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to prevent them from giving material aid
The question might well be asked whether
Spain wouIh NIT be weaker with 10000 more
troops In Cuba and also by us, whether we
would be justified by our own people to
let them do so without at least putting the
Cubans upon the same footing with their
adversarieswhrso Except the issuing Of the
proclamaten, = do not give this as instruc-
tion, but as something TO think of-whether
II is not sound II deemed so, the policy OF
acting upon IL will be discussed afterwsrd.
| will be in)keM York City on Thursday next
on my way to Newport; will be at Corbn's
few hours before sailing. Yours truly,
sve ~. s. GRANT"
GRANT ENDORSES FIsH's WISDOM
On the 10th of July, 1870, in a conversa-
tion, In which Mr.. Fish had expressed to
the president his desire to retire from the
office which he had accepted on the under
standing that he was to hold IL only till
the president could perfect other plans in
regard to 1t. Mr.. Fish was strongly urged
by the president to remain through his
term, and assured that his course was not
only satisfactory to him, but gave satisfac-
tion and confidence to the country. These
are the words of the diary upon the subject:
Tho president said: without referring to
other instances-On two important occasions
at least, your steadiness and wisdom have
kept me from mistakes into which | should
have fallen. On one OF these occasions you
led me against my judgment at the time
you almost forced me-in the matter OF
signing the Cuban message. | now see how
right you were, and l desire most sincerely
to thank you He repeated that he wished
to thank me especially for these. two occa-
sions. They were: One, preventing the is
suing, last August and September, of the
proclamations OF Cuban belligerency which
he had signed and which he wrote me
note instructing me to sign (which / did,
and. second, the Cuban message of June 49,"
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They Talked Cooking.

NEBRASKA CITY, March 15.-(SpeciaL)-
The Woman's club had a very successful
meeting yesterday afternoon at Memorial
hail, the program being furnished by the
department Of domestic science. Practical
articles on housekeeping and the culinary
art were rsad, and some beautiful music
rendered by the Mandolin quartet, composed
of members of the club. Delicate refresh
ments were served by the ladies of the do
nestle science department
Two new local newspapers have made their
appearance in this city during the past week.
The otoe Chief. published by Lands & Bur-
kett, Is an eight-page weekly organ Of the
free silyerites. The otoe County Progress,
which suspended publication some time ago
on account of trouble among the stockhold-
ers, has been revived and Is now being is
sued by Kinney Bros, who will shout through
their columns the glorles of populism.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-16
Bermudn Gets to Sen.

NEW YORK, March 15.-The steamer Ber-
muda, recently seized by the federal gov
ernment while attempting to leave this
harbor on a supposed filbustering expedi-
tion to Cuba and afterward released, left
her anchorage in the upper bay and pro-
ceeded to sea this morning. She cleared yes
terday for Vera Cruz, Mex.
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schuyIer,s Active Woman,s CIub.

SCHUYLER, Neb.. March l5.--(Special)-
The Woman's club of this city Is proving
thing of much interest to these who have
connected themselves with the society the
membership of which is now twenty ty-seven
The meetings are held every two weeks, the
last one being held at the home of Mr.. j.
e. Arnold Saturday afternoon, twenty three
of the members being present. In answering
at roll call answers are made by quoting
from the authors under discussion for the
day. or by giving some short item of inter-
e3t with reference to the leading subject
should not the program be one based upon
literature. Quotations from Scottish authors
were given at the last meeting, aud the
following papers read; Three Scottish
Writer'S, Barrie Crockett and MacLaren" by
Mrs G. w. Souter; reading from Beside the
Bonnie Briar Bush" by Miss Minnie E.
Watt; Early English Literature" by Miss
Evlyn Washburn; Sketch of Benjamin
Franklin and Jonathan by Mrs Il. II.
Phelps. CGe-minute talks upon current
events by the members
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~
knrlner Reed Hurt.

FAIRMoNT, Neb.. March 15.--(special)-
Jamee Reed, who lives four miles south of
here. was seriously hurt In a runaway aecl-
dent yesterday. He was unloading some
household goods when the team took fright.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-16
Exeter Musical Union.

