" " . , . . CUSTER COUNTY Rf PUBLICAN I ( _ _ . _ Dy D. M , AMSDERIlY , - - - nOlmN BOW , - . NEnHA \ ' _ \1 - . - , . . - . . . . . . . _ _ . _ - . - - - L Gcneral News J - - - . - _ . - . . The main hURItIRR hOURI'S In I1all. vllo , 'fx" wI'ro dOIJtroyoII hy flro. The loss's uggr'gnlo $ GO.OOO. 'fho 1I0nnlo IIOR8011 the consulur 1'0 , orgunlzlltlon bill , which , In ntJ101Hlo ( ) for 111 , waR rOllortl'\ ( \ from the cOlllllllt. tee On foreign reilltlons. 'fho nUol'ney general ot Missouri began suit ugnlnst the Western Union I 'I'olegrnllh cOIIIIHlny for the collection. . of hacle tnxes IIlIIountlng to $ : l8Sn.33 : recontly. The secretary of the Intorlor has or. derell the lensing of SIIOOO acres 01 the Klown , Comllncho nrul AIlIlCho lands In Oltluhoml fOI'llrlcultural IJ\1l'Jloss. \ 'rho Cuhan hous ( ' of representntlves nlloplell unllnllllously nnd without dls. cusslon the sOl1l\I.o hili npproprlntlng $25,000 for n wedding Ilrosent to Mias Allco Uoosovolt. The I'IIt1ro 1IIIInt of the Hohes Mnn. ufncturlllg company , Uhlcno ! , mnlcors of IJlcturo fmmeH and cIII'tuln Iloles , was dl'8troyod hy fire , entulllng Il loss of $ lGOOOO , Futher .John of Kronstadt , the worili. famous religious leallor , donles thut ho hns made oxtrnvagant clahna t ( dl. - vlnlty , hut malws no UUOIIIpt to reply t "the all1ndlrs Ilrlnted nbout hllll. Rellre8entatlvo Burlco ot SOl1th Da. kot\ . Introduced n hili antllOl'llng the , flecrotury of the Interior to Icaso GOOO ncres of the 11IIblic domahl to ho used . oxcluslvoly I\S IlIsturo for natlvo buf- falo. falo.Plans Plans for bulldhlgs ntlli I 111 JI rove- ments nt the naval trnlnlng stntlon , to cost $2,000,000 , nro oullitlell In the report - port of the commandnnt , who urges nn Immedlato nlllll'olll'latlon of $7 O- 000. 000.When the emplo'es of the Plrst Na. tlonal bnnk of Tallhnna , I. 'I' . , entered the building the ether morning they found that the safe , which contnlned 3,000 , hall Goon d'namilod amI its contents stolen. . Anthony 1\1atro of St. Louis , nntlonal ; secrelary of the AmerIcan Poderatlon of Catholic ! lOcletlos , pnnouncod that ; the nntlonnl convention o [ the federa. tlon wlII bo hold nt DUffalo , N. y" July 29 to : u of this year. President Arthur ' 1' . Hndley of Ynlo I college was the guest of honor nt the Rnnual dinner of UIO Ynlo Alumni as. I soclntlon of C1ovoland , Ohio. lIe re- j sponded to the toast " 1 or God , [ or ! Country nnd for Yale. " A wl\go Increase of approximately 7 per cent , In which lGOO , emJllo'es 1mI" tlclpl\to , wont Into effect On the Dos. ton & Maine railroad system. 'fho chnngo Ilrrects the Jrelght conductors nnd frclght bralccmon. Announce > ment was made of the sale of $20,000,000 of 4 pOI' cent bonds hy the Ponus'lvanlll company to hnnlcors of Now Yorle. The funds from t'lC sale of the bonds al'o to bo used fOl' construction alld other IlIIrllosos 1I0t statod. The supreme court of the United 8tl\te8 refused to grant lenvo to Ioon. I ard Imbodon and J. A. 11111 to file Jle. tltlono fOI' wrils of hnben8 corJlUS , ! They arc under srntonco to Imprison. \ mont for ten years In the Colorado I ponltontlary. : I. L. Druor , a pioneer merchant 01 , Dancroft , 11Is holloved to hllvo heol1 i lost In UIO wrecle of the Vnlo' .Jlu. on I VanCOU"IOr coust. 1\11' . Druor hnd wl'll- " ton his family that ho , Intended to snli : on the lII.fatod stcamer , nnd nothln i blls slnco boon heard from him. ; StolS were taleon by Jnmos Osborne ! oounael for Normnn Hapgood , odilO1 ; of Colllor's 'Veelely , In his recent tria I on a charge of criminal IIbol , to follo\\ up UIO disclosures nmdo b ) ' wilnessol I In the 'hearing of that case and co.op , crate wilh District Attorney Jerome The Atlanta , Dlrmlngham & Atlantic railroad flied a mortgl\go with the 111'0 bate judge ot , Jefferson county , Aln barna , for $30,000,000 to the Old Col any Tnlst COIllJlany of Now Yorle fOI the pmposo of COmlJloting the Jlro posed IIno between Dlrmh ham , Aln. to runswlcle , Ga" with 'llnes to Mon tozuma. The coroner's jnry which has beOl Investlgatfng