I oup City Northwestern
J. W. BURLEIGH. PubMtWfr
LOUP CITY, • * NEBRASKA
A BILLION DOLLAR ERA.
The Incorporation In the United
States during May of railroad, indus
trial and other companies having a
capital stock of $268,469,900 gives an
Idea of the wonderful commercial ex
Parisian of the country, says the New
York World. Incidental testimony to
the same efTect is furnished by the
speedy absorption by investors of the
110.000,000 issue of preferred stock put
nut by a new dry goods combination.
U. 14. llarriman said to the newspaper
men w ho asked him about the report
that he was going abroad to dispose of
$150,000,000 of bonds, ‘I wouldn't have
to go out of this house to do that in
half an hour.” This is truly a billion
dollar era. Where the last generation
figured in millions, the common multi
pie of the present day business world
Is $100,000,000. To what lengths is the
multiplication of millions to go? Us
fates of $1,000,000 have dwindled by
comparison to modest competencies
At the present rate of increase the
•‘swollen fortunes" of to-day may to
morrow excite no public concern, be
ing dwarfed by tin* greater hoards
heaped up and reduced to negligible
consequence in the light of the graver
problems in the regulation of capital
1 which may then be expected to de
niand attention.
Automobile recklessness is getting
severely rebuked, ns the result of sev
eral ree< nt court proceedings indi
• cnies. The conviction and sentence
of a New York chauffeur of man
t w
^ slaughter in the first degree, with a
close call from a verdict of murder,
for was one impressive lesson. Civil
suits are also showing what can be
u done in the way of holding offenders
ct to accountability. A Dutchess county
' jury has just given judgment for $110.
000 dnmages to a lady who sued for
injuries resulting from being run down
by an auto. Perhaps the matter will
be fought further and the amount re
duced. 1 tut. it is apparent that the
present temper of the public is strong
against those who fail to exercise
proper precaution in operating the ma
chines. says the Troy Times. The
laws seem adequate to reach such
cases, and the wise automobilist is the
one who keeps within safe speed lim
its.
It is a significant conclusion and
one worthy of thought reached by the
American Medical association in its
eonveniton at Atlantic City that the
college influence upon the public
schools of the country is urging edu
cational boards to increase studies so
as to fit children for the higher insti
tutions in preference to work suited to
the pupils’ mental abilities and phy
sical requirements. 1? to this influence
is due the overcrowding of children's
minds of which so much adverse criti
cism is now made it is one distinctly
detrimental to the individual child and
to the nation at large. As compara
tively few’ of the pupils of the public
schools reach college, a forcing pro
cess which benefits the few only at
the expense of the many, is a system
of popular education which calls for
medical revision as unfitting the ma
jority for the needs of the ordinary
and average business life.
Within a few days more than a hun
dred people have been drowned be^
cause^they overcrowded the boats oi
’ soVe nKtyral born fool rocked them
The treatment for people who don’t
know how to behave in a boat is tc
throw them overboard. Their l'att
would be charged up to the law of self
protection.
German critics do not like American
plays, but the managers produce the
plays just the same because they catei
to the people who buy tickets at the
box office.
Let us explain that the New York
woman who nearly sailed away care
\ lessly leaving behind $100,000 worth
of real jewels, had been married only
a few days before.
Talk about civic loyalty. A Georgia
man seeks a divorce from his wife
just because she spoke disparagingly
of the town. Bet the town is with
him.
New York lady knocks her lit!
bally-west because he denied her
statement that Portugal was in South
America. What’s the higher educa
tion good for. anyhow?
One of the advantages ot having an
account is that it reduces the chances
of the early pocket-picker.
A Philadelphia girl has had her
heart sewed up. If the operation
proves entirely successful, some sort
of a surgical sewing machine will
have to be invented without delay.
An Illinois boy is a king in one of
the Fiji islands, but it is doubtful if he
has ever been able to develop a taste
for fricasseed missonary.
■Millions ot eggs are goiug into cold
storage to remain until they arrive at
y jars of discretion.
Now that the wireless is to have
“singing sparks’’ there will literally be
••music in the air."
In England necessity is the mother
of many inventions in the line ot
taxes?
There i« one brand-new profession
—the teaching of aeroplane naviga
tion.
Austria plans to tax bachelors, child
less couples and widows. Why wid
ows? j
«AIRORI, British. East Af
rica.—I guess everybody in
the civilized world knows r
that ex-President Theo- •
dure Roosevelt of the
United States is petting
two American dollars for
every word of “copy” he writes for a
certain New York publication. There
fore the business of bagging the gnus
In this lonely spot on the world’s
map has a double meaning.
