LOUP CITY NORTHWESTER?! GEO. E. HKN8I1COTKB. Editor »nd Pub. l>OUP CITY, - - NEBRASKA. Strange and weird news comeB from Nicaragua. It Is reported tranquil. At last accounts it was raining heav ily at Dawson, but it was not raining gold. Money doesn’t grow on trees, but it seems to develop pretty rapidly in oil tanks. In Sweden there is a strik for uni versal suffrage. That is a cause worth striking for. Hetty Green could afford to pay somebody to teach her how to be hap py, though immensely rich. Prominent among the hideosities of the season may be mentioned also the fashionable derby hat of 1902. Alcohol automobiles should make a swift race, but think of the possibili ties of their finish in the gutter! It is gratifying to find that the im petuous Santos-Dumont can find time to hold still and be photographed. A man named Consider Glass died in Boston a few days ago. Let us hope that St. Peter has favorably done so. Four million cases of eggs are stored in New York, and the probability is that a good many of them are very bad cases. The French government cruiser Suchet will never go into action with more credit to itself that it did the other day. “You can’t get blood from a stone,” says "The Manayunk Philosopher,” “but if it’s a good one you can get money on it.” When a business man amasses a for tune exceeding a million dollars he becomes by common consent a ’cap tain of industry.” The seventeen-year locusts would be due in the west in 1905 if the sci entists had not decided to postpone their visit indefinitely. The New York World says the Mar tinique horror has made the whole world kin. It has, but the touch of nature was rather rude. A Long Island man has ]ust been married at the age of 104. He did not have to produce the written consent of his parents to get a license. If President Palma and Gen. Gomez were not bosom friends they might get into a row over the question as to which of them is Cuba's grand old man. A boy of 17 and a girl of 15 have been given a license to marry. 'What has become of all the barrel staves and slippers our mothers used to wield ? Pierpont Morgan communes with a Bible worth $45,000, but he doesn’t seem to be any better than the man who gets his religion out of a 45-cent Bible. King Leopold of Belgium has crawled out from under the bed and looked around, surprised at the many changes which have taken place dur ing his absence. Seven out of eleven shots fired by gunners of the Kearsarge on the run hit the sea target. This is tin secret of our navy’s strength. Our seamen know how to shoot. Mayor Low admits that he paid a fine for unknowingly violating a pro vision of the water ordinance. It is not stated whether he mixed it or used it simply as a chaser. The stage Irishman with the crim son Galways and the mouth-fu^l-of much dialect can well be spared. So also can the stage Yankee who says “b-gosh” and is unknown in New Eng lanor A volcano is in a state of eruption in the vicinity of the Danish West In dies. When the Americans settle at St. Thomas they will harness these eruptive adjuncts and make them do the plowing. Hetty Green carries a revolver, but this is a needless precaution. In or der to insure herself against an attack from any man it would only be neces sary for her to wear a placard with her name on it. Senator Platt of New York has an nounced that his candidacy for re election will depend largely upon the state of his health. A later announce ment is to the effect that the senator's health is steadily improving. Dr. Nyrop, the author of the book on "The Kiss and Its History,” is pro fessor of Romance Philology at the University of Copenhagen. This is not the first evidence we have had of the intimate relation of Copenhagen to kissing. Dr. Edward Everett Hale was re cently asked to write a few words for the first issue of a western college paper. He sent this condensed ser mon: "Keep the ten commandments. If you have anything to say, say it. If not no." REPEAL THE TARIFF! YELLOW EDITORS AND FREE TRAD ERS IN HARMONY. They Would Juggle the Tariff to Help Foreign Prodncer* and Then Joggle It Again as a Means of Lowering Value# of Domestic Products. How to thwart the Meat Trust and compel a reduction of the price of meats? Yellow editors. Democratic, Free-Trade, Mugwump and occasion ally Republican answer in unison: “Repeal the tariff or. live stock and meats!" Easiest thing in the world. When anything goes wrong, when prices advance by reason of excep tional conditions, such as scarcity and increased cost of production, tinker the tariff. Let in competitive foreign products to break down prices. Pos sibly this will not break down prices in the present instance. Possibly