Harrison Journal OEO. D. CANON, Ed. and Prop. HARRISON - - NEBRASKA Presents received anouvsaously, if edible, should be tried on tee eog flret An education In the schools Is only half an education. One cannot walk with only one leg. In selling China useless rifles Russia was undoubtedly moved by her great desire to preserve peace. Before long Spain may feel that In sing forced to get off the Western con tteMt It's really better off. The Cubans should remember that a ttttle home sense is essential to the es tablishment of a stable government Another fireproof building was burn sal In New York the other day, thus fearing that there continues to be noth ing In a name. Nicholas still has ah Idea that Battens may learn to use their arms only to fall on each other's necks in a ring manner. The man who has discovered a proc ess of welding iron under water by electricity ought to get a good salary in the Spanish navy. With Jags at 5 cents apiece produced from a liquor distilled from peanuts Manila onght to be an attractive place for peanut politicians. An Ohio man Is under arrest for steal ing a church. Careless people In some localities will persist In leaving their thnrches out over night. Those St Louis people who refrained from attending church through, dread ef footpads were too much influenced hi their religious life by the fear of It la pronounced Eel-o-cel-o (Iloilo) on the Island of Pa nigh (Panay). It Is well that we should begin to get used hi the correct pronunciation of our new dona. Ten to one were Hobson to try an other kissing tour he would be whipped hy a series of Indignant big brothers Irate husbands. But he won't li sp It again. m exchange calls on Nikola Tesla a scheme by which we can tele- wlthout revenue stamps. Un- aaaptlr Mr. Tenia's Inventions rarely take at practical a turn. t la a rumor afloat that the earth the moon are approaching each 1 at a rate which will result short ly ia a collision. If ever this happens II wfll be the worst strike in history. e's talk of building a new White Where the idea started is not because it's well known thou- ef leading statesmen would be tee willing to live for years in It as It is. scientists are making ar- its to import a few American snltoea Into England In order to stmdy their habits. Better not - Re member the experience of Masaachu- i and the gypsy moth. ' since a republican form of gov- was established In France on the ruins of the second empire, and the eradication of the commune, Us future has been threatened more or less by iwreiutlonary movements. Tet In some way or other it has always escaped the peril, and escaped not only In safety, feat unscathed. The plotters have never had the courage of their purpose. They have shrunk from trying conclusions with the government weapon in hand. "fetylhmg that conduces to health hi new good form," says a society pa per, whence It would appear that Is graciously yielding to the i of reason. The same authority that women need no longer hesi tate protect their feet from damp ness by wearing rubbers, especially as are now made In comely Bow the law which governs astasas gets Itself enacted "In the air" Is a most carious study. ! recent decision in the ef St Loam, the Olobe-Demo- "Judgo WIthrow, of this rendered a decision that will thaw who are In favor of He baa dismissed a petl- i which then was collusion be ta parties, an agreement in : as to the coarse to be pursued i the decree was refused. Judge aid that collusion at any esaa af the preceedlngs Is a conspir acy age last Jostles 'and stops the judi cial machinery, far the reason that the sits to promote Justice and to fraud.' The attempt to or- thls Stats a system of dl- i yea wait Is net a success. i to aa Eprlght beach." The step ef Jaage Wttkraw to a loaf and a good la a right dlrsettoa. These by afrsssneat or eaflnaton are shameful and altogether toe plsnU ML Tat quicker they are throwa eat af swart the better eeT the was. "Caw tiht4wa to peeasastoaaf aaaaaato ef n Users," saM eae ctCe fcy COmm, "a Cat t&a amatory ef the UaJas t"l to awaralii. It to aa Mis aeae, 12 csam da awtorraaeaa Mas Crricj f C tst?sa tyvan wCl ka d.Min rrrd. but the coumctioii can nev er lx trai-ed. The reaion Is that the mud on the harlKir bottom Is from twelve to forty feet deep. It's the moat remarkable bed of ooze and slime In the world, and contains three centuries of debris. There is everything In that deposit, from a bishop's crozier to a sewing machine. It has been the dump ing ground of a great city ami of all the fleets of the world ever since the days of Columbus, and when an anchor comes up it is liable to bring along any tning under