Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 9, 1888, Page 5

‘COMING C. A, R. ENCAMPMENT. Lincoln Making Great Preparations For the Coming Event. CANDIDATES FOR COMMANDER Aspirants For the Position Already | Beginning to Show Themse Big Batch of Supi e Court Decistons—Capital News, [FROM THE BEE'S LINCOLN BURPAT.] The coming state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic to be held in this city in the early days of the coming month, promises 10 be onc of the largest scesions of old soldiers ever gathercd in busincss session in the state. Upon the two local posts of the G. A R. depends the entire work of arrange ments and finance for the encampment. Saturday evening the joint committee from the two posts will hold its first preliminary ing. This committee was cowposed of Messrs, Gero, Dudley and Frauklin, from Appamattox Post No. 214, and Messrs. Bon- nell, Paine, Scotham and McArtaur, from Farragut Post No. The committee had under discnssion largely the question of finance as one of early importance, und Cap- tain Phelps Paine was made chairman of the finunce committee, he to select one member from each of the posts to act with him. On general arrangements and programme Messrs. Bonnell, Franklin and Sprague were appointed, and this committee with the committec on finance will meet for further action on Saturday evening next. Department Commander Ruasell, of Schuy- Ter, was in the cily yesterday looking afte details connected ¥ the coming meeting. Candidates for deprt ment commander ure not announced in_very numerous numbers as yet. 1t is understood that Captain Henry, of Fairmount, is fro- quently mentioned for the place, and Brad P Cook, of this city, is also named by his friends, Colonel Severt, of the state militia and of Central Uity, is also a candidate. The encampment is expected o muterially in crease futire representation from Nobraska in national encampmients. KUPREME COURT Prehm vs State. Krror i county. Opinion by Reese, Ch. J. An informution was fired ugainst plaintff in error for obtaining personal property of another by false pretenses, which pretenses were alleged to be the representation that “five certain worthless drafts were each worth the sum of $100.00, etc.” Uuon the trial the ustrument introduced in evi deace and admitted over the objection of plaintiff in error. ‘This instrument was not u draft, its character being shown by the copy set out in the opinion. 1t wus held to have been improperly admitted, and that there was a variance botween the allegation of the information and the proof. Roburc wys Kendall. Error from Valley county. Afirmed.Opinion by Recse, Ch. J. In an action pending before a justico of th peace judgment was rendered Plaintiff and against defendant. appealed to district court, term of the district court plaintiff moved the court for an order requiring a futher under- taking on appeal. The motion was sustaine and defendant ordered to give w further un- dertuking within twenty-five days, and that if not filed in said time the appeal to be dis- missed. The undertaking was not filod within the timo prescribed by the order, but at the succecding trm of court defendant appeared and filed & showing in effect that the sccurity upon the undertaking for appeal was suf- ficient. and usked further time in which to file additional undertaking, if one were re- quired. Time was granted by the distriot court. Held, no error, the first order requir- ing the additional sccurity not being com- plied with and the court not having lost its jurisdiction of the cuse. State ex rel Clarke vs Cather. Mandamus. Writ allowed. Opinion by Maxwell, Ch. J ‘Whero an account has been duly allowed sguinst a county, in u case where the county board had jurisdiction, it is the duty of such bourd to iuclude the siwe in its estimates of the taxos to be levied for the ensuing year, and if it fails to do 8o it may be compelléd by mandamus to perform its duty. Rosenbaum & Co. vs Hayden & Co. firror from Red Willow county. Judgment of dis- trict court reversed and that of justice re- instated. Opinion by Maxwell, Ch. J. 1. In an action against a firm by its firm name, the summons may b ed by # copy loft at its usual place of doing business within the county, with one of the members or with the clerk or general manager thereof. And where an action is properly brought but_per- sonal service cannot be hud upon any of the above named persons, it may be mnude by publication. 2. A partnership is a distinct entity, having its own proverty, debts ana credits. For the purposes for which it was created it is a person, and as such is recognized by the law. 8. H. & Co. were doing business in Red ‘Willow county and the action was brought against such firm in that county, and an at- tachment issucd and levied upon certain firm property. Service was had by publication, and ou the duy set for hearing the defendant appeared and objected to the jurisdiction of the court, for the reason thut the firm con- sisted of W. H. H. and no other person, and that since the announcement of the scction he has been a 1esident of Adams county. Hold, that as he had contractedfthe debts in a firm nume and thereby received the benefit 1o be derived from a” partuership name, ke could not thereby divest himself of the bur- dens incident thereto, one of which was the right to bring an action’ in the county in which the alleged firm was doing business. 