SPECIAL NOTICES AiH rtlxeincnM tar these coltininn rtlll bo tnUeii tin 111 1U in. fur tlic cvcnlii nnil uiilll 8 l > . in. tor tlio morning ninl Sniulnj- edition * . Ailv ertlNcrn. 1 > rcqtionlliiK it iitiin- lirreil check , onn lin c itnmvcrs ntl .Irc-med to n n 11 nibrroil letter In euro Af 'llic Hoc. Anmvcfn no mill rennet ] will lie ilcllvcrcil on iircacntntlun ot Hit * i > licclc ciiilj- . llittrit , 1 1-Uo a tvnrd rtrnt limcrtlon ) Jo ii unril ( hrronftrr. .totliltiR tnUcn for Ivnn ( linn 2."c tnr ( lie flr ( Inner * tlnn. Tlic-dc niltcrtlNcmvndi iiinnt be CANVASSEI18 T6 TAKB OUDUI13 : HEW 1.1 NB of work ; no heavy K00d to cnrr > , fnlary or commmlkslon. C. F. Adnms Co , B2i So. IGlh 81 , _ , , < CiaAHS , JI23 A MONTH AND ejpennev old nrm ; experience unnecessary ; In- ducemcnto to customers. C. C. lllthop & Cn AOINTB : AND TIIIANCH MANAor.ng. s nnd comml lon Hunter Tnllorlng & Shltl Co , Cincinnati , O It-M433-Aprll * WANTID , { tAf.nsMt f TO SKLL CIOAIW TO ilonlrrn ; $76 00 ix-r month anil expanses pild The Consolidated Cigar Co , MlnneapolK Minn. WANTIID. lliN TO LHMIN llAlUirit trnde. two months rwiulrci ! , formerly tnok tvo jcir , tlm * > Ba\pd liy conttnnt prnctltf. m- structlons nnd locturen. unscs SnturJnys , ' ttxvls presented , ' 9 ratnlosuc mailed lire. Moler System Dnrlicr Schooln , Clilcaco WANTED , TltHSTUOUTHY l i ; SONS. TO tr-ivfl ; nnlnry J7SO nnd cxnen os , rpffrcncc- - clnHo BOlf-niMrimwl cnvtlope Tli < > Dominion Company , Odcnffo 11 M1W 21 WANTHD. fADDLE ? MAKKHS TO OllK ON lilRh Rioilo Btwlt cniltllp ? must tic llrstnen \ mrrhanlcs ; hlRliPRt WARPS nnd ntrnrtv work DodBon , riehor , IlrocUmann , Co , Mlnrfipolls , Mhm. II-M171 M _ WANTIJD , rilWT-CLA S. nXlT.ltll N < I'D flntpimin In ciirlnln ami tlrnpcry rpp-irtm | nt nomi hut tliosp who Imvo dmil > pars of p p > n- Icncn need npply. Hoston Store , Omnhn It.1101 COVIIUNMKNT I-omTIONS-DON'T for tlio t'ostolllco or otli r civil rorvlcc exuml- natlnn without FeclnB our Illustrnntpil crvta- loRiip of Informnllnii Sent free e'jUiinlilan Corrcppondonce CollPffC , VVnshlnston D C 11 M 821-10 * rn vin on ami.s rou ALL KIVDS or WOHK , n ao 17 neck. Canadian Offl ' . 15 2 DouRlas.P P 4(1 ( WANTED nxrniiinNcin TOOK : OOOD nnp on reen mi'ilred Applj Mrs Arthur SmltX 1203 1'ark Ave , Ijctnecn D nnil 7 C 122 21 * ciiiL ron oiivniiAL nousuwouic W II HnncJiett , S.21 . Pine St C 182 WANTED , paloslndy In jcnilrjdcparlmont , none bu thosn who have hnil jcars o ( oxpoilcnc" iifed npply Hoston Storp , Omaha C--JI20S 22 \V\NTED. A eX > niC IN SMLL TAMILY , NO wnulling or Ironing 315 N 17th atrpet f C M230 23 TOR Ittt'iT HOUSCS. Cl' 'f i OTT OI'S ALLOVEIt city. $5 to J73 Fidelity 1st floor N. Y Llfp D-M1U1 iiot'srsVALLCI ' : , IIIIOWN HLOCK isiii liml DoURllg D 45) LAliOE LIST. M'CAGUE , 15TII AND DOPQE L > 131 HOUSES. FLATS. QAnVIN lines , 1013 TAH'N D ns J. II SHERWOOD , 423 N Y. LIPE D 131 JIOUWS IN ALLI'AHTS OP THU t'LTY. THE O. r Davis Company , IMj Tarnnm D 4"i HOUSES. IJENEWA & CO , W N. 13TH ST , D I3G S-nOOM HOUSE NEWLY PAINTTJD AND 1'A- ppttj , M14 N , SStliAve. , J12 Fidelity Trust Co. D AI17t irousis , STORES WE > D , ICTII , < i DOIT.LAS D-211 T21 HO1ISFS il ORES. 11EJIIS \XFON III K D 4o5 AN ELEOANT MODERN' 1.ROOM SuicK ilwelllnp 503 Smith 2Rth , J30 Apply "W IJ Mplltt\ lit Nnt'l Hie nlil An ilefnnt mofl rn 8-room brick dwclllnp 1011 Pnilt A\P , J3f D MS05 FOR RENT NJNK ROOM HOUSr. CON- vpnlent , mrdern homelllip best residence dls- trlc * f w minutes' vnlk from postolllee Ian If desired. Inquire COS N Y Life bulldlnc- D M517 NEW COTTAGE. MONTHLY PAYJIPNTS fOl Hoe Illdu. D M55t IN EAST OMAIU-SEVERAL HUNDRED nrres of Hncl suitable for jrnrden and fnrm purposes Al o fcveral pleasant cottage' , with city v > ater and convenient to car line Inquire nt resldmee nf L S Ilnlnrs. 21st St nnd Locust Ave i Enst Omaln D 7S7 AN ELEGANT MODI-UN' 0-ItOOM URICK ilUPlllnir TOT South 2Sth JW An elegant inoilern 8-room brlclc rtwelllnu 1041 Park Ave , J35 Apply W R Melldo 1st N'at llnnk lililK D-M980 DESIRAllLE FURNISHED HOUSE , JtODERfT References 623 S 23h ( Ave D-124-2.1 * R'ELIt FURNISHED HOUSE OP 10 ROOMS full of moment nnd bninlers within S mlnuteV wulk of P O Address G 51 , Roe D M213 22" roii iiisvr FUKMsiiF.n noons. FOR RENT. NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS ; reasonable prices 2121 Dodge , E M5S5 FURNISHED ROOMS , 2170 HARNEY ST E-MISO F22 FtTRNISHED ROOMS. 2310 DOUGL\S ST EM07S7 * MODERN .SOUTH ROOMS , 2 00 WIJEIC AND up 514 N 19th. E MS'3 21 * FURNISHED ROOMS. 1510 HOWARD ST E-MDI3 I.MtOE . SO FRONT ROOM WITH \LfOVE , modem 2'.So Hnrney st. E M9I2 21" NEWLY FURNISIIFD ROOMS FOR LIGHT houpekeeplnif vvnlklnir dUtnnco from fair urimnd 20M No S3d , cor Grace E SIS Jl FURNISHED ROOMS , .1J13 DOUOI-AS E-MI01 22 * roil RENT-NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS AT I tiimnnlile prices 22)S Douglas E 12'J lj IN' PRIVA-Pi : ! I'AMILY , WITH OR WITIIOUT lionrd 1919 Dodge E-I23 25 i.-iii.Msinn ! : ROOMS AND no van. IIIE MERRIAM FIRSTCISS FAMILY HOtel - tel , Kill und Dortxo Six F 153 JIANDSOMI1 PARI-ORS EV SUITE. SMALLER room ! ! , ( jood board. Ilia Rote , 2020 IInine > F JI973 FUIIN1SH13D ROOMS Wllll I1O\RD SM5 DoUBlai F M21I Si * LARGE EOUTli HOOilTTJI BOAR"D 2402 Cui K MJ16 ! 8 KLEOANT FRONT ROOMS. STEAM HEATED : llrit-clnxs board , 1SJ9 Capitol avc F M22. 2 * IIANnSOMI U\ROE KRONT 11OOM "W1TH board ; references 203 No IStli St , F-M183 ! J KOII un\ru.VKUHMsiinn ROOMS. C UNFURNISHED CHAMIIER.S "FOR HOUSE- ktiplmr , man und wife ; Svater In Kitchen , steel gink , waste pipe , 31) N lilli. G 120 I'Oll IlKVl' JiTOHUSI > J'Oll RENT. IN TIlH DEE IlUfLDINGl Ona large corner room , 2J Iliior , with vault and private olllce. water , etc. Ona luigo front room , 2d floor , divided Into two room * by pnrtltlon ; water , etc. Ona large corner room , M lloor , vrltb vault , water , etc. One front room , dlMcd by partition. 3d noor. Ono corner room nltli vault , 3J Hour , One large room. 3d tloor , wltli partition dividing U Into ono Urse room and two smaller private rooms ; vvaUr , etc. Tno lartio urounj Moor roomi , fronting 17th St. , with vault. Several small rooms on 4th floor , with vaults. All three rooms are heated with steam , rlectrlo light1 , supplied with first-class Janitor rervKe. Rlevaton * run day und all night ; building strictly nm > roAf. Apply to 8up > rlntendenl , Itcom IM Ceo bulMlna. I-19S RENTI'ESK ROOM N GROUND FIX3OR oice. lie bullJIng ; watet , steam heat , electric light und janitor service. Apply to Superin tendent. nee building. 