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Classified Advertisements XAC arrfft u1 joining rlty. ii-Hrly all lxtUm - I Mini no over How. t'ltlr Improvement. ood Utiiih at 5 per c'iit. Sun-Iy a bargain. :5.00 iH-r a4T. W. II. Slmonton. Fort S-ott. KaniM. it I Cor Sitl r.lioap-Fine ruiu-li. 2.1JU ju-res lejl- !. bH kt- l-ax-l. lio ar mihIit pluw, fimooth, rll black loam, till farm lanl.ran I- at a ram'li or in;tle Into farm. Fln Irn- provenx-nt. Seven mll to r.tllroiul. For p:irtl-uhtr lintilre of owner. S. II. Jolinoii, llolyokr. Colorado. Ill roubln your money iul-k hy Inventing In a farm or ruiieli in Hit' famo'i Klulioru Val ley, great luiy. U'li ami d;ilry country. Iclenl r'limaU. Mowing wells. k,m"1 Improved land tM to fJO per aere. unimproved l;tnl c lira int. ea.sy termr. I Imve a few cholrt) bargains. Write today for my list. I ran make you sonic money, V. I.. Iowe. Atkinson. Neb. Oil for Hale-Ooud tock and (train farms In An demon county. Kan. .SU to ioll per acre. For deM-rlptlon and price write and give size of farm wanted. J. K. Calvert. (jarnetuKaa. It! For Sale Fine 3J0 acre farm Kingsbury coun ty; 4 miles to good business town, railway J n net Ion; rhurcliea, graded school, elevators, mill. S15 acres plowed, fences, grove, deep black soli, diagram furnished on request. Ad dress Hank of Ilesmet. Iesmet. S. It. Cheap home for alt In the Ozark country of South Ml.shoun. Cannot be excelled for grain, grass and fruit, water and climate fine. Two main line railroads. Write Investors Healty Co.. Howard Crawford. Mgr.of Lands. Aurora. Missouri. 514 Oflfl acres three and one-half miles from Cozad, Keb. 130 fll wheat, all level. Small Improvement, all In cultivation. 15 acres In alfalfa, price fll.OUO. W0 acre !.00 level, fenced, one-half in cultivation. 6 miles to town, hmlth A Slade, Cozad. Neb. 511 Central Kansas land, alfalfa, wbeat.com and pasture lauds, flu to iiu per acre. Write me what you want and where you want It and I will do the rest. N. J. Oavlson, Lincoln. Kas llox 133. 5t4 Notice We have farms of all descriptions for sale in large or small tracts, the richest .soil and the purest water. Write for full In formation. II. A. (iioson A. Co., Akron. Col. 5t4 B:trgalns In alfalfa, corn and wheat lands In Ottawa county, Kas. Solomon Valley land the best. I-ct us know what you want. we have it. A. K- ICobinson, Minneapolis. Ks. Otl Stock Kanches 320 acres Improved ranch. 200 acres in cultivation. 1'leiity of water for stock and Irrigation. Open ICange for stock. price 1 l.Mu. SiSUO cash, balance 10 years at 6 per cent Inst. 640 acres deeded land. 200U acres lease joins open range. This place will feed M herd of cattle. 1'rlce $10,000 easy terms. Ctrij acres deeded land good improvements. Tills is a snap at $16 per acre. 50 other bar gains in large and small ranches. Write us. Sheridan lUal Kstate Co.. Sheridan, Wyo. St4 Cafest bank Is ItiO acres wheat and corn In Ford countv. Kansas, that produces -o bushels wheat and 50 bushels corn on SlO to rJO lands, no safer, lietter paying investment, good climate, soil and water. Prices advanc ingdescription and price list furnished on application. Co-operation solicited. Satis faction guaranteed, personal responsibility so.0)0 U. L. Painter & Co.. 1 lodge City. Ks. 5t4 Dodge County For list of land for sale in iKMlsje county; business and residence property in Fremont, with large manufactur ing and jobbing interests, good schools, good everything, write Kichards. Keene & Co. Fremont. Neb. 5t4 Before buying or selling a farm or any prop erty, read Munson's Iteal Kstate Journal Wayne, Neb. Sample copy 10c. one year 51. 5t4 Vuu should know about Oklahoma farms, in formation free. Cieo. F Marsh. Arapaho, -Ok la. 5t4 Ulcst Texas lands near "Orient" railway sur vey, buy before prices ad vance.two to live dollars per acre, easy terms, ideal climate, fine chance for investment. Ilox 111. Fort Stocton. Texas. 