Henry C. Smith
LANDS & LOANS
L. 7
240 acres well improved, If miles from Depot in Kas. Good spring Best of terms. Will take
40 acres as part payment, balance long time at low interest. t
200 acres 1,4 miles from depot, Richardson county, Nebraska Good buildings and land. Will
take 40 or 80 acres as part payment
100 acres upland, 1 mile from depot, Richardson county, Nebraska. $12,000.
160 acres Johnson county, Nebraska 80 rods to church and school. Best of terms. Might rent,
107 acres near Brownvillc, Nebraska
1 80 acres -mile from Kalis Gity high school.
040 acres, $8,000 improvements Also 640 acres adjoining. Will take 100acres a- part payment.
I Pine running water. A No. 1 opportunity.
^ _Money to loan.
A BOON 10 THE SUFFERING*
A BANE TO THE DARING SO
SAYS DR MORSMAN
An Instructive Discussion of the
Drug Opium end Its Num
erous By-Products.
Opium is tile concrete Juice of the
unripe poppy, and can lie obtained
from any variety of the plant, even
thi' familiar and beautiful garden
flower.
iHhei varieties are mon productive
Inmi ver, and these are extensively
cultivated in China. Thibet. India. Her
■ iu and other tropical countries.
The origin of this plant is uncer
tain. hut it was known and the ex
tract was used medicinally In the
early centuries liioseorldes men
lions the drug in 77 \. I>
The method of collecting opium in
India and Persia Is almost the same
today as described b\ liiosimnb
I Slid years ago Trie methods in
China are somewhat I in proved. China
Is now one of tin great opium pro
ducing countries, but China Imd
opium forced upon il bj the Knglish
It was introduced within China ahoul
I2sn. and In 1772 Cltinit Imported 200
chests; in 1700 it import'd l.o.ii
chests. The importalltitt wa forbid
den lty the Kttfperor in ItHtl but the
activity of the Kngllsh managed to
keep up the trade ill spil • of the
Kutperor s inundate and in 1820 the
Importations had Increased 'o lti.S77
chests. Then they had a little affair
vert lunch like our Huston ten party
The Kngllsh opium ships were threat-i
nit'd with hostile measures if they
were not taken away. Tilt demand
was not compiled with and 20,201
chests of opltnn valued at two mill
Ion pounds sterling wore destroy'd
by the Chinese commission'! Hm
the Kngllsh still smuggled I he stuff
oil shore and troubles occurred which
culminated In war, tvhleli wig settled
by the treaty of Nanking In I M2, Hut
China could not prevent the home
cultivation of the drug, or at least
did not, and it increased rapidly and
now China produces a treniendtiotis
amount of opium Minost all the
opium imported into this country
< nines front China
i iu< i (tinsuiiipt 1011 of opium iii China
is very large bin not ns large per
capita as in India. There it is
generally and habitually employed
m the place of spirituous liquors.
The history of opium in me,Hein,'
Is synonoinons with the growth of
medicine Its wonderful hypnotic
(sleep producing) effect and its pow
er to relieve pain made it one of the
most us, lul drugs to the early phy
sician and it has lost none of its
prestige in the centuries that have
« ' Ir is, i since iis first employment.
T1 ■ crude drug was used until IKlti,
w i morphia wn . isolated. Chemists
tie* obtain" more Can L’h alkaloids
or a ive priii, ipaIs from opium, hut
morphine is the mort important ofie.
Morphine has two important chemical I
derivatives one is a \ er.v powerful!
olllelic. used by hypodermic injection.
n is call' (I apotnorplune. It tins no
sic. ;> producing effect The other is
hero... This has u sue. nil effect up
on the respiratory passages that
makes it a very valuable addition to
tough mixtures and preparations of
that character it Inis b it little I
hypnotic effect, and is not a habit j
forming drug, but if opium has been j
a benefaction io suffering humanity ;
it has exit t'd its loll h has killed
its thousands ami milted its tins of
thousands. Its records show as ruth
l-'ss as that of King Alcohol.
Opium is a habit forming drug and
so ar< nearly ail of its alkaloids. Mor
phine is the worst of all in this res
pect The slaves to the opium habit
are numbered by the millions. There
are thousands of them even in the
highly civilized countries. it is a
persistent habit and once acquired,
is with difficulty cured. Vs the system I
Incomes habituated to the drug. 1 lit
dose must be increased to produce!
the desired effect and tlie confirmed
habitue will take enough in one day
f.y kill two or three men not accus
tomed to it. Nither opium nor alco
hol are to be blamed for the havoc
they have wrought. They would lie
worthless In medicine if tiny, did not
produce the very effects which give
them their power for harm. The
quality that makes them dangerous
is the very quality that makes them
valuable. If man will misuse them, i
he must hear the penalty, terrible ns
It is.
In every civilized country laws are |
made regulating the sale of opium
and Its alkaloids, hut as a rule they
are not very rigidly enforced.
