Loup City Northwestern
GEO. E. BENSCHOTER, Ed. and Pub.
LOUP CITY, • • NEBRASKA.
It looks as if Pennell concluded to
lake a change of venue.
As Sir Thomas confidently remarks,
ill is over now—except the racing.
A defeated prize fighter can find
more excuses than a woman suing for
divorce.
It is almost, time now for patriotic |
poets to begin rhyming Reliance with
defiance.
Prof. Wallace's idea that the earth
s at the center of the universe does
aot surprise Boston.
Robhing the Standard Oil Com
pany is like stealing dimes from a
mission box—just exactly.
Ladies, drop a sympathetic tear.
The man who originated the tissue
paper dress pattern is dead.
The bartenders have formed a total
abstinence society. They know the
character of the stuff they sell.
Are we to have a snapshot at
Reggie snapping his whip? It all de
pends upon who got the first snap. "
A second hurricane in a period of
four years is more than the Samoan
Islands ought to be called upon to
endure.
The mushroom crop is now ready
fo be picked. But be careful that the
loadstooi of commerce doesn’t butt
into the mess.
Dakota divorces and New Jersey
charters seem to be catching it all
around. T’hey are companions in
Judicial misery.
The activity of the volcanoes in
Mexico and the West Indies indicates
that some kind of an underground
?,ar is going on.
As to Mrs. Russell Sage's remarks
on eschewing social life, Uncle Rus
sell may be depended upon for a
resounding amen.
J. Pierpont Morgan is going to
Europe next week, but there seems to
be no indication that he has resigned
his job or intends to.
William Waidorf Astor has bought
another castle, but he has not as yet
been able to find a title that seems
c fill all requirements.
Since the date of his coronation
King Edward has ordered four bar
rels of Kentucky whisky. ’ There
must be a leak somewhere.
"If you want to get an office in this
city,” advises the Philadelphia Dod
ger. "commit a crime.” So! Weather
still bad? Or is it dyspepsia?
Mrs. Rah of Baltimore, herself
seventy-eight, has three friends, each
over 100 years old, for whom she
cares and provides. Hurrah for Mrs.
Rah!
Uncle Sam will have jobs for about
40,000 men when he begins to work
on the big ditch. But be sure that
your hands don't blister easily before
you apply.
Having so many good excuses to
offer, Whitaker Wright should be
glad to get back to London and bring
them conspicuously to notice before a
^ourt of law.
Gotham has had to stand a good
deal, but to be designated as the
headquarters of "the South American
revolution factory” is straining the
limit severely.
The drinking of kerosene as a bev
erage is said to have increased to
alarming proportions in France. Per
haps it is this that makes the Paris
ian so light-headed.
Crop failures and the exigencies oi
war have forced the ameer of Afghan
istan to make a heavy cut in his
domestic expenses. He has divorced
all but four of his wives.
By the way. did it ever occur to
you what a line thing it would be if,
instead of having so many reformers,
we could boast of a few less people
who need to be reformed?
Senator Clarke and Congressman
I'.rundige of Arkansas got into a street
brawl recently, thus emphatically re
luting the general opinion that the
senate and the house never “get to
gether.”
The Holland strike appears to haw
collapsed, and the anti-strike bills
have become law in that country. So
far as we can judge at this distance,
there is nothing in these two facts tc
cause rejoicing.
Naturalists tell us that it is only
the female rabbit that believes in
large families. The male parent tries
to kill the young rabbits. In some
parts of the world the regret is deep
and sincere that ho has such poor
success.
The toast to Reginald Vanderbilt
at his bachelor dinner was, "May he
be as happy and care free in double
harness as he is now in single.” Some
young men, about to be married, have
nopes of heing even happier than
they have been as bachelor*
When Father Pays the Bills
All Concerned Unite to Secure a Slice of the Old Man'*
Wealth When He Is Arranging fer the Wedding
Festivities of His Daughter.
