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10 THE OMAHA DAII1 IlEE: STJJNUA, J0L gi, 1003 p thoroughbreds. By W. A. FRASER. Author of "The Outcast," ''Mooswa." and Other Stories. 5J (Copyright 1902 by McClure, Phillips ft Co.) , He pasd through tbe nsrrow gate lead ing from the paddock to the grsndstand. The gatekeeper sodded plessantly to him and eatd: "Hope you'll do the trick with the little mara, elr. I'm twenty yeare at thli business, end I haTen't got over my Itkln' for an honest horse and so honest owner yet." There wii a covert Insinuation of sus picion, albeit a kindly one, In the man's vole. The very air was full of the taint of crookedness; else why should the official peak of honesty at all? Everyone knew that Joha Porter raced to win. He crossed the lawn ahd leaned against the course fence to take a deciding look at the mar and the chestnut as they circled past the stand In the little view-promenade which preceded the race. His tfslned eye told him that Lausanne was a grand-looking horse; big. well-sloped houldera, reached back toward the huge Quarters until the small racing saddle al most covered the short back. What great promts of weight-carrying waa there! He laughed a little at the irrelevance of this thought, for it waa not a question of weight-carrying at all; 2-year-old at a hundred pounds in a sprint of only Ova fur longs. Speed waa the great factor to be considered; and surely Lucretla outclassed the other in that way. The long, well ribbed up body, with Just a trace of gaunt-" Bess In the flank; the slim neck; the deep ehest; the broad, flat canon bones and the well-let down hocks, giving a length of thigh like a greyhound, and the thighs tbem aelvea. as John Porter looked at them under the tucked-up belly of the gentle mar, big and strong and full of driving force, that should make the others break a record to beat her. From the Inquisition of the owner's atudy Lucretla atood forth triumphant; neither the chestnut nor anything else in tbe race could beat her. And Jockey McKay forier raised his eyes Involuntarily, seeking for some occult refutation of the Implied dis honesty of the boy he had trusted. He found himself gailng straight Into the small shifty eyes of Lucretia's midget rider, and auch a hunsxy. wol6sh look of mingled cun- in nA eunldltv was there that Porter almost shuddered. The Inslouatione of Mike Oaynor and the other things that pointed at a Job being on hadn't half the fore of the dishonesty that was so apparent in the tell-tale look of the morally Irresponsible boy in whose nanaa he was so completely helpless. All tb csreful preparation of the mare, the economical saving, even to the self denial of almost necessary things to the end that h might have funds to bsck her heavily when she ran; and the high trials she had given him when asked the question, aad which bad gladdened his heart and brought an explanation of satlsfaotlon from his , phlegmatic trainer; the glrll3h Interest of his daughter in the expected triumph; all these contingencies were as less than nothing should the boy, with the look of a demon In his ys, not ride straight and honest. Even then It was not too late to ask the atewarda to aet McKay down. But what proof had ha to offer that there waa any thing wrong? Th boy'a good name would be blasted should he, John Porter, say at th last minute that he did not trust him; and perhaps th lad was Innocent. Race oeonla were so ready to cry out that a Jockey waa fixed that there was something wrong, when their own Judgment was at fault and they lost. Suddenly Porter gave a cry of astonish ment: "My God!" he muttered, "the boy haa cot spurs on. That'll aet th mare clean crazy." He turned to' Dixon, who was at his el bow. "Why did you let McKay put on the steels ?" "I told him not to." "He'e got them on." "They've got to com off," and the trainer dashed up tbe steps to the stewards. In two minutes be returned, a heavy frown oa hla face. "WI1T;' queried Porter. "I'v mad a mess of It," answered Dixon, sullenly. "It seems there's hints of a Job en, an' th atewarda have got th wrong efld of th stick." "They refused to let the mar go back t th paddock?" queried. Porter. "Yes; an' on of them said that If the trainer would