THE NORTHWESTERN
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We were shown a letter the
other day in proof of the fact that
a certain candidate for a munici
pal office in this city used hjis
kindly offices early and late with
the democratic national adminis
tration to land Beushausen as
postmaster in this city. And we
understand this same Beushausen
on his typewriter in the postoffice
prepared the typewritten head of
a petition for a candidate in oppo
sition to the man who befriended
him, signed said petition and is
working for the latter and against
the man who helped boost him
into the fat governmental office.
That’s about the meanest trait in
human nature. But no one will
be surprised from the source. Re
member his treatment of the late
Louis Rein, when the latter was
democratic candidate for the leg
islature?
, President Wilson has stated def
initely that he has abandoned his
plans for calling an extra session
\
of the senate immediately after
the close of the regular sessioD.
He was set do.vn upon so decisive
ly on his dictatorship that he evi
dently got wise to the fact that
there was wisely created three de
departments of governmental con
trol-a congress to-create, a su
preme court to define or modify,
and a president to execute. Con
gress has told Wilson to shinny
on his own side, see?
Germany has modified to some
extent its independent tone con
cerning the naval war zone. It
now says its submarines will halt
and investigate merchantmen and
will proceed against only such ves
sels as are found to be carrying
contraband or are owned in na
tions hostile to Germany. That
sounds better.
Talk about spasms! This last
one is the most spasmist spasm
that ever spasmed in these parts,
don’t you think? It gives one
a series of spasmodic spasms just
thinking of it. And this one
of ’em. '
The March lion is evidently
holding back for more press
ing invitation.—Bee, 3rd.
Not here, Pete; not so that it is
noticeable, at least.
On Wearing Goggles.
Safety Engineering has this to say
about the wearing of goggles by in
dustrial workers: In order to reduce
Injuries to the eyes of industrial work
ers, two requirements are of primary
importance—to provide the goggle
which meets the needs of the opera
tor, and insistence that the goggles
be worn at all times when in the dan
ger zone. The fact should not be
overlooked that not only must the
lenses be best suited to meet the con
ditions of work, but the goggle must
not occasion discomfort. If the gog
gle causes discomfort to the wearer
he Is apt to remove it, and many eyes
have been injured and lost from this
cause. An entirely satisfactory gog
gle will seldom be removed by the
wearer who appreciates that aa eye
can never be replaced.
Philosophy and Religion.
Philosophy, says a writer, is a bully
that talks very loud, when the danger
la at a distance; but the moment she
Is hard pressed by the enemy, she, is
not to be found at her post, but leaves
the brunt of the battle to be borne by
her humbler but steadier comrade, re
ligion.
Deposits in this bank have the additional security of the De
positors Guarantee Fund of the State of Nebraska.
PLANS
There are many plans for getting
ahead. The trouble, however, is that
many of those suited to our individual
needs lack definiteness and scope of
purpose.
Those using our bank account plan
find that it is definate, broad, and
adapted to their own individual circum
stances.
Come in and let us show you how
nicely it will help you.
Low City $t»te Bun
Loup City, Nebraska.
We pay 5 percent interest on time deposits
*J. G. Pageler
AUCTIONEER
Loup City, — Nebraska
All Auctioneering business attended to
promptly. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Give
me a trial.
NOTICE to FARMERS
1 have on hand a quantiry of the Council Bluffs
Remedy and would be glad to figure with you on your
spring supply of Stock Remedy. All of the big feeders
are arood feeders of the Council Bluffs goods. Phone
or see
Alfred N. Cook, Loup City, Nebr.
ECONOMY NOPt MAIN OBJECT.
Dignified Gentleman Had Other Rea
sons fee Picking Up Pin.
The dignified gentleman with tr,<
buckskin glovea sew » pin lying oi;
the pavement. He slooped to pick it
up without removing his glcves.
The first grab assayed about three
grains of dust, but the dignified gen
tleman persisted. A bootblack, a news
boy and two loiterers stopped to se..
the performance and with this neu
eleits the crowd gathered rapidly and
began offering advice.
"Good for you. c!d tcy!”
“Now you've got it!”
“Somebody gel him a spade!"
“I say, ain’t you afraid of apo
plexy ?”
“Stick to it,” called a voice with a
suspicious Intonation of insincerity.