Spell it gnus or news—suit your
self—they are pronounced alike. The
only difference is that you get one
with a rifle of heavy bore and the
other by m^ane of mental ingenuity.
Mr. Roosevelt, I have discovered*
makes his own news. And he sells
l ib own news. Hence his declaration
that “because there are no journal
ists with this expedition all appar
ently authentic reports are barren
?^OOS£VFLT^m
//y nunrmci $
CoStumfS
falsehoods or are obtained by means of bribing
rants and it stands to reason that for the sake ol
of evil intentions is not above inventing falseh
purpose of obtaining the bribes."
Be tlint as it may, early in the month of Align
velt will impart some of his news to a select gatit
Africans at a banquet. You can't keep reporters
quet, consequently at the time of writing there is
suppose that the world will not get the former Am
tire’s remarks in full
Mr. Roosevelt will tell his hunting experienct
on world politics and lots of other things which
his staid British hosts and will.set them to thinkin
The world at large is getting little Rooseve
the editors call it. The reason for it is said to be
desire to pursue the life of a nimrod undisturbed b;
naner men. They lire on ills trail
every day, but they keep out of
sight.
Entering the port of Mombasa,
Theodore Roosevelt and his big
stick made an instantaneous hit.
He was strenuous. Britishers are
slow of movement and thought;
they are deliberate. Not so with
the American hero. He thought
quickly, spoke quickly and said
things which made the inhabitants
stand up and shout.
He talked about the great country
which the British had built and al
most civilized in Africa. He made
other points which tickled his hosts
and he was solid with them from
the minute he put foot on the gang
plank of the steamer which brought
him from Naples, Italy. He told
his East African friends that he
wanted to be treated like a regula
tion American citizen, not like a
former president of the 1’nited
States, i ms, me ormsn sermr-a to minn, was a
first class Invitation to treat him like a king,
which they did.
With his entourage riding in the passenger
compartments of a primitive Uganda railway
coach. Mr. Roosevelt gave a real strenuosity ex
hibition by daring Acting Governor Jackson to
ride with him on the cowcatcher. He said there
was more breeze on the front of the train any
way. Mr. Jackson and Mr. Roosevelt then stopped
the outfit and took positions of vantage ahead of
the fireman and engineer.
This tickled the Britishers. Nobody had ever
thought of riding on the front of an engine be
fore in East Africa. They had always done the
most commonplace thing by seating themselves
on the “cushions.” So, because he was different
from their kind, they liked the American from
the start.
The ride that day lasted .">0 miles, when the en
gine. being a union engine, refused to work over
eight hours and gave out. The next day the ride
was repeated and to-dny half the British East
African highbrows ride on the front of the en
gine when they want to make an impression.
Once on Sir George MacMillan’s ranch the
real sport of the expedition commenced.
MacMillan’s ranch is a notorious hangout for
man-eating lions. They roar around the ranch
at night and tear up things generally. Colorado
mountain lions were easily beneath the hunting
prowess of Mr. Roosevelt and he proved that Af
rican lions are also-rans alongside of the Ameri
can brand by depleting the kingdom of Leo by
six in two days, thereby setting a new record for
huntsmen in this section of Africa.
A big, hungry hippopotamus chased Mr.
Roosevelt one day. Formulating his plans as he
sped along through the jungle, the ex-president
led the enraged animal to the open and set two
steel bullets clashing between his eyes when the
hippo was only 100 feet away. Hermit had a
similar experience with a rhinoceros and, display
ing the family traits of his father, stood his
ground and succeeded in dispatching Mr. Rhiro
ignorant ser
n bribe one
jods for the
it Mr. Rooee
•ring of East
from a ban
no reason to
•rican execu
s. his views
will astonish
t "stuff,” as
the hunter’s
eager news
at 40 yards. The
beast was charging
him in dangerous
fashion.
Not long ago Mr.
Roosevelt captured
two baby antetlopes
and sent them to
his daughter, Mrs.
Nicholas Long
worth, who by this
time doubtless has
received them. More
than 1,500 speci
mens had been cap
tured by the Roose
velt party up to the
time of this writ
ing and before the expedititon wiigns an* -noi
for other shores probably 1.000 more will have
reached the taxidermists.
Lions, wildebeests, antelopes, giraffes, hippo
potami, rhinoceri, tigers, monkeys and dozens of
other varieties are among the trophies of the
chase.