1-197 TOR RKNT-THI3 4-8TORY HRICK 11UILD1NO at tl < Fa ma m fit. This building has a flreproot cement Iu4 mcnt ; water on nil Hours ; g s. to. Apply at the otllce ot TUe Ue I 1 UBNT. ON&STotFBAMB WARE * home ; Durtlngton trackage. F. L , I-oomli , JOUt ranwm BLs. I-itJJI M STOIIAOE , PACIFIC STOnAGE AND WAREHOUSE CO , 933-910 Jones i general storage and forwarding. M 460 OM. VAN & STORAGE , 131UI FAIUTM. TEL 1K9 M HI \v\xTnn TO nuv. I WISH TO PURCHASE THE LETTERS K , W , O from Soda. Mint ( rum , state your vrl" , either singly or for nil. K . Eee N IM Ml ron s ILK rtniMTtmn. SECOND.il VND STEEL HOTEL RANGES OF nil kind * , cheap 1207 Farnam O-M91I M12 AT PUR AUCTION WED , PER S3 , AT ! I' M , one lot nf teds , bedroom sulln , carpets tc. , at No 117 North 15th fat. , nuctlon house O M22J 22 * roii s VLIMISCKLLA.MOIIS. F1NR WHITE SAWDUST TOR FLOORS ETC. . coarse for Ice , nt 13 CO per con ! Tel 4'S " 01 Douglas. < 7-W2 HORSE CLIPPING MACHINES , KNIVES AND repalrn , nil standard mnkci , on hand ; grindIng - Ing razors , shears , clippers ; prompt service A. L Undeland Q-MS76 roil SALE , 11AR FIXTURES INCU'DING cash rpRlster , kite-hen range , dining room tn- Mei nnd clialn Applr to E. A. Troulmini Erchnngo hotel , South Omaha Q 919 21 CHICKEN. 1100 AND LAWN FENCES , ALL wire , ts best. Wire Works , 14th nnd Hnrney Q-053 PURR PLYMOUTH ROCK EGOS FOR 8ET- tlngs , ( We , roosters , $1 00 632 North 26thQ Q SS3 FOR SALE. TWO ICE HOXES IN OOOD CON- dltlon , 8x10 feet each. Pcycke Uro Q-M112 21 JERSEY COW AND CALF , AT 4SI8 e-APITOI AVI- Q-M146-K JERSEY rOB YEARS OLD , FRESH LAST November , will take horse In part pigment Address O 4S. Roe Q-M191 I2 CIMIIVOYAVI'S. MRS WAGNER. MEDIUM AND CLAIR- vojant 1C03 Butt st. S MWK ) 2I DR A WHEELER PALMIST AND \STRI1L oger , room ! > , Crclghton blk S MliS Ml * vssAnn , \TIIS , nrc. MADAME SMITH. 118 N. 15TH ST , STEAM nnd alcohol bntlis T M231 27' MME RR1SSON OF PARIS , CHIROPODIST medicated baths and massage 107 N 12th St T 537 Ml' IJEE RUILDINO SANITARIUM , SCIENTIFIC mnfage , Swedish movements , electric treat ment nnJ medical bntlis gndimtpd rm eu = e for ladles Dr C W Malmqulst , Mgr , rooms IOD 110 Ileo IJulldlng. T MSS3 M12 LAURA FLLI.SON. CROUNSE RLOCK , 113 N ICth , room 13 , upstair ) , bath nnd mnosiiRc T-M2.-6 SO * 31MH AMiS , MAPSAGD AN'D H AT II " * Hovviml street T M232 57 * MHi on LKON" . KLKCTIIIC srA SAor : HATH piilor % restful ana cutatlvc 41T S nth. up- BtalM T M233 ! 7 I'nitSONATi. VIAVI FOR UTERINE TROUBLES 34G S REE lildg , ih > slclin consultation or health book free U-403 I1ATHS , MASSAGE. MME POST , 319W S KTII U 4CI CLOTHES CLEANED , PRESSED AND RE- palred , day or night , dress stilt" ) for hli Pnntnrlum , N. E Cor. Hth and Farnam Tel f63 U 4jj ANY PERSON IN DOUOLVS WASHING TONer or Sarpy counties who ha nny claim ncnlnrt me nlll plo-iie cill nt Weir's place near Sontli Oniahn where I can be found until March 1 , ISIS loin N'nth. U-OS3 Fcb ' MARRIED PEOPLE , SECURE THE ONLY UN- objectlonablo method to mold excessive pa rentage. Me L Herrler , p"p"ldent Institute of Human Culture , Minneapolis , MinnM5.7 U -M5-.7 Meh3 * IN oRonn TorrNThonucE oun NITSV HAIR- rtr > "i''er , Mist Itlmc'K ' r-ithcnrt. nn3 her per fect method we will give < i free massage with everv fnec nleim for tie next two weel. " At F. M Schadell S. Co U MG33 MchB L\DIFS H\VE 1OUR HAIR DRliSSED IJF- foie Bolnff downtown nt thp halrdreialng parlors of Mme. G Pisne 2301 Lcnvenwortn st : tel ia. nrtlRtle manicuring superfluous hnlr nnd fnelal blemishes removed v Ith elep- trlclty dtrlrtly prhntp U M713 Mil * MATD PARFITT , OR AVAGO13NER" YOUR relations In England want to hear from jou nf srxm na pofslble Addies Mr T lirmvn 32 AVa-terloo st , Kidderminster , WnrceFtorsnlr" , England U-M10 ? 21 * HOMES WANTED , FIVE HOMELFSS PHIL- dron for nilnntlon on lx % 0 v nrs of nco .ind his Flster 7 'ears' thi > se must so together 'wo rlrH rach 10e irs of age nnd onn girl Inbv Inquire of A W Clark , 6M So Uth "st U 147-21 * PRIVATE HOME FOR L\DIES nEFOHK AND during confinement : babies adopted and rired for 11M N 17th U M223 23 MOM'S V TO LO.VV IICAI * ESTATE. MONEY TO LOAN AT IXW RATES THE O F Dav 13 Co , 1503 Farnam St. W 4C6 LOAN ON IMPROVED & UNIMPROVED CITY property , W. 1'arnani Smith & Co , 1320 Far'm , MONEY TO LOVN ON IMPROVED OMAHA roil estate. Urennan-Lovo Co. . 219 S. ICth. W 470 C PER CENT MONEY ON NEB FARMS & OMA- hapropeity. W. Ii Mclklo 1st Xnt'l liinlc nidg W M474 PER CENT CITY AND F RM LOANS Garvln llros . 1013 Farmm St W MOT FRoVFjlOOOO UP. WEAD , ICTII S. DOUOLVS W-242 F2I ANTHONY LO VN S. TRUS.T CO , S15 N. Y L , nnlck money at low rat"3 for choice firm lands In IOWB northern Missouri , eastern Nebraska \V-4G7 10000000 SPECIAL FUND TO LOAN ON flrst-elnsi Improvwd Omnha propert > , or for bul'dlng ' purposes. Fidelity Trust company. W-471 MONEY 1/3 IN ED ON IMPROVED REAL PS- tate In Omahn. Council Rluffs . South Omnln , Puscy & Thomas. 503 First Nat'l Dank , Omiilu , W-472 WANTED , CHOICE FARM AND CITY LOANS R. C Peters & . Co. , U. S. Nat'l Hank nidg PER CENT MONEY. DEMIS , PAXTOW Rlk. W 4C9 AT LOW RVTPS O NFARMS . IMPROVED city property 11. A. Westerfleld , 515 1st N'l Rk W-753 M8 MOM3V TO LOAN CHATTELS. $10 TO tlOCOO TO LOAN ON HOUSEHOLD FHRNITURK AND PIANOS , HORSES WAGONS AND CARRIAGES , WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS , ETC. , nt lovvc't rates In Omaha , South Omahn nnd Council Illuffs. No removal of goods ; strictly confidential , ; nu can puy the loan off at any time or In any nmountf , OMAHA MORTGAGE LOAN CO . 306 South ICth St. THE OLDEST , LARGEST AND ONLY INCORPORATED - PORATED I/JAN COMPANY IN OMAHA. X 475 MONEY TO IXN ON ALL KIND3 OF CHATtel - tel security , witness nnd jurors' claims bought. Room 19 , Patterson block Mitchell & Mntheive Chattel Co X-M1P3 21 * CIINCES. . STEAM MERRY-GO-ROUND , COMPLETE , ctxt 13 (50 ; price tWO , money In It for exposi tion. Write TuttU Uros , Salt Lake. City , Utah , Y-M8C4-25 * TO GET IN OR OUT OF 11USINESS QO TO J. J , aibfor * . 