Nebraska Newspapers

    A WISCONSIN PAPER ON WESTERN I
CANADA.
RMkatoon. K*»kntrhewi«n, On# of *•>«
Fnvurfld District#.
The following clipped from the cor
respondence columns of the Eau Claire
(Wisconsin) leader is but one of many
letters of a similar character that
might be published concerning West
ern Canada, the land of No. 1 hard
wheat and the best cattle on tho con
tinent. It is a simple matter to reach
the lauds spoken of, the Canadian Gov
ernment having agencies established
at St. Paul and Duluth, Minnesota;
Grafton, North Dakota; Watertown,
South Dakota; Omaha, Nebraska;
Kansas City, Missouri; Des Moines,
Iowa; Wausau and Milwaukee, Wis
consin; Chicago, Illinois; Indianapolis,
Indiana; Sault Ste. Marie and Detroit,
Michigan; Toledo and Columbus, Ohio,
and by writing to or calling upon any
or these agents at these points full in
formation can be secured. This Is a
great opportunity to secure a homo
free of cost or if you desire to purchase
lands they can be bought now at prices
much lower than will exist in a few
months. But read what the corre
spondent referred to has to say of one
particular district.
"To the Editor of the Leader—The
rush of the land seekers will be to the
prairie provinces of the Dominion of
Canada. The allurements of a soil that
yields 40 bushels of wheat to the acre
are too great to be resisted and an
Immense migration from this country
may be confidently predicted. People
here laughed at first at the idea of
any one leaving the United States for
Canada, but the Dominion authorities
knew they had a good thing and they
stucK to it. Their officials evidently
knew the value of printers’ ink. They
spared no expense iu letting the people
of this country know that these lands
were there and that they were exactly
as represented. They did more. They
sent out specimens of the crops raised
and samples of the grain. We have
had them here at four consecutive
street fairs, presided over by one of
their ablest immigration officers. This
gentleman spared no pains. He ex
plained the value of the lands and the
richness of the soil from morning to
night to all comers.
“All this told in the long run. Sev
eral went up from here to spy out the
land and like Caleb, the son of Je
punneh, and Joshua, the son of Nun,
brought back a good report, and now
some ten families will leave here in a
few weeks for SaskatooTi to settle upon
farms there, and others are preparing
to follow. Of course many will appear
shocked at the idea of any one leaving
the stars and stripes for the Union
Jack, but patriotism is but a nomen
clature after all, and our experience
has been that in nine hundred and
ninety-nine cases out of a thousand a
man is the most patriotic where he can
make the most money and do the
most harm to those whom he hates.”
Birds of a feather flock together—
and so do jailbirds of the same stripe.
t'SK THE FAMOUS
Red Cross Hall Blue. Large 2 oz. packages
cems. 'the Buss Company, isouth Bend, Iml.
Man with the Silver Slats.
“host, strayed or stolen—William
Miller, of Brooklyn, ’longshoreman;
has three silver ribs.” 'lhat is the
way Mrs. Miller describes her hus
band, who has been missing for sev
eral days. So if anybody happens to
run across a strange man please
make an examination of him. If he
has three silver ribs send him back
to Brooklyn, at once, because his wife
Is looking for him.
Khcninnlliim and .lohnnon'B 0088
cannot agree. The former kills tho latter
every time. Try It. All druggists.
“Bobs” Did Them a Favor.
The young men of Cockburn, South
Australia, formed a rifle club a short
time ago, but found difficulty in se
curing rifles from the government.
Feeling that in the worst event they
could not be hanged for their daring,
they applied to Lord Roberts, who
promptly had them supplied with Mau
sers captured from the Hoers. The
young men, as a mark of gratitude,
are now sending to the commander
in-ohief a handsome inkstand made of
*‘lver mounted emu eggs.
A Young Female Fayin.
A pretty 18-year-old New York girl,
known in the thives’ world as
“Queen Louise,” teaches the gentle
art of stealing. She had a class of
five girls, all younger than herself,
and they have been plying the shop
la lifter's trade with great success in
the retail district. “Her majesty”
painstakingly drilled the little ones
in the art of picking pockets, and,
like Dickens’ Fagin. taught them to
remove initials from handkerchiefs
and destroy other marks of identifica
tion.
