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-V 0 D i I NEBRASKA RELIQIOU8 FANATIC8. Th "Fltjaltee" an Addition to the Variona "Holineee" Boeietlea. Nebraska hai addod another to the rarloua "hollnwwr torlettrt with which the land Is already OTwnin. The "Ygg- Hen," as they rail themselves, from the name of their leader, Louis Flgg, are a lot of relig ious enthusiasts who bare banded them selves togeth er and lire In a swamp near Gret na, not so rery far fram Omaha. Fso pie In their neigh borhood bare tar- win noo. red and feathered threatened worse haiilwl them Into the leaders, have blngs, and hare rourt time and again with little result, exoopt dl orc i. The Figgltes say the Holy Ghi(t,i watches over them anil tells them what to do and assert that the whole world Is not able to turn them from what they regard as their plain flaty. They consider themselves to be the chosen of the Lord, and condemn all other persons and sects to everlast ing damnation. In spite of the fact that the law is continually after th'.'in, the society Is growing and may soon be compelled to seek larger quarters. They do absolutely nothing unlpus directed by the "voice," and consider themselves as being the very acme of perfection. The I'igRH lived at Gretna some years ago, and had money and a good home. What started them on this fanatically religious turn Is not exactly known, but It Is a fact that suddenly both Flgg and his wife showed signs of the "spirit." and their house became the rendezvous of many impressionable women who developed Into enthusiasts as great as the Klggs themselves. There were peo ple In Gretna, however, who did not think much of their doings, and booted them out. A couple of years ago there was considerable whltecapplng and af ter a dose of tar and feathers Figg gathered up his female adherents and lied to a swamp, where he built a rough hack, In which the crowd still lives. Btrange to say, there are still found women enough to keep the colony In a Ute of healthy growth. They leave good homes to go with Flgg to his mls erable shanty, which contains but four rooms, two below and two upstairs, where they sing and shout and conduct their fanatical ceremonies with less regard for the proprieties than is called for In a strict Interpretation of the rules of law and order. These four rooms are crowded always, no men be ing among the enthusiasts except Flgg and Uls two grown sons. The first principle of the Flgg relig ion Is regeneration by the Holy Ghost. When that Is accomplished, the whole fife of the devotee hangs on the "voice." The "voice." which Is supposed to come from the Holy Hpirit, directs every move of their dally lives, and whaUver the "voice" directs them to do, Is done without question. The Flggltes believe that all creeds and forms of worship are wrong, as well as any set way of meeting. They have a way of working themselves Into high state of excitement, when the "voice" will command one of their number to go and stir up a meeting be ing held In some church near by. There Is usually something doing of very warm character when the fanatic hows up and begins to denounce the congregation. NEW LOGGING METHODS. Steam and Klectrlc Machine l.'aed to Haul i.ngm in nininc Kuit.i.. A few years ago, when some one sug gested nn electric railway from Moose bead lake tip the valley of the Alle jash river. In the very heart of the northern Maine woods, the project was ridiculed on every hand ns impossible it execution In such a rough country, even If I here would be any business for the road when It should have been constructed. Now, however, a trolley ystem Is In successful operation In the fead river region In the roughest part f Somerset County and is engaged In hauling heavy loads of upruce logs a greater burden than any ordinary elec tric line has to carry, writes a Bangor correspondent of the New l'ork Trlh one. The electric log hauler Is the Inven tion of A. O. Lombard, of VVnterville, who Is a mechanical genius and has made a fortune from various Inven tions In the last (en years. 