the sua. The place Is a perfect network of old wires and ca bles, and to identify any particular one as leading to the historic buoy No. 4 would be simply an impossible task. All the Spaniards had to do was to cut the shore connections. The charnel house of the harbor will tell no tales." The American wheelman should con gratulate himself that he is not subject to the laws in force at Prague, which regulate and prescribe the proper use of the bicycle, according to the ideas entertained of the matter by the au thorities of that Bohemian city. Those desiring to use the bicycle there must first get and pay for a license, after which the applicant Is uotlned to ap pear before the board of police for med ical examination. If his physical condi tion Is such that riding would entail consequences Injurious to his health, a license is refused him. If, on the con trary, the examination results favor ably, he is then compelled to give a public display of his proficiency as a rider. If he shies, or tumbles, or wob bles, or exhibits erratic tendencies to go where he does not Intend, or other wise manifests symptoms dangerous to the safety and destructive to the peace of mind of the public, he gets uo 11- j cense. If, however, he displays satis- i factory evidences of his skill, his like-I ness is taken by the official photog-1 rapher. and his license given him. Li-1 cense and likeness must then be pasted in a little book, to be always in the Till er's possession, when disporting him self on his wheel, and to lie always pro duced when police exigencies require It Obviously, personal and general good are not forgotten in Prague. The time-honored belief that wheat is the chief article of consumption among the nations of the earth is destined to be rpdely shattered. According to re cently published statistics, wheat no longer takes first rank among the food products. In fact it comes third, after potatoes and corn, the ratio standing: Potatoes, 4,000,00 ,() bushels; corn, 2,000,000,000; wheat 2.500,000.000; rye, 1,300,000,000; and barley, 750,000,000. There are, according to the table of sta tistics, two nationalities wibch are far ahead of all others In the consumption of potatoes the Irish and Germans the one consuming four pounds per head daily, the other three and one half, while the American Is a very poor potato eater, getting away with only two-thirds of a pound a day. The greatest wheat consumers are the French, with 467 pounds per bead an nually; the British, with 250; the Amer icans, with 240; the Germans, with 180; and the Russians, with only 90 pounds per year. Barley and rye are substi tuted for wheat In Germany and rye and oats In Russia. These statistics destroy another Illusion. It has been for generations the belief that John Bull leads the world In meat consump tion, but he does not It Is Uncle Sam who leads in this as In other things and disposes of 150 pounds annually per capita, while England conies next with 100 pounds. The Irish and the Italians ! consume very little meat the one on! an average not over 30, the other not over 25 pounds all the year round, the deficiency being made up In potatoes and vegetables. In eggs America again leads all creation, the annual consump tion amounting to 133 per head, while Canada shows up with only 80, France with 78 and Germany with 75. In sweetness England outranks all crea tion. It gets away annually with 80 pounds of sugar per head of popula tion, and after England comes Amer ica with 73 pounds, while the Span iards use but 7 pounds the year round. In drinking the American Is more mod erate than the German or the British; he Is satisfied with 15 gallons to the 22 of the German, the 30 of John Bull. And while the German smokes his 48 ounces of good tobacco, the American has up to date consumed only 43 ounces, and, on account of the war rev enue, will have to get along with less hereafter. Taking It all in all, the Americans, the English and the Ger mans know how to eat and drink, and If a man Is what he eats then they are on top of creation. Paeaenoala In Parrots. At Rlvolto, near Arco, three persons recently died In the same bouse of pneumonia. Two parrots In the house died about the same time. Suspicions were aroused, and careful examination was made. It was found that both the parrots bad died of acute pneumonia, and there Is 00 doubt In the minds of the medical men concerned that the three human victims took the disease from the birds. This Is not the first oc casion on which It baa been established beyond doubt that men have taken the Infection of dangerous diseases from parrots.