( USTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN
Dy D. M. AMOBERRY
HIIOKEN BOW , NE13IUSKLA
A POST
MARITAL ROMANCE
By
Cyrus Townscnd Brady
ILLUSTRATIONS IVY I
HAY WALTIHS :
( Uoij right , IVUH , by W C. 1'lminiiau. )
SYNOPSIS.
Tim l' > n , pmlo opens , rmt In ilio r < > -
tnnnco prei'odlnK tno murrliiRp of IJIIi-ii
Blormn , a I'lirltun iiilxH. iitul lnrd C'ur-
dnKton of KiiKliuHl , but In their llf after
trttllllK In KiiKluncl. The nrniic In plnrotl ,
| UBt fnlln vlriK the revolution , In ( 'IIITIIIK-
ioti riiHtlo In KiiKluml. Tim ( 'nrrliiKtonft ,
after u benne party , oiniwil In u family
tilt , causc-J by j"iinmy ! l.nnl Canliitf-
tou nnil his wife onc'h niadu HIHWH of
rnltlilcnHiiCHs iiKiiltiHt the other In con
tinuation of tlu > quiuiel. l-'liHt objecting
( ilfalnst playing omdH with tinKIIIMM ,
I .fitly C'nrrliiKton tiKriu-il to cut cards with
Lord StrntliKittP , wliONn attention ! ) to
Hllen lind bpcnnio a Horn point with Oar-
rliiKtnn. The IOHH of $ IOOOuo fulled to per
turb her , and her husband then cut for
nl wlfo'H I. O. IT. and hln honor , Cur-
rlnqton winning. The Incident closed ox-
rppt that a IlkhiK for each other appar
ently arntip helweon Lmly CnrrltiKton and
Lord HtrntliKnlo. Additional attontloiiH
nf Lord CnrrhiKtnn to Lady Cecily and
Lord HtrntliK'iU1 ' to Lady C'lirrhmton com
pelled the latter to vow that idle would
SPIIVO HID castle. PiopiirliiK to llee. Lady
' 'firrltiKton and IKT rhinn Deborah , an
American ulrl , mot Lord HtralliKitto at
two H , in , , hu UKiuelng to HUD them mifo-
ty away.
CHAPTER VI.
Lady Ellen Takes Flight.
"Now , will you tell me your plans ? "
began Strathgato as the thrco descend
ed to the mull.
"Wo must have horses and a ve
hicle of some kind , " she nald.
"Would not a post chalso do ? "
"Thoro are three of us , my lord , "
answered Ellen.
"I see , " returned the earl , who was
very much annoyed and put out by
the Infliction of this third party In
what ho had fondly hoped would bo a
toto-a-teto filght.
There waa no help for It , however.
Ho trusted to fortune to assist him
to dispose of Mistress Deborah later.
"Whero shall we get this carrlngo ? "
"In the HtablcH , of course. "
She was thoroughly familiar with
the lay of the laud and the location
nf the stables. The coachman , who
was unmarried , slept In a house by
himself. Entrance was easy since
Uio door was not locked.
"Lot mo do the talking , " said
Strathgato. "Ho won't recognize you
If you stay back hero in the dark
ness. "
"Very well , " assented Ellen as the
carl stepped over to the bed and
roughly shook the coachman , who
opened his eyes to find himself star
ing Into the muzzle of a pistol.
"Llo still. I want to borrow a pair
and a carriage from your master. I'm
driving lar to-night and 1 want a good
pair. No , you are not to bother about
bitching them up. I simply wished to
toll you the facts so you won't make
any trouble. "
Ho opened bin mouth to cry out.
Strathgato shoved his pistol barrel
closer to him , truculently remarking :
"If you make a sound , I'll blow out
your brains. Now , do you under
stand ? I don't Intend to steal the
horses. You'll find them well at some
wayside Inn 20 miles from bore. Mean
while , wo will have to tlo you up and
gag you. "
"Very well , my lud , " returned Hlg-
,1 elnbotham , to whom the shining
weapon was a powerful persuader.