5t4 Lots of South Platte people are buying lands in Antelope county. Nebraska. Why? Be cause our cruw never fail, we have no hot winds, no drouth, plenty of rain, grass, corn, His. alfalfa, good land land as the South l'iatte for half the money. "Write today for "red folder." it tells something worth know ing. Guaranty Title & Trust Co.. Neligli Neb- U4 rivid. Col. Coming sugor city. In the heart of w Julesburg irrigation district, on railroad, lust platted, over 39 lots sold has store, post office, lumtier yard, smith shop, hotel. Lots for sale S30 to 100. ?' cash. Morgan Invest ment Co.. Fort Morgan. Col. 3t4 Uf .id ted Cood industrious men to co-operate 11 with us in selling central Kansas land. Mollohan Land Co.. Peabody. Ks. 5t4 fentral Kansas Wheat Farms offer an abso- lutely safe investment. Lands in Kusb county range in price from f 15 to 335 an acre owing to location and Improvements. Here are some snaps: 320 acres all In wheat.no buildings, close to Co. seat. 59.000. ItiO acres all under cultivation, no buildings. 31.000; 5ti0 acre bottom farm, good Improvements f30 per acre, 90 acres in wheat all Included. Have been located here twenty years and will put you next to the best bargains In tbe county Write for list. Keference If desired. J as. II Little. The Kush Co. Land Man. Lacrosse. Kan. 5t4 len acres fine black soil, ninety acres IOO smooth sixty acres In cultivatlon-scbool house on land, good roads. S miles to county seat. $10. easy terms. Write for list. II . J. Alexander. Stockville. Neb. 5t4 iinnfl ,ia" caslu lalance time, buys 160 IUUU acres lieautiful level unimproved wheat land in Kearney county. Kas.. located in German settlement close to school aud mall route. C. A. Loucks (Owner). La kin. Kans. 5t4 LOOK! HERE IS A SNAP! A sec ond hand piano for sale cheap. In good condition. For further information call on or write Chas. S. Stone, Murray, Neb. Good Timothy Hay. Forty tons of good timothy for sale in stack, at $5.50 per ton. Inquire of C. Bengen, 2J miles southwest of My nartL Hay For Sale. Plenty of prairie hay (baled) for sale at reasonable price, if taken soon. Sev en miles west of Murray and 5J miles east of Manley, on the Walker section W. J. Ranard. NOTICE. Herman I-clHt. defendant, will lake notice that on the Mh day of January. lf, Nannie I-Ut. plaintllT herein, filed her ietltlon In the, district court of Cas county. Nebraska. - . ..-i.l ,l,.rAn,l.,,i l l,n . . ) . i ... I i . I nr, i , of which is to obtain a decree of divorce f roin . , . . i . i.i . i . Ilif imiimih oi matrimony irom ine mm ue feiidaiit. for the reason that defendant is an habitual drunkard, and has failed and refused tosiiiiort pUInlifT. and lias i-en willfully alt sent from plaintiff for more than two years last past, without just cause. V. ... . ..... i ...I t . . .fiMivor utilil tmtitljhll on fl m- i . j u , '" , " ........ . or I iff ore the 17th day of February, A. l. l'.u. .anilie leisi. I laim in. 214 Ity M. An hcr, lier Attorney. Legal Notice IN (DI-XTV t'Ol'UT OF CASS COKNTV. Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of Frank Ptak. sr., deceased. All persons Interested In said estate will take notice that the sole surviving executor, Kmll Ptak. has Hlel a final account and report of his administration and a petition for final settlement and discharge as such executor, which has lieen sf t for bearing liefore said court on the 25t h day of February. l'.us. at two o'click p. m., when you may appear and con test thf same. Hated this 3rd day of February. 1U0. Allen J. Ileeson. (scAl.l County Judge. 1. t. Dwyer, Attorney for Flstate It3 Legal Notice To M. V. Oay and Francis Fuller, trustees, the unknown be neticlarles of said M. W. Oay and Francis Fuller, trustees, and if all of said parties are dead, the unknown heirs and de- Icees of said parties, J ames 1- Lombard, and if he lie dead, the unknown heirs and devisees of said James I Lombard, are hereby not I tied that on the22d of January, liiw. Charles James tiled his iietititlon against them in the district court of Cass county, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is to oulet the title In said Charles James against them to the following descrltied premises, towlt: The east half of the southwest iiuarter and the west half of the southeast tiuarter of section twenty-seven. In Townshlu Ten. North of Kange Twelve, east of the Sixth Principal Meridian. Cass county. Neb. And. also, to cancel two certain mort gage deeds which appear of record as liens on said land, which mortgage deeds are described as follows, towlt: One made on the Istdayof April. 