the wreck of a Santn 1"1 passenger trnln near Chllllcolho , III" which resulted In fonr deaths. foune John S. Smith of the IIlocle signal stn tlon nenr ChlllcPtho gulll ) ' of sms carelessness 11I111 Incolllpotenc ) " . COil ductor G. P. Weatherwat of the IHU Bengel' train Is nlso ccnslII'ec\ \ . Llollt. Gcm. ChRffeo wl1bo \ III ace , on the roUred list of the army nt hi own request. utter nbout fOI'tr.fiv yenrs' 8 rvlce. Gen,1'Il1 and 1\11'1 Chaffeo nnd 1\IIss Chaffoo wl\1 \ leav Washington for Moxloo' CIt ) . , wher they wl1\ \ remain ulltII May 1 nox Later III the sllmmcr they wlltaleo \ \I tholr permanent rcsillenco at Los AI geles , Cal. President Roosovoll rocolved nbol' ' sixty memobrs of Camp A , Wheelor' ' Confederate cnvalr ' . of Allanta , Ga. A convontlon , Ilttendocl ) ' GOO dell cates trom various pal'ts of the state met I\t Topolcn. . to consider plans f ( ] balding Il seml.contennlal eXlloslUo In 1911 , Justlco Gould , In criminal court r 'Washington , overruled the pleas I , abatement ot State Senator George ] , Greene of Now Yorl { nnd W. P. Dol' , plus to the IndIctments c nrglng tile ! with conspIring to dotraud the govor ! ment In tbo turnlsblnc ot postoffie > > u plleB , \ . ' . . . . . . WESTERtl CANADA'S MARVELOUS CROP RETURNS The Itlcr'nJo In the crop roturn" of the Canmllun Wcst , In the past seven ) 'cur > > has olJpro\chcd : the mnrvoloUc ! , IInc\ \ there Is 110 reason to bellevo the t 0. corrospondlng IncreuKo wl1\ \ not re. suit for tltallY ) 'ours to comu. The In. crol1so has heon partlculurl ) ' notlceuble In what 'IIS forlllerly Imown liS the ' North west 'l'errltorI08 , but which , on September 1111 , 1J01i ! , hccamo the provo Inces of Alberta n nd SaHleatchcwan. } . 'rom the oll1clnl retU1'II1I wo find the following rosulls In the IIcrougo sown to wheul , ootn ulld hurley , In the years tltl'ntlonell , 01111 a moro favor. able ahowlng cannot bo lJOlntol1 to In any other countl'y during 11 1Ileo porlod. Whoat. Oals. Darloy lSJS ! . . . . .307li80 101i,077 17OJ2 ! lSJ ! ! ! . . . . .363,523 131JaS ! 101,276 1900 . . . . .412Sj.J ( 17G,43J ! 17,04-1 1J01 ! . . . . . 04fiJ7 ! 22J,439 ! 201,702 1J02 ! , . , . .G21i.7 S 310,367 3G,445 1903 . . . . .837,23.1 HOGG2 G8JH ! 190.1 . . . . . ! JGIili4J ! G23G3.1 8l 'l 'I'ho ) 'lo1d hal ! been IInlformly good every ) 'our exceJlt 1J00 ! , when there 1111. pellrs to have Iwcn n slulllp all along the lIae. 'I'h I 1-1. however , wes moro' than cOlllpommtml 101' In the following ) 'oar , whel1 the bUlllper crop In wheat , oats and harley IIut the returns of all previous ) 'ears cOlllplotely In the shac\o \ nnd gave UI1 Itnlletus to solllement In the wcat which hus Ilrevallod to the present , us thd following table by bushels wl1\ \ show : Wheat. Oats. Darloy. lS9S . . ,542.178 3,0'10,307 40111.512 189 ! ! . . GJ1G,023 ! 4l SG,03 337,1i21 1J00 ! . . 4,028,2H ! 4,2G,11i2 : ! 3 3,21G 101 ! ! . .12,808,4-17 11.113OGG 7JG,100 ! 1J02 ! . .1 , ! J1i1 8 O 10l Gl,295 970,417 1003 . .lG.02J,14J ! ! 1U79,70i ! lS-I2,82.1 1JO.1 ! . .In,8 li , 37 1G,3:12G51 : 2,205.13.1 It will ho aeon that the numhor ot acrcs sown to w/leut / , oa\ \ ; ; and hurley In 189S WIIS ,12,7.1O ! ! , IInd thnt this hllll Increosod In lJO.I ! to 1G87,337. 'I'ho total crop In the cereals lIIent onlJd was IJ,033,297 buahels In lSJ8 ! , und In 104 ! ! It hull rown to the mnnlficont ! totnl of 35,413,522. In the year just closed the "forward movement" In the ugrlcult1ll'0 ot the west has been the woillier aUlI envy of the world. Now sections ot the country hy.vo be on placed under trlbulo to the ptow an.l hal'row , and the grain nrea has been largely Incroased. This Is par. tlculnrly the case where It has been demonstmtod that "Albortn. Rcd" win. tor wheat may bo successfully grown , nnd along' ho lines of tlto now rail. wnys towards the centro of the coun. try , where mixed farming provalls. The future of the Canadian West Is nssll1'ed , aUlI for ) 'ears to como It Is bound to bo the land of promlso to the agriculturist of every nation nnd of every clime , anll the lund of 0111101'- tunily to every settler within Its bounds. l"ullost Information can bo secnred from any Canadian Government Agont. ' Womell get ubout us IIIl1ch out ot I Ufo as Is to bo found for the Icast pas. alblo cost to themsolvos. FROM PLANT TO CIGAR. Frank P. J..owls hils rccontly returncll from n through the hest tol)1\cco ) soc. tlons trl\1 \ nR ever the Jrowln fields. 