Nebraska Newspapers

    The family that eats
plenty of
Quaker Oats
is a healthy, rugged
family.
1 he most popular
food in the world be
cause it does most
and costs least. r.
SCANDAL IN BIRDLAND.
I
Mother Bird—Ye*, your father has
us! KiofH*<l with one of those
w» S)n{ thins*!
THE SHADOW OF DEATH
Remarkahia Recovery of a Washing
ton Woman.
Mr? Knos Sh< arer. Yew and Wash
ington Sta, Central!*. Wash., with one
other badly diseased,
and five doctors in
cons citation, was
thought to be in a
boi Mr less state. The
story of Mrs. Shear
er’s awful sufferings,
ai d her wonderful
cure through using
i**-.n > ruaney i uu, is a Jong one, but
• HI i*ter*-»i may stiff rer with backache
arl.-in trouble, and Mrs. Shearer will
fell it to asy one who writes h*r. en
closing a "';.iup. • I am well and active,
though CZ years old. and give all the
red it to I i-ii» Kidney Fills.'* says
Mrs Shearer.
E-member the name—Doan’s. For
de by all d-alers. in cents a box.
Y.
His "Raise."
' I don't dare iare my wife."
' What’s the trouble?"
"1 told ter 1 eapt < ted a raise."
“Well?"
Vi H. t!:~ raise I expected and
•c- rats- 1 got were two different
kinds “
km r» nmn rrrr at Kagan. •
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to I . ■ e «. Ml U»l ft* k urnioi
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mih m toe * ky tit Ttetke CSooty mod Mao
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Cm - d ty t:.c um ot
UtUl t I.1UI CtiS.
rn ink j cm. yet.
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tOM ft Sty ut ler.-.jir. A. lie wt
A- W GLEVSON*.
laiui Pvsuc.
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•net , If.- 1 *4 M--.J Rnmnja I'.Tifn at um
r.KOu- sand Oo UotiTTO-'fto r--e.
I i Hi VfcV A OOcTeod0.a
Said by oii texrMi It*,
lax Mae a to.. * Hit too •‘orattpstloa.
Fraud on the Face of It.
Mediuui—The spirit of your wild
. rates to speak to you.
Man —You’re a rank fraud; my wife
would otter ask permission to speak
to me’
Important to Motttors.
Examine carefully every bottle of
"ASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
talants and children, and see that It
Bears the
Signature of
la Use F< r Over .’lO Years
T!« Kii-J You Hate Always Bought
Loyai to the Last.
Tim.—1 bear the undertaker died.
Situ —Yep, the firm was failing and
he had to help it out.
When Rubbers Become Necessary
f i • • - . ; ' ,t .-:r
Ai ■ r. s Knut-tiie the antiseptic
• - f ’ the t t' r. * tied. aching
t-w* an J tai l* the »Mr.« out of ('arm and
• i -i r.i Almiy* use it far Breaking in
Y-» >!,<•« ond for dan, ing parties Sold
> -rjul-te 25r Sample mailed FREE.
Addrrs* AlL-n 8. Olmsted. Le Key, N. Y.
And the more a woman snows about
men the leas she has to say on the sub
ject
I trihl Kt TO < Ot.D
M »*• t lie r r-t »tM|i la 1'neuw.ms. Take P*rry
I* ■ l* .*i - and the dangerlv averted. In
e, lui nidi vure lOrual. inay.-giK. Acand jlic
Anjth.bg is wrong that is almost
r.gfct
Mrs. W .iiMov « s-tMkChmc Symp.
r ■ • *-< - v r. r '’••rv
Imti„ rn *u, m- w; > ymlu. a arm* wlfc4 coiki &<c c.
Many a d<* tor has saved a patient's
life by not being in when called.
lew:-’ Single Binder etrn ght 5c cigar is
mode to ulntjr the smoker.
Too many eye-openers are apt to
make a man see double.
g ve to In r little ones only the most
u i oh-Mime and beneficial remedies
r 1 n::h »i:i n actually needed, and
t w ill-informed motlier uses only
t: ;i'i*a*ant and gentle laxative rem
• Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
s on,i \ihi n a laxative is required,
a- • > wholly free from all objec
i le substances. To get its ben
• ' • tTii ts always buy the genu
r umd by the California
Syrip IV.