8ome years I go Mr. Iimbard conceived the Idea of building a steam log hauler and made I careful Investigation of the subject before he begun work upon the machine that he had In mind. He found that more than fifty years ago a Maine man bad built a stenm log hauler, but that It had failed to work on account of lome manifest faults In Its construc tion. This first steam log-hauler had I boiler and engine mounted upon a set of driving wheels five feet In diameter, with spikes In the rims of the wheels to prevent them from slipping, but when the machine wns hitched to n load of logs the bearing of weight was n so small a portion of the rims that the wheels whirred around like those f a locomotive on a wet rail, while the spikes would dig so deeply Into the mow that the mnrMne would become italled In nolle ' ts own making and be unable .. m" e Its own weight, not to apeak f wad of logs. To obvlcU W. difficulty Mr. Im bard provided his machine wltb a sort f self laying rail aet of endlesa lag, carried on ball Issarlnga which, while preventing the wheels from dig ging: Into the anow, afforda them a fric tion bold, giving traction power anfll rltnt to draw loads of loga aggregating 10,000 feat Tha forward end of the ttar carried by a aled, to which la attacked a pole. A pair of borate la 'i 4 i hitched to this pole and driven ahead to guide the machine, but the horses do no hauling. COUNTESS IN MISFORTUNE. Financial Reeereee of Ladr Dndley. Noted Knglieh Beauty. Reckless extravagance, which an In come of $T00,000 a year could not sat isfy, has led to the financial ruin of Georglana, Countess of Dudley, who for a score of years has been consid ered one of England's most beautiful women. Lady Dudley has sold her magnificent home In London, which cost nearly 1200,000 to decorate, to J. Tlerpont Morgan, and only a short time slnee was compelled to dispose of her famous jewels, they bringing $450,000 at auction. Her husband, the late Earl of Dudley, who wns Insane, had a passion for beautiful Jewelry, and at one time he had one of the finest collections of precious stones in the world. He was Immensely wealthy, his Income being about $2,000,000 a year. His son, the present earl, fell heir to this vast estate, but squander ed much of It In extravagant living. Lady Dudley had been a leader in Lm- GKOROIA.NA, COVKTFSB OF DUDLEY. don's exclusive society for many years, and there were many brilliant social functions at her home. When her son married, her Income of $500,000 was cut down to a tenth of that sum, not nearly enough to maintain her In the way she was accustomed to live. At one time It was said that she was en gaged to marry Dr. Jameson, and there Is no doubt that the late Cecil Hhodes once was a suitor for her hand. THAT WORD "LOAFER." Question on to the derivation I'ecom inic Acute In London. The question as to the derivation of that word "loafer," which Mr. Ithodes' will is likely to elevate from the slang dictionary, is already getting acnte, says the I-ondon Chronicle. Despite "Notes and Queries," and the deriva tion, through Hans Hreitmann, from "that lofer (lover) of yours always hanging around here," the word is Spanlwh, and, like galoot and others, came from Mexico, through Texas to the States. It Is the Anglicized or Americanized form of gailoferro, "nn Idle, lazy vagabond." passing, as any student of Hartlett knows, through glofero, and glofer, to lofer, and end ing up with the pretense of having something English or American about It, as "loafer," a man who hns no casual connection with the loaf he does not earn. Of the lonfer, Josh Killings has given In his "Alminax" a description which would have gone to Cecil Ithodes' heart, as of the type of man who wns not to Inherit Dal hnm, or any other property that wns ills, If he could help It: "The loafer Is a thing who Is willing to be de spised for the privilege of abusing others. He occupies nil grades In so ciety, from the Judge on the bench clear down to the ragged creature who leans against lamp posts and fights flies In August. He has no pride that Is worthy and no delicacy that anybody could hurt. During his boyhood he kills cats and robs hens' nests. During middle life he begs all the tobacco he uses and drinks all the cheap whisky he can get at somebody else's expense, and does die at last" The loafer In America would seem to Fie more pronounced than his British brother, If we take Henry W. Shaw Josh Millings ns authority. The llenrflt of the Doubt. Quizzing a boy Is not always so easy as It seems. The Cincinnati Enquirer gives an Instance