DICK IN A CROWD When a certain mild-mannered Representative from a Middle Western State went to Congress, he left behind a body of consti tuents who fancied that great personal benefits would come to them through their powerful statesman. A farmer with piliti eal designs followed the great mail to Washington. “Well, Tom,” a friend asked him on his return, “did you see Washington and Dick Blank, and did you get what you went after?*’ “Yes, 1 seen Washington, and l seen Dick Blank,” he replied, “but Dick couldn’t do nuthin’ for me. lie was havin’ a hard time to keep from gittin’ tromp ed on hisself.’’—[From “Success Magazine.”! _ A MAN WITHOUT A FUTURE 'he employer hires young peo ple, says Oj.mii Swett Harden in “Success Hhgazine," just as they buy young horses instead of old ones, because there in more future in them. The fact is that men who are beginning to show their age are often their own worst enemies. They admit their defeat, and yet are surprised that employers think as they do. There is nothing so utterly disheartening as hopelessness. If a man in the vigor of his strength loses his position, his business, his property, he still has hope, confidence that he can get on his feet again at some time. But when an old person loses proper ty and position the chances are comparatively small of his ever getting on his feet again, or even into a position of comparative ease and comfort, unless he po sesses courage and grit. 1 believe that such a position is even harder for a man than for a woman, because a man out of a position without prospects does not know what to do with himself. He is much more help less than a woman who can work in most anywhere in a household, who can generally find some kind of work even though she gets very small com pensation. She does not have that feeling of utter hopelessness and helplessness which the un employed old man feels, especial ly a man who has led an aetice, strenuous life. I always feel pained when I see these unfortunate men in ci ties carrying advertisements on their backs, or doing menial work, when by ability and educa tion they were naturally fitted for much better things. For gray hairs to be begging bread, to be looking in vain for a situation, to be wandering homeless, friend less in old age, is certainly piti ful. A doctor came to a patient in an insane asylum, slapped him on the back and said: “Well, old man, you’re all right. You can run along and write your folks that you will he back home in two weeks as good as new.’’ The patient went off gaily to wrrite his letter, lie had it fi nished and sealed, but when he was licking the stamp it fell through his fingers to the floor, lighted on the back of a cock roach that was passing and stuck. The patient hadn't seen the cockroach—what he did see was his escaped postage stamp zigzagging aimlessly across the floor to the baseboard, and fol lowing a crooked track up the wall and across the ceiling, in depressed silence he tore up the letter he had written and dropp ed the pieces on the floor. “Two weeks! II—1!’’ he said, “I won’t he out of here in . three years.” Tommy’s essay on ducks — “The duck is a low heavy-set bird, composed mostly of meat and feathers. lie is a mighty poor singer, having a hoarse voice, caused by getting so many frogs in bis neck. lie likes the water and carries a toy balloon in liis stomach to keep ,hh),. from sinking. The duck lias only two legs and they are set so far oack on his running gears by nature that they come pretty near misvs ing his body. Sortie ducks when they get big have curls on their tails and are called drakes. Drakes don’t have to set or hatch but just loaf and go swimming and eat everything in sight. If I bad to be a duel; I would rather be a drake and bnaf around like a politician.”—Ex. “You must not rook the baby at all,” says the grave physician. “But I think an old fashioned cradle is so cunning, and besides the gentle motion gets the baby to go to sleep without crying for an hour,” says the young mother. “Yes, but that rocking motion is very injurious upon the child’s brain. The constant swaying really damages its mind.” “Doctor?” “Yes, madam.” “When you were a little baby they still used cradles, didn’t they?” “Certainly. That was before science liad determ ined so many of the-” “ Wel-1-1-1! ”—Life. Bacon—You don't mean to say that Smith made a fortune on the turf? Macon—That’s what lie did; bought a farm and cut it up in to surburban building lots.