Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORTHWESTERN.
BKNM'II OTKIt £ GIH80M. Kill »nd l*ubc
LOUP CITY, • • NEB.
It is better to have failed in a great
andertaking than never to have made
tho attempt
When a rich man suddenly beeomos
poor, or a poor man suddenly becomes
rich, his true character crops out.
Don’t expect to get something for
nothing. Value for value Is the only
honest rule la bUBlnesa, politics or
morals.
Tax valuations in Tennessee have
been Increased $25,000,000 by the op
eration of a new law requiring assess
ment at cash value.
Happy thought! Perhaps small boys
may so far Join in the anti-Chinese
feeling of the hour as to condemn the
firecracker to disuse because of Its as
sociations.
The late Ward McAllister’s famous
farm near Newport has been sold and
will bo turned Into a cemetery. The
late dictator to the 400 frequently en
tertained the "smart set” there.
Mexico’s census, recently completed,
shows a total population of 12,401,672,
over two-thirds of whom are entirely
uneducated. Over eighty per cent of
the population is of mixed or Indian
blood.
A Pekin correspondent of the Asso
elated Press says that a medal will b
struck to rominemorate the heroic de
fence made by the besieged foreigner;!.
The motto suggested for the medal Is
that noblo one, attributed by Plutarch
to the Qreek lawgiver Lycurgus,
equally applicable In war and peace,
"Men, not walls, make a city.”
The Crow Indiana of Montana, who
raise much wheat, have entered into
a contract with the United States gov
ernment to supplly the Cheyenne In
dians with flour. They are rich in
farms, flocks and herds. This is the
first time a government contract was
ever let to an Indian—at least to a
"blanket Indian" of the mountains.
From a letter of Thomas Daven, a
seaman of the cruiser Brooklyn, it
seems that Admiral Itemey and the
Germans neatly clashed in Chinese
waters, the American admiral clearing
his docks for action for an alleged in
sult. If the report be true it indicates
that at Taku as well as at Manila Am
erican and German tars do not love
each other as they should.
One Paris "grand dame" is bound
that France shall not be depopulated.
The Vlcorntesse de Roebemaille is 22
years of age, has bee 1 married five
years and Is the mother of 11 boys, of
whom the oldest are not quite four
years of age. Hhe presented her hus
band with four pairs of twins In suc
cession and has Just topped off with
triplets. The children are all sound
and healthy.
A new submarine cable Is about to
be laid between England and Germany.
This Is the fifth cable, and a compre
hensive Idea of the increase In the
cable traffic between the two countries
may be gathered from the fact that,
whereas In 1896, when the fourth cable
was laid, the annual number of cable
grams was 1,867,868 per annum, no less
than 2,465,613 cablegrams are now an
nually transmitted.
The plan of a commercial alliance
between Germany and Great Britain
to fight the United States would be ad
mirable except that Germany and
Great Britain would then each want
another alliance with somebody else
to fight Germany and Gresjt Britain
respectively. An alliance between Ger
many and the United States to fight
Great Britain, or between the United
States and Great Britain to fight Ger
many would likewise be a good thing
if each party to the alliance could bo
assured that somebody «dse would
come along and help It whip the other
party.
On the march toward Shiloh, «
young color- wargeant noticed that
Gen. William Nelson always inutterto
to himself when he passed the flag
One day, as this happened, hla adju
tant supposed hliUM If addressed, and
called out: "I did not understand, gen
er»l!" The reply cant# like a shot "I
said, God hies* the flag!’" 'Amen!"
cried both the sergeant and the ad
jntant. "Amen!" repeated the thou
sand* of veterans of the civil war who,
during the recent sncampnieut In Chi
cago, marched old, battered, lame
loyal down the banner-bung Avenue
of Fame. Not for self-praise, but for
the honor aud glory of the flag were
they there Nor could the uioat cat*
leva spectator have failed to tie re
minded anew of the beauty of our flag
the reepect due tt, and the mighty
heritage It has brought ua. Ik* l bless
ths lag'
Maryland ba» lately pggs d n law
tarbidding tbe Mile of spectacle* with
out n lUi-nee itoth the U- tr lighted
and th# far seeing may < e,i th * a
form of paternalism 'th* toothedy
side of the gw- ell iu le taken bj taw
Loudon llpeite'le M: >»• -n IUi
aty provides free glass* for the p air
who suffer liuw defective eight Ity
means of the spe* te* les |ii*s ml last
year over one thousand *ot king new
and women were enabled t • retain «m
ploy meet skirl they might hate Ual
To Mate! tbe poor to res tel pang* taw
la tbe Irseat function of pbkantktopy
Fusion ista Unabls to Placate Morton) At
tack the Starch Company.