514 First Nat'l Hunk. Y 476 FIRST-CLASS J1UICIC MANUI'AI-TUHING plant for one-half actual value. AddreM Cum- menial National Hank , Fiemont , Neb * 21 WANTED. A F1RST-CIABS MINER AND prospector wants party to stake- him ( or a ) ear's prospecting In the Copper River district of Alaska : amount required 1W or II 000 Ail- drew A , A. I'atton , engineer Hotel Ft. Nicholas , Ban Prancliro , Col. Y-MH3 22 * FOR SALE , SEVERAL FURNISHED BOARD- Ini" and rooming house * and hotels , nlm restaurant * ) , clKir mid fruit stores , news and other business stands : K > ou desire to mil your l > uslnf 3 list with me. C. C , bhlraer , with Garvln Hro * , 1611 Farnam at.T T M21 ! n FOR SALE , A WELL HELBCTED DRUO Block In town of IGOO Inhabitants In eastern Nebraska ; will Invoice II000 ; no dead st , * kj Rood lea Kin for fielltng ! will bear strict Investi gation. Addrofi OW. lice , V SIJ ! 81 F1.VANCI ifc , LIFK INSURANCE POLICIES HOUdHT I'Oll cuh. Richard HetjtelJ , i71 LaSalla St. , Chi- cjgo. 801 F28 < 3JONEV LOANED ON LIFE JNBU1UNCB POL- Icln or bought , U 1 * . Van Norman , Minn * , appall * , Mini ) , -Min Uchli * roii Kciion. . WILL TRADE GOOD HUtLDINO IX3T IN Omnha for peed piano Address H IS , Ueo OITK , Council llutl ! K M5S8S3 JERSEY fX > W AND C.VLF FOR I-ARItJ joung liorsg 4S11 Cnpllcl AVPMH ST' GOOD SO ACRE FARM IN CT'MINCl CO , OR Bnrxl IM acre fnrm In Stnnton Co , Nel ) , to trarto for small stock Kfncnl mcrclinnill < * or lionlnare. I' . O HOT 8M , West Folnt. N < * li WE SOLICIT AND ri'IlNtlH POSITIONS FOR StrnoBrnphcr free The Smith-Premier Trpf nrlttjr Co Telephone , 12SI < J1 roii s.vijini2Aij ISTATB. KOUNT2K PLACH TUtiaAIN'S. 12500. J1 7W TO JO.MO. J. J , aibson , C14 First Nat. Hank I5MR. IJH-47S I22SOO FOR 3-STORY I1R1CK RUILDIVO , 41 feet frontace. near th and DouRlai Sis J2CCO for Irr.provcJ property on C-unlnir street , near ! 5th itrcet. J. N. Frenxcr , Opp. 1 * . O. HOUSES , LOTS , FARMS. LANDS. LOANS , also fire Insurance Ilemls. I'axton blkRE410 RE-410 II PER CENT GRO S INVESTMENT , 2-STORY I'rlck ' business bulMIn ? , price J3.500. Aildrcss L I , IJco. TtE 4S4 7-11 MODKRN COTTAOn , FAST FRONT , choice locution , 302 N , 40th ; cheap ; ensy terms _ nt : S09-M11 FOIJXJWINO DpsTnAnun prtoprrtTY ; noqr. noas lot corner tCilV ) ft , In So Onmlm , paved IJufilnp's lot , fOxl50 feet , Improved , South Omaha , street paved Tract ( U lots ) nth st Tract ( M lott ) SCith St. For particulars apply 10I2 Farnnm Bt. un-i NEW , MODKIIN C-ROOM COTTAGE. LAMJE lot , IMO cash , balance to suit. Aililreii G 3 ! , H e UE-V101 CHOICE OF EIGHT LOTS IN PAUNDERS * irinieliiuRiri addition nt 12' < V ) cnfh , two blocki fiom i ved street and motor , on ( trade. A. 1 > Tukey , City hall. RE-MHS T\VO FARMS NEAR OMAHA FOR RENT RY U V lllrkhauser , 1'atternm blU RE Mill 21 * SIIOHTII\M ) A n TYPI3WUITING. AT OMAHA RUS COLLEGE. ICTH & DOUGLAS 1ST 1IOYLCS1 SCHOOL THE ONLY ONE IN Omaha hero court leportcrs are teachers , 403 407 lice Hide 4 UELLU F1NLEV 812 N Y LIFE TnTsuT A C. VAN "UVT'q SCHOOL OF SHORTH VND nnd t > pe rltlnp , 717 N Y Life , orfi-rs the fol- lonlns1 advantnRes- Individual Initructloni hj experienced tcTchers nnd skillful Btenosriphen up-to-date methods , lateat textbooks ; truch 151- tem of tvpenrllln ? If preferred premiums that keep up nn Interest , pirtlrlpillon In actual work , for which students receive cni h pa > - menti , In some cn es amounting to more than tuition ; mone > refunded for unexplred time If students are not satisfied : free tilil v\eek Interested pnrt'es Invited to vl'lt the school and see Its facilities m thods work of Its students and cla s of students In attendance , CSS MUSIC , AUT A\D LVNOUAOHS. FOR RENT , PIANO INQUIRE AT 1COO DOUG- laa St Mrs Park -M2.M 21" LOST. LOST , LAROD WHITE AND YELLOW ST Bernard dog. Return for reward to 261C llnr- ney St. Lost M192 21 ! VW.MinOKRRS. II MAROWITZ LOANS MONEY , 418 N. ICTH. 4SS cvi'osiTiov rl o T\GIs roil nn > T. GROUND LEASES FRONTING EXPOSITION. ISemtn , Paxlon Rlk , 373 EMI'LOVMKNT CITY EMPLOYSIENT DL'REAU , 1117 FARNAlI street. Rooms 2 and 3 Tel. HOI 4BO TYI'nWIUTEIlS. TYPEWRITERS FOR RKNT J4 00 PER MONTH. The Smlth-I'rlmlcr Tjpevvrltcr Co. , VIZ Far- nam St. . telephone. 1284 Is5. \WNTcnTo WANTED TO RORROW $1 500 3 TO 5 YEARS , on choice Inside , well rented property nt 7 per cent semi-annual ; no commission. Address F 17 , Bee. M342 HOTCLS roil III2NT. HUILDING SUITABLE I OR HOTEL , 30 rooms and large store room , ceitral location Bcmls , Paxlon Blk OGU M. S WALKIN , 2111 CUMINO. TEL 1331 -492 .NOTICES. PROPOSALS FOR BULLS-U. S INDIAN Service , Pine Rldgo Asoncy , Pine HIdgc , S. D , February 11. ISSbSealtU pro posals , indorsed "Proposals for Bulla" .mil addressed to tlio unilotRlgncd at Pine Illdge. Shnniion cdunty , S. D , will bo 10- celvert nt this iiRcncy until 1 o'clock p in. of Saturday , \Iirch Uth , 1S9S , for furnishing and dellveilng .it this apency not later than May 1 , IS'JS. ono hundred 000) ) bulls , full bloods , tllfflblo to registry ; Polled Angtib or Hereford preferred , not less than two nor more than four years old ; fieo from b'cm- Ithea Htmlght and smooth ; to weigh not loss than 1000 pounds each ami lo average not leas than 1,100 pounds. HlddPra will stnto clearly lu their blila the proposed prlco of each animal. All animals cfteml for delivery under any oontiuct will bo bub- jDct to n rigid Inspection. The tight Is re- toivcd to i eject any and all bids , or any part of any bid , If deameil for the best In terests of tlio government CVrtHKd Checks I'.tch bill must bo accompanied by a certi fied chock or diaft upon sonie United States depository or solvent national bunk In thu vicinity of the residence of Iho bidder , made payable to the order of the Commlsslonin of India Affairs for at lentil live per cent of the amount of the. proposal , vvhlch checker or draft Mill bo fo felted to the United States In case nny bidder or bidders receiv ing an avv ml shall fall to promptly execute a contract with good nnd Biilllclent sureties , otherwise to bo returned to the bidder. Bids accompanied by cash In lieu of a certllled check will not bo considered , Per miv ad ditional Information apply to Major W. II. Clapp , Acting U. S. Indian Agent , TREASURY DCPAnilMRNT , OFFICE Su pervising architect , Washington , L ) . O. . Feb ruary It. 189S. Sealed proposals will bo re ceived at this olllco until 'i o'clock p. in. on the flth day of Blarch , 169S , and opened Im mediately thereafter , for all the labor nnd traterlals required to p'ara ' In position com plete a toner clorls and boll for the U. S. Court House , Custom House nnd Postolllee building nt Omaha , Nebraska. In accordance with the drawings and specifications , co-plea of which may bo had at this otllco or the olllco of the Superintendent at Omaha , Ne braska. The right la reserved to reject any or nil bids and to walvo any defect or In formality In any bid should It be deemed In the Interest of the government to do so. Proposals must bo enclosed In envelopes , sealed nnd marked "Proposals for Tower Clock nnd Hell for the U. S. Court Hoube , Custom House nnd Postofllce , Omaha , Ne braska , " and addressed to the Supervising Architect. V 18 , 21. 