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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1902)
AN ITALIAN CAPTAIN Cured by Pe-ru-na of Catarrh of the Stomach After Doctors Failed. Hon. J. D. Botkin, Congressman from Kansas Writes an Interesting Letter. Si captain o. bertolettq C'aptain'O. Bcrtoletto of tlio Italian _ Barque “Lincelles,” in a recent letter from the chief officer of the Italiau Barque Lincelles, Pensacola, Fla., writes: <•/ have suffered for several years with chronic catarrh of the stomach. The doctors prescribed for me without my receiving the least benefit. Through one of your pamphlets 1 began the use of Peruna, and two bottles have en tirely cured me. I recommend Peruna to all my friends.’’—O. Bertoletto. In catarrh of the stomach, as well as catarrh of any part of the body, Peruna is the remedy. As has been often said if Peruna will cure catarrh of one part, it will cure catarrh of any other part of the body. Catarrh is catarrh whever located, and the remedy that will cure it any where will cure it everywhere. 1 he following letter from Congress man Botkin speaks for itself: IIou*k OK Bknhcsentativkf, ) Washington, D. C. J Dr. R. B. Hartmjin, Columbus, O.: My Dear Doctor—It pi ves me pleasure to certify to the excel lent curative qu&l itiesot yourmed- r ioines— I'eruna J and Manalin. 1 < have been af- < dieted more or j less for a quarter « of a century with < catarrii of the 1 stomach and con- J stipation. A rcsi- « dence in Wash- J inpton has in- < creased these < troubles. A few J bottles of your 4 ' 4 medicine have »»»»' given me almost complete relief, and I am sure that a continuation of them will effect a permanent cure. Peruna is surely a wonderful remedy for ca tarrhal affections —J. D. Botkin. This is a case of catarrh of the stom ach which had run for twenty-five years, according to his statement, and Peruna has at once come to his relief, promptly accomplishing for him more benefit than he had been able to find in all other remedies during a quarter of a century. It stands to reason that a man of wealth and influence, like a Congress man of the great United States, has left no ordinary means untried and no stone unturned to find a cure. If such cures as these do not verify theclaim not only that dyspepsia is due to catarrh of the stomach, but also that Peruna will cure catarrh of the stomach, it is impossible to imagine how any evidence could do so. If you do not derive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Peruna. write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. /£/ THE IADY ^ | WHO IRONS 1 ,1;: mows how important it b Jr k B to use a good starch. Defiance § |§ Starch is the best starch M Bj made, it doesn't stick to |A 1 the iron. It gives a beauti- 1*1 B ful soft glossy stiffness to the \ji fjj clothes. It will not blister' J or cr’lc*' l^e Sood*- ' ^ $e^5' flf I*I for less, goes farther, does B Y& X more- Ask the lady who 0 Y § irons. Defiance Starch at all B 0 grocers. 16 oz. for 10 cents. H g Tfee DEFIANCE STARCH C3, \ S OMAHA NEB. A Place to Spend the Summer. On the lines of the Milwaukee Rail way in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa are «ome of the moot beautiful place: in the world to spend a summer vaca tion. camping out or at the elegant summer hotels. Iioat4ng, fishing, beautiful lakes and streams and '.aol weather. Okohojl is the nearest of tlmse re sorts, but ail are easily reached from Omaha, and. the round trip rates this summer are lower than ever before. Full information on application. F. A. NASH. Gen’l Western Agent, C. M. & St. P. Ry., 1504 Farnam St.. Omaha. Deaf and dumb brides are unspeak ably happy. THE HEST ItESl'LTS IX STAHCHINO can be obtained onlv by using Defiance Starch, besides getting I oz more for earne money—no cooking required. Any woman with a continuous smile usually has new store teeth. Clear white clothes are a sign that the housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. package, 5 cents. A man isn’t necessarily an angel be cause he flies high. Ladies Can Wear Shoes One size smaller after using Allen'* Foot Ease, a powder. It makes tight or new shoes easy. Cures swollen,hot .sweating, aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and bunions. A11 druggists and shoe stores, 2ic. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad dress Allen S. Olmsted, LeKoy. N. Y. A speaking countenance is most ex pressive when the mouth is shut. To Cnre a Cold In One day. Take Laxative Brumo Quinine Tablets. All druggists ref und money if it fails to cure. 25c. Anything you get for nothing usu ually Is not worth that much. fvAINTY SUMMER GIRLS USE CUTICURA SOAP assisted by \) CUTICURA OINTMENT for preserving, purifying and beauti fying the skin, scalp, hair, and hands, for irritations of the skin, heat rashes, tan, sunburn, bites and stings of insects, lameness and soreness incidental to outdoor sports, for sanative, antiseptic cleansing, and for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and nursery. fcy-Uuch that .ill should know about the skin, scalp, and hair is told la the circular with Ccticcua Soap. WOODCHUCK TO BURN I CLEVER SCHEME OF MAINE MAN