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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1907)
Lwp City Northwestern JL W. BURLEIGH. Publisher. MVP CXTT. NDSASKA. At Home. '"f never was a hand to go gawping round!” contemptuously exclaimed an old woman who boasted of never hav ing seen a railway train or a trolley ear or any town but her own. The generation of stay-at-homes in the country is perhaps passing away—the women—they were chiefly women— who prided themselves on their self imprisonment on farm or in village as a virtue, serving to demonstrate their devotion to home and children and duty. There is a class of men in the business world who have the same point of view in regard to the object of life. Such a one, dying at the age of 8S, left a record of 55 years as the head of a banking house, during which he had been absent from bis desk but two days—and those were accounted for by a sprained ankle. No vacation, no travel, no day of summer leisure with wife and children—55 years of steady, unswerving routine! There is * something impressive in the story of a lifetime of persistent toil. But there is another point of view which de serves respect. The gadabout may be a useless member of society; but tbe stay-at-home is likely to be a narrow one. We And ourselves on this little planet, with its oceans and mountains and mighty rivers and wide prairies. We know not whence we came, nor if we fhall ever pass this way again. Surely, exclaims Youth’s Companion, we may do our task better in our own appointed place if we look about the world, feed our minds with the glories of nature, and discover how men and women before us have lived their lives, and embodied their aspirations in the great arts of building and paint ing and sculpture. The man who makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew be fore was long ago pointed out as de serving well of his fellow creatures, hut if distinction is due to such a one, what, asks the Chicago News, shall be said of the man who develops a race of hens that would habitually lay more than one egg a day? Surely no tribute of honor and gratitude could be too great for such a one. Prof. Gilman A. Drew of the Univer ' sity of Maine may be the one to whom such debt will eventually be paid, for he has been conducting studies and ex periments which lead him to believe ibat there is no biological reason why a ben should not lay more than one ogg a day. This being true it follows that the same American enterprise which Increases the quantity of. all ether agricultural products will be turned to the hen and compel her to do her full duty. A hen's time is of no value in other directions, and if she can occupy what has hitherto been idle leisure in producing more eggs, then no laziness on her part should be permitted. She should have no after noons off. The eyes of the world are now expectantly fixed on Drew and the further results of his experiments. A New York woman'who is a famous authority on cooking has gone bank rapt while endeavoring to eater to the appetites of the people of her town, where she ran two restaurants. This innocent person should have known that the way to make money in New York is to lay in n dozen celluloid sandwiches and a large stock of alco holic beverages. To try to tempt the New Yorker with good cooking is one ef the strangest vagaries thus far re corded, declares the Chicago News. What he wants is something to stimu late his thirst, not allay his appetite. K is well known that good cooking tends to destroy the -craving for drink. Yet this expert in the culinary art de liberately undertook to practice her specialty in Gotham! New Yorkers do not want their craving for drink destroyed, so they probably breathe more freely, now that the scientific eookshops have landed in bankruptcy. The New York board of education is to investigate the question of corporal punishment, as it has been charged that the discipline of the schools has been undermined by the powerlessness of the teachers to punish and the ad vantage taken by the children in their knowledge of this immunity, is Solo mon to be vindicated in these modern times and his wisdom admitted when fee said that to spare the rod was to spoil the child? la his own day. it may be remembered. Solomon was considered a very wise man. and his record has not been signally broken by modern sages. One New Jersey hotel keeper proved more than a match for a lot of college hazers. He locked them in, turned In a fire alarm and had the hose turned en them. There la nothing to quench enthusiasm of any Wd like having feoM water poured on It. Once more the season is at hand when things begin to happen that, eanse a rise in the price of coal. In Shis respect it stands in sharp con trast with the period for rises in the price of ice. The New York Yacht club