-
( USTfR COUNTY REPUBLICAN
By D. M. AMODERRY
IJROICmN DOW , . - NEDRA KA.
. 1
LA 6FORD
of the
THREE
BARSQ )
7Jy
KATE AND VIRGIL D. BOYLES
( Col'lrl 1I1 111 A. C. )1ClUfIC.Co"I1111. : ! . )
SYNOPSIS.
Gc01'l0 'Vlllllllon , n. 11001' 1'11111'1I111nl1 ,
hhh'lIIhlllclt HI III mIUUI'cII. IICIII'"hell fOl'
, : lIttle IIIlsslllfrolll hlB mllch-thc "Lazy
S , " On II. woO ( ' (1 lI(1ol ( III the rlvl'l"lI I It. , I
Ihl1t woull1 have hool1 11.11 Islallll hl1d Ihe
IIIlssoul'l hccl1 III hhh wutln' . hu 11IH'
O\'I'It 11. hallll or hOl'flO Ihlo\'I111 'JII"a ( 'I'
In worltln/ ; ' over hl'luIII/I Oil 1lItlll' . 110
I'I'C PII I1car I'lIolI h 10 11010 IIII " 'ml1g-
In ! : or IhlJ " 'I'hrl'o Hal's" hl'/uIII UII OliO
I'er to the " .1. It , " hl'anl1 , Pllul 1.11111 ; '
10l'iI , the rich 0\\1101' IIr tlw " 'I'hl''o
BaI'B , " III Illforllll'd ur Iho op\'lIlIonll or
1110 K3111 : of mlHlo Ihlovl's-a 111\1111 or
OUIlIlWR hCl1l1o < 1 hy ,188" 1IIal'le , who
long hl\\'o defied the law ' 11I11 IIlIlhol'l.
IIcA of Kl'lIIllh COIIIII > " Holtlh ) ) l\ltoll1.
1.I1I11rorl1 III IIll'tlcle with Iho "Calli ) ' or
Mnr ) ' , COlli 111(111) ' Imo\\'l1 till "WIIIIHtOIl'1I
IIttlo gll'l. " Louise Unlo.11 cxpl'rl
( 'ollrt Alcllo rnphcr. who hUll followcl ,
her IIncle , JIII1 e lIa",1II01111 Dill 1' . fl'OlII
the NIst to lho "DalOluh/l. " 111111 , who
IA IIvln/ ; ' with hllll al Wll1d ( ,1I ' , III
rcttu01Jted b ) ' Ihe cuullly allot'lIn ) ' .
nlchu.rtl Oorllon , to t'omo to Kellllh 111\11 \
talce tHlhllllll ) ' In till' JII'.1I1111I1nn'
hC/ll'II1 ot J.1I9U Hillde. .JIII1 1\1 11 I11\On , III
walllnl : I\t the tl'lIllI tor J.olIlllC , loolell
' of rllttlo IH'III " h '
at II hN't1 HhIPII11 )
JlIIl UI'OWII 111111 Iltl'rn II clt'l' I II 01,1
" ' " ' " ' ' ' ' " " . . . . hOe
"MIIR' , 1\ well Imo"11 "ol'n'l' III !
longing , to Itls I'lIlplflrl'r ot Iltu ' "rlll' { ' ' '
BUI'fI" 1'/\I1'h , 1\I1IIIKOII nrul TollIHI' IIlm'l
rOr Kcmllh , row"l1 IIKlClllhlf' III , JIIKtll"
.JUII1I1A \IcAIIIKII'r's ) 1'011\1 rill' Ihll
) Jrollmlllllry hl'/u'III/r. .J"I < NU Jllllcit
1110 II 1'1t oe ' ' ' ' , ' .
IIprlll 1I 1'1\ 1111111) 11'1'111 11111'
prJKC/I , wlIl\'llI I'XlIlIIlIlOlIolI , ' 1'1t1'JII h
Jake Salldel'HOII , a 1111'11I\)1'1' \ oC the flllt-
IIIW frank , Ito 111111 1I'III'II.l Ihllt Ihl'
! lIceI' " 1\IIIt" ! 1111.1 . I'ull l'eell\'Ol'l'tlalltl Ihlls
tlUW the \111t"lc/I/lIWIlIl nr fI hlhllA'nlllllt
hpll1 1 > 0111111 o'cHJelmI'll Gnrdol1. I he
ollllty allU'IwllU \ \ \lIIPOIHllul' he.
\1111/10 or hili 11I1111) ' CIIIIII\'I'II 10 1I1'CIII'O rtlll-
\'lellol1/1 111 cOIII'I. Whlll the 1111 111 I rnllo II or
.
LOIII/1o , wltll'h Is 11I11111111. < . 'Ollllt ) AHol'II ! ' ) '
GOl'tlon IIc'ompIIIIII-1I I.ollhll' Dille 011 h'l'
1'1'11I1'11. . to Winil CII ) ' , 1\1' \ 1.-I1A hcr or Iltc
: lll1l1plollltll1l'l1l11 ) or Itlll nlllec. oC WItI1CSH1 !
Ihnt enl1 ho 1 > 1'1\11 \ 111111 oC tltl' 1I'lIlell1 nr
III III p01'1 11 A' with JII811rc whlrh 111'0\1'\11/1 \
hlll1 tram ReCllrhl ! ; a ellll\'lotlol1 , IIV hilS
Iho / : It'I'1Ilrlll pCI I It ) . . While Wlllhlloll
81nl1l1s III the Ihhl III hili OOI' al IIIIhl II
flhot Is flI'I'I111t him , 'l'ho hOIll'o hi IIln'lel'll
1\11i1 lblttle ensiles betw'ol1 'VIllaloll ) 1\11I1
lis nlljtlcl' ! , 0\1 0110 111111' , nl1l , Ihe aliI.
