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8 THE OMAHA DAILY 35E13 : MirN DAY , aSTOVEMIUiJH 23 , 1800 COMMUNISTIC COLLEGE FARM It is Called the People's ' University and is Run on the Prairies. CARLISLE STUDENTS ON THE GRIDIRON An Honor to ThHr Ilnoo imil Tln lr Country > York' * ClilnuHO liny mill HH 1'iiiiiiN na- tlfllllOlllll .VtltCII. They are making a communistic educa tional experiment near the llttlo town of St. Anne , 111. , some lxty miles south of ChtcoRo , that haa already attracted a good deal of attention and la euro to bo talked of the world over If anything llko HUCCCSU IB nccompllslii'd. Thla experiment Is known ' . . Is far on the People's University. St. Anne removed the railroad In a region that Is strictly rural , and the university ownn an en- tire section of land , 010 acres. Upon this tract , relates the New York Her ald , stands not only the university buildings , but also the homes , for the time being , of all the students and teachers. The land I cultivated co-operatively by all , the pro ceeds are sold for the benefit of all , and the property of the community Is kept In a common storehouse. The community started with a capital of $1,500 , Invested In tools , machinery and llvo stock. The HChool has asked for no Rlfta. cloca not expect to secure any endowments , and will appeal neither to the charity nor the beneficence of the public In any way. The students and tonchcra who are on the ground are working with their own hands at the construction of the buildings , and are carrying on the agricultural work of the school , all of which Is dona without com pensation. Their labor Is employed directly In pro ducing tin- food , clothing , fuel and shelter necessary for their own cpmfortablo exist ence. When thla labor has provided thcso necessities , the balance ot their time Is de voted to study. The educational workers arc building up their own city , Including houses , school and farm. The dwellings are cottages , 12x8 feet on the ground , and a story and a half high , with first-class cedar shingle roofs. They have built llvo miles of fences ; planted fruit trees and EDO grape vines ; have set out an Immense garden of about ten acres ; have fields containing 20,000 sweet potato plants , twenty-one acres of Irish po tatoes , eighty acres of oats , 250 acres of conv , forty acres of sorghum , twenty acres of mlllot , and twenty acres of buckwheat , all of which are In very fine condition. It la the unanimous verdict of the largo circle of visitors that no finer crop nor better farming Is to bo found anywhere than there. The cottages are built In a sort of semi circle , following a slight rise of ground which Is everywhere overgrown with blue grass. It would bo difficult to find , or to produce , even with a considerable expendi ture of money , a more beautiful location for the homo than this little grove has fur nished , ready made. The form In which the buildings arc con structed Is that of a small village , but there Is no subdivision of land and no sale of lots. The school will hold , In Its own name , and for Us own use , all land , houses , shops and Implements of every kind. There Is no way In which any person can se cure a speculative or even legitimate busi ness Interest In any of the work of this Fchool. There Is no plan for admitting , for residence In this village , any ono who does not come solely for an educational purpose. The school simply provides an opportu nity for study for those who arc willing , by their own foil , to tnko advantage of such opportunity ; and the only return of fered for labor Is mental training. The miin who dons not want td study has no reason for' going there , and will not be ad mitted , or If admitted by mistake , will not be permitted to return. All who are not willing to labor with their own hands at tasks necessary to comfortable existence ore also excluded. In fact , this unique community combines the elements of socialism and communism , and , It Is to be hoped , without any of their evils. The aim of the students of the Pco- plo's University Is to sink Individualism and accomplish the greatest good for all. Hero Is the order of the day's work : The rising bell rings at 4 o'clock , breakfast Is at G. chapel at 0:30 : , and all hands attend this morning service In their working clothes. They go direct from this service to their work In , the field. At a ( juarter to 12 the bell rings a field call to dinner. Din ner Is at ten minutes past 12 , and the classes begin at 1:30. : At ti:30 : the class room work Is over ; supper Is at C. From 6:30 : to 8 the tlmo Is spent In rest and play , and from 8 to 0 In study , after which the day Is done and all retire. Sun day forenoon Is one's own for reading and rest , and at 3 In the afternoon a service of public worship Is held. The use of tobacco. Intoxicants and opiates Is not permitted within the university's precincts. The work of building this community was undertaken by Walter Thomas Mills , who , as field secretary for the organization , Is entirely responsible for Its management. The appointment of teachers , securing of students , direction of discipline , In fact , the complete management of the school In Its Industrial and class room work. Is for the present In his hands. It Is an old Idea of his. Mr. Mills Is known as n , lecturer on temporancu and other social and economic topics. The wonderful growth of the crops of the llttlo colony and the very satisfactory re turns which the Immediate future promises nr held to justify the expectation that , In a very snort tune , tno fruits or its own toll will entirely provide for Its support. TUACIII.VC J.ITTI.U All SID. New York'M Chliu-Hc Hay School ami HH IKI I'lipiiH. Nirly every ono has read about Little Ah Sid , who , all agreed , was a "cute llttlo