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W. V. OANDERG, Prop.
NEMAHA,
NEBRASKA
Mny was nlmost ns pleasant no Do
ccinbor.
Hnppy Alfonso! Ills castles In
Spain scorn to have materialised very
fclIcltoiiBly.
The czar soya ho would bo willing
to die if ho could mako RusBla happy.
Why doesn't ho try moving away?
The- prlnco of tho Asturlas has nol
yet arrived at tho stngo whero ho will
grow strong by eating Spanish onions.
That Berlin laborer who has boon
jailed for making faces at tho kaiser
should restrain his feelings till aftor
dark.
Census bureau figures Indlcato that
Bomo women work until they got mar
ried, then secure divorces and go back
to work.
Tho contaloupo will soon bo hero
and then you will havo to gamblo
whother It will be good or bod when
you buy one.
Tho man who referred to it as tho
morry month of ,May Is generally sup
posed to havo been a poet, but he was
probably a satirist.
"Tho American Indian never
laughs," says tho London World. Go
on wo know somo In this town that
seldom do anything also.
From a logal point of view Mothu
rffeih has held tho ago so long that
the statuto of limitations prevents any
-successful attack on IiIb title.
Stolypln, tho Russian premier,
scorns to lead a charmed life, and, In
splto of plots and counterplots, may
live o write his romlnlsconces.
An nrralgnmont in court of a young
woman who has attempted sulcldo Is
assuredly not calculated to mako nor
tako a rosier view of existence.
Prof. Jim Jeffries has turned down
an offer of $40,000 and expenses to
fight Prof. Bill Squires. It impairs a
man's usefulness to society to b6 too
rich.
A Now JerBoy woman has recovored
a verdict- of $2,500 against tho Erlo
railroad for Injury to hor voice. Sho
must have proved that the road
cracked It,
Finland is thinking sorlously of try
ing woman suffrage and tho abolition
of tho liquor traffic. Either would cre
ate commotion enough In almost any
part of Europe.
With a contract in his pocket under
which he will be entitled to draw
$200,000 a year, for four years, Caruso
might build htmsolf a whole "zoo" of
monkey houses.
, They are not saying much down on
the Isthmus, just now, but the rec
ords for digging are going up and up,
month after month. The canal Is
coming and coming fast.
In England the manufacturers of
bicycles are almost as prosperous as
the automobile builders. Is this a
revelation of British slowness or just
proof of common sense?
An effort is to be made to compel
the Pullman company to charge less
forXupper than for lower berths. If a
change is made in the prices the old
prejudice against uppers may be ex
pected to vanish very suddenly.
If everyone concerned would keep
In mind the fact that an angry dog Is
not a mad dog, 9,999 times out of
every 10,000, says Cleveland Leader,
it would contribute much to tho pub
lic comfort in times of hydrophobia
talk.
The prompt arrest of a burglar who
had been eating onions should bo fol
lowed by condign punishment. It is
bad enough to carry off the valuables
of law-abiding citizens, but to lnvado
a. happy' home and scent it up with
onions 1b simply an alliaceous offense.
The ' young heir to the Spanish
throne has practically dropped out of
public sight since his birth. He may
as well be given to understand at the
start that if he expects to continuo to
be famous he will have to keep doing
things with uninterrupted regularity.
Of the 19 women just elected to tho
parliament of Finland, Ave aro teach
ers, two aro editors and a number
aro well-known philanthropic workers.
Several of the women led their tick
ets. Baroness Alexandra Orlponberg,
beloved for her sweet personality and
her good works, got tho largest vote
of any candidate nominated by the
Old Finnish party. Another woman
Who got a big vote and was elected
.was Minna Slllanpaa, president of
the Servants' union. It Is said that
women of all parties voted for her
because of her extensive knowledge
of the conditions of working women.
8IQH3 FOR PAST SHOWS.
Mark Twain Regrets Vanished Joya of
Other Days.