Inw/I , on the olhes' . 'fho hOIlHO III Iwl
nn Ore. All no. outlaw 1'01808 hili rille 10
slloot 'VllllllIon 1ahol Cl'om un 11111\\OWII \
! lourco porcPti ! hlIlrlJltl 111111 the 1'1110 fullH
10 the 11'011\111. AII1 hllll cOllie 10 " 'l1Ilalon ,
hill 110 111Ihis l1ujhter nl'o cnpllll'(1 I1n
borl1o away by the 01l1hnv8. ,1\111 \ Mllnson
Intc nt n"ht. . hCllrll the Aholll , 11(111'0\1'1'(1 (
Iho nttncle on11181011'8 \ hOllse. hllrrled
10 the 'l'hree Da\8 I'I1neh Rl1d 8UII11110Ued
1.anlrol'l1 nltd hlA hl'tI\'e lIIen to Iho 1'1'11'
cue , It woa J..IHlgrortl who Orel1 thu , Hhot
which flll\'ed " 'II\llIlon'lI \ IIfc , 1.11 n& COI'I\
re"cuclI Mal' ' fl'om hcr captor.
t CHAPTERX : = C ntlnued.
"Poor 1Ittl girl , " ho bl'eatehed over
her-us her white face droPlled wHh
\\ncollsclolls pathos ngulust hili big
shoulder. "Poor lItUo girl-I'm aOI'l' ) '
-I ditln'l mean to-honesl-I'm SOl"
1'1. ' ' Ue l1"fcd her hnnds SouUy ,
"AntI I don't lmow where ' ( ) I\I' \ tathCl'
IB , either. Are ) ' 011 hllrt all'where , or
1ll1vo you enl ) ' fnlnted ? God Imows 1
don't. WOl\lel' . It was holllllh , Wh ) ' ,
child , child , } ' 0II' al'ln ! It Is brolwlI !
Oh , little slrl , I didn't mean to-hon.
cst-honest. I'm sO\'l'Y , "
Jim rode UI } lanting , O'e9 blood.
shot.
" \\0 can't find him , boss. 'fhey've
cnt'l'led him off , deall 01' alive. "
"Is It. 80 , Jim ? Arc ) 'OU tlllre'f IIow
Cal' did ) 'OU follow ? "
"We must huvo followcd the wrong
'lead. If anyone was rid III' douhlo. It
wasn't the ones wo wel'o artel' . that's
one thing S\l\'O , 'rho blameel hess
thieves Imllell cloal\ away from us.
OUI' hosses were Iliumb wluded any.
way. And-thero's a deadel' olll thm'o.
boss , " loworlng his voice ; " 1 found
him as I came haele , "
. ' "That OXlllalns wit : : no 0110 WnK rill.
Ing double. " Hnlll Langford , thoughl.
full ) ' .
"How's the gal , boss' ! "
"I d n't Imow , , TlIn , I-don't Imow
what to do now. "
His e'es wore Cull of trouhle.
"Aln't no1130 cl' 'ln' ever split mill ,
and that's a fae' . 'Bout as sonslhlo ns
tl''ln' to 1)lel. ) It up attel' It Is al1m.
" ' 0 won't find Williston this hero
nlsht. that's ono thlll sure. So we'll
just tote the lIttle gal homo to the
'l'hreo Bars with us. "
The bo's ' ' IIlhmt
) were I'etlu'nillg , ,
1100\11) ' , dlsconsolato. 'l'hey o'ed the
boss tentatlvel ) ' . Would the ) ' I'ccelve
1)\'also 01' censure ? The ) ' hud wOI'led
hard. -
"You'ro all right , boys , " said I..ang ,
Cord. smiling Itway tbelr gloom , "nut
about the girl. There Is no , woman ' at
the Tltr o Bars , you Imow- "
"So ) 'ou'd leave her out all night t ( ]
the dow and the CO'ot08 and the hos
thieves , would ) 'ou , " Interl'ullted Jim ,
with a fine sarcasm , " 'Jest bocnuae
there aln't no growed.up womau at the
'fhreo Bars ? Wbat 'yo think W1111s ,
ton's lIttle gal'l } care fOI' st'lo ? She
nln't atrald o' U8 01' grhzled tollel's ,
1 hope to the 1.0rd there won't novel'
ho no growedup woman at the Three
Bar -'ep , t at's what. 1 hope. I
tbhik that mousohalrod gal I'el > ortel
'd o just. 'turrlblo tUSS ) ' . and 1 thhlll
she's a goln' t marl' ) ' a down caJtol'u : ,
. . .
er clmp. nnywa ) .
"JUst plcle Ul ) that tellow , will ) 'ou
boys , and stral1 him to his hurae , mu :
wo J1 tAke him along , ' ; suld I nsCol'd
"I Uon't. ' , bellovo he's dead. " .
"What ) , t Uo\v ? " l1s1eil the Scribe
lleerlnc casunlly about.
Luntord had unconsciously rldder
I .
, " , - ,
( ol'wal'll a hit to lIIod the hoys na tlW ) '
hnll clattl'l'cII till HhlllIleCucdly. Now
ht' t lI\'IIC11. \
"Why , thnt f'lIow ovel' there. J
Imu'Icel him ollt. "
Ho roelelncle \ alo\\'I ' . 'I'here waH no
11I111I there , IHI tllO t rllco or It IIIl1n ,
'l'ht'Y Rtlll'Cel at onch oLllel' It lIIolllellt ,
Hllt'lItJ . , 'I'hell Lallgforll KlolU' ! .