' "Which are the best pair for travel
'i ing , I wonder ? " queried the carl an
he , Ellen and Deborah surveyed the
I long row of stalls.
"I have heard my lord say that the
i bays were the most reliable horsou
ho had. "
"The bays It'll be , then , " said Strath-
gate.
gate.He
He quickly solccted the harness , led
out the bays and In a few moments
the two wore attached to a light trav
eling carriage.
"Whero now ? " said Strathgato when
nil the preparations had boon com
pleted.
"Wo are gplng to Portsmouth , ns I
think I told you , my lord. "
Strathgate was an expert whip and
ho found no difficulty In keeping the
wplrlted horses going quietly over the
grassy turf which bordered the drive
way and as he had predicted , they got
Vast the house without making a
sound. But one obstacle remained be-
cween them -and freedom the lodge-
keeper and the ledge gate. Ellen had
forgotten It until they hud gone some
thing like a quarter of a mlle through
iho park , when she suddenly thrust
tier head out of the window of the
sarrlago and called It to Strathgato's
attention ,
"Let me attend to that , " icturnod
.ho carl , confidently. "I have a plan.
! 0o you keep close and lot the curtains
IPO drawn. "
Ho drove close to the wall of the
todgekceper's cottage , hammered on
; ho window with the butt of hla whip ,
and when that functionary appeared ,
5tr.athgato boldly avowed his uamo
and iltlo and said that ho was riding
forth ton a wager with my lord ; that
Uo T\otry bo back in the morning.
t
The road from the ledge nato ran
for about half a mlle through the park
until It joined the main road. Ports
mouth lay to the oabtward , to the
westward was Plymouth. Having
passed the ledge successfully , Ellen
ralr.od the blinds of the carriage and
tooKcd out upon the familiar iiconos
Hying swiftly by thorn , for HtratliKtito
had put the IKI.VH Into a fast trot and
the light carriage was going forward
at a rapid galf. In a short tlmo they
came to the main road. Now Ellen
know flip way perfectly. She waa
( in-atly astonished , therefore , to BOO
Sfrathgato turning to Iho right. She
lowc-rod the window and thrust hot
head out ouco more.
"My lord ! " she called.
Slrathgate scarcely chocking the
juice of the horses loaned back to
"Wo wlwb to KO to Portsmouth. "
"So you snlil , " returned my lord.
"Well , I'orlHinoiitb HOB to tb left
nml you arc taking us to the right. "
"You will bo Hiifor at my ninth ) In
Somerset than at Portttmoiilh , I think ,
my lady. "
"Hut 1 don't WHI ! ! to KO to your cantle -
tlo , " crlnd I.ndy lOllon angrily.
"And do you Inmglnc , my dour I/idy
CarrlngUm , " chuckled Slrathjjale , who
was greatly amiiHod over the Hituntlon ,
"that 1 have run away with you from
your hiiBband'H IIOIIHO to defend you If
need bo by iiword and pistol from your
husband , for the sake of handing you
ever to some American sailor tit
PortHinouth ? "
"My lord ! " oxclalmod lOllon , thun
derstruck by tlilH open Intimation of
the carl's feollufn.
"You miiRt have aocn that I love
you , " contlniiod Slrathgato coolly
enough , "and In flhort I am taking you
to my own hotiao. I uliall know how
to hold you iafo ; there. "
"You villain ! " cried' Ellen , whllo
Deborah , overwhelmed with the horror
of this revelation , for the convocation
wan ( | iilto andlblo to her , nearly faint
ed within the carrliiKo.
Kllon had been fnmbllm ; at her bolt
whllo thlK WIIH Hiokon | ami In a ( It of
liaaslon filie Kiiddoiily reached up her
arm and discharged her pistol full at
the earl. Ho hud just time , catching
a. gllmpso of the shining steel of the
liarrol In the waning mooullgbt , to
throw himself aside when the bullet
whistled by his oar. The startled
horses .bounded Into a run at once ,
ind for a few moments Strathgato had
all ho could do to control them.