Where now Is Billy Rico? Ho was
a Joy to me, and bo were the other
Htars of tho nlgger-show Billy Birch,
David Wambold, Backus and a de
lightful dozen of their brethren who
made life a pleasuro to mo 40 years
ago and later. Birch, Wambold and
Backus aro gone years ago; and with
them departed to return no moro for
ever, I suppose, tho real nlgger-show
tho gonulno nlgger-show, tho ex
travagant nlgger-show tho show
which to mo had no peer and whose
peer haB not yet arrived, In my ex
perience. Wo havo the grand opera;
and I hnve witnessed, and greatly on
Joyed, the first act of everything
which Wugnor created, but the effect
on mo has always been so powerful
that one act was qulto sufficient;
whenover I have witnessed two acts
I havo gono away physically exhaust
ed, and whenover I havo ventured an
entire opera tho result has been tho
next thing to suicide. But If I could
hnve tho nlgger-show back again, In
its pristine purity nnd perfection, I
should havo but little further use for
opera. It seems to mo that to tho
elevated mind and tho sensitive spirit
tho hand-organ and tho nlggor-show
aro a stondard nnd a summit to whose
rarefied altltudo tho othor forms of
musical art may not hope to reach.
Mark Twain, In North American Re
vlow.
INSURANCE INVESTMENTS.
How One Company's Assets Are Dls
. trlbuted In the South and West.
In connection with Its withdrawal
from Texas, along with many other
companies, rather than to submit to
tho now law which requires that 75
of tho reserves on Texas policies shall
bo Invested in securities of that state,
which securities shall bo deposited in
tho state and subjected to heavy taxa
tion, in addition to tho largo tax now
Imposed on life insuranco premiums,
the Equitablo Life Assurance Society
has mado public tho distribution of its
ossetB, at tho end of tho second year
of the new management. Tho Equit
able now hns $10,958,000 invested in
Texas, which Is twice as much as tho
now law requires, but tho manage
ment decided that to submit to the
additional taxation would bo an injus
tice to its policyholders in other
states, which Impose no such penalty
on the thrift of, their citizens.
The Equltablo's report shows that
more than 37 of Its total reserves
are now Invested in the southern and
western states, while only 35 of Its
total insurance, is carried In these
states. Its Investments aro distributed
as follows: Ala., $3,099,000; Ariz.,
$974,000; Arte, $4,038,000; Cal., $5,
142,000; Col., $5,222,000; Fla., $4,924,
000; Ga., $4,048,000; Idaho, $5,197,000;
111., $12,617,000; Ind. Tor., $443,000:
Ind., $0,830,000; Iowa, $3,690,000; Kan
sas, $11,637,000; Ky., $2,631,000; La.,
$3,054,000; Md., $2,207,000; Mich., $6,
009,000; Minn., $2,065,000; Miss., $767,
000; Mo., $8,197,000; Mont., $1,890,000;
Neb., $7,526,000; Nev., $640,000; New
Mex., $1,376,000; N. C, $1,649,000; N.
D $677,000; Ohio, $11,634,000; Okla.,
$1,006,000; Ore., $1,158,000; S. C,
$975,000; S. D., $1,305,000; Tenn., $1,-
909,000; Utah, $2,134,000; Vu., $6,592,
000; WaBh., $1,202)00; W. Va., $5,523,-
000; Wis., $2,342,000; Wyo., $3,367,000,
HAPPENED AT IAD TIME.
Minister's Fall Significant In View of
Previous Wards.
la a small church in one of the min
ing towns of Pennsylvania was a pul
pit both antique and unique. It was
about the size and shape of a flour
barrel, was elevated from the floor
about four feet and was fastened to
the wall. The ascent was by narrow
winding steps.
A minister from a neighboring town,
a man of great vigor and vehemence,
preached thero ono Sunday. While
preaching he bent forward and shout
ed out with great force the words of
his text:
"The righteous shall stand, but the
wicked shall fall."
Just ub theBe words escaped from
his lips, the pulpit broke from its
fastening, and he fell out and rolled
over on the floor beforo his congre
gatlon. In an instant he was on his
feet again and said:
"Brethren, I am not hurt, and I
don't mind the fall much, but I do
hate the connection."
For Hardening Drill.
