N KM AH A ADVERTISE!
W. W. 0ANDER3, Puo(.iohcr
Ncmnha,
Nebraska
When (he Knl.sor toasts the iinny
ho talks like n mail who has been
drinking blood.
,It will seem strange to Chicago not
to have a new post olllce building in
process of construction.
Tho Russians are to have freedom of
upeech, Now watch for Russian wom
en to come to the! front.
In some respects your lot In life
may be n hard one, but how would you
like to trado Jobs with tho Czar?
It In predicted that In a few years
more all railway coaches will bo con
Btructed of Hteol. Wooden cars have
Jiad their day.
TIjoho petrllled apples of Colorado
can hardly bo much harder proposi
tions than the Hen Davis huvo tho
reputation of being.
Happily for tho youngest member of
the Romanoff family, he doesn't know
whnt a serious time his royal father
Is having.
Surely It didn't require a lecture and
n woman's club to decide that tainted
money Is all right If you don't know
It's tainted.
' Joseph II. Choate says the opportuni
ties for young men arc greater than
over. This may be so, but what about
the opportunities for men who are
6'ver 45?
A man Is suing his wife for divorce
because she threw a scushcll at him
when he read aloud. Obviously she
Was In tho wrong. A seashell is not
very hard.
The empress dowager Is reported to
huvo put the emperor of China In Jail
for bomb-throwlug. Evidently the
dowager Is determined to have no fool
ishness around the palace.
A Massachusetts preacher says It
Isn't necessary to believe In a personal
devil, since we have life Insurance
presidents and political grafters. He
should have Included reckless chauf
feurs. King Alfonso complains because
the ladles submitted for Inspection as
matrimonial probabilities aro "empty
headed and plain." What difference
doos that make, may one tisk? Isn't a
princess a princess?
Grand Duko Cyril has lost his for
tune. That's tough luck. On the oth
er hand, ho has married tho girl ho
loves and has been exiled from Russia.
The advantages of his situation seem
to outweigh by far tho disadvantages.
In Massachusetts a woman has been
taking up a collection among her
friends for tho purposo of raising
money enough to secure a divorce. If
the man in the case doesn't feel cheap
,we may be safe In concluding that tho
lady deserves freedom.
Instances whore "a mouth's work on
n pied) of road was nearly washed
away In one Bevere storm" have
prompted the highway commissioner of
on Eastern State to suggest that dur
tug autumn rainstorms rural roads be
patrolled. A trustworthy man watch
ing u given length of highway could
turn water Into tho ditches, remove ob
etructlous from ditches and culverts,
mill frequently relievo such drains
when overburdened thus forestalling
Sanger, inconvenience and expense. A
4 flitch In time stives nine washouts.
j ""In a homely lecture to a new batch
. pt policemen, Commissioner McAdoo
of Now York City gave some advice
, which may be applied to neophytes in
nny trade or profession. Ho said
, "Don't be a politician; be a police
man. Don't lose enthusiasm. When
a policeman gets stale, and no longer
takes Interest In the position and Is no
' lonirer nroud 'dfHt.'.ih'e becomes lndlf
' ferent aiid lazyyjtyn't believe that
' the public doesn't Appreciate good
work. Don't be too go6d a fellow.
have turned down ono or two men
they Avere too good fellows. They had
. never said 'no' In thirty-live years of
police llfo."
' Tu'!: ' ' '
LlfVjfc largely nlade up of neglect-'
' ed opportunities. Not long ago, a man
died, down In old New York, v.'liose
boast had always been that during lfls
three score years and ten he luuj never
been off 4hc island; In fact he had
never been north of Central Park. He
was ono Of thoso proverbial Now York
ers whoso universe Is Manhattan and
who believe that the sun sets on the,
Palisades. That man's lire was one of
' ueglooted opportunities. Ho wns an
atomic part of a community of which
iie had no appreciation. ' His horizon
was so contracted that his powora of
observation never developed. Sur-
. , j .
' rounded by opportunities for Improve-
jment and enjoyment, lie neglected
them because ho had no conception of
hid advantages.
"Five minutes after I took tho
money I was sorry," says tho man
who stole a package of $100,000 In-
trllKlod'td him V Mil 'express company.
