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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1908)
- , . - - - . . t = : - EXPERIENCES I . AFLOAT - . The Funny Things Ono See. . . " in Smiling Round the World - , 8 , MARSHAlJ. P. WILDER , : " : opyrlght , To ono nrrustol1\od only to Atlantic travel the elol1\'nt. ( ot novelty bUllIlR ; at 41nco 011 a Pacific HlclUllor. lust lld ot I'1lUu Nnglllh ! steward , IlMt Chi. t numon III , sllotlcss linen Jownl ! oC blua , long cues , 1lIIlllI\clIl\to : whlto stocking ! ! , and the l'olllIeat or smiles , fly nlmlJly about cal'rylng lJaggl\c ! or WlLttlllS Oil IH\SSollg , .rs , with JUost cheerful disparity. The Chilleso stewards Intercsted liS excef'Jlllngly , IlIIll whell , fllrcctly acter sailing Cram San li'ranclsco , wo do. sconded to luncheon , we HI\W them In new wa ) ' . 'fho long labl s In the snloon were laid [ Jut InvltlllJly with mWMlvc silver and lIlies oC Crult , nrouuLl which Iho neat 1J0ys whisked , making an atlractlvo Illclure , Here wo received our first Intl'oductlon' .to the Car.ta\noll " } lldgln Engllnh , " which wo had provlous ! ' , . conceived to 1.10 very largely a figment. oC the slory.teller'lt brain. It. wa9 to lJe later Impressed Ullon us how uulversal the IIse oC It Is , trom San li'ranclsco l'lght through to Coy 1011 , wh rover the Chlneso coollo IIveil a.nd moves nl1ll has his being. In the dining aaloon the boy were long gowns oC blue linen , shiny with starch , high cutrs over tholr alcoves , :11\(1 each smooth and jeUy CliO nn. lahed Ilt. the end wllh a ! : IlIk tnssel , nw\lIy tucked throuh ! a IItlio 8tl'l\l ) lit the side or the gown. 'rhls Is to ItltHl1 It from sllllIlng ever the shoulder - dor when stooiling over the tables , When a.t hard or ontdoor work , n Chinaman will twist hln cue UI ) like a woman , but never In the howie. as II 111 a. dilirefliloctrul nct to appear bo- CClro a aUllel'lor with the cue bound 1111. It'orolgnor In many cases do not know this. amI the Chllu\1l1an. who InHlInctively h tes all fOI'elgnors , will orten refiort to t.hla molhod ot In- sllltlng them , taking a deal oC comfort ollt oC It , eTen thollgh the tOl'elgner tlHlY be In bliss Cui Ignol'nnce oC the In- tunded dlsresllect , Homo or the dlnln .saloon boys had bou [ It\ the sQrvllo : long enollgh to llOttk and understand gngllsh very wull ; with olhonl It WaR necessary to . l'OAort to the "lIldgln" dialect which la rhllculous hi'lJl'hl ot l' ! : t" i.1.IK' , broken. or rather nH\ngTell. Ingllsh ; , RIIII 1tew stray Chinese words , It was my luck to draw a. walter who was lIarticularly shy on stral ! ht Engllah , a1I1 wilen' I asked for a nlco IIIBCO oC r:1I'C : rOl ! t beof. nnd ve eta. hleB Buch IlG my wIre had , hla Cace r < 'lUtdlled as hlanc ! as 11 newly white. wl\RhBl1 barn door. Seolng my Ilor- tlloxlty , a kind nelghlJor taught me whl1t 10 say. and , though Coollns rnthor 1lly. I repeated : "Boy. you Iwlchco mo number ono lllcco roas.t boor , 110 too well do no , and vcgcalJlcs ( 1\1Iet ) SlI1\O ! latly ha vo got , " I Us face hI1O\cd with Intelligence , ; tnd my orllor was executed with neatness ami dIHp3.tclt. { sUbsequently dlscoverell that If a clmlr W\3 : doslrClI trom the ulJlJer . My Order Was Executed with Neat ncas anel Dispatch. dock an order In plain