the Loop City Northwestern J. W. Bl’KUacH. J*ubllaher LOUP CITY, • • NEBRASKA |-! b M sot about time lor tLe Ice crop (• begin failing? We Bnrri. of courve. expect a little cuid weather bow an 1 then. Oklahoma bad a financier who kept tu* lortcae. lui.u-u. la hia wooden be Jcdgl&g from the obttnariec moat of the really good people mutt be dead Elfilag ton: <-n the limit whenever found should do reach to make them disarm Dr Owen has proved that Bacon wrote Shakespeare -that la. to bis own satisfaction. Men shake bands with a (rear deal more warmth (ban women exbibit when they felt* each other Dr Wiley is lAtiliaf m sanitary »rociila whiskers and mince pie. both well (rounded in the public mind A e'rt learns more Just pretending •he rat-'t . r ilerstaad It than a man does pretending be knows it alL Sclentiata tell as that the price of platinum la going up. Another blow for the downtrodden w orkingman. English royalty, whet It fell Into the sen the other day. was bright enough to discover that the water was wet. When an aeroplane swoops down on a motorcycle one cannot blame the In nocent by Wander for chortling In hia in. When Chin* contain r.g «23.533.030 people U-...ta*-» a republic. the count at the vote will be no light th*. Thus (ar nothing bo? failure has at t*nd.-4 the efforts at any man who has tried to tut a halo on the affinity huSUMS* Ere* at the rttk at Incurring the enmity at the coal man *e must say (hat this has been a pretty nice win ter so tar A picture at himself. taken in hts 'herub days, u no inspiration to the man «to Is trying to shave with a dull razor. The beauty at picking a list of tmenty jrear.-st men or uomen is that ereiyhody U entitled to his or her eta opinion A fctat:*tIctan tells us that Russia has lt»»t physicians than any civi haed country Hut * hen did Russia ever become civilized? Emperor FrotJoseph of Aua'.rta b n hardened cf&ce holder He went Into office oa December 2. lid. and be has bees there ever stare. Aa Ohio mac. immediately after marrying. Las requested to he com mitted to an insane asylum. Ws firm ly refuse to discuss the matter. There mas a mas in Michigan who in the course of his life changed his complexion six times A man. yon notice Mow. if It had been a woman— Three achool teachers, we are told, walked ~ mUes from Burlington. la. to Chicago Why should anybody go to off that trouble to reach Chicago? A Boa ton man wants the women to do the proposing That would never do It would be harder for a man to say “no" than It la for women to say. "yen.* A prominent highbrow asks: "What do we learn from reading novels?" That's easy. We learn that a good many novelists gain money under false pretense* Edison cheerfully admits that ha likes dime novels because they put no tax an his mind tint in this respect they bare nothing an some of the best sellers Trying to show bow he bad lout one In a buss saw. a workman lost Vet presumably ha will be te rote the straight ticket next The wife at a New York bank cash ier has sued him for divorce because he allows her only a dollar a day for ho—»l old expenses Some women are so uareaaonable.' Minneapolis high school girls are to he taught so wto make their own hat*, and no doubt their future hus bands will ealwr this accomplishment mm i highly than they would any kind at mental gymnastics with tables at logarithms V* tn toM ik»« the moaqulto la ly fought U> (be Pa ir »h* ecrrernor of Pana lor office la N>* Jersey «4tided ttulaoosl;. Ettlalie has recocatd deett ration* of Independence *• her eephew. be SM not trod abe re would marry if there ■ays aa exchange, assumption that the la existence. «ood appetite and Hetty Green. are ea y And harm* juat aeeeety-eereeth birth If eccentric nnan to know wnere abe might hare UNEASY SEAT OF THE BOY SHAH OF PERSIA 271JPQNB' GP- TTW c5HAH PKKSIA'S Harassed eblld monarm Has ror ms tbrone in tne palace at TeHeran wbat is said to be tne most costly piece of turniture in tbe world, it Is ot ebony, magnificently Inlaid and adorned with gems and Is valued at ll.250.0CM). WAS ALWAYS THIEF New York “Raffles” Relates Ex periences Amidst Society. Wai Inmate of Reformatory—Charac terizes Institution to Which He Was Sent When a Boy, as a “Crooks' College.” New York.—I’ve been a thief ever uoce I was 12 years old. In the last seven months 1 have attended various functions at Newport. Xarragansett. Beverly and Providence. 