BUYING K II CAIRO
it's a Risky C-usincss For thv.
Man V!o ?fles,'t Knflw.
LURING ON AN "EASY MARK."
Tim annual distribution of seeds 1b
now beinK mndo by the government
tli rough tho fongrcBsmen. This is a
farco that seems impossible to throw
out. Perhaps it is the only way of lett
ing constituents of certain congressmen
know that they, tho congressmen, aro
alive.
Luther Diuke, tho Omnha banker,
is quoted ns saying that postal savings
banks would sweep away one-half the
banks in Nebraska and cripplo the
other half. That seems liko a sweeping
assertion, ono so strong ns to make it
seem incredible. This, however, is an
ago of experiments, why not try the
postal bank plan?
President Taft says: "If tho en
forcement of tho law fs not consistent
with the present methods of carrying
on business, thcirtho business methods
must bo changed to conform with the
law." That seems to bo laying down
tho gauntlet to tho trusts. Lot tho
latter conduct their business in a law
ful manner and feeling against them
will vanish.
With V. H. Thompson a candidate
for U. S. senator, Attornoy Ashton
seeking the nomination for congressman,
Ed Ewell asking for tho railroad com
missionership nomination and State
Auditor Barton a candidate for re
election, Grand Island seems to be
quito a town for statesmen. Now if
thoy will includo Mayor Schuff as a
candidnto for govornor the list will
be com'ploto.
A twenty per cent stock dividend
has just boon issued by tho Pullman car
company, this in addition to tho regu
lar annual .dividend, and in addition to
tho thirty-six per cent dividend de
clared in 1000. In other words tho com
pany has declared flf ty-slx per cent ex
tra dividends in four years, this repre
senting tho surplus after paying regu
lar dividends. The great Pullman
company charges the traveling
public so much for its servico that it
can't keop Its enrnings down to a do
cont amount.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
F. H. Gnrlow expects to leave to
morrow for Omaha combining business
with pleasure
Mr. and Mrs. P. II. McEvoy re
turned Wednesday night from a visit
with friends in' Denver.
Tho American Investment & TruBt
Co, Has purchased section 10-12-30 of
John Johnson, u resident of California,
Our lino of Dress Goods, worth up to
$1.00, to close out at 43 cents per yard.
The Leader
J, J. 'Sullivan, of Omaha, stopped
over between., trafns yesterday while
enrouto homo from a visit with hta son
at Salt Lake. . .
Spring Percales and Ginghams at The
Leader.
Building, operations in North Platte
this year promise to bo brisk. Contrac
tors aro already figuring on quito a
number of residences, and several busi
ness buildings.
Men's and Boy's Spring Suits at
popular prices are "shown at Tho
Leader,
Sam Richard; who is now in business
Ht'EuBtis, says ho has a larger trado
'.Uian;i.he had in North Platto. Eustis
has about 250 people, but it draws
trailo from a distance of twenty-flvo
to thirty miles,
One of the big Bcenes in "The Land of Nod" at the Keith Theatre,
Hogs sold in tho local market yester
terday for $8.85, tho local butchers pay
ing $8.45 delivered at the slaughter
houses. It is predicted that within
sixty days hogs will reach the ten
dollar mark in tho South Omnha
markot.
Spring Embroideries, Laces and All
overs on sale nt The Leader.
Contractor Gates is now figuring on
tho cost of tho prospective addition to
tho rooms occupied by Tho Leador and
nlso tho building east of tho McDonell
& Graves store. It is not certain that
these will bo built by Mr. Keith, but
the chances aro favorable.
Stmt. Ebright announced in his
monthly school pnpor that ho would
furnlBh a pock of seed corn to each of
the first ono hundred boys who would
apply, this corn to be used as seed for
specimens to bo exhibited noxt fall at
the county school boys' corn contest.
So far thirty-five boys have mado ap
plication, This seed corn is offered to
thoso who do not think thoy have seed
that is satisfactory. It looks ns though
thero will bo many entries at tho com
exhibit next fall.
The Loader is closing out a number
of lines of winter goods at a decided re
duction in prico in ordor to mako room
for tho mammoth spring stock which is
nqw nrriving. Call nt Tho Loader and
examine tho bargains.
Some idea of tho real estate deals
that will bo closed March 1st can be
gained from tho fact that $200,000 will
pass through ono North Plnttc bank
alono on March 1st in settlement of
contracts mado last fall and during tho
urtntflw ii .1 m O r A AAA -.-.Ml
kiiikji. umi uvoi fuu,uw win puss
through tho Hershoy bank in similar
settlements. If the other banks of tho
county show as well, the total trans
actions will not full short of a half
million Hollars.
