Nebraska Newspapers

    I A Curious Clock.
r One of the most curious clocks In
the world Is perhapB that which tellB
the time to the inhabitants of a little
backwoods town aud which was con
structed some time ago. The machin
ery, which is nothing but a face, hands
and lever, is connected with a geyser,
which shoots out an immense column
of hot water every thirty-eight sec
onds. This spouting never varies to
the tenth of a second. Every time the
water spouts up it strikes the lever
and moves the hands forward thirty
eight seconds.
A Schema.
"Gracious!" exclaimed Farmei
Kraft’s wife, “you don’t mean to 6aj
you bought a gold brick in town?”
"Yep. Cost me 17 cents,” replied
Parmer Kraft, "but I’m tellln’ every
body it cost $1,500. You see, if folks
hear o’ me spendin’ that much fur a
gold brick I’ll be able to git all kinds
o* credit.”—Phildelphia Press.
When people bury the hatchet they
generally leave tho handle at home as
a souvenir.
rOR IRRITATIONS OF THE SKIN, RASHES,
Heat Perspiration, Lameness, and Soreness incidental
to Canoeing, Riding, Cycling, Tennis, or any Athletics,
no other application so soothing, cooling, and refreshing as
a bath with Cuticura Soap, followed by gentle anointings
with Cuticura, the Great Skin Cure.
Millions of Women use CUTICURA SOAP for preserving, purifying, and
beautifying the skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales, and dandruff,
and the stopping of falling hair, lor softening, whitening, and soothing red,
rough, and sore hands, for baby rashes and chafings, in the form of baths
for annoying Irritations and Inflammations of women, or too free or offen
sive perspiration, in the form of washes for ulcerative weaknesses, and many
sanative, antiseptic purposes which readily suggest themselves, as well as
for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and nursery. CUTICURA SOAP
combines delicate emollient properties derived from CUTICURA, the great
skin cure, with the purest of cleansing ingredients and the most refreshing of
flower odours. Nothing can Induce those who have once used these great
skin purifiers and beautifiers to use any others.
Sold throughout the world. British Depot: F. Newbury & Sons, 17, Charterhouse
Sq-, London, E. C. Potter Drug and Cush. Corf., Sole Props., Boston, U. S. A.
Copyright spelled tor.
It is the purest, cleanest starch made.
It is free of injurious chemicals.
It can be used where ordinarily you . would be afraid
to use starch of any kind.
That's Defiance. Your grocer sells it
THE DEFIANCE STARCH CO.,
OMAHA. NEB.
FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS
"New Rival” "Leader” "Repeater”'
F you are looking for reliable shotgun am
munition, the kind that shoots where you
point your gun, buy Winchester Factory
Loaded Shotgun Shells: “New Rival,” loaded with
Black powder; “Leader” and “Repeater”. loaded
with Smokeless. Insist upon having Winchester
Factory Loaded Shells, and accept no jt others.
ALL DEALERS KEEP THEM _
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Got Soldiers' Guns
Clever Trick Played on British Troops by Heroine
of the Revolution,
“Gurdie” has not been quite fairly
lealt with by history. The name is sel
dom heard nowadays, but it belonged
to an energetic, brave woman who, in
revolutionary times, had the applause
of her country for cleverly outwitting
a part of the British army.
"Gurdie lived at Union, N. J., in
those days a place aspiring to be the
capital of the state. One finds it to
day fast asleep, away from railroads,
and even trolley cars. Her husband
was known either as the man with
the stovepipe hat, a mark of aristoc
racy then out of the ordinary, or as
the man with the stumbling tongue.
His most salient characteristic was
his admiration for Gurdie.
When the British came up the little
elevation known as “the hlU” at Union
and entered the precincts of the sa
ered First Presbyterian church, taking
the hymn books and Bibles from the
pews and ruthlessly tearing them to
use as wadding for their guns, it was
Gurdie who boldly spoke up and asked
“Is that the wray you’re going to give
us Watts and the Bible?”
The fight which followed was stiff
and long; the power of the young
American cannon, placed nearly oppo
site the church, was taxed to its ut
most. To-day any one passing the spot
can see this cannon preserved as a
relic where it then stood, looking the
very baby it is in the face of modern
warfare.
The enemy proved over-strong; but
winning men must eat, and of the rich
farms then lying about Union, none
were more likely to repay ransacking
than that of Gurdie and her spouse.