1IJ noted the bl'st Cl'OpS 1\1111 ollgagctl thcmi uUll " ,111 JO latf'l'to wlltch the cnrlll 11I11 paclduJr of IlIImo. He also. whllo thJl'e. ex. , nmlned some of his IlIrgo hohlhlJs of ohl to' bacco nnd fonntl this to ho HI'owhlf. ; riehm' ill CJnllllt\ ; " every llll ' . ' .I'ho , Lowls Slnglc BII1I1er fllctory III'Ohly \ controls \I1orc fallcy Hrade1 tohaecothllll nny other cigar , fllctory In the United Htatcs , SmollOl's 01 Sluglo Blndol's have ovhlently lCllrnCll this fact which IIC,01lnt8 for the over inel'cns' In 11cm1l\11I1. In splto of the fllct that the fllctor801l11s out no travollng salesman tf boom 'it9 Jood ( ) uallt ) . to the trado. th ( Single Bhlllol'Salcs real'lletl 80ven mllllol' ' laRt ' ( 'ar 11I111 will C'Xf'cl1 clght mlliloll it' ' 1\10 \ : . ' ! 'ho Single Bindel' 801\8 \ itself. 1"01 " twenty.threoI1ollths this flwtory hils Im(1l , bohll\l lu Its Ol'dUl's.-1Iel'ttlcl-7'I'UlISCI'ilJt South Amerlcn. has about twlco UIC nrell and nhout oUQ.hnlf the 11011ula tlon of the United states. Many Children nro Sickly. MotherGra1I Swcot PoWtlol's fUl'Chlhlrcn usell br MotlltJr Ot'a ) ' , " I\\II'SO In Ohl1l1l'ou'l 11011I0 , NuwYorlc. 1'\\1'0 1' orI5Itncss , lIeall ucho , Stolllauh " ! 'I'Oubles , ' ! 'eothlug nls ordors. Urealc lip Collis "uti Dostl'O ) ' 'Vorllls .At all Drllglsts' ! , ) c. Sl\lIIplo mullcll PHl 1 ! : Ad t'oss Allcn S. Ollllstod , Lo lto ' , N. Y Only 75 1101' cout as ml1n ' chllllrel are ooru In I < : ngland now as wor born thirty years ago. Important to Mothors. ] : : xnmlno corefully every bOILlo ot O\STORtA , n eato nnd ellro rcu1c y tor lufants IIt1li cl1l1 r n , IUld eotl 111o ! It I1l'oretha /11 # . # . - Signoluro ot # 7,1- In Veo lror Ovcr 30 Ycure. .rho mud You 11n\'o Alwl1a Douglt ! , The prlncipallly of 1\lontonegro I the only country In Europe whleh pO ! sesses no rnllwn's whatsoover. Acne Dy p&p.sln Curo. l'o.IUn rure ror "II < 11. . ' ' ' . . . . nr II0III"'h. Unr. . .11 IJ bowel. . U" ' 'lIIuu'lId. , ' hy " . " ,11111 : "h.I'I"II' . 'fl l' ruro thaI . 'Uft. . . 100 I..Llol. tI.oO. 11"11" IUOIIOY "It onlt'r W ACI11t' DY llopslo CUrD Co. , Ironl [ New.Jorsey. It 's ' Jewels on Mahomet's Tomb. 1\Iahomot's tomb Is covered wit ) . jewels worth $12,500,000. ) . 11' rlso's Cure tor ConslIlIIllUOII Is nil IlIfnUlb 11 medlclno tor cOllll1l8 nllll cohl1.-N. , V. SUIUE : Ocean Grove , N. J. , l cb. 17 , 1000. \t . t.n 'I'ho moon nffects the tldo anll t1J : < J. untied , _ _ _ _ _ _ 0" TO CUlm A cOI.n IN O H : IMY Taka L X 'I'I VI : IIHO IU ( 'falhlote. Urn ru 1t1.1. rurund 1II0110Y Ir It lnlnlnu \ curo. . , , [ 1. OlIOV ' II\uauru \ S. OU uacl1 hux. 20. ; :0 : A woman's ndjecllves 111'0 alwn ) largoI' tban bel' Idoas. . . . . . . . . . n . . , I NEBRASKA STATE NEWS I , . GOVERNOR MICKEY TALKS OF THE RAILROAD PASSES J.INCOI..N.-Aroucd . hy the utter. ances o [ Covel'nor Duneon , Governor l\l1cleoy doclnred against lIlo fl'eo rail. rend lIUSS. 110 aald : "I am oPpo cd to any of my np. polntees accepting pusses , and I he. I 1I0vo my vlows are well l < npwn on this muller. I hn.vo It not , nnd nelthor will I , asle any ono of them to return any pass ho mil ) ' havo" howover. "Tho deputy all InsllOctors do not rldo 011 IIMSOS. It has heen customary tor n. requcst to be made of the rail. roads for passes for these state em. ployos. who have to do a lot of trav- ollng , hut this year I did not maleo tho' request , anll nolthor did the roads ex. ' tend the passes , I told the Inspectors that 1 would not ask for passes for I them , and for them to buy mileage' ' booles and charge them to the state. This the ) ' did , and they are now riding on mlleago hooles. " 1 do not Imow how many of my