Then the pin was picked up and the
degnifled man drew a small box from
his waistcoat pocket, opened it and
exclaimed:
“Well said my Mead. Stick to it
has always been my motto and you
will find it blown to each and every
bottle of this jus’’" celebrat'd muci
lage, which I am offering at the small
price of five cents a bottle. It”—
But the crowd had melted away,
with the exception of the man who
had spoken the “cue.”—New York
Yerald.
Good Excuse*.
Two men were drinking together
when the conversation turned on how
to feed and train canaries, which hap
pened to be their profession. They
were telling each other the merits of
their birds, which were to go in a
show, and both were sure of winning
the prize. At last one of them said.
In a sorrowful tone: “Ah, Tom, if I
had only got the one 1 had last week I
should not have much trouble in win
ning, but I had taught him to sing,
'Home, Sweet Home,’ so much to per
fection that the tears rolled down his
breast till he got exhausted, fell off
his perch and was drowned in his own
tears.” "Oh," said Tom, “that's noth
ing. One night m.v bird was singing
‘The Village Blacksmith’ so true that
the sparks flew out of his eyes, set
Are to the cage, and before we had
time to put the flames out the poor
little wretch got roasted to death."
Old-Time Wages.
The history of Rumford gives the
following account of how farm work
was paid among the early settlers of
Rumford: Young men who went out
to work received $8 per month, for the
■lx busiest months of the year, which
was considered good wages, though
an extra hand sometimes earned $10.
Every sick day and every holiday was
deducted. It was also specified that
no cash should be paid, but settlement
to be made in products of the farm.
Girls received for services 50 to 75
cents a week. If the work was spin
ning wool, the day’s work was five
skeins of warp or six skeins of filling.
Calico was 75 cents a yard.—Lewiston
Journal.
Set Thieves to Catch Thief.
While in Moscow some time ago
a correspondent of the Locuou Times
had his pocket picked of watch and
all the money he carried. The time
piece was quit- valuable nd the
newspaoer made a good deal of noise
about his misadventure, in a day
or two just as he was leaving for
home a young officer of the imperial
entourage restored the missing arti
cles. The czar, hearing of the rob
bery had directed the * go"-<- nci of
Moscow to recover the correspond
ent s property at all hazards. The
governor sent for half a dozen known
criminals and informed them that
unless they found the watch and
money he would send them to Sibe
ria. The threat was sufficient
Surely.
“Did you ever notice,” said Mrs. S.
Peck, “that about half of the pictures
in the photographers' windows are of
bridal couples? I wonder why they
always rush off to a photographer's so
soon?" “I fancy the husband is re
sponsible for it,” said Mr. Peck. “He
realizes that it is about )tls last chance
to ever look pleasant.”
Where Gas Is Cheap.
Gaa manufactured by the municipal
ity of Midnea, England, sells, in quan
tities of less than three million cubic
feet per annum at 24 cents net per
thousand. To consumers of over three
million cubic feet 20 cents net, and
for motive power, 16 cents net.
HERE ARE SHAPS
I If you have not made your
! arrangements for the coming
! season, we can sell you a good
I farm improved, with good new
! house and barn, good well and
! windmill*, plenty of water,
fenced and cross-fenced, nice
field of alfalfa, good soil, and
within 2i miles of a good town
You can pay $2,500 when you
make deal and the balance can
be secured on the land for a
term of years at 6 per cent in
terest. This is a good home
farm and one that you will be
proud to own and it will enable
you to pay the balance of the
purchase price out of the crops
it will grow. If you are inter
ested come in and talk it over,
as possession can be had at once.
We also have a seven room
house and good barn for rent,
plenty of room for garden or
chickens.
First Inst Conpaay
Lop City, - - • Nebraska
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Judge -“Made Good.”
A Denver judge on .,i.l occasion,
nettled by thp obstructive tactics of
a lawyer defending a case before him,
intimated tha1 i o la -y t had a very
meager kno> ! d. •. of the law The
lawyer respectfully insisted that it
was the judge's method of trying the
case and his ml'n^s that retarded the
case. The judge loft the bench, in
vited the lawyei to sit as judge, and
used half an hour in properly press
ing the lawyer's case as a lawyer. He
uncovered so much more law than the
lawyer on the bench possessed that
the offending counselor stepped down
and acknowledged his error. He had
not found a good reason for ruling
against the judge in a single conten
tion made by the latter while plead
ing.
Knew His Colleague.
