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1000 or 2000 yes even 10000
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300 pair of glasses with no thought
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upon your sight The -answer is sim
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of medicine dentistry etc must im
prove with educational advantages
and be taken from the hands of the
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THE PALACE OF DOOM
STRANGE LEGEND OF A MYSTERIOUS
STATUE IN ROME
It Pointed the Way to a Scene of
Silent and Daxzlingr Snlendbr The
Fate of the Man Who Solved the
Enigma of the Finger Mensage
There stood in Rome many ages ago
a beautiful marble statue the mystery
of which attracted the attention of all
the wise men from far and near -Nobody
could remember when It had been
erected and nobody knew what It
meant
It was the figure of- a woman tall
strong and supple She stood erect
with her right arm outstretched her
mantle falling in graceful folds about
her figure on her face a look half
smile half frown luriug yet appeal
lug but always holding the observer
by a strange feeling that it roused of
mystery glory and horror
But even all that written so clearly
in the mystic signs that art uses might
have been overlooked by the people
bad it not been for a more material
nuzzle nresented bv the statue
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was written in unfading letters Strike
here And therein lay the mystery
Years came and went and wise men
puzzled their brains to find the secret
Seers from faroff lands came to Rome
attracted by the statue and still it
stood mute cold inexplicable
One day a young man stood before
it lie had grown up with the idea of
solving the mystery and ench day
since he was a little child he had como
for a few moments and stood silently
gazing at the strange countenance
lie had learned to love the face the
wise lips that looked as If they might
part and tell the secret that ages had
yearned to know but through these
ages only he had been sincere in his
search Faithful through all disap
pointments he had gained strength and
wisdom and now as he stood before the
statue the sun halfway up the eastern
sky shone full upon the image
A strange thrill passed through the
man and looking in the direction in
dicated by the pointing finger he saw
some yards away the shadow of the
outstretched -hand on the ground He
gave a low cry and after noting the
spot well he departed
That night at midnight he went to
the place and began to dig in tho
ground where the shadow of the hand
had fallen A long time ho worked
never ceasing his digging when sud
denly his spade struck something hard
Then his zeal increased and clear
ing a space he saw beneath him a trap
door with a great stone ring Grasp
ing the ring he pulled open the door
and started back dazzled for a Hood
of light burst upon him from out of
the depths
Quickly recovering the young man
looked again and beheld a wide mar
ble staircase descending from the trap
door Throwing down his spade ho
passed through tho door down tho
steps and found hinvself in a vast hall
The floor of this room was of marble
pure white while the walls and ceiling
were of the same material in many
colors The huge pillars upholding the
vast dome shone like alabaster Rare
paintings hung upon the walls and
rich rugs lay strewn upon the floor
In the center of the room a fountain
stood The water in its basin was as
pure as crystal but not a ripple stirred
its surface and no pleasant lapping
charmed the ear as it does when water
falls from on high for though tho
fountain was apparently perfect no
water rose from it to fall again
On seats running around this silent
fountain Avere many men in rich bro
cades and costly fur robes Lifelike
they looked but to the touch they were
as marble It was as if in the midst of
life death had come and petrified these
beings In mockery
Around on tables and benches were
scattered piles of gold and precious
gems Delicate enameled vases and
swords inlaid with gems added their
wealth to the place
But rarest of all the gems was a
great carbuncle which stood in a cor
ner of the room and from which came
the sole light by which the place was
relieved from darkness In the corner
opposite to this stone stood an archer
his bow bent his arrow on the string
aimed at the carbuncle On his bow
shining with reflected light were the
words
T am that I am My shaft is in
evitable Yon glittering jewel cannot
escape its stroke
As he looked on all this in silent won
der the young Roman heard a voice ut
ter one word Beware
Then he passed Into the nest room
and found it fitted up as magnificently
as the one he had just left All man
ner of couches were about this room
and reclining on them were wonder
fully beautiful women But their lips
were sealed in this place of silence
From there he passed on finding
many more wonders rooms filled with
treasures of art stables filled with fine
horses granaries filled with forage
Everything that could make a palace
complete was there
The young Roman returned to the
hall
T have here seen he said what
no man will believe I know that of
this wealth I should take nothing but
to prove to them that I speak truth can
be no harm
Then he took in his arms a jeweled
sword and some rare vases but sud
denly all was dark
The charm was broken The arrow
had left the bow and shattered the car
buncle into a thousand pieces Pitch
darkness overspread the place
Then the young man remembered the
Warnlng but too late And there he
probably adds one more to the silent
watchers in the magic chamber-
Has this story a moral Let -those
answer who have eyes to sea
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HER MARRIAGE A FAILURE
Conntciift dl Cantclnienardo and Her
