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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1900)
iiil; THE*1 NEBRASKA * -r.il i-toi i ni ? j - j H, .I j i a i 31 j :i'r! iX. ' ! ' ..! Vr: 1 l-.r.;, uj,. i?! ,-»r .j. J - ;l '■ ' -V- ' 'I—1.1 VT ’SCR .1 ,;< • _ , ; "j . 1. . ,t; * . At its old headquarters . 3-7, ’00 GENERAL FEATURES MONDAY—Wheel men’s day or bicycle tournament. Motor tandam will be a special feature. TUESDAY—Frater nal drill day and fruit day. Tons of fruit of all kinds distributed free. .* WEDNESDAY Everybody’s day. Races. .* .• THU R S D AY-Ev erybod’s day. Races. FRIDAY— Travel ing men’s day. The ‘knights of the grip’ promise a big time. i The “Tennessee Judges,” a splendid troupe of colored minstrels, will give daily free entertainments in the amphitheatre, SPABIN ABTJNE, a native from Manilla, of the Tagalog tribe of Filipinos, will give free daily recep tions and entertainments on the grounds. AGRICULTURAL FEATURES ^ The display of agricultural and horticultural recourses of our great state promises to be the best ever exhibited, while the live stock and poultry ex hibit will certainly surpass all previous efforts. The board has made some very liberal offers in prizes, see their bulletin No. 4 for those offered county collection exhibits. \ — g®8 The Fremont, Elkhorn & Mo. Valley R.R. will gell pound trip tickets from all Bebpaska points at ONE FARE for the round trip. PLUS 50c ADMISSION. Dates of sale Sept. 3 to 7 inclusive. Limit, Sept. 8, 1900. J. R. BUCHANAN OEN. PASS. ACT., F., E. & fl. V., OMAHA, NEB v BIRD PLIQHT A SECRET. *■ a u4 *r«A ] fc*taeqfvhj-*d the Bmoni |<Wi Cettett I'henonwnik • Thousands of learned papers have been written on the flight of birds/' said a mechanical expert of this city, “and all the flying machine enthu siasts have given the subject endless study and investigation, but, strange to say, we know almost exactly as much about It now as we did in the beginning—In other words, nothing at all. .Every theory that has been ad vanced has been knocked sky high by other theories equally plausible, and the only result of all the labor that has been expended Is the accumulation of a mass of data from which some genius of the future may be able to evolve an explanation. The great se cret of secrets Is what Is known as ‘floating’ or ‘poising.’ Most of us have seen a hawk, for instance, on a clear, still day, hanging apparently motion less in the upper air. Whether the outstretched wings are really still or whether there is a slight but continual shifting to take advantage of aerial currents is not fully determined. Floating birds have been watched for hours through powerful glasses, and lately they have been photographed in infinite detail with that wonderful new Instrument called the 'telepho toscope/ which is merely a combina tion of the telescope and the camera, but not one clew to the mystery has been obtained. It used to be thought that birds could float only against the wind, but that has been exploded. Then, again, the faculty Is possessed by comparatively few varieties, and others, with equal or superior wing spread, are unable to do it at all. The why and wherefore are unanswered questions. Lillenthall, the German scientist, seemed to be on the right track with his ‘gliding machine,’ but he fell and broke his neck and what was peculiarly unfortunate was that he failed to commit his most valuable facts to paper. Hiram Maxim, the ma chine-gun man, wrestled with the same. problem for years and spent thousands of pounds constructing what he christened ‘aeroplanes,’ but at last he gave it up. It was too hard for him. Now Oliver Chanute, the veteran American engineer, and Pro fessor Langley of ttw* Smithsonian In stitution are both at work on the same lines. They have made no actual prog- : ress, but if persistency counts for any thing it is only a matter of time when the secret will be wrested from na ture.—From the New Orleans Times Democrat WHIRLING IN SPACE. It evolution of tbe Earth Around the Sun Explained. That the earth, in common with 9U the planets, revolves around the sun as a centre, is a fact which rests upon the clearest demonstrations of philos ophy. That it revolves, like them, upon its own axis, is a truth which every rising and setting sun Illus trates, and which very many phenom ena concur to establish. Either the earth moves around its axis every day, or the whole universe moveB around it in the same time. There is no third opinion that can be formed on this point. Either the earth must revolve on its axis every twenty-four hours, to produce the alternate succession ot day and night, or the sun, moon, planets, comets, fixed stars, and the whole frame of the universe itself, must move around the earth, in the same time. It is evident, that in pro portion to the distance of the celes tial bodies from the earth, must, on this supposition, be the rapidity of their movements. The sun, then, would move at the rate of more than 400,000 miles in a minute; the nearest stars, at the inconceivable velocity of 1,400,000,000 miles in a second; and the most distinct luminaries, with a de gree of swiftness which no numbers could express, and all this to save the little globe we tread upon from turn ing safely on Its axis once in twenty four hours. The idea of the heavens revolving about the earth is encum bered with innumerable difficulties, which, however, we need not mention. Sufllce it to say that there is no more reason to suppose that the heavens re volve around the earth than there is to suppose that they revolve around each of the other planets, separately, and at the same time; since the same apparent revolution is common to them all, for they all appear to re volve upon their axis in different pe riods.