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tfTtyfcr-syrMaAr",ry.tA,j vi, RED CLOUD, NEBRAS K A , CHIEF Iiouis Vavneka General Auctioneer Terms reasonable and satis faction guaranteed. I speak cither Bohemian or the American language. .'. .'. R, F. D. No. 4, Red Cloud, Nebraska DR. CHAS. E. CROSS DENTIST VER STAIE BANK Red Cloud ' Nebraska Paste This In Your Hat! All 1913 Taxes Due Novem ber 1, 1913. l'ersonnl taxes ilvliiiijuctit December ist,j..u:i Distress Warrants Feb. j, lull ReHl Kstate Taxc Detlnciuoiit Muv 1, JOH. W U.KoONT, County Treasurer E. A. Creighton, M. D. EYE, NOSE AND THROAT COXhL'l.TATloX FUKK DOYLE BROS. Live Stock and General Auctioneers ItOTII IMInXr.s Red Cloud Lebanon IT on 8 3 on 187 CAMP THE CHIROPRACTOR Red Cloud, -:- Nebraska Second House North ol I. 0. 0. F. Hall -O- Consultation and Spinal Analysis Free -o - Lady Attendant from 10 to 12 a. m. and 2 to -1 p. in Phone lnd.212 LFIRE 3- THE ALARM is a dreadful thiiiK OF FIRE for tliu man without i isurauce. Every time he sees the engines racing ulong his lienrt comes up in his throat if the tire is anywhere near his place. What folly, what mis taken economy. THE COST OF fs so small that it INSURANCE need hardly be considered. The freedom from worry alone is worth it many times over Have us insure you to-day. O. C. TEEL, Reliable Insurance. J. H. EliklNGER General Auctioneer Recommendations My Former Cuslomers. . Write or Phone Red Cloud, - Nebr. NOT PEPPERMINT BUT STRONG .Illiterate Man Wat Not to Be Con vinced That He Had Really Smelt Nothing. At a certain northern Chautauqua putherlng last summer a lecturer, at fho opening of his address, came, to ;lio front of the platform and took i f mall vial from his pocket. "My friends," ho said, "beforo I be Kin my address, 1 wish to test tho ven tilation of this auditorium. I am go ing to pour out this oil of peppermint. When tho odor reaches you, raiso your hands, so that I may see how rapidly it travels." 1 Ho emptied tho vial, and almost in stantly several hands on tho front benches went up; then farther back tho hands began to go up by the dozens, until at last the people- In the last seats caught the odor, and raised Ithelr hands. The lecturer thanked his auditors, and went on with his address. When lie had almost finished, and was speak ing of tho effect of tho imagination on our senses, he paused, and said with n smile that it was only clear water he had poured out of his vial. ' ' Tho audience had been caught so neatly that even thoso who had held up their hands joined in tho laugh. ,nut one illiterate, fellow, whose hand had gone up more promptly and em phatically than any other, did not qulto 'understand. "What they laughln at?" ho asked, .audibly, of the man sitting beside him. "Why." explained tho man, "you did not smell peppermint at all; It was only Imagination." "Well." said tho other, "I knowed It was somethlV that smclled mighty strong." Youth's. Companion. LITTLE KNOWN OF HEREDITY Much Talk on the Subject, But World Still Awaits a Satisfactory Explanation. There are few subjects on which so much "scientific" nnnsenno Is talked ,and written as on heredity. Not very much Is known of it as regards plants, less of animals, and almost nothing as regards humanity, writes If. Ficldlng-Hall In tho Atlantic. To read books on heredity, especially those of tho Kugenlc society, is to read a mass of suppositious and hazardous Inductions where most of tho facts aro negative, and only the exceptions nro positive. Tho very meaning of "hereditary" Is not understood. If any qunlity Is truly hereditary, then it is always hereditary. It never occurs except ns tho results of heredity, and lit is constant, that Is to say, It in variably follows. Hut there Is no quality of which this can bo said. 'That genius is not hereditary is known. Even talent is not. Nor is 'any aptitude A lawyer's son more often wants to be a soldier or an art ist than a lawyer, notwithstanding the environment, and it Is so with most professions. The exceptions seem to bo duo to training and influenco, not ,to any hereditary transmission. A superficial likeness to parents seems (hereditary, but that is nil that we can Assert, aud that outward likeness by no means Infers an Inward likeness. There Is nothing to nttributo to hered ity what is duo to training or want of training. It excuses suplncncss in governments and professions. Without Food Twe,nty-elght Days. A remarkable feat of Involuntary fnBtlng was performed 12 years ngo by a corporal In n regiment of Fronch colonial Infantry. On his way to work one morning a man henrd cries pro ceeding from a dlsusod