Vk m l M rc r m 1 J t Sift3IKftEittn2zr c EIGHT VEARS OF TORTUKE l4 If I W W for 70 nuircrmc mora hc en than kidney su lerlns Sick kid neys make bad blood cause weak stiff and aching backs cause blind sick and diz zy headaches lack of appetite and loss of sleep keep you all tired out and spoil digestion To have perfect health you must cure the kidneys Read how one man was cured by Doans Kidney Pills after eight years of tor ture Henry Soule of Pultney St raondsport N Y says For eight years I suffered constant agony from kidney complaint I endured the worst torture from gravel and the kidney secretions were excessive and contained sediment like brick dust I had to get out of bed from ten to twenty times a nlglt and the loss of sleep wore me out Indigestion came on and the distress after eating was terrible Doans Kidney Pills effected a complete and lasting cure and after the symptoms of kidney trouble were gone my stomach began to work as it should This lasting cure espe cially in a person of my age proves the great value of Doans Kidney Pills more convincingly than could any words of mine Doans Kidney Pils sold by all drug gists price 50 certs per box or mail ed on receipt of price by Foster-Mil-burn Co Buffalo N Y Write for free trial - There is just as much worry over money as over the lack of it WESTERN CANADA HAS AN EXCELLENT CLIMATE The Saskatchewan Valley Very Highly Favored An interesting feature of Western Canada is its climate Those who have made a study of it speak highly of it The Canadian Government Agents are sending out an Atlas and at the same time giving valuable in formation concerning railway rates etc to those interested in the country As has been said the climate is ex cellent The elevation of this part of Canada is about 1SC0 feet above the sea about twice that of the average for Minnesota It is a very desirable altitude The country has a very equable climate taking the seasons through The winters are bright and the summers are pleasantly warm R F Stupart director of the meteorologi cal service for Canada says The salient features of the climate of the Canadian northwest territories are a clear brccing atmosphere dur ing the greater part of the year and a medium rainfall and snowfall The mean temperature for July at Winni peg is 6G and Prince Albert G2 The former temperature is higher than at any part of England and the latter is very similar to that found in many parts of the southern countries At Prince Albrt the average daily maximum in July is VC and the mini mum 48 Owing to this high day tem perature with much sunshine tho crops come to maturity quickly Moisture is ample in the Saskatche wan valley being about IS inches an nually It is notable that about 73 per cent of the moisture falls during tho crop months Thus Western Can ada gets as much moisture when it is needed and with several hours more sunshine daily than land further south gets during the growing season it is not difficult to understand why crops mature quickly and yield bountifully Winter ends quickly sowing is dono during April and sometimes in March Harvest comes in August about the middle Cyclones blizzards dust and sand storms are unknown There is more in being worthy of great place than there is winning it Secrecy is the Lest soil for the worst sins Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Successfully uaed by Mother Gray nurse in the Childrens Home in New York cure Constipation Fevcrishneis Bad Stomach Teething Disorders move and regulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms Over 30000 testimonials At all druggists 25c Sample FREE Address A S Olmsted Le RoyNY Considerng -a duty is often ex plaining it away Robertson It is sometimes better to stay whore you are than to jump at conclusions Tiros Cure lor Consumption is an infallible medicine for cougli md colds 3 AV Samuei Ocean Grove N J Feb 17 1000 Endurance is nobler than strenr and patience than beauty Ruskin You cannot make clouds for others and live in the clear ligat yourself YEXLOW CLOTHES ARE UNSIGHTLY Keep them white with Red Cross Ball Blue All grocers sell largo 11 oz package 5 cents Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souis E H Clapin Meekness is simply the silence of might We must be as careful to keep Triends as to iuaice them Lord Ave bury Depones Starch should b in every household none so sood besides oz more for 10 cents than any other brand of cold water starch Righteousness is the only recom mendation that goes to heaven One who