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( USTR [ COUNTY RrpUBUCAN
By D. M. AMSBERRV
DROJrnN DOW , - - NEDRASltA
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The Case of Central America.
As the preservation oC pcaco by the
Central American republics seems 1m.
possible. It hns been l1uggested that
the UnltCiI Stntes ntHI Mexico unite In
a protectorate over thorn nClel' they
have been combined Intd n slnglo Ced.
oration. Moxlco and the Unlled
States lrendy exerclso nn Info\'IJml
ovorelght ever nlTl1lra In Central Amer.
ICIl , A little more than a ycar ago
this countl'y IJracUcally Corced two oC
the warring rOllubllcs to como to
terms , 'I'hls spring AmerIcan wnr.
ships patl'OJled the coaats ot lIonduras ,
Nlcaraguu and SalvatIor , IJrotecting
the prol1erty of Corelgnors so effective.
ly thnt they seriously InterCered wllh
the activity of the contendhll ; armle ! : ! .
The Mexican government has lately
struck a hard blow at revolutions hy
demanding that Guatemala surrender
the Guatemalans responsible tor the
mmder In texlco oC a former Guate.
malan preslll ! lit. It Mexico Insists
that murder's murder even when
done In the name of Centml American
rovolutlon , the revolutionists will take
thought before they rlso In arms.
'l'hero Is a growing dotormlnatlon In
the minds or Moxlcans and Amorl.
cans , says Youth's Companion. t1mt If
the Central Americans will not con.
duct themselves properly. rorco must
bo used. Whether the outcome will
bo a fedoratlon and a formal protect
torato It Is useless to prophesy. SeVe
oral provlous attempts at federation
huvo fulled. All the rlll1Ihllcs huvo
agreed. that arbitration Is the 11roper
way to settle 11Islllltes , ntul a formal
treaty providing for arhltratlon haH
been conchldell. Dut when a dll3lluto
arises. the replthllcs disregard the
treaty and rush to arms. As the
bus1tioss of the world draws moro
closely to the Caribbean sel.\ . some
way will bo found to malto the count
trlea borderlns It safe for the resl.
dence of huslness mono
Prlnco Louis ot Orlet11s , regarded
by the monarchists or Drazll all hell' to
Dom ) Pedro's throne , was not allowed
to IUlul In Hlo do .1anelro , when the
shll ) on which ho was lIa11lng to Parn.
guay entered the hlll'bor. ' 1'ho Drazll.
Ian authorities regard as stl11 In force
the decree of banishment against Dom
Pedro's famll ' , lJUssed by the provls.
lonal government Immediately after
the overthrow ot the empire In 1880.
.Prlnco Louis Is the second son of the
, tormer crown princess at Drazll and
the French prlnco , Gaston ot Orleans.
Ho was born In Brnzll and the mono
archlsts rally round him rather than
round. his crippled' elder brother.
. Po'Jro. The visit of tllo prlnco to
South America has roused UIO 1'oyal.
\ ists to a new Interest In their cause ,
land is not wllhout Interest to stute&
men In North Amorlca. Dut the pros.
pect ot a royalist rlalng In Drnzll , still
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mon , . 't Its success , Is remote Indeed.
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RiHlway acoldents have been usually
ascrlbed to Insufficient equipment.
Pr9r"P. ; H. Dixon , In an article In the
AtIanUc .Monthly , concludes kthat the
real difficulty Is not mechanical but
J human , It Is not the failure or the
lack or the block slgnnl that causea
'the trouble , nor would the Insta11utlon
of .automatlc IItopS and ether devices
cur'o the evil. "Tho fundnmentnl
weakness or Amorlcan ral1roadlng
1.rom the stundllolnt or safety Is the
widespread and almost unlvorslll lack
ot discipline. " This conclusion Q.C.
cords with the exporlenco of the raco.
Disciplined nrmles poorly oqulpped
bave triumphed ever armies we11 ac.
coutered and provisioned , but lacking
In dlsclpllno. It Is likely , however.
that railroad omploycs will point out
at on co that Ule lack ot dlscll111no be.
gins In the poor generalship or the
managers who demand Impossible
things or their B01l1l0rs.
