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will contribute articles of ex
ceptional importance to the next
two issues of
"Where Living is Cheapest"
( April 2oth ) presents some real
ly astonishing economic facts
gathered by HON. CARROLL D.
WRIGHT ,
"The Yellow Flag" ( April
ayth ) is a most timely and re
assuring picture of our quaran
tine precautions , by SURGEON-
GENERAL WYMAN.
Sample Copies Free.
PERRY MASON & CO , , BOSTON , MASS.
FUSION HABIT OF NEPOTISM
It Seems to Have Engrafted Itself Upon
State Offiuia'i.
MANY RELATIVES ON STATE PAY ROLLS
Iti'ooril In This I.lni * Inili- > > tlio llc-
foriniTN IH Already Antonlsli-
liiK mill HcnqhoN i\erj
LINCOLN' , April 14. ( Special. ) Now Hut
Governor I'ojntcr is cngaRed In the more
or less pleasant task of parceling ; out the
jobs it will bo InterestlnR to note whether
lie will endorse or Interfere with the sjs-
tcm of nepotism which has been so severally
In force durlns thu two years that the fu-
slonlits have boon In office. It Is the Kener.U
opinion that I'ojnter will not dare to dls- |
chnrgo any of the relatives of the state
house crowd from places and It Is also c\-
trcmcly doubtful If ho can find any more
lolathes to mid to the already long list.
When the fuslonlsts were making the
campaign In ! % , as well as in years be
fore. one of the reforms promised was that
employes of the state would bo selected
liocauso of their fitness and not because of
their relationship or political "pull " This
promise was accepted by a Inrfie proportion
tion of the fusion \otcrs and few of them
to this day know how unhersal has been
the system of grafting rclathes on to the
btato pay roll duiing the last two jcnrs.
The facts are that tha sham reformers have
bfliitrn all previous records In this respect
and two more jears of popocratic rule may
s < ce In ollicial positions u chain of relatives
' long enough to bind all the state institu
I tions together.
The record already made is astonishing
nil ho s that the sjstem of nepotism has
ptrmeated u > ory Institution In the state and
Is put In force by every man who has In
Ills hands the power of appointment. The
Btato olllcials have been especially diligent
in providing places for their klnfolks and
the follow Ins are a few samples
llclle Cornell , wife of the auditor , bond
clprK , $ lSij CC.
J A Simpson , npphpw of the auditor , bond
' 'What a difference
in the suffering at
time of childbirth
when Ir. R. V Pierce'- , medicines are
used , " writes Mrs lUlmon Jacobs , of
IlarKctsvilIc , Joliiison Count } , Inu "I had
not heard of Ir I'lerce's medicines three
y ears ao when I was confined , so had to suffer
iihaost drnth Ileloro baby was born I could not
beuumy feet without two persons holding me
The bibv was a
boy weighing
nine and three-
quirter pounds ,
anil for some
, wctls after his
r birth I suffered
severe pain Last
fall following the
advireofa nciijli-
bor my husband
bought me Doctor
I'u-rce's Favorite
I'rescrl p tion
which I took dur
ing the winter ,
and in Mirch ,
1& > S. I gave birth
to a baby boy
weighing ten aud
three-quarter
pounds I was
only in labor two
hour * and VMS on
' T1u ailrlct e ! a tuijMwr. " { j1 'Sn'tH ' '
minutes before my biby wai , twrn He is now
three month's old and weighs nineteen juttmU.
I know it was Ir I'urccs iiiedlclne that .avcd
me from suffenne I advise all women totate
lr ) rierve s I'avoilte I're > cnption , also his
1'lcasant relicts' if necessary "
"Hollowing the advice of a neighbor"
"What a weight uf confirmatory evidence
there is in those six vvords The neighbor
h-iil tried the " Kavoriti ; Prescription " and
Tvcoiumeniied it Sirs Jacobs has also
tried it and ( iroved its w onejcrful properties
unil now she recommends it Beside bitch
testimony as this its maker's vvords are un
important Mrs Jacobs' experience is a
fact Her neighbor's experience is a fact.
The written experiences of 550,000 other
women arc facts There is no theory about
it There can be no question about it. In
every neighborhood in this broad land
there arc women who have been cured by
the "J'luoritc I'retcrtption " It has cured
more cases of female complaint than all
other medicines for women combined It
is the only medicine of its kind inv cnted by
n skilled specialist in medicine a regularly
( r.idn.trd physician of more than thirty
> ' jctuil experience.
clerk , $833.33 , treasurer examiner , $1,500 ;
expenses of same , $54733 , insurance exam
iner $000
Bernicp Jackson , wife of the state superin
tendent , stenographer. $266.64.
O. F Porter , brother of the spcretary , leg
islative repairs , $ ? 1.50 , legislative supply
clerk. $225.