loves right cannot be in different to wrong or wrong doing Smiles The Beet Rrsuts in Starching can he obtained only by using Detlance Starch besides petting 4 oz more for lame money no cooking required In Dodge county winter wheat is re ported somewhat damaged by high wind At a meeting of the Stctllng Library club it was voted to make Sterling a permanent station for the traveling li brary Dr Kerr president of Bellcvue col lege is slow recovering from his re cent serioiiB illness He is gaining strength gradually Harry Stock 18 years old was shot and instantly killed by Carl Selby near Wauneta while handling a gun that was not loaded A man named Thorp who was ar rested in York as a suspeicious char acter was found to have over two thousand dollars on his person Mrs John C Eswein wife of a prom inent farmer living two miles south of Stanton has committed suicide by hanging herself to a clothes press in her bed room She was 4f years old and the mother of nine children The action or Chancellor Andrews in accepting the Rockefeller gift was endorsed by Farragut post Grand Army Lincoln in a resolution which stated the chancellor was of the high est type as a citizen and a patriot Mrs Anna Twyford wife of John Twyford of Bancroft in Cuming coun ty was arrested on a charge of insan ity Alter an examination by the board she was declared insane and was taken to the hospital at Lincoln The champion sheep shearer of Dodge county is Bud Ashley of Ames who clipped the wool of twenty three animals in one hour and made a days record of 380 At 8 cents per sheep Mr Asnleys wages for the day amounted to 1140 The sale of registered Hereford cat lie at Schuyler forty five head of which were advertised for sale was not as largely attended as sales of its Kind usually are and the stock sold did not bring high prices The herd was made up in part from the State university herd Sheriff Adams of Adams county was notified by E B Eighmy a liveryman of Kenesaw that a team was stolen from him A man representing him self to be a collector came to the barn and hired a team to drive into the country saying he would return by midnight He has failed to return The Tecumseh Building and Loan association has been organized A board of nine directors was chosen and power given the board to elect of ficers of the association Accordingly P A Brundage was chosen president A O Shaw vice president Roscoe An derson secretary and F E Bodie treas urer The jury which listened to the evi dence in the case of the state against William T Turley at Grand Island on the charge of the murder of Nor man T Bliss on the latters farm near Shelton went to its room with the in struction of the court and in two hours was back with a verdict finding the defendant guilty of murder in the sec ond degree A span of fine horses was stolen from the stables of Charles Lemen living near Steele City in Jefferson county The thief led the horses to Steele City and there appropriated a buggy belonging to John Reynolds and escaped with the outfit The horses weighed about 1150 pounds each one an iron gray six years old and the other a bay five years old Deputy Labor Commissioner Bush has started out again on his fire es cape crusade and other matters and this time he will inspect the colleges of the state to see whether they are properly equipped with means of es cape in case of fire He will visit these towns Bellevue Bethany Cen tral City Crete Fremont Grand Island Hastings Lincoln Omaha University Place Wayne and York Fire at Osmond destroyed ten build ings and their contents causing a loss of 65000 with about 40000 insur ance The fire started in a meat market and before it burned out de stroyed the Farmers State bank building Maine hotel general mer chandise store drug store and other structures Clarence th 15-year-old son of Ri ley Jones of Plattsmouth was instant ly killed by being crushed under a pi ano The instrument was being haul ed from Sattler Fosbenders furni ture store to the opera house Jones was riding on the rear of the wagon when one of the wheels struck a rock causing the piano to topple over and fall to the ground carrying the boy with it and pinioning him underneath V7ill Xeimitz an boy while shooting ducks in Platte county received part of a charge of shot in his face and neck from a hunter nam ed Martys They were in blinds on opposite sides of a small lake and neither knew of the presence of the other Alter being shot Neimitz emp tied his gun at the same flock of ducks which Martys had fired at