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n © bad debts to loose , and no large debts to carry at
. " a heavy expense of interest , etc. , and that by
. cutting down our expenses we are ena
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AVERAGING LOWER
Than any other Finn ever offered Goods at in
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led Willow County !
: - . A PARTIAL PRICE LIST.
"Prairie Kose" [ New Process ] Flour. Warranted.
Per hundred weight. . . ' . $2.25
. ArbucHes Coffee , 6K > s. for ' 1.00
> Light "C" Sugar , 131bs. for 1.00
LAWNS ! LAWNS ! Lawns ! Per yard 7c.
TEA ! TEA ! Tea ! From 25c.to75c.
REMEMBER !
We will pay the HIGHEST market price for PEODUCE in
exchange for goods AT CASH PEICES.
All Everybody Gome and See Us , All
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THE CURIOUS DEAD SEA. '
A Traveler's Experience Effects oi
the Water.
[ Jerusalem Cor. JCansas City Journal. ]
Then I prepared for that rare luxury ( ? )
a bath in the Dead sea. The heat was
terrific , but I could not resist the temp
tation. 3Iorcover , I wished to test the
buoyancy- the \vatcr ; so I threw away
the umbrella upon which most bathers
rely , and disrobing , boldly waded in. I
substantiated the statements of those
who maintain that it is impossible to
sink in the water , by throwing myself
recklessly in with closed eyes. Not only
was it impossible to sink , but I could
scarcely regain my footing , so lightly did
I float ou the surface. I had been warned
about getting the water into my eyes or
mouth , but could not help it. Bah ,
what a malignant , nauseating mixture it
is ! I could not eradicate the smart
from my eyes or the deadly taste from
my mouth tor a long time.
"Oh , I hate the Dead sea , " blub .
bered , as 1 emerged , blinking and drip
ping , from the water , and proceeded to
scrape the saline incrustation from my
body.
But the worst sensation was an awftd
smarting and burning about my ankles.
Iliad been five days in the saddle ,
and my ankles were somewhat chafed
from wielding the spurs. Mr. Floyd
told of bringing forty two cadets down
to the Dead sea once who had poor ani
mals , and had consequently become very
sore from the long ride. They would
bathe , and paid for the privilege by
walking all the ten miles back to Jeri
cho. They were too sore to sit in the
saddle. My hair proved to be very
sticky for an hour or so. I don't think
I ever got so thoroughly salted down be
fore. Nevertheless , there was no salt
visible at the north end of the ? en. It
is at the south end , where there is no
Jordan to partially purify the water ,
that the famed mountains of literal rock
salt are to be seen. Ordinary sea water
has about 4 per cent , of salt in it , while
the Dead sea has some 2G per cent. This
per centage is fixed and steady despite
all that the Jordan and other streams
can do to "heal the waters. "
Yet the effect of this water upon ani
mal life has been exaggerated. If birds
do not fly across it they certainly circle
oer it , and I am told that ducks some
times swim far put on the sea. Of
course no fish can live in it ) but scientists
have lately detected some very inferior
organisms in it. There are also spots on
the shoiu , remote from the point which
I visited , where canebrakesj' willows ,
tamarisks , and even wild oleanders ,
flourish with their stems partly im
mersed in the waters. The presence of
this vegetation is due to the presence of
some fresh water streams near by. At
various points ' "SWphur springs exhale
clouds of vapor. It was to these that
Herod the Great went in order
to be cured of his loathsome
disease. There must have for
merly been a smaller fresh water lake
where the Dead sea now is , since we read
that prior to the destruction of Sodom
and Gomorrah , the plain was well wa
tered , fertile and like a garden. An
imflammable bitumen , which crops out
plentifully after earthquakes nowadays ,
is supposed to have been the , material
upon which the conflagration fed. The
Dead sea itself , occupying the lowest
depression on the face of the earth , has
a maximum length of forty miles and a
maximum breadth of eight and a half.
The din'erenee in level between it and
the ifeditteranean is no le&s than 1,312
feet , and to that extent woiild the pro
jectors of the Palestine ship canal have
to flood the Jordan valley , obliterating i\ \ >
vast tract of country , and changing the
climate here altogether.