Mrs. K. S Phllbrook , sister of Secretary
I'orler. matron at Geneva , $1,533.
Maude Parker , sistpr-ln-Iaw of Judge Sul-
Ihan , stenographer , $ S16.
F. n. Cornell , cousin of the auditor , "extra
help. " $23.
D. D. Lynch , son-in-law of Senator Allen ,
clerk for Commissioner Wolfe. $2.024.81.
C. D. OrlfTin , son-in-law of Commissioner
Wolfe , holds a place at regular salary at
Kearney. Mrs. Grlftln also draws salary.
U. R. Cornell , brother of the auditor
draws pay from the State unhprslty.
O. W Cornell , brother of the auditor , trips
to New York to examine Insurance com
panies.
ilN III l.iiio.
Besides this list , which Is of necessitj
Incomplete for the reason that the rela
tionship of some of the employes cannot be
ascertained , every superintendent of an In
stitution has looked out for places for hi
own near relatives. R n. n. Weber ol
the Genpva Institution has paid S. M. Webei
$103.81 for "placing children In homes" and
has issued another voucher in the samt
name for "furniture and bedding. " Warder
Leldlgh of the penitentiary has looked aftei '
the Leldlgh family so well that four mem.
bers ha\e drawn vouchers from the stat (
In connection with that Institution. At th <
Grand Island Soldiers' Home Commandant
J. W. Wilson has managed so that "A. A L
Wlleon and C C Wilson" have drawn goot
slices from the state ) trenRiirj , while Su
perlntendent Fowler of the Soldiers' Homi
at Mllford has been so generous as to pu
his own wife on the pa > roll as matron o
the Institution At Omaha the same sys
tem Is followed , so 'that the official then
who has charge of the salary list provide
places for his own relatives.
This system reaches into every brand
controlled by the fuslonlsts. Senators Dea
and Mutz only did what the others wen
doing when they placed their boys on tbi
legislative pay roll nnd Mntz followed t
good fusion example when ho got a plac
for his , daughter , Mamie Mutz , at the Be
atrlce Institution. The lieutenant gov
ernor , during the recent session of the
legislature , asked for the privilege of nanv
Ing a page , to bo paid for by the legls. ; '
lature , and when the favor was grantee
ho appointed his own son to the place
George Corcoran , In the attorney general's
i > fll/-p , has been careful to see that othoi
members of the Corcoran family have beer
fattened at the public crib and has incl l
dentally swelled the exchequer of a printIng -
Ing olfico at York , owned by the family
by diverting In that direction a consld.
erablo amount of state printing.
Slmpl ) a I'linlon llnlill ,
Nepotism seems to have been a falllnp
of the ( unionists from the very first a.nd d
Eomo of the republicans who were the most
careful to look after their klnfolks when
I ho political pie was being passed turned :1 :
over to the fuslonlsts In later > cars Judge
Maxwell paid his son and his daughter from
the fund allowed for clerical help when
bn was on the bench. A. K. Goudy , while
state superintendent , employed his own wife
lu the ofllce and turned silver republican
because the combined job could not be pro
longed beyond a second term.
The late. Congressman Greene provided J
for a eon-ln-law at Washington and a mem
ber of the fireeno family was put on the
pay roll nt the Kearney institution. Super
intendent Hoxte of Kearney asked the legis
lature to pay Mrs. Hoxle a salary as matron
of the school. Hven C. C. Pool lu the au
ditor's otllce a couple of years ago excused '
the drawing of a fraudulent voucher by
saying that his wife helped him to do the
extra work.
The fusion family monopoly does not stop
with the payment of salaries to those who
arp capable of signing vouchers In many
of the state Institutions the best rooms are
occupied by the lelatives of the officials
and so far as possible they are utilizing
the items "living expenses" In the way
that Is the most profitable. Last year there
was one case where a family of eight mem
bers was living free at the expense of the
state on the strength of a Job held by one
of them In this way the mother of Sec
retary Porter Is boarded free at the Ge
neva Institution
There is no end of the eases of this sort ,
the fusionlsts who received the fat Job !
having forgotten all about the rank and
fllo o ! the party the workers who wenj
I Justly entitled to some re ognltlon-ln thplr
great anxlctv to provi IP places for their
own relatives. A full Hut of these would
be Intprestlng from a political point of
\PW | and would be a valuable addition to
thp archives of the State Historical so-
clcty.
Tn A 111 Nrlirnxkn ! > oldl < Ts.
The last legislature appropriated J2.MO
to be used for the aid and benefit of the
hospitals of thp two Nebraska regiments
In the field. The appropriation provided
that the money was to be used under the
direction of the White Cross society ami
today Mrs Anglo Newman drew $1.000 from
the fund to take to Manila. Mrs Son man
Is thp Nebraska president of the society and
will start Immediately for Manila. The
receipt given the gpvcrnor says that the
money unexpended Is to be returned to tha
governor It is available for use nt S.tn
Kranrlsco , Honolulu and Manila , where
there are Nebraska boys In the hospitals.
