Loup City Northwestern
GEO. E. BENSCHOTER, Ed. and Pub.
LOUP CITY, - - NEBRASKA,
Seme men borrow trouble and oth
ers leave their porch chairs out on
Hallowe’en.
Who will want to keep on trying
to be a millionaire after what Marie
Correlli has said?
When you remember how wide the
world is, it is astonishing how many
people get in your way.
Spain wants a new navy. She has
been looking on the remnants of her
old one with Dew-ey eyes.
The sad case of Charles M. Schwab
should be a warning to the American
“hustler”—and this is r.o joke.
Rabbi Hirsch is going after the
story of Mother Eve and the apple.
Ilut why make assaults on the dead?
Educated cats are all the rage
row in Parisian society. This seems
to be a case of education going to
waste.
If Gen. Uribe-Uribe would uncouple
1 is name and manage to get on with
half of it the press would be obliged
to him.
Gambling hns increased to such an
extent in Europe that another Moute
Carlo is to be established and suicide
made easier.
Shamrock III. will be longer than
Upton's two former boats, but he
hopes it will not be any longer in
making the race.
The man who has a deck of cards
and knows how to play solitaire is
the only one who is sure to be able to
get into the game.
There are a whole lot of people
who will agree with the Peoria judgo
in his condemnation of jail life.
They've been there.
An Iowa judge decides that the val
ue of a baby is $3,000 in cash. Yet
there are lots of people who won’t
have one at any price.
Toledo springs to the front with a
novelty. A young couple eloped and
were married on board the train. The
irate parents were not even on their
track.
A Chicago student attending Hobart
college has been "accidentally” kicked
to death in a football game. Acci
dents will happen even in football
games.
Dr. Grossman is of the opinion that
young liars are caused by indigestion.
If that be so, mothers should substi
tute tincture of rhubarb for the
switch.
That Cleveland man’s platform in
which he promised not to wear a
dress suit if elected to congress ha3
at least the merit of being easily un
derstood.
George F. Baer, the tyrannical coal
king, began life very poor. And how
hard the very poor who have become
rich can be to the very poor who are
still very poor.
Apostle Reed Smoot, the Utah as
pirant for the United States Senate,
may or may not be a polygamist, but
a man with a name like that might bo
guilty of anything.
A New York lady who sued for $25,
000 for breach of promise has been
awarded damages in the sum of six
cents. That ought to take the con
ceit out of the fellow.
Walking Shield, a bad Indian, has
ueen hanged for killing his prospec
tive mother-in-law. Eventually white
men also will have to recognize that
mothers-in-law have rights.
Finger prints are now utilized in
the courts fcr establishing the iden
tity of persons. Little children should
1 e warned that mamma can discover
■vho put their dirty hands on the wall
paper.
Probably if Uncle Sam could estab
lish a belief that fishing worms are
plentiful along the line of the Panama
canal he cculd get an army of rooters
to tear up a hole down there without
paying for it.
In an Ohio town a father named
Kohl lias named hi3 helpless infant
daughter Anthracite. We trust that
there will be as great a demand for
Anthracite Kohl eighteen years henco
as there Is now.
A man returned $0 to the Great
Northern railway for a ride he tooli
twenty-two years before. As yet no
tramp has appeared to give up ten
rents for a drink he bummed from
a bartender in the past.
On the society page of a Chicago
dally is printed a two-column half
tone portrait of a handsome woman
with lines under it telling that she is
Mrs. Whatsername, former wife of Mr.
Whatdyeallim, "who weds again soon
after obtaining a divarce.” It is hard
to imagine anything more exquisitely
Chicago than this.
Mary MacLar.e has abandoned the
hope of discovering the devil in the
cast and has gone back to her Sand
and Barrenness. Mary' is the kind of
a looker the devil usually side-steps.
ROAD NEAR GRANSTOWN. BAHAMAS
NEW YORK’S GREAT CATHEDRAL.
Bishop Potter of the Episcopal
iioceso of New York, recently went
jp to Morningside Heights to inspect
;he work being done on the largest
cathedral that has been undertaken in
lenturies. He was accompanied by
in ecelesiastictal friend from the
west, who, in the course cf the in
spection. said to him:
“I can’t begin to grasp the bigness
of this cathedral of yours. For the
ast ten years I’ve been hearing about
the record-breaking dimensions of the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and
t've marvelled thereat.
“But now that I am here on the
j grasp an idea of the magnificent pro
| portions of the Cathedral of St. John
the Divine and the intricate and deli
cate architectural problems that its
construction has brought forward.
Just one big little thing will give a
fair impression of the vast task the
cathedral’s builders have assumed.