nplJOlntoes nro riding on IlaSSCS , and I have not hothered myself nbout the matter. When the rellllbllcan state convontlon went on record against thQ pnss ovll I look that ns the sentiment of the ropubllcan pal'ty , and I acted accorlllngly. I did not think It my duty to toll nnyono else whether ho could rldo on a pass or not , and nel. their hn.vo I the authority to say that an'one shaH not rldo on a pMS. "As far as I am concerned , my ap. polntees Imow my feelings In tltls mat. tor , but they are , nt perfect IIherty tenet net according to tholr own Judgment , I shall not interfere with them , hut If rOI\1hllcan offi'eholders are consistent , not Il ono of them wUl accept a pass from Il railroad cOlllllany , " LARGE TREASURY RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY MONTH LINCOTN.-Recelpts at the state treasury for the month of , Jnnuary will exceed oxpendltures by at least $150" 000 , acconllr.rr to the report of State Treasurer 1\Iortenson , just Issued. A. . balance of the amount mentioned 0.1. ren.dy Is shown In the general fund. . nlono , whllo other funds wlII show corresponding - responding Increases In proportion to tholr slzo and Importanco. The month Is ono of the heavy business ones of the year for the dopartmont. and 1'0- clopts nro vcr ) ' heavy. The hall1nco of cash on hl1nd in the permanent educn. . tlonal funds Is very small , Indlcntlng thnt the funds are hclng leoJlt well In. vested hy 'freasuror 1\Iortonscn. Many bonds nnd warrnnts have been pur. chased nS Investments slnco tllO first of the yen.r. The department also hn.s rotlrod n. largo nmount of outstanding gonornl fund warrants , the total approximating - proximating . $175,000. A hlocle of $7S , ' 000 of the Idnho state bonds recently purchnsed for Investment of the POI'- mnnent school funds was recolvod and paid for h ) ' the treMurer. Game Warden's OfrIce Pays. Game 'Varden Carter hns do no : \ thrift ) ' bU91noss : lurlng the past year , nnd the fines ( 'ollectell nnd the fees paid Into his ofil'o hn. vo IJald the ex- , Ilonses of the dpartment. The licenses - censes anll fees for the ) ' ( 'ar amounted - ed to $5.371 , ' a dlffm'C1H'o of $3,0-17 In , fa\'ol' of the RtatJ. The CXllenses do I not Inchilio what wns RIJOnt at the fish hatcheries , hut this will not amount to 11101'0 thnn " $ .1,000. Last rear the 11. censes I\mollntell to $5.88.1 , whllo this rear $1 , riU waB roallzed from lIcensos. Pines last rear amounted to $2,110. I - . PilSsenger I.eaves Baby Behind. . , NOm OI..K-A . woman pa.ssenger on . lho westhollnd Northwesll'rn train running from Chlcngo to the Dlack lIllis , left the train for n moment here , ran to the nearest hOllsa. dl'Oppod Il pl\'Jmgo on the dOl'slep and then regained - gained the train. The 11\'I\I1go : was fOllnd to bo a tiny hahr girl. with darle " blno e'cs. It waB at the hOlllo of Con- ductOl' Ed Allams and will 'bo 11011t. The wOlllnn wont on west Ilnd has not bQm fOllnd nor hoanl froll1 slnco. Chinese Remember Mickey. . Governor l\Ucl\Oy was the roclplont of Il nlco Chlneso'nso , the Hlft of 'l'al lIung and Tuan Fling , the head of the Chlneso cOll1l11lsslon now tourln , , AmorllWllh the vase ( ' 1111I0 Il lot , tor thanlt1ng the go\'ernor anl the lICO' plo of Lincoln for the entl'rtnlnn1'nt gl\'on to the commission whllo In Lln. coin for ono dar recent ! ) ' . . Horse ThIef' Confesses AI\IA.-I"runle Holts , IIlIas Frel1 Flolda , was arrested hero for stealln11 two horses from Will Frost of PhehH county. After putting Hells In the sweatbox for S0ll10 tlmo ho ( 'onfessel ] where the horses were and that h ( toolc UlOm , 110 was tallOlI to . 1101 drego for trial. Makes Public Confession. h LBXlNGTON.-Ollo of the most ox trnol'lllnnrr rovlval meotlllgs ever hoh' ' In tllls soctlon Is now hi progl'ess 10 Among these who made. > IlII llc pro t. , fosslons of rellgloll wns Il ) 'oung mar who confessed to a long list ot crlmel ngnlnst the stato. 