1k.hu. hy David O. Shoopman and wife to M. W. Oay and Francis Fuller, trustees for the sum of Si.ou0.00 and acknowledged, deliv ered and liled for record on April th, Isso.aiid recorded in I took "L" of Mortgages at page 7S of the mortgage records of Cass county, Ne braska; and one made on April 1st, isso, by 1 lav id O. Shoopman and wife to James L. Loinharc4, and on April 9th. Ihho. acknowledged, dellvried and Hied for record, and recorded in Hook "L" at patre 82 of the mortgage records of Cass county. Nebraska. That the giving of saltl mortgages were one and the same trans action. Said Charles James also prays that the said parties and each of them lie forever barred from claiming any Interest In said premises on account of said mortgages, and to remove the cloud created on said premises by said mortgages for the reason that said mortgages have iK-en paid aud are barred by statutes of limitation. You are reuuired to answer or plead to said lietitlon on or before March Mb. l'.s. and If you fail so to do the allegations of said peti tion will lie taken as true and judgment ren dered accordingly. Chaiu.f.s James, plaintiff. W. F. Moran. Attorney. jLoviisville From the Courier. Many a man who cover his wife's coffin with flowers, never gave her $5 pin-money. Bert Stevenscn returned hone last Friday from a trip through Iowa, Indi ana and Missouri. Mr. II. J. Barker and wife visited at Plattsmouth Wednesday with Joe 'Fitz gerald and family. O. M. Mayfield came in from Peterr berg last Saturday evening and spent Sunday with his parents. Ed. and Wm. Gobelman returned Wednesday from St. Louis where they have been visiting with relatives and friends for the past five weeks. W. J. Rau, formerly agent of the Burlington station at this place but now located at Utica, was calling on his Louisville friends Thursday and Fri day. Jim Dugan is digging a well on the top of Gospel hill. The elevation is perhaps three hundred feet above the bed of the river, but Jim feels that he will strike water at a much less depth. Mrs. Jno. Schaal, of Springfield, who has been here several weeks caring for her mother, Mrs. Capt. Hoover, return ed home Wednesday morning. She re ports Mrs. Hoover suffering consider ablv with rheumatism. Northwestern Seeds. Do you wish one of our special 1908 seed and Pottawattamie county, Iowa, nursery stock price lists?. If so write D. Harris, Council Bluffs, la., and you will receive one by mail free of cost. The best stock and prices to be found. Write today. Farm for Sale. One of the best 160 acre farms in Cass county for sale. Improvements are ex tra good. Six room house and good barn to hold 50 tons of hay and 18 head of horses. One and one-half miles east of the Wills place. John Urish, Owner. Laxative Fruit Syrup Pleasant to take The new laxative. Does not gripe or nauseate. Cures stomach and liver troubles and chronic con stipation by restoring the natural action of the stom ach, liver and bowels. nfuM ubatttutM. Prto OOo. FOR SALE BY F. G. FRICKE 01MD HAS HAD LONG LIFE WASHINGTON'S OLDEST CITIZEN j REACHES CENTURY MARK. Dr. William M. Starr, 100 Years old, Declares That Conservatism Is the Key to Longevity His Active Career. Surrounded by friends and well wishers, Dr. William M. Starr, Wash 'ngton's oldest inhabitant, was toasted tnd praised by many of the prominent business men of the city In honor of bis one hundredth birthday, says the Washington Star. The members of the Oldest Inhabitants' association of the District of Columbia gathered, at his invitation, at a banquet. "Conservatism Is the key to longev ity," declared the venerable man, who has reached the century 'mark. "There's no secret about it. It lies In stopping just before the limit is reached. "When I was young, I never walked or ran as fast as I could. I never ate as much as I could. I always stopped while I had some reserve energy." Thomas Jefferson was president when at the home of Henry and Sarah (Wagner) Starr, Dull Run, Va., was born a boy, who is now really the old- NEW BUILDING FOR THE FRENCH EMBASSY AT WASHINGTON. .114. est inhabitant of the District of Co lumbia. All of Dr. Starr's ancestors were re nowned for longevity, his father dying at the age of 103, his paternal grand father at the age of 105, and his great grandfather at the age of 104 years. Dr. Starr, however, does not attribute his unusual lease of life in any way to heredity, but to the fact that he has always abstained from excesses, and has lived close to nature. He fought In the Seminole, Mexican and civil wars. In 1811 Dr. Starr's la ther moved to Mahoning county, Ohio, where he lived at the outbreak of the war of 1812. His father served under Jackson at New