THE OMAHA PAILT BEE ; TUESDAY , 10 , 1809.
SUPREME COURT TO SI ! AGAIN
, Highest Tribunal of State Resumes "Work
J Today After Summer Vacation !
OMAHA NATIONAL BANK CASE COMES UP
Cane Involving ( lie Conntltiitlonnllty
, of ( ho State Hoard of TrniiNpur-
j _ Uitlon and Other llourdx
to He Heard ,
i LINCOLN , Sept. 18. ( Special. ) The first
tiling of the supreme court after the
Bummer vacation will open tomorrow morn
ing. There are a number of Important
Btate cases on call , among them the case
of the State against The Omaha National
bank , being the appeal of the case that was
tried In Douglas county , where the verdict
> was In favor of the bank and Its bonds
men. Argument In this cose will bo heard
by the entire court. The brief prepared by
Attorney General Smyth to bo Illcd In this
COHO v > aa destroyed In the North lire here
Saturday , but duplicate copies have been
printed from the original manuscript by an
Dmaha firm. Several coses are on the call
ahead of the Omaha case , but It will prob-
Rbly bo taken up during the morning. The
case Invohcs the liability of the Omaha Na
tional bank and Us bondsmen for $201,884 ,
being the amount of money paid on a check
presented by Joseph S. Bartley , then state
treasurer.
A decision Is expected at the end of the
Bitting In the case of tbo Nebraska Tele
phone Company agalnot Auditor Cornell and
other state oinclals , Involving the constitu
tionality of the State Board ot Transporta
tion and other state boards similarly organ
ized and comprised of state ofllclals. In
the petition filed In this case the right of
the State Board of Transportation to llx or
govern rates Is denied , the contention being
that the creation of such a board Is an ex
tension of power beyond the constitutional
limit. The decision will probably apply In
directly to all other state boards , such as
the Board of Public Lands nnd Buildings ,
Board of Irrigation , Board of Educational
Lands nnd Funds , the State Banking board
nnd several others. The case was argued
nnd submitted to the supreme court In April ,
this year. If the contention of the Ne
braska Telephone company Is upheld by the
court It will mean also that the three secre
taries of the State Board of Transporta
tion , Jim Dahlmab , Joe Edgerton nnd O. L.
Laws , are no longer legally authorized em
ployes of the state.
Coriiell-1'oj liter Imlironllo.
There Is some prospect of the case of
lAudltor Cornell against Qovornor Poynter ,
Involving the constitutionality of the
Weaver act , being heard during this sitting
of the court. Deputy CommlbBloncr Bryant
has been engaged for several days working
upon an answer "to the petition of Auditor
Cornell. If the court grants leave to file
the papers the attorneys may argue the coso
Immediately. Judge Ryan , attorney for
Auditor Cornell , Is disposed to push the
case. Mr. Bryant -will probably bo prepared
tor any emergency and It Is doubtful whether
bo will seek to postpone ita hearing. The
Bitting will probably terminate Wednesday
evening , as thcro arc only twenty cases on
call.
call.Thoro appears to 1 > o no recourse for the
Btate regarding the loss sustained by the
destruction of the senate and house Journals
In the North fire. Many letters , have been
received at the secretary of state's office
from members of the legislature Inquiring
whether other contracts for the publication
of the records will bo let. The clerks of
iboth houses who TO ore employed on the work
of preparing the copy for the printer will
bofclu .y > a dtyc Wednesday and. nq action
/wlll'bo' / takonHy1 the * State Printing board
i until that time. It has been suggested that
the etato couldi recover its loss from the
bondsmen of Jacob North & Co. , but , ac
cording to the terms ot the contract , this
would hardly bo possible. The firm con
tracted to print , bind and deliver 2,000
copiesof the house Journal and a like
number ot senate journals , at a certain
specified price. If North & Co. do not reopen -
open , tholr establishment and no other
printing firm will do the job for the same
llcurcs then the bondamen will be liable.
The printing firm cannot bo held liable , It
Is thought , for the destruction of the orig
inal copy , which It was neither required to
jirosorvo nor to return to the stats. Ar
rangements huvo been made with another
printing firm In Lincoln to complete the
edition of th election laws , of which all
ibut 2,500 volumes were delivered. There
will bo no change in the contract price.
Cerilflcaten of Nomination.
The officers of the democratic slate cen
tral committee today filed with the secre
tary of state a certificate of the nomina
tion oJt the three fusion candidates for state
offices. Cortlficato ot the nomination of
the threa men , by the 'free ' silver republican
convention was filed several days ago , but
the populists luuo not yet completed the
record.
Wallace Chrlstlo of the Seventh Judicial
district has filed with the secretary of state
a statement of the ex [ > snscs of his candi
dacy for the nomination of district judge ,
which. Including hotel bills , livery and
traveling expenses , amoupts to I14.3G.
