after
by simply raising the edge of the cotton
covering , nnd if showing any sign of too
much damp , a dry cloth and fresh salt
can be put ou.
Farm Experiments.
Farm , Field and Stockman : Whatever
may bo the value of investigations at the
public experiment stations of the several
states instituting them , they are no less
valuable on the farm. Experiment sta
tions may demonstrate generally , but
eacli farmer to receive the best results
from these experiments must investigate
for himself.
Hero is a case in point. An experiment
station investigating the values of per
haps twenty varieties of wheat , gives the
several values of these varieties in that
special climate and that soil. It does not
follow that tlieso varieties stated to do
Dest there will do so in another locality
oven though the soil may bo similar so
far ns the farmer may be nblo to judge.
15ut the probability is they will do seaside
aside from liability to freeze out , mildew ,
rust , or the occurcnco of other disease
Experiments by the farmers may easily
decide tins.
How to do tins most economically it is
well to know. The cheapest and best
moans wo have found , where small pack
ages are received for experiment , is to
lay out the land selected into regular
pjots , with spaces between for separa
tion , one from the other. Sow the seed
in regular drills ono foot or more apart.
For wheat or rye the seed may bo dropped
four to six inches apart , 'for ' barley
homewhat thicker , and for oats , say
three inches apart. These plots may
easily be kept olunn , Mid a careful record
being kept , a fair determination of the
several values of the varieties may be
arrived at.
Hut ono season's experiment does not
satisfy absolutely. As soon as n yield is
obtained sutlicicnt to show the broadcast ,
or to drill by n machine , cultivate in the
ordinary manner. Thus , in n few years ,
the value of a variety may bo fairly de
termined m accordance with varying
seasons. In ( the moan time very little
will have beep lost in conducting the ex
periments , and each farmer will Imvo
gotten varieties best adapted to his cli
mate and situation ,
In the same manner the farmer may ex
periment in relation to the application of
fertilizers for Bpitoial crops , or thick or
thin , early orf late seeding , or methods of
seeding , method ? of cultivation , winter
protection , etc. , etc. In examining varie
ties with a view qf forming an opinion as
to comparative Values , the habit , growth ,
appearance qf U)0 ) plant and the grain
must bo take i.nto careful consideration.
The time of e eUing will also be a neces
sary record , especially since ( ; urline.s m
iiponiugis onu 'of the most important
values in a Variety oJ grain , it thnso
points itre carefully written down they
will form a most valuable record in de
termining the actual vultio of a grain or
plant after several years' cultivation , un
der which its average value oneycar with
another may be correctly estimated.-
Reasonable Hints and h
Do not send any turkeys to market till
they have boon lirnt penned up and fat
tened. It adds to both the weight and
price.
A good feed for young pigs that are
nearly rcudyfor wcanin" IB equal parts of
meal , ground oals nnd shorts , ono quart
of the mixture iu a pair of skim milk , al
lowing them all they can drink of it ,
three or four times u day.
A warm and comfortable poultry-
house can bo built of three-ply tarred felt ,
and it will greatly assist jii keeping ott
vermin- . Such a house can be white
washed and made to look n * bright rind
qhcvifiil a one made of boards.
Excellent saddle hor-es eati be pr'v '
dueed by cro 'ng the common inan-s
with tlnnoughbred stations. The thor
oughbred pos es-e * great endurance is
acttxe , speedy and powerful in piopor
lion to > i/e. Such a here can be ucd
al-o for other purposes.
The smaller breeds of sherp being
more active than the larger breeds. ciu :
better subsist on barren hillsides and
jjive belter returns. If given projx-r at
teution anv of the breeds wili thrive
where the land is not low and marh \
Wet feet often result * in foot-rot.
lees ! are not given that attention they
deserve. They can be kept on every
farm. In Switzerland there are over
-00,000 colonies. In oinc cantons lO.iut' ' )
colonies were reported , a census be'iig '
taken for that purpose. We have all tin
facilities in tins country for honey pto
duction.
Clean up the weed ? nnd burn them. A
hay rake will likcip the weetUaml d ad
grrtJS niter they become dry , and thoj
can then bo put in large piles and con
sumed. Thousand * of.ceils will thus be
deMiojod and the work of plowing the
field rendered easier.