23 , 25 , 2S 112 CHIDP QUARTERMASTRR'8 OFFICE Omahn , Neb . January 20 , 1893. Sealed pro posals. In triplicate , will be received hero .intll 12 o'clock m , February 21 , 1S98 , und then opened for furnishing presses , type , etc. , and all material and labor of every description that may 'je required for print- ng at Headquarters , Department of the 1'latte , during fiscal year commencing July ! , ISM. Circular giving full Information , with forms for bidding , will b ; furnished on application. The U. 8 , reserves right to reject any or all bids , envelopes containing proposals to be marked "Proposals for irlntlnc , " and addressed to Sam R , Jones , Q > * ' 'J20-21-22-23 24 25-F19 20 STOCKUOI.UI2U& ' MKKTIVfi. STOCKHOLDnRB1 MEETING. Notice U hereby given that the regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the South Platte Land company will be held it the office of aald company In Lincoln , Vebraska , at 11 o'clock a , m. , on the first Wednesday In March , 1S38. being the second day of the month , . liy order of the Board of Directors. It. O. PHILLIPS , Secretary. Lincoln. Nvi > . . Jan 31.1&93. J3ld3Qtm NOTICIJ TO NOTICE TO CQXTRACTOnS. Sealed Mils for thr'Jconstructlon of th Transportation nnd/Aerlculturnl Implcmen Building on the Hiidsltlon grounds , wl ! bo received until 11 id ) m. Tuesday , Mate 1 , 1 S Plans nnd specifications can be neon a the dcpirtmont odliSe , corner 15th nnd Spfn cer streets , or sets ivllt be furnished bid dcrs nt cost. Vul't KIRKnNDALU Mgr. * Qtils nnd Hldg Dept. , Trnnsmlsslsslppl and/'lntenmtlonnl r.xpo sltlon i rtPeb SO-M&KtoMl NOTICIS TO * " qoNTllACTOlTi Soiled bids for thj 'construction of th South Viaduct ncrosjfihermin avenue , con netting the l > poslllon Qroulds , will be re celvcd until 11 a. m. Friday , February 23th ISSW. Plans nnd spcclflcntlotia can be seen nt th Depirtment olllcp" . corner 15th and Spence streets , or set IIL bo furnished bidders a The right Is reserved to reject nny or nl bids ! ' P. KIRKKNDALL Mgr Grd . nnil Blrt'Rs IJept. Transnilssls slppl and International Kxpo. NOTICU TO CONTRACTORS "Drawings nnd specifications for a two story brick store building to bo erected n Oakland , la , may bc > seen nt my olllco Ii Oakland , or nt the olllees ot Uoll & Kent architects , Council llluffs In Ulds for the entire work will bo received by mo up to noon of February 23 , IS")1 ) ! The lowest o nnv bid not necessarily accepted. " l-lCd9t S. S RUST. ros'iorricn .NOTICH. ( Should be rend DAILY by all Interested as changes may occur at nny time. ) rorLlcn malls for the week endlmr Februarv 28 , 183S , Will close ( PROMPTLY In al cases ) at the general post oillce as fol Iowa ; PARCELS PObT MAILS close ono hour earlier than closlni ? tlmo Bliovvi below. TrmiH-At la title Mnlli , TUDSDAY-At 0 n. m. for HUROPC , per s s. Lahn * . via Southampton nnd Urcmcn ( letters for Ireland must bo directed "pe L..hn" ) . WliDNiSDAY At 7 n. m. ( supplemcutarj 9 a. m ) lor UUHOPH , per s s. New York * via South intpton ( letters for Ireland nuts be directed "per New YoiV' ) ! nt 9 a m ( supplementary 10 30 n. m ) for EUROPE jier s s. Mnje.stlc * , via Quecnstovvn , nt 1 n. tn. for HULGIUM direct pui s s Her lln , via Antvveip ( letters must be dlrectei "per Uerlln" ) . SATlTHDAY-At E'JO n. m. far GREAT URITAIN. HtULAND. BELGIUM. NETII ERLANDS , AUSTRIA nnd NORWAY ( Hcigen ) , p r s s Cimpinli , via Queens town Octters for other pirts of Eurupt mu&t bo directed "per Campnnli" ) ; at r > n m for GERMANY , DENMARK Stt E DEN , NORWAY ( Chrlstlanla ) nnd m S SIA , p'i s s. r. Dismalck * , via Himbui , ( Ictteis for other pirts of Europe , via Cherbourg' and Soufinmptin , must bo ill iccttd "per V. Dlsmnick" ) ; at 7 a. in. for TRANCE , SWITZERLAND ITALY SPAIN PORTUGAL , TURKEY , EGYP1 and HRITISH lNDIA , pei s H La Chain pij.no * , via Havie ; att S a m. for NETII ERLANDS direct , per s s Amsterflim via Rotterdam ( lettets must be illuotet "per Amsterdam" ) , nt S n m for GENOA per s s Ems ( letters must be dlrectet "per Ems" ) ; at 10 a. in. for SCOTLAND direct , per s. s. Furnessl i , via. Glasgow ( letters must bo directed "per rurnessla" ) PRINTED M VTTnn , ETC Germ-in steamers sailing on Tuesdays take Prlntcl Mitter. etc , for Germany , nnd bpcclallj Addre ed Printed Matter etc for other parts ol Eurrpc Amer ican and White Stnr atcamors \\ednpslajs , German steamers bit fhursUavs and Cunard , French ntul German steamers on Saturdajs take Pilntcd Mattel , ctir , for uil countiles tor which they tire udvcitlsed to tany nial , . After the closing o thn Supplementarj Trnns- Atlantlc Malls named above , addition il suppl"- mentniy rnlln nro opened un the piers of the American , Eis'Is'i. ' ' French and German steam ers , ami iciiAlii ooon jmtli vvltl-ln Ten Minutes of the houi or sallins or Btcamsr. Malls fur South uiiri Cfiitral America , West , Iiriifn , Etc' . SUNDAY At 7 a iru for PROGRESO. per s s. Sinto DomJiiKO ( letters for other pirts of Mexico nvust lie- directed "per Sinto Domingo" ) 1'fl.tn * * ' p. m. for NAS SAU , N. P. , per ti. A Miami , from Miami , MONDAY At 10 n. m. ( supplementary 11 n. m ) for CENTRAL AMERICA ( except Costa Rica ) ai.U SOUTH PACIFIC PORTS , per s s Advance , via Colon ( let ters must * be directed "per Advance" ) ; at 11 a m for PETIT GOAVE and ST. MARC , pei s s Schlesvvlg ( letters for other puts of Hall ! and foi4 InaBua must bo directed "pel Schlesvvls" ) ; at 1 p in. for INAOUA and HAITI per o * . Nava- hoe. at ) p m for BELIZE , PUERTO CORTEX and GUATEMALA , per steamer from New Orleans. _ _ . , , TUESDAY-At * * J p. m. t r COSTA RICA , pei steamer from New Orleans ; at * * i P m. for NASSAU , N. P . I er s s Miami from Miami Fla. ; at S 30 p m. foi NEW FOUNDLAND , per steamer from Noith Sjdnej , nt fl P m for PORT ANTONIO , per steamer from Boston WEDNESDAY At 2.TO n. m for PORT AN TONIO , per steamer from Philadelphia , nt 11 a m ( supplementary 11 SO n. m ) for LDEWARD and WINDWARD ISLANDS , via St. Thomas. VENEZUELA. CURA CAO , also SAVANILLA and CARTHA- GENA , via Curacao per s s Philadel phia ; at 1 p m for CUI3A , per s. s Sen eca , via Havana ; at 1 p. m. ( supple mentary 1CO : p m ) for NASSAU , N. P. , FRIDAY At 1 i > ' m for