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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1900)
m w - I. S. SHEPPARD, Jeweler and Optician, Loup City, Neb. Liooal Dews. ' ' ■■■ ■■ m-mwmom iim... . Dr. Hum in*. the dentist. &u*< ki.< r tbe fatlitottable tailor. d. K haiiiaty moved to town la*t •oak Entoey Urntfro* ha* a very lid b*by ft! tlii* writing V. C Mwtlrk ha* moved into tbe b mar vacated by J«w»e* Kent fro wr George K Brau'botrr took tbe It. & M paeaengrr fur FaU* City. Tuesday ■atftiftg. Jim Deprw *• «ngag«d in arratigu g bt*e*tablt»b»ei t for bia new inacbiti ory tbta w era . For Sewing machines call on T. M. Reed. Write If«ydet> Br a. O.Ukbi WboP a ate Supply Hoove lor price* and k*. Otto M*ncbe»ui ai.d Jubu < bi|«|<» cf Davta creek * a* taking in lb« bub Monday. B. P. St Jobs, editor of the Llfch deid Mooitoff an ift tbr city Monday am JoiafM. Spring time »cem« to be e i h ua an*’ tbe rtifb of tbe ground bog u closed for l ea*. W. H Conger returned from Omab* 1*0! Saturday. He brought a house keeper along for Jobu Hate* How A Wail of fbia eity »u calk** to Lexington Xob . Monday to aoi»l in tbe fwuoecutloft of tbe liiuamore mur der cane If yoa rut your aucbiot ia repolr br tbe uoty ir*t claae worker a i ia the evonty rail oo G H MoKoaa.tb* Jooekr. Mlw Abbx < Mf*r and Mra. Erwin t ot-ger of Lincoln ar<- t!*:ung Mire AbUta a porestatii* meek. Tbe large a. earn eLurn at tbe creamery gave way ) eaterdny mot sing while tft autiue. George McDonald went to Ord Toe** day fo bring down a hydraulic till machine w bicb lb# hot • have parch*** «d. Lewie Becbtbold j- br«.r a tu ne it bit band iot Monday. He was bam* moving a piece of atrel and tni*»rd it atria tug hi* hand with I be above re*u»l. KKUyran have we waited for tie greatm apficg blessing ever offered It doubtea your joy* and halve* youi sorrow* Ibai • what Ro.jr Moonlain Tea dor*. Sic A*k your dr«ggi-t. We are t« receipt of a paper, b*tl from J G. Cow per of Iieadaood, an* from * ill Xmfk cf l^»d. s. I*, giving a detaied daemptioe of tbe great fir* wbub*«ept away one half of tbe bu»i fteaa portioW of IjrwA la»t wee.. fe» which tbr boy* have oor than**. J. hut Jaeger ba* owe of tbe brat in* proved farm* In sberman oaaly fo> toot ssft arret under culftyal.on. goo* bourn *r» and granary | *U) if oaler. Mra. L E. Ditto arrived b >ine i day eveoing from an emtended » >it t« her all home « Ohio She came by liaeung* and *tt»pprd a *boit time with her daughter. Mr* |*r Jler, To fthrure tLe original o iub bar* aalvo. a»k for Iwkl t'i H ud llii*,i Solve, wwll known a* a certain cure f.*i p. v and akin di*ro«» IP-ware 01 Wurth tea* eowftterfeit# I bey ore da* gorooa—Odondabi Bn** Gold Mr It * to lUKl'KK wbiakey a Mew O. leaf • and World* Fair « bicago Try a. yon will eedor*e tbo Judge* vordict -So'd by T II. El*«i b. Louj CMp. Metra*ka. UlMkitt* H-^rrUrarJ from *h* r»tf laM Settl'd *7 Mil » l*r<e Mark «*. ftoe aulltaarr |wl» which ah* |*»rcb». •4 ha. lb* arrived and aill ba oa exbi bi.tta at her «ian U a few da: *■ % Ta*« fatal Ik* with covered * *f <*»» pm»m4 (Broach too a U*l Mot. i^jr free Broken B >« earwaie to North f»*trr 1 "aaa 1v TBey riKfl to ba all tun m*t <m the road Mr*. C. J Odaadahl aad aoa II illo aad MT O Oieadab accompanied th rew aaa **f cnada* Oieodahi to Ofwawha. ML, to iat^nweai laet Frida) rrt*ewl*f Twaadey The obitusr? uni •IK— next week fertaf delafed oo ar eawot of lack of data at hand. Tta fo.towioc ««« adopt** la (Br ICwyal MiiIbBBbw Twaada* aich' Mi.