Nebraska Newspapers

    I POOR THOUSAND DOLLARS SHY
( Stata Treasnrj Oat that Amount in Deal
with Lincoln Cooperage Company ,
SCANDAL AT THE STATE PENITENTIARY
Hoard Threaten * to Iimtltiitc Suit
Agnlnit .11 , I ) . Welch on Contract
for I'rUon Labor Attempt to
Iltntli .Matter Up.
LINCOLN , July 28. ( Special. ) The dif
ferences that have existed for the last few
months between the state officials and M.
D. Welch of the Lincoln Cooperage com
pany have culminated In the State Prison
Board threatening to bring suit against the
company on Its contract for orison labor.
Being a prominent democrat In Lancaster
county and a strong personal friend of
W. .1 , Bryan , < Mr. Welch was enabled some
time ago to seouro n contract for prison
labor at an exceptionally low rate , lower
than other contractors are now paying.
Warden Lcldlgh and Mr. Welch have clashed
on numerous occasions within the last few
months , and there Is now a sbortace of
$450 In tbo amount alleged to bo due the
state. This amount has been In dispute for
several weeks and numerous attempts have
been made by the prison board to effect
a peaceable compromise. The state has de
manded payment , but by giving various ex
cuses the dy of settlement has been post
poned at the rcauest of Sir. Welch.
The contract orlco nercod upon by Mr.
Welch was 35 cents per day for each man ,
the number of men being limited to 100.
To offset the claim of the stata an cxten-
Blvo statement has been filed with the
prison board alleging that the state has
failed to fulfill Ha contract by not * fur-
nlshlne the required number of men on all
occasions and by directing their time In
other directions , and that for these reasons
It should deduct $450 from the claim. On
this condition the company states that It Is
willing to settle.
Try to Iliiuli It Up.
The case is a serious one , nnd an effort
was made 'by the prison board to hush It
up , hoping to reach an amlcablo settlement.
On account of the state's refusal to amend
its claim to suit the wish of Mr. Welch the
Lincoln Cooperage company has withheld
over $4,000 due from It to the state , thus
making It necessary for the warden of the
penitentiary to make a heavy draft on the
appropriation for the maintenance of the
institution , which ho would not have been
compelled to do had the money been paid
over when It was duo.
Different state officials glvo different ver
sions of the case. Lieutenant Governor Gil
bert this afternoon stated that Attorney
Oenoral Smyth had been Instructed to bring
suit against the company , but Land Com
missioner Wolfe , who Is a member of the
prison board , said that no such action had
been taken. It Is definitely known , how
ever , that the board has Intimated that pro
ceedings will be commenced In the district
court at once if 'the claim Is not settled.
Just Why the Lincoln Cooperage company
has withheld over $4,000 duo the state and
about which there Is no dispute Is n matter
that has not been explained.
Whllo the report of the senate Investl-
Katlng committee Is not called an official
mine by the state officials , It Is neverthe
less carefully guarded In the office of the
chief executive In the capltol building , and
Is receiving1 ns much consideration as though
it was some carefully prepared declaration
of the governor. All the state officials have
examined the document and Land Commls-
eloner Wolfe1was BO deeply Interested In
Its contents that he secured permission to
remove It to his own office.
i * Crop StntliitlCM.
Reports showing the estimated average
yield In bushels per acre of wheat , corn ,
oats , rye and barley , have been received
nt the State Bureau of Industrial Statistics
from fifty-five counties. Following Is a
compilation of these reports :
Deputy Insurance Commissioner Bryant
was asked today to decide whether a hall
insurance company can bo held liable for
damage by hall when it Is forced against
< hc article destroyed by wind. He replied
ns follows ; "in reply would say that I do
not understand that it is proper for the de
partment to pass on questions of liability of
n company to the Insured. That is a matter
to be determined by the parties themselves
by proper adjustment or else bo left to the
verdict of a Jury or the Judgment of a court.
Any opinion that would be given 'by the de
partment would embarrass more than assist
the flnat adjustment. This department Is
without Jurtudlctlon , I do not think it would
jcopardlie their charter to pay such a loss , "
Articles of incorporation of the Hawaiian
Village company of Omnha , capital stock
$10,000 , were filed with the secretary of state
today. Permission Is asked to conduct busi
ness on the grounds of the Greater America
Imposition , The corporators are E. E.
Unwell , Walter Melee , Charles E , Fanning ,
I , J , Dunn , W , E. Her and J. 0. Whlnnehy.
The Gibbon Creamery company of Gibbon ,
Nob. , capital stock J2.100 , tiled articles ol
Incorporation In the cilice of thu secretary
of state today.
During- the May term of the district court
of Lancaster the three Judges disposed of a
total of 175 law and equity cases and thirty-
elx criminal cases. Five criminals were sent
< o tha penitentiary , seven to the reform
e-hoot and one defendant was declared not
guilty by the Jury. Twenty divorces were
granted during the term.
'Major ' Mapes will remain In charge of a re
cruiting Btatloa lu this city for several days ,
the time having been extended by ft recent
order.
nOf.\TFUI < lt1.AT nRATIUCK.
Corn Crop Will He I.nrpceiit Rvcr
Knorrn In thnt Section.