Ho also said: "I am glad I've been
caught. I want to restore the money,
and 'throw mys'elf oil ;tho mercy of tho
court." Horry and glad. Horry ho took
the money ahd glad he was arrestcdl
Isn't that precisely different from what
such a man would expect? One would
naturally suppose he would bo glad
when ho got tho money and sorry
when he got caught. That Is the point
of it all. Hln Js the most deceptlvo
thing In the world. Five minutes be
fore ho took the big bunch of money
le wanted It badly. It would buy !o
much he never expected to got. A hun
dred thousand dollars was enough to
make a man tromehdously happy. Five
minutes after ho took tho packago ho
felt badly. Ho was not happy. Ho
was disappointed. Heforo and after.
h, In that lies all tho mystery of tho
problem of tho knowledge of good and
jvll. Heforo the sin there aro visions
of good to come. Tho temptation lures.
Happiness Is Just here. Thrust out
your hand and take It. Step oyer tho
lino and you aro In Heulah land. That
Is the point of view when alluring
devils beckon. Hut when the thing Is
(lout wnen it is too latt tno man
ooks out from a different angle of
vision. The devils Jeer. Tho man hates
lis crime. He hates the loot ho haa
taken. And, worst of all, ho hates
ilmself. And thus It Is only a step
from all allurement to remorse, 'from
vision to disillusion, from heaven to
hell. And men and women are talc
ng this step every day. If wo could
only see the aftermath from before!
During the year ending June .'iO last
ICO passengers were killed In train ao
ddeuts on American railroads and U,
IDS were Injured. As compared with
tho preceding year there was an In
crease of 117 passengers killed and ot
1,1)0,', Injured. Travel was heavier in
11)0 l-f than In lUOIl-J, but that does not
account for thy increase. It was duo
to tho occurrence of a number (if ex
tremely bad wrecks last year. 1 Dur
ing that year 71)8 employes Were killed
and 7,0.12 Injured In train accident's.
In other than train accidents 2,-lOU em
ployes were killed and 88,1174 injured.
Tho total number of killed and Injured
was 48,087. It was supposed that tho
substitution of automatic for hand
coupling would bring down the number
of accidents to employes to a small
llguro, but It does not appear to. havo
had that effect. Presumably there la
much carelessness on the part of em
ployes. They may be reckless whero
they ought to bo cautious. Legisla
tion can do little to protect men who
will not protect themselves. The col
lisions and derailments of tho year In
volved a total money loss to tho roads
of $0,700,000 on account of damme to
cars, engines and roadbed. That Is
only a part of what the collisions and
derailments cost. The freight destroyed
had to be paid for. There had to bo
large disbursements on account of
killed and Injured passengers. The net
earnings of the roads wore largo, but
they would have been larger If It had.
not been, for tho damage bills. They
were so large that It Is singular tho
railroad men do not make effective ef
forts to reduce them. American rail
road management, with all Us good
features, is far" from having attained
perfection. Too many passengers and
employes are killed and Injured an
nuallv. There Is too much destruction
of property. It would be truo eeon-
omy to use a part of tho money which
goes to pay losses for the prevention
of collisions and derailments.
FIRST AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE.
The cut is made from an old photo
graph found recently at Racine, Wis.,
and is an Illustration of the llrst auto
mobile over made In America, This
strange looking horseless carriage was
built In 1870, and the designer was
Rev. J, W. Carhart, who Is now living
In Texas. It was a four wheeled in a
chine and resembled a buokboard,
with a vertical engine on tho rear
axle. It was a noisy and erratic con
trlvance, throwing a shower of sparks
Into tho air a dlstanco of sixteen feet.
Horses were rrllled at Its approach,
and It was banlftL'ed from the public
highway after u famous .race horso
became so frlghtenod that It Jumped
upon a barbed, wire,, fejicc; and was
killed, whllo Rs , owner, wnsj injured
fit'riously.
Investigate a ghost, and It soon
1
till
appear.
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UKDfcK HAlmo 1U tLUOt
WA1.SU. IMlOriCRTIKS AT OHIUAOO
OHDUKICIJ TO LlyUlOATIS
UUnl llnnk of CIiIcihro Tnke Over
MAfluIr mill IhoWir' ,Jl!lm, , ,
Lunnit to WmUIi Utilise
uf tho l')llnH,
OH IGAGO. Three of tho largos!
flnancial institutions in the west the
Chicago National bank, the Homo
Savings bank and tho Equitable
I'rust companyall of thorn con
trolled by John R. Walsh of this city,
ind in u great measure owned by
lim, has suspended operations. Their
affairs will be liquidated as rapidly
is possible auu tnoy win go out oi
business.