declines ' Sir Thomas Upton's challenge to race with smaller boats than have hereto kore been used. And yet It might have given Sir Thomas a chance to win in some class. Possibly he has arrived at a stage where it behooves him to rat his boat according to his purse. A dog in New Jersey attacked an inspector who had Just been reading Me master’s gas meter. And yet many declare that dogs have not near ho The first costume displayed above is one of the new striped and long coated variety. The pattern is a soft green against a dark grey ground inter woven with faint flecks of color. The coat is all bound with braid, and further adorned with buttons of the striped tweed centered with braid; a green velvet collar, and a waistcoat'of green cloth, where fine braiding is wrought in scrolls, being further decorative details, while the silk lining must by no means be forgotten. On the skirt graduated bands of cloth, where the stripes are arranged in contrasting form, are edged with stitching, and each finished off with one of those effective buttons so popular now. The other costume represents an equally leading mode, ft is made of fine face cloth, the coat, silk lined and the braiding which forms its chief trimming being of considerable elaboration, the back, too, being entirely covered by the lines of silken braid, whose graceful inward curve at the waist and outward spread on the little basque have such a good effect on the figure. It looks especially well in nut-brown cloth with braidings in black, and a contrast of bright green velvet on the collar which is edged first with a fine white and gold, and then with the broad black braid, cuffs to match holding in the fulness of the sleeves below the elbow. Then the almost “inevitable and very decorative waistcoat repeats the note of green and the pretty scheme of braiding, while as to the skirt, its panel pleatings are connected by a braided device, the whole arrangement being entirely novel and vastly smart. EAT CHAT RACEFUL indeed to some faces are the new shapes of the cloche hats, which show a Va riation from the ubiquitous a 11 around shape. They are turned up slightly at the left Bide, close to the front, and as a result lose their quaint “mush room" look an.d gain In smartness. Satin and taffetas hats will be all the rage this win ter, especially sat in for occasions of ceremony. In all cases the material will be drawn tight ly over the shape and the best milli ners use some mysterious paste to make the material Btick close. Ama teurs may be pleased to know that the stuff used by makers of waterproof re pairs is an excellent thing for making thick satin cling to a hat shape, but, of course, sufficient time must be giv en for the distinctly disagreeable odor to wear off. t Another new hat which is making a strong bid for favor, is that wlttf the brim much broader at the sides than at front or back; in fact, the front and back of these new hats are quite short, and the sides jut out in a most imposing manner. These hats are not every woman’s wear; they demand a special style of hairdressing. The hair must be carried back over large friz ettes at the sides and dressed very loosely. The whole effect is rather quaint, as the trimmings on these hats follow the outline of the shape, with the result that at the front and ljack the hat looks very large and en pro file it seems as small as a toque! And yet another novelty—this time in the world of veils. The newest veil is a length, measuring a yard and a half, of silk net covered with large chenil spots and worn in bird-cage style, without any edge or border! Personally, I think these veils exceed ingly unfinished and not too becom ing, but they are all the rage and adopted by the best-dressed women. ThiB veil in the new shade of prune is in great favor, and worn with a black hat it is not without charm; dark green is also much worn, and. of course, taupe. The taupe filet veils— bordered with tucks of chiffon are still in favor, but there is no doubt about the newest thing being the simple length of silk net, covered with very large chenil spots. We are slowly, but surely, saying au revoir to the ultar-long veil, except for motoring. It has enjoyed a long and successful day and, notwithstand ing its fine qualities, it could not re main in favor for ever. Hats are very much more expen sive this autumn than before. Even the simplest of felt outing hats has gone up a peg. It is the most fatal of all«economies to invest In a cheap hat. Tfce price need not be high, but the velvet or felt should be of the best, for then a wet ting will not injure it, dust may be readily brushed from it, it retains its color and Is always satisfactory. Bet ter have an expensive foundation and little trimming than good trimming and poor felt or velvet In felts the soft French ones are the only flrst class