- London Chronicle. Natare a ad Might. A scientific writer says that night Is the time watch Nature utilises for the growth of plants aad animals; cMMrea, ton, grow bom rapidly during the la tat day time the system Is ef toe waste cen- ea activity, bat while asleep M free to extend lis opera beyond the store repUdag of as oae advantage wealth. When a peer man Is sk there toataoasresathaaartef atoahystaaa DUEL WITH SNAKta M MuiA. Kival Hindoo Scrt ent ( huritirr in IHihi l-t onll ii l ie it. On the morrow iwhlch was the third day) there as a ion,; delay; the pro logue was cut aud out. Each of the masti'iN whs in a very keen anxiety as to si,;ike the other had been re serve mi- the great effort At last Sotiti r c-auie to the end of his patience. and 'bade theiu i-rcuiptorily play or pay. Thereupon Anant Ham set a small cloth on the ground very gently, and called loudly to have the first go. The "Lord of Devils" did uot stand upon the order of his going, agreed on the lnstaut; and his two pupils turned up a large basket in the middle of the ring, and shook out of It about niue feet of that poisonous constrictor, the great bamadryad, or king cobra. It is the only snake in India that attacks of it self at all times. Its fierceness and courage are only equaled by the bright ness of Its colorings and the strength of its coils. It can poison as mortally and strangle as surely as any snake In the world. The Egyptian cerastes at tacks and bites; the fer-de-lauee of St. Lucia drops from tha tree, vicious and fatal, on the horseman. Hut they are not constrictors. The great hamadryad rears Its green length of active, two fold, ferocious death In unparalleled dreadfulness. Anaut Kam threw up his arms over his head as the double horror rushed hissing at him; in a breath Its coils were around him. Its fangs tearing his arms. He flung hlruscl! down at the pain; and, put about by this sudden act the snake stopped biting a moment to tighten Its coils. Then it reared a quarter of Its body above bis head, and as quickly as it could Iwnd and strike bit him horribly In the neck under the left ear. On the instant It Jerked out its fangs with a shrill whistle, and fell all slack about him; he had bitten clean ! through its back, and was tearing Its body asunder with frenzied hands. He rose bleeding, dusty, wild-eyed, and ghastly; staggered to the cloth that hid his snake and yelled: "Quick! to the trial! All three of you! Quick!" The "Lord of Devils" and his pupils hustled round him; he whipped away the cloth, and bared to their eyes a lit tle, crooked, gray-brown stick. They stared at It they stared at one another, and slowly knowledge came to them They knew how Anant Ram had con quered the bamadryad; that he had won the devils to fight for him. They moved around the little stick, with out stretched, twitching bands, their star tling eyes glued to it striving to beat down their dread, to force themselves to touch It, to awake it to malignant life. Slowly their dread mastered them their faces grew gray and then green one man gave back a step, then anotb er; one by one they lore away their eyes from the dormant horror; glared at one another in the agony of utter fear; turned with one accord, and fled fled as men Dee with the fear 4 of death at their backs, and the devils of the lone night and the waste on th'eir heels. But Anant Ram lay, heedless of the screaming Joy of the victorious Panjab, sucking the blood of the dead hamadryad for dear life, while his pu pils, in fevered haste, plied him with remedy on remedy. In the confusion Nouier secured yet more material to make surer his discoveries, and to ren der this mystery of the East a working medicine against the terror of the ser pent Anant Ram came out of It alive, and rich; but he swears that in win ning his great fight he lost the secret of ages. He dreads Souter as he dreads nothing else; and to him alone will he reveal the mysteries of his craft Pall Mall Magazine. NIGHT IN THE STORM. Peri Ions Esperience Upon the Open Prairie in the West. George F. Ruxton gives. In "Adven tures In the Rocky Mountains," a thrill lng description of a night spent on the open prairie In a blizzard. The advent of the storm was sudden and terrible. Black, threatening clouds descended until they touched the earth; a hollow murmurswept through the bottom, but not a branch stirred In the wind; the naked cottonwoods stood like ghosts. I knew what was coming, and turned my horse toward the timber two miles distant Before we bad covered half the distance the tempest broke upon us. 1 ne ciouas openea ana arovc in our faces a storm of freezing sleet, which frose upon us as It felL The first squall of wind carried away my