WW I fl liirij liiTIuqr Societies-C-oo. Many andtrees,

IJGd

uswere

toosethe m jaaiataa oeaacl "is lkeljdj

bbbbb aw m bbm - - r -.- x i i.I 1 H , for the pig Bat ereaass; with taeafej Tie hfll acorifiBCbbbbI f aaaF n aadrespoaaes. BaTiagiaatiad a&ika aim aefcaeai anmiea

I I JbbC --f.iU.oe the LiimhIJ H Tei k. Ike society wfll be

I ft ;

--is-

1 -

iT.myr OF T3nXAKIA3T ttt!T.TWgT, I M1MTI pyrr

of tomd with needat Bastes, lis objects are xe--

, charitable and educational. Thefciacfal letter exchange, t&e Is. 0. 30s-ai- aa

aeul atady class committee axe someef its geod works. Branches hare beenasiablisksd in the New "Rnglaart, aiiddle,aaatkern and western states. Oaly four

i rii, thaw ae Ighxaaches with a

Jimtkfetk at te vesaielu iate?Sgent andVital piety m the young--member-

s andfrieads of the .church, to aid them inthe attain swat of purify of heart, andcoastaat fowth in grace and to trainthem in works of mercy and help.

Its aaotto is "Xook up, Lift up-- "

"The local chapter in North Platte isBrw about fctrr and one half years old.While ft has" not grown nnrntnberfias rapidly, perhape, as might be desired,ita derelopment along lines of greateriasaectaavce has been of untold value to

"the ahmrch, the young members in par-trenh- rr.

The work of the various de--i hare shown careful thought

of purpose. The department of "spiritual work" is perhaps,the most important, it really being thefouadation of all the work. It haecharge of the devotional work of thesociety. The "Mercy and Help" depart-ment follows so closely it is difficult to

' dessBe where one stops and the otherbegins. Its work is to look after andjcmrfs Jar any who are sick or needy.Tbe depsxrment of "Literary "Work" hascharge of the resding circle. The de-

partment of ''Social Work" is consideredby soaae to bejof most importance. This,dspartaieat has solved one importantgssatiua. It hae proven that amusementsof athBrsfess 'jKture can be furnishedtafngpeopje of the church, that tbeauat critical aad straight-lace- d can beistattsiBsJ with profit; Our financesare heft wp eatirely by contributions

froaa the aaeaeeaea. Ia the isaa ahem leejssi'H oarwtsa tw m

IT

ties of tbe different churches, is a "backnumber," and their opinion consideredof ao haportance in these days of pushand progress. All friends are invited toattend the devotional meetings of the

statelag, one hour before service.

THESE CXiXTB.

Oaoe upon a time, just a few yearsago, a sociable little woman sat alonewith her aewsag. and the thought camete her, come many a time be-

fore, it would be if herfriestde w sea -- gathered about her, eachwith herewa aeedle work; while a chat

go arowd, and perhaps an effort

i laask to help each other on-Lapw-

perhaps some one who

kaew a little arore than others along anycertain line, should impart thataad se m tiste each would have done

her Sahara toward the others.Thee, thiakiag along a little further it

thoagh it would be a fittingto such an to have

cap of tea together. Iilke a wiselittle wonan sho took counsel with an-

other aad talked the matter over with

her ass rant aeighbor; the result was thateach should invite those with whom shemost frecjaently met, to come togetherand arraage for a series of meetinzs dur-

ing winter. Not all the personalfriends oL either could be be-

cause that areakl have Made the gather-ba- g

too uawie Jer in

agreed to aty te mmkm the afteraooes sofaft aa!

adlbey succeed thai the ataeAeajs were

coatinaed iato other years. This is theway that the Butterfly Club originated,

henag its first meeting on the 23d ofrw 14WL beicf the birthday annrrer--

efite founderJ The regular weefcly

aaaMBBM

discontinued lor a time,

bofc et eeate together sometimes in thenot a small nart of

of

we:

are

of these occasionsi nsllinr to mind those other

At those music,afited papers, special articles

ilec--

BHsaBteBMss 4alafcf

JftaVatfflBa

"paeaaar

enjoyment

meetiags

it thefee firm" bydebarred from the advan--

itooarafter- -

tvited them to join as oae- -

thae that wa-aboa-ld eadeamr to aeml to others oaaatfe our little circlethat desire in the charity

t,a supmheld

the ersajsKBtBirthday, 19Q, We invited help-fro-

a riait i aswea tbere--The court howe was crowded.

and we were informed by oae who didnot eare to enter the crash, bat wbelooked on, that aa aMoy peofle westaway as found entrance.

