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83 For Varaticn the dressy man likes to have special addition to his ward robe. We have all his re quirements for outings, 'whether in the country or seashore or for ocean travel. Light suits, two-piece suits, light trousers. Every equip ment for correct dressing to suit the season and the place. Extra good qualities at extra low prices. All orders ready for delivery . in seven days Trousers to Order $5.00 Scotch Woolen Mills UNION TAILORS 133 So; 13th j. h. Mcmullen, Mgr. Auto. 2372 . Bell 2522 RECTOR'S White Pine Cough Syrup la a quick and positive remedy for all coughs. It stoqs coughing spells at night relieves the soreness, soothes the irrita ted membrane and stoqs the tickling. It is an ideal preparation (or children aa it contain ea no harmful anodynes or narcotics. 25c per bottle RECTOR'S 12th and O St Wageworkers Atf-CTitirin Money to loan AlienUOn on chattels. Plenty of it. Utmost Secrecy. 129 So. nth St Kelly & Norm OFFICE OF DR. R. L. BENTLEY, SPECIALIST CHILDREN Office Hours I to 4 p. m. Office 21 ISO St. Both Phones LINCOLN. NEBRASKA Dr. Chas. Yungblut ROOM FA, 4.1 BURR No. 202 LJentist block AUTO. PHONE 3416, BELL 656 LINCOLN. -:- NEBR. MONEY LOANED ahexuehold foods, pianos, hor se, tot long abort time. No okame lor papers. No Interest imatoae. No pnbUoity orfllr papers. Wo g uomntee better touM the others make. Money paid immediately. COLUMBIA LOAM 00. 127 South 18th. " E.3 v w. BROWN'S PARTNER. The All Around Ganius That Would Just Fill tha Bill. The following is quoted from tbe American Magazine and is signed by II Lee: "Here's the , whole thing In a nut shell." said Brown to me. "1 am now twenry-eljrht yours old. have my own business and have brought it to sucb a stale that I huve decided to take a partner " "Take one." answered I. "There's the rub." he gave back. "My- partner must be such an all around knowing one that I'm afraid I'll have hard work to fill the posi tion. "My partner must be able to make laws and to enforce tbem, must be able to carry out complicated chemical work, must be a skilled mechanic, must know something of economics, must be able to buy wares of all kinds with due consideration of my finances and must be able to do tailoring of a kind if necessary " "Hold on. Brown!" said L "Are you dippy, an the vulgarians say?" "No." replied he. "I want a wife. Look around among your friends and see if any one man among them could do all that a good housewife should be able to do. She must make Just laws for the family and enforce tbem. She must understand the complicated proc esses of cooking. Making, mending. washing, ironing and otherwise car ing for the clothing of a family re quire mechanical skill. Bringing up a child properly requires far . more knowledge and wisdom than selling dry goods of standard makes and prices year after year. Where are more science and skill required than in tbe sickroom? And If the wife does not know how to do all of these things bow can she direct tbe work of ber paid help, especially if the help knows less than she does?" "My dear boy." said I. "do the way 90 per cent of us do marry and trust to luck." SAVAGE ATHLETICS. Canary Islanders Who Would Have Made Good Ball Players. In this, age of athletics one might think that no people ever showed so much Interest in feats of muscular mlgbt and skill as those who have per fected football, but modern games. and even tbe games of tbe Greeks at Olympla, may have been more than matched by the sports of peoples now held In light esteem. We have tbe ac counts of excellent authorities for the contention that tbe athletic training of Canary Islanders makes even the col lege giants of today seem weak and effeminate. These islands came into subjection to Spain about the time Columbus dis covered America. The conquest was due solely to the superiority of Euro pean weapons and not to better skill and prowess. Native soldiers were trained athletes developed under a sys tem that held athletic sports to be an important business. like military drill. Spanish chronicles have left accounts of sports of the Islanders. From baby hood they were trained to be brisk In self defense. As soon as they -could toddle tbe children were pelted with mud balls that they might learn how to protect themselves. When they were boys stones and wooden darts were substituted for bits of