kid. " That description of ono Chinese youngster was accurate If Ah Sid was anything like the thirty-two Chinese boys who are at tending school In New York City now. The youngest of the llttlo yellow-skinned , oblique-eyed chaps , says the New York Sun , Is 10 years old , and the eldest not yet 1C , Where are they , and how did they get here , and wheio did they come from ? These quos. tlons shall be answered In reverse order. They came direct from the Celestial empire , landing In San Francisco about the first of .June , without being able to say BO much "an "rats" In Rngllsh , They were brought dyer hero at the earnest request of their parents by Hev. Hulo Kin , superintendent of the day school tor Chinese boys connected with Chinese Mission , No. 1 , at 14 Univer sity Place. This mission , the first In the city , visa established In 18GS , at Five Points , and was then under the care of Miss Goodrich. About fifteen years ago the Hoard of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian church took this mission under care , and moved It up town. Three years later the board selected Mr. Hulo as Its superintendent. Ho U endowed dewed with the lndustrlo.ua , patient , econom. leal , and Ingenious traits of the Chinese race. Added to these ho line a collegiate education , received here , It was not until four years ago that Mr. Hulo saw his way clear to establish a day school for Chineseboys. . Ills Idea was to give to such as wanted It a primary Kng. llHh education that would lit them to enter other schools. At once about a dozen lads , eons of merchants and laundrymeu In the city , seized on this opportunity , and the average yearly attendance has been from ten to twelve until now. The course covers three jcars , and very few drop out before Us completion. About a year ago Mr , Mule received urgent requests from the parents of boys living around Canton and Hong Kong that their sons bo received as pupils , After seeing that the red tape connected with bringing an Importation of Chinese boys Into this country had no knots In It , ho started for his notlvo country to fetch back as many boys 'as the ecliool could accommodate , "Chinese children never forget to make welcome * the coining and opeed the parting gueet , " said Mr. Hulo , to a Sun reporter. "There le only one drawback to our school. WQ ntcil larger anil permanent Quarters. Wo have accommodations for only five la our boanllng department here. The others llvo with their frlpmlu or guardians , mostly In laundries. The boys would le > arn much faster If wo had them together In n permanent home , and It would be better for them In every way. I am full of hope for the future , however , for only a few days ngo a gentle man ottered mo (300 as a. nest egg for a fund for this purpose , and today I received a most amusing letter from a boy 9 years old. living In Oswcgo county , enclosing 25 cents for the homo , 'for the llttlo heathens , ' so ho said. I think It will conic In time. Thcso boya that I brought from China are not objects of charity. Tholr parents , while they cannot bo said to bo even well to do , agree to pay $60 n year fop tuition for each one , and , of course , they have to pay the boys' board also. It Is touching to RCO what sacrifices the parents arc willing to make In order that their boya can learn the language and all the arts and sciences of the Amer ican people. Since the war with Japan the people of China have become more nllvc to their deficiencies , and are anxious to place themselves more In touch with modern meth ods , Our main object In training the bojs wo have hero now U to elevalo them. Al ready several of them are Interested In civil engineering , and a prominent firm of rngl- nrois hero hen expressed Its willingness to recclvo ' 1110111 'Intota ' \ onice as soon as they are fitted for the nlace. Of course , when . ' they complete the three years' course hero they will bo frco to go Into business In tills country or to return to China , but wo hope that every ono will want to tnko a college course , and then to enter ono of the pro fessions. Hut that Is In the future. We are only taking ono step at a time now , and the most Important thing at present la to ec- cure a permanent home for the school. It could be kept crowded with students fresh from the Empire every year , for the Chinese government Is keenly alive to the advantages of not only an English but an American education for her sons. " GI.I2AM.Y AX1 > MAXIYY INDIANS. .SluilcitlN ill CnrllNlc * nil Honor to Tlu-lr llnci * mid Country. The Carlisle * foot ball team Is made up of a clean , manly lot of natlvo Americans , says the Providence Telegram. All ot the men are powerfully built and fleet of foot , and they tnko to foot ball as a duck to water. The recent exhibition of the proficiency of the Carlisle pupils In foot ball will probably attract a wider attention to that useful In stitution than It ever before received. It U the oldest and most famous of a set of govern- mcn training schools for Indians established iway from the reservations. It was opened In 1S79 , and lias accommodations for SOO pupls ! , with an actual enrollment of S02. There are now twenty-ono such schools , not Including the Ilamona , which was In opera tion for a part ot last year , and they have a total capacity of 5,115. A leading charac teristic of thcso schools Is Industrial trainIng - Ing , which enables the Indian pupils to learn how ti > aupport themselves by their labor. Another and still larger claps of govern ment schools Is the reservation boarding schools , of which there are twenty-seven , all jut a few being west ot the Mls-3lt Ippl Some of th cso date back to the 'COs , but the greater part of them have been founded In the last quarter of a century. Foot ball was first Introduced at Carlisle