One hundred and , tweety esTeai dollars were taken in, and when all "billswere paid there remained a halaace ofone hnadred and fourteen dollars whichwas dstribated aaoaaj the seedy. We

ouraelTee upon havinga few comforts to appear in

of wast, upon having made itfor aone to attend church and

tssritlwesfc. :

oar Thegreat reaper has gathered in two fromthe families in our club, and.four of our at embers have moved away.What we did, and what we did not tha:we were supposed to do, would makeU 1 1 Auuw., um, we never cnewed gum saveonce, and the exigency of the occasiondemanded it; then like every thing elsethat we did, we chewed gum for a purpose, and achieved the object in view.

EDUCATIONAL NOTES.The Western Nebraska Educational

Association held its third annual meeting in Sidney April 26th and 27th.

xnis association was organized inOgalalla in 1823. Its second meetingwas held in. North Platte, and this, itathird meeting at Sidney, fully provesthat it is a permanent institution. Itcomprises the counties of Lincoln.Keith, Perkins, Deuel, Cheyenne, Em-ba- ll

and Scott's Bluffs.The enrollment this year was 125, and

the audience at every session must havenumbered several hundred. Sevencounty superintendents wereLincoln county was byfourteen teachers and by several mem-

bers of the North Platte High schooL Itwas upon the program by apaper upon deductive andmethods of teaching by Miss EmmaPeckham of North Platte, a paper upon

art, by Mis. IT. D. Pa, ;efia hy a awasl table sea

efHecaV

Mr. aad Jfaa. Geady, the ec-aat- te

ermBsriuent asd ba waw. waa wi

really the prime movers in the organi-

zation of the association, were presentand added much to the enjoyment andprofit of the meeting. The present

Eyrorthljeagae held each Sunday evenly superintendent, Mr.Corbett, and

aa'aYhaiihow.pieaaant

wisdom,

helping

afternoon

thatinvited,

aossasesedettea

seeaVMactaa wiatareflSW- -

.MMaUMF.ud

tjllsftaV'iHB'B

represented

crystallisedcoeabiaationof

wnagiitalate

meetings.

represented

present.represented

representedinductive

the Hon. W. E. Andrews, TT. S. Representative from, the Pifth district, were

also with us .

The Sidney people gave the teachers amost cordial and hospitable welcome,

the weather was beautiful: the programgood; the music excellent in every respect; the presiding officer, Mr. Cromer,proved a most efficient and business likechairman; tbe new hats and gowns werepretty, and tha teachers felt that it wasgood to be teachers.

Juch a meeting in western Nebraskaafter these two years of discouragementand depression was very indicative.Surprising to those who think of us as adesolate and forsaken people, but reallyindicative of the courage, of the hopeful-

ness, of the strength thatstill rem ains toenrich and emcower our state. Mr.Gocdy, who has seen, much of educa-

tional meetings, pronounced this sesimply wonderful in. numbers, in intelli-

gence, and in the scholarly character ofthe papers and discussions.

The government property, formerly amilitary fort, was visited by the teacherswhile in Sidney, and it seemed to be theunanimous opinion that all selfish andlocal aspirations should be east asidQy

and the whole strength of western Ne-

braska be concentrated is. the effort toobtain that utuuetty from the govern

ment for a state aoraaal school.

We must have each a school in thewestern part of the state, bat the trou-

ble Jhas always been that aot eaoughstrength, has been centered in onelocal-it- v

to obtain any conooaainan from thelegislature. If feosemagaiSceatgroaadaat Sidaev aad the tmildiags

could be used abaaet exactly

are, could be obtaiaed, theth school woakl be assureda- Onr TOOK Tjeoole in

which

of

Nebraska are eager for better school

advantages. Why not nee every

talisve a state normal school established

atSidaey?

Several chaages

were made by thein our school laws

eat iEportaat beiag the law

from the

the

acbooi warrant and the law raUtiagto

free atteadanoe athigh schools.

