20 THE OMAHA .DAILY 11012 : SUNDAY , XOVI3MJJIflll 1 , 1800.
THE BLACK KING.
Allan's Dsod or Daring For the Snko of Five Hundred
Dollar * ) .
Arrow a wide anil level valley that was
hr iKfd about on every sldi * by mountain
r iif"i , nml In which , an far an the eye
c"uld reach , no sign appeared of house or
ttoo or fence , a wagon moved one nutn-
mor afternoon. On every side this sago-
br'mli dollied the soil with ltd 15ray mo
notonous growth. Kvcn In thn roail , which
was seldom unod. were tiny brushes starting.
In the wagon three people were riding ,
on elderly man , hlH pale and humpbacked
son and a keen-eyed youth , as brown as a
nut and Ss stout n a mountain mahogany.
The last was drlvliiR and answering the
ipioAtlniui of his two companions concerning
tin country through which ihoy wore trav-
c'lng.
Presently beside the road a Jack-rabbit
MartcO. flopping his great long caw In an
Imlnlont fashion , and hopped rapidly along
In the road , ahead of the horse.
"fh. ) look there ! " cried the humpbacked
boy. pointing with his linger , "Shoot him ,
Allan. Hhoot him ! "
The Jack was at least 100 yards away
when Allan stopped his hor.se , turned him
a trifle and jave n sharp , loud whistle. Up
on his haunches the rabbit got. his cars aloft
In curiosity. Allan reached a rlllo that was
near at hand.
" ' " said the smaller
"llo's too far away ,
boy. "You can never hit him. can you ? "
"I'll try , " said Allan , bringing up the
Kim.
Kim."What ! from Die wagon ? the horse will
run ! "
"Oh. no ; he's used to the noise. " The rifle
craekod. the horse barely moved and the
rniiblt jumped high In the air , to fall back
iloud.
"Cool shot , my boy , " said the man.
"Oh , capital ! " exclaimed his son.
Allan flushed , but resuming the reins ,
drove ahead.
"U'alt , Chester ; wall Mr. Tuttle , " he said ,
as they came to the rabbit , "I can got
him. "
Hut father and son had both leaped out
excitedly. "Oh. my ! you hit him Just be
low the oar ! " cried the lad In delight. And
Mr. Tuttle said again that the shot was ex
cellent.
TUB WILD HORSES.
They Jogree' ahead , romln ; ; at length to
the foothills , where the road went up
through a pass in the mountains. The
climb was long , but not very steep. When
the summit was reached the horse was
stopped for a rest and Allen waved his hand
about In describing the country.
Suddenly , as ho turned to the right , ho
gave a peculiar cry. "Look there ! " he
ald , "you will never see such a sight as
that again ! " Ho pointed an excited linger tea
a rounded peak , a quarter of a mile away.
"What are they ? " Mr. Tuttle asked.
"Wild horses. "
"Oh , gracious ! " Chester cried In delight.
"I never saw so flno a fellow lu my life ! "
And ho spoke the truth. Krcct on the
hill , as If It were a pedestal , surrounded
by a score of his mates and followers , stood
n most magnificent horse. The glossy-black
of his nutchlcss sides seemed all a-tinglo
anil quivering with llfo and action. Ills
tlcllcatu head was held on high In haughty
defiance ; his neck was arched , ears alert ,
mane and tall alloat on the breeze ; and
ho stamped the turth with a hot. Impatient
hoof as ho watched 'the. staring Intruders.
Ilchlnil him now the other horses bunched.
"I HAVE OOT TO SHOOT AS I NEVER
SHOT UKKOKK , " BREATHED THE I10Y.
All bore an air of conscious freedom , and
. many wore sleek and fat , yet none com
pared with the proud and wonderful
leader.
"Oh , but they are splendid ! And the
leader Is a king ! " exclaimed Mr. Tuttle.
"I never knew you had wild horses In Ne
vada. "
"Oh , yes , there are several bands , " young
Allan replied , "and those have often been
scon hero In the Como range * , "
"Pother. " said the hump-backed boy. In
n voice of deep emotion , "I would rather
have that homo than anything I ever
saw. "
"Hut you couldn't ride him , my son. "
"Perhaps I could ; a horse U often con
quered by love add affection for his mas-
tor ; and anyway. I could always enjoy the
might of him. "
"Do you think any one could catch him ,
Allan ? " asked the father.
"t doubt It. Many a man has tried and
failed. No cowboy ever got close enough
to rope the slowest one ef the bind. "
"Lasso him , you mean ? "
"Yes , sir. And as for running them
down , they know the mountains too well
for that. I think thcro never wiii a horse
under a Fiildlo that could follow whole
they go. "
THE OFKRR.
"I'm gnlng to make them run , " said
Chnstcr. He Jumped to the ground and
ran towards the animals. They let him
approach n considerable distance , then , at
a snort from the leader , they shook their
heads In triumph and scorn and bounded off
down a ravine , disappearing us if by magic ,
In a c.loud of dust.
"Wonderful ! Marvelous ! " Mr. Tuttle
cried as they went. Turning then to Allan
ho said , "My boy , I will give you or any
body clso $300 if you will get the king of
the band and break him for riding and
handling. "
Allan smiled. "I'd do most anything to
get him for you , Mr. Tuttle , not only be
cause of the offer , but also because of your
kindnrsa ; but I might almost .IK well at
tempt to catch and break o comet. " Then
after n pause , "Hut I'll try him anyway. "
"I wish you would , " said the man. "but
mention nothing about It to Cheater. "
The latter now returned and climbed
again Into the wagon , his face aglow nnd
bright with pleasure. Down the hill they
drove , regretfully.
As the sun was setting Allan left his
friends at their home , In the llttlo town
of llullloii. and drove to the house whore
hla" parents lived. Mr. Tuttle was n
wealthy man who had come to IluIIIon for
the health of his son. In order to be out
In the nlr as much as possible they planned
exploring trips for every week , generally
"LOOK THERE , " HE SAID.
securing the services of Allan Westman to
I drive and guide them about the country.
I When the boy went home that night his
mind was full of the wildest of schemes
for the capture of the king of the band of
, horses ; yet he kept his thoughts to hlm-
j self. However , ho handed to his father a
1 bright piece of gold that Mr. Tuttle hid
paid him for the trip , and told of a few of
the incidents that had happened along the
way. His father smiled , a little sadly.
"You might as well keep the money ,
you've earned It. " ho eald.