" : -0 , r 11111 nol gulllg to lellvo Wl1Ila-
t01l'1I lItt10 HIl'I olll In the 1I0w , " ho
Buhl , with 1111 IlIscl'lItahlo Rmllo.
"Whllo HOl1l0 of YOII rlllo In to Het
S0ll10 OliO to aeo lI\1olll \ thlltlolI \ ' olll
tlWI'O II II el hr1l1 Ollt the IloctOl' . I'll
taleo hCI' ovel' to White's fOl' to'lIlght ,
nll\\'II ) ' , Mrs. Whlto w/ll / CI1I'O fOl' hel' .
'l'hl111 JIPl'huHJ ) wo will suml COt. the 'Hill
n'O\111I' ) ) \ , ' , J 1m. "
CHAPTER XI.
"You Are-the Boss. "
Sh ( ! 111'111 Ollt hel' lell hUIIII with a
HIIII Iltlle alllile. "lL Is good of ) 'OU 10
C0ll10 HO HOOII. " IIho Hulll , shllII ) ) ' .
She hall hos : ell 110 elu'lIeNtly to sit
1111 I hal It'tJ. Whllo hllel 1t111U'o\'lsecl all
111 VIIIIIl'a chllh' Ol1t of u hll o 0111 roelcol'
anel u t''ICktH'lox. \ . It elhl Vll' ! ' woll.
'rhell flho hlld ) lIIl'lIally clolholl the
gh'l III 81I1I1IIY WI'IIIIlel' ) or the sort
Langfol'd alHJllllnlltetl , throwing a
11I1111'11 HIli' hunllJcol'chld whcl'o the
' ' ' tllllell to meet IInd al'ollllli
\\1'111 > )181' ) ,
the IlIjllred nl'll1. : 'IIt'Ii. Whao hall
tholl recnllcll het' hllsband (1'0111 the
sllllJles where ho WIIS on the 1101llt of
nlOl1l1t1n to join the I'ollor ) IIthnt
"Ilia to aet uft III Hual'eh or , ' ; 11118ton' '
nt 10 o'clocl'I'ho IItnl'lIl1g 1I0int unall'
1I\0uHI \ ' agl'eell IiIHln WII to10 \ the
Illtitul rell111111118 o [ WIIIIMlon'lI hOll1e.
MOil ! ! hol ( , thch' heads dll lously
whollcvel' Ihe ( Illestlon or IL lIos81blo
lending trait was hl'Oaehell , 'rho soli
wns hllrd IInd III'y CI'OIll IIn almost
l'ululell8 .JlIly anti Augllst. The fugl.
th'eH might stl'llw lIorOHII counll' ) ' nn ) ' .
whot'e wllh mea gel' chances of theIr
tl'lIl1 helns tl'lIced b ' IIUY.
1\I1's , Whit , ! IIncl hel' Il\Isllal111 , lhllll ) '
soula hoth , lICtcd the glt'l liS gelllly as
mfhl ! ho fl'OIll the hed to the l'IIIIel ) '
COl1ll1l'ucleli 1II\"I1l1d'II chuh' hy the sll.
tlng'l'oom ' Willdow , ' 1'IH1n they left
hel'-tho WOl1lall 10 plltter al'olllld her
Itltcholl , t hemal1 to malw good hlll :
nlll101l1tmont. Hut the exol'tlou had
heell to 1I\ueh \ fOl' l\1u' \ : ' , She had
" 1'11 Have to Ride Like Kingdom
Come. "
counted on stron th that IIhe did not
110sses. Where had aho lost It ? she
wUlulel'ed , lacllng cUUlIJ'ehenslon of
hCI' l'xceedlng wealmess. 'l'o.lJo S\ll'O , I
hel' 111'11altel'llUtol ' ached 111\(1 ( sma\'t-
od , hut ono's 11'11was l'eall ) ' such a
a11lall } larl uf one. and she had heen
so atrollg-alwa 's , She tried to shnlw
or UIO faintness creeping over hOl' . It
was orrort thrown awa ) ' . She la ) ' lJncl ,
on hel' 11011 ow , vel' ) ' whlto rind 'worn.
heprolt ) ' huh' tangled and loosened
Ct'om Its coils.
Paul cllmo. lIe was dust ) ' and trn\ ' .
elstalned. 110 had heen at most con.
tlnuons ! ) ' In his slIddle slnco near mid ,
night or the nilhtlefol'e. \ . 110 was
he\'e , hlg. sll'ollg and wpI'thr. Mary
Illd not cr ) ' , hut she l' Il10mbel'HI how
she had wanted to a few hUlII's IIgu
ami she , , : ondOl''d that she could not
now. Slransel ) ' enough , It WIIS Pllnl
who wanted to el' ) ' nowut he didn't.
lie only swallowed hnl'd nud held hm'
pOOl' hnl\l ( with all gentleness , afraid
to lel go lest he nlso let go his 11I11S-
teo'el' the almost '
\ o\'el' Insll\'mOlmtllble
hlllll' Itl his thl'ont.
"I tried to COIIIO aooller , " ho snld ,
husld ! ) ' . 'at last , I'elealling hel' hand
nnll 8tnndlng hefu\'e hel' . "Bnt I'vo
heon riding 1\11 oVOl'-for men. ) ' 011
rmow-and I had n tall , wllh Gordoll ,
too. It tool , time , Ho Is comlllg Ollt
to sce ) ' 011 this aftel'noon. He Is com.