Hereafter the school district treasurer

jiiaqairedtokeep a warraat

which show the date as

. wir- - rr?TF?

as theysuccess

effort

ahell auaaber

free attsadsace atthat any

a signed by the coaatythat said

has coaialetad. the cosumk schoolcourse of atsdj, shall be ea&tled to aeV

flaceis. the nearest high school to his

,aod his

which shall he foraMdy aa. aanual leryby the soaatyboard, said lerynot

to exceed oae aiilL

pupfl

pupil

that taitioa

ThisprorisioB. will doubtless help tostrengthen the niterest in our course ofetady for country schoote, which is re--ceivisg aure aad aaore attentkal from

I,af,sH

acheol boards, and "teacheralThere are bow upon the records of thaioftce the aaaMB of ten awpDa who harecompleted the couaw, taken the exaairmatioa eent oat Ijythe cowty Buperia- -tandect and recerred the wtifkte.Fear others hare taken next of the

'the textbooks,;ofparents to haw

too many subjeeaschools. We

ptiawrygeograprunary hirtnriss, primaryprimary physiologies, and it is not anunusual thing to find chOdrecin the third and fourth readers who areactually supplied, through the munif-o- f

our textbooks law with all ofthese books, and are trying to recite insix or seven different subjects daily.The result is that the teacher's dailyprogram contains for all grades twenty-fiv- e

or even thirty cliwoe. Five and tenminutes is the limit of time fora recitation, lessons are very short andstudied and recited childish, super-- not said,ficxal what

When, the child old enough to takeup the larger text books on the samesubjects his interest is not great, because the cream, the newness of thesubject, has been taken off. The lessonsare very hard and far beyod:thmentalacumen because in those months of desultory wandering among many subjects he has not learned to study, toapply himself, to think. Be becomesdiscouraged and the text books and theteachers are blamed. He stops out ofschool altogether, possibly attemptsto enter the graded schools of the towa,and made that he must go away backinto the primary grades because he hasno foundation in reading, language andnumbers.

rertiWto

reading

possible

Fewer dally lessons, more time fcrstady and recitations, aad much, more

After the

aetleok as if

.ar oar

tiyjo4ei

This

braska investments were entirely lost.and it waent an irrigated district either!

A mysterious and occult artificer, oneHyman, has recently made two fromfour teachersso instead of Mr. liewis andMiss Elder, Mr. Campbell and MissHutchinson we have Mr. and Mrs. Eewisand Mr. and Mrs. Campbell. Such combinations threaten devastation to ourranks, and the county superintendentthinks she should be consulted beforesuch action allowed.

The matter of daily attendance hasbeen occupying my attention lately. Forthe purpose of comparison have foundthe per cent, of the average daily at-

tendance in the total enrollment of eachschool the reports have come in. Eastyear four schools stood 100, but theywere very small and each composed ofchildren from single families, couldhardly be compared with the others.Excepting for them, the highest .reportcame from District 09. near Wallace.The next highest was District 53, nearMaywood, and the third was the Sturgisschool in District 5, near North. Platte.The lowest was District 9L This year'sreports are not all in, but far except-ing for three 100, under the singlefamily condition, District oi, nearMyrtle, aad District 03, near Wallace,take the lead with per cent, of 023.District M near North Platte, standsnext and Djetiiet No. 79 is lowest.

Smi- - m. sw-reports of perfect at-

tendance during the term. From tenreports taken up at random, having anaggregate enrollment of 155 I findbut tern pupils who have attended everyday. realize that much irrigularattteadance in this county is unavoid-

able, but realize too that many times

chflnren are kept from school and al-

lowed to remain at home, for reasons

that show plainly that parents have no

idea of what serious interruption toschool work is single day's absence.

Short Items.

A pleasant incident recurs to mein the life of President Buchananat life home In "Wheatlaad," Lan-caster, Pa., in the courtship of hisaiece, Harriet lane, after she be-M-aee

the afBanced of Mr. Johaaoa.Tn au of hm visits to tha

at

upon life return far the ighL shehanded "him aa was the the cas-to-m

lighted aaadk, exclaiming as

lie took: it, "Philopean" much ioJfo. Johnson's amoseawnteracioosly marked the episode by

the gift of brooch made to order,aaoa the face of which was tiaywhite candles in onyx with rubies

fit;

oftWNser

eetiim.