Ho succeeded In quieting the horses
somewhat , but did not dare to bring
thorn to a slow pace lest Ellen should
escape from the canlago. To attempt
to Jump from It , which , Indeed , she
lind thought upon , was too great a risk
to llfo and limb , and , beside , it In
volved leaving Deborah behind. There
wan one thing she could do , however.
After some tugging , she got the little
She Looked Out of the Carriage.
window in the front of the carriage
open and thus got access to fit rath-
gato'n person. She thrust the barrel
of her platol up toward his back .ami
Kworo she would discharge It unless
ho Instantly turned the carriage about
In the road.
Ellen did at random shoot through
the seat , but the bullet was deflected
and Stratbgato was unharmed. Ho
was greatly relieved when she dis
charged her ficcoud weapon without
effect , for ho. reasoned that It would
bo dllHcult , If not impossible , for her
to recharge them In the darkness of
the carriage at the pace they wore
going , and ho therefore felt safe for
the rest of the journey , although ho
did not resume his neat on the box ,
nor did ho chock the speed of the
horses
This was a flno end , or a line begin
ning of her adventure , thought Lady
CurrlUKton. bitterly , she had never
dreamed of this and aha blamed herself -
self for a fool not to have thought of
It. Of course Lord Strathgato's Inter
est In her was a splllsh one
Her escape would b ( > discovered In
a short tlmo ; bin absence would bo
noted ; the testimony of the coachman ,
of the stable boys , of the lodgekooper
would bo had. It would bo known
that they had gene away together.
She would bo ruined forovor.
They had hnrno themselves gallant
ly. Ho judged that they had gone at
least 20 miles from Carrlngton. A few
miles farther on was a tavorji where
the ladles could bo bestowed. The tav
ern keeper was a friend of his who
would ask no questions.
But fortune was on Lady Currlng-
ton's Kltlo that night In moro wuys
than one. For with a sudden jolt the
foro-rlsht-whcol of the carriage sank
Into a deep rut. There was a crash
aa the wheel gave way at the hub.
Btralhgato wtiu hurled violently from
bin scat and lay stunned In thn road.
The horses , utterly tired out , wore glad
to stop. Ellen and Deborah worn
thrown nvnltiHl the front of the car
riage , but beyond a severe shaking and
some liriildi'H , sustained no injuries.
Surmising what had happened , El-
Ion tore open the door of the carriage ,
mjlzeil Deborah by the hand , dragged
her out and ran desperately down the
road. She did not KOO Strathgato ;
Him did not know where ho was ; she
did not care.
With all the strength of her stout
young body who ran down the road.
She did not turn back toward Ports
mouth , for she divined that If Strath-
Kato recovered conacIouHncBH ho would
Immediately Imagine that she had
gone that way. Him was unfamiliar
with the part of the country In which
Kim found herself , but she lind a gen
eral Idea that the roads In either di
rection led to the sea , and her hope
was to reach the shore. There was
nothing that floated that she could not
Kail. If she cuuld got a boat , she
could iiitiko Portsmouth harbor with
out danger of pursuit.
The dawn was gray In the cast.
Ellou judged It was about , half after
four o'clock. They had boon gene two
hours from the castle and a half hour
from the carriage when the road
swerved to the southward and led from
the forest to a little fishing hamlet on
the nhoro of Lymo bay. Nobody was as
yol stirring In the town , although
lights twinkled here and thorn in the
windows , Indicating that some ( if the
Ilshorfolk wore making ready for Holi
day's labor.
Ellen was too desperately anxious
to get away to stop to bargain with
anyone for a boat. Sl'o ran down to
the lit do wharf jutting out Into the
small inclosed harbor and rapidly se
lecting the best of the little vessels
tied there , she hauled in the painter ,
drew It alongside the wharf , made
Deborah got aboard , laid five guineas
down on the wharf where the boat had
been secured , In the hope that the
owner of the boat would receive the
money which was full value for the
vessel , hoisted Iho sail , shoved away
from the wharf , and under the Influ
ence of a gentle breeze ran rapidly out
of the harbor.