The State Bonn ! of Transportation has
ncceptod the bid submitted by George Blake
of this city for the carpenter work on the
now hospital building at the Mil ford Sol
diers' home. The plumbing work was lot
SCALY BLEEDING SORES
Xo He t Day or Night. SufTVirliiRS no *
yoml Description. Dwindled to n
Skeleton. AllTlioaRhtwonIcI Die.
Blather Reads of tVouditrfiil Cure by
CUT1CU11A. Father Ooo > 6 Blllna to
Get It. Initnnt and Grateful Uulief.
Complete Cure in Nine \V elii , and
Nut n Sign Left to Tell of Ills
Awft\l SufTfrlug * .
My baby had & terrible breaking oat ll oror
bUfacoand hxadfxt ndln ( { half \ \ y down his
back , wbllo bis nrra became one olltl , ncaly ,
bleeding noro. A fb ) Iclun gave me A preicrlp.
tlon Nvlilcli I lined , tut lie kept getting wor o ,
and iuffured l > c > end description. ' 1 lie pain became -
came o Interne Uiat ho bail to bo put under
opiate * . Wo could tr tlio rckt.nlnlil or day. He
dwindled don n to a mere keletou. Everybody
who an him laid he would aurely die. Ai a
lait rriort a trip to the country a > luggciled ,
that tbo clungoof air ml < ht do him good , Al
eoou an my mother w the child > he got u copy
of an Atlanta paper , ill which there wnsaa ac.
count of n wonderful cure ODTICUHA UKMIUIEB
hail wrought on a two- ) car old child. My father
flatted to the nearet t drug More , which wa the
mllea , and ( mrchnied Cirricuiu ( ointment ) , Uu.
TICVIU BCUI- , sail CtJTJCun * UEBOLVENT. Wa
applied i [ > ir direction * putting plenty of tin
CUTICUIU on Ilia head , face , arm , and hack.
Thu child ill pt for our two Aoun that night ,
Imjiro ed dally , and Innint mill /roin tht tint
htiturliJoa the CUTIC.TJU ItEMEUitJcticire
able to liltconttnue thtlr vst , and not a < lgn U
left to tell of bit u fill aufferlpef.
Mna , UOBIJIUVL DAVIS ,
Aug. V ) , 1898. _ Bouth Atlanta , On.
Blur ro Sitj.Totvmiu lUnin I D KIIT TO *
Tl il > ilutuiu ln wirmUth * t" > Curicin Boir.
mil a ilof li ipplkitlou ol Cvricvai ( ointment ) , fttitt , !
ot molli uu iud ikla cum. Thu Utttmtnt will tltt
IniUnt r < ll < ( r rmlt ml lorptrrnttmi ilt p forchilJ ,
tad point toaipt ljr , ffrmtntot , od economical curt
cl the mix ! toiturlnjr , dliBjuiUir , > nd humllUtlnc of
Itchlof. buralni , WtcJlDi. cilj , pluiply , cd cruited
lila and K ! p tuuon vita I6M ti titlr , wh n all tlit filU.
Soli thrvuihoul tht worlj. I'otita DaCO iiu CUIK.
Coir Bolt I'rui * , Helton.
or-"U l' > L'ui Ti > rturlnz Etumi , " miUtd In * .
BED OILY SKIN eared
to U W PomeTene , also of Lincoln. The
appropriation for the building Is $5,000.
Slnco July 1 "wolf " bounty claims aggre
gating J60.000 have been allowed by Auditor
Cornell , the number of Individual claims
being 30.000.
The Lincoln street fair has opened under
favorable circumstances. Incoming trains'
today brought numerous visitors from out
of town and tonight the streets are
thronged. Tew of the displays -wcro In
place until ihls evening. Preparations for
the fair were delayed Romewhat by the
reunion and the First regiment reception ,
nearly all the workmen of the city being
employed on the reunion grounds during
the week. All day yesterday the construc
tion or booths was kept up , many workIng -
Ing nil night In preparation of opening this
morning. A few preliminary exhibitions
were given on the open stages tonight , all
drawing crowds. Tomorrow the fair will b
on in earnest.
wouic or suni/rovs
MlnlNtcrlnl AnnlKiiiuenlii for-South null
AVuwt .NeliriiHUn.
SHHLTON , Neb. , Sept 18. ( Special. )
The south and west Nebraska conference of
the United Brethren church concluded Its
work yesterday with a number of meetings.
It was the largest held in six years , over
forty ministers being In attendance. The
sermon at 11 a. m. wan by Bishop J. S.
Mills of Dctucr , and his subject was
"Progress and the Coming Century. " The
appointments and their charges for this dis
trict are : Presiding older , J. J. Smith ,
home , St. Paul ; Garden Plains , J. Mason ;
Illchland , A. L. Zimmerman ; Hayea county ,
H. Plckett ; State Line , Frank Harman ;
Aurora , to bo supplied ; Chime Rock , n. F.