Hardening an ordinary drill In sul
phurlc acid, states tho English Me
chanic, makes an edgo that will cut
tempered steel or facilitate cutting
hard rock. The ncld should be poured
Into a flat-bottomed vessel to a depth
of about one-eighth of an Inch. The
point of the drill is heated to a dull
cherry red, and dipped In the acid to
that depth. This makes the point
extremely hard, while the remainder
remains soft. It the point breaks, re
harden, but with a little less acid In
the vessel.
HOLY LAND BELIEFS
IMPLICIT FAITH IN POINTS ABOUT
HORSES.
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Lucky and Unlucky Signs Are Many
White; Stockings Highly Valued
Peculiar Marks That 8how
' Speed of Animal.
The people of the Holy Land havo
implicit faith in tho following points
about horses:
A white star In tho center of the
forehead of a horso is considered a
luckv slen.
Small ears and a small riiouth in a
horso denote uood breed.
Two small black snots located JuBt
nbovo tho hoof on the white-stock-inged
left hind leg of a horso is an
unlucky sign.
In cortain parts of tho country n
horse is valued by tho number of
whito stockings ho mny have. If it
havo one 'it Is said to bo worth 100
coins (any coins from paras upward,
according to the breed, paces, etc., of
the unlmai.) If It have two or three
white stockings it is valued in tho
same' way, but If It havo four then
tho horso is said to bo worth nothing
at nil.
A horso that Is habitually pawing
tho ground is suld to be digging its
owner's grave.
A horse's speed can bo reckoned by
the position of tho small hair twist
that Is usually found at tho end of the
ribs close to tho body projection on
the animal's flank behind the saddle.
Tho higher from the ground the hair
twists tho faster tho animal can go.
Two hair twists placed one abovo
tho other in tho center of tho fore
head of a horso is called a Kabr
Maftuh ("open grave"). It is con
sidered very unlucky to rldo a horso
with this mark, as tho person who
rlocs so is destined to dlo within a
short space of time thereafter.
Tho hair twist on a horse's neck Is
both a lucky and an unlucky sign. If
It curl forward toward the horse's
head, it is a lucky sign, for It signifies
that the sword of tho rider conquers;
If, on the other hand, It be reversed
and curl backward, then the sword of
tho enemy will conquer
Tho bay colored horso is said to bo
the swiftest of all tho horses. A
story to Illustrate this is told of a
certain Arab sheik who, having been
engaged in a fight with another tribe,
was taking his flight with 'his little
son.
They wore both mounted on a mng
niflcent white mare, which belonged to
the Bhelk, and which had always been
highly valued on account of the great
speed at which it could go. After
having ridden some little distance, the
sheik asked his son to look round
and see if they were being followed.
The boy replied that there was some
one riding after them on a black
horse. Tho sheik seemed satisfied on
hearing this report, but presently re
peated IiIb question. Tho boy an
swerea mat they were still being pur-
sued, but this time the horse was
white. "Never mind." said his father.
"mine Is better."
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In a few minutes he asked a further
report, and the reply given waB the
same, with the difference that tho
horse was a chestnut The sheik, how-
ever, put his question a fourth time;
uut upon being told by his son that ing quality of the goods. This trou
the pursuer was mounted on a bay, ble can be entirely overcome by using
no cneu out: "Then we are lost, for
tnere is no norse wnlch it cannot over-
,taKe. his words preyed to be. true,,
ior in a snort time tney were caught
up and captured.
Civic Pride.
"My town," said the first traveler
is Greater New York."
"Glad to know you," cried the other-
"I'm from Chicago, too."
"I say my town is Greater New
York."
"Oh! I thought you said greater
than New York"
Oiikmf Book TItlDB-
"The. niH hnokB." Bnrt thn
quary, as ho pointed to a dingy upper
Hhnif. w n,.iniiB fm- tho!- titio.
"Hero Is a volume of sermons print-
n,i in Rninm in 17!15 Rnnn.
Asses' Is its scornful name.
n,. jo o hnir ,itn,i 170 m,o
r.niin,i 'i nnb to u or T'li sfni, v . iV
Is a treatise on polygamy. '
"This Is a pamphlet by a spinster
lifrnhiRf ihn vmincr mon nf rhn oavAn.
teenth century, Its title ls "A Dis
sertation on the Pertncss of Our
Youth iu General, Especially Such as
Are Trfttaed Ut) at Tea Tables.'
