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AT T«E COUNTY S1AT.
OKI), K. BENSCHOTEK, ( Editor* »n<l
OKU. H. HIBSON, I PuWlihrr*
TKHMS'—11.00 PKK TEAK. IF PAID IS ADVANCE
Entered at the Loup City Postofflce for tr*n*
mission through the mails as second
class matter.
The war cry of Hit Kansas saloon
men is d-Nation.
H. K. Davis, ex-Sheritf of Clay
county, was appointed Warden of
the state penitentiary by Gov. Ueit
rich Monday.
The cash contributions to the Gal
veston flood sufferers last summer
reached the enormous amount of
f 1,988,414.
The Odd Fellows in the United
Stated now number a trifle over a
million, outstripping ull other soci
eties in point of membership.
y
If tlis office of King of Epgland
was lapped now it would sound
hollow. There is nothing in it,
except a profligate son of an honored
pareut._
UeWet captured another supply
irain from the British last week.
Whenever he runs short of luuuilious
of war, he makes a sortie and takes
them from John lfull.
There may be objections to. elect
ing United States Senators by direct
vote, but the tom foolery being car
ried on at Lincoln ju»t now will
strengthen the hands of the advo
cates of the new plan.
Mrs. Nation says she will stay in
Topeka, until every one of its 120
saloons are closed. Judging from
the past, modern embalming will be
the only means by which she can
hope to make her word good.
General McArthur has expelled
one ltice, an American editor of
a Manila paper, from the isiatid
bml returned him to the states.
There is a chance for a grand stand
play by the Commoner. Let them
secure his services as sub editor.
England pays 72 cents per pound
for letters carried across the Atlantic
in English bottoms, and 4 l cents if
carried by vessels of oilier nations,
but very little mail from the British
Isles is allowed to get into alien ves
sels hence the home companies reap
a magnificent harvest How is that
for subsidies.
A proposition is being submitted
to the voters of Arnold township,
Custer county, to vote sixty-four
hundred dollar bonds to aid in the
construction or extention of the
Kearney and Mack Hills railroad,
the terminus of which is now at Ca!
la way. This is the same road which
we noted last week as having made
a proposition for bonds to be sub
mitted to the voters of Logan
county.
T^ie mother of Quantnll of guerilla
fame is passing her last days in the
Oad Fellows home at Springfield,
Ohio. Her husband, who was an
honored member of that order died
in 1854 and after nearly half a cen
tury of life a'one she was forced to
go to the poor house, where she was
recognized by an Odd Fellow and
immediately taken to their home,
where she will die among friends.
The last desirable tract of tbe
public domain will be opened to
settlement in Oklahoma, sometime
next summer. This will doubtless
be the last chance for people to ob
tain free homes from Uncle Sam
There is already a large immigration
in that direction. From every part
of the country people are moving
towards the strip with a hope pf
securing a tract for a new home.
The republican members of the
house and serrate will keep oa with
their wrangling over the election of
a United States senator until they
will hear something drop, and that
(irop is very liable to come from the
opposition side of the house. It
would be an easy matter for the
fusionists to settle the business h\
leaving some of the most formidable
republican candidates out in tin
cold and cast their vote for others
ol the republican candidates whose
support is enough to hardy win out
wjih the support of the opposition.
I’bis may not be dt at but it is r ot
unreasonable to expect something
of the kiud when the fusionists fin
ally learn ihat iLtre is no hope for
them to secure one of the plums.
If D. h). Thompson was not *o
much for self and would stop to con
sider where he was at, it would not
rake him long to see that he has
gone far enough in the senatorial
contest. The leading tcpublicans
of this state do not want to see him
elected ar.d the rank and file of the
republican parti is even more pre
counced against him. The admin
istration needs the support of good
loyal republicans. If allegations as
charged against Mr. Thompson are
true, it is conclusive evidence that
he is not loyal to his party, and that
if elected he will only be expected
to work for the interest of self nud
that the welfate of his party and
eonatituants will be a secondary
matter. Mr Thompson should step
down and out.