The Peru Normal board hold n meeting
here ypstprdny afternoon to decide about
thp working force of the school for the
coming year All the teachers wcro re
engaged with the oxeceptlon of two music
and two elocution teachers. The salaries of
n A. Whltplo'k , J. P. Hcslc. J. M. Howlo
and L.V Flke. teachers , were raised from
$ l > " > 0 to $1,000 per year , The salary of Es
ther A Clark was raised from $ S50 to $000.
Ptof Duncnnson was allowed a year's loavs
of absence to ftudy In Kuropo. A cotn-
mlttep of the board was appointed to ap
prove plans for the now stnmlplpo which
will be erected on the normal school
ground1- .
In order that there may bo no misunder
standing about the removal of the bodies
of Nebraska soldiers to tnolr native land
Adjutant General Barry has sent n copy
of the following letter to the legal ropre-
Fentatlvo of each one of the dead soldiers-
In accordance with the directions of the
quartrrmastpr general of the army , you , as
the nearest relative , or legal representative
( applications of other parties will not be
considered ) , are respectfully requested to
make written application to the quartermas
ter general , U. S. A , for the return of the
remains of , late of Company r ,
I'lrst Nebraska volunteers , killed In battle
at Manila. P I.
This application should contain the name
of the derea pd. the rank ho last hold the
company and regiment to which IIP belonged ,
the datp of his death , the name and address
to which the remains shall bo shipped.
Upon the removal of the remains to the
United Slates the body. If Identified , will
bp shipped to the address given at public
expense , and the consignee advised by tele
graph of the date of shipment
It is requested that this application be
: nadp at once , as It is necessary to bo on file
in the War ilepirtment before thp arrival of
the remains In the United St-Ues.
IilllCOlll l.OCIllOtCN. .
Health Officer Rohde has submitted his
annual report , and the showlnc as compared
with that of other places makes Lincoln the
healthiest city In the country , with n death
rate of only t 56 per 1,000 per annum Dur
ing the year 1S9S there were 25S deaths , 133
being males and 123 females. All but nine
were white people. The death rate Is lower
than at any time since the Board of Health
was established in IS'JO. In 1S93 the mor
tality was greatest , reaching almost 600
deaths.
The citv excise board held another meetIng -
Ing last night and granted six more saloon
licenses , making a total of thirty-five. Sev
eral other applications are held up on the
protests filed by Attorney Wolfenbargcr ,
but the people who are thirsty now have no
trouble In finding relief. Last year the city-
had thirty-nine saloons nd the number
will be about the same this year when they
all get past Wolfenbarger and file their
bonds.
Mayor WInnett has discovered that there
are a large number of special police badges
out and has concluded to Issue new com
missions. An order has been maJo calling
for the arrest of any person displaying a
special badge without a new commission.
This order hits a number of newspaper re
, porters who were made special policemen
by the Graham administration.
The University and High school ball teams
played a short game on the university cam
pus vesterday afternoon , resulting in a vic
tory for the Unl's by a score of 30 to 1.
PRISONERS IN PLATTE RIVER
lloilt Is VlHiniloiiPil mill Sn IMIIIKTX
!
Drift ( o IMnuil. Whore They
\vvnlt llrnrup.
NORTH BDND. Neb. April 14 ( Special. )
Thomas Patterson , aged 6.1 years , and a
boy named Howell started last night for Big
'r . j Island , east of hero In the Platte river , to
i ' cut evergreens. Not returning , searching
0 paitles started out last night and this morn-
e Ing the lost ones were found on the Island
ll | Their boat had sprung a leak , causlnp them
, to abandon It and take to the water. Both
tl i drifted to the Island and there was no way
i- j of escaping until they were rescued this
e i morning
it i
\VOIIK is ninniii.v
runner * MnKc I | , for Ttiro > Si * tin on
I j Mori * Vi-tlve IiIii > r- .
:
S1DNEV , Neb . April 14 ( Special. ) The
way the farmers are plowing and sow ins
Is an evlden-e of confidence for a large and
j bountiful crop next fall. The ground has
c
I never been In bettor shape. One Imple-
0 I ment dealer has already sold three carloads
"
i of farm machinery. Anotncr fign of pros-
; " j perlty in western Nebraska is an order
' placed by a local dealer foi sixty-seven carloads -
"
' loads of lumber. vvhUh includes llmo , lath
and shingles.
" I OIBnON , Neb. . April 11. ( Special. )
'T Spring has opened and every one Is busy
! plowing and planting. The ground U In
' line condition and a big crop Is prophesied.