cap, and the enormous hailstones, beating on my head and face, almost stunned me. My hunting shirt was soaked In an Instant and as quickly frozen bard, and my horse was a mass of Icicles. To ride was Impossible, and I Jumped off snd covered my bead wltb the ssddle blanket The horse and the following mules turned their sterns to the wind, and made for the open prairie. I was un able to drive them to the shelter of the timber. Perfect darkness soon set In. still the animals kept on, and I followed or rather was blown after them. My blan ket, frosen stiff, required all the strength of my numbed fingers to prevent its be ing blown swsy. In an Incredibly short time two feet of snow covered the bare prairie, and through this we floun dered on til we could go no farther. The animals stopped, huddled togeth er, and would not move, xhausted, I sank down, and covering my head with the blanket crouched like a ball la the snow, expecting certain death. The wind roared over the prairie, driving the snow before It burying me aad the animals. For boars I remained with my head oa my knees, with the pressing like a weight of lead It. At short Intervals the mules weald groea alood and fall upon the bow, aad then again straggle oa their Jasa, AJ1 night tsag tha piercing bawl Of i lit- W III 1 IS WHH I M I I . II I Mm ilju wind, i j 1 was Just sinking into a Ktuinir when : the mules licgun to snort and shake themselves. I roused tip. but was In total darkness, burled under the snow. I thrust out my arm. and through the oteii!ng saw the slurs shining in the sky. The storm had ceased, j 1 tried to stand, but fell forward In ! the snow. Finally I freed myself, nian- aged to mount my horse, and reached the camp on the Arkansas that even ing, half dead with cold and hunger. The turning back of the waters of the Red Sea by a strong wind, as told in Exodus, was recated last spring In presence of Major Tullock. who has re ported the facts to the British Govern ment A wind arose so violent that It drove all the waters buck, leaving all the sailing vessels stranded on the sandy led of the sea. Electric power derived from the wa terfalls of Tivoll, which constitute one of the most famous gems of Italian scenery, is now transmitted about fif ten miles across the Campagna to Illu minate Rome aud to drive the tram cars, whose presence in the streets of the Eternal City Is so striking a re minder of the universality of modern practical science. Some plants stow away starchy ma terial in their leaves, seeds or roots for future use. The slow chemical com binatlon of this substance with oxygen is a form of combustion, and produces warmth. It Is by this means that the tiny Alpine flower is able to melt a passage for Itself up through the ice, and find Its way to liberty and sun shine. In Bavaria an effort has been made to Introduce Into commerce what may be termed solidified petroleum. Soda lye, fat and ts'troleum are heated to gether for an hour, and give a soap like product, which solidities on cool ing. Sawdust or other combustible may be mixed with the material, and It can be made into bricks for fuel, it would give a very smoky flame. Among the most wonderful monsters of the Age of Reptiles was the ichthyo saurus, or "flsb-llzard," Ijtst summer a very perfect specimen was uncovered In a quarry at Stockton, in Warwick shire, England. The creature is twenty feet In length, Its head alone being almost four feet long. The ichthyo saurus possessed gigantic eyes, whose lenses could be focused at will for dif ferent distances. It hunted Its prey In the sea. An Instrument has been made In Eng land to be sent to Japan. Its use Is to measure the blow of a wave. A similar apparatus was used to measure the wave-blow off the Skerryvore Rock. Scotland. There the waves sweep In from the wide Atlantic. In summer a force of over GOO pounds to the square foot was recorded. In winter as high as a ton to the square foot was attained. This gives an Idea with what ships, lighthouses and other similar struc tures have to contend. On the 0th of last Septemlwr an im mense sunsfiot which, with Its attend ant smaller siiots, bad unexpectedly made Its appearance more than a week before, crossed the central meridian of the sun's disk, and that same night magnificent displays of the aurora bu reaus were seen. At the same time magnetic needles were disturbed. This Is one of the most striking Instances in recent years of the connection between spots on the sun and magnetic disturb a noes on the earth. While the great spot was crossing the sun, uncommon ly warm weather for the season was experienced on both sides of the Atlan tic, and some have