I'hyslcians have been blamed more
perhaps than they deserve for the
formation of drug habits.
There is no doubt but that they
are often less careful than they
should he, especially in chronic or
long continued cases If in long con
tinued cases they could keep the
patient from knowing what drug they
were using there would be little dan
ger of the habit., but Hie patient
wauls to know what medicines he is
taking and the doctor obligingly tells
itira la tills case u little know
ledge is a dangerous tiling
The pure fund and drug law ' in
liuldiu" opium and its derivations
That Is. preparations containing llieiit
must show that fact, and tin- (planli
ly they contain, upon tin* label. 1 be
lieve thiii is it hub provision and
tends to do harm, rather then good.
No habit can be formed from taking
preparations containing opines in
medical doses, IF Till'; I’ATIICNT
DOKS NOT KNOW WHAT III* IS
TAKING The danger is slight at
all times, because it is only long con
tinued use of the drug that breeds
the* habit, and no person who makes
any attempt lo guard against it will
acquire it. Most of the stories told
by these inebriates are falsehoods
Thee usually lay II to long sickness
and some doctor's perse ripti on s.
While this might be true*, it usually
isn't Tin* fault usually lies with
themselves. They tamper with the*
drug for the effect untif it gets the
better of them
The practice of smoking opium is
so prevalent in Oriental countries that
it can almost lie called a custom,
rather than a habit. In our large*
cities where' there is Chinese popula
tinn, it is practiced and we hear oc
casionally of opium joints, that arc
"pulled." Iml in spite of sensational
newspaper articles to the contrary,
(his method of using opium has never
got much of a foothold in this conn
t rv
The uses ol opium and its alkaloids
in tncdica! practice1 is so varied that
the subject is beyond tile compass
of ait article like this, and it is not
necessary to touch upon it here, for
they are not drugs to lie used by (lie
laity. Ih epn rat ions of opium and tuor
phine should always be used under
the intelligent guidance of the physi
cian
Paregoric, or elixir of opium, is a
safe domestic remedy for diarrhoea,
colie and bowel complaints it con
tains enough opium to he efficient,
hut not enough to be at all danger
ous. Laudanum Is safe enough in
intelligent hinds when the dose is
observed, hut i' is not to lie left care
lessly about Laudanum is very
largely used in llnaments for its lo
cal soothing effect All the so-called
soothing and 'eetliing syrups contain
eitlo r opium or morphine. While
• he dosage is properly regulated in
these preparations and in intelligent
hands they could do litth harm.
They are not propel preparations for
general use ami in the hands of ig
nornnt persons are dangerous.
A. MORSMAN, M. I>.
Morsman Drug Co.
Frank Peck’s Claim Dates,
i I'.. Whipple, Poland China lion
ia!i' October, la. 1910.
.1 I’ Whipple, Poland China hog
ml \ (Vtober 19. 1910.
Free Land Grants
Yes, a few more elegant Free Land j
Grants can still be had in Mexico,
where many Americans are now lo
cating. You do not even have to go
to Mexico, hut are required to have
five acres of fruit trees planted with
in five years. For information print
ed in English regarding Mexican
homesteads, address The Jantha
Plantation Company, Block *>:#),
Pittsburgh, Pa. ou can have your
trees planted and your land worked
on shares, so as to bring you a thou
sand dollars a year. The health con
ditions are perfect and the climate
grand. It is never hot, never cold
ABOUT TOWN.
Everything On The Move—Many New
Buildings Going Up.
The main track of the Missouri Pa
cific beyond die II & M crossing is
being raised :«i the level of tile new
grade. This mings the main track
up to tin level of the round house
grade The work of grading the yard
is progressing rapidly The inequal
ities about Hi * round house and the
yards are being leveled up, much to
the advantage and appearance of the
grounds.
Tin round house is now under roof.
The main structure Is practically
complete Windows, doors, shudors,
and siding are quickly being put into
their respective places. The inside
concrete work is also we]I along. The
contract for this work lias been
pushed with eii unusual degree of
prerlsein ss. 'loom for the shops is
also ■ being made, as well as for the
office building and other features that
are a part of the general plan.
The mhterial for the roof of the re
frigerating building of the Poultry
and Kgg Co. plant arrived Monday
Tile M P. switch lias been ill place
for some time and the building sup
plies are unloaded on the company's
shipping dock. It is now only a
matter of days until this concern will
lie doing business in their own build
tugs.
The excavating for the new Chris
tian church w ill he finished Ibis week
lte\ Hay went to Kansas City 'Piles
day in the interests of the building
committee. It is anticipated that
the contract fpr the entire structure
will he in tile contractors* hands with
in a few days and that tie1 work of
rushing up the building will begin at
once. The Presbyterian c hurch is
being hurried to completion as rapid
ly as the nature of the work will per
mit.
A number of new resilience -. are go
ing up in different parts of the city.