clay. In this rough school they acquired the rudiments of warfare which en abled tbem during their wars to catch In their hands the arrows shot from their enemies' crossbows. After the conquest of the Canaries a native of the islands was seen at Se ville who. for a silver piece, let a man throw at him as many stones as be pleased from a distance of eight paces. Without moving his left foot be avoid ed every stone. Another native used to defy any one to hurl an orange at him with so great rapidity that he could not catch It. Three men tried this, each with a dozen oranges, and the islander caught every orange. As a further test he bit his antagonists with each of the oranges. St Louis Republic. Stopping Hiccough. Hiccough is a distressing and some times a dangerous complaint Many times a swallow of water will stop It If simple measures fail the following has been found very efficacious: The nerves that produce hiccough are near the surface of the neck. They may be reached and compressed by placing two fingers tight in the center of the top of the breastbone between the two cords that run up either side of the neck and pressing Inward, downward and outward. A few minutes' pressure of this kind will stop tbe most obsti nate hiccough. Dr. Charles S. Moody in Outing. , A Gentleman and Boots. The "first gentleman in Europe" got the very worst definition of a gentle man from bis valet when driving down to Brighton. The prince regent was arguing about the gentleman and final ly turned to bis valet And the valet replied that a gentleman was one who did not clean his own boots. It was a flunky's reply. One likes better the demand of the Duke of Wellington, "Give me men who can sleep in their boots." London Graphic. Snubbed. Hamm Do you recognize the profes sion? Ticket Man Yes, but If youll stand out of the line qnletly I won't give you away. Cleveland Leader. A Friendly Greeting. "How did you enjoy your vacation?" N "Fine! Tt made a new man of me!" "I congratulate your wife." Ex WHAT CAME OF A FLIRTATION By E. BARTLET THORPE Copyright. Kilo, by American Press Association. Jack Meadenlmll and myself were midshipmen together in the navy. One day while otir slii whs l.vinn at nuc-hor in Japanese waters Jack and 1 ;ot per mission to k ashore together. ' We sauntered along one of the streets till we nine to the outskirts, where the houses were farther apart and their surroundings more ample. Passing a garden inclosed by u low wall, we saw a couple of pretty Japa nese girls iickiug flowers. Jack took out his handkerchief-the method In those days of tiirtin;;: I don't know bow they do it now and waved it. We were not more than a dozen yards from the girls, one of whom, seeing a couple of European youngsters in uni form, tossed a rose over tbe wall. It fell at Jack's feet. He picked it tip, inhaled its odor, kissed It and put it in tbe buttonhole of hh Jacket. Botb girls laughed, and tbe other girl threw another rose, which I pick ed up. Inhaled, kissed and put in my own buttonholes. Then, like good boys, we walked on. We didn't care to ap pear too presuming, and we didn't wish to frighten the little birds by rushing matters. But we didn't walk very far. We soon turned and went back toward the place where we had seen the girls. We argued that If they wished for our further acquaintance they would remain where they were, expecting our return. We found them in exactly tbe same place, but as we drew near they turn ed their backs upon us. Jack gave a loud "Ahem!" One of the girls turned and smiled. I gave another "Ahem!" and the other girl turned also. This was enough s for Jack, who needed only a moiety of encouragement, and be vaulted the wall. 1 followed him. It was making an acquaintance under difficulties, we not speaking tbe Japa nese language and they not knowing a word of English. Jack, whose bold ness naturally 'gave him tbe Initiative, pointed to the flowers growing about us and by a well enacted pantomime indicated that we would like some of them. 1 The girls understood, plucked a lot for each of us. then by pantomime asked us to inspect tbe grounds. Of course we got separated. Jack go ing with her who had thrown him tbe rose, I with ber companion, who had favored me. Why they took the lib erty of receiving us so unceremonious ly I didn't know. They were surely of tbe samurai class and must have been of wealthy and respectable par ents, for the place in which they lived was a large one and tbetr kimonos were made of tbe finest texture. 