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( .rUST R COUNTY RrpU UC4N
Dy D. M. AMSDERRV
DROKEN DOW , . . NIiIDRABKA
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" ' 1'horo's nothIng in thlll wurlll
worse UlIln smoltlng , " eays a ph'sl.
clar. . 1I0w I1huut chowlng ?
Dr. Parkflll1'lt-lo : liarla t Il\t ho hall
nothing to sny nhont an.thll1 or nn ' .
botI ) ' . Wo all grow wIser as wo grow
oltIor.
The worll Is going to hreak nil roc.
onls In gold minIng thlll yel1r , I\n
' In that
thoro's no yellow journallslll
predIction.
A Cn1tCornla mnn hns n chicken thnt
tnllts lIke n parrot. 'fhls ono thing
would reconcllo some people to Idlllng
any anhonl.
The prosperity of Oormnny Is sllid
to bo "llnll1zlng. " The Imlsor Is a
crent buslnels mnnager , as well B a
muelclan , an artist and 0. poot.
The announcement that J. PIerpont
Morgnn Is to Invest $4,000,000 more In
art IndlcntcR that ho mIght attempt to
bull the ancIent treasure mnrkot ,
StuYfesl nt 1.'leh hils gIven hIli dnugh :
tor , Mnrlon , $1,000,000 as I wed tUng
presont. She 8hould not ho.vo to worry
about the expenses oC houselteeplng.
"It you would overcome worry , sIng
all the time , " advIses Dr. Austin
Flint. Which III merely n revIsed vor.
slon ot "Lot the ether Collow worry. "
EvIdently the Now Jersey man who
swam IlBhoro and left the gIrl to
drown was thlnlt ng moro oC his own
carcass than oC the posslb1l1ty of wIn.
ning 0. Co.rneglo modal.
The Chloagoan who gave hIs wlfo
11alf hIs property on condition that she
trent 111m affectlono.to\y \ has learned
that the way to rule 11. woman Is to
glvo her what aho wants.
"Savages In sl1ltS and satins sarno-
times sIt In church seata on the Sab.
bath , " MYS the Rev. Dr. C. P. Good.
son. Dut If the ettort Is to convert the
heathen , why object t
An EnglIsh noblew01nan sneeringly
declares Umt Amorlcan girls don't
Imow anrthlng about horses. ThIs
may bo true In a measu- ' , but wo ma '
proudly reply tho.t AmerIcan girls
Imow a lot about sparkIng plugs and
carburetors.
Lady Arthur Grosvenor , slster.ln.
law of the dulte of' Yi1'Btmlnstor ! , the
rIchest dulte In England , Is traveling
over that country In 0. wagon dls.
gulsod as 0. gypsy. She Intends to
wrIte 0. boolt about her exporiences.
From wlrlch It scorns that
tholrlvllego
of associaUng with 0. duke a lot of
money docs not prevent Drltlsh high
lIfo tram beIng dreadly duU.
N w Is the tlmo when aU these who
play or work about the water ohouhl
otudy UIO r\11eo for restoring persons
o.pparenUy drowned. The ruleR prepared -
pared for the Unlled States mo savIng -
Ing service dIrect UIILI : . UIO crtorts to
produce natural breathIng should be
continued tor fcom. onp to tour hours.
No mother would thlnle that oven five
hou1:8 : wna too long to 8polltl , It In the
end nor apparenUy drowned clllld
opened' Us eves and breathed again.
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It Mr. WJlght. ; he at Day tOR , Inven.
tor ot an airshIp , Is right , some oC us
may bo able to fiy betoro we can
afford automobiles , rcmnrlts the In-
dlnnapolls Stn.r. Ho says : "With a
proper Boarln machine , which cnn bo
made for less than $ [ j00 , and with
porf Ct control , 1 bellevo a man CQuid
hover over n ship IIlte It gull all dllY
without nny Catlguo , provIded the wind
w ro right. " lIe ad'd that aCtor once
fiylng there Is no IncUnation to turn
to nnytlling else. Will Mr. Wright .
please hurry UI } hIs $ GOO mnchlnes.