4. That having received credit as 4 tirm he w-lfi. s to creditors, ostopped to deny that clation. Lee & Co. vs Hayden & Co. Error from Red Willow county. Judgment district court reversed and” that of justice reinstated. Opinion by Maxwell, Ch. J. Musselman vs Broadley. Appeal from Har- lan county. Reverscd and judgment en- tered in favor of plaintiff for §100. Opinlon by Maxwell, Ch. J. In an action to foreclose & mortgage given 10 secure two promissory notes. each for the sum of $250 With interest, it appeared as » defense that the notes were given for an alleged stock of goods, having but little or 0 intrinsic value und salable only as auction 00as, the real value of which did not exceed 100: Held, that the decree will be reduced 0 $100, with interest from the dato of sal State ex rel Gregory vs School District 7. Mandamus writ allowed. Opinion by Max- well, Ch, J. Where an_application is made to the court for madamus to compel the levying of taxes for the payment of bouds issued by a school dgstrict, and it is apparent that th tax, if Iévied in one year, would be a burden upon tho tuxpayers of such district, the court 88 » condition of granting relief, may appor tion the lovy over such number of years as to ot be oppressive. Bellman vs Paseweek. county, Reversed. Ch. J. 1. Where in an action on_an _indemnifying bond signed by three surotios, but not by the principal, the petitioner alloged “That said indemnity bond was exeouted and delivered by the said defendants for the purpose of sav- ing hurmless the said plaintiff in the lovy and sale of property aforesaid, and was delivered 10 the plaintift'by the Norwegian Plow com pany with the consent of the suid defendunts or that purpose.” Hold, that if the allegu- tions of the petition were true, that the sureties had waived the signing of the vord by the principal 3. Where an indemnifiying bond signed by three suretics was voluntarily given to an of- ficer, conditioned that *f the above bounden Norwegian Plow company shall well and truly save harmiess and indemnify the said W. L. Rothwell, aud any and all persons as- sisting him in the premises from all harm, trouble, dumuge, costs, suits, actions, judg- ments and exocutions that shall or may at any time arise, come or be brought aguinst him, them, or any of them, theu this obliga- tion to be voud,” which bond was not signed by the principal: the officer having sold the goods and applied the proceeds on the exe- cutions, and afterwards judgment was recov- ered against him for the value of the goods; held, that the obligers signing the bond were liable thereon. 1:?!0.. Pacitic Railwa, 1S10XS, i Ked Willow Defendant At a succeoding Error from Madison Opinion by Maxwell, company fglus county. 1 Taxwell, Ch 1. While an order made by a court in a pro- covding in garuisbment alier judgwent can- not bo uttacked collaterally, yet the garnishes Aflorwards mway set up facts. showing vs Smersh. ersed. Opinion in_favor of | emount owing by such garnishee to the debtor 10 be exempt from attachment or execution, 2. While the statute in proceedings in farnishment after judgment does not require hotice to be given o the judgment debtor, yet the courts have power to require such notice 10 be given beforé the garnishee files his an swor, in order that the debtor may protect his rights, and if the money or property is exempt, have an opportnnity to plead the exemption 4 Money which is absolately exempt, such us the w luborers, who are heads of familics, for sixty days, are not subject to frandulent alienation, and the fact that such Wawes are cxempt is a complete defense to any proceeding to apply them to the payment of u judyrent aguiust a debior. Miles vs Stohler, Appeal from Ri county Reversed and remanded ion by Maxwell, Ch. J 1. In‘an ordinary action to foreclose a mort. e, n decreo of foreclosure and sale should rendered, vot where w purehaser in good i decreee of foreclosureof a senior mortgage, files a bill o require a jusior in- cumbrancer not a party to the action to fore ardson Opin | close to redeemn within o day to be named, or rod of the right, and it docs not appear t the premises if sold would satisfy the liens prior to t of the junior incumbrancer, a decree of strict foreclosure may be rendered requiving such junior incumbrancier to re- deem the prior incumbrances within a reason- abie time to be named in the degree, or to be barred of the right of redemption. Sturtevant vs Wineland. Error from ) county. Motion to dismiss sustaine Opirion by Maxwell, Ch. J. ‘The plaintiff in error filed a petition in error in the supreme court upon which & sumimnons in error was issued and served on the defendant, but failed to file a transcript of the proceedings of the trial court. The defendant afterwards filed a motion to dis- miss for the failure to file a transcript and served notice upon the plaintiff 's attorney of the pendancy of such motion. Held, That the motion must be sustained. Armstrong vs Middlestadt. Error from Piorco county. Reversed. Opinion by Maxwell, Ch. 1. Wherc in an action to foreclose a tax lien ate the petition and aMdavit for publication were duly sworn to on the 5Hth diy of March, 1555 in Madison county, No braska, und filed in the oftice of the clork of the district court of Pierce county on the succeeding day. Held, That the aflidavit for publication was sufficient to authorize service on the defendant by publication, 2. Where by notice by publication a de- fendant wus required to answer on the fore- noon of the day on which by law the answer shouid hav d, that _the notice invalid, but that the do- fendant had the entire day in which o an- sw The ten da notice to the adverse party provided in section 496 of the code, is necessary in ull cases where it is sought to fir a sale of real estate in v ion.Such notice is jurisdictional, and unless it hus boen piven no valid confirmation can be had in vacation, Albright v. Brown, error from Th county. Judgment aflirmed, and cause manded with permission to Ellisou to iut venc. Opinion by Maxwell, Ch. J. LA, being possessed of a ‘stock of_goods, upon which B held a lien sold the same to G tor the sum of 2,470, the balance over and above the lien of 13 to be paid upon the de- v of the stock, Thege was also anar- rangement between B and C whereby C was to transfer to I certain real estate in satis- faction of his lien. C took possession of the goods without transferring the real estate to B, or paying the balunce duc to A, whereupon A entered and took possession of the store and goods. In the action of re n by C against A, held that a verdict in favor of A for the value of the goods was sustained by the testimony, 2. Iustructions set out in the opinion held, properly given. Inun action of replevin where goods token possession of by an alleged pur- aser, and there was a lien upon tho goods which the parties had failed to set up dur- ing the triul, the mortgagee will be permit- ted to intervenc upon such terms as may be just in order that his rights wund those of the mortgagor to the goods in controversy, or their value, may be determined in the ac- tion, Brown vs Baker. county. Affirmed. Ch. 1. Inan action to foreclose a mortgage given for part of the purehase money, the de- fenses wore failure of consideration and fraudulent representations in the sale of the property. Held that the proof failed to es- tablish the defenses. 