three years ago by the disciplinarian oC the school , G. W. Thompson , under whoso able management the red men have become worthy rivals of the leading colleges In the country on the gridiron. This season the In dians are playing a schedule that a few years ago would have been declared Impossible for any 'team ' to carry out with any degree of success. It lo worthy of note that they have ? ames with Princeton , Yale , Harvard and Pennsylvania on successive Saturdays. Tweet ot 'these ' games have already taken place , and the Indians have thus far given a very good account of themselves. of ( lie I'roKliiiii-ii. The following Is n list of the freshmen of the High school whoso average scholar ship for October Is above 00 per cent. There are 103 this month , while there were but slxty-r.lno last month : Vcra Allen , Co- rlnno Armstrong , Hattle Arrlcns , Ellen Anthcs , Bessie Andrcss , Maud Brooks , John Byrne , Juno Dennett , Bessie Berry , Nora llluoral , Helena Crltzer , Carrie Barber , Nennle Carleton , Mildred Clarke , George Canfield , Martha Carson , Edith Dumont , Carrie Damon , Claudlno Duncan , Helen Edwards , Olio Engler , Bernard Enters , May Edholm. Edith Ewers , Mary Dietrich , Dor othy Frederlckson , Stella Flanagan , Lucy Erenzer , Mablo Fries , Carrie Goldsmith , Rosalind Hul , Agnes Herbert , Mablo Hull , Harry Hlggins , Iva Hart , Annie Holltday , Bcllth Isakson , Alfred JCRSCII , Hay Knodo , Marie Koch , Lester Klrschbraun , Anna E. Keith , Carrie Kracht , Julia Lang , Kfflo Lc- voy , Wlllard Lampc , Augusta Lehman , Edith Lounsbury , Florence Lewis , Katlo Lyou , Rachel Lnwton , Helen Lynch , Mar- glo McEachron , Martha Mortensen , Hogeuo Munscll , Robert Morse. Elizabeth McConnell - nell , Will Moore , Pauline Madscn , Brizlo McArdle , Robert Morsman , Nclsle Morrison , Jcanetto Miller , May Naudaln , Jcancttc Nowlean , Charles Prlchard , Florence Par- melee , Ilcrtlia Pampel , Ethel Partridge , Dwlglit Pierce , Bertha Phllllppl , Nellie Quick , Samuel Rccs , Henrietta Rccs , Jose- ililno Rose , Helen Ilcdlngton , Roderick [ Roberts , Adolphus Shank , Edna Sanderson , .Illlnn Hobison , Fannie Spooner , Ilirdlo Shaw , Halllo Simmons , Minnie Story , Ber tha Schoenstadt. Emma Smith , Ethel Straight , Vlnnlo Smith , Dott Stone , Lola Tlllotson , Alfred Taylor , James Ullo , Beth Williams , Ruth Wilson , Mary Wood. Law rence Whltty , Curtis Whltoker , Frances Walker , Gcorgo Walters , Lucy Worley , Llz- zlo Wentwortb , Grace Welshans , Elizabeth Yodcr. Kilncatloiuil Noti-K. Milwaukee Is considering the Introduc tion of free text books In the public schools , The effort to ralso $250,000 In Baltimore o tide Johns Hopkins university over Its financial embarrassments still lacks $20,000 of complete success. The Yale Financial union reports the total cost of athletics In the university last year at $50,2SO qulto enough to pay the whole cost of running a small college ot the old fashioned kind : William Potter , who has been elected liresldont of the Jefferson Medical College ind Hospital , at Philadelphia , was United States ambareador to Italy during a part of the Harrison administration , There Is every Indication that the Catholic Winter school , which Is scheduled to open In New Orleans on March 4 next , and con tinue until March 20 , will equal. If not ex ceed , the session ot lost year In the bril liancy and solidity of the discourses to be delivered- Thcro Is to bo a school exclusively for Chinese In St. Louis. Far-sighted "washce non" . can ECO themselves now quoting Shakespeare and memorizing Carondelct street mums without referring to the his tory of Europe. Andrew Fee , 4153 Olive street , a Chinese missionary , U backing the enterprise. His Idea Is to bring wealthy young Chlncso "swells" from China and oducatu them. The program of the Iowa State Teachers' association , which meets December 28ut the state capital , has been Issued and In- : ludcs a discussion of n great many prac- : lcal toplca by educators of note. Prof. II. E. Kratz ot Sioux City will present the subjon "What Causes Hinder the Unifying of the Entire Educational Forces of the State for the Promotion of Popular Edu cation. " Prof. McConnell of the State unl- vensity will lead the discussion upon "Rational Correlation. " W. I ) . Wells of Davenport , "Tho Elementary School. " C. ! ' . Suksdorf of Davenport , "Tho Superln- tendency. " Superintendent S. K. Steven son of Johnson county , "School Exhibits at County Fairs. " A now feature In the economy of college life among women Is an employment bureau at Vnssar In charge ot ono of the students. A small registration fee Is asked of every applicant , and her request for work or for ucrvltiB ) Is put on file and receives due at tention. In' * Us advertisement the bureau enumerates specially among employments , copying , mending and cleaning bicycles. Tlui bureau Is well patronized and promises lo bo a great convenience , as well oa 'a successful business undertaking. Under the charge of another student a bureau ot sale ! ) has been created , a Hart of clearing lousu for books , furniture and furnishing ! . . This also , to judge from Us BUCCOSH , Is lattafactory In Us working , A great num. . bor ot ways for a utudent to earn money exists , and It Is noticeable that thcso ways are held In honor and are very readily adopted. This shows a decided cbanga In ho college spirit from that of .not more .ban a few years ago. It may perhaps bo tartly accounted for by the Increased phy - cal activity among the students , resulting 'rom the. pew intercut In athletics and out- of-door sporU , HEADING OFF LITIGATION Oourt Docket ? Bnrdencd with Oases Which Should Never Have Been Brought , SERVE ONLY TO ENGENDER ANIMOSITIES nlKi * SlilniH TnlliN of Some of ( ho 12vlln mill SIIKKCN < M Urnu-illcN . CourtN of