Feb 4, 1897. THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. GREAT COMBINATION & DISPERSION SALE At Ashland, Neb., Saturday, February 20, 1897. 50 Brood Sows and three Herd Boars. Consisting of tbe entire breeding stock of the Ashland Herd of Poland Chinas and drafts from the herd of C. T. Richard and L. I). Wolrern. No' herd east or west contains more Corwin and Tecnmseh blood or more prize-winning ancestors. Black Tecumseh huads the herd. Ha tracm five timM to Tom Corwiu 2d. His sire was first premium winner at the Iowa state fair in 1891, and a litter brother of 'Squire Tecurn-teh, Orient; U S. br the Great Orient and out of Mle, a sister to One Prince. The Wiikes strain m represented by McKelvie, by McWilkes, the great sweepstakes winner and f 6,000 boar. Several of the best gilta will be bred tf Hadley'n Price, Vol. 18 A. A grandson of the great Hadley, the World's Fair prize winner. The sown to be offered are equally as well bred as the malesFfje of theitn are great urand daughters of Tom Corwin 2d (35.) and many of thpm trace more than fifty times to him; several are grand daughters of deal Black II. S.. the $1,000 boar. All if the sows will be bred to one of the above desirable boars before the day of sale. Sale will be in a large tent and do, postponement on account of weather. Free lunch at 11:30. Sale commences at 12:30. Fro transportation to and from depot at Ashland on B. & M. or Sfutb Bend, or Rock Island R. R. Send for catalogue. Send bids by mail or wire to Col. F. M. Wood, in my care, to Ashland. FACTS ABOUT KINGS. ' For over 400 years every Parthian king bore the name of Arsaces In addi tion to his own. The ancient monarcha of India were -called Palibothri, from the name of their capital city. Some English genealogists pretend that there is a family lino of union -connecting Queen Victoria with Alfred the Great. Kenneth became sole king of Scot land in 834. From his time to the ac cession of James VI. Scotland had forty-four kings. The name Agag, mentioned In Jew ish history as that of an Amalekite king, was used in common by all sov ereigns of that country. The present king of Norway and Sweden, Oscar II., ascended the throne Sept. 12, 1872. Including the present king, Sweden and Norway have en Joyed the rule of forty-seven sover eigns. The present king of Corea is named Li Chung, without any Chang attach ment to his cognomen. He ascended the throne in 1864, anI will remain there until the Russians or Japanese drive him off. From the time of Julius Caesar to that of Constantlne the Great the popular name for a Roman emperor was Caesar; after the reign of Con stantino the sobriquet in the eastern empire was Constantine. The house of Bourbon furnished kings to France, Spain and Naples, and sovereign dukes to Parma. At one time it was said that the humblest member of this royal family was more influential than a prince of any other. The present king of Servia, Alexan der I., was elevated to the throne In the place of his disreputable father, in 1889. He was bom in 1876, and is now a sturdy youth, who, it is said, gives promise of being as disreputable as ex King Milan ever was. The present ameer of Afghanistan Is Abdur Rahman Khan, who ascended" the throne in 1880. It is a little known 'act that Afghanistan once had a Greek emperor, it being comprised within the limits of the territory conquered by Alexander the Great Prussia has had, including the pres ent king, who is also a German emper or, seven kings. The royal house of Hohenzollern was established by Fred erick William of Brandenburg in 1701. The present king of Italy is King Humbert, who ascended the throne Jan. 9, 1878. Victor Emanuel, his father, ascended the throne of Sardinia in 1849 and became king of Italy March 7, 1861. ' ANGLO-SAXON COURTSHIP. A Celestial View at Dancing and the Cause of "Skipping; Matches." Yuan IL'nj-Ia, who recently re corded in Temple Bar his impressions of England from a Celestial stand point, was a good deal puzzled by what he evidently regards as our free-and-easy methods of courtship: "Besides invitations to dinner," he writes, ' 'there are invitations to tea par ties, such as are occasionally given by wealthy merchants or distuingished officials. When the time comes an equal number of men and women as semble and tea, , sugar, milk, bread and the like are set out as aids to con versation. More particularly are there invitations to skip and posture when