in which a man nHiued .Smith came out second boat In a passage at repartee wltb a boy named Claude, who looks after the hat-rack In a well-known restaurant Mr. Smith started out of the restau rant after enjoying his meal, and was seized, as Claude handed him his bat, with the Impulse to quiz the lad. "Is this my hat?" he asked. "I don't know, sir," was the an swer. "Well, then, why do you hand It to me If you don't know whether It la my hat or not?" asked Mr. Smith, sharply. "Because It'a the one you banded to me when you came In," answered Claude. Killing Christiana In Turkey. A recent report shows that 2,600 Christiana were murdered In 1901 by the Turks. In only sixty-one cases were the murderers punished and then wltb not more than four years' Impris onment. Moat man who paaa a freeh paint algn, touch the paint to aee If It la etlll freeh, and If eome one baa not care leaalj left the algn bang alnee y eater Why Syrupuof Ffs tke-beat tivmily lax&tive It is pure. It is gentle. It is pleasant. It is efficacious. It is not expensive. It is good for children. It is excellent for ladies. It is convenient for business men It is perfectly safe under all circumstances. It is used by millions of families the world over. It stands highest, as a laxative, with physicians. If you use it you have the best laxative the world produces. Bin's to Girls, The next time you have a bouquet of flowers to keep, add a very little camphor to the water in tne vase, and see how much longer Its fresh ness will be retained. Free Bbenmatiam Care. A box of a safe and slmplR rnmndy whlr.h enred Cheaaandt of deerptt persons after all other rem adlea bad failed, will be mailed free to suffereri. Addmi JOHN A. SMITH, 7V Germanla Kullding, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He Ought, "Maude's finance Is a tailor." "Well, he ought to make a fit husband." Phlladclpnla Bulletin. ball's catarrh ccre Is taken Internally. Price 75 cents. After tlie Doetor. "What profession do you follow?" "I follow the medical profession; I'm an undertaker." Town Topics. All Up-tn.riate Housekeepers Use Red Cross Ball Blue. It makes elothes clean and swoetaswhen new. All groeers. I'nenmatlc Tubes. Pneumatic tubes are used fcr car rying mall between Paris and Berlin. A letter dropped in a box Id Taris can be delivered Id Berlin in ao hour, sometimes in 30 minutes. Ked Crona Rail Hloe Should be In every home. Ask your grorer for t Large 2 07. vackKe only6 cents. A Mjstery. A man has made a trip from Flir,t, Mich., to Boston, Mass., on electric cars, vsith the exception of "a few breaks Id Ohio." Why a man who made a few breaks Id Ohio" should wish to po to Boston, by trolley or otherwise, exclaims the Chicago In ter Ocean, Is a mystery. Mrs. Wlmluw'r ROOT HIM nVRI.'P for children rettiing, softens th frumi, rfdn-en inrtamatlou Hays sin, cures wind colic. SSc bottle. Turnip seeds have been known to b; dormant for seven years throuRh being planted too deep, and after that time to sprout. I cannot pralaa riio'g Core enonith foi the wonrlen it haa worked In curing me. -R. H. StiileJ. 2200 Olirt itreet, St Louis, Mo., April 15, 1901. In a recent number of the Scottish Medical and Surgical Journal, Sir Arthur Mitchell holds that dream less sleep Is a myth. Too late to cure a cold after con sumption has fastened Its deadly grip on the lungs. Take Dr. Wood's Nor way Tine Syrup while yet there is time. The now medical college to be en dowed at New York by Mr. Rocke feller will have departments for both allopaths and homeopaths. It's a mistake to Imagine that Itch ing piles can't be cured ; a mistake to suffer a day longer than you can help. Dean's Ointment brings Instant re lief and permanent cure. At any drug store, 60 cenbt. Vogue of Cuban Orren. There Is a new green; and It Is called Cuban green. Cuban green Is not as bright as emerald, but has a little more yellow in It. It Is a green which Is extremely becoming to the woman wltb blonde hair, for It seems bomebow to rob blonde locks of tbelr tendency to look drab. It Is also very becoming to the brunette, for It brings out the red la ber com plexion and makes her cheek bloom. Absent Minded. "Frank," sad Mabel, tenderly, "doesn't It seem ages between Tues day and Saturday nlgbt?" "Yes, nde d," replied Frank thoughtless ly. "Sometimes it seems as tbougb pay day would never come." Tlt-Rlti. Tollce and Momarh A'lke. A French writer traveling in Rus sia sends home a clever mot of a Rus sian official. The writer was com plaining of a remarkable and sus picious delay In bis mail. A letter sent by him bad taken five days to reach Paris. The official said: "The delay is deplorable. It is with the police as with the stomach when one is aware of it it is working bad ly, " LondonCbronicle. A Care for Rheumatism. Bridgeport, Wash., Oct. 20.