BEATRICE , Neb. , July 28. ( SpecUt Tele
gram. ) The mercury hovered about the 100 i
mark all day today , but tonight a magnificent
rain fell , cooling the atmosphere and fillIng - ]
Ing a want which was somewhat feared !
would not be realized before much of the I
corn was ruined. The prospects are now that
the crop will be the largest In the history
of the county. From appearances the rain
WAS general In the county. Some nail feU ,
but It-Is believed not enough to have caused
any damage.
Sonic Hunt In the Grnln.
WINSIDE , Neb. . Jury 28. ( Special. )
Small grain harvest Is near at hand. Farm
ers are not expecting so largo a yield of
wheat and oats as they bad hoped for before
the excessive hot weather and heavy dews
brought some rust In tbo fields. Oats have
not suffered so much as wheat from this and
thcro Is a very largo quantity of straw , as
some oat stalks are five or more feet high.
Darlcy makes a good crop , those who have
threshed this grain having realized fifty or
moro bushels per acre. There never was a
Oner crop of potatoes In this section than
now and the quality Is excellent. Flax bids
fair to make a Targe yield and there Is a
great deal of thle here on raw land. Pas
tures and hay lands showed the effect of the
heat until yesterday's gcntlo rain refreshed
them. Corn Is In fine shape and has made
up In growth for the lateness of Its planting ,
many largo fields now being tasscled out.
Knnx County Sent Flu" * .
CREIGHTON , Neb. , July 28. ( Special. )
The petition which has been widely circu
lated calling for an election to locate the
county seat of Knox county ut a new town ,
which Is to be located about ten miles
north of Crelghton , was knocked out by
a remonstrance. However , tha friends of
the now project are determined and say
they will circulate another petition ns soon
as possible. They think that It they can
only get the county seat onoe established
In the center of the county that It will
forever settle the county division question.
Knox county Is long and rather narrow ,
with most of the rough , sand land In the
west half of the county. Should the county
bo divided , as It was proposed last fall by
a line being drawn through the center from
north to south It will leave all the rough ,
sand land in the west portion. This the
petitioners wish to avoid by locating the
county seat at the proposed new town.
Meetn vrltli a Scrloiin Accident.
WAYNE , Neb. , July 28. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Gus Mettlln met with a serious ac
cident hero this evening. He was Just startIng -
Ing for home when , from some unknown
cause , his team ran away and tuning in a. cir
cle upset the buggy and threw him out upon
his head , fracturing the bone of his skull.
The buggy was demolished and one of the
horses ran Into a mower , catching its leg in
the sickle , throwing the animal and making
an ugly wound. Mr. Mettlor was taken to
the home of his mother and praced under
the care of Dr. Lelsenning. At this time the
doctor is unable to tell whether ho will re
cover or not.
Contract for Water Work * Machinery
NORTH BBND , Nob. , July 28. ( Special. )
On account of the firm of Fairbanks , .Morse
& Co. of Omaha refusing to sign the con
tract as the lowest bidders for supplying the
engines and pumps for the city water works
hero new bids were opened this morning
and the contract awarded the firm of J. H.
Thompson & Co. of Belolt , Wls. , for $1,620 ,
an advance over the former bid of J200.
Feet Jlmlly Smashed.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , July 28. ( Special. )
Walter Donsqn , the 12-year-old son of J.
, R. Densoa , yardmaster for the Burlington ,
went to Pacific Junction last Wednesday. To
day whllo attempting "to get a'free ride on a
freight train from there to Omaha he got
one of his feet badly crushed between the
bumpers. His father waa notified and had
his sou taken home.
Home Stolen Near Plattumonth.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , July 28. ( Special. )
Leo Allison , who resides about eight miles
south of this city , reported to Sheriff W. D.
Wheeler today that a fine horse was taken
from his barn last Wednesday and that no
trace of it has since been learned. Sheriff
Wheeler has had postal cards sent to the
different sheriffs over the stata notifying
them of the facts.
Potatoes nnd Apple * Plenty.
EXETER , Neb. , July 28. ( Special. ) After
about a three weeks' dry spell of weather , a
gentle lalnfall has occurred. It will take a
good deal more to place the monstrous corn
crop out of danser. however. With suffi
cient moisture there will bo harvested the
largest corn crop ever grown In this county.
Potatoes and fall apples are a drug on the
market.
NCIT Note * from OIJVolll.
O'NEILL , Neb. , July 28. ( Special. ) B. A.
DeYarman , whoso llverey barn -was burned
In the recent fire , announces hla Intention
of rebuilding at onco.
The citizens of O'Neill today presented the
boys of the volunteer fire department with
$250 as a token of their appreciation of the
heroic work performed at Tuesday's fire.
Corn In InoUli r Very Fine.
HOLDUEGE. Neb. , July 28. ( Special. )
Another good general rain , a little over
an inch , visited this county Thursday mornIng -
Ing , July 27. Corn Isi looking fine here , and
this rain will materially foeneflt It ; con
servative farmers estimate that the prospect
Is good for an average crop of sixty bushels
to the acre for the entire county.
1'ronpectn for n Heavy Crop Good.
RED CLOUD , Neb. , Jury 28. ( Special. )
This county was blessed with a fine rain
this forenoon lasting several hours. The
prospect for a heavy crop of corn was never
better at this season of the year. The corn
stalks are very largo and are throwing out
strong cars , often two or three on a stalk.
Yield Will He Phenomenal.
