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PUBLIC LliiltARY NuTES
S r Walter Se it was tho lirst of the
great romrntiu v riters of modern Kn
1 ad As a boy he showed anexrn
ordinary fondness for collectin - and
learning by heart the legend- and old
tun t ill 1 1 4 which were current in
that part of Scotland where he was born
Grown older he found equal pleasure in
studying the records and traditions f
early English and Scottish history
From childhood he had a remarUatde
gift for story telling and would weave
together strange and curious bits of a-
lore for the delight of his com
panions Later he became for a while
the most popular poet in Great Britain
by publishing a series of romiinipo u s
among which Marmlon The L idy
of the Lake and Rokeby have en
dured the test of time
In 1811 Scott turned from poetry to
prose aud published anonymously the
historical Waverley novels which look
the whole English reading people by
storm This triumph was repeated in
the splendid novels which followed in
ripid succession Between 1815 and 1825
twelve of these so called Wawrky
novels were written They were trans
lated into all languages of Europe and
exorcised a profound influence upon the
whole subsequent history of European
fiction Had Scott uever written wo
would probably not have had the rom
ances of Alexander Dumas
The Waverley novels may be grouped
under two heads novels of Scottiah
life and n vels based upon incidents of
English history Of the former the
greatest are Guy Mannering Rob
Roy The Heart of Midlothian and
Old Mortality Of the latter the
most famous are Iyiilworth Ivan
hoe and Tsdisman
Hentt miv be said to have created the
historical nowl and to have quickened
by means of it the national ride of his
I countrymen At tho time of his death
1
1 ho was leeognlzed as a great public
charaetorso that whenin his last illness
he want abroad in search of health the
British government placed a man-of-war
at his disposal
Tho romance of Ivanhoe is the
i most spirited and stirring picture of the
age of chivalry which English literature
contains It is a vivid picture drama
woven throughout with historic facts
and vivified by the glow of a powerful
imagination It touches a remote period
of the past and makes it live again re- j
vealing with bold free strokes a wonder
ful succession of thrilling adventures
while every page of it is true to life in
stinct with human passion and profound
in its knowledge of human nature
If you have any magazines you want
give the library just let the librarian
know and she will send for them
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oclock Afternoon 130 to 6 oclock
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Official Bulletin on We tcrn Nioa ka
QnTterly U11 S lr Apr 1
190o issued by Depuy nrni si v r
Bush and Chief rk lo ptiir tne
State Bureau of SLalis k s ti been
received fir distribution t 1- a very
nitereslp g volume of 12S pan i titled
Western Nebraska and i t giving in
formation relative to that sectiii it is as
exhaustive as p om jI and i intended
to answer every querj th n the piospec
tive investor ur homeseeker nignt iimko
concerning conditions i i th Ai iltrn
part of Nebraska
A smdl folder urip of Xera ka is
found within the liack cover which in
dicates by a heavy division lme what
part of tho slate is deserotnl in tho
Bulletin The book is illustratd with
scenes of western Nebraska and while
it is not intended in the leat as a
boomer it shows a surprising develop
ment taking place in our western
counties and it will be quit- duable to
all who are in li ii area
The Bulletin may be obtained without
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Souvenir Postal Cards
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF TUB
Citizens Bank of McCook
McUook Nebraska
Charter No 276 Incorporated
in tbo state of Nebraska at the close of business
May 19th 1906
resources
Loans and discounts 270605 70
Overdrafts secured and unsecured 37 91
B mkiiiR liousofuruituroaid fixtures 1600 IK
Current expanses and taxs paid 1410 00
Due from national stuto Mid
private banks and bankers 110003 S9
Checks and items of exchso 6190 SI
Cabh Bills 12422 1
Specie 6775 79 136297 9
Total 42ta 20
LTAUILITIES
Capital stock paid in 5 f0000 00
Surplus fund 5800 00
Undivided profit- 10t8a OS
Individual deposits subject
to check 516420- 68
Demand certificates of de
posit 51 755 20
Time certificates of deposit 7239129
Cashiers checks outstanding 29326 46
Duo to state and private
banks and bankers 40342 49 353 001 12
Total 4246s7 20
State of Nebraska
County of Red Willow Ps
I A C Ebert cashier of the above named
bank do solemnly swear that tho above state
ment is a correct and true copy of tho report
made to tho State Banking Board
A C Edert Cashier
Attest V Franklin Director
James S Dotie Director
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th
day of May 1906 II H Berry
Tseal Notary Public
Mj commission expires Oct 8 1907
The Backbone
of a
Mighty Nation
is good food food for brain lood for Drawn food that is
strengthening that gives energy and courage Without a proper
appreciation of this great fundamental truth no nation can rise
to greatness
As an article of food soda crackers are being used more and
more every day as is attested by the sale of nearly 400000000
packages of Uneeda Biscuit which have come to be recog
nized as the most perfect soda cracker the world has ever known
And so Uneeda Biscuit will soon be on every table at