110 tohl of contlnu Ie ous burglarle ! ! from grain houses It IIohlrego , Nob. , b oaltlng Into hOUBeI bero , slenllng coal from the Burling ti ; tall nlH\ ether 1III\cos for whole Will tors through nlll11orous I"tty stealln1S which ho snld were so III an ) ' that he ' 8 could not romemlior them aiL . . - - - - - - - - - - .J I . OVER THT STATE. - - David Ed'vards of Auburn g'ot his nrm In a buzz a\V and was sorlously Injured. 'rho Cass County Teachers' assocln. tlon will hold Il meeting In Loulsvlllo 1'obrul\ry , 10 , At n mcetlng of the Deatrlco Com. merelal club st'ps were taleon to Ilros. pect for 011 anll gas , Houses arc So scarce III 'Vood RIver that In some cases two families are occllprlng the same structuro. Emil 1\Iowls , a progresslvo farmer living north of West Point. sold In the mnrlwt. two hogs weighing 1.100 IJOIllHI s , WIllnm ! Drown. Il rnnchmnn living fifteen miles west of Ognllala , wns found dead In tlto South Platte rlvor In front of his rnnch. 1'rnnle Svehlll , whllo out hunting In the timber along the hanles of the 1\Ils. Bourl river Bouth of 1'latts\l1outh , shot and Idlled n. largo I'od fox. The loss on the Dempster plant , Deatrlce , which was dal11aged hy I1re several days ngo was adjusted , the amount bolng Illaced at $5,150. The American Beet Sugar company of Orand Island Is now busy malting contrncts with the farmers for the rals. Ing of hoets In lJOG. ! The prlco to bo pn.ld Is $5 per ton. The contest brought ngalnst County Troasuror.elect C. E. Bowlhy of Sallno county to test his eligibility to hold the office for another' term , has been doclded b ) ' the county ( 'ourt of Saline county In favor of Dowlby. l . Plpor , n. farmhand from 1\Iadlson , and O. ' 1' . Bottechor , an Ice chopper from that place , were fiI'Tested at Norfolk - folk and sent hack to l\ladlson 011 the chnrgo of stealing $ 7GO from PhlIl11 Knapp , Plpor's omployor. Piper ad. 'mltted his guilt. The report of the business done nt the Union Pacific depot at Wood Rlvor during the IMt ) 'ear shows nn In. crenso of several thousand della s over that of Inst ) 'ear. The exports were 1 2 cars more than last ) 'ear , whllo the l\I1ports " , ere just the same. . SheOI ) men about Wad Rlvor ha\'o a lot of sheep ready for the marltot and a train of severnl cal's will Iml.Vo for Dlllrleot soon. 'fho wlntor has been so excoptlonally. fine that the sheep IHl\'o fattened rapldlr and are ready for the mnrleot much earllor than usual. John Stump , who was recently brought to 1\IcCook from Sf. Louis for fprgery. wns convicted and sentenced In the ! llstrlct court nnd will servo two and one.half ) 'ears In the penlten , tlary for forging three checls on Joh& F. Helm , n. well.to.do farmer of Rcl Wllow county. A wll'olcss telegraph station In Itear : ney Is ono of the prohahllltics of the near future. W. F. Conlelln , a repl'o- sontatlvo of the DeForest Wireless Telegrallh company , hns been there for the purpose of arranging for opening a statloll which will bo worked In can. junction wlt.h a chain of stations which extend across the continent. W. II. Mast of Washington , D. C. , connected with the forestry sorvlce of the Vntted States nndln charge of the Dismal rlvOl' forest reserve In NebI'M. 1m , spent Il day last week nt Arbor LOllgo , oxr.nlnlng the forestry and par. Llcularl ) ' the evergreens of the es- tato. 1\11' . l\last \ Is Inspe'tlng the nul'S' erles o the mlddlo west for the gov. ernment. . Until the COlII'ts decldo differently , sheriffs \.ho charge under 75 cents a ! lny for feeding 11rlsonel's n.ftor they 0.1'0 convicted until they are brought to the state penitentiary will have their vouchers cut just 25 cents per dn ) ' , and they will not bo allowed rallroall fn.re unless they mo with the auditor re'elpts showlIIg that the faro hns br en paid. James 0 , Dotts of Chltdron , who has lately had trouble with his wlfo , tried to shoot himself. hut was Ilrevented by a man standing near Icnocltlng the IJlstol froln Dott's hand. The nuthorl. tics brought the raso up before the Doal'll for the Insane , hilt sufilclent grolllHI for holding hlnl'.could not bo found , so ho Is loose ngah't ' nnd prlvl- loged to 1,111 somobody. ' .John