Two Manhattan physicians were en
joying the breeze from the front seat
on the "hurricane deck” of a River
side Drive bus one afternoon, when
part of their conversation was over
heard. It ran like this: “I performed
an operation for appendicitis on the
wife of a millionaire yesterday,” said
the stouter of the pair. "Yes,” said
the other. “What was she suffering
from?"
Professional Cards
ROBT. P. STARR
Attorney at Law
LOUP CITY. NEBRASKA.
R. H. MATHEW
Attorney at Law
And Bonded Abstractor,
Loup City, Nebraska
Aaron Wall
Lawyer
Practices in all Courts
Loup City, Neb.
LAMONT L. STEPHENS
LAWYER
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILD
ING
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA
ROBERT H.MATHEW
Bonded Abstracter
Loup City, - Nebraska.
Only set of Abstract books in count?
O. E. LONCACRE
Physician & Surgeon
Office, Over New Bank.
TELEPHONE CALL, N0.39
A. J. KEARNS
Physician & Surgeon
Plinne. 30. Office at Residence
Two Doors East of Telephone Central
Lnup City. - Nebraska
A. S. MAIN
Physician & Surgeon
Loup City, Nebr.
Office at Residence.
Telephone Connection
J. E. Bowman M. D. Carrie L. Bowman M. D.
BOWMAN & BOWMAN
PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS
Phonell4 Loup City. Mabranka
S. A. ALLEN
DENTIST
LOUP CITY, - - NEB.
Office up stairs m the new State
Bank building.
W. L. MARCY
DENTIST
Loup City, Nebraska.
OFFICE: East Side Public Souaie.
Phone. Brown 116
E. T. Beu'hausen
Licensed Embalmer
Funeral Director
Graduate in Anatomy, Sanitary
Science and Embalming of Barnes
Embalming: School
New Eleptic Spring: and Ifubber
Tired Funeral Car. Calls Answer
ed Day or Night. Phone No. 104
Lady Assistant in Connection.
V. I. McDONALL
Prompt Dray Work
Call lumber yards or Taylor’s
elevator; Satisfaction guaran
teed. Phone Brown 57
C. R. SWEETLAND
PLUMBER & ELECTRICIAN
For good clean and neat work
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Come and get my prices
THE FARMERS THE CUSTODIANS
OF THE NATION’S MORALITY
Co-operation of Church, School and
Preas Essential to Community
Building.
By Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers’ Union.
The church, the press and the school
form a triple alliance ot progress that
guides the destiny of every commun
ity, state and nation. Without them
civilization would wither and die and
through them life may attain its great
est hiess.ng, power and knowledge,
'i ke tanners of this nation are greatly
inuehted to this social triumvirate for
Uicir uplifting influence, and on behalf
of ihe American plowmen I want to
thank those engaged in these high
callings for their able and efficient
service, and 1 shall offer to the press
a series of articles on co-operation
between these important influences
and the farmers in the hope of in
creasing the efficiency of all by mu
tual understanding ana organized ef
fort. We will take up, first, the rural
church.
The Farmers Are Great Church Build
er*.
The American farmer is the greatest
church builder the world has ever
known. He is the custodian of the
nation’s morality; upon his shoulder*
rests the “ark of the covenant” and
he is more responsive to religious in
fluences than any other class of cit
izenship.
The farmers of this nation have
built 120,000 churches at a cost of
>750.000,000. and the annual contribu
tion of the nation toward all church
institutions approximates $200,000,000
per annum. The farmers of the Uni
ted States build 22 churches per day.
There are 20,000,000 rural church com
municants on the farm, and 54 per
cent of the total membership of all
churches reside in ihe country.
The farm is the power-house of all
progress and the birthplace of all that
is noble The Garden of Eden was
in the country and the man who would
get close to God must first get close
to nature
The Functions of a Rural Church.
It the rural churches today are go
ing to render a service which this age
demands, there must be co-operation
between the religious, social and eco
nomic life of the community.
The church to attain its fullest meas
ure of success must enrich the lives
of the people in the community it
serves; it must build character; devel
op thought and increase the efficiency
of human life. It must serve the so
cial, business and intellectual, as well
as the spiritual and moral side of life.
If religion does not make a man mors
capable, more useful and more just,
what good is it? We want a practical
religion, one we can live by and farm
by, as well as die by.
Fewer and Better Churches.
Blessed is that rural community
which has but one place of worship.