2. Where it is sought to give a lien of a junior mortgage precedence over the lien of @ scnior mortgage, the cluim must be bascd either on an agreement to thut effect, or on the superior equity of the junior mortghge. Brown vs Brown. Appeal from Lancaster county. Afirmed. Opinion by Maxwell, Ch. J. A contract between a husband and wife, whereby he trunsfers lis property (o her upon condition that she will assume his debts and pay the same out of the property ro- ceived from him and property inherited from his father, is valid as against the husband. Newlean & Heard vs Olson. Error from Burt count Aftirmed. Opinion by Max- well, Ch. 1. A chattel mortgage like any other in- strument is to be considered together; the whole instrument is to be viewed and com- pared in all its parts, so that every part of it way be made consistent and effectual, There- fore, where the mortgage provides that the debt shall draw interest and the debt unpaid at certain times named, and thereby there is no implied agreement’ that the mortgagor shall remain in_possession of the property until there is a default in the payment of the moaey or some part thereof, a provision m the mortgage that *if the morteagee shull at any time feel unsafe or insecure, he may seize und sell us aforesaid the property,” wiil not authorize such mortgagee, without cause, to seizo and sell such property belore the debt becomes due. 2. The words, “‘feclsunsafe and insccure,” do not mean thut he may exercise an arbi- tary discretion in the premises, but the mort gagor must be about to do, or has done, some act which tends w impair tbe security of the mortgagee. Edney v. Willis, Error from Madison county. Reversed and decrce for plaintiff, Opinion by Maxwell, Ch. J. 1. Where a negotiable promissory noto is transferred after due, its nonpayment is a suspicious circumstance, and if the note has been paid inwhole or in part before the transfer, such purchaser will take subject to such payment. Davis v. Neligh, 7 Neb. 78 2. Where a negotiable promissory note is transferred by endorsement after maturity, the legal title is thereby vested in the endor- see and the amount due on the note cannot thereafter be garnisheed in the hands of the maker as a debt due to the original holder whether the maker has notice of the transfer or not. 8. A parnishee caunot be charged as the debtor of the defendant un it appears afrmatively that at the time of the garnish- ment the defendant had use of action st him the of u legal debt due or W become due 1 8.C &P R Co. v . Error from Platte count; Aftirmed. Opinion by Muxwell, Ch. J. 1. The foreman of a company of men en gaged in the business of repaiving bridges, water tanks and telegraph lines or a line of railway who has power to control and direct the movements of his men, wil! render the company liable for acts of negligence com- mitted by him in the course of his employ- ment whereby one of the men under Lis col trol, without his fault, is injured. 2." A company of men under the controt of a foreman engaged in the business of repair- ing bridges, water tauks and telograph lines along a line of railway, in going to and from their labor on » hand car on such railway, are under the control of such foreman, and his principal is liable for his negligence oc- curring in the course of his employment. 8. Verdict held to be sustained by sufticient evidence. 4. Instructions set out in the opinion. Held, 1o have been properly given. Union Pacific Railway company vs. Error from Buffalo county. Opinion by Maxwell, Ch. J. 1. An agreement entered into by an attor- ney with a justice of the peace that such justice shall file a transeript of the procecd ings of a case tricd bofore him, in the district court, will not upon the failure of the justice to file the trauscrint, relicve the appellant from the conscquence of such neglect, 2. In such case the duties not being offic the justice acts as the mere ageut for the appeliant. #. Under sections 1008 and 1011 of the code as it existed in 189, an appellant had thirty days from the rendition of the judgment be- fore the justice in which to file his transeript in the district court, and until the second day of the mext term of the district court afte the thiry days. 4. Where a transcript 1s filed by either of Appeal from Saunders Opinion by Maxwoll, larston, rsod. the parties on or before the thirteenth day after the rendition of the judgment, the court will thereby acquim jurisdiction of the case, Specklemeyer ve Dailey, Error from Wab- :!;I-r‘:l'nunl): Aftirm Ovinion by Reese, In an sotion founded upon a_judgmont al loged to have been rendered by the Boone county cirevit conrt, in the state of Indiana, it was held that it was not necessary to al- lege in dircct terms thut such court was a rt of general jurisdiction: but that the courts of this state would take judicisl notice of the fact that the circuit courts of sister tes are courts of general jurisdiction, ortelyou vs Maben, Krror from: Holt (A{quly, Reversed. Opinion by Maxwell, h. . 1. The drawoe of a draft wrote across the face thereof the words “accepted September 15, 1. Muben. Held, a valid acceptance. 2. Parol evidence that such was the pur- pose of the writing, not being inconsistent with the writing itself, was admissib Camp & Compton vs Sadler, Erro Harlan_county. Afirmed, Opinion Maxwell, Ch. J 1. Where in an action on sct off the testimony is nearly equally bal- anced, the verdict will not be set asidc as being against the weight of‘evidence. 