IS WELL REWARDED. Ice-Cream-Filled Pet the Means of Keeping His Larder Well Supplied With the Toothsome Dainty—Sim ple But Deadly Trap. If Pelts,' Sprague hadn't had a ten der heart he never would have been able to discover how to catch more woodchucks than he and his family could eat, says a Linn (Maine) cor respondent of the New York Sun. Just because he was good to a tame woodchuck of his own and tried to relieve it from agony, he was able to study the habits of wild woodchucks, and thereby learned a fact in natural history which has cleared the farms of an annoying pest and has furnished the neighborhood with palatable roast woodchuck since early in June. One morning when Sprague was driving his cows to pasture he found a poor, emaciated woodchuck lying in the dust of the highway, nearly dead for want of water. The animal had started for a stream with its compan ions and its strength had given out before it could reach the nearest brook. It was not in Sprague’s nature to see anything suffer, so he picked up the dying creature, and, taking it home, fed it on warm milk and clover until it was a!t#e to care Tor itself. By the time heavy frosts fell the wooddehuck was as large as a bull terrier and nearly as serviceable in a rough and tumble fight. It grew so belligerent that Sprague resolved to have a woodchuck roast the following Sunday, but was foiled in his plan by the woodchuck's going into winter cpiarters two days before it was to he executed. Coming out lean and hungry in the spring, the woodchuck devoted its endeawrs to putting on fat, in which it was encouraged by Sprague, who knew how good is roast woodchuck when taken in conjunction with boiled onions and hard cider. The first warm Sunday that arrived in June Sprague hunted up his freezer ar.ii made ice cream for himself and family. Having more than could be eaten, and wishing to fatten the wood chuck as rapidly as possible, he gave the surplus cream to liis pet. The woodchuck, being unaccustomed to eating ice at any time, was taken with a sudden chill, and would have suf fered an attack of pneumonia had not Sprague wrapped it in warm blankets and placed it on a sunny hillside to recover. While the sick animal was lying in the grass suffering from ague, a wild woodchuck came along looking for fresh clover. No sooner did it hear the teeth of the pet animal chattering with cold than it took the sound as a challenge to fight and went in with fury. The sick animal, being as saulted at a time when it could not defend itself, beat a hasty retreat to the house, followed by its victorious enemy, who thus came within easy range* of a club in Sprague's hand, and was served up as roast woodchuck at Monday's dinner. Sprague keeps a can of ice cream constantly in his ice bouse since then. Whenever he feels the need of roast woodchuck for dinner he gorges his pet with ice cream and sends it to the hillside, where its teeth chatter so loudly with chills ami fever that every wild woodchuck comes from its hole to join in deadly com bat. As one woodchuck cannot hope to win against a host, the pet falls back to Its fortifications in the cellar, thus giving Sprague a chance to se lect the fattest animal in the herd. Tickets Six Feet Long. One of the passenger agents of one of the largest systems centering in Chicago the other day produced for inspection a ticket which represents about all the vices of individual form run wild. The ticket, issued by an eastern road for a comparatively short trip, was nearly six feet in length. To be exact, the passenger agent applied a rule to it an.i found it to be 5 feet 8 inches long. There were two little inconspicuous coupons at tached to this roll of paper, the cou pons being less than two inches long. The remainder of the ticket was made up of seven or eight contracts, each of which if made operative nulll fled the conditions under which the holder of the ticket was to be allowed to travel, stop over, changed routes or delay the time of return. It was estimated that if the whole long strip of reading matter making up the tick et were printed In the ordinary news paper it would make over two col umns of solid matter. Unique Love Letter. An ingenious liawker, who appeared at the Southwark Police Court, de scribed his occupation as the sale of love letters in insinuating language. One of the specimens given was of very superior >atinity: "Most Amiable Madam: After a long consideration I nave a great inclination to become your relation, and to give demonstra tion to this my estimation, without equivocation, I am making prepara tion, by a speedy navigation, to re move my habitation to a nearer situa tion for to pay you adoration, and if this my declaration, may hut meet your approbation, it will dispose an Dbligation without dissimilation from generation to generation.’ The ingeunlty and insidousness of the language had inadequate effect on the magistrate. The hawker was fined for bad language, lie bad found ona rhyme too many for "at ion.”—-Lon don G,ril'o * When a woman admits u thing r.he expects a man to admit that kar ad mission doesn't count. GREATLY REDUCED RAVi8 VIA WABASH RAILROAD. HALF RATES, round trip (plus 12 001 to Sandusky. Columbus. Toledo. Cin cinnati. Indianapolis. Louinvllie ami many points In INDIANA. OHIO AND KENTUCKY Tickets sold September 2. 