The wide Intorel3t In American
genealogy Is responslblo Cor the 11lIbll.
cation by the govemment or the con.
sus retul'ns of 1700 In the stutes In ox
1stenco at that time. 'I'hls census con.
alsted or an onumoratlon of the lIOPU'
laUon and was the orlglnul documents
ns 11reservCll In the cen8US office In a
collection of oddly assorted volumes ,
the lilllrshals having been obliged to
furnish their own blanls. llecauso the
names f heads ot flUU11Ies were In.
chided In this compilation tiLe books
have been In great demand b ) ' people
traclns their ancestry. and It Is ror
the benefit or these that publication
Is being madc. When ompleted the
Iamphlets ? w1l1 be for Bale.
Dr , 'I'homas J. Soe. the astronomer ,
wlw Is visiting his homo at Montgom.
cry City , Mo. . snys In an Interview
that the leakage or the ocean bell
causes earthquakes. Perhaps Dr. See
cat } susqest a method for patching up
the halos In the sea , ' .
The knlser boxed the earn of his
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cousin , Prince I'roderlck ; Henry ot
PrusfJln , and then ordold him to leave
Germany. The kaiser evidently be.
lIeves 'In the effectlvo , old.fafl/1lolll'lJ /
aort of chastisement.
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COMMfRCfAL CLUBS
CAN DE MADE IMPORTANT FACTORS -
TORS IN TOWN DUILDING.
BEST FIELD FOR THEIR WOJtK
Their Efforts Should Be Put Forth to
Keep the Dollars In the Home
Town-Protecting Dusl. '
ness Intereats.
DurIng the pMl rew rears there has
been mor limn ordinary activity In
the ol ganlzutloll of so.called commor.
clal clubs , buslncss men's lensues nnd
similar assoclntlons 1\ & the Ilsrlculturnl ;
sectlon8 ot the country. Some had
mushroom gr wth , and IIko some fIow-
ors , bloomed and blossomed , withered
and decayed In an hour. Others strug.
gled along Indllterently and succeeded
In Bpendlng much at the 1100plo's
money without assisting the town to
greatness. whllo a very few succeed d
In doing things that. were of bonofI
to the community.
There Is lIttle use In trying to make
a ault of clothes for a man out at a
pattern ot cloth Umt has only BUm.
clont goods for II. child's suit. There
Is lIttle use in trying to build up a
great town In a 10caUty where there Is
not the material to sustain It , I1nd
whore there are only resources for the
oupport ot a hamlot. Towns at 1m.
portanco exist only where there are
cortnln nntuml ndvantl1ges , resources
that can bo utilized In mnnufacturlng ,
torrltory sUl11clently largo to command
oy.tonslvo trnde , or some oUlor tnvor-
, able condition. In the west manufac'
turlng must by the economy ot things
bo confined to such lines as can bo
advantl1geously produced. In manufac.
turlng there 0.1'0 many fl1ctors. 'rhoro
must bo considered the cost of fuel ,
Lbe raw nmterlnl , ' the Il1bor I1nd highly
hnportant are the trauslJOrtation facll.
lUes.
I lUes.Ono
Ono or the notlcel1blo things about
commercial clubs Is the optimistic
tendoncles oC their membors. Duslness
men of strictly agrIcultural town will
l form an assoclutlon. Perhaps the
( leaders are Interested In the real es.
tate business. 'rhey want the town to
boom. Some oC them may have a few
acres of land worthless unless for 'u
"factory" site. Meetings 0.1'0 held ,
plnns ILro made for the bl'lnslng In of
some manufactmlng plant that per.
llupa may glvo employment to half a
dozen 01 : a dozen hnnds. Correspondence -
ence Is starte with a vi ow of getting
some ontslder Interested , ' 1'ho right
mnn , apunrentIy , ml1lws his appenr-
ance. 110 wants a bonus of a few
thousand dollars. Ills proposItion Is
ser1ouly ; considered. 'rho sutJscrlption
pal101' Is passed around , the amo rrt
lJe ured , and the real estaoo man 80lls
hili "fuctory" slto at a oed prIce. The
tactory Is started. It runs about n
yenr and there Is a vAcant faotory
bulldln ! ; ror rent , or tJr Ernlo. How
many to"'nll. In the southwest ) mvo h d
thin exp&rlenco ?