2. Where there is testimony tending to show that an order in favor of one S upon the firm of C & C was orally accepted by said firm and paid 10 8 in goods, it is not error for the court to refuse to instruct the jury that, notwithstanding the oral acceptance of said order by C & C, they could sue said S for tho \'lr:]iuo of the goods obtained by him upon said order, from by an account and OITY DRIEFS AND ITEMS, The repuablican olub that was organized on Thursday last, adjourned to mect to-morrow (Thursday), evening at the district court *h time a constitution and by- adopted and the permanent offi- Republicans in the city are invited by the officers of* the tempo- attox Post G. A. R. held its installa- redings Satur evening and the elected ofticers were introduced to the work. A number of ladies were in attend- ance und the occasion Was in every way a pleasant one, The Nebraska poultry and pet stock show cupies the week at the Metropolitan rink, commencin and continuing through the week, I'he annual meeting of the asso. ciation will be held at the same time and a very suceessful week is assured. The poultry exhibits will be passed upon by J. M. Gil- christ, of Marshaiton, Ia., and the bench show by Dr. Billings, of this city. = A nuinber of the newspaper men in the city met at the Journal rooms Saturday evening for the purpose of reviving the press club that has lain dormant for some time. H. W, Hebbard was selected as president. and Walter Hoge secretary. W. O. Jones, John M. Cot- ton and Colonel A. B. Hayes were named as a committee on membership, The next meet ing will be held at the Journal rooms at 4:30 to-day. Ruth Taylor has sued in district court for divo from her husband of two months, William A. Taylor, who, she claims, hus de- serted her without cause or provocation. aylor is a locomotive fireman and his wife B! s usks alimony us well as separa- Tho State Historical society, the State Press association and she State Poultry and i ock association are among the state as- sociations having sessions in this ¢ the present week, all of which give presence of a large attendance, - Nothing but superlative merit can ac- count for the phenomenal reputation achieved by Salvati - Oil. It kills puin. Price 25 cents. The Darwinian theory per; ‘exes the multitude. They object to descendants from from monkeys.” Bat not even a baby objects to Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. ol At arocont meoting of learned men in Berlin it was said, as a fact, that when a beo has filled his coll with honey and has completed the lid he adds a drop of formic acid, which he gets from the poison bag connected with the sting. To this, he perforotes the lid with his sting. The acid preseives the honey. The Best External Remeay. HAL Marion Co., Alabama, Dec. 22,1885.— Allcock’s Porous Plastersare a most invalunble household remedy. They do all that is claimed for them. I sell many hundreds every year, and every day I hear of their curing coughs and colds, diseases of the spine, liver, and ague cake; in fact, there is no dis- ease that can be reached by an external application that they do not cure. J. S. TIDWELL, When Miss Sadie Aiken, of Reeves, , cloped the other night she took with her the family watchdog. After the marriage ceremony had been per- formed she wrote a note to her parents acquainting them of the fact and im- ploring their forgiveness, tied it to the dog’s collar and sent him home. s o 0ld pill bo: are spread over the land by the thousands after having been emptied by suffering humanity. What muss of sickening, disgusting medi- cine the poor stomach has to contend with. Too much gtrong medicine, Prickly Ash Bitters is rapidly and surely taking the place of all this class of drugs, and in curingall the ills ar ing from a disordered condition of the liver, kidneys’ stomach and bowels, o Ry Half a dozen book agents were ar- raigned before a Pennsylvania judge for obtaining money through false pro- tense The judge held that they had done no more than to tell falsehoods in order to scll their goods, and that the law would not warrant him in imprison- ing them for plain, ordinary lying. e — For fear of losing a day’s work, many persons put off taking physic until Sat- urday. The better plan 1s not to delay but take it as soon as needed, it may suve you & hard spell of sickness. If you wuant the most benefit from the i«-nst amount of physic without causing you any inconvenicnce, loss of appetite or rest, take St. Patr s Pills. The action on the liver and howels are thorough, they give a freshuess, tone and vigor to the whole system and act in harmony with nature. i AR ‘Another proof that it always pays to advertise comes from Ontario county New York. A music teacher had her business card printed in one of the county papers. It was seen by a former lover out west, and he hunted her up, explained his absence of twenty y aud more, and they were married. ot DBl has invented a brake by which any person in a compartment can turn a léver and stop the train. At the same time a white disk will appear outside of the compartment to notify the conductor in which carriage the brake has been used, When Sherman’s troops foraged round Macon, Ga., they plundered Iarmer Lowe's barnyard and left him one solitary rooster. The lonesome fowl was afterward treasured with great care, and at its death from old age last week there was general mourning in the houschold, AL et A grape grower near Albuny protects his vineyards from thieves by eloctri- city. Wires connected with a strong battery are scattered about among the vines, and the rascal who gets holds of one howls until the master of the vine- rd comes and takes satisfaction out of m with a club. D Five negro forgers were arrested in Lancaster, and when brought togcther began quarreling violently, accusing one another of treachery. This suggested a mode of punishment, and each was provided with with a wh. bhone whip and compelled to int twenty lashes upon every one of the others. THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER Something About a Female Drum- mer and Her Ways. SHE MAKES LOTS OF FRIENDS, Another Sympathetic Howl Goes Up From a Traveler on the Elkhorn alley Line—Omah day Guests, A Girl Drummor. A trim little woman skipped lightly from the steps of a Baltimore & Ohio passenger conch