HISTORIC
HOUSES
Associated
with
Washington
>oooooG
nr
NYTH1NG that pertains to
the life of Washington is
interesting ana particular
ly so the houses he occu
pied during his military
career. There are standing
at this day three historical
houses which mark as
many important epochs in
the career of the great
Liberator.
■WAmUmm \\ ashington, as we all
know, was initiated into military life
by the breaking out of the French and
Indian war, which culminated in the
ascendency of British rule in Canada.
The march of Braddock through the
wilderness to the bloody gorges of the
Monongahela stands out as the most
tragic event of that struggle.
On one of the back streets of Fred
erick stands the headquarters of
Washington, a rather dilapidated
building, with quaint little windows
and narrow doors, the whole forming
to-day a tout ensemble of loneliness
and dilapidation. The owl and the
bat make it their abode, the roof is
sadly in need of repairs and the only
evidence of modernism that prevails
about it is the little cabbage garden
betueen it and the street. A move
ment has been started looking to the
restoration of this historical house,
which at one time sheltered our first
president and it is possible that some
day it may bo restored to its original
appearance.
The city of Winchester, Va., holds
within its keeping on the corner of
Cork and Braddock streets a small
stone house which represents another
i base of Washing*, jn's career. He was
then the idol of the colonies, for his
gallantry during the Braddock cam
paign had brought him prominently
into the limelight of the day.
The little house which he occupied
during his stay at Winchester has of
late fallen into the hands of the cor
porate authorities which insures its
preservation for years to come.
It is a far cry in Washington's life
from Winchester to the final campaign
it Yorktown. where the American rev
olution met with its crowning success.
Washington was now- at the pinnacle
f bis fame as a soldier and the star
f hope for the colonies was brighten
ing ti e heavens. The long roll of Eng
lish supremacy on this continent was
beating. The American army. 15.000
strong, lay about Williamsburg. 14
miles from the “final scene of glory.”
Washington was surrounded by such
men as Lafayette, Rochambeau, Lin
coln and Hamilton, and in the man
sion where he had established head
quarters were held the most momen
tous councils of war witnessed during
the revolution. The house is still in
an excellent state of preservation. In
deed. it looks as well now as when
Washington’s Headquarters, Winches
ter, Va.
within its walls were laid the plans
for the defeat of Lord Cornwallis.
It was a brilliant military court that
Washington held at Williamsburg, al
most within a stone’s throw of Wil
liam and Mary college, the alma ma
ter of Jefferson, Henry and other dis
tinguished Americans, and but a few
steps from the bouse, now in ruins,
where he courted the “Widow Custis.”
It was from the Williamsburg house
that Washington set out for York
. town.
There is perhaps in this country no
place richer in historical associations
than Williamsburg, which was the co
lonial capital of Virginia. It is con
netted with great events from the ear
liest settlements to the civil war. Not
least among them is the gathering of
the Americans and French for the last
campaign of the revolution. It wit
nessed the preparation of the trap
that caught Cornwallis and the bril
liant reception of the French officers
by Washington. And it is a source of
gratification that the headquarters of
the First American, one of his last in
the field, is so well preserved, rising
to-day in its original appearance above
the tender roses of a southern clime.
WASHINGTON.
i High iivit all whom might or mind made
great.
Yielding Uie corqueror's crown to harder
hearts,
K\;.lt.-.l not by politician’s aria,
; Yet with a will to meet and master fate.
And skill to ru’e a young, divided state,
'it' . -i- by what was not than what was
done.
Mono on history's height stands Wash
ington.
And teeming time shall not bring forth
ills mate,
i'or only he. of men. on earth was sent,
I t all the might of mind's integrity;
Ne'er as in him, truth, strength and wis
dom blent;
And that his glory might eternal be.
\ boundless country in his monument,
A mighty nation his posterity.
—Richard Grant White.
Washington’s Riches.
When he died Washington pos
sessed, including the land brought to
him by his wife and the Mount Ver
non estate, more than 74,000 acres.
And this did not include his city prop
erty. He was, indeed, a landlord on a
large scale. Besides the lands he held
personally Washington was partner in
various land companies, though none
yf these appear to have survived the
revolution.
CARLYLE
HOUSE
to be
Preserved
o
HROTTOH the initiative of
a few women of the old
families of Virginia, the
house in which George
Washington received the
invitation to become an
aid to Maj. Gen. Braddock in his fa
mous campaign against the French
has been saved from destruction. This
incident in Washington’s career is of
special interest, for it was from the
campaign which followed that Wash
ington gained his first insight into the
military methods of European coun
tries, and of Great Britain in particu
lar. The house is the Carlyle house,
in Alexandria, Va. It was Braddock’s
headquarters while he was in Alex
andria.
