Tho HCHBon for deal motive Btorma
In 'ut hand. WIND and LIGHTNING
will d c troy and damuK" buildings and
kill and uuilni Block In barns and
pastures. Protect yourself by intir
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Co., homo ofllce, 111 South Twelfth
street, Lincoln, Nfb. Write us for
particulars.
Filling a Lamp.
Rocorvolro of oil lamps should ncvor
bo filled to tho brim, an oil oxpunda
whon hoatcd, and tho overflow Ih apt
to exudo, causing a smell of pnrnllln,
whllo to prevent tho oil from flowing
over tho edge of I ho burner aflor
tho lamp haa bt'cn filled tho wick,
aflor cleaning, Hhould bo turned down
holow tlio level of (ho burner until 11
Ih required to light it.
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Two secrets of popularity aro keep
a cheerful con rage burning and Kay
nothing but pleasant things about peo
ple or Kay nothing at all.
The One Supreme Evil.
There Ih no evil that wo cannot
either facu or fly from but tho con
sciousness of duty disregarded. Unti
le! Webster.
Aurora High School Lobs Settled.
TIiIh eertlhVs that, wo have this day
received from Mr. W. ('. Went,, Agent
for tho Nebranlca Underwriter!) Insur
iitic(5 company of Omaha, Nebraska, a
drii'ft for $L8n0.00 which Hum added to
the. amount realized from said com
pany from sale of materlnht from old
bulld'ng, $ 1 50, makcK a total amount
or $3,000, being the rull face value of
Policy No. i:illf on tho brick high
Hchool building in Aurora which
hurned April fi, 1S108.
Wo wish particularly to commend
tho company for (ho promptness of
the HottlemetiL in adjusting this Iobh,
and (bin Board Ih especially pleaHed to
know that a Nebraska company Ih llrst
to make payment of tho loss oti our
high school building.
I. N. JONI5H,
Prei). Hoard of 1'Jducatiou.
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h. A. STIOIN'MSROO,
Members of Monrd of Education.
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Scurvy Is another Instance of a dis
ease canned by lack of organic salts
In tho food. A century ago tho navlos
of tho world were decimated by this
disease Then an Englishman difl-
buiuiuu mat. nine ui ii'uiuu jiutu
would prevent scurvy. Thin Is bo
causa of tho largo percentago of pot
ash suits which the juice of the citrus
fruit contains.
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flan 9nm tu.fltlHflll flltiflinir td
I J.AMU KIMHALL. Director. Lim.w,
"The majority of 1110:1 that I know
look forward to the (lino when they
aro not to take any pleasure In this
life," Haiti old Lint .Incklln, and hits
neighbors who woro standing about
(ho horseblock whereon tho old man
had JiiHt taken IiIh Heat looked at him
In aHlonlHliment.
"I don't Hco how that can he," spoko
up Ham NIIob, gout-whiskered, stpilnt
eyed, and a liar on most occaslonn,
but llko moHt llara, tho Inheritor of a
Hort of engaging wisdom.
Old lilm cleared his throat. "And
tlio roanon you can't nee It, Sammy, Is
because you aro morally blind. Tho
average man looku forward to tlio
tlmo when ho won't have lo work, and
whon thlH tlmo comes he almost al
ways fln-jfc that for him there is no
more enjlyment. Next to the enjoy
ment or work itself, wo gel tho most
pleasure out of roHt and "
"And when wo rest wo are enjoyln'
ourselves," Sam broke In.
Old Llm nodded. "Yes, hut when
wo haven't worked wo can't rest, for
rest means the tulher side of holn'
tired. Aftor cllmbln' hnrd to reach the
top of tho hill wo tako a long breath
and it Is as sweet as spring water,
and tho reason It seems so deep and
fetchln' Is because the breaths comln'
up tho hill wore short. I hit. If we set
down on tho top of tho hill and stay
thoro tho breaths ain't so sweet, Aftor
a while they get to bo llko the breaths
down in tlio valloy. To ninkc 'cm
swoot yod'vo got to climb for 'em. In
this llfo all tlio way through II Is al
most imposslblo to got any real good
out of a thing you don't work for.
Thnt's tho reason Iho gambler's money
don't amount to anything. It hasn't
any sweat value. And even If ho
hadn't done anything to causo him to
bo driven out, Adam couldn't have
stayed much longer In the Garden of
ICden. Ho never had worked, It Is
true, and he didn't lnow what it was,
but tho fact that ho had nothln' to do
had, accordln' to my notion, begun to
mnko him wish that Sunday was over
with.
"Dut tho happiest man I over saw
was tho laziest," said Sam, and tho
old-timers looked at 0110 another and
smiled, for no matter In what rev
eronce a country oraclo Is held tho in
grained envy of his neighbors ap
plaud tho threat of his overthrow.
"I'm not hero to deny truths, but to
bring 'em out," replied tho old num.
