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\ Not Time's Slave. A traveler , finding tlmt ho had & couple of hours In Dublin , called a cnb and told Uio driver to drive htm nround for two liours. At flrst all went well , but soon the driver began to whip up his horse so that they nar rowly escaped several collisions. "What's Uiu matter ? " demanded the passenger. "Why are you driving BO recklessly ? I'm In no hurry. " "Ah , gwnnwld yoz , " retorted the cabby. "D'ye think I'm goln' to put in the whole day drivln' you around for two hours ? 01 tap 1" Preparation for Knowledge. ' No man can learn what ho has not preparation for learning , however near to his eyes IB the subject. A chemist may tell his most precious secrets to a carpenter , and ho shall bo never the wiser the aecrets he would not utter to a chemist for an estate. God screens us evermore from premature ideas. Our eyes are holden that wo can not BCO things that otaro ua in the face until the hour arrives when the mind'Is ripened ; then wo behold them , and the tlmo when wo saw them not is like a dream. Emerson. SENSIBLE CHAP. First Girl What did he do when you told him ho mustn't see you any more ? Second Girl Turned the lights out ! Millionaire Whiners. Senator La Follette at a recent din ner in Washington said of the mil lionaires who- complain about the harm that they and. their affairs -have suffered from attacks : ' "These whlners , with only them selves to blame , remind me of a bad little Primrose boy. "Ho ran howling to Ids mother : " 'Oh , 11 , Johnny has' hurt me ! ' " 'And now did bad Johnny hurt mother's little darling ? ' " 'Why , I was a-goin' to punch him in the face , and he ducked his head and I hit my knuckles against the * Laundry work at home would be much more satisfactory if the right Starch were used. In order to get the desired stiffness , it is usually nece.s- sary to use BO much starch that the beauty 'and fineness of the fabric is hidden behind a paste of varying thickness , which not only destroys the appearance , but also affects the wear ing quality of the goods. This trou ble can be entirely overcome by using Defiance Starch , ns it can bo applied much more thinly because of its great er strength than olher makes. Belgium Buying Autos. Belgium is now importing yearly about $1,500,000 worth of automobiles , motorcycles and bicycles. These im ports have quadrupled in four years. Omaha Directory LARGEST COMMISSION SALESMAN OF nt IT. S. YARDS , South Oiunlui. Nolirnskn. Auctions every Thursday throughout t hn year. Spec ial IlunRo Horse bales second and fourth Thursdays cacti month throughout the bcawn. I. O. OALLUl' , - Auctioneer. Hotel European Plan Itoomti from $1.00 xip Blnnle. 75 cents up double. PRICES REASONABLE uMAHUEHT & AWNING GO. Tents , Awnlnga , etc. Largest west of Chicago. Write for prices nnd estimates before buying. Oor. llth and Harney Sts. Do You Drink Coffee Why put tba cheap , rank , bitter fluvorrd colfeo in jouretomsch uhen pure GERMAN-AMERICAN COFFEE co t nomorel Insist on baring It. Your eroe-tr foil * U or can cet It. bv mall nt cut prices. Send for free catalogue. MYERS-DILLON DRUG CO. , OMAHA , NEBR. The l > est High Wheel Auto Itiinabout in the World. Send for catalog. Central Implement Co. , 1115-17 Farnam Street , Omaha , Neb. GREAM WANTED \Vo are In a position to pay fancy prices fur hand c i > arutor rream at oi.r fetation In ynur tnirn or btilp direct to us at Uuiaha. Till. IMItlituNT uiiastUT to. VELIE WROUGHT IRON VEHICLES ASK YOUR DEALER OR JOHN DEERE PLOW CO. CEYLON : THE DOORSILL - SILL OF INDIA The Fanny Tkingt One Sect in Smiling Round tLc World By MARSHALL P. WILDER ( Copyright , by Joseph B. Uowlca. ) Beauteous Ceylon ! the real and only "gem of the sea" and the tropic sea , at that. Let not Ireland claim the distinction of being the emerald set in the bosom of the ocean blue. For never was such emerald green ness , such ocean blucncss imagined of Ireland's sons or daughters as adorns and encompasses this beau teous isle of Ceylon. The doorsifl of India ! Well , if India is not proud of her threshold the step over which one passes to her mighty and imperial domain she ought to bo. The harbor of Colombo is plentiful ly endowed with natural advantages , hut outside of these the English gov ernment has constructed an enormous