The Carlyle house was built upon
the site of an old colonial fort which
guarded the interests of the king and
his traders when the neighborhood
was known as Hunting Creek and
Porch of the Carlyle House.
when some security was necessary
against the savages. The living rooms
of that old fort became the cellar of
the mansion reared over them, and In
these compartments were stored dust
clad bottles, bulging casks and those
luscious old hams and the like for
which Virginia was long famous. The
old fort still forms the plaza upon
which the main hallway leads; and it
was there in Washington’s day that
the young people gathered in the sum
mer evenings to chat and to watch
the moon rise over the river, while
their elders met to discuss the ques
tions of the day and to watch the
trading craft that came from over the
sea to barter the silks and satins and
riches of the east in trade for the
famous Oronoko.
In the blue and white room of the
Carlyle house—to the left of the main
hallway—Washington was a sharer
in the military councils of preparation
for the Braddock campaign, and day
after day Braddock’s regard for him
rose. In April of 1755 Gen. Brad
dock called together in Alexandria the
governors of Massachusetts, New
York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and
Virginia, and together these distin
guished executives discussed the plans
of the forthcoming expedition in this
little room.
Across the broad main hallway Is
the great drawing room, which in
Washington’s day was in gold and
white, and there it is said the youth
ful Washington took an active part in
rout and ball and led some fair Vir
ginian through the stately steps of the
minuet. The broad hallway is not.
without its sentimental interest, be
cause local tradition asserts that it
was at the foot of the solid mahogany
staircase that Washington stood
awaiting the coming of the fair Sallie
Fairfax- on the occasion of a ball, and
that the ballroom was where he pro
posed to the same Sallie and was re
jected.
It is believed that some day that
portion of the deserted hotel which
now stands between the Carlyle house
and the street may be removed so
that the house may stand once more
in plain sight of the passerby. There
is little likelihood that the Braddock
house, in its present condition, will
ever prove an inviting place for the
wayfarer, while it is a constant
menace as a fireirap to the historic
mansion shadowed within its quad
rangular court.
Rare Washington Relic.
Mrs. F. Luis Mora of New York
owns a Washington relic which, so far
as is known, is the only one of its
kind in existence. It is one of six
medallions which were made to order
for Gen. Lafayette. Before Lafayette
1 eok leave of the officers of his staff,
the Circle, he had these medal
lio nade in Faris and presented
then i the six officers iromec'.ately
under •‘tn. The five others have dis
appear! i and may have been de
stroyed.
The one in Mrs. Mora’s possession
is made of cut glass bound by a
heavy rim of solid gold, to which is
attached a gold ring by which it may
be suspended. Between the two lay
ers of glass is a beautifully modeled
head of Washington in plaster, sil
vered.
On the reverse is the inscription,
“Desprez, Rue des Recolets No. 2 a
Paris Wasington.” Note the omission
of ^he letter “h” in Washington.
The medallion came into Mrs.
Mora's possession through her great
grandfather, Lewis Compton, to whom
it was presented soon after the revolu
[ tionary war.
PROBABLE NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA
&4&P/7VX?7TOS£—
Sz
ojr7Z3/vs3. cSw^cys.
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01 1AWA. ONT—The people of Canada have beard with considerable satisfaction the report that Earl Car
rington has been selected to succeed Eari Grey as governor general of the dominion The change. It U
expected, will be made very soon, formal announcement of the appointment being looked for daily Earl
Carrington is joint hereditary lord great chamberlain of England and has been president of the board of
agriculture of that country since 1905. He was governor of New South Wales lrom 1885 to 1S90. and from
1892 to 1895 he was lord chamberlain of the royal household. During this period King Edward took a great
liking to the earl and ever since they have been on such intimate terms that ‘.t is said when they are alone
together Carrington can. with perfect impunity, slap his sovereign on the back and even call him by his first
name. Ea>-I Carr'ngton is 65 years old and was educated at Eton and Cambridge. He owns about 22,000
acres of land and Is a liberal in politics.
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GIRLS GROW BULBS
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Young Women from Puget Sound
Make Money in Flowers.
Go to Boston from Washington State
tor Education After Getting
Capital from Their Home
Industry.