"I've known lazy men that appeared
to enjoy themselves simply because
thoy wan't at work, and I can go a lit
tle further and say that the happiest
feller I ever saw was nn Idiot. All he
had to do was to Jolt himself and ho
was ticklod mighty nigh to death. Tho
sight of a dog a scratchln of himself
was bettor to him than tho keen Joke
of a wlso mau. But when I spoke of
tho avorago man I meant the man
with a mind."
"But ono of tho smartest men I ovor
saw was lazy." said Sam.
"Yes, that may ho a fact, and somo
of tho plainest truths have been told
by a liar, but tho liar ain't tho man
that fills tho world with truth. But I
atlll inslBt that I'm talkln' about tho
avorago man, and I don't think tho
avorago man Is lazy. Tho brightest
minds havo had tho most beautiful
thoughts, onjoyed mobby by tho few,
but It Is tho work of the avorago mind
that has built up civilization. If every
mind had been as groat as Shake-
spearo's, tho world would havo been a
whirlwind of Ideas, llko llght'nln' bugs
in a swamp, and thero wouldn't havo
been anybody to stoop low enough to
dig food out of the ground. Thero
wouldn't havo been anything to learn,
and tho uhIvoiho would havo been a
great mental starvation. There Is
moro happiness In beln' ablo to enjoy
tho wisdom of tho wisest thnn to bo
the wisest. Wlsd'n is sometimes, n
sort of savior, cruclflod for tho bene
fit of mankind
A lout wearing ono suspender, a
hickory shirt and a white cotton hat
camo up, grinning, and with an air of
conlldenco and lmportanco such as
nothing save tho consciousness of a
momentous mission could lond, blurt
ed out: "Gentlemen, thor's goln' to
be a tranBactlou In feathers over hero
in Atchorson's stable It has boon
'lowed that a llttlo red rooster from
up tho creek can put outon business
a black lnnitny from down in tlio
holler, and "
But ho had said enough. Old Llm
got up and dusted tho Boat of his
trousers. Out of his mouth ho throw
his quid of tobacco, us if ho had been
invited to eat of some dollcato dish.
His nature, and his reading, taken up
long nftor tho chlldron had quit
school, told him that to light chickens
was a wanton cruelty. But he argued
that they woro golg to light anywoy,
and that tho mero fact of IiIb looking
on would not add to tholr Buffering.
Man Buffered for man and It was
called heroism. .Man killed chickens
and devoured them. Ho gave them
no chance for their lives. To bo a
conqueror was the greatest Joy of tho
male portion of the animal kingdom.
To bo killed in a fight did not render
.the chickens unfit for food, If anyone
wanted to eat them, and, besides, It
offered an opportunity to die game,
and that ought lo be looked upon as
the crowning glory of any llfo. Old
'Squire Brlzlntlno looked at Llm. They
belonged to the same church, or nt
least formed a part of the samo con
gregation, having married religious
women. They both of them had on
many an occasion announced their
belief In tlio Book from "eend to
cond." And old Brizlntlne looked at
him nnd snld:
"Llmuel, Is It possible you aro goln
over thoro to see them roosters fight?"
"Well, 'Squire, my goln' won't mako
'cm hit none the harder."
"But your presence will lend en
couragement." "They don't need no encourage
ment, 'Squire. They'll fight quick
enough as It la."
" mean that It will lond oncourago
ment. to the young men of tho com
munity." "Well, I don't think they need any
encouragement nuther. And, besides,
If I don't go myself I won't know
which ones of them to lecture for
goln'."
"Ah," said 'Squlro Brlzlntlno, "that
is another view of the matter. I'll go
with you."
Whllo they were arming tho war
riors with glistening steel, Sam Niles
cried out that he would put his money
on tho llttlo red.
"Which ono would you bet on, Uncle
Llm?" Inquired Pud Buck.
"Pud, you know I never bet."
"But if you did hot, which one?"
"There ain't no possibility of such a
thing."
"Well, then, in your jedgmont and
I know It's good which ono do you
think will whup?"
"Tho black one," said Llm, and on
that chicken Pud put his money.
"Llmuel," remarked 'Squlro Brizln
tlne, "nothln' could Induce us to bet
on such wicked contrivances, but I
think your Jedgmont Is at fault. The
llttlo red will bo tho master."
"Well," Llm replied, "money shouts
louder and can bo beam furder than
words but then, wo don't bet."
"Llmuel, that Is a truth well ut
tered. But I tell you what I'll do: If
that black chicken whups tho rod ono
I'll come over and work a day in your
com Held. That is, if you agree to
work for mo -if tuther ono whups."
"I'll agree to that, 'Squire, but T
want It understood that wo ain't a
bettln'."
"Of course not. Why, If Brother
Haney, tho preacher, should think
we'd bet but wo wouldn't. Howover.
we don't mind workiu' for each other."
"Bein's as wo are neighbors and
havo been for nigh on to 50 year,"
said Llm.
"Exactly, Llmuel. I may safely say
exactly."
