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IS 6 THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT- Novcinbor 23, 1800. ".,",.A."'.A.,',.A.'"',.A.,'.A.'"'.A.,,,.A.'"'.A.'",.A.,','.A.'"'.A.,,,,.A-',,,.A.,,",.A. g BIG MONEY IN BIRDS ft fef if 8 A TALE OF HEZEKIAH SHARP'S GREAT BUSI NESS VENTURE IN TURKEYS. ! . BY MARTIN JOHNSON, ... COPYRIGHT, 1899, BY MARTIN JOHNSON. 9 : 1 W ,,T'"'T'iT''T'"'T",'T'',,Ti "liezctlah Slmrp la In every soune of the word the unique character in Kant Tilbury townBhlp. He is a recluse In Bome ways, and yet he cannot be prop erly called one, for he does not shun the companionship of his fellows, nor does be condemn the various conven tions of society which they are aceun- torued to ob serve, lie cele brates every hol iday with as much fervor as Jany of his neigh bors uud looks forward to Thanksgiving (day as eagerly as any school boy iu the conn- V mm neat that belt I of timber laud in unnRirn them cake-known as the fully. Ten Wile woods and makes a comfortable living by per sistent hunting and desultory forming and poultry raising. Ho lives quite alone and always enjoys his Thauks givlng dinners in the same company. Last spring he went into turkey rais ing on rather a large scale considering the limitations of his farm. The chicks gave him no end of trouble, but he nursed them carefully through the '"pip" stage and other ills that young turkeys are heir to and succeeded In bringing through a comparatively large flock that suggested many future Thanksgivings. But the proximity of the woods set the primeval blood tingling iu the 1 '"A ...'f-'V-.'"T',,T!-T''",T,-'i 0 ns wild as hawks, he managed to catch a glimpse of theiu every few days. All hope of domesticating them was gone; but, at any rate, they would be excel lent sport for the fall shooting, and he could sell them In the county town at a higher price than the tame birds. The recreant flock, not knowing the designs that were harbored against them, grew plump and fat on this wild life, and "many a time and oft" did Ilezeklah hear their exultant gobble, gobble, coming from the depths of the woods. One day, while listening to their cries of defiance, It dawned upon him that the ammunition he would have to . buy. before he could place big market would eat into the profits, so he de cided that some one else would have to put up the expenses, and as lie wa a man of some re sources he soon hit u p o n n scheme for Ac complishing Ills purpose. I here was a crowd of dudi's bhot that was in the county mood. town about V miles off who considered themselves knowing hunters, and he would work a little game to have thein shoot his turkeys and then pay him well for doing It. j lie began operations the third week before Thanksgiving by spending four or five days hunting in the part of the ,h;st as rather close to my shanty lately, I think I'll knock a few of them off." Ilezeklah got some shot that was "Just as good" and returned home to await developments. , The following Monday morning he got up early, concealed himself in the woods and waited. It was not "long till be heard a couple of shots close to where he knew the flock was feeding, ile rushed over to the spot, gun in hand, and came upon two of the dude sportsmen Joyfully comparing a couple of fine birds. He angrily accused them of shooting his fowls, and threatened to have them arrested. "But," protested tbo two, "they're wild. We shot them in the woods." "Shot them in the woods, did you?" yelled Ilezeklah. "You're a smart set, ain't you? Come over here, and I'll show you the coops I raised them in." There was nothing else to do. They went to the shanty, Hezeklah, fuming all the way and vowing what he would do. There was no louger;any doubt about the identity of the birds. The coops were there as a proof of it Then the two offered to pay a dollar each for the turkeys, but Hezeklah would have none of their money. He would have the law on them and teach such know nothings a lesson about killing other people's turkeys. Finally he reluctant ly conent?d t? take $5 each for the birds fud say 1)0 more about It. T!ie two sports went back to town, not to warn others of the danger, but to boaKt of their prowess. True, they hnd paid well for their sport, but it was not their place to publish Bucb a thing. Besides, there were some other fellows la town that they would like to see taken In. Next duy Ilezeklah was kept busy holding up the unsuspecting crack shots from town. Each man paid his hush money nnd went home a poorer but a more enlightened hunter. Every day the flock got thinner and thinner, and the old sock in Hezekiah's shanty grew more corpulent according ly. Before the week was over the rem nants of the flock hovered so close to the shanty that even a city hunter would not think of calling them wild. Hezeklah now thinks that there is nothing on earth that will beat turkeys for making money, and this year his Thanksgiving will be one of unadulter ated gratitude. 