felts, In outing hats where a stiff felt is required, one often has to X \ '""Ml A NEW AUTUMN MODE. Round Toque of White Felt Covered With a White Coq de Roche. take It, and while the. best Btlff felt is not as good.as the average soft felt, there are different grades in it, and the best should always be purchased. Trimmings should, of course, also be of good quality, and if one cannot af ford really fine ostrich plumes that will outlast several hats, It is better to get wings or quills and use fine vel vets. Quill-trimmed hats cannot be worn with formal and elaborate costumes, so that of necessity some sort of plumes or rare wings are necessary. A Stone Country. If you were to ask a child in our neighborhood to imagine a country with stone you would be expecting too much of him. Born of a race of masons and quarrymen, brought up in a stone house, trotting along the lanes to school between “dry” (that is, innocent of mortar) stone walls, and with a disused quarry for a play ground, such a child would find it next to impossible to picture the flat and monotonous fertility of Holland. A stone country such as this has a gracious loveliness quite unlike the austere beauty of a granite-ribbed mountain side. Ours is a softiqh stone after all, an imperfectly petrified clay called by some “bastard freestone,” and our climate is mild enough to favor the natural growth of acacias and sycamores, walnutgf and many an other pleasant tree, besides the hardier beech andsflr. The dripping mists of trar deep valleys help to clothe roofs and walls with orange, white and gray lichens, and mosses of the * pin-cnsh iony type, golden, green and brown. wall-top yellow; the small lilac toad flax hangs wherever it can find root hold; wine-red ivy, five-pointed and veined with vivid green, pushes be tween the stones and clasps them in the close grip of knotty dust-brown fingers; and tiny blue harebells and gay rock roses deck the coarse tufts of wayside grass below.—London Spectator. SENTENCE SERMONS. Our lives are the lips of the Moat High. Only a coward will hide behind his conscience. N Y<jur superiority does not depend on your pedestal. Self is the only thing that* really can break love ties. Religion is the touch of the infinite on all our affairs. An honest message never has trouble finding hearers. It takes more than soft solder to cement souls together. W It takes more than headache cures to bet the heart DID NOT WAfeT TO BUY. The Great Musician Had No Use for His Production. A great tenor had been, singing for some hours into a phonograph. “The phonograph," he said, “is a wonderful thing. It almost realizes the wish of the Scottish poet, the wish that we might see ourselves as others see us. We can now, at least, hear ourselves, a thing impossible before. The phonograph teaches us many val uable lessons. When I was in the army, before I realized the capabilities of my voice, I played the flute. A phonograph salesman brought a phonograph to- my quarters and tried to sell it to me on the instalment plan. I was undecided. Finally the man took out a blank cylinder. "•'See, he said, rather reluctantly, •here is a blank cylinder. You may make a record on it, then we will run It off and you shall hear yourself. It’s & costly favor I am doing you, but it will show you what a fmc instrument this is.’ “I was delighted. “"Til get my flute,’ I said. ‘I'll play a flute solo.’ ' “Well. I played my best into the ma chine. It seemed to me that I had never combined before such feeling with such accuracy. I was more than pleased with myself. Then the man put In the cylinder, nnd the music be gan to isske forth. I frowned. “ ‘Is that me?" I said. “ 'Y.s, sir.’ said the man. >' “’Really me. just, as I played?’ “ ‘Precisely, sir. precisely. And now,* said he. “do yon want to buy the phonograph ?' “‘No.’ said I; ‘I want to sell the Ante.’ ” NO STAIN ON HIS RECORD. That’s Y^iere the Driver Had the Best of the Preacher. A New York clergyman, who often spends his vacation in fishing the streams of the Adirondacks, was on one trip adopted by a handsome set ter dog, which insisted on following him from camp to camp, as he moved along the stream. One day he met a party of men working upstream with a native guide. The guide immediately recognized the dog as his own property. “Trying to steal my setter, are you?” he shouted at the clergyman. “I'll haye you to jail for this! There’s a law in the woods just as big as voti have In the city." The clergyman endeavored to ex plain that he was an unwilling com panion of the dog, w’hich had refused to be driven away, but to little effect until he added a two-dollar bill to his arguments. “It’s queer what strange things hap ,pen to a man up here.” he said to the stage-driver who later carried him away from the woods. “That is the first time I was ever accused of steal ing a dog." “Yes. sir." replied the driver, sym pathetically, and added, after a mo ment's pause, “For myself, sir, I have never been accused of stealing any thing’’—Youth’s Companion. Ugly Appendages. “Hasn t Woldby got his eoat-of-arms yet? Why, he told me he was going to look up hie ancestry’ the first chance he got and—” “Well, I believe he got a chance to look up his family tree, but he saw some things hanging to the branches that discouraged further research.”