Mr. Wnlsh, who was tho president
of the Chicago National bank and of
jhoiEquitable Trust company and all
;ho other ollicers and all tho directors
3f tho Ohioago National bank havo
resigned. National Bank Examiner
0. II. B.vworth has succeeded Mr.
Walsh at tho head of tho Chicago
National bank and tho places of the
directors have been filled by men
Appointed by the Chicago clearina
jlOUHO.
Hack of tho management stand the
allied banks of Chicago who have
pledged their resources that every
depositor shall bo paid to the last
cent, and that no customer of any ono
of the three institutions shall lose
anything by reason of the suspension.
Had not this action boon taken by
the banks of tho city, a disastrous
panic might havo followed in tho
financial world.
As it was, tho only effect in. this
ity was the dec lino on tho local
itock exchange of 2 1-2 in tho price
of National biscuit common stock,
.vhich has employed the Equitable
I'rust as transfer agent and had
oesides dealings with tho Chicago
National bank, but it is not affected
by the failure in the slightest
flogreo. The closing of tho two
banks had tho effect also of shotting
oil all demand of the local exchnngo
bank stocks, imue of them being pur-
haed.
The immediate cause of tho col
lapse of tho institutions controlled
oy Mr. Walsh is said to be the largo
amount of money, which they havo
oaned to various private enterprises
of his notably tho Southern Indiana
railway and tho Bedford Quarries
;ompany of Indiana. Mr. Walsh
alms that if ho could havo had a
littlo more time and been left un-
trammeled in his operations lie could
(lave saved his banks and mad.0
mormons profits for himself and hit
associates, lie bases this st-atemonl
on his estimate or tho value or tlx
uonds of tho Southern Indiana Rail
road company. The comptroller, tlu
itato auditor and the members o'
io Chicago clearing house com
oiittce place the value of tho bond
it one-half tho valuation of Mr
Walsh, and it was thoir refusal ti
accept his valuation that caused thi
suspension of the banks.
The liabilities of the three institii'
tions aro estimated in tho aggregate
fVttb $'-, 030. 000. Against. thi'
T.'!jSPt t,lu bnnk9 a,ul trust compnnj
:iavo resources that are on a consor
rativc estimate worth $10,000,000,
rhe bonds of the Southern Indian!
Railroad company aro estimated bj
Mr. Walsh as being wortli $10,000,000.
rhoy are considered by the comp
troller, state auditor and clearina
nouse committee to be worth a little
aiorc than half that sum.
Their value is a matter to be de
termined in the future, nnd tin
presidents of the local banks admif
that if tho estimate of Mr. Walsh ii
found to be correct, tho two banks
and tho trust company will not only
pay all of their debts, but leave a
jurnlus besides. Tho directors of the
two banks and Mr. Walsh who Imj
turned over all of his private property
as well as that standing in the name
of Mrs. Walsh, have pledged real es
late and securities valued at $r,,000,
300 more, making a total or $'J8, 000,
DOO assets against $20,000,000 liabili
ties.
For some time there has been i
Jilleronco of opinion between tho
ollices of tho Chicago National bank
and Comptroller Ridgely rcsgurding
;hc method of conducting tho affairs
of tho bank. The comptroller took
exception to the large loans inado bj
itin bank to the private enterprises oi
Mr. Walsh and declared that a por
tion oi tuem must no called in.
Assurances wore given to him, he
declares, that this would bo .done,
out tho promise woro.not kept.
MAY TURN HIM OUT
JU.Xt'ULttlON FltOai SENATE HEKV
bMOOT'S ZilKHTA' f ATE
Committe is Against Him
Mnlt- N Serrot of It I Attltatle,
nml Alnjiirlty Milil to 11m With
Ului SetiHtor Mnko ytronc
(Statements '
WASHINGTON. "The said Reed
Smoot, as a polygamus Morman, ia
n' member of a criminal organization
which defies and endeavors to subvert
the laws of the United States."
That startling declaration is sub
stantially the declarations which is
to be mndc in the .majority report of
the senate committee on privileges
nnd elections, in case of lieed Smoot,
whose seat in tho United States
will soon be made vacant by tho
majority of tho senate, on account of
Jiis record ns an apostle of tho
Mormon church.