the meat trust is prepared to buy up all that comes in on the hoof or in cold storage from Mexico, Canada, Argen tina or Australia, and still keep up prices. Trusts have been known to do that kind of thing. No matter. Re peal the tariff anyhow. Don't bother about other remedies already at hand, such as the enforcement of the law, now openly violated, which forbids re bates and special foreign concessions to the big shippers who make up the meat trust; such as the enforcement of state laws against trust extortions. These remedies would, to be sure, go straight to the root of the matter, but they involve some labor and trouble. Therefore, ignore them and tackle the tariff. What could be simpler? To repeal the tariff on live stock and raeatB might possibly have some influ ence in breaking down prices, but the chances are it would not. The tariff had nothing to do with last year’s shortage of a billion bushels in our corn crop, and its repeal would not make good that shortage. But even supposing that meat prices were to give way a little—and it would be but a little—by reason of taking off the tariff duties on live animals and dressed meats. How will it be next year, when there has been no shortage in the corn crop, and when normal conditions and prices prevail once more? Shall we then restore the Dlngley tariff rates on live animals and dressed meats? Shall we tinker the tariff every time prices go up or dowm? No, no; that will not do at all. The Free-Trade, Mugwump and occa stonal Republican school of theorists would never stand for a restoration of the Dingley rates. 13uL auuui iuc nmvi u an farmer? When prices of meat on the hoof and on the butchers' block have once more regained an average level, what will he say as he sees coming over the border vast herds of cheaper cattle from Mexico and Canada, while shiploads of foreign meats come in duty free from Australia and Argen tina? In 1896 spring lambs sold in Omaha at $3.50 per head. That was after two years of tariff tinkering on free-trade lines, of low tarifT and no tariff on live animals and meat. To day the same lambs sell for $7.50 per head. Values of edible live stock have changed in nearly the same proportion all along the line. That is after near ly five years of Republican tariff pro tection. Will a removal of the tariff that hits agriculture and does not touch manufacturing, mining, etc., strike the American farmer favorably? Will it strike the general body of American producers and wage earners as the fair thing, the right thing to do? Probably not. Yellow thinkers w'ho have hit upon tariff smashing as the remedy for high prices of meat would do well to try another think or two. Foreign Wool for the Wei. Dispatches from Seattle state that a woolen mill is to be built in that city, with capital largely from Australia and New Zealand. It Is said that the wool growers of those countries are anxious to have a market in the northern part of the United States for the product of the mill, while the raw material can be unloaded from ships into the mill building or its warehous es. It is probable that if this project is carried forward that a portion of the raw material must come from this country for the purpose of giving the proper mixtures, but the bulk of the material used will be from the two countries named. These goods will come in competition with those of the Eastern factories and will have an ad vantage of cheap wool and the fact that the markets are in the immediate vicinity of the factory. iaest; lunuiuuus m oeauip naiurally give rise to the question, why, if there is a profit in bringing wool several thousand miles from Australia and New Zealand and manufacturing it, in the face of a heavy tariff duty, there should not be more money in the man ufacture of our own products, where the shearing pen is almost at the door of the factory, if the factory were built and running? The question naturally arises, in addition, what would be the conditions if the duty on foreign wools were abolished and Australian and Ar gentine wool could be laid down in Boston and Seattle at ten cents a pound?—Helena (Mont.) Record. Hit th« Ka;*r TruAt. The stock of the sugar trust dropped several points as a result of the pas sage of the been sugar men's Cuban relief Bill, which carried with it a re moval of the differential on refined sugar. Not long ago the sugar trust was furnishing most of the inspira tion for Cuban relief. Its literary bu reau was flooding the country with eloquent representations as to our duty to give the Cubans a helping hand. It wanted a concession of SO per cent to the Cuban product, and even urged free trade. The trust, It is said, owns most of the raw sugar in Cuba to-day. and if we "did some thing for Cuba." according to the trust programme, that something would have been immensely advantageous to the trust. But now it is different. With the differential removed the trust is hit in a very tender spot and its wails will be heard throughout the land. The trust's interest in the suffering Cubans, it ib safe to say, will suddenly subside. Its efforts now will be directed toward preserving Us differential at whatever hazard, and the Cubans can go hence for all the trust cares.