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NEBRAskALETTER.

I'D. GRAPHlc: 4 came TO beatflee
one week ago and as usual was sur
prised to find such a lively town.
Beatrice is the county seat of Gage
county and contains 52l1 inabitants
being the fifth city in size in the state.
1t is situated on the east bank of the
Big Blue River surrounded by as fine
farming land as | ever saw. The soil
is ola dark rich loan and very pro-
ductivs especially for corn. Winter
wheat does not do well and spring
wheat is not very productive. Oats
Yield from Is to so bushels ner acre,
and corn 80 to 60 bushels per acre. The
crop yield is oyer estimated in all the
western counties. The farmers almost
to man overestlmate their yield OF
grain. The land is good and the yield
reasonable where crops are properly
tended. Much of the farming is poor
as many farmers hayeitoo many acres,
consequently poor farming. Tue dis
advantages of this county are these I:
1st. too high rate of interest, 10 per
cent, on farm mortgages, aud 3 to 4
per cent per month on chattle and per-
sonal security. No community can pros
per with such usury. End. Fuel is
scarce, farmer told me that cobs are
worth more than corn. Cobs sell for
$3.50 per load and corn at Is cents per
busheI. Sd. This is exclusively a corn
country, Notwithstanding the land
agents cry to the contrary; farming to
be profitable must be promiscuous. a
variety Of crops and then the farmer
will always have something paying.
Beatrice is fine city containing more
different enterprises than any other
city OF its size In the state. Five banks,
one canning factory, flour mill, saw
mill, foundry and machine shops,
: picket wire fence factory, besides all
the different trades including stone
dressing and all kinds of mechanics.
There are at least ten churches and
fine school house, three stories high
! nicely situated in grove, also, several
ward schools and private school that
is doing good work. The city is light
ed with electricity and gas-lots O
the latter. | attended the Republican
county convention of Gage county anc
: was glad to see such enthusiasm. This i:
republican county without doubt.
: There were III delegates present anG
the meeting was held in the Opera
e House. Some of the speeches were a
r. eloquent as those delivered during thu
great Chicago convention OF 1880
Every man seems to be gifted with gal
a and each one was full of enthusiasm
4 not whiskey. The assembly was com
r posed largely of young men. Th
v chairmrn was scarcely thirty years o
il age, at least, in appearance. They wer
all nicely dressed and intelligent looG
ing. One word in behalf of old Mis-
} souri,. feel certain that many me-
j leave Missouri and go to Kansas ant
y Nebraska that could have done equal
l. as well by staying in Missouri AM
1t going to work IN good earnest to de
l. velop that grand old state. You hav
f plenty of good water, wood, grass an
- good soil. Go to work upon it an
you will have comfortable homes in
tex years. Yours, KEYSTONE.
ut
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Farm MaXms.

Do not keep poor stock. when you
can keep good at the same expense,
and with four times the profit.
Do not change your kind of farming,
because what you raise this year is low
priced for that which is high; ten
chapces to one, your crop will be up
next year, and that which is up now
will then be down.
Do not try to grow those crops for
which your farm is not well adapted.
If fyou have good locataion, do
not sell out expecting to better it, be-
cause you are offered good price.
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Friday. September II, 1856
EDIToaIAL NOTES,