Conciliation I.Ike TluiNL of N rwity < "Tho evcr-lncrcaalns volume of litigation Is one of the most serious problems with which courts of the present day are confronted , " said Judge Shlras of the federal court the other day. "Courts have been multiplied cud multiplied again and still every time ono of them Is convened for a regular term the same condition presents Itself to the presiding Judge an overburdened ! docket , with more business In sight than can possibly bo disposed of. How to avott this condition Is a question which the lawmaking - making bodies must sooner or later take up In earnest. "Attorneys themselves can do much to avoid this condition If they will. . In tbe first place , any honest , capable attorney should bo more anxious to keep a client out ot litigation than to get him Into It. In any ordinary conditions the attorney who so advises his client as to bring about a fair settlement of a dispute without resorting to the courts Is more entitled to his fee than the man who at the end of a lawsuit se cures a verdict for his client. Litigation Is not only a breeder ot Ill-feeling , but Is wasteful beyond the ken of the majority of people , and In my experience , both us a practitioner and on the bench , I have scon many n fine estate dissipated by litigation which should never have been commenced In the first place and would not have been If the parties themselves and their advisers hod used a llttlo common sense and Judg ment. "In another way attorneys can do some thing to assist the courts In keeping the dockets clear , and that Is by being ready for trial when court meets and disposing of cases In reasonable tlmo and not let them drag along year after year without ever coming to an Issue. There arc cases on tha docket of this and every court In the laml which have been there for years and promlsa to remain for years yet to come , which should have been disposed of long ago. Some of tbcm uro relics of a generation which has passed away and the cases and the parties to them have been forgotten by the majority of people. They coma up about every term of court for the arguing of some motion or Immaterial issue and nro then put over on one specious plea or another , and In nil the years Intervening since the commencement - ment of the action the real merits of the case arc never brought to an Issue. The courts thtfmsclves can do much to remedy this difficulty and they are as a rule making the effort , but they cannot go too far , for If they do they run up against 'custom and precedent , ' which in some Instances may bo honored beyond their duo. INJUSTICE TO OTHERS. "Aside from the Injury done to the par- tics themselves by the bringing of useless litigation and the needless delay In deter , mining the Issues In others , there Is an InJury - Jury done to a class of litigants who come Into court with honest differences as to their rights In matters which are of sudlclcnt mo ment to entitle them to a place on the dock ets of the courts. As a rule this class of litigants wish their cases determined at the earliest possible moment and It would seem as though they were entitled to It. "There Is a broader view ot the matter than simply Iho convenience of courts or of other parties who may bo engaged in some legal controversy It Is the good' , of the parties -themselves and very often of the entire community. Whole neighborhoods have often been Involved In broils over some llttlo controversy , which In Its Inception should never have been tllgniflcd by a place on a court calendar. Slight differences often lead to litigation , when the anger of the parties Is aroused , which have consumed months ot time of courts , dissipated for tunes In court costs and attorneys' foes and engendered bad blood which lasted through several generations. Ono such case comes to my mind now which occurred early In my career as a practitioner. It was between two neighbors and Involved a small strip of ground which at the most could not ha\o been worth more than $500 all told , anil probably not tint much. My partner was ono of the attorneys and It had been In the courts some time before I came Into the firm. On the death of my parlner I took up the case and In looking over the papers I discovered that It Involved the location of a line made by the original government surveyor , and that from ull the evidence which had been adduced In previous hear ings It was Impossible to determine where the line had been to a certainty. ADVISED A SETTLEMENT. "I sent for my client and advised him to arrive at an understanding with his neigh bor and settle the ease , suggesting that an equitable adjustment would bo foi < each one of the parties to take half the land In dlo- pute. He at once rejected my proposition , saying that It was the dying Injunction of his father to never drop tbe litigation until ho secured the land or was defeated In the court of last resort. After some tlmo the case was pushed to a conclusion and the final decision of tbo court was on the very lines I had suggested a settlement 'that as the exact rights ot the parties were Im possible cf determination equity decreed a division of the disputed tract. Had an earnest - est effort by disinterested parties been made to thus settle the case In Its Inception be fore the animosities ot the parties had been nroused I have no doubt all the money snent In lawsuits and all the Ill-feeling engen dered could have been averted. "Where I am sufficiently well known to attorneys to be certain that my motives nro not misinterpreted I frequently suggest to them , when , a suitable opportunity offers , that they should get their clients together and settle the case amicably. This sugges tion often bears fruit , and I know that In so dolns I have In many Instances won the gratitude of the parties to