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WASHINGTON UTTER.
No mini up u Ivuo In Washington.
Aho lii8 Jfor Ihhty jcniH or moio
vntchcil and Htudicd .the evoliitiono 1
tho executive btiuieliof tho liovern-
nicnt, can be iesslnilstU' ilhtoftiioiii,t
to the pi ogress of this country find Us
nblllty to wrrst itholC fiom nhtiscH.
Thirty years itgo tlio (Joveriimoiit
olllcos woro filled, without regard to
fitness, by tlicfi lends and favorites of
pooplo high in olllee, hcthor in tlio
White Home or the Cabinet, in the
Army or Navy, or In congicss. Thcro
has been n reinurlaililo cIiuiiko with
rcfercuco to tills coudltion and as a
result the clerical and wot king foicc
of tlio Government is improved and
much moro effective. Theio was long
ugltatlon liefoio a Civil Survico law
passed and oven after its passage Jand
its partial tilul, thoto weio continuous
attaot on the f-.'sttni by the betieilolu
lies of the old plan and or the old idea
oxprmed in the words to Ihe ticlora
belongs tho spoils". Tlio people who
are(nov in olllee aio mostly those who
have hectued their places by compet
itive examination and hito actuiilly
some lltnchs for the wot It.
It is bo not onlj in tlio bin eaus in
this city, where nearly twenty-live
thoiifcand people are employed, hut it
lb so not only in the postal hoivlco and
In the coiiMilatdr of the United States
scattered throughout the world. A
yfew of the old hold-overs lemaln, but
time isdeclmatliifihihclrianUs and it
will not be longOefbfo the Department
will ho equipped lth people who
were nuvor appointed meiely bocauso
Kenator so-and-so or Cabiuot Minister
so-and-so desired to rewind them for
lcin-shlp or service. '
No one has done as much to Improve
the sen ico as tho piesent occupant of
the White House and memhersof Con
gress were this weelc suiprised and
shocked if itnj thing coming fiom
tho Whlto House can hao this elfcct
3$0tl thcin to learn that the President
has, by stroke of his pen, tohbod them
of tho last vestigo of patrouuge that
they possessed, in placing moro than
fifteen thousands federal employees,
vlz.fortli class postmasters, under
civil service protection Hitherto these
postmasters have been the plaything
of politicians or the henchmen of Con-
gi mini n. Now they can not bo
removed fiom olllee when a now
member of Congiess Is elected, hut
cau ho removed only for the good of
the Bcrvlco, after charges have been
filed and piovcd and after tho accused
Ifus been given a hearihg.
Tho assembling of Cougiess which
met Morday was pulhd olf without
any tiMisiml incidents. Theio was a
little ncrxous mid chilly feeling not
iceable in tliOjHepublicans leaders on
account of the uncertainty of Speaker
Cannon being elected Speaker to
succeed himself in tho next Congress.
It Is reported, however, on good aut
hority that Mr. Tuft has ptactically
surrendered to Speaker Cannon and
this Is very likely In view of the fact
that nil of the gient corporations and
the wealthy intcicstn weio vigorous
nupporteiH of Mr.Tjft hiu practically
duriiigMhc campaign and thoso who
contributed moncjv and otherwise
Htcuud this e!o tion are entitled to
consult rutic u thoy.ihitdt, iegurdlei-s
of whatlhepcoplowunt or get '.It i
liellexod that tltf Itenubllcntit will
niako somtithtng of a bit it at. revising
tlio tnrlft and that they will he ro!scd
moro upward than downward, in the
hearing now going on before the ways
and menus Commiteo which lmschargo
of nil tariff bills, tho protected interest
'that aro alt eady fully protected, aro
not batibfied with mcie ptotcctlon and
have admitted that protection is not
what they wunt but larger prof Its.that
is they want the government to givo
them a lisneo for unlimited lobbcry of
tho American people and so tho people
thus can in UiIb way, enjoy the benefit
that thoy oted for oil tho third uflnst
xfrncndju
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rj'lf 1 1 i it, t ilifit ihi'.v p,(nl.ed to
Oljl)! 1 i Ji liMul lllll,g UxltR and "
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, ! frimmvi i'n Mintiv mv Die u i n ijui
.r'would l-uif,- l,o (io mint nt luti
competition ,wUh iiiui j oweifi 1 to
twests that hupported Tuft and would
thus hi ing a big light on the ' aft ad
ministration. As Republicans promise
ntid platforms ate niado moro to get
In on than to be fulfilled, It is not likely
that these leforms will be carried Into
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Tf-lcplionr, Mncthift.