John NIcholas Drown , who Is cpm.
manly mentioned IlS the ttJn.ntllUon.
dollar bal > Y by the Now Yo k papers ,
Is now ten year $ ofd and rebelS' '
agalnst'lmvlng the d011ar attached to
him. 'fho youngster Is quoted as sayIng -
Ing to his pla 'mntes : "QuIt calling
mo thnt , will you ! I'm juot a plaIn
Iild lIIco you , 1 want to get out nnd
plaY. : ban and have a good time , " he
went oni "these ohI nurses chaslnJ ;
mo nround malte mo tired. I'm goIng
to lctcle about It and get rId ot'them. "
ThIs ilhllcatcs that something worth
whUo 1s to bo expected oC young
Drown.
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The faVorable hrlpreslJloll which
Japltneso malto Ullon people oC other
nations Is largely dt/o to thei'r CaUl"
tesy , good llanners , and the tllste the ) '
dIsplay In doing the most ordlnar
tUlngs. Whcn the crows of the Jall
aneso warshIps , whIch lately vlsltecl
New York , were allowed shore IIb rty
they had tholr chalco betwcon spend'
Ing the tlay on the Dowery , the doUghier
or every sallor''S heart , and vlsltln
Grant's tomb. They went l\J the tomb
If \boro an ) ' ether natIon the sailor !
ot' whl h wOllld use their shore lean
In Mylng thaiI' respects to n natlOlln :
heM' oC the people tbey were vIsiting :
Queen Marlo Amallo oTP rtugnl , bJ
her generons dovotlon to the cause 01
ButTorlng , her ( ollndatlon , endowment
Bnd sUJorvtslon ) of Innumoroblo h08'
pltals and philanthropic lustltutlons ,
her tudy at medlclno , In which she
now holds the diploma at a ( ull.tledge
physIcIan , In order toenablo her te
understand moro thoroughly UIC
need9 and requirements or the sick
and hdr CXOmlJlary prlvato IIf\ ! should
have endeared her to the people 01
her ut1l : > pted country. nllt the contrnrJ
Istlte case. Instead she has. retpmJ
no"thlnbut / : abusl , und animosity.
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The State Capital
M U rs of Ocncrnl Intcrcst
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Nebr sla's Sent of Oovernll1cnt
Creamery Question In Nebraska.
Is tho/'o competition h tweon crol1m.
ery 111011 In NobrnHlm ? ' 1'hls Is the
Cueatlol1 ) that the Rtato railway com.
mhmlon will seele to dete/'mlne at the
mcotlng of the clalrymcl1 August 6.
Chl1lrman WInnett Is Inclined to attrIbute -
trIbute the dlfforenco In the prlee of
buttol' ( at 111 Nohrnslm nnd Iowa to
the aIJuenco oC competition. Saturday -
day , hutter ( nt sold for 18 cents In
Omahn and 2,1 cents In Council DlutIa.
Mr. Powell was told by ono creamery -
ory mun In Iowa that competition Is
fierce. In some tOW11l ) to moot thIs
competition thlll man hnc1 to pay more
thal1 the marltct prlco for butter would
nHow ; ho had to maIntain a bank
account In the town and pay twlco
a we ok tor the cream purchusod.
When nalted to glvo a reason for
the great dlfforence In prIces between
Omahn and Council Dluffs Franlt Prol
hot of the BeatrIce Creamery conpany
declared the Council Dluffs prlco must
b6 the delivered prIce , IncludIng the
trelght , commlaslon and operotor'a
charge. 110 aUJerted ! that tho' hotteat
kInd oC compotltlon exlats t.odny In
Ncbrnslm , Many creameries are bid.
dIng for the cronm , ho declared , o.nd
many times moro Is paId for cream
than the marltct will really permit.
