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NEBRASKA RAILROAD RATES ,
Board of Transportation Taking Action in
the Matter.
HOW INJUSTICE WILL BE REMEDIED.
Union Paclllo OfliclnlB Voluntarily
Offer to Correct the Present Tariff
in Some Instanced Lincoln
News Not CM.
LINCOI.X , Nob. , Oct. 80. [ Special to THE
BEE.J Secretary W. A. Dilworth of the
Stale Board ot Transportation has written a
letter to Cionoral Manager E. W. WIctor of
the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha
Railway company , calling attention to the
alleged discrimination in freight rates on
that road from Chicago and South Sioux
City to Norfolk. Iu the letter Mr. Dilworlh
says :
In examining Into the matter ami compar
ing thn ruto to oilier places In tlio Immediate
vicinity of Norfoltc wo llnd tlio following taut
totulu :
The lhrmiih rate on freight from Chlonto to
Grand Island Is : Kir.st-eiass. JI.M ! ; sefond-
cliiss , lfl,05 : third-class. ) * ) cents ; fourth-olnss ,
( W cunlHi IKtli-olanH , I , ' ) ) . ; cents ; "A , " 15 cents ;
"H , " W emits ; "C , " IBS' cents ; "I > , " SSH cunts ;
"K. " " 3 > i runts.
Now , IlK'H'lii ' ; on the same basts as tlio Grand
Island rate , tlio rate to Norfolk wuuld bo lit
lonst us follows :
First class , il,12 : seooml class , ill cents ; third
oliihs , ? J cents : fourth class , Al cents : HClli
4' . ' "A" class 4 1 "H"
class , cunts : , cents ; olass.
! ! S contft " ( J" class , US cunts ; "D" class , U3SS
cents ; "U" class , -J cents.
Also that the local rate from South Sioux
Olty to Norfolk Is. llrstclass , ) . ' > cunts and olher
classes In prnpoitlon.
Thu r.itu from UlilcnK" In Sioux Olty is
75 cants oil first elans frolnlit. and
tuklng that rate from what i would
bo a proper thrnuih rate lo Norfolk. It would
make thu rate from Sioux Ulty to Norfolk as
follows :
First class , 38 cents ; second olais , rci cents ;
third class , so contsi fourth class , U cents ;
llftli class , VU cents ; "A" class , li ) cents ; "H"
class. 13 cunts ; " 0" olnsi , 10 cents ; "U" class ,
8 eoiita ; "K" olass , R cunts.
Via are of the opinion that justice to tha
cltUens of Norfolk demands thut
n rate from UhlcaKo to Norfolk
Do flxod at as low as follous : SI.12 , llrst
olnss ; 01 cents , nocond class ; ? A coins.
third class ; SI cents , fourth class ; 42 cunts ,
Uftli class ; 40 cents. "A"olnss ; : M units , "H"
olasi ; X' cents , "U" olass ; ' 'Ji ! emits , "D"
olais ; ! cunts , "K" class.
And from Sioux Oily to Norfolk as low as :
BU aunts , flrsl class : IB cents , second uluss ; 21)
conls. third I'liiti * : i cents , fourth class ; 1 * }
oants , fifth elans ; 10 cunts. "A" class ; I1. emits.
"U" class ; ID cents. "O" olast ; S cuuts , "II"
"K" class.
class ) 5 cuntH ,
A similar letter WAS sent to the eenora' '
manager of the Fremont , Eikhorn &
Missouri Yallov railroad. Mr. Dil
worth nays that from conversations
with those oftlclals ho fools .satisfied that the
roads will comply with the request without
any opposition.
Senator Koontz of the State Board of
Transportation has received a letter from J.
A. M on roe , general freight agent ot tlio
Union Paclllo Hallway company , to the olToct
that the gram rates from Potter , Klmball
and other stations la western Nebraska were
established last year bucnuso of the failure of
crops , i but the company now , with its In
creased business , can reduce the present
rates and will do so thU weak.
Mr. Monroe donlas that there is any unjust
discrimination between Sidney nnd ICImball
to Omaha and Chicago ,
STOI.KX urxtmiRs.