—Grand Rapids Herald. A rnlvarsut Snarl. The Philadelphia Ledger thinks that the making of special trade treaties is "a far more sensible doctrine to practice than the one of retaliation and exclusion." and that— “A commercial war. which is threat ened by the act of Germany and the reported contemplation of retaliation by this country, will bring heavy losses on the manufacturers and pro ducers, while reciprocity will restore cordial relations and expand both ex port and import trade.” Nothing is more certain to embroil this country in commercial wars than the granting of special tariff conces sions to one nation and refusing such concessions to other nations. At pres ent we play no favorites. Everybody's goods pay the same rate of duty. Once we depart from that level-headed poli cy and start in to make special bar gains, favoring one nation and snub bing nother, we shall never know a moment of commercial peace. Cordial relations wre now have with all the nations of the earth, and shall have as long as we continue to treat them all alike. When we cease to do this we provoke irritation, exasperation, retali ation, reprisals. As a means of get ting ourselves into a universal snarl, reciprocity wears the belt. Marooned. II 5:1—The Settle ment of a Kallglous Controversy. 1. The Two Source* of Our Knowledge of Thi* Event.—We have two account* of this conference. One by Duke (Arts 13: 1 -35). and the other by Paul himself In hi* Epistle to the Galatian churches (Gal. 2: 1-10). Some critics find a diffi culty In reconciling the two accounts, but the opinion is almost unanimous among conservatives and radical critics alike, that the two accounts describe the same event. II The Two Divisions of the Church.— The church had been In existence for about twenty years. It had extend ed over Palestine, Phoenicia. Damascus, Antioch, Cyprus and South Galatia In Asln Minor. It Included Jews, proselytes, Oreclanlzed Jews and Gentiles. The disciples were naturally divided into two classes: 1. The Christian Jews of all kinds and the Gentile proselytes who ha- become Jews, accepting their ritual and laws and hopes. 2. The Gentile Christians, who accepted Jesus as their Saviour, but refused to submit to the peculiar rites of Jewish life, III. The Question at Issue.—The burn ing question was whether the Gentiles must become Jewish proselytes, and sub mit to the Jewish ceremonial law )n or der to be saved. The Jewish Answer and Argument. The Jewish Christians Insisted that the Gentile Christians must become Jewish proselytes in order to be saved and belong to the kingdom of God. Because the Jews were the chosen people of God, their religion was given them by God himself, and they were the divinely In stituted kingdom of God. The Gentile Answer and Argument. Paul and the Gentile church stood on ttie negative: the Gentiles do not need to become Jews in order to be saved and belong to the kingdom of God. * » • * icc 4/ipv. uisaiui i. — i lie ... was very warm at Antioch. Both stiles were sure they were right. Not being able to settle the question among them selves, they wisely determined to send a strong delegation to the mother church, three hundred miles away. The delega tion consisted of the missionaries, Paul and Barnabas, and other leading men. among whom was Titus (Gal. 2:1), a Gentile Christian, who would be a speci men of the converts among the Gentiles. First. The Jewish side was presented by some of the Christian Pharisees. Second. Then Petet' gave his experi ence in relation to Cornelius. Proving that God approved of the reception of the Gentiles, (1) by his converting them and purifying their hearts by faith; (2) by giving them the Holy Spirit in the same manner as he had bestowed It upon the Jews; (3) doubtless by Peter's telling them of his vision and the guidance of the Spirit. The conclusion was that the one condition of salvation was faith In Jesus, and the consequent new heart and life. V. The Principles Established.