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TTIE OMAIT.V DAILY REE: FRIDAY. MARCH 2.-,. ion,. 1 ELIXDER IN THE CONTRACT Contractor for Norfolk Asylum Has Eight to L'a erial ii Oil Eoildin j- STATE BOARD HOPtS FOR A COMPROMISE former C IrrU In Unrtitrr tnnnty Trrimrrr'a Cifflrf Alleged to Me Miort geaernl Thonannd Dollars. (From a Staff .Correspondent.) LINCOLN. March 14. trlpeiial.t Some one vidcntly blundered when th tilato Hoard of public IjUtnU and Hulld Iurs Hdoptcd the spetillciitions for the build ing of the Norfolk asylum. In Unit the speclnentlons provide that the contractor hall he nlloed tu use any of the "tone or brick In the old building. Notwith standing Treasurer Mortensen stopped the Contractor from tearing down the wiM wing of the building and the board recently dnpted a resolution that the contractor cannot tie the brick and "tone In that wing, the specifications provide that lie can. ' The coot of stone and brick on the ground would be ' considerably ' lts to the con tractor than fliat .-"hipped In and therefore the contractor 1 very apt to go ahead and carry out Ida contract without regard to the later resolution adopted by the board It 'a the opinion of some of the board mem ber, however, that It Will be cheaper to pay the contractor the difference In cost of the mntorliil In that part of the building and the material shipped In and allow It to remain than to have him tir It down. This prohahly will be the procedure of the bi ard. The difference, however, may not be very much, as the contractor cares more for the stone tl an be does for the brick and there Is not much stone to be hipped. Set of the Corihcy 'statutes, two volumes to the set. have been sent nut, from the nfflre of the secret-try of statn to every member of the legislature, di.itriet Judge lind every county clerk In the state. It took about two days to do the work. Special Train for Music l.oirrn, . B'hum.inn-Helnk, the great contralto, will be at the Oliver theater Monday evening under the aipli tu of the Matlhee Musicals club of this city. A Unooln I the ..only place In Nebraska where she will appear this year, It I probable that a. number of Omaha music; lovera will be In attendance. At present member of the club are fig uring for a special train to take the Omahans home after the performance and If all who have signified their Intention to come do so, the special train will be se cured. ' Alien; Clerk la Short. Edward Waugh, st one time a clerk In the office of County Treasurer Mclaughlin, Is under arrest In Thebes, 111., nnd will tie brought hack to Lincoln, charged with eni- beszllng H.nm from the county. Waugh i accused of Issuing receipt for money and falling to .keep on file In the treasurer office duplicate receipt. By this means, It la alleged, he was able to collect a large amount of money of which there 1 no record in the office of the treasurer. Spe cial Accountant Oilchrlst of Omaha Is at this time making an examination of the hooks, and It I said the shortage I a great deal more than was at first supposed. Waugh was arrested by Detective Malone, who has been on his trait for several months. He was at work for the American Bridge company. He Is about SO years old nnd married. tnt bef,,re the firm lild In supply. This Mr Thompson takes as an Indication that the wholesale nvrchants Intend to do their beet to comply with the pure food law. W . (. T. I. I nmrstlns. The Lam aster county Woman's Christian Temperance union Is holding forth at 8t. Paul's chnn h. At today's sessions Mrs. f'ersls F. Hentley delivered an address and there were talks by a number of others. Including several Lincoln pastors. Decrease rtrngalsta' License. The eiclse hoard met tills afternoon and walled In vain for the appearance of some representative of the Ministerial associa tion, but none showed up. Itev. Hstten. who waa expected, stated that he received his notification of the meeting too late to make arrangements to attend. The board cut down the druggists' license from isn to , t.Yl in the hope that more of them would I take out licenses. Instead of going ahead without the license Kinds life a Bnrrtrn. L. W. Smith took twenty grains of mor phine thin afternoon because his stomach was In such condition that life was a bur den. Physicians used a stomach pump promptly, but In spite of these efforts Smith died at 11 o'clock. Brnlth traveled for the Western Taint and Color company of this city and waa married. For some t.nv h has lieen suffering with stomieh trouble, and it was this that caused him to take his own life. He was In his room alone when he took the poison and was not found for rome