Boston.—"My sister and I earned
the money to come east to school by
growing bulbs for profit,” a girl from
the state of Washington explained to a
friend the other day. "We live In the
Puget Sound district, which is said to
produce the finest bulbs in the world.
"Sister and 1 have been in the busi
ness ever since we were ten or twelve
Father gave us a small lot in the vege
table garden, telling us that we could
have all the money we could make out
of it. Mother advised us to plant gladi
oli and oaffodiis. Being fond of flow
ers. we worked very hard every after
noon after school hours. Our first
year’s earnings were enough to return
the money advanced to us to buy bulbs
and we had five dollars besides to
start a bank account.
“This money was all gained from
the gladioli, as it takes them only one
year to make good bulbs. As daffodils
only uave to be replanted every three
years our second spring was devoted
to enlarging our gladiolus bed For
this we used the increase or spawn
from our own bulbs and those we had
sold There is always a lot of this
spawn with gladiolus bulbs. This is
one ot the points that make growing
these bulbo so profitable.
“The thirn spring we further en
larged our space by planting a bed in
tulips Fvsn then we used the raised
bed method. Father had stipulated
that we were to do all the work with
our own hands, and for that reason
the raised bed method of planting was
chosen. In the flat method usually a
plow is employed at least for the pur
pose ot breaking the ground, and
sometimes In making furrows In which
to set the bulbs.
“While the gladiolus bulb is easily
raisea and cures readily, my father
would not allow us to increase our bed
until the last two years This was be
cause there was so much demand for
other bulbs.
“We plant all our bulbs In raised
beds 15 feet wide. While this requires
all the work to be done by hand, at the
same time it has the advantage of giv
ing better drainage and the beds are
not trampled. In planting bulbs we use
a heavy dibble with a crossbar six
inches trom the lower end. This
crossbar is to insure the bulbs all be
ing planted at the same depth.
"My sister and I have planted as
many as 5,000 bulbs in one day, and
without workiug ourselves to death. I
mean that we didn’t find it too much
lor our comfort, as we were able to do
as well the nest day There are be
tween 50,000 and 75.000 bulbs to an
acre, so you see how long it requires
to plant an acre at the rate of 5,000
a day
"At present our bulb farm covers
just two acres of land. The outlay
away hack in the beginning—ten years
ago—was less than $10 invested In
gladiolus and daffodil bulbs, tools and
two pairs of heavy garden shoes. To
day we could easily get $5,000 for our
crop as It stands in the field.
"Our tulips bring us in the most
money at present. Here I understand
a tulip six or eight inches high is con
sidered fine We often have them 30
riches tall, with five and six perfecl
looms. Many of the bulbs which we |
ather measure three inches and ovei
n diameter This is much larger than
ne Holland bulbs and they produce
>roportionately larger blooms. The in
■rease of one bulb often comes up tc
2 new bulbs, not tiny ones, either.
"Another source of income from our
nulbs is the cut flowers. These we sell
by contract, just as we do our bulbs.
The flowers are cut, sorted and de
livered so as to meet specified trains
stopping at our local station.
“When we are at home we do all
this worn with the assistance of out
younger brother and sister. We pay
them tne same wages they would com
mand elsewhere. While we are here
studying they have entire charge ol
the farm and pay us a certain per cent
of the profits made.
"It is bard for the people in this part
of the country to understand the dif
ference there is between the two sec
tions. With us cabbage and lettuce
l grow out of doors the entire winter,
our ground never gets hard and dry,
as it does h* re, and the heat even dur
ing the hottest days in the summer Is
never oppressive. The growing period
for bulbs with us extends from Octo
ber to July, when > the growth is
checked, and for two months they
ripen."
Man Couldn't Hold Big Pig
Ohio Town Enjoys Novel Entertain
ment—Oral Betting Ruled Be
cause Mayor Was Present.
Columbus. O.—Bill Minor, the strong
man, of Reynoidsburg, stands humili
ated in the sight of the villagers to
night and the Minor home is without
meat. He failed miserably in his ef
fort to carry one of 5am Rickly's 225
pound hogs from Sam's place to his
home. But Reynoldsburg was given
an entertainment the like of which
had not been enjoyed there. Reynolds
burg has a proper appreciation of
earnest effort, however, as the $11.63
produced by the passing of the hat for
Bill attested.
A movement is on foot to purchase
the hog and present it to the defeated
hero. A thousand people saw the
unequal contest.