—Vs. 22 29. The decision was unanimous by not only ‘‘the apostles and elders,” but also by “the whole church," who, v. 25, were "come to" (not "assembled with) one accord,” had arrived ut a unanimous con clusion. "It seemed good to the Holy Ghost.” who. by what he had done for the Gen tiles by apostles who were filled with the Holy Spirit, showed as plainly as actions could speak, what the divine will was. The decision was not merely man's opinion, but was inspired by God. "And to us" who accepted the result thus in spired, and were heartily convinced that it was right. What could convince them ought to convince and satisfy the church everywhere. "These necessary things," not necessarily as conditions of salva tion. but necessary for right conduct toward the heathen, and necessary for the unity and mutual intercourse of Jews and Gentiles. "That ye abstain from.” Here follow particulars. They imply;— 1. That salvation Is not dependent on forms of any kind, but on a living faith in Jesus that produces a new life. 2. That the Jewish Christians would yield everything possible for the sake of the unity of the church, and take away every possible barrier between Jewish and Gentile Christians as to mu tual intercourse. 3. That the Gentiles should also deny themselves, and .n courtesy give up something In view of the position and legal customs of the Jews. Blood was forbidden to the Jews by the Levitical law (Lev. 3: 17; 17: 10-14). because blood wa.4 the life, the sacred symbol of sacri fice, and of purification from sin. "With out the shedding of blood there was no remission” (Heb. 9:22). The blood of the sacrificed animal was the symbol point ing to the blood of Jesus shed on the cross for the remission of sin. But among the Gentiles. Jt was, in various forms, a delicacy; they we: ? "accustomed to drink blood mingled with wine at their sacrifices." Therefore. In churches composed of both Jews and Gentiles, so cial and brotherly intercourse would lie Impossible unless the latter abstained from it also. VI The Reception of the Decision at Antioch.—Vs. 30-33. The decision and the letter were given to a great assembly of the church at Antioch. "They rejoiced for the consolation." VII. Some Modern Applications.—1. God guides by Ills Holy Spirit his children into the truth, through the needs of the times, through a dearer understanding of the scriptures, and through free and loving discussion. 3. Honest differences of opinion on Im portant questions are sure to arise among good men, and in the best church es, when each party feels sure that It is right, and that Its view is of vital im portance to the kingdom of God. Seldom in the churches has there arisen a more important and more surpassingly difficult question than that which arose in the early church and which we have been studying This fact and the fact that it was settled and the way In which It was settled are full of encouragement and instruction for us. 4. Free discussion in a loving. Chris tian spirit, and examination of the facts, a tracing of divine providence, an en lightened study of the Bible, with minds open to the Holy Spirit of truth, will lead to peace, to clearer views of truth, to broader vision, to sweeter and more per fect harmony. Christian discussion is a sign of life. Push-Hutton Telephone. The push button telephone consists of a complete telephone, including transmitter and receiver, which, in ap pearance and actuality, is not much larger than the ordinary electric push button. Where electric bells are al ready installed the push button can be removed and the new instrument substituted in a few minutes without disturbing the existing wires, annun ciators. bells or batteries. With it con versations have been carried on easily ever 500 miles. CONTENDING FOR A PRINCIPLE <;on«l Emmplc of (jnlbbln That Pravall In Left) Prartloa. An English writer gives a good ea ample of those quibbles in legal prac tice that have a sort of fascination for certain minds. Some years ago, while traveling on the continent, he met the principal lawyer for the government of one of the principalities, who told him of a curious legal question. It had reference to a railway station at the boundary between two principali ties. Someone standing outside the win dow of the ticket office had put his hand through and robbed the till in side. The boundary line lay between where the thief stood and the till, so that he was actually in one territory while the crime was committed in an other. Here was a nice nut for the gentlemen learned in the law to crack. Which of the principalities should un dertake the prosecution of the crimi nal? At it they went in good earnest, and the arguments on either side were long and vehement, till the whole case was embalmed in many volumes. At last one side yielded so far as to say: "We will permit