"Hut I thought you needed all you could
BOt. "
"So I do. I need a large sum that Is
just the trouble. "
Allan had never seen his father In such
a mood before. "Howi much do you , need ? "
ho asked.
"My parttcr , when he ran away , took
more than I thought , and left me noth
ing but debts to pay. I owe a little more
than $1.000 and have a llttlo more than
half the sum. I don't know what wo uhall
do. my lad ; It looks as If wo would be obliged
to sacrifice everything we own and hunt now
quarter ! ' . . Ilut don't you let your mother
hear a thing I've said , she is III enough al
ready. "
ALLAN'S SCHEME. %
Allan was speechless. When lie went to
bed ho waj still In a maze of bewildering
thoughts. Half the night ho lay awake ,
revolving plans for the capture ot the wild
horse aiU the release of his father Ironi
debt. Ho thought of things fantastic and
weird , like setting some trap of a new de
scription , using a poison that would merely
put the loader to sleep , or hiring a suad
of clever Indians. When ho ibially slept he
dreamed of catching the king with a living
machine.
In the morning , still puzzling his brain ,
ho suddenly conceived a dangerous plan.
"It's awfully risky. " ho mused aloud. ' but
nothing els- ) will do. Ho is no accouir to
anybody. In the hills , and It's wofth the
while to take the chance. "
When his father was gone he took his
rltlo and a stout lariat , or rope made of
rawhide , braided round , nnd drove to the
Como hills. It was well ho started early ,
for ho found no olgn of the roving band
for many un hour. At length , as he
came to the top of a ridge , ho heard a
distant neigh. Afar on a hill to the left
the horse stood , the big black king on
guard as usual.
A long detour and a wearying climb were
now essential , for Allan saw that a deep
ravlno would cover his advance and permit
him to ellp very clowo to his game. Kor
over half an hour ho picked his way along
and up the hill. Arriving at the top of
his climb , ho sat down to rest ; his breath
came quick and his heart beat hard with
excitement.
Peering above the brush the young fellow
nearly shouted for joy. for there , within
the throw of a stone , the band of wild horses
loomed. The king stood forth , above the
rest , like a statue cut In ebony , his head
erect and not a muscle moving.
"Oh. I've got to shoot as I never shot
before ! " breathed tlio boy , and ho carefully
adjusted the sights on his rlllo. "I'll crease
him or kill him , but oh , I'd hate to see him
die ! "
He meant to shoot that matchless horse
to "crease" his neck , behind his cars , BO
deep as to stun him and bring him down
and yet so lightly as to avoid a fatal In !
jury. An Inch too deep would kill the steed ,
an Inch above and he would lice the hills
forever.
Pulling himself together with a mighty
effort , Allan iilowly raited his head , rest
ing the gun In hln hand and his elbow on
his knee. Long ho looked across the gleamIng -
Ing barrel , The horse was as still as a
Htoiic. Down came the rifle , and the youth
was breathing painfully. Again he tried ;
again ho failed to lire , "I've lost my nip , "
ho muttered. "No. I'll do It or die ! "
Slowly came the mtizzlo ot the gun above
the brush. It was steady and tbo eye that
glistened behind was clear ,
"Crack" went the rifle , and the detonation
rolled through the bills. Like a horse of
bronze , overthrown , the leader fell Down
the hilt hie panlc-atrlckcn comrades flew.
"Oh , I've killed him ! " walled the boy , as
he hurried to the prostrate nnlmal. Ilut n
glance was enough to prove that the bullet
was true. It had scorched the neck and left
Its mark , but the king was quite unhurt.
Ho was faintly attempting to rise. In a
moment Allan had loosed the rope and
thrown a noose about the leader's neck. Ho
wrapped the other end about n dwarfed and
twlitcd tree , which was one of a few
there growing. Just In time. Recovering
suddenly , the horse shot to his feet and
.nade a dash ; the rope was strained ; the
tree was bent , but the choking noose
fetched up the horse with n turn that
was equally painful and surprising. The'
animal was unconvinced , however , and
strained with his mighty legs and neck
at ovcry touch that Allan gave the rope.
THE REWARD.
"Sorry for you , my beauty. " said the boy.
"but you'll have to learn by choking. " Ho
hauled on the rope that sank In the horse's
neck , until the latter , gasping and quiver-
Ini ; , strangled and nearly fell to the earth.
Just as lie nearly toppled the boy let up
on the pressure. Three times the Iron will
of tbo horse waa pitted against the morel-
loss lariat ; three times ho nearly fell. At
last the king , relieved of the strain , meekly
took a step toward the boy. In one Hilng ,
at leist , his spirit was broken and he wa
a conquered slave.
At the end of a week the boy had won
the love and confidence of the glorious fel
low and taught him the feeling and use
of n. bit In the mouth , as well as of a saddle -
dlo on the back. This had not been possi
ble had the horse not possessed a very su
perior Intelligence. Ho led him forth at
last for the llnal lesson In submission.
Patting , coaxing , reassuring , toying with
stirrups and saddle. Allan suddenly vaulted
ncioss his kick , as lightly as a shadow , but
as firmly as a eljnip. For Just a second
the horse stood still , amazed. Then was
a fury of action , running , twisting , buckIng -
Ing and Jumping that was tearful to see ,
during all of whlcli the boy clung on with
a grip as tight ai the cell of a boa-cou-
slrlcto- .
Across the valley they sped , to real-
through brush nnd over stones , up the hills
and down , until the rider bled "at the nose
and the horse , all reeking with foam and
sweat , unbent his neck and turned him
gently home.
The boy who said good-bye to the horse
ho loved , and took the money Mr. Tuttle
bad promised , heard the neigh of the becu-
tlful black , as the latter saw him start away ,
and felt a sob In his throat. Hut the light
that came In his father's eyes when "square"
he stood with the world again , brought
such a Joy In Allan's heart that oven the
horse was forgotten.
* * * * * * * *
A month went by. Ono morning Chester
Tuttle came down the road on the proud
and gentle black. "Allan , " said he , with
thu faintest of smiles , "we've got to leave
for the cast. Wo think It would never be
tight to take this dear old fellow from his
native mountains and from you , EO I give
him baclt as a present. "
The tears were In his eyes as he slipped
to the ground and put the reins In Allan's
band. Then he hurried away. When Allan
called his broken thanks the little fellow
merely turned and smiled.
The horse put his nose on the shoulder of
his master and sounded an nffcctlotmtn
neigh.
"My king ! " said the boy , and he threw
his arms about the neck of Ills friend.