English wonl ( not be understood. But. say to him "nuy. you go tOIISlllo , lcolcheo my on ( IJiece chnll' , brIng to 11\0 , " 110 wll dellart cheortully , knowing just whal YOIl mcan. "Pldgln" Is the , Chlneso word fOI "bualneas , " and a great many roar : 8 O this 110tlQy" } lIJCl\US oC qJnn\41 lca Uon was ovoln'd. pleco by plecc , as / n\udluUl through which the Bngllsh "JoI11dur , traders cl\\'I'lell on busincsi with the Chh\C3e. Desplto the tll.O thl\t numbers or Chlncflo , oSl1eclall th merchants , 311eak excellent gn lIul1 , tills absurd ! , olyglot has held It : own. and It Is a bClllghted ChInaman IIl1leOll , who cannot conjul'o lip n to" l mQ phl'ases. lls \ n means oC COIl1 " ' lIIuolclI.tlOII , O\'on 'among Chlnamol1 11(1 It Is slllll : for the dltrcl'ont III'O\ ' fnecl1 or that country dllTer In dlulec au ao JUally coulltrles. but with a little tlo ot the universal "llhJgfn" the ) mnko themselves understood. . . . . . . . . . DurIng our enllro trh ) across U t Pac1 c W ' 'WorenOVQr ort un almosl T . - " . . ' . ' . . oven keel. It wnn 110 dlfrcront from my firllt ( Jc'nn trill , which waR across the Atlantic. I'll Dover forgot that. 1 hadn't becn fccUng woU , anll waR tolll thnt the Ilea "oyage would milk" nn. other mnn oC mI' . Imnglno making another man ot rue , when there was hnrlll ) ' enough mlltC'rlal for onol WolI , the IIIlnute tile ship loft the clocl ( I telt bottor. I throw out my cht'st-nml 0. lot ot othcr things 1 didn't nectl-and prepnrcd to enjo ) ' life. life.By the tlmo wo got to Snndy 1I0'ok the ohlp " , ns havln St. Vltus dance , and moat oC the pnRllengora docldell to go helow to utllnck. ) I started to flnll my st1\teroom , and I think I but. tell Into overr ono Utero 'vn ! ! , I wa" finally hurled Into 0110 juot as the oc. cupl\nt , n lady , Wall ( 'llInhln , : Inlo the UppOl' horth , She IHlIcI , "Sir ! " 'fhcn the shll ) went the othur wny , and I wnll never so cOllllllolely sat on by a Indy In m ) ' lIfo ! At laRt I found my own slatoroom , which WIlS locker wllh 0. couple oC shclvcs In It. , 'I'ho ship now sce 111 ( ' ( I to etand on her nOllo and wag her tull In UII ) nlr ; I dollberatell whether I ahot III frlfle the Ilort hole nnd go to my hcrlh , or < ; Ioso my bcrth nnd go to the Ilort holo. 011 the fourth IIIlY I ber-nn to take notice oC thlnSfI , nnd c\'I\wled out. on deck Just us the o lI ) ) wnll doing n. buck and wing , I was shot froll1 ono end oC the ship to the ether , finishing with n. henllon collision wllh 1Cat mnn's stomach. lIe WIlS mnd because I butted In on his IJreakCast. I apologized - gized for the Intrusion , and crawled Into n steamer cha.lr. It wnll so rough they 111\11 n Conce built . 'round Iho tallio to leeLI the , - _ . .z _ . _ . . . . . - - c- < ' - . ' " c : : . . . " - - Arrival at Honolulu. dishes on. I wa9 plII'sulng a. 111eco oC brend when the ship did a. "figuro eight" and the Illdy oPlloslto got my breall nnd I got her IIsh. 1.01' the rest ot the meal we fed each othor. The day It was roughest the lias. songers asked mo to ! ; ct up 1con. . I cort. 