Earthquake Etiquette.
[ Storms mid Sunshine of o Soldier's Life. ]
A tremor in the earth was perceptible
throughout the remainder ot the day ,
and the Afghans were , for the time
Jjeing , overwhelmed with terror. Briga
dier SheltPU had quarrelled with almost
every one of tlie pfljpeys except Macken
zie , with whom he happened tp bp sitting
on a bench on the roof of a house when
the shock took place. He looked round
fiercely to see AVho was shaking his bench.
Mackenzie cried : "It's an earthquake
brigadier ! " and , calling to Lady Sale ,
made toy the stairs , which were cracking
and falling about them , and , by God's
mercy , they all reached the bottom in
safety. In the evening Shelton came up
and said : "Mackenzie , I want to speak
to you. " "Very well , brigadier. * ' In a
solemn tone , to make him teel the enorm
ity of the offense : "Mackinzie , you went
down stairs first to-day ; " to which the
latter coolly replied : "It's the fashion in
an earthquake , Mr. Brigadier. I leaint
it among the Spaniards in Manila. "
America.
iTlio Current. ]
This is America. Here letterless
grown men become learned ; here entry
clerks become leading merchants ; here
laborers become landlords. "Where this
thing is dreamed of in the old world ,
here we have its sxibstance.Vhatis \
most glorious is that it is right. Caste
and snobbery arc its antagonists ; justice ,
its support.
> T\vae Ever Thus ,
[ Burlington Hawkeye. ]
"How long have you been in the
mining country ? " asked the tourist.
"Ever since ' 68 , " replied the native.
"Strike anything ? "
"Yes , " said the gold hunter , "struck
bottom , first year. And , " he added ,
plaintively , "I've been there ever since.
Stand a fellow a grub stake , pardner ? "
Magnetic
Mons. Halley , a naval lieutenant ,
stationed at Madagascar , states that the
soil of that island contains much iron ,
and .that in approaching it the compass
undergoes considerable and totally ab
normal variations. It is therefore sug
gested that Madagascar may be an
enormous magnet.
Kev. "W. Kirkus : There is scarcely an
easier or a more dishonest way of mis
representing a man's real teaching than
by quoting some part only of the very
words he used. '
Chicago Current Ericsson's
: sun-
engine goes. It will be useful in the
desert whore wood and coal cannot to
had.
Burdettc : Why is it "that the man
who snores always gets to sleep first ?
Tg "agUgr' PJiTlBml I " -T ri | i > i n mtm M t g- , . _ U-MII-T. , , . . _ , .a , , amt , i ii PI i '
Protection In the Jordan Country.
[ Jerusalem Cor. Kansas City Journal ]
On the day previous to starting on our
journey we called upon Sheik Rashed ,
the Bedouin authority from whom trav
elers obtain their escorts. Sheik Rashed
holds sway over the Jordan country ,
and is quite a character. His face is
all scarred and mutilated , there is a big
hole in his brca.st , and he has had either
five or seven bullets in his body some
of which remain there still. The hole
in his breast has quite a history. He
was along in person protecting a com
pany of tourists at the banks of the Jor
dan when an encounter took place with
a band of wild Arabs. The party of
Europeans of course took to their heels ,
according to custom ; but Sheik Rashed
stayed behind to oppose the robbers.
He succeeded in vanquishing them , but
came out of the conflict with a barbed
spear passing entirely through his body.
He rode on to Jericho hi this condition
a distance of six miles. The barb of the
bpear was then filed away and the spear
extracted. At another time Mr. Floyd
had a party at the Dead sea who had
just entered the water for a bath , when
a baud of sixteen Bedouins hove in sight.
"Fly ! " shouted the sheik in Arabic ,
and Mr. Floyd repeated the injunction
in English.
The pilgrims emerged from the water ,
seized their clothes , mounted their horses
unclad , and a mad gallop for Jericho
was begun , with the bullets whistling
over the heads of the fugitives. Sheik
Rashed stayed behind and fought the
sixteen single-handed , killing one and
routing the rest These arc rather ex
treme instances , inasmuch as the Bed
ouin robbers prefer to accomplish their
nefarious operations without bloodshed ,
if possible.
