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Rei Cloud, Nebraska.
PUULlBIIfcD LVEKY 1 1IUIIHDA
Kntcrtd In the I'uMofltco at Hnl Uouit.Neli
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fUB ONLY IIKMUCHATIU PAP Kit IN
WKIWTKH COUNTY
There Isn't a leaky roof in Kod Cloud.
The Guide Hock chnutauuUH Iihh
proven to have been nn un(HHllllcd
success and wo hasten to extend con
gratulations. It was a financial micccsh
and a platform succcsr. We have
beard nothing but praise for thin
cbautauqtia. The people of Guide
Itock have determined to continue for
another year and we wish them well.
Judging from the advertising efforts
of the manngors of the Webster County
Fair to be held at llladen noon, this
year's event will surpass all others.
They have learned how to conduct a
successful fair and this year promises
to bo bigger and better than ever.
Notwithstanding the smullncss of the
corn crop the fair ought to bo ii suc
cess. The iigrlculturul display aloiio
will be a surprise to many losidoiits of
the county and the livu stock ought to
to bo of the very best.
Now that tliib city is to havu.'an agri
cultural bcliool in connection without
high school the expense of an agricult
ural education will be only nominal
and many more persons will undoubt
edly avuil themselves of securing such
un education. We uiu far behind the
people of I in ope when it eoino to
farming. The government schools of
(Jeriimiiy, IJcntnuik, Sweden and
others teach their citizens how to
make u living on twenty acres of
ground. They hive learned what In
tensive farming Is Wo in this country
bavo much to leain. The main busi
ness of this country is farming and
while wo have been slow to adopt a
curriculum that . mid most assist us
wu trust that we will make the most
of the opportunity. Industrial edu
cation appeals to ninety por cent of
our population. It is just what the
country needs and everyone should aid
the new departure as much us possi
ble. August Midwest Magazine
The .August number of Midwest,
published at Lincoln by Wm. M
Mnuplln, Is leplete with good things
and as usual boosts for Nebraska. A
Nebraska Fanner pays his respects to
the "Modern Absiiloins," and the edl
lor shows wherein tho new insurance
code works an Injustice to home insti
tutions. Ada Caroline Wurl man's
"Opinion of Cousin Caroline" make
Bpley readings for those who keep
abreast of the times, and Nat M. Ayers
contributes another Ititciestiug histo
rical sketch iu which ho tolls of a fam
ous hold-up on tho Union l'Hdtlle
"v in early dujs. A brief history of the
Nebraska State fair is given, nnd in
this connection Will Mauplin contrib
utes his report of another "Memory
Excursion" whcitiu he takes you on a
visit with him to ilie little old county
fair of your child-hood days.. Why
not a ccmi-rriitt-iiiiuil exposition cele
brating Ncbuishu's half century as a
state? Midwest tells you about it iu
thy August number. There aie u lot
Of Bpley anecdotes, peisonal and oth
erwise, and you will be Interested in
the department of "Snap Shots at Men
In tho l'libllc Kje." They are all
Ncbratknus that you will like to read
about.
Midwest's every Issue is a liberal
education iu the greatness of Nebras
ka, and every Nebiuskau Interested, in
his state's development ought to be a
regular subscriber. The magazine do
serves a place Iu every Nebraska home,
and should be In every Nebraska pub
IloBcboot. If your news dealer doesn't
handle it.seud direct to Midwest Mag
azine, 430 Baukeis Life Huildlng,
Lincoln, Nobr. Subscription Sl.r.Oper
year.
Attractive Exhibits
In order to see what Nebraska can
produce iu a dry year, attend tho state
fair at Lincoln, Sent. 1-fi. Tho agri
cultural, horticultural and fruit dis
plays will be especially strong this
Tear. Many counties have prepared
exhibits which will burpriso thoso not
familiar with tho resources of tho
state.
Attention School Directors
We can supply you with all the
School Hook Deeded at prices tbnt
will save you money.
Ciias. L. Cottino, The Druggist.
EAR NEVER STOPS GROWING
The Only Portion of the Human Anat
omy, According to Physicians,
Which Does This.
Persons who huvo largo cars In
their youthful dnys nro decidedly un
lucky, according to students of anat
omy, for no other portion of tho hu
man body In so ambitious In its
growth. Wo get old and shrivel up
and decrcaso In stature, but the ear
till grows.
A woman with small oars at twenty
.probably will havo medium-sized ears
'at forty and largo oars at sixty.