Wagner ; Harrlsburg , to bo supplied ; Kear
ney , A. Schwlmley ; Amherst , J. W. Grass ;
Falrflcld , C. M. Fuller ; Elba , J. F. Green ;
Stockvlllo , to bo supplied ; Valley , T. J.
Parker ; Platte Valley , Walter Smith ; Lltch-
fleld , J. Brumsor ; Gibbon , A. Boyd ; Broken
Bow , L L. Kplcy ; Cairo , G. W. Arnold ;
UoBcland , F. W Vanmcter ; Plcasanton ,
William Toolcy ; Hastings , to be supplied ;
Hoosler Vnlley , J. II. Street ; Angus , T. M.
Bell ; Danbury , F. M. Kennedy ; Guide Rock ,
F. Brookhard ; L. P. Hunslngcr , evangelist.
nnvvim coM-nunxcE
Iilnt of Appointment * mill AmilKni ( * iin
for Hie Vcnr.
BEAVER CITY. Neb. , Sopt. 18. ( Special. )
The Nebraska conference ot the Methodist
Episcopal church clceod today and the presi
dent of the conference announced the fol
lowing appointments for the ensuing year :
Proesldent , W. C. Miller ; Bordeaux , Mrs.
A. J. Ruckcr ; Beaver City , E. T. Hudson ;
Driftwood , J. E. Darby ; El wood , W. C. Mil
ler ; Elwood , G. B. Chase , supernumerary ;
Eustls , G. I. Rcoves ; Merna , to be supplied ;
Waco , H. C. Bradley ; Earl , T. L. Jeffcra ;
Northeast Nebraska mission , to be supplied
by the president ; London , unsupplled ; C.
E. Ptolnney , supernumerary to Waco charge ;
Cyrus Carter , superannuated ; F. M. Graham ,
without appointment ; T. J. Strlckler , loaned
to the Kansas conference and Board of Home
Missions ; A. H. Moore , without appoint
ment ; C. S. Bradley , missionary at largo ;
T. N. HInson , without appointment.
IIHAD-E1VD COLLISION AT LIIinilTY.
TITO KrelRht Trnlnn Meet oil the llur-
HiiKtnn Itonil In n Foe.
WYMORE , Nob. , Sept. 18. ( Special. ) A
head-end collision occurred on the Burling
ton rood at Liberty , ten ralloa east of here ,
at G o'clock this morning , when train No.
63. westbound , ran Into an eastbound extra.
Both ivero freight trains and the engine
crows saved their lives by Jumping Just
before the locomotives came together.
Engineer Coulter , who was on the extra ,
received a number of bruises and cuts on
the head and face , the result of falling
when ho Jumped. The accident -was the re
sult of a very heavy fog , which made It im
possible , to see thtf"slgnal iboacd , at Liberty.
itotn engines and a numioer or cars were
badly demolished and the track was blocked
for several hours , but thla evening the
wreck has boon cleansd and trains are
running on time.
FOUR LIVES LOS.T IN THE AVIIECIC.
Toll Martin's Charred llody In the
chriiHkn City DebrlH.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. . Sept. 18. ( Spe
cial Telegram. ) The work ot cleaning up
the wreck on the Missouri Pacific near here
has proceeded so far that trains are running
regularly again. It developed today that a
fourth anan , Toll Martin , lost his life In
the wreck. Ho was a friend of Fireman
Rouse and was riding on the engine. His
body and the dead fireman's were found to
day under the engine , charred and black
ened beyond recognition. They wore Iden
tified by their watches and key rings.
Coroner Karateng Impaneled a Jury and
has been taking evidence this afternoon. No
now foots regarding the cause , of the wTeck
have yet developed.
IIOU.VDS FOH J.IIL imBAicnns.
Gritnd Inlimd'n .lull Illrdn Scatter lied
l' 'Ii | er In Their Trail.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Sopt. 18. ( Spe
cial Telegram. ) Ray Raphael , Frank Lock-
wood and a prisoner from Box Butte county
who broke Jail by prying an Iron bar out o
n window , are 8111 at large. All were re
cently sentenced to the pen. Bloodhounds
from Lincoln are on their trail , but the
prisoners threw pepper In their tracks to
misread the dogs.
The searching party Is led by Deputy
Sheriff McCasland. on account of Sherlf
Taylor's recent accident , and Chief of Police
Partridge and Janitors Paulson and Thles-
eon make up the rest of the party.
life In Ili'incr CUj" Sunday.