you, as an act of courtesy, to prosecute, while at the same time reserving all our sovereign rights.” At this point of the recital 1 asked, "And how did the prosecution end?" "Ah! That is quite another mat ter," said my friend. “There was no prosecution; we were only arranging what we should do when we caught the robber; but we never caught him." —Youth's Companion. BABYLONIAN EDICTS DISCOVERED Laws Laid Down by King Contemporary with Abraham Deciphered. Prof. Morgan, the archaeologist, has succeeded in deciphering the laws of King Kammouradi of Babylonia, a contemporary of Father Abraham. The law books written on clay were discovered by the French exploration party digging up the ancient city of Suza, and will be the principal at traction at the Grand Palais to be opened May 1. The parts of the code deciphered by fhe professor deal with criminal, civil and commercial law-. Here are ex tracts from the fundamental laws of the ancient Babylonian kingdom: “The man who robs a house afire shall be thrown into the fire.” “The burglar discovered in the act has forfeited his life if he carries weapons on his body. He shall be buried on the spot where he entered the house. “He who destroys a fruit tree shall be fined ten silver pieces." “He who drives another man’s ox to death shall give ox for ox." ‘He who injures an animal shall be fined half the worth of the animal." "A woman inheriting a house, field, or orchard from her husband must not be molested in her possessions, which she shall be free to leave to her favor ite son. Her husband’s children shall not be entitled to fight the testament." “He who enters into a contract with out witnesses or without any instru ment in writing shall not be allowed to carry his case before the courts.” Welih Indians In America. Though public attention has lately been directed to Welsh settlers in America, the question lacks the great interest caused in the eighteenth cen tury by the statement that a tribe of Welsh Indians had been discovered. In the seventeenth century John Joss lyn. in his “Voyages to New Eng land,” mentioned that the customs of the inhabitants resembled those of ancient Britons, and Sir Thomas Her bert, another traveler of the same date, in his “Travels” gave Welsh words in use among these Indians. A century later reports from several tra ders and others were received of an Indian tribe that possessed manu script, spoke Welsh, and retained ceremonies of Christian worship. Among other information then pub lished was the report of Captain Abra ham Chaplain of Kentucky, that his garrison near the Missouri had been visited by Indians who conversed in Welsh with some Welshmen in his company. Those Indians were thought to be descendants of a colony said to have been formed by Madoc, son of Owen Gwynedd, on his discovery of America in 1170. He Knew the I.ady. “Yes,” said the eminent professor at a social gathering, addressing his remarks to a small man to whom he had been introduced, “I flatter myself that I rarely fail to read a face cor rectly.” “So?” queried the small man. “Yes. Now, there is a lady,” con tinued the professor, pointing to a 200 pound specimen of the fair sex, “the lines of whose countenance are as clear as print to me. The chin shows firmness of disposition, amounting to obstinacy; the pointed nose, a vicious temperament; the capacious mouth volubility; the square chin, denotes trouble for those who oppose her wishes; the eyes show a hardness of heart” "Wonderful, truly wonderful, pro fessor,” interrupted the small man. “You evidently know something of the lady then?" said the professor. “Sure,” replied the small man, “she is my wife.” Speed of Engine*. Within a few years the accuracy in the production of both flat and round surfaces has been so increased that the speed of engines has been multi plied by three. With the accurate bearings of the present the tripled speed gives less trouble from heating and cutting than did the slow speed of forme*- year*. Woman's idea of worldly wisdom is T to know the failings of acr neign bors. _ At Fremont, June 10, the 3d Nebr. Dlst. Republican Convention Will bo Held. Hon. George A. Brooks of Knox County. Who is a Candidate, says: "I Always Stop at The Millard. Omaha s Leading Hotel. Have Done So for Years.” Rates as low as $2 Per Day. European Plan, $1.00. Tae I-incoln, Opp. Depots, Lincoln, |2 Per Day. A bucket of whitewash usually goes with each political investigation. YEI.LOW CLOTHES A HE UNSIGHTLY. Keep them white with Red Cross Hall Blue. All grocers sell large 2 oz. package, 5 cents. Three who help each other are as good as six. INSIST ON GETTING IT. 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