Orleans. . Dr. Starr served under the same general In his campaign against Florida Indians, and was twice wounded. At the time the war with Mexico was declared Dr. Starr had become a citizen of Wisconsin, and from that state he enlisted. He fought in the artillery and served with Taylor at Matamoras, Buena Vista, Monterey, Resaca de la Palma and Cerro Gordo. In the gold rush of 1849 he joined an ox wagon caravan and crossed the plains, made $35,000, and went from there to New Orleans to invest In sugar plantations. There he married Miss Lizzie Day. of that city, in 1857. She died In 1864. At the outbreak of the civil war he raised a battalion of 600 men, enlisted In the confederate army, served at Fort Donelson. Shiloh and Vicksburg, and assisted in repelling Banks inva sion of the Red river country. He was brevetted for meritorious services. j Greatly impoverished by the war, j Dr. Starr began the study of botany and medicine when peace was de clared, and practiced with such suc cess that in 1S76 he came to Washing ton, where he has remained in active practice ever since. Mushrooms. A singular and very interesting and useful institution has been established in the little city of Tarare, near Lyons, France. It is a mycological bureau, where expert judgment is furnished concerning mushrooms brought to it for examination. The country round Tarare abounds with mushrooms, many of which are poisonous. Since the establishment of the bureau no body buys mushrooms which do not carry their ticket of Identification and guarantee, and all the country people from miles around bring their mush rooms for examination. One surprising result has been the discovery of scores of excellent edible mushrooms, which before nobody dared to touch. COT RIO OF THE TREES. Arbitrary Action" of Officer Stopped All Controversy. "The? present movement for the pro tection of the historical treea in the Botanic, garden," remarked one of the oldest Inhabitants to a Washington Star reporter, 'bids fair to be much more successful than was a similar movement in behalf of a fine row of large trees that once graced the south side of Pennsylvania avenue near Seventeenth street. They were like the trees in front of the White House, and in fact were part of that row. When the old war department which was a brick building at the corner of Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania avenue was razed to the ground in the late seventies to make room for the big granite building that now oc cupies that space, the question arose as to what Bhould be done about the trees that lined the sidewalk in front. Opinion was equally divided among those In authority as to whether they should be allowed to remain or wheth er they should be removed. The resi dents flbe city were almost a unit in favor of preserving the trees. It was finally decided by authorities that a proper display of the fine big build ing required their removal. "Col. T. L. Casey (afterward chief of engineers and now deceased), whe had supervision of the construction of - - the state, war and navy building, was charged with that work. That officer wasted no time in executing the order, and in fact he had the trees down and out of the way before the general pub lie knew of his intentions. What he did was to have a large force of work men at the scene at the first approach of dawn, and the trees were all cut down and the debris removed before the city actually awoke for the day's business. It was a somewhat arbi trary act, but it was probably the only way the thing could have been ac complished without considerable frlc tion and bad feeling. As it was, the people who had opposed the plan to remove finally accepted the situation; in fact, they had to, as the trees were gone and no amount of indignation or protest could restore them." New Pronunciation. A Frenchman who had been in Washington only a few days accosted a prominent banker in the Metropol itan club some time last spring. "Monsieur," he said, "I haf seen a strange sign on a shop down town. It says: 'Youfolster I know not that word. Will you explain it?" "Youfolster!" exclaimed the be wildered clubman. "Yes; that is eet," The club man declared that he had never heard such a name before, and they argued about it for some time. Finally they made a bet as to who was right on the subject, and to decide it the Frenchman escorted the doubt ing clubman to the shop. Imagine