PHILIP VERR1LL MIUHELS.
THU KNOCK 1311-ri1.
Itolicrt MnkfH n < iiiiiil Income from n
Very rfimi ) l.lltlf lliiNliicx.N.
It Isn't every boy who can earn four ( shill
ings a week and yet have each and every
day free to play In or to attend school.
"Robert Is In business now. He gives
me his money every Saturday night " says
Robert's mother proudly.
"Indeed ? Whtt line are you In ? Didn't
I see you over on the rink with the other
boys this afternoon ? " Robert was asked.
"I'm a knocker-up. " he answered. "Old
Mr. Woods was the knocker-up all this time ,
but he's n sickly body , and so bad with the
rliciimatlz that he was glad to get rid of
the job. I hand him over six pence ) each
week for the good will. "
It was In a Lancashire cottage that this
conversation took place. In a quaint coun
try village called Walton le Dale , nestled
among the hills near Preston. Thcro arc big
cotton mills at a little distance , and , look
ing from the window the next morning the
lodger from over the sea sees Robert en
gaged at his task. It is but little after 4
o'clock and the sun docs not dream of get
ting up yet. but the sleepers In the long
rows of red brick cottages must prepare
for work.
"Rap ! tap ! rot , top , tap , tap ! " sounds
the metal knocker on the door of the end
cottage In the row. "Time to get up ! "
calls Robert lustily , when there Is no an
swering sound within. Then ho steps down
off of the little steps ( doorsteps and facing ?
as clean as constant scrubbing can make
them ) , and his clogs click sharply on the
pavement as he goes to the next cottage.
"Rat ! tap ! tap-I-tl-tap , tap , tap ! " he
knocks , contriving variations In the tune.
"All right ! " shouts a cheery voice In
side , and an upper window opens and a
klrl's tousled head appears. "Kinder late
this mornln' , Minna ; better hurry ! " teasca
Robert , looking up. Then he goes his way ,
rapping Insistently on the black knockers ,
sometimes supplementing his summons with
words when occasion demands. Presently he
has made the tour of that row of homes
and goes Into the street behind to waken
the slumberers tl ere. U Is getting a little
lighter then , and the growing daylight helps
him with his work. In all , he is not ab
sent more than an hour attending to "busi
ness. "
"The Scdleys sleep like logs. I have al
ways to knock them up a second limo after
I finish my rounds , " ho tells , as he eats
his morning porridge. "People- are so dif
ferent. The McPlnns spring out of bed al
most before my hand Is off the knocker. "
"Do you llko the business- lodger
asks.
"Klrst rate , " the boy answers as ho
gulps down a thick piece of parkin. It's
great fun and It makes mo awful hungry.
Not so Jolly In winter though , " he adds.
"I have to take a lantern then , and I
yell at Mr. Sedley's window till I'm hoarse. "
Inquiry develops that the Walton lo Dale
folks pay three pence ha1 penny a week
to the knocker-up , but the Kirndalo people ,
over the bridge , only give three pence. Rob
ert has a crony who Is In the business there ,
ana he knows. Robert's mother hau thrift ,
energetic helpers , for Rcso , his 10-year-old
sister , "takes In" a baby to nurse every
Saturday afternoon and makes n "tidy six
pence. " to quote her own words , by so doing.
The baby's mother works In the factory
and wants Saturday for her outing , the wo
man who lives with her and who minds the
baby all the week , seeking the same recro-
atlon. Rctio puts the baby In Its perambula
tor , fixes Us bottle of milk and carrlc.s It
out on the links for thu afternoon , only
occasionally docs she have to bring It homo
and glvo It a hot drink and trot It up and
down because It Is fretful.
wo.\niJiti\M > .
Harry T. Peck In the Itookmnn.
Swcot eyes by sorrow still unwct ,
To you the world Is radiant yet ,
A palace-hall of splendid ttilth
Touched by Iho golden haste * of youth
Wlu-ro hopes and Joys nro over rlfu
Amid the mystery of life ;
And Hex-king all to understand ,
Thu world to you Is Wonderland.
I turn and watch with unshod tears
The furrowed track 6f cndcci years ;
I see the eager hopes that wane ,
The Joys that dlo In ilcnthleKH.paln ,
The coward 1'altli that falsehood shake ,
The souls that faint , thu la-nrtH that break ,
The Truth by livid lips bemoaned ,
The Illght dollied , the Wrong enthroned
And , striving mill to understand ,
Thu world to mo Is Wonderland ,
A little time , then by nnd by
The- puzzled thought Ittiolf shall die ,
When , llko the throb of distant drums ,
The call Inevitable comes
To blurring brain and weary limb.
And when the aching eyes grow dim ,
And fast the giilhcrliu ; shadows creep
To lull the drowsy sense asloup ,
Wu two Hliall slumber hand In hand
To wake , perhaps , In Wonderland.
The gin who Hat as model for Sir John
Mlllols' "Cinderella , " "Callln1 Horrln' , " and
"Sweetest Eyes Were Ever Seen"1 Is now a
married woman , residing In a pretty homo In
Richmond , where one of her dearest prizes
Is a signed proof of "Cinderella" on the wall ,
She also poturasea a beautiful gold locket
given her as a rumcmbranco of the famous
Picture. At the time that Sir John chose
her for bin first picture she wan about 12
years old.
DREAD SCOURGE IN INDIA
Determined Effort to Conquer Oholera at Id
Source on the Gnngcs.
A NEW AND SCIENTIFIC REVELATION
'riijfi-tnl Tiink of n Itttx-iliiii Dot-tot
In the IVM-lllildrn Knot Tin-
lllrllipliu'o of Hit * I'hiKiii * ami
UIMV It IN PrniioKiiletl.
Restored to health and strength , cholera's
chlefwl enemy. Dr. llnffklno , Is back agnlti
In India , renewing hid baltle against lb.il
scourge , linn kino believes lhat cholera If
preventable that even in India , Its ancient
fostering ground , It can. bo utterly umpel ;
out and banished. Careless of his own
life , this modern crusader has divoted his
every energy to the great work. Already he
has accomplished much ; but Augean labor. '
yet remain for him to overcome.