BEAVER CITY , Neb. , Sept. 18. ( Special )
The Sunday Bee was In the hands of its
Beaver City subscribers the same day as
printed for the first itlrao today. The new
star route from Oxford to this place brough
the mall at noon for itho first tlmo. The
Bco was eagerly nought for and1 many extra
copies could have been sold Although ono
of the oldest towns of southern Nebraska
Bcmor City has never had Sunday mal
servJco until today.
ll < i > .Stopped ,
FAIRMOUNT. Neb. , Sept. IS. ( Special )
Saturday night three boys , ranging In age
from 12 to 14 years , stopped at the farm of
James Little , thrco mires south of town ,
and wcro given supper. Little tried to find
out where they wore from , but could not
and ho became suspicious as each boy rode
a flno horse. Ho brought them to town ,
where It was learned that they lived near
Benedict , Benedict was telephoned and a
reply rceol\ed to hold the hoys. Since then
they have been taken home ,
.InluiNoii Count } 'H 1'nlr Ilt > Kln * .
TECUMSEH , Nob. , Sept. 18. ( Special. )
The Johnson county fair opens tomorrow
with a four days' program. The exhibits
promise to ba Interesting and a good speed
card has been prepared.
Woiidiiifii'M 1'li'iilu for DoiiKlnii.
DOUGLAS. Neb. , Sept. 18. ( Special. )
The Modern Woodmen of America will
picnic here Thursday and a largo crowd Is
expected.
Par Othrr > TUr.
Chicago Tribune : The poet was In his
be&t clothes.
He was doing the boolcty act.
In a earner of the brilliantly-lighted par
lor ho sat , with a look of Intense abstraction
on his pole , scholarly face.
"What occupies your mind ? " bantering- !
asktol a fulr one. " 'Thoughts that breathe
and words that bum ? ' "
"Alas , no ! " ho exclaimed , In agonof soul.
"Collar points that plerco and bhocs tlM
pinch ! "
Which seeing to show that the poet , when
at hie bust , U la neglige ct lume.
BRYAN OPENS THE CAMPAIGN
*
Starts In at O'Niill ' on Another Tonr of
Stnmp Oratory.
DEPENDS ON REPUBLICANS FOR CHEERS
Mixed Audience IIntend ( o III * Hc-
niarUn mill Mnny ICIM e lie-tore lie
lleluiMli nf the Snmc
Old btory.
O'NEILL , Neb. , Sept. 18. ( Special Tele
gram. ) W. J. Hrjan'a speech , that for
weeks has been advertised with flaming poe-
tcrs and limitless newspaper space , was de
livered today before an audience of about
2,000 people , about half the number the en
thusiastic populist managers had predicted.
There were probably as many republicans us
populists present. The meeting was notable
, for the general apathy of the audience and
i deficit of enthusiasm. In the morning at 10
1 o'clock a public reception was held nt the
| court house. Air. Uryau was taken to the
reception In a carriage and while the streets
\-WCTO \ thronged with people no one offered a
I cheer until the procpsslon reached Douglas
I street , when a prominent republican re-
1 marked to a friend that It seemed pretty
| chilly and proposed three cheers for Bryan ,
| which wcro given by a small number of the
i spectators.
The speech of the day was made In the
ftornoon on a vacant block In the city ,
'o ' glvo an Idea of the slzo ofi the crowd , It
s mfo to assert that a quarter of a block
ould have easily furnished ample room for
11 present and many left before the con-
UisIon of Mr. Bryan's remarks.
In his opening remarks Mr. Bryan eald
hat ho was particularly Interested In the
lection of Silas Holcomb and Jud o Neville ,
i'urthor thnn this ho made no reference to
ilr. Holcamb , but frequently referred to the
udgo by discussing "probable " legislation and
say-Ing : "I want Judge Neville In congress ,
so ho array \oto no. " Mr. Ncvlllo occupied
a seat on the stngo close to Mr. Bryan's
eft.
eft.When
When Mr. Bryan pot down to talking na-
lonal politics ho opened up on tfho Income
ax. For this measure ho wanted the presl-
cnt , congress , supreme court and an amend
ment to the constitution , If necessary.
Speaking of trusts , ho arralg-nod the ad
ministration , particularly the attorney general -
oral , 'for failure to enforce the anti-trust
aw. Ho ealdl that the trusts could bo driven
out of 'business ' by an administration that
was so minded and that a democratic admlu
stra tlouwould do It. As to how itwould
m done iho did not enlighten his hearers.
Silver was Introduced by saying that It
lad been burled annually and Benil-annually
slnco ' 91 , but that U had been so poorly
ono that another funeral would bo neces
sary this year. On this Issue ho said ho
vas In deadly earnest and -would never rest
n his efforts until the financial policy of
his country was ifar removed , from the dicta
tion of the London clearing house.
Of Imperialism , ho said that from the very
first ho had been opposed to it and would
continue the opposition until the constltu-
; lon was repealed and when that was done
10 was out of politics. He did not say that
10 was in favor of abandoning the war , but
10 said ho was In favor of giving the Filipinos
pines the Eomo assurance that was given to
; he Cubans. Ho believed that would end
the -war. Then ho would establish a stable
government and say to the -world : "Hands
off , let this young republic- work out its
destiny. "
Throughout his speech he entered Into
the details of nothing. Ho confined him
self to flowery generalities that v > ere pleas
ing to the ear , but did not appeal strongly
to reason. There was a noticeable lack of
enthusiasm and applause.