Again, it Is said, as the result of tho
examination of 40,000 pairs of ears,
;that probably no person In the world
(has ears perfectly matched. In most
people the two ears differ perceptibly,
not only In shape, but In size. Fre
quently they are not placed on the
head at exactly the same angle or at
the same height.
It Is declared by those who have de
voted their time and abilities to the
study of cars that tho age of a per
son can be Judged by them with great
'accuracy by an expert.
' After the age of ten, cars assume an
increased form and glvo the clue to
the ago of tho owner. Nordau, Lorn
broso and others luy great stress upon
tho car ob an Indication of character;
'yet some of tho best men wo moot
havo outrageous cars, while almost
(everybody can recall soma bold, bad
man of IiIb acriuaintanco who has
small, well formed and well placed
cars.
NOT AN OCCASION FOR MIRTH
Thoughtless People Laughed at Hu
morous Sight, but There Wan
Deep Pathos in Incident.
Why will wo bo so much nmused
at the other fellow's woo? Tho olliei
fellow In thin stoiy waB driving, ami
the horse was going at u clip, so tho
driver had hifi hands full to steer
j.ifely through the crowded streets.
Tho only other occupant of tho con
vcyanco was a largo nanny gout,
standing on tho swat. Sho was sonic
what, uneasy at tho uniiBtial means of
locomotion, and ln-lng of a loving din
poultlou, who would snuggle up to the
driver and lick across tho face, ami
ao.o his hair whenever tho swaying
vehicle gave her a chance. To a bus
full of people with nothing to do hut
look on It was very funny, and calls
nnd jeers to thu busy driver did not
add to his pcuco of mind. Hut had
tho hooters only known that tho goat
was being hurried through the city
streets to save a little lifo!
Not far from Washington square
thero Is a little house where a young
mother lay dead and a sick Infant was
crying for comfort, and the man with
tho queer passenger had that picture
before him whllo nanny and tho on
lookers made frco with his dignity.
New York Press.
Wasted Eloquence.
Having recently escaped annihila
tion by tho width of a flying coattall,
tho minister meant every word of his
Formon against motor carH. So gen
ulna was IiIb emotion that ho was ablo
to preach without notco.
Ordinarily ho refrained from dese
crating tho pulpit with u text on mun
dane nffulrs. I tut motor cars wcro
different. They had boon instru
mental iu sending to many people to
heaven that thoy had almost ceased
to bo mundane
In anathematizing tho people who
run their cars on Sundays and run
thorn too fast the young man sur
passed himself In eloquence. He know
ho had spoken well, but ho wanted
somebody elso to tell him bo. After
church ho asked tho candid parishion
er what ho thought of tho sermon.
Tho candid parishioner looked out
upon tho smiling bluo Bky, the glint
ing sunbeams, tho opening leaves.
"It Bounded all right," ho said, "but
I doubt If It will ilo much good, be
cause thcro wasn't a soul hero that
owim a motor car to hear It."
Many French Playwrlnhts.
Plnywrltlng seems to ho more of a
hobby than a profession In France,
Judging by tho figures of the French
Society ot rjrjinuilc Authors. The
fnoinbers" of ilio Kocloty number, all
told, 5,400. Hut during tho last two
yoara GO. of Jhls number havo suf
deed to furnlBu the dramatic 7aro of
tho community, comprising every
work In proso and versa staged
throughout tho country in tho thea
ters and cafe concerts. Tho other
B.H40 members of tho socletjS are
awaiting tholr turn to cater for tho
public toBtea, and in all probability
will wait a long time, for tho major
ity of French theaters havo their ac
cepted playwrights, whom thoy com
mission to write their plays, and tho
lucky 60 Jealously guard their priv
ilege and do all they can to exclude
now aspirants. Tho members of the
society Includo recruits from nearly
cvory profession and calling lawyers,
,army and navy officers, business men,
dorks, etc. who assiduously produce
works which never seo tho light of
day.
.Hunger the Least of HI Troubles.
A Dayton, Ohio, newspaper, In recit
ing some of tho tragic scenes which
occurred In that city during the recent
flood, recounts this episode, which
goes to show that even the mo3t
awful disasters are not without their
'occasional tinges of humor: A fat
,man was sitting astride tho roof of a
barn floating complacently down the
istream. Some of the rescuers on tho
'bank yelled to him and aBked htm If
ibs was hungry. "Hungry? No!
Thtrt at fourteen hens in the hay
loft tad they lay twelve eggs r
day I"
GOATS FLAYED ALIVE.