A large u tuber of tho in tubers of
the FarinorV Independent Telephone
Company gathered at thu.e ntrt house
1 last Saturday to consldt-r u, propoi
Itlon fiom tlii Xebrasku Telophono
Company, bettor known as the lk-1
line, to consolidate the lines within
thc'cityaud operate the same from
ono coutial olllee. L'ni-iiunt to the
call issued by the director of tho
Farmers Independent Comptiny. The
meeting was called fo order by
President Uclglo. The representative
of tho Hell company, Mr. Tracy, was
called upon to present tho proposition
of his Company, Mr Tracy said that
the Idea of making a proposition for
tho consolidation of the two tolo
phono systems within the city has
been suggested by some of tho bus
iness men of lied Cloud, to the end
that tho expense of the two telephones
might bo avoided and a belter and
moio genet al tolephono -erlce be
seemed for the patious of the two
systiius. The piojiosition ho had to
offer Mm IiIh company uu tint i.i th
event that the Independent company
thought favorably of a consolidation
that the Hell company was lo appoint
one uu'inberof an appraising conitnltlo
the Independent c mp.tny atiother,'nd
and they two a third, tills commit. tec
to iiiMilce and appraise Ihe propeity
of theliidepciiileiiteompany, which an
pinlbcmcnt the Hell company would
accept. Then the Bell company wo'ild
cuter a contiaet for a teiiu of live to
ton yeais with each Fanner Telephone
company to meet their lines at tho city
limits, connect them on the Dell
switchboard and to switch each line
with oveiy other line and till telephone
in tin cllj for twenty lle cents per
phon per mouth The gentletuau
fin flier slnteil t hut under rho law II
telephone compaiiies were under the
control of tho state lullway board, and
could not change tholr rate-, without
the content of that board so theie
could bo no fear of any mlvimttiKU
being taken in the futuro in matter
of raising lutes. Also that the into
named was a late established and in
favor genet ally in this state. Some
warm iliscusslon followed the pte-
sentntion of tho propos'tlon, but no
action looking cither to the adoption
or rejection of the proposition was
taken, and tho mooting adjourned.
One result of tho meeting lias boen
to mouse considerable discussion of
tho tclcphouosltuatlon, both favorable
and unfavorable to tho consolidation
proposition.
NO REASON FOR DOUBT
A Stntcmr.it of Facts Backed By a
Strong Guarantee.
We guarantee immediate relief and
a positive cure to all sufferers from
constipation. In every caso where -wo
fall to affect u cure, we will supply
the medicine fiee. That's u frank
statement uf facts, and we .want you
to substantiate them at our risk.
Hc.Mill Orderlies ate a gentle, effec
tive, dependable and safe bowel reg
ulator, strengthonor and tonic They
re-establish natuio's function inn
quite, easy way. They do not cause
any inconvenience, griping or nausoa.
They are so pleasantto tako and work
so easily that they may be taken by
anyone at any tlmo. They throughly
tono up tho wholo system to 'healthy
activity. They havo a most benellclal
action upon the liver.
ltoxall Oiderlles are nnsuip.ibsablo
and Ideal Tor tho use or children, old
folks and delicate persons. Wo can
not too highly lecouiinend them to all
bitffereis from any form ofonstlpntlou
and its attendant evils. That's why
wo back our faith in them with our
promise of money back if they do not
givo entiio satisfaction. Thoy lire two
sizes 25o and 10c Tho II. E Orlco
Drug Co., Ited Cloud, Nebraska.
Real Estate Transfers.
Transfers reported by tho Foi t Ab
stract Co. for tho week ending Wed
nesday, Deo. !), 190s.
William lllobaum to Wllhelm
Dcgener si mvl and swl HI 3
0 wd StuSOO
Hatriet Ham etui to William
Hlobauin h'i nwt audswl 31-3-
ti wd
John Fcrgeson to Mao Cono pt
lot 20 Robot ts add Guido Hock
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J, W. Shabalco referee to Wil
helm Uurknig rfd s3 nS 2 4 t).
WilhelmDurknig to Berth Hip
lcrs2 nelS-t-D wd
Laura A. Winters to John A.
Shlpman lots 1(1 and 17 blk 5.M
Hed Cloud wd
T.G.Harwood toSarah A. Kent
lots 8 blk 0 Smith and Moors
add tolled Clo d, wd
1C800
100
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Mongols tUtd, tsOO.03
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miLieveo couGtia and colds
DECLARED VOH3E THAN CANCER.
Of the Two, Pangs of Toothache Are
Lcto Easy to Bear.
"You of tho younger generation,'1
said tho dentist, sovcroly, "don't appre
ciate tho Impottanco of tho conquest
of toothncho that dentistry ha3 made.
"Toothacho Is tho worst torturo that
over mulcted mankind. Its pallia
'lancinating' they arc technically called
aro worse than tho pains of enncor.
Worse than cancer; that Is tho truth;
I lmvo heard It from physicians, I
havo heard It from three old pooplo
whom enncer finally killed. They all
said that tho pain of cancer at Its
worst was mild hesldo tho pain of the
worst toothache.
