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THE ALLIANCE HERALD
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T. 4. 0'Ktof, Publisher.
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA.
News in Brief
Herbert 8ltnmon8, a negro, was
lynched nt Noal, On., for tho killing
of J. A, Park, a whllo man.
Tho Japancso government has
agreed (o r.egotlnto an arbitration
treaty with tho United States.
Tho Chlcngo Subway company pre
pares to expend $15,000,000 In local
Improvements In tho near future
Tho retirement of Hear Admiral Si
lar Terry resulted In tho promotion of
Captain Joseph 11 Craig to bo rear ad'
mlral.
Announcement was mado at tho
Whlto houBo of tho nameB for batter
ies on tho Atlantic, Qulf and Faclflc
coasts.
If tho duty is acceptablo to him Hear
Admiral Lambert will probably bo ap
pointed president of tho lighthouso
board.
Santiago Simonot of Utuado, Porto
Rico, a doputy collector of Internal,
rovenuo for tho district of Arcclbo, is
missing a
East Doston Iibb celebrated tho otnclnl
opening of tho new tunnel under Bos
ton harbor uniting the city proper and
East Boston.
Two mon aid two horses wcro
drowned and frwen at a.dcop pool nt
tho old crossing of Plney Fork crook
near Dlllonvnlo. O.
Advices rccolvcd nt Esquimau from
tho British admiralty Btato thnt tho
proposed abandonment of Esquimau
by tho navy will bo roconsidored.
Tho Nona Froio Prosso says Pro
mler von Koerbcr at an audienco of
Emperor Francis Josoph tondercd his
resignation on tho ground of ill health.
At Mobile James Robinson was sent
to jail for thirty days for an assault.
Tho offonso for which ho was con
victed was kissing a young lady
against hor will.
Tho Echo do Paris learns that Ad
miral Kaznakoff received a cipher dis
patch from Grand Duko Alexis Inform
ing him that tho emperor wishes to
confor with him concerning tho North
sea affair.
Attorney General Moody filed a pe
tition in 8t Paul, Minn., alleging Il
legal combination of twonty-ilvo con
cerns, with tho uoncral Paper com
pany as sales agent, and asks for an
injunction.
Joseph S. Frelinghuyscn, who 1ms
been selected as porsonal nldo to Governor-elect
Stokes of Now Jersey, Is
nn, insurance broker and n cousin of
tho lata Secretary of Stato and Sona
tor Frollnghuyson.
In Chicago .Tudgo Walker decided
that tho city is not llablo for dam
ages growing out of tho Iobs In con
nection with tho loss of llfo in tho
'Iroquois thcatro Arc.
At a conference In London of Brit
ish, continental and Atlantic steam
phlp lino managers a satisfactory
agreement was reached with regard
to Scandinavian traffic.
Tho Connecticut Tobacco Growers'
association has sent to each senator
nnd ropreaentatlvo from Connecticut
In congress a circular letter protest
ing against tho removal of tho tariff
from Phillpplno tobacco.
Secretary Wilson has promulgated a
circular giving tho results of tests
mado in accordance with an net of
the last congress, directing him to ob
tain la the open market samples of
ee4g of grass, clover or alfalfa.
Representatives of the banking
house of Mandelssohn &Co. at Berlin
have gose tQ. St. Petersburg to tako
part la aegottatlng the new Russian
loan. It k sow assured here that
the loan will amount to $240,000,000.
Seven more Indictments in the land
fr4 eaaea were returned by the
grand 5ry la Portland, Ore. Two of
tk bUtc were returned Hader fictitious
namea, which fact ts the basis of re
port t&ajt men of prominence aro
-moo the accused.
Kveataa-oJNctttUr have demanded of
jUte CkbMM foreign ofl.ee the res
IttUost ot the ammunition apparently
Aeatlne fer Port Arthur aelsedi by tne
Ofctaea avtaorrUea at Fatl, near
feet-, few davs ao,
W. R- Joe, mar Wt te Chi-
Um Wa-brn-Croby
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law agaln&t tb .!
of street railway t
iutlonal.
A charter was grafts
wesson uanroaa cartftw
ou., capital l,87F,0fA,
Elk guy through B
Beayer counties in Okl
Laden with tho a
chipped out of Sk
vessel, the Btetenev
ed for Chinese ts4
Her fraiffat ameaata W
SuipIcloUi.