and was successful in bringing down a pair or the birds The first suit filed in Beatrice under the new statute making wife desertion a felony was instituted in Judge In mans court by Mrs Medora Smith against her husband Alexander Smith Plaintiff alleges desertion and non-support The defendant was placed un der arrest A real estate deal closed at Hum boldt shows that Richardson county soil is still in demand as an invest ment Twenty acres adjoining the city on the north with no improve ments at all was sold by Fred Grable to Roy Leach for 2C00 a rate of 5100 per acre Ekt w4 - jf - - - - Ill assaaASKHserjKif yAJ Vifi NEBRASKA STATE NEWS NEWS IN BRIEF BUFFALO COUNTY ROMANCE The Strenuous Life as Illustrated in City of Ravenna Ravenna A romance that perhaps appeared to border on the tragical tc the participants marked the celebra tion of tho nuptials of Miss Effie Karl and Anton TJres About ten days ago young Lircs called at tho home of the young wo man who was living with her step lather Jacob Eberle a few miles north of town and escorted her to a dance in the neignborhood The hour ol arrival home was early next morning and tho stepfather took exceptions to the hour He characterized his dis approval by administering or attempt ing to administer corporal punish ment to the young woman She im mediately left and went to a neigh bors to stay The next day young Ures who has barely reached his ma jority heard of the humiliation to which the young woman had been subjected He immediately called on Peter Eberle and when he left Mr Eberles countenance bore the signs of much grief The next week the young people were married Clever Letter Writing Plan LINCOLN The students of the city schools of Ohlowa Neb are en gaged in the exchange of correspond ence with the students of the schools of London England Recently the board of education of London decided as a practical method of teaching let ter writing and to increase the spirit of friendliness among the English speaking nations of the wofrld to recommend the exchange of letters between the pupils of the public schools of England Australia Can ada and the United States Requests were made of prominent educators in the United Slates Can ada and Australia tnat they assist in the inauguration of the scheme The Ohiowa teachers were among the first to adopt the suggestion and for some time the pupils have been engaged in corresponding with the students of London STEPS IN FRONT OF TRAIN Intoxicated Man st Columbus In stantly Killed COLUMBUS Felix Kammerquist a Swede about 2G years old was in stantly killed here He was intoxi cated and was apparently bewildered when he wandered onto the Union Pacific tracks at the depot directly in front of No 1 westbound He was struck and thrown about twenty feet and fell under the drivers of a mov ing freight engine on another track His left arm was cut oft in two places the whole front and upper part of his head was crushed and bones were broken in many places He was dead when picked up He had lived here since October and worked at the tailor trade He had a brother liv ing at Greeley Colo Extra Fee Illegal FREMONT Sportsmen who take out hunting and fishingg licenses in Dodge county need not hereafter pay an extra fee of 25 cents in addition to the 1 charge imposed by statute for residents and 10 for non-residents The board of supervisors pass ed a resolution to do away with the additional fee County Clerk Boe prepared and presented the resolution which stated that the 25 cents extra charge was unlawful Will Vote on Bond Question TECUMSEH A proposition to bond the Tecumseh school district in the sum of 17000 for the purpose of erecting a new school house will be voted on at the regular spring election to be held on April 5 Arland Briggs a Worthy Boy WEST POINT Arland Briggs ap pointed by Senator Millard as second alternate for admission to the naval academy is a West Point boy borr and brought up in this city He is the sen of Judge Briggs late of this place and has always stood high in scholar ship His elder brother Zeno Briggs holds a commission in the navy hav ing been sent from here to Annapoli some years ago Calls in Letter Boxes HUMBOLDT The regulation lettei boxes which have graced the cross roads over this section of the stat since the inauguration of the rura mail delivery have been gathered ur by the carriers and sent in by ordei of the department it having been de cided that the expense oi mainte nance and outlay necessary overbal anced the good derived from theii