"A return blast to that dissertation
is this other pamphlet of tho samo
year 'Quippes for Upstart New-fan
gled Gentlewomen; or, a Glass toViow
tho Pride of Vainglorious Woman.1 "
On the Links.
Bunker Miss Woodby Is so eccen
tric In her golf playing since her re
turn from Paris. .
Miss Nlblock Is she, really?
Bunker Yes, Indeed. When she
foozles now, she Invariably exclaims:
"Hoot mon Dleu!" Reader.
TWO TERRIBLE- YEARS.
The Untold Agonies of Neglected Kid-
ney Troubles.
Mrs. James French, C5 Weir Street,
Taunton, Mass., says: "When I began
using Doan's Kid
ney Pills I was so
run down and mis
erable that I could
hardly endure It.
Terrible pains In
the back attacked
me frequently and
tho kidney secre
tions were much
disordered. I was a
nervous wreck and
there seemed no hope. Doan's Kid-
ney Pills brought my first relief and
fllx boxes havo 6 thoroughly cured
and regulated my kidneys that there
has been no return of my old trouble."
Sold by all dealers. CO cents a box.
Foster-MIlburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
BATHING IN THE DEAD SEA.
By No Means a Pleasure, According
to One Traveler.
"No sooner has one plunged into
the water than one is whipped off
one's feet nnd goes bobbing helplessly
about like a wretched cork," says Rov.
Haskett Smith of bathing In the Dead
sea. "In the effort to regain one's
footing and to get back to Bhoro, one's
feet and 'shins are barked by the
jagged stones nnd pebbles, and when
at length one does emerge from its
treacherous boBom, with tho lower
limbs bleeding and torn, one becomes
aware of a horrible tingling and burn
ing sensation in eyes, ears, nostrils,
mouth and almost every pore of the
skin, from the brine and bitumon
which havo penetrated everywhere.
"Unless great care Is taken the
bather In the Dead sea Is liable to an
eruption, which breaks out all over
his body, and which Is commonly
known as the 'Dead sea rash.' The
best antidote to this Is to hurry across
as quickly as possible t ihe river Jor
dan and take a second plunge therein.
The soft and muddy waters of that
sacred but dirty stream will effectual
ly remove the salt that has incrusted
the body."
Is the Sailors' Friend.
Sixty thousand sailors look (o H. A
Hanbury for advice and for protec
tion. Mr. Hanbury is the United
States shipping commissioner for the
port of New York. He is the sailors'
judge and jury. Tho men who sign
on foreign craft now must appear be
fore him fpr their, papers Instead of
going to the consuls of the various
countries. He decides all disputed
questions between the men and their
sailing masters. Many of the abuses
of these men that formerly were com'
mon, such as compelling them to buy
their outfits from tho ship owners or
captains, have been done away with
under Mr. Hanbury's rule, His office
Is on the Battery park, New York,
where he easily can reach all the
ships leaving that port.
Laundry work at home would be
Lnch mnr sntlafactorv If the rlcht
ao.
OLU1 t-.ll CI D UOGUa 1U UA UWA JM hUb l-UW
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric Is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not onlyj;destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear-
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinlv because of its great-
er strength. than other makes.
Enoland'a Debt to France.
One of the chief debts to France la
that she nourishes our ideas, trans
,orms tnem makes them her own,
NUBt as she transplanted and trans-
m,ttea the nower 0f the Renaissance
n an earlier day. With all our na-
UonnI vanity we never dispute the
- parentage. It Is only territory and
axiomatic prestige and commerce
about which we quarrel with our
"sweet enemy." London Academy.
The extraordinary popularity of fine
whUe g00ds thJ8 sunmer makest I10
choice of Starch a matter of .great im-
Prance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
nly ono wnIcn ls BatoJ useon, flne
fabrics. Its great strength a3 a stiffenor
makes half the UBual quantity of Starch
necessary, with the result of perfect
fln,8h' equal t0 tnat when the goods
IWtlU UUWi
The Magnetic Sort.