1 was Inclined to think that papa and mamma were not at home. At any rate, we spent a couple of hours with tbem, chatting all tbe while in the un spoken language of love which young people don't need to study. . Before parting with them we exhibited stiifl clent ingenuity to Inform iheth that we would call again as soou as we could get another leave. It was two days after this that we were ordered to report in the captain's cabin. We found there a couple of Japanese men of the higher class and a third who was an interpreter. The men looked as solemn as owls. "Young gentlemen," said the cap tain, "since you were the only officers ashore on leave the day before yes terday! think that a message brought by these persons must be for you. Besides. I recognize these gewgaws as belonging to you." He held up a scarfpln that 1 bad given one of the girls and a ring Jack had given the other. Jack and I were dumfounded. The captain motioned tbe Interpreter to speak. He told us that each of us having given a pres ent to a young girl a gift in Japan being considered a proposition of mar riagetheir fathers had come aboard to say that two noble Japanese fami lies would feel honored at an alliance with so great a nation as the United States by giving a daughter to each of the young officers who had asked for her hand. The matter was far too serious to warrant any expression of amusement Tbe captain saw at once that we had got Into a flirtation and unwittingly proposed marriage. Not wishing to give offense, he took the matter Into his own hands, much to the relief of us youngsters who had got into the scrape. "Tell the gentlemen,"' he said to the interpreter, "that representing the United States, I am highly honored that the propositions of my officers should be accepted, but that since the offer was made without permission I shall be obliged to lay the matter be fore the president I sail for America tomorrow, will discover his excellen cy's wishes, if possible obtain his per mission and act accordingly." The Interpreter translated the cap tain's speech, and the Japanese gentle men signified acquiescence and after leaving their addresses, with all nec essary information, departed. "Gentlemen." said the captain when our would be fathers-in-law bad gone, "you may consider yourselves under arrest. To suffer any of my officers to put a slight upon the Japanese people might cost me my commission." We sailed the next day, and on reaching American waters the captain wrote to Japan that, while the presi dent felt highly honored that two no ble Japanese families had accepted the proposition of two of his young naval officers, In the American navy mar riage was discouraged and permission could not be granted. " Tower of London. The Picturesque Old .Structure on the Banks of the Thames. The Tower of London is one of the most picturesque places In all Eng land. It is located on tbe uorth bank of the Thames aud just east of the business district of Loudon It occu pies about twelve acres aud Is sur rounded by a broad and shallow moat. In feudal days it was one of the strongest fortresses in the country and was deemed impregnable. It Is now a government storehouse and armory and. above all, one of tbe sights of Loudon. The moat, which, with tbe battle ment and towers, makes the stone structure such a boary antiquity, is bordered within by a lofty castellated wall. At frequent intervals of this part of tbe structure tbere are massive flankiug towers. Within this wall rises another of similar construction, but of greater height. Here are the various barracks and armories. In, tbe center of all is the lofty keep or donjon known as tbe White tower. This was erected in the days of William tbe Conqueror and contains oue of the most charm ing little cbapels of Norman design which have remained till tbe present day. , Tbe White tower was tbe court of the Plantagenet kings. In tbe north west corner is St Peter's chapel, now tbe garrison church. In another part is the jewel office, containing crown jewels of enormous value. One set which you see in the center of a case Is said alone to be worth about $15. 