time afterward. Bad Mioms at Fair. Objectionable shows will be barred at the coming slate fair and Instead the fair management will conduct a Jlral-eiuss show of its own. TMb waa decided at a im-eilng of the lie rii of iiianHgcrs tonight and Superintendent Hassett was Instructed lo correspond with the boards of neighbor ing stfiten with a view to forming a cir cuit for a good vaudeville company. The contract for the appearance of Pan Patch was approved. A resolution was adopted requesting the Federation of Women's Clubs to Include In lis calendar the subject. ' The Importance of Agricul ture." This was done because of tne re vision of the statutes requiring the sub ject to be taught In schools. Those present at the meeting were: W. R. Mellor. president; R. W. Furnas, secre tary, and Members Iilnsmore, Rudge, Her vey. Cook and Bnssett. WILD FIRE BEYOND CONTROL Towns in Eo't County Threatened bj Elaie Which Has UoTerr d Thirty Miles, COLD V.AVE COMES WITH THE BLAZE Smoke rovers ky at Norfolk and Many People tin to Cyclone Cel lars, Fearing Storm of Wind. braaka city district will he held here March S3 and 3fi, with delegates prosent from IxiulsvHIe, Murdock. Wabash, Weeping Water, I'nlon and Nehawka HISKHAW UK i n A RKXOMIVITIUK. Missouri Valley Medical Society. The medicine men of the Missouri valley are In session here today, and grill continue over tomorrow morning, when they will adjourn. ' The association numbers about S0, but very few came in today. It being explained that many of them had to come so great a distance that a full attendance Is not expected. The program contains nineteen papers. The officers of the as sociation are: A. l. Wilkinson of Lincoln, president; R. R. Williams of Manning, In., vice president; J. H. Cleaver of Council Bluffs, second vice president; Donald Mar re of tYurtell Bluffs, treasurer; Charles Wood Fassett of 8t. Joseph, secre tary. Two Medical Examinations. The Board of Secretaries of the State Board of Health this morning decided to hold two examinations to test the ability of the young men to practice medicine, the first of whlcn will occur on April 21 and 22 and the second on June 1 and 2. A resotu tlon was adopted, however, specifying that next year only one examination would be held. Considerable feeling exists between the colleges of the state as to the date of these examinations, because It Is the desire of each to have its graduates take the examinations as soon as they come out of school. The nrst examination will occur shortly after the close of the Lincoln Medi cal college. The questions to be submitted were also agrred upon and they are said to be the hardest that could be found. Patterson tiela Liberty, Revause his wife was In feeble health and needed his xupport, and because his conduct bad been good. Coventor Mickey this morn ing commutled the three-year sentence of John Patterson, sentenced to the peniten tiary from Hull county for burglary, and the man Is now free. Patterson was con victed of burglary and had served over two years of his term. The commutation was recommended by the county attorney and ins district judge before whom the case was tried. Observing; Pare Food law. A wholesale firm of Omaha this morning sent to Food Commissioner Thompson a sample of vinegar that it wanted him to niven by Acclamation by the Fourth District Republicans. . YORK, Neb., March 24 (Special Telo grnm ) The delegates to the Fourth district congressional convention met in York this evening ut o'clock. K. t. Oood of Saun ders was chosen chairman and E. J. Hall of Butler secretary. Kdniund II. Hlnshaw was renominated for congress by acclamation. On tho first ballot for two delegates to the national convention H. M. Chllds of York snd F. I. Foss of Saline were nsmed. O. P. Baker of Fillmore and William Cook of Thayer were elected alternates by accla mation. T. L. Norvsl of Seward and Shelby Hast ings of Butler were recommended to the state convention as candidates for presi dential elector and deiegate-at-large, respectively. The following congressional committee was selected: F. C. Power of York. W. W Dickinson of Seward. T. N. Hastings of Butler, E. Oood of Saunders. A. F. Smith of Jefferson. E. 8. Androck of Fillmore, W. 8. Born of Gage, T. E. Williams of Hamil ton, E. L. King of Polk, A. 8. Bands of Saline, C. B. Hensel of Thayer. A letter was received from Mr. Hlnshaw expressing his regret at not being present and thanking the convention In advance for Its friendly attitude. He also eulogized the position of Roosevelt and the republican party on the stand taken on the great questions of the day. The letter was re celved with cheers and