*
GENEVA. Neb. April 14 ( Special.- )
I At labt some plowing IB being done. Farm
_ i work Is very backward. There will bo no
early garden crcp this spring.
DUNIUIl. Nob. , April 11. ( Special. )
Spring work 1ms begun In earnest and farm
ers are working early and late to get In a
Urge acreage of oats. The failure of the
l 1 ,
vvr-cat crop will compel the farmer * to do
' more planting than usual ,
, GENEVA. Neb. . April H. ( Special. ) The
t last few fine days hive been taken advan-
tage of and spring vvcrk has avt last com-
meiu'cd In earnest. The ground ih quite
moist.
COLUMHUS. Neb , , April II. ( Special. )
Spring wcrk has commenced In earnest here
and there In a demand for all kinds of labor.
ers , and especially for farm help. Owing to
the latency of the hcason the farmers find
| therrsclves four to six weeke , behind it
has been stated ofl\clally \ that there would bs
' 47 per cent of a winter wheat crop In this
i county.
iiic"rio : > or KM < ; iri > TIMPI : > .UI.
'
Three Oinilliu Mi'inlierN CliOHi-u Olll-
eern of Mule liianil Cniiiinniulei- ) ,
' HASTINGS. Neb. April H ( Special
Telegram ) The annual tate meeting of the
i Grand Commandery of Knights Templar or
, Nebraska , which has been In session in
Hastings since ynUerday morning , waa
brought to a close this afternoon by the elec-
tlon of the following otlUerh 0 W Lin-
Ingpr , Omaha 0 r Thomas C' Reese. Mi-
Cook , DOC S P Davidson To. unison.
G 0 Frank Dullard North Platte G r
G Fred W Vaughn C S W W J Tur-
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l
1 he Great Poet N. I' . WILLIS jald of
Bronchial j
.1 Troches ,
"My communication with the vrnrld is I
very much enlarged by THE LO/.rxaE : !
that trouble in wy throat Ifor which thai
'Troclus' > oll'c having made !
arc a f [ * ) tao
often a mere whisperer lf N I' WILLIS. I
nor l.lnroln. 0 J W Hev Kyron V W
Marsh University Place 0 P William U
How en. Omaha. O R Henry C. Akin.
Omaha , treasurer \ code of lawn wan
adrpted The meeting vva * a most pleasant
| I ono and was attended by ever 100 gtiosls.
cut ucti iionins itoi.n
l'rrsli > ( rrlcs In
l
WAHOO. Npb. April -Special. ( . ) The
semi-annual meeting of the Kansas presby
tery of the Reformed Presbyterian church
convened In this city last Tuesday afternoon
an l closed last evening. The presbytery
comprises Kansas , Nebraska , the western
part of Iowa nnd Missouri. There were fif
teen congregations represented and thirty
delegates present. The presbytery organized
by electing Hev. Robert A Padon of Su
perior. moderator , Rev. William C. Padcn
of this city , clerk and Rev. A J. McKar-
land of Kansas City , assistant dork
The day se slons wcrp devoted to the busi
ness of the presbytery and evenings to lec
tures and other popular entertainments
The -sessions were well attended throughout
land the evening cntortalnmpnts were espo-
| clally Interesting and Instructive. The pres
bytery meets In the spring and fall of each
year ,
ST. PAUL , Neb. , April 1 1 ( Special )
The Presbyterian convention of ministers
and ciders for this district assembled here
this week and has been In spsslon In the
Presbyterian church , about forty-live dele
gates being present. A woman's auxiliary
society met at the same time In the Meth
odist church.
Several now ministers were given license
to preach nnd Rev. Ray of the St. Paul
church was granted permission to resign
hU pislorato here. The guests were onter-
talnid by citizens and will carry away
pleasant memories of their visit.
Kiiil of n I."tin .Suit.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , April 14 ( Spe
cial. ) For the fourth time the Jury In the
case of W. K. Fox , administrator , against
the Missouri Paclllc railway In district court
before Judge Ramsey , today returned a ver
dict for the plaintiff for $ : . ,000.
This case has been In litigation since No
vember , 1S04 , anil has twice been to the
supreme court , the decision reversed and
case remanded back here for now trial.
Suit was originally brought by Effie K.
Thompson , administratrix , for $3,000 dam
ages for the killing of her husband at Union.
Veb , while employed as n brakeman for the
lefemlant company. Later Mrs. Thompson
married and W. K. Fox was appointed ad-
nlnlstrator.
( null I'roKrnni fur TrndnTK.
BRADY , Neb , April 14. ( Special ) The
programs for the Western Nebraska Educa-
.lonal association convention to bo held this
l-ear at Ogallala April 2T and 2S
ire out and promise to the educators
caters of the state a meeting of
much value nnd Interest. Prof. Jaques Rod-
way , author of the Rodway National geog
raphies , and Superintendent A. V. Storm of
Cherokee , la , will lecture. County Super
intendent Rosa Dodds of Chappell Is pres
ident , Mrs. Harry Worrell ot Brady secre
tary and J C. Orr of North Platte treasurer.