"He is a wonderfully impressive
man." "Yes. He is one of these peo
ple who will say 'It ls a beautiful day'
in such an impressive manner that
you like giving him personal credit for
the weather."
That an arliclo may be good as well
bs cheap, and give entire satisfaction,
Is proven by tho extraordinary sale of
Defiance Starch, each packago con
taining one-third more Starch than
:an bo had of any other brand for the
tame money.
Success is merely a matter of doing
the right thing at the right time.
ONE MAN'S EXPERIENCE
IN WESTERN CANADA.
There Are Thousands of Opportunltiea
in the Land of Opportunity.
To tho Editor.
Dear Sir:
The following experience of an Illi
nois man who went to Western Can
ada six years ago Is but one of the
thousands of letters that could be re
produced Bhowing how prosperity fol
lows the settler on the fertile lands of
Western Canada. This letter was
written to tho Chicago agent of the
Government of the Dominion of Cnn
ada and Is dated at Evurts, Alberta,
April 8th, 1907:
"It is six years the 5th of this month
since I and family landed In Red Deer.
family sick and only $75 in my pocket.
Bought a $12 lot, built a 12x14 shack
and went to work as a carpenter.
Next May sold for $400 (had added
16x18 building to shack). Purchased
two lots at $70 each and built a 23x28
two story building and sold for $950.
Filed on a quarter section 33 miles
N. W. of Red Deer and have spent
threo years on It and am well pleased.
Quarter all fenced and cross fenced,
wire nnd rail, 2 miles of fence.
Houso 29x31 feet on stono foundation.
Last year was my first attempt to
raise grain, 1 acres of fall wheat,
yield grand, but was frosted August
2nd, was cut August 16th and made
good pig feed. Had V& acres fall rye
that I think could not bo beat. A
farmer from Dakota cut it for me; ho
said he never saw such heavy grain
anywhere. Straw was 7 feet high. I
had 4 acres of 2 rowed barley on fall
breaking that did not do so well, yet
It ripened and gave me all the feed I
need for stock and seed for this
spring. I did not have grain threshed,
so can't give yield, but the wheat
would have gone at least 25 bu. to the
acre. Havo n log stable 31x35 reet,
broad roof and two smaller buildings
for pigs and chickens.
"I have lived in Harvey, Ills., and
know something about it. I havo been
hungry there and though able and.
willing to work could get none to do.
One Saturday evening found me with
out any supper or a cent to get It with.
A friend, surmising my situation, gave
mo a dollar, which was thankfully ac
cepted and later paid back. Wife and
I are thankful we camo here. We
were living near Mt. Vernon, Ills., as
perhaps you remember visiting me
there and getting me headed for the
Canadian Northwest, and a happy day
it has proved for me. I have not
grown rich, but I am prospering. I
would not take $3,000 for my quarter
now. The past winter has been a
hard one, but I worked outside tho
coldest day (52 below) all day and did
not suffor. We aro getting a school
started now that Is badly needed. t
"Our P. O., Evarts, Is about 15
miles; there is another office 6 miles,
but It Is not convenient to us. Wifo
and I would not exchange our home
here for anything Illinois has to offer.
"Yours truly,
"(Sd.) E. EMBERLEY."
To watch the corn grow or the blos
soms set; to draw hard breath over
ploughshare or spade; to read, to
think, to love these are the things to
make men happy. John Ruskin.
The greatest cause of worry on
ironing day can be removed by using
Defiance Starch, which will not stick
to the iron. Sold everywhere, 16 oz,
for 10c.
There are times when the still,
small voice of conscience seems to
come from tne Dig ena or a mega
phone. Shake Into Your Shoes
Allen's Foot-Ease. It cures painful,swollen,
smarting, sweating feet. Makes new shoes
easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores.
Don't accept any substitute. SanipleFREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
Some men are unable to distinguish
between good advice and a mild in
sult. Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c. You
payclOc for cigars not so good. Your deal
er or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, 111.
Grass Is green, but an encounter
with a grass widow is apt to render a
man color blind. j
Grease
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