— Catholic Standard and. Times. Shake Into Your Shoe* Allen's Foot-Eaee. It. cure# painful,swollen, smarting, sweating feet. Make# new shoes easy. Sold by all Druggisl# and Shoe Stores. Don't accept any substitute. SampleFREE. Address A. S. Olmsted. Ijc Roy, N. Y. The Way of It. Stella: How do yon know Jack 1* going to propose? Bella—His speech leaked the last time I was with him.—N. Y. Sun. When you hear a man say “married life is the only life” It’s a sure sign he has been married nearly a week. Smokers appreciate the quality value of Lewis' Single Binder cigar. Your dealer or Lewis’ Factory, Pcorta, 111. v _.__ Lots of people are poor subjects for a mind reader. WHAT IS PE-RU-NA? « • - - , Is it a Catarrh Remedy, or a Tonic, or is it Both? Some people fall Peruna a gre: tonic. Others refer to Peruna as tr great catarrh remedy. Which of these people are right! bit more proper to call Peruna a ca tarrh remedy than to call it a tonic! Our reply is, that Perona is both a tonic and a catarrh remedy. Indeed, there can be no effectual catarrh rem edy that is not also a tonic. In order to thoroughly relieve any ease of catarrh, a remedy must not only have a speciflo action on the mu cous membranes affected by the ca tarrh, but it must have a general tonio action on the nervous system. Catarrh, even in persons who axe otherwise strong, is a weakened con dition of some mucous membrane. There must be something to strength en the circulation, to give tone to the i arteries, and to raise the vital forces Perhaps no vegetable remedy in the world has attracted so much attention from medical writers as HYDRASTIS ; CANADENSIS. The wonderful effi | cacy of this herb has been recognized many years, and is growing in its hold upon the medical profession. When joined with CUBEES and COPAIBA a {trio of medical agents is formed in Pe runa which constitutes a specific rem edy for catarrh that in the prr jpqt state of medical progress cannot be improved upon. This action, rein forced by such renowned tonics as COLLINSONIA CANADENSIS, COR YDAUS FORMOSA and CEDRON SEED, ought to make this compound an ideal remedy for catarrh in all its stages and locations in the body. From a theoretical standpoint, the re fore, Peruna is beyond criticism. The use of Peruna, confirms this opinion. Numberless testimonials from every quarter of the earth furnish ample evidence that this judgment is not over enthusiastic. When practical ex perience confirms a well-grounded the ory the result is a truth that cannot bs ahalrpn Sailing Days Not Over. Just at a time when every one who is at all interested in the sea and ships is talking over the Lusitania, her 3ize and her record, it seems a curious reminder of old times to catch sight of a new gold sign in tlje win dows of a skyscraper down at Bowling Green which announces a "sailing service to Australia and New Zea land.” The world never will be made clean !>V folks trvincr to scrub -no another. 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DAYTIIIC “"S' rAA I INt-H feetions, such as nasal catarrh, pelvle catarrh and inflammation caused by femi nine ills; lore eyes, sore throat and mouth, by dlroct local treatment Its cur ative power over these troubles Is extra ordinary and gives immediate relief. Thousands of women are using end rec ommending it every day. CO cents at druggists or by mall. Remember, however, IT COSTS YOU KOIIIIST, TO TRY IT. THJB K. PAXTON CO., Boston, Mass. CHILD SAVING INSTITUTE. An Omaha Institution That Has Ac complished Great Good. This institution has accomplished a great work the past Ten years in pro viding temporary shelter and food for more than two thousand homeless chil dren and afterwards placing them in permanent family homes. These homes where eo many little ones have been adopted have been repeatedly vis ited and are known to be good homes, giving evidence that the homeless ones taken from the institute are now sur rounded by moral and uplifting Chris tian influences with advantages for education and social life ana protection in a financial way. Many of them have already been mode the sole heirs to farms and to other valuable prop erties. Some of the children in the in stitute were taken from evil surround ings and others from homes of extreme poverty an(% still others from county poor houses. A few years ago' a mother died in wesrern Nebraska, leaving