THE WHY AMD THE WHEREEORE
"Would Net Hare Hern Molextarf If Mor
ton Had ftvliared" It the Explanation
Offered — Efforts to Crneh Oat a Great
Industry.
NEBRASKA CITY, Ncb„ Oct. 8.—
The secret is out.
"The Argo Starch Company would
n t have been molested by Attorney
General Smyth if J. Sterling Morton
had supported Hryan or refrained from
attacking him In his paper."
The above startling statement wan
publicly made by one of the most
prominent democrats of Nebraska
City Just before Bryan's meeting
Wednesday night.
What a spectacle! The Argo Starch
Manufacturing Company being prose
cuted for violating the anti-trust law,
not to vindicate the law, but to punish
J. Sterling Morton, father of one of the
principle stock-holders, for daring to
express opinions os to Bryan and
Smyth.
Viewed in this light what else does
this mean but an embargo on free
speech? What else is it than imperial
ism? The fushm leaders are carping !
about the right of free speech and
amout imperialism and right in this In
stance they throw off the mask. Be
ing unable to induce Morion to support j
Bryannrchy they turn amund and at
tempt to punish him by Invoking the
aid of u penal statute. What Is this
but a violation of the constitutional
right of free speech? What is it but
imperialism?
Bryan and Smyth affect to make it
appear that they are after the Argo
Company because it is a trust. It Is
strange they did not make this dis
covery until they needed votes and
campaign thunder and until all efforts
to silence the Conservative (Morton's
paper) had proven futllo.
It is common talk among democrats
of Nebraska City that "Morton
brought tbe trouble on himself by
oposlng Bryan and the fusionlsts."
This Is a pretty state of affairs,
isn't it?
On the pretense of reform and under
pretense of enforcing the law a blow
Is struck at one of the mast Important
Industries In the state, net to enforce
(he law, but to visit punishment upon
a fellow citizen who has dared to
exercise the right of free speech.
At the very time, at almost the very
hour that I try an was assaulting one
of the principal industries of this state
the candidate for v!c« president on the
republican ticket was being assaulted
by a mob of Iiryanites at Victor, Colo.
If the Argo Starch Company has
violated the anti-trust law or any oth
er law it is right and proper that It
should bo prosecuted. But to make its
prosecution contingent, upon political
opposition is a most lawless, despotic
and infamous outrage.
Using the law as a club to pound
voters into line and to suppress news
paper discussion of men and issues is
abusing the law, anil those responsible
for It merit, swift and severe censure.
When the fusionists are that sorely
pressed for votes as to make grand
stand plays with the anti-trust laws
nt. the expense of destroying one of
the leading industries of the state it
is about time for them to recapitu
late.
Nothing can be said against any hon
orable means employed in promoting
party success, but it is going too far
to employ means which ultimately
must result in the destruction of an
Important industry, in the destruction
nf a valuable corn market, and in the
throwing of hundreds of laboring peo
ple out of employment.
A GREAT INDUSTRY.
The Argo Starch Manufacturing
Company Is not a trust. This state
ment Is made on Information re
ceived from one of the stockholders,
who says that the company is Integral
and that If the suit ever come.s to
trial Smyth will be laughed out of
court.
It is an Industry that employs 250
people and consumes dally upwards of
3.000 bushels of com. It has bepn a
blessing to the working people or Ne
braska City and to the farmers of
Otoe county.
It consumes alwut 500,000 bushels of
corn per year, and In the last year
has paid out about $130,000 to the
farmers of Otoe county for corn alone.
It pays good prices for the material
used and In thp last vear has paid out
in premiums about $38,000 above the
market price. Its prices, have been
such that com buyers do not attempt
to buy corn In Otoe couutv, Ix lng able
to buy corn cheaper at otner points.