-Rheu-marlsm and Kidney Trouble eem to be the prevailing ailment In this territory anrl particularly in Douglas County. A remarkable and plainly sure cure has, however, recently been introduced. It is called Iodd's Kidney Tills dud although but a short time on the mar ket, it has already worked many won derful cures. One of the most striking of these Is that of Mr. John Hl'lns, who for a long time suffered with Itheumatisni nd Kidney Trouble. The pains of these diseases bad combined to make his life very miserable Indeed, an;l he could get nothing to do him any good till he henrd of this new remedy. He tells his experience with it In these words: "Dodd's Kidney Tills have done more for my Itheumntlsm and Kidney Trou ble than anything else I have ever used. There Is more virtue in them than in any other medicine and I will always highly recommend them to all of my friends." Full many a flower is born to blush unseen under the enamel. Philadel phia Bulletin For something gnt'. Irv Mrs. Austin's fa mous I'snenke flour: rend; In a Jiffy. Your crocer has It on hnnd. Clusters of deep pitik roses are at tached to the dark fur collars and miffs with rich effect. Dyspepsia bane of human exist ence. Hurdwk Illood Hitters cures it, promptly, permanently. Regula'es aud tones the stomach. Dyspepsia Cure. A pleasant cure for dyspepsia is announced by Dr. Henjamin E. An drews, of the University of Nebras ka. He enthusiastically declares that in seven cases out of ten Ice cream will certainly cure dyspepsia and strengthen the stomach. Two or three layers are not to be despised for padding under mattings and carpets. A Selection nf I'nnllrjr By carefully selecting the best birds on the farm every year and discard ing those that fall to fultlll expecta tions the stock will be gradually im proved In quality. .Such a practice will soon change the characteristics of the common (locks and bring them to a degree of perfection hut little Inferior to any breeds. .Skillful breed ing and careful selection are neces sary accompaniments In the manage ment of poultry. 26o. COo. ALL DliUGaitTt ivy w vj f iTiniiaj in-n tlc CUR EsUl towel troakletj. 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Its value is due to our method of manufacture and to the originality and simplicity of the combination. To get its beneficial effects buy the genuine. Manufactured by (ALtfORTflA pGVRlIP (? Srt Francisco, Cl. Louisville, Ky. New York. N. Y. FOB SALE BT ALL LEAD I SO DRUGGISTS. ai.:---;-.y.Y-;.y.-:-:t..-, - Condensed, Accurate, Helpful. The busiest people rend The Vouth's Couipnniou because it is eoudensed, accu rate and helpful. Its weekly summary of important news is complete and trustworthy. Its editorial comment on political and domestic questions is nonpartisan; it aims to state facts in such a way that the busiest person can use tliem as the basis of an intelligent opinion. It reflects on every page the whole some, industrious, home-loving, home making side of American life, the life, of noble ainiK and honorable ambitions. A full Announcement of the new vol ume will be sent to any address on re quest. The new subscriber for VMi who sends $1.75 for the new volume at once will receive free all the remaining issues for l!tO- including the Double Holiday Numbers; also The Companion Calendar for I'.MCl. lithographed in twelve colors and gold. TitK YOI TH'S COMPANION. 