Fleming Harrison aud wife are under ar
rest on tbo charge of stealing a lot of valua
ble carpet from the homo of J. P. Hlbbard ,
1'JIO H street , Tha bouso was entered In tbo
absence of the family nnd the carpet taken
uprotn the floor. The property was disoov-
orod In the homo of the Harrisons , They
claim that they bought the carpet froia a
onns AMD KXDS.
Mr. John Fit/gorald has so far recovered
from his douionlm that today ho was able to
drive three miles Into the country to bis
lurm.
Bomi itrauco stories am bolng told about
Children'sBooks.
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tbeldlsappoaranco of Police Judge Houston.
'iho Sioux City. O'Noill .fe Wpstorn
Railway company has niocl nrticles of Incor
poration with the secretary of state. The
eastern terminus of the road Is near the town
of Covlnpton , nnd the western ono about n
mlle west of O'Neill. The capital stock is
$ S. X,000. )
Harry Nott and Clnrenco Brown of Omaha ,
attended the Pleasant Hour recoptioa at the
Lincoln last evening.
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WASHINGTONBUIICMJ OP TUB BEB , 1
518 Pot'iiTBBSTii STIIBRT , >
WASHINGTON . D. C. , Jot. ao. j
Although few persons hero whom are well
Informed on the subject really believe there
is oven a little probability of war with Chili ,
keen interest Is taken in the new phase of
the situation. A couple of days ago private
Information was carried to the authorities
hero that Chill intended maklne the amende
honorable tor the attack upon our sailors at
Valparaiso ; that she wanted to appear to
take n llrm stand against doing so but she
would yield , and the Intimation was accepted
as equivalent to nn apology in advance of a
demand forono. It la said that this iniprusslon
had its weight In the formation of our tlrst
dispatch to Minister Eg.m instructing him to
demand reparation , for it was couched In
mild tortns. Tlio abrupt nnd almost heartless
reply was a great surprise in 'ofllcial ' circles
lioiororo , us it was uncalled for and un
timely. There Is very little that can bo said
of the correspondence between the Depart
ment of State and Minister ERIHI. Ono thing
is qulto sure , this government will not recede -
cede from the position it has assumed In bo-
halt of the life and liberties of her cituor.s
abroad. War with Chill could not of
course bo declared without Instructions
from concress. All that could result from
the aJTair pending congressional action would
bo the withdrawal of the minister which may
result soon , .should Chill continue to bo nrro-
1'lUlt.
Somebody must answer for the Indignities
neaped upon our sailors al Valparaiso , and
our presentation of the casu cannot bo
laughed out of sight by the Chilians who un
questionably ura net just at this moment
fooling very friendly toward the United
Statiu. The situation Is not alarming , It is
simply interesting because the questions involved
volvod are of great Interest to every Ameri
can citizen ,
Some men In thu diplomatic service nnd
the navv regard the attitude ol the KnglUh
press toward the United States In commotion
with our Chilian aft.tlr as siirmllcant. Many
of the English newspapers criticise our
action in demanding of Chill redress for tuo
wanton Killing of our sailors. The press of
London especially rlulcnlos our action and
encourages the position assumed by tbo
Chilian authorities , who would If they could ,
say that they didn't care a snap what wo did
or thought. The significance m this position
of England If indeed there is any slgnlll-
canco In it- lies in the fact that the
Ki'ont bulk of capital invested In
Chili belongs to Englishman or England , and
Croat Britain controls the commerce of
Chili. Further than this , Chill could not
maintain a war against this or any other
formidable power for a period of two months
If she stood upon her own resources. Thu
Impression is growing hero that Chill bo-
liuvos that if she should hnvo a "scrimmage"
with us England would come to her rescue.
Such a contingency Is not feared by our ofll-
clals , who feel tnat Englnud would have
moro , much more , to lese in severing
her relations with us than losing all
she might have in Chili , mid
that she would therefore exert her
influence to hnvo Chill remain on a peace
footing with us. Tnero Is a gront deal of talk
at this moment by the uomocratlo proas to
the olToct that Iho attitude of our administra
tion in the Chilian affair Is for lingo , that it
wants to solidify the ranks of Americans at
homo , which moans a republican victory , for
whenever Americans are called to pass Judg
ment upon a question of Americanism thcro
U but one party. It should bo remembered
that this trouble with Chili began long be
fore thu pending campaign and was precipi
tated by Chill herself , and that iho
administration could not possibly have
had any ulterior Interest or purpose.