at the Chestnut street station the other night, says the Philadelphia Inquirer. Walking ahead of her were Senator Thomas V. Cooper and wife, who came in the samo car from Washington. There was something sbout the femalo that would attract a' second wrlanco 88 she hurried off in her neat-fitting, long plush coat, showing just the lower plaits of a stylish woolen traveling dress, and & jaunty bit of a brown velvet bonnet bobbing with her head as lively as the comvenient gripsack rattled which she carried in her hand. “That's a trayeling saleslady,” remarked a train_hand. *'Yos, she's a regular female drummer. She travols on the road regulariy, and makes herself quite at home in the car, She's not over eighteen years old, thongh if you heard her talk you'd think sho was twenty or more. She's as bright as a dollar, and a very pleasant and ready talker. lives in Pittsburg, travels for a_milli house, and is very popular with her cus- tomers.” In all her traveling alono between Pitts- burg, Philadelphin, Baltimore and Washing- ton she is said to hive suffered no annoyance or insult. Though quite free to make and pick acquaintance with fellow passengers of hor own 8ox, she carrios herself with laay: like dignity, and yet her manner might scom a trifle familiar with strangers unacquainted with the fuct that she virtually makes her home in the cars. 1t would be hard to tell just how muny newcomers on the lino have had their journcy shortened by the pleasure of her company. It is said that her bright and interesting chat has touched sparks of friendship in the bosoms of many fair travelers whom she had met. Mrs. Senator Cooper and she parted eood friends. An incident which shows her composuro oc- curred on her last trip south. Aftor travel- ingg some distance with & party homeward bound from California sho scated herself beside ono of the women, and opened up conversation with some remark about tho weather. “I don't think T know you, miss, ex- imed the woman, with o haughty air, and as 1f from & thing uo- mo, daughter of t 1 thought I w: A Sympathetic Brother. Armioy, Nob,, Jan. 4.—To the Editor of the Bex: In Monday's issue of the Bee, “Com- mercial Traveler” complains long and loud of the accommodations, or luck of them, on the line of the Union Pacific railroad. He asks, “What other railroad 1n the world is there that runs its local trains in_the night?” and wails pitiously for relief. Myself, a travel- ing man, and of & very ‘sympathetic disposi- tion, my sympathy goes out in sympathy with this fraternal brother, and if Tcannot furnish the remedy he prays for, T can at least afford him sweet relief in assarance with the oid adage, “Misery loves company.” On the k horn Valley line from Neligh w ward one will sparcely realize is in_a railroad town, unless perchance he is “nightambling’ it around until the wee smatl hours of the mght, instgad of enjoying that swuet roposc he so often. needed after riding in box cars, cabooses and smoky coaches. In order to catch a téain from one station to another, perhups five miles distant 18 necessary for one to lose a whole night's slecp or pass through tho terrible ordeal of being pulled out a warm bed by a sleepy hotel olerk just in time to_ experience a run to the depot and back through a 20 degrees below zero atmosphere, having arrived ther Just as the train pulled out One-half of the time there is no fire in the depot, and the otherhalf it isjust being Kindled by the slecpy agent, only to die out agzain after the traim j There are some kind and obliging employes on this line, but there are somo miserable pukes who used to be bootblacks in Chicago and N who seem only to be intent on making it as unpleasant and disagrecable for strangers as it is 1n their power to do. I am speaking now more particularly of the local agents and operators of the company, as there is, generally speaking, & fine set of boys running on the trains. The BEE, the most universally read paper along the line, arrived in Ainsworth two and three days old part of the time while I was there, owing to the result of a change in the ard of this company, which makes traveling on this line almost a hell on carth. Oh, for thousand tongues to pray for the commercial man, a new time card or day train on both lines. B. madam,” said the young ade, juniping up like a flash, addressing a lady.” Small Orders, The number of commercial travelers in the United States is cstimated at 230,000, A commercial traveler from Boston, now circulating through the west, has had tensive trip and is not yet through n 188 he ate Thanksgiving dinner in Wash- ington, D. C., spent Christmas of the s inl Pittsburg, Pa., enjoyed Thunksgiving in Chicago, spent Christnas of that year in St. Paul und s yet, like tho brook, goiug on. During this time this gen- tlemun Lus visited every city with a popula- tion over 8,000 in twenty-five states of the Union and _hopes to be at his Hoston home Decewmber 35 of the present year. Omaha’s Sunday Guests. The close of the holidays again finds the traveling men on the road in large numbers, and as is usually the case Omaha receives her full share of these jolly and irrepressible gentlemen. Saturday and yesterday they arrived in the city in droves, and put in their leisure hours in u manner patent to the “perfesh.” The arrivals at the Paxton were: H. E. Alexander, St. Louis; L. A. Garner, Des Moines; C. G. Codman, Boston; D. C. Adams, Salt Lake; William H. Dal Philadelphia; A “hicag H. Perlinskey C 5 G Cline, Des Moines; C. N, Gurley, H. Stein, Chicago; M. Glasier, Max Salinger, Philadel- phia; 2 with, Evanston; W. F. Tibbets, Denv A. H. Wooley, New York; G. Lehrberg, Chicago; J. P Wood, Chicago; Weatherington, Li In; G . Lowrey, New York; W. N. Kendall, Richmond; J. R. Hamlin, . Louis; John Fisher, St. Louis; William yler, St. Louis; W. H. Silverhorn, Chicago; H. O. Willer, Westfield, Mass. 1. Fri Milwauk Hetts, Faxon, ago; A0} w03 C. W. Waite, ( 1 F. Adler, Chicago: G. L. Custer, Lin- coln; L. Benjamin, Kansas City; F. ( Fischer, Denver; 1. fuubke, Philadelphia; Thomas' Sherwin, Bosten: C. M. Cooper. Peoria; I H. Murphy, New York: J. ( Gals, Chi