Nebraska Newspapers

    NEBRASKA RELIGIOUS FANATICS.
the "Flscitea" an Addition to the
Various "Holiness" Societies.
Nebraska has added another to the
parlous "holiness" societies with which
the land Is already overrun. The "Figg-
Ites , " as they call
themselves , from
the name of their
leader , Louis Figg ,
are a lot of relig
ious enthusiasts
who have banded
themselves togeth
er and live in a
swamp near Gret-
na , not so very far
from Omaha. Peo
ple in their neigh-
LOUIS FIGG. borhood have tar
red and feathered the lenders , have
threatened worse things , and have
hauled them into court time and
again with little result , except di-
voro ; . The Figgites say the IToly
GhoM watches over them and tells
them what to do and assert that the
whole world is not able to turn them
from what they regard as their plain
duty. They consider themselves to be
the chosen of the Lord , and condemn
all other persons and scots to everlast
ing damnation. In spite of the fact
that the law is continually after thorn ,
the society is growing and may soon be
compelled to seek larger quarters. They
do absolutely nothing unless directed
by the "voice , " and consider themselves
BS being the very acme of perfection.
The Figgs lived at Gretna some years
ago. and had money and a good home.
What started them on this fanatically
religious turn is not exactly known , but
It is a fact that suddenly both Figg and
his wife showed signs of the "spirit"
and their house became the rendezvous
of many impressionable women who
developed into enthusiasts as great as
rhc Figgs themselves. There were peo
ple in Gretna , however , who did not
think much of their doings , and booted
them out. A couple of years ago there
was considerable whitecapping and af
ter a dose of tar and feathers Figg
gathered up his female adherents and
.fled to a swamp , where he built a rough
ehack , in which the crowd still lives.
Strange to say , there are still fouud
"women enough to keep the colony in a
btate of healthy growth. They leave
good homes to go with Figg to his mis
erable shanty , which contains but four
rooms , two below and two upstairs ,
Where they sing and shout and conduct
their fanatical ceremonies with less
regard for the proprieties than is called ,
for in a strict interpretation of the
rules of law and order. These four
rooms are crowded always , no men be
ing among the enthusiasts except Figg
and his two grown sons.
The first principle of the Figg relig
ion is regeneration by the Holy Ghost.
When that is accomplished , the whole
life of the devotee hangs on the "vuie * . "
the "voice , " which is supposed to come
from the Holy Spirit , directs every
move of their daily lives , and whati-vcr
the "voice" directs them to do , is done
Without question.
The Figgites believe that all creeds
hml forms of worship are wrong , as
well as any set way of meeting. They
have a way of working themselves into
a high state of excitement , when the
"voice" will command one of their
number to go and stir up a moetint : be
ing held in some church near by. There
Is usually something doing of very
Warm character when the fanatic
Hhows up and begins to denounce the
congregation.
NEW LOGGING METHODS.
Steam anil Klectric Machines Used to
Uatil Lacs in Maine Forests.
A few years ago , when some one sug
gested an electric railway from Moose-
head lake up the valley of the Alle-
pash river , in the very heart of the
northern Maine woods , the project was
ridiculed on every hand as impossible
3f execution in such a rough country ,
even if there would be any business
for the road when it should have been
constructed. Now , however , a trolley
system is in successful operation in the
Dead river region in the roughest part
Df Somerset County and is engaged In
hauling heavy loads of spruce logs a
greater burden than any ordinary elec
tric line has to carry , writes a Bangor
correspondent of the New York Trib-
une.
une.The
The electric log-hauler is the inven-
tion of A. O. Lombard , of Waterville ,
who is a mechanical genius and has
made a fortune from various inven
tions in the last ten years. Some years
ago Mr. Lombard conceived the idea of
building a steam log-hauler and made
a careful investigation of the subject
before he began work upon the machine
t that he had in mind. lie found that
more than fifty years ago a Maine man
had built a steam log-hauler , but that
It had failed to work on account of
some manifest faults in its construc
tion. This first steam log-hauler had
a boiler and engine mounted upon a sec
of driving wheels five feet in diameter ,
with spikes in the rims of the wheels
to prevent them from slipping , but
when the machine was hitched to a
load of logs the bearing of weight was
n so small a portion of the rims that
the wheels whirred around like those
> f a locomotive on a wet rail , while
the spikes would dig so deeply into the
snow that the machine would become
Stalled in hollows of its own making
and be unable to move its own weight ,
not to speak of a load of logs.