"There r.re two men who In the
midst of their troubles never get any
sympathy and they are the man with
the mumps and the prospective fath
er-in-law,” said a citizen of this city
who is planning an Easter wedding
for his daughter, to a writer in the
New York Commercial Advertiser. "I
am planning the wedding of my only
daughter and so am learning what
every other father before me has
learned, that the prospective father
in-law Is the legitimate prey of the
class of tradesmen who get rich out
of the altruism of brides and the gul
libility of papa. 1 refer to the
caterer, the florist and the choirmas
ter.
"It Is the duty of every prospec
tive father-in-law to give his daugh
ter a hangup wedding, but it is also
his privilege to study economy at tho
same time. I first had a conference
with the caterer who helped us out
when it was our turn to entertain
the Frisky Fossils' Thursday Evening
Euchre club. I remembered he fur
nished us punch, sandwiches, ice
cream. lady fingers, coffee and camp
chairs for fifty people at the rate of
37 cents a head, not counting the
charge for waiters. And I calculated
he'd charge an old customer at th6
same rate per head for wedding
victuals of the same sort. But, oh,
no! This is a wedding! He couldn’t
think of serving a hundred people for
less than $200, and that would include
champagne punch. 1 insisted that
common, everyday punch was good
enough, but the caterer succeeded in
convincing me that only champagne
punch should he served at a wedding
reception, anti that wedding feed in
variably includes chicken salad and
croquettes a la something. So I gave
in.
"Then I sought the florist. My
daughter decided on daisy bouquets
for the bridesmaids, a bouquet of lil
ies of the valley for herself and
boutonnieres of daisies for the ush
ers. 1 figured on 25 cents for the
boutonnieres. $5 for the Unit's of the
valley and $2 each for the bunch ol
daises and thus fortified I went to the
florist. In this item I had to raise
the ante about 100 per cent. I got the
boutonnieres for GO cents, the daisy
bouquets for $5 and the lillies of the
valley for $10 and for this price I got
a ‘cascade’ bunch, which, I was in
formed, was a great concession for
which i ought to be thankful.
"But I got iny real eye-opener when
T went to get the choirboys to sing.
Now, I thought the boys would be
glad to come around to the house and
have a good time and sing ‘Faithful
and True* and ‘The Voice That
Breathed O’er Eden’ for 50 cents
each. But I forgot again that a wed
ding changes the aspect of all things.
The boys will sing Ixihengrin and the
anthem at $5 a head.
"Thus have my eyes been opened
and my legs been pulled, but 1 am
rejoicing. My girl will have as pretty
a house wedding as has ever been
given above 72d street."
"Well, then, don’t kick when the
livery stable keeper tacks on $10 to
your contract bill for carriage hire,”
added a sympathetic listener.
On the Management of Men
"Old Gorgon Graham” Writes on the Subject to His Son
Pierrepont—Some Pointers as to the Successful
Conduct of an Up'tO'Date Business.
Consider carefully before you say a
hard word to a man, but never let a
chance to say a good one go by.
Praise judiciously bestowed is money
invested.
Never learn anything about your
men except from themselves. A good
manager needs no detectives, and the
fellow who can't read human nature
can’t manage it. The phonograph
records of a fellow's character are
lined in his face, and a man's days
tell the secrets of his nights.
Be slow to hire anu quick to fire.
The time to discover incompatibility
of temper and curl papers is before
the marriage ceremony. But when
you find out that you’ve hired the
wrong man, you can't get rid of him
too quick. Pay hint an extra month,
but don’t let him stay another day.
A discharged clerk in the office is
like a splinter in the thumb—a center
of soreness. There are no exceptions
to this rule, because there are no ex
ceptions to human nature.
Never threaten, because a threat is
a promise to pay that it isn’t always
convenient to meet, but if you don’t
make it good it hurts your credit.
Save a threat till you’re ready to act,
and then you won’t need it. In ail
your dealings remember that to-day
is your opportunity; tomorrow some
other fellow's.
Keep close to your men. When a
fellow s sitting on (op of a mountain
he’s in a mighty dignified and ex
alted position, hut if he's gazing at
the clouds, lie’s missing a heap of In
teresting and Important doings down
in the valley. Never lose your dig
nity, of course, but tie it up in all the
red tape you tan find around the of
fice. and tin k it away in the safe.