use Meass at Seward SEWARD This city and vicinity is having an epidemic of measles One country school is reported closed on account of sickness of the pupils Harmer Leaves Large Fortune PLATTSMOUTH The heirs of the late Barton W Harmer are making arrangements to remove the remains of their brother to Tabor la Sir Harmer was an old bacnelor who for many years lived alone on a farm near Elmwood It is thought that the that led to his death were received in a fall from an apple i tree he was trimming and that he was able to crawl to the house but war unable to help himself further He left a fortune of over 200000 Jfc witfaasiemiimryjc n - II HI I llll Pteiscfv I i 1 1 111 f P J wmrnimmmMmm With can will last a lifctfmc Aikyour isaler if they do not handle our 2Cod Sena 2 ccnt stamp for Catalo of our Harness and Saddcs which show you a way to ouy tir BUCKSTA1T illtOS Tho Hurness Men Lincoln Nebraska TIEXICAK Mustang Llfiinesiii CCSTC3 Sprains and Strains W N U Omaha ESS Nro 13 1SC4 UURfcS WlltRE ALL tlit PfiiLS SL Scst Jonah Syrup Tastes Good Use g y in lime soia ov aruncisis km f mml bU I fe il S F n M n FWU MR AND WIRS J O ATKINSON INDEPENDENCE MO date of January 10 1897 Dr UNDER received the following letter My wife had been suffering from a com plication of diseases for the past 25 years Her case had baffled the skill of some of the most noted physicians One of her worst troubles was chronic constipation of several years standing She also was passing through that most critical period in tho life of a woman change of life In June 1SX I wrote to you about her case You advised a course of Peruna and Manalin which we at once commenced and have to say it com pletely cured her She firmly believes that she would have been dead only for these wonderful remedies About tho same time I wrote you about my own case of catarrh which had been of 25 years standing At times I was almost past going I commenced to use Peruna according to your instructions and con tinued its use for about a year and it has completely cured me Your remedies do all that you claim or thorn end even more Catarrh cannot exist where Peruna is taken according to directions Success to you and your remedies John O Atkinson In a letter dated January 1 1900 Mr Atkinson says after live years experience with Peruna I will ever continue to speak a good word for Peruna In my rounds as a traveling man I am a walking adver tisement for Peruna and have Induced many people during the past year to use Peruna with the most satisfactory results I am still cured of catarrh John O Atkinson Box 272 Independence Mo When old age comes on catarrhal dis eases come also Systemic catarrh is al most universal in old people This explains why Peruna has become so indispensable to old people Peruna is their safe guard Peruna is the only remedy yet devised that meets these cases exactly Such cases cannot be treated locally nothing but an effective systemic remedy could cure them This is exactly what Peruna is If you do not receive prompt and satisfac tory results from the use of Perun write at once to Dr ilartman giving a full state ment of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis Address Dr Ilartman President of The I Hartmau Sanitarium Columbus O Laundry Blue -- - M - -- J - - i r zi DIRECTIONS FOR USE WiflgIeStiek AROUND IN THE WATER WianleaStick LAUNDRY BLUE wont spili break freeze nor snot clothes Costs 10c and canals 20c worth of am other bluincr If vour eroeer docs not keen P L8 it send 10c for sample to THE LHD7JDRY BLUE GO Vi Michigan St Ghicaao NSUMEHS OF I ALWAYS ASK FOR THE BEST WESTERN MADE SHOES These brands will guarantee you a good shoe for men Star and Crescent Comet All things come to those who wait but you might save time by going out to meet them insist on Getting It Some grocers cay they dont lccp De fiance Starch This is because they have a stock on hand of other brands contain ing only 12 oz in a package which they wont be able to pell lirt because De fiance contains 1G oz for the same monty Do you want If oz instead of 12 oz for same money Then buy Defiance Starch Kequires no cooking Never judge a mans character by the high standing of his snk hat Ask Tonr Denier For Allens root TJaco A powder It rests the feet Cures Corns Bunions SwollenScre Hot Callous Aching SweatingFeet and Ingrowing Nails Allens Foot Ease makes new or tight shoes easy At all Druggists and Shoe stores 25 cents Ac cept no substitute Sample mailed Free Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N