EXETER. Neb., March 15.-(SpeciaI,) THE
Exeter Musical union held meeting on
Thursday evening at the residence OF j. p.
Ksttlewell and elected the following officers:
President. w. S. Dimick; vice president. W,
II. Nevens; secretary Miss NJ. Chappell;
treasurer Miss Eta Morgan; librarian,
Charles c. Smith director ]. C. Wilson;
organist, Miss Gerte Kettlewell. The union
Is making preparations to give a concert
on March 81, the proceeds 10 be used in pur-
chasing new chorus books. There will be
forty voices In the chorus at the concert.
and Will be assisted by the Celebrated corneter,
Henry Mohr, and yiolinist, Mr.. +. Has
sler, German musicians. The program is a
fine one, and deserves 10 be well patronzed.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-16

Il Is net necessary &c cali doctor for
crt or 5rglse; get Salvation Oil. Only rs cts,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-16
Shot on One Hand. I

ALLIANCE, Neb. March 15.-(Special
Telegram)--John Cusic, living in the sand
hills. several miles east, came to Alliance
last night with badly shattered hand
Handling a shotgun by the muzzle did it.
Amputation was necessary.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-16
STATIONS AND STATE OF
WEATHER. -

i Indicates trace In precipitation.
l.. A. WELSH. Observer.
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Ten Miles TO KeIly's.

Soon after leaving Jackson's Cove in
the morning I came to big rock on
which was rudely painted the sign,
Ten Miles to Kelly's. Nothing had
been said at the Cove about Kelly's inn,
but 1 concluded it must be halting
place for man and beast. a mile farther
On came to second sign, reading.
Nine Miles to KeIIy's. - At every mile
there was a sign on a rock by the way
side, and each one reduced the distance
The way was all up hill, and after pass
ing the sign Of Zone Mile to Kelly's"
began TO figure on an hours rest and
a MONDAY meal. At length | came to Il
small and wretched looking cabin to the
left of the trail. The acre of cleared
ground around it was grown up with
weeds and bushes, the roof of the house
was ready to fall in, and though there
was sign ON the swinging door of,
''This Is Kelly's,'' 1 thought the place
deserted till a native came walking
around the corner of the house.
"Howdy, Stranger he saluted as he
took seat on stump and began to fill
his pipe with cornhusks.
"Howdy? Is this Kelly ?''
Fur shore. -
''Do you keep a tavern?''
mo, sab. F"
Don't you provide any refresh
ments?''
''Couldn' t do it, stranger, as I'm all
alone yere.
II saw your signs all along the trail
and was led to believe you kept a tavern,
If you don't, what is the object of the
signs?'
"Objeck of them, sah?'' he repeated
as he got his pipe alight and faced me
with folded arms. mo, sab, don {
keep no tavern nor nuthin of that sort.
/ jest painted them signs to let folks
know that I squatted on this land arter
the war, and that my ole woman died
of fever two vars ago, and that I'd
marry agin if I found the right woman,
ard that if anybody comes along and
tries to bounce me off this squat he'll
hev to dodge sunthin hotter'n a streak
Of lightnin?
And with that he looked me up and
down and spat over his shoulder and
didn't reply to my good day. as /
passed on. III. QUAD.
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once he jest fell down with a groan,
turned over on his back with a grant
and was dun for. The doctor looked him
over and said he'd fell in and like an
old washtub in dry weather, and that
I'd better git him home to die, and So
IN takin him thar. "
But is he going to die?''
''Sartin to- sab. Can't nobody liz"
arter he's busted his b'iler, and that :
what happened TO Bill Yes, sab, he :
got to die. -
That's too bad, - said by way {,
consolation.
"Yas, he replied as he gathered u
his lines, but it had to cum, yo' know
Bill was too smart fur this yere world
IF he hadn' up and went and gone an
everlastincly busted his b'iler on til;
masheen, he'd hev tried to ride meN.;
standin Gu his head, or poked a circU;
elephant in the eye, or invented a fyiu
masheen and broke his neck, and so h,
hain't gone much afore his time. Wal
lift, stranger? No? Then I'll be gitti
along SO as TO let the ole woman en
brace her busted Bill before the spai /;
of life has fiedr'
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SKETCHES BY M.QUAD