the case. SUGGESTS A UEMEDY. "The rcn.cdy which sugtfcots Itself to my mind for tHf , class of litigation , as being the most practical and efficacious , Is some thing modeled after the Norwegian 'courts of conciliation. ' Thcso are purely lay court * appointed by the regular Judicial tribunals to heir and recommend to the parties to dlspn'ca an equitable mode of settlement. They succeed moro often than they fall , and In addition to the trouble and expense oaved , as a general thing leave the parties friends Instead ot lifelong enemies. This latter con sideration Is not the least of , the benefit ! ; derived from this mode of settlement. In adapting the principle Involved to tbo con ditions qxistlng In this country , I would Biiggi t that the first few days of each term ot the regularly constituted courts should bo devoted to a sitting as courts of conciliation , In which the Judge or judges could hear in a purely Informal manner the statements of the differences of parties. Thus stripped of all legal technicalities and formalities the judge could easily get at the equity of the case and suggest to the parties a settlement which would be ad vantageous to each. His advice would be the moro readily taken for"tho reason that lie would bo recognized as a purely disin terested party. Moro cases could 'be dis posed of In this manner In a day than could bo heard In the ordinary course of court procedure In many dajs , and the Incidental expense to the general public of jury trials could bo saved , as well as the greater ex pense to tbo parties thcma'elves. "If such a tystoin could bo put Into oper ation It would relieve the courta In a largo measure of the burden of potty litigation , which now" afflicts them , save the general public an Immense sum In court expense * and bo of Incalculable good to the parties who have a penchant for getting Into law- cult ! . " mun. HOIiniNB-JIra. Eliza I ) . , November 22 , I8WJ ; need , 75 years ; 1015 South Twenty- third Btreet. Mother of Mru. Bnmucl Snult of Hull I-nlio City nnd Charles It , Hobblnn of Omiihii. Funeral Hcrvfcca Tuesday morning , November 21 , 1MW. at 10 o'clock , from Bt. John's Episcopal church , Twenty- sixth nnd Franklin Btrretx. Interment , 1'ronpcct Hill cemetery , Frlcndri Invited. Now York and Chicago papers please copy. I.AItltV MAKUS'TRCM AM , TIUIUIIM3. Hcjol * > ( o Sro n Trick Turn ml Inn Him. Sunday morning tabout 10 o'clock a man was seen to rtm out'nt ' the government cor ral , throw his hat In .tho air , turn a double somersault , climb one telegraph polo nfter another , until he finally landed In the top of ono of the target trees In the grove on Twenty-second street ; near 1'opplcton nve- nuc. 1'coplo living In Uici neighborhood thought the man was -an escaped lunatic from the poor farm , while the "dagoes" In the bottoms toms locked their doors , barred the windows dews and prepared for war. A policeman happened along about this tlmo nnd seeing the big crowd hurried to the scene. The olllccr ordered the man to como down , but the fellow evidently preferred to stay where ho was , paying no attention to the com mand. The officer finally threatened to shoot , but even this didn't phase the man up the tree. The ofllcer sent a boy for an axe , Intending to cut the tree down , which scorned to bring Mr. Man to his senses , for ho gave n fiendish laugh and scrambled to the ground. Whllo ho was being led to the patrol box another man rushed out of the corral and prevailed upon the ofilccr to let thn mnti mi r.lntnlnrr Dtnt hnvnn nnlv I having a llttlo fun and ho would see that | his friend did not get Into any further trouble. When the man had been taken Into the llttlo house near the big gate of the cor ral n reporter for The lice asked him to explain his strange conduct. "Well , sir , " said the man , whom It wca learned w.is Sergeant Garrlty , "I was n-slt- tlng there reading The Sunday Uce , when nil of a sudden my cyo rested on an article headed 'Larry Mangan nnd Hla Mule. ' I read the nrtlclo over' a dozen times , cried , laughed and then my head got turned around nnd I didn't know what had become of me. I've been a-hoping and a-praylng for the laM two jcars that ssmehody would go after that fellow Larry and write him up , for It there ever wes a man that deserved a good hanging It's this same Larry Mangan. He ban played more prantts on the men In this corral than a person would think , and Now I know who It was that played that Joke on mo lost Wednesday night. I was a-sittlng right In that chair about 10 o'clock , talking to one cf the men , when all of a sudden the telephone rang. I answered It and found I was the one wanted. " 'Is this you , Garrlty ? ' sayfl the man at the other end. " 'It Is-cays I ; 'What can I do for you , sir ? " "Well , Garrlty'I'm Colonel mum-miim- nvum-mum-miim-minn - mum- mum - mum- mum. Don't neglect this now , for It Is highly Important and It must be attended to Immediately. Hurry up and give the or der at once ! ' "For the life ot me I couldn't make out who the officer was or what ho wanted , and M 'central' couldn't give mo the number that had called , I Just naturally sat In that chair and cried all night , the perspiration running dowu my face until I was as wet as a dlshrag , expecting I'd be discharged in the morning for not ' .attending to the order. I've been a-worrylng over that message ever since , nnd I'll bet a new hot that It was this same Larry Mangan1 that was at the other end of the wire that'night. AVhen I saw how nicely Cheyenne Bob had written the fiend up In the Sunday paper , I just naturally celebrated the event by losing my head , and bless my heart , there comes Larry now ! If wo don't have him up a tree before sun down , then my name Isn't Frank Garrlty. " Dr. null's Cough Syrup takes the lead of all cough preparations on our shelves. Carpenter & Palmctcr , Jamestown , N. Y. Sam'l Burns includes In his 10 per cent reduction sale everything needed In china and glass for your "Thanksgiving table" half the prices of ithrcc years ago. TII.VXICSG1VIXG 'DAY Appeal nil lU'IiiiIf of tlic Worthy I'oor - . > of onr Oily. The Assoclated'/Gharltlcfl arc having very large an'diWTRcnt dumands it pan them atithls tlmo and cannot meet them on account ol an empty clothing , room and exhausted treasury. Donatlonsiof'clothlng > iof alLkindg , shoes , provisions , coal , etc. , are earnestly solic ited. Drop a postal card , or telephone 1C1C , and our wagon will call. THOMAS L. KIMDALL. President , JOHN LAUGHLAND , Secretary. 