One of this stalwart woman's strong
points was her excellent housekeep
ing.
Near her great brick oven stood al
ways a huge pot of indigo ready to
dye the wool from the shorn Bheep.
Clean, smooth and in order, the loom
also awaited her pleasure at weaving.
Her water from “the north side of the
well” was cooler than could be had
elsewhere; her cream invariably
turned to butter; Gurdie could smooth
out most folks’ wrinkles.
When the muddy, swaggering feet
of the British despoiled her polished
floors she made it understood that
they should rest in the cellar, where
home made wine was in casks, until
she had prepared their meal.
Leading to this place was a narrow
flight of steps and an old-fashioned
trap-door. It was, however, light and
spacious, and the men cracked many
a joke over their entertainment.
At last Gurdie called to them that
their supper was ready. “Leave your
guns stacked in the cellar,” she said;
“there’s no room for them above.”
This they did and came tumbling up
the stairs.
Gurdie then closed the trap door
with a spring, which only she knew.
The men, suspecting nothing, fell
eagerly to eating. To her stuttering
husband, outside the window, she
quickly passed the word; and thus a
short while later a goodly number of
unarmed men were carried off as
prisoners by the American boys.
The signal which her husband gave
about the town as he passed from
man to man, and which has come
down to us through history, was sim
ply the record of his clever wife’s
deed: “G-Gur-Gur-Gurdie's g-g-got
th-th-the gu-gu-guns.”
It sometimes costs a man six
months of rheumatism to catch one
little six-inch fish.
Cocoanuts as Fuel
They Are Likely to Prove of Great Value in Naval
Warfare of the Future.
Copra consists of dried cocoanuts.
In view of the enormous tracts of laud
throughout the tropic zone that have
lately been planted with cocoanuts, it
is remarkable that copra has main
tained its price.
From both coasts of Africa and from
the West Indies the export has been
steadily increasing, and yet, though
the world seems to bo easily sated
with every other kind of tropical prod
uct of copra it never seems to have
enough.
Handicapped by a sea carriage of
12,000 miles, the South Sea island co
pra has always commanded a local
price of from $40 to $55 a ton, and
now that a soap and candle factory
has been established in Australia, it is
more likely to rise than fall.
Ten years ago most of the copra
went direct to Europe on German sail
ing ships, which came out to Austra
lia with a general cargo, and loaded
copra in the islands. In the long home
ward voyage of from four to six
months the rats and the little bronze
copra beetles tunnel through the car
go, destroying large quautities.
On arrival at the oil mills it is
crushed by rollers, and the refuse,
after every drop of oil has been
squeezed out of it, is pressed into oil
cake for fattening cattle. The oil is
then resolved into glycerin and stear
ine, from which more than half the
candles and soap used in the world are
made.
At first sight it would seem more
economical to press the oil on the spot
and so save the freight upon the waste
material, but the explanation is that
oil must bo shipped in tanks or in
casks. Ships fitted with tanks would
have to make the outward voyage
empty, and casks, if shipped in
“shooks,” require expert coopers, and
when soaked in oil become a prey to
borers.
It is possible that a new use may
be found for copra as fuel for war
ships. It burns with a fierce heat. It
is very easily stored and handled, and
it is only one-third more bulky than
coal, its disadvantage in this respect
being more than compensated by its
superior heating qualities and its free
dom from ash.
It is expensive, but in naval warfare
where quick steam is everything, the
dearest fuel may often be the cheap
est.—Savage Island.
A “Wildcat" Mine
^WSA/WVW
Dynamite Used to Dislodge Ferocious Felines
from Their Stronghold,
Several mining men who had
,'hanced to meet in a hotel lobby in
this city were discussing the various
mines in a certain district, when one
of them spoke of a “wildcat” mine.
A logger who was sitting near
pricked up his ears at this and chip
ped into the conversation. He said
that there was the most productive
wildcat mine he ever heard of near
the logging camp where he had been
working on the lower Columbia. One
of the mining men remarked that his
idea of a wildcat mine was one that
yielded nothing but assessments and
asked what this wildcat mine pro
duced.
“Why, wildcats, of course,” replied
the logger. He then proceeded to ex
plain that many years ago someone
had run a tunnel Into the side of a
hill in search of coal and had run a
number of short branches and had
gophered about generally in the bow
els of the hill, but finding no coal had
finaliy abandoned the workings.