In the region of the lower Ganges , whlcli
Is the homo of cholera , no year passes , noi
any month of any year without the dlaeast
showing Itself. It Is there an evcr-prescnl
danger to the country , which Is Its birth
place , and a standing menace to the rest ol
the world. In 1881 cholera caused 1C1.00C
deaths In India ; In 1SS7.ISS.OOO ; In 1SSS , 270.-
000. The conditions of climate and soil nml
above all the habits of the people combine
to make India a nursery of the cholerJ
germ. The disease can strike root only
win-re thorei Is filth , and It IM communicated
from man to man. not directly , but In sub
stance contaminated with the speclllc pol&ot :
which produces It. The pent medium foi
the conveyance of the Infective material Is
w.iier. As I have elsewhere said : "The
living Infection , the contaglum vlvum o !
this dlsetso enters man's body In tin
water which ho drinks , while In return II
enters the water by means of the sick man' !
discharges. A vicious circle Is thus set up
Given n. temperature and pcihapa a condl
tlon of water in which this contagion car
DR. HAKKKINE.
retain Its vlta'.Hy outsldo man's body , am
R state of society In whlcli the fouling of th <
water and the drinking of It when fou
are dally habits , ami wo have before us tin
csscn'lals necessary to render the disease
endemic. " These are the conditions whlcl
are present In the region of the lowei
Ganges , where the air. the water and the
soil are never cold and the ground Is oftei
damp , and when It Is dry the tanks are foul
this region Is thus always an excelleni
breeding ground for the germ of the disease
while the habits of the pcoplo In every waj
facilitate Its entry Into their bodies.
NR\V SCIENTIFIC REVELATOIN.
Happily within the last two or three years
there lias come the dawn of a new scientific
revelation which gives promises of a bright
day of conquest over. Infectious disease.
There Is a hope which Is every day becom
ing stronger that even If It be not given tc
us to destroy the invisible enemies whlcli
threaten us , wo itay be ableto make our
selves proof against attacks. How Is thl.i
to be done ? Obviously by the artificial
production of a condition of the system
analogous to that which nature brings about
In persons who have Buffered from certain
diseases , notably scarlet fever , measles , the
process presents certain Important differ
ences as compared with the vaccinations
against the diseases that have Just been
mentioned. H has been said that by modify
ing the conditions of its cxlstance the
virulence cf a mlrcobe can be diminished
or annulled ; It Is also possible to Intensify
It ti ) a very high degree. This makes It
possible gradually to accustom the organism
to a virus stronger than any which It will
be ever called upon to resist In the natural
order of things ; in this way an Immunity
against infection Isp reduced like that which
Mlthrldates Is said to have produced on Me
own pel-son against poison ; so completely
as wo read In Cylsus. had the king ol
I'ontus fortllled himself against all baleful
drugs that none would produce any effect
when ho attempted to destroy himself.
THE MAN AND HIS METHODS.
Kor several years the attempts made In
Pasteur's laboratory to discover a method
cf vaccination against cholera had been
without result. The dlfllcultics In the way
were very great. Cholera Is a disease of
man and cannot be directly transmitted to
animals ; here the experimental study by
which alone the truth can be arrived ut In
these matters scorned -to bei mposslble.
This apparently Insuperable dlfflculty was.
however , overcome In a most Ingenious man
ner In 1S91 by Dr. Haffklne , a young Rus
sian scientist , who was then working under
I'asteur. This Investigator succeeded after
months of patient and stremmis labor In
discovering a vaccine which protects animals
( artificially rendered susceptible ) against
cholera , and which there seems to be every
reason to believe will prove equal effectual
giving Immunity to man.
A few words regarding Hoffklne and his
personality may be of Interest. Waldcmar
Mordecal Wolff Haffklne comes of a respect
able JowlFh family , and was born In Odessa
In south Rutsia on March 1C , 1BGO. At the
ago of 12 ho entered the gymnase of Iler-
dlansk ; and from the very lirst the bent of
his mind was in the direction of science
and rested on a firm foundation of fact
tlmt could be tested by direct experiment.
IJils ! determined Hafi'klno's ' career. In
of New- Russia
1879 ho ertt-rcd the University
sia , which has Its local habitation in Odessa ,
as a btudent In the faculty of science. The
path of academic glory was , however , closed
to him on account of his Jewish birth. Ilut
although ho could not hope for n professor's
chair ho rcicallied In the university for
flvo years working in a laboratory fitted up
for his special usu In connection with the
zoological museum of the University of
Odessa. Haflkino fully Justified the liber
ality of his patrons by the frultfulness of
bis work. Ho grappled with dlfllcult prob
lems of the fundamental phenomena of
organic life , and he opened up new and
highly promlrliiB lines of original research.
At the beginning of 1SSS Harfklno was ap
pointed assistant to I'rof. Schlff , professor
of phynlolog } In the University of Geneve ,
and about the middle of 1S89 ho found his
true sphuro of work In the I'asteur Insti
tute of 1'arls. In 1S01. ho bad so far pro
gressed , that when I'rlnco Damrouy , brother
of the kin ; ; of Slam , called on Mr. Pasteur
and asked him to supply n remedy for
cholera , the Illustrious scientist turned to
Haffklne for aid. A few months later Haff-
klno'a first paper on the subject was given
to the world.
HOW THE DISCOVERY CAME.
Haffklno was led by his Investigations to
the conclusion that the natural Immunity of
certain animals from cholera Is to bo ex
plained by the fact that what may bo called
the atmosphere of their organism Is In
Eomit way fatal to the microbe. liy further
experiments ho found that it was possible
gradually to acclimatise the cholera
microbe In the blood of rabbits and other
animals which are naturally proof against
Us attacks , und In this way to engender In
Iho ma disease substantially Identical with
cholera as It Is seen In man. Hy passing
the microbe through a scries of animals
lhat Is to say , by successive Inoculations
: > t twenty-flvo or thirty animals , each of
which supplies the material which is In
jected Into tbo next one crops of microbes
of over-lncreasliiR virulence are grown till
a degree Is reached beyond which no furthei
degree of activity con bo produced , howevct
many more nnlmalst they may bo passed
through. Thl * represents the "fixed" 01
"exalted" virus ; n certain amount of whlcli
will In n fc-v hours ratife- the dtmth of an
nnlmal which li entirely unaffected by the
name amount of the virus before It hat
undergone artificial Intotuincatlon In the
manner Just described.
This "exalted" virus Is the basis of vac-
dilations against cholera. The injection ol
n certain quantity of It under the skin of n
guinea pig , a rabbit or ft pigeon renders the
animal absolutely proof agelnst the virus ol
cholera even when Inoculated In the dead
liest possible way , that Is Into the peritoneal
cavity or directly Irto the Intestines. Hut
so destructive Is the effect of the virus on
the tissues at the point of Inoculation that
mortification taken place und n painful nml
unsightly wound re-aults which takes two 01
three weeks to heal. Clearly u method by
which Immunity against cholera would only
bo bought nt Mich price would not dc
In the case of a man.