Reynoldsburg poured out her entire
300 population and all the country
side gathered early to gain vantage
viewpoints From Milo, Grogan. Black
Lick, Pataska, Dublin and even dis
tant Gahenna they came In buggies.
A light snow fell all the morning,
making the hog slippery. Besides he
was fat and his skin was tight. But
for this Bill would no doubt have car
ried off the prize. He lifted the hog
easily, but he could not get a firm grip
on his fat legs. Again and again tl
wiggled from him just as he got it on
his shoulders. Several times its sharp
hoofs made red marks across Bill’s
neck, but he was game. When he
showed that he was becoming winded,
bystanders helped him catch the hog,
that being permitted by the referees!
"It ain’t that I can’t heft the hog.’
puffed Bill, "but I can’t get a hold ol
him."
Cheers urged him to renewed effort,
but after twenty minutes of as hard
work as he ever did. Bill climbed over
the pen rail and struck for home.
There were no Jeers from the spec
tators; he was a hero even in defeat.
There were many bets made on the
result by visitors, and considerable
money changed hands on theresults.
Various Causes of Sleep
Michigan Professor Upsets Old Theory
—Says There Is More Blood in
Brain in Sleep.
Detroit. Mich.—Experiments at the
University of Michigan overturn a
long adopted theory as to the cause
of sleep. It has been said that natural
loss of consciousness is due to a les
sened flow of blood to the brain. Prof,
it. M. Wenley’s experiments show the
apposite.
The summary of what has been
demonstrated is:
The slr.e or volume of brain in
creases when the individual goes to
sleep and decreases when he awakes.
The size of the hands and feet in
crease when the man is asleep and be
comes smaller when he is awake.
In some cases the brain becomes
smaller at first and then increases as
sleep becomes deeper.
The striking evidence is furnished
that the size of the arterial pulse from
the brain increases steadily with in
crease in volume, that is. the dilating
of the arteries after each beat of the
heart is more pronounced. This is
particularly true when the subject is
propped up.
One of the delicate devices used in
experimenting records a ‘‘breathing
wave” from both brain and hand and
feet.
CANADA TO FURNISH WHEAT
Dominion Minister of Agriculture Sees
Scarcity in United States Within
Few Years.
Ottawa, Ont—That Canada before
many years will have to supply wheat
to feed citizens of the United States
was the prophecy made by Sydney
Fisher, Canada’s minister of agricul
ture, before a crowded meeting of the
Canadian club here this afternoon. He
touched an important agriculture prob
blem and dwelt on the marked growth
of the west, recalled the time when
Canada used to copy United States
methods with respect to raising grain,
but said there was none of that now.
He intimated that the United States
now raising about 700,000,000 bushels
of wheat annually, would not be able
to raise sufficient for its own people
in upward of fifty years from now, when
that country would probably have a
population of 200,000.000.
He touched on the bacon trade. He
said it was a remarkable fact that
Canadian bacon was sold in London
and Liverpool for two cents less per
pound than In Toronto, Ottawa and
Montreal, while bread made from Can
adian wheat sold in English cities
for about half what it sold for In Can
ada.
Princes to Tour the World.
Melbourne.—A private letter recent
ly received here indicates that the
two sons of the prince of Wales.
Prince Edward and Prince Albeit, wil,
make a tour of the empire. Including
Australia, in 1911. They will proba
bly be accompanied by a number oi
warships.
KIDNE Y TROUBLE
Suffered Ten Yean—Relieved in Thret
Months Thanks to PE-RUNA.
C. B.
FIZER.
C. B. FIZER, Mt. Sterling,Ky., says:
“I have suffered with kidney and
bladder trouble for ten years past
“Last March I commenced using
Peruna and continued for three months.
1 have not used it since,nor have I felt
a pain.”
Book and Advice FREB. Vim,
Fenwick * Lawrence, Washington,
D.C. Ksu 49 i. s. Best references*
Thompson’s Eyo Wator
Impaired Dignity.
“Why ic a man never a hero to his
valet?’’
“Probably because his valet sees
him in the slippers, smoking cap and
lounging jacket that he got for Christ
mas.”—Washington Star.
Rheumatism Is Curable
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feel better in the morning. Get a 25c
Box. All Druggists. The A. H. Lewis
Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Anyway, a shiftless man can blame
his wife for his failure to make good.
Nebraska Directory
Life Is Worth
Living;
■when your bowels are free
and your brain clear.
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