— Ex. “A good wife is heaven’s great est gift to man and the rarest gem the earth holds,” remarked .Mr. Jarpldy the other morning. “She is his joy, his inspiration and his very soul. Through her he learns to reach the pure and true, and her loving hands lead him softly over the rough pla ces. She is—” “Jeremiah,” said Mrs. Jarph ly, solemnly, Jeremiah, what wickedness have you been up to now?”—Truth. A printer onee got to milch wedding wine (choke cherry), and in setting up an account of the wedding he got it sadly mix ed with copy for a sale hill and this is the way it appeared: Win. Smith, the only son of Mr. and .Mrs. Josiali Smith, was disposed of at public auction to Lucy Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Anderson, at my farm one mile east of town in the, presence of seventy guests, including the following to-wit: Seven mules, twelve head.of cat tle, Rev. Jackson tied the nup tial knot averaging 1,250 on the hoof. The beautiful home was tastefully decorated with a Black Hawk corn planter, one sulky hay rake, one feed grinder, one set double harness, nearly new, and just before the ceremony was pronounced, Mendelsohn’s in spiring march was softly render ed by one milch cow, five years old, carrying a bunch of flowers on her head, and looked charm ing in a gown of light spring wagon, six shocks of corn, three stacks of hay, one grind stone, Mousseline de Soie trimmed with about H>0 bushels of wheat. Among the beautiful gifts were: 2 sets of silver knives and forks, one steam riding plow, one wheel barrow, go-cart, bob-sled and many other articles too numer ous to mention. Unappreciated The attorneys for the prosecu tion and defense liab been allow ed fifteen minutes each to argue the case. The attorney for the defense had commenced his ar gument with an allusion to the old swimming hole of his boy hood days, lie told in flowery oratory of the balmy air, the sing ing birds, the joy of youth, the delights of the cool water And in the midst of it he was interrupted by the drawling voice of the judge. “Come out, Chauncey,’’ he said, “and put on your clothes. Your fifteen minutes are up. [From “Success Magazine."] You are not misunderstood as often as you think you are,* RULO J. C. Richards of Falls City was a Rulo visitor last Thursday Ike Adkins of Missouri was ; Rulo visitor Thursday. F. W. Martinosky and family visited with relatives in Ruh the last of the week. Steve and Ruby Baker of Sa lem visited with relatives in Ru lo several days last week. Frank Vanraulkinburg made trip to St. Joseph the first of tin week. Agnes Schrader of l’restoi spent Saturday and Sunday wit 1 home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Con. Horan visit ed with their son Phil in this city last week. Alva Clark left Sunday morn ing for Kansas City where lie lias secured work for the sum mer. George Selcy spent several days in Kansas last week. The steamboat Arthursia has been making trips between Far go and White Cloud, the past two weeks. Si Bunker of Missouri was a Kulo visitor last week. F. E. Kulp of Wymore was a Kulo business visitor the first, of the week. The Oklahoma Indians played the Kulo team Saturday. Score 9 to 90 in favor of the Indians. Loy Packet! and family of White Cloud were the guests of his brother Elias of Kulo, Sun day. District Superintendent Embrce ef Lincoln preached at the M. E. church last Sunday evening. Misses Louise and Tracy San to returned to their home in St. Joseph the first of the week, af ter a two weeks visit with their sister. Mrs. Charles Caverzagic of this city. James Tagney was a business visitor to Preston last" week. Wayde Hawkins returned Sat urday from a visit with his par ents at Washington, Kansas. Scott, Kystrome of York was the guest of Miss Alta Gilbert, the first of the week. . Theodore Anderson was a Falls City visitor last Friday. Mrs. JJ. A. Hinkle and son Talbut went to St. Joseph to pur chase a line of summer goods, Wednesday. Frank Blaine of Highland was a Kulo visitor recently. Horace Miller of Filley return ed to his home the first of the week, after a visit with his par ents in this city. Will Hinton of Falls City was a Kulo business visitor the first of the week. Earl Shepherd of St. Joseph is spending the week with his par-j cuts. Herman Kleopfel anil family of Monta Vista, Colorado, came last week for a visit with rela tives and old friends. ,J. W. Santo returned Wednes day from a visit with relatives at Gandy, Nebr. Mrs. L. M. Jones returned Sunday from a visit with rela