every meal giving life health and strength to the American people
thus in very truth becoming the backbone of the nation
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
MESSAGES IN STEAW
THEY MAY BE FOUND WRITTEN ALL
OVER GREAT BRITAIN
The Varlons WnniliiSM and Notices
That Are Denoted liy the Wisps
There In Quite an Extennlve Iun
tiinttc In These SlRn of Straw
When a farm servant in Perthshire
and other parts of Scotland Is seeking
u new situation ho doesnt advertise in
the local newspaper or even apply to
fanners in the neigborhoad He just
waits for feeing day as the marker
at Lady day amlMichaclmas is culled
Then with a wisp of straw either be
tween his teeth or in his hat he strolls
up aud down the market place
I That piece of straw serves the
pose of a sanJwieh board Without a
j word being uttered it is a sufficient m
I timatiou that its bearer is a pljwniaa
- stableman or other farm woiker and i
seekh g employment with a new mas
ter A similar custom still prevails in
the north of England and in some parts
of Ireland
j Straw as a sigu that certain things
are tor sale h ireiiueuuy usej
Plaited into a horses tail with the cnl
curled up it has such a meaning hut
when the plait is partly unwound and
allowed to hang downward It donates
that ihe horse has recently changed
ownership
A wisp of straw fastened to the
mainmast of a fishing boat or a pleas
ure yacht in many districts is a sign
that its owner is desirous of selling it
On the Thames watermen place straw
in the sterns of their craft for sale
Dealers in fowls and eggs in the
north of Ireland know without any
waste of time whether farmers have
any of the produce they seek to buy
Farmers having these for sale erect a
pole with straw tied to its top on their
grounds as near as possible to a public
road Cheeses -when sold at Chesters
and other cheese fairs can instantly be
detected by the handful of straw on
top of them
An even more popular use for straw
is as a warning of danger When
bridges are being repaired it is custom
ary to hang a bundle of straw from an
arch so that those passing beneath it
shall be warned against falling bricks
and such like debris
A few wisps tied to a horses tail de
notes that it is a kicker while straw
for the same purpose is tied to its stall
post In the stable To warn pedestrians
who would cross a pathway running
through fields that a vicious bull
is grazing there Kent farmers fasten
a bundle of straw to the gate leading
to it Some farmers also give further
warning by tyng straw to the horns of
tho bad tempned animal
Tramps in the south of Ireland figlu
shy of entering farmyards whose gates
nre adorned with Avisps of straw It is
sufficient notice that fierce watchdogs
are kept for tramps and trespassers
As a warning to skaters in the Fen dis
tricts straw Is strewn about broken
and dangerous ice and should there be
any holes In Its otherwise somid sur
face these are marked by straw being
stuck lengthwise into them
Londoners frequently meet with
straw as a sign of warning When
wood paving is being repaired or the
pathway is being dug up for any pur
pose iron roils to which a rope is at
tached mark off the dangerous area
Very often a wisp of sraw is fastened
to each rod as a further precaution to
pedestrians Without the straw if the
background were dark and the day
were dull shortsighted and absent
minded people might not be aware of
their danger till the ropes were reach
ed Straw too is frequently hung out
side a warehouse to denote that the
crane is being used and to so warn
pa3sersby
Huntsmen in the home counties know
directly they see straw tied to the top
of a tall red pole to ware barbed
wire To warn hunting parties off
fields newly sown with wheat or clover
roots it is customary also with farm
ers In central and northern England to
bind bundles of straw to their fences
and hedges
During the shooting season on the
big Yorkshire moors tall sticks are
placed at Intervals along the pathways
tliit traverse the gorse and ling and
decorated with wisps of straw It Is a
wurnlng to the peasantry that the
sporting gentry are out shooting and
that there is danger in crossing these
particular paths Miners frequently
warn their comrades of dangerous
parts of the workings by throwing
straw about the ground
In Germany workmen repairing the
roofs of houses hang a bundle of straw
from the top window as a danger slg
ual to passersby while bricklayers In
Norway and Denmark tie a similar
bundle to the top of a scaffold pole to
signify that the chimney pots nre set
and their work is finished In this
country it Is customary In fixing fire
places in new houses to place straw
within the grate This denotes that
the masonry Is not sufficientlj dry to
withstand the heat of a fire
A bundle of strawleft iu a field in
Sussex Is a sign that the gleaners are
not yet allowed to gather the corn lft
by the reapers When wheat is being
sown a stick crowned with straw is
put up at each end of the field in order
to guide the sower and prevent him
going twice over the same ground
Tied to hedges and fences straw is yet
ngain used by surveyors as a guide In
measuring allotments
To denote when roads which are the
property of the crown are closed to
vehicular traffic large bundles of straw
are suspended at each end of the thor
oughfare Fastened to a pole stuck in
a newly sown field a bundle of straw
secres as a scarecrow Secured to the
roof of a farmhouse In many parts of
Ireland it Is an Invitation to passersby
to enter and drink the health of the
bride and bridegroom who aro within