* Kwca t— ilB. 11 r*. Katie Burro ee» Mr* J It lt*pw,l*rtrrlk**»4K J Brow*. After (Be adofAioau tbe la lie. •I'read a craad f*a*t aad •» * ataiu’i► aat H fit. CtMT* '<i«wrw* pcm oak*, in ja*c «kk • home tied* ohm In b*< mo fit—n Tuoic. UooJ purifier as. rarmlfatfe They are not loud but tarn Idne wd the bent ia u*e t * put a bor t« .fiat condition. Price » cent* pr iwiagc Fur aaie M Odendabl ho’.. Mr» gattMMMpr. gather of Wn iini'banri and Mr* C W . Cwitiui bai tba m**fort»*e to i*re*k ber am lace Monday. fbi» U tbe aecuod time Ac baa nod with tbi* aad i»i*furtune «Ta underhand abe fell aad taataimt) the iajiary. t A. Bra* a »t U tfcoafht »*tl oper ate Ida hand pee** hereafter with * '* oaula pnnor attachaaent. b« hat to* parihaarti the animal !nt Saturday a< T M Moad'i ancth»a **> Later.—W« ao i n1r J* that hr haa lo*t hia attach Tirt for the male and dhpaord of tbr lint at private wk for ♦- W A anrpnat parti nm fiiyee ia boon* af the birth dav of Mi** K**i K >ar. a 1^, t a~ a*t Monday e< JL*» Hm a a* *p Mtf a«at b a j “U** girl friend in tbe early * wrutmg oatl ,11 bod a chance toffhei rtrj L' Or t* fid a ui r i king J oaiu They *rj*}«d braanelv •aiil the mtd light bone and u»# acre bfl ottb Vid Slv»a t« f S. C, Ware was up from the I*-) laud this week. T, M. Hsetl made a flying trip to Urd, this week. Adam Zatin of the west side was a plea-ant caller this week. A girl baby was liorn to Mr. and Mrs. Lew Met!rath Friday. Y'iium will be hrre today. Fie says be * «* Hindoo, may be a hoodoo we can't s»j. <‘o'e A McDonald are doing a lively welland wind mill business this spring. Mrs George L**e went to the bofrpit d at st* Paul for »reat«uent last Friday. W. T. Chase baa a new style nick - u the-slot machine. Its a daisy. S. J. Fair of Rockville, dropped in fra pleasant «hat while in town Monday. fb»* sal on men and those aspiring to *tdl wet damnation are getting a move ■ »u them a* the 1 -t of May comes on a pace. I have *©n.e Glden Grant wheat .et, which 1 wdi let out ou sh ires to good parties. A P. Cl'Ll.tV. R-*ineitC>er that you can get a first •la*- lot of sal® bdis punted at this of rice for very little money. The-. Ink*, is tuovitg the bulld og whit- i he purchased from \Y. II. Morris, to the vacant space of the recent tire. VV T. Gi -on i» riiiii-hiiig up the resi lence of K. A Draper and putting a »n h *u tlie i sidenee of VV'. T. Draper •f the we*t aide this week. Girls, if you wish to l*e a June bride * ith red lips. 1 ughiog eyes, a lovely ■ompl* v t»n, t > e R eky Mountain Tea -hi- in ufb. 35c. Ask your druggist, Walt for Dr Roiu:ne. the denti-t of st. Paul who w II make regular visits 0 (hi- city. First class work, prices es»*onable and -ati-f*ction guaranteed. All those knowing •hcm^elves to be lid. •.:* *J f*i us are requested to call and o-ttlv tie ir accounts. Give this matter r pro: pt attention and oblige. Mr* *■ J M.st D - ison of Grand Island -. io- :p Saturdav noon to attend the ru ral of >!r- Morris but arrived too ate. Mr. and M:- F*. H mi* of CentrabCitv tere in atte.idn.ee at the funeral of Mr* Mono >aturd*v. Mrs Ilarda is » si-ter of Mr Morris I aken th - tuoi th keeps you well all eimo.*r. Gre»te-t spring tonic known, i* i\ Mountain Tea made by Mtdisou M !i .Hi* < 3V, A*k your druggist. Grandma Btillie died Tuesday -telling a. !» o'clock and was buried .•-ierday n x»u iu the cemetery at »b* place. She has been sick a ong time and suffered much. Her uitnenl waa dropsy hut her great »ge was the principal cause she be ng *5 years old. A complete obit u •ry will appear next week. f. Phil Jaeger wilt finish paying 1 hi* depositors this week and will wind up his bank affiirs as spendilv • possible. Failing health from • r w rk :* the reason for Mr. Jsc i*r g sag out of the hanking busi l-M. Long wid organize her I*im~ 1 *1 Culture Class Friday afternoon *» Watk n-uti * Hall. Lesson ses - u from 4 to '« o’clock. Those in * r« *’* J in ’Ins line ot work are in nted to tuke a free It s*on. Mrs. VI IT. ^‘tjith received a let t fi* m her niece's son who is now sttet.dtng Ur» No tnal college at •• n< «eo, N. Y., which informs her th tt bis mother had just undergone tn #.p« in' i n and had a tumor retnor d tLat wreighe l 80 p Minds. Mi-* >4ilb* Whitman closed a very -<»* ees-ful t»T7i of hool in district No ,'T a-t meek The second aaaual cum ueoreraeiil mra* bel l at the school br use •ti Friday evening Mirth 9ib. Mi*s Louis* Wioberg having completed the -oicaioQ school course. The I,'.diesof the G. A. K. gave a ittic s-.rprt’W? to Grandma Gibson on a-* VI »u lay afternoon . y assembling n a bod> and limiting her for a social •oe Tb« v t< ok m it I* them a beautiful Gun d.