Judge Nevlllo addressed the fag end of
the crowd tonight at the court house.
YORK BOOMING SEDGWICK
County DcloRiiteM ( o U e All Honor
able Meniin ( o Get Him the
Supreme
YORK , Neb. , Sept. 18. ( Special. ) At the
York county republican convention Judge
Scdgwlck was invited to assist In the se
lection of delegates to the state convention
and the following resolution was adopted :
"The republicans of York county are
highly gratified -with the movement which
serans to have spread over the state feT
the nomination cf Judge Samuel H. Sedg-
wlck for the supreme bench. Wo who have
lived near him and known him well for
many years feel mire that no better selec
tion could be made ; his finished education
and eplondld legal attainments , strengthened
and developed by more than twenty-five
years' successful experience at the bar ant
on the bench , together with his unassail
able private life , will command the confi
dence and respect of all and will make him a
strong candidate and an Ideal judge.
"Wo therefore Instruct the delegates to
the republican state convention from thla
county to employ all honorable means to
secure his nomination. "
FnriiiiN Count } IteiinlilleiiiiN.
BEAVER CITY , Neb. , Sopt. IS. ( Specla
Telegram. ) The republican county convcn
tlon was hold today and the following county
ticket , conceded to bo an unusually stront ,
ono , was nominated : Clerk of the court , T
A. Boyd ; 'treasurer , Andrew Jackson ; clerk
HorculcH Rico ; sheriff , O. W. Lewis ; Judge
B. T. Sherwood ; superintendent , W. T
Dates ; surveyor , D. S. Hasty ; coroner , C
E. Hopping , commlEBloncr , 0. W. Clark
The judicial delegation will vote for the
nomination of Judge G. W. Norrls , the state
delegation is unlnEtructcd and as far a
known has no preference for supreme judge
\OIIlllllltlllllN lit IllleH.
HAYES CENTER , Nob. , Sept. 18. fSpo
clal. ) The republican county conventlo
met with I. D. Smith as chairman and J. B. I
Cruzen as secretary. The following ticket j
was nominated : County clerk , J. L. Blood ; i
treasurer , T. J. Blrchall ; sheriff , William I
DuKes ; judge , H. C. Ponnell , superintend
ent , C. M. Ilees ; coroner , Dr. F H. Bostock ;
survojor , H. B. Snyder ; commissioner , John
Showers. Delegates to state convention Q.
Bodeman , C. Llston , R. Mlntllng , and M. S.
Cunningham. Delegates to Judicial conven
tion : J T Alexander , L D. Smith , J. AV.
Gull and James Hagerman.
\iin e < > C nnl > 'N TleUet.
FULLERTON , Neb. , Sept. 18 ( Special )
The republican county convention nominated
the following ticket : For county clerk , L.
M. Gable cf Genoa , county treasurer. Old- ,
eon Wheeler of Fullerton , sheriff , William
Johnson of South Branch , clerk of district
court , E. G. Brady of Belgrade , superin
tendent cf schools , J. A Storch of Pullerton ,
coroner , Dr r. W. Johnson of Fullerton ,
surveyor , O. R. Cow gill of rullerton The
nominees for dork and superintendent are
former uoldlcrs of the First regiment.
rtNiin'H KiiHliln Deal. '
CULBERTSON , Neb , Sept. 18. ( Special ) j
The democrats and populists agreed yes
terday to fuse In Hitchcock county , the
democrats being given the county clerk and
withdrawing the remainder of their ticket
A challenge was extended the republican
candidate for clerk to defend his past official
record In that office and will be promptly
accepted.
( " : iI ! fur Ciimliiir'x Contention.
WEST POINT , Neb , Sept. 18 ( Special , )
The Republican county convention Is called
to moot October 7 , when a full county tlckqt
will bo nominated ,
Alerrleli Count } lt < > | iul > lleun > .
CENTRAL CITY , Neb. , Sopt. IS ( Special
) TUe republican county cornea- ,
tlon waa held hero today and Oie following
ticket nominated : Treasurer , J , P. Spell-
man ; clerk , Emll Becker ; sheriff , H. E.
Ash ; dork of the court , C. Jcffers ; judge ,
P. S. Heaton ; superintendent , A. Holmes ;
coroner , Dr. Gregg. Spollman , Becker ,
Holmes end GropK fwero rcnonilnated for
second tcrmi and ) Heaton for third. The
ticket Is a strong one.
now TO iin wn.VTiinH-wisn.
< lneer Old Sawn thnt lln\e llccn 1'ot-
Imipil for Yearn.
Thunder on Sunday la considered by the
ttoathcr-wlsM the sign of the death ot n
great man ; on Monday , the death of a
woman ; on Tuesday , If In early summer. It
foretells nn abundance of grain ; on Wednes
day , warfare Is threatened , on Thursday ,
an abundance of sheep nnd corn the farmer
may reckon upon ; on Friday , eomo great
man will bo murdered ; on Saturday , a gen
eral pestilence nnd great mortality.