To obviate this difficulty Mr. Lom
bard provided his machine with a sort
Df self-laying rail a set of endless
tags , carried on ball bearings which ,
Ji while preventing the wheels from dig-
jing into the snow , affords them a fric
tion hold , giving traction power suffl-
dent to draw loads of logs aggregating
30,000 feet The forward end of the
h * ler te carried by a sled , to which is
tttecked a poie. A pair of hersee is
hitched to this pole and driven ahead to
guide the machine , but the horses do
no hauling.
COUNTESS IN MISFORTUNE.
Financial Reverses of Itady Dudley , a
Noted English Beanty.
Reckless extravagance , which an in
come of $500,000 a year could not sat
isfy , has led to the financial ruin of
Georgiana , Countess of Dudley , who
for a score of years has been consid
ered one of England's most beautiful
women. Lady Dudley has sold her
magnificent home in London , which
cost nearly $200,000 to decorate , to J.
Pierpont Morgan , and only a short
time since was compelled to dispose
of her famous jewels , they bringing
$450,000 at auction. Her husband , the
late Earl of Dudley , who was insane ,
had a passion for beautiful jewelry ,
and at one time he had one of the finest
collections af precious stones in the
world. He was immensely wealthy ,
his income being about $2,000,000 a
year. His son , the present earl , fell
heir to this vast estate , but squander
ed much of it in extravagant living.
Lady Dudley had been a leader in Lon-
GEORGIANA , COUNTESS OF DUDLEY.
don's exclusive society for many years ,
and there were many brilliant social
functions at her home. When her son
married , her income of $500,000 was
cut down to a tenth of that sum , not
nearl3' enough to maintain her in the
way she was accustomed to live. At
one time it was said that she was en
gaged to marry Dr. Jameson , and there
is no doubt that the late Cecil Rhodes
once was a suitor for her hand.
THAT WORD "LOAFER. "
Question as to the Derivation Becom
ing Acute in .London.
The question as to the derivation of
lhat word "loafer , " ' which Mr. Rhodes'
will is likely to elevate from the slang
dictionary , is already getting acute ,
says the London Chronicle. Despite
"Notes and Queries , " and the deriva
tion , through Hans Breitmann , from
"that lofer ( lover ) of yours always
hanging around here , " the word is
Spanish , and , like galoot and others ,
came from Mexico , through Texas to
the States. It is the Anglicized or
Americanized form of galloferro , "an
idle , lazy vagabond , " passing , as any
student of Bartlett knows , through
glofero , and glofer. to lofer , and end
ing up with the pretense of having
something English or American about
it , as "loafer , " ' a man who has no
casual connection with the loaf he
does not earn. Of the loafer , Josh
Billings has given in his "Alminax"
a description which would have gone
to Cecil Rhodes' heart , as of the type
of man who was not to inherit Dai-
ham , or nny other property that was
his , if he could help it : "The loafer
is a thing who is willing to be de
spised for the privilege of abusing
others , lie occupies all grades in so
ciety , from the judge on the bench
clear down to the ragged creature
who leans against lamp posts and
fights flies in August. He has no
pride that is worthy and no delicacy
that anybody could hurt. During his
boyhood he kills cats and robs hens'
nests. During middle life he begs all
the tobacco he uses and drinks all the
cheap whisky he can get at somebody
else's expense , and does die at last. "
The loafer in America would seem to
be more pronounced than his British
brother , if we take Henry W. Shaw-
Josh Billings as authority.
The Benefit ol the Doubt.
Quizzing a boy is not always so easy
as it seems. The Cincinnati Enquirer
gives an instance in which a man
named Smith came out second best in
a passage at repartee with a boy
named Claude , who looks after the
hat-rack in a well-known restaurant.
Mr. Smith started out of the restau
rant after enjoying his meal , and was
seized , as Claude handed him his hat ,
with the impulse to quiz the lad.
"Is this my hat ? " he asked.
"I don't know , sir , " was the an
swer.
