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THE NOHFOMv NEWS : KWDAY , KMMllt'AKY III , 11)0-1 ) West Point Jeweler Tries to Impress the Club. THEY MET AND DISCUSSED MEN The Norfolk Leap Year Club Meets In a Hall of Greatest Secrecy , BurnIng - Ing Red Lights Suggestive of Mars What They Said. Almost all of the members of the Norfolk Leap Year club mot In their secret hall last night and discussed several plans which could not bo learned today. A few of the secrets leaked out , however , and among them was the fact that Leonard May , a young jeweler of West Point , was told to take to the tall timber to re turn to the land of uncut meadows ; In fact , though not in so many words , to get cold feet before another leap year. At their meetings the young women lock tlio doors tightly and bar thorn from the inside , all of the windows In their long room are made secure and the blinds drawn heavily. The room is Illuminated by a bright red light which is shed from the center of the colling. The red is said to signify the planet Mars , and to bear a suggestion of the warfare that Is about to bo ag gressively carried on. "Before wo proceed with the regu lar business of this meeting , ' declared the president , whoso name Is Carrie , "I want to say a word or two to the 'members. In some way or another the fact of our organization has been published. It is a secret. Someone of our members has reported our meetings to the paper. Somebody has M'\ \ even gone so far as to give away the letters which have come up in our meetings. These letters have been published too. Maybe It hadn't struck . , you that this is one secret which must bo kept absolutely to ourselves. Who I ! told ? " Amiable Amy , a brunette , nervously turned in her chair. Glaring eyes were turned upon her. She tossed back her head and admitted that she had told something about the club. "But 1 told them not to tell , " she ex plained , "and besides , how could It bo a secret if no one knew we had it ? " But the next time anybody breathes a word there will bo tall doings at the club. West Point Jeweler. West Point maidens evidently don't treat the young men of that city quite right. At least the following letter , received from a light haired jeweler , would indicate that something was wrong : West Point , Neb. , Feb. 1. Norfolk Leap Year Club Dearest Ladles : Having read of your club In The Norfolk - folk Daily News , and being In the matrimonial market , I thought I would write to you and see what my prospects arc. I nm twenty-six years old and have blue eyes. Am consid ered very handsome and am employed in a jewelry store here. Am a home lover and would make a good bus- \ band. Would be willing to get up in the morning , start the fire , carry In I' ' the coal and water and turn the wash ' machine. Would want a good looking young lady for a wife , one with n dark complexion preferred. As I am a man of considerable means she would not have to work very hard. The girl I want would also have to bo willing to learn to cook if she can not do so. as I am very particular about what I eat. Hoping to hear from you soon , I am yours forever , Leonard May. "What will you do with the letter ? " asked the president , calmly , after the final burning words had died away in the walls that had ears. "I think wo ought to tear It up , " re marked a little blonde who sat in the corner. At least she appears to be a blonde , although two or three of the other girls say she's a chemical one. "Now If Mr. Leonard May Is such an ardent lover of his home , " quoth Katie , "can you tell me why he doesn't stay there Instead of trying ' to find a wife some forty miles away ? " "It is usually the man who makes great display of the fact that ho Is a homo lover , " said Sarcastic Susie , "who , when you actually find him out , is the least loved at home. I know a man who has a reputation for being kind , gentle and loving in his home and with his family. But the hired girl who works there told our hired girl that he was a devil for sure when only the family was around. I don't mean , however , to cast any reflections upon the light haired jeweler. " "I never saw a man who said he would make a good husband , that was true to his promise , " said Cunning Carrlo. "That kind are always too busy telling what good husbands they are to really bo the right sort. " In one paragraph of his letter , the young anxious one of West Point stated that ho would "bo willing to got up In the morning , start the fire , carry In the coal and turn the wash machine. " When the girls came to look { it that sentence a second time , they nil gave a merry laugh in con cert. "How perfectly dear of him ! " they shouted and their shouts ran through the door and down the hall way and tumbled as they ran. Don't Want Coal Carriers. "Just think of Loving Leonard get ting up early during these wintry doesn't say. onq word about love , mornings and building a fire. But ho girls , " discovered Bright