bj.Krfa

bataB

cal letter Ml

How kit xillack the

oartowa notedpTOapedtrtiailiaire,tbe

ret

Sere jpa. 9vecmanseriTken-deyoni- i

centrationaees such a:ing tHoogbti1all jouin toochthoughts eelofcjjoni: best ;

aaatUr.

oaeof theintense inteiaafciyour thoughtter-disga- et mmyourself. Tovoufc ones Imuch interestedwere yon not?wander, yon aaoiword." In dire

manner.

who

osioae

"1 confess it witb1not theof mv TreoSrrengrossed e."

in a j " II

is

so

so

or

a

is

I

as

so

so

a

I

v I

I

aa

a

a

i

i

Hotworldlv canachurch. Haeeva,!

jasi.carry amp!stead.

withoafc1!ofothar.

similar,other

Lthe other aaslmiother; they

of both

is in the :

man.

I IL - - :

to carry

the;

in tlthe hi

and the ha

and receiving?;the other oaiy.

The effortsthe old-ti- me

silver highlyera aad tray.

tae

great aa eaterfe

brum with its sfilTvery elaborate affaitimes." The atallow-di- p andhearthmeuow light inwould fain forge!

i a tija ua auieu.the snuffiag oat.

A recent shorfconsidering theconsequently nertiday, ends withadvice: "Younggirl to marry yoiher."

tbe;

While theTpca small capital witshall not the ycing after thecal

There isno bttrained worker kfill than an unii

A merchant,keeper, considershas had a thoronglseeDine ana wmknowledge of biThe teacher is noisha can show n(scholarship bnt

- - TtTL 1.. . .

rainme. v. aa.of tbe aepixwhose only:rraainwal hotchme: AHLjabout as eosibrity rirlsri

hooeekeeping'good time" anda cake, or who lshop and whosekeeping is the Moj

xiousekeepinRthe girl who speithe cloae of hermarriage ia the'hce, or at theis most likelv to!advantage ofturn her homeof am eqaallj in

In noneed of systeilookiae after

huag to avoidty of ftOsaMr;- -

pjaaBiaso

sight of a traiaeach oae the i

thesaaA certain

a larelr cake.her pride, beritoa of theaad severalceamfalljaan. t!ti

He

mime

To

of"

of

s

Br.fee

with

lurch.?

grte

spite'earth

askingwhat

se of

start,look--

rhich a

book--mt who

hook--

t --unless

m a

in.

aake

'bat

gigc thanifsich aHscfces. Wethat the waaie

This waMof those

stoe

ITOIfG, 3, 1895.

Tbe-jIrwb-o thmahlj

who serves aar(dar the

to

FreMhthe

tier

who have aot krraed that "apaaayem m worth two eiraid," whKsiL kom&j sayiag Dr. N. F. Donaldson

Roe in more sense taam oae.

a to

is

The rirl who enacts to lie oneof the fortuaate howekeepers with

to afford a drnaifcr ia herkitcheg has qaite as ainch seed toUBderstand her busiaaes thoroughlysaerabe caanot .direct affairs, nor

he aaietreas of herochr will be

he lady of theaasiaess as

tlT.xoang woman, while you are

waiting for a young man to declarenisaseit able to keep you, iearnyour bnsiness. Go at it in earnest.lake lessons of your mother forseveral and then give hera vacation, an absolute relief fromall household cares, for anotherseveral months while you nut into practice what you have learned.You will be repaid in many wavs.mi -- ti i ,i - t -xuere wiu ne me ncn experienceMat lasts you a life-tam-e, that willserve you a good turn in many anemergency, and that will nav" vonbetter in its returns of real happi--neaa inan ine possioie two hundreddollars that vou hope to save out of

I rfc- - -

weITOar salary can. eyar do. And.w-- A. -- KM V . T - m.

for

Han-wu- i -- m tae aiaaaec awsory ofrSig beae ajar ta toot ;aaether

M a pride to year father daringthat haafkiw-- tiaM of yoar life.

A. F. HAMMOND

aifter stpd

Give Him a Call

F John LeMaster

Lincoln.

Repairs Rents

GEO. G.

forSpring Dress Goodsin newpatterns. Noy--elty bilks inprofusion.

GAPES and JACKETSHosiery and HandkercMefs,

Carpets

also in

t

and

r

Headquarters

Cm-tain- s and

Mir

directioa

discussed

months,

McKAY

great

Rngs on the 2d . .