BARBADOS di rect and NORTH BRAZIL , via Para and Manaos per ft s GranRonse ; nt * * 7 p m for1 NASSAU , N. P. , per B s Miami , from Miami , Fla SATURDAY At 2 30 a. m for BRAZIL and LA PLATA COUNTRIES , vli Rio Janeiro , pei s. s Amalll , from Philadel phia ( letters for North Brazil must bo di rected "poi Amilll" ) , at 10 n. in ( supple mentary 10 " 0 n. m ) for FORTUNE ISLAND , JEREMIE , JAMAICA , SAVA NILLA nnd GREYTOWN , per s. s. Alene ( letters for Costa Rica must be directed "per Alene" ) ; nt 1030 a m. for CAM- P15PHE. CHIAPAS TABASCO and YU CATAN , per s s Scfjuaranca ( letters for other parts of Mexico nnd foi Cubi must be dliccted "per SeBuaranca" ) ; at 11 a. m fol NEWFOUNDLAND , per s. P Portia ; at 8 W p. m for NEWFOUNDLAND , pel steamer from Nort'i Sydney SUNDAY At " 7 p m. fir NASSAU , N. P. , per s. s. Miami , from Miami , Fli. Mails for Newfoundland , liy rail to Halifax and thence by steamer clopc at Pils ofllcf dally nt S 30 p m M lls for Miquelon ny rail to Hoe- Ion and the ice by otcamcr clore at this cfllce ililly nt S 30 p m Malls for Cuon close nt tills olTlco dall > at 7,00 n , m 'T fnrwnrdlnsr by Bte-iniUB = al"n ? ( Monaeys ann Thursdnju ) from Port Tampn. Fla Mails for Mexico City , overland unless specially addressed for despatch by steamer , -.lose nt this oillce dally nt 2 30 n m and 2.30 p m. ncelsterca mall closes at 0 00 p m. pnv lous day. TriiiiH-PnolHo Mulls. Malls for China nnd Jnpin ( specially ad dressed only ) , per s s. Empress of Ohlna ( from Vancouver ) close here dally up to Februarv 2lHt at 0,30 p. m. Malls for the Society Islands , per ship Galileo ( from Sin Francisco ) , closohoro , dally up to Febru ary 22d nt 0:20 : p.m. Malls for China , and Japan , per s. s. City , of Peking ( from Snn Francisco ) , clos4 hfero dally up to Feb ruary Kith nt O'i/tp. / ) m Molls for Aus tralia ( except Wpat Australia ) , New Zea land , Hawaii anilFIJI Islands , per B. e. Aoranpl ( from VAncouver ) , close here dally nftor February " 18th nnd up to ( March 3d at 0:30 : p , m. Malla for Hawaii , per B. s , Australia ( from San Francisco ) , cloao , lure dally up to March Cth at c0 ; , . Malls for China , and Japan , per s , . , Tacoma ( from Tacoma - coma ) , close hero , dally up to March * 'Cth nt G.SO p m. MiIU for Australia ( except those for West Australia ) , which are for warded via EuropeJNow Zealand , Hawaii , rijl and Samoan Iaiands , per s. B Moana ( from San Frnnclscb ) . close hero dally up to March "ISth'aijT-OO a. m , 11 a m. nnd 0:30 : n. m. ( or on .arrival nt Now York of s. s Campania with British malls for Auslralla ) . , Trans.Pacldn malls arn forwarded to port of all- Ins dally and the echedule of cloitne 1 > ar ranged on the presumption of their uninter rupted overland transit. Heglatered mall closeii at 6 p m. previous ilay. CORNELIUS VAN COTT , Postmaster. Podtolllce , New York , N. Y. , February 18 , 1E9S , itAii.nu.uia. CIHCAOO , HOCK ISLAND & Pacific Kallroad-'The Qreit Hock Island Itoute" City Ticket Otttce. 1323 Farnam Street , Telephone 4S Depot , Tenth and Maion Strict * . Telephone Hi. _ Leave. Arrive. Chicago and Bt. Paul Yettlbuled Expre * * . . ' 4,50 pm 1M5 pm Lincoln , Colorado Sp'g . Puuablo , Denver end west . , . 1 SS pm 4:25 : pm Chlraea , Des Molnfi & Hock Island . , . 'i.Wpm 8:15 am Atlunllo Uxpreu , for Dea Molne * and east ern point * , . . , , . . . 7:10 am * ( .Um Lincoln , Falrbury and lialltvlllo . . . . E.u pm 10:10 : am Dally Dally excer/t Sunday , . . _ _ _ _ .dfl. HUBft WM lW . * ' it VILUOVDS. ( Continued ) UNION I'AClrtC-'Tlin OVERland - land Route" General omce . N. r. . Corner Ninth nnd Furnnm Streets. City Ticket omcc , I30J Knnmm Street. Telephone S16. Uepot , Tenth nnil Mason Streets. Telephone 123.Leave. Leave. Arrive. "The Overland Limited' for Denver. Salt Lake , western points 8 : 0 nm 4 43 pm The Colorado Special for Denver nnd nil Colorado points . . , lliSSpm * 7.GOnm Fn t malt train for bait Like , Pnclllo roust and nil western points . . * 4:33 : pm 7 00 nm Lincoln , Ileatrlce nnd htromsburff Express . . 500 ! pm " 13.20 pm Fremont , Columbus , Norfolk , Grand Is- Imd and Kuarncy . , 4 3.1 PM Ornnd I laml Erpres * " 00 pm " 12 20 pm Dally Dillj except Sundnr. Council UhKTa Ixicnl Leaves u.W n. m. ; C.5D n m , 7 40 n. m V40 n. in , , 10.30 n. m. , S 11 1 > . in , 4 SS p. m , 3-33 p. m , S SO p 111. ; 11.03 p m Arrive * R so n tn ; , ,20 n m . 8,53 n. m. , 11 30 n m. 3.10 p. m. ; E:40 : p , m. ; b.30 i > , m. ; 9 03 p , m , 10 43 p. m rnKMONT. E1.K1IOIIN AND MlEourl Valley Ilillnay Qen- erftl OIllcci , United States Na tional Ilarlt Dulldln ? , South- vvcut Corner Twelfth nnd Tar- nnm Streets Ticket Ofllce V.A. - - , 140J Parnam SltrM. Telephone 61 Depot , Fit- tccnth and Webster Street.Tclephono 1458. Lw" ' ' Arrhe > ni.ek HIM. . Beaded . and Hot Sprlnss. . . 3 CO pm E.M pm Wjomlng. Caspar and UouiMiiB . 3.00 pm 5:00 : pm HafllnijR , York , David City , Superior , Geneva , Kxeter nnl Sevvnrd . . . 3 CO pm 5.00 pm Norfolk , V/est 1'olnt and Fremont . 7:50 : nm * I0.25'am Lincoln , Wnhoo and Fremont . 7:30 am 10.2J am Fremont Local . * 7-30 nm Dally. Oilly except Sundiy. Snndny only. Dally except Saturday. Dally except Monila ) . CHICAGO & NOUTmVESTEflN 1 Jlnllna > City Ticket Olllce , 3401 Tirnam Street. Telephone CGI Depot , -until nnd Ma on btrcets. Telephone 12S Leave. Arrlv e L > a > lliit Chicago Spe cial 7.00 nm 11:53 pm Mlssojrl Valley , Sioux City , St. Paul nnd Minneapolis . 5:40 : nm 10.43 pm M lcsOiirl Ynltej Sioux C'lj . . 7.40 nm J Oj pm Dennlnon , Carroll , Wnh l ile fiom llroaihviij. Cnmcll HlufTs " 0.00 nm 8.43 urn Molnes. Mnnhalitoun , Codnr ( Innlds ( hlcnun * 10'30 nm I 33 pin Atlantlo Fl > cr. Chicago nnd Fast . 4.43 pm 1:33 : pm Fast M ill , Chlciso to Umahi , , 3:10 : pm ' Missouri A'nlley Pious CKy , St Paul Minne apolis Limited 4 33 pm 3'i nm OmHhahlcnijo Sivclnl * C n 5) nm ' Dillj Daily cxicct ° _ ndas CH1C\CO ST PAUL MIN.N13. npolls & Oninhi lttllna > General Olllci Nebrn ki D | . \Mon rifteenth nnd Webster Mrcct Cltv Ticket Olllce , _ HOI rarnnm btroet Telephone 6C1 Depot Fifteenth and \\ebstcr Streets itl- cphono llob. ! < > avc. Arrive Rloux City Accommoda. S.50 am 8 ! 0 Pm Slonx City AcconmoJa. * 8.So am S.20 pin ninlr , l mcrson Houx City Ponca , Hartliig- ton nnd Hloomlleld . , 1 00 pm " 11 33 am Sioux CIO , Manlinto. St. 1'aul , MlnnenpolN . . * 1J 3 > pm S 20 im Hmerson Pas enicr . G W pm S 43 nm Dally Dally except buiiilny. Sundaj o.ily * * * Tills train stops it stations rio.enco to South lllalr Inclusive , Sundavs onlj ; or week da > South lllalr onlj. SIOUX CITY . ? . PAClriC HAIL- rend Gencrnl Onices. United fonte1 ? N'atloml UnnU Ilulld- InK V , ' Corner Iwelfth nnd Vaimm Street" Ticket Olllce ' 1401 rarnnl" bticct. Teliphono 'r7i rCSST 501. Depot. 