"Well , then , why do you hand it to
me if you don't know whether it is
my hat or not ? " asked Mr. Smith ,
sharply.
"Because it's the one you handed to
me when you came in , " answered
Claude.
Killing Christians in Turkey.
A recent report shows that 2,599
Christians were murdered in 1901 by
the Turks. In only sixty-one cases
were the murderers punished and then
with not more than four years' impris
onment.
Most men who pass a fresh paint
sign , touch the paint to sec If it is still
fresh , and if some one IMS Bot care
lessly left tie sign hang since yester
day.
Why
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ramily laxative
It is pure.
It is gentle.
It is pleasant.
It is efficacious.
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It is not expensive.
t
It is good for children.
It is excellent for ladies.
It is convenient for business men
It is perfectly safe under all circumstances.
It is used by millions of families the world over.
It stands highest , as a laxative , with physicians.
If you use it you have the best laxative the world
produces.
7&it
Hints to Girl * .
The next time you bave a bouquet
of flowers to keep , add a very little
amphor to the water in tne vase ,
; ind see bow much longer its fresh
ness will be retained.
Free Rheumatism Cnre.
A box of .1 safe and simple remedy which cured
thousands of decrepit persons after all other rem
edies hud Jailed , will be mailed free to sufferers.
Addrc-s JOHN A. SMITH , TO Germania Building ,
Milwaukee , Wisconsin.
He Ought.
"Maude's Gnance is a tailor. "
"Well , he ought to make a fit
husband. ' * Philadelpnia Bulletin.
HALL'S CATARRH CURE
is taken internally. Price 75 cents.
After the Doctoi.
"What profession do you follow ? "
"I fuliow the medical profession ;
L'rn an undertaker. " Town Topics.
AH Up-to-I > ute Housekeepers
Us Red Crone Ball Blue. It makes clothes
clean and sweet as when new All grocers.
.Pneumatic Tubes.
Pneumatic tubes are used fcr car
rying mail between Paris and Berlin.
V letter dropped in a box in Paris
can be delivered in Berlin in an
nour , sometimes in 30 minutes.
Red Cross Ball Bine
-hould be in every home. Ask your grocer for
t Large 2 07. package only 5 cents.
A Mystery.
A man has made a trip from Flint ,
Mich. , to Boston , Mass. , on electric
cars , with the exception of "a few
breaks in Ohio. " Why a man who
made a few breaks in Ohio" stiould
wish to go tu Boston , by trolley or
otherwise , exclaims the Chicago In
ter Ocean , is a mystery.
Mrs. Wlni-low'r SOOTHlMo aVKUP for children
eethlng , softens the gums , reduces mtlamation
allays pain , cures wind colic. 25c bottle.
Turnip seeds bave been known to
b2 dormant for seven years through
being planted too deep , and after
that time to sprout.
I cannot praise Piso's Cure enough for
the wonders it has worked in curing me.
R. H. SeideJ , 2206 Olive street , St.
Louis , Mo. , April 15 , 1901.
In a recent number of the Scottish
Medical and Surgical Journal , Sir
Arthur Mitchell holds that dream
less sleep is a myth.
Too late to cure a cold after con
sumption has fastened its deadly grip
on the lungs. Take Dr. Wood's Nor
way Pine Syrup while yet there is
time.
The new medical college to be en
dowed at New York by Mr. Rocke
feller will have departments for both
allopaths and homeopaths.
It's a mistake to imagine that itch
ing piles can't be cured ; a mistake to
suffer a day longer than you can help.
Doan's Ointment brings instant re
lief and permanent cure. At any drug
store , 50 cents.
Vogue of Cuban Gr en.
There is a new green ; and ifc is
called Cuban green. Cuban green is
not as bright as emerald , but has a
ittle more yellow in it. It is a
green which is extremely becoming
; o the woman with blonde hair , for
t seems somehow to rob blonde locks
of their tendency to look drab. It is
also very becoming to the brunette ,
for ib brings out the red in her com
plexion and makes her cheeks bloom.
Absent Minded.
"Frank " sad Mabel
, , tenderly ,
'doesn't it seem ages between Tues
day and Saturday night ? " "Yes ,
ndecd , " replied Frank thoughtless-
y. "Sometimes it seems as though
pay day would never come. " Tit-
Bits.