EY n had t'bo omorlu1so been a sue.
cess. it romaine that there Is a fIeld
marc productlvo ot good for'the town
that the "club" ovorlooked. Say that a
factory bo started In a small town. It
may glvo employment to . dozen men.
The pay roll amounts to $30 a day. 'rhe
output of the concern ma } ' reach a
total or fro n $2G)0 ( } ) to $35,000 a year.
"Every little helps , " and all othOl'
thing ! ! In harmony this adds to the
Importance ot the place. Dut let us
do a lIttle "estimating , " SUIIPO&O that
there Is about the towr. , , . territory or
1GO square mnes. SUPlloso that each
squnro mile represents four tamlIles--
rarmers' famlIles. 'rhls would malte
600 families wllo should do their trailIng -
Ing In' the town. The rel10rts or the
bureau of stlltlStlCS or the United
States department ot labor and com.
merco , assures us that the average ex-
pondlturo oC the farmer each year for
all the sUPl111es he requires In the way
of agricultural machlnory , carriages ,
wagons , clothing , and food , Is $627.
Careful esthnates oC the amount or the
tarmors' trade that goes to the mnn.
order house and Is In other ways dl.
Terted from his hpmo town , shows that
It l moro than 25 11el' cp.nt. at all he
Ipends. Thus wo find that rrom the
1..errltory of the town there Is annually
{ sJlverted In trade the nlco sum ot moro
than $79,000. 'I'hls amount gees from
the town , ceases to bo a factor lu Its
upbulldlng. It means that ever ' day
the town loses about $132 In trado.
Now would It not be much bottel' It ,
the commercial plub took up the mat. I
tel' of dovlslng means or protecllng the
business Interests of the onte\1I1'lses In
the morcaut11o lines alrcady ostab.
lIshed , than to 111'Ing In a new enter-
prlso of unc.ertaln success ? Is not the
trade ot the farmers and the 11eo111e or
the town equally as beneficial as the
wages paid to the few men that the '
factory might omplo ) ' ? Docs not $79. . '
000 In trade moro than equal the out.
put and the general nccruln ( ; to the
wealth ot the town b ) ' the fuctory ?
It Is evident that there Is a wl e
1eld } for commercial club effort In the
keoplng in the town the do11l1rs that
are earned and dovlslng meana or lira ,
tectlng trado.
Courage In Dally Life.
Dravery helps to make a nalloll
safe. A nation of cowards , however
prosperous , cannot be a gl'eat nation.
I Men and women who dare fling thom.
selves against great odds for the sake
ot their convlcllons ; who do not
shrink from cr'lng ou agahlst uny
evil that may menace the purIty ot
UIO government ; who will , If need be ,
Bever all political , social and financial
ties tor love at country-the so are the
heroes to which a nation resorts in
bel' bour ot need ,
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UNITV OF INTIREBTS.
Relationship of Residents of Rural
Communities to the Hom. Town.
"Llvo and let live , " Is n polley tlaat
has como down through the ages and
Is an oxpresslon ot the Golden Rule
only In different words. There Is In.
born 1u Ullln a deslro ror BeC.prcsorva ]
tlon. It Is a law ot lite , and to this
deslro can bo attributed that which Is
consltlered selfishness within us. SaVe
ago man has IIltlo regarll tor UIO
rights and properties or othors. He
lacls the sense ot equity and justlco
and Is guided solely hy the brutal In.
stlncts. Inte1l1gont man realizes that
all his tellow crentures are entitled
to the same rights ho would enjoy
hlmsol ! . ' 1'hereCoro where the Chris.
tlan spirit la tound , there can bo look.
ed for such equity Il giveR all an
equal chance to gain a lIvollhood and
to enjoy the products at their labor.