000.000. Nearby Is tbe horse armory, contain ing a truly wonderful collection of an cient and mediaeval arms and armor. In tbe court just beyond Is a slab marking the spot where Anne Boleyn. wife of Henry VI I L. was beheaded. Similar fates befell many other fa mous personages in English history within tbe great walls of the Tower of London. Boston Herald. NIPPED THE REVOLT. Dramatic Mannar In Which Zelaya Caged the Conspirators. Zelaya, the extraordinary man who for sixteen years retained tbe presi dency of Nicaragua, only to lose it be cause he went too far in offending the government of tbe United States, was never satisfied unless he performed his coups d'etats in tbe most dramatic fashion, possible'. This story tbe New! York Sun tells of blui: . . i His spies once brought bltu informal tlon that a revolution was being plan ned by several of his army officers; They were to meet on a certain even ing at tbe bouse of one of the conspir ators to arrange the final details. While tbey were eagerly discussing the best way to seize the president the door opened and in walked Zelaya himself. ... "Good evening.' gentlemen." he said pleasantly. "1 beard you bad a party here this evening, aud 1 have dropped in to snare the fun.. -Quite a distin guished gathering. . You are discussing military matters, no doubt" ,. He weut on. chatting affably for a bii if hour, while his enemies were torn with fear and suspense. Did.be know of the plot? Most of them thought be did and wondered whether they had better not put a bullet In him at once. But be was so cordial, so thoroughly at ease, that they hesitated. Presently be rose, poured out some wine and raised bis glass. "A toast. gentlemen."" he said. Here's long life to tbe president of Nicaragua and confusion to all trai-. tors!" As be spoke be hurled the glass against the window, where it smashed In pieces with a crash. The door flew open, and thirty or forty soldiers, who had been waiting outside for the sig nal, rushed In. All the plotters were convicted, but the president dealt leniently with them. Some' were im prisoned and some exiled, but none was shot How Weasels Carry Eggs. One morning a weasel was surprised crossing tbe public highway leading from Jedburgh into Oxnam Water. It was observed to be carrying something under its chin and pressed against its slender neck, and when a collie dog belonging to one of the onlookers made a dash at the little creature it dropped Its burden a hen's egg and. gliding under the roadside hedge, dis appeared in the woodfland. On being picked up tbe egg was found to be without a crack. The nearest poultry run is about 300 yards distant from the place where the weasel was Inter cepted. Scotsman. Spiteful. Patience I hear you're , engaged to be married. Patrice Where In the world did you hear that? - . ' "My maid told me." "How did she bear it?" "A policeman told her." "More mystery. How came a police man to know It?" "Why. the man you're engaged to told him when the officer was taking him home!" Yonkers Statesman. The Judge's Joke. Sheriff Guy Is responsible for a court of session story. Once when the pres ent lord justice. Clerk, was conduct' lng a Jury trial be made a small jest The audience thought It its duty to laugh. "Silence!" shouted the macer In measured tones. "There's nothing to laugh at!" Westminster Gazette. A Shooking Question. Traveling Man (to hotel clerk at counter) Can I take a bath here? Clerk (indignant) No, sir; hire a room. Llpplncott's. MARS' TOM , ASHLEY Bv F A. M1TCHEL Copyright, 1910, by American Press Association. "Uncle." I said to an old darky sit ting on a barrel, "who owns this plan tation?" "Mars' Tom Ashley." "Have tbe Asbleys always lived here?" "Reckon dey hab. sab. De Ashleys lib beab ever since a long time before de wab. De oldes' son ob de oldes' son alius growed up to drop Into de ole man's shoes. Dey come might' nigh bein' a, break once, though.' "How was that?" . "Hit was Mars' Tom's father. Mars Pape Ashley. He father. Mars' Tom's grandfather. Thomas Ashley, war might' fine man. "Mars' Pape he went norf to college, an' somehow or ndder he got no'thern notions In be head. Dat war a few yea's befo' de wah. Mars' Pape get de 'diculous Idee dat all de niggers in de souf had ougbteu be free. Wus'n dat he fell in lub wld a no'thern lady an' married her.. "I recom member might' well when all dat happen. Mars' Pape he come down beab an' be talk ' wid de ole man. An' he try to mak de ole man beliebe dat he oughter gib all us nig gers on