Ing with doc. Don't ) 'OU thlnl. ) ' 011 had
betteI' go hacle to hed now ? You arc
SO-HO white , Let me Cll'r'ou hncll
to bed hoCo\'o I go , "
"Are ) 'ou goins , too ? " asked l\Iar ' ,
loollllg at him with whlo O'es of grat ,
Itude.
. . . . .
.Sul'el ) . 110 reslondll , qlllcltly ,
"Did ) ' 011 thlnl , I wouldn't ? "
, "I-I-didn't Imow. I thought-
the\'e wel'o a lot. golng-thero wouh !
bo enough wltbout ) 'ou. llllt-I nn :
glad. If ) ' 011 go , It wl\1 \ bo all right
You will nnd him It nny ono can. "
"Won't ) 'ou lot mo cnrl' ' ) 'OU bllc ) .
,
to bed till doc comes ! " said I..ungtol'd
hrolten ! ) ' .
"I could not benr It In bed , " she cald
clear ! ) ' . 11m' brown c'es01'0 begin
nlng to shlno with foyer , IInd red spotl
hud bl'olwn out. In hel' } lnlo cheols
,
' 'It ) 'oU mulw me , & 0 , I shall dlo.
hear It. nil the tlfUo when I mn lyln (
down-galloplpg , gnllollillg , gallolllng
'flwy no\'er s\oP. \ 'fho ) ' 111wl\'s bogh
. 1\11 b\'Cl' ngalt" " . " I.
"What Sullolllnl , lIttle slrl ? " nsler (
, LangCord , 600Ullng ! ) ' . 110 saw shl
wus becoming delll'Uus. It due am
I Dlcle w0l11d on1) ' como berore ho hat
,
to ro ; , But the ) ' were 1I0t com. .
IlIg tllltII aCtes' dlnnol' . 110 suzoel
clown the dllat ) ' I'olld , 'I'hey would \Vnlt
fC/I' hlll1 , the othera. Ito WUR their
leudl'l' hy the 11Iltlll'al.ho\'n \ right of
IIIIMh ulld cne\n' \ ! , ItS well ns tJy hla
hllvlnJ ; been the ! ! ole IJRrtlcl\lant \ with'
hlH own cowbo's , III the Inllt nlght'a
trnged ) ' . Hut would ho do well to
1\00\1 \ thell1 wllltlng ? 'I'hoy hnel IllrondY
elelll'oll too 101lA' . Alld 'et how cOllld
ho have WlIlIllton'a : llttlo glrllllto this
-0\011 to flnel Williston 1
' ' 'rllc ' ' ' ' fnther
) IU'O cllrl''llIg my
awn ) ' , " aho auld , with Rlurtllng dls.
tlllctnoslJ. "DolI't ) 'OU heur them 1 If
'Oll wOllld listen , ) ' 011 could hellr them.
Du lIatoll ! 'rll ( ) ' are getting faint
now-you can harl\ly \ honr thom , 'fhey
UI' < J falntol'-Calntcs'-Cnlntor- "
She hnd mlsed hOl' head. 'fhere
wnH an IIIClt loole on her race , She
leaned allghtly townt'd the window.
"Good God ! A mnn Clln't stand
' ' ! " cl'led hoarllel ' .
ovel'yth IIIA' Lllngford , )
lie tOl'6 the Imolted halldlwrchlc [
f\'OlI1 his throllt. It WIIS as If he Was
choldnF : , 'rholl ho IH1t hla cool , stron ! ;
halld to her hurnlng Coreheud alld
gently BlI100thM hacl , the rOllgh hnlr.
GI'adually , the fixed 1001 , of nn Inde.
80rlblo horror IJI\Hsed awu ) ' Crom her
Cllee , The strained , hard O'eR sotten.
cd. hocame dowy. She loolted at him ,
a clinging helplessness In her eyes ,
bill sweet IInd sane.
"Don't YOIl worr ) ' , child , " he said
comtol'tlnEly , " 'fhoy can't help find.
Ing him. 'fwenty men with the sherin
stal't on the tmll , 'fhero'll be riO bo.
fOl'o night. They can't help finding
him. I'm going to atay right here
with YOII till cloe como ! ! , I'll catch
till with them berOl'o the\'o gone fnr.
I'll Ren 1 word to the bo's 1I0t. to wult ,
Mllst ho somebod ) ' llround the house , I
rcclton , besldos the old lad ) ' . "
lie started cheerily for the door.
" 1\11' . LangfOl'd ! "
"Yes ? "
"Plense come bacl. . "
110 came qUlcll ) ' to hel' .
"What Is It ? "
" h. . Lllllgford , wl1l ) 'ou gmnt mo
fll vor ? "
"Certnlnlr. Miss : 'Ilus'r. An'thlng In
Ihls wOl'ld that I can do fol' rou 1 will
do. You Imuw thut , don't 'ou ? "
"I alii all rlsht1OW. . 1 dO\1't thlnle
I shull got cruz ) ' again If ) 'ou will let
1110 sit hel'o br thl window uud 1001\
out. If I clln watch Cor him , It will
glYO me somethIng to do. YOII see , I
could ho watching ull the time for UlO
lIul't ) ' to come bael , over that lIltlo
rlso)1 ) the rondo I want ) 'OU to
IIromlso lIIe , " IIhe : went on , steadllr.