Bortlin. And who would care about having the ( Ire uillt or the wash machine- turned > r the wood carried In if there wasn't a little bit of love in his nature ? It seems to ho a falling In men that they can't get over. A man thinks that If 10 provided fuel for the lire ; food for the family and clothing enough to jeep them all warm , that ho has done Ills duty to his wife. Few of them think of trying to please a woman with anything but the commonest find of service , like this fellow offerIng - Ing to carry In the wood and build the lire. Who cares whether a man carries In the coal or notIt isn't coal that wo want when wo marry. It Isn't a man who will turn the wash machine In trying to be good to us that wo are going to propose to for matrimony. What a girl wants Is a tender , undying affection that will give comfort to her soul. These men make mo 111. They will sow their wild oats to such an extent that none in their own community has any respect for them and then they will sneak out of town and , by promising to carry In the coal , attempt to win an unsuspect ing woman's heart. And yet wo must admit , of course , that very frequently the race of femininity has been will ing to overlook the past ; to forgot ill of the bad things of the man's ca reer ; and to give up her whole life to him. If wo could have a few more men who would try to deserve our : ovc and a few less who would prom- so nothing more than to be handsome and to carry in the coal , the world would bo better elf and clubs like our's wouldn't bo so necessary. " Handsome Men. "Speaking of handsome men , " broke n another. "Isn't It perfectly killing that so many men , especially men who arc about twenty-six years old , think .hat they are really stunning In their looks ? Few of them admit it at the start but there never was one who wouldn't bo told that ho was really a handsome man. Now who wants one of that type ? Give me a man who can bo persuaded that ho is not pret ty a man who doesn't spend all of his income for his own neckties. " And then even if they did happen to want handsome men and men who could do the heavy work anil men with incomes and all that oven If that happened to bo their Ideal , the girls couldn't make out where Leon ard borrowed enough nerve to pro pose his name , since the whole pur pose of their organization is to glvo them Independence and a right to select their husbands. They thought the young man from the east was en tirely too fresh for their organization and finally decided that they wouldn't pay any more attention to his letter. .lust as the discussion was closing , however , one timid member who sat in a far corner spoke up. "But his Income , " she asked. "What of that ? " And she was severely gone after for allowing things commercial to have Influence with her in choosing her mate for life. "But think of the golden opportu nity , girls , " she said in repartee , "he's a jeweler. " "You seem to have a notion that you could bo a jeweler , too , " respond ed the president , when this very inef fective argument was brought up as a last remark In favor of the man named May. "You remind mo of a story. Once there was a war. A private named Collins enlisted and left his home , his wife and little son namcd , Johnnie. Ho was gone for months and wrote one day that he had been promoted to corporal. He was very proud of It. His wife was very proud of It , too. Most men are proud of what they do and expect their wives to tell them what great men they arc. Some men think women arc on earth just to praise them. Well , his wife was veny proud of her corporal husband. She told Johnnie that his father was a great man. Johnnie looked bewild ered. 'Am I a corporal , too ? ' he asked. 'No , Johnnie , ' said his mother , 'Just your pa and me. ' Speaking of Pierce. "Before we adjourn , " said Linguis tic Lulu , "I want to say a little bit two or three words , maybe about an Impression that seems to have gotten Into Pierce county about our club. It seems that one old bachelor up there has decided to como to Norfolk because ho thinks we are in need of husbands. And I think ho might as well be Informed first as last that it won't do him any good if ho does come that we women are peculiar creatures and are most apt to select the men who seem the least desirous of our attentions. It Isn't merely hus bands that wo are looking for it Is the right kind of husbands , husbands whom we may really honor and whom we may really Jove Instead of having to lie about It. There are enough young men In Norfolk to pick from , so far as numbers are concerned. Some of those that are hero wo rarely see ju&t now and some have spent years in paying us attention in turns , breaking one heart after another. Lot us , if wo can , Miss President , get af ter one or two of those. " The meeting adjourned. Each young woman walked homo In the darkness alone , making much noise with her feet upon the sidewalk because she couldn't whistle. Do you feei broken