OXFORD , Neb. , July 28. ( Special. ) The
corn crop never looked better at th'ls time
of the year , and with favorable weather
from now on the yield will bo phenomenal.
The copious showers yesterday will prove
beneficial.
Fnrmerii Are Julillnnt.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , July 28. ( Special , )
Polk county has Juit had another glorious
rain. Some of the farmers had began to
think that the corn was suffering for rain ,
for It was two weeks since there bad been
any.
IiiHtltute nt nenkelmnii Clone * .
DENKELMAN. Nfb. , July 28. ( Special
Telegram , ) 'A ' three weeks' session of the
county Institute closed hero today. The at
tendance was not large , but the Interest
taken in the work was pronounced.
Kdltor J. II. Hey Withdrawn.
BRADSHAW , Neb. . July 28. ( Special , )
In this week's Bradshaw Republican Editor
J. B , Dey , In a letter to the public , with
draws from the race for the republican
nomination for district clerk.
Unfavorable Environment.
After the first cummer New Jersey ceased
to bo the homo of the adopt.
Feeling some curiosity we ventured to
Inquire of an Intelligent-looking octopus the
reason.
"Why did you leave New Jersey , where
the laws are so favorable to octopl ? " we
asked.
"It was lovely there In winter , " replied
the octopus , frankly , "but In summer we
bad to use so many of our tentacles to fight
mosquitoes with "that we really couldn'i"do
business , don't you knowl1' . , _
BLAME LIES WITH MEDDLERS
Governor Dandier Assigns Responsibility for
Southern Raca Biota.
NEGROES VICTIMS OF SUPPOSED FRIENDS
Itemedy Proponed In IleMrlcted Ilnl-
lot , 1'rnnelilnc Only to lie Open
to lllnckN Who Can Une It
IntclllKcntly.
ATLANTA , Ga. , July 28. Governor Allen
D. Candlor has , since the Balnbrldge series
of lynchlngs occurred , been asked by news
papers In various parts of the country to give
his opinion of the race question In the south
and In reply to one of them the governor has
fully and freely expressed his views as to
the cause of the conlllcts and the remedy
thcrofor. The governor believes the present
day cause of the uprisings Is the Intermed
dling with the relations of. the whites and
blacks in the south by "tools and fanatics
who know nothing about the situation , but
think the whole trouble dates from the day
of the emancipation. "
Governor Candler believes a restricted
suffrage will remedy the evils , that the bal
lot should bo given only to the Intelligent
negro. As to the disposition to bo made of
the largo percentage of Illiterate negroes the
governor makes no suggestion. The governor
begins his paper by referring to emanci
pation , contrasting the treatment of negroes
by the white people of the south before the
war with that of the "carpet baggers" Im
mediately after. He says :
Before < the ballot was thrust Into the
hand ? of the negro , unprepared for it and
utterly Ignorant of Its sanctity , of the re
sponsibilities of citizenship , notwithstand
ing he was a slave , ho was happy and well
contented to occupy that subordinate place
In society to which his nature and his con
dition assigned him. But after his emanci
pation came his enfranchisement and with
his enfranchisement came a horde of "car
pet baggers , " penniless adventurers with
out principles of patriotism , who took charge
of him when his former master and protec
tor with whom he had lived for generations
on the most friendly and often even on af
fectionate terms was decltizcnlzcd by the
partisan reconstruction laws.
The "carpet baggers , " calling themselves
republicans , but really only a band of
marauders , held together by the cohesive
power of public plunder , swarmed all ever
the south like the locusts of Egypt of old
and falsely ( taught the negroes that the
southern white men were solely responsible
for their enslavement and were their worst
and only enemies , and that therefore It waa
their duty and their interest to vote against
< thcm and their wxrty and oppose everything
they were In favor of , favor everything they
were opposed to in a word , to hate ithem.
Falae Doctrine DlfTimeil.
They taught them , that freedom meant
immunity from toll , that liberty meant
license and that they were the "wards of the
nation" and would bo protected by the gen
eral government , whose bayonets glistened
In every bumlet whether they were right or
wrong. The evil teachings had but llttlo
permanent effect upon the grown-up
negroes , but upon the children , the genera
tion which has grown to manhood since that
time , that effect has been most baleful.
These were the prime causes of the aliena
tion of the negro.
A more immediate cause Is the perpetual
intermeddling with the relations of the
races in the south by fanatics and fools who
know nothing about the situation. They call
meetings and discuss imaginary wrongs of
the southern negro which do not exist and
denounce the southern white people * for
crimes they have not committed ; they pub
lish in the newspapers grossly exaggerated
accounts of such crimes as are committed
against the negro In the south and omit any
notice of the crime against the white woman
which provoked the retaliation ; they write
incendiary letters to turbulent negroes all
over the south advising them to arm them
selves with Winchester rifles and for every
gtillty negro who pays the penalty to shoot
down two white men. Thousands of such
letters have been written to Georgia In the
last three months.
Governor Candler says the intermeddlers
of the north do not represent a respectable
minority and that the lawless and criminal
negroes of the south constitute lees. He
continues :
A few abandoned , reckless , criminal
negroes are responsible for all the assaults
and lynchlngs that have occurred and their
influence on those around them Is de
plorably bad. Still , It is true , that the crime
which in nine cases out of ten is the cause
of Immediate or remote lynching Is as much
deplored by the better class of negroes as by
the better class of white men. But whereas
some negroes are criminals the whole race
BUffora ; so because some white men lynch
ravlshers all the whites of the south are
abused.