President of. tho Vegetarian Associa
tion (to candldato for membership)
"Dcforo you are admitted as a mem
bofto our Bocldty, I must ask you one
serious question 'What is tho causa
rf that largo grcftso spot on your nock
tleT'" .
Twenty-Four-Hour Man.
Antonio Cuez, ot Padrclla, Portugal,
hns not slept for threo months. No
doctors can euro him, and tho mdst
powerful opiates have no effect. He
drlvos mules in tho daytime and acts
as a watchman at night.
Egyptians Used Fine Tools.
Whon tho pyramids wcro built tho
laborers did not Work under such dls
advantages ns have long been nttri
butcd to them. Researches show that
they had solid and tubular drills anC
lathe tools. Tho drills wcro set with
jewels and cut Into tlto rocks with
keenness and accuracy.
Discovered It for Himself.
"I meant to havo told you of that
hole," said tho kindly host to his
friend, who had suddenly disappeared
in the courso of a stroll through the
grounds Into a pit full of water. The
friend climbed out and shook himself.
"It doesn't matter," ho said, cheerily,
"I found lt
Indenture In Ancient Egypt.
Recent excavations In Egypt have
revealed a bond dated A. D. 100 ap
prenticing a slavo for two years to
tho "somlograph," to bo taught to read
and wrlto shorthand, or "tho signs
that your son Blonyslos knows," tho
teacher rccolving In all 120 drachmas
about f 23.
To Plant Forest.
Tho University of California, nt
Berkeley, faces a magnificent view of
bay, Island and shore, but tho high
hills behind it aro bare. They aro to
bo covered with redwoods, firs, man
znnltas, tan and whlto oaks and ma
dronos. Not until wo know all that God
snows can wo estimate to tho full tho
power and tho sacredness of some ono
,lfo which mny socm tho humblest in
.ho world. John Ruskln.
Discharging a slxteoh-Inch gun ,'f
Ihero Is such a thing doesn't maki
pearly so great a racket as discharg
ing a cook.
Common sonso Is tho knack of sec
ng things as thoy nre, nnd doing
things ns thoy ought to bo done. C.
EX Stowd.
Tho chnsto mind, like a polished
jlano, mny admit foul thoughts with
jut receiving their tincture. Sterne.
Tho pcoplo who wear second-hand
:lothes have somo difficulty In bellev
ng In tho eternal fitness of things.
I have no patlenco with a man who
would rather havo a lot of ancestors
:hau mnko a namo for himself.
A friend of mlno who has tho grip
.nforms mo that a frlcs-o on tho wall
8 worth two colds In the head.
Tho longest way round may bo tho
ihortost way home, becnuso there aro
no saloons on tho longest way.
Tho devil never worries over tho
itn who saves nil his smiles for the
Urnngor. Ram's Horn.
Tho man who insists that business
'a only businoss is apt to prove that
religion is only humbug.
Tho homes of a nnMon aro tho bul
warks of personal and national safety
ind thrift. J. G. Holland.
Tho most agrceablo people In the
world aro those who never have any
opinions of their own.
Tho lowly place of service may be
tho mountain top of communion.
Tho rich man cannot havo a bettor
sank than tho poor man's cellar.
There Is ho .Thanksgiving without
HABIT'S CHAIN
Certain Habits Unconsciously Formed
and Hard to Break.
An Ingenious philosopher estimates
that the amount of will power neces
aary to break a life-long habit would,
if. It could bo transformed, lift a
weight of many tons.
Jt ec-naetjmoa requires a higher de
gree e heroism to break the chains
oC'f pernicious habit than to lead a
toffcira hope in a bloody 'battle. A
kuty writes from an Indiana town;
"'"Fretu my earliest childhood I was
a lover oFTjoffee. Before I was out
C y teens I was a mlserablo dys
piptta, aqferlB terribly at times with
"I wa efmylace that Jt was coffee
,t4 -yraaAcaiialfii" the trouble and yet
I ftmli a. ky myself a cup for
taat M t4 age o( 3G I was
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NEBRASKA. STATE NEWS
NEBRASKA 8CHOOL MATTERS.