'l'horo wn'l ' a prima donna. on board who was havIng her voice nl , : tlvnted In Purl : : . I i'll1l1osod she waEl going ovel' to get' It , for she certainly dldn't llt\vo It with hel' . She consont. cd to take part In tlto oncert , nml choao a mUng selection for n rough nlght-'Rockcd : In t.he Cradle ot the Deell. " Just IlS she started In to sing the ship shle-stcPllcd and threw her under the table. A Crlend of mlno was accolllpanying her on the pl/lno. 80 , oC course , ho had to Collow hOI' . I snld : "For heaven's Rake , Is this a concert or a lcnockahout act' ? " 'l'ho prima donna thought she was down tor II. solo-but she WIIS down for an hour. . . . . . . . . On the Pacific there were no l'Iuch ' eXllorlenceR for us. And It Is such n grent. big , lonesome oceau-only ouco In all the 18 days did wo see a shill , ( \ . big , . tull.rlggell shll ) with nll salls sot-but aeemlng - to stantl lerCectly Htlll , IIlle'ly becalmed , "a palntod shill upon palntod ocenn. " Captain Porter WIlS dellghtful ra. conteur atlll entertained tiS on Devernl occasions with slorlos oC his sojourn In the [ rigid 1.0no. Ills tales of Es- qulmaux dainties , cSlleclallr II. duck sOUII , where the bird hI Pllt In for cookIng 1.t : only \llIlressCil ! but un. 1)luckod , made us Jlad there were no Esqulmaux cool.s on 1J0ard. 'fho ovelling hefol'O ur expected arrival at llonolulll the chleC topics oC , conversation were the prlncillal sights oC the town , and the lJe t molhods oC seeing them. E\'orr ono retlrell wIth the Ieellest anticIpations , fOI' o\'en six days on the water create a longing to sco laud , proving thnt muu , though he go down to the sea In ships , Is boyontJ qUestion a land unhnal. Most ot Ua were up hetlmes an . were rewarded by the sight ot a dark low.lylng Island on our Ilort bow. ThlE Is Molokal , the lellor Islu\l1 : and th ( scene oC Father Dllmlon's heroic IIt ( and death. This Belgilln mlsslonul' ) prIest , who started lICe 1\ slmplo11 \ lettered lIeasant , so IIvod IlnllVorkcl and died that his name wlll o\'er bl OOlt ot those who need no hall or fam ( to make tlelr memory Immorlal. HlI will go rinsing down the IlIIlIs 0 tlmo as ono thut loved his Cello'l' meo. meo.Ahelld Ahelld , another hll 11 nd , with hleh rocky Ilromontory , stood out nov qulto pllllnly. As wo came neal'er WI cOllld distinguish fleets ot little flsl1 Ing boats , their whlto Galls dotlhlj the bhlo water Uke fiocls oC birds. , snowy sIckle ot Bllnd outlined thl black anll beolllng curr , and around I caplO the ltltlo . "Alameda , " rOiling nnt Illunglng'ln II. awelt thllt dId not OVOI disturb the stalely calm ot ou Glantoss. It was noon beCore wo roall' wnrped to the whart , alongside whIch was 1\ UnIted States nava truInlng ship , whoso band wolcolUcl us. l\CCOmllllnle by the 8bout. , ot th' ' wblto-clad boys. " ' " " ! . . - . ' - - . . . - - - . . - - " . . . f . . , . FOI ECAST OF' SPRING - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , . . , . r ; t' " ) , a . . . . . . , . ' J 1r - " . - , - Onn oC the ad\'ancol1 sprIng models which will bo WO\'ll as much as the shh'twnlst costllmc fIJI' evm'ydny wea } ' Is the jumpel' dress with the princess panni nt. the f'Ont ! and hacle. ' 1'he one lIlustratell If ! developed In gl'ecn and gl'n ' Illnld messaIIlH' . trImmed with green vol vat rlhhon. 'rho sIde portions are all.over lace ovel' a linIng oC grasilk. . 