—Montreal Herald and Star. Experiment* In Wheat a rowing. At Halstead, Kan,, an interesting se ries of experiments in wheat growing Is being conducted. Last fall about 150 varieties of wheat, selected from ill over the world, were seeded, and ibout eighty of these were in good condition during the spring. It is de sired not only to determine which of these foreign wheat3 will do well in Kansas and similar climates in tbis country, but an effort will be made to Improve each variety by ingrafting and :ross-fertilization. New varieties will be produced having the better qualities of both parents. It will require sev eral years of propagation In the same ?otl to determine whether the product Is valuable or otherwise. A Title for • Diamond. The finest diamond in the world, the Orloff, is owned by the Czar. It was bought for Catherine II. by Prince Or loff in 1778 at Amsterdam, and now adorns the scepter of tha Czar. It cost the empress an annuity of 4,000 rou bles, in ready money 450,000 roubles, and a patent of nobility. The empress of Russia wears the next largest dia mond in the world, and also owns the Snest emerfclds. A Mother Tells ilow She Saved Her Little Daughters Life. I am the mother of eight children and have had a great deal of experience with medicines. Last summer my little daughter had the dysentery in its worst form. We thought she would die. I tried everything I could think of, but nothing seemed to do her any good. I saw by an advertisement in our paper that Chamberlain’s colie, cholera and di arrhoea remedy was highly recommend ed and sent and got a bottle at once. It proved to be one of the very beat medi cines we ever had in the house- It saved my little daughter’s life. I am anxious for every mother to know what an excellent medicineit is. Had I known it at first it would have saved me a great deal of anxiety and my little daughter much suffering.—Yours truly, Mrs. Geo. F. Burdick, Liberty, R. I. For sale by Corrigan. _ Tours in the Rocky Mountains The “scenic line of the world," the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, offers to tourists in Colorado, Utah and New Mexioo the choicest resorts, and to the transcontinental traveler the grandest scenery. Two separate and distinct routes through the Rooky mountains, all through tickets available via either. The direct line to Cripple Creek, the greatest gold camp on earth. Three through trains each way with through Pullman palace and tourist sleeping oars between Chicago, Denyer,8an Francisco and Los Angeles and Denver and Port land. The best line to Utah, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington via the “Ogden Gateway.” Dining car (serv ice a la carte) on all through trains. Write S. K. Hooper, G. P. & T.A., Den ver, Colorado, for illustrated descriptive pamphlets. _ Prevented A Tragedy. Timely information given Mrs. George Long, of New Straitsville, Ohio, saved two lives. A frlgbtgul cough had long kept her awake every night. She had tried many remedies and doctors but steadily grew worse until urged to try Dr. King’s New Discovery. One bottle wholly cured her; and she writes, this marvelous medicine also cured Mr. Long of severe attak of pneumonaa. Buch curee are positive proof of its power to cure all throat, chest and lung troubles. Only 50c and $1, Guaranteed. Trial bottles free at Corrigan’s drug store. Piles aie not only in, and of them selves very painful and annoying, but often greatly aggravate and even cause other grave and painful affections, and should, therefore, not be neglected. Tablet’s Buckeye pile ointment is great < boon to sufferers as it will cure them. Price, 50 cents in bottles. Tubes, 75c.— Corrigan. _ Plump oheekr, flushed with the soft glow of health, and a pure complexion make all women beautiful .Herbine imparts strength and vitality to the sys tem, and the rosy hue of health to the cheeks. Price 50 cents’—Corrigan, For mosquito bites, bites or stings of insects, animals or reptiles, apply Bal lards snow liniment. It counteracts the poison in the wound, subdues the infla mation and heals the flesh. Price, 25 and 50 cents.—Corrigan. For digestive weakness, nervousness, pains in the side, flatulence, dizziness, wakefulness, headache and other annoy ing accompaniments of costiveness, Her bine is a prompt and unequaled remedy. Price, 50cents.—Corrigan. Extreme hot weather is a great tax up on the digestive power of babies; when puny and feeble they should be given a dose of White’s cream vermifuge. Price 25 cents.—Corrigan. Czarina Kind to Poor. Russian women in reduced circum stances have reason to bless the czar ina, who has organized an association Of such persons. They are almost constantly employed In making em broidery for court dresses of for ec clesiastical purposes. Sold Everywhere. k M.da kr STANDARD Oil. CO. O'Neill Abstracting Go Compiles Abstracts of Title ONLY COMPLETE SET OF AB STRACT BOOKS IN HOLT COUNTY O’NEILL. NEB. R EAL ESTATE, ■ 'AS, : CATTLE AND SHEEP; RANCHES GRAIN AND HAY FARMS For > Sale <+ and Lease PRICES LOW AND TERMS EASY .. M. LYONS EMMET, NEB. You will save money baying your hardware here. We do not brag of out-throat prices, but we can boast of quality that materially adds to the value of what we sell. Do not take our word for this. It won’t cost a cent to satisfy yourself that we speak the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. NEIL BRENNAN with your name , . and address printed on them ONLY 50C The cheapest way to buy for those wanting small quantities (Lljs Frontier. ALACE v • -<e <§> MEAT ® MARKET MEAT, GAME, FISH FOWLS, LARD, Etc. HIDES AND FURS BOUGHT. *** PRO DUCE TAKEN IN EXCHANGE F. M. BRITTELL Para Lands for Sale or Lease nw . 5 29 10 ej sw 8 29 70 ne 18 82 11 ew 14 81 12 ee 1 82 15 nw 30 31 16 se ee 7 29 10 sw ew 8 29 10 nw 24 32 11 nw - -17- 81 18 - sine 7 31 16 For information in detail address James C. Young Land company, No. 304 Ouaranty Loan bldg., Minneapolis, Min.