It is the intention to begin wArk on
the choir of the cathedral this fall.
The choir will be 120 feet long, fifty
four feet wide, and its ceiling 108 feet
above the floor. It will have an area
of 6.480 square feet.
On the cathedral grounds is a
$25,000 stone mill, erected for the ex
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine—Shaded Parts Show the Extent of
The Work Done in the Last Ter? Years.
uuuim my iuuiu ucwiiuncu
store by what my eyes have seen and
ny ears heard. I scarcely can com
prehend the immensity of the task.”
"My dear brother," was the bishop’s
try response, ‘‘wa re in the same
soat.”
No snch building ha3 been project
ed since the Middle Ages. Then it
.vas that cathedrals were begun which
were not completed for hundreds of
>ears.
The average lay mind can scarcely
vi uuac ui tut; tauituidi. i.a.11 jru»
forty stone cutters, with the aid of the
latest improved machinery, dressed
and finished 10,000 cubic yards of
stone.
Working at this rate, which means
working every day in the year except
Sundays and holidays, it will take
these forty men ten years to dress
and finish the necessary amount of
stone for the choir’s interior. The
stone workers began this long task
a few days ago.
HAS DAVY CROCKETT’S RIFLE.
Valuable Relic Owned by Tennessee
Secretary of State.
One of the most Interesting relies on
exhibition in the office of Secretary
cf State Crockett is the rifle which
was presented by admiring friends to
his great grandfather, the immortal
I Davy Crockett, hero of the Alamo and
author of the equally immortal
phrase: “Be sure you are right and
then go ahead.’’ This gun was carried
! by the grandson of the first owner,
; the late Gen. “Bob’’ Crockett, who
j lought down much game with it, but
j now it lias oeen retired with honor
i and full pay to pass the remainder of
! its days, or centuries, as a relic ol one
cf the greatest characters this
country has ever produced. It is
a formidable-looking weapon, origi
nally of the flint-lock type, with a 40
caliber bore. The barrel was origi
nally forty-six inches long, but some
of it has been cut off and it is now
only forty and a half inches. It was
presented to David Crockett soon
after his second election to congress
in 1829, by some of his admiring
young whig friends of Philadelphia.
It cost $250 and was made especially
lor him. The donqrs raised the money
by contributing half a dollar each to
the fund. The stock is trimmed in
sterling silver, appropriately designed
w ith figures of the Goddess of Liberty,
a raccoon, a deer's head and other
iigures. Along the upper part of the
barrel are the letters, set into the
metal in gold, some of which has
worn out: “Presented by the Young
Men of Philadelphia to the Hon. Da
vid Crockett of Tennessee.” In simi
lar letters near the muzzle are the
words: "Go ahead.”—Memphis Com
mercial Appeal.
“Tim” Sullivan Is Temperate.
“Tim” Sulllivan, who has come to
the front so strongly in New York city
politics of late, has been a saloon
keeper for many years, but it is not of
record that anyone ever saw him take
a drink. In Albany at one time he
was taken seriously ill and a physician
ordered him to take a stimulant.
“Don't you think I can pull through
without whisky?’ asked Tim. “You
might,” was the reply, "but you are
so frightfully run down that I don’t
think you ought to risk it.” Tim re
flected for a minute and said: "I’ll
take the chance. D—n if I'll take a
drink.” And he didn't.
-iOW DIAMONDS MAY EXPLODE.
"ases in Which Only Ordinary Degree
of Heat Is Necessary.
It has long been known that dia
monds, especially the class known as
'rose diamonds,” are likely to explode
tf subjected only to what would seem a
very ordinary degree of heat, such as
strong rays from the sun, etc. It is
now believed that the explosions are
the result of the rapid expansion of
certain volatile liquids inclosed in cavi- j
ties near the center of these precious
stones. A great many diamonds, even
though cut, mounted and worn as gems
of perfection, are still in an unfinished
condition—that is, the liquid drop from
which the stone is being formed has
not as yet deposited all of its "pure
crystals of carbon." These movable
drops may occasionally be seen with
the naked eye.
When this Is the case, a strong mi
croscope will give the drop the appear
ance of a bubble in the fluid of a
carpenter's level. It is also highly
probable that besides the liquid men
tioned these cavities may contain
gases under great tension. This being
the case, one may readily comprehend
how a very small amount of heat
would cause the liquid and gas to ex
jiand to such a degree that the dia
mond would give way with all the
characteristics of a miniature explo
sion.
Seeks to Stop Dueling.
Signor Ottolenghl, Italian Minister
of War, has practically put a stop to
dueling by imprisoning those partici
pants who escape death.