Odd Anniversary Gift.
j An elderly couple, who celebrated
their golden wedding in Danville. Ky.,
last week, found among the gifts from
their friends a marble tombstone from
a dealer in them. After the first
shock had passed they were pleased
with the gift, and they have made
arrangements to have it placed, still
uninscribed, in their family lot in the
cemetery.
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Cut Out Middlemen :
Kansas Farmers Adopt Policy of Selling Direct to Mills.
A feature of the plan pursued by the ,
Solomon (Kas.) Farmers’ association!
and one which If it should become gen
eral would revolutionize the grain
business of the United States and
eliminate the grain-exchange features
and gambling in futures on the boards
of trade is the policy of selling direct
to mills instead of shipping to the
great grain cente-s.
In addition to saving the commission
which must be paid for selling wheat
in the grain pits on the boards of
trade, a premium is obtained from the
mills for high-grade wheat. The ma
jority of elevator owners mix their
good wheat with a poorer quality un
til it is all of a certain grade. By skill
ful mixing the elevator man can real
ize a large profit from this ecourco
alone, but the wheat is injured for
milling purposes.
In the big storage elevators at ter
minal points the grain is still further
mixed with rye or inferior wheat for
export purposes. This mixing process
has detracted from the reputation of
high-grade Kansas wheat. In fact, by
the time it reaches the mills in the
east or the exporters it is no ionger
high grade.
Eastern millers complain that they
have not been able to produce as good
flour from Kansas wheat as that pro
duced by smaller mills in the wheat
region that are able to purchase their
wheat direct from the farmers. This
fact is attributed to the mixing of the
grain by (he elevators, and the millers
are willing to pay a premium for high
grade wheat that is entirely free from
rye aud poor grain.
By taking advantage of these condi
tions the manager of the farmers' ele
vator at Solomon has been enabled to
sell the greater part of his wheat at a
premium and pay a rorrespondingly
high price to the farmers.
The members of the Farmers’ Ele
vator association at Solomon have re
cently completed airangements where
by they will export much of their
wheat direct to co-operative societies:
in Germany. A number of carloads
have already been sold in this manner.
The wheat Is billed direct from Solo
mon to Beriin. The local freight rate
of UV2 cents per 100 pounds is paid to
the Missouri river, but from Missouri
river points a through rate to Berlin
of 21 cents per 100 pounds is secured.
This saves to the farmers not only the
profits of the local grain dealers, hut
also the profits of several commission
men and the exporter.
The German co-operative societies
own their own mills in Germany and
control a shipping elevator in New
York, says C. 11. Matson in the Review
of Reviews, through which all wheat
consigned to them goes. This virtual
ly brings the producer and the con
sumer together and eliminates all
board of trade speculation and manip
ulation from the market.
"Better be first in a village than sec
ond in Rome.”—Caesar.
I How an Indiana
iTovvn Was Named
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Railroad Company
Had to Submit!
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Indiana is full of towns with queer
names. But the queerest of them all
has so far been left to languish in un
deserved obscurity. People who are
acquainted with that portion of Indi
ana, which lies in the immediate vicin
ity of Crawfordsville, must have seen
on the signboard of a little railroad
station, as they rushed by on a lim
ited train, this astonishing n .me:
H'TOWN.
Behind that apostrophe lies the
story of the joke which a rich old In
diana farmer played on the directors
of a great railroad company. The
farmer in question owned several
thousand acres of land in one body.
When the railroad was built it was
found necessary to cut through his
land. The right of way agents went
to the old farmer and asked him to
set a price on a strip running through
his farm a tew hundred feet wide.
He laughed at them and said his
land was not for sale at any price. He
didn't believe in railroads anyhow,
and didn't want one running through
his property. They offered him a huge
price for the land, for they had found
other property owners in the vicinity
reasonable and did not care to start
any condemnation suits unless it was
absolutely necessary. But the old
farmer would not listen to them. His
income was twice as large as he cared
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to spend, and he rather enjoyed the
position of blocking all the efforts of
a great corporation.
The claim agents made up their
minds that they would have to start
a suit, and were about ready to bring
it when they were surprised to get a
letter from the old farmer.