1 have made to that time 3a successful "hauls." I am going to tell how I did it. and tow by similar methods other crooks, working for the ease man that trained me and for themselves, have teen do ing the same thing for the last ten years or more. This isn’t a '’squeal." said the crim inal in his confession. I'm not going to give away the man I worked for nor the man I worked with. 1 wasn't born anywhere near society. I'll bave to go a bit into my history to make it clear bow easy society Is to manipulate. 1 was born in Fall River, Mass My parents. both hard working, re-pectable weavers, still live there. 1 made my Srst break playing bookey. They tried to send me away for it. and » bile the case was still pending I stole a pair of rabbits, and that finished me. 1 went to Lyman reform schobl in Mas sachusetts for a year and six months. One afternoon while walking through 'lie cuumon. I felt a hand on my shoul der. It was an ex-convict whom I knew. Gone tome!” be laughed. "1 guess you'll be back to work soon.” “I've got a Jab for you, and I want to girt you a chance. I'll give you a five spot to go to Providence and give a man there a letter." 1 didn't see bow | could lose, and 1 took him up. That letter was my initia tion Into society The providence man was a big merchant. He told me point blank that te wanted me to turn some tricks for him. I still wanted to be straight He showed me I couldn’t be. 1 believed him. After a week the chief told me that he had got hold of an In vitation for roe to attend a ball given by the patrons of some charity or oth er and to be held in Bostcn. The card bid to be presented at the door There was to be a very select crowd. About nine o'clock I presented my card and walked right In with the crowd. When 1 got into the ballroom, 1 waa dazed. It was the first thing of the kind I had ever been any way near —for the theaters after all are public. The swarm of beautiful women In even ing dress, the decorations, the music, the brilliant lighting, were all new to me. The chief bad told me that a “Mrs. Judson” would be there. That's not her name. I'm not giving the real name* In any case This “Mrs. Jud son” was expected to wear a very val uable diamond stomacher. The chief didn't expect her to wear It long after 1 met her I bad a lot of “dope” about this “Mrs. Judson.” and 1 was all prepared to talk to her about acquaint ances and Intimates. 1 hadn’t been in the place many minutes before I ran across “Mrs. Judson.” She was very haughty and very beautiful. I was afraid of her. Twice 1 went up to her. determined to address her. to claim ac quaintanceship, and each time my courage failed. Then I got the idea that I was dis covered. that the guests had sized me up. I lost my nerve completely. A young chap—l afterward found out that he was one of the Wintbrops of Boston—sauntered up to me. and ask ed ma to take a drink with him. say ing: "I'm sure I met you at the bach elors' ball In Philadelphia last year!” A day or two after he gave me an other chance. It was a big affair at Beverly. One of the guests owned a very valuable sunburst of diamonds, and I was to get it I got into the place easily, and in a , very few minutes 1 located “Mrs. | Fisher"—we’ll call her that. She wore ! the sunburst. At the earliest opportu- I nity 1 brushed against her and knock- j ed her fan from ber band. “A thousand pardons. Mrs. Fisher!” 1 exclaimed, stooping to pick up the fan. and as I came up and handed her the fan with my left band I procured the uiamontf sunburst with my right Bowing in my best manner 1 edged | away and made my way slowly out the i doors. POLICE CHIEF HELD IN CELL; Boy Who Releases Official Not Entire ly Sure That He Is Not a Regular Prisoner. Wenatchee. Wash.—Chief of Police W. W Gideon was unknowingly locked in the city jail and was imprisoned an hour before he got the attention of a small boy who was passing and sue coeded in regaining his liberty. The chief had gone into the jail tc make his usual inspection of the in terior. Officer W. F. Clay came along and. noticing the door was open, closed it and went on. The chief found himself a prisoner Some of the prisoners proposed a game of seven-up until an officet should show up. but the chief's uneasi ness aroused him to the point of keep ing a constant watch through the bars for passersby. A small boy heard the plaintive call of the head of the police department and stopped. It took considerable per suasion on the part of the prisoner to convince the urchin that he was chief of police and not a prisoner. FINE FOR SOCIALIST SPEAKER Remarks About Queen Victoria Cost Man $10—Crowd Threatened to Whip and Shoot Him. London.