The pcrceverlug searcher therefore * el
himself to discover some means v. hereby the
local effects of the vaccination might it
diminished to vanishing point without the
constitutional effect being In the least hin
dered or Impaired. Iy ) a further laborious
series of experiments he found that the local
reaction , as It Is trmud , that Is lo nay , the
Inflammation und destruction of tissue nl
the scat of Injection of the lnoulatlon ol
"exalted" virus , could be reduced to an Insignificant -
significant Irritation by preliminary vaccina
tion with the mild or "attenuated" virus.
Ilaffklne's method of choli-ra vaccination
therefore consists In the use of two vaccines
obtained by weakening
cines ; a mild one
the fixed vltus. and a strain ; one which Is
the virus ithelf at Its maximum of Inten
sity. The former prepares the system ti
receive the latter , which Is the actual agent
In the provocation of Immunity. The ad-
\antage of using a virus prepaid ! In tin
laboratory Is that the degrees of Its vlrr.
Icuco Is exactly known , and It is possible
to keoy It In this condition for an Indefinite
time. One has thus always n mibstnm :
of known strength to work with ; bonce then
Is none of the uncertainty attending tht
Inoculation of virus lu its mituial state
which on the one hand may be too weak tr
protect , or , on the other , may be so stronj :
as to kill. . . ,
Having fully tested the efficacy of lib
of animals o
remedy on a vast number
various species , the next step was to try H
on a man. Hut before this could bo thoughi
of It must be proved beyond all doubt thai
the treatment could do no harm , llaffklm
therefore tried his vaccine first of all or
himself to the grievous disappointment 01
Ills friend , M. J. Vllbouchevltch. who hat1
claimed the honor of being the first subjecl
of experiment. Other volunteers soon canu
forward , and early In 1&03 the method hat
been tried In Purls. In Cherburg , and It
Moscow on about fifty persona of both sexes
of French , Swiss , Russian , English and
American nationality. In no single In
Blanco did any Ill-effect show Itself ; the
vaccination was Indeed followed in mosl
cases by symptoms resembling those of t
bad cold In the head , but these passed of )
In a day or two. So utterly free fron-
risk of any kind Is the method that on his
return from India Dr. Haffklne was able U
state that upwards of 70.000 cholera vaccina
tions performed on 42.179 persons , there
was not a tdtiglc case of mishap or accident
of any description attributable to the vac
cines treatment.
THK CRUCIAL EXPERIMENT.
In 1892 M. Paatcur applied to the Russian
government for leave to test the method li :
the dominions of the czar , where cholera
was then laglng. but the request was no
acceded to. M. Pasteur next asked per
mission of the king of Slam , where no ycai
passes without the whole country bcliu
Invaded by the disease. In the meantime
however , Lord Duffcrln. the Urltlsh am
bassador in Paris , had suggested that the
place where the experiment could best be
tried was the so-called endemic area o
Ilengal. Lord Dufferln , who , during hU
brilliant career as viceroy of India , Imi
always hhown himself alive to the Impor
tance of what Carlyle called "the condition
of the people question , " took the llvclles
Interest In the matter and urged it on the
attention of the secretory of state for Idla
( Lord Lansdowne ) . At the same time the
Russian ambassador to France ( laron ) de
Mohrcnhelm ) and to Great Britain ( Uaroi
do Staal ) recommended Dr. Haffklne and his
proposed mission most warmly to the
British government. M. Pasteur communi
cated with me on the subject and I sug
gested that Dr. HalTklnc should come tc
London before starting for India and give
a demonstration of his method and of the
manner In which the vaccines were pre
pared to the medical profession here. This
ho did at the laboratory of the Royal Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons .before n
large audience , which Included many of the
leading physicians of oLndon.
HIS WORK.
A' hasty glance at the main Incidents of
Haffklne's work In India must sufllce here
but any one who wishes to see a full ac
count of It can read his own report of It In
the Urltlsh Mcdlc.il Journal of December
21 , 1S93. Ho began operations at the be
ginning of April , 1S93 , and continued vac
cinating all sorts and conditions of men am
women till the end of July , 1893 n period
of twenty-nine months. During that time
ho vaccinated 291 Urltlsh ofllccrs , 'J2K
British soldiers , C.G2 9natlvc soldiers , SOU
of the European civil population , 12S
Eurasians.
The vaccinations were not In any waj
forced upon the people ; no olllclal pres
sure was brought to boar upon them ; enl >
these were Inoculated who expressed a wlsl
to bo bo. M. IlJftkinc's work was , how-
ewer , greatly facilitated by the fact the prin
ciple of protective Inoculation against In
fectious disease Is claimed by the natives o !
India as n discovery of their own. As he
himself said to a friend : "The whole popu
lation had a definite Idea of the possibility
of preventing disease by the sjme method
which for centuries had been In use among
themselves. " The mental attitude of these
poor pcoplo contrast favorably with that ol
the mischievous fanatics among ourselves
who persistently agitate for the abolition ol
vaccination against smallpox.
Haffklno'fi original plan had been to select
a village or small town in a cholera district
where the average mortality was known , and
to Inoculate one-half or a largo proportion ol
the Inhabitants. In this way It was antici
pated tint when the usual visitation of
cholera occurred It would bo possible to
make a comparison between the Inoculated
end the non-Inoculated portions of the
population as regards their respective power
of resisting the Infection. It was not. how
ever , possible In all cases to follow the
plan In Its completeness , and In large towns
It had to bo modified to the extent of apply
ing It to definite bodies of people , or to
families , one-lull' being vaccinated and the
other not. M. Haffklno visited In all ninety-
tight localities , Including Agra , Lucknow.
Delhi , Pallala , Simla , Peshawar and
Quscrat.
RESULTS OF IIAFFKINE'S WORK.
The measure of perfection affoidcd by
the vaccinations can of course bo judged
if only by what has been observed In places
wlie-re there bos been on opportunity of
testing them In the actual presence of the
disease which they are Intended to prevent.