0, 16, 23. I.KPS than half rates to Washington, P. C., and return. Tickets sold Octo ber 2. 3. 4, 5. HALF RATES, round trip, to Buffalo, Toronto, Niagara Falls. Pittsburg, Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus and many points in MICHIGAN. INDIANA, OHIO. PENNSYL VANIA. WEST VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY. TICKETS sold Oc tober 2. 3. 4. 5. HALF RATES. Boston, Mass., and re turn. Sold October 6. 7. S. S and 10. LONG LIMITS and STOPOVERS AL LOWED at Niagara Falls and Detroit on above tickets. For rates and nil information call at Wabash New City Ticket office. 1601 Far nnm St., Omaha, or write Ilatrv E. M . res, Gen'l Act. Pass. Dept,, Omaha, Neb. A recipe is not a cake. RUPTURE permanently cured In 30 to 60 days; send for circular. O. S. Wood. M. 1' . id New Y'ork Life bldg . Omaha. Neb. Many women arc like walking dolls with phonograph attachments. Horn*- VlMltora' Kxtiralont. The MUaourl Pacific liallroad will eel I round trip rciifi1' h "Uf fare, p,u* to all p« lute 1b Ohio mid I mil aria * • a r «*t and lu lulling line «. mu n through sanduakr. < • •linnhu*. Payton, Mprlu-Acln, Cincinnati and Louisville. Date* of gale Sept. tfnd. fth. ir.i h an i wrd i.fmlt for return. 3u dava For further Information, addreat any agent of the Company, or 1 F. GOPF1JKY, P A* T. A . 8. h. i or. 14th a*id Douglas Ht»., Omaha. Neb. Fortunate is the young man who pos sesses a full set of good habits. 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Moderate priced but good hotels. This is a list of advantages not to be equaled. Full Information cheerfully furnished at the Milwaukee Railway City office, 1504 Farnam street. F. A. NASH, Gen. Western Agent. When faith is lost and honor dies, the man is dead.—Whittier. "ALLWRIOFT FOR MORE TUAN HALT/. ®7TU»r* EYESAiSD EYELIDS Prfca 25 Cents. All Oritoof&ta. T/BHiUrS INDIAN VfcUtTAEU PILL CO..Ncw¥artb oltcra beat l n d n c a • menu to? Fruit. Truck und General Farming. Flna climate. grind waur, anil Uli Al' LAM). "Write J. C. HOLLA & CO., 8omorvllle, Tann. SAWYER’S EXCEiSEOR BRAND Pommel Slickers T\ Keep the rider perfectly dry. Vo I w:U*t c 'ii teak lit on the '•addle, I I^' a, cut ext*-* wide and lon,| in th« I aklrt. Rxtrn protection at abonl. I »!• r -.-•■i \\ Itrrtititl'd xr«. | < / / itrpraof. 11 }y ■ // / dealer doesn't k / / have them writ'’ |/. . for c :Uih : e t > )// II. «. HkWTKIt k^, A SOS, fi.de Mfn ... RUPTURE CURED SS-SSSt««S*.XSS« ■ A '***' B ■ tuc ■ «• m a tta cured jjntti nts in Nebraska and adjacent territory. Why patronize Eastern "fakira’’ wbrn you can d'-ul with a rel able corona y ai home? An ebsolut. • guarantee in every case. Send for circulars THE ERlPiRS RUPTURE CO.. 3 *2-33 Now York Llfo Bulletins. Omaha. Nttrsaka. mi SET Of TEETH $3.00 WORK GUARANTEED—WE OO AS WR AIiVI-.UTlSI. NO STl OKNTS WR ARB HVRKIOBTAT. CONSULT THE ROKKS BOliS AT <>NCK. Soft KIIHiie* .... Silver Fllllnr* • • • Small Chnrifci cth Cleaned • • • lor CAuterisl. h Set or Teeth - - *«.uo|_ UNION DHNTAL COLLUGL;, SEND 25 CENTS . ] For an Auditorium Stock Contest Ticket and two chances to win a I prize. Over 1.000 prizes will be distributed within next ninety days. Seven Hundred and eight cash prizes, headed by the cash capital prize of • 59i ICO m Gold contributed by the Defiance Starch Company of Omaha. Tliree hun dred other prizes, including a $3,500.00 house and lot. contributed by the enterprising business men of Omaha. Special cash prizes will be awarded September 10 and October 1. Twenty-five cents buys one ticket and two chances—Five dollars buys twenty tickets and forty chances. Get your friend3 to join you. For further information and tickets, address THE AUDITORIUM CO., OMAHA. - - NEBRASKA. $5,000 I IN GOLD-FREE For IS I'rudc Murks Cut from 10« Pucku^us of I3EFIAINCE Starch To everyone who will send to the Auditor ium Co. or the De fiance Starch Co., Omaha, Neb., 15 trade marks cut from 10 ct. or 16 ox. packages of I»KFIANCE STARCH will be sent an Audi torium Stock and Guessing ticket which sells for 25 ets,, giving you a guess In this great contest to win $5,000 11ST GOLD or some one of the 1,010 other prizes. If you cannot get Defiance Starch of your grocer, we will send It to you express prepaid Including one ticket upon receipt of the price of 15 10c packages of the starch. The Defiance Sta»rch Co., Omaha, Nebraska, ISSUED UNDER AUTHORITY Of THE RAILROADS Of NEBRASKA, Will it Pay to Attempt “Freak Taxation?” Reason for Comparison with Other States. In the bulletins which have immediately preceded this, we have given the details of taxes paid by the rail roads of Nebraska, and the amounts they have paid in the several counties of the State, and it will be noticed that in the footnotes which accompany the figures given, there is a line of touparisons, showing what other states have done in regard to the taxation of railroads which run through their commonwealths. In the matter of taxation, ;is in any other business matter, the people of Nebraska desire to, and naturally should keep in