15th nnd Webster fels. 'ielephonl 4"t t > ° aUArrUe SloUX City , Mnnkato. > 'a' ' ' Wln"aP ° lls' * 5 5i pm S 20 am UURL1NGTOX & MISSOURI Hlver Knllroi- , ] " The nurllnB- Burlington ton rtouie " Qi-neral W. Corner Tenth end Olllces. Farmm N. Streets Ticket Olllce. 1502 Route 1 arnam Street Telephone 230 P.e * ' ° ' . Tenth and Mason btrcets , Telephone 12S Lincoln , Ilastlngi and Leave Arrive McCook * S 33 am 0 33 am Lincoln Denver Colorado rado , Utah , California niack HUH. Montana anl Puset Sound . . . . 4 13 pm * 4 01 pm Lincoln Local 7 01 Lincoln Fast Stall . . . 2.53 pin " 7 10 pin pm "U 40 Denver , Colorado , Utah am California and Purct Sound . . . * Dully. KANSAS CITY. ST. JOSKPH Ourlington $ ThCmn ? " . " " "ITS Rallroad- ino II irllngton Route" Olllco. J5.52 Farnam Route Jt-lt't"10"e " HO Depot , Leave Arrive S 03 nm fi:4C : pm JO 00 pm 0-30 am CHICAGO. HURLINGTON & Qulncy Railroad ' "The " Hurl- - - ' Olllce , 1502 1 nrnnni Street 'leicphono . v Depo * . 'icnth ind btrcets. Telephone 12S , Lt iv e Atilvc Vi-jiitjuletl Ex. . * . * 5.0.1 pm 7 13 uni Lhlcrgo Express . . , . am * 4.1. , pm Chicago & . St Louis E\ * 7.4i pm * 7 11 dm Paclllp Junction Ixical . " 11.50 am * C.10 pm Fast Mnll * 2 JO pm Rutllngton No 1 . . . . Il.'oO pm Dnllv. Dally cicept Sum-iv. WAR \SH R.MLROAD TICKET odlce 141"i Farmim btreet 'Jcle- phone 322. Depot , Tenth nnd Mason htreclo , 'lelepone 12S , Leave. Arrive. St. Liuls "Cinnon linll" Express ' 4 30 pm 11.30 nm Dally. MISSOURI PACIFIC RA1LHO VD Gencnl Olllces nnd Ticket Oilier Merchants National Uanlc Uulldlng 1221 Farnam Street Telephone 104 Depot , I Uteenth and Vt'cbstci Streets , Telephone 1153. Leave , Anlve Kansas and Ncbrnslia Llmlud * 3.0 * pm * J2 53 pm ' Kansas City 'and Bt. Louis Express .7. * 9.30 pm C 00 nm 9 43 nm " UaUy * Dilly 'except faimiUi. OMAHA & FT. LOUIS RAILROAD pORT Omahn. Kansas City t. East ern llnllroad "The I'ort Arthur Route" Ticket Otllce , 1415 Farnam Street , Telephone , 322. Depot , Tenth and Mason Streets , lelc- Leave. Arrive. St Louis Cannon Hall ExprcsH * " Pm 11:30 : am Qulncy Express C-'O am 9,50 pm Dally CHICAGO , MILWAUKEE & ST. 1'aul Railway City 'Ilckct Olllcp , l/4 ! ' Farnam Stre < t. Telephone 281 Depict , Tenth and Mason Streets. Tek- pliono 123. 123.Leavo. Leavo. Arrive. Chicago Limited Ex. . . . S : pm 8,05 am Omaha and Chicago Ex ' 11CO am 1,50 pm Dally. ) ii UK * Way to Kliuini-lul Or < > iitiu-xH , Chicago Trtbuno : A uoy about 10 years old stood 1 > y tbo atdo ol o. ponny-ln-thu-slot machine In ono of tbo elevated railway uta- tlonn the other morning weeping 'bitterly. ' "What's the matter , eon ? " asked la man on his way to tbo upper platform , stopping a moment at the doorway. "I put a cent In this slot , " 1 > luUbereil the x > y , "and It was the wrong elot , I didn't get any gum ! " "Is that all , my lad ? " eald the man 'Show mo tbo right elot anil I'll drop ono n for you. " "I'd ruther d-dron It In myself ! " sobbed lie urchin. The sympathizing citizen gave him the coin and hurried up the stairway. And when tbo sympathizing citizen came > ack from down town , ton houra later , that toy vvaa still etandlng by tbo uldo of the ponny-ln-tbe-slot machine , with Ills pockets full of 1-cent colna , and etlll 'blubbering. rroni n I'm ft I rul Point of View * Chicago Post : He stood long bcforo a representation of the Venus of Mllo. "I see that you appreciate art , " bald an other vUltor to the gallery. "Appreciate art ! " ho exclaimed , "Say ! I can hardly tear myself away from that statue. If r only had It " "I suppoao you would never tire of look- ng at It. " "I'd liivo It up la the store window In UBt about two shakes If I had It. Why , sir , you couldn't get a finer or moro ap > iroprlato flguro on which to exhibit tbo elcevelcea undershirts that wo are putting on the market. " 'Arnold's ' Uromo Celery cures headaches , Oo , 26o andJfic , All druggists. SUPERVISION OF SCHOOLS Ono of tbo Few Professions to Which Thcro is Ample Room. CONSTANT DEMAND FOR TRAINED ABILITY Cnlllnir < lic Itoll \mcrlrnu Toilette \Voiiieii In lillerntui'c . Voinvit UN nnil Inelilciiti , Commontlnir on the overcrow dcJ cotiilltlon of tlio professions Ix'sllo's Weekly sajs llio only one affording ojiportunlttca for oxe < : u- tlvo ability nnil trnttiltiK Is tlut of superln- tent'cnt of public schools. Tor tint grade of talent thcro Is a , grow Ing demand "Tho American public school system. " sav.s Leslie's "Is suffering more from a lack of proper vilsilom In Ita administration than from any other cause. This system U grad ually Improving. This Improvement has re sulted from n better supervision , but still further Improvement should bo made , and > ct further Improvement should also bo inn do In the supenlsliiR forces , The position of superintendent In towns of 10,000 and \ < \tgc-r population represents nil opportunity of giv ing direction to the best forces of the com- mun.lty , of Inspiring teachers and of train ing bojs and girls for noble citizenship , The position , too. Is ono having a proper pe cuniary reward. "Tho salary of n stipcrlntendont In any town usually runs as high as , and In many cases considerably higher than , the Income of the bottir law ) era or doctors of the same town. The welfare of American llfo would bo greatly promoted by mon entering the work of educational supcrv Islon. " COLLUnU WOMKN IN LlTKUATUKi : . Vaaar college l\w been In oxlstenco thlrty- ono > eirs ; U'ellwlcy college and Smith 1m u been graduating c'assis for a scrco of jcars Their graduates ate now the htxub of liumco , librarians , doctors , private Eocietarlcs. Hut they have ciot entered the field of literature , strictly , so-cilleJ , as In advance ono would Itavo supposed. When ono attempts to count up the Amcrlccn women who Kne a tiatlocal repu tation as authors , aajs Lralle's Weowlj one limls the list pTctty shoit Mrs Ilarrlet Uccchcr Stowo Is pcsslbly the mcst famous , but Mm Stowo did her gfcu vvoik long be fore Vassir college was founded. Mrs Stovvo's biographer , Mrs Plclds , lea an en vliblo leputatlon , but she has no college de gree Of the women of America , Mis. Eliz abeth Stovvurt 1'hclps Ward Is ccrt.ilnly as distinguished as any one. Hut