down and does your system need nourishment ? Just take Man-Er-Vino tablets , the world's greatest remedy for the nerves , brain and blood , and watch results. Klo sau Drug Co. Norfolk Contractors Dissatis fied With Methods. THEIR LINCOLN EXPERIENCE The Board Has Not Only Failed to Leave Duplicate Copies of Plans Where North Nebraska Men Could Sec Them , Out Has Not Finished , John Ilermnnn and A. Morrison , two Norfolk contractors , have returned from Lincoln where they went to looker ) \-er the plans of the proposed new Insane hospital for Norfolk. They went with a purpose of making esti mates upon the contract and of offerIng - Ing bids , but have eomo without a defi nite knowledge of the plans for the stale Institution and consequently were unable to make any proposition. Considerable dissatisfaction has een expressed among the contractors > f Norfolk over the manner In which the letting of the contract has been idvertlsed. It was announced through illlclnl notices in newspapers that ilds would be opened on February 10 ! Just one week from today. And up ; o date the plans are not oven com- doted. The Norfolk contractors found that iccauso of a delay In an estimate 'rom an Iron construction company , one part of the plans and specifica tions was not all finished and from .his hole In the drawings , no estimates \ro possible. Ought to Have Duplicates. More than that , ( ho Norfolk men 'eel that ( ho state board should have provided duplicate plans for this city , it least. At this place , whore the silo of the building is located and where the contractors must como to see what they are bidding on , there should , ( hey Insist , bo duplicate sets of the plans and specifications. Another feature of the methods which have been employed by the board of public lands and buildings , which Is displeasing Is the fact , ac cording to the contractors , that the administration building and the cot tages have been so planned that they cannot possibly bo constructed un der $1:15,000. : It Is said that the ad ministration building , as arranged , would cost over $75,000 and that each ono of the three cottages would cost $ o.ino ( to erect. When a complaint was uttered by the men from Norfolk regarding the fact that the time was too short to estimate the work and that the plans ought to be complete , the commission ers are said to have said that If Nor folk wanted to wait a while longer , they could go at it and do it over. Others Complain. Douglas county contractors , accordIng - Ing to the Boo , also complain. The re port is as follows : The members of the Omaha Build ers' exchange wish to make estimates for bids on three state jobs , the asy lum at Norfolk and the work at Beat rice and at Mllford , but have been un able to get the plans sent hero for ex amination. Secretary J. H. Tate has received two letters , ono from the land commissioner's ofllco directing him to Inquire of the state architect for information and the second from James Tyler , jr. , state architect , say ing the plans are on file with the land commissioner. "Mr. Tyler was hero , " said Mr. Tate , "and explained that the mainte nance fund was not enough for dupli cate sets of plans to be made , but that If wo wished to pay for It we could get additional sets. Wo think the Douglas county builders should receive some consideration. The ex change has a large membership and It would be Impossible for them to go to Lincoln to sec the plans. A new set would cost us at least $50. Wo only want the plans for a short tlmo In order to make estimates. It has been the custom of the federal and the state governments to send us the plans In this way. The bids must bo in by February 20 and the amount In volved for the three buildings will be about $200,000. RESORT DESTROYED. Fern McDonald's House Burned to the Ground Yesterday Morning. [ From Friday's Dally. ] The house of Fern McDonald , ono of the sporting resorts east of the river , was destroyed by fire yesterday after 11 o'clock. The fire is sup posed ( o have caught from the cMin- ney , and was soon beyond control. The inmates and the people In the neighborhood succeeded in saving about nil of the furniture and person al property , but the building was an entire loss. Ono of tire other houacy , that of Hazel Best on the east , war likewise threatened with destruction , but was prevented from taking fire. The district Is outside the city lim its and beyond reach of the water works system , so that any efforts of the firemen to prevent the loss was unavailing , the hook and ladder com pany , however , took their truck over and rendered some assistance with their chemicals and assisted In HIVIng - Ing some of the goods. August Graul , by the alarm given , annexed the district to the city as the fifth ward , by giving a fifth ward alarm , but it was understood by the firemen. The building was owned by Ohas. Eblo , who just remodeled It at a cost if $1,000. The roof had boon raised uid the new udldtlott