tives at St. Joseph. Mrs. Mary Murphy, wife of Louis Murphy of Preston, was buried from the Catholic church last Tuesday. Harry Marsh started up his saw mill the first of the week, with Milton Zimmerinann as sawyer. While returning from Falls City Friday evening, the team which John Mahon and Tom Whalen were driving, became frightened at an automobile and ran away, tearing the buggy to pieces. The boys were thrown out but neither was seriously in jured. Frank Cooper of Missouri was a Pulo visitor the first of the week. Charlie Cessna of White Cloud was a Ttulo visitor Sunday. Enoch Zeigler was a Falls Ci ty visitor Thursday. Essie Mars spent Sunday with her parents in this city. Frank and Clem Coghil] caught a pelican in the Missouri river [Saturday, which measured over seven feet, in length, Alice Gilbert left Monday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Mary Meyers at Vermilion, South Da kota. Rev. J. L. I’iekett is confined to the house with an attack of tlie mumps. Lee McVey made a short visit > w with relatives in St. Joseph the j first part of the week. Kate Young visited with rela j lives in Salem last week. Dan Ratekin was a Falls City visitor last Friday. August Johnson and paint gang left for Atchison Saturday morning to work. John MoCloalan came in from tin' West Thursday. Alice and Alta Gilbert were Falls Sity visitors last Saturday. Little Howard Hart of St. Joseph is visiting with relatives in llulo. Frank Dcmpsy of Preston was down on his new motorcycle Monday morning. John Dunn was called to Mis souri Monday morning to preach a funeral sermon. Charlie and Jim Ilodge with their families left for Fairbury Monday to make their future home at that place. Norman Kenmode left Monday evening as a delegate to the A. O. U. TV. Grand Lodge at Lin coln. SPEISER NOTES I Mr. and Mrs. Ed. TJliri visited Sunday with their daughter Mrs. Ralph Tjadcn. Mr. Fred Schuler and family spend Sunday with Fred Wisseler and family near Du Bois. Mrs. John Eis who lias been confined to her bed for several months with rheumatism, is able to be up and around again. Misses Ester Friekc and Hazel Gravatt of Humboldt spend Fri day night and Saturday with their friend Miss Sophia. Messers Roy and Glen Lelin herr, Roby Voeller, Fred ltcx rofli and Miss Edith Barker spent Sunday afternoon with their friend Miss Clara Rcxrotli. Mr. Will Kauffman of Bern, Kansas, and Arnold Selmetz went to Shubert on business one day last week in the former’s auto. Mrs. Will Wissler is quite sick at, her home, Dr. Waggoner of Humboldt was called to aid her. Alfred Bucher and sister Loui sa and Joe Eis and sister So phia, went to Sycamore Springs Sunday in the former’s auto. Quite a number from this com munity attended the first band concert of the season in Hum boldt, Saturday night. BASE BALL PARAGRAPHS Manager Forester lias a real inn! job on band, lie lias more than enough players at hand to select a good team from. From this number lie is to select our regular team. He lias ten pitchers working out every day, of which lie will keep but four. He lias six outfielders of which he will keep three, and so on in every position. Friday afternoon, May 12th. the Peru Normal Team which has been defeating most every team it has played against this year, will play our team at the park. Our outfield certainly looks good tliis year, .100 per cent bet ter than last. With Steno, Trai ner, Mowry, Drumm and Black to chase flies for us, nothing fur ther can be wished for in the outfield. Steno is surely a whirlwind in running the bases, lie is good for a run nine times out of ten if he gets on first base. In the game with the Indians on Thurs day he stole his way on the bases four times. Outfielder Drumm played with the Atchison team last year and had a batting average of .469 while with that team. lie is known at “Home run Drumm” and be hits the ball every time ' he eoiues to hat. Outfielder Mowry hails from Geneva, Nebr., and was sent to us by Tom Palmer as a great find. He surely looks good so lar, and no doubt will make good. Homer Plaek, the wonder from Joplin, Mo., is as good n eateher ns an outfielder, and will prob ably be used ns utility man dur ing the season. It looks good to sec the old infield again on the team; with the addition of manager Forester on first, our infield is unsur passed. The fans are very much pleas ed to see McNeill hack on third base, he has no equal in that position in the League. McNeill belonged to the St. doe Western League team, and the manage ment despaired of securing his release, and had already signed another third baseman to take his place. At the last moment, however, McNeill was secured, much 1o the delight of the fans. A fan said on the street today: ‘‘1 have been watching our new team work out, and they are twice as good ns our last years team. I have made up my mind that the team that wins the pen nant this year must beat our team.” WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL DOPE. Lincoln will piny at home on th following dates: With Des Moines May 12, Id, 14. With Si. Joe.