In trimming a hedge something else
< hould be considered as well as the mat
ter of cutting oil" the evtra growth.
Some kind of shape should be given it.
Tin re is nothing so attractive or orna
mental as a shapely , well kept hedge ,
and it adtls value to the farm.
Clover is a most valuable fertilizer to
worn-out soil. It affords complete pro
tection to thu soil from binning summer
suns , its perpetually falling leaves form
ing a delicate covering for shade , which
yet easily penetrated by the air , which
carries to the earth fertili/iug atmos
pheric elements.
The New Hampshire Mirror sajs that
there is a habit ol lotiriujr the old hens
and using pullets under the supposition
that thi former are useless after their
second year. This is a mistake The
hen is in her prime in her fourth year ,
and her eggs will hatch a larger percent
age of chicks than will eggs fiom pullets.
Uather than turn uiulera heavy growth
of woods upon land whore the wheat is
to be sown , better co to the trouble of
cutting , raking and burning them , for it
is impossible to glow maximum crop *
upon a bed of weeds. Hut better than
cutting , raking nnd burning is to plow-
before the weeds have made inui'li
growth.
A fruit-grower who desired to clear ofl'
his raspberries without destroying the
new plant- , cut them all down close to the
ground. A Inrgor number of new plants
came up than had before occupied the
ground , which made tlio clearing away
of the whole lot a profitable one , the ob
ject being to save as many young plants
as possible.
The price of draft horses does not go
down "with the breeding of increased
numbers ; the more there are the more
demand People arc liuding out that it
is better to go slow and take larger lqnd .
The wear and tare of horses am ! vehicles
arc not so great. It is not too late to
breed a colt. There are advantages in
having colts come in autumn.
The type of sheep most desired is the
ono that can be best adapted t the farm.
In other words , something dependi on
the farm , the shelter , kind of grass , qual
ity ot pasture and mode of management.
Mutton sheep may pay best with one
farmer , and Merino with another , but
whatever kind is kept let them bo the
best of their respective breeds.
"A bettor article it is impossible to get ,
sir ; I have tried them all and unhesitat
ingly pronounce Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup
superior to any.1' Ex.
The old storey. Trivial symptoms were
neglected until rheumatism becau * es
tablished , whereas all the sirring could
have been prevent.1 by the prompt use
ot Salvat)0i Oil. 25 cents.
7'arisians arc buying bouquets of lilacs
grown in the environs. In the Philadel
phia suburbs the honeysuckles are bloom
ing as though it were June at least
they were so on the sunshiny Wednesday
before the present "nipping and eager
air" bcgui to nip.
A Beautiful 1'rcsent.
The Virgin Salt Co. , of New Haven ,
Conn. , to introduce Virgin Salt into every
family , are makinii llus grand oiler : A
Crazy Patchwork block , enameled in
iwclve beautiful colors and containing
the latest Fancy Stitches ; on a largo
Lithographed Card having a beautiful
gold mounted Ideal Portrait in the cen
ter , given away with every 10-cent pack
age of Virgin Salt. Virgin salt has no
equal for household purposes. It is the
cleanest , purest and whitest Salt overseen
soon or used. Remember that a large
package cost ? only 10 cents , with the
above present. ASK your grocer for it.
Our novelists need not seek any further
than Lake George , whore "Tlic Mystorv
of the Mohican House , " with n veiled
lady , young and beautiful , guarded by
an attendant dunena or corresponding
ugliness , atlbrds all the necessary basis
for a thrilling romance.
No Trouble to Swallow
Dr. Picrco's "Pellets" ( the original "lit
tle liver pills" ) nnd no pain or griping ,
cure sick or billions headache , sour stomach
ach , and cleanse the system and bowels.
25 cts a vial.
A party of Champaign , 111. , fishermen
went'to the Kaskaskia river in n buggy
to catch lisa. They found the river was
dry. In the few shallow pools _ which re
mained were thousands of lish. They
waded into the water , and soon caught
with their hands enough iish to fill the
buggy.