breakwater of tromendoits strength , as needs must bo , for during the sea son of the southwest monsoon waves break against it , dashing as high as the masts of vessels that have taken refuge behind its protecting bulwark. Our attention upon entering the harbor is first attracted by the fleet of native dugout canoes that swarm about the ship , the boys and men pad dling them wildly shouting : "Have a dive ! Hnvo a dive ! " and "One dollah ! Ono dollah ! " though if only a penny is thrown over three or four will dive headlong from their tiny craft , their paddles left floating on the water , and in an incredibly short space of time they will come again to the surface , the successful one proudly displaying the coin. They rescue their paddles and leap lightly Into their cauoes without tipping them in the least or shipping any more than the usual amount of water that floats in the bottom of each. They are so small that a certain amount la always washed over the sides. It is amusing to see one of these natives , naked except for a very lim ited loin cloth , sitting in the bottom of his canoe , paddling with ono hand , imploring money with the other and kicking the superfluous water out of the canoe with one foot. Our coolies who pulled us to the Gallo Face hotel stopped at the gate , saying they were not allowed to go inside , but we had heard of this trick and insisted upon being taken into the portico. Here , after making in quiry of the door porter as to their proper fare , wo ? paid them , only to bo mot with a storm of indignant pro testations and refusals. Only when the money was thrown at their feet did they pick it up and go on. So the hotel has built for the amusement of Its guests a very largo and comfortably swimming tank , filled with sea water , that Is always fresh. The hotel has every convenience , elec tric lights and fans , large airy rooms and an excellent table , when ono con siders their limitations. Compared with the Hong-Kong iTotel and the Rafllcs at Singapore it was perfect. The Galle Face Is further blessed with a splendid manager , Mr. Hoffcr , a genial and obliging man , late of the Hotel Cecil in London. A good many of the castes wear their distinguishing mark painted on the forehead , and ono day at the table I pasted a soda water label on my forehead and said It was my caste Displaying the Coin. mark. I quite convulsed Joseph , but fear the Cingalese waiter was rather shocked. The beach at Mount Lavinla , seven miles south of Colombo , Is an enchant ing bit , over whoso golden sands the yellow foam rushes and gurgles to the little cliff set thick with a long file of bonding , swaying palms , some of whoso long , slim trunks bend forward - , ward to the waves at an angle of con siderably more tlan 45 degrees. Hero bathing goes on at all hours and , let me tell you , a dip in the Indian ocean is a moat soul-satisfying experience. The water is not only warm ; In some places It is actually hot. Hut , oh , my ! to He and float dreamily in that bluest of waters , with a dazzling greenery of palms to the right , and a panorama of sky-line , flecked with snowy cloud- fleece to the left , and to breathe the centlo lullaby air till you don't euro whether you float oft to the equator or sink to the bottom yes , sharks erne no sharks. I was always a , little "dopy" about the Indian ocean. I once know TV young fellow ho was a French creep , born in the Isle Bourbon , now down on the maps ns the Island of Reunion. It is right in the heart cf the Indian ocean , and not far from Madagascar ; and the way that fellow could reel tiff yarns in Creole French and broken English about his natal isle would have made Qeorgo W. Cable , lat of New Orleans , turn green with envy. Ha was a handsome chap and sang divinely , and I flrst met him in Paris , where he was singing small parts nt the Grand opera. Then I ran neross him in Cairo , where ho was 'singing in a production if I am not mistaken of "Alda. " Afterward ho came to New York with a company that pro duced "Glrafle-Glrafla" at the Four teenth street theater , and a very good company it was. But , in whatever clime I met him , his thcmo was the same his beautiful Isle and Its beau tiful ocean. Ho would talk for hours of the "purple fingers of the dawn , stealing up the roso-vermllllon sky , " and the huge , snow-capped mountain' that rose in the center of the island and overtopped the city of Port Philip , which I think was the name of the sea-port town whore ho was born. He told many pretty stqrlcs of his home and of his parents , whoso only child ho was the Benjamin of thrlr "The Sun at Midnight. " old age , long hoped and prayed for. So they named him , when he did come , Desireo' ( longed for ) . Ho had a string of other names beside , but I've forgotten them. Ills desire waste to see America' and the Mississippi , of wfilch ho had read wonderful things by Chateaubriand , his favorite author. 