L. M. Hguden, Chicago; D, Morgan, ( nati; M. M. Haumel, Chicago' P. C. Gobler, Chicago; d. Q. Tucker, New York; A. W. Cook, New Yorl ow York; . ins, Kansas City; J Burk. Rhode Island; C. Butterfield, St. Louis ; J. 8. Lilt, Milwaukce; M. Hort, Chi H. F. Bowen, Chicago; William Philadelphia; 'G. Meyer, New York Robinson, Kansas City; L. F. Weeks, Chi cago; C. 8, Schoesnman, Chicago: F. Fil ago; R. H. Bla New V. d, Kansas City; A )2 York; E. A. Landon, Si.' Louis; D. P. Hard- ing, Dorhill, Tenn.: H. E. Hockman, St J. A. Mathews, S. Louis; B. M. Chicago. owing named are registered at the William_Ross, Chic Achcrson, New he ol Millard, 1. R. Stevens, Buffalo; Lewis Neill, New smple, Chicago; J. H. Ostran- J. W. Dickson, Boston; S Dunzinger, Milwaukee; J. C. Shand, New York; H. A. Sherman, Cleveland: M Jucobs, St. Louis; k. G. Marsh, Chicago; G. Church, Buffalo; Juo. M. Comstock, Chicago; C. Dobriner, St. Joseph, P, H. Deagon, New York; G E. Morrisou, Chicago; P. P. Murray, Chicago; Hugh D. Booker, lku‘ou:l)"h Smawley, Cl 8. Fro- shiner, Milwaukee: . Woodward, Des Moines; Win, Lee, Baltimore; I. L. Gaaelo, Chicago; 8. J. Forbes, Syracuse; J. H, Owen, Chicago; Ben Seegel, Philadelphia; Lewis Mendelshon, New York; H. B. Day, Chicago;; Sawm H. Lev, f Chicago; L. Schloss, New York; J. Jacob son, New York; H. H. Bainbridge, Chicago; Simon Cohen, Rochester: 1. Stonehill, Chi- cago; H. R. Seymore, Chicago; B. A. Drant, Ghicago; C. S \\? koff, Buffalo; K. C. Stand inger, .. Steiner, Baltimore; G. v, Now York; Chape Meyer, St. .'M. Blike, Boston, W. L. Fastman was in and out again dur. ing the weeck. William Bryant is out on his maiden trip over the Elkhorn route E. J. Roe, of W. Parrotte & Co., west Monday to “hat the inhabitants.” Mr. Gilmore, who looks after Tler & Co.'s interests in the far west, leaves in a few days for his field of Iabor. J. W. Bailey, one_of the most youthful travelers on tho road, will this scason extend his trips into New Mexico. Frank McKenns, » retired commercial traveler, has settled down in Omaha. Ho is married and, according to his statement, has an undivided one-half intercst in just the dearest boy-baby in the world. L. O. Robinson and his brother Abbott Robinson are both former Kansas City drum- mers, but this season they represent & promi- nent Omaha houso, their territory extending over a large portion of Kansas, goes 1ts supurior excellonce proven in m filions homes for more than a quarter of a century, isused by the United &u 8 (Government.” B dorsed by the heads of the great univeraitios, as the Strongest, Purest and _Most Healthful. Dr. Price's the only Baking Powder that does not contain Ammonia, Lime or Alum. Rold only in cans. PRriox BAKING POWDER C New York. S Who is WEAK, NERVOUS. DEBILITA- TED,whoinhis FOLLY and IGNORANCE bas TRIFLED away his VIGOR of BODY, MINDand MANHOOD, cansing exhaus! drains upon ti FOUNTAINS of LIF] HEADACHE, BACKACHE, Dread| Di s, WEAKNESS of Hemn;l. BASH. FULNESS in SOCIETY, PIMPLES upon tho FACE, and all the EFFECTS leading to EARLY DECAY and perhaps CONSUMP- TION or INSANITY, should consult at onoe the CELEBRATED Dr. Clarke, Established 181. 'Dr. Clarko has made NERVOUS DE- BILITY, CHRONIC and all Diseases of (e GENITO URINARY Orams a Lifo #tudy. 1t makes NO difference WHAT you Aave taken or WH G has failed to cure you, 89~ F EMALES suffering from diseases pecu- ar 10 their sox can consult with the assurance of speedy reliefand cure. Send 2 cents postage for works on your diseases. A@-Send 4 cents ‘pflull for Celebrated ‘Works on Chronic, Nervous and Del eate Diseases. Consultatiof letter, fre Consult the Thousands cured. Offices and rivate, #@~Those contemplating’ lrrlnge send for Dr. Clarke’s celebrated guide Male and Female, each 15c., both 25¢. (stamps). Before confiding your case, consult r. CLARKE. A friendly letter or call may save future sufferingand shame, and add golden years to life, &) k Life's (Secret) Ere rors,” Sic. (stamps). Medicine and writin sent everywhere, secure from expoSur Hours, 810 8; Bundays, 9t012. Address, F, D. CLARKE, M. D. 186 So. Clark St. CHICAGO, ILL. FREE OF CHARGE! Imoortant to Spectacle Wearers. Manuion & Hughes, Opticians, Direct from London. Now at 1512 Famam Street, Will thoroughly test your eyosight Free of Charge, and show you where necessary the Glasses most suited to your conditig There are thousands of persons injuring their eyes by the use of inferior and {11-Aitting Glasses, who reget when too Iate their mistake. We would invite those persons abont to begin and those who think they cannot be suited to see ns. Remember, it costs you nothing but a few moments’ time. The proper adjustment of Spectacles is a science which none but the skilled_opticlan or oculist should practico. We have the most im- oved and scientific instruments and tests for termining the defects of vision and prom- Where possible by the use of Spec- rmanently 1se none but the and accurately eentered 1o fit the face.. No fancy prices. Our Crystaline Spectaclos ut #1.0) are unequailed for comfort and case to the wearer, BUFFALO BILL. Carbolic Smoke Ball Oo.—Ge n tiemen: 1 take great pleasure in J stating that i have used the Car- bolic Smoke Ball. 1 would not be without one. ‘For & sudi cold or throat trouble itis lnvai unblo-in fact worth ten times its welght in gold Yours truly, W K. CoDY. (Butlwio Blil) tarrh, Astima, Hronchitls, curalgis, Croup, Lung Troubles s, et instantly relieved and_speedily cured. One bail generally rufficient. Mail orders: Smoke Hall by mail 2 and 4 cents postage. Debellator for the biao; 1 additional. A FREE TEST flvonat our ofice purior by all druggists. CARBOLIC SMOKE BALL COMPANY, 114 South Fifteenth Street. Omaha, Neb most perfectly ground nses, and make frames FOUNTAIN — BRANDS— FINE CUT AND incomparably the Best. PLUG | DIVIDEND NOTICE. 