Superintendent O. D. Lyon ot Sidney and
Principal J. A. Briggs of Chappell consti
tute the executive committee.
Otllci-r'H VNMiillnnt tx HcTaptnriMl.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , April 14. ( Special. )
Sheriff Byrnes returned last evening frora
Mills county , Iowa , bringing with htm
Thomas Waters , who Is wanted here for
shooting Officer John Brock last December
while itfcistlng arrest. Waters , with Bcvoral
others , escaped by cutting through the Jail
in January and was arrested at Pacific Junc
tion a few days ago on a charge of burglary ,
but wai brought back here to answer a more
serious one.
James Martin , an accomplice , ot Waters ,
was tried at the last term of court and was
fccntcnced to n three years' term.
WlioiU PeelK n A'cv > I-lfo.
WESTON , Xob. , April 14. ( Special. )
Competent judges have made an examina
tion of a largo Meld of wheat adjoining town
and pronounce It In excellent condition. The
same piece has been declared dead by many
the last month , but it shows unexpected
vitality Several farmed report having ex
perimented with samples of wheat from
other fields apparently dead and which is
now fresh and green. The prevailing opinion
now Ie that the winter wheat crop In this
locality Is In much better condition than
was anticipated.
PrlcMllllf-NN WOIIIUII Att < Mlll < N Sllll | < -
\STINGS. . Neb , April 14. ( Special
Telegram. ) It has Just come to light that
Mrs. C. Howard , who is living with Mrs. H
J. Hlgglns , attempted suicide Wednesday
afternoon by taking carbolic acid. It Is said
, that she was recently married to a mai
named Howard and of late he has refufcd to
support her and that she was driven to at
tempt suicide , as ghe thought fihe had nofi-
Ing to live for. Her physician says she 1
entirely out of all danger now. She Is about
2S years old and Is almoat a stranger here.
Sidney Wt'U'Oincn the Troopx.
SIDNEY , Neb , April 14. ( Special Tele
gram ) The Twenty-first United States In
fantry received a royal reception here thH
morning. The people turned out enmasse
to greet the old regiment and officers who
had been stationed here more than ten
years. Mayor Molntosh delivered nn address
8 | ot welcome and It was feelingly responded
to by Lieutenant Colonel William H. Boyle
They expect to see about two years' service
In the Philippines.
Prlfiulli'Ni nnil IIINIIIIO.
FREMONT , Neb , April 14 ( Special )
Oliver Vanaces was before the commission
ers of Insanity last evening and will prob
ably bo sent to the asylum. He has tempo
rary attacks of Insanity on the subject of
rpllglon when ho Insists on preaching on
the street corners and tramps around the
railroad yards and In other places. None
of his relatives are known but it Is thought
he has been an Inmate of en Insane asylum
la Colorado.
PinIn llonnril Count ) .
ST. PAUL , Neb. April 14. ( Special )
A disastrous pralrio fire swept ever a dis
trict of several miles In the northern part
of Howard county yesterday during the
strong south wind and occasioned much
damage. Frank A Carlson lost his barn ,
granary , corncrlb and about 1,200 bushels
of corn and others lost ' 'onslderablo prop
erty. The fire resulted from a fanner's
carlessness in starting a flro on a hot ,
windy day.
I.nnil In KnKi'r lli-iincHt.
SIDNEY. Neb. , April 14 ( Special )
The United States land office Is indeed do
ing a land office business here. Day after
day filings are made upon lands through
out the county and r arcely a vacant pleco
Is left where the new railroads arc pro
jected That the I ) . & M. will build Its
branch line through here Is now an ab
solute certainty and It means the opening
up of a vast amount of territory.
PlrrH Mill ItiiKlnu.
OGALLALA Neb. . April 11. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Fires are still burning In the north
country nnd spreading In all directions as
thu wind cnanges All of Keith county north
of the North Platte river Is swept clean and
the fire is extending Into Deuel. Arltiur and
M-Tlierson counties. No reports as to cat
tle losses and ranch buildings.
Third llurlill III TM n Moiitlix.
GIBBON. Neb. , April 14 ( Special ) To
day occurred the third burial from the resi
dence of Mrs. J W. Pierce in two months ,
the last death being that of the daughter of
Mrs. Taylor.
lilxlrli'l Court ut Milne ) .
SIDNEY. Neb. April 14 ( Special )
Distrkt cjurt closed today after a session
of tour days , Jinlgo Orlmes presiding The
nios * Important ca e tried w thnt if Mnry
A Smith agnlnst Charlei C Nelson , for
the alleged wrongful conversion of seventy-
four head of cattle Thp case was bitterly
fought The Jury rendered n verdlrt for
the defendant at noon today. The amount
of damages sought for was $2.iOO.