'fhe yoke gulmpe Is oC grl1) ' silk , w/th / the sleov ( > f ! IUIII yoke porllon or the aU.over lace mntchlng that on the wnlst. If desh'oll the dress may be made all of one matel'lal , with the gulmpo oC slll ( In contrasllnJ ; shade. It Is a Iarllcularly good pattern tor any of the fJjlIred fOil lards Ol' challis , sll'llIed or plain mohairs , or rajah silks , and will also make 1111 well In anr oC the tlilk Jlnghams 01' cotton voiles for early SUmUtl'l' we.r. : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DESIGNED FOR SLIM FIGURES. New Modes Something of a Despair for the Stout Woman. - . . . 'l'ht'l'u will certainly he anwle em. plOi'tIIl'nt COI' fol k wlo 110ctOl' tlglll es lC the IJt'es'mt tendencies ot talhlon 1100'slst. tlllS 111'0 llOlllJlesslr out oC fa hloJ\ 'I'he fat woman 114 In a very had case Indl > ell , from the tlUlnt oC vlow or thn tashlon aulocrat. She Hlmllr camfot look well In the I\te t frocks , Hedllco , mestnmcs ; reduce , H yo III' "Idt'tl must olhl ther give un hl1ll1'csHlon of sllpple slenderness , 'l'he now tlkh't 01' the new close 11I'ln. ceRS loolai dlstresslnglr olJjecUonaulu upou the woman , or Ughllr lacell wulst Hnt ! hlg hIllS-Is hut a carlcll' tmo o [ Ihelt. The culnwnr coat of medium 01' ex. treme length III nnQSll'11It ! . upoi\ 1\ weal'el' who has not 1wellr llndell bust ami sll'nl1or hillS , 'rhe closnlr dl'aped slcoves anl1 IOllg r.leeves which a\'o mon1 Hnit moru In evlde 1ce so reduce - . duce the wll1th or the shoulder 1\1)(1. ( tOl'SO that willo hillS throw the silhouette - houette out of all gl'aceful ) Jt'oJlOl'tlon. Yes , unquostlonahlr wo must wrestle with 011I' flgurcs IInless wo nre can. tent not to bo chic 01' unless some freak'oC fushloll tlll'IIS the cO\ll'se oC the cmrellt , ' - - - - - - BLUE CHIFFON VOILE. " - . ! - This nttmctlve uflo\\oon gown II mlldo oC Copenhagen blue chUl'oll voll < IInd the skh't tucled ovel' the hips nnl : acl'Oss fl'ont hns un ovol'skh't erreci near bottom. The Itlmono hodlc ( crosses In surpllco fushlolJ , each sillo as well us sleeves , finlshml with / wldo bnnd oC sel.tolJo sntlu , bOl'llorlnl which nl'o Cl'onm htco mollClI , run wltl gold thrcnd. An embroidered IIC mutclling the motlCs In colOl' fills 11 UIO V necl { nllli hlllu dottOlchlffol \ trllh SOI'\'O as a finish to' 1.110 shor t J @ 1 , _ ' , _ . . " . . ] i . , . . - . . . IDEA FOR TABLE DECORATION. I Floral Harmony Adds Greatly to the General Effect. Wheu ono Is using a specllll 110wer fOl' the decoration oC the tabla at a tor- mal IUHcheoll 01' dinner It Is artistic to hu\'o the same flowot's used as 1\ garnish - nish fOl' as manr oC the dishes as possible - sible , 'l'hUR. IC one has daisies and ferns In the conteI' oC the tabie , have the lamp shades oC green paller , cut 10 narrow Crond.lltc ! pIeces to represent fel'os. Sel've the o'stel'8 In their shells with \neath of fol'lls around the outside - side amI lemon nestllllg In a bed ot daisies In the center. ' 1'wlno the stems ot. sherbet glasses In maldeuhalr , 1C It can be doue just before sculling to the table , othorwlse It will ho too wilted. It : rou Imvo gt'UJle fruIt served In glassell have them standIng In a. wreath of alsles , with fcrns on the stems. Or. It the hair fruit Is served , let. the edge of the plate be wreathell wHit a mixed wreath oC tel'us 1\1111 dnlsles. 