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LOUP CITY NORTHWESTERN CHIPMAN & HARTMAN, Publisher,. Entered at the Loup City Postoffiee for transmission through the mails as • second class matter. . ___. \ -, Every subscription is regarded as an ( open account. The names of subscribers will be instantly removed from our mail ing list at the expiration of time paid for, if publishers shall be notirted; otherwise the subscription will remain in force at the designated subscription price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part ot the con tract between publisher and subscriber. BRYAN VS. HITCHCOCK, The press dispatches telling of the resignation of Secretary Bryan conveyed the further information that he would keep a firm grip up on the dispensing of Federal pat ronage in Nebraska. No doubt the statement was inspired by him, and if so, does it mean that he in tends to run for the United States senate * W. J. Bryan's determination to retain the dictatorship of his party in Nebraska is manifest nearly every day. The newspaper dis patches tell of this or that demo crat, who, having secured many endorsements for a Federal office, has abandoned the quest indisgust. Any man acceptable to Senator Hitchcock is for that reason high ly objectionable to Mr. Bryan. Democrats on the inside say that Hitchcock has been very patient, but is about ready to turn his batteries upon Bryan and his ac tive agents. Why should Bryan seek to pre vent Hitchcock’s gaining party leadership? The latter helped Bryan to get control of the party twenty years ago, and was his faithful servant until the time came some years ago for a demo cratic governor (Poynter) to ap point a United States Senator for a short term. Bryan vetoed Hitch cock’s appointment, and ever since has looked with disfavor upon the latter’s ascendancy. Now it is coming to a show-down, and the two factions are forming for open warfare. Hitchcock has prevented confirmation of ap pointees made by the president at Bryan’s behest, and Bryan will try to induce the president to de cline to appoint members of the Hitchcock faction. This makes monkeys out of the scores of good democrats who have done yeoman service for both Bryan and Hitch cock, and who have importuned their friends to endorse them for high appointive office. They re alize that the time Inis come to abandon the watchful waiting policy and get out into the arena ana fight. They say that one fac tion or the other ought to force its way into the saddle, get busy, and do something. They are sick of the bushwhacking tactics. Hitchcock’s course in opposing administration measures in the senate gave Bryan an excuse for standing in with the' president to prevent Hitchcock from building up a machine in Nebraska. They may both try to defeat Hitchcock for re-election to the senate. Bryan having already espoused prohibition, his helpers are accus ing the faction opposed to Bryan of being hand-in-giove with the liquor interests. This turn of af fairs is causing some funny mis fits. Dahlman, for instance, has sided with Bryan (who has pro vided for his son-in-law), while Dahlman has never been accused of being a prohibitionist, and for years as State Chairman and as National Committeeman handled campaign contributions from the liquor men in the interest of de mocracy and of Bryans’s partisan plans. The rank and file, the men who have done the hard work in the party struggles, are holding the sack while Bryan and Hitchcock are contesting for leadership. Each faction is gaining strength day by day as the time approaches for throwing shrapnel. While factional strife, among the demo crats is thus intensified, the re publicans are getting together, and will present a solid front in the next state election. “This is no time to talk poli tics,’’ shout democratic leaders who desire to use the foreign situation to evade discussion of bad legisla tion and worse administration. Tiien these same leaders proceed to send a circular letter to local party managers asking for a re port on public sentiment toward President Wilson and his policies. Possibly some few republicans wili be deluded into the notion that this administration is above tak ing partisan advantage of every incident and situation, but the % number of those thus deceived will be small. This is undoubted ly the psychological moment to sound public opinion of the Wilson administration for sympathy has overshadowed judgement and tempered criticsm. And demo cratic leaders are crafty enough to turn it to partisan advantage. Can a dog without teeth fight? Can a cat without claws scratch? And isn't the United States just about in the position of the tooth less dog and the clawless cat? It would seem that many nations of today have descended to the plane of the dog and the cat, for when they want a thing they go after it, if their teeth and claws are sharp. This is so because humanity is on the decline and brute force is in the ascendant. And America as a nation is without teeth or claws, courageous to a degree, but impo tent because its teeth audits claws are non-existent, or at best are stunted and blunted from perpetual neglect. Do a little thinking, brother, and consider what is best for the future security of our country, least the time come when it ceases to be our country. A piece of refuse in the street, or yard, or elsewhere, is just one piece and is easily picked up. But when it is allowed to remain from day to day and is joined by others and still others it soon becomes an unsightly, dirty and filthy collec tion of rubbish, a detriment to the good name of the town and a menace to