lire scholofltlc education VVPS limited to her father's house and the scholarly atmosphere of Aiulover Hill Neither Sarah Onno Jewett nor Maiy K3MlkIns Is a college giaduate "Octavo Thanet" Is a graduate of the Abbot ncademj at Andover , which v\as simply a "finishing" school , or a jrernratorj school for college. Miss Putnam haa wrlttep ui/on niitch historj VIda Scudder enjojedthe rich advantages of a professorship nt WellMley college , as does Katharine Leo Bates Hut aftci- all has been said , when ono un- dcctakro to call the roll of American college women who lave found a conspicuous place In literature the losult la not creditable to the training given by these colleges Hut the college president might proper ! } amwoi to all these suggestions"Our purpose la not to malco authors Our purpceo is to make laigcst , noblest women. TUe college la not a professional school. " WOMEN AS TCACHnnS. Thcro are In tbo United Stites , roughly spcnklng , S'0,000 school tcachcm , amd of thin number 120000 are men nnd 230,000 are wo men In othT words , there are ntaily twice os ! trany female As male teachois , and the disparity Is Increasing year by ) car. Ac- coidlng to the last olflrhl census of I'ris.Ia there wcro CS.OOO school teachers In the kltiK- dom , of whom 3.000 vvcro women and E'1,000 ' mem. It Is evident , therefore , that the 1'iua- fclari profcrenco la for rralo tcaifiers , and in a way as mocked as Is the American prefer ence for female teachers In all Germany there are , including the government , church , and private schools , 135,000 totchois , and tht number of pupils Is nearly 10,000,000. There nro 110,000 tcaehcf.1 ! In Prance , of whom C3- 000 ere men and 75,000 aic women , the num ber of each being subject to about the same ratio of Increaoe. Tlitro are it is supposed , about 100,000 tcachero In Great Britain , but authentic flcuiei aie lacking. STOUY WITH A MORAL The BoLton Transcript relates an incident lllustiatlnrf the old sa > ing , "a man should practice what ho priaUies" It happened in a school room. The sthoHrs were not fai removed from the primary grade. The teacher , following n haTjlt occasionally In dulged in , was ic'iding a story to the little folk. The subji'ct was on borrowing. She was supplementing the story with s > omo i - marks of her own , tending to Imprca ? on the young minds the lesson sought to bo conveyed - voyod by the tnlo they had Just listened teAs As she was closing her remarks , and as vi parting admonition she saidbovo : all things , children , when you have occasion to borrow , never forget to return the bor rowed article ; do not put the pcrcon who waj kind enough to acioinmodate ) ou to the tioublo of sending for it. " While flit vvaa still speaking , n knock won heard on the door , On being admitted to the room a pupil from another department called out , in tones loud enough to bo heard liy nil "Miss Blank sa)3 will > ou too kind enough to bond back her blotting pad jon boi rowed tbo other day ? " The effett on tlio teacher may be "better " Iiauglnsd than desciibcd j Cvory child In the loom contracted his shoulders and tittered out loud. The teacher herself could not suppress a smile , and muttered something to the effect that hho guessed she had better praUlco what silo preached. of VrluiiNka Xnp ( , A branch of the American Association for the Advancement of Physical Kducatlon wai orgcolzed hero Chartnr day with City Stlpei- 'n tendon t Saylor as president and Ml&j liarr as secrctar ) . The rcHlgnatlons of Prof Card from the chair of horticulture anl Miss Mabel Tuttle from that of executive clerk , both of them accepting other position * , are felt as uevero Iccacs by all the ctudcnta and faculty Chancellor MacLean addresscJ the Doiluc County rarrnoro' Institute nt rromont last week on the topic of "Agricultural Kduca tlon , " Next week he hpcaka before the Hamilton Cotioty Tcaehrru' asuoolatlon The system of croamerlea In Houthorn Ne braska alrtady numbers oxer forty and will bo Increased to 100. 'I he dairy and orchard Industries of Nebraska afo Juat entering upon a period of great development 'Iho work of the State University through the School of Agriculture and the Tanner1 In stitutes la bo'ng felt with Incioaaliv ; effect along tliMo Unit ) . The board of rcgentfl after a full hearing have determined to proceed at cnco vv Ith this hog cholera experiment at the ucitvemlty farm. Piotcsto and threats of In junction were made by omo of thoao living In that ciolghborbood , who feared ( .ontaglon from thu Inoculated swine , but the boaid determined that It was necessary 'that tlio cxperinunts bo conducted somewhcro , that whatever place was selected thcra would arlso the cbjectlocin and , llnally that the unhenilty farm was the beat place to make the ex periments with the greatest p < vslblo procau tlon Work will begin a eoon ai proptr pent are arranged and nwlno nbtiilned The book which Is Attract'ng much ln tercet In classical circles N "Tho Mjcpnaean Aco. ; " by lr. Chrc te Tsountns , director of pxca\atlcns at Mjceime , and Ir\lng Mntntt , formerly chancellor of Nebraska University and moro recently mlnUter to Greece FTho book Is not so much n record of discoveries as a n > stenmtlc survey of a clvllltatlcn and Is without doubt the nuvit r.ccnrato and crit ical study of tbo Homeric ago jet pUccd bo- fora the public. The students' national comcntlcn brought out all the energy and vvlro pulling of coK lego politics U developed Into a ilerco struggle between the republicans nnd free slher factions and ne\cr got further than tpmporary orgacilzatlen , which the sll\erltes fli'cured : on a > cry close \oto , after many charges of "stiilllng" delegations. Party spirit ran so high that the chancellor was brought In with consent of both contending factlcas to preside until a temporary organi zation could bo effected Kilupitdoiinliitox , The single Item of teachers' salaries In the schools of New York City , ovoluslvp of the evening schools , amounts to $4,600,000 for the ) car 1S9S , and for the compensation of janitors moro than $400,000 will bo paid. Thi ) school supplies , books , mspt and Rta- tloncry will cost moro than $500,000 , and thcro la another Hum of cxiiouso , "repairs to pianos , " $7,000. Thu teacher of a city school recently ro- celvod the following note explaining the ab sence of ono of the pupils the day before , according to Harper's Hound Table : "Ploao cxcooso Hcnny for absents ) eesterday. Him and mo got a cbanco nt a rldo to a funeral