Resolutions were passed culo l7tng 4he
late George W Hplstand and addresses were
made by all the lawyers present upon the
llfo and character of the dead barrister.
limit ) Wniitx n snloon.
BUADY. Neb.prll 14 ( Special ) It I
reported that sufficient of the freeholders of
this precinct hnvp signed a petition for the
lo'atlon of a saloon hero. Spvpral tlinpi In
the pnst an attempt has been made to locale
a saloon here , but It has failed \ ctroti ! ;
anti-saloon league was organised here nut
long ago and It wns expected the organiza
tion would be strong enough to prevent a
saloon being established
Pro-it lllluht * Cover PIHils.
DUNBAR. Neb. April 14. ( Special. )
The farmers In this vicinity who had been
successful In getting a largo acreage of
clover last year nnd had bought cattle to
pasture this summer will be disappointed
as the clover Is badly winter killed. The o
who had large clover meadows for their hay
will bo at a grpat loss.
i for CIMINIIN Super * . Imir.
KEARNEY , Neb April 14 ( Sprclnl Tel
egram ) Senator John M. Thurston today-
wired John T. Mallnliou of this city that
ho had designated him for the poMtlcm of
supervisor ot the next census for the Sixth
congressional district.
\VrliMttiii * for Olil PrlpniN. .
SIDNEY , Neb . April 14 ( Special. ) The '
Twenty-first United States Infantry will re- |
cclvo a warm welcome when It passes
hrough here on the way to Manila ThM
regiment was stationed hero nearly ten
yearn and made a hcst of friends.
Weleonie for ItettimlliK SolillerN ,
GENEVA , Nob. April 14. ( Special. )
Yesterday Major Fred Williams and Private
lohn Williams arrived from Manila. Rpla-
Ives and friends went to Fairmont to meet j
hem and escort them home. |
< 'ollculnnM ( ilte n C'oiirrrt. '
MINDEN , Neb , April II. ( Special. ) Thn
Wealeyan quartet sang lnnt evening In thp
Thorn opeia hoi'so It was a very enjoyable
concert and well attended.
To llneVnr IeiiioiiNtrnlloii.
CINCINNATI , \prll 14 The railways
iresented Mayor Tafol and the cltirons of
'Mnclnnatl a proposition today for a war ,
lemonstration One of the big guns from
the Oquendo has been secured from thp gov
ernment for Cincinnati and ono from Morro
for Illllsboro O. the native city of
Mr Forakpr It Is proposed to bring those
guns by sppclnl train from Norfolk Vi
with dc-lcgsiions on thp train from Clncin
nail nnd lllllsboro. and have exhibitions or
demonstrations akng the route.
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
I'nlfi tilthnrlnlil < - Wind * th * < ! rn
oral Inilli'ntlnns for Miturtln ) nnil
Miniln > In Till * Section ,
WASHINGTON. April H Forecast for
Saturday :
Tor Nebraska. Kansas nnd Colorado
Fair Saturday ; variable * wind * , fair Sun
day.
day.Tor
Tor Iowa anil Missouri Fair Saturday.
winds mostly ensierly ; Increasing cloudi
ness and warmer Sunday.
Tor North nnd South Dakota Fair and
warmer Saturday ; variable winds ; fair Sun
day.
day.For
For Wyoming nnd Montana Pair and
warmer Saturday , variable winds ; fair Sun
day.
1 , in-lit Iteeoril.
OPPICI : OK TIM ; wi3ATin : nuiuAU. :
OMAHA. April II Omaha's record of tom-
pp-Mturc and precipitation rompircd with
the oorrc.spondlng tiny of the last three
years-
M IS1" 1S3T ISM
Maximum tpmprrnturo 0) M 1-1 vi
Mln'iniiin tpmporaturp II ; w y > so
Average temperature . 5 " / > 50 IB
Pr clplttttlon . 00 .0) ) .IK ) . ( N )
Rorord of temppi attire nnd precipitation
a * otnuhu for this diiy and slnec March 1 ,
IS 33
Normit" for th day . SO
Accumulated ilcllclencv' since March 1 5M
Nornnl r.ilnfall for the d > . 10 Im h
nrfletpni'V for the dav . 10 Inch
i ' i.iinfHlt since March 1 . " > 0 Inrh
DollolPtiov s'ncp March 1 . 1 s ? Inch
DrllrjiMie.v for cor. period , 1 M\ . \2inch
Uellclency for cor. period , 1S97 . . . .IB Inch
IteitortH from Million * ut s | i. in ,
WOMEN AND BABIES.
Pe-ru-na a Family Medicine for Old
and Young.
From Babyhood to Motherhood.
. K. E. THOMAS.