atlck closer to their horses an' keep out of the bettln' ring that tbe publlo 'd get a better run for their money." "I'm aorry, Andy," said Porter, consol ingly. "It's pretty tough on me, but It's worse on you, air. That boy hadn't spurs when be weighed, an' tbere'a the rankest kind of Job on, I'll tak me oath." "We've got to stand It, Andy." "That we have; we've Just got to take ur medicine like little men. Even If we make a break an' tak McKay oft, there Isn't another good boy left. It he Jabs th little mar with them steels she'll go clean eraiv." "It's my fault. Andy. I guess I've savod and patted her a bit too much. But ahe sever needed spurs ahe'd break her heart trying without them. "By '!' muttered Dixon, aa he went back to th paddock, "If the boy stops th mar he'll never get another mount If I can help It. It' this sort of thing that ; kills tb whole business of racing. Here's a stable that'a straight from owner to exercise boy and now likely to throw down th public and atand a chance of getting ruled S ouraelves because of a gambling little thief that can spend the Income of a prince. But after all It Isn't hla fault. I, know who ought. to b warned off if the race Is fixed, but they won't be able to touch a hair of him; he' too dam slick. But his tlme'll come God knows how many men he'll break In the meantime, though." As John Porter passed Dauby'a box, goii tip the stand, the latter leaded over la bis chair, touched him on the arm and said, "Come in and take a seat." "I can't," replied the other man, "my daughter Is up there somewhere." "I've played the mare," declared Danby, showing Porter a memo written In a amall betting book. The latter started and a frown crossed his brown face. "I'm sorry I'm afraid lt'a no cinch." "Five to two never I," laughed Ms friend. "But she's . a right amart Ally; ahe looks much the best of the lot. Dixon's got her aa fit as a fiddle string. When you're done with that man, you might turn him over to me, John." "The mare's good enough," said Porter, and I've played her myself a atlfflah bit. too, but all the same, If you asked me Langdon, the trainer of Lausanne, Porter mused had given her advice based on a knowledge quit Irrespective of th gallop lng powers of the two horses. "Did you hear that, father?" Allle whis pered, He nodded his hesd. "What does It all mean?" "It means, girl," he ssld slowly-, "that all the trouble and pains I have taken over Lucretla since she was foaled two years ago, and her dam, tb old mare. Maid of Rome, died even to raising tbe little filly on a bottle, and watching over her temper, that It should not be ruined by brutal sav ages of stsble boys, whose one Idea of a horse la that h must be clubbed Into sub mission that all the care taken in her training, and the money spent for her keep and entries, goes for nothing In this race, if Jockey McKay Is the rsscal I fear he la." "You think someone has got at him, Dad?" Her father nodded again. "I wish I'd been a boy, so that I could hav ridden Lucretla for you today," Allls exclaimed, with sudden emphasis. "I almost wish you bad, little woman; you'd have ridden straight, anyway thers never was a crooked one of our blood." "I doc't see why a Jockey, or anybody else, should be dishonest. I'm sure It must tak too much valuable time to cover up crooked ways." ' "Yes, you'd have made a great Jock, llttl woman," th father went on, musingly, as he watched the horses lining up for the start. "Men think If a boy Is a feather weight and tough as a Bowery loafer he's sure to be a success lu th saddle. That'a what beats me a boy of that sort wouldn't be trusted a carry a letter with $10 In It, and on the back of a good horse he's pilot- avll eye, the all red of Lautanne'e colors. "Where la Lucretla, father?" th girl asked again, stretching her slight figure up In a vain endeavor to aee over to shoulders of those la front.. "6he had an opening there," Porter re plied, speaking his thoughts more than answering th girl," bnt th boy pulled her Into the bunch on th rail. He doesn't want to get through. Oh!" b exclaimed. as though some one had struck him la the face. "What' wrong. His ah" "lt'a the Minstrel. His boy threw him fair acroea Lucretla and knocked her to her knees." He