mlno, near .Ilrest. At tho bottom of an excava tion nearly 100 feet deep Corporal Andre Desrats was found in so weak a condition that ho could "hardly artic ulate a word. When ho recovered his rescuers learned that, after accident ally falling Into tho mlno, Desrats had been imprisoned for twenty-eight days without anything to eat or drink. Hut n pig can beat n man. Dr. W. II. Carpenter In his Manual of Physiol ogy records that a pig weighing ICO pounds was entombed by tho fall of n portion of the chalk cliffs at Dover. It was dug out ICO days later, and found to bo still nlivo, hut reduced in weight to 40 pounds. Of Course. A Now York dramatic writer tells of an actress of great popularity who is just beginning to bo obsessed with tho notion that tho public holds her 'to bo older than she really is. Tho writer was assigned to Inter view this playor. Ho wished to ob tain her views with referenco to the state of tho drama, a topic whereon tho actress did not seem particularly anxious to decant. "It does not seem to mo," gently suggested tho intervlowor, with a smile, "that I am really ascertaining your opinion. You ought to bo frank, sinco your eyes are gray and" "Prematurely so, my dear boy, pre maturely so," tho actress hastened to assuro him. Judgo. Walking at Billiards. "I flguro out," said ono of tho bil liard experts playing In tho champion ship games, "that I walk throe miles when I play -100 points. Of couiso, sometimes I do less than that, pro vided my avorngo runs by nursing aro larger. When I can keep tho balls closely togother for a good run, that lessons the distance I have to walk." This cue artist said he onco made 100 polntB and did not circlo tho table half a dozon times. Moro-amazing still was tho assertion that ho had seen tho lato Jacob Schaofor run 1E0 points wlttrout going oven onco entire ly around tho table. flfrSSQuU-JMriii f." ferTTT77777ra How Would You Like To Be The Washer-Woman? Do you think you could make that soiled suit "DO" for an other season? Soap and water will fade and shrink the garment. You will save your back, save your garment and save your money by permitting us to Dry Clean Your Clothes TiyJUs once and be convinced. R. G. Hassln&er Cleaner and Dyer Both Phones 9 9 Red Cloud. Ncbr. Frame Construction Is Most Preferable for home building not only on account of its economy, bill be cause of its adaptability to chang ing conditions. Holm'- built of wood aro easily moved from one location tu another; they can be attured or enlargtd without Injur ing th"ir general uppearilnce for the leiison that paluiing will make the old look as good ifj the new. Instead of painting being consid eieil an expense it should really be held as an improvement because it freshens up the whole appearance of your home, and instead of ulti mate decay aud deteriorated value as is the case with substitutes that can only be renovated by building a whole new house, your home be comes constantly more valuable This is only one of the little things to consider when building a home "Little drops of water, etc., make u h mighty ocean." Come in and we'll tell you moro about lumber. "There's No Place Like Home" Saunders Bros. Red Cloud, Nebraska We Have Aided In Building Great Fortunes For -Clever Advertisers LAND Improved Alfalfa, (Jiain and Stock Farms in The Ureal Republican Valley Bought Sold Exchanged Any desirable Keal Kstate listed up and advertised for cash halo, or ex change without expense to owner. Cash buyers for improved farms aud ranches secured through care ful, liberal and systematic adver tising. Some of the best farms in Webster and Franklin Counties Ne braska now listed Several farms for sale that will pay good Interest on the eutire purchase price and enhance greatly In value. Several good farms for sale on easy pay ments and special terms worth the money. Tho largest list of local farms for sale to select from and. situated In the Ituckle End of the' Corn ltett. FARM LOANS-Idbcral amounts, optional payments, lowest rates. Money always ready. Daniel Garber Riverton, Nebraska Widow's Pension. The recent act of April 10th, HK)8 gives to all soldiers' widows a pension $12 per month. Fred Mum or, the at torney, has all necessary blanks. GOOD STATIONERY Is an Introduction In Itself and Makes u First Impression That Is Valuable. Call and See What We Can Do For You In This Line, THINGS THAT ALMOST HAPPEN Steamboat Captain Tells Why HI Hair In Nearly White, Though He Never Had an Accident. "It Is tho things that almost Inp pon which rnuso gray, hairs In thin business rather than tho things that actually occur," said n veteran cap tain of an excursion