Friday's weather shows what may bo ex
pected on the following Sunday , that Is , If
It rains on Friday noon , then It will rnln
on Sunday , but If Friday bo clear , then
Sunday will be fine as well.
The twelve days Immediately following
Christmas dcnoto the weather for the com
ing twelve months , ono day for n month.
'ho day of the month the first snow storm
appear ! Indicates the number of enow
storms the winter -will bring. For example.
f the first enow storm cornea on No-
ember 20 look out then for twenty-nine
now storms.
There Is an old saying which originated
lerhapa for the benefit of school children
hat there Is only ono Saturday In the year
without sun during some portion of the day.
A gale , moderating at sunset , -will Increase
loforo midnight * but If It moderates after
midnight the weather will Improve ,
No weather Is 111
If the wind Is still.
If the full moon shall rlso rod expect
wind.
The sharper the blnst the sooner 'tis past.
A light jellow sky nt sunset pressages
\lllcl.
lllcl.Whon
When you POO northern lights you may
expost cold weather.
Hazy weather Is thought to prognosticate
rest In winter , enow In spring , lair weather
n summer nnd rain In autumn.
Storms that clear In the night -will bo fol-
owed by a rain storm.
Three foggy mornings will surely be fol-
omcd by a rain storm.
If Ice on the street melts nnd runs off
rain will come , next ; while If the wind
cracks off the Ice snow will follow.
When the leaves of trees show their under
sldo there will bo rain.
When the perfume of flowers or the oilor
ot fruit Is unusually noticed rain may bo ex-
> ected.
When the sky Is full of stars expect rain.
If a cat washes herself calmly and
smoothly the weather will be fair. If she
vashes "against the grain" take your mack-
ntoshnlth you. If she lies with her back
o the fire there will bo a squall.
Cats with their tails up and hair appar
ently electrified indicate approaching wind.
If pigs are restless there will bo windy
weather ; plga can see the wind.
The direction In which a loon flies In the
morning will bo the direction of the wind
tno next aay.
Magpies fl ) Ing throe or four together and
uttering harsh cries predict windy weather.
Flocks of crows signify a cold summer.
When the owl nests lookout for a storm.
When the awnllow files low rain will come
soon ; when they fly high expect fine
weather.
If the rooster crows at night he will "get
up with a wet head. "
Six weeks from tha time the flrst taitydld
is heard there will bo a frost.
DEVIL'S ISLAND.
Dcftcrlntloti of tlie Plnoe liy Prlnoncr
" \Vlio I'rcced'Vlt Dreyfuw.
In "An Italian on Devil's Island" the
International for September some reminis
cences of the Italian patriot , Paola Tlbaldl ,
are given. TlbaldH was banished by the
judges of the second Napoleonic empire to
the spot whlcih has lately been the scene of
the sufferings of Captain Dreyfus.
"This accursed island , " the Italian says ,
"throughout Its extent of fivo-elghfhg of a
mlle In length and 1,840 feet In width , con
sists almost entirely of bare , unfruitful
rocks. The arid soli , onwhich even the
grass rnithers for lack of nourishment nnd
only a few scattered bushes grow , the foliage
of wihtch Is parched and withered by the
pltlleea sun , showed the man who was to 11 vo
there the sufferings to which he was doomed.
On thte bare ridge , the rocks of which were
crumbled by the heat of the sun , In the
mUtst of the cheerless , terrible solitude of
the ocean near nnotiher island , whose palms ,
fruit trees and blossoming bushes aroused
the tortures of Tantalus , the exile found
othcir companions In misfortune , with whom
ho shared the frightful agonies of that new
existence.
"What was , what Is the life of these unfor
tunates whom law or despotism tore from
family Jojs , often from Intellectual labor and
every comfort of life , to take thorn to be only
a number , without Independent will , without
ai'plratlon , without hope , and In a land and
climate where physical vigor and mental
energy are equally prostrated !
"Against this prostration there Is no
weapon except zealous , exhausting toll ,
constant occupation. Otherwise the 'dry
guillotine' will speedily find Its victim.
Whoever rcimalns In his desolate abode , sit
ting In a corner or lying on hla couch , re-
nlgned to sorrowful reflections which depress
the mind , nnd neglects to obtain by physical
exertion the bodily health which aids In the
Btruggle against Uio terrible blown ot fate ,
Is Riving himself a powerful Impetus toward
the grave that awaits , most of tho-'o w ho ore
cast nway upon these- coasts , where the Ku
ropcon dies and does not p tm old.