"If you will let me name the town
you are going to build on my land," he
said, "I’ll give you all the land you
need.”
They accepted his terms with glee.
Of course they expected that his van
ity would lead him to name the town
after himself, and they were quite pre
pared for that emergency. But he
fooled them. A written agreement
was drawn up and signed and the
deeds passed. Then they asked him
for his name. The old man grinned
broadly.
"YVe’ll call it Helltown,” he said.
They argued with him until they
saw it was useless. They could not
back out, for the papers had already
been signed. Then they decided they
would get even in another way. They
elided the second, third, and fourth
letters of the name and put in their
place an innocent apostrophe. And so
the name of the village is "H’town"
"Children have more need of models
than of critics.”—Joubert.
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♦ Document owned in Wisconsin which dates back to 1555.
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Alexander T. Lindholm, of Still
water, Wis., is the owner of an inter
esting old relic, dating back to 1553,
which he has mounted on a piece of
oak and framed, and has hung it in a
hank building in St. Paul, says the St.
Paul Pioneer Press. It is a verdict
rendered by a jury of twelve high of
ficials in Norway, at Oslo courthouse,
where Christiana now stands, in June,
1553, and decided the legal ownership
of a large estate. At the bottom of
this novel verdict hang twelve strips
of sheepskin, to which are attached
twelve pieces of beeswax, about the
shape and size of a small gold watch.
These were called seals in the olden
days when this verdict was rendered,
and each one contains the seal of one
of the jurors who decided the matter.
When this verdict was rendered
there was no such thing as paper
known to the civilized world, and all
official documents were written on
sheepskin parchment. It may also be
stated that the present jury system,
which is in vogue in the courts of the
United States and also in Europe,
originated in Scandinavia in the elev
enth century.
The verdict was rendered during the
reign of Christian ill. of Denmark.
The contesting parties were Erik Boll
sea, whose descendants had it in
their possession until about fifteen
years ago, when Mr. Lind holm se
cured it from one of Mr. Bollsea’s de
scendants, and a Mrs. Margaret Nila
datter. an heiress. In those days all
cases of this kind were tried before a
jury consisting of four governors, four
attorneys and four counselors. Out
of these twelve men, one was selected
to act as judge, and the evidence was
taken. After a verdict had been de
cided upon, it was written cn a piece
of sheepskin parchment and the seals
of the twelve men who tried the case
were affixed. These seals were car
ried in the same manner as the people
of to-day carry their watch-charms
and all men in official positions had
their seals attached to their watch
charms, that they would be conveni
ent when needed.
Mrs. Bettie Dan bridge, a daughter of
fien. Zachary Taylor, 77 years old,
lives in Winchester, Va. She was ed
ucated in Philadelphia.
GRANT’S WELCOME TO GEN. TOOMBS
OD« or lh* Few witty K»m»rki Credited
to Him.
Gen. Robert Toombs was one of the
few Confederate generals who refused
to have his political disabilities re
moved. and he died an unreconstructed
rebel. It was a source of much regret
to the people of his state that he re
fused to place himself, when they could
agiln send him to Washington as a
senator. As he grew older he would
in conversation frequently refer to the
fact that he was not a citizen of the
United States.
During Gen. Grant’s term of office as
President, Gen. Toombs had been to
New York and stopped off at Washing
ton. The Georgia delegation insisted
in his calling at the White House, and
after much urging they got his consent
and he went up. Gen. Grant had never
seen Gen. Toombs, so when Gen.
Toombs reached the White House and
his card was sent in, Gen. Grant came
forward to greet him. Gen. Toombs
took the President’s hand and said:
“Although not a citizen of this coun
try, while in the capital 1 have called
to pay its Chief Executive my re
spects."
“Don’t mention it, Gen. Toombs,"
said Gen. Grant. “1 heard myself you
were a citizen and at one time 1
thought you were, but now I know
you are not, because I hunted for you
down there for nearly two years, but
never could find you. Come right in
and sit down.”