-b f ill of choice fruit mhich b»jr presented to ber. Mi-. Harriet Evans. Hinsdale, 111 , vrstes, I rever fail to relieve my cbil »re« fro-* croup at once by using One Hn ute i ought’ure. I mould not feel -afe m it bout it**. Quickly curepcougbs, * grippe and all tbroat and lung <i*eases Odeodabl Bros. ♦ ♦ ♦ .. M B >uiith. Butternut, Mich., Pays, l>r A it - Little Early Kisers are the erj *t p lls ever used for costiveness iver and bowel trouble.—Odendalil Btu» ASSOl'hCEMEHT CAKDl AT THE M E. i Hrii l Service «ill l>% held ia the M. E. church on ■»uu Mi t t I* *-» follows: Moraiak service *t ^ * i. E\ery Man a Priest.” Eve s' rvi at T 30 Subject. The Joy that a-ue i» Jesus Wiggle (’reek at 3. Subject. i (loud SuiUicr of Jesus Christ. * A cordial lavitatioa gi *en to all. W. E. Matthews. Pastor. BAPTIST « H ik a 1 • • .. t« preach!ue at the Baptist church >un-lay. March IA Communion service .t the close of Sunday arbeel. J. A. ABUIEB. AT rHESBTTEttlAH HAIX. Preach:.ur aext Sabbath by the Rev. J M. M ahan it Presbyterian Hall Loup City, at luiia f • -Ik-ured by Sabbath school at 11:30 am- SabUJh erhoo! ia HuckviU at 2 p m. fol i »«d by prem bin;. at 3 All are cordially in uUd. AU aaeticbers of the Loup City. Austin and t. anile Presbyterian churches wiill please - r.-od the>r annual Prestoyterial tax to vj4 a. ttayhoiite. Hayes and Kairbairn. res inHifiiltj at the earliest cooveaience. J. M MoCabak. OBITUARY. Mrs. Mary E Morris, wife* of W. H. Morris died at her home i:i tliis city on List Thursday, March 8th 1900. at 10:45 a. rn., of cancer. Mrs. Morris had suf fered with t):is dread malady for a long rime she having two of them, one on the breast and one in the storn :eh. She bore her atHction with the same forti tude which characterized her life be fore this d ead disease fastened itself upon her. She was a lady posessed of a disposition that cast a ray of sun Oiine wherever she went, and her host, of friends in litis community all drop a t**ar to h« r memory. No home was too lowly for her to visit when Sickness in vaded it and h*M- untiring h-.ud evei ready to smooth down th‘ pillow o! those s.tlieted She was a lady whom al that knew delighted to honor and th* children of this vicinity will greath miss her kind ministering when the hand of disease Is upon them. The funeral services were held at the Bap tist church on Saturday March 10, a< 10 a. ui liny Boyington of the seventh da) adventist church preaching the ser mon from Johu 11, 25, after which all that was mortal of our kind neighbor was laid to rest in Evergreen cem tery. Mary E. Emery was born near Sterling, Whiteside county 111., Feb Gib 1853 and while a child removed to Annawan, 111., where on May 2nd 1871 she wasmar lied to William H. Morris. On October 5tb of the same year she with her hus band moved to Central City, Neb., and a year later to Chapman, w here they remained till June 1st 1882. wheu they came to Loup City, which place has been her borne for-the past eighteen ) ears. When about 12 years old she be came a member of the Baptist cbu’cb ami was a consistent and devout Chris lian to the end of her life. She was. at the time of her death, 47 j ears 1 month and 2 days uld. The Ladies of the Degree of Honor and otheis presente some beautiful flow ers to cover the casket oi their well be loved triend, and pl iced among them was the following verst s. There is no death: The leaves may fall And flowers may fade and pass away, They only wait through wintry hours The coming of