FADLTS of digestion cause disorders of
the liver , and the whole system becomes
deranged. Dr. J. If. McLean's Strength
ening Cordial and Blood Purifier perfects
the processor digestion and assimilation
and thus makes pure blood.
On the four sides of a handsome tomb
stone , erected by a man iu Niles , Mich. ,
over the grave of his wife , nre these in
scriptions : "The nioro Saints the more
Hypocrites , " "Tho more Peace the more
" "Tho Priests the
Plenty , more more
Poverty , " "The more Religion the more
Lying ,
THE JiEST AXD CHEAPEST
COUGHCROUP
CROUP
REMEDY ,
ALLEN'S ' LONG BALSAM
*
hTKICTLY I'OJICC.
Contains no Opium In Any Form.
Price 25e , SOc mid 81 Pcrllotllo
The 25'CENT BOTTLES are put up for
the accommodation of all who desire simp
ly a COUGH orCROUP REMEDY.
Those desiring a icmedy for CON
SUMPTION or any LUNG DISEASE
should secure the large | I bottfe.
As an Expectorant II has no Equal
Directions ( ccompaay each bottle.
Fox BALK MY ALL MKDICINK DEALFRS.
1836111 SWIFT'S SPECIPIO.1111886
A REMEDY NOT TOR A DAT , BUT TOR
CcT HALF A CENTURY Tttt
RELIEVING SUFFERING HUMANITY !
S SAN
SS
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AN INTERESTING TREATISE ON BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES SENT
FREE TO ALL APPLICANTS. IT SHOULD DC READ DY EVERYBODY.
ADDRESS THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO , ATLANTA , GA.
S. IV. COR. 13th AM > I'AKXV.II , OMAIE V.
Property of every description for sale in all parts of the city Lands for snlo > n
every county in N braska.
A COMPLETE SET OF ABSTRACTS
Of Titles of Douglas county kort. Maps ot the city state or county , or any other
information desired , furnished free ot charge upon application.
WANTED !
Ladies to Work for Us at Their Own
Homes.
$7 to $10 Per Week Can Be QnietlHide. / .
Nojiliot" pnimine noc nTa liiB Kor full utlcar-
ul.i. . ple.enddre..t one , ,
( ( >
11 Central "t llo'ton. .Muss llox 5170.
ucl'J lueixl
21,829,850
TansilPs Punch Cigars
TToro thlppcd ilurluu tlio imat
tno 1 oars , without a ilrtun-
tuprlnourcniplov. Noothor
home lu tlio vrorldcan trutb-
Ono scent ( dealer onljr )
wonted In each town.
SOLD DY LEADING C3UCCI8T3.
R.W.TANSILL&CO.,55 Slate Sl.Chicano.
Cnro witnout modi-
A POSITIVE cine. I'ntentol Octo-
bor 1 . 1S78.
Out ) bor will cure
the most obtlnato ciwo Infourdays
Hllan'tSolubleMedicatedBougies ' ,
No nau st > oiii < Joo9 ot cilbobs. con lbn < > r oil of
sandnlwood thnt are certain to oroduoo dyspop-
ptn bv dcctrovlnir the cnntlnfr * of the stonmoh ,
l'rlcel.sa Bold bra" druiffl tor miillod on
receipt of price. For fnrthor particular * font
torcircular. P. O. Bor ivn. fTT T ) T\
j. c. x-r iJT co. , IjllKli.
li Johnst. . Now York. v * * *
tuos-tU-Kstlvuii
MAIaT
DlMlllpd for
aieillcinnl Use.
THE BEST TONJCI
UNEOUALEDforCONSUMPTIOh
WASTING DISEASES and
GENERAL DEBILITY.
PERFECTS DIGESTION
DR EDW I. WAI.LISO , Par
Kton In Chief , National Qiuri
of N J , rltos
"Mv attention was nll , < l tc
your Keystone 3Ult Vt hile > M
Jlr I lor , DruggUt , of Trenton
and I Imta u > r < l frw'lxitlUi
with fi\r l-clttr effect than any ;
liare had I lull rfconuiicndinf
rour artlcl > in my ) < rartlcc , ano
find It Ten eatlUctorj. "
.SEcr
( T7Th e fcai t > Blznilareo
lir.MlELSON
EISNER &
( Hole iitoU trlbl U 8 )
816. 318 and 320 Race St. Fbil&delDbi& Pa.