A mother with babe In arms is an object sacred In theology , poc-try and prac
tical life. In no other item of faith do ai I mii so nearly agree. All respect ,
if not adore , a mother and babe. Nationality , creed , color and conventionality all
give place to the affection which every well balanced mind feels towaid the sanctity ot
honest maternity. A wife without a baby Is to bo pitied. A wife with a healthy
baby Is congratulated by every one. Catar rh of tlic pelvic o/rgalns Is the most common
cause of sterility. Mrs. E. E. Thomas , Alpha , Mo. , writes"I had given up all hope
of ever getting well I had tried so much medicine. My neighbors thought I was nearly
dead with consumption. I commenced taking Pe-ru-na according to di
rections. Thnt was two ye.trs ago. A year ago last November I gave
birth to a 10-pound baby boy , who is well nnd hearty ; and I am doing
my own housework. I can never give Pe-ru-na too great praise. " Dr.
Hartman Is the author of a book on women's diseases and their proper
treatment , called "Health and Beauty. " The book is of priceless value
to women who suffer , being the straightforward and plain advice of u
physician who has made these diseases a hpcclalty for years. The book
will be sent to any address free.
Mr C. W Meatier at the firm nt Moshcr
& Knlttel , Grocers , 406 Fifty-fifth avenue ,
West Dtiluth , Minn ,
writes "Allow me to
say a word about Pe
ru-na Three years ago
ago my child was
taken with pneumonia
and after getting ovci
It. was taken vvlia
whooping roufiti. I vvn-
advi'ed by a neighbor
to use Pe-ru-na , wlurli
Mls Alila Moslier we did , and I IPI
happy to say tint It completely cuied oui
child We cheerfully recommend It to all
Buffeting from like causes 1 am convlni.ec
that after a thoiough trial It will do all
that'ls claimed for It. "
Mrs. Becking , East Toledo , Ohio , sjys
"Pp-ru-na is the best medicine I ever
hud In my house. My chl.-
drpn had a bad toiifili , and
ono of them had the lung
fever. 1 cured them alt
with Pe-ru-na. I shall do
everything I can to I :
your medicine along
wrote you about ray young
cst daughter , who hail halt jjra it"kln" )
rheum ever since she WPS
born ( Ib'Jll She Is nov Hired of It and wt >
have your medicine to thank I had s.\
dlflerent idyslclans for her"
Mr * . C T. Ilogcra. Elgin. Ill , writes
"In regard to ray baby. I will * ay that
your medicine savei.
tils life , and It wan
rprtnlnly n miracle ,
as ho had the Jtiun
dice ( caused by < a-
tarrti of the liver ) si ,
bad tl"jt Ms llfo ua.i
despaired of , and be
fore I wrote you he
wus so thin bis bonpH
wore pricking
Master thioiigh hU llenh B ,
Johnnlo E. Rogers. bad I had to pad Ills
bands and carry him on a pillow.
Ho then was three month. ! eld
and when ho was sayen nisntha old -
weighed 23 ioun < li > . Y > ' ) SUP < i > 4 * ll otlict
treatment but yours , an I nov ; he la a beau
tiful b-by '
Mrs 0 W Heard of Howth , Tex , writes
to Dr Hartman In regard to her baby girl ,
Huby "My
little girl was
two years old
this January.
She had Bomt-
d erangemont
of the bowels.
She was a
mere skele
ton and w
did not thlnic
/V"v o she would
l\\ pvor get well.
Slie had been
sick three
months , and
Little Kuby Heaid. after glvlne
her less than
one bottle of Pc-ru-na the was sound and
well. I found the Pe-ru-na splendid for wind
colic , with which she was troubled when she
j began to Improve In strength and appetltv.
Now she has a good appetite and Is a
| picture of health " Mrs. Heard also writes
In regard tc her ssn Carl. "My son's ears
had been affected slnco do was a buby
only a few nicnlhs old Ho seemed to have
risings tn his head Ho would be very-
fretful for several days , then his ears would
run profuE"ly what appeared to bo cor
ruption Trp last year I thought ho had
almost lost
his ( tearing
nnd had a lo
cal physician
treat lilm for
about sit
weeks. Ho
pr o n ounccd
him well and
for a few
wccl-h he was
not troubled ,
but bince that
time ll'.o d ; -
Mbtier Carl Heard charge from
1 Is iu a > .tj almost constant and very offei.-
c'vc ' Finally I began giving him Pe-ru-na
and La-cu-pl-H. and after he had taken two
bottlcH of Hi } La-cu-pl-a he was entirely
cured. J ( anna praise La-cu-pla and PC-
ru-nc eiKUfcb" All letle-b should bo ud-
-ve b a ij III Jlartllluii , Cjlurabus. Ohio.
An Excellent Combination.