lowered his glasses list lessly. "It'a Lausanne all the way If he lasts out. He's dying fast, though, and Westley'a gone to th whip." He was looking through hla glass again. Though beaten, his racing blood waa up. "It Lauxann wlna It will be Wretley'a riding; that Hanover colt. The Dutchman, la at his quarter. He'll beat him out, for th Hanover ara all game.' "Com on, you, Lausanne!" Even th exotic Btpehanotla failed to obliterate the harsh, mercenary intensity of the feminine cry at the back of Allls. "He's beat!" a deep discordant volro rroaced. I knew he was a quitter." Th woman' companion was pessimistic. Like trees of a forest, swayed by strong compelling winds, the people rocked In excitement, tiptoed and craned eager necks, aa they watched the magnificent atruggle that waa drawing to a climax In the stretch. Inch by Inch the brave aon of Hanover was creeping on Lausanne. How loosely the big chestnut galloped rolling like a drunken man In the hour of hla distress. Close pressed to his neck, flat over bis wither lay the Intense form "LUCRETIA IS GAME, FATHER, SHE MAY WIN YET; THE RACE IS NOT LOST TILL THEY'VE PASSED THE POST.' r "PURITY" I r A - ID ...... that word, bo frequent ly misapplied, loses son of Its fore her.' LATZ SEER -MILWAUKEE - ABSOLUTKLY PURE. ICbolceat barley malt and th beat hops to lb bad are used la th brewing. Booklet ex plaining why BLATZ fc.ua. tm nil,. ...I fnr --tha asking. BLATZ MALT-VIVINE ftfoa-Intoxloant) Tonlo. Druggist r direct. UL lUH BREWING CO, Mllvaaktc QUXUA B&AJCH, Mil Miala . Tat, laU. V now, I'd tell you to keep your money In your pocket. I must go," he added, his eye catching the flutter of a race card which waa waving to him three seats up. "Here'a a Beat, dad," cried the girl, cheerily, lifting her coat from a chair ahe bad kept for her father. For an Instant John Porter forgot all about Lucretla and her troubles. The win some llttl woman had th faculty of al ways making him forget his triala; she had to th fullest extent that power ao often found Id plain face. Strictly speaking, ahe wasn't beautlful-nmy man would bavo passed that opinion If suddenly asked the question upon first seeing her. Doubt of th excellence of this Judgment might hav crept into hla mind after he had felt th converting Influence of the blue-gray eyes, that were so much'' like her father's; in them was tbe most beautiful thing in the world, an undoubted evldeno of truth and honesty and sympathy. She was small and slender, but no one had ever likened her to a flower. There waa apparent sinewy strength and vigor In the small foi'm. Her life, claimed by the open air, had this as a reward the saddle Is no cradle for weak lings. Bred In an atmosphere of racing and surrounded as she bad always been by thoroughbreds, Allls had grown up full of an admiration for their honesty and cour age and sweet temper. '. In John Porter's bom horse raclnr had no debasing effects. If a man couldn't race squarely run to win every time bo had better quit th gams, Porter had alway asserted. He raced honestly and bet openly, without cant and without hypoc rlcy; Just aa a financier might hav traded In atocks In Wall street, or a farmer might plant hla crops and trust to th future and fair weather to yield him a harvest In re turn. So much of th racing Ufa was on honor so much of the working out of it was In the open, where- purple-clovered fields gave rest and health and strength, that the borne atmosphere waa Impregnate with moral truth and courage and frankness, in Its In fluence on the girl's development. Every twist of her sinewy figure bore mute testimony to this; every glance from her wondrous eyes was an eloquent sub stantiating argument In favor of tb life ah affected. John Porter looked down at the amall, rather dark, upturned face and a half smtl of content cam to his Up. "Did you aee Lucretla?" h asked. "Isn't he a beauty? Hasn't Dixon g her In th pink of condition?" "I saw nothing elae, father." So beck oned to him with her eyes, tipped her head forward and whispered, "Those people be hind us have backed Lauxann. I think they'r racing folks."' The father smiled aa' aa uncultured woman' voice from on row back Jarred on his ear. Allls noticed the smile and Its