bud nlien strewn thickly across the
street so that the noise of traffic Is
deatlened it denotes as 13 well known
that a pcidou is lying dangerously 111
Iu its vicinity In the west of England
neighbors show their disgust of wifo
beaters by tying straw to the door han
dles of the houses In which such cruel
husbands live
1 The driver of the first caravan of a
traveling circus inevitably throws
straw out at intervals so that those
following behind shall know which
path he has taken Similarly when an
army is marching to action the ad-
vance scouts provided with bundles nf
I straw fasten a bunch at each turning
1 or a little way down the road so that
the officers in charge may know for a
certainty the route their scouts have
fa ken
Despite the Invention of knitting ma
chines many elderly women in the
north of Ireland still cany wisps of
straw stuck Into their belts These
form sheaths for their knitting needles
and are a further sign to all and sun
dry that their wearer is willing to make
knitted goods to order
Even policemen on night duty use
straw especially where there are many
warehouses and offices upon their
beats Providing themselves with
straws about a foot long many con
stables place one immediately beneath
a door between a gate aud a post and
in other places If the straws have
been disturbed or crushed they know
at once that there is need for investi
gation into the causes This simple
trick has been the downfall of not a
few clover housebreakers London
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LAND VALUES
Aionlliinpr Rise of Ileal Instate
IriceN In TJiis Country
To those who are skeptical of the
wisdom of investing money in real es
tate there are numerous instances of
cities where every inch of land is of
great value which have been built upon
sites formerly sold for little or even
given away The United States and
Canada aro rich in such examples
Canada especially lias been the scene
of great bargains in land During the
first years of its history James I made
a free gift of the whole of Canada to
gether with Newfoundland and Nova
Scotia to the famous Lord Stirling
Some 200 years later a member of the
suit of the governor of the colony was
granted 100000 acres of land by Wil
liam IV Later this was increased by
the addition of 500000 acres Sixty
years later a Canadian land company
was given 3000000 acres 2000000 be
ing paid for at the rate of t0 cents an
acre and the rest a free gift As late
as 1SS0 the Canadian government actu
ally made the Scotch Canadian com
pany a present of 2000000 in cash as
a bonus with a free grant of 2o000000
acres As there were many conditions
as to the development of the territory
In the terms of the grant the bargain
was not so one sided as it at first ap
pears
Every one knows that the whole of
Manhattan Island was sold by the In
dians for 2 L Yet a pbt of ground
which was once a farm and was grant
ed and still belongs to Trinity church
yields a yearly income of 10000000
Pennsylvania the second most popu
lous state in America containing scores
of prosperous cities has an area of
about 45C0O square miles This tract
of land was given over to William
Peun in settlement of a comparatively
trifling debt which Charles II owed to
Penns father and which he found him
self disinclined or unable to pay in
cash
The same improvident king was the
one who rented 2700000 square miles
of the land about Hudson bay for a
3 early rental of two beavers and two
elk per annum This has proved to be
one of the best speculations in land on
record Some 200 years after the deal
the company of owners sold tho major
part of this vast territory to the Cana
dian federation for 2j00000 and in
the meantime it had been bringing in
an average income of 300000 a year
Less than 300 years ago the present
site of Liverpool was sold for 2230
by a small London syndicate who had
bought it from Charles I for even less
The site of Johannesburg and most
of its gold mines which are said to
contain over 14000000000 worth of
the precious metal were sold less than
thirty years ago to an Englishman
named Pratt for the sum of 1300 In
spite of its cheapness it was a bad
bargain for him for because of his
activity in the first Boer war his prop
erty was confiscated and he was driv
en to England In a penniless state
New York nerald
The Cadln Wisdom
There Is a story current among the
Persians which Bets forth the disclos
ing power of wisdom whereby a wise
man uncovers the thing that is hidden
A certain cadi - or magistrate was
called upon to decide a curious case
A woman was claimed by two men as
wife one a peasant the other a mirza
or scribe Each of the two men swore
to the truth of his claim The woman
for some reason was silent The cadi
unable to get any evidence which cor
roborated the claim of either of the
men ordered the woman to remain for
a time with his own wives The nest
day he handed her over to the scribe
and ordered the peasant to be severely
bastinadoed that Is beaten on the
soles of his feet Then the voman
broke silence for the first time and
praised the just Judge The spectators
also applauded the Justice of the cadi
but failed to see tho grounds of his
Judgment
I told her to milk a cow said the
cadi and she could not Then hand
ing her my writing case I told her to
put It In order She took the silver
spoon and replenished my Inkstand
Only the wife of a man who could
write would have done this correctly
hence my decision
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