Mosor , for mon ) ' yonrs n resl. dent of HlIl1Iholllt , who wns sent so , ' . ernl months ego hy his Implement comlll\ny to loole nHor their Interests In Cnnadn , wr'tes now from Argon. tlna. Soulh Aml'rlcn , where ho was s'nt In Nm'embl'r on a slmllnr ms. Rlon , That Is It great wheat country. and : \ 11'Im \ er rellorts R0l110 Intorest. Ing eqICril'l'eH : hoth On the war down nnt ! sl1\1'o arriving Ihl'ro. ' 1'110 state BOI\I ( of Equallatlon nnd Assessment hl'ld a meeting to discuss the IIssessment. g\\J'y county asses , SOl' In the slat Is under the orders of the boaI'll and n mlght . effort Is going I to bo made by the hoard this ) 'ear to IJlnco ever ' dollar's wOl'th of taxable proport ) ' In the state on the aBS'SS. lIIent roll. The hoard ordered the sorretary to formulate some Instru ( ' . I . tlons to the county nsseB.ors and \l1'I 0 thom to do e\'orythlng In tholrOwer to unco\'or hidden proport ' . Dr. L. W. Stellley. n resldont of . South Deatrl'e. was fined $30\,80 \ In p ( > - 111'0 court for ( ' \lollJllng \ down tre,5 within the city limits. As qulto anum. . her of trees along the streets on out- " 1)'lng lots have heen destrored latol ) ' , moro arrests nnd fines nro 1II,01y to follow. The state bllnlln dOlmrtll\ent has nuUlOrlzel1 the following four statIJ ban1cs to Incrcaso their CalJltal stocle : . Arapahoe State bani , from $15,000 to $2 , OOO ; Danle of Sargont from $10.000 , to $12,000 ; Bank of Ashton trom $ GOOO ) to $10,000 ; 1anle of Union from $5.000 to $10,000 , , The Companlonablo Girl. A companlonnhlo girl Is ono who Is good compnny. But what mattes 1101' so ? After goodness of heart nnd true uJlrightne8R of C'hnra't'r , which nl. ways como first. she must bo an agre'ahle : people to be really god and agreoahl opeoplo to ho renll ) ' good and conscientious nt huart whllo 1111 vlnl ; unpleasant wa's , hut It Is n. thousand Jlltlos not to bo pleasant IJcsldes. "Why can't n.1I good people bo nice ? questioned \'oxcll ) 'oung rlcrson otter comIng In contact with ono who was reallr good but not graciou. ! . _ ' 1'0 bo ngroeablo means to bo rcn.dy to agree , to ho of the sarno mind. Yet , If all Jleoplo thought exacUy the snmo thing It would ho excessively stupid. To ngreo has the better meaning of to harmonlzo , nnd .ou' know that two colors , qulto dlfferpnt from each other , may g'0 very well togethor. 'fhoy hm'monlze. Tlo companlonablo girl Is social. If she Is glum and grumpy , she is a poor companion. She Itlcos to tell her owrl oxperlenco , hut she does not maleo It n. poInt to keep at It continually n.nd novel' let her nelghhor hnvo n chnnco to toll hers , A gooll talleor should bo n. good listener , nnd then she wl\1 \ command IIstonors the hotter herself. The companloahlo girl Is symlla' thetlc and has tact. If her frlond Is In trouhlo 01' IlorploxHy she does not rattle away In n lively fashion ahout ever'thlng tinder the stln for which. . the other doeB not care , but adapts herself to her companldn's mood. . Not Yet. An eastern slngor , referring to a trIp to the hereafter , says : "I shall see Shelley and shalw hands with I tat6.-And truly , that would bo a gJ cat meetln ! But not o\'en to swim with Shelley In a sca of glory , or to sit with Keats. crowned , on n. loud , would wo IIIHlortalco that journe- Atlanta Constitution. Obligation Rests on All. It is obligator ) ' upon decent people to be obliging , an obligation to their lIe ency bound tip In the noc ssltles of the caso. Nohlosso oblige Is ono of the best motlvos 'anll sentiments , 1m. plying that a man's vor ) ' status as a man com pols him to be obliging. Warm Bath3 for Employes. By utilIzing Its waste water a largo factory In Austrln malcos It posslblo for all ot Its 100 employes to Indulge In a dally warm bath. , Sometimes wo feel that fate bas buen hard towarll us. It must bo nlco to bo a heathen and to bo converted and to como to this country and lec. turo about It. 31. Boxes of Gold. . I 300 Boxes of Grr enbacks . For the most words made . up from these letters Y II 0 a - a GrapeaNuts . 