It produces more than 15,000.000
pounds of starch per year and pavs
out more than $50,000 to the laboring
people of Nebraska City. It turns out
more than 20 tons of star h a dov and
this product is marketed In all part.*
of the world.
I’mler these conditions and under
the conditions under which the suit
was brought, is It any wonder that
the people of Nebraska CTtv should
feel deeply concerned an I aggrieved?
Only a few night* nn the whole
city— republicans, derma-rats and pop
ulists turned out wild attended an in
dignation meeting at which meeting
a petition to the attorney general re
citing the Inluallce of Ms a<t was
drafted and this was signed by bun
! dreds of people) irrespective of poll
1 tlcS.
In n lengthy review of ‘he fact* Mr
Morton make-v the statement rhal
■ there Is no can e for suit being Insti
tuted and that If th- lomnenv has
i to gu to th - evpeu»e of hiring at
I loruw* to dsfeud lt» lawful gad In
alienable right# It will have to dose
* up Its business In Nebraska# and move
iti> plant to sums other state.
>he fusi. ii Hitortionlatg are
to gam by driving this l>uport*nt ea
t i|i lw out of Nebraska Is dlitl ult to
determine Certain It la that It would
Im» « m >»i eerteus loan wot alone to
NVbraaha City, many «»f whose rami
I i>m earw a livelihood there but to the
i sta’e
‘,|o« m» h utore heweg kal it would
I h# If every voonly lw the state had
1eu*h i I »wl tore mark,1 «ad beer
mush More appropriate and mnaikie it
would be If Bryan and the attorney
general, instead of trying to destroy
this establishment, would try to get
more of this kind?
The Argo Company haa made no in
crease in the price of starch. This of
itself would indicate that it is not a
trust. It has gradually Increased its
plant from a capacity of 250 bushels
of corn per day to 3,000 bushels per
day. It buys all its corn from Ne
braska farmers and pays out all its
wage money to Nebraska peoole.
What goes to indicate that the whole
deal, so far as the attempt at prose
cution Is concerned, is a scheme to
get votes and manufacture campaign
material, is the fact that Attorney
Genera! Sinyth lost no time in arrang
ing for an ‘'anti-trust" meeting at
Nebraska City when the citizens pro
tested. These two "trust-smashers”
| entered the peaceful litle hamlet on
a special train and with a pagaantrv
j befitting an emperor. They came to
| beard the lion in his den.
They found the "lion” to lie 250
! laboring people, most of whom had
| purchased comfortable hr>mes out of
the money they had earned while
working in the Argo Starch factory,
j This was the "trust octopus” they
came to crush to death.
Not a citizen in this citv or countv
met them at the depot, and only a
handful of them attended the "trust
smashing” pow wow,
The scheme was so transparent that
tlie people saw through It and they
resented the outrage by remaining
away,
Bryan, in commencing his address,
struck an attitude like upon that char
acteristically portrayed of “A.iax defy
ing the lightning," but It didn't take
mu. h of a hero to carry out his fart i
His defiant assaults upon the starch
company in which dire destruction
was promised caused fear of loos of
employment to enter an 1 sadden 260
homos, and that was all.
Mr. Bryan regaled this imaginary
trust with all the force at his com
mand, but he had not one word to j
say of the Cotton Bale trust, one of
the principal stockholders of which Is
Senator Jones, c hairman of the demo
cratic national committee, nor of the
New York Ice trust, one o* the nrlnci
pal stockholders of which Is Richard |
Croker, boas of Tammanv Hall and a
member of the advisory committee of
the democratic national committee. He
had not one word to sav of the Bis
cuit trust, the liead trust. Silver trust
Whisky trust, Packing House trust.
Standard Oil trust. Sugar trust or any
other of the known organizations of
this kind.
An Imaginary trust that furnishes a
market for Nebraska corn, ami em- |
ployment to Nebraska labor and capi
tal Is Iniquitous beyond description,
but a real trust that exists in a distant
state an<l by which Nebraska is in
no way patronized, but required to pay
arbitrary prices, U of no concern!
This is the true attitude of the demo
cratic loaders on the trust Question.
When the trust magnates are with
them, like Dick Croker of the Ice
trust, Senator Jones of the Cotton Hale
trust, Marcus Daley of the Copper
trust and a score of others that inlaht
be named, they are all right, but when
they happen to be against them they
become at once a "dangerous evil."