The a7th Judicial district has a
a republican majority of nine hundred
and don't you forget it.
The Canton News places an
emphatic denial on the assertion OF
the LaPlata Home Press, that the
News had hoisted Hatch for Cover
ornor. The Home Pfess man was
"little off,"
The New York Republican Central
Committee has opened the doors and
permitted the Independents, who have
become extremely tired OF camping
out, to return to the field. New York
will give arousing Republican MAORI
this fall.
The republicans Of Iowa have
placed strong ticket In the field and
their platform is so plain that he who
runs may read. The views of the
party on prohibition are well defined,
and there is not the slightest question
as to the result of the election.
Rev. Leonard the Prohibition candi-
date, has been convicted and had TO
acknowledge the use of ale, but then
lie used it for the stomach's sake.
When minister concludes that he
can serve the people, more acceptably
than he can the lord, it is time ior
both to become suspicious of him.
Only few days ago Spain and
Germany were enjoying the mos
friendly relations, without thought O
trouble, and the least likely of any
European nations to become engaged
in war. Now every relation is strained
the blood of the Spaniard is up ant
war may be expected at any moment.
"A meeting between the railroad
magnates and the employees has beer
arranged and it is now quite probable
that all differences will be amlcably ad
justed. The tremendous force of pub
lie opinion has caused the representa-
tives Of organized capital to stop ant
think. The time is near, even at tn
door, when the rights of the laborin!
man must be considered.
1t is rumored that there is
division in the Democratic ranks il
Adair county over the candidate fo
the Circuit Judgeship, the majorit
favoring the Macon man. Wait ii
the bali fairly opens and the band be
gins to play, when it will be quickl
discovered who is the popular partne
in the waltz. One thing they ma
depend on and that is, the Republ
cans will not support an independer
candidate. The goo Republican m:
jority in this district will make a di
ferent showing to what has done in tn
past.
1t would be not only folly, bl
silly in the extreme, to permit one
in influence your opinions or action
who has not judgement enough to |
right, Just once in long series of year
and who has been continually beatir
about from post to pillar. trying
find out the opinions of others befo
expressing h imself, In short, a ms
who has always had his opinion
formed for him, need not in his lat
days, think that people, with who
he comes in contact, are crude enous
to be influenced by him. Such a n
sumption, on his part, might lead
the supposition that he had fallen in
his dotage.
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feeling that it was good to live and en-
JOY such friendship as was bestowed
upon US while we were there; and We
sincerely hope it may be our privilege
to repay, in part, at least, their kint :
ness to us, in the near future.
With success to the Graphic | re-
main YOURS truly. PEcK.
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Eggs should be kept in a cool, not
cold, place. They will not whip well
In hot or windy room. Before using
them in the summer put them in a
pan of cold water; the whites will whip
much nicer for this bit of care. One
egg well beaten, the yolk and white
separately, will often take the place
two. Fresh eggs will sink when pu
into water.
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An editor is in high favor with his
readers when each one finds something
to please him, but let one OF those
readers find an item that is contrary TO
his preconceived notion and that
editor dosen't know what he is talking
about. But then, this is human nature.
Journalist.
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A Pitsburg woman. wbo..watched two
pugilists, who were suitors, fight SIX
teen rounds for her hand, wisely con-
cluded to take the fellow who got WHIP
ped. He was easy to handle
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Call at the Star
Store for your boots
and Shoes.
Go to Willard & Evans east side If
square for your family supplies.

Here said the farmer, as he err.
hibited broken jar to a manufac.
turer, 4 packed this jar full Of butter
and the jar split from top to bottom
Perhaps you can explain this phenome.
non! oh, yes, / can,' was the ready
reply. the butter was stronger than he
Jar
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THE FARMER

In search of . new home, where he can "
cure better returns for his labor, snouia ~
member that the Wabash is the mos. unss' is.
route to Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, Ns.s,st Neglas.t'
and all points South, West and NC. ..rnsf,
and that round-trip land-explorefs ~ -
ct very low rates are always on sAs :. -,.,.
ter of Arkansas and Texas sent free o y
applicants by addressing the Gener1 q
SANGER vaOt
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THE TOURIST

Has long since chosen the Wabash q ~ J;
fayorite route TO all the summer resora "
the East, North and West, and winter T.
sorts OF the South, as the Company has y,
years provided better accommodationss -
more attractions than any of its corlpel.ois
for this class of travel Tourist Tickes ~
be had at reduced rates at al prneip@
nfticns nf the Cnnnnanv
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To all who are ON eerned.

II you want groceries cheap, call on
John T. Hannah, ives. side square.
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THE INVALID

viii find the Wabash the most conss-i co... Il
route to all the noted health reso.S "a
Illinois, Missouri. Arkansas and IeAn ,.., I'd
that the extensive through car ss1ruI..
superior accommodations OF tnis Pslis !.
line will add greatly TO his coml99E..h 80 - n.nJ
route. Pamphlet descriptive OF ne .s - ~
celebrated mineral springs of the "eos
South sent free on aDDiicatlOu.
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0HIO-INDIANA-MlCHlGAN
WABASH
ROu Fl
THE BUSINESS MAN

When he travels wants to go quick, wsne
be comfortable, wants TO arrive a. desan5
ton on time, in fact, wants q strictly o.ss
ness trip, and consequently take; ~
popular Wabash Route, feeling that ne =
cure to meet his engagements and coniisas
N prnaner and he hanDy
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-13
FARM EDUCATION.
Progress Made by Europe in the Matter o.
Agricultural Training.