the May. There is ao death' An Anglo form Walks o'er the earth with silent tread. He bears our best beloved away And then we call them dead." CARD OF THANKS. We most sincerely desire to extend our thanks to the many friends who so kiudly as sisted us during the brief illness and death of our be loved mother, and trust that their sor rows may be lightened as they so considerate ly endeavored to diminish ours. W. G. Odendahl, C. J OllENDAHL AND FAMILY. CARD OF THANKS. I hereby desire to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the kind friends who so gener ously assisted me through the long illness and death of my beloved wife. W. H. Morris. TAKE'NOTICE" Any one wishing to buy a good gang plow cheap will do well to call on or addresg. L. J. Bechtiiold, Loup City, Neb* S115 FOR LETTERS ABOUT XEBR. The passenger department of the B & M. R. R. It. offers thirteen cash prizes agregating *115 for letters about Nebraska. Particulars of the contest, which is < pen t > all, can be had by ad* dressing J Francis, G. P. A., Omaha. Neb. He Fooled The Surgeons. All doctors told Renick Hamilton, of West J. fferson, O., after suffering 18 months from Rectal fistula, be would die unless a costly operation was per forated; but he cures himself with Buckleu's Arnica halve, the best in the World. Surest Pile cure ou Earth. 25c a box, at Odendabl Bros, Hanker Kouts A Kobber J. I?. Garrison, Cashier of the bank of Thornville. Ohio, had been robbed of health by a serious lung trouble until he tried Dr. Kiug's New Discovery foi Consumption. Then he wrote; “It is the best medicine I ever used for a se vere cold or a b id case of lung trouble 1 always keep a bottle on baod.” Don’t suffer with Coughs, Colds, or any Throat, Chest or Lung trouble when you can be cured so easily. Only 50c and $1 00. Trial bottles free at Odeu dahl Bros. Drug Store. A Fiendish Attack. An attack was lately made on C. F. Collier of Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly proved fatal. It came through hit kid neys. Ilia back Was so lame he could notsioop without great pain, nor sit in a ehair except propped by cushions No remedy helped him until he tried Elec tric Bitters whicn effected such a won derful change that he writes he feels like a new man. This marvelous medi cine cures backache and kidney trouble, purities the blood and builds up your health. Only 50c a'. Odendahl Bros. What's Your Face Worth? Sometimes a fortune, but never, if you bavo a sallow complexion, a jaun diced look, moth patches and biotehe* on the skic,-all sigus of Liver Trouble But Dr. King's New Life Pills give Clear Skin. Rosy Cheeks, Rich Complex ion. Only 25 cents at Odendahl Bros. It is v. rv hard to stand idly by and see our dear ones suff er while awaiting the arrival of the doctor. An Albany, (N. Y.) dairyman called at a drug stoie there for a doctor to come and see his child, then very sick with croup. Not finding the doctor in, he left word for him tocomb at once on his return He also bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Reintdy, which he hoped would give g -me relief until the doctor should a rDe. In a few hours he returned, saying the doctor need uot come, as the child was^much better. The druggist, Mr. O:to Schultz, says the family has since reccomended Ch' mberlain's Cough Remedy to their neighbors and friends un’il Lenas a coustaut demand for it from th it part of the country. For sale by Odendahl Bros. W hen you want to have your watch repaired by the only first class workman in the county call on G H. MORGAN, or if you have any other jewel ry which you xvish to have put in first class repair take it to G. H. MORGAN. You should remember, when you want to purchase a nice new piece of jewelry to call on Yours for business G. H. MORGAN, Jew lor Loup Coy, X * b. - -. " . - ■. — —— i TO CALIFORNIA The American Sninmerl*ml. * The overland Limited" via