—John Bonnar Thompson, a Socialist speaker, of Kemble street. Drury lane, who was said to have made disgraceful reflections on the character of Queen Victoria, w’as fined $10 at the Marlborough street police court for "an act calculated to pro voke a breach of the peace.” Witnesses stated ^that Thompson made insulting remarks about Queen Victoria, with the result that ttiS crowd around him became disorderly. Some of the audience 6houted out that he ought to be locked up. whipped and shot. “1 am a Socialist.” returned Thomp son. "and I claim the right to criticize every institution in the land 1 have no ill feeling against royalty." Hem Concealed Aunt’s Will Unique Contest in Probating Strange Testament Begin* in Penn sylvania Courts. Harrisburg. Pa.—A will, most singu larly discovered sewn in the hem of her black dress months after her death, may upset the disposal of a J50.000 estate left by Mrs. Margaret J. Durkee. when she died In this city on May l last. Those who have In the interval divided up the estate by process of administration, not know ing that there was any will, are con testing the testament’s validity, and a hearing of the case under oath was held in the law office of Hargest & Hargest here. Among the effects left by Mrs Dur kee were a number of pictures and silk dresses, all of which were dis posed of at public sale. Among the purchasers was Mrs. Minnie Moores of Baltimore, a niece of the deceased, who bad ber purchases shipped to Baltimore. Several weeks ago Mrs. Moores' husband was hanging one of the pictures, and he noticed that the back of it was loose. In It he found a small piece of paper, rolled tightly, alleged to be Mrs. Durkee’s handwrit ing. and saying: “Look in the hem of my black silk dress.” It happened that among tbe gar ments purchased at the sale by Mrs Moores was this identical black silk dress, and she at once got out the gown and began an examination To ber unbounded astonishment she i found concealed therein a manuscript. which she removed in the presence of witnesses, who were called in. This proved to be the will of Mrs. Durkee. in which she left all her property to her beloved niece, Mrs Moores This she is now trying to have admitted to probate here, and other relatives are contesting. GEESE FIGHT MAN ON FENCE Keeper Battles Half Hour Before He Is Rescued by Com rade. New York.—Charles Gunkel, 6lxty. assistant keeper of the birds on the lake in Prospect Park. Brooklyn, was attacked by a score of Canadian geese. Gunkel left bis keys at borne and was climbing over the six-foot wire fence of the bird inclosure when he slipped and pitched, head downward, i on the inside. His feet caught in the | wire and he swung back and forth un able to right himself. His frightened (cries alarmed the geese and with loud honks they pecked at his bead and face. With arms working like flails be drove them off, but as soon as he stopped working his arms to try to right himself they again atacked. It was a half hour be fore his cries brought Philip Monag han. a driver, to his rescue. As Kun ke! was released from the fence Keep er O'Brien appeared with a double barreled shotgun In his hand “1 thought thieves were breaking In to the inclosure.’ be said. White Woman Weds Jap Oriental Restaurant Owner Marries Connecticut Girl—Courtship Is Brief. Portland.—A marriage license was issued at the county auditor’s office to ] a Japanese man and a white woman— Harry Hosada. twenty-six years old. of Deer Lodge. Mont., and Georgia Frank lin. twenty-three years old. of Rox bury. Conn. The county auditor's force did not feel that it was the proper thing to do. In granting the license, although th« two were well appearing, but there was no alternative, as the law specifies that any one having the required amount of money and no nearer of kin than second cousins may marry. Pro viding further there are no prohibi tions from diseases and no divorce from former marriages. The couple were married at All Salats' Episcopal pariah house by Vary Raw. William C. Hicks, dean of tbs cathedral Dean Hicks said: “Mr. Hosada is a baptized and confirmed member of the Episcopal church in Deer Lodge. Mont., is quite Americanized and is proprietor of a restaurant there Miss Franklin is a Connecticut girl. She came to Deer Lodge a few weeks ago and started to work in the restaurant. She and Mr. Hosada evidently fell in love and decided to get married in Spokane. They left for Deer Lodge." PRIEST ACTS AS THIEF TAKER Alarm on Charity Boxes Betrays Mean Robber—Clergyman Holda Bandit for Police. Riverside, N. J.