"that 1 mu ) ' sit here and walt for
'ou-to C0ll10 back"
"God Imows ) ' 011 ma ) ' , lIltle girl. an ) ' ,
wn ' till doc comes. "
"You are wlsm' than doc , " pllrsuod
the glt'l , "lie Is It good fellow. but
oollilh. ) 'ou Imow. sometl es. He
might not understand , lie might 1IIeo
toISO I\uthorlt ) ' over me because I I
1111\ his Imtlent-when ho did not un. :
dorstarul. Promise that I may sit till
) ' 011 come bacl , , "
"I do promise , little girl. Tell him I
said so , Tell hlm- "
"I will tell him ) "OU arc-the boss. "
she said , with a III lit II I little att'empt
lit a jest , aud innillng wanl ) ' , "He will
mind-tho boss. "
Lnngrord was In agon ' . Perspll'D. '
tlon was springing out on his Core ,
head though August was wearing
awn ) ' 110acerull ' III 50ft coolness with
drifting depths of whlto cloud as n
lounglngrobe-a blessed reprlevo .
from the hlazlng 8111of the long.
weels which had gone before ,
"AmI then 1 want ) ' 011 to pl'omlso
mo , " wellt on 1\Iar ) ' , quieti ) ' , "thnt ) ' 011
will not thInk an ) ' mOl'e or stn'lng be-
hind. I could 1I0t boal' that , I trllst
' to . YOII will wOlI't ' "
'Oll go. , ) 'ou ?
"Ycs , I will so , 1 will do an.thlng
) ' 011 sa ) ' , And 1 wallt ) 'ou , to bellove
that e\'er ' thin ! ; will e 1111 right , They
wOll1l1 1I0t dare to Idll him now , Imow.
Ing that wo are IIctel' thom , It We are
1I0t lJacle to-lIlght , ) ' 011 will lIot WOl'l'Y ,
will : , 'ou ? The ) ' had so much the sllu't
of us. "
.
" 1 will ts' ) not to wOl'r ' . "
"W ( > ll. pood.h'e ; , 110 1\ good girl ,
won't ) 'ou't'
"I , will Ir ' , " she an8\\'el'ed , woarlly.
WHh a Illst look Into the brave.
sw'et face , alld smothel'lng 1\ mad : un-
towmall.lI\w : \ desire to slll ) ' and com.
fort this 'del\l' little woman while oth.
ot'H rode IIwa ) ' 111 stl1'l'Ing Iluest. Lnng.
fonl strode fl'OIll the 81cleroom Into
the l\ltc1wn.
"DolI't. let her bo alolle an ) ' more
than 'Oll call hell1. Mother Whllo , " he
said , hrusqllelr. "and dOIl't WOI'l' ' her
alJuut goln ! ; to bell. "
"Havo.1hlte . aCol'o ) 'OU fltal't , MI' .
Ll\n ford. doII'ged \ the good woman ,
husllltl\bl ' . "You're that WO\'l1 out
) 'ou'ro whlto arounll the gills. I'll bet
'Oll llIl\'n't had ar ) ' blto 0' brIIICa5t. "
"I hnd Corgottell-but ) 'ou are r\Jht \ ,
Nu , thanlc 'ou , I'll lot stoll fol' UII ) ' .
thing now. I'll have to rldo 111,0 1.lng ,
dom come , I'm lute. Be good to her.
lot1wl' Whlto , " this last m el' his
, shollidel' all ho Sl11'ang to his mOllnt
Crom the leltchen stoop ,
( 'J'o He Continued , )
Up-toDate Laundress.
User6 o [ the tolelhonc 11I'0 becom ,
Ing so numoroull that It Is 1I0t .3Urlll'ls ,
Ing to Und 0110 Inatalletl In almost
, e\'or ) ' home , hut It dill seem rather an
up-to-date arealr for a negress to have
t one In the bacle room that COIl1I)1'lsod
, her "alJl\rtlnents , " A woman who
wnnted an extm bit ot wl\shlng done
, In a hu\'I' ) ' had gene Illto the small nl ,
. Ie : , ' In sellrch of ho\ ' . " 0 , Miss
HI'OWII , " Hald the washol'wollllm , " ) ' 011
. needn't to have como clcar down here
to I' mo. 1'\0 got a tololll1ono. " Ane ! ,
Buro cnollgh , there srt ono bo lIle hel
. tubs. 'rho astonished Il1\tron snld :
I " ! Jilt Uzzle , 1 though ) 'ou dldn't wusl !
for but three persons : do "ou need t1
tolephon01" "Well , Miss I1rown. " saill
1..lzzl ( ' , modestl ) ' , "I nln't got but thret
women to wash fUI' . but I got n llret
ty duucbtcr-Phl1ndo\1lbllI. \ RCCOfd
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NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
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NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
All SUBJECTS TOUGHED UPDN
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! Rellolous , Social , Aorlcultural , Pollt.
leal and , Other Matters GIven
Due Consideration.
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Ga : ; ! . ! count ) . lu paring elf the COUl't
hO\\lm \ bonda $1,000 at a time.
Gage county estatea will bo made
. to pay the Inhorltance taxos.
'rhe untl.trentlng law wllI bo tested
III a CHse from Plattsmouth.
Lincoln will mnlw nn effort to sup.
preSR Sunday base ball In that city.
Peru , a NomahtJ. count ) ' town , wlll
ol'ganhe ; as a clt ) ' ,
Dayill Laffler of Nebraslm CIty , an
oldtlme telegrapher , died Inst weele.
'fhe Southeastern Ne rnslm Ellu.
cntlonnl association w111 meet In Be.
atr o cnrly 111 April.
John Dlenel' of SyrncuJe Is 1can. .
dhlnte for department commander or
the Grand Army of the Republic.
F lrbury Deeds more Rchool Bent.
Ing cnpaclty and will talce stopu to
provide the same.
'rho Missouri Pacific will malce
some much needed Improvements in
Auburn ,
Lincoln saloon men nre on the nnx.