Like the Income tax. Four vears
ago it was a cardinal issue, a “nara
mount” In the democratic nlatform. I
It was strongly oposed by Tammany
Hall. This year it Is left out of the
platform, and Tammany Hall is at the
head of the democratic column. The
“mistake'’ made in leaving out the in
come tax plank was simply part of the
price paid for Tammany’s support.
HOW MUCH LONGER”
How much longer is this campaign
of deception to continue? How much
longer will the pople submit to the
trickery and double-deelinK of the
democratic leaders?
With trust magnates clasped to their
Itosoms they proclaim against trusts 1
and with the red torch of anarchy j
flaming high and bright, lighting their I
very paths, they proclaim against !
anarchy.
In Nebraska they are opposed to
trusts and In New York thev go hand- j
In-hand with them. In Nobraska thev !
are opposed to anarchy and in Illinois |
they have gono over to it bag and !
baggage. In Nebraska thev favor fu ■
sion, they all “think alike.” but in |
New York and in many southern states
where the democrats have large ma
jorities and do not need the nonulists
or can do letter without them, thev
do not only "think difTerentlv'' Ini'
they repel with vigor anv attempt of
their populist brother to scale th’
breastworks of the pie counter. In
the west they favor the Income tax
and the free coinage of silver In the 1
east they oppose both propositions, j
In the west llryan talks one thing
and in the east nnother.
In the west he favors government
ownership of franchised corporations .
and in the east he remains silent on 1
that proposition.
All the way through th» democrats |
are waging a campaign of deception
i and double dealing.
A VILLAINOUS UVI.SBMOOI)
The fusion papers have resorted tit
the v 1 lent abuse of the private ch'trae
t ter of Uharleg II Dletrl.n, the reptib- j
j llcan candidate for governor. The
public record of Governor Povnter I.
so bad that the fu>doni*,t* have r*»
•orted to the abuse of Hudrl h with
a hope of turning the title, and in
doing this they lifM* employed tbs
m->st cruel and utterly false report*
that could be conceived
No attempt has been made by the re
publicans to make raidtal * ut of Povn
, ter’* reisird before be tietome a mitdlc
oArtnl This doe* not me n. ho««yet
) that ttack In Illinois Mr 1‘nvnter dl t
not leave a record t» hln t that «>»u||
uni look very well In print
Mr !*«j>nters private ret ard h«* no*
been gone Into though If tt were |f lilt
Illinois history were giver publication
It would prow Interesting rending
The fu«looUts on the »ttnr h.nd
have scattered falsehood« linwat sat
relative to Mr fHetrbh Thev hsve
wen char|w| that he wav Imtdlrsted
In Mt* murder of hts former boam-en
I i>ariser in the MU> k I'ilts munir
I Thai this is a vruvd falsehood Is vh.iwn
■ by the iMIly IHunewr Tiroes a enter
' published In l<Md«<n| A It tbe a?
! Ivged steae of tbe tru. r-|» Tbe Hie
: neei Times vy»
i “Its (* II lllelrttb candidate for
governor of S«HfuU on the rvvssil
t ran Itvbet waa one of tbe pioneer* n
the Black Hills, and was Interested at
one time in the Aurora Minin* com
pany, who«e property was situated on
, Hidden Treasure gulch, which comes
into Dead wood gulch in Central City.
He is remembered by all of the old
settlers of the Black Hills although he
sold his interest In the Aurora com
pany in the summer of 1877 and left
this section. Those who knew him
best pay high tribute to his sterling
qualities, and speak of him in tho
kindest terms, although he was n
young man then, and has developed his
remarkable business and executive
ability, and a prominence in public
; affairs largely since that time,
| “He disposed of his Interest in the
Aurora to Roscoe Conkling, Thomas C.