Another and a continually present causa
which contributes to race friction Is cor
rupt politics. As Is admitted by all candid
men the ballot was out in the bands of the
southern negro when ho was utterly unpre
pared for it. He regarded Is as only an
article of merchandise to bo bartered away
to the man who would pay him the most
for It. whether a drink of whisky or a dollar
lar or two. In many places his vote Is a
balance of power. Unscrupulous men of all
parties con-tend for this vote and have the
negro around the polls and drink whisky
with him. Ho Is forgotten after election
and. like a spoiled child , becomes resentful
and vindictive. This brings clashes with
the whites.
Candler Offer ncmedy.
( In speaking of the remedy Governor
Candler says :
In Georgia for a generation there has been
scarcely a negro between 6 and 12 years of
ago who has not had access to a free school.
Aa a consequence Illiteracy has decreased
among ithem from 85 per cent In 1870 to 40
per cenU in 1809. and yet It is a startling
fact that crime among them has Increased
In about the same proportion that illiteracy
has decreased.
There Is. hwvever. another sort of educa
tion which can In time greatly relieve the
situation. This Is moral education , which
must bo acquired at the family hearthstone
nnd In the churches and Sunday schools and
by the dally contact of the Inferior race with
the superior for years and even for genera
tions. The greatest crime over perpetrated ,
not only against American Ideas and insti
tutions and human llberay , but agalribt the
southern negro , was when , without prepara
tion , he was clothed with all the greater
privileges and responsibilities of citizens.
Wo need a remedy Immediately and It can
ba found In a Qualified suffrage. The ballot
must only bo entrusted to the virtuous and
Intelligent , How many men vote who are
Intelligent men but not virtuous , and many
moro vote who are virtuous but not Intelli
gent. Restrict the suffrage to those having
both these qualities and one of the greater
causes of Irritation will be removed , race
prejudice at least In politics will be elimi
nated and then -the happiness and material
and moral condition of the southern negro
will be greatly enhanced.
BLAIR MAN DIES IN ALASKA
Frank Noble StireumhK tn Scurvy lie-
port KliidliiK I'ny nirt In
Koyukulc.
SEATTLE , Wash. July 28. J. D. Thomas
of Chlppewa Falls , Wls. , who has arrived
from Alaska , Is the first man to claim hav
ing found pay dirt In the Koyukuk district.
lie and sixteen others , constituting the Clear
Creek Mining company , found pay dirt on
Clear creek , which empties Into Hogatlo
creek , one o fthe tributaries of the Koyukuk.
Thomas says the dirt runs all the way from
10 to 70 cents per pan. Ten of Thomas'
company remained on Clear creek. By an
other season Thomas thinks they will be
taking out lots of gold. The company will
use a big hydraulic.
Thomas and bis associates were formerly
members of the C , A , Walsh party , which
was organized In Iowa. Walsh Is secretary
of the national democratic committee. There
were about forty In the party originally , but
It split up and many of its members have
returned home.
( Thomas report ! that while coming out he
saw Charlra Clew , leader of the Clew ex
pedition of ChlcEO. at Nuloto. Clew stated
that his party had found satisfactory dig *
glngs on Myrtle and Marlon creeki , tribu
taries of the South Fork of the Koyukuk.
They expect to winter .there.
The death of Frank Noble of Blair , Nob. ,
last winter , from scurvy , Is reported.
OtlETIJODS OP lUCYCI.K THIEVES.
Some nennoim Why Denier * Have to
lie on Their Onnnl.
Whether bicycling In the long run Is
cheaper than riding In street cars , It Is cer
tain that some persons of unscrupulous ten
dencies make money by their cycling ad-
vcuturea , relates the New York Sun. They
are those who make a practice of stealing
bicycles and selling them for what they can
get. Four or flvo years ago , when the Jirlce
of the cheapest wheels almost equalled that
of the best In the market today , the business
of bicycle stealing was really In Its Infancy.
Men who hod engaged in Various lines of
crookedness soon discovered thnt the demand
for wheels at a low price' furnished excep
tional Inducements for them to make bicycle
stealing a regular occupation and the tactlca
they employed In order to get possession of
machines were numerous and often ov-
tromelv clever.
During the last two years wheel stcnling
has been carried on to a greater or less ex
tent , but until this summer comparatively
few complaints have been heard from dealers
and Individual riders since 189C. The
thieves have lately started out again In
great earnestness and their modes of opera
tion differ in many respects from those pur
sued formerly. Dealers tell some curious
stories of the way they have been robbed by
honest looking and apparently respectable
persons who have como to their shops as-
tenslbly to buy or to rent wheels.
"Last week , " said a dealer on the west
side , "a young man came Into my store nnd
asked to see a now man's bicycle , -with a
twentv-four-lnch frame. Ho said that his
own wheel did not run smoothly ? nd that ho
desired to get another one. He Inquired
my cash price for one of the best machines
In the store and then decided that ho would
like to exchange his old wheel for the ono
wo were examining. 'Where Is your
wheelV I asked. 'Of course I must sco It
before I can tell how much I will bo able to
allow vou for It. '
" 'It's five or six doors up from here , In a
repair shop. ' said my visitor. 'The repairer
had one of the wheels off about ilvo minutes
ago and was straightening the front fork ,
which I bent a little In an accident. If you
will Just step In there for a moment you can
SCO It. '
"Tho man's apparent honesty and uncom
monly frank expression of countenance made
mo less suspicious than I would bo generally ,
but I had already had some experlenco with
smooth-talking Individuals , and made up my
mind I would not bo taken In by them otjp.ln.