Progress Made by Europe in the Matter OF
Agricultural Training.
The following account of the facili-
ties for agricultural education on the
continent of Europe will be interesting
to all who are concerned in this i'm
portant question, as all American farm
ers should be. We quote from the
London Mark Lane Express: cal
though the French Government voted
cation this year, the Echo Aqricole says
it is not enough, and that the several
departments need to somplete the or
ganization. In England we are accus-
toned to think that agricultural edu-
cation is very literally provided for in
France; but our French contemporary
complains that they have in France
only one institute of agriculture, one
national school of agriculture, and one
OF horticulture, IA schools of practical
agriculture, two shepherds schools,
one school of practical horticulture,
two foraging schools, % farm schools,
one cowhouse for breeding, two silk
worm rearing schools, two primary
agricultural schools. one agricultural
and two horticultural courses
of lectures in primary schools, ~ or
phanages and agricultural colonies,
50 departmental professors of agricul-
ture, three chairs OF agriculture in AL
geria, four chairs Of agricultural
chemistry. and 81 agricultural stations;
while Germany has IA agricultural in
stitutes, 451 primary agricultural
schools, u. schools of agriculture,
sever veterinary schools, nine superior
institutes of pomology and arboricul-
ture, ga agricultural schools of various
kinds, Is schools of practical horticul-
ture, II dairy schools, five schools of
agriculture for girls, one school of
sugar refining, n school of distilling,
So special courses of agricultural lee
lures, IS agricultural stations and
81 professors of agriculture. Italy,
most persons will be surprised to
learn, has three superior and % prac-
tical schools of agriculture, all created
since $780,. six special schools, Dur of
which are for viticulture and wine
making. and19 agricultural orphanages
and colonies dependent entirely upon
the municipalities. Even little Den
mark has an agricultural institute with
225 pupils and % professors, 40 prac-
ticai schools of agriculture and 40 SUI
perior primary schools which give agri-
cultural instruction"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-13
Contingencies.

A teacher in a West Virginia freed
mans school was giving out some
original examples to the class in
mathematics, and among them was
this: ."
eff a colored man receives one dol
lar for one days work, how many dol
Lays will he receive for six days work."
One of the boys seemed very stupid
over it, and the teacher finally said:
''Moses, how many are six times
one?"
"What, does he work all the week?"
queried the boy.
"Of course"
"Oh! Why, I was figgerin' dat q
circus or a barbecue might come long
on Saturday!'-M. Y. San.
San Francisco oysters, which are
brought from Shoal Water Bay, WASH
ington Territory, and fattened in the
San Bruno beds of San Francisco Bay,
represent a capital Of $500, 900 invested
by four firms.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-13
HUMOROUS ELEPHANTS.
How Their Greed Was Changed Into Com
plete satisfaction. .

How Their Greed Was Changed Into Com
plete Satisfaction.
A young friend asked me once to
show him some elephants in undress,
and 1 took him along with me, having
first borrowed an apron and filed it
with oranges. This he was to carry
while accompanying ME in the STABLE!
but the moment we reached the door
the herd set up such a trumpeting-
they had scented the fruit-that he
dropped the apron and contents and!
scuttled off like a scared rabbit. There
were eight elephants, and when I picked
up the oranges l found 1 had twenty
five. I walked deliberately along the
line, giving one to each. When l got
to the extremity of the narrow stable
I turned and was about to begin the
distribution again, when I suddenly
reflected that if elephant No. z in the
row saw me give two oranges in u
cession to No. 8 he might imagine he
was being cheated. and give me a
smack with his proboscis-that is where
the elephants falls short of the human
being-so Invent to the door and began
de novo as before.
Thrice l went along the line, and
then I was in a fix. I had one orange
left, and l had to get back to the door.
Every elephant in the herd had his
greedy gaze focused on that orange.
1t was as much as my life was worth
to give it to any one of them. What
was 1 to do? I held it up conspicu-
ously, coolly peeled it, and sucked it
myself. 1t was most amusing to no.
tice the way those elephants nudged
each other and shook their ponderous
sides. They thoroughly entered into
the humor Of the thing.-Leaues from
The Life Of Correspondent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-13
Consumption a Parasitic Disease.