PUBLIC
The undersigned will offer at public sale at the Major
Walker ranch four miles north and one mile
west of North Platte on
MEDNESDHY, MKRCH 2,
35 Head of Horses and Colts,
ranging in age from one to ten years, and weighing
from 600 to 1400 pounds and among which are fine
geldings and mares,
One 6 year old Missouri Jack; weighing 1,000
One Grade Shire Stallion 9 years old, weighing 1400
Farm Machinery.
consisting of Mowers, Rakes, Sweeps, Wagons,
Buggies, Plows, Harness, etc,
COL. T. P, WATTS,
Auctioneer.
Six Drinks Tie up U. P.
A Rawlins dispatch to the Bee Bays:
Six drinks of whisky, distributed
equally between two telegraph
operators at Daia, tied up
tho wholo Union Pacific system in Wy
oming Saturday, according to admis
sions made today by the railroad
officials.
Tho operators were not until Satur
day familiar with the effects of whisky,
and did not imagine that such a small
amount could put them "under tho
table."
Tho day was Lincoln's birthdny and
thoy decided drinking whisky was the
only proper way of colcbrating.
"Lot's go aftor more booze," sug
gested ono of them after tho celebra
tion had progressed so far as tho six
drinks.
"Sure," ngreed tho other. "But how
about tho trains?"
"I'll fix'em," said tho first, and ho at
onco swung tho red signal board to
hold all the fast mail trains, and hung
out a signal on tho station door, saying:
"This station is closed."
"Now, then," said the second opera
tor, "this is Lincoln's birthdny, and
tho Union Pacific will havo to get
nlong without us for today."
A good timo was had by the opera
tors, but tho road officials could not
see things tho way thoy did, and tho
two were arrested. They will bo
prosecuted, charged with delaying the
malls.
Public Sale.
J. II. Atherton will sell nt his resi
dence nlno miles west of North Platto
on March 4th, commencing nt eleven
o'clock, seven head of horses, four
milch cows and three yearlings, and a
large amount of machinery, also four
teen stands of bees and somo house
hold furniture.
SALE
Langford & Beyerle.
Tuesday. February 22d.
In keeping with the established De Laval custom
of making the De Laval Cream ' Separators as much
better each year as possible, the Do Laval machines for
1910 show even greater perfection than they have in
the past
The dairy farmer who buys a 1910 De Laval can
feel assured that he has by far the best Cream Sepa
rator ever made anywhere at any time.
The dairy farmer who lets the year or even the
month pass by without at least seeing and examining
the 1910 De Laval will be doing himself an 'injustice.
The opportunity of examining and trying a 1910
De Laval right at his own home is open, free of all cost
or trouble, to every dairyman who will simply say the
word.
Next to a De Laval machine is the De Laval cata
logue, free for the asking and containing a separator
education in itself.
J. W. LeMasters, Agent.
215 EAST SIXTH STREET.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
DOUBLES ITS PAID-UP CAPITAL
STOCK.
Maxwell State Bank of Maxwell,
Nebraska.
Notice is hereby given that on Jan
uary 12th, 1910, tho Maxwell State
Bank of Maxwell. Nebraska, by a vote
of all of tho Bharcs of stock cast nt its
annual meeting, Increased its paid-up
canital stock from S5.000.00 to the full
$10,000.00 authorized by its Articles of
incorporation.
MAXWELL STATE BANK.
By W. II. McDonald, Pres.
Attest: A. C. Plumek, Cashier.
John S. Twinem, M. D.,
Ilomeopalhic Physician
and Surgeon.
Special attention to Obstetrics and
Children's Diseases,
Office: McDonald State Bank Building,
Corner 6th & Dowoy Sts.
Phones: Office 183. Residence 283.
Phone 268
FOR ALL KINDS OP
Flour, feed, Grain or Hay
Haying recently purchased tho
B. A, Wilson feed store nt the
cornor of Sixth and Locust Sts.
I respectfully invito a share of
tho patronage of tho public.
Frompt delivery.
J. R. RITNER.
THE 1910
DE LAVAL
CREAM
SEPARATOR.
W. A. Howard,
EXPERT PIANO
TUNER AND REPAIRER
All work guaranteed. Best
of references. .Country orders
receive prompt attention.
Residence 6o2-west Fifth St.,
North Platte, Phone 627.
Please leave orders at New
ton's Book Store, phone 261.
GO TO
P. M. SORENSON
FOR
Furn iture Repairing
AND CABINET WORK.
Also Woodturning.
WINDOW SCREENS
.... A Specialty.
Shop 107 East Fifth,
The Story tf II: n RIili Ameiican
Was Won- J by a Gofi Orlintsl
SaltEmon--' m'cr the Mystic Spill of
tho C1..1. ft'ifgiou U)ht.