IS l rested at the foot Of a long hill
] was overtaken by an old man driving
a mule and cart, and as the outfit came
up / saw that man was lying on some
blankets ON the bottom Of the vehicle.
As his eyes were closed and his face
deathly pale, realized that some acct
dent had happened and inquired what
it was.
ooh, he's my son, Bill, - replied the
old man as he looked down at the re-
cumbent figure, land I'm takin him
home -
''Was it bad accident?"
WAL, purity bad. "
''He wasn't shot?''
mo
''Tree fall ON him?'
"No.''
''Been in a fight?"
mo Yo' see, we was in town, and
a Teller come along with one O. them
things called lung tester. Jime White,
he paid 3 cents and bowed. Then Dan
Davis, he paid cents and bowed
Then Joe Hawkins, he paid 8 cents and
blowed. Then my son Bill, who thinks
hissef the smartest Teller in this hull
state, comes up to me and SEE:
Dad, 1 kin do it Pc Sdre's yer bornP
"'Do what?' SEE l.
SO BLOW the hull blamed top off that
masheen and make a mortal wreck of
itl'
Don't monkey with no strange ma
chinery, Bill! The burned thing looks
to me as if she was loaded fur bar.
:" Can't help it, dad. l kin oGtblow
any blower in these diggin's, and I'm
not only goin to do it, but scatter that
masbeen all over this county 10 make
recOrdP
WAL said the father as he filed
his pipe for a smoke, lit WASH t 10 good
to talk to him, fur Bill is sot in his
ways. He paid his cents and looked
around on the crowd and then drawed
in his breath fur blow. He got good
and ready and then let her CO. His eyes
bulged out, his heels lifted up, and his
shoulder blade bumped as high as his
ears. Then cum the calamity"
"Busted the machine, did hep
"No, sah-he busted himself. All to
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knew What He wanted.

A large, portly man entered the drug
store and asked for % canine pills.
''You mean quinine pills, F" remarked
the fresh clerk, with a grin of contempt
plainly showing itself upon his face
mo, don't mean quinine pills, - re-
turned the customer, with some vigor.
at asked for canine pills, and want
them and nothing else. My dog is sick,
and want 20 cure him at once" At
which the fresh clerk colored deeply and
mumbled something about the other
having a cigar on him. -Philadelphi
Call
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some one would embark in the business
of raisins palms, ferns, etc, for ship
ment abroad / am sure an enormous
trade could be built up. Why one man
or one firm could not handle it? l am
satisfied and 1 want you to make
note of the figures, that so soon as the
fact become known that perfectly
healthy trees could be shipped from
here, that an export business of three
or four hundred thousand dollars a
year could be done. The people in the
United States and Europe are wild after
Hawaiian grown potted palms, ferns,
particularly the birds nest ferns, and
they are willing to pay any price for
them.
"You want TO encourage emigration
of a desirable white class of inhabi-
tants. Men with limited capital could
come here and embark in this BUSINESS
and get good results; men with fami-
lies who are here now could go into
it and do well, of this you may be as
sured The capital required would not
be more than few thousand dollars,
depending of course on the extent of
the business, and there is an abun-
dance of land here suitable to this line
of business, but there should be a quar-
antine officer whose certificate would be
sufficient guarantee of the cleanliness
of the plants-without this you cannot
expect them to be landed in the United
States
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A BarEaining PHYLLIS.

''Pretty Phyllis - said I, truly
You have cheated me unduly.'
Show, prythee9'' said she to me.
81 have only what is due me-
"You have more. . said I, beguiling
Pretty Phyllis with my smiling.
81 have given you hundred
Chances to say Yes and wondered
"Why you have not said II. Won t you
Say 1t nowf" She answered, Don't you
"Think my Yes of greater value?
Let me ask you one thing, Shall you
a'Stop your giving?' fl thought so.
Then perhaps Yes might be bought so.
''But it is 50 sweet to hear you
Giving me the chance, 7 fear you
''HoldI' cried / You do but banter"
And closed the deal jnstanter.
w. J. hampton in New York Sun.
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Making 1t Easy.