County Superintendents Addressed by
Mr. Fewler.
At tho Btato teachers' meeting in
Omaha Stato Superintendent Fowler
8poko to county superintendents in
part, as follows:
Nebraska occupies an unrivaled posi
tion In having tho lowest per cent of
illiteracy of all tho states in tho union.
Nowhero has tho vnluo of a common
school education been moro generally
and universally acknowledged than
hero, nor has tho freo secondary and
higher educntlon in tho stato been al
together neglected.
Tho constitution of Nebraska, adopt
ed In 1875, declared that all moneys
arising from tho snlo or. leasing of
sections No. 1C to 3G in each township
in this stato should bo perpetual funds
for common school purposes', of which
tho annual Interest or Income only can
bo appropriated; and tho Interest on
theso school lands sold and leased, to
gether with that or warrants, county
bonds and school district bonds, cer
tain fees and licenses, and tho stato
ffchool tax of 1 mills or less upon
tho dollar of assessed valuation of all
taxnblo property In tho Btato, provides
n Bum In excess of $700,000 appor
tioned annually to all tho common
school districts of tho state. This
amount will Increaso from year to
year rather than diminish. Local
school districts may tax themselves
not to exceed 25 mills on the dollar
of assessed valuation. AH flues, pen
alties nnd license moneys nro appro
priated exclusively to tho use and sup
port of tho common schools In tho re
spective subdivisions where they may
accrue.
Tho constitution also states that tho
legislature shall provide for tho free
Instruction in tho common schools of
all persons between tho ages of 5 nnd
21 years, Freo education, including
freo textbooks nnd supplies, Is fur
nished In all school districts in tho
Btato. School government, organiza
tion and management in Nebraska is
amost purely local, ench ono of tho
C.G67 distrlctB being responsible for
Its own school. Each district pro
vides' a full courso ot instruction In
ell of tho eight grades or years of
work bolow tho ordlnnry high school,
and many ot them furnish, graduate
certificates upon tho completion of
this work. Tho courso includes read
ing, writing, spelling, arithmetic.
grammar, geography, history, physl
J ology, etc. In somo of tho larger
I cities of tho stato kindergartens have
been established.
When a school district has a popu
lation ot 150 or more children of school
nt;o, It may organize as a high school
district nnd furnish fce high scbxyl
privileges to all Its pupils who com
plete tho eighth grades of work below
tho high school.
Wo linvo in Nebraska elghty-flvo vil
lages maintaining a High school
courso ot ono year, or n total of nine
grades of work; thcro nro 175 villages
with High school courses ot two
years; 101 villages or cltleB with High
school courses threo years In length,
and olghty-four cities in tno state
maintaining n full four years' High
school courso sometimes' differentiated
rn Hio"',.-! RMonfll" F.nMtsTi and
commercial courses, above tho eighth
grades of common scnool work. Abovo
theso wo havo as a superstructure the
magnificent University of Nebraska,
with its faculty of 200 and an attend
ance of moro than 2,500. Tho univers
ity has a heavy endowment from
lands donntcd to tho stato by tho
United Stntes, and Is supported by the
proceeds of Investment of a perma
nent fund, by other Incomes and by a
tax ot 1 mllluron tho dollar of as
sessed valuation of the state.
During tho last school year (1903
1904) there woro enrolled In the
schools of Nebraska 280,000 children;
the stato had G.767 school houses, of
which thirty-five were stone, 339 brick.
105 log, 273 sod, and the rest wood
or frame buildings. Tho "number of
sod school houses In the stato In 1890
was nearly 800, but It has steadily de
creased since that time, whllo tho
number of brick buildings rapidly In
creases. The vnluo of school district
property In tho state Is estimated nt
fll.000,000; tho total Indebtedness of
all districts at $3,2S5,000. nnd tho total
annual oxpendtture3 nt $4,900,000. No
braska employs annually 9,700 teach
crs, Including 3,250 In graded schools.
Krens Gives Bond.
- LINCOLN William Krens of Hus
ler county gave bond for $1,500, and
was released pending tho final decis
ion upon his case. In tho Custer
county district court ho was sentenced
to two years In tho stato penitentiary
for burning a stack of grain.