Vi-IIik of "The I'nxHlnji'of the An
tliiue Hwa" In flu' (Vntur.v, John KItli
borly Muinfoid ti'lN this Mftiry:
It Is lie.voml (ti('stl.i:i cheaper to buy
in America your nig and the Ingenious
tnle thiit goes with It than to wait Jin
til you vMt Constantinople or Smyrna
or Cairo or Tlllls. They are much
more skillful and Insinuating' over
there. They have the advantage of
local color and environment, and your
common sunsu M under the spoil of the
oust to begin with.
Here Ik an Incident to Illustrate. A
party of rich A'merlcnns urrlvod In
Cairo 0110 day several winter ago on
a yachting trip and passed a week or
more In sightseeing. Oue of them had
Just I dished a palatial house not far
troni New York nnd throughout Eu
rope had bought marbles nnd bronzes,
woodwork and velvets for It with a
lavish hand. Tho Journey to Cairo
was mado in order to secure rugs.
What hnppencd In best told In thr
words of a dealer In the bazaar, from
whom I had It.
"There was a fellow In our con
cern," he said, "who was nlways buy
ing nightmares, nnd I hnd to work
myself black In tho faco to get rid of
them. The week before the Ameri
cans came this chap had taken In a
shockingly bnd pair of Rinnans, enor
mously big. new nnd. to my mind, ut
terly unsalable. When the head of
the house saw them he held up Mi
hands and shouted. 'Get rid of those
things for n hundred pounds to the
first person who'll buy them.'
"So I rolled them up and put them
one side. Intending to send them to a
commission man In the bazaar to un
load. Next morning In came Money
bags from New York with his wholo
company. He said ho wanted to see
tho best carpets I had, aud he saw
them. I turned tho place Inside out.
Nothing pleased blni, for the reason
that I mado tho common mistake of
showlng-hlm too much, no thought I
had something hidden away, so he
winked mo over Into ono corner and
told mo who ho was, 'Now,' said he,
'I want you to limber up. I want the
best, and I don't mind prlco If I get
what suits mo.'
"I was- In despnlr, for I had actually
shown tho man every carpet I had.
All of a sudden I thought of theso two
freaks baled away thd day before. I
almost laughed In his face, but Anally
I pulled my mouth down and begnn
salaaming and asked him why In the
world ho hadn't told mo who ho was
In tho beginning, then 1 shouldn't hnvo
wasted his time and nbused his pa
tience so.
"IIo grinned triumphantly. 'I thought
you had them,' ho said.
"'nut.' snld I, 'it will tako a llttlo
tlmo to get at them, nnd J must ask
you nnd your friends to wait pa
tiently.' "They waited, and 1 tell you for the
next half hour tho men around that
shop earned their pay. Wo went up
stairs and unrolled thoso two rugs.
Wo hud a great big curtain of green
plush, which wo "hung against the
wall. Then wo pressed the carpets
out and put them up ngajnst the cur
tain. That, you know, Is worth CO per
cent to the looks. Then we adjusted
tho lights and stationed men all
around to look n3 solemn as worship
ers. Nobody was to speak above n
whisper, and every man was to mur
mur 'Mashallahl' at appropriate Inter
vals. "When everything wus ready I ush-"
ered tho customers up and on tiptoe
led them In. There Is no doubt about
It, the effect was tine. At first every
body wns still. It was like a church.
" 'Ah,' said tho great man. 'that is
what I came for. I knew you had
them. You needn't tell mo tho price.
Just send them to tho yncht at Alex
andria.' "That night I went up to the hotel
where they were Btopplug und got his
check for 00,000 frnucs for the pair.
And that wnsu't tho best of It. I had
got luto my strldo then, and while he
was busy unuexlug tho Klrmans 1 hud
tho porters bring up seven of tho car
pets ho had refused downstairs and
showed them In that dim religious
light, unrolling them ns If they had
been sacred nnd sighing soulfully every
ov aud then. IIo bought tho whole
seven and to tho day of his deith fullv
believed that I was tho orlglnnhw'lznr.V
of the east."
Etiquette of Letters.
Eighty years ago the etlquotto of
letters was far more rigid thou now
Even the twopeuny post was not con
sidered good enough for correspond
ence addressed to persons of nuy
standing. In her "nomlnlscenccs of
an Octogennrlan" Miss Louisa Pncko
tells us that when her father had oc
casion to write to Londoners In his
own class of llfo tho letter wns al
ways conveyed by n servant not for
nuy reasons of urgency, but becnuso
tho post was considered a vulgar me
dium of communication for persons
residing In the same city and only to
be used for tho conveyance of letters
to tho eountry.-London Chronicle.
A hopeless mau Is deserted by him
self, and ho who deserts himself ii
soon deserted by his frlendB.