I was alone In the shop at the time , but re
solved , nevertheless , to see If there was any
thing In the man's game. So I agreed to step
over to the other place with him and take a
look at hla wheel. When wo arrived there ,
Instead of walking to the back of the shop ,
where the repair department was , I stopped
purposely about six or eight feet from the
front door to look at a machine which , I re
marked , had a very odd oppearance. A few
seconds later I walked out of the shop , nnd
as I did BO saw a man rush Into my store.
When I got there ho was Just coming out
with a new $75 bicycle , and seemed embar
rassed when he met mo face to faro.
" 'I was Just seeing how cosily this wheel
runs , ' ho exclaimed when I confronted him.
'If I can dispose of my own bike , I'll comeback
back In a day or so and buy this one. It is a
daisy. '
" 'Oh , yes. " said I. 'It's a beautiful ma
chine , but If you had got it outside of this
door when I saw you , you bet I would bave-
your picture In the Rogues' Gallery. ' His ex
planations were profuse , but they didn't con
vince me of his honest Inten'tlon. The fact
is that he was watchlng'jor me to go jnto
the other shop , and the nbment I did eo hd
improved his opportunity. "
"We do not fear , the men thieves nearly so
much as wo do the women , " said another
dealer. "If , for example , a man comes inhere
hero to rent a bicycle and we have any doubt
as to his honesty wo flatly refuse to let him
have It. But with women it Is different. A
woman may come in all rigged out for a splu
and with her face covered with smiles. She
has been told that our wheels are better than
those in other places and she wishes to hire
ono for a couple of hours. When we Inquire
her address she gives one that Is a mile or BO
away too far. of course , for us to send
around there to nee If it Is genuine adds
that she is so and so and expresses great
surprise that we should for a moment doubt
her sincerity. We tell her that It Is against
our rules to let a wheel to anybody we don't
know , and that we can scarcely make an ex
ception in her case. Then she tceses her
head , snaps her eyes and declares that the
whole thing Is absurd and that she is to be
deprived of a whole afternoon's pleasure on
account of our abominable system of red
tape. Under such circumstances It Is mighty
hard to deny the request , but we have to do
BO. If wo didn't it would be only a short
time before our shop would bo In the hands
of a receiver. "
SAM12 OLD STORY.
Why FlBhennen Draw the Lone Ilow
on All OccanloiiH.
Never believe a fisherman who tells you
that he does not care about tbo fish he
catches , says a writer In the Century. He
may say that ho angles only for the pleas
ure of being out of doors and that ho is
Just as well contented when ho takes
nothing as when he makes a good catch.
Ho may think BO. but It Is not true. He
is not telling a deliberate falsehood. He Is
only assuming an unconscious pose and In
dulging In a delicate bit of self-flattery.
Even If It were true It would not be at all
to his credit.
Watch him on that lucky day when he
comes homo with a full basket of trout on
his shoulder or a quartet of silver salmon
covered with green branches In the bottom
of the canoe. His face Is broader than It
was when ho went out and there Is a sparkle
of triumph In his eyes. "It Is naught , It Is
naught , " he says , In modest depreciation of
his triumph. But you shall see that ho lin
gers fondly about the place whore the fish
are displayed upon the grass and does not
fall to look carefully at the scales when
they are weighed and has an attentive car
for the comments of admiring spectators.
You shall find , moreover , that he Is not un
willing to narrate the story of the capture-
how the fish rose short , four different times ,
to four different files , and finally took a
small black dose and played all over the
pool , and ran down a terribly stiff rapid to
the next pool below , and sulked for twenty
minutes and had to be stirred up with
stonefl , and made such a long flsht that -when
ho rame In at last the hold of the hook was
almost worn through and It fell out of his
mouth as ho touched the shore. Listen to
this tale as It Is told , with endless varia
tions , by every man who has brought homo
a fish and you will perceive that the fisher
man does care for his luck after all.
WOHKS 1,1KB A CIIAUM.
A YOIIIIK Matron' * Way of nettliiK Her
Krrnnil" Done ,
"Yes , cigarettes are a bad habit , but there
Is compensation In all things , " said a young
married woman to a Washington Star man
who wns trying to lay the blame of his smok
ing on a silver pocket case his beat girl had
given him.
"You see , " continued the young matron ' ,
"I would rather Ned didn't smoke'at all ,
but as long as be does I prefer cigarettes
and stipulate be shall roll them himself.
It's the only way I can get my errands done
for me downtown or ever make him remem
ber to pay the gas bill on the last day be
fore the discount Is off. Oh , it is easy enough
to work. You see , I go on the theory that
It Is not willful neglect of his home and
ftmlly tbat makes a man forget to do down
town errands , but the simple fact that they
get crowded out of his brad while he Is nt
business.