made a part of the records by acclamation. Colonel Jenkins of Jefferson read the letter. Resolutions were adopted Indorsing Roosevelt and favoring the nomination of a t'nlted States senator at the next state convention. NORFOLK. Neh.. March 24 (Special Tel ctt am. I Norfolk was dark at noon from un Immense cloud of smoke and dust which came down from the western prairie fires. Many people went to cyclone cellars. Si multaneously the wind shifted to the north west and the fire did great damage north west of this place. Many houses and barns near Atkinson are destroyed. A blaze from Simmons ran thirty miles. The fire which threatened Newport has taken another tack. It Is still burning be tween there nnd O'Neill and I heading for Amelia, which it will probably destroy. The thermometer dropped 37 degrees !n ten minutes here. Merlons Loss ear Gibbon. KEARNEY, Neb., March 24. (Special Telegram.) A destructive prairie fire raged a few miles north of Olbbon this afternoon. At the farm of Milt Beebe everything but the house was burned. Included In the loss Is seventeen head of hogs. At the farm of Ben Orlffin all the buildings were burned except the residence and one granary. The Are was gotten under control late this after noon, a large number of men from Olbbon assisting. Knajlne Sets Fire. CEDAR RAPIDS. Neb., March 24 (Spe cial Telegram.) A fire wns started by the engine on the freight train yesterday after noon near Primrose nnd soon reached the farm of J. F. Grove, where It burned his burn, with the hay, grain nnd four horaes, machinery and harness belonging to Ethan Hayes, and came so near burning the house that the cellar door was on fire. George Bourn also lost about 500 bushel of corn, one horse, seven hogs, hi barn, black- mith shop, harness, machinery, etc. A fire in Cedar Rapids was narrowly averted by the prompt action of the fire department. J. E. Cleveland was burning seme trash in his yard when the wind sud denly raised, driving the fire Into the gar den and almost Into his residence. Close Call for Loo nils. HOLDREOE, Neh., March 24. (Special Telegram.) It Is still hard to find out de finitely who the losers are In the fire yes terday. Not as many dwelling houses were burned as yesterday's report would Indicate, Several of the homes that were reported as destroyed were saved by hard fighting nnd letting all the outbuildings go. A great number of barns and other outbuildings nro destroyed, as well as much feed and stock Today the wind veered around to the northwest and the Are was started toward lyoonils, causing much apprehension. It ran three or four miles and got within one mile of Loom!. The men all went out to fight Are and the women and children were hurried Into the region swept by the fire yesterday. So much excitement add apprehension ex lsted that It is hard to get the details and names of losers today. The property loss Is exceedingly great, although probably less than was thought last night. No lives were lost, except that of Mr. Olson, which was reported last night. Mltmo IS SII.FT 0 OVF.ROR. Deleaates Are lustrnrted Hard aad Fast for Roosevelt. NORFOLK, Neb., March 24 .(Special Tel egram.) Madison county republicans met at Battle Creek this afternoon and elected delegates to the state, congressional and senatorial conventions. They took no ac tion In regard to the governorship. They endorsed Roosevelt and Instructed the dele gation to vote for no man to the national convention who Is not pledged to support the president. Delegates to State Convention W. M. Robertson. C. A. Randall, Howard Mailer, Hermnn Mogrere, licorge Kecrott, M. uross Kosenorougli, .lames Rosehorough, C. S. Smitli. C. A Smith. A. L. Stewart. W. N. Huse, Burt Mapce. C. K. Burnhain, M. D. Tyler, C. K. Greene. John R. Hays, Martin, Brubaker, E. A. Bullock and E. H. Tracy. Congressional J. E. Hlmpson. George D. Smith. M. W. Ciirmody, F. II. L. Willis. James Clark, T. T. McDonald. Clay Hick son, tleorge ( Dohson, 8. K. Robertson. S. J. Amett. John Crook, 8. R. McFarland, Jack Koenlgsteln. J. H. Oxnani, S. H. Giant. C. 8. Smith, Calvin Hasklns. Solo mon Dowilng and Matt Classen. Jr. Senatorial C. A. Randall, George N. Reels, Chnrles Schavland. John Christy. M. C. Walker, T. T. McDonald. Jack Koenlg steln. Clnus Young, Matt Classen. Jr., Smith Giant, Jacob Oebelman, Fred Richardson, Charles Letheby, R. E. Rouse, M. C. Hazen, W. II. Whlaman, C. K. Burnham, J. E. Simpson and . IN. Huse. Senteneea Omaha Man. DAKOTA CITY, Neb., March 21. -(Spe cial.) Dave Burton was yesterdny sen tenced by County Judge Elmers to twenty days In the county Jail, having pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing $21 In money from his step-father, George Harris, on the night of March 1, while Burton was. on a visit at the home of- lentils Penn, a snn-ln- aw with whom Harris makes his home. Burton was arrested in Omaha about two weeks ago and was brought back to this place and lodged In Jnll. Receives Long; Lost Property. FREMONT. Neb., March 24. (Speclal.)