"I would Sir Charles Solon were
bore ! " cried poor Debbie , who had
not the advantage of Ellen's exten
sive and Intlmato acquaintance with
the male sox , and who , therefore , did
not ahnro her detestation of It.
"And what Is ho to thee , child ? "
asked Ellen gleefully.
"Ho said ho cared very much for
mo , " returned Deborah , "yesternight
In the library over the good book of
Master Baxter. "
" 'Tin a gallant gentleman , Debbie , "
returned Ellen. "But they are all
that before marriage. My lord of
Carrlngton I once thought was well-
nigh perfect.1
"But what did ho , " asked Dobblc ,
"that you leave him thus ? "
And this heroine who had schemed
and fought like a man for her lib
erty bowed her head upon the Purl-
tan's shoulder and wept like any other
woman.
Deborah consoled her as best she
might , and In turn Ellen assured her
that If Sir Charles really loved her
ho would follow her wherever she
might go. Who shall say In that as
surance Ellen was not persuading her
self that if Bernard Carrlngton really
loved his own wife ho would not be
far from Charles Seton on- the chase
across the sea ?
CHAPTER VII.
My Lord Hears III Tidings.
The morning sun was streaming
brightly through the windows when
Carrlngton glanced at his watch aa ho
opened his eyes , and wan startled to
discover that It wan already seven
o'clock. And ho had meant to got
uj ) early that day to prepare himself
the bettor for that Interview with his
wife. Hastily arising , ho Htolo soft
ly to the door opening Into her bou
doir , tried the knob gently and found
that the door was locked. Ho lis
tened , but could hoar nothing. Imag
ining that oho was still asleep , ho sum
moned his valet , bathed and dressed
himself with unusual care for the op
erations of the day , and then returned
to the door of the boudoir. Again ho
knocked , and moro loudly. Receiving
no answer , ho fairly thundered upon It
with his feet , to bo mot with the
same silence as before.
( TO HICONTINUED. . )
DOUBTFUL OF THE GUARANTEE.
Specific Clause Caused Increase In
Price of Cloth.
The Arabs , and , Indeed , all Mos
lems , have the practice of ro-on fore lag
promises by adding to dieir word of
honor the Arabic phrase , Inshallah
"please God. " How much meaning it
convoys in KOIIIO lauds of the east la
told In the pngos of "In Moorish Cap
tivity. "
The pious proviso Is a very useful
formula to the Moors , and is frequent
ly used In making promises that they
have no intention whatever of keepIng -
Ing , as they can then take refuge be
hind the Almighty when they are
taxed with tholr breach of faith.
There la a story told of a man who
kept a shop In Glbraltari and who
know the ways of the Moor. To him
one day came ono of the faithful , who
was desirous of buying some cloth.
On bolng Informed that the price was
two dollars a yard , payment In CO
days , ho replied :
"All right. I will take so much and
will pay you in CO days , Inshallah. "
"No , " said the vender , "tho price la
two dollars , payment In. GO days. For
CO days , Inshallah , the prlco la two
dollars and a half. " Youth's Com
panion.
Maxim.
Never put u gift cigar in the mouth.
-Princeton Tiger.
STATE NEWS AND NOTES IN CONDENSED -
DENSED FORM.
TIIEPRESS , PULPIT AND PUBLIC
What Is Going on Here and There
That Is of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout Nebraska.
The Lincoln t Northwestern Rail
road company hnu appealed to the mi-
jiri'inc rourt from a judgment for
RG59 given by the dlstrlrt court of
Lanc.iHiPr counly in favor of Fred
HpfUmim for damages to land which
the railroad condemned for right of
way purposes. The right of the road
to condemn was tried before In the
courts and decided on May -1 , 1007 , In
favor of the road , which Is a part of
I ho Burlington system.
A man about GO years old , supposed
to be Samut'I C. Lossel , as Indicated
by papers found on his portion , was
killed about two miles north of Blair
by a freight train , having a leg broken
and skull crushed. Letters wore found
on his person from Deer HIvor , Minn. ,
and Pocahontas , Ark. , showing that ho
had $100 in a bank at tlje lultor point.