There were wildcats in that sec
tion and the parties who had been
prospecting for coal left several cats
at their cabin. The wildcats and the
tame cats had affiliated and had taken
up their abode in the tunnel and had
increased in numbers.
Finally a celebrated bear hunter of
that region discovered the half-closed
entrance to the tunnel, and, thinking
that perhaps some wild animals might
be occupying the place, sent his dogs
in to investlvate. In a few minutes
the dogs came rushing out, literally
i covered with wildcats and howling
like lost spirits. While the fight was
going on the old hunter took a hand
to help his dogs and killed twenty
seven wildcats.
Dynamite was put in the tunnel at
night when the cats were out seeking
food and next day the fuse was light
ed. As it burned some cats came out
and were shot down. The shooting
of the dead cats terrified those in the
rear and they held back till the tun
nel was fairly choked with a gurglinj
squalling, spitting army of cats, and
then the giant powder exploded and
several tons of cats were shot out of
the hole.—Portland Oregonian.
The coal miner kicks because he is
kept down in the world.
Not Easily Produced.
John H. Converse, president of the
great Baldwin Locomotive works, not
long ago submitted himself to some
prosy interviewing by one of those
would-be philosophers who are fond
of talking of abstract matters. Along
In the course of the conversation, the
Interviewer Inquired:
“Now, Mr. Converse, tell me—what
is it you find most difficult to get
out of your men?”
“A day’s work!” grimly and
promptly replied Mr. Converse.
Fertile Fields of Africa.
Proof of the great grain-producing
capabilities of the Zoutpansberg Is
afforded by the fact that 40,000 bags
of mealies have been sent sirc6
October last to the military authori
ties in Pretoria and Johannesburg.
The Impossible.
“This young man,” said the city
editor, ‘‘won’t do, I’m afraid.”
“Why not?” asked the desk man
‘‘He brought a good report of that
convention in to-day.”
“Yes, but in one place I see ae
writes, ‘Silence reigned for ten min
utes.’ ”
“Well, what's wroni?”
“Great Scott, man! It wu a wo
man's convention.”
No, Maud, dear, y«i can’t fill a
poker hand with an as! tray.
SHE CRIED WHEN SHE PUT HER
CLOTHES ON.
This Is what Miss Jessie Stephen
son of 30 Hartlngton Road, Aberdeen,
says when writing to the Proprietors
of St. Jacobs Oil, the remedy which
cured her:
”1 was very bad with rheumatism.
I could not put my clothes on without
crying ouL I always had to have
assistance to dress myself. I ob
tained a bottle of St. Jacobs Oil, and
after Its contents were used I was
much better. I used the contents of
two more bottles, and now I am able
to do my work as usual. 1 would
recommend anyone troubled with
rheumatism to uso St. Jacobs Oil.”
Miss Stephenson's present condi
tion is a very great contrast to what
It was before she used St. Jacobs Oil;
then she was practically helpless, suf
fered the greatest agony—but now she
is free from pain, and able to do her
work. Surely such evidence as this
Is most convincing that St. Jacobs
Oil "Conquers Pain.”
A Colorado Microbe Club.
In the little town of Berkeley, near
Denver, Colo., there is a unique asso
ciation officially known as the Microbe
club. Its members are "luggers”—un
fortunates in different stages of con
sumption. The head of the club is
officially designated as the “head cen
ter lobe," and another officer is titled
the "keeper of the bugs.” While not
familiar with the duties of these offi
cers. we believe that the "keeper of
the bugs” will have a busy time and
fully earn the honor of the position.
There must be a variety of “bugs” in
such a club, and looking after them
should be an arduous task for a
“lunger."
Was in Despair.
The wife of a journalist said to a
young unmarried friend: ‘‘Fannie,
take my advice and never marry a
newspaper man.” "But your husband
is a newspaper man, and you seem to
get along very well." “Every evening i
he brings home a big bundle of news
papers from all over the country, and
it nearly drives me crazy.” “How
so?” “I read about the bargain sales
in London, Manchester and other
places hundreds of miles off, where
I can’t get to them."—Pearsons Week
ly.
A Catch in the Back.
Grand View, Iowa, Sept. 29th.—Mrs.
Lydia Parker of this place says:
"I was troubled with backache all
the time for years. When I would
stoop over a catch would take me in
the back and I could not straighten
up for some time.