eight children, the oldest being 12 years of age. The father was an invalid receiving help from the county. The eight children instead of going to the poor house were brought to the In stitute and arc doing well in good homes. Three hundred children annually is the average number sheltered and provided for by this institution. The number on hand daily is from 40 to flfi. What would become of these home less children without this place of shelter and protection? This work is a necessity in our community. In spite of all that has been accomplished and in suite of its being a necessary worx it lacks financial support. The offi cers of late have been struggling with a debt on current expenses. The work after all does not seem to be well known. Surely, in this prosperous sec tion of our country, and in these pros perous times, there is money enough to take care of the orphan and depend ent little children. This institution does not send out financial agents to collect funds. It takes about half of what such agents collect to pay their salaries. There is one field agent of the Institute who travels {0 visit chil dren, investigate homes, who inci dentally receives donations of funds. It is hoped that readers of ihis- article will send contributions, making checks payable to C. W. Lyman, treasurer ot the Child Saving Institute. Eighteentn and Ohio, streets. Omaha, Neb. Every penny will go to the benefit of the helpless and •homeless. All food sup plies have advanced In prices. How can the children be fed during the com ing winter? Hbw can fuel be provid ed to warm the building? How can nurse? and helpers r.e paid to take care of the babies? The readers of this article, friends of the friendless, are looked to for assistance to help answer these questions. If people could only understand and realize the needs there would be generous re sponses. BRYAN AND HOME FOLKS. A Famous Painting by Madam Car lisle Cooley Now on Public Exhibi tion in the City of Omaha. Some months ago in this publica tion was given two pictures of “Milk ing Time on Gov. Sheldon’s Ranch on the Weeping Water,” and “The Pio neer Haymakers’ Lunch Beyond the Missouri,” made from the paintings by Catherine Carlisle Cooley of Omaha. The paintings for some time were in the show windows of promi-i nent Omaha merchants, attracting much attention. Another painting by the same artist is now on exhibition in the Nebraska metropolis and is receiving much fa vorable criticism. This later acquisi tion is a painting of William J. Bryan, Mayor James C. Dahl man and mem bers ot the Nebraska ‘‘Home Folks” delegation who met the Nebraska statesman on his retnrn from Europe, j Through the courtesy of Mrs. Cooley,: the picture is publicly shown for the 5 first time, and that, too, alongside of the famous pain ting of the renowned I artist. Rosa Bonheur, whose pupil she was. Mrs. Cooley is the woman who presented a $5,000 painting to Alice Roosevelt, the white house bride, and who has made portraits of Blaine, Conklin and other distinguished peo ple. This famous painting Is now on iree public exhibition at Nieoll. the Tailor. Karbach Block. Omaha, Neb. Fire at Fremont Normal. Fremont—The main building of the Fremont Normal school was badly damaged by fire. The loss will, reach $45,000, with only, $20,000 insurance on both building and contents. The origin of the fire Is unknown, n caught 'in the southeast part of the building above the laboratory and when it reached the chemicals spread rapidly fo the east and north. After a Fire orAAfind Loss you need the money. Friends say sympathise but if you 'feant a company which pays cash ‘try the Farmers and Merchants Ins. Co., es tablished since 1885. Over a million Solars already paid to patrons. Cannot Bring Body Heme. Plattsmouth—Word was received from D. E. Thompson, United States minister in Mexico, that the body of Will Edgerton. who died In Mexico, a ad been burled, and that according to the laws of t£at country it could not be removed for live years. Edgerton was a Plattsmouth boy, and was em ployed with a boring gang in that country. He died in a hospital at Guy aas, Mexico. He was a member of the Masonic lodge here, and members iook considerable pains to have the body brought home. Complain of Bonding Company. General Colby of Beatrice has re quested the state Insurance depart ment to cancel the right of the Ameri can Bonding company of Baltimore to do business tn Nebraska until a judg ment secured against the company and several saloon keepers of Beatrice has been titlsfled. The bonding com panies and two other parties were sureties tor one or more saloon keep ers in Beatrice against whom a judg ment was secured by the widow of a MIX THIS YOURSELF ( RECIPE FOR SIMPLE HOME-MADE KIDNEY CURE. Inexpensive Mixture of Harmless Veg etable Ingredients Said to Over come Kidney and