Goodman Drug Co , Gonl. Agents , Omaha
Nebraska.
P. BOYER & CO.
'sSaf SVauItsTinieLo6ks ,
and Jal ? Work.
1020 1'uruam Strust , Ooiu.ua. Neb.
Delicious
Flavor.
No pains are
bpared
to make
these meats
THE
BEST
that can bo
produced.
People of
EPICUREAN
TASTES
arc highly
pleased
with them.
Ifyour Oroeer or MarUetman do not keep
Uicni. lead direct ta Armour .V C , < Cblcuviv
LINCOLN BUSINESS DIRECTORY
necectljr Built. Ne
The Tremont ,
J. C. PmOEKAhD & SON , ProprlPtor * .
Cor. Hit and I'tils. , Lincoln , Nob.
perdar , Slrcoi can from.houi to aor
tiirluMda c''r. ' i
J. H. W. HA\N KINS ,
Arcliitect ,
Offices Si. 31 and 43. Itl''hnrds illock , Lincoln ,
Nob. nievutoronllta street
llrecderol Breeder of
U ALLOIV AV CATTLf. BnoUT HU1U < fATTLl
F M WOODS.
Live Stock Auctioneer
Sale * made In ull pans of the U. H. at fair
rates. Itooin 3 , State Block , Uucoln , Nob.
Galloway und Short Horn bull ! for ealo.
B , H. GOULDING ,
Farm Loans and Insurance ,
Correipondenco in regard to loans solicited ,
hooin 4 , Ulcbardi Ulock. Llnuoln. Nob.
JE&iversicTe Short Horns
Of strictly pure Hate * and limes Topped cattle.
Herd numU-Ti about W bead.
Fumlliea reprosuutod. filbert * ) , Crnggi ,
A co in 1)9. Henici. Hobo ofSharons. > losa Io ( os
Knluhlly Jucbo es , Flat Creek Younv Marys ,
1'hyllUos , Ixmnni and True I/ovei.
liulU torialc. 1 1'uru Hnte * Filnert , 1 Pure
Bati i Cramrs , 1 lto eof Shaion , 1 Vount ; Mury ,
] I'ute Crulck rtliank and others Como and
Inniiocl the lier.l. Address , CHAS. II , UIIA.N-
feUN , Lincoln , Neb.
When in Lincoln stop at
.National Hotel ,
And yet a good dinner foriic.
A , VEDA WAV Prop.
THE
CHICAGO SHORT LINE
OF fllK
ChlcagolMllwaukeB&Sl.PaulR1 . ]
THE BEST ROUTE
ad CQUXCIL BLUFFS tl
IEJ.A.I3T.
TWO TIIAINS DAtIA IIBTWKBN OMAHA
COUNCIL ULUKF3
Chicago , AND Milwaukee ,
St. Paul , Minneapolis , Cedar Haplds ,
Clinton , Uuhitqne , Davenport ,
Hock Islaml.Frccport , Rockford ,
Elgin , Madison , Juncavillc ,
Beloit , 'Winona , La Urosse ,
And all other 'mportiuit points Kast , Nortbeut
and BoutUciut. i
"
For through tlokota call ou the Ticket \yon i #
at 1(01 I'nrnam street ( In Pimon Hotel ) , or a
Union Pacific Uopot.
1'ullmnn bluouen and the Quest Dlnlnv Cnrs
In tlioYoilJ are run on tlio main lints of the
CIUCAO.O , MILWAUKEE 4 Sr. TAt'i , UAIMVAY ,
nnd evury attention Is paid to passengers br
couitoons emplojc * of the romimnjr.
It. MILLKII , Uuncral Muunjrur.
J. F. TncKBii , Assistant Uinoral Manager. Pi P
A V. H UAiii'KNTKn , Gonaral Paasnuirer ad i
Ticket Agent.