IQUS seat over the prohibition ques.
tlon.
tlon.A
A store In Gering lolrl. $500 'Worth
o [ goods by theft , Tbo lost 'Was
COllnd nnd the thler Ig In jail.
In another column of this papel'
will be found a list. of IJl'omlnent busl.
ness houses In Omaha. In writing
them plense mention this paper.
Samuel IUnaker of Deatrlce comes
out In n card publicly stating that he
la not a candidate Cor congressman to
slIcceed E. M. Hinshaw.
A thief In Gage county left his
overcoat behind and In the pockets
w'e Cound lelters that lead to his
apprehension.
Building has gone forward all win.
tel' 111 scveral towns , and as warm
wenthol' approacbes , there Is re.
newed nctlvlty ,
.J. M. Broolshlre of lleartlco ltlentl.
fled n photograph of the mnn Idlled
at Kansas City recentl ) . trying to os.
cape from the official , as that of his
brotherln-law , Thomas Price. '
Turee candidates fOl' department
commander of the Grand Army of the
Repu llc COI' the election at Hastings ,
May 20 , are 111 the field , and one or I
two more mllY enter the race.
'fho v\1lage \ of llen1wlman hns ap.
pealeel Crom judgment for $1,300 ob.
tnlned by mla J.'ermnn , who aUegel
that she hnd been permanently Injured -
jured b ) ' falling 011 a defective cross
wall , .
, Coillmbus bad a robber ; ) the other
dllY , the robbers gaining admlttnnce
to the ( ] ry goods store o [ ' 1'heodore ;
Friedhoff & Co. , carrying away oyer
$400 worth at silks and other IIry
gooda.
Herman Boche , sentcnced to
frerve ten ) 'ears Cor manslaughter
committed In MadlsOI1 count ) ' , hns ap.
penled to tbe supreme court and ob. .
talned leave to give ball In the sum
of $10,000.
The State Commercial club In session -
sion at Gmnd 181antl , clected offic'lrs
: lS tallows : H , 1\1. DuslmeU of Llu-
coIn , president : A. 1 ; " Buechler of
GI'nl\Cl Island. socre l1' ; ) ' ; G. 1\1 , But.
tcrfieJrl of No'folle , treasureI' .
John Kreitner , a prominent Ger.
m ln farmer I'esllllng three and a half
miles Crom Adams , Gage couut ) ' , com ,
mltt d suicide h ' hlowlns the top o [
his head off wit' the coutentR or a
single barreled shot gUll. Kreitner ,
who was well to 110 , had lJeen brood.
Ing of late and It Is not Imown wh ' ho
Idlled himself.
'fho Statu Hallway commission hal :
ordered the Linwood 'fclephono com ,
pany to charge the oWl1ors of the
IIropel't . the same pl'lco fol' telc.
phones Ihal the general public pays.
lI'relofOl'o the owners o [ teleJhone
stocle Imlll 0111) ' $1 Cor residence and
$1.2 n month fOJ' huslness telephones -
phones , whllo non.owners Jmld $1.2
Cor roshlence alld $1,75 fol' buslnO5s !
telepholles ,
: 'Ilesr ! ! , Orchard & Wilhelm , the
popular wholesa 10 fUl'lllture dealers
In Omahll , arc estahllsbln qllito n.
manufaeIII'lnJ ! ; Industr ' In Nehl'l\slm ,
mn1elu ! ; thell' Ivor ' Polish fOl' the
clellnlng and polishing of aU Iclnds of
furniture , Illnnos , 01' all'thlng made
of wood that needs a high polish.
Those homo h\Clustrles should bo en.
COlII'aged , as the ) ' flll'l1lsh employment
fOl' a largo lIumbel' of peoille. ,
The Parmcl's' Gl'nlll and Suppl ) '
compaalY of AtllIl1ta. which , recentl ) '
fIled n comillaint with the state rail.
Wlc01I111lsMlon agaillst the Rchel1ulo
( 'nforcel1 b ' the Burllngtoll Oil stock
shipments , has I'eported thut armnge.
mentM hl\\'o been mnde [ or the ship ,
I11Cllt of steele ( WCI' ) ' da ) ' In the weele
InHt'ad ot twlco a wee Ie. The semi.
woekl ' IIhhnuents werc too tm' apart
tor the t'ol\\'C'nlcllco of the shlpl1ers.
l\t 'r'l ' M. Lillie. alltnlnlstrntlx of
the estate oC Paul 1.ane. hils brought
suit against the PI'cmollt Gas ulld
1 lcch'lc 1lght compr.l1) ' to recover
I the 8um of $5,000 h : { real50n o [ the
I llf'ath or h S' lion , who was overcome
t b ' gas Climes whll Itt WOI'I { digginG
, 8as trencheR.
.John R. Smh. \ ! . Who contenl1ell In
the district eOll\'l of JUchardson coun'
t ) ' tlmt the llnrllngton was l'esllonl3l ,
hie tOI' the dcstl'llctiOIl of his croJ
h ) ' 1I00d watel' l1urln the seasons 01
1902 luul 190 , won out In the district
court aud bas had the oiliulon ullhehl
In the fiUllremo court.
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IOWA HELPS THE CORN SHOW. .
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Jolnc Hands With Om ha to PUGh
Along the Gre t Enterprise.
Iowa and Nebrnslm hll\'o joined
hands In an efforl to promote tM
greatest corn exposition on record , I
to bo held In Omnhn 011 DecemheCl' 10
to 19 , 1908. Iowa Is Interested In
the fnct that Council Dluffs and
Omaha nro jointly acldng this grent
entorprlse , nnd because lawn has a
domlnnate Interest 111 corn , which
pr/ilduct It grows more than an ) ' other .
tnte.