Union Pacific makes many hours quicker time between Missouri River and San Fran cisco than any other line. Finely equip ped with Double Drawing Room Pal ace Sleepers, Buffet Smoking and Lib rary Cars with Barber Shop and Pleas ant Reading Rooms, Dining Cars, Meals a-la-carte, Pintsch Light, Steam ll**at. For tickets, advertising matter and full information call cu or address— W. D. Clifton, Agent. GOLD AT CAPE NOME. If you want information about Cape Xome country, bow to get there and what it costs, write to J. Francis, Gen. Pass. Agent, B. & XL R R R in Xebr. Omaha, Xeb. - 16 1 v BE GOOD TO YOURSELF and good to your friends. Wnen you treat a frieud to whiskey, give him the best. HARPER Whiskey is the beverage for vour friends and for you. Sold by—T. II- Elsner, Loup City. Neb. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Has world-wide fame for marvelous cures. It surpasses any other salve , lo tion, ointment or balm for Cuts, Corns, Burns. Boiles. Sores, Felons, Ulcers, Tetter, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, Chap ped Hands. Skia Eruptions; Infallible for Piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25e at Odendabl Bros. Don’t Be Fooledi The market Is being flooded with worthless Imitations el ROCKY MOUNTAIN • mm TEA m m m To protect the public we cel especial attention to oor trad# mark, printed on every pock* ace. Demand the genuine. For Sale by all Druggieta* Lew is Ackermao. Gpshen, Ind., says. “DeWiu's Little Early Risers always bring certain relief, cured my headache and never gripe." They gently cleanse aud invigorate the bowleg and liver.— OJendahl Bros. THE NEW TIME CARD. FEB. 25. Radical changes in the new schedules of Burlington trains will be made Sun day, Feb. 25. To avoid disappoint ment aud loss of time, consult local ticket agent who is in a position to give you correct Information . J. Francis, Gen. Pass. Agent. FARM FOR RENT. Grain Rent.—Oue north of Alex Baiilie's on Cole Creek. Address or call on II Smklser, Ashton, Neb. Rev. W.E Sitzer, W. Caton, N, Y., writes, “I bad dyspepsia over twenty years and tried doctors and medicine without ben< fit. I was persua led to use Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and it helped me from the start. I believe it to be a panacea for all forms of indigestion " It digests whattoueat —Odendahl Bros. -w- ♦ - Mrs. Calviu Zimmerman. Mi lersburp, Pa , says, **As a speedy cure for coughs colds, croup and sore throat- One Min ute Cough Cure is unequalled. It is pleasant for children to take. I hearti ly recommend it to mothers." It i* the only harmless remedy that produces immediate results. It cures bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe and throat and lung diseases. It will prevent consumption —Odendahl Bros. My mother suffered with chronic diar rhoea for several months Slie was at tended by two physicians who at last pronounced her case hopeless. She procured one 25 cent bottle of Cham berlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and five doses gave her pei manent relief I take pleasure in recom mending it as the best on tin market, J—Mrs. F. E Wstson, Aiken, Ala. Sold by Odendahl Bros. A . R. De Fluent, editor of the Jour nal, Doylstown Ohio, suffered for a ' number of years from rheumatism in his right shoulder and fide. He aaya: “My right arm at tiur.es w’as entirely useless. I tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and was surprised to reaciye re | lief almost immediately. The Pain Balm has been u constant companion of mine ever since and it never fails.” For sale by Odendahl Bros. We have saved many doctor bids sinca we begau u»ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in our home. Wo keep a bottle open all the time and whenever any of my family or myself b*gin to use the Cough Remedy, and as a result we never have to tend away for a doc tor and incur a large doctor bill, for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy never fails to cure. It is certainly a medcine of great merit and worth.