It’s easy for a boss to awe his
clerks, but a man who is feared to
his face is hated behind his back. A
competent boss can move among Ills
men without having to draw an imag
inary line between them, because
they will readily see the real one if it
exists. «
Besides keeping in touch with your
office men. you want to feel your
salesmen all the time. Send each of
them a letter every day, so that they
won’t forget that we arc making
goods for which we need orders; and
insist on their sending you a line
every day, whether they have any
thing to say or not. When a follow
has to write in six times a week to
the house, he uses up his explana
tions mighty fast, and lie's pretty apt
to hustle for business to make his
seventh letter interesting.
Right here 1 want to repeat that in
keeping track of others and their
faults it’s very, very important that
you shouldn’t lose sight of your own.
Authority swells up some fellows so
that they can't see tiieir corns; but a
wise man tries to cure his own while
remembering not to tread on his
neighbor’s.—From “Letters from a
Self-Made Merchant to His Son,” by
George Horace Lorimer. By permis
sion of Small. Maynard & Co., Pub
lishers, Boston, Mass.
Where People Talk Too Much
Restaurant Waiter Tells of Bad Habit of Many People Who
Dine in Public Places—Exceptional Case of
Gratified Curiosity in Point.
When l marry a rich man and take
:o eating in restaurants myself in
stead of waiting on other people who
3at there. I don’ intend to talk about
anything but the weather, and 1 shall
liscuss That with a great deal of eau
;ion," said Waitress No. 19. "I shall
je thus guarded in my remarks, be
'ause I think it had form to give my
'amily affairs away before folks the
way most people do when dining and
lunching away from home.
“1 remember, for instance, the case
)f the man and woman who couldn’t
igree to get married on account of
.heir relatives. They sat here for
;wo solid hours talking it over. He
iad three children, which she dido.#
want to be bothered with, and she
aad a mother that he didn’t want
ranging around. Much as they seem
ed to care for each other, neither
would agree to break family ties, yet
leither would accept the other’s in
.•umbranees* The argument waxed
pretty hot at times, and they went
iway still in fighting mood.
‘‘Several months after that the wo
nan came in one day alone. She sat
it my table. I was devoured with
mriosity, ami finally, as the risk of
osing my place, I spoke to her.
“ ‘It has been a long while since
'ou were here,’ 1 said.
“She was surprised, but idle did not
angry.
" Yea,’ she said, ‘it has been a
InnK while. 1 am surprised tliat. you
remember me.'
" ‘Oh, I could never forget you,’ I
said. ‘Yen were here with a gentle
man. and you sat here talking about
his children and your mother.’
“That was an awfully nervy thing
to do, but still she didn't, get mad.
“’Yes, she said: I remember
that day.’
"She stopped as if that ended it,
hut she proved to be a true lady with
curiosity of her own. That made her
sympathetic, and enabled her to ap
precia<n how I suffered under the cir
cumstttn.es, so presently she added:
We Anally fixed it up all right. Wo
rented an extra house across the
street and set mother to housekeep*
| ing over there to take care of his
| children. The plan has worked beau
; tlfully, and I don’t see why all cou
ples with Irreconcilable relations dc
not solve the problem that way.”—
Philadelphia Ledger.
War Has Doubled Values.
Striking an average of the whole
Orange river colony land values have
doubled since the war.
Cotton end Wood.
Cotton has the same composition
as wood.
WHEN A MAN'S MARRIED, ETC.
Difference It Makes in Manners of
the H?»d of the House.
When Wamsley lose up out of his
chair to search for his pipe the other
night, says London Tit-Bits, he care
lessly brought his No. 10 foot down
heavily on his wife's tenderest foot.
He made no apology and Mrs. Wains
ley said:
“Well, Henry Wamsley?”
"Well, whatr
iou haven’t anything to say, have
you?”
"Anything to say about what?
"About nearly crushing my foot to
a jelly?”
1 "What should I say?”
"I’d ask, if I were you. Henry
Wamsley! What would you have said
ten years ago, before wfe were mar
ried, when you were courting me?
What would you say to-uay to any
woman who did not happen to be so
unfortunate as to be your wife? Hey?
Why, you’d humble yourself in the
dirt and apologizing to her? You'd
say, ’I beg your pardon!' and How
awkward I am!' and I)o excuse me!’
Oh. you couldn't be humble and polite
enough in your apologies! My, how
you would apologize! You'd be apt to
w’rite her a note about it! And if it
had happened after our engagement
you'd have been so tenderly solicitous
about my ‘poor dear little foot,’ 'my
‘tender little foot,' whose pathway
you intended to make smooth all my
life! You’d make me actually weary
talking about my 'poor little foot.’ But
now, when you nearly crush every
bone in it and make me scream with
pain, you never open your mouth to
say anything unless it is 'Oh. thun
der!’ or something like that. And
last night when the Morleys were nail
ing here you made us all tired of apol
ogizing to Mrs. Moriey because you
chanced to spill a little water on her
dress, and I thought to myself: ‘He
wouldn't apologize that way to me if
he had accidentally turned a garde.t
hose on me! He'd probably ask me
what I was in the way for!’ It’s a
Strange thing to me that a married
man's manners wane with the honey
moon? 1 tell you marriage make3 an
awful difference. Indeed it does.”
"I should 6ay it did,” mumbled
Wamsley, as he lighted his pipe.
PRISONERS ARE NOT CRATEFUL.
Murderers Leave Swiss Lockup With
Scant Ceremony.
The prison authorities of Torbel,
Switzerland, are grieved at the in
gratitude of three murderers who
recently strolled away from the pleas
ant quarters provided for them, and
they have not yet returned. It is
said to be the first time on record a
prisoner ever voluntarily left the
Torbei lockup.
It is the aim of those In charge of
that charming resort to make the
jail such an attractive place prisoners
will be contented with their lot and
not strive to escape. There are few
guards—only one to every twenty
five prisoners—and they never think
of offending their guests by carrying
arms. They keep themselves out of
sight as much as possible so as to
not hurt the tenuer feelings of the
inmates.
The cells are left open, so the
prisoners can communicate freely
with each other, and newspapers,
writing materials and magazines are
provided for their amusement. Cider
and various dainties from the kitch
en are furnished. Fried eggs, of
which the guests are exceedingly
fond, play a prominent pan in the
hill of fare.
Naturally such an earthly paradise
is most popular, and inmates leave
it with regret. Therefore the authori
ties were shocked when the three
murderers went away without even
saying good-by.
Coghlan Sized Him Up.
Hear Admiral Coghlan, who is now
commanding the Caribbean squadron,
is remembered in every station he
visits for his good cheer. While in
the Northwest he had many encoun
ters with men of more brawny
strength and girth, perhaps, than
brain and refinement.
One of this type had an argument
with Coghlan over a sailor the Rear
Admiral had forgiven for some small
offense.
“My opinion about this navvy is
worth something, sir," said the man of
brawn. “I’m a self-made man, and
m-”
"Humph,” interrupted Coghlan. as
he looked him over. “Maybe so; but
my friend, haven't you spent more
time on the banquet hall than the at
tic?”—New York Times.
Life or the Bias.
Now, did it ever come to you
That life is a same of bluff:
That tile only thing for man to do
If he'd win suce ss as he hurries through
Is to be austere and rough?
Did you ever think that the only way
To advance is to snarl and frown.
To take no time for delight or play?
That the only plan to make life pay
Is to try to pull others down?
Did you ever think as you rushed pell
mell
Tour wearisome path along.
That kindness Is folly and love a shell
Containing nothing but ashes? Ah, well.
If you ever thought so, you were
wrong!
Bliss.
She put the book down with a sigh.
“What is it. darling?” he asked.
• Ah, dearest, I’m so happy,” she re
died.
"But you had such a sad look in
•our eyes just now.
”1 know. I've been reading about
he unhappiness that the wives of men
■f genius have always had to bear.
»h. Alfred, dear. I’m so glad you're
ist an ordinary plug of a fellow.”
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VI., MAY 10—THE PLOT
AGAINST PAUL.
Golden Text—“The Lord Stood by Him
and Said. Be of Good Cheer"—Acts 23:
11—Dark Clouds and Their Accompany
ing Silver Lining.