Politics could not have entered tbo mind of
anyone In this country at the tlmo the dlfll-
cuity was lint precipitated. The present
phase of It was the result of tbo murder of
American sailors on Chilian oll. Could it
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for a moment bo suspected that Chilians
would consniro wltn the present administra
tion In this country to help out tuo election
of Major McKinley as governor of Ohio , for
instancu ) It was ono of the cardinal priucl
pies advanced by General Harrison in the
campaign of 1SSS that our citizen * should be
secure In llfo and property in alt parts of tbo
world. It had boon a very weak spot in the
administration of President Cleveland and
General Harrison was determined to make
this a government for Americans.
Postmasters appointed today : Nebraska
Abby. Hooker county , A. E. Calhoun , vlco
A. S. Chamborlniii , resigned.
Iowa Durchard , Cerro Gordo county. F.
Hill , vice N. A. Vail , resigned Dundee , Del
aware county , M. Wood , vice G. Larrabeo ,
died. P. S. II.
Western Pensions.
WASHINGTON' , D. O. , Oct. 30. [ Special Tol-
ogramto Tun BEK.I The following list of
pensions granted is ropsrtocl by TUB HUB
and Examiner Bureau of Claims :
Nouraska : Original Jacob Manwoilor ,
Joseph Lamuel , William T. Ivolloy , Edmund
Huddart , William J. Howoll. Additional-
James Loaklns , Anson M. Otis. Charles
Doty , Robert Fitchon , J. nock Williamson- ,
Albert Doswoll , William O. Pickott , Jerry
Gay. Increase Martin V. Harbour , Jobso
N. Moon , James V. Wood. Gcorgo B. Pnolps ,
GcorgoV. . McGraw. Brigimm Busswell ,
George W. Hydo. Hoissuo Frederick D.
Persons , Martin Snow. Widows , etc. Mary
A. Early , Elizabeth H. Adams. Amy Bruu-
son , mother.
Iowa : Original Daniel Keen , Samuel B.
Miller , Sobmon Kohl , \Villnim N. Semes ,
Edward Hunry Pickard , Charles Johnson.
Additional John G. Murray , John Adams ,
Ira G. Klunov , Jacob McCoy , Michael Flynn ,
Christopher Dillon , Herman P. Williams.
George W. McWilliams , Charles W. WiUon ,
Charles H. Caswoll. Increase Simon Gates ,
James C. Lynch , Edwin K. Wood , Barzlllar
Johnson , Nelson Lamb , Thomas Mnlone ,
William il. Hope , John Brown , Daniel
Starry , James H. Ruble , George Redhead ,
John W. Burns. William J. Parko. Joseph
Lelport , Marion Cowroy , Gcorgo E. Grifllth ,
David D. Kockhill , Leandor Pi-all. Hoissuo
WaltcrS. Gray , FrederickSpotts , Andrew
Ho.sner , Hoissuo and increase John Elliott ,
Joseph F. M. Rogers , Gcorgo W. Byrno.
Original widows , etc. Hester A. Carson ,
Emollnu Hall. Oubsa C. Butler , Margaret R ,
Hollonbcck , Sarah A. Hurl but.
South Dakota : Original James Barton ,
sr. , John McDonnell , Richard Huxtnblo. Den.
nls Hawiov , Additional Andrew G. Tuttle ,
Gcorgo Mills. Increase Edwin G. Joy.
Tluiy Dread Cold \\oatlicr.
Persons subject to muscular rheumatism
kavo good reason for dreading tbo cold
wuathor of the winter mouths. Uhoy will
llnd much rnllof , however , if nota permanent
euro by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
It promptly ntllovos thn pain and In many
cases has effected permanent cures. For sala
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Putillo orlcH.
The Board of Publlo Works mot yesterday
afternoon , with all of the members present.
Chairman Blrkhtusor who had boon out as
sisting in the work ot putting up the demo
cratic foncoj nas nomowhat late , and during
the Urn3 Major Furay and Colonel Egbert
devoted an hour to voting on majorities.
Bids for curbing Sherman avenue from
Amos avouuo to a point i)30 ) foot north of the
center line ot section 3 , township 5 , range lit ,
aud Cass street from Twenty-third to
Twenty-fourth streets were opened , Hugh
Murphy was thotmly bidder and the contract
was awarded to bun at U3 conU ixir lineal
foot , for rod Colorado sand stone. -
For removing tha half-burned saloon build
ing at Ttvonty-llrbt and Cumlng streets , L.