ANSLEY More pralrlo chickens
wcro killed In October nnd November
this year In tho neighborhood of Ans
loy than over before, but tho pot hunt
er who kills birds" in tho summer has
been stopped, and tho result Is that tho
birds aro both plentiful and tame.
Depositors Get 39 Per Cent.
LINCQIJN Recolvor William C.
May Jtfgf filed with Secretary Royso
of tiiepftato banking board his final
irepor.of the affairs of tho defunct
'Jlgaafe's Stato bank oft Gothenburg,
yalch failed in 1901. Tbo depositors
jaive revived n payment of 39 per
aeafc aaj. the receiver has been dls
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NEBRASKA BRIEFS.
Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Peterson of Polk
county last week celebrated their gol
den wedding.
At a regular meeting of tho Fre
mont Turnvereln It was voted to send
a team to competo at tho national turn
test, which meets next year at In
dianapolis. Tho homo of P. B. Noff, nn Imple
ment dealer In Broomflold, was enter
ed by burglars a few nights ago and
robbed ot $20, several rings and other
pieces of Jewelry.
Whllo oiling nn englno at tho elec
tric power houso at Beatrice Engineer
Peter Drouland got his hand too near
tho machlno nnd tho Index finger of
his left hand was torn off.
Invitations havo been Issued at
Plattsmouth announcing the forthcom
ing marriage, of F. C. Kingsbury of
Arizona nnd Miss Para Lovo of Fre
mont, which will occur January 4.
Roscoo Pound will resign his posi
tion ns dean of the law school at the
Stato University to enter practice,
having formed a law partnership with
Frank M. Hall and Frank n. Woods.
Tho body of Howard Pcnn who
killed himself at York In a fit of
despondency arrived in Broken Bow
from that plnco and was taken iu tho
roBldonco in Former Sheriff Arm
strong. About 11 o'clock in tho forenoon
ono of the inmates in tho open ward
at tho asylum nt Hastings esenped,
coming toward Hastings. Ho is de
scribed ns being about 28 years old,
weight 150. dark mustache.
The city council o Grnnd Island
has passed on its first reading an or
dinance regulating tho running of au
tomobiles, limiting tho speed to flvo
miles an hour in tho business district
of tho city and twelve miles an hour
In all other districts
Tho other night young Georgo Coll
of Dawes county walked from tho peni
tentiary to tho trolley car station at
Lancaster a freo man, beneficiary of
ono of Governor Mickey's Christmas
commutations. Coll was convicted
flvo years ago of murdering a sheep
man nnmed Ryan, with whom-ho and
his father, a cattleman, had had
trouble over tho range.
Governor Mickey hns assured Su
perintendent Greono of tho Lincoln
Hospital for tho Insane that there Is
absolutely no need for any investiga
tion Into tho affairs of that institu
tion. Tho ofllclul called at tho execu
tive department for a conferenco and
was assured that tho governor hact
perfect confldenco In him and tho In
tegrity of his management.
Phoenix, (Arte.) dispatch: Sheriff
Hall of Holt county, Neb., arrived with
a requisition for Bernard W. Mc
Greevy, absconding president of tho
Elkhorn Valley bnnk of O'Neill, Neb.
The sheriff aild he would not leave
before Monday and perhaps not then.
Ho Is impressed with tho story that
Cashier Patrick Hagerty Is In hiding
hero and hopes to capture him.
Tho committee that has begged tho
Burlington Railroad company for a
now depot at York In tho place of
tho barn-llko structuro now used by
tho company there hope that York
will have a Now Year's present in the
way of a notice from tho company
that they will build a much needed
depot at York that will bo in keeping
with tho rapid growth and tho size of
tho place.
Each prisoner in tho penitentiary
was given a Christmas present. The
gift was ot modest proportions, con
sisting ot a largo bag of candy, made
In tho prison kitchen, but each man
was remembered. Many of them re
ceived little trinkets from friends and
relatives nt home". Little mementoes
of homo life and Jars of Jam and Jelly,
with other delicacies, were received by
many of tho men.
Tho annual meeting of tho Gage
county poultry nnd pet stock show will
bo held in tho opera houso at Bluo
Springs January 3 and 4.
December will bo a good month
from the standpoint of tho state peni
tentiary in thnt the census will bf In
creased there by twenty-nine.