line with what is done in other states. No greater disaster could occur to the State of Nebraska, than if, by ill-ad vised action, it should throw Itself out of line regarding matters of taxation of corporate property or of any property. it may be a taking proposition for a demagogue to advocate the over taxing of railroad companies and thereby work a hardship against them that would not accrue to other lines of property within the State, but it would be an advertisement that wou d pass through the whole United States, proclaiming that the people of Nebraska did not intend to be as fair with capital as other states of the Union. It would reproduce here in Nebraska that prejudice which took Kansas a term of at least ten years to dispel. The comparisons which we have made in these foregoing statements include every state in the Union, with the exception of Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, New York, and several other states, laws have been passed which work a hardship against railroad corporations. In New York, the onereus tax paid by the New York Central railroad is being tested in the courts; its ill-advised law is working a hardship against that road, while not Injuring the others in the State to any extent. In Massaehuset's, through a contract made in the early days between the corporations and the State, and their excise laws, the taxes are out of line with what is done in other states, and there is a general movement among the business people in that State looking to the correction of this abuse. In Harper’s Weekly of February 15, 1902, the following is an extract from an editorial in regard to this matter: ‘ There is a very strong movement In the State of Massachusetts for rational corporation laws. The com monwealth is waking up to the fact that, under its present laws, large modern corporations cannot be organized in the State, and Massachusetts capital is seeking investment elsewhere. Not only the corporation law is re strictive and narrow, but the tax laws are as unreasonable as those of New York. Both states tax all the property of a corporation wherever it is situated, and this is double tax ■ tion • • • An effort is being made in New York and will be made in Massachusetts to put an end to this system of double taxation. There is a feeling abroad that New Jersey should not remain the refuge of all comidnations which want liberal treatment.’' In Wisconsin it appears that they have an entirely different form of taxation for railroad corporations from other states, as the taxes are collected in the form of an excise tax. being collected on the gross earnings of the companies in such a way that while the tax is heavy on those roads which have a large earning capacity, it is very light on those which are operating at a loss. This form of taxation looks fair, but it would not be popular in Nebraska, because all of the taxes charged against railroad (orporations in Wisconsin are turned into the State Treasury and they are relieved from paying taxes locally akng their lines. In the poorer counties of Nebraska, this would mean practically bankruptcy. In Wisconsin ther Is a general movement looking to wards a change in the form of taxation. After having tried a law something of the same character of Wiscon sin, Michigan has returned to the direct form of taxation. This whole subject of the payment of taxes on the part of the railroad corporations resolves itself into a question as to how much of their revenue should be diverted to this purpose. If the taxes were out of reason, it wrould place Nebraska in an unenviable light before all investors. For political reasons, a few men have made themselves prominent by advocating a system of double taxa tion of railroad property in \he State, but when the people once understand what is done, and how it is done, we do not believe their efforts will avail. The railroads of Nebraska, up to the present time, have not earned an undue amount on the investment made; for a series of years there was no proflt derived from the investment as a whole on Nebraska railroads, and while during 1900 two of the railroads paid a fair dividend on the capital invested, very many of the rail roads in the State failed to render any returns whatever to their owners. Nebraska has not as yet got the population, nor the completed system of railroads which would warrant this State in imposing such obligations on the corporations which now exist, that would drive all future in vestors in such property from the S ate. The figures which have been given are all from reliable data which ( an be investigated by anyone so dis posed; the averages per mile being from the report of the Inter-State Commerce Commission, and the details of the business of the different reads are taken from their official reports, while the figures here in Nebraska are taken from the Auditors’ offices of the different railroads. We will now continue our comparisons with oth^r property in the S ate, showing some remarkable facts concerning the changes in values In various counties, and how by these changes, the railroads have been obliged to carry mors than their proportionate sbare of taxation.