In his every utterance concerning
polygamy, Senator JJurrows of Michi
gan, chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, refers to it
as "a crime so monstrous" and in
his speech against the admission of
New Mexico and Arizona to tho
benefits and honors , .of statehood,
Senator Burrows said :
"I intend to vote ngainst the ad
mission of New Mexico, I shall vote
against the admission of Arizona as
a separate state and I shull vote
against the admission of the two
united as one state for the reasons
I am about to assign. Today
polygamy exists in New Mexico. It
has byen declared that it is tho
breeding ground of polygamy, and I
happen to be in possession of infor
mation that the condition of things
in New Mexico in this regard is
startling. . ,
"Of course I am not going to
discuss tho question of polygamy a
crime so monstrous but we are. con
fronted' with the, proposition to
ad ni it a territory iutoithe union as a
state with tho crime, as confessedly
declared in this bill, existing in the
territory1 to admit it into the union,
when tho power'of the national gov
ernment over it will cease.
"I hold in my hand evidence of
the existence of this crime which, for
reasons of a public nature, cannot
now disclose. If this territory is not
admitted, these violators of public
law will bo brought to justice, and
vote against its admission because in
my judgment, neither New Mexico
nor Arizona should be admitted as a
itate, separately or together, until
they have washed their hands ot this
abomination and until they arc ready
to obey the laws of the Untied
States "
That is tho public' utterance of the
shairmnn of the committee, an hon
orable gentleman, a sincere legisla
tor, an eminent statesman, anu a
fervid orator. Tho majority of the
committee, declaring that Reed
Smoot is unfit for membership in the
United States senate, will be written
. . i i
by Senator mirrows, anu win uy
lim be read to the senate.
Reforrine to the fact that some
jenators in judgment on this case,
have aspirations for tho presidency,
a senator leader informs the writer
that he will say on the floor of the
jenate, something like this:
"God help any senator I beg
pardpn, 1 mean to say God pity any
senator having aspirations higher
than a seat in this body, whose
. ....n ..i
jiMise ol honor is so uuneu or u
olurred that he will dare to turn a
ioaf ear to tho petitions, tho plead
ings, tho intense longings expressed
by the signatures of morn than six
million American mothers, on this
ponding ease, involving the dignity,
the manhood, the honor, and the
Influence of the senate of the United
3tates."
Not only has Senator Burrows
publicly ox-pressed his opinion of
polygamy as "a crime so monstrous"
out Senator Knox of Pennsylvania,
formorly attorney gcnurnl of tho
United States, and now a member of
iho committee on privileges and
slections, has said :
Mr. Sjnoot has no right to tho con
liderntion of any man who lovo his
jountry and defends its constitution.'
As soon a the man from Utah shall
havo been expelled from the senate.
as many believe ho will-bo under
sjiarges as to his polygamous record.
proceedings will bo begun in iho
house of representatives against
Joseph Howell who is a Mormon
An effective machine gun, a recent
invention, is now engaging tho
attention of the French War Depart
ment. It fires three hundred bullet
In loss than a second 'and' scatters
shorn over a facial urea of oho
hundred feet.
In nearly all old, paintings of tho
Holy Family tho Madonna woar.3 red1
md blue, red being tho hue, of lovo
and blue symbolical of Heaven.
The dried skin of a shark is hard,
and smooth. The material is k ow i
as shagreen, and is used for covering
whip handles and instrument' cases.
It is also used by cabinet lnakorsofor
polishing fine woods. Thu fins'Tfik
made into glue that U use.d largely
by silk manufacturers.
It is the law in Vienna that all
electric lights must be raised at
least sixteen feet above tho pave
ment, as otherwise they are calcu
lated to injure the eyesight of in
habitants. lie Daoin't Curac Novr.
Washington, Kan., Dec. 25 (Special)
Jesse I-. Mitchell Is a telophono line
man, and also a well-known resident
here. Everybody acquainted with Mr.