A Girl Miner,
A 16-year-old girl In the Yucca
mine, near Harstow, Cal., is working
the sand and dirt from a deserted
elatm with a dry washer, and suc
ceeds in getting from $6 to J7 worth of
gold dust every day. She uses the
washer as effectively as her male com
panions, who arc also engaged in the
same profitable occupation there. She
can shapen and temper her pick as
well as any experienced miner.
Palestine May Have a Boom.
The discovery of valuable mineral
deposits in Palestine is reported by
one of our consuls. Immense fields
of phosphate are found on both sides
of the river Jordan. Of course, the
salt deposits of the Dead sea have
been known for some time, as our
consul admits. Still, he insists that
the Holy Hand has a great industrial
future.
One of Texas' Best Talkers.
Ex-Governor K. It. Hubbard of Tex
as. who died at Tyler. Tex., the other
day, was one of the best known pub
lic speakers in the United States.
Twenty-five years ago he delivered
the oration at the opening of the Cen
tennial exposition. He was a gradu
ate of Mercer university and of the
Harvard law school.
A Cnti'h In TTU Rnck.
Painter, Oregon, April 14th.—W. .T.
Cppcndahl of this place has had a
great deal of trouble recently with his
back. Every time he went to do the
least bit of lifting he used to have
what he called "a catch" in his back.
He says:
“It did not have to be very hard
work to give me such a severe pain
that l could not move.
“1 suffered quite a long time before
I heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills. I used
four boxes and now I can work as hard
as any one and my back is as etout and
strong as it ever was.
“My wife used some of the pills too
and she thinks there is nothing that
beats them.
“I can positively recommend Dodd's
Kidney Pills to anyone who has a pain
in his back, for I know they will cure
it”_
The more dollars you get together
tne louder they talk. Same with wo
men.
I>ariie<> Cannot I5« Cured
ty local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deaf ness, and that is by consti
tutional remedies. Deafness is cattKed by an
inflamed rond t on of the mucus lining of the
Eustachian Tube When this tube is Inflamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely c lose d deafness Is
the result, and utiles- the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to Its normal
ondition, hearing1 will be destroyed forever,
nine oases out of ten are caused bv catarrh,
which is nothing hut an Inflamed condition of
the mucus surfaces.
We will give One1 Hundred Dollars for any ease
3f Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot
ae cured by Hall's tiutarrh Cure. Send for
Sirculars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O
Sold nv Druggists, 7.V.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
It's often the woman that doesn't
Jtnow her own mind who is willing to
speak it.
Stops the Cough anti
Works Off the Cold
Laxative Broino Quinine Tablets. Price35a
It's a good rule that works your way
all the time.
PJTC Permanently ourra. No fitanr nervounnefuiafter
ill wflrut dav’ii uap of Dr. Kline* (4 rent Nerve Heater
rr Send for FRICK JP‘£.00 trial bottle and treat 1*0.
DR. It. H Kline, Ltd.. 831 Arch Street, Philadelphia, l a
One convincing proof of good citi
zenship is the prompt payment of
your bills.
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Health will come with all its blessings to those who know the way, ami it is mainly a ques
tion of right-living, with all the term implies, hat the efforts which strengthen the system,
the games which refresh anil the foods which nourish are important, each in a way, while it is
also advantageous to have know ledge of the best methods of promoting freedom from unsani
tary conditions. To assist nature, when nature needs assistance, it is all Important that tho
medicinal agents uaed should be of the best quality and of known value, and the one remedy
whieh acts most beneficially and pleasantly, as a laxative, is—Syrup of Figs—manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup Co.
With a proper understanding of the fact that many physical ills arc of a transient char
acter anil yield promptly to the gentle action of Syrup of Figs, gladness arid comfort come to
the heart, and if one would remove the torpor and strain and congestion attendant upon a con
stipated condition of the system, take Syrup of Figs anil enjoy freedom from the aches and
pains, the colds and headaches and the depression due to inactivity of the bowels. In case of
any organic trouble it is well to consult a competent physician, hut when a laxative is required
remember that the most permanently gratifying results will follow personal cooperation with
the beneficial effects of Syrup of Figs. It is for sale by all reliable druggists. Price fifty
cents per bottle.