In a charrlgc , an * I let him atay at home , as ho had never rode In a charrlgo an * never went to a fimeral nor hid many other pleas ures So pleso CXCOOPO. " Speaking of the late President Cattfllt ot I/ifayctto college the Philadelphia Press sas : "A genial , winning personality , the dead dlvlno devoted the mlddb > period of Ills life , thirty years In all , to the causa oC education. In this period , by reason of hl ability to command the attent'on of thu ) oung and win the confidence of the loflu- cntlal , his fame Is largely connected with his development of Lafai'tto college , which , under his control , prospeied as never before ) and became ono of the leading Institutions of HID atatc. " The authorities of the University of Pain- slvanli are making elaborate preparations for ( ho visit of President MoKInley to the unhcrslt ) on Washington' bhthdny. Ho will bo accompanied by Mrs McKInley and , they will be the guests ) of Provost and Mra. Harrison. The exercises In the Academy ot Music will begin nt 11 a. m. Tuesday , and there will bo present many well known edu cators. The students will bo present In n. body and will sing n number of patrlotlo and negro songs At the close of tbo exor cises the president will bo entertained at luncheon in the university library. A brass tablet has Just been placed In the biological laboiatory of Johns Hopkins university in memory of Messrs. Hum phries and Con tut , who dlel In Jamaica last summer. It bears the following inscription : "In Memory of Two Devoted Naturalists , Who Gave Their Lives to Piomoto Science , James Kills Humphrey , Associate Professor ser of Botany in This University. Died In Jimalcn , August 17 , 1S')7 ) , at the Ago ol Tltlrtj-flvo Years , and Kranklln Story Conant , Bruce Follow In 7 his University , Died from Illness Contracted In Jamaica , September 13 , 1S97 , at the Age of Twcnty- seven Years The heart of him that hath understanding secketh knowledge. " CHAIIITVIILI : nu ii'vrs. ! IMillnilfliililn'n lllu'li l > ln < < o tin ( Iio Ilnt of rillc-x vi 1th ! lrn < - \ ulrill CII II-I-IIN. Philadelphia Is an old city , a largo city , and a happy city its residents sny , but Philadelphia is not ti wealthy city , comi- pired with other cities In the United StUos Wltli ! twice is many Inhabitants as Boston , the value of Its property , leal and poisonnl , is leis than that of the Ma s i- chusettn capital , and , compared with New oik , It IB , of couise , veiy far behind. Hut In one lo'pect , it lea t , siys the Ni-i v York : Sun , PhlHiMplila takes , and In-i long taken , n very high i.mk among Amcrli.in cities ; that Is In the number of bequests made bi lls Inhabltanti to eh irltable Institutions. HPIC .in. sintlstlcfl of such bequests for tbn pist tinoo jears , and , while they < lo not slum I'lillulolpliln to bo nt the hold , they t-haA that , lelatlvely. Its lanlc Is higher than'any ' of the othci cities jnmcxl : CHi" is1)1 ) ! . 15 % IS'17. Now York -t ns ri < Philadelphia 1011 17 Hoston \ < i a "T Urookijn 20 17 12 Clniltiblo bciitesl8 In the IlnltPil SlntPB amount In a soar , exclusive of HIP sunn contributed In such bequests to churihcs , colleges and Institutions putly uiidHim itu coutiol , to about J12Cftloi . and the num ber of such Inquests In Now Yoik Phil i- uelphlti and Boston IB In excess of HIP toinl of nil the rest of the cotintiv. In Illinois , e pepilly | In the city of Chicago tbon ar.i many liequi sts foi nnd pontilbut'ons to edtic itloml Institutions , hut VPIV fovv In ihailtk-s Tbe collator il tax litv.s hi uomi < states opotnto In fa\or of life contributions i Uhei than to totnmt > ntnrj bpqiie ts , nnil New Yorlt nlato 1ms KOPOor > fu In thlu illrectlcn. Tim llguris of en irltabl" bcqtiestH abrcjil nro Moninvvniit Indi'Mnlto nnil often misleading , but they uic > known to .amount to a sum lu oxcc-si , on thu 11crate * , of } 7- OiWfXX ) n , yr-.ir In ICnKlnnd , flO.COO.COO In Franco and Jl.rooooo In Hnlv To what the popularity of such bequests In Phll.iilD'phln Is to 1m nicrlbpil Is not .il- togetlier clo.ir. Hy some pcitons It lq at- tilbuted to the fact that the laws of Penn sylvania riro very favoi iblo to "iich provi sions , while by otlins Importance Is nt- tnched to tbo humiuio propcnsltks and be nign proclivities of tlip ilosrond mtn of tha CnmkfiH PblliitlPlphla Inn u Hin illi i tnuiH- slint popu'atlon than any of tha olhoi largn illlos of the United StntPH It lias In ft yci ) fc pr cast's lelitlvoly. of de-H- tltutlou and vagrant ) than any of thn ether large cltlc'i , and the dt mniids of < limit ibln li HtltutionH for benevolent iiBslfltnnt i irn pnrluips f01 Ibis reason less uigptit than la the cnso clsoHbcre. TO CI'KIJ 1(11,1) IN OM5 I ) VY Toke Mxatlto Ilromo Oulninn Tablets All druggists refund the money If It fnila to euro. 25c. The vmilno has I < II Q on caul , tablet. \ Miolll of , Io > , According to tbo Atlanta f'onstltutlon a Oeorgl i man who la Interested In a nmnl ! versil plying in noitbcin wutora telegiophcJ borne "Tho Uevlll U fast In tbo Ice " The Ilovlli was fie muns of < iho vEscl , but tbo tcli'urim us delivered it'ad "The Ocvll IH fast In thn lee " An old ne io , an t'inplo ) < > , waa prtmnt VV'IPII the menuic eanu1 , anil iiRkrd "What docs Marso Tom say In dot tele- ' " Brain "Hn Hin" replied the mini to whom It nun delivered , "tint the dovll IH fait In Uiu ice- " "Hnlleluynr1" shouted the negro "II il- li'luvui ! 1 liopt'S le-i Gjd doy'll Itteji him dar ! " Don't annoy otnerj DJ > cur coufjliiog , and rUk ) our llfo by nosli-ctlng a cold Qnn Mln ute Cough Cure cut CM couphs , colde , croup , grippe ind all throat and lurg troubles. Srronil Illlxliiiiiil'H Siirion , Petrolt Journal : "No , no , no ! " lie cried "I'leaso go away and Icavo mo with mj sorrow ! " Ho bowed before the devoid ! widow i X"lcf. yet ' ; e persisted "May I not make ) our sorrow inlro ? ' IK asKcd , | ; rntly , after a time. Of cojrae , In order to da that , thorough'y ' , It was nonpar ) that they marry , or , at any rate , Btic.li was the cjminon theory. Soap Sharing- isn't pleasant to think of. It's slovenly and unclean. But how are you going to be sure that your soap is used only by yourself ? Particular people use , Pyle's Pearline. That solves the problem. They fill a salt shaker or siften with Pearline. Then they use that instead ] of soap , for the toilet or the bath , with no fear- erf using it after anybody else , A Pearline bath is like a Turkish bath in freshening you ) and bracing you up. K3