Mitchell knows that he wus a man.
who held wry positive views about
Putent Medicine. Hear what he soys
now:
"I used to curse all kinds of Patent
Medicines, for they never did me any
good, but Dodd's Kidney Pills have
caused me to chnngu my mind. For
twelve years I suffered from Klducy
Trouble. There was a hurting acrossj
my back that made It positive ngony,
to stoop, and as I am in a stooping'
position nearly all day, you can Im
agine how I Buffered. After a day's',
work that any man would think notV,
lug of, I would be tired and worn
out. In fact, I was always tfred. Ij
began using Dodd's Kidney PUls nnd
after taking four boxes I feel like a'
new man, I am as fresh af night aa'
when I begin work in the monilng. I
have no pain In my back now, and. I
sua stronger than over."
i
Nearly every oceun steamer carricj
from six to ten cats. Their duty ia
to clear the rats and mice from the
passengor's quarters.
Do not keep on wraps for any length
of time after entering a warm room.'
The tendency is to over heat and
aiake one more sensitive to tho cold J
The Japanese Navy is disposed to
profit by the examples of the moro
civilised nations, yi'lio1 tiutlioritiea
In Tokio have just disdovdred that'
paymasters in the navy have been1
on the watch for opportunities for
graft, and have pocketed one hundred
and sixty-five thousand dollars, r
Russia has a new fad in the way
of perfumes. To give the human
body an agreeable odor, any desir
able iloral essence is injected into
the veins.
"l)r Dnvlil Keii!"!y'x hnvilrltn' Rtmriljr
laved my life I I had '1' sieiW and kidney dli-
;aif." Kx-c-euator Albm iiemtt, fuik I'lace,
Y.
;i bottle.
Beds made of paper. k shavings are
in use in Germany for soldiers' beds.
The shavings are about three centi- ,
tieters broad and several hundred,
meters long. They are said to bo '
more comfortable than straw aaid!
more springy. Straw beds, moreover,
must be changed every six months.
These now beds of paper sh'avingu
need changing only onco in two or
three years.
A Heavy Load to Carry.
Along with dyspepsia comes nervous-
nftca .1,1.1 rrnfiiir.il I null in wnir' n
cause a disordered stomach docs not per
mit tho food to bo properly digested, and
Its nrnduuts assimilated bv tno svstcra.
The blood Is charged with poisons which
come from this uisoraereu digestion, ana
In turn the nerves aro not fed on good,
red blood, and we see symptoms oi .nerv
ousness, sleeplessness and general break
down. It Is not head work, nor ovor phy-.
s f-:il nvm-t nn that uoes it. but noor stom
ach work. With poor, thin blood tho!
body is not protected against tho, attack;
of germs of grip, bronchitis and consump-
Itnn l.V.k-ttfi llta lin.lir i i niimi t(tli Tlr i i
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Plerco's Golden Medical Discovery a
raro combination of natlvo medicinal
roots without a particle of alcohol or
dangerous habit-forming drugs,
A littlo book of extracts, from promi
nent medical authorities extolling every'
Ingredient contained in I)r, X'lerco's'
Uoldcd Medical Discovery will bo mailed,
free to any address on request, by postal
Riird or letter. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce.
Buffalo. N. Y.
Many years of active practice convinced,
Dr. Plorco of tho value of toumy natlvo
roots as medicinal agents and ho wont to
groat expense, both In tlmo and In money,
to perfect his own peculiar processes for
renderinc them both cfliclont and safe for
tonic, alterative and rebuilding agents.
Tho enormous popularity of "Golden
Medical Discovery" Is duo both to Its
scientific compounding and to tho actual
medicinal valuo of Its ingredients. Tho
publication of tho imiics of the inaiudi'
cntn on tho wrapper of every bottltAftl,
gives full assuranco of its non-alcohuolc
character and removes all objection .j
tho uso of an unknown or Rop.rflt rnmrvlv
It Is not a patent medicine nor a sccrou
ono cither, This fact puts It in a class
all hi Itself, bearing as it does upon every
bottlo wrapper Tho Badge of Honesty. In
tho full list of Its Ingredlonts.
Tho "Golden Medical Discovery " cures,
weak stomach, Indigestion', of dyspopsla,
torpid liver and biliousness, ulceration of
stomach and bowlos and all catarrhal af
foctlons no matter what parts or organ
may bo affected with It. Dr. Plerco's
Pleasant Pullets aro tho original littlo
liver pills, llrst put up 40 years ago. They
regulate and Invigorate,' stomach, liver
and bowels. Much, JniIta,tod but novtfr
cqualpd. Sugar-coated and easy to Uka
a candy. Ono to' three a dose.