- Dr. George Haslam of this city received by express this morning a package containing 194 microscopic slides from the various por tions of the anatomy of the frog, which had been lost for nearly twenty years. The slides were prepared by him at an English university while he was a student there and during his term as an Instructor at the Cnlverslty of Zurich, Switzerland, and left at the latter place to be for warded to the doctor in this country. They were sent first to England, then to Dublin Ireland, where the box remained for many years and was entirely forgotten by the person In whose costody it was. The party recently died and the box being found among bis effects waa forwarded to, It destination, the plates being entirely unln Jured, The doctor gave up the plates lost about nineteen years ago. AMIG Ml'XIf'IPAl. TICKETS Blsr Aerrsge of Beets Expected. FREMONT. Neb., March 24-(Speelal.) The Standard Beet Sugar company received u quantity of Imported beet seed this week and will soon begin disposing of It to beet raisers. The Standard Cattle company w not put in beets this year, but has leased nearly ill of Its lands remaining unsold in his county. The lessors have the op tion to raise any crop, hut on account of a favorable clause In their leases It Is ex pected that beets will be the largest crop planted by themi The ground around Ames and Irav1tt Is at the present time In good shape for raising beets and though the last season was a disastrous one for the business on account of the crop being drowned out by heavy ralna there will probably be an Increased acreage this season. Division Is Along; Party Lines at Crete, CRETE. Neb., March' 24.-Speclaf.)-The municipal election An this city will, as usual be drawn on party lines. The republicans In an unusually large and harmonious cnu cus nominated the following ticket: H WIssenberg, mayor; Ed Aaron, city clerk R. M. Hopkins, city treasurer; councllmen First ward, J. 8. Brown; Second ward, J, Bryson; Third ward, Andrew Vore; Z Waterman. O. C. Steele and W. H. Pallett, members of the Board of Education. The democrats placed In nomination the follow. Ing ticket: B. F. Colllnsworth, mayor; Ed Badousek. city clerk; Ed Walklln, trees' urer; John Bowlby, city engineer; council men. First ward, August Seglke; Second wsrd. J. P. Cerveney; Third ward, J. W Townsend; J. Bennett, M. H. Fleming and V. Splrk, members of the Board of Educa tlon. C LARKS, Neb., March 24 (BoeclaU- Last night the temperance people surprised their opponents by nominating a ticket to be voted upon at the local election. There are three trustees, or a majority of the board to elect this year, and this fact will put some life Into the campaign. The cau cus, which waa held last night, was styled the business men caucus, and the follow ing named persons were nominated for trustees: J. T. McLean, Granville Smith and J. F. Halght. BEEMER, Neb., Marcb 24.-Speelal.)-A harmonious meeting of citizens was held in the township hail to put In nomination five village trustees for the ensuing year. John H. Staetzel, William H. Hill and John Ernest were chosen for the two-year term and L. C. Sham and Arthur J. Roepe for the one-year term. Roosevelt Club at Bntte. RtTTE. Neb.. March 24 (Special.) A Roosevelt club was organized this week In Butte and has already over 2no members. A military division was organized with Colon,ei Ed Holt as commander-in-chief Following Is a list of officers: W. T. Wills, president; F. R. Smith, first vice president; Elmer Tornburg, second vice president; G. F. Mead, secretary; T. G. Wilson, treas urer. Executive committee, i. u. Hurcn, T. 8. Armstrong. XV. H. Grieves, J. L. Wei baum, A. J. Smith. LANDS MAN AT SIOUX FALLS Willis Tlppery Escaped to e brinks, but Was Caught. WAR SCARRED VETERAN 76 Years Old, Cured of 5leeplessnes and Dyspepsia and A Temperance Man's Life Saved Mr. Moran and Me. Ilan are both vlanrnns specimen of hardy mrrlran mnnhnnd. well past the llllillrnl nllovi. Int, llfe-prolonalna effects produced, for a hundred, thnnk to the atrenalheanre of three score and ten. and n.d By Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Mr. Thomas Moran, Known In Rochester as 5trict Temperance Man, Heartily Endorse Duffy's as a Life Saver. WW "I have lived In Rochester for almost