The public hearIng on the proposal
or the railroads to Increase the mtes
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on creo.m In Nobraslm will bo held In
the o111co or the commission August G.
The rates on cream and tho'intluence
they have on the prIce to the consumer II
will bo thoroughly dIscussed. Many
potltlons ha vo been recol yed protestIng -
Ing agaInst the ostabllHhmont or the
new rates on cream.
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AsseoGor Must Explain.
Oro"lng out of the refusal oC UIO
authorIties In alschool dIstrict In Dakota -
kota county to pormlt Hev. E , E. Sho.fer
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to vote at 0. school olectlon , the county
aSlJessor of that county Is lIable to
como In for a roprlmand from the
Stn.to Doo.rd of Asscssment. Rov. Mr.
ShaCer was refused a vote because the
records showed ho had not boon assessed -
sessod on hIs personal property last
year. Mr. Shafer InCormed the offi.
clals that ho had personal property ,
n.nd any tlmo the assessor came
around ho would bo glad to turn It In ,
and that ho dId not Intend to lose his'
right to vote because the asscssor
( aUed to attend to hIs duty. The officIals -
cIals then Informed Mr. Shnfer that
Cor years ministers In Daltota county
hnd not been ssqssod. Shater wrote
to the state supcrlntendent , who ruled
that he had a rIght to vote whether
ho had been assessed or not , and then
the matter was turned over to the
etato board. Secretary Dennott will
at once take the matter tip wIth the
Daltoto. county ssCflsor and as It tor
nn oxplanatlon , as there Is no law by
whJch the pro1orty oC a mInIster Is exempt -
empt from tnxntlon.
A Shot at Fusion.
Attorney Oenoral Thompson has Is.
sued o.n opInIon designed to elLmlnato
fusion. IIo declares thut a candldato
cnnnot legally affillato with moro than
ono political part ) ' . HIs opinion follows -
lows :
"It will bo observcd UtIlt In either
event , the candldato Is'roqulred to declare -
clare hIs party affiliation and abide by
the restIlt oC UIO primary olectlon and
qualify 1C elected. Within the mennlng
of this act , It Is my opinion that a
party cannot lawfully claim affillutlon
with more than ono political party.
It Is hIs dut ) ' to declare with what
party ho affillatos. Such declaration
Is binding upon him and confincs him
las a candldato for nomlnnUon to the
party o.lono with which ho hIlS ac.
Imowlodgod a111l1aUon , and It neces.
sarlly results that ho cannot lawfully
bo a candldato for nomination upon
moro than the omclal part ' Cor one of.
fico. "
The Case of Barker.
A movement has been started to get
Frank Darlter , tI10 'Vobster county
murdorOl' , pluced In the Lincoln asy.
lum pondlng his trial on a. charge 01
Insanity , which begins September 8. II
Iii thought by tholiO who are Interested
In UIO matter that this would glvo Dr ,
Hay an OPIrtunlty to study the matl
nnd when the next trIal comes he
would Imow pretty thoroughly whethCl
the man Is InRano. The jury whlel ]
henrd the ovldenco In the fil'st cas (
wau divIded ns to hIs sanity , six to stt
Governor to Talk to Teacher8
Govern01' Sheldon Is bllletl fOI
speeches at the junior normal scho01l
as foHows : AUanco , July 23 ; Droket
Dow , 24 ; Kearney , 25 ; North Plntte
26 ; McCook , 2 . August 3 the gover
nor will speale at tile BohemIan Turner
nor meeting at Schuyler and at I"alr
moot August 10 , Union August 24 , 1U1 (
Dennott August 17.
Buildings for State Fa" " ' .
The board oC pUhllo lands and build
Iwga opened bIds for the proposed $20 ,
009 cattle barn at : the state fair. Al
bIds exceeded the approprIation ane
Secretary W. R.rollor has wrlttol
to members of the state board ot agrl
culture as to whether the board enre :
to put In enough at Its own funds t4
complete the work. T o board oC agr !
culture hns Bpent $21,000 of Its OWl
Cunds on Improvements and has oe
asldo $6,000 to pay expenses and prom
lums In Ute event oC rainy talr weol
and II. poor o.ttendanco.