Tho roosters were put into tho
"pit." Glossy embodiments of des
perate valor, their eyes burned llko
coals. About their necks their feath
ers curled in a fringe. And then they
struck. From Llttlo Red a .feather
How, catching a ray of sunlight, a
brilliant fancy from an angered mind;
and they struck again nnd Black wont
down, bleeding from tho head. "Ono,
two, threo, four " but up he camo
with a defiant crow. "Git him down,
old boy," shouted Llm. "Undercut
thero and finish him. Lovo me, lovo
mo, Black. Keep mo out of tho hot
sun. Don't lot 'em say my judgment
was bad. Look out for thorn sort of
swipes. Steady Uioro. Hiko, look out.
Hold on, hold on. He's dead."
Victorious Red 'flapped his wings.
"Llmuel," said 'Squlro Brizlntlne,
"come ovor day aftor to-morrow and
seo me. You'll find mo in tho creek
bottom field."
Old Llm wiped his brow. "Gen
tlemen," said ho, "I took that chlckon
simply because Sam NUes backed
tuther one. Many a wise man has
dono a fool thing simply becauso a
fool got to tho smart thing first.
'Squlro, I'll boo you day aftor to-morrow."
(Copyright, by Oplo Uuatl.)
The Resemblance.
Mrs. Knox Mr. Noarslto mot Nell
Browne for tho first tlmo to-day and
ho mistook hor for you.
Miss Mugloy Tho Idea! That was
strange.
Miss Knox Oh, I don't know!
Haven't you heard about Nell. Sho
got her faco poisoned In somo way and
sho looks u Bight." Philadelphia
Press.
k 1 u
) 1
I've Been
Thinking
By CHARLES BATTELL LOOMI3.
R was a coward.
No man save him
self know It for
ho had been for
tunate enough to
keep tho knowl
edge of It from
others. But he
know that ho was
a coward.
Ho admired bra
very In other men.
Ho read tales of
heroes with keen
pleasure and he
wished that tho
gods had given
him tho quality of
courage. But ho
was nevertheless
a coward.
When tho Span
ish war broke out
ho saw his friends
go to tho front
and he envied them. Thoy will do
brave deeds and bo admired of men,
ho thought, but I who am a coward
must stay at homo with tho women.
And ho loved a girl and was loved
in return by her. And sho did not
know that ho was a coward. But
well he know that ho was.
And as tho weeks went by and
much fighting had boon dono and yet
ho had not offered up his manhood
for tho cause his sweetheart grow
Impatient and asked him what kept
him at homo. And ho could not an
swer her. For he would not admit
that ho was a coward save to him
self. Then as sho importuned him to g6
ho weighed his chances. If I go, said
he, I may not see actual service, but
sho cannot twit me with cowardice.
I will risk it for my soul's peace.
And ho enlisted. And for many
mouths fortune favored him and he
saw no active service. But yet his knees
shook daily whon ho thought of tho
possibilities oj the future.
And at last ho was ordered into bat
tle, and because his moral cowardico
outweighed his physical fear and ho
feared ridicule moro than he feared
dangor ho exposed himself to the fire
of tho enemy. And ho was unharmed,
but his fellows said, he is a bravo
man.
And his first battle was his last
also, for tho war ended on that day
and ho wont home. And tho papers
and his comrades spoko of his bra
very, and his sweetheart accepted him
at his reputed valuation and they
woro married.
But his llfo was embittered, for he
hated hypocrisy aud in his heart of
hearts he knew that ho waB still a
coward.
OOO
THINK it was
Zaugwlll who said
that, like a poet,
a gentleman was
born, not made.
The same aphor
ism can be ap
plied to the op
posite sex. A true
lady is born, not
made.
Being born a
lady she can bo
improved by edu
cation and by
refining influen
ces, but sho will
not suddenly be
gin to bo a lady,
sho will always
havo been ono;
while if alio was
not born a lady
no amount of education or refinement
or stimulating environment will mako
hor a true lady.
Sho may educate herself to becomo
a vory passablo Imitation of a lady
by cultivating her sense of her obli
gations to her brothers and Bisters
in this worhl.
She may act tho part so often and
so well that after a tlmo sho will con
vince poople that she is a lady; but
If sho only takes tho trouble to bo
born ono, If sho will only choose for
her nncestors kindly, unselfish peo
plo, sho will lio apt to start hor llfo
with the chief requisites, and then,
no matter what hor education may
or may not bo, her heart will every
day incline hor to Indyliko actions
and people will say whon sho dies:
"Sho was a true woman if over thoro
was ono."
And to bo a true woman is to be
the host possiblo kind of lady.
(Copyright, by .laiuca Pott ft Co.)
Man who's boon studying tho origin
of tho injunction says it came from
tho Roman law. Wasn't Jnvontod in
time, howover, to stop Caesar from
the Rubicon.
Men of Intellectual and moral and
religious culturo, who aro not active
forceB for good in socloty, are not
worth what it costs to produco and
keep them. Henry van Dyke.
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"Oh, no," said her llttlo sister. "God
has put it away up ho high nobody
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it ull to pieces and thero wouldn't bo
any moon."
A Hard Choice.
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"Well?"
"This puts tho tender-hearted Jury
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