Also several i i « foundation.: arc be
ing placed, all of which go to tel1 the
story of our growing city. The
bouse problem continues to be t ser
ious one for home seekers. With tlm
actual opening up of the new indus
tries and the moving here of the per
manent employees, the situation will
be greatly intensified.
The concrete workers are.busy put
ting in new crossings and adding to
the city's reaches of concrete side
walks.
The fine weather and excellent con
dition of the dirt roads and streets,
have put an effective quietus upon
the street paving propaganda it's
the old story of liw- farmer who let
Ills house remain roofless, excusing
ills action by remarking. that on
rainy days tie could not work at the
roof and on nice days the house need
ed no roof.
Mamma's Business.
Little Minna was saying her pray
ers. When she had finished her usual
petition her mother said: "You have
forgotten, dear. 'Make Minna a good
girl.’ you know." "Oh. mother," she an
swered reproachfully, “don't let's
mother Hod about that, that's your j
lookout.' -Harper's Magazine.
She Knew.
"How is your wife getting along
with her cooking?" "First rate Why,
6lie can make a cake now that she
can give a tramp without feeling
guilty of murder.”- Detroit N'ews-TrU
buue.
Importance of Starting Right.
Clark: I.et us watch all our begin
nings and results will manage them
seh es.
Native town patriotism
is the mother of home success.
Good things to sell, proper
publicity in this paper and
stick-toitiveness win buyers in
this vicinity—buyers mean
money, money brings every
thing to your door. :: :: ::
tUojjy right, by \V N. I |
Over-Modest Lover.
"Yes," admitted the modest, young
man. "1 have broken off the engage
ment. I have been thinking It over
f'a long time, and I've come to the
conclusion that a girl who can love
»n idiot like me must be wanting In
both Laste and Intelligence.”
Some Men.
Some men are naturally so dishon
est that they regard It as a triumph
when they cheat themselves.
Poet’s Mall.
’’We get lota of letter*,” says Poet
Wells of the Buffalo News. Most poet*
do. They usually say: ”A remittance
would be acceptable.”
Talking Business.
Th* Man—"You don’t know how
beautiful you are!” The Girl—"Look
here. I’ve a mirror, and I’ve known
other men. What 1 don’t know is how
rich you are. Do you want to talk
business?”
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Her Way.
A woman is unreasonable enough
to expect hpr husband to be as long
forgetting their wedding day as she
herself is, though she remembers it
for the ivory satlb in which she looked
so stunning, and he only for the egre
gious fool he felt himself to be.— Puck.
Needed as an Antidote.
"A man needs a lot of native sense,"
lays the Philosopher of Folly, “to ot
ircome Ihe foolishness he acquires.”
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Mid-Season
Bargains
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Ladies' Tailored Suits at Half Price
if» Newest and Best Styles, this season’s Suits at half price. Among
these are five Navy Blue sizes -34, 36, 38, 40, 42; three Grev Mixed—
3<>. 38, 40; one Electric Blue, 16; three stone greens, 16, 36; one Natural
Pongee, 34; three lavender, 16, 18. These are priced at from $20 to
$37*5°» and are the choicestjspring styles we have ever shown The
cuts made make these Suits cost you from $10 to $18.75. We have
never made a cut so heavy on the best styles of the season. Altera
tions will be charged for on this lot.
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On all other Suits in stock we are giving a straight discount of 20 pe
cent from regular prices. No charge for alterations on these suits.
85c Shirt Waists at 85c
Several dozen Shirt Waists, worth from $1.25 to $2.00, in all sizes
from 32 to 44, are put on our central tables at 85c. Among these are
Plain Tailored and Fancy Waists in great variety of style. You will
have to come early if you get any of these, as they will go quickly.
Net Waists—White, Ecru and Black
Four Dozen Net Waists in very attractive variety at from $1 to $4,
w orth up to $7.50. Short and long sleeves.
Muslin Skirts at 85 Cents
Worth Up to $i.20 and $2.00
Finding that we have an overstock of Muslin Petticoats, w'e now offer
an assortment in Lace and Embroidery Trimmed and Plain at the
uniform price of 85c. This is a timely bargain and worthy your pur=
chase. The quantity is limited. Come early if you are interested.
Wash Suits—Stock Now Complete
Fifty Wash Suits now in. Natural Linens at $7.50, $8.50, $9, $10, up
to $15. Repps, Crashes, Muslins, Linens in White, Tan, Blue, Pink,
Green, $4.50 to $i(>. We fit all these suits selling at $5 or over, free.
Wool or Silk Skirts
Made to Your Measure
Any cloth we have will,be made up to your measure if you wish. This
puts a very wide variety of Fancy Colored Skirts at your command.
The choice of designs includes the latest models.
Long Coats Very Popular
We are showing these in Black Silk, Serges, Panamas, Tan Cloths,
Poplins, Cloth of Gold, Pongees, Navy Serges, Grey Serges, etc.
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Your attention is called to our Natural Pongees and Poplins at from
$5 oo to $22.50.
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