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r Sesolon Laws Correct. I
S\nator Hoot. , of Casu county , bag
wrlU1n Secretary of Stnto ,1unlln that I
IC hlK 1l10JJlOl' ) ' la rIght , S. P. : I 1j ( , chap-
t < 'c .12 , of the se8sl011 lawlJ , contaIn"
matter that wna strlcl < OlI froll1 the
hill. Secretary , Junltln hna compared
the printed eop ) ' with the on rolled
hIli , nnd find" thnt It I ! ! correct. 'rho
hill WnH Intended to dlsquallCy n judge
or a jullco from sitting In a cnse In
which olthol' JJUrty to the \llt Is re.
lntod to the judge wIthIn the fourth
dl'greo or where nn atto\'ney Is reo
Inted to the judge In the degree of
Cl\thor , son or brother or where the
jUdge has heon nttorn ' for either of
the partlea. This fm' the hill la as
Senator Root sa'a It ! ! hould bo , but In
addItion It contains otlllJr matter
whIch dlaqualltles a judge who was In
pnrtnerahllJ with an att01'l1ey beCoro
hIm at the tlmo at hIs election or has
occupIed office rooms wIth hla ox.co-
, partner or who continues to occupy
ofllco rooms with hIm after his election -
tion to the office of judge , All thIs
matter Is In the bill sIgned by the
governor. An attempt waD made to
strlko It out , but the effort nppnrontly
fnlled. Ie the records sh nv tho.t the
bill contaIns matter not properlY there ,
the entlro bill mBY bo Invalidated.
When It pnssed the leglslaturo It was
reported that It would prevent Mlko
HarrIngton , of Holt county , from practicIng -
ticIng before his brother , who Is judge
of the dIstrIct cOllrt.
Opinion In Rosewater Calle.
The elTort to oust Andrew Hose water
from the office of city onglneer at
Omaha 11118 como to naught through decIsIon -
cIsIon of the SllIJrOmo court. 'rhe syllabus -
labus Is by Chlo ( Justlco Sedgwicle ,
who says :
"Tho clt ' onglneor of 0. city oC met-
'ropolltan class holds tlto office until
hIs successor Is elected o.nd qualified.
The talluro to qualify by ono who has
been appointed as hIs successor by tlto
mayor and confirmed by the council ,
but who has not talton possession of
the office and entered Ullon UIO dls-
chnrgo ot Its dutlos , does not render
the office vacant. Upon such failure to
qualify the Incumbent may quamy
anew under scctlon 17 , chapter 10 ,
complted statutcs 1905. .
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'When It Is the duty of lito ma1'or to
appoint an officer and he falls to do so ,
the council may eloct. Dut the power
oC the council does not exIst wl en ono
who has been appointed by the mayor
and confirmed by the council falls to
qunllCy , there being nn Incumbent to
hold over until hIs succ ssor Is elected
and qualified. In such case the Incum.
bent may qualify anew , and tnltes the
office for the succeedIng term. "
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Evidence was AdmlsGable.
The sto.to's oxceptlons to the rullr.g
out of testimony In the dIstrIct court of
Gage county In the trial of John H.
Sparks , charged with obtaining money
under Calso pretenses , are sustalnod by
the supreme court. Sparlts wo.s
charged with obtainIng a warmnt for
$539 In Gage county tor the buildIng
at a brld&o which It WRS alleged had
alrendy been lJahl for. The jury found
the defendant not guilty. Whllo the
court holds that evldonco that the accused -
cused had committed like ottenses o.t
other tlmeB and places should not bo
receIved to aid In establishing hIs guilt ,
when the transnctlon on which the
prosocutlon Is bllBed Is of such a character -
actor as to require other or further
prooC of the defendant's guilty Imowl.
edge and Intent , "evldenco that ho has
committed IIko crimes In 0. similar
manner at or about the same tlmo o
as a part of Ule general scheme to
Craud , mny be received for the lJUr-
pose. "
Must Rem'aln In Industrial School.