To Kermit Roosevelt the expedition has been
a source of wonderment and pleasure. Every
thing was new to him. He had read about the
mysteriousness of darkest Africa but had never
been given an opportunity to even peer into the
confines of a real lion hunting camp.
At the present writing both Kermit and his
father are in the best o* health, both wearing a
swarthy tan which is darker than the jungle
stained khaki suits In which most of the hunting
is done.
A short time ago Mr. Roosevelt visited the
American mission near here and he expressed
pleasure at the work which the organization is
doing for the African savage. The morning of
the day he visited the mission he spent in hunt
ing Culubra. monkeys and succeeded in shooting
several, which were added to the list of speci
mens.
Officials here have expressed the belief that
Mr. Roosevelt’s bagging of game is justifiable in
view ot the fact that his specimens are being
secured for the purpose of stocking up the
Smithsonian institution at Washington.
Perhaps the biggest test of Rooseveltian stren
uosity came when the party crossed the desert
west of this city. In this instance they were
compelled to go for more than a week without
procuring water. All the liquid refreshment they
had was carried with them in great water skins,
suitable for this purpose.
Bwana Tumbo, which is an African expression
of reverence, uas the nickname which Mr. Roose
velt’s native servants soon attached to him. and
when 1 met the ex-president at Kapiti Plains
station, where he was obliged to stop during his
travels, he seemed pleased to be reminded ot
tt:e Met that he had struck a responsive chord
}! in the make-up of the semi-savage
Z blacks.
' Kighty-four souls comprised the
small army which Mr. Roosevelt took
\ with him from Mombasa. Bwana
* Tumbo dressed his aides up in Amer
• ican made loose shirts and khaki
1 trousers. Of their own choice were
queer little skull raps decoratqd with
Wall tents.* tho
same ns those
used by Ameri
can army offi
cers. provided
the ex-presi
dent's sleeping
quarters and his
patriotism was
fully .shown by
the fact that the
American stars
and stripes float
ed from the flag
pole before
Roosevelt's tent.
The colors were
dipped at sun
rise and sunset
in accordance 1
with the United
States array cus
tom.
The Roosevelt
camp presented
a unique scene
Situated in the i
< *nter was Mr. House i
volt's adobe, which
also housed Kermit
Before it floated the
American flag and
grouped around it
along m Iniature !
“streets” were the
“pup tents” of the
-porters, gunbearers
bush beaters, cooks
and other servants.
Kermit Roosevelt’s
personal servant, .lu
ma by name, became
as devoted to his
young master as
though the lattei
were of regal her!
tage. He followed
him everywhere and
was at his side dur
ing the rhinoceros in
cident in which Ker
in it's life was per
iled.
luma’s gaudy tur
ban. khaki half-hose
and American-made
calfskin shoes, which
were a present from Kermit, marked him as a
man to be envied among his fellow's. The ex-pres
ident said that whenever he needed Kermit for any
matter whatsoever, it was onoly necessary to scan
the horizon for Juma’s gay headpiece.
During his hunting, travels and speaking
Bwana Tmnbo never has lost sight of his writing
He is writing a chapter here and there, whenever
he has the time or inclination to devote a few
hours to the book of travels which he lifts half
completed.
Mr. R. D. Cuninghame, Mr. Roosevelt’s hunter.
Is typical of the African sportsman and is declared
to know more about game in this section of the
world than any other game expert.
No more unique sight was ever presented to
the casual observer than that which met my eye
when I alighted from a Uganda railway coach at
Kapiti Plains, where Mr. Roosevelt and his arm>
were grouped. The station is on Sir Alfred Pease’s ;
ranch or estate, a.-, it is known here.
"The Plains" consists of hardly more than the ,
signboard which tells its name. .Mr. Roosevelt’*;
"army" was drawn up about him, the ex-president
was conversing with Hunter Cuninghame and the
former executive’s gunbearer, Abdallah hi i Said
was awaiting orders from his chief. Of the army
Abdallah is most devoted to his master and the
frequent lashings which the heads of the expedi
tion are often compelled to administer to quell
impending mutiny are never necessary with this
character. He is a unique type of African and be
cause of his good qualities he' commands better
pay than the rest of his fellows.
The man who aided Mr. Roosevelt in getting
his « xpedition ready cautioned him against asking
any of his servants to do duties for which any of
the others were hired.
The labor union instinct is second nature with
the attache of the African hunting expedition. Let
a gun bearer try to do the work of a porter or
hush heater and there is war in camp at once
Neither may the game carriers beat the game into
sight. Perhaps this system is for the best after
all for the reason that every man specializes and
therefore is able to do his own allotted work to a
.better advantage.