144 Herkeley Street. lloston, Mass. Not a Criterion. You cao't teil what kind of a book keeper a person will be by the appear ance of bis copy book when in school, Washington Democrat. Is it a burn? Use Dr. Thomas' Ec lectic Oil. A cut? Use Dr. Thomas' FxlecticOll. At your druggists. A Definition. "Johnny, what is an island?" "An island is one of dem places what yer can't leave wldout a boat." N. Y. Journal. TIickp crispy mornings Mrs. Austin's Pnn enke floor tastes delir ious. Kendj- In a mo ment. Buv from your grocer. Ther are Others. Defiant Charge Have you never done anvthing io your life that you were ashamed of? Stern Chaperon Well, if I did, I never was caught Town Topics. Money refunded Tor each package of PUTNAM KADEI.KSS DVliS if unsat isfactory. The number of visitors of the Urit ish museum has steadily Increased from 581,006 to 718.614 in 1001. fllvt.rfte Appetilns. "I wonder why donkeys eat this tles?" said the man who is always linrling something peculiar in life. "Oh,'' answered the person who likes plain food, "there is no account ing for taste. If the donkey were to give the matter a thought I suppose hi would wonder why human beings eat olives. "Washington Star. A son of, P. II. Phillip! of Fair bury, died of smallpox. MEXICAN It will cure every thing that a good liniment ought to gJU$ cure that's what horse-owners say of a m jaawmaaeaaaw Hexican mustang Liniment LlPJilvJllkJl LIVER TONIC world. TMall sim, we nave ihsus bis wassrr d taa earaaia tui- eaaa anarworaa. CAftCARBTM. (a- M wall all tke tlat Talis asur aaricat aateed to care or m (ire if i "in m sasr. rnfrntm innj, m por eraM mrssesas, aaa torn sue ant toilafled. afteraaUa sss.Me (ft, ret lira toe aa aeed Mmi hu ami Use emptr fees to aa b as ail, or Use draatrBd (rem wkorn roa pnrrbe41t, aU get re v Beaej aaek let ko imuiti iuut 1 H i Si hi ,:.,.. - ,. - ... - In the year ending April 1, 1900, P.erlin imported from Italy fifty car loads of chcries, 357 of taole grapes, 2.)6 of summer fruits, etc. In th following twelve months the busi ness doubled. In New York City the daily aver ageo f telergams sent and received is 221,000; in London it is 475,000; in Paris, 120,000 O 111 ff UU I Ifl The Preferred Stock of the W. L. Douglas Shoe Co. Capital Stock, $2,000,000. SI ,000,000 Preferred Stock. 1 ,000,000 Common Stock. Shares, $IOO each. Sold at Par. Only Preferred Stock offered for s?le. W. L Douglas retains all Common Stock. The Preffrrfvl Stock of the W. PonglM Shoe Com patiy pay letter than Ktavmifs Hank or ioveniment itonus. tvery aon&r ui mo-k oneren me pumic nu nemna it moreuianftaonar worth of aci imt aimetfl. W. 1 Douglas coMln:ieB to own one-half of Die buinew, and Ik In remain the active head of the t.'diKiern. This hiiftinPM m not an mi developed ir(jrpeet. It is a demonHtrated dividend nt- JJ er. Thin is the latest btmineM in ine worm nooiKMiitr jnn (ioodyear Welt (Hand Sewed rroee'wO shoes, and ha al ways iM-en immensely profit able. There haa not been a year in the pant twelve when tne DUPineRs nas not. earned tn antual canh in urn more dividend on the preferred Block of f l.rwi.000. o i.av 7 tier t ent annual The annual biiMnss now in $T.rnri.i)cjo, it is Increasing very rapidly, and will equal $7,(Mioii0 for the year im. The fat'tnry is now inrmnff ont 700 pairs of shoes per dnv, and an addition to the plant is Whig bnflt which will Inrreaw the ca parity to lu.Oufi pairs per day. The reason I am cifferinti the l'reierrcd Stock for sale is to peruf nale tip business. If yon wish 10 Invest in the best shoe bnsiness In the world, wliii-h Is iwritiaiieni , and rerelve 7 per rent on votir monev, yon ran purchase one share or more In this (trpat biinnu'Sfi. Nfnd money by eashtrr's cheek or certi fied hM'k, made parable- to w. i. Donxliut. If there is no bank in your town, eend money by express or pott office money orders. lrosiertnK jrh'inft full Information about this jrreat and pnitftablP: bunnies sent upon application. Addre - W. L. IIUl'GI.AN, Brockton, Maw. Nasal CATARRH In all its stages. Ely's Cream Balm cleanses, loo then anl heals the diseased membrane. 1 1 enres catarrh and drlrea away a cold la the bead ,UlCklT. Cream Balm It placed Into the nottrUe, epreeda CTer the membrane and it absorbed. Belief It Im mediate and a care follows. It it Dot drylng-do not produce sneezing. Large Size, 60 teatt at Drag, gists or by mall ; Trial Size, 10 centa ELY BROTHERS, 66 Warren Street, New York. f-7Miai.n aaaa-cs rvry ri t kwn Instead of giving a list of ailments we will say use it on your horses or cattle for almost every ailment and TT FJCi resu'ts wi'1 follow. NEVER O0LD irj BULK GUARANTEED rami loner refaBded. Uo bmw lava, tsre Mekee. Cth, raw TOKK a CSIOAS f- i ii Ml, h i I l (A I: