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Loup City Northwestern GEO. E. BENSCHOTER, Ed. and Pub. LOUP CITY, - - NEBRASKA. A had cold is the surest thins to b/ caught on a fishing excursion. Apparently the bear that walks like a man also lies like a gas meter. They’ve got now so that they simply ask, "What’s the score?’ They know who lost. A woman- considers that she has no clothes at all if some other woman has more than she has. One of the important things in the education of a boy is that he should learn to keep his lips together. The Reliance has been outsailed in a trial race, but perhaps they are merely trying to draw Sir Thomas on. But isn't the news that • Russia takes Manchuria" something like the old joke about the Dutch taking Hol land? The sultan is fluently making prom ises. The trouble is that he isn t gen erally so fluent when it comes to keep ing them. The way a woman apologizes to a man is to think up something he has done which demanded an apology from him. All Paul du Cbaillu's exploring ex peditions sink iuto insignificance com pared with the one on which he has departed now. A special commission will soon have to be appointed to untwist the matri monial tangles of the Belmont and Vanderbilt families. If Joaquin Miller denies the rumor that he is dead his opinion should bo accepted as conclusive. Joaquin is ifl a position to know. Johann Most would tell you that New York city is going to the devil. The saloonkeepers there have abol ished the free iuncb. The Turks have such an effective way of doing things. When they •■sus pect” that a village contains bombs they simply destroy the place to make sure. William K. Vanderbilt says that In herited wealth is death to ambition. Possibly—to men of the type whose ambition would In any case end with wealth. "A dozen college youths smothered in girls,” says a news dispatch from St. Paul. What have college boys ever clone to merit such sweet concen tration? Some men don’t know enough to go in out of the rain, and women :whose ankles are becoming to them sometimes know enough not to go in out of the rain. Learning that ‘‘A Hot Time in the Old Town” is our national anthem and battle hymn, Frau Wagner great ly fears that "Parsifal” will be vul garized in America. The dome of the eapitoi at Wash ington is receiving a coat of paint, for the first time in nine years. This seems to put the finishing touch on the country's prosperity. A New Jersey woman left $50 for the purpose of a jollification over her corpse. The jollification was duly held, and the crowd got gloriously full with the drinks that were “on the dead.” . J A Pennsylvania congregation re cently asked Mr. Carnegie for $1,000 toward the purchase of a new organ— In fact, of a ‘ kist o’ whustles.” Mr Carnegie's reply was short, sweet and Scotch: "I wull.’’ A whole lot of anxiety has been dis pelled by the announcement that the end of the world Is not due until 2914. That leaves us all plenty of time to wind up our business affairs and lay out our best clothes. Perhaps the ladies, too, will take an Interest in the trouble in the Balkans when they learn that it Is sending up the price of attar of roses, the mak ing of which is one of the principal Industries of Bulgaria. I Frank Sallen of Marlboro, Conn., won a prize of $50 by sawing 17 cords of hard wood in five hours. This is believed to be the record, but if you have any doubt about it you can get a woodpile and a saw and try it The editor of the Hartford Post has bad a sad experience. "One of the meanest feelings that man ever suf fered,” he says, "is when he wakes up from a snooze in church and siiddenly realizes that folks are watching him." A reward of $5,000 was offered for the return of a lost rope of pearls by u New York woman. The working girl who found the jewels was given $100, and now she is suing for the re maining $4,900. Here’s hoping she may get every cent of it. When the Japan Mall of April 11 states that the Osaka copper mining company produced 1,400,000 kin in the lost half year it says we know not what, but when it adds that the com pany will declare an 8 per cent di vidend it speaks a universal tongue. •TfielVtaaden of tfie Dovg/* A HOsM ©If A CDIAtf AW© GD0JMH& ©HK(L ©If AWCOIW U (TOME - --- " ■■■ ' ■' 1- "H Tnere lived in the golden long ago, Before these days of strife. A maiden mute, whose doves of snow Made fair her crippled life. High in the Mart. 1 tower she dwelt. Above Home's constant din: A vestal In her tower she knelt. Living tile life within. Tending her doves that from her hand Fed lovingly and free: Howe'er* they flew across tit# land. Howe'er across the sea. Upon her head and round her all Fluttered and preened their wing. The air warmed by their tender call. Their love-coo uttering. No answering sound the maiden gave— She could not apeak nor hear; Unhappy maid! until the grave Sealed were her lip and ear. A favorite of Caesar saw And coveted the maid; Reckless he trampled on the law. Of Justice unafraid. Down from the tower he dragged his prey, Before the .‘Kdilo swore That she was hound to him fur aye. His slave forevermore. The .fidlle paused awhile In thought— He could not deem that eye. So clear and childlike, hiding naught, Could live an open lie. There stood the maiden, meek and pale. Pensive and wondering, too. White around li r in the courtyard jail chattered the Roman crew. “The doves!" they cried, as from the sky, Darkened by rustling wings, Flutti red the gentle progeny In spirals and in rings. Amazed the people heard them . i o, Perching near where she stood; " TIs proof that all the maid may do Cannot be else than good.” The i'F.dile to the suppliant turned. But he had slunk away; ll'is weti of falsehood had been burned Ag tire licks Up the hay. “Release the maid!" the /E^Ule cried— She was already free. And to her Martel tower hied. The doves her panoply. —Willis Steel, in New York Herald. JUROR WAS IN A HURRY. Promptly Decided Case and Caused Its Postponement. Serving on the jury in court 4 is Richard Conan, who believes iti los ing as little time as possible in de ciding cases brought before him, says the Philadelphia Record. He hap> pened to he empaneled to try the suit of the city against the estate of Rich ard J. Dobbins, which was an action to recover assessment bills for the lay ing of water pipe in front of the Dob bins property at Frankford. The de- j fense was that the property being 1 rural, no recovery could be had for ] municipal improvements. Conan, his face a deep study, had listened attentively to the complicated contentions of opposing counsel, am! when a lull occurred in the argument he arose, and, addressing the court himself, said: “Faith, your honor, 1 wild loike to ask a quistshun that goes to the tlch nieal pint iv the kase.” "What is it?” queried Judge Auden ried, surprised. “Well, it's this: Is this property in the city limits or without?” “Why, of course it is within the city limits, or the city would not be a party to the suit,” explained the judge. “Dthln we’ll desolde that it’s rity property, subjict to city improve mints.” quickly concluded Conan, with out seeking the views of his fellow jurors on the subject. “But you cannot decide anything un til you've heard all the testimony and the law explained in the charge of the court,” advised Judge Audenried. "Shure it's poor law, thin,” mut tered Conan, in a disappointed manner as he resumed his seat. Every one in the court room laughed at the unusual incident, but the judge was somewhat provoked, as the case, which hail been on trial for several hours, had to be discontinued in view of the expression of opinion from the juror. PROFESSOR S ERROR WAS FATAL And So the Midnight Revels Went on Undisturbed. Oov. Pennypacker's recent criticism of the ungrammatical construction of many of the bills sent to him by the late legislature recalls to mind the story related concerning a certain college professor whose "long suit” was grammar. He could forgive al most any error on the part of a stu dent excepting the improper applica tion of a word. Of course, night rev els in the dormitories of ail well-regu lated colleges are strictly against the rule. But If there is one thing that delights the heart of the average stu dent more than another it is the vio lation of some pet mandate of the fac ulty. One night at an hour when all good students of Blank college were sup posed to be soundly sleeping Prof. Nightwatch detected untoward sounds issuing from one of the dormitories. Creeping stealthily to the door of the apartment, he confirmed his suspi cions by applying his ear to the key hole. He attempted to enter, but found the door locked. He did the next best thing and rapped loudly on the door. ' Who is there?" came the query from the interior in a disguished voice. "Me,” responded the professor. "Who is me?” was the next question from inside. "Prof. Nightwatch,” answered the professor. "Ah, go on,” responded the disguised voire. “Prof. Nightwatch would say ‘I,’ not Me.’ ” Rather than expose himself the in structor returned to his room and per mitted the midnight party to proceed undisturbed.— Philadelphia Telegraph NEW YORK’S PARADE OF PET DOGS FONDLED IN LIEU OF CHILDREN The view from Fifty-second street, ■ New York, looking down Fifth ave nue on a bright afternoon is a moving picture of carriages. Handsome turn outs with elegantly gowned women and faultlessly attired men repeat the panorama of New York's gay life. Women accompanied by men. elderly women and young, breathe the exclu sive air of Fifth avenue in each other's society, but in the victorias and broughams where the women ride without a grown up human com panion the place is filled by his ma jesty the dog. Dogs are the common sight in carriages, children a rarity. Dogs of all kinds and sixes, accom panied by women of as many differ ent types,but all bearing the stamp of luxury and wealth, take their daily outing on the avenue. As the car riages stopped at Forty-second street, waiting for the cross-town traffic, there was an excellent oppor tunity to observe the supremacy of the canine ruler of society. A handsome victoria drawn by two blooded horses stopped at the police man's whistle. In the victoria sat a woman of about forty, dressed in mourning. A small French poodle sat on the seat beside her. and on a cushion at her feet lay a decoratively sheared water spaniel. Both dogs were in mourning also and wore large black bows op their collars. Two handsome turnouts, both go ing uptown, drew up b«>side each other as the cross-town carriages and cars had the right of way. In the \rougham sat a middle agad woman holding a frowsy Skye terrier in her , lap. In the other carriage, a vic toria, sat a young woman with a black and white, flat faced little Japanese span iel. A heavy-jowled Boston bull, in a dog cart, with a smartly gowned young woman, looked stolidly and In differently at the passing crcvwus as her mistress made her way up the avenue. In one victoria sat a beautifully gowned woman of thirty or thirty five. Her equipage was as perfect in detail as her gown was faultless. Every indication bespoke refinement and luxury. By her side was the popular companion of the society woman of to-day, a small lap clog. A ruby spaniel occupied the plare of honor beside her, and around his neck was a heautiful filigree collai of gold set with turquoise. A woman of twenty-seven or eight, who was greatly interested in a fluffy white poodle at her side, was carry ing on a running conversation with her canine companion as the carriage stopped at Forty-second street. In the hour's observation it was noticeable that the victorias claimed most of the canine pets of fashion. Tiny lap-dogs, sitting up beside their mistresses, with huge bows tied around their necks: little black-and tans, Blenheim spaniels, French poo dles, Boston hulls, French bulldogs, these are the Fifth avenue constitu ents of the daily dog parade. The little longhaired dog seems to be the most popular accompaniment of my lady’s victoria, and she regards him as her natural companion. Race suicide and the smart set may be well illustrated on Fifth ave nue, but the number of dogs is in creasing and the display of canines in their rich equipages shows that the New York woman of fashion is not lavishing all of her thought and affec tion upon herself at least. Of the nineteen carriages in which children's faces were seen during the hour's observation, ten were han soms. Only eight were private car riages. One was a four-wheeler, in which three children and a middle aged woman were seated. In one pri vate brougham sat a disconsolate looking girl of eight or nine who was taking her drive in the company ol a nurse. A carriage with a seat in front for the children occupied by two smilingfaced girls was graced by a fat matron and a large red-faced man of the prosperous brewer type. Beside the family party rolled a vic toria whose occupants were a weary looking woman, and an equally bored looking Boston bull. The jovial man and woman In the carriage were not members of the smart set. but the girls were enjoying life with a great er intensity than the unappreciative Blenheims, bulldogs and poodles that were their youthful companions on Fifth avenue. “If it wasn’t Fifth avenue we might forgpt that it isn’t a real par ade,” said the policeman, “only you don’t see enough children on Fifth avenue to make it seem genuine.”— New Yark World. IN LAND OF "EVANGELINE." Beautiful Bayou Teche Country Ap peals to Every Visitor. The "Teche country." How often one hears the country of southern Louisiana spoken of and so few really have seen the beauties of it, and still it lies in a most convenient locality, with several important little cities and many magnificent plantations on its banks. Then again, Longfellow immortalized the ancient river in his "Evangeline." There is a certain some thing, BRy, dreaminess, which takes hold of one. and enthralled by the haze of the sunshine and mist you look upon the commonplace as sunshine. At St. Martinsville the wide-spread ing "Evangeline oak" is near the bridge, anil one can almost see the cove into which the skiff was drawn as Gabriel .passed up the stream, each wandering in search of the other, and the thick undergrowth of palms and vines obscuring the gaze from the passer-by. The town itself seems to have changed but little, a settlement, more or less. The creole French is spoken in shops and market. Narrow brick pavements, shaded by galleries, are built out to the curb, pavements always spoken of as “banquettes.” The white chapel with its graveyard, with two brick oven graves, claimed to be those of the two romantic lovers, adds greatly to the impression that you have stepped out of the busy world for a time and cannot realize that somewhere electric ears are dashing through streets or imagine traffic stopped to allow some scurrying pe destrian to edge to a crossing. Here the dust is undisturbed and the bayou flows peacefully on, on past some roomy, wide plantation house, on to the sugar house, with its tower ing chimneys, sheds and machinery. Then cabins, like rows of dusty sugar loaves, add to the characteristic pan orama. The mammoth trees, with their drooping moss, hanging low to the water's edge, intermingled witli shiny palms and luxuriant ferns, stamp the scene as tropical. If drop ped from the clouds you would never hesitate to name the place as "way down south." The thriving town of New Iberia is fast gaining prominence. Then Jean erette, quite a lumber center, claims recognition. The timberland and lum bering facilities are fast developing interest and attracting speculative attention, all through the waters of the long neglected, sleepy, unused Teche. OLD BEAUX ARE DELIGHTED. One Woman Who Has Not Relegated Their Virtues to the Musty Garret. As a rule when a woman gets mar ried she tries to pluck from her re membrance all thoughts of those who once paid court to her. Yet she can have a kindly feeling for them without in the slightest degree being untrue to the man who finally won her. "I love my old beaux," says the wom an who is bound to be cheerful. "They comfort me and make me forget un pleasantnesses. An old beau is very nice if he's at all presentable. My husband says hateful things, to the effect that I’m ruinously extravagant, always wanting things and he inti mates that only an angel of his own magnitude could manage to get along with me at all. Not so my old beaux They say he's the luckiest of men and intimate that they would have been better men had Providence been thus kind to them. Even the married ones aren't so bad. When their wives sue for divorce or their babies get the measles they look volumes which seem to say that all would have been differ ent had not an undeserving one borne off the prize. These unsolicited tes timonials ar as stimulating to me as old wine. it isn’t the slightest use to repeat them to my husband, how ever. He simply reminds me that women are so easy that they’re tire some and that those ‘nincompoops' don't have to pay the bills." The Skylark. Bird of the wilderness. Blithesome and eumberless. Sweet be thy matin o’er moorland and lea! Emblem of happiness, Blest is thy dwelling place— O to abide in the desert with thee! Wild Is thy lay and loud Far in the downy cloud, Eovc gives it energy, love gave it birth! Where, on thy dewy wing. Where art thou journeying? Tliy lay is on heaven, thy love is on earth. O'er fell and fountain sheen, O’er nioor and mountain green, O’er the red streamer that heralds the duy. Over the cloudlet dim. Over the rainbow’s rim. Musical cherub, soar, singing away! Then when the gloaming comes, Bow in the heather blooms, Sweet will thy welcome and bod of love be! Emblem of happiness, Blest by thy dwelling place— O to abide In the desert with thee! —James Hogg. She Was a Surprise. "Name this child," said the South ern bishop who was baptizing a small scrap of "poor white” humanity. ’’Onyx." ’’Onyx?" "Onyx." "How in the world did you ever hit upon the name of Onyx?” asked the j clergyman after the service. "Why, because ehe come so onyx pected," drawled the parents in all seriousness. Something Missing. Boarder—This soup seems to be rather weak. What kind Is it, any way? Landlady—Chicken soup. I told the cook how to prepare it, but she evidently failed to catch my idea. Boarder—Yes; cr else she failed to c&tch the chicken. I Dogs Smell De.itn. There's an old superstition that ». howling dog in front of the house of an iil person portends death. On© prominent physician believes absolute ly in it. The physician has a wonder fully acute sense of smell. Frequent ly, he says, he can foretell the coming of deatn within twenty-four hours of the patient's demise. Within two days ■of death, he says, a peculiar earthy 'odor becomes notieable about a per son about to die. He tells of one case where he became aware of the peculiar odor while talking to an apparently healthy man. That night the man dropped dead of heart disease. The physician is far from attributing © peculiar munif “station to other than b physiological reasons. His own sense of Bmell is abnormally acute. FITC P*rTn*n*nciy earn*. No fit* or nnnrnn-'<*a§ after ■ 110 first (lay * uwa of Dr. KI me n Oreot N#rre Kertor er. Send for Fit F F It4.00 trial bottle and treatise. l>* It. H Klimb, Ltd.. 981 Arch Street. Philadelphia, Necessity keeps a man from getting rusty. Men love to hear of their power but dislike to be reminded of their duty. UAI.F HATES via TV A HASH IIAIIHOAn. Th<“ Wabash offers many rates to the East from Chicago: Bellofontaine. O., find return. Sold May 29th to June 3rd. $7.3." Boston. Mass., arid return. Sold July 1st to r.th.$21.on Saratoga, N y„ and return. Sold July f.th and r.th. $17.45 Detroit. Mtoh., and return. Sold July IBth and Ifith. $6.75 All tickets reading over the Wabash R R. between Chicago and Buffalo are good In either direction via steamer be tween Detroit and Buffalo without extra charge, except meals and berth. Stopovers allowed. Remember this is "The Cool Northern Route" and alt Agents can sell tickets from Chicago East via the Wabash. For folders and fill information ad* dreag, 1IARRY E. MOORES. <; a p. n . Omaha. Neb. How Mark Twain Proposed. Mrs. Samuel Clemens was Miss Olivia Langdon. Kor some years be fore she met Mr. Clemens, she had been confined to her bed with what was believed to be an incurable dis ease; but she was at length miracu lously restored to health. The cure was the sensation of Elmira. N. Y., and young clemens. then a newspaper reporter, was sent there to interview Miss Langdon on her recovery. He obtained the interview for his news paper. and brought back impressions of more value to himse... Miss Lang don's parents were at first strongly op posed to the young newspaper man, and, for his part, his timidity, so it is solemnly said, stood in the way ot the progress of his suit. But finally he screwed up courage to speak to Mr. Langdon. and one morning timidly entered his future father-in-law’s pri vate office, where that man was seat ed at work. “Mr. Langdon—have yotf —noticed anything — between—your daughter—and—me?” "No,” shouted the objecting parent, wheeling sharply around so as to get a full view of his visitor. “Well.” said the young man, as he turned to the door, ready for instant flight, "if you—keep—a—sharp —lookout—you—WILL! ” ARE TOCR CLOTHES FADEDt ^ Use Red Cross Ball Blue ant make t hem white again. Large '& ok. package, 5 cents. In order to be sure you are right you must go ahead and find out. A man of brass is always ready to show his metal. Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is a constitutional cure. Price, 7Sc. Adage Judicially Affirmed. In a lecture delivered to students of Columbus university. Judge Cox of the United States circuit court, told of a young lawyer who came before the supreme court to argue a case in which he was also defendant. Ad u essing the court, he referred to the old French adage declaring that he who argues his own case has a fool for a client. After the case had been heard be left for his home in St. Louis, asking a friend to notify him by wire ' when the decision was handed down. This was the pithy telegram he re ceived; “Old French adage affirmed." Defiance Starch is put up 16 ounces in a package, 10 cents. One-third more starch for the same money. "Money” in Abyssinia. The Emperor Menelek has had a eurious experience in his efforts to replace barter by a metallic currency in Abyssinia. The Maria Theresa tha ler has for generations been current, but for want of a smaller coinage salt blocks became the standard of ex change and resisted ail efforts, even of the emperor, to replace them by a new currency coined in Paris some years ago. The salt blocks have given way, but not to the new coinage, which the people will not touch. The new standard of values is—the rifle cart* ridge. If you wish beautiful. clear, white clotbee use Red Cross Ball Blue. Large S os. package, 5 cents. When charity begins in the homes of some men they lock the door anti keep it there. GREATLY REDUCED RATES via WARASH RAH.R't AD. Corinth. Miss., and return. Bold May 28th and 27th.. . $21.20 Seltner, Tenn., and return. Sold May 4 28th and 27th.$21 20 F Paducah. Ky, and return. Sold May 26th and 27th.$16.65 Bellefontalne. O. and return. Solti May 28th to June 1st .».$20.10 Indianapolis. Ind.. and return. Sold June 7th. Xth and 9th.$10.40 SL Louis. Mo, and return. Sold June 16th and 17th.$13.50 Boston. Mass . and return. Sold June 20th to July 4th.$38.75 Saratoga. N. Y„ and return. Sold July 4th and 6th.$32.20 Detroit. Mich., and return. Sold July 14th and 16th .$21.60 Baltimore. Md., and return. Sold July 17th and 18th.$32 00 For maps Krivinpr full description. Lake trips, side trips and all informa tion call at Wabash City Office, 1601 Parnam St., or address, HARRY E MOORES. G. A. P. D.. Omaha, Neb, One swullow doesn’t make a sum mer any mof* than it makes a drink in Kentucky.