Bladder Trouble Promptly. Here is a simple home-made mix ture ns given by an eminent autb<»rfky on Kidney diseases, who makes the statement in a New York daily news paper, that It will relieve almost any case of Kidney trouble if taken be fore the stage of Bright's disease. states that such symptoms as lance back, pain in the side, frequent desire to urinate, especially at night; painful and discolored urination, are readily overcome. Here is the recipe; try it: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, threr ounces. Take a teaspoonful after each meal and at bedtime. A well-known physician is authority that these ingredients are all harmless and easily mixed at home by shaking well in a bottle. This mixture has a peculiar healing and soothing elfee: upon the entire Kidney and Urinary strncture, and often overcomes the worst forms of Rheumatism in Just, a little while. This mixture is sakl to remove all blood disorders and cure the Rheumatism by forcing the KM neys to filter and strain frem the blood and system all uric acid and foul, de composed waste matter, which cause the afflictions. Try it if you are**t well. Save the prescription. A Whistler Criticism. Tin late James McNeil Whistler was standing bareheaded in a hat shop, the clerk having taken hie hat to another part of the shop for eotr.a parison. A man rushed jty with his hat in his hand and supposing Whist ler to be a clerk angrily confronted him. “See here.” he said, “This hat doesn't fit." Whistler eyed the stranger iron head to foot and then drawled out: "Well, neither does your eos.1: What’s more, if you’ll pardon my say ing so. I'll be hanged if I care mmA lor the color of your trousers.’’—"Tin der the Spreading Chestnut Tree” in Everybody's. „ Only Royal Doctor. The only royal doctor in Europe hi Duke Carl Theodore of Bavaria. Few German princes have had a more se mantic career than Duke Carl Theo dore. He recently completed, with his wife as his assistant, his five-thou sandth operation for cataract. Poor people flock to his hospital, where they are treated free, the duke asking payment only from those w%* can easily afford it. He it was wb* successfully treated the kaisor, when, eight years ago. he was temporarily blinded by a swinging rope when cruising on the Hobenzollem in the North sea. The Sinful Human Heart. A clergyman was addressing a youthful class in Sunday school. **• illustrate the idea of regulating the sinful human heart he took oat his watch and held it up that all might see it. “See this watch,” he said. “Jngt Imagine that it does not keep good time—that it goes ail ways but the right way. What ought I to do with it?” Instantly a little boy held up his hand. '1 know!” he shouted . ‘‘Sell H t» r. friend.” Stretching Rings. A jeweler in Third avenue, New York city, advertises “Wedding rings purchased here will be stretched te any size withont extra oost” His en terprise is based on a knowledge of human frailty. "The girl often hap pens to balk,” be says, "and the fel I low getsJt in the neck. The ring for that Intended may not fit the finger of the next intended; so I stretch It for nothing. I have stretched rings as many as five times for one man” Why not use rubber ringB? Signs cf the Time*. In the household department, of a farm magazine we find the following 'communications: “I am willing to exchange a well preserved copy of Browning’s poems for some geraniums.” “I have a complete edition of Byron, containing all his poems and lettew, which I shall be glad to exchange far some watermelon seed.” No man is called to a life of. self denial for its own sake. It is in order fo obtain a compensation which is real md always proportionate.—Drum mond. OLD SOAKERS Get Saturated with Caffeine. When a person has used coffee fora number of years and gradually de clined in health, It is time t.h« coffee should be left off in order to nee whether ob not it has been the cause of the trouble. A lady in Huntsville, Ala., says she used coffee for about 40 years, and for the past 20 years ,has had severe stomach trouble. “I have been treal 2d by many physicians but all in vatu. Everything failed to give relief. Was prostrated for some time, and came near dying. When I recovered nuffi ciently to partake of food and drink I tried coffee again and it soured on my stomach. “I finally concluded that coffee was the cause of my trouble and stopped using iL I tried tea In its place and then milk, but neither agreed wttii me; then I commenced using Poetam. had it properly made and it was very pleasing to the taste. "I have now used i£ four months, and my health is so greatly improved that I can eat almost anything I vrauft and can sleep well, whereas, before, I suffered for years with insomnia. *1 have found the cause of my trou bles and a way to get rid of then. Yon can depend upon It, 1 appreciate