"In order to make the o r more capable
of resisting the violent attacks ot fever
cauecd by the climate and the pestilential
marshes ot Guiana , throughout this region ,
It Is absolutely necessary to wrest oneself
from lurking inertness , to o\crthrow and
destroy It. During the summer , horrible nnd
murderous as the heat may bo , ono must not
only find strength to battle against this heat ,
which enervates nnd tempts one to constant
drowsiness , but to accumulate a store of
vigor that will render the long bad season
of the year less perilous.
"In the latitude ot Devil's Island there are
really onlv two season * the summer , lasting
about four months , during which tlmo not
a drop ot rain falls , nnd the rainy season ,
during which , for eight months , streams of
water pour down Incessantly , so that It
would bo madnres to Icwivo the house , on
account of the fever which attacks the Ill-
advised person who ventures forth , and
rarely gives him an opportunity to repent of
his Imprudence.
"During the summer the heat Is so Intense
that the stones ono touches leave n , mark
upon the hand like a red hot Iron , nnd eggs
that are taken from the shade burst n few
minutes after coming In contact with the
heat ot the sun , on account of the ( million
decomposition ot the nitrogenous sub
stances nnd the consequent expansion ot the
gases contained In them , H Is Imperatively
needful at this season to arm oneself with
superhuman energy , shako off Inertness , nnd ,
bidding defiance to the scorching rays , keep
constantly at work. Ono may till n little
patch of ground , fish or catch the sea turtles
which eomo out of the water to bask among
the rocks of ths Island , but , whatever hap
pens , ono must keep buey.
"A special feature , nnd perhaps the only
ngreeablo ono ot the Island , Is or rather
was , when the few trees that struggled for
existence there had not been felled the
presence of certain very largo lizards which
lived In the trees and wcro killed with stonea
by the prisoners , to bo oaten. They were
really a delicacy , and , when boiled or
roasted , afforded a rich , palutablo dish , eorao-
what similar In tnsto to pheasants. "
CAH POHTnilS A > D WO.MU.V.
Oiin ot ( lie 1'ornicr Given HlH Ylenx
till Kr.tr Triii elerN.
"It's this way , If you ne\er done eomo to
think of It before , " said the car porter to n
Philadelphia Times man , as ho struggled
with a refractory window. "Thero ain't a
porter who could afford to tnko any run If
ho was to get nothing but company's wages.
Ho certainly would go bankrupt. You ex
pect to make your Ihlng out of other llltlo
things ; not that any ot us gets as much as
the funny papers say wo do , but there's a
llttlo coming In for things the porter does
that ain't paid for when you put down the
price of jour sleeper ticket. But when the
tialn pulls out and the porter takes what
you may say Is his flrst real look at what
no's got In his car , It'a expecting n good
deal to expect him to look right chipper
and cheerful when there's a dozen sections
got ladles In them , but he's got to do It ,
for the company made that rule. What's the
reason for It ? We/1 , it's Just this : When
it's a man , all jou have to do Is to fix his
shoes and to brush him off when ho gets to
his station ; maybe he'll call for a eldo
screen wnon no wanis me winaow up , out
that's about nil , and he Just naturally gives
you a quarter. That ain't much to him ,
and It ain't much to the porter , but several
o { them counts up.
"But with a lady It's different. She's al-
wa > s mighty uneasy ; she's got to have a
table , and then she's got to lia\o It taken
away , and the window never does get to
suit her , and she wants a pillow , nnd then
she wants more plllons , and you're lucky If
she doesn't ring you out of the only chance
jou have to get a nap in the whole run just
because she wants a glass of water. And
after all the things you've been doing for
her Tight along , she's Just as like as not to
walk Tight away as soon as jou set her
grips on the platform.
"Oh , I can tell you , ladles on a car Just
naturally keep the porter guessing , they
certainly do , and the company says you
must bo cheerful. But when there's a lady
gote Into one of your sections for the whole
run , and she's used to traveling about and
to bolng looked after , why then she sort
ot knows that the porter Is looking at her ,
"I linvo been troubled u great deal
with u torpid liver , which produces constipa
tion 1 found CASOARETS to bo all you claim
fortUom , and secured such relief the tlrsttrlnl ,
that I purchased another supply end wai com
pletely cured I shall only bo too glad to rec
ommend Crucarcts whenever tlio opportunity
Is presented" J. A SMITH.
2920 Susquehanna Ave. , Philadelphia , Pa.
Fleatant. PulatubU , J'otent. Tosto Good. Do
Good. Worer bleken. Weaken , or GrlpcTlOc. 2teU > c.
. . . CURE CONSTIPATION. . . .
Btrrllcr lltBllj Ctafimj , CLIcifo , M.ulrfll , titw York , 5M
Bw ndcnar nt e < Jbr nil drug-
Btsu to CVrjCKTobacco Habit.
and tho'a pot him to guessing whether chc's
ono of them sort that's no Rood except to the
company , or ono of the other sort. So It
sho'a nsKxl to traveling , nnd mnjbe known
something about what porters has to do ,
well , she just sort of Indicates to the porter
the way jou'\o done that sho's disposed
to consider him n business man. "
Where It In nt 1'anlt.