H. Parker was the lowest bidder. Ho offered -
fored to romovu the building and clear off the
grouud , providing ha was given the luinoor.
The offer was accopiod aud the chairman In
structed to confer with the city attorney ana
ascertala whether or not the city had a legal
right to cause the removal.
Do Witt's Little Early Kisori , DoitpUL
Luther R. Wright will bo named upon
the ticket as candidate for county judge
at the election Tuesday ,
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QUAINT OLD HALLOW EVE ,
A Mystic Night Vested with Suparstitious
OharuH.
"SPIRITS FROM THE VASTY DEEP. "
A Vi il Modernised for Innocent
Amusement A. Variety ol'James
ami Much Kuu Su -
KesUons.
Some merry , friendly country folks
Together did convene.
To burn their nits and pun their stocks ,
And html their llnllowoeii
Fu'blltlio that night.
Hums.
Tonight will boAll Hallow Even or Evo.so
callad because it Is the night hnmodlaiolv
proceeding All Hallowmas or All Saints'
Day , which Is November 1 , and is observed
by the Roman Catholic , Protestant Episco
pal and Lutheran churches as a festival In
honor of all tlio salnU. In the ancient cal
ender of the Church of RomoU found thu fol
lowing observation on November 1 : "Tbo
feast of old fools is removed to this day. "
Pcrhans this sottliic apart of November 1 as
sacred to old fools , as well as to
all the .saints , is duo to the many
foolish customs , charms , spells , Incan
tations , etc. , which have long bcou practiced
upon the proceeding nieht or All Hallow
Even , contracted by the Scotch to "Hnllow-
o'on , " and commonly known to the juvonllo
mind of young America as "Holly Eve. "
Thcro is no night In the year which has
been invested by popular imagination with n
moro peculiar character than October 111 , or
Hallow Eve. There is nolhlng In the church
observance of the onsumg day of AU Saints
calculated to give rise to such remarkable
Kloas as are associated with this night or to
such .singular sports and customs as uru prac
ticed upon its annual occurrence. That super
natural iulluencos then prevail Is a widely
accepted superstition. Clandowor assorts
that all who cheese 'to'do ' ' so can then "call
up the spirits from ttid vasty deop. " It is
said that all splriti.tttlh of the vNlblo and
Invisible world , then walk the earth , and it
Is bollevcd that on , this mystic evening the
Immaterial principle existing m all tbiiiRS
human can detach luelf from all corporal
restraint and wandqt ; , at will or bo mudo to
wiuid racainst its Will thtouch space. All
devils and witcDcs aro. believed to bo abroad ,
and the fairies are suid to hold hlgh/carnlval.
"I'horu is no date In Um vliolo iwclvo months
around which cluster so many popular super
stitions. It U Impossible to accurately trace
the origin of thci6 , but smco they nro nil
wholly devoid of anv-jrfillgious character they
would clearly scout , together with all the
other associations ooYiticotoJ with the occa
sion , to bo relics of pagan times.
Nuts have ahvays-Uorno u most prominent
part , as they still continue to do. in the fas-
tlvltlos of HallowebnT Among the English ,
Scotch and Imh peasantry a synonym for It
Is nut crack night , from the custom of crack-
lug nuts with the teuth , with hammers or by
throwing thorn into iho t\\o. \ At Hlpon , In
Yorkshire , anottior synonym for Halloween
Is cake night , because on that occasion thu
mother of every household bakes a cake for
ouch member of her family.
As thu vigil is at present kepi by ibo chil
dren and young people of this land , It U an
event halted with Kama ? and ceremonies
which have been handed down from iho
magic lore of tlio nark ages. There Is a
superstitious Idea .thai oao is privliogu > l lo
look Into ( ho futuru and to leant whal one's
condition of llfo is to.bo , nnd that divinations
by lire , ty water aud by earth arc prophecies
of what will suruly huppcn.
Anything in thuuyof a party 1s usually
hailed with delight by the children , atrl from
the point of view that childhood with Its
eager enjoyment of alt pleasure * comes but
ouco In a lifetime , It Is assuredly a duty to
observe for them old customs unit duys that
have been signalized almosl sluco lliuo began.