seventy years, and I people know I nn a strict temperance man and that it would be furthest from my thoiiKhts to recom- Hr. Ryan Is a Familiar Figure to Si$rht.eer at th 5oldiers' Moms In Washington Me 5oys: t am now In toy I 7(!ti ear. nnd inn kept In good lienlt'l niiil sticngtli by your i xcellent medicine - Imffy's Fure Mi'.t Y lil-skey. I u m n v to. run of the Mexican inenn a w insse, . nui wr BllJ , ,,, 1 cannot let this op- j ,,vl Wlir ,mUl r0. portunlty puss without ; c,,,y u luember telling you what I)uf-1 of tho ,,Uo force in ly's l'uro Malt his- , N,,w oilcans. For key has done lor me j ,,, yp.ir Hf(Pr , during my recent 111- rvll war I suffered ness with bronchitis. I mm Insomnia and 1 was taken down! lyspepsla. as a result about two months ngojol exposure and hiird- MR. THOMAS MORAN. no hesitation In anting; that an1 was so weak I could not raise my head from the pillow. I hud a low fever and all the symptoms of a relapse. The doctor ii id 1 must have a stimulant at once an.i ordered your Malt Whiskey. I nnalil not he llv.'i slip dining the dreaiy campaigns. I had to diet myself and be came grcally reduced In weight mid very weak. Imffy's l'uro W I LIU AM 11VAX. I have since used It as Malt Whiskey cured mo at that time, and ' a medicine whenever Illness came i.pon me. "Hero ill the Home I have recommended your medicine to many of my comrades and have told the doctors l!i charge what It has done for me. "I know that I sliorld not he alive today v.ere It um for IliiflVa I'nre Mult Whiskey." W.M. RYAN. National hoMicrs' Home, Wi.i-hlngton, D. C, Jan. 4. iiM. have ln today hnt for Duffy'a I'nre Malt Whiskey. It nour ished nnd snatalneil me through my Illness and va the onl medicine prescribed. Though nearly eluhty, I am nhout attain, st route nnd ilRoronm In fact, better than I have been In jrnrs." Mr. THOS. M( 'RAN. Rochester. N. T. For Half a Century Men and Women Prominent in the Affairs of the Nation Have Been Endorsing Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as the One Sure Cure and Preventive of Disease. SlOfX FAI.T-S. Maeh J4 (Special. 1 James Allan, deputy I nlted States mar shal, with headquarters at Omaha, arrived In Sioux Falls with n prisoner named William Tlppery, whom he surrendered to the t'nlted States authorities In this city. Tlppery Is accused of selling liquor to Santee Sioux Indians at Springfield. S. P. Before he could be arrested by the federal authorities of South Dakota he fled across the Missouri river to Niobrara. Neh., where he was arrested by the t'nlted States au thorities of Nebraska. Tlppery's case will come before the federal grand Jury which convene In this city next month. Its record is over 4.000,000 cures. More than 7,000 doctors prescribe It regularly In their practice and It Is used exclusively In over 2,000 hospitals. It Is an absolutely pure distillation of malt, scientifically combined with medicinal Ingredients of the highest quality. It acts directly upon the weakened, diseased or?" gans and parts In a natural manner, kills the germs of disease, drives them out of the system, purifies and enriches the blood, Improves the circulation, strengthens the heart's action and builds up and sustains the entire system. It brings Into action all the vital forces and enables one to get from food all the nourishment It contains. This Is the rea son Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Is so suc- t'At TIOV When you ask for Duffy's Pure Malt W hiskey he sure you net the genuine. I nsrrnpiilous deal ers, mindful of the exeellenee of this preparation, rrlll try tn sell you eheap Imitations and' malt whiskey sub stitutes, vrhlch are pnf on the market for profit only, and whkb, far from relieving; the sick, are positively harmful. Demand "Dnffy'n" and he sure you get It. It Is the nnly absolutely pure Malt Whiskey vhlch enntalna medicinal, health-nrlrlnK qualities. Huffy' rare Malt Whiskey la sold In sealed bottles nnlyi never In flask or bulk. Look for the triule-niark, the "Old Chemist." nn the label, and be eertaln the seal over the cork ts broken. Beware of refilled bottles. All druggists nnd grocers, or direct, $1.00 a bottle. Medical booklet free. Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester, N. T. cei-sful In curing indigestion, dyspepsia, and I all stomach troubles after nil other rente ' dies fall. -'urs sleeplessness, nervousness, bron chitis, grip, i oiisumplion, coughs, catarrh, pneumonia nnd nil ulKeases of throat mill luags, malaria mid all low levers. Invalu alie for all run down, weakened, diseased conditions, no matter from what cause, and for old people whose energies need a gentle stimulant regularly each day. No medicine or combination of medicine will do so much or so certainly cure sick ness, chronic or acute. It contains no fusel oil, nnd Is the only whiskey recognized by the' government as medicine. This Is n guarantee. FIX ALLY LASD HISTLEH IX JAIL. Officers Have Much Trouble Keeping; Robert Burns. DEAD WOOD, 8. D., March U (Special.) Deputy I'nlted States Marshal Beldlng re turned Wednesday from the Rosebud reser vation, having In his custody Robert Burns, a notorious cattle rrtstler and horse thief, for whom the authorities have been search ing for mnny months. Burns was ar rested a few weeks ago by Sheriff Brown of Gregory county, after a long chase, and when taken had In his possession eight head of stolen horses. Sheriff Brown kept Burns a prisoner in the sheriffs borne for seversl days, awaiting the arrival of government officers, and one night while at supper Burns struck the sheriff with a heavy dish and made his escspe. He was again taken into custody by the officers near Rosebud agency and placed in the guardhouse nt that place, but escaped by sawing his way out through the Iron bars of his cell. He managed to elude the Indian police for a few days, but was again, arrested, and this time waa taken to the jail at Valentine, Neb., for safekeeping. When the deputy marshal went to bring him to Deadwood Burns refused to come, and made so strong a fight that it requirea tour men to put him on the cars. Burns was chained to a seat after being placed on the cars and reached Deadwood safely, but on the way up made several ineffectual efforts to es cape. He had a hearing before T'nlted States Commissioner Nelson Thursday afternoon and .was held to the United States grand Jury. Get My Book, if Sick. Don't Send a Penny. pon't nil a penuy. Jut wml lilt yeu what 1 ran 1o. 11 mi lak'i t It-- rmk l.-t me iirtop up firm what Ir Shnnp'a lt Mural tv. ctlt do. Th Rn!uratlY will k-oti yuut irMijhlt. your fnduimni. If ou V l It Kor a whule uiuulit uu can uaa It wllhjut laa aliKhtrat rifek. 1 will tell i,u of a druaaiat near you who will fur nifh an toiUra of lr. Mi'iup'a Halir,uitf a mnnih en trlil. I will ahaolulrly ataml all lha rmt if It falla. If you say. it uiil net hi'P mr." that enita ll da far aa yoal in inu la nu.i r I llo i,u u:itirrtiaiid nit I am lalheg a aa plainly, aa rlarijr a 1 ran. 1 wtnt you U, know Mtt,olii!rl aii'l sllheut (fount that thla offer la mail nn hunnr 1 have the prmt'Ttpoon that cure. M v only pt.iblem la lo t-o:iv!ni'e )uu that lr Shnop a KrHoraltta will t urc la hu unt'ui anoa raaartly. A t-miiiioiv rinMy rould not aiand tat llaa thla. It would bankrupt tha phyalclan mak lux tha nOVr. And 1 am u'-wllig avrnwmrv. and liana la In aerat of my auixeaa. I found Invar, atiy lhai aorra Iht'ra waa a wrakitcaa. Ilia linn.) tirivaa war weak. W hara thera waa a lark of vitality. ita.J nervaa larka.1 pnwr. Wharv waak urtana wt-ra found I alwava foa)nd wrak nt-rae Not tha narvaa rommanly thought of. hut tn vital arcana' narvaa. 1 ha lualda lha inviaiMa nartaa Thla waa a ravalatton. Than my rwal anccawa be gan. Tfcaa I combined tuarwhenia lhat would nvngtaaa. that wwuld vtullx- thta nertta. Tnat wrM,-nr.t!iai I rallad a raaiorailva It la kaown tha world ovar now aa Dr. Shoep'a Raalnrallva. Thou anda f arraptli.i niy offer and only one In aarh forty wrttsa ma that my ramady failed. Juat Hunk at It. at out of 4o gat wall, and theaa ara di&V-ull too. And tha fnrtlath hajv nolhtus Ifl pav. That Is racord I am proud of. 11 Is wrong t aav SU'k when rhanca Ilka thia is npaa. If wall, you ahotlld 111 others aha ar. l,-k of mf offar. Hon t let g atck fries 1 tav au k be. anae h known But of any offer. Tell him. tiet wiy bnqk for Slav Do your duly. You may ha au-k oonelf sometime, gtt-k Saoale a eed h:lp- Thay appre, lata aympalhy and id. Tell raa of aome aok friend. Lei oia rura Siaw Thos ha will ahow hia gratitude to both of wa Towr reward will ba hi gratitude. Send tor in two now. Da aot seiay. k, . Booh I M Dvapoapala, atplr stats which h , . H toak row wsat aad ad- wk oa tha Kidaaya. Dr, ghnoa. nook a foe wuenea. Wla. aona lar a lexiaa fiet rine to Itobbera. BHA TRICK, Neb.. March U (Special.) The officers of the Firth bank, which was entered by hurglars the other night, who were frightened swsy before forcing open the safe, believe they have a clue to the two men who did the work. According to the description of the parties sent th police here they occupied quarters In Ihi city Jail the night before the raid on tha bank was made. A bottle with a Heatrir? label, supposed to have contained nltro glycerit.e, was found In the building the next