'Fortunately the opera troupe went as far south as New Orleans and his deslro was gratified. Ho took everything In America seriously and his admiration almost took the form of awe ; he would as soon have thought of ridiculing the holy church and all the saints as of ridiculing anything American. As he wits of a very happy disposition he would often hum little -operatic snatphes or Creole melodies while jogging along In the horse cars , and this was very delight ful to me until some would-be wag among his New York friends told him that ho must never do that on Sun days , as the Americans wore very strict in their religious ideas and would take it as an Insult and prob ably resent It. Very seriously ho opened his handsome Oriental eyes and , in tones of great surprise , ejacu lated , as he had done for the hun dredth time , "Wonderful people ! " A little Incident , while It waa very amusing , showed the romantic sldo of his nature. The troupe , while travel ing , stopped at a hotel In a southern city , "Where a young lady guest at tracted much attention by her hair , which was not only very thick and heavy , but of a rich golden color. My Creole filend , however , was ono of the few who had not seen the young lady and , as It happened , no ono had spoken to him of her. But ac he was about to retire ono evening ho stepped into the corridor to say good night to a friend and met the young lady face to face , followed by her maid , just as the bells of a neighbor ing church were chiming the mid night hour. Saluting the lady with a profound bow , as was hls-forelgn cus tom , ho was about to re-enter his room when the brilliant gaslight , fallIng - Ing full upon the lady's form , dls closed the fact that her magnificent hair was hanging loose about her like a cloak , and every strand glittering .like a thread of gold. The young fol low stood rooted to the" spot ; then , clasping his hands , he said In tones of the moat fervent admiration , " 1 have soon the sun at midnight ! " "What the deure is the matter with you ? " said his friend. "I have said it ! " replied the Creole. "I will return to my country and 1 will tell them that in this wonderful America I have seen that marvoloua sight the sun at midnight ! " It appeared that the young lady's maid had been giving her mistress' hair a bath and they had been sitting on a.-ear balcony that the warm night breezq might dry the wonderful tresses before retiring to bed. Which is why I say that 1 k > ved the Indian ocean years before I saw it , and when I did see it brought back these memories of my young friend and his charming and ingenuous na ture and his frank and honest heart. "The sage and the greybeard may at tract our maturcr mind , but youth has its ever compelling charm ; therefore 'I echo the poet's lines : "Oh , youth , sweet youth , wo love ye ! There's naught on earth above > o ! " Don't Poison Baby. fTORTY YEARS AGO almost every mother thought her child must liavo PABEGOKEO or laudanum to make it sleep. Those drugs will produce ) Bleep , and A FEW DEOPS TOO MANY will produoo the SLEEP PEOM WKEOH THERE IS NO WAKLM. Many are the children who have been killed or whoso health has ton ruined for life by paregoric , laudanum and morphine , each of which is a. narcotic product of opium , Druggists are prohibited from selling either of the narcotics named to children at all , or to anybody without labelling them " poison. " The definition of " narcotic " is : "A medidno wliioh relieves pain and produces sleept "but which in poisojious doses produces stupor , comat convul sions and doatti. " The taste and smell of medicines containing opium are disguised , and sold under the names of "Drops , " "Cordials , " "Soothing Syrups , " etc. You should not permit any medicine to be given to your children without you or your physician know of what it is composed , OASTORIA DOES NOJ CON TAIN NARCOTICS , if it boars the signature of Ohas , H. Pletoher. Letters from Prominent .Physicians addressed to Chas. H. FUetcJiesv . Dr. J. W. Dlnsdalo , of Chicago , 111. , Bays : "I use your Caatorla and odvlso 113 use la all families where tlioro nro chllilrcn. " Dr. Alexander E. Mlntlo , of Cleveland , Ohio , eayss "I liavo frequently prescribed your Castorla and have found It a reliable and ploasaut ront- ody for children. " Dr. J. S. Alexander , o Omaha , Neb. , says : "A mcdlclno BO vnluablo ana beneficial for children as your Castorla lo , dosorvco the highest pralso. I find it in use everywhere. " , ALCOHOL 3 PER OUNT. Dr. J. A. McClcllan , of Buffalo , N. Y. , eaya : "I liavo frequently prescribed AVcgclablcPrcparallonrorAs. your Castorla for children and always got good rcaulto. In fact I uss Sim alIngIieRofamIRedua ( ) ( ! Castorla for my own children. " italic Stomachs unilBowclscf Dr. J. W. Allen , of St. Loula , Mo. , Bays : "I heartily endorse your Cas- .torla. I have frequently prescribed It In my medical practice , nnd hava always found It to do all that 13 claimed for it" Dr. 0. H. Gllddon , of St. Paul , Minn. , cayo : "My experience na a prac Promotes Digeslion.aecrfu ! titioner -with your Castorla has boon highly uatlflfactory , and I conaldor it ness and Rest.ContaIns neither an excellent remedy for the young. " Ophiiu.Morphine nor Mineral Dr. H. D. Bcnnor , of Philadelphia , Pa. , oayo : "I have used your Caa NOT NARCOTIC. torla aa a purgative in the cases of children for years pout with the moat ) happy effect , nnd fully ondoreo it na a cafe remedy. " Dr. J. A. Boarman , of Kansas City , Mo. , cays : "Your Castorla IB a Bplon > did remedy for children , known the world over. I use It In my practlco J&tffffeSiffs- nnd have no hesitancy lu recommending it for the complaints of Infanta and children , " Dr. J. J. Maclcoy , of Brooltlyn , N. T. , saya : "I consider your Castorla na excellent preparation for children , being composed of reliable modlclnoa nnd pleasant to the taste , A good remedy for all disturbances oC the digestive organs. " AperfectReraeiiyforOtmsflpi ion , Sour Stomach.Dlarrhoca QASTQRIA ALWAYS jYorras.Convuls'Kms.rcvcnsh- ness aiulLosSQFSLEEP. Boars the Signature of IteSirailc Signature of fi&fZ& NEW YORK. Use For Over SO Years. .Exact of . Copy Wrapper. . , , VMC CCNTAUN COMMNV. TT MUHIUV BTIttCT NCW VOMIl CITV He Was Practical. "Young man , you wrlto a good deal of poetry to my daughter.1 "Yes , sir. " "It takes a practical man to support a wife. " "Well , It's this way. I have to wrlto her an occasional letter , nnd I'm so busy at the ofllco that I Just copy the poetry to.1111 In. " The explanation was satisfactory. Exchange. The extraordinary popularity ot flno white goods ( his summer makes the rholco of Starch n matter of great im portance. Defiance Starch , being free from all injurious chemicals , is the only ono which is safe to use on flno fabrics. Its great strength na a stiffener - or makes half the usual quantity of Starch necessary , with the .result of perfect finish , equal to that when the Roods were now. So Polite. "She hasn't any cause to be snippy - py with mo. The last time I saw her I'm sure I 'did the politest thing I could. " "What did .you do ? " "Wo wore'on a car and when n man offered mo a seat I said to her : 'You take It , dear ; you're the older. ' " In a Pinch , Use ALllEN'S FOOT-EASE. A pow'der. It cures painful , smart ing , nervous feet and ingrowing nails. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Makes now shoes easy. A certain cure for sweating fuel. Sold by all Druggists , 25c. Accept no sub stitute. Trial package , FREE. Ad dress A. S. Olmsted , Lo Roy , N. Y. Not Embarrassed. "Have your clashes with the courta embarrassed you ? " "Not at all , " answered Mr. Dustln Stnx. "Every time I am fined nnd do not pay I feel that I have added Jusl that much to my earnings. " Eating Cocoanut-Custard Pic. Everybody praises Cocoanut-CuatnrU plo If It's made rlRht. but a BORgy plo will npoll tlio entire rnoul. Grocers nru now selllnR "OUn-I'in , " each 10-ccnt packaRo containing just the proper Ingredients for twp pics. Get the Cuatanl for Cocoanut- Custard pics. "Put up by D-Zcrta. Kootl Co. , Rochester , N. Y. " Repine not ; the disappointments of to-day often prove the blessings of to morrow. Thomas n Kempls. If You Have Common Sore Eyeo , if lines blur or run , together , you need 1'ETTIT'S EYE 8ALVK , 25c ! All drug gists or Howard Bros , Buffalo , N. Y. The fairest of all things fair on earth is virtue. Shakespeare. SmokersAlmve to call for Lewis' Single Binder cijir to tyt it. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory , Peoria , 111. Wise women get their rights without talking about them. . SHOES AT ALL . ' PRICESFOR EVERY MEMBER OFTME FAMILY , MEN , BOYC , WOMEN , MISSEO AMD CHILDREN. Vf. L. Oouflina niahaa ssnttsalla ntoro "T fy men's $2.BO , $3.OOantl$3.aOaioco * * * * than any olhci * ntanitlacinrar In tlto a , fincnuso ttiay hold tSictt * ' ' a , fit hotter , vrean lonaef , anil > nro or ttrnntcr value tSmn anyathci't ahoao fa ttto world to-day. . W. L Douglas $4 rnd $5 Gilt Edge Sliooc Csnnot Do Equalled Al Any Prlco 'Jixduiwelv , otr r A rrit > V. w. r , . Dinplat nnmo nml prlco In rtnmpeil on bottom. Tnkr Wo Hiili tli lr. . Sulil tiy HIP l p s Fiion ilrtilfr * rvcrywlitto. Ulioc * mallnl from fanorr to nny pun of the vroil'l. lllu * Untcd CataloBtrco to any uJtlicte. IV. AJOU 1.AM , UrucUtuu , Aim * . Anything Almost. "Mrs. Hucksher Is a woman who seems to be willing to do almost any thing for the sake of appealance. " "Yes but she draws the line at wearing Inexpensive hats for the sake of making hur husband's tai.k casloi when ho lias to face the assessor. " That an article may be good ns well as cheap , and give entire satisfaction , Is proven by the extraordinary sale of Defiance Starch , nach package con taining one-third more Starch than can be had of any other brand for th6 same money. The man who Is after results isn't always paillcular as to the moans. * MM. "Wlnslow'B Soothing Hyrnp. For children teething , loftrui Ilia Kittm , rtilticcB In- lluyB pain , euro wlml colic. Sic a bottle. When the Lord makes a fool , the devil gives him a tongue. Life. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Clracin asj bctnUHei th bur. J'romolM a laiurlin ! ffrq t ! . Hrvor Fall ! to Uentoro Clray Hatr to Ita Youthful Color. Cuci rcmlp dlittui & liilr tilling. ANAKEOISutTMlDftant relief. IB A blMl'LECUUK. H t druirgliii or tif luall. Uniplo 111 BE. AddtfM , "ANAKESIS" Trlbuno Uldz. , Niw YOEK. ! Thompson's Eye Water Typlcai/Wm Scene , Sliowlna Stock Raiting lo Borne of tlie choicest lands for prnln growing , trlcts of BiiHluitflientm nnd Alberta liavo re cently beiMi Opened far belllcmont under the Revised Homestead Regulations Entry mny now lie mnilo l > r proxy ( on certain condltltiiiB ) , liy the fatlKMmutlicr , HUM , daugh ter , brother or niftier of nil Intending home- fitendcr. ThoutiandH of homeHtuiulsof 1M acres each nro Hum now easily available In these great grain-gum Ini' , Htook-niliiliHr and mixed farming ticctlotiH. Tliero you will find healthful climate , good neighbor churches for family norMhlp , schools for your chlhlieii , good IUUH , upk-ndld crops , and raUroadu convenient to market , Entry fco In each case In $10.00. For pamph let , "LaHt Bent Wcet , " particular ! * ns to rates , routes , bent time to go and \\hure to locate. W. V. DENNETT , 801 New Yorli Lite Uullibi. Otnahs. Nebraita , HOMESEEICERS NEW TERRITORY PUBLIC LAND OPENING nmler the Ciirey law. along Irrigation canal now Mulshed ; land with perpetual water right , 111) ) to J15 per acre on loiitf time iind small pay ments ; ul HO IrrlffHblo humeMleudg. lluftbund and v. Ifo arc entitled to n gecUou of hinootb , productive Irrigable publlo land near Uock HprlngB , Womlng. Vrco timber for fuel and Improvements ; vrhlto pine lumber , (10 per thouxand ; fluent of f ! idling and 1 arge and small game hunting ; mllllonu of acres of good year- around free range. Heady for entry June 0 , 1008. For ofllrlul bulletins , post cards etc. , send four cents lit Mumps to L. S. TKAPP , Official Agent , Boulder Canal Lands , Itftclc Springs , Wyoming. It you are corning wire at once. No dtunlng for numbers. NOTARIES and JUSTICES UANDLINQ PENSION ilfSr'r ' tf WSS Co. , Washington , I ) . C. ( Orur .T yours' experience. ) NEW LAW obtalnea JOHN W. MORRIS , , v. a W. N. U. , OMAHA , NO. 22 , 1908.