A circular letter will bo sent out to
county treasurer's by State Treasurer
Mortenscn asking them to begin tho
year properly by promptly remitting
state taxes to tho treasury on Monday
or Tuesday. Many county treasurers
are taklug advantage of tho renewed
offer of tho Burlington and tho Union
Pacific to pay a part of their taxes,
pending tho decision on tho applica
tion for Injunction.
After having been mourned ns a
dead man for tho past seventeen years
John Marquardt has turned up at
Harrlsburg, Ore., allvo and a busy
mnn. Almost a score of years ago ho
left Norfolk and two years later his
mother and brothers gave him up as
dead. Even the dato of his death had
been fl-ed, services hold nnd each an
niversary help apart becnuso of tno
funeral tone It bore. A letter recoived
last week came ns a joyful greeting.
In tho case of tho Missouri raciflc
Railway company against Cass county
Judge Josson found for tho plalntHT
fixing the amount of damage in tho
sum of 1 cont. Tho company sued for
$1,000 damage.
Gust Jones, a stranger In Cuming
county, was comltted to Jail on n
charge of stealing a team ot horses
tho proporty of James Tlghe, living
near Bancroft. Tho prisoner was
caught with the team in his posses
sion and was brought before Justlco
McDermott and was bound over to the
district court In default of ball.
E
Live Stock Trades
SOUTH OMAHA.
CATt.E Packers were of the opinion
that receipts would bo considerably
heavier than on the previous days of this
week, bul It was found that supplies wero
much smaller than Rcnerally expected.
As a result buyers wero all out In Rood'
Reason and tho prices paid were iully
as good as those fn force yesterday; The
demand for unythln- at all desirable in
tho way of corn-fed steers was brisk and
fully steady prices wcrt paid. In somo
?ase tho market looked a llttlo stronRor.
Uuyors all spcmod to be anxious for fresh
supplies, and owjnfc to the small receipts
there was not cfioURh to ro around. Tho
cow market- was alBo active, with prices
tendy to strong, tho better bunches
showlnir tho most strength. The sama
s with steers, there wero not enough to
jco around, so that salesmen experienced
little troublo In dlsposlns of everything
they had on hand. Hulls, veal calves nnd
tags sold at Just about tho same prices
s tho day before. There was a much
bottor demand for stockers and feeders
than ha- been noticed before. Several
country buyers wero In tho yards, and,
ts a result, speculators were willing- to
tako on fresh supplies and tho prices
paid wero a lltlte stronger, or fully as
rood as those In force at tho closo of last
week.
Upas Tho demand was In Rood shape,
is both local packers and shippers wero
nxlous for supplies. Tho small number
an sale, tlioueb, mado It Impossible for
them to nil more than their most urgent
requirements. Tho market could bo
quoted Just about 2c higher than yes
.erday'B average. The long string went
at H.75',4. with a few loads at U 55, and a
rew at tl.60, with a top of I1.C5. The qual
ity of tho hogs was unusually good,
coarsa heavy loads being unusually
scarce. Thero was very little change In
tho market.
SH12BP Quotation for fed stock: Good
to choice yearling-, $j.j(55.50; fair to good
yearlings. 3Wi7G.5; good to choice weth
ers. $4 9005.25; fair to good wethers. JI.65
5f4.90; good to choice ewes, J4.15&140; fair
to good ewes, JJ904 15; common to fair
ewes, $1.50R3 90; good to choice lambs,
6 0036.50; fair to good lntnbs, $5.750.00;
feeder yearlings, li.40ffl.C5; feeder weth
ers, JI.15S4.40: feeder owes, J3.2SQ3.65;
feeder lambs, J5.00ii5.50.
KANSAS C1TV.
CATLTCMnrket for steers slow, oth.
rrs steady; natlvo steers, J3 75Q6-23;
louthern steers, $3.WiJi 50: southern cows.
M.75Q3.25; nativo cows and heifers, J1.7G
&.00; stockers and feeders, J2.75ff4.K0;
bulls. J2.25Ctfi.00: calves, J3 OOffC.50; west
ern fed steers, J3 60ij3 60; western fed
pows. $1.75fj3.f0.
HOGS Market 5c higher; bulk of sale").
