The Annex. I 1< •Ai Jtpnli Heji3Eaaejia^siaji5EEiaji5iSHai I ET^-vra I ETiroia EH‘‘5Jr3 ita LHiJHfcLa BijagKH mm <«*■* & GILLIGAN. line of Holiday Goods and to make it more convenient for tbe trade, we have opened up a Holiday Annex in the building first door west of our drug store, where we now have ready for tbe inspection of the public, at suprisingly low prices, tbe most com plete assortment of Christmas goods ever offered for sale in Holt county. The goods are all new; no shelf worn stock. The designs are the latest; no chesnuts. The public is solicited to call and inspect the stock. We have pres* ents for everybody at prices for anybody. For a Bran New Stock. ‘ The way to Im a Merry Christmas b to make others happy. Make them happy with suitable gifts? Oar (took answers the question; starwers it fully, perfectly. Come and eee. Novelties without limit. 8aoh an array of dassling desirable gifts. Something for every taste. OUts that willAU your require tnents without emptying your puree. To look through our splendid assort ment ie a pastime; to price thane goods is a pleasure; to possess them is a STB S'-' BlS SIEL sis SfB. STB J{eco]pijiei)de. H. Benedict and S. U. Wagon; Constables, Ed. MoBrlde and Perkins Brooks. OODNOELMSN—FIRST WARD. For two years.—D. H. Cronin. For one year—O. W. Hagenslck. SECOND WARD. For two years—Alexander Marlow. For oneyear—W. T. Evans. THIRD WARD. For two years—Charles Davis. For ;«t year—E. J. Mack. . oitt orricsRS. Mayor, H. E. Murphy; Clerk, N._ Treasurer, John McHugh; City Engineer John Horrlsky; Polloe Judge, H. Kautsman; Chief of Polloe, P. J. Blglln; Attorney, Thos. Oarlon; Welghmaster, D. Stannard. OR ATT AN TOWNSHIP. Supervisor, R. J. Hayes; Trearurer. Barney MoGreevy: Clerk, J. Sullivan; Assessor Ben Johring: Justices, M. Castello and Chas. Wilcox; Constables, John Horrlsky and Ed. MoBrlde; Hoad overseer dlst. 98, ADen Brown dlst. No. 4 John Enright. 80LDIBRS’ RELIEF C0MNIS8I0N. Begular meeting first Monday In Febru ary of each year, and at suoh other times as, ; is deemed neoessanr. Bobt. Gallagher, Page, chairman; Wm. Bowen, O'Neill, seoretary; U. H. Clark Atkinson. HT.PATRICK’S CATHODIC CHURCH. Services every Sabbath at 10:80 o'clock. Very Bev. Cassidy, Postor. Sabbath school Immediately following services. Methodist church. Sunday services—Preaching 10:80 a. m. and 8:00 P. M. Class No. 1 0:80 A. u. Class No. 2 (Ep worth League) 7:00 p.m. Class No. 3 (Child rens) 3:00 p. M. Mind-week services—General prayer meeting Thursday 7:80 P. K. All will be made welcome, especially strangers. E. T. GEORGE, Pastor. Cl A. B. POST, NO. 86. The Gen. John F» O'Neill Post, No. 86, Department of Ne braska G. A. B., will meet the first and third Saturday evening of each month In Masonlo hall O'Neill 8. J. Smith, Com. DLKHOBN VALLEY LODGE, I. O. O. u F. Meets every Wednesday evening In Odd Fellows’ hall. Visiting brothers cordially Invited to attend. W. B. Mason. N. G. O. L. Bright, Sec. /XABFIELD V Meets on first - CHAPTER, B. A. M Meets on first and third Thursday of each month In Masonlo hall. W. J. Dobrs Sea J. 0. Barnish. H. P K. OF --HELMET LODGE, XT. D. l. Convention every Monday at 8 o’olook p. In Odd Fellows' nail. Visiting brethern cordially Invited. _ _ „ Arthur Ootkrhdadl, G. O, E. J. Hack, K.of B. and 8. VICTIMS OF A BAD HABIT. Men Vhaw Absent-lII>S«diu>M T Trill Them Into Stormy Fftthli The abeent-minded men are hope* less eases. One of them played one of his old tricks the other day. He was walking down rlfth avenue states the New York Tribune when he saw some one coming toward him whose face seemed to be familiar. His own story best explains the situation. "I was eonsoious," he said, 'that I knew the man very well but I was thinking of something and his ap* proach did not make a clearly defined impression on my brain. I was also conscious that when he saw me he gave a start and took a step toward me with his hand outstretched. Aad yet all that did not recall me suffi ciently from my thoughts to enable me to realise olearly just what was happening. I said, in an absent way, ■How do you dof and walked on as if I were in the habit of seeing him every day or as if I were only slightly ac quainted with nlm. Even in that minute I was awake to the fact that there was a queer light in his face and that he returned my bew very stiffly. “It was not until I had gone a couple of squares down the avenue that it flashed into my mind that the man was one of my oldest and most intimate friends, whom I had not seen in several years, and that when he had started to greet me cordially I had worse than ■cut? him by giving him a