Let us take one or two Instances by way
of Illustration. At Calcuatta up to July 15 ,
1895 , Mr. Haffklne vaccinated as compared
with unvacclnated persons , living under
precisely similar conditions , presented them
selves In thirty-six houses. In these thirty-
six houses the total number of Inmates was
021 ; of this number 181 were vaccinated and
310 were not. 'Among the non-vaccinated
persons there were altogether forty-five
cases of cholera of which thirty-nine ended
In death ; among the vaccinated there were
only four cases , all fatal : These figures
show that the non-vaccinated persons were ,
roughly speaking , six times more liable to
attack and five times more liable to death
than the vaccinated. In these cotes no al
lowance has been made for the time that
has elapsed since the vaccination. It Is
found , however , that the full protective
power of the vaccine iloca not manifest It
self until about a week after the material
baa been Introduced Into the system. If the
flgure * < are corrected In accordance wtlh the
fact , It Is found that vaccinated persona
are twenty times safer from attack and
eighteen times securer from death than the
unvacclnated. One Instance which parti
cularly struck Dr. W. J. Simpson , the dis
tinguished health officer of Calcutta , was
the following : About the nil of March , 1891 ,
two fatal cases of cholera and two cases
of choleraic diarrhoea occurred In Kntan
( lagan Busfer In a population grouped
around two tanks. This outbreak led to the
vaccination or UG and of 200 pera&rw In the
biutce. After the performance * o
the vaccinations nine ea e o
eholera. of which seven were fatal
nml one of cholcrntlo diarrhoea occurred It
the bustce. All these coses occurtcd nmoni
the non-vaccinated portion of the Inlmb
Itnnts. which formed the minority In thi
bustee ; but one of the vaccinated WHS at
fected. Then take the cn e of ( Jaya aol
M. HafTktno was invited to go there In ISO I
nt n time when cholera hat already brokoi
out : six cases , live of them fatal , had in
curred. uUrlng the epidemic , which lastei
n fortnight after his arrival , there were 01
nn average of 4o9 prisoners In the Jail. U
this number 207 were YncrlimteM and 20 :
were not. Among the latter Uieic wm
20 cases of cholera , with to , deaths , nnini'f
the former there were S , with D di-aths
Here again , making the piopcr eonccitoi
for lapse of time after the viicclnatloni , wi
find that during the last six days of tin
outbreak there were 8 easts with 2 deilli !
among thn non-vaccinated , and not n idngli
case among the vacclnulcd.
Enough has been xultl to show that then
Is already good evidence tlmt Hiiftklne'i
vaccinations afTord n very distinct mcaaun
of protection against eholc'-a. More thai
this It would not be wise to nay nt present
Haffklne himself , with that admirable reserve
servo nf Judgment wblrh Is characterlxtli
of the Pasteur school of investigation , doci
not claim that the cillcaey of the methot
has been fully proved. In the opinion o
Prof. Koch , bowcxcr , the demonstration I :
already complete , and Dr. Simpson Is al
most equally convicted. One thing mnj
certainly bu taken as fully proved , and tha
Is tlu > absolute hannlcH.sii'-ss of the vacclna
lions. The method ran thus be tested to tin
fullest possible extent utlbout the sllghtcs
fear of Ill-consequences of any kind.
ERNEST HART.
Editor British Medical Journal.
PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
The following proposed amendments to lh <
Constitution of the State of Nebraska , n >
hereinafter set forth In full , are submitted
to tin ) electors of the Stole of Nebraska , tc
be voted upon at the' general election to be
hold Tuesday , November 3 , A. D. 189C :
A Joint resolution proposing to nmcm'
sections two (2) ( ) , four ( I ) , and five ( f > ) , ol
article six ( G ) of the Constitution of tin
State of Nebraska , relating to number ol
Judges of the supreme court and their tern
of olllcc.
lie It resolved nnd enacted by the Legis
lature of tbo State of Nebraska :
Section 1. Tlmt Ht-rtlon two U' ) of article
six ( H ) of the Constitution of the Htntc ol
Nebraska be amended so us to rend ns fol
lows :
Section 2. The supreme court shall until
otherwise provided by law , consist of live
(5) ( ) Judges , n majority of whom shall bi
necessary to form a quorum or to pro
nounce n decision. It Hhtill have original
jurisdiction In cnses relating to n-vonup
elvll cases In which the Htnte slnill be 11
party , mandamus , quo wninmto , lmbt'0
rorpus , nnd sui'li uppi'llute jurisdiction , at
mny lie provided by law.
Section 2. That section four ( I ) of artlclo
Fix ( G ) of the Constitution of the state ol
Nebraska , be umendeel i-u us to read ax fol
lows :
Section 4. The Judges of the supreme
court shall bo elected by the electors ! ol
thn state at large nnd tlu-lr term of ofllee
except as hurclnniti-r provldi-d , shall bo foi
a period of not less than live ( D ) years at
th legislature may proscribe.
Section 3 That e > ctlon flvo (5) ( ) of article
six ( R ) of the Constitution of the State ol
Nebraska , be anu-ntUtl to read ns folloxvs :
Section f . At the llrst general election tc
be held In the year UM. thcro shall be
elected two judgi-s of the supreme court
one of whom shall be elected for a tcnn ol
two (2) ( ) years , one for the term of four ( I ]
years , and at each general election there
after , there shall bo elected one Judge ol
the miprcme court for the term of live (3) ( )
years , unless otherwise provided by law ;
Provided , That Hit- judges of the supreme
court whoso terms have not expired at tlu
time of holding the general election of 180G ,
shall continue to hold thi-lr otllce for the
remainder of the term for which they
were respectively commissioned.
Approved March ID , A. D. IS93.
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to section thirteen (13) ( ) of article six
of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska ,
relating to compensation of supreme and
district court judges.
He It resolved by the Legislature of the
Stiile of Nebraska :
Section 1. That section thirteen (13) ( ) ol
article tdx ( fi ) of the Constitution of tht
State of Nebraska be amended so ns tc
read as follows :
Pec. 13. The judges of the supreme anil
district courts shall receive for their ser
vices such compensation as may be pro
vided by law. payable quarterly.
The legislature shall at Its llrst pcsslon
after the adcotlon of this amendment ,
threo-flfthH of the member * clot-ted lu
each house cone-urrlng , cmnbMsh their
compensation. The compensation BO es
tablished shall not bo i-luuui-d oftrncr than
once In four years and In no event unless
two-thlnls of the members elected to each
house of the legislature concur there-Ill.
Approved March 20 , A. U 1S93.
A Joint resolution proposing to amend
section twenty-four (21) ( ) of artlclo flvo (5) ( )
of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska ,
relating to compensation of the officers of the
executive department.