—D. S. Mear kle, General Merchant and Farmer, Mattie. Bedford county, Pa. For sale by Odendahl Bros. THE REGENT DIAMOND. It la Acknowledged tke Moat Perfect Brilliant In Existence. The “Pitt” (or “Regent,” as it was afterward called) is the most perfect brilliant in existence, and its history is also very remarkable. It is said to have been found by a slave in the Par teal mines in 1701, who to retain his treasure cut a hole in the calf of his leg, in which iie concealed it, although it is more probable he secreted it among the bandages. The slave es caped to the coast with his find, where he encountered an English skipper, , whom he made his confidant, offering. Indeed, to bestow upon him the stone in return for his lil»erty. The mariner, apparently consenting to the slaves proposal, took him out to sea and when there drowned him, after obtaining possession of the diamond. Disposing of the gem to a diamond merchant for £1,000, it is said the man afterward hanged himself in a fit of remorse. Mr. Pitt, governor of Fort St. George and great-grandfather of the illustrious William Pitt, became the next pos sessor of this valuable stone, weighing 410 carats, for £20,000. He sent it to London, where he had it very skillfully cut at a cost of £5,0o0, the process ot cupying two years. Pitt appears to have found his diamond no very envia ble possession, for, after refuting the calumnies of his enemies, who had charged him with having obtained it by unfair means, he was so haunted by the fear of being robbed that he never slept two nights consecutively under the same roof, never gave notice of his arrival in or departure from town and went about mysteriously disguised. He must necessarily have felt greatly re lieved when he parted with the dia- J mond to the Due d'Orleans, regent ■ during the minority of Louis XV, king of France, in 1717 for the sum of £135. 000.—Chambers’ Journal. MINERS AND MORPHINE. A Necessary Custom Which Is Not Pleasant to Contemplate. “When 1 was in the northwest,” said a gentleman with some money invested in mines, “I employed a prospector to go out into the mountains looking for properties which had been recommend ed to me. One day he was to have gone from our camp over into a very rough and rocky district, but when evening came he reported that he hadn’t made the trip. “ ‘Why not?’ I inquired. “ ‘Because I didn’t have my mor-' phine with me,’ he responded in a very matter of fact manner. “ ‘MorphlneT said I in astonishment. ‘What has that got to do with it? You are not a morphine fiend, are you? “ ‘Not as much of a one as yon are a tenderfoot,’ he laughed and proceeded to inform me that every prospector who knew his business always carried with him enough morphine to kill a man easily and that he did so in order to end himself quickly in case of an ac cident which would disable him far away from assistance. There were many Instances of prospectors falling over cliffs and crippling themselves or breaking a leg in a hole among the rocks or rendering themselves helpless in some other way, and death was sure to follow by starvation or freezing or in some sections by being devoured by wolves or other wild animals. In order to prevent such a horrible death as any of these the prospector simplified mat ters by always carrying a little packet of morphine, which not only quieted the pain of the hurt he had sustained, but put him to sleep pleasantly to wake no more on earth. It struck me at first as uncanny, not to say wicked, but I got over that feeling after a nar row escape or two, and I carried my little tin box just like a veteran would.” —Washington Star. ✓ He K»fw Homan Nature. Three young men were walking up Riverside drive the other morning, when a gamy looking race horse jogged by. drawing a natty trotting rig. “Isn’t that a splendid animal?’ ex claimed one of the young men in cheery, admiring tones, pausing to gaze at the trotter. The driver’s eye sparkled, and his chest expanded. lie had heard the compliment. Wheeling his horse around, he brought it alongside the pavement. “Wouldn’t you like to try a brush be hind him?” he said courteously. In a jiffy the young man was seated in the buggy, and the two were disap pearing down the drive at a pace that justified the compliment of the pedes trian. nis companions watched him enviously. Then one of them said: “Bill is a judge of horseflesh.” “And an artist on human nature,” added the other. “I’ve seen him do that before.”—New York Mail and Ex press. He Missed His Slippers. When a young man, the late John Lewis, It. A., went to India and Egypt and was away about 18 years. When he returned to his mother’s house in Portland place, he almost immediately pulled off his boots and commenced to hunt about at one end of the parlor fender and seemed terribly put about. His mother of course asked him anx iously what he wanted. “My slippers,” said he. “When I went away, I left them just down there. Now, where are they?”—Tit Bits. Well Revalsted Psrests. “Our little Dick makes very clever conundrums—really very clever.” “Can you guess them?” “Oh, we never dare do that. Little Dick wants to tell the answers him self.”—Indianapolis Journal. Wrtif. A photographer does wrong who takes such a picture of a girl that sho will make herself unhappy all the rest of her life trying to look like it.—De troit Journal. Medical science has made little prog ress in Turkey. Missionaries have fre- j quently found people ill from smallpox neglected in order that the Divine will should have its own way. — An injury to the tongue is repaired by nature with more rapidity than is the case with any other part of the sys tem. Nature has given us two ears, two eyes aud but one tongue, to the end that we should hear and see more than we sneak. —Socrates. VANQUISHED A SPOOK BILL SCROGGINS DID IT AND THEN DISAPPEARED. Tlie Singular History of a Peculiar Character Who located Wells For Missouri Farmers and Juggled With Trained Snakes. Rev. Bill Scroggins was & character In a border county of Missouri in 1844. How he acquired the ecclesiastical pre fix and what he did under the title ;u*ere stories which used to be told in the farmhouses of what is now known as Cass county. They said he had been a snake charmer when he was a young man, that he traveled about the country as a sort of magician and that he showed farmers with his divining rod where to dig wells. The people of what was then a fron tier country assembled once a year in their respective communities and held camp meetings. On one of these reli gious occasions Bill followed the crowd with his bag of reptiles. The minister, an old man whose face was like that of a patriarch, told the story in a sermon of Moses lifting up the brazen serpent in the camp of Israel under the com mand of Jehovah. The Missouri farm- - er who used to entertain travelers witn the recital said that the congregation was not particularly moved by the ap peal, but after its delivery Bill Scrog gins got up and announced that he had a bag of real, crawling, hissing reptiles which he would exhibit after dinner just outside the camp ground, and he claimed that he would show the people some snake tricks which would beat the Mosaic story they had just heard. In spite of the protest of the minister the people turned out to the live snake show, and Bill gave them an exhibition which was a great success. It is said, tor it used to be said, that there wasn't a snake trick which Bill Scroggins’ serpents didn’t do. When the exhibi tion was over, Bill told the people that he was a sort of missionary himself in connection with his business of locat ing wells and that