Brilliant Social Career
The Countess dl Castelmeiiardo who
Is suing for separation from her titled
husband was formerly Miss Edith Van
Buren of New York and was a noted
figure In American circles abroad She
Is a grandnlece of the late President
Martin Van Buren nnd daughter of tho
late General Thomas Van Buren who
was United States minister to Japan
She was married in 1900 to Count Ves
slcblo Gurgo dl Castelmenardo son of
the Duchess Tortora Brayda dl Belve
dere Giuditta Gurgo dl Castelmenardo
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THE COUNTESS Dl CASTELMKNAKDO
of Naples The count lias been con
victed of unfaithfulness and as pro
vided by Italian law sentenced to
three months imprisonment and to
pay the costs of the action The
countess is a globe trotter she has
been around the world several times
won fame by roughing it in the Klon
dike has traveled in South America
has been admired by King Leopold of
Belgium and has ruled as a belle at
European fashionable resorts
A VERSATILE GENIUS
Oscar Humnierxteln Impremirio and
His Achievement
Oscar Ilammersteiii who proposes to
give productions of grand opera in
New York on a magnificent scale and
yet at prices within the reach of the
masses believes in legacies lie wants
to leave a legacy to the people when he
dies Others have left libraries and
colleges and hospitals and art galleries
but nobody seems to have thought of
leaving a home of music an educator
of musical taste at theater prices
This is what he hopes the Manhattan
Opera House which he is now building
will be It will be a rival to the Met
ropolitan Opera House which has nev
er had a rival before Its existence
will mean competition for the services
o the great operatic singers -with cor
responding benefits to the pockets of
the latter and Mr Haminerstein prom
ises that the works produced at his
opera house will reach a high standard
The impresario is one of the most
versatile men in the theatrical world
He has made fortunes and lost them
several times Ho has built some half
dozen big amusement places in his
time and has won distinction in vari
ous ways as a purveyor of public en
tertainment Mr Haminerstein came
to this country from Germany before
he had reached his majority and land
ed in New York penniless and friend
less He found employment in a cigar
store and learned to roll cigars One
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OSCAB HAiniEKSTEIN
day he thought out a machine which
would make a hundred cigars while a
man was making one He had been
getting married about that time the
rent was due and he had no money
with which to pay it There was very
little in the cupboard though the Ham
merstelns were good eaters Neverthe
less he came home to a scanty meal
with a cheerful countenance for on
the table in front of his plate he laid
a certified check for 6S000 the sum
realized from the sale of his invention
He afterward made over 200000 from
another cigar making invention and he
has invented and patented many other
devices some forty in all has built
apartment houses composed operas
and tried his hand at a variety of other
things This colloquy once occurred
between him and an Interviewer
How much do you sleep
Four hours a day
And eat
A banana for lunch breakfast and
dinner very light and simple My ex
penses come easily within 150 a day
Drink
Not at all No Hkee Never drank
a glass of champagne In ray life Nev
er touched a card either or bet at a
race track or Insured my life
ODD WATER WHEELS
But Float on Stream IlnRe Ohc
Make a Illver Lift Itself
The people of Syria and TIflls make
their streams do things that Americans
do not seem to have learned the secret
of persuading the water courses of this
country to perform
At TIflis the natives have learned
how to utilize the power of the current
of the river Kur without building
dams What they have accomplished
possibly might be done by an Ameri
can farmer living on tlie banks of a
rapidly moving stream and desiring a
small cheap power The Caucasians
build floats on the surface of the river
Into tbem are set water wheels The
whole affair is fastened to the bank in
such a way that it will rise and fall
with any change In the level of the
surface of the river so that the power
Is about constant all the time
In llama the ancient entering In of
Hamath the Syrians have accomplish
ed a feat that makes one think of lift
ing oneself over a fence by tugging at
ones bootstraps They have harnessed
the historic Orontes or Nahr el Asi as
the Syrians call it Into the work of
lifting itself many feet toward the ze
nith and trained It thus to water their
fruitful gardens and orchards
As for size the water wheels which
do this work are as to other water
wheels what Niagara is to other water
falls As one stands by one of these
great wooden frames revolving upon
its wooden axle and looks up at its
perimeter forty feet above one thinks
it large and is astonished when he
turns his gaze up stream to see that
relatively it is not a great wheel for In
the distance looms up one sixty feet in
height Even then he Is not prepared
for the spectacle of one ninety feet in
diameter grunting around on its cum
brous axle just outside the town
Life in llama for some people Is
like the liking of others for olives an
acquired taste because of these very
water wheels According as one feels
about It It is a musical city or one
filled with nerve racking groans Day
and night without ceasing these mass
ive slow revolving structures utter
speech For those who have acquired a
taste for their companionship the never
ceasing tones are soothing resembling
the ocean roar or a slow fugue played
on some cjdopean organ The dia
pason tones are deeper and louder than
the deepest organ stop Now they are
in unison now repeating the theme