I’l-att, Senator George E. Spencer of
! Alabama, and Brown & Thumb, the
bankers. He then returned to his
home at Aurora. Ills. At the time be
; left the Black Hills the Aurora com
pany was engaged in a controversy
with the Keets Mining company, over
boundaries and the right to the use
of a certain tunnel through the Aurora
claim. Pending the settlement of the
boundary question aji agreement war
entered Into between the two comnan
les whereby the Keels company wav
permitted to have Ingress to its prop
erty through the Aurora tunnel but
was not to molest or take out anv
ore on that portion of the ground in
eluded In the conflict. J C Tuttle
who had been one of Dietrich's oart
ners in the Aurora, retained his in
terest In the property. Some time
after Mr. Dietrich sold his Interest In
the ground and left the Black Hills
the controversy between the two com
panies became exceedingly bitter. The
Keets company was running a mill in
Hidden Treasure gulch, and the own
ers of the Aurora l»elleved ore was
being taken from their claim. This
culminated in the forcible seizure of
the tunnel by the Keets men. who
placed obstructions In a shaft on the
Aurora claim. The Aurora men at
tempted to drive the Keets men from
the tunnel, and J. C. Tuttle was slant
receiving a wound from which he
died In a few hours. Tuttle was at
work on the Aurora ground when shot
the shot coming from a torthole in a
cabin on the Keets claim Seth Bul
lock was sheriff of Imwrenre countv
at that time. He Immediately Dlacet
under arrest a number of men In the
employ of the Keets company. A telp
gram was dispatched to Mr Dietrich,
at Aurora, III., and although he did
not hold any Interest lri the Aurora,
he come to Deadwood as quickly as
possible, and assisted in the endeavor
to bring the slayer or slayers of Mr. I
Tuttle to justice. Those suspected of
the shooting were hound over to the
grand Jury, but no indictment, was
found against them, and they were af
terwards discharged, it being impos
sible to determine who fired the shot
that caused Tuttle’s death.
"The fufdonists of Nebraska are j
charging that Mr. Dietrich was a j
party to the murder of Tuttle. Thpy I
even assert that Dietrich and Tuttle [
had sold their claim, an l that Diet
rich murdered hi* partner to secure j
his share of the proceeds of the sole, f
Nothing could be further from the i
truth. The assertion Is nroven to he i
false by the following facts that are |
wll known to every one who was liv- |
ing in the Black Hills a* that time-: j
First, Mr. Dietrich was not in the
Black Hills at the time Tuttle was
killed, but at his home In Aurora, 111.,
having left the Black Hills perma
nently. Second, Mr. Tuttle had not
disposed of his claim, but retained an
interest, his co-owners being Roscoe
Conkling, Thomas C. Platt, Senator
Spencer, M. K. Post and Brown and
Thumb, all of them men of great
prominence. Third, Mr. Dietrich had
no interest whatever in the Aurora
at the time of the killing of Tuttle.
"Mr. Tuttle was kill ml September
5, 1877. The agreement between the
Kents and Aurora Mining companies
was drawn up and signed August 15,
1877, Mr. Dietrich being one of the
signers. Immediately after this agree
ment went into effect Mr. Dietrich
consummated the sale of his interest
in the company, and relinquished all
claim to the ground. He therefore
had no connection whatever with the ;
killing of Tuttle and the charges be- !
ing brought against him by his po
litical opopnents during the campaign
are absolutely without foundatioif"
This completely disproves the char
ges made and brands them as being
false and malicious. Mr. Dietrich's
conduct during his many years of cit- ;
lienshlp in Nebraska has been such ,
os to entitle him to rospect and con
fidence. He has been a lit***ra 1 giver
to churches and to charity and has
been hospitable and public spirited j
throughout his life.
It Is presumed that, having had :
proof of the falsity of the charges that 1
have been made against Mr. Dietrich. ;
the fusion papers will b eaten to re
tract and apologise.
PROSPERITY IN DI THER COl’NTY.