The ship subsidy bill, should it
pass or should it not? Let the
pendulum of prejudice cease to swing
for a brief moment, until our Amer
icanism asserts itself before we an
swer. Information gathered from
reliable sources incline us in its favor,
as regards cur merchant marine.
Our coastwise and lake shipping is
protected by sumptuary laws, our
ocean interests are at the rnsrcy of
all nations. Statistics say that il
costs l'O per cent more to build
vessels in America than in Europe,
for instance two vc-sels that have
been selected for a comparison show
that the Aineiicati baiL boat of
d,TOO tons burden cost $273,000,
while the Englishman's float of 4,
loi) tons co.-t $217,000. Both arc
common carrying vessels. Aftei
being put in commission and run
for one year, both fully manned, one
paying American wages and the
other the prevailing English prices,
the Yankee craft cost- $0,000 mme
t i operate it than did that of the
Englishman, The Sieintifle Amei
i an says that these figures ere facts,
which of course furnishes ns a test
of tin* tine mcrits of the case, and
cannot, it would seem, stop short of
convincing the American people that
one of tw» things must occur, lilber
the continued inertia of our mei
ch uit marine or the adoption of a
subsidy system. Last year »e paid
$240,000,000 to owners of foreign
lottoras to carry our traffic, the pro
posed subsidy bill carries with it
$0,000,000 a year, which can we
afford best. This measure is purely
American and politics should not
inter into it. For us we say build up
our merchant maiine. What do you
say ?
Westerville, Jan , ‘23, 1301.
Born—To llev. and Mrs. VV. E.
Matthews on Jan. 23, 1901, at the
M. E. parsonage in Westerville, a
daughter. Mother and baby are
doing well.
Funeral services of Mrs. La Forge ol
this place were conducted in the M.
E. church by Rev. Beilis assisted by
Hev. W. E. Matthews on Jan. 23, at
11:00 a. in., in the presence of a
large congregation.
Mr. Andrew Sherbeck entertained
the tai mers club on Jan 20 Seventy
six sat down to dinner. Alter dinner
a large aud enthusiastic company
listened to declamations and the dis
cussion of “The District School" also
“The Co opperative Creamery,” and
“The possibilities of the old folks in
the Twentieth Ceitury.” A very
enj >y*'ole time was had. The next
monthly meeting will be held at Mr.
F. Delanos, on Feb. 23.
There is much sickness around
Westerville. Mr. Leecbs' boy Ralph,
Grandma Clark, J. J. Sidwell and
many others are down.
Westerville otganized its singing
school on Jan. 30, at W. W Thorn
ton’s, with Mr. Rad Spence as leader.
Rev. W. E Matthews.
Nonets— Those knowing themselves
im’eb e I to inn will please call ai d
-ettlo their accounts on or b fore
Januar) 1-t. A. S. Main.
WHY
Do so many merchants keep "New
l|omen Sew ing Machines in stock ? Bc
o use ty doing so they com In a1 their
customers that they keeponlj highgrade
goods of all kinds, at reasonable prices.
AN EASY GOING BEAR
i Fhotmcrnphlnic n niK Url«rl>- Id the
Yrllunalunu I’urk.
I eaid to my cowboy friend, "Do you
know this bear?”
He replied: “Waal, I rarkon I do.
That’s the old grizzly. He’s the big
gest b’ar In the park. lie generally
minds his own business, but ho ain’t
seared o’ nothin, an today, you gee, he's
been serappln, so lie's liable to be
ugly.”
"I would like to take his picture,”
said I, “and if you will help me I am
willing to take some chances on it.”
"All right,” said he, with a grin.
“I’ll stand by on the horse, an If he
charges you I’ll charge him, an I kin
knock him down once, but I can't do
It twice. You better have your tree
picked out.”
The grizzly came- on, and I snapped
him at 40 yards, then again at 20
yards, and still he came quietly to
ward me. I sat down on the garbage
and made ready—IS yards—16 yards —
12 yards—8 yards, and still he came,
wlille the pitch of Johnny's protests
kept rising proportionately. Finally
at five yards he stopped and swung
his huge bearded head to one side to
see what was making that aggravat
ing row in the tree top, giving me a
profile view, and I snapped the camera.