'l'ho lces should be molded In the form or dahiles. If 'ou care to go to the expense , and should have 11. touch oC llstnche In them to represent the gl'een. If ) 'Ou do not use molded Ices , then ther will look well sel'vell In boxes In the COl'ttl oC llUPCI' dllisles or covered wIth renl tel'tts , 'rho place cards can lJe a painted bunch of the fiowors , cut out so they cnn be sllllllcll on the tOll of the gob- let. ' 1'ho candr and small cnkes shoull1 110 green and white , and ! C the dlnnol' Is elabomto enough to give ouvenh's ) 'ou might havc the fiornl centel'llleceB arranged In Sel1al'ltlo bunches oC daIsies IUHI fcrns thnt clln be given to each guest In the drawing room be , fore she leuves. A Tight Collar. There Is nothing which gives greater discomfort thun a tight. collal allt\ ono froqucntl ) . finds a. . new lIuer o \O n h'lfle smllll UftCl' It Is lauodered Smllll white I'lngs can be sewed 00 UtE baclt anel'Ibbon run through them unl I tied , maklnr. n. neut Ilnlsh , or rlbbonl cun bo sowed on the ends oC the coT 111.1' and tied. FoUl' e 'clets worltell It the enlls oC the collal' and threndct I with rl\lIon \ will make 1\ neat flnlsh. Veil Hints. Throw YOUl' veils uwur In Um , I theY I\re cheup ouos. Don't weal' thom I\ftor the ) ' have go \ so stroakell wllh dust thut the ) ' spol Uie comllloxlon. If they 111'0 oC the : . costl kInd , dl them In /\\1 0110rle8s clonnlng nulil. , Shllko out' , : iorouslr ! nnll IJtlt. t tIr011 the bed 01' Ironillgbonl , ( sll'etchlng anti plnulng Ilown tlto co : ners to coun tOllUIIO 01' covorlng. " . . . , . . . . , , - , - , , 11- " " : " ' . . > - - _ . , - . - . . . . . . . . . With an Eye to the Future _ Queen Ale : < nodrn attended last Dprlll's ! annual Mansion House tote 111 London , and because or that ausllicioul ! tact there Is n tnlc to toU-and worth the whllo. One ot the dlmlnutlV flow. r maidens was both pretty nnd plump , and when her majesty stopped tor nn Instant to smile dOW11 ullon her , whut did she do but put up her wee ( and telUlltlng ) mouth for n Ides , which she recelvod , " 1\Iolly ! " gaspet ! her astounded mothel' , nnd Ctol' the dlstlngulshod Vl8ltol' bad passed on , "how could you I" And Molly gave n goot ! renson. "I Caught , " saId she. "It 'ult1 be Interest. In' to toll my grandchlldrcn.-Har' per's Weekly. - - - - - - - - - - SPITE , _ n Proud Mother-Everybody sa 's the baby lools Uko me. Ucr DI'other-Tho s111tefu1 things don t say that to your [ ucc , do they ? In Demand. "I hear you lta.vo . n. new automobile , old man , " said the motor.car fiend , "What does II loolt IIko ? " , : "WeU , to tell you the truth , " repHcd the amateur motorist , "It Is as ugly as a steam roHer , makhs as much noise as.a . traction engine , knooks over as many people as n freight en. glno and raIses as much dust as tt street sweoplng machine. The motor-car fiend was wild wltb enthusIasm. "You don't say ! " he blurted eagerl ) " . "Tell mo where I can buy the same mnke and I'll give : rou mr old machlno as n. prosent. " Cause for Alarm. A young man had been courUog a gll' tor nine years , "Jennie , " ho said , one evenlog , "I read the other day that In 60,000 years NIagara. tails , , "ould dry up. " Jennlo clutched his arm excltedlr. "Why , what's the matter ? " hE > asked , "Why , you promised o take me there on our b.