1 Not Radical Enough The Jones campaign in Chio more nearly represented the Henry George campaign for the mayorality of New York than any other in our recollection None of the . intelligent supporters of Jones believed that he would accomplish much, even were he elected governor of unio ana no snrewa student of polities among those supporters, believed that he could be elected. The great maioritv of those who voted for Jones did so in protest against existing economic condi tions. The returns indicate that more of his votes were drawn from the demo cratic than from the republican Dartv. although Jones has hitherto been affil iated with the latter organization. From this we can properly draw the couclu sion that radical as is the democratic organization compared with what it was six years ago, it is not yet radical enough ior uiousnnaH or lis supporters, ana that in order to hold its ground it must grow more and more radical. It also indi cated that many thousands of democrat ic voters will not; in the future, be satisfied with platform declarations, when candidates are not nominated who do not fully represent them. This was the case in Ohio, for John R. McLean, aimougn a iew years ago ne would have been termed a radical democrat, has not kept step with the advance of his party. -ine oayonet. Treason to Faith He is guilty of high treason against the faith who fears the result of any in vestigation, whether philisophical or scientific or historical. And, therefore, nothing should be more welcome than the extension of knowledge of any and every kind; for every increase in our nc cuumulations of knowledge thrown fresh light upon these the real problems of our day. If geology proves to us that we must not interpret the first chapters of Genesis literally; if historical investi gation shall show us that inspiration, however it may protect the doctrine, yet was not empowered to protect the, nara tive of the inspired writers from occa sional inaccuracy; if careful criticism shall prove that there have been occa sional interpolations and forgeries in that book, as in many others, the results should stitl be welcome. Even the mistakes of careful and rev erent students are more valuable now than truth held in unthinking acquies cence. The substance of tho teaching which we derive fr3m the Bible will not be really effected by anything of this sort, while its hold upon the minds of bolieveri and its power tostir the depths of the f pirit of man, howeer much weakend at first, must be immeasureably strengthened in the end by clearing away any blunders which may have been fastened upon it by human inter pretation. Edwnrd Everett Hale. Use Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup at once for bronchitis and grippoi It has stood the test and is positively a reliable rem edy. Life is too short to experiment with new co-called "sure cures. Bulls Cough Syrup rosts but 25 cts, HidOS and Wool. TAKING UP "THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN." young chicks' veins, and they yearned for the liberty of bygone days the days when their untamed progenitors wandered at will through the woods with a future that held not the slight est hint of Thanksgivings. In less than a week their wild nature had asserted itself, and the whole flock forsook the quiet of the farmyard for the liberty of the Ten Mile woods'. It was "a rever sion to type" that would have delight ed Parwlu and was not so very sur prising in view of the fact that it Is but ,a comparatively short time since turkeys were II rst domesticat ed. The reversion was in no way a delight to Ilez eklah, however, and he did not hesitate to say what he thought of turkeys In general. The in- ratltude of the creatures hurt him even more maok tub fockst UK- than the loss of VKUBKUATK. thein, To U,,nk that for months he had coaxed and coddled nnd spoon fed them until they were able to do for themselves and then they had turned from him like this! It was too much. However, he determined to keep an eye on them, and, although 'tbey were 19 W2 h k. N mm f . i woods remotest from his shanty. Ev ery day he made the forest reverber ate to tne reports of tils double barrel ed shotgun. The neighbors no ticed Hezeklah was doing u good deal of shooting, but as he never at any time gave any account of his kills and had told no o io of his scheme noth ing was suspect ed. If the truth were told. Hpkp. coNSKNuen to tarr m-Kkiah neither dollars racu. kiilfd nor In tended to kill anything that week. The ouly result of all his bluster and noise was that the turkeys shunned the far Hide of the woods and began to habl tnte that part nearest to his shanty. But this was Just what Hezeklah wanted. At the end of the week he drove to the county town and. going Into the leading guusinith's. asked for a couple of pounds of turkey shot "Why. that's something we're never asked for aiiy more." said