OEO. H. HturroaD , Assistant General Puson-
cor and Ticket Agent
J. T. CX.AUK , Uouernl Supcrlntendouf.
* CHICAGO 0
ii
RAILWAY- M
Omaha ,
Council Bluffs
And Chicago.
The only reed ( o taVo for DCS Molnos. Mnr-
shnlltown.roJitr Itnul * ' : . Hlnton , Dixie , &hSff
fro.Mllu-nukco and all polnti cnst. To Hie people
ple ol Nciirajka , Oolorado , Wyoming. Clah ,
Idnho.NQvndA , QroKon , Wavbln ton and Call-
fornln. It off UH supci Iqr advuntagca not jiotsl-
bin by nny other line.
Among A few of the numerous points ot in-
perlorltr rn Joyed by the patron ; of tMe road
between Oiiihlin and Chicago. iTe Its two tralm
adayof DAY COACHES which motbennost
ttinthiimno rt nnd Ingenuity can create. Its
PALAOf. SI.KEI'INQ OAKS , wliloh are modeli
o * oimt art and clojrunce Its PAHIXJH DltAW-
IKn ItOOM CAUS , uneurnn-pFodbr iunr , and Jt |
widely colnbrnted PALATIAL DjNINU OARS ,
the fniiial of which cannot be found elsewhere.
At Council llluirs the trains of the Union Pact
fie Ry. connect In Union Depot vrith those ot
the Clilcago A. NorthwcB'ern Ity. Jn Chicago
thn trains of this line make close connection
with the o of all cnstcrn lino' .
For Detroit , Columbus. Indianapolis , Cincin
nati , NlajrnrArHlIe.Huirnlo. rlttsburp. Toronto ,
Montreal , tloxton , N nr York , Plillndolphl-t , Tlnl-
tlmor * , Wflshlnxton and all rolnlH In the oait ,
oak the ticket npcnt for tlrUrts t In the
.
If you wish the be t co-ommodaUons. All
ticket asentK sell tlckuts vln this lino.
M. iiuairiTr , K P. WII.PON ,
General Agent. Gtnl. I'am'r. AROnt
W JI 11AUUOCK. J * It D IM.J-B.
Genl.W'chtern Afc't. Tin Tans ABt.
HllViirnnm St.
DR. IMPEY.
N.\V. \ Cor. 14th nnd Douglas SU.
Practice limited to Diseases of the
EYE. EAR. NOSE AND THROAT.
for all forms of dofeetlva
Vision. Artlflcial Byes Insertod.
DREXEL Sc MAUL ,
Successors to Jno. G. Jacobs ,
AM >
At tlio old Rtnna 1407 Fariuim st. Orders
by tulugraoh so.icitcd and promptly at-
landed to. Telephone No , 225.
RecTstar Line
Carrying : the Belgium lloyat and United BUtet
Jhill.mlllUj , ' every bnturday
Befwecn Antwcrn SNawYork
TO THE RHIHE , GERHAHY , ITALY , HOLLAND -
LAND AND FRANCE.
KALk AND U INTUiL
Balon from ICO to $ | D. Bxourilon trip fron
$110 to tlix Second Cabin , outward , ( til
prepaid , tli ; excursion. fJO. StOom/o r > M < ac
at low ratal. Futer Wrlvht A Boas , Oenera
Agents , U llroadway , Now Vort
llunry 1'unJt , 1 18 Furiiunieu ; I'aulsoa t Co ,
U2 < i Knrnam fat ; D. O , Freeman , 1KJ fitrn.xm t
iNEBRASKA MAP.
In colors , shows nil countlei , towns , rallro
MlHledforZSc.
Oinntu City Map , new addition * , etc. , 25o.
Nubtaska Stale Ou/itte , llutmieo Directory
nd Fanner' * Utt , 15.
J. M. WOLFE & CO. ,
120 S. llth fit . Omaha , Neb ,
PUTS AND CALLS.
On \ \ nu.it , torn. Oats. Pork , Lurtl and H , IU
Stocki , for I-onir nnil Short Tinm Bund forl'rlc *
Citoular , II. J' . HAIIT & Co. , Uil WmtilntrUia
bt. , Cluruiro , Jl. | Xulereneei Atccrioui Kv
bunk.