Iu It lesolved and enacted by the Legis
lature of the State of Nebraska :
Section 1. That section twenty-four (20 (
of artlclo live (5) ( ) of the Constitution of
the State of Nebraska be amended to read
as follows :
Section 21. The ofllccrs of the executive
department of the state government Hlmll
receive for their services a compensation
to bo cstnhllfihcd by law. which shall be
neither Increased nor dlmlnlslu-d durlnc
the term for which they shall have IH-OII
commissioned and they shall not rectdvo
to their own usi- any fees , costs , Interests ,
upon public * moneys In their hands or
under their control , priqulBlten of uillcc or
olhi-i- compensation , ami all frc.s that may
hereafter be payable by law for service ! )
performed by an ollli-cr provided for In
thl -In shall bo paid in advance Into
the state trcasiiry. The legislature shall
at ItH llrst session after the adoption ot
this amendment , thrviMlflhH of the mem
bers elected to each house of the legisla
ture coneurtlng , fHtabllsh the salaries of
the otllccrs named In thl.-t article. The
compensation FO established shall not bs
changed oftenur than once In four years
and In no event unices two-thirds of the.
niombcrs elected to o.ich house of thu leg-
Is'aturc concur therein.
Approved March 29 , A. D. 1S3.
A joint resolution proposing to amend
section one ( ! ) of article six ( G ) of the Con
stitution of the State of Nebraska , relating
to judicial power ,
Ro It resolved and enacted by the Legis
lature of thn State of Nebraska :
Section 1. That suction oiut (1) ( ) of article
nix ( G ) of the Constitution of the State of
Nebraska bo amended to road as follows :
Section 1. The Judicial poui-r of this Htatc
shall be vested In n miprcnin court , dis
trict courtH , county courtu , justices of the
pi-acu , police magistrate : ) , and In such
othur courts Inferior to the Hiiprpiii- court
as may tie created by law In which two-
thirds of the members elected to each house
concur
Approved March 29 , A. D. 16'J5.
A joint resolution proposing to amend cec-
tlon clcM'ii (11) ( of artlclo six ( G ) of the
Constitution of thu State of Nebraska , re
lating to Increase In number of supreme
and district court Judges.
Ho It resolved and enacted by the I-cg.
lulatnrv of the State of Ncbutska :
Section 1. That section t-lovcn (11) ( ) of arti
cle ) ulx ( G ) of the Constitution of the Htate
of Nebraska bo amended to read an fol >
IOIVH :
Hecifun 11 The li'KlHhitun * . whenever two-
thlrda of the meinbc-ni elected to each IIUUHC
Hlmll concur therein , may , in or after thei
year one thousand eight hundred and
nlrirty-Hi'Vcn and not oftener than once In
every four ycurti , Incieiian the number ol
judges of supreme and district courts , and
thu judicial districts of the state. Such
districts shall bet formed of compact terri
tory , and bounded by county lines ; und
such. Increase , or any change In the
hounilarlcH of u district , iihill | not vacate
the olllco of uny judge.
Approved March 30 , A. I ) . , UW.
A joint resolution proposing to amend
section six ( C ) of artlclo one ( I ) of the Con
stitution of the fc'tuto ot Nebraska , rclullng
to trial by jury.
Hu It rt-Holvt-d and enacted by the Lt- |
Lilutnio of thu Htiito of Nebraska :
Huotlon 1. That section ulx ( G ) , artlulu ODD
tl ) of thu Constitution of the Htutii of Ne
braska bo umonded to read us follows ;
- < UUm o. The right of trial by jury uhull
I
rem.iln inviolatt- , nut the tofrMatuf. " tnnv sVj
provide that In dvll nctloiti tlve-Rlxtlm n'f r
jury mny render n vcrdlot. nml Iho
uUiro by nlxn authorise trial by a
jury of n less number than twelve men ,
lit court * Infeilor to the district court ,
Approved March 29 , A , ! > . , ISM.
A Joint resolution proposing lo nmen.l
section one (1) ( ) of article live (5) ( ) of the ( . ( in
stitution of Nebraska , relating to officers of
the executive department.
lc ! It resolved nnd ennctcd by the Lee.
iHlnturo of the State of Nobrnskn :
Section 1. That At-cllon one (1) ) of artlrlo
five iu ) of the Constitution of thu St.ito
of Nebraska bo niiU'iuleel to read ns fol
lows :
Section 1. The rxroutlvr dcpnrtniPtit Khali
consist of a governor , lleiitrnant governor ,
Beori'tnry of state , auditor of public ac
counts. treasurer , HUpcilntPiulent of uuMlo
Instruction , attorney general. commlsMc.ncr
of public lands and building ! ) , niul tir ! ? ,
railroad conimlsslonris , each or whom , ex-
rriit thu said railroad . ommlsiMoncrij , Khali
hold his olllcc for u term of two yearn ,
freun the llrsl Thursday after the llrst
Tuesday In January , after his rlpctloii ,
and until his successor Is elected ami qu.ill-
llotl. ICach railroad commissioner Hliall
hold lila oilier- for n term of three yea in ,
buglniilng on the first Thursday after the
llrat TucKilay In January after tils election ,
anil until his uscccssor Is circled nnd quail-
lit d ; Provided , however. That at the llrnt
general elee"on hHtl after the ndoptlnn
of this amendment tin-re shall bo elected
three railroad commissioners , one for llm
( u-rlod of tun ) year , one for the petlnd of
two je-ai-K , nml out- for the period of thrco
ye-ar.i. The govi-inor , sei'lctary of state ,
auditor of public accounts , ami tiv.isuroi-
shall lenlde at the capltol during their
term of otllce ; they shall keep the publlx
reeoril.t , books and papers there , and shall
ticrforni such duties us mny bo required by
law.
Approved March 30 , A. U. , 1S93.
A joint resolution proposing to amend sec-
lion twenty-six (25) ( ) of artlclo live (5) ( ) ot tht
Constitution of thu State of NcbniMm. linilU
Ing the number of executive state olllccrs.
He It rr.MOlvi'd and enacted by Iho Leg-
Iwlaturn of the State of Nebraska :
Section 1 That xi-dlnn lwonty- lM ( ) of
itHullllvu ( . " > ) of the Constitution of iho
State1 of Nebraska be amvmlcil to in-ad an
follows :
Section 2C. No othiirxcMltlvo Mate otll-
ci rs c\ropt those num. d In H.HMlun one u )
of this article shall liurented , evccpt by
nn act of the loKlHlaturu which Is en-
curre-il In by not Icrs than three-found. )
of the members e-loctt'd to each ho-.isi )
thert-of ;
Provided , That any otllce created by an
net of logl-'laturo may be ahulNhi-il liy
the IcKlslatnie , two-thirds of the member *
Hecleil to en eh hotiic thi-p-of roncuiilng.