dls beab plantation free pa pers, an' de ole man .ought to stick up fo' de Uniob an' all dat kind o' talk. Yo' know what Mars' Thomas say? Be say: 'My son. yo' hab disgrace yo' an cheaters. So' on worthy to be eaHed my son. I'm gwine to disinherit yo' an' leab dls plantation to yo' cousin Ernest Crane ' "An yo' know wha' Mars' Pape say? He say: 'De plantation won't be wort a bale o' cotton: To niggers 'U all be free, an' de souf '11 be no 'count' " Den yo' know wba. Mars' Thomas aay? He say: 'One southe'n man kin whip five Yankees.' '';'. ' "Man -Pape-ho go norf,-an' nobody didn' see him no mo' in dls yere kentry tiU after de wah. He didn' lak to fight agin his southe'n friends, so -be go to: specula tin. - He bad some money ob bis own. an he buy all de cotton bo kin get his hands on., Mars' Thomas he raise a regiment o" southe'n troops, and be fight lak de debble. - He come back a big" gin'l, but be only, got one leg an' one eye. . All his niggers was free, de plantation was all pulled to pieces by firs' de northe'n troops, den de southe'n troops, an dar wa'n't a bit o' fencln' anywhar. All the niggers go off 'cept me,, 1 stay beab to tab' car o' de ole man when be come back. "Mar Thomas he wa'n't so nrond as he-war when he went a way , all dress' up in bis new sojer clo'es. He wouldn't nebber talk to a. nigger den. but when hefoun" me bean all .alone An', saw bow de plantation look be seem might' sorry. He say to me. 'Julius, ma Doy, yo' wort 600 ornary white men.' Atter dat be talk to me 'bout eb- eryting. One day be come to me an' say: 'Jule, 1 got a letter from Pape to day. He say be bought cotton at 8 cents a pound an' sold it at a dollar a pound. He got all de money be want He offers me plenty to restock de plan tation.' An' i say, 'Gwine tak it. mars'? An' he say: Tak it! Yo' s'pose 1 gwine to tak money from my son what stay in de norf all through de wab instead o bein' beab an' fight- in' fo' de souf? No. sab. Ma son daid to me. I gwine to leab dis heab plan' tation to Ernest Crane.' "One mawnin' while I war down at de crick crossin' who I see but Mars' Pape. Be tak' my ban' an' migbf glad to see me. He ask me all 'bout de ole man an say he come down wid bis wife an' leetle boy to git a reconcilia tion. He ask me to let 'em all In de house when de gin'l ain't dar. Hp say dey gwine to try to take de place by storm. He tell me dot be got plenty money fo' his fadder an' no use be libln' all alone an' de old borne gwine more an' more to rack. "I t'ink It mighf fine t'ing fo' de ole man, an' I say I help 'em all I kin. So one mawnin' early I let em all in. Mars' Pape and Missy Ashley dey git in a closet in de dinin' room an' pretty nigh shut de do'. I put de little boy on de fambly chillen's high chair, an' he wait dar fo' he grandfadder to come down to breakfast When de ole man come Into de room aud see de lit tle fellah settih' up on de udder side o' de table he stood still wld he mouf an' eyes wide open. " 'Howde. grandpa? said de chile. " "Who are yo' ?' axed de gin'l. " Tom Ashley, de nex owner ob de plantation atter yo' an' papa.' "Yo see. Mars' Pape tell him what to say. Mars' Thomas war so lonesome an' de chile war so purt dat de ole man couldn stand dat He Jls went to Mars' Tommy an' put be arms around him an' hugged him. When I see somepin sbinin' In de gin'l's eye I jls open de closet do' and out steps Mars Pape an' he wife. "Missy Ashley she went up to de gin'l an' out out her nan'. De gin'l too fine a man not to take a lady's han. He took it an, bowin' lak jsouth'n gen'leman, very low down, be kissed it. She put de gin-is nan in dat ob Mars' Pape. De gin'l leab it idar. but he turn away he head, an' I see de tears runnin' down he cheeks. II wonder ef he cryln' fo' de los' cause 'or de wreck ob de plantation. "Dev all sot down to breakfas'. Mars' Pape had sent in chicken an potatoes an' lots fine tings instead ob He co'n pone dat de gin'l war used to. Missy Ashley poured de coffee, an' dat war de happiest breakfas' eber happen on dis heab plantation. "Dey all daid now but Mars' Tom." STRUCK A SNAG. . A Painful Jolt For the Good Raadal Ambassador. ; I'll never forget the night 1 called oa the Widow Yarn. She owned forty) acres on the main road, which 1 hoped to have improved. In practically every house in the county ( I had been hos pitably received because 1 was a hu man being. A pioneer