-hIal trJp. Don't YOIl. t.hlnk you had better be a JIttlo , care- tul that It does not dry Ul ) 6etoro we , et there ? " Application Put on File. The Needy Onc-I say , old man , could ) 'ou leod me n dollar tor a day 01' two ? The Other One-My dear fellow , tlio dollar I lend Is out at present , and I'vo several names down for It when It comes back.-Harper's Weekly. Every Lover of Good Music should takc advantagc 'of the olTl'\ ' the JCl'ome 11. Ucmick Co , of Nc\\ ' York mal" in the \'crtiMing coltllnnli of thiR paper to liend for 2 ; ; ctntll the words nnd nllt ic of nine of the best pieces of the : ! IIerry , , , ride , , " Qperl\ , all the rage at present in London , l'aris and New York. The best acting at nn amateur performance - formance Is alwa's done by the people who sit down In front and nct. as though they enjoyed It. I TEMPERANOE WORKER. Sas Pe-r'l-na , s a Vall/able .Nerve ana Blood .Remed ) ' . MISS DESSIE FARRELL. . MISS BESSIE FARRElJJ 1011 TlIh' ; t. Ave. , Ul'ooldyn , N _ Y. , j } ) rc"i . dent of th6 YOllligo } ) eoplc's Chrll > lim ' .rcmpet'anco A6Socintion. She w\'ites : "l'ernnn ii : cm'tainl\ vah\l\llle nen'l antl blood l'cJUel1 ' , cillculatccl to bUIlt up the b\'olwn-do\\'ll.health oC worn'ou womon. I 111\\0 fOUlltl lIJ' } ) ( > \'Ionnl ; ex pct' ence thnt it acts afl a. wonderful I'C atorcof lost stren th , uMllillul ! tI. . , stomnch to I\sslmllnlc a11l1 tll clit th , Coed , umllluildin/ / : : > WOI'lt.ont tlbS\\t ! In my wode I hu\'e hnd ( lC'lIhlon tl l'ccommcnd it ft'l'cl ' , cspccll\l1y t , WOIIIOU. "I 1(10oC .Iothlng' which Is etll'\ , uilll upthc btl'cngl II 01L , } 'ollllfrlnnthcr in fact. , nIl the ailments } > t'clIlIQ\ , women , so J 11111 pll'l\scll to frl\ ' it IJJ , hoal't . cndorsement. " DI' . I1m'hnan hn = prcscr\llcIl \ } ) cl'un o tomllnv thomml111 WOItWlI. nmII \ I , \ ' \ ' flins to l'OI'l'i..o lIIullltlldl' ( ] r. lettel'l1 11I'0 the n 1.111\0 , thnuldufr lilt tot' \Yondl'l'Cul beuofits l'OCCh'l'd. Man-a-lin thJ Ideal loxi1th'e. . . - - - . Its Danger , _ . , Nnrse--'Plcnse : , ma'nm , I chu' ( find IIttlo Frnnzl nn'wltero. We'vo 1001CtI all ovor. , . . ; ' ; ( t. . , I 'J 1\I1strt'ss-"Dhl \ 'Ol1 loole to Be It 110's been gnthored up by the vacuum cleaner 7" . It Sharpens His Vision. "Ves , he Is nenr sIghted. oSaylt ho CI1I\'t dIstinguIsh faces mty feet nwny. ' , ' "I don't beHevo It. Ever since ho hns owed me $7 ho hns no troublc fn 'eco nlzlng mo clear across the strc < ! t , nnd then dodging round the corner. " Withdraw Into Thyself. Dost thou too slrlnk within , with. dmw Into th'seIr , Into th ) ' memorle , 1lI1d there , dce } ) down , In the very depths of the soul turned Inward on Itself , th , ) ' old life , to which thou aiono hllst the Itc . will I.Ie bright agaIn fo'r t.hee , In all the fragrancenll the Cresh green , and the grncc nnd power oC Its s1l'lng-lvl\n } ! TIII'genev. When Husbands T rc of Kissing. ' When a wife discovers that IHU' hus- and Is tired ot having her lths him she nevr ! after that neglects It. She thlnla It a sign that she Is a } , .Ivoly cllamcter because she orten Idss s hushand when ho doosn't lUw It. rcn are such cowards that they' never confess At they arc tired ot In"slng their own wlves.