he would call on each member in the evening and advise with them as to their spiritual and worldly wants. When he called, his first question was, “Have you got a well?” If the reply was in the negative, and wells were scarce. Bill informed the member that he must have one located, and then he opened his bag of snakes and as they began crawling Bill lifted up his voice and called the people to re pentance. He told them the snakes would do no harm if they (the people) would give him the job of locating wells. It was a tax on human belief, but the Missourian who told the story vouched for the truth of his assertion that the people gave Bill more orders than h<» could fill in one season and that he broke up the camp meeting. He was the first heretic in the west, although the word was unknown in that country then. He became famous and was in demand. Wherever he trav eled he had his bag of trained snakes, and he waxed fat and became Inde pendent. Whenever there was any doubt about the success of any movement the word was passed that Rev. Bill Scroggins should be summonedt People In that section believed In ghosts, as many more enlightened peo ple believe in them In this day. There was one ghost which had done a lively business along the highway between the county seat and a river known to this day as Bear creek. It was the custom of this ghost to chase belated horsemen over the highway until the ford at Bear creek was reached. There the chase stopped. The ghost never crossed the stream. When the fame of Rev. Bill Scrog gins had spread abroad. It was sug gested that he travel over the Bear creek road and try his hand on the spirit. Bill accepted the call. He made a number of journeys before the ghost materialized, and there were people who began doubting the exist ence of the ghost, while others cited Rev. Bill as one who could overcome anything, and by that token he had made the ghost take to the woods. The community was equally divided. However, the ghost showed up one night in the midst of a storm and chal lenged Rev. Bill to ride for his life. The snake ecclesiastic refused, and there was a contest In which Bill’s horse was killed, and he was left afoot. The ghost got the bag of snakes and escaped to the ford, where Bill over took him on the following day, and the contest was renewed. The ghost un dertook to turn the snakes on Bill, but they refused to act. Bill got possession of them and turned them on the spirit. They drove the spirit into Bear creek and across it, and the spirit fled, and that was the end of the ghost in that country. Bill returned In triumph to the coun ty seat and told the story. It was re ceived with some doubt, but as years slipped by and nobody was chased people began to believe Bill, and apol ogies came In rather late. But Bill was vindicated. Then he mysteriously dis appeared. Some years later a den of snakes was discovered In what is now Bates coun ty, Mo., the adjoining county on the south to Cass, and In this den was dis covered the skeleton of a man. in the opinion of many the skeleton was none other than that of Rev. Bill Scroggins. So well was his memory revered that the bones were collected from the snake den, and when the first court house was built in Cass county, it is said, they were placed In a box under the cornerstone and were found there years after when the old courthouse was demolished.—Brooklyn Eagle. An egg will settle coffee, but It take* money to settle a bilL—New Tori Weekly. Perhaps She Came Down Too. She—So you are engaged to Mlm Spry? He—Yes, but it’s a big comedown for ma She—Why, I thought she was such a sweet girL He—She is, but she rooms on the first floor and I'm cm the eighth.—New York Journal. A whale of 50 tons weight exerts 145 horsepower in swimming 19 miles an hour. TIME TABLE LOUP CITY. NfcBR Lincoln, Denver. 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