the host decides what man is to be the partner of what woman, and what woman of what man. Then, with both arms grasping each other they leave the table in pairs, and leap, skip, posture and prance for th-Vtr mutual gratification. A man and a woman previously unknown to one another may lake part in it. They call this skipping tctnshen (dancing)." The reason for this curious proceeding on the part of our countrymen was well explained by a recent writer in a Chinese illustrated paper, the Hwa Pao. "Western etiquette requires," he says, ' 'the man in search of a wife to write to the girl's home and agree upon some time and place for a skip ping match" (scilicet, a dance). "The day arrived, 'youth in red and maid in green,' they come in pairs to the bril liant, spacious hall, where, to the emulous sound of flute and drum, the youth clasping the maiden's waist and the maid resting upon her part ner's shoulder, one pair will skip for ward, another prance backward, round and round the room until they are forced to stop for want of breath. "After this they will become ac quainted" only after this, observe "and then, by occasional attentions over a bottle of wine or exchange of confidences at the tea table, their inti macy will deepen, the maiden's heart become filled with love and they Will mate." No fits after first day's use of Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Free2 trial bottle and treatise sent by Dr. Kline, 931 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa. tf APPLE, 8 to 4 ft. Cherry. 8 to 4 ft, 1 15; Concoru srape vines! 2 WB PAT TH K freight 1 000 ash $ I Hug, Mall'err.T A ibb6 Hrdtre omplple l"rlc lint Fne Int whniit mnte pr. JJansen Nur., Jansen.Neb THE CHURCH MILITANT. The report comes that Dr. Earl Cranston, who was recently appointed a Methodist bishop, is meeting with great success in his western diocese and winning golden opinions on the Pacific coast by his power, ability and Godliness. , I The second Bible Conference held re cently at the Church of the Epiphany, Fifteenth and Chestnut streets, Phila delphia, Pa., was largely attended. The Rev. Dr. J. Wilbur Chauman conduct ed the devotional exercises, and called on the Rev. W. C. Webb, D. D., to offer prayer. Dr. L. W. Munhall took up the same subject which he had dis cussed In his previous address, and spoke of the work of the Holy Ghost. He began his address by referring to the encouraging features in the evan gelistic campaign. The cnurches, he said, were beginning to revive, and when they are once revived the prob lem of reaching the non-church-goers will soon be solved. The Rev. J. A. Rondthaler was for mally installed as pastor of the Ful lerton Avenue Presbyterian church, of Chicago, recently. The ministers in charge of the ceremony were the Rev. N. D. Hillis, of the Central church; the Rev. David C. Marquis, president of the faculty of McCormick Theological Beminary; the Rev. Thomas C. Hall, of the Fourth Presbyterian church, and the Rev. Walter H. Reynolds, moder ator of the Chicago Presbytery. The sermon was preached by Dr. Hillis, on "The Influence of Jesus Christ on Modern Civilization." Before the charges to the pastor and people were delivered, the constitutional questions were asked Dr. Rondthaler by the Rev. W. H. Reynolds, assistant pastor of the Third Presbyterian church. RAM'S HORNS. No sin is so little that it may not be come the soul's master. A poor man with a sunny spirit will get more out of life than a wealthy grumbler. You can sometimes tell how well a man knows Christ, by the way he treats his horse. Zeal in good works, is sometimes more for the glory of the doer than for the glory of God. Love is dead when the husband be gins to grudge the money It takes to support his wife. It is not what we have, but what we do with what we have, that proves our fitness for promotion. There is something wrong with our soul's health, if we have no appetite for any kind of Christian work. In everything, from praying in public to getting a tooth pulled, self wants to obtain a little distinction for itself. No station gives immunity from heartaches and disappointments to the man who is not putting his trust In God. What sick man would send for a doc tor, who had gone no deeper into medi cal books than some preachers have Into the Bible? There is some blessing in being rich and strong and gifted, but there is more in being none of these, and yet doing better than they. Ram's Horn. Important to Sufferers. HOW YOU MAY OBTAIN A LASTING CURE FOR PILES. ' NO SURGICAL OPERATION, NO PAIN, TRI FLING EXPENSE A SIMPLE, HARMLESS REMEDY, BUT IT DOES THE WORK. There are some people who have piles as frequently and regularly as other people have colds. Any little bowel trouble will bring them on, any extra exertion, as in lift ing, will produce them, and in fact will often appear without any apparent provocation. Piles, however, are much more serious than a cold, as the ten dency is always to grow worse until the trouble becomes deep-seated and chronic or developes into some fatal rectal disease. While there are many pile remedies which give relief, yet there is but one which not only gives instant relief but at the same time makes a permanent cure, and that is the well-known Pyra mid Pile Cure. This remedy is compoHf.l of simple, harmless vegetable ingredient1, but com bined so effectively and act so promptly and thoroughly that it cures every lonu of piles, w hether itching, blind, bleding, or protruding. In long standing case the Pyramid Pile cure has proven to b the only cer tain cure except a surgieiil operation, and its advantages over an operation are many, as it is painless, cuuhhh no de lay.or interference with daily occupation and last, but not least, it is cheaper by far than any surgical operation could possibly be, costing but a dollar a pack age at any drug store. The cases that the Pyramid Pile Cure will not reach are so few that physician are doing away with operations for piles and depending upon this cheap but ef fective remedj to accomplish a complete cure, and it never disappoint except in cases beyond the reach of medical skill. The Pyramid Pile Cure is prepared by the Pyramid Drug Company of Albion, Mich., and for sale by druggists every where at 50 cents per package. Each package contains a treatise on cause and cure of piles, together with testimonials from every section of this country. AN EQUINE HERO. Th Rescue of an English Offlour by His Horse, A graphic story is told by Surgeon Captain Grey, one of the officers who served Rhodesia, says the St. James' Budget. In the attack on Mashangam bis the horses began to drop and soon thirteen lay on the ground and it looked as if the men would all be killed. Evidently Captain Turner thought so, for he virtually gave the order "Sauve qui pent," telling every man to fight the best he could for his own haid. But, though the horses continued to fall, the men es caped. Dr. Grey, to use . his own words, "led toward the way out un der, a raking fire at a gallop, and was closely followed by the troop. Very soon, however, I fell from the saddle, struck with a bullet from an elephant gun about 500 yards off. The bullet- struck me on the top of the thigh, smashing the socket of the thigh bone, breaking a vein and otherwise wound ing me. My horse was carried on ai full speed with the rearguard, which rushed at desperate speed to clear the picket-like entrance of the drift, where the natives were rallying in the hope of killing us. As I lay on the grass, bleeding profusely, I looked up and saw two natives aiming at me at a dis tance of about forty feet. At the same moment I saw my horse come thunder ing back from the drift. It suddenly stooped and stood over my prostrate body, coving me from the firing and at the same time making a peculiar noise through its nostrils. I thought it bad been wounded, and that, with the pain, noise and confusion, it had gone mad. This notion, however, was soon dispelled, for it continued to stand over me in a kneeling posture and I could see that the faithful animal had come back to protect me. I may re mark here that this horse, which I my self selected, I made a pet of. The as segais from the approaching natives were now beginning to fly around me, and, thinking if I could reach my horse's back I should be shot, which was preferable to being assegaled, I seized the reins, put my right foot in the stirrup, and made a supreme ef fort to mount. And I was successful, but how I did it I do not know, for my left side was entirely paralyzed. On finding myself in the saddle, I called 'Go!' to my horse, which darted like an arrow toward the exit from the drift." ' ' A BOY W11K A PURPOSE. How Cornelias Vanderbllt Worked His Way Up. Cornelius Vanderbilt's real educa tion was gained in working on his father s farm, and in learning to sail a boat and drive a horse. He showed in boyhood the very quality which distinguished him as a man the pow er of accomplishing things in spite of difficulty and opposition. When he was 12 yaars old his father took a contract for getting the cargo out of a vessel stranded near Sandy Hook and transporting it to New York in lighters. It was necessary to carry the cargo in wagons across a sandy spot, says Youth's Companion. Cornelius, with a little fleet of lighters, three wagons, their horses and drivers, started from home charged with the management or this difficult affair. After loadtrg the lighters and start ing them for the city, he had to con duct his wagons home by land a long distance over Jersey sands. He left the beach with only $6 and reached South Amboy penniless, with six horses and three men. all hungry, still far from home, and separated from S'aten Island by an arm of the sea half a mile wide, that could only be crossed by paying the ferryman $6. This was a puzzling predicament for a boy of 12, and he pondered long how he could get out of it. At length he went boldly to the only inn-keeper of the place and said: "I have three teams here that I want to get over to Staten Island. If you will lend me the money to pay the ferryman Til leave you my best; horse, and if I don't send you back the money within forty-eight hours you can keep the horse." The inn-keeper looked into the bright honest eyes of the boy for a moment and said. "I'll do it" He gave the boy the money, and a borse was ieft in pawn, but he was re deemed within the time promised. A Lake Inderijroiiiid. An underground lake has been dis covered three miles from Genesee. Idaho. It was found by a well-digger. At a depth of sixteen feet clear, pure lake water ran out over the sur face for a time, then settled back to the earth's level. The most curious part of it is that fish were brought to the surface by the overflow. They have a peculiar appearance aDd are sightless, indicating that they are un derground fish. The spring has at tracted much attention, and many farmers in tbe vicinity fear that ffceir farms will drou into the laka .A7M.FENCE Bt Kurth. Howhlrt, Ball-Mronii.PlKudClilrkra-tlnht. With our lll'Pl.K M'TnlUTIC SuklM Ton pjiii iimke 0 nxlsa dT tor ja to 20 ct. a Rod. 0rr Ml ll. ( autlniriie Vine. KIT8ELMAN BROS., ri 141. Ridgevllle, Ind. FASHION NOTES. A superb costume was recently or dered for one of the coming White House receptions at Washington. The material is the new warp dyed silk about which the fashionable world has been quite enthusiastic. It is In ivory white with roses shading from pink to dark maroon. The dress is lavishly draped Avith Valenciennes lace and is made with V shaped neck filled in with embroidered tulle; the sleeves are puffs of silk and lace, and are finished at the elbows with lace ruffles. The inner edge of the hem of the 'skirt has thick ruching made of white, pink and ma roon silk, pinked out at the edges and plaited together, the white ruffle being next to the skirt An evening cloak Is made of rich brocade. It has a deep yoke and high rolling collar of embroidered velvet; from the lower edge of the yoke fall tassel fringes of fine Jet. These are at least half a yard In depth. The sleeves are very large puffs from shoulders to elbows, with fitted cuffs edged with sa ble. The garment falls to the feet and Is finished down the front and around the hem with fur; the collar Is fur-lined and may be worn standing or turned back upon the yoke. A handsome collarette Is made of three rows of lace, one falling below another. The upper row is attached to a collar of very soft, fine crepon. From the front corners of the collar are long scarf ends of the crepon that cross over the bust, pass under the arms and meet at the back with a bow with loops nearly three-quarters of a yard long, and ends that just clear the hem of the dress. An opera hood is made of white plush. The hood portion fits the head comfortably, is edged with soft, white fur, and the cape, which extends well over the shoulders, has a similar trim ming. An enormous bow of soft ribbon is set on top of the hood Just back of the brim, another is at the back of the heck, and a third in the front with tie ribbons with long ends. ' ; Long capes of velvet are lined with bright iridescent satin. Some of the lew capes have brocaded linings, others nave rich silks, with the new warp printing that is so popular and attract i ve. SLIPS OF THE TONGUE. Thing That Were Bidlr Mixed Cp in Their Sarins;. Many persons have said in mistake precisely the reverse of what was in their thoughts, says Cassell's Journal. A workingman called on a country clergyman closely related to a ducal house. The applicant wanted a letter of recommendation to a neighboring nobleman, from whom he hoped to ob tain employment "Why not go per sonally and see my lord?" the friend asked. "Well, you see," was the nervous answer, I do not like speak ing to Lord X ; he may be proud, and not care to listen to the likes of me. It would be quite a different thing if it were yourself, for there's nothing of the gentleman in you." Mr. Bancroft has related that dur ing a holiday jaunt in Switzerland Sir Paul Hunter was lost But news flies apace and gathers as it goes. It was soon said that , guides were away up the mountain to find a missing man Somebody had seen or heard signals of distress. Lady Hunter, safe in the hotel, began to tremble for her hus band. But his predicament was not so desperate after alL He was dis covered and given the necessary help and guidance in bis descent At dusk he re-entered the Alpine hamlet alone, as if nothing had happened. Wishing to avoid notice and curious question ing, be had sent his guides to their own haunts. But as he passed up through a little waiting English crowd Lady Hunter darted to meet him. Oh, Paul," she cried, "I am so glad to see you back? Where have you been? Some silly man has lost him self in one of the mountains and I feared it might be you." Considerate, kindly, but not quite in its literal construction a compliment Some comical slips of the tongue are due to doubtful or insufficient in formation. There may be lack of important knowledge about the per son addressed. Victor Hugo once met a garrulous notary who talked with him on literary subjects. The lawyer belonged to th provinces, and he asked if his companion had heard anything before he left Pans about Hernani," one of Hugo's own plays. Hugo admitted that he had heard it mentioned. It is a miserably stupid piece." ' "Very likely," said the poet "The author must be an abominable person. One of my friends saw him in the street not long ago, and in such a state. The wretched creature is nearly always drunk." The two passed into the same hotel, and what was the consternation of .he man with the libelous tongue when Hugo wrote his name in the arrival register beneath his traducer's eye. Winrror'c Stool WIND 1MII&GI Q UIGGI MILL Mechanically constructed and 1 tuple. Awarded World' Fair Di ploma and Medal. GftlTuiltad RMel Tank, Reffnlator and firfnd- wood Terrace. Chicago. Mb v. rm MSB farm Nut, It is no more Important to know how to grow fruit than to know how to gather, pack and market The feathers of tbe I'ekin duck and of the Kmbden goose are white and always sell for the best price. Eggs sell and poultry sells even when times are hard. The poultry yard is a bank that never closes. Oyster shells can be broken up by putting them in a bag and nam mering them, but it will spoil the It is not good taste to use a $40 saddle on a f 20 horse. Better im prove the horse If you have to use a $5 saddle. It is not necessarily the biggest crop of fruit that is the mot profit able. The quality is a very import ant factor. The man with a small farm la much happier and prosperous than tbe one with a large farm for which he is heavily in debt Keep a supply of buckles, rivets, eta, on hand to repair harness. By making repairs in time much time and money may be saved. Experience is a good school but a man can by reading the experiences of others be greatly benefited in ad vance of his own experience. One of the best qualities of the dairy cow is lacking if she is not gentle. Gentle treatment is the best way to seoure gentleness in the cow. Dry weather is frequently the cause of a orop failure. It would pay to consider the question of irri gation, on a small scale, for potatoes, etc. With arrangements for water ing potatoes in a dry time failures would be much less frequent Home Hint. Salt fish are quickest and best freshened by soaking in sour milk. Dredging a little flour over the top of a cake will keep the Icing from running. In beating whites of eggs for me ringue or frosting do not add the sugar until the egg is stiff. To keep cake from sticking to the pan dredge the inside of the pan with flour after buttering it, shake off all that will fall, and pour in the dough. If tea be ground like coffee o, orusned immediately before hot water is poured upon it It will yield nearly double the amount of its ex hilarating qualities. To cut fresh bread so that it may be presentable when served heat the blade of the bread knife by laying first one side and then the other across the hot stove. Almost anything that is made with baking powder can be raised quite as well with suur milk or buttermilk and soda, allowing one even teaspoon ful of soda to a pint of milk. BUY FRESH KANSAS OmiM, Field, flarden, Tree and Flower Seed, nil eapeelall jr irruwn and uImHhH fnr WAlArn anil n ml iillmnto. A 1 Fi. 1 f . ITaHlMMim, a other !mg plant for dry climate wwlalty. OurelegantlV7cata- KANSAS I F. Barteldee A CoV logne In ready will be mailed rRKR on application. BKNuronoNCNOw. Q HOUSE) LAWRENCE, KANSAS. RATES, fl.OO and 11.50 TER DAT. THE Mm InlU R. W. CHARTERS, Manager. T 731 O Street, Lincoln, ISTelo. One Block from Postofflce. One Block from B. & M. GOOD SAMPLE ROOMS. iuyi!Myiiii J. G. RUSSELL, Proprietor. Special Rates to Members of the Legislature. CORNER ELEVENTH and Q STREETS, BEST too J. L HODGMAN, D. D. g "5 o st. Lincoln ..... PRICES REDUCED Alloy Fillings...... 50s GoldFiilings $1 OO UP Beet Porcelaiu Teeth....................... 4 00 Best White Teeth 8 OO Extracting Teeth Without Pain 50 WRemember the name HODOMAN. Bring this with you. IEEAXiF1 PRICE for 30 DAYS. CLOSING OUT! Going to Missouri. Have about 70 head of choice POLAND CHINA Berkshire Hoes Consisting of 4 herd boars, 22 brood sows, (bred for spring farmers) 24 gilts and the balance, boars ready for service. TbiB is choice stock. No culls. My entire herd of fine Holsteins same price. Must soil. For Genuine Bargains write at once.- H. Mention Ihdefindknt. Granulated sugar, If used In caks asking. Is apt to make a caka fall To prevent salt from caking, mix a small quantity of corn starch with it An excellent gargle for a diphtheritic sore throat is made of equal parts of pure alcohol and water. It is harm less and effective. A meringue may be easily spoiled by placing it la an oven that is too hot It should brown slowly, and it will then rise well, and be light and spongy. Another good one is a teaspoonful of glycerine, one tablespoonful of lime water, and a teaspoonful of paregoric; this makes a good gargle, but care should be taken not to swallow any. When there is a bit of fish left from a meal it will make a very good soup by being picked !a small pieces, and boiled in milk, and served with crou ton. Old potatoes are made mealy by be ing soaked for an hour in cold water after being peeled. When boiling, cook in salted water. When done, pour off water, and shake well in covered ket tle. . Meats that are boiled will be more tender if they are cooked gently In stead of being allowed to ramp. Proper cooking will make tough meat more tender; wrong cooking will make ten der meat tough. It Is sometimes useful to know that a teaspoonful of corn starch is equal to one egg, and may be substituted in case of a scarcity of eggs for part of the eggs in custards or other dishes where milk and eggs are called for. If milk is added to the dish water, It will be found very beneficial in washing dishes. It softens the water, prevents hands from chapping, and also prevents the greasy scum from appearing on top of the water. About half a cup should be used. Cracks in the floor may be filled with the following mixture: Mix one table spoonful of alum with a pound of flour, and work into a smooth paste with wa ter. Pour on this two quarts of boiling water, and stir all while it boils; then add a few drops of carbolic acid or oil of cloves. Shred up newspapers Into small pieces, work them into a pulp with this paste. When the paste is fin ished it should be as thick as putty, and It ought to harden like papier mache. Few people know how to roll an um brella properly, and yet it is not diffi cult, if you once understand what Is necessary. The right way is to hold the ends of the ribs and the stick with the same hand and hold them tightly together to prevent their twisting, while the covering is being rolled around with the other hand. In this way an umbrella may be as tightly rolled as when it came" from the store. It is the twist of the ribs out of shape around the stick that spoils the looks of .h umbrella ,'." SHIPS . . . . . lUlfnlTO IL-i:rn.col:nL, lTe"b. too TEETH CJ .AND. S. WILLIAMSON, Beaver City, K:!).