the gun smith In surprise. "What are you go ing to do with It. Mr. Sharp Y' "Oh." replied Hezeklah Iu a careless sort of way, "there's a flock of wild turkeys drifted Into the Teu Mile wood, and, as they've been coming round THE PUMPKIN'S UMENT I wantrd tome laughing urchin to carv Me into the form of ." man. That, taken for one of the rarer race. I might get a Miit the cook on my face "Ti only tuch morula who can. But here muxt I languish, deep iu th dough. And atnimer and ainle and die. No I 1 hare future beyond the pan. , 1 ytt will get "Into the form o! a man," For here bt comn nvw (or the ptc. t . . . . J- . Cm. DOBSON & LAND6REN Dealers in Hides, Wool, Tallow, and Furs. Send in your goods and get the HIGHEST market price. 920 R STREET, LINCOLN, NEBPv The Way to go California is in a tourist sleeper, personally con ducted, via the Burlington Route. You don't change cars. You make fast time. ,iou see the finest scenery on the globe. Your car is not so exMnHivelv furnish ed as a palace sleeper, but it is just aa clean, just as comfortable, just as good to ride in and nearly 120.00 cheaper. It has wide vestibules; Pintsch gas, high dbck seats; a uniform f ullman porter; clean bedding; spacious toilet rooms; tables and a heating range. Being strongly and heavily 'built, it ridea smootniy, m warm in winter and cool in summer. In charge of each excursion party is an experienced excursion conductor who accompanies it right through to Los Angeles. Cars leave Omaha, St. Joseph. Lincoln and Hastings every Thursday, arriving San Francisco following Sunday Jx An geles, Monday. Only three days from the Missouri River to the Paeific Coast, in cluding a stop-over of 1 hours at Denver and 5i hours at Salt Lake City two of the most interesting cities on the conti nent For folder giving full information, call at any Burlington Route ticket office, or write to J. Fbancis. Gen'l Pass. Agent, Omaha, Neb. Look at This! 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Riggs' Pharmacy, FUN IE OPERA HOUSE, 12th and O 8TO. How One Mother Saved Her Daughter The first critical period in a woman's life comes at the pass ing of her girlhood. How to preserve the daughter's health at this crisis is the problem that confronts every mother of girls. Mrs. J. M. Riggs, of Car- terville, Mo., solved the prob- lem. She says : "My daughter Josie during the winter of 1897-98, suffered a complete breakdown in health. She was thin and pale, had no appetite, and was so weak that she was uuable to walk to school. Those who knew her condition said that she was in the first stages of consumption. Shortly after school closed, on the advice of a neighbor, we began giving her Dr. Wil liams' Pink Pills for Pale People. The effect on her condition was marvelous. Before she had taken half a box her condition was improved, and she kept on gaining appetite, strength and flesh until she was entirely well. "She took three bottles of the pills and to-day there is not u healthier, moro robust looking girl in Cartervllle. She is fleshier and healthier than ever before in, her life." Mks. J. M. Riugs. Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public, this 15th day of October, 1898. Wm. Wolcott, Notary Public From the Journal, Oartcrville, Mo. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills lor Pale People contain, iu a condensed form, all the ele ments necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are an unfailing specific for such dis eases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia rheu matism, nervous headache, the after-effects of la grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexions, all forms ot weakness either in male or female. Or. Williams' Pink Pills (or Pale People are never told by t!i dozen or hundred, but always in pack ages. Atall druggists, or direct from the Dr. Wil liams Medicine Company. Schenectady, N. 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I 1-3 OFF All $1.00 Patent Medicines 6j( All 50c Patent Medicines 35c? GREAT TABLET SALE 3 FOR 2 All Tablets, PeHcil or Ink;. whetheric, 2c, 3c, 5c, 10c, 15c 20c or 25c, three for the price of two. You . pay for two and get three. Special Sale on Mixed Paints. Great Re duction on all lines. This Sale to Continue Thirty Days. f Hub Clothing Building DRVC F1DIIP QTflDC No. 104-106 North 10th Street nil T u UKUu 0 1 UKt EVERY WEEK ON THURSDAY AT 6 P.M. The Burlington have a Pullman Tourist Wide Vestibuled Sleeper leave Lincoln for Los Angeles without change and the price of a double berth is but $5.00. City Ticket Office Corner loth and O Streets. ' Telephone 335. Burlington Depot 7th Street, Between P and Q. Telephone 35. Rp Wis! TftkeTimb7 th8 it forelock by buying youreoal NOW BEFORE THE RUSH.. We sell all kinds at as low price aa any- 2,000 pounds to the ton Is what we give Centerville Block Coal 119 South Twelfth. Phone 397. 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