807 Howard street. $ r lMO to I'liociiix , Art/ . , mill Heturii December 10 to 13 via the BURLINGTON HOUTE stop overs allowed at and west ol Denver. Tickets at 1502 Farnnm. street. GO SOUTH Yin ( he AVnlinsli Itiillroml. WINTER TOURIST tickets now on sale. HO.MESEEKER'S TICKETS on sale No vember 17 , December 1 , nnd 15. THE WABASH Is the short line and quick est route to St. Louis and points south. For tickets or further Information call at Wabash office. 1115 Farnam street , ( Paxton Hotel block ) or write. G. N. CLAYTON. Agent. A I'lTjiloxInn I'rolilPin. Whether to take "Northwestern Line" No. 2 at 4:45 : p. m. or No. G at li:30 : p. m. , Chi- cagoward. "No. 2" arrives at Chicago 7:45 : n. m. nnd "No. C" at 9:30 : a. m. Both trains arc models of modern art , skill and luxury. NO EXTRA CHARGE ON EITHER ONE. Call at the City Olllce , 1401 Fornani street , and talk It over. J. A. KUHN , General Agent. O. F. WEST , C. P. T. A. Mx-Thlrly 1" . 31. Trnlii. of the CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY. - Best service , ELECTRIC LIGHTS. Dining car. Olty office : 1501 Farnara. Tlu > Overland LlmlliMl. Via UNION PACIFIC. Runs every day In the week. Fastest train In the west. Buffet smoking and library cars. City ticket oifice , 1302 Farnam. IlIiFUATUI ) STATISSMHN COXTKST. I'oimcriif lo CaiKllilad-N Serve Xoilue oil llfiiulilli-aa I.i' lHlatIv > MfiiihiTH. The notlccn that the defeated popocratlc candidates proposed.to contest the election of their successful opponents was filed on the republican members-elect late Saturday night. The documantB alleged every form of Irregularity hnown > > to the statutes , but contained no spcclfloiallegations of Instances In which Irregularities appeared. The no tices were signed ! by the four defeated popocrats. The republican 'candidates have so far made no arrangements for sustaining their side of the contest , , tiut they will be called together by Chairman Lewis of the county central committee In n day or two to con sider the subject. lit la the opinion of at least one or two oto the candidates that It would bo better' to1 let the popocrats go ahead with their contest without further notice from the republicans. They aasert that the contestants have no Idea of being able to show nnyUuutrreason why the result should bo changedlbut that the proposed contest Is merely a subterfuge to get the matter before the l llaturo , where they ex pect to have a majority that will arbitrarily seat the popocrats on any sort of a trumped up showing that may bo made. It Is also understood that the contest proceedings were Inspired by certain Indi viduals who are anxious to draw an at torney's fee out of the proceedings before the legislature. One of the most deeply Interested Is an ex-judge , who left the repub lican party to follow the sliver cause. In the distribution of the loaves and fishes this personage was left out In the cold and some of his friends are trying to fix It so lie can compensate hlmaclt through the con test. test.Thero There Is a strong Impression among local politicians that the plans of the schemers will rocelvo a backset when they get before the legislature. A number of the membere of the next house from western districts mvo expressed an emphatic opinion that Iho state upcnt enough money In the Boyd : ontcot to last for BO mo time. These mem- jcrs regard the Omaha con teat as a scheme lo allow some one to earn a foe at the ox- lonse of the state and they declare that they will cot countenance any auib pro ceeding , South Omaha News The county poor agent wan In the city Saturday afternoon Investigating a number of c\anc\s where the county has been furnish ing coal nnd provisions , Investigation showed that In half a dozen Instanced the county was being Imposed upon and no more sup plies will be furnished , Ono case In the Second ward which was looked up nhowcd that the head of the house was receiving a pension of JS a month besides drawing n salary of $10.50 a week from ono of the packIng - Ing bonsai. Besides this Income , two nous were working In a packing house nud earn ing $5 or | G a week. Another case was found where n woman Is being paid a pen sion of $13 every three months and she has n non earning living wages In ono of the packing houses. The county has stopped furnishing supplies In this case. Two other Instances were brought to light where single men were being furnished with food and fuel and their namrs were placed on the blacklist. Ct'TTIXG DOW.V TIIK COAL 1111,1 , . YnttNiuilV1I1 I'rcKi-nl UlN IMaii lo tin ; ( ' ! ( > Council. At the meeting of the city council this evening Vaiuant , chairman of the council committee on charity , will bring up the matter ot the city cither establishing lla own coal yard or advertising for bids from local dealers. During the course of a winter many tons of soft coal arc purchased for the deserving poor and heretofore the cus tom has been to purchase from any or all of the coal dealers at the regular retail price. Mr. Vnusant thinks that If bids are aakcd for the city will bo able to buy good soft coal at a rate much below