-Atchlson Gloho. Freaks of Clocks. Cloclcs someUmes stop runnIng Cor' no apparent reason. During un eloc- trlc storm It Is not uncommon Cert t em to stop abruptly , only to I'esume UCh' ' functions with milch , rOGulal' ns , accul'acy as ever after n. cel'taln In- tel'vnl of tJme. The Interval l1Ia - bo only for a few moments or It may bo furY9 . . I Esthetic Side of Cookery. The object of cooking Is not merely h'glonlc , but esthetic also , for cooldng Improves the aP11earnnce of the roe I , develops new fiavol's , and mattes It more attl'actlve. A mentallu'ocess he- tlns at the sight of pleasing Coed which reacts on the gastrIc ol'gans In such a way us to pl'omoto dlgestlon.- Lancet. Must Pleasl : ' Women. - An EngJlsh pel'lodlcal sa"s that It Is women that malte the success ot the stage , as they al'c the great patl'ons. , Whel'e they go the men lII'e bound to " 't follow , and It Is necessar - , first of nil. that a play shnll succeed , to mt\lw It Interesting to the women. 'l'ho facts PI'OVO this to bo true In this cotmlt' ) " as well. , . I A Tennessee Utopia. Hurrah for DIg Sllndr ! No blind tlgel'S' , no sillms no Idnly headed ne. groes ! Gooll churches , good schools , good peopTe ! Merchnnts are busr , laborers - borers whIstling as they go to school or play , wIves singing as they patc1 tltelr husbamlS" "pants. " - Benton _ County ( 'fenn , ) Star. - Time for rylemory's Help. ' And now. when the clouds "gather and the rain Impends ovcr OUl' ( orest I\nd our house. lIel'mlt liS nol to he ast down let us not lese the ! : Il\vor or } Jllst mOl'cleslnd / past plealIres ; ! mt JIIte .the voice of a bird singing In tlte rain , let gratetul momor " s1/l'vl\0 In the hours of dnrlolcss-nober.t Louis Stevenson. Value of Work. Worle Is the trne trlend allll co.:1- soler.oC man , raises him above all hiS' wcaTmess , purlfics and cnnohles hIm , saves him CI'om templatlon and l1elps him to bear hIs burden through dn's or , sadness , and bofOl'o which oven the deepest griefs giro way Cor a Ume. To Find Unlucky Days. To find out which d/lYs bode 0\11 talw the dnte , of the fullmoon. . lfount the days hefor lnsteall of after thIs date and mUltiply the numbol' hi' the number ot da's In the month , nl1l1 from tlte result the unlucl , ' days of file months are tound , , . , Proverbs < lnd Phrases. Add not fire to fire.-Greol , . , All things are fltll oC Goll.-Clcct'O- Ballhnol'c Snn. ACfllctions arc. the lJcst blessings In 'lisgulsc.-Longfellow , Omaha Directory _ . _ u. _ WI'\tO \ Cor our new sllI'lng and sum. mer 8t'lo bool.s for mon and \10m en. Ready l > 'ebl'unr ) ' Hi , 1908. 6t7 . . ' ' c-tott. : 'e'0 tJ - _ _ hUUf ' , - ' 15th and Farnam Gts. Omaha , tJebraska. HORSES and MULES 1 4ucUoU ner ) Tllllnd"1 and I"rhl..r ror 1110 enllro ) 'ear E.W.ANSPACH I Union Stock Yards , So. Omaha. I I Cal'load Consignments Solicited. : ' HOTEL 1 THE PAXTON European Plan . - Hooms Crom $1 UI ) Iihulo. 7 o up duuble. - CAPE PRICBS RBASONABL.B ' FOOL WITH DON'T YOUR EYES ny luwtng them expcrlmented on ! tv tra.v- 1'11111 : tol"WH. ( 'ome to us tOl' Free ElCaml- nation. H. J. PENFOLD & . CO. , I.ouLlln ScientiOo Opllrlnllll. 1408 } , 'o1'l1all1Omahu. - - If In Doubt , Buy A JOHN DEERE Do You Drink Coffee \\'b ) l'l\t lb. ch.al' , rall < . IIi1Ipr/luor",1 / coiro. In 7our.tomal'b.wbeR pur" GERMAN-AMERICAN COFFEE l'Oll. no lIIorel In.tIJtnbuluIrH. \ ur \rucu 1.1I1t or l'IIn . . , It.