BKUHWOOD, Neb.. Oct. X "Hum
lier is high? Yea, Hut In IKitfi I
bought n lot of crotrhed justs for $15 '
for a straw barn cud was obliged to i
ask credit, Humber was cheap then
The market fur my product was low, j
too. Hut tilings have changed In the i
Inst three years. Tty fair manage
ment md good price*! for inv cattle
and ho. I hme paid off a $f,oO mort
gage built n goo I big barn and gilded
eighty ... re» t < nit farm " The »p*-«k
er was H 1 tlall of Hel|woo*|. ||«<
had been during the hard times In
duced to vote with the majority la Ne
brinks. "I could have purchased this
new eighty acre tract four years ago
for on* - third of the price I have just
paid for It,” he said ' Hut It Is all
well ritaugh to look tuickward when
you cool!n't raise the capital. Mr
I crops were g*.«kt enough, but dime
com and outs and Hire* cent eattl**
arid iwo-.ent huge wouldn't buy low
prlcwd lumber and t«arbe,| wire You
can wee for yotireelf that things
around here don't look o'd. hut have
been built on (he highprlced plan
crop* and el,, k being the motive pow
er behind th • new state of affaire
I don t want hve years nf hard times
to vs pertinent <»« the return ef g<xe|
times over again kVtth some red o
turn of the pest venr would not be
strange but that we shall gee the
hard time# of Its years *«m I verily
i Peltate that It < annul he" Ml II ill
ban fern,«*d In Hull and 11 *e* let toutt
Hee and has n nvoadet farrg in one ef
the gul den spw s of li ttler e ssk) and
as he expressed ft, "things srrend hors
don’t look old." He is outspoken In
his good words for present, conditions
and tells his farmer neighbors that
he does now now have to get trusted
1 for inferior posts, but can pay cash
i for lumber even though considerably
advanced in price.
Robert Berkey of Ulysses will cast
I his first vote. His father is justice
of the peace and looks upon the “black
cloud” that is uot in slgot. But the
young man has rustled among the big
sheep men of Wyoming and lias heard
their words of prosperity and has
seen the results of their smiles in
clips that bring big mon?y. "I return
to my native state to see prosperity on
all hands. My old friends, many of
whom I know could not get money at
any rate of interest, and when it came
to crops the harvest was good, but
the speck was in the realization. My
first vote will be cast where I believe
it will reward the men ubo give my
friends relief and me work.” The
young man did not go about with a
"chip on his shoulder,” but said this
in a quiet, manly way that gave con
fidence.
“I do not want to bo quoted,” said
a thrifty farmer near Ulysses, “more
than to say I am reasonably prosper
ous. I borrowed $700 last. May at 7
per cent interest and will pay off the
mortgage in September, being able to
do this from n.y grain and stock with
the prevailing good prices. 1 was one
f of many who fought th» wind for
good times four years ago. The wind
has blown from another direction and
I propose to keep with this unlooked
for shift of the weather cock.”
Rlchenbnuch Bros., of Rising City,
said that four years ago that section
of Butler county found the farms
worth from ore-third to one-half the
present value and no buyers. To
mortgage them was simply out of the
question, even at a valuation of $10
an acre. "Now.” said Mr. Samuel
Richenbauch, "this same land brings
$10 an acre and we would !>e glad to
loan on a valuation of $30 an acre.
The present condition of the country
gives such confidence in Nebraska that
we can afford to bank on It. In the
midst of the hard times of '93 and ’91
this state received such a black eye
that, the calamity howlers made mat
ters lmd, then the country’s money
market topped off matters to a finish.
We had lost faith In earh other. Cheap
corn and grains with big crops of all
made false capital for politicians,
whose sole aim was to discourage, it
took some time to regain our form
er prestige, but we are now on the
high road that the people have asked
for. aud th« farmers have confidence
In themselves, which is encouraging,
since they are able to loan to each
other cheaply. Prosperity like this is
very satisfactory to tho.->e who wish
to see It continued.”
"The better buildings in David City
began in 1888,” said Hon. Thomas
Wolffc of the First National hank of
David City. "I made several invest
ments of this kind myself. Times
were very good until '93. Kverybody
knows what followed. I know two of
my buildings were em'pty. Now all
the store buildings and dwellings are
occupied and the bank refuses interest
deposits in fact, we are ouite solicit
ous for good customers who desire
loans. We are not so iron-clad In our
side of the bargain, either. A farmer
can pay off at any Interest pay day
$100 at a time or the entire mortgage,
which is considered a saving equal to
one per cent interest, and our depos
its are 00 to 70 per cent more than
the law requires us to ke; p on hand.
The long contention of hitting the
banker has arrived, but none of us
are lying awake nights waiting for
cloud bursts.”
David City, the county seat of But
ler county, is a beautiful little city
built on a substantial plvi. The $80,
000 court house (which tost but $50,
000), in the center of u block, sur
rounded by the business blocks of
brick, shows thrift and good busi
ness sense on the part of the people.
The court house has been half paid
for and the store* point to prosperity
by their elegant and large selections.