At the click he turned on me with a
thunderous g-r-o-w-1, and I sat still
and trembling, wondering If my last
moment had come. For a second he
glared at me, and I could note the lit
tle green electric lamp In each of his
eyes. Then he slowly turned and pick
ed up a large tomato can.
"Goodness,” 1 thought, “is he going
to throw flint at me?” Hut he delib
erately licked it out, dropped It and
took another, paying thenceforth no
heed whatever either to me or to John
ny, evidently considering us equally
beneath his notice.—E. Seton-Thomp
son in Scribner's.
TOOK CENTURIES TO BUILD.
Cologne Cnthnlrnl Wnw In I’rore»» of
Erection ii.'ig Years.
While the first stone of Cologne ca
thedral was laid on Aug. 1.', 1248, and
the body of the edifice was not opened
until Aug. 15, 1848, 000 years later to
the very day, it was not, however, un
til Aug. 15, 1880, that the splendid
structure was finally reported complet
ed, having thus occupied In building
the record time of exactly G32 years.
The castle of Kingsgoberg, which
stands at the southern extremity of
Jutland, took 204 years from the laying
of the foundation stone to the rigging
of its master’s banner on Its highest
flagstaff. Its foundation stone was the
skull of its builder’s bitterest enemy.
Three months after its layitig Count
Jhorsing, the builder of the castle, was
killed. Ills son was then In swaddling
clothes. lie did not continue his fa
ther’s work until aged 24.
On his twenty-fifth birthday he was
thrown into prison by the son of the
man whose skull lay In the earth of
Kingsgoberg's foundation stone. In
this manner master after master of
Kingsgoberg was stopped putting an
other stone toward the completion of
the founder’s work till civilization in
tervened.
Itestormel castle, In Cornwall, took
90 years to build, of which period ex
actly one-third was occupied in exca
vating the foundations. The solid rock
upon which it stands is almost as hard
as iron. Indeed Kestormel means in
Cornish “the palace of the Iron rock.”
Miiais cathedral was begun In 1280
and finished under Napoleon in 1805,
419 years.
The Duomo, at Florence, was com
menced by Arnulfo In the year 1294,
the last block of marble being placed
in position in the facade in presence of
the king on May 12, 1887, a period of
593 years.—Stray Stories.
Krnl mill Burr.
James Kent, whose famous “Com
mentaries on American Law” is class
ed with Blackstone as the greatest
textbook on law, was a great admirer
of Alexander Hamilton, and when the
great Federalist was killed by Aaron
Burr in a duel he became the implaca
ble enemy of tlie latter. One day long
afterward when in New York the
Judge saw Burr on the opposite side
of Nassau street, lie went across the
street as fast as his years wmdd per
mit and, brandishing his cane in Burr’s
face, shouted:
“You’re a scoundrel, sir, a scoundrel,
a scoundrel!”
Burr proved equal to the emergency,
lie raised his hat and bowed to the
ground and then said in his calmest
professional tone, “The opinions of the
learned chancellor are always entitled
to the highest consideration.”—Argo
naut.
'WorkltiK the 11 e a 11 of the Family.
It’s a wise boy who knows how to
work his father, and In this precious age
most boys are wise. Louis’ father works
In Omaha, but Louis hlinself lives with
his grandma In western Nebraska.
Like most boys do, Louis writes to his
fond father only when he wants money
or something new in wearing apparel.
Last week he wrote, enumerating a
number of articles he needed. Among
other things he wrote:
“Please send me some stockiags. You
better send bicycle stockings because
they last longer than the other kind.
Are you going to send me a bicycle on
my birthday to wear with my bicycle
stockings?”—Omaha World-Herald,
The Olintarle.
Oldhamme — Young man, have an
Ideal. Have an Ideal, 1 say, and hug it
to your bosom at all times and places. '•
Youngdogge— She won’t let me.—Har
per’s Bazar. *
The Better Man.
A safe man Is often better for the
long pull than the brilliant man. The
latter flashes and is gone, while the
other stands by you. , «
I^ow is
Straight sale.
the ti ne to buy, po fake.