provocation, and said, speaking hastily, "I don't mesa like ycu, father" "Like us," he corrected. "Well, perhara: they'r more Ilk bet ting or training people, though." Eh put her hand on hla arm warnlngly, aa a high pitched fallen', penetrated th drone of their half-whispered words, saying. "I tell you. Dick know all about thla Porter mare, Lucretla." "Bnt I like her," a baritone vole aa awred. "Sh look a rattlln" filly." "You'll din off iwaiback and by your lonely, Ned, It you play bora oa their looks" "Or women, either," tn baritone cut In. "Tou r a fair Judge, Ned. But Dick told me to go th limit on Lauxann, and to leave th filly alone." "On form, Lucretla ought to win," lb nti persisted; "an' there's saver aaytbln' doln' with Porter. I'v beard." "Perhaps sot," th unpleasant feminine vole sneered mockingly, with aa Ill-conditioned drawl on th "perhaps;" "but ha doesn't ride his own mare, doea he?" v.'ohn Porter e'eried. Agala that dis tasteful expression, fraught with distrust end Insinuation. There was a strong evil odor of Btephanotla wstted to his nostrils as tbe speaker shook her tan with Imp tieat decision. Th perfume affected him disagreeably; It waa Ilk th exhalation of toot noisome drug; quit In keeping with th eovert tnstnuatlvo f her words that : Dick, as aha called him U must b Dick lng thousands. Unless a Jockey haa the In stinct of a gentleman, naturally, he's al most certain to turn out a blackguard aooner or later and throw down his owner. He'll have more temptations In a week to violate his trust than a bank clerk would have In a lifetime." "Ia that why you put Alan In the bank, father?" . Porter went on as though he had not heard the daughter's query. "To make a first-class Jockey, a boy must have nerves of ateel, the courage of a bulldog, the aelf controlllng honesty of a monk. You've got all these right enough, Allls, only you're a girl, don't you aee Just a little woman," and he patted her hand affectionately. "They're off!" exclaimed the baritone. "Not this trip," objected the falsetto. "The spurs th young fiend!" fiercely ejaculated John Porter. "What Is it, father?" "The boy on Lucretla Is Jabbing her with the spurs, and she's cutting up." "That'a the fourth false start," said Ned, th baritone. "I don't think much of your Lauzann; he's like a crazy horse." Allls heard tbe woman'a shrill voice, smothered to a hissing whisper, anawer something. Two distinct words, "the hop," carried to her ears. There waa a long-drawn-out baritone "Oh-h!" then, In the same key, "I knew Lauxann waa a alug' gard, and couldn't make out why he was so frisky today." Dlck'a got It down fin," Just audibly from tb woman; "Lauiann'll try right enough this time out." "Tb mare'a Sctln' aa If she'd had a cup of tea. too." muttered her companion, Ned. Thla elicited a dry chuckl from th woman. Allls had pinched her father's arm again and looked up In his face Inquiringly, aa from tttc seat behind them the Jumbled con versation cam to their eare. Porter nod ded his head understanding and frowned. Th stephanotls was choking his nostrils and an occasional word waa filling his heart with confirmation of his suspicions. "I don't like It," he muttered to Allls. "They're had four breaks and the mare's been left each time. The chestnut's the worst actor I ever saw at tbe post. But I'm thinking he'll leave the race right there, the way he's cutting up." "My God!" be exclaimed In the next breath. He had startled the girl with th fierc emphasis he threw Into the words; she sprang to her feet In excitement. A bell clanged noisily, there was a shuffle of thousands of eager feet; a boars cry, "They'r off!" went rolling from tier to tier, from seat to seat, to tb topmost row of th bug atand. "Lauxann la off with a flying lead of three length and th mar la left abso lutelyabsolutely last. Tbe boy whipped her about Just as the flag fell." There was the, dreary monotone of crushed hop in Porter's vole as he spoke. "Yes, we're out of It, little woman," he continued; anil there was almost a ton of relief, of resignation. 