the retail list price. If other membera of the council do not favor this plan Vansant will urge that the city buy Its coal by the car load and start n little yard of Its own. The old dog pound down on Railroad avenue could be used. It Is held , for a coal yard. The last cold snap brought to light n number of people In dcstttuto circumstances. MAIM * A CI.HAXOUT OK THIHYKS. Itoiiiiiluit by ( lie roller Hail n Sal utary Illfi-cl. Only ono crime of any Importance has bee committed In this city since the Kenned holdup and that was the stealing of watch from a section hand over In th Fourth ward. Immediately after the Ken nedy trouble , the police rounded up the clt and arrested every suspicious character found. The police judge dealt out a numbc of severe sentences , and If any petty thieve were left In the city after the roundup , the opeedlly skipped out. The Jail was cmpt jcsterday , with the exception of one man who had been arrested for stealing coal from the stock yards company. Officials of th yard company arc having a great deal o trouble with petty thieves , who tiespnss o 'tho ' company's property nnd carry oft coa and lumber. As a rule , the thlevea are chll drcn , but occasionally a man or woman I caught In the act. Every month the com pany Icaco many tons of coal In this way , am special officers are employed to patrol th grounds and arrest all persons found pilfer Ing or trespassing. nuleliiT.M Violating ; Hie OrillnniieeN The attention of Clark Howard , city mea Inspector , has been called to the fact tha certain butchers In thla city are slaughter Ing calvcn and sheep on their premises I violation of law. Inspector Howard nalt yesterday that he would Investigate the re port 'Immediately ' , and If It wcs true , arrco : would follow. Some butchers doing huslnrt : hero make a practice of purchasing llv stock at the yards and killing It cither In their back yards' or In cellars. This , the In spcctor says , must bo stopper. The inapccto Is kept buoy these days keeping watch o the scalpers , who purchase crippled animal at tha yards nnd sell them to retail dealers Such meat is not up to standard , and In many Instances Is not fit for food. City GoNHlp. Mrs. William Kelly Is quite sick. C. C. Stanley has returned from a buslncs trip to Chicago. Miss Anna Glasgow will entertain the Monday Night club at her home this even Ing. Ing.Tho The keyless fire alarm box at Twenty fourth and N streets has been repaired am Is now In working order again. The contribution taken at the union service at the Y. M. C. A. Thursday will be given to the South Omaha hospital. Captain Patrick McDcnough of the police force has returned from Kansas with his bride and will live at Twenty-eighth and C streets. The Ideal club dance which was to have been held on Thursday evening has been postponed on account of the operetta to be given on that evening for the benefit of the hospital. Camp No. 1095 , Modern Woodmen ol America , will not hold a meeting Thursday evening. At the next regular meeting of the camp , December 3 , officers for the ensuing year will be elected. The Sarsfield Literary society has post poned Its literary entertainment which waa to have been given at Y. M. I hall this even ing. M. V. Gannon of Chicago , who was to have been the speaker of the evening , will bo unable to bo present. Some Omaha detectives who were In the city ono day last week discovered what Is called In thieves parlance a "fence" in the First ward. A quantity of goods stolen from Omaha residences was found In the place and the occupants of the building are now under surveillance. The last few cold days Imve 'lemonstntci ' that the heating plant at the city 1ml Is Insufficient. The city officers on the second lloor are cold nearly nil of the time In fact the temperature lo too low for the occupants to bo compelled to stay and work Every day either the ttmsmor or clerk makes complaint , but 00 far the matter bus not been remedied. A .largo break In the new sewer on Thirteenth street , between O anJ 1' t > treeis has been discovered. Wh'So ' the graders were at work a day or .so ago a large chunk of frozen earth ioiled down the em bankment and struck Iho sewer with force enough to break It. As U Is Impossible to get Into the sewer a largo amount of earth will have to be removed btfort the break can bo repaired. Cattle receipts last wcelc showe.l nn in crease over the proceeding week and alto over the same week In 1S05 , but the re ceipts of hogs fell off contiidciahly. The figures follow : Cattle , 10,723 head , 3,300 moro than a week ago , and 4,000 moij iu.n ! during the same week In 1895. Hog. , 16,000 head , against 20,599 last week , and 31.G17 a year ago. The 6,220 sheep received all found a ready sale. Those Interestel In the llvo stock business assert that heavy ship ments of hogs will soon commence and continue throughout the winter. With the end of this month the close of Iho range cattle season will bo reached nnd tbo supply will then bo drawn from corn fed stock on Nebraska and Iowa farms. SCRATCH AND SCREAM My baby broke out with a roib. IIu would cratch mid ecream. It would take two to hold blm , and ono to put medicine on him. Wo bad to bold blm Boractlme * un hour before o could Bet him quieted down. AH ssld that they never aw iicli u f ca or body on uny baby s on him. I had lo tlo bis bands light In a cloth , night and day , for llvo months. Uy uletor bad uted CU fl. CUIIA , and I bfL-an to u o It. After only one apiillcntlonfu lauiiown'aiid ilffifnt bo bud not for n month , poor fitllo fellow. Helms not B tear on blm now , nud Is ns fair nnd Ids fiesb I ; as soft as any baby ! While bo had thla disease I bad to cuttheslcovcsoutof bis clotucs , and put gauso underwear on blm to keep blm cool. 1 bad to keep pieces of soft clolb around bis neck. 11 was o \fci with moUluro from the tores , and I bad to chanK tbo eloibs sometimes ten or Iwulye time * uduy. Mlts. A. 1IAYNEH , Lisbon , N. D , Hfm mtiY 1L OK TfilATUKHT FOB ilAKf IlUUOHfl * " w".KIbIu'Wh Cm"KSoi" ? li ynlt..pplle . tlonicf L'cTlcunolnlmtpt ( ) , Hi intt Ala curs. Bold throujhout Ih. world. I'orTSj U uo tXD Cujtu. Co r. , Cell lioft , IltiloD , V. A. o - Ike , November 23 , 1SJKJ. arding "Sales 99 The remarkable success of our Saturday Purse-Open ing Sale has induced us to hold a Monday Sale and a Tuesday Sale also a Wednesday , Thursday and Friday - " day Sale in fact , hereafter we will have an every-day- in the week-and-\vcck-in-thc-year "Sale , " One thing- that bothers us is the names that we shall give these "Sales. " So many people in Omaha have been edu cated up to distinguished names for their "Sales" we are afraid it will be hard work to please them in this respect , and we must ask the forbearance of the public if our ad man shouldn't meet their requirements in fur nishing fastidious titles for these "Sales. " We also ask to be excused if our building is not covered with signs announchgf these "Sales. " Furthermore , we must apologize for not using more than our usual space in the papers to tell you about these "Sales , " and again , you mustn't feel slighted if the boy neglects to litter your front porch with dodgers reminding you of these ' 'Sa'es. ' " With these few exceptions we hope to make an "overwhelming success" of 'The Nebraska's' every-day sales , How about the values , did you say ? Oh ! well , the values will be the same as usual. Values are the last thing to think about in getting up a "Sale/ ' EAST , WEST , HOME IS BEST , " IF KEPT GLEAN WITH IF you have , or if you have relatives or friends in the east who are interested in the progress of this section ot the country , subscribe for The Omaha WeeMy Bee in their name. This will give them all the news once a week. It will cost you only This makes the cost less than if you sent them a letter every weak , and it tclli them more than you could write in a week.This edition of The Boo contains 12 pages each week and is full of entertain ing matter , besides all the news of the \voek in a condensed form , Address your orders to THE BEE PUBLISHING CO. , OMAHA , NEB. GJBNTS. LADIES. Hundreds of rumudlca are put up Ruaran' lost manhood , bttt don't J" I teed to euro they mciiatruntlon Do not trifle with , bulHcndl stopped I It. Turkish Lout MnnhooU Uaruuilnv l" warranted aiidinonoy rulurnml for e\cry ci t for ' box Turlt iHliTiumyiind ' I It ilocn not euro of weak Mcnioiy , I > uut ilraln I'omiiToyal I'lllB-Biiro to ' , Manhood , Knilnalon * . 1'bwiT Lost Night . tha liny. Sold only by I , WcalnoB of Hcinoductlvu Uivniu cauatu ' ' , I I'HAKMAOlT HA UN'S . ( lite boU , I by youthfulcrrorH. Jlvauyou new Irilb nnd Fnrmim Streets HAIIN'Sl'HAKMACV. luili mid J'ar- only by lin , Neb. lly mall. iiam Stb. , Omaha , Neb. if 1.00 box by mall. Oije Tholisaiytl for ( Trade Mark. ) ACCIDENT TICKETS. THE INTER-STATE Company ot Nc v YorU Biv < 3B THREE MONTHS' insurance , $1,000 for $1.00 , ( o men or AVOIIICII , between 18 and CO jeurn of age , against fatal Street Accidents a-foot. or on IJIcyclca. Horccv , Wagons , Horee Cars. Ilallrood cars. nievatcJ , Hrldgr , Trolley and Cnble cars. SlcamshUis. BtcambonU and Stcnm Krrlf . IIOO.OOO deposited with the Innurnnee Department of the elate ol New Tork for the security of the Insured. Kor Sale liy Chas. Kauf matin , 1302 Douglas Street. Td. V Oinalin. Neb. Sot Tooth , 85.00. Teeth Extracted without ruin Alloy nnd silver filling , $1.00. I'uro KQld nillnaa , $2 up. Gold Crowns. 22 let. , $5 to $3. 1 WOHK. BAILEY , the Dntist. THIRD FLOOR , I'AXTON BLOCK TEL. 1085 , 10th and Karnain Bu < w/tcox COMPOUND. -ANSY9PJU.S Bafo will sure rellrl * . iievrrtull , others re Imitation ! . AtnlldrugirUli. U'riletur . IM' cms w.iPtiv , iguui tit , , ruuoa , , FURNITURE. The Low Prices WIII'l'H IIIO.V IICD.H At $3,50 , JIOO. | l.r,0. J5.00. JG.OO. { O.T.1 ! . J7.5H , J9.00 , JW.W , J12.00 , 115.00. J18.CO , J22.00 , Jl'S.CO. At ir.00 , $18.00 , $22.00 , $2300. $28.00 , $30.CO. SXi.00 $12.00 , $13.00. $18.10. $ $ W.00 ) , J5C.OO , $00 , $70 , $75.00 , $30.00 , $100-$125. $9 , $11 , $12 , $11 , $15 , $18 , $20 , $22 , $21 , $25. $28 ! , $ . ! 0 , $32 , $35 , $10 , $12 , $41 , $45 , $48 , $50. * 55 , $3S , $05 , $70 , $75. $83. $90. $100 , $118. $123. $140 , $150 , $175 , $100. $250. nii ) .sums $10. $12 , $14 , $11.50 , $15. $10 , $18 , $20 , $22 , $21 , $2 , ' . $28 , $ : : o , $ .12 , $ -n , $13 , $ : i7. us. $10 , $ < 2 , $11 , $ IG. $1S , $ r,0 , $55. $37 , $3 * , IfiO , $70 , $75. $ i3. $00. $ 7 JIOO , $120 , $125 , $140. $150 , $1GT . $175. $1S5. $100. $200 , J240 , $257. J2i5. 12CO , J2S5 , $300 , $375 , $500 $ , $750. $14 $29 , $29 , IIOOKIHN Leather , tniioBtry or wood Hcntx. 200 Htylca to cliooHo from-f , $1.50 , $1.6,1. $1,75. $2 , fl.W. $2 50. $3 , $ - . , $10. $1 , $1 50. $9. $7. SO. $7.5'J. $4 50. $11 , $12 , $15 , $1.1 , $19 , $17 , JIO , $22 , $24 , $30 , $28 , J30 _ , $38 , jr. , $30 , $15 , $12 , $14 , $50 , $33 , HAM , JIACICH StfiiHllnB and hnii lHjr-$4 , $ .1. $5. $050. $7.50. $ S. $9. $10. $12. $13.50 , $11 , $15 , $18 , J20 , $ . ' 2 , $21. $25 , $20 , $29$12. $ .T > , W $15. $12. $50 , $33 , $02 , $83 , $75. $90. $95 , $100 , $120 , $135 , $100. DKSICS AM ) IIOOICCAHKH $7.50. $9 , $10 , $12 , $ H , $1350. $15 , $10 , $17. $20. $22 , , $25 , $2C. fil.SO. | . $30 , $35 , $37. $39. $42 , $40. $11 $50 $18 , $55 $ , $ CO , $70 , $75 , $85 , $ io57 Jl , $ m ! .MOItlll.H ( JIIAIH.S $ S , $10 , $12. $11. $14 , $13.50 , $15 , 7 , $19 , $23 , $24 $ , $23 , $29 , $30 , i33 , $40 , $38. $50. All the Koiln at the vary lowest prlccH , GHAS.SHIVERIGK&GO Tliu largest Block of Furniture In NubraHlcu * 12th nuU Duu luu.