The pleasant mc-thoel nnd lione-ficinl
effects of tin1 well known feinody ,
SYIUT OF I'los. innnufncttircil l < y the
C.vuroitxtA Tin si HIM * Co. illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid Injsa *
live principles of plants Inunvn to lie
tnedicinnlly Inxntivo ami iirosi-ntitiff
them in the form most refiosniiiff to the
tnste and acceptable to the \vstetn It
is the one perfect strengthening hi in-
tive , clonnsmir the system elTectua'lr ' ,
dispelling colds , hrndnehes and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual eonstipntlon per
manently. Its perfect fieedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance , and its noting on tlie kidnev ? ,
liver and bowels , without \\eakenttiff
or irritating them , make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of mnnnfacturinp dps
arc nscd , as thev are plensant to the
tastebut the medicinal qunlitiesof the
remedy are obtained from senna and
other V.romatio plants , by a method
known to the C.vurouNiA Fie Sim p
Co. only. In order to tfot its benelleial
effects and to avoid Imitations , please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
BAN FIIANCISCO. CAI.
LOUIBVII.I.E. KY NEW YORK , N Y.
Tor sale by all Uruggl'tB 1'ricc fOc. pcrlwtllc
DUFFY'S
PURE MALT WHISKEY
ALL DRUGGISTS.
To Weak Men
Anil Women Ur. lleiiiirtt'ii Hlectrla
Ilrlt Otter * n ( nnrnntccil nnil PIT-
niunrnt onro Driiic * Will Not Ciirr
Thrr Onnone ftnture Other Delti
rinrn FrlRht fnlly.
To weak and debilitated men and women
I offer a free book If they will only write
for it. It vv-lll tell you Just why drugs will
not euro and why Electricity Is now the
greatest remedial agent known to modem
olenc * . I could give drug * * If I wanted to
and maJce a gr n.t deal of money by iloliiK
o it doei not cost a cent to write a pre
scription , but I could not give you drug
treatment and be honst , for I know drugs
will not cure they onry temporarily stimu
late. I am the * inventor of
DR. BENNETT'S ' ELECTRIC BELT
Which l.i ender d by physicians and rec
ommended by thousands of cured patients.
I worked so long on thin belt to perfect it
and studied It so patiently tnat I know ex
actly what It will do
If my Belt will not
cure you 1 will
frankly tell you HO
) 1 do not want a dls-
patlsfted patient , nor
am I go I tut to have
one If my treatment
will not euro you I
am going to say so
Do you know there
nro moro drug
wrecks than alco
holic wrecks In thil
country ? It Is a tut t
Don't drug yourself
to death. The medi
cine trmt may slight
ly benefit one man
wl 1 literally teal
down the constitu
tion of another.
ElectricUy alone
standn unavailable ,
It Is thP Vital and
Ncrvo Force of ev
ery man nnd woman
It Is llfo Itself
When there Is a lark
of Electricity in the
sy trn you are sick.
My licit Is to supply
this lost Electricity The only troubla
heretofore with electric belts and batteries
wai that the current did not penetrate
the system , but WHS retained upon the sur
face , which caused frightful burns and blis
ters I have done , a way with all that Mv
Bill haa uoft , sllkpn , chamos-to\frcd !
ponge electrodes that render in' * burning
arvl Wintering a phy.lcal Impossibility and
allows the entire current to penetrate the ,
system OB It should Thn eleetrodib on my
Bolt coat more to manufacture than the
entire belt of the. old-style makes When
worn out it can be renewed for only 75
onm No other belt can be renewed for
any price and when worn out is worthier.
1 guarantee my Belt to cur Sexual Im-
potfncy Lost Manhood , Varlcocelp Spor-
matorrhea and all forms of Sexual
Weaknesses in either sex , restore Shrunken
and Undeveloped Organs nnd Vltnllty ;
euro Nervous and General Debility Kid
ney , Liver and Bladder Troubles , Chronlo
Constipation , Dyspepsia , KheumatlHm In
any form , all Female Complaints etc The
prices of my Belt are only .iliout liult
what Is asked for the old-t ylp affairs and.
I warrant mine to be four times stronger.
Generates a current that you can Instantlf
fe l
lCall
Call upon or write mo today sacredly
conddentlal Grt pj'mptom blanks and lit
erature Write for my New Book About
Electricity My Electrical Hu pennory for
the permanent cure of the various weak
nesses of men Is FB.EH to every male pur
chaser of one of my Belts Consultation
and ailv'ro ' without cojt ,
Dr. Bennett EISU ! ,
Room * 2O nnd I TJiincln" ninek ,
HJ Nebr. , 10th und DotlKO Strrat * .
There are
only five
unoccupied
rooms
left in the
If you want
the best
ofllce rooms
in Omaha
you ehouM see
R. C , Peters & Co
Ground I'loor , JSk cJin Id fi y.