—May 15, Hi, 17. With Sious City—May 1!), 20, 21. Sioux City seems to lie .jump ing along at a lively rate, hut has yet to meet some of the stronger clubs of the league, and the story may be different when she does so. Jake Wolverton, the southpaw artist of the Lincoln club who shut out Denver in both games he pitched against that club, has drawn the attention of the scouts of the larger leagues and already an offer has been mnde by Kan sas City for him. Possibly before this is printed he may be wear ing a K. C. uniform. The class of games being put up by the Lincoln Antelopes has attracted a large number of Lin coln visitors during the time the club has been playing at homo and it has been the universal opinion of out-of-town fans who hvea seen the hunt'll m action that it is wortli going a long way to see the inside work done by the players under the manage ment of Mr. Unglauh. In pay ing the fancy price ho did for Unglauh’s release. President Des pain heat the record, but it looks like a mighty good deal. Several of the players have made the remark that they thought they knew baseball before, but “Bob” has been able to show them tricks cf the trade they little thought of. The ginger can of the Lin coln manager is always running over and it is noticeable by all who see the club in action. The Lincoln pitching staff has not yet got into good shape. Fox, Wolverton and Knapp seem to he the only one able as yet to deliver the goods. The cold weather of this spring has not been such that pitchers who arc generally called “warm weather flingers,” could get much satis faction out of the spring train ing. To date the above trio has done the bulk of the work and with pretty good success. As soon as Hagerman, Applegate, Farthing and Smith can deliver in their usual style, there will be something doing in Lincoln town. BROKEN BOW AFTER NEW AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. The last legislature appropriat cd $100,000 for an agricultural school to be located in southwest Nebraska. Broken Bow lies with in the territory, and the people of that town are making a stren uous effort to have the school If You Are CURABLE We Can Cure YOU Fill and mail this blank for free fdvlce. » All Statements Strictly Confidential !. Heart.Circulation. ?. Lungs.. .. Consumption. Any cough.Spitting. 3 •Stomach Appetite. Pain.Gns. 4. Kidney^: Backache. How long. 5. Liver: Bilious,.. ..Gall stones.... Pain in right side. C. Bowels: Regular.Loose. 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In our opinion, Hi’okcn How is better located hail most, cilies in that pnrt of lie state, and the committee •oitld do a whole lot worse than 0 place the college there. Bro om Bow is a growing, widc swake western town, with plenty . Harry Williams started ■he scoring for the locals. L. (’. Obcrlies of Lincoln, >tatc superintendent of Christian ■hurdles, spoke here Sunday notming and qvening. A schoolmaster had .just finish ed a lesson on “Pood” when a little hoy put up his hand. On being asked what lie wauled he replied : “ Please, sir, .Jones said he knew a baby that was brought up on elephant's milk, and it gained ten pounds in weight every day.” “Jones ought not to tell you such rubbish,” said the master. Then, addressing Jones, lie add ed, “Tell me whose baby was brought up on elephant’s milk?” To which .Tones hesitatingly re plied: “Please, sir, Tt was the elephant’s baby.” —Tit-Bits. RUNAWAY. From Tuesday’s Daily. A. P. Scott had a runaway yes terday which fortunately did no special damage. He had driven out to tltc graveyard, and left the colt there. The horse did not want to come home without her colt and bolted, throwing Air. Seott out of the buggy and drag ging him a hundred yards or so. He was not injured beyond a few scratches, and may consider himself lucky to have escaped so easily. Nothing makes a man feel more uncomfortable than to fyp unjust to a friend,