Drs. Biedert and Siegel have been
employing microscopic observations to
confirm the theory of Koch, which is
that consumption is a parasitic disease.
caused by a peculiar or special form of
bacteria. They found in every pro-
nounced case of consumption that the
bacteria were always to be discovered
in the expectorated substance. But it
also appears in their studies that the
bacteria are not likely to begin opera
tons in a healthy lung, but rather in a
lung which has been already damaged
by some process of disease. such as in
Illumination. When a cold on the lungs
paves the way for consumption. it is,
according to these observers, by weak
ening the lung tissue and preparing the
evil for the consumption bacteria.
While, therefore, it may be compare
lively safe for a healthy person to as
sociate with consumptive friends, it
might be dangerous for the same per-
son to be equally sociable with such
friends at a time when his lungs were
sore, sensitive or in any way under the
weather, for then he would be in a con
dltion to become infected with the dis
ease in an atmosphere laden with germs
of the disease exhaled from the lungs
of any consumptive pat;ent.-Jourmal
of Health.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-13

There are in New York City about
one hundred and ten miles of street
railway
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-13

"A well educated young parrot had
learned to initiate the natural sound of
almost every living creature it had ever
heard, and would often amuse itself by
practicing this trick and deceiving any
birds or animals that might be near;
but one day it initiated the cry Of a
young chicken SO perfectly that a large
hawk which happened to sailing over
head swooped down and bore the parrot
away in his talons. Moral-This fable
teaches that it is possible to crowd too
many languages into q higher educa-
tion.-N. 7. Herald.
The hen is prominent at the State
fairgrounds this year by virtue not
only Of her good lungs, but also by
virtue Of what she does for her State.
There are more than ten million hens
ill Maine, and the egg crop OF this
State is as valuable as the apple crop.
-LewistoWn (Me.) Journal.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-09
AFFAIRS AT ABILENE.
A BOARD OF TRADE ORGANIZING.
The Soldiers and the Sports Looking for
the Army Paymastcr-The Sneak
Thief Fraternlty-Othcr In
teresting Local Notes.

ABILENE, Jan. s. - Especial. -- The
business mon of Abilene held a meet
ing at Wylie hall yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of eilecting an organiza-
tion for mutual benefit, such as are COM
mon in other cities.
MIR. Carter, the druggist, presided, and
a committee Of five was appointed TO
draft bylaws and resolutions and report
on Saturday, when another meeting
will take place.
DR.. b. l.. Branch, of San Angela,
some days at the Commercial
hotel. He Is now at the residence OF Or.
5. w. Fields, and il reported TO be much
better.
The paymaster of the United States
army was expected to arrive In the city
to-day, with cash comfort for the boys
In blue, at Concho. An escort and am
bulance, from the latter place, reached
the city yesterday, 10 conduct the OH
cial safely to his jorney's end. The ar
rival of the paymaster Is ALWAYS a
source of joy to tho sportingmen. MANY
OF whom take the stage for San Angelo
as soon as he comes, and reside ai
the flourishing little inland city uutil
the last cent of the large amount oI
money paid out Is distributed.
A number Of sneak thieves and bur
glars lately made their appearance in
Abilene aud several business e,,tablish.
inents have been entered in the lsst Il y
nights, but fortunately but little was
stolen. The town authorities are max.
Ing every effort to rid the city OF The
A nav hrick onara housa a., 1,.i.,o -
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-09
The CONNECTICUT DIsrrnce.