MARTINEAU'S
History of England ,
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HUME'S
History of England ,
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MACAULEY'S
History of England ,
$1.25
Three volumes , cloth bound , good
paper. Worth double.
ROLLINS'
Ancient History ,
$2.50
Pour volumes , cloth bound , worth $5 ,
Today only $2.50.
Gibbons' Rome ,
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Six volumes. Book dealers got 80 for
this same edition. Cloth binding , good
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George Elliott's ' Works
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A regular 85 sot.
The Abbe Constantne !
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A Marriage for Love
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A -Haunted Pool.
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The following simple suggestions for a merrv
evening are offered witli an earnest appeal
to foroRO all the uncanny rites which have
como down to us through the ages. Such ,
for instance , as young glrU stopping timor
ously down the collar stnps while looking
back over the left shoulder to sco n ghostly
Ilgbt , out of which their fnturo lord will
poor. Or , to stand at midnight before the
mirror with a candle to sco the wraith of a
fated lover como and look ovur their shoul
ders. Some accident or practical Joke micht
arouse the nerves and the imagination to the
unbalancing of the reason.
Leaving out all those eerie things , the party
cau DO made mysterious enough to bo pro
ductive of a great deal of innocent amusement -
mont , whicu , besidns being unique , Is allow
able ouco a your , la the decoration of the
bouso a weird olToct is given by removing
the meat from very small pumpkins and ,
after cutting faces on two sides of thorn ,
plucinir them over the lamps aud gas lights iu
place of the gas shades. Through the pump
kin rind u mellow , yellow light sheds a
gimstly glow upon every object. Tall pieces
of furniture , draped in sheets and surmount
ed by largo pumpkins with grotesque faces
cut in them and candles securely fastened
Insldo arc rather uncanny in appearance. A
cabbage head with a few roses or autumn
flowers placed m it nnd suspended by a line
wire from the chandelier is suggestive of the
season. For miyono who cares 'for elaborate
decoration a frieze of fruit , which can bo
made by stringing it on long nnd short striucs
nnd suspending it from a rope around the
celling , wquld bo appropriate , Also n portiere
tiere of rosy cheeked apples. Fruit is the
proper decoration , bccauso this day was made
a feast day to Pomona , tbo Roman goduess of
fruits.
It is pretty , and in keening with the night ,
to have tbo house lighted with flickering
candles nnd open llrcs , instead of the .usual
gas or kerosene. In this dim and weird light
the witches can bettor work their spoils.
Burns says in his poem nn Halloween :
Then , llrit and foromost. tliranuh tli-j kail ,
Thulr stocks inauu u' fo sought mice.
This moans that each must pull 11 stock , or
plant , of kail cablugo ; very few can pull
cabbage tor want ot a caubngo fieldbut gr.us
or any plant can bo substituted. The com
pany must pair oft and go hand in hand , and
pull up some plant or weed.
Its size and shape will foretell the appear
ance ot the future husband or wife. The
amount of dirt clinging to It will show the
fortune.
Burning the nuts U a famous charm.
Chestnuts are best ; each 0110 takes two , and
names ono for him or herself , and the other
bomu favored one , and as the nuts burn so
will the courtship be.
Some will burn quietly sldu by side , .some
times or.o will cruck open and pop olT , and
again both will jump angrily apart.
Take a candlo. go up stairs and fitand ho-
fore a looking glass , eating an itpplu and you
will sco in the glass the face of your fate
pcoplug over your shoulder.
If you iiou no fiico but your own , you will
live In slnglo blobsedncss.
Take three siuicnrj , put clear water In ono
and milky watorln another , leaving iho third
empty ; lend a girl , blindfolded , to thorn
and let her dip m the lingers ot tha toft
band.
If she dips Into the clear water she will
marry a bachelor ; If Into the milky water a
widower ; if into tbo empty saucer she will
not marry. This should bo tried three times
and every time the position of the dishes
should bo changed.
If a man tries it the three saucers will Indi
cate that ho will marry a maid , u widow , or
that there will bo no marriage.
Ono pretty charm is to hold nome one's
veddlng ring suspended by a hair Insldo a
tumbler , and as U vibrates repeat the letters
of the alphabet once for each swing ; when
the ring hits the glass that letter will b < > the
first of the magic name , and soon until the
wbolo name Is sjiollod out.