M 45I&4.70: heavy, Jl.iV(4.75: packers, J4.53
JH-70: pigs and lights. J3.S54 55.
SIIKKP AND LAMBSMarket strong;
muttons, Jl 005.25; lambs, J3.00fa6.76;
rango wethers, Jt.BC5f3.75; ewes, J3.7Stf4.75.
PLATT WINS THE BIG FIGHT.
Odcll Announces That There Will Bo
No Opposition to Re-Electlon
of Dcpew.
NEW YORK Chauncey Mitchell
Dopow of New York will succeed him
self for a term of six years as United
States senator from tho stato of Now
York, continuing ns tho colleague of
Senior Senator Thomas C. Piatt, who
has four years to servo.
Tho formal announcement of thiB
conclusion was made lato at tho Fifth
Avenue hotel by Governor Odell as
chairman of tho republican stato com
mittee and came ns tho culmlnntlon
of a series ot conferences by promi
nent republicans extending over sev
eral weeks, and practically 'continu
ous during tho past threo days,
Tho purport of tho announcement is
that tho candidacy of former Gover
nor Frank S. Black of Troy, which hs
been warmly pressed by his friends
during tho past fortnight or moro Id
to bo withdrawn and that tho namo
of Senator Depew will bo the only ono
presented to tho caucus of republican
legislators, which will select tho
party's candidate for senator.
OUTPUT OF PACKING HOUSES.
Over Half Million Hogs Slaughtered
Since November.
CINCINNATI, O. Price Current
says: For tho holiday week tho mar
keting of hogs has been comparative
ly liberal, although falling short of re
cent weekly records. Total western
packing, GG5.000 head, compared with
720,000 head tho preceding week and
330,000 head last year. Since Novem
ber 1 tho total is 5,005,00 head, against
4,225,000 head a year ago. Prominent
places compare as follows:
1904. 1903.
Chicago 1,350000 1,295.000
Kansas City G00.000 350.00C
Omaha SWl.OOO 39)000
St. Louis 390.000 205.00C
St. Joseph , 316.000 24S.OO0
Indianapolis 300,000 250.00C
Mllwaukeo 201.000 212.00C
Cincinnati , 144,000 128 OOC
Ottumwa 150.000 111,000
Cedar Rapids 110.000 101.000
Sioux City 135000 SS.O00
St. Paul i 1S0.00O 173,000
Inventor Smith Dead.
SAUNA, Kas. Captain Hamilton
Ezra Smith, inventor of laundry ma
chinery In general uso and of tho first
round halo cotton binding appliance,
and who was a member of the citi
zens' committee of Now York that
overthrew the Tweed Ring, died here,
.iged 85 years. Interment will bo iri
Philadelphia.
France Prepares for Trouble.
TOULON, France Owing to tho
crises In Morocco the navy yard hero
shows the greatest activity. Prepara
tions aw going on to havo a naval di
vision consisting of tho battleships
Charlemagne nnd Lena and two cruls
era In readiness to proceed to Moroc
co if the crisis accentuates.
Want His Herses Well Fed.
ITHACA. Neb. For a Christmas
present Rural Carrier Charles L.
Scheifel recoived a sack of corn or
oats from every patron along his route
England's New Battleships.
LONDON According to tho Dally
Mall, tho admiralty Is preparing de
signs for new battleships of 17,000 to
18.000 tons nnd carryinE; ton 12-lnch
guns. It has not boon decided wheth
er thotfceols will bo laid down in 1905.
Crude Oil Goes Down.
PITTSBURG Tho Standard Oil
company made a reduction of five
cents in all grades of crude oil ex
cept rnglan, which cut was two cents.
Western oil declined threo cents today.
To Preserve Cider.
Where elder Is used from tM cask,
to prevent spoiling In tho partly empty
caBk, pour upon thocfifor a quart of
Bomo tasteless olirsuch as ollvo or
peanut oil. Tho oil will form a thlnr
film on thosurfaco of tho elder ana
provejit access of tho acetic and putrc
factlve ferments always present in mo
Shocking.
Daughter Don't Invito my rural
undo In the reception room any more
Mother Did ho make any W
breaks before tho company, dear?
Daughter I should say so. When 1
showed him n Louis XIV choir h
asked If Louis was a good chalrmaker
A New Longest Word.