The supreme court has affirmed
the judgment of the district court oC
Thayer county remandIng 1iImer : Leiby
to the Rtato Industrial school at Kcar-
ney until he Is released by duo COU1'OO
oC law. The court holds thnt the state
h\llIstrlal school for bars Is not. no
place oC punlshme11t but a place of
educntlon and rofol'lnatlon. Leiby
WIlS charged Januar ) ' 18 , 1906. before
the cOllnt ) ' jUdge oC 'l'ha 'er county ,
wIth da 'lIght burglary anlllare11cy. Ho
filed a plea oC guilty. County Judge
J. D. SI < lnl1or found him a fit subject
for the Industrial school.
Ministers Under SuspenGlon.
'rho Hov. Wilber P. Ferguson of
, Unlvorslty Pll1co has becn suspended
from all minIsterial and church 11I'lv-
Ilegcs until the coming session of the
Nebrnslm annual conference , which
, will meet at Trinity church In Lincoln
nbout September 25. 'I'hls waR the
doclslon reached at the prellmhmry
oxamlnatlon whIch was condncted by
I Bld6r 'Vrlght and la In Ilccordanco
I with the cust0111 oC the Methodist
. churoh when serious charges are preferred -
ferred agaInst 1mInIster. .
Receipts From 011 InllpectJon.
State 011 Inspector A. D , Allen has
pnltl to the state treasurer $621.42
, CI'OI11 the collections of his dOlmrtment
for the month ot Juno and hlU1 n bai-
anco at $900 on hand. 'fhe receipts
tor the month were $1,739.'i0 and the
dlabnrsemenb $1,018.28. The bl111\11c6
on hand the first ot Juno was $ BOO.
To Test Card PI' 1ylng Ordinance.
Martin L. SaPI > of Wymoro has applied -
plied to the SUlrOmO court tor. a writ )
ot habeM corpus. His case will probably -
ably bo hen.rd In September , 110 wus
fined $ [ j and costs ( or vIolating an ordl-
nl\nco oC UIO town at Wymoro that
prove.ts I\n'ono Cram alloWing card
gameo or gamea oC chance from bolns
pln'e In Il\1bllc llacc , The ordt.
nanco doea not Day anything about bot.
tlng or gambling , It Is construed to
" moan thllt no one can pla ' cards In
t public place , whether the game bo for
Innocent amusement or for wagors.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
News NOTES OF INTEREST F " ) M
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
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ALL SUBJECTS TOUGHED UPON
Rellglouc , Scclal , Agricultural , PolitIcal -
Ical and Other Matters GIven
Due Consideration.
There Is 0. street car war on at ;
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LIncoln.
'fho Salvation Army Is holdIng tent
rovlvals In Dentrlco.
Dlnden Is thIs yonr havIng quite
grewth In now buildIngs.
'rhe corner stano of the proposed
now Gorman church at Humboldt has
boon 10.1d.
The grent troubles or fo.rmors o.t
tills tlmo Is to secure enough helv
In the harvent fiolds.
A floater sighted near Plo.ttsmouth
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"Was not securod. It Is belloved to
have been the bOdy of 0. mnn drowned
at Omaha on the 4th of July.
The county commissioners at Yorlc
are placing 0. number of steel bridges
In place at UlO wooden structures ,
whIch they' sny 11.1'0 short.lIved lUut In
the end exponslve.
A' Inrge-slzed darning needle was
recently removed from the thIgh at
n. F. McBrldo at Delgrade , says the
Fullerton News-Journal. Mr. McBrldo
sn 's ho has no Imowledgo ot how
the needle came thore.