had juiil boon Mastered and was being papered when ho fire Inlerruptnd the work. It ' said that there was Insurance of $1 , KOO to $2,000 on tlio building. The IIOIIMO of llaxol Host , adjolnlm ho burned house on the east , \MI" Hi lunger of destruction several HIM * luring the progresii of the lire , bill hliivnn prevented fiuni hurtling l > > ho prompt action of those on gunni In Case of Accident , Accidents will happen. Mother strains her back lifting a sofa. Father H hurl In the shop. Children tire for- > ver falling and bruising ihoniHolveH. There Is no preventing these things , tut their woml consequences arc ivortod with Perry Davis * Painkiller. * Jo other remedy approaches It for ho relief of sorn Hlraliied muMcleti. There Is but ono Painkiller , Perry Da vis' . The Illinois Horse Co. can supply 10 pedigreed draft stallions ; I0 ! of hem Imported ; 5 breeds Porcheron , French Draft , English Shlro , Belgian Clyde ; 5 colors black , brown , bay , oan , gray ; rich blood , extra ithlro iroedors 2 to 5 years old. Some will uako 2100 pound horses. Easy pay- nents. 'Tho- general manager will bo n Sioux City for a week. 22 Ilallon dock. Permanent address , Dos Mollies , Iowa. SPECIALIST OFJREPUTATION , Years of Special Practice Affording Excellent Opportunities. FACTS WORTH MENTIONING By Dr. Caldwell. Sorjral yearn ago while In private ira'.tlco , 1 thought It wrong to advor- .IBO , simply beeanso 1 had been ( old so and had not had oxporloneo enough to know better. After a while I dis covered a valuable plan of treatment n certain cases , and fortunately ob tained a largo number of patients , enough to fully test my plan and provo Its success. 1 thereupon pro- lared a lengthy paper upon the mib- Icct and read It before the stale mod- cal society. What was the result ? A half a dozen members took the lloor to say what the treatment had loon ) for a hundred years back , and Lo claim that the old treatment , Llmiigh unsuccessful , should bo con tinued , notwithstanding that the new .reatment had been successful. I thought differently and continued to use the now method , and made ro- nmrkable cures of cases that had > een pronounced Incurable. My bus iness Increased rapidly as each per son that I cured told Borne friend , who came In turn and was cured. I3ach patient advertised mo a little. What then ? In that largo city there wore not more than ' 100 cases of the kind. I cured every case that came to mo and then had nothing to do except the ordinary business of a local physician. I know there were liundrcds and thousands of others elsewhere , who might bo cured If they only know ; and I advertised. Cured hundreds of others and I have advertised over since. 1 have re lieved more suffering , cured more pa tients , made more people happy , and done more good generally bccauso I liavo told the people what I can do , and I shall go on with the good work as long as my strength will permit. I advertise because I have some thing worth advertising. I have made myself competent by years of spec ial study and experience , and by the expenditure of largo sums of money. By advertising I place before the people ple the facts which enable them to know what I can do. I thereby reac > thousands , who , given up by local physicians or unbucccssfuly treated , give thomsovos up as Incurable. 1 cure them and thereby enlarge my field of usefulness. Dy no other way than advertising could these people have known that they could bo cured. Every thrifty and prosperous busi ness In life , save those of law and medicine , advertise freely. Lawyers do not , for they only use in business what others have made for them years before. They only do what has been written. "Regular" doctors do not advertise for the same reason. They have nothing new , nothing which someone else has not written or told them of , they get their know ledge from the books. A man may read medicine until ho Is blind and then know nothing of It. To bo suc cessful ho must apply his own mind. Make his own researches , and to do that ho must have room and oppor tunity. Ho must have cases , hun dreds of them , and compare results. If ho does not do this ho is n ma chine without novelty , skill or In genuity , still plowing with n wooden plow , still traveling on foot or horse back , and Ignoring the advantages of steam , living but not learning. The same Is true of a lady doctor. Below you will find published the names and addresses of some of the recent cures that I have made. These people's aflllctlons wore , under the ordinary physician's care , considered hopeless , and no prospects for a cure : Mrs. Kato Schall of Albion , Nob. , cured of catarrh of head and stomach. Mrs. William Zuorg of Blue Vale , Neb. , cured of nervous heart and female disease. Mrs. J. B. Connolloy of Akron , Neb. , cured of cancer of long stand ing Mrs. Augusta Soydon of Ponder , Nob. , cured of nervous llvor and stomach disease. 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