the American's astonish ment when the Frenchman stopped before an unpretentious house with a large sign painted over the door which read: "Upholsterer." To Open Italian Embassy. The Italian embassy at Washing ton, which in the early days of its establishment in its present spacious quarters (the former home of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst) was a conspicuous so cial center, but recently closed be cause of the absence of the dean of the diplomatic corps and Baroness Mayor des Planches, Is being put In order, and Indications point to a bril liant season of entertaining there. The ambassador and his wife, both of whom are enthusiastic autoists, are now on their way to this country, bringing with them one of the latest models of Italian touring cars. Sig. Montagna, counselor and charge d'af faires ad interim, will go over to New York to greet them, and, owing to the lateness of the season, will accom pany them direct to Washington. TalK of New YorK Gossip oT People and Event! Told in Interesting Manner. Glory of New York's 400 Dimmed NEW YORK. The glory of the 400 of New York is fast becoming dimmed. No longer are its varied and original entertainments the talk of this country and Europe. Harry Lehr, or some other creator of original en tertainments, must bestir himself or the fame of the ultra-fashionable In this city will not extend beyond tbe confines of Manhattan. The Bradley Martin ball, Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish's comic opera are becoming but mem ories. James Hazen Hyde has hied himself away to France, taking his gay times in the form of balls, din ners, entertainments, etc., with him. Now Chicago is forging to the front as a city where society folk have de veloped a penchant to expend great sums of money and arrange affairs not in tbe calendar. Its series of musical pantomimes in which the most fash ionable women of the Windy City ap peared In classical and costly cos tumes Is the talk of the smart set here. Why doesn't New York have something like this, Is asked, and In Poor Multi-Millionaire Is in Trouble PITY the sorrows of a poor multi millionaire. W. A. Clark, ex United States senator from Montana, owner of the richest copper mine in the world, part owner of the Los An geles & San Pedro railroad, and sev eral million dollars' worth of other things, has suffered the ignominy of having his palatial office furniture here seized to satisfy part of a judg ment of $44,894 which a mining expert, George Treadwell, has obtained, against him. If Mr. Treadwell's representatives could have done so they would have seized the $5,000,000 palace owned by Mr. Clark at Fifth avenue and Sev Wide Variations CONTRARY to the generally ac cepted opinion at home and abroad, Manhattan island is far from being level, and the records of the city highway department show that few cities have more variations in the altitudes of their streets. There are real hills of considerable size to be encountered in all parts of the island. While It is necessarily at sea level all around its borders, the moment tide water is left considerable elevations are encountered. A man with a level, standing at the Battery, will find himself at the sea wall only five feet above the sea line, but as he goes northward he is gradu ally ascending until he is 36 feet above it when the city hall is reached. Then he continues to go up very slow ly, excepting for a depression at Canal street, where once a deep ditch ran, emptying into the Hudson river, until he reaches Twenty-third street, where he Is 33 feet above his starting point. At Central Park plaza, at Fifty-ninth Boy Has an Underground Speedway GEORGE A. FULLER, JR., ten years old, a grandson of the late George A. Fuller, who was the head of the Fuller Construction Company, builders of skyscrapers, received a unique Christmas present. It is an automo bile speedway, 60 feet below the level of the street, for his exclusive use in a specially constructed motor car. The automobile, which Is many sizes smaller than most of those seen in the Btreets, was built for the boy at the order of his uncle, Harry S. Black, president of the United States Realty Company. The lad keeps the car in the engine room of the Plaza, which is 48 feet below street level, and he drives it there and In the sub-basement. 