Moor.

C. E. SCH4RMMN

Tt

a

w always ready to erre thepeople ia hie capacity as

GeneralInsuranceAgent,

NOTAET PUBLIC

kod afld Efflpiion Ipt

--FOR-

Well Seasoned Lumber,

Building Materials of all kinds,

Sashes, Doors, Screens, etc.

deals

TO- -

mlraaif

W. W. BIRGI

Hard and Soft Coal

ofar

ITS- -

FRENCH S BALDWIN jQffft M'jtrOfAEL

--f PALACEOaWoaStaaadJIaorof

yorthTIatte KaBaak BTcTg TOffSOTial PariOTISTERiErZLLS

' 1s isssii 3saa

OCEce over Pint

DAVIS- -

axd

OSceOver Drag-- Store

&

Oriam t- - - STB.

G. T.

Lath

James McMk

5fc

H.

Store

BUCHANANABSTRACTER

Jforth Platte, IJeb.

Patsiculx Sukseok

SesideaceStrefts's

GREVIES WILCOXLAWYERS

OCce North Plette

SPEGIAL COLLECTORWUcto, AT?,

3TOKTH PLATTE,

FIELDLumber

Shingles

MISS GOODRICH

Kooms at.Xrs. Hoffman'sXillinery

AND

H. DAY

:a

Xa

aad

items- -

over

with

Limeand

Soft Coal

Dress

GEO. W. DILLARD

HARD SOFT

JOrJN

DRY GOODS

SCHATZ

Side

Can supply you with anything

SMOKERS

yon need in the way of

Flour and

Will find it to their advan--tage call

J. F.For Fine Tobaccos and Cigars

Patterson & Alexander

DITCHERS a2tdGRADERS

Xokth Nrs.

Mrs. M. J. Voodry

Fashionable Dress

Residence, First Door Southoi Belton s Store

FRED MARTIDealer in

Bread andCakes

Fine Collection of

3Lvker,

North

Feed

to on

8

Plvtte,

Makes.

Furnitare

Confectionery-an- d

Fruits,

Pottedi T'lmnts

Hard

Sunbeam

GOAL

P'OfClDOSt in Beauty. GracerSpeed aad Durability. Coat froea

150 to 100. Orders filled oa abortnotice. Apply to It JL WOODS,

Agent.

HEAETE !!

K you would be healthy-wealth- y

and wise, buyyour r

Teas, Chocolates,

Coffees, Cocoa,

Spices, Baking Powderof

THOMSON & SWAETHOUT,

WANTED A BUYER

The160 acres provW lead, m Sec TM,E.27,6:Mike fx emcheaa. Iaaa

Cot7

net&od guaranteed

WM. EDIS

QO

RXallhoOaafars,

Xelfc, lor

JACOB

DentistTeeth Extracted withoat PaiaPlate Work a SpecialtyFillings according to latest

Office KENYAN BTILLDDfG

dliv

D.

aad

Clean, Solid Crystal

approved

CLAUDE EmeAN,

ftrst-clas-s

Specialtr made of Children's Pictures'"If you want a first-cla- ss pienrrt of roer

home call on BROACH

P. E. McGRAWDealer in FreshMeats and srerythiarkept in a .

Ftsst-Clas-s 'MxAx'SL&MKxr

QHAS. P. ROSS

CIVIL EHG-lMEO- t.

GKADT - - PLAItX, 3TJa;B

BvmjM. Vlmma ad Trrft-iatr- ri

BMde fac aaaraadi, Irrifim-tl- ac

Cinli aad other work. -

yCoBatraetios of wnrX artmdad to.

IUW6T0K & TOIII,

This well-kno-wn firm isalways to the front witha full line of

AT THE- -

aad Salaai

BLOCK,

Fancy Grocao,FmmVmmjmM

iter

Too can purchase at low posaa. JhmmXaces, Choice Fjebroidsriaa, Omgrrtais for joar chiidrea, lbaifMade Underwear lor joaaaaK. A.geaveral line o Dry Gooia, 3aaaaand Shoes.

LUTE S. WELCHfar

Staple and Fancy Dry Goods.

Also examine novelties inKitchen utensils, suck asiread-raisingpa- ns, irer--fecnon Lake Tins,Boaster, and patent :

4.

v

j

6f

,yim

- m