"Now when Ned starts off In the morning
I Uko his package of cigarette- papers and
wrlta memoranda on them In pencil. If It
is stuff from th greengrocer's I make n Hat
on the top paper In the pack nnd he Is sure
to sre It about the time ho gels to the corner ,
and ho goes In and leaves the order. It I
want him to 'telephone Alice to run over
from Mount Pleasant to luncheon 1 note the
fact about three pnpers forward and he Is
euro to see It soon after he ftcts to the office.
When I hnvo anything I want him to run
out nnd attend to at noon 1 put It about on
the sixth paper and he Is ccrtalu to read It
Just ns ho Is coming back to the office from
his own luncheon. And If It Is something 1
want brought home for dinner I only need
to write 'bread' or 'beefsteak , ' or whatever It
Is on the tenth paper and It comes home
promptly. I tell you there Is nothing lIKe
executive ability when It comes to managing
your husband. "
WHAT THEY SAID.
The Woman Who ThoiiKht She Had
Knlthfnl Servant * .
In company with a friend she was driven
In her own carriage to the front entrance of
n city theater about 8 o'clock at night , re
lates the Cincinnati Enquirer.
They left the carriage ami went to the
manager's office , where the second woman
had an appointment regarding a charity
benefit.
Matters becoming a llttlo dull , she
begged leave to wait In her carriage , and
came out to it.
Neither coachman nor footman was on
the box , nnd the Indignant woman saw that
the horses had been hitched to a lamp
post.
She entered the vehlcfo quietly , closed
the door and awjiltcd developments.
Presently both of the men emerged from
a near-by saloon , and , wiping their mouths
on their coat sleevea , mounted the box , after
unhitching the horses.
Then this conversation floated down to
her :
"Wonder how long the old girl's going
to bo ? "
"God knows ! I wonder what she's up to7"
"I dunno. Maybe she's gone In to sco the
show.1'
"No , she ain't. I heard her tell the old
man she'd bo back In an hour. "
"Ho wouldn't care If she didn't come back
In a week. "
"That's right. Say ! she's got him under
her thumb , If over a woman had. "
"Well , I don't blame her. He's a hard
proposition , ho Is. I guess he must have
married her for her money. "
"You needn't guess again. You're It. "
By this tlmo the poor woman below was
In a condition bordering on frenzy.
She bit her lips until they almost bled ,
and her heart grew cord as she thought of
the cruel ingratitude of these men , whom
she had always treated with kindly con
sideration.
But there was more.
"What's her friend want at the theaytcr ? "
"Well , cook says she thinks she s goln' to
bo a play actress. "
"Ha ! ha ! ha ! Why. she couldn't go on
the stage. They'd glvo her the laugh , sure.
She's too old. "
Here the much maligned woman came out ,
escorted by a pollto attache , and Joined her
half-hysterical friend in the carriage.
' 'Drive home , " said the new arrival.
Then she caught her weeping friend in
her arms.
"Why , Annie , dear , what's the matter ?
Drive home , Frank. "
The coachman hesitated.
"Shan't wo wait for Mrs. B. , madam ? "
"She's hero In the carriage. She has been
hero for the last twenty minutes. Drive
" ' " " "
homo.
And home they drove , the chill of horror
upon the faithless twain on the box , and
the heat of indignation generating in the
carriage.
The two men were discharged that night ,
and the question , "Do our servants talk
about us ? " was settred in that household.
HOW A DOLL AVERTED WAR.
Pretty Eplnode of Onr Trouble * with
the IndlniiK.
A strange story Is told of how a child's
plaything once had a soothing influence upon
a warlike Apache tribe and was the means of
avoiding a serious war , relates the Phila
delphia Times. It happened when Mr. Bourke
was In Arizona with General Crookc. The
general was trying to put a band of Apaches
back on the reserve , but could not catch
them without killing them , and that he did
not want to do. One day his men captured
a little Indian girl and took her to the fort.
She was quiet all day , saying not a word , j | ,
but her black beads of eyes watched every- i
thing. When night came , however , she
broke down and sobbed Just as any white
child would have done. r
They tried In vain to comfort her and then
Mr. Bourke had an Idea. From the adju- ! 1
tant's wife ho borrowed a pretty doll that ! I 1
belonged to her little daughter , and when
the young Apache was made to understand , i
that It was hers to keep her sobs ceased and I
she fell asleep.
When morning came the doll was still
clasped In her arms. She played with It l ]
day , nnd apparently all thought of ever get
ting back to her trfbo h d left her.
Several days pasiml und s no overtures
about the return of the pftpooso had bet-n
made by the tribe , they ent her , with the
doll still In her pos e8lon , back to her
people.
Mr. Hourke had no Idea of the effect his
benevolent act would have upon the Indians ,
When * the child reached them , with the
pretty doll tn Its chubby hands , It made a
great sensation among them , nnd later on
Us mother came back to the post with It
She was kindly received and hospitably
treated , and through her the tribe was soon
afterwards persuaded to move back to the
reserve.