J. H TRAVjS.
SHIPPERS, We v.ant (iime in my
(]iiantity at Highest Market I’iH-< ami
guarantee-at i.«f ft loin - '.'01> i 1 000
Express Ant. PERKY, ILUTi: .V
EX N IS, — Omaha, Nebr. ami I In lei
pliia, Pa,— W liolesal' Hotter, );
Poultry ami (lame,
ti»k unu
Refercnee, U. S, Nnt'l Bank or Your
l.Ol'P CITY \T.J5K
Lincoln,
Omalia,
Chicago,
St. Joseph,
Kansas • :ity,
St. Louis,
Denver.
lleK tin,
Butte.
Salt Lakt Cit ,
Port laml,
East and South
anti all points
San Kr ini'Lro,
and all point
West.
TIllIKS l,»ATR AS KOLLDtt
GOING HAST
No 52 Pasaanger.7.5' m
No. 00 Freight ... . 1- 5 in
GOING WEST
Nu 51 Passenger.. t..V> | hi
No. 59 Freight. . 12t50a ni.
Sleeping, dinner amt reclining ehs
(seats free) on through train- li . i
gold and baggage chocked to any p i
the United Stales or Canada.
For information, maps, time tali " r
tickets call on or write to l>. I A
Agent. Or J. FKANfls, Guild. I’.
Agent, Omaha, Nebraska,
U. P. RAI1.WAY .
So.se leaves daily except Sunday :«•
enger). s:ix> a. m.
No. 8H leaves Monday, Wedncsdu} and
Friday, (mixed) l.-O p m.
No. 90 leaves Tuesday, Thursday me
Saturday, (mixed) 2:55 p. m.
No H7 arrives datiy except 8 u ml a > mix en
12:05 n. m.
No. <5 arrives dally except Sunday (pass
eng«r) 7.:e p. in.
First class service and close conneeti >:o
east, west and soutli
W. D. CLIFTiiv,
FOR SALE —A quarter -eftinn of
land, four and one-hall mil's north
east of Ashton, on Turkey i ret k anti
near the Catholic Church 120 sc es
under cultivation, 20 acrt » i . ( .stuff
and 20 acrfs hay land, good orchard.
«od buildings, granary amt two d
wells. Will sell reasonnb’e. Address
Stani i,aw Lewanih»W8Ki, u.u.rr
Loup City, Neb
$25,000 in cash prizes
First Prize, - - - $1000
Second Prize, * - - o'>0
Five Prizes of $100 each. -">00
Five Prizes of $50 each, -50
Ten Prizes of.$25 eaeii.
Total, - - - $2500
Til e TWKNTIKTH (KNi'FIiY
FARM Kit otters the ;.b*ivi
prizes to its agents, the mnhe\ 1 ho
awarded when the sum total of or
tiers received from agents rccles
10,000. Is addition to these ptiz<o,
agents are allowed a commission of
30 cents on c»eb new order, and cl)
cen's ou rent weir
The agent sending in the tors' < v
ders is to.titled to first prize, I 1 ■ '
the next largest gets second piizc,
and go on down the list. !'be more
agents entering the sooner the nutn
l>er_ii) 'r —will he reached.
THE TWENTIETH'
CENTURY FARMER
Omaha, Neb.
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* if 'Oil uuufcl ‘111 V !)(• 1,1 II tills
wiljU I || niiMi'U ;IU‘I - ■ I I .UI.-('i t
'<>u u. 1t hi lunger i.;!.l me.
IluFt— hr- 1’1 t-?iii'Lr in in;? friinI
jam • <1 miMjre as f if iidvane
ftl in ’M> l-ivi 1.V < neat- an er
Ian ! a- ii ' ill (i, la mi i;. i.j east
ern home hs Juno. t
‘■We in,vie the j nirniv fr-un Mia
mi !! .' i ' - (- 'Men * 1 Pe ( n
the I ui> : I’m if t 1 ■- < '■( lie eir
llitie ! t - all i |: [ rt am j11 III 11)
the wintir A Irij ’>< ('.iliforniu is
avuli delightful h\ ilie iiprfeet ser
i i‘ • *1 IIIxil )' r- ;'(,mre In'ioD
of ‘ I' i '' 11 .tie] 1 :i i t • i .' u liie'.i is
peril; ,i - :' e iii i- li el t quipped
train in the ivmM.