August Xahn , an J8-ycar-old son of
the Herman 7 ahn of Snyder , was
was drowned In Pebble creek , Dodge
county. Ho was out fishing with u
number of companions and slipped
Into the water at u point where It was
twenty feet deep and the banks steep.
Ho was unable to swim. His body
was recovered.
The body of Hans Bern , who com
mitted suicide by Jumping from the
Missouri river bridge at Omaha , was
brought to Emerson for burial. Mr.
Horn was well thought of there. Ho
was 29 years old , unmarried and leaves
n mother , two sisters and an uncle liv
ing there.
The Modern Woodmen of "Wlsnei-
arc preparing for their district log roll
ing to bo held in AVlsner August 12.
About D.OOO Woodmen are expected
and all the necessary committees for
the entertainment of the vlsltng breth
ren have been selected. It promises
to bo a , great big fraternal gathering.
Preparations arc now under way for
the second annual chautauqua at Fair
mont , which will be held from August
7 to 1C. Some of the best talent for
this class of entertainments has been
contracted for.
The Commercial Cattle company , or
the " C. C. Ranch , ' 'consisting of more
than 10,000 acres , and located in the
southern part of Pierce county , lias
been sold to the W. J. Dormody Investment -
ment company of Omaha , by whom it
will bo subdivided and placed on the
market about August 1 , to be sold as
farms. This is the last of the largo
ranches in eastern Nebraska and it
was purchased twentyfiveyears ago
by a French syndicate.
Harry McFarland of Gage county , a
farm hand , was bitten on the hand by
a copperhead snake Friday and for
some time afterward his life was de
spaired of. He is again , however , all
right.
Harry Brewer has brought a pe
culiar suit in thto county court of Otoo
county against Emil Reiber , father of
his deceased wife , lie says that ho
gave him ? 200 on the 2Id ! of Decem
ber , 1907 , with which to purchase and
erect a monument over his deceased
wife , daughter of the defendant , and
that the defendant erected : v monument
ment costing only $ SG , putting tlie bal
ance in his jeans.
A feature at the stock show at WIs-
ner will be the offer of $ GO by the llvo
stock association for a marriage on
the speaker's stand during the annual
show September 9 to 11. Secretary
L. C. Meier is searching for the bridal
couple to be.
Speaker Dan Ncltleton and A. I.
Jcnison will again be candidates for
re-election on the republican ticket for
representatives from Clay county. Pe
titions for them from every township
in the counly have been filed ,
William Cox , an Omaha Indian ,
committed sulcido at the homo of
Philip Walker , also a member of the
Omaha tribe , by shooting himself with
a double-barreled shotgun. J no sm-
cldo was carefully planned , as the gun
was propped against a tree , a crooked
stick was placed In front of the trig
ger , to this stick was tied a cord ,
which in turn was passed around the
tree and back to the place wht-ro Cox
stood in front of the gun.
The last case of diphtheria in Me-
Cook has been released from quaran
tine. There were sixteen cases In all.
There are no suspects , thus giving the
city a complete bill as to Infectious or
contagious diseases.
Johnson Toten , a young farmer liv
ing near Talmasc , In a fit of Jealousy ,
shot his wlfo four times , Indicting se
rious , though , It Is believed , not fatal
Injuries. Ho had just returned homo
from Kansas , where ho had been for
the last nine months , having left homo
because of jealousy.
The Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows at Mlnden arc planning to build
a line hall for their exclusive use.
Dates upon which the carnival Is to
bo hold in Valentino hiivo boon set for
September 22 , 2 ? , 21 and 25. Kvory
effort Is being made to have the car
nival eclipse , anything over under
taken there In the way of amusement
It Is to bo the greatest attraction of
the season In northwestern Nebraska.
Frank Thomas , a colored waiter of
Omaha , who was sentenced to the pen
itentiary twenty-seven months ago for
five years , was before Governor Shol-
ilou asking for a pardon.