Police and Stomach. A'ike.
A French writer traveling in "Rus
sia sends home a clever mot of a Rus
sian official. The writer was com
plaining of a remarkable and sus
picious delay in his mail. A letter
sent by him had taken five days to
reach Paris. The official said : "The
delay is deplorable. It is with the
police as with the stomach when
one is aware of it it is working bad
ly. ' ' LondonChronicle.
A Cure for Rheumatism.
Bridgeport , Wash. , Oct. 20. Rheu
matism and Kidney Trouble seem to be
the prevailing ailments In this territory
and particularly in Douglas County.
A remarkable and plainly sure cure
has , however , recently been introduced.
It is called Dotld's Kidney Pills and
although but a short time on the mar
ket , it has alreadj' worked many won
derful cures.
One of the most striking of these is
that of Mr. John Higgius , who for a
long time suffered with Rheumatism
and Kidney Trouble. The pains of
these diseases had combined to make
hie life very miserable indeed , and he
could get nothing to do him any good
till he heard of this new remedy. He
tells his experience with it in these
words :
"Dodd's Kidney Pills have done more
for my Rheumatism and Kidney Trou
ble thnn anything else I have ever
used. There is more virtue in them
than in any other medicine and I will
always highly recommend them to all
of my friends. "
Full many a flower is born to blush
unseen under the enamel. Philadel
phia Bulletin
For soniPthinp pood , trv Mrs. An Hif 5 fa
mous Fanoalce flour : ready in a jiffy. Your
crocor has it on hand.
Clusters of deep pink roses are at
tached to the dark fur collars and
jQiiffs with rich effect.
Dyspepsia bane of human exist
ence. Burdock Blood Bitters cures it ,
promptly , permanently. Regulates
aud tones the stomach.
Dyspepsia Curo.
A pleasant cure for dyspepsia is
announced by Dr. Benjamin E. An
drews , of the University of Nebras
ka. He enthusiastically declares
that in seven cases out of ten ice
cream will certainly cure dyspepsia
and strengthen the stomach.
Two or three layers are not to be
despised for padding under mattings
and carpets.
A Selection of Poultry
By carefully selecting the best birds
on the farm every year and discard
ing those that fail to fulfill expecta
tions the stock will be gradually im
proved in quality. Such a practice
will soon change the characteristics
of the common flocks and bring them
fco a degree of perfection but little
inferior to any breeds. Skillful breed
ing and careful selection are neces
sary accompaniments in the manage
ment of poultry.
BecdtM.se >
Its component parts are all wholesome.
It acts gently without unpleasant after-effects.
It is wholly free from objectionable substances.
It contains the laxative principles of plants.
It contains the carminative principles of plants.
It contains wholesome aromatic liquids which are
agreeable and refreshing to the taste.
All are pure.
All are delicately blended.
All are skillfully and scientifically compounded.
Its value is due to our method of manufacture and to
the originality and simplicity of the combination.
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To get its beneficial effects buy the genuine.
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FOR SALE BY ALL LEADING DRUGGISTS.
Condensed , Accurate , Helpfnl.
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Its weekly summary of important news
Is complete and trustworthy.
Its editorial comment on political and
domestic questions is non-partisan ; it
aims to state facts in such a way that tlc ;
busiest person can use them as the ha&is
of an intelligent opinion.
It reflects on every pace the whole
some , industrious , home-loving , hum -
makiug side of American life , the life of
noble aims and honorable ambitions.
A full Announcement of the new vol
ume will be sent to any address on re
quest. The new subscriber for 1903 who
sends $1.75 for the new volume at once
will receive free all the remaininc issues
for 1902. including the Double Holiday
Numbers ; also The Companion Calendar
for 19 ( , lithographed in twelve colors
and gold.
THE YOUTH'S COMPANION.
144 Berkeley Street. Boston , Mass.
a Criterion.
You can't tell what kind of a book
keeper a person will be by the appear
ance of his copy book when in school.
Washington Demnorat.
Is it a burn ? Use Dr. Thomas' E.--
lectio Oil. A cut ? Use Dr. Thomas'
Eclectic Oil. At ynur druggists.
A Definition.