It is said here that Mr. Roosevelt’s entire expe
dition will cost between $15,000 and $20,000, which
to an American hunter may seem an enormous
price. But hunting wild game in Africa is a heavy
undertaking and in order to go through with such
a task that amount of money is actually neces
sary. But the party is getting results and that is
what they figure is the- proper viewpoint.
Having arrived in the Stoik district Kermit and
his father had plenty of game upon which to exhibit
their prowess. The younger Roosevelt imrnediatelj
set about establishing a hunting record by bagging
the biggest lion which, up to that time, had found
its way to the taxidermist of the party. In the Stoik
district Mr. Roosevelt shot many buffaloes, their
skins being preserved for the Smithsonian insii*
tution.
Soldier Something of a Hoodoo.
John Ross, the British general who
led the force that burned Washington,
was killed in a battle with the Ameri
■;.n array at North Point. Md.. near
Baltimore. The Americans were de
feated. Ross fell into the arras of
(.'apt. McDuugall, and the same officer
caught Gen. Packenham in his arms at
the battle of New Orleans.
Is Kept Too Busy.
The real martyr never Las time to
cEjoy the honor.
Best and Worst Cigarette
I here are two things that smokers
who travel extensively are agreed
upon: That the worst cigarette ever
forced upon an unsuspecting stranger
is the French, and the best cigarette
is the Russian.
One writer describes the French
cigarette as follows:
"The tobacco, which has been aptly
described as consisting of scorched
linen flavored with assaioetida and
glue, is very coarsely cut, more so
than for the pipe In England, and
very dark. To reduce its strength
it is steeped in water. The resultant
cigarette is indescribably horrible:
English smokers fail to recognize it
as tobacco. Yet of those cigarettes,
Fran< *• smokes some three hundred
billions a year; in any form but that
of the cigarette it would be intolera
ble. An Englishman will face un j
moved the armies of France or the
bowlings of her mobs, but from her ]
cigarettes he flies apace."
The Russian cigarette, which Is so
deservedly popular In California, Is
the exact opposite of the horrible mix
ture which masquerades In France an
der rhe name of cigarette. The? Rus
sian cigarette Is equipped with a pa
per holder, thus giving n cool, satis
tying smoke, and is composed of the
most delicate blends of Turkish to
bacco. carefully selected and pains
takingly prepared by experts whe
spend their lives In learning just what
will produce the perfect cigarette.
los Bern a hauled to mu. road rcu'/tb' ,\
/y£AA 1Y//YD CAYS, KY
Kentucky, which is one of the chief
hardwood producing states in the
union, and the first state in the pr •
daction *>f yellow poplar, is making
good progress in the movement for
the preservation of its forests. In
1906 the legislature enacted the law
providing for the state board of agri
culture, forestry and immigration.
During the following winter the board
asked and received the co-operation
of the United States Forest service
in a study of the forest conditions of
the state. This work was begun two
years ago and an examination of half
the area of forest land in the state has
been completed. The result of the
first year’s work, covering the 11
most eastern counties of the state is
published in the Kentucky handbook.
1906-1907. The second report, now in
the hands of the state board of agri
culture, covers 48 counties, in the cou!
mining regions of the state. When
this Investigation is completed Ken
tucky will have an excellent inventory
of Its lumber resources.
The manner In which the forestry
problem has been approached indi
cates that the people of the state
realize that the ultimate solution of
the impending timber scarcity must,
for the farmer, depend largely on how
he handles his individual timber re
sources. and that there is no better
way than for him to consider the
wood lot as a bank account, using
the interest which is constantly ac
cruing, but leaving the capital undi
minished. Much educational work,
however, will be needed to secure this
desirable end.
The second report of the Forest
Service suggests a forest law. Among
its most important features is a pro
vision for the appointment of a state
forester. The wisdom of this is evi
dent since only, by the appointment
of a state forester can the work in
co-operation with Forest Service he
maintained and carried to a success
ful conclusion. Until such time, how
ever, as thb sate of Kentucky is ready
to assume the management of its own
forest problems, the National Service
is willing and anxious to co-operate
in every way possible for the further
ance of forestry among private own
ers In Kentucky. In the co-operative
investigations of forest resources now
in progress, the government spent
over $4,000 to duplicate a similar
amount appropriated by the state.