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.
Items of Greater or Lesser Impor
tance Over the State ,
Old Hcttloi-H of Nomaha county will
hold their picnic August fith.
The son of L. Young fell from a
horse , receiving Injuries from which
he died.
Farmers who have commenced
threshing around Herman report an
uneven yield.
Treshlng outfits In operation find
the yield of wheat very satisfactory
and the grain of good quality.
Peter Goldberg had the third finger
of his left hand torn off while attempt
ing to tlo a horse to a post In Ken-
nurd.
The state Insurance department has
refused a license to enter the state
to the Fraternity Reserve associa
tion of Oshkos'h , Win.
Two lawyers In a Beatrice court
came to blows in a dispute , one of
them receiving a knockout blow. Ills
assailant was fined $10.
While shocking cats on the farm of
George Robertson in Washington
county , Frank Honor was bitten on
the hand by a largo rattlesnake.
A. II. Jensen of Fremont took mor
phine with suicidal Intent. Ills recov
ery Is doubtful. Family troubles seem
to have been the cause cf the act.
While In bathing at Capital Beach ,
a pleasure resort near Lincoln , Henry
Hauschlldt , jr. , and Jon Orlofsky ,
each 12 years of age , were drowned.
Both bodies were recovered.
A traction engine belonging to
John Scakln exploded en the farm
of M. C. Cassln near Columbus. Mr.
Soakln was badly scalded , but Is
thought to be not dangerously so.
The bankruptcy proceedings involv
ing the property of M. A. Chandler ,
who went out of business in Central
City a year ago have boon finally ad
judicated at11 cents on the dollar.
Napoleon Walbrldgc of Tecumseh
baa been taken before the local board
of Insanity and adjudged a fit subject
for the dipsomaniac treatment. He
was taken to the Lincoln asylum.
The T. B. Herd Grain company will
put In an elevator in Columbus that
will store 200,000 bushels of grain
and get ready to handle the large
crops of grain that Plattc county has
raised.
G. R. Mavis of Columbus has In
vented and patented a concrete tie ,
which has been approved by street
railway companies of Lincoln and
Omaha. Ho has orders for large
numbers.
The beautiful t\niade trees which
usually grace Sidney at this season
are largely becoming denuded of their
foliage. The devastator is the little
green worm which thrives upon maple
trees and their cousins.
The county commissioners have put
several large forces of men to work
In the various parts of the county to
replace and repair the bridges in
jured or taken out by the heavy
storms of the past month.
The present harvest in Saunders
county shows that winter wheat is
running much bolter that was at first
expected. In Sarpy county there Is a
general average of 30 bushels to the
acre , all of which tests high.
Sheriff Class Mencke cf Washington
county went to the Minnesota to bring
back John Eames. a young man whose
ihomo is in Chicago , wanted In Nebras
ka for obtaining $50 from the Blair
National bank undes alleged false pre
tenses.
Llgtning struck at 0. L. Spire's farm
about eight miles northwest of Aalns-
worth and killed two cows and calves ,
one horse and crippled anothpr , and
the rain and hail destroyed eighty
acres of corn.
The Farmers' Independent Lumber
company , the only independent lumber
company In York county , notwltb-
standing the great light put up on
them by the other lumber yards , have
declared a 10 per cent dividend.
Myrtle Walkup , who committed
suicide in Colorado Springs , had lived
with her parents in Saunders county
on the farm , where she was born. She
had been in Colorado suffering from
a nervous disease for several years.
The quarterly report of the births
and deaths in Cumlng county for the
quarter ending Juno 30 , as compiled
by the State Board of Health , con
tains the gratifying Information that
the births exceeded the deaths by six
ty-six.
Mr. and Mrs. C. 13. Bright , who have
boon teaching school In the Philippine
Islands for the last three years and
who used to bo principals of the
school In Winslde. returned from
their trip and their many friends wore
glad to BOO them back.