' 1'he census of Platte county hIlS
been completed and It Is found that !
then ! Is population of 18,988. The
population ot Columbus has wonderfully -
fully gaIned since the Ia.st census. It
was G22 then and now It Is 5,082.
MlsCortunos don't come singlY.
James Cannon , living north ot Seward -
ard , was recently Injured In 0. runaway -
away and , while not yet recovered ,
leat hIs lIttle son , and In the hailstorm
I .st week hnd hIs crops destroyed.
Creamery men ot the etate have
been sending protest atter protest to
the state railroad commIssion objectIng -
Ing to a ralso In railway rates. At
the state hearing , August 3 , there will
bE ! n largo number at dairymen to pro-
tost.
tost.The
The state beard ot public lands and
buildIngs let the contract for two bailers -
ors of 150-horso-powel' for the Nor.
Calk asylum for $4,520 , nnd three meters -
ters of 40-horse-power and ono motor
at 20-horse-power for the penitentiary
for $1.549.
Frank McMillen , who has been appointed -
pointed to have charge of the reorganIzation -
ganIzation of the Washington , D. C. ,
postoffice and Is to make It a model
Institution , was for many years a resl.
dent at Nebraska City , being super.
Intendent at the gas worles.
L. E. Crouse , Ulrough his attorney ,
J , C. 'Vntson , has 1IIed a suIt In the
district court of Otoe county agaInst
the MIssouri PacIfic rnllwa ) ' for $2,000
damages tor Injuries while worldng
for the company on Its section. He
had hIs shoulder dIslocated.
Mrs. Frances Hanlon of Fremont , 0.
bride oC three months , wlCe o ( Ed
Hanlon , a well Imown local singer ,
shot herselt with a 22-'allber 1'0-
volver while sitting In Mortensen &
ChrIstensen's grocery store In whIch
1\11' . Hanlon Is emplored : as head clerIc.
Cause tor the act Is not 5Iet forth.
While In Falrbury Postoffico Inspector -
specter 'I'hompson of Omaha ran down
a case where two Jet'fol' ' on counh-
bo's are neged ] ) to have used the
United States malls for the purpose
oC obtaining money under false pre-
tenses. 'riley were placed under art
rest. .
William Nlclwl oC Seward county ,
was found In hIs barn Tuesday by hIs
son , ) ) 'Ing unconscious , having been
Idcltcd by a horse. The blow was
on his forehead. He had been there
an hour before he wns dIscovered.
His 1I1l'slclans thlnl there IR a chance
for his recovery.
So ( ar as the Investigation at the
county board has progressed It hlU1
been ostnhllshed that County Trens-
urer BenjamIn G. Gossard 11l1s not accounted -
counted to Rod Willow county IlB yet
.for $6,240. ThIs Is said to have been
created slnco the Janul\r ) ' GCttloment ,
when the books and accounts ot the
office were thoroughlr gene over.
1\ . few days slnco 1\Irs. .1ullus Nor
mand ot Nebraska CltJ' , a.wldow , died
and In her will filed Cor probate she
cuts nil of her children off , save one ,
a son , wIth $5 each. To this Bon she
wills all of her real estate , whIch can-
SlstR of two goocl Carms. The other
heIrs have gIven notlco they will contest -
test the will and a bitter fight Is prom-
Ised.
Ised.As
As Willie Swanson , 0. bo ' about 16
years of age , was crossing railroad
culvert No.8 , about one-halt mlle
tram town , ho was talten with a fit
nnd fell Into the water. OotCI'ed Hau.
sron , n small bo ) ' who WIU1 with him ,
ran to town. gIving the alarm. HIs
bOlly was found , but not until ho was
dead. He had been subject to the so
fits all his lifo , havIng mnny narrow
escapes.
City Attorney F. L. RaIn of Fair-
bur ) ' lett for Phllndolphla and Wash.