'rhero should bo the preatest hare
mony among the cltlzClfs ot every
comn1luilty. The Interest of a11 the
clnsses comlll'lslng a city or a district
.should 1oI0 considered Identical. It has
been notCl' ! Hiat the m st prosperous
towns huv'of' been built up by hurt
moatous and united effort of all the
people composing It. In these days
wnon there are ovlls to combat , when
oppresslvo trusts oxlst that 11.1'0 fac.
tors In unequal distribution of wealth ,
It , Is all Important that the masses In
each anll every community unlto and
work In harmony for the protection
and betterment of local conditions. It
It to bo regretted that In many agrl.
cultural communities there Is a lach
of harmony between what Is called
the bulness ; Interests and the produc'
ers ot crops. Dltrerent reasons maybe
bo advanced for this condition , but the.
most common cause Is a mlsunder.
standing on the Il3rt of 'tho clllzens
as to the relntlonhlp that should ex.
1st hetweon them. It Is wrong fol'
the teachings that go rorth that the
fut'mm's' Intll'csta are dlfforent. from
these oC the lIIerchant. or that thp.
merchants' Interests dllTer from
farmers' of the comn.4.nlty. It
Is also an erroneous Idea that the
town Is alone for the townspeol11e
and the country districts for the farm.
or. Is It not true that the merchant
Is dependent upon the farmer for his
support ? And It Is equally true that
the town Is an Important thing to the
fllrmer. It Is a convenlenco to hll1l
and ho Is as deeply Interested In all
thnt 1 > ert(1lna to It , to Its adva.ncement
and the betterment oC Its l1ubllc Institutions -
tutions , Ijs streets , Ils pnl'ls and all ,
as are the peol110 who resldo within
the town. 'I'he 1U00'chants should rear
Izo how Imllol'tant the furlner Is to
them , anll the farlner should bo
brought to a realization thnt the town
Is fol' him as well us for tlIOS.O who re.
side within Its limits , and , that the
less antagonism between the re31.
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dents on the farma and the resident ! >
of the town the better It wl11 bo tor
the whole conununlty. 'I'hero Is II
unity ot Interests that cannot b
Ignored , and there Is a common tIolci
who ln all can worl [ ror mutual \lent.-
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GET.RICH.QUICK " 'NU S.
Government InvesUgating the Opera.
tors of Bucket Shops Tliat Do
Business Through tl1c Malls.
In tlmos oC prosperity there are always -
ways chances for the gmfter. During
the past ten } 'ears hus bee : ! the era
of the get-rich-quick man. No s.ooner
does one scheme play out than an.
ether talms Its place. Thanls to the
over d111gont 110stal Inspectors , and an
unrelenting govol'Ument , the schemers
are not so plentiCul as a few years ago.
For some : real's a nutubor bf supposed
legitimate gmln and stoclt brokers
thrived In both eastel'U and western
cltlos. These were active In soliciting
through the malls , and through local
oOlces the business at small Investors.
'rho millions of mone ) ' gained from
the unsuspecting people will novel' bo
known. In Now YQrk , Chicago , St.
Louis and ether cities larg'e and ox.
pensively con ucted offices were main.
talned. Once the government got on
the right trail , there wore irregularl.
tIes dlscovored that resulted In traud
orders being Issued against a number
of the concerns. The end Is not yet ,
and. the worlt at extermination wl11 be
kept up tl11 111Cro Is none In operation.
Duylns stocls In n. tall' market Is a
risk ) ' business , but when there are
schemers to stack the cards against
the Investor , there Is not a ghost at a
show. Many a banl ( clerk and business -
ness mak call trace his downfall to
speculating In the bucket shops.
Deadly Common Plants.
The thlngl3 that give the most pleas.
111'0 In I1fo frequentl ) ' can also cuuso
thQ greatest 113ln. Among fIowers , tor
hiBtance , the beautiful snowdroll the
hrllelnth , jonquil and narclssm are
all Ilol80nolls , and to cat tbo smallest
Jlurt or the root of olthOI' or them
would Ilrolluce fatal results , whllo the
juices of the leaves w111 cause violent
vomiting. .