suggested that this, too, was a phenomenon connected di rectly with the solar disturbance. One on the Rector. TV. little daughter of a local clergy. man has reached the age where big words are apt to floor her, and where she Is very sensitive to the remarks of an older brother. Sot long ago she came running In to her father. "Papa, papa, George called me names. "Why, what did Georgle sayT' "Ob." said the little girl wltb a strong expression of disgust "he said I practiced what I preached. I don't do ir "Well, my child, I " "But 1 don't do I, papa? I don't any more than you do, do IT" And tbeu the rector choked up. But he took a half hour from bis sermon and explained the mesulng of the ob noxious expression to the beat of his ability. Cleveland Plain Dealer. or Interest te Banters. An experienced skating teacher lays great Importance upon the kind of shoes worn. "A great dial Is said," be remarked, "about properly supporting the ankle, and people complain thst tbey cannot skate because their snkles are weak. Now, In at least five out of ten of those cases, there Is nothing at all the matter with either ankle or Its support The trouble Is right here," and be touched the side of the shoe just below the Instep and above the hollow of the foot "This part of the shoe," he continued, "ought to be very snug and stiff, to bold the foot straight and prevent Its twisting between the tee and the beeL Thst Is what usually makes the skater 'wabble and lose bis footing, and then be thluks the trouble Is with the ankle," says Harper's Bs- sar. The height of the shoe does art matter aucu." Keeping Pntatoev A correspond' tit of Farming srggeets that potatoes will keep best at a low temperature, a little above freezing. Many potatoes are spoiled by being kept In too warm a place during the early fall and late spring. Tbey should be kept in a dry place. If it will keep dry. a deep cellar Is preferable, for the reason that It is more likely to have a low uniform temperature, and will not be reduced to freezing temperature so readily as more shallow ones. The bins in a potato cellar should not be too large. A three-hundred bushel bin should be the largest used. Smaller ones would suit better. Slatted floors for the bins and slated walls between the bins, which allow the sir to pass around them, are better than close walls or floors. The circulation of air which they allow keeps the potatoes dry and prevents heating. It Is not a good plan to put potatoes In the cellar aa soon as they are dug. It Is better to put them In pits In the field until the weather gets cold enough to freeze the ground a few Inches deep. In pitting them temporarily, If the I ground is wet, put the potatoes In conical pile on the surface; but, If the ground Is dry, dig a shallow pit for them and use the dirt out of It for cov ering. After the potatoes have been placed In sn even conical pile, cover them with a layer of pea or other straw about four Inches thick, and then cov er them with from three to five Inches of dirt. In such a pit potatoes will keen through a severe frost. Mrs. Window's Sootiiimj FYitcr tor child fen teething, softens the rami, reduces Intlama nation, allays In, rnrrf wlorfenllc. 25c bottle WANTEI.-Ce of t.1 health Ihnt frl P A Se not N'tefH s.'ud 5 renin to KHrn ( hemic 3o., Ni.w York, for 10 tamoles aud l.'wlestimoDlaia. Three tablespoons of fleshly made tea, with a pinch of nutmeg, Imparts an Indescribable flavor to applu pie. To Improve sweetbreads and give them a fine flavor soak them In mild lemon Juice water an hour, and then broil twenty minutes in beef stock. To take ink stains from white cotton goods wet the garment in water, rub common soap on the spot and pour spirits of turpentine on. Lay aside a while. Rub gently, adding more soap and turpentine until the spot dlsap pears. It Is, perhaps, not generally known that gems may be made from fresh sweet corn as well as from Graham flour or cornmeal. To the grated pulp of about three ears of corn, a cup of milk, two eggs, well beaten, a little salt and a Cup and a half of flour may be added. The mixture 's baked In gem pans for half an hour. Paper to Kaclnrfe Cold, Common paper being. If whole, imper- rlous to air, makes a very gbod covering where It can be kept from being wet By using tarred paper and placing It be- :ween two thicknesses of matched wards, the paper can be kept In good ondition several winters, provided nice do not gatn entrance. The Im prisoned air which the paper will bold iet ween the boards makes the very best !nd of non-conductor. Even the news paper spread over the bed, or, better till, placed between the coverings, pre vents much