"Johnny , what is an island ? "
"An island is one of dem places
what yer can't leave widout a boat. "
N. Y. Journal.
Tho e crispy mornings Mr ? . Austin' ' ; Pan
cakeflour ta tos dpHcion < ; . Heady in a mo
ment. BUT from your grocer.
Tlierp are Otlier .
Defiant Charge IJave you never
done anything in your life thatyou
were ashamed of ?
Stern Chaperon Well , if I did , I
never was caught Town Topics.
Money refunded for each package of
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES If unsat
isfactory.
The number of visitors of the Brit
ish museum has steadily increased
from 581,006 to 718.614 in1901.
Divtrse Appetites.
"I wonder why donkeys eat this
tles ? " said the man who is always
finding something peculiar in life.
"Ob'f answered the person who
likes plain food , "there is no account
ing for taste. If the donkey were to
give the matter a thought I suppose
h < would wonder why human beings
eat olives. " Washington Star.
A son of P. H. Phillipi of Fair-
bury , died of smallpox.
In the year ending April I , 1900 ,
Berlin imported from Italy fifty car
loads of che-ries , 357 of taole grapes ,
2oi ( of summer fruits , etc. In the
following twelve months the busi
ness doubled.
In New York City the daily aver-
ageo f telergams sent and received
is 221,000 ; in London it is 475,000 ; in
Paris , 120,000
INVESTMENT
The Preferred Stock of the
sJoe
Co.
utai Stock , $2,000,000 ,
SI,000,000 Preferred Stock.
SIOOOOOO Common Stock.
Shares , SIOO each , Sold at Par.
On ! ) Preferred Stock offered for se. !
W. L. Douglas retain ? all Common Soci. !
The Preferred Stock of the W. Donulaa Shoe foin-
pay better than Savings JUuks or ( .overnnirnt
Suiy . E\ery dollar ot stork ottered the public has
beh mil it more than a dollar's
worth of act iiaIas > * tK. W. I-
Doutrl.is continues to own
one-b.ilf of the business , an-1
is to remain the active head
of the concern.
This biiHinrFft is nut an un
developed prcMMTt. It Is a
demonstrated dividend pay
er. This is the larKestbiislneM
in the world producing Men's
( .oodyearWeltOIand Hev fd
1'rocesH ) shoes , and lias al
ways been immensely profit
able. There ban not tarn a
year in the pa8t twelve when
the business has not earned
in actual cnnh much luori
-than the amount necetwarr
_ . . LJto j ay 7 per cent annual
dividend on the preferred stock of SI ooo .
The annual business now is J..500 W . it li inrreaslnj :
very rapi < lly , and irill e | ual S7XOf ( for the year Vfe.
The factory 13 now tiimtnu out TbOU i irH of * hoet per
dav , and an addition to the plant is WliiK built which
will increase the capacity to lo.ooo pairn IHT day.
The r < u on I am otfennff the 1'relern-d .Slock for gal
is to perpetuate the luislne ? ? .
If yon wish to in\e t In the best shoe linMru-ss in ths
world , which i < * perm.inent. and receive 7 j > er lent on
your monev , yonn purchase one Bhare orniore in this
creat busmetci. Send money by cnBbier's check or rertt-
fled check , made payible to w. l Doiik'LiH. If thrw
is no l > ank in yonr town , Bend money by eapresu or
l > ot ofhce money ordem.
Tro'pectns Klvmjj full infonnatlon abont this irreat
and prolltahle biiRinoiia sent upon application. Addrrs
\V. J..1 OUOIA , Br ckton , Jfl > > .
Nasal Jf eiyS
CATARRH
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In all its st > ige . 'sraz ' JW *
Ely's Cream Balm
cleanesoothesand heals
the diseased membrane.
It cares catarrh and drives "
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away a cold in the head
quickly.
Cream Balm is placed Into the nostrils , spread !
orer the membrane and is absorbed. Relief la im
mediate and a cure follows. It Is not drying doet
not produce sneezing. Large Size , 60 cents at Drug
gists or by mail ; Trial Size , 10 cents
ELY BROTHERS , 5C Warren Street , New York.
Instead of giving a list of ailments
MEXICAN we will say use it on your horses or
cattle for almost every ailment and
It will cure every- yOU may e sure
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cure that's what horse-owners say of
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, , , - . any medicine in the
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