'An Adventure by
Ono of Detroit's wealthy citizens had ns
his guest n Chrl tlnn Kndcnvorer who wns
particularly welcome because they were
country lads together , relates the Detroit
Free Press. Ono Incident will serve to
show how they are rejuvenated In living
over old times. "Tom , " said the host In the
presence of half a dozen others , "remember
the time wo robbed the watermelon patch' "
The two laughed heartily nnd Tom blushed
deeply while admitting the integrity of his
memory. "Guess 1 better toll It myself , "
for ho Is smart enough to know thnt the
victim of a Joke gnlns sympathy by con
fession. "We boys up there used to get
what money we could make by raising tnblo
melons. Right next to our farm wa * that
of a crusty old bachelor , who had n splendid
crop of watermelons. As he wns without i\
son to reap the profits and wns rich enough
to do without them. I organized a coonlng
expedition to Invade his patch. The night
wna very dark , but wo managed to get away
\\lth nil the ripe fruit we could lay our
hands on. The next morning 1 made n
horrible discovery. "
"What was thnt ? "
"In the darkness we had blundered to the
wrong side of the fence nnd forty of my
finest melons were gone. "
THE UKAI.TY MAUKKT.
INSTRUMENTS plnccul on record Friday ,
July 2S , 1S99 :
Warranty Deed * .
D. a. Hopper and wlfo to Omaha
Klevntor company , lots 9 nnd 10 ,
block 9 , Waterloo . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600
13. K. Babcock nnd wife to 13. J. Stllll-
vnn , lots 2 and 3 , block fl.l , South
Omaha 2-100
B. J. Sullivan to A. F. nnd Barbara.
Stryker. o 1-3 lot 3 nnd M feet of
o. 1-3 lot 2 nnd umllv 1-3 n 10 feet lot
2 , block 94 , snmo 1.000
Dceiln.
'
Sheriff to S. L. Brandt , lot 7. Washington -
ing-ton square
fTotal amount of transfers $ 5,700
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fnlr Saturday nml Simrtny " Iowa
mid Nelirn Un , rrlth Vnrl-
nble WlttdM.
WASHINGTON , July 28. Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday :
For Nebraska and Iowa Fair Saturday ,
with cooler In extreme southeast portion ;
fair Sunday ; variable winds.
For South Dakota Fair Saturday ; fair and
warmer Sunday ; variable winds.
For Missouri Threatening and showers
Saturday , with cooler In northwest portion ,
threatening Sunday , with showers and cooler
In southeast portion ; variable winds.
For Kansas Showers and much cooler
Saturday ; generally fair Sunday ; variable
winds.
For Wyoming Fair and warmer Saturday ;
fair Sunday ; easterly winds , becoming south
easterly.
Local Itecoril.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA , July 2S. Omaha record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of tl'o last thrco
ISftD. 1S9S. 1S3T. 1SOR
Maximum temperature . .SB SS 91 Sfi
Minimum temperature . . . 67 06 70 65
AvoruRC. temperature . - . , 76 77 80 76
Precipitation . 00 T .00 .00
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March 1 ,
1S99 :
Normal for the day . i"
Excess or deficiency for the day . 0
Accumulated deficiency Hlnce March 1..270
Normall rainfall for the day . . . .13 Inch
Deficiency for the day . 13 Inch
Total rainfall Alnce March 1 . 14.01 Inches ,
Deficiency since March 1 . B.OO Inches
Deficiency for cor. period , 189S. . . . 1.92 Inclios
Deficiency for cor. period , 1897. . . . 6.29 Inches
Report * from StntloiiN fit S I > . ill.
2t ?
STATIONS AND STATB gp
OF p
W13ATHER.
|
Omaha , cloudy .00
North Plntte. cloudy . . . . . .30T
Salt Lake , cloudy T
Cheyenne , partly cloudy .32
Rapid City , clear . , .30
Huron , partly cloudy . . . .30T
Willlston , clear T
Chicago , clear .00
St. Louis , clear .02
St. I'nul , cloudy .12
Davenport , clear .00
Helena , clear .00T
Kansas City , clear .00
Havre , partly cloudy . . . . .03
IlismarcU , clear .16
Galveston , clear .00
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
LUCIUS A. WELSH.
Local Forecast Official.
Mr. Charles Detts writes : "I had been
troubled for a long time with chronic
diarrhoea , which produced great despon
dency , slcknces at the stomach , pain between
the hips and in the bak , and Increasing
weakness of the whole system. I com
menced taking Pe-ru-na for these troubles
Mr. Charles Dctts , Burr Oak , Mich.
and felt relieved In a week of the distressing
pains and despondency , I can now do work
that I could not do at all before taking Pe-
ru-na. 1 began to Improve at once , feft
more cheerful and animated , stronger and
buoyant , firmer nerves , freedom from pain
In tbo bowels and stomach , and quiet sleep.
I thank you for your kind advice In my case.
I might add that I'6-ru-na cured me so that
I stayed cured. This Is an Important thing.
Many medicines help temporarily , but the
disease returns. Not so with I'e-ru-na. Ita
effect continues , " Pe-ru-na la a sure and
reliable cure for catarrh In any for what
ever.
ever.Mr
Mr , T. B. Miller , Grand Prairie , Dallas
county , Texas , was also cured of catarrh of
the bowels by Po-ru-na. Ho says :
"I had chronic diarrhoea for fifteen years.
At last I'e-ru-na was recommended by a
friend and I procured a few bottles. It re
lieved me at once , and at the present tlmo
I am perfectly well , I keep Pe-ru-na as my
family medicine now. "
Congressman George H. White , from Tar-
bore , N. C. , says : "I am more than satisfied
with Pe-ru-na. I
Have used It In my
family and they all
Join me in recom
mending It as an ex
cellent remedy. "
Catarrh of the ab
dominal organs la
very much moro
common In summer
than In winter time.