cold air getting through to be sleepers beneath, and a folded news paper at the chest or back, under tbe lothlng. Is a great protection against old In day time. A Prait Pfltip. Soups made of fruit are a Swedish dish, and worth trying. To make one of these soups take a cupful of dried eraporsted apples, two tablespoonfuls of uncooked rice, a tablespoonful of raisins, three or four whole cloves. Af ter the apples have been tboronghly soaked, put them with tbe other Ingre dients In s sauce-pan wltb three pints of water and cook for one hour. Then rub through a sieve, add s little salt VI a trifle of sugar and serve. feCUrriD "bly suffenng give. war. tbe .am. JIT hoPlM8the futnr PPrs, month after month the same siege with menstrual pain ! Comparatively few women understand that excessive p.w lnfi!ftt :il 1 i.t. DEOPonoEnr WOMEN Mrs. Lizzie Coleman, of Wayland. N. Y.. writes- A".MRS- "ICHAM-ror rears I suffered with painful f1Ung f W0mb- The ring.down -..... uiiuuwi i a time wnen menstruation But thank, to Lydia E. Pinkham . Ve- f table Compound, my bufferings a thing of the past. I shall recommend your medicines ta ti A. Miss C. D. Mo.su, j Lonisbnrr Square. Boston. Mass., writes: "Dea Mm. Pinkham-I have oeen using Lydia E. Pinkham'a vegetable Compound and it has helped ma wonderfully. I was troubled with headache, backache and that weak and tired feeling. I cannot say enough in praiseof your medicine for it has done me so much good. I shall recommend it to all any inenas who suffer." .Despondency is a dis ease. Nervousness and snappishneM coma with it Will power won't overcome It Tha fsmi iaa organs are cotv ctad by aerves with Iaa brain and all narta Bot healthy. " Do Oat " Only the First Step is Difficult." The first itep in Spring should be to cletrse Nature's house from Winter's nccuma Utions. Hood's SarsaptrilU does this wark ctsily. It is Amerkd 's Greatest Spring Medicine. It purifies the blood, jls millons of people sty. It makes the weak strong, as nerves s men and women gladly testify. It cures all blood diseases, as thousands of cured voluntarily write. It is just tbe medicine for you, si you will gladly say after you have given it a fair trial. Bad Blood-" AltbouRti past 70 years of a' I am tborou(hly well. It was tares boiiica of Hood's Sarsnpirllle, that made me o after (pending over $60 In medical attendance. My trouble was a raw sore on my ankle." Mru. Lociia Mason, Court Street, Lowell, Mm. Running 8orea-" After worrying four month! 1 gave my children Hood's Saraa parllla and it cured them of running sores, llood'a Pills cured me of dyspepsia and constipation." Mrs. Katie t. Thomas, Si Governor St., Annapolis, Md. Consumptive Cough - " Five years ago 1 had a roiisuniptlve roilfh which re duced me to a skeleton. Was advised to take Hood's httrsapurllla which I did anl recovered normal health. I have been well ever ulrire." Matilda BmnoKWATta, Cor. Pearl and Chestnut St., JcRerronvllle, Ind. Ho t'Ui rurai it tit, tbe not) InitatlnpT i the pply raU'trtl to ukf -iti HoofTi tSursaparUIsa Roof. F?nft?. etc.. nue Howard' frewott Stain, 45 to '5 CfnU per ffftlloaV. d. for term, i.'olor inU, vU, Add ret C. A. HOWARD 1406 N Klvrrl M.. Kalwinaioo, Mich. ..An Honest Man.. Csn buy land clxap in Northern Nebraska and make a home for himeelf that will be a continual source of income sufficient to maintain his family and enable bim to accnmultte a surplus. CAN HE DO IT ON A SALARY ? GraKlns Xjelh.c1.sb Nebraska raised In 1898; 240,000,000 bushels Corn. 46,000.000 bushels Wheat. 750,000 head of Cattle (Surplus) 2,000,000 bead of Hogs (Surplus) The Poultry and Poultry products s mounted to over 17,000,000. The "NORTH-WESTERN LINE." Was the Pione r Ka Iroad to North Nebraska, Central Wv oming and tbe Blkk Hills, Hot Springs and DwJwomI, la It Profitable to devote an e.itire day in getting to fit Joreph or Kansas City, when tbe trip may oe comiortably made during; tbe night via the 8l Joseph A Grind Ilnd RyT Chair Cars (feats Irte) snd Poll- man Palace Bleeppers are rud on all night trains. Pork wis produced during the eold weather, with corn at -8 cents pet ushel, for less than three cents per pound. It required 1 pounds, or one barbel f ground oats, to produce one p-nnd ol pork wben fed with equil parts by weight of oorurueal. Indian corn is tbe tnott economical pork producing material during tbe winter months in regions wheie eiten sively grown B. L. Myers, in Market Basket --'- iii-oeaun, or soma enous derangement of tha feminine organs. A million women have been helped by Mrs. Pinkham. Read whflit fawn gi lie. - are now gladly n M ' or us atiad fa vmm. b ar a. m aw . -at u mm.