I. Paul before the Sanhedrim.—Vs.
1-10. The Insult to Paul. The next
morning' Paul was brought before the
S»nbedrim for trial, so that the chief
captain might learn the cause of the
complaint against him. He began his
plea with a statement that he had lived
In all good conscience before God; a gen
eral denial of all charges of crime. "I
have lived as u true and loyal Jew."
The high priest was angry at Paul's
claiming a life so much purer and better
than his own was publicly known to be.
Josephus "gives us a terrible picture of
his violent and unscrupulous conduct."
"We arc told that he reduced the in
ferior priests almost to starvation by
defrauding them of their tithes, and sent
his creatures to the threshing-floors
with bludgeons to seize the tithes by
force.” In accordance with this spirit
he ordered the attendants to smite Paul
on the mouth.
Paul's Indignation. Paul, indignant at
the insult and injustice, in a court of
justice, retorted, (v. 31 "God shall smite
thee, thou whited wall." a vivid picture
of a hypocrite, used with a slight varia
tion. by the Lord, of the Pharisees and
scribes (Matt. L*3:27; Luke 11:44).
Paul's Apology. When some one,
shocked at wlmt Paul said to the high
<st and most powerful official in the Jew
ish commonwealth, asked him, <v. 4)
"Revilest thou God's high priest?” Paul
apologized, not to the high priest, hut
to the court, saying that he was not
aware that it was the high priest who
had spoken. It is noticeable that he did
not retract the saying, or deny that what
he said was true, but he was sorry that
under the circumstances he spoke the
true word (see Rom. 13:7; i Pet. 2:13
17; Jude 8-10). For in doing so he had
Inadvertently broken another law (Ex.
22:28), which says, (v. 5) •'Thou shalt
not speak evil of the ruler of thy peo
ple.”
Paul Divides to Conquer. A great dis
sension arose between the two leading
parties of the Sanhedrim, the Pharisees
and the Sadducees. Taking advantage
of this Paul declares his position ns a
Pharisee, born and trained a Pharisee
Thp result was that the council came to
no decision as to the charge against Paul,
but continued to quarrel so fiercely
among themselves that the soldiers were
compelled to rescue Paul again, and
bring him into Castle Antonia.
II. The Vision of Encouragement.—
V. 11 During "the night following the
l.ord,” the glorified Jesus “stood by”
I’aul as he had at Corinth (Aits 18:9.
Pit, and as he did again two years later
in the storm at sea (Acts 27:24), show- I
ing that he was his everpresent helper,
ns the electric flash reveals the con- '
tlnual presence of the unseen electric
power.
"And said, lie of good cheer.” “This
word on the lips of Christ had brought
cheer to the sick anti diseased (Matt. I
9:2. 22; Mark 10:49); to the disciples sail
ing on the sea (Matt, 14:27; Mark 5:50);
to the same disciples in an hour of deep- I
er need (John 16:33)."—Knowling. “Foi
as thou hast testified.” His work was
so approved of God that he promised
him a larger and more difficult field j
"Su must thou bear witness also all
Rome.” His wish (Acts 19:21; Rom. 1. j
10. 11) was to be gratified in a way o:
which he had no thought.
III. The New Conspiracy against Paul
— Vs. 12-13. 12. "And when it was day.’
the day after the trial and Paul's vi
sion. "certain of the Jews bound them
selves under a curse.” literally, anathe
matized or cursed themselves, bound,
themselves under an anathema or curse. I
which they invoked upon themselves 11
they should fail to do as agreed.
14. "They came to the chief priests.' |
many of whom probably, and Ananias. '
the high priest certainly, belonged tc j
the Sadducean party, and were anxious
to have Paul destroyed.
15. "Now therefore . . . signify,'
"A legal term; give official notice; a
formal request for a regular investiga
tion. to which Lysias, it might be as
sumed. would be disposed to accede
after the abrupt Interruption of th.
previous day."—Speaker's Com. "We. oi
ever he come near” (to the council hall I
"are ready to kill him.'’ Their plan was
to assassinate him on his way dowr
from the barracks to the council hall,
to reach which he must pass eithet
through the great court of the temple
or through the streets of the city.