What Is believed to bo tho longest
word In tho English languago has just
been discovered "by nn enterprising
druggist. It Is "ortho-othoxy-ana
mono-bcnzoyl-amldo qulnolln." and is
tho correct scientific name for a well
cnown proprietary medicine.
Steel Flithlng Rods.
Steel fishing rods have been brought
to such a stato of perfection that they
aro now being sold extensively In tho
place of those of bamboo. It is said
that they aro handler to carry, and
are better balanced
Shouting Their Praises.
Kirkland, 111., Jan. 2nd. (Special)
Cured of tho torrlblo Rheumatic
pains that mado him a cripple for
years, Mr. Richard R. Groenhon, an
old and respected resident of this
placo is shouting the praises of the
remedy that cured him, Dodd's Kid
ney Pills.
"I had tho rheumatism in my left
limb so that I could not walk over ten
to fifteen rods at a time, and that by
tho uso of two canes," Mr. Groenhon
ays. "I would havo to sit or He
down on the ground when I was out
trying to walk and tho sweat would
run down my fp.ee, with so much pain.
I could not sleep at night for about
flvo or six weeks.
"I tried different doctors' medicines,
but they wcro all no good. Then I
sent for Dodd's Kidney Pills and
almost from the first they brought
relief. By tho tlmo I had taken four
teen boxes of them my rheumatism
was all gone and I can truly say I
feel better than I havo In tho last
twenty-flvo years."
Chemistry on Railroads.
The operation of a modern railway
Is a place where chemistry would
hardly seem likely to bo much in evi
dence, but every large railway system
maintains expert chemists In whoso
laboratories questions of vital Import
ance to railroad economies aro con
stcntly undergoing mlnuto chemical
study.
CUTICURA SOAP
The World's Greatest Skin Soap Tho
Standard of Every Nation of
the Earth.
Millions of tho world's best people
uso Cutlcura Soap, assisted by Cutl
cura Ointment, the purest and sweet
est of emollent skin cures, for preserv
ing, t-urlfying nnd beautifying tho
skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts,
scales and dandruff, and tho stopping
of falling hair, for softening, whiten
ing and soothing red, rough and soro
hands, for .baby rashes, Itchlngs and
chaflngs, and many sanative, antisep
tic purposes which readily suggest
themselves to women, especially
mothers, as well as for all the pur
poses of the toilet, bath and nursery.
Origin of Petroleum.
Until recently It was almost univer
sally believed that petroleum, like
coal, -fas derived from fossil vegeta
tion or possibly from animals or fishes
of somo long past age. Now it is as
serted by many scientific men that It
may not be of any organic origin, but
may bo duo to subterranean chemical
action.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
UNDOMA Hair Tonic will lend to
your hair that soft fluffy appearanco
appreciated by pcoplo of good tasto
and refinement.
Ask Your Barber.
Send us your name for freo treat
ment. THE UNDOMA COMPANY, Omaha.
Mankind's Many Languages.
There are no fewer than flvo thou
sand distinct languages spoken by
mankind. Tho number of separate di
alects Is enormous. Thero are more
than sixty distinct vocabularies In
Brazil, and in Mexico the Nahua lan
guage has been broken up Into seven
hundred dialects. Thero aro hundreds
In Borneo.
A OUARAXTEKD CUIUS TOTt rn.ES.
llrtilDK, llllad, Weeding or l-roiruiltn. rile. Your
druufclit will refund muner If l'AZO OIMMENT
fulli to cura you la 0 to U days, 50c
To admtro a virtue without seeking
to emulate It is to enervate tho soul.
tdo not bclicvo I'lso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds. Jonv I".
Uorou, Trinity Sp,1nes, Ind., Tub. 15, 1000.
Somo men will miss heaven because
they sit so long by tho wayside dls
scctlng their guide books.
When a man is too old to bo mado Lj
a fool of by a pretty woman he's cor. W
talnly in tho contonarian class.
If tho public could suo for breach of
promlso most political officeholders
would bo bankrupt.
When ono staits out to do tho Great
est good to tho greatest number, No.
1 Is usually "it."
Many a society woman isn't In the
swim deep enough to get her bathing!
suit wet.
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