I)rtail i ii lull) r tn a Mon fu !.!*•* <• I
on a jMjlIcal inn
II. ( i.iriMN, A
The m s it,hit hi i in ; Mini Hilli
-i | :ie iipi'l'i' an i i'i d«vi«e*t is l><
\V: iV \V, ■'i ll .zel live. Ii relieves
111 el-al, ' ill (til MU'-, i ll a
vi i K i i ili-i n-i's. lie1. el iin i t ,i: ioiiF,
-().ti ■ 1 ilil It ns.
Now i« th« rime when croupsnd lung
troubles prove rupirlly fatal. The only
hat-inlet's remedy that produces immedl
a'e results is One Minute Cough Cure*
Ims very pleasant to take and can be
reiicd upon to quickly cure coughs, colds
and all lung diseases If will prevent
Consumption. Odendahl Bros.
A Frightful llliindnr.
Will often cause a horrible Burn,
Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklcn’s Arnica
Salve, will kill the pain and promptly
heal ii. Cures Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Boiles, Corns,all Skin Eruption. Best
Pile cure on earth Only 25 eta. a box.
Cure guaranteed, Sold by Odendahl
Bros.
Wanted—Capable, reliable person In every
<• mnt> to represent large company of solid
tiaunoinl reputation; J988 salary per year, pay
able weekly: fit per day absolutely sure anti
all i x p oi'*• • ' ralght. bona-fide, definite sal*
•m- i'ii >1 i i m. salary paid eacta Satur
i d ex’.iei.f motley advanced each week
tlA.M'.UU) CIOll ,K. 311 I) BAR HtIHIt STHEET
i'll 1 AliO.
U’u ii iineatened by pneumonia or any
i: In l lung trouble, prompt relief i9 nec
es^yry, as ii is dangerous to delay. We
would suggest that One Minute Cough
Cure be taken as soon as indications of
having taken cold aie noticed. It cures
quickly and its early use prevents con*
• u in pttnu.— Oden dab I Bros.
. rr rr oi r. it may not* appear again.
10 WFKKS
TIMAI.
m nsciurrioN
10 Cents.
It contains a number of spc ia! articles each week by
(1,, 1,11,1, c,,ih| , Hi a-, • I 4 ri every branch of agricultnre--department»
limited to live -I.ci<, u' iji L ie inn v poultry yard, orchard and garden, farm
mu i itier\, vt 11 riuury loj>»■ ■ -, and the markets.
The farmer's wife, tor, has her share of space, with
recipes iii'l si., cesU.Mis on c.Mtkf , dressmaking, fancy work, care of flowers,
und muitcrs 1 urilciiiii'. Iv I ■H' ng to her, while the Children have a department
edited for t hem exclusive!? 1' >ur or flve pages are dovoted to a complete re
view of i hi* news of tlie w» *• e verm# both happening at Dome and abroad, *
and new* in p r* ii int«f- ing > tyo great farming west. Then, too, are the
storie*, « u ; •• 11 . i• i i iinior, and all i he good things that one likes to read
rtftei the lamp.- .ire l u hf <• l ami t he days work is done.
Aii Ideal Agricultural
a ad Family Weekly
$1.00
Per vear
•j
(hit thC out ;m 1 send it with a dime or live
2-eent \m;»s to The Twentieth Century
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We ap> Headquarters for
' WIMDIvlILl 3: PUMP. PIPES & FIXTURES
Wo have ovcrv :ij)i»!iance lor milking tirat class
i
Drive or Hydraulic Wells and
respectfully solicit your order. O r charges are reasonable
Our prices are right. \Y e have added a feed grinder to our
business and are prepared to do custom work or furnish
ground feed at reasonable rates.
!
\Y |; MEP.\IK BINDERS AND HOl^K POWERS AND GUARAN
TEE Ul lJ WORK TO GIVE SATISFACTION.
LEWIS HALLER