60 feet -a 41 .A the Hume breath the lack of some ma or woman with a mind to create such Is deplored. Not only Chicago has stirred New York. Staid old Philadelphia has oc casioned no end of surprlte. "Million aires there are spending money 11 k they hailed from Pittsburg." U the way Gothamites refer to tho coming out in the City of Brotherly Love, which have caused no end of com ment. Live Bong birds flitting through forests and gold fish darting about In clear lakes to be caught by the fair women present! Such was the scene presented at the ball given when Miss Dorothy Randolph made her debut. Such extravagance, cry some. Why the reason? The Randolphs had to "see" the Pauls, and society here, as well as in Philadelphia, It is reported, generally agrees "that the Randolphs are entitled to the palm. The party of the Pauls, however, was as grand as it was original. At that gay func tion, 1,500 live butterflies were given their freedom to fly about the room and alight upon the stunning dresses of the misses and matrons present, as well as upon their beautiful shoulders and persons. These for Philadelphia, living pic tures for Chicago, nothing for New York. It Is no wonder members of the 400 feel they must bestir them selves. enty-ninth street. But when they would have laid hands on it they found it had been incorporated, with all its contents, into the W. A. Clark Realty Company, and had thus been protected. Tho $44,000 judgment which brought on all the turmoil dates back eight years to the date that, Tread well asserts, he discovered the $300, 000,000 United Verdo mine in Arizona. Treadwell says he was paid for his prospecting by the owners and presented with 100 shares of the com pany's stock. At that time the stock was quoted at $10. A little later, be ing cramped for cash in London. Treadwell hypothecated the hundred shares. Then Clark stepped Into th situation. TreadwtU nays the ex-senator reorganized tbe company and rroze him out completely. For eight years be fought for it. Finally Judge Davis handed down an opinion in which he declared that the copper king must turn over the stock with interest to pay the penalty. 1 in Rise of Streets street and Fifth avenue, he Is 474 feet above the sea, and adds 29 feet to his altitude if he goes to Central Park circle. The water level in the reservoir of Central park is 112 feet above the sea. and the top of the hill In Mount Morris park is only 12 feet lower. The sum mit of Morningside park rises 132 feet above the waters of the bay, and Broadway and One Hundred and Eigh teenth street is three feet higher. At Kingsbridge road. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth street Is 200 feet high, and from there to Washington Bridge road is up hill to the highest point on the island, 250 feet above the sea. ti What was Cherry hill, at the end of the Brooklyn bridge, has lost some of its height through comparatively re cent improvements, and Murray hill is seldom noticed as an elevation, though its altitude is more noticeable If one approaches It from ;the east! Its height made it a desirable site for the old reservoir, which has been torn down to make room for the new public library, at Fifth avenue and Forty-second street. The elevation of Washington heights will impress any one who will view them from One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street and Duffy' hill, in Lexington avenue, is the steepest short street grade in the city, rising nearly 100 feet in two blocks. below the level of the street. The ma chine is propelled by a one-horsepower motor, driven by a 200-ampere storage battery. Its owner "has trav eled in it at the rate of 12 miles an hour. In inclement weather his favorite speedway is the basement of the Plaza. Here where the big engines which are needed in the operation of the hotel do their work the boy has a running track seven laps to the mile. It circles the walls of the structure. Upon the tiled floor comparatively high speed is easy of attainment. In keeping with the lad's taste the body of the automobile is painted black. The running gear is red. In all its parts tbe automobile Is as perfect as the larger machines. The tires were made by a maker who sap plies many for man-sized cars. It is finished in every detail exactly as high-priced automobiles. The battery is charged la the power plant of the Plaza, and one of the blue-coated elec tricians attached to the hotel Is de tailed to Inspect It regularly and keep it In order. "