While competition iB the life of trade,
it is death to the rural church and
moral starvation to the community,
i'etty sectarianism is a scourge that
blights the life, ana the church preju
dice saps the vitality, o£ many com
munities. An over-cifurched commun
ity is a crime against religion, a seri.
one handicap to society and a useless
tax upon agriculture
While denominations are essential
and church pride commendable, the
high teaching of universal Christianity
must prevail if the rural church is to
fulfill its mission to agriculture.
We frequently have three or four
marches in a community which is not
able to adequately support one. Small
congregations attend services once a
month and all fail to perform the re
ligious functions of the community.
The division of religious forces and
the breaking into fragments of moral
efforts is ofttimes little leBS than a
calamity and defeats the very purpose
they seek to promote.
The evils of too many churches can
be minimized by co-operation. The
social and economic life of a rural
community are respective units and
cannot be successfully divided by de
nominational lines, and the churches
can only occupy this important field
by co-operation and co-ordination.
The efficient country church will
definitely serve its community by lead
ing in all w’orthy efforts at community
building, in uniting the people in all
co-operative endeavors for the gen
eral welfare of the community and in
arousing a real love for country life
and loyalty to the country home and
these results can only be successfully
accomplished by the united effort ol
the press, the school, the church and
organised farmers.
No Cause for Worry.
Mrs. Blank had secured a new and
most excellent cook, and, haring lost
several equally good cooks through
the subtle workings of Cupid, she was
a little disturbed when Bhe came
across her valued Amanda walking in
the park with a man. The next day
she said to Amanda: "I saw you
walking in the park with a gentleman
yesterday afternoon, Amanda. X hope
he will not be taking you away from
me some day.” ‘‘La, ma'am, don’t you
be skeered none about that,” replied
Amanda. ‘‘In the first place he an’t
no gentleman, an' in the next place
he’s my husband. Don’t you worry
none, ma’am.”
Test of Endurance.
All of us are weak in the period of
growth, and are of small worth before
the hour of trial. Adversity is the in*
spec tor of our constitutions; she sim
ply tries our muscle and powers of en»
durance, and should be a periodical
visitor. But, uqtil she comes, no man
Is known.
6 per cent JNOflEY 6 per cent
Loans may be obtained for any pur
pose on acceptable real estate security,
liberal privileges, correspondence soll
'•ited.—A C. Agency Company, 758Gas,
Electric Bldg., Denver, Colorado.
FOR SALE
Five or six acres of ground in al
falfa, fenced chicken tight. For terms
and particulars, see AIfied Anderson.
COAL! COAL! COAIL!
We handle all kinds of coal both
Lump and Nut. Try us for Kock
Springs, Canon City, Aztec, H:u
na, Sheridan and Pinnacle coal.
We have a car of hard coal on
hand. E. G. Taylor’s Elevator.
Used Typewriters, all makes, at ail
prices. O. E. James, Y. M. t A ,
Grand Island, Nebr. nov 1"
| DAILY FURNITURE CO.
Sells for Less, and
. Pays the Freight
Furniture and
Undertaking
J. E. SCOTT
4
Licensed Embalmer and
Funeral Director. . . .
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t
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Phone Red 65
E. P. DAILY
1888 KEYSTONE LIMBER CO. 1915
Kokomo Pioneer Fence
THE lead annealing process is used in galvaniz
ing our fence. Our wire is passed through
melted lead before galvanizing, which insures
a wire uniform in temper. This also causes the
spelter to adhere solidly and does not crack the
galvanizing when the wire is bent.
Yards at Loup City, Ashton, Rockville, Schaupps and Arcadia
COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE
LINE OF
Furniture
linoleum
Rugs, Etc.
LET ME FIGURE ON YOUR WANTS, I CAN SAVE
YOU MONEY.
Undertaking in Connection
E. T. Beushausen
My Motto Is "TO PLEASE”
The
WALL PAPER -. PAINT
Season is Clo$e at Hand
WflLlPi)PfR
] paints
f Our stock is com
plete and contains all
the new creations.
We invite your in
spection and are al
ways pleased to show
\ the goods.
Swanson and Lofholm
THE NYAL DRUG STORE LOIP CITY, NEBRASKA
Curiou*.
It’s carious, but the one who strike*
rou Is the one that is broke.
A Prescription.
lx>»e one woman, all children, ami
um men.—Tudor Jeuka.