the health of our people. Who’s for picking them up this summer? Who's for improve ment, and progress, and more sanitary measures? If left for one or two persons to do, it will never be done. If every body does it, there will soon be nothing left to be done. Though aided by receipts from income and stamp taxes, the balance in the Federal treasury at the close of business for the week ending June 5, was only $16,457, 498.70 as compared with a balance of $136,861,995.94 on the same date two years ago, when repub lican revenue laws and republican appropriations were in control of Federal finances. The excess of all expenditures over receipts for this fiscal year up to June 5 was nearly $130,000,000, the exact amount of the democratic deficit being $129,733,634.11. “The past was necessary to the present, and was a sure predict tion of the future”, said president Wilson in his Indianapolis speech. In other words, too much pros perity under republican adminis tration was necessary to produce the change to the lean vears of democracy, but a sure prediction of return to the full dinner pail. So it was prior to the Cleveland administration, which was followed by many years of republican su premacy. MAVERICKS. Divorce in high life: The presi dent and the secretary of state have parted. The sun continues to shine upon Europe. Hut then Old Sol always was a neutral cuss. June is trotting out its quota of brides, with the bridegrooms trail ing meekly along in leash. Till death do us part,” says the marriage rite. And that’s where “a living death” gets in its work. Everybody is ready to tell what he would do if he were at the front. But we note that he is not at the front. Americans are proverbially courageous, but courage alone will not stop achunkoflead. We need more stoppers. General Huerta opened his mouth and made a strong bid for the first page the other day. But we’ve forgotten what he said. Poor Devil! Many people solemnly declare that they are neutral, but we doubt if any of ns are so in reality. As long as the brain works we will have our likes and dislikes, and our ideas and beliefs, and you can’t find a cork big enough to fit the mouth of the bottle, Using the Good Book as their authority, many people predict that this war is ushering in the end of the world. But even that dire uossibility fails to ruffle the dignified calm of our editorial per son. Since we were not here at the beginning, it will at least be some consolation to have the unique experience of sliding out at the end. 111 Let Radcliffe Build It Be Sure of Your Plans When you get plans for the new house be sure that you under stand them thorough ly. Some builders go by rule of thumb and think that they can explain to the owner what he wants better | than if they took the trouble to make a blue print of the building. It is Sure to CauseTrouble If you think you are getting one thing and the builder has a diff erent idea, and the re sult is that the work is to be done over or else you are very dis appointed in some part of your house. Let me explain my system of making plans and you will be convinced that it is the only way. Edward Radcliffe Let Radcliffe Build It REPRESENT NOTED WOMEN. Mrs. Tracy and Mrs. Main Have Novel Entertainment. The most elaborate function of the year was the reception the Woman’s club gave its P. E. O. sisters Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. S. Main. The appreciation of the guests, together with the notable personages represented by the hostesses society, gave the occasion unusual charm. Pocahontas (Miss Adeline Lekun ger) was a most creditable daugh ter of a great chieftain. Martha Washington (Mrs. A. L. Zimme*man) looked as if she had just stepped from a picture, and her reminiscences of a visit to Mount Vernon were very interesting. The persona grata of the occasion was Mrs. Lincoln (Mrs. E. B. Corning). She wore the rich silk wedding dress that Mr. Coming’s mother wore fifty-five years ago. She had the dainty hand-emLroidered petticoat worn on the same occasion. This petticoat took the premium exhibited at the state fair in Lincoln a few years ago. Mrs. Caudle (Mrs. F. M. Henry) wore a bautiful polo naise dress that belonged to Law rence Smith’s mother more than thirty years ago. A man ought to enjoy even a curtain lecture from a wife who looked as charming as Mrs. Caudle. Dear Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (Mrs. J. P. Leininger) came in with her plain dress, ging ham apron and sunbonnet back on her shoulder. Her fine, quaint philosophy was very pathetic. Julia Ward Howe (Mrs. A. B. Out house) brought us “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Carrie Nation (Mrs. Charlton) seemed her earnest forceful self come back to life. Har riet Beecher Stowe (Mrs. Marcy) with her curls on her temples, told us of the great stress of family life during the time she wrote the won derful book, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” told of receiving $10,000 royalty, of the book being translated into ten different languages, and the homage paid her by persons of every rank and station all during its first year. Fran ces Willard (Mrs. Oltjenbruns), with her white ribbon bow, told of her life and work, also of the country’s* ap preciation, insomuch that that her name heads the list of notable women in the Hall of Fame and that hers is the only statue of a woman in Stat uary Hall of the capitol at Washing I ton. Josiah Allen’s wife (Mrs. Rurwell) looked every inch her part and her localization of the characters by sub stituting some of the neighbor’s names, gave added piquancy. Clara Barton (Mrs. S. N. Sweetland), in her costume of a Red Cross nurse, gave a short sketch of her great work. Mrs. Sweetland may not look like Clara Barton, but it would be very fitting to have a woman as earnest and philanthropic as Miss Barton, look like Mrs. Sweetland. Betsy Ross (Mrs. Edgar Foster), sewing the stars on a beautiful flag, gave us Something of the fine spirit of patriot ism that gave birth to our nation, something of the deep significance of our flag and its high mission in the world’s crisis of today. Anabel Lee (Mrs. Edwin Angier) gave a beauti ful pantomime of the poem bearing her name. It will readily be seen that such a group of notables, together with the P. E. O. ladies and the special guests, Mrs. W. R. Mellor of Lincoln, Mrs. E. M. Steen, and Mrs. J. L. Dunn, seated at an elegant dinner with Mrs. Main and Mrs. Tracy as hostesses , the oc casion would be lifted quite above the ordinary. Economy, simplicity and efficiency makes the Ford a universal utility. A utility because it serves everybody-doctor,farmer,salesman and banker.In every business, or as a pleasure car, the Ford proves reliable and economical. Low first cost~$60 less than last year, and the plan of sharing profits with buyers-and low upkeep expense, are reasons why it pays to own a Ford. They serve and save. Ford Coupelet $750; Sedan $975; Towm Car $690; Touring Car $490;Runabout $440. All fully equipped f. o. b. Detroit. Buyers will share in profits if we sell at retail 300,000 new Ford cars between August 1914 and August 1915. A. C. OGLE Local Agent, Loup City, Neb. VISIT COLORADO THIS SOMMER Low Round-trip Fares Now in Effect . During the summer months every form «f outdoor amusement may be enjoyed—auto mobiling over perfect state roads, horse back riding over mountain trails, trout fish ing, golfing, tennis, polo and mountain climbing. The climate is cool and the air invigorating. 1 \\ you may make the trip quickly and coin , ^ fortably via Union Pacific Cool, Comfortable Northern Route to / I Both Expositions ' The only railroad double tracked and pro tected by Automatic Electric Block ' Safety Signals all the way to Colorado. Visit California and the Expositions If pos sible—but be sure to see Colorado. Send for beautifully illustrated booklet, containing valuable infor mation relative to sightseeing in Colorado and the most inexpensive way of spending a vacation there. Booklet free upon application to— W. S. BASINGER, 6. P.». OMAHA, NEB. Local Union Pacific a^ent will quote you reduced round-trip fare from your station to Colorado or to California. ^0 Will You Make Homestead Entry in 1915? Ten years’ experience has put me in touch with the best home stead lands in Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska. You now have a choice of An 80 acre government irrigated farm near Powell, Wyo.,where you will be near good schools, churches, markets, neighbors, will have a good climate and be within driving distance of Yellowstone Park. $2.60 per acre pays initial cost, no further payments for five years. 75 farmers havo located on Ihese lands since January 1st. A 350acre stock or dairy farm, good soil, free range, free coal and fence posts, a good place to live. $22 pays filihg fee. Government water rights in the Scotts Bluff country cost $55.00 per acre: initial cost $1.10 per acre, payment of the remainder distri buted over 20 years, with no interest. If you do not know of the amazing crop yields of this valley, write me. Why pay rent? Why not work for yourself? Write for my free booklets and about round trip fares apklying every day. See these' lands with their crops this summer. S. B. HOWARD, IMMIGRATION AGENT 1004 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska pBusjnesjTa^^ j 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 .... NEBRASKA LAMONT L. STEPHENS Lawyer First National Bank Building LOUP CITY .... NEBRASKA ROBERT H. -MATHEW Bonded Abstracter Only Set of Abstract Books In County LOUP CITY .... NEBRASKA 0. E. LONGACRE Physician and Surgeon OFFICE, OVER NEW BANK Telephone Call No. 39 A. J. KEARNS Physician and Surgeon Phone 30—Office at Residence Two Doors East of Telepone Central LOUP CITY .... NEBRASKA ' A. S. MAIN . Physician and Surgeon LOUP CITY .... NEBRASKA Office at Residence Telepone Connection !_ ] % Hail Loses Last Year Were Greater Than Any Previous Year in the history of the state. Many farmers protected their crops by insurance and received fair and honest settlemeut from all responsible companies. We represent several of the best companies writ ing this class of insurance, We solicit your hail insnrance this year and urge you not to write it elsewhere until you have talked with us. You may be aware of the un satisfactory experience some farmers have had in writing their insurance with strangers You may already understand the advantage of dealing with home men, who will be here to see that you get a square deal in case of loss, rather than with a stranger who will never return. Your neighbors who insured their crops with us last year will tell you their settlements were satisfactory in every way. Ask them. Do not take out hail insurance until you see us. FIRST TRUST COMPANY Loup City, Nebraska, LOUP CITY FLOUR Why buy Flour shipped here by outside mills when you can get Loup City White Satin Flour for less money, and every sack guaranteed. All dealers handle our flour. • L0I1P CITY MILL &LIGHT CO. Clean Up Paint Up Put a little sunshine in your home and H. & M. paint on your home We have both KEYSTONE LUMBER CO. \aids at Loup l tty, Ashton, Rockville, Schaupps and Arcadia Patronize Northwestern Advertisers—They’re Safe