Cruel Tortures Inflicted on Animals In
Many Parts of India,
In an Illustrated pamphlet Issued by
thu Animals' Friend society of Eng
land attention Is drawn to the Indian
practice, of linking live goats. This
cottiinn-lil barbarity Is prevalent
throughout Iloiigul and Is dono in or
der to obtain longer measurements for
the market, so called long necks com
manding a higher prL-e on account of
tho extra length. The dreadful process
Is carried out by beginning the Haying
ot tho eyes and mouth of tho living
goat and working down the tjeck, aft
er which tho throat Is cut. In one
of these eases, which enmo tinder the
notice of tho Hon. Mrs. Charlton, tho
flaying had Iweii partially carried out,
and tho animal, though rescued from
his tormentors, finally succumbed in
misery to the agony he had endured.
The Initial act of torture was perform
ed under the cyo in the shape of a cut
m tho form of a St. Andrew's cross,
and tho skin, torn away In flaps, fell
down the nnlmal's neck;
The practice of branding domestic
animals for ornamental purposes and
slitting tho cars nnd nostrils of donkeys
Is prevalent in many parts of Indln.
Theso cruelties result In much suffer
ing, though they nro. erroneously sup
posed by the poorer clnses of tho popu
lation to convey some benefit to the
animal.
Itullocks with ono side of the fuco
almost burnt away arc to bo seen
everywhere throughout tho eiiHt, nnd
but little comment Is aroused by tho
plight of theso unfortunate creatures,
which toll yoked to a heavy, III bal
anced cart. These poor animals nro
instillleleiitly fed, habitually overladen
and overdriven, and their shrinking
necks show tumors and ulcerated sores
caused by the incessant working of
tho clumsy yoke in dally use.
In Delhi nnd elsewhere secret places
exist where bullocks are turned Into
monsters for exhibition In religious
processions. "I myself," says Mrs.
Charlton, "saw one of these poor man
made monsters at I raid war, a sacred
place In tho Dun (Pultod provinces),
and secured a photograph. It was be
ing led about In charge of a fakir, who
showed me with pride several legs
which had been engrafted nn Its back,
nnd the process must havo been most
painful." In performing this cruel op
eration more than one animal Is killed
In the greatest agony.
KING OF WILD BULLS.
India's Gaur Combines Courage and
Audacity With Great Str.ngth.
Tho gaur Is often wrongly termed
"bison." The mime Is not correct; the
bison is tho bos bonassus of Lithuania
and the Caucasus. Tho gaur, found In
Indo-Chlua, is certainly tho finest of all
tho wild hulls; ho overawes all op
ponents by his courage, uuducljy, and
great strength.
Ho is a bune beast and sometimes
measures six feet to the root of tho
tall. Ho Is distinguished from all
other wild cattle by the prominent
hump between the two horns. The hit
ter are massive, tint at tho base, and
ringed, and they describe a very wide
curve from the root upward.
The coat Is of an olive brown tint,
shading in black, with very short, fine '
hair.
The gaur Is found both In the forest
and on the mountains, for, Iu spite of
hh great size, he Is extremely agile, so '
tli.it lie can rim up the mountain slopes
and climb tho rocks with ease. j
I.Ike the elephant, he feeds on grass
and plants, aiid when he cannot get
these he falls back on bamboo shoots
ami the buds mid branches of trees.
The gains feed until about 11 o'clock
In the morning; then they return to tho
bamboo forests and clearings to sleep.
Later In the afternoon they come out
to graze ami drink. They are not timid,
and several shots can be tired among
n herd before they become alarmed.
nuke of Mont poller Iu Wide World
Magazine.
Seacoast Defensei.
It seems rather odd, come to think
about II, that all of our big coast de
fense villi's are only available to shoot
t an enemy coming lu from e:i. In I
their rear I hey arc without piotccllon
Jid won hi require an army to protect
ineiii agniusi invauers who uiiglit eiiinu
over tho back fence after us. These
big guns have a horizontal" swing Vf
only about ten degrees azimuth.
Wouldn't it be vl--e to so make theso
big .shooting irons that they could bo
swung clear around the circle, so that
they could defend themselves, so to
speak? We could then load 'em with
broken up stove plate, bolts, newspaper
Jokes, family portraits and various Junk
and slay everything for miles around.-'
Oakland (Cil.) Kmpiirer.
French Offictrs Are III Paid.