boat to a Now 'York Sun nnu. "When I w.t thlrty-threo years old 1 was running a boat to Coney Island. On ono occasion, In tho lower hay, fog settled down thicker than mush. I hold a compass course and everything went smoothly enough until it was al most time to chango tho courso and head from tho bay toward Coney. I had heard a boat by its whistlo I knew it waB a towing tug pass mo further up tho bay. "Even though I could not see the bow of my boat, I was hanging with my head out of the pilot houso win dow and straining my eyes to see, when my quartermaster, who was standing on tho very peak of tho bow?"calIed for me to reverse I rang for full speed astern and threw the wheel hard to port. "The fog lifted for an Instant and .dead ahead of mo I saw a scow with 'Dynamite' written on Its sldo and a red flag floating above It. I kept tho wheel hard over and It seemed to mo tho engineer wns nn eternity In get ting tho englno reversed. We just grazed tho scow. I learned afterward that it had been In tow of n tug and that tho hawser broke and the tug crow had lost sight of tho scow In ,tho fog. "When I got homo thnt night my .wife pointed out a gray hair tho drat I had ever had. "In all my experience 1'vo never .had a serious accident, hut ns you peo I have a head -full of gray hairs cnuscd by things that nlmo3t happened." M'COY KNEW HUMAN NATURE Explaining How the Pugilist Was Ablo to Get Hla Car Through Jam Where Others Failed. Kid McCoy diovo down In hies largo, shiny motor. A friend accompanied him. Coming up thu aveuuo was a Hock of hooting cars. It f.cenied im possible for McCoy to Hud n way through. "iMt'a turn down a sldo street, Kid," said tho friend. "We'll uiako by it." "Watch mo." said McCoy. Ho turned his head to ono sldo, and looked Into tho eyes of tho alarmed friend. Ho drove his car right at tho npproachiug covey. Their drlvora sot up a quacking like a lot of frightened ducks. McCoy drove on, without look ing at tho road ahead. All the other cars pulled to ono side and made way for him. As he passed, all the other drivers leaned out of their cars to make injurious commont upon Mr. McCoy. "Get your bluff In first," said McCoy. "That's tho rule in llfo that nppllos to motoring ns well as to fighting. If I'd dropped back and honked timidly ev ery ono of thoso guys would havo crowded me a llttlo farther Into tho curb. IJecauso they thought I was a careleBS, reckless, Eflnt nuiKhhcad, who'd as lief havo an accident as not, they gavo mo tho right of way." Now York Time6. Aborevlatlon Gone Mad. There aro peoplo in this country who havo so much respect for Its gov ernment and Institutions that they al most consider thoso guilty of treason who spell tho capital of tho country '"W-a-s-h." It Is all they can do to restrain themselves when they get a letter dated "Wash., D. C." They would just as soon see ono addressed to "Hos., Mass.," although Halt, Md., or Plilla., Pa., docs not offend so much. Nobody but a human sloth would think of writing on his cnvnlopo "Chic, 111.," or "Huff.. N. Y." Yet tho prnctlco of unauthorized contraction has grown to such an o::tcnt thnt It Is high time that businr.3s houses lay down the law, ns found in tho hack part of nenrly any dictionary, against tho practice. And If you rollow tho .feelings of tho purists In spelling, you'd dock tho man or woman a wholo day's pay who Is so utterly dead to patriotic instincts ns to nddross a letter to "Wash., D. C." Wall Street Journal. Upstair Backward. Walking upsto'rB backward is urged by a London physician as a useful practice in oases of heart weakness and as helping In a moro equal dis tribution of muscular wear and tear. 'Firstly and most important," ho anys," "walking upstairs backward would prevent any tendency to hurry. No matter how inveterate a 'stair rush' a man night bo, ho would hnvo to moderato his paco if going back ward. This enforced deliberation would, of courso, bo of great vulue In heart disease. Tho second effect would bo to relievo tho Btraln from tho oidl ,nary walking and climbing muclcs (thoso on the front or tho thigh) and to press into service thoso on tho hnck of tho leg, which ordinarily do no work In climbing stairs. Tho total result, therofore, might bo a saving 'In muscular wear and tear through a moro economical distribution of ef fort. ThlB, of course, would also bo of value in cases of heart weakness." Home of Literature. "I thought Boston wus such a liter ary town." "Havo trouble wbllo you wore thero?" "Had hard work llndlng a book store, and when I found out they didn't have a bartender's guide." 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