The old man and | sat on a rock !
front of the cabin. smoking our aftc1
supper pipes and exchanging recollec
tions of the war, when Mrs. Plat cam
out to Us and said:
Bill Tom Davis is yere. -
"What fur?'' queried the husband.
BIN akin fur Mary
''Shoo!''
dun wants to marry her.
"When?'
Fright away"
"Um. Kin yo' spar Mary?"
''Got to, reckon. -
"Whar'n he take her?'
lover to his man s. "
''Shoo! Drat his pictur', but what
does he want to bother tonight fur3 Tell
him TO cam tomCrrer
Got to marry now.
''Waal, then. don't fuss about it.
Cum in, stranger. -
We entered the kitchen to find Mary
and Bill sitting close together with
hands clasped. She was a girl of 10
and he young man of about 20.
''Wauter git married." asked the old
man as he stood before them.
Both nodded.
Then don't fuss. Yere, now, jump
over this and then gwan away witt
yo'
lie took tie broom from behind the
3ccr, held the stick about a foot from
the floor, and the lovers jumped over 1t.
THAT ends it, - said the father as he
replaced the broom. mann, yo' gin
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A Technical Evasion.

''And you run the universe on Sun
day?''
''Oh. yes, replied Zeus. Its
against the law, 1 know, but we get
around that by calling the music of the
spheres a sacred concert. Foxy? Well
1 don't know. -
With a meaning smile, the king of
gods and men ripped the cover off a
fresh case of thunderbolts. = Detroit
Tribune.
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wearing Away of Coins.

Copper money wears away rapidly.
In 100 years $500 worth of pence would
be worth only about $3.50, while the
same amount of sovereigns would lose
only 81 per cent of their original value
and $500 worth of shiIlings, ON the
other hand, would be worn to the ex-
tent of some 1855. The less the value
of coin, Of course, the greater its wear
and tear. 4 penny circulates at least
$40 times as rapidly as a sovereign.
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onestfon of YaIues.


at think I'll put you on the stand, :"
said the lawyer.
Cant you win without that?' asked
the ''new woman.
I'm afraid not. -
The "new woman looked thought
full
ga decision in my favor would be
worth So, 900 to me, as I understand
it, she said.
Just that sum. -
''Well, let it go. I'll charge it up to
profit and loss"
'fBut, madam, this is business,
not
sit is purely from business point of
view that 1 look at it. have weighed
every feature of it carefully, and have
decided that it is worth So, 900 to me to
avoid answering questions as to my age.
We will dismiss the case and let the
money go. w ashington Star.
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ffnr FTrst Coins

The first coins really deserving the
name of United States coinage were
struck off as pattern pieces by Ben
jamin Dudley at the instigation of Rob-
ert Morris and were laid before congress
in 1888 as specimens of what the coin
age should be. They were a ''mark"
and ''quint" and thus described: The
"mark''-obverse an eye, the center
of a glory, ID points cross equidistant
a circle of as many stars. The ''quint'
is similar IN design, the value ON re-
verse being noted.
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a Chance Meeting.

Stranger con the road)-How would
you 90 to get to Mr.. HIS residence?
I'D follow my nose!' snapped the
woman with bit of a pug
''Ohl It's up that way, is it?''-
Yonker's Statesman.
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Quiet Missionary Work.

Literary Critic Qaying down new
book)-I wish every maid, wife and
mother in the country could read that
book
Able Editor-Well, run in line to
the effect that that book is one which
no woman should be allowed to see.-
New York Weekly
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a NARROW Escane.

Mrs. Snobbs-How many girls do the
Newlies keep?
Mrs. Nobbs-Only one
Mrs. Snobbs-Only one? Good gra-
cious, and [ came pretty near calling
there yesterday !-CleveIand Leader.
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A Model Plant is not complete with
out Electric Power, thus dispensing
with small engines.
Why not generate your power from
one CENTRAL Station? One gener-
ator can furnish power to your Pump,
Centrifugals, Elevators, Flows, Rail-
ways and Hoists; also furnish light
and power for a radius of from Is to 26
miles.
Electric power being used saves the
labor of hauling coal in your field, also
water, and does away with high-priced
engineers, and only have one engine to
look after in your mill.
Where water power is available 1t
costs nothing to generate Electric
Power.
TIE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COM
PANY is now ready to furnish Electric
Plants and Generators of all descrsp-
tons at short notice, and also has on
hand large stock of Wire, Chandel-
iers ana Electrical Goods.
All orders will be given prompt at
tention, and estimates furnished for
Lighting and Power Plants; also at
tention is given to House and Marine
Wiring.
THEO. HOFFMAN, Manager.
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In Australia there are bird entrap-
ping spiders that spin webs sometimes
thirty feet in diameter.
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Mary some meal and bacon and 'lasses,
and, stranger, les go OUT and finish our
talk and smoked
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vi.ite BROOD, Tront.