Floating needles requires a steady hand or
they will co down to the bottom of the basin
Instead of drifting , some happily In pairs ,
bldo by bide , some points to points , some
hoad.s and po'nts ' , whlla some "tlock all
alono" at thu IUo of the basin.
The usual way of bobbing for apples U to
put them in a tub of water then try to take
thorn out with thu teeth.
This U uot work , especially for the girls ,
wnoso banu'swould ; soon bo In a straight and
stringy condition not particularly becoming ,
even to thu prettiest girl , and their ardor
would bo considerably dampened as well.
A batter way Is to suipond the apple at
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Iho end of n string and then try to blto It as
It swings.
A raMn and a plcco of string will cause
about as much laughter us any of the games.
Tie the raisin in iho mlddlo of tlio siring ,
which should bo n yard long , ihon give Iwo
persons each an end of Iho siring , which they
put in their mouths and chow to sco which
can reach the raisin first.
Place n lighted candle on a table , blindfold
a porbon and turn him uround several times ;
Ihen toll him to clasp his hands behind him
and blow out the candlo.
Nearly everyone will blow anywhere but
at tbo candlo.
Ono of thu most comical things Is to sco
two blindfolded persons trying to feed each
other with spoonfuls of popcorn.
They will pour it down each other's necks ,
Into Iholr ears , over their heads , or with au
expression of extreme satisfaction , will empty
it into the air , thinking they have surely
found the other's mouth ,
"The chamber of horrors" Is played in n
dlmlv lighted room , a grinning Jack-oMnn-
lorn being the best light. The parties are
I seated in a circle on the lloor. From ono to
I another is passed RII almost dripping wet
i towel , a .stocking filled with sand , and an ap
ple brislllng full of toothpicks , a sticky dollar
lar and a very heavy , largo Iron ring. At iho
lap of n oell the light Is turned on. ICaeli
ono must hold what ho has until it is dis
covered. The wet towel is peed luck , the
stocking of sand Is bad luck , the prickly ap
ple fickle fortune , the dollar wealth and the
iron ring means marriage. All holding arti
cles at the tap of the bull must , now retire ,
the light bo turned low and the remainder
proceed to play the game again ,
The mj stic hours nro over at midnight
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One last Ihmg to bo done on this evening
is done In iho privacy ot. one's own room.
A stiff dough is in ado of corn meal and
water , folded Htrlps of panel-each bearing the
niiniii of ono esteemed are rolled Into n ball of
the dough. After they nro prepared they
are dropped Into u bowl of water. The balls
will break open nnd the tlrst paper to appear
will divulge the name of the favorite lever of
the future. _
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I'roci'iro it llofori' I : ivlns Homo.
M. B. Kilborn left the west and settled In
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favorite rumc'dy for croup is not sold there
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ANDKIISOX , lad. , Oct. 30. During the last
summer two large glass factories and a mini
bor of other manufacturing establishments
were located In Alexandria , a town of 1,500
people , twelve miles north uf horo. The plucfl
was full of saloons and comparatively without
police protection , The result was the town
xvns filled with drunken roughs and llfo to
respectable people bccamo almost u burden.
Last WCOK L.OII Reed , in ox-pollcoman and
puclllst of sumo note , was employed as maw
slial of Alexandria. Ho wont on duty Satur
day night , and biicli a thinning out of rough
characters was never before known. Hu liai
already driven not loss than llfty of them out
of town , hns ton In jnll and has Ilcuod fully u
hundred. The people look upon him \vitU
prido. _ _
A nUnlRtcr SIIVON tlio Mlo of n
lior.
Mr. IsanoSnydor , a neighbor of mine , had
an attack uf iho colic and was wishing onl.V
that ho could dio. 1 gnvo him two doses ol
Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and DlarrhooJ
remedy nnd In a short time ho was entirely
relieved. No family should bo without so
valuable a medicine. John S. Baker , Everett ,
Bedford county , Penn.
Knllwiiy lOmployos' Club.
A mooting of the Railway Employes' clul
will buhold tomorrow night nt Grand Armj
hall on Fifteenth H treat between Dodge and
Capital nvuauo for the consideration of busU
ness of importance to ovcry employe of th (
railways.
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