This form of catarrh
might be appropriate.
Congressman
ly classed as summer
George II. Wlilto.
catarrh ; catarrh of
tha upper bowels , diarrhoea ; of the lower
bowels , dysentery. Acute catarrh of the up
per bowels * In children Is called cholera In-
fantum ; In grown people It Is called cholera
morbus. All these are exactly alike In their
pathology. The remedy which will cure ca
tarrh of the Btoinnch will euro catarrh of
the bowels. Pe-ru-na will cure catarrh
wherever loated. In summer comp/alnta It
has won well deserved renown , Pe-ru-na
will cure any case cf diarrhoea , acute or
chronic. Pe-ru-na Is an absolute specific for
dysentery.
Address The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing
Company , Columbus , Ohio , for a free book
on catarrh , written by Dr. Hartraan ,
Remember that cholera morbus , cholera Infantiim. summer complaint , bilious
colic , diarrhoea and dysentery are each and all catarrh of the bowels. Catarrh U the
only correct name for these affections , Pe-ru-ua is an absolute specific for these
ailments , -which are so common tn summer. Dr. Hartman , In a practice of over
forty years , never lost a elunle case of cholera Infantum , dysentery , dlirrhoea , or
cholera morbus. and hli only remedy was Pe-ru-na , Those desiring further particu
lars should send for a free copy of "Summer Catarrh. " Addreiu Dr. Hartman ,
Columbus , O ,
ACTS GENTLY ON THE
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. . .t EFFECTUALLY
Dj t ! * * es * &
PERMANENTLY
EFFECTS.
ouy THE c&NUiNtMANT o oy
ten SAU cr u cRuo&mi rmu soi rts conic.
WHEN OTHERS PAlu
. . .CONSULT. . .
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OMAHA ,
NEB.
Specialists In
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Private Diseases
I/ ) Men and IPomcu.
We guarantee to cure all cases curable of
Catanh , All Diseases of tlic Note , Throat , Clictt ,
Stomach , lioircls nail tAvtr ; nydrvcclc , Yuri *
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p t i Tliroaf , Lungs , Liver , Dyspepsia
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DUFFY'S
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licit OfTern ti Guaranteed and per
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To weak and debilitated men and women
I offer a free book If they will only write
for It. It will tell you Just why drug will
not euro nnd why Electricity Is now the
greatest remedial agent known to modern
olcnce. I could glvo drupa If I wanted to
and make a sreat deal ot money by doing
BO It does not cost a cent to write a pre
scription , but I could not give you drug
treatment and be honest , for I know drugs
will not cure they only temporarily fcitlmu-
lato. I am thu Inventor of
DR. BENNETT'S ' ELECTRIC BELT
Which endorwd by physicians and reo-
ommcnded by thousands of cured patients ,
I worked ? o long on this belt to perfect It
ind studied It so patiently that 1 know ex
actly what It will do.
If my Delt will not
cure you 1 will
frankly toll you so.
1 do not want a dis
satisfied patient , nor
um 1 going to have
one it my treatment
will not euro you I
am going tn say HO.
Da you know there
are moro drug
wrecks thun nlro-
liollc wrecks In this
country ? It Is a fact.
Don't drug yourself
to death. Tin ) medi
cine that may slight
ly benefit one man
wl'l literally tear
down the constitu
tion of another.
Ulectrlci'ty ' n I o n o
mauds unassailable.
It Is the vital und
Nerve Force of ev
ery man and woman
-It Is life lt of. |
AVhen there Is a laclt
of Electricity In tha
_ _ _ , system you are sick.
. , , , My Hell Is to supply
this lot , Electricity. The only troubl
heretofore with electric belts and batteries
w H that the current did not penetrate
the systemr but was retained upon the sur
face , which caused frightful bur. und blls.
ters , 1 luvo done , away with ull that. My
II U has soft , ellken. chamols-covorcd
rponse electrodes that render this burning
ami blistering a physical Impossibility and
allows the entire current to penetrate the
fcysti'in as It should , Tiny aloctrodss on my
Holt co t more to manufacture than tha
entire licit of the. old-stylo makes. When
warn out It can be renewed for only 76
o > ntiNo other belt ran be renewed for
any price and when worn out Is worthless.
J guarantee my Hell to rure Bexnal Ira-
potency Lost Manhood , Varlroeele Hrwr-
matorrhcu und all forms of ( Sexual
Wdikru-Bsas ! ti cither sex. restore Shrunken ,
and Undeveloped Organs und Vitality ;
euro Nervous und Cenerul Dtblllty Kld
ney. Liver und lllridder Troubles , Chronic
Constipation , Dyspepsia , Rheumatism In
any form , all Female Complaints etc , The
prices of my licit urtji only about lialf
what Is ai'lted for the old-uylo nff lrs nnd
I warrant mine to be four times stronger ,
Generates a current thoit you can Instant ! *
feel.
feel.Call
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confidential O > t symptom blanks und lit
erature. Write' for my New Hook About
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the permanent cure of the vurloim weak
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tliastr of one of my Helta. Consultation
and advce without coiit.
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Hooiim Sit and 21 IllooU ,
and lodj-c St Cfit t