331 people will earn these prizes Around the fir'sldo or about the well-lighted famllr reading table durIng - Ing the winter evenings the children and with tholr grown-ups can Illar , wits and see how man ) ' words can bo made. 2 people maldng the greatest num. bel' of words will each recelvo a IIltlo box containing a $10.00 gold pleco , 10 people will each win one box con. talnlng n $5.00 gold piece. 300 people will each win a box con. talnlng $1.00 In paper money nnd one person wlto males the highest number of words over all cont'stnnts will re. celvo n box containing $100.00 'In gold. It Is really a most fasclnntlng bit of fun to talco up the list evening after ovenlng and see how many words can he ndded. , A few rlllos are necessarr for abso. lute fall' play. Any word authorized by Wehster's dictionary will be counted , but no lIamo of person. Both the sln ular and Illurnl can ho uSl'tl , as for . . Instanc " " " " "grapo" nnll "grnlles , The letters In "Y-I-O.GraJe-N'uts" ) may be reJJ'atcd In the same wor . Gl'ographlcnl naml's authorized by Webster will be counted. Arrange the words In alphabetical classl's , nil thosl' beginning with A to. gelher and tllOse beginning wllh E to CO\11 ( ' under E , etc. When ) 'OU are writing down the words lon.\"o SOIl\O SIJUCOS , In the A , E , nnd othel' columns , to fill In later ns no\\ \ ' words ( 'omo to rOil , for they wllI spring Into mind every evening. It Is almost cOl'taln that SOIllO cpn. testants will tie with oth'rs. Ip such casl's a prlzo Identical In va1llo a1(1 ( chnrncter with thllt olTered In thnt class shall be nWllrdf'd to each. Each ono will be requer.loll to SI'IHI with the list of words a plalnl ) ' written lelter doscrlhlng the advantages of GraIJe- Nuts , but the contl'stant Is not re. qulred to pur'haso a ) Jl { [ . These let. t'rR are not to contain p utrr or fancy flourishes. hut slmplo , truthful stato- ml'nls of fact. For illustration : A pl'I'son ma ) ' have oXJerlcnced ) fomo Incipient or chrol\lc ails traceable to unwlso sel < 'ctlon of footl that failed to I"o the hod ' anti IIraln the enor y , h'a1lh anll power d'slrel1. Seolln : ; bottoI' conditions , n change In food Is made nnd Grope.Nuts anti cream used In place of the forl11ol' dlot. SUPIJOflO onl' l1ults the meat , fried Ilotat " " 5 , ' sUe'I , ' ' of . starch ) . ) messl's half.coolwcl oats or wh'at anti cuts out the coffee. Try. s\y. : fur hrealfnst It bit of frnlt. n dlRh of Grapo.Nuts and cream , two soft.holled el'l's. a sIlco of herd toast nntl a cup of 1'ostum Food Coffl'o , Some amateur snys : "A man would foltlt awa ) ' on thl1l. " but , m ) ' dear friend. wo will put dollnrs to ) 'our pen. - 4 . , . . . _ n _ _ _ " ' _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ . - f G Tons Grass Hny Freo. 4' ; :1ver : 'hOlI ) ' loves lols and l t8 of foddtW. r Cor hogs , CO" ' I sheep end SWIIIC. Yfj ; ? \ ! ( G1 ! rl r . . ( \ :1i : , ' . , . The CIIOI'mOUfi of onr Northern \ Gro\\'l1 l'etliree ! crolls on our secll fanns. thu past ) ' ( " 111' compel Ug to issue 0. spa- cial catnlogue called SAI.Zr.II'S I1AIIOAm seen noOIt. Thi. ! Is brim fun of bargain scc s at IJ gain priccs. SISlJ : : TillS XOTIC& TO.VA Y. and rccci\'c frcc suffieicnt seed to grow ton8 of grass 011 ) 'our lot or farm thi9 ummcl' uml our rcat Bal"j-Iain Secd Book with its wonderful sUl'pmes amI greut- bargainR in seeds at bargain prices , llclllit 4c and we add 11. packagu of Cos. 1II0S , the most fashlonablc , ber\'iccahlcr bcnutiful onuual flower. , . " John .A. Salzcr eetl Co. , Lock Draw. " er W" Ln Crollse , " 'is. t ' Rode on Turtle's Back. In the North 1.Iorneo 1Iera1lt ! Is 1'0. c rded that two English women , Mrs. McEnroo nnd Mrs. Qarhy , rec nUy paid Il visit to the lonely Island of Taganae. Among other adventures. . there the two aat up ono night t ( ) . watch for turtles , and at midnight. . sn.w n. large ono come out of the sea. , onto the sands. When It wns roturn. ( , Ing to the water first Mrs. Darby and then Mrs. McEnroo mountell on Its back and rode for some dlstanco. " Infallible