Approved March 3j. A. p. . ISM.
A Joint resolution proposing to amcnil
section nine tfl ) of article eight ( S ) of the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska , pro-
vldlng for the Investment of the pcrm.inetit
educational funds of the Plate.
He It resolved and enacted hv the Log.
Islature of tin State of Nolirankn :
Section 1. That section nine -.It ) of artlclo
eight ( S ) of the Constitution of the State
of Nebraska bo amended to read as fol
lows :
Section 9. All funds belonging to the stntn
for educational ptirpoHi.s , the Interest anil
Income whereof only arc to bo used , shall
lie deemed trust funds held by the state ,
nnd the state shall tmpply all losses there
of that may In any manner accrue , so that
UIP siimi- shall remain forever Invlol.nto
nnd tindlinlntahcd. and shall not be In
vested or loaned except on United St.itm
or state securities , or registered count y
bonds or registered school district bumU
of thl.i state , and such funds , with tbo
Interest and Income thcn-of arc hereby
solemnly pledged for the purposes for
which they are granted and set apart anil
r.hall not bo transferred to uny other fund
for other uses ;
Provided , The board created by section
1 of this article U empowered to soil from
time to time any of the securities belong
ingto the permanent school fund and In
vest the proceed : ! arising theiefrom In .my
of the FecurUle-s unumeratcd In tills sec
tion bearing a higher late of Interest ,
whenever an opportunity for better Invest
ment Is preHcnt'Ml ;
And provided further. That when uny
warrant upon tin * slate treasurer ivpii-
larly Issurd In pursuance of an nppruprl.i-
tlon by the Icgl.slature and secured liy tlm
levy of a tax for Its payment , shall bo
presented to the state treasurer for IMIX-
ment. and there shall not be * any money
In the proper fund to pay such warrant ,
the board created by section 1 of this nrll-
e-lo may direct tbo mate treasurer to pay
the amount due on such warrant from
moneys In his hainln belonging to tinI'er -
ninnent school fun-1 of the state , ami ! u >
shall hold said warrant as an Investment
of said permanent school fund.
Approved March 23 , A. IX , 1SS3.
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of tbo Slate ot
Nebraska by adding a new section to artido
twelve (12) ( ) of scld constitution , to be num
bered section tw'o (2) ( ) , relative to the mun-
Ing of the government of cities of tlio
metropolitan class and the government nf
the counties wherein such cities art' lo
cated.
Ho It resolved and enacted by the I.eij.
Islature of the State of Nebraska :
Section 1. That article twelve (12) ( of m
Constitution of the State of Ncbr.nU.i In
amended by adding to said article .1 i.i-v.-
section to bo numbered section two ii > to
re-ad as follows :
Section 2. The government of any < itv nf
the nie-trnpnlltan class and ( Me pnxerinn. i.t
of the county In which It \f \ locatrd in , \ l < emerged
merged wholly or In part when a pi ' . -
tlon so to do lias been submitted i > * .
tborlty of law to the voters of s'li h < Ity
and county and received t'lc asM-nt "f .
majority of the votes cast In such city .n.d
also a majority of the votes cast In llm
county exclusive of those cast In bin U
metropolitan city at such election.
Approved March 23 , A. D. liSJ.
A Joint resolution proposing an amendment
to section six (6) ( ) of artlclo seven (7) ( ) of tlio
Constitution of the State of Nebraska pn -
scribing tbo manner in which votis hh.tll
be cast.
Ho It resolved and enacted by the Leg
islature of the State of Nebraska :
Section 1. That section six ( C ) of niilcln
seven (7) ( ) of the Constitution of the ei i'o
of Nebraska bo amended to re-ad us fol
lows :
f-Vctlon G. All votes shall be by bnll.it r
such other method as may be pn-seiibul
by law. provided iho secrecy of voting lj
preserved
Approved March 23. A. O , 1S93.
A Joint resolution proposing to amend
section two (2) ( ) of artlclo fourteen (14) ( ) of llm
Constitution of the State of Nebraska rela
tive to donations to works of Internal Im
provement and manufactories.
Ilo It resolved and enacted by the Legis
lature of the State of Nebraska :
Section 1. That section two (2) ( of artlclo
fourteen ( II ) of the Constitution of tha
Mate of Nebraska , bo amended to road as
follows :
Section 2 No city , county , town , pri--lnct ,
municipality , or other subdivision of the
state , tihall over make donations to any
works of Internal Improvement , or manu
factory , unless a proportion so to do shall
have bcf-n llrst Mihmlttcd to the qualified
electors and ratified by n two-thlnls vote
nl an election by authority of law ; Pro
vided , That such donation : ) of a county
with the ilotmtloim of such subdivision ! ' lit
tin * aggregate shall not exceed ten per cent
Df the aH.sosHfd valuation of such county ;
Provided , further. That any city or county
may , by n throe-fourths vole Inrn-asp suefi
Indebtedness llv per e-nnt , In addition lo
such ten ner cent nnd no bonds or cvl-
; lences of Indebtedness so Issued shall b-
tllil unless the same shall have endorsee !
Iheicon a certlllcat signed by the secre
tary and midltor of stato. showing that
Iho name Is Ismied pursuant to law ,
Appiovcd March 29 , A. IX. IMS.
I , J. A. Piper , seo.retpry of state of tbft
itote of Nebraska , do hereby certify that
ho foregoing proposed amci.dinents to the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska ara
rtio and correct copies of the original cn-
olled and engrossed bills , an passed by tbo
I'wcnty-fourth session of the legislature ot
ho State of Nebraska , as appears from
iald original bills on lib ) In this onice . encl
hut all and each of said proposed amend-
nenU are submitted to the qualified voter *
if the state of Nebraska for their adoption
ir rejection at the general election to bo
it-Id on Tuesday , the 3d day of November
V. I ) . , 1S9G.
In testimony whereof , I bavo thereunto
ict my band and ainxcd the great ecal or
ho state of Nebraska.
Done at Lincoln , this 17th day of July , In
ho year of our Lord , Ono Thousand Right
lundred and Nlnety-slx , of the ludepend-
nco of the Unlled States the Ono Hundred
nd Twenty-first , and of this state th *
hlrtlcth.
J. A. I'lI'Klt ,
Secretary of Btatt.
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