Turned-ln toes are often found with
preoccupied absent-mlned persons.
MARCONI’S GLACE BAY STATION
This is a picture of Marconi’s new
wireless telegraphy station at Glaco
bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The
inventor is now on his way across
the Atlantic to make, long-distance
tests with his improved apparatus and
put the station in practical operation.
Since he last visited this country
Marconi has been occupied in improv
ing tils machinery for wireless telegra
phy. Sixty English warships and
twenty-seven commercial vessels are
at present using his system of signals.
In England there are forty-one sta
tions of the Lloyds using it under
contract.
In the United States the Marconi
Wireless Telegraph Company ot
America has been organized, with a
capital of $6,s00,000 to control all the
business, including Cuba, Porto Rico,
Hawaii, and the Philippines. Thero
is, in addition to this company, a com
pany in England and one in Belgium.
C. M. SCHWAB FAILED ONCE
He Tried to Be a Horseshoer, but the
Horse Objected and He Quit
"Even a great man has to rhoose his
trade. Ho can't succeed nt any eld
thing.” a horseshoer told an outsider
i at the recent Philadelphia convention
J '-'f the trade. "A genius in the iron
trade once tried mine and gave it up
1 after ope attempt.
“You've heard of Charles M
Schwab, the steel magnate who is
building a palace for himself in New
York with a few of his millions. Well,
he tried to shoe a horse once and
’ouldn’t do it.
• ' It was when he was a young man
I JjIst about old enough to earn kis own
living. Me used to take his father's
i horse to the shop of Pat Moran, the
horseshoer in Loretto village, to bo
1 shod.
Time and Lime again he asked Pat
to let him nail on a shoe. Ho seemed
to like the business.
! ^ " ‘Ah, g’wan,’ Pnt would tell him.
^ er can’t shoe yerself. Yer daddy has
to do it for yer.’
Hut young Schwab stuck to it and
finally one day the smith let him try
** And he bungled it so that after a
while the patient horse landed out
with his foot and away went the
youngster to the other side of the
smithy.
I guess I can never learn horse
shoeing,’ he said when he picked him
self up.
‘‘He never tried again, but took up
a trade of which he could make kim
i -self the master.
"He calls to see Moran whenever
be goes home to Loretto now, and
they talk about how a promising re
cruit to the trade gave It up.
“ ‘Well, he couldn’t shoe a horse,
whatever else he’s able to do,’ the
blacksmith says when he hears about
another of Mr. Schwab’s successes.”
HJH THE NEXT GENTLEMAN
Street Gamin's Fellow Feeling for
Thooe in Distress.
An amusing incident was witnessed
in a cigar store on Chestnut street the
other afternoon.
A newsboy, having picked up a cigar
stump, walked in and, addressing the
man behind the counter, said: "Say,
boss, give us a match.” The man be
hind the counter, looking down, said:
My young friend, we are not here for
the purpose of giving away matches;
we sell them.” “How much are dey?”
was the question. “One cent a box.”
the clerk announced. The urchin
stuck his hand into his pocket and
produced, after a great deal of hunt
ing, a penny and handed it to the man.
He received his box of matches, and,
taking one out. lit the "butt.” Return
ing the box to tho- man back of the
case, he said: “Say, put dis back on
de shelf, and when a gentleman comes
along and asks you for a match, why,
?ive him one out of my box.”—Phila
delphia Times.
Wrong Environment.
Louis Evan Shipman, the novelist
and playwright, when in Philadelphia
a fortnight ago, looking after his inter
ests in Actor Hackett’s performances
of “The Crisis ” told of an aged
negress who, visiting in a strange
town, strolled into a Episcopal church
that had a “Strangers Welcome” pla
card displayed at the door. She was
a good Zionist, and very regular and
devout with regard to the services in
her own church at home. The respon
iive reading arid the frequent “Amens”
interested her and, in time, made her
very fervid; and she began to punctu
ate the service with lusty “Hallelu
jahs.” She attracted attention, and
finally was approached by the sexton,
who said:
“Madam, you cannot carry on that
way here.”
“But I'se got religion!” she explain
ed, ecstatically.
“That may be so,” answered the
sexton, “but madam, this is no place
to show it.”
Fagged Out.
(This poprn is an imitation of Paul K<'»
ter'a “1 Want to Go Home." Too tired
to originate.—Author's Note.)
I want to let go.
To drop the whole thing,
The worries, the frets.
The sorrows, tho sins;
Just to let myself down
On the Vied or the ground—
Anywhere, so It s down—
And let myself go.
And the folks? I don’t rare;
And iny business? The same.
Hell and heaven? Too tired.
I want to forget.