"Toothache drove DoQulncoy to
opium-eating. DcQiihtccy, too, says
in his 'Opium Eater' llko all dentists,
I have the passage by heart:
"'No stronger expression of tooth
ncho's Intensity and scorching fierce
noss can bo imagined than this fact
that, within my prlvato knowledgo,
two persons, who had suffered alike
under toothache and cancer, havo pro
nounced tho former to he, on tho scalo
of torttue, by many degrees tlio worse.
In both, there aro at times lancinating
pangs keen, glancing, arrowy radia
tions of anguish; and upon thoso tho
basis of compailson is rested
paroxysm ngnlnat paroxysm with tho
result that I havo stated.'"
ANTG AS WEATHER PROPHET3.
Their Method of Glvlnn Warnlno of
an Approaching Storm.
Ants as weather prophets afford
now testimony to the cleverness of
these small Insects.
When you go out on a spring morn
ing and find the ants busily engaged
in clearing out their nests and drag
ging the sand and hits of earth to
tho surface you may bo sure that no i
matter how cloudy it U thcro will i
bo no rain that day and tho probabili
ties nto for several days of good J
weather.
If, however, jou sec tho ants about
the middle of a rjirlng or summer af-
ten:oon Inn rj Ins hack to the neat,
and n sentinel tiottln out In evtry dl- I
rcction looking up trasKlera and tirg- ,
lug them to go hot n as soon as they
can get there, ou may figure on a
lain that afternoon or night.
When tho last of the wandctcrs la
found tho picket hurtles in and tho
nest Ib securely sealed from tho Insldo
to keep out tho water. It Is seldom
that ants aro taken by surprlso by tho
approach of a shower.
Show Men Like Apes.
Prehistoric paintings recently un
earthed show man to have 'been like
an ape. The only known examples of
paintings of men by prehistoric cave
decorators have been discovered lately
by Prof. Reno Leaunel In tliewPortel
grotto, a cavo of Louhens, In Arlege,
Franco, whore Noulet already had
found quaternary temalus and liumnn
hones. About 40 sketches In black
or red, only one In both colors, udom
the cavo as frescoes, and two repre
sent men of a primltivo typo, while
tho others show bisons, hoars and
hoises. Of tho human flguros ouo has
a long head, with retreating forehead,
while tho other shows a remarkable
apoliko pose, with rounded hack and
arms pendent in ftont. Thcro 13 a
cruochlng hoar, but tho horses aro
mostly galloping and poorly drawn, al
though the forequaiters of a horso
nro quite skillfully figured In btyck on
one of tho darkest walls of tho cavern
One by Barnacled Ben.
"Yes, mates," i elated Hatnaclcd Hen,
rotlrcd seaman, "I certainly did see
somo wonderful things when I was
cruising around the seen seas. Why,
onco wo had a sawfish to follow tho
Nancy Jones for 1,000 miles. Wo used
to tlnow off tho leavings from tho
calley and when we'd hit a big calm
why, the taw fish would saw up our
firewood In stovo lengths. All wo had
to was to toss tho long sticks over
and ho'd saw them up In a Jiffy. Then
we'd tako a long rako and rako them
aboaid. Naturo faking? Novcr heard
of it, mate, never heaid of It."
And Harnacled Hen lit his pipo and
Bhamblod away.
His Deep Concern.
Tho kind old lady noticed a small
lad entering a cobbler's with a small
package.
"What havo you there, sonny?" she
asked, kindly.
"Ma's slipper," replied tho lad; "you
see, there Is a tack out of placo In it
and I want to have It fixed before ma
notices It."
"Ah, kat a consldorato llttlo boy!
I supposo you nro afraid tho tack
might hurt your mother's foot?"
"Well, It ibn't oxactly that. You see,
tho tack Is sticking out on tho solo and
this In tho slipper ma spanks mo
with."
Arabs Outlive Eskimo.
While It may bo true that tho whlto
man loses In intellectual and bodily
power In the tropics, Dr. Lulgl Sambon
maintains, aa a result of recent re
searches, that the avcrago Arab lives
25 years longer than tho avorago Es
kimo; that tho coast peoplo of South
Amorlca aro longer lived than tho
mountain peoplo; that old ago Is much
commoner In tho southern countries of
Europo than in tho northern countrlos,
and that Spuln (with a population
nmaller by 0,000,000) has 401 conto
narlans to Hngland's 14G.
Sufficient Reason.
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In collars wc 'have the high Diaectorie
styles from 25c to 50c, also a large line of
lace and silk collars from 25c to $2.50.
Bear Skin Coats
Infants Bear Skin Coats all sizes and
ors from $2.25 to $3.00 each.
Bear Skin Hoods from 35c o 1.25.
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