one after another now for a brief mo
ment in a sublime harmony never to
be forgotten according to one traveler
then once more together in a tremen
dous chorus The sounds are describ
ed as a slow movement up the scale
followed with a heavy drop to the key
note as Do mi sol do do do do sol la
do do do This unceasing Sisyphean
music it is said has been going on
for a century at least New York
Tribune
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
How hard a man falls after having
been boosted too high
When a man gets the baby to sleep
how proud he is of himself
There is usually enough humiliation
in all our lives to keep us modest
It is not the stingy man who be
comes a burden as age approaches it
is the spendthrift
A pathetic admission older people of
ten make is The romance has all
been knocked out of me
What has become of the old fash
ioned woman who called her friends
copycat when tlvey bought something
like hers
When a man is reasonably happy and
content it doesnt just happen He is
compelled to use common sense and
work to an end Atchison Globe
Estimating a Horses Height
The Arabs have two methods of esti
mating the height to which a colt will
grow the first being to stretch a cord
from the nostril over the ears and
down along the neck and compare this
measurement with that from the with
ers to the feet and the other method
being to compare the distance between
the knee and the withers with that
from the knee to the coronet In the
first method It is considered that a
colt will grow as much taller as the
first measurement exceeds that of the
second and in the second method if
the proportion is as two to one the
horse will grow no taller
Birds That Carry Their Young
The woodcock it is said has been
known to carry away her young when
threatened with danger She places
them on her spread feet pressing them
between the toes and the breast A
naturalist says many woodcocks also
carry their young down to marshy
feeding grounds in the evening re
turning before dawn In fact they
have no means of feeding their young
except by carrying them to their food
for they cannot convey their food to
them
Xot a Bombardment
Kissam Has her papa ever fired
you
Higgins He has never resorted to
bombardment His tactics are more In
the nature of a passive blockade
How is that
When I call to see his daughter he
remains In the parlor during the whole
of the Interview
Also When Is n Sea Dog
Maw
What is It Johnny
Do the ocean greyhounds ever bite
the ocean tramps Louisville Courier
Journal
It is very easy to get angry with
somebody for doing what it would be
very unreasonable for anybody to get
angry over if you do It
McCook Market Quotations
Corrected Friday afternoon
Corn 35
Whoat 60
Oats TA
Rye 0
Barley 25
Mom v 5 8
Ews 7 ls
GoodBnttot IS
PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTES
Kantj Yu Woi Tho lender of tho Re
form Association who escaped from
China in 1898 when upon tho ordor of
the Empress Downpor his associates
were beheaded Sinco thon ho has
been making a study of conditions in
various countries and is now in Mexico
writing his observations for circulation
in China through tho reform press has
written nn article on Tho hostility of
China Tho ennses of the boycott of
American goods Anger at tho closing
of tho Philippines to tho Chinoso Tho
now China willing to imitate American
ways except in family life
A Corn Gospel Train by Eugono P
Lylo Jr The story of n trip through
Nebraska adding nonrly S100000000 to
the wealth of n state by adding a few
kernels to tho ears of corn Lectures to
farmers that are resulting in a now kind
of farming
Shall Niagara ho saved The
Gigantic circle of Financial interests
that are rapidly making certain tho de
struction of the Cataract How tho
economic forces of this movement
toward destruction have passed out of
the power of the companies to stop thorn
An international treaty tho only rem
edy by French Strothcr
A personal study of tho Japaneso
Emperor His characteristics and
working habits His attitude to his
people and their worshipful relation to
him The important part that ho plays
in tho government and in the sentiment
of tho nation Anecdotes of his private
life and an explanation of the imperial
house bold By Mary Crawford Fraser
Library hours mornings 1030 to 12
oclock afternoons from 130 to G
oclock evenings from 7 to 9 oclock
Sunday afternoons from 2 to oclock
COLEMAN
Geo Troendly has sold his farm
R E Divine took a load of potatoes
to McCook Wednesday
C W Lepper has sold his farm here
He is here now visiting his children
Rev Holmes of the Baptist church of
McCook preached at Zion Hill church
last Tunday
Jake Betz J N Smith E Bair W
M Sharp W M Rozell and several
others were in McCook Wednesday
Mr and Mrs L II Lindemann of
McCook drove through this place last
Sunday on their way to attend the
wedding of her brother Leslie Jones
and Miss Alice Stewart We wish them
a long happy and prosperous life
BOX ELDER
Clarence Stone is working for
Stephen Bolles
F W Eastons family has
been having the measles
Mrs S D Bolles closed an
eight months school last Satur
day
The carpenters commenced
work on W B Wolfs new house
this week
Next Sunday will be a rally
day in the Sunday School The
little tots will give an entertain
ment Sunday morning and the
cradle roll will be organized
Everybody invited to attend the
services and especially those hav
ings mall children to enroll
come and bring them
Mow it Looks
We want you to step in and see
even if you dont buy the goods
we have opened and we will
open for our spring attrac
tions We want you to see the
beautiful stationery to arrive
soon too in fact how it all
looks Plenty of opportunities to
make purchases with a small
outlay of funds
The Ideal Bargain Depot
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