cold bow. I them as a man will da turned to hurry baok alter him, but of coursa he was gone. " Here is another extreme case whioh seems improbabla but for the tratti of which the writer can vouoh. A New Yorker who made'a trip to Cal ifornia was met at the pier in Oakland by a man, who rushed up to him and wrung bis hand heartily. ••How do you da Will?" orled the stranger with delight. “I heard you were coming and I thought you would like to have me meet you.” The New Yorker looked at the Other man in blank astonishment. ■Tm afraid. * he said, ‘that there is some mistake. I do not to know you.” •Weii," said the otter with n laugh, ‘Jga ere e oool fellow to joke in that way. But how long are yon going to stay out here? I want you to eone to our btow" •But my dear air,” declared the New York -man earnestly, •-! don’t know you. I never aaw you before. I can't Imagine what you oan mean.” •Oh, If that's the oaea” waethe re ply in tones of indignation, -I win not trouble you. But just to refresh your very remarkable memory I propose to tell you that I kaow you. I am your ooneiu. George-- We were boye together, we went to school together, and you haven’t changed in appear* anoe and I do not think that I have. Good day. air," and he started to walk away in disgust but the New Yorker ran after him. offering a thou sand apologies. Hb fa a man who oannot remember even faces. STORY OP A WAP POO'S SITE. Howslssss Woman Oomuloaod eShmet Deal of mttoMot. “The girl had been bitten by a mad dog,” said the business woman, “and had neglected to have the wound oauterized, although it was much In flamed and the marks of the animal’s teeth showed plainly. Her grand mother tried the old-fashioned reme dies; they put milk poultices and things on it and the girl oame to the office regularly and went on with her work. * One day. about two weeke after the accident ahe oame to my desk. Her eyee were glittering with fever, her face burning and her features seemed swollen. She threw herself against me with a cry of despair. ■"I'm siok,’ she gasped, •! must give up I'm burning up with fever, j and my throat—I—I—can’t swallow.’ ; “I looked at her, and my heart stood stllL She read my thoughts. •I know,’ she said, ‘I know, but help me to be calm until I get home I am holding myself together by a su preme effort. Help me and don’t be frightened. I’ve felt this coming on for three day a’ “The hand she laid noon nur shout aer tremoieo visibly; us spoke wiia in evident effort “I went down Main end ceiled for e eah wrapped her up. put her la end followed. It wee s lonfr ride np town end she huddled together over In one corner ae If die could not en dure to be touched. I tried to talk a little, and to treat the natter lightly, but I assure you that this tide was the moat terrible experience of my Ufa Every moment I. expected «»»■* ■he would fasten her teeth In u "We reached her homo aha waa put to bed and a lot of doctors sum moned. ■«he had (and rooo^erad from), not hydrophobia, but a very severe oaae of diphtheria!" There waa an audible aliens and then a general sigh of relief. A Snake In Armor. While gathering flowers la the woods a farmer recently stirred up a snake which he attempted to kill with a stone. Contact of the stone with the snake's body gave back a metallic sound, and thereupon he hammered the reptile upon the head until it was dead. He then discovered that two-thirds of the snake’s body was incased in a section of gas pipe one inch la diameter. Whether the snake had orawled into the pipe when young aad grown fast or was wearing it for self-protection is a conundrum. ■Sard M Kill. Carp Is known to be hard to kill, but one sent to Pendleton from Port land. Ora, lately beats the reoord. It bad traveled all the way from Port land on ice and there were bruises on its head, showing that an attempt had been made there to take its li.a but when the box was opened this "fresh fish" was found to be moving around as though accustomed to suah trifles. JE CkldraMM-a EacUih lMaaMnS BnaS Pennyroyal pills •ritfnl m>4 Oily Ihaalaa. •Arc, il«»i reJtmbl*. uoua uk i Dnnlit for ChieMttero KngiUk Dia-/mW KmohJBrand In IM ttd naUMoVUr M«xe«. toiled with blue ribbon. Take Vy J«o ether. R*ftt+§ danjorous aw&ottfw ▼ r turn* ami inifatfona. At Draff lata, or net 4e» ' iu maid pi tot p*r tic ultra, teatimoelila dm “Belief for Le4iee,n to iottor, by ratin MalL lk«M TMtiaatali. Mum Kmt. i ** « ..wa-iKsart* '"-tsbkk Baby Mine! Every mother feels an inde scribable direhd of the pain and danger attend-\ ant upon the most critical pc* riod of her life. 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