The dwellings are home-like and the
country about is in every way thrifty,
thus fully sustaining the confidence
of the town’s people.
it is seldom that one goes ln*o a
county and finds such substantial
dwellings as arc found upon farms
and in the smaller towns of Butler
county. Many of ihese dwellings
have been built within two years and
would grace the (orn*'r of any resi
dence |w>rtion of a metropolis. The
towns of I'lysscs and Brainard are es
pecially noted in this particular, the
former showing Its faith in the sur
roundings by a $12,000 school build
ing and many dwellings costing from
$2,500 to $1,000, and the furnishings
inside correspond with the exterior.
"Your faith in this country is prac
tically illustrated," said your corre
spondent to J<» *ph Natousea of Brain
nrd as he viewed his beautiful home
in a block by itself. "Yes, sir, I have !
but one life to live and I want a good i
place to rest after the d.ty’a work is '
done. ThD is a grand country and ,
the last few years has certaiuly pros
tiered."
William Crosby at I'lystr* is remod
cling his home and when finished will
correspond with his neighbors, a, u|
merchant he la prospering.
"1 am a carpenter by trade," su'd J
Cornwall Hetwatroff." When the call
to arms was made 1 couldn't get in any
of th i Nebraska regiments mi I went
to Yankton and enlisted in Company
C of the first Month Dakota, par
tially became I wanted to tie patri
otic and some* hit from necessity. At
the beginning of that war I had un
profitable rest. Mince returning from
the 1‘hiltpptne# I have h id alt ,* can
tin at my trade and these |>ro.,>eruug
1 times salt me, I assure iou."
guNllutt uf fr«r
Senator ilwsr i wit ku kept par# {
1 wltk kl# Warning Not long ago, as .
h« was walking tkrougk on# wf the
. orrldor* u> Ik# rnpltul, k# was Jetnel |
k/ on# uf to* for mar rolleaguv# in tk»
senate
A* tk»v approached Ike entrane# uf j
the senate * hawker 81? Ili-ar - o * .,., I ■
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Three things to be careful of—
health, reputation, money.
The mirror of a pretty girl casts
a great many reflections.
The United States produces $1,143,
000,000, or more than one-third.
Germany, $525,000,000 or half as
much as the United States.
About one-quarter of all the United
States pensions go to widows.
The Judge who suspends sentence
Isn’t necessarily in favor of hanging.
STEKETEE’S DRY BITTERS.
A Dutch Remedy, or How to Make
Your Own Bitter«.
Farmers, Laborinpinen and Every
body uft© these Hitters for th© cure of
Dyspepsia, Loss of Appetite, Dizziness,
Blond PurlUer, Headache, Kidney and
Liver Diseases. A perfect stomach
regulator. Now is the time to use them.
On receipt of 30c United States post
age stamps I will send one package and
receipt how to make one gallon Bitters
from Steketee's Dry Hitters. A deli
cious flavor. Made from Imported
Roots, Herbs and Berries from Holland
and Germany. Re your own doctor
and use these Dry Bitters. Send to
Geo. G. Stekctee, Grand llupids, Mich.
For sale by druggists.
Wit is a diamond in the rough that
is polished by adversity.
YOU NEED NOT SUFFER
With Rheumatism, Sciatica, Neuralgia or
Backache. “A Drops" will Heller*
All I’aln and Cure You.
SWANSON'S ‘li DROPS" I* quick
and positive. It prevents nod absolutely
cures disease. It kills the gorms. It nets
with marvelous offset on the stomach, liver
and kidneys; purities th* Mood, strength
ens the nerves, and places the entire system
in n healthy condition. It is the cheapest
and best medicine in the world, SOU doses
for II. It is for you w ho are crippled and
helpless; bed ridden and hopeless. Here
is J.ife and Hope; a positive cure.
*‘B DROPS” is for man, woman and
child; the bast remedy on earth to have in
the house, ready for every sudden sickness
or pain. BUY A BOTTLE TODAY, it
gives instantaneous relief aud is absolutely
the only certain euro for RHEUMATISM
in all its forms. It is also used with un
failing effect in Hclatlca, Backache. Neu
ralgia, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Nervous
and Neuralgic Heartaches, Nervous Dys
pepsia, and nervous affections of every
description, Asthma, Day Never, Catarrah,
Croup, Bronchitis, llcnrt Weakness, Tooth
ache, Earache, I,u <.rlppc, Malaria, Creep
ing Numbness, and kindred diseases.