8uspenae was gone, realisation of th disaster aeemed to have ateadled his nerve again. Allls attempted to speak, but ber low voice was hushed to a whisper by th exultant crlea that wer all about them. "Didn't I tell you Lausanne wlna In a walk!" tbe falsetto vole was an exultant squeak of hilarious excitement "You called tb turn." Even Ned's bari tone had risen to a false-keyed tenor; he was stsndlng on hla toe, peering over th heads of taller men in front, Allls brushed from her eye th tears of sympathy that had welled Into them and, raising her vole, spoke bravely, clinging to a vain hop: "Lucretla 1 game, father she may win yet tb race la not loat till they'r past the post." Then her vole died away and ah kept pleading over and over In her heart, "Com on, Lucretla ome on, brave llttl mar!" Is shs gaining father can you seer' "She'll sever make it up," Porter re plied, as he watched tbe Jumbl of red and yellow and black, patterned Into a trailing banner, which waved and vi brated and atreamad la th glittering sunlight, a furlong down th course and th Utl of it waa hla own blue, white tarred Jacket. Ia front, still a good two length la front, gleamed scarlet, ilk aa of his rider a camel's hump a part of th racing mechanism, untmpedlng the weary horse in the masterly rigidity of his body and legs, but the arms, even the shoulders of the great Jockey, thrust his mount forward, alwaya forward for ward at each stride; fairly lifting him, till the very lurches of Lauzann carried him toward the goal. And at hla girth raced the compact bay son of Hanover, gallop ing, galloping with a stout heart and eager reaching head, stretching every sinew and muscle and nerve; in his eye th light that would not be dented. Ah, gallant llttl bay. On his back Waa the offspring of unthinking parenta a pin- head. Perhapa the Evil One had ordained him to the completion of Langdon'a vil lainy with Lausanne.' At the pinch his Judgment had flown he was becom an in strument of torture; with whip and spur be was throwing away the race. Ea:h time be raised bis arm and lashed, his poor, folleh body swayed in the saddle, and The Dutchman was checked. "Oh, if he would but ait atlll!" Porter cried, aa be watched the equine battle. The stand mob clamored aa though Nero sat there and Hons had been loosed In the arena. Tbe strange medley of cries smote on tbe eara of Allls. How like wild beasts they were, how 11k wolves! She closed her eyes, for she was weary of the strug gle, and listened. Yes, tbey were wolves, leaping at the throat of her father and Joying In the defeat of Lausanne. Deep- throated howls from full-chested wolves: "Come on, you, Lautaune! On Westley, onl The Bay wins! The Dutchman Th Dutchman for a thousand!" "I'll take" ' But the new voice was stilled Into noth ingness by the shrill, reawakened falsetto. "Go on, Westley! Lauzann wlna wlna wins!" It seemed to repeat. It lingered In the girl's eara like a dwindling moan through pine bougha, and with It came wafted the sickening stephanotls breath. Allls sank back into her aeat. She knew it was all over. The shuffle of many feet hastening madly, the crash of eager heels down the wooden steps, a surging, pushing. bb the worf-pack blocked each passage In Its thlrstful rush for the gold it had won. told her that the race was over. (To Be Continued.) RELIGIOUS. Rev. Joseph Lawrence Hunter of thla state has been appointed by President Kooaevelt to fill an original vacancy In tha cnapmina corps or me army. Is having' his book. "The Topical Bible,'1 translated Into Chinese by the Peking uni versity ior missionary purposes. The charitable bequests of th will of the late Dean Hoffman amount to $260,000. If, however, any gift has been made by htm to tn inaiKuunna mentioned in tne win dur ing his lifetime, the amount of th said gitt shall t deducted from the amount of in legacy. At a conference of th clergy of th Catholic dlocea of Buffalo at St. Joseph's cathedral, a few daya ago. Bishop Qulgiey presiding, the advisability of the church forming a great organisation for the com- oaiing oi aocialiHm and anarchy waa die- cussea and unanimously approved. Ralph Voorheea, th blind philanthropist of Clinton. N. J., haa notified Coe college. a r-resoyierian institution at Cedar Karmls. Mich., that he has t&.ujiO for It. He haa also Just closed a deal for 100 acres of land In South Carolina, on which he will eatab- nan an industrial scnooi ror