Cure for Toothache. A London physIcian , at n meotlng , of n. . medical society , stated that extraction - traction of teeth was unnecessary. III } was enabled to cure the .most dosper- . I n.to cases of toothache , ho said , unless the case was connected wilh rheuma- . tlsm , by the application of the follow. t ' 'Ing remedy to the diseased tooth : Alum , reduced to an Impalable pow- der. two drqchms ; nlt1'(1us spirits of . other , seven drachms ; mix and apply . to tooth. . , Burglar Was Too Fat. Guests In a well-Imown hotel I , Pnrls henrd Illt1ful cribs for help com- . \1 \ Ing from tlto ceillar at 1 o'clocl , In the l morning , ami the waltol's and manager rushed downstairs. The Qor wa locked , hut they battered It down , and discovered a very fat' hurglar hell1 fast In the vOI1U1ator , through whlcl1 ho had trlcd to escape. 'I'he brlcl . I work had to bo Imoclwd dowll before I. ho could bo extricated. ' A German student finlls ono of the causes of the Inabl1lt ) ' of the Russl n l railroads to hnndle tholr trn.ffic Is th9 r \ antiquity of tltolr locomotives. The ' : number of these seems In tolerable " " \ - proportion to the traffic. for out of \ . . 14,32G locomotives no less thnn G)1 ! ) ! ) are from twent.four . to forty.six years old. nles that the noon hour will find tt lit ' man on our brealfast huslccr ! and , . with n strongcr heart..beat and clearol" 1 I ! worlcng ! brain than he o\'er had on. . 1 the old diet. Suppose , If ) .ou have ncver really miHlo a 'move for absolutely clean health that pushes ) 'OU along each day with Il sprIng In ) ' 0\11' \ step and n. 1'0- serve vigor In mus'lo and brain that j ' malces the doing of things a pleasure , 'I . ) 'OU join the army of "plain old common - mon senso" and start In now. Then after you have been 2 or 3 wee1s on the Gr\pe.Nuts ! training rou wrlto Il statement of how 'ou used to bo and how you are now. 'fho sll11lllo facts , . I . \ will Interest others and surprise your. self. 'Vo 1I0ver publish lIamos l'XCOpt on permission , hut wo often tell the facts In the newspapers. nnd when requ'stel give the names by prlvato I letter. . ' r There Is plenty of tlmo to get pOl" sonal oxporlonce with Grape.Nuts and , . wrIte n sensible , truthful Il'tler to 110 sent In with the list of words , as the contest do's not close until Allrll30th , 1IOO , So start in as soon as ) 'OU 111m to bllllding words , nnd start In usIng Grape-Nuts. Cut this statemcnt Ollt anll Iwop the lellNs Y-I.Q-Gl'ape.Nuts before nllIl when ' Wl'lto ' " you ) 'OU ) 0111" Il'ttor ) ' 011 will have some reason to wrlto on the subject , "Wh ) ' I Owe , ' " GrapeN'\lts. Remonlher , 331 persons will win prizes , which will ho awar ed In an exact and just.mantwr os soon as the list can bo countl'd aft'r Apl'lI 30th , 19jG ( , Evon' ' contestant will bo sent Il Ilrlnted IIst'of naml' ' . ! and addreses or wlnllf.rs on appll'aton ! , In order to 1\m'o proof thnt the prizes are sent as : \gre'd , The company Is well Imown n.ll over the worlll for ahsoluto fidelity . to It ! : n reem'nts and ( ! \'or ) ' slnglo ono of the 331 wllllll'l's ' may deIJOnd on 1'0' col\'Ing th prize won , Ianr persons might f'el It useless to contest , but when ono l'emomberlJ the grent I11lmhl'r of " prlzes-(331)- ( the cUl'loslt ) ' of seeing how many wOl'ds can renll ) ' ho made up evening after ov'nlng nnd the gooll , natural fun and ducaUou In the COIIIPl'tIIlon. It seem. ! worth tl'o trlnl ; there Is 110 ( 'oM , nothln to 10so and a fine oppor- . tunlt ) ' to win ono of the man ) ' boxes of gold or greonbos ] , j Wo maleo the prediction that S0\l10 who win a prize of gold 01' ret.l1bl\ckq will also win hacle health and stron"1 " ; worth mol'o to thom than a wagon flilL \ . I of 1II0no ' prizes. r I There are no Ilrelllllinarlos , ( 'ut ont this stntl'\I1l'nt 1\1111 ro lit It. end sentI ' \ I In the list and 10ltPI' hpforo April 30th , I 190G , to Postum CC > l'l'al Co" LlII. , Bat- tlo Creole , : \lIch , and I't 'onr nR\I1 ( ) I and address be plalnlr wrillen. - - " - ' - . , . . ' - " - - - --or