citizen, member of the Good itoads club, took me In a carriage to see the widow. "111 watch the horses." this wise old citizen said. I don't know what would frighten tbem." 1 suggested, but be seemed to expect a brass band or some other un usual sight, although It was 8 o'clock at night. I soon knew why be prefer red to sit out tbere in the cold. ' Mrs. Yarn. 1 believe V" ,1 began In gratiatingly when the door was open ed. "Well." the person who stood there observed. "I've been here forty years. You ought to believe it." This." thinks 1 to myself, "is a strange place for curbstone humor." And then aloud: "I have been talking for good roads, madam. We have de cided to run a rock road by here, and; as" ! ' i Who has decided V This In tbe voice of a conductor when he asks yon how old your little boy is. 'Why." I - stammered, "tbe Good Roads club, and" I don't belong to It. do I? They wouldn't have a , woman member. would they?" I'm sure don't know. I have been chiefly"- Sure you don't!" the Widow Tarn snapped. "You're chiefly concerned about taxing my forty acres Into fhe county treasury without letting me- vote on it What right have yon to come over here to' build roads? Ate yon a ; road builder? Did yon ever build a road or pay for one?" 'a's 'Madam," I said. "yon really do have a vote on this question If a road dis trict . is organized. You have forty votes one for every acre yon' own. and"w' vV-V''-"' '-'''-!': Her face lighted np with a light that never was Seen before on bnman face unless perhaps In riding on an old transfer or getting rid of a bad nickel. She opened the door wider I bad not beep admitted np to that moment .nd asked me to enter. '?'-: -.V .'W;'- . " 'Ton say I have forty votes?" alio inquired. . "-"''-.- - 'Yon have." I assured ber, - feeling like tbe bearer of good news. " " 1 "Well, glory be!" the Widow Tarn sighed, rocking herself ' comfortably. "Glory be. say Hi' I'll cast them all against your old rock road.' liow t must be getting ready for prayer meet lng." Charles - Dillon In Harper's) Weekly. ' - - -'-r The Terrors of Frtnknesav': "There Is no worse vice than frank ness." said a playwright "How should 1 feel, for example. If I asked you for your opinion of my plays and yon an swered me frankly, quite frankly? Why. 1 should feel llko the poor lady, at the bridge drive who said to ber hostess' little daughter: " 'Your eyes are such a heavenly, blue. And what color are my eyes. darling? '''.. The child's high treble traveled easily to the farthest corner or tna quiet room as she replied, looking earnestly up into her questioner's face: " 'Dwab middles, yellow whites ana wed wims!' "Exchange. ' Ruakin and the Turners. How closely famous pictures can Toe Imitated by skillful artists was proved) by an exhibition by Ruskiii In ol a series of facsimiles of Turner's pic tures in the National gallery, London. The collection was accompanied by tt characteristic note from Buskin, la which he. said. "1 have given my best attention during upward of ten years to train a copyist to perfect fidelity In rendering the works of Turner and have now succeeded in enabling him to produce facsimiles so close as to look like replicas facsimiles which I must sign with my own name to pre vent their being sold for real Turners.' ( Kith and Kin. ' "Very interesting conversation In here?" asked papa, suddenly thrusting his head through the conservatoryi window, where Ethel, Mr. Tomklns and little Eva sat very quietly. "Yes. indeed," said Ethel, ready om the Instant with a reply." "Mr. Tom kins and I were discussing our kltb and kin, weren't we, Eva?" "Yeth, yon watb,' replied little J&vtu "Mr. Tomkins said. 'May I have a kith?" and Ethel said. 'You kin.' " London Tit-Bits. A Deduction. I "Little Willie Withers is the bright est and best behaved boy in the neigh borhood." "Allow me to deduce." "Go ahead." i"You don't know little Willie, and you've recently been chatting With his mother." Birmingham Age-Herald. Envious, j Howell I'm engaged to Miss BowelL Congratulate me, old man. Powell-1 t would if I did not know that In her 'case a nomination is not equivalent to tan election. Smart Set. , Another of Woman's Rights. "How are Brown arira his suffragette ! wife getting along?" "Not at all. She insists on reading 'the sporting page before he does." Detroit Free Press. Time ripens all things, born wise. Cervantes. No man is