Y Slander is the crime of saying what other people think PA R A E n Q I I5EST ON earth I h ft lil L M o i Harness Collars and Saddles HK M tth BB trade mart arc midc from the od fashioncd tanrcd California leather E Z Walker Cock of Walk Our PRAIRIE QUEEN leads all others in Womens and Childrens Shoes Sec that name ts oti the shoes you buy Fe Po KIRKENBAL L CO Manufactured in OMAHA The Gmik TOWERS 65 S3 fz Ki a riX ax3 a 5k ICIE1 HAS BEEN ADVERTISED AND SOLD FOR A QUARTER Or A CmM LIKE ALL fcmEz t it CLOluIG It is made of the best material in bltcKorjrellow fully 5dtrartccd and scd by reliable dealers everywhere STICK TO 7KE SIGN Or THE FISH TOVTR CANACIAN CO Ltd A J TOWER CO 1DKUMU WW KATYS NEW LINE To Oklahoma City siad Guthrie is nowopon From KunMis City the Katy is the short linf from Chicago part of the short lino ana from St Louis lacks but a few milos of beicc the met direct route to this prrt of Oklahoma The i ountry traversed is one of the best arming districts in America supporting a number of thriving towns tfhich will proT7 in prominence rapidly with the advent o the railrwd Hre the pros pective settler and investor will find ancr etediuly rich opportunity For complete map of Oklahoma and Inliau Torritorv and mter estinir information wnte GEORGE FlQnTO G P A T A IT K A T RT Katy EIoc ST LOUIS KO WAS3TE1 J Trustworthy lady or centleman to macaje in this County and adjoining territory for w U andfavorably known hote cf solid nncncial stand ins S2000 straight ccsh salary and expenses paid eacn Monday by check direct frra headquar ters Expense money ach anced position perma nent Experience not essential Address T J COOPER Mangerl Como Block CHICAGO XL gmwmwwwwegfiHgr1 SSSZWiMfKa Eyo Wate Ifrmfc i To those who have suf fered long and hopelessly from Humors of the Blood Skin and Scalp and who have lost faith in doctors medicines and all things human CUTI CURA Soap Ointment and Pills appeal with a force hardly to be realized Every hope every expec tation awakened by them has been more than ful filled More great cures of Simple Scrofulous and Hereditary Humors are daily made by them than by all other Blood and Skin Remedies combined a single set costing but one dollar being often sufficient to cure the most distressing cases when all else fails EoTd throahout the irorii Cutlrura HuolrDt SOc n lorm of Ctiwolale Costal Tilli ic per vial 01 Ointment 50 Soap FJpprts London 27 Sq larh 3 Hue c la IhIt Bo ton 137 Columuj Potter ltni h Cheni Corp So lrop K Sjad or Ail AUiut tlie 3Ln autl Scaiu mklm fe a itae Then why not keep in view the fact that tne farming lands of imiwwi w tfErci fSnfL AV Tj BoiirIis shoes hsivc by lucir excellent style easy fi tins tt n grg 9 IMttoimm mu TM A MZM P ffk Mum are sufficient to support a population of 5fCWO or oer The innniiiration foi the past six has Leun phenomena FREE lionesiead Lands easily accessible while othT lands may lie pnr chased from Railway and Land CouipMiits Tlio crain and crazins lands of Western Cnada lh best on the continent producing the best uraij and cattle fed on crass alone ready for inaikct Markets Sr hools Hallways and all otlirr conditions make Western Canada an nvi tible sot for the settler Write to Superintendent Immigration Ottavn Can ada for a descriptive Atlas and other iiifcmiaii it or to the authorized Canadian Government Ao nt W V Bennett 801 New York Life Buiidinc Omaha NeL rrsH Etfg as a tjzxa bW MrjaiaBSa 50 0 SC5 o W t5 HOES UIII0D MADi qualities cchioveil ISJr tie largest jaio of fc7 world They are just rs 001 as tiiose that cost yon 4 to So tho only difference is tho price Sold everywhere Look for rtrt rrn a nA price on bottom gx2 m T Loltrin which isvrvwhere conceded to aethp finest Psifriit Tpathor yet produced ast Color Eyslets used Shoes by niailSircxra FFrito for Catalog WLUouglas Brocbtc jiras 1 SEEBrfOraffOESll 58 i QOQQ B2SHLfnF rrA w r t u r fty vui t jm r 3 Va3SSn ifca a b 1P 1 bvt 1 7- Tersest seed potato growers in tki korldl 7 rfTI In KVn JirmMMa tm n w SfJ W FOR S9 GEteVS m CjyJ and this notice we endy a lc for farm f i 5HatKtTecitiePpctz oat Arnd piS landEarey Ilnccronl Wheat Sroinua UKl g Earliest Cns etc fctndfcraanietociiy 5 FSfJnTnY ftfrTf Deal ilirecTnth t vti s ii c l j cr - u a j ucuscjusct ijpst 1iic tfci I nimci Dellrrv fa i itraie zuaraatn l Kleirai t ffttnpf anil iron srtii f r a cm iitiv ADAH t ESOLi CO Hew Era Cftica0 When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper siilib dLvistf rdriii ih CURES catarrh cf the stcniach