morning after the attempted robbery. Should the men remain In this section very long the description given by the Beatr'ce officers will certainly lead to their arrest. Mia, ari aaa i (as lUrtne. g mm Rhoumaliam. sat rh.roe.lr. are atlas wiw4 satfe sag erwggitia. Rnrleavnrera to Meet at Beatrice. UKATRICE. Neh.. March ?4 -(Special V Word was received here yesterday from the executive committee of the Nebraska Christian Endeavor aoclety that the annual meeting, of the organisation, which num bers about l.Mn persons, would be held In this city one week during the Chautauqua gcrabl FIFTY BTTDESTS LEAVE SCHOOL. Trouble In Society Meeting; Occasion for Flarenp. TORK, Neh., March 24 -(Special. )-Fifty of the York High school students quit school yesterday. A large part of these students are members of this year's grad uating class Nearly all belong to the high school society known ss the I,. L.. W. The cause of the trouble wss a meeting of the I. I.. W. on Monday afternoon. This or ganization Is not under the Jurisdiction of the offleera of the school, and at their meet ing on Monday Prof. Brown, principal of the York High school, attended and ob jected to the remarks made by Charles Brown, whom he requested to be seated. Again the same subject matter was up and Charlea Brown addressed the meeting, to which Prof. Brown took offense and pro ceeded to compel Charles Brown to sit down. The other students, taking offense, used Prof. Brown quite roughly and the result was that Charles Brown Is dismissed frrm school. Fifty cf his classmates signed a petition requesting his reinstatement, and as the school officers have not done any thing towards reinstating Brown, fifty stu dents quit school yesterday. A number of parenta are taking aides with their chil dren. Charlea Brown Is quarterback for tha York High school foot ball tram and also pitcher for this year's base ball team and la a general favorite. Prof. Brown, princi pal, haa been connected with the schools here fit' several years and. as a rule, has given general satisfaction. He is claimed to be one of the best instructors in the state. K. of P. Gather at Pierre. PIERRE, S. D., March 24. (Special Tele gram.) Tbe afternoon train Into this city brought about Jof) Knights of Pythias, who had come to attend a district meeting which Is being held here tonight. Representatives are here from the lodges at Sioux Falls, Watertown. Huron. Aberdeen. Redfleld, Eureka. Clark. Henry. Willis Lake. Miller and Blunt. A banquet will be given the visiting members by the local lodge at the armory tonight. Hallread Harveyera at Rdgar. EDO AR. Neb.. March ?4.-(8peclal.)-A company of surveyors waa in the city yes terday surveying and setting stakes for a north and south railroad, which they said waa to be the Winnipeg, Yankton 4b Oulf road. High Price for la-. . PAP1LLION. Neb, March !4.-lSperlal.) Twelve acres of land adjoining the Pa pill Ion townsite on the south, owned by C, W Mnora, were yesterday gold to Frank Habn (or Ji.OOf Committed la Default of Hall. PAPILMON. Neb., March . (8perlal.) The preliminary hearing of Roland Rlv ers, the negro arrested near Richfield Mon day, occurred hereJoday before Judge Nil son. who bound the prisoner over to the district court under tl.OoO bonds. Being un able to furnish bonds he will be taken to the Douglas county Jail to gwaft trial, Will HI4 Mlaslenary Meet lag. WEEPING WATER. Neb., March 4. (Special ) A missionary meeting of the Methodist Episcopal church of the IS'- Hovr to Break lp a fold. Everyone knows the first symptoms of a cold and the dangerous consequences which often arise from its neglect. A severe cold can he completely broken up In one or two days' time If prompt and proper treatment Is given. The first action should be to re lieve the lungs, which Is best accomplished by the free use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. When this remedy Is taken In double doses every hour on, the first sp- pea ranee of the cold It will counteract lis effect and a complete cure soon follows. Deep-seated colds or roughs also y'.e'.d resdily when this medicine is used. Portraits of Players Fifteen full-page illustrations accompany an article by John Kendrick Bangs entitled The Season's Comedies in the April number of the Metropolitan Magazine R. R FWI1, Publisher. New York A 35-cent Magazine for 1 5 cents All Newsdealers (E68) Pennington for Wood, RAPID CITY. 8. D.. March S4.-(SpeclaU Pennington county democrats met In con vention in this city for the purpose of elect ing delegates to the state convention, which will meet at Sioux Falls on the 3dth of the present month. The convention instructed the delegates to vote for Hon. Chauneey I. Wood as delegate from this district to the national convention. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Colder Ifg South Portion of ebrsaka, Followed by Fair and Warmer Weather Saturday. WASHINGTON. March 24 -Korecast: For Nebruska Fair Friday, colder In south portion; Saturday fair and warmer In west portion. For Iowa nnd Kansas Fair nnd colder Friday; Saturday fair. For Wyoming Fair Friday and Saturday; warmer Saturday. For South Dakota and North Dakota Fair Friday and Saturday; warmer Satur day. Ieoral Record. OFFICK OF THE WEATHER BI'REAiT. OMAHA, March 24 Official record of tem perature ami precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the past three years: in Gash given Extradition Warrant for Franklin. PIERRE. 8. D., March 84 (Special Tele gram.) Sheriff Brettln of Orant county, Oklahoma, today secured an eatradltlon warrant for O. M. Franklin, under arrest at Huron on a charge of Impersonating an other and securing a package containing tl.aoo from the United States Express company. Red Hot from the Gaa. Wss the ball that caused horrible ulcers on Q. B. Bteadman, Newark, Mich. Buck ler's Arnica Salve soon cured him. Sc For sale by Kuhn aV Co, laawtlarn m.t Pierre. PIERRE, 8. D . March 24 (Special Tele, gram.) A severe anowatorm has prevailed here since noon and while considerable snow has fallen, it melts about aa fast as It cornea down- Ten week. free trips to the World Fair aaok See coupon on page two. 1304. 1902. 191. i.l 41 63 47 L"i 45 V SO X 4(1 42 .31 T ft! . and precipitation in: .. 39 Maximum temperature ,. Minimum temerature ... Mean temperature Precipitation , Record of temperature at Omaha for this day since March 1 Normal temperature Excess for tho day 11 Total excess since March 1 114 Normal precipitation ih men Excess for the day Tfi Inch Total precipitation since March 1.. Kl Inch Deficiency since Alarcn 1 u men Deficiency for cor. period. IWo.1 72 Inch Deficiency for cor. period, l:i.' M inch Report of Stations at T P. M. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER. 5 32 Omaha, clear Valentine, clear North Platte, clear Cheyenne, partly cloudy Salt Luke City, cloudy .. Rapid City, clear Huron Wtlllstoit Chicago St. Louis St. Paul Davenport Kansas City Havre Helena lilnllisrek Galveston S9 :'t' is. 16' For the exetcise ol little ingenuity in spelling The word Egg-O-See To Uie persogg who tend us before June 15, 1904, tba word Egg-O-Sea spelled ib tbe greatest Dumber of ways we will give $1,000 in cash divided as follows: ....fioooo .... 75 00 .... 90 OO .... 25.IM .... lO.OO ..,40.00 ..11000.00 Reports ' I Missing. i i Wires Down. T indicates trace of precipitation. U A. Wi-Lfili. r'ortoaster. Te the ene sen cm r ins frrastcat vsrietval sDcllinsa.. is ins secena sending ine greatest variety M spellings. lo ins inira sending tne greatest vsrlety ot spellings To the fourth gendlng tbe greatcgt vsrlety ol spclllngg Te the fifth gendlng the greatest variety at apelllnga Tu the 740 gentling tha next grestest vsrlety et apelllnga $1.00 Tetsl Tha prlseg will be awsrded Immediately alter tbg cleae el the ceotaaC The competition is open to all. There is only one condition and that is that for each five different spellings of the word EgR-O-See you must send in one of the little folders, same as used in the school children's contest, which are found inside each package of the food; for instance if ypu sent in 15 ways bf spelling Egg-O-See you would need three foidcrs. Be sure and wfita your name plainly, I he spell- a ing must be such as could properly s, Do pronouucea r.gg-u-re. Here are few ways of spelling Egg-O-See, Egg-O-Sea, Egg-Oh-bee, Egg-O-Sy, Eg-O-Cie. Save all the little folders from tha food packages and write as many different ways of spelling as you can. Get your friends to help you and it will be easy to get one of the prizes, besides being an inter esting atudy. The thousands of school children to whom we have paid prizes will be interested io this competition. We are giving this thousand dollars to more fully acquaint people with the pre-eminent merits of Egg O'See, now universally acknowledged to be the best flaked wheat food manufactured. All now recognize the healthfulness. convenience and palatability of flaked wheat foods. EggaO8ee has become the standard In this line because it retails for only lOo for a full sized package, and Its quality Is unquestion ably the highest. a ASK YOUR OftOOER FOR THC DRUM PAOKAOtZ. If your grooor do not keep It, nd u hi fism and IO ent nd we) wilt nd you a packas, prepaid. Address all communications to Egg-O-Sea, ynlncy. 111. '.V eft