Doys. Rev. Dr. Max Werthelmer, who created a sensation a few yeare ago by abandoning Judaism to Join the Christian Scientists, has married Ruby M. Jewell, daughter of ir. and Mrs. Ueorge A. Jewell or Dayton, U. Dr. Werthelmer Is 36 years of age. wnne ma oriae la but 11. Dr. wertnelmi waa the paator of the local synagogue wnen ne decided to renounce Jewish iauh. Rev. J. J. Enraegahbowh, th Chippewa Indian ordained tu the priesthood by the iaie msnop w ninoie. nas recently died. Hla life for many years had been Inter twined with that of ItUhou Whipple, whose journeys inrouicn tne wilderness in sun shine and storm he often shared. Durlnar the last few years he had been the rector emeritus or tne Church or rit. columns, at White Earth, to build which Sl.OuO waa given ty Jenny L,ii.d. Anions the manv sifts made kr Deaa Hoffman lo h General Theological semi nary in hla lifetime was w hat la said to be the finest collection of Latin Bibles In the world, surpassing the number of editions Included In the collections In the British museum and the Hlbllothequ National. The copy of the Outtenbera Bible la aald to be the finest In existence. It la said that Dean Hoffman paid tis.Ouu for this coty. PRIVATE DISEASES OF MEN. Every man should contribute ns much to his oxrn comfort and happiness as possi ble, and he is as much responsible for vicious neglect as for vicious habits that bring vicious results. It is a familiar phrase that the sins of the father shall be visited upon his children. We frequently hear people upbraiding and pointing the finger of scorn at a habitual drunkard who have beams in their own eyes. They are as much nt fault in bringing children into the world practically invalids from birth as the physical wreck from whisky. A drunken man once told a dude of a fellow who was laughing at him that he need not laugh, lie said: "I am drunk, bnt can get over that, while you are a natural born fool and never can cet over that." You cannot beget health with disease, nor can you show me a naturally weak, hysterical mother and a nervous, delicate father whose children will get ribbons at a baby show. That heredity shows in children is a question now upon which there is 'no dispute. Weak parents will surely transmit some of the bad effects to their children, though you may as well tell me a stalk of corn growing in the burrs and thistles would not be improved by cultivation and irrigation, as to say that a weakly man would not produce healthier, better children If he were made strong and vigorous in body and mind. A quotation from Tom Moore says: "As we journey through life let us live by the way." Man owes it to himself and posterity to be strong In body and mind, and we make them so. ' We overcome the re sults of INDISCllimON IN YOUTH and of EX CESSES in later years. We remove completely and forever any BLOOD TAINT and cure VARICO CELE in one week to stay cured. We do not use the knife, silk ligatures or surgical means. WE CURE PILES IN ONE TREATMENT, SO TIIAT THERE IS NOT A TRACE LEFT, and you are not subjected to the knife, surgical means, or your business Interfered with through de lay. Outside of our specialty we will not go but in the treatment of RUPTURE, PILES, FISTULA, VARICOCELE, LOST MANHOOD, and BLOOD POISON, we give you a written legal guarantee for a perfect and permanent' cure, or refund every cent paid. Consultation by letter or in person free and solicited. COOK MEDICAL CO., 110112 South 14th Street, Omaha. (Over Daily News Office.) n W. A. COOK. IY1. D. The original Dr. Cook that other try to imitate. My treatment ran only be had at my office. Established 1884.) (Issued Under Authurity ot the Railroads ot Nebraska. ) Statement Showing the Great Wealth of HAMILTON COUNTY, NEB. And the Small Amount of Property Which They Return for Taxa" tion, with the Variations in Value Between What They Report and the Census Returns Statement showing variations In value of principal articles ta Hamilton county between 189S and 1900: REPORTED FOR ASSESSMENT IN 1893.' . . REPORTED FOR ASSESSMENT IN 1900. ' Value Value Valu. Per Unit Unit. Value. Per Unit. 270,299 Acres Improved land $ 831,682 t.OS 291,493 $ 954,101 2.27 65,79 Acres unimproved land 111,443 2.00 40,935 72,282 1.7S 10,709 Horsea 144.131 13.44 1,784 6835 'e!81 24.S6S Cattle 113,700 4.81 26,631 119,095 ' 4.64 24,107 Hoga 24,031 .99 16,920 34.881 .94 Agricultural Implements 20,002 ' ,.... 