T. II. Tolle of Otoo county filed a
complaint with the board of commis
sioners on Insanity , charging his
daughter. Miss Sue Q. Tolle , with be
ing insane. The board had a hearing
of the matter and declared the young
lady Is all right mentally.
The Commercial club of llartlngton
is arranging to celebrate the twenty-
fifth anniversary of the town of llart
lngton on September 18. September 18 ,
1883. town lots wore sold , and the
oroctlon of buildings was commenced
on the open pralrio In Cedar county.
Bill Ha/.ard. who was In jail at
Bancroft for horse stealing , made Ills
escape. Two of his pals appeared at
the jail , and with gnus held up the
guard and forced him to open the cell
door and let the prisoner out. A re
ward of $100 is offered for his rocap-
turn.
Judge W. H Woatovor of Rushvllle
forwarded the necessary papers to
the secretary of state to entitle him
to go on the primary ballot as candi
date for cojigrcsn from the Sixth con-
grosb-lonnl district ns the carulldato of
the democratic and people's Independ
ent artle .
THOUGHTS BY THE WAY.
The laws we maUn for others are
often framed by the plans and loves of
our own .lives.
A man's place In the heavenly race
will depend much on his relation to
the human race.
Their Is nothing Imaginary about
the weakness that results from worry
over Imaginary Ills.
Many men are convinced that they
are geniuses , but can not show It be
cause they are too busy earning a liv
ing. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
STRAY BITS OF INFORMATION.
Tlllman Ford of Salem , Ore. , pro
vided in his will that gold watches to
cost $125 each should be given to 39
intimate friends.
The natural gas product of this
country ranges In valuation from G.8
cents a thousand cubic feet In Kansas
to 87.9 cents in California.
la 1731 Benjamin Franklin founded
the Library Company of Philadelphia ,
which ho called "the mother of all
North American subscription li
braries.
HUMANISMS.
Morality Is alwavs ready to monopo
lize the spot light.
Many men's goodness Is due to the
fact tluft they arc not found out.
The man who overestimates his
greatness makes a great mistake.
Some people derive a loto of satis
faction from thinking that they arc
thinking.
Occasionally a liar tells the truth
for the purpose of throwing people off
the track.
Horace Yes , I'm n fearful fellow
when I'm roused.
Maud Really ! What tlmo do they
waken you ?
Proof Positive.
There Is usually some convincing an
gumcnt to a question of doubt , If one
Is only bright enough to think of it al
the tlmo of controversy. The farmer
was able to produce the indisputable
without delay of circumlocution. A
number of people were gathered
'round the bulletin board of the Read'
ing Eagle , on which was announced
"Death of Frank Miller. "
Two farmers from the extreme
backwoods were gazing at the various
items of news , when ono of them
spied the lugubrious statement , and
pointing it out to his rustic comrade ,
remarked innocently :
"It says on that board : 'Death 09
Frank Miller. ' In that you ? "
"No , " replied the other , In all Bert
ousness. "My name IB John. "
To Spread Temperance Cause ,
lilrs. Catherine L. Stevenson has
been commissioned by the Internation
al V.'cman's Christian Temperance
Union to make a tour through China ,
Japan and Hawaii. She is to visit the
most important educational institu
tions of the three countries and ex
plain to the faculties and students the
temperance measures adopted by the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Omaha Directory
Wholeulo and retail
d ltr < In v rythlng for
a Gentleman' ! table , Including Find Imparted - <
parted Table Dellcaclci. If there Is an ?
llttt * item you are nnablo to obtain In yonrHomeTown ,
wrlw ui for prlcei en tame , as we will be tore to have It.
Mnll ordora carefully filled.
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Omulm Grain K.xclmnge.
Grain , Provisions and Stocks'
Bought and Sold
for immediate or futures delivery.
GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD in Car Lois.
Track bids made on any railroad.
Consignments Solicited.
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SECTION LAND
IN KIM BALL COUNTY NEB.
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mllfH ii'irtliwvst of Klmliall , NelirasUu ,
owin r .inxioiiH to hi'll. U'uorth $10.00
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