And don't want to sny
What I want to forget.
And I don’t want to think;
Just to let down my nerves.
Just to smooth out my bra'in,
Just to sleep. And that’s all.
Please leave me alone
With your pillows and things;
’Tisn’t that that I want.
Nor a doctor, nor folks.
1 lust want to let go,
Oh, I want to let go.
—Amos It. Wells In Lhpplncott's Maga
zine.
Career of Admiral Selfridge.
The lace Admiral Selfridge's eighty
four years’ service in the navy came
j near covering the entire history of an
; American sea power. The admiral cn
I tered the navy as a midshipman and
was retired thirty-six years ago. His
; son of the same name, who was grndu
| ated from the naval academy in 1854,
1 also attained the rank of rear admir
al, and went on the retired list in 1898.
: The late admiral's grandson is in tho
| service now. The elder Selfriuge,
> who was a contemporary of Farragut,
was said to be at the time of his
death, tho oldest naval oflicer in the
world, Admiral Sir Henry Keppel ot
the British navy being five years his
junior.
i To be born without humor one
loses two-thirds of life’s enjoyment
The only advice that we willingly
accept is that which tits into our own
desires.
•‘I owe my whole life to Burdock Blood
Bitters Scrofulous soroB covered my body.
I seemed beyond cure. B B. B bos made
tno a perfectly well woman.”—Mrs. Chaa.
Hutton, Berville, Mich.
Success makes some people forget
how they wrestled with their first
baby.
The best way to cure Indigestion Is
to remove its cause. This is best done
by the prompt use of Dr. August Koe
nig’s Hamburg Drops, which regulate
the stomach In an effectual manner.
What constitutes one man’s happi
ness may be another’s misery.
HALF RATES.
Plus $2 no. one way or round trip, via
Wabash Railroad. Tickets on sale first
and third Tuesdays of ouch month to
many points south and southeast. Aside
from this tickets are on sale to all the
winter resorts of the south at greatly
reduced rates. The Wabash Is the short
est, quickest and h> st line for St. Louis
and all points south and southeast. Ask
>our nearest ticket agent to route yuu
via the Wabash.
I1'or rates, folders and all information
call at Wabash corner, ltiOl Farnam street,
Omaha, or address,
HARRY E. MOORES.
Gen. Pass. Agt. Dept., Omaha, Neb.
Sycophants generally bill them
selves with an overdose of thet rowa
medine.
Water for Jerusalem.
Work has finally been completed on
a new water service whereby the en
tire city of Jerusalem is supplied with
water from King Solomon’s ‘‘Sealed
Fountain,” seven miles south of tho
city.
When faith is lost and honor dies,
the man is dead.—Whittier.
Eleven Points In the Evidence.
Fast trains that make time; smooth
and level tracks; charming scenery;
luxurious through sleeping cars; excel
lent dining cars; barber shop and
bath; stock reports and daily and
weekly papers; ladies’ maids and sten
ographers; buffets and libraries;
courteous and attentive employes, and
centrally located stations, are a few
of the reasons for the marvelous pas
senger traffic of the New York Central
Lines.
Honduras Stamps to Be Made Here.
The government of Honduras has
decided to have its postage stamps
and postal cards engraved abroad this
year and the work is to be done in
the United States, according to a re
port from Consul W. E. Alger of Puer
to Cortez. The government has also
arranged for a supply of silver cofn
to be minted in Phlladeinhia.
When an old man tackles religion
it raises a doubt as to his staying
qualities.
In the endless race for wealth men
are too prone to forget the ordinary
claims of humanity.
In Winter Use Allen’s Foot-Ease.
A powder. Your feet feel uncom
fortable, nervous and often cold and
damp. If you have sweating, sore feet
or tight shoes, try Allen's Foot-Ease.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores,
25 cents. Sample sent free. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, I.o Roy, N. Y.
There is no index to character so
sure as the voice.—Disraeli.
I do not believe Pino's Cure for Consumption
bus an diual for cough* and colds.—Joh.n IP
Bo’Eh, Uriuity Springs. Jn:i., Pub. liKAl
Boston may drive away a few of
the shivers with synthetical coal.
WHY IT IS Tin: WEST
la because made by an entirely different
process. Defiance Sian li is unlike any
other, belter and oiie littiu mute for Id
cents.
A man of integrity will never listen
to any reason against conscience.
Itchtnoss of thorkin,horrible plague. Mont
everybody aillirted in ono way or another.
Only ono safe, never failing cure. Doan s
Oumaont. At any drug store, 50 cents.
Any youtig man who is in love likes
to say good night the next morning.
13 WHAT YOU CAN SAV8
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