31 Per Cent Dividend, Notice is hereby given to the Members of the Mutanl Reserve Fund Life Association, Chief Office, Potter Butlding, 38 Park Row, New York, that the amount of Surplus to the Credit of the Members of the 1582 class cquals & DIVIDEND OF THIRTY-ONK PER CENT. upon the entire Mortuary premiums paid during the past five years, to- wit: From 182 to 1887 inclusive, said amount ap- plicable and payable as provided fn each Certife cate of Membership, The amount to cover said dividend has been deposited with, invested, and held by the Central Trust Company of New York, as Trustee, as provided in the Deed of Tust botween the two companios, Notice is further given, that in addition to the above divicend of THIRTY-ONE PFR CENT,, the Mutual Reserve Fund Lite Assocation las puid 10 the Widows, Orphans, and Claimants of de cansed membors, during 187, over One Million Four Hundred Thousand Dullars, and during the same year 187, 1t has saved its lving mem- bers by reduction of the premium rates below the rates usually eharged under the old system of Life Insurauce, said reduction approximating Three Millions of Dollars, which reduction 1d of more than fifty nt. of the entire premiums paid by our members, Our actual cash profit for 1857 exceeds $148,000, for each day in the year, including Sun- vs and holidays. Each dollar of safd profit, as fast ns earned, 18 deposited with, Invested, and held by the Central Trust company, as trustee, for the exclusive use and benefit of our members, Our total death claims paid excoed #1,100,000 and our cash surplus excoeds $1,50,000 OFFICIAL EXAMINATION. After a most caroful and thorough official ex- amination within the past sixty days, the Asso clation has received the unqualified endor ment from threw Sepurato State Insurance De partments, to-wit: By Hon. Philip Cheek, Jr., nsurance Connnissioner of the State of W iscon sin; Hou. Charlos Shandrew, Insurance Com- missioner of the State of Minhesota: wlso, Hon, Elisha W. Bucklin, Insurance Commissioner of the State of Rhodé Ixland, Kach one of thoss Insurance Commissioners having made thor. ough personal examination of the affairs of the Assoclation fn the months of November and December, 1857, and after said oxamination, en- dorse the Mutiial Reserve Fund Life Association a3 worthy of the contidence of its members and of the people. E, B. HARPER, President. Mutual Rererve Fund Life Association, Potter Building, 38 Park Row, New York. B. H. ROBISON, Agent, Omaha Nat'l Bank Building. FIRST NATIONAL BANK U. S. DEPOSITORY. OMAHA, - - NEBRASKA. CAPITAL, * « - SURPLUS, = =« .« = HERMAN KOUNTZE, President. JOHN A. CREIGHTON, Vice-President. F. H. DAVIS, Cashier, W. H. MEGUIRE, Assistant Cashier. UNION TRUNT COMPANY. 808 S. 151H £T., CNMAHA,NEB. $300,000 - $600,000 100,000 CAPITAL, - - - Loans Made on Real Estate. School, County and Municipal Bouds Negotiated WM. A. PAXTON, President. WM. G. MAUL, Vice;President. RODT. L. G ARLICHS, Socretary. F. . JOHNSON, Treasurer. DIRECTORS: W, A. PAXTON, HENRY T. CLARKE, W.G. MAUL, L. B, WILLIAMS, KOBT. L. GARLIONS, 8. R. JOUNSON, ¥ JOuNsoN, THE BANK GF COMMERCE. 910 North 16th Steeet, Omaha, PAID IN CAPITAL, - - - $100,000 GEO. E. BARKER, President. KOBT. L. GARLICHS, Vice-President. ¥. B. JOHNSON, Cashier DIRECTORS: BAMUEL R. JOTINSON, Gro. E. BARKER, ROBT. L. GARLICHS, WL SEIVERS, F. B, JORNSON, A General Banking Business Transacted. Interest Allowed on Time Deposits. ~ DRUNKENNESS Or the Liovor Habit, Positively Curedhy Administering Dr. Haines’ Golden Specifies ut It can be given in & cup of coffee or tea witho e-the knowledge of the person taking it; absolut daly harmiess, and will effect a permanent an espeedy cure, Whether the patlent is a moderat fdrinker or an wlcobolic wreck. Thousands o drunkards have been made temperate men who have taken Golden Specific in their coffee with- out their knowledge and to-day believe they guit drinking of their own froe will. IT NEVEK FAILS.” The system once impregnated with tho Specific, 1t becomes an utter imposstbility for quor uppetite to exist, For aale by Kuhn 5th and Douglas sts. and 1th and Cum- ing 6t Omaha, Neb.: A.D. Foster & bro,, Council Blufts, In. H. K. BURKET, Funeral Director and Embalmer, 111 North 164 biree Hummhalniclesician&Sumaun Office and residence, toom 17, Arlington Block, 15th and Dodge sts.. first building west of post: oftice. Telephone &35, INSURANCE AGENT Merchants' National Bank Building, Room 1, Upstairs. Telephone No. 51, Omahs, Nebraska. REPIESENT: Pheenix, London, 5,728, Firemen's, Newark 1,664, K5 Glen's s, Glen's Falls, Girard, Philadelphia, Pa. ... . Westchester New York Y. 2, GRATEFUL---COMFORTING Epps’s Cocoa REAKFAST, ugh knowiedge of the uatural laws vern the operations of Algostion wid nutri- tion, and by careful application of the fne properties of well-selected Cocon, Mr. Epps has provided our Bronkfust tables with & deil be g wvely tendoncy 16 diae Ie tnladies are foating aroond u re i3 & weak point. W Ly keeping 1 and o prop: zette Misce sim pl ror milk. Boid oaly in ualf pound tins by G abeled Lhus JAMES PP W 0, Viitalizem PULLMAN PALACE CAR CD. The Modus ];’emnvfi Pursued by Their Employes én Renovating Theoir Palace Cars, A Reporter Visiis Learn<s Al About Employed intervie the Yards and It—Hundreds of the Work—An with One of the Men. enjoyed the Tuxury of urney umpt Pillman 1" Car compaty ke and expenso tie company aro o keop 1l agniticent palaces on wheels daorder aud ¢ i, A reporter for this paper recent y visited the yards near the transter depot, wid saw the modus operandi pursued by the renovating the cars as they con; from the long 1 to Mr, n During rsution with rom the r arnied the followin: WK OXper which that gentlemun roeinily passed ugh, e Danisirom satd, o1 Hyved i Dos ton, Mass., for awhile, and thon obtained & good situation at Provide . R 1, where 1 worked for two years, inde up my mivd to ke w clin g F was natit height 1 was thduced to leave there Aud landod i1 Omaha something over four yonts ago, 1 uoticéd whitle in the Now England States Wit | was niways mare or loss troubled with coldsin the head, wnd hud pa s thiougl w Cheats wnd houlters with ' cont wuons Rowd. ache. My nose was neatly all stopped up so that 1 hecame g throuh my mowh al y {0 bed at nikht tho mucous would gathor in wy throat and lodge there, and in the morning 1t would g me, and it was of no unfrequent oceurrence that 1 would have it before Teonld rid myself of it. ‘Then 1 began to notice that my heuriug was more or loss uffected THEGAN TO FEAK DEAFNIES as Thad a constant ringing and buzzd my head and ears. I thought th chnnged my resiaence the climate wonld be boneficinl, Dut such was not the case. Iuston of getting better 1 continued to grow worse, APPOLILO Wis Puor, e:pociaily Wits this the ¢ in the morning, af Which timo 1 conld se ircoly ot my breakfust at wll, and what littlo food | did eat seemed to distre:s mo very much. 1 had a belching up of wind and would feel siek fox more thap an hour after eating. My food did notgo m to dig st T was constipated nearly all ime, and suftered from heaductie which Tattributed to the stomuel cunis d by indfses tion. - Whenever T would stoop down to pick uj anything 1 would becomo dizzy, and would fre- quently stagger or would huve to have nu‘pur( until the faint spells would AW, Wil frritable and morose and wis very easily ex- clted. 