Did you ever see Il white brook trout
milk white save for the delicate ira
ceries of his just perceptible spots aid
for the crimson tipped fins below? 1t IS
not likely you ever did, unless you have
stood where L stood some time ago and
looked down into the fish hatchery
ponds and tanks, where | saw more
than 2, 600 of these white trout in one
long tank and perhaps 100 larger ones
In grass fringed pond outside of the
hatchery walls. The white brook trout
is freak of nature, but a most beauti-
full fish, and if his race is to be perpetu-
ated, as seems probable, rare addition
will be made to the brooks.
One day when a workman in the
state fish hatchery near this city CHANGED
to see two little trout, pure white and
perfectly formed, darling around among
thousands of others at the bottom of the
gravelly tank, he made up his mind he
would see if they could not be kept
alive separate from the rest and raised
to mature fishhood. He succeeded better
than he had anticipated, and there are
1900 progeny of this fruitful pair. The
only obstacle which seems be in the
way of their becoming popular addi-
ton to the trout streams is their alb
normal shyness, shyness which seems
TO amount almost TO shamefacedness.
OF course, the average brook trout is one
of the cutest of the whole finny tribe
and not overanxious at any time to
show himself, but these white trout are
strangely averse to publicity, so to
speak. -St. Paul Letter in Chicago
Record
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Poor Collateral.

Charlie Debroke-I suppose, Miss
Roxy, that you are aware that for some
time my heart has not been in my pos
session.
Miss Roxy-Why. Mr.. Debroke, 1
had no idea that you could borrow mon
ey ON that Harlem Life.
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7. D. HALL ! SON,
Limited.
Have Just Received from New York
and England a fine lot of
New Goods
Among them you. will find:

Among them you, will find:
CUT and GALVANIZED NAILS and
SPIKES, WIRE NAILS,
| COPPER RIVETS and BURRS.
HAY CUTTERS, HAY FORKS,
CYLINDER CHURNS,
SHOVELS and SPADES,
CAST STEEL, BAR IRON,
GALV'D SHEET IRON,
GALV'D BUCKETS and TUBS,
CART AXLES, DOOR LOCKS,
HANDLED AXES and HATCHETS,
IRON and BRASS SCREWS $4,000
gross, assorted),
COFFEE MILLS, CORN MILLS,
BLACK RIVETS. HINGES,
LAWN MOWERS,
HORSE SHOES and HORSE NAILS,
MOPS, BROOMS. PADLOCKS, CROW
BARS, CARRIAGE SPRINGS,
| SCALES, SAND PAPER,
WRAPPING PAPER,
WHEEL BARROWS, TRUCKS,
! 5000 YDS. SAIL DUCK.
IRON WASHERS, IRON NUTS,
CASES BENZINE. TURPENTINE,
GALV'D PIPE, 1sin. to 2in.,
MANILA and SISAL ROPE-An sizes.
IRON and STEEL WIRE ROPE
UP to 2in..
1000 lbs COTTON FISH LINES,
CARD MATCHES, BLOCK MATCHES
SHIP CHANDLERY.
GUNS and AMMUNITION of all kinds.
Success Water Filters
The best in the market, and a thou
sand other things that people
MUST HAVE.
All to be seen at
E. @. HALL & SONS,
Cor. King and Fort SITS.
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Took a Tumble.

Did you take that fat you were
looking at with the beautifully oiled
fioors?''
mo; we slipped up on the bargain. -
Detroit Free Press
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Notes on Current Topics.
Fruits for Export.
Prices of Food in Mexico.
Farmers Who Succeed.
Notes from Hamakua, Hawaii.
How Free Silver Works in Mexico.
Production of Coffee in British De-
Tendencies.
Chemistry and Mechanics of Flowing
Practical Notes for Farmers.
Notes on Sugar in Hawaii, 1896.
How to Make Farming Pay.
An Ostrich Farm in Florida.
CONCENTRATING at Mackay.
IT. rx,Ny rA1T1u,U-T7 M
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STARTLING, BUT SO!
We placed an import order
for five hundred dozen pairs of children's
fast black stockings,
cause we thought them cheap.
Should have been here for July selling.
Landed yesterday.
Maker pays dearly for delay.
Meant for rs cents pair.
Lateness squeezes two pair into
the price of ONE.
STARTLING, BUT SOL