WOULD NOT BE WITHOUT IT.
"I wish to lift ray voice In behalf of your
••A DROPH." the only medicine that baa given
rceanv relief from iny dreadful malady, RHEU
MATISM. I have used one bottle, nnrt huvo
h:td but one a; tuck since I commenced it. J huvo
been a great sufferer from KIIEI M.l lisH
for twenty long years. Every winter and
spring I would mink would be my lust. Thanks
11> you and your "A DKOI'H" for the good It has
done me. J would not On without it. You can
Use thi - ns you please. Send them tome.
Thf : o . T. iif add'.ck Klngslaud, Ua."
"IT HAS SAVED MY LIFE."
"I do not know bow to express how wonderful
1 think your "A DKOI’H" Is. 1 was suff. mg
intensely with NEI RAM.IA, and I bought for a
month that I would huvo to die. One duv a lady
caln <1 to see me and brought an advertisement
of your So ansnn’s "A DKOI’H.” y resolved to
try It and sent fora bottle. I havo not bad an
nit ark of suffering since I took the first dot e. I
bejtevc it has saved my life. This atuiemi nt Is
jMisItlvely true. I shall alwavs take pleasure in
recommend, ng your "A DltOl’H" for Uio cure of
NECUA|Ol A . Youra very truly.
1,. It. Smith, bl Dorado Springs, Mo."
HWANSON’d-ADKOl'S’lscoldby us nnd
‘ sgen’*. In maty place* the drug,
gists ar» our agents. If the rem
edy Is not obtainable In your town,
order «f us dlr“ct barge *c/e boi ties
8dd doses, si, sent prepaid by ex*
press or mall. Trial bottle will b«
sent on receipt of »a Agents want
" ed in new territory. Wrilo Nowl
bWANHON Jttlbl math; Cl HE CO..
101 Lake St., Chicago, ill.
Gravity ig the ballagt of the soul.
Every farmer should read the Osborn#
Co.'s small advertisement in this paper.
A man's bins seldom And him out
until after his, neighbors expose him.
Romo people put on airs and some
try to whistel them.
You Can Get Allen's Koot-Kase Free.
Write today to Allen S. Olmsted, La
Roy, N. Y., for a free sample of Allen's
Root-Ease, a powder. It cures sweating,
damp, swollen, aching feet. Makes new
or tight shoes easy. A certain cure for
Corns and Bunions. All druggists and
shoe stores sell it; 25c.
A W.TOOO Pair of Turk).
In his annual report, the British act
ing consul nt Zanzibar mentions the
sale of a pair of elephant tusks 10’<j
feet from base to tip and weighing 239
and 224 pounds respectively. He de
scribes them as probably larger than
nny other* hitherto found In any part
of the world. The purchaser gave
$f.,000 for the pair.
HOW* TliU?
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward fnruiv
rn e nt i 'atarrh that <»:..iOl ho cured by Hail*
Catarrh ('tire
I’. J. CHENEY A CO . Props., Toledo. O.
We, tho undersigned, have known p ,f
Cheney for the last is years end believe hlrn
(wrfnelly honorable la all business trsnsueUoa*
ami llnanclallv able to carry out any obliga
tions made by their drill.
West ATruax. Wholesale DnigsUts.Taledn.
O . Wahl!nt'. Kliman ti Marvin, Wholesale
Dnicgtsts, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall *''atari It Cure I* taken tnternallv, art
Inc direct, v upon the blood and mucousaurfu '«t
of the nyik nt Testimonials sent freta Pries
•&c |»-r bottle Sold by all f1 ruggi sfct
Hall s 1.unity Pills are .lie brut
Some men arc so stingy they refuse
to smile except at the expense of
others.
Thu* fur In lttOu Kuglauil has lm
rw»ri»*(i |» |w*r mat l.r.-.a
than In
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ful traa *%«.*• Uatnatl i*, t „ „
MV *•»* U.aJ mil rumia* in iA«i>
• MtbrlM MMItlll
II* mu«t rin *«rljr jrn*. n,.| fet nil
C« to kill, a ho »»ull halt iirniwl) i
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ntn* man afe«> w>,r itm aunt* of TIm*
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