Kentucky has always been rich in
forest resources, but like many oth
er states has reached the point where
the timber will hereafter be produced
tin a continually decreasing scale,
and it is necessary to protect and use
carefully the forests which remain
In 1899 Kentucky cut 734.000.000
board feet of hardwood lumber, in
1907 the cut was 854,903.000 board
feet, an increase of only 16 per cent,
in the nine years. In the same
period the cut of yellow poplar has
fallen off over 20 per cent. During
1 (he same time the prices of liunh i
;;t the mill have advanced on an
erage of 05 per cent., and the denmnu
i has increased accordingly.
The forest of the United Stub
I threatened hy many enemies, of wh . 1
fire and reckless lumbering are t
worst. Sheep grazing and wind con •
i next. Cattle and horses do much l< •
damage than sheep, and snow It* ;.
is less costly than windfall Land
slides, floods, insects, and fungi a:
sometimes very harmful. In cert :it
situations numbers of trees are kill* *:
by lightning, w hich has also b*•* :
known to set tlie woods on fire, one
the forest is attacked in many oth* r
ways. For example, birds and squir
reis often prevent young growth by
devouring great quantities of nuts at.
other seeds, while porcupines an
mice frequently kill young trees i \
gnawing away their bark.
Most of these foes may be call*
natural enemies, for they would Injure
the forest to n greater or less extent
if the action of man were altogether
removed. Wild animals would take
the piece of domestic sheep and cattle
to some degree, and fire. wind, and
insects would still attack the forest
But many of the most serious danger *
to the forest are of human origin.
Such are destructive lumbering, an i
excessive taxation on forest lands, t
which much bad lumbering is directly
due. So high are these taxes in son *
states for in many cases they amount
to 5 or even 6 per cent, yearly on
the market value of the forests, that
the owners cannot afford to pay them
and hold their lands. Consequently
they are forced to cut or sell the r
timber in haste and without regard
to the future. When the timber is
gone the owners refuse to pay tax* s
any longer, and the devastated lands
revert to the state. Many thousar i
square miles of forest have bet n
ruined by reckless lumbering because
heavy taxes forced the owners to real
ize quickly and once for all upon theii
forest land, instead of cutting It in
a way to insure valuable futur
crops. For the same reason mat).*
countries are now poor that might
otherwise have been flourishing and
rich.
His Order.
"Does your husband belong to any
clubs, Mrs. Dubbley?"
"None but the Knights of the Myst
Stairway."
"The Mystic Stairway? I never hearo
of that order."
\ ou re lucky. The members are
pledged to assist the brother wl
needs help to reach home and toeari .
him upstairs, provided they are aP
to trust themselves on the stairs th. 1
mo round and round, and after that ?
try to make his wife believe that 1*
was seized with sudden Illness ai i
that they administered an overdose * -
brandy or something of the kind for
the purpose of reviving him "
Giants of Vegtable Life
Radish and Cabbage That Not Only
Are Immense in Size, But of
Finest Flavor.
Two new vegetables for the kitchen
garden, a giant radish and a cabbage
from Hrobdingnag, have recently been
introduced into this country by our
agricultural explorers. They are re
markable not only for size, but lor
excellence o.f flavor and will be hear
tily welcomed ns palatable additions
to the American bill of fare.
The radish in question comes from
Japan, where it is known as "sakura
jiina." It attains a length of two feet
or more, and sometimes a circumfer
ence equal to that of a man's thigh
Although the seed is not planted until
the middle of the summer the vege
table grows with wonderful rapidity,
and early in autumn is ready for the
table. The government plant bureau
recommends this vegetable in the
highest terms, it ought, before long,
be in every kitchen garden; and there
18 rea*°n why it should not t<
widely planted, inasmuch as ihc sect:
are already to be obtained trom m,„
seedsmen. The huge radish will he. ,
la "inter in a cool cellar. It mav !>•>
I cooked like turnips and beets, or ,-n
nto little square strips and served
like ordinary radishes.
As for the glam cabbage, it com. -
"o.n hina, and is quite as remark
able in its way as the radish It •
lalns a wight of 411 pounds, and
sesses so fine a flavor that eabl.av
of the kinds to Which we are aeea
tomcd must he regarded as i,,.rr
things, relatively speaking. This i
markat.le vegetable from the Flower,
land has a much more deilcale ta
than ordinary cabbage, with less
the crude "enbbagy" Intern, in w (■,
many folks find ohjeetlouable T,.,
nical World.
Corn the Greatest of American Crops
C ora Is our greatest crop. f|,at , :
lbOk being valued at $1,61(1,UdO.ouo.