HARTFORD, Jan. s.-The legislature
assembled in joint convention this
morning and proceeded to choose state
officers by ballot, no candidate having
received a majority of all the votes cast
in November. The result of the first
Joint ballot was the election of the Re-
publican nominees, as follows;
Governor-Ilenry b. Harrison.
Lieutenant-Governor Lerrln A.
Cooke.
Secretary of State-Charles A. Rus
sell.
Treasurer - Valentine b. Chamber.
lain.
Comptroller Luzerne l. Munson.
esThe two houses of the legislature met
in lint convention ut o'clock soon
after Gov. Harrison was sworn in, and
he delivered his inaugural address.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-09
Tho prohthlt,onlsis.

NEW YoRK, Jan. 8. - The national
committee # the Prohibition party met
to-day with John b. Finch, of Nebraska,
in the chair. Prof A. II. Hopkins Of
iered a set of resolutions on behalf of the
committee on agitation, which was
unanimously adopted.
S'fhe following are the principal points
Resolved, That this committee and
conference congratulate tho friends of
prohibition on the marked advance ia
the cause of organized prohibition, and
the ballot made during the recent cam
palgn, especially IA eXemplitied bv the
recorded vote OF over 30, 900 in thirty-four
states. We recommend and urge the
friends To still more earnest efforts for
the overthrow of tho legalzed liquor
traffic, and for upholding the national
prohibition party. AS imperative means
TO that end,
Resolved, That this committee and
this conference acknowledge their graf
ilude TO Hon. John Z. st. John and
William Daniel for the able service
rencered without compensation, and
lher courageous loyalty to the cause
OF prob bltiOn; that the gross attack on
~. Johns character, life and work by
the opposition party press, are inexcus-
duly anu Hldnlltslly ndllclOuS, and
without particle of truth, and while
they bear witness to the force aud efii-
cheney of the truth, they call for univer-
sal condemnation and rebuke; that as
to the specific charges made and widely
published by Clarkson, member of the
Republican national committee, we ac-
cept Hon. j. P.StJohn's positive and re-
peated denials thereof, aud challenge
Clarkson forthwith to produce whatever
evidence ho claims to have. We instruct
the executive committee to secure
the services of Hon. Jno. p. st. John
and other speakers for the current wear
TO proclaim the principles of proLibi-
ton.
The Prohibition convention to-day
formally declared that the National
Prohibition party is an independent po-
litical organization of citizens of the
several states, free of all sectional
prejudices and preference, and its men,
bers acknowledge no dictation in the
use and disposal of their ballots. 1t will
make no compromise OF its prohibition
principles by coalition with
any other political party
The prohibition OF the liquor traffic Is a
national issue to be consummated bv
an amendment tn the federal constitu-
ton, and the prohibition party is a ne
cessitv to secure such amendment and
to maintain an administration in power
favorable to its enforcement.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-09

among American manufacturers OF the
wants. of the people of Central and South
America.
Seventh--A system of banking and
IN connection common standard Of
value.
Eighth-More liberal credits by our
merchants.
Ninth-The introduction of bonded
warehouse system into those eoun-
ties.
With reference to the fourth PROPOSE
ton, the commission says it has been
urged with much force to recommend
the establishment of q new executive
department of the government, similar
to the board OF trade of England, with a
niember of the cabinet for the head, 20
which board shall be committed the
care and arrangement of our foreign
commerce,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-09
Lawlessness I'm Keninckv.

Mt. VERNON, Jan. S.-Serious trouble
has broken out in this county between
whisky dealers and officials. Last
night battle took place at Living
ston station, on Rockcastle river.
Deputy Sheriff James White went to
arrest James and Henry Burton,
brothers, charged with aiding j. w.
Goff (said to be engaged IN I'LL IL
whisky traffic. to escape from an officer
who h Gotf under arrest, last week.
The Burtons barracaded their saloon
doors, and with friends on the inside,
dehed arrest. A posse Of fifteen
men was summoned and the Burtons
surrendered. On their way to iail
James tried to escape, was fired upon
and killed by the posse. Burton's
frieuds then attacked the posse and the
firing became general and continued
for two hours. Particulars are mea-
gre, but seven mon are reported killed
and wounded, among them Judge Bal-
lock wounded in the arm. The excite.
ment Is intense.