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JULY 5, 1906
The Nebraska Independent
eggs, not one, are required to equal
one pound of meat
"Then there's the liver fallacy,
Many, as soon as their stomachs get
out of order, begin to treat their liver.
But the liver is a dangerous thing to
treat unless one understands it, for
there are ninety distinct liver troubles,
and what is good for one of them may
be bad for all the rest."
Bees as Embalmers
Bees can. embalm as well as any
undertaker.' All intruders on their
, hives are slain and embalmed care
fully. If a worm or a roach or any insect
blunders into a hive the bees fall
upon him and slay him with their
stings. To get the corpse out would
be a difficulty; therefore, embalming
it, they let it remain.
The embalming process of the bees
Is simple. It consists in covering the
corpse with a hermetic coat of pure
wax. Within this air tight enqlosure
the body remains fresh. It can not
in any way contaminate the hive.
When a snail blunders in among
the bees, then can not kill him on ac
count of the protection of his shell.
So they embalm him alive. They
cover him, shell and all, with snowy
wax. He is a prisoner whom only
death releases. Cincinnati inquirer.
The Real Mother Goose
Mother Goose was no idle dream
of the imagination, but a real and
tangible personality, who lived in
England in the latter half of the sev
enteenth century and the first half
of the eighteenth. Her name was
Elizabeth Foster, until she married
Isaac Goose, and became the step
mother of his ten children, to which
she afterward added six.
Her daughter Elizabeth married
Thomas Fleet, a printer of Boston.
Fleet was a shrewd tradesman, and
made a collection of the stories and
rhymes with which Mother Goose
used to amuse her numerous brood.
They were published as "Songs for
the Nursery, or Mother Goose's Mel
odies for Children; printed by T.
Fleet at his printing house, Pudding
Lane, 1719. Price, two coppers."
Mother Goose died in 1757 at the age
of 92.
Worth Knowing
A person's eyes are out of line in
. two cases out of five, and one eye is
" Stronger than the other in seven per
sons out of ten. The right U also, as
a rule, higher than the left.
A soothing drink for sore throat is
made of a pint of barley water brought
to a boil over a hot fire, to which is
added while stirring until dissolved
an ounce of gum arable. Sweeten to
taste.
A splinter" can be extracted without
pain in this way: Nearly fill a wide
mouthed bottle with hot water.'place
the injured part over the mouth and
press tightly. The suction will draw
the flesh down and in a minute or two
the splinter will come out.
If you suspect an escape of gas mix
one pound of soap then apply this
sticky liquid with a brush to the gas
pipe, then, if an escape is taking
place bubbles will readily be seen on
the liquid and the position of the es
cape thus indicated without any
danger.
An excellent gruel for children that
are cutting teeth is made as follows:
Tie a quarter of a pound of wheat flour
in a thick cloth, place it in one quart
of water and boil for three hours.
Remove the cloth and expose the flour
to the air until it has become hard
and dry. When wanted grate from it
one teaspoonful, put into a pint of
new milk. Place over the fire and
stir until it comes to a boil, then add
a pinch of salt and a tablespoonful of
cold water.
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We were in the midst of preparations for our semi-annual clearing sale when tho flood
came ami upset our plans by giving us something else to do and think about.
Our damage from water was confined to goods in the basement, consisting almost exclus
ively of house furnishing goods, trunks and toys. So soon as wo realized how great the dam
age was, and how impossible it would be for us to do business in our basement, for at least
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the basement. All these goods damaged and undamaged will bo sold in thb Auditorium,
Just when, and on what conditions, we have not vet fullv determined. A full announcement
will probably be made tomorrow. We want to make it clear, however, that all the damaged
goods have been removed from our store and that the great clearing salo which will take place
here will not include one cent's wrorth of damnged merchandise.
As suggested above, tho coming of the flood and tho extra wTork it brought upon us
has made it necessary to somewhat change our plans, and we have decided to make our
clearing sale announcement a very simple one. We will go back to the old plan of giving a
uniform discount of Twenty Per Cent throughout the entire store. This statement needs
to be modified a little, for in one department the discount will not apply, in another, only
to a portion of the stock, and in most of the others there will be a few exceptions, such as
have always been made because of price agreements imposed upon us by manufacturers and
others. We can not now go into all the details, for the writer of this statement simply has
not the time to do so; but no one, we believe, has ever been disappointed with our discount
sales in the past, and we are sure that there will be no disappointment this time.
The salo will commence Thursday morning, July 5th, at eight o'clock. It will closo
Wednesday evening, July 11th, at six o'clock.
The following statements are approximately correct, although there may bo a few ex
ceptions, which do not occur to the writer at this moment: ,
In our Wool Dress Goods department every item will bo offered at- a discount of twenty
per cent, except William F. Read's Lansdowne.
In our Silk department every item will be offered at a discount of twenty per cent,
except Skinner's Satin and one number in twenty-four inch black Peau do Soie.
In our Cotton Dress Goods department every item will be offered at a discount of twenty
per cent ,
In our Linen department every item will be offered at a discount of twenty per cent.
In our Domestic Cotton Goods and White Goods department every item will be offered
at a discount of twenty per cent.
In our Lace, Trimming and Fancy Goods department every item will be offered at a
discount of twenty per cent, except embroidery silks and knittink silks.
In our Notion and Toilet Goods department every item will be offered at a discount
of twenty per cent, except cotton, linen and silk threads, crochet cotton, one make of rubber
hair curlers, 1847 knives and forks, Ingersoll Watches and a few lines of toilet preparations.
In our Men's and Women's Furnishing Goods department every item will be offered at
a discount of twenty per cent, except gloves of every description and children's Tudor suits.
In our Book department every item will be offered at a discount of twenty 'per cent, ex
cept magazines, Waterman's pens, copyright fiction at 50c, 98c, $1.08, and a few other recent
publications.
In our Millinery department every item will be offered at a uniform discount of twenty
per cent.
In our Cloak and Suit department every item will be offered at a uniform discount of
twenty per cent.
In our Carpet department all carpets and drapery material and about 300 rugs of
various sizes and qualities will be offered at a discount of twenty per cent. The rugs offered
will include some of the best makes on the market, but consist largely of odd patterns which
will be offered at a uniform discount of twenty per cent.
In our Crockery department every item will be offered at a uniform discount of twenty
per cent.
No discount will be given in the Fur department, nor in either of our Dressmaking
departments.
Please bear in mind that this sale is just a discount sale made for many years in suc
cession, except that we have every reasun to think it will be the largest sale of the kind in
the history of our business.
Please remember that no matter how low an article may have been reduced just pre
vious to this sale, an additional discount of twenty per cent will be given.
It is a good time to buy all the staple merchandise you will need for the next six months,
and all the summer merchandise which you will need this season.
Persons having regular accounts on our books may have goods charged as usual during
this sale.
Goods purchased previous to the sale can only be exchanged during the sale at sale prices
and can not be returned or exchanged after the sale has closed.
No goods will be sent out on approval.
Please bear in mind that, as stated above, when our House Furnishing Goods are sold
they will be offered in the Auditorium, a full announcement of which will probably be mada
tomorrow, or perhaps elsewhere in this paper today.
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