—Science and pluck aided Father Goff. pastor of tbs Cath olic church. In the capture of a char ity box thief, whom county authori ties believe they have Identified as a leader of a gang of robbers who have terrorised this section for six weeks. At the point of a revolver, the priest captured his man at the church door, after an electric alarm the clergyman had installed In every collection box In the edifice had sounded in the par sonage adjoining Father Goff rigged the alarm after the boxes were robbed a month ago When the bell sounded in bis study In the afternoon the priest armed him self and hurried to the church door, calling to his housekeeper to sum mon the police As the thief saw the priest he dropped to his knees as if in prayer Father Goff waited untilthe fellow arose and moved toward the door, then ordered him to halt. The robber tried to attack the priest, but Father Goff drew his re volver and held him In the vestibule until Officer Barton appeared and : took the man to the city jail. He said j be was Harry Johnson of Cincinnati. Magistrate Zelgler held hi^n for the grand jury. Money from the box wan found in his pocketa Or When She's Seasick. No woman loves her husband when she has sick headache.—Unidentified. m m-mwi NEW MAYOR ON THE LID “Corrupt and contented’' no longer describes the condition of Philadel phia. The new administration of May or Biankenburg i& purifying the city and vice is already on the run. seek ing cover. The other Sunday for the first time in 30 years the saloons of the city were closed and all of Philadelphia from center to circumference was as dry as a bone. Not only were the sa loons closed, but even the unincorpo rated clubs shut their doors, and the various speak-easies, of which there are more than 1,000 in the city, were in the main as quiet as a graveyard. The few that opened were promptly raided. The doom of the speak-easies has been sounded in Philadelphia, for not only is the administration opposed to their existence, but the brewers and licensed saloonkeepers are also mak ing war or. them and soon their names will be only a memory. But the reform administration of Mayor Blankenburg has gone further, and disreputable resorts of all kinds' are under .the ban. Fully 600 of these vile dens have already closed their doors and their proprietors are looking for quarters in other cities. The gambling joints also have put up their shutters, and the man has to be well posted to find a place where he can buck the tiger. The closing of saloons, however, on Sunday has given offense to a large German element, which consider the use of beer as much a right on Sunday as upon week days, and they feel particularly displeased because it is a Ger man who is depriving them of what they consider their rights. But the mayor's position has been taken, and from now until the end of his adminis tration it is his determination to make Philadelphia one cf the best governed cities in the land and one of the cleanest morally. FRENCH CHIEF WITH TAFT President Taft’s efforts to secure the ratification of arbitration treaties with France and Great Britain was the spe cial theme of an official speech made recently by President Fallieres at the New Year's reception to the diplomat ic corps at the Elysee palace in Paris. There was a large attendance of dip lomats at the function, among them being Robert Bacon, the American am bassador Sir Francis L. Bertie, the British ambassador and dean of the diplomat ic corps, presented to the French ex ecutive the New Year felicitations of the foreign representatives. He de clared that he and the other members of the corps felt certain that France would continue to be a powerful aid in every work having in view the progress of civilization. He added that this permitted the hope that the gen erous initiative of the president of the United States in favor of the exten sion of arbitration to international questions \*ould be productive of larger results during the coining year. The countries we represent,” continued Sir Francis. "know that they are sure to find In France a powerful auxiliary with which to obtain these results." Responding, President Fallieres assured the diplomats that France would labor in behalf of progress. France, he said, already could with modesty claim her part In the initiatives that have been taken and frcra which civili zation is reaping benefits. "Like you, Mr. Ambassador." the President continued, "we congratulate ourselves that we have seen during the past year the president of the United States give his precious adhesion to the principle of arbitration. It may be repeated that the application of this principle will determine for men and things a decisive method for the pacific solution of international differences." IS HEAD OF