Chicago Post : "No , sir ; this now bank
ruptcy law dcrsn't suit mo at all. "
"What's the matter with It' "
"Why , I was about to take advantage of
It nnd go through bankruptcy when 1 dis
covered that It would cost mo as much as
to pay what I owe. "
"Well , then , run up some more bills. "
"That's Just the trouble. I cnn't. I tried
to nnd failed. "
CltlraRO Mlnlntorn 1111 Ore ) tun.
CHICAGO , Sept. IS Resolutions con-
damning the Dreyfus verdict , which were.
Introduced t the last meeting of the
Methodist ministers' conference ot Chicago ,
were posted at the meeting today without i
opposition , The resolutions declare thnt
"tho whole world I * crj Ing for Justice nt
the hands of the French nation toward
Dreyfus. "
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Indication * ) Are for Knlr Ttiomlny anil
\Vediu-ndny , itltli AVItidn North
( n Kant \eliranka. .
WASHINGTON , Sept. 18. Forecast for
Tuesday and Wednesday ;
For Nebraska , ICanona and Montana Fair
Tuesday and Wednesday ; winds mostly
north to cast.
lineal Ilernril.
OFFICn OF THE WKATHCn BUIinAU.
OMAHA , Sept. 18. Omaha , record of tem
perature ana precipitation compared with
the cotrcspondlng dny of the past three
years ;
1SW. ISIS. 1S97. 1SW
Maximum temperature. . . 71 90 S4 61
Minimum temperature 41 CO K > 53
Average temperature . US 7S 70 57
1'reclpltntlon . t . ( X ) .00 .00 .41
Record of temperature nnd precipitation
nt Omaha for thin dny nnd slnco March 1.
1KV ) :
Normal for the day . . . '
Deficiency for the day .
Accumulated deficiency ulnco March 1..12G
Normal rainfall for the day . 10 Inch
Deficiency for tbo dny . in inch
Normal rainfall for the day . 10 Inch
Detlolency slnco March 1 . 371 Inchcti
Deficiency for cor. period , I'flS. . . 2. Ofi Indus
Deficiency for cor. period , 1S97. . . . SGI Incfhes
Heportn From Station * al S 1' . M.
DEBILITATED MEN
In Ilio treatment of these nervous dls
orders ot men , > oung nnd old , which re-
uH from the nbuso ot lomo law of nature ,
early Indiscretions ,
Inter cxccstcs , dlist-
pfttlons , etc. , tir-co li
a great deal to bo
considered , Tito sub
ject la deeper than
most physlclani
think U. Tiiero Is
ono thing that la cer
tain. Drugs only
stimulate. They do
not tone or strength
en. U Is Just like
taking a drlulc ot
whiskey to relieve
the mental tortureof
eomo financial or
family trouble , I
Know drugs would
not euro those dis
eases , BO Icnt to
work experimenting
just ns n business
ninn would do who
wanted to Improve
tbo condition ot his
business. I discovered that the rfraknrin
was not local. To get the proper results n
remedy would have to bo found to build up
the entire organism. I know I would ha\a
to treat the cause not the effect , and to
meet this demand I Invented.
Dr , Bennett's ' Electric Belt ,
It IB a model homo self-treatment and
has a special attachment for men. H gen
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J9 Including Swimming and Diving contests In
Tuesday , Sept. the Lagoon between Hawallans , Filipinos ,
Turks nnd Indians , nt 3:30 p. m.
. . . .AT THE. . . . JinSTIllICTIOX OK Tim MAI\K
and recovery of the bodies of marrnefl by
Captain Louln Sorcho , world's champion
deep eca diver.
AO.UATIO SI'KCIAI.TII5S
by Captain BIllJo Johnson , Rlargarot John
son , Oua Johnson , Matthew Gay and lloy
Bernard.
GRAND -MUSKA ; i , .MII/ITAHY
hi'icTACii : ,
WESTERN ILLINOIS DAY. L l ty BelletcKlt's Concert Band , entitled
Afternoon nnd Evening Performances by
lUJNNI.NG IlACnS AND I.VDIAX HACHS
I'lior. A. AI.KIJIIMI ,
AT Si : : 0 ! .311. Champion High Wlro Walker of the World.
To the woman who secures tlio greatest
number of White Russian Sonp wrap
pers -also nine other valuable prizes to
the women of Nebraska and the city of
Council lUuffs , Iowa.
Save every AN'hlto Russian Soap wrap
per and bring or mall them to Jas. S.
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Omaha , and get a receipt for them.
Contest begins at once and closes Dec.
20th , 1809 , nt 2 o'clock p. m. Prizes
will be awarded by Christmas' .
$10 cash prize 1o the woman having
< ho greatest number of Whlto Russian
Soap wrapperr to her credit at 12 o'clock
noon , October 15.
I I I I I
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