In a proclamation Governor A , D.
CumminS' BU'S : "Tho development
ot agricultural science during the
last decade Is the most romnl'lcnblo
characteristic of the times. 1 be ;
lIevo the growth oC Imowledgo with
respect to agrlculturo has In this
period added more to the material
wealth of the country tlllll1 hus re.
sulted from any othel' brnnch of
learning and the fortun to thing Is
that not only has It added wealth ,
but farm lICe has heol1 wonl1erfully
hoautlfied nnd clothed with a new
Interest. "
In order (0 ( enlist the cooperatlon
of the pcople of Iowa und to Insure
an adequate exhlbtuon of Iowa corn
and other cereals at this national ex.
position. or which J. Wilkes Jones Is
the general manager , the folowlng
commission ot prominent bUJlness (
mon , farmers and agrlcultul'U1 au.
thorltles was appointed : Prof. P. G.
1-101den , chairman. representing the
Iowa state college ; Chnrles A. Cam.
eron. president of the Iowa state fall' ;
John Cownlo , state board of control ;
Henry Wallace ot the Wallace Farm.
er ; E , E. Favlll , editor of Successful
FarmlnS' ; James AUdnson , editor'
the Iowa Homestead ; Asa Turnel' ,
presldont of the Iowa Corn Growers'
aaoclaUon ; Melborn McFarlin , George
White and F. H. IClovplng ,
NEBRASKA IN SUPREME COURT.
Attorney General Thomp30n Flies
BrIef AgaInst Judges.
Washington dispatch : Attorney
General 'V. ' 1' . Thompson of NebrasJm
will flIo with the clel'k o [ the SU.
, preme court a supplemental and reply
I brief In the original action fol' mall'
damus hrought b ) ' the state of Ne.
braslm ngalnst the two federal judges
ot Ne mslm , , Yo H. 1\IungCl' and' ! ' .
C , Munger.
This reply bl'lef of the Nebrns1m
attorney contains the latest decIsion
of the Nebraska SUllreme court which
held that a state may be a Pluty tea
a suit to prevent wrongdolug , although -
though It has no JJecunlary Interest
In the-outcome of the suit. As this
Is the point at Issue In the mandamus'
case. 1\11' , Thompson wants the supreme -
premo COUl't of the United Slates to
read this decision carefully before
overruling the application for mandamus -
damus ,
The latest d'eclsion o [ the Nebms.
len supreme court on thiS' question
holds squnrely that the state Is 1\
proper varty to a suit brought to sc.
cure the cneforcement of a 'publlc
right or tbo restraint of a public
wrong.
KJLLED IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Some Deetails of Murder of the Ne.
braska Woman.
Crote-Dotalls have just been re.
ceived here concerning the murder of
1\1lss Anna Hahn , a teacher III thc
Amerlcnn school nt Bantangas , Phil.
llplne Islands. which occurred on the
night of January 29 last In her room
In Dnntangas.
It Beems that Miss Hahn had been
realiing In hel' room and had laid aside
her book. Hheathed her glasses and
had risen to her feet when the first
blow was struck above the temple ,
She was also henten ovel' the head
mnn ) ' times with a blunt Instrumeut.
The body was found the next mol'11'
lng , Her large steamel' trunJc was
Cound In a field nenr the house
brol\On olHm , but little of "lilue wus
talton.
MisS' Hahn went from bere to Mn'
1I1a In 1901 and had been contlnu.
ously In educational wOl'lt In the
POLICYHOLDERS MUST PAY.
Assessed to Pay Liabilities of a Mu.
tual Company.
Llncoln.-E , D. McCall. receiver fol'
lhe Hog Raisers Mutunl Insurance
compan ) ' , mea suit against the solvent
policyholders of the company for 1\
pro rnta nSllessment : to meet the unsatisfied -
satisfied lIabliltlell : of the comllan ) ' .
All the solvcnt Ilollc'holtlel's , to the
number of about 600 , arc made do.
fendants In the case and the amount
of the assessment on ocach ono varIes -
Ies from $ -1 to $80 , us the totnl lIabll.
Itles amount to about $8.000. 'I'hls
suit Is brought In conformity with nn
order of the oqult ) ' division of the dls.
trlct court , dIrecting that a sufficient
nsseasmcnt bo levied on the 1101lc "
holders to malw good the IInblllties.
Soldiers Draw Pay.
During the month of February the
office of the adjutant general 1m III
thlrt ) ' clalm8 of Sl1unlsh.Amorlcan
war vetorans. This leaves about
$9,000 still In the hands o [ tbo nd.
jutant gene 'al.
Immigration.
The momellt of emigrants con.
tlnues heav ) ' : on some parts of Ne ,
braska roads moro cal's are being
lauded than ever berore. It Is the
opinion o ( rallrond mon thnt the stllte
Is gaininG In 1101JIIlution tIlls spring ,
Protection for Pupils.
Nebraska Clt-Tho bonrd or cd.
ucatlon has Inspected all of tbo
1Ichool buildings , ordered many
changes anl& & ull dears havc been
hung to swills oulward , Man ) ' o [ tbo
st.lrways : will bo loolcd actor
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A R MARKADt.E MAN. 1\ . .
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Active and Bright , Though Almost . . a
C ntenarl n.
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Shepard Kolloclc. o ( H Wallace St. ,
Red Dank , N. J. , Is a remarkable mlln
at the ngo o [ ! J8.