"I tried everything I could think of
but got no relief till I sent and got
Dodd’s Kidney Pills.
"I used one box and part of another
before the trouble all left me, but now
I am well and strong and I have not
been troubled with my back for some
months.
“I believe my cure Is a permanent
one and I am very grateful indeed, to
Dodd’s Kidney Pills for what they
have done for me.
“I would most heartily recommend
them to anyone suffering with lame
back, for I believe they will cure any
case of this kind.
Life’s failures are charged up to
hard luck. The successes are credit
ed to cleverness.
If you don’t get the biggest and best
it’s your own fault. Defiance Starch
is for sale everywhere and there is
positively nothing to equal it in quality
or quantity.
A woman does not object to a man
smoking a cigar unless the man is her
husband.
DO TOUR CLOTITES LOOK TELLOWf
If so. use Red Cross Hall Blue. It will make
them white as snow. 2 oz. package 5 cents.
When Cupid’s arrows are jeweled,
they generally hit the bull’s-eye.
Defiance Starch is put up 16 ounces
in _ a package, 10 cents. One-third
more starch for same money.
Many a man who howls with pain
imagines he suffers in silence.
Plso'8 Cure cannot no too highly spoken of w
a cough cure.—J. W. O'Hhien, 322 Third Ava, 1
N., Minneapolis, Mina, Jan. 6. 120U
Wit is a sunbeam, sarcasm an
icicl.e
Clear white clothes are a sign that the
housekeeper uses Ked Cross Ball Blue.
Large 2 oz. package, 6 cents.
When the clergyman goes into poli
tics does he become a divine healer?
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething. soften* the gums, reduces In
Semination,allays pain, cures wind colic. 23c a bottle.
Talk is cheap, even to those who
indulgs in extravagant remarks.
DEFIANCE STARCH
should be In everv household, none so
good, besides 4 o*. more for 10 cents then
any other brand of cold water starch.
A kangaroo is afflicted with spring
fever all the year round.
“It was almost a miracle. Burdock Blood
Bitters cured me of a dreadful breaking out
all over the body. I am very grateful.”
Miss Julia Filbridge, West Cornwell, Conn.
A farmer’s harvest lasts until the
summer boarders depart.
TIIE BEST RESULTS IN 8TARCH1NO
can be obtained only by using Defiance
Starch, besides getting 4 oz. more for
same money—no cooking required.
One way to exterminate weeds is
to cultivate them.
Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts, sprains,
stings. Instant relief. Dr Thomas’ Eclec
trlc Oil. . At any drug store.
The girl with the most cheek isn’t
the one who is adicted to blushes.
Don’t you know that Defiance
Starch, besides being absolutely su
perior to any other, is put up 16
ounces in package and sells at same
price a* 1 bounce packages of other
kinds?
LOW RATES TO ST. LOUIS
Via the Missouri Pacific Railway, Ac
count Fall Festivities.
Will begin this year with the opening of
the Great 8t. Louis Fair on October 8th,
which will continue until October 11th.
Inclusive. Over $30,000 In premiums will
be given away and the class of exhibits
will be larger and better than in any
previous year.
The gorgeous night parade of the Veil
ed Prophet will take place October 7th,
followed by the grand ball In the Cham
ber of Commerce.
The South St. Louis Broadway Mer
chants' Association will hold Its annual
Street Fair and Carnival from Septem
ber 29th to October 12th, Inclusive.
The annual Horso Show will take
place In the Exposition Coliseum from
November 3d to 8th, Inclusive.
In addition to these attractions ther#
will he running races dally on the mils
track at the Fair Grounds and basa
ball games between teams of the Ameri
can and National Leagues on their re
spective grounds.
An excellent opportunity will be offer
ed to see the World's Fair site and tho
progress made on the buildings for the
great international exposition of 1904.
See local agents for detailed Informa
tion as to rates, tickets, etc.
H. C. TOWNSEND.
Gen’l Pass'r and Ticket Agt.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Only one remedy in the world that will at
Once stop itchiue-s of the skin in any part
of the IhxIv. Doan's Ointment. At uuy
drug store, 50 cents.
A secret worries a woman until shs
has to give it away.
When people get quiet and stupid
It is a sure sign of love.
LYDIA E. PINKHAM’S
VEGETABLE
COMPOUND
A
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(1f| nnn REWARD wlllbe pnld to anyone wha
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Prices and Cataloguea.
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