1 eontinued 1o grow worse anid worse and becaine LOW SPIUTED AND DY and felt ns though 1 was u myself considerable and ably that holped to make me worse. 1 always felt tired_und drowsy with no ambition to do anything. 1d.d eep soundly it night, wid W sleop 1did get was aitend o b, orrible dreams imaginuble, and wou'd lay awake for hours fearing if 1 should go to sleop 1 would have a repetition. My fect were nearly nlways cold, my eyes were reil and froquently swollen, aud 't times my n se would discharge thin white mucus, and when loosened would be kind ru\rhl, My breath was offensive and seemed to @ short, so much 80 that 1 could only walk n short distance before 1 would have to stop and rost. “I grew rapidly worse, and was about to give up my situation hore when 1 noticed the success. ful troatment of Drs. McCoy and Heury, and finally I was induced to vistt their office for con- sultation. After a_careful examination I was toid | was suffering from Catarrh of the noso, throat and stomuch, «nd that tney could hely jne.nad in all probability cure e entirely. y noiso in after | T 1'worried They would not, howcver, promise me positivel thint they would cure me. T bogun about the first of Octouer, and’ visited their office at regular intervals, following their direc- tions to the letter, und | must suy that 1 never felt better in my tife than 1 do to-duy, and I cer- taiuly owe my iife to those gentlemien, for [ do not have . wingle symptom of wy former trouble, and I cheerfully recommend the treats ment of those gentlemen to any oie svffering from Catarrh.* reatment, FIRANK DATITSTROM, the subject of the above sketch, now resides at No. 11 Willinm street, and {x employed by the Puilman Palace Car tompany, and will verify this statement to any one who inay call on him, FETID NASAL CATARRH, Its Symptoms and What it Leads To —The Miserable Feeling, Etc, This form of catarrh of the nasl cavity proper the yault of the phi tarrh may, and ve in that 1 s 1) within the tissu symptom; in the ua not extend to For o while a dry ca- juently does, develop esuitof structaral cha of the mucus membran imulation nsive maases and v lows of & fluid dis- |=um obstructed, ult. rice. thing 5 more or ess dij smell f ot entirel 1l Habili s o thia o ex tbility to 5 of temper o Intiuence of o damp utmosphere fr Iy causes: thickening of the nasal mu As the secro: 115 g0 « face of the mucus mem- hrane, tic Tifted fr still losing t ve, lurge « nally built from bolow whieh s An it narrow porti sullerer i unable o 1 offensive in the exiren tention emselyes that the remuin eks. The odor i3 s s aresult’ of long. re duriug which 'time the putrefa changed are constantly going The suf may be_entlrely unconscions of the offens breath, but others readily notice it and ende vor to £l the compantonship of such pes This nflestion {5 nsuatly classed among the e tractible, und oftentimes ineurable disesses, but is treated suceesstully and 15 quite nmenable to treatment if the instroetions and treatinent 15 carried out faithinlly, and the phy: 3 oughly understands his business,” 1 be conceded that & specialist paying particular at- tontion to catarth ind lung {rouble certaiuly is better qualified to treat with success all su cascs, hecatse be is thoronghly posted on all the modern appliances in medical scieuce, CATARRH CAN BE CURED. The Successful Methods as Used by Drs. McCoy & Henry. The trentment for catarrh, lung trouble, asthina, rheumatism and other chronie diseases can only b applied successtully by one who has investigatod and mude o life-long study of such disoases, Carcless dociors and those who nre not thoroughly acquatnted with those troubles are lfable to fuil, when & skillful specialist who b devoted years to that particular husiness, as Drs. McCUoy & Henry, will sticeeed. Nothing but the very best {reatinent known 0 medica! scicnce s given to all paticnts, and it can be #ufely sajd thut these gentlemen are masters of all'that is known of consumption and other ehronie diseasos up to date, With them it 18 no longer speculution and experiment-it 15 strajghtforward treatment, resulting from high Intellectual and selentitic attalnments, added to @ thorough wedical education in the greatest American hospitals and under the groatest American masters of medicine and sur Y. s gentlemen have added 10 the exhanstive knowiedge of their specialties s reputation for moderate ch y thelir consuitution fec i3 but 81, whe i oftice, or un opiuion given by mu ), GRESAP McCO0Y, Late of Bellevue Hospital, New York, AND Dr. Columbus Henry (Late of University of Pe AVE OFFICES No. 410 and #11 IN RAMGE BUILDING Corner Fifteenth aud Harney sts., Omaha where all curable cases wee treated with success, Medical diseases treuted skillfully. ton, Bright's disease, Dysp and all NERVOUS DISE. AUl diseuncs poc culiar to th xes a speclalty, CATARRI CURED. CONSUTLTATION at oftice or by mall, 81 Office Bours—9 1o 1§ &, i, 210 4 P. 0L, 110 5 pu w., § nsylvania) Neb, Consumpe psiw, ihenmati smpt attention, full, Drs, McCoy ury throuy 1s. 1t 18 thus possible for U e Journey to obtain successtul hospital treatment at thelr homos, No lotters unswered unless accompanied by de 1 stamps. Address wll letters to Drs. McCoy and Heney, Koo sud 311 Rauge bullding, Owmuhs Newd by Al