For 40 yearn ho WM I
a vJcUm of kidney -
troubles nnd doctor " .
said ho would never , I
be cured. "I was ' !
trying everything. "
83)8 Mr. Kollock ,
"but my baclt was lame and wea1e ,
and every exertion sent a sharI )
twinge through mo. I had to get up
several times each night and the kid.
ney secl'etions contnlncd heavy sodl. . . .
ment. Recently I began using Donn's
KldllOY Pills , with fine results. They
bave gIven me enl1re relief , " .
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents 11 box.
Foster-Milburn Co" Buffalo , N. Y.
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WHY THEY SLE P IN CHURCH.
Hypnotism , Not Drowsiness , Declared
to Be the Cause. . _
"Churchgoers d : ; ; sleep In church. " ' ,
They undergo an h'pnotlc t.rance ,
Tbo soothing "olces aDll mild mllslc
nnd monotonolls recltatlYo ot a church
servlco put forth lloworful hypnotic
Influcnces , and that Is why the pews
resemble a. rallroad track In the
abundance ot their sleepers. "
'rhe spealer , a. hypnol1st , banged
the table vebementy. :
"Don't laugh , " he said. "It's true ,
Hypnotism , not drowsIness , is what
makes you sleep'in church. Through .
) 'our auditory nerve sound waves are
pnssed to ; ) ' 0111' brain that are as e [ .
: ecUye as though a professional h'p ,
notlst bad made them. Sound. ) 'ou
know , Is tho' newest and best hYll'
notlc.
"At fil'st , In the church service , the
perlodlclt ) ' of the Wl\\'e alterations Is
sbort. Thel'e Is a little apeaklng.
then more music. And just wilen ) 'ot !
are getting proporl : } ' lulled the cler a'-
man. in a modulated , IIgreeable , soothIng -
Ing voice , speals on and on allli on-
and : rOl1 begin to nod. You are , b'p.
notlcllllr spealclng , on tranced.
"Tho average church service Is 9
sclenlificaIl ' correct h 'pnotlc Instru , t
ment. No woneler , then , It puts many
ot us to sleep. "
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GLAD TO HAVE HIM GO. ' -
TolIGate Keeper Thought He Had
Visit from HI6 Satanic Majesty.
This Is not the only ago In which
motor cars have created excitement.
and disturbance. In 1802 such alparJ ,
tlons were few : lnd far between ; at. i
present they nre too frequent to attract - -
tract attention : Mr , Joseph Hatton , Ir.
"Old Lamps and New , " tells o [ the '
[ right caused by ono of Trcvlthlck's I
steam locomotives , made to run on
'
: unralled roads In the early part or tbl ) "
.
I last century.
Now and , then one of these extraor. ,
dlnary vehicles " , 'ould be encountered. ' , . .
snorting and pUffing on the highway. "
The countr'men regarded them as th&
evil one In dlsculse.
Ono ot the cars. coming to a toll.
. gate , stopped tor the gate to bl )
I opened. 'I'he toU.man came hurrying
out. He ung the gate open with
trembling hands , and teeth which
chattered audlbl ) ' .
The driver asked him 110W much toU
there wns to pay.
" 0. nothing , dear Mr , Satan , noth. . , ,
fng ! " hastily assured the man. "Ga ' I
on -as fast as you like ; there's nothln . ' 'f
to pa-Youth's Companion.
Asscrted His RIghts. \
John ijunter wns a negro given to
I chastising his wlte.
"You , John , " said n neighbor onl't
dar. "Susanna sny. of you don't quit
beatln' her she gwlno to do Freedman
bureau ! " 1"
"She do , do she ? " he replied , with
SC01'11 , "Now , lemme tell ) 'er. wunst. !
an' tel' all ! Susanna am my wlte ! An'
so long as she go 'bout her blzness r
gwlne leff her 'lone. Dut w'eD she glt
tor cuttln' up I gwlne tel' beat her , an' .
.
ther' aln.t n bureau nor no sldehode
nor no chlst or drol's what kin hal' me
back ! ' " :
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HAPPY OLD AGE
Most t.lkely to Follow Proper Eating. ,
As old ago adVnnces. we require less
rood to reillaco waste. and foqd that
will not overtax the dlgestlvo organs ,
while SU1Ip'lng ) true nourishment.
Such an Ideal CQod Is tound In GI'al1Q.
Nuts. 111ade of whole wbeat nnd barley
by long balclng and action of dlastas ' ,
In the barley whlcb changes the starch
Into sugar.
The phosphates also , placed up IHi.
dol' the bran.coat ot the wheat , are In.
cluded In Grnpe.Nuts. but loft out or
white fiour. They are necessary to ' \ I
lhe blllldhlg of brain nnd nerve cells. .
"I have used Grape'Nuts. " write , ' ! an
Iowa mall , "Cor 8 years and Ceol as gooll
anl am stronger than I wns ten yeal's i
/lgo. / I am over 74 years old , . and at,1
tend to my business e\'ory day. r
"Among my customers I meet no man r
every dny who Is 92 years old allll at.
tributes his good health to the use or Ii
Grape.Nuts and Postum which he has
,
used ror the last 5 years , He mixes
Grnpo-Nuts with Postum and suys they
go fine tosether.
"For mnny ) 'c'lrs before I began to
elt GrnpeNuts. I could not sa ) ' that
1 enjo'ed life or knew whut It was to
be able to sny 'I am weU. ' I suttereei
greatly with constipation , now my l1ab.
Its nre as recular ns over In m ) ' lite ,
"Whenever I make extra. effort I
depend on GI'ape-Nuls food and It Just.
fills the bill. I can think and write
a. great deul ensler. "
"Thero's a Reason. " Name given by
Postum Co. . Battle Creek , Mlch , Read
"Tho Road to Well\'lllc , " In pkgs.