Ington , where be gocs tOl' his tathor ,
l ' . M. Rain , cltr councilman , who ,
with about sixty ethers , have Callon
heir to so\'eral million dollars , whIch
Is soon to be dl\'lded.
' 1'he rosldenco at Mr. 'Volcott , about
twelve mlles northwest oC CcntrnJ
Cltr , was destroyed by firA. Mr. Wol ,
cott was a\1'I\Y ' Cram homo o.t the time ,
I and no one bolng on the promises but
hIs wIfe , the building and contcntf
SOOll became a total loss. Damagt
was done to the extent ot over $2,000
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A FRANK CTATEMEN
From a Prominent Fraternal Man of
Rolla , Missouri.
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Juatlco of the Peace A. 1\t , LIght , of
Holln , 1\10" 1\Iajor , Uniformed Hanle ,
KnIghts of Pythlas ,
T h I r d Battalion ,
Second Heglmcnt ,
1\lIssourt BrIgade ,
sars : "lllm pleased
to endorse the use
of Doan's KIdney
Pills ; u medIcIne
ot great merit. HavIng -
, . Ing had IJersonal experience -
perience with mnny
Idc1ney medlelnea , 1 am In 0. position
to Imow whereof 1 speak , and am
pleased to add my endorsement and
to recommend theIr uso. "
Sold by all dealers. liO cents 0. box.
Foster-MIlburn Co. , Duffalp , N./Y.
Her Pointed Retort.
When Ule old lady put her head out
ef the wIndow and InquIred ot the
young railway porter what the train
was stoppln for the young man
thought he would have a lIttle tun at
the old Indy's oxpense.
"Engine was out late last night ,
mo.'am , ' he remarked with n smile ,
"so , she's got 0. tl1lrst on ber this
morning ; they'ro givIng 'er a drop 0'
wine. "
"Ah ! It's water , ' saId the old lady.
"U you'll walt a mlnutte , ma'am , '
he grinned , "I'll Inqulro whether
they're glvln' her port wIne. "
"Never mind , ' came the answer ,
"don't you trouble , young man. 1
thought perhaps by the way we've
been getting along ahe was run on
lee gln-London ! Tit-Bits.
The Goat Comes First.
Switzerland is the only country In
the world where tle } goat Is plnced
ahead of all other animals , and even
of human beings. It n boy plagues
0. goat he can be fined and sent to jail ,
If a person meets a goat on a path ,
and drives him aslc1e he can bo arrest-
ed.
ed.It
It a goat enters the ynrd of a person
not his owner and Is hIt with club or
stone the person guilty of the olTence
must pay 30 cents. If a railroad traIn
sees 0. goat on the track the traIn
must 11alt until the anImal can be
coaxed to remove himself. There's
many a boy In AmerIca who wishes ho
were a goat In Switzerland.
Dy foowlng ] ] the directions , which
are plainly printed on each paclmge of
Defiance Starch , Men's Collars and
CulTs cnn be made just as stiff as de.
sired , with eIther gloss or domestic
finIsh. Try It , 16 oz. Cor 10c , sold by
all good grocers.
Not Comfortable.
"I'm going otI Into the mountaIns
this summer and get close to the
heart ot nature , " said the dreamy girl.
"lance went off Into the mountaIns
to get close to the heart of nature. "
saId Uie tt1atter-of-fact man. "I sought
the woods and lay down close to her
throbbing bosom. Dut 1 found she was
tull of red bugs and other penetrating
Insects. So 1 arose and gloomily
sought the artltlclal city. "
Tl1at nn artlclo may be good as well
as cheap , and give entire satlsCactlon ,
Is proven by the extraordinary sale oC
Defiance Starch , each package can.
talnlng one-thIrd more Starch thnn
can bo had of any. other brand for the
Barno money.
Quite the Contrary. .
"Borus , I haven't hnd tlmo ) 'et to
read that last novel of yours. How
dId It end-happll ' ? "
"No , Nnggus ; It ended traglca ] ] ' .