Sheik Rashed is also an exception to
the rule hi point of bravery. Ordinarily
the escorts sent with tiavelers , although
from the number of his own followers ,
are quite cowardly. Their presence
with tourists is doubtless a considerable
safeguard , but in case of an actual at
tack by Bedouins , whom want renders
reckless , the chief hope of the traveler
lies in the fact that the escort will flee ,
leaving the robbers to simply strip you
of everything and let you go , horseless ,
hatless , shoeless , garmentlcss , in the
wilderness !
I think it was one pound sterling that
I paid for the escort , with the under
standing that I should feed him during
the trip.
This money must bo viewed as black
mail , since while.it secures you pro tec
tion , nominally at least , from hostile
tribes , you would be liable to molesta
tion from Sheik Rashed's own tribe if
you got independent and insisted upon
going unattended. According to the
Arab code of honor , yon are not a
"brother , " and therefore not entitled to
protection , until you have paid a black
mail. In the present instance it is better
to compromise principle a little' and pay
one set of rogues to protect you fron
the others. Most of the fee goes to the
sheik personally , and the guard hangs
around the hotel after you get back , a
whole day if necessary , in order to per
suade you to give him "a present" be
yond the amount of the fee.
The Young ITXan of the World ,
[ Chicago News. ]
The individual concerning whom one
who can never be mistaken , and who can
be located to an exactitude , is the smart
young man from the somewhat large
town that prides itself on being a city ,
and exaggerates its population. This is
the young man whose energy is devoted
to conveying the idea to the wondering
city looker-on that he is. very "fly" and
conversant with the entire universe.
Nothing so quickly betrays narrrow as
sociations and lack of extended acquaint
ance as the loud attempt to impress
everybody that one is thorovghly posted
and can learn nothing in the city. The
man and woman who know the world
never seek to expose their world-
liness. They know what they
want to do , and do it unobtrusively.
Not so with this young man. He or
ders prodigally from the menu ; ] \o \ bul
lies the waiter and throws him a quar
ter with the grandiose air of an Oriental
potentate. He orders wine without
looking at the price. On his face con
sternation is delineated when his bill is
produced , and he goes home without a
dollar two days sooner than he expected
to for lack of means to stay longer.
This is the ypung man who , if he at
tains his heart's desire and secures em
ployment in the city , Avithin three
months always professes to his former
neighbors to know every man and woman
of celebrity or note in the city. By his
own account he becomes the intimate
friend of every lady in his boardinghouse -
house , and is able to furnish not only
her complete history , but choice and
racy bits of fiction concerning her to
any of her chance acquaintances. It
takes about seven years of rigorous and
constant snubbing before he gets toned
down to cosmopolitan pitch.
The Fresh I'oun : ? Chicks.
[ Merchant Traveler. ]
Once upon a time two fresh young
chicks were promenading along the gar
den walks hunting for a free lunch.
Presently they espied a Juno bug , and ,
without the ceremony of an introduc
tion , they set upon the stranger , and the
larger chick took him in and cared for
him , while the smaller chick was fain to
content himself by hoping for better
luck next time. He , however , expressed
himself freely and remarked :
"You may be larger than I , sir , but
you have no ancestry. "
"I have , sir. My ancestors are of the
best Puritan stock , straight from Ply
mouth Rock. "
"That's nothing , sir. I happen to
know the eggs from which the members
of your immediate family were hatched ,
cost only 8 cents a dozen , while mine
cost 50 cents , and scarce at that. Fudge ,
sir ; you need not converse with me rela
tive to the pride of lineage , for I am too
smart for you , " and he strutted away.
MORAL. The winning aristocracy is
the aristocracy of wealth.
Mono-Poets.
[ Texas Sittings. ]
Mono-Poets is the new name for
bards who write one bit of verse and
then die. Why is it that this kind of
of poet is so scarce , and { ho other kind
that having scribpled one ode never
quits sending effusions in to the editor ,
is so plentiful ?
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