Tho poorest men In France nre the
army oillceis. In fact, they would
starve to death If they had a faintly
unless they can double their oltlclul re
sources by pilvate means. captain
has an Income of .sSl'ii a year. Tho
verago captain, aeeordlu- to statistics,
has a wife and three children and can
not live on less than $l,(,!iri, No won
der tho places of army ollleers go beg
King In Franco. Hoton Tost.
Ho Dodged.
'So Ktirroughs owes you money?
Well, I think he'll pay you buck somo
day. but you can't make him hurry."
"Pon't you believe It. The mere
sight of me walking iiIoiik tho street
has made him hurry several times
lately "-Philadelphia Press.
Catching Her.
She (pouting) Before we wer mar
ried you often used to catch ' in
your arms. lie-Yes, and now l-catcn
you In my pocketa.-London Telegraph.
We AreLeaders
CHILDREN'S
SCHOOL
SHOES
e Let's make the little ones comfortable with a
pair ofjour Easy School Shoes. They stand the
rough wear the children give them. : :
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BAILEY & BAILEY
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East Side
Price-Per-Thousand
On Building Lumber
is uol. infrequently used by nitinu
faeturers of substitutes to confute
1Jl''''?!(,LveJi5'l"u. builders, but to
the mitii who knows quality, the
characteristic-, of the diifureut fav
ored building woods and their prop
er application, this bugbear causes
littte apprehension. Wo'vo helped
many builders right here at home
beat the building game to a frazzle
and can help you too if you'll bring
your plans in or tell us just what
you contemplate doing'. Selling
lumber is only a part of our busi
nessthe personal service wc render
our customers being of equal im
portance but we'iu willing to
donate this service for tha sake of
the community and the indoi-ement
of our mistomcrs. Ilefore making
your linal decision on join new
house come iu nnd get at first hand
the real facts about this lumber
3 business uinl ji-1 what '"pileeppr-
thotisaiul'mcHtib to you.
'There's No Place Like Hoinr."
Saunders Brcs.
Red Cloud, Nebraska
How To Eat
Watermelons
To enjoy a wntoi melon to the su
perlative degree, Arabella, you should
obier ve the following suggestions;
"First, be sure you have telocted a
melon that is ripe. To do this, press
gently but firmly with the forefinger
upon the rind. If it the rind, not
the linger j lelds to the pressure you
may hand over your niozuuin with full
assurance that tho ripeness is there,
as advertised. Next, lay the melon
full length upon tho ice nnd do whnt
you cun to forget it for three hours,
by which time the right degree of
frigidty will have soaked through from
rind to rind. Third, tho most import
unt of all, steer clear of a knife, for
more wntermelon joy has been slashed
out of existence with steel blades than
by frost, flood or drouth. Just carry
the melon to the appointed place tho
back porch or kitchen table Is to be
preferred place tho left hand on one
md and tho right hand on the other;
lift the melon gently but (Irmly to a
height ot twelve inches, suddenly re
move your hold, and reach for your
share as rind splits from end to end
and the great, dripping, heaven-sweetened
heart bursts from its moorings.
While there is no denying that water
melon tastes very good when served
iu more conventional ways, auybody
who whs ever a boy with neither jack
knife nor time to perform an operat
ion on such melons as ho could beg,
buy or steal will tell yon Nature's way,
as indicated above, is the one to follow
if you would realize all tho possibilit
ies which lie burled beneath a broad
expanse of shiny green rind. Monroe
Appeal Paris, Mo,
Smoke Blue Mil Cigar Co. No. 21 5c
Cigars. adv.
Shoe Store. Newhouse Block.
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House to rent. Inquire at Now
house's store.
We use ouly home boiled bams iu
our Sundwiches, 5 and 10c, at the Purl
tan Cafe. adv
I have the best rate in tho county on
farm loans. See mo and be convinced,
My motto prompt service.
A. T. Walk kb
Picture taking opens a new woild of
entertainment to tho children and
they never tiro of the fun. Tho Kodak
puts this pleasure in the hands of
young or old at small co.-t. Is simple
enough for a child to use with good
results, so etllclent tho expert cannot
exhaust its possibilities. Ask us
about this. Newhouse, Jeweler, adv
Daily Thought.
Let your first effort be not for
wealth, but independence. Whatever
1m your talents, whatever your pros
pects, never be tempted to speculate
away, on the chance of a palace, that
which you need as a provision against
the workhouse. Lord Lytton.
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Wktow's Peashm.
The recent act or April 10th, 1003
gives to all soldiers1 widows a pension
$12 per month-. Fred Maurer, tha at
torney, has all necessary blank.
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