IV. How the Plot Failed.—Vs. 16-22.
1C. "When Pauls sister's son." "Thi>
is the only direct reference in Scripture
to Paul's family. It is uncertain whethei
Paul s sister resided In Jerusalem, oi
whether the young man may have come
up to Jerusalem with Paul, or had beer
sent thither for his education, as hb
ancle was before him."—Meyer's Com
"Heard of their lying In wait.” The
conspirators were numerous, and il
would be very difficult for so many tc
keep their secret. "Entered into the
castle." Showing that his friends had
free access to him. as afterwards at
Cesar*a (Acts 24:23).
22. "So the chief captain.” "The
Chiliarch Is obviously glad of the intel
ligence. His sympathies are clearly with
St. Paul personally as against the high
priest and his followers. Plumptre. "Sec
thou tell no man." (1) To avoid any in
terference with his own plans, or a new
conspiracy; (2) to avoid danger to the
young man for revealing the secret; (3)
to avoid any explanations of his con
duct to the Jewish leaders.
V. Paul Transferred to Cesarea.—Vs.
23-35. That same night tin- chief cap
tain outwitted the conspirators by send
ing Paul out of the city under a guard
of two hundred soldiers, two hundred
spearmen, and seventy mounted troopers
with whom Paul rode. They left Jeru
salem at nine o'clock in the evening,
with a letter from Claudius Lysias tc
Governor Felix, stating the facts, and
the reasons why Paul was sent to Cesa
rea. The next day. after a march of
forty-two or forty-three miles, they
reached Antlpatrls. a city In the fertile
vale of Sharon, eleven miles north of
Lydda. It was built b\ Herod the Great
as a fortress and a pleasant place of resi
dence. and named after his father. "That
ride, in the midst of his Roman body
guard. was destined to be his last ex
perience of air and exercise, till—after
iwo years of imprisonment—his voyage
to Rome began."—Farrar. Paul was kept
in the palace built by Herod the Great.
Memories That Linger.
The memory of a kindly word long,
long gone by.
The fragrance of a fading flower, sent
lovingly.
The warm pressure of the hand, the
tone of cheer.
The hush that means. “I cannot speak,
but 1 have heard!”
Such minor things we hardly count as
ministry,
But when the heart, is overwrought_
oh! who can tell
The power of little things like these
to make it well?
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Shocks Microbes to Death.
Dr. Samuel J. Metzler, a Berlin phy
sician, has come to the conclusion that
all microbes may be killed by a series
of violent shocks. He seems to have
proved his theory—at least to his own
satisfaction—by attaching to the waist
of a girl a number of bottles of soup
filled with microbes and making her
skip and dance until she was almost
exhausted. By that time the microbes
were well nigh exterminated.
Accurate Uncle Sam.
The postmaster at Kloise, Fla., be
ing short one cent in his cash at his
last settlement with the government
made up the deficiency out of his own
pocket; but in checking his accounts
the auditor for the postoflice depart
ment found an arithmetical error
\rhereby Uncle Sam had been overpaid
to 'the extent of a cent. Thereupon
the department sent the postmaster a
draft for 1 cent, which he has Just
received.
It is the opportunity that makes
everything—tho rich man and the
thief.
Men are generous to a fault when
they are In love.
Union prices—marriage fees.
After Four Months in Bed.
Powersville, Ky., April 27th.—Mrs.
J. J. Monson, who has been ill for
over eight years, says:
“Yes, it is truly wonderful. I am
36 years of age and for the last eight
years I have suffered with acute Kid
ney trouble.
“I tried all the doctors within
reach and many other medicines, but
got no relief till I used that new rem
edy, Dodd’s Kidney Pills.
"I was confined to my bed for four
months this winter and had such a
pain In my side I couldn’t get a good
breath. I had smothering spells, was
light headed and had given up all
hope, for I didn’t think I could live
long.
"After I had taken a few of Dodd's
Kidney Pills I began to improve and
I kept on till now, as you can see, I
am well.
“I have been up and doing my owrn
work for sometime now and haven’t
felt psin or weakness since.
“I praise the Lord for my wonder
ful restoration to health and will
always recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills.”
Marconi should next proceed to fill
a long felt want by inventing wireless
©olitics.