The excellence of Syrup of Figs comes from the beneficial effects of the plants used in the
combination anil also from the method of manufacture which ensures that perfect purity and
uniformity of product essential in a perfect family laxative. All tho members of the family
from tho youngest to the most advanced in years may use it whenever a laxative is needed and
share alike in its beneficial effects. We do not claim that Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of
knowm value, but it possesses this great advantage over all other laxatives thatitacts gently
and pleasantly without disturbing natural functions, in anyway, as it is free from every ob
jectionable quality or substance. To get its beneficial effects it is always necessary to buy the
genuine and tho full name of the Co.—California Fig Syrnp Co.—is printed on the front of every
package.
Louisville, Ky.
San Francisco, CaL .
New York, N. Y.
CONGRESSMAN WILBER SAYS
iTo The Pe-ru-na Medicine Co,, of Colambus{3).}
“Pe=ru=na is All You Cla;m For It.”
OONUKSSSMiN
Df. WILDER.
x#"NEW YORK.
OonffTessmnn P F. Wilber, or Oneonta. N. Y., writes:
The Pc runs Medicine Co., Columbus, O.:
Gentlemen—“Persuaded by a friend I have tried your remedy and l have
almost fully recovered after the use of a few bottles. I am fully convinced that
Perune is all you claim for it, and / cheerfully recommend your medicine to all
who are afflicted with catarrhal trouble. "—DA Vlf) F. W U. IlhP
1’eruna a 1’reYentlve mid (.'are for Cold*.
Mr. C. F. Given. Ktnisex, N. B.. Vice
President of ‘The Past-time Bunting Club,
write*:
‘"Whenever the cold weather sets in 1
have for venr* past Iwen very mire to
catch n severo cold which wan hard to
throw eff, und which would lenve alter
effect* on my constitution the most of tho
winter.
“l.ast winter I was advised to try Feruim,
and within five day* tho cold wan broken
\ up and in live days more 1 was u well man.
1 recommended it to several of my lriend*
and all speak tlie highest praise for it.
There is nothing like Peruna for catar
rhal afdictions. It is wall nigh infal
lible as a cure, and I gladly endorse
it. —C. F. Given.
Gave New Ufe and “trength.
Mr. Edward I.aws, Crown Point, Ind.,
writes the following:
‘1 must tell von what aprnnd help Peruna
has leen to "me For over two years I
suffered with catarrh of the lungs and
throat, ami although 1 doctored for it,
nothing brought me relief until I tried
Peruna. One Isittlo helped me greatly,
and three more effected a complete cure,
while at the same time it gave such new
life and strength to my whole laxly that I
feel like n new man and ten years younger.
■ I Lope that my testimonial muy induce
othors who are similarly alllicted to try
l’ornua.”—Edward I.»ws.
A Prominent Miikit Sated From Loh of
Voiofl.
Mr. Julius Weisslitr., 17(5 Sonera street,
Buffalo, N. Y., is correspond in ' 'ecretary
of The Sangorliutt, of New York; is the
lending second bass of the Saiigcrlnst, the
lurgest Herman singing eo< iety of New
York, mid also the oldest.
In 1K*1) The Sungerlust celebrated ite
fiftieth anniversary with a large celebra
tion in New York City. Tho following ia
his testimony:
“About two years ago 1 < aught n severe
cold while traveling mid which settled into
catarrh of the bronchia! tubes, and so af
fected my voice that 1 was obliged to can
cel my engagements. In distress. I wan
advised to try Pertmn, and although 1 had
never used a patent medicine lief ore, 1 sent
for a bottle.
“Words but illy describe mv surprise to
find that within ii few days 1 was greatly
relieved, and vritliin three weeks 1 wan
entirely recovered. 1 am never without it
now, and take an occasional dose when I
fee! run down."—Julian \Veisalitz
If you do not derive prompt and satisfac
tory results from the use of 1‘<>rui:u. write
at once to l)r. Hartman. gi% ing u full state
ment of your case and he will be pleased to
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr Hartman, President of The
Hartman (Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
The modern elevator boy tells some
pretty tall stories.
I do not believe Piso’s Cure for Consumption
has an equal for couch* anil cold*.—John F
Bo*'Sh, Trinity ^princs. Ind., Feb. .6. I boa
A cheap boat ride is in reality a bar
gain sail.
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