'rhe berries or the yew tree have
k111ed many people , and the opium
obtained fl'om popple ! ! has also
claimed Its victims. Lady's sllppor
and 1I1y of the vallo ) ' are both dauger.
ous , and If the blossoms ot crocus are
ehewl\d they wll\ \ cause vomiting.
Il'lowcrs frol1\ bulbous roots , however ,
seem to be the most dangerous , and It
mlJht : not ho out of place to dealers
In these to label them with a cross.
bones and mark them polson.
Cigarettes and Conscience.
'rho man who limits hlmselt to clg.
ul'ettes shows a smallness or mlnl1.
Ho l:1eQns : smitten with some hidden
consclouco that teols It Is not right
to stnoko ; but ho smothers It , al\d
with sreat bravado dotormlnes to bl !
a dovll at a dog , and take a cha\"ett .
-Grata.
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The Breakers to Remain Cloled.
Word comes tram abroad that Mr8.
Vanderbilt Is to tulo a largo estate
near London , and that the Breakers
will not bo open this senson In Now-
port.
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.s wllbo \ the second summer that
. .IS magnificent eBtato has be enclosed
closed , and It means a social as well
as financial loss to the placo.
To the gossips at the smart sot It
means that somothlng attractive Is
keoplng 1\Irs. Vandorbllt. and her
daughter on the other. ' sideof tb'e At.
lantlc-somethlng that draws IIko a
lodeatono.
No longer Is Robert Goolet's name
heard In connection with the hand
of Miss Vanderbilt , and wo are at our
wIt's end to know just who the lucky
Johnny Is.-New York American.
INSURANCE INVESTMENTS.
How One Company'o Assets Are Dls.
trlbuted In the South and West.
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In connection with Its withdrawal
from Texas. along with many other
companies. rather than to submit to
the now law which roqulros that76 %
ot the reserves on Texas policies shall
bo Invested In securities of that state ,
which securIties slla11 bo doposlted In
the state and subjected to heavy taxation -
tion , In addition to the large tax now
Imposed on llto Insurance premiums ,
the Equitable Lito Assurance Society
bas made public the distribution ot Its
assets , at the end at the second year
of the new managemont. The Eqult.
able now bas $10,958,000 Invested In
Toxas. which Is twice as much nos the
now law requires , but tbo management -
mont decided that 'to s bmlt to the
additional taxation would bo an Injus.
tlco to its policyholders In ether
states , wblch Impose no such penalty
on tbo thrift ot their citizens.
The Equltablo's report shows that
moro than 37 % of Its total reserves
are now invested In the southern and'
western states , whllo only 35 % of Its
total insurance Is carried In these
states. Its Investments are dlstrlbute
ns follows : Ala. , $3,000,000 ; Ariz. .
$974,000 ; Ark. , $4,038pOO ; Ca1. , $5-
142,000 ; Col. , $ G,222,000 ; Fla. , $4,024-
000 ; Ga. , $4,048,000 ; Idaho , $5,197,00 ( ) ;
Ill. , $12,617,000 ; Ind. Tor. , $443,000 ;
Ind. , $6,836,000 ; Iowa , $3,600,000 ; Kan.
sas , $ l1,6 7,000 ; Ky. , $2,631,000 ; ; La. ,
$3.064,000 ; Md. , $2,207,000 ; 1.IIch. , $6-
000,000 ; Minn. , $2,065,000 ; Miss. , $767-
000 ; Mo. , $8,197,000 ; Mont. , $1,800,000 ;
Neb. , $7G26OOO ; Nev. , $640,000 ; , New
Mex. , $1,376,000 ; N. C. , $ l\HOOOO \ ; N.
D. , $677,000 ; OhIo , $11,634,000 ; 01\10. . ,
$1,006,000 ; Ore. , $1,158,000 ; S. C. ,
$07G,000 ; S. D. , $1,305,000 ; ' 1'enn. , $1 , .
909,000 ; Utah , $2,1 , lOOO ; Va. , $6,502 , .
000 ; Wash. , $1,202,000 ; W. Va. , $5G23 , .
000 ; Wis. , $2,342,000 ; W'o. , $3,367,000.
DATHING IN THE DEAD SEA.
By No Means a Pleasure , According
to 'One Traveler.
"No BOOneI' has ono plunged 'Into
thQ water than one IB whipped oU
ana's feet and goes bobbing helplessly
about like a wretched cork , " saya Rev.
Haskett Smith of bathing In the Dead
Ilea. "In the effort to regain ono's
.sooting and to get baclt to shore , ono's
feet and shins are barlted by the
jagged stones and pebbles , and when
at length ono does emerge from Its
treacherous bosom , with the lowel
limbs bleeding nnd torn , ono becomes
aware of a horrible tlnlIng ; an burn.
ing lIensation In eyes , ' ears , nostrils ,
mouth and almost every pore of the
IIkln , from the brlno and bitumen
which have penetrated overywhere.
"Unless great care Is taken the
bather In the Dead sea Is liable to an
erulltlon , which breals out all over
his body , and which Is commonly
kno\W1 as the 'Dead sea rash. ' 'I'he
bes. antidote to this Is to hurry across
as quickly as posslblo to the river Jar.
dan and tn1O a second plun o thoreln.
The sott and muddY waters. ot that
aacred but dirty stream w11l effectual ,
ly remove the salt that has Incrusted
the body. "
Describing Weather Conditions.
The weather Is called cahp It the
all' Is not moving at more than three
miles an bour ; 34 miles Is a strong I
breezo. , (0 a gnlo , 75 a storm , and 90 I
a hurricane.
COFFEE COMPLEXION.
Many Ladles Have Poor Complexions
from Coffee.
"Coffeo caused darlt col red blotches
on my tnco and body. 1 had been
drlnltlng it for a long whllo and these
blotches gradually appeared , until
finally they became permanent and
were about as dark as coffee Itself.
"I tormerly had as fine a complexIon -
Ion as ono could aslt for. ,
"When I became convinced that cot-
tee was the eauso or my trouble , 1
cbangod and toolc to using .Postum
Food Cortee , and as 1 made It well , ac.
cording to directions , 1 lIIod It very
much. and ha\'o slnco that tlmo used
It In place of coffee.
"I am thanktul to say I am not nervous -
vous any moro , as I w s 'vhen ' I was
drinking coffee. and my complexion Is
now as tall' and good as It was years
ago. It Is very plain that coffee caused
the trouble. "
Most bad complexions are caused
by some dlsturbanco of the stomach
and coffee Is the greatest disturber of
digestion known. Almost any woman
can bavo a fall' complexion If she : w11l
leave off coffee and use Postum Food
Coffee and nutritious , bealthy food In
proper qunntlty. Postum furnishes
certain elements trom the natural
grains from the tIold tbat Nature uses
to rebuild tbo nervous system and
when tbat Is In g od condition , one
can depend upon : a g od comploxlon
as well as a good h altby body.
I "Thero's a Reason. " Read , "Tlut Road
tA , WeIlvlllo. " in vkl:8.
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NEBRASKA POINTERS
STAT ! : : NEWS AND NOTES IN CON.
DENSED FORM.
THE PRESS , PULPIT AND PUBLIC
What II Going on Hero and There ThaIs \
Is of I nterest to the Readers
Throughout N bra6ka :
The now Methodist church at Platts.
mouth was dodlcated last Sunday.
A moveMent Is on foot to connect
the towns ofVymoro and Dluo
. HprlngB.
The Y. 1\1. C. A. at Omaha Is making
a canvass ror $00,000. to finish their
new building.
The assessors of the dlfforont wards
In Yorlt fallod to find within $20O\ ( [ )
as much personal property aa tbe.9
was a year ago.
Dick Dolto. aged 60 years , wall
tound dead at his homo nine ml1elS
southwest ot Utica. It Is thought ho
dlod at heart disease.
Mayor Colton ot Yorlt has Issued a
proclamation camng upon all citizens
to clean up their barn yards and alleys
and haul out all rubbish.
Frederick Flenno has brought action
In the district court of Antelope county
against Jacob Wolst for malicious
prosocutlon , claiming damages of
$ G,100. _
'rho Tecllmseh city council bas
called the special eloctlon to vote on
.1. $16,000 bonding proposition for anew
now olectrlc lighting plant for that
city Cor July 9.
, The Cumlng county bohrd 'of equal.
Izatlon has finished its labors. The
total aS30ssmc'nt oC thQ county has
been raised some $ GOOOG , bolng chlon ) ,
mortgages and moneys uncovored.
William Frankel , a , woIl Imown
Washington count ) ' farmer , committed
sulcldo b ) ' blowing his head off with
a shotgun. He had been despondent
of late , for what reason Is not stated.
At a business meeUng oC the Tecumseh -
cumsoh m11ltar ' band It was decided
to disband the organization for the
present at least. Consequently that
town will be without a band for the
summer.
'rho annual business meotlng of the
Old Settlers' ussoclatlon of Cass
county was held last weele ud August
23 and 24 arc the dates : ; elected for
holding the nineteenth annual reunion
at. Union.
I lre yesterday practically destroyed
the S aughnosey resldonco eln Vnl-
ontlne. 1\11' . Collet , a neighbor , was
badly burned b ' being caught underneath -
neath a fa11lng roof while trying to
save a trunle.
A group of lInden citizens are objecting -
jecting to the gl'antlng of a liquor
IIconse In that town on the ground that
It Is a violation of the constitution
In spite at what state laws may Bay
to the contrary.
About two months ago a ten.acre
tract of land half a mlle west of
Bladen sold for $160 per acrc. Last
weolt it changed hands at $170 an
acro. Since the rains and the good
prospects for crops' farms are held
scctlon In that vicinity.
The subscriptions for the now Pres-
bytorlan church In North Platte have
alroa y reached the $10,000 marIe , and
I
, the church has about $8,000 worth of
i property which either Is money or can
bo converted Into mono " , the proceeds
oC which wl1be \ used to construct the
cll1\roh.
'l'ke new pipe organ for the First
Congregation church arrIved arrived
from Chicago last weet ; : . It 61 the
biggest Instrument of the lc1nd In the
state and required ten wagons and
forty horses to transport. It from the
furnlturo car In which it came to the
depot.
Dr. Gesslo of Nomaha county must
pay double tax on a mortgage seoured
by l\lInn08Qta land. The Gopher legis.
laturo pasIJCd a law taxing mortgnges
where recorded , whllo the Nehrasl < u.
law Insists taxing socurltles where
found. Ho may contest the : \lInno-
seta law.
'rhoro Is some agitation as to mlml.
clpal ownership of the Yorl ; : water
worls. ; : Dr the t rms Of the contract
or the watel' company wllh the elty ,
entered Into In ] 893 , the pl'csent ) 'ear.
1907 , Is ono of the 'ears when the cltr
can oxerclso nn option to bu ' the
water worls.
'rho special election which WIIS to
1111vo been hold In Falrbl11' ) ' last \ \ , ( > ( ' 1 ,
to vote on the adopt-.I\ ! the inltla-
tlvo and refer < 1ndum. 11fhoen post-
pOled to 'I'ue8day. , Tul ) ' a , This m'tion
was talwn on account of a mlsunder-
stundlng of the law. which Is dlfferl'nt
from the law rolatlng to special elee- '
tlons.
The First National banl ( ntu1 the
Gorman National hn11I ( , the two state
depositories In Hastings , have de.
cllnod to pa ' the mto of Interest de.
mandel' by the state treasurer aftf'I'
' '
Jul ) ' 1. Th'ey have notlfiod the state
treasurer that If he Insists ul10n tUe
3 l1er cent rate the ' w111 not handle
any state mone ) ' .
Jnmoo L. Paxton has been elpcted
manager or the Union Stocl [ YardS' ,
company or South Omaha to succ ( > ( > (1 (
W. J. C. ICon 'on. Th latter reslgn ( > 11
to accept the position of general man.
agel' ot the I11lnols Tunnel compau ) '
or Chicago.
A damaging storm which brouht (
ft. deluge orVatol' aud a costl ) . Oll'C'-
'rlcal ' dlspla ' visited Creighton and
vicinity last week. The Imo1Ilam. .
aJo In town amollnts to abcut $10,000
and It Is probable thut man Instances
I ot dostructlon In the cOII..try have
. not yet been hpard frnm.
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MRS. DE PASSE
OF NEW YORK CITY' . .
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"I COfzslIl d Several 'Physidans , III ) - t
fhcy Dtil 't No . Good. Pe-rll-/1tz
and .Afan-a-l , " Heed .Aft. "
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MRS. AL'NE ' DoPASSE.
Mrs. Allno DoPasse , 7i6 E. 165th St.p . . . !
Now York , N. Y. , writes :
"It. gIves mo plel18uro to testify to the _ :
cllratlvo qualities of Poruna and Mana- . . . . .
1111.
1111."I
"I was afiJlctcd for over seven years with , . t
catarrll of tile bead , tllroat llnd digestIve - ' - ' , :
Ive organs. I consulted many physicians , J
but they did mo no good. i
"Ono day I happened to rend sarno tes. i
tlmonlals in your Perunlalmanuo. . I
decided to try Perun and Mannllu. I I
bought bottle of each. nnd aftel' tnldug'
them for weak I noUced change tor , I
the bottel' . So I kcpt it up , and after
using twelve bottles r WIlS .perfectly
cured. . ,
"I also gave the medicine to my children -
dren und they had the sume benelleln1 I
result. 1 would never bo without thes&
remedies in the bou50. , !
.
"I highly reoommo d POl'una and
: Mannlln to all my friends , and in fnet.
to evci''bod , ' . "
Miss Mildred Gl'CY , 110 Weimar St. , \
Appleton. Wls" writes : j
. .
It gives mo pleasure to recommend
Peruna. for Il\tu\'I'h : of the stomach. I
hall this dlsea&o for number of years"
and aou1l1 not enjoy mouthful of load
thnt I ate. It wu indeed great rollef
whea I hit upon Peruna. and obtained
decided results from the tIrst. I took six I
bottles before I felt entirely cured of my J }
troulJle , but I hud au aggravakJd case.1I
.j
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Pure White Lead
Paint is the Pigment Natural , jl . .
Numerous ;
compounds x. . .
are being
offered to take
the place of
white lead as
a paint , butno
real substitute
for it has yet (
been fonnd.
. Pure White
Lead has a' I
peculiar
property of
amalgamating
wilh he wood
upou which it is used-added to tbis
it has an elasticity which the I
paint o follow the natura expansion _ .f. ' ; .
and ntraction of the wood. Pure " 7
Whitt Lead ( with its full natural te-
nlcity and elasticity. unimpaired by
adulter\nts ) . alone fulfills all the re- .
quiremtnts of the ideal paint. very
keg whir-h bears the Dutch Boy trade
mark is positively guaranteed to be ab.
solutely Pure
White Lead
made by the Old
Dutch Process.
SEND FOR
BOOK
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A Talk on I'nlnt. "
IIlvo8 vuluuhlo Inror.
IDI\1Ion . 011 the llslnt
AU lead parked In &ulJje..t. . Scnt tree
JfI01 bear. . th m < < rk. upon . .cqUUit.
NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY.
In /ltchetJtr 01 the lollUlDo
InQ nltt. i. nellr..t IIOU I
Now York. Doston , Duflnlo. CJoToland.
Olnclnnatl. Chlraio. St. Loul. . l'bll" ,
deiabln [ .John IT. Lowl. " Dro. . Oo.Ji l'ltloo
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SICK HEADACHE
" Positively cured by
CARJER"S these Little Pills _
They nlso relleTo Dla.
InLE tress from DyspelslaIn.
dIgestion nnd Too lIellrty
I VE R Eating. A perfect rem.
edy tor Dlzzlnel8 , Nau.
P I LLS . sea , DrowsIness , Dad
TlIsle 111 thoouth , Coat.
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Side , TORPID LI\'Elt.
They regulate the Dowels. Purely Yegetable.
SMAll Pill. SMAll DOSE , SMAll PRICE.
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CARTERS
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