17,646 Railroad and telegraph 316,420 290.611 ... All other property 351,397 337,090 ... Total assessment 11,912,716 11,885,541 !... In 1900 the census report the value of farm property In Hamilton County aa follows: Acrea In farms Farm Implements and machinery Live atock Value of products not fed to live atock. 841,179 Value Farms. 18.137,780 Farm Bldga. $1,765,680 19.903.310 438,020 1,948,884 2,202,101 Percentage of land value returned for taxation per censua Percentage of agricultural Implements returned for taxation per eenaua... Percentage of live stock value returned for taxation per census 10 3-10 per cent 4 v per cent 11 2-10 per cent Confirmatory of the foregoing figures, we give below a list of property which has bn sold within tb past thirty days In that county for cash (without tha crop), also showing what th sama property la assessed for tb present year: Part. W. S. W. M E. H N. E. M W. Vs N. W. 14 N. B. S. H N. E. M Section Range Ass'd Val or Lot. Township. or Block. Consideration. uatlon. 1901. 6 11 6 12.000.00 1164.00 7 11 S 4,000.00 362.00 8 11 6 4,000.00 363.00 4 11 6 8,000.00 693.00 29 10 6 4,000.00 416.00 This county Is anexampla of one of the prosperous counties' ot Nebraska. It has a population of 9,370, of which 3,135 live within the Incorporated towns. Aurora being the largest of these towns, with a population of 1,921. In the year 1900, of the 3,479 males over 21 yeara of aga who resided in thla oounty, 2,295 of them lived on the farms, 1,960 of whom were owners or lessees of farms, and 835 wer laborers. Tha bwnora or lesees paid the laborers 336,040. The census reports show that tbey raised products which wer not fed to live stock to tha value of 32,202,101 and that tbey had live Block amounting In value to $1,948,844. Dividing the live lock figures by four, which would make the yearly product $487,221, or a total net result of $2,689,322, the results of the products of farming in that county tor that year. Dividing thla aum by 1,930 operators of farms, leaves $1,343 aa tb receipt of each farmer tn that county on an average. Tbe showing made by the banks in that county go to prove that this prosperity has a aubstantlal basia from th fact that In th following town the banks report deposits aa follows: Aurora ... Marquette Phillip .. Hampton Total ..$464,000.00 .. 70,000.00 .. 33.500.00 ... 125,000 00 ..$692,500.00 A report auch aa this, aent broadcast through the country would bring thousanda of farmera to tha atat of Nebraska, but It doea not show that th farmer ot Hamilton county paid an undue proportion of taxes, when taken in conjunction with th railroad property. ' We also give a atatement ot valuation of sundry school districts In Hamilton county, ahowtng tha amount ot tazea paid by th B. 41 M. railroad, In comparison with other property. Number. Total Assessed. D. & M. R. Per Cent R. R. District. Valuation. Valuation. Psya Total Taxaa. 4 $18,537 $ 8,686 4T 19.439 8.772 44 14 38.534 23.435 59 31 15.197 7,654 60 85 17.944 10.334 61 86 24.983 ' 12,699 50 40 26,647 12,943 48 . 66 21.159 v 9,417 44 70 16.872 1.772 62 72 ' 23.328 12.841 62 86 16.89$ 8.773 63 92 16,491 8,601 64 It will be noticed that tha money paid by th railroads Jo thla county la a material factor In th support' of their ecaoola. TTTj T (B R.ye " On Every Tongue Officially declared t be best whiskey In th world. Impartial Judges awarded Gold Medals to HARPER WHISKEY at Cottoa Exposition, New Orleans, 1615; World's Fair, Chicago, 1893; Ex position Vnlvarselle, Parts, 1900. tan mum aaoa. NEW PUBLICATIONS. u-ivin. a, .V.S.. h Tccr Mm Told Free M TC Tfimifi ""H!v!rowwv " t win wn 701 a) nufyam toff W your 111 nJ ft aoA lnmrvmlii buol Jiiorr, If J t4 im 4Bt of fumt wrth nl 6fta p KUaOIirB0rKTtTSAX2t,ll. VtUUftft V T. Ohy. Every Woman I aaateaua ui skoals knew abust tts v4rfl MARVEL WalrliM Wa? rhswVsMirrlHa, J.J, ftihir, bill Mrtd i4jfiL for ll Fall pntutr svnd idcni fa. .Iikisii..1l BM B a. a A ftton tet Tim Mil H. T, f ur nam oy IIICIIMAN t M'CO!SKLL DHIO fn.( Corner Sixteenth and Podxo streets. Omaha REOTtDAILY BEE