POSTAL BANKS Theodore L. Weed, chief clerk of the postoffice department and Postmaster General Hitchcock's principal execu tive assistant In the management of the department, has been appointed director of the postal savings system at $5,000 a year. He will assume his duties immediately. The extraordinary development of the postal savings system caused Mr. Hitchcock to organize a special bureau to take up the work. Mr. Weed was appointed to the gov ernment service from Connecticut in 1S98. Mr. Hitchcock predicts that before the end of the current fiscal year the postal savings deposits will exceed $50,000,000 and that the system not only will be self-sustaining but a source of profit to the government. Already the deposits have reached a total In excess of $15,000,000. Of the four important offices that ' “ ' ~ opened for business August 1 last. Chi cago on November 30, the date of the last available statistics, led with depos its of $577,842, New Y'ork being second with $411,769. Boston third with $163. 464 and St. Louis fourth with $119,606. Preparations now are being made to establish postal banks in about 40,000 fourth-class postoffices that do a money-order business. GOVERNOR ENGAGED TO MARRY Robert Perkins Bass, governor of Hampshire, is engaged to be married to Miss Edith Bird, daughter of 'Charles S. Bird of East Walpole, and [a granddaughter of the late Francis 'W. Bird. She is well known in the i Norfolk Hunt club and for her exploits I in the hunting field. For the last two !or three years she has made her home 'in New York. She is a brilliant con versationalist and a young woman of •striking personality. Mr. Bass is the first public primary [governor of New Hampshire. He was ’nominated in 1910 over Bertram Ellis k>f Keene in a state-wide primary in which the old organ! rat ion supported Ellis and the so-called Progressives, who bad grown up around the Win ston Churchill candidacy, voted for Bass. He w-as elected in November, 1910. He was one of the speakers at the recent meeting of Progressive Re publicans in Tremont Temple, in Bos ton. with George U Record of New Jersey and Gifford Pinchot of New York It Is understood that Governor Bass is likely to represent the east as the vice-presidential nominee on the ticket in the event the Progressives control the next Republican convention. Mr. Bass has long been interested in forestry and is president of the New Hampshire Forestry association. Through his efforts in no small part is due the acquisition by the state of the-Crawford Notch. He is a brother of John Foster Bass, the celebrated war correspondent. Robert P. Bass was born in Chicago September 1, 187S; graduated from Harvard in the class of 189«, and from the Harvard law school two years later. His home is at Peter boro, N. H. Strange. Mrs. Hletup—How eras the charity ball? Mrs. Blase—All right, hot It's a wonder they made anything when yon consider the small amount they spent on it Their expenses were actually less than their receipts.—Pock. Agreed at Last. “I wish I were an ostrich.** said Hicks angrily, as be tried to eat one at his wife's biscuits, and couldn't “I wish you were." returned Mrs. Hicks. Td gat a few feathers for ay bat.** FREE I want every person vhft is bilious, const i pated or has any : torn ju'li or liver aliment to sttnl for a free package of my Paw-Paw Pills. I want to prove thaw they positively cure in digestion. Sour Stom ach, Bclchinp, Wind, II e ad a c b e. Nervous ness, Sleeplessness and uje an infallible cure for Constipation. To do this I am willing to pive millions of free pack apea. I take ail the risk. 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The in crease to over 2.000 agencies has em phasized, the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuber culosis points out, the importance of the campaign for the prevention of consumption being carried on in all rarts of the country. When tns Flag Looks Good. ”1 have been in countries where the laboring men had meat once a year; sometimes twice—Christmas and Eas ter. And I have seen women carrying upon their heads a burden that no man would like to carry, and at the same time knitting busily with both hands. And those women lived with out meat; and when I thought of the American laborer 1 said to myself: ’After all. my country is the best in the world.* And when I came back to the sea and saw the old flag flying in the air, it seemed to me as though the air from pure joy had burst into blossom."—Robert G. Ingersoll. SURPRISED DOCTOR. Illustrating the Effect of Pood. 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