The total sales were 17 cOlles. "
The greatest chuse of worry on
Ironing day can be removed by using
Definnco Starch , which will not stlclt
to the Iron. Sold everywhere , 16 oz.
for 10c.
WIse men mIss 0. lot of real pleasure
because they are not foolish.
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THE DAY OF THE FARMER.
Occupation Properly Recognized all \ .
One of the Professions.
The farmer who Is not an amateur
Is a really IncreasIng factor In to-
dn "s UCo. In fnct , farmIng Is ralldly
becomIng ono oC the professIons. W
have our ngrlcultural schools , just as
we have our Inw schools.
It Is getting to be n. business as
well. I < armers lutvo their trusts , llko
other manufacturers.
It Is a far cry trom the New England - '
land fnrmer , tryIng to arrange an exploded - '
ploded granltQ quarry Into 0. &tono.
wa ] ] that he may have room In whIch ,
to plant his crop , and that master ot
capital , scIence , and black earth ten
feet deep who plows with 0. traction
englno and reaps with 0. tou horso.
team. And between these two types.
oC farmers the drift is steadily toward
the latter.
The comic paper docs not laugh at.
the "granger" as frequently as It used
to laugh. It wants his subscrIption.
The capitalist does not foreclose
mortgages on the prairie farm now.
He borrows mone , . of Its owner.
.And , what Is vastly moro impor" . . .
tant , .the entlro country looks with 0. . :
respect bordering upon approhenslon 1.T
on thIs new t 'pe of AmerIcan who.
has decided vlO\vs on railroads , trusts ,
and , in fact , on every subject , from
the "green bug" to the lecturer at hIs.
Chautauqua. This rise of the farmer"
Into national sIgnIficance is welcome
In vIew of the Inundation oC great
I clUes by ImmIgrants who have sIgnificance -
nificance only en masse.
The fo.rm Is the nursery at indivId-
ualism. It you are 0. elltI dweller In
the city send your boy th ro thIs sum-
mer. nnd let him see what It means to.
create wealth with the help of nature
rather than with the tlclOr. You will
help mnlO 111m a belter Amerlcan.-
The World To-day 1\Iagazlne.
Courtesy at Home. ,
Wo are nll creatures of habit ,
men and women alike , and the habits
and surroundIngs or dally me have 0.
powerful Infiuonco on the character at
bOU1. The root of all bad manners Is
selfishnesswhen ; self ever Is first , foremost -
most consideration ( or others always
lags much In the rear , and drops so
far behind In time that It cllsappears :
altogethcz. "One cannot keep up the
ceremony and etlquetto of socIety
when at home. " True , for between
frlonds these can bo laid aside. They
merely are t.ho rivets that kcop so.
clety together , but not courtesy and
consideration. The latter ought to
be so much the habit with each of us
that It will become our second nature ,
and therefore can be no moro laid
asIde than can an arm or a leg.
Another Brand.
"I sUJ,1pose you realize the danger of
firewater ? " said the man who tries to
benefit people.
" 1 do , " answered the IndIan ,
thoughtfully ; "especIally the kind the
paleface puts In his automobile. "
Only 0. slmplo man tries to act unnecessarily -
necessarily strenuous. /
I ewis' Single Binder straight fie cigar
made of rich , mellow tobacco. Your deal.
er or Lewis' Factory , Peoria , Ill.
Men enjoy doing anything they
don't 110.ve to do for 0. living.
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WHEN YOll buy oatmeal #
always buy
QUkerOats
,
It's the best oatmeal made . and' in - ; ' ,
the t\ven y-f ve cent family package
you get a beautiful piece of American - ; - . , ,
ican china